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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

LFrom the Chicago News.1
A sailor says the sea always washes in
dirty weather.
A woman who suffers untold agony is
an exception to the rule.
When a man dies the world proceeds
to forget that he ever lived.
Some women are near-sighted, but
they manage to hear all that's going on.
Many a mans unpopularity is due to
his winning ways-in a quiet little
game.
When a woman cuts a man on the
street he attributes it to her sharp fea-
lures.
No one ever saw it rain cats and
dogs, but hailing street cars is a daily
occurrence.
If a man doesn't know when he is
beaten the chances are some fool friend
will inform him.
There is a yellow streak in every man
that lives, but some of them manage
to keep it under cover.
A man learns a good many things
from his children until they get old
enough to know as little as he does.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
BOBS UP AGAIN.
Crook Wright and His "Chum" Ar
rested Once More.

Crook Wright is once more behind the
bars of the city prison. He has two
charges lodged against him, maintain
ing a nuisance and running a disorderly
house.
Wright has been out of Jail now for
about three months, an unusually long
time for him. During that time he has
been living at Fifteenth and Monroe
streets, in the house in which Mrs. A
D. MatSon was murdered a few years
ago.
1t was this place that was raided ear
" Sunday morning by officers Smith,
Simpson and Botham. "Pearly'' Atkin-
son, Crooks running mate, was also ar
rested, and five negro women We're lock-
ed up as inmates of the place. Two of
the women were afterwards released on
bond, but the rest of the party are stiD
in Jail.
A part of key of beer, a beer pump
and a quantity of glasses were captured
in the raid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

Following is the New York Journals
explanation of the multitude of strikes:
Most of the current strikes are due
to the increased cost of living. Nomi-
nally for higher wages, they are really
strikes against wage reductions. The
general rise of prices has so cut down
the purchasing power of money that the
real wages of most worlmen are lower
now than they were in the midst of
the hard times OF three years ago, even
when they are 10 or 90 per cent. higher
measured in dollars and cents. The
only benefit most workers have received
from prosperity thus far has been in
creased steadiness Of employment.
There has been no improvement in earn
ings for those at work, but rather the
reverse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
A NOTABLE GATHERING OF
WOMEN

q Miss iona Gale, chairman of the bien-
nal press committee, issues the follow
ing In regard to the biennial convention
of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs to be held in Milwaukee in June:
The convention promises to be the
most notable gathering of women ever
held in this country. More than 5000
are expected, and the programme of en-
tertainment for theweek has been royal
" planned. Railroads all over the coun-
try have made special rates to Mil
waukee for the occasion, and federation
specials are to be run from New York.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other
states.
The programme is not yet issued, but
the list of names Of women who are to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
BIG PIER DESTROYED.
Several Barges Burned In New York
Harbor-Loss 81 100000.

New York, May IA fire that started
at the river end of the Mallory line
steamship pier, at the foot of Maiden
Lane and the East river. early Sunday
morning. completely destroyed the pier
and its valuable contents. The police
place the loss at $1,000, 600. Several
barges which were moored near the
pier were also destroyed, and many
rescues of their captains and of the
members of the families on board were
made Only one life was lost. The g.
months-old daughter of Captain Charles
I.ochs of the barge Sherwood was
drowned.
The Mallory line pier was 200 feet
long and 50 feet wide. The pier shed
was filled with valuable freight of
miscellaneous character, mostly cott1 n.
On the north side of the pier were
moored a number Of coal and cotton
barges while on the south side was the
steamer San Marcos and a number of
barges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
DEMANDS REFUSED.
st. Louis Rapid Transit Directors
Write a Letter to Employees.

St Louis, May THE board of dfrec-
tors of the st. Louis Transit company has
refused to accept the demands presented
by the committee of employees last week.
This action was taken at a meeting held
at noon today. It was done at the request
of President Whitaker, who wrote a long
letter to the board, covering particularly
that part of the new agreement provid-
ing that every employe must be or be
come a union man or be discharged Mr..
Whitaker opposed it.
The board finally adopted this letter in
full as its own answer to the mems re-
quest and it was sent to the employees
committee at l O clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
FOUR TELEPHONE CABLES.
They May Be Responsible For Raise
of Valuation in Topeka.

The state board of railroad assessors
has discovered that in Topeka the Mis-
souri, and Kansas Telephone company
has four cables. each a mile long, and
containing 100 wires each. which have
not been returned in the assessment
rolls by the company.
This will make a. substantial increase
in the assessed valuation CT the prop
John r Mulvane, president of the com
pany, appeared before the board to pro-
test
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
BRAZIL CELEBRATES.

