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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
NOW IT'S THE CURRENCY
aAIdrich VIII Next Take Adjustment
of Country's Finances.

Beverly, Aug. 27.-President Taft
had two and q half hours talk with
Senator Nelson w. Aldrich, chairman
of the monetary commission and Sec
rotary of the Treasury MacVeagh.
Senator AIdrich is about to take up
the adjustment of the monetary sys-
tenn of the country and it was In
this connection that he was called in
conference by the president.
Mr.. Taft was anxious to ascertain
whether or not the monetary COM
mission will be ready to report its
, recommendation this winter. 1t is
understood definite answer was not
given, but the chances are that the
commission will not be able to place
its conclusion before congress for sew
eral months. There has been talk Of
calling congress in extra session IN
the fall of 1910 to begin consideration
of legislation looking to the enact
ment of such changes in the
monetary system as the commission
may deem expedient.
Mr.. Aldrich said after the con-
ference the matters had been dis
cussed only in a general way. The
senator went to New York and Will
sail for Europe Saturday to study the
monetary systems of the leading
European countries.
Mr.. Aldrich would not discuss the
subject of postal savings banks.
The monetary commission is con-
fronted by the problem of retiring
or of maintaining their value. The
latter is believed to be difficult If
there is to be a large issue of three
per cent bonds. The question of bond
issue authorized in the new tariff
bill, came up for consideration this
afternoon The secretary of the treas
ury was authorized by congress to Is
sue bonds for $40,000,000 to. re-
fmburse the general fund of the
treasury for the Panama canal pur-
chase and also to issue bonds for the
building of the canal UP to the
amount of the estimated cost,
some $400, 100000.
Senator Aldrich is in favor of
Withholding any bond issues for the
time being in order that the monetary
commission may have time to con-
slider this subject specifically and pos
sibly to arrange for the placing of a
government loan SO far as funds may
be Immediately needed in one lump
sum There is no idea of issuing the
Panama canal bonds any farther than
the money may be In demand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
INCOME TAX LEAGUE.
Albany Meeting Is Taking on National
Importance.

New York, Aug 27-The promoters
of the meeting to be held at Albany
Sept. to further the adoption of a fed
era1 income tax law, are endeavoring tn
make 1t of national significance The
commission in charge say that while
w. J. Bryan will not attend, he will
send letter and suggest a form OF
represented by Congressman Ollie
Jones of Kentucky who will make one
of the principal speeches.
1t Is said that Mr. Bryan will Suggest
that the organization be called the in
come tax league of the state and that
the movement be kept as nonpartisan
as possible. Augustus Thomas the
playwright, probably will be elected
president of the league. The commit
tee expects that Senator Thomas Gore
of Oklahoma will be present VIM. r.
Hearst also has signified his purpose to
attend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
N RAILWAY COLLEGE.
lAnnounced Innovation Made by the
Union Pacific Employees.

