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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-02

Who enjoys more-the good will of all
his associates than Mr.. Strickland
His connection with the Santa Fe
dates back to 1889. In April of that year
he was employed as relief agent at
Lyndon on the Quenemo branch. In
1890 he was transferred to Carbonate
where he acted as agent for two years.
He was transferred to Burlingame in
1893 and remained until 1900 when he
was appointed to the position of trav-
cling auditor. He remained in Bur-
lingame for five years and was then
promoted to the position of chief clerk
to w. J. Healy, who was then freight
auditor of the Santa FTe. He held this
position until last Thursday
Mr.. Pribble has acquired all his ex-
perience in the office to which he is
now appointed chief clerk He entered
the employ of the Santa Fe in this Of
flee February 4, 1892, and has seen SER
vice in nearly all Of its departments.
He became head clerk of the agents
accounts department, and later chief
clerk in the claims department. He
was afterwards appointed assistant
chief clerk of the entire office, and from
this position received his promotion to
the chief clerkship.
The freight auditing office is the larg-
est of the Santa F'e departments There
are now 337 employees and this number
is constantly being Increased to meet
growing demands. The office force oc-
cupies all of the top floor, including the
annex recently built. Fifty-four of the
clerks have recently been transferred
to the old Reed residence back of the
Santa Fe offices. A. A. Hayes, freight
auditor, has charge of the entire force.
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Continued from Page One.)
and Naples be placed at the disposal
of the wounded, one hundred injured
persons from Messina already are
occupying a portion of the San
Fernando palace, the royal house
providing everything. The Duchess
of Aosta has transformed into a hos
pitaI the large hall of her palace al
Capt Di Monte. The duke of Aosta
has now gone to Reggie, where he is
continuing his work of alternating dis
tress.
1t is stated here that a train which
left Reggie early on the morning of
the earthquake carrying passengers
and of which nothing has been heard
since, was overwhelmed by the tidal
wave following the earthquake.
Almost all the people of Reggie and
Messina, it is said are making up their
minds to abandon their beloved cities.
One man who lives at Messina said:
sit is not without tears that one
abandons the place whene he and his
ancestors were born and where many
of his loved ones lie at rest; but 1
have decided to say goodbye forever
to my native land. 1t is the cruel
necessity of defense against cruel
nature
As an indication of the progress
that is being made in bringing order
out of chaos, the railway line from
Reggie to Cantanzaro, was again put
in operation last night. There is a
break on the line, however, of $50
feet over which passengers and
freight must be transferred from one
train to another.
The distribution of food also is be-
ing made more regularly in the
affected districts and many of the
starving therefore have been relieved
temporarily Many persons living
along the coasts of Calabria and
Sicily paddle out in canoes to the
large steamers passing through the
straits and request and receive food
from them.
It is said that nobody in italy
env1eS King Victor Emmanuel on his
errand of mercy more than does Pope
Plus, who always has felt that his
place was with the stricken earth
quake sufferers. Having been pre-
vented from going there, his holiness
has tried to keep in touch with the
prevailing coalitions as much as pos
sible and has offered the bishops of
the affected zone all that he could
give. His latest gift has been an
other 5000, 900. The pontiff has never
so much regretted the loss of the lib
erty he enjoyed as patriarch of
Venice. Now is the time that he
would like again to be free to pawn
his pectoral cross for the benefit of
suffering mankind.
The following telegram dated S:45
p. M, December 30th sent by w H.
Bishop. the American consul at
Palermo, to the Associated Press,
here. reached Rome early this morn
ing: mo news regarding Arthur S.
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Mr.. Strickland, who has for the past
three years held the position of chief
clerk in this department, became assist
ant freight auditor effective with the
dawn of the new year. Mr.. Pribble, who
was until 1909, assistant chief clerk is
now chief clerk, succeeding Mr.. Strick-
land.
The position of assistant freight audi
tor to which Mr.. Strickland was pro-
NOTED is a new position, created in ac-
cordance with the growing needs of this
big department. 1t was found neces-
sary to reorganize the methods of the
department somewhat, and the position
of assistant auditor was created and
the holder given increased Jurisdiction.
The promotion of Mr.. Strickland
comes in recognition Of nearly 20 years
of untiring service for the road, during
which he has worked up from the ranks.
1t is almost superfiuous to say that
the promotion is a very popular one,
for there is no official of the Santa Fe
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New York stock Market.

