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Wall Street
Morgan wants to punish the President
for his sincere opposition To the Trusts.
and is giving his money to help elect Il
Democratic Congress.
Not" for jackson Republican,
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Mr.. Editor {:

Mr.. Editor
Thro your courtesy have the
privilege of stating IL few facts on the
License Question. not in accord with
your widely circulated and newsy jour
nal
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= lO shall he ut the head of
I this Nation. President RooSc-
, welt or j. Picrpont Morgan.
the financial Magnatc of
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Peoples Column.

This Column is open for communications
on subjects that concern the public, ,phen suit
ably expressed, and signed by the ,oriter.
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VIE oEoiL WHO 10 ON GALE AT EVERY
saWs STAND IN CECIL couNTY-AND 10
aeRvED BY SPECIAL CARRIERS IN ELKToN
NORTH EAST oEoiLToN, CHESAPEAKE
olTY AND PORT DEPOSIT.
ANONYMOUS COMMUNICATION WILL
sgoEivE NO ATTENTION.
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A VOTE for William III. Jackson
II for Congress, means ballot
Il n cast for an honest, capable, in
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MR.. CASTLEMAN'S LETTER.

~ LSEWHERE in dis issue, we
X publish letter written by Rev.
II II. Allen Casteman to the Edi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-21
THERE IS A HITCH.
Canal Treaty Will Not Be Ready
When Congress Meets.

Washington, Nov 21-Every member
of the cabinet was nrasent at todays
meeting. 1t was comparatively brief,
lasting cGly about an hour. AT its con-
clusion it was stated that no business
of serious consequence was transacted,
although some subjects of Importance
were considered briefly.
Secretary Hay brought with him some
documents relating to the negotiations
pending with Colombia with respect to
the Panama canal treaty. He reported
the status of the negotiations and it is
stated that the president will not be
able to say in his message that he Is
ready to submit to congress a treaty
with Colombia in accordance with the
Spooner act.
Some portions of the forthcoming mes
sage to congress were considered but as
the features of the document concern
ing which any division of opinion might
arise have not been prepared definitely
and will not be until the president shall
have had time further to discuss them
with the leaders in both branches of
congress, little respecting the message
was accomplished.
Secretary Root remained with the
president for a time after the other
members of the cabinet had left the ex
ecutive offices. 1t is understood that
they discussed matters relating to the
war department
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new SHOPS OPEN
Formal Dedication of New Santa
Fe Addition.
Twenty-Five Hundred People
Took Part in Event.
GIGANTIC BALL GIVEN.
Seven Hundred Couples Partic-
ipated in Grand March.
Marshalps Band Gave Concert
Preceding the Dancing.
MARKS A NEW EPOCH.
New Shops Mean Much to
Topeka and Kansas.
win Be the Largest in United
States.
How Energetic Business Men
Secured the Prize.
MarshalPs Band Gave Concert
Preceding the Dancing.
MARKS A NEW EPOCH.
New Shops Mean Much to
Topeka and Kansas.
VIII Be the Largest in United
States.
How Energetic Business Men
Secured the Prize.

The gigantic new Santa Fe shops
were formally dedicated last night with
the largest ball ever held in the city.
When at half after 1 o'clock this
morning the orchestra walled out the
last soothing refrain of Home, Sweet
Home" the revelers who all night LONG
had been making merry in the new
Santa Fe boiler and machine shop came
to a stand. it marked the end of the
dedicatory exercises for the entire new
mechanical plant which the Santa Fe
company has had under construction ir
Topeka for several years. and which in
time are to be the biggest shops in this
part of the United States. possibly in
the world Not that alone, it was the
close of the greatest ball SO far as num-
bers can be made to tell the story ever
given in Topeka. 1t is conservatively
estimated that $500 people attended.
and that when the grand march became
in full motion there were at least 700
couples in line. The dance was held
under the direction of the members of
the shops fire department, and to them
all the credit for its success belongs
less than fifteen men in all. who were
the prime movers.
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BIG INCREASE.
Value of Kansas Products Show
a Great Gain.
Crop of 1902 Worth $56,OOO,-
900 More Than 1901.
GAIN OF ONE-SIXTH
Notwithstanding Shortage of
the Wheat Crop.
Winter Wheat Average Is
Again Large.
OVER 100000 ACRES.
Hessian Fly Located in Some
Localities.
OVER 100000 ACRES.
Hessian Fly Located in Some
Localities.
Corn Crop Was Over Two Hum
dred Million Bushels.

