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EiAIHi POKER
FCR = sat ~ LoE4-7 HOUSE
. C1NCRESs,
Gaesse :. .V5ra #5a, aut General
Fa7s.on's Father Broke
Agreement.

Kansas City. Mo, April 15.-Eugene
T. Ware. the poet and lawyer who is
to succeed H. Clay Evans as commits
&ioner of pensions. once played a
game OF poker for a seat in congress,
This game was played in the Cope
land hotel in the early eighties, dur
ing session of the Kansas 1egisla-
tura. y bill TO redistrict the state
into congressional districts was to be
frame adp andsu bTyllctHE emf IL
framed and passed. In the senate were
a number Of members who aspired to
congressional honors. Included in
the list OF Would-be congressman was
every. enc OF the senators forming the
committee whose duty it was to frame
Ia biIl fedistrieting the state They
wrangied ever the bill each member
ef the committee striving to secure a
bill that would forward his ambition
to congressional honors. The session
was drawing to a close. and there
seemed no chance Of an agreement.
Finally, it was agreed to play a
game OF freeze out," the winner to
report bill that would suit him E.
II. Funston father 0f General Fun
ston: ". j. Buchan. W. F. Hackney
and Gene Wafe and one or two other
members OF the committee sat down
to a table in an upstairs room of the
Copeland hotel
The stake was worth playing for.
and it was hours before the game
seemed near an end. One by enc
they dropped out until Buchan and
Ware We're the only ones in the game.
Finally Ware won all the chips. i!e
reported bill forming the Second
congressional district practically as it
exists today.
Following the death of Dudley c.
Haskell. the congressman from the
Second district. Funston entered the
lace for the nomination and was elect
ed.
The game was a tentative agree
ment to let the winner go to congress.
Funston wouldn't stand for the bill
and had it amended SO that the Second
district included his own county In
this way he was elected.
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MARCO POLOtS BCOK.
1t Gave Columbus the Idea For Eig
Voyage of Discovery.


Voyage OF Discovery.
MEDIEVAL Europe knew but very lit
tie of eastern and northeastern Asia.
Many OF the most learned cosmogra-
pliers of the time taught that Asia
stretched eastward indefinitely, and no
one imagined that it had an eastern
coast washed by the ocean. 1t was Sc
riously tau; 1T that eastern Asia was a
land of vast swamps, inhabited by mon
ster serEents as.d dragons. This was
the opinion that still prevailed up to
within 200 yeals of the time of Co.
lumbus.
At this time two Venetian merchants
Of the name of Polo went on vast
trading expedition to the uttermost
parts of Asia. They We're gone many
years. Upon their return the son of
one of them, a young man named Mar
co Polo, wrote out a full account of
their travels. described the empire of
the grand khan fhe Chinese emperor
and revealed the fact that Asia was
bounded on the east by Il vast ocean
He described this eastern coast minute
ly, With all its vast cities and its wealth
of precious stones and spices.
1t WAS from reading this book that
the imagination of Columbus was fired.
and he conceived the bold idea of reach
ing this eastern coast Of Asia by sailing
toward the west around the earth
SO when he discovered cuba he had
not Il doubt that he had landed upon
the coast of Asia and that he looked
hpon the same scenes that Marco Polo
had gazed upon 20o Yeas before.
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An Example,.

THE chimney is smoking,' he said.
Yes she retorted; that's the effect
of bad aXample. Usually the chimney
has consideration enough to do it's
smoking outdoors"
Thus it came about that he finished
his cigar on the back porch.--Chicago
Post.
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Gave 1t UD.

did you catch your train last nightT'
asked his employer Of Sooburbs.
NO." replied Sooburbs YEARLY; "it
had been gone about I've minutes when
l got to the station. and l didn't think
It was any use to try."-Ohio State
SsWnal
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Pointed.

"Why are you crying. little boy?"
"One of them artists paid me a dime
me-"
well, is there any harm in thatT
eyes. s-sir. 1t was barb wire
fence."-Philadelphia Record.
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LOOP THE LOOP" WHICH Is TO Be
TAKEN TO LONDON.
C0NEY ISLANDS

Ioas the coronation attractions in London will be replica of New
lokS
and The
loop Old al
from
with
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COTTON aHY.

For the anaual reunion Confererate
veterans 70 be held et DaI1aA, Vex.
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sLEET AND RAIN.
Severe Storm Prevails Over the
Lower Ohio Valley.

