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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-20
BLACK DRESS GOODS


 4O-inch Worsted Serge, price was
 soc, sale price 31c 54-inch Worsted Storm Serge, price
 was 69c, sale price 47c 54-inch Worsted Etamine, price
 was 75c, sale price 49c 44-inch Black Cheyiot. price was
 soc, sale price 36c 54-inch Black Worsted Cheviot,
 price was 75c, sale price 59c 54-inch Priestly Cravenette Cheviot, price was $1, sale price 69c 54-inch Broadcloth, price was $1,
 this sale 65c 54-inch Minstral Cloth, the newest
 weave, price was $1, this sale 75c 54-inch striped Minstral Cloth, price
 was S1.25, this sale S5c 54-ineh EtamiDe Canvas, price was
 $1-25, this sale S9c 46-inch Barred Canvas, price was
 75c, this sale soc 50-inch Granite Canvas fine quail
 ity. price was S1.50, this sale $1.0O 56-inch unfinished Worsted for tail
 bring, price was $2, this sale S1.5o 54-inch English Diagonal Worsted.
 price was 8, this sale $1.5O 50-inch English Mohair Brilliantine.
 price was 75c, this sale 59c 54-inch French Broadcloth, from
 S2, this sale S1.5o 54-inch Golf Skirting, from s175.
 this sale S125 46-inch Nuns Yelling, from 75c, this
 sale 59c 4s-ineh French voile, from s1.25,
 this sale S9c 4s-ineh silk finished Batiste, from
 $1.25, this sale S5c 50-inch pure Mohair Canvas, from
 so, this sale $1.39 46-inch fine satin stripe Grenadine,
 from s1.25. this sale 9sc
 COLORED DRESS GOODS. 40-inch Cashmeres, all colors, from
 25c. this sale 19c 28-inch satin finished Soleils, from
 75c, this sale 39c 42-inch Wool Plaids, Checks and
 Fancies. prices were 50c, 75c and
 $1. choice, extra special this sale 25c 4G-inch all wool Serges, all co1ors,
 were 59c. this sale 42c 45-inch satin finished Henriettas,
 ware 75c, this sale 53c 40-fAch all wool PopIins, price was
 75c. this sale 56c 8e-inch French Whip Cords, price v was 69c, this sale 49c l4-zneh satin face Prune1las, price
 W2s 85c, this sale 69c
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
WILCOX FOUND GUILTY.
Jury in Nellie CrOpsey Case Re-
turns Verdict of Murder.

Elizabeth City. N. c., March "a
James Wilcox was found guilty of the
murder of Nellie Cropsey. The jury
after having been out 80 hours brought
in verdict of guilty in the first de-
gree. The prisoner heard the verdict
without apparent emotion.
The verdict that young Wilcox was
guilty of the murder of Miss Nellie
Cropsey seems to have met popular ap-
proval, although it was not considered
probable that the jury would SO re-
port. District Attorney Ward said he
never looked for any verdict other than
murder in the second degree. Lawyer
Aydlett, for the defense, will enter an
appeal on behalf of the prisoner. He
will seek to set aside the verdict on the
ground that it is not consistent with the
evidence brought out in the trial. There
is little prospect of the prisoner paying
the death penalty on April 25, the date
set by Judge Jones. AS the supreme
court does not meet till next Septem-
Der, it is more than probable that it
will be twelve months before the case
is disposed of finally.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Col. Sam Reed was breakfasting at
Delmonicos. After looking over the
French menu he said to the waiter:
You may bring me some eggs blush
ing like Aurora, and some breeches in
the royal fashion, with velvet sauce,
and for dessert be sure you bring
stew of good Christians, and mouthful
of ladies'.
The astonished waiter said:
s'Sir we don't serve such Dishes.
Yes, you do" said the guest, point
ing to the bill of fare. "Oeufs a Ia
Aurore-cuIottes la royale sacque velout
compete de bon cretients-bouchee de
DANES"
"All right" said the waiter; ''ready
in two minutes, sir."-What to Eat.
Miss Lightly see that they now tax
bachelors in Argentina.
Miss Elderly-I decided some time ago
that / should spend the winter down In
that delightful climate.-Tit-Bits.
you've got to become well acquaint-
ed with a classical composition" said
the musical enthusiast, before you can
really like it,"
Yes" answered Mr.. Cumrox. in an
amiable effort to keep up the CONVEX
sation; 'it's a good deal the same way
with a dog."-Washington Star.
There is as much difference between
vanity and self-esteem as there is be-
tween friendship and treacherous hy-
pocrisy.-Baltimore News.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
FIVE REASONS OFFERED.
Why Major Waller Should Not Be
Convicted.

