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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-03
BACK TO EARTH.
Body of J. B. Bartholomew Laid to
Rest This Afternoon.

At O'Clock this afternoon the body of
John B. Bartholomew was carried from
his late residence on West Sixth avenue
to the First Methodist church, where
hundreds of friends were assembled to
pay a last tribute to his memory. AT the
close of the church service the casl1et was
taken to the Topeka cemetery and placed
in a vault. where it will remain until
Mrs. Bartholomew IS ready to accompany
the body to Wellsville, Ohio The inter-
ment win be in the family burying ground
The paIIbearers were preceded to the
church by the Brotherhood of St Paul,
of which Mr. T B. Sweet is president
Mr.. Bartholomew was member of the
brotherhood. and his death was the first
within its membership.
During the morning a beautiful arrange
ment of palms was erected within the
church by two intimate friends of the
family, and the many beautiful offerings
of roses and carnations. NlOletS, hya-
cinths. narcissus and lilies, received since
the death of Mr.. Bartholomew. were
borne with the casket from the house The
varied colored blossoms hid from view the
sombre broadcloth as the body lay in
state during the time of the services.
AS the casket was placed on the pedes-
tails in the midst of the setting of palms,
a Quartette. composed of Mrs Ferry. Mrs.
commenced the hymn, I Heard the Voice
of Jesus Say Before the reading of the
full Methodist Episcopal burial service,
Mr.. Walter Noble sang Milard AFTER
and the quartette closed the church SER
vice with the hymn Paradise
DR.. Mcfarland, to whom Mr.. BartholO-
NEW was greatly attached, made a short
address. He referred to the enterprise
which characterized Mr.. Bartholomew " S
life and spoke of his devotion to the
church of which he had been member
since boyhood.
At the conclusion of the services the
assembled friends were dismissed, and the
caslSet was accompanied to the cemetery
by members of the family.
The active pallbearers we're selected
from among Mr.. Bartholomew most in
innate friends and We're Mr.. Edward
Wilder. DR.. B. D. Eastman. Mr.. George
n. Noble. Mr.. J. p. GrisWold. Mr.. J. L
ShelIabarger and General J. K Hudson
The honorary pallbearers we've Mr.. NJ A
Low Mr.. 7. A Beck. Mr.. Z. J. Dallas
Mr. P. 1. Bonebrake, Mr. Jonathan
Thomas and Mr.. z. H Crosby.
Mr.. A. A. Bartholomew, a brother was
present from Ames, Iowa
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.
81AsoNs WIN THEIR STRIKE.

MASONS WIN THEIR STRIKE
New York. April Sat the headquar-
tiers of the painters. decorators and pa
per hangers in Newark, N J., today it
was stated that i've more boss painters
had signed the agreement, making about
% in all who have signed.
The $50 striking masons of Orange
won today. the. employers conceding
their demand for As cents an hour in
stead of 401z cents. The painters and
carpenters strikes in Orange are still
on
NO SETTLEMENT AT ST. LOUIS.
St Louis, April 3--No thorough set
uement OF the strike of the union paint
ers and carpenters of this city for high
er wages is yet in sight. There is an
understanding between some of the
bosses and journeymen by which about
one-third of the carpenters ard about
one-sixth of, the painters have returned
to work
LAKE CITY CASE CONTINUED.
Charleston. S. c., April BIN the fed
eral court today the case against the
Lake City citizens charged with lynch
ing Postmaster Baker and burning the
postoffice in 1898, was carried over TO the
next April term on motion of the dis
trict attorney.
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NEW CANAL COMPANY.
Inter Oceanic Files a Charter in
New Jersey.


