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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
NOT so BAD AS PAINTED.
Gov. Wright, of the Philippines,
Writes About the Situation.

washington, March 2L-Judge Wright,
acting civil governor of the Philippines,
has written a personal letter to Gen.
Marcus J. Wright, of this city, which
gives an interesting insight into the
condition of affairs in the Philippines
I'VE are so far removed from the
United States" says Governor Wright.
that 1 fear the people at home get
rather an inadequate idea of the situ-
alton here. The press reports OF the
last month or more which have reached
US here, together with the comments
thereon, seem to indicate that the gem
eral opinion is that the whole islands
are either blazing with Instruction or
else that outbreaks are prevented only
by the use of troops on an extensive
scale. This is wholly misleading. The
real truth is that in 50 per cent. of the
territory of the islands there is no in
surrection, and Americans go about
singly and unarmed with about as
much safety as they would in a large
majority of the states at home There
is a fast dying instruction in the two
provinces of the great island of LuZon
and in the remote southern island of
Samar. Here and there in more re-
mote sections there are instances of
cattle stealing and occasionally muir
der or robbery We are dealing very
energetically with the lawless element.
and the people as a rule are rebuilding
their houses where they have been de-
stroyed tilling their fields and pur-
suing their ordinary vocations.
of course Geographic dispatches
generally deal alone in something SEN
sational 1 apprehend that if any one
of us were in foreign country and re-
ceived only news of what was happen
ing in the United States in police
circles, we would get about the same
idea of our own country as many peo-
pie of the United States seem TO have
of this The fact is. that the progress
we have made in the last year is ire
1nendous and to me very encouraging.
While do not look for the millennium
either here or elsewhere speedily, / see
no reason to doubt that American au-
fhority can now be maintained without
more troops than indicated by Gov
ernor Taft OF course we must utilize
the native in policing his own country
just as has been done by England in
all her colonies from the beginning"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Notes From Baker.

Baldwin, Kan, March 21.-Enroll-
ment for the spring term began last
Tuesday. A few new and several old
students, not previously in school this
year. are in evidence among the in
gathering ones. Bakers enrolment is
now almost up to the eight hundred
mark.
President Murlin has been attending
for the last few days the south Kansas
conference.
The Ernest Gaube1 Concert company
gave its recital in Centenary chapel
last Friday evening. Each number of
the company was greatly appreciated
by the large audience.
A lecture by DR.. McClary is an
nounced as the next number of the
lecture associations entertainments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
SHORT GRASS. RAIN.
Western Portion of the State Gets a
Thorough Soaking.

Hutchinson, Kan, March 21.-A SPLEEN
did rain fell here Thursday afternoon
and last night.
The rain means much for this part of
the country, as the wheat is just at the
point where moisture is badly needed
Reports received here from further
west. show that the rain is general over
the wheat belt At Garden City it rain
ed all day, and Pratt reports the biggest
rain of the year. Great Bend, Iarned,
Dodge City and Kinsley also report
heavy rainfall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
CHANCE in Blue Rapids Bank.

Blue Rapids, Kas., March 21.-Dr. w.
S. Wood, president Of the Bank of
Commerce, Kansas City, has purchased
the interests of Mesdames G. B. Stocks.
c. d. Holmes and Creta Artegue in the
state bank of Blue Rapids. The late
G. B. Stocks was the founder of the
bank The stockholders are now Mrs.
Fred A Stocks, Messrs. w. J. Burr, F.
o. Waynent and w. S. Wood That
financier like DIR. Wood, the Pierpont
Morgan of the west, would buy mi
nority interest in the bank speaks
highly for the management of Messrs.
Burr and Waynent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
WILL FIGHT SMALLPOX.
u. S. Marine Hospital Service to Lend
Assistance to Nebraska.

