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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
SUICIDE IN
Witnessed by Audience-Dying Girl
Carried Away and Show Went On.

Washington. d. c., Dec. 30.-The most
dramatic suicide which has ever taken
place in Washington occurred Saturday
in Chase's theater, when Miss Mary Rem
ner ended her life because of ~unrequited
love. Miss Renner, who was Is years of
age, fancied herself in love with an actor
who appeared at the theater. He was eva
sive. but she was persistent, and the Gull
mination came when she killed herself in
full view of hundreds of people. :
Miss Renner invited a friend to attend
h entered the theater with her friend
and they took their seats A Few minutes
Just as the curtain went up she was seen
walking down the center aisle When she
reached the end of it she paused, lifted
her right hand to her lips and, with a
ubdue scream, sank to the floor.
ushers, rushed to her assistance and car
ried her to the rear. where it was dis
covered she was suffering from poison.
She was Immediately removed to the
Emergency hospital, where she died a few
minutes later. After the audience had
been quieted the performance continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
POINTED
[From the Chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago News.1
A wise man never wants what he
can't get.
Money can't always make the mare
go in time to lift the purse.
The kleptomaniac regards things from
an abstract point OF view.
Being daughters of Eve, young ladies'
are of course partial to twilight
A married man isn't necessarily a
Hercules because he's fond of his club
There Is evidently electricity in a corn
field, because it produces shocks.
When beggars cease to ask you for
aims it is time for you to change your
tailor.
Some men think twice before marry
ing-then regret that they didn't get a
third think.
The man who scatters ashes on an Icy
sidewalk Is never in the
small boys prayers.
He was a stranger, and I took him
in," remarked the whale in speaking OF
his meeting with Jonah.
A soldier defines a kiss as a report at
headquarters, and a sailor Jays it is a
little pleasure smack.
Many a man puts his best foot for
ward so far that his other foot becomes
discouraged in attempting to catch up
with 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30

This nation has a sweet tooth. or
rather a whole mouthful of saccharine
worries Our consumption of sugar is
statistically given in the billions. This
years record cache four and seven
tenths of the huge denomination de-
scribed by a unit and nine ciphers.
Sugar imports into the United States
in the calendar veal 1901 will exceed
those of any preceding year by about
$50 million pounds, and the cost will be
greater than any preceding year except
1893, when prices were unusually high.
The total importations Of sugar in the
year about to end will, according to
the treasury bureau of statistics, aggre-
gate 1870. 600. 600 pounds. and the cost
about lis million dollars. The highest
record Of importations in any pre-
ceding year were, in quantity, those of
1899. 1899. 1919 pounds; while in value,
the figures of 1898 made the highest rec
ord. 1923, 0S3.2 17.
The estimate OF the bureau of sta
tistics for the calendar year 1901 is
based upon the actual figures of inpor-
tations from foreign countries for ten
months ending with October, to which
are added the actual figures of sugar
shipped from Hawaii to the United
States. To these are added estimates
for November and December both from
foreign countries and Hawaii, and for
the full year from Porto Rico: this
method of obtaining the Hawaiian and
Porto Rican figures being necessary by
reason of the fact that m with
those islands is no longer includes In
the statistics of the foreign commerce
Of the United States. This shows an
increase Of about 80 per cent. in the
sugar importations into the United
States in the decade, the figures for 1891
being 3,679. 7S9. S54 pounds against 4.672,-
600. 900 in 1901, the actual increase in the
decade thus being in round terms one
billion pounds The enormous quantity
can perhaps be better realized when 1t
is stated that accepting the average ar
load at 10000 pounds, the sugar impor-
tations of 1901 would be sufficient to
load 5000 cars.
In addition to this enormous figure of
1870, 600, 900 pounds imported, the sugar
production in the United States for the
year is presumably about 600 million
pounds. his having been about the
annual average during recent years
OF his AZ billion pounds of sugar
imported into the United States in 1901,
more than 4 billions, or fully 50 per
cent, is cane sugar from the tropics
The remainder is chiefly beet sugar
mainly from Germany and Austria
Hungary In the ten months ending
sugar amounted to about $50 million
pounds. out of a total importation of
more b 4 billion pounds Of cane ugar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
MEANING OF THE CHANGE

