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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items intended for this column should b.
left with the KimbSu Printing company
SS5 Kansas avenue

Items intended for this column should b.
left with the KimbGll Printing company
rs Kansas avenue
Lowney's chocolates. at Kane'A
Costley & Posts removal sale Is a
money saver to all
M L. Goshorn and family have moved
from 424 Clay street to 1121 Monroe
street.
The new restaurant and confectionery
store of Proudfit & Perkins Will be
called THE Magnet
Special for Saturday at o'clock, for
one hour only, S1.50 Mantellos 75c dozen
Aldridge's studio. 1015 ~. Kansas ave
Mrs. Charles Wolcott, of Atchison, is
spending some time here at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. L. A Ryder.
HRS. G. c. Houston, Of Eimont, and
daughters, Miss NIizzie and little Miss
Fay, were shopping in North Topeka
yesterday
Ladies' 15c Black Cat hose, Saturday,
&c: 40 dozen misses 15c hose, Saturday,
&c. COSTLEY & POST
Mr.. Morton Groendyke and daughter
Stella went to Meriden today to attend
the funeral OF Mr. Groendyke's niece,
Miss Pearl Seals
Mrs. Kensinger, who has been spend
ing the winter here, the guest Of her
daughter. Mrs. Asquith, Of Central
avenue, left yesterday for her home in
Muscotah-
Mrs H H. Fowler and daughter
home in ROsedale, Kas., after a visit of
a few lays to Mrs Fowlers parents, Mr..
and Mrs J. n. Henry.
Miss Edith Kent. who has been visit
. ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M.
Kent, Of Jackson street, for the past
week, left yesterday for Sioux City. Ia,
where she is bookkeeper for a large
lumber firm
The annual congregational meeting Of
the Second Presbyterian church was
hello Thursday evening, April 4, at 8
p. NJ, with Rev J. S. Glendenning as
moderator and J. w. Priddy as secre-
tary. John ID. Pratt and Charles E
Heartburg were elected elders Tor one
year The elders holding over are S. c.
Miller. DR. A. c. Davis, J. NJ Shella-
barger, and j. w. Priddy, clerk OF ses-
sion Charles Suit was elected a deacon
for three years. The deacons holding
over are J. H Skinner and G. w. NJ
White. The trustees elected were
Thomas Page, David Bowie, w. G.
Steele. DR.. o. p. Davis and J. 3. JEFF
fers. J. W. Priddy and S. c. Miller
wera elected ushers- The following off,
GERS for the Sunday school were elected:
Superintendent, ]. w. Priddy; assistant
superintendent, S. C Miller; secretary
Miss Annie Heartburg; treasurer, Miss
Grace Page: librarian, J. W. Graft; or
ganist, Miss Mabel Miller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
RAILROAD MEN CONFER.
Heads of National Organizations Meet
New Jersey Central Men,


New York, April 5.-There is a con-
ference being held today in this city of
the heads of the national organizations
Of railway employees and the chiefs Of
the organizations of men employed on
the Central Railway of New Jersey.
John D. Waite, of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers; E. Shea, of the
L p. Titus, of the Order Of Railway
Conductors; Michael Dolphin, Of the
Order of Railway Telegraphers and
James H. Harrison are in session. They
all represent the employees OF the Cen
trail Railroad Of New Jersey. With them,
acting in an advisory capacity, are the
following national officers: P. NJ. Ar
thur, chief Of the Brotherhood of LOCO
motive Engineers; F. F. Sargent grand
master of the Brotherhood of LOcomo-
tive Firemen: P H Morrisey grand
master of the Railroad Trainmen. and E
E. Clark of the conductors
At a. secret conference held yesterday
an Invitation was sent by resolution to
c. c. Warren, second vice president and
general manager of the Central Railroad
of New Jersey, asking him to be pres
resentatfves and listen to their grew
ances.
After being in session for an hour to-
day there was a. recess to await the re-
ceiut of an answer from Mr.. Warren.
The men are now paid by the day.
The request on the part Of the conduct
ors, engineers and firemen and other
trainmen is that the mileage system
be substituted and that 100 miles be
a.djudged q. days work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
rbe vaouero's Splendid Riding.
TFrom the Milwaukee Sentinel ]