Washington, March 21.-The marine
hospital service has decided to cooper
ate with the Nebraska state authorities
in fighting the spread of smallpox in
that state. In response to a telegram
from The secretary of the state board of
health at Lincoln announcing that
large number of cases of smallpox ex-
listed in Nebraska and asking that an
expert be sent to advise with the state
officials in the work of eradica ting the
epidemic. Past Assistant Surgeon Wer-
tenbaker, who has made a record for
such service in Virginia, Georgia and
elsewhere, has been ordered to Nebras-
ka. DIR. Wertenbaker is already en-
route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
TRAINBOY WANTS $4,000.
Cars Ran Over His Toes While on
DUTY.

Josiah Ross has filed suit in the
Shawnee county district court against
Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe railroad
on behalf of his son Harry Ross, who is
Is years old. Damages in the sum of
$4,000 are asked.
Harry Ross was a newsboy running
between Topeka and ST. Joseph and last
winter one day while the train was
standing at Nortonville he went onto
the depot platform to sell papers. The
train started up suddenly and in trying
to get aboard he fell underneath the
wheels and suffered injuries of the foot
that resulted in necessitating the am
putation of the toes of the right foot.
1t is for this the damage are asked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
EARL CAFFERTY SHOT.
Sounding Bugle Call When Struck
by Bullet.

Earl Cafferty, son of t. S. CAT
ferty, eastern division roadmaster of
the Santa Fe, and member of the
Twenty-sixth United States infantry
now in service in the Philippines is
now confined in an army hospital in
southern Luzon suffering from a bullet
wound in the back.
He writes that he was in camp
sounding a bugle call when a Reming-
ton ball struck him. The injury is not
considered serious. Young Cafferty
does not expect to return to the states
for nine months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, March 21.-The following
pensions have been granted:
INCONSISTENCIES Goldsmith, Bartlett,
$12; John Keans, Osborn, $12: William
Howard Oskaloosa, $12; Newton Boyd,
Hudson, $12; Frederick Solomon, Mum
jor, $40; David Kistler, Eldorado, So;
Joseph Shockley, Wakefield, Sc; John
Wilson, Richmond, S12; William Mckee,
Kingman, $12: John Antrobus, Sterling,
IS; Thomas Hogan. Madison, $12.
Widows-Minors of Thomas Skinner,
Galena, $12; Sidney Hanson, Leanna,
S.; Susan Butler, Formosa, So; Eliz-
abeth Cunningham, Solomon, IS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Catholics Get Great Bend Normal.

Great Bend, Kan, March PA deal
has been consummated here whereby
a Catholic organization obtains control
of the Central Normal college of this
place. They will conduct a Catholic
school. Central Normal college has
been an institution for the western part
of the state almost entirely, a majority
of it's students coming from there. The
proba bilities are that the trustees will
purchase the old Morrison hotel, a large
building in the business portion of the
city, and continue the school there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Racing at Frisco.

San Francisco, March 21-The racing
at Oakland was marked by close fin
ishes and the success of favorites. In
the mile and a sixteenth event Foucor
on Jim Hale, the chosen favorite, took
things rather easily. but Ransch, get
ting through next to the rail with Hor-
ton, landed him winner in one of the
closest finishes witnessed this season
Alsono, who made his first appearance
in the 2-year-old race, was heavily
played and well ridden by Turner, won
from ORC Viva by a narrow margin.
Quiet, played from z to 1 to to l in
the last race, got away badly but was
the best and won by a length from
Miss Mae Day Trained Spier, of the
Baldwin stable, will ship Cruzados, his
American Derby candidate, to Chicago
some time next month. The colt may
not win the coveted event, but he can
be relied upon to outlook any starter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Racing at New Orleans.

