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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
CAS- HEARING here
Rate Case viii Be Argued Week
Later Than Intended.

The hearing Of the gas ordinance in
junction suit viii take place IN Topeka,
instead Of at Wichita. 1t Will not be on
September t. as has been intended. but
will be within a week after that date.
The case is to be postponed because
Of the fact that Charles Blood smith,
one of the attorneys for the gas com
pany, is obliged to go out of the state
on business on the 10th. 1t viii be in
Topeka instead of at Wichita because
Judge Hook has about completed the
work before the court at Wichita. and
viii leave there in a few days.
City Attorney Spencer has just re-
turned from Wichita. where he went to
arrange for the hearing. The attorneys
for the gas company asked Mr.. Spencer
to consent to a continuance Of the case
for a few days. owing to Mr. Smith s
bsence. Mr.. Spencer refused TO con-
sent to a continuance, on the ground
that he desired the court to undarsts nd
that the city was in favor of a speedy
hearing for the gas case, and would
not agree to postpOnements.
The gas company's attorney then fled
a formal motion for continuance, and
this was presented to Judge Hook at
Wichita yesterday. After hearing the
statement Of the case. Judge Hook an
nounced that he would hear the case in
Topeka, and that he would set the date
as soon after the 18th as possible.
Mr.. Spencer said today: This slight
postponement Will not effect che time
of the final hearing of the case. The
issues can be made up without any de-
lay"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
FILL Walnut GROVE.
Dirt From Douthitt Tract to Be Used
For That Purpose

Street Commissioner Snyder has ar
ranged with County Surveyor Rodgers to
the grading being done in the Douthitt
tract and use it TO raise the grade Of the
streets in Walnut Grove 1t IS also part
of mis- plan to fin in with dirt one span
of the Kansas avenue bridge across the
Shunganunga-
shape and the council IS talking ABOUT
building a new one. sometime Meantime
ton viii be reinforced with q dirt en-
baukment.
Walnut Grove has long been in need of
some grading. There are long ILLS to be
made on Van Buren, street and HARRISON
straat will be raised as much as I'VE feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
MORE ANTI M'KTNLEY TALK
White Man and Negro Are the Latest
Implicated

Still there are people who win be so
indiscreet as to talk Unexpectedly Of
Mckinley, and it usually happens that
the man is on hand to avenge the in
suit
Two colored men and a white man
were doing some eXcavating in a-n alley
in Potwin. Some OF the neighbors who
witnessed the occurrence said that the
white man remarked to his fellow Ia
borers that he hoped Mckinley would
die. One Of the negroes promptly
knocked the white man down. The
white man got up. picked UP his coat
and his shovel. and started for home
without a word.
A negro who works in Hale Ritchie's
pavement gang made the statement
that he didn't care whether or not Nc
Ktnley got well. The remark was heard
by several Of the worlkmen, and this
morning was reported to Mr.. Ritch g.
Mr. Richie will investigate the case.
and If he can locate the man VITO
made the remark there will be a va
cancy on Mr. Rftcnie's paving gang.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
CARPENTER GOES.
First Sergeant of Police Resigns
and Stops Investigation.

Sergeant W. H. Carpenter. of the To-
peka police force, resigned Monday at
ternoon to save himself from being dis
missed from the force. His scandalous
connections with Vera Knowles. as ex-
posed exclusively in the State journal.
forced the present city administration
to make plans for Mr.. Carpenters ex-
pulsion.
J. R McElroy. who for seventeen
years has served as patrolman in To-
peka, has been promoted to the position
of second sergeant. and Second Ser
geant c. A Gon has been promoted to
the position of first sergeant left vacant
by Carpenters resignation.
The appointment Of a patrolman to
take McElroy's place has not yet been
made
Mr.. Carpenter says in his resignation
that he takes the step because Of the
critical Illness of his brother. which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

