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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

Captain P. P. Anderson has not quite
worked out the personnel of his team
but expects, by this afternoons game to
be abe to place all his men. Mohler,
who has been playing a good game at
third base is laid off with rheuma tism
and it is feared will not be able to play
the first four games next week He
viii be put on the team as soon as his
arm gets timber again. Washburn has
laid out a stiff schedule for the first
part of the season and within a week or
two all question about her baseball
ability will be settled beyond peradven-
ture.
Although this afternoons game viii
be but a practice meet with no adTnis-
sion at the gate 1t is likely that a fair
sized crowd from town viii be out TO
watch the play. Topeka people like
baseball as we'll as any other American
community and even a practice game
is worth looking at Omar Mehl will
catch. That has been decided for the
season. There is doubt about the in
habitant of the box and Captain An
derson intends to give Gill, COldren and
Johnson, the colored boy from Carbon
dale, three innings apiece this after
noon. The two who are out of the box
viii look after second and short Moss
will be at first base, Anderson at left
field, Dadisman at center field and
Donohue or Pressey at right.
Washburn will play five games dur
ing the coming week, TWO or Wnlcn SX-
change with Ottawa. On Monday the
team will leave Topeka to meet Baker
at Baldwin on Monday afternoon. On
Tuesday they go up against Ottawa on
her home field On Wednesday and
Thursday the Blues viii tackle the
State Normal and the College of En-
poria upon their respective diamonds.
after which they will take a short cut
for home. On Saturday, the 18th, OF
tawa will invade Topeka to settle her
differences with Washburn.
have three days for rest and practice
before going out on the two weeks trip
they have laid out through the states
east and north of here. On Wednesday,
April %, a game is to be held between
Washburn and K. U. at Lawrence and
games will follow in succession at VIII
liam Jewell college, Liberty, No; the
Missouri State Normal at Warrensburg,
Missouri university at Columbia, Simp-
son college and Highland Park in Iowa,
Creighton university at Omaha, the
Lincoln Wesleyan and Nebraska univer-
sity at Lincoln, and, on the way home,
with St Marys college at st. Marys.
Washburn is safely in better condition
as far as individual players go than she
has been for two or three years past
and if there is any merit in constant
practice, she ought to be pretty well up
on team work. The Washburn boys are
not, however, making any boast about
what they can do and hope to play a
season of steady rather than phenom-
email hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
CLYNE TO CAMPAIGN.
Democratic Candidate Against
Murdoch win Go After Votes.

Charles + CIyne, Democratic candi-
date for congress in the Seventh dis
trict, who was nominated at Dodge
City Thursday, is in Topeka today. He
talks as though he will make a hard
fight to carry the election on May 26,
but it depends somewhat on the action
of Judge Babb, the PopuIist candidate.
The Democrats will try to get Judge
Babb to withdraw. If he does so Mr.
Clyne will make an active canvass of
the district and he believes he stands
a good show of election. If Judge Babb
does not withdraw Mr. Clyne is unde
cided as to his course.
Il am already pretty we'll acquainted
over the district" said Mr. -Clyne today.
Two years ago I made forty speeches
in the Seventh district alone L Will
make some speeches in this campaign,
wherever there is a. demand for it, but
the time is too short to make a thor
Ough campaign of speech naking. L
would like to have a joint debate with
Mr. Murdoch if I can get it.
Il would have been perfectly satisfied to
have had s. /. Hale nominated by the
Democrats with the hope that this would
induce Judge Babb to withdraw, but MT
Hale would not accept. When Judge Babb
refused to accept the Democratic nOmln2-
ton and run as a Democrat, 1 made the
proposition in the convention that Mr..
Hale be nominated. but he said that he
positively could not accept the nomina ton
for financial and other reasons
There were five candidates proposed on
the informal ballot in the Democratic con-
ventiOn. They were Harry Price of Clark
county, NJ. +. Belisle of Pawnee, c E.
ROughton of HOdgeman, James Clark Of
Clyne led in the balloting and was noui-
mated on the fourth regular ballot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
FIVE DISMISSED.
Mayor BergundthaI axes
Changes in Minor Offices.

