tlRE AND FLOOD
* ORTH TOPEKA IN THE W1DST OF TWIN
DESTROYERS.
SUBURB SEEMS DOOMED
10SS OF LIFE PLACED AT HUNDRED XND
FIFTY.
IMP0SS1BLE TO RESCUE
Helpless Residents Seen Perched on Housetops
and Trees Seen Fall- Into Water
or Made Prey of the Fire.
Topeka , Kas. , May 31. North Topeka -
peka is in the grasp of fire and flood.
The fire started in tbe lumber yard
district this afternoon , and sbread
swlitl. " to the partially inundated
builditis the people being powerless to
. stop its progress.
At 9 a. m. four hundred bouses are
Tburued and tbe whole of Korth To-
jpeka will go.
As near as can be learned about
onp hundred and fifty persons are
dead. Most of these were buined lo
"death.
Burning houses are floating about ,
setting fiit to others. The lower
'Story ' of the burning buildings con
tain ten feet of water.- The current
is so strong that no boat can ap-
proacb any of tbe burning buildings.
Tcople are gathered on tbe tops of
Oiouses and will meet death eitber by
fiie or drowning. The cries for help
can be distinctly beard a mile away.
The whole city is wildly excited be
cause of ihe fact that no aid can be
-extended to the sufferers. Tbe river
at North Tobeka is five miles wide.
ISo possible estimate of tbe fianaucial
Joss is obtainable , but it can be stated
] that it will reach into the millions ,
i Kortb Topeka was a manufacturing
' district of tbe city. Three large fiour
mills , three woolen mills and other
zmauufacturiog enteprises are entire
ly destroyed. Tbe water supply of
the city has been cut off The water
: fr < .m tbe river extends nearly a mile
-on the south side. Tbe Rock Island
depot has had to be abandoned and
more than five hundred people un tbis
-side of the river are also horueleses ,
'but ' no 1"SS of il'e has , , r.esulted in
IS mth Topeka. The Kansas avenue
bridge is tbe only oneacrtss tbe river
-f.ir miles , and tbe approaches to that
; aie flooded by thirty feet of water.
A pontoon brige is being erected ir.
an effort to reach the sufferers.
Seven thousand or more people are
on tbis side of the river sheltered in
public buildings. Topefca is now able
to take care of all tbe unfortunates.
'The work of caring for the refugees
is being pushed with the utmost ra
pidity.
Sanding on tbe state house dome
as many as eighty fires can ba count
ed in different parts of North To
peka. The whole central portion of
the city had been burned out at 10
o'clock tonight , and it is safe to say
that by morning not a bouse in tbe
.main part of North Topeka wii : be
lefD standing. Wbeu it is stated that
.N rth Topeka has ten thousand in
habitants the extent of tbe disaster
can be realized.
People are clinging to the roofs of
Louses ard the limbs of trees and
; many are giving up ic despair and
dropping into cbe waters btiow to be
carried a ay by tbe swift current.
] A. P. Baldwin , who at a great risk
| of his life crossed in a boat ta tbe
mrth Bide eturne at 10 o'clock to
night and reports that nothing pos
sible can be done to save tbe city
from burning. Miss lola Tioutman ,
sister of ex-Lieutenant Governor
Troutman , was rescued with , her ased
father , late tooighfc Tbe two people
liad spent the entire day on tbe roof
of their house asd were just about to
drap into the water when aid oarne.
The coanty court house and tbe
federal building ara crowded tonight
with people of all clashes. There is
.no lack of help for anything that is
J.to be done. Men of all callings and
; professiODS. white and black together
work side by side doing whatever lies
in their p wer. As the water ad
vanced it became necessary to drj-ve
carriages and ambulances to tbe sowlh
end of the pontoon in water so deep
that the horses had to swim Among
* - WK tbose wbo took a nand in tbis work
were James A. Troutman , Cyrus Leland -
IP land politiciau ; pastors of tbe lead
ing churches , Father Hayden of the
'Cburcb of the Assumption , be coun
ty attorney , th'e sheriff and bs ! dep
uties. Several well known journni-
Usts distinguished themselves ia re
work of rescue.
It is deato by fire car drowning to
' 400 unless means can be found for
.the rescut. Great efforts are being
made to construct a stream launch
to go to tbe aid of the sufferers , but
wbater.er is done must be oone promp
tly or the iocs of life will je appall-
nng.
nng.A
A nmber or trusties at the county
j lil were liberated by tbe sheriff to
give them a chance to help the suff .
erers there. One of the trusties
named Wetherly was credited witb
saving fite Jlvei on the 'north s de.
