davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
AN EXCITING TIME.
City Council Holds a Water
Works Session
Reporters Excluded and the
Meeting Was Stormy.
MIR. NICHOLS AROUSED.
Didn't Want Controversy Taken
Away From Committee.
Members Vote to Refer to Mayor
and City Attorney.

Eleven members of the city council
with the mayor and city attorney met
last night in the council chamber and
after a stormy session with CouncilmaE
II. S. Nichols, decided to turn down MI
Nichols recommendation in regard to
the water works controversy ana
agreed to refer the whole matter to the
mayor and city attorney. These two
officials constitute the "dickering com
mittee' of the council, and will endeaVor
to reach some agreement with the Wata
company.
Councilman Nichols was nearly the
whole thing at the meeting. He hrst
opened up on the newspaper reporters
and moved that they be excluded from
the meeting Nichols made some per-
sOnal remarks about the reporters, anu
said he didn't care how much he was
roasted in the papers; that the papers
had brought his opposition on them
selves by printing something which he
did not like 1t was some time before
Nichols get a second to his motion, but
finally he persuaded Councilman Bios
som to second it, Mayor Parker, who
was acting as chairman of the meeting,
put the question Nichols and Blossom
voted for it, and no one voted against Il.
So the meeting at once became Sc
cret"
It was not long, however. before
things got SO exciting for Mr.. Nichols
that he talked loud enough to be heard
through the closed doors, and when the
meeting was over was in very high
state of indigna ton.
The meeting was one of the "fnyster-
ious" kind which the council has when
it wants to hide something from the
public. It was in some respects spe-
cial meeting of the council, and in 9TH
ers was nothing but an informal con-
ference with the waterworlxs commit
tee. Mayor Parker presided, so it was
not a meeting of the waterworks COM
/ mittee at which the council were dis
! interested spectators.
The full text of the proposition which
| Mr. Nichols advocated with such en-
thusiasIn is embodied in a report sup
! posed to be made by the waterworks
committee. The only member Of the
committee who signs the report how
ever, is Mr.. Nichols. Mr.. Bergundthal
refused to sign it, and Mr. Clancy, the
other member. is cut of town. The re-
port is therefore IN reality a minority
report Of Mr.. Nichols. It is as fol;osvs,
Topeka. Kan. June 10. 1902
'To the Honorable Mayor and Council
your committee to whom was REFER
ed the suggestion of the president of th'
/ Topeka Water company, that he weuiC
| recommend to the bondholders Of TIL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
GLOBE SIGHTS.

TFrom the Atchison Globe.l
What has become of the old fashioned
child that sang. Il want to be an
angelo"
ANY man with good paper" and a
big tent can make money in the circus
business.
If we were a sober hack driver, we
would hate to drive a load of drunken
passengers.
The better a man knows you. the
easier it becomes for him to ma q way
to sell you something.
What has become of the old fashioned
boy Who expects everything IN the cir
Gus that he saw on the bills2
Quit quarreling with your neighbors,
and the judges and lawyers VIII soon
cease to run everything, as at present
There is aways something going on
tn q town of this size. If nothing else
happens, some church changes preach
ers.
When a gossip abuses yeu. your
friends look panied and hurt at you
and at the gossip as if to say, isn't it
too bad2"
whose first name is Perilla, and we are
very curious to know where her kin
found it.
The average mother has such fear
ful imagination that when her child has
a stomach ache, she scents embalming
fluid
A man was telling today of great
sensation he knew about. 1t viii jar
you" he said sas the people of St
Pierre were Jared
The man who is struggling to keep
his head above water, never realized
before how many people who stand on
the bank like a target.
An Atehison parrot can only say one
word, to-wit: .Whoai" The bird be-
longs to man who needs that advice
at least every hour during the day
If there is any old fashioned instinct
in woman, it shows itself when she
gets on a train. If going no more than
ten miles, she viii take lunch basket.
We have found that when a woman
is advertising for her church, she viii
fight harder over a cent than if it was
advertising to be charged to her hus-
band.
1t is a good thing to remember when
the children are noisy that some day
they viii all be married, and living
far away, and the house will be As
| quiet as a tomb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
HENDERSON BACK.
Reports That Boiler Makers
Strike Is Not Effective.

