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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02

Telegraph and Cable company The
brother of President Eekert OF the
Western Union is the controlling power
in the Knickerbocker Telephone COM
pany or New York, and there are other
good reasons for believing that an out
and-out utilization of the two great cor
porations will result. William ]. Latta
of Philadelphia is president of the Tel
ephone, Telegraph and Gable company.
The American Bell Telephone com
pany, which controls all the local Bell
companies of the United States, with
one or two exceptions loses the control
of the Erie. The loss also represents to
the Bell company the loss of one-slxth
OF It's entire business, for the Erie SuS-
: tenn now owns and operates five COM
panies working under the Bell patents
in the states of North Dakota, South
Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Arkansas, Texas and Cuyahoga
county in Ohio. which includes the city
of Cleveland. These combined interests
had in operation on February 10, $4,000
telephone stations in 1900 cities and
towns and 100000 miles of wire,of which
$4,000 miles are used for long distance
purposes. The system is growing at the
rate of $4,000 subscribers annually.
Charles J. Cilidden of Lowell, Mass, is
president The executive headquarters
are in that city, but operating head
quarters are located at Cleveland, De-
tfo1t, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis,
Little Rock, Dallas and Austin.
The purchase of this control of the
Erie system looks very much as if the
independents had stolen a march on the
Bell company that will prove of i'm
mense value to them and corresponding
disadvantage to the older concern in
the fight to the death which experts be-
lieve is coming.
The negotiations for the purchase of
the Erie stock were conducted by Pres
ident Latta and Charles E. Adams of
Philadelphia and President Glidden of
the Erie system. The stock has been
gradually picked up in the market I'M
til the necessary amount was secured
today. While the buying has been go
ing on the stock has advanced from 500
per share to 1922.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
JAIL AN ASYLUM.
Insane Patients Kept in the County
Jail

The Shawnee county jail has been
turned into an insane asylum much of
the time of late, Notwithstanding the
fact that the Jail affords few facilities
for caring for the insane.
One insane man, Alex. Bradshaw, has
been in the county Jail since last Sat
urday evening. He has been in the in
sane asylum before and was released
on trial, so that he viii not have to be
tried again to be sent to the asylum,
but for some reason or other he is kept
at the Jail instead of being sent back
to the asylum. Bradshaw has been
growing worse ever since he has been
locked up, and at times he makes a
great deal of trouble.
Simon Greenspan has also been kept
in the Jail since Tuesday, but there has
been some excuse for delay in his case.
as arrangements may be made for
sending him to a private asylum.
It is a good thing, financially, for the
sheriff to keep insane persons in the
jail as long as possible, as he draws pay
for keeping them, but 1t simply adds
that much to the expense of the county,
for when they are once turned over to
the asylum the state cares for them
There have been SO many crazy PEG
pie to care for in the Jail recently that
Jailer Lawson has made a sort of har-
ness in which to handle those who are
violent. The apparatus consists of a
belt which is fastened tightly around
the waist of the inmate, and the wrists
are then strapped to each side of this
belt. The apparatus prevents the luna
tics from injuring themselves by strain
ing to get loose, and at the same time
it holds them securely and renders
them easily handled
There are now 25 inmates in the coun-
ty Jail, and as insane people have to be
locked in by themselves, the jail is
rather crowded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
LUMBERMEN NARROWED.
Boatman Didn't Want to Go Farther
and Left Them on an Island
One Drowned.

Columbus, S. c., March News comes
from Port Royal that two lumber pros
pectors, E. r. Stokes and Wilbur Ellis.
lumber mill men of Barnwell. were
abandoned on a little island near Port
Royal by a boatman, and Ellis in en-
deavoring to escape was drowned. The
lumbermen We're endeavoring to reach
Hilton Head Island. The weather was
cold and the boatman wished to turn
back. He landed them on a small ISL
and, saying it was Hilton Head. Then
the men found themselves separated
from all inhabited land by a stream 800
feet wide. This Ellis, in final despera-
ton, tried to swim. He was cold from
exposure and drowned.
Several hours later a fisherman took
Stokes off the island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
EWING HERBERT
Reads a Paper Before the National
Editorial Convention.

