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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09
SLENDER SALT BUSH.
In Australia and California 1t Has
Been Tried Successfully as
Pasturage for Sheep.

Botanica.ly this is called Atriplex
leptocarpa. 1t is perennial, with low
stems from 1h TO 2 feet or more in
length. 1t resembles Australian salt.
bush in many particulars, but is small
er and produces less forage. It's drought
resisting qualities are remarkabl In
Aus tralia it is reported as making
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09
Liked the FrOck.

An English soldiers wife once took
her little girl to see her father, who
was on sentry duty. The soldier, who
was in Scottish regiment, wore the
orthodox tartan and kilt. The little
girl, not having seen her father before
in such a garb, could not understand it,
and looking up at her mother, ex-
claimed: Mother, when father has
found the man who stole his trousers
may | have that little frock ?"-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09

Among the warm things for winter
there is nothing in which there is more
comfort than in the knitted petticoat.
These are to be found in all the deli
cate shades as well as dark red, navy
blue and black, and they will wash.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09
His Preference.

Head of Foreign Missionary Bureau
Where would you prefer to locate as mis-
sionary?
Young Missionary-Well, if possible,
where the natives are vegetarians. Brook
lyn Eagle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09
To Florida.

Through Pullmans Chicago, Cleveland,
Detroit. Pittsburg, St. Louis, Louisiana and
Cincinnati to st. Augustine Queen q Cres-
cent Route daily.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09
Real Pleasure.

Her Father-Aha! | caught YOU kissing
my daughter, sir! What do you mean by
that sort of business?
He-I don't consider it business at all,
sir, but pleasure, merely pleasure-Phila-
delphia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09
oueen s. Crescent Route.

Through trains, diners, observation cars,
palace day coaches, fast schedules, through
sleepers from the North to New Orleans
and Florida.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09

We discover that almost anybody thinks
he could run a hotel.-Washingt Qa.)
Democrat.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09

Somehow the voice of the people doesn' t
always sound like what it is said to be-
Puck
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1902-01-09

At times all of US insist on being miser.
able-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-WHEATLGrains were
quiet at the opening today and showed a
opened 1@a14c to 14@3sc lower. at 7Sa777c.
on slightly lower cables, fair amount of
bic decline equalled about our weakness
here yesterday ST Louis was Offering
lower corn market Influenced plenty of
selling orders, it was fairly well taken and
and selling around 7Sc, or a shade lower.
Local receipts We're II cars; Minneapolis
the three points Of 1S3 cars, against IL
cars last week and 800 cars a year ago.
wheat to 7711c. Later a reaction in corn
and some covering by. shorts in wheat sent
weak and asQ1ac. down, at 774c.
CORN-Corn was weak at the opening
lower cables Local spectators bought to
some small extent, but though there was
selling orders in sight kept the price down.
May opened 7sqAce, to 34pasc lower at sSsss
63A &c. Receipts were As cars.
Bears pounded away at corn until May
Sesterday Shorts then began - to @ cover over
Well to SECURE ProiltdS and ; far reaction
OATS-Oats Were dull early with no
ence was the corn weakness May opened
shade to &c down, at 4412c to 44ss44412c
'-i PRoVIsIoNs@ ProVfsions visions had had some some
early strength; based on fairly strong
hog market. Inc cash inquiry Is beginning
to have some bullish effect. Commission
houses We're bidding for pork and lard and
Influenced Slightly better prices; May
21ac; May lard 215c higher, at $3.50, and
eased a shade. and May ribs a shade
S. so.
WHEAT-Cash: No. red, S91k@S5c; No.
8 red. 7S1a@S4c; No. 2 hard winter, 76d7Sc;
No hard winter, 75077c: No. 1 northern
spring, 76G7Sc: No. 2 northern spring, 756D
Tie: No 3 spring n6175c.
CORNING. 3, 1914 G591kc.
OATS-No. 2, 45@451hc: No. 3, 44s46145c.
SITS.
RYE-Feb., 5s1kc; May, Gle; July, 6O1kc,
BARLEY-Cash: 59GD64c.
TIMOTHY-March IS 60
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
Naw York stocks.