New Orleans, March 21.-Chorus
Boy, Death and Sam Lazarus were the
winning favorites. Death had the
Flight stakes at his mercy, leading
from start to finish and winning very
cleverly by a length. Horsemen are as
busy as bees at the fair grounds. With
only one day remaining before the long
winter meeting comes to a close, every
one is making preparations to leave for
pastures new. Plans have been mapped
out for the spring campaign and the
stables now quartered at the local
track will scatter over the country
About dozen will go to Bennings, sew
eral will ship direct to Chicago, quite a
number will leave for Little Rock
while the balance will be seen at Mont
gomery park. Memphis, where the real
opening of the racing season for 1902 in
the west will be ushered in on March
81. About 100 horses already have left
while 500 remain to be shipped.
Refused $25, 900 For Abe Frank
Memphis, Tenn, March 21-It is not
likely that he Frank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Broad Draws With Attell.

st. Louis, Mo-, March 21.-~Kid'
Broad of Cleveland, O., and Abe
Attell, of San Francisco, fought fifteen
fast rounds to a draw before the West
End Athletic club last night Broad was
the aggressor throughout, but his bull
dog style awaited him nothing against
the extreme cleverness of the Cali
fornian. Broad strove with might and
main to land knockout blow in every
round. but his efforts fere futile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

crack colt and one of the first choices
for the American derby, wiH reach the
races in any other colors but Benefits
during the present season. Tichenor e.
Co. have made Bennett an offer of S25,-
900 for the colt, which was refused. An
other effort was made today to buy Abe
Frank, when a representative of Itch
enor & Co. talked to Bennett, wig in
Frank could be bought for $50, 900. In
explanation Bennett said that he put
that price on the colt as the highest
figure, but that he was not for sale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
CaswelI Resigns.

c. E. Caswell, physical director of the
local Y. NJ. C. A has resigned. Mr.
class of the Kansas Medical college and
will leave Topeka soon to begin the
practice of medicine. ]. A. Augustus
who has been acting in the capacity of
assistant director, will assume charge of
the gymnasium and kindred work of
the association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Gilbert's Good Shooting.

Indianapolis. Ind, March 21.-Fred
Gilbert. of Spirit Lake, Ia, gave anoth-
err remarkable exhibition of marksman-
ship at the Limited Gun club tourna-
ment today. He broke seventy-five
straight and missed but two targets out
of a possible sixteen. Eleven fifteen
bird races were shot. Ed Rike, of Day.
ton, was again second gun, and the
other experts, Trip, Heikes. Budd- Nc
AIurchy, Neal and Marshall, were up in
all events
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Killed by a Train,

Winfield. Kan. March 21.-A north
bound Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
train ran into and killed Henry c. Hale,
a discharged soldier. Hale carried an
honorable discharge from the Fifth in
fantry at San Francisco March 8. His
record showed six years of service,
mostly in Cuba and the Philippines. His
relative have not vet been located
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
BUYS 5000 Acres.

Wichita, Kas., March 21.-Peter Con-
roy, a wealthy farmer living in Alton
township, has purchased 5000 acres of
ranch land southeast of Coolidge on
the Arkansas river, and will stock 1t
with cattle. He also intends to raise
alfalfa extensively. Mr.. Conroy pur-
chased the property through the agency
OF C. 2. Ful1iugtOu for $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
win Be Tried for Heresy.

s Mcpherson, March 21.-Methodist cir
cles here are very much wrought up
over the fact that charges have been
preferred before the Southwestern Kan
sas conference, which convenes at Ar
kansas City March 25, against Rev.
Graincille Louther, pastor of the church
at this place, for heresy. Exceptions
We're taken to a paper read before the
last district conference on atonen ent
by some of the ministers present and
these charges are the result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Judd,s Trotter is Entered.

Boston, Mass, March Civ. d. Judd
of ST. Louis, has entered his chestnut
gelding, The General, in the 2:30 Blue
Hill trotting event at the Grand Cir
cult meeting of the New England Breed
ers' association next summer at Read
willie Mass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Pingree Potato Patches.

Wellington, Kas., March Pin order
to keep down the weeds and at the
same time help the poor, the county
Iington which the county has bought in
for taxes to be plowed up and planted
in potatoes. People who have no
ground of their own, who need such
help and are willing to properly Guilt
vate a potato patch, should apply to
Commissioner H. A Lopez He will
point out the lots that are available.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Jail Full of Prisoners.