Manila, March 24.-The prosecution in
the trial by court martial of Major Lit
tleton w. T. Waller, of the marine
corps, on the charge of executing ma
tives of the island of Samar without
trial, closed today Capt Arthur T.
Mark, of the marine corps, represent
ing Major Waller, then opened the de-
fense by promising to show five things
the work of the firing party, the ma
ture of Major Walters services in Sa-
mar, the treacherous character of the
natives, the conditions at the base and
Major walters status there, and that
the executions were necessary, lawful
and justif1able-
Capt David D. Porter, of the marine
corps, testified that he was present
when Smith gave Major Waller his or
ders, which Major Waller had not ex-
ceeded. AT the outset Major Waller
warned his command that they were
opposed by a treacherous, brave and
savage foe. and that all treachery
should be punished with death, and
closed with an appeal to the command
to remember the fate of their old China
comrades of the Ninth infantry and
aVenge them.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

| of the compound, and after once soaked it
| can scarcely, by any means SO far known,
| be extracted
John Mcdonald, who is in charge of the
| new instruction car which the Santa Fe
system. has lately received an electric
headlight from the Pyle National company
driven either by air or steam, a small gem
orator and apparatus similar to that of
| an ordinary arc lamp which goes inside of
| the reflector
Saturday afternoon the Topeka wreck
ing crew was called to Wakarusa to put
engine SIS and one pair of its trucks on
the track. 1t was pulling the eastbound
| son. it climbed a rain and blocked the
westbound freight which was to pass
few ties Being Broken ' o No. Has was aha de
iayed 10 minutes while No. 6S was getting
in the clear.
Secretary T. E. Prout has been an ex-
ceptionally busy man within the last few
days. Mr.. Prout went to NortonviIle Sat
on Personal work. He Teturned @ d1qiT1e in time
TO lead his Personal Workers Bible class
of st. Paul. the men also taking as
practical al topic. Why Ought Christians to
went back to Nortonville where he ad-
dressed a big union meeting in the evening
sociations to the Young Men of Small
Towns
Joseph Sieben. a machinist. lost valua-
Bile driving horse and buggy Saturday
night while up town attending the meeting
of the local machiniStS union. Sieben
hitched the animal on East Sixth avenue
and remained at the unusually long ses-
sion of the lodge until about midnight.
When he came down to return home horse
and rig were gone. A Self-conStituted
posse made up of Leo Gabler, Gif Baird
and one or two others instituted a search.
vainly looking the town over in every
corner from WaShburn college to the old
shack where Sieben puts up his horse at
the shops. They turned in at $3.50 Sunday
morning and at noon Sunday nothing had
been heard of the missing property.
John Coldwell. who was recently chosen
for the position of religious work as sec
retary of the Railroad Y. NJ. c. AS of the
Gould system, will remove to Topeka on
April /, where he will make his headquar-
terS Mr. Codwell was formerly general
secretary of the railroad association in To-
peka. but left here to take the position of
Texarkana, Tex. He was here nearly
three years and has been in Texarkana II
months. The position is one which is in
line with the ideas of Miss Helen Gould.
who is especially friendly to the Y. NJ c.
A and who has taken this means of ex-
tending its usefulness. Mr.. Coldwell will
travel from association to another
gelistic services. He will be assisted by
one man. and that man for the first month
will be C. w. Mcclure. Cottonwood di-
vision engineer. having his headquarters
at Emporia- Mcclure, it will be remem-
bered, spoke in the Topeka Auditorium a
year ago last winter at great mems
meeting one Sunday afternoon at which
ever gathered. He may remain in this
work longer than four weeks Coldwen
Tubbs of ST Louis.
will be succeeded at Texarkana by W. ].
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

