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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
2O,OOO,O DAYS LOST.
Government Furnishes Statis-
ties OH Strikes.

Washington, Oct. 2-The annual volume
the mineral resources of the United
States for 1901, prepared by DR.. David T.
Day, of the geological survey, has been
sent to press and will be issued soon. An
interesting feature of the report is a COM
pilation of statistics showing the number
of working days lost in strikes in the coal
Industry These figures include the pres
ent year and are brought up to date. The
total number of days lost for the present
year is placed at 90 .090. 600 days compared
with 733, SOP days in 1901; 4,S74 102 in 1900 and
2124,15i in 1899.
The report places the total mineral pro-
duct of the country for the year at 81. .0s6,-
52e. .521, a gain of a little more than > per
cent over the production of 1900. The gain
was made IN the non metallic products
and amounted to $55.0G5, $50. against loss
OF $50. 156, 900 in the metallic products.
As heretofore, iron and coal are shown
to be the most important of our mineral
products. The value of iron in 1901 was
$242, ia, eco as compared with $259.94 900 in
1850, and the value of coal was $34S, $40 46y
as compared with 1906. GIL ,sS4 in 1900.
The value of fuels increased from $685.
S59 351 in 1900 to S442. .395.394 in 1900. gain
OF almost 9 per cent Every variety of
fuel increased in value except petroleum
which showed an increase in quantity of
5 7GS 665 barrels. but a decline in value of
Sc, ,571 97S due largely, the report states, TO
the less valuable character of the in
creased product of the new petroleum
fields as compared with the older fields.
Anthracite increased 9,o21.207 long tons
in output and s26. .746, 1853 in value The aver
age price of anthracite per ton at the miae
was $a.05, the highest -figure-0btained since
1889 and the average price per ton for
about one cent 7'r ton more than in
1000
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NOT A PRECEDENT.
United States Will Refuse to Regard
Oscar Decision as Such.

Washington, D. C. Oct. 22.-An inti-
nation has been received here that King
Oscar Of Sweden. who is acting as the
arbitrator of the issues between the
United States, Germany and Great Brit
ain. growing out of the Samoan rebellion
of 1899 will decide that the facts pre-
sented to him in the briefs of counsel,
which have been pending for nearly
year warrant him in proceeding to
assess the damages sustained by foreign
residents of Samoa as result OF the
landing of a combined force of American
and British sailors and marines and the
destruction of property incident to the
ensuing fight with the rebels BY the
terms Of the treaty under which the
three powers agreed to submit these
claims to arbitration the arbitrator was
first to declare whether or not the Amer
leans and British were at all liable for
damages, and if so then he was to de-
termine the amount of the liability. He
has it is known, concluded to decide the
first question in the affirmative, though
it is stated here that no official notice to
that effect has yet been conveyed to
our government.
The next step is to fix the amount of
the damages, and this must be done by
King Oscar upon the basis of the facts
now to be presented by the representa-
tives of the governments concerned. The
German claims are far larger than the
others, amounting to $103,91S while the
American claims are $77,605. and the
British only s62S5. There are claims of
nations not party to the arbitration that
may be included in the final judgment,
but there are not of much consequence.
Altogether the total Of the claims is not
/ imposing. and it is certain from the ma
ture of the proof adduced in support Of
many of them that even that total will
be heavily scaled down by the arbi-
| ire tcs-
| So it is not the amount of money in
volved in this approaching decision of
the arbitrator that concerns the govern
ment Of the United States, but rather
the enunciaticn Of a principle which II
accepted as precedent would be unpal-
atable and would so seriously restrict
the assertion of American rights in for
| eign countries in case of revolution OIL
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rioting, jeopardizing the lives and prop
amount to the total withdrawal of pro-
lection. This can never be admitted,
and SO it may be positively stated, that
While the United States government will
accept the arbitration loyalty and pay
any damages assessed against it. it will
utterly refuse to be bound by such a
principle or to recognize it as establish
ing a precedent. Otherwise the United
States government could be held liable
for enormous damages in cases where it
lands troops upon the Isthmus of Pan
anna resulting in a collision with rioters
or rebels even though the government
is solemnly bound by treaty to preserve
free traffic across the iSthmuS For it
is pointed out that similarly the United
States was bound by a treaty in the
case of Samoa to preserve the integrity
of the titular government and it was in
the course of an effort to discharge this
duty that the claims were originated.
If our naval vessels cannot interfere to
preserve life and property in the pres
ence of a specific treaty, of course they
would be still more helpless without
treaty and they could not land marines
in any of the West Indian or Central or
South American ports in any emergency
without risling liability for heavy dam
ages. These considera tons will lead to
the declination to recognize the decision
as a precedent, and incidentally to the
submission of the next similar case to
the Hague tribunal in the hope of an
other and different decision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
RUINED HER SON.
Mrs. Mulladay Would Sue Mayor
Parker on Account of Joints.

