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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
PETITIONS ARE IN.
There Are 2,1e2 Names on Water
Works Petitions.

The waterworks petitions asking the
mayor to call a special bond election,
are all in, and the total number of
names is 2,192, or BOP more than the
number required under the law to war
rant the calling of the election Mayor
Parker says that he viii have the petit
tons taken through the Santa Fe shops
and several other places, and try to Sc
cure 200 more signers, so that there will
be margin of 500 over the number
absolutely required.
The sanitary men secured about 325
names each. except Allen, who devoted
all his time to the work. and Harr, who
fell 100 behind the other men, The num-
Der Of names on the petitions circulated
by each man are as follows:
Allen, 634: Thomas, 325; Jones, 339;
Lindsey. 1873; Coddington, 1928; Harr, 233.
Mayor Parker said that he had not
yet conferred with the chairman of the
board of education in regard to calling
the election, but that he would issue
his proclamation in time for the election
to be held between January l and Jan
uary Is, unless it should seem to be best
to postpone the bond elections until the
spring. and hold them in conjunction
with the spring elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
JUBILEE A SUCCESS.
First A. N. E. Church Gets Over $500
First Night.

Mrs. James Page has been elected queen
of the jubilee which the colored people are
conducting in the interest of the congre-
cation of st. John A. NJ. E. church, Sc
curing 1899 votes, for whom s112.90 was
spent in votes. This sum- as well as all
that secured through the contest, is to be
applied toward the liquidation of the
church debt. The other contestants and
the sums which they secured in the con-
test for jubilee queen Miss Eletro
Page Perry, $S625; Miss Maggie Vault,
Bennett. $3.50; Miss Lena McNeal, 50;
Miss Mary Jordan. $3.50; Miss Fannie
Todd, $3.50; Mrs. L. H. Slaughter. s4.95;
Miss Grace Atkinson. 1915; Miss Cyrenia
Smith, S2.45 total, $304. e5. Besides this at
the Monday evening entertainment $685.
was collected at the door. making the
total for the evening $33S.50- The two
royal princesses, are Mrs Eletro Page
Perry and Miss Maggie Vault All the
other contestants Will act as peeresses of
the royal court in the coronation cere-
monies which are to be held in the audi
forum next Monday evening.
In the contest for queen. nearly a thou
sand votes were cast just before 10 o'clock
when the judges began counting the votes.
They did not complete the count until 4
o'clock this morning. Previous to the
opening of the votes the church choir
gave a successful rendition of the cantata,
'Jephtha'S Daughter Kew W. H. Jones
of Emporia represented Jephtha and Mrs.
L. H. Slaughter Jephtha's Daughter. The
church was crowded with visitors.
among the colored people there being
considerable sprinkling of whites.
Tonights programme is an educational
one and will be addressed by Frank Mel
son, state superintendent of public instruc-
tion Prof. W. T. Vernon of the Western
university at Quindaro, and Superfntend-
ent Davidson of the city schools here.
Rev. Dr. Snelson. the pastor. invites all
the teachers of the city to attend, and APP
peais to the whites generally to assist the
church in meeting this obligation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02

The Ohio Farmer. published at Cleve-
land, is an enthusiastic supporter of the
post check currency system on the
ground that it will be of great service
to the farmers. In a recent issue 1t
saws:
Farmers need a safe. cheap and con-
venient method of sending money by
mail The money order system is safe
enough. but it is neither cheap nor con-
venient The post check currency com
bines all three essentials. With the post
check anyone anywhere in the United
States can send any sum from 10 cents
up, without the trouble of getting and
filing out a money order. registering a
letter. etc, and at about half the ex-
pense. This the country needs and must
have. Farmers can push this measure
through at the coming short session II
they win take hold In earnest. Write
personal letters to your congressman
and senators. Send them petitions and
resolutions, and when the bill comes up
for consideration send them kilograms
urging their support Begin at once to
agitate this question in social gather
ings, farmers clubs, Institutes and the
Grange. Post yourselves and when any
one tells you the plan is not practical,
tell them that you know better. that it
is eminently practical, and that you
know what farmers need in this way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
STANLEY LIKES 1T.
The Governor Is Pleased With
Presidents Message.

COPY of the first edition of the
State Journal containing the presidents
message complete was placed in the
hands of Governor Stanley at noon and
he read the message with a great deal
of interest. After he had completed it
the governor said:
The message is very much like Pres
ident Rooseyelt-strong and Nvigorous.
are those that will be of greatest in
terest to the people. The presidents
suggestions are fair and the people viii
so consider them. believe If his rec
ommenda lions are followed by congress
it will do much in solving the trouble
some problem of the regulation of the
trusts. l believe his position on the re-
duction of the tariff is the only safe
one
Il am greatly pleased with the presf-
dents position on reciprocity in general.
1 agree with his views exactly on this
question and advocated the same policy
during the last campaign. 1 am also
pleased with his views on Cuban reel
moral rather than an economic one, and
suggests the wisdom of strong nation
like ours extending a helping hand to a
struggling young republic. In treating
of the right of laboring men to COM
bine for their own advantage the same
as the right of capital to combine for
its own advantage, he hit the nail
squarely on the head. It's a dignified
way of giving official sanction to the
goose is sauce for the gander.'
''On the whole the message is a good
one and will meet the approval of the
popular Judgment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
OUR MINERAL PRODUCTS.

