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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19
800 FROM TOPEKA.
Topeka Employment Agency Finds
Many Harvest Hands

Up to today. the Topeka free en-
ployment agency has sent out 800 Ia
borers to the Kansas wheat fields. The
rush is about over now, for after Thurs
day the reduced rates on the railways
will cease to be operative
The Topeka Office has been very busy
assigning men this week. People came
here from Holton, Valley Falls, Oska-
loosa, Meriden, Lecompton, Carbon
dale, Dover, Silver Lake and other
points and were assigned to towns to
work
Sherm Williams, the employment
agent, says that most of those who ar
ply for work are not possessed of much
money. and have to figure closely to
rake together enough to pay their rail-
way fares to the towns where their
services are needed.
Not many colored men are sent to the
harvest fields. Out of the 800, only
dozen were negroes. Negroes are not
in great demand among the farmers,
and besides, most of the negro laborers
in Topeka have all the work they want
here in the city grading for the pave
N ent. street cars, and water pipes.
Worlxmen have been sent from To-
peka to the following points. Hayes
City. La Crosse. Rush Center, Kinsley,
St. John, Great Bend. Lorraine. Wilson,
Dorrance. Delphos. Bennington. Niles,
Abilene, Salina, and EllinWood
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WAIT IN PENITENTIARY.
Chris. stegman of Hays City Must
Start on Sentence

The supreme court this morning de-
MED a petition for stay of sentence OF
three and one-half years in the peni-
tertiary imposed on Chris Stegman. of
Hays City. Sregman has asked the su-
preme court to order a retrial of his
case, on account of new evidence dis
covered but he viii have to start in on
serving his sentence until the motion
is determined.
The case was In the supreme court
before on the original conviction. The
lower court was sustained then. The
district court has just denied a new
trial and this brings the case up again
as an action by Stegman against the
state.
Stegman was convicted of forgery in
the third degree. A bail bond for costs
in an action bore the signature of Geo.
Konrade, Stegman's hired man. Kon-
rade denied the signature. Stegman's
new evidence is by witnesses that sa y
they saw Konrade writing on a piece
of paper in Steg-man's presence the day
the bond was dated and others to whom
Konrade admitted that he had signed
the bond but denied it on account of q
quarrel.
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WHAT IT STANDS FOR.
Declaration of Principles by the
New Third Party.

Kansas City. June 19.-The third par
ty conference accomplished its chief
purpose by adopting the following res
olutions embodying the principal doc
trines of the new party:
Public ownership of all party utili-
ties, as railroads. telegraph, etc.
While awaiting the legislation neces-
sary to secure public ownership rigid
control of freight and passenger rates.
and severe penalties for rebates and
other determinations by railroads
Taxation of railroads and other pub
lie utility corporations in the same pro-
portion as the values of farm and other
property
Direct legislation by the initiative
and referendum to the end that the
people may initiate good legislation and
veto bad legislation.
A graduated income tax to the end
that wealth, which receives government
protection, shall bear its just share OF
the cost of government.
That whatever is used as money shall
be full legal tender, issued by the gen
eral government in sufficient volume for
business purposes. and that volume fix
ed in proportion to population.
Just election laws throughout the
state.
the present system of using the police
as standing army to carry primary
elections in the interest of dishonest
politicians representing still more dis
honest special privilege corporations.
Election of United States senators by
NnfG
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continuous police officer in the state
should reside in the arcadian city OF
Lawrence. where nothing ever happens
to wake a man up.
\ Baxter young lady was SO proud
of her frs beau that she hung a light
ed lantern near the hammock SO all the
neighbors might know. And she Won
ders why he never called again.
A colored man arrested at Atchison
charged with knocking down mule
declared the allegation false. He said
the animal was anectionate like a cat
only it laid down when '.stroked" in
stead of arching its back
The first carload of Watermelons
hadn't been in the Emporia yards five
n inutes when a colored man broke in
and carried out three and devoured
them They hypnotized me jedge,'
he said in court. Il jess done was
pow'Iess to keep my hands off,.
A spectator at Fort Scott ball game
happened to be IN the line of a tremen-
dously hard hree-bagger which landed
on his vest pocket He was surprised
to find himself practically uninjured.
but nothing save the carats of his $15D
watch could be found.
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Chicago Record Herald: A promise
Of belated relief for the farmers wife
is seen in the proposition Of Represen-
tative Frost of Wisconsin to esta blish
r. steam laundry at every crossroads
in the state. to which the farmers
washing and ironing may be brought
every week AS the state IS dotted all
over with creameries and cheese fac
tories. it would be an easy matter to
operate steam laundries in connection
with them. There is nothing impossible
or visionary about Mr. Frost's plan.
It embodies the principle Of corpora
ton which has already been success
fully applied to nearly every form of
agricultural activity from the old grist
and saw mills to the modern creamery.
Divest the farmers household of this
form of drudgery and then introduce in
the kitchen some of the modern labor
saving devices that are used in hotels
and the life of the farmers wife will
begin to approach that standard OF
ease and comfort long since attained by
the farmer himself
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TRADE MOVING SOUTHWARK.

