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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
PUT DOWN THE WHITE MANS
BURDEN.

Take up ''The White Mans Burden"
Then put it down again:
Don't touch it with your pencil
Typewriter or your pen.
In parodistic manner
Don't fritter time away,
For yours won't be as good as
The one by Rudyard K.
Take up 1.-THE White Mans Burden
And read it ev'ry word;
Exclaim in tones ecStatic,
"Oh, isn't it bird!''
But conquer all temptation
To emulate friend Rud,
Lest, possibly, you meet with
What's called the d s.. thud-
Take up 1.-THE White Mans Burden"
But patiently refrain
From writing verses like 1t,
Lest you bring woe and pain
To those who read the papers;
They're weary now, you know!
Cause thousands have been at it
From Maine to Mexico.
Lay down 1.-The White Mans Burden"
Waste not your stamps and means
On silent, sullen peoples
Who run the magazines.
No matter what you send them,
No matter what you do,
The silent, sullen peoples
Will send it back to you.
Hobart in Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Lawrence Man Acts oueerly.

Lawrence, Feb. 22.-Frank Arps, a
well known young man of Lawrence,
entered the Lawrence National bank
Monday night by means of a key he
had when he worked in the bank. The
police were notified and found his hat
and coat, the pockets filled with revenue
stamps. Arps could not be found and
police that it was learned who had en-
tered the bank. They said their son
had been sick and out of his head for a
week; that they found him at the gate
last night without coat or hat, and that
he said he had been in the bank and
that the police were after him, but that
he could give no reason for his actions.
Arps was arrested. He married in Kan
saS City a. week ago a Lawrence girl.
He has been out of the bank for several
weeks, but has had recent employment
in several Lawrence stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SALE OF A MAGAZINE.
North American Review Sold For
S225.OOO to Col G. B. NJ. Harvey.


New York, Feb. 22.-Col. George B. NJ.
Harvey has bought the North American
Review from Gen. Lloyd s. Brice. The
price is reported at $225.000. Mr.. Har-
vey took possession of the property to-
day and will assume editorial direction
of the magazine with the May num-
Der.
George B. Mcclellan Harvey was
born in Feacham, VT, February 16,
1864 of Scotch descent. He was grad
uated from the Caledonia county gram
mar school of that town and began
writing for local newspapers at the age
of Is. He came to New York and be
gan work as a reporter on the World
at the age of Fl. He occupied various
reportorial and editorial positions until,
at the age of &c, he was appointed man
aging editor.
His health becoming impaired, he was
compelled to resign in 1893, when he
formed a business connection with Will
liam c. Whitney which continued two
years At the end of that time he be-
gan the development of electric railroad
and lighting properties in an independ-
ent capacity.
In 1898 he formed what became
known as the Harvey syndicate, and
purchased the street railroads of HaV-
ana and other properties in Cuba, to
whose development he has since given
a large amount of time. He married in
1885 Alma A Parker of Peacham, vt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
FAKE INTERVIEWS.
George Elliott Repudiates Statements
Attributed to Him.

'I have never announced to anyone
whom 1 was for whom L would sup
port for mayor said Foreman George
Elliott of the Santa Fe, who was quoted
by the Capital as being a strong supporter
of Brooks for mayor.
"A young man asked me hurriedly what
/ thought about Brooks and L told him,
but did not say and do not say now
whether 1 will support Brooks or Drew
for mayor. / have kept out of this cam
paign and have not even told any of my
men whom 1 should vote for, and nobody
knows. I have not dictated suggested
to any of my men who they should vote
for, and do not intend to, for that is their
own business and not mine. The situa-
ton needs investigating, and I shall look
into the matter thoroughly and see just
what the trouble about the water company
is before 1 decide who to vote for. Brooks
is an old friend of mine, but if 1 find that
he is on the wrong side of the question
and not on the side that is for the best
interests of the people shall not vote
for him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
White Bros, Who Run Res
taurants in lola and EmpOria,
Sued For $500 by a Colored
Man They Refused to Feed,
ONLY IN THE KITCHEN
The COl0red Man Declaring His
Ability to Pay,
Refused to Eat in the Rear and
Brings Suit.

