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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
WRECKED BY A STORM.
Not Building in Centrahoma Escap-
ed Damage.

Oklahoma City, Okla. April 27.-
One person was fatally injured fifteen
others sustained broken limbs and
bruises, twelve houses were almost to-
tally wrecked and every building in
the town more or less damaged by a
storm of rain and hail and wind. in
which a twister was interviewer, that
passed over the vicinity of Centra-
homa. The rain came in torrents re-
sembling a cloudburst and the streets
of the town were filled with water and
debris from the wrecked houses,
fences and other movable objects.
The little child of Rev. E. j.
Matthews was fatally injured when
the Matthews home was demolished,
and Mrs. Matthews and her eldest
daughter received serious injuries.
Three other children of the family
were hurt.
Lee Grist had his collar bone brok-
en- and about ten other persons were
slightly bruised.
Centrahoma is in Coal county and
has a population of 500 to 500 peo-
pie. Not building in the town re-
mains wholly intact.
The storm came from the west and
dipped in cyclone fashion as it struck
the town. After going eastward it
again arose high into the air and evil
IDENTIFY spent it's force a few miles
away.
The wind blew gale of probably
IS miles an hour. The storm lasted
but few minutes but torrents of rain
and hail fell as if scooped out from a
vast reservoir in the clouds. 1t arose
without warning and was over before
the inhabitants could fully realize
what had happened. The store of A.
L. Kirby, general merchandise dealer.
was totally demolished, the contents
falling in a heap with the wreck of
the building.
The Odd Fellows building was COM
pletely wrecked and walls of the brick
bank building were seriously dam
aged. The Methodist, Baptist and
Presbyterian churches are total
wrecks. A cotton gin and the farm
ers union warehouse We're among the
buildings that are nearly total losses.
The total loss is estimated at $4,000
in the business district. The damage
to stock and buildings will be several
times this amount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
SULTAN OEPOSED.
Abdul Hamid III Arrested in
His Own Palace
And Taken Across the BOsphOr-
us Into Asia.
A BROTHER SUCCEEDS
d ehemmed Reschad Effendl
Ascends the Throne.
Fifty Turkish Officers Arrested
by Their Troops.
A BROTHER SUCCEEDS

Constantinople. April Z.-Abdul Ha-
mid, H., sultan of Turkey, was today
deposed from the throne OF the Otto
man empire by his subjects for mis-
interference with the progress of pop
ular government under the constitution
granted by him last July and his
brother, Mehemmed Reschad Effendi,
now occupies the throne.
This change was decided upon by the
national assembly without dissenting
voice and it was carried out with the
utmost rapidity. The sultan is now
a prisoner in the hands of the young
Turks and carefully guarded by his
captors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27

fully over the work of his office the
past few weeks and has come to the
conclusion that the grain inspectors
are being influenced by the big grain
dealers of the state. He is going to
reorganize the entire department about
July when the new wheat begins to
come in. Speaking of the situation Mr..
White said:
Il have found several instances of
bulldozing by grainnaeu,' said Mr..
White. Some of these fellows try to
persuade the inspectors that wheat is
of certain grade when it is not and
have found few instances of where
the inspectors did not have backbone
enough to stand by what they knew
to be right. I know of some instances
where the grainnen were allowed to
take out some grain. part listed as
No. and part as No. 3, when it was
all bad wheat.
What I desire to da is to find men
that know wheat who when they in
spect a car will say whar grade it is.
and there will be no further argument.
need men that will stand by what
they grade and will not permit argu-
ments or bulldozing methods. Some OF
the grainmen will try all sorts of
schemes, but 1 am gong to try to get
men that will not listen to them and
who will say. this wheat is a certain
grade and there is no use arguing
about il anV lOrger'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
Made "a Prisoner.
SHY AT MISSIONARIES.
AosIem Fanatics Arc Afraid TO Kill
Foreigners.

