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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

lished by Col Horace G. Wadlin, chief
of the bureau.
a summary of the facts obtained do
not show any material decline in the
number. of retail stores of all kinds in
proportion to population, for a period of
20 years. The ratio changing from one
to 125 in 1875 to one to 142 in 1895. This
decline in the number of retail stores
to population Is not due. says Mr.. Wad-
lin, as many have supposed, to the
growth of the department store; be-
cause, as he says, the comparative
effect of the thoroughly organized store
wholly devoted to the sale of groceries
may be as severe upon stores less per-
fectly organized or working with less
capital as that of a department store
can possibly be-"
That competition in all branches of
trade is now extremely severe, and as
compared with former times a greater
supply Of capital. keener methods, more
liberal advertising. etc, are demanded
to meet it is shown; but it is equally
clear that this competition proceeds
from various causes besides the growth
Of department stores" for example, the
Introduction of new styles of goods, a
more fastidious taste among customers,
obliteration of district or neighborhOod
boundaries within which a dealer was
formerly sure of his customers, speciali-
zation of branches within trade lines
etc.
The trend of modern business is
toward concentration of capital and per-
lection of organization-the elimination
of unnecessary expenses and a CORE
spending reduction of profit on the in
dividual article accompanied by an en-
largement Of profit in the aggregate,
which permits a lower price to the con-
sumer. This is the great movement
that has taken place and is still going
on in the industrial world. On the one
hand the factory, on the other the de-
partnent store, exhibit this change in
its highest form, while the general ten
dency is shown through every branch of
trade and every avenue of industry. It's
result to the consumer is a wider supply
of commodities at lower prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
SULZER SEEKS 1T.
New York Congressman's Effort For
the Vice Presidency.

Washington, June 4.-Congressman
Sulzer, of New York, has gone to New
York, and from there will go to Sara
toga for a weeks regeneration From
Saratoga he will go directly to Kansas
City and open his headquarters as a
vice presidential candidate William
Watson. one of Suffers Heutenants, says
this of his chances:
Mr.. Sulzer is in the race to win and
it will take a strong man to beat him
out. He Will have the support of New
YOrk-every member Of Tammany Hail
will indOrse hin-he will have the sup
port of the Massachusetts Democracy
and he will be supported by the Demo-
cratic representatives from New Jersey.
He will also claim Michigan and Min
neSota, as well as Wisconsin. He is
certain to have Nebraska as letters
from prominent Democrats in that state
have promised him their support He is
now the best equipped candidate in the
field. We have not the slightest doubt
as to the result. He will be nominated "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
FIREMEN ARE BUSY.
Five Fires in Topeka Since Saturday
Evening.

At 12:55 today the fire department was
called by an alarm from boxes 80 and ~
to the house at 1864 Harrison street occu-
pied by Mrs. NJ A. Dunlap.
Mrs. Dunlap cleans clothing and was
working in a room with gasoline, when
little girl named Baker came in. The lit
tie girl dropped something she had N her
hand and Mrs. Dunlap struck a match to
find it In an instant the room was on
fire Mrs Dunlap's eyebrows were burned
and the little girl slightly injured The
clot hing was consumed. but the damage
to the house was trifling-
At Il: 45 the department was called by
telephone alarm to the building at SIS
Kansas avenue. Miss NJ. Stanton occupies
the second floor. Fire was caused by a
gasoline stove. The damage was small
At I As an alarm from box II called the
department to the one story blacksmith
shop at 10lS North Kansas avenue The
damage was small.
Saturday afternoon at $50 the depart
ment was called to 100 Garfield street
The house is occupied by Mrs Mary
Smith The fire was in a closet and the
cause is unknown. The department laid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
CLOSING RUSH.
Everything About the House Indi-
Gates Early Adjournment

