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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
ANOTHER RAID PLANNED
Home Defenders We're to De-
scend on Joints but Didn't.

The Home Defenders, the organization
Of women that has been supporting Mrs.
Nation in her crusade against the joints,
held meeting last night at the First
United Presbyterian church after the
regular church service. The purpose OF
the meeting was to arrange for meeting
Mrs. Nation upon her return to Topeka
Another meeting to complete these
arrangements will be held at the same
church Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The defenders" had planned to as
semble yesterday afternoon at the
church and complete plans for q raid on
the Topeka joints at o'clock this morn
ing. But there Was a misunderstanding
which prevented the meeting, and the
women say they are satisfied now that
the raid was not made. Since the Au-
ditorfum meeting Of Sunday afternoon
they are quite willing to let the closing
Of the joints rest with the men. Should
however the places be kept open after
Friday noon then the women intend 90
take a hand and try to close them.
Tomorrow afternoon the defenders will
also consider plans for compelling the
drug stores to observe the prOhibitory
law, for looking after the registration
OF voters, and for using all the influence
possible against the Lawrence election
bill now pending In the legislature it
is expected that Mrs Nation will arrive
from Chicago at noon on Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
SLAPPED RANKIN.
Des MOines Woman Almost {
Takes Mrs. Nation.

A dispatch from Des AIoines tells the
story of an exciting time in that city
In which Mrs Nation. her manager. a.
G. Rankin, and a local hypnotist were
the participants
The story told there is that Mrs. Josie
Donalue induced Mrs. Nation to dis
charge Mr.. Rankin as manager and ac-
ceDt her services. She got in a hack
with the woman, and Rankin rushed out
Of the hotel and shouted that Mrs. Ma
tcn was being kidnapped.
A big crowd gathered and after a
lively exchange Of words Mrs. Donahue
slapped Rankin's face.
Mrs. Nation then went with Mr..
Rankin and they left for Muscatine.
Iowa, this morning, where she is to lee
turs tonight
Mr.. Rankin is the temperance lecturer
who left Topeka as Mrs. Nations man
ager. Rev. +. w. Emerson says that
he IS the real manager, and Mr.. Rankin
is simply acting for him.
Mr.. Emerson said this afternoon that
he had not heard Of the occurrence, and
he left for Chicago to be present at the
lecture there tomorrow evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
TWO CENTS
JUST A BOXING MATCH.
Pugilists' Attorneys Argue That Only
q Friendly Contest Is Planned.

Cincinnati. Feb 1.-The hearing of arr
guments on the application Tor an lnlunc-
next Friday was resumed By Judge HQi-
lister today, President Dieterle Of the
Athletic club who addressed the Turner'S
and Germans at Saengerfest hall on the
opposition to the contest and the proposed
present Fred Hertenstein. ex-corporation
counsel. for the defense, argued at length
equity in a case where no property rights
are affected. holding that the contest
for the lS' purpose Of restrainine the de-
PENDANTS in advance Of their act Then
laWabiding citizens and never contenplat-
ed the violation Of law, that they pro-
posed to give a legal boxing contest and
HertensteIn stated that JefTrles and
Rubin were the only ones who could tell
night and that they were not put upon the
stand BY the plaintiffs, although Rubin
was subp0enaed and was in court two
days until the plaintiffs rested.
Hertenstein not only denied the juris-
nuisance, but also that there would be
any violation Of law. He devoted most
the citation of authorities.
Judge Judson Harmon. ex-attorney gem
era1 Of the United States, followed for
the plaintiffs He maintained that prize
they had shown in evidence that the
event next Friday was to be a prize FIGHT
for the championship of the world and
large reward He held thar any such
fight. He insisted that the defense was
afraid to put JeffrIes or Rubin the
stand. Judge Harmon, in referring to
the Athletic association, said It was the
object of athletics to have strong bodies
for good purposes, but the purpose OF
prize fighters was such that they do no
good with their strength and that the
strength
If those who were held for the Saenger-
fest 1eficff we're aIiovved fo -rfofofn f11.,
law for their benefit. then the bank clerks
and others who got behind in their ac-
their violations Of law.
Mr.. Harmon in closing his arguments
referred to the riots here in 1884 and
said there would be another calamity
mex Friday If the promoters OF the Jef-
fries -Ruhlin contest proceeded in def
ance Of the state He insisted that the
governor would use all the power OF tie
state to prevent the contest and appeal
ed to the court to restrain the promoters
SO that there would be no conflict be-
tween municipal and state forces and no
disgrace on the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
RACE TRACK WAR.
Clash Between Rival Attractions at
Frisco Opens Up.