The rapid growth az the trade Of the
United States with Mexico is illustrated
by the following statement by the Brit
ish consul ia Mexico. a copy of which
has just reached the treasury bureau
Of statistics. He says:
TT IS very interesting to note the
fluctuations in the proportion that each
OF the principal countries represents
IN the total import trade Of Mexico
According to returns already publish
ed. IT is seen that in the year 1873 the
United Kingdoms share in this trade
represented a very much larger proper
ton. but with the advance OF the rail-
ways this proportion has decreased
very materially On the other hand,
the proportion of merchandise imported
from or through the United States has
advanced very considera bly,. In the
IS per cent of the total. while in the
year ended December 81. 1900. this pro
portion had risen TO 81 per cent.
The value Of the imports from the
United Kingdom and her colonies in the
calendar year 1900 was e2217111. as
against E2.072.10s i'm 1898. which though
greater in value shows a proportion Of
only II per cent as against 1S15 per cent
In 1889.
The imports from the United States
Of America represent a value OF s6.I67.-
o42 as against E5.5020 41 III 1899 show
ing an increase Of % per cent over those
OF last year and an advance from 4Sa4
70 5l1s per cent Of the total value OF the
Imports
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

people that the word friend" means
one who Will lend his money.
1t really wouldn't worry a woman
very much if she lost her head so long
as the hat on it remained on straight
No dead beat is real success unless
he can make a collector feel that he.
and not his creditor. is the injured
party.
mother the more worry A boy so
sick that he is good or 50 thoroughly
well that he is bad
Another young man is denying his
engagement and the girl is admitting
it. Some day this will make the girl
so mad she viii break the match off,
and the people viii look for throne
on which to crown the Queen Of
Spunk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
DEATH OF DIR. ESTERLY.
Well Known Lawrence Dentist Vic
tim of Apoplexy.

DR. Charles Esterly. OF Lawrence,
died suddenly this morning at IL o'clock
of apoplexy.
He was a brother of DR. D. E. and
DR.. George Z. Esterly of Topeka and
was Well known here. He was a den
list and besides being demonstrated in
the Kansas City Dental college he was
well known in his profession. It was
not known until early this morning
that Dr. Esterly had been i'll. The
brothers in Topeka received word that
he was sick this morning and before
they could take a train for Lawrence
received a telegram announcing his
death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Col S. NJ Johnson. or Troy, is here
today
Miss Putnam's school viii open Sept
II. at 71S Taylor street.
J. n Baughman was found insane IN
the probate court this morning
r. c. Osborn. formerly Of Topeka, but
now of Toluca. III, is in Topeka
Fred Wilson. who has been at StOr-
mont hospital for nearly four weeks
with typhoid fever, has been taken to
his home on Tyler street
G. w. Hursh. whose home is In Shaw
nee county, has returned from an Is
months stay in Delta county. Colorado
He viii remain here permanently
Misses Rachael and Mary McGrath
have returned from AtchisOn, where
they spent a week visiting Miss Franc
Gilbert daughter OF Judge w. D. Gill
bert.
ParbeI Gordon. Of ATenoken. a brother
of Copeland Gordon, Of the Copeland
hotel has been taken to Stormont hos
pital with a severe case OF typhoid
fever.
The Missionary society of the First
congregational church viii meet at the
church tomorrow afternoon at 8 o clock.
Mrs. Broad VIII speak of slum work
in Boston. As her own experience IN
this work has been wide and unique,
her account OF 1t can not fail to be eX-
ceedingly interesting. Another phase
of city work that among the foreign
ers of Cleveland O.. VIII be considered
by Mrs. J. G. Wood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.l
The pin is scratchier than the sword
You can mend a broken heart but
never a broken promise.
1t isn't the girl who bushes at an
off-color story that you want to look
out for. but the girl who doesn't
Not one girl in a thousand is ever
half as much in doubt as to whether a
man loves her as whether she loves
him
It's a mighty mean married man who
sits down and figures out how many
billiard games, drinks and cigars he
could pay for with all the money he
spent on flowers, theaters and suppers
when he was engaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