Wall ST.. New York. Jan. 2.-sToCKS-
A brisk demand for stocks carried open
ing prices today well over the level of
Thursday. New York Central was a fea-
ture with a gain of IA. The rise extended
to a point in Louisville and Nashville,
Illinois Central. Wisconsin Central, Cen
trail of New JERSEY. Toledo, st. Louis and
western. Amalgamated Copper and Ameri-
can Cotton Oil. and to large fractions in
the Hill stocks Reading. Atchison. West
ern Maryland and Tennessee Copper.
Opening prices were about the best of
the first hour for the leading stocks.
There were a few notable advances among
the minor stocks. Central of New Jersey
and Tennessee Copper got up points,
Lake Erie and Western preferred 2, West
ern Union H.. Ontario and Western IA,
and Missouri Pacific. Cleveland G. c. and
ST Louis. Kansas CITY Southern and In
ternational Pump l.
The market closed slightly irregular
and active. Fluctuations were sluggish
outside few special stocks. A rise of "A
in Brooklyn Transit stiffened the dropping
tendency Minneapolis, st. Paul & Sault
Ste Marie was lifted 4, New York Central
5A. international Pump and National Bis
cult g. Colorado e. Southern second pre-
ferred and Northwestern IL. Minneapolis
& ST. Louis fell 1A- There was some light
realizing in the later dealings.
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DAMS IS PRESIDENT.
WaShburn Professor Head of Kansas
Academy of Science.

The forty first meeting of the Acade-
my OF Science closed this afternoon. Of
hcerS for the ensuing year were elect
ed New Years day. Prof. F. B. Dams,
dent to succeed E. Haworth, state geo
logist of Lawrence. Other officers are:
First vice president, J. NJ. McWharf,
Ottawa; second vice president, A. j.
Smith, Emporia; treasurer, F. w. Bu-
shong, Lawrence. j. T. Lovewell was
reelected secretary.
The meeting next year will be held in
Ottawa but the date not decided upon.
Among the interesting papers read
yesterday was one of c. H. Sternberg,
who reported on finding a dinosaur in
the Rock Chalk beds. The author said
'It is remarka BILE that the land animals
should have been carried into the Gre
taceous ocean of western Kansas. SINH
lar remains have been found in the He'll
creek beds of Montana. Thus we find
a separation of some 10000 feet of
strata, millions of years of time and a
thousand miles of space.
Prof. Dams reported on two new car
bon compounds-compou of naph-
thylamin derivation of a base from which
antipyrine is made. These two COM
pounds are both crystalline, insoluble in
bright orange color, although each
compounds when analysed show a per-
centage on constituents which cores
pond exactly with each other.
The city engineer of the city of En-
poria, A. ]. Smith, reported on the re-
cent improvement in the water supply
of that city. The improved plant taps
the underfiow by means of about so
wells so feet apart. These wells are
connected with a large siphon line of
IA and 16 inch pipe which delivers the
water into a big well from which the
pumps draw their supply. from the city.
The system which covers district half
a mile wide has been tried and is found
TO work satisfactorily. The main unique
feature of the system is an automatic
device for removing the air from the
siphon line and keeping it constantly
filled with water.
The largest and most enjoyable ses-
sion of the meeting was held last night
in the Washburn library. Eighty scien-
fists gathered there for the reception
rendered them and also for the lantern
lecture of Prof. c. H. Edmonson. Slides
were also shown by J. b. Parker in his
lecture on the Photography of Birds"
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City Mo-, Jan. 2.-WHEAT-
Market unchanged. May, M:0l1z; July,
97cas1.O4: No , red. s10601.07; No. 3, $102Q
log
Nav, 575kc; July, 57a4c Cash: No. mixed,
56l4G561&c: No 3. 56G56Ac; No. white,
5711957Ac; No. 3, 571ac.
OATS-Market unchanged. No. white,
4Sd5Oc: No. mixed, 471kd49c.
RYE-72c.
HAY-Market dull Choice timothy,
50. 756lIO 90: choice prairie S. 5O6S 70
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery,
32c: packing stock. f9c.
EGGS-Iarket steady. Fresh extras;
3115c: current receipts 1Sc. O.
WHEAT-Receipts. rs cars.
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that Is Why can not see him. but he
must be somewhere in the wreckage.
Our search became more and
more feverish, but as time wore on
and it, was still unsuccessful we finally
realized its hopelessness. We saw 1t
would be impossible to reach even the
bodies of the Unfortunate Cheneys.
In addition to the collapse of the
consulate, neighboring building had
been precipitated upon the consular
ruins and the whole was a vast mass
Of wreckage.
Touched by the despair of Mr..
Lupton l tried to console him, saying
that undoubtedly the Cheneys had
been vouchsafed the mercy of i'm
mediate death and did not lfnger
alive under the debris.
I'VE then left the ruins of Mr..
Cheney's home. We had done every
thing in our power. Mr.. Lupton
peake where he remained for the rest
OF Monday. We transferred after
wards to the British ship Minorca.
MI IuDton was anxious to commune
cate with the department at Wash
lnSton, and he managed to get wire
less message through Malta. This
message was duly received. Since
this time all communication from
syracuse or the peninsula has been
practically impossible.
Later Mr.. Lupton and I together
with a party of British sailors went
ashore again. Mr.. Lupton was anx-
lous to learn if there had been any
| was able to reassure him. as having
lived in Messina for 40 years, in con-
slant touch with the American con-
suls never knew of a single American
resident. Furthermore few American
tourists came to Messina."
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talking to an Oklahoma convict and
told her that she must sit on the OPP
posite side of the table from him dur
ing the conference, replied the warden.
I knew that the man was diseased.
I refused to allow her to go to the pris
oners in their cells without guard
as L knew it was neither proper nor
safe"
j. W. Dobson, deputy warden, made
an interesting witness. 1t is to him
that the convicts are reported for pun
ishnent and he orders the punishment
they are to receive Mr.. Dobson was
frank and blunt. He said that the con-
vfcts who We're punished represented
only per cent of the entire attendance.
He stated that in only extreme cases
was the water cure administered.
In my opinion it was mistake TO
destroy the crib and abolish the water
cure he said.
There are other forms of punish
tment 20
yes
(Which is the most effective?'
4 shall insist in coming back to the
crib. It's the best. It Injuries them the
least and gets the best results
do you show preference in assigning
men work according to their wishes?"
Not often. We have a good many
bartenders here and there is nothing to
do in their line"
Mr. Dobson spoke most highly of Mr.
Spencer an assistant warden who was
complained of by Miss Bernard of
Oklahoma He said he considered
Spencer one of the best prison officials
at the penitentiary.
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FEW AMERICAN sLosT.
Consul Cheney and His Wife Almost
Certainly Dead.

