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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
NO TRUST NOW.
Threatened Pool on Pavement
Doesn't Materialize.
Ramsey & Ramsey ANTI Combine
Firm, Gets the Big End.
THE PRICES ARE Low.
Range Is from SI.16 to $l.I9|
Per Square Yard.
KepIey & Webster Land Most of
the CURLING.
THE PRICES ARE Low

Ramsey & Ramsey captured 20 blocks.
the big end, of the paving contracts last
night at the figures of S1.16. SLY and
$1.1S35 per square yard which is less
than most Of the paving went for in
1902 The council meeting did not ad-
journ till past o'clock this morning.
Wall & HanIey secured L blocks at
s1.16. S1.1s and $119 John Rltchie got
81 blocks, but 31s blocks of this, be-
tween Thirteenth and Euclid on Kan
ssts avenue, was held up, and may not
be laid because of difficulty with the
street car company. which refuses to
lay double track as the city wants it to
do. Ritchie's bids were $1175s. $1.19 and
$1.19iz.
Compared with last years prices. the
above figures are remarkably low. and
show that there was keen competition
Though some pavement last year was
let for the abnormally low price of
Sl-12l2. $1.13 and S1.14 the prevailing
figures were S1175k and S11S. This
year material is higher. labor is higher
and the specifications more exacting,
and it was supposed that the bids might
run very close to the 125 limit But
the same old contractors fight which
ragged last year was again manifest,
and it seemed to be Ramsey & Ramsey
against the field
Last year the Ramsey firm was com
{ lllGltly IIOLcH out 1t uiQ TOT lay d
single yard of paving in Topeka during
the whole season. and the claim was
made that a combine" had been form
ed to drive Ramsey & Ramsey out Of
business because they tried to bring
Lawrence brick into competition with
Topeka brick This year it is said that
the same combine existed, but Ramsey
& Ramsey came to the front with the
low bids. and will do the lions share
of the work.
rrha l7o+aiTa7 fo,,rac which the cop-
tractors submitted last night were as
follows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
NILES REPORT.
What He Says About the Philippines
May Yet Be Published.

Boston. April 21--From private ad-
vices from Washington it is learned that
General Miles report on the condition
of affairs in the Philippines really re-
veals a state of affairs far more sensa-
tOnal than the public has even guessed
at. The general rakes the methods OF
General Adna r. Chaffee terri1cally;
charges that a ring is ruling army af-
fairs in the Philippines; that terrible
epidemics of diseases have resulted
from the kind of plans adopted to keel,
soldiers employed during the rainy sea-
son, and that the whole system of adj
ministering directions in the east is I'M
wise.
Miles bitterly objects to the fact OF
the war department suppressing his re-
port and allowing only garbled extracts
to be made public. The feeling between
the friends of Miles and the Root fac
ton at Washington is at the extreme
heat, and although President Roosevelt
stands by Secretary Root, it is now be-
lieved that Miles resolve to have his
entire report given to the public can
not be prevented
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

New york, April 21.-At the annual
election of the Society of Tammany or
Columbian order last night the follow
ing sachens and officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Sachems-Johls
f. Ahearn. Thomas J. Dunn, Victor j.
Bowling. John Fox, Asa Bird Gardner.
Randolph Guggenheimers Louis F. Hat
fen, Patrick Keenan,, CIhas- F. Murphy
Daniel F. Mcmahon. George W Plum
kett, John J. Scannell- Timothy D. Sui
Ivan. Secretary. Thomas F. Smith.
treasurer, Peter F. Meyer; ss-amore.
Bryan p Henry; Wishinlzie, John A
Boyle. Senator John f. Ahearn. Victor
]. Dowling. Louis P Haffen and TIM
othy .. Sullivan are the new sachens
elected in the places of John F Carrol.
Maurice FeatEerSon John ". Keller
and George c. Clausen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
BURDENs ARE MANY.
Topeka Citizens Have Their Share.

