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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
STRIKE FOR
MORE WAGES.
st. Louis Painters, Decorators
and Paper Hangers
Will Ask an Increase of 60 Cents
Day.
WILL IGNORE DEMAND.
Master Painters Decide They
Will Not Pay 1t.
Have Already Advertised For
New Men For Places.

ST. Louis, March 14.-According to the
strike bulletin issued by the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Painters, Deco
rators and Paper Hangers, every menu
Der of the organization in st. Louis
will strike this afternoon for higher
wages. About 1,400 men will be affect
ed. The purpose of the union is to in-
augurate new wage scale calling for
an increase of so cents a day for eight
hours work. The present scale is SO
a day.
AT meeting of the master painters
association it was decided to ignore the
demand for the proposed increase.
Good wages are paid to the paint
ers,' said President Lewis, ''and they
are not required to furnish brushes or
pots. We have advertised for men, and
have no fear that work will not go on"
James Carlisle, manager of he
Eureka Painting company, whose firm
is not a member of the association,
said:
I'VE will pay the increased scale. As
a rule the men can only work about six
full months in the year, and there is
hardly painter in st. Louis who Will
average more than $1.50 the year
r0IIf7d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
YOUNGER WANTS TO MARRY
The Authorities Remind Him That
He is Dead

ST. Paul, Mimi, March 14.-Jim
Younger wishes to marry. He can not
because legally he is dead, hence is un-
able to enter into any contract. Younger
submitted the question of whether or
not he could wed to Governor Van SAINT,
who has looked into the matter, with
some surprising results In Minnesota
man who is a life prisoner is civilly
dead The only way he can make any
binding contract, in the eyes of law, is
through the board which paroles him, In
this case the state board of control,
which board is empowered to enter into
a contract for him. 1t is not probable,
however, that the three members of the
board of control, separately or as a
whole, will agree to enter into mar
riage contract with any woman for the
benefit of the paroled life convict.
The only way for Jim Younger to be-
come a married man in Minnesota IS
to get a pardon which will restore him
ito the rights of a living citizen. An
other phase of the law is that neither
Jim Younger nor his brother Cole, if
they establish any business of their
own, as has been contemplated, can be
held for any debts which they may in
cur. In his application to the governor
requesting information as to his rights
to marry Younger said nothing regard
ing the proposed bride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
TIED up IN SACK.
Young Man Travels as Freight
700 Miles
From Kansas City to Chicago
Without Water.
BILLED AS POTATOES.
He Was Three Days and a Half
Making the Trip.
Won Wager of $500 by the
Performance.

Chicago, March 14.-Billed as a choice
sack of potatoes, a young man has ar
rived in Chicago from Kansas City tied
up in a sack. For three days and a
half he had been confined in the. sack
and during that time he had Travelled
close to 700 miles in a freight car. The
sack which covered him was inclosed
in an open fruit case
The traveller, who is Martin ]. Klans-
digger, a machinist of Kansas City, was
nearly famished when he was cut from
ern freight house by a friend who had
been waiting for a day and a half in
the city for him to arrive Klansdigger
began his journey with only a quart of
water and two pounds of crackers in
the sack with him, this being a condi-
ton of the wager of $500 which caused
him to make the perilouS trip.
When released KlanSdigger was near
ly blinded by the dust which had crept
into the sack and his throat and mouth
were so parched that he could hardly
speak, his little cask of water having
been spilled after he had been on his
journey only a day.
For nearly three days he had been
without water and he stated when he
was able to talk that had it not rained
Wednesday he would certainly have
died of thirst. During most of the
storm the car in which he was packed
was sidetracked out in some small
country town and the water came
through a crack in the roof and fell on
the sack The burlap became quite wet
the cloth few drops which allayed his
thirst
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HOT WORDS PASSED.
Mayor Parker and Attorney
Spencer Have Conference"