Rome, Jan. 2-Signor Serao. the pro-
prietor of the house in Messina where
A. ]. Ogston, the English consul, resid-
ed. arrived here today. He said that
outside the consulate there has not been
an American resident in Messina for 40
years past. The part of the house
where Serao lived did not fall.
The Italian rushed out Immediately
after the first shock and met Stuart K.
Lupton, the American vice consul, on the
street.
Together the two men made their
way to the American consulate. They
found it had collapsed completely, and
they came to the conclusion that A. s.
Cheney. the consul, and his wife were
dead. They made a hurried, but I'M
successful search for the bodies.
Continuing Serao says that with Mr..
Lupton he satisfied himself that the
guests at the Hotel Trinacria, which
was completely demolished. were all
saved with the exception of the SWed-
ish consul and an italian girl He does
not believe that there was any Ameri-
cans at this hotel. Taormina, where
there were a number of Americans
tourists, is absolutely safe. 1t did not
suffer from the earthquake in any seri-
Gus way. Continuing Serao says:
cit is impossible for the widest i'm
agination to picture anything more ter
rife than the destruction of Messina. 1t
seemed as If the entire city had been
suddenly transformed into a whirlpool.
We were petriied with fear. 1t was
next to impossible to proceed amid the
piled up wreckage which effaced all
traces of former streets. There were
heart rending shrieks from the unfort-
innate who had fled to the streets. 1t
was impossible to judge whether grief
or terror was the stronger feeling
Climbing over broken beams, shat
tered walls and quantities of broken
furniture. we finally reached the spot
where the American consulate had
stood
1.-THE consul building was about
three stories high. 1t had entirely
collapsed. We could hardly believe
our eyes. Mr. Lupton climbed over
the ruins calling out Cheney,
Cheney He was confident the con-
sui would answer him. He said to
me: Daylight has not come yet and
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago Jan. 2-WHEAT-An increased
movement of wheat from Australia, during
the week furnished incentive for quite
general selling in the wheat market today,
which resulted in moderate weakness. The
exports from that country aggregated
$4,000 bushels compared with ,304, 900 bush
els the corresponding week year ago.
Prices at the opening were shade to $50
&c lower. and declined about Ac during
early trading. May opened at $1.07A to
$1.07ss. sold at $1.07s and then declined to
SLOT.
All of the early loss was regained later
in the day on covering by shorts, May
advancing to $1.075sGT1.0S . The market closed
firm with May up ssGI1zc at S1-ol3sc-
CORN-Favorabie weather for the move
ment of corn had a depressing effect on
the market for that grain but the volume
of trade was small May opened unchanged
TO 1sc lower at Gle to 611sc, sold at 611sQ
6l1kc and then declined again to Gle.
steady tone prevailed all day and at
the close May was unchanged compared
with the previous close. final quotations
being at 611sc.
OATS-The weakness of wheat and corn
caused moderate profit taking in oats,
which resulted in slight declines. May
opened unchanged to shade higher, at
5lss6511hc to 511%c and sold off to sic.
PROVISIONS-A cent advance in live
hogs impaired slight firmness to provis-
ions. but the trading was dull early in
the day. Prices at the opening were nc
to TIC higher.
RYElCasil: 751sc: May. 7S679c.
BARLEY-Cash: 69d74c-
TIMOTHY-March. g. 80
CIOVER-March s.. %.
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GEORGE r. PECK IN SEATTLE.
Meeting of Stockholders of the Mil
Waul1ee Is Being Held.

