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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
Banks, Offices and Stock Ex'
change Close in Chicago.
Appropriate Exercises Held in
the Public Schools.
BANQUETs AT CLUBS.
Union Pacific Closes Its Head
quarters at Omaha.
"LincoIn Car" Appropriated!
Draped For the Occasion.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-Lincoln's birthday
was observed here today by the closing
of banks, municipal and county Offices
the board of trade and the stock eX-
change. Appropriate exercises We're
held in the schools. Banquets Will be
given this evening by the Marquette,
Lincoln and Standard clubs AT the
Marquette club the speakers and their
subjects will be:
Lafayette Young. Iowa-"Abraham
senator McLaurin, South Carolina
Lincoln and His Relations to the
South"
vania-''Lincoln and Mckinley"
Curtis Guild, jr., Boston-'Our Flag
in the Tropics"
Philip p. Campbell-"The Responsible
Powers of the Republic
Governor Yates will be the toastmas-
ter at the Lincoln club.
Z p CLOSES OFFICES.
Omaha, Feb. 12.-L-incoln's birthday
was celebrated by the Union Pacific
railway by closingthe entire headquar-
ters for the day. President Lincoln's
administration was especially Identified
with the building of the Overland road
and the day will be observed as much
as possible over the system.
'eThe Lincoln car which now stands
dismantled at the old shops, was draped
appropriately and the employees were
last time the car was used was to carry
the body of the martyred president
from Washington to Springfield, the
trip lasting from April p to May 3.
1865. The car was bought by the Union
Pacific road and used as an officials
car for some years Later, however. it
was retired and has since been kept for
the memories with which it is sur
rounded.
All the banks of the city are closed.
THE DAY AT BOSTON.
Boston, Feb 12-The anniversary of
1incoln's birth was observed here to-
day by liberal display of the national
colors- The feature of the day will be
the banquet of the Middlesex club this
evening. at which several we'll known
men will speak, including John d. Long,
secretary of the navy, and Congressman
f. ]. Hill, of South Norwalk, Conn
The Boston stock exchange was closed
today.
SCHOOLS CLOSED IN NEW YORK.
New York, Feb. 12.-All the exchanges.
banks and other business places in the
financial district as we'll as the public
offices and schools were closed today
in observance of LincOIn's birthday.
This evening several banquets will be
given. at which speeches lauding the
life and character of the civil war pres
ident will be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
BOOM FOR M'CARTHY.
Jefferson County Man Apparently is
Gaining Strength

a few weeks ago it was supposed that
Tom Kelly would have everything his
own way when it came to the Republi
can nomination Off state treasurer.
But the advent of c. C. Mccarthy seems
to have complicated matters, and Nc
Carthy is gathering considerable
strength. What effect the charges
against Kelly in his home county may
have is difficult to say. But Mccarthy
has acquired considerable strength aside
from what he might get from a def1ec-
tion from Kelly's ranks because of the
charges against him. The Lincoln Re
publican. out in the Sixth district, in
Speaking of sMcCarthy's candidacy,
says:
&C. C. Mccarthy, of Jefferson county,
has again announced himself candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
state treasurer. He was in the race four
years ago and was defeated by a. very
small majority. He is one nan the
party should not fail to nominate this
year. The state has no cleaner or bet
ter man, and none more competent and
worthy in every way. The delegates
from this county four years ago stood
ny Mr. Mccarthy, and we hope those
going to the state convention this year
will do the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
AN EYE ON LELAND.
Lindsborg Record Makes Some Per
sonal Observations.

Republicans over the state are hav-
ing it impressed upon them that Cyrus
Leland is pretty lively for a man N1o Is
supposed to have been badly defeated
Commenting on this the Lindsborg Rec
ord says
~Itsis said also that cy had Bill White
made president of the Kansas Day club
Perhaps he did, it is not matter Of
much moment anyway. One can not
help being surprised however to hear
of such unwonted activity on the part
of Cyrus who SHOULD by all rights be
lying decently in his political grave. It
is a way Cyrus has however and we
would advise the boss fracturers to
have an eye on the corpse"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
WONDERFUL RECORD.
So Millions of New Insurance Written
in Past Six Weeks by N. z. Life.