Louisville, Jan. 29.-An unusually Sc
we're storm mixed with sleet and rain
prevailed throughout the lower portion
of the Ohio river valley this morning
and as a result traffic is delayed and
telegraph service is badly crippled.
In this city the storm began at 10
o'clock last night and from that time
until early today fell without cessation.
The sleet was followed by rain which
froze as it fell, making locomotion for
pedestrians difficult. On some street
railway lines cars were unable to move
during the early part of the day. The
temperature at o'clock this morning
was 20 degrees above zero but it mod
Grated rapidly and the streets soon be-
came a mass of slush. Nearly every
train coming into this city arrived from
one to two hours behind time. The local
weather bureau reports a fall of sleet
and rain of IL inches in twelve hours.
Telegraph south of Louisville is serious
ly interrupted, all communica ton being
practically cut off.
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CRAZEp BY HUNGER.
Fate of Capt Porter's Band of Ma
rines in Samar.

Manila, Jan. 29-The condition of Capt
David P. Porter'S marines, who took part
in the expedition into the interior of Sa-
mar, is much worse than previously de-
Scribed. They suffered fearful hardshipS
and were without food for several days
The natives who accompanied the marines
declared they were unable to distinguish
the edible roots, which the marines did not
believe The anger of the marines against
the natives is intense. None of the lat-
ter returned with the marines.
The marines suffered so acutely from
starvation that they ate raw the flesh of
three of his men staggered into camp they
were delirious and difficulty was expert
enced in aScertaining the whereabouts of
their companions. Williams of the First
infantry headed the relief expedition in
the face of a torrential storm which flood
ed the rivers. He succeeded in reaching
the remaining ten men who would other
wise have certainly persisted. He found
them all deliriouS. Two of the men were
discovered in the branches of trees bark
ing like dogs. Some of the marines are so
i'll that they are not likely to recover.
Gen. Chaffee has endeavored to obtain
full details of the trip of the marines, but
Capt. Porter is not yet able to lucidly ex-
plain matters.
mar, led by Capt. David P. Porter of the
marine corps, numbered So men. 1t had
been absent two weeks The marines had
been provided with rationS for only five
days. On January q Capt. Porter and 20
members of his party reached the coast of
the island of Samar. The other ten men
were missing and little hope of their safe
ty was entertained
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grounds. One is the sleeping, eating
and working quarters, and the other
is the wash house. The women are not
kept in cells but have rooms furnished
somewhat similar to the ordinary board
ing house. They are generally allowed
to mingle and talk to one another, and
are not subject to the strict prison rules
which are in force among the men.
One guard is all that is deemed neceS-
sary to watch the women's quarters.
The plan of the Hicks girl was to over
power this guard, climb over the prison
wall, and seize a car on the Kansas
City and Leavenworth electric line that
passes close by the prison and escape
towards Kansas City. The plan was
communicated to several other women
convicts, and butcher knives and other
weapons were secured around the quar-
ters, but shortly before the time for the
contamination of the plot one of the
women told about it. Since then close
watch has been kept on the women
prisoners and they have not been allow
ed as much liberty as before.
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INNES IS INTERESTED.
ReviseS His Band Concert Pro-
gramme For Topeka.