In his journeyings over the grazing
country DR.. Toussaint, of Sonora, Mex
leo. has had several opportunities to see
the Mexican cowboy as he is at home
and at his best. AT riding bucking
horses. throwing the lasso and bull
hghting" he says, they are experts
Pansho who is recognized as the most
expert and daring lasso thrower and
rider in these parts, is a typical Mexican
cowboy. He was dressed a day or two
ago. when I saw him on his native
heath, in full Mexican le-high-heeled
boots, large spurs, spangled and frilled
leather leggins. short, closeftting Jacket
large. broadbrimmed and silver braided
high hat. He made rather attractive
figure as he gracefully rode his prancing,
fiery little horse. adorned with silver
mounted saddle and bride. up to our
dinner camp.
He told US in the majestic language Of
Castile-for he seemed to be something
of an orator-that he never saw the
horse. COW or bull that he dared not ride,
and to make good his assertion he rode
into a herd Of cattle that was feeding
close by and singled out a. four-year-old
bull that had not been handled by man
since the time in his canicular days when
he was roped and thrown to be branded.
Soon they were running at full speed,
the bull in advance, the horseman close
behind After a short rum in which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05

Pansho had an opportunity to display his
fine horsemanship, the bull was turned
toward our camp On they came at full
speed, directly toward US, the cowboy a
little behind and at the left OF the rush
ing bull, swinging his lasso in a circle
over his head.
when they were within fifty yards
we all jumped to our feet, shouting and
waving our hats, hoping to turn the
animal and save the tinware and dinner.
Our alarm was prematu however. The
next moment the lassO shot forward over
the bulls shoulders. one part OF the loop
striking the ground in front Of the bull
and the other part on his breast. Both
front feet went into the loop. and a quick
jerk drew it around the legs. Giving the
lasso two turns around the pommel OF
the saddle, Pansho stopped his well
trained horse which braced for the jerk
that came when the bull was thrown
violently to the ground. In less time than
it takes to write it Pansho jumped to the
ground, ran to the bull, and tied the
fOrelegS together. Then tying a rome
around the bulls body, he removed the
lasso. Up jumped the bull and away he
went, with Pansho on his back holding
on to the rope. In his frantic efforts to
get rid of his rider the Infatuated bull
ran first in the one direction and then
in another, bucking, kicking and below
ing, but all in vain, for Pansho stuck
like glue. When he slowed down into a.
trot and headed for the herd the rider
slipped to the ground and came back to
camp to receive the congratulations OF
his admirers, who appeared to be as
proud OF the feat as PanshO was"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
SENATOR sMITH RETURNs.
He Picked Up Some Gold Nuggets in
California

State Senator Fred Dumont Smith is
up to Topeka this morning to catch up
with things political around Copeland
county. He left Senator Allen out on
the coast to stay month longer.
Allen was complaining of a sore throat
when he left here, but nobody took it
seriously. The Pacific coast doctors got
in their fine work and convinced Sen
atCr Allen that he is on the verge of
serious pulmonary troubles, inducing
the Doniphan statesman to stay on
where he is continually btnefited by an
excellent climate.
Senator Smith is showing a phia1 Of
gold nuggets that were washed out of
an old placer mine on the north fork of
the Feather river He was out there
| investigating this enterprise, in which
he has an interest, and says it will be
a paying business. The company that is
working it has claims proved for six
teen miles of the river and the main
camp is 80 miles from Oreville. The
place was considered inaccessible for the
mountains for hauling improved ma
chinery to it, but a couple of clever en-
gineers surmounted this difficulty and
enables the building of a big dam and
practically going through the bed Of
the stream with a fine-tooth comb.
F'red's- nuggets analyze 80 per cent. gold
and the pay dirt yields from $2-40 to
50 a cubic yard. He is going back in
June, when the company viii begin
work on a larger scale, after the tax re-
vision commission has completed its
work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
WEST DTSAGREES.
He Thinks That the Biennial Election
Law Is Good.

