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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16

General Corbin and which will be re-
viewed by the president of the United
States.
The two vessels will be able to send
about 800 men, with q small siege gun,
on shore.
The Arkansas is a comparatively new
craft, built at Newport News. In size
and armament and the effectiveness
and size of her guns, she will be the
largest naval vessel which has been
sent that far up the river. She viii
be as powerful as two such cruisers as
the Nashville which visited st. Louis
and created so much interest a few
years ago.
The Arkansas will be used to fire the
salutes from the river IN honor OF the
arrival of the president of the United
States. She will ascend the river under
as light draft as possible, but after she
reaches the city she win be put in fight
ing trim and the people of the interior
will be able to see her sunk so low in
the water that only her turrets. with
their great guns, will appear above the
Waterline
The Isle de Luzon will attract more
than ordinary attention, because she
is one of the prizes which came to the
United States as a result of the battle
OF Manila.
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TROUBLE FOR Ryan.
Head Of a Turf Investment Con-
Germ Arrested.

St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 16-John j.
Ryan. head Of the Turf Investment
company bearing his name. was ar
rested this afternoon on a bench war
rant issued By Judge Douglas. Ryan
had been a t the four courts all the fore
noon in company with his attorney,
Charles B. Noland. waiting to testify
before the grand jury. The Indictment
alleges fraud and conspiracy to com
nit fraud which is the same charge
brought in the indictment against
Arnold and Gill, who are believed to
have gone to Mexico.
In the circuit court today Dr. William
F. Kier obtained a writ of attachment
for S2.100 against John J. Ryan, doing
business as John J. Ryan & co. Ser
vice was had on Ryan while he was in
the grand jury room at the four courts.
Accounts held by Ryan in eight or ten
ST. Louis banks and trust companies
were made the objects of garnishment
Writs.
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call. a similar action is reported from
Nashville, Tenn. Under the caption "A
Bill to KILL. the Memphis Commercial
Appeal deals with the subject as fol-
lows:
AS previously announced in these col
umns, Mr.. Coclzrill has introduced a bill
in the legislature requiring the printing
OF the formula upon every bottle Of pat
ent and proprietary medicine sold in
Tennessee. 1t will be pretty generally
admitted that the drug business is one
of the most important In the state. 1t
is also known that quite a number of
patent ard proprietary medicines are
manufactured in Memphis Nashville
Knoxville and Chattanooga. and these
remedies are highly esteemed by large
numbers Of people The drug stores
throughout the state, moreover. handle
a number of medicines manufactured
elsewhere, which are valued by the peo-
pie of Tennessee. The chemists who
have prepared these remedies naturally
wish to preserve the secret of their
formula: for if this We're made public
1t would no longer be valuable Tt would
be at the mercy of every pirate in the
country. The falSir and the pirate could
derive just as much advantage from a
meritOrious invention or discovery as
the inventor or discOverer thereof. It is
hard to understand how any man hav-
ing the best interests Of his state at
heart can bring himself to introduce
sum fANAOt0 At4Ne-atAA ctH e44tcs w " A4A
venture to say that there are not ten
people in the state who have asked for
such legislation. Not only would il ruin
"a large and important business, but it
would infict a great hardship on coun-
try people. who have to rely on certain
tested and satisfactory remedies very
largely fhe farmer, by the use of GER
tain remedies, can handle the ordinary
ailments without a doctor, or until he
can get a doctor. If the Cockriu bin
passes. q large number of valuable rem
edles viii be Withdrawn from sale in
Tennessee; and many country families
viii be deprived OF medicines which
they have used for years. We can not
understand why anybody should wish
the legislature to NEEDLE with a per
fectly legitimate business like this, and
deprive the people of the liberty to buy
whatever medicine they please. The
COelTil bill is a vicious suspect and
should be killed at once.
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wARsHIPs IN ST. LOUIS.
Isle de Luzon, Captured by Dewey,
Will Fire Salute to President.

washington, FEB. 16.-Orders have
been issued for the monitor Arkansas
and the Isle de Iuzon. the boat which
was sunk by Admiral Dewey, and which
was one of the ships of the Spanish feet
and has been reconstructed for our
navy, to cruise up the Mississippi river
as FAR as St Louis.
The exact itinerary Of the two naval
vessels has not been arranged. 1t viii
be shortly. It is expected that the COM
raanders will use their Judgment as to
the stage of water in the river, 50 that
they viii not be caught UP the river and
una BILE to return They will plan to
reach St Louis and anchor Oft the port
of st Louis 4 day OF two before April
30. the date set for the dedication CT the
exposition grounds. The ships will car
~ fun crews and viii furnish landing
parties which will participate in the big
parade, which is to be commanded by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16
R. |. WALKER DEAD.
Former United States Marshal
Dies in Topeka.