Mayor Bergundthal today let out the
following Parker appointees: Chas.
Lindsey, sanitary policeman, f. c .Harr,
sanitary policeman; John Allen, dog col
leetOr. p. c. Thomas sanitary police
man. and Nels Mcconnell, dog tax col
lector, were also marked for slaughter,
but they beat the mayor to it. and re-
signed.
William Core has been appointed san
itary policeman, and no others win be
appointed. Core is a colored man who
stayed with BergundthaI through thick
and thin, from the time he first became
a candidate.
The dismissal of the three members
of the sanitary force and the appoint
ment of only one man in their place re-
duces the total number of men on the
force from six to four. There is not
enough work to keep six men busy.
John Allen and Nels Mcconnell both
fought Bergundthal and it was a Ger
tainty that they would have to go.
The appointment of police sergeants,
which has been hanging fire for several
days, is still up in the air.. The police
committee together with Chief Golf and
Mayor Bergundthal had a conference
this morning but no conclusion was
reached.
Mcintosh seems to be almost certain
to land one Of the places, but the APP
pOintment OF Jake Owen to the other is
being fought by a great many people
who claim that Owen is an undesirable
man. He is acknowledged to be a good
officer, but he is charged by some with
making discord in the force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
LOCAL MENTION.

J. W. Tucker, 204 Greenwood avenue,
has sold his home to D o. Coe. The
deal was made through The Strauss
Agency, and the consideration $4,25o.
Suit for divorce was filed today in
behalf of Bette Johnson against her
husband, Robert Johnson. She charges
non support and cruelty.
The Burns who recently made COM
plant to the police about the action of
a man named Graham who had given
Burns son whisky is not D. H Burns
of Logan street.
In the city court today Smoke Will
liams was fined $25 and John Clohessey
SIS for an assault and battery, Flossie
Herrig being the complainant. Will
liams is also accused of stealing a purse
containing $13 from Matilda Collins He
was today bound over to the district
court on the charge of grand larceny.
His bond is $500.
A Chanute paper says that the Tope-
ka syndicate composed of ex-Mayor
Parker, Chas. Eagle. B. NJ. Dawes and
others, are expecting to strike oil on
their property near Shaw, where they
have leased 5000 acres A Kansas City
firm struck oil on the same section
where the Topeka test well is being
drilled, last week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
CAN DEFEND ACTIONS.
Supreme Court Holds Corporations
Have the Right in Court.

The supreme court today made a de-
cision which is of great Importance to
foreign corporations, in that it allows
them to defend actions in court even
where they have no rights as plaintiffs
Under the Bush corporation law "a
foreign corporation which has not paid
It charter fee for admission to do bust
ness in the state and otherwise COM
piled with the law, has no standing in
the courts of the state to maintain
suits. It has been the general sup
position that this also applied to de-
Tending suits brought against them,and
the foreign corporations which have
tried to do business in the state with
out being duly admitted have worried
a great deal about the matter.
The Swift Packing company has al
ways made its annual reports to the
secretary of state but, like many other
corporations, it did not pay any charter
fees as it was in the state at the time
the Bush law was enacted. In the
American Book company case the su-
prerne court decided that a foreign cor
poration must pay charter fees anyway
before it could legally transact business
in Kansas.
William Platt brought a damage suit
against the Swift Packing company in
WyandOtte county, and it was alleged
that the company had no right to de-
fend the action because it had paid no
charter fees. Plat won in the lower
court and the Swift company appealed
The supreme court feNerSeS lHe lower
court and in Its opinion it says:
1T is contended that the plaintiff IN or
rOr being a foreign corporation and not
having complied with all the STATUTORY
regulations as to such corporations is not
authorized to do business in Kansas, nor
to maintain this proceeding. While the
company has made the required annual
statement # appears that it had not at
the time paid the charter fees nor taken
the other steps essential to obtain GER
taoate OF authority from the charter board:
The statute provides that No action shall
be maintained or recovery had in any Of
the courts Of this state by any corpora
tion doing business in this state without
first obtaining the certificate of the sec
retary of state that statements provided
for i'm this section have been properly
made Assuming. but not deciding that
this provision applies to other require
ments than the making of annual state
ments. we think it is not a bar to the re-
view sought here. 1t will be observed that
the prohibition is directed at the bringing
OF action and not at the making Of de-
fenses to actions rightly brought. Platt
brought tn company into court. ana hay
ing forced 1t into a litigation he is hardly
in a position to say that it shall not cor
tend with him to the end Of the litiga-
tion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
JUST AS he THOUGHT FOR.

