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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
WEB DAVIS A SLAYER.
Says Nobody Can Read Him Out of
the Party.

Kansas iCty, May 1.-THE Repubn
can state central committee viii meet
this afternoon and decide upon a tenn
porary chairman. 1t is generally con-
oeded that Edward A. Roster of St.
Louis, United States district attorney,
will be selected, but either ex-Mayor
Walbridge of st. Louis or State Chair
man Akin may be named
During the forenoon Webster Davis
held a levee in the Coates hotel lobby,
and was constantly the center of a
group of admiring friends. Later when
the Fifth district congressional con-
vention met, that will select the two
delegates to the Philadelphia conven-
ton, Mr. Davis was invited to address
the gathering and was accorded a
warm reception. He declared his faith
in the Republican party, and said that
mo man could read him out Of the
party" an utterance that was greeted
with a round of applause. The conven-
ton after perfecting organization re-
cesSed till afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

The greed of the ice trusts which have
been formed in various cities of the
country is likely to result in early agi-
tation of the question of establishing
municipal ice plants. There is no more
reason why a city should not supply its
citizens with ice than there is that it
should not supply them with water Ice
is manufactured in New Orleans and
sold at Is cents a hundred Why then
should the people of any city be made to
pay from 40 cents to a dollar a hun
dred?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
CONVENTION TICKETS.
Secretary Brown Will Supply Dele
gates and Alternates.

Tickets for each delegate and each
alternate to the Republican convention
will be issued Wednesday morning by
F. L. Brown, secretary Of the state
committee, at the Copeland writing
room.
The committee requests that some
member of each delegation be selected
to procure the tickets from the sacre-
tary The delegates and alternates Will
occupy nearly all of the seating ca
pacity of the opera house. and until all
these are supplied no other tickets Will
be isued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
ALL ARE WELCOME.
Postmasters' Convention is Not a
@Class" Affair.

Postmaster Guthrie is daily receiving
letters from all parts of the state con-
corning the state postmasters' conven-
ton W hich will be held in Topeka next
week A number of these letters have
inquired If the convention is for all
classes of postmasters, and Judge
Guthrie has been kept busy explaining
that it is.
BY far the greater number of post
Offices in the state are fourth class
offices, but the postmasters of all these
are included in the convention call.
There are about /. 500 postmasters in the
state All those whose salaries are less
than 81, 900 a year belong to the fourth
class.
The railroads have just granted .
round trip of one and one-third fares
to the convention from all points in
JOseph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
Blood HunOrS
In the Spring
Are Cured by
Hoods
SarsapariIIa

81 always ia ke
Hoods Sarsaparilla in
the Spring and it is
the best blood purifier
I know Of" MISS
PEARLE GRIFFIN, Bald
win, Mich.
4" Ny blood was poor
and sores broke out
on my hands. Since
taking three bottles OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla ]
have had no sores OF
any kind" Miss
MARION UNGER, 49,
Clark St., n. Y. City.
II had that tired
feeling all the time
i took Hood S Sarsa
parilla and it mad
me feel like a new
man. Ny wife was
all run down; Hoods
has given her good
health" G. BowLEY,
Manville, R. I.
"Scrofula sores
broke out on my little
girls face. I got a bot
tie of Hoods Sarsapa
rilla and before she
had taken all of it the
sores were gone. We
think there is no BLOOD
purifier like Hoods.
MRS. HARVEY DICKER
SON, IA ToWnly Ave-.
cortland, n. Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
LOCAL MENTION.

Kate Jones has asked the district
court to divorce her from Lincoln
Jones whom she married at Hacket, Ark.
in 1891.
The trial of pie Jordan for stealing
coal from Davies & Nicholson was be-
gun in the district court this morning.
F. A. Selberg, aged 80, of Mayetta, and
Mrs. G. a. Everette. aged As. of Los
Angeles, have been married by Judge
Dolman.
T. NJ. Hanley was elected Saturday to
succeed himself as chairman of the
Democratic county central committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

[From the Chicago Newsl
A divorce is an example in long divis-
Ion.
The heiress ought to make a capital
wife.
An acted lie is just as black as a spo-
ken one.
It takes time just ten years to become
a decade.
Loves burden may be heavy. but there
ts never any complaint.
The father of a bright baby can read
fly believe that smartness is hereditary.
A girl with a sun burned nose is proof
DositiYe that beauty is only skin deep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
TOPEKA KNIGHTS LEAVE.
Pythian Members Go to lola to at
tend State Meeting.

A delegation made up of Topeka
Knights of Pythias and Rathbone Sis
ters left over the Santa Fe this morn
ing for lola, where the state meetings
of the order and auxiliary order opens
today The sessions will continue for
several days.
Topeka has a candidate for the chief
office of the Rathbone Sisters in the
person of Mrs Ida Wehe. Mrs Wehe
has held every office in the Topeka
lodge, and her election to the state ex-
ecutive office of the order is looked upon
as certain by the Topeka delegates
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
THE SANTA FE SHOPS.
The Finance Committee Does a Good
Mornings Work.