The growing disposition of our ex-
porters to distribute through the ports
south Of New York a part of the export
trade which formerly passed through
that great city is illustrated by a study
of the bureau Of statistics figures show
ing the exports through the various
ports Of the United States IN the fiscal
year 1900. During that year and the
months which have followed New Or
leans has taken second rank as an ex-
porting port and has displaced Boston
in it's position as the second exporting
city Of the country
The very heavy expectations Of cotton
and the high price at which 1t il ex-
ported has largely increased the value
Of the exports through the southern
ports. while it is not improbable that
the Galveston disaster may have re-
suited in temporarily diverting to New
Orleans some of the business which
otherwise would have gone through
Galveston. The exports from New Or
leans in the fiscal year 1900 were $l15,-
85s. 764, the highest figure in the history
of the port. except 1892, and an in
crease of SIS. 100000 over the fiscal year
1899.
During the months Of the fiscal year
1901 the exports from New Orleans were
clear and undisputed title to the rank
of second in the list of American export
cities. the figures for Boston, which for
merly held second place, being fer the
months S81. 173,051. or over $4,000, O0O
less than those of New Orleans.
A study of the percentage which each
of the principal ports handled of the
commerce of the country in 1900 COM
pared with preceding years develops
some interesting facts. Beginning with
the port Of New York it is found that
it handled only 47.o3 per cent of the for
eign commerce of the country. against
52.5 per cent in 1890. 51.4 per cent in
1885, and As per cent in 1897.
Boston did not make a satisfactory
record either in it's imports or exports
during the fiscal year 1900, and the
months figures for the present fiscal
year already received show a shrinkage
of nearly $1,000, 600 in it's commerce as
compared with the preceding year.
Philadelphia's percentage Of the total
foreign commerce of the country has
remained almost stationary in the last
four years, having been 5.25 per cent
in 1897 5.31 in 1899. and $50 per cent
in 1900
Baltimore has gained both in imports
and exports. It's share of the total for
eign commerce of the country IN 1s0O
was per cent, as against 5.35 per cent
in 1897 and As per cent in 1895.
Newport News shows a rapid growth
in it's export trade, which in 1900 rep
resented rs per cent of the total ex-
ports of the country, as against 81 per
cent in 1887. and less than per cent in
1893. It's imports have also increased
materially, being in 1900 more than
times those of 1894 but forming. how
ever, less than per cent of the total
imports into the country.
The Gulf ports increased their expor-
tations materially, especially in cotton.
wheat and -four. Galveston increased
her exports over those of last year
about ST 600 600, and New Orleans, in
creased hers about SIS. 900, 900. New Or
leans also materially increased her inn
ports. which in 1900 were S5.500.o00
greater than in 1899.
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Indianapolis Journal: The strike Of
the large number of people employed in
the works of the National Cash Reg
lister company has been most COM
mented on because the proprietors had
done almost everything that could be
done to insure the comfort and we'll
being of those employed. The wages
paid were the highest. and the build
ings are planned on sanitary prin-
ciples: baths. libraries and entertain
ments We're furnished free The two
or three thousand employees were in
duced 10 strike because the company
refused to keep on its payroll two in
competent men and discharged three
others whose services were not needed.
1t was the local business agent" who
caused the trouble, the strike not be-
ing sanctioned by labor leaders For
tunately the employees have been led to
see the mistake they were led into and
have returned to their places.
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YOU TAKE IT."
Senator Allison's Reply to Gov
ernOr Shaw.

