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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
A Victory for Honesty.

Detroit Free Press.
The reelection Of Henry NJ. Teller to
the United States senate by the ieglsla-
ture Of Colorado is something more than
personal or a party victory. IT is a
victory for political honesty The legis-
lature. as elected in November. had
majority OF ten Democrats on the joint
ballot; but no sooner were the returns
in than the Republican leaders con
ceived scheme of stealing enough
seats to enable them to steal the sena-
torshiD.
But for the fractional fight in the Re-
publican party the programme could
probably have been carried out in spite
Of the thieving audacity Of it. The III
ability of the Wolcott Republicans and
the anti-WOlcott Republicans to agree
prevented the plundering of the sena-
tOrship and enabled the Democratic ma
jority to express the viii of the people
by returning Mr.. Teller TO the United
States senate. The Republican party is
to be congratulated on the result. Tt
can better afford to lose a senatorship
than to gain one that is tainted with
fraud,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05

Mr.. Snow left Chanute for the east
Sunday. but blew Lack Tuesday.
Did Mr.. Bristow have an linking"
when he purchased the Saiina Journal.
Brighter days have come to Ottawa A
blue bird and a robin have been seen
since Candlemas day.
To be in style in northern Kansas
now you must have a keepsake found
where Coronado camped."
In thunder storm this week at In
dependence lightning struck a tree. OF
course it was a weeping willow.
a Cherryva1e woman who lost a purse
containing so and a valuable ring says
the party returning the ring may keep
the money.
The editorial pages Of the Lawrence
Journal are like a mill pond with the
mill closed for repairs, since Charlie
Finch left
Wasps were seen on the state house
grounds in Topeka the day after the
storm. This is a singing rebuke to the
ground hog.
For ways that are dark and tricks
that are peculiar the average life in
surance company has All Wing backed
from the board
The shock of an earthquake has been
reported from Abilene. But then Kan
sas earthquakes are so unreliable it may
have been a mistake.
Lyon county has the biggest mule
barn in Kansas. Under the roof $50 an
imals are sheltered at once and the day
light chorus is something awful.
Burlington is a charitable town II
gave a sick tramp who had been run
out Of Yates Center and Neosho Falls a
cot in their cell Jail to rest upon.
Lawrence has awoke. The town IS II
have an automobile line in lieu of street
cars. Citizens are weary of walking UP
the hill to Haskell and the University
Emporia is thirsty old town. Dur
ing January the waterwoTks superin-
tendent says the town drank $4,000, 100
gallons or 90 gallons daily for each man,
woman and child.
In the elation of victory does the
machine" propose to punish its friends
as well as it's enemies. 1t is to be hoped
that Mr.. Leland and Mr.. Albaugh will
not make this mistake.
Some 400 people promised last fall al
a Holton revival to read the Bible
through. This week round up
showed that eight had kept their prom
Use. but they were old folks who had
nothing else to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
SUBSIDIES AND ALL.
PostOffice Appropriation Bill
Passes the House.

Washington. Feb. 5-When the house
met today the question was on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Talbert Is. c. to amend the
motion of Mr.. Underwood (Ala.) to re-
commit the postoffice appropriation bill
so as to add instructions to the COM
mittee to eliminate the appropriations
for special facilities from Washington
to New Orleans and from Kansas City
to Newton. Kan.
Mr.. Talbert's amendment was voted
down 100 to 121. Mr. Underwoods mo-
ton then was defeated without division
and the bill was passed. Mr.. Hit ORD
presented the conference report on the
diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill and it was adopted.
The army general staff bill was sent
to conference. Mr.. Hull lLa.). MI. Par
ker On. J.) and Mr. Sulzer IN. W be-
ing named as conferees. Mr.. GrosvenOr,
from the committee on rules then pre-
scented the special order for the cOnsid-
GRAFTON of the antitrust bills. 1T pro-
vides for the consideration of both the
bill to expedite cases under the Sherman
law and the Littlefield publicity bill
The previous question on the anti
trust rule was adopted 140 to 107 A
party vote. The rule was then adopted
and the house began consideration of
the senate bill to expedite cases under
the Sherman act in the courts
IN THE SENATE.
Washington. Feb During the con-
sideration of the morning business in
the senate today a bill was passed au-
thorizing the Pittsburg. Carnegie &
Western Railroad company to con-
struct a bridge across the Allegheny
river at Pittsburg.
Mr.. Quay then objected to the pas
sage Of any further bills by unanimous
consent.
Mr.. McCumber IN. D. moved to con-
slider the pure food bill passed by the
house and on a yea and nay vote, the
motion prevailed. 40 to IS.
The bill was read and an amend
ment was agreed to providing that
nothing in the act should be held to
apply to substance or material manu-
featured and exclusively for the use in
the arts and industries but only when
manufactured and sold as drugs or
foods. Consideration was not conclud-
ed at 2 o'clock when the statehood bill
came before the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
LEGISLATIVE SIDELIGHTS.

The third house of the legislature Of
1903 has been organized by the senate
pages. The organization was effected
last night without any difficulty as all
the members ride in the Republican
bandwagon. A hot fight is now on for
United States senator and his election
has been made a special order for this
evening. 1t is believed that the Hon.
Stub Porter win be elected although
Hon F'reckle Smith is making a hard
fight for it. In the organization last
night the following officers were chosen.
President. Hon. Lee Noftzger; president
pro TEN. Hon. Frank McRea, secretary,
Hon. Gaines Gilmore; legal advisor.
Hon Eustis (alias Freckle) Smith a
resolution was adopted allowing each
member $40 for postage A bill author
izing the immediate enforcement of the
antl-snake eating law was passed under
a suspension of the rules and will be put
into effect at once There was a hard
fight for the election of an official state
paper. Each of the three Topeka dailies
were represented in the BODY and con-
ficting reports were sent out as to the
result of the vote. 1t is believed to have
been decided that whatever paper got
to the news first could have it. The op-
position to the Topeka State Journal
and the Topeka Daily Capital was based
on the fact that those two publications
had roasted the badges" worn by the
senate pages. The roster of the third
house is as follows: Senators Noftzger.
A1cRea. Nickel. Marshall, Crossley,
Butler, Sheen. Gray, Graham. II. Por-
ter. B. Porter, Rodgers, Roberts. King
and Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
WANTS RABBIT FOOT.
Young Would Like to Have the
MOIineux TaIisman.

New York. Feb. 5.-When recess was
taken today in the trial of William
Hooper Young, accused of the murder
Of Mrs. Annie Pulitzer, six jurors had
been obtained. Young looked better
than yesterday and walked into court.
He sank heavily into a chair and his
head fell on the table in front of him.
but nevertheless he took an interest in
the examination Of the talesmen. JUS
tice Herrick included among his Ques-
lions to the talesmen Have you any
prejudice against any religious sect2"
During the lun in the proceedings
Young said audibly to one of his coun-
rabbit foOt?'
At one stage of the proceedings he fell
asleep for 10 minutes. and then reIapsed.
into an appearance of semi conscious
ness.
From one Of the ta1esmen, Simon Ger
ger, news was received of Joseph Pu-
liter, husband of the murdered woman.
Gerger said he heard that Pulitzer was
IN Michigan two weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
GOV. BAILEY TALKS
In Coal Investigation Scores
the Railroads.

At quarter Of > o'clock this after
noon Governor Bailey was put on the
witness stand before the coal famine in
vestigation committee. Governor Bail
ey'S testimony had to do with the short
age OF coal at the state institutions. He
stated that within the past two days he
had received reports of shortage Of coal
at the Topeka insane asylum. the Win
field imbecile asylum and at the Dodge
City soldiers home. Yesterday Supt
Biddle Of the Topeka asylum had to GO
on the local market and buy a car OF
coal at market rates. At the present
time the insane asylum has but one
days supply on hand.
Governor Bailey stated that the
shortage resulted from the nOndeliveTy
and confscation of coal by railroads and
from the lack Of care in providing the
state institutions against cold weather.
In discussing the matter Mr.. Bailey
said:
There should be a law compelling the
railroads to pay d large excess upon coal
confscated by them in the case OF
emergency. The railroads do not take
care to provide themselves with coal.
because in emergency they can con-
fscate coal en- route to the point of con-
si%nment.
In the course of his testimony Cover
nor Bailey said:
Il do not believe enough coal is con-
fiscated by the railroads to make the
difference in the amount of coal at the
disposal of the public The great mis-
take is that more coal is not laid by at
the different state institutions during
the summer. Warden Jewett says that
more coal has been mined at the state
penitentiary during December and jan
uary. 19O2-'03. than there was during the
same months of 1901-'O2''
Mr.. Bailey exhibited letters sent by
I W. e. Hodges. purchasing agent of the
Santa Fe. to Warden Jewett of the state
penitentiary. notifying him of the con-
fscation Of four cars of coal consigned
to Topeka. Dodge City and Winfield.
All four cars We're taken on January %
and p. Jewett notified Mr.. Bailey on
January 20 that 20 cars of coal were
waiting on the side tracks at Leaven-
worth but couldn't be shipped because
the railroad had no engine there to
move it.
The committee adjourned until 4:3G
/ o'clock and subpoenas were issued for
/ w. E. Hedges of the Santa Fe and War
/ den Jewett.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05

escaped the Wardens and reached
northern and eastern markets.
The chief warden and his county dep
uties receive no salaries but are permit
ted to keep the proceeds from the sales
of confiscated game. Sometimes the
game is not sold, but. given away, and
then every body in town who knows the
warden feasts on quail. At other times
the game is saturated with kerosene,
and 50 made unstable Objection is
made to the sale of confiscated game,
for the reason that often it is purchased
by dealers and shipped TO outside mar
kets. if they can elude the wardens.
The methods of the pot hunter in kill
ing quail in Oklahoma are curious.
Much of the hunting is done at night,
and often there are a score of hunters
in a single party.
A bell is fastened to the collar of a
well-trained dog and he is sent into the
fields where the birds roost. The dog
can be followed by the tinklng of the
bell, and when the bell stops tinkling
the hunters know that the dog has made
a stand. A bullseye lantern reveals his
location and also the birds. which stand
huddled close together blinded by the
glare of the lantern.
The pot hunter steps to the right
range and, usually, with one barrel kills
the entire bevy. Even though wounded
birds viii futter into the grass, a good
retriever will get every bird.
In western Oklahoma this season one
party of pot hunters is known to have
killed 5000 quail in a single night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
The Typographical Union Lectures.

Baltimore News:
The baltimore Typographical Union IS
carrying on most CONNIE ndable enter
prise in its series of Sunday afternoon
lectures upon important economic sub
jects- The first lecture of the series was
given last month by. Professor Hollander.
and dealt with the large question of the
relation between economic theory and
the practical interests of woFkingmen.
Tomorrow afternoon DR.. George z. Bar
nett Of the department of political econ
omy in Johns Hopkins university. will
speak on Trusts and Their Develop
ment.' After the lecture questions and
discussion will be in order Nothing
could be more conducive to the growth
Of a broad spirit among the members Of
the union. and of intelligent comprehen-
sion of matters about which we are sail
thinking a great deaf nowadays than
such a series of lectures and discussions
as the typographical union has insti-
tuted. It is to be hoped that the interest
shown in them will be such as TO secure
a long and prosperous continuance of the
enterprise. Last months meeting was a
great success, and DR. Barnett's talk to-
morrow is sure to be highly interesting
and Instructive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago Daily News
Free lunch often proves to be the most
expensive.
ANY joy that isn't shared with another
is of short duration.
No man IS ever wholly unhappy until he
IS deprived of all hope.
a man isn't necessarily cool when he
thinks Of the price of coal.
Candidates who itch for office should be
scratched by the voters
She that VIII marry when she may, may
not get q divorce when she will.
TIE golden rule is one thing no man
should allow his neighbor to overlook.
At SO a plate a banquet may be appro-
priately termed a spread-eagle affair
The advice a man gives is far superior
to the advice he receives-so he thinks.
Any man who has no good reason for do
ing thing has a good reason for not do
inc it.
Love may be tireIess worker. but It
won't start fire in the furnace on cold
morning.
Almost any man can look back and see
where he missed getting rich by not fol-
lowing somebody's advice.
Tt is better to discover you have made
a mistake after trying than to make the
mistake Of not trying at all
Why doth it profit a man to know thas
the fool and his money are soon parted
if he participateth not in the parting
thereof
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
AIR is CLEARED.
Some Plain Talk INDUCED in About
Venezuela.

London, Feb. 5.-Dispatches have been
received in official quarters in London
and Berlin saying that the diplomatic
air in regard to the Venezuelan question
was considerably cleared" as q re-
suit of the interview between Ambassa-
dor Herbert and Minister Bowen on
Saturday. According to the dispatches
Sir Michael Herbert made some plain
spoken observations respecting the con-
duct of the negotiations and the inter
view Altogether was somewhat heated
DISTRESS IN CARACAS
New York. Feb. 5-=Caracas is in great
distress Is the result of the existing con-
ditions, says the spondent there of
the Herald. While yellow fever and
typhoid prevail they are not in epidemic
form and the alarming mortality. which
in January was As per LOCO is due to
starva ton, which induces the disease.
No city in the world adds the CORE
such conditions except when ravaged by
the plague.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
oUAKER REFLECTIONS.
From the Philadelphia RecOl
cotton orairS-Docfors' fees

Il-gotten gains-Doctors' fees.
Remarks may be blunt and still be point
ed.
Silence is golden where hush money is
concerned
The sign painter can always make 2
name for himself.
You can Judge some people by the things
they don't do.
The more we tell our troubles, the larger
they seem to grow.
Nothing destroys the memory so effec-
tually as borrowing money
One good turn may deserve another: but
this doesn't result in perpetual motion.
It never occurs to a man that he might
blame his bad luck on his bad habits.
Some men are too busy to make friends.
and others are too lazy to make enemies.
The fellow who sits in the front row at
the theater must be a close student of the
drama
Any married man will tell you that it
is easier to match pennies than to match
ribbons
A man never knows what large follow
ing he has until he leads the procession in
a hearae.
A mans heart may be reached through
his stomach but the politician prefers to
reach it through his pocket.
Roliingstone Nomoss--'Wot is de old
sayin about dog in de manger?'' Tat
terdon Torn-tsA dog in the manger is
worth two in de front yard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
GLASS FOR SENATOR.
May Succeed Smith If Latter Goes to
Congress

Now that Senator Fred DumOnt Smith
expects to go to congress from the Sew
enth congressional district, the friends
of H. W Grass of Lacrosse are boom
ing him for senator from the Thirty
eighth senatorial district to succeed
Smith. Grass is a banker at Lacrosse
and he would like to be senator.
Some of the fusionists want to run
Representative S. I. Hale also of La
Crosse. for senator and as the district
is close they think he could be elected.
Hale's friends have been starting all
sorts of political booms for him, but
thus far he has said nothing about
them. except to put a quietus on his
congressional boom It has been report
ed that he viii be a candidate for rail-
road commissioner the coming spring to
succeed J. n. Fize the Democratic
member of the board. Concerning the
senat orial matter he said today.
II do not know whether I would run
for senator or not. 1t depends some
what on other matters. Mr.. Grass is
one of my best personal friends and I
wouldn't like to run against him. but if
7 should I would do my best to beat
him
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questions of her foster father. refused
to reveal her past history. but said she
would disappear some day.
Prater loved the girl, and finally per
suaded her to marry him. She appeared
to be perfectly happy, but one day
show came to a nearby town on the L.
& Z. railway, and a balloon ascension
was one of the attractions. The balloon
list, in a spirit of gallantry and banter
asked if some lady would like to take
a trip with him in the air. adding that
there was no danger. The young bride
eagerly volunteered, and soon the aer-
onauts were lost to view in the clouds.
The spectators waited in vain for their
descent to the earth, and from that day
to this they have never been heard from.
The balloon was found uninjured. but
the woman and man have disappeared
as completely as if the earth had opened
and closed upon them. The unfortunate
husband thinks his wife is still living
and that she is with the man with
whom she so mysteriously disappeared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Legislation as q Fine Art.

'1-e+s-@A e.A q -4AC @AAst
Philadelphia Record:
David H. Lane, the astute Philadel-
phla politician was recently watching
congress at work. They used to do
things better in the old days in the
Pennsylvania legislature he said. Il
remember once, when Bob Mackey was
boss in Pennsylvania, he walked into
the senate chamber and found one Of his
henchmen. who was senator. in the
midst of a terrific assault on some bill.
The senator was making mincemeat of
the measure. He advanced argument
after argument showing why it was
iniquitous and should not be passed.
MacAey ased of another senator: What
bills that2' When he was told. Mackey
exclaimed: Good heavens, that's my
bill.' Mackey walked down the aisle,
and as he passed the speaker he said,
in hoarse whisper: That's my bill
The senator never Winked. He finished
his sentence, paused, took a drink OF
water and then resumed. These, gentle
men, are the arguments the opponents
of this bill viii advance. These are the
miserable subterfuges by which the OPP
position will endeavor to stifie the will
of the people have given them in de-
tail, so you may know how weak their
case is, and I viii now proceed to show
you why this bill should have the vote
of every patriotic man in the chamber
And he did, concluded Lane He
made the hottest kind of speech for
the bill and passed it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
SAYS HE WAS ROBBED.
John Heron, an Old Soldier, Tells
Story of Footpads.

John Heron. an old soldier. told the
police that he was robbed on the Sixth
avenue viaduct about Q o'clock last
night by two men, who secured all the
money he had except some small change
in another pocket The haul amounted
to sos.
He says that he was walking on the
viaduct going east when two men came
up behind him. One of them, the tallest
one threw his arms around the old man.
piniOning his arms to his side The
shorter man hastily searched the
victims pockets and found the pocket
book containing S25. After telling him
to make no Outcry Heron says they
turned and walked rapidly away
Heron says he intended to go to the
Soldiers Home at Leavenworth tomor-
row. but viii stay here awhile in hopes
that the police may capture the thieves
and get back part of his money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-05
BRIDE SAILED AWAY
With the Aeronaut and Prater Hasn't
Seen Her Since.

Ashland. XIV. Feb. 5.-Henry Prater,
who uD to few weeks ago made his
home in Letcher county. has given up
his farm and is searching for his young
bride, who, he alleges eloped in most
novel manner a month or so ago.
Prater. who stopped in Ashland a few
hours last night, tells the following
story:
Several years ago a man and woman
We're passing through the country ac-
companied by a pretty, bright girl of
eight years The couple stopped with
an old farmer, who was much pleased
with the girl, her air of refinement be
ing totally at variance with the couple
she was with The man and woman
seemed to care nothing for the child
and offered to give her to the old farm
er. who gladly accepted and adopted
the child as his own. The girl grew to
be a beautiful woman and despite the
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Coal Market Conditions Changing.

Cleveland Leader.
Where the coal famine was worst the
change for the better is most marked.
AT New York, for example. where the
price of soft coal was more than So a ton
a few weeks ago the market quotation for
anthracite has fallen to $50 at retail. and
the demand is not very pressing at that
figure All the tendencies of the trade are
toward lower prices. Coal is beginning to
accumulate in the yards at the seaboard
cities and with production going on at
the pace lately maintained fuel will surely
be cheaper, before long. all over the couE-
try.
Meanwhile, the weather has turned mild
again, in the greater part of the north,
and the fear of absolute lack of fuel which
was so intense and common a fortnight
since. has largely died out. Hence there
is much less urgent buying of coal for the
needs of the future. and dealers are not
beset in the way they were early in jan
uary In few weeks. with ordinary eli
matte conditions. the change in the coal
situation will be much more marked, and
the country can consider the danger Of a
that the mine owners and the miners
reach an amiCable agreement as to the
scale of wages in the soft coal fields for
the year beginning with April.
When the pressure for coal abates the
country Will go its way with fast increas-
ing indifference to the conditions which
brought about the troubles Of the pest few
months A minority win continue TO try
to correct evils and put an end to dangers
which have been felt bitterly this winter