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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14

saloon, defended CzolgOsz. This man.
he said, has done more than sit at
table and drink. His deed Will do more
for the cause OF anarchy than 1000
pages of written matter
It was talking with Herr Most about
him. and Most said the name of Cool
gosz should be written in the anarchist
book of fame. Most added that there
ought to be more like this apostle.
The Schwab saloon is one of the fa-
vorite haunts Of Emma Goldman. She
has lived there at various times and
met there such anarchists as Hermann
Bauer. the successor of Herr Fricke as
the leader Of the anarchists in the mid
die west Mold, the partner of Berk-
man. who tried to kill IA. @. Prick, and
others just as notorious in the annals
of anarchy.
She also lived with Mrs. Schwab
when the latter occupied a house in
Eighth street between avenues c and D
1t has since been torn down In fact,
Emma Goldman had a multitude of ad-
dresses while she lived in New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
!" SPELLING BEE s"
One of Gigantic Proportions
Planned in Nebraska.
Fifty Counties to Take Part in
the Contest.
EACH HAS 2 SPOILERS.
The Preliminary Contest Will
Be on Paper.
EACH HAS 2 SPOILERS.
Fifty of Contestants VIII Then
Decide Supremacy Orally.

Omaha, Sept. 14.-An old-fashioned
spell down of mammoth proportions
will be conducted next week, so Nebras-
ka counties competing for the prize.
The contest will be conducted by SUI
perintendent of Education Fowler at
the state convention of the Nebraska
Teachers association. The spoilers VIII
all be public school teachers, familiar
by long contact with the formation of
words.
The state spelling match marks a no
table revival of the old-time exercise
in Nebraska. Spelling contests are com
ing to be as general in the state as they
We're among the boosters 40 years ago
The revival had its rise in the demand
of city business men for competent
stenographers. The cheap commercial
colleges We're unloading hundreds of
professed shorthand operators annually,
but a large proportion of them found
that they had been insuhiciently equip
ped.
Many wandered back to the farm. and
frem their testimony the spelling book,
long an object of Indifference, came IN
for new attention.
Spelling classes We're organized and
photography began to take its old place
as a promoter of study and sOciability-
According to the terms Of the match
next week each county viii be allowed
two contestants. These have for the
most part already been selected THROUGH
local contests, and the candidates ere
now busy thumbing the dictionaries. The
o1d-fashioned McGuffey has been tossed
aside as too meager for modern attain
ments.
There will be a preliminary round on
paper, in which the weak aspirants will
be weeded out. Fifty contestants viii
for the title of champion speller Of Ne
brasl<a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
KANSAS EDITORS PLANT.
Says Kansas Is Libeled and Tries to
Prove 1t.

Editor. Frederick Badger Of the Ne
odeSha Register was in Kansas City yes
terday buying sorts and trying to set
a Kansas editor always suggests politics,
put Mt. Badger would have none Of it,
says the Kansas City Journal
Not for me, he said putting up his
hands IN self-defense. you people in
Kansas City think we Kansans think
nothing but politics. talk nothing but poi
tics. eat nothing but politics and grow
little else but wheat and politics There
IS where You miss it. We are libeled. It
is all a mistake. A Kansas editor win
start from Kansas City toward the Col
orado line shouting politics. He VIII give
a WhoOp and a Yell and start tearing the
dirt up with column in the Kansas City
papers The same time another Kansas
City politician VIII learn the first Kansas
politician is heading on the Union Pacific.
He will play safe and head east or the
Santa Ee. This way they never meet no
body is hurt. the eastern exchanges get
something to clip and everybody is sat
1shed- Meantime the hundreds of smaller
editors, the working force like your hum
BILE servant are down under the case
picking up thin spaces and whiting
quolns out of the ends of orange boxes.
Kansas editors are misunderstood. We
are busy men. There is not a day goes
by we do not have to nut in the whole
morning waiting for the mail, and that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14

leaves only the afternoon to figure how
can manage to run up to Kansas
City for a couple of days. We have not
the time to talk politics. Every time
you hear of Kansas editor running
amucl and talking right from the shout
nobody else on the train I do wish the
Kansas City papers would get US right"
and Editor Badger looked hurt
But surely your congressman has
something to say occasionally in order to
keen his end uD2'
Now there Is where you interest me.
That suits me down to the ground, r con-
1inued the editor of the Register. I'VE
have q. congressman named Jackson. You
never heard of him up here. Nobody over
heard of him He is a. Pop, and about the
last of his race. Kansas has right 10
look to it's congressman for advertising.
but this man jackson is the worst that
ever happened. His election was the blow
that almost killed father"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14