Discovery of the Country Anniversary
Causes Rejoicing at Rio Janeiro.
Rio Janeiro. May THE celebration
of the fourth centenary of the discovery
of Brazil, which began yesterday, is in
progress today, amid great popular en-
thusiasm. Yesterday the president, Dr.
Campos SALES, unveiled at Bahia a
monument in honor of Pedro Alvarez
de Cabral. Congratulations have been
received by the government from En-
peror William, King Humbert and the
pope.
Today the president went on board
the visiting Portuguese and Italian
cruisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
AN EDITOR KILLED.
He Criticised American Policy
in Cuba.

Gibara, Province of Santiago De Cuba,
May 7.-Senor Albert, editor of the Don
Claridades, was shot and instantly killed
by an unknown assassin at the theater
last night. Albert was an active politi
clan and his paper recently has been criti-
cising the action of the American Off
Gals, particularly the election orders.
Hidalgo, who killed Captain Smith, col
lector of this port in January, was edi-
tor of the Don Claridades. Albert had
received threatening letters, which he ridi-
culed in his nane1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
Injunction Refused.

Chicago. May Judge Tuthill granted
an injunction today restraining the board
of county commissioners from inserting
in contracts a clause stating that only
union labor shall be employed in carrying
out the work when it is to be paid for
with public funds. The injunction was
sued for by the contractors council of
Chicago. the members of which claim
they are prevented by that clause from
bidding on public work. the council re-
fusing to employ union labor. An appeal
will be taken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
RAIN WAS LOCAL.
Todays Rain in Topeka Less Than
Half an Inch.

The weather department announces
that this mornings rain was local and
there is no reason to believe that it ex-
tended over very much of the state
Up to noon the rain measured 40 hun
dredths of an inch. Sundays rain
measured two hundredths. A shower fell
near Washburn college Saturday after
noon but was not noticed at the weather
bureau. The forecast today is fair to-
night and Tuesday. Cooler tonight -
Up to IL o'clock the maximum tempeTa-
ture was sc and the minimum 55. The
wind was southeast blowing II miles
an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

After suffering from severe dyspepsia
over twelve years and using many rene
dies without permanent good, I finally
took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure It did me
SO much good l recommend it to every
one" writes J. E. Watkins, CLERK and Re-
eorder Chillicothe, Mo. It digests what
you cat. At all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
ROBBED OF 800.
A Buffalo Man the Victim of a
Sharper.

Buffalo, N. Y. May William Hib-
bard, so years old. a prominent citizen,
was robbed of $1,000 on Washington
street today. He had just Withdrawn
the money from the bank and stepped
out on the street when he was accosted
by young man who said he was a
clerk from the bank. and wanted to rec
tify an error. When Mr.. Hubbard took
the book from his pocket the man
snatched it from him and escaped down
q side street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

Captain Chadwick can console him
self with the thought that he may be
secretary of the navy sometime and
have a chance to get back at Secretary
Long for the mean things that gentle
man has said about Schley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
Flood at Wichita.

Wichita Kas., May THE Arkarsa
river rose suddenly Saturday and to-
day covers about thirty blocks sur
rounding the bottoms. Many families
have moved out of their houses. The
water is still rising
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
LIVE ANARCHISTS.

Paris Reds Place Bombs on Railroad
Track and Are Arrested.
Paris, May IA railway disaster was
averted by the timely discovery of two
bombs on the rails in st. Mando tunnel.
Information given to the Vincennes pc
lice has led to the arrest of four repu-
ted anarchists.
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL-sO cents
per month. by mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

"A
can convince you that everything he
sells you is fresh.
It is unfortunate that every one s
memory is best in retaining things it
would be more genteel to forget.
1t improves your prospects in the
next world if you bury the hatchet,
and helps them in this if you never
move so far away from the grave that
you can't get to it first.
We are requested to state that a
certain woman in West AtchisOn is
doing too much talking, and that I'M
less she quits it, the neighbors will
cloud up and rain on her.
1t is unfair, but the pretty girl who
has carried a German book to school
for six weeks is regarded as better au-
thority in the neighborhoOd than the
old woman who has talked German all
her life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.

TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
A good grocery clerk is one who
can convince you that everything he
sells you is fresh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

REPRESENTATION is the thief of time be-
cause it takes one SO long to say it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
Endeavor Edition.