Omaha. Aug, Aug. 27.-General
Superintendent w. l.. Park of the
Union Pacific announced in a circu-
Tar issued here the establishment on
September 1 of railway college for
its employees. 1t is to be called a
bureau of information. ID. G. Bueall
with corps of instructors will have
charge of the institution. Employees in
every department of the service will
be given instruction free by experts.
Three objects are aimed at in es-
tablishing this school: Assisting en-
ployes to assume greater responsible
ties, increasing the knowledge and eff
ficiency of employees, preparing pros
pective employees for the service.
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TeDAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. M.-WHEAT-The feature
of early wheat trading today was an adj
due to urgent covering by shorts. The up
turn in the nearby delivery caused mod
crate advances in the deferred months.
The concentration of big line OF Sep
TENDER wheat in the hands of a leading
elevator interest inspired the demand by
in the northwest was generally clear.
Prices at the opening were 4sQAc lower
to &c higher, September being at CSC to
9S1zc and December at 937sc to SAC. Within
a. few minutes September had advanced
to 991zc and December to 94ssc. Part of
alizing.
The market gained fresh strength as the
session advanced, the stiff premiums being
paid for the cash grain at the leading
grain centerS of the country, bringing out
considerable demand. For September the
high point was reached at 1914 @99ssc. De-
strong with September up 1ssQ111c at 99A
@993sc. December was 1c higher at $50
CORN-Unsett1ed weather in the corn
belt and predictions of rain in Nebraska,
caused moderate weakness in the corn
market. September opened unchanged to
&c lower at 6514c to 65ssc and advanced to
655sc on the firmness of wheat.
The market followed wheat, September
advancing to &c. The close was strong
with september nc higher at 653sc.x
opened a shade to sc higher at 361z@365sc
to 367sc and for time held within that
Professionalism were steady
despite liberal receipts of live hogs. Local
packers gave the market fair support.
RYEcash: 6s@s2c; September, sc; De-
e BARIEY-cash: 5o@esc.
CLOVER-Cash: $11.S0; March, $12.O5Q
TIMoTHY-septem $3.50; October,
$685.
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buoyancy on heavy purchases Southern
Pacific rose "a to 1874 and Union Pacific
was up IL and Reading. Peoples Gas,
and Erie a point. A factor in the
strength of the market was the advance
in Americans in the London market.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific went
rest of the market, before the selling or
derS becam hayy nough to driv Union
Pacific back rs and Southrn Pacific H..
TIL list mad frsh start upwards WIN
and prices generally went aboye the prev
ious high level. Union Pacific touched
2O01z, rise of 213 and the rest of the mar
New York entral, United States Steel
and ST Paul were taken freely on this
movement. The southern group of stocks
was rather heavy and Delaware and Hud-
son lost III. Before II o'clock the mar
zet began to yield again under the in
fluence of reaction of ia in Union Pa
cific.
After long period Of d, dulIness in WHICH tfa
upper hand and pushed some of the inn
portant stocks below the low prices OF
yesterday, notably in Reading, New York
Central and the United States Steel
stocks.
In general the list was driven back to
about Il parity with the final prices or
yesterday. There had been considerable
interests to control the market and consid-
cradle stock changed hands on the de-
cline. Northwestern fell points below
last night and Louisville and Nashville
and Atlantic Coast line 1.
Bonds were irregular.
During the noon hour the market be-
came very dull and the tone was less
firm. United States Steel was one of the
loss before noon but was subjected to
considerable pressure.
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chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago, Aug. Receipts
estimated at 1000. Market steady. Beeves.
81. BQ7.75; Texas steers, $4.O0Q5.40; west
ern steers, 81. 4O16. 40; stockers and feeders,
So. 15Q5.75; cows and heifers. 81 B96.40;
calves, Sc. 5O0875.
:, HoGS5Receipts estimated at 900; Mar s r
as. IS; heavy, s7.15GS. 10; rough, 81. 15G7. 40;
good to choice heavy, S7.40@8.15; pigs, 500
Q7.90; bulk of sales, $7.6048O0.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated at 1000 Mar
ket steady. Native, $2.7564.75; western.
tive. 81 2507.S5; western, $4.600775 .?
DAILY MOVEMENT DF PRODUCE.
WHEAT-Receipts, 10000 bushels; ship
ments, AS, 500 bushels.
CORN-Receipts. -211, 300 bushels; ship
ments, 299, 400 bushels
Car lot receipts: Wheat 6s cars, with IS
of contract grade; corn 1893 cars, with 156
of contract grade; oats 405 cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago. Min
neapolis and Duluth today were 327 cars.
compared with 206 cars last week and 524
cars the corresponding day a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
LEAvENwoRTH TREsTLE FELL.
Bridge Waterman Heard 1t Crack in
Time to Save Himself.

Leavenworth, Kan, Aug. 27.-Part
of the trestle- work on the eastern APP
proach of the old Rock Island bridge
across the Missouri river at Fort
Leavenworth tumbIed down.
1t was built on piles and had been
used for wagons to approach the
bridge from the Missouri bottoms since
it was abandoned by the railroads. ten
years ago. No one was on the trestle
when it fell. A bridge Waterman
heard it cracking and walked off in
time to save himself.
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Kansas City, Aug. q.
Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. N.-WHEAT-
Cash: Market unchanged to 1c lower No.
81 04Q1.05; No. 8, $L02@1.03.
ORN-Market unchanged to nc lower.
No. Q mixed. 6S1z Q6315c; No. 8, CSC; No.
white CSC; NO. 8, 641zc.
OATS-Market unchanged. No white,
41@43c; No 2 mixed, 37@S9c.
RYE-7O6I73c.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Creamery extra, &c; firsts,
sc; seconds, 23c; packing sotck, 191hc.
EGGS-Extras, Sc. firsts,. 21c; seconds
and dfrties. 12c; southernS. loss off. lac.
WHEAT-Receipts, 231 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-Septembe 915sc; De-
cember, 9O1sc; May. S4ssc:
CORN-September, GIG; December,
535ac: Nav. 557ac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
MUNRoE WANTS FIGHT.
Former Prize Fighter Offers. Bid of
100000 for Canadian Town.