Wall street is growing anxious about
the financial situation. An appeal for
relief from a threatened money string
ency has been sent to Secretary Gage.
Complaint is made that too much
money is going into the United States
treasury. and too little is coming out
What would they have the secretary
do? He is in the market for the pur-
chase of all the bonds offered at what
they are actually worth. If people do
not choose to sell. he can't help it. II
wall street be- really worried it might
relieve the situation itself by market
ing some of its bonds over Uncle sam 3
counter. No complaint has yet come
from the masses. who own no govern
uent bonds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
Buv Out the Greek.

The Humbert Bros, J. NJ and Frank
have bought the fruit stand and ice
cream parlor at 1o1 and 103 w Sth St.,
next the transfer station This is the
place which was run by the Greek
Manassas who was compelled to leave
town on account Of his remarks about
the shooting Of President Mckinley
The Humbert Bros. are we'll known in
Topeka having been in the ice business
MANY Years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
GETS NO COMPLAINT.
Rev. E A. shankle Refused One by
County Attorney Nichols.

Rev E. A. Shankle, who received q.
thrashing last night at the hands of
Kay Miles on account of 3 speech he
delivered, was refused a complaint for
the arrest of Miles by County Attorney
Nichols this morning ShanNle made
his wall before the county attorney and
when he had finished Mr.. Nichols said
he would not issue him a complaint
When asked why. he said, Because
it was a trivial fisticuff and seldom
issue complaint for the participants IN
z11eH affairs 50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

There appears to be a sentiment
among the people that man who viii
fully. feloniously. premeditatedly and
Of malice aforethought attempts to
commit murder and fails. is just as
guilty and should be subjected to the
same punishment as though he had
succeeded in carrying out his inten-'
tions. The laws as they stand at pres
eut make no such provision. but recent
events at Buffalo might be regarded by
legislators as warranting a change
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
Imported Workmen.

Washington, Ind, Sept. 1.-TWO hundred
workmen We're brought here from St
strikers in the big shops Of the Baltimore
& Ohio SOUTHWESTERN Railway company.
Heavily armed guards escorted the non
union workmen from the car to the vari-
Gus work shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

Washington Post: We have ''pro-
tected~ ourselves to such an extent that
Englishmen are able to buy American
made steel rods SO per ton cheaper than
they can be had in this country. Here
IS something that win be difficult for
Mr.. Grosvenor to explain satisfactorily,
even at the muzzle of a coal mine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

makes so much extra work for him
that that he is unable to perform the
duties of the Office Of sergeant.
Mr.. Carpenter admits having fire.
quented Vera Knowles place but says
that he went there to collect money
which she owed him. He says that he
was trying to help her establish "a road
house in North Topeka so that she
might earn money to repay what she
owed him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

Washington Post. A newspaper that
utilities an its Vigor in supporting poll
ticians VINO are continually running for
Office cannot do much good for the
community in which it is published.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

Henry Clews' Review. The crop situ-
alton is decidedly better than one
month ago. and corn seems to have
made considerable gain in condition. so
that estimates of yield have been fur
Their raised III is late corn, however,
that is depended upon for recovery.
and early frost would be very inju
rious. with late frost the corn crop
may run up to /. 400 or 500 millions.
The yield Of cotton also depends large
~ upon late frost. owing to the dam
age in Texas from drouth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

The Women's Missionary society of
Westminster Pres byterian church will
meet Wednesday afternoon at half past
? o'clock, with Mrs L. W. Wilson, 1888
Dillon street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

when Mr.. Hackett, chief OF the
Schley persecution bureau. RECEIVERS
sufficiently to know what hit him. per
haps he viii be quiet for a while What
Attorney General Knox did to him was
8 nlenfE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

Mrs Nation is now being used by
the eastern department. stores for ad-
vertising purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

