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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
TIE NEW TRANSFER SYSTEM.
Pat Into Operation This Morning
with "a Better Schedule.


The Washington Traction and Electric
Company today PUT its new transfer sys-
tenn into operation restricting each pas
seEger on its lines to one transfer and
cutting off the mum Der Of points at which
this transfer may be received. New
transfer slips were adopted in conf0rmi-
t. with the new regulations. making the
work Of the conductors less arduous and
Intricate
No additional fare was charged today,
for the ride into the city from Bright
wood and TenIeytown. this change having
been postponed for two weeks until Sp-
tnbr l. II is bsIived by many residents
CT these suburbs that the double fare
system viii never be put into operation
BY the syndicate on account of the strenu-
Gus opposition that it has met Oh all sides.
The officers of the syndicate, however.
have made no statement 10 this effect and
none can be obtained from them when
the direct question is asked regarding
the matter, 1t is said that the objections
OF the citizens viii be laid before the
board OF directors in a few days. and that
uusn the board has considered it nobody
knows what Will be its decision.
The through service without transfer
On The BTightwood line was instituted this
morEiEg- Cars started at the District line
on Seventh Street and at Takoma Park
and ran through to the wharves al the
river froEt over the Ninth Street line.
The schedule over this line was also
charged to give q larger number of cars
Cars are now running only iEe minutes
apart instead CT at seven minute inter-
vaIs as heretofore One Of these five
minutes cars runs 10 Takoma and the
next TO the District line, so that there
i only ten minutes interval between the
cars for each OF these termini Instead Of
fourteen minutes as heretofore.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
FORK PIERCED HIS HEART.
Pennsylvania Man Killed While I'm,
IauGIur Hay

NoRRIsToWN, Pa, Aug. 15.-The tine
of q hay fork piercing his heart. David
Rittenhouse. of shannonyille, was instant
ly killed yesterday.
He was helping to unload quantity Of
hay, which was hoisted into the barn by
means Of a patent fork The rope broke.
and the fork fell upon Rittenhouse, who
was thrown to the ground, with one OF the
tines sticking in his body. He was dead
when picked up.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
New York cotton Market.
Washington Stock ExcnnnEe.

les-Washington Gas, 25GS3 IA;
American Graphophone Co. 1C0d11; Aa-e--
lean Graphophone Co, pee, 42G12; Pneu-
matte Gun Carriage, 50u614 After call
Mergenthaler Linotype, 5QIoS.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
Throw physic to the DOGS,

Constipation is treated by an intestinal tonic
and liver stimulant, psiatable, gentle yet potent
-cascarets Candy Cathartic. Ali druggists, 10c,
25c, SOC.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
Some Interesting Extracts.


Following are extracts from a letter dat
ed Paris, June g. 1899, from Felipe Agon-
clio to G. ApacibIe and I. Santos, Hong
kong:
He speaks of the feeling of superiority
of all Europeans to the yellow races This
is sufficient to make 1ny form of autonomy
between the United States and the Phil
ippines impossible The Americans treat
the negroes as beings of an inferior race
without minds or intelligence. Would they
do otherwise with the FiIipinos if they
had the opportunity? He says, The au-
toHomy of Canada is, in truth, acceptable,
but why? Because the inhabitants are all
Europeans, of the superior race"
Taking into serious consideration the
present conditions of affairs, l am con-
WINGED the political tactics Of our Govern
ment must be the following:
First. To prolong the war as much as
possible even to the fall of Sancho from
the Presidency, showing clearly to the ma
tons the inaptitude and inability of the
Government of Saneho to rule our heroic
people who fight for their sacred liberty.
Second. Under every circumstance the
armed intervention of every power must
be avoided because it would lead only to
fatal divisions
Third Foment the actions of the Dem
ocTatie party in the United States which
advocates our Independence am doing
this in the way it seems fitting to me
Fourth. 1 DC not think the
lime has come to forward dip
loma-ie notes TO the chanceI-
leries, for if this was done at the present
time and known in the United Stetes.
it would undoubtedly cause a unifcatien Of
national feeling. The Democratic and Re-
publican parties would unite and our tri-
umph would then be doubtful
Fifth. Observe strictly interna-
tional law as applying to pub
lie and to private rights
including its precepts covering persons and
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15

Corrected daily by W B. Ei6bs & Co. mem
bers of the New York Stock Exchange. 1919 F
Street
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
DIED.

