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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
PERSONALS.

bnDDLE-AGED LADY Of means. stranger in CITY
would correspond with Christian gentleman of
means who IS ne. dresser and OF gentIemauIv
appearance; obit-t Inatrimony. Box co. this
Office. q
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10

PUT Up OR SHUT Up that's plain talk: II
means competition isn't in It with our fine suits
% clothes made by Washington tailors (slightIy
used, Of woolen good and at figures to suit
Faithful JUSTH'S OLD land, Clg D ST. m9-7
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10

The most i-E-e-cstiug announcements
and rumors Of the morning We're those
regarding the Gould properties As stat
ed in The Times this morning. the GouIds
have purchased the Wheeling and Lake
Erie 10 give their Western lines an East
ern outlet. with the Wabash Their lines
with the Wheeling and Lake Erie viii be
one OF the great systems that are being
developed in the present consolidation
movement II seems probable that all of
these stocks. except perhaps Missouri Pa
enc VIII have good advances during the
coming months. Another story this morn
ing was that the Texas Pacific is 10 be
absorbed by the Missouri Pacific one
share OF the latter being given for two
OF the former. An OF the Gould secu-i-
ties were buoyant this morning
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10

WANTED-Those having cancer or tunor TO
write for free book on home treatment Of this
disease by absorption. Address DIR. 9. Il
MASON, Chatham, \. !.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
We viii Lend You Money
COLUMBIA GUARANTEE CO.,
6lS : Street n. w.

HONEY TO LOAN at 81 TO per cent, in sums
O. 800 - S ~. - y ie1- eat4Ie' pay on
transactions conducted With economical considers.
ton for borrowers WA- Il SAUNDERS & co
IGOT T ST INV
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-04-10
"We Negotiate Loans. -

A PRIVATE party has some surplus money to
lend Oh furniture or pianos at a low rate Ad-
dress Box 553 this Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
ROBBERY At OLPE.
Masked Men Hold Up Occupants
of Two Stores.

Emporia, Kan, March s.-Two high
waymen. one of them masked, entered
the village of Olpe, near here, last night
and held up a dozen people, the occu-
pants of two sores.
The men first entered the store Of
Young & Deibolt, where besides the two
proprfetors, four customers were robbed
at the point of rifles. They marched the
six victims before them to the general
store of S. A. Stenbenz where two other
men were relieved of some checks ara
what money they carried All eight men,
with four others who had gathered in the
street, were then marched ahead of the
highwaymen to the bridge at the edge Of
town. There the highwaymen with lev
elled guns compelled the dozen citizens
to go back to town, while they made
their escape The haul consisted of a
small amount of money. several shot
guns and a quantity of jewelry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

The FIRST bluebird has appeared at
Meriden-
Husklng bee proceeds are buying new
books for the Council Grove library
A scout who had chummed with Kit
Carson on border forays Is dead in But
Ter county.
Just as the war tax was taken off of
chewing gum a Mcpherson grocery firm
closed Its doors.
Junction City discourages rural routes
on the theory that it viii keep farmers
from coming to town.
The village blacksmith of Burlingame
has retired after thirty-two years of
constant work at the bellows
Twenty-seven years old and worth
So, 600 in cash an Usage county man took
his first ride on the cars last week.
Really, as much as a person needs to
save for the rainy day. is the price Of
a waterproof casket.-Peabody News
The Newton Journal tells Of a reader
who is staggering along with the mumps
on one side and the smallpox on the
other.
The Chicago Republicans refused to
nominate a professional reformer for
mayor. VIII Topeka Republicans do as
well?
A Marion county man made so sue
oessful job Of breaking two young
colts that incidentally he broke their
necks.
Elk city is very much excited over a
strenuous feminine ghost in red which
leaps over wire fences and scorns a rifle
ball with g. ghoulish ha ha-
Where twenty-five years ago near
Sterling two women were burned up in
a plairie fire enough grass cannot be
found now to make a bale of hay.
A Butler county man entrusted with
SIS by a widow to buy COW thought he
had fulfilled his mission by blowing in
the money for milk punches
RroSDerftv has reached the Fratt most
Office and patrons viii hereafter tread on
a quarter sawed maple floor and have
keyless locks on their boxes.
Paola will close drug stores, news
stands, butcher shops, livery stables and
doctors offices on Sunday. 1t looks
much like the millennium was jogging
that way.
A Marysville boy, captured along with
Cronie by the British, writes home from
ST. Helena that the beating of the surf
on the rock bound shore lulls him to
sleep much the same as the March winds
used to in his Kansas home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
A CENTURY OF TRADING

