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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

paid to American seamen are higher
than those paid to the seamen of other
countries, there is, as Mr.. Frye had to
admit, no law now in force compelling
the employment of American seamen.
So this difference may be disregarded-
No subsidy is needed and none ought
to be paid. The compensation provided
for carrying the mails is exorbitant.and
would mostly go to the American line
which is already heavily overpaid. We
hope that the bill will be vigorously
fought. If it is beaten this time. we
ought to see no more of this subsidy
business. There is no reason whatever
why the farmer should be taxed for the
purpose of adding to the wealth of the
Morgans. the Rockefellers and the Girls
COINS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
CHANGE TO EMBASSIES
Discussed by Prominent journal of
Vienna.

Vienna, March THE Fremdenblatt
referring today to the decision of the
government to raise the mission of Aus
tria-Hungary at Washington to an en-
baSSy says:
LAS the United States legation at VII
emma will also be converted into a en-
bassy the relation between the Austria
Hungary and the United States will be
represented in a manner in consonance
with their present Importance and
Political hostility between the two coun-
tries, humanely speaking, is more
probable in the future than it was in
the past. In view of the impending re-
relations of Europe and the United
States, it is doubly important to be in
close contact with all nations which are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
PRIVATE GREED AND PUBLIC
GOOD

TFrom the Indianapolis News.J
1t is pretty clear that nothing will be
done for Cuba unless those Republicans
who favor liberal action break away
from the influences that now are con-
trolling and honestly try to force ac-
ton from the house. It is a strange
spectacle surely. We have in this coun-
try insignificant industry engaged in
the manufacture of beet sugar Its out
put is so small as not to be worth con-
sidering as a source of supply. Yet the
men engaged in it are now demanding
and they are sustained by their repre-
sentative in congressional free access
or freer access to the great supply of
sugar in Cuba shall be denied to the
people of the United States in order that
beet sugar may be sold at tariff in
creased price.
Yet there is worse to come. The beet
sugar people now insist that the Ameri-
can consumers shall pay full tariff rates
on Cuban sugar, that they shall pay the
tariff-raised price for domestic beet
sugar, and then that they shall pay
back to the Cuban planters a part of
tax collected on the imports of Cuban
sugar. Thus the people are to carry the
whole burden. Such are the conse-
quences of the unholy alliance between
business ana pOilIlcS- II anyInlnS cOuId
drive the American people into the en-
thusiastic championship of Cuban an
nexation it would be this performance
of the beet-sugar beggars.
But they are not alone. Senator Frye
spoke for another combination of pau
pers-the men engaged in the building
and sailing of ships. We know that our
shipyards have all the business they can
dc, that our builders can compete sue
cessfully with the builders. of any other
country, and that with free ships we
should soon have a merchant marine
that would satisfy the most ambitious
American citizen. Already many ships
are owned by American citizens, though
sailed under a foreign flag. 1t would
be an easy matter, without one dollar
of subsidy, to bring them under the
American flag. AS to the cost of sail
ing them.even admitting that the wages
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
Skilled Artists Busy.

New York. March skilled artists
are busy on the deck of the Deutsch-
land preparing the officers quarters on
the bridge of the great liner for the re-
ception and the accommodation of
Prince Henry of Prussia on his voyage.
The quarters of Captain Alder and his
officers are being completely trans
formed for the use of the prince and his
suits The Deutschland will sail at $3.50
O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon. 1t is ex-
pected the royal passenger will board
her at HOboken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

look at me kindah longin' an say wifi
uh little smile. 'Iseuben, I'm sorry you
TUX NAH boss Tha' wuz all.
.eTain't no use tellin you bout thu
res [ went on wifi thu ahnny tell thu
trouble wuz ovah. Wen It come time
tub go home, 7 couldn't. / des git VII
some folks comm this way, an one
day I fin New York"
.sBut, Reuben, don't you suppose the
Baxters would be willing to forgive
your unfortunate carelessness?
.'Yessuh, I reckon they would. but you
didn't nevah know Miss Bell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