Bandmaster F. n. Times has acquired
an unusual interest in his concert here
in the Auditorium next Tuesday night.
So anxious is he to please Topeka and
appear at his best here that he has re-
vised his programme, replacing one or
This gives a programme of ten numbers
instead of nine. Mr.. Times realizes the
anticipation aroused here by his gift of
the Conn gold cornet being voted at the
Midwinter exposition and he is more
than anxious to put his best foot fore
most in his concert. He has wired the
management here under no circumstan-
ces to allow his agents nor anyone else
to change the revised list, which is:
PROGRAMME.
Commencing at $3.50 o'clock.
L Overture .1S12" -...; Tschaikowsky
2. March. Guardians of Liberty. Reid
Presentation of the Conn gold cornet.
3. Ave Maria .-.-....... Bach Gounod
Oboe obligato by Signor Addimando.
4. Dance of the Skeletons Saint Saens
The clock strikes midnight and the
skeletons assemble for their
CHASTITY revelry which, continuing
with ever increasing vigor until
dawn, is abruptly terminated by
the growing of the cock.
8. "Kemmenoi Ostrow" ...... Rubinstein
6. THE Whirlwind' Concert polka)..
Levy
Cornet solo by Kryl.
z. From "ParsifaI" -. ......... Wagner
PROCESSION of Knights of the Holy
Grail.
8. (a)Intermezzo "Cupid's Story lines
(b)"Prince Charming (two step
march, new .................I nnes
g. Scenes from Carmen. ........ Bizet
Micaela. Miss Frances Boyden
Don Jose. Signor Edgardo Zerni
Escamillo (the Toreador) Achille
Albert and Observation-Disclosures.
Carmen. .Signora Adele Borghi
10. 1.-THE Blacksmiths Wedding (Spec-
tacular Idyl, new. lines
Morning.
Serenade to the Bride.
Wedding Procession and arrival at
the church.
The Ceremony.
Festivities.
At the Forge.
Introducing the corps of costumed
musical blacksmiths, electric
anvilS etc)
The prices are to be 25, so and rs cents,
with one row of seats in the parquet at
81. The advance sale opens Saturday
morning at Stansfields drug store.
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FOR MISS HENDERSON.
Party in Honor of Young Woman Who
Goes to Oklahoma.

Mrs. NJ. J. Heberer, of $40 Jefferson
street, entertained for a crowd of her
associates of the Santa Fe offices at her
home Saturday night
1.-The party was in honor of Miss
Edith Henderson, who is soon going to
Oklahoma to look after the claim which
she drew there in the opening of the
lands for settlement" said Mrs
Heberer to a reporter for the State
Journal today, land it was not a dove
party as was announced. We planned
at first to make it a dove party but
changed the plans the last day, and
none OF the girls came attired in boys
clothing. Neither did the girls try to
smoke cigarettes. 1t was all a mis-
take. We have had several dove par
ties but this one was not"
Those in the party were: Mrs. j. J.
O'Connor. Mrs. M. ]. Heberer. Mrs j.
c. Heberer, Mrs. Maud Janson, Miss
Dor Campbell, Miss Grace Campbell,
Miss Viola O'Connor, Miss Elizabeth
Palmer, Miss Elizabeth Mcneil, and
Miss Edith Henderson
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WEBER WILL RUN.
Fourth Ward Councilman a Candidate
For Re- election.

w. F. Weber, the present senior coun-
Gilman from the Fourth ward is to be
candidate for reelection, and up to the
present time, no one has come out as
candidate against him. Mr.. Weber has
served his constituents well in the coun-
Gil, and there is a general disposition ON
the part oe the people in his ward to
give him a second term without oppo-
sition-
Mr. Weber conducts a grocery store.
and has lived in Topeka for "A years.
He has never held any official position
except that of councilman He was ap
pointed to this position in February,
1900 to succeed Col. Burgess, and in the
spring election of that year was chosen
by the people to fill the position
In the present city council Mr.. Weber
takes a prominent place He devotes
great deal of time to interests of the
Fourth ward and the city at large, and
has a place as one of the leading men,
bers on the streets and walks commit
tee, which is the most important COM
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CLARA MORRIS COMING.
Famous Actress Will Lecture In
Topeka.

Clara Morris. the celebrated emotional
actress, is coming to Topeka. She gave
up the stage several years ago and is
now engaged in giving evenings devoted
to "reminiscences of her eventfuI life and
scenes from her most famous plays,
Article Az and Camille She will
appear at the Auditorium Monday even
ing, February H. and her engagement
promises to be a most important-one.
Recently Miss Morris has won much
fame as an author. Her books and
magazine sketches devoted to life on
the stage have placed her most prom
inently before the people again. The
public has been surprised to find that
she could write well as she acted.
Her stories have dealt with the strug
giles and triumphs that came to her
while associated with Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett, Tommaso Salvin1,
W. j. Florence and other great ones
and her evenings on the lecture plat
form have the same character
Perhaps the greatest interest in her
appearance is aroused by her assump-
ton of the characters that brought her
such fame before the footlights.
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WOMEN PLANNED ESCAPE.
Female Convicts Mutiny at Peniten-
tiary QuelIed in Inception.