picture of the commerce 1t The
country from Washington to Nc Kinley
IS presented in some figures just pre-
pared b. the treasury bureau OF statis-
tics which show the imports ard ex-
ports fn each inaugural year from 1Ts9
TO 1901. While it is not assumed that the
Inauguration Of a president bears any
relation to the commerce OF the rear in
which il occurs. the quadrennial events
furnish convenient mileposts by which
to measure the development of our COM
merce since the completion Of 20. more
perfect union"
Prior to the complete union or the
states under the constitution tie records
of imports and exports were IMP srfect-
ly kept and in certain years inaucessi-
bile so that the first accurate reports Of
the imports and exports Of the United
States as a nation are for the year i'm =
mediately following Washingtons in
auguration, the fiscal year 1880. in the
subsequent years the figures are given
for the fiscal year in the midst of which
the PRECEDENT was inaugurated, while
the impra cticability Of predicting with
any considerable accuracy the imports
and exports OF the present fiscal year
renders it necessary to adopt for the
closing date Of the table the figures for
the calendar year 1900
In addition to the statement o. i'm
ports and exports a column is presentsd
showing the excess Of imports or exports
tn each Of the years named. and a study
OF this column proves especially inter-
esting az a measure Of the DEVELOPMENT
Of our commerce and industries Prior
70 1877 all Of the years named with four
exceptions show an excess Of imports
over EXPORTS. while since that tine all
81
Of exports over imports. In general
terms it may be said that prior "a 1876
imports almost constantly exceeded ex-
ports. and since 1875 exports have al
most constantly exceeded Imports, while
during the past few years the excess OF
exports. over imports has been phenom-
enally lsrge. being in the calendar year
900 the largest in our history and rsach-
ing the enormous total Of s64s. $50 s29.
"A still further evidence OF the eair
which our exports have made over I'M
ports in the past few years is found In
the fact that in the le7 years FROM the
organization OF The government To rha
1naugura ton Of President Mckinley. ex-
ports had only exceeded imports b. the
sum Of $685. 02s. 497, while in the four
years since his inauguration excorts
have exceeded imports by $2.150. OCe. Co.,
This rem arlxable contrast IN the fgulss
Of the four years under President Nc
kinley as compared with the period OF
10i years Immediately preceding fs az
counted 1or by the fact that in the FIRST
three-Quarters Of that period the i'm
ports were much greater than the ex-
ports. while the excess Of exports came
only during the final quarter Of that
term. thus making the net excess of the
nual excess during the past four years |
aatira Reriad less than the average an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
FOR THOSE WHO LIKE III.
Bryan Says the Inaugural Address
Was Good.

Chicago. March S.-William j. Bryan
passed through Chicago on his way TO
Buffalo. N. Y. Between trains Mr.. Bry-
an received a number of calls from
Democratic politicians.
Mr.. Bryan was not disposed to dis
cuss general political matters, but de-
parted from this rule to some extent
when asked regarding the probable out
come of the senatorial fight in Ne
braska.
THE trouble seems to be-" said he.
that there are not enough senatorial
positions to go around among the rail-
roads. 1t is possible that they may he
able to reach some compromise through
a basis OF common representation, but
the situation seems to be rather compli-
Gated"
Asked regarding his opinion Of Presi-
dent McKinley's inaugural address he
said:
Il hardly care to discuss the matter
at any length and would reply as Pres
ident Lincoln is said to have remarked
on a certain occasion that his opinion Of
a certain matter was that, It was un-
doubtedly a most excellent meeting for
those who liked it "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
THREE FIRES.
Fire Department. Kept Busy in the
Last Twenty-four Hours