BREAKER OF LAW
Presbyterians Denounce the Mormon Church-
AD Adherennt of Polygamy.
Los Angles , Cal. TJie Presby
terian , general , assembly today un
animously adopted the following res
olutions reported by Rev. W. W.
nalloway , from tbe standing com
mittee on home missions , to which
the question of Mormanism has
been referred :
"Whereas , this beirarchy , the
church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints persist in the active
encouragement and practice of the
crime of polygamy in disregard of
their own pledges and oaths to the
contrary , in contempt of the ethical
convictions of the American people
and io defiance of laws and consti
tutions of the state and the United
Stares and
"Whereas , This heirarchy recently ,
on January 20 , 19Q3 through the
Utah legislature , has had elected
tu the United States senate a high
ecclleastic , one of its chief author-
ties. Tbe Apostle Reed Suaoot , in
direct violation of its pledges to the
nation to refrain Irorn interference
witb tbe affairs of stat3S. and
Whereas , This apostle , Senator
Reed Smoot , is a direct representa
tive of polygamy , bjrn of its sys
tem and in cordial sympathy with
it as a divine institution , revealed
a law of piimary obligators and
made mandatory bv the most solemn ,
sanctions , ; md has encouraged its
perpetuation and practices by his
personal influence as an apostle ;
and ,
"Whereas , In thus doinj tbis the
apostle senator aids and abets crim
inals , menaces tbe American people
is unfaithful to tbe laws and con
stitutions of tbe United States ,
pays bis first presidency and apostolate -
late to which he belongs , and is a
reproach to the boni.r and dignity
of tbe American people : therefore
be it
"Resolved Tbat tbis assembly
most respectfully but earnestly calls
on the people of tbp United States
to uss their utmost endeavor , em
ptying ail neans to secure the ex
pulsion of Apostle Reed Smoot from
tbe nails of tbe naticnj senate , and
urges tbe senate itse.f and each
member thereof to exbuust all legal
means to tbis end.
"Tbis assembly also calls upon the
people and ibe "jngressof the United
States io both bouses and each
menaber of each bouse to employ ,
and exbaust all legal means to secure
such ! ao amemnd.-iient to the fed
eral constitution as shall define legal
mwrriayes as monogamic and make
polygamy under every guise and
practice a crime against Ibe United
States punishable by adequate penal
ties including disfrancbisement and
disqiialirSatiun to vo'e or hold office
in tbe Unite Statas or Jn any state
or trerirory under tbe jouiisdiction
of tbe United States. "
Dr. Houiv Van Dyke presented
from tbe bills and overtures com
mittee a resolution , submitted by the
committee on home missions reciting
tbe pitifuf condition 01 six or seven
thousand Indians on tbe Maricopa
and Pirna reservations in Arizona
because of lacx of water , and urging
tbe .secretary of tbe interior at
Washington to "take steps without
deiay for the erection of a reservoir
at San Carlosou tbe Gila river" for
tbe relief of tbe Indians. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Asleep For Twenty Years.
Paris 'Marguerite Boy venal of
T belles uea. SanQ : entio , who had
been in a cataleptic state since May
21 , 1S83 , awakened WeUnesfJa ? .
For some time past she bad been
suffering from pfisis and is be
lieved that the effect of tbis malady
on her system condacted to her
reawakening.
She moved her hand on Saturday
for the first tiaie and-groaned slight
ly.
When Dr. Cra tier took hold of her
arms she said , "You are pinching
me" and subsequently rebiled to
questions by "yes" and "no" She
was , however , in a state of great
weakness and . .graduallysank , dying
tbe day after awakening.
Marguerite Boyvenal's lethgary
was caused by f-rigbt. She bad a
child which died shortly after birth
under circumstano-s which led to tbe
opreuing of an hiiestigation. One
day ii May , 1883 , while Marguerite
was ironing , a neighbor said to her :
"Tbe gendarmes are coming to
arrest you. "
Marguerite bad a stroke of fits
arid gradually fell into her long slum
oer.
Fou d to ave Fortune.
St. LonisDr. . Fiancis Tumblety
aged eighty-two. .
s.ptxved to be pov
erty stnoke. . and friendless , died
in St. Jobns hosuital and a will
opened after his death revealed
tnat be had left an estate of
SiOO.tfjv ) He marie many bequests
In bis will among tbeu ) being
lefc.-H.- > s uf iIO.000 each to Cardinal
Gi'jns and Arcfotoisnob Ireland for
DarJlable purposes.
