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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
MORGAN CONFIRMED.
Senator PIatt Says There Is No
Split in the Party.

Albany, N. Y. April 17.-Governor
Oden's appointment Of George Wilson
Morgan. of New York city, to pe SUI
perintendent of the state bureau of cleo
tions for the metropolitan district, 10
succeed John 11cCullagh, was unanl-
mously confirmed by the state senate
todax
New York. April 17.-Senator Platt to-
day declared there was no split in the
Republican party and no fear of one
Asked as to the refusal of the senate
to confirm the reaDDointment of Frank
NJ. Baker as receiver, he said:
The governor simply wanted to keep
his man in Office. There was no split.
not the slightest danger of one
When asked about the nomination by
Governor Odell of G. w. Morgan to
succeed John McCullagh as state SUI
perintendent of elections. Senator Plat
said:
I was for Mr. McCuIlagh all the time
and I think it pity that he was not
reaD9ointed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
GILBERT DOES WELL.
Breaks 79 Targets Out of 80 in the
Kansas City Shoot.

Kansas City, Mo, April 17-This was
the closing day in the interstate asso-
ciation's fourth annual grand American
target tournament at Blue River park
The programme included four events at
20 inanimate targets, at unknown angles,
entrance 81, $25 added. The principal
event, however. was the consolation
handicap open to all at 100 flying tar
gets. handicaps IA to 25 yards.
The weather conditions in the morn
ing were favorable. It is believed next
years shoot will go to st. Louis.
In the four small events Fred Gil
bert of Spirit Lake, Ia, with a handi-
cap of 16 years. broke 79 targets out of
so. missing his seventy ninth There
were 103 entries in the consolation
handicap All winners in the grand
American handicap were set back one
yard. The highest scores made fol-
low
Fred Gilbert, "a yards. SO out of pos
sible 100.
". R Crosby. Alton. o'Fallon. Ill. %
yards. 81.
J. NJ. Hughes. Palmyra, Wis, %
yards. IS.
H. c. Hirschey Minneapolis, "a yards.
G. c. Spencer. St. Louis. 1s yards. 90.
Rolla HeilSes, Dayton, O., p yards.
Abe Frank, Memphis. Tenn. 10 yards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
HILLS CHALLENGE.
ne Will Compete With the World for
Ocean Freight

New London. Conn. April 1T--At the
launching of the Minnesota. Mr.. J. J
Hill was received with enthusiastic
cheering when he arose to speak.
I'm railway transportation we lead
the world" said he. In the United
kingdom il costs $3.50 to ship ton OF
freight one hundred miles. In Germany
81. in France S115. in Russia Sl-3o,
whereas the average for the United
States IS only - cents I hope 1 may
IN some manner have contributed to this
result But in steamship transportation
we are children. Today any old tramp
steamer of any nation that soies an
American vessel quitting into harbOr
with d bundle OF freight will shout
Drop that bundle. and Immediately
the bundle drops.
with that great vessel out there
riding at anchor 7 do not want to be
told to drop any bundles Moreover. I
now give notice to all corners that
viii not drop IT. Once the American
merchant marine was the envy of ma
treatment at the hands of the Govern
ment our flag shall again be supreme
on the high seas"
In expressing his sentiments regard
ing the merger agitation. Mr. Hill,
after thanking all present for co-opera-
tion in the success Of the lauuchine
said In order to develop our com.
merce with the Orient and meet the
competition Of nations. there must ex-
1T a power Of control that can collect
and forward it, But now we are told
that such power is a crime and that
he who exercises it is criminal 7
now here plead guilty to that crime
whatever the penalty that may be I'M
posed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
STORMS ON 10Th.
ssCider" Smith Issues a New
Forecast Today.