Trenton. N. J., April 3.=The Inter
Oceanic Canal company was incorpo-
rated here today, with an authorized
capital of $780, 600, 900. The company is
authorized to construct, own and oper-
ate maritime canal between the At
lantic and Pacific oceans through the
territory of Nicaragua or any other ter
ritory in Central or South America.
The incorporators are Vim. B. Crowell
Levi B. Gilchrist, James NJ. Rooney,
James K. Traynor, George w. Bell,
Charles p. Galley and Richard w. Pur-
cell, all of whose DOstoffic9 addresses
are given as Jersey City
The incidental powers conferred on
the company under its articles Of in
concessions from any government to
construct, own and operate railroads,
telegraph, telephone cable and steam
ship lines, to supply water to towns for
irrigation, motive power and other pur-
poses. It is also provided that any gov
eminent while a stakeholder of the
company may have the privilege of
naming a director or directors. It is
further provided that the annual meet
ing of the company shall be held in
Jersey City on the first Tuesday in May.
The directors are empowered to fix the
amount of working capital and to de-
termine when and under what condi-
lions the books of the company shall be
are provided for, and those in Office
may at any time increase or decrease
this number, and may appoint an ex-
ecutiVe committee of three or more with
whatever power the board of directors
may confer upon it.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

GF'rom the Chicago News.1
Pretension isn't natural; nature never
pretends.
The man who boasts of his honesty
viii bear watching.
Thoughts that disturb men most never
enter woman's head.
If a man is his own worst enemy he
has one-sided fight on his hands.
woman's view of society depends
on whether she is outside or inside.
Some men never realize how mean
they have been until they run for office.
What does it benefit man if he is
on the right road, but headed the wrong
way?
Were it not for the weather lots of
people wouldn't have anything to kick
about.
The sense of touch is highly developed
in the man who knows just when to ask
for loan.
The man who is anxious to acquire
knowledge is never ashamed to confess
his ignorance.
A self-closing door spring adds to the
anger of the angry man who wants
to slam the door.
Age may not be garrulous, but there
is no denying the fact that it tells on
both men and women.
Wise is the man who acts as if he eX-
pected to live a hundred years, but is
prepared to shuttle off tomorrow.
Possibly some men never marry he
cause they realize that almost every WO-
man looks better in black than in any
thing else.
Some business men fail because they
waste their time in fooling over trifes
that they could hire a boy to attend tc
for 81 a week
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ON AUGUST /.
Contractor Says Auditorium
Will Be Done by That Time.

Mr.. Black, of the firm of Black, Laird
& Blackman, who are building the au-
ditorium, is pleased with the progress
made on the building.
The next 80 days will make a great
change" said Mr.. Black. BY tomorrow
we expect to be laying brick. We have
been delayed a few days waiting for
the iron beams for the city hall part
wish we could have s25 a day for every
day between the time the building is
done and September 1, the date set for
completion. We have been able so far
to find Topeka men to do the work. We
could have used few more masons
but have had a good number How it
will be about brickmasons and earpen-
tiers cannot say but things being equal
we Should find enough men here in the
city to do the work. Preference will al
ways be given Topeka mechanics
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CURRENCY EXPANSION.
National Bank Circulation Increased
$19.674. 2O1 During March.

Washington, April 3-The monthly
statement of the comptroller of the cur
rency shows that at the close of bust
ness March 81, 1900, the total circulation
of national bank notes was $270, 953 068,
an increase for the year of $27 800, Isl,
and an increase for the month of $21,
51S,190.
The circulation based on United
States bonds was 1858. 2S4. 230. an increase
for the year of S23, 35S. 241. and an in
crease for the month of 1864, POI.
The circulation secured by lawful
money was S37. SOS. 1913. an increase for
the year of 81, 582 $40, an increase for the
month of 81 $40, 800.
The amount of United States register
ed bonds on deposit to secure circulat-
ing notes was 1926 001, $780, of which those
of the new two per cents amounted to
$97, 797, $50, and to secure public deposits
$3.50, 631, 0SO, of which $40, 1872 900 We're the
new two ner cents
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A BIG SURPLUS.
Government Receipts Exceed Elk
penses by $16,538, 566 In March.