Investigation sh. ws r-hat Dr.
TunJD'-'ty was one of chepioneer
trav ling advertising
> 4iysH < iaES
EIGHTY ARE DEAD
GAINESVILLE , GA. , STRUCK A TER
RIBLE BLOW
MANY ARE DESTITUTE
MANY ARE SUFFERING FOR WANT
OF FOOD AND HOMES
MILL IS HARDEST HIT
Storm Passes on to 'New Holland
and Repeats the Disaster.
Atlanta , Ga. , June 2. A long dis
tance telephone message from Gaines
ville , tGa. , shortly after tbe noon
bour Monday.says that tbe city was
struck by a terrible tornado , killing
probably 100 persons , un-o-fing ube
Uity hotel and other large buildings
and destroying the Gainesville cotton
mills.
The death list will not te known
until fcbe debris is cleared away. The
greatest loss of life is .reported in the
nestruction of tbe cotton mills ,
where aln u eigbty aie believed to
be killed and a score injured. Eight-
teen persons were killed in tbe city
between the center of the town and
tbe railroad station , where four large
stores were blown down. The stonu
had driven many persons into tbese
stores for re'uge and they probably
all were killed.
There were five hundred at work in
tbe cotton in ills when the storm
came. Tbe mill was a three story
building. Tbe roof of the city 'elec
tric car barn was blown off.
Tbe tornado struck tne town in the
southern portion. It came witn a
frightful roar and tihe day was turn
ed into night. As people fled from
tbe storm they were caugbt in the
wind and bodily blown in all direc
tions.
Houses Torn to Frasuinnts.
Some houses were torn into frag
ments , others were lifted fro1" t'afcir
foundations aud curried intact fur
quite a distance. Roofs sailed like
leaves In the air and several persons
were carried over three blocks in a
a house by the wind. The Bell Tele
phone cpmpany lost all wires , but
tbe Bell people gut a wire working
and shortly afterward the Western
Union put a wire into service. Both
these wires were turned over to the
city to be used in calling physicians.
Every town fihat can be reached has
'
been urged to rush surgeons to
Gainesville. It is now believed cbe
death of one hundred is a conserva
tive estimate.
Such wounded as have been rescued
are being cared for and everybo.y
wbo is uninjured is at work reliev
ing tbo suffering Tne property loss
cannot be estimated.
Tbe reports from Gainesville now
place the loss or life at 2&i.
AD two o'clock the Western Uoit-n
wire in tbe Atlanta Jouinal office
was cut through to Dulutb , thi- side
of Gainesville , and later reached
Gainesville. The operator reix > rts
thii above details not exgnerated.
He says every town is being urged
to send doctors He sajs estimates
now place the dead and wounded at
200 at tbe cotton mills alone. Special
trains will be run to Gainesville to
carry surgeons and medicinal sup
plies.
Twenty-Five Bodie * R c ver l.
A telepho e bulletin from Gaines
ville , at 5:30. : says twenty-six have
been recovered Iroui the Gaincville
cotton mills. Latest estimates are
that one hundred and fifty have been
killed , one hundred at tbe Gaines
ville mill and fifty at tiia N'uw
Holland mill. It appears now that no
oae was killed iti the city p.o.cr but
later developmeuts may show sou. *
'deaths.
Many are reportd seriouVy iojuved-
Tbe tornado first nit the tuv-u b j-
low the Southern railway depot. It
came almost unsioticed and before
any one realized what was happening
it had ripped down brick buildings ,
frame houses , churches and s lai ol
buildings as if they vserj structures
of paper. Oue of LLe first large
buildings to fall was tbe Gainesville
cotton inihs , a three story stru ur
The tthird and second stories were
shaved off smoothly and it is fear
ed every person working in those
stories perished.
Five HuDtlrad ia lluilduig.
About 500 were in the building at
the time , but the renter puriion of
them were in the lower story and es
caped. In tbe live briok buildings
on Main street about eighteen pa -
plexwer-e killed.m > st of them employ
ed in the stores.
'
Hails Are Badly Tied Up.
Washington , June 2 Official dis
patches to postoffic.e department re-
pcrts that the floods have wrought
havoc to the mai-1 service in south
Iowa and Nebraska and in tbe n .h
borhood of Kansaa City. A telera x
received this afternoon from Super
intendent Taft of tbe railway mail
sarvlce at Kansas City , Mo. , tells oi
fcbe abandonment of some twins , de-
lav of others and general demoriliza *
ti'ou of tbe mail service.