The value of the auditorium was
made more than ever manifest by the
Nordica engagement. Four thousand
people heard the prima donna at a dol
lar a head when not more than 1000
could have got seats in any other build
ing in the city and they would have
been compelled to pay $3.50 to make the
receipts the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

Chairman G. W. Wattles, of Ne
braska's Worlds Fair Commission,
proposes a reproduction in miniature of
the whole state of Nebraska in space
of ten acres, with all its typographical
features, it's railroads, water courses,
towns, cities, prominent buildings, Gull
tivated lands and grass lands, with
small railroad trains to carry passen-
gers all over it, and give them an idea
of every section of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

Prince Henry could not reasonably
hope to escape the college degree and
really he had no right to expect to be
treated differently from our own people.
We all have to take them as soon as
our names get into the newspapers of
the adjoining state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
GEN. WOOD CALLED
To Arrange For the Withdraw
al of u. s. From Cuba.

Washington, March 7.-Secretary Root
today ordered Gov. Wood at Havana to
come to this city at his earliest conven-
fence for the purpose of comforting with
the president and the secretary of war in
regard to the necessary steps to be taken
for winding up affairs of the military gov
eminent in Cuba and the establishment of
the Cuban republic 1t is believed here
that the transfer of government can be eff
fected by Nav l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mr.. Reuben Witcher,
who died Wednesday night, will be held
at DeMosS & Penwells undertaking eS-
tablishment at 10 a. m. Saturday.
The funeral of Francis J. Devlin, who
died at this morning from the effects
of a blow on the head, will be announc-
ed by the family later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

The beet sugar lobby appears to be
fully as Industrious and successful in
preventing any reduction in the duty
on Cuban sugar as does the railroad
lobby in holding off action on the
fsthmian canal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
TO MAKE TWO STATES.
Bill to Divide Indian Territory
Into Jefferson and Oklahoma.

Washington, March THE house
committee on territories decided today
to report the bill giving the Indian Ter
ritory a territorial form of government
to be known as the territory of Jeffer-
son with a legislature similar to the
other territories, governor and dele
gate in congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State journal Is a member OF the
Associated Press and receives the fun Gay
telegraph report of that great news Tt-
cation in Topeka.
The news is received in the State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose busy through the entire day. a
complete copy OF the night report Is also
deceived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

Even with the custom in vogue of
appointing government clerks from one
state and crediting them to another In
diana claims to be II per cent shy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

There will be a meeting of the Stock
holders of the Kansas State Exposition
company, Saturday evening at o'clock,
Commercial Club rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

An Atchison man and his wife have
never disagreed except as to Scott
and Tennyson: she says Tennyson is
the greater poet, while he inclines to
Scott
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07
Only $25 to California

Via the Great Rock Island Short Line.
Tickets on sale every day from March
l to April 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-07

In the Fourth ward, where the wo-
men vote was expected to be such a
strong factor in the election of w. B.
Kirlxpatrick, w. F. Weber carried his
home precinct, the second, by PSI votes
and the women vote was to ] in favor
of him Mr.. Weber also carried Kirk
patrick's home precinct.
Mayor Parker appointed a. sanitary
policeman for the Second ward yester-
day. He is James Harr, a RepubHcaa
well known in political circles Mr..
Harr was once register of deeds in this
county.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
WE DO NOT GET WEST INDIES
The Landsthing Defeated it ON Second
Reading.

The Landsthing Defeated it ON Second
Reading.
. 2 Copenhagen, Oct. 23.-The landsthing
has rejected the second reading Of the
bill providing for the ratification of the
treaty between Denmark and the
United States in regard to the cession
of the Danish West Indies to the latter
country.
The vote stood 80 to 80, tie. The
announcement caused great excitement
in the house and demonstrations on the
part of the spectators.
In voting there was one absention.
The rightists and two independent
conservatives opposed the bill. The
leftists and one conservative supported
it. The vote was taken without any
debate and the result was greeted with
mingled cheers and shouts of disap-
proval.
Crown Prince Frederick, all the
ministers and many Of the members of
the diplomatic corps and members OF
te folkething were present. The public
galleries were crowded.
Washington, Oct. 24.-The state de.
partment was advised Of the action OF
tho landsthing in rejecting the treaty
of cession. Assuming that their action
is final for the present session, the Off
cials here are disposed to view the sit
uation philosophically, resting in the
belief that it will only be a short time
before Denmark will tire OF making
good q deficit in the revenue Of the is
lands and let us have them.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
Earl Roberts to Come.

