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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
HAS LOST GROUND.
Venezuelan Revolution Is Falling Be-
hind the Procession.

Correspondence of Associated PreSS.)
Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 27--During
the past fortnight the Venezuelan revo-
luton has lost time and ground. The in
surrection was a short time ago in un-
disputed possession Of Carupano,
Cumana. Barcelona and Guiria, that is
to say, all the eastern coast OF Vene-
zuela, but owing to the abii1ty ana skill
of General Velutini, Corsican of extra
ordinary intelligence, a large CONNER
cial port has been wrested from them.
General Castro is at San Casim1ro, his
vanguard being at Camatagua. he IS
awaiting reinforcementS in order to at
tack the revolutionistS who are at pres
ent at Alta Gracia de Orituco. His
army, which is estimated at 1000 men.
is we'll armed and disciplined. Castro's
ia, is at Villa de Cura with 1000 men.
and General AraucO has an army OF
5000 men massed on the frontier of the
state of Trujillo. Such are the avaiiabie
forces of the government.
The troops Of the revolution are much
disseminated 1t is impossible to
diagnose it's present condition. 1t seems
to suffer from a general fnd1soos1tlon
that although very powerful on the first
of July it has since developed both
moral and physical weakness.
General Matos, the revolutionary lead
er, has during the past two months neen
of his five million cartridges, winch
reach him slowly. To those unacquaint-
ed with Venezuela it may seem strange,
nay, Incredible that it requires SO long
to mobilize an army, but 1t is both nat
ural and inevitab1 Roads do not ex-
ist the rain falls in torrents. and the
mules, which are the only means or
transport. sink daily UP to their shold-
ers in the mud; and as each mule car
ries only 1000. cartridges, that is to say,
four four boxes of 500 cartridges each, 1t
is necessary to employ 1850 mules to
transport the 5000, 900 cartridges of the
revolutionists, But to find TINS number
of mules in a country ruined by four
years of revolution is not only very diff
icult but almost impossible The revo-
lutionists have, moreover. been obliged
to construct bridges and that without
adequate tools or engineers. In word,
in spite of the towns which they
occupy and the thousands of men
whom they have under arms. they
are so scattered that if not a
negligible quantity they are very diff
cult to get at. The revolutionists were
dangerous before the government went
out to attack them. but now their abil-
ity to attack the government has be-
come problematlcal 1t is no longer a
local war which they will be constrain-
ed to carry on. but an invasion. This
does not mean that the revolution will
| lose nor is this even suggested; but Gen.
Castro is now in a position to defend
himself. He will nevertheless have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
CALL ON STONE.
Pennsylvania Governor Asked
to Call an Extra Session.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 4.-Gov. Stone
was waited upon by committee from the
state legislative board of railroad en-
ploys of Pennsylvania this afternoon
and requested to take Immediate steps to
bring about settlement of the strike in
the anthracite coal regions. and If neces-
sary call an extra session of the 1egisla-
ture for the enactment of a compulsory
arbitration law. The committee present.
ed a signed statement setting forth that
the strike Is causing much distress among
the anthracite miners and their families,
hardship to millions of people and proving
disastrous to the business interests of the
state. IS "a.
The committee stated that railroad en-
ployes depend upon the coal traffic for
four afths of their living and that they
were not making as good wages as before
the strike He said the board was pre-
pairing a bill which its membersf believed
would end the strike and prevent strikes
in the future if it should become a laW.s
special session of the legislature. law
could be passed that would be constitu-
tional and that would settle the strike
and would prevent others, he would not
hesitate to call a special session.
Gov. Stone also said he regarded the
strike as of sufficient public interest to
Justify an extra session of the legislature
if it would solve the difficulty, but he
would not call a special session in the
interest of speculation, or for political
effect if no satisfactory law could be pass
ed or good come out of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

