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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-07
TALK OF EXPOSITION.
Project Discussed Before Ways
and Means Committees.

Hearing at the joint meeting of the
ways and means committees Of the
senate and house was accorded the iegis-
lative committee of the Kansas Semi
Centennial Exposition measure last
night. at which the directors and spon-
sors from all parts of the state of this
great state enterprise were present.
Mr.. John E. Frost. president of the
exposition association, opened the sub
ject by giving his views Of the benefits
to be derived by the state from the pro-
posed exposition, giving his reasons
from his experience OF nearly thirty
years in connection with iulnl gralloh
interests and the work done IN their
interest during his long service as an
officer of the Santa. Fe- He cited the
cotton exposition at Atlanta, Ga, IN
1881 as a case in point showing the
great value of bringing people to a
home exposition in order to impress
them with the Immense advantages
which the state presents for settlers ana
investors. The Atlanta exposition Was
the opening wedge in the immense de-
velopment of the last eighteen years OF
the resources of the south, especially IN
the lines of timber and iron production
and in the manufacture Of cotton goous,
and gave several aother Illustrations III
the same line.
He also called attention to the fact
that the appropriat ton of $3o0O0o asked
for would require a levy of less than one
present
perty in the state, and that OF this the
railroad, telegraph and telephone pro-
perty would bear nearly one-nfth. Also
that this appropriation figures out only
about 20 cents per capita. upon the popu-
lation Of the state, and that after De
Quoting the portion paid by the large
corporations and by nonresident pro-
perry owners, it would figure out only
about one-half of this capita upon the
individual property owners
He then introduced Mr.. Sam Kimble
of Manhattan, chairman Of the leglsla-
tive committee.
Mr. Kimble explained fully the bill as
prepared and the general purposes OF
the exposition. He stated that at the
Omaha exposition the management
made success with fund of S461 ,O0O
and that under the plan proposed in
Kansas, without national aid, the
amount proposed would equal that. He
explained that the original bill had
been amended and provided that the in
come from the exposition be applied first
to the payment Of the creditors, second
repayment of the capital stock witt 6
per cent interest and third, that the
surplus be divided between Kansas and
Shawnee county in proportion to the
amount contributed. He explained that
the amendment removed any possible
scheme for using the exposition as a
money making venture
President Frost introduced Mayor Nc
Clure of lola, who spoke for that city
and Allen county and said that the peo-
pie he represented are anxious for the
exposition to be held and approve the
bill I. A. Bigger Of Hutchinson, spoke
for that city and Reno county and sta
ted that the people there favor the es1-
position. Edward Wilder of Topeka and
J. w. Houghey OF Wellington, also
spoke. Senator Ward and E. G. Pipp
and Judge S. J. Osborn endorsed what
had been said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-07
IN A WRECK.
Fatal Accident on the Erie Near
GreenvilIe, Pa.