New York. Aug. 27-Jack Munroe.
former heavys weight prize fighter and
now mayor OF Elk city, Ont, has te1e-
graphed to local sporting writer that
the Elk City Athletic club had offered
q purse of 100000 for the Jefries-
Johnson fight to take place in Canada,
one year from date. Munroe does not
state the exact location of the battle
grounds, but says it is less than $50
miles from Chicago, New York and
defeat by Jim Jeffries, several years
ago. Munroe returned to mining and Is
said to own large silver claims at Elk
City. Ont.
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Chicago Produce Market,

Chicago, Aug. 2.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creameries. 24q2sc; diaries, 211s@
Csc.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts 12.475
cases at mark. cases included, 18c; firsts,
zoe; prime firsts, 211zc.
CHEESE@Market strong. Daisies 1874 c :;
Twins, 16c; Young Americas, 15@1514c;
Long Horns. 16c.
fancy 52@53c; fair to good, 4S@50c.
POULTRY-Market steady. Turkeys,
15c: chickens, 141Ac; springs, 171k91sc.
9G91Ac; 60 to IS h. WITS, $4,000; IS no
Id. WITS, 101kQ12c.
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FRUITS OF ROOSEVELT GUN.
First Shipment of Skins UnpacIxed at
National Museum.

Washington, Aug 27.-The skins
sent here by Col. Theodore Roosevelt
from his African hunting trip have
been unpacked in the taxidermist
shop of the National museum here.
The specimens were in salt and were
in much better condition than in
which skins usually arrive.
The tanning of the hides will be
commenced as soon as other work
will permit, but 1t will be many
months before the skins are ready to
be placed on exhibition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
Channel Swimmer Fails.

Dover, Eng, Aug. 2.-Jebbez Wolff,
the English swimmer, who started from
Dover at p. m. yesterday to cross the
channel to France. was compelled to
give up after having covered thirteen
miles in eight hours. Edward Heatou
of Liverpool. another aspirant for
channel honors entered the water her.
at s O'Clock this morning bound for the
French coast
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They Burned His Body.

Soperton, Ga, Aug. 27.-After killing
one man and seriously wounding two
others in the posse which was chas-
ing him, B. Clark, a negro convict serv-
ing a life sentence in the Bibb county
chain. gang for murder. was killed at
sunrise today. His body was burned
on a rubbish heap by enraged citizens.
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Niagara on the Lake, Ont, Aug. 81.
The Strathcona hotel at Chau-
tauqua park, a land mark, has been
totally destroyed by. fire. The $50
guests lost all their belongings. The
total loss is about SIS, 900. There
%Rere several narrow escapes. Many
pefsons from the hotel were in bath
ing when the fire started and several
are still attired in bathing suits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27
RICH FARMER DIES SUDDENLY.
Sumner County Coroner Is Called to
Investigate Cause.

Wellington, Kan. Aug. 27-John
Hathaway. so years old, wealthy far
zner living near Hunnewell, this coun-
ty, died Unexpectedly at O'Clock Thurs
day morning of what the doctors say
was morphine poisoning.
He had a large family and had been
married the second time. The coroner
has been called and arrests may follow
as the authorities suspect that the
poison was given with intention to kill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27

team that now threatens Detroit and
Philadelphia for the American league
lead. Mcconnell had been noted for
years as a semi-professional player,
peal to him. Finally he was signed by
Boston, and in 1908 was a near leader
in the race for American league bat
ting honors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-27

Liverpool cables: opening-Wheat sd
higher; corn unchanged.
Second cable: Wheat Esd lower and I'D
higher; corn sd lower and SD higher.
Chicago car lots today: Wheat IS, corn
49, oats 405.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow
Wheat 65, corn 176, oats 3S4.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 231,
corn 20, oats Is.
4eS
Closing cables: Wheat sd lower to Id
higher; corn M@ssd lower.
New York Stock Market.
Wall ST., New. York. Aug. N.-STOCKS-
The opening OF the stock market today
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kansas city Lave stock Market.

