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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
JOE MURPHY HERE.
Veteran Irish Actor Doesn't Like
Sunday Performances.

Joseph Murphy. the veteran Irish
actor, is in Topeka today He will be
seen in shaun Rhue" for the, first time
in several years at the Crawford the
alter tonight.
Mr.. Murphy has been a star in his
particular class of work for the past 30
years. and he says the only features of
stage life that wear upon him are Sun
day night performances. Mr.. Murphy
does not believe that anything is gained
in a financial way by the Sunday en-
tertainments.
It's a sin and shame" said he in
discussing the matter today. Every
person in every walk of life ought to
be allowed Sunday as a day of rest and
quiet. In the old days. before the ad-
vent Of the Sunday performance idea
the audiences on Saturday and Monday
nights were much larger than they are
now where performances are given Sun
day nights This demonstrates that
nothing is gained financially. But an
actor must agree TO play Sunday nights
in order to secure the weeks enga ge-
ment."
Mr. Murphy says he is taking life
comparatively easy now, making his
seasons on the road short. He declares
he would willingly break away from
shaun Rhue'' and Kerry Cow if the
public would let him, but says that all
his attempts to bring out new plays
have ended in failure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
MARSHALL'S PROGRAMME.
Selections to Be Played at the Annual
Band Concert.

Following is the programme for Mar
shalPs annual band concert tomorrow
evening:
La March the Man Behind the Gun
oOusd
OBJ Soldiers in the Park. Monckton
From the New Gaiety Burlesque,
A Runaway Girl.
2-Overture to William TELL. Rossihi
3-Marcean Caracteristique. 80. Beudix
CThe Dawn of Love.)
4-(a) There's One that Love- Dearly.
% Sleep Little Baby of Mine.
..--.... Ladies Quartette
Mrs. Parkhurst, Mrs. Foster. Mrs. Won
Dahlen. Mrs. Ferry.
5-Tarentella Ceello Solo. Pepper
Miss Cornelia Apply.
6-Descriptive Fantansia, On the Clock
olOIeJ .--..-.....- OTln
.7-Grand selection. II Trovatore
S-Serenade ....................Go Goldberg
Ladies' Quartette-Mrs. Parkhurst Mrs.
Foster, Mrs. Won Dahlen, Mrs Ferry.
9-Idylle Cello Solo. Rorer
Miss Cornelia Apply.
10-Waltz, From the Fair and Sunny
south, -.-..;. $500 ...--:..---.
11-Grand Sacred Fantasia, Providence
. L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
He WAS JUSTLY REMOVED.
Engineer Reagan Says Americans
Had No Confidence in Macrum.

Fort Scott, Feb. 19-J. W. Reagan, a
civil engineer of this city who just re-
Gently returned from South Africa.
where he was doing contract work on
a large scale, had personal dealings
with Charles Macrum, the eX-consul at
Pretoria, who has just returned and
made a statement that the British sub
jected him to indignities there, and he
says Mr.. Macrum is to blame and
should have been removed. Mr.. Reagan
insists that Macrum and Kruger had
an understanding with each other, and
that it was impossible for American cit
because of his sympathy with the gov
eminent. In an interview, which he has
just given out, he says:
Mr.. Macrum seems to think that the
government is entirely in the dark as
to the conditions in South Africa. and
that its only source of information was
through him. He says that newspaper
reports and British influence We're in
strumental in his removal He may
have gathered a great deal of informa-
ton about the Transvaal in a year but
he probably looked for his informa-
ton just where Kruger thought it could
be found. The few thousand Ameri-
cans living in the Transvaal We're sus-
piciOuS of him very early, and did not
trouble him to make an appeal to this
that they were undergoing at the hands
of the Beers. They attended to the
matter themselves and in a manner so
thorough that this government is not in
the dark as to the conditions there. The
four or five thousand Americans who
have their homes and their property
there have no kind words for Macrum.
They publicly expressed their disgust
at his tOadying and hobnobbing with
Kruger. 1t is entirely in keeping with
Maerun's business methods to worry
more ever Nelson's love message to his
sweetheart than to attend honestly to
the business belonging to his depart
ment"
It seems that Mr.. Reagan and other
Americans had matters before Macrum
and have reason to complain of his
treatment. Mr.. Reagan has a number
of communications from him which he
viii give out if future circumstances
warrant his doing so to fairly present
the facts to the public
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Notice to the Republicans of the
First Ward

