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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11
How Strange.

There now remain only thlr-
teen counties which license the
LIQUOR business, namely, Adams,
Hancock, Harrison; Issaquena,
jackson, Jefferson, Madison,
Monroe, Qnitman, Tunica, War
rem AMI wilkinson. Tellahatchle
recently wheeled into the dry
column. There are now l46 sa-
looms in the state, and they paid
in taxes last year Sl31, 100. The
county of Warren alone, has 81
saloons aud paid IN whisky H.
cen Sc $50 800 Washington came
next, turning In S28,Soo with 80
saloons. Adams, with ten sa-
looms. contributed $40, 200. There
are eleven wholesale liquor
houses which do not sell in guam
titles less than IL gallon. Ihe
municipalities are empowered to
levy a tax on dram shops not to
exceed so per cent of the amount
collected by the state, ana IN
some of the towns and cities the
maximum penalty is denounced
against them.-Picayune Bureau.
This is something ovef $4,000
each for these counties. Now
suppose we had the same condl-
tions in the 81 remaining coun-
ties, and they averaged 81, COO,
we would have 1872, 900 which,
with the S131, 900 above, would
give us S563, ooo-over hall a
million. which is just about hall
of the entire State School fund.
This enormous amount of money
is annually lost to the tax payers
of the State, and the whiskey is
sold in every county within he1
borders. Canton has six saloons
and whilst we are free to adm
we have some drunkenness, WI
feel safe in saying that we do no
have any more, nor do we be
lieve as much, as other towns
where blind tigers abound. L
is strange that both from a tinan
cial and moral standpoint, tn
people Of the State are not II
favor of high license. No sensl
Bile, rational gentleman wouI'
argue against high moral stan
dard for society, but there mus
or ought to be rational, practice
moralism. Evil will ever be
factor in ever community, and
is the duty of al good people t
hold it in allegiance as much q
possible. since it can not be e1
tirpated, aud where we mus
have the evil in great degre
with absolute certainty, we ougl
to turn it to financial use. Th
is an age of practicallsm and blu
mess from a old-blooded stant
point, both as to nations, state
and individuals. Creeds al
dogmas can not change men
natures, nor change the natur
drift of society, as long as me
is a free agent. Then it is a ma
row field of thought and actlc
that seeks to con6ne mankind
compulsion, to the exclusion
profits that can be utilized +
public good.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11
For Sale.

Ny whole stock of lumh Der,
shingles, Sash and doors, lime
and cement, must be sold. Don t
fail to call and get my prices.
G.. D. LEITCH.
Yard on street to depot.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11

If there's a clockless room in
YOUR house where a clock would
be a convenience, now is the
ime and this the place to fill
that need. We have all sorts of
clocks for all sorts of
purposes. They're all good, and
all moderately priced, good 3
day clocks $3.50 up to $50. fully
Guaranteed. T. c. SzEDR,
Jeweler-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11
FOR SALE.

800 acres of land, being Ell OF
Section 1 Township 9 Range S
east. Lies back of r. T. Cheek S
farm is we'll timbered title per-
feet and all taxes paid. Apply at
TIMES OFFICE.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11
A Grand Ship Way
Scheme.

Mr.. Jas. A. Seldom, a "engi-
neer at the head of his profes-
sion, has incubated plan for
running sea going vessels from
Chicago to the gulf. Incidental
ly his plan embraces "a solution
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11
Seed Oats.

Red Rust Proof Oats, also
Seed Wheat. All Madison coun-
ty raised. Apply to
At c.. OLSEN.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-10-11
Notice.

Crops are now marketing, and
we want all our subscribers to
paw up. Please do so without
delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
OTIS ABOUT TO SAIL.
The Mead Ordered to Be Ready
For Him Tomorrow.

