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The Conservative, 1902-02-27
Che Conservative.

gravity. That is, pound OF pine has
very nearly the same heating value as
pound of hickory. On the otEs'
hand, cord Of seasoned hickory
weighs 4, 200 pounds, while cord of
pine or willow weighs only about
1000 pounds In New England, during
the writer's boyhood, each Industrious
farmer always planned to cut enough
wood each winter and to store it
away under shelter where it could be
| seasoned before use. Only shiftless
provider would be found guilty of
supplying his wife with green wood
as fuel. The Importance of this is
evident when it is understood that
each 100 per cent of water or moisture
in the wood detracts 10 per cent from
it's value as fuel. In the discussion
of fuel value of wood as compared
| with good soft coal, it is to- be under
stood that the comparisons following
are made OH the basis Of dry wood.
Knowing that our professors in the
state university had given consider
able attention to the subject Of fuel
value of wood, and that of corn as
compared with coal, the writer Sc
cured some interesting figures from
Prof. O. V. P. Stout and from Prof.
Chatburn Of the state university. In
this discussion it should be borne in
mind that while cord of wood NOM
inally 4x4X8 contains 1913 cubic feet
actually according to official deter
limitations in Prussia, and as quoted
by United States Commissioner of For
estry B. E. Fernow,a a cord of four foot
wood contains only about rs cubic
feet of solid wood From various
sources Professor Chatburn has de-
duced tie following statement: TAX
ing seventy five cubic feet of solid
wood for a cord, and using Rock
Springs coal as a standard for COM
parison. Dry ash, weighing 5000
pounds per cord, is equal in heating
value to 2.000 pounds of Rock Springs
coal. A cord of elm, weighing 1850
pounds per cord, is equal to 1850 of
Rock Springs coal. A cord of hick-
ory, weighing 4,200 pounds, has the
same fuel value as 2, 720 pounds of Rock
Springs coal. Changing this compar-
ison to a money value, one cord of ash
equals one ton of Rock Springs coal,
selling in most markets at 81, and in
some at 81. so per ton. Using this as
standard of comparison, a four foot
cord of elm is worth rs. 8S; cord of
oak, $7.40; a cord of hickory, SO. 30 /;
cord of willow, $4.65; cord of
apple, $6.37;a cord of soft maple,
$5. 20; and cord of cottonwood, $3. 80.
that is, wherever the consumer pays 81
a ton for Rock Springs coal, he can
afford to pay the above noted prices
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
DIR. GRAY WAS "CONNED. .
Charges Son-in-Law of Chief Justice
Fuller With doing" Him.

Chicago, March 2S.-Dr. Robert E.
Gray, before leaving for his former
home in Garden City, Kan, will seek
to recover from ]. Matt Aubrey, former
son-in-law of Chief Justice Fuller, $95
which the physician claims Aubrey Sc
cured from him while the former was
in the county Jail pending a hearing on
a charge of forgery. Aubrey was re-
leased several weeks ago on bond, and
after his release DR.. Gray made a COM
plant to the states attorney that Au
brey had secured sos from him on loans
and $40 from him on false pretenses.
According to the complaint made by
DR.. Gray, Aubrey represented that he
could secure transportation over the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
at 1 cent a mile through a publication,
and Gray agreed to purchase 1900 miles.
Gray alleges that when Aubrey gave
him what purported to be a receipt
from the publication, he gave Aubrey
the money.
Correspondence ensued between the
states attorney, DR.. Gray and Mr.. Au-
brey, and because of the poverty and
illness of Mrs. Aubrey, who wrote sew
eral pleading letters, the matter was
not pushed at the time.
Il will endeavOr to see Aubrey, and
if he will not arrange to reimburse me,
I will go before the grand jury" said
Dr. Gray who was recently a defend
ant himself.
DR. Gray says he will go back to Gar
den City to rebuild his professional
result, he said.
1.-The feeling against me there is not
so great as has been reported he said.
Il have no fear of the future"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
THE TELL TALE MARKS.
"Awful Signs Made on Houses
by Sample Distributors.