Silver continues to be a considerable
item in our mineral products regardless
of the low price to which it has fallen.
Some ten months ago a comparison
was made between the value of the gold
E.nd silver products of the United States
and the value of other groups of our
mineral products as set forth by the
United States geological survey in
Mineral Resources of the United
States" for the calendar year 1900. The
annual volume for 1901, just issued.
permits a similar comparison for last
year.
In round numbers. the value of the
gold product was $4,000. 900 and of the
silver product the value was $4,000
as money, coming value, and S33,O00O 900
as metal, commercial value. AS metals
then. gold and silver products were
valued at a little less than S112. 900 00Oo; as
money, they were worth $3.50, 900 .00O. The
corresponding figures for 1900 were
$115,0o0,o00 and $153, 900 0O0-a loss, for
1901 Of over three millions.
The copper produced in 1901 was
valued at Ss7, 600. GOO; the lead was
valued, as in 1900, at S23O 600; and
zinc was produced to the value of oven
100000. The copper, lead, and zinc
pIOUuCtS IN 1JU1 were worth SSsUuVsUUO
more as metals than our gold and sil-
yer were worth as metals. although the
value of the copper product was Sill. 000.-
000 less than in 1900.
The combined values of abrasive ma
terials. of chemical materials. of pig
ments, and of other miscellaneous min
erals, amounting to about s3S 100000 in
1901, show that they were worth almost
half as much as the gold produced, and
about $5.0O0.0O0 more than the silver as
q metal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
ssFOR POLITICAL REASONS. .
Why Janitor Woodall, at Court
House. Was Deposed.

The county commissioners have notified
Lee WoodaH. one of the negro janitors
at the court house, that his services will
not be needed after January l. Woodall
is discharged in favor of Elijah White,
a North Topeka colored man.
Some time before election WoodalI was
called to account by Commissioners Rain
and Harrison because he was supporting
F. NJ. Stahi for sheriff. Woodall was given
to understand that he had better vote for
the Republican nominee. Woodall refused
to be coerced and he says he has expected
that he would lose his position. Woodall
has been employed as janitor for six or
seven years and has been a faithful and
honest employe- In many instances when
money was accidentally left on the coun-
ter in the treasurer's office Woodall has
found it and turned it over to the treas
urer- At one time he found over 500 in
this manner. While woman, who Aas
unable to do her share of the work vas
employed as janitress instead of another
man, Wooda1l had the bulk of the work
to do. His record is good There has
been no word of complaint about his
work. The county officers all speak well
of MIN, but his faithfulness and COM
Vetency make no difference. He is dis
charged for political reasons
The commissioners claim that they de-
cided to parcel out the patronage some
what after the manner that United States
representatives parcel out the third class
postoffices 1t was decided tina each
commissioner should make appoint
ment Commissioner Rain started the
ball rolling by appointing T. Vaughn
from his district janitor Then Commits
sioner Harrison appointed a man from
Oakland named Rake as engineer at the
court house. Now the commissioners will
depose Woodall in order to allow Com mis-
sioner Haynes to appoint a man from
North Topeka "There is no complaint
whatever about Wooda1l.'' said Haynes
hi oh fC dp i'm
ply for political reasons. The other COM
rnissioners have each appointed a man
from their districts and now I will make
my appointment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
SOLD FOR S325,OOO.
Assets of Investment Trust
Company Under Hammer.

AT 8 O'Clock this afternoon a reorgani
cation committee, represented by John
A. Prescott, purchased all the assets of
the Investment Trust company in the
federal court for the upset price of
$325, 600.
As soon as the sale is confirmed. the
receivership of Bennett R. Wheeler will
be dissolved, and the company will be
ready to resume business under its or
iginal organization.
The reorganization committee is COM
posed of Mr.. Prescott and two Boston
capitalists, and they represent the orig
inal owners of the property. The re-
organization committee will secure that
interest in the company which is not
represented in the reorganization and
the receipts of the sale will be used in
defraying obligations and paying off the
stockholders who retire.
The Investment Trust company went
into the hands of a receiver six years
ago. and owns large amounts of real
estate in Topeka and other localities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
EDITORS ARE HERE.
Executive Committee Arrang-
ing for the Meeting.