Topeka Citizens Have Their Share.
Most backache pains come from sick
kidneys.
Must cure the kidneys to cure the
back
Doan's Kidney Pills viii do it.
Lots of Topeka proof that this is so.
Read what a citizen says:
Mr. J. r. Black of No. 1865 East Sixth
street. paper hanger and painter, says:
During the three years that I suffered
from kidney complaint the grumbIing
aching pain across the small of my
back greatly inconvenieced me when
reaching and straining as is necessary
to do in paper hanging. I also had d
very distressing and annoying weakness
of the kidneys. particularly noticea bic
at night when it greatly broke my rest
and arose as tired IN the morning as
when I went to bed. When saw
Deans Kidney Pills advertised I got
box at Rowley & SHOWS drug store.
corner Of Sixth street and Kansas ave
nue.. They gave me the greatest salts
faction and in a short time the pain in
my back disappeared
For sale by all dealers Price 50
cents. Foster Ailburn Co. Buffalo, N.
T. sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Deans. and
take no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Lawyers Say the Senator Refused te
Pay Their Zee.

Washington. D. C, April &1.-Senatos
Stephen Elkins of West Virginia is
made defendant in a suit for one-hal
million dollars fled in the district SUI
prene court by Robert Burton and
George A. Dubrueil. The declaration in
the case alleges that Senator E1kins EN-
ployed the plaintiffs in November, 1901.
to procure for him certain Information,
plans. data. and legal opinions concern
ing the Western Maryland railroad com
pany for the purpose of aiding him 10
acquire controlling interest in that
company. He proposed to pay them for
services rendered him or his business
associates in this matter. providing he
obtained controlling interest in tho
road.
The declaration AYERS that they ac-
cepted the employment on these condi-
tons and from time to time furnished
the defendant certain information at tho
expense OF much time and great labor.
and also transmitted him legal informa
ton. etc, which assisted him in se~
curing the controlling interest in the
company When, however. they re-
quested compensation for their services
Senator Elkins. it is stated. failed and
neglected to pay them. It is declared
that after the Cioulds had acquired the
Western Maryland. Burton and Du-
brueil demanded their share. but that
Senator Elkins refused to pay, although
he had made millions out of the deal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
SEVEN PERSISTED.
Victims of Red House Wreck Still
Are Unidentified.

Salamanca, N. Y. April 21.-It is now
known with practical certainty that
seven persons persisted in the wreck on
the Erie railroad at Red House yesters
day. The railroad officials have complied
a list Of the names of the passengers
who escaped uninjured and the name or
one dead man. and by comparing this
with the record of the conductor as te,
the total number of passengers on board
the train they find that six are missing
or uraccounted for. They believe THAI
the bodies of all those killed have been
found and that the list of fatalities will
not exceed seven. The six unidentified
bodies are so badly charred that recog-
milton is impossible. and they bore
nothing which would give any eIew to
their identity. Agent Hicks of the Erie
railway a this place has received many
kilograms containing inquiries as IT,
passengers on the train, but thus far ali
the names mentioned have been in
either the list OF the killed or injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
BAD FOR WILLIAMS.
One Jointist Who Found That It
Didn't Paw.

G. P. Williams was a Neodesha joint
list. Was is used instead of is" for
Mr.. Williams has doubtless learned bet
ter now from bitter experience and
little matter of $500 fine and seven
months in Jail which a heartless dis
trict court dealt out to him.
Mr. Williams was tried on SIS counts,
but the jury concluded to let him off
on all but seven. He tried to convince
the jury that the stuff which he was
selling was not intoxicating. but the
jury refused to be convinced in the sew
en- instances specified. Therefore the
verdict Now Mr. Williams wants the
supreme court to guess on his case, and
his attorney, S. S. Kirkpa trick, has filed
an appeal in the supreme court.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick also brought along
an appeal by the state in a prosecution
against Herbert H. Clark. of Kansas
City, for SANDER. Clark was formerly
the linseed oil business with F. E. Lys-
ter of Fredonia, but he sold out some
time ago and started up another linseed
oil plant at Kansas City. He wrote to
some of his former customers, telling
them that his connection with Lyster
was a sorry experience for him, and
Mr.. Lyster hearing of it, made UP his
mind that he had been grossly SANDER
ed and he started a prosecution against
Clark The district court quashed the
information against Clark, and now the
state is appealing.
A peculiar fact about these cases is
that kirkpatrick acts as assistant coun-
ty attorney in the Islander case. but he
defends the iointist in the other Per-
sons with good memories may recall
that Kirkpatrick was once a congress-
man from the Third district. He also
represented Wilson county in the re-
cent LEGISLATURE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
KANSAS IN HISTORY.
Prof Lee Secures Data and Photo
graphs in Topeka