Of In His Steps fully illustrated. New
edition A beautiful gift. Benefits
book store, 100 Kansas AVENUE
Mr. S. Klein, who did much deeora-
tive work during the last fall festival,
is taking contracts for street fair deco
rations- He can be found at the Cont
mental store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

The gentlemen who desire that the
state shall control the railroads must
try again. The board Of railroad com
rnissioners and the court Of visitation
have both failed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
A sailor says the sea always washes in
dirty weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

Many a mans unpopularity is due to
his winning ways-in quiet little
game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

When a woman cuts a man on the
street he attributes it to her sharp fea-
tUr6s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

No one ever saw it rain cats and
dogs, but hailing street cars is daily
occurrence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-07

When a man dies the world proceeds
to forget that he ever lived.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-07

States Commissioners. The first WITT
was issued against two registrars III
the city of Winston-Salem. This was
the first big break made by our enc
tnies in the campaign. BY reason OF
the place selected for these arrests,
we were given an opportunity OF dem
onstrating to the State the wisdom
of our election law, which had been
tiercely attacked because it was
known that in the city of Winston-Sa-
lem, under Fusion administration,
from eight hundred to thou
sand negroes who lived else
where and worked in the TO-
bacco factories, had been in the
habit of remaining over month al
ter the tobacco season closed for the
purpose of voting, and then imme-
diately leaving for their homes. In
order to better demonstrate this con-
dition, and to justify the circumspec-
ton exercised by the registrars in
that city in the interest of it's honest
resident population, the Democrats
prolonged the trial and brought out
all the facts.
The wide dissemination of these
facts throughout the State so thor
oughly convinced the people of the
justice and wisdom of our election
law that from that time up to the
election little further was heard in
denunciation of it's provisions. Not
only was bond furnished the regis
trars who were arrested. but the com
mittee, knowing that these proceed
ings were in fragrant violation of the
law, and for the purpose of lettering
these faithful officers from the dis
charge of their duties, furnished coun-
sci for their defense, and in every way
gave assurance to them, and to other
registrars, that they would be pro-
tected in the honest and faithful dis
charge of their duties.
Following up this effort to intimi-
date the registrars through the off
cious interference of the Federal
Court, Senator Butler, who was run
ming the campaign in the East, at
tempted to arrest over one hundred
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-07

ing the latter days of the campaign,
and gave an impetus to the campaign
which resulted in an overwhelming
landslide in favor of Democracy.
FIVE MILLION PAPERS SENT OUT.
Never before in any campaign IN
the State has so much literature been
distributed This literature was care
fully prepared; it appealed to the
reason, patriotism and higher asplra-
tons of the citizen. In all, over 1ve
million documents and papers were
distributed and paid for by the State
committee. Outside of the dairy cor
respondence, which was the largest
ever known. over $4,000 personal let
ters were mailed from headquarters
directly to the voters. The purpose
of this literature was, of course, 10
enlighten the voter, and its effect was
to stir up interest on the part of the
people IN the amendment and white
supremacy, and to prepare them TO
hear with interest," and understands
ing1y, the great campaign OF argu-
ment which was to be made from the
stump. There was desultory speak
ing throughout the State from the be-
ginning, but the real campaign OF
stumping did not open until about the
1st of June. At first our crowds were
comparatively small, because the peo-
pie in the agricultural districts were
busy with their crops, but, as the
progressed, interest grew
and the people flocl1ed to our meetings
and heard our speakers with a de-
gree of interest never before mani
Tested.
A notable feature of all of these
meetings was not only the large at
tendance on the part of the ladies',
but the deep interest which they
showed. Doubtless this interest on
the part of the women was aroused
by the literature sent into their
homes. They came to our meetings
with the full consent of their fathers
and husbands and brothers, because
the questions involved in the cam
pagn touched the home and tireside.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-07