The terrible secret is out The deep
mystery of the strange marks on the
houses all over the city that has been
puzzling the public is at last made
clear. The marks were placed on the
houses to indicate the places visited by
two boys who We're distributing samples
of break food.
Topeka people We're set to guessing q
few days ago by the announcement that
all the houses all over the city bore
strange chalk marks, the meaning of
which was unknown. Later it develop
ed that there were Just two kinds of
marks, and that practically every house
in the city bore one or the other of the
marks. Speculation as to the probable
meaning of the mystic characters on
the houses ran wild The mystery of
the marks became a common topic of
gossip, and people meeting on the street
stopped to discuss their meaning. PeO-
pie of vivid imagination were responsi-
BILE for dozens of stories in explanation
of the apparent phenomena.
The mystery was solved today how
ever by the following letter received at
the State Journal office signed by ''An
Indignant Property Owner" The A 7.
p. o. says:
''I have noted the articles in some of
the papers calling attention to the van
dalism of branding the houses all over
town presume the papers are in on
the fake and will be paid for their work
or more likely have been paid in ad-
vance
But assuming that you may not be
lending yourselves to a slick adYertiS
ing scheme and that you are really ig-
norant of what the brands mean 1 will
say that the said defacing of houses
was done by boys distributing from
house to house free samples of certain
breakfast food.
'.They marked each house as they left
the packages and were followed by
man who was apparently tabbing them
off to see that they left only one pack
age at each place.
Both the boys and their instigators
should be arrested and fined for vandal-
ISM for if not-in logical Sequence-the
next advertising fakirs will have to
daub our houses with various colored
paints and before the end comes they
may have to kick in our doors, break in
our windows and aSSaSSinate some OF
the family just to lend originality to the
scheme, and to insure newspaper COM
ments and set the town guessing.
Personally I feel that instead of its
being funny it is simply audacious and
malicioSs injury to property which if
permitted to go unpunished and unre-
buked will end in incalculable damage
to our homes and the city.
Il trust that you will show that your
paper is not a party to the fake by at
once exploding and denouncing it in
such a way that it will properly recoil
on the malicious miscreants who are
working the dodge.
AN INDIGNANT PROPERTY OWNER
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
FEE SYSTEM TO GO.
Civil Service to Be Adopted in Diplo-
matte Department.

Washington, March 2S.-The house
committee on foreign affairs has voted
to report the bill of Representative
Adams Pa) to reorganize the United
States consular service and place it on
a civil service foundation.
The commercial organizations of the
country have been much interested in
a measure of this kind, and although
differences have existed over various
bills that of Mr.. Adams was generally
concurred in after some amendments
had been made. As agreed upon it
provides for the appointment by the
president of committee of two sem
ators, three representatives and one
state department official to assist in
the reorganization of the consular
service which is to be effected within
two years. The consular officers are
graded with fixed salaries; fees are
abolished; a board of examiners is es-
tablished. and provision is made for
an eligible list from which appointives
NAV be selected.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28

Clyde during the early morning hours
yesterday there were assembled four
of the principal state officers of Kan
sas. and ten candidates for offices. be-
sides some politicians without immedi-
ate aspirations, and several newspaper
correspondents.
Among the candidates were four for
governor, one for United States SEN
ator, one for lieutenant governor, one
for attorney general, one for superin-
tendent of insurance, and two for su-
perintendent of public instruction.
1t happened in this way: Clyde is the
junction of the Central Branch, Rock
Island and Union Pacific railways. A
special train was run from Cylde to the
banquet at Concordia Wednesday even
ing, returning after the festivities. BY
taking advantage of this the aggrega-
ton of candidates which wished to re-
turn to Topeka were enabled to reach
Clyde and catch a Rock Island flyer
which would put them into Topeka
early yesterday morning, whereas
otherwise they could not reach here un-
advantage of the special train.
There were three coaches on the train
and they were crowded with Clyde Re
publicans. but room was made for the
state officers and numerous candidates.
Bailey came near getting left. He
reached the train just as it was start
ing and climbed on the rear platform
of the last car. The door was locked.
ton on the outside of the car. In the
meantime the man in charge of the
train had been around and collected
fare, and the other candidates accused
Bailey of beating his way.
What made the other fellows really
feel bad about it was that while nearly
all of them carried Missouri Pacific
passes in their pockets, every man of
them had to pay cash. When the man
in charge of the train-aOt a regular
conductor-made the rounds to collect
the tickets. nearly every man in the po-
htical aggregation sprung a pass on
him, but he inform ed them that passes
didn't pass on that train, that it was a
didates and those accompanying them
contributed about ten dollars to his ex-
chequer.
Clyde was reached at o'clock in the
morning. W. ]. Bailey and f. L. Van
degrift led the way to the Rock Island
depot. There was no light in the little
waiting room. but there was a warm
! fire and few beams came through the
There were not seats enough to go
around, so the last ones to arrive had
to stand around on one leg and lean up
against the. wall
Governor Stanley found a mail sack
in one corner He spread it out by the
wall, and gave A ]. Bayse, of the Belle
vile Telescope, half of It, Then he lean
ed back against the wall and in five
minutes was asleep.
1t was surprising how those who held
| state offices could sleep. Nelson, Cole,
Grimes and Stanley could go to sleep
sitting bolt upright or in any old posi-
/ tion, while the rest of the crowd only
sat around and felt uncornforta BILE
| They had two hours and a half to wait
! for the Rock Island flyer.
IF 1 was on the board of railway as
SCISSORS like George Cole 1 would see
that trains got around when wanted
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
NEW SILVER DOLLAR
To Be Coined Especially For Use in
the Philippines.