Kansas City, Mo-. Aug. M.CAIILE-
Market steady. Native steers, s. 3@7.s0;
southern steers, $3BG4.50; southern cows
50 25G4 90: native cows and heifers, S2O99
$50; stockers and Feeders $2.75Q5. %; bulls,
s. 1860; calves. ss-5O@8.00; western steers,
S. S0d6. so; western cows, 81 75Q4.5o.
Receipts 1000. Market sc high
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er. Bulk of sales, $7.706I7 80; heavy, S7T59
$50; packers. and butchers, s7.75@7. 921s !;
light. S7:60Q7. 80; pigs, $6.00d725.
SHEEP-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Muttons, 81. 2565.2 Is; lambs, $5.H97.5 so;
range wethers. $4.OOG5.25 range ewes. 50 IS
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HEAVY RAIN AT AMERIcUs.
Came Too T~+~ ~ TO e Great Benefit
to Corn Crop.

Americas, Kan, Aug. 27.-A three
weeks drouth was broken Thursday
afternoon by a heavy rain.
Late crops and fall pasture will be
benefited, but the rain came too late
10 DOslS-4~ t4-N S49s @t44, 5---t
extent.
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Topeka, Kan, Aug. q.
HOGS

stun.
Market gg Buff 2ald A fSE d EGa Is cattle
FURNISHED 2y TIE Tons GEontiRRs snl creAmss7
CHICAGO EGGsC90c.
N. Y EGGS-Fresh country. doz.,219
CREAMERY BUTTER-chicago, &c;
n EI lG 'BUTTER-2s1zc.
WHOLESALE prices furnished by Cope =
EGGS-Fresh country, lie; candled. 1sc;
POULTRY-Hens, live weight, I0c:
spring broilers, Ia to lbs. 13c; 21k and
BuTTER@Fresh Country roll. Is to to- 40:
packing stock. per ID: 16c
MoESsAL Il gg anI AED ND.
Fruit and Produc0.1
AA9FfIE6RNTA PEAS SHTP IL nsr ho~
CALIFORNIA PLUMS-Per crate. $1.75
BANANAs-Mediun sizer punches. u75.
VALENCIA oRANGEs-Per crate. ss.2s
GRAPEs-Per basket s5c.
ONIONS-Home grown. per bu.. soc:
Spanish, per crate, $3.50
CALIFORNIA FRUITS:
BARTLETT PEARS-Per box, $3.50.
CABBAGE-Per cwt., 81 25
LEMONS-California. per box, A.75 to
NEW BEETS-Per bu., 75c.
NEW TURNIPS-Per bu.. zoe.
CANTALoUPEs- = Burreil Gem per
standard crate, $1.25.
EGG PLANT-75c per doz.
KAW VALLEY PoTAToEs-soc per blu.
WATERMELONs-P ID. re.
per Fl h., I71kc: Wisconsin white. per ID.
171kc; yellow Daisy, 20 lbs. l7lzc; New
Der lb.. 1S1zc.
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STARTED AT AGE OF THIRTY.
Career of Mcconnell of Boston 4
Unique One.

Boston. Aug. 27.-Never playing a
was 80 years of age, Second Baseman
Mcconnell of the Boston Americans is
one of the strongest members of the
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SHOWERS Fen fn Saline County.

Salina, Kan, Aug. 27.-The long
drouth was partially broken in the
eastern part of the county Thursday
by a fair rain. Some rain fell all over
the county, but it was light.
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Novelist Fenn Is dead

London. Aug. 27.-The death is an
nounced here today of George Manvilla
Fem, the novelist. He was born in
1891
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Kansas City Live Stock Sales.

1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards, Kansas
City, and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal by
Clay Robinson & Co., live stock commits
sion merchants with offices at all mar
kets.1
Kansas Cftv Aug 2-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 1000 head. Market
steady to sc higher. Bulk of sales, $t-fOQ
SHEEP~Receipts 1000 head. Market
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Old Newspapers SC Bundle.
For the next few days the State
Journal will sell old exchanges for five
cents bundle, regular price 10 cents
bundle.
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Cotton Market.

New York, Aug. T.-COTTON-Spot
closed quiet; niddling up lar 81 So; mid
Galveston, Tex. Aug. N.-COTTON-
Market higher 12akc
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Range of Prices of Stocks.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth st. Phone 1885,
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falicago Grain Market.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth ST. Phone 1851
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Furnished by the Chas. Wolfe Packing
Co., yards close at noon Saturday. We
cannot use pigs. thin sows or hogs
weighing less than ITO lbs. Do not mar
ket hogs unless Same are wei finished
as we cannot use half fat stun we Give
below prices effective at once. until fur.
Their notice1
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Chicago, Aug. q.