London, Oct. 20. - The Associ ated
Press learns that Generals Corbin,
Young and Wood have rendered Earl
Roberts a cordial invitation to visit
the United States, and that the British
commander in chief replied that he had
practically decided to accept the invi-
tion in November of 1908. There was
a possibility of his crossing in time to
witness the International yacht race.
Earl Roberts desire is that Generals
French and Kelly-Kenny shall accom-
pany him.
The Americans have been particu-
larly anxious that Earl Roberts shall
visit America, in order that they may
have an opportunity Of repaying the
many courtesies he has shown them
during their stay in England.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
IDAHO NOTES.

A colt show was held in Chelsey re-
GENTLY.
The Mes Perce schools are badly
crowded.
The Culdesac Milling company have
their flour mill enclosed and the fume
completed to the mill.
Hundreds Of sheep have been slain
in southern part of the state by the
poison route, by some unknown person.
Luke Williams, Nez Perce Indian.
commonly called VOLTS head, was
struck by a passenger train in Lewiston
recently and instantly killed.
The o. R. & N. is making consider
able improvements in jts tracks at the
sampling works ab0pt mile and a
half below Wallace:
The question Of building city hall
at Wallace has been dropped for the
present, and no further action will be
taken until next spring.
A ghastly discovery was made by
Mrs. R. A. Martin Of Colburn recently
about 75 yards in the rear Of her resi-
dence. The corpse Of a dead man. lay
on his blankets, which he had spread
out. His necktie lay on a nearby log
and his hands were folded across his
chest. He is unknown there.
The Washington Water Power COM
pany of Spokane is making rapid pro-
gress in putting in the line from
Spokane to the towns of the Occur
d'Alene district for the the conveyance
Of power. It will be but q few days
and the poles for the line will be up as
far as the junction just below Wardner.
Frank M. Edminston, of Lewiston,
got discouraged over the loss of money
at the races last week and took 16
grains Of morphine from which he died.
He was q carpenter and builder.
The indian war dance at Lewiston
last Saturday was voted by the 5000
people who saw it as the most Impress
i've spectacle of the fair.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
MINES AND mining NFWS|
MANY OF THE MINES I'M rur
NORTHWEST PROGRESSING.
Items OF Interest of Miscellaneous
Nature Gathered During the Past
Week-New Districts Brought to
the Front-Many Mining Accidents
and Personals.

Sir David Barbour, who was special
commissioners, appointed to inquire into
the finances Of the Transvaal and
Orange River Colony, presiding at q
meeting Of the Standard Bank Of South
Africa, predicted that the gold pro.
ductiOn Of the Transvaal, which was
$10O, ,OOO, 900 yearly before the war,
would, when the country settled down,
be very largly exceeded, and that with
the increase Of mining there would be
proportinate increase in the agricul.
tural and pastoral industries and a gem
eral extension Of trade and commerce.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
Big Battle Ends.

Washington, Oct. 21.--In a telegram
to the state department, dated Carcas,
Oct. 9 Minister Bowen stated that the
revolutionary army had withdrawn
from near La Victoria and that it was
believed the battle was now: ended.
He also stated that the government
troops still held Valencia.
A later dispatch from the same source
stated that the battle had ended with
no decisive result.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24

