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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
LOCAL MENTION.

The mayor will issue the election proc
lamation tomorrow.
Meetings led by Staff Captain Harris
at the Salvation Army hall Sunday
were well attended and much interest
manifested. Three made full consecra-
ton at the morning service.
=. j. Artzer and ]. C. Carlisle were ar
rested on the charge Of gambling Sun
day, and Ed Black was arrested on the
charge of frequenting a gambling room.
The men were playing game in the
place which was formerly run by Will
liam Bauldy, on Fourth street. The trial
was set for March 28.
Three plain DRINKS were fined So each
In the police court this morning. They
had been celebrating st. Patrick's day.
The registration books show that over
5000 men and $500 women have reg
istered. Now that the books have been
taken out to the different precincts the
number will increase rapidly.
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Nailed Crosses I'd the wall.

Budapest, March 18-Serious disturb
ances have occurred here between the
university officials and the students in
consequence Of orders issued by the
minister Of instruction for the removal
of all crosses from the lecture rooms Of
the university. In spite Of this prohibit
ZION when the rooms were opened this
morning the professors discovered that
the students had gained entrance and
nailed crosses to the walls The officials
commenced to remove the religious eni-
5leTns but We're hustled and insulted by
the students. Some of the latter how
ever, supported the officials and violent
scenes ensued and the lectures We're sus-
pended The matter will be discussed In
parliament. t..
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BROKE UP THE PARTY.
Mrs. Nation Created CONSERVATION at
the Throop Hotel


the Throop Hotel
Mrs. Carrie Nation went to the Throop
hotel Saturday evening and broke up a
party being given by w. F. Jansen to a
number of Manhattan college students,
who had been spending the day in the
city.
It seems that the students were being
entertained by Mr. Jansen, and Mrs
Nation heard Of 1t in some manner and
decided that it would be a good oppor-
tunity to lecture the young men.
She went to the hotel clerk and asked
for Mr.. Throop man. When informed
that Mr.. Throop had been dead for years
she asked for the man who was running
the hotel She said to him: Il under
stand that you are allowing some young
men to drink beer in your hotel Do you
know that you are violating the law?"
She was taken to the parlor where
she questioned Mr.. Jansen about the
party, and he admitted that they had
sent out for some beer. She wanted then
to know whom he sent. for the beer and
where he got it. The answers to the
questions were not forthcoming and
Mrs Nation proceeded to deliver a lee
ture on the vices and sin which follow
the use of liquor.
The members Of the Blanche Walsh
company who were staying at the house
dropped into the parlor one by one and
asked questions now and then. Sam
Radges was also there, and he asked
Mrs. Nation If she had ever been drunk
She answered that she had been a lit
tie tight one time. Tadges continuing,
asked her if it was an accident or
premedita1ed- She explained that It was
when she was little girl about 10 years
old. Her father was driving overland
during the war and had made some
applejack. Mrs. Nations nurse suggest
ed that they each drink some. and she
drank two glasses oft. She said: 'sThe
applejaclS made me little tight, and at
the dinner table that day ] Spilled a
dish of food in my lap
She said that they had wine on her
wedding day, but that she did not drink
any Of it, for the reason that she had
learned better than to drink it.
One OF the women members Of the the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
- PosrAL nEFrcrr.