Seattle. Wash. Jan. 2-Stockholders
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway company of Washington are
meeting here. The announced purpose
is to vote on an increase of the capital
stock of the company from So 100000 to
500, 000, 900; to amend the articles of in
corporation; to change the name of the
company and to transact any other
business.
Those present are Burton Hanson,
general solicitor: George r. Peck, gen
eral counsel, and H. e. Williams presi-
dent of the Washington company.
Mr. Williams declined to discuss any
matters to come before the meeting un-
til the conferences have been COM
t,leted.
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GIVES $780, 900 MORE.
The Pope's Greatest Regret Is That
He Cannot Go to The Suffering.

Rome, Jan. 2--The American gun
boat Scorpion will arrive at Messina.
Monday. when her commander will
place his vessel a the disposal of the
American embassy officials and the
consular authorities for the assistance
of Americans and the protection of
their interests in Sicily. The Scorpion.
like other foreign ships also will
transport refugees from the affected
districts. carrying messages and CO.
operate in all possible ways with the
tresS. If. meantime the bodies of
Consul Cheney and his wife are
found the Scorpion may transport
them to Naples whence they will be
forwarded to the United States:
Returning from a visit to the
Calabrian coast north of Reggie, King
Victor Emmanuel sent the following
telegram to Premier Giolotti:
at have visited Cannitello, eight
miles north of Reggie. which was
literally RACED to the ground. Villa
San Giovanni also was destroyed. AS
at Messina, the rescue work is we'll
organized. The fires at Messina have
now been reduced to small proper
items. Three other British and three
French warships have arrived at Mes
sina."
In compliance with the order of the
king that the royal palaces at Caserta
Cheney american consul at Messina).
it is believed that he and his wife
died together. the consulate at
Messina having collapsed. Mr. Lupton,
the new American vice consul at
Messina. was seen shortly after the
disaster but no answer has been re-
ceived to kilograms sent him.
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Topeka Hide Market.
furnished by James c.. Smith
s: Co.. los East Third st.1

