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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
WHERE WE STOPPED.
Letter Of Horace Boies to the Brook
lyn Democrats.

New York. April 19-At the Jefferson
Day banquet of the Democratie club,
from Ex-Governor Boies of Iowa. was read
as follows:
attend the Jefferson banquet.
The war with Spain was reaffirmance
of government, that found expression in
a loyal declaration by a united people that
Cuba should OF right be free. No nation
The end came. The grip of tyrant
had been broken. Spain was at our feet.
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines at
our disposal. 1t need but a simple de-
mand from US to make them forever free
Greed took the place of charity and
usurped the throne of justice. We wanted
an excuse for exploiting the Philippines,
and made a voluntary donation of $4,000
600 of gold to Spain to find it. What fol-
lowed2 I wish to God we could blot from
the annals of our race this page of Amer
lean history, it must be written and
go shamefaced, as it will, through all the
ages to come.
''The truth is. we have simply changed
places with Spain and snatehed from her
palsied hand the sword she could no lon
ger WELD, and turned it against a race
she had become poWerless to further OPP
Look at the little island of Porto Rico
that has welcomed us as deliverers from
A people denied the most valuable privf-
leges they enjoyed under a. despotisn that
furnished our only excuse for war; a race
of vassals without a. right we are bound
to respect-foreigners, in fact, who can
not enter our gates without paying IIADutC
on the products of their toll or take I'M
encountered from our hands that which
their needs required-yet our subjects in
name over whom the American flag is
to float forever, to be ruled as our lordly
| Will may determine.
| with unseemly haste Republican
| congress and a Republican president
/ struck from the statutes of their country
a tariff tax framed for revenue. the only
! purpose for which taxes can rightfully be
| laid, and built in its place huge wall
| in front of every port of the nation, in
/ the shadow of which an infamous brood
| of life-sucking trusts have been nuTSed,
/ until there is scarcely a manufactured ne
/ eessity of life the market price of which
/ to American consumers is not fixed by
/ the greed of some giant corporation.
I'VE are at the threshold of another ma
| tional campaign. The issues upon which
| it is to be fought will be made by the
| Democratic party.
what shall they be? Anti-imperfalisn,
anti-militarism, anti-monopoly and death
| to trusts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
ALI CALLED.
Turkish Minister Found What
He Was Looking For.

Washington. April 1e-Among the
callers on Acting Secretary Hill today
was Ali Ferrough Bey.t the Turkish min
lister to Washington Though this was
diplomatic day. and the minister has
been a rather frequent visitor to the
department on such days, it was pretty
We'll understood that the occasion for
this particular call was the publication
Of the intention of the United States
government to bring to an immediate
issue the negotiations with Turkey rel
alive to the payment of the American
missionary and other claims. It is I'M
derstoOd that the purpose Of the minis
ter was primarily to gather information
on this subject of which he was ignor-
ant owing to the fact that the negotia-
tons have been conducted exclusively
in Constantinople.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
MCCOY ACTS AS aBOUNCER. .
Pugilist Elects a Cartnan From His
Saloon and is Slugged by His
Bartender

New York, April 19-In the realm of
electric light and retired pugilists on ups
per Broadway it is reported that kid"
Mccoy was knocked OUT today. The
KID indignantly denies this and also the
story that it took a liberal application of
cosmetics under his eyes to give him a
presenta Bile appearance, but the fact re-
mains that bartender who lately Joined
his forces at Broadway and Fortieth is
looking for another job.
According to the story a bartender with
a long right arm and plenty Of power
back of it obtained employment on Fri
day in McCoy's saloon but it was not I'M
til today that he first met his employer.
He was serving a cartman named Peters
under protest when Mccoy entered. The
pugilist was displeased with the bolster
Gus manner of the cartman and without a
word took him by the collar and was
struggling with him to throw him into the
street. when the bartender, indignant at
what he supposed to be a stranger under
taking the responsible job of '..bouncer,"
jumped over the bar and hOored Mccoy
with a right swing between the eyes.
What happened afterward is not known,
but the fact that another bartender is
doing the mixing and that the Kid
wears a sinister smile when spoken to of
the occurrence, argues i'll for the man
with the long arm and power back of it
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HAD A GOOD THING.
A Man Who Filled Up a Blank vir-
ginia Bond When Wanting Money.

