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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17

E. W. Page, a negro who has a few
original ideas of his own, was arrested
Saturday evening for obStructing the
sidewalk and resisting an officer. The
corner of Sixth and Kansas avenues
has long been the rendezvous of persons
who had ideas. Not a day passes but
some street preacher, corn doctor, poll
tician or other deluded mortal starts
something on this same corner, a few
rubbernecks stop to hear what he has
to say, a few more to argue and take
issue with the Spieler, and a blockade
is formed, and the public obligingly
walks around in the gutter and allows
the motley mob to 'twhoop it up" This
practice is an eyesore to people who
have something else to do, and COM
plant has frequently been made to the
police. 1t was a gathering of this kind
which proved the undoing of Mr.. Page.
A colored preacher was spouting, and
Page took exceptions to his doctrine. He
was engaged in loud and heated ar
gument with the dark disciple, when Of
ficer Lucas came along and attempted
to dispense the gathering. Mr.. Page did
not relish being disturbed before he
could convince the assembly that his
brother was dealing in a false doctrine,
and gave Lucas some lip" Officer
Miller came around about that time and
Lucas, who had business elsewhere.
turned the case over to him. Picking
out Page as the prime disturber, he
handed him a muscular invitation to
''gwan." Page made a swing to strike
the big copper, and came in violent con-
tact with the sidewalk. When Page
came before the court and was fined SO
this morning, he refused to labor in
company with the amateur stone ma
sons under the instruction of Mr.. Boyd,
and was fired swiftly into the coop
to ruminate over his wrongs and mis-
fortunes. Moral: 1t is wrong for a small
negro to resist large policeman.
A bold burgolier, who evidently did
not know that the proprietor slept in
the place, made an attempt to enter the
Semple cafe at s13 Kansas avenue last
night. Mr.. Will Semple, the proprietor,
heard something doing at the rear win
dow of his shop, and went to investi-
gate, but was not quick enough to catch
the party, who had cut away the screen
and raised the window. Henceforth Mr..
Semple will sleep with large and well
loaded revolver.
Policemen We're smoking cigars and
baking hands this morning with officer
Ed Pavey. who went to Missouri Satur-
day, giving out a hint that he was after
a prisoner. The prisoner whom he re-
turned with is under a life sentence.
which was pronounced by a Missouri
magistrate. Mr.. and Mrs. Pavey will
begin housekeeping soon.
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Santa Fe
Address 7. L. King, Agt. Topeka, Kas.
The Men Who Control the Country

I'M. G. Cunniff in the Worlds Work.
Here. then. IS vast continent belted
and banded and crisS-crossed with 100000
miles of railroad. Many of the roads are
great independent lines, and some are syS-
TENS controlled by groups of men outside
the five large syndicates. But practically
half the StupendOus network affecting in
the country, is in possession of five little
bodies of men with headquarters in New
York. A strip of land hundreds of miles
wide, beginning at the Washington ports
in the northwest and sweeping east to the
lakes. is practically an industrial field of
mans hands in some measure is the pros
perity of California and the southwestern
states, as well as the broad strip up the
Mississippi valley. a fertile band through
the prairie states and all the habitable
land reaching west from the Rockies to
live to the rhythm of the New York Cen
tral and the Pennsylvania railroad. 1t is
true that one can go from Boston to- San
Francisco, from the gulf to st. Paul, and
travel not mile on the roads of the rail-
road giants. but only through a very mar
view of competing syndicate lines on
either side. And who that travels on rail-
roads or receives freight from railroads or
sends his products by railroads within our
borders does not do so over the colored
lines on the accompanying railroad map?
Morgan men are directors in Vanderbilt
roads. Hill men in PENNSYLVANIA roads
Gould men in Hartman roads. and that
every other possible Intervening of COM
mon control exists throughout the great
groups. the lines of demarcation melt
ton of affairs which may possibly take
the hue of monopoly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17
CHILD SLIPPED ABOARD.
Little Quadroon Girl Gets Free Ride
From Bermuda.