New Orleans, March 2.-The principal
occurrence of today'S session of the Ma
tional Editorial convention was a speech
by the Hon Thomas NJ. Patterson of
the Rocky Mountain News. Denver. on
the subject of paper trust" Mr.. Pat
terson said a protective tariff system
had made it possible for few manu-
featuring tariff concerns to get control
of the entire white paper supply Of
this country Quite scene was caused
when Editor J. F. tanning of the Legal
News, Norfolk, O., interrupted the
speaker to dispute his statement that
wood pulp was protected by the tariff.
Several delegates denounced Mr.. Ian
ming, saying his methods We're those of
the politician and in the midst of con-
fusion the session adjourned.
It. G. Raniel of Alameda, Cal, and
Ewing Herbert of Hiawatha, Kan, read
interesting papers in the early part of
the session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
CLEANING ThE STREETS.
Street Commissioner Snyder Has His
Hands Full.

The busiest man in Topeka today is
Street Commissioner Snyder. He has to
look after cleaning up the streets all
over the city at one and the same time,
and it is an immense task.
There are upwards of 100 men at
work on the streets today, and all that
can be secured are added to the force.
The problem of keeping the streets and
pavements in such a condition that
there will not be a flood is the biggest
one that has confronted the street de-
partment in years. Never before in
the history of the city has there been
such a great amount of snow on the
streets at one time, and there is every
prospect that it will go off with a rush.
The first thing that was done after
the snow ceased was to set all the road
machines in the city to work cleaning
the snow out of the cutters Each ma
chine required six hO~SeS to pull it, and
even then it was difficult work, because
of the great mass of snow that was
shoVeled off the sidewalks into the gut
tiers in the business part of the city.
At the same time all the men with
shovels who could be hired were put to
work shoveling the snow off the cross
ings, and they are still at work in all
parts of the city. This is rendered the
more difficult on account of the snow
being packed by the people who have
been walking back and forth over it,
There are thousands of these crossings
which have to be cleaned off
AS fast as the cutters have been
cleaned in the business portions of the
city, more snow has been shoveled off
the walks into them. When the cutters
are filed the snow will not run off when
it melts, but simply stands and forms
slush. The problem is how to keep the
cutters open.
The cutters on Kansas avenue will be
plowed out again this afternoon when
they will be flushed. If the sewers and
catch basins can be kept from clogging
a great deal of the snow can be washed
away. 1t is estimated that there is two
inches of water in the snow now on the
streets, and if not disposed of a sudden
thaw will make the streets well-nign
impossible.
Street Commissioner Snyder hopes to
be able to handle the snow so that it
will not cause any more than ordinary
Inconvenience, but if he succeeds he will
be doing exceptionally well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
UTAH REPUBLICANS
Meet to Nominate a Successor to
Roberts.

Salt Lake City. Utah, March 2-The
Republican state convention met at
1870 today to nominate a candidate for
representative in congress. Hon. Reed
Smoot, of Utah county, was made tenn
porary chairman. In a short speech he
referred to the prosperous condition of
the country and the fact that all labor
ers We're employed at good wages. He
referred specially to the advantages to
the state by the advance in lead and
wool. He denounced the Democratic
legislature for its failure to elect a
United States senator. He deplored the
conditions which made a special cleo
ton necessary at this time, and said:
ss-The responsibility must rest upon the
Democratic party, a party that always
Numbered; a party that has failed to
properly govern the state and nation,
and is absolutely incompetent to gov
ern itself"
After appointing the usual commit
tees the convention took a recess till 2
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
OHIO FRACTIONAL FIGHT
Likely to Crop Out in Republican
State Convention.

