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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1903-05-23
Railroad Schedules.
Going West:

Going East: Going West
No. i .6:l2 am. No. ;. ;5S p. m
6 1921 pm. s.. 12:l4 pm
s.. .3:44 am. 1853 a. m
10. 1902 pm. 9.....4:2S pm
Eunice Branch Tvs. 1887 p. m.
St Martinsville " 1905 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
THREAT TO KILL
Saves Number of Lives and Much
Property.

Chicago. May PA dispatch to the
Tribune from New York says
By drawing revolver and threaten
ing to kill any man who dared to open
the doors of compartment in which
gang of men were working in the north
ern tube of the North river tunnel.
Superintendent Brady has saved his own
life and the lives of fourteen other men
in the compartment and prevented the
flooding Of the tunnel.
Brady had been expecting a break in
the roof of the BLACK hole" and when
it came and the water began pouring in
he quickly pushed his coat, vest and hat
into the aperture. Nearly all of the men
were Italians and became panic stricken.
They made a rush for the door of the
compartment. Brady, pointing his re-
volver al the man nearest the door
threatened to kill him if he moved an
other step.
The opening of the doors would have
permitted the compressed air in the
compartment (38 pounds to the square
inch) to escape and the break would
flooded the compartment drowning all
pelienced WOrkmen Brady instructed
for more air pressure and to send him
a carload of sawdust bags. He had the
Italians thoroughly cowed and when the
bags arrived under the persuasive infiu-
ence of the drawn revolver the Italians
pushed the bags into the hole and then
put a jack underneath to hold them in
DlaCP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
WHY NEGROES GO TO TOWN
Reasons for Leaving Country Set
Forth by Booker Washington.

Tuskegee. Ala. May 27.-Booker T.
Washington today submitted his annual
report to the board of trustees of the
Tuskegee institute. 1t is in part as fol-
lows:
There are several influences that are
constantly exerting themselves against
the negro growing up on the soil at
present. One is the lack of public
facilities in the country districts and
the frequent and the unwise agitation
of the question about dividing tae
school fund in proportion to the tax
paid by each race. In the cities and
larger towns the negro parent finds
comfortable school house and a school
in session eight or nine months. An
other thing which sends a large number
of negroes to the cities Is the surety OF
getting police protection when one is
charged with crime I think I do not
overstate the matter when 1 say that
for every lynching or attempt at
Ivnching that takes place in the cOun-
try a score of colored people leave the
country for the city. The whole ques-
ton is one that should receive very
serious attention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
GOOD GUN CLUB SHOOT.
Interesting Two-Team Match the
Feature.

Tuesday was a sort of field day for
the Topeka Gun club. It was the date
of the match between the two teams
composed of DR.. F. Q. Rurkett and e.
H Morton and J. J. German and Chas.
lenged Burkett and Morton to shoot a
team race at so blue rocks each-1OO
to the team-and in spite of the threat
ening weather the match was shot to
q finish before an interested and en-
thusiastic audience. A hard south wind
prevailed; rain fell all morning, ceasing
about noon, and a dark, lowering Sky
made a miserable background against
which il was almost impossible to see
the fast-hying clay birds, which were
thrown from three Markle expert
With good weather conditions much
better scores would have been made; as
it was, the shooting was of a very high
grade considering all the drawbacks.
German and Kleinhans have attend
ed many large tournaments, and the
odds seemed all in their favor, and il
was thought presumptuous on the part
of the other two shooters to engage in
a match with them. But Burkett and
Norton had a shot or two coming, ana
worked in a surprise party, winning tire
match by a close margin, and by hard
and excellent shooting. So close werN
ten more birds to shoot the teams We're
tied. German and Kleinhans each lost
one birds. and Burkett and Morton fin
ished out with straight kills, which
gave them the match.
Following are the scores-50 blue
rocks per man. leo birds to the team;
referee. l. Biscoe:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
COCHRAN OUT OF IT.
Missouri Pacific Attorney Not
Candidate for Circuit Judge.