mittee having fixed Saturday, the 24th
of February, as the time for holding
the primaries for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to the county congress
sional convention, and having fixed the
number of delegates and alternates that
the First ward is entitled to, l hereby
call u caucus of the Republicans of the
First ward, to be held Wednesday even
ing. February p, at fire station No. l,
ing 10 delegates and 10 alternates. Said
delegates and aIternates to be placed
on the ballots and voted for at the
primaries on the following Saturday.
D. T. GREGG,
Committee at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.l
If a man conceals the truth he lies in
ambush.
A dentist may be painstaking, but he
gives a lot of pain.
The baseball ground is the, base of a
small boys pleasure.
The more delusion some people have
the more happiness they enjoy.
When man knows he is in the right
it matters not what others think
Many a man becomes a pessirnist
when he begins to harvest his yild oats.
A thumb on the hand is far better
than three fingers of whisky in the
stomach.
If a man would live to a ripe old age
he should get his name on the pension
roll.
Every time a woman deceives a man
his vanity gets a shock that puts it to
sleep.
Whenever a man is browbeaten it is
usually by the gray matter behind some
other fellows brow.
Says an old bachelor: mo one ever
heard a married man boasting that ne
had never made a mistake"
When an optimist strikes a thorny
path he finds consolation in the fact
that he doesn't have to step on all the
thorns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
IDAHO'S TROUBLES.
Investigation Called Up by House
Military Committee.


Washington, Feb. 19.-The investiga-
United States military forces under
Brigadier General Merriam during the
Idaho mining troubles last summer be-
gan today before the house committee
on military affairs. Governor Staunen-
burg of Idaho, State Auditor Sinclair,
General Merriam, ex-master workman
sovereign of the Knights of Labor; Il.
J. Flanagan of the Idaho legislature and
a magistrate at Mullan, Idaho, and
the Occur d'Alene district were present.
The entire time was consumed in dis
cussing the manner of procedure.
Several miners wanted Representative
Lentz who started the inquiry to act as
complainant and prosecutor. but he de-
clined to accept this position and urged
that there should be a free and full in
Vestigation. He said there was no par
tisanship in the investigation and he
merely wished to get at the charges
which labor organizations REGARDED as
the press.
Representative Marsh of Illinois, also
urged that as Mr. Lentz had formulated
the charges he should proceed in his
own way. There should be the fullest
investigation so that it could not be
said anything was smothered."
Chairman Hull did not think the COM
mittee should abdicate its functions to
Mr. Lentz Mr. Marsh resented this
position and Mr.. Hull disavowed any
such purpose.
A resolution by Mr.. Hay of Virginia
that the complaining witnesses be first
examined was debated at length and
without result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
AN ANNUAL FARCE.

Last week the national house in
dulged in its annual pastime of voting
out of the appropriation bill that sec
tion which provides money for the
maintenance of the civil service law. on
a viva voce vote and voting it in again
on a call of the roll. It is a way the
house has Of showing it's objection to
a statute which curtails the patronage
Of the members.
Members who dare not go on record
in support of any measure looking to
the Gripping of the civil service. each
year hide behind the viva voce vote
while giving the expression to their dis
approval Of the law A few are bold
enough to vote openly and be recorded
fin opposition to the system but there
are never enough of them to do any
damage. Probably they are aware of
this fact in advance and if they thought
the civil service really were in danger
would vote the other way.
Few members Of either party would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The transfer Of the real estate holdings
of the Masonic Mutual Benefit society to
the Northwestern Life Assurance COM
pany in Shawnee county was effected to-
day. The consideration stated in the deed
was S,429 1t included the following prop
critics:
Lot. Lots 2le and south z Of lot "a, Monroe
West ITO feet of lot es. Quincy street.
and lots 25 q, 20, 81, 80 and IS, Guthrie
avenue. Euclid Park addition.
a tract in KaW Reserve No A.
Two tracts in Seabrook's subdivision
East two-thiEds of lots 81, 30 and S6, To-
= The southwest a of the northwest 4
23-I1-f6
Lots 234 and 236 Lime street, Parkdale.
Lots rs and so. Sixth avenue west.
Lot 236 and the north half of 238. Lane
street, Horne's addition.
In order to make the title good, L. G.
WATSON and wife gave quit claim deed
to a tract on Highland avenue, Seabrooks
subdivision, to the Masonic Mutual, for
$11.94.
The deed from the Masonic Mutual to
the Northwestern was signed by. L. c.
WATSON as president and w. M Shaver
as secretary.
Other transfers today We're;
Emma F. Singleton and husband to E.
W. Hodges, $715 lots 512 and 5l4, West
street, Dillon's addition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
INDEPENDENT ACTION
Demanded by the Southern Members
of Populist National Committee.