The Washington correspondent of the
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, in a
communication to his APE regarding
the recent change in the cabinet makes
suggestions of motives and possibilities
which if they really exist make the
change one of unusual Importance.
1.-The coming of Henry G. Payne, of
Wisconsin, to the cabinet he says,
gives the president what he most
needs, a first-class politician. In Mr..
Payne, as postmaster general to sue
coed Charles Emory Smith, he gets the
best available man in the country. His
political ability and methods are of the
very first rank and merit. The only
politician the president had was Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wilson. and his
capacity had personal limitations and
was of the c-rosS-roads, country-store
variety. But the vision of Mr.. Payne
p~enetrates the furthermost corner of
the nation, and his grasp is strong
where he can see. His comprehension
is broad and without prejudice, and his
executive ability is that Of The success
full man Of affairs
His entry to the cabinet comes as a
surprise 1T this time, although it can
not be said to nave been unexpected.
He has been in Washington a great deal
for two months, and the news has come
from White House sources hat the
president was trying to find a way to
get him into his cabinet. His difficulty
was not in getting a. place 50 much as
satisfying Mr.. Payne, and this brings
one to the position of Mr.. Hanna, the
chairman of the national committee, of
which Mr.. Payne was the vice chair
man.
Possibly there is a little P~ennsy1va-
MIA politics in the retirement of Smith.
AS editor of the Philadelphia Press,
Smith has been strongly opposed to the
Quay faction in Pennsylvania politics
Senator Quay and President Roosevelt
have become politically friendly lately.
1t is quite likely that Quay let the presi-
dent know that he would be pleased
with the retirement of Smith Further
more, it IS not exactly consistent for
Pennsylvania to nave two places in the
cabinet. Mr.. Kno being the other.
"Mr. Payne goes in the cabinet at the
earnest request of the president and to
the extreme satisfaction of Chairman
Hanna 1t emphasizes the relations
which exist between Mr.. Hanna and the
president. Perhaps they have existed
all the time, but they ave never been
so clear until now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
OFF WITH GUNS
Insane Man Keeps Police and
Neighbors at Bay.

Bert Krug, a young man residing at
1921 Kansas avenue, furnished a great
deal of excitement for a large crowd
this afternoon at 1880 while temporarily
insane. He stood on the sidewalk in
front of his home and kept the rowd
at bay for twenty minutes with two
shotguns. until finally overpowered by a
neighbor who rushed in from the rear
and seized him
krug has been sick for five weeks,
and today became delirious. He got out
in front of his house and acted in such
a manner that some one t~elephoned for
the police. Krug heard some Of the talk
of the crowd which vas watching him,
and securing two shotgunS went out
on the sidewalk, where he held the
crowd at bay. Placing one gun on the
fence in reach, he made everyone keep
his distance. Anyone who approached
him was quickly covered with the gun
and beat a haSty retreat. This was the
state of affairs when the patrol wagon
came In sight of the place. Sergeant
McElroy and officer Botham saw a slim
young man in his shirt sleeves, care
fully loading a gum They stopped the
wagon and started on loot toward the
object of their attention. Patrol Driver
Asher started to drive down toward the
scene of action, but quickly changed his
mind when Krug raised his gun and
aimed in his direction. Turning the
team short around, he peat a
hasty retreat to a safe distance.
Meanwhile Sergeant McElroy Off
Ger Botham were approaching. keeping
under cover of the shade trees near the
sidewalk, alternately coaxing and
threatening with their revolvers. They
had secured a position within Is yards
of krug, when they jumped out and
started to make a rush just as q. neigh
Dor jumped at the crazy man, and
grappled with him.. Stand back, I don't
want to kill you," shouted Krug. and
at h same time pulled the trigger.
The gun failed to fire, and the sick
man was quickly overpowered. While
the officers were advancing with
drawn ~revolvers, Krug's mother became
frantic. She implored the officers not to
shoot her boy, and was in Mysteries
when he was taken away although the
officers assured her that he would not
be harmed, Krug had a dread of being
taken to the hospital, and from his bro
ken conversation while being taken to
the station it is believed that he thought
that such was the purpoS of the police.
His unbalanced mental condition is
the result of an injury he received five
weeks ago, while in the employ of the
City Railway E. He received a
blow on the head from which he has
not recovered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30