notwithstanding the shortage in the
wheat crop this year. the total value of
the products of Kansas farms this year
aggregated nearly Sc million dollars more
than last year, with its record-breaking
wheat crop, according to a report issued
today by F. D. Coburn, secretary of the
Kansas State Board of Agriculture. This
is an increase of over Is per cent, or near
ly one-sixth. The total wheat crop this
year was 81, ,323, $50 bushels. Fifteen coun-
ties produced over a million bushels EACH
The corn crop is over 200,000.OOO bushels
and fifteen counties produced more than
four million bushels each. The winter
wheat acreage sown this fall is over six
million bushels, slightly under last year s
acreage, but over a million acres of last
years crop was plowed up before it ma
tured.
The report issued by Secretary Coburn
today is a summary of all the agricultural,
horticultural and live stock products of
the state-yieIds, numbers and values-for
the year 1902. 1t is as follows:
Winter Wheat-The yield of winter
wheat was 54.32s, S39 bushels. It's home
value is given at s2S.s4s 60 The area sowr.
as returned by township assessors in
March, was 6.254, 474 acres. The output of
each of the 80 counties leading in winter
wheat product, and having 69. AZ per cent of
the years crop. is shown as follows, the
counties being named according to their
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YALE WANTS TICKETS.
Students Roughly Handle Paste
board Spectators.