lola, Feb. 22.-James Allen, a colored
man has filed a suit against White
Bros, asking for damages in the sum
of $500.
He alleges that on the evening of the
Sth of this month he went into their
restaurant and asked for supper. They
told him that they could not feed him
at the front tables but that they would
feed him in the kitchen if he desired.
He demonstrated with them saying he
had as good a right to be fed as any
one If he had the money to pay for it.
They simply said that was their rule
and they did not mean to depart from
it in this case. Allen declined to go in
to the kitchen and left.
Now he brings suit against them al
leging that their refusal to feed him
was ''unlawfully, oppressively and ma
HcfouSly DONE" and says this refusal
greatly distressed him in his mind and
feeling and injured him in his reputa-
ton and standing in the community"
and he considers that a man who would
do such a thing should pay him about
$500 for it land such other relief as in
the judgment of the court may be pro-
per-" Judge ]. F. Thompson is attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22

The shrewd move of the forces behind
the Nicaragua canal bill in making it
an amendment to the river and harbor
bill is thus alluded to by the PhiladeI-
phia Record:
Although the house of representatives
refused to add the Nicaragua canal
rider to the sundry civil appropriation
bill, the senate committee on commerce
has not scrupled to tack it on to the
river and harbor bill-which might be
permitted to fail without damage to
the working of the federal administra-
tive departments. But a vast ma jority
in the lower branch of congress are in
terested in the river and harbOr pie"
and would go farther to insure its dis
tribution than they would to keep the
departments of administration in
smooth and continuous operation. If
the bill, with its rider, should get
through the senate the house would be
compelled to face the senate alternative
OF no Nicaragua canal, no harbor i'm
ovements-which would be a most I'M
expected predicament.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
A RECEIVER NAMED
For Million Dollar Concern at Madi-
son, Wis.

Milwaukee, Feb. 22.-An Evening Wis
consin special from Appleton, Wis,
says:
The Manufacturing Investment COM
pany, which operates two sulphite mills
in Wisconsin, one in Madison and one
in this city has gone into the hands of
a receiver. The property is valued at
$1,00O,000 and 81, 200. 000 No statement
as to the cause of the proceedings can
be made by the Appleton officials, but
they say that the business of the COM
pany will be conducted before.
1t is claimed that the proceedings
were brought on a purely technical
ground. The order was issued by. the
New Jersey court of chancery and
Evander H. Schley was appointed re-
ceiver. The business will be continued
with J. S. Barnes, Jr., as general agent
and A. L. Smith, Jr., as agent at Madi-
son and w. A. Fannon of Appleton will
be agent for the Appleton interests. The
receiver took charge on February Is
but the news of it was not known here
until today as it had not been made
public. In addition to the Appleton and
Madison mills, the company owns very
valuable water power in Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SOUSA'S MUSIC.
Programme of the Concert at the
Grand Opera House Tomorrow
NIGHT

The following is the programme ar
ranged for the concert by Sousa's band
at the Grand Opera House tomorrow
night:
1.-Overture, Paragraph III" .Suppe
2.-Trombone solo, Love Thoughts
(neW) neutrality-suspicious.. Pryor
Mr.. Arthur Pryor.
3.-(a) Musette, "Carellon de NOEL
(neW) ..-.--....-.- Sldney smith
OBJ Russian peasant mazurka
from THE Charlatan" (new)..
SOuSd
4-Soprano solo, Linda di Cham
ounix'' observation-disclosures. Donizetti
Miss Maud Reese Davies.
5.-Grand scene from 'Parsifal,"
knights of the Holy Gran"...
w dSnGF
Intermission, ten minutes.
6.-Idyl, Whispering Leaves (new)
Observation-Disclosures. Won B1on
7-(a) Serenade, Badine (new)
CdDrtel-Mar1e
(b) March, 1.-The Charlatan'
new ---.--------.--. SOuSa
S.-Violin solo, Souvenir de Haydn
Miss Dorothy Hoyle.
9.-Tarantella from 1.-The Bride
Elect (new) .................. SOusl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
NEW LAWS SIGNED.
Governor Stanley Makes Four Senate
Measures Operative.