The officers and executive committee Of
the Kansas Editorial association is in ses-
sion today to make arrangements for the
coming meeting of the association. which
will be held in Topeka some time during
the session of the legislature. The officers
of the association are as follows:
President. F. c. Raney, of the Fort Scott
Republican; corresponding secretary, ]. L.
Junkin of the Sterling Bulletin; recording
secretary, Grant Harrington. of the Hia-
watha Democrat; treasurer, o. w. Little,
of the Alma Enterprise; executive com
mittee: First district. j. Irwin Gable. of
the Holton Tribune; Second district, c, c.
Clevenger. of the Osawatomie Graphic;
Third district. A. M. Turner, of the Cha
snute Times; Fourth district, Frank Foec-
kle of the LIE Roy Reporter: Fifth dis
trict, John Q. Royce, of the Phillipsburg
Dispatch: Seventh district, J. w. A. Cooke,
Of, the Ellinwood Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
LOCAL MENTION.


c. F. Hurrel of Holton. was in Topeka
today.
j. c. Purl. of wakarusa. was in Tope-
ka today.
Frank Fockele. LIE Roy editor. was
in Topeka today.
]. c. whitmer of Nortonville. was in
Topeka Monday evening
John H. Nadeau of Nadeau, was
Topeka visitor this morning.
The taking of testimony In the dollar
gas case will likely be resumed on Mon
day.
Miss Lena Purviance win entertain
few of her friends this evening at a
guessing party.
w. F. BeIlairs, a western representa-
tive of the Missouri Pacific railroad. was
in the city today.
Ernest r. Nichols, president of the
state agricultural college. was down
from Manhattan today.
The streets and walks committee will
meet Friday afternoon to discuss the
Vinewood park franchise
At $40 last night a defective fiue in
the house of ]. w. Thompson, 1908
Washington street. caused a IS fire.
c. Vincent of the Central Farmer,
of the Farmers COOPERATIVE Grain and
Live Stock company.
Jessie Spencer filed suit for divorce in
the district court this morning asking
Tor separation from -. ii. spencer on
the ground of desertion-
Mary, aged TO- and Jane, aged g. the
daughters Of Mrs. Alberta Alexander. are
sick with scarlet fever at 1904 Topeka
avenue. They were exposed at the same
time with little Helen Wizard of Pot
win.
For the concert to be given here De-
cember IS. by Madame Zelie de Lussan.
the railroads entering this city have
granted a special rate of one fare for
the round trip for points within rs miles
Of Topeka and from Kansas City and
ST. Joseph. Mo. Tickets will be on sale
December rs good for return the follow
ing day.
Rev. H. Hallerberg. the deaf and
dumb minister will preach todeaf. mutes
Wednesday night. at the German Luz
theran church, instead of Tuesday night,
as announced. Mr.. HaHerberg Is not a
deaf mute himself, but he speaks the
sign language fiuently. and Is thereby
able to conduct a very unique evangel-
ical campaign.
The Dougherty Success club has post
poned its meeting which was set for
tonight. on account of the weather.
At 2:45 this afternoon the Christ hos
pital authorities announced that Ralph
E. Douglass, the boy who shot himself
with suicidal intent at the National
hotel last nigAt. was conscious and do
ing as well as could possibly be expect
ed under the circumstances.
The city paid out $29S.60 as the first
call for expense money in the dollar gas
case. OF this sum $24560 went to City
Attorney Chas. T. Spencer as his ex-
penses in taking testimony, and $50 were
paid to the stenographer. Jas. r. Wick,
for a portion of the record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From die Atchison GIobe.l


On the dead square, who is the ugliest
woman in Atchison2
We have noticed that when horse
is not named Dolly. it's name is pretty
apt to be Prince
The sword suspended above the aver
age mans head by a hair, hangs by
womans hair
When woman runs the men all
laugh. Still. men don't run very grace
fully: particularly fat one.
An Atehison woman makes such rich
mince pies that within an hour after
eating them every one wants to make
cut his will.
Trade is a little dull with me-"
travelling man said today. Some OF
these liars are having a good trade,
but l am not"
1t is every mans unhappy recollec-
ton that as child every other boys
father looked more like Santa Claus
than his looked.
An Atchison mother talks so much
Of her daughters bird-like voice that
friends sent the girl a package of bird
seed by mail recently.
This is the kind of men there are in
Atchison: When they are away from
home in the evening they look cross be-
cause their wives made them go.
Don't call on the humane society when
A teamster tries to make his horses pull
a heavy load out of a mud hole; get hold
of one of the wheels.
We bet no man would trot his legs
off, sew his fingers to the bone. and ruin
his eyesight getting a few Christmas
presents ready. credit for which was
given woman.
The day after the wedding. both the
man and the woman are in the position
of the woman who has returned home
from the dry goods store, and who has
more time and cooler judgment for the
inspection Of her bargain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
JAYHAwKER JoTs.