I
TOPEKA ASKS HELP
FLOOD BURDEN TOO GREAT FOR
ONE CITY TO BEAR.
Topeka , Kas , June 3 The flood
situation in Topeka Tuesday night
can be Briefly summarized thus :
Known dead , forty-eight.
River falls three feet and is now
receding at the rate of two inches
an hour.
Distress will be great among the
refugees.
Governor Bailey issues a prrclama-
tion calling for help for flood suffer
ers of the state.
Fifty deputy sheriffs armed with
Winchesters go to North Topeka to
protect property with orders to shoot
looters wherever they are caught
stealing.
Governor Bailey's proclamation
calling frr outside aid was decided
upun at a mass meeting today , when
tbe governor was requested to issue
the call It was decided to make a
general appeal to the people all
along the flooded distriits of tbe
of the state as well as tbose in To
peka. Tbe plan is lo make Topeka
headquarters and to distribute the
aid frum here to the other parts of
tbe st&te. There will be a general
appeal made , an appeal through the
fraternal organizations and other
appeals through various sources.
A meeting of the representative
people of North Topeka who are on
the south side was held today to
arrange for systematic protection of
their property in North Topeka.
Immediately after the i&eeting a
larye number of men left in boats
for the north side , where tbey will
guard property , and their orders aie
to shoot.
The river is three feet below high
water mark. Tbe fall is plainly in
dicated on the Seymour building at
Kansas avenue and Crane street.The
water has receded on Kansas avenue
to tbe platform of the Eock Island
depot a distance of 250 fact. It is
the opinion of experts that the river
will go down ra idly from now on.
The Blue , tbe Eepublican and the
Solomon have spent their force and
the volume of water spread over tbe
Kaw bottom will hunt its channel
quickly.
The situation in the flood-stricken
districts is better than it has yet
been , for the reason that fewer people
ple are marooned in bouses , in trees
and on islands. Nobody is now
clinging to trees. Tbose wbo had to
cling wee either rescued or dropped
into the river. Tonight not to ex
ceed 4UO persons are in North Topeka.
Tbe work of taking them out began
at an early hour today and it is be
lieved by night few were left in tbe
flooded town.
There is no way of getting at the
amount of damage dune by the flood
in Topeka and vicinity. The dam
age may reach two million dollars.
Tbe Commercial Club at noon
today voted to ask for out&ide aid for
the sufferers. Yesterday the club
voted that no aid from tbe outside
would be accepted , but tbe distress
uf tbo peep e today is so great that
the community cannot provide lor all
and so the charity of fie country is
appealed to.
This a-ction was taken after an
addrtss hy Governor Bailey , wfio has
jusi returned to Ihe city from Aljund1
City , where he bad been water-bound
since Itust Thursday. Tbe governor
points out to the club tbe neces-siDies
of tbe suffering people and theiuabil-
ity of tbe community to provide prop
erly fr them aad relie\e their wants
and said that while he wanted to-
work in harmony with tbe to vn people
ple and its charitable oigauizations
he saw bis duty clearly , and be would
issue a proclamation culling upon tbe
charitable people of the country to
send aid in the foim of money.
Governor Bailey and tbe Commer
cial club are drafting a proclamation
to be sent out lo the world concern-
the acceptance of relief.
' 'My idea " said the ' '
, governor , 'is
to first call on tbe pewple of tbe
state who have not suffered to give
out of their abundance to the suffer
ers. This is a tremendous calamity , '
and it is something that cannot be
sopud witb ini lew days , but it will
take months. Tbe territory devas
tated is equivalent to a strip 200 miles
Jong and six miles wide tbruigh our
most fertile territory. I have care
fully computed tbis and it is a con
servative estimate. Not only is tbe
crop swept away from the farms aud
much of tbe live stock , but in many
instances tbe accumulations of a life
time are gone. We must combat di -
ease and relieve distreis , and it is a
tremendous undertaking. But before
we call-for outside aid Kansas should
firsts give all she can for ihe suffer * , s.
WU1 Gladly Accept Aid.
Kansas City , Mo. , June 2. E. M.