Manila. May 4-The United States
transport Mead has been ordered to be
ready to sail tomorrow. It is supposed
that Major General Otis with his personal
staff. will then start for the United
States.
The insurgent archives discovered by
General Funston, include papers implicat-
ing prominent foreign firms at Manila in
unlawful dealings. 1t is reported that evil
them furnished munitions of war to the
can authorities are in possession from
this source of a detailed plan for attack
ing the American forces, written by
Aguinaldo in the TagalOg language, jan
uary 9, 1899, and translated into Spanish
by BuenicaInanO.
No correspondence from the so-called
anti-imperialist party of the United States
was found.
MAC ARTHUR TO COMMAND.
Washington, May An accordance
with Gen. Otis request to be allowed to
return to the United States the war de-
partment issued orders today relieving
him to take effect tomorrow morning.
May s. the date fixed by Gen. Otis for
his sailing.
The orders designate Major General
Macarthur to succeed Gen. Otis in COM
mand of the division of the Philippines
BreVet Major General Wheaton is
designated to succeed Gen. Macarthur
as commander of the department of
southern LuzOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
BOUND TO DIE.
Mrs. Shelby, Prevented From
Shooting Herself, Swallows
Morphine.

After attempting twice to commit
suicide, with a revolver and morphine,
Mrs. Bob" Shelby was sent by her hus-
band to her parents in Missouri with
the announcement that she was unman-
ageable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby lived in the sec
ond floor Of the building at $50 Kansas
avenue Wednesday afternoon the hus-
band returned home and accused his
wife of being untrue. She denied tie
charge. He told her he could have
nothing more to do with her She pick
ed up a revolver lying on the table and
pressed it to her temple. Before she
could pull the trigger Mr.. Shelby seized
the pistol and took it away from her.
Mrs. Shelby said that if her husband
did not wish her to live with him she
did not care to live. She then picked
up bottle of morphine from the tabla
and before her husband could stop her
had swallowed a large dose. A physI-
clan was summoned. He attempted to
give her an antidote. She held her lips
lightly closed and refused to swallow
anything. A hypodermic injection
was used and her life saved.
Mr.. Shelby told her a wife who would
try twice to commit suicide made things
too exciting for him and that she would
nave to return to her home She left
and the furniture was taken away
SHELBY is a gambler who came to To-
peka from Hays City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
ATCHISON OBJECTS.
Says One Course Brick Pavements Are
All Right.

All Right.
The Atchison Globe has this to say
concerning the visit of two Topeka city
officials to that place to inspect the
single-layer brick pavements there:
City Engineer Wise and Council
man Miller, of Topeka, recently visited
Atchison to inspect singe-Iayer brick
paVements, and have made an adverse
report on them In short, they say that
Atchison's one-layer brick pavements
are not worthy the name of pavementS;
that they found that the brick in such
paVements were loose, and sagged
whenever heavy loads were driven over
them, and that they will last but a
short time. This will be news to the
people of Atchison, who think one
layer of brick on residence streets a
success. The Topeka committee pro-
nounced one-layer pavements on Fourth
street and Kansas avenue of the very
finest charaScter, but these streets have
foundations of concrete or macadam,
which is far better than a second layer
OF brick Their adverse report was
based on the new paving on Utah aV-
enue, which they carefully inspected.
They claim to have been able to trace
a heavily loaded wagon across this
pavement by the indentions made. This
should not be the case if the street
were properly rolled before opened to
traffic. Parallel, Second, Laramie,
Kearney, Mound, Riley and T streets
have one-layer pavements, and no COM
plants of sagging or loose brick, which
the Topeka men complain Of have ever
been heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
VOTEFOR SHELDON
Topeka Pastor Considered as a
Presidential Nominee
By the United Christian Party
at Rock Island.

Rock Island, Ill, May 4.-The united
Christian party nominated as it's first
candidates for the presidency and vice
presidency of the United States Rev. Sis
las c. Swallow of Harrisburg, Pa, and
John G. Woolley of Chicago.
The name of Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
of Topeka, Kan, was presented in con-
nection with the nomination for the
presidency, and he received few votes.
The platform says:
I'VE believe the time has arrived
when the eternal principles of justice,
mercy and love as exemplified in the
life and teachings of Jesus Christ
should be embodied in the constitution
of our nation and applied in concrete
form to every function of our govern
ment principles. We maintain that this
statement is in harmony with the fun
damental principles of our national
common law, our Christian usages and
customs. the declaration of the su-
preme court of the United States that
this is Christian country and the ac-
cepted principles in judicial decisions
that no law shall contravene the divine
law.
I'VE deprecate certain immoral laws
which have grown out of failure of our
nation to recognize these principles
notably the permission of the desecra-
tion of the Christian Sabbath, author
lied unscriptural marriage and divorce
and the license and manufacture and
sale of Intoxicating liquors as a bev-
erage.'
One plan reads as follows:
I'VE hold that the legalized liquor
traffic is the crowning infamy of civ
ilization and declare for the Immediate
abolition of the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating liquors as a beverage -
The platform also favors prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes and tobacco to
minors; declares against war and for
the arbitration of all national and in
ternational disputes for the daily read
ing of the Bible in the public schools
and all educational institutions under
the control of the state; for government
ownership of all public utilities, and
favors the election of president, vice
president and United States senators by
of the rAannlA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
FIGHT ON PAPER TRUST
Is Inaugurated by Newspaper
Publishers Association
at Washington.