Lincoln Neb, Feb. "A few addi-
tional members of the Populist national
the representation for this afternoons
meeting will fall far short of the early
estimates. A conference began in
Chairman Buffers room at the hotel
shortly before noon in an effort to har
monize the two factions. But it is
likely nothing will be agreed upon till
the formal session of the full COM
mittee at the capital
The southern delegates, particularly
those from Texas, will be satisfied with
nothing less than Independent action.
In this their strongest supporters are
from Kentucky and Ohio. The forecast
of the action of the committee is, how
ever that Chairman Butler will be en-
powered to call the national conven-
ton for the same time and place as
the Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
LOCAL MENTION.

George Brindle and Grandfather had
an alteration in Mr.. Brindle's office
this morning, and Baxter got the worst
of it There were no arrests.
Chief Ramsey, Postoffice Inspector
Fulton and Detective Gilmore have
gone TO Marysville TO be witnesses in
the trial of E. f Estelle, charged with
robhing a safe at Irving.
J. l.. Beardsley. who was seriously in
jured at the explosion of the compressed
air locomotive at the Santa Fe shops on
Friday afternoon, was reported some
better at o'clock today. He is still
in a critical condition, and is being
cared for at the Santa F'e hospital. The
doctors express themselves of being
hopeful OF his recovery, yet owing to
his advanced age and the seriousness
of his injuries he may not recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19

shifts are owned by C. J. DevIin, of this
city, who also owns coal lands in Illi-
nois. The mines in Illinois are better
than those at Scranton because the vein
is thicker and coal can be mined more
cheaply.
A delegation of Scranton miners has
gone to Illinois to make an investiga-
ton and if the work is as represented
most of the miners of the Scranton dis
trict will go there. Otherwise, they will
go to southeastern Kansas. The Scran-
ton miners have been getting $L25 a
ton They will receive Al cents a ton in
Illinois at FIRST with promise of get
ting 60 cents on April L
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~ Chieago Newg Summaries trugt

I've Chicago News summarizes trust
history for the past year as follows:
The American Steel and Wire COM
pany in 1899. paid per cent on its
preferred stock and earned, in addition,
some Is per cent on It's $50, 600 900 of
common stock, which is admittedly all
water; that the Federal Steel company,
after paying per cent on its preferred
stock, earned about II per cent on its
sac, 600 600 common stock, likewise water
or good WILL The Tin Plate company
did not do so well, having earned only
a little more than double the Z per cent
dividend on the preferred stock which
represents the actual investment. These
are steel companies, launched about a
trade the last year have peen unprece-
dented. We find, by the annual report
that the Diamond Match company. sup
posed to have mOnOpolistic patents, is
sued So, $50 600 new stock during the
year, of which the larger part was used
TO buy up competing plants that had
been cutting into it's profits. The Ma
tional Biscuit company or so-calIed
cracker trust, earned not much more
than 10 per cent on what would prob
ably be regarded as a fair actual CAP
1tal investment. This concern made a
genuine net profit of o. per cent on the
amount of its sales which is not re-
garded as excessive in a manufacturing
line, and to hold the field against rivals
II reduced prices somewhat during the
year The mailing trust has suspended
dividends on its preferred stock which
cost par a little over a year ago and
is now selling at 2S. me flour mill
trust has gone to pieces and is being
reOrganiZed. In brief. the trust has no
royal road to fortune, save when it can
obtain and hold some particularly valu-
able special privilege.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
MORE COLD COMING.
Weather Department Says There Will
Be Snow