trying to decide whether they could
find some way to compel the contract
ors to rush the work.
Mayor Hughes said: Mike Wall has
been two weeks grading one block on
Clay street. At the present rate OF
progress he win not be done with his
contract till December. He has only
six or eight teams and fourteen men at
work He should have fifteen teams
and twenty-five men. The city engl-
neer sent him three more teams, and
he refused to employ them Other
graders in the city finish up every
block they tackle within three or four
days. Unless Wall does better work,
we will have to see if we can take the
contract away from him."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
ONLY A FEW DAYS
Remain Before the Close Of Silk Soap
Contest.

The manufacturers of Silk Soap have
offered $40 in cash prizes to the person.
church, Sunday school or society turn
ing in the largest number of wrappers
from their soap before Sept. 80. A great
deal of interest has been taken in this
contest AS the time for closing draws
near the rivalry is growing keener be-
tween the different individuals and So
cieties-
All rappers must be left at the KEEL
lam Book store not later than o. m,
Sept. 80 The regular premiums for
silk Soap wrappers are given at once
and a record kept of the total number
of wrappers turned in by each contest
ant for the big cash prizes. The prizes
are first $50 second $780, third $50, fourth
$40. There are number Of church So
cieties, lodges and individuals that are
confident Of winnig one Of the prizes,
but there is still time before Sept. 80 for
a dark horse to come in and win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
LOCAL SUMMARY.

LOCAL SUMMARY.
Mayor Hughes announces that an
archist meetings will not be tolerated in
Topeka
Coal is found near Topeka by S. J.
Fish on the farm known as the Staples
place.
Jerry Black is appointed to a place on
the board Of commissioners for the
South Carolina exposition by Governor
Stanley.
Bicycle Policeman Bevelle is discharg-
ed from the police force for talking dis
respectfully of President Mckinley.
The city council let's a contract for
new crematory to Frank Zinghein to
dispose of the city garbage.
Trouble in the board of directors of
the Crittenden home results in the de-
mand for the resignation of the secre-
tary, Mrs. Smith.
At the forty-second annual conven-
ton Of the Episcopal church here the
diocese of Kansas is divided into two
sections.
First sergeant of the police. w. H
Carpenter. hands his resignation to the
police committee to save himself from
being dismissed on account of ex-
posures of misconduct made in the
State Journal
The hearing Of RED" Laird is post
poned until September q. Laird is the
man charged with trying to extort mon
ey from Chas- Wolff, the wealthy To-
peka packer.
Rev Chas. NJ. Sheldon reads paper
on municipal government before the
members of the Commercial club
Work on the Lowman Hill school
house is delayed on account of trou-
bic between the contractor and the local
bricklayers' union
The hearing of the ice trust case in
the district court is postponed until
witnesses return.
Jerry Black denies rurnor that he is
to resign.
Curtis Monical is appointed to fill the
vacancy caused by the promotion of
Chas. ]. Webb, chief clerk to Superin-
tendent Mcclellan of the Santa Fe, who
goes to Chicago to take a position I'M
der President Ripley of the Santa. F'e.
James Stewart, captain of the Wash
burn football team, resigns and says
he will not attend Washburn this fall
County Attorney Nichols begins the
prosecution of the proprietors of road
houses by the prosecution of Lou
Arnold.
Legal proceedings commenced to test
the validity of the ''inquisition law
passed to assist the enforcement of the
prohibitOry amendment
Claim filed against the city for $3.50
by Roy Daniels on the ground that
city has no right to take cash bonds
in police court
Defense of Red Laird in the Wolff
blackmail case Will be insanity
Santa Fe withdraws open cut on corn
rate, but continues making private re-
auctions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
THAT NEW CREMATORY.
New Garbage Destroyer May Be
Ready in Few Weeks