registrars in one day. but he could
find no magistrate who would be
made his tool for this purpose. These
palpable efforts at intimidation stir
red our people TO the highest pitch of
Indignation and wrath, and proved
terrific boomerang for the Fusionists.
COMEDY OF ERRORS.
The Fusion managers, seeing the fatal
error they had made in these and other
particulars, became ratified and COM
pletely lost their heads. During the
last ten days of the campaign their man
agement became a veritable comedy Of
errors.
The whole Fusion campaign was based
upon falsehood, misrepresentation,
and ISLANDERS of the character,
methods and purpose of the white people
and the object and effect of the amend
ment. The literature which they sent
out and the speeches which they made
were all based upon a palpable effort to
misrepresent the Democratic party and
the amendment, and thereby to deceive
and mislead the uneducated whites. At
first this method of campaigning seemed
to be meeting with great success. Their
literature was eagerly read. In the be-
ginning they had reasonably good crowds
to hear their speakers, but, as the people
became more enlightened, they ceased
to take their literature or their speak
ers seriously.
WHY THE FUSIONISTS FAILED.
The numbers attending their meet
ings began to fall off. The little enthu-
siasm they displayed in the beginning
]ic.oyN en1 Co
Senator Butler, ordinarily an attractive
speaker, could arouse no enthusiasm by
his most dramatic efforts and violent
assaults. The reason for this is not
hard to find His followers had discover
ed that he was reasoning from false
premises, and that his conclusions were
illogical. Men do not enthuse over
lie. Some strange fatality seemed to
have closed the eyes of the Fusionists
to the situation. They did not seem to
understand that the people had discov-
cred the false premises upon which their
arguments and literature were based.
and they grew holder day by day in
their misrepresentation, in their false
hoods, in their SANDERS, and in their
efforts at intimidating 1t may be
said with absolute truth that during the
last days of the campaign the tons of
literature sent out by the Fusionists did
them more harm than good. Every
dollar they spent in circulating these
lies, after the people had discovered the
falsity OF their campaign stock-argu-
ments, added strength to the tide which
had set in against them. There was alb
solutely nothing of truth in their cam
paign. There was nothing of broad
craftsmanship in it. There was nothing
calculated to arouse the patriotism Of
the citizen; nothing to stir and enlist
his zeal or arouse his enthusiasm. 1t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-07
A REVIEW OF
THE CAMPAIGN IN
NORTH CAROLINA
BY Chairman Simmons of the
Democratic State
Committee.
HOW 1T WAS FOUGHT
AND BRILLIANTLY WON
An Analysis of the Vote of the State
on the Proposed Franchise
Am andme Mt.
AEAWNG OUT THE NEGRO COUNTIES
IT WAS ADOPTED BY A BIG MAJORITY
Ofthe 81 Cou:ties in the State Only Is Have
Given Majorities Against tie Amend
ment, and 10 Of These rs Are
Very Small Counties.

A reporter called on Chairman Sim
mons yesterday evening at Demo-
cratic headquarters and asked him
for a brief statement of the general
Plan of the campaign which has just
ended in so signal a victory for the
amendment and the Democratic
ticket.
In reply to this inquiry, Chairman
Simmons said that the campaign on
the part of the Fusionists began near
ly eighteen months ago. AZ first it was
conducted very cautiously; almost Sc
cretly. The Federal office-holding
element was organized and used for
the purposes of agitation and distri-
button of literature. The central idea
in this clandestine campaign was to
fill the minds of the uneducated with
doubts and apprehensions as to the
amendment and its effect upon them.
The Asheville Gazette, former Dem
ocratic paper, was subsidized and,
together with the Caucasian and the
Union Republican, of Winston, was
quietly circulated throughout the ril-
raj districts all over the State. Every
Federal office-holder was supplied
with copies of one or the other of
these sheets, to be handed out where
it would do most in misleading and
deceiving the uneducated white vo-
terS
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-07
ARMY OF CAMPAIGN ORATORS.

Never before in North Carolina has
such an army of great campaign ora
tors appeared upon the stump, ami
never before were such crowds as
sembled in the State to hear political
speeches as characterized our meet
ings DUNG the last days of the cam
paign, and never before were speech
es as effective in winning votes and
molding public sentiment. Many of
our meetings just before the election
were attended by from five to twelve
thousand voters. In addition to these
great meetings, addressed by general
canvassers, there were small township
and precinct meetings at the school
houses and crossroads at night and
during the day, addressed by local
speakers. 1t is estimated that. towards
the close as many as thousand
speeches were being made in the State
daily For weeks before the cleo
ton, every man felt that he was a
committee of one to see that his neigh
Dor voted right, which meant that he
voted with the white folks. There
was no bragadocio on the part of
our people, but there was a degree of
determination born of the high OBJ
iect in view. There was a general
feeling that we would win, and no
one wanted the great victory in
sight married by any unseeming Incl
dents. The evident desire shown by
our people to avoid trouble was mis-
taken by our enemies for weakness,
and they were encouraged to press
more and more the dangerous tactics
of bluff and buster and intimidation
which they inaugurated early in the
campaign. The plan pursued by our
enemies from beginning to the end
was the opposite of that adopted by
us. They opened their regular cam
paign with a note of defiance, with
threats of violence, of bloodshed and
of revolution. In pursuance of. this
program, they sent out letters and
circulars, intended to intimidate our
election officers, threatening them
with the authority of the Federal
courts if they should refuse to con-
strue the election law according TO
their notion, and admit to registration
certain disqualified voters of their
party.
THE ARREST OF REGISTRARS
When these threats had proved in
effectual. although we were holding
a purely State election, they secured
warrants against these officers from
a few subservient, partisan United
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The deep interest which they mani
tested became one of the important
factors in the great contest, particu
larly throughout the Central and
Eastern portions of the State, and had
much to do with stirring men to that
white heat of enthusiasm and determ-
nation which marked the closing
DAYS of the campaign.