Greenvil1e, Pa, Feb. while running
at high speed passenger train No. 5 on
tile Erie railroad was wrecked near here
today. Five passengers were killed out
right and ten injured.
THE DEAD.
Unknown man, had ticket for Rush
vile, Ind, and carried letter in his
pocket addressed to the Adams Pro
duce company, Rushville, Ind.
Harry A Hart. sergeant major Tenth
infantry, bound for Fort Crook, Neb.
Peter Curry, Philadelphia
Man about rs. supposed to be Clarence
Lseek, Somerville, N. J.
Unknown man, still in wreck.
THE INJURED.
G. G. Goligiure, Carbondale. Pa
Carnlie Greece, Carbonate, Pa.
Ivan Lester Smith, Canisto, N. z.
Joseph Kennedy, Springfield. Mass.
private Tenth infantry
W. D. Moore, Brooklyn.
w. F. Maginnite. Portland, Ind.
Q. H. Simons, Kent, O., brakeman.
Patrick Henry. baggagemaster, Mead
vile. Pa.
B. "A. Marsden, Philadelphia, seriously.
- Lee Somerville, N. J.. seriously.
The injured were taken to Meadville
hospital by a special train.
The train was running very fast at
the time and was derailed by the break
ing of a strap at the rail joint. Where
the accident occurred is a ravine and a
very steep embankment. About forty
and from the tracks to the top of the
hill is about sixty feet. The train was
made up of mail and express cars, COM
bination baggage and smoker, and four
Pullmans. The engineer had whistled
for the Greenville station, when the
engine left the rails followed by the mail
car, combination car and one of the
coaches After running about the
length of the train the engine struck
the hill and almost buried itself. The
mail car teleScOped the combination car
and that was where all the fatalities
occurred The engineer and fireman
escaped by jumping. Many rescuers
were quickly at work and surgeons were
on hand as soon as the first body was
taken from the wreck
Washington, Feb. 7-Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin has received a telegram say
ing that nine soldiers of the Tenth in
fantry were in a wreck on the Erie rail-
road at Greenville, Pa, this morning.
Three were killed, including the sergeant
in charge of the squad, and one was
badly injured. The remaining five were
unnurt. This information came from
DIR. A. It. Clark, a contract surgeon,
who was with the soldiers He gave no
names or other particulars The depart
rnent has arranged to take care of the
survivors and to turn the remains of
the dead over to their families. These
soldiers were new recruits and were on
their way to San Francisco to await the
arrival of the Tenth infantry, which is
under orders for duty in the Philippines.
New York. Feb. THE following
statement of the Erie railway wreck at
Greenville. Pa, was given at the COM
pany's office here:
Erie. New York and Chicago limited
train NO. 5. leaving New York at 2:30,
was wrecked at $40 this morning be-
tween Amaza and Greenville. The cause
has not yet been discovered, but it was
probably either a broken hange or a
broken rail. Eight passengers were
killed. The passengers injured We're
| taken to a hospital at Meadville.
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Chicago. Feb. .-WI5EAT-Wheat start
ed today amid moderate excitement oc-
casioned by an advance at Liverpool
which was considered bul1sh, IN cOnnec-
fiou with the reported heavy export en-
Easements of yesterday. May wheat
opened A63sc higher at l9Ac to i51sc ana
ing led bv shorts, but which was partici-
pated in by recognized pulls 1h1s Dutl-
ishness was of short duration ana Wnen
commission house buying orders had been
local conditions May eased on to f4sSni5c-
Local receipts were 3S cars. none OF con-
tract grade while Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported a total OF ~ cars, against
ago. The Price Current declared the snow
covering was general IN the wheat petit
and that crop conditions were better than
they We're a year ago. uo..a-,,,.-
bv shorts later caused a rally to 75ssc and
the close was firm, &c higher at 75lsc.
CORN-Corn opened strong unoer puy-
ing pressure from outside points Ofter-
fnes were light and in consequence May
oDened 1k671zc higher at $3.50 to 39c Inc
easier tone In wheat, however, was soon
cifned to 3Sskns4c. Receipts were 239 cars.
The close was hrm, 7sdAc nlgner at
6ATs-Oats were very dull but steady.
May opened a shade higher at 2541ssc
and sold to 271s0Ac in sympathy with
wheat and corn. Receipts were 197 cars
PROVISIONS - Provision were very
quiet but firm in sympathy with an ad-
opened SC higher at S14-05. touched $l40z19
and rallied to S14O47a; May lard. z,eH5c
up at 81 .521z, and after touching $1,000 9z z
ed out 21kc improved at $T.o23z0705 rallied
FTAxEcaAh. NO. !. sl;es: May, sl;es.
February, 49c: May, 5a1zQ&c.
EARLE -Cash. 38G50c.
TTAIOTEI Y-March, 81. 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-07
PERTINENT OBSERVATIONS.
Suggestions to Chief stahl and Other
Officers of the Law.

