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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
SENATORS CHOSEN.
Stone Is Elected in MisSouriand
Fairbanks in Indiana.

Jefferson City. Mo, Jan 20-Former
Governor William Joel Stone, candidate
of the Democratic caucus today received
a majority of the votes cast in both
houses as the successor of Senator Vest,
whose term expires March 3. 1903. Rich
ard c. Kerens was given the solid vote
of the Republicans.
Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. 29-The house
and senate met today in separate session
and reelected United States Senator
Charles w. Fairbanks. The vote viii be
canvassed tomorrow in joint session. There
was no opposition to Mr.. Fairbanks. The
nominating speech in tie senate was naue
by Senator William A. Killinger Of An
derson. In the house Booth Harrington,
the novelist made the nominating speech.
The Democrats voted for B. F. Shively of
South Bend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
NAME SHIP FOR KANSAS.
nr. Broadbent, of Wyandotte, Want
This Done.

Representative Broadbent Of Wyan-
dotte county, wants a battleship named
after the Sunf1ower state. and he in
troduced a concurrent resolution in the
house today. asking the Kansas deIega-
ton in Washington to try to secure
such action. The reolution is as follows.
Whereas President Roosevelt in his
annual message to congress recon-
mended the continuance of the build
ing of battle ships for our navy, and
Whereas the state Of Kansas has not
50 Tar been accorded the honor of hav-
ing a vessel named for her therefore
BE it resolved by the house Of rep
resentatives, the senate concurring
therein, that the Kansas delegation in
the United States senate and house of
representatives be requested TO use
their best endeavors and influence
toward securing for our state the honor
of having named for her one of the new
first class battleships. either already
provided for or to be provided for in
the near future. and
Be it further resolved, that a copy
of the resolutions be forwarded to each
of the members of the Kansas delega-
ton in Washington"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.

LFrOm the Chicago NeWs.I
Negro servants come under the head
of unbleached domestics.
Most men who consider themselves
big guns are only smooth bores.
Although pugilists are close listed they
would rather give than receive.
It's an easy matter to fill tooth; all
you have to do is to kick a savage dog.
Society people are seldom punctuai
Even their clothes are of the latest
style.
Advice is like castor oil-it is one
thing to prescribe it and another thing
to take It
Every woman was born with a master
nind-Or in other words. with a mind
that no man can master
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
Not rhat Kind Of a President.

Detroit Journal.
It is painful to see newspaper of
accuse President Roosevelt of delber-
ately harboring the purpose of offend
the south to 'pander to the negro vote
of the northern pivotal states. These
comments, betray1ng so superficial a
knowledge of the character of President
Roosevelt, are made in connection with the
decision of the president to abolish the
pOstoffice at Indtanoia, Miss, until sueh
time as the negro postmistress could hold
her office without fear OF Intimidation
by the lawless element of the town
The Journal believes it is not within the
rightfully exercised power of the presi-
dent TO deprive the people of any com
munity of the postal service of the gov
eminent to reform lawless element
Such a punishment is unjust because il
falls on the innocent it is idle because il
must be Intellectual
The position of the States. however. is
painful because it is founded in isncr-
confess President Roosevelt's character
istics are well known. He Is as much
above deliberately insulting the south as
the north. or any individual in either
section. He is one of the last of poll
ticians to pander to any element or SEN
timent for the sake of future vote get
dianola he does that because he believes
he is doing right. He believes he is do
ing right. too, when he appoints DIR. Cruu
to be collector of the port of Charleston.
We believe both those acts are mistakes
of Judgment. but as to either of them. the
most persistent inquiry by the editor OF
the States through those best informed
of the president motives be they Re
publicans or Democrats. Will fail TO reveal
the opinion that President Roosevelt is
sWayed by hope of personal advantage
I There is perhaps as little of a tendency IN
( President Roosevelt to do what is merely
polite as in any man who ever occupied
the office. The States has made clean
miss and betrayed a temper that needs
reu0Vatin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

