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The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
HEALTH BOARD BLUNDERs.
Rev. Mr.. Sayre, Whose Child Had
Diphtheria, on Street.

Some agitation has been aroused among
the people of Parkdale in the vicinity of
Eighth and Lake streets on account OF
the alleged violation of quarantine rules
by Rev. Edward Sayre, pastor of the
Free Methodist church. For several days
his fve-year- old daughter was sick with
what was finally pronounced to be diph-
iberia. and died Wednesday morning. 1t
is claimed that Rev. Mr.. Sayre was on
the street number of times during the
illness of the little one and after its
death, while the body was still in the
house. exposing a number of children
who live in the neighborhood to the con-
tagion.
Regarding the matter Rev. Mr. Sayre
said at a distance to a reporter today: 4
was out on the street and went to tele-
phone a number of times. but there WASH I
anyone to do anything and l had to do
something. The child was taken sick last
Friday morning. and before that had been
down with what the doctor called mem
branous Group. The doctor came ana put
UP the diphtheria card, but did not give US
any instructions about what we should
do 1 admit that / was at the undertak-
ers and telephoned but was not in the
stores or undertak king rooms when there
was anyone else near"
Friends of Rev. Mr.. Sayre say too. that
he has been on the street at times when
it seemed necessary that he should be.
They say that the city authorities posted
the qua1 antine card, at the same time
making no provision for him or his fam
lily during the sickness of the child and
while they were alone with their dead.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

$780, instead of $50. as in the anti-keep-
open-on- Sunday charge. 1t is alleged by
the promoters of the new system that
it will freeze out a number of the minor
booze sellers whose business does not
warrant the expenditure of 500 per
month in fines.
This IS an experiment, but Chief Don
ovan seems to think it will do the work.
Various attempts have been made to
enforce the law by means of the fine
and Imprisonment system, and it has.
SO far, been a failure The Jail sentence
which had to be attached to the fine
was bitterly contested by the jointists.
and they invariably won, in some court,
no matter how carefully the evidence
was prepared. If the new style, of fine
works, it will have a tendency to de-
crease the number of places where
liquor is sold, as the larger concerns who
could afford the fine will naturally
assist in disposing of the smaller fry.
The arrests made this afternoon in
clude all the jointists on Kansas ave-
nue., and all the larger ones elsewhere,
and about half the number in the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
SHOT IN THE BACK.
Manager of Smuggler Union
Mine AssasSinated.

Denver Colo, Nov. 20.-News mas
reached here of the shooting of A. L.
Collins, general manager of the Snug
gler- Union mine at Pandora. near Tel
luride. Colo. by an unknown assassin
who fired with a shotgun through the
window Of the company's Office at Pan
dora. Ine charge struck Collins in the
back, making wound that is likely to
prove fatal Mr.. Collins was manager of
the mine during the strike of 1901, when
a riot occurred in which several men
lost the If lives. 1t is believed the shoot
ing of Collins IS the result of animosity
ergenderci then, choush There is no clue
to the man who fired the shot
SPECIAL WITH SURGEONS.
Denver, Colo. Nov. 20.-Four surgeons
are hurrying from this city to Tellu-
ride, Colo, by special train to attend
Arthur l.. Collins, general manager of
the Smuggler- Union Mining company,
who was shot last night by an unknown
assassin Mr.. Collins was playing cards
with friends in the library of the COM
pany's office building at Pandora when
charge of buc1shot was fired through
the window. striking him IN the back.
The man who fired the shot escaped
Mr.. Collins is reported to have only a
bare fighting chance for life BuckShOt
penetrated his kidney stomach and
lungs. but these have been removed.
When news of the shooting reached
Denver. Benjamin B. Lawrence, of Bos-
ton, Mass. president of the Smuggler-
Union company, chartered a special
train to take himself Mrs Collins and
surgeons to Telluride. The train. which
left Denver on the Denver & Rio Grandt
road at lis this morning, is making a
record breaking run Palmer Lake. 50
miles distant, up hill. was reached in 20
minutes. The best previous record for
this run was Is minutes.
Mr.. Collins is president of the Colo
RADIO Mine Owners and Managers asso-
citation. He was manager of the Snug
gler-Union mine during the strike OF
1901, when a riot occurred in which sew
eral men We're killed. He is an Eng
lisbnan.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
DEDICATE 1T TONIGHT.
New Santa Fe Shops Opened
With a Ball.