Clendeeuing , secretary of the Com
mercial Club , which is at the head
of the relief work , announced today
that all outside offers of provisions
would be accepted. At first it was
thought that Kansas City would be
able to flnd all the proyisions needed ,
bat the past twenty-four hours show
ed it would oe advisable to accept
provisions offered by ot-ber cities ,
The supply of clothing is adequate.
Notes
The Nemeba is oveiflcvrlng at
Falls City and the bottom is cover-
; d witb water. Much damage will
: > e done to the growing crops. All
jravel is cut off from the south.
Mrs. Earl Bacon , s Tlctim of the
soinado at Norman , was the wife of
the brother of George Bacon em
ployed in the Bun ngton shops at
Havelock. : The brother was also
injured in the storm.
Joseph Mathews of Weston , was
brought before tbe examining board
today on complaint of citizens ol
that town and adjudged insane. He
is forty-five years old and single.
Sheriff Webster took him to the asy
lum at Lincoln.
"X'TVV
* * *
Invitations have been issued by Mi
and Mrs. William Bedford , for tbe
marriage of their daughter , Mis *
Mezzie T. Bedford , to Mr. Howard
Colman on Wednesday , June 10. al
high noouat their home in Seward
# # , *
Summer school at Peru , opened
Monday with enrollment of 300. The
largest enrollment of all previous
summer schools is exceeded. Stud
ents are coming in on every train.
Tbe school is largely made up of
teachers.
*
#
J .B. Penrod of Beatrice is report
ed to have been seriously injured at
Florence , Kansas while enroute east
with a car of poultry. A ton of feed
was piled up in one end of the cai
with timbers from floor to roof tc
hold it. In switching the car around
it jammed so hard that the brace ?
gave way and Penrod was caugbl
under the feed.
" "
* * *
Louis Keezre , of Plattsmouth a b i
of seventeen years of age , pleader
guilty in district 2ourt this morning
to tbe charge of grand larcency am
was sentenced to the Kearney reform
school. Keezer was accused of steal
ing $40 from Henry Inhelder ol
Cedat Cieek. He went to Neligh ,
Neb. , whi-rc he was captured by th <
officers.
* * *
A valuable horse which wa
stolen from'Joseph Lynn at Union
several weeks ago has been locatec
by the local officers. It was founc
in the possession of a farmer namec
Christian , residing near Ashland
The farmer claimed that a strangei
brought the animal to his place
and that he traded another horse
for it.
*
A heavy rain an windstorm played
havoc in Omaha early today. The
tracks v/ere rende'red useless at the
Union station and an engine pulling
tbe Union Pacific fast mail was de
railed by the soft track , blocking
two west bound passenger trains
which were unable to move until
the tracks were repaired. A nurnbei
of roofs were blown away in tbe
southwest portion of tbe city.
. * *
The Seward high school gave a re
ception for Mr , and Mrs. W. W'
Stoner on Tuesday evening at tbe
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Norval
Invitations were extended to the
members of trs school board and tbe
teachers of tbe city schools ,
Tbe hall and dining room of the
Norval home were prettily decorated
witb tbe high school colors. Mr.
Stoner has been superintendant of
tbe Seward schools for the past three
years. He will leave Seward to take
care of the York schools. Mr. and
Mrs. Stoner have made many friends
in j Seward daring their stay in the
city. . _ _ * tt- - -
C. O. Elger , of North Bend , had
r disagreeable and dangerous experi
ence on a muddy road near town.
While be was driving over a bridge
3ne wheel of his buggy slipped oil
throwing him out. He held to the
reins and after being dragged some
distance stopped the horses. After
siaking repairs he drove on unffil a
jingle tree gave waythe horses broke
loose and the vehicle came to a
sudden stop , burling him over the
dashboard and overturning the bug
gy. The softness o * the ground pre
vented bim from receiving any bard
nocks , but ha vss covered witb
nud frjaea Jmd to foov
* *
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* * *
Mrs. Bess ear teen. Frr'bot , 11
the school of crpresiso- > ebtin-
tca Vfesle/an University , na e - p. * t
g-Aduatc recital at ; b < .
chapel Monday cigiit. Tau
vlolia cole , MifcsElixabo.i3
readiues , ' 'Annexation o * Cuba' ,
'
ana "S'fae ot tbo Tri'p M r bf"
Mrs. Morrison ; piano sol , . , jir * H.
C. Swallow readings , Ta < ,
Leaf" and "Pollr PodV
Morrison. The character w-ik
impersonations of MK.Mori'isoc wert
especially good.
Glaciers are tbe largest bodies of
crystalline structure known.