San Francisco. Feb. 11.-Oakland and
Tanforan will clash this afternoon in the
long threatened race track war. Both
associations are extremely confident and
both present good crowds The entries
show that the racing stables are we'll
DIVIDED between the two tracks. There
will probably be nine or ten books in
operation at each track
San Francisco jockeys announces a
special stake for Saturday, February %
with So GOO added for horses eligible to
the California Derby in the expectation
of bringing the following 3 year olds to
gether: Articulate, Canmore. Brutal.
Rollinger, Talmon, Golden Age, KeniI-
worth, Janice, Bedeck and Joe Frey. The
distance is to one and an eighth miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
JOINTS MUST CLOSE.

time It seems to me that the senti-
ment in favor of inforcing the law has
been latent for some time. What we
want is a sentiment that we can take
with US to the primaries and the polls.
And whenever the servants Of the peo-
pie fail in executing the law. then the
people must assert their rights or the
movement Of Mrs Nation / have moth
ing to say but commentator. There
has been irregularity in action, but
sometimes it becomes the duty of the
have grown up around the violation of
law. and to see that that law IS ex-
ecuted."
Then Rev. NJ. F. McKirahan was
called for and read the following mani
festO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
BURNED THEIR FEET.
Burglars Secured Money From Ohio
Family by Torture

Mansfield, O., Feb. 11.-Near Maclay.
in Ashland county. about midnight Sat
Izrday night six masked robbers bound
and gagged John Duncan, a wealthy
farmer and four members OF his family
and compelled them to surrender $3.50,
in money and considerable Jewelry by
applying matches to their 1eet Lna
robbers escaped with a stolen team.
Duncan did not believe in banks
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LeavenWorth for the ensuing year, and
also $4,000 for extra guards when needed.
Representatives Charles Curtis and ].
D. Bowersock were honored guests at
dinner given Thursday night by
Speaker Henderson, at the noted Metro
politan club.
It would be hard to conjure up
scenario for the greatest public social
function of the United States better
calculated from every point OF view,
grandeur, bril1iancy, and art, than that
for the inaugural bali room. The color
scheme is gold. surely gold, but not the
binding effulgence of newly mfnted
metal 1t is the soft radiance of pol
1shed ivory, rich in its own beauties and
perfect In its reflection of light, a ricn
setting for the wealth of flowers.
plants, incandescent lights, and the na-
tional colors, which will constitute the
adornsnents of the hall. The lofty court
viii be reduced to more artistic proper
tions by a ceiling of golden drapery.
which will span the ceiling at the
height of the arches between the mon
ster pillars of the pension Office court.
Draped away from the sides and re-
Ieved by dounces dividing the sides into
sections. the whole dome of the ball
room viii be of this goldenrod yellow
Representative Reeder has introduced
a bill to provide for a special pension
for Vincent Dancer, of Kansas. Mr..
Calderhead has fayorab1y reported an
original pension bill for Elisha 7. Bisbee.
Mr. E. c. Tedrow, Of Topeka, is here.
stopping at the Shoreham hotel
General Wilder S. Metcalf, U. S. ".
of Lawrence, has accepted the appoint
ment Of an aide-de-camp in the presi-
Dental inaugural parade.
Col. S. r. Burch. of Olathe. chief clerk
of the bureau of animal industry at
Washington is now on an inspection
tour of the Leavenworth, Topeka and
Kansas City packing houses
It is authoritatively asserted that Gen
era1 Fred Funston some time ago re-
fused the handsome offer of a salary Of
$10, 600 held out by the New York World
to report the South African war.
Washington Post: How boozeless and
tasteless the town. Is becoming a ia
vorite ditty out in Kansas just now.
Judge Holt, of Kansas City, Kas., is
here working for the appointment of F.
NJ McCallum. of that city. Mr.. Nc
Callum wants to be made surgeon of
the medical corps in the regular army.
L. WILLIAM THAVIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
INVADED KINGS TOMBs-
Robbers Secure Ornaments From
Graves Of Victor and Humbert