Dedication of the new Santa F'e shop
plant in this city will take place tonight
when the fire department of the shops
will give one of the biggest balls in the
history of the city It is planned that
between 800 and 900 couples will be on the
floor, people having signifed their in.
tention of coming from as far east on
the Santa Fe as Fort Madison, Iowa,
and as far west as La Junta, Col.
The dance is to take place on the up
per floor of the new machine shop-Onc
of the biggest railroad shop buildings in
the world. On a raised platform so feet
above the first floor. Marshalrs band
will play programme from to 8
o'clock. playing the Colonial March" as
the grand march number. General
Manager H. L. Nudge has been hidden
TO lead the grand march. and a long
string of minor officials have been ask
ed to attend. Cars will run every Is
minutes, carrying the crowds to the
north door of the building. The interior
of the structure has been elaborately
decorated and will be perfectly lighted.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
MORE SERIOUS.
New Developments in Street Car
Boycott at Schenectady.

Schenectady, n. Y. Nov. 20-Another
and more serious development of the boy
colt instituted against the Schenectady
Railway company by the local Trades
Assembly, came to light today in the pos
sibility of action by the Amalgamated as
sociation of Street Railway Employees of
Albany and Troy looking to the endorse
ment of the action of the Schenectady
labor body.
The statement is made by an official of
the Amalgamated association that the
body will positively refuse to allow the
cars of the Schenectady railway to enter
the city Of Troy as long as there are nom
union men aboard them If the company
insists on the carrying out of the terms
of its contracts with the United Traction
company to use its tracks. the men will
go on strike, he declared.
I'm this way" he said. I'VE hold the
real key to the situation and We make
or break the boycott as we desire. We
have tried for long time to unionlze the
Schenectady railway but we have not
succeeded in doing so. Now We have the
opportunity we have GOV eted so long and
we mean to take action
That this act is contemplated by the
association as a body is evident from the
report of the Albany Federation of Labor
which last spring endorsed the boycott
and pledged it's support to the local trades
assembly The Amalgamated association
is a member of this central body.
Albany, Nov. 20.-It is understood here
that the endorsement of the boycott by
the Albany Federation of Labor which in
cluded the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees does not neces-
sarily mean that the men will go on
strike If the Schenectady cars are run
into Albany and Troy. A labor leader
said today:
1T means that we are to give them
moral support by asking all persons
favoring labor and all our members and
their families. to refrain from using the
Srheuectadv oars"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
AN EGG TRUST.
Farmers in Kansas Seem to Have Or
ganized One.

Scarcity of eggs has been complained
of by a number of the hotel and restau-
rant keepers of Topeka. and it has been
evident within few days lately that.
they have encountered some difffculty in
supplying the customers of their tables.
Commission men say, however. that the
cause of the dearth is not because the
chickens have gone on strike. or because
any particular combina ton has been
formed for keeping the hen product of
the market. The local needs cannot al
ways be supplied promptly for the rea
son that the farmers neglect to put
the eggs on the market. They evident
~ expect the price to go up some time
soon.
In the great cities such as Chicago
and New York the weekly reports show
up favorably in comparison with those
of a year ago as regards egg receipts.
The price for fresh fancy quality is al
ways good, and it would seem that the
producers fail to realize this by keeping
the eggs on hand for several weeks be-
fore marketing them, when their value
is greatly reduced The season has
been a good one for chickens: the yield
of grain and vegetables has been heavy
with which chickens are to be fed, and
with proper manipulation there should
be an abundance of eggs and a fair
price.
Poultry is also plentiful although at
just ! his season the farmers are COM
mencing to rush chickens. turkeys and
ducks to market, and will continue to
do so until the end of the holiday sea-
son. AS regards butter, some of the
same rules apply as in the case or
eggs. The summer has caused such an
abundant yield of grain and vegetation
generally, that COWS are we'll fed and
should be Welding much milk. The
warm open fall. has been favorable to
dairying because it has prolonged the
pasturing season. Grasses and succulent
foods are one of the principal means of
an abundant milk yield.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
NO WATER.
Block and Half of Buildings
Destroyed by Fire.