The finance committee which is solicit
ing the subscriptions for the Santa Fe
shop site, met with good success in its
rounds this morning. Frank Wear, pres
ident of the Wear Coal Co., subscribed
81 900; w. w. Mills of the Mills Co.. sub
scribed $500; Warren NJ. Crosby & Co.,
subscribed $500; F. o. Popenoe subscribed
$780,
The committee has been expanding its
energies so far on ST. 200 and $500 subscrip-
lions. In view of the large amount to
raise and the short time in which the
work must be done, the committee ear
nestly requests that subscribers do not
wait to be called upon. but send in their
names to Jonathan Thomas, chairman of
the committee. The subscriptions will
be promptly credited through the news
papers.
The list now stands as follows, so far
as the $1,000 and $500 subscriptions are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

If European nations had interfered
in our war with Spain a mighty howl
would have gone up from this country,
yet some hot heads think the admins
tration has done wrong in not express
ing sympathy for the Boers.-Springfield
Union.
We interfered in SPANS war in Cuba
and no howl went up from anywhere
after we got started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
BRISTOW EXPLAINS.
Tells How Reeves Happened to Get
His Place.

Washington, May 14-Assistant Post
master Bristow said today that Auditor
Reeves, who has been suspended was
selected by the assistant auditor of the
treasury for the postoffice department
for deputy auditor although the ap-
pointment was made by the war de-
partment. Assistant Auditor Lawshe,
who has been sent to Cuba to investi-
gate the counts will fl the position tor
nerlY held BY Mr.. Reeves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
Charge infringement Of Patent.

Philadelphia, May 1.-THE Chicago
Pneumatic Tool company and Joseph
Boyer of St. Louis, manufacturer of
pneumatic tools, today entered suit in
the United States court here against the
Philadelphia Pneumatic Tool company,
and the Kellar Tool company charging
infringement of the Boyer Pneumatic
Tool patents. An Injunction and an
accounting of profits and damages are
prayed for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

In a partnership between the Demo-
Gratis and Populists how many electoral
votes can the Populists contribute to the
stock of the concern ?-ChicagO Chron-
icle.
The Chicago Democratic organ should
not sneer at the organization that has
enabled it's party to keep Kansas out
of the Republican column for two sue
cessive presidential elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

Grand Rapids Press: The middle of
the road Populists say they see a mil
lion and half votes this year. That is
one of the dangers in holding a conven-
ton in Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

Wharton Barker and Ignatius Don
nelly enter the campaign with an adj
vantage over all other candidates up to
this time. They have two nominations
by one party. Mr.. Bryan will be able
to even things up later with three NOM
nations by as many parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
SHOT LIKE MAD DOGS.
Filipinos Caught Trying to Burn
Some Hay.

Manila, May 14.-seven Filipinos
made an ATTEMPT today to burn
quantity of hay stored near the quar-
termaster's storehouse on the river
front The guards killed one and
wounded another. The others escaped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
MARTIN TAKES CHARGE.
New 6. A R. Department Commander
Installed Today.

The Kansas G. A. r. department head
quarters was today turned over to the
new commander, W. w Martin of Fort
Scott.
Mr. Martin today announced the ap-
pointment of Frank A Lyon of Fort
Scott to be adjutant general for the
department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
DR. Mulvane Appointed,

DR.. G. ], Mulvane has been named
as medical director of the Kansas Mu-
tual Life Insurance association, to MI
the vacancy caused by the death Of
DR.. S. E. Sheldon. DR.. Mulvane has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

Tt has been suggested that the Phil
adelphians are waiting until the coinage
of half cent pieces begins before COM
pleting the subscription of the Republic
can national convention fund.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

The Parkdale baseball team defeated
the Reform school team Saturday py d
score Of 10 to 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
Inheritance Tax Sustained.

Washington May 1.-THE supreme
court today decided the inheritance tax
law to be constitutional and valid, but
held that it applied to the amount OF
the legacy and not of the estate as 4
Whcle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

The refusal of the United States to
extend recognition or sympathy to the
South African republics is likely to be
attributed to the fact that there is moth
ing in it for US, by Jealous foreigners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
Boat Went Over the Dam

Concordia, Kas., May IA boat in
which two boys We're anchored fishing
above the dam on the Republican river
was carried over the dam this after
noon and Orlando Crawford, orphan,
IL years old, was drowned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

If the sultan will apply the money
which he proposes tos pend on his old
which he proposes to spend on his old
need the gunboats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
Liquor Gases Dismissed.