George r. Henderson, superintendent Of
morning from M a business trip to csiifof-
MIA. covering a period OF q little more
there being to look after matters relating
to the strike of the Santa Re boilerfna kers
at the Needles and san Bernardino which
has been on fer about three weeks.
tees ha he gone out because their demands
in asking FOR 81 a day and time and a hair
for overtime were refused, and the San
Bernardino tradesnen of the same class
quit cut Of sympathy fer their fellows at
the Needles. The pay at the Needles has
been s.. 10 day, with time and a half Tor
Southern Pacific boilernalkers were receiv-
ing better wage than they tn getting s.
and time and quarter for work outside
Of the regular day. Accordingly the com
pany imported boilerinakers from various
places and according. to the report which
Mr.. Henderson brings the shops at both
usual Eighteen new men have been put
on at San BernardinO ana eight at the
went out at both points. and after they
quit it was found necessary to close the
work for She maehiaists,. but they are run
ming full time now
Within the last week. said pr. Hen
derson today conditions have taken a IA
vorable turn for uss I think. / was IN San
Bernardine shops THURSDAY Of last week
and so far as | could see they were run
ming about as usual All the machines
were in operation and every engine IL the
shops was being worked on At the Need p
les the conditions are much the same, beth
shops working about full force OF the
about equally divided at each Of the
points
Mr.. HENDERSON, sees no likelihood that
the trouble is likely to spread over other
parts Of the system. He says that If the
strikers wish 10 return at work at ths
former pay as MANY as can be given work
will be taken back. otherwise the situation
will be unchanged from what 1t Is now.
Reports today state that the bIaeksmiths
ing force Of the Santa Fe at Cieburne
Tex walked out last Thursday afternesH.
q ri g i'm, q Z -
ice water to drink. 1t IS said that the at
ternoon delivery of Ice had not vet been
made and when the men came in after dir
ner they refused to go to work and were
off all afternoon. The next morning they
came In and a number of them apOlogized
/ for their action Of the previous day The
frouhIe went no farther than that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

While electing Democratic governor
and Republican congressman Oregon
also adopted q constitutional amend
ment providing for the initiative and
referendum. The measure recites that
while the legislative power is vested in
a legislative assembly, yet the peopIa
reserve to themselves power to propose
laws and amendments to the constitu-
ton and to enact or reject the same at
the polls, Independent Of the legislative
assembly. and also reserve power at their
own option to approve or reject at the
polls any act Of the legislative as
sembly." 1t is further provided that
whenever 8 per cent Of the legal voters
petition for specific legislation the same
shall be Submitted to a popular vote
and shall become law if approved by
a majority voting thereon; that any en-
actmeht OF the legislative assembly may
be submitted to a popular vote by such
assembly acting voluntarily, and must
be when requested by 5 per cent Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
ROCHDALE SOCIETY.
Preliminary Steps to Form One In
Topeka Are Taken.

Forty or fifty citizens met Tuesday
night at Trades Assembly hall, 400
Kansas avenue, and took the prelirni-
nary steps to organize a Rochdale Co
operative society for the city and coun-
ty.
Judge Allen presided and made an
earnest speech commencing the move
ment.
Alonze WardaH, state organizer for
the Kansas Cooperative union, explain
ed in detail the plan and purpose of the
movement.
Albert Griffin and others spoke in ad-
vocacy of it. Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon
sent his approval and promised to assist
About rs members have already been
secured.
It was unanimously voted to organize
Tuesday the 18th. and committees on
name, by laws, soliciting members and
securing a suitable location for a gro
Gerry store and laundry were appointed.
The committee viii solicit bids from
firms to purchase a store in preference
to starting another one. All parties in
terested in this important improvement
have been invited to attend the organi-
zation meeting Tuesday, June 18th, 8 p.
M, at No 420 Kansas avenue, third
floor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Time is the capital of the intellectual
man.
Probably a necessary evil is blessing
in disguise.
Sensible girls are seldom in the prize
beauty class.
It's poor artist who can't draw a
good hand at poker.
Instead of boosting a man up self
praise always lowers him.
Every man must be more or less of
q crank in order to be happy.
Many q man fails because he would
rather make money quickly than hon
estly.
Many a man earns his bread by the
sweat of his brow and many another
an sweats when he tackles the bread
made by his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
s1O.ooo a Year For patton.

Princeton. N. J.. June 11.--It was learn
ed today that the board Of trustees of
Princeton University held an extra ses-
sion and voted to give Former President
Patton $4,000 a year to continue in the
chair of ethics In addition a subscription
was taken up among the members of
the board and $50 600 was raised, enc
prominent alumnus giving $4,000 to be
added to President Patton's salary Of
81 600 a year. The 100000 is to be paid in
installments of $4,000 a year which guar
antees yearly salary of $4,000 for five
wears. the same amount he received as
president. Prof. Patton was yesterday
officially offered the presidency Of the
Princeton Collegiate Seminary and the
chair Of theology. bat he declined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
ANOTHER HOT DAY.
Mercury Begins It's Upward Career
Early In Morning.

