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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
DEAD MAN AT THROTTLE.
Engineer Killed While Running Fifty
Miles an Hour.

Pittsburg. March 5.-For considerable
distance the fast southwestern express
Of the Panhandle railroad, train No. >,
sped along early yesterday morning at
the rate of nearly 30 miles an hour While
the engineer lay dead in his cab. There
was no hand to guide the monster en-
CINE as il Dlowed its way onward, for
at least five miles. Just how long the
engineer had been dead is not know n.
but it is considered providential that an
accident to the train did not occur
When the train neared the bridge at
Big Walnut, near Columbus. o., Fire
man NJ G. Coriston observed that the
engineer was passing slow order. At
the time the speed was nearly so miles
an hour. and knowing this to be unus-
ual at that point of the road, the fireman
Immediately began an investigation on
the opposite side of the cab. In the dim
RAYS of light from the interior of the
engine CoristOn saw the form of the en-
gineer stretched across the window sill
of the cab.
He rushed to the mans side, thinking
he had tainted. but found his head bat
tered and further investigation proc
the engineer was dead. Coriston imme-
diately stopped the train. Word was
sent on to Columbus and soon another
engineer was on hand to take the dead
mans place How Smith came to his
thought that while leaning from the cab
to see the signals he was struck by a
post or some other prOtruding object
His head was horribly battered.
Engineer Smith was one of the oldest
passenger engineers on the lines west.
He had been in the service for more
than quarter of a century. and was
company employees. He was a resident
of Columbus. o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
DEAD OR ALIVE?
Question Delaware Is Asking
About It's Legislature.

Dover, Del, March 5.-Chaos reigneG
in the Delaware legislature today and
both houses stand adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon to ascertain from
the best legal authorities in the state
whether the legislature is dead or alive
During the excitement of electing two
United States senators on Monday the
house adjourned in confusion, few hear
ing or voting on the motion to adjourn
until 10 O'Clock the following morning
By that hour on Tuesday nearly all the
legislators were on a special train for
Washington to see the new senators
sworn in By request Representative
Holcomb (Democrat0 convened the
the house and adjourned it un.
til Tuesday. The constitution does
not give a minority the right
TO adjourn either house except from
one day to the next. Many of the
members agree that the house has kiIlee
itself and that there is nothing now to
be done to remedy the situation unless
the governor will call it in special ses-
sion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.

IOLll the AlCIlSOn ATiQDe.I
We know lot of men who think
they have honesty done up, but they
haven't.
When a man has grip, he feels less
like making up with his enemies than
ever before.
Some people do not wake up until
noon, and then they roll over and go
to sleep again.
When a woman has Il cold, and has
use of real handkerchief, she Dor
rows her husbands.
Does it not occur to you sometimes
that people hate you more viciously
than they hate others2
Many a man keeps a dog aaginst his
will: the children get the dog, and the
man can't get rid of it.
When man has a cold in his head
he makes the mistake of trying rem
edy that will go to it.
The woman who can be worked into
having a lot of company, is usually
easy game for a book agent.
When a woman has children all of
one kind (all boys or all girls) the
neighbor whose brood is mixed looks
very superior
tits with shrinking modesty that we
a1lude to it. but the windy month of
March. girls, is good month for keep
ing the hose up
The average woman doesn't seem
L
her children names that would look well
printed on the outside of a sleeping
car.
An Atchison man is worked by every
acquaintance who strikes the town for
a nights lodging. and his wife has
named their spare room Weary Will
lies Rest"
The attention of President Roosevelt
is called to an Atchison man who is
about to welcome the eighth child in
ten years at his house, and he is a
/ Democrat, too.
From what we hear, the recent anna
teur minstrel performance at Conven-
ton hall. in Kansas City. was fully as
bad as anything ever done in other
country towns at the court house
About every two years in the aver
age married woman's life. the neigh
] bors exclaim, Did you hear the news2
Isn't it a shame, so sooni why, the
youngest isn't more than able to
/ walk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
ed. pavid,s Dav.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
The celebration of St. Daivds day which
took place last evening in Parkdale was in
sill respects a success. Among the fore
most entertainers of the evening who arc
worthy of note were Mr.. and Mrs. Row
lands of Florence. who were here visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowlands presented a mum
Der of Welsh airs which were greatly en-
joyed and appreciated. There were also
q number of Welsh selections rendered by
others, which are too numerous to be men
toned here. Mr.. D. L. Roberts, of En-
pOria, occupied part of the evening in pre-
senting the interesting and instructive
subject which is always warmly received
by Welshmen. namely, the Welsh nation.
Later in the evening supper in harmony
with Welsh custom was served, and a
very enjoyable evening was drawn to a
close. CYMEO-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