New York, Feb. 12.-F'ifty-three mil
lion dollars of new insurance policies in
the first six weeks of the year is the
astonishing high rate record announced
by one of the foremost life insurance
companies The announcer ent is made
today on the occasion of the celebra ton
of the tenth anniversary of the election
of Hon. John A. Mccall to the presi-
dency of the New York Life insurance
company.
Insurance men and financiers admit
that this is one of the strongest indlca-
tions of the general prosperity of the
country that has been presented since
the dawn of the new year. President
Mccall is being Showered with teie
grams and letters of congratulations
from officials and agents of the New
York Life all over the land
In his report made at the beginning
of the year. Mr.. Mccall foreshadowed
the era of insurance activity now prev
alent. He insisted that the old style of
management which was disposed to
bubble over the settlement of claims
and which denied the right of the in
sured TO loans and surrender values
on demand, must give way to more lib
eraI ideas, and also that an open rec
should be furnished annually to the in
sured-
1t was hardly anticipated. however.
that the response would be so Sponta-
neous or of such dimensions. Fifty-three
million dollars is more new business
than many of the larger con panies have
hitherto been able to write in the course
of twelve months
Should the present rate of new in
surance keep up for the year the New
York Life will secure $500, 000, 900 in new
Daid-for policies, q figure so far in ad-
that there is no opportunity for COM
parison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
Republicans Figuring on the
Strength of the Districts.
Seventh Leads With One Less
Than 200 Delegates.
ONLY TWO ARE SOLID,
Third and Sixth Will Stand as
Unit.
Unanimous Support Claimed For
All Their Candidates.

The ante-convention campaign has
reached the point where the politicians
are beginning to figure on the number
of delegates in the different congression-
al districts in counting the strength OF
the various candidates.
The Seventh district has more dele
gates in the state convention than any
other. 1t will have 199. The First will
come next with 157, while the Fifth will
have the least, 122.
The following table shows the number
of counties in each congressional dis
trict and the number of delegates each
district will have in the state conven-
ton:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
JAMES MUST GIVE BOND
To Indemnify Theatrical COM
pany if He is Defeated.

Kansas City, Feb. 12-Judge Tease
dale in the circuit court here today
granted the application of Frank James
for an injunction to stop the production
of The James Boys" in Missouri, a
drama depicting the James boys as
train robbers and bank looters and
which has been playing at a local the
ater.
The Injunction proceedings were
Drought by Frank James, his mother
Zerelda Samuels, and his step-father
DR. Reuben Samuels. James petition
alleged that the play was harmful to
the youth of the country in that it elorf-
fed outlawry and made heroes of out
laws and said that it unjustly revived
a reputation that he had been trying to
live down for twenty years. The suit
raised the question as to whether or NOT
a private citizen could be portrayed
on the stage without his consent. .wheth-
er to his credit or not
Judge Teasedale instructs that James
furnish a bond of $4,000 to indemnify
the theater people against loss in case
the decision is overturned by a higher
court. and until the bond is given the
play will go on. 1t is believed James
will produce the bond during the day
The piece has attracted big crowds
here, the home of the James family.
The injunction will prohibit the pro
duction of the present play anywhere in
Missouri.
The right of privacy was the prinei-
pal point of law under which Judge
Teasdale granted the injunction. In
passing upon it he decided a new legal
question, which if sustained by the siI
preme court will prove far-reaching.
The point was the right of a private in
dividual to live in privacy and NOT
have his person portrayed upon the
stage without his consent. Judge Teas
dale cited decisions on the point render
ed under the laws of New York. which
he said, were similar to the statutes of
Missouri, wherein it had been held that
man has the right to prohibit the pub
lie exhibition of a statue of himself and
that photograph Of a private individ-
ual could not be used as a trademark
without his consent.
Continuing, he said:
The question in the case before this
court now is: Can a private person be
portrayed upon the stage without his
consentI / can see no distinction he
tween the exhibition of photograph or
statue and dressing it up and taking
the name or person and portra vim p
that person upon the stage The princi-
pie involved here is old but the question
IS new. 1 can find no decisions at All
that have any bearing on the case al
least in recent years. Under the view of
1t that have taken the injunction viii
be granted"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
TO INCLUDE THE WORLD.
Plan to Form International Woman
Suffrage Association.

