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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
DEMOCRATS THE FIRST.
Central Committee VIII Be Here
to Call a Convention.

The first of the state committee meet
ings to call a state nominating conven-
ton will be held tomorrow. 1t will be
the Den ocratic committee which will
start things off. 1t 5 expected that
some of the members of the committee
will reach Topeka tonight.
Some of the anti-fusion Democrats
are in favor of heading off any move
ment of the Populists toward taking
possession of the Democratic ma
chinery, and a plan may be sprung on
the committee to hold the state con-
vention early as February 81, only
a month away. That is the date for
the Populist conference, and if the con-
vention should be held before that time
it would head off the Populists from
getting control of the Democratic ma
chinery.
Such action is not probable, however,
as many of the Democrats are anxious
to have the Populists come into their
party and they are willing to take the
chances on the party organization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
met HEAD ON.
Two Santa Fe Passenger Trains
Smashed at Syracuse.

There was a head end collision of two
Santa Fee trains at about o'clock this
morning hear Syracuse. Kan. IA miles
this side of Coolidge.
The west bound Mexico and Cali
fornia express, due at Syracuse at BAT
a m. crashed into No. 6. the Kansas
City and Chicago express. Reports of
the wreck are very indefinite. 1t is re-
ported at the Santa Fre telegraph offices
that the wires are down, and communi-
cation has not been esta blished.
1t is reported to General Manager
Nudge that four cars were entirely
burned up, but no lives lost. The cause
of the disaster is not known.
Another report has it that all the
cars Of No. 6 were destroyed by fire,
and q large number of passengers in
jured.
Syracuse is west of Newton, and
therefore inside of the jurisdiction of
General superintendent J. E. Hurley.
Mr.. Hurley was in Topeka today to at
tend the meeting of the conductors
grievance committee with the road Off
Gals. He could not be seen after the
news of the wreck reached Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
DEaTHOF MRS. FELLOWS
Wife Of Ex-MayOr Dies After a
Surgical Operation.

Mrs. Hattie Fellows, wife of ex-Mayor
C. A. Fellows. died Sunday evening at
Stormont hospital from the effects of an
operation which was performed Saturday.
Until Sunday morning. it was not thought
that Mrs Fellows condition was serious.
She rallied well after the operation and
the physicians felt conndent OF her
speedy recovery; However, early S1dnq lay
condition gradually grew worse until the
end, which came at half past nine at
Mrs Fellows had been in the hospital
three weeks and up to that time her
friends and even the members of the fam
lily had no hint that her condit1on was
such as to endanger her life. Mr.. Fellows
was totally unprepared for the shock and
Mrs. Fellows was formerly Miss Hattie
Heusted of Wamego,,, where her mother
ago the family moved to Topeka. Two
children were born to them, Lewis, aged
to Topeka the family has lived at ZIG
Mrs Fellows was lady of an especially
the most pleasant imaginable and her
friends We're limited only by the extent of
her acquaintance. Her home was model
The funeral VIII be held from the resi-
ae BY b A EBre ano The foe
lowing will be the pallbearers: Thomas
REichardson Of ,d Houston lou Tex; w f.
Prescott and L. L. Kiene.
OTHER DEATHS.
Walter Vicklund, infant of p E.
Vicklund, of 100 Brooks avenue, died Sat
urday night at the age of Is months The
funeral was held at P m: today conduct
Mrs. Katherine Spetter died this morn
ing at her home, GIG North Madison street,
The me fun ag o viii be hsid at ST Josephs
church at a. m tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
ISSUE IS MADE.
Parties Will Clash ON the Phil
ippines Tariff.

committee on the Philippines has agreed
to report the house Philippine tariff bill
with amendments.
The report was ordered by a strict
party vote. The bill was amended as
heretofore agreed upon, being a reduc-
ton of rs per cent on goods coming
from the Philippines to the United
States. The Democrats presented a
substitute which will be reported to the
senate. 1t provides that there shall be
temporary free trade between the Unit
ed States and the islands; that the
and govern the island alntil a stable
government has been Established when
the president shall direct the with
drawal from the islands, the United
States to retain such military and
naval stations as are deemed necessary.
The Philippines are declared to be for
eign territory by the minority bill from
the passage of the act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