Governor Stanley has signed the follow
ing senate bills:
Authorizing the board of county COM
missioners of Franklin county to meet in
regular session every month.
To authorize and direct the board of
county commissioners of Graham county
to levy a tax the property in certain
townships in said county to pay the out
standing Indebtedness crea ted under chap
ter 263, laws of 1895, providing for a fire
tax.
ate money to purchase or lease and main
tain a prospecting drill.
To provide for the erection and mainte-
nance of a hard fibre Irvine plant at the
Kansas state penitentiary at Lansing,
Kan, and making appropriations there
for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
EGGS FROM CALIFORNIA
Are the Sole Dependence of the Chi
cago Market.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Eggs have broken
the seasons record for high prices The
extreme scarcity of that article mas
caused the wholesaler to put up the
price to 2Sc, while the retailer and
small groceries demand IS cents g
dozen.
Strictly fresh eggs were so few and
far between that they were curiosities-
Nearly all of the offerings were from
California. These eggs represented the
third carload received from California
so far this week and they went to the
grocers. The wholesale price in Chi
cago was cents higher than in New
York One prominent egg dealer, in
speaking of the shortage of eggs, said:
TT seemed ridiculous that California
should have to save our lives just now
by shipping eggs to our markets"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
STEVENS RECORD.
The Collins Case Juror Promises to
Make Things Lively For
Some One

case who has been compelled to stand the
brunt of the fight made on the jury to Sc
cure a new trial for John Collins, is a
prosperous farmer living near Valencia.
He. stands, high in the neighborhood in
him do not believe the Stories that have
been told about him.
He said to Journal reporter: 81 have
lived in this country a good while and ex-
pect to be here sometime longer. 1 am
willing to allow my reputation to be as
sailed among people who know me. but
I do not like the method in which 1 have
been attacked in the affdavits. L know
that did nothing wrong while sitting as
juror in the Collins case, and if there
is any way to bring people to time for
making false affidaNits I want it done.
1t is not fair to me, and L do not pro-
pose to stand it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
A "REMINISCENCES.
There Was a Blizzard in Kansas Ten
Years Ago Today.

severe blizzard, with a strong wind
from the north and the thermometer
about 20 degrees below zero. AT half
past five in the morning the big pub
fishing plant of Crane & Co., was en-
tlrely destroyed by fire. 1t was the most
disastrous fire that ever occurred in
Topeka. Not sheet of paper came out
of the ruins. The loss was about $140 =
600 with only $5O,0OO insurance In the
evening James A. Troutman and Geo.
w. Crane had magnificent reception
and dance at the Copeland in honor of
the legislature. Extensive preparations
had been made and the large number
of invitations could not be recalled.
That same night the cracker factory
burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Is Provided For in a Bill Offer.
ed by Senator Hanna
Ostensibly For Preserving the
Secrecy of the Ballot.
BUT ONE NOMINATION
And But One Place on a Ticket
to Be Permitted
To Amy One Candidate Whether
He Wills It or Not.

Whether or not Senator Hanna pro-
poses to prevent another fusion of the
political forces in Kansas is a question
which no one but himself can answer.
yet in the bill introduced in the senate
he has laid the foundation for such a
condition.
The salvation of the party to which
Mr.. Hanna belongs during the past
three campaigns in Kansas has been
the Democrats and free silver Republi-
cans, a combination of which with the
Populists has elected the state ticket
and placed the Populists in control of
both the executive, judicial and legisla-
tive branches of the state government.
Yet Mr.. Hanna seems to have started
in, whether innocently or not, to pre-
vent repetition of this in the future.
The bill which he has introduced in the
senate is to all appearances a very in
nocent measure, but it in reality con-
templates legislation which is more ex-
IRENE and far-reaching than any politi-
cal manipulation which has ever been
attempted.
Should Mr.. Hanna's bill become a law
but the probabilities are that it will
not, the official ballots in Kansas would
not again present to the voter two sep
arate tickets upon which appear the
example of thiS,i in the campaigns of 1896
and 1898 the names of the Populist nom
1neeS appeared on the POpuliSt and
Democratic ticket under two separate
heads on the official ballot, but Mr..
Hanna's bill provides that the name of
a candidate for one office shall appear
on the official ballot in but one place
and under but one head. This of course
would destroy the unity of tickets
which has been successful in these
campaigns.
Mr.. Hanna's bill provides that no per-
son or persons shall join in nominating
more than one person for the same Of
flee, and that the name of candidate
for any office shall be printed upon the
official ballot but once, and the pro-
posed law is made much stronger by
provision that no person shall accept
nomination to more than one office, and
further, that no person shall accept the
nomination from more than one politi-
cal party.
When any person receives two or
more nominations for the same office,
that is to say at the hands of two con-
ventions, he shall be deemed to have
accepted the nomination first made and
to have declined the others, unless he
shall file a written statement with the
secretary of state designating which
one of the nominations he desires to ac-
cepu, and when this is filed he shall
have been deemed to have declined the
other nomination.
This bill also does away with the
nomination of candidates for public of
flee by petition of a, certain number of
voters. It is similar to the Wyoming law,
from which Mr.. Hanna secured the ideas
which he has Incorporated in the law
which he proposes. Its official title is
IAN act supplemental to chapter 129 of
the session laws of 1897 and contenl-
plates in addition to other things an en-
forcement of the secrecy of the ballot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IF'rom the Atchison Globe.
The poorer the family, the fatter the
og.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SIX FEDERAL PRISONERS.
The Fort Prison is Filling Up With
Indian Territory Convicts.