Washington, June All the scenes
about the house today presaged the
near approach of final adjournment.
ton bills were all in attendance, the
with advocates of belated bills, the
clerks were hurrying about and the
speaker was constantly besieged by
members with private bills, which they
desired to get through.
Mr.. Miers (Ind-) as d matter of priv
ilege moved the adoption of a resolution
of inquiry offered last week, but which
has not been reported back from the
committee on invalid pensions. The
resolution called upon the secretary of
the interior for all reports relating to
the dropping off pension rolls of certain
widows, especially the reports and cor
respondence for special examiners, w.
M. Goodlove, w. S Harris, A W.
Room and Gen. J. H Stibbs and each
of them relative to said widows; also
all letters and correspondence by said
StibbS and the commissioner of pen
sionS to and with said Stibbs, Harris,
Room, GOodlove and each of them"
After a short but interesting debate
the chair held that the pending question
was to discharge the committee from
the consideration of the resolution and
not on the adoption of the resolution
and that the pending question was not
debatable
This decision cut off debate and the
question was put. The motion was lost,
ia to 131. This left the resolution still
in possession of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
NOT TAKING THE TWINE.
Claimed That Trust is Throwing Cold
Water on Penitentiarv Product.

Claimed That Trust is Throwing Cold
Water on Penitentiary Product.
sThere is a surplus of binding Irvine
accommodating at the state penitentiary
owing to the fact that the combine,
the implement dealers and others in
terested in that line of business are de-
nouncing the Kansas product as worth
less, and claim that this condition is
due to the use of inferior materials in
the manufacture of the Irvine.
Warden Tomlinson says the stories Of
this kind are without foundation and
are misrepresentation in every particu-
lar He says: THE Kansas Irvine is as
good as any on the market and is far SUI
periOr to much of that which has been
sold the farmers for several years. Kan
sas farmers who have purchased the
Irvine express entire satisfaction with
it."
H. J. Allen, the governors private
secretary, came to Topeka yesterday
afternoon, leaving for home last night,
reporting in the meantime that after an
investigation which he has made, he
finds that the knocking which is 60
ing on is disparaging the Kansas Irvine
to such an extent that the sales are
likely to be materially reduced.
Should the output of the Kansas plant
be not consumed at home it win be put
on the markets in other states. It is
said Minnesota will take all that can
he furnished
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

lFrOm the Chicago News
Enthusiasm is to a man what powder
is to a bullet.
A little bird on a hat is worth two
that tell tales.
Lower rents-those in the knees of the
small boys trousers.
Some men are born with black eyes
and some have to fight for them.
If you have a grudge against your
neighbor, buy his small boy drum.
fool praises himself. but wise
man turns the job over to a friend.
Many mans shattered fortune is due
to his negligence in mending his ways.
The squirrel on the other side of the
tree never comes to the hunter who
waits.
Unless you have one fault you can
never have two. One crime makes an
other necessary.
Every young man should learn to
paddle his own canOe-but he should
learn to swim first.
A good boy may not become a hand
some man, but a handsome bonnet al
ways becomes a good woman.
With the waning of the honeymoon
the misguided man discovers that the
coming woman has arrived.
Possibly a man may be better off
after he is dead, but it isn't policy to
tell his widow that such is the case.
If it wasn't for some peoples vivid
imagination lots Of physicians would
never be able to make both ends meet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

In replying to the census enumerator
all questions must be answered in &C
cordance with the facts as they existed
June J. Thus if the enumerator calls
on June 3, and the man whom he inter-
rogates was married on June 4, that
man goes down as a bachelor, and his
wife as a spinster living at the home Of
her parents, or wherever she lived be
fore marriage If a child happened 10
be born on the day preceding the visit
of the enumerator, if that date is sub
sequent to June 1, so far as the emu
merator and the United States gOven-
ment are concerned. that child doesn't
exist Everything happening subse-
quent to June doesn't count, and Is
obliterated entirely from any reckoning
in the census. If the enumeratOr finds
that aman whom he is looking for died
on June 2. although he may call upon
him on June Z, the dead man goes down
as a part of the population just the
aqrr1a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
THREE men KILLED.
In Battle Between Parties of
Feudists in Texas.