Washington, April 3.-The monthly
statement of the government receipts
and expenditures during the month of
March shows the total receipts to have
been $48,726, S37, ard the expenditures
$32, 1SS, 2T1, which leaves a surplus for
the month of s16 538. 566. The receipts
from the several sources of revenue are
given as follows:
Customs s22, o9O.6S1. an increase as
compared with March last years Of
about 81 coo 0O0
Internal revenue $24, 237, 1868, increase
81, $50 900.
Miscellaneous 81, 3S9, 1872
The disbursements for the month
| charged to the war department amount
ed to $8,329 053, a decrease as compared
with March, 1899, of SO. 100000
Navy department S4413, 637, a decrease
of $430, 900.
Civil and miscellaneous s6.s9e. 1876. de-
crease 81, 203, 600.
For the nine months of the present
fiscal year the receipts exceeded the dis
bursement by S54, BOZ, 600
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FRUIT GROWERS TO MEET.
Shawnee County Horticulturists Will
Discuss Things Thursday.

The April meeting of the Shawnee
County Horticultural society viii be
held in the state horticultural rooms in
the state house, Thursday afternoon. at
80 O'Clock, with the following pro-
gramme:
Some Thoughts on Insect Pests by
Prof. +. J. Parrott of Manhattan.
THE Growing Of Seedless Peaches -
by Bradford Miller of Mission town
snip.
Members are requested to bring to the
meeting. samples of twigs, showing in
jury, if any, made by frosts or insects.
Mr.. Walter Wellhouse is president OF
the society this year.
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BUILDING STOPS.
Mechanical Work in Indianapolis at
q StandstilL

Indianapolis Ind, April 3--NearIy all
the building trades in Indianapolis are
now affected by strikes. Carpenters,
plumbers, bod carriers and bricklayers
We're out today. The trouble was pre-
cipitated by the going into effect Of the
1900 wage scale.
All the union he'd carriers, about 400
went on strike today and as a conse-
quence all the brieklayers were obliged
standstin The contractors have taken
no action with reference to the demand
for a minimum rate of 30 cents an hour
The two carpenters unions will meet
in Joint session tomorrow night when
decisive action will be taken. The car
penters still make the point that no
strike has been ordered and that the
union men are simply laying off await
ing a settlement of their differences.
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The Arbuckles have carried the war
into Africa They have asked that
receiver be appointed for the sugar
trusts coffee plant located at Toledo in
which they are stockholders. When the
Arbuckles went into the business of re-
hning sugar the sugar trust bought the
plant of their principal rival in the COT
fee business and made war on the Ar
buckles, through cutting on coffee in
stead of on sugar Arbuckles have come
into possession of some of the stock in
the Toledo concern and have taken
steps to break up the business.
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10000 MINERS OUT.
Pittsburg Is Threatened With
Coal Famine.

Pittsburg, April 3.-Reports received to-
day from the coal mines in the Pittsburgh
district indicate that the strike inaugur
ated yesterday against the dead work
scale and the run-off-nine rate. has as
sumed larger proportions than at first ex
pected. Few mines are in operation and
fully twenty thousand miners are idle If
the strike should continue for a week, it
is likely that every mill in the Pittsburg
district depending on the two coal COM
binations for their supply of coal will
have to shut down. There is less than
a weeks supply of coal in the PittsbUrg
harbor The officials of the coal compan-
les expect to effect a settlement before
the end nf the week
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Curtis Gets a Bin Through.

Washington, April Sin the house
yesterday Mr. Curtis (Kan.) moved the
passage under the suspension of the
rules of the senate bill to ratify the
agreement with the Bannock and Sho-
shone Indians of the Fort Hall reserva-
ton in Idaho. The house committee
had amended the dill to include ratifica-
ton of the Kiowa, Comanche and
Apache agreement for opening to set
Element 2. 500 600 acres in Oklahoma The
land in the Fort Hall reservation. ag-
gregates 41Se00 acres. Mr.. Wilson
Qdaho) and others advocated the pas
sage of the bill and it was passed with
out division.
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The attention of those people who
think that women do not desire the
ballot is called to Cleveland where ming
thousand of the fair registered for the
election which took place YESTERDAY.
They not only registered but they turn
ed out in the rain to vote. Careful OBJ
seI-vance of the workings of woman
suffrage viii show that they always
vote when there is presented an issue
In which they are interested. When
the election turns on the mere matter
Of which party is to draw the official
salaries they stay at home just as many
men do.
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nae Best in the word