DIED.
BERGER-0n Tuesday. August Il. 1860, at $50
O'Clock TERESA VERONICA, youngest child Of
Charles r. and Annie Berger, aged eleven months
ard seventeen Geys.
Funeral Thursday 100 a m. from her parents
residence. 40 l. Street southwest
tEaltimGTe and M@TtinsbuEg. ". Va, papers please
1t c0py.f
BAUM-At a n. Monday, august IS. 1900,
ELIN0R CT-STIS BAUM. only daughter Of VII
liam II. and Lizzie Baum, in the twenty-seeoad
year of her age
Funeral services on Wednesday, August Is at
> n m. st the residence Of her parents, 10 B
Street southwest. InJcEment II Congressional
Cemetery aul4-2t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
Chicago Grain and Provision sus

Corrected daily by W B. nbbs Il Co, mem
bers Of the New York Stock Exchange, 1919 F
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.

WILL parties who saw man thrown to
the pavement by starting Of car while
alighting at Fourteenth and Streets
northwest evening August ., please ad-
dress BOX 40. this Office? au14-2t
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15

National Safe Deposit s. Trust. 10
Wash Lean & Trust. Io61s 558
American Security Trnst--------. 1873
Wash Safe Deposit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
THE WHEELING WENT.
Watson Sent Her to Taku on
Orders From Washington.

Washington, March 20.-The secretary
of the navy has received cablegram
from Admiral Watson stating that the
gunboat Wheeling had proceeded to
Taku. She will be relieved by the Con-
cord about May 10. and will go as usual
in the summer to Unalaska on the Alas
kan coast.
The state department is in aquandary
to devise means to render effective pro-
lection to the American missionaries at
Shan Tung. The difficulty lies in the
fact that the missionaries have in most
cases gone as far as two hundred miles
inland and are thus beyond reach of
any aid that can be extended from a
warship. Minister Conger'S adViceS
show that the situation is further COM
plicated by the fact that the location of
the present troubles is so far inland as
to make it difficult to determine Wheth-
er or not the boxers are operating in
Shan Tung or across the border in
Pechili province.
If the threatened missionaries are in
western Shan Tung, then a further
question arises as to who is chargeable
with their protection, China or Ger
many. The exact extent of the German
sphere of influence is not definitely
known here 1t is 200 miles from Kiao-
Chou, the German seaport, to the vest
ern border OF Shan Iung, but inaSmuch
as the Germans have claimed exclusive
control of railroad franchises and like
concessions throughout the whale
province. it is presumed that they have
assumed military. responsibility as We'll.
At any rate, the Chinese government
has been deferred from attempting to
exercise military authority in that sec
tion by the attitude OF the German au-
thorities and. that is the reason for the
inability OF the Pelzin government to
meet Mr.. Conger's demand for punitory
measures against the boxers
The German minister at Pelzin has in
formed Mr.. G04ssS tl1at@l1is government
is willing to extend to the American
missionaries within the German sphere
of influence, the same measure of pro-
lection as is accorded to German mis-
sionaries. This, however, is not very re-
assuring, in view Of the fact that the
German military forces in Shan Tung
have not so far as is known been aug
mented to a point where they are equal
to the policing of the province.
The state department has not been
advised that these German forces have
extended their operation into western
Shan Tung, where the imperilled mis-
sionaries are located, nor has there been
any assurance that any expedition is
organized in that direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
TOM REED IN WASHINGTON.
His Symbol of the Administration
Mr.. Sheldon's Paper and
the Fable.

Washington, March 2O-Ex-Speaker
Reed is out of politics, but he is in town,
and stories of him or of his telling are
many.
Reed" said a senatorial friend Of the
ex-speaker. what do you think of this
administration, anyhow
Mr.. Reed did not answer. but slowly
turned around in a magnificent and pom
derOus circle.
..Wen?" inquired the senatorial friend.
Far be it from me to instruct you in
pantomime if you don't understand it,"
said Mr.. Reed, as he walked away.
'Sheldon's newspaper" said Mr.. Reed,
in discussing the Kansas minister's ex
pertinent with the Topeka Capital, t're
minds me Of the nondescript of fable
which could not live on land and died
in the water"
The incident in the senate onThursday,
when Senator Penrose said Senator Gal
nnger lied and Senator Gallfnger said
Senator Penrose lied, was described to
Mr.. Reed as he sat in the ways and
means committee room.
We'll" he commented, 1.-The ayes seem
to have it"
You are looking pretty WELL" said ex-
Speaker Reed to Senator McCOmas.
And you are looking both pretty and
well," said Senator McComas to ex-
Speaker Reed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