much to do to emerge from the strug-
gle victorious, because the revolution
lists in addition to Matos' army have
about 5000 men at Alta Gracia under
the orders of Domingo Manages, Ro-
lando and Penaloza. Generals Luciano
Mendoza, Riera and Solagnt are near
Baruuismeto and Ducas. The environs
of Valencia are overrun with reVoiu-
tionists; Los Teuues is also In their
power, and 1,400 are lodged in TIE
mountains between Caracas and La
Guaira Nevertheless. the government
lives, commands. makes itself obeyed
and is feared which proves that 1t IS
not yet crushed.
A great battle is expected to take place
within four or five days. either at Alta
Gracia de Orituco, if Matos can bring over
his ammunition and advance his army, or
between Araguita and Santa Lucia, val
lev by which the revolutionists Will PROB
ably attempt to pass in order TO reach
From financial point of view President
Castro has regained his lost prestige
through the arrival of the million Bolivars
(coins worth about 20 cents in sllver)
brought to him by the steamer Pnliaoei-
phia.
This sum has enabled him to face certain
pressing engagements and to prove to his
adyersaries that he has found In the com
ing of silver even with 50 per cent pront.
certain legal resources which Will avolo
the necessity Of having recourse to forced
loans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

IL
A man of letters-the mail carrier.
The magician seldoms misses a trick.
When it comes to high life the roofer
has all beat.
A liberal education is one that always
gives itself away.
A dressmaker may be very delicate,
though she seams well.
Stimulants may keep some men up, but
they keep more men down.
A man who would travel the road to
literary success must keep to the write.
Riches take wings. and, judging by the
price Of woman's hats, wings take riches.
The difference between a poster and a
landlady is that one gets stuck bill
board and the other on a board bill.
There seems to be hitch in the pro-
ceedings," remarked the facetious groom
as he set about Harvesting the horse.
IT always dull and stupid when /
have a cold.' remarked Softleigh. You
have my sympathy answered Cyincus.
"A chronic cold must be a dreadful af-
fiction
Weary Walker-"Dusty, II you wuz
goin' to settle down, where would you
like to liver" Dusty Rhodes-.I tink
deres a place in Germany called 'Eidel-
berg wat would suit me.
Would it be good idea for me to
write some verses on 'snow?" queried
the long-haired visitor Fine" returned
the editor. Write 'em on snow, and
when the snow melts that will be the
end of Them
How often does the earth have a re-
volution?' asked the teacher. What
part of the earth" inquired the pupil
What part?'' ''Yes'm- If you mean in
if you mean in South America they have
'em oftener."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
JAYHAWKER JOTS.

Horse racing is the Saturday attrac-
ton at Piedmont.
Sneak thieves are too numerous at
Kirwin for comfort.
A shortage of a dozen skule marms
exists in Lane county.
Eureka is to have it's first animal cir
Gus in five years September 5.
Atchison is preparing for her corn
carnival The jails are empty.
Girls still pay their debts in Doni-
phan county with old fashioned stick
candy.
over at durham objectsonal characters
are ridden on a rail and chased from
the town.
Russian thistles are going to seed on
the Dighton town site under protest of
the citizens.
What strange fatality caused Miss
break her arm.
The first load of corn marketed in
Onaga was of the yellow dent variety
and brought As cents.
Last week was a dull one for Scran-
ton papers-not an argument nor even
a dog fight, they complain.
Lebanon is to have a rest room where
out of town visitors can drop in. eat
their lunch and primp up.
The first shipment from Anthony to
WaIdron over the Orient road was 700
pounds of Ice and key of nails.
After costly trial the jury acquitted
him of the charge of cattle stealing
that's what happened to Jones of Sa-
lima.
Chanute's council will take stern
measures to prevent SO many dog fights
on the streets Sunday afternoons here
after.
fatherly old Jefferson county COB
bier has driven the mother away and
cares for the young turkeys in the most
approved fashion.
A Larned man captured a pair of
monkey faced owls in an abandoned
well with heads almost the size and
nature of a Simian.
A Sharon Springs eastern visitor start
ed to hunt prairie chickens with a pick
and shovel. He thought they lived in
holes like prairie owls.
Physician, heal myself" is an adage
that doesn't go in Lyon county, where
| doctor has fled to the mountains to
| get rid of the hay fever.
| The editor of the Hope Dispatch in
! mourning the loss of a favorite UNI
| brella should remember that where
! there is life there's Hope.
| The fates seem to have it in for Far
mer Kirkbrides Of Rice county. Light
| ming bowled over fine COW and three
| others broke in the cane patch.
| A farmer near Abilene grows little
white oval shaped gourds and palms
them off on the grocers for eggs That
beats t. e Yankee and the wooden nut
megs.
Cottonwood Falls will vote bonds and
| dream of the day when the Orient
road will reach town. Castles in the all
| come high but some people must have
| them.
The meanest man in Kansas lives in
Jefferson county. He induced his faith
full dog to scratch out a bumblebee's
nest under the talk of a rabbit being
| around.
/ All his life a Sadcuictx man hos io1~oS
| about the unreliability of a woman's
| aim. One took a revolver shot at hin
| this week but as she missed him a foo
or so he is still joking.
Poached watermelons are the lates
fad In Rice county. The Lyons Eagle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
BELLS OF MANDALAY.
rFrom scribner's Magazine.l