Margaret Mullady of 1923 Tyler street,
the widow of Patrick Mullady, called at
the city hall to see Mayor Parker this
morning. She says she is going to sue
the mayor for damages because he has
allowed the joints to run, thereby cauS-
ing the downfall of her son, Thomas
Mullady.
1.-THE city has allowed the joints to
run and have ruined my son, who was
my sole support" said Mrs. Mullady.
I believe that the city owes me a liv-
ing. came to see Mayor Parker about
it, and 1 am going to sue him unless he
will do something for me-"
Mrs. Mullady failed to find Mayor
Parker in his office. and she was ad-
vised to go and see Probate Judge Fa-
gan about her son, for the purpose of
having the son committed to the insane
asylum under that provision of the law
which permits the incarceration of
ha abitual drunkards.
Patrick Mullady, the late husband of
the unfortunate woman, died about a
year ago. He was a hard working man,
but when he died he left little for the
Thomas, is a young man who has be-
come a hard drinker. according to the
statements of his mother.
He is not bad boy" said Mrs. Null
lady, but he has the one fault of drink.
He does not loaf around or steal or
ANYTHING like that but he drinks so
hard that he is not right in his head.
Mayor Parker is allowing the joints to
run. and he ought to see to it that am
given something to live on, since the
Joints have ruined my son."
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strange things were happenlng-and so Old
q number of other people
Il think the man who did it was a. young
man whom MIS-. Wagner had been warn
ed against. 1 understand he is a sort uf
amateur detective and has been taking
these hashlight pictures in the joints Ii
it was for the purpose of taking a picture
l hope 1t was success, for l would ike
to see just what happened
There were two pictures over near the
southeast coIner of the room, which were
bIackened with smoke, but what ] don t
understand is that the man think did 1t
sat some distance from these pictures.
don't understand that part of it
There is considerable mystery about the
whole affair. The question is, who touch
ed off the f1ashe Was it for the purpose
of securing a picture or just to see what
the medium was doing? If for a picture,
was it successful, and who has the pic
ture2
Mrs Wagner has many friends who
firmly believe in her powers as medium
and who believe if the picture was a sue
cess it will only tend to show her powers
more fully
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Seventeen Others Are Unac-
counted for in Chicago
AS Result of the Burning of
Big Glucose Works.
THE LOSS is 100000.
Property Was Fully Covered
by Insurance.
Three Men We're Seen Escaping
Down the Water Pipe.

Chicago. Oct 25.-Five persons are
known to be dead while II are unaccount-
ed for result of the fire which des-
troyed the plant of the Corn Products
company, West Taylor street and the
river, last night. Four of those unaccount-
ed for are thought to be alive. three
men were seen escaping down the water
pipe during the progress of the fire and
one was seen to jump into the river, and
it is supposed they will all be found at
their homes. The known dead are:
OTTO TRAPP.
EDWARD STEINKE.
UNIDENTIFIED BODY.
TWO UNIDENTIFIED BODIES, VIC
Tins, died this morning.
Frank Rothenberg, the foreman of the
plant, who was reported dead last
night, was not in the building at the time
of the fire.
The loss to the building will be in the
neighborhood of 100000, although the di-
rectors of the company today would not
give out any estimate Of the loss, nor of
the number of victims until a complete
investigation could be made. The build
ing was fully covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
GAVE UP STOLEN GEMS.
Stranger Returned $1,000 Worth and
Refuses $500 Reward.