New York, March 17-When the
steamer Pretoria. which has arrived
from Bermuda, was a short way out
from that port, the purser started on
his round to '.check up the tickets. He
was taken aback to find demure and
neatly dressed little quadroon girl sit
ting on deck near the gangway, hug
ging a small, neatly packed and. tied
bundle and appearing perfectly at home
with her surroundings. When the purSer
asked the girl to show her ticket he
found he had tackled q problem of
bashfulness, diplomacy, cuteness and
simplicity, either feigned or real, that
outclassed utterly any ingenue of the
stage. She finally said her name was
Bertha Walman and that her mother
is in the United States. She was Il
stowaway in the eyes of the law but
was we'll treated on the voyage. She could
not tell however where to find her
mother and was detained, much against
her will. at Ellis Island. How the child
got aboard the ship is a mystery.
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AUTOMOBILE CLUBS.
A New Line of Endeavor is Being
Mapped Out.

New York. March 17.-winthrop E.
Scarritt, president of the American Au-
tomobile association, is mapping out a
line of endeavor for the new national
organization of motorrvehicle clubs. 1t
will be submitted at the first meeting
of the board of directors, which will be
held in this city the second Tuesday in
April.
Good roads and uniform speed laws, -
said Mr.. Scarritt, will naturally first
receive the attention of the national as
ISOLATION. The legislation in the various
states will be watched by the local clubs
in those states, but they will have the
backing and receive the suggestions of
the national body.
THE new clubs that come in will not
be by any means unrepresented in the
work of the association, even though
not represented on the board of direct
ors. They will be given places on the
committees, and L shall try to arrange
to have the committees so constituted
that they can be added to as new clubs
come in and desirable members present
themselves.
THE speed laws will receive our spe-
cial attention. Legislation on this sub
ject is chaotic at present We can at
least inform our members to the laws
in the various states on the subject"
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Is Coeducation a Failure.

ItrOm the PrOvidence JOurnal1
Has cOeducation a bad effect upon the
manners of girls? 1t improves those of
boys. so it is said; but that improvement
may be bought at too high a cost A lee
turer on the subject says that the bloom
Is rubbed off when the sexes are permitted
70 ningle freely There is perhaps some
truth in this. A rigorous division between
them is doubtless deplorable But bet ween
that and daily association in school a me-
dunn course is possible Such association
according to more than one person with
experience on the point, implies the ia
anil1arity that breeds contempt. Even the
refining influence upon boys may be exae-
gerated. There was a time when doubts
upon this subject We're less generally ex-
pressed than at present-when it was sum
posed to be settled for good and all But
II Is clear from much recent discussion
That such a conclusion was premature.
Never have any dealings with under
takers if you can avoid it. They are n
close lot-always wanting to screw a
man down.
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CLAYTON HEARD FROM.
Ambassador Denies Charges
Preferred Against Him.

Washington, March ia telegram
has been received by Secretary Hay
from Powell Clayton, U. S. ambassador
to Mexico, declaring that the charges
preferred against him connecting his
name with the ownership of Mexican
mining stock are false.
1t is said at the department there is
nothing in the law or regulations to
prohibit a minister or ambassador from
holding stocks, or even engaging in
business in the country to which he is
accredited. 1t is further stated at the
department and this has an important
bearing upon the charges preferred
against Ambassador Clayton that in
every step taken by him in the Mealey
case he acted with the approval and in
most cases by the direction of the de-
partment.
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CAUSES CONNECTION.
of Special Revenue Agent
IN Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake, Utah. March 1.-THE Tri-
bune today says: Capt. H. Wheelock
special revenue agent and direct repre-
sentative of Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Yerkes, of Washington is caus-
ing commotion among many of the
leading business men of Salt Lake. He
is making special examination of the
conditions in all the large commercial
institutions of the city with a view to
ascertaining if the secretaries in all of
them, and other officers and directors in
many of them. are not liable to the reg
ular revenue tax as stock brokers.
Especial attention has been given to
the Utah Sugar company because of
the great activity that has prevailed in
the stock of that company for the past
year. The books of the company were
examined by Captain Wheelock during
the past week, and as a result the sec
rotary, H. G. Whitney. has been report
ed to Washington with the recommen-
dalton that he be assessed for the past
four years, or ever since the war tax
went into effect.
Mr.. Whitney intends to fight the mat
ter to the end, and this may lead to a
decision from the commissioner that
Will draw the line more clearly between
brokerage and dealing on private ac-
count.
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GUANATA TAKEN.
Venezuelan Revolutionists Are Threat
ening Barcelona.