Washington, Feb. 12-The executive
committee of the International Woman
Suffrage convention which meets here
today held it's second session this morn
ing. preliminary to the opening of the
convention to further consider a plan of
organization and other questions of i'm
portance. The committee decided to ad-
nit to auxiliary memberships the
Friends Equal Rights association.
Two propositions, submitted by PreSi-
dent Carrie Chapman Gait, We're offered
to subcommittee who are to report
to the full committee on Friday. The
first has for its object the promoting of
equal suffrage sentiment which she said.
has been used successfully in France. 1t
embodies the creation of a woman ;
postage stamp, the same as in France,
to be placed alongside the regular
stamp. She pointed out that the regu-
lation postage stamp of France repre-
sents a young woman resting her hand
on a table which bears a motto Rights
of man" while the French women have
adopted a reverse of this and show a
young man with his hand on a table
with the motto Rights of woman"
Her proposition was that each state
suffrage association shall appoint d
state historian to keep a record of all
interesting facts.
Following the meeting of the execu-
tive committee the delegates from for
efgn countries gathered in conference
tion of formation of an international
woman's suffrage association. The
countries represented at this meeting
were England, Australia, Russia, Tur-
key, Sweden, Canada, Chill, Norway
and Germany. Miss Susan B. Anthony
was chosen to preside over the sessions
of this body Miss Vida Coldstein, of
Australia, being selected as recording
secretary.
1t was agreed that each country
should have four representative at the
international conference These from
this country are: Miss Susan b. Anth-
ony, New York; Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait New York; Miss Anna Shaw and
Mrs. Rachael Avery of Philadelphia. A
sub committee was appointed to consid-
er and report plan of such an organi-
zation. The subcommittee will report
E,rida V
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
FLED FROM A MOB.
Man Who Shot Two Persons
Narrowly Escapes Lynching.

New Orleans Feb. 12.-Willis Cooper,
who shot and killed William Perry and
Mrs. Faraba Russell at Amite City, La,
was brought here hurriedly and lodged
in the parish prison to escape being
lynched by an infuriated mob. While a
carnival procession was in progress at
a previous difficulty, Perry being the
aggressor. Cooper drew his pistol and
fired four shots, not only killing Perry
but also Mrs. Russell. an aged lady who
was witnessing the parade, surrounded
by her children and grandchildren. The
killing of Mrs. Russell created intense
Indignation and the sheriff and his dep
uties had great difficulty in spiriting
Cooper away from the excited populace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
Measure Adopted in the House
Without Division.
Amended So as to Take In
Process Butter.
ANTI : TRUST LEAGUE
Sends in List of Combines to
Senate
Which 1t Would Like the Attor.
ney General to Investigate.