Monongahela, Pa, Nov 2O-A block
and half of property in the business
section Of this city was almost entirely
destroyed by fire early today. Total
loss, $125, 600; insurance, SIS, ,000
A number of families who were rem
dered homeless, lost their clothing and
barely escaped with their lives.
Before the flames were placed under
control aid had been secured from sur
rounding towns and when the fire
fighters arrived it was found that there
was no waite IN the mains with which
the fla mes could be extinguished
Dynamite was secured and Just when
it was about to be placed under the
burning buildings the water was turned
on and the work of fighting the flames
started. The origin of the fire is un>
known.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
PUT OUT LITTLE ONES.
JOintists Are Arrested Today
Under S1OO Ordinance.

City detectives were out this afternoon
with instructions to gather seventeen of
the principal iointists of the city, and
bring them IN to the police station iii
time for the O'clock session of court.
Tt IS a rev one on the iointists. In
stead of being charged with keeping q
tippling shop open on Sunday" they will
answer to selling Intoxicating liquors
kept IN a club house" TIE ".ntoxicat-
ing liquors kent in club house" will
not be confiscated. neither will the fix
lures of the place. but the penalty IS
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Three Parties Search for Robbers.

Trinidad, Col. Nov. 2O.-Three parties
are out in search of the robbers who
held uD the Colorado & Southern pas
senger train Tuesday night near Be
shoar, but nothing has been heard from
them today. The report that two of the
robbers had been surrounded and were
making a stubborn fight last night has
not been confirmed.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
DEAD GIRL'S FATHER
Knew of Her Relations With Fran
Young.

Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 2o.-James Nc
Farlane, father of Florence McFarlane,
who was killed. it is alleged by Mrs.
Frank Young at Rochester, n. Y. Mon
day learned of his daughters death upon
his arrival here today.
Mr.. McFarlane. who is a travelling man,
said his daughter and Frank Young had
been infatuated for some time and that
he had warned the latter to cease his at
tentions to Miss McFarlane. Mr.. McFar-
lane was preparing to telegraph his
daughter a birthday present when the
news of her death was broken to him.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Trenton, Mo, Nov 2G.-W. B. Lawrence,
who by misrepresenting himself as the
agent of State Superintendent Darlington
sold books to school districts in different
parts of the state, was today convicted of
obtaining money under false pretenses
and his punishment fixed at two years in
the penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Longest ships Af1oat.

London, Nov. 20.-It is expected that one
of the two new fast Cunard steamships
will be built on the Clyde, and one by
VicSers Sons & Maxim. Calculations by
experts show that the horsepower neces-
sary to produce the speed of twenty-five
knots an hour will be greater than had
been anticipated They will be the long
est vessels in the world and will have
greater power than any other vessel
a7oat
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

st. Louis. Mo. Nov. 2O.-The three Is
baseball league is holding its annual ses-
sion here with representatives present to
the number of between 80 and 100. Quincy
and Springfield. Ill, and 0ttumwa and
Dubuque, Ia, would like to enter the cir :
cult. but the chances for them are slim,
according to Mr.. Sexton. president of the
league. Mr.. Sexton says the present cir
cult will in all probability be retained for
the coming season.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Large Exhibit from Peru.

Lima, Peru. Nov. 20.-Commissioner
Wands, of the st. Louis exposition, has
returned here after fortnight's horse
back trip through the important mining
districts. A very large mineral exhibit
from Peru is assured. One company will
send four tons of samples of copper ore.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Another Answer to Hearst.

washington, Nov 2o.-The Central rail-
-oad of New Jersey today filed with the
I,+erstate Commerce commission its an
s4ver to the complaint of William r.
T5carst of New York, against the anthra-
lite coal carrying railroads. 1t makes a
brief general denial of the allegations
a,,d says the company has no knowledge
~ anv injury caused TO the complainant
~ reason of the matters complained Of
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Perm Has a Crisis.