To the Editor of the State Journal
You have done so much for fairness
and decency during the war of the Ma
ton, now being Waged against the
joints of this city that feel am almost
unreasonable in asking space for a word
in your paper. but the spectacle pre-
SO ludicrous, and yet 50 exasperatfng,
that it forces to the mind score or so
of all kinds Of questions and comical
suggestions. just a few of which would
like to get into your paper.
First-If Mrs. Nation is violating law
in the work she is doing, can she not be
stopped without interfering with the
law abiding jointists2
Second-What right had Judge Hazen,
Sheriff Cook, County Attorney Nichols
and Chief StahI to demand, or ask, our
business men, jointists, to lose the prof
it's OF their business for a. few days un-
til Mrs. Nation leaves the city or our
authorities contrIVe some means Dy
which she can be prevented from doing
the work of the officers, whose duty I'M
der oath it has been for years2
Third-What is the reason that omni-
present Injunction which is wont to stalk
forth on every appearance of an unjust
measure, especially when good property
is in. danger-and that is the reason 1t
will not stick on joints-has not been
brought to bear on this pestilent old
grandmother? Surely Judge Hazen can
make an injunction stick on Mrs. Ma
TONS wanton destruction of good
whisky and beer conduct. Possibly the
injunction is SO afraid to come near a
joint that It viii not apear there even
to defend that officially popular breeder
of politics.
But seriously. Mr.. Editor, can you tell
US or can you get some properly oath
bound officer Of the city, who will, like a
good Christian. tell US why it would not
be more nearly in conformity to good
existing law, and to the eternal gospel,
to take those jointists to the city prison
for safety while the authorities COM
plete arrangements for the care Of that
godly grandmother, Mrs Nation2 Our
chief of police and our county attorney,
our sheriff and judges know that when
they have enforced the law-as they
swore to do-AGrs. Nations storm will
be an impossible quantity.
sCIose up for a. few days at least" It
is like asking a den of rattlesnakes to
cease to bite for few minutes while I
kill dove that is liable to oppose your
methods of carrying on business.
OF what value is an oath, any way ?
Who expects to find a man true to his
OATH if his safety is threatened, whether
political or physical? There are a few
noble exceptions yet to be found.
JAMES EASIER.
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MRS. NATION FREE.
Icontinued From Flrst Paee.l


added that it is a melancholy sight to
see the fundamental law of a state
treated with contempt. Women unsexing
themselves by means of mob law is a
logical sequence
One Of Mrs. Nations admirers in KAN
sas city saw the report of the speech
and sent the paper containing it to her
along with an unsigned letter as fol-
Iows
Mrs Carrie Nation. Topeka. kan.
My Dear Madam. I send you mark
ed copy of the second page of the KAN
sas City Star.
If this man had been a prohibitionist
in theory and practice / verify believe
his wife (of his early manhood) would
have been alive today and an ornament
to her. sex-instead of ending her young
life and filing a suicides grave.
/ knew her we'll Refined, educated,
beautiful in form and feature, a horne
lover and a model wife. One night
while he was at one of those drunken
reunions called a banquet, she shot her
self. It comes with i'll grace from such
a man to talk of women unsexing them
selves when instead of violence against
their own bodies they use it against
their destroyer.
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ACROSS THE RAW.

