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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.

LFrom the Chicago News.1
Extremes frequently beget limita-
tons.
Hope is believing that the unexpect-
ed will happen
A woman doesn't appreciate straight
tip on her bonnet.
Many an unfair woman has a light
complexion.
Diplomacy is merely the art of con-
cealing our dislikes.
Don't believe all the evil things you
hear about yorself.
Some men give up solid comfort in
exchange for liquid comfort
knowledge is power, but sometimes
man has power and doesn't know it.
A woman invariably puts. her best
foot backward when she gets off car.
Unless you make up your mind to do
a thing the chances are you will never
do it.
A man knows lots of other men who
dislike him. but what he doesn't know
is why.
Unless a man has an exceptionally
good memory he will never become
successful liar.
If you tell a secret to a married wo-
man it is equivalent to telling it to her
husband.
When one girl admits another is
pretty she always spoils it by saying
she lacks intellect.
The acme of perfection would soon be
reached if people would only follow the
advice they give to others.
It occasionally happens that when
man loses his fortune in the same way
he got it he wants to send the other fell
low to Jail.
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GEORGIA FLOODED.
Factories Forced to Close Down
at Columbus.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 13.-A heavy and
general rain fell throughout the cen
trail south yesterday and last night.
The rivers are above the danger lines
at many points in Georgia.
Damage is reported at Columbus and
Thomaston, Ga, and at Eufala, Ala.
The rivers are expected to continue to
rise for the next thirty-six hours. At
Westpoint, Ga, business is practically
suspended and there is five feet of wa
ter in part of the residence section. Sew
eral railway washouts are reported.
Columbus, Ga, reports that all fac
tories had to close down this morning
because of the flood in the Chattahoo-
chez river. Street car service has been
abandoned and the electric light plants
can not be operated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

The antitrust convention which has
assembled in Chicago is not likely to
accomplish anything more in the direc-
tion of curtailing the powers of mo-
nopoly than has similar gatherings in
the past. Apparently the only way of
reaching these aggregations Of capital
IS through legislation and that the con-
vention can not enact. Legislation
comes only through political parties
and should an antitrust party be form
ed, place hunters would rise up and
Kill it. The existing parties will doubt
less, both of them, in NATIONAL conven-
ton take strong grounds against trusts
and the gentlemen assembled at Chi
cago can choose the one they desire to
support. When the successful party
attempts to carry out it's platform
promises looking to the breaking down
of the trusts the opposition will declare
that is not the way to do it and legisla-
ton will be defeated. This is not in
tended as a prophecy. it is only an out
line Of the course of a large majority
Of proposed reform measures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13
THE CANAL SITUATION.

The Chicago Journal is not so intense
~ Democratic as to be unable to see
merit in some things done by the op-
position. Under the caption "Ratify
the Canal Treaty." it states its views
on the subject in a few terse para
graphs and with a vigor which entities
them to the consideration of thought
full people regardless OF political af-
hliations
The Journal says:
No Nicaragua, or Panama, canal
viii ever be built by the joint action
of several powers.
The canal win never be built by this
country and Great Britain acting Joint
~.
The canal will never be built by a
private corporation.
No canal will be built by this coun-
try alone, unless its neutrality is guar
anteed.
The world needs the canal. not for
war and poverty, but for peace and
plenty; for commerce, not for man
slaughter
This country needs it more than anv
other. and would gain more by it than
any other.
1t would gain more by it commercial
", and 1t would gain more by it strate-
gically, even if the canal were unforti-
o---N al gAAC44lS ldQ an equal legal
right to sail ships through it if they
could reach it; because
1t would connect our coasts only.
It would double our fleets only en-
abllng them to concentrate on the At
lantic or Pacific at need
1t would be virtually under American
domination, anyway. just as the Suez
is under British domination for ships
are the things to sink ships with, not
forts, and If our squadron, WORKING
from the nearest naval bases, couldn't
intercept an enemy's fleet on the way t
the neutral territory, we ought to lose
It Is eminently proper for this coun-
Try as the principal gamer, to build
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FOR PENSION FRAUD.
Government Causes Arrest of Five
Negroes.