The attorney generals Office does not
agree with the opinion of Judge Carver,
that the biennial election law is uneon-
stitutional Assistant Attorney General
J. S. West has written a lengthy Opirs-
ion. holding that the statute is valid and
citing two columns Of decisions to prove
it,
In conclusion Judge West says:
Although no provision is made for the
appointment of successors to the county
officers. next year, In holding over, as
they probably would-except certain
treasurers and sheriffs. who may be in
eligible-will they not be simply holding
for a brief and exceptional period@ And
whether this period should be denonl-
mated an interregnuTn, a hiatus, or some
thing else, the naming of it would not
be sufficient difficulty to overthrow
statute so wise in its purpose and so
beneficent in its effects. IL upheld. 1t
would seem. therefore, that by follow
ing the spidit of former decisions and
by keeping in view the object and in
tent Of the legislature, this statute may
be upheld without doing violence to the
constitution. At least it is somewhat
difficult to see why this legislative en-
actment Is SO clearly unconstitutional
that it must be held void
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
EACH HAD APLAN.
Many Men of Many Minds at Chinese
Capital.

Washington, April Snail advices
have been received at the state depart
merit indited by Minister Conger before
he left Pekin on his homeward trip.
These deal at some length with the ne
gotiations between the ministers Of the
powers but it is non deemed well to
publish the details at this time. How
ever, the salient features of the CORE
spcndence is the disclosure Of the Diff
culties that have been encountered by
the ministers in the effort to find COM
mon ground for the arrangement of q
scheme of decentralization, it appearing
that there were as many projects sub
mitted as there were ministers in at
tendance at the meeting.
There is still no word from Mr. Rock
hill, United States special commissioner
at Pelxin, and the impression prevails
that the negotiations there are in such
condition that it is not possible to make
a definite report Of progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
RUSSIA'S DEFENSE.
Official Explanation of Her
Course in China.

st. Petersburg, April 5.-The Official
Messenger today publishes a detailed re-
view of the negotiations conducted by
the allied powers with the Chinese pleni-
potentiaries at Tien Tsin and Pekin and
of the negotiations that led to thepresen-
tation Of the French draft of peace con-
ditions which consisted of twelve points
but which are not yet concluded
The Russian government then makes
the following statement:
while anticipating an early settle
ment of the questions affecting the
mutual relations between all the powers
and China. the Russian government on
its part considers it necessary to concern
itself with the establishment of a per-
manent order of things in the Chinese
territories along the borders of which
the Russian Asiatic possessions extend
for distance of s, 900 Versts $500 miles).
To this end, provisional written condi-
tons for a mOdus vivendi were agreed
upon first between the Russian military
authorities and the Chinese governors of
three Manchurian provinces
with reference to the institution of
a local civil administration, subsequent
the circumstances, the Russian govern
ment drew up the drift of a special
agreement with China, providing for the
gradual evacuation of Manchuria, as
well as for the adoption of provisional
measures to assume peace in that territory
and to prevent the recurrence OF events
tunately with the object of stirring up
public opinion against Russia alarmist
rumorS were circulated in the foreign
press regarding the purpose and inten-
tons of the Russian government. Falsi-
fed texts of a treaty, establishing a pro-
tectorate over Manchuria were quoted,
and erroneous reports were designedly
spread of an alleged agreement between
Russia and China. AS a matter of fact,
this agreement was to serve as a basis
for the restoration to China, as contem-
plated by the Russian government, of
the province of AIanchuria, which in con-
sequence of the events of last year was
occupied by Russian troops. In order
that the requisite military measures
might be taken it was imperative that
the question should be settled one way
or another. 1t was impossible to lay
down forthwith, by means of a mutual
agreement, the conditions of the evacu-
alton of Manchuria. According to the
news received, serious hindranceS were
placed in the way of the conclusion of
such an agreement and in consequence
its acceptance by China which was in
dispensable for the gradual evacuation
of the province proved to be impossible.
f'As regards the eventual restoration
of the province to China, it is manifest
that such intention can only be carried
out when the normal situation is COM
pIetely restored to the empire and the
central government established at the
capital independent and strong enough
to guarantee Russia against a recurrence
of the events of last year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
INTERSTATE SHOOT.
Twenty-Five Men Tie on Straight
Score of 25 Kills Each