tion of American missionaries. This
force suppressed the rioters at I-Chou-
Flu, arrested the ringleaders, who have
been punished, and taught the anti
foreign crusaders a statutory lesson.
The state department has been in
formed that the German government
contemplates another expeditionary
force to the interior of Shan Tung,
where most of the American missions
are located, but it fully understands the
willingness of the German authorities
to take such action. In fact, / learned
in a high diplomatic quarter that the
German governors at Kiao Chou have
standing instructions to take such
measures for the protection not only of
German missionaries and other inter-
ests, in Shan Tung as may seem neces-
sary but of American missionaries as
well.
Because of the situation in which
Germany stands to the province of
Shan Tung, by reason of her acquisi-
tiOn of KiaO Chou and of certain pro-
perty rights in the promontory, she is
particularly desirous of preserving or
der in the territory.
THE fact that Germany dispatched
troops to I-Chou-Fu to protect Ameri-
can missionaries has never hitherto
been published. The offer of Germany
to send a force to this point was re-
who do not contemplate any designs
whatever on Chinese territory, and who
are consequently glad to assent to the
German proposition.
Minister WI Ting Fang, the diplo-
matte representative of China here is
inclined to look upon the reports of
trouble in China as exaggerated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
Mrs. Charles Smith of Chicago
Shoots a Young Woman
For RObbing Her of Her Hus-
bands Affections.
WOMEN WERE FRIENDS.
After Being Arrested She Makes
Confession.
TWenty-three Years Old With a
Child of Six.

Chicago. March 2O.-Three hours af-
ter the shooting of Miss Annie Strother,
cashier of a restaurant, early today,
Mrs. Charles Smith, wife of a well
known saloonkeeper, with whom Miss
Strother is said to have associated, was
arrested and made confession, saying
she had shot Miss Strother because the
latter had taken her husband's love.
Mrs. Smith, who was arrested at the
home of Mrs. Mary O'Conne1l, 10 Twen-
ty-second street, where she had gone
Immediately after the shooting, talked
freely of the affair and claimed she was
justified in killing Miss Strother After
ward her confession was written out
and Mrs. Smith signed it. With her at
police station are her husband and her
6-year-old daughter Elsie. Mrs. Smith
is only % years old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20

talk of trouble Notwithstanding the fact
that Curtis had an overwhelming ma
jority of the delegates but these all
proved to be unfounded-
The convention was held at Turner
hall and convened at 2 O'Clock.
Two delegates were selected to the
national convention and according to
previous arrangement they are John
Seaton of Atehison and r. M. Emery
of Nemaha county. Judge Emery is
an old enemy of Cyrus Leland and Mr..
Bailey and though his county was car
ried for Bailey he was placed on the
national delegation.
A presidential elector will be named
by the convention and this place has
been conceded to jefferson county but
at this hour the man had not been
named.
The Topeka delegation is accompa-
MED by many friends of Mr.. Curtis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
LOYAL NEW ZEALAND.
Four Hundred Thousand Men at Eng
lands Service.

wellington, n. e.. March 20-In bid
ding farewell today to the fourth con-
tiugent of New Zealand troops leaving
fer South Africa, the premier, r. J. Sed-
don, emphasized the determination of
Australia to uphold the imperial pres
tige. The country. he said, had 400, 900
male adults, mostly drilled, prepared to
defend the colonies and if an emergency
arose. to send men enough to South
Africa to release the imperial troops to
deal with any unfriendly power daring
to rneddle with the settlement Lord
Salisbury's reply to the Boer presidents
had shown that Great Britain would
not ST bmit to the independence of the
repdblic, were endorsed by New Zea-
land, who, the premier added would
MAINTAIN that posisSsn at any cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
COLD WIND BLOWING.
A Change of Weather is Promised
For Tomorrow.

