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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
HARDY IS SURPRISED.
Can Not Understand Why Col.
Metcalf Abuses Him.

Salina- kan, March al am surpris-
ed to see in a Kansas City paper of
March 6 that Metcalf cites me of having
another 0utburst and accuses me OF De
ing sore on account of Funston not rec
onmending me for the regular army,
said Captain z. J. Hardy to reporter.
Z am surprised that Colonel Metcaif
would say anything detrimental about
me eiteher in or out of the army nave
had various oppOr tunItfes to GO and also
occasions have had special correspond
ence from Washington to appear there
and testify against Funston, Metcalf,
and other officers IN and out OF the
Twentieth Kansas. all of these OFFERS 1
have passed up. I have considered Col
Metealf a warm personal friend and as
such have treated him I viii not mo-
lest Colonel Metcalf's reputation as d
citizen or soldier through the press or
at Washington, and here I wish to say
that have been requested to vouch for
various statements made about Met
MY past actions toward him makes It
unnecessary to say that he was a SOL
dier and a gentleman. As to Funston
think that he was neither a soldier
nor gentleman and that a man of his
calibre is detriment to the United
states army. He has been witty enough
to stop ali investigation in that berth,
and thereby hold himself before those
who do not or viii not make thorough
investigation as the hero newspaper
gossip has made him.
IF the history of our regiment and the
tactics used by our reeirnental COM
mander when Funston was our colonel
were thoroughly sifted, the parents Ge
the boys from the state of Kansas who
enlisted in the Twentieth regiment
would stamp him murderer from the
time our regiment left our barracks at
/ Manila until the time we We're ordered
/ from the line al San Fernando. Military
/ tactics was a thing that we only heard
/ of never practiced In its place we
simply used what might be termed mob
discipline therefore our large casualty
IF some of these accusations against
Funston are untrue, why is it that
j Funston personally does not demand an
/ investigation before the proper senate
committee and brand them as lie, or
why does not some one of the 1.Z00
/ soldiers of our regiment make state
ment clearing this gallant soldier Of
some of these numerous charges. I have
vet to see where any man of our regl-
ment has cleared or tried to clear him
4 Of any of these charges. other than d
few who are political aspirants-
'As far as the history of this state
I bearing on the Twentieth Kansas is con-
cerned, it is all rot, from beginning to
/ end: and, as I have said before. this rot
1 is being taught to our children, and for
+ a man, who was on the ground and saw
4 this history being played out. to return
power to do to have it correctly recorded
/ makes him a traitor to his own children.
I wish to call Colonel MetcalfS at
tention to the fact that there were not
four or five men who swan the Mariloa.
but three, and also TO state that while
am in ignorance CT any Of my superior
officers trying it. although several have
/ appeared in interviews as claiming this
crazst..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
TO RE-ENACT IT.
Senator COdding Would Patch
Up Nuisance Law.

The temperance people of Kansas are
quick to act. On Saturday the Kansas
supreme court handed down a. decision
in which it reversed a decision from a
Wyandotte county court where a man
was convicted of a violation of the pro-
hibitory law, his conviction having
been secured under the nuisance
clause. The supreme court held that
the section under which this con,ec-
ton had been made had been repealed
by the legislature by the passage of
the Hurrel search and seizure law
At noon today Senator J. K. Codding
of Pottawatomie county introduced q
bill for the re-enactment of this part OF
the old prohibitory law. The nuisance
sections of the law have stood the test
of the courts and their re-enactment
will make them perfectly sound again.
An attempt was made to introduce the
bill in the house today but the house
had passed to another order of busi-
ness and refused to admit it.
Omnibusing has become a habit in
the Kansas senate. Instead of voting
upon every individual bill as it comes
up the senate waits until it has finish
ed a session and passes a single roll
call upon all the bills that have been
given informal approval. This does
away with the committee Of the whole
Today the senate passed Aliens bill
prohibiting nonresident insurance
companies that have not made the nee
essary arrangements with the secretary
of state from soliciting business il
/ Kansas. 1t passed another bill which
requires that every life insurance com
pany must serve notice upon the secre,
tary of state when it cancels an agents
contract.
It passed other bills. as follows.
4 The Jones bill regulating the prices
to be paid to county printers for baIIotl
to be used in general elections
The Emmons bill providing that al
money accruing to the funds Of tn
Agricultural college be appropriated
for the support of that institution.
The Einsel bill providing that in al
school districts in the state where ther'
is a good school building school shal
be held for at least five months in thi
year. This bill is in favor of the west
ern counties where school isn't som,
times held that long.
The Leidy bill slightly amending tn
prohibitory law relating to drug stores
regulating fees of probate judges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
WHEELS TO STOP.
No More Legislation After Next
Wednesday.