Bale Waggener, general attorney for
the Missouri Pacific. stands for the
statement that Judge Cochran of St.
Louis general solicitor for the same
road, has withdrawn his candidacy for
United States circuit judge and viii not
attempt to oppose Judge Hooks APP
pointment. The statement is made in
denial of a story appearing in d Kansas
City paper that Mr. Waggener is trying
to throw diecredit on Judge Hook in
the interest oil Cochsan. The Atchison
Globe says
Mr.. Wageener said to reporter to-
day that the story was untrue, as Judge
Cochran withdrew as "a candidate
month ago. and ne does not oppose the
appointment of Judge Hook, whom he
regards as an excellent judge, and
man worthy of promotion
If looks as though she only thing
which stands I'M the way Oft Judge
Hook promotion 10 the circuit bench
is the fact that Judge Caldwell has not
get retired. This little matter, however,
is "a very important one, as Judge Hook
can hardly be appointed TO an office
which is already filed by another man
who has NOT yet resigned. However,
Judge Calcwells announcement of his
retirement is expected before many
months pass.
a lew WEEKS dE0 tic A4tiA4IRt icN IA
zette contained an editorial very COM
plmentaIy OF James A. TrOutman. La
ter the burlington Republican accused
the Gazette Of supporting Mr. Trout
man enthusiastically when he isn't run
ming for any thing. and fighting him
when hc is d candidate. In reply Will
Jam Allen White publishes the follow
ing:
"The facts are these That a year ago
last February when the editor of the
f0ls
California the last thing he wrote was
q strong endorsement of TrOutmau s
candidacy The editor of the Gazette
did not return to Kansas nor send any
editorial back to Kansas about the gov
ernOrship till after the state convention
met Not line appeared in the GA
zette during the time between Feb
ruary and the convention derOgatory TO
Troutman nor endorsing any other can
didate for governor in preference to
TrOutman. The editor of the Repub-
lican is a good deal like the editor of
this paper and millions of other poor
mCrtals. He gets a notion in his head
that thing ought to be so, to be in
keeping with other things and finally
persuades himself that it is really So
This is a human weakness to which ali
mankind is subject But man is dis
honest who having the real facts called
to his attention. fails to make a proper
apology
wasn't made governor is that the Bur
ton crowd got control of his campaign
and the people We're after the Burton
crowd with a sharp stick. That wasn't
Jim's fault. But it was his everlasting
misfortune The way he took his med
iciue was enough to make him one of
the strong Republicans of Kansas. Hs
isn't playing martyr and he isn't try
Ing TO disrupt the party You didn't see
him around the boss busters the last
time they met and You won't He has
too much sense to chase moonshine."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
CAN NOT FISH THERE.
Question About Land and Water
Rights.
Topeka. Kan. May IS. 1908

Topeka. Kan. May IS. 1908.
To the Editor of the State Journal
VIII you please decide a friendly dis
pute. The questioS I request you to
decide may be Of general interest to the
public.
Supposing I owned a large tract of
land somewhere near the Kaw river,
and that in the course of time my land
should become inundated with water
from the Kaw and that a large body
of water should become settled on my
property and remain so for many years,
in fact for all time to come.
Again suppose this body of water is
filled with fish, which every time there
is raise in the Kaw, flows in from the
river have !, the owner of the pro-
perty, the legal right to lease the wa
ter to private individuals for fishing
purposes, to the exclusion of others2 in
fact has not one person as much as
another the same right to use the wa
ter for the purpose Of fishing, prOvid-
ing the crops and buildings surround
ing the water are not interfered with?
A READER OF THE JOURNAL
The proposition is very plain one.
The property would belong to you for
all purposes and you could lease it as
you saw Il. Any unauthorized person
would be a trespasser on your property,
no matter what his intention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Details Of an Old Time ssSkin''
Game.
w. II. Burke Is Arrested as the
PerpetratOr.
THE VICTIM A GERMAN
Gave a sMan" $50 to Hold for
Him.
Was Surprised When He Had
Disappeared.
THE VICTIM A GERMAN