The winds of March have commenced
ats,er late and the weather supposed
to be served for thirty-one days dur
ing the month will probably lap over
INTO April.
The wind today is blowing at the rate
of twenty miles an hour from the
northwest The maximum temperature
un to IL o'clock was 81 and the mini
nurn % The forecast is threatening
with possible rain or snow Wednesday
ard south portion tonight Todays
weather is regulated by a high barom-
etar in the northwest and the change
expected for tomorrow will probably be
brought about by a low barometer how
eriAg around the Great Lakes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
DEMOCRATIC CALL
Will Be AS Delegates In Either
Conventions
viii Be Six'Delegates In Kansas
City Convention.
TO BE ELECTED IN MAY
RaSiS nf finr 10 Eivod
0 BE ELECTED IN MAY
Basis of Representation as Fixed
by the Committee.
Political News About Some of
the Kansas Aspirants.

The Democratic state convention to
nominate delegates to the national con-
vention at Kansas City July 4 meets at
Wichita May %. The convention will
fill the following places:
Six delegates at large and six alter
mates for the national convention at
Kansas City
Ratifying the election by congression-
al districts of two delegates and two al
ternateS to the national convention.
The presidential electors will be noTni-
mated in connection with the state tick
ct at Fort Scott July "a.
The officers of the committee ]. Mack
Love, chairman. and w. II. L. Pepper
ell, secretary, have issued the official
call for the conventions.
The basis of representation fixed by
the state committee will entitle the var
ious counties to the following number
of delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
FIGHT IN BOURBON.
Senatorial Contest Is Dividing the
County For Republicans.

J. H Richards of Fort Scott. one of
the Kansas attorneys for the Missouri
Pacific has announced his candidacy
for delegate to the national convention
from the Second congressional district.
Mr.. Richards is a Burton man and the
contest between Senator Baker and
Burton is likely to be settled in advance
of the legislative election.
E. C. Gates who was defeated for the
nomination for congress in the Second
district, a resident of Fort Scott also,
has declared that he wants the nomina-
ton for delegate to the national con-
vention Gates is a Baker supporter
This will cause a contest for the Bour-
bon county delegation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
CRIDER,S HELPERS.
Head of A. o. o. w. Names Chiefs of
Committees.

John H. Crider, of Fort Scott, an
nounces that he will not seek a re-eIec-
tion to the office of grand master of the
Kansas A. o. q. w. next year. Mr.
Crider has been installed for his third
term He has selected the heads of the
various committees as follows:
Good of the order-John w. Breiden-
thai, Topeka.
On laws-G. H. Lamb, Yates Center.
Printing and supplies-J. N. Doyle,
Belleville.
Finances. P. Cramp, Osborne.
Applications and grievances-J. S.
Rogers, Pittsburg.
Returns and credentials-W. H Mays,
Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
RUSSIA'S ANSWER.
To Kruger's Request Is of a Serious
Character.

Berlin. March 2O.-The ST. Petersburg
correspondent of the Lokal Anzeiger,
says the minister for foreign affairs has
prepared an official communique, which
viii be published within the next day
or two. It contains Russias answer to
President Kruger's request for inter
vention.
The communique has been drawn up
with the knowledge and consent of
France and Germany and has received
the full approval of the Czar.
AS regards its contents, all that the
corro spondent has been able to learn is
that the note is directed, with due pre-
cautions against England and its tone
is very serious and will certainly not
fail to make a deep impression.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
SANTA FE WRECK.
Stock Train DeraiIed West of Lecomp-
ton This Morning.

A freight wreck occurred on the San
ia Fe just west of Lecompton about 9
o'clock this morning. Two cars in the
middle of an eastbound stock train
jumped the track at the west switch of
the Lecompton siding, and overturned.
No one was injured, but five head of
cattle were killed and several head bad
ly bruised. The other cars in the train
remained on the track.
The wrecking train was sent out from
Topeka, and the wreck cleared away
with but slight delay to passenger
traffic. The cause of the derailment is
not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
CUBBIsoN's OPPOSITION.
James F. Getty Is Making Trouble
For Him In Wyandotte.