According to a story which is brought
from Leavenworth Mary Hicks, the girl
who was sent from the girls industrial
school at Beloit to the penitentiary for
an attempt to burn the Industrial school
with some of the officers in it, is up to
her old prankS in the penitentiary.
1t is claimed that a plot to release all
the women convictS in the penitentiary
was uncovered a few days ago. The
plot was the product of the fertile brain
of Mary Hicks.
There are thirty women in the peni-
Tertiary. They are kept in a depart
ment by themselves. Their quarters ad-
join the main prison on the north. They
cover an acre of ground and are sur
rounded by a stone wall not quite as
high as the regular prison wall. Two
buildings stand in the center of the
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THE SCIENTIFIC VIEW.
Prof Wiley Discusses Beet and Cane
Sugar.

Washington, Jan. 29-Dr. w. H. Wi
ley, chief of the bureau of chemistry
department of agriculture, was before
the ways and means committee today
in connection with the Cuban reciproc-
ity question. His statement covered
the scientific phases of the production
of sugar from beets, cane, etc, and the
development of the respective indus
tries. BY means of charts he showed
the comparative insignificance of the
beet sugar industry in 1855 when most
of the sugar was made from cane. Since
then conditions have changed until now
the greater part of the sugar production
is from beets. Much the larger proper
ton of this production was in Europe,
the product in America being compare
lively small. DR.. Wiley expressed the
opinion however, that the beet sugar
would not extinguish the cane product,
as the latter had certain special uses.
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SHE MAY BE AN HEIR.
Mrs. Martin Reardon Distant Relative
of Marcellus Hartley.

There is a possibility that the wife of
Martin Reardon, foreman of a gang of
Iaborers in the Santa Fe car sheds, may
inherit a part of the fortune of $50 000,-
900 left by the late Marcellus Hartley of
New York city.
The relationship between Mrs. Rear
don and the multi-millionaire has not
been definitely established but her maid
en- name was Hartley and there were
Dodges among her kin, the same as
Mr. Hartley in the State Journal of
Monday evening. There is a Bible In
the family containing record of the
ancestry more than hundred years back.
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WARNER MUST RUN.
Fifth Ward People Insist on His Can
didacY For Councilman.

A mass meeting was held at the home
of viii L. Osborn, 1850 Kansas avenue,
South Topeka, last night for the pur-
pose of endorsing Councilman ] 8.
Warner for reelection from the Fifth
ward.
The mention of Warner for re-elec-
ton was received with enthusiasm.
About forty voters were present.
A CON mittee composed of the follow
ing gentlemen was appointed to APP
prise Mr. Warner of the fact that his
candidacy is demanded by at least two
thirds of the voters of the Fifth ward:
w L. Osborn, T. J. Hurley, G. HI.
Griggs, VIM. Gilmore, J. c. Sinner, R
t Roby, W. r. Reed, w. w. Fisher
and Rev J. r. Ransom.
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Committees to Meet.

In addition to the committees Of the
First and Second congressional dis
tricts, which met today. two other con-
gressional committees will meet this
week. The Seventh district committee
will meet at Hutchinson tomorrow, and
the Fourth district committee will meet
at Emporia Saturday. The Third dis
trict committee will be called to meet
at Cherryva1e on February 8. Marion,
Emporia and Eureka are candidates for
the Fourth district convention, and Cof-
feyville and Parsons want the one IN the
Third district In both of these dis
tricts there viii be big fights.
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LEGAL
(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal January %, 1902

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(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal January q, 1902
NOTICE-Whereas, in certain causes
States for the St. Joseph division of the
circuit. court Of the United. States for the
Cowden against the Phoenix Loan associa-
ton. ct al wherein final DEGREES have
ing up of the Phoenix Loan association of
ST. Joseph Mo-. and wherein all the re-
duced to cash have been ordered to be sold
in SUCH manner as the court may order,
for said assets, of whatever kind and
10th day OF November 1901 the sum of $780,
900 cash in hand on confirmation of sale
1t has been ordered by the court that no
tice be given to the public and to the
offer and that if no cause be shown
against such sale on or before the 18th day
sets will be made to said Cobe for such
sum H. or to anyone who may offer in excess
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will, at his office in Topeka state
of Kansas, and until said IL day of Feb
ruary, 1902, receive bids for all the assets
of said Phoenix Loan association of ST.
Joseph, Mo-, as the same stood on the Both
sidered that does not exceed $4,000 and
which is not accompanied by certified
check for $4,000, acceptable to said mas
ter, and as an earnest of the bidders good
sale is declared to such bidder and he shall
not comply with his bid The property to
be sold consists of all the remaining real
and personal estate of said association;
it's property of whatever description re-
naming on November 80. 1901, excepting
that day, particulars of which may be
learned by Inquiry of the special master
or of the receivers of said estate.
GEORGE f SHARITT,
Special Master.
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Mckinley Day in Maryland.