Leavenworth, Kas., March 21.-There
are at present 1872 prisoners in the fed
eral prison, and the Indian Territory
jails are full of men waiting to be sent
here whenever there is room for them.
About forty cells in the cell house on
the new site will be completed in April,
and the best and most tractable men
from the old prison will be moved
there. They probably will be furnished
their meals from the old prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Made General Superintendent.

San Francisco, March 21.-David r. Da-
yies formerly in charge Of construction
pany for the Fourth district, embracing
the states of Oregon, Washington, Arizo-
na,~ Nevada and portion of Utah and
New Mexico. has been promoted to the
position of general superintendent of con-
struction of the Central division of the
company, which embraces air territory
west of Pittsburg, north and south to the
Canadian and Mexican lines. Mr.. Davies
left for Chicago tonight to assume his new
duties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

month of this school year was .s36. OF
this number 1854 are boys and 972 are
girls. showing an enrolment of los
more girls than boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Parsons School ENROLMENT.

Parsons, Kas., March 21.-The enroll
ment of pupils in the Parsons schools
is showing constant increase, not only
for the year 1901, but for the first term
of the present school year. The total
enrolment at the close of the fifth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague
Most everybody afflicted in one way or
another. Only one safe, never failing
cure-Doan's Ointment. At any drug
store, so cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

DEXUADE of limitations of Diamond Dyes
DE wv ANL ASK for and take only Diamond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21
Refused $e5. 900 For Abe Frank.

Memphis, Tenn, March 21.-It is not
likely that Abe Frank, G. c. Benefits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-21

Some think a man dyeing his hair
fools fewer of the people less of the
time than almost anybody else.-Puck
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-04
H. q B. Beers Cotton Letter.

New Orleans, April 3-Notwithstand-
ing Liverpool adVices were not as fav-
orable as anticipated, our market
opened ! point higher and advanced s
additional on the small receipts. Real
izing later occasioned a decline of 3
points from the top, but the good local
demand for spots at higher prices
caused another rally which, however,
was not maintained, as liquidations
continued, making the net gain per
cent. on the day. Operators expect
very bullish visible supply statement
tomorrow, and it is estimated that the
weekly amount brought into sight will
range between so, 900 and 10000, as COM
pared to 149, 900 last year The move
ment is certainly small, and while IL
is contended by many to be due to ex-
haustion, others claim the recent floods
and absence of export demand in the
interior have been instrumental in oc-
casioning the curtailment. 1t is appar-
ent that the extreme small crop esti-
mates must be abandoned, still the per-
sistent circulation of scarcityin the in
terror prevents short selling, specula-
lively; in the meanwhile, values have
practically reached 8 cents, and the
spinners of the world are well supplied
with the raw material; therefore, con-
sentative merchants think present
prices have discounted a great deal in
the situation. Sentiment, while bullish,
is not so enthusiastic as formerly, and
outsiders for the moment evidence no
disposition to increase lines. Receipts,
though, will continue to govern the fu-
ture course of the market.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-04
THE RICE MARKET.

Advices from the South note slug
gish movement and easy conditions at
all points along the Atlantic coast.
In New Orleans and throughout the
Southwest, complaint is heard of dull
trade, and yet statistical reports show
weekly sales sufficient to carry out
the crop before the new can arrive in
any plentiful quantity. Holders are
further encouraged by the opinion that
with settled weather the volume will
once more swell out to proportions
which have prevailed since crop open
ing, and If this hope or expectation
be we'll founded the forward supply
as usual, will fall short of forward re-
quirements.
Gables and correspondence from
abroad note generally sluggish move
ment. The amount afloat from nearly
all points is in excess of last year and
prices rule easy on all sorts except
Bengal which continues firm with up
ward tendency.
Talmage, New Orleans, telegraphs
Louisiana crop movement to date: Re-
ceipts, rough, 1.265,000 sacks; last year,
$50, 919 sacks. Sales, cleaned (est), L.
OILS, $40 pockets; last year, III, oil pock-
cts. Market strong.
Talmage, Charleston, telegraphs Car
DINA crop movement to date: Receipts,
81, 1876 barrels; sales, 36,025 barrels. Fair
inquiry. Market steady.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-04
COTTON FUTURES.