Duluth. Mimi, Oct. 22.-Mrs. T. D.
Merrill, wife of a wealthy Duluth lum-
berman took a pearl necklace and did-
monds worth 81 900 from the safety de-
posit vault oe the First National bank,
and while writing and getting a check
cashed the property was stolen from
the counter.
A reward of $500 was offered for the
return of the property, and today a
stranger to tie Merrills called at the
house and delivered the missing jew
elry He refused the reward. which was
offered in currency. and left without
making any explanation.
The police believe some respectable
man was tempted to steal on the i'm
pulse CT the moment and later became
conscious stricken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
GOES UP IN SMOKE.
Starch Trust Ruin Is Destroyed
by Fire.

Tuesday afternoon the old starch fac
tory, east of town. was totally destroy
ed by fire, causing a loss of property
which at one time was worth about
$4,000 but which has greatly deterior-
ated since it was purchased and closed
up eleven years ago by the starch trust.
At the time the fire broke out, men were
at work removing from the building
some of the machinery, which 1t was
intended to ship to some of the other
factories of the trust.
The owner of the building was the
National Starch company of Chicago.
There was no insurance on the building
but the loss will probably not be over
$1,000. The origin of the fire is not
known. 1t may have been from thc
sparks of a passing Santa Fe locomo-
tive, or it may have been caused by
someone smoking in the building.
The fire was discovered about $3.50 in
the afternoon, and was at the time con-
fined to the southwest corner OF the
building. Apparently it had originated
in the roof, which gives foundation to
the theory that it started from sparks
from a passing engine.
Until May of this year, Captain G. H.
Titus of this city was in charge. of the
building for the trust, but since that
time there has been a change in the
ownership of the building. a new and
larger trust having swallowed the old
one. Mr.. Titus estimates the present
value of the building and contents at
9o,UUU. In speaking OI the origin Ol the
industry in Topeka, Captain Titus says:
The starch factory was one of the
pioneer experimental institutions erect
ed for investigation of the manufactur-
ing possibilities of this country in the
early days 1t was esta blished about
25 years ago and for a number of
years was used for the manufacture of
sorghum, glucose and similar products.
]. G. Slonecler was among the men in
terested in its establishment. After a
few years of such use it was converted
into starch factory.
During the later eighties the Topeka
Starch company was organized, being
financed by Cyrus K. Holiday and
Thomas Sherlock, of Cincinnati. T. O.
McGrew came here in 1888 as manager
of the establishment and for. IL years
it was run SUCCESSFULLY The brands OF
Topeka sta ch became well known
throughout the west and large quanti-
ties were shipped to the eastern mar
kets. About 1890 the National Starch
company was organized. with control
over about 20 starch factories in various
parts of the country. The Topeka fac
/ tory belonged. In January of the fol
lowing year Mr.. McGrew retired and
assumed his position, which position
retained until May of the present year
The factory was closed in February
| 1891"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
LOOK FOR FRAUD.
New Registration Makes Inde-
pendent Forces Suspicious.