New York, April 5.-The shooting in
the grand American handicap in the
ninth annual tournament Of the Inter
state association at Interstate park, was
finished today. Forty men OF the POI who
entered reached the tWenty-first round
missed before the twenty-hfth and final
round was shot.
Fred Gilbert. Of Spirit Lake. Ia, the
only back-marker left in the final round,
lost his twenty fifth bird, a right quar-
tering driver. E. c. Fort, of Fostoria,
O.. and w Wagner, of Washington. also
missed their twenty-fifth birds.
Following are the names Of the
twenty-five men who are tied with
straight scores of % kills each: c. c.
Nauman. San Francisco, % yards; DR..
J. G. Knowlton, New York city, 29
yards; "A. H. Fox, Baltimore, 80 yards;
r. i. Pierce, Wytheville, Va, 20 yards;
r. B. Bond, Jessups, Nd, q yards; J.
L. d. Morrison, st. Paul, 20 yards; W.
d. Townsend, Omaha, n yards; r.
Ranm, Pittsburg, q yards; Henry G.
-, Newark, % yards; Chris Gottlieb,
Kansas City, % yards; F. G. Mckay,
Minneapolis, q yards; J. L. Alabaster,
Chicago, n yards r. r. Merrill, Mil
waEkee. 29 yards; z. s. Johnson, At
lantic City, % yards; J. B. Barlow, Chi
cago. % yards; +. S. ParmIee, Omaha /;
@. w. Feigenspan, Newark, so yards
G. A. Lockwood, Jamaica, T.. J., 26
yards; H Trumbauer. Royersford, Pa.
% JaIOSs ". L. CFle8- New OTks 20
yards; E. c. Griffith, Pascoag, r. J.. %
yards, and Ed Hickman, Kansas City,
% yards. These men will divide the first
p moneys and shoot OF for the cup.
E c. Griffith. of Pascoag. r. I, won
the grand American handicap by kill
ing is straight in the shoot-off, miss
and out, and got 5000 in cash and the
silver cup. The second man was J. /. D.
Morrison, of St Paul. who killed IT, and
he received $500. R. Rahrn. of Pitts
burg was third. with IA kills and he
got $500 in cash. A. H. Fox of I3alti-
more, missed his first bird in the shoot
Off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
TOWN GOVERNMENT.
Two Important Acts of the Philippine
Commission.


washington. April 5.-Copies Of two
important acts of the Philippine COM
mission, providing for the organization
Of the municipal and provincial govern
lnents in the archipelago have been re-
ceived at the war department The act
FOR the organization of municipal gov
ernments does not apply to the city of
Manila. nor to the settlement OF non
Christian tribes. for which special leg
fsiatiOn Is to be enacted But all pueblaS
shall be recognized as municipal cor
DOrations. adhere to their former names
and continue to hold all property rights
vested under their former organization
The government proper of each puebla
S. vested in a president, vice president
and a municipal council. to be chosen at
large by qualified electors, for a term
of two years, and after the first Mon
DAY in January next after their election.
Councillors elected In 1901 will divide
themselves into two classes the first
set vacating their seats on the first
Monday in January. 1902, and the second
set one year after their successors nave
been chosen and qualified, 50 that one
half Of the council will be chosen an
nually-
Municipalities will be divided into four
classes. those containing not less than
% geo Inhabitants to have Is council
lcrs. those containing 5000 and less
than rs, 900 inhabitants. to have IA coun-
cillors; those containing 10000 and less
than $4,000 Inhabitants. to have 10 coun-
cillors, and those containing less than
10000 inhabitants TO have eight coun-
cillors
The qualifications OF electors author
lied to choose the officers Of the mu-
nicipaI government are that they shall
be male persons over % years of age.
and must have a legal residence in the
municipality in which they exercise the
right of suffrage for a period Of six
months preceding the election, and must
not be citizens or subjects of any for
eign power They, too, must be a MEM
Der of one OF the following three classes:
Those who. prior TO August IS, 1898,
held the Office Of municipal captain. or
member of any ajuntamientos those who
own real property to the value of 500
pesos or who pay annually thirty pesos
or more Of the established taxes and
those who speak, read or write English
or Spanish.
Those disc ualified from voting include
delinquent tax payers of taxes levied
since August IS. 1898; insane or feeble
minded persons; those who violated the
oath Of allegiance to the United States:
those who on or after April I, were in
arms against the sovereignty of the
United States and those who in any way
aid or promote the insurrection-
The municipal officer in no case shall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
BATTLE OF WHITE HALL
Gen. Cassius n. Clay Besieged
in His Castle.