New York, April 19-What IS known
as the Virginia bond forgery case came
up for trial today when julius Schroeder,
q manufacturer of Forest Hill, N. J.,
was placed on trial for forgery in the
first degree before Judge NewbeFger, in
general sessions Schroeder is charged
with forging the names of d. R. Rever-
ley, treasurer of the commonwealth of
Virginia and H. H. Olson, second audi
tor of the state, to a bond of the issue of
1882, which he is also accused of having
hypothecated- Schroeder is alleged to
have got hold of bonds of the common
wealth OF Virginia and raised 100000
on them.
In February, 1882. the commissioners
of the sinking fund of the state of Vir-
GINA voted to issue bonds and orders
were sent to the Kimball Bank Note
company for them. The bonds were
never issued, and the package was sent
to the Kimba1 cOmpany'S warehouse
Two or three years later the package
was sold with other paper. Last No
venber Schroeder visited the office of
Ladenburg, Thalman & Co.., where he
saw Paul Lichtenstein, an employee.
Liehtenstein says Schroeder offered Sc
of the Virginia bonds, representing $751;
900 face value. as security for loan Of
$4,000. One of these bonds. No. 100, pay
able July 1, 1899, and redeemable in July,
1900, is that on which the specific charge
against Schroeder is made. Lichtenstein
check and $4,000 in two checks later.
Further allegations are that Schroeder
visited the Importers and Traders bank
and got rid of bonds for $50. 600 and
that he got 700 from the Seaboard
National bank,
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CONSUMPTION OF 1NToxrcANr.

A British parliamentary report on the
consumption Of alcoholic beverages by
the leading nations OF the world makes
a very good showing for the United
States on the score of comparative
moderation in the use of intoxieants
As wine drinkers the French are far
in the lead their annual CONSUMPTION
being 925,oO0.0OO gallons. or 24.25 gall
Ions per capita The British total is
100000 gallons. or a per capita. while
the American total is q, SOC, 900 gallons.
or 3 for every man, woman and child
In the United States. The Germans
with a per capita consumption of Is
gallons, are a little ahead Of England
and the United States. but far behind
France
The British are the greatest beer
drinkers, with a total consumption Of
l,250, 100000 gallons, or an average Of
3i.s gallons per capita. The Germans,
taken as whole nation, come next.
with q. total OF 1.3s2.00oOO gallons, or
s. per capita; although some of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
NOT WHAT he WANTED.
LFrom Harper's Bazaar. ]

[F'rom Harper's Bazar1
'I perceive, sir" began the pedler,
suayely, that there are children in the
Have I the honor of speaking to Mr.
Sherlock Holmes?' inquired Mr.. Poply,
Not exactly, but
Il presume you arrived at that aston
ishingly correct conclusion by a process
of scientific deduction continued Mr.
Poply, in the same sarcastic tone. Let
me see if can follow your line of rea-
soning. No doubt you noticed Towser
who has just fitted from the back door
with a milk can attached to his cauda1
appendage. That round hole in the stain
ed glass of this door would at once con-
mind That dull sound which we now
hear can only be produced by hammer
ing a high chair with a hand mirror or a
cream pitcher. Am right?'
Probably answered the pedler, but
drew my differences from the fact that
you came to. the front door with and are
still inadvertently holding a rattle in your
hand. And, unless my eyes deceive me,
there IS a jumping jack attached By
rear of your smoking jacket. However, all
this is immaterial. called to show you
the greatest invention of the age-'The
Patent Noiseless Baby Jumper and Child
Amuser.' BY its use a. child may be left
alone for hours and need no attention
Place the infant in this swinging seat
Pardon me- interrupted Poply Does
that invention have an attachment. for
picking up playthings which have been
Violently thrown on the hoorg'
docs it have to be pulled2'
docs it have an arrangement which
! when the child cries, tells whether the
screams express cholera morbus, hunger
| a pin. temper or general depraV1ty!
"Certainly not!'
.'Then I'm afraid I can't buy it. Be
tween ourselves, I don't think I need g
Patent Noiseless Baby Jumper but
| should like a patent noiseless baby"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
BOYS ARRESTED.
Sons of Prominent Families Captured
While Playing Ball.