Col. Richard L. Walker died Sunday
morning at the home of his brother,
George Walker, at 725 Buchanan street.
Colonel Walker arrived in Topeka
about three months ago, suffering with
lung trouble and other compiled tons.
and was taken from the train to thu
home of his brother. George Walker, III
a much enfeebled condition Colonel
Walker recovered from the attack and
was thought to be perfectly we'll. He
left Topeka and returned to his home
in Kansas City. A week ago Colonel
Walker returned to Topeka and was
visiting his brother when he was taken
with an affection Of the brain which re-
suited in his death
It was not thought that he was dan
gerously sick until a short time before
his death.
For many years Col. ssDick' Walker.
as he was Familiarity known, was =
prominent figure in Kansas politics. He
was born in Jacksonville, Pa. June.
1874. He enlisted in the Nineteenth Ohio
infantry al Canton, Ohio in April, 1861.
as lieutenant. He was mustered out
Of service in 1865 with the rank Of major
won for meritoFIus service. He moved
to Ottawa, Kas.. in 1868, and in 1873
moved to Winfield. In 1873 he was
elected sheriff CT Cowley county and
served for four years. In 1879 he was
appointed register Of the land office at
Wichita. He was a delegate to the Re
publican national convention in 1880 and
in 1884. In 1889 he was appointed United
States marshal by President Harrison.
and was removed five years later by
President Cleveland
Col. Walker was married in 1866 to
Sarah Webb. daughter of the late Judge
". G. Webb. Besides his widow he
leaves a daughter, Mrs. Rebecca Stiles.
of Tucson. Arizona. and q son. Edward
w Walker Of Duquesne. Arkansas.
Mrs. Walker has been in Arizona with
her daughter for some time and she
did not arrive in Topeka until this
morning.
The funeral will be held Tuesday az
ternoon from the Walker residence at
rs Buchanan street. The pail bearers
will be T. Dumont Smith, Col J c.
Carpenter, P. H. Coney. B. F. F7lenni-
ken, Capt. J. ID. Skinner Of WINFIELD
Capt. w f. McGrath o. E. Walker
and Rev. J. D. Knox The services will
be conducted by Rev Bernard Kelly
and the interment will be in Topeka
cemetery The G. A. r. posts viii take
part in the services.
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aLoRE sIaHTs.

from the AtchisOn GiObe-i
A married man gets to eat what his
wife wants him to eat
We can stand nearly everything bet
ter than a eraphophOne.
The people eat stuff a goat would not
eat. and then complain Of Indigestion.
When a locomotive is using sand,
brakelnen say the old girl is ON the
seasho-e
A salad isn't a success at a woman's
reception if any woman present can
guess everything that is in il.
At hoochy- coochee show in Omaha.
pretty girl known as Helen ogden
sings The Holy City every night.
We have noticed that a girl who calls
a dress q creation is pretty apt TO
have a rich father to charge things to-.
An Atchison woman wears such pretty
gowns to sleep in that il ever there Is
a fire at her house it viii be a regular
society event.
Did any one ever hear of a railroad
clerk having his pay raised or Of q
railroad clerk threatening to strike when
his pay was cut 10 per cent. for election
ex 1enses2
When there is a revival meeting every
man is willing to do his share toward
helping to save his wife. by Offering to
stay with the children if she viii go in
his place.
Space is so limited in the New YORK
fats that dogs Wag their tails up and
down. instead OF sideways. and when
more room is needed the paper Is
scra2ed off the walls.
A bride recently came to Atchison and
/ began doing her own washing. The
nefghb0r women who called on her made
/ a great fuss about it and said she was
the only white woman in town doing
I her own washing. Which statement is
/ a WhOpper- hundreds of excellent Atch-
/ ison women do their own washing
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

