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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
IAYHAWKER JoTs.

Ellinwood is to have a new depot.
The quilt of a Valley. Falls woman
aged 20, contains 5000 pieces.
There are $50 dogs in Leavenworth
considered worth paying taxes on.
Three Rush county farmers have haul
ed their wheat to market and pianos
home.
A Salina man who claim to be III
years old is feeling a trifie indisposed
these days.
Between an epidemic of f1eas and a
merry-go- round Lawrence children are
kept busy.
A Valley Falls boy playing tag in
his sleep chased out of the second story
window and broke an arm.
Freight shipped from Kansas City the
day of the flood, reached Jefferson coun-
ty &C days behind the schedule.
Two foolish Chetopa COWS worked
through the right of way wire fence
in order to be run over by train
An "Uncle Toms Cabin show drew
well at Osawatomie. One of the state
asylums is located at Osawatomie.
A Tonganoxie farmer tossing hay to
the wagon impaled a six foot rattle
snake with eleven rattles attached.
A Riley county farmer has a large
buffalo skull washed uD by the flood
The polished horns will make a splendid
hall rack.
Inc nOmelleSl man M al O1elW Me
church fair was voted a diamond pin.
The pin proved brass and the dime a
three cent piece.
A Denison man is rejoicing over the
presence of a four legged chicken. He
says all of the family prefer drum
sticks to white meat
Ottawa university is organizing a
football eleven with which they hope
to butt in and through the college as
ISOLATION as champions.
1t has come to pass in ElDorado that
man who allows his wife to sew for a
living while he goes fishing is declared
a vagrant and fined $780,
Within a radius of three miles of Nc
Louth for Is consecutive days baby
was born to the neighborhood. Truly
the Kansas harvest is great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
MIR. HAReER's SUPERSTITION
[F'rom the Ottawa Herald.l

lfrOm the Ottawa Herald.l
Charles Moreau Harger has been sup
posing things in his Abilene Reflector.
He has supposed so satisfactorily to
himself that he is able to issue a certif1-
cate of good conduct to every anti-ad-
ministration paper in the state. The
supposition on which Mr.. Harger bases
his conclusions involves the rather
doubtful moral logic that if one indi-
vidual or faction would be guilty of
cussedness under certain conditions, an
other individual or faction is justified in
the same conduct under similar condi-
tons.
Mr.. Harger is supposing that Trout
man had been elected governor, and the
Burton-Curtis faction had been in con-
troll throughout the departments of the
administration. and the conduct of the
administration had been the same as
the conduct of Governor Bafley's admin
istration-what an uproar of protest,
conceives the imaginative Mr.. Harger,
there would have been from the Ottawa
Herald, the Hutchinson News, the En-
poria Gazette. the Salina Journal, and
the other machine organs
Mr.. Harger has opened a good lead in
his suppositions. 1t is a poor rule that
won't work both ways.
Surprising. now. for instance, condf-
tons were as Mr.. Harger suggests
Suppose Troutman were governor and
Curtis and Burton in absolute control
And suppose the Ottawa Herald land
the other machine organs had begun
with the beginning of the administra-
ton. being influenced by petty personal
disappointments. to lie about the COVER
nor, prostituting their support of the
Republican party to a malicious spirit
of personal revenge. Suppose the OF
tawa Herald and these machine or
gans" had brought to their support the
metropolitan papers of the territory
supposedly Republican papers-and had
misrepresented every fact of public in
terest connected with the state adminis-
tration. Suppose the Herald land the
machine organs" had gone deliberately
into the business of supplying cam
paign material to the opposition, and
had made it necessary for the Republic
can party in Kansas next year to dis
prove column after column of misstate-
ment and villiication from its own Re
publican newspapers instead of having
to meet merely the campaign issues of
it's political opponents.
Suppose all this had been done from
the outset OF governor IToutmanS al
ministration. as it has been done from
the beginning of Governor Bailey's ad-
ministration and the defeat of Curtis for
senator.
And then suppose a little on the con-
duct of Charles Moreau Harger Of abb
lene. There will be no difficulty in sup
posing Charles NJ. Harger sending over
the flint hills of Dickinson county a wall
of passionate anguish which would
shame into silence the vesper concert of
a Dickinson county coyote chorus.
Mr.. Harger has done his party good
service by inaugurating the pastime.
Just supposing."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
AFTER ROCK ISLAND.
Continental Creamery Company
Charges Discrimination.