The police were called Wednesday
evening to stop a baseball game in
progress on Harrison between Sixth
and Seventh streets.
A home run had just been knocked
and the base runner was making a
record when Detective Gilmore and
Officer Bundy swooped down and gath
cred in the entire two old cat" organi-
cation. On the police docket the fol-
lowing names and ages were registered:
Dene Giles, ID; NJ. Wilson, Is; c. Hinck-
ley, Is; NJ. Harris, 10; Dale Miller. is;
w Myers, IA; G. Johnson, Is; Rex fIar-
ris, 10; Roy Rowe, 10, and c. Knowles,
3D. Some one in the neighborhood tele-
phoned for the police. and the boys
were arrested, as there is a city ordi-
nance prohibiting the playing Of ball in
the streets.
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COLLECTED SIS, 900.
Oil Inspection Department Proving a
Boon to the State.

Out of an appropriation of s., 200 for
expenses for a year. S. o. Spencer, state
oil inspector. has expended in nine
months $3.50. For deputies an appro-
priation of $4,000 was made for the
year. Spencer has expended $272-14 The
oil inspector has collected and turned
into the treasury since July 1. 1899. a
net amount of SIS, 1865
Taking from this sum the amount ex-
pended as mentioned in the foregoing
the new law has netted the state a to-
tai of so, 354.61. The appropriations,
however, would have been expended,
had not cent been collected for in
Spections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
LENFESTY PROMOTED.
Topeka Boy Made Travelling Passen-
ger AGENT of Frisco.

Mr.. John R. Lenfesty, the Topeka
young man who has held the position
of city passenger agent of the Frisco
road in Chicago for the past two years,
has been appointed travelling passenger
agent of that line with headquarters in
San Antonio, Tex. Mr.. Lenfesty was
formerly connected with the Santa Fe
passenger department in this city and in
Chicago. He is a thoroughly compete Mt
passenger man, and his ability is stead
lily winning promotion for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19

There Is a curious coincidence of
dates, says the Albany Argus, in con-
nection with the history of our Spanish
war, and its sequel 1t is noted that on
April II, 1898. congress received the
presidents message precipitating war
with Spain; that on April IL, 1899, the
exchange Of the Publications of the
Paris treaty by Spain and the United
States was made at the White House;
and that on April IL. 1900, the bill inl-
posing the tariff on Porto Rico, and
giving that island the most pernieious
form Of government conceivable, was
passed by the house and practically be-
came law. What is reserved to occur
on April II, 1901. only prophets can fore
tell
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REFUSES 10 PAY INTEREST
Acknowledgement Trying to Bring
Franklin School Districts to Time.

Acknowledgement Trying to Bring
Franklin School Districts to Time.
The attorney generals second assist
ant, B. H. Tracy is to appear in court
at Ottawa Thursday to represent the
state in a contention that certain school
districts in Franklin county, should pay
interest on bonds owned by the school
fund, having been purchased by the
Populist administration which preceded
this administration.
Some time ago the county super1n-
tendent divided a district in Franklin
county. The bonds, in controversy, were
voted and issued for the erection of a
school house. The building was compile
ted and was occupied as school house.
In suit which followed the court
held that the district had not been
legally divided by the county superin-
tendent. Proceedings were later gone
through with which made the division
legal and the districts are now divided
on the lines originally fixed by the
county superintendent and the building
which was then erected is now being
used by the district in question.
Taxpayers have now brought suit to
enjoin the commissioners from levying
a tax to collect the interest on the
bonds, claiming that under the decis-
ion of the court that they are not bound
to pay the interest on the bonds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
BIG JEWELRY BILL.
Woman Who Claimed to Own Millions
Defrauds Chicago Firm.

Chicago, April 19.-Mrs Clara B.
Heater, who claims to be the owner of
western real estate worth several mil
lions, was arrested late last night by
Deputy Sheriff Sheridan at her apart
ments at the Metropole hotel on a capias
issued by Judge Dunno
The writ was granted in the suit of
Hyman, Berg & Co., jewellers, who claim
that Mrs. Heater owes them $780, 42 The
jewellers make affidavit that Mrs Heater
claimed to be the owner of real estate
in Iowa and Minnesota valued at sew
eral million dollars. This they assert
has been found upon investigation to
be untrue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
TO DAWSON JUNE
White Pass 6 Yukon Road Creeping
North.

