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The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
COURAGE OF THE WOMEN.

There has been one thing in connec-
ton with the awful flood which has
swept over North Topeka that has been
especially noticeable. and that is the
fortitude and courage shown by the
women from the first The boatmen
who did such heroic rescue work found
few frightened women. They met more
terror-stricken men in their wearisome
journeys over the streets OF North To-
peka and in the submerged homes.
One of these men found in one house
a woman and three young girls. With
them was an elderly man who was
sick. They were given many oppor-
tunities of leaving, but refused to do
so until the sick man could also go. and
none OF the boats could take all until
several days had passed. They were
in a house situated near the ragina
Gordon street current, and the water
was almost to the second floor: they
lived on a diet of crackers ana cheese
for a day or two. and had little cloth
ing and no fire, though part of the time
the weather was chilling. Still in face
of all this there was not a more cheer
ful party to be found anywhere. The
young girls sang, and the older lads
always greeted every newcomer with a
smile. At no time did they express any
concern for their own position. and di-
rected boa atnen where to find others
who were less fortunately situated
This is only one of hundred similar
instances that might be mentioned
The women have borne their share of
this great calamity with a fortituds
that is characteristic of the American
woman.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
NO WATER YET.
Company Thinks Pumps May Be
Effective Sunday.

The Topeka Water company will not
be able to furnish the city with water
today but it is possible that by Sunday
the service may be resumed.
The pumps at the pumping station
west of town can be operated but the
river cut away a large amount of land
north of the asylum. The cut extended
to the Rock Island tracks and carried
the bank away exposing 1000 feet
of the Waterman. This caused the
the main to drop and break Superin-
tendent Shaw says that the company
has sufficient pipe on hand TO build
around this wash out as soon as the
river recedes sufficiently
The Harrison street pumping station
can be resorted to. when the river goes
down sufficiently but from that sta
ton only the impure water from the
river can be pumped through the mains
If possible the main pipe line will be re-
paired around the break as good water
can be pumped from the we'll points west
of town Nothing can be done at either
place until the water goes down sew
eral feet The Santa Fe pumping sta
ton is still connected with the mains
but the pressure is only 12S pounds and
the water reaches only few sections
of the cifv
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
LET'S LOOK AHEAD

Like most great calamitfes the one
which North Topeka has just passed
through viii diminish in importance as
1t recedes. 1t now seems probable that
the loss of life and property win not be
so great as at first expected. There is
little consolation in this for persons who
have lost all they had or for those who
mourn the death of relatives. But to
the city as a whole it is matter for con-
graduation that it is no worse. The dis
aster might have been so much greater.
Those who believed at one time that the
section of the city north of the river
was burning up appreciate this.
1t is already evident that there is to
be little looking backward. Citizens of
North Topeka are even now showing
impatience to get at the task of re-
building the town Many will be near
Iy powerless to reestabnsh homes with
out help and this they should have
without being compelled to ask for it.
Many wage earners lived in the
district. These should be. as soon as
possible. placed ia a position to resume
work. This they cannot do at an early
date if they are compelled to put in
their time rehtting a home, since most
OF them are not in a position to hire this
done. 1t is evident that sufficient money
for this work can be had and the max
ing of provision for wage workers and
the helpless should be the city's first
care. The repairing of houses and the
providing Of furniture attended to the
aood sufferer win provide the food and
clothing himself out of his earnings.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books Which
Are Attracting Attention

Are Attracting Attention.
George Harvey. president of Harper
& Brothers. has just returned from
London, where, as stated in a cable
dispatch, he acquired practically all
the literary products of England that
an American publisher would consider
worth having" He has secured for
Harper & Brothers, for their periodicals
and for books, the entire and exclusive
future work of Maurice Hewlett. au-
thor of THE Forest Lovers: Sir Gil
bert Parker, author of THE Right of
Way" Mrs. Humphry Ward, author of
Lady Roses Daughter" Joseph Con
rad. author of tTyphoon;" A. E. w
Mason. author Of THE Four Feathers
Anthony Hope. author Of The Intru-
sions of Peggy: J. ]. Bell, author of
Wee Macgreegor," and E. F. Benson,
author of "Dodo.' with the exception
of books which had already been con-
tracted for by two of these authors.
Although Dickens never wrote poetry
with any serious intent. his volume of
Poems and Verses just published
(Harpers), is an interesting collection
in itself apart from the man. 1t is time
ly to recall how he came TO write the
1ibretto for THE Village Coquettes,
which appears in this volume. The
composer, John Hullah, had written
music for a libretto that failed. and in
looking about for a new librettist he hit
upon a certain Boz" who was then
doing some Sketches which had attract
ed favorable notice. Boz agreed, ana
the result was a nineteen night run for
the operetta in London. In later years
Dickens was ashamed of the work u
did it, he then said, 'in aft of damn
able good nature and nave
been most sincerely repentant ever
since"
Henry James. whose novel The Am
bassadors'' Is now appearing serially IN
The North American Review, intends
to visit America next season for tne
first time in great many years
viii Carleton. author of Songs OF
Two Centuries" has been invited 70 oe-
liver an original poem on the one nun
dred and twenty-ffth annlV ersary OF
the Battle of Monmouth. at the cere
monies to be held on the battlefield AZ
Freehold, New Jersey, on June q. NJ. NJ
Carleton has recited original paJriotlc
poems more often than any otner hVlns
orator Probably his best-known poem
of the kind is Cover Them over,
which he wrote when a mere BOY
The terrors that his type-setting de-
nartnent has fora the publisher are
manifold One of the most recent aiarIlls l.Ll
that sounded in the publisher sanctoIn l
of that new popular novel Fessy
O'NeaI" It is now learned fnat the
great public we're barely saved from from
Teadine one of the most extraordinary
bits that has ever appeared in literature
It seems that the publisher, Drexel So blo.,
die. was having another book SET up
in his tyne setting department at the
fine Peggy O'Neal' was IN the zttit-
erss hands: the other book was a Man
uaI on Carpentry" AS the puohsner
was scanning page in one OF the last
chapters of Peggy O'Neal ne came
across the following startling sentence:
$ Have you killed him? said Peggy
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
GLoBE sIGHTs

IFrom the Atchison GlobeI
When we go out to dinner, we Ike
to eat and run.
People who are peculiar can easily
carry it too far.
Spanish proverb Live with the wolves,
and you viii learn to howl.
As soon as an old man gets his rheu-
matism right his stomach begins to act
up.
The old and young are a great trial
to each other. And the young do not
get any the worst of it.
It is right to eat eucumbers and ice
cream at the same meal if you put a
very thick pad between them.
How proud church worker must be
TO be able to say that she is one OF
Moody's converts, or was saved by Tai
mage!
The indignation Of people is never at
its best until they hear of a man buying
whisky with money earned by his wife.
We have noticed that the smallest
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

II TUIu IIIe DLICaBO 4NtWs.I
A social somebody is usually nobody
with a lot of money.
Az ideal family hotel lacks all the dis
comforts of home.
What the average man needs is theories
that are non-explosive.
After all. a marriage license is but an
other name for lottery ticket.
The man who poses as a lady killer
makes good by boring sensible women to
death.
Any girl would gladly give up chap
eron for the privilege of calling some CHAP
her own.
Fitness of her part matters little to the
up-to-date actress if the fit of her gowns is
perfect
Though the world looks fair to the very
young man. later on his view is apt to be
blurred by Indigestion.
When some Va0Iaen get into the back
number class theys visit beauty rarlor
and have reprints made of themselves
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

The hve leading live stock markets Of
&he interior, for the first four months Of
as03. report receipts Of 10.O69, 1853 head, as
compared with 10,26s,s59 head in the
nrst four months Of 1901. From thisNit
appears that there has been a continu-
GUS decline in quantity The chief loss,
however. has been in the receipts Of
hogs, the four months figures being, for
the five markets considered, Sc, COS 14S
head in 1901. 1886 499 head in 1902 and
BOSS, 42S head in the present year. Thus
Ear this year, therefore, receipts of hogs
have been almost a million head short
of the receipts in the first third Of 1901
Gains have been made in the receipts of
cattle and sheep, compared with either
Of the two preceding years.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
COPE CANCELS DEBTS.
Merchants on North Side Who. Owe
Him Favored

Cone & Co. commission merchants,
TODAY cancelled the Indebtedness of the
eight grocery companies in North To-
peka. which owe Cope & Co. in all
S116.42.
The letters to the North side grocers
were as follows:
CenfIemen:-As a slight token of our
appreciation of the many favors you
nave extended us in the past and feel
ing that we would like to aid in bearing
your loss. we are today creoltins youi
account in full as per enclosed state
ment With very best wishes we are
sincerely yours, - 10
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
Machen caae pisrnissed.

Washington, June s.-United States
Commissioner Taylor today dismissed
the case against A w Machen, former
superintendent of the free delivery ser
vice, which has been pending before
him. The dismissal is due to the fact
that the grand jury indicted Machen
yesterday, thus rendering further action
before the court unnecessary. Mr.. Ma
chen was present with an attorney.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
RIVER BULLETIN.

Washington. June 6.-The Missouri at
Kansas City continues to fall steadily
the gauge reading this morning being
2S.9 feet, a fall of p since Friday morn,
ing. At ST. Louis there has been rise
of u and there were 34.7 feet on the
gauge this morning. The interruption
of the rise in the Mississippi north Of
the mouth of the Missouri will prob~
ably have but little effect on the st.
Louis stage, and no reason at present
exists for a modifsca ton of the esti-
mate of between 81 and 3S feet by Mon
day or Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Pressl
No girl ever looks as wen in her por-
trait as she does in her mind.
Degrees of loYe are like degrees of
women-too many TO count.
It's not the shirt waist but the shape
of it that makes a fool of man.
All the investments of married men
are not made up of home securities.
There is a great difference in the way
a woman tells you how she likes you
and the way she proves it.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
SENDS $1,000.
International Harvester Company
Makes Big Donation.

The International Harvester company,
of Chicago. today telegraphed the local
relief committee of the Commercial club
to draw on them to the amount of ST.
900 for the relief of the North Topeka
flood sufferers.
A draft was received this morning
from Garnett, Kas., for s182.90 to be
applied to the fund for the relief of the
North Topeka sufferers. A letter which
accompanied it bore no signatures, only
the one word Committee
Seneca, Kas., is making up a car load
of supplies to be sent to Topeka
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
and Day Families to Unite.

Canton, O., June 6.-Cards are out an
nouncing the coming marriage of Miss
Ida Barber. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Barber, to Luther Day
Wednesday, June "a Miss Barber is the
niece Of Mrs. Mckinley and Mr.. Day is
private secretary of his father Justice
William r. Day Of the United States
supreme court.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

Buffalo. N. r.. win have a municipal
exhibit at the worlds fair. St. Louis
The exhibit is to cost s12,50O. The al
dermen have appropriated $500, and
5000 is being raised by private SUBJ
scriDtion through the Merchants ex~
change and the Manufacturers club It
is not long since Buffalo received much
more attention than she is likely to get
at St. Louis. and at much less expense.
Perhaps the city is trying to live down
hhe record connected. with the Pencils
and the Burdicks
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
KilIad on 4 Hnnd ca.

Columbus, Neb. June s.-Two men
were killed and two fatally injured on
a hand car that was run over by an
extra train near Genoa this morning.
The extra was coming down the Cedar
Rapfds-Spalding branch Of the Union
Pacific. The section men were going to
work UP the track The engine on the
extra struck the hand car about a mile
west OF town.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

with saw in her hand. The girl was
q plank Il inches thick by "A feet long,
with five nails at each corner" 1t need
hardly be added that the publisher was
startled at this extraordinary conglom-
carlton; and when he rushed to the type
setting department for an explanation
it was found that the type Of the book
on Carpentry had become mixed with
the type Of Peggy O,Neal',
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

number of passengers, mail and heavy
freight, collided with a fishing schooner
off Vineyard Haven in a dense fog to-
day and was badly DANA ged. One man
was seriously injured and a number Of
passengers made unconscious The
damage to the steamer was all above
water line. and she succeeded in reach
ing this port. The name of the fishing
schooner was not ascertained in conse.
quence of fos=She lost her fore rig.
Rinr
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
NEW FLOOD SOUVENIR.
John F. strickrott Is Publishing
One.

John strickrott, the well known local
photegrap apher. who. did marvellous Work
4, securing pictures of the food when
if was at It's height, has decided to pub
lish q food souvenir. It will contain
fiftv or sixty of the finest half tone cuts
that can be made with an accurate oe-
zcription OF the flood and incidents.
All the cuts are made from photo
graphs taken by Mr.. Strickrott himself
and they form an excellent history of
this frightful catastrophe They viii
be ready n a few days
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

How did Mr. Baker. who has been
sined $50 and sentenced to six months in
san FOR attempting to bribe Assistant
Postmaster General BristOw, get the
idea that Mr.. Bristow is a six hundred
dollar rnan2
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
70 amid Ferrv at Lawrence.

Lawrence, Kas., June 6-The Kaw
river is falling very fast today, but has
not yet reached its natural channel.
TWO companies of regular army engl-
neers from Fort L.eavenworth arrived
early today and will proceed at once to
build a ferry. across the river The
railroads are working hard to resume
operations
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
Attention. Ladies ndaccabees.

All ladies' of Topeka Hive No. IA are
urged to meet at Security hall. Monday
at o'clock, June s, to assist
in finishing some comforts for some OF
our members who suffered from the
food. BY order of Committee.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

The grain trade at the gulf ports ard
Galveston indicates marked gains over
last season. -Four months Of 1903 show.
at New Orleans, 1854, $50 bushels re-
oeived; in 1902, 4,19i942; at Galveston.
5593.167 bushels, compared with 4S4, ,s22
l-ll.haI.-
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

Wheat receipts at eight markets to
the end of April are reported as
amounting to 221, 2sS.s03 bushels. To the
corresponding date last year receipts
We're 204.0s1. 1865. and in 1901 only 1884,
736,s22 bushels. Minneapolis has re-
ceived this season thus far 77,747,4 APO
bushels, or more than half the total re-
ceipts at the four spring wheat mar
kets Of Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Duluth
and Chicago.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

Quay has nominated a ticket in Penn
Bylvania. Hanna and his assistant, Cox,
have done the same for Ohio and now
Platt win proceed to place Mayor Low
at the head of the municipal ticket for
re-election i'm New York city.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Gertrude Ship1ey. who was opera ted
on for appendicitis at Christ hospital
eight weeks ago, and who went home to
Eskridge yesterday. died there at }
O'Clock this morning.
Edward Jamison. "A years of age. died
Friday OF hemorrhage at his home, 412
East First street The funeral was
held at o'clock this afternoon.
The funeral Of Mary Jane McCarty.
who died Thursday of dropsy at the
home of her son. J. E. McCarty. 625
Locust street. was held al 10 O'CLOCK
this morning
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

Paris. June 6.-Mm Berteud and
Guyot De Villeneuve. members of the
chamber Of deputies, fought a duel to-
day as a result of an alteration in the
house De VilleneuVe was slightly
wounded in the forearm.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

? Washington Post: Secretary Hitch
cock might devote some of that s15,000,-
200 surplus in the irrigation fund to re-
building roads and bridges destroyed by
The recent floods in the arid regions.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

p About the only thing Foraker got out
81 the Ohio convention was his endorse
tment OF Roosevelt for the nomination
Ia 1904
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

General Funston missed the oppor-
Eunity of his life by not being in To-
polka this week. The swimming was
never better.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

Mr.. Carnegie might further his ambi-
zion to die poor by placing his money on
Shamrock III in the coming yacht race
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06
vessels collide ia = Fog.

Wyods Hole. Mass. June 6.-The
steamer Martha's Vineyard, plving be-
tween the island of Martha's Vineyard
and the port. having on board large
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

In the Ohio convention It seems that
Hanna selected the head of the ticket
hnd Boss Cox. of Cincinnati. the re-
rnainder
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-06

full LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-06
In POLICE COURT.
TANDY REEVES HELD TO AN
SWER-FRANK PERRY
FINED.

Charles Hicks, white, was fined 81
and costs Tor drunkenness.
Frank Perry, colored, was arraignej
on three charges. He was fined $40
and costs for cursing on the street, $50
and costs and thirty DAYS in Jail for
carrying pistol, and on the third
charge, that of presenting . pistol,
was dismissed.
william Greek, white, was fined 80
and costs for harboring q vicious dog.
Bright Freeland and Martha Spring
err, colored. were srraigned for a
breach of he peace and the latter fined
$50 and costs and the former dismiss
ed. The second charge against the
woman, for stsbbing Freeland with a
fork, was dismissed.
Tandy Reeves, colored, was held
over on two charges under $500 bond
in each case for obtaining money by
false pretenses and for false swearing.
He broke into James Collins relic case
in the city hall and stole several pis-
tolls, selling them to Alderman, the
secondhand man. He swore falsely
as to where he had got the pistols,
making still another charge to answer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-06
TO BID ON WORK
HOpkinsville Men Here Looking
Over Government Building.
All Bids Must be in by the 18th o
June.

Mr.. G. E. Gary, secretary of the
Forbes Manufacturing Co. Of Hopkins.
''iie aud Messrs. ". A. Long and Il.
e. Randle, who are also connected
with this firm, are in the city today
looking over the postoffice building
with the view of bidding for the i'm
provements short ly to be made.
Bailey & Koerner of Henderson and
Stafford of st. Louis are also ready to
place bids for the work. The limit
for bidding is set for the 18th. and by
that time all bids will have to be in.
Mr.. F. W. Katterjohn, the local con-
tractor, was with Messrs. Gary this
morning and may go Into the bid with
them.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-06
Investigation of Supt. Hatfield
to be Heard Monday.
The Superintendent Denies That He
Will Resign and Feels Conf
dent of Acquittal.
PROFESSOR SNYDER HoNoRED

Trustees Mattison, Mammen and
Jackson, composing the grievance
committee Of the board Of education,
have decided TO hold the investiga-
ton of the charges FLED against Supt.
O. B. Hatfield at 2 80 O'Clock Monday
evening at the high school building,
and the inquisition will be public.
This action is taken at the request Of
Prof. Hatfield, who desires an early
hearing.
Prof. Hatfield today denied the ru.
mors that he would decline, under ex-
listing condition to apply for re election.
He feels confident, heasys, Of dis
proving every charge, and has q pc.
tition being signed by the teachers
attesting the fact that his con.
duct towards them has always been
that Of a gentleman, and never that Of
petty tyrant," as alleged in the
charges Of the three principals.
Prof. ]. e. Snider. until recently
principal of the Longfellow school,
was yesterday afternoon presented
with q handsome silver shaving set by
the pupils of his school, David Yeiser,
son of Mayor d. A. Yeiser, making
the presentation speech as follows:
Professor. before bidding farewell
to the grammar school ana to you, ouI
beloved teacher. we would express oui
gratitude for the instruction so faith.
fully given and for the uniform cour-
tesy, patience and justice with which
you have treated us.
"If sometimes we have been way
wsrd and neglected. of duty, thereby
adding to your cares and responsible
titles, we humbly beg your forgiveness
assuring you that such faults were du,
to the thoughtlessness of youth, anC
never to a lack of respect and aifeo-
ton.
"Our best wishes for success anc
prosperity go with you into tho new
profession you have chosen.
LAS a token of our sincere gratitude
and love I have the pleasure Of pre-
senting this little gift as pleasant re-
hinder OF the girls and boys who con
stitute the eighth grade class of 1908. >
This morning the white teachers
meeting was held at the high schoo
building by Supt. Hatfield, who in
structed them relative to closing schoo
next Tuesday. This afternoon the
colored teachers are being instructed
at the Lincoln school
This afternoon it was reported that
the teachers held q secret meeting al
noon, but the purpose or result could
not be learned.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-06
PLEADED GUILTY.
BASEBALL MEN FINED BY JUS
TICE BARBER TODAY.

O. @. Warner, catcher for the Hen
derson team, and Ed Perry, the Paul.
cab catcher, who fought yesterday on
the baseball grounds. were fined %
each before Justice r. J. Barber this
morning. II is alleged that Warner
cursed Perry. calling him a very un-
complimentary name, and that Perry
resented 1t. the result being the night.
Only two blows were struck and both
men pleaded guilty this morning.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-06
WEEKS NEWS In THE BUSINESS WORLD

the great number of strikes. Some are
being peacefully adjusted since the
first Of the month but there are a great
n umber still on. In an article in the
Chicago papers Marshall Field con-
firms the report that ne has ordered
hts buyers to let mp until the situation
clears up some. Capitalists and labor
leaders agree in deploring the situa
tion and hope for On early change in
conditions.
The retailers say business is good.
The Indictment weather has hurt some
but with warm weather will come
new life. Real estate is fairly active.