Late Tuesday afternoon the CONT
mental Creamery company filed a COM
plant against the Rock Island railroad
before the board of railroad commits
sioners, asking that the commissioners
compel the Rock Island to put on a new
train between Belleville, Kas., and
Goodland, Kas., to carry express, bag
gage, milk, cream, and passengers, such
train to leave Belleville daily al a. m,
arriving at Goodland at 3 p. m, and
returning leave Goodland at 2 p. m
and arrive at Belleville at 10 a. m.
The creamery company. sets forth
that the Rock Island has since January
l refused to carry milk and cream on
It's faSt passenger trains from the west
without double pay because of lack of
room for the bulky cans, and that to
quote from the petition:
THE whole service has at all times
been inadequate and insufficient for
more than year, and this complainant
was on July 25 notified by the superin-
tendent of the company that the abomi-
nable service heretofore rendered would
be still further curtailed with Monday,
the 18th, and such service was in ac-
cordance with such notice curtailed 30
that at present, from three days to a
week is required for the transportation
of cream from stations on the line of the
road in northwest Kansas. and thereby
the cream is rendered unfit for use and
worthless"
1t is stated in the petition that the in
company $500 a day, land unless abuses
are corrected and efficient service rem
dered, will result in the absolute de-
struetion of the complainant's business
along the line between Belleville and
the Colorado state line"
The complaint further states that it
was at the direct solicitation of the Off
Gals of the railroad that the Cont
mental creamery decided to push its
creamery business into the company's
territory between Belleville and Good
land, and that the understanding WAS
that the company would furnish the
necessary rapid transportation for cans
of cream. The creamery company
thereupon expended $150,000 for skim
ming stations along the line of the road.
and claims to have been paying out
$500, 900 annually to the farmers for their
cream.
1t is said that unless the railroad COM
pany makes good its promise to provide
necessary shipping facilities the Continen-
tai Creamery company will abandon the
northwest Kansas field and sue the Rock
Island for damages, due to the large ex-
penditures made in that section
The case has not been set for hearing by
the commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
{. E. WILSON RETURNS.
Ragged and Half Insane He
Falls in a Faint.

Belle Plaine, Kas., July 29.-Early
this morning E. E. Wilson. the miss
ing Sumner county attorney. walked
into the yard of his own home and fell
over unconscious in which state he re-
manned ever since. He was unshaven
and unkempt, and resembled a tramp.
He had the appearance of a man that
had been long without food and also had
been i'll. Wilson disappeared from We'll
lington July 8, leaving many creditors
behind He was interested in several
large cattle companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

The long struggle for reclamation of
arid lands is about to eliminate in
something visible to. the naked eye The
government engineers are now in Den
Yer preparing their final report. It's
completion and transmission to Wash
ington will be followed shortly, it is OK
pected. by orders from Secretary Hitch
cock to go to work. The beginning of
active operations will mark an epoch in
the history of the west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
BRUSH WITH CONvICTS.
Several Shots We're Fired, but
Nobody Was Hurt.