There is likely to be some vote chal-
longing done on Tuesday. November 4.
in the city of Topeka The Stahl and
StebbinS managers suspect that Illegal
voters are being registered in wholesale
lots by the Republican county central
committee ward @-aelers.
When asked this morning whether
Illegal voters are being registered, Elec-
tion Commissioner T. S. Williams said:
"All I can say is that there is a re-
markably heavy new registration.
never saw anything like it. It may be
all right, but it is Of course questionable
whether all these who register are resi-
dents of the city. All I can do is to take
their word for it. If they say that they
have been in town 80 days, and intend
to make this their home, I can't prove
that it isn't so, and am obliged to reg
lister them.
The registration rush has continued all
day today at the commissioner of cleo
tiOns' office. Several carriages are work.
ing hard bringing in the men who are
likely to vote the straight Republican
ticket
Many of those who are now register
ing are giving their residence at hotels
and boarding houses, and these are the
ones who are to be watched by the In
dependents. The Independents expect to
secure a complete list of all doubtful
voters and investigate their record. If it
is found that they are not entitled tC
vote. their votes. will be challenged when
they come uD on election day.
A man well posted on politics said to-
day: There is big floating vote in the
city Just now. and most of it will 90
to the Republican ticket if It can be
registered and voted. The floaters are
mostly laboring men who have been at
tracted to town by the large amount of
work which the city affords at present
A great many men who do not live here
are at work on the VinewoOd railway
the pavements, the sewers, the Santa Fe
shops, the numerous new buildings the
improvements of the telephone company
and other works now going on Where
many men are employed Some of these
men Rave been here 80 days, and some
Rave not Comparatively few of them
have any intention of residing in To-
peka permanently. They will probably
stay here until work becomes scarce and
then move on. Of course it is cues
tion whether or not this floating vote IS
not entitled to a ballot here as much as
anywhere. It does not seem hardly
simply because he is moving around the
country wherever work happens to be
plenty and men scarce Sut on the other
nand. the law shorld be strictly en-
forced There is no discretion about it
for the judges and clerks"
II th9re is any challenging done. the
Eepubhcans VIII have all the advantage.
4 because they have a majority of the
Judges and clerks The election boards
VIII nave it in their power to help out
on any fraudulent work in case any
4 thing or the Lind is att~-Hted
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SOME MUST WAIT. j.
A Number of Anthracite Mines
Are Unfit for Working.

Pottsville, Pa. Oct. 22.-The striking
miners are ready and eager to return to
work now that the strike is declared off,
but several of the collieries in the
Schuylkill region are not in condition to
resume full handed and some workmen
will be obliged to wait for several weeks
before they can be reinstated. 1t will
require some days too. to clean up
gangways at the mines that are fit to
be operated before any quantity of coal
can be shipped.
Many of the pump runners, engineers
and others have already returned to
their posts and are working. Indian
Ridge colliery at Shenandoah resumed
fO6aV
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show was free Senator Burton made his
anti-revision speech
1t is reported that the railroad COM
panies have turned down the Applications
of all political parties for transportation
to send voters home to vote at the coming
election In close counties each party is
anxious to marshal every vote possible
There are generally students away at col
lege or workmen off at work IN some
other part of the state VINO can not aI-
the privilege of voting The various state
central committees have been in the habit
of sholding up the railroads for uip
tickets for this class of patrons, buI TINS
are several reasons why the railroads have
turned down these applications this year
One is that a great many tickets are ask
ed for and the men who receive them ire
ouentlv sell them to scalperS. Two years
ago a Kansas man was given transpOr td-
ton home from St. Louis. On his return
he stopped over in Kansas Guy longer
than his ticket allowed him, and when ne
tried to use it he was turned down and
put off the train when he would not pay
his fare Then he brought suit against
the ticket had been given him as favor
by the railroad company in the hrst place
The audiences of the Republican speak
ers seem to be increasing in size. Bailey
had 25O0 people out to hear him at Fort
Scott last night and Long had crowd of
5000 at Wichita
T. S. Slower manager of the Republican
speakers bureau, is having trouble in fill
ing dates fer this evening. number of
his principal campaign orators have gone
on a strike and have notified him that
they won't work tonight. They are going
to lay off to attend Albert Reid's wedding.
Captain Slower says if he had known it in
time he would have secured an injunction
against. Reids getting married till after
election.
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WARES FATHER DEAD.
Dies of Old Age at Sons Home
in Washington.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Hiram B. Ware.
father of Pension Commissioner Ware.
died here Tuesday of old age. The COM
missioner and Mrs. Ware left Washing
ton this afternoon, accompanying the
body to Fort Scott, Kas., where the fu-
neral will be held Thursday afternoon
Mr. Hiram Ware was over 80 years OF
age. He has lived with the family of
his son in Topeka for some time and re-
Gently went with them to Washington.
Mr.. Ware was a sailor for many years
before the civil war, and was interested
in whaling ship. After he left the sea
he moved to Kansas and bought a farm
near Cherokee, in Cherokee county
During the war he invented an army
saddle which was adopted by the United
States government. For the last twenty
years Mr.. Ware was much interested in
the growing and manufacture of fax
He raised fax On his farm in an expert
mental way and invented several ma
chimes to be used in the manufacturing
of the raw material and fabric. He
built an experimental factory at Kansas
City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22
WAS ONLY LUNATIC.
Reported Attempt on Loubet's Life
Without Foundation.