Washington, March 2S.-The Republi-
can members on the senate Philippine
committee were in session considering
the various features of the Philippine
government bill among others that per-
tanning to the currency to be maintain
ed in the Philippine islands. The sub
committee having in hand this portion
of the legislation had not prepared its
report, but after the conference adjourn
ed members of the committee stated
that there was practical unanimity in
favor of permitting the present silver
standard in the Philippines to remain
undisturbed. The. subcommittee is ex-
pected to soon report substitute for
the existing provisions of the bill pro-
Mexican dollar to weigh 416 grains and
be 900 fine, the supply to be limited to
the needs of the islands and the silver
to be purchased by the government To
Senator Allison, as chairman of the sub
committee has been entrusted the duty
of preparing the substitute.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Chicago livestock Market.

Chicago, March 2S.-CATTLE-Receip
2.5o0 head. Market steady. Good to prime
steers, $6.500zO5; poor to medium, $4.25u
$40; stockers and feeders, 81. .5od525: cows,
$1.30d5.50; heifers, $2.50d5.S5; Gamers. 81. 30
a.. 40: bulls, s2.50d5.IO: calves, $250a6O0;
Texas fed steers. $5.O0d6.O0.s
HOGS-Receipts today, 21:00o head; esti-
04O head. Market 1Oc higher. Mixed and
butchers, s6.50a6;S S5; good to choice heavy,
SC. 45d6.60: bulk OF sales. $6.50@6.75.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1000 head. Sheep
ers, 5.O0d5.40; fair to choice mixed. "a. .25D
40; western sheep and yearlings, $3.50
SIS; native lambs, $4.00fI6.55; western
lambs. S5.25667O.
OFFICIAL receipts and shipments yester-
day: Cattle. Hogs. Sheep.
Receipts $500. .......1O,708 80 $50 1901
Shipments ...... -. 4.07S 5,244 2794
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Select Knights Settle.

ottawa, Kas.. March 2S.-In the dis
trict court, by agreement, suit
against the grand lodge of the Select
knights, brought by w. L. Faulkner,
was settled, the defendant agreeing to
pay 1925 and costs. Faulkner sued for
81 900. Five years ago Faulkner was
thrown from a freight ear while break
ing in North ottawa, and had one hand
cut off. After being discharged from
the hospital Faulkner sued the order in
which he was insured. The case was
dismissed by Judge Riggs, on demurrer.
The supreme court ordered a new trial.
Senator G.. H. Lamb, of Yates Center
and Ed H Wheeler, of Kansas City.
officers of the grand lodge, were here
and arranged the settlement.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
MISS BRENT ELOPES.
Engaged to Marry One Man but Weds
Another.

Miss Mary Brent, of Kansas City, and
Harry c. Hammer, also of Kansas
City, were secretly married last night.
Miss Brent was engaged to G. G. Scott,
of Milwaukee, and the wedding was to
have taken place in about two weeks.
Miss Brent is we'll known in Topeka,
having visited at the home of Mrs. G.
G. Foster, on Harrison street. Miss
Brent is one of four daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. L T. Brent, of 1900 Linwood
boulevard, Kansas City. There was to
of Kansas City, were to have been mar
ried at the same time as the proposed
marriage of Mr.. Scott and Miss Mary
Brent. Mrs. Hammer gave no reason
for jilting Mr.. Scott, but sent a note to
her parents stating that she and Mr..
Hammer had been married.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
GAZETTE.HERALD SOLD.
Colorado Parties Purchase St. Joe
Newspaper.