Washington, Feb. 12.-when the
house met today a vote was pending
upon the amendment to the oleomarga-
rine bill which provides for the inspect
ing and branding of renovated, or pro-
cess butter. The ayes and noes had been
ordered when the house adjourned last
night and Immediately after the ap-
prova1 of the journal today the roll was
called.
The amendment was adopted, 152 to
124. The announcement was greeted
with applause.
Mr.. Wadsworth, chairman of. the COM
mittee on agriculture, then moved to
recommit the bill with instructions to
the committee to report back the mi
nority bill as a substitute.
The motion to reconmit was lost, 11S
to 1872. This was considered test vote
and the bill was passed without a di-
vision
IN THE SENATE.
Washington, Feb. 12.-When the SEN
presented a memorial from the National
Antitrust league, enumerating certain
trusts and combina uonS, which the
memorial sets forth were operating in
law. He said the petition stated that
the existence of these so-called trusts
had been called to the attention of the
attorney general of the United States
the government be set in motion with
the view of the destruction of the trusts,
but thus far nothing had been done.
The petition prayed that congress take
action in vindication of its law
Mr.. Turner said the memorial con-
tanned also some allegations against the
present attorney general and his i'm
mediate predecessor but he did not wish
to be understood as fathering the
charges.
He asked that the memorial be print
ed in the congressional record, but Mr..
Gallinger IN. H) objected and its print
ing was not. ordered.
In presenting a petition for congress
siona1 relief of cotton growers from the
cotton weavil, Mr.. Culberson CTex.) said
that the boil weavH had destroyed 300,-
0C0 bales of cotton. in Texas alone dur
ing the past year. and on account of
the ravages of the pest, grave appre-
hension is felt for the cultivation of
cotton in central and southeastern
TexaS.
ABOUT $50, ,00O, ,00o
A definite understanding has been
reached by the river and harbor COM
mittee that the river and harbor bill
now approaching completion shall be
kept down to about sec, 1000, 900, the
amount carried by the measure framed
and defeated last year. The committee
is working daily but the decisions on
specific items are all tentative and open
to revision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
WEATHER MUCH WARMER.
The Minimum Temperature Today
Was "a Degrees.

The mercury struggled this morning
to make a good record and found itself
Stuck for several hours in the q notch.
The forecast sent out this morning
was partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day with possibly snow f1urries east
portion The forecaster can not get
away from the habit of talking about
snow The wind this morning was
northeast, blowing 6 miles an hour. The
minimum temperature for the day was
"a. The hourly temperatures recorded
by the government thermometer for the
dov follows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
STANLEY IS THERE.
Delivers an Address to Okla
homa CattIemen.

Wichita, Feb. 12-The Oklahoma
Cattlemen's convention today reelected
Abner T. Wilson president and w. E.
Bolton secretary. Governor w. E.
Stanley of Kansas spoke on reciprocity.
He urged the cattlemen to unite and
demand an extension of markets He
said the politicians would not grant re-
ciprocity unless pressed by public senti-
ment-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12

These figures are useful in figuring
on possible combinations among con-
gressional districts. 1t is claimed that
the Third and Sixth are the only dis
tr1cts that will be lined up solidly be-
hind all their candidates. The Third will
be solid for Cole for governor, Wells
for state auditor, and, of course, Pol
lock, of Cowley, for the supreme bench,
who has no opposition. The Sixth dis
trict is the best organized of any dis
trict in the state. Practically every
Sixth district man says the district is
for Hanna for lieutenant governor
Burrow for secretary of state and Ellis
for associate justice
These two districts are prepared to do
business with other districts to NOM
mate their candidates, but it is doubt
full If they can make any combination
that VIII carry their slate through until
some of the other candidates are elm
mated.
be solid for Judge West for attorney
general, and the Fifth will be the same
way for Coleman for the same Office.
The Third district will be largely for
West, but the Sixth viii be divided be-
tween Coleman and West, with per-
hapS a few delegates for Harry Bone.
Judge West has been developing a
great deal of strength recently in the
contest for the attorney generalship.
He will have the Second district solid,
nearly all of the Third and a good
slice of the Sixth and some of the
Fourth. Harry Bone will have the
greater part of the Seventh and most
of the First as well, which makes a
good sized showing. Coleman will have
the Fifth, part of the Sixth and some in
the Fourth. McCulloch, of Anthony, will
also have some Seventh district sup
port, but Bone is conceded the greater
part of the district because of his wider
acquaintance and personal popularity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12

Chicago Feb. 12.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day,with possibly snow fiurries In east;
winds shifting to southerlX.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-12
Temperatures Of 1arsa citie.