Des Moines. Ia, June 19.-Governor
Shaw received a letter at 2 O'Clock this
afternoon from Senator William B.
Allison in reply to the telegram sent
last Saturday suggesting the name OF
the senator for the presidency. The let
ter is purely a personal one, the gov
ernor states, and he does not desire to
present time. The governor admitted
that the senator stated in the letter that
under no circumstances would he be
a candidate for the presidency, but as
sured Mr. Shaw that he was in favor
of his being a candidate, and believed
that the state of Iowa owed it to the
governor to support him and send a
delegation to the national convention TO
that end. He further stated that he be-
lieved that the delegation could be
easily secured.
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IAYHAWKRR JoTs

Neodesha fears the loss Of the rail-
road division point.
A carload Of walnut logs will be sent
from Augusta to Europe via New Or
leans
Leavenworth letter carriers have
blossomed out in drab flannel shirt
waists.
Webb McNaH and w. Y. Morgan are
short grass plutocrats doing the Buf-
falo exposition.
West Point has decided that Captain
O. NJ. Carter couldn't answer roll-cail
at two places and his name has been
dropped at the military school
A gang of Italian section hands
struck at LIE Roy the other day and left
town because their boarding boss re-
fused 10 give them macaroni three
times a day
It seems appropriate that the Oldest
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LOPER NOT GUILTY..
Acquitted of Charge of Conspiracy in
Peoples Bank Case.

Philadelphia, June 19.-The jury in the
case of Richard f. Lopez, charged with
conspiring with Cashier John S. Hop
kins to defraud the Peoples bank of
large sums of money, brought in a YER
dict of not guilty today by direction of
the court The bank failed March "a,
1898 and the Guarantors Indemnity
company, of which Lopez was general
manager, failed at the same time.
Cashier Hopkins him self failed after
accusing Lopez of being in part the
cause of his downfall
Judge Martin refused to admit GER
tain evidence offered by the district
attorney, and the latter stated that
without the evidence he could not go on
with the case. Judge Martin directed
the jury to render a verdict of not
guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19
RAIN WENT AROUND.
Topeka Got Only Two-Hundredths of
an Inch.

two hundredths of an inch. although
the clouds seemed black enough to war
rant an inch.
The report for the "A hours ending
Tuesday morning at z o'clock shows
but little rain. Concordia had Is,
Dodge City. "a; Dresden. .05; and Nc
Pherson, .04. The promise today is for
more rain. The forecast is partly
cloudy tonight and Thursday, with
probably local thunderstorms. Warmer
west portion tonight" Todays mini
mum was "a. The wind has been south
blowing II miles an hour. The temper
atures TO-DAY Were as follows.
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CARY ON THE STAND.
Insurance Man Examined Concerning
Alleged Combine.

Eugene Cary manager of the Ger
man-American and German Alliance
Insurance companies with offices in Chi
cagO. made a deposition before a justice
of the peace Tuesday in the Frank
Thomas insurance cases against the
Traders and Springfield Fire Insurance
companies charging them with being
in a trust.
Service was made on Cary while he
was in Topeka some time ago. He was
very careful with his answers but was
forced to admit that there Is a combine
among the insurance companies outslde
of Kansas and finally admitted that
the Jurisdiction OF the so-called COM
bine extended over Kansas.
Colorado and return only $500 via
the Santa F'e Observation car. rock
ballast and Harvey eating houses.
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sNOOk Is PAROLED.
Shot the Man Who Was Trying to
Enter His House.