Constantinople. April 27.-There is
2 total OF 63 American missionaries in
Syria and the Gilicjan district of the
Nalayet of Adana. where the conflicts
between Mohammedaus and Armen-
ians are raging the fiercest. With the
exception OF D. NJ. Rogers and Henry
Maurer. who were killed at Adana. no
one of them. so far. as is known. has
been injured
The Mohammedans indulging in
nassacres and incendiarism. evidently
are careful to avoid killing foreigners
When in the midst of the fighting and
pflIaging OF Adana. il became known
to the Mohammedans that Rogers and
Maurer had lost their lives. the fan
atics ran away in alarm and practi-
cally deserted that quarter of the
town. The missionaries appear to be
in danger only from accident arising
from the fact that they are in the
midst of frightful conflicts and they
bravely seek to protect Christian refu-
gees.
Rev. stephen r. Towbridge. of
the American board of commissioners
for foreign missions. who is stationed
at Afntab, was In Adana on the day of
the first fighting. In trying TO pro-
tect an Armenian teacher he threw
his arms around the mans neck and
interposed his body between him and
his assaIlants but the Moslems shot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
ANOTHER MARATHON.
International Match May for Purse
of $4,000.

New York. April 27.-A $4,000
grand international Marathon race. is
announced for May s, at the Polo
grounds in this city. The promoters
say it is for the championship of the
world
ST. Ives, the Frenchman who won
the derby Simpson. the Indian; Do
rando, Maloney and Orphes and Cibot,
the winners of the recent six days go
as-you-please race in Madison Square
Garden, have already entered. The
management expects that Pat White
of Ireland; Carvajal of Cuba; Fred
Appleby, the Englishman who twice
defeated Shrubb; Svanborg, the
Swede; Johnny Hayes, Tom Long
boat and Shrubb will also enter. 1t
is announced that the $4,000 will
be divided-$5,0 90 to the winner, then
in order of the finish $4,000, $1,000,
$500, $500, $500, and $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
DEFENSE IS READY
But Can't Bring Prosecutors of Mrs.
Boyle to Time.

Mercer. Pa, April 27-With counsel
for the defense demanding an immedi-
ate trial and the prosecution alleged to
be in favor of its pestponement, the
time for the trial of Mrs James II.
Boyle on a charge of kidnaping Willie
Whitla is still undetermined though
Boyle's case will be heard next Friday
1t is alleged that the Pennsylvania
officials are postponing the trial against
the woman to secure lacking informa-
tlon. Special detectives are known to
be working at Cleveland. Chicago and
Jefferson City, Mo. 1t is said an at
tempt VIII be made to continue the
case against the woman until next
June. 1t is also asserted that should
such an attempt be made the Cleveland
authorities, through proceedings in ha-
teas corpus will demand possession of
the woman. If she can not be held in
Ohio for child stealing, 1t is said she
can be held for harboring a child
A matter which may postpone the
trial of Mrs. Boyle has developed The
indictment against the woman desig-
rates her as 2 spinster and also states
that the kidnapping was committed on
April II instead of March 1s. 1t is un-
decided whether the Indictment is i'm
properly drawn. Should such be the
case, Mrs. Boyles' case Will have to
come before the June grand jury be-
fore she can be tried.
The expense of the case is creating
q sentiment in the country which would
not be offended were the women turned
over to the Ohio authorities
Mrs. Boyle has given out a statement
asserting that she had been brought
up according to the strict tenets of the
church of her parents and that pub
lished stories, as to her having been
married to several different men were
nm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
MINERS GAIN A LITTLE.
They Will Sign Another Three Years
Agreement With Operators.

Scranton, Pa, April 27.-An agree
ment between the anthracite mine
owners and the mine workers will be
signed at meeting to be held in
Philadelphia at o'clock Thursday
afternoon unless present plans fail.
The tri-district convention of the
union mine workers will meet in the
court house here this afternoon to act
upon the proposition already agreed
upon by the representative of the
men. This proposition was ratified
yesterday by the executive boards of
three anthracite districts of the
miners union
1t is expected the entire afternoon
will be taken up with organization of
the convention and that consideration
of the proposition will not be begun
until tomorrow morning. National
President Lewis of the union expects
the convention to adjourn early in the
afternoon tomorrow, possibly at noon.
which indicates that he does not an
ticipate any trouble in having the
delegates ratify the action taken by
their committee. The agreement pro-
vides for the renewal for another
period of three years of the old agree
ment with a few concessions of i'm
portance to the miners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27