Naeogdoches, Tex. June A triple
tragedy at San Augustin occurred in
the court house in which Felix Roberts,
a newspaper correspondent; Sid Roberts
and Sheriff Noel Roberts were killed
The tragedy was the result of an old
feud between the Wall and Roberts
faction on one side and the Brooks and
Borders faction on the other.
A few weeks ago Sheriff George Wall
was shot dead by Curd Borders. Last
Saturday Eugene Wall, son of the dead
sheriff. shot and killed Ben Brooks. To-
day at the court house the two factions
met and a battle ensued, resulting in
Sheriff Wall was killed his nephew was
appointed sheriff.
Armed men from here. partisans of
both sides have started for San Angus
tine. kilograms have been sent Cover
nor Sayers urging him to call out the
militia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
LOCAL MENTION.

The Horner homestead at Ninth and
Tyler streets is being remodeled.
The Palace Juniors defeated the Cap
itaI City baseball team yesterday by a
score of to 9.
Senator John T. CLANCY has just COM
ple1ed improvements on his residence on
Clay street.
J. T. Barley is in Dodge City. at
tending the meeting of the state board
of funeral directors
The first quarterly meeting of St
David's society will be held this even
ing at the hall Of Topeka lodge No. 40.
Anna and Inez Raglan were arrested
Sunday night by the police for running
a disordefly house on Monroe street.
Roll Nichols has purchased the brick
residence at the northeast corner of
Eighth avenue and Harrison streets,
and will remodel it and use it for resi-
deree.
Mrs. Francis Doran, Who has been
visiting her son and daughter. Mr.. and
Mrs. T. F. Doran. has returned to her
home in Morris county. Her grand
daughter Josephine accompanied her to
remain during the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
FOR MRS. LOWE.
She is First Choice of N. z. Delegation
For President.

Il
Milwaukee, June 4-The New York
delegation to the Federation of Wo-
mems clubs has decided to support Mrs.
Lowe for president, and in the event
that Mrs. Lowe declines they will sup
port Mrs VIM. Tod Helmuth Of New
York. A number Of the members of the
Illinois delegation have announced they
were opposed to reorganization, which
is also the attitude of the New York
women. Delegations from Iowa, Colo
RADIO, MaSSac husettS and many other
states are here and the convention
promises to make a new record in num-
be1ts and enthusiasm.
AS expected the Indiana contingent
have presented their controversy to the
board They say out of the thirteen
clubs in Indiana in the general fedora
ton only five are in the state fedora
ton. The other eight insist on recog-
milton. The matter has not been de-
cided.
Following the board meeting there
was meeting of the council in the
Athenaeum. The two topics under dis
cussion were "CO-operat1on Between
Club Women and Wage Earning Wo-
men" and REORGANIZATION
No action was taken regarding re-
organization but the discussion covered
the many diametric views on the all
important issue.
In the afternoon there was a meeting
at the Athenaeum presided over by
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Denver.
The reports from state president and
state chairman Of correspondence show
ed the total number of Individual clubs
in the general federation to be sos with
a membership of SO 445, while there are
2734 clubs in the state declarations with
membership of 165, S39.
The reports were also devoted to the
gagged as art. education and domestic
science.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
CHANGES IN RETAIL TRADE.

[From the Bangor Commercial
The changes in the methods Of con-
Quoting retail trade, including the
growth Of the department store and it's
competitive effect upon dealers who con-
fine their attention to single lines of
merchandise, led to an investigation of
the subject by the Massachusetts
bureau of statistics of labor in the
closing months of the year 1899. Agents
Of the state visited all classes of retail
and department stores for the purpose
Of obtaining information and the re-
suits Of that inquiry have been pub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
URGED TO COME.
Governor Stanley Invites Delegates
to Semi Conference.

Governor Stanley this afternoon sent
kilograms to the boards of commission
ers of % Kansas counties urging them
to appoint delegates to attend the semi
centennial exposition meeting in this
city June 8.
The governor found that the commits
sioners of the following list of counties
were in session today. hence the tele-
gram:
Doniphan, Pottawatomie. Dickinson,
Lincoln, Mcpherson. Russell, Burton,
Chase, Marion, Chautauqua, Elk Mont
gomery, Wilson. Cherokee, Linn, Mi
ami, Wabaunsee, Coffey, Usage, Ed
wards, Finney, Rush, Trego
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
S. E. YOEMAN PARDONED
Restored to Citizenship by Gov.
Stanley Today.