The boundary mines are now ship
ping ore at the rate Of over 1900 tons
per day seven days in the week.
The stamp mill and cynaide plant at
the Second Relief mine near Ymir
are now runnig, although not up to the
full capacity. About 25 men are en-
ployed on the properly.
The serious slump in the price Of LIE
Roi shares on the London stock ex-
change can only be accounted for in
Rossland by the possibility that the
question Of closing the smelter and
mins pending q readjustment Of the
coke supply question has been under
consideration.
On the Highland group, near Aims
worth, there is considerable activity at
present. The mine itself has been
leased to 81. Cortiana, who has had a
force Of 25 Italians at work there for
some months past, which is to be in
creased to SO shortly. The concentra-
tor is to be started up on the 25th OF
the month, which also will employ
some more men.
A shipmet of about 5000 pounds of
pig lead, the product of the silver-lead
refinery recently installed in connect.
ion with the Trail smelter, has been
laid down at Grand Forks at a total
cost Of 2-5 cents per pound. The re-
finefy is the infant industry which the
papers of the interior believed would
assume vast proportions in he event Of
adequate protection by the dominion
parliament.
Owing to the lowwater in the north
fork of Kettle river, from which power
is obtained, which has now reached
the lowest state known in many years,
for some days the CRANKY smelter
operated but one of its four available
blast furnaces. This naturally resulted
In the curtailing Of ore shipments
from the company's Phoenix mines.
Later, however, an additional furnace
was blown in again, making two now
running, and the ore shipments again
increased to 25 cars per day, equal to
about 75O tons and the converters are
also in operation.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
Big Fire In Albany.

Alabny, N. Y, Oct. 21.-It is now
believed that another life was lost in
the fire which destroyed Tower and
Brooks Boston store. The watchman
Teneyck Lamouse, who was supposed
to have been in the building when the
fire broke out, has not been seen since,
and it is believed his body is under the
debris. The loss, it is now thought
will reach half a million dollars. The
firm places the loss at $3.50, 900, which
is only partly covered by insurance.
The remainder Of the loss, ,sabout $780,.
600, is devided among about 20 small
f1rmR
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
MIsCELLANEOUs MINING NEWS.

There are between 1875 land 15O
miners at work in Republic camp.
The Quilp mine at Republic has re-
sumed operations
A deal is on for the purchase of the
Tom Thumb mine by the CRANKY smelt-
ing people.
Imports Of iron and steel in the last
year have doubled, while exports of
iron and steel are still falling off.
The mill on the American Eagle on
Dry Gulch, three miles south Of Hell
ena, Mont, is running on $50 gold ore.
A rich strike is reported as having
been made recently in the Livingston
property on Sugar Loaf mountain, Col
orado.
Tonopah, Nevada, is enjoying q
building boom as we'll as healthy
mining activity and the outlook for q
good winter season is bright.
An order for $1,000 new steel cars
for delivery in the next six months has
been placed by the officers Of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
The indications are that the Spokane
stock exchange will not be opened for
several weeks owing to the continued
dullness in mining stocks.
Indications present point to re-
sumption among the mines at hepun
lie in the near future. At the Qullp
short trestle is being built, leadlne
from the shaft house to the spur.
A good strike Of galena was recently
made ON the Wonder property, locateo
ON Moon gulch on the north side OF tne
river about three miles below Wardner'
Idaho.
Another rich strike has been maze
in the G0lconda mine in the CROKER
Greek district in Oregon. The nnd'
while it does not equal in value tne
phenominal one made some time ago.
is very satisfactory to the owners.
It is claimed that John Brooks, o,
Fergus county,, Montana has the RECORD
for the largest nugget ever founo ~
Montana. It is said that his find was
worth little more than IS 900.
Work has been started ON running
raise form No. to No. tunne! on .nt
property owned by the Stewart Mlnlns
company, located in Government gul0n
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
FATAL CHICAGO FIRE.
Big Glucose Factory Burned g Loss
10 @BOO,OOO.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dot. 20. ~ Five men
are known to have lost their lives in
fire which partly destroyed the plant
OF the Chicago branch Of the Glucose
Sugar Refining company, situated at
Taylor street and the Chicago river.
The list of the dead will certainly be
much gearter than five and may reach
as high as 80. The estimates run all
the way from that number down to 10.
The fire broke out with an explosion
in the drying house, which is seven
stories in height and stands close to the
main building Of the plant, which is IA
stories high. A third structure is four
stories high. The two smaller build
ings were destroyed and the larger
building was badly damaged. The
fire spread after the explosion with
such rapidity that it. was impossible
for the men in the upper stories Of the
drying house to make their escapes,
and it is the number of men believed
to have been at work on the seventh
flor that causes the uncertainty In the
list OF dead. Some Of the employees
who made their escape say there wer
20 or 80 and other say there were not
more than 10 at work when the fire
broke out. Whatever the number, all
are dead.
-Four men leaped from the upper
floors and all met death. The fifth in
the list Of dead is an electrician, who
is known to have entered the building
and was there at the time Of the fire.
He is suppose to be dead for the reason
that all the laborers about the burned
building say that no man made his e.
cape from the upper floors.
Secretary Glass Of the refining COM
pany says that he estimate the loss at
$500, 900.
The men on the seventh floor had no
chance whatever for their lives.
Several Of them left the windows and
crawled along the sills in an effort to
reach place of safety but with the ex-
ception Of two men all those who at
tempted to reach safety in this way
made up their minds that it was GER
tain death and went back into the burn
inO huildinp
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
Com m ission to Meet Friday.