The Kansas Historical society viii
contribute fifty or more of the illustra~
lions of new historical work being
edited Prof Guy Carleton Lee. Of
Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore
Prof Lee is enga ged in tour of the
southwest, visiting state and territorial
ca pitfalls and collecting pictures OF OBJ
jects of historical interest and photo
graphs of characters associated in the
history Of the making of the southwest
Prof Lees work viii deal with the
history of North America and is intend
ed to be a very comprehensive conpila~
ton It is to consist of twenty volumes
He visited the State Historical rooms
here last week and secured number
of photographs of prominent Kansas
men. such as John Brown. James Mont
gomery. Gerrit Smith, Benjamin F.
Stringfellow, fifteen or twenty in all.
He also had photographs taken of let
tiers taken from the correspondence Of
men prominent in the early days. re-
lating to matters now part Of Kansas
history. flags, buildings. official publica.
lions and territorial and state proclama-
tons He secured a picture of the piece
of chain mail supposed to have been
left by one of Coronado's men The
history is to be published by George
Barrie & Sons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
SAVES A BOYS LIFE.
Largest Dog in New Jersey Rescues
Child from Drowning.

New York. April 21.-Manor Tucker. q
and who Is said to be the largest dog in
NeEu Jersey, has saved a six-year-old
boy from drowning in the deep pool or
the Second river, near the LackaWanna
railroad bridge between Bloomfield and
Watsessing The boy, with several COM
panions, was playing on the bank of ths
stream when the bank gave way and he
was precipitated into the water He
could not swim and his frightened COM
panions ran away.
The dog saw the boy struggling in the
water and dashing into the Doof seized
him by the collar and brought him safe
" TO the shore.
When little Harold Hollenslobip. the
grandson Of Recorder Jacob G. Post.
Of Bloomfield. became lost and stroller
away into the Orange mountains. it was
Manor that found him and brought llins
safely horae.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

(1IHbIN\r t-tJ4N EAtAt-
The curbing contracts were divided
among four bidders. kepley & Web
ster landed 205a blocks on which Ban
dara blue sandstone is called for by the
eest lot of blocks secured by one bidder,
but the price was held up to 30 cents
per yard which Is cents higher than
last year This is a very good contract,
and will make Kepley & Webster some
money. Ex-Sherif r. B. kepley al
tended the meeting last night
The number of block secured by each
bidder. and the price, follows:
John Ritchie, eight bolcks COLORADO
red sandstone at So cents; eight blocks
of Allen, Lyon county stone, at 43 cents.
Kepley & Webster 20as blocks Ban
cara sandstone at so cents OF this
lot the 80 blocks on Kansas avenue
may not be laid, as previously ex-
Ramsey & Ramsey three blocks Of
Allen. Lyon county, stone at 80 cents
H K. Winans. one block Colorado red
sandstone at 593a cents.
MAXWELL GETS ALL
J. H Maxwell duplicated his last
wears performance and captured LII the
grading in the city on all pavements-
His price was uniform. 24Z cents Per
ward This is Just one cent higher than
last year. The other bidders were Fur
man Baker, 271z cents; B. d. Coughlan,
27s4 cents.
John Ritchie got all of the rolling this
season he DIG. CEIlS PO1 y al III LIZ
work. which is one cent lower than It
was done last year by William Brad
bury. The other bids this year We're
Hugh Hodgins, 2 T-10 cents; William
Bradbury. cents; D. b. Sougnlan,
15-100 cents.
II. K. Winans will furnish all the
crossing plates this year at the price of
S6.40 The only other bidder was M. W.
Gilmore, who figured at $6.49.
M. w Gilmore secured the catch
basin work at SIT per basin Last year
the price was s1s. The other bidders
were Wall & Hanley. ST, and Ramsey
& Ramsey SIS. Gilmore also secured the
contract for furnishing vitrified brick
pipe at 40 cents for the 12-inch and SO
cents for the 15-inch.
One of the bidders on curbing was
the Capital Iron works, which figured
on supplying the city with iron curbing-
On the whole, the bids were very sat
isfactorv. 1t was unfortunate that the
trouble has arisen concerning the Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
ARMS FOR THE SULTAN.
A Ship Load from New York Reaches
a Morocco Port