New Haven. Conn.,, Nov. 21.--An extra
ordinary scene witnessed here last
night when Yale students made an attack
on the ticket spectators and relieved them
of every ticket for the Yale-Harvard foot
bali game in their possession. The specu-
iators were given the regulation price, two
Collars. for every ticket In several in
stsnces, when the ticket dealers remon-
stra ted, they were roughly handied-
SPECTATORS for tickets had aroused the
student body and they decided TO take the
matter into their own hands, Most OF the
tickets taken were on the Harvard side
of the field and were obtained in Boston
by the spectators. A few tickets on the
Yale side of the field were found, however.
and as every ticket bears the name Of
the student to whom it was issued It Is
expected there Will be interesting develop
ments in view of the fact that the foot
ball management threatened to publish
the names of students whose tickets were
found in the hands of spectators.
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sum After much labor or the part of
tnose who were giving their attention
10 the matter, the amounts were Sc
cured, the whole matter dealt with in
manner that enabled the company to
proceed with its construction work
Now the bulk of the improvements have
been made, and when occupied it is
probable that the buildings now COM
pleted and under partial construction
VIII stand for a valuation somewhere
near S1.O00.000 A machine and boiler
shop S52 feet long and 152 feet wide. the
one in which the ball of Thursday night
was held, is the largest of the group of
buildings Besides it is a new black
smith shop, now in partial operation, a
power house constructed and rapidly
being equipped for service, and in the
near future a wheel shop will be built,
besides the Office of shops suDerintend-
ent and number of smaller structures.
MACHINERY DAILY ARRIVING
When the new shop plant of the Santa
Fe here is ready to go into full opera
ton is difficult to promise. Many of
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bolical of the avocation of the men who
were primarily interested in it. from
each cross beam in the room hung half
a dozen railroad lanterns with red, white
and blue globes, besides here and there
a sprinkling of Japanese lanterns. From
almost every sharp angle overhead hung
festoons OF the national colors and there
was great profusion of flags, Darticu-
larly on the improvised platform from
which the band played.
CROWD TOO LARGE FOR COMFORT
The size of the crowd caused one dis
agreea BILE feature TO the dancing in that
so many people were the floor at
once that nobody could move with the
freedom necessary 20 comfort and grace
This condition continued from the first
for perhaps an hour and a half. when
the people began leaving and after the
ranks had considerably thinned, it was
much more comfortable. In the latter
part of the evening. the room grew a
little too cool for comfort. but this was
not the cause of anyone leaving. The
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1t was expected that there would be
many persons who would be here to see
the new shop formally opened and to
contribute what their own presence
might to such a project. But the event
of Thursday night was far in excess of
what the projectors planned. 1t was
thought that there would be people from
other places along the line, but they
were here from every point on the Santa
F'e as far east as Chicago H. and west
to Albuquerque. While from Fort Mad
ison, Ia, Emporia and Newton, this
state Ration N NJ. and indeed as far
south as Denison, Tex they came and
tripped the time away in compliment
to the great improvements which the
Santa Fe is making in Topeka.
There was a particularly noticeab BILE
spirit of enjoyment among the crowds
of young and old, too, who mingled to-
gether throughout the room on the sec
ond floor of the east side of the building
500 feet long and 40 feet or more in
width. The man in railroad life has the
advantage over the one who follows
any other profession or trade in that one
way and another the names of the work.
men are carried from one point to an
other, and though they do not meet
personally. they know each other
through hearsay. and so when a time
like that in Topeka Thursday night
comes, it is not difficult for the visitors
to get acquainted. Great numbers of
the Santa Fe men, too. who assembled
under the one roof Thursday night had
met at times and places similar to tha /
one. Locally the ball received good sup
port outside of the shops. There were
a number of leading men from the city
in the grand march, and among the Wis
itors were minor mechanical department
officials from various division points on
the line.
While the new shops were being dedi
Gated, their operation. however. did not
remain inactive. While the swish OF
feet driven with metrical regularity
across the smooth floor by the music
was going, two big steam hammers
were moving equally regular in the new
blacksmith shop lust west of the build
ing in which the revelers were holding
forth. For the first time in many months
the whistle which blows three times Z
day and as often besides as a fire alarm
is turned in. was under orders to keel
quiet until the revelers were through
with the dance. OF course provisions
had been made in case fire should star
in any part of the district but th'
whistle was not to interrupt the gaietv
ARRANGEMENTS WE'RE PERFECT
Preparations generally for the even
were about as near perfect as could b'
attained. A string of arc lights placed
along the top of the interior frame
work illuminated the central part of tn
structure Then in the part which wa
utilized for dancing, a number of tn
same kind of lamps were burning One
during the band concert, they flickerel
and burned so low that musical opera
lions had TO be suspended. but ther
was soon a resumption of business an
the whole system was soon running a
before. In addition to this. and sym
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The area reported as probably SOWn Tor
next years crop is 1920 1O3 acres, being a
decrease of 2S4. .644 acres, or 81 per cent be-
low last years sowing, which was much
the largest ever reported. The soil and
weather conditions for its prosperity have
been unusually favorable and the even.
wholesome and not too rank growth pre-
sents a prospect most promising. barring
unpleasant reports from numerous locali-
ties of yellow spots in the fields, charge
able to the presence of Hessian flies in
greater numbers and activity than before
observed in the state. The prolonged au-
tum weather has afforded these pests IN
usual opportunities for working mischief,
and their activity has, in some counties,
caused no little disquietude.
Spring Wheat-The shrinkage in spring
wheat sowing so conspicuous annually of
late years is again strikingly in evidence
this year with but 46, ,293 acres, and yield
of 325 397 bushels, worth $155,54657-
Corn-The corn acea of $3.50. 764 acres
(Which includes the 5.919. $50 acres reported
by assessors plus LOLITA acres of the
plowed up wheat land stated by correspon-
dents as having been planted in corn)
yielded POI, ,367, ,lo2 bushels, worth Sill S03.-
576.3S.
The fifteen counties leading in corn and
having four million bushels or more each
with their yield, named in the order of
rank
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JOINTISTS DON'T LIKE 1T
Test Ordinance Under Which
They We're Arrested.