Railroad earnings continue to show
gratifying gains, traffic is still phenom-
enally heavy says Henry Clews in last
weeks issue of the Financial Review.
and. in spite of the great additions to
rolling stock, the railroads remain I'm
able to properly handle the enormous
amount of freight pressing upon them.
Nor is any let-up in sight. All this
means that the Industrial activities of
the country are unchecked. Consump-
ton is going along at high water mark.
stimulated Of course. by the active
employment of labor at good wages.
Production also, as a rule, is being
carried on up to the fullest limit In
fact. the whole country Is steaming at
high pressure with industrial develop
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

According to the Chicago Tribune, the
number of persons put to death by
lynching, decreased last year to S. It
was 1876 in 1901. On the other hand, the
legal executions in the United States
numbered IA, a marked increase over
the lis in the preceding year. In 1901
the lynchings outnumbered the legal ex-
scutions by more than IA per cent. In
1902 the number of persons put to death
under court sentences was greater. by
about so ner cent than the number of
victims of lynch lawlessness. Is the
iynehing sentiment growing less, OF
were the opportunities less numerous .
These figures ought to prove encourag-
ing to the criminal who is particular
about the method of his taking off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
LOCAL MENTION.

The executive committee of the Pho
tographers' Association of Kansas is IN
session at the National. r. A. LOOMS
of Emporia is president of the associa-
ton. The next annual convention will
be held in this city next September.
Rock Island passenger train No. IS.
due in Topeka at $3.50 o'clock. was an
hour and a half late this morning on
account of a small freight accident al
Munsey on the Union Pacific tracks.
A freight train had been derailed dur
ing the night and the Rock Island train
had TO be run into Topeka over the
Santa Fe tracks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
ONE VOTE SHORT.
Teller Has That One Promised
If He Needs 1t.

Denver. Jan 20.-The Democratic sena-
tors propose to remain in continuous ses-
sion and hold possession of the senate
chamber until noon tomorrow, when a
joint session of the legislature must be
held to vote for senator
The Democratic senators will refuse to
60 into joint session at which Lieutenant
Governor Haggott will preside and two
separate conventions will probably be held.
Fifty-One votes are required to elect. Tel
Ter today received 50 votes Mcguire, the
Democratic senator who did not vote said
in explanation that he preferred somebody
else rather than Teller for senator. But
elect hizs5s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

John ID. Rockefeller has given s12. 900,
600 to Chicago university UP to this time
and perhaps as much more to other
educational and charitable institutions.
The increase made in the price of oil
which has been made by Rockefeller
and his associates. because scarcity Of
other fuel has enabled them to collect
it adds to the profits of these gentlemen
S32. 900. 600 year. The bulk of this of
course, comes from the limited earn
lngs Of the poor But then this may be
only a coincidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
DELAWARE DEADLOCK.
Addicks and Democratic Candi
date Are Tied.

Dover. Del. Jan. 2o.-The ballot for
United States senator in both houses to-
day resulted as follows:
Long term; Richard R. Kenney. Dem
ocrat. 2l
J. Edward Addiclzs. Union Republi-
can, p
henry A. Dupont, regular Republican,
TO-
Short term
Willard Salisbury; Democrat. 81
Addiclxs, 20.
Anthony Higgins. regular Republican.
10.
Necessary to elect. q.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
ENRIGHT FOR LONG.

Representative E. A. Enright of Wy
andotte county announced this after
noon that he would vote for Long for
senator. Mr. Enright has been known
as an anti-Long man and has been
variously claimed by the other candi-
dates. Enright has always been cred
tied to Cubbison but it has been gen
orally supposed ne would vote for Cur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
The Governor and the Car Lords.