Washington, May 4.-Representatives
of the American Newspaper Publishers
association have presented a memorial
to the senate finance committee formal
" asking that some relief be afforded on
account of the higher price of paper.
The delegation said the association rep
resented 1000 papers. No particular
legislation was advocated.
Ihe delegation was received nv Sem
ator Allison, acting chairman in the ab-
Sence Of Senator Aldrich The resoIu-
tion recited that the price of printing
paper used by newspapers has Increased
from 60 to 100 per cent without reason
or warrant to be found in the conditions
Of the industry, which was believed To
be the working Of a trust
The association appealed to congress
TO inquire into the conditions comnIain-
ed Of, to the end that suitable IeeisIa-
ton might be provided to remedy these
conditions. As newspapers are sold at
a nXed price, the resolution saws puh-
fishers can not put the increase Of the
price OF paper on the consumer and in
many instances this increased cost
means the confiscation of profits and in
others 1t creates actual loss
copy Of the resolution also was pre-
sented by the delegation to the house
ways and means committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
CAN'T LOSE WEBB HAYES.
He is Now in Berlin Hobnobbing
With the Kaiser.

Berlin. May 4.-Ber1in has put on holi-
day attire in anticipation of the coming
of age of the Crown Prince Frederick
William. Last evening the streets were
thronged with sightseers, many thou
sands of whom had already arrived
from various parts of Germany. The
Inter Den Linden was ablaze with cleo
trie lights, and the last touches were
being given to the decorations. At mid
night hundreds of workmen were still
busy. The Australian black and yellow
and the Hungarian green. white and red
were everywhere visible.
Among the many Americans who have
arrived is Lieutenant Colonel Hayes,
U. S. A, who has just returned from
the Philippines.
BY the special invitation of Emperor
William he will witness the gala opera
performance Saturday evening. All the
members of the United States embassy
together with the ladies have received
similar invitations. Today. Ambassador
White received an invitation to attend
the gala banquet Sunday evening.
Berlin last evening was agog with
amusement because the crown prince,
during the day had ridden as an or
binary passenger on the platform of a
street car in Potsdam and had con-
versed Interestingly with the driver
about the latter's family and relations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04

gram announcing that he was sick was
received but a short time before the one
announcing his death.
Mr.. Lescher left Topeka for Costa
Rica in January, 1899, to do some con-
struction work for mining companies of
which Mr.. Popenoe is the head. He
completed his task. and since that time
was installed as superintendent of the
Bella Vista and Thayer mining compa-
MES. He was especially competent, and
filled this position to the highest salts
faction of the company. Mrs. I. H.
Jescher his mother: his sister, Nellie; !;
Mrs. Curry and daughter Helen, return
ed only last Tuesday from Costa Rlca,
and they had no intimation that Mr.
Lescher was sick until they received the
information through Mr.. POpenOe, OF
his death. Ed and Will Curry, Milton
F. Reitz and J. F. White of Topeka are
still at Miramar. Mr. LeScherS is the
only death which has occurred among
the northern members of the camp dur
ing the four years the mines have been
in operation. His is the only case of
yellow fever ever known in this region,
and it is supposed he contracted 1t
while on business at Punta Arenas, the
nearest seaport town.
George IeScher was very well known
in Topeka, and for ten years was presi-
dent of Marshalls band. He was born
September rs, 1862 at Lawrence, and
came to topeka with MS parents III
1878. For several years he was a. con-
tractor, and erected many residences
and other buildings. He was member
of the Knights of Pythias and a past
master of lodge II, Masons. He was a
Knight Templar, and also a 32d degree
Mason. He was public spirited and
served term on the committee of If
teen. When he left Topeka to go to
Central America he had no intention OF
remaining longer than was necessary to
complete the work of construction map
ped out. His services were so valuable,
however, he was induced to remain and
manage the immense properties of the
company. His father, T. H. Lescher,
ex-state architect, lives at 920 Monroe
street. His brother. Theodore Lescher,
is studying architecture at Paris and
his brother Herman, is an officer in a
bank at Great Falls. Montana. Owing
to the nature of the disease the body
cannot be brought home. The family is
prostrated as the result of the an
nouncement of his sudden death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
FOUR PERSONS KILLED.
By Series of Fires in New York Last
Night.