ferred by citizenship. This shrinking from
duty on the part of good people has left
the management of the city to those who
are glad to assume it for more or less self
our own city politics?
our prohibitory law. In proportion as this
law is reverenced and enforced by city Of
moral future of the whole city. This fact
will affect the homes, the business. the
enepeY that belongs to s our Iner unicipaI pal life
Q--What can the young people do to
A.--They can inform themselves concern
ing the management of the city's affairs;
ton methods and the duties of city Off
Gals; refuse to vote for any candidates
either @ ' in character cry or ability for r. the Of
fee; encourage the groWing, idea Of non, non.
share in arousing public sentiment; give
room In their church organizatiIoons for the
Christian citizenship, and unite with all
other Christians to vote on election day
for men whom they have helped to nomi-
nate.
Q.-What are some of the ideals to seek
in trying to be a good citizen?
A.-Have faith in the mass of the COM
mon people; they are, as a whole, honestly
desirous OF Clean, decent rule; but few
pie; leadership of the highest and most
Christian type is an ideal to work for in
quality that a man will count it COM
pliment of the highest nature to be asked
to serve the city in of its offices, is
an ideal to reach after; the ideal in poll
tics is not necessarily dream; if there is
no ideal, there will be little or no progress
in municipal government.
OWN city government >be any better
until better men and women share its re-
sponsibilities?
A city is what the people make it.
There is no way to purify politics except
to take part in making it pure. Preaching
eloquent sermons, writing indignant pro-
tests, denouncing measures. and then stay
ing at home from the polls, will not purify
politics. The Christian is as much needed
in the life of the city as IN the life of the
home. Indeed, his home life will be what
it ought to be largely as the city is what
it ought to be.
QIs it within the power OF. the good
people of this city to make clean, law
as it's official administration is concerned?
Alt is. The Christian people and the
good people generally have it wholly
within their power to determine the char
acter of this city in it's political admins
of this generation will largely depend the
future welfare of Topeka 1t is a sacred
obligation resting upon them to know the
facts of city life, to have profound and
unshaken reverence for law. and especial
ly the law against the saloon and the
gambling device; to think intelligently,
and to vote conscientiously. Upon the ac-
tion of the Christian young people of To-
peka in the next ten years may depend the
citizenship of the city for the rest of the
century.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

considerable buyers Of St. Louis and
San Francisco. These interests some
time ago bought some stock in the Mex
lean Central, which is held largely by
leading interests in st. Louis. ST. Louis
has for some time been very bulliSh
Frisco stocks and from that city very
confident predictions have come that
the common is likely to sell materially
higher within a year. A number of ex-
tensions of Frisco lines are said to be
contemplated, designed to connect this
system with the Mexican Central, the
Rock Island and the Atchison, at ad-
Vantageous points, and it is regarded
as probable that an extension will also
be built from Birmingham Ala, to the
Atlantic seaboard, opening up, over the
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis
and the Memphis and Birmingham now
controlled by St. Louis and San Fran
cisco. an eastern outlet for southwest
p1-Fl lines
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
ABOUT RAILRoAp PEoPLE.

Machiuist John Broberg has been sick a
day or two.
home sick Saturday afternoon
Frank White of the blacksmith shop is
working after two days lay off
Cabinetmaker Albert Wahl spent the
hrst day of the week in Lawrence
David Stewart of the blacksmithing de-
partment did not show up Saturday.
Jesse Stafford of the paint shop has re-
turned to his place after brief lay off.
Mrs. May Hunter who was buried Fri
day. was mOther-in-law of Engineer Chas.
Jones.
The wife of Engineer Edward Eyler. of
ARGENTINE has been in town for a few
urday.
Joel a. Crouch. an inside carpenter, has
been OF duty on account OF sickness for a
few days.
Ezra Cooper and George Real of the
boiler her shop lost most of last week. each
K. R. Stewart. foreman of the store
house, was in Kansas City the first day
Arley Sayler of the boiler shop laid off
saturday to make repairs on his residence
Elmer Espelin. who runs a Jumper near
the office, has been sick and unable to be
at his post for a day or two.
Steam hammer No, knocked a. cylinder
account until Saturday noon
Albert Johnson. an upholsterer. has
moved to residence near the corner of
Fourth and Tyler streets.
Engineer James Porter was up from
Usage City Sunday. coming in the morn
ing and returning at night.
North Prescott. a clerk in the office of
General Storekeeper Hilton. and his wife
spent Sunday in Kansas City.
Samuel Adams. who formerly had a job
with the tank gang of the boiler shop, has
gone to his home in Scranton
boiler shop has been isick ana Enable 'i to
put in his time for several days.
Henry Mayer, claims agent for the San
ia Fe at Wichita. is trying to have his
headquarters changed to Newton.
Several of the middle division engineers
VINO We're recently sent to New Mexico
Tor service have returned to Kansas
The wife of Frank Ritchie a member of
George Elliotts Sixth street force, is re-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
om a threatened attaek Of