Mandalay has its own sky. soft and gray
and incurvfng like a tent. with white cloud
lines that seem meant for scrools If one
could read. 1t is the very sacred city, The
city OF contemplation, the city of all the
monks. A thousand pagoda bells give
tongue to the wind there when the sun
goes down: a crumbling thousand more
give up to time the testimony of outworn
things.
1t lies in a curved arm of blue hills. and
something broods over it with solicitude.
This you suspect from the air of the
place and the way the shrili talk OF the
parrots and the complaint of the goats
and the laughter of the people come to
you wherever you are sitting. Afterward
you go out, as did that morning with
the missioner, and see under the very
zenith where the low gray sky is caught
up, the square of the dark-red crenelated
walls of the old royal city. three miles
each way, and outside the walls the par
allel clear moat blinking back at the
sky: and then you sure that over
above the government of India some spirit
is in possession here, some spirit that
bends In affection over finished and for
gotten things
Eeven-roofed kiosks stand at intervals
over the gates in the wall-they are call
ed pyathat but they strike the eye like
peaceful conclusions-and low white stone
bridges raised in the middle span the moat
The buttresses Of the gates are painted
deep gray and white, and the bank that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
AT WORLDS FAIR.
Kansas Commission at st. Louis
ON State Site Matter.

St. Louis, Sept 4.-Members OF the KAN
sas Worlds Fair commission arrived In
the city yesterday and visited the falr
neadQuarters to consult with the author
tiles in regard to a selection of the site
and the participation of the state In the
fair. The full membership came-Col.
John c. Carpenter, Chanute, Kan, state
Senator J. C. Morrow, Washington coun-
ty: r. T. Simons, Caldwell; Charles H.
Lueling. Wichita; William H. Wagner.
Atchtnson. The gentlemen called In the
morning upon C. H. Huttig OF chairman
the committee on state and territorial ex-
hibfts. and discussed the exhibit to pc
made by Kansas. In the afternoon they
called on Directors Of Works Taylor, and
a lengthy discussion ensued in relation
to the site to be allotted the Kansas state
building. Mr.. Taylor stated that no site
for any state building had been finally
decided upon, and that it would be inn
possible to assign to any state definite
site before the allotment ceremonies.
September 30.
Some disappointment was felt at the an
nouncement that the selections of sites
would not be made by the commissions OF
the different states. though they were
convinced of the business of Mr.. Taylor's
reasons. Seven months ago the Kansas
commissioners visited the city for the
especial purpose of choosing a favorable
location for their state building. They
selected an open space of ground on hill
just east of the site of the art palace,
and understood they would be allowed to
erect there the state building of Kansas
on this site. They say they knew nothing
of change of plans in regard to the To-
cation until the visit yesterday. Yesterday
afternoon they inspected the wooded space
near the southeast entrance to the
grounds, where the group of state build
ings will be located. While disappointed
at the failure to acquire the first location
selected, they seemed pleased with the
new site, and stated that the only objection
to it was that it's distance from the main
picture OF the exposition tended, in a
measure, to isolate the state buildings.
Kansas was the first state to make an
appropriation for the Worlds Fair. The
first appropriation was for $4,000, and Col.
Carpenter said there was hardly doubt
that the next legislature would increase the
amount to $4,000. and perhaps to 49,
OOO
Before leaving the visitors stated that
their state would be represented at the
ceremonies of state allotment by the gov
ernor of the state and the full board Of
comm iSSionerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News