J. Hrabe and wife to J. L. Talbot,
SO 900. see record.
l. o. Parker to NJ. j Hughes, $3.50,
lots IS and so. Klein ave. Cranes add.
J. Clark and wife to Z. A. Moeser,
$500, pit. lots 20-22-24 and &c. Polk st.
d. Reservoir and wife to J. HEabe,
81 200. see record.
E. P. Wilson ex. to J. H. Skinner.
5000. tract 1914, in res. g.
NJ Heery and wife to L. D. Newman,
1925. lot 723 Myrtle ave. Rock Island
add.
r. W. Right and wife to J. NJ. Walk
er and wife, 1886, lots 80 and 81 and 80,
Lafayette street, Mulvane & Chase $
sbu.
w G. Holloway and wife to r. NJ.
Hayden, $4,000, lot 6, McAfee's sub and
]. Martin ct al to Vim. NJ. and c. r.
Green, 81, 100, " 20 acres Of lot 2, Sec.
29-11-15.
J. a. Heariek, gdn. to W. NJ. and c.
r. Green, S1s3 66. pit. lot 2. Sec. 29-11-15
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WILL NOT INJURE STOCK.
Cattle on the Western Ranges Will
Withstand the Storm.

Larned. Kan. Feb. ia blizzard,
which resenb1ed the old-fashioned Kan
sas storm of year ago, struck this sec
ton Saturday night and prevailed all
day Sunday. About ten inches of snow
fell, being badly drifted by the severe
cold, north wind which accompanied
the storm. The storm was not severe
enough to cause any great degree Of
suffering among the stock and VIII
greatly help the wheat by affording an
ample covering for it from the freezing
weather of this month.
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Make the blood pure, vigorous and
rich, create appetite, give vitality,
strength and animation, and cure
all eruptions. Have the whole family
begin to take them today.
Hoods sarsapariIla has been used in
our family for some time, and always with
good results. Last spring ] was all run
down and got a sottle OF it. and as usual
received great benefit" MISS BeuLAH
BoYcE, stowes VT
Hood's SaFsapaviHa promises to
cure and keeps the PROMISE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16
BURTON is ASSAILED.
Denver Post Connects His Name
With Get Rich Schemes.

The Denver Post which started the fight
on the get-rich-quiek concerns in St. Louis
which has resulted in the collapse of those
institutions, now connects Senator Bur
TOMS name with them. It alleges that the
list of references given by the National Sc
euritfes company was headed by Senator
Burton's name and that Buttons personal
recommendation caused a single investor
to put $1,000 into the concern.
Under the heading Put Senator Burton
Of Kansas on the Rack" the Post asks
Mr.. Burton a series of interesting ques-
lions concerning the opera tons of the con-
Germ. which are most insinuaring in their
nature.
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Brooka 81 Tnrnea Looaa.

Chicago. Feb. I6-James w. Brooks.
principal Of the Shields school. was re-
leased from custody today BY Judge
Brentano on the charge that Judge
Creighton of Springfield did not have
jurisdiction in the case. Brooks has
been in Sangamon county Jail on on
order of contempt issued by Judge
Creighton The effort to secure his free
dom is an incident growing out OF the
fight between Brooks and his parents
for the custody of Florence Brooks. the
daughter Of the principal.
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Will Arrest Haekmen.

License Collector P. H. Forbes secured
warrants today for. six hackmen. charg-
ms thsm with failure to pay hack
license. This fs a yearly occurrence. the
hackmen refusing to pay on general
principles and standing a trial They
contend that the ordinance is not good.
because it discriminates against hacks
in favor of omnibusses and other public
vehicles. Last year they were beaten
and had to pay the license. but have
hopes of winning and breaking the or
dinance. The warrants issued today are
for NJ Newly, F. Sommers r. SOM
mers. VIM. Morrow. f. Place. and r
Rickleheimer.
City Ticket Office, Union Pacific
xaailroad 525 Kansas avenue.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Emma Rain. mother of William
Rain Of Topeka. died Sunday night at hes
home ia St. Joseph. Funeral Tuesday at II
o'clock at Third Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Emily b. Muncey, formerly Of To
peka. died in Washington. D. G., Febru-
AIRY s. The remains win be brought here
and buried beside her husband The fu-
neral will be held from the home of j. p.
Tewksbllry. 1900 Fillmore street, Wednes-
day ct 2 D. m Friends are invited
Charles Wilkinson died Sunday at the
age Of - years of inffammatOry rheuma-
tism at his home. 1924 Kansas avenue He
leaves a wife and one child. He was a
member Of Modern Woodnen lodge NO.
2s0o The funeral will be held from the
residence Tuesday afternoon at $50
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HIT BY TRAIN.
Mai. Harrison Dubois Dies from His
Injuries.

Major Harrison Dubois. one of the
prominent farmers of Usage county,
and one of the early settlers of that
county died Sunday at his home just
east of Burliugame as the result Of in
iuries received Friday evening by being
struck by a Santa Fe train. As he was
starting for his home from Burlingame
track and failed to note the approach of
a Santa Fe train. It struck him but
was running slowly and did not kill him
instantly. RE was taken TO his home
and lived nearly forty-eight hours The
funeral services viii be held tomorrow.
Major Dubois came to Kansas from
Union county, Ind, in 1857. He enlisted
in the Eleventh Kansas when the war
broke out. and was promoted to be a
captain in the Sixty-second United
states Infantry serving on the Texas
coast until 1866. He was made major
in 1865. After the war he returned to
his farm near Burlingame and has lived
there ever since. He was 70 years old.
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Spring Medicine

There is no other season when good
medicine is so much needed as in the
Spring.
The blood is impure, weak and
impoverished condition indicated
by pimples and other eruptions on the
face and body, by deficient vitality,
loss of appetite, lack Of strength, and
want Of animation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16

The Railway World estimates that
not less than S270000,000 viii be spent
this year for railroad improvements.
The Pennsylvania viii spend s70,000,000
the New York Central $50 co., 600, the
Wabash 500. 600. coo. the Baltimore &
Ohio $40 000 900 and the Union Pacific
and four other lines S10,000,O00 each
with smaller amounts expended on va
rious systems in the south and west.
Tunnel and terminal operations win alb
sorb vast sums from the treasures of
the Pennsylvania and New York Cen
trial West Of the Mississippi there is
great activity. each of the great sys-
TENS aiming 10 perfect its connections,
fI uD gaps with new construction,
shorten distances, remove curves and
lower grades The Hartman system is
intent ON reducing the distance to the
Pacific. and the Central Pacific. by
means of six-mue tunnel and other
improvements. expects to shorten the
time from Chicago to San Francisco to
sixty-four hours. The Santa Fe viii
lessen the length Of its route between
those points by two hundred miles.
Add to these OUTLAWS the new money
that is to 80 into additional equipment
on all lines and it win lie seen that
furnaces and machine shops viii be kept
busy Some stimulus win be felt also
from the fact that in Canada it is estf-
mated that some $4,000. goo is to he
spent for betterments to roads and for
new construction by the Grand Trunk
which has planned a new line to the
Pacific coast.
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Wabash on the Ramnage.

indianapolis, Ind. Feb 6.-Dispatches
to The News says that a serious flood
is threatened in southern and western
Indiana. The heavy rains of Saturday
and Sunday have started the Wabash
river on rampage and there is fear
that one of the worst floods in years will
occur in the vicinity of Nincennes. The
territory known as the Emberras bot
toms is covered. TayIorsville. town of
200 inhabitants, has been flooded and
several families have had to move out.
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TO SEE SHIPP's SHOW.
Topeka Committee viii Witness Kan
aaa CITY Parforuaanca-

The members of the Commercial club
committee which is bringing Ships in
door circus to Topeka for a weeks en-
Monday. February %. went to Kansas
City today to attend the initial perform
ance of the circus at Convention han
tonight. The party included c. L. Wood.
ter. A DeMuth j. w. Robinson. B. r.
Pankey J. r. Hankla and Abrarn
Troup.
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Perhaps Grover Cleveland hesitates
to make a positive declaration regard
ing the presidency from feeling that
the people would not believe him any
way. He said when first elected that
he would not be a candidate for a sec
ond term, and MADE the race twice
after that
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BURTON CONVICTED.
Held Guilty of Second Degree
Murder.

Marion. Kas. Feb. 16.-R H. Burton
was convicted in the district court here
today of murder in the second degree
for the killing of Frederick Hoffman
over three. years ago. They Quarreled
over a woman.
The first. trial resulted in a verdict of
murder in the first degree. the second
trial was given and resulted in murder
in the second degree. This was again
pronounced a mistrial and the third YER
diet today resulted as announced.
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"a. nj. Id a. Attnntion

Members Of Shawnee camp No. $500
~ w of A., viii meet at clerks offiea
February IL. at . O'Clock 81 IA. 10 at
tend the funeral Of Neighbor g. q. VIII
kaneen Memners OF other camps ara
FRANK CURRY. ". G.
EDW. T. HEAR1CK. Clerk.
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BEVELLE MOVES Up.
Appointed Night Wire Chief of Santa
Fe TeIegrapherg.