1t is a curious coincidence that the IT
jointists arrested Thursday for selling
intoxicating liquors kept in club
house" include nearly all of those ar
rested on the previous day for main
tanning slot machines.
They are among the largest iointists
of the city. Every one of them is situ-
ated on. or within a bloc. of Kansas
avenue, and on this side of the river
A few of the victims were kept at the
station for several hours before they Sc
cured a $500 bond. but none of them
were kept over night.
Those arrested answered to the names
of Fred Ross, George Anderson, Chas.
Simmons, James Sheasley. Dan Finney,
John Myers, NJ c. Cave. A. Hayslip.
Otto Anderson. F. H. Murphy, and M.
c. McGreggor. They will all have a
hearing December 1. and it is probable
that one attorney will represent all of
them and a test be made of the ordi-
nance The fine for selling intoxicat-
ing liquors kept in a club house" is
$100. Other arrests viii be made this
week on the same charge.
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their rank, are

Oats-The yield of oats is nearly 50 per
cent greater than last years. or S2, ,s66, ia
bushels. the largest since 1892.
Irish Potatoes-The yield on the consid-
erably diminished area. 60,61S acres, was s.
1873. .eS2 bushels, the largest and best crop
by far since 1889, with a value of s., 1885,
S56.71.
The net increase in value of this years
agricultural productions over that of 1901
is S., ,S96 1885, and of live stock s., ,069 $50. or
a total net increase for the year of $55, ,s65.-
946. or 1907 per cent In two years the in
crease in value of agricultural productions
has been S., 1854. .512 and of live stock s11.-
GAG. $50 The total increase over the values
of three years before amounts to S101.-
S52 $50.
The quantity of old corn in farmers
hands March l was 7.724.942 bushels. The
wear before it was IS. 121. .339 bushels, and
two years before As, ,252. .667 bushels.
The quantity of old wheat IN farmers
hands March 1 was 9,664.595 bushels, the
year previous 799G,555 bushels, and twa
wears previous 4S24, SIS bushels
ALI. CROPS AND PRODUCTS
The Yields and values of the years crops
and products are as follows:
Product Bushels. Value: :.
Wheat -. ...........- 54.64s. 2S6 s2s 139. is0 L
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COLLEY IS FREE.
He Is Acquitted of the Simmons
Murder.
Jury Was in Consultation All
the Night.
ONE MAN HELD OUT.
First Ballot Stood IL to l for
Acquittal.
Result Is What Was Generally
Expected.

Oskaloosa. Nov. 21.-The Colley murder
case was given to the jury at p. m. last
night and after being out II hours the
jury this morning returned a verdict of
not guilty.
The argument was closed last night af-
ter supper by John H. Atwood of Leav-
enworth for the state. The fact that he
was to speak brought a large crowd to
the court room, half OF whom were wo-
nren and standing room was at a prem
ium- The eloquent attorney was listened
to with rapt attention and Immediately
after he closed at p. m the jury went
to the consultation room.
The tolling the court house bell at
O'Clock this morning was the signal that
the jury had agreed upon 2 verdict and
brought the court house officials, attor-
neys and large crowd of people to the
court house.
When Clerk Leach read the verdict of
not guilty the people in the court room
rushed for Colley to congratulate him.
He was visibly affected but recovered his
composure and shook hands with the
members of the jury and thanked them.
He then left the court room with his at
torneys. Mr.. Colley announced that he
would return to Perry and re-enter the
employment of the Lee Hardware COM
pany.
The first ballot resulted II to 1 for
acquittal, but the one juryman held cut
all night. Mr.. Colley owes his liberty to
a large extent to the excellent manage
ment of his case
]. w. Coiley last August shot and kill
ed his brother-in-law, F.. p. Simmons. at
Perry. Simmons was the father of Edith
Willis and had been. mayor of Perry.
The killing was the result of family
feud.
The cqlittaI of Colley was generally
expected and any other verdict would
have been a surprise
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WHO'S AFRAID :?
GE0 = III EEBBEW
Strike Is About to
Be Settled
Without Giving the Commission
a Chance at 1t.

Scranton, Pa, Nov. 21.--It was learned
this afternoon that efforts are being
made, or will be made, to settle the diff
ferences existing between the mine
workers and the operators outside the
commission appointed by the president.
and it is said that the contemplated
adjournment will be taken in order to
give both sides a chance to get to-
gether.
Remarks made by Judge Gray just
before the commission adjourned sug-
gest this conclusion.
None of the attorneys on either side
will say anything regarding the matter,
but it is understood here that in the in
terval such an effort will be made.
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5000 DEAD.
Further Details of Volcanic
Damages in Guatemala.