peka fire department has had more to
keep the firemen busy than they have
had in the same space of time for sew
eIal months. Three runs were recorded
The first was at 407 East Crane street,
where a. fire damaged the story and q
half building owned by Chas owen and
occupied by Susie Waggoner to the ex-
tent OF about $40. The next was at 1888
a. m, when q telephone message an
dwelling at $40 West Twelfth street be-
longing to John Reese. Damage about
$40 The other was to the two-stOry
frame grocery store at 81 West Sixth
street. The store building was closed
up while the owner, Mr.. Phyche, was
attending a funeral in the country. The
damage to the stock amounted to about
$3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

Chicago Record: The house of repre-
sentatives. with edifying Inconsistency,
spent a considerable part Of its all-day-
Sunday session debating the St Louis
exposition appropriation bill with the
clause providing for Sunday closing. OF
course congress was in session under
the legislative fiction that the time was
still Saturday. no adjournment Of the
legislative day having. taken place. BY
analogous reasoning the directors Of the
st. Louis fair might be able to evade
the application of this clause They
might keep the gates ope, all Saturday
night. and by an equally logical fiction
insist that IT was still Saturday for all
purposes Of sightseeing in the exposi-
ton. With such an illustrious example
before them, who could criticise the ac-
ton? But Of course they will be too
honest to resort to that trick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
All on Board Lost.

Bilbao, Spain, March 8.-The British
steamer Avolna, Captain Ienox, has
been wrecked at the Bilbao breakwater.
All on board We're lost. The last obtain
able report of the movements OF the
steamer show her to have left Santander
February Il and arrived at Troon, Feb
ruary II. She was OF LAO tons net reg
lister. 2S4 feet long: 3455 feet beam and
"a feet deep. She was built at Dundee
in 1880 and was owned by the AvOina
Steamship company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
TIE MAYOR SITUATION.


The campaign is over and the people
will return their verdict tomorrow
The State Journal has no apologies to
offer, and the abuse which has been piled
upon this paper by a falling publication
which betrayed the cause IL pretends
to represent only last fall has been Of
no effect. The State Journal is re-
sponsible to the people, and it has never
been false to the trust they have re-
posed in it. and the public knows it, No
man can be forced upon the city Tor the
most important office in the municipality
under a false guise, and the State jour
nal has honestly tried to place all the
facts before the citizens, who must de-
eide II the people want man like
Hughes for mayor, they must know
what kind Of a man he IS. and they can
not be led astray by appeals to preju-
dice and betrayed by false pledges. if
the State Journal can help it,
J. w. r. Hughes has apparently
changed his whole character since he be-
came a candidate for mayor. but even
his itching for Office did not prevent
him from harboring in his building one
Of the most notorious jointists in the
city. He was a resubmissionist, an op-
ponent Of paving. and an opponent OF
the confirmation Of Chief Stahl, but he
changed his public position on all these
questions. The only question on which
he remained firm as a rock was in his
loyalty to the gas company.
While pretending to be the law and
order representative he has drawn to
his support in this campaign some of the
most disreputable outcasts in the city,
ana they have been used in an effort
to besmirch the character OF prominent
citizens.
Never with a hope of election except
through appeals to prejudice, supporters
Of this man have not scrupled to cir
culate false statements to incite the peo-
pie. There never has been a campaign
in Topeka during which there was more
misrepresentation than in this, and it
has come from people who claim to
champion the cause Of law and order
The State Journal has advocated the
nomination of James $. Warner for
mayor because it knows him to be the
safest man to entrust with the welfare
of the city. His public and private life
is irreproachable. He has always been
faithful to the cause through which an
effort is now being made to defeat him.
He has struggled through life, from the
time he was made an orphan by a. rebel
bullet until now when he Is recognized
as one Of the best and most successful
business men in the city. He knows the
of fafthfulness and never in
his life Of vicissitude and hard knocks
has a single flaw in his character been
discovered
That is ths kind of a man Topeka
should have for mayor. The State jour
nal knows that it has advocated the |
best interests of the city in urging his
election. and the people will decide /
whether they win accept its councils 1t |
IS willing to leave the verdict to them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
Sorrow Along the Mississippi.