We can no longer accuse Europe of
breeding all the anarchists The as
sassin OF President Mckinley was born
II a lr.....a aIicE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

The Modern Tonties will give a liter
arv entertainment at 701 Kansas ave
nue.. Wednesday evening. September II.
Admission free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

II is now considered almost certain
that Adams surname was Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
GLOBE SIGHTS

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
A gay deceiver is never gay long.
It costs at least twenty-five dollars
20 show proper appreciation OF having
q baby named for you
Il Is the opinion OF entirely too many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

If H. Clay Evans Is wise he viii go
into his cyclone cave this week until
the Cleveland storm blows over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
CONDITION OF CROP.

Washington, Sept. 10.-The average
condition Of wheat is SIS: corn SIT;
oats al
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10

Don't delay d minute. Cholera in
fantum, dysentery. diarrhoea come sud
denly. Only safe plan is to have DIR.
F,owler,s Extract of Wild Strawberry
always On hand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
STILL FAVORABLE.

Presidents Condition st 8 O'Clock
Was Unchanged
Milburn House. Buffalo, n. T., sept
10.-3 %. m.-The doctors stated az tney
came from the afternoon consultation
that the conditions were unchanged and
as favorable as this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-10
THE STAR GROCERY
ia East sixth street,
Telephone asa.

I0 lbs. Best Granulated Sugar, 81
Lion Coffee. per package Toe
Arbuckie Coffee, per package, Zoe
RaIstOn Yeast ........ &c
RalstOn Pancake Flour .7c
Breakfast Food ......... Zoe
IL bars Laundry Soap 25c
2 pkgs. sapOliO. 15c
pkgs. PearIiue ........ Zoe
2 lbs. Fresh Soda Crackers 15c
Root Beer. per bottle .-...1Oc
Pepper, per ID ........1 5c
CocOanut, per Ib ......1 5c
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09
Sky Mountains.

The highest of all the clouds are those
delicate, white, hbrous, detached mass
es of frozen vapor always seem high
against the blue sky. The topmost
point of the highest Of these may be
ten miles above the earth. They are
called cirrhus clouds. Altogether there
are ten principal types Of clouds. The
lowest, known as the stratus, are really
horizontal sheets OF lifted fog, seen
on damp days or in very damp local
tiles. These clouds are only few hun
dred feet above the earth.
Some Of the vast bodies Of vapor are
higher than the tallest Of the Alps.
They are undoubtedly snow-capped--
verItable mountains of Ice and snow.
1t has been discovered that the tenn
perature on one such summit was 75
degrees below zero.
Were 1t possible for us to ascend in
a balloon and penetrate one Of these
snow-capped peaks from base to sum-
NIT, we should travel first through a
layer Of dry air and vapor, then through
another Of dry air, vapor and water, a
third Of freezing vapor, water and ice;
and, finally, through the summit, CON-
posed of dry mir, vapor and Ice, but no
water. a.e.,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09
A Holiday that Will Last a Week.

"A HOi1uay tnat Will LasC u Week.
There is a movement afoot In New
England to establish a new holiday
"Old Home Week." Our great country
has grown wondrously since the Civil
War, and in the rush to people the will
derness families have been broken up
and scattered. Sons, daughters sisters
and brothers have left their native
towns and gone thousands Of miles
away to begin life for themselves.
Hardly family In the older States but
has given loved ones to the ravenous
West, and New England has given
more than all. So now 1t Is thought
that one week In each year should be
set apart for family reunions-a week
in autumn. perhaps-when harvest is
done and the children of New England
can come together under the old roofs,
meet their old playmates and live their
old lives. All through the Western
States people are becoming interested
In the new holiday, and last year one of
the New England governors issued a
proclamation setting aside an "Old
Home Week." The homecoming was
general enough to warrant the belief
that the holiday can be made perma'
nent one.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09
ROUENsS AIR. ERR r.. /.
OLDEST OF BRIDGES.