a most contemplate lie. I shall vote
for Bergundthal, and I hope all of my
friends will do the same. There is no
depths to which the vets will not go
in this campaign, and this lie about my
position is simply an example of the
kind of fight the law and order people
must expect"
LEWIS WORKERS KICK.
The Lewis workers are making a
kick on the list of supervisors which
has been appointed by Chairman Simon
of the Republican committee In some
of the precincts Simon appointed as
supervisor one of the men who is a
candidate for committeeman on the
ticket. It is claimed. that this has been
customary in the past, and that the
precedent is being followed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

BY this rule, no graduate of a college is
allowed to represent either his alma
mater or any other college in a state
contest. Garrard graduated from Wash
burn last year with a LII B. degree and
as such, these four colleges contend, IS
not eligible as a candidate. Garrard en-
tered K u last fall as student in the
arts course and his defense will be
that as he is an undergraduate student,
he is therefore entitled to q place among
the orators Prof Towne viii probably
make no formal charges in behalf Of
Washburn, but it is tacitly understood
that his influence will be used to have
Garrard removed from the list of can
di6ates-
An enthusiastic body of forty Wash
burn supporters will accompany Wallace
Thompson to Atchison tomorrow night
Thompson delivered his grafton in the
college chapel this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
He NAMES REGENTS.
Governor Bailey Sends Appoint
ments to Senate.

Governor Bailey this afternoon sent
the following appointments to the senate
for confirmation:
To be regents Of the state university:
c. n. Converse of Cofey county, for
the unexpired term Of E. L. Ackley. of
Concordia, deceased, ending February 1,
1905
Frank G. Corwell, of Atchison, for the
term ending February I. 1907.
II. W. Butcher, of Sumner county, for
the term ending February 1. 1907.
Scott Hopkins, of Brown county, for
the term ending February 1, 1907
A. c. Mitchell. of Douglas county, for
the unexpired term of w. c. SpangIer, of
Lawrence. deceased. ending February /,
1907.
To be regents of the State Normal
school:
S. H. Dodge. of Mitchell county; A. H.
Bushey, Of Marion county. and E. A. Roos.
Of Jewell county, all for terms ending
March J. 1907.
George L. Codding. of Pottawatomie
county. for the unexpired term Of J. H.
Glodfelter, resigned. ending March 1, 1905
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
TIE EXTRA SESSION

The United States senate meets in
extra session today in response to the
proclamation of the president The
business for which the senate is called
together is web understood 1t is the
ratification of Cuban reciprocity and the
canal treaties. All this could have been
attended to before just as well as not,
but i'm their anxiety to avoid legislation
on other matters party leaders. overdid
the matter Of delay and when they
finally concluded that it was time to do
something they found Senator Morgan
standing in the path like a stone wall
This circumstance and the scathing
denunciation contained in Congressman
Cannon's speech on the subject of the
senates manner of not doing business
may serve to so focus public attention
on that body that it viii be compelled
to change its rules
In discussing this subject the Pitts
burg Gazette says:
The ability of a minority to nullify
the orderly processes of popular govern
ment provided by the constitution had
been demonstrated early in this session
and during previous sessions. But the
ahaurdity of the senate rules was fully
exposed only when it was shown that
the power lu nullify constitutional gov
eminent could be exercised by one man.
senator Morgan cannot be commended
for preventias ratification of the Pana-
ma treaty and obstructing n great ma
tiOnal enterprise. but il his exhibition
OF obdurate perversity has the effect Of
awakening the senate to the necessity
OF imposing some Limitation upon dila-
tory tactics it may easily be forgiven.
No other parliamentary body on earth
would tolerate such obstruction Of pub
lie business as is ha bituaIy practiced in
the senate at Washington and unless
its methods are changed it had better
be abolished entirely. 1t has practically
ceased to be a coordinate branch of the
government. 1t has become an expo
neut OF minority rule in q system based
on the principle of majority rule In
fact it has become an agency for frus-
trating the viii of the people rather
than "a body representing the states OF
the Union
IT may be that an extra session which
does not mean extra pay. viii bring the
senators to a realization of their duty
in the premises. If this fails then ether
means must be adopted There is one
power vested in the president in addi-
ton to his authority to call an extra
session. 1t is that of a refusal of ali
patronage upon recommendation of sen
atOrs and the veto of bills in which
senators are interested. This is an in
huence not to be thought Of except in
extreme cases, such as the refusal tC
country. Beyond that there is always
the right reserved to the people to alter
or abolish the form Of their government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
LAYHAWKER IoTs

The Lawrence Jail is without a pris-
oner.
As vet El Dorado has no announced
candidates and a small REGISTRATION
Owing to an egg famine at Ottawa the
restaurants are out of cOcoanut pies
An Emporia youth in the paregoric
stage was fined s100 and costs for car
rying a revolver.
Mr. Bull Of Cimarron has a prize COW
which often gives over sixty-two POUNDS
Of milk ia day
Edna is ripe for a vegetarian club.
With a population of 800 the town has
four meat markets.
It was several days after a Parsons
woman received a hard fan ere she
knew that her hip was broken.
1t cost two Wichita men $500 each for
toting" away sacks OF coal that they
could have purchased for SO cents.
Lyon county scholars don't have to
play hockey this spring. as many of
the schools are closed by scarlet fever
The young ladies of Waterville have
organized themselves into a club for
the purpose Of encouraging matrimony
onlz.
A Trego county farmer will plant
some 'macaroni' wheat this spring.
The local creamery will furnish the
cheese.
Mayor Moses will retire from office at
Independence this spring, and his party
is Dragging the DultruSheS Tor a worthy
successor.
A Lawrence paper says: George I'd
son made two unsuccessful trips to
town, the roads being so bad he had to
turn back.
Strangers visiting Chetopa these days
are advised to take along rubber boots.
The sidewalks and crossings are in de-
plorable condition.
Parsons entertainments this winter
have been incomplete without cards
No household in town is without a halt
dozen high five decks.
Bismarck settlement is quite excited.
A family is moving in the neighborhOOd
with nine wagon loads of bird s eye ma
pie and mahogany furniture.
Gray county has been worked for
5000 worth of steel ranges. Four out
Ot-town Seddlers were in CimarrOn
Monday cashing in their notes.
Mayor Smith of Ell Dorado. in stepping
from a train at Wichita injured his
eye and face One who jumps from a
moving car usually travels on his cheek
The keeper OF the Ottawa fire house
engine has been given a vacation trip
with expenses, to California, by the
business men, for sixteen years of faith
full service.
A travelling man was robbed at COT
feyville of money and Jewels. Some
sympathy was expressed until it was
learned that the victim was an insur-
ance agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
POLICIES THEORY.
How They Account for the MUIR
der of Burdick.

Buffalo n. Y. March 5.-The theory
of the police in the Burdick case IS that
the suspected woman finding that Bur
dicks affections for her had begun to
cool and that there was talk of his
marrying another woman after securing
his divorce made an appointment with
Burdick at his home. On her arrival
he conducted her into his coy corner,
where intrusion was least to be feared.
The lunch on the table was for her.
They visited, no one knows how long.
His Indifference toward her was not
concealed and awaiting her opportunity
she struck him down and in her frenzy
and passion beat out his brains Then
she left Before leaving she searched
the table for the letters which she had
written to him. Finding them she
turned out the gas and stole away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
$ GAS CASE is ON.
After Delay of a Month Hearing Is
Resumed

After a delay of over a month. the
taking of testimony in the dollar gas
case was resumed today
Robert Brook of Manhattan. presided
as special master. and the same attor-
neys represented the city and the com
pany who have appeared in the prev
ious hearings.
The city is not presenting its evi-
dence in support of the dollar rate
which was fixed by the council. At
the last previous hearing it took testi-
mony on the value of the buildings and
property of the company, and todav,s
testimony was largely a continuation
of the same line The city introduced
a number of witnesses to prove the
location. extent and character of the
gas company's mains. The city will
try to show that the plant has been
largely over estimated by the company
as to value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

Taxpayers who are interested in
knowing where the money goes viii
gain some information from the follow
ing tented statement showing the ex-
pendltures for the past session of con-
gress by bills: Agriculture $685.. 1850,
army S7S,13S.752. diplomatic and consular
Sl,96S250, District Of Columbia sS647. 497,
fortiications s11Ss, 416, Indian 1882, $50,
legislative, executive and judicial s27.-
5s5,953, military academy $685.. 24S, navy
S81.S7S29i pensions S139,s47, 800, postof-
flee s154,4o1 ,549 sundry civil $50 272, 955,
deficiencies S21.5e1,572. Permanent an
nual appropriations S132, SIS, $50, miscei-
laueous So, $50 COO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IF'rom the Chicago Daily News.l
Most eonnubial ties seem to be bow knots
at least they pull out easily.
Fine clothes may not make the wife,
but they often unmake the husband.
The older Il girl gets the more respect
she has for the wisdom of her mother.
If there is any petty rneanness about a
woman it is sure to crop out at a euchre
party.
When man is in love he doesn't know
the difference between a brass band and a
hand organ
A man never really feels the pangs of
poverty until he has to come down from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
HELP FOR KNOX.
President Chooses Assistants
for the Attorney General.

Washington, March 5.-Two important
appointments in the department of jus
tice were agreed upon by President
Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox
today. William A. Day of the District
Of Columbia IS made assistant to the
attorney general at a salary of $1,000 a
year, and Milton D. Purdy of Minnesota
is appointed assistant attorney general
Mr.. Day has been for a long time the
attorney for the interstate commerce
commission and Mr.. Purdy is promi-
nent lawyer of St Paul. He formerly
was assistant United States district at
torney Of Minnesota. These places were
created by recent act of congress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

From q billion dollar country we are
approaching the two billion dollar class.
The appropriations made during the
session Of congress which closed yester-
day aggregated S753, 484,01s. as against
$500 624 496 for the last session. The to-
tel for the entire congress thus footed
I'D 1854 10S.514, or something more than
q hundred millions in excess of the total
appropriation FOR the Fifty-sixth con-
eress- the total for that congress being
Sl,440. 4S9. 42s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
win Meet Tuesday

The Democratic central committee of the
Seventh congressional district viii meet
on Tuesday afternoon of next week at the
Midland hotel in Hutchinson to call the
Democratic congressional convention to
nominate the Democratic candidate for
congress in the coming special election.
NJ F. Belisle, of Garden City. has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
Democratic nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
BLANKET OF SMOKE
Causes Wreck of Three Street
Cars in st. Louis.

st. Louis, Mo, March "a blanket of
smoke and fog overhung the city today,
there being no wind to dispel it. There
were numerous collisions between street
cars and vehicles. but so far as known
nobody has been seriously injured.
Three Fourth street Transit cars were
wrecked in a collision, the crowd Of men
and women on board being thrown from
their seats and bruised. Traffic over the
Eads bridge was impeded for several
hours, the fog being so dense that OBJ
jects two feet away were invisible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

st. Louis March 5.-Now that Circug
Attorney Folk has Endorsed the plan to
raise money for a reward to be offered
for the capture of fugitive officers of
turf investment companies who have
been indicted by the grand jury letters
are coming in from investors in different
parts Of the country containing sub
scriptions for this purpose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
ON GARRARO'S TRAIL.
Washburn Claims X. [. Orator
Is Ineligible.