ST. Joseph, Mo, March 2s.-The Ca
zette-Herald, the only morning ana ana
Sunday paper in ST. Joseph, was soiu
today for $4,000. The purchasers arS
Lewis Gaylord and NJ. Kaufman, OF
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Mr.. Gaylord recently sold the Colo
rado Springs Telegraph for $50, 900 MT
Kaufman is the proprietor of the larg-
est dry goods store in Colorado Springs
and formerly lived in St. Joseph. Ihe
name of the paper will be changed, be-
ing called the, Gazette, instead of the
hyphenated name. The politics will pc
Democratic. The new owners VIII
erect building and install a new plant
as soon as possible. In the meantime
the mechanical work will be done on
the plant of the Daily News, the former
prOprietorS.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28

pany, 1O4 Board of Trade building. Kan
fas dcs caty 10 0 West Sixth ine Street Tee
phone 4SO]
WHEAT-Wheat has sold lower, as I
thought it would in my last letter. and II
that were in in January. Wheat is going
begging for support.It is the cheapest thing
on the board today. and yet no one. wants
it was about 16c higher and the general
one ne would think there was no good in
wheat this summer Have you not stopped
you ali so bulIish when wheat was selling
at sac, have to buy in the wheat that they
very natural for them to find very fiowery
crop reports at these figures. Now be care
full or the first thing that you Will know
is that the country will be short and Chit
cago long, and then you won't have wheat
The first part of this week put me in mind
of the first of January: all of the grain
they were wearing the other side then. and
1 was the only bear that could be found
in this part OF the country, put now am
the only bull. was reading an article
last night that there was SO much wheat
what to do with it.. Wen, ] will tell you
wants it, and after these big fellows
bay s6 in ncb All up there and you en se it
back to them with a handsome profit. I
in the lakes next week, and that win take
a big block out of our visible which has
been much of a bear argument of late,
and the chances are that we will have
some very big decreases in the visible from
now on which is generally the case this
time of the year The receipts are very
sman and cash wheat hard to get and we
have not a fowery prospect by any means
and the time is not far off until you will
hear the cry of bad crop scares. and the
time is here now that It will have stay
ing effect They all will want wheat. Ny
advice is to get a little of it while it is
cheap and don't wait until Ii gets up be-
fore you can see the situation. It is the
cheapest thing we have and they may
force it some lower. but it would stay out
of line with the other commodities long.
True wheat has sold lower in the past
than it is selling for now. but other things
were lower in proportion, you must re-
member. 1 feel that wheat Is purchase
that time will bear me out in it.
f. +. GALL.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Waiting on Garfield.

Washington, March 2S--Up to the
present time James R. Garfield has not
indicated to the president his intention
of accepting the place of civil service
commissioner which was rendered to
him to succeed VIM A. Rodenburg. re-
signed. In the event that Mr. Garfield
should finally conclude not to serve, it
IS said that the president is very ia
vorably disposed toward George Ever
EFT Adams, of Chicago Mr.. Adams
served four terms in congress, and it is
understood that his name was consid-
cred before the Offer was made to Mr..
Garfield.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Drove the eHoboesn Out.

Winfield, Kas., March 2S.-The police
of this city have begun an active wal
against "hoboes." Yesterday they sue
ceeded in driving fifty from the city
They started them north in bunch
but when three miles out the gang re-
belled and attacked the officers with
stones The officers opened fired and
succeeded in dispensing the gang in
every direction without any casualties
winfield has had a heavy run on hoboes
the last two weeks, but the officers are
determined to rid the town of this OBJ
jectionable element, and teach others
of their kind to give the city wide
berth
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Shaw Will Investigate.

Washington, March 2S.-The attention of
the president having been called to al
legged interviews with Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury Taylor in a number of
newspapers in which he had put himself
in the position of opposing certain provis-
ions of the Chinese exclusion bills now
pending in congress, Secretary Shaw has
been requested by the president to exam
me into the matter and report to him as
to the truth of the allegations. As Sec
retary Shaw is in New York, no action
will be taken by him in the direction of
carrying out the presidents instructions
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
rroons Ready to Leave Cuba.

Washington, March 2S-Quartermaster
General Ludington has instructed the
depot uuartermaster at New York city
to make prompt arrangements for the
TRANSFORMATION of all the troops in Cuba,
ordered to various points in the United
States. The department has been ad-
vised by Gen. Wood that all the troops
are ready to move from Cuba at any
time except eight troops of cavalry
from Havana and two troops of cavalry
from Santiago, which will remain on
the island until May 90
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Kansas City Livestock.