Deputy United States Marshal Pres
colt last evening arrested five colOred
men on the charge of making false aft
daVits for the purpose of procuring
pension claims. They are John Brown,
alias Caesar Smart, James Carthan,
Ono Porter, Benjamin Franklin, alias
Hannah, James lrven, and they are
now in jail at Leav enworth awaiting
their hearing before United States Com
missioner Bond next Friday.
Caesar Smart is said to be the real
name of the man who started the trou-
BILE Caesar wanted a. pension and he
knew where there was a man named
Brown in Company c, Eighty-third
United States colored volunteer infan-
try, so he applied for a pension under
the name of John Brown. But John"
didn't happen to be the real Browns
name-he was Adam Brown. When
Caesar discovered this he said his name
was really Adam Brown, and that peo-
pie had been calling him John until he
had taken that name. The other par
ties who have been arrested made aft
daviS mat he was really Adam Brown.
that they knew how he came to be
called John, and that they knew him in
the service. These affidavits were made
in July, 1898.
The pension department proceeded
with the investigation of the claim, and
in the course of time it was discovered
that Adam Brown. of Company c.
Eighty-third United States volunteer
infantry, had drawn a pension from
the time he was discharged until he
died in 1893. A secret service man was
assigned to look up the making of the
affidavits and procuring testimony
against the makers of them. Since then
the four other colored men, other than
Caesar, have repudiated the ahidavits
and say they never swore to what is
contained in them.
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PROBABLE SUICIDE.
Violent Death of Congressman Chick
ering of New York.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-Members of
congress were greatly shocked at the
news of Representative Chickering' s
violent death in New York city this
morning. The news of his death was
kept from Mrs. Chickering, for fear the
shock would prove too great, and ar
engagements were made to leave for
New York at noon. Mr.. Chickering
was one of the well known and univer-
sally esteemed men in the house. He
was last seen here when the vote on
the financial bill was taken. He in
sisted on coming on crutches in order
to record his vote for the bill.
The body of Mr.. Chickering was found
on the sidewalk under the open window
of his hotel in New York city which
was on the fourth story, by milkman
who was driving through the street at
a. m. today Evidently it had been
lying there for some time, as the cloth
ing was saturated with rain. It was
clothed in underwear, socks, nightshirt
trousers and vest There was bad
cash in the right side of the head.
Mr. Chickering had been in the hotel
all day yesterday. He had complained
considerably of rheumatism, but moth
ing irrational in his actions had been
observed by those at the hotel.
Charles A. Chickering was born at Har-
risburg, Lewis county, New Hork- No
Venber &c, 1913. He was educated in the
common schools and at the Lowville
Academy. He was a school commissioner
of Lewis county from 1860 to 1910; mem
Der of assembly in 1879, 1850 and 1881 He
elected in the years from and including
1885 to 1890. He was elected to the Fifty
third congress and reelected three times
A dispatch to the Associated Press from
Albany says that Mr. Chickering's friends
he was afflicted with melancholia. follow
ing a severe attack of typhoid fever.
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KANSAS HEARD FROM.
Frank w. Elliott of Troy Adj
dresses the Antitrust
Convention.

Chicago, Feb. 13.-It was 2:3O yester-
day afternoon when the delegates to the
antitrust convention reconvened. Hon.
Andrew H. Lee of South Dakota was
the first speaker of the afternoon.
Mr.. Frank W. Elliott of Kansas fol-
lowed He said in part:
1.-The possession of wealth gives
power, social as we'll as financial. and
what is more important and more ON
inous, it gives political power as well.
The consolidation of wealth everywhere
taking place on a stupendous scale
means the concentration Of power in
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DECEPTION CONTINUES.
Physician Reports Case of
Smallpox and ChickenpOx
Card Put Up.

DR.. L. H. Mum yesterday reported to
the city board of health that a case of
genuine smallpox existed at 234 Quincy
street Today a ''chickenpox" sign is on
the front of the house.
The victim of the disease is John FL
lis, a young man who lives at that To-
cation with his mother. DR.. Mum says
he saw the case twice before pronounce
ing it smallpox, and reported it as such
to the city health authorities.
The action of the city physician in al
lowing a "chickenpox'' sign to go up on
a house where the physician pronounce
ed the disease to be smallpox is a de-
Hberate attempt to continue an outrag-
eous deception of the public. DR.. Chas.
Bradley is now in charge of the case.
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Chicago. Feb. 13.-WHEAT-The situa-
ton in wheat appears to be growing
stronger and while the advance today was
not as large as some expected. the for
yet there appeared a trite better tone to
the market and higher values We're freely
predicted. Liverpool cables showed but
little change, but the advance came from
all continental markets, who sent buvinE
orders. At the opening prices were about
lowest of the session and pit traders sold
freely because of large increase on pas
wheat country. Offerings were quickly alb
sorbed by commission houses and rally Of
&C resulted. The visible supply decreased
i million causing little comment. Pri-
vate cables from Paris quoted their mar
kets strong and tendency higher on more
serious damage to the French crop with
weather unfayorable- The close showed
day
CORN-Has been strong. up sc at one
time but closing as on Saturday; Liver
Country offerings were as a general thing
small, although liberal in a few instances
There was an increase on passage Nisi-
BILE increased $4,000 bu. and the increase
in local stocks was $4,000 Blu. more than
expected. there was proht-taking by 10
cal bulls. The provision people did some
selling Trade was large Receipts 1,221
cars and 40 for tomorrow
OATS-The oat market dra gged. being
unchanged in spite of corn and wheat
strength. There has been some May sell
ing by Armour, the buying. in the main
was by scalpers. The visible increased
1872. OC0; local stocks decreased 35 900. Re-
ceipts. SIS cars, and $50 cars estimated for
tomorrow.
PROVISIONS Have yielded on some
profit taking some short selling and
lighter outside trade. Pork is off l5c lard
and ribs SC, Wright led in the early sell
ing in pork. There was some stop-loss
selling of pork at $11.00 for May. There
were 81. 600 hogs at the yards, with 80 goo
estimated for tomorrow The market
speculatively showed less breadth. Cash
demand good. Some. further reaction is
not unlikely, but market is resting on too
firm a foundation of demand to suffer
much decline from present prices.
J. T. HARRIS.
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MISS KRUGER HERE.
Will Again Appear in the "Heart of
Maryland"