It's all right to talk and to say you
would do this or that said the man
who had been telling cowboy stories,
but did you ever look into the muzzle
Of a revolver"
4 have, sir" replied the fruit tree
agent.
1T was"
And a good man behind it?"
He was a man who had cut eleven
notches in the butt of that pistol to
tally up his dead
And how did you feel2"
LAS cool IS at this moment"
But was he in anger, and did he
mean to shoot?'
I had called him a liar, sir. and he
meant to blow my brains OUT
We'll, how did it come out?'
Just exactly as / thought it would
from the start said the fruit tree man
He began to shoot and I began to talk
fruit trees to him, and in five minutes
he was dead and I had only to walk
away and look for another victim. Cow
boys and loaded revolvers may be dan
gerOus under certain circumstances, but
don't make the mistake of putting
them against man who has Travelled
for a nursery for thirty years. IN.
Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
no TRY THE JOINTISTS.
County Attorney Nichols Inquisltion
Cases Will Come Up at This Term.

County Attorney Galen Nichols is
expected to return home from st. Louis
today Whers he has been for the week
past on legal business. Some time dur
ing next week he and Judge Hazen will
set for trial the twenty-five or thirty
liquor cases which resulted from Mr..
Nichols inquisition and are to be tried
at this term CT court. These are all
strictly county cases. During the win
ter County Attorney Nichols summon
ed before him a number of people about
town and required them under oath to
tell what they knew about the selling of
liquor in Topeka. What information he
secured a t that time has never been re-
vealed.
Shortly afterward he issued a lot of
complaints against prominent jointists
and had a lot of them placed under ar
rest. No LIQUOR cases will be tried be-
fore April %. The jury for the April
term will be put IN the box on April
20 and the docket for the five days fol-
lowing is made uD with small criminal
cases 1t is likely that the liquor cases
will be tried during the last week in
April and in the early part Of May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
JUST A LITTLE TROUBLE.

When the Colonel and reached
Hathaway's place, where we hoped to
find lodgings for the night, we saw
three or four men and horses at the
gate and were for going on, but the
shirt-sleeved farmer held up his hand
for US to halt and called out:
Gentlemen things are somewhat con-
fused. but if you want to stay all
night, I'll put you up IS we'll as I can
Let me introduce you to Mr.. Brown
We shook hands with Mr.. Brown and
the farmer explained:
Mr.. Brown is one of the county con
stables, and he's here to levy on my
corn crop for debt This one here is
Mr. Perkins. He's another county con-
stable. and he's here to levy on all my
hay. The other one is Mr.. Swift. He's
a county constable as we'll and he's
just levied on my team and cows"
You seem to be in a peck of trou-
BILE" said the colonel, as we decided to
go on
Just little trouble. but Wen try
and make it pleasant for you if you
I'm not a bad cook I've got one boy
down with the fever, and another with
measles, but things amt as bad as they
might be. ] wonder who that IS com
ing up the road2"
That's the sheriff." replied one of
the constables.
so it is. Yes. he's due here today to
foreclose on that mortgage"
And you are to be sold out and
turned out2" asked the colonel.
We'll, yes" replied the farmer with
a good-natured smile
Yes, I've lost crops, stock and farm,
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Forty Fell in Trenches Outside
Under American Fire.
DESPERATE FIGHTING.