We believe Chamberlain Cough Rem
edy is the best in the world \ few weeks
ago we suffered with a. sewers cold and a
troublesome cough. and having read their
advertisements in our own and other pa
pers we purchased a bottle to see if it
would effect us. It cured US before the
bottle was more than half used. 1t is the
best medicine out for colds and coughs
The Herald. AndersonViile, Ind For sale
by all druggists.
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ARRFSTFD FOR THFFT

This morning officer Goff arrested
Charles Robinson for stealing a set of
harness from Whitteker's barn The
charge is burglary and larceny. The
harness was recovered.
HUMANE SOCIETY TO MEET
A meeting of the Foster Humane So
ciety will be held in the parlors of the
Throop hotel tonight at s O'Clock a
programme has been ARA nged consist
ing of u vocal solo by Miss Lillian Fos-
ter. daughter of the late Judge Foster,
2 reading by Mr.. Robert Pierce and an
address by Miss Hardy
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At the Whist Club.

The twenty-seven boards prepared for
last nights game at the Topeka Whist
club probably contained as many diff
cult hands to play as have been placed
before the players this winter. The
situation at times on some of the boards
was hard to solve. A few teams won
nearly double the number of matches
that others did. Murphey and Corners
still retain their lead in the tournament
and it is doubtful if any team can now
overtake them. as but a few games
more remain to Be played.
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NOSTRTMS FOR HANNA.
His House Filled With Cures For
eFibrous' Knees.

Washington, April 3.-Two days ago a
dispatch from Cleveland said Senator
Mark Hanna was afflicted with fibrous
growth on the knee Today his private
office looks like an apothecary shop
No less than 25 different remedies
have been sent to the Hanna home as a
sure cure for his ailment. Electric belts.
trusses, elastic stockings, horse lini-
ment, bitter-root, bay rum, witch hazel,
ammonia,and a walking stick have been
received
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BATES SWEEPS ON.
Occupies One Place After An
other in the Philippines.

Manila, April SIS p. 'm-Gen. John c
Bates has peacefully occupied Surigao,
Cagayan. Ilagan, Nisamis and Min
danao. A number Of rifles and cannon
were captured.
The presence Of the gunboats York
town, Manila and Panay prevented re-
sistance at Cagayan- Insurgent atroci-
ties in Cagayan and Camarines prov
inces continue.
Spaniards. Cinnamon and natives have
been murdered
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Luck seldom comes to the man who
depends upon it.
The dogs of war are still embarking
for South Africa.
When a mans furnace won't work
he usually manages to get hot about it.
A polite way to call a man a liar is to
say he is suffering from amputation Of
veracity.
No, Maude, dear, a man doesn't take
iron into his system in order that his
words may carry weight
Borrowell-.Lend me a dollar, old
chap I'm a little short" Wigwag-
There it is. Now get along"
''Matrimony." says the Confirmed
Bachelor lis too often a case of pay
your money and make your choice"
A man never acquires true fame
until he has a cigar named after him.
Then his name is in eVerybody's mouth
Dan Cupid is a merchant,
Who deals in human hearts.
He has them in all sizes,
Some whole, and some in parts.
And those that are quite damaged
He sets apart-the males
And all the thrifty maidens flock
CnDid's bargain safest
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with an old fashioned covered basket.
that we do not long to see what is in
it.
Do the women know what the bird
on their hat is? It is a corpse. Fancy
wearing a corpse for adornment! Now
VIII they be good?
Flows your husband?'' a man asked
woman today. % he's all right.
the woman replied, except when
ask him for money.
His mother alone of all the world
loves him during the period of a boys
life when he Is never happy unless he
has some girl saying OUGHT"
Your mind is strong enough for all
daily purposes if you can read a patent
medicine circular, and not be convinced
that you have all the diseases it men
lions.
Mrs. Lysander John Appleton proyes
that she is a true reformer: she is or
ganizing clubs to fight the wearing Of
birds on hats, and her own hat is trim
med with three
An AtchisOn woman who does all the
homework for a family of five, and
who goes to a party about once a
month. has broken down in health, and
the church people say that she will
never get we'll until she retires from
society,".
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MARK TWAIN,S sITGGEsTION