lowed that the body Of Sir Edward was
found. 1t seems hardly credible, but
that tiger gave Reed and his native as
sistants a two days hunt He dragged
up hillsides and across ground where a
mai could hardly make his way, and
when finally come up with and killed he
had traversed a distance of eighteen
miles and had bitten one of his legs off
in hopes to get clear of the trap. Not
only that, but an hour before he was
come up with and finished off, the beast.
fettered as he was and covered with his
own blood, hobbled into a small village
and tried to seize q small child in it's
teeth.
1t was Reeds first experience with
his Yankee idea for thinning out the
dangerous beasts of India and making
a few dollars at the same time, and he
found that it worked very well, as the
friends of the lamented Sir Edward
presented him with a purse of $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
HARRIS ON sH1p SUBSIDY.

IFrom the Des Moines News-1
Senate Harris of Kansas in an ar
ticle in Golfers Weekly. points out a
fatal defect in the Frye ship subsidy bill.
The great bulk of the subsidy, says Sen
ator Harris. goes to the fast passenger
boats and leaves little for the freight
ers- That fact alone ought to condemn
the bill. The ocean liners need no fur
Their subsidy. One line. says the SEN
ator, which is now receiving from the
government 5 per cent. interest on it's
capital for carrying the mails, would,
under this bill, get 81, 600, 600 annually.
All the service il would render in re-
turn would be in case of war. surrend-
ering its vessels for the use of the gov
eminent. at q good price. Senator Har-
ris also traces the history of subsidies
and their failures.
However, the ship subsidy bill ought
20 fal On general principles There j.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
LOCAL MENTION.

City Clerk ]. H. Squires will not re-
turn from his vacation trip till next
week.
Mrs. c. A. Fellows has been taken to
Stormont hospital. She is suffering with
sciatic neuralgia.
Richard MacDongal1 of Chicago Is in
Topeka to visit his wife who is at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. A. Rupin, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Blitz, of Kansas
City, are visiting their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. MofHt, for a
week or ten lays.
The report of License Collector p. H..
Forbes for the month of December
shows that he collected S430.25, mostly
from insurance companies.
The musk OK which was to have
reached Topeka this mornin has been
delayed in transit and will not reach
Topeka until Tuesday at 4:3o p. m.
M. Ottery, the negro who burglarized
ed guilty before Judge Hazen today, and
was sentenced to seven years in the PEN
itentiary.
A child in the Hays family at 500
North Kansas avenue was taken SICK
with smallpox Sunday. 1t is not the
first case in the family, and all the
members of the infected household are
being cared for at the pest house,
The annual meeting of the First
Christian church will occur Tuesday
night, New Years eve. In ADDITION 10
the election of officers, ETC., there VIII nc
an old-fashioned social reunion, refresn-
ments and a pleasant time. Everybody
invited.
The general Office of the Equitable
Life Insurance company will be remov-
ed from Topeka to Kansas City this
week. D.. F. Cobb is the manager IN
charge. G.. M. Cottrell will remain in
charge of the business here as local
representative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Slow but sure doesn't apply to a
clock.
Even the man who sings bass may be
high-toned-
Even the kleptomaniac doesn't like to
take an insult
AS an adjunct to a Christmas dinner
the turkey is a bird
A man may pocket his pride, but a
woman can't find her pocket.
Even the blind beggar sometimes
seems to be looking for trouble
A blase Tioga youth says he wouldn't
give a fig for a date with a peach.
favors is that they are merely loaned
1t is sometimes hard to distinguish
tive the peacemaker and the busy
body.
No. Maude, dear; by floating popula-
ton we do not mean the people who are
in the swim.
When you break a good resolution
don't try to patch it up. 1t is easier to
make a new one.
Nell-"She says hex husband is very
easily pleased" Belle-"He must be, or
he wouldn't have married her."
Hoax-'Do you prefer a green Christ
man or a white one?" Joax-"It's all
the same to me. I'm color-blind."
Blobbs-"Newrich likes to make a
vulgar display of his wealth, doesn't
her" Slobbs-"Yes; it's the regret of
his life thai goldfish are not good to
at"
II don't Ike to have people walk all
over me-" said the snow. Neither do
l." replied the thin ice. IT simply can't
pear people who do that"
Mrs. Muggins-"My husband is per-
feet crank" Mrs. Buggins-"Al hus-
bands are, my dear" Mrs. Muggins-
but fancy a man VINO complains that
my mustard plasters are not as strong
as those his mother used to AXE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
COOK CHARGED TOO MUCH.
Must Not Charge Mileage When He
Sends Papers.