H. L. Bevelle. formerly superintendent
of the Topeka office of the Western Union
Telegraph company, has been appointed
night wire chief al the Santa Fe general
offices. succeeding S. G. Kersey, who has
been promoted to day position in the
telegraph department.
The change is Of a temporary nature
ana may not be made permanent Super
intendent G. H. Gaunt is at present away
on an inspection trip and the official
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-16

The manner in which the statehood
bin is being held up by minority in
the senate shows how easy it is for per-
sons interested i'm preventing any other
kind of legislation. to do SO. Probably
anybody less determined than Senator
Quay would have grown discouraged
and given mp the fight for the omnibus
bill before This time
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AN ORGANIZED EFFoRr.

There are Indications that there is an
organized effort being put forth on the
part of somebody to drive the patent
medicine men out Of business. The at
tempt IN this direction made in the KAN
gas legislature is too recent to need re-
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BIG FIRE At BERN.

Bern. Kas.. Feb. 1e.-Fire Sunday
morning es&oyed Koehler's and Nus
baum Hardware and Implement com
pany. Loss Of building $4,000 Insurance
81 500, contents $4,000. Miss Ollie Moin-
ich's building. loss $500. no insurance.
j. G. CARRIER hotel, loss on building S.,
coo. insurance 81, 500. contents $500, in
surance 81, SEQ Fire started in imple-
ment store, cause unknown.
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Detroit Free Press. The women Of
Kansas came so close to the goal that
they Will be disposed to have another
try at it so soon as opportunity per-
mits With majority of but one in
the legislature against their having the
same rights as a male voter. even in
the casting of ballots for presidential
electors. they have every encourage
ment 10 keen up the good work.
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LOCAL MENTION.

A case Of ehickenpox is reported IN the
family Of B. G. Williams, 1405 Quincy
street. The patient is an S-year-old girl
named Mamie.
The 6-year-old daughter of David
DeLong two and a half miles west OF
the city. is sick with scarIatina. The
little girl attended school It district
No %.
City Engineer James F. McCabe is
dangerously sick. For nearly a week he
has been confined to his bed with a Sc
we're attack of grip, which has changed
to bronchial pneumonia. The doctors
fear that more complications will set in
The free employment agency has two
farms listed in need of man and his
wife on each one. One farm is at
Teoumseh, the other al Maple Hill. The
wages offered are about $25 a month,
with a furnished house The agency
also has a job in town for q blacksmith,
and also for dishwashers and canvass
era.
w. f. King. craftsman in the city
engineers office. has completed a new
map of the city of Topeka, drawn on the
scale of 4G0 feet to an inch. This is e
new scale. The map was drawn by Mr.
King under private contract and he
has been working at it at odd times f0l
the past three months. The map was
sent to Chicago by Mr.. King, where =
black-print negative was made of it. rs
be used for printing on a white back
ground
G. G. PendeI. of Chicago. represent
ing the national Prohibition committee
is IN Topeka today in the interest OF
the work of the Prohibition party. Mr.
PendeH expects to make q lecture en-
gagement here for Nolney 3. Cushing
Of Maine. who viii visit Kansas for a
short time about the first of March
Mr.. Cushing is regarded as one of the
foremost Prohibition orators of the
east. and his engagement here is looked
forward to by the Prohibitionists as 8
bit of rare good fortune
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SEVERAL KILLED.
Explosion in a Factory at FOs-
tOria, Ohio.

Fostoria, O.. Feb. 16.-Several per-
sons were killed in an explosion at the
factory of the Fox Magazine company
here this afternoon. Among those re-
ported dead are the following:
JOSEPH BURDGE.
JAMES GREEN
TWO MISSES GOMPHERS.
HATTIE PUMMELL.
ELVA SPENCE.
The cause is unknown.
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Washington Post; 1t is a great re-
lief to learn that former Governor
Stanley Of Kansas has consented to ac-
cept a federal Office. We are always
worried when we hear of a politician
being the least bit backward in such
matters
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Something has happened to the St
Louis Globe-Democrat 1t grew yellow
i'm night and now it appears with
head lines. front page cartoons and all
the marks of q Hearst or AIunsey pub
Hcafiou