Sacramento, Cal. July pa special to
the Bee from Folsom says: A message was
received at the state prison this morning
stating that the posse under the direction
of Sheriff Keena of Placer and SherlH
Bosquit of E1dorado had a brush with the
fugitive convicts and number OF shVes
were exchanged. but so far as can be
learned nobody was hurt. The 1ugltlFes
were located on Greenwood creek -
The convicts avoided decisive encoun-
ter and are supposed now to be working
hack in the general direction of Coloma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Among the latest achievements of
science is wooden silk. an English in
vention. although the rights of manu-
facture in this country have been sold
TO an American concern. The stuff will
probably appear on the market in a
short time. The imitation process OBJ
tains delicate thread from wood fibre,
the single strands being finer and pos
sessing only one-third the strength Of
the natural silk thread. A report from
our consul at Stettin, Germany, who
has seen and handled it. says it is very
soft and of a cream color. 1t dyes
readily and when woven has the ap-
pearance of real silk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
aSVay during the SIMMER may haze
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address at the rate of thirty
cents month. address changed as
often as desired. Tt'hi1e ont of tO0OH
the State journal qCfH be to JON like
= daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
Naw York Mooney marker.

New York Julv 29.-MONE1-Money on
csII eas1,. lowest 1 per cent; highest, 2 per
cent ruling rate n Pers cent LAS last Loan;
5 per cent: 6 months, 5d516 per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 512Q
for demand and at a. S360d4 1855 for 60 day
bills: posted rates. $4S4!kq4;S5 and $4.STq
FL. Commercial bills, AS3as.
SIT,vER-Bar silver, 5413c; Mexican dol
lars 42kc.
road bonds irregular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
Will Sue on His Bond.

Washington, July >29.-The government
will institute proceedings against w. H.
Weighed, a postal contractor, and the FL
deity Trust and Deposit company of Baltf-
postoffice department has been compelled
to expend above the amount of contract
for carrying the mails in wagons in New
York city. George G.. Travis. who yester-
day was awarded the contract to I'LL the
unexpired term of month less than two
years. will begin the service August 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
GRAND JURY RESUMES.
Expected Indictments in Postal
Cases Withheld.

Washington, July 29.-The federal
grand jury here resumed its considera-
ton of postal cases today but did not
report the expected indictments. As
sistant Dis riot Attorney Taggart was
uncertain when the jury would report.
1t is known that there is at least one
witness to be examined regarding mat
ters concerning Geo. w. Beavers, al
ready under Indictment in Brooklyn
on account of his alleged connection
with the government purchase of postal
s11Dplies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
TFrom the Chicago News.]

lfTOm Lne OHlCdSO -NCWS.1
A dull man occasionally makes cutting
remarl-
People who get married for a joke de-
serve their finish.
It's no credit to a man to be good at the
point of a gun.
A tourist without money is a tramp; and
a tramp without money is tourist.
More than physical culture is required to
make man strong minded
A woman isn't necessarily dream be-
cause she happens to be contrary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

The Pittsburg Dispatch I'm some re-
marks regarding Circuit Attorney Folk
Of st. Louis says that after he got the
hang of things, he commenced sending
his party associates to the penitentiary.
Perhaps the Dispatch wouldn't mind
mentioning just how many or his. party
associates he has sent to the peniten-
tiary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
Sho THIS Landlady.

Spokane, Wash, July 29.-Mrs. Catherine
NJ. Norshrup was shot and instantly killed
by James Sanford last evening at his
home on a fruit ranch about 20 miles
northeast of Almira, Wash. Sanford had
leased the ranch from Mrs Northrup. A
quarrel arose and she tried to evict him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow, according to reports from
Washington, will have to suffer for his
energy in exposing the postal frauds.
The verdict of the politicians. it is said,
Is that he must go. Every senator and
representative who has heretofore util-
lied the rural free delivery patronage in
building up his personal machine is now
after Mr.. Bristow's official head. They
will never rest until he has been either
shorn of his strength or removed. They
will give neither Mr.. Payne nor Mr..
Roosevelt a moments peace until their
enemy has been punished.-Boston Post.
They may succeed in publishing Gen.
Bristow in the same way that the enc
mics Of II. Clay Evans punished him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

The colored people of Indiana are imi-
tating the Is1aelites of Russia and are
fleeing from their tormentors as rapidly
as possible 1t may seem strange to
some that they are returning to the
south. but those who have lived in the
south will understand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
senator's Widow Marries.