Three of the city liquor eases have
been dismissed in the district court
The cases were against Fritz Dure5n,
Sci Fields and Jump Williams The
cases were decided to be very weak
and We're dismissed There are otner
cases pending against each one or the
three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

BY the time the Kentucky detectives
catch the murderer of Goebel that $780,
600 appropriation will look like 30 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

Joe Wheeler is reported to have said
that he will not run for congress in his
old district Probably the general can
win in a walk if he wants the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

A public speaker isn't taking advant-
age Of his opportunities if he talks five
minutes on any subject from Heaven
to Potatoes" and doesn't mention it if
he has been abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
M'KINLEY's SUMNER
Will Be Spent at the Old Home in
Canton.

New York, May IA Herald special
from Washington says:
After the adjournment of congress,
President and Mrs. Mckinley will go to
their Canton home to remain the great
er part of the midsummer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

The Duke of Marlborough is returning
from the Boer war but not as his dis
tinguished ancestor did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
TWO TOWNS TAKEN.
Americans Defeat Insurgents With
Heavy Losses.

Manila, May 14-The towns of Hilon-
COS and Maasin, island of Leyte, have
been occupied by troops of the Forty
third volunteer infantry. The iasur-
gents opposed the landing Of the Amer
leans and sustained heavy losses. The
Americans had three casualties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

Mr. Bryan will soon be compelled to
solve the problem Of standing on three
platforms with only two feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

J. D. NJ. Hamilton claim attorney for
the Santa Fe will deliver the Decoration
day address at Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

After a girl has married and her fam
lily cares begin to keep her from
church, the church sisters have a good
deal to say about some husbands un-
fortunate influence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Globe.l
Every one should put a guard on him
self. or he viii find that he enjoys those
occasions most when he is encouraged
TO talk freely of his grievances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14

This is the season when the girl who
has crammed her head with just
enough to pass an examination and
graduate, attributes it to the ignorance
of people that they are not more inn
pressed with the amount of knowledge
she carries in her little head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
A number Of months ago an Atchison

A number Of months ago an Atchison
woman who could imagine no greater
sin than crocheting on Sunday, married
man who had done as he liked all his
life, and who had never repented. The
woman refused to change, and the hus-
band began to go down town nights for
his amusements. Who is to blame? e
the wife had broadened her views would
It have improved a situation which is
rapidly becoming very bad? The Ian
caster Literary society is requested to
decide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
Millinery Specials.

so LADIES' Trimmed specially GO
so
White -. 81 2E
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-14
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.

TFrom the Chicago News.l
A divorce is an example in long dix
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13
whore Glove Skins Are Grown.

The rearing of kids for their skins
is leading industry among the French
mountaineers, who obtain no small
part OF their subsistence from this
source. Softncss. delicacy of texture
and freedom from blemish are princi-
pal factors in the value of kidskins,
and to secure these essentials groa.
pains are taken. So soon as the
young animal begins to eat grass the
value OF the skin declines, for, with i
grass diet, It's skin Immediately b5:
gins to grow coarser and harshcr IN
texture and its chief merit vanishes. |.
Is, therefore, kept closely penned 20,
only to prevent it from eating gra 5,
but also to secure the skin from acc
dental injury from scratches ard
bruises, which impair it's value. VIII y
the kids have reached certain age,
at which the skins are in the best
condition for the use of the glover
they are killed, and the hides are sold
to travelling hawkers. through whom
they reach the great centers Of the
tanning industry.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13

sandy soil anu finds beneath the germs
of lie that shall give fruit when the
rains return. This soil is peTvaded
with tie roots and fibers OF various
plants. which under the influence OF
water give forth the most gorgeous
flowers. yielding the odors Of Arabia.
Then come the antelope. the zebra. the
quaggas, the gnus. in countless herds.
and after them those who seek them
for prey the lion. hyena. panther and
leopard. Animal life is visible every
where for short period, and then the
heat returns, the death within life. the
dust and the silence. From September
to April the winds blow from the
southeast. and are cold and dry. From
May to September the northwest wind
prevails.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13
FAST SPEED IN A FOG.
Strain on the Nerves Of Enginsers Of
Express Trains.