Work has commenced on the new build
ing for the new crematory and disiccat-
ing works, which are to be built on the
Ennis tract in North Topeka The arch
1tects drawings are now completed and
the members of the company express
their confidence i'm being able tO begin
actual operation OF the plant within
three or four weeks.
Meantime the board or health is MAX
ing desperate efforts to repair the dump
Regardless. of expense the work is being
pushed with the apparent intention OF
carrying out the idea of the board of
health whether the city council approves
or not
Mayor Hughes promised the cOuncilmen
at the last meeting that he would see to
It that no further expense should be in
CURED in fixing up the old dump. Since
making that promise Mayor Hughes has
not only allowed the work of repairing
the former breakdown to be completed,
but has permitted the board to start in
on new and extensive renairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
SAW CREsCEUs TROT.
Incidentally E. E. Jones Tells How to
Pronounce It

E. E. Jones, of 1855 Washburn ave
nue., has returned from a trip in the
east that consumed nearly two months.
While away he attended the free-for-
all races at the Readville track at
Boston. and saw Cresceus, the cham
piOn trOtter win the laurels of the day.
There were three horses entered in
the race said Mr.. Jones, 'and Cres-
ceus drew the place farthest from the
pole. That horse heems to know as
We'll as a person what is expected and
wanted Of him, for in less than an
eighth of a mile after passing under
the wire Cresceus had passed the other
horses and crowded into the rail. He
secured the coveted place apparently
without any particular urging Of the
driver 1t was the most wonderful
squirt of speed 1 ever Witnessed.
1.-THE pronunciation of the name
Cresceus is as though it was spelled
kresh-shus," he said. THE horse IS
given an ovation wherever it is taken.
He is not a handsome horse to look at.
but he has all the qualifications of a
fast trotter Let him once get in the
lead and 1t is impossible for another
horse to go around him"
During Mr.. Jones' absence he visited
at his old home in his native state of
Maine He returned by way of Boston
and Buffalo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
HE LOST HIS CROP.
Lee Laswen Traded His Crop Before
It Rained

lost his case In the district col1ff vesfer-
day afternoon when he asked for a re-
straining order to prevent Robert Rule
from entering upon his 80 acre farm at
ROssville.
LasweH leased the place from Rule
last spring and put in 60 acres Of corn
A cousin Of LasWelrs bought a horse
from Rule for SIS anC LasWell went on
the note. When the drouth came and
there were prospects Of "a crop failure
Rule agreed to take the crop for the
note. Laswen thought he was going to
not attempt to take possession of the
crop until the rains came and it was
seen that the crop would be better than
anticipated. Then LasWen asked that
Rule be restrained from cutting the
corn but he lost his case, crop and all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14

came before Governor Stanley this af-
ternOOn. Hines is a. hotel man at Win
field and Montgomery is a book agent.
Montgomery sold their team to a livery
man while the pair were in IsaWton
after the opening and later Boiling
Hicks, of Harper Kan, claimed thar
the team was stolen from him. Mont.
gomery asserts that he bought the team
in Chickasha, so that If the team was
stolen il was before il came into his
possession. Senator Fitzpatrick and
other counsel for the two men appeared
with the accused today to oppose Gov
ernor Jenkins requisition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY


Determined stand of the strikers
causes abandonment of attempt to OPP
crate McKeeSpOrt mills.
Powers support Spain in her hostile
attitude toward the Moors and will aid
her should matters culminate in trou-
BILE.
The second trial of Jim" Howard for
the murder of Gov. Coebel of Kentucky
opens in Lexington.
Three colored men are lynched by
others Of their race in Kentucky for
the murder of an old negro.
Thirty thousand bales of cotton are
destroyed by fire in New York ware
house.
Lucy Parsons of Chicago announces
that she abandons anarchy
Miss Maud Willard is killed in an at
tempt to go through the Whirlpool
rapids at Mia CARA.
The Schley court of inquiry conveneS
in Washington but consideration Of
case is postponed on courts decision
that Admiral Howison is ineligible to
serve on account of prejudice. Admiral
Ramsay is appointed in his stead to
fill vacancy
Anarchists are being arrested in the
larger cities and arraigned as "suspic-
ious" persons Johann Most is locked
up in New York
Forest fires cause great loss to the
lumber interests in Newfoundland
E. p. Hanna solicitor of the depart
ment, is to assist Judge Lemley in the
Scnley inquiry, the cost of which will
probably be $500. 900.
LII Won MlQuel, FORMER RUSSIAN MIN
lister of finance, is found dead in bed at
Frankfort on he-M Main.
Lord Methuen drives DeIarey back in
an engagement in the Maries valley and
captures Al prisoners. A son of Pres.
Kruger surrenders.
H. 0. Armour, the survivor of the five
Armour brothers, dies of apoplexy at
Saratoga, N Y
Emma Goldman is arrested in Chi
cago on charge of conspiracy.
To relieve money stringency Secre-
tary Gage offers to buy 600 worth
of bonds and to divert to banks as de-
pOsits IS 600 900 of revenues.
Fire at Salt Lake destroys building
containing Oregon Short Line offices,
entailing a loss of $3.50, 600.
Czolgosz, the presidents assassin, is
closely guarded in Buffalo jail and kept
in ignorance of what is transporting in
the outer world
One hundred thousand visitors attend
opening of c.. A r. encampment at
Cleveland o. Judge Torrance of Min
neapOlis is unanimously elected COM
mander-in-chief
The president, who had been steadily
improving suffers a relapse and for
time his life is dispaired of. He rallies
under stimulants and becomes stronger,
though the outcome is still uncertain.
Union League club of Baltimore ex-
pels Senator Wellington for his ex-
pressions regarding the president.
Leopold de Rothschilds Doricles wins
the St Leger, with W. c. Whitney's
VolodyOnSki second.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
ENVELOPES FOR r. f. D.
Carriers Will Soon Be Supplied With
Special Kind.