If you have a bunko game which has
been retired on a pension, bring it to
the people of Kansas, and they win give
it a job.
When a skin game is worn to a fraz-
zle elsewhere. and is decorated with the
hoary beard of age, it is brought 10
Kansas and worked with the greatest
ease. Kansas contains suckers enough
to keep the graft artists of the universe
busy for a year. The festive gold brick,
which is even Stunned by Hi Perkings
of Podunkville, N. T., finds a ready sale
in Kansas.
But all the suckerines are not natives
1t seems that when a foreigner wearing
a heavy crop of verdure lands at Castle
Garden and asks for instructions, he is
directed by the shortest route to kan
sas. Yesterday afternoon an Ancient
German. with his wife and family. was
passing Topeka on a Santa Fe train. A
man got on the train, picked him out
as the easiest one. and shared his seat
When the stranger discovered that the
German was bound for Oklahoma, he
gladly told him that he was going by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

shells, loaded with "a grains Latin &
Rand Infallible, rs ounces of IA
chilled shot Burkett shot Peters Ideal
factory loads, drains Hazard Blue
Ribbon smokeless powder, with Ia
ounces of ~ chilled shot. Kleinhans
and German shot Peters Ideal factory
loads. with 40 grains Hazard Blue Rib
bon powder, and IA ounces of ia
chilled shot.
Granville. seven miles east of To-
peka, where Charles Kleinhans lives,
has quite furnishing gun club. Three
of the members, Geo. Earns, Dick Bur-
rows and Chas. Cox, came down
through the mud to witness the match
and participate in the usual club event
at p blue rocks. In this match the
following scores were made:
L. Biscoe. IS; D. Burrows. II; Geo.
Earns. II: ]. c. Elliott. II; o. E. Hun.
gate. II; J. J. German. 81; H. H Potter.
Is; Doc Williams, 10; Kleinhans 20,
Morton. 20: Burkett. IS; Cox, t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
ESCAPED TORNADO
Only to Be Burned to Death by
Fire 1t Caused.

Des Moines, May 27.-Another death
was reported today as a result of the
tornado in South Des Moines last night
The home of Richard Wallace. car
penter was destroyed and in fire
that resulted from the kitchen stove
being overturned a S-year-old daughter
was burned to death. Dinioned under
the debris
The Des Moines river is rising an inch
every two hours today, with every
prospect of exceeding the high water
mark of a year ago. Many persons ars
leaving their homes in the bottoms. and
stocks are being removed from factories
with all possible speed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

thought to be insane. that Pine Bluff
viii be destroyed by a cyclone next FRI
day has caused such an exodus OF
negroes and white persons who are in
clined to be superstitious that many
sawmills in the surrounding country
and smaller shops OF every kind in ths
town have had to close because there
is no help. Many persons from the
country have come into town and with
drawn their bank accounts until afteA
Friday, and most of those from the city
who have gone put their household
goods and whatever personal property
they had into wagons or on the train
and took them away to prevent destruc-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
NOISE AND EXCITEMENT.
You Get Both When You Play the
New Card Game Stock Exchange.

Before you play the new Card Game.
known as Gavitts Stock Exchange, you
should get special permission from
your neighbors, or invite them to play
it with you 1t is certainly exciting
and entertaining. and one of the late
popular games now running in most of
the large cities.
The Hall Stationery Co, have only
succeeded in getting a limited supply of
these games UP to the present time on
account of the large demand on the
publishers. Mr.. Frank Hopper of the
Hall Stationery Co., said today: We
could have sold over two hundred decks
last week if we could have gotten them.
Those that we just received are nearly
all gone"
The game is copyrighted, is in great
demand and very popular, but the sup
ply is limited in Topeka at the present
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
CUT IT OUT.
How a Son Of His Father Uses His
Signs.

Frank FARRELL has two small boys.
Sanford and Archibald. Sanford has
picked up the habit of working two
fingers in imitation of the movements Of
scissor blades when in opera ton. which
he has been told has the significance of
the slang expression, Cut it out So
persistently does he make use of this
habit that his brother is greatly dis
gusted with him.
The boys were being put to bed and
Sanford was saying his prayers.
Dear Lord said he please take
care Of Archibald" Then pausing sud
denly he turned to his brother who was
getting into his nightgown and said.
Look here. Archie" And extending
two stubby fingers he made the motions
described. Then his eyes reverently
closed and he proceeded with his petition
for the safeguard of the rest of the
family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
they Say Good Bye to Choate.

