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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
TROOPS FOR THE PHILIPPINES.

San Francisco. Feb. @.-The transport Fitzpatrick
will sail on February IS for Ssmar with the 18th
Infantry. The to take the place Of the
Jst infantry. The Logan also sails the/last day
of the month. II will carry the first squadron OF
the 18th Cavalry. enc hundred marines and large
number OF saloon passengers.
The Sheridan. next to arrive from the Philippines
Is due on March 2
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
Oil DISCOVERED IN IRELAND.

Dublin. Feb. 20.-rhe discovery OF oil near Mount
JOY Square. this city. has created great interest
and has raised hopes that the old bog land through
out Ireland may prove similarly productive 4
sample of the Dublin oil. which has been examined
by experts was pronounced to be of good clear
quality 1t was discovered in the basement of an
ordinary house built on reclaimed bog land and II
is said that copious flow has continued since the
lind was made FIVE weeks ago. Experts attach
much Importance to the matter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
ALLIANCE FRANCHISE FREE CLASSES.

The two free classes in French organized by the
Alliance Francaise of New-York in cooperation
with Columbia University will be opened next
"Wednesday evening at o'clock. The classes which
are eleneutary will meet on Mondays wednes-
DAYS and Fridays at %. m, one at the Speyer
and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

WHOLE PAGE OF VERY OLD PEOPLE,
among whom ire Esidor PrevoseI, of Roches-
ter, who the famous charge of the Six
Hundred Bala klaNa. md Hiram Cronk of
Dun Brook. n. Y, the last surviving pen
sioner of tho War of 1872. and others. in to-
morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

The Rev. Hon. Arthur Temple Lyttleton. Bishop
OF southampton and Archdeacon of Winchester,
was born in London January = 1852, son of
Baron Lyttletcn. He educated at Eton and
Trinity College, Cambridge. and ordained in
1876. His first service curate at St Mary's.
Reading. In 1879 he became tutor in Keble Col
Ieee. oxford. From 1882 to 1898 he master of
Selwyn College. Cambridge. He was then vicar at
Ecces until 1898, when he became Bishop of South
ampton.
He also examining chaplain to the Bishop Of
Rpon, 1Ss4-ss; to the Bishop of Peterborough.
1899 &C. and to the Bishop of London, 1858. He
was Hulsean lecturer in 1891. chaplain in ordinary
to the Queen in 1896 and Canon of Manchester In
1888. He published volume of college and uni
versity sermons. The Place of Miracles in Re
1igion." and many magazine articles His wife was
Mary Kathleen Give, of Perrystone Court, Here
for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
INSURANCE INSPECTOR EXEMPTED

TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Albany. Feb. 20-The State Civil Service Com
mission has put the office of inspector in the State
Insurance Department in the non-cOmpetitive class
This was done at the request of Francis Hendricks
SUPERINTENDENT of tine Insurance Department made
more Than q week ago. 1t is believed that ex-As-
sembIyman William L. Coughtry. of this county
Republican, will receive the appointment. Inc
offire is new one. What its duties are IS I'M
krown The salary of Mr.. Coughtry, 1T is said, viii
he 1000 a year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
JEAN CLARA WALTERS.

San Francisco, Feb 20.-Jean Clara Walters. once
a well known actress. is dead at East Oakland.
Forty-fve years ago she made her debut, playing
the Duchess of FORK in Richard III' at the New
ark Theatre. Newark. y. J. Later she played with
John Mccullough Fanny Davenport and other
She died in poverty, her estate being valued
ats
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
DAVID D. ACKER DEAD.

David d. Acker died Thursday Ocean
Beach. Los Angeles County, Cal. He was the son
of the late David ID. Acker. of the founders
of the grocery company of Acker Merral & Con-
dit, of No. 131 Chambers-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
PLEADS FOR CHILD LABOR BILLS.

The Association OF Neishborhood Workers. OF
New-York. representing forty settlements In Man
haitian and Brooklyn. has indorsed the bills before
the legislature for correcting the evils OF
child labor. and asks all those interested urge
their representatives TO vote for these measures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
cHEvALlER KARL scHERzeR.

Vienna, Feb. 20.-Chevalier Karl Scherzer, the
well known traveller, died to-day at Gortz. He
the author OF several books of travels in the
United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
uERIDEN. CONN.

= proud of it's clubhouse. the Home
Club. rhetoRra phs of ID md OF officers q the
CIub. Interesting anecdotes about some of
the members i'm t0-morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
e. mENEeHI REPORTED KILLED.

Madrid. Feb. PA dispatch received here from
Tanaier Morocco. says it is persistentiy reporte
there that Ell Menebhi. the Minister of War wa
killed In battle February l..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
BRITISH COAL TAX TO STAY.

London. Feb. 1o.Mr Richie. Chancellor of the
Excheauer informed deputation of coal miners
to-day that there was at present chance of the
abolition or of a reduction of the tax on exported
coa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
EIIENCOIHT.

,he fin. new country house OF sn"nei sachs
-. n.,Eer nj FII,evoB. y. y. Phofog raph>
- a..crsptiee i'm fe-aorrow-s Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21
vALL0MBRosA FOREST ON FIRE.

London Feb. 20-According TO an agency dis
patch from Florence, the forest OF Vaombrosa
is on fire. The Villa Medici has been destroyed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

THE BISHOP OF SOUTHAMPTON.

London. Feb. 20.-The Bishop of Southampton,
the Rev Hon Arthur Temple Lyttleton died this
morning at Petersield Hampshire. He was born
IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

The Spectator refers in very complimentary
terms to the American Commissioners under the
new Alaskan treaty. 1t considers Secretary
Root of the abest alive to-day in the
Angio-Saxon world Of politics, and Senator
Lodge also a man of great weight and influence,
and worthy representative Of the best tradi-
tons of the Senate. With regard Senator
Turner The Spectator says: He is less we'll
known at any rate on this side of the Atlantic,
but we may be sure the Presidents choice has
been wisely exercised. tor Mr.. Roosevelt would
not choose inferior nen.' l. n. +.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

Shamrock III will be launched at clyde on
March IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-21

Inquiries made here lead TO the confirmation
of the report that negotiations have been opened
between a, financial syndicate at The Hague and
Mr.. Carnegie for a sale of the Hague estate,
formerly belonging to the Grand Ducal family of
Sake Weimar, with the view of erecting upon it
a palace of peace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
PROF. wR1eHrs FUNERAL.

The funeral of Professor Max Wright
of Leland Stanford university ought to
be considered seriously, for funeral re-
form is certainly thing much to be
desired.
Prof. Wright left directions before
ne died as to the kind of funeral that
should be held over his remains. A
cheap pine box was used for a coffin
and the services of an undertaken were
dispensed with. He directed that the
5000 which his funeral might have cost
should be devoted to the erection of
fountain in his memory. Prof. Wright
did not do this because he was a poor
man, for his parents are among the
wealthy people of Michigan, but as a
protest against the lavish expenditure
and the ostentatious display that at
tends the funeral of today.
1t is probable that Prof. Wright went
to extremes in his movement for Funeral
reform, but there is certainly room for
/ improvement. There are many funerals
of people in ordinary circumstances
which cost $500 or even more. 1t is often
tax upon the surviving members of
the family which it requires years to
/ overcome. So far as the dead are con-
cerned the elaborate funeral and ex-
pensive coffin are nothing. The only
purpose it can serve is to show to the
world the esteem in which the deceased
was held and there could be more eff
| fective methods found to express this.
The time may come when the simple
inexpensive funeral will be the style
and meanwhile the body of Prof. Max
Wright will rest just as peacefully in
his $3.50 pine box as will the body of
the man encased in a $1,000 metallic
/ %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
CITY RAILWAY REQUESTS.

The Topeka City railway is to be al
lowed to pave its right of way on West
Sixth avenue with macadam. This is
not surprising because the city railway
has a way of securing anything it
wants from the city. The railway COM
pany did not elect the city council but
it is certainly one of the kindest and
most obedient bodies of men that could
be found-where the city railway is
concerned.
The owners and promoters of the city
railway are delightful men; they have
shown commendable enterprise and en-
ergy in the accomplishment of most
laborious task in Topeka-the recon-
struction of the City railway. OF course
they are not doing this for their health
But because they know that a good
street railway system in Topeka Will
be a profitable investment.
1t is to be presumed that the city
council can find justification for their
action in forgetting the rights of the
people and considering only those of
the City railway. There are. however.
few things that the City railway has
not yet asked for. They have not asked
that the City Library building be turn
ed over to the company to be used as
headquarters for their men. 1t is an
excellent location and the employees
would appreciate snug cosy room
and breakfast in the morning at
nominal price-furnished by the COM
pany. The City railway has not yet
requested that the mayor order out the
street force to assist in the construc-
ton of the SYSTEM 1t is also possible
that the company may want to use the
auditorium for car sheds for the pres
ent quarters are totally inadequate.
There are several rooms in the city
building that might be put into service
for the general offices of the company.
The mayor has two rooms and he could
get along with but one and the city
clerk might do the same. Why not
turn them over to the company 1t
would be inconvenient but they could
find use for them.
These are questions. which the city
council may have to meet in the near
future and it might be well for the
members to begin to think about them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
WOULD AVOID CLARK.
Sen. Patterson and Gov. Thomas
Advise Civil Authorities.

Cripple Creek, Colo, Sept. 24.-United
States Senator Thomas M. Patterson
and former Governor Charles S. Thorn
as, who were called in consultation by
the county commissioners and the
sheriff of Teller county, regarding the
acts of the military in this district have
advised that the civil authorities have
the right to serve no process except
writ of habeas corpus upon the officers
of the national guard while the latter
are on duty in the field. The attorneys
also advised against summoning a
posse commitatus to enforce any order
of the court, which the military might
defy.
Mr.. Thomas said today: THE mill
tary officers are just as amenable to
a writ of habeas corpus as civil Off
Ger is. and they must obey 1T or be in
contempt. If the court holds that the
prisoner must be released or turned
over to the sheriff and the order is dis
obeyed it is his duty to- issue an at
tachment for the party in contempt.
Such an order is a part of the habeas
CORPUS writ and can not be lawfully
defied, since martial law is not in effect.
However it would be useless in the
present case for the sheriff to attempt
to enforce such an order by force if re-
sisted 1t would not only be Intellectual,
but would result in bloodshed which
would be more unfortunate than the
mere failure to enforce an ORDER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
JAYHAwKER Jors.

One Of the prominent business men of
Parsons weighs 300 pounds.
Mr.. Ray of PelSin was struck by light
ming. He was then an ex-Ray.
Hail was not severe enough a Sterling
to break the windows, but pumneled the
melons all to pieces.
Last December Salina woman lost her
watch under the snow. This week it was
found in a pawn shop
An enthusiastic Walden fisherman dig
ging for bait unearthed $5.2S, all in PEN
MES of the vintage of 1900.
Weather forecasts Indicate that the corn
crop will be enabled to finish the season
without the aid of overcoat.
The worm has turned Emporia coal
dealers claim that the mines are sending
them car loads several tons short.
Dodge City hasn't the cut off, yet, but
claims to have the largest population of
any town in the Arkansas Valley.
This week an Ottawa woman took her
first ride on the cars since 1869 and mar
ried man attended his first tent circus.
Gov Bailey's Manhattan ex-confederate
may have been wrong back in the Cos, but
his present record is slightly ahead of the
other fellows.
Three citizens of Lyons, whose ages
average so years, have used tobacco and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
CHRISTIE WINS 1T.
Judge Shiras DismisSes Chicago
Board of Trade Injunction.

Dubuque. Ia. Sept. 24.-Judge Shiras
has written the opinion for the United
States court of appeals in the case of
the Christie Grain and Stock company
ct al, appellant, versus the Board of
Trade of Chicago, appellee, reversing
the decision of the federal court of
Missouri and remanding the case to
that court with instructions to dismiss
the bill at complainants' cost
The Chicago Board of Trade secured
an Injunction in the lower court against
the Christie company restraining it from
obtaining from the telegraph companies
any of the quotations furnished by the
Board of Trade. alleging that the quota
tons We're private property and could
not be furnished except upon contract.
The testimony developed that per
cent of the transactions of the board
was gambling in margins, that by ad-
mission of the board 1t was shown that
it maintained bucket shops
On this evidence the appellate court
holds that the board of trade did not
come into court with clean hands or
for a lawful purpose and clearly it
was not the duty of court of equity
to grant any relief prayed by it, that
the transactions were in violation of
the statute OF Illinois and therefore I'M
lawful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
DEATH OF MR.. RAIN.

The death of Silas Rain, county COM
missioner and a pioneer of Kansas and
Topeka, occurred Wednesday. He had
passed the allotted time of life and was
an excellent specimen of aged physical
manhood.
Mr.. Rain had lived in Topeka almost
since it was an Incorporated city. He
held few public positions and was
known as a modest, unassumtng man
all his life. But there never was man
in Topeka with more regard for the
rights of others or whose life was more
free from personal animosities. He was
universally respected and there are hun
dreds of men and women who will
mourn his passing. When he became a
candidate for the Office of county COM
missioner a few years ago the politicians
did not give his candidacy serious con-
sideration. There were men who had
been prominent in politics in the race,
and the individuals who are supposed to
hold the destinies of candidates in their
hands did not give a serious thought to
the candidacy of Mr. Rain. But when
the votes were counted it was found
that he led his competitors by a large
number of votes. 1t was the voice of the
people who had met and loved this mod
est, mild hammered man.
Mr. Rain met the highest test of citl-
zenship and those who gather around
his grave will know that he did not live
in vain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
TO GIVE Up JACKSON.
Car Line on That Street VIII Be
Abandoned.

1t has been decided by the Street
Railway company to remove its line
from Jackson street, at least as Tar
south as Eighth and possibly as far
south as Tenth The Jackson street
line has never been of any value. 1t
was built by the old Rapid Transit as
a sort of substitute for a Kansas ave
nue. line.
The franchise of the company requires
that when the Jackson street line is
removed the company shall replace the
granite block pavement of the right or
way with asphalt. This may tend 70
delay the removal of the old track,
though the franchise gives the city au-
thority to compel the removal of aban-
doned tracks.
The West Eighth avenue line will
probably be allowed to remain where IL
is, though there have been some ru-
mors of it's abandonment. The company
expects to build loop atsthe end of the
West Eighth avenue line.
There have been some Investigations
made of grades on V'est Thirteenth.
with view of changing the west
Twelfth street line to West Thirteenth.
The report that the company had APP
piled to the city engineer for a permit
to build on West Thirteenth is denied,
both by the city engineer and the street
car company 1t is not denied, how
ever. that the company is figuring on
changing the West Twelfth line to get
it nearer the center of population in the
west part of town. The chief objection
to the proposed change is that Thir-
teenth street is narrow. and the COM
paw wants to put a double track on it.
Under its franchise. it has this right
if 1t cares go exercise it. but it would
probably not do so if there was very
serious objection on the part OF the
people or the mayor and council.
The East Second street line will be
abandoned. The Oakland cars will
come south on Jefferson to Fourth, and
thence to the transfer station.
Frank G. Kelley said this morning, in
speaking of the reconstruction of the
line: The company would like to have
somebody solve all these problems OF
the best right of way for it. 1t is a
hard problem and we have been Wrest-
ling with it for three months and more
We don't krow ourselves what we VIII
do in many cases.
THE company will also build Potwln
loop to leave the Sixth avenue tracks
on Lane street and go north on Lane
to Fifth and west on Fifth to West
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
TROUBLE AT THE SOOs.
Closing of Copper Plant Causes
Suffering.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. 24.-An Evening
News special from Sault Ste. Marie
says the situation in the Canadian 500
which is suffering most from the shut
down of the Consolidated Lake Superior
companys plants, is today the worst
since the closing of the works.
Added to the general state of destitu-
ton of the discharged employees, comes
the announcement today that the street
car men will strike next Monday I'M
less they receive their pay in full. The
officials had previously stated that the
pay day which had been announced for
Monday had been declared off.
The men on the street cars in the
American 500 are also getting restless
as are the men across the river between
the two Soos. Requests for aid from
the town are increasing. Many of them
come from men who have pay checks
in their possession that they can not
cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
COAL MEN HONEST.
That Is What Mr. Farnsworth's In
vestigations Indicate.

j. P. Farnsworth. food inspector, has
for the past four or FIVE days been max
ing an investigation of the coal weights
being given by local coal dealers.
Out OF large number of loads weigh
ed, Farnsworth found just one which
came exactly up to the amount which
was supposed to be on the wagon. This
vas a two-ton load. according to the
ticket Issued by the yard from which
the coal came. and on the city scales, it
tested exactly 1000 pounds.
There was not single load weighed
which according to the standard scales
contained more than the amount which
the ticket called for
With the exception of the one load
which was exactly right, every other
load was little short. The discrepancy
was not very large in any one load. The
largest deficiency was in a half ton load
which weighed only $50 pounds-a short
age of so pounds to the ton, or about 20
cents worth of coal. This half ton load
came from one of the smaller dealers
who does a very limited business.
Some Of the other loads weighed were
as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24

Food Inspector Farnsworth states that
all of the loads which he weighed were
just about this amount short. In dis
cussing the results of his work. Mr..
Farnsworth said today:
$50 far l have found no reason to be-
lieve that the coal dealers are trying to
beat their customers by short weights.
There was only one instance where the
shortage was enough to amount to any
thing. l believe that the coal dealers
are trying to do the fair thing. A short
age of less than 20 pounds to the ton is
almost too small to count. It is easy
for a load of coal to leave the yard
weighing exactly right, and lose off sew
eral good sized chunks on the way to
the place of delivery. 1t does not take q
very big piece of coal to weigh 20
pounds. What's more. the scales for
weighing coal are adapted for 20-pound
units; that is each notch is 20 pounds.
and hence the scales do not take notice
of fractions of 20 pounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-24
Finds HON es for BOYS.

Rev. NJ F. McKirahan went out to
Strong City yesterday to place a boy
from the Reform school in good home.
He. is giving his time to this sort OF
work, and finds many homes for the
bows. There are now about sixty home
less hovs in the school-some now ready
to go out. One boy who has learned the
shoemaking trade would like a place
where he can follow his trade. Anyone
wanting a boy may address Rev. M !.
Mcxirahan. Topeka, or Superintendent
n w. Charles. Reform school. The
new truancy law will probably crowd
this school which is now about as full
as if can accommodate