New York Press.
Mr.. William F. King the head of the
Merchants association which is doing
such splendid service for the public of
this city, goes to the true source of re
lief from the street car abuses when he
gets in touch WIKI Governor Odsn and
the legislature We shall never come to
any permanent Improvement in our local
transportation conditions by the way ct
dlckers with .iseredited and unfaithftl
railroad commission OF promises from
the crafty and INSCRIPTIONS car lords.
We shall obtain impcOveine cts, sure and
permanent. whea we get legislation com
pelling the street car cOmpanies to run
suffer a severer financial penalty than
if they ran enough cars. This can %
done by making it more profitable fer
the companies to run cars than not to
run them. Make it necessary for them 10
provide a seat for every passenger every
time they take nickel from d pas
senger for his fare and they will pro-
vide seats a-plenty IN order to get all
the nickels If they were not allowed
to extcrt fun fare when they give less
than a full service-a ride WITH A
SEAT-they would not wait a day to
furnish the fun service for the sake OF
the full fare
We can remedy the indecent and brutal
abuse of the car lords by hitting their
pockets every single time they nit the
rights of the public. That result can be
achieved by the governor and the legis-
lature. and by nobody else. Permanent
relief lies in legislation at Albany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

Kansas may have made some rather
Questionable selections in the matter Of
United States senator from time to time
but she has not yet elected a million
ARE because Of his millions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
THEY DIDN'T DO IT.
Shawnee County Legislators
Voted for Hoch.

0 the Editor of the State Journal.
The morning paper of this date in its
4 stffbution Of names of the senate and
use on the vote for state printer in
caucus last evening. enormously placed
the names of two of the Shawnee coun-
ty delegation in the Clark list We de
sire to say that We voted Tor MI Hoch
for state printer
JOHN T. CLANCY, Senator.
J. B. SIMS, 39th Rep. District.
J. B. BELTS, 9th Rep. District.
A CIVILIANS, 3Sth Rep. Dist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

Although they do not manifest any
great appreciation of the fact the
South American republics are saving
a large amount of money. through the
Monroe doctrine, which renders it I'M
necessary for them to build and main
tain navias
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

IF the tariff doesn't increase the cost
to the consumer, why does congress
place coal on the free list? inquiries the
Washington Post. Question like this
are calculated to upset the most per
fectly woven political theories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

The story comes from Lincoln that
the Nebraska house adopted a resolu-
tfon to pass no appropriation bills until
measure is passed for increasing taxa
ton This was done when the railroads
were not looking-before they We're
ready for business in fact. Such conduct
on the part Of the house members is re-
garded as unfair and unwarranted and
a reconsideration will be demanded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

The Atlanta Journal favors the aboli-
ton of all laws for the collection of
debt If the proposition is intended to
include taxes probably it viii receive
considerable support.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
Heads Should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at once
the remedy that stopped It for Mrs n a
webster of Winnie Va. She writes; Or.
Kings New Life Pills wholly cured me o.
sick headaches I had suffered for two
years Cure headache, constipation, bill
iousuess. 25 cents at A. J. Arnold Drug
Co., 81 North Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

It may be that the compromise offer
Of the Delaware Democrats is due to
fear that Addicks viii buy enough Of
them to elect him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

Now that Minister Bowen is here
about all that is necessary is for him
to hold a session with himself and turn
the Venezuela matter over to The Hague
arIhllnaI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
NO APPETITE

And what little you force yourself to
eat does not have the right taste.
What's the trouble The stomach is
out of order, the liver is inactive and
the bowels are cOnstipated. You need
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters at once. It
viii tone up the stomach, restore the
appetite, perfect the digestion, and
open up the clOgged bowels Then
you'll feel better. Try bottle to-day.
II viii do Won GOOD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20
ROBBED A POSTOFFICE
Burglars in CowIey Get Active
and Are Shot At.

Arkansas City, Jan 2o.-Last night
robbers broke into the store of George
Williams and the postoffice at Ninton.
Some stamps and money was taken
from the postoffice safe. Citizens shot
at the fleeing robbers but they escaped
CAPTURE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

of America, to the employees of freight
auditors Office A. T. & F. railway,
and to all other friends for their kind
acts and sympathy in our bereavement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

Ex-State superintendent Frank Nell
son will give a lecture at Second u. P.
church, Fillmore and Huntoon streets,
on Wednesday evening of this week.
Subject, Books and Men" Admission
TX cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

The family of the late Brewer A ".
OLSON desire to express their gratitude
to Sloan Lodge 225. A F. & A. NJ. to
sunnower Lodge $500. Modern Woodmen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-20