Rome, Feb IA painful impression
has been made BY the report that the
tornbs Of King Victor Emmanuel I and
king Humbert have profaned by thieves
who entered the pantheon and carried
away q number Of ornaments, one or
them gold. adorning the Madonnas, to-
gether with facsimiies Of the various
orders of the iron crown and badge ot
the Annonicado. Other objects were
taken. though not OF great value.
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socialist Returna to Germanv.

Berlin, Feb. 11-Edouard Bernstein.
the well known socialist writer, the
warrant for whose arrest issued twenty
years ago for political offenses, 1apsed
January 81 and was not renewed, has
returned to Berlin from long resi-
dence in London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
10 ASSIST ATTORNEY GENERAL
A L. Redden Appointed to Enforce
Prohibitory Law.

Attorney General GODDARD, after con-
sidering the letter sent by J. W. GIeed,
made up his mind Saturday night that
he would appoint an assistant attorney
general for Shawnee county, and offered
the position to Judge a.. l. Redden. In
asking Judge Redden to take the posi-
tion Mr.. GODDARD said that it Was with
the understanding that The judge would
not be in partnership with any person
liquor dealers, which condition was
agreed to by Judge Redden. This viii
mean that the firm of Redden Nc
Keever & Hayden viii be dissolved
lconfin.laa On saventl PacsA -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

CnleI SoIahl ana MS O1ncGrS visited
Bert Russells joint at AL Kansas ave-
nue., known as 'tThe Windsow." The
front door was locked and the curtains
drawn. The notices were slipped under
the door.
William Woods place at 116 East
Fourth street, was locked and the cur
tains drawn. The notices were left.
Dan Finney's place, at 421 East Fourth
street, was locked and Finney was
asleep upstairs He was awakened and
given a notice.
II. Swartz was at home at his place,
419 East Fourth street. The bar and
ice chest were there but no liquors were
to be seen.
W. Finney's place, at 2sa Jefferson
street. was the only one found open and
ready for business. There is a fine hard
and glasses were in view and the bar
tender at work serving customers. He
was handed the papers and heard the
same speech as the others, and promised
to close.
Frank Murphy's place, at III East
Sixth avenue. was locked, and the no
tees were left.
Frank Crisis place. at 116 East Sixth
avenue. was closed with a paddock out
side. The notices were slipped under
the door.
The largest joint in town, at 514 and
5l6 Kansas avenue, run by VIM. k1ley,
was open. but Kiley said that he was
moving his fixtures out.
A. G. Townsend's place. at 724 Kansas
avenue, upstairs, was locked up.
Al Hayslip's place, at 803 Kansas ave
nue., was closed
George Klauers place, at $50 Kansas
avenue, was closed and the notices were
left with the cigar salesman in front
Mike Thompson was given the notices
but his joint over the Royal, at no Kan
sas avenue, was closed.
Frank Bates place, known as the
Apex, at 610 Kansas avenue was closed.
Nick ChiIes, on Tast Seventh street
was visited and ordered to close his
joint He said he was running a. club.
Lon Townsend, wholesale agent for the
Schlitz Brewing company, was visited
at his Office, Ill East Fifth. and ordered
to stop business.
Fritz Durein, at 414 Kansas avenue
showed the officers through his place
The joint was not in operation
Mike Kelly was at his place, 1.-THE
Senate" but the joint was not run
ming.
Archie Bailey, who runs the joint in
the Chesterfield hotel, was given a no
tice- His bar was bare.
Bob Kneisler's place, at 222 Kansas
avenue, was closed The bar was taken
down and stored IN a corner.
Hank Shaffer, who runs the place at
216 Kansas avenue, is in the hospital on
account of wounds received in a fight.
His place was closed.
Ed MoeSer, wholesale agent for the
Anheuser- Busch brewery, was notified
at his wholesale Office, III Kansas ave-
nue..
Mat cave, at OIL North Kansas ave-
nue. was the next He was not selling
liquor
Ed Timon, at 612 North Kansas ave-
nue.. was not there, and his joint was
locked.
Sell Fields, had gone to VVabaunsee
county to hunt and his place at sos
North Kansas avenue. was locked.
Ed Timon's second place, at 822 North
Kansas avenue, was also locked.
Frank Raynor, wholesale dealer, at Alb
West Curtis street, was also visited.
Chief Stahl explained to those who did
not understand that the declaration did
not only mean that the joints were to
close, but that the dxures and liquors
day noon. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