New York. March 17.-About 600 Vene-
zuelan revolutionists, under the command
of General Domingo Monagas. have taken
Guanata and are now threatening BARGE
Iona, according to the latest advices, says
dispatch from Port of Spain, Trinidad,
to the Herald.
The Venezuelan insurgent steamship
Liberator has landed Generals Nicolas Ro-
lande and Jose Penaloza near Carupano.
They have joined 1000 revolutionists near
Cumana.
General Landaete. a Venezuelan govern
ment officer, has abandoned Carupano and
has fed toward Caracas. 1t is expected
that General Ducharmo'S force will inter-
cept General Landaete'S troops.
RevolutioniStS, under the command of
General Cordoba, are moving on Cumara.
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AFTER HIDDEN ROCKS.
Gunboat Wheeling Has Mission Out
at Honolulu.

San Francisco, Cal, March 1.-THE Uni
ted States gunboat Wheeling will sail
from this port within a few days for Mag
dalona bay, where Commander Blocklin-
ger expects to meet Admiral Casey and
report to him. After target practice the
Wheeling will proceed to the Pichilinquo
coa1ing station near La Paz, and sail
thence for Honolulu making an effort on
route to find and chart some rocks that
have been reported as existing at or near
the surface several hundred miles off
shore The gunboat will then proceed to
Pago Pago, Samoa, to relieve the Abaren-
da on that station, the latter returning
home to New York. The officers and crew
of the Wheeling were recently transferred
land.
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Lowest Rate in United States.

Chicago, March 17.-Steamers will be-
gin running across Lake Michigan to-
morrow, and with this opening of nav
igation will come a renewal of the war
for through traffic to Grand Rapids. One
line has announced a reduction in its
fare from Chicago to Grand Haven of
so per cent. BY the new tariff the fare
will be 81 each way, as compared with
50 rs for many years past. This makes
the lake and rail rate to Grand Rapids
$3.50, said to be about the cheapest
transportation in the United States.
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Plumbers Locked Out.

New York, March IA lockout of
journeymen plumbers of Newark by
the master plumbers association of
that city went into effect this morning.
The lockout edict affects all the union
plumbers of Newark, and $50 men are
thrown out of employment The cues
lions on which the masters and journey
men have split are the employment of
apprentices and the length of notice to
be given in event of sympathetic
strike 1t is feared many other work
men will become involved.
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Ten Persons Hurt in a Collision.

Milwaukee. March 17.-In a collision
between the Pioneer limited from Chi
cago, and a Howell avenue car at the
Kinnikinnick avenue crossing ten pas
sengers were injured. but none fatally
The most seriously injured were: Mrs
w F. aKiser, S62 Kinnikinnick avenue;
knee cap broken; a 2-year-old daugh-
ter of Mrs. Kaiser. bruised about the
body; Miss Emily Wurster 499 Hanover
street, a scalp wound; Miss r. Barthol-
onouf, 1241 National avenue, leg broken.
The others only suffered slight cuts and
br11iSeS
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Doesn't Owe Germany.

New York, March 1.-THE govern
ment of the state of Matte Crosse de-
clares that it does not owe any money
to German capitalists, says a Buenos
Ayres dispatch to the Herald. The Ger
man minister will go to Minas Geraes
to look into the question. A newspaper
of Rio Janeiro has published an article
Violently attacking Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17
WIRELESS ON THE LAKES.
System to Be Applied Between Shore
and Lake Steamers.