Rev. w. w. Pet. representative in
charge of the American board of com
mlssioners for foreign missions. sent q
telegram last Sunday to the Rev. H
M Irwin, at Taias-Cesarea, instructine
him to ask for strong guard of troops
and go Immediately to Harjin to the
assistance of the women.
Hadjin is two days journey on horse
back from Cesarea. Telegraphic COM
nunication is greatly interrupted and
there has been no answer from Mr..
Irwin.
Today. however Mr.. Pet received a
message dated Hadjin Friday, April 23
1t says:
Our sad condition is unchanged. We
fear fire. The people are taking refuge
in the churches. The outlook is terri
ble.''
William Chambers. an American mis-
sionary at Adana. telegraphed Mr.. Pet
from that place yesterday as follows:
There are terrible fires near the
mission on which is in danger"
The lack of food, medical help and
shelter is great among both Armenians
and Mohammedans in the district dis
turbed. Mr.. Pet has an organization
for the distribution of relief if funds
are sent to him.
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C0OPERS APPEAL.
Their Motion for New Trial Is
Overfuled.

Nashville. Tenn, April 27.-Judge
Hart today overruled the motion for
new trial in the Cooper murder
case and an appeal was taken to the
Tennessee supreme court.
The defendants were in court early
Mrs. Lucius Burch coming in with her
father and brother. The colonel ap-
peared in excellent spirits. Robin
was pale and i'll at ease.
Judge Hart's opinion was brief. He
said:
.'The motion in the case of the state
against D. B. and Robin Cooper is
now before the court. After giving
due and careful consideration to all
the reasons assigned in the motion
the court is of the opinion that there
is not ground for setting aside the
verdict of the jury and therefore the
motion is overruled.
1--WE will pray for an appeal to the
supreme court said Judge Ander-
"It is granted replied Judge Hart.
eve ask for time to perfect our ap-
peal and that the bond be fixed,'' said
Anderson
'The bond will remain the same, ''
announced the court. about the
time to prepare bill of exceptions, /
suggest that as the time ends next
Saturday, you have the bill ready
The defense objected and demand ed
80 days. After a wrangle the court
said:
LET us put it over until next
Saturday and take it up then"
The same bondsmen qualified. At
ter court adjourned Judge Hart COM
mented to some friends upon the fact
that the killing of Ike Morse today by
a young woman, who charges that he
had abandoned her, was the tenth
murder in this county since the
Cooper trial began on January 20,
and makes 29 murder cases now on
the county docket.
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the Armenian dead in Mr.. Tow
bridges arms"
The greatest sympathy is felt here
for the American women missionaries
who are alone at Hadjin. These women
are now said to be Miss Virginia A.
Billings of Kirkland. o.. Miss Emily E.
Richton of Chicago, Miss Rose Lam
bert. daughter of Bishop Lambert, and
Miss Baldwin. The two last mentioned
women were sent out by the Mennonite
Brethren in Christ of Ohio. Messrs.
Rogers and Maurer were stationed at
Hadiin.
Christian refugees by the thousands
have massed at Hadjin and for 10 days
now the town has been threatened by
Mohammedans, whose camps complete
ly encircle it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
BABCOCK IS DEAD.
He Managed Successfully Six Republic
can Congressional Campaigns.

Washington, April 27.-Former
Representative Joseph w. Babcock of
Wisconsin, for 14-years member of
the lower house of congress and for
many years chairman of the national
Republican congressional committee.
died at his home here this morning,
aged SO.
He had been i'll for some weeks
with a complication of kidney and liv-
er troubles. He was regarded among
his colleagues when he was in the
house as one of the shrewdest politi-
clans in congress. AS chairman of the
Republican congressional committee.
NT. Babcock managed six campaigns
for the election of Republican
house, not one of which did he lose.
Mr.. Babcock was personally very pop
ular with his colleagues in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27

Heinrich Conried, impresario. was
born in Bielitz. Silesia. Austria, Sep
tember 13, 1855. He graduated from
the Oberealschule of Vienna. and then
came to America and entered the
University of Pennsylvania. from
which he received the degree of A. NJ.
He has been engaged in the manage
ment Of theatrical and operatic COM
panies for many years, and succeeded
Maurice Grau in the management of
the Metropolitan opera house and the
Irving Place theater, which he con-
Quoted with great success. He was a
member of. the board on Germanic
languages and 1iteratures of Harvard
and Vassar, and has received many
decorations in recognition of work in
reorganizing grand opera, among
them the Order of the Crown from
the emperor of Germany, the Imperial
Austrian Order of Franz Josef, the
Order of Arts and Sciences of Belgium
and the Order of the Crown of Italy.
He was also a prominent member of
the Progress and Harmonic club of
New York.
Mr. sConried was married in 1883 to
Augusta Sperling of New York, and
for many years has made his home at
SIS West Seventy-f1rst street, New
York
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SCOTT DID NOT CARE.
West Virginia Senator Willing to Talk
to Empty Chairs.