St. Louis. April 5.-A special to the
st-Dispatch from Valley View. Ky,
says that General Cassius NJ. Clay to-
day refused to admit to the famous
White Hall Mansion Deputy Sheriff Col
lier and two other deputies who had
gone there from Richmond to serve a
writ CT delivery sent by Mary B. Clay
for furniture belonging to her. A 1usil-
lade between General Clay and the dep
uties ensued, during which Is shots were
fired. 1t is not known whether any one
in the Clay mansion was hurt, as neigh
bors fear to enter the premises None
of the shots fred at the deputy sheriffs
took effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
Changing the English Stamps.


Among the many changes which the
death Of the queen will necessitate one Of
the most important. and certainly not the
least expensive, is in the stamp issue OF
the United Kingdom It IS yet too early
to state the precise nature Of the altera-
lions that will be made. inasmuch as the
treasury, the inland revenue department,
and the postofhce, the three government
offices concerned in the matter. have not
yet made up their minds on the subject.
Correspondence has passed among. the
three departments, and decision will be
made on an early date.
One obvious and necessary change IS. Of
VII will replace that of Queen Victoria
all stamps; but the question that Is
position of the kings head. 1t viii, as
in the present issue. be placed within q
from an influential quarter that the hea6
should be reversed. Against this has been
make his majesty look away from the
address. This may appear a frivolous OBJ
which the authorities are giving serious
consideration. Their ideas on the subject
of the new issue will be embodied in re-
port which viii be placed before the Sine.
who Will give the final decision This
question of the position of the monarch's
head is practically the only one that has
to be settled, we understand II is not
death. to make my changes IN the colors
of the stamps. One change in color Will,
lis, but it was decided on some consider
able time since, and has no connection
v
green adhesive stamps will be abolished
and carmine colored stamps substituted
for them. The postoffice has been Obliged
to make this change on account, II Is un-
derstoOd, of the discovery that the green
cOlOring matter used in the printing OF
these stamps is of a poisonous character.
The other colOrs are absolutely free from
any such suspicion.
The cost Of the change may be est-
mated when 1t IS stated that not only has
a die to be cut for each separate staml..
but. stamps being printed in sheets, each
individual stamp in the sheet must have
a die. Eighteen postage stamps, rang
ing in value from One-half penny TO IS,
will be affected by the change. These
stamps are, of course, not available for
inland revenue and telegraphic purposes
There are also two series of embossed en-
velopes, one bearing a half-penny and the
other penny stamp, which require sep
arate dies, as well as newspaper wrappers
and postcards. The preparation Of these
dies viii occupy at least a twelvemonth.
and when they are ready the printing Of
the new stamps Will be begun at once.
Gradually the stamp with the familiar
head of the queen win pass out OF use,
and find a place only in the albums Of
philatelists-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-05
BRAIN FOOD
Is of Little Benefit Unless It Is Di-
pested.


Nearly everyone viii admit that as a
nation we eat too mus meat and too
little Of vegetables and the grains.
For business men, Office men and
clerks, and in fact everyone engaged in
sedentary or indoor occupations, grains.
milk and vegetables are much more
healthful.
Only men engaged in a severe outdoor
manuel labor can live on a heavy meat
diet and continue in health
AS a general rule. meat once a day Is
sufficient for all classes Of men, women
and children. and grains fruit and veg
stables should constitute the bulk Of
food eaten
are difficult of digestion and it is of no
use to advise brain workers to eat large
~ of grains and vegetables where the di-
gestion is too weak to assimilate them
properly
1t IS always best to get the best re-
suits from our food that some simple
and harmless digestive should be taken
AFTER meals TO assist the relaxed digeS-
tive organs, and several years experience
have proven Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
TO be very safe pleasant and effective
digestive and a remedy which may be
taken daily with the best results
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets can hardly
be called patent medicine. as they do
mot act on the bowels nor any particular
organ but only on the food eaten. They
supply what weak stOmachs lack. pepsin
.diastase and by stimulating the gastric
glands increase the natural secretion of
hydrochloric acid.
People who make a daily practice Of
taking one or two of Stuart's DYSPEPSIA
Tablets after each meal are sure to have
perfect digestion which means perfect
health
There is no danger of forming an in
furious habit as the tablets contain alb
soluteIy nothing but natural digestfves:
cocaine, morphine and similar drugs
have no place liz a stomach medicine and
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are certainly
the best known and most popular Of all
stomach remedies.
Ask your druggist for a fifty cent
package of Stuart'ss Dyspepsia Tablets
and after a weeks use note the improve
ment in health. appetite and nervous en-
ersT.