covering from threatened attack of
pneumonia.
here, to Emporia Saturday morning
sunflower team of the NJ. w A will
hall, 7o4-7o6 Kansas avenue, April IA.
John Burge, a -stenographer in the, Of
has been in Pueblo, Col, for a few days.
Siebert Thompson of the fiange room in
the boiler shop IS happy because of the
arrival recently of a baby boy at his
house.
Thomas P. sevy, oliver Morgan and
Samuel w; Wade are the names of new
brakemen hired for service out of Argen-
tine.
J. L. Mason, who lost most of last week.
being detained from his place in the
blacksmith shop on account of sickness, is
still out
Frank Benson. a timer. started on a
western trip Sunday which will carry him
not definite.
Aionzo Smith, a timer who works in the
upstairs room over the office of the gen.
eral shop foreman, has lately bought
place in Oakland
shop arrived and as soon as a place is
prepared for it will be set up. 1t is an
exact match for No. 1.
L. V. Carr. who has been night operator
for the Santa Fe at Eudora, has been
transferred to Leavenworth, where he will
work a day trick
r. V Wells, a cab carpenter who has
been sick for several days. is unable yet
TO take up his work He is suffering
from lung trouble.
Fred Easte, heater on the big furnace in
the blacksmith shop, has been unable to
attend to business for few days because
of an attack of grip.
home Saturday forenoon sick, having been
seized with an attack of cramps in the
stomach while on duty
William Maloney, who has been firing
the boilers of the roundhouse heating
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
BURNS GIRL GOES FREE
Court Finds Evidence INSULT
cient to Hold Her.

New York, March 24.-F1orence Burns
the young Brooklyn woman who has been
in the custody of the police of this city
since February Is. under suspicion of
knowing how Walter Brooks met his
death, was discharged from custody by
Justice Mayer.
merchant here, had been keeping company
with Florence Burns. He was found dead
the night of February IA in a room at the
Glen Island hotel. The gas in the room
was turned on and there was a bullet
wound in the head.
The district attorney tried to show that
Florence Burns was likely to have killed
Brooks because he was trying to break
off his association with her. The defense
advanced the suicide theory, and for sew
sral Gays Iuslace 4agsr mas peen l
cided, when the hearing closed, that moth
ing had been brought out sufficient to hold
Florence Burns to the grand jury After
her discharge she returned to her home in
Brooklyn.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

shape within 60 days. The accompany
ing cut shows the work two weeks
after it had been begun. Part of the
machinery for the new mill is now in
place in the building and is in actual
use at the present time. All the new
machinery is on the ground and ready
to be set up The new equipment is of
the very latest designs and it is said
there is not the least doubt but that
the output of the car shops will be
doubled on this account.
The new structure is exactly the same
size as the building it replaces. But
the planning mill and sawmin are so
much more reduced in size because of
the improved models of machinery that
additional stalls are provided for room
to work on ten passenger coaches.
The Rock Island is experiencing a
famine of ears. and the company hopes
that the improved facilities viii be a
great relief in this respect as soon as
the gang of car builders again resume
work.
The new power plant is now in excel
lent working order, and an improved
800 horsepower Corliss engine will be
added to the equipment as soon as it
can be built
The railroad company will this spring
erect new boiler shop. 9Ox140 feet. and
the old boiler shop will be converted
into machine shop.
The storehouse department, which
distributes supplies for all the lines
west of the Missouri river, has also re-
ceiVed orders that will necessitate the
doubling of the force of office clerks
and Iaborers.
The citizens of Horton are jubilant
over the improvements that are under
the course of progress and in eontem-
plation. Property has advanced at
least p per cent. and there is not a
house in the city that may be rented
Almost fifty new homes are contem-
plated now and before snow flies there
viii have been at least a. half a million
dollars spent in substantial improve
ments outside the completion of the
contemplated railroad work
While the burning of the shops was
considered calamity at the time. it is
regarded as a great financial and in
dustrlal blessing tc the city, and only
the loss of human life gives cause for
regret for the accident
A fine new boiler plant has only re-
Gently been completed, and prospects
seem bright that the difficulty en-
countered in securing good water will
at last be overcome.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