Washington, A prf1 27.-'Mr Presi-
dent, l do not wish the senate called
to ORDER said Senator Scott, West
Virginia, upon beginning his speech
on the tariff today when Vice Presi-
dent Sherman undertook to maintain
quiet in the chamber. 81 do not ex-
pect this argument to change vote,
added Mr.. Scott, land consequently,
am entirely indifferent whether sena-
tors retire to the lobby or indulge in
conversation. because L do not care
whether they listen to my remarks or
not"
1.-THE chair does care" replied Mr..
Sherman.
Mr.. SCOTS remarks were listened
to by many senators, who gave him
strict attention. He advocated pro-
fpcfinu
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DIVIDED 10000, 900.
Will of the Late George C. Thomas Is
Made Public.

Philadelphia. April 27.-The will of the
late George c. Thomas disposes of an
estate valued at $4,000. .00o It gives
each of his three sons and a daughter
a million each and devises most OF the
remainder to his widow. including his
priceless gallery of paintings.
His church. the Holy Apostles. gets
800. 900 outright and a contingent be-
quest of nearly $500 900 more To the
foreign missionary society of the Uni
ted States. the will gives $50. 600. The
sum of $500 900 is devised to the testa-
tors widow and children with the re-
quest that they shall make distribution
among such charities and individuals
as they may select Bequests aggregat-
ing s17s.0 200 are given to local Episcopal
church bodies and $4,000 to the Hahne-
rann hospital of Philadelphia.
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DesertiOn of the Wheat Pit Due
to His Wife.
TIE Could Have Sent the Price
Up to S1.5O.
HIGH PRICE OF BREAD
And Probable Sufferings of the
Poor Consumers
Led Her to Persuade Him to
Close Out.

New York, April 27.-Fear that his
hold on the wheat market would be
broken did not induce James A. Pat
ten to get out of the market, nor was
it that he was satisfied with his profit
He closed out his holdings, according
to story in Wall street, because his
wife desired him to do so.
Both Patten and his wife are in
tenseiy religious and spend much time
and money in church work. When
Mrs Patten saw the newspaper
stories about the increase in the price
OF bread and read that her husband
was blamed for this, she realized the
suHerlngS brought upon the poor and
IT is said. persuaded Mr. Patten to
close out his speculations in wheat
Experts here say that Patten could
have sent the price of wheat to s1.50
had he so desired. They therefore
credit the story of Mrs Patterns in
terference
Bakers Denounce Him.
New York, April 27-The Journey
men Bakers and Confectioners In
ternationa1 union has issued an official
denunciation of James A. Patten be-
cause of his dealing in the wheat
market and blaming him for the
present hard times the bakers are
suffering. The protest in part reads:
HE imposed a tax upon this nation
dared to inf1ict, by purchasing all the
available supply of wheat and pur-
posely holding it back until he could
realize an extortionate price for it.
This brought despair to many a poor
mans home"
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The formal decree removing Abdul
Hamid from all power of the Turkish
empire was issued by the Sheik-ul-
Islam, the head of the church in the
regular form prescribed by the tenets
of the Mohammendan faith.
The city of Constantinople is alive
with excitement and throngs fill the
streets. A number of arrests have been
made. but the change of sovereigns has
been effected without disorder of any
kind.
salute of 101 guns announcing the
end of the reign of Abdul Hand and
the beginning of that of Mehemmed
Reschad Effendi was fired at half past
2 o'clock this afternoon.
Mehemmed Reschad Effendi was pro-
claimed as Mehemmed V.
Among those who have been arrested
under orders of the military dictator
shop are Prince Sabah Eddine. a
nephew of the sultan and all the mem
bers of his family. The prince has been
q leader of the young Turk party and
his apprehension is taken to mean that
he has fallen under suspicion.
The news of the deposition of Alb
dull Hamid and the selection of his
brother to succeed him caused great
excitement throughout Constantinople
Crowds at once began to gather in
the principal squares and thorough
fares and around the imperial palace
at Yildiz in anticipation of proclama-
tion OF a new sultan.
1t is reported here that the sultan
has been removed from the imperial
palace of Yildiz and conveyed across
the Bosphorus to a point in Asiatic
Turkey.
Fifty Turkish officers have been ar
rested at Erzeroum by their troops
and despatched under escort to Ire
bizond.
The exact significance of this action
fe - C1par hTIt fa =
means the beginning of a revolt of the
provincial troops against the Young
Turk officers.
Made Prisoner.
London. April PA dispatch re-
ceived here by the Exchange Tele-
graph company from ConstantinopIe,
says that troops under the command
of Young Turk officers. entered the
sultan's palace last night and took his
majesty prisoner. Later, closely
guarded, he was removed to the Cher
eghan palace, on tho Bosphorus.
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1T Is MUCH COOLER TO-DAY.
Mercury Drops to AZ Degrees This
Morning.