Madrid, April 21-A dispatch from
Cueta, Morocco, reports the port OF
Tetuan, Morocco as being in very
critical position. The pretender is being
urged to attack Tetuan. the capture of
which is considered easy. The Euro
pean and Jewish residents. of the place
are unable to leave. except by sea, and
have requested that a steamer be sent
to fetch them, as in consequence Of the
insufficient garrison the town will soon
be in the hands of the insurgents. The
Spa niards have demanded the Drotec-
ton Of the Spanish government. A
steamer from New York has arrived at
Afellslla with 500 cases Of ammunition
and number Of rifles for the sultan
Of Morocco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Of Topeka. secretary. Among the people
who will take part in the programme of
the convention will he: Won Ogden
Vogt. the new national secretary, re
Gently appointed: Prof H c. Willetts
of the University of Chicago. DR. T. Il.
Haley Kansas City. Z. O. Excel. o.
Chicago, who will have charge of the
Rev Charles NJ Sheldon, Topeka: A. T.
Comstocl<, McLouth: T. NJ Iden. En-
poria; II. B. Wright Pittsburg: Rev
Charles Campbell, Denver; Dr. Crise.
Manhattan. Miss Addie Mains. Oska-
loosa. Miss EIma Ireland. Miss Lucy
Knowles and E. r Simon, of Topeka.
Allen S. Davis. Lyndon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
JUDGES ARE SHOT.
Reform Measures in Albania
Are Having a Hard Time.

Salonica. European Turkey. April 2l.-A
band of about 800 insurgents. partly in
Bulgarian uniform. was defeated by a
Turkish force near Radovitz. April ~
Thirty insurgents and nine Turks were
killed.
The Konieh, Asia Minor division of
Redifs. numbering 16 battalions. has been
called out for active service IN Macedonia
and Albania.
The new judges appointed under the re
form scheme of the powers are being ter
rorized by the Albanians. Two of the
judges were shot with revolvers in the
streets of Scutaria, Asia Minor. One OF
them was killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

SIS avenue. pavement south of Fhir-
tenth street for it may. kill the pave
ment down there. It is claimed that
the street railway practically agreed to
build double tracks down that street,
and the pavement was made wide
enough so that they would be accom-
modated. Since the legislature failed to
authorize the state fair, the company
refuses to build double tracks south of
Thirteenth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
christian Endeavor workers.

A meeting of the programme commit
tee Of the State Christian Endeavcr
union was held a the National hotel
Monday evening, where a provisional
programme for the sixteenth annual
convention, to be held at Emporia. June
% to 25. was arranged Those who at
tended the meeting were Dr.. Crise Of
Manhattan. president eff the state asso
citation: Rev. Mr.. Parker of Enn-oria,
vice president. and Miss Maud Griffith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
HOGS OR cows.
L G. Disney Writes of "the Issue' in
One Town Election.

According to a letter written by L.
G. Disney formerly of Oakland. to
Captain Clad Hamilton, the recent
municipal election in Atoka. Indian
Territory, where Mr.. Disney is now
located, was a peculiar one.
The only issue. Mr. Disney writes.
was whether the cows or hogs shall be
allowed to run at large through the
streets. The hog ticket was defeated
but the cows won by about fifty ma
jority."
Mr.. Disney. is a clerk for the Dawes
Indian commission. He was until a
few months ago 2 justice of the peace
our at Oakland. He now has charge
Of the contest bureau of the Dawes
commission at Atoka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Rate Conferences in PROGRESS.

San Francisco. April PA conference
is now in progress in this city among
representatives Of the passenger de-
-artments Of the Southern Pacific.
Santa F'e. Rock Island and Rio Grande
railroads for the purpose of revising the
joint rate sheets of the latter road to
points west and east of FL Paso Dem
ing. Phoenix and AIbuQuerQue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
INA 20 ROUND BOUT.
Terry McGOvern and Abe AtteIl
Are Matched.

Buffalo, N Y, April 21-Jaek Her
man, matchmaker for the Fort Erie
Athletic club. announces that he has
arranged a bout between Terry Nc
Govern and Abe AttelI of San Francisco.
The conditions call for d 20-round
bout at 122 pounds on Decoration day.
The men viii battle for per cent of
the gate receipts, the club guaranteeing
a purse of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
EAST AND WEST.
For Having Poiiov Outft

New York. April a1-Justice Scott in
the supreme court today sentenced. Al
bert j. Adams to not less than one
year and not more than one year and
nine months in Sing Sing prison and ID,
pay a fine of $1,000 for having oara1
phernslia for playing policy in his pos
session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Thirteenth Biennial reports of the Agri-
cultural society Beeson says some
other representative got 145 when he
should have had but fifty He has been
trying to even up by endeavoring to
persuade the Historical society at the
state house to give up some of their
copies of the publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Special Car for Miss Roosevelt

Asheville. N. G.. April 21-Miss Alice
Roosevelt who has been a member 0.
Mr. George W Vandefbilt's house party
at 8Itmore the past few days. left last
night for Washington. Mr. Vanderbilt
special car was placed at her disposal
for the Journey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

st. Petersburg, April "A blizzard
has swept over the entire province Of
Petrikovka. Trains are showed up and
great damage has been done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
At the Whist Club.

Fuller and Sibley won the club but
tons at the Topeka Whist club last
night by making the high plus score.
The following scores We're made:
NORTH AND SOUTH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
still Boosting sugar.

New York, April 21.-AH grades of re-
hned sugar were advanced 5 cents a
hundred pounds today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

To expel the
poisons that
h ave accurnu-
lated in the sys-
TEN during the
win er you
ought to take
the Bitters. It
is the be 5 {
spring tonic
and blood
purifier before
the public. It
also cures
Stomach, Liver,
Bowel and kid
ney Disorders.
Try It and see
for yourself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
sNAP sHOTs ATHOMENEWs.

The people Ia the suburbs have the town
folks on the shelf.
For when the cost of ice begins ia swell
They tell the wicked icemau just to 80
and lose himself.
And they hang their milk an9 butter
LAZARUS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
l0AN2 on Real Estate.
GOnaS ~ monthly Payments
Capitol Building and
Loan Association.
5s4 Kansas Avenus. Telephone sos
ELKINS SUED.

5s4 Kansas Avenus.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
NEED AN ART DEPARTMENT
Change at the U. Of M. Viewed
With Regret by Patrons
Of Art.

Local protests against the abolition of
the art department at the university are
held back because the regents say re-
trenohment was necessary. Yet friends
of the university regret that the regents
felt called upon to deny the petition of the
numerous students, who asked that the
art department be retained.
e. G. Gale, president of the municipal
art commission, said this morning: THE
regents are the best judges, no doubt, of
what the university can afford to do. /
feel sure that they have acted with due
regard to the interests of the institution
II don't see,'' said Harrington Beard COW
our state university can expect to MAIN
tain a position as a flrst-class university,
a. seat of general learning, and not give in
struction on a subject as important as art
But If the regents cannot see their way
clear to maintain an art department
adequately equipped I agree that they
would do well to abolish the department
for the time being. Art study will prob
ably be reinstated when the conditions are
more favorable
Il don't believe, tho, that the regents
are ignoring the Importance of rational
art study. They have probably adjusted
the curriculum to circumstances. It's
one thing to feel that a certain course
ought to be adopted and another thing to
be able to adopt it,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-05
THE GOVERNOR IS KISSED
West Virginia Chief Executive Calls
His Hosts Tax Dodgers and Is
Insulted.
New York Sun Special service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Parkersburg, w. Va, June 5.-Governor
A. B. White was Missed long, loud and re-
peatedly last night when responding to a
toast at the banquet Of the West Virginia
Bankers associa ton. He was a guest Of
the association and had been placed upon
the list of speakers, he said, without con-
sultation.
It was nearly midnight when he arose,
and in the course Of his remarks referred
to the bankers association sending COM
mittee to the legislature to oppose the pas
sage of the tax commissions report, which,
among other things, increased the tax on
banks. His first reference brought forth
Kisses. The governor Redeemed and his
voice trembled as he proceeded, and re-
ferred to the bankers of West Virginia as
dodgers because their organization
had opposed what he considered fair
tax law.
At his mention of "tax-dodgers' he was
his remarks and said this might not be
had been placed on the list of speakers
plain Anglo Saxon. He said he was e.
director in several banks, and most of his
income was from banks, but not one that
he knew of paid the proper amount Of tax
required to be paid under the present state
law.
For the third time he was Kissed. He
said he saw no reason why banks should
avoid the payment of taxes, completed his
speech and sat down amid cheers and
Kisses.