fluctuations furnished by James c. Smith
& Co., los East Third st.
Topeka Kan, Jan 3
HIDES-No. / G. s. hides. IOAc; Nc. 4
G. s. hides. 9s4c; side brands, SIC flat;
glue hidss; Sse fiat b11 b No; g. bull hides
to 35c: slunks. 15c to Csc; No. l horse
hides. $3.50: No. 2 horse hides, $3.50; No.
horse hides. 75c: dry flint butcher heavies
lac: dry flint fallen. 13c: dry flint lights,
l2c: dry salts. lie: dry culls. 10c. TalloW
NO. i 'e' FUR PRICE LIST.
FURS-Mink. No. large. $325; No
medium. SIS: No. L small, $I.5O0; No
large, $1.50; No. medium and small, SI.OOi
No. 8. soc; No. 4. 25c; prime, large and
dark, $4.OOQ5.00; cotton, 5Oc. Raccoon, No
/. large. $l.0o; medium, soc; small, zoe; No.
15c: black and , extra dark. 10000
small, 10c; kits, SC. Fox (grey) No.
large. 75c: medium. Soc; small 25c; No 2
large. 25c. Fox (redlr No. 1 large, $3.50;
medium. 81. Is; small, 75c; No. large. 800;
No. 9. 25c. Otter (according to size and
cat, No. /. large. 15c: No. 2, large. I9c.
Civit cat. No. 1. large. 40c; medium, 3Oc;
small. 15c: No. ?. large. zoe; medium and
small. 1Oc: No. 3. &c. Opossum, No. l.
large. 25c; medium, 12c; small, DC; No.
medium and small. &c; trash, no value
Badger. NO !, large. SIC; medium, 55c;
f R5snt 25c; No soo:02 large 1Oc Skunk.
owing to size. $500 to $500. Beaver, owing
to size fur. etc. 500 to $1.O0 Bear, fine
and full fur. 800 to IS. 90. Wolf, timber
500 to $1-00: prairie. 800 to Csc Quota
fions are for Kansas and similar furs-
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Jan. 2-CATTEE-Receipts
estimated 400 Market steady. Beeves, S4O0
also; Texans So. S5@4.60; westerns $3.50
$40: stockers and feeders, $2.S5Q4. 80; cows
and heifers. $1S0G5.15; calves. $7.5o49.50.
HOGS-Receipts estimated 1900. Market
strong to &c higher Light. $5.30@5. IS; mix
ed. IS. 6OG6.15; heavy. s.. 65d625; rough. $5;60
ass: good to choice heavy, s. S5q6 2;
pigs S4.25d5. 80: bulk of sales, $575Q6.10.
SHEEP-Receipts estimated 1000 Mar
ket steady. Native. 81 800 80; western;
AIS: western, $4.7567 IS.
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Kansas civ live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 2.-CATTLE-
Receipts ZOO including 100 southerns. Mar
ket steady. Native steers, S4-9O47.OO;
81. 50QI4 90: native cows and heiferS, 81. 800
SIS: stockers and feeders. $3.00G5.25 bulls,
IS. 00GI4. 10: calves. $400d7.7 western steers,
81. O0G5. so: western cows. S2.7544.50.
HQGS-Receipts 1000. Market Be higher.
Bulk of sales, $5.50G5. IS: heavy, $5.9O@6.O0;
packers and butchers $5.7065.95; light,
IS. 4005 so: pigs. 81. 50G52
ly steady Muttons S4.O06I5 Is; lambs $500
GI750: ira ;nge wethers. $4.O0Q6.50; fed ewes,
50 OO614 rs
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New York Produce Market.

New York Jan. 2.-BUTTER-Market
firm Creamery. held common to special,
3d30c.
CHEESE-Mark firm. State, full
cream specials. 1412@14s4c.
EGGS-Market firm. State Pennsylvania
and nearby fancy selected white, 40c; ditto
fair to choice. 36d3Sc; brown and mixed
fancy. 34m36c: ditto fair to choice, 31q3Sc;
western firsts. 3219c; seconds, 31q32c.
POULTRY-A1ive quiet: chickens, 1212c;
fowls, 1311c: turkeys. 12a1Sc; dressed,
firm: western chickens, 16Q20c; fowls, 1115
m14c. turkeys 22d03c.
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TWO MEN ARE MOVED Up.
w. w. Strickland and Harry PribbIe
Receive Promotions.

As a gentle reminder of a happy New
Year, w. w. Strickland and Harry
Pribble. who occupy prominent places
in the official roster of the freight aud
iting department of the Santa Fe, were
given substantial promotions and the
scope of their official authority consid-
erably amplifed
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. Jan. 2.-CHEESE = Market
young Americas. 1419c.
POULTRY-Alive. steady; turkeys, Ice;
chickens PC: springs, 1870.
POTATOES-Market steady. 62d76c.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, .
dS2c; dairy. 211R027c.
EGGS-Market firm. F'irsts soc.
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Pardee, of the United States circuit
court today appointed President II. M.
Atkinson and Vice President P. 8.
Arkwright, receivers for the Atlanta,
birmingham & Atlantic railroad.
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Sew YORK Money Marker.

call nominal Time loans dull and easy:
50 days and 80 days. 3 per cent; six
months. 3Ad315 per cent.
CLOSE-Prime mercantile paper to AZ
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual busi-
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ness in bankers bills at $4S5. 1901. S5 Is for
so day bills and at S4.S7. 1OU4.S7.15 for de-
mand; commercial bills. $4.S47sQ4.S IS.
SILVER-Bar silver. 5O1zc; Mexican dol
lars 45c.
BONDS-Governmen bonds. nominal;
railroad bonds. irregular.
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throw into a condition of panic.
Her majesty was close by. She hur-
ried to the scene and tried to allay the
fears of the people. She was caught in
a rush the patients We're making for
the open and sustained slight contu-
sions on the chest.
As the Duke Of Aosta was crossing
the Via Carmine in Palmi the wall of
a house fell and flying plaster struck
him on the face and hands INJECTING
slight scratches.
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sidney ward Drops Dead.

yard, a noted water color artist, drop
ped dead on the sidewalk yesterday
at Carmel-b blythe Sea, few miles
from here. He was So years of age.
Death was due to heart failure.