Lima, Peru, Nov. 2O.-It is reported that
a crisis has occurred in the Peruvian cab
met, the composition of which was an
nounced November 9.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Mary E. brennan filed suit in the district
court this morning asking for q divorce
from J. F. brennan en- the grounds of
cruelty She charges her husband with
having a violent temper. which he does not
control. She wishes the courts % give her
the household belongings, which are hers.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
A schooner for ths Philippines.

RockIand, Me-, Nov. 2O.-An American
schooner. which will be registered in the
Philip pines, was sold here today She is
a three-master and is ready for launching.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
LOOK FOR SHOWERS.
Weather Bureau Says They Will
Bring Colder Weather Tomorrow.

The government forecast sent out this
morning was: Showers tonight and
Friday cooler
The wind this mornir- was southeast
blowing six miles an hour from the
southeast The minimum temperature
this morning was 54. The hourly tenn
peratures recorded by the government
thermometer today were as follows.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Chicago. Nov. 20--7 a. m. tempera-
lures: New York. 46; Boston, AZ; Phila-
delphia 48: Washington, T.; Chicago.
AZ; Minneapolis, "A; Cincinnati. 4s: st.
Louis. 4s.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Nov. e0.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Showers tonight and Friday
cooler, northeast winds.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Jackson by a majority of 5000 or more
The Republicans only guessed 1000 and
thought that was putting it high. Now
Love is going around with an I-told-
you-so expression on his face.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

A short grass statesman refers to To
peka joints as irrigation plants.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Some of the statesmen who blow into
Copeland county seem to be carrying
the weight of the running the whole
state on their backs. judging from the
way they act.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Charles F. Scott. congressman-at
large. was here today talking with the
politicians. He called on Governor
Stanley and saw Congressman Long and
CaIderhead at the Copeland.
Il lust came uo from lola" he said,
ito see some parties. That's ALL
Mr.. Scott goes to Washington next
week to get ready for the opening of
congress
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Senators Simons, Carpenter and Nor
row and c. H. Luling, members of the
st. Louis worlds fair commission. are
holding a meeting today to answer some
questions Dropounded by the architects
who are competing in drawing the
plans for the Kansas building at the
worlds eai-.
The Newton Kansan says that popular
sentiment in Harvey county is for Long
Cor senator.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

J. Mack Love, former chairman of the
Democratic state central COMMITTEES,
told the Arkansas City Traveller the
Saturday before election that Phil
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

A minister down at Medicine Lodge
accepted as true a piece of slanderous
gossip which some woman had told his
wife about Vernon J. Rose, fusion can
didate for congress- He repeated the
substance of it from his pulpit and
urged his congregation to vote against
such a man. On investigation he found
that the gossips had got their wires
crossed. The matter was wired to Mr..
Rose. who replied that the minister
would retract or stand a suit. This
week he publicly retracts through the
newspapers
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

The friends of D. +. Keller, chairman
of the Leavenwprth county Republican
central committee, have been in Topeka
this week comforting with Congressman
enworth Soldiers home, and it is now
believed that Mr.. Keller will be APP
pointed postmaster at the home The
place pays 81. 400 a yeal.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-11-20

Among the members-elect to the leg
islature who are here today are Z. C.
Mustoe, of Kingman. and l. D. Einsell,
who succeeds Steve Cave is representa-
tive from the Gray-Haskell district.
Both are for Long for senatorial least
they are so conceded by the other can
d:datec.
The Washington times., 1902-10-05
GOSSIP and Chat the Newspaper Workers. Their Dogs and Friends