There was a stormy interview this
morning in the mayors office between
Mayor Parker and City Attorney Spen-
Ger. For an hour the door was locked,
and the war went on, the cadence of
jangling voices ting even out
into the sleepy corridors of the city
hall
OF course the trouble was about the
joint situation. The city attorney was
trying to convince the mayor that the
time has come for him to put on his
war paint, seize his snickersnee, an1
hew to the line of the Hurrel law. On
the other hand, Mayor Parker was try
ing to convince the city attorney that
there was no use to hurry; that the
joints would keep, all right
But VIXEN the interview was over, and
both the parties to the conflict had
cooled down a little, this is what each
one said when asked about it:
Mayor Parker: "Oh. Spencer has to
come out and square himself. 1 don't
blame him for writing that letter telling
me what L should do. Those people have
been after him till he had to say some
thing. Everything is all right
And Mr.. Spencer said: The mayor
and have not had any trouble-that is,
not any personal trouble. We are all
right"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
NOT FOR REEDER.
Motion to Instruct For Him Voted
Down in Russell Convention.

Russell, Kas.. March 1.-THE Repub-
licans of Russell county elected dele
gates to the state, congressional and
judicial conventions, as follows:
State convention-J. E. Lawson, A. H.
Roe, f. o. Humes, Geo w. Holland, l..
J. Sprinkle, O. l.. Atherton, 7. w. Sell
lens.
Congressional conventional H. Boyd,
f. r. Sprague, b. G.. Scriven, c. L. Nc
Guire, Lew Raster, DR.. w. S. Brown, A.
Dolton, d. H. Dwyer, John Erickson.
Judicial convention-J. d. Banker, H.
r. Danforth, H. A. Fink, Adam Mehler,
VIM. Jain. Ed. Harris, F. D. Joy.
The convention endorsed Judge A. H.
Ellis, but said nothing about any of the
other candidates
A motion was made to instruct the
delegates for Congressman Reeder,
which was voted down.
The convention allowed Harry Pes
tana to select his delegates to the judi
cial convention.
The convention passed off entirely
harmonious. B. G. Scriven, of Lucas,
was chairman, and T. r. Sprague, of
the Russell Record, was secretary.
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ROCKEFELLER IS CALLED.
Friends of Harvard Enable the School
to "See Him.

Boston, March 1.-THE gift of $3.50. :
600 from Mrs. Coils p Huntington
more than completes the sum of $780,
600 required to secure the sum offered
by John D. Rockefeller of New York
for the enlargement and endowment OF
the Harvard Medical school Mrs. Hunt
ington's subscription is specifically for
the erection of building in memory of
her late husband. to be called the Col
lis p. Huntington laboratory of patho-
logy and bacteriology. With Mr.. Rookie
feller's gift and the pledge made by ).
p. Morgan to give three buildings at a
cost exceeding $1,000,000, an aggregate
of 2.2S1. .225 will be available for the use
of the N edical school. Among the other
amounts given were:
James Stillman, S100. 900; Francis L.
Higginson $50, 900: Frederick C. Shat
tuck $4,000; Robert Bacon, George r
Fabyan, F. c. Lee. w. l. Richardson
David o. Sears and Nathaniel Thayer,
SOS, GOO: Augustus Hemonway $4,000; II.
r. HunneweH $12, 500. There were ten
gifts of $4,000 each, besides many
Sna Her figures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14