New York, May 4.-Four persons were
killed in fires in this city last night and
early this morning and fifth lies IA
tally injured in a hospital. At lodg-
ing house fire in South street, John
Curran, a marine engineer, was burned
to death, and Fireman Daniel Mullin
was thrown from a ladder, receiving
injuries from which he has died. Fire
man James Fitzpatrick was fatally in
jured by the overturning of hose
truck which he was driving An explo-
sion wrecked the fat and tallow factory
of Joseph Stern & Co. in West F'ortieth
street and two men are believed to be
buried under the ruins. They are
Thomas Mcclure and Joseph Drum. A
gang of men worked all night in the
ruins in a vain effort to recover the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04

tendance brought UP to the average.
Tie devotional exercises which prefaced
the days work were conducted by Rev.
H. J. COzine, of Puget Sound univer-
sity. while Bishop H W Warren pre-
sided over the business session. Caleb
Fl. Butterworth, the lay delegate from
New Jersey, was in his seat, the COM
mittee to which the protest against his
being seated was referred having de-
cided that his credentials were suff1-
cient.
There were many delegates in the
house with resolutions and papers con-
celning the amusement question.
Rev. VIM. Fawcett, of Chicago,
though not a delegate shimself. had
given his views in favor Of greater lib
erty in the matter of amusements to
delegate, while c. w. Pearson, of the
Northwestern university, handed his
plea to Secretary Monroe today. Many
others admitted to having resolutions
on the subject, one of the most i'm
portant of the conference. Before the
session began this morning it was pre-
d;cted that there would be much dis
Cl;ssion over the resolutions
The first business of the session was
the presentation of the reports of the
various committees for the past quad
renniUm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04

May, 1900.
The additional investment alone which
the Santa Fe will make in Topeka will
much more than pay back this invest
to say nothing of the great increase in
wages which will be paid out regularly.
The pay roll in the blacksmith shop
alone, which will be built Immediately
will be about $4,000 a month, and within
three it will be increased about $50, 900
a month. All of this money will be
spent in Topeka every month, and
means just shat much added to the
wealth of the city by the employees of
these additional shops alone.
Besides this, the advent of upwards
of 5000 additional population which the
shops will bring here, will necessarily
bring other people aside from the shop
employes-probably half as many more.
AS soon as these pledges are secured
the finance committee which has the
raising of the necessary funds in charge,
will begin the solicitation of subscrip-
tions to the loan fund, to be paid back
when the bonds are. voted.
There are a number of citizens in To-
peka who have Investigated the matter
and who realize just what the securing
of these shops means to the interests
of the city, who are willing to donate as
much as a thousand dollars each rather
than see them go to some other place.
but there are others who are just as
wealthy and who have just as much at
stake in the way of real estate interests
bear their share in advancing the neces-
sary money to secure the shop site. By
voting bonds the burden will be equally
distributed among the entire city, and
the entire city will reap the benefit Of
the new shops many times over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
CAPITAL co. LOST.
Verdict of Over $4,000 in Remington
Case.