J done to throw my friends of. The
; would say, No. Riley didn't write 1t
he Is making fun of it,
1T was all done fer sport. Mr.. Ethe
and Mr.. Richards experimental with tn
Poe handwriting. Mr. Ethel was call
ed away before any copy was produced
The final copy was sent down by Sam
uel Richards, who had to do some in
venting. necessarily, not having all tn.
required letters Of Poe's handwriting.
Edmund Clarence Stedman was re.
ported to have said that 1t was the bes,
imitation poem Of Poe he had ever seen
What he did say was. that it was the
best imitation of Poe's handwriting tha,
he had ever seen. This he told me him.
self in his own library, with the further
remark that he ought to be considered
somewhat of an authority on Poe's hand
writing
| And this is the poem. "Leonainie." as
uttered by the indianapolis News" BY
pany:
| LEoNAINIE-Ange;s named her;
And they took the light
OF the laughing stars and framed her
In smile OF white:
And they made her hair Of gloomy
Midnight. and her eyes of bloomy
Moonsbine, and they brought her to me
In the solemn night.
In a solemn night OF summer,
When my heart of Gloom
Blossomed up to greet the conner
Like in bloom;
All forebodings that distressed me
l forgot as Joy caressed me
dying JOY! that caught and pressed me
In the arms OF doomD
Only spake the little lisper
In the Angel tongue;
Yet |, listening, heard her whisper
Songs are only sung
Here below that they may grieve you.
Tales but told you to deceive you
So must Leonainic leave you
While her love Is young
Then God smiled and it was morning,
Matchless and supreme,
Heavens glcry seemed adorning
Earth with its esteem;
Every heart but mine seemed gifted
With the voice of prayer and lifted
Whefe my Lconainie drifted
From me like a dream.
''The story Of the finding of Leo
nainie,' as given out by. the 'Kokomo Dis
patch was that the editor CHANGED to
call on one Of his subscribers, worthy
butcher in Anderson. and as he. the
editor. was waiting for him to appear,
he picked up a book from table This
was an old copy Of 'Ainsworth's Die
tionary. AS the editor opened the book
he found in faded ink a poem written
with peculiar accuracy that struck a
printers eye. He looked over the poem
He was struck with the strange title,
Leonainie.' and saw that the poem was
signed at the bottom with the letters
E. A. P. When the man of the house
came in. so the story ran, the editor in
quired how the book came into his pos
session. The visitor was told that the
The Washington times., 1902-10-05

very ordinary name was as much tn
cause of the return of the manuscript
as anything else. / advanced the argu
ment that were these poems signed by
name known to fame or a name of some
distinction, my poetry might pass mus
ter; that critics would accept 1t for the
names sake. At this argument and de
| fense Kennard laughed again and again
| Then l set about to demonstrate the
soundness of my contention. With the
set on foot. Looking about over the list
of dead poets I selected Poe as a little in
the hoaxing line himself. and held that
perhaps he would not particularly care
il some liberties should be taken with
his name.
1T was under these circumstances
that l wrote 'Leonainie.' 1t was writ
ten on a fiy-leaf which was detached
from an old copy Of Ainsworth's dis
tionary tina. was in the Anderson DEM
ocrat' office. I took this leaf to Mr..
Ethel and Samuel Richards. All this
was before the poem was written. When
1t was written it was called Leonainie,'
and was in imitation of Poe. There was
friends, to whom l furnished my copy
with all the indentations and punctua-
tion marks carefully put down, as one
of the characteristics of Poe was his ex-
quisite taste in such matters. He
seemed to have 1t in mind to make his
copy so perfect that no compositor could
possibly go wrong in reproducing it at
the font. In getting this together we
had a limited amount of facsimile of the
handwriting of Poe taken from a mag
azine article on the poet that had ap-
peared not long before. Then 1t became
necessary to build a story regarding the
finding of the poem which had been put
back into the old book. 1t was not
Democrat, the paper with which
was connected The curious would nave
scented the genesis of the poem. So we
wrote, asking the editors of the 'Ko-
komo Dispatch to print the poem,
with the story that it had been found,
together with the story of the finding
of 1t in Kokomo. l wanted to be able
to shake that poem in Kennard's face in
proof of my position that it was the
name that made things, more than the
opinion of critics; that many criticised
without any basis at all to go upon. |
This is the story of the hoax. l did not |
expect that it would cause as it did,
such widespread comment. The only OBJ |
ject Of those Immediately concerned was |
to make little stir among the State |
exchanges. In the Anderson Demo- |
,rat' / wrote myself an article deriding |
any pretension that the poem could |
have as to being genuine Poe. This was