Cleveland, Ohio, March 2.-The Repub-
hean state convention, now less than two
months away, will be the old battle over
again between the Hanna and anti-H an
ma factions. 1t will be a fight to control
the state organization and name the sec
rotary of state. The Daugherty faction.
composed of about all the anti-Hanna
people in the state, is very confident of
success Howard Warrington, who is the
dntiS candidate for secretary of state,
claims that If he secures the Cleveland
and Columbus delegations he will easily
win, and he says he will bag those two
delegations. He places no stock in the
statement that the A1cKisson element at
Cleveland is against him.
In Columbus the present city admins
tration is for Warrington. The Ohio
kurtz following is not in line for Man
ningtOn yet. The Hanna faction is very
confident of success. They expect to land
Iaylen, the nominee, on the first ballot.
When 1t is remembered that the success
full candidate will have the naming of
every election officer in the state If the
Kinney election bill passes. it will be
readily seen why the two factions are
SO anxious to control the next secretary
of state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
VESTS STOLEN PIG.
IFrom the 81 Louis Repnhlic.

[From the st. Louis Republic
A story that Senator Vest tells relates
to his candidacy for the legislature in
1861 against A. s. Walker. The canvass
was exceedingly excited because of the
near approach of war. and all the Ques-
lions incident to it were discussed With
much animation. Charges and counter
charges were made. Both sides knew
that about six votes either way would de-
termine the contest, and on the day be-
fore election Walker raised the point on
Vest that he had stolen some pigs. The
only way that Vest could meet the charge
was to acknowledge smilingly that he
had the pigs in his pen and
in his possession. If he had gone
further and said that he had
bought thenl-which they hoped he. would
do-they had witnesses to show that he
shrewd to be caught in the trap. and
turned the accusation off with a laugh
and the remark:
Zone can not account for the way his
boys get pigs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
SECRET INSTRUCTIONS
Against Giving Information to Amer
lean Consuls in Germany.

Berlin, March 2.-The Vorwaerts Tor
gan of the socialists) publishes today
the text of the secret instructions is
sued by the Prussian minister of the
interior, Baron Won Rheinbaden, in re-
gard to answering United States con-
sular queries which Herr Kunert. So
cialist, mentioned yesterday in the
reichstag.
The instructions say that under no
circumstances must the American con-
suls be given statistical information
about contravention of the food adul-
teration law, including the sale of
spoiled or injurious food, etc, also
toys and the adulteration and sale
thereof. Information is also forbidden
on the subject of trichinae, etc, found
in home meat and the status of human
and animal diseases. In reply to all
such queries the consuls must be re-
ferred to the published imperial sta
tistics.
The vorwaerts further asserts that
according to the criminal statistics
about 2, 700 persons are punished in the
empire annually for the above contra
ventions, and adds:
In the reichstag the government was
not obliged to answer the above charges,
but when the meat bill is debated it will
compel the government to speak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
BIG DEAL IN PHONES.
Bell Company Loses One Sixth of Its
Business to Western Union.

Boston, March 2.-The largest single
transaction ever made in the telephone
business in America was completed to-
day. when the Telephone, Telegraph
and Gable Company of America bought
one share more than half of the $40, 000,-
600 worth of capital stock of the Erie
Telephone company.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is believed to be backing the Tele-
phone, Telegraph and Gable company,
and the deal by which the Erie is taken
over is thought to mean that the West
ern Union will become a rival of the
American Bell Telephone company in
the latter's especial field.
John Jacob Aston is a director in both
the Western Union and the Telephone,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
PROTESTS FILED
Against Leasing Public Land For
Grazing Purposes.

Washington, March 2.-Senator Car
ter of Montana today presented a me-
mortal of governors of western states
protesting against the bill introduced in
congress providing for the leasing of
public land for grazing purposes. In
presenting the memorial Senator Carter
said there was no probability of any
such bill passing and in order to pre-
vent further agitation in the west, he
hoped the bill would find eternal stop.
Senator Teller said that such Legislation
was contrary to the policy of the gov
eminent and would never be enacted
Senator Foster of Washington, who
introduced the bill, says that he has
no intention of pressing it if it meets
with the opposition of the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
AHEAD OF WEST.
s. 81. Ricaby is in Topeka Again At
ter Considerable Absence.