Baltimore, Jan. 29.-While Mckinley
day was not a legal holiday in Mary
land, special exercises were held today
in the schools throughout the state and
the children We're given an opportunity
to contribute to the memorial fund The
school board of Baltimore city for this
occasion, relaxed it's rule prohibiting
the collection of money in the schools
At the celebration of the Union League
tonight, Congressman Charles R.Schirm
will deliver an oration-
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Don't Accept Counterfeits.

For piles, skin diseases, sores, cuts,
bruises burns and other wounds nothing
equals DeWittS Witch Hazel Salve. Don t
accept counterfeits. None genuine except
DeWitt's. II have suffered since 1865 with
protruding, bleeding piles, and until re-
Gently could find no permanent relief"
says J. F. Gera1I of ST. Paul. Ark. Final
~ 1 tried DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaIve
which soon completely cured me-
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SALISBURY visits the Commons.

London, Jan. 29.-The premier, Lord
Salisbury, and the minister of foreign
affairs, Lord Lansdowne, took the un-
usual course of visiting the house Of
commons this afternoon They held
private consultations with their minis
terial colleagues in the committee room.
The incident aroused considerable inter-
est in the lobby, where the visit was
connected with the note of the Dutch
government on the subject of peace in
South Africa.
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DRYDEN Declared ELECTED.

Trenton, Nj, Jan. 29.-The two
houses of the legislature met in joint
both branches of yesterday. relative to
the election of a United States senator
We're read and then President Francis
of the senate, as president of the joint
meeting formally declared John F. Dry
den elected United States senator from
New Jersey.
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cLAIRvoYANT.


CELEBRATED Egyptian palmist, Madam
Vonger, sos Kansas ave, gives advice on
business, speculation, investments, insur-
ance, love, courtship, marriage and di-
vorce; settles lovers QuarrelS, reun1teS the
separated, causes speedy and happy
marriage with one of your choice. She
tells past, present and future in the life OF
all from birth up. Call and consult her
Prices in reach of all
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Head Feels Like Bursting.

Maybe you were out late last night. If
you had taken a Krause's Headache Cap
cool and clear this morning. Take one
now and you will be right in an half
hour. Price 25c. Sold by George w. Stans-
field. 6S2 Kansas ave-; Marshall Bros, 115
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STILL INCREASING.
Santa Fe Shows Good Increase For
December.

Despite the fact that the A, T & S. F.
has little corn to ship and its grain traffic
has suffered a serious decrease, its earn
ingS continue to make a favorable show
ing The statement for December shows
an increase of over $780, 600 in gross earn
ings. which, however. was cut down about
one-half by the increase in operating eX-
penses- Following is a detailed statement
OF earnings, expenses etc, of all the lines
In the Santa Fe railroad system for the
month of December and for the six
months ended on December 81. 1901:
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ROSY Cheeks.

Do you want them? Do you simply want
to glow with health? Do you want to eat
we'll sleep well and work we'll? Try
Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound. Sold
by George w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ave-
nue.; Marshall Bros, lis Kansas avenue
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Redistribution of Seats.

London, Jan. 29.-In the course of to-
days debate in the house of commons,
A. J. Balfour, the government leader in
timated that a redistribution of seats
bill, "remedying the fragrant anomalies
now existing would be introduced dur
ing the sessions of the present parlia-
meQt.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Geo. G. Quincy and wife to James
Bromich S1,050 lots IA and 16 Madison
street, extra 10 feet off east end.
c. o. Knowles and wife to F. o.
Snyder, 1925, part west quarter 13-
1-15.
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WAN rs
and MISCELLANEOUS ADS.
S1ssi3 go l55sED
FREE MESSENGERS FOR WANTS

~
PULL Postal Telegraph-Cable box or
call by telephone No. Az and have your
Want Ads brought to the State. Journal
office by free messenger no charge 20
You for messenger service. Cost of claSSi-
fed ads 5 cents per line of S words to the
line and every fraction thereof.