The United States postal department
has made arrangements for the print
ing of stamped envelopes with the re-
turn inscription also Included for use
on rural delivery routes.
Postmaster Guthrie has received in
structions to order the envelopes to
supply the rural carriers out of To-
peka. Patrons of rural free delivery
routes will be urged to use these en-
velopes exclusively. Their use faeili-
tates the return of letters should they
fail to reach their destinat ton, thereby
saving the time of clerks at the dead
letter Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
WILL PLAY AFTERNOON.
Evening Band Concerts Are
Discontinued.

There viii be no more Sunday even
ing concerts by MarshaI's band at
Garfield park Instead, the remaining
concerts of the season viii be given
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The reason for abandoning the even
ing concerts is because the weather is
getting too cold The park is damp All
dewy at night, and people don't like to
defy pneumonia even to hear Marshall's
band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
al Commnnication.

Mr.. Editor-Allow me to speak few
words in favor of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. I suffered for three years with
the bronchitis and could not sleep at
nights. / tried several doctors and va
rious patent medicines. but could get
nothing to give me any relief until my
wife got a bottle OF this valuable nedi-
cine, which has completely relieved me.
w. S. BrOckman, xBagnen, Mo This
remedy is for sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
GRADERs Are SLOW.
City officers Want to Find Out
Why.

Mayor Hughes and City Engineer
McCabe had a consultation reg riding
the grading for pavement which is be-
ing done under contract by Wall &
HanIey. It is asserted that the grad
ing is not being pushed as rapidly as
it should be. The two city officials were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-14
Oppose a Requisition.

To prevent their extradition to Okla
homa on a charge of horse stealing w
". Montgomery and Henry H Hines
Arizona republican., 1901-07-18
PHoENIx, ARIZONA, JULY IS, 1901
Don't leave the city for mountain or beach without having The Re publican accompany you. You will be lonesome without it.

The much touted "GJvern,rent by injunction" came up again, due to an
 injunction granted by GOVERNMENT Judge A. C. Th1mP' BY son of ths United INJUNCTION. States Ci-cuit court
 at Cincinnati agains, the late striking ma hiaists whi l is described as being very sroa1 in it's tcrl-s. The injunction is- self shows how broad CT mar TOW it is. however. and the public is abls. to judge it by i s own terms Judge Taomr- n in this temporary CT der enjoins the strikers from "pick.t- ing or patIo.llng tn, factories, and guarding the doors or the stiee.s ir front of thz ac.cries.' and from i1- terferiLg in any way" with enp.oycs in tha factories, either thera or at their homes" and from 'intlmidating their relatives or members of their families" ana also "foib.Gs tAe use of violence. threats or intimidation to in duce any pers7n to lave the employ ment Of the plaintiffs or to prevent any one from entering into their employ ment." July l5, Was st for hearing for d permanent injun,tion on these lines, and the temporary order names the leader of the strike and q large number of others connected with It. Tha strike having come to an end be- lore that date the. case fell of itself.
 IL will be noted that no rights, O.. prlyil. g5s are Wres ted from the strik- CTS by this crder. They are simply notified and coLman@ed to refrain from aggressive acts which in them selves are lawless. Some of the more ho;-heaGed agitatorg dencunc, this ac- ton as being designed to frustratz the objects of the strikes. But it Is plain that if any objects of the strikers are frustrated by th.s order of the court. they must have b-sn law,ess objects.
 In rep.y to this how yer, 1t is urged by some of the walking delegates that it Is the province of the courts to try
Arizona republican., 1901-07-18
DIES AN .AGNosTIC.