Leavenworth, Feb. PA bunch of
six prisoners were received at the fed
eraI prison in charge of Deputy u S.
Marshal Lilly of Chickasaw, I. I. The
men were Tom Anderson, years for
larceny; Theo. Davis, years for en-
bezzlement; Berry Hightower, 2 years
and months for larceny; Tom Holt,
3 years and 500 fine for receiving stolen
property; George NJ. Masoner, 2 years
and Lonnie Shelves years for larceny.
The convicts were accompanied as far
as Kansas City by AL Jennings, the In
dian Territory outlaw, who was SEN
fenced to Columbus o. These prisoners
increase the prison population to 613.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
PRESTON JURY DIsAGREEs.
Suit For Damages Against the Mis-
souri, Pacific to be Tried Again.

Marysville, Feb. 22-Tn the second
trial of the damage case of Miss Stella
Preston against the Missouri Pacific
railroad to recover $4,000, which she
claims for being thrown from a ca
boose at Blue Rapids two or three years
ago. the jury failed to agree.
This case was tried before the late
Judge Spillman, the jury placing her
damages at $500, but before he could
pass on the motion for a new trial he
died. w. S. Glass was appointed to fill
the vacancy of Judge Spillman, and he
being one of the attorneys in the case
the case was tried before Judge ChaS.
w. Smith of Rocks county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
CHICAGO's DEATH RATE.
Mortality the Past Week Beat the
Record in the Lake City.

Chicago, Feb. ga total OF GUT
deaths was recorded by the health de-
partment during the week ended Feb
ruary IS. This is the greatest num-
Der for any one week in the history OF
the city, the highest previous being
sos for the week ended January 81, 1899
The greatest excess was among those
beyond middle life, there having been
145 deaths at over so years of age.
This number was exceeded only once
before and that during the week al
ready quoted, when there were 15S
deaths of this age period. The prfnci-
pal causes of the increase were pneu-
rnonia diseases of the nervous system,
consumption and complications OF in
f1uenZa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Foreign Trangportation ourtailed.

Washington, Feb. 22.-In view Of the
fact that the passenger accommoda TONS
of army transports are now taxed to the
utmost, to meet the needs of persons 60
ing to Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines in the service of the United States.
Acting Secretary Meiklejohn has issued an
order that hereafter no further Transports
ton privileges shall be granted on vessels
of the war department going to these ISL
ands to anyone not connected in some
manner with the public service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
SENATORIAL BALLOTING.