Governor Stanley today issued a par
don restoring to full rights as citizen,
S. E. Yoeman, who has been in the coun-
ty jail serving a sentence of six months
for manslaughter, having been convict
ed of killing David Jackson.
Yoeman was released at noon today.
His sentence of six months expires June
IA but the deduction of time for good
behavior permitted his release today.
The pardon issued by the governor is
the perfunctory document issued to re-
store the rights of men who have been
convicted of a, felony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
MIDWAY GOES AT LAST.
Various Law Suits Compromised, and
Company Leaves.

The Oriental American Midway COM
pany left Topeka yesterday for st. Joe
where a three days show will be given.
scented to the company but they were
settled for 5000 Otis Hungate and E
A. Austin claimed $50 for attorneys
fees in defending the Turks in police
court on the charge of assaulting Robt.
Ransome and for preventing the attach
ment of the show. The claim was set
tied for $780, w. S. AIcClintock brought
suit for damages for $1.995 for the in
juries sustained by Ransome when he
had his arm broken by a Turk. The
Midway company settled with Ran
some privately for 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
WILL OPEN AGAIN.
Statement Regarding Closed Mills of
illinois Steel Co.

New York June 4.-President FL
bert H Gary, of the Federal Steel COM
pany. which controls the Illinois Steel
company's mills at South Chicago, made
the following statement today.
The Illinois Steel company has closed
its plant and slabbing mills. party 10
make repairs and partly because orders
were coming in slowly just now We
expect to reopen our Joliet mills by the
middle of the month
President Gary leaves town today for
a tour of inspection of the constituent
companies of The Federal Steel COM
DanV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
QUAKER RESTRICTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
A man of many calIings-the buck
ster.
Some girls seem willing to marry a
man for fear that some other girl will.
1t is true that money talks Even
hush money is apt to give man away.
Blobbs-"Ive just lost a hundred in
a bucket shop" siobbs-'.I thought YOU
looked a little pale"
It seems funny that the men who
work for decorators should have day
off on Decoration day.
No. Maude, dear you should not in
fer that all composers are drinking men
just because music is written in bars.
Wigg-"Why is the iceman so popu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
A Minister So years.

Chicago, June 4.-Rev-F. 2. Cleveland.
one of the oldest members of the Meth
odist ministry. died today at his home
in Rogers Park, aged SO. He was born
in Delaware county, New York. and
was ordained a minister So yeas ago
DR.. Cleveland performed valuable ser
vice during the civil war as a secret
officer under Grant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
WOMAN ATTACKED.
Clothes Torn Off by Crowd of Strike
Sympathizers.

St Louis. June 4.-The police just re-
ported that an unknown woman who
had been riding on a car was attacked
by a crowd near Twelfth street and
Geyer avenue and her clothes torn Off
A patrol wagon full of police was sent
to rescue the woman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

The administration is now in posi-
ton to realize its mistake in not plac-
ing at least one Kansas man on the
Paris exposition commission. Ihe
country might have known by this time.
just who is responsible for the stealing
that has been going on over there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
BUY SHOP SITE.
General Manager Nudge to Arrange
Details With Committee.

GeenraI Manager Nudge of the Santa
Fe notified the Commercial club this af-
ternon that ne would be ready to meet
the committee in charge of the Santa
Fe shop matter tomorrow.
At the conference Mr.. Nudge viii in
form the committee that the Santa Fe
stands ready to turn over $500 per acre
for the land to be secured with the s25.-
900 raised. AS soon as the Santa Fe
company is in possession of the land
arrangements viii be made to build the
proposed blacksmith shop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
AUDITORIUM CHAIRS.
Committee Selects Seats 10 Inches
Wide.

The committee appointed to select
chairs for the auditorium met this morn
ing and decided to recommend a chair.
made by a Grand Rapids, Mich, furni-
ture company.
The report will be made to the Com
mercial club tonight. The chair is 10
inches wide and made OF Brentwood.
The chair has no arms. 1t will require
about 1000 to seat the auditorium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
Otis, Nomination Held UP.