A CherryvaIe tree is bearing its third
pair of pears.
When the speakership shoes are handed
to Mr.. Pringle he will cheerfully foot the
bill
After his Youngstown wreck experience
Congressman Long should be fitted for
the senatorial fray.
Thirteen continues to be unlucky a
Butler county boy on that birthday husk-
ed rs bushels of corn.
Like master like man. A devoted Atchi-
son dog in a family with the diphtheria
caught the disease and died.
A stubborn Wilson county mule tried to
kick a Missouri Pacific engine from the
tracks. The owner valued the animal at
$500.
And now Cider Smith, the Kansas
weather prophet. says wen have a cold
wave. Wouldn't that shrink your coal
pile.
Topeka's police judge says the gamblers
must quit running unlawful brace games.
He evidently thinks honesty is the best
policy.
Two transient boys at Emporia begged
for a nights lodging and were given the
rocky jail floor. Asked for bed and given
a stone.
A car of prunes passed through Atchi-
son. If it had been a good boarding house
town like Emporia the car would have
stopped.
Five DRINKS in police court at Coffey-
vile were fined $500. Among them they
had the amount-minus the two ciphers
and the sign
A Burlington man with a sharp eye is
ahead a short overcoat- Another Bur
lington man with dun eye is short a
short overcoat.
A Fort Scott man purchased $50 sheep
killed in wreck. 1t took two days to
skin them but the pelts put sSS in the
Christmas stocking.
There has been so much horse play
around Arkansas City lately that the
second crop of oats which have headed
out will be needed.
An Arkansas City man had a valuable
watch taken containing picture of his
wife. Which means. of course. there's a
woman in the case
Two Topeka druggists are making a
fierce war OF cut rate on opium This
seems passing strange considering it's
such a drug on the market.
An lola widower, with two children.
eloped with a girl of fifteen. Many per-
sons appear to have as much sense at
birth in the sere and yellow leaf.
A square dance was interrupted for
five minutes at Neodesha while one lady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IF'rom the Chicago Daily News.1
Lying may be wicked, but it is still
fashionable.
The faster a man is the slower he Is
about paying his debts.
Luck is a mighty uncertain Thing to sit
around and wait for
Girls who would buy titled husbands
must have legal-tender hearts
A piece of a womans mind is not good
for a husbands peace of mind.
Mods of the congregation don't always
express approval of the sermon.
Every cloud may have silver lining,
but only optimist believe it.
man is not in a calm condition when
he finds it impossible to raise the wind.
1t is difficult for some men 70 keep their
say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
HURT in STORM.
Prof. Denier, a Brother of
Ebony Fatally Injured.

New Orleans. La, Dec. 2.-During a
heavy wind that blew over New Orleans
early today the home of Prof. John
Denier, on Maitre Ridge. was blown
down. Prof. Denier was fatally hurt and
his wife dangerously His 16-year-old
daughter and his aged mother had mirac-
ulous escapes. The house was built on
stills and all the inmates were in bed
when the crash came. Prof. Denier is
well known in athletic circles and a
brother of Tony Denier, the clown.
The wind Frustrated trees and fences in
various parts of the city and telegraph
and telephone wires are down in every di-
rectiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoRj
[From the New York Press.l

LFrom the New York Press.l
The difference between happiness and
pleasure is the difference between being
asleep and dead.
Some women are so smart they can
wear veil so as to make men see their
face better than if they didn't wear any.
When a girl wants to get married it
is better to let her do so, because the
alternative is she may do something
worse.
When a woman has had nine children
she begins to have suspicious about
some of the beautiful passages in love
stories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02
STRUCK A ROCK SLIDE.
Pacific Coast Limited Wrecked
on the Rio Grande Western.

Grand Junction. Colo, Dec. 2.-The Pa
cific coast limited, westbound, on the Rio
Grande Western railroad ran into a huge
rock slide two miles east of West Water,
Utah, this morning, one man being killed
and two injured. The dead:
FIREMAN c. w. BEEDLE, of Helper,
Utah.
Ijured:
Engineer John Cummings, of Grand
Junction, left leg broken, right foot crush
ed and internal injuries; will recover.
Mail Clerk Benson, of Ogden, Utah,
shoulder broken and internal injuries may
die
The engine was. demolished and all the
cars except the rear Pullman deraiIed.
None of the passengers were seriously
hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-02

Henry Clews & Co. sound their week
" note of warning as follows:
TT may as we'll be taken for granted
that the period Of high profits is over,
and sooner or later values will have to
be adjusted accordingly. This is not a
pessimistic view, but simply recogni-
ton of facts as they are. 1t is just as
we'll to realize that the sooner the coun-
try and it's industries get upon a nor
NAL basis the better, and the more stable
our status will become"