England was lirst divided into shires
during the s.vonth century , A. D.
Of the 3.tt XOtO farms In the United
States , . * . { , . ' .v produce corn. The av-
i.i-'i' : eo i trowing an acre of corn
ia America Is ? 3.
TLe ust vi.-I > ! e medal in existence
is rl ) < ? liuke victory medal , struck In
iiSJ. It ! s of gold , ovnl in shape , and
is vicinal cost was $1,500.
\Vax is i.ot-siuhered from flowers nor
r'roi-i : uiy otue ; source , but is a natural
s cretjon of the bees and is only pro-
" qd by them during heavy honey
flows.
LiiiureiUi bearers are shown in an-
c. .iu scuiinuros at Persepolis , where a
Ui.g is Ucpic.ed hi royal suite attended
by a liy uapper and an umbrella man.
In Persia tae umbrella is still an ap
pendage ol"ivya.iy. .
Piobably the oldest team of horses hi
the world is oxviieu u. a iju uur iu _ u.u-
sus. The combined age of the two itf
70 years , one being 37 and the other 3U
years cf age. The horses were reared !
on the farm where they still live. Not
withstanding their extreme age they ara
still doing tann uxr.v. --juiiio W.J. , auu
taking three mtals a day.
The council of the Cherokee Natioii
has decided to erect a monument to
mark the grave of George Ixnvrey , who
played an important part In the attain }
of the nation from 1790 to 1830 , oz
thereabouts. Lowroy served as captaiii
of horse und r Andre iv Jackson through
out the war of 1812 , and he and his
Cherokees fought for the government }
in subsequent Indian wars.
Frank M. Clupumu believes concern
ing the niijjnit.on of birds that migra
tion began in the South , rather than
the North , as the tropical region was
the place where the primitive birds and
their repition ancestors originated and
developed. In his opinion there was
crowding near the center of the food
supply , which resulted in some of thfr
primitive creatmes seeking sustenance
at the edges of their zone of existence.
These venturesome ones probably died ,
before the primitive birds could fly ,
but as flying became more and more
natural they were able to migrate far
ther and father with safety , so that they ,
were able to easily tind a nesting-place ,
to which they annually repaired , and
could later return to their normal zone.
There are now estimated to be about
120,000,000 stars in the visible heavens ,
but the ratio of fainter ones is not \vhat
might be expected were the universe
unlimited , so that , after all , the uni
verse may have really definite limits.
This is a question that we would like
to have some evidence wherewith to
found a definite belief. Then , are there
other universes far larger than our
own ? We have the barest hint thai
there are. A single star in the heavens
of the Southern hemisphere , the "run
away star , " is moving with a velocity
of 200 miles a second. This is a great
er speed than all the attractions of all
the known stars could give it , and the
question is. is there a larger universe
which is drawing it away from us ? This
is a question for the new century te
study.
CAT THAT WINDS THE
CLOCK REG'JLARLY.
Forgetful people will envy the Norti.
Dakota farmer who is the proud pos
sessor of a cat that knows how ta
wind a clock. Tabby never forgets.
She is regularity itself. When the
appointed time for clock winding draws
near she seats herself on a rug In-
front of it and watches until the hands
announce the proper season. Then she
stretches herself and climbs up until
she reaches Jhe ; weight This she drags
down and the clock Is wound up foj :
another twenty-four hours.
Facts About Senators. *
The Congressional Directory prepar
ed for the special session of the Senate
shows that the law is the prevailing ,
profession of the members of the up
per house of Congress. For the first
time in several years all of the States
in the Union -Represented in the
Senate and three-fourths of the mem
bers are lawyers.
Of the balance , one is a civil engi
neer , two are doctors , three are news
paper men and the others are bankers ,
miners , business men and politicians.
The average age is found to be 56 , vriti
.Senator Pettus of Alabama the oldest
( S2) ) , and Bailey of Texas the youngest
(40 ( > . Senator Pettus is a survivor ol
the Mexican War , while twenty-five
members fought in the Civil War. Of
college graduates there are. fifty-five
and seven of the members are foreign
born. Kearns of Utah , Millard of Xe
bra ska and Galllnger of New Hamp
shire were born In Canada and Nelson
of Minnesota was born in Norway.
Senator Patterson of Colorado is Irish ,
Jones of Nevada English and Wetmort
of Rhode Island was born in England
of American parents , residing there at
the time. Twenty-eight Senators were
born within the borders of the States
they represent.