TFrom the Chicago Times-HeraId-1
About this time of the year the United
States railway postal cars which leave
the national capital for the various
etates OF the Union are heavily loaded
with large, oblong cedar boxes. On the
I'D Of each box is the name and address
OF a congressman.
Unfortunately. the cedar boxes do not
contain the remains Of defunct congress
men IF they did the people would
doubtless be more than willing to have
the mails numbered up with this dead
head" matter for a few weeks each year,
and they would file no complaints about
the bills for transportation.
The boxes are made by the 'house
carpenter by request Of individual con-
gressmen. They are filled with clothing.
furs. wOmen's gowns. family silver,
typewriters. letter presses, books, doeu-
ments and sometimes bedding. and are
sent to the homes OF congressman by
MALI under the franlking system. The
box and the transportation are paid Tor
BY the people.
The congressional cedar box, which
makes its appearance in large numbers
about the time congress adjourns. is one
Of the numerous devices that contribute
to the large annual deficit I'm postal raw
enues- OF course no private corporation
would hope to pay expenses by hauling
thousands OF tons Of mail matter for
nothing. But the federal government is
different proposition. It tolerates all
sorts OF costly and illegal perversions OF
the postal privileges. and then expects
the postmaster general to show a bal
ance on the credit side OF the ledger AZ
the end OF the year.
The cedar box habit" IL only one OF
the costly and indefensible abuses OF the
ranking system There is no warrant
Ing privilege was not granted for snch
purposes. It was extended to congress-
men to facilitate the transmission OF
public documents, books, papers and cor
Tespondence relating to official business.
Instead Of combining the privilege % this
class Of matter congressman have been
known to frank their laundry, Iron safes
desks. furniture and even bun pups %
their homes at government expense.
The cedar box abuse, of course. has
grown from small beginnings Sore
frugal representative who was clever
enough to see greater possibilities in the
ranking privilege than his colleagues
conceived the cedar box idea It spread
rapidly from session to session. until the
house carpenter now finds himself 1t the
head Of a cedar box factory. The house
should wipe out the abuses Of the frank
ing system along with the abuses OF the
second-class mail privileges, to the end
that the postal service may be relieved
OF freight business and put uDon q
Saying basis,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
FOUND IN THE RIVER.
Body of a White Child Which
Had Been Drowned.

This afternoon the body of a white in
FAINT one day old was found on a sandbar
al the foot of Monroe street. North To-
pe1xa. The baby was in a basket and on
the basket was the lid from an old tin
boiler. The whole was wrapped IN a sack.
The basket was discovered by some small
boys who were fishing at the foot of Nom
roe street, and when they had dragged
il to shore and uncovered It they irnmedi-
ately informed Officer Boyles, who is on
that beat
wells undertaking rooms. where Coroner
Hogeboom examined it. He said that It
was a newborn babe and apparently a.
healthy one 1t had not been in the water
long and was not in the least discolored
The police are Of the opinion that it was
put IN the river last night at the bridge
and drifted down to the bar where it
lodged.
It looks very much like a case Of in
fanticide and the police are now investi-
eating.
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DEATH OF MRS. STERNE.
Mother of q. S. Marshal Dies in Cali.
fornja-Other Deaths

News was received in Topeka today
of the death from heart failure of Mrs.
VIM. Sterne in San Diego. Gala, on
Sunday.
Mrs. Sterne was the mother OF w. E.
Sterne, United States marshal and Mrs.
J. c. Fulton of North Topeka. She was 81
years of age.
Mrs Annie NJ. Short, wife Of
L G. Short who lives on
Golden avenue Just east of the
Topeka cemetery, died Sunday morning
of Bright's disease. The funeral services
will be held at her late residence at 3
D. m. Tuesday.
Mrs. Jacob Helfrey. nee sieber. died
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
JUDGE IsENHART's FIRE
Fire Bug Used Kerosene to Destroy
His Rooms

An attempt was made to destroy the
rooms occupied by S. b. Isenhart over
the Hub clothing store last night.
Mr.. 1senhart occupies two rooms but
last night he was away and some one
pushed rags saturated with kerosene
under the door and ignited them Isaac
Myers who has a room near that of Mr..
Isenhart detected the odor of smoke and
he succeeded in putting out the fire be-
fore 1t had gained much Roadway. The
woodwork was blacked and charred but
no other damage was done. The for
tunate arrival of Mr.. Myers prevented
a fire which might have resulted in the
destruction of the handsome Hub
block as well as Mr.. Isenharts rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

New York, March 1S.-The Atlantic
coast seamans union announces. that II
has adopted new scale of wages I'm the
coastWise trade between the United
States and the Dominion Of Canad l..
Newfoundland, the West indies and
Mexico. Notices have been sent to the
members to do all in their power 70
maintain the new scale and re-
fuse to work for less than
the union rates which are as follows; 1 Z.
vessels under 500 tons, SIS per month.
over 500 tons and not exceeding !, 800 net
tons, $50 per month; over 1900 tons $50
per month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
Tennesse etown nTeeting.