: New Orleans. La. March s.-The failure
of the river and harbor bill has made the
river situation serious. Colonel George
NJ G. Derby, United States engineer in
charge of the Mississippi river district to
the head of the passes, said today that he
had no money to continue the usual levee
work this year and only $50. 600 to expend
in case of high water. He said the en-
tire plans of the Mississippi river com
mission will have to be revised from St
Louis down. The board of officers in
charge of the Mississippi river work viii
meet in Memphis about April for gen.
pral consultation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
ARREST FRAZIER.
Mr.. Weber Secures Warrant For
Him For Libel.

At the instance OF Councilman Weber
a warrant was issued this afternoon for
the arrest of Rufus Frazier. the well
Weber offered him money for his in
fuence in the election. The charge
is criminal libel Mr.. Weber
attempted to have the false statement
corrected but instead the charges were
reiterated and an AFFIDAVIT from the
negro was published.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

The Old pastime Of fox hunting in the
pouth seems TO have given place "a negro
chasing The spectacle Of from 3 dozen
TO zoe men with hounds scamperiag over
the country in pursuit of a black man
is of almost daily occurrence The
vogue ia not confined to any particular
season of the year. The difference lies
in the fact that the dogs are nos given
any chance at him when he is caught.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
A Triple Hanging.

Little Rock. Ark, March s.-Kirby
Graves, Bill johnson and Henry Brooks,
negroes, were hanged at Richmond, Lit
tie River county today for murder.
Graves. and oJhnson were convicted of
numbering Ed Evans white and Brooks
was convicted of numbering Frank Hop
son, colored-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHa

TFrom the Chicago News.1
The hero Of today has no title deed for
tomorrow
The tiner Of a ship IL different from
tiller Of the soil.
Painless dentistry is merely the art Of
drawing 1t mild.
A kiss by moonlight is one Of loves
strongest arguments
Taciturnity is more to be commended
than Idle boasting.
Adam had his trials. but he never had
to face a fool jury
The law may limit a mans acts but it
can't limit his thoughts
A baby cuts his teeth before he is on
speaking terms with them
Texas is becoming quite well known
since they struck oil there
A hungry boy says that bread is the
crying knead Of the waking hour
-.----a-n@
QUAKER REFLECTIONS
IFrom the Philadelphia Record-l
Apt TO get rattled-dice-
An inaugural ball-the hrst drink.
Even a blind man may be visionary.
Speaks in ringing tones-the telephone
NO. Maude. dears We have never heard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
Fire Bal ship's Bunlers For Weaks.

Norfolk, Va March 8--The coal n
compartment No. 3 of the government
colliery Ajax has been on fire for sevel al
weeks and is still burning. The coal was
taken ON at Port Said and Malta on the
return voyage from Manila and has been
burning since the ship left Gibraltar
The origin of the fire is not known nor is
the amount of damage the vessel has
suffered If any.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
ON CUBAN TOBACCO.
All Export Duties Will Be Abolished
After April I.