Kansas City. March 2S-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. 1000 head, including 800 head of Tex
SIS: Texas and I5dian Steers ID SosSs al !:
Texas cows, s., ,7oQ 500; native cows and
hedfers $3.5Oq6. .65; stoekers and feeders,
HOGS-Receipts. 5000 head. Market 100
zoe higher. Bulk of sales. Sc 356I6. SO: heavy,
s6S0d6.9 So packers, Sc. 456l6.S IS: medium. Sc 80
d6.SO; light. $6.25Q675; yorl1ers, s66046- 70
pigs, So. 0OG640
SHEEP.-Receipts.- 1.50o head Market
steady. Muttons, $5.30q575: lambs. Sc. 400
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
New Deal in Copper Trading.

New York March 2S-The manag gers of
the New York Metal Exchange have
adoped a new contract and special rules
to govern trading in standard copper which
will go into effect on April 10 1t is ex-
pected active trading under the new form
of contract viii begin Immediately upon
its enforcement, because ever since the
proposition was first made, aiming to
make New York a leading copper trading
market. renewed interest has been mani
tested and the membership of the eX-
change has largely increased, especially
within the past few weeks
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Convicted of Bribery.

ST. Louis. Mo. March 2s.-Emil A.
Mysenburg. member of the house of
delegates, was convicted of bribery in
connection with suburban street rail-
way franchise legislation in Judge
Douglas court after a trial lasting four
days, and his punishment fixed at three
years in the penitentiary. The jurors
consumed only three-quarters of an
hour in reaching a decision and they
WERE it is said, unanimous as to the
question of guilt.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
~Smoke" Tells of a Plot.

Manila, March 2S.-At the continu-
alton today of the trial by court mar
tial of Major L. w. T. Waller, of the
marine corps, for the execution with
out trial of natives on Samar island, "a
native scout by the name of Smoke
was on the stand. Smoke testified to
the existence of a plot among the ma
tive leaders of the Waller expedition
to murder Major Waller and Lieut..
Williams He said that when the ma
rines had rations they shared them
with the natives. The scout also said
that he personally had suffered severe
Iy from hunger.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28

the crack sprinter of Georgetown uni
versity, will go to England this sum-
Iner to defend the 100-yard champion
ship which he now holds. Duffy will
represent his university while in Eng
land and is looked upon to uphold the
hOnOrs he has held in this country for
two years
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Met Death in Boiling Sugar.

Warsaw, Ind, March 2S.-Mrs. Mary
Hively, wife of a prominent farmer. u
miles east of here, was seized with an
attack of epilepsy, fell into a pan Of
boiling sugar water and was scalded to
death Charles Hively found the body
a few minutes later with the head and
upper portion submerged.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Sons of Ham Won.

The Blackville Strutters played a
game of baseball against the Sons of
Ham Thursday afternoon on the black
diamond in Tennesseetown. The game
resulted in victory for the Sons of Ham.
Score 16 to IL. The star play of the
afternoon was made by Al Alexander
of the Blackville Strutters, who made a
home run. Another game will be play
ed next Thursday afternoon on the
same grounds to determine the cham
mir
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
Ten Per Cent Advance in Wages.

Bethlehem. Pa, March 28.-An in
crease of 10 per cent. has been made
by the Thomas Iron company in the
wages of the men employed at the COM
pany'S furnaces at Hellertown. After
April 1 laborers will receive S1.20 a day.
the highest rate paid them in many
years The 10 per cent. includes also
the men employed in the mines which
furnish ore for the furnaces.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
A svmpathetics Strike.

Fitchburg, Mass. March 2S.-The en-
tire force of weavers in the F'itchburg
worsted mills and the Boil mills of the
American Woolen Mill company struck
today in sympathy with the Rhode Is
land employees of the combine, in the
struggle against the two-loom system
In that state
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-28
ISN'T ALL ROSES.
Some of the Difficulties in the
Way of Statesmen.
Officers and Aspirants Spent Two
Hours at Clyde.
THE GOVERNOR SLEPT.
But He Sat Bolt Upright ON the
Floor.
Bright Things and Otherwise
Said by the Candidates.

The little town of Clyde, in Cloud
county, little dreamed, as it lay peace
fully sleeping the sleep of the just dur
ing the early hours of yesterday morn
ing, of the aggregation of statesman
ship gathered within its borders. If it
had known it would doubtless have
risen to do honor to the assembly.
In the little Rock Island depot at