Chicago March IA wireless telegraph
system, giving connection between ships
in mid-lake and the mainland may soon
be an appliance to lake going steamers.
The mana ayers of one of the companies are
considering the fitting. of all boats, passen-
ger and freight, with sounding and re-
ceiving stations of the Marconf pattern.
With this in view, they will make tests of
the system within few weeks.
Discussion of the plans have been going
on for some time. Officials have become
convinced of the value of the contrivance.
If the tests are SatiSfac Glory the boats
probably will be equipped with telegraph
stations before the summer nayigat ton
season is under waV
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A Bishop For the Klondike.

Seattle, Wash, March 1.-THE Very
Rev. P. E. Gendreau. V. G., who arrived
in the city from Alaska, is on his way 20
Edemon, province of Alberta, to attend
a council of high dignitaries of the
Catholic church. Father Gendreau, VINO
is now vicar general of Yukon terri
tory. will be present at the council by
special invitation Among the plans
which he will urge for the benefit of
the church in the Yukon territory will
be the establishment of a bishopric
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Queen distributes shamrocks.

London, March list. Patrick's day
was celebrated today more generally
than usual. The Irish flag was flying
from many public buildings, special SER
vices were held in the Catholic churches
and the shamrock, or something repre-
senting it, was seen everywhere. The
Irish troops at the various garrisonS
were given a days leave. Following
the precedent of Queen Victoria Queen
Alexandria sent the battalion of Irish
guards on duty at the tower of London
a large quantity of shamrocks, which
We're distributed to the men at parade
this morning.
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winter weather in Chicago.

Chicago. March 17.-Chicago expert
enced severe winter weather today.
Since Saturday there has been drop in
the temperature of so degrees AT 9 a.
m today the mercury registered de-
erees above zero, while a strong wind
added to the general discomfort It is
predicted that the temperature will be-
gin to rise tomorrow.
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Tried to Cross in a skiff

Spring Valley, ILL.,, March 17.-Four
Italians, Barney Baimi, Vincent Taro,
VIM. Lingi and Ernest Cito, attempted
to cross the Illinois river at this point
al midnight in slxiff. The boat cap
sized in mid stream and all but Cito
were drowned.
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POLICE JOTTINCS.
Farmers Recover the Chickens
They Lost.
Appear at Police Station and
Identify Them.
HE MADE A MISTAKE.
f. w. Page "Argued' With a
Brawny Policeman.
Officer Payey Captures Bride
in Missouri.

lost of the hens
taken away from
Mr.. Chicken" Pool
when he was ar
rested Saturday
morning We're re-
turned to t h e ir
rightful owners to-
d a Y Notwith-
standing the rough
treatnen a n d
close packing of
the fowls, and the
dark quarters as
signed to them IN
the jail basement,
thew Daid for their
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Department Store Fails.

Des Moines, Ia, March 17.-C H
Seeley, senior member of the Seeley-
Howe-Le Van department. store, filed
a petition in the district court this
morning asking for receiver and stat
ing that the firm has obligations ap-
proximating 100000 with assets aggre-
eating about sos 900. Sixty thousand
dollars of the Indebtedness is borrowed
money!
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Great Chinese Feast.

Seattle, Wash, March 17.-By the
greatest feast of it's kind which the
Chinese of this city have ever known
and by presents of gold and OF wool, a
life of good luck was wished to the in
FAINT son of Charlie Dong Yoke, one of
the wealthest of local merchants, yes
terday Two elaborate banquets were
served, costing a heavy sum of money
Two hundred of the leading Chinese
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ELS sweetheart Give Kim AWAY.

Des Moines, March 17-Thomas Woody
(colored) was taken to Ration, N M,
today in charge of Sheriff Campbell and
deputy of that city, to answer to a
charge of numbering Buster" MCGEE
during a gambling quarrel last fall.
Wooly's arrest resulted from a quarrel
with his sweetheart. She told the off,
GERS of an alleged confession.
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TT seems a bit queer remarked the
Observer of Events and Things, that it
is not until a political meeting is called to
order that the disorder really begins. -
Yonkers Statesman.
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Mire Dust Explodes.