Fort Madison, Ia and who has lots of
friends around this place through his
ploy of the company, was in town Satur-
John Purcell. who is just finishing his
Chicago district, preparatory to coming to
topeka 70 on April l. was IN t,1; town sunday;
week or ten days.
Oscar p Dugan who about three
months ago quit a job in the tin shop here
for the Santa F'e at Cleburne. Tex. has
returned and this morning was booked to
take his old place again
Trainmaster E. A. Austin went to Ar
kansas City Saturday night to move his
Gently assumed the duties of his present
position, and previous to that time was
located at Arkansas City.
Auditor. Jones has announced the follow
ing transfers: Agent Ed Tweed goes from
Jetmore to SpearVilIe; Operator Mann has
been promoted from the keys at Kinsley
from Spearville to the coast as auditor.
Harry White and Hugh McGivern. mem
shop, have begun making improvements
on their places in Oakland. The better
ments consist mainly in putting out trees
and shrubs on lots which they have re-
Gently purchased
Solomon Joseph, depot news agent, who
attack of appendicitis and since then has
has been in Stormont hospital for reeov-
cry, was able to be down at his place of
business Sunday. He has not yet, how
ever, resumed work
w. G. Beeler who was appointed recently
to an important position on the New Jer-
sey. Central, is a son of J. D. Beeler, gen
eral- superintendent of the G., B. & @
Topeka railroad men who have been con-
nected with that system.
chemical department here in soaking ties
with oil along with another chemical
which. which preserves the ,r,g wood have proven
in saturating the tie with the remainder
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
WANT MORGAN HIMsELF.
He Must Tell What he Knows of the
Merger.

New York, March 24-Subpoena serv-
ers are IN Jersey City to serve J. P
Morgan with papers that win comnei
MN to appear before Special Examiner
Rlchard A Mabey, and tell of the Great
Northern merger Mr.. Morgan will ar
rive at the Pennsylvania station in Jer-
eey City on a special train from Wash
ington- This announcement was made
TINS AFTERNOON, at the United States cir
cunt court, by George Albert Lamb of
Souilsel Tor Peter Power. in the stock
holders suit to overthrow the merger
OF the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacif1c through the Northern Securities
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
RAILROAD NEWS
Record Made in Car Shop Con-
structiOn.
Rock Island Shop at Horton Re-
built in Two Weeks.
TO DOUBLE CAPACITY.
Improved Machinery Installed
Permits Greater Output.
Many New Buildings and I'M
prOvements in Contemplation.

Horton. Kas.. March PA record
has been made in the erection of the
shop to replace the sawmill that burned
here a few weeks ago The compile
tion of the new sawmill will enable the
Rock Island railway to almost entirely
double the output of the car shops at
Horton, inasmuch as the improved ma
chinery that is being installed will per
init of twice as much work being ac-
complished in the same length of time
needed to do certain work with the old
planning mill and sawmili.
President W. B. Leeds of the Rock
Island ordered that the new shops
should be constructed and in running
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
Too Early to Fix ST. Louis Rates.

st. Louis roads have notified their
connections that they do not consider
the time ripe for the holding of a gem
eral mass meeting to discuss rates for
Louisiana Centennial exposition. This
intimation came as a reply to one from
the connecting roads that they would be
prepared to take part in such meeting
should the St. Louis lines consider it
advisable to hold one.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
New Union Pacific Appointments.

Kansas City, March 24.-Joseph Rob
erts, master mechanic of the Union Pa
circular announcing the appointment of
]. w Highleyman as general foreman
of the locomotive repair shops, succeed
ing r. 3. Whalom. who resigned. Mr..
City, kas., having lived there several
years ago.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

in effect to the northwest from interior
points in Kansas and Nebraska, and
from points in Colorado east of Den
idad. This will not affect the sale of
these tickets through Missouri river
gateways in Kansas and Nebraska.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
Change of Time.

Commencing Sunday, March %, Santa
Fe train No 6, Chicago express, will
arrive at ABS p. m and leave at 4:30 p.
m. The California limited, No. 4, will
arrive at 1880 a. m. and leave at 1885
a. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
March 1st to April 3oth the Great
Rock Isl and

VIII have on sale every day tickets to
Utah and Montana points at $20.00
Washington and Oregon points $22. 30.
California and Puget Sound points
$500. For full information see A. NJ.
Fuller.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24

c. F. Menninger, NJ. D., office 727 Kan
sas ave. Tel 10; residence 1851 Topeka
ave Tel. So. Office hours to 5 p. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-24
CLARK Gets Traction Company.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 24.-It is
stated on good authority that United
States Senator Clark has acquired con-
troll of the Los Angeles Traction COM
pany, which is the only street railway
system in this city in competition with
the Huntington lines. Thomas E. Glib
bon, general counsel for the San Pedro,
Los Angeles & Salt Lake road, has re-
turned from Washington where it is
said he completed arrangements for
the transfer of the traction property to
Senator Clark. No details of the deal
admitted that Senator Clark is now in
terested in the traction company, and
that as the necessary franchises are OBJ
tained the system will be enlarged
Withdraw Rates From Kansas.
A Chicago dispatch says that trans
continental roads have decided to with