Harrisburg, Pa, Feb. 22.-The thirty
first ballot for senator resulted: Quay
II; jerks 8; DalzeH 1; Huff 1; Stewart
1. No quorum.
DELAWARE.
Dover, Del, Feb. 22-Two ballots for
senator were taken today, both result
ing: Addicks IS; Gray II; Cannon IL;
Hawkins 4. Absent 2.
UTAH
Salt Lake, Feb. 22-One ballot for SEN
ator today showed no change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Beresford Entertained.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Secretary Hay
last evening entertained at dinner Lord
Charles Beresford, inviting to meet that
officer a number of persons in Official
life. The list of guests included Rear
Admiral Schley, Senators Fairbanks,
Foraker, Lodge, Gray, Morgan, Hawley
Wolcott and Elkins, Mr.. G. H. Allen,
assistant secretary of the navy; Mr.
Andre, Belgian consul at Manila
Baron Sternberg, of the German embas-
sy, and Hon. John A. KasSon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
FILIPINOS DODGE ABOUT,
Though Nobody Seems to be Pur-
suing Them.

New York, Feb. 22.-Agonci1lo and his
secretary, Marti, left Montreal on Sun
day, announcing that they were coming
to this city, whence they would sail on
the steamer st. Paul. Marti was seen
on the train which left Montreal and
was due in this city at 1920 a. m. today.
He took pains not to conceal himself
at Saratoga and as Albany was the last
place where he was seen it is believed
that he remained in that city until the
next train for Montreal left there and
that he returned to the Canadian city
on it. Meanwhile both would be ex-
pected in this city. 1t Is thought that
Agoncillo sent Marti in the direction of
this city while he himself travelled east
ward to Halifax.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Relics of a Robbery.

Wellington, Feb. 22-H. r. Wightman,
engineer at the waterworks pump house,
discovered lot of underwear and two
shotguns in pile of cane between the
the junction a few days ago. City Mar
shall c. G. Shaver was informed of
the find, and today established the fact
that they were part of the goods stolen
from Elmer Mickey and Emory Jacobs
of Perth last December Although the
robbery at Perth was committed near
1y three months ago, the guilty parties
have never been caught
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22

Another use has been found for corn
stalks. The pith of the vests staple
product is not only demonstrated to be
of value in the construction of battle
ships. but recent experiments have
demonstrated it TO be the best body
for smokeless powders. This prompts
the Omaha Bee to remark that by the
time scientists get through experiment
ing there will be nothing allowed to go
to waste except the rustic OF the blades
in the summer breeze"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
Passing of a River Steamer.

There will be no pleasure steamboat
on the Verdigris river this summer. The
worthy and Captain knock, her owner,
is now engaged in tearing the little
steamer to pieces. The engine has been
removed and the superstructure is be-
ing taken away. Mr.. Knock says she
rs becoming much decayed below decks
and he fears the boat this season might
be used once too often, thereby bringing
disaster to some pleasure party. The
Nellie Hockett cost about $500. She
was built and launched in 1893.-From
the Independence Reporter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
CHASED Elm FIVE YEARS.
Missourian at Last Finds the Man
Charged With the Ruin of
His Home.

Laporte Ind, Feb. 22.-Peter Wetzel
is charged with having left November
II, 1894 from Foster, Mo, with the
young wife and child of J. z. Newkirk.
They were tracked from place to
place. and finally located in Boone
county, this state. Before Wetzel could
be arrested he again disappeared. Yes
terday, after nearly four years of un-
relenting search, Newkirk found Wetzel
and caused his arrest at Upton, this
state. Wetzel will be prosecuted. The
separated family are again united.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
CHINESE CAN COME BACK
To Hawaii if They Left Before the
Annexation.

Washington, Feb. 22.-Solicitor Gen.
eral ]. K. Richards has rendered an
opinion, which has been approved by the
attorney general in which he holds that
the secretary of the treasury has auth
GRITTY to admit to the Hawaiian islands
such Chinese persons as departed there
from under the regulations of the ex-
listing government allowing them to re-
turn but who would be excluded by the
extension to the islands of the law and
regulations now operative within the
United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22

Why has Helen Gould been singled
out from the host of women VINO oe-
voted themselves to the care OF the SICK
and wounded American soldiers during
the war to receive the thanks of con-
sress? True she did more than the
others, but it was only because her
thrifty parent left her in position
which enabled her to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-22
All One Way.

Cincinnati, Feb. 22.-The Republican
city convention today nominated Rufus
B. Smith for superior judge and Will
liam McAllister and Albert Fischer, for
members of the board of city affairs
After the Cox element carried the pri-
maries last night five to one, there was
no contest in the convention today.