London May PA crowd of friends
assembled at Waterloo station today 70
Did farewell to Ambassador Choate
who IS making a flying trip to America.
AIR Mccormick the American ambas-
sador to Prussia. and Senator Scott ars
fellow passengers of Mr.. Choate on the
kron Frirz Wilhelm, which sailed from
SOUTHAMPTON shortly after noon today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

The feature of the shooting was the
remarkable work of Charles Kleinhans
who was high man. with but six misses.
Morton was next with eight misses.
while Burkett and German shot away
below their usual average. This was
mainly due to the high wind, which
made the fight of the birds SO uneven.
All but German, who shoots a Smith
hammerless, used Winchester pump
guns Morton shot [. NJ c. Nitro club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
Plague in Rice Cargo.

Santiago de Chile. May 27.-The re-
port that cases of bubonic plague had
been discovered at the seaport of
Iquique is confirmed There were ten
cases Monday, six of which were fatal
The disease was brought to Iquique in
a cargo of rice from India.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
The Nickel Plate Road.

service equal to the best You will
save time and money by travelling over
this line. It has three through daily ex-
press trains, with through vestibuled
sleeping cars, and American Club
Meals, ranging in price from 35c to 81.
are served in Nickel Plate dining cars;
also a la carte service. Try a trip over
the Nickel Plate Road and you will find
the service equal to any between Chi
cago and the East. Chicago depot: Har-
rison St. and Fifth Ave. City Ticket Of
fees, Ill Adams st. and Auditorium
Annex John Y. Callahan, General
Agent, 113 Adams ST.. Room 2sS Chi
cago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

A~A7 anu -dNGi anu Is 4
veritable torn en- t at
tim es, especially at
night or when over
heated.
The cause of Ecze-
ma is a too acid and
general unhealthy con
dition of the blood.
The terrifying itching
and burning is pro
duced by the overflow
through the glands and
pores of the skin of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

attempt to subdue a beer key il
Howards machine shop The keg was
full of-sand and acting in a disorderly
manner Several shots were fred. 4
few of them striking the key and the
rest stroIling around among the ma
chinerV. There was no bloodshed- be-
cause the innocent bystanders crawled
under a banch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

Fair and fascinating is the Dresden
China complexion given by Satin-S Skin
Powder-3 tints.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
&C. EMM s se1S on I'VE 5,,,.


g often with slight rednss Of the skin it gradually
Pels 0o" bisters gunn1y
Wna a and scales of Of forms bad looking
pears on deen parts thebody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27
sHEHAS THEM On THE RUN

Pine Bluff Negroes frightened by
Prophecy.
St Louis May IA special to the
Republic from Pine Fluff. Ark, says
the prophecy of Ellen Jefferson, n
neEress in the county Jail here. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

A fierce shooting scrane was pulled
off yesterday within hearing of the po-
lice station and no arrests We're made.
which goes to show the shockingly lax
methods of the present department.
Officers Miller and Hopkins made wild
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

much discomfort. As time went By it
grow worse, and was convinced that
1 was afflicted with Eczema. I CON
suited several physicians and mum
per or specialists, and used several ex-
berno1 applications, @ O wing but
slight temporary relief, In February
L decided to try S. S. s., and in less than
a month experienced a change for the
better, and by May all symptoms had
disappeared, and 1 found myself entire
" cured, and have had no return OF
the disease since. w P BRUSH
per lie A ~ s~s---- a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