Wall Street, New York, Feb. s.
STOCKS-There were running sales of B.
500 shares of Metropolitan Street Railway
at the opening at 1731zd174, compared with
on reports of the proposed lease of the
company to a securities holding corpora
ton. Northwest rose IA points, Amalga-
mated Copper ran off IA points Else
where in the list fractional gains Were the
rule but there was a sprinl1ling of losses.
Fresh selling of Amalgamated Copper,
coupled with a reaction to yesterday S
close or under by the fractions, turned the
market heavy and there were some mater
iaI declines from the top figures.
Large offerings cancelled the gain in
Metropolitan Street Railway, but its de-
cline did not affect kindred stocks nor the
general market which advanced. Mime
apolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste Marie pre-
ferred gained 90 points, Northwestern
common and preferred American Express,
points. and Lackawanna, General Electric,
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic pre-
ferred and Pacific Coast 1 point. In the
active quarter Rock Island. Sugar, Peo-
pies Gas and Manhattan were point or
more higher. Amalgamated Copper recov-
cred its loss and became quieter. Toward
IL o'clock Manhattan broke point to 1876.
but the general market held well Dealings
in United States reduction and refining
stocks were made at 38124394 for the COM
mon and 34II643s for the preferred
The rebound carried prices to the best
of the day except for the local fractions
Lackawanna recovered to 11a points over
last night The market became semi-stag-
nant at the advance and yielded IN spots.
The local traction stocks continued to
work downward, Metropolitan Street Rail-
way selling at 1717s despite some vigorous
upward movement in other specialties.
ANA Igamated Cooper was the principal
feature. ralylng "a points from the low
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
NOTHING LEFT.
Tow Boat John w. Allies COM
pIetely Destroyed
by the Explosion of Her Boilers
Near Pittsburg.
ONE MAN WAS KILLED.
Four Were Probably Fatally In
jured and Six Saved.
Some Went Into the Air and
Some Into the Water.

Pittsburg, Feb. 5.-By the explosion
of the boilers ON the tow boat, John w.
Allies. owned by the Monongahela River
Consolidated Coal and Coke company,
near Lock No. 2, at 1:30 o'clock this
morning, one man was killed outright,
four probably fatally injured and sew
eral are still missing. Six others were
rescued from the icy waters.
DEAD.
VIM. PERRY, deck hand of Roscoe,
Pa, found pinioned under the anchor,
with clothing afire.
INJURED.
Edward Mitchell, mate badly burned
and inhaled flames, Merchantville, Pa /;
will die
John w. Burke, pilot.
Floyd Still. chief engineer.
Maria Walker, negreSS cook, OF Pitts
burg; leg broken and badly injured
about head and body. Rescued from the
river.
James Williams, fireman, leg broken
and seriously hurt about head and
Booker Null. second engineer, Beverly.
West Virginia.
Wm.Campbell, fireman, badly burned.
MISSING.
John Coffin, Waterman, Frederick
ston, Md.
Weaver Wolf, deck hand. Middleport.
Ohio
NOSE IcSCuGQ WERE Adpl w. L. o1le1W,
commapder of the boat; John Rankin,
deck hand, Glassport, Pa; David Nc
Bryde, deck hand, Middleport, o.; Reu-
ben Watts, negro deck hand, Middle
port, o.; Maria Walker and James Will
liamS.
There was a crew of 14,all told, aboard
the Allies, including the captain.
The captain, with Chief Engineer Still,
Fireman Campbell and Cook Maria
Walker, had just gone off duty and
the new watch was made up of Burke,
Hull, Mitchell. Williams, Perry and
Wolf.
They had passed the Homestead steel
works and were nearing the city, with
seven flats of coal, when one of the
boilers let go with mighty roar and
terrific force. The explosion commuri-
Gated to the other boilers, and then all
went into the river or into the air.
The boat Immediately took fire and
able were forced to take to the river.
in few minutes the tow boat Vulcan
was on the scene with a full crew of
men, and nearly all were rescued. The
injured were brought to Pittsburg, and
seven of them are now at Mercy hos
pital.
Four of these are reported to be in a
dangerous condition, and may not re-
cover. The hospital authorities, how
ever, are unable to give the names.
The Allies was completely destroyed.
The loss is placed at $685. 600.
The boat was considered one of the
best owned by the coal combine, and
its boilers had been inspected but a few
days ago. No one has been able to give
an account of the exact manner in
which the accident occurred The sur
viving members of the crew claim that
sure of steam than the government
allows,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
VIEWED WITH INTEREST.
Progress of the United States In
Maritime Matters.