Necessary to elect. q
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13

company officials not to deal with the
officers of the miners union.
On redirect examination he said the
contract miners averaged about four
hours a day. and that he had talked
with union men who said they were
not favOrably inclined toward the or
ganiZation, nut that they We're com
PEELED to belong to il.
Henry Birkbeck, inside foreman of
the Nonstorch colliery. told of the in
jury of Il boy in the mines and of
his diScharging the man who was re-
SpOnsible for the accident. The un-
ion men in the colliery. he said. struck
for the reinstatement of the dismissed
man, but he refused to take him back.
The injured boy corrobOrated the tes-
timony of Rirkbeck.
William Ii. Dettrey. of AIouremburg.
the newly elected president of dis
trict No. OF the miners union.
against whom it was testified last week
that he said non-uniOn men should have
their throats cut. or should receive
good humping" was summoned TO
the witness stand by the miners. He
denied the charge absolutely. and sew
eral witnesses were called wPO corro-
bora ted his statements. President Det-
trey took occasion to say while on the
stand that his family was annoyed and
his house stoned by enemies of the
union while he was away from home
on business connected with the union.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
CITY HALL a PEST HOUSE
Becaue st. Joseph, Mich., Had No other
Place to Take Smallpox
Patient.

st. Joseph. Mich, Jan. 13.-Contrary
to the wishes of the citizens the st. Jo-
seph city hall has been converted into
pest house. \ large smallpox sign
has been displayed near the main en-
tranceti. Miss Margaret Lason,
trained nurse of the Children's Home,
has arrived here from Goodrich, Mich,
with an orphan babe only 4 weeks old,
which was suffering from what was
supposed to be chickenpOX.
Health authorities of this city pro-
nOunced the case smallpox, and strict
quarantine followed. With no small
poX ward in the city. Health Officer
GOwdy found it necessary to estab,
lish a quarantine station in the city
hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
WAR ON THE ICE
TO AID NAVIGATION
Company Formed to Keep Lakes
and Straits
Open.

Milwaukee, Jan. 13.-A company
with Il capital of $1.500O0O is being
formed here to build three great ice
crushing boats, with which to keep the
ice in the greatlakes, and ESPECIALLY the
straits of Mackinaw, open all winter
Captain b. b. Inman, of this city, is
the promoter of the project. and the
American Shipbuilding company will
be heavily interested. 1t is expected
the crushers will be in commission dur
ing the winter of 1904.
Instead of breaking the ice from
the top. the new boats will be equipped
with a steel ram extending twenty-five
feet, which win lift the ice up and
throw it one side, leaving a clear path
for the boats. The new boats will cost
100000 each and will insure lake nav
igatiOn the year around.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
TIME LOST BY THE MINERS
More Than q Year of Ten-Hour Days Lost
in the Year 1901.

Anderson also presented statement
showing that the twenty-eight col
lieries of the company lost 36S ten
hour days in 1901 for which the en-
ployes We're responsible. OF these 10
We're lost on account of picnics and
other holidays mot including legal holi-
days; fifty-nine days on account OF
Mitchell day and other days. and
194 days on account of strikes and
suspensions. Another statement of
fered by the witness showed that
since the strike ended in the latter
part of October the twenty-eight col
lieries lost 10 days. reducing the coal
production of the company 90, ,5S1 tons.
The men had been requested TO work
on Thanksgiving day and New Years
day. but they ignored the request, he
said. None of the mines worked ON
Mitchell day." he added, and twelve
collieries were idle the day after
Christmas.
Darrow, on crOsS-eXaminatiOn. dis
puted the method of the witness in ar
irving at the conclusions contained in
the statement. There was considera-
BILE difference of opinion between Oar
row and the witness concerning the
daily average production of the COM
pany The witness said he procured
most of his information regarding the
loss of time for which the men were
responsible from the foreman of the
company. and in answer to question
by DarrOw he said he never knew of
n foreman turning in report showing
that he 0he foreman' was responsible
for colliery being idle.
Thomas II. Thomas. outside fore
man at the Jermyn colliery of the COM
pany. told OF the difficulty he had in
inducing the men to mine more coal.
He produced a paper alleged to have
been drawn up by local union 125
which stated that any man loading
more cars in the headings than are
loaded in the chambers would be eX-
PEELED from the union. Two men. he
said. violated this alleged rule of the
union and their tools were destroyed
and one of their houses was dyna-
mited as a result of not restricting
their daily output.
The two miners referred to-Michael
McHale and Harry Gilbert-were put
on the witness stand and corrOborated
the testimony of Thomas, who, on
cross-examination. said he was always
willing to meet grievance committees
of his own employees, but he would re-
fuse to meet officials of the union who
are not employed in the mine over
which he had charge. He added that
he had lever received orders from thG
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
BOY WONDER IN PULPIT
AWAKENs BURLINGTONITEs