Washington, Oct. 22.-The commune
cation to President Roosevelt adopted
by the Wilkesbarre convention has
reached the president by wire. It was
indentical language with the resolu-
tion adopted by the convention.
President Roosevelt Immediately dir
ected that the members Of the arbitra-
ton commission be summoned to meet
here on Friday and the following dis
patch was sent to Mr.. Mitchell:
sWhite House, Oct. %, 19O2.-Mr.
John Mitchell, Chairman of the conven-
ton, Wilkesbarre: Upon the receipt
Of your telegram of this date, the pres
ident summoned the commission to
meet here Friday, the 24ht instant, at
10 q. m.
George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary. !"
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
APPROPRIATION Raised.

Manila, Oct. 81. The civil com
mission will probably increase the
Philippine appropriation for the st.
Louis exposition by 100000, making
the total $3.50, 900, Fair commissioner
Barrett has addressed meeting OF
Philipnos, which was arranged by Gov
ernor Taft, on the subject, and the sen.
timent Of the meeting was in favor Of
the increase.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24

New York, Oct. 22.- In fear of
another term in prison, or spending the
balance of her days in the insane
asylum, Miss Ida Craddock, high pries-
tess and pastor Of the Church Of the
Yoga" in Chicago, and missionary
here Of her peculiar belief, committed
suicide by inhaling gas. Her body was
found by her mother, Mrs. Decker, by
whom the suicide was to have been
accompanied to the United States court
to be sentenced under conviction for
sending obscene matter through the
mails. Fear Of sentence and also that
her mother was planning to send her
to the insane asylum, led to the suicide.
She left most affectionate letter to
her mother, in which she said:
II will not consent to 60 to the asy-
lum, as you are evidently planning to
have me CO."
Miss Craddock served three months
on Blackwell's island for circulating
an Objectionable book, upon her release
was prosecuted by the federal authroi-
ties for sending books through the
mails. Before comming here she was
convicted in Chicago and prosecuted in
Philadelphia and Washington for cir
culating her books, which are are
alleged by the authorities to be In
decent. Miss Craddock came originally
from Denver and first drew public at
tention by her defense Of the Dance
du Ventre" at the worlds fair, which
she maintained was q solemn religious
performance. She was woman of
culture.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24
Race Riot in Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, Oct. 81. - One
white man is missing and supposed to
be dead another is fatally wounded and
two negros are seriously shot as a re.
suit of q race riot at Littleton, small
mining town 28 miles from Birming-
ham.
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1902-10-24

LATER-One woman is dead, two
men fatally injured, another woman
seriously injured and four guests badly
burned.
The dead:
Miss Smith, school teacher.
Fatally injured:
Mr.. Matthias, manager Of the hotel.
John Allen, engineer.
Severely injured:
Mrs. Matthias, wife Of the manager.
Badly burned:
DR.. White.
John Love, druggist.
Two others names not learned.