Miss Alma Kruger, the young lady
who created an excellent impression by
her work as Maryland Calvert" in The
Heart Of Maryland" in Topeka last sea-
son, will again be seen in the part at
the Crawford theater tonight. The en-
tire company is practically the same as
last year.
The part of Maryland Calvert is the
one in which Mrs. Leslie Carter gained
her present position on the American
stage Miss Kruger last season proved
herself altogether capable to follow the
creator of ''Zaza'' in the old success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

That this is great and growing
country is again evidenced by the fact
that it is proposed to establish two
new governmental departments, the
heads of which shall be members of the
presidents cabinet. One of these new
cabinet officers is to be known as the
secretary of commerce and industry
and the other as the secretary of mines
and mining. Each is to draw the reg
ular salary allowed to cabinet officers
and have an assistant secretary to do
the work.
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Wife Is Quarrelsome.

T. J. Herndon has filed a suit in the
district court asking for a divorce from
mis- wife. Georgia Herndon. He says they
but that his wife is addicted to the use
of opium and is very quarrelsome. He
says she is not particular where she
picks her quarrel, but will do it out on
the street, attracting attention. as
quickly as anywhere else. He says he
has not been living with her for some
time on this account
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SOUTHERN MAN WANTED.
President Is Looking For One For
Philippine Commission.

Washington, Feb. 1S.-The only sub
ject discussed at the cabinet meeting
today was that of the personnel of the
Philippine commission. It was stated
that the president is in search of a
southern man as a member of the COM
mission, but that up to this time he
has not decided to whom the place viii
be offered. While the president would
like to appoint Senator Lindsay, he
thinks he would be Of greater service
in the senate, and it seems altogether
probable that he will select some one
not at present in congress.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Rhoda Walker, wife of Mr.. C
Walker, died Monday night at her
home, 1924 Van Buren, street. The fu-
neral will be held at Lane chapel c.
NJ. E. church, Wednesday afternoon. al
3 O'Clock.
Sauel Diment. aged 54 years. died
Sunday at his home, POS Kansas ave-
nue.. The funeral services were held
Monday afternoon from his late resi-
dence- He leaves a wife and five
daughters.
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He MADE A MILLION.
Confession of $50 Per Cent
MilIer's Press Agent.

New York. Feb. 1S-The Evening World
today says:
Cecil Leslie, press agent" and employee
of the Miller $40 per cent swindle, has
made a long confession to the Evening
World. Briefly epitomized, Leslie says:
1.-The Franklin Syndicate was a colossal
bnnco game. Some of the men interested
in the concern were formerly managers
of Lyons & Co, and the E. S. Dean COM
pany in this city, which were run on
similar lines. Miller must have gathered
at least 100000 out of the scheme, prob
ably more"
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Action of Curtis Praised.

Emporia Feb. 13.-Preston B. Plumb
Post No. -555, Grand Army of the Re
public, at its regular meeting last night
passed, by unanimous vote, a series of
resolutions endorsing the action in
congress of Charles Curtis, and tender
ing him the thanks Of the members
for his championship of their cause, and
especially commencing his action in de-
manding an investigation OF the pen
sion office as conducted by H. Clay
Evans.
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LOCAL MENTION.

H. B Howard has purchased three
lots at the northeast corner of Clay
street and Tenth avenue and will erect
a modern eight room home as soon as
the spring weather will permit building.
Father Boarman will deliver a free
lecture tonight at the Church of the
Assumption on Confession of Sins to
q Priest,
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: This
country has seen lots of crises, both
state and national, yet when matters
get extra acute there is a change, and
it always is for the better. The truth
is, the masses are loyal. and not wick
eddy partisan. Hence, when the poll
ticians get too belligerent, they are
called down by public opinion, and rest
and peace then come in a compromise.
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FoRTIETn EDITION.
THE STORY OF A
COUNTRY TOWN
By E. w. HOWE.