months when he first settled at Hutch
inson. He then accepted position as
clerk and later was appointed assistant
principal of the Hutchinson schools He
held that position for one year. He
then assumed control of the interior
a weekly paper. and had charge about
six months when he founded the The
St John Advance" at St. John, STAFF
ford county, Kansas
He purchased the Hutchinson News
in January. 1881, and had charge of the
paper for ten years. Mr.. Easley was
Republican in politics and papers which
he has controlled have always been ex-
ponents of the principles of that party
He was native of Schuyler county,
H., and lived in Knox and Adams
counties prior to his coming to Kansas.
He was married at Mechanicsburg O..
February %, 1881, to Minerva Cheney
of UJrbana. o. They were both members
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
When he left Hutchinson in 1891 to
go to Chicago John B. Vincent, who as
sumed control of the paper until the
time a few weeks later when II was
purchased by A L. Sponsler, paid a
fIattering tribute to the achievements
of Mr.. Easley.
Speaking at that time Mr.. Vincent
claims that Mr.. EaSley did more to
advertise the merits of Kansas and es-
pecially Western Kansas than any
other person. In this manner he was
the means of bringing worthy class
of immigrants to the state The claim
=
the influence of his paper that so many
railroads were built through Hutchin-
son and the western part of Kansas;
that the refcTmatOry was located at
Hutchinson; also the packing house in
dustries and the development of the
salt mines.
When in the year 1889, the farmers
were burning corn as fuel because of
the low value and high freight rates
that made it impossible to sell advan-
tageOuSly, Easley was the man that in
augurated the movement for the plac-
ing in effect of emergency rates by
the railroads to allow the farmers to
ship their corn to eastern markets at
profit and thereby saved millions of
dollars to the farmers of Western Kan
SaS.
Mr. Easley was an advocate of pro-
hibition and when in 1891 the resub-
missionists were clamoring for an extra
session of the legislature to enact new
laws, he called an indignation conven-
tion to meet al Topeka, and such howl
was raised that the project was a5an-
doned Likewise he was instrumental
in the passage of the law killing the
original package" business.
He also waged crusade against
water stock and although nothing de-
finite came of his efforts in a direct
way it was the means of arouSing the
people of the state to ponder the ques-
tions involved
Since moving to Chicago Mr.. Easley
has been prominent in civic federation
work for municipal reforms.
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PASSES THE HOUSE.
Postoffice Appropriation Bill
Completes Part of Journey.

Washington March 14.-The house has
passed the postoffice appropriation bill
Today was private bill day in the
house under the rule. By agreement the
regular order was postponed until to-
morrow in order that the house might
proceed with the consideration of the
postoffice appropriation bill. A reselu-
tion was adopted to authorize the secre-
tary of war to loan tents to the Texas
Confederate reunion association, Which
meets at Dallas. April %.
A bill was passed to provide for the
issuance of patent to the townsite of
Basin, Wyo., to the municipal author
ity thereof. for the use and benefit OF
said town. The conference report on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
was adopted and the house then resun-
ed consideration of the postoffiee ap-
preparation bill.
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, March 14.-At the con-
clusion of routine business the senate
resumed consideration of the ship sub
sidy bill, and Mr.. Foraker (O) ad-
dressed the senate. He said that while
he expected to vote for the bill, he was
not entirely satisfied with it. Ever
since he had studied the question he
had been of the opinion that the most
equitable and suitable way to reha bill
tate the merchant marine of the United
States would be to inaugurate the
policy of discriminating duties under
which the fathers of the country made
our merchant marine the pride of the
country.
He was of the opinion that under the
circumstances it would be impossible
to return to the policy of discriminat-
ing duties. He had followed the trend
of legislation closely enough to learn
that it was highly necessary to have a
ma jority in favor of any proposition
before it was enacted into law. He had
consulted with his colleagues in the
senate and recognized the impoSSibility
of securing the ma ajority in favor of the
policy of discriminating duties. Being
desirous of building up the merchant
marine, he took therefore the next best
scheme for accomplishing this result.
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ONE FINAL EFFORT
Declared to Be Necessary to End Co
lombian Revolution.

Colon, Colombia, March IA decree
issued at Cartagena March 8, permits
the Liberals, resident in that city and
it's suburbs to walk in the streets only
from a. m. to D. m. daily. II seen
on the streets after p. m. they are IL
able to be imprisoned until public order
is restored.
The minister of war, General Fer
nandez has issued a circular letter to-
the civil and military chiefs of the de-
partments in which he declares that tha
recent enga agements between the gov
ernment troops and insurgents were al
together favorable to the government,
reminds them of the value of individual
good example and says that morality
and discipline in the army are the key
note of victory. while Generalization
results in laxity and annihilation- The
minister also notifies the departmental
officials that one final effort is necessary
in order to end the revolution. The Nor
wegian steamer Simon Dumois. which
arrived here yesterday (bringing Cen
erals Castro and Ortiz and 800 men and
so officers) also had on board about 40
government officials from Aqua Dulce.
These officials had all made their way
through the woods, to Bocas del Toro.
where they chartered the Simon Dp-
mois. Castro and Ortiz were engaged
with Gen Herrera, the insurgent COM
mander February 21, % and %. Her
rera is reported to have attacked Castro
and Ortiz with 5000 troops, while the
government commander only had =
thousand men-
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{ $17,o17,ooo For Street Railway.