Rio De Janeiro, Feb 1.-THE Pax pro-
tests against the protection which the
government is about to. accord American
-four.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

Chicago. Feb. 11.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder
in east portion; northerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11
SALES MUST sToP Ar NOON.


The reading of these resolutions was
plauSe- At the close Of the reading
Thomas Fl. Balm moved the adoption OF
an amendment which should demand
that all sales of liquor. cease at noon on
Monday.
Mr. Balm explained that should the
time OF stopping sales be allowed to go
over until Friday noon, between now
and then there might be one continual
drunken debauch- This amendment. to-
gether with one which struck out in
the first article the words appeal for
was passed. The whole body of resolu-
tions as amended was passed with but
one dissenting vote, and the giver Of
that vote was soon conyi@red that his
further presence was not desirable and
retired Previous to this, however there
had been an attempt to give the owners
OF property used for saloon purposes an
opportunity to free themselves from all
liability of damages for violation of the
law George O. Huron endeavored to
get an amendment through for the pur-
pose of giving these property owners
chance to save themselves, but the
amendment failed.
DIR. McFARLAND'S ADDRESS
Rev j. r. Mcfarland. pastor OF the
First M E. church. was introduced and
spoke at length upon the situation. He
prefaced his remarks upon the subject
at hand by denying certain charges
made by a Topeka paper that a regi-
ment Of 1000 men had been organized
here for the purpose of closing the joints
and had made him colonel of the regi-
ment. The necessity VIII be- said he,
mot only for a colonel but for brig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

petition to congress signed by 46 citi-
zens of Allen county, Kansas asking
for the construction of a dam across
the ella river at San Carlos, Ariz., for
the purpose of irrigation for the Pima
reservation.
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The sundry civil bill reported the other
day in the house carried an appropria-
Leavenworth for the ensuing year, and
also $4,000 for extra guards when needed.
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In taking the chairmansh5D - .Ao
meeting DR.. Stewart said. This solemn
occasion seems to me as being sirnifi-
cant Of revival OF interest in the ez-
ecution o1 the prohibitory law. We
A4ooaa nave ourselves in line all the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

C. P. Bolmar thought the prohibitory
law and therefore moved that the pro
bate judge be asked to revise his list of
drug gists holding permits and that the
breakers should be expunged from the
list. After voting in favor of this mo-
tion the audience rose and sang Amer
lea" after which the meeting was at an
end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-11

Representatives Charles Curtis and J
D. Bowersock were honored guests a
a dinner given Thursday night b.
Speaker Henderson, at the noted Metro
politan club.
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lcontInued on sevenIh 20
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LOCKED DOORS.
Police Find Only One Joint
Open Today.
All the Rest Have Suspended
Business.
WARNING rs GIVEN.
Mr.. Stahl Notifies Keepers That
They Must Quit.
Safety of Liquor Sellers and
Public at Stake.