Washington, June 4-The senate COM
ed favorably the nomination of General
Otis to be a major general. When re-
ported to the senate in executive ses-
sion there was a request for immediate
action but objection was made and the
nomination went over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

The Pittsburg Dispatch suggests that
owing to Senator Hanna's success IN
collecting that 100000 from Philadel-
phia. he should be entrusted with the
task Of securing a settlement with the
Sultan Of Turkey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
fire. The

900 feet of hose to reach the fire. The
loss was about $75.
The department was called at II O'Clock
Saturday night to a vacant house at
Ninth and Garfield avenue owned by the
New England Mortgage company The
house was vacant and the fire was prob
ably of incendiary origin 1t took 2,C00 feet
of hose to reach the fire. The rear part
of the house was saved. Loss about 81 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

lar with the servant girls?" wagg--
Like the girl in the song, he has such
funny way with him.
Living skeleton-~The Armless Won
der IS a most improvident person"
The Sword Swallower@tY he lives a
regular foot-to-mouth existence"
Tommy-"Pop, what's a counterpart"
Tommy's Didn't you ever notice
the way in which the young statesmen
IN the stores wear their hair?'
matte treats during the past season"
O'Soaque-"True. The actors don't buy
the drinks the way they used to-
Il got a cipher for spellin, today"
volunteered the small boy What did
your teacher say2" asked the parent.
She said she didn't know what would
become of me when 1 grow up unless
I'd become a literary man and write
dialect stories" said the small boy.
Muggins-''Bjones is the mildest man
nered man I ever knew Buggins-
rs hep" Muggins-"Yes We went out
to the ball game together yesterday,
out at first base when he was safe by
three feet. Bjones remarked that it
was a base calumny"
The Atlantic City press agent was
debating his screed to the stenographer.
Among summer resorts" he began,
Atlantic City is peerless" What's
that? What's that?" interrupted his
employer; You seem to lose sight of
the fact, young man, that Atlantic City
has four piers. and I'm running the
biggest. 1 guess you won't do"
Ride a cock horse down to the Bourse,
To See white lady-a white one, of
course
With rings on her fingers and rings in
her ears;
She is a telephone girl. it appears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

It is recorded that the state campaign
in Oregon has been fought on national
issues. yet after the votes are counted
there will doubtless be those of the de-
feated party who will declare that the
result has no political significance. This
is always done under similar circum-
stances
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

Congress appears to have decided 10
postpone all really important leglsla-
ton until next session. Among the
matters left over are the Nicaragua
canal and the reduction of the war tax
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

It now looks as though Governor Tay-
lor win be forced to conduct his cam
paign for reelection either in Indiana
or I'm fail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

All England breathes more freely.
Roberts has secured possession OF. the
johannesburg mines and they were not
blown IN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

Perhaps Dom Paul may yet be aDle
to "stagger humanity a little more De
fore becoming a British subject
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
Galena Pioneer is Dead.

Galena. June AIRS. Fritz Weber,
one of the early day Galenaites, sud
dneIy died with heart trouble. Her hus-
band. Fritz Weber, established the first
bakery in Galena- Mr.. Weber died in
1Soa
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scrofuIa from Birth.

81 have found Hoods to be t.
greatest blood purifier [ ever tool
nd have tried many medicines.
was a sufferer with scrofula from
firth. My eyes were so badly affecte,
would be almost blind for a weel
at time. My neck began to swell
so that l could not breathe freely
Medicines failed to do me any good
until l began taking Hoods Sarsa-
parilla. Today have excellent health
and my eyes give me very little
trouble. owe it all to Hoods, which
[ recommend to all suffering from any
disease of the blood" MISS KETTLE
MCGUIRE, Silver Creek, KY.
That Tired Feeling.
d" I cannot say too much for Hoods
Sarsaparilla as a remedy for that tired
and worn out feeling one has in the
spring. AS a strength builder and
appetite creator it has no equal. :"
Mrs. L. B. WooDARD. 2S5 Ballou
Street, WOonsocket, R. 1.
Hoods is Peculiar to Itself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04

England is now in possession OF the
south African gold mines and there IS
no apparent reason for continuing the