S. R. Ricaby. who was formerly as
ISOLATED with L. NJ. Crawford in the
management of the Del Conte Italian
Grand Opera company and is this year
general agent of the West MINISTRIES, is
in Topeka today Mr. Ricaby was here
last year as advance agent of Harry
Corson Clarke in What Happened to
JONES'
Mr.. Ricaby is an old timer in the the
atrical business. Three years ago he
was ahead of the Peerless Corinne in
AN American Beauty" the piece which
was attached by the sheriff after the
performance on Thanksgiving night in
Topeka. The company disbanded in
Kansas City a few days later and Mr..
Ricaby came to Topeka and became
identified with the Crawford circuit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
CANCELLED TOO SOON.
Paterson Lawyer Trying to Get Back
Money for 800 Worth of Stamps.

Paterson, N. j., March 2.-Lawyer
Robert J. McDermott was so sure of
making a transfer of real estate re-
Gently that he attached $500 worth of
revenue stamps to a deed and cancelled
them. The sale was not made and Nc
Dermott desired to get his 500 back. In
order to do so he sent the deed with af-
idavits as to the circumstances to
Washington, but the claim has been re-
jected. Acting Auditor Litterick point
ing out that the law does not provide
for refunding on any other stamps than
the 2 cent variety. McDermott has ap-
pealed the case to the United States
court of claims and will ask the secre-
tary OF tie treasury to consider it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
BURNED 2 900 HOUSES.
Work of a British Punitive Expedi-
ton in Burmah.

Rangoon, British Burmah, March q
The British punitive expedition sent to
avenge the murder in the Mongneim
district of Messrs. Riddle and Suther-
land. British commissioners who had
been engaged in the demarkation of the
the whole group of villages implicated
in the affair, sixty of the villagers have
been killed and 1000 houses have been
burned.
The announcement of the murder of
Messrs. Riddle and Sutherland was tel
egraphed from Rangoon to the Associ-
ated Press February IS last and it was
announced that Counsel Lytton had
been wounded but had succeeded in
making his escape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
POINTED PARAaRAPHs.

LFrom the Chicago News.1
When a man tires of himself his case
is hopeless.
A composer says banknotes are used
in composing fortunes.
A man should never blow his own
horn-unless he is a musician.
Keep your eye on the individual who
does you an unexpected favor.
OF all the feathered songsters the lay
of the hen is the most popular
The man who tells all he knows never
gets credit for possessing much wisdom.
To a marriage notice in a Kentucky
paper is appended: mo cake, no cards,
no pistols"
If a schoolboy doesn't take pains his
teacher is very apt to supply them.
The youth who is reared in the lap
of luxury well never set the world on
fire.
A blind wood sawyer's wife says she
never saw him see, but she often goes
to see him saw.
polite to his female relatives, but some
how he never acts natural.
It's a difficult matter to convince q
young man that a girl knows the mean
ing of a kiss until he has it from heI
own lips.
A man who lives in a fiat says thai
if some of the keys of a piano were used
to lock it up the world would be brighter
and better.
Nature works in a mysterious way
but occasionally the veil is lifted. The
average woman's waist is twenty-foul
inches, and the arm Of the average
man is trifle longer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
phia last Sunday. and took commun-

phia last Sunday. and took commun-
ion.
The season is rapidly drawing to an
end when a woman can get up a meal
by opening a tin can, and putting a
stew pan on the stove.
You really don't know what sarcasm
is unless you are in deperate straits
for little money, and your friends tell
you they are praying for you.
There is a lot of talk" going around
Atchison that should attract attention
all over the world: citizens wife has
tention to lodges.
A Nebraska farmer recently killed
himself and when his neighbors be-
discovered that his wife was president
of the W. c. T. U.
No wife should stay away from her
home longer than two weeks when on
a visit; at the beginning Of the third
week, the neighbors begin to whisper
that she has gone for good"
One of the reasons the Boston Sym
phony orchestra is such a success is
that it never responds to an encore.
There is a suggestion in this to the
amateur who will reappear as often as
any one will call her back.
Another thing we have never been
able to understand: Refer to a foolish
action of a foolish woman, and all the
sensible women will get mad about It.
The surest way to develop silly women
is to endorse their Stiffness.
Though the sad and mournful sea-
son of Lent is here. the situation so
far as the comfort Of the men is con-
eerned, will not be improved by the
closing up of the card clubs. The
women who neglected home duties to
fight for prizes at card parties, will con-
tinue to absent themselves from home
to struggle for a heavenly prize at
church. The only difference will be that
they will now be absent in the morn
ing, where formerly absent in the after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
Trouble Ahead For Railroads.