The jury which heard the suit of the
Remington Paper company, of Water
town. N. Y, against the old Topeka Cap
ital company, brought in a verdict for
Slo1S6-S4, the amount sued for
The original amount was about S. 900
and the interest since 1891 brought the
amount up to the sum asked for It ap-
peared in the testimony that the COM
pany began giving notes to the Reming-
ton company in 1891, and continued till
lS96- Suit was originally brought two
years ago in the district court and judg-
ment was obtained for IS, 200. The case
was taken to the supreme court and the
case sent back for retrial on a technical
lty. AT this retrial the only evidence in
troduced was brought out by members of
the Capital company, who were J. K
Hudson, Arthur Capper, Dell Keizer
James L. King and Richard Thomas
over 200 letters, written by Mr.. Keizer
to the Remington company and the books
of the company were offered as evidence.
The defense argued that Keizer had no
right to give the notes. 1t was shown
that more than half the business of the
company for five years had been done by
giving notes. The defense submitted to
the jury % special questions. They were
all answered against the company. Quin-
ton & Quinton for the Remington COM
pany asked if Colonel Harrison for the
Capital company had the authority to
make the defense that Mr.. keiZer did not
nave the right to issue notes and the
jury answered in the negative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
CHICAGO RIOT.
Clash on Street Car Between Union
and Non-Union Men,

Chicago, May 4-Seven non-union
coal beavers were attacked by five un-
ion pickets on an Ashland avenue street
car last night and as a result Dennis
Hannison, a union picket was shot and
perhaps fatally wounded
The non-union men were under the
protection of Special Officer James Mu-
laney and two city policemen As the
union pickets had been making threats
the non-union men remained IN the
yards until the car came hoping tLlas
the piclets would not follow them But
before they had gone half a block tfe
pickets boarded the car and attacked
the non-union men Special Officer Mu-
lanev to protect the men, fired at the
pichets. wounding Dennis Hannison Ia
the left groin. Mulaney and John Con-
nors. a union picket were arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Cleveland Street Car Men Win by
Means of the Boycott.

Cleveland, May 4--The strike of the
employees of the Big Consolidated Street
Railway company which resulted in
much Iioting during its progress last
summer has been formally declared off
by the union.
A boycott was successfully maintain
ed against the various lines of the COM
pany for several months after the strike
had been broken, which proved very
costly to the company. It is announced
now that a settlement satisfactory to
the men has been reached. 1t is said
that those of the former employees who
are desirous of reinstatement will be
taken back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
For a Husband 81O.ooO.

"a suit for $4,000 damages has been
filed in the federal court against the
Union Pacific Railway company by Mrs
Mary Martin, through her attorneys,
Harvey & Harvey and Waters & Wa
ters. The damages claimed are for the
death of the plaintiffs husband, Louis
Matrin, who was killed by a Union Pa
cific train last January on railroad
crossing between Menoken and Kiro,
west of Topeka. Martin was crossing
the track in a wagon shortly before z
o'clock in the evening. when he was
struck by a west bound train. It is
claimed that the engineer did not whis-
tie for the crossing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
TO CLOSE THE MILLS.
Book Paper Trust Takes Steps to
Maintain Prices.

Chicago, May 4.-AH the 1eading
book paper mills of the west will be
closed Monday for an indefinite period
on AZ count of overproduction. The
Western Book Paper Manufacturers
association held a meeting here today
ard practically decided that a cession
in the MA 1ufacture would be to the
best interests of the trade. Inc asso-
citation is composed of representatives
of the leading manufacturing interests
west of the Allegheny mountains ard
controls the bulk of the trade i'll this
section CT the country and in the far
west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
TRIAL OF MIR. WILEY.
State Commissioner Charged With
Embezzlement.

Meade, kan, May The case against
George Wiley, state fish commissioner,
charged with embezzling county funds
while treasurer of Meade county, has
begun in district court A special venire
of $50 names were drawn for jurors. A
jury was completed last night. Judge
F. P. Cochrane of Cottonwood Falls is
T1raSidinR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-04
Denver Flood was Mlld.

Denver, May 4-The flood in the
Platte river, caused by the bursting Of
the Denver Union Water company's di-
verting dam on Goose creek yesterday
morning, is subsiding at this point to-
day The total loss from the washing
out of railroad tracks in Platte canon,
destruction of bridges, flooding of
ranches and gardens is estimated at
$40. 600, and the water company esti-
mates the damage to its works at