The present mild weather is not ex-
pected to play a long engagement as
the weather bureau has snow and
threatening weather booked here.
The forecast is threatening tonight
and Tuesday with rain and snow. Cold
er by Tuesday night" There is a high
barometer in Prince Albert and a low
in the Gulf of California. The two ex-
tremes will cause stir among the ele-
ments and Kansas will be caught be
tween the two. The temperature of 20
and % degrees below zero III the north
has moderated to 10 and 20 below. The
maximum temperature today was Al
and the minimum % with the wind
southeast making miles an hour. Sun
day the maximum was 50 and the mini
mum 10 with the wind south in the
morning making miles an hour and
southeast in the afternoon, making 8
miles an hour
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
ONLY One in the Country.

Pawtucket, R. 7. Feb. 19-The old In
grahamville mill burned today with
loss of $4,000 to the Charlton Manu-
featuring company. The mill was en-
gagged in finishing and cutting velvet,
plush and corduroy 1t is said to be
the only plant of its kind in the cotn-
try. 1t employed 100 hands.
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TO ENJo1N PAYMENT TO EADs.
Fort Scott Citizens Indignant Over
Council Contract.

Fort Scott. Feb. ia committee of
citizens have called an Indignation
mass meeting for this evening to pro-
test against the action of the mayor
and city council in agreeing to pay
w. G. Eads, hnancier of Kansas City,
$4,000 commission for calling in $4,000
of the city's bonds. About fifty of the
prominent men of town signed an
agreement to share a proportion of the
expense of enjoining the payment of the
money, for which a majority of the
council insists on issuing q city war
rant. The council entered secretly into
a contract with Eads to call il $780, 900
of bonds which have been subject to
call for two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
Coal Scarce in Russia.

washington, Feb 19-Russia also,
according to a report to the state de-
partment from Vice Consul General
Hanauer, ait Frankfort, is suffering Sc
verely from the dearth of coal, and
many workmen are out of employment
by the closing of factories. 1t is said
that the government will soon reduce
the present tariff rates on coal, iron
and castiron destined for factories in
the Baltic and St Petersburg districts
within sc miles of the coast.
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be willing to commit the organization
TO which they belong to a position in
opposition to the system, knowing, as
they must, that their chances for ever
returning to congress would be slim
But the house continues and probably
viii continue to indulge in this child's
play from year to year in the hope
that the time may come when the peo-
pie Will grow, careless about the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
SMALLPOX AT YALE.
Twenty Cases Among Imported Ne
gro Miners and Seven Pest Houses.

Fort Scott, Feb 19.-Reports that
reached here today from Yale. a mining
town in Crawford county, 20 miles south
Of here, on the Fort Scott & Southern
branch of the Missouri Pacific road, are
to the effect that smallpox is prevalent
among imported negro miners there.
Seven houses are said to have been i'm
pressed as pest houses, and 20 cases ex-
list in the community of 100 families.
Surrounding towns are preparing to
take action.
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Bought by a Syndicate.

Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. ia Journal
special from Oshkosh, Wis, says: 1t is
stated on reliable authority that the
citizens traction company of this city
has been purchased by the Emerson
Mcmillan company of New York, one of
the largest street car syndicates of the
east George J. Hobusch and Otto w.
Van Schroeder of st. Louis are the
principal stockholders. The traction
company was Incorporated at half
million and controls 80 miles of track.
The purchase price is not given.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
GREENSPAN'S VENTURE.
Starts a Cancer Cure Establishment
in Topeka.

Simon Greenspan has started a new
venture, that of a sure cure or no pay.
Today he handed into the State Jour-
nal office the following advertisement:
span, Topeka, Kansas" Just how the
cure is to the effected is not stated in
the advertisement but the afflicted will
be informed by the doctor" Green's
pan could rot be found.
Greenspan sat. in a box at the play of
Moth and Flame" Saturday evening
and attracted a great deal of attention
hV VaMning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY.
Miss Carrie Matteson Thrown From a
Cart With Fatal Effect.