Manila. April 1.-THE investment of
Bacolod which was captured by Cap
tain Pershing's forces after a fight in
which a hundred 1loros were killed oc-
cupied three days. The final assault
was made at noon Wednesday. Desper-
ate fighting took place inside the forts.
Seven cannon were captured and eleven
Americans, not three as previous ca
bled, were wounded. a few of them ser
iously. 1t is probable that all the Amer
leans viii recover.
The column approached Bacolod ear
~ on Monday and found new forts
which had been a year under construc-
ton, flying battle flags. The Moros did
not wait to be attacked, but fred a vol
ley which wounded two Americans. Cap
tain Pershing then decided to lombard
the fortihcations and McNair's and
Gattley's batteries took up positions
and shelled the forts and works until
"wednesday morning, the infantry and
cavalry supporting the attack.
Many of the MorOs left the forts on
Monday and Tuesday nights and
escaped in boats The assault on We'd
nesday was carefully prepared. The
column carried forward a bamboo
bridge on which all the troops crossed
the moat under fire and afterward
scaled the walls. The fight inside the
forts was most desperate. Sixty dead
Aloros were found beside the walls and
40 were killed in the trenches.
The whereabouts Of the sultan of
Bacolod is not known He is believed
to have escaped Monday night.
Major General Davis reached Pantar,
North Lano, yesterday He is in COM
munication with Captain Pershing and
has forwarded supplies to Maharuf
which is the destination Of Pershing's
column.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
WILL lake ZINE.
Transfer of Water Plant Necess
itates Much Work.
May Take a Year to Prepare for
Change Of Ownership.
TITLE MUST BE GOOD.
Council Will Authorize Issu-
ance of S35O,OOO in Bonds.

It will probably be from six months
to one year before Topeka comes into
full possession of the waterworks plant.
1t may be much longer than that if the
owners Of the plant. or some dissatis-
fed citizens try to stop the issuance of
the bonds which have been voted
There IS a report that the water com
pany will resist the REIMBURSEMENT Of
its plant, and will. either secretly or
openly, back a lawsuit to defeat the
bonds The water company is not
anxious to let go of its valuable prop
erty for the price agreed upon.
The preliminary steps to securing
actual physical possession of the wa
terworks will be as follows:
First the council viii by resolution
authorize the issuance of $350,000 in
bonds The council viii decide the rate
Of interest. and viii probably agree
upon 4 per cent This is the rate at
which the Santa Fe shop bonds were
fioated.
Next the officials of the. water company
viii have to prepare themselves to give
the city a perfect title to the plant. mis-
may require years time " men res
dent Street was in Topeka some time ago
he stated that it would be necessary to
minority bondholders TO consent to sur
render their holdings. Subsequently, Mr.
Street has intinated that these bondholi-
ers had sold out their securities and that
the plant could be turned over to the city
within six months
While the water company is straighten-
ing out its title the city will be trying to
decide upon a method for conducting the
plant. City Attorney Spencer says that
authority to provide for the management
of the plant rests with the mayor and
council, but he does not think that the
council can provide for any elective off
cials to run the plant They will have TO
be appointed by the mayor and council.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

A N. E Sunday school. AFable Grant:
Asbury Sunday school, Leila Norman. c.
NJ. =. Sunday school. Pearl Thompson;
Shiloh Baptist Sunday school, Ada Up
shaw; Second Presbyterian Sunday school
n sud Thompson: Second Christian sun
d. school, Ollie Duke: First African
Baptist Sunday school, Bessie Green; Mon
roe school, Melvina Hardiman Washing
ton school. Carrie Thompson Besides the
speakers the Shiloh choir, Capital City or
chestra and Jackson's Twenty-third Reg
iment band viii ill numbers on the pro-
gramme- 1t is the purpose Of Mr. Albert
Ross, chairman and promoter of this con-
test. to bring together the best talent
among the young people Of Topeka in a
friendly rivalry, thereby interesting and
attracting the colored boys and girls to
the pursuit Of literary studies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
MAYOR LOCKED OUT.
Albert Parker Has Key and Is
Out of Town.