Items intended for this column should be
left with the KimbclI Printing company,
sa5 Kansas avenue
Special Dress Goods and silk Sale this
week. See our south window for z5c
bargains COSTLEY q POST
Mr.. and AIRS. Vibrook of Wanaego are
spending part OF their honeyEnoon visit
ing Mrs. Rufus Snodgrass at her home
near Kilmer-
The Evening Duplicate Whist club
viii play Friday evening at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs George c. Bowman. SO
Van Buren, street
William Kurtza. of Hope, who has
been the guest of his cousin, Mrs. N A.
Miller, has gone to Hoyt where he Will
visit other relatives
A big cut in Blankets A closing out
price on Ladies' Capes and Jackets, for
C0sTLEY & POST.
Mr. w. M G. Lane is having numer-
GUS improvements made to the property
he has recently purchased on jackson
street. and among them is z Teet OF
porch.
Miss May Murphy arrived yesterday
from Abilene and will visit her cousins.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Courtney until the
first of the week when she viii go to
Kansas City for a short stay Later
she will go to st. Louis to attend the
millinery openings of the wholesale
houses
T. H. Sheffield. a Santa Fe shop man,
AIa4~AAG LII LII u AOWAl OA l44C 3Ae11dSe%o
avenue road near Soldier creek, is very
sick with catarrhal stomach trouble. Mr..
Sheffield had been down with the grip
and had gone back to work before he
was really able to do So and as a result
took a relapse.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Baptist church held their regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon ar
the home OF Mrs. r. B. McMaster, 9lo
Jackson street. The attendance was
good ard a programme of unusual in
terest given. The papers read We're:
Gods Call to Woman. Mrs. @. c.
Nicholson; Embroidery Work. Mrs.
VIII Bacon; Review of the Early
Growth of the Sgau Karau School at
Hen Zada," Mrs. A. J. Ashpole; Earn
est Plea for the Uttermost Part of the
Earth" Mrs. F. A. SimerweIl- Music
for the afternoon was furnished by Mrs.
G. G. Berry, who gave several piano Sc
lections.
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lightning Rod Men May Find
Kansas il No Paradise.
Bill Recommended to Drive
Them Out Of State.
SCHEME IS CLEVER.
License of $500 a Week is Pro-
Eided For.
VIII Also Apply to Steel Range
Peddlers.

Lightning rod agents have long con-
sidered Kansas favOrite state in which
to operate. and the steel range men have
for years gathered in the shekels OF the
Kansas farmer undisturbed by the law
This will al come TO an end II the Dill
introduced BY Senator Ward and rec
onlnended favorably in the senate yes
ferlay. is passed, and il looks as thougn
that.
IRE bill Is aimed ait falzirs who have
been operating so successfully and Will
practically drive them from the state
The bill fixes a license Of $500 a week
for lightning rod fakirs and peddlerS or
steer ranges ard in fact. catches all kind
and conditions of fakirs The money
coliacted for the issuance Of licenses VII:
90 into the general revenue fund OF the
county in which the falzir operates II
the raxir desires to work the farmers IN
him $500 Just the same. and 1t VIII take
a mighty active fakir to clear enough to
nav such a license in that time.
The bill requires that the fal1lr must
gHt "a license in each county in which he
sells goods and Will greatly increase the
revenue of the county or Will greatly re-
duce the number of falSirs. The fact
tlaat the country is prosperous and thaS
the farmers have plenty of money VIII
cause an extra large number of fakirS
unless something is done to head them
the farmers insist on being buncoed at
ter this bill passes they viii have to go
Missouri or to Nebraska
Senator Ward is a hardware dealer
and knows something about the kind of
fakirs the bill is aimed at.
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chioaeo Lice stock 1rarket

(.hicaeo, Feb 7.-CATTLE-ReceIp
$500. generally stronger; good TO prime
steers S5.O006-00: poor to medium, 81. 404
4 eo. stockers and feeders, $2.75fI4 80; cows.
81 55T415: heifers. 81. coal. 50. Gamers. 81. 80
T250; bulls. S2.75a4.25: calves. $40006- Is;
Texas fed steers, 81. e0d4.so; Texas grass
steers SCI 30GS.S0: Texas bulls. $25013.50-
H0GS-Recefpts today, 81 COO. tomorrow,
Is 600: left over. S.790. 5Gl10e higher, clos
ing stronger: top. s5-421s Mixed and
81 3075. 421s: rough heavy, &5.15n5. Is; light,
S515n5.35: bulk of sales, S525a5-35
cF3FTsF Receipts 10000: sheep firm:
lambs steady. Good to choice Wethers.
e S514 359 fair to choice mixed. $3.50fI3 90
r-eSferr7 sheep S3-S0d4-3e. Texas sheep.
e 5O03.5O; native lambs $4.25d5.25; western
lambs S4.90G5.25.
Yesferday's official: Receipts Cattle,
Il 975. hogs. "A, 712. sheep,13.215 Shipments
Cattle. 2.S22; hogs. 1856 sheep 2125-
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IMPORTANT ARRESTS.
American and Spaniard Said to
Have Aided Insurgents.