San Francisco. March 14.-It is stated
that on next Monday the stockholders
of the Market street railway will meet
and ratify the action of the directors
in selling to a syndicate of Baltimore
men three fourths of the company's
stock at par. The same syndicate,
through it's be mixers will turn over the
purchase price. ALI but 10000 shares
out of total of 1S6,170 have been de-
posted with the Union Trust company
for the syndicate. Excluding the re-
naming shares. which are owned
abroad the Baltimore syndicate will
have to pay $17,017 90. They have al
ready made the necessary financial ar
rangements most of the purchase
money being on deposit in the SUBJ
treasury at New York.
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MAIL WAGON ROBBED.
Thief Breaks Lock While 1t
Stood on Crowded Street.

Chicago, March 14.-One of the most
daring of recent postoffice thefts COM
mitted in a crowded down town street
is now engaging the attention of local
postal officials. Some one, by means
of duplicate key, opened a mail
wagon last night and extracted a regis
tered mail sack. The contents of the
pouch are estimated to be of the value
of 81 ZOO.
of the Masonic Temple in State street
as hundreds were passing.
Driver E. E. Hannum who was in
charge of the wagon, went into the ro-
tunda of the Temple sub-station to take
up a registered mail sack there. He
was absent only five minutes, but when
he returned he found the lock of his
wagon open and the valua BILE sack gone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
NOW is THE TIME.
Tt is Thought in France to Size Up
With Germany in This Country.

Paris, March 1.-THE Echo de Paris
commenting on the adoption of the res
olution by the United States congress
inviting France to participate in the in
augura ton of the ROchambeau mOnu
ment at Washington, May "a says:
M Cambon. the French ambassador
at Washington, has strongly urged the
French government to send a warship
to represent France at the ceremony.
We hope the ministry of war and the
navy also will be represented by high
officers There is no doubt that 1T is
excellent opportunity on the morrow of
Prince Henry's visit to make the ex-
ercises at the Franco-American mani
festation of sympathy with RochaTn-
beau imposing in character and invest
them with solemnitx and ErandaIIr- . =
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A COLONY IN TROUBLE.
Appointment of a Receiver is Asked
For the Socialists Community.

Fort Scott, Kan, March 14.-Freedom
Labor Exchange colony. the home of
Carl Browne, Frank Cotton and other
Socialists, has been sued by John How
ard, owner of the land on which the
colony is located, who asks for the ap-
pointment of receiver for the colony,
alleging that its funds are being spuan-
dered. He was not fully ptid, he says,
for the forty-acre tract on which the
colony is located
Howard and other farmers of the vi
cinity were members of the colony un-
til Cotton and several more radical So
ciaiists took the leadership of faction
that has recently controlled. The coll
ony has for years done business on the
cooperative plan. using scrip for
money 1t has operated sorghum mill,
coal shaft, saw mill and other enter
DriSes.
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TWO FEET OF SNOW.
Big Storm Over All the Inter-
mountain Region.

Salt Lake, March 14.-Since last ev-
ening snow, varying in depth from three
inches to nearly two feet has fallen over
the entire intermountain region. The
storm extended over eastern Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana.
Nevada, Western Colorado, Utah and
Northern New Mexico. The storm was
accompanied by but little wind and no
serious delays to trains are reported.
In Utah the snow was especially heavy
in the districts where the precipitation
has been far below normal. and much
good will. result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
INTERNATIONAL ROAD.
One Chartered Between Laredo
and City of Mexico.