Mayor Bergundthal can't get into his
Office at the city hall. Ex-Mayor Par
ker has gone off with the key, and it is
not known when he viii come back lie
is down at Chanute watching his gas
well gush.
Mayor Bergundthal says that as soon
as Parker viii let him in he is going
to make it a rule to be at his desk in
the city hall every afternoon. In the
morning he viii be at his real estate
Office.
It is causing considerable comment
that Mr. Parker should absent himself
from the city at this time It is the
first time for a good many years that
a retiring mayor has not been here to
introduce his successor into Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
DEATH S AND FUNERALS.

In the notice of the death of Mrs. J.
P. Campbell at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. R B. Gemmell, which was
published Friday. the names were erro-
neously reversed.
Leroy Campbell, aged two years, died
Friday The funeral was held from 423
West Curtis street this afternoon at ,
o'clock.
Mary Elizabeth Sequine, aged two anu
a half years, died last night of pneu-
monia at the home of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Sequine. 306 West
Eighth avenue.
The funeral services of Mrs. J. p
Campbell will be held at 1870 p. IN
Sunday at the residence of Mrs. r. &.
Gemmell, East Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
SMALLPOX IN APULLMAN.
The Porter Was Attacked and the
Car Was Guaranteed.

jamestown, N Y. April 1.-THE col
ored porter Of Pullman car attached
to Erie train No. 6. east bound. was
taken sick at Meadville last night and
a MESSAGE was sent to this city for d
physician to prescribe for him when the
train arrived. The examination showed
that he had smallpox. The car was
quickly Guaranteed with all of its pas
sengers. It was ,sidetracked, and much
against the protest Of the passengers
was LEFT here when the train departed.
Later it was attached to another train
and proceeded toward New York, stin
under close quarantine. The porter was
placed 81 another car by himself and re-
NAMED here under strict quarantine
All the passengers submitted to vacci-
nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
WAsHBURN ON TOUR.
Baseball Team Will Play Baker
Monday.

Out on the Washburn baseball field
this afternoon the Washburn team is
playing a practice game with the Tope-
ka Business college preparatory to
starting out Monday upon a short trip
to take in Baker, Ottawa and the two
colleges at EmDoria On the week fol-
lowing the Washburn boys viii com
mence a tour of Missouri, Iowa and Ne
braska that viii keep them busy until
after the first of May. From that time
on the remainder of the season viii be
devoted to home games.
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A DEFAMATION CONTEST.
Colored Children Will Compete for the
Booker Washington Medal

The Booker Washington Literary society
of the Topeka Industrial institute will give
girls defamation contest for gold
medal at the St. Johns A. NJ. r. church
Friday evening April "a Every Sunday
school and colored ward school of Topeka.
Western University at Quindaro and Atch-
ison have been invited to enter young
lady under is years of age as a contest
ant for this medal
Already ten contestants have been elect
ed and are preparing their selections for
this occasion They are as follows. In
anatrial institute, Ldnnie Dyer; st. Johns
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AMYSTERIOUS DEATH.
Aged Colored Man Found Under sus-
picious circumstances

Dave Moody, an old negro employed
by Hanley Bros. of North Topeka, was
found dead in bed at o'clock last even
indicate that he had been dead twenty
four hours.
There is a strong suspicion that his
death was not a natural one. and an
inquest vii be held. The police were
asked to look for a young negro named
James Brewer who is said to have spent
Thursday night with the old man.
Brewer met a son of Dave Moody yes
terday forenoon and told him that his
father was all right. which was evident
~ untrue. Then young Brewer disap-
peared and has not been seen since. 1t
Is thought that he knew of Moody 8
death, and has left to avoid telling what
he knew about it. Detective John Lu-
cas- was assigned to the case, but found
out nothing further.
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Young chaae starts Home.

Lafayette. Ind. April IA cablegram
received from Paris announces to tmme-
diate relatives here that Moses Fowler
Chase has started for his home here in
custody of Samuel p. Baird, an attorney
in a sanitarium near Paris Consul Cen
eral Gowdy has been appointed mis- guar