see1oWn Village Improvement society at
the LINCOLN Street Congregational church
at O'Clock this evening. Officers will be
elected and committees appointed to pro-
vide for the prizes which win be given
TINS year. Those who are interested in
the welfare of this community are asked
70 be present Rev. Chas- M Sheldon viii
be present and Will speak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

Washington. March 1S.-Secretary TTav
had a long conference today with Senator
Morgan respecting isthmian canal mat
tiers and the ACCESSIBILITY OF reOpenfng ne
gOtiations for a treaty with Great Britain
on the subject The secretary Is losing
no opportunity of acquaintinE himself
with the views Of senator's on this sub
Ject and the conference today with Sena-
tor Morgan IS only one OF nearly a dozen
he has had on the same subject with lead
ing senators and representatives since The
adjournment Of the EllLN-slxth congresa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

Island of Ascension. March 1S.-The
British steamer Norham Castle. whlt-n
sailed from Southampton March 2. via
Madeira, March 6, for Port Natal Our
ban) with 1877 troops and mails on board
has arrived here in tow of the Britis n
steamer Tongarito, from London. FsL-
ruary o. via Teneriffe, March for Ia q
BILE Bay The Norman Castle burst her
cylinder when 500 miles north Of Ascen-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

Topeka has not been called upon to
vote bonds for the purpose Of aiding a
commercial enterprise since the advent
OF the Rock Island railroad. It is i'm
probable that any taxpayer today re =
grets the extension Of aid. to this great
railroad system. It was a paying In
vestment Everything done by Topeka
along that line has paid. The moral or
this is: vote for the Santa Fe shop
lords
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II you have dyspepsia, don't take
medicine; get broiler-
Some BARRIERS are SO poor that they
are not busy Saturday night
There is some excuse for nearly
everything except vulgarity and swear
ing.
If a woman is her husbands boss
his employer never gets full value from
him
The rural drama is impossible. and
SO is the Lovely Character. but they
Always remember that your employer
is anxious to pay you more money. II
you Will earn 1t.
woman argues that the reason men
stand by each other Is that they are all
equally guilty. and know it.
If widower has a daughter as old
as ten. he has some one to object when
he stays out as late as nine at night
When YOU get q new Job. you always
try for a time to please, and work hard
and intelligently- Why don't you
keep it up2
Catfish" said a brakeman today,
in looking over a lot Of fish at gro
Gerry store. ara good enough bass for
brakeman
The women are paying a terrible lot
Of attention to Child Study consider
ing that none Of them yet understand
the men,
When a woman knows that her chill
dren are troublesome to others. there
- hope that she may be able to learn
other useful things.
The only TING girls enjoy a party
from which the men are excluded, is
when one OF the girls has lot Of we'd
ding underwear to display.
Election workers say It IS possible to
handle male voters, and talk reason
to them. but that they can't do a thing
on earth with the women who vote.
The president OF the Cook Ladies'
union says there are two sides to the
question. that in half the houses there
is nothing for the girls to do" with.
A Kansas city man was told by a
physician that he was fatally i'll 20.
we'll" the sick man said, after think
ing a long while. I don't care Poor
devil.
When a married daughter comes home
she sees one Of her sisters garments how
it would make over for one of her chill
dren.
All ANCAlSOn girl mas q rose 1uncn
cloth which she began seven years ago.
and another woman is still working on
a lace handkerchief which she took up
twenty years ago.
When YOU see a man standing on the
street day after day looking for work
You can safely bet that he isn't worth
powder and lead to blow him up It
wouldn't do for a candidate to admit
IT, but everybody knows that really
competent men IN this country are
mighty scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
sues Pierpont nrorqan.

New York March ts.-Richard Pinecof-
fin today began suit ir the United States
circuit court against the Erie Railway
company and J. Pierpont Morgan. citinrt
them to appear and explain why Mr.. Nor
gan, as the controlling trustee Of the Erie
road, compelled the purchase OF the Penn
sylvania Coal company. ia which trans
action the complainant alleges Mr.. Nor
gan made a profit OF S, 10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
MINISTERS ASSIGNED.
Bishop Merrill Announces the
List Today.