Abilene. Feb. 19.-Niss Carrie Mat
teson, aged II, was hurt in runaway
here Saturday afternoon and died from
the effects of her injuries last night
She was on her way home in cart
when the horse she was driving became
frightened and ran away. throwing her
out One of her feet caught in the back
Of the cart, and, with her head hanging
downward, she was dragged more than
half a mile. She was a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Matteson of this
place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
New Kansas Pogtmasters.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 19.-The fol-
lowing changes of fourth-class post
masters have been made for Kansas:
Orchard, Linn county. w. F. Baird
vice ]. F. -Shiedeler. resigned; Success
Russell county, NJ. A. Riggle, vice L. E
Bascomb, resigned; Wilmington, Wa
baunsee county, c. A. Shepard, vice
w H Faris resigned
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ASK For Free Rural Delivery.

Newton, Feb 19.-The postoffice auth
critics in this city are making an effort
to have a rural mail delivery contigu-
Gus to the Newton postoffice. Petitions
are being circulated, to that effect
among the parties interested. The route
will be 26 miles in length and will serve
fully /, 200 people
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no Adjust MINING Rates.

Springfield H. Feb. ia joint confer
ence of miners and operators began today
Herman Justia of Cairo was chosen chair
man: w. d. Ryan, secretary treasurer of
the Mine Workers, secretary: and f. L.
Scroggs. of Chicago, assistant secretary.
Committees on rules and credentials were
appointed. The miners scale committee
has not yet reported The scale will in
crease the price in the northern field
four cents in addition to nine cents for
the entire state. fixed at INDIANAPOLIS.
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Killed In a Shelter.

Cherryvale, Feb. 19-Albert White.
10 years old, was killed in the smelter at
CherryVale Saturday. Before o'clock
he went to the mill to oil the machine
ry. and when workmen went to work he
was found dead, with his head crushed
and both arms and legs broken. His
clothing was caught in a belt, and his
head was pounded to pulp on the hard
floor He joined the Ancient Order of
United Worknlen last Thursday night.
This is the first fatal accident that ever
occurred in this smelter.
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HAWAIIAN BILL UP.
The Senate Listens to Cullom on the
Measure.

Washington, Feb. 19-The major part
of the time of the senate in the morning
session was taken up with a discussion
of matters pertaining to the District of
Columbia and relating to telephone
charges in the District.
The debate developed into one of con-
stitutional construction and the right
of congress to legislate for the terri
tories.
At o'clock the Hawaiian bill was
taken up and Mr.: Cullom explained its
provisions.
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CANAL Commissioners Win.

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 19.-In the SUI
preme court today the canal commits
sioners won over the sanitary district
trustees and the writ of injunction was
ordered to be issued restraining the lat
ter from blowing out the dams at
Henry and Coppperas creek. The case
was appealed from the Fulton county
court and reversed.
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Will Bury Remains of Soldiers.

Abilene, Feb. 19.-The G. A. r. post
and Women's Relief corps Of Abilene
are preparing for a suitable burial of
the Dickinson county boys, members of
the Twentieth Kansas, who died in the
Philippine islands and whose remains
are now on their way to San Francisco.
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Sale of Corwin.

Seattle, Wn.. Feb. 19.-Captain Hoop
er, of the United States revenue cutter
service has accepted the bid of E. COT
fin of Boston, of $4,000 for the revenue
cutter Corwin, ordered sold by the de-
partment. There were IS bidders. The
highest was by a washington firm, but
as there was a hitch in it, the vessel
was given to Coffin who was the second
highest. The, Perry has arrived here
and will remove the Corwin's arm
ament.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-19
PAoLA's DINNER TO ROAD MEN
Forty-Five Overseers of Miami County
Were the Towns Guests.

Paola, Feb. Notwithstanding the
zero weather Saturday As road over
seers, many accompanied by their wives
sat at the dinner prepared for them by
the town whose guests they were. The
afternoon session was well attended.
How to make better roads was the sub
ject of the discussion. County Attor-
ney Lane gave a talk on the new hedge
and weed law. The next meeting will
probably be held in April.
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BAILEY GETS DONIPHHN.
Gets the Delegation to Congressional
Convention Almost by Default.

The Doniphan county Republican pri-
maries were held Saturday and resulted
in a one-sided victory for w. j. Bailey.
The Curtis forces made show of
strength in but three precincts. Highland,
Severance and White Cloud, but were de-
feated. The vote in Highland was 1O2 to
50.
Doniphan county is the home of Cyrus
TaIa