The most interesting paper which
reaches this office is the Atchison Week
ly Globe. The reason it is six times as
entertaining as the daily Globe, which
also comes here, is because it contains
all the good things in the six daily edi-
tons of the week. Here is a case where
you get the bigger thing for the smaller
sum. The greatest literary bargain we
know is the Weekly Globe for twenty
five cents a year. The writer sees in
the Globe every week so many things
he would put in a. scrap book, that he
often thinks instead of cutting and past
ing a book of clippings, the simplest
and best way would be to bind the
Globe every year. The Globe has a ma
tionaI circulation now. We happen to
know of one little town in Ohio where
there are thirty-eight subscribers. 1t
is as readable in one state as in an
other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
PLAY FREEZE OUT.
Plan to Get Rid of City EmpIoye
Who Won't Resign.

City Physician Judd has refused to
resign his office at the request of Mayor
Parker, and there is talk of abolishing
the office of city physician. This can
be done by repeating. ordinance 1920,
and passing another ordinance of Sim
liar form, but emitting the paragraph
providing for the office of city ply
stefan. If this step is taken, the chair
man of the board of health will likely
be empowered to assume all the duties
now held by the city physician.
Street Con missioner Frank Snyder,
who has also been asked to tender his
resignation. viii probably do so,
though he is still holding ont Mr..
Snyder did not refuse to resign though
he told Mayor Parker that he thought
that he should be allowed to hold the
office If Street Commissioner Snyder
should finally refuse to retire vOlun-
tarily the council has the power to re-
duce his pay to such an insignificant
sum that he would be unable to retain
possession of the Office. The office of
street commissioner is provided for by
state law, and therefore could not be
abolished.
Mayor Parker would not discuss the
probab ilfty of taking the above mem
toned radical action to remove Mr..
Snyder and Dr. Judd from office.
There is more than one way of get
ting man out of Office" was all that
the mayor would say.
Superintendent Munson, of the city
lingness to retire at the end of the
month, provided he is asked to do So
This will practically clear the way for
new appointments by Mayor Parker.
for other appointiye offices are of minor
character and the holders of these Of
fees can, as Mayor Parker says, be re-
moved in more than one way.
ED PAVEY FOR SERGEANT.
1t is practically certain that Ed Pa
vey, at present a member of the police
force, will be appointed sergeant at the
meeting of the-ceuncil tonight.
Jake Owens, who was thought to have
a sure thing of one of the sergeancies
is being attacked by his opponents On
the ground that he has not lived inside
of the city limits long enough to obtain
a residence here. Owen has been living
in Shorey for a year or so. and will not
gain a residence in Topeka till Febru
airy IL If Owen is not appointed SER
geant he will get a job as patrolman,
provided he will accept it. The people
know Owen is a good officer and that
should be enough. Morris Jenkins is
Owens strongest rival for the ser
geancy, though Carl Golf and John Gar
diner are both mentioned. Golf is now
one of the sergeants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

An advance copy of the classification
book for the Louisiana Purchase expo
sition at St. Louis in 1908 has been re-
ceived. Fifty-three pages are required
for a mere enumeration of the groups
and classes of exhibits. The exhibits
of the entire exposition are divided into
fifteen departments, as follows: Edu
cation, eight groups; art, six groups;
liberal arts. thirteen groups; manufac-
lures, thirty-four groups; transporta
ton, six groups; agriculture, twenty
seven groups; horticulture, seven
groups; forestry, three groups; mining
and N etallurgy, five groups; fish and
game, five groups; anthropology, four
groups; social economy, thirteen
groups; physical culture, three groups.
The total shows IA groups and s07
Gle sses. and under each class is a pos
~ lily for a multitude of exhibits. A
Aaace is provided for every conceivable
product worthy of exhibition. and all
nations of the world have been invited
to take part. Acceptances have been
received from many. The buildings will
have an aggregate floor space of 200
acres and the grounds a total area
II 1000 acres The money now avail
able aggregates s15.oOo.ooo. besides 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