Judge Hazen decided his morning
that the sheriff has no right to send pa
pers to IN out Of town officer. by mail,
and then charge mileage for serving
them.
The decision was made in a motion
in the mandamus case. against Justice
Lawrence of Rossville, brought by Malo
Cline. Cine's attorneys made a motion
before Judge Hazen to have the costs
in the case retaxed The court found
that Sheriff Cook had sent papers to be
in Rossville to his deputy there,
Clark Mcpherson. and had charged
mileage between Rossville and Topeka,
at the rate of 10 cents a mile, for serv-
ing them. The court held that under
such proceedings mileage could not be
collected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
TO MEET.
Judge Guthrie Calls Meeting For jan
uary 27-28-

Postmaster John Guthrie, of Topeka,
president of the Kansas State Postmas-
ters' association has called the third an
nual convention to meet in Topeka jan
uary 27-2S, during the time of the Kan
sas Mfdwinter exposition, to enable the
pOstmaSters over the state an ~opportun-
ity to avail themselves of the III
railroad rates.
A good programme has been arrang-
ed and every postmaster in the state,
regardless of the class of his office is
earnestly requested to be present. The
convention will be called to order by
President Guthrie at 2 o'clock on Mon
day, January 81.
q is one of the dates for the
Midwinter exposition when round trip
tickets will be sold at any station in
Kansas to Topeka and return for n
fare.
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O OUT OF SIGHT.
Who Left Home With Draft For
SLABS.

Wilsonvfle, Neb.. Dec. 30.-Relatives of
Paul Egger, who has conducted a gen.
eral store in this town and who left
home December 16 for McCook fear he
has been murdered and robbed. When
Egger left he took with him a draft for
81 ,423, and stated that he was going to
McCook to pay his taxes and order new
stock. 1t was learned today hat he did
not visit the county treasurer's office and
that his taxes have not been paid. h
draft was paid by a bank at McCook,
since which time nothing has been heard
family are enlisting the aid of the authori-
ties to investigate the mystery. His af-
fairs are in good condition and there Is
said to be no reason for his voluntary dis
appearance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
Presidential Appointments.

Washington, Dec. 30.-The president
today made the following appointments:
Porto Rico provisional regiment of in
fantry, captains, JOIN M. Field, Frank
L. Graham, Edwin j. Griffith; first lieu
tenants Stewart M. c.. Decker, Ralph
M. Bell, Miles K Taulbee; second lieu
enants, Frank c.. Wood, G.. A Derby
shire, Gilbert M. Robinson, A. Moreno,
VIM. S. Woodruff, Richar H. Poillon,
ir.. Vim. D. Pritchard, VIM. l.. Patter-
son; Philippine scouts. first lieutenants,
Ambrose C. G. Williams-Foote; John
Hoffman,: second lieutenants, Lorenzo
Alexis de CIairmont, Jesse HaZeltine.
Jose Maria del Rosario, Howard White,
Frank c. Barendt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
Law Will Take It's Place.

London, Dec. 30.-Messrs. Boxal1 and
Boxall, counsel for the Duke of Man
chester, declare there is absolutely no
truth in the report published in the
United States yesterday that the duke
with the assistance of his father-in-law,
Eugene Zimmerman, of Cincinnati, had
offered Miss Portia Knight, the actress,
2 1000 in full settlement of her claim
for damages resulting from alleged
of promise of marriage. The
say no negotiations for a settle
ment have occurred, are occurring or
will occur on the subject Trial, they
add, will take it's course in the ordinary
way.
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Charters Granted.