New York, April 3.-The cotton mar
ket opened steady, 2 points higher to
point lower, this being a stand off
against small port receipts on the one
nahd ana disappointing cables on the
.ne other. Sut almost Immediately aft
ct the call there was a sudden change
lof Ine better and from S.S2c July
quickly climbed to Sole on a scare Of
some OF the leading shorts of the sea-
SON VINO were greatly disturbed by
ene small interior receipts and large
interior shipments. Reports from
southern spot markets were very firm
ana exporters seemed as eager as dur
ing the month of January to secure
cotton for prompt shipment, though
most of the present demand came
from the continental spinners.
HeaVy buying of the May option led
TO rumors that the Philadelphia. inter
ests were covering preparatory to TAX
ing an entirely new stand in the mar
ket: Toward midday prices eased off
unoer profit-taking, only to again be-
come firm on light estimates for to-
morroW's New Orleans and Houston
receipts. The South, the West and
wall street We're buyers of the sum
mer months during the early session
Near the close active selling for profits
forced the whole list lower and the
hnal tone was barely steady. with
prices points higher to l point lower
Ports receipts fell below 1000 bales for
the day export clearances reached
some $4,000 bales, this making total
clearances in the last three days rs
600 bales.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-04
Murphy & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

New York, April S.-Some disap-
pointment was expressed by the trade
this morning, both at the showing
made by Liverpool and the opening
apathy of the local market in the face
of radically reduced receipts, particu-
larly as it is now quite generally be-
lieved that the reduction in movement
can hardly be credited to bad weather
South. 1t is highly probable that this
disposition recently observed on the
part of smaller operators to transfer
their operations into the new crop
months, and the consequent liquidation
of the nearby positions have had much
to do with the decreasing premiums of
the summer months and the time is in
fact rapidly approaching when news of
the next crop will exert a powerful in
fiuence upon the future markets. OF
course there still is a powerful long
interest in the summer months and
these holders are apparently perfectly
willing to allow events to take their
course until, as they expect, an even
more radical falling off in the move
ment shall include a short scare, when
II is argued they will be enabled to
sell the shorts back their own con-
tracts at largely increased values. The
light estimates for Houston tomorrow
hetned the market toward noon. There
was considerable covering. said to orig
mate from some of the more important
hear interests. Altogether the market
looked decidedly better and local bulls
The Savannah morning news., 1902-04-04
TRADE and FINANCE.
ox futures SHOW STRENGTH
az LIGHT PORT RECEIPTS.
N7.lsefs sal
BETTER DEMAND FOR SPOTS.
FIRM AT 44c AND IN
LIGHT DEMAND
ms Break Sc ON 1 and Below at
she Closing Call-Meats Higher.
mi and Photographic Markets.


no Closing CaII-Meats Higher.
,oI and photographic Markets.
The Morning News Office,
Thursday, April s.
r.. rise in cotton futures at New
and the consequent firmness in
Its was the feature of Southern mar
s s to-day. On the strength of the
,,rhtsr port movement, and also the
snroved demand, futures showed a de-
lad tendency to advance, which
..used shorts to cover and brought in
:. outside demand. Fair local trading
~as reported, Savannah reporting sales
:, 58s on the spot. A satisfactory bust
..s was done with the interior. which
ros been stubbornly holding out for
.ora time awaiting a more attractive
market
shirts of turpentine closed firm at
40 with a moderate demand reported.
Not a great deal of inquiry was re-
.ort4d at any time, and until there
4. revival in the demand by the APP
n.srance of fresEb receipts the trade
A. not look for any great activity.
posins closed firm at the decline.
From all appearances the farmers
40 Ia pay even higher prices for
S1eats. The past few days have
brought further advances on the Chi
Zoo Board of Trade. In the whole
saie markets the general closing was
stocks at New York closed active
ond Arm. under the leadership of the
rangers st. Paul was scored ma
terial gain. Resume of the markets as
follows: