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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
NEWMAN TO TELL.
Will Discuss Aid to Flood Losers
Before County Clerks.

The County Clerks association will
meet at Manhattan, December 16 and II.
The officers of the association are G.
w. Sloan, Winfield, president; c. M.
Breese, Manhattan, vice president; A.
Newman, Topeka, secretary; J. M.
Chain, Wichita, treasurer.
The programme for the meeting will
be as follows:
Address of welcome-President.
RESPONSE. NJ. Breese, Manhattan
Reports of communications.
Shall the Next Legislature Consider
a Bill on Assessment and Taxation
Hon. F. Dumont Smith, Kinsley. Dis
cussion. 81
Good Roads; How Can They Be Sc
cured?" Discussion.
AddresEEd Hoch.
"a Talk to the Boys by One Of the
Boys" w. J. Hayes, Lacrosse.
Our County Commissioners, S. S.
King, Atchison.
Our County Clerks D. A. Wilson,
Wichita
Qualifications of a Representative -
J. E. Plotts. Oberlin.
A visit to the Agricultural college on
the forenoon of the 18th.
Election Of officers.
Payment of dues.
Appointment of committees.
Designation of meeting place of next
annual meeting.
aid to Flood Sufferers special SEES
sion of legislature, A Newman
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Sun COMMENTS ON WARE.
Now York Paper Says Iron Has En-
tered His Soul.

tered His Soul.
The following appeared in the New
York Sun:
-'Ironquill" confesses to having had
enough of the pension office. He, pro-
fessional humorist, can't see any fun IN
being commissioner, and he longs to be
plain Eugene F. Ware, attorney at law,
again. The milk of human kindness in
one of the kindest of men has been
sOured. He has lost faith in his fellow
man and become a pessimist and cynic.
1t pains one that q humorous poet and
once robust optimist should talk in this
way: Patience is among the few things
a man learns after having been 80 days
in this Office. 1 believe in passing a
good thing along. There are number
OF people who crave the experience 1
have gained and l want them to have
it. 1t is not right that 1 should keep
to myself that which has done me so
much good and has taught me so many
things. am not moved to reinquIsn
the office by motives of philanthropy
1t is simply my natural desire to keep
this good thing moving. There are a
number of educated, intelligent men
living in the state of Kansas whose
hearts 1 want to make glad with this
announcement. I shall not say when L
will resign, but I think that another
year will see me back in Kansas. l
shall have received my fill by that time,
and shall have passed this alleged sine
cure along to some other gentleman
who is anxious to hold it for a while
The iron has entered the soul of the
sinecuriSt, and he has learned what the
matter is with Kansas. Kansas wants the
commissioners scalp because It doeSn
own him, body, soul and brooches. The
prophet has learned what they think Of
him in his own country, and they have
added insult to injury by telling him how
to run his office. 1t may be that they have
brought against him the heinous charge
that he plays poker, like Judge John G.
Pollock, who came near losing promotion
to the federal bench on the testimony OF
bell boys, an irresponsible class of human
beings that has no. reverence for great
ness and no pity for erring humans.
"Ironquill' could probably stand obloquy,
knowing that the political gosSipS in
Kansas stick at nothing, but his gorge
rises when they say that he has nothing
to do in Washington but open his mail
ought to blush when he receipts for his
salary. The idea has taken deep root in
the Kansas mind that public office is a
private snap and that officeholder is
a lucky dog Painted Post is full of men
who believe they would make better
pension commissioner than Eugene f.
Ware without half trying, and incidental
the G. A. r. and of all pension attorneys
everywhere. s'Ironquill' has not been
able to do it, but they will tell you in
Kansas that he was never cut out for z
pension commissioner and would resign II
he were really a friend of the old soldier.
Mr.. Ware intends to give these educated
intelligent persons" a chance to make a
success of the office and there will be
no greater pleasure in life for him than
to drop in at the department every now
and then and ask the new incumbent
how he likes being pension commissioner.
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Judge and Mrs. Henry Keeler will re-
turn to Atchison Wednesday after sew
eral weeks in Topeka.
Miss Mary Overholt went to Chicago
today to remain until Friday.
Mrs. Edward Ketner, who is the
guest of her mother, Mrs. George W.
Martin, will go to Lawrence Thurs
day to visit friends.
Mr.. Roy Stewart and Mr.. Henry Nc
Kenney, of Brooklyn, N. Y, are spend
ing the week at the Small ranch at
Delavan park.
Mr.. George Eagle returned today
from Pittsburg, Kas., where he spent
Thanksgiving. Mrs. Eagle stopped in
Kansas City for visit of ten days.
from their wedding journey Sunday
afternoon and are with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. P. Davis for a few days before leav-
ing for their home in the City of
Mexico.
Mrs c. c. Coleman. of Clay Center.
is at the Copeland for the rest of the
week
Miss Mary Cornell, of Goshen, Ind,
and Miss Winifred Patten. of Kansas
City, are guests of Mrs. L. S. Wool
verto<..
Mrs. Thomas E Pounds, of Joplin,
IS in town for few days. and is at
the Copeland.
Miss Frances Solomon passed
through Topeka Monday afternoon on
her way home to Atchison from Den
yer, where she has been visiting for
several weeks. Miss Solomon will
come to Topeka soon to visit her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. Justice and Mrs Will
liam P. Smith.
Mrs George Parkhurst, Miss Park
hurst and Miss LuCelia B. Clarke will
go to Newton Wednesday to give a con-
cert.
Mrs. George Crosman left Monday for
home in Cleveland, o.. after visit to
her brothers. Mr.. W. w Mills and Mr..
Arthur Mills.
Miss Villa Rodgers is expected home
from a visit to Chicago and Rockford,
Ill, Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary Vance Humphrey, of juno
ton City, and Mrs c. c. Goddard of
Jeavenworth, are with Mrs. William A.
Johnston for a few days.
| Mrs. Chester W. Snyder is visiting N
Clifton.
Miss Anna Kemper, of Wamego-on-
| theKaw, was the guest of Miss Bertha
| Beal Monday.
Mrs. Marguerite Kiley, formerly OF
Topeka. died at her home, 1928 East
Fourteenth street. Kansas City. Novenl-
Der II. Mrs. Kiley lived at 1929 Monroe
street for many years.
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SAYS BLUE is AFTER HIM.
A. F. Williams Talks About Cherokee
County Grand Jury.

A. F. Williams, county attorney of
Cherokee county, was in Topeka Mon
day evening consulting the attorney
general on some legal propositions. In
cidentally he told some of his friends
about his experience in being trailed by
a grand jury lately.
About the time so much fuss was be
ing made about getting an assistant at
tOrney general to aid in grand jury
investigation in Wyandotte county.
which resulted eventually in Attorney
General Coleman himself taking hold of
the matter, a grand jury was summoned
in Cherokee county and Mr.. Coleman
appointed an assistant attorney gen
eral to take charge of the Investigations
before it. Mr.. Williams says the grand
jury was called specifically for the pur-
pose of indicting him, but thus far he
has heard of no indictments, although a
little matter of fifty-five have been re-
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COMING OF RILEY.
His Great Popularity in America Is
Universal

Interest in the engagement of James
Whitcomb Riley at Topeka next Mon
day evening is growing. 1t is known
that excursions will come from Ottawa,
Baker, Lawrence and Emporia and the
general so cent admission to the Audi
forum gives added interest.
The evidence of Mr.. Riley's popularity
was shown in his reception at the
Worlds fair. I'm the brilliant group
that circled about the person of Presi-
dent Harrison the masses found the fig
ure of James Whitcomb Riley, and
reaching above and beyond the selection
of committees they hailed their favor
tie with rejoicing, covered him with
laurels of their love and memory and
made him the especial hero of Indiana
Day; and the press and the people of
Chicago, and the multitude within the
gates of the great White City en-
dorsed the spontaneous verdict, and es-
tablished there the fact that the poet
was the peer of the president; that the
singer shared the honors of the states
man. We all agree with the people of
Chicago that the man who writes the
nations songs may be measured with
the man who writes the nations laws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
RECTOR OF ST. LUKE'S
Testifies to the Good Quality of Cham.
berlain's Cough Remedy.

Ashburnham, Ont, April Is, 1861
think it is only right that should tell
you what wonderful effect Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has produced. The
day before Easter I was SO distressed
with cold and cough that I did not
next day, as my voice was almost chokej
by the cough. The same day / received
an order from you for a bottle of your
pie bottle and took about three doses Of
the medicine. To my great relief the
cough and cold had completely disappear,
ed and I was able to preach three times
on Easter day I know that this rapid
and effective cure WAS due to your cough
remedy make this testimonial without
solicitation. being thankful to have found
such Godsend remedy. Respectfully
YOURS T. a LANGFELDT, M A.,
Rector of St. Luke's Church.
To Chamberlain Medicine Co.
This remedy is for sale by all druggists.
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turned by the grand jury. and it is not

turned by the grand jury, and it is not
yet through.
Dick Blue is at the bottom of the
movement against me- said Mr.. Will
liams. He hates me and for months
he has been loading stories on to
Judge Glass about me. believe Judge
Glass thoroughly wants to do what is
right, but Blue got him to believing
that some of the stuff he was told might
be so. The first intimatiOn / had of it
was awhile back in court one day.
Judge Glass said that it was reported
to him that certain officers of his court
were guilty of bribery. He didn't men
ton my name, but everything he said
was directed at me, and he was terribly
in earnest.
"Then the grand jury was called.
Every petition for it was drawn up in
Dick Blues office He hoped to get an
indictment of some sort against me
that would smirch me whether they
could make it stick in court or not
Mr.. Coleman appointed Charles Ashley
assistant attorney general. 1 told them
to go to the bottom of everything
F'ifty-fve indictments have been re-
turned, and they are all liquor cases
except four that I secured myself to
avoid the expense of preliminary hear
ings. But they haven't been able to
get within a hundred miles of showing
up anything wrong in my official con-
duct The grand jury is taking a re-
cess just now. but it will meet again
next week to try to get something
elsa.
Il would have prosecuted the joint
lists if I could have got the evidence
that was presented to the grand jury
but no one would make complaints to
ms
It is understood that the total counts
on which Indictments are returned
aggregate $40. The assistant attorney
general gets fee of $25 on each count
on which he secures conviction.
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PREACHER ON THE FORCE
Made Assistant Chief by the Mayor o
Joliet. I'll.

Chicago. Dec IA dispatch to the
Tribune from Joliet, Ill. says:
The Rev. William Boiler Walker of
Christ Episcopal church has been made
a sort of assistant chief of police by
Mayor Crolius to enable him to conduct
his anti-saloon campaign here.
The mayor has sent a letter to Mr.
Walker asking him to act as the per-
sonal representative of the mayor in in
vestigating the violations of law and
offering to the pastor the use of the
police department in arresting any sa-
loonkeepers who might be found keep
ing open after hours or on Sundays
hereafter Mr.. Walker has accepted
the proposition
The saloonkeepers have concluded to
organize and secure a general agree
ment to close as long as the present
hostile situation exists.
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Princess Sues for Divoroe.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-The divorce proceed
ings of Princess Alice of Schoenberg-
Walderburg against her husband.
Prince Frederick, began at Dresden yes
terday. The princess returned from
Sori near Genoa, in an aggressive state
of mind. She openly declared the prince
was responsible for the shameful
charges made against her and said her
husband was seeking revenge because
she refused to continue paying his debts.
The princess also threa tens to begin
proceedings for alimony, alleging that
the newspaper stories of her alleged
elOpment with a cOachman are traceable
directly to Prince Frederick.
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Thirty Years at Hard Labor.

Asheville, N. C. Dec. DIR. ]. v.
Jay was today found guilty of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to
so years at hard labor. A few weeks
ago DR.. Jay, who is one of the best
known persons in Asheyille county, muir
dered his three children. His mind was
thought to be AFFECTED.
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Russia After warships.

Glasgow, Dec. 1.-The battIeship Lib
ertad. built for Chill. and which it is
said that Russia is trying to purchase.
with the battleship Constitution built
for the same country, left the Clyde on
a 4S hours continuous steaming trial
and also to test her guns. Admiral
Simpson OF the Chilean navy, was on
board. He declined to discuss the nego-
tiations with Russia, but it is under
stood that the latter will decide the
question of the purchase of the I4iber-
tad after the present trials of that yes
sell
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TO RUN HIM FOR CONGRESS-.
Bryan's Daughter Enters Her Hus-
band for the Race.

st. Louis. Dec. LIN a letter received
from Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt by Miss
Zoe Aikens, daughter Of the chairman
of the Republican state central commit
tee Mrs Leavitt announced her artist
husband. William Homer Leavitt, has
decided to remain at Humansville, No,
where the couple have been guests since
their marriage, and next year seek the
Republican nomination for congress in
the Seventh district.
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LETTERS ARE HARMLESS.
Governor Peabody says There Is
Nothing to Fuss About.


Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.-Governor
Peabody has decided after perusing thf
letters written by Secretary William
d. Haywood of the Western Federation
of Miners, with Adjutant General Sher-
man NJ. Bell, declared to be "incen-
diary and incriminating' that there is
nothing in them to make any fuss
about. The letters are as follows:
Denver, Nov. 20, 1903.
90. NJ. Carpenter, Telluride, Colo
Dear Sir and Brother; I see that the
Citizens Alliance in Telluride is doing
everything that they possibly can to
urge the governor to send troops TO
that locality. 1t is reported that he
has appealed to President Roosevelt
for the regulars but has been turned
down. I hope that this is so, beca use
If we must have troops there at all, it
would be much better for US to have
the tin soldiers.
'"They are not used to hard cam
paigning, and it will have an equal re-
suit in disruDting the state militia.
4 think it would be well to forward
statement you mention with itemlzed
bills so that the same can be presented
to the executive board at the next
meeting; also a summary of the num-
Der of men that are on strike, the
number that are drawing relief and
any other information that you believe
will be of interest. Advise a few days
yours fraternally.
WILLIAM D. HAYWOOD,
Secretary Treasurer"
20. NJ Carpenter, Telluride, Colo.
BY the time this reaches you the troops
viii be with you Anyone prominent in
the trouble Of 1901 had better leave
town, for the Citizens Alliance, backed
by the executive, will carry things with
q high hand.-William D. Haywood"
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WORK IS STOPPED.
Rock Island Calls. a Halt for the
Winter

Mr.. c. w. Jones, superintendent of
the Kansas division Of the Rock Island.
said yesterday that all improvements
that were being made along the COM
pany'S lines in Kansas have been
given I'D for the winter
I'VE are intending to complete the
work of replacing the rails on the ST.
Joe line with heavier ones, but cold
weather came on before five miles of
the new rails were laid. This work
will probably be resumed next spring.
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Death of Major Kilbourna.

bourne, U. S. A, a paymaster of the
department of Dakota, died on an in
coming train near this city. He had
been very i'll and was on his way to his
home in Columbus, o. Major Kilbourne
graduated from West Point in 1856
and was SO years old. He was treasurer
of the Philippine islands, while they
were under military government in 1895
99.
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careo of Cotton for Japan.

Seattle, Wash. Dec. 1--Forty-five
hundred bales of southern cotton. the
largest shipment ever carried by one
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha boats
from Seattle, will leave on the Rio Jun
Maru tomorrow morning. 1t is worth
about $3.50, 900. The vessel also takes
AAl tons Of -four worth S120. 900.
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Gas MAIN 81 Miles Long.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 1.-The great nat
ural gas main of the Manufacturers
Light and Heat company laid for the
purpose of piping gas from the West
Virginia fields to Pittsburg was put in
service successfully last night The
main is 81 miles long, cost 100000
and was laid in $50 days.
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I y
and highly educated musician, said to
have been once well known in the west
as a band leader, is dead in this city
He had long been i'll and expired sud-
denly in a cheap Blocker street eating
house
Manila, Dec. 1.-Governor Taft has
just appointed a mixed commission of
officers connected with different depart
ments OF the government and business
men of this city to consider and recon-
mend new list of tariff changes.
Manila, Dec. 1.-senor Rios, the
fanatic Filipino leader, also called pope
of the Tayabas, has been hanged. He
was captured last May and subse-
quently convicted of murder and SEN
followers were sentenced at the same
time to various terms of Imprisonment.
Manila, Dec 1-Lavedo Toledo. the
Ladrone leader who gave the military
authorities considerable trouble by his
operations in the province of Albay, has
been convicted and sentenced to death.
Toledo surrendered with thirty of his
men and ten guns in October last.
Chicago, Dec. detective Joseph
Driscoll, who was shot in the fight in
Indiana with the three car barn bandits,
died today.
Toxic, Dec IA mass meeting of
the metropolitan S6CIlOn OF the SG1Yukdl
party today passed a resolution de-
nouncing the delay in the negotiations
with Russia and urging their speedy
prosecution. The Seiyukai party form
ed by the Marquis Ito, in 1900, has
clear majority in the diet over all other
parties.
Rome, Dec. while out hunting with
a party in a heavy rain storm on the
outskirts of the city. the American am
bassador, George Won Tenger Myer was
thrown to the ground so violently as to
be made unconscious. On recovering the
doctors discovered only bruises and his
condition is not considered serious.
New Orleans, Dec. 1.-Fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the steam yacht
Roxana, belonging to John w. Gates of
Chicago. 1t left for Port Arthur with
only the crew on board. 1t is feared the
yacht foundered in recent gales and that
all were lost. Gates and his party has
gone by rail
Berlin, Dec. 1.-The largest shipment
of apples which ever left New York is
due to arrive at Bremen tomorrow on
the North German Lloyd line steamer.
Maine which sailed from New York
November - It consists of 22,972 bar
rels and 1,540 boxes.
London, Dec. 1.-The admiralty Off
cials here deny the statement cabled
Yesterday from Port of Spain, Trinidad,
that the British West Indian squadron
was to leave there Thursday for La
| Guayra. Venezuela
Frankfort. KY, Dec. 1.-The Ken
lucky election commission has issued a
certificate of election to congress to
w. r. Godfrey Hunter, late minister to
Guatemala Hunter is the only Repub-
lican congressman from Kentucky.
Chicago. Dec. 1.-The youthful self
Peter Neidermier, Harvey Van Dine.
Gustave Marx and Emilio Roeski. were
arraigned in court last night. Marx
pleaded guilty to all the charges
against him, but his three accomplices
pleaded not guilty.
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Two Stacks Resume.

Youngstown. O., Dec. stacks Nos.
and at the Ohio works of the Car
negia company have been put in opera
ton after being banked a month to re-
duce the output of pig iron. It is ex-
pected that operations will be resumed
within few days at No. 2 stack and
No. 4 stack.
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disease was brought there by polo
pony recently purchased in the west.
Every animal at the post will undergo
a test and diseased horses will be de-
StrOVed
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Chicago, Dec. 1.-The youthful self
confessed murderers and train robbers,
Peter Neidermier, Harvey Van Dine,
Gustave Marx and Emilio Roeski were
arraigned in court last night. Marx
pleaded guilty to all the charges
against him, but his three accomplices
pleaded not guilty.
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Glanders al west Point

New York, Dec IAN epidemic of
CHAMBERS has broken out among the
horses at West Point. 1t is thought the
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Mrs George A Clark entertained the
children who live at the Copeland Mon
day evening for her daughter Mary, the
company including beside Lucille Pol
lock. Mary Overholt, Eloise Patterson,
Donald Patterson, Hazel Kelley, Hilda
Burrow, Randall Burrow, Bruce Hurd
and AntOinette Clark.
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To strengthen

To strengthen
ne rve s,
puri fly t he
blood and open
up the clogged
bowel S, tn e
Bitters should
be taken a t
once. 1t posi-
lively cures
Sick headache,
Nervousness.
Dyspepsia,
Ind gestion,
Const1r alton,
Chills or Malaria.
Be sure to try
a bottle.
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Frankfort. KY, Dec. 1.-The Ken
lucky election commission has issued a
certificate of election to congress to
w. r. Godfrey Hunter, late minister to
Guatemala. Hunter is the only Repub-
llican congressman from Kentucky.
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The marriage of Miss Gertrude Hill
and Mr.. Louis a. Springer of New York
city took place at 8 o'clock Monday
afternoon at the home of the brides
Lawrence Mrs. Springer formerly lived
in Topeka and has many friends here.
They have gone to New York where
they will make their home.
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Mrs w. E. McVey will entertain at a
children's party Wednesday for her
daughter Pauline Josephine.
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Miss Herbst and Miss Sue Herbst viii
entertain the Progressive Grande clu
Saturday afternoon.
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London, Dec. 1.-The admiralty Off
ciaIs here deny the statement cabled
Yesterday from Port of Spain, Trinidad,
/ that the British West Indian squadron
was to leave there Thursday for La
| Cuavra Venezuela.
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Buy a 1oc Bachelor cigar for SC.
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The Chaminade Music club will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Miss Ingalls,
in her studio at Hartford cottage
Washburn college.
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guests for a theater party at the Craw-
ford Wednesday evening to see Uncle
Toms Cabin