London, Feb. Sat the annual meet
ing OF the Chamber of Shipping of the
United Kingdom today several points
interesting to the United States were
raised. Col. Emil Ropner, M. p. presi-
dent of the organization, referring to
'scrimping" and blood money in the
United States, said the chamber earn
estly hoped the British ambassador at
Washington would succeed in inducing
the United States government to intro
duce legislation aking "crimp1ng
criminal offense.
Regarding ship subsidies, Colonel
Ropner said the United States would
probably pass a ship subsidy bill, with
the result that there would be a rapid
extension of the United States mercan-
tile navy and keener competition, which
would require all the energy and enter
prise of British ship owners to meet
The chamber unanimously passed
resolution urging the British govern
exemption of British ships from the
United States ports, and use its good
pending further legislation to enforce
regard to the desertion of seamen and
the payment of blood money
The president read letter from the
British consul at San Francisco say
ing that seamen are now obtainable
without blood money" but Colonel
Ropner explained that this was because
there was always a superabundance of
seamen during the first few m onths OF
the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
WANT IN THE PARK.
City Railway Asks For Right of
Way in Central.

Tt is probable that the street car
tracks along the west side of Central
park will be laid inside of the curbing
of the proposed pavement along the west
side of the park, instead of on the
street. This will relieve the street car
company of the cost of paving their
tracks, and is said to be what the people
living on that street want the tracks
kept off the 30-foot pavement for which
they have petitioned.
What the street car company wants
is permission to run its tracks through
the park, about rs feet from the west
side of the park. If the company is per-
mitted to do this. it agrees to keep its
right of way through the park sodded
and to place ornamental over-hang iron
poles for the trolley wire instead of
wooden poles on each side of the track
If the company is required to place its
tracks close to the curling, in what is
now the parking on the east side of the
street, it will probably be obliged to use
iron poles and keep its right of way
'sodded.
Provided the company is allowed to
place it's line rs feet inside of the park,
it saves the bother and expense of a
curve in the tracks which now exists
at Fifteenth street where the line
sweryes east to reach Buchanan street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
ALL ALIKE.
Doctors Agree on Food.

All physicians agree that good food,
properly selected. is of the utmost
Importance, not only for the cure of dis
ease but to maintain health even when
one Is we'll.
DR.. VIM. Hale, of Il Pleasant street,
Gloucester, Mass, says: Il count it a
pleasure to say a good word for Postum
Food Coffee with which I have been en-
abled to relieve SO many sufferers, and
which 1 count, with it's valued COM
panion. Grape-Nuts, one of the daily
blessings.
Coffee was banfshed from my own
table some time ago and Postum used
regularly in its place.
l frequently find it necessary to in
struet patients when they take Postum
Coffee for the first time to be quite sure
that 1t has been boiled long enough to
bring out the clear, black color and the
rich taste, as well as the health giving
qualities"
The doctor enclosed the names of six
patients who were formerly nervous
dyspeptfcs but have been cured by his
professional care and the discontinue
ance OF coffee and the using of Postum
E0ed Coffee in its place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05

Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Merchant, COL Kansas avenue.1
Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat, Ad
close.
Chicago grain receipts: Wheat, II cars;
corn, As cars; oats, Al cars.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat, I'D
lower; corn, sd lower, for the day.
Omaha received 1900 head of hogs today;
market steady.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat, q
cars; corn, 81 cars; oats, L car. A year
ago: Wheat, 159 cars; corn, 81 cars; oats
cars.
Kansas City grain shipments: Wheat, 10
cars; corn, 81 cars; oats, Is cars. A year
ago: Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 155 cas- oats,
s cars.
Northwest grain receipts Minneapolis,
l57 cars; Duluth, 50 cars; total, III cars
A year ago: Minneapolis, $50 cars; Du-
luth, 10 cars; total, 269 cars
Kansas City: Futures, good tomorrow:
May wheat-Puts, 75c; calls, 76c; curb.
75l3Q75ssc; May corn-Puts, 6Sssc; calls,
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat, 7sd
higher; corn, Esd lower. for the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
TOM JOHNSON FAILS
In His Efforts to Secure Higher APP
praisement of Railroad Property.