The "Pont Transbordeur." or over
head ferry, which has been built and
is now in successful opera Sion. over the
River Seine, at Rouen, France, repre-
sents the solution in novel way Of one
of the most interesting problems in en-
cheering. There is nothing like this
overhead ferry in any other country in
the world.
Among the means which the engineer
has hitherto employed to cross rivers
and channels are boats or ordinary fer
ries, swing, draw, bascule and ordinary
bridges, tunnels under the beds of chan
nels and travelling carriers.
The swing, draw and bascule bridges
can only be safely used over locks, in
land canals or rivers, where vessel
can be under perfect control in all
kinds Of weather. Ordinary bridges are
more satisfactory than the others, but
II they are to cross a river leading to
an important harbor they should be Of
height to permit a ship with the tall
est mast to pass under. Some masts
dlC SOO lccl dDONe TIE Wdter. luCllueS
or elevators must be used to reach the
bridge level, and the reason that there
are so few bridges like the Forth
Bridge in Scotland and the Brooklyn
Bridge is their great cost. The objec-
ton to tunnels Is the great cost and
risk in building. Many large tunnels
under water have been abandoned, and
even when built are not greatly appre-
ciated by the general public.
The overhead ferry system remedies
all these drawbacks. The advantages
Of The system are:
The channel to be crossed IL left en-
tirely clear at all hours, without requir-
Ing vessels to make any special signals
or modify their rate Of speed any more
than they would in the case Of cross
channel ferry.
No increase of distance or ascent or
descent Is forced on the traffic In or
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09
COULD NOT ESCAPE BLAME.
Slanderer Did Not Shift Responsibility
on the Photograph.


on the Photograph.
A sewing machine agent in Germany
wanted to slander an employe whom
he had quarreled with and discharged
He did not call 1t SANDER, but he knew
that his enemy would, and possibly the
courts also, and as the penalties for
that offense are likely to be heavy in
the kaiser's realm he sought out a way
In which he could gain the desired end
without endangering his own safety.
An inspiration came to him and pur-
chasing phonograph roll he went to
the village inn. placed it into the in
strument which was in the taproom and
talked it full Of things about his some
time friend.
Later in the day the patrons of the
inn came in to have their beer, and. as
was their custom, some of them dropped
coins into the phonograph and set It a.
talking. The result was appalling to
them. The phonograph told the most
shocking tales about one whom they
considered a hitherto much respected
and altogether to be praised IL not
admired fellow citizen. tales they knew
not to be true. They hurried TO the
slandered man, and In the course Of
time he brought an action against bis
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09

hands, and such small sums as $500
frequently. Mrs. Richard Irwin has
denied the story that she will lead a
crusade against the game. and says
that, while she does not play bridge
herself, she is not opposed to the game.
At recent whist party in New York
one man, guest, lost something like
$4OO. When the game was over he
bade his hostess goodnight and told
her he would send his check for the
amount the following morning. 1T is
our CUSTOM" she informed him, ito
settle up everything at once. "Can you
not pay 1t now" He hadn't the mon
ey with him nor check, but, as his
hostess persisted, he managed to bor-
row the amount from his friends!
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09
Counted Against Him.

Pa-Did understand you to say that
the gentleman who called on you last
evening and to whom you introduced
me was a professional chess player?
Daughter--Yes. pa; he has the repu-
tation Of being great expert at the
game.
Pa-Then I must positively forbid his
coming to see you any more; / cannot
encourage you receiving attention from
one of class Of men who take SO long
to make move.-Boston Courier.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1901-08-09
Epworth League Rates.

A cool, delightful trip can be made
to San Francisco and return by
steamer for only $40 by taking advant-
age of the o. R. & N. offer. That
rate includes meals and berth. Dur
ing July and August the ocean is
smooth and the trip is very beneficial
to health, as it gives perfect rest
under the most pleasant conditions.
Agents of the 0. r. & N. anywhere
will tell all about how to make the
trip, or write A. L.. Craig, general
passenger agent, Portland