Bishop Merrill this afternoon announced
the appointments of Methodist ministers
for the ensuing year, as follows:
Topeka
First church. John T. Mcfarland: Euclid
Avenue, John NJ. Jackson; Kansas Ave
nue., J. A. Staveley; Lowman chapel. O.
M Bowman Oakland, f. y. Seaman:
walnut Grove, J. p. Allen; Parkdale. w
J. Mitchell; Silver Lake, H. z. iWark: Te-
eumseh. p. R. Moore; Valley Falls. G.
w. Rradden.
Other appointments will be published
tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

v plns Is 1 nnf + MEASURE or sns yiei AS
When language fails woman she re-
sorts to tears.
breaches Of trust?
Good resolutions cost nothing, but they
are hard to keep.
Worth makes the man; the want Of it
makes him worthless
ventilating an opinion often causes a
GOODNESS between friends.
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Ruling on Telegraph Tolls.

Washington, March 1s.-Tn the case Of
the secretary and disbursing agent or
the interstate commerce commission. tile
comptroller Of the treasury has held that
accounts Of telegraph tolls must be az
companied by copies Of the kilograms or
by a certificate from the commission
stating that the kilograms sent were Ue
such a confidential nature that to file
them with the auditor would be prelu-
dicial to the public interests
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Lynching stories have become so plen-
tiful in the south, that an enterprisiEg
correspondent last week. sought to vary
the monotony by sending out a report
that sixty negroes had been burned 10
death IN a turpentine fire. He was
caught at it before the fabrication nad
Travelled very far.
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Of heart failure at her home on Quinton
Heights Sunday night of heart failure.
She leaves a husband and seven chill
dren. The funeral will be held from St.
Joseph's German Catholic church Tues
day<at 10 a. m.
Magdalena Rengendrone, aged one
year, died last night at the home OF her
parents in North Topeka. Funeral was
held at p. m. today from St. Joseph s
church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
STILL UP HER SLEEVE.
Gard Which MRS. Hall Is to Play in
the Gilman Game.

Bridgeport, Conn, March 1S.-As yet
the mystery surrounding the card which
Mrs. Helen Hall is to play in the game
which has as its stake the property OF
George Francis Gilman, the millionaire
tea merchant, is unrevealed- Mrs. Hall
was again asked today as to her position
and the nature Of her claim, but she de-
clined to say a word.
There was a runor however, that she
had 4 deed to the mansion in Black Rock
and other property.
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LOSS 100000.

St. Louis, March 1S.-A telephone mes
sage received shortly after O'Clock in
dicated that the fire in the brewery dis
trict was under control, after having
burned property estimated in value at
81 100000 between Zepp street and Utah
street on the south and north and
or. The stone wall at the arsenal stop
ped the spread of the fire northward-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
Prisoners Hustled Away

London. March 1S.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Lisbon says the prison
ers numbering about 200 captured re-
Gently in conflicts with the authorities
at Oporto and elsewhere were removed
this morning on board two war vessels
in order to prevent attempts to rescue
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
sohmidt's Sentence oommutsd.

Washington, March 1S-Privatc John IT.
Schmidt company A. Thirty-ffth voiun-
teer infantry. was convicted by court
martial at Lingayan. p l.. OF murder and
sentenced to death by hanging. The pres
ident has committed the sentence 70 dis
honorable discharge and confinement n
hard labor for life The penitentiary 1T
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. has been desig-
ated the place of confinement
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Changes on the Erie.

New York, March 1s.-The Times says.
Plans of the new controllers of the Erie
railroad are about to be disclosed. Ii.
number of new executive offices win be
installed, some of them recognizable as
The personal representatives OF J. ] Hill
Of the Great Northern and one prompt
sequel will appear in the esta blishmcnt
of such new western connections as the
Erie never hitherto could command
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
Supreme Court WIN Rest

Washington March 1S-Chief Justice
Fuller Of the United States supreme court
today announced that the court would
take a. recess from next Monday for q
fortnight. The opinion Is quite general
that the decision Of the court IN the Porto
Rican and Philippine questions will not be
announced until after the conclusion OF
that recess.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
Republicans Are Active.