The Joints are closed. Chief Of Police
Stahl found that to be true when he
made the rounds this morning. But one
joint out of so was ready for business
Nearly all have been closed since Satur
day morning.
At $3.50 rR'clock this morning in COM
pany with Sergeant Goff and Officer
Carpenter Chief Stahl started on his
rounds. He had a pocket full OF copies
of the declaration made at the mass
meeting Sunday and as many copies of
the letter he received from the commit
tee this morning. Where he found tie
Jointists he handed them the papers and
made the same speech. Where he dt
not find the proprietors he left the pa
pers.
The speech Chef Stahl made was as
follows: Last week you were informed
that for the safety of yourselves and the
pubic it was best that you should close.
There was a meeting held yesterday
where it was demanded that the joints
close. That meeting has perfect organ
ization and for the safety Of yourselves
and the public order you to close.
understand there is an armed organiza-
ton OF thousand men to move on you
and your joints. I have been round
this morning and will visit every joint
and leave these papers with YOU they
explain themselves"
With the declaration he left a copy of
the following letter which ne received
this morning.
Topeka. Kan. Feb. 10, 1901.
To F. M. Stahl. Chief of Police, City Of
Topeka
Sir:-We, the undersigned members of
the committee of public safety appoint
ed at the meeting of citizens of Topeka,
held at the Auditorium this day, Febru
ary 10, 1901, hereby, in pursuance of the
demand contained in the pubic declara-
tion made at that time. demand OF you.
as the head of the police department, the
immediate employment of all the agen-,
cies Of the law for the suppression of the
evils of which complaint is made. And
we respectfully call your attention to the
ultimatum contained in said public de-
claration. Respectfully submitted.
H. r. HILTON.
A H. VANCE,
J. c. SMITH,
J. W. GLEED
PETER HE'LL,
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Representative BoWersoek presented 9
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
UPLANDS OF THE ZAMBESI.
A Lovely Country Inhabited by a
Friendly People.

Mr.. Walker, a hunter of the first rank
Ia Rhedesia. has been telling a represen-
tative OF the "Buluwayo Chronicle" about
the wonderful stretch of territory north
of the Zambesi
"on the other side" he said. lis beau
tiful country, and the plateau is much
more healthful than here. Its average
height is 5000 feet or So. The soil is most
fertile. and II is well watered everywhere.
The Nome plateau. between the Zambe-
81 and the kafui, is not so healthy. being,
for one thing, lower. The soil, water and
grass are of the best and altogether it is
the finest ranchng and agricultural land
] have ever seen in any part OF South
Africa. In appearance IT is not at all like
Metabeleland. 1t is what one would call
semi-open country.
las to the natives you could not wish
for a better class. They are willing to
do anything you ask them to do, and
never had the slightest trouble with them
| went up there for the first time three
years ago, and have been there twice
again. ! went in for trading and hunting,
but my chief idea was to have look at
the country with a view TO settling there
THE kafui Valley Is a splendid piece of
country, long and wide. and soil of the
best-something like what ! suppose the
Nile Valley is. 1t is inundated every wet
season, but l believe that in spite OF this
II is not an unhealthful place. There are
English missionaries. with their wives
and children, living right on the banks Of
the river, and they are not troubled with
least healthy are March and April
Across the kafui there is a very high
country again. The only people who have
been in that country are traders and the
police. There is any amount of game all
over the place-all the game you get in
this country, and more besides There are
pookoo, lechwe, situtanga, lichtenstein
See, here are the skins of some of them
Strange enough. you don't get either the
giraffe or ostrich there. You don't get
them farther north till somewhere about
Lake Tanganyika. and, of course, you get
them farther south The northern giraffe
by the way, is differently marked and
generally has three horns ] should GER
tainly say that the climate there is
healthier than this.
In the hottest month-October-it' s
not so hot as ii is here. There's always a
delightfully."- cool breeze blowing, which
keeps down the heat. 1t works against
the heat automatically, as II were The
breeze, which is from east to west
springs up about sunrise and blows con-
tinually till sunset. The nights them
selves are SO cool that even in the hottest
part of the year you want two blankets
The mere fact that the nights are in
variably cool must make a great differ
ence in the health OF the place GU see
the corn and the grass on the plateau
] have seen kaffir corn there eighteen to
twenty feet high. Down In the valleys
again short. sweet grass grows only
six inches high