Manila, Feb. Theodore Carranza. a
prominent and wealthy Spanish mer-
chant and hemp and coeoanut buyer,
has been arrested charged with furnish
ing supplies to aid the insurgents Car
rama IS also partner of D. NJ car
man, an American contractor and owner
of boats, who had considerable trans
pOrtation contracts with the govern
ment- The provost marshal and secret
service officers have been watching a
number of merchants and trans OrtatiQn
men for some time past The police Off
Gals have had a long interview with
Carranza and the arrest of several more
is expected to result.
AT the close of the interview between
the police and Carranza, the latter was
placed in confinement in the Anda
street police station. Carman was ar
rested and after considerable question
ing was sent to the same station me
men are charged with the conducting
of the business of buying cOpra (the
dried kernel Of the cocoanut broken up
for EXPORT from insurgent presidentes
at Pagsanjan, in the eastern extremity
of Laguna de Bay, and also with pay
ing assessments for the insurgent cause
The evidence adduced was to the eff
feet that the prisoners have supplies
Of the striped clothing used for insur-
gent uniforms. Both the insurgent pres
identes who claim to have dealt with
CarranZa and Carman are now lnprlS-
oned in Manila. One of them, F'abella,
fears hanging because he was captured
as an fnSurgent after having sworn al
leglance to the United States He made
strong statements tending to implicate
Carman and Carranza and confirming
the statement of Refs, who became
presidente of Pagsanjan after Fabella's
arrest. The police have letters and
verbal statements from Carman, who
sought Fabella.'s release, asserting that
he was a patriotic American subject.
According to papers found both the
presidentes are culpable insurgents
Carranza and Carnan admit trading
with insurgents, but deny contributing
to their cause or furnishing them with
supplies.
Carman is one of the best known
Americans in Manila He has a nnOnop-
oily of carrying goods going through the
custom house ashore. from the ships and
has made a great deal of money. He
possessed the confidence of General Otis.
Other Manila merchants are being in
vestigated.
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hay dealers, favor the Miller Rees bill
which is now being considered by the
joint railroad committees. This Bill al
lows the railroad to make the rates, but
empowers the board Of railroad commits
sioners to change the rate when com
plant has been made and the Justice OF
the complaint established.
The miIlers claim that unless they get
some relief in respect to railroad rates
they viii have to 60 out of business.
They are willing to give the Miller
Rees bill their enthusiastic support
The matter of using Russian seed
wheat was considered and a subscrip-
ton was taken up for zoo bushels CT seed
grain to be bought in Odessa and ship
ped. to Kansas City It will be distribu
ted among the miIiers and careful record
will be kept on the results.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

W. F. Rudy and wife to J. \. Myers.
$780, northwest quarter 15-10-l3.
Samuel OIdfeld and wife to Joshua
Harding, $780, part of northeast quarter
34-10-13
o. +. Whitney and wife to W. J. Pc
tiers and J H. Skinner. 81, part reserVa-
Il. a. Haynes to w. l. Haynes 81.
lots 1886 and Horns street, Haynes
sub-addition.
er $50. lot $50 -64O-42-44 and 46. block
B Golden avenue east, Hill sub-addltion-
H D. Croker and wife to J. L Lane,
$500 lots 394-6-S-400-402 and Morris dv-
enue. Stilson and Bartholomew. ADJ :
fiorz
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GREAT Loss OF LIFE.
storm on Yokohama browns 500
Fishermen.