Editor of the Atchison Globe, writer
of the ssGlobe Sights" founder of
the "Don't Worry Club" author
of the clay Sermons" to be first
published in THE TOPEKA STATE
JOURNAL during March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. has decided that a beverage made
of the juice of apples, even though it
should develop by fermentation an alco-
hole strength of Z or per cent, or
more, does not on this account become
a liquor, for the sale of which a special
tax is to be paid. Here IS an Oppor-
tunity for more legislation in Kansas
as soon as the hard cider jointist grasps
the situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

Senator Tom Plat having given his
official endorsement to Governor Roose-
velt's refusal of a nomination for the
vice presidency probably no more Will
be heard on that subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

While England is talking about an
army of 100000 men to crush the Beers,
a stream of recruits from all parts Of
the world is said to be pouring into the
Transvaal through Delagoa Bay:
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Government Gable Defeated.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The house COM
mittee on interstate and foreign COM
merce today decided by q. vote of to
to report a Pacific cable bill along the
lines of the Sherman bill, defeating by
to the Corliss proposition for gov
eminent ownership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

Instead of seeking a way to reach
Iadysnith, General Butler is now d.
recting his attention to preserving his
lines of communication and preventing
Joubert from surrounding him.
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a neutral canal. It is the cheapest plan
and the only one that promises achieve
ment. There is nothing the matter
with the -Pauncefote treaty, and
it ought to be ratified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-13

There is no better medicine for the bab-
les than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
It's pleasant taste and prompt and effec-
tual cures make it a favorite with moth
ers and small children. It quickly cures
their coughs and colds, preventing pneu-
monia or other serious consequences 1t
also cures Group and has been used in
tens of thousands of cases without a sin
gle failure so far have been able
to learn. 1t not only cures Group, but
when given as soon as the eroupy cough
appears, will prevent the attack. In cases
of whooping cough it liquifies the tough
mucous, making 1t easier to expectorate.
and lessons the severity and frequency of
the paroxysms of coughing, thus depri0-
ing that disease of all dangerous conse-
quences. For sale by all druggists.
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whallen to Get His Money Back.

Louisville, KY, Feb. 13.-An order
was entered today by Judge Field au-
thorizlng Sheriff Bell to execute the
writ of delivery taken out by Colonel
John H. Whallen to secure the $4,000
contained in box $50 of the Louisville
Trust company. This is the money
Senator HarreI charged was offered to
him by Whallen as a bride.
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If the Cullom- Tanner fight continue
in Illinois, Carter Harrison may change
his mind about running for governor.
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cHAs. DUDLEY WARNER:

"The book is one of the small num-
Der of genuine American books"
w. d. HOWELLS, in Century:
GA fiction which is of the kind most
characteristic of our time, and which
no student of our time hereafter can
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It is a bitter lesson that England is
learning in Africa but it may grove
useful in the future.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

At the Crawford theater tonight David
Belasco's successful play, 1.-THE Heart of
Maryland will be seen for the second
time in Topeka. No stronger production
dealing with incidents of the Civil war
has been given to the stage than 1.-THE
Heart of Maryland" The situations of
stagecraft and effective scenery aids in
carrying them out. The performance to-
night is announced as the farewell per-
formance of the piece.
Biograph pictures of the Jeffries- Shar-
key fight will be seen at the Crawford
theater Wednesday night.
Undoubtedly the most thrilling and in
{enseiy DRAMATIC situation Of Clyde
tftch,s society drama, 1.-THE Moth and
ford theater Saturday night, is that of
the marriage in high life. It represents a
splendid church wedding in one of the
most exclusive and ariStocratic of New
York parishes, where the ViIlainOus groom
is suddenly confronted by the women he
he wronged, the wife he has deserted and
when there, at the foot of the altar, as
she denOunces him, strikes her cow
ardly blow and fellS her to the floor This
premely interesting climaxes, every one
OF which shows the genius of the Dlay-
wright Mr. Herbert Kelley and Miss Eff
he Shannon, who will play the leading
The Moth and the Flame than in any
OF the New Y ork Lyceum theater produc-
tons In which they have heretofore ap-
peared. The Moth and the Flame" will
be seen IN its entirety, 1t is said, with all
the splendid scenery and costumes ana
Lyceum for a period of 125 nights Seats
will go on sale Wednesday morning
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EDINBURd REVIEW:

Western civilization in back coun-
try districts has been well drawn by
Edward Eggleston, but with greater
intensity and reserved power by E.
W. Howe in THE Story of Country
TOWN.
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MARK TWAIN:

"When read passages from it, Geo.
w. Gable shouted, Superb +" like
the Country Town so much that l
am glad of an opportunity to say So"
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Every woman claims that she spends
so much time with the hired girl that
she hasn't time to attend to her social
duties"