All business viii stop in the legislature
at 10 o'clock Wednesday night except
receiving messages from the governor.
This practically means adjournment
Wednesday night.
The senate this morning passed a res
olution providing that the consideration
of everything except messages from one
house to the other and messages from
the governor shall cease at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon, and of everything except
messages from the governor at 10 O'Clock
Tuesday night.
When the resolution got to the house
Mr.. Barker explained that since the su-
preme court has knocked out the in
junction provision of the prohibitory
law. and good many people want it re-
enacted and he moved to postpone the
shutting off of business until o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, and the resolution
went through in this shape, postponing
the end q hours.
Immediately afterwards Representa-
tive Hutcheson of Pratt asked unani-
nous consent to introduce a bill to re
enact the injunction feature of the pro-
hibitory law. but lot of objections
were raised and the bill was not intro
duced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
HOUSE HEARS IT.
Appropriation Bill Bobs Up This
Morning.

The miscellaneous appropriation bill
made its appearance in the house this
morning. Among other things it pro-
vides for the following items:
For paving Eighth avenue past the
governors residence. 5000.
Repairing the governors house and
grounds, $500.
New hot water plant for the COVER
nor's house, 50, 500
New barn. $500
Cleaning walls and buying pictures
and furnishings, 81, 900.
F. Dumont Smith. John Francis, C.
F. Hurrel. G. f. Biddle and Emil Gros-
ser, each $3.50 extra pay for 25 days ex-
ira service on the state tax commits
sion.
For the Hamilton-Geigerc contest, ST.
For the coal famine investigation,
Quinton & ouinton. attorneys in the
case of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Co. against Webb McNall. $500.
Twenty-seven. charitable institutions
1 lowing is given $500 a year for the next
two years;
Home for the Friendless, Parsons.
Mercy hospital, Fort Scott.
/ st Francis hospital, Wichita
Old Ladies Rest. Leavenworth-
Kansas State Protective Home as
socia ton, Leavenworth-
! Christ hospital. Topeka.
+ Stormont hospital. Topeka.
Wichita Hospital and Training School
for nurses, Wichita
4 Orphans Home, Topeka.
St Margaret's hospital, Kansas City.
Children's Home, Kansas City
St. Vincent's Orphans asylum, Leav-
enworth-
Pittsburg City hospital Pittsburg.
Bethany hospital. Kansas City.
Wichita Children's home. Wichita
Florence Crittenden mission. Topeka
st. Joseph hospital, Concordia.
In addition to these the following in
stitutions are aided as stated:
Industrial and Educational institute
/ Topeka, 81, 500
Guardian Angels home. Leavenworth
/ 5000
Epworth Home, Fort Scott. 5000.
/ Orphans Home of the Evangelical
Kansas conference, Pottawatomie coun-
+ ty $500
! Douglas Hospital and Training schoo
/ for Nurses, Kansas City. $500.
/ Industrial School and Hygienic Home
/ for Friendless persons, Hillsboro, Mar
/ ion county, $3.50.
Wichita Rescue home, Wichita, $780,
st. Johns hospital, Leavenworth, $500
Kansas Association for Friendless wo.
men. Leavenworth, $780,
st. Joseph's Orphan asylum, Wichita
$500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
AS a Result OF a Rise in the
mississippi River.
HUNDREDS HOMELESS
Farmers Compelled to Abandon
Stock and Move.
River Is Higher Than for Years
at This Season.

st. Louis Mo-, March 9.-One hundred
families living below Alton, H., have been
rendered homeless and many lost their be-
longings as result of the rise in the Mis-
sissippi river. The river also threatens to
inundate the fine farming lands on Missouri
Point. across the river, and farmers and
stoekmen are preparing to move out
Hundreds of farmers living in the low
lands about Harrisburg. III. have been
forced to move out by the rising of Sa-
line and Bankstone creeks, some abandon
ing stock to the flood. For miles the eoun-
try thereabouts is a vast sheet of water
Reports from Hannibal. No, state that
the upper Mississippi is sending down
great volumes of water and the river is
higher for this time Of the season than
for years.
SPECIAL RIVER BULLETIN.
Washington, March 9.-The weather
bureau today issued the special river
bulletin
The heavy rains of Saturday and
Sunday have materially increased the
volume of water in the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers and their principal terri
tories. Danger line stages prevail from
Cincinnati to New Orleans. The great
est height above the danger line is at
Evansville, 6.8 feet AS Memphis the
rise continues steadily at the rate of
one or two-tenths of a foot in "a hours.
while at New Orleans the stage this
morning is 18.1, a rise OF . during the
last "a hours and within IA foot of the
highest water record. The Mississippi
above Cairo IS rising rapidly The Ar
kansas is also rising while the White.
Black and Red rivers are now at flood
stage.
Another disturbance now over the
upper Missouri Valley threatens to
cause more rain Tuesday and Wednes-
day in the Ohio and lower mississippi
valleys If this rain should fall IN
considerable quantity it viii still fur
ther intensity flood conditions, and al
preparation should be made for stu
higher stages. Additional bulletins will
be issued daily or oftener should oc-
casion require, giving latest infornna-
ton and prospects
New orleans. La. March 9.-The Off
cial river gauge marked 191, rise Of
half a foot in the past twenty-four
hours This is still nearly a foot and q
half under she record Of 1897. The levee
forces are at work strengthening the
front in anticipation Of the food prom
ised by the weather bureau. As there
has been a vast Improvement in the
Ievee system since 1897 there IS little
apprehension.
Memphis. Tenn, March 9.-The river
gauge is steadily moving upward, and
1T noon today marked the highest Wa
ter of the present rise, 3z.7 feet. Reports
from the overflowed districts indicate
distress among negro farmers who could
! not get their belongings to dry ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

took the form of a Russian demand for
a concession to lay the projected railway
between Seoul and Viii purely STRAIT
cgetica1 line. The concession was pressed
for on the plea that similar concession
to lay the SeOul-Fusian railway had
been granted Japan The demand nat
urally excited considerable indignation
in Japan, though some publicists pro-
fess that it was merely made as a diplo-
matte bluff to forestall a possible de-
mand by japan for the same privilege
as a quid pro quo before the late first
bank note prohibition. However that
may be, it is announced today that kO-
rea has rejected the Russian demand.
The incident is another piece of evidence
that Korea is the storm center of the
far east. and it viii require the keenest
watehfulEess on the part of representa-
tfves Of all the powers to maintain
peace.
1t is understood that DR. Allen. the
United States minister at Seoul has con-
siderable influence with the court
though al the present moment an Alsa-
tian woman by birth and a Russian by
svmpathies IS said to exert most potent
sway over the emperor. VI Yongik, who
was recently discredited at court aTna
believed TO have strong pro-Russiau
anese bias. These run0rs must, how
ever, be received with reserve, as It is
nctoriously difficult to penetrate the
mysteries of the perpetual intrigues go
ing on at the Seoul court.
His imperial highness. Prince Kom-
atsu, an adopted" uncle of the Mikado,
passed away Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
SIX DEAD IN HOTEL FIRE,
Affair Occurred at Letter, a West vir-
ginia Mining Town.

Cumberland, Nd, March 9.-Six persons
were burned to death and one was fatally
injured As the result Of q fire in a small ho-
tel at Letter. a mining town near EsIkins,
W Va The dead.
MAGGIE COUGHLAN.
ANNIE BURKE.
HENRY BURKE.
GEORGE G. ANDERSON.
MRS. GEORGE c. ANDERSON
A CHILD OF THE ANDERSONS'.
Fatally injured
Robert Long.
Several persons escaped with minor IN
juries by jumping from a second story
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
BALL PLAYERS CHANGE.
Announced Transfer of Men in
National League.

St. Louis, No, March 9.-Stanley
Robinson, vice president of the st.
Louis National league club announces
that Burke has been released to St.
Louis, Kruger to Pittsburg and BTash-
ear to Philadelphia. Frank DeHaaS
Robson, president of the st. Louis
National league club and Barney Drey-
fuss. president of the Pittsburg Nation
al league club in New York last week
agreed to make an exchange of players
whereby Burke was to come to st.
Louis and Kruger go to Pittsburg-
They thought the exchange would be
of advantage to both players interested
and their respective clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

tiaps il attend the union revival ser
lnga sunday morning.
sunday afternoon at 2:s0 a young peo-
pies meeting has been called. The man
ayers hope that the big Tabernacle viii
be enfireiy aIlea Nith young people at
this TneetsEss
This afternoon. after school. Prot
Hicks viii organize a Sunbeam Choir. =
A hanging balcony is to be built over
the stage for this choir. which viii prob
abb number 150 voices. Later it is
planned to build another hanging ball
cony in the rear of the big hall for d
chorus of boys Prof Hicks has met
with much success in drilling the choir
and the half hours chorus work which
precedes each meeting is proving highly
entertaining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
NO STATE FAIR.
The Bill Meets a Sudden Death
In House.

The state fair bill. placing the control
of a state fair in the hands of the state
board of agriculture, was reported ad-
versely by the house ways and means
committee today. It had already pass
ed the senate.
Representative Hutcheson of Pratt
moved that the bill be printed and
placed on the calendar. Kinkel Of Reno
moved To lay the motion on the table.
and the motion carried by a vote Of IS
to 81. which sidetracks the state fair
matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
COLOR LINE IS OBSOLETE.
Negroes Elbow Their Way Into the
Ladies' Gallery of the House.


Washington, March 9-During the
last few days nf the late session of con-
gress the Ladies' gallery in the house
was opened to negroes This has never
happened before and It's occurrence at
this time, when the negro question is so
prominent in the newspapers, Is consid-
cred significant.
The gallery in question is the one to
the left of the press gallery. Tt is re-
served for ladies and their escorts and
when the gallery is not full men of re-
spectacle appearance who have no la
dies with them are sometimes admitted.
Negroes, however have never been ad-
nlitted-
In some way it has apparently be-
come known among the negroes Of
Washington that the ban has been
taken off, SO far as this gallery is con-
cerned, and they have been patronizing
it very extensively. Many of them have
come without bringing women with
them. Parties of three and four have
been visiting the gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
REPUBLICAN IS HIGH.
Big Bridges in Danger in
Nebraska.

Superior. Neb.. March 1.-TWO big iron
bridges over the Republican river at
this place are in imminent danger Of
being swept away. The river is out o.
it's banks and full of floating ice The
ice guards on the west bridge are gone.
and cakes I'VE to sixty feet square are
crashing against it. The guards on the
east bridge are also gone and the bridge
has been knocked two feet out of line.
Already one gorge has formed and BROKE
and another is believed To be forming.
The river is rising steadily A bridge a
Hardy Neb-. has been swept away, and
several big mill properties are in danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
AGAIN PREDICTS RAIN.
Government Forscasters Say That
There Will Be a Change.

The government forecast for Kansas
today IS Probably showers east portion
Colder Tuesday and north portion to-
night"
It is seldom that the forecasters COM
NIT themselves and prepare such
lengthy forecasts It must mean that
the forecaster is certain of his ground,
or rather of the weather. There was
trace of rain this morning. The wind
this morning was southeast, blowing g
miles an hour but at about 10 o'clock
changed to the south, blowing y miles
an hour. The minimum temporal ture
was 81 and the hourly temperatures re-
corded by the government Thermometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

San Bernardino, Cal, March 9.-CIar-
ence Parr, who was in the employ OF the
Santa Fe in the company's boiler shop
here last summer, was asphyxiated in
his room in Grand Rapids, Mich. last
Thursday. There is no reason to believe
that Parr committed suicide, yet the
open gas jet in his room cannot be ac-
counted Tor. He left here during the
boilermakers' strike, going to Arizona
from thence TO Topeka. and finally te
Michigan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
THOUSANDS HEAR
Evangelist Williams Revival
Opens in Topeka.
Big Tabernacle L Crowded to
the Doors.
PEOPLE TURNED AWAY.
Place Not Large Enough to
Hold the People.
a Choir Of 400 Furnishes the
Music.
PEOPLE TURNED AWAY