From the Chicago News.1
Adversely makes great men greater and
small men smaller.
A man is always known by the company
that refuses to keep him.
Lots Of women haters are afraid to
mention the fact to their wives.
Don't keep a good scheme on hand
when it should be placed ON foot.
When a woman seeks information she
goes after 1T in a roundabout way.
Saying nothing at the right time is
equivalent to saying the right thing.
With the advent of the undertakers'
trust it is doubtful If death is really
worth dying
Occasionally a man takes advice be-
cause he has somebody picked out to
whom he is going to give it.
When a young man considers a girl an
angel it Is cruel of her to spoil his
dreams by marrying him.
"reminiscences of the oldest inhabitant
are responsible for the lies some women
tell about their age.
A wise girl goes to a neighboring town
to study music when the matrimonial
field at home is overworked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
A BEET SUGAR DREAM.
[From the Chicago Post.1

Ii 1pIli Tie SHlCd6O oSt
The agricultural department has pub
lisbed a report giving the result of in
designations of the condition of the
beet sugar industry In the United
States. The report shows that the in
dustry is increasing largely every year
and the investigator predicts for it
brilliant future. But he adds that if
those who engage in the manufacture of
this product are successful their profits
are large on the other hand the chances
against such success are many and the
risk of failure considerable.
Having thus cautioned the reader the
report presents what may be considered
a dream of the future, when the sugar
beet shall have filled up the gap now ex-
listing between the sugar we actually
produce and the quantity we consume.
This chasm is a mere matter of some
1000, 600 tons. and it is figured that 500
factories with a daily capacity Of 500
tons of beets would fill it.
On the figures of 1901 1t is estimated
s.iat during 1902 we will consume ap-
proximately 2.5o0.o0o tons of sugar. Our
production of sugar, from both cane and
beet is expected to reach nearly 500, 900
tons. We may look for about 100000
tons from Porto Rico and about 300, 900
tons from Hawaii. This leaves 1000, 900
tons to be brought from foreign sources
paying a duty.
The report says: "It Is the ambition
of those encouraging the sugar industry
to establish factories enough at least to
supplant this foreign supply" We have
about fifty of these factories at present,
and we need only about 450 more, repre-
senting an investment of from $20o, OOo,-
900 to s25O, 100000.
But what about the views of the sugar
consumers. who are now paying duty on
imports of much more than half the
total amount consumed? Is it their am
bition to keep on paying this duty SO
that those encouraging the sugar in
dustry' may experiment with the the
Dries of this government report? Or
would the consumers prefer to buy their
sugar from nearby countries-Cuba, for
instance-that make speciality of sugar
J production and can in consequence sup
ply us much cheaper than we can make
our own, whether from cane or beet?
This is the real question:: Do we wish
to pay a high price for our sugar until
we demonstrate by experiment whether
or not We can produce all we need our
selves or would we prefer getting il
where nature has left little room for ex-
cheap market Is already at hand for this
product? Let us try the experiment OF
getting free sugar from Cuba before we
finally determine to see how many arti-
fetal conditions we may have to encour-
age before we can meet our full demand
by our own production
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.1

[From the Atchison Globe.1
We hate the word affinity
How people love to rubberneck!
There ought to be law against whin-
ing.
What a good memory some people
have for mischief!
Some people think work Is terribly
hard. But it isn't as hard as loahng.
What ornery people there are in the
worldi But you can't reform them.
What has become of the old fashioned
dog that was ssSicked" on the hogs, and
chewed their ears off?
The kin OF the first wife of Theodore
Roosevelt: how they must sheer at the
present first lady of the land!
When a man does wrong. he forgets
how his wife feels about it, but he ex-
poets the newspapers in writing him up,
to remember.
There Is one piece of bad luck the best
man in the world is glad is universal:
that all are growing older. and that no
one escapes.
In an Atchison family, the children
are named Chauncey, Gwendolin. De-
Mountvil1e and Honera, yet the father
gets only a dollar a day.
We have noticed that when a man
occupies the center of a room, and
amuseS the crowd, you will find his
wife off in one corner disguised.
In buying a watch or Iocket for a
girl, remember this nice distinction:
the watch must be the smallest you can
get, and the 1ocket must be the largest
When a man opens UP business. the
papers say he has a large circle of
friends, and after the accounts begin
to accumulate in his ledger. he begins
to believe it.
Work is very rarely divided evenly
between a husband and wife. Some
times the husband has the best of it:
sometimes it is the wife. Loafing and
industry never get along together.
How soon after the funeral do peo-
pie begin to visit the grave? An Atchi-
son woman points with pride to her
record: her husband was buried at 8.
and she returned to the cemetery and
visited his grave at six.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