Salt Lake March 14.-Articles of in
corporation were filed with the secre-
tary of state today of the National
Railroad Company of Mexico. The cap
ital stock is placed at $65, $50 900, and the
object is stated to be to build and op-
crate a railroad line from Laredo, Tex,
to the City of Mexico. Provision is
made for the purchase of certain rail-
road lines in Texas. Edward H. War
ren, of New York, is named as presi-
dent, and George Fl. Smith. of Salt
Lake, as secretary. Mr.. Smith is an at
torn9V
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BUT ONE BOER KILLED.
COmmandant MentZ Breaks
Through the British Lines.

Heilbron. Orange River Colony, Tues
day March 11-Commandant Mentz
with the Heilbron command of Beers
broke through the Heilbron-Wolve
Hoek block house line at Gottenburg
last night The Beers had been pur-
sued for several days. So far as known
only one Boer was killed The British
columns during the course of the pursuit
of Commandant Mentz picked up scat
tered parties of Beers, aggregating 50
men
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TWO LIVES LOST
In Fire Which Destroyed the Post
office at North Pelham

New York, March 14-Fire that de-
stroyed the postoffice building at North
Pelham today caused the loss of two
lives and the serious injury of a third
person. The dead:
Edward Yocum, Is years old, a news
boy.
Mrs. Thomas Duane, wife of a motor
man, on the Union railway.
Mrs Yocum, the mother of the boy
who was killed, jumped from a window
and had her back badly wrenched and
was otherwise injured
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WILL BE COLDER.
Weather Bureau Thinks Warm Period
is About Over.

According to the government forecast
today's wind is blowing snow and colder.
weather toward Kansas at the rate OF
"a miles an hour.
The forecast sent out this morning
was Partly cloudy tonight and Satur-
day. Rain possibly turning to snow
Colder" The wind this morning was
from the south, blowing "a miles an
hour. There is high barometer in the
northwest following a low barometer
across the country, and it is expected
to bring the colder weather and possibly
snow. The minimum temperature this
morning was Al. The hourly tempera-
lures, according to the government
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Passes FoIkething.

Copenhagen. Denmark March IA
The folkething, or lower house of parIia-
ment, by SS to Z votes, today approved
the treaty providing for the sale of the
Danish West Indies to the United
States. The treaty now goes to the
landsthing, or upper house
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
TOPEKA LOST OUT.
Lively Chicken Fight at Wichita For
Big Stakes.

Wichita, March 14-Ten Topeka birds
fought ten Wichita birds last night, and
Wichita won six to Topeka's four.
Stakes were s25 on each fight. with $500
to the final winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
GASOLINE ExPLODES.
Wichita Woman So Badly In
iured She Will Die.

Wichita, Kan, March 14.-Gasoline
exploded this morning at the home of
Dollar Koehler. Mrs. Koehler was burn
ed so badly that she cannot live Mr..
Koehler, though seriously injured while
fighting the flames, will recover.
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ABOUT MIR. EAsLEY.
Came to Kansas in 1875 and Taught
School and Was an Editor.

r. NJ. Easley settled at Hutchinson
Kan, IN 1875. where he was POSTMASTER.
and publisher of the Hutchinson News
Ar Easley taught school for six
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Temperatures OF Large cities.

Chicago, March 14-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York IS: Boston 36; Phila-
delphia ana Washington and Cincinnati
3S; Chicago 40; Minneapolis A; ST.
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shaw Has Decided.

Washington, March 1.-THE secre-
tary of the treasury will discontinue
the purchase of bonds tomorrow after
noon at the close of office hours.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, March 14.-For Kansas
Partly cloudy tonight: Saturday rain;
colder High southerly shifting to
northerlx winds.
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Close in Honor of Altgeld

Springfield, ILL.,. March 1.-THE capi-
tol and other state institutions were
closed today during the hours of ex-
Gov. Altgeld's' funeral in Chicago.
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COST NEARLY $4,000.
Osawatomie Asylum Stands at Head
of List in Expenditures.

Tt cost the state of Kansas $47. .1S4. 80 to
run its charitable institutions during
the month of February. The expenses
of each institution as reported by State
Auditor Cole, are as follows: