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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-09

the commercial organization Of Denton
Tex On the discovery 81 ehis the Topeka
Commercial club inferEnsd the erDosltiesl
management Of its mistake Major Andsr-
son last night received 4 letter frc-n n
A Carter cerealist OF che department e
agriculture at Washington IN which he
said Efforts are now being made 70 put the
diploma where II belongs He also stated
that the bronze medal Is about TO be Tor.
war5ed. Since receiving the diploma.
which shoCld have FightfUily gone 10 To
peka. the Denton Commercial ciuo hes
disbanded and the diploma has passed iflsos
an effort TO have a duplicate OF L feF-
Warded, welcome. although late
TO REOPEN THE CANNERY
Three Es preSents tIVes Of the Shawnee
County horticultural society appeared BE-
fore the club last night in relation IL the
reOpeuing Of the canning plant 1t he foot
Of Quincy street, abandoned by the Bird
people It will take $1,000 10 open the
establishment and run Il through the sea-
son but II IS believed that the committee
on ruanu1a curing. TO which the matter
was referred. will be successful in securing
that amount It is believed It viii be easy
TO interest enough Topeka investors to ger
the plant into running order for the pres
enr season
4 communication from the National
its annual meeting in St Louis on April
p Is and g was read last night. asking
that i've representatives be sent from To-
ueEza Ito the sessions Of the convention
Favorable action vas taken upon the re-
quest and President Frost OF the Comne--
ciaI club was instructed to name the del
egatllE1-
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THE CHINESE S0UABBLE.
Not Business of Other Nations How
Uncle Sam Is Paid.

Washington. April 9.-The instruct
ions of the department of state to its
representative in China, who is con
Quoting the negotiations relative to the
settlement Of the indemnity, look to the
retention Of independence while faith
fully carrying out the engagements en-
tered into by the United States in the
Pekin agreement. Consequently the
bond which China viii deliver To this
agent will seipuIate simply for the pay
ments of the tnStaIlments of the inderu-
nifty on the basis Of exchange at the
date the agreement was signed, IN 1900
Whether the United States Will exact
the payments IN gold or silver concerns
no other nation n our own view. and
the other nations party to the agree
ment are permitted to likewise exercise
their discretion as 70 the basis upon
which they will settle.
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BOTHHIDOWS HAD BIBLES
And Each Claimed to Be the Only
Mrs. 7. J. Maxwell

Allentown. Pa. April e-The two al
legged widows of Thomas J. Maxwell,
the travelling salesman. OF this city. who
died several months ago. faced each
other in court today in a case for pos
session Of the remains. which are buried
here The suit involves an estate val
ued at $4,000 Both widows were dress
ed in black
The Camden widow. accompanied by
Attorney s c. OFT. brought a big valise
full OF records. Bibles. photographs and
a number of friends To prove her mar
rage to Maxwell. IS years ago. Her
children were also with her. and her
sister and the officiating clergyman.
Rev. Milton ReIyea. proved her mar
riage
The Allentown widow proved her
marriage to Maxwell in the same way.
Maxwell maintained two distinct homes.
in Allentown and Camden. and WAS
registered as voter in both cities He
kept his duplicity a secret till he dieti-
Judge Trexler reserved his decision in
fhe case
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SIR WILFRID WINS.
Government Fails to Defeat Him for
Parliament

London April 9.-The parliamentary
vacancy in the Camborne division Of
Cornwall. due 10 the death Of W. :
Game, Progressive Liberal, was hlled
TO-DAY by the return Of Sir Wilfrid Law
son with an increased Liberal majority
The figures were. Sir Wilfrid Lawson
Liberal. 1855. Arthur Strauss, Liberal
Uni0nist =. 500.
Considerable row dyisTn marked the
eanvassfng. The students OF Iocal
mining college had frequent encounters
with the villagers. Sir Lawsonss in
creased majority was not expected. a.
ne was bitterly assaiIed for his sO-calied
little England" attitude. He openly de-
clared the government ought to give
back the TransvaaI and Orange Fre6
States to the Beers. and he otherwise
identified himself with the ardent pro
BOer party. Mr.. Strauss. who had al
ready represented Camborne for hV~
years was considered TO be strong
local candidate
The Liberal success probably is due to
the dissa tisSaction of the noneonfornisI
Cornishmen with the governments edu~
carionaI measures
Sir WIlfrid Lawsonss election brings
back to Westminster a picturesque
figure long known for his vehement in
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain sent
q telegram to the electors pointing 0uE
that throughout the war Sir Wilfria
had invariably sxmpathized with the
enemies of his country
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REPORTERS DOG SHOT.
His Attempt to Follow Presi-
dent Is Disastrous.

Cinnabar. Mont, April s.-President
Roosevelt made an early start this
morning from his headquarters in the
park for an extended trip Though Ger
tain portions of the reserve. There are
a large number of mountain lions IN the
park. and as the authorities are making
a determined effort TO exterminate them
It is possible the president may get 4
few shots during his stay.
Notwithstanding that numerous no.
tees had been given to the outside
world that no newspaper men would be
allowed In the park while the president
was there. one enternrising reporter
tried to force his way IN yesterday. He
rode a horse and had a dog with him
The man was arrested before he hao
proceeded far and the dog shot Later
the CORRESPONDENT was released
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THEY CRITICIsE GRANT.
People Of Bracke. tvills Resent Charg-
IS Of Department Commander.

Washington, D. C., April General
Frederick D. Grant, commanding the
department Of Texas, has aroused the
ire Of the citizens OF BrackettviIle, near
the military post Of. Fort Clark Tex,
and through James F. Moran, district
attorney of that section. who IS also
chairman OF the Republican commit
tee Of the county they have formally
protested against Gen. Grants COM
rnent on the case Of noncommissioned
officer who was tried recently by q. mil
itary court on the charge. among other
things. of drinking with an enlisted
man OF his command
The court acquitted the accused man.
bur Gen Grant took exception TO the
findings and incidentally criticised at
length and with some spirit the condi-
tions which prevailed at Brackettville.
In the protest addressed to the presi-
dent the district attorney says.
i refute every accusation made in
this charge against this community,
and deny all Of its allegations.
This little town is probably no bet
ter. but certainly no worse. than any
other town Of its size. and it certainly
IS not the act of a brave, generous, and
intelligent officer from = Certified posi-
ton. to attack it IN this manner. The
townspeople are made ur Of pioneers
and old soldiers who in the SOS march
ed with Sherman to the sea fought
with I.vou in the west. and whose val0r.
devotion and patriotism made the name
of Grant immortal
These are the men that the review
ing officer calls -vuitures' and their
home a den protest against this IN
warranted attack on this defenseless
community protest against the lang
uage used by the reviewing officer"
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WOMAN'S MEETING.
Good Attendance of Larned Presby-
terry at Hutchinson

Hutchinson. Kas-. April 9.-The meet
ing Of the W0mau's Missionary society
of the I-arned presbytery closed with
the session Wednesday afternoon. 1t Is
the third day OF the meeting. the first
session having been held Monday even
ing
Mrs. Ruth A. Taylor had charge Of
the devotional exercises at the meeting
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Ethel Page
Westw0od read a paper on Medical
Missions, which was followed by an
other paper on Our Missionaries by
Mrs David kiugery This told of the
missionaries specially supported by this
presnyrerE and was especially interest
ing to those in attendance After some
music. Mrs. F. c. Hays delivered a lee
ture on Chinese Women In Their
Homes" which was most interesting
The progFa mines follow.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Rev A. H. Parks presiding
Jesus, Thy Church With Longing
Eyes"
Scripture. prayer
Home Missions in New Mexico. Miss
Alice Hyson.
Offering
Music
WEDNESDAY MORNING
Service Of prayer, Mrs. F. D. H0aE
Reports-Horne coFresp onding secre-
tary and treasurer, Miss r. T. ConkIng.
Freedmen. Mrs. J. K. Cochran
1vlInern Aounlalneefss MIS- A IL
Harold.
Music.
ReeoIections Of synodieal. Mrs. R D
Kelsey.
Brevities-One minute talks. sugges-
tious questions. answers.
Prayer
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Praise is Comely.7 Mrs. Olive b
Kerr
Address. Miss Alice Hvs0u.
Young peoples hour. Mrs w E
Hutchinson
Report of committees
Election Of officers
Closing words. Mrs E. D. Hoag.
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A NON-SUIT OR PERDITION.
Mennonite Minister Asks Odd With
draWaI Of an Appeal.

Norristowu. Pa. April "A few DAYS
ago attorneys of Rev James Meinninger.
of Hartford, applied to court for a new
trial of a suit at law over a horse, in
which the plaintiff. Nicholas Noll. had
obtained a verdict for sI25 DANA ages.
Today counsel for Mefnninger fled the
following peculiar reasons for with
drawing the action of a new trial:
And now. April 6. 1903 comes the de-
PENDANT Rev Jn1es Meinuinger, named
by z J. Bennett and w. F. Dame
hover his attorneys. and asks leave of
the court TO withdraw motion for a new
trial because the bishop Of the Men
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HUGHES CASE DISMISSED.
Suit TO Place Wholesale Company in
Receivers Hands Ends.

The suit OF w. Hughes against the
H. To- Lee Mercantile company Of Sa-
lima l1 The supreme court has been dis
missed by the plaintiff. Ii was brought
for the purpose of throwing the Lee
Mercantile company into the hands Of
receiver. and as the Lee Mercantile
company IS one Of the biggest things in
central Kansas the case has created
CQusll arahle interest during the three
years that tt has been pending
w J- Hughes was originally an off,
GER and stakeholder ia the Lee company.
AS the company prospered more stock
was issued until Nh Hughes had ac-
cumulated a $4,000 interest in the COM
pany. few years ago he retired from
the employ eff the company and started
In business for himself. The company
earned from IS to 3 per cent on lts
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Ycnne corbett ID e.

san Francisco. april 9.-Young Cor
hett saws h, has made no plans to fight
Xanzer- He said III fight him some
eav. but not now Xauger is looking
for adverttsinE. in all his talk An at
tempt is now being made to make q
match between Young Corbett and JOr-
dan the English champion. but 50 Tar
nothing has been accom- nliShed- It Is
proposed 10 have this contest take place
before the Yosemite club. IN this city.
some time in May II Jordan cannot he
secured it IS hoped that WIN Curly Will
meet Corbett. Young Corbe1t said foday
that his present plans cOnfenplat ed
quite a rest. and then he would be
ready for another fight
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food. tea. coffee or milk. without caus-
ing the slightest suspicion. It's cure is
sure, without harmful results to the
system Many a home is now happy
by the use Of Golden Specific NY has
band got into the habit 81 taking a
drink with the boys on his way home 81.
says Mrs. Harry Burnside After a
while he came home drunk frequently
He soon lost his position and Z had 10
make a living for both of Us and the
Etrle children AT times he tried To
sober w. but the habit was toe strong
for him and then he would drink harder
than ever. 7 heard Of Golden Specific
and sent for a free package. The tra4.-
meur cured him. put ID in his coffee
and he never knew il at all He re-
gained his Old position and uow we are
happy in our little home again. hone
sou win send Golden Specific 60 every
woman that has suffered as have. and
save her loved ones from the drunk
ards grave.
Send YOUR name and address to Dr.
J. W. Haines. 97f Glenn Building Cin-
ciunati- Ohio and he VIII mail you a free
package of Golden Specific ia q rlatn
wrapper, accompanied by flu directions
how to- use iI Enough Of the remedy
IS sent In each free package TO give YOU
efGect on those who are slaves 10 drink
DO not delay. You cannot tell what
may happen 20 the man who DRINKS.
and you would never forgive yourself
Tor waiting
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DRY AS A BONE.
10 BE No Drinking Among Men
Employed by Lantry Sons

ILL 10 ca ~ -@e----- lk-4-
Albuquerque n. NJ. April e-No sa-
looms VIII be established at Mountain
sir. the new town On Abo pass. OF any
other place but Belen along the line OF
the santa E'e cutoff now In course Of
construction This has been decided by
the Lantry Sons. contractors. who VIII
and rs a consequence there NiI be lit
lie or no trouble among the laborers
employed a1 the different camps
Lautry Sons have learned by expert
euce that liquor invariably causes urou-
BILE and not only causes trouble but
Weakens the men physically and they
are not able To do the required work
Then a great deal OF the work in Abo
canyon is done by blasting "A half
drunken man is 2 very unreliable per-
son 20 handle explosives. Not only is
he liable TO blow himself up but every
thing and every body IN the whole
country
The Lautrys know this. and for such
reason have adopted plans whereby =
saloon could not survive where the
work is going ON. They have a system
of paving their men By which he gets
no money until after reaching town. If
n man quits wool he is given a code
certificate for his pay The code is
such that be doesn't know himself how
much money is coming TO aim. OF
course. the clerks in the office III Beien
know what the certificate says and pay
in chack IF the employees were paid
in The grading camp the money they re-
CeiFHd would create an incentive for the
establishment OF a saloon there This
way rr=ra is very little money in the
camps and consequently veEy little
trouble
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FIGHTING MOROCCO.
Many Insurgents Slain in q Desperate
Assault

Madrid. April "A dispatch from
Mela, Morocco. gives details of the
fighting at F'ra5ana- It says 5000 in
surgents made a desperate attack on
the fortress Of Frajana. April s.
After the customary prayers the
tribesmen advanced with a Wild rush,
to the accompaniment Of religious ex-
horta tons Twice they attempted to
carry the fortress by assault but were
repulsed by we'll directed fusiIlades.
which killed numbers Of the insurgents.
During the attack the powder expl0d-
ed killing many Of them
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a S. Sec Meeting.

Hutchinson. Kan. April 9.-A meet
ing of the farmers institute win be
held at the court house on Friday. April
10. in tire interest of the sugar beet
movement It was expected that a beet
sugar expert from Rocky Ford. Col,
would be here to address the farmers
but he disappointed them. Instead J.
H Churchill. president Of the state
beard Of agriculture. will address the
meeting
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Kansas City.ApriI 9.-Nothing has yet
been learned of the wherea bouts OF
Mrs Maggie F'fIbert. 300 North Fifth
street. who left home last Monday
morning and failed TO return. Her hus-
band John Filbert, has notified the
authorities IN nearly every Kansas
town to look out for her, and has Ia
ken a trip to their former places of res
idence- Mr. Filbert persists that his
wife has lost her mind and believes she
may be wandering about the streets Of
one of the Kansas Citys
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Jamea ]. Hnl Arrivea.

New York. April s.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived on the steamship
Teut0nic was James J Hi, president Of
the Great Northern railroad. and his
daughter. Miss Clara Hill Mr. Hill
said he had been abroad for I'VE weeks
on a pleasure trip and had nothing
whatever Ct news interest
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NAIL BE REINDEER.
s. r Riggs Win Make Two Trips
Year 70 Kcutzbu.

Washington. April 9.-The postoff1ce
department has awarded to s. r Riggs.
Of Point Barrows, Alaska. the contract
for carrying the mail from Point Bar
row 10 koutzbu. Alaska. about $50
miles. two round trips to be made each
winter for the next three winters. The
mail is to be carried by reindeer.
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monte church threatens to dismiss de-
PENDANT from his Office of minister in
the Mennonite church unless said mo-
ton IS Withdraw. unless for said threat
the motion would be insisted on for the
reason of justice and equity
The rules Of the Mennonite permit
member to defend his rights at law. but
do not approve of going to law as plain
tiff
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Girl Hobbies Half a Mile.

Williamsport. Pa. April 9.-May. the
7-ysar-old daughter Of George A. Vel
Ter Of Tfadaghton. rolled down a steep
hill under the wheels Of a Fall Brook
freight train yesterday Her right leg
was crushed. The accident occurred a
half mile from house The injured
girl clasped her arms about the neck
of 1o-year-oId girl companion and in
this way she nobbIed home with the
crushed foot dangling from the bone
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FOUNDER OF BETHANY.
Old Settlers Would Have His Portrait
Painted.

Some Of the old settlers Of Topeka.
headed BIZ J. NJ Meade. have started Z
movement to have an oil portrait Of
Rev. c. NJ Galloway. founder Of Beth
any college. placed in the college Rev
Ar Galloway vas the first EDIseopa.
minister IN this region. He founded
Bethany college in 1855 but located it
originally at Tecumseh. Tecumseh was
at that time the county seat and looked
down on Topeka. which was a smaller
town When Bethany was located at
Eecumseh a building was started and
the foundation laid. But Topeka grew
and countE seat fight started which
resulted IN the location Of the cornt1
seat at Topeka Then Rev. Mr. Gallo
way was prevailed upon to move his
college to topeka. and he was given
the -tns lots at Ninth street and To-
neka avenue. ulOu which the frs
Bethany building was erected. A SEES
SION - tho ie-Isla ture was held in that
building. which is SIN in use
ONLY old settlers are contributing TO
the Oh portrait fund. and one dollar is
the limit Of each subscriation-
city Ticket once. Union Pacias
r11Fr
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WILL TRY IT OVER.

l1Il- L0I ---- ~7-E . = = . = = -
Received
The county commissioners viii cal
for bids on the old court house for the
second time before long
The property. consisting Of three lots
a the old ramshackIe court house at
Fourth and Kansas avenue was ap-
praa ed for IS 500. The highest bid re-
ceive7 was ss5z5 and was rejected
Since hen an offer of $500 has been
made r II the property and the commits
sionefs believe that the sale can be
made for the amount Of the appraise-
rneIt
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ONLY hOughdes druggist would offer preparation without signature
Of 0as T. Fletcher when Casoia called for; the delicate faint and
Pickering light that joins babys life its devoted being sacred
to the ssfTespecting druggist to be tihed with
For thirty years Mr. Fletcher has given still gives his personal
attention the preparation Of Ca has the confidence Of mothers
and physicians everywhere harmed the nest babe This said
of limitations Counerfefs and the Jus-as-goOd
The Oughts druggist only offers the counterfeit because pennies
profit Any preparation but experiment and they expert
guess Workhpecve of what their sponsors may say
experience Of thirty years. against wild and ucous experiment
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Striker Is Killed.

Rotterdam. april "a sentinel ~
the railroad today fired on four rail-
road men who refused to leave the line
after being warned One Of them was
killed.
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DIR. Ca1dWells
Syrup Pepsin

every night, it will unload your
stomach and bowels and you
will soon be able to eat anything
without suffering.
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beer, finishing off with a lot of in
pastry and 60 back to
work. If you viii take a dose of
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Cures
DrunkardS
Secretly
Free Package Of the only Successful
Cure Known for Drunkenness
Sent to All Who Send
Name and Address.

70 Can Be Put Secretly into Food or Cofes
and Quickly Cures the Drink habit
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Young women may avoid

Young women may avoid
much sickness and pain, says
Miss Alma Pratt, ii they will
only have faith in LYDIA E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Il feel it my duty to tell all Young
women how much Lydia T. Pink
hams wonderful Vegetable Com
pound has done for me I was eom
pletelF run down, unable To attend
school, and did not care for any kind
of society, but now I feel like a new
person, and have gained seven pounds
Of flesh in three months
- recommend It to all young women
who suffer from female weakness -
Mss ALMA PRATT. Holly Mich-s5oo0
farfst Il srigia q ssogs istsy 0rseizg gsnausssss
rzrHot O. Produced
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
YOUNG WOMEN.
All young girls at this period Of
life are earnestly invited to write
to 8Irs. Pinkham for advice /: she
has guided in a notherIv way
hundreds Of young women: her
advice IS freely and eheerfuIly
glvens her address is Lynn. Mass.
Judging from the letters she is re-
eelvlng from 50 many Young girls Mrs.
Plnkhau Is inclined to the belief that
our girls are pushed altogether too
near the limit Of their endurance now
adays IN our public schools and semin-
aries less learning and more health
needed
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" E Oswald. OF Ostumwz. Ia writes under
date OF april T. 1901. vii take this means
to inform you Of the benentg I have received
from using your Syrup Pepsin- 7 have been
troubled for three years with ny stomach. IN
fact could hardly keep down any thing could
eat and mad spent between &1oo and 800
with doctors. without getting relief One day
I saw Syrup Pepsin advertised and IS aad
tried everything else gave SyrEp Pepsin
trial ard after the first dose 7 could eat with
ont nauseous feeling I have recommended
Syrup PepSin to a number OF persons who used
il wish entire satisfaction I VII add -naE 3
friend stated he would have bee1 wiling SIX
months ago to part with q 4C0 zcrs farm for tbs
relief he has obtained.
TouF Mensy Back
81 u Dent Benefit 8aM
nEneln eYnun IN ManaiaaIla N.
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city Ticket once. Union PacIas
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue
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AN AW ARD THAT GOT LOST
A bit Of ancient history was brought to
light at the Commercial club meeting last
night, but it touched a subject over which
the orEa nization feels more or less prise.
Back in 1900 the exhibit Of corn sent 10
the Paris exposition by the stub cook khe
bronze medal BY some mistake the off
GERS OF the exposition sent the diploma r.