The government thermometer started
in today to make q heat record and By
10 o'clock had reached 50, three degrees
higher than the temperature Tuesday
morning at II o'clock.
The forecast sent out Tuesday an
nounced cooler weather for today but
seems to have been anniss. The forecast
sent out today was: Partly cloudy to-
night and Thursday with possibly local
thunderst forms. Slightly cooler Thurs
day" The minimum tempera ture this
morning was Y. The wind has haea
from the southwest blowing u miles an
hour. The hourly temperatures have
beer. as follows as recorded by the gov
eruroanf thermometer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

Representative Tongue Of Oregon at
at the request of some of his constitu-
ents has presented to President Roose-
welt three mounted specimens Of the
Monaghan pheasant. which is found in
large numbers in his state. He coupled
the presentation with an invitation to
the president to visit Oregon and hunt
the bird. The people Of Oregon do well
to thus present their inducements in
this way. Kansas VIII invite the presi-
dent to visit the state in 1904, but about
all we can offer are jack rabbits and
coNnfas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
KEEP ON FUSING.
Anti-Fusion Law Appear to Have the
Opposite Effect.

The Democrats in the Sixth district
continue to fuse with the Populists
where fusion was doubtful before the
passage of the anti-fusion law. The
passage of law to prevent fusion has
made the Sixth district Pepulists anu
Democrats extremely anxious to fuse
Tuesday the Democrats of the Seven
teenth judicial district, composed OF
Cheyenne, Decatur Norton, Phillips
burg and RaWlins counties. held their
convention at Oberlin and unanimously
voted to fuse with the Populists in sup
porting A. c. T. Geiger for district
Judge.
Judge Geiger served eight years as
Judge up to last January when the new
biennial election law knocked him ON
and let in John r. Hamilton of Norton
Governor Stan1ey's appointee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
RrrLEcrIoNs OF A BACHELOR

rFrom the New York Press.
The older some men get the more they
can act like young fools.
It is hard for most people to forgive
those they have done a wrong to.
Women get inspira ton out Of their
Bible; men out of their check books.
The man who marries a widow gets a
long start on the one who marries a
woman who won't be one till he dies.
When people have something the mat
ter with them and can't get over it first
they take to medicine and then to re-
1igiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
works eussti9,n5. ana advocated his views tee
] Mr. f d nj Nieheis Said this morning:

works question and advocated his views tee
enthusiastically
Mr. Nichels said this morning:
perhaps I did say some things up there
I should have not said It made me awful
mad to have them take the waterWof ks
question out of the hands of the council
and give it to the mayor and city attor-
new I think that the council should ali
know what is being done. believe that a
majority OF the council are really in favor
Of adopting my report. They simply didp t
vote that way. I want to do whatever the ne
bav s65eo0o0 fer the plant am in favor
of paying that sum
The fact that the council regards Mr..
Nichols plan as too radical Is a strong IN
cication that the proposition of the water
company to arBitrate the differences in
price will be accepted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers Of the State journal
aagay during the simmer may hage
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate Of thirty
cents q month. ADDRESS changed as
often as desired While ont Of f0zgs'
the State Journal u'fH be to J0g Ike
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

If the claims Of the reformers are
wei founded, those states adopting the
initiative and referendum should be
much better governed and therefore
more prosperous than those states which
have not yet seen the great political
light. What a snap such an arrange
ment would be for the resubnqissionistsl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALs.

Mrs A. E. Smith died at her home at
1866 Lane street, Tuesday afternoon at
1870, after a lingering sickness of over q
year. Mrs. Smith was nearly 70 years of
age She was married in 1855, and leaves
a husband and daughter. The funeral
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

There appears to be something Of riv-
airy between the president and Senator
Hanna to see which shall secure a set
Element of the coal strike. all Of which
should be encouraging to the strikers
IA Their than to the operators who are
able to look out for themselves at all
times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
SECURING A JURY.
Regular Venire in Morrison Case
Quickly Exhausted.

Ell Dorado, Kan, June 11-When court
convened this morning the work
of securing jury in the
Jessie Morrison murder case was COM
meneed. At Il o'clock the regular and
special venire was exhausted and only
three were passed for cause by the
state A special venire of 800 was is
sued and court adjourned until after
noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

The Pennsylvania. road is to pay New
York 81, 500 for the privilege Of con-
structing a tunnel under Manhattan
Island. Time was when cities paid rail-
roads to come in and gave them choice
OF routes instead of railroad paying
cities for the privilege Of burrOwing
IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

Minneapolis Times. The tariff on for
eign meats benefits the cattle raisers
only to a slight extent but it is heavy
bonus for the beef trust. 1t is one Of
the chief aids to that organization in
controlling the market in dressed meats
and in debating the price Of cattle on
the hoOf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

The Washington Post is authority for
the statement that any thirsty indi-
viduaI possessing the price can still get
a drink at either Of the bars in the
national capitOl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

with hogs selling at $3.50 a hundred
weight and the bright outlook for a
bountiful corn crop, Kansas farmers
should be able to maintain a fairly con
fented condition Of mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

Mayor Carter Harrison has taken an
important step in the furtheranee Of his
candidacy for the presidency. He has
settled q strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

The May statistics Of gross postal re-
ceipts at the so largest postodices in the
United States show a net increase OF
IL per cent over the receipts for May,
1aal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

The brigands who held Miss Stone
captive are reported to be holding a ses-
sion for the purpose of dividing the
ransom. If that affair had taken place
in America there wouldn't have been
anything to divide by this time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11
Militia Called Out.