Paris. Oct. 22-The police commissary
attached to the Elysee palace says the
report published in the Figaro this
morning of the alleged attempt of a
dangerous anarchist to seek an oppor-
tlInity to assassinate President Loubet
is much exaggerated. The facts are
that a man of. unbalanced mind late on
Monday tried to climb the railing in
front of the gates of the Elysee, beside
a sentry box The sentry ordered him
away The man talked incoherently,
and finally had to be removed. No re-
volver or poignard was found on him.
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MILLS STORE NEWS.
Now Is the Time
and this the place
to buy your needs in the way Of
DRESS TRIMMINGS
AND BUTTONS.

Our stock is very complete, con- +
tanning all the new things that are
being shown in the east = and many
new designs are now being shown in
WOOD FIBRE = Such as straight
braid with plain edge, also fancy
weaves in quite variety; these are
in black only.
COLOREQ APPLIQUE are proving
especially good, the line is quite large
all widths and prices.
PERSIAN BANDS are still another
favorite and probably make a more
effective trimming than any other one
trimming TO be had-many medallion
effects.
CHIFFON APPLIQUE = comes in
Black and White, line of designs larger
than ever; very delicate and genteeI
trimming.
BUTTON ASSORTMENT-is pleas
ing one and with the late addition OF
some of the new ideas of the fashion
makers is now an assortment from
which any want can be supplied.
They are mostly in three sizes, small,
medium and large and are in Metal,
Pearl and Enamel with Persian color
ings. Not all round, some oblong,
others triangle; very pretty for decor
ative purposes.
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Boers investigating Mexico.

Mexico City, Oct. 22.-Gen. Snyman.
late of the Boer army, and Marshal
Bond, of New York, who are here in
vestigating the suitability of Mexico for
the settlement of Boer colonists, are
pleased with the reception by the citi-
zens as well as by the government
They have had an interview with
Finance Minister Limantour and will
travel in several states examining lands.
The British subjects residing here have
shown generous hospitality to the Boer
generals
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PLEASANT WEATHER.
There Is a Promise for Its Con-
tinuation.

The government forecast sent out this
morning was generally fair tonight and
Thursday"
The wind this morning was south blow
ing 20 miles an hour. The minimum tenn
perature was IS. The hourly tempera-
lures recorded by the government ther-
rnnrleter today were as follows:
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Linooln Papers Mutilated.

Charleston. Ill, Oct Determination
of the. records OF the Coles and Edgar
county circuit court has led to the dis
covery that many papers signed by
Abraham Lincoln when he practiced law
there have been mutilated to secure the
great emancipator's autograph.
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Venice, Oct. 22-Charles NJ. Schwab.
president of the United States Steel cor
poTation. who has been here for some
eays, took a special train today for
Milan. Italy.
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Ex-President of Switzerland Dies.

Berne. Switzerland. Oct. 22.-Forner
President Heuser died today as the re-
suit Of a paralytic stroke He had been
recent years
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W. g. d. U. ORoars Re-elacted

Portland, Me. Oct. z2.-President
Mrs L. NJ. Stevens of Portland and the
other officers of the National w c. T.
U. have been reelected.
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Temperatures of Largo Cities.

Chicago, Oct 22-7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. "A; Boston, 50; Wash
ington, 30; Chicago. So; Minneapolis, so;
Cincinnati, "A; St. Louis, 56.
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Chicago. Oct. 22.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Thursday: south
| erlx winds.
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show was free. Senator Burton made his
anti-reVision speech
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-22

Senator Burton spoke at Atchison last
night preceding the play "A DeliI.s
Lane" The house was crowded, as the