Washington July 29.-Mrs. Anna Agnew
Davis, widow of the late u. S. Senator
Cushman K Davis of Minnesota, and Hum
fer Doll of Knoxville, Tenn. were married
at the brides home in this city TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

If that Danville affair had occurred in
the south. probably the mob would have
succeeded in lynching the man it was
after instead of another. The man who
fell a victim to its fury would not have
gotten in the way down there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

The Boston Traveller says that it has
already cost the government over $780,
600 to accomplish what has been done
in the way of exposing the rascals in the
postofice department, and the end Is not
yet But how much was it costing to
allow them to keep their jobs?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
Hanna Mime Is Flooded.

Hanna Wyo. July 2e.-The wrecked
mine here in which over 100 bodies of the
victims of the explosion of June 30 are
stiIl buried, is flooded with water below the
twentieth level and but few bodies will be
recovered until the mine has been pumped
out more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Dancing this evening a Vinewood.
Albert Parker returned this morning
from a five weeks trip to the Pacific
coast. He had an enjoyable time and
is in splendid health, weighing more
than ever before. He spent some days
in the Thunder Mountain district of
Idaho, much of the time on horseback.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Seattle Times: Somebody will have to
keep tab upon Mr.. Justice Brewer. He
Is getting in the record class for speech
making and he makes good speeches,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Emporia Gazette: In a letter
TO the Topeka State Journal KEEL
ley, the baking powder agent, says
that he did not say that he ever
bought the Kansas legislature. The
man who said he did and gave the orig
inal statement publicity was Lee the
Missouri boodler. He quoted Kelley as
saying it. The Gazette gladly prints
Kelley's retraction. However. in the
same letter Kelley says he proposes to
pursue" the editor Of the Gazette
Here is a suggestion: Get on the same
horse that Platt mounted when he start
ed out to pursue" the editor of the
Gazette. Also get the same lawyer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Several eastern harvest hands" were
arrested at Argentine tramping back
from western Kansas. Some people look
for work about as they would search Il
haystack for needle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

The enormous decline in the price of
copper stocks probably will make little
difference to Senator CLARK who sells
the metal and not the paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Although somewhat of an inland town
Augusta has a yacht enthusiast who
will bet that the Shamrock wins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

If the Populist call to unite works all
right the Democrats may try it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
Receiver Appointed.

Trenton, N. J., July "a receiver
has been appointed for the Hazleton
Boiler company. Liabilities, $127, S12;
assets, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Sarah Louise Cole. wife of Edward
Cole. died at HIP Grand avenue in
I ,owman Hill Tuesday night. The
funeral will be held at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon from the residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

All Topeka BARRIERS must see Roy
Harmon about license. ZOO Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29

Harry Cameron. formerly of Topeka,
died in Kansas City. Monday night. His
relatives cannot be located.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-29
the infant daughter

Maude Coffman, the infant daughter
of Don Coffman, 3T5 Oakland avenue,
Oakland, died Monday afternoon. The
funeral will be held from the residence
at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-06
llliiIIIHIIIIlIIlI
Monday Evening.

Uncle Josh Spruceby" the first Of
the many rural plays now being pre-
scented in different cities. will be
seen at the Carson City opera house
Monday evening.
This production is said to be diff
erent from all others as it contains
much comedy as well as pathos, and
the realistic saw mill scene is said Il
be the most exciting and intense eff
feet ever produced. The scenes of the
play are laid in Vermont and in New
York which gives ample opportunit.
for portraying the simple rustic char
acters of the country as well as the
many incidents that befall the simpl,
country folk that visit the metrope
lis.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-06
On the Boom.