Vancouver, B. C.. Feb. THE steamer
Empress of China, which has just ar
rived here from Yokohama, reports that
on January IS sixty fishing boats near
Hashidate were wrecked and Of 40 fish
ermen only Is escaped.
A political crisis in Korea has been
caused by accusations of treason against
cabinet ministers. The accuser is Ii
YUM, who gained notoriety in connection
with the judicial crueldeS pracuced
against An and KWong last year.
The accused are PAX Che Sun. Korean
minister of foreign affairs, King Yum
chin minister Of hnances kwon Chaln
Yong Pix. minister of commerce The
charge against them is of being in col
fusion with the Korean fugitives IN Japan.
The vernacular press asserts that Ii
YUM IS acting at the inspiration of the
American clique" who, 1t is alleged, de-
sire to obtain the removal of the four
ministers mentioned, as they stand in the
way of certain enterprises contemplated
by United States capitallsts.
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END IS NEAR
Crawford County Court wrangle Is
Almost Over.

The Crawford county court division
fight is about ended All that remains IS
the roll call today 1t was fought out II
4he committee OF the whole house and
Fittsburg came dangerously near deteat-
Representative Slawson moved the sIrik-
ing ont OF the enacting clause, and when
The vote was put, after a lengthy debate,
At failed by 81 to 81.
Nation Of NeOsho. unwilling that the
legislature should settle a local fight, OF
fered to amend the bill. passing It on the
condition that the proposition be submit
ted to q vote Of the people II they ap-
proved holding a district court IN fltts-
burg the bill would be operative Girard
failed to show the same strength when
this came TO a vote showing 81 10 o. Ine
last proposition was held to be unconSu-
fntional on the claim that the legislature
locates courts and cannot delegate that
power 70 any set OF voters
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BILLS RUSHED THROUGH.
House Passes q Job Lot Before We'd
nesday Adjournment

Nine ways and means committee ap-
preparation bills were passed by the
house yesterday AFTERNOON The execu-
tive and judiciary appropriation BILL
over which three wrangles including a,
6ght on George Martins salary, were
had in committee Of the whole, went
through calmly with the rest. Martin
says ne will make an effort to have the
increase to 1,80O allowed.in the senate
and compel the house to capitulate.
Never a ruflie was stirred in the house
over the. Quantrill raid certificates ap-
preparation bill. 1t was passed by vote
Of Sc to a.
The more important bills passed were:
By Mr. AIason-Relating to injunc-
lions and restraining orders
BY Mr.. Mason-Allowlng judges to Sc
lect jurors from bystanders when the
regular panel is exhausted
By Mr. Biddle-AlloWing certain west
ern Kansas counties to place gates
across public roads
BY Mr.. Csiessler-F'orbidding the sum-
noning Of 5uries in counties Of less than
5000 without a court order
BY MIR. Dunham-Relating to the ju-
risdicti0n Of police judges in cities Of the
third class.
BY ways ana means committee-NIalz-
ing appropriation for the travelling IL
hrary.
BY ways and means committee-Pro-
viding for the refunding Of certain state
bonds
BY WAYS and means committee Max
ing appropriation for the Dodge City
soldiers home
BY ways and means committee-MalS-
ing appropriation for the Kansas Agri-
cultural college.
BY ways and means committee-Malx-
5ng appropriation for the payment OF the
four QuantriI raid certificates
By ways and means committee-A1ak-
ang appropriation for the payment of the
four new judges Of the supreme court for
the year 1901
BY ways and means committee-AIalx-
ing appropriation for the payment Of in
ferest on state bonds
By ways and means cOmmittee-Mak-
ing appropriation for the executive and
judicial departments.