Chicago, Feb. 12--7 a. m tempera-
lures: New York 20; Boston IS, Phil
adelphia p; Washington "A; Chicago I2:
Minneapolis 8; Cincinnati %; St. Louis
The colored American., 1902-07-19

guest of Editor T. Thomns Fortune, of
The New York Age He will visit
Greater New York, jersey City and
other points
Among the co'ored clerks in the
General Land Office. of which the
Hon. Binger Herm' n. ia Commission.
er. are: Messrs. L. Nj Hershsw, E q.
Hunter, John Silence. P J. Mis-
cheaux, Mrs. Luce is Kelly az d Miss
Laura Diner.
Miss Bessie Spence, q teacher n the
public schools of Westcbester, Pa, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Charles 81
Wilson, of 1911 street north west
Miss Spenee's parents are am ing the
wealthiest families in the thriving city
OF Westchester.
Mrs. Elizabeth Garter, 2OO9 IA b street
northwest, went to Richmond Mon
day, for two weeks stay, accompa-
nyipg her son, DR.. ID. a Ferguson.
who has been attending the sessions
OF the National Association of CoIo.ed
Dentis s, OF which he is president.
A meeting of business men of the
DISTRICT was held Friday at lincoln
IemPle to oTganizs a Business Mems
League The mseting was held under
the auspices OF the Peoples Mercsn-
tile Association, of which G. II. Wat
son is president, and f. q. Manly sec
retary.
The colored American., 1902-07-19

chased an elegant homestead at $50
h street northwest.
Misses Contee, Grinnsgs and Young,
Meesrs. Lo ton, Jackson and Todd were
pleasantly entertained by the Misses
Gibbs of Il N street, W., on Tues
day evening Of last week.
Mrs. Bessie Hsn-Thomas, who has
been teaching at Tuskegee Institute
during the past year has arrived in the
city. She b much improved in health
as well as In her ideas of the S >uth.
President William L. Taylor, of
Richmond Va was in the city last
week and made a most eloquent and
convincing speech at the 10th Street
Baptist chOrch on Wednesday even.
ing,
Col. w. A: PledgeE returned from
the great meeting of the National Afro
American Council which met at St.
Paul, MIMI, last week. He left for
his home in Atlanta, Ga. last Tuesday
evening.
Despite the summer heat and the alb.
sence of many Practitioners from the
city, large congrs cations gather at St.
Luke's P. E church every Sunday to
hear r o NJ. Waller's crisp and In
structive sermons.
Mr. w. T Menard, of the Govern
ment Printing Office. will spend his
vacation at Red Bank, n. j., as the
The colored American., 1902-07-19
a WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH.

PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained u Is5la So.
directed VIII turn the skin Of 8 black or DIoac o
person four or 1ve shades lighter. and uulh,S yo
person perfectly white In forty sight hOlIs -.
ortwo will be noticeable. cit does not tltH -
skin In spots bu. 0eaches out white, the sAlL Jy0
manning besunul without continual tse. -. .,
remove wrtnk les kles, dark spots, PIN pc. 20
bumps or mack heads, making the SKIN Ysl! Ts
and smoUtn. Small pox pits, tan llyeI - - -
moved without harm to the sktn. Nhel 80 ~,
the color you wish, stop using the pre- Iala'-o-'
THE HAIR sTRAIGHTENBR
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make anyone's hair grow long and stralsn-3 md
keeps 1t from falling out. Highly peru LfsnV
makes the hair soh and easy TO c0llo,; Is e q
of our customers say one OF our dolLaL I,a1Isr
worth ten dollars, yet We sell IL fof one N
box. THE EO-SMELL thrown IN free. ,.,.s- o
Any person sending us one dollar II q a,-5sr ,-5 OF
Post-O Once money order, express none 80 mail
registered letter we will send IL tnfOug n D.
postage prepaid; or If you want II sem o'
II viii come by express, 25c. eLira. "a claim,
In any case where itfails 70 DO VIA - 80 Ol
we will return the money or send Do1 %, - con
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