More than 10000 people listened to
Evangelist Williams at the two opening
meetings OF the union revival service at
the tabernacle at the corner OF Sixth
avenue and Monroe street Sunday after
noon and evening.
The standing room onty'' sign was
brought ont at both the afternoon and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
New Hampshire ouarantined.

washington. March 9.-The depart
ment of agriculture has issued an order
ouarantining the state Of New Hamp-
shire because of the presence of hoof
and mouth disease. It is said one lot
Of cattle has been found affected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

Chicago March 9-Forecast for Kan
sas: Partly cloudy with probably show
ers in east portion tonight and in south
east portions Tuesdays; colder Tuesday
and IN north tonight northwest winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
TRAVIS THE MAN.
Will Succeed John Haughey as
Fish Commissioner.

Governor Bailey has decided to appoint
Dell Travis of Pratt county as state fish
warden. to succeed John Haughey, for the
four year term commencing April Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09
Row OVER KOREA.
Russia and Japan Find More
Cause for Trouble.
Icor. of the Associated Press.l

Toxic. Feb. p. via San Francisco. Cal.
March 0-The first bank note difficulty
which threatened serious complications
between Korea and Japan had hardly
been settled with the back-down of ko-
rea owing to the firm attitude of Japan
when another complication arose. This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

Chicago. March 81 a. m. tempera-
tures
New York so: Washington 54: Gin
cinnati, a; Boston. A; Chicago. "a; St
Louis. 30; Philadelphia. so; Minneapo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

Next Sunday morning the regular
morning sermon win be preached at
1890 The churches which have united
in the Union revival service VIII be
clossd at this time and the congrega
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-09

Each night during the remainder OF
the three weeks Of the revival the meet
ings will begin at 80 o'clock There
will be no afternoon meetings today and
tomorrow. but on Wednesday. Thursday.
Friday and Saturday afternoon meet
ings are called for o'clock.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
The Boy Who Deceived His Teacher.

The bow who used to boast OF get
ting the best of his teacher has been
heard from. The same traits OF
character which tempted him to de-
ceiye his teacher into believing that
he had solved his problems and COM
pleted his tasks himself, led him to
cheat his employer, to idle whenever
his back was turned, and to clip his
days work, until he finally lost his
position.
His lack of education-the result
of cheating his teacher,-has proved
a perpetual handicap, and has lost
him many a good situation. His dis
honesty, which started in the school
room, has grown until nobody will
trust him, and he has no credit or
standing in his community.
AS a boy, he thought himself very
clever in being able to dodge his les
sons and impose upon his teacher;
but he realizes now that the person
cheated was himself In those preci-
days of youth, he robbed himself
of pearls of great value which he
V will be able to recover
The thief of time and opportunity
often thinks he is enriching himself,
but he awakes one day to the truth
that he is poorer and meaner for the
theft.-June Success"
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EASTERN CAROLINA FRUIT AM
TRUCK GRO WERS' ASSOClA-
TON.

EEffeeeel.fPqTeestideMntE1;W.E E. Springer, Whining
Secretary and Business Agent-H' I DS"'
Treasurerms. a Strange, Fayetteville
Attorney-E. s. Martin, tImlng SIook Mt.
DirectOrs-J.B. Oliver, J. A; WfstP4TfTII PHI, War.
olive; / L. FaiROn. FaisOpi ~ = +Fr1ssell,
Teacheev j s. Westbrook WallaGei = v.
Moore, BiurgaW; Porter, Rocky, II P Ston Dr..
e. Springer, 81. Il. Bauman, Wilbm1adpos EFS a7sette-
Geo F. Lucas, Currie; s b St@nfIrt Chad.
vile; W. Thigpen, M +. Leohn"
bourn; 81. L. Struthers, CRISIS Hill. chair
Executive CommitteeWWTE; =, s Springer, J. A.
WegtbrOOk and W. e. Th1gPen'