Columbus, O., Feb. 5.-The supreme
court has put an end to Tom L. John
sons efforts to secure a higher APP
praisement of the railroad property of
Ohio. The court handed down & deci-
sion sustaining the demurrer of the at
torney general to his petition and dis
missing the same.
johnson began his fight before the
state board of equalization of railroad
property last fall. His contention was
that this board was really a board OF
appraisement as well as equalization
The board refused to increase the title
appraisement, taking the position that
they had power simply to equalize val
uations among the different companies.
They refused to make the increase, and
Johnson went into the supreme court,
whose decision now given seems to be
final
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
CRUMPACKER
HAS A PLAN.
Indiana Congressman Hopes to
Reduce Representation
I'm Those States That Have Dis
franchised Negroes.
OFFERS A RESOLUTION
In the Republican Caucus With
That End in View.
Will Be Heard From Further on
the Same Subject.

Washington. Feb. Representative
Crumpacker of Indiana, author of the
resolution presented to the Republican
caucus last night and to be further
considered at a caucus next Monday
night authorizes the following state
ment as to the general purposes of the
movement to correct any impression
that it is in the nature of a force bill
The resolution submitted TO the eau
Gus was designed to secure full and
thorough investigation of the suffrage
question not only in the south but in all
the states that have imposed material
restrictions upon manhood suffrage.
There is a general belief that number
of states have disfranchised large por-
ton of their citizens; that the colored
population, by the operation of state
laws, is entirely eliminated a politi-
cal quantity and yet it counts in APP
portiOning representation among the
states. 1t is the general belief that the
southern states have at least thirty-hve
representatives in the house and the
electoral college resting upon fictitious
basis. If this be found to be true in
fact and representation be reduced ac-
cordingly as the constitution impera-
lively requires, il would go a long way
towards settling the race question Such
g. method would have none of the char
acteriStics of a force bill 1t would re-
quire no force for its execution. Dis
franchised states would suffer a reduc-
ton of political power which they could
regain by educating their citizens and
admitting them to the privilege of the
ballot. The whole question would rest
with those states.
But the caucus is asked simply to
authorize a thorough investigation of
the whole question through a congress
sional committee specially appointed
and equipped for that purpose and when
the facts, as they really exist, are laid
before congress and the country such
action may then be taken as the situa-
inn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
MIR. FINNEY IN DANGER.
He May Not Be Reelected as Rail-
road Commissioners.

D. w. F'inney, the member of the
state board of railroad commissioners,
who was elected last April for the one
year term. may not be reelected. 1t is
rumored that a combination may be eff
fected in the executive council to give
the place to a Fifth district man, prob
ably r. r. Rees, of Minneapolis, who
was a candidate a year ago.
F'inney, it is claimed, became an ac-
tive boss buster Immediately after his
election last year, and a number of the
state officers are not in sympathy with
the busters. The man who is elected
to succeed him will get a three years
term.
1t is argued that the place should go
to the Fifth district because that dis
trict has less patronage than any other
part of the state. The only federal
patronage it has received from Senator
Burton thus far has been the appoint
ment of the senator's niece. Miss Ru-
dolph, to a position in a Washington
department.
The office of railroad commissioner is
the best in the state. There is little
work about it, and it pays 81 500 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
SEATON DENIES 1T.
Says he Did Not Defeat the Long
Train Bill