Salem, Ore. June 10.-Governor Geer
has called out one company of national
guards and ordered it to Gervais. where
Tracy and Merrill are surrounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

Perhaps It has been noted that Kitch-
ener no longer uses the wires for carry
ing the Il regret to report statement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

Hobsou is going into politics. If he
expects to succeed at his new business
he VIII ind it necessary to kiss the
babies as well as the big girls.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

voters: and that the veto power OF the
governor shall not extend to enactments
voted on by the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-11

They are vitiated or morbid fluids couEs-
ing the veins and affecting the tissues.
They are commonly due to detective diges-
tion but are sometimes inherited.
How do they manifest themselves
In many forms Of cutaneous eruption,
salt rheum or eczema, pimples and boils,
and in weakness, languor, general debility.
How are they expelled By
Hoods JdrSdpdriLLG
which also builds up the system that has
suffered from them.
4 Is the best medicine for Al hnmOrs.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-09-22
Damage to the Brooklyn.

Acting Secretary of the Navy Darl-
ing received the following telegram
from Rear Admiral J. B. Coghlan. sec
station, giving a report of tae acct
dent to the cruiser Brooklyn in Buzz
yards bay.
while withdrawing from maneuver
attack here the Brooklyn struck and
ran over an uncharted obstruction.
Examination of the ship shows that
about six frames under A9S and A99
are bent inward, inner bottom plates
making some water; also under No.
l fireroom, port side, frames bent in
ward from six inches at frame No. IS
to 0 at frame No. 50, but only max
ing little water at frame No. 81: bear
ings taken and position accurately de-
termined every few moments. Do not
consider blame attaches to any per
son concerned. Recommend that ship
go to navy yard for docking and ex
animation. Have ordered investiga-
zion and informed the commander-in-
chief. SHALL proceed to Block Island.
and if he Rear Admiral Higginson)
cannot be fonl1 will go to Tompllins
vile for orders
Orders were st forward to the
Brooklyn to proceef to the New York
navy yard, where thg 2Ntent of the dam
age could be ascertained definitely
Without a better defined idea of the
character of the injuries, naval Off
Gals were not prepared to give an
estimate of the time during which the
Brooklyn must be laid up or OF the
cost Of repairs. but it was thought
that the cruiser would be in dock any
where from three weeks to two
months and that the cost OF the &C.
cident probably would total upwards
of $4,000.
The big cruiser already had an I'M
enviable record for striking snags.
While the north Atlantic squadron
was lying Off Cuba it struck rock
near Guantanamo. When hardly out
OF its builders hands it struck in tae
Delaware river and punched a big hole
in it's bottom, ard once again on the
East river the vessel encountered an
unlocked for obstruction
The presence of the Brooklyn in
the engagement off Newport caused
army officers to declare that the in
1uries to the ship had been exagger-
ated in an attempt by tae navy men
to deceive their opponents on shore
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-09-22

minimum effective range of the NOR
tars that most of the salvos were
probably useless.
The afternoon attack upon New
port was fully expected. in view of the
fact that heretofore the enemy had
concentrated their efforts upon the
race off Fishers island, the weak
point in the defense line.
1t was $3.50 p. m. when the first
gun was fired from the Marblehead,
which, with the Mayflower and Scor-
pion, took up position 500 yards off
the signal station at Prices Neck. 1t
was seen that an attempt was to be
made to land and destroy the sta
ton. Capt. Jackson, in charge of the
station, Immediately sent word to
Fort Adams, and three batteries of
artillery under Maj. Dyer were rushed
to the scene. When the ships had got
in position well in shore they opened
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-09-22


fire on the station, and after
q short ngagement two boats from
the Mayfower searted for the beach
and landed on the rocks in front Of
the life saving station. AS they came
in the two gatling guns were brought
into play, and the troops gave the
landing party flank fire from shore.
The marines, 100 in number, landed,
in spite of the heavy fire and went
through the movement of cutting the
cables and destroying the searchlight
After all was over the umpire Lieut..
John L. Purcell, U. s. ~ decided that
the landing party had been repulsed
Hostilities ended officially at noon
Sept 6. The distribution of glory
will come later. when the board of
arbitration meets at the naval war
college and reviews of the u.upires
and observers are received The In
dications are that neither the army