The working of the Torrens system of
land titles is thus described by Chi
cago paper: Richard w. Hustad, of
BOSTON, has invested $4,000 in Burn
ham, along the Calumet river. The
transaction involved unusual interest
for the reason that the purchaser was
an out-of-town investor. and that but
fifteen minutes were required to com
plete the deal. The conveyance was
made under the Torrens system, the is
suing of certificate and examination of
abstract consuming but a quarter of an
hour. The cost of securing title was
50. The first cost of settling the title
was $24. 1t is estimated that the cost
under the ordinary method would have
been about 5000, and the time con-
sumed about one month"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
LOCAL MENTION.

]. E. Hurley, Santa F'e superintendent
of the western grand division, is here
today.
Mrs. Robert Burdette passed through
Topeka today en- route to her home in
California.
Chas. Kohl, the druggist, was arrest
ed today on a warrant from Justice
Disney's court.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Montgomery of
No. 727 Taylor street. are the parents of
a boy born last night
Police Judge Lindsay today certified
rs liquor cases appealed by the city
from the police court to the Shawnee
district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

Numerically. the pension roll is larger
now than it ever was before. and it is
growing and will continue to grow so
long as there are pension sharks and
lax administration of liberal laws. "Tt
is we'll" says the Chicago Tribune, "for
the government to be generous to its
soldiers. 1t is better for it to be just
to them. and It is not just to the de-
serving pensioners, particularly those of
the civil war. that millions of dollars
should be paid to enlisted men of 1898.
many of whom never left the country
and many of whom are still young and
robust. Comparatively few were shot
or wounded. The most suffered from
hardship or exposure or malaria Many
who have applied for pensions have re-
covered from ailments which were of
malarial origin. Few of these ever saw
any fighting. What they needed was quiz
nine. TT would be vastly better to take the
money now paid to the undeserving and
distribute it among those justly enti-
tied to consideration, along with what
they already receive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

The New York Sun is responsible for
the following figures on city debts:
six years ago the debt of Chicago
was ST. 100000. now it is 800, 900. Six
years ago the debt of Boston was $685.
COO, 900, now it is S56, 900 OO0 The debt
of Cleveland was then $500. 600; now it
is IS, 300, 900. The debt of Kansas City
then 100000, is now 81. 100000. Buffalo
owed S11. 500 900; now it owes SIS. 900. 900.
Detroit has Increased its debt in the
same period from 81, 100. 900 to 81. 700, 900.
Denver from 1900. 600 to $1,000 600. In
dianapolis from s1,9o0.oOo to $1,000, 600,
Louisville from ss.s00.00O to $500. 900,
New Haven from $2.40o.0O0 to $780,.
600, Pittsburg from IS, 400. 600 to 10.600-
000, Hartford from $3.50. 900 to $4,000, 900.
Jersey City from 1850 900 to 1890, 600,
Providence from Sc. 900 to $4,000. 900,
Salt Lake City from $2.4OO,000 to 49,
10000 and Worcester from $2.5OO.0 900
to $4,000, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
Some people avoid straitened circum-
stances by being crooked
The weaker a man is, the stronger
his bad habits grow on him.
Sillicus-"Do you believe that clothes
make the woman?" Cynicus-"More
often than the woman makes the
Clothes"
Blobbs-'Newrich is such blase
young man" Slobbs-"Yes; he made a
lot of money in oil. and he seems to find
even that q bore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
SUBSIDY BILL BOBS UP.
Democrats Will File q Minority
Report ON the Measure.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Ar. Frye (Me.)
reported the ship subsidy bill agreed
upon by the committee on commerce.
Mr.. Vest (Mo.) gave notice of the dis
sent on the part of the present Dem O.
cratic members of the committee, and
also of an intention to file a minority
report.
Mr. Nelson then called up the bill Gre
ating department of commerce and
answered various criticisms that have
been made on the measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.1
Public lives cover scandals.
The man who fools himself never fools
anybody else.
Sow wild oats on the most barren soil
and they will grow there as readily as
anywhere else.
Women get so much happiness out OF
love affairs because they have such
wonderful imaginationS.
1t always spoils a woman's enjoy
ment of her swell dinner If her hus-
band insists on calling the dishes by
their English names.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
METCALF DENIES 1T.
Calls ON President to Refute
Charges.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Col. w. S. Met
calf, of Kansas. saw the president to-
day with Mr.. Mulvane, the national
committeeman OF Kansas. Colonel
Metcalf says the charges against him
of ordering a Filipino killed are based
on the affidavit of a man who after
ward withdrew it. He said that the
stories are not true. and that there
will be no difficulty in showing this fact
to the senate, where his nomination as
pension agent of Kansas is now pend
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHs

From the Chicago News.1
No man is a hero to his valet-unless
he is his own valet
There Is no fool like an old fool who
marries a young fool
Only a mans fool friends will refuse
to allow him to use his own Judgment
as to whether he wants a drink or not.
This is supposed to be an age of in
tellectual improvement yet there are
people who still believe that saucers
were made to drink out of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

Today. Topeka throws open the doors
of her big city hall ard invites the peo-
pie of Kansas to come and look on the
evidences of the states progress gath
cred together under its roof. The Mid
winter Exposition appeals to the inter
est and the pride of every loyal Kansan
and no effort has been spared by the
management to make it worthy of the
state it represents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

Again the country is being asked to
take up and use the metric system or
weights and measures. One OF the rea-
sons urged is that it is in use general
ly in Europe. But as long as England
and Russia, two of the greatest ma
tions on earth get along without 1T the
matter doesn't seem urgent in the Uni
ted States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
To Raduca War Taxaa

Washington, Jan. 2o.-The Republican
members of the ways and means commit
tee held a private meeting this afternoon
to consider what should be done toward
reducing the war taxes. This is the first
formal step taken by those who will frame
a reduction measure to map out line of
action The sentiment among Republican
members of the committee is said to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

The friends of John B. Marshall, ST.,
Innes cornet contest. The contest is ex-
citing considerable interest. and the
voting will be brisk. The Innes booth
at the Midwinter exposition is on the
south side of the big hall, and it will
probably be under the surveillance of
representatives. of the various candi-
dates all the time Frank Miner and ].
B. Marshall, Jr., have withdrawn from
the contest in favor of Bandmaster
Marshall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

10000 appropriated by the state of Mis-
souri,. and various liberal sums from
other states. The classification and the
rules and regulations of the exhibition
will be mailed free on application to
the director of exhibits, Worlds fair,
CT T.ot,fe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
MRS. PETER STRICKEN
Wife of Ex-senator in a Serious
Condition.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Mrs. PETER. the
wife of former United States Senator
PETER of Kansas, is critically i'll in this
city at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
She suffered a stroke of paralysis sew
eral days ago, and has since been I'M
conscious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

Sam Bayless was today arrested I'M
der a state warrant charging him with
assaulting Bert Monroe with intent to
kill. Bayless is the man who stabbed
Monroe nearly a week ago, on the steps
in front of the "Old Reliable" restau-
rant on lower Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
Pension For Mrs. Mckinley.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The senate
committee on pensions today ordered d
favorable report upon Senator Hanna's
bill to grant a pension of 5000 a year
to Mrs Ida s. Mckinley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
Rosy Cheeks.

Do you want them? Do you simply want
well, sleep well and work well? Try
Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound. Sold
by George w. Stansfield, 632 Kansas ave-
nue.; Marshall Bros. 115 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20
Every Exertion a Task
Every Care a Burden

There is failure of the strength to
do and the power to endure; there is
weakness all over" that is persistent
and constant
The vital functions are impaired.
food does not nourish. and the whole
system is run down.
A medicine that strengthens the
stomach. perfects digestion. invigor-
ates and tones Is needed.
What Hoods Sarsaparilla did for Mrs L. B.
Garland. Shady. Tenn. 1t has done for others.
She took it when ahs was all run down-with-
out appetite. losing hesh, and unable to do
her work. 1t restored her appetite. increased
her weight. and made her well and strong.
This is her ewn unsolicited statement
Hoods SarSapas-iEEa
Promises to cure and keeps the prom
ise. The earlier treatment is begun
the better - begin 1t today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