Paramount W. Va, March 17.-An ex-
plosion of line dust in the New Cen
trail mines occurred this morning. All
the miners escaped without injury or
loss of life. The property loss was
slight
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Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague.
Most everybody afflicted in one way or
another Only one safe, never failing
cure-Doan's Ointment. AT any drug
store, so cents
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board While SOjOurnlng With the police
force by leaving several dozen eggs
which they had concealed about their
persons when they arrived. These eggs
have mysteriously disappeared, and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17

Ever think how foolish Ground Hog
day is, and how much people talk
about it?
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MONEY.

TO LOAN-Money on Topeka real estate
Pay back monthly. Low interest rate
Shawnee Building and Loan Association
See Eastman at 115 w. 9Th st.
MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos,
orea as tvpewriters, household goods and
personal security. l. Biscoe. 523 Kan Ave
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'MORAL-Don't Argue With a Brawny
Cop if You Are Not Giant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-17

few officers who know just where they
are at present refuse to divulge the Sc
cret.
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP.
WANTED-sALEsMEN.

S-l-~ec~ee-S------~---- --~----~------------~--~
SALESM E1N-GeneraI and local sale s
agent wanted every city and town u s.
Peoples Bible History. Highest, COM
mended publication of the age Clergy
man, student or Bible society member can
also make profitable connection. Must
have very best of references. What we
want and will pay for is a live active rep
resentative in every community. Henry o.
Shepard. publisher, 1111-12 Manhattan
bldg, Chicago.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO sell lubricating
oils and greaseS on salary commits
sion; excellent side line. The a. @. Har-
baugh Co., Cleveland. o.
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PATENTS.

~~~~--~~--~--~---~--~~-r>~
J. A. ROSEN-Attorney and counselor IN
Patents procured; trademarks registered.
Offfce Rosen Building. AIS Kansas Ave.
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FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS.

PULL a Postal Telegraph-Cable box or
your Want Ads brought to the State Jour-
nal office by free messenger. No charge to
you for messenger service Cost of clasSi-
fed ads cents per line of words to the
line and every fraction thereof.
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TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN.

TO WHOM II MAY CONCERN-My APP
plication for a permit to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors. according to law, at 226 Kan
sas ave-, in the Second ward of the city
of Topeka, is now on file in the office of
the probate judge of Shawnee county,
Kansas. The hearing OF the same is set
for Tuesday. a. O clock a. M, March Is.
1902. CHARLES W. KOHL
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STORAGE


MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
90 hacks ships and stores household
goods. Tel 1S6. Clarence Skinner. 12S u.
9Th st. =. -
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SPECIALISTS.

----->~>---~~--->>---~>~-
Dr.. ]. ALBERT BERRY. 62S Kansas
ave, ts.. Diseases of the organs Of
digestion, including the mouth nose.
throat, stomach and intestines.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

>~~-c~e-~-~-ce~-~---~>-->
WANTED-Very cheap. western Kansas
land or delinquent mortgages. Room 1901,
260 Dearborn ST., Chicago.
WANTED-To rent invalid's wheel chair
H. E. Brown, 1905 N. Harrison st.
T. E. RILEY removed from ia Kansas
ave, to 311 z. Crane ST., with all kinds
of boilers and engines, tanks pulleys;
steam pumps, hangers and shafting. Call
me up, 514 Bell telephone, I can save you
money on boilers, engines. etc.
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PAVING.

-~O~-~N~-~-~-~~-~-~~-~~~~
THE OFFICE Of the Capital City Vitri-
fed Brick and Paving Co. has been re-
moved to lis w. Sth St
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ANNOUNCEMENTS


1 AM AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
for the office of sheriff of Shawnee
county. LEE MYERS.
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
sANITARIUM.

IMPROVED Turkish bath, general. spe-
cial massage and Swedish movement
Trained nurse in attendance. Tub baths
25c Ito ladies and gentlemen who do not
wish to go to public bath house,. 723 Quin-
cy st.
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sATIN-sKIN sPECIALrIEs.

A ROUGH, red, dry, tender, chafed ski
made fair and lovely by Satin-Ski
Cream and Powder. 25c at the Model.