The lowest temperature last night
was AZ in Topeka, but Baker, in the
northwest corner of the state, reports
freezing weather. The rainfall in To-
peka was Is one-hundredths of an
inch. The rain was general over the
eastern part of the state, and the
largest bunch of water fell on Sedan,
where 7S hundredths was recorded.
The wind is blowing 15 miles per
hour under clear sky this afternoon.
but as 1t comes from the northeast, the
weather man predicts unsettled condi-
tions with probable showers for to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-27
FORGED WIFE'S NAME.
Man Pleads Guilty to Writing Love
Letters to Another.

Kansas City. Mo-, April 27.-Ches-
ter NJ. Hamsher in the federal court
here today. pleaded guilty to the
charge of signing his wife's name to
love letters which he wrote to a
wealthy business man of Atchison,
Kan. and he was sentenced to one
years Imprisonment in Jail Ham
sher's "love letter" rrespondence
with the Atchison man extended over
a period of a year.
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Girl KiIIs Her Betrayer.

Nashville, Tenn, April 27--Isaae
s. Morse, a young business man was
shot and killed here today by Ger
trude Douglas. The young woman es-
capped. but was arrested later. She
said: like Morse has ruined me and
he has been going with me for the
last nine years. He couldn't throw ms
over and live" There were no Wit
nesses to the tragedy
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WOMEN IN CHAINS.
Try to Hold Position in House of
Commons Lobby.

London. April 2I-Four women
suffrag gists succe sded in getting into
the outer lobby of the house of COM
mons today They at once fastened
themselves by chains to statues in the
lobby.
The police. profiting by their pre-
vious experiences are now provided
with metal cutting. implements and
they today successfully severed the
chains and expelled the four women
frcm the building.
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BRESNAhAN HURT.
Injured Internally in Sliding Home by
Colliding With Gibson

st. Louis. Mo, April 27.-Roger
Bresnahan, manager and catcher of
the St. Louis National league team,
will be unable to play for several days
because of an injury suffered in the
tenth inning of yesterdays game with
Pittsburg. Bresnahan was hurt in
ternally when he slid to the plate,
colliding with Gibson of Pittsburg
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a. j. DEAN Is IMPROVING.
Hotel Man, Injured in Runaway, in
Bed for Several DAYS.

Kansas City, April 27.-A. j. Dean,
one of the proprietors of the Hotel
Baltimore, who was injured in a run
away accident in the West Bottoms is
better. Mr.. Dean sustained severe
bruises The horse he was driving be-
came frightened al an electric car, and
in plunging overturned the buggy,
throwing Mr.. Dean to the ground.
The attending physician says the in
jured man win be obliged to remain
in bed for several days.
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G0TCH AFTER ANOTHER.
Seattle Wants Champion to Meet
Hackenschmidt at Exposition.

Kansas City. April 27-Frank
Gotch. worlds champion wrestler. has
received and is considering an offer
to meet George Hackenschmidt at the
Seattle exposition for the champion
ship.
Gotch and DR.. Benjamin F. Roller
of Seattle will wrestle here tonight in
Convention hall
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. April 2I.-Forecast for
Kansas: Increasing cloudiness with
probably showers tonight or Wednes-
day: rising temperature.
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.ourIv tenperatures today:
C0NRIED IS DEAD.
Stroke of Apoplexy Terminated Fatally
This Morning.

Meran, Tyrol, Austria, April 27.-
Heinrich Conried, former director of
the Metropolitan opera house in New
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stroke several days ago, died peace
fully at 2:30 o'clock this morning.