Seattle, Wash, April 19-Gensral
Manager Hawkins of the White Pass
and Yukon route made the anro ounce
ment today that upon the opening of
navigation about June l next the ore
rating system of the White Pass and
Yukon route would be extended to paw-
son City and Yukon river points. This
was effected through a traffic arrange
ment with the Canadian Development
company, who operate a number of
steamers from White Horse to Dawson.
A daily service to Dawson will result.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHs.

LFrom the Chicago News.1
Dignity always begins where boasting
ends
Some men believe in drowning care in
the flowing bowl.
The happiest women. like the hapDiest
nations, have no history.
The helm is but a little thing, yet it
governs the course of the ship.
A fur cap trimmed with lace is like
a hot plum pudding with ice cream
sauce.
Probably the dog didn't want to go
into the ark because he had bark of
his own.
Three dangerous courses-the course
of time the course Of true love and the
race course.
Says a rural editor of a rival: "He
is reservoir Of falsehood and an aque-
duct of ignorance"
If a man is unable to say nothing
and saw wood, he can at least try to
do either one or the other.
An old bachelor commenting on the
ring cure for rheumatism, says that
wedding rings have been used to cure
love for ages.
No matter how poor it may be, there
is always one enjoyable feature about
a new play. The idiot behind you isn't
continually telling his neighbor what is
going to happen next.
A small man should never marry a
buxom widow. He might be called the
widows mite
When a man discovers that he has
had enough he also discovers that he
has overestimated his capacity.
When q. woman resorts to art for a
youthful complexion she is only trying
to make up for lost time.
A philosopher who has undoubtedly
been up against it, says: 1.-THE best
throw man can make with dice is to
throw them away
No man on earth is ever referred to
as one Of natures nololemen. He must
occupy space in the earth in order to
acquire the title.
Courtship was probably Invented by
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PLATFORM FORECAST.

Republican Declaration of Faith Is
Outlined
Chicago, April ia special to the
Post from Washington says:
Administration leaders have agreed
upon the issues and articles of Re
publican faith which will be incorpo-
rated in the national platform to be
submitted to the Philadelphia conyen-
ton for ratification. A rough draft of
the Republican party creed has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19
Blood Meal.

One Pound of Blood Meal VIII fur
nish a hen with meat for one month
cheaper than beef scraps.
SO pounds $50, 100 pounds &2.75,
2e0 pounds $500.
Oyster Shell 81 per hundred. 90 pounds
Mica Crystal Grit $1.0o cwt. 50
pounds Use.
Chick Grit 81 cwt.. 80 MS Use.
PETER Hell. S SON.
21O West Sixth Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19

The United States is now the worlds
greatest producer and exporter of
meats. which form one of the most I'M
portant features of our export trade.
In 1887 the total expectation Of provis-
ions and live animals was s102. "a, 80,
and in 1899 their total was S2O7 ,1O5 637,
having thus doubled meantime, and
forming in 1899 17.9 per cent Of the to-
tai exports of that year.
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GLoBE sTGHTs.
rFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Il some people want is an audien