Jacob Shook. of Jewell couny, was
granted a. parole pardon today by Gov
ernor Stanley. Shook is serving a one
year term from last November for as
saIlt He shot Charles Simpson HIS
defense was that Simpson was trying
to break into his house.
Governor Stanley also paroled VII
liam D. Wells, of Salina. serving three
years for grand larceny Wells was q
was imprisoned his wife. Lizzie Wells,
secured a divorce, and was awarded
the property and custody of their five
vear-old child. Wells is promised en-
pioyment by his brother in the real
estate business.
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MUCH MORE PAVING.
Contracts For 90 Blocks to Be
Awarded Monday.

At the next meeting of the council.
which will be held Monday night, the
contracts for paving twenty nine more
blocks will be let
This is the biggest batch of contracts
to be let this season, and it is likely that
the council will be in session for four
or five hours. Midnight sessions are
getting to be the regular thing with the
Topeka councilmen.
The total number of blocks of paving
which will be let this year is fifty.
These fifty blocks will all be laid this
summer Last summer only twenty
Der of blocks laid was ffty-seyen.
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Is Now Holding Revival Meetings in
Topeka

Rev. Chas. F. Parham. who is at the
head of the Bethel college. and who
came into prominence last winter
through claiming the gift Of tongues. is
holding a continuous revival meeting
under canvas at the -ner of Third and
Jackson streets The meetings viii
last until June 80. at which time they
will give way to the National Camp
meeting to last one month at the Col
lege of Bethel.
The handbills announce that the COLI
lege Of Bethel was founded by Rev. Par
ham where Pentecost. the gift Of
tongues was restored to the church. 1t
is claimed that the meetings viii be
non sectarian and that the object VIII
be the restoration of the Apostolic
Faith. Power and Unity, attended with
"signs. wonders and mighty deeds.,
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KILLED FOR A GOOSE.
Mrs. Jessie Miller Shoots Her
Next Door NeighbOr.

1uskogee, I T., June 19-At ClarIs-
VILE, Mrs. Jessie Miller last evening
shot and killed her next door neighbor.
Mrs. M. L. Brake. Mrs. Brake had kill
ed one of Mrs. Afiller's geese. A quarrel
followed and Mrs. Miller secured a re-
volver, returned to the scene. took de-
liberate aim at Mrs. Brake and fired.
The first shot pierced Mrs. Brakes
heart. Mrs. Miller came to Muskogee
this morning and surrendered. Sne
was released on $4,000 bond.
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vious time records are thus beaten by
four days.
George H. Evans, who has been sick
at the National Military home. LeaN-
enworth. for some time, has returned to
Topeka, and is at his home between
Tenth and Eleventh on Fillmore street.
His condition is not improved of late.
Mr.. Evans is a well known contractor.
having built the Shawnee county court
house, besides doing some of the con-
struction on the state house.
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Stoned BY Rockefeller.

Trenton, N J., June 19--The Analga-
mated Copper company filed a certif-
cate this afternoon increasing its cap
ital stock from $4,000. 900 to $780, 600.
The certificate is signed by Arson
Flower, president. and William G.
Rockefeller, secretary of the company.
The purpose of the increase is to pur-
chase the Butte and Boston and BOs-
ton and Montana companies. which is
permitted by the decision of the court
of errors and appeals yesterday. refus-
ing to continue the temporary in1unc-
ton.
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After being tried three times for
murder and convicted once. DR.. Ken
nedy. accused Of killing Dollie Reyn-
olds in a New York hotel, has been set
at liberty. His guilt was established to
the satisfaction of a jury and his inno-
cence never, vet he is allowed to go
forth a free man. Is it any wonder
that the people so often take the law
into their own handa?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19
No Use awe Languages

Manila, June 19.-The U. S. Philippine
commission has modified the provision
of the law providing for the use of the
Spanish language in the courts for five
years by permitting proceedings to be
conducted in English and native dia-
lectS the same to be translated into
Spanish unless the Etigants stipulate
otherwise In the latter case the rec
ords are to be written in both languages.
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Flags AT HALE MAsT.
Detroit is Deeply Moved by Governor
Pingree's Death.