The Republican city central commit
tee has made and collected its assess
ment on the candidates tor the city
offices and this morning began an active
campaign They have hacks and buggies
out today rushing voters to register
They expect to get out full registration
and will take no chances upon the de-
feat of the Republican ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

Aliddlesboro Ky, March 1s.-Tbreo
hundred coal miners OF West Pinevilie
formed last night to lynch Deputy She
if Frank Mccoy Of this city. who a 4.
alleged. killed Vance Howard. cousin 81
Berry Howard, the Goebel suspect r.,h-
is under Indictment. The miners learned
that strong guard was around ne
Jail and disbanded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

is touching. advertises SO for the re-
turn Of a valued Bible stolen in Jewell
county in 1869. The book contained the
birth record of the family.
The RawIins county man who an
nounces that he dug up an Indian grave
on his farm on South Beaver and found
a savage sitting up and his pony stand
ing, with beads, knives and tonahawlSs
a Colorado lion hunter or an American
general in Tsuzon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18
Brosius Funeral COMMITTEES.

washington, March 1s.-The senators
and members appointed to attend the fu-
neral Of the late Representative Brosius
of Pennsylvania will leave Washington
early Wednesday for Lancaster. The
committee on the part. of the senate Is as
follows; Senators Penrose, Quay, SeWel
Scott. Martin and Gai1n8er. Inc, mousse
committee consists Of Represen tatives
DalzelI. Grow. Olmstead and Butler Of
ID TIfll Comm. Fowler and Loudensiager
IN. j.. Talbert tS. CO. Shattuck lO),
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The scheme by which the Sultan Of
Turkey had arranged to pay his debt 10
The United states has fallen through as
e result Of an interference by Germany
A renewal of the dunning process is
non IN order
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on the ground that final payment for the
work of Evans & Cox on the State house
was paid by a previous legislature. Cox
now asserts that this allowance was made
for interest accrufng while the treasury
was short of funds when he was paid
Having made his formal demand, Cox will
now start suit to compel the auditor to
nay the claim
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land opened to sattlera.

Phoenix, Ariz.. March 1S.-The AL
godones tract, containing nearly GOO
acres OF land below Yuma, VIII be open
ed to settlers today Much Of the land
is very valuable and most of il has been
filed upon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-18

atrical company took Mrs Nations part.
The girls father was a drunkard, and
she said she felt that Mrs Nation was
doing a great work. When she parted
from Mrs. Nation she threw her arms
about her neck and sobbed, and prayed
God to pour blessings down upon Mrs.
Nation and her work
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Ordered to San Franoiaoo

Washington. March 1s.-Major Charles
Newbold. paymaster who recently re-
turned to this city from the Philippines
has been ordered to San Francisco to assist
in the payment Of the volunteer troons
returning home from the Philippines.
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CAN'T TAKE FORT HAYS
State Finds That Fourteen Settlers
Have Valid claims

Attorney General GODDARD found at
Washington that fourteen claims have
been allowed to the settlers on the Fort
Hays reservation. sThe land was open
for settlement from June 10, 1899, to Au-
gust "A, 1883. Those who settled be-
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Wichita, Kan. March 18.-Robert ria-
santz, aged 81 son OF Jacob Bisaanfz q
retired hardware merchant of this citv
was accidentally shat and killed yester-
day in a camp at MOrtonvilie Kan vrhrr.
he had been hunting for several days.
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auAKER REFLEoTIoNa

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Even the honeymoon is sometimes OBJ
secured by a cloud.
After all. genius may be only another
name for hard work
If everybody paid promptly, the bill
collector would be out of a job
A woman may carry her heart on her
sleeve because she has no pocket
When society people goto the theater,
they do not move in the upper circles
Some people can't enjoy a good fire
on cold night without thinking Of the
price Of coal.