The Kansas railroads will have trou-
BILE as a result of the big snow storm of
this week for several days yet. The
snow is now melting rapidly. especially
in the southern part of the state and in
consequence the track is softening in
different localities. All the branch lines
of the Santa Fe and Rock Island are
open today, and freight traffic has been
entirely resumed. Soft track, resulting
from the melting snow, is responsible
for slight delays to passenger trains.
but otherwise no difficulty is being ex-
perienced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
cHAs. DUDLEY WARNER:

"The book is one of the small num-
Der of genuine American books"
w. D. HOWELLS, Ia Century:
ga fiction which is of the kind most
characteristic of our time, and which
no student of our time hereafter can
safely ignore"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
ALL THE GUILTY

And Evidence to Convict in Hands OF
Authorities.
Washington, March 1.-The following
telegram was received at the war de-
partment today:
Fort Sam Houston, Tex. March 2
Adjutant General: The following tele-
gram was received from Fort Bliss:
Have all the guilty and evidence to
convict them except McElry. who de-
serted Corporal Powell confessed.
(Signed), LOUGHBRCCGH,
Commanding"
McKIBBON.
This refers to the recent riot at Fort
Bliss between some negro soldiers and
Jail officials.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
Memphis Route Fast Train.

The Southeastern Limited leaving
Kansas City daily at $50 z. m. enables
passengers to reach Memphis at 8 a. m,
birmingham 4 80 D. m, Chattanooga
S:45 D. m, Atlanta 1926 D. M, New Or
leans 7:35 p. m, next day, Jacksonville,
Fla, $50 second morning. Correspond
ing time to all points in the southeast
Entire train, with reclining chair car
and Wagner Palace Buffet Sleeping
car runs through to Birmingham sleep
ing car through to Jacksonville) stop
ping only at important local stations,
as Olathe, Paola, Pleasanton, Fort
Scott, Lamar. Springfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
OVER $4,000.
Receipts of Insurance Department
For February Are Large.

The receipts of the Kansas insurance
department for February amounted to
$40 195, from the following sources:
Agency licenses, $S,658.50.
Charter fees, $50.
Annual statement fees. 81, 480.
Annual school fund fees, $4.150.
Miscellaneous, $1375.
Total S7O195.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease
South American Kidney Cure" It is
great surprise on account of its exceeding
kidneys and back. in male or female. Re-
heves retention of water almost immed-
lately. If you want quick relief and
cure this is the remedy. Sold by Sim
Drug Co.. S34 Kansas avenue, and Geo.
W. Stansfield, 622 Kansas avenue. drug
srists. Topeka. kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
CONSTABLE ROSS LUCKY.
His Prisoner Jumps From a Flying
Train But Is Recaptured.

Constable J. M. Ross returned today
from Des Moines, Iowa, with ]. M.
Suddarth, wanted here on a charge of
embezzlement. While on the train near
Lneolnsville. Mo. the prisoner asked to
enter the toilet room. Constable Ross
granted permission and with the train
going 80 miles an hour Suddarth leaped
from the window and lit running
At the next station Constable Ross
caught a freight train back, traced his
prisoner to a farm house and captured
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02
eirded on wen gton,s Sword.

London, March lady Louisa Mad
elina Tighe died at Woodstock, county
Kilkenny, today. She was a daughter
of the Duke of Richmond and was born
in 1903. She danced at the famous ball
at Brussels the night before the battle
of Waterloo, and girded on the Duke of
Wellington's sword when he started for
the field of battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-02

The Minneapolis Tribune declares
that the Republican party must stand
by protection. But the Republican
party has gained it's reputation and a
large measure Of it's success by not
standing by things after it was no
longer desirable to stand by them, from
the standpoint of the best interests of
the country