London, April 3.-The select commit
tee Of the house of lords on the copy
right bill, met today and Samuel L.
Clemens, mark Twain) was examined.
He expressed the opinion that the copy
right laws of Great Britain and the
United States were now so nearly what
they ought to be that they only needed
zone commercially trifling, but moral
~ gigantic amendment in order to be-
come perfect" Mr.. Clemens explained
that the amendment would be the re-
moval of the AZ years limit and a re-
turn to perpetual copyright.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS

The mother of Mrs A NJ Baird, of
Topeka, died last night at her home in
EngleWo0d III Mrs. Baird left for the
home of her mother yesterday.
The funeral of the infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer took place yester-
day afternoon at O'Clock from the
family residence. 514 Monroe street.
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Carnegie Buys Railroad Shares.

Pittsburg, Pa, April 3.-The Carnegie
company has purchased 10000 shares of
the stock of the Pittsburg, Bessemer
and Lake Erie railroad from Col. Sam
uel 3. Dick, chairman of the road. for
a sum said to range close to $400, 600,
and Colonel Dick today retired com
pletely from the management of the
company.
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ENGLISHMAN AHEAD.
Harry Warden Leads in the Golf
Contest

Atlantic Citv.N. J..April 3.-The three
ball gold medal match in which Harry
Warden endeavored to win from Her
bert NJ. HERMAN. amateur champion,
and Findlav S DouEIass the holder of
the title If, 1893 PLAYING the best ball of
these two players. began at Mortified.
near here TODAY. The weather was fine
and the three crack players gave a fine
exhibition of golf
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Coal Mines Al CLOSED.

Linton, Ind, April 3.-An the coal
mines here have been closed, and 1 100
miners are idle Failure of the oper-
ators and miners to reach an agree
ment on the weekly pay and powder
questions caused the tie-up.
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Coinage For March.

Washington. April 3.-The monthly
statement of the director of the mint
shows the total coinage at the minis Of
been s17,o75 6sS, as follows. Gold S12-
596.240: silver S4.341. 375. minor coins
S13S. O72
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The east continues to poke fun at
what they choose to term the back
woods" methods of the west But it
remained for a great Kansas railroad
to break the worlds record for fast
travel Cor three thousand miles fight
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Carnegie Returns to Florida.

F7ernandina, Fla, April s.-Andrew
Carnegie arrived here Saturday and is
visiting relatives at Dunganness. It is
stated that his visit is for rest and re-
generation.
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The senate has lost no time in giving
the administration to understand that
it is little too late with its tax reduc-
tion scheme. War taxes and big sur
plus have no terrors for senators. They
ore not elected by popular vote.
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Chicago Record: Speaker Hender-
sons declaration that the sugar trust is
opposed to the Porto Rican tariff might
do to tell innocent and coniding con-
gressmen. but it will hardly go down
with the people of Iowa.
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Roberts has been made a victim of the
same old Boer trick and on April l. too,
when Ne should have been expecting
something of the kind
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Democrats can have lit ar their own
way on the stump this year. It will
keep Republicans busy 20 explain the
Porto Rican tariff
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1t doesn't seem to have occurred 10
Philadelphia to ask congress to help her
out on her convention fund with an APP
propriatiUn Very little is obtained in
this world Without asking for It.
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Stubbornness is not always commenda-
bic but the Roers seem t. have enough
Of the quality to not know when they
are whipped.
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Manila census reports show that city
TO be one of the most unhealthy in the
world. It is not to be wondered at that
every returning government vessel has
aboard a number of insane soldiers.
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Since Millionaire Peacock made 2,733
miles in 1914 hours. the value of that
fowl should be considerably enhanced.
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Mr.. Depew announced that he pro-
poses to swat the trusts by voting for
the Porto Rican tariff.
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Now that Topeka has an ice trust its
citizens can spend the money saved
from plumbers bills by the open win
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HOWE GOING TO EUROPE.
Atohison. April Sc. ". Howe will
go to Europe in May.
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Digested Food
m axes rich
blood ferment-
ed food produces
poison and from
this springs
Constip alton.
Dyspepsia and
Liver Trouble.
The Bitters viii
help TO diges {
your food. and
thus ere ate
healthy, active
blOGd If'S an
excellent spring
tonic.