San Francisco, Nov. Civ. ]. Camp
bell, who has Just arrived here from
Guatemala, brings additional details of
the damage caused by the recent vol
canic disturbance. In an interview Mr..
Campbell said:
There is no clear idea yet of the loss
of life resulting from the volcano's s
eruption, but from what I could gather
before leaving the country 1 believe
that 5000 natives have been killed.
Some of the coffee plantations that
have been nearly ruined, were worth
more than 81, 100000. The town of Que
zaltenango is practically ruined for the
houses are cracked and broken down,
the people are moving out and the
neighborhood is covered with sand and
ashes''
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WATER WAS TOO COLD.
Mrs. Sechrest Is Found Alive
and Well at Lincoln.

Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 21.-Mrs. Albert
Sechrest of Kansas City, principal wit
ness for the state in the case of DR..
Louis Zorn, dentist, charged with kill
ing her husband. was found here today
at the home of her parents. and admitted
she had been in hiding there for the past
five days Mrs. Sechrest wished to
avoid testifying at the trial and last
Monday threw a note pinned to a hat
into the river at Leavenworth, stating
that she had drowned herself and baby.
Il meant to kill myself and baby" she
said today, but the water was too
cold''
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cholera on the pecline.

Washington. Nov PA cabIegram has
beer. received from the Philippine commits
sion stating that the number of cases of
cholera had gone down to five day in
stead of "a a week ago The message says
that the commission feel much relieved
and it is believd that tn Mariquina water
shed which furnishes the water supply
for Manila will not be contaminated. Up
to a short time ago grave fears were en-
tertained that cholera might be intro
duced in the Mariquina1 region. although
great precaution has been taken to pre-
vent such a result
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The membership of the shops fire de-
partment consists of the following men:
William E. Snyder, chief: Walter Cope
land, assistant chief; John Wood, John
Stevenson, Albert Checksfield, William
Havens, c. ]. Cherry, Hilton Gould,
William Fargo, Otto Miller, George
Etzel, Alexander Ricketts,, Con. Leonard
and Guy Ludington. Years ago it was
the custom for the organization to give
a ball every year. but for some time
past until a year ago this fell into dis
use. Back as far as 1884, however, it is
said that the last dedica tory dance was
given by the men in what is now the
cabinet and cab shop on the second
floor of the planning mill, that building
having been at that time only finished.
John O'Brien, so long the head of the
institution. being then the chief Last
season the first ball given for long
time was held uptown, as will also like
ly be the case with the succeeding ones
until the Santa Fe again expands, Civ
ing pretext for the appropriate opening
of the enlarged plant with a dance.
MEANS MUCH TO TOPEKA.
This opening is important to Topeka
because of the vital relation which the
Santa F'e shops sustain to the business
interests of the city. It is the shopmen
that ~e the mainstay of the town, in
a commercial way. Pay day at the
shops is as a prominent man remarked
Thursday The time when the sun,
moon and planets take a stand out of
Difference to this event so full of signifi-
canoe to Topeka" Realizing this the
Commercial club was not slow to grasp
the opportunity to assist the Santa Fe
company in securing the ground and
placing it in condition for the erection
of additional buildings when the propo-
sition to extend was first announced
The records of that body show that on
March IA, 1900, a special committee of
FIVE was authorized to be appointed by
the president of the club to confer with
the management of the Santa F'e on
shop extension, that committee being
composed of P. l. Bonebrake. William
Green. J. K. Hudson. w. H. Davis and
Charles Wolff. Then a finance commit
tee which afterward devoted much time
to the expansion project was named,
| composed as follows:
Jonathan Thomas. F. P. MacLennan
J. S. Warner. Otto Kuehne. J. D. Nor
ton, H c. Bowman, George NJ. Noble
w W. Webb and willard Hall.
| Leading business men, in the absence
of other immediate means Of reaching
the matter. gave freely in money to Q
fund which was applied to the purchase
of the ground and the property which
the railroad had signified its intention OF
occupying Meantime the plan succeeded
of getting a bill through the legislature
enabling the city to hold an election al
which about $4,000 bonds might be
voted to purchase additional property
| for the Santa Fe and to reimburse those
! who already had donated largely to the