Judge Hamilton is long on scathing
remarks. where he thinks they are ldue,
He exhibited this trait in police court
last evening when he passed judgment
on Mrs. Emma Wilton for running y
disorderly house Carefully looking at
the face of the victim, hizzonner re-
marked that she wore the marks of
bad woman, from voice to feature, and
would be dealt with accordingly. The
court further intimated that he hac
Topped the loop a few times himself, ana
knew n little about the under crust of
society. and was a competent judge OF
people Then he ex~ lained that $50
would be the price, the defendant to
remain in hook until fine and costs were
paid in coin Of the realm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

the same place yet, and that they would
travel together already. After talking
went out to cash a check. He came
back, according to the rules of this an
Gent brand of fam game and abused
the city Of Topeka because he could
not get his large juicy check made into
cash. Then the gentleman from over
the sea made haste 10 offer his assist
ance. Mr.. Stranger would not accept
a loan, of course not, but he would take
a small amount, whatever the German
might have on him. and he could hold
the check for security. The German,
lvl-ose name is Johan Guardly, frisked
himself and raised 80 pieces of silver,
or its equivalent. It looked so easy to
the CRATER that he did not take the
trouble to give bogus check in return,
he just took the cash away from
Guardly and began to practice hot
getaway for future reference the
sudden exchange of $50 for nothing At
all slightly alarmed Mr.. Guardly, ana
he sought to pursue the crook with a
view of asking him why so. and il 50
why not? But short fat individual
stopped him in the aisle of the car ana
asked him what he thought of the pc
culiar brand of Kansas weather then
on tap, and whether he thought the
chinch-bugs in wheat would affect the
pit While Mr.. GuaTdly was vainly try
ing to get over stranger No. 2 without
a scaling ladder, stranger No was
fading, fading rapidly from slgnt
1t was all the dough Mr.. Guardly had
on him. and he needed it badly. So he
told a policeman, who told him to go to
the station where they told him to go
to the county attorney. In some man
ner Mr. Guardly learned the name OF
the frisk artist, W. H. Burke, an ex-
booze seller who lives at the Chester
field hotel Maybe one of the depot
officers saw him leave the place At
any rate, before Guardly could get 4
warrant from the county attorney the
police had Mr.. Burke good and plenty.
The dough was not with him when
arrested. and the short, fat, garrulous
person is still among the missing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

In 1896 experienced at times patches on the
slde OF my hands that itched and burned eau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-27

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Station A, Kansas City, No.
fiery poisons with which the bood-current is over
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oollng they do not enter into the blood itself or
ouch the real cause Of the disease, but S. S. s.
loes and purifes, enriches, and strengthens the
'nses and builds up the general system, when the
ma with all its terrifying symptoms disappears.
'ok on the Skin and its diseases No charge for
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thin acid blood and Gle
skin clears off and Eczs
Send for our free b.
medical advice.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
Objection to Negative Men.

The Springfield Republican makes an accurate diagnosis of the relation of the democrats toward the proposed nomination of Judge Parker. of New York. as their candidate for the mex; presidency, when it speaks of 1t as . nomination that will suggest nothing, and really stand for nothing in partic- ular" If the democrats are safe in offering such a man for the suffrages of the people. Judge Parker would seem to be suited to their purpose but there is always the doubt as to whether the candidate so conditioned will be al lowed to remain non -committal. Cues tions are altogether likely to be asked him which he may find it necessary definitely to answer. If man has hac a career in political public life and has established a character there, these things in themselves are answers suffi- cient as to his safety as an occupant of the presidency; but if he is without these. the people are more likely to be solicitous for pledges on his part, and pledges made by a presidential condi- date should not be profuse. Reputa- ton and record are better capital De- fore the people.-Boston Herald.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-19
The Guest of tn. Xok m q rls.

Forty eight girls from Nokomo, Ind. after prolonged correspondence and ex- change of photographs and information with a view to matrimony. are said to have set out under competent chaper- cnage for North Dakota, where they will marry eligible bachelors about Rugby. if these are strictly as repre- sented." Otherwise they can get work to do, with a reasonable certainty of being suited" later. so great Is the scarcity of marriageable women in the great agricultural state.
 One does not at first think of the musically named Kokomo as in the effete east. yet it is not far from the center of population upon whose west ern fringes the superfluous young man is most numerous. So important is it to the whole country to restore due matrimonial equilibrium between the maid wealthy east and the bachelor burdened west that, if the interstate commerce act permits. the railroads could well afford to issue passes for such purposes as this most interesting KokOmo quest.-New York World.