Burlington. Ia, Jan. 13.-The col
Ored population of Burlington, and
many white persons, are intensely in
terested in 6-year-old wonder called
LOnnie Lawrence Lennis, who is con-
ducting revival services here. The boy
holds forth at the A. NJ. Il. church
in Central avente and is greeted by
crowded houses every night. He is
said to have had no schooling. yet he
repeats chapter after chapter of the
Bible accurately, and delivers long.
earnest and interesting discourses on
Bible texts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
NUMBER THIRTEKN INVOLVED
Curious Combination in a Bill of Goods, n
Money Order and Some 9th
er Things.

Newcastle. Ind, Jan. 13.-A peculiar
combination of the number 13 has been
revealed here. \ Newcastle man sent
to another city for bill of goods,
incIosing money order. The order
failed to reach its destination and an
investigation followed
1t revealed that the application for
the money order was made on the 18th
of the month. and it was for S13.3 SO
1t left here on Dec. Is. and the order
was in railroad wreck on that date.
thirteen miles from the Ohio river.
The payee's name contained thirteen
letters. The train that was wrecked
had thirteen cars and thirteen other
money orders We're lost. The man who
started the money order from here ex-
poets the government to return the
$13.33 to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
MERE sUBTERFUGE FOR RELIEF.
House Committee to Report Bill for Coal
T.riR Rebate for a Period of a Year.

|
T.rif Rebate for a Period of Year.
| Washington, Jan. 13.-The house
ways and means committee today de-
\ cided to report a bill providing for a
rebate, equal to the duty now impos-
ed, ON all kinds of coal coming from
all countries for period of year.
| This bill is n substitute for the one
introduced by Representative Hill, of
| Connecticut, which provided for the
rebate until June 50, next.
The committee reported the bill to
the house and it will be considered to-
morrow.
Washington. Jan. 13.-It is expected
that congress will pass Il bill remOv
ing the duty of 90 cents a ton on coal
imported into this country. This bill
may take the form of a rebate or draw
back for. ninety days. and also will pro-
vide for reciprocity. admitting free OF
duty coal imported into this country
from countries granting the same priv
ilege to the United States. This means
Canada. and will permit Nova Scotia
coal to come here free while coal from
the Alleghenies and westward will go
into Canada free of duty. The ways
and means committee will meet to-
day. and according to the present pro-
gramme report Il bill on the above
lines. It is expected it will pass the
Eouse today.
1t will be taken up in the senate very
soon. and the intention is to have it
pass without much delay. Its consid-
Grafton in the senate has not been ar
ranged fo-, but efforts are making to
expedite its passage without amend
ment and with little discussion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-13
CITIZENS OF FEZ
AGAINST SULTAN
Followers of Pretender Oyercom
ing Imperial
Troops.

Madrid, Jan. 13.-The Globes Fez
dispatch says: Fighting is proceed
ing between troops of the sultan of
Morocco and the forces of the pre-
tender to the throne. The followers
of the pretender are said to be over
coming the imperial troops. The in
habitants of Fez have risen against
the sultan, and anxiety reigns at Ra-
bat, where Europeans are in fear of
immediate attack by the pretender's
forces. The sultan's representative at
Tangier has been ordered to seize cat
tie and dispatch reinforcements to
the sultan.