Washington, March S.-The secretary
Of war has issued an order upon recon-
mendation of Gen. Wood. governor gen
eral of Cuba. abolishing all export dlI-
ties on tobacco after april next. To OBJ
tain this end was one of the principal
objects Of the recent visit Of the Cuba r
economist commission to this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

Of a Society for the Suppression Of Vice
Presidents.
The baseball magnate not only has TO
stand his ground, but grandstand 1t as
we'll.
lis woman's privilege they say.
To change her mind. The same
Applies unto her wedding day,
When she may change her name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

When the carriage bearing the en-
peror OF Germany was struck by
street car recently the kaiser thrust his
head out at the window to discover
what had happened. He did not repeat
the performance. or if he did il is not
recorded. when one Of his subjects We'd
resday night threw piece Ct iron
through the window laying open the
nonarh's cheek to the bone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
The Oldest and Best.

S. S. S. is a combination of roots
and herbs of great curative powers,
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the general health
begins to improve from the first dose,
for s. S. S. is not only a blood purifier,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood of impure
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases of
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofula,
r heum atiSm, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers, Eczema, p soTiasis, Salt
Rheum, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infa11ible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison.
a record of nearly fifty years of
successful cures is a record to be proud
of. s. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. 1t numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical cores
pondence is larger than ever IN the
history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good s. s. 5.
has done them, while others are seek
ing advice about their cases All
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have made
a lifelong studyof Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes a speciality of no one disease
~ - We are doing great
- c. good to su fering
- - - humanity through
AAA our consulting de-
s~ - - partment, and invite
you to write us If you have any blood
or skin trouble. We make no charge
whatever for this service.
TINE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. Ga.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
Largest Glass Order.

Pittsburg. Pa. March SIT was learn
by The Jobbers association for 175.uo0
boxes, is the largest price to be paid.
the highest in the history Of the window
glass industry The order is worth So
400 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

The next time western senators and
members Of congress ask for ar appro-
priatlon to start the work Of irrigating
the arid regions Of the plains perhaps
they wiz get it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

After seeing and participating in the
inaugural ceremonies at Washington,
the Porto Rican soldiers should be pre-
pared TO say whether or not the would
like to become American citizens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

Even without the river and har1or bill,
the ship subsidy bill, Nicaragua canal
bill and the Pacific cable bill, the appro-
priations made by the last congress ap-
proach nearly to billion and half of
dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

The inscription proposed for the stone
marking the burial place Of the late
river and harbor bill is: Talked to
Deata~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

People outside OF Topeka must not be
lisve that the citizens or the capital city
are thinking Of nothing but the election
Of a mayor. Preparations for building
and street paving are going right along
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08
Fish ana Came Bin Beaten.

Jefferson city, No, March S.-Senator
Lees fish and game bill was defeated II
the senate today by the vote of 13 to /.
Under the terms of the measure no per-
son could kill any animals or birds ex-
cept for scientific use It also created the
Office of fish and game warden at q sal
airy of $1,000 a year. Among other re
strictions the bill would have prevent ed
women wearing feathers in their hats.
Basket ball at the Y. NJ. c. A. GYM
nasium this evening at 800. Haskell
Indians VS. Y. M. c. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

The Chicago newspapers are already
discussing Carter Harrison's chances for
the Democratic presidential nomination
in 1904 Harrison and Roosevelt would
lie a relief from the mOnotony Of the
past i've years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

Under Gov. Yates administration Illi-
nois is trying to outclass Kentucky IN
the matter OF colonies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

The time for the expiration OF the
ground hogs influence on the weather is
..nnr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

who Killed Joe's Baby" by Charles
NJ. Sheldon, Benefits Book store, 80
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

Every woman and her servant are en-
gagged in the same game. one trying to
get a better girl. and the other trying to
get a better place. without the other
knowing about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

When a woman has an absent express
sion and a poor dinner, it is one indlca-
ton that she has beer answering a lot
of letters. in which she gave her friends
new and delightful cooking recipes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

"A dose in time saves lives" Dr.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup; natures
remedy for coughs, colds, pulmonary
diseases Of every sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-08

Senator Carriers speech on tie river
ana harbor bill was just killing