The J. P. Baden Produce company has
peer incorporated at Winfield with a
capital of SIS, 900. 1t will manufacture
ice and do a cold storage business as
we'll as a regular produce business.
A charter has also been granted to
the Hackney Creamery of
Hackney, Cowley county. 1t has fifty
two incorporators, farmers in the To-
cality of Hackney. Among them is Ed
F. Green, who represented Cowley
county in the last legislature. The COM
pany is capitalized at Sc, 900.
The State Bank of LaCygne has also
Just beer chartered with a capital of
x95 OO0L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30

Hartford Post: The m ost vital thing
in the annual report of the Connecticut
bank commissioners is that during the
past fiscal year the number of savings
bank depositors jumped from 41o.34z to
425.5SS; the total DEPOSITS expanded from
s1ss. 7S1. e42 to s1e3. PAS, e09; and the aver
age amount due depositors increased
from $447.SS to s454.07. In other words,
the number Of depositors increased 49,
246, the amount of deposits SO, 1885, 67,
and the average size of the deposits
1R1q
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DOING PENANCE.
Father Crowley to Be Reinstated in
the Church.

Chicago, Dec. s0.-The Daily News today
says tina Father jeremiah ]. Crowley,
the accommodated priest of the Cath
Ollie church of Oregon, Ill. has left Chi
cagO to do penance in a western monaS-
terry in order that he may be restored to
his standing in the. church. The location
service stipulated by Cardinal Martinellf
is being done under the supervision of the
Right Rev. Bishop Richard scanned OF
the diocese of Omaha and within the pro-
vince of Dubuque, which includes the
states of Nebraska, Iowa and Wyoming.
priest is that he must leave permanently
the archdiocese of Chicago 1t is said
in Chicago Catholic circles that Father
Crowley will probably be given some
small church in the west at The conclu-
sion of his penance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30

With the Frenchmen ready to sell the
Panama ditch for whatever they can
get. and the report of the Isthmian ca
nal commission setting forth that 1T is
in almost every way the most desirable
routerwith these things before il con-
gress surely will not be so stupid as to
locate an isthmian canal on any other
than the Panama route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30

Detroit Free Press: Weylerfsm never
produced anything half sc bad in Cuba
as Kitchenerisrn has produced in South
Africa The reconcentrado policy of the
Spanish governmen seems to have been
almost nevol in it's workings as
compared with the Boer concentration
camps which the British authorities
have established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
fFrom the New York Press.l

[From the New York Press.J
Most people feel they are generous
when they only do their duty to others
Liberty Is being able to do as you
please with the rights of somebody else.
Y Some people can never understand
how a person who is natural can be in
teresting.
There are mighty few of us who do
not question the judgment of engaged
people in choosing as they did
1t is not SO much that there is pleas
ure when we do good deeds as that we
do good deeds when it is a pleasure.
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still Kaens It On.

During a period of poor health
some time ago I got a trial bottle of
DeWitt's Little Early Risers," says
Justice-of-the-Peace Adam Shook, of
New Lisbon, Ind. 81 took them and
they did me so much good I have used
them aver since" Safe, reliable n
gentle, DeWitt's Little Early Risers
neither grippe nor distress but stimulate
the liver and promote regular and easy
action of the towels.
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MoNall Case Appsaled.

An appeal was filed today In the SUI
preme court in the suit of the Metropoii-
tan Life Insurance company against
Webb McNall, in which the compan Sc
cured a judgment in the Shawnee county
district court for 81, 515.6 So. for money COL
lected from it by Mr.. McNaIl when he
was superintendent of insurance. for the
year previous to the enactment of the Lax
authorizing the 2 per cent tax on the gross
receipts Of foreign insurance companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-30

With all Americas advance in the es-
timation of the world, it is rather hui
initiating to find Italians regarding this
country much as Americans regard
Bulgaria--Pittsburg Dispatch.
Yet Italians continue, to connecticut
sands Of them annuany-to America to
live. while no Americans go to Bull
gar.a to reside, unless it be mission
aries, and sometimes they are carried
there against their will.
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THURMAN shafer Dead.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 30--Dayid G.
a well known turfman and one
OF the owners of the Terminus, was
found dead in bed at Gallatin- Shafer
complained Of feeling nervous, and sent
to a drug store for morphine, n his
death is ascribed to an accidental over
dose OF the drug.
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Roger Wheel Works Afre,

Cincinnati, Dec. 30.-The Cincinnati
fire department was called on for assist
ance today in extinguishing a fire at the
Roger wheel works at Aurora. Ind The
fire originated in the drying department,
and it was hoped it could be limited to
that portion of the plant. No statement
as to the amount of loss has been re-
ceived. The factory is a large one with
offices in this city. It employs over 300
men .-