OratorieaI association. Prof. Towne, the
instructor of oratory at Washburn
gives it out that strong fight will be
made to debar Malcolm Garrard, K. e. s
representative from participation in the
annual contest at Atchison Friday
night He alleges that four colleges.
Ottawa. Baker. Winfield and Midland,
will file papers before the association
board protesting that according to one
Of the rules of the constitution he IS
ineligible to take part in the contest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
TFron the Chicago News.1

TO the weary death comes smiling.
Jealousy is a serpent that woman car
ries in her bosom to sting her heart
1t is the man who wishes he had rich
friends from whom he could borrow money
that curses the rich
You can always find out what gossips are
saying about you to other people by listen
ing to what they say about other people
to YOU
A woman who would face a pack of mad
dogs wouldn't have the courage to tell the
cook she can't afford to have warmed
over meals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
LOCAL MENTION.

The branch alliance of Unity church
meets tomorrow afternoon with Mrs
Jones, CPL Tyler street.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Congregat church VIII give a
lawn picinc'' in the church parlors Fri
day night. The parlors win be made to
represent a park with a zoo attach
ment.
The Fraternal Aid Banner council No
$685. will give a masquerade ball next
Friday evening, March 6. Csc couple.
Tickets a the door
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
Senate Adiourns.

Washington March 5-At 3:15 the
senate adjourned until Monday. The
Democratic senators will hold a caucus
tomorrow The principal object is to
elect a successor to Senator Jones
1Ark) as chairman Of the caucus but
they probably will discuss to some ex-
tent the question of policy with refer
snce to the treaties now pending in
the sanafe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
Whole state Win Strike.

Springfield, ILL.,, March Sat joint
conference of Illinois miners and op4
orators today the operators refused to
grant an increase Of 10 cents IN the
northern field and 8 cents in the VIII
nington district The miners state that
If the advance is not granted the whole
state will strike when the present
apreement expires on March 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

The house members probably gre CON
graduating themselves on their escape
from an extra session call. hut they
are not yet out Of the WOODS. There
has been a persistent rumor that the
president would call both houses to-
sether in case the Philippine tariff bill
failed OF passage. and it has failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

Springfield CAIass) Union: Wichita
people lost $4,000 in a get-rich-auicH
concern. Wen, they got what was COM
ing to them. They had a sale of some
city lots located out in the sand belt
some years ago. And they kept the
nlnnew lnn-u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
BAILEY vETOES 1T.
DisapprOves Bill Taking Away
Exemption of Wages.

Governor Bailey this afternoon vetoed
the bill which virtually does away with
the exemption of labOrers' wages from
garnishment. He has a stack Of about
sixty kilograms on his desk, which came
in this morning. protesting against 1t.
In his message to the house he said
he believed d Workingman's wages
when actually needed for the support of
his family, ought to be exempt from
garnishment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

10 cent cigars to the three for nickel
brand.
The road to success is open to all. but
too many. want to get there without the
trouble Of going.
No woman cares so much about the loss
Of her purse as she does about losing the
lucky penny it contained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05

Mr. Cortelyou figures It on; that he
can run his new department faifly we'll
with about 1900 employees. Is the new
c. binet member trying to cut his cloth
by the Kansas legislature pattern2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-05
TAX Bill IS UP.
Discussion Commenced in Earn
est This Afternoon.

AS soon as the house reconvened at
O'Clock this afternoon. the Nation tax
bill was put on final passage. and its
reading began. AS there were 166 print
ed pages of it, a good share Of the at
ternoon will be taken up with reading
it through