!
 pr. J. Mendez de Solla died at his res- idence, No. 4S4o Der; street, last night, of asthma, after an illness of five hours. | He was to all appearances well and hearty until wt:AIn a few hours of his death. Dr. 6e Sola was for some time | the pastor Of Temple Emanuel of this Io%y; was a we known and learnei Jewish iabhi. Recently, however, he abandoned his religious belief and be- .o2,re an agn0slfc, follower of Inser- sol; He published recently a pamphlet. "The Fallac.es of Religion, It's Delu- sions and Evils"
 Dr. de so,Ea wis born in Amseriam, Holland. in ISIS. He came cf an old Jewish family. which was driven from Spain in the first years of the inquisi- tiun, and emigTilted to Hollanl For many generations the head of the fami- ly has been in the chursh arll MT. de So.la was brought up for ;ilah pro- fessiOn. In 1854 he emi grated ..o Amer lea, and took chnrge of a Jewish taber- nacle at Rt,hmini, Va. FOm that time he has sTaveled a great deal and has occupied tho post os ra hbi in places a.l over the continent as far south as Curacoa. West Indies. In 1887 h halpe1 found Temple Emanuel in this city. al it's old home, Twenty fourth and Curtis stree;s. His advancing age Ac'd on him, however. and he was soon forced to abandon tse psstcrnte. From time 10 time he has lived in Denver supporting himself principally by the teaclhing of languages.
 But recently q great change came over his religious convictions. he saw whaJ he belieyd 70 be a new light. and abandoned tis creed of his oihilihood and Of llis are,estors. Although Mir. de Sofia will bs hurled as a Jew and asked in his will to have the Jewish burial service read over him. h'S writings dur ing the last few years show a complete abandonment cf religion an1 a clearly defined n.ateiialistic belief. He contin- ued to believe in God bur bl was the God of sien,e. He laughed at the Cod nt his early faith. He declared that the functions of the h,1in, the heart and the blood colsttI e she soul and scout cd the idea of future recpn@sEfse. He became violently opposed to an religion.
 "W5uld lhat I had pow'g to Urrc-t every vestige of religion from the near, and mind of every man, woman anu child" ha was wnnl- to declare.
 fOf cougso. hls altered beHefs caused the alienation of not few of his old est friends but that feeNng has died away wgth his dea h and he WI be bur jed as Jew ani many of the m9zf or thodcx Jews win follow his bcdy to its last residing place.
 His son-sn-!aw, John Howard. gained rctcrlety in 1892 hy trunaiilg a wl;esl- barrow asrosis country on an eletion bat.-Denyer Republican.
Arizona republican., 1901-07-18

men fcr crimes or misdeameanors after the act, and not to convi,t them be- Ioiehand; and as the strikers had not committed any wrongs the court is premature in its orders,
 All this talk back and forth only convinces the candid mind of the pro- priety of the injunction. If ii had not been intended 10 commit the lawless acts snioined against. why such sharp criticism cf the injunction? In this case as in many similar ones that have priDeded it. .t appears that by the timely intervention of the courts loss of life and destruction of property nave been prevented.
 Fc, some years the controversy over what has been lcoS~ly styled govern ment by injunction" has been going on. but 1t Is noteworthy that inJunc- tions are still gIanted on precis-ly the same grounds and for the same pur- poses as when the controversy began. The courts hay, taken no backward step but have carried out the same policy for the preservation of life prop eIty. peace and orde..
 La5cr leaders wS have proper slnse of the rights of others, includ- Ing employers to hire and all meu to accept work, rssognizS that injun,tions are in ordar where peace and orde: are in 6ang5r, and that the courts wifi not. when called upon refusa a process which is as old as the common law and has for centuries bean recc gnizsd as one of the most essential safeguards of life and property.