John Seaton denies that he is respon-
sible for the defeat of the long train
bill' in the last legislature, the reason
given by the members of the State So
ciety of Labor for the passage of the
resolution condemning Captain Seaton.
The bill was naturally referred to the
railroad committee, and as chairman
of that mnittee Captain Seaton was
connected with it. 1t was his duty to
report the committees action on it and
explain anything in connection with it
which he deemed necessary for the en-
lightenment of the house. Here is what
he says about it:
This long train bill was adversely
reported by the railroad committee OF
the house, of which I was chairman,
after three conferences with the par
ties in interest. AT the first meeting
there was present only the lobby sent to
push the bill. AT the second there were
present both the lobby and representa-
tives Of several of the railroads. Only
the lobby was present at the third con-
ference.
Before hearing the arguments made
by the railroad representatives, which
were convincing, the committee was
disposed to recommend the passage OF
the bill. After the second attempt of
the lobby to present it's side of the case,
the railroad committee held a secret
session and unanin ously decided to in
struct me to adversely report the bill
asked permission to have the bill print
ed by resolution of the house, and this
was granted.
But in printing the bill great care
was taken by the lobby to see that the
adverse report of the railroad COM
mittee was left off. This bill, owing
to the adverse report of the COM
mittee, was, according to the rules
of the house, stricken FROM the
calendar. During the closing hours
of the legislature the lobby induced
some one to move that the bill be
my duty as chairman of the railroad com
In1IT60 TO inform the house that a trick
was being performed in placing the bill
again the calendar, which was con-
trary to all rules of legislation, and this
/ did. The motion of the gentlemen to
have the bill placed on the calendar was
lost.
THE pernicious habit of allowing Iegis-
lat1on to be injected into the house in
the last few hours is SO contrary to good
legislation and good government that it
is necessary to exercise watchfulnesS at
all times to prevent the lobby from get
ting a bill introduced, omnibused and
passed without the knowledge of the
house My attitude was not directed
against the State Society of Labor or
any labor society, but was actuated by
the honest motive of a legislator whose
duty it is to prevent mischievous and dis
astrous legislation being enacted. If the
society of labor would send a lobby to tbs
1egisl allure that can properly present its
side of the matter it can secure the pas
sage of all worthy bills If the presenta-
ton of the case on the long train bill by
the lobby last winter was at fault, surely
blame should attach me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
DOWIE WILL SETTLE.
Will Be No Receiver For His Lace
Factories.

Chicago, Feb 5.-6n the announce
ment in court today by the counsel in
the Dowie-Stevenson suit for receiv-
ership of the Zion lace industries that
an agreement had been reached by the
parties to the suit out of court, Judge
Tulley dismissed the suit and announced
that Elmer Washburn, whom he had
named as receiver, would not be ap-
pointed. Attorneys for both sides re-
fused to announce the basis of settle
ment, but it is supposed that the full
amount claimed by Samuel Stevenson
said to be about $4,000 is close to the
amount agreed upon. Attorney Pack
ard for DR." John Alexander Dowfe
said:
"The fact that Judge Tulley in his
decision exonerated Dowie from charges
of fraud led to the settlement. He did
not deny that money was due Stevenson
but we fought the case because the
charges made reflected upon Dowie."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05
DETERMINED TO DIE.
Art Student Slabs Herself With
Palette Knife.

Philadelphia, Feb. Belinda Rior-
dan, whose home was at 1872 Fourth
street, Troy. n. Y, a student in the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts,
was found in her rooms at a boarding
house in this city. having committed
suicide some time last night The body
was lying upon the floor. In the breast
over the heart were three gaSheS in
f1icted by a painters palette knife, and
beside the body lay an empty phial that
had contained carbolic acid. A tube,
one end of which was attached to a
gas stove with the other end resting
beside the dead woman's face, indicated
that she had also inhaled Illuminating
gas. The cause of the act is not known.
Miss Riordan, who was a tall, hand
some blonde, studied at the academy of
fine arts during the terms of 1897 and
1885, and returned to the school last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-05

than Washington, and he wants the fig
ures to settle the bet. He also asks the
Kansas department TO furnish figures
on the Washington crop if it cansio so.
As the Kansas department gets no
figures from Washington except through
the government reports, those were all
that could be furnished Mr. Rhodefer
with reference to his own state. and
value of the Washington wheat crop
was $12, 799. 297, while the value of the
Kansas crop was $45, 1865, $50. This year
the value of the Kansas crop was $780,
610,505, SO Washington would have to
make a gain of about four hundred per
cent in order to catch up with Kansas