Kansas City Grain Market.
Furnished by =. E. Gall, Com missions.
Grains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth St. Phone 4S6.1
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Topeka Hide Market.
Quotations furnished By James G. Smith
e Co.. los East Third St1

-,rrsx TOPsskSS5, d Kan; ;,. aus; w e i,
G. 81 hides 10lkc; side brands. Dhc fiat
glue hides. 51kc fiat: No. @. 8. bull hides.
hides, $3.50: No. horse hides, sl.50; No.
horse hides. &c: dry flint butcher. heavieA.
i7Gisc: dry salts. 14c: dry culls. 11o.
woodlands clear medium combinR
and clothing according to brightnesal, ~
023c; light fine. 14111c: heavy fine. ne
lAc. Defective woods. 10 to Sc per Id. lena.
Grain Market.
FURNISHED by J. p. Billiard. corner Ksos
saS Ave and Curtis ST.
Topeka. Kan. Aug q.
WHEAT-No. 2, sSc.
CORN-63c.
OATSS608Sc.
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Market Gossin,

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth ST. Phone 4s6 ]
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Grnin Marlkef

Furnished by J. b. Billiard. corner Kat
sas Ave- and Curtis ST.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-07-16
INCOME TAX UP TO STATES
Vote 317 to ID, Negative Ballots
Cast by Republicans.

Washington.-It is now up to the leg
islatures of the several States to say
whether there shall be an income tax
amendment to the constitution.
By the decisive vote of 317 to IA,
more than two-thirds, the house passed
the senate joint resolution providing for
the submission of the question to the
States. Negative votes were all cast by
Republicans. No amendment having been
made to the resolution, it now goes to
the president for his signature
Practically four hours were consumed
in debating the proposition, and this af-
forded many members, mostly Demo
Gratis, an opportunity to air their views.
Chairman Payne of the committee on
ways and means voiced the sentiment
that such a tax would make ga nation
of liars" although he said it was well
that such power should be given con-
gress, especially in times of war.
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State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered BY Or Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
New Move to Save Smith.

c. R. Smith, the wealthy Lowndes
county planter, whose sentence for the
murder of E. A. Laurent, a prominent
Nashville travelling man, was affirmed
by the supreme court, will not imme-
diatdy don prison stripes. Attorneys
for the appellant have. served notice
that a suggestion of error will be filed.
and this will delay the issuance of a
mandate by the clerk of the supreme
court until the process. is disposed of.
The supreme court had adjourned for
the summer, and it will, therefore, be
impossible to get a hearing on the sug-
gestion of error until the October term.
The supreme court will probably have
to deal with, Smiths financial affairs at
it's next sitting, the appellant having
conveyed all of his property to his
daughter, and it is alleged that this
transfer was made for the express pur-
pose of rendering it impossible for the
family of Laurent to successfully re-
cover in the $4,000 damage suit they
have filed against him on account of the
tragedy.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-07-16
May Reduce Cotton Rates.

The most important and striking &C.
tion of the Mississippi railroad commits
sion at the meeting this week was the
adoption of a resolution to the effect
that as the rates which are in effect on
cotton hauled in the state seem unfair
and unreasonable the carriers should be
called on to show cause why a revision
and equalization rate should not be put
in effect. The resolution suggests that
the railroads be cited to appear, by their
duly authorized representatives, at the
meeting of the commission to be held
July 81, and show cause, if any they
can, why the present rates on cotton
should not be ~equalized and a reduction
effected. Accordingly, t.le citations have
been sent out, and the result will be a
general attendance of freight traffic Off
Gals, lawyers M others.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1909-07-16
ST. LOUIS Is STORM SWEPT
Passengers on Steamer Have Thrill
ing Escape.

st. Louisa series of twisting wind
storms of cyclonic proportions struck st.
Louis and vicinity Monday, causing con
siderable property damage and imperil.
ing the lives of 300 passengers on the
excursion steamer Alton in the Mis-
sissippi river.
The heaviest storm was at Alton, ILL.,,
and it was there the passenger steamer
was buffeted by the wind. Finding that
his boat would not head toward the Al
ton wharf, the captain headed it across
the river in an attempt to effect a lana,
ing on the Missouri side. The maneuver
was interrupted by a shift of the wind
which tossed the big boat back to mid.
stream.
The passengers, rushing for shelter
from the wind, caused the vessel to
careen until the port paddle wheel was
lifted clear of the water. This made
steering impossible and the boat was
damned. broadside into the pier of a
draw bridge.
The wind held the vessel firmly against
the bridge until passengers were ashore.