Detroit. June 19--AII the flags in the
city are floating at half mast today out
Of the respect to the memory OF ex-
Governor Pingree whose death IN Lon
don last night IS almost the soie TOPIC
If conversation on the streets today As
4 whole. the city is more deeply moved
by Pingree,s death than by the loss OF
any public man in many decades
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19
GIVES HERSI5,OOO
Jury Allows Barbara Tauer
Full Amount Asked.

The jury in the Barbara Tauer case
against the estate of Mrs. Allen Sells
gurboht in a verdict for $4,000 late this
afternoon. This is the full amount ask
ed by Miss Tauer for her services as
Mrs. Sells companion.
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Chartera qrantad.

Charters were issued today to the
following concerns.
The Oakley Cooperative Grain and
Live Stock association, Oakley, Kan;
capital $4,000.
The Woodbine State bank, Woodbine,
Kan; capital, 81 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19

The subject of when the century ends
win be discussed no more for nearly
hundred years. but the question of
whether the United States is singular
or are plural will continue to enliven
the dun seasons
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CARSON GETS A WATCH.
Santa Re Roundhouse Men Give Ex-
foreman a Handsome Present.

Fred L. Carson, formerly roundhoQtsee
foreman for the Santa Fe. was presented
with a handsome gold watch today by
the employees of the roundhouse and en-
eineers and firemen- -
Mr.. Carson is general shop foreman for
the santa Fe at Cleburn, Tex, ana re-
turned today for a brief visit he was
Greatly surprised upon visiting the round
house. when he was made the center OF
a little group which presented MN the
IT
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
aagay during The summer may haze
The paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address at tie rate Of thirty
cents a month. ADDRESS changed as
often as desired. TT1Hfze ont Of fOagH
the State journal a0fH be to jon like a
daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19

Some men are born colonies. some
achieve colonelcies. while others have
colonelcies thrust upon them Members
OF the first class are most numerous in
Kentucky
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Quay says he has made his last po-
litical fight. Wen. there doesn't seem
to be anything in Pennsylvania worth
Sighting for that Quay has not corralled
el-aa71r
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Another Smallpox Case.

A case of smallpox was reported this
afternoon in the family of s. j. Burdge,
1874 Van Buren, street. The patient is
Bessie Burdge. On June 10 this house
was fumigated for a case Of smallpox,
which was released from quarantine on
that date. The first case was that Of
Manetta Burdge.
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
The Iumberman has to work for his
board.
The seamstress isn't always what
she seems
Some June days are rare. and some
are positively raw
Too many men screw up their cour-
age with a corkscrew.
When a man is dry he usually takes
something to wet his appetite
The man who is his own best friend
may also be his own worst enemy.
Getting into debt is like getting into
a rolling CHR One is pushed for
money.
Some people are so clumsy they can't
drop a remark without breaking their
word
Fame often depends upon pull.
over in New York they have a haul Of
Fame.
scribbler-'L Literature certainly has
its drawbacks" Scrawler-" Return
postage, eh2"
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The proposition of the Hawaiian
senate committee to abolish the ma
tional guard and dump the parapher-
MALTA thereunto belonging into the bay
IS a suggestion worthy the considera-
ton of some communities on the main
land
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$3.50.

Beatrice Excursion, Sunday June 23
via Rock Island Route, only $3.50.
For the round trip Special train
will leave Rock Island depot at 1870
Sunday morning. Returning, will ar
rive at Topeka 1915 p. m. Call phone
2eA for full information
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-19

Who viii be the rst to offer Mr..
Pearson the use of a newspaper for the
purpose of experimenting upon the
American people?
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The president is ready to discharge
the plain duty to Porto Rico just as
soon as he is shown the figures to
prove that the tariff collections are not
needed.
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GEN. FRENCH ACTIVE.
Preparing to Wage a More Aggressive
Campaign in Cape Colony.

Cape Town, June 19.-Gen. French,
who has been appointed to direct the
operations in the Cape Colony, is infus-
ing new life into the operations of the
colonial forces. Re-enforcements have
recently been poured into the colony
and large concerted movements are
about to be executed.