6tfDl0 on th0 NoEvoo OF EuEDno6fe OF
E1prsss Traina
A railroad engineer. referring to the
published story Of the strain upon the
nerves Of pilots Of Long Island sound
steamers In dense fogs. said to a Tele-
graph reporter: Il just wish you would
say for the engineers: They don't
have very easy time in such wealth
er." And then he went on to tell how
In foggy nights the engineers 81 the
fast trains, and for that matter, tha
slow ones, endured strain that would
sicken many man. They sit on tn.
hard little perch provided for them.
rushing along. often at pace Of -
miles an hour or more. Under them
the huge mass OF iron and steel treln-
bles and throbs, as nervous as woman
and twice as skittish. 1t is impossible
to see ten feet ahead Of the engine.
and the signal lights. be they red or
white, are only visible as they al,
passed by. A misplaced switch woul.
mean disaster horrible to contcm-
plate. These men know all this. arl
still they are obliged to sit there with
hand on the throttle. ready at any
minute to shut off steam and stop the
enormous bulk Of plunging metal
have been running on fast trains now
for 10 years." said the engineer. i:
winding up his story. "and every tiEls
| get on my engine to take my train.
say to myself that it Will be for IT,
last time. but somehow always come
again. 1t is not the danger which at
tracts me. for | know too we'll the re-
suits Of slip or mistake, but soma
how or other | cannot give it up. When
l get old will be put to running somn
freight train, and then will probably
die In smash-up. after having taken
one OF the fastest trains in the coun
try over 125 miles of track. day in ani
day out Still l cannot give 1t up"
And that Is the tale that all Of them
tell. They all say that it is not the
danger which fascinates them, but they
cling to the life which wears a man
out in a comparatively few years. and
ages him before his time.-New Lon
don Telegraph.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13

wreck OF ",:ds. Thus by laying holu
on the forces of Ihe universe. you are
strong with them. And when you
realize this, all is easy, for in your ar
teries course red corpuscles. and in
your heart there Is the will to do and
be. Carry your chin in and the crown
chrysalis.-Fra Elbertus. in the Phil
istine
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13
YOUTHFUL WHlTECAPS.
Organized to Punish Those who Inter
Sere In Love Anairs.

Organized to Punish Those Who Inter
Sere In Love Anairs.
What appears to be an organization
of whitecaps is operating in this city,
The peculiar thing about the organiza-
tion is the motive behind it for the
protection of It's members against the
intrusion Of outsiders In affairs of love.
The band, SO far as can be learned. is
composed Of young men ranging In age
from Is to 20 years, who are sworn to
protect each other, even unto death II
necessary. in order to keep young men
who ase not members OF the band from
infringing upon their rights and pay
ing attention to the girl friends Of any
Of the members. The violation Of the
rules laid down in the bylaws Of the
organization means severe punishment
to the offender. and swift justice is
meted out to the young man who dares
to mingle in the love affairs Of any
member Of the band Not long ago a
young man from the outside called
upon one Of the young women friends
Of member of the band and was pass
ing the evening in her company. A
knock at the door brought the hostess,
and the leader Of the band. who had
approached, asked In a pleasant man
ner II the young man were present.
Receiving an answer In the Affirmative.
he requested to see the gentleman OIL
business. AS the young man stepped
out into the darkness he was seized
by the whitecaps and given sound
whipping and told to leave the place
at once, which he did. Another case
has just developed. In which the pun
ishment was more severe. The young
man. who was called from the pres
ence Of the girl on the second occasion,
was subjected to the most brutal treat
ment possible. A coffee sack was
thrown over his head, his hands we're
tied behind him and he was marched
to the cemetery, fully mile from the
city, at the point of revolvers, while
the members followed with threats OF
violence in case he uttered an outcry.
At the cemetery rope was tied about
his neck and the end thrown over a
limb of a tree. At this juncture the
coffee sack was removed and ghost
bearing a large knife in its hanus
sprang out Of tn, darkness and came
toward the crowd. The masked mem
bers of the band, at sight of the ghast-
ly specter, broke and ran, and the
young man became so frightened that
he swooned and fell to the ground
The ghost. who was one Of the white
caps, disrobed, and calling to the
crowd. told them the young man had
tainted The limp form of the boy
was carried back to the city and lad
out upon the sidewalk, where he re-
mained until passers-by chanced to
find him, still in an unconscious con-
uition, some hours afterward. So far
the Identity Of the members has been
kept secret, and, though an effort has
been put forth to locate the leaders
it has eeen to no avail. The last oc-
currence has created considerable on
citement.-Arcola (Ill.l Correspond
ence Chicago Record.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13

How comes it woman of sucn
proud lineage Is married to man o.
humble BIRTH" well. l underGtan!
they are not rich enough to afford sn
ancestry for both OF them"
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13

Steps have been taken TO make ST.
Louis the full and permanent head
quarters Of the Mississippi river COM
mission.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13
Helplesa

Hs-Would you scream If / were to
take you in my arms and kiss you? She
What good would that do? Papa
and mamma are away, and the walls
and floors and ceilings of this fiat are
deadened.-Chicago Times Herald.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13

Many true word is spoken when
two women have quarrel
The Grit-advocate., 1900-04-13
THE DItEAnl lELDT.
SICKENS HEART OF THE BRIT
iSH SOLDIER.

The OssolAte Plain OF South Africa,
Whore Duststorms swallow Up Men
and Animals and Nature seems to
Bo Dead v