LF'rom the Atchison Globe.1
All some people want is an audience.
We would hate to be a cook, and
have pie crust on our conscience.
Every bum show manager wants his
picture to appear on the Autographs
A woman has to be martyr, to live
up to her own expectations of herself.
At receptions, the women have long
been wearing skirts cut rainy day at
the top.
1t requires an average of two weeks
for family. storm to clear off, and
another is due in a week.
In every town, there are a lot of men
who think there is no harm in drinking
whisky in a drug store.
When man meets with an accident,
it is always said that his wife is very
low as result of the shock.
We have noticed in time of peril that
the man who believes his soul is saved,
gets as scared as one whose soul isn't.
BY Accomplished means tina.
girl knows how to do certain things
well which will be out Of fashion in six
months.
If a woman faints while being fitted
at the dressmaker's. she is immensely
proud of it and never loses an oppor-
tunity Of telling it.
The more gaudy a woman dresses,
the more she knows she needs it. A
really pretty woman is content to wear
a very simple costume.
An Atchison girl who has a father,
mother, and seven younger sisters and
brothers. has bought a bird in order
that she haWa ffCnu1 af6inp n
love-"
When a boarding house young man
| marries a girl who is a good cook, and
they go to housekeeping, he begins to
grow fat as fast as cemetery in South
| Africa
When a boy really means it, he says
"thank YOU without being told If
you are compelled to ask him, What
| do you say2'' he feels more like saying
dang it, than 'thank you"
There has been a great deal of rain
| and mud for three days. and the side
walks were in a filthy condition until a
| well known woman came down town
| this afternoon wearing a dress with a
| train, and kindly cleaned them of.
The only reason Mrs. Dewey wants
her husband to be president is that she
| many rank first in the dinky receptions
in Washington. Social ambition is as
dangerous for a woman as politics is
| for a man.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton is
claiming that the state authorities are
not doing their duty. She inherited g
silk dress, a feather bed and SIS in
cash from her grandmother recently
and no attempts have been made tt
collect an inheritance tax.
Great men seem to be as foolish al
the rest of US. When Dewey became {
hero in Manila Bay, by the merest ac-
cident, and without encountering the
slightest danger, people thought Of
him as a great man, and concluded
that he must know a great deal. Blu
within a few weeks after his return
home he began making a fool of him
| self and has done nothing else since.
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Lumber Stocks Are Short.

of the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's
association have decided that there shall
be no curtailment Of the cut for the
coming season. Stocks are $50 million
The prospective demand is active. The
log supply is short owing to the unfav-
ol'able season and the cut can not pos
sibly reach last years record breaking
figures
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MISSOURI TIGERS COMING.
viii Play Ball With Washburn Team
TomorroW.

The first baseball game Of the season
to be played by Washburn on the home
grounds will be played Friday after
noon at 1880 with the Missouri uniVer-
sity Tigers from Columbia
The following are the games arranged
for Topeka. Kansas university, April
26; EmDoria, May 5; Ottawa, May 10;
Nebraska, May %; Baker, May 80; Has
kell Indians, June 2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19

Colonel Pope. the well known bicycle
manufacturer, is authority for the
statement that automobiles will soon be
so cheap as to be within the reach of
all. He intimates that the reduction will
be even greater than that which has
taken place in the bicycle market with
in the past three years. The time is
coming, he says, when a first-elass au-
tomobile. made for two. can be pur-
chased for $3.50.
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Peoria Journal: 1t is the duty Of ev-
cry good American citizen to cast a bal
lot at every election that is held in this
country. Why? Because if the good
citizens do not vote. the bad citizens.
who never fail to vote. will eventually
get control of affairs. That is as plain
as a pikestaff
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81 guess Blink has just had a raise in
salary said the confirmed eynic.
HAS anybody told you so?''
mo. But he goes about saying he
thinks the world is getting better, and
that the danger from trusts is greatly
nagnifed, and that human nature isn't
so bad after all. That's the way a
man nearly always talks just after he
has had raise in salary. Nv ashing
ton Star.
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WITH FATAL RESULTS.
A Woman Tries to Put Out Fire by
Herself

Indianapolis, April 1e.-Mary Nc
Carthy, a widow. So years old, was
burned to death today at her home in
this city. She died in great agony. af-
ter suffering for four hours. Mrs. Nc
Carthy tried to put out a fire which
started in the house before calling for
help and her clothing ignited.
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Attention A. O. o. W.

J.H. Order, G. NJ W., will be with
us on Friday evening. April 90 and will
talk on 1.-THE Good eff the Order" J. @.
Waters and c. z. Foote win also make
short addresses. All Workmen are in
vited, e. H. SHUS4WAY
Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-19

Col. Bryan has an advantage in point
Of numbers. He is being endorsed by
two political parties while President
Mckinley has been forced to content
himself with approval Of one up to the
present time.
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Death Of q Bal Player.

Bloomington. H., April, 19-James R
Clark one of the earliest professional
baseball players in this country, who
was famous as a catcher with eastern
clubs in the sixties died here today, aged
55 years.