Since the declaring of a diidend by
the MoptanaTonopah Mining company
there has been a decided change in
the value of the stock. Yesterday the
stock was quoted at $3.50 and several
hundred shares changed hands in the
San Francisco board. This is the first
mine to declare a dividend in Tono-
pah, and from all accounts it will
soon be followed by other properties
1t is the dividends that the people
have been lookin gfor and the action
shown by the market pofnus to what
will happen when others along the
line commence giving the people &C
ton for the cash invested. 1t is going
to be hard matterf to keep TonopaI
down from this time on
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-06

uation and will act in accordance with
his sense of justice unin1uenced by
any other motive than a determination
to perform his duty as the Chief Exc
autive of the common rr'aeaith.-Jour-
nal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-06

DIRECTORS
7. Hickey H. Petersen,
inston Woodbury.
Hickey Vice
w.
J
TONoPAH BRANCH
w.
G. W. cowing, Asst Cashier Agency, Tonopah.
DEPOSIT FARTMENT.
HUNDRED SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES In
They PROOF, perfectly
valuable ewe!ry
g So.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-06
HUMANE SENTIMENTS OF
THE GOVERNOR.

Governor Sparks was interviewed
by a Carson Appeal reporter in rela-
ton to his views concerning the case
Of Goethe Segmuller, the sixteen year
old Indian boy sentenced to death. in
which the Governor expressed himself
as follows:
Il feel that in matter as serious
as the death penalty, that any defend
ant should have the benefit of jury
trial and all the courts in addition. AS
understand. he was told by his at
torney to plead guilty, which he did,
and the court had nothing left to do
but to impose the sentence. He did
not have the benefit of a jury trial
that twelve men might have had a
chance to know the circumstances
surrounding the case. l would feel
that way in the case of any man. He
should have a jury trial and the SUI
preme Court should have the opporsu-
nifty of reviewing the proceedings I
don't want to see any man hanged in
Nevada under any other conditions,
believe that the best would be
for the case to go back to Lincoln
county and give the defendant the
e1n..tefit of jury trial."
The Governor is unquestionably cor
rect in his view of the case, and the
sentiments expressed are alike credit
able to his head and his heart. From
random rumors which have reached
us we regard is as questionable
whether the boy would haze been con.
victed had his case gone before jury
of twelve citizens of Lincoln county
At all events the trial would have
brought out evidence, which would
have served to guide the Executive
power in its action. 1t was, to say the
had, as the plea Of guilty barred al
benefits which the defendant nigh
derive from the ordinary process o
law 1t is questionable whether undo
the conditions and circumstances,
trial can now be had and it seems L
us that the only recourse of the Gov
ernor is to commute the sentence t
Imprisonment for life or grant le
prieve and report his action to tn
next Legislature as provided in SCI
ton IL of Article V of the State Cor
stitution, the Legislature in such case
being empowered to "elther pardon
direct the execution of the sentenc
or grant further reprieve." In on
opinion it would be little less tina
legal murder to hang a. man, niue
more an ignorant Indian youth, VIII;
at the time of his plea probably kne7
nothing of his legal rights, or if e,
planned to him would not understan
them. 1t is certainly case which IL
mands full and thorough investig
ton, before the sacrifice Of hun1a
life is made, and we are conf1ez
NIT such disgrace to be inflicted u
on our State if in his power, IS y
believe it is, to avert it. The Indie
is entitled to the same considerati,
in this matter of life or death as Il
pale face and to the same measui
of justice under our laws. No whit
T. 4
such circumstances and the dictat
of humanity and even handed just
demand the same course that VOL
be pursued toward the red as to
one Of lighter hue. The Governor {
lently realizes the gravity of the
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-12-06

A new three stamp mill has arrived
at Wadsworth, for Olinghouse, Was
nee county.
President Hartman says nothing
definite has been decided on the pro.
posed tunneling of the Sierras.
A raise of from SO to SIS in the
price OF cayuses has put tho Tacoma
corned beef foundry out of commiss.
ion.