In Wyandotte county James F. Getty
and J. X Cubbison are candidates for
the Republican nomination for senator.
The surprise in Republican circles this
week is the fact that Nat Barnes has
deserted Cubbison and is now working
for Getty.
The turmoils of the county in the past
are being revived and injected into the
present local contest. There are a half
dozen factions of the Republican party
in that county and the five which lose
fight the one that succeeds.
The various Republican leaders are
making a desperate effort to restore
harmony in the county but the instinct
to fight is so entirely natural that it is
a difficult task.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
ONLY WOMEN CANDIDATES.
Two Young Ladies Furnishing Politi-
cal Excitement In Coffevville.

Coffeyville is having an exciting time
over the spring election, the chief in
terest centering in the contest for city
clerk between two young ladies. Miss
Elliott is the Republican nominee; Miss
Rose Bell, a school teacher, is the nom
inee on the Citizens ticket.
Miss Elliott has been city clerk for
several years. Her father. the late Cap
tain D. S. Elliott, of the Twentieth
pines, formerly held the office. The
young lady was his deputy and retain
ed the office after the departure of her
father to the front and has administered
the affairs of the office since his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
FIGHTS OUR BATTLES.
Germany is Protecting American
Interests in China.

New York, March 2O.-A special to the
Herald from Washington, says:
1T developed today that Germany
stand ready with troops to protect
American missionaries in Shan Tung
province. 1t was further ascertained
that the Berlin government,t TO the graf
ification of the United States, recently
dispatched an expeditionary force from
Kiao Chau to I-Chou-Fu for the protec-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
BIG FIGHT IN SIXTH.
Republicans Trying to Settle
Differences by Caucus.

Hays City, March 2O.-2 p. m.-The
Sixth district Republican convention
met this afternoon. A big crowd was
present. Abe Ellis is temporary chair
man; ]. r. Brown of Norton county
is secretary. Governor Stanley made an
excellent talk. ]. r. Burton and Geo.
Clark will speak this afternoon There
is a hard contest for the nomination.
The convention is privately caucusing
to settle differences and will meet again
at fOur o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
CARPENTERS BEGIN WORK.
City Hall-Auditorium Will Soon B
@Above Ground"

Work on the city hall and auditorium
is being pushed and thiI ty-five men are
at work on the ground.
The cellar wall Of the fire department
building is almost even with the sur
face. The last of the concrete for the
auditorium is being put in and masons
are laying the foundation walls Car
penters are at work getting the heavy
timbeTs ready for the floors. Within a
short time the work viii all show above
ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
THE WILL OF ARMOUR.
Estate of Philip D., Jr., Valued at
$8.OOO.OOO.

Chicago, March 2o.-The will of Philip
D. Armour, jr, has been proved and
they were required to give bonds of
double the amount of the entire estate.
Each executor filed his personal bond
for SIG 600, 600 and no other security was
asked. The estate is estimated at $8,-
000, 600. Mrs. May Armour, the Widow,
J. Ogden Armour and p Anderson Val
endEe are the executors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
DAILY Gets His Theater.

London, March 20-Justice Kekewich
delivered judgment today in the suit Of
DAILY VS.. Edwards. giving the plaintiff
possession OF Days theater. The judge
held that Mr.. DAILY never parted with
any part of the theater nor with his
interest therein. as was alleged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
Topeka's Delegrtes.

Mayor Drew has been called upon to
appoint nine delegates to represent the
city Of Topeka at the Transmississippi
Commercial congress which meets at
Houston, Texas, this spring, and he has
appointed the following: James a.
Trcutman, c. J. Brown, Edward WI
der, Howell Jones. P. l. Bonebrake. c.
L. " ood, ]. R. Reed, John Sergeant and
a N Fuller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
SUES SANTA FE ROAD.
Texas Stockman Wants $67 1000
For Loss of 1900 Cattle.

Sherman, Tex, March 20-In the dis
trict court at this place Major I. ].
Kimberlin, well known and wealthy
local stockman, filed suit for $S7 900
damages against the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa Fe railway. 1t is alleged that
through negligence and delay 1900 cat
tie were lost outright and a large num-
ber of others were injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-20
Are Now Working to Secure Honors
For Their Idol

There was a conference of J. r. Bur
ton and his friends at the state house
yesterday, to perfect plans by which
Burton's managers hope to have the
Kansas candidate for senator invited to
nominate President Mckinley at the ma
tiOnal convention in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Burton says little about this mat
ter but he is ambitious to occupy this
position at the next national convention.