Mr. W. T. Stead appears to think
that the time is approaching when It
will be the United States of the World.
instead of merely U. S. A. Perhaps
Mr.. Stead is right Who knoWs?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-01-20

Andrew Carnegie says that beyond a
competency, there is nothing in the
possession of wealth. But in matters
of that sort most people are Missouri
ans and prefer to be shown.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27

heavy producers Of stock well rounded out WIN
corn and alfalfa sent exceedingly liInteo
The ranchmen were carrying over their iaS TO
ship From February q to April meat ,he legion
in Kansas City. the central market TOT nc een9
affected most by the drouth. one-Iourthb oe vas
a pound each week. About March tIie- h,t high
veritabe cattle famine that Market ,ecause OF
prices brought In more stock later on 49, for
this shortage there was better opportunity sIso
the packers to work together. ana tneIe wa"
a real basis for of the added value Until
The shortage of fat cattle Will cohtiiiu. lei
the grass fed stock come to Hatke''< VI
a corn crop be harvested and the u+s IN
process be carried out Corn Is worth OF Sehr Ellis
the local markets of the prairie states. on No No
exchanging it bushel for bushel fol t,ie,
wonder the farmers could not feed 1t 10 +be,r
In the mean while the ranches are aut,.s ut FAT
cattle There plenty of cattle put b hp' AMI
ca ttle With feed build UP the marke.aDts ,en
mails the supply would be ample, the ths rsiroad
towns in Southwestern Kansas take ther ,ortifv
to well equipped ranches. The owners are ,.in
ing themselves against lack of pasture pS yns
land for their use They are ~ ~ 80
against shortage of feed by sowing alIaiLa 90
other drouth resisting crops With corn nm TiI ~
this summer the prairie States there VIZ w ~
a quick refilling of the decimated ranks % AZ Az
horned hosts, and the market will be easier; ~
present the situation is very positive anu - iII
mined crisis. in which the cattlemer WHO ea.. ~
their herds at top notch figures are the "4hi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
PRICES NOT>AFFEC7'ED HERE.
LOCAL DEALERS THINK A CUT MAY
COME TO-MORROW-BUTTER
TAKES A DROP.

local markets were not affected yesterday by the
reported falling off of prices OF beef IN the west
announcement of which followed shortly after the
publication of the governments intention 10 III
vestgate the composition and operation OF the
trust Retailers said yesterday that II the reports
were true as to the of wholesale prices OF
meats a gradual reduction could be looked for mere
tomorrow and next day.
Owing to the hot weather pork dropped yesterday
from 14Is cents 121a cents pound Otner hhedts
retained the same level of prices which they helo
for the last three or four days The sudden advent
of New-Zealand spring lamb In the market sent
down the price of that meat point. RumorS were
current that local representatives of the trust were
preparing to cut beef prices. with the OBJECT vi
forestalling investigation the part of the United
States authorities.
IT, as alleged in quarters. there existed
corner In butter last week, 1t has been oroheh'
High grade butter could be had yesterday III WASH
ngton Market at 80 cents a pound, as against %
cents and 10 cents week ago hetaleis
say that tomorrow high grade butter will sell al
% cents and on Tuesday or Wednesday at % cents
Fair grades they think will sell at from - cents 10
% cents. Mr.. Vanneman, of S. S. Long q Bros
wholesale dealers IN butter and eggs at Washins-
ton and Warren SITS. said yesterday that the rea-
son butter this year Sxas so high was because tie
farmers had been unable to secure enough corn TOT
their cows He gave little credence to the report
that any group of had combined to raise prices
of butter Another dealer said that the present
decline in butter was due TO the large supply
which New-York State farmers had rushed into the
local markets. He said that the small shipments
from California had not materially a1ected the
market. At this time five years ago butter was
1900 is cents: 1901 10 cents These figures are
cents and II cents lower than yesterday $ quota,
tons and d cents and % cents lower than those OF