slants steeply from the wall to the water
has here and there low, twisted, spread
Ing tree on it. purely for decoration.
You may stop at corner and look two
ways along the rejecting water with
bridge after bridge receding across, and
pyathat after pyathat diminishing above,
and each red and gray and white vista
SO picked out and finished under the quiet
of the hills.
Mandalay seemed aware with bunting
that day, flags and arches of welcome ev
erywhere and crowds flocking-aware and
almost awake: but you looked again and
saw that she only turned in her sleep
and smiled as at q dream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
AN ECCLESIASTICAL JOKE.

TFrom the Philadelphia Times.1
On the occasion of Roman Catholic
jubilee in his former diocese, st. Louis.
Archbishop Ryan Journeyed there, and, in
the makeup Of a procession that formed
part of the celebration, found himself
seated in a carriage with Bishop Glen
non. attached to one of the western
diocesses- As nearly everybody In Phila-
delphia knows. Archbishop Ryan is OF
portly build. His companion Of the car
rage was slight, ascetic-iooking man.
The contrast between them was marked
as they alfghted from the vehicle, and the
Philadelphia doomed up large beside the
westerner. The contrast struck the arch
bishop forcibly.
Bishop Giennon." he said, 1--WE often
wondered as to the exact difference be-
tween an archbishop ard q bishop. but
THU need wonder no longer
He placed himself close beside the
smaller divine, and describing semi
circle that followed his front outline from
chest to waist, added:
Its all in the arch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

Five million dollars will be expended
in terminal improvements by the rail-
roads entering st. Louis in anticipation
of Worlds fair business. All the roads
entering the city use one great passen-
ger station which covers eleven acres
and stretches from Eighteenth to
Twentieth streets. The extension will
carry it at least another block to the
westward and in place of the 80 terminal
tracks, as at present, there will be
about fifty. Twenty-Five great rail-
ways now use the station.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
Montauk Attacked.

Montauk, L. l.. Sept 4-Montauk was
attacked by the enemy's ships TINS
morning The Mayfiower appeared IN
Fort Pond Bay at O'clock She was
followed by the Panther and supply
The weather was misty and the vessels
were not detected until they had enter
ed the bay.
New London, Conn.,, Sept. An off,
cial dispatch given out at army neau-
Quarters here says that ten boatloads OF
marines from two cruisers landed at
Montauk Point today to attck the sig
nj station there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of DIR. Swan was held at
his home, 624 Buchanan street, at 2
o'clock today. The funeral was attend
ed by members of the state board OF
health, of which DIR. Swan was secre-
tary, and also the local physicians. DR..
J. T. Mcfarland. of the First Metho-
dist church, conducted the funeral serv-
ices Mrs. Swan, with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Bennett, arrived in To-
peka last night at midnight with the
body.
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HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
ascay during the summer may ha0e
the PAPER mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate of thirty
cents month. address changed as
often as desired. While ont of t0aOn
the State journal ariH be to .y0~ ike
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

Buffalo Express: If the coal op-
orators are really defending any just
public principle, why should they fear
that the Civic Federation or any other
fair arbitrators would not sustain them?
The more just they believe their case
to be, the more anxious they should be
for arbitration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-04

Tom Johnson in his Ohio convention
speech probably sounded the keynote of
Democratic harmony when he pointed
out that there is no course open but to
stand by the Kansas City platform UNI
til another one is adopted. If they can't
harmonic on that there will be no har-
mony this year.