Cider Smith today issued the fol-
lowing forecast: The weather will re-
main about this way until toward the
e0th. and then there will be showers
with a storm period the 10th to 25d."
The government forecast sent out to-
day was Increasing cloudiness with
Rising temperature. Traces of rain
were recorded Thursday at Hays City.
Mcpherson, Manhattan and Usage City.
and four hundredthS at Toronto The
reports OF the maximum and minimum
temperatures from the Kansas stations
for the "A hours ending Friday morning
at o'clock were as follows: Baker,
81 So: Concordia, "a, IS; Dodge City, 6e,
40: Dresden, 81. SO; Fort Scott, 53. "a {;
Hays, Sc, 30; NacksvilIe, "a, 80; McPher-
son. g. 40: Manhattan. 20, IS: Usage
CITY. g. sc: sedan SO. "a; Topeka. 81.
AZ; Toronto, so. So. Wichita. "a, 43-
The corn and wheat region bulletin
today says: Cloudy weather prevails
in the central, northern and northwest
ern counties, partly cloudy in the
southwestern and clear in the central
southern and extreme eastern. The
tempera ture has fallen in the eastern
counties, but is rising in the centrai
and western Light showers have fallen
in the northwestern counties and south
eastward to Usage and Woodson. \
Light to killing frosts are reported
from the Chicago, Columbus. Des
Moines, Indianapolis, and Kansas City
districts
The wind this morning was south
blowing = miles an hour. The hourly
temperatures recorded today by the
government thermometer were as fol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
ACTS AS PEACEMAkER.
Admiral Dewey Shows His Apprecia-
ton for Metropolitan Club.

washington, D. c. April 17.-AdmiraF
George Dewey. it is said, has stepped
in to act as mediator and paciiicator be
tween the friends of Adjutant General
II C Corbin. who feel that the army
uniform was insulted by the action OF
the METROPOLITAN club in refusing him
membership, and the personal adher-
ents Of Lieutenant General Nelson a.
Miles who are regarded as responsible
for the snubbing of General COrbln.
There had been talk that all army and
navy officers in the Metropolitan club
should be called upon to resign IN re-
taliation Of the insult paid to the ad-u :
tant general. and join the Army and
Navy club in q body.
Admiral Dewey. hearing of this and
not wishing to see the Metropolitan
club broken uD. has sought to appease
this ill-feeling, and it is understood he
has succeeded AS Admiral Dewey's 3
action would tend at least TO keep the
naval officers from resigning, General
Corbin's friends are disposed to accept
quietly the clubs refusal to receive him.
General CrozieT and other friends or
General Corbin in he Metropolitan club
have been considering beginning a cam
paign for the election Of a board Of gov
ernors VINO would accept General Cor
bins application.
The adiutant general, however. being
a gentleman as we'll as an army Officer.
is emphatic i is said. in his assertion
that he never would permit his name
to go before the clubs board again. He
was persuaded to make application lis
this instance much against his will. Il
is said that when it became known
that he had sent in his name about 20
army and navy officers who are per-
sonal friends of General Miles met ans
determined to resign if General Corbiia
were admitted to membership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
WOULDN'T RISK NEGRO.
White Man Was Required for
the GOebel Murder.

Frankfort. KY. April 1.-THE Frank
lin county circuit court room was again
packed to the doors today with the
crowd in attendance at the Howard
trial Henry f. Youtsey was still on
the stand for cl'oss-examination.
Youtsey told Of making an arrange
men with Mason Hockersmith. colored,
to kill Cioebel Hockersmith wanted to
interview Governor Taylor before doing
the she ing and witness went to see
Taylor arrange for the interview.
Taylor told witness he could not afford
to risk a negro and witness returned
and told HockeTsnith what he said.
johnson, Who also had been selected to
do the killing left here January %.
Asked as TO the substance of a letter
witness claimed to have written to
Howard January IS, at Taylor's dicta-
ton witness said it merely said to How
ard to come to Frankfort at once as
Taylor was about to be robbed of his
Office. Howard. he said knew when he
arrived that he had been selected to do
the killing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
PRESIDENT REPORTS.
Comes Into TT. Yellowstone in
Excellent Condition.

Cinnabar. Mont, April 17-President
Roosevelt came into Fort Yellowstone
looking to be in splendid condition. and
enthusiastic over the good time he has
had. Secretary Loeb met him at Major
Pitchers headquarters and the two
transacted some routine business. the
first the president has done with his
secretary since he went into the park.
After his return from his visit to the
president, Secretary Loeb issued the
following statement:
Major Pitcher reports that the pres
ident and his party have just returned
from their eight days horseback trip
in the north Of the park and along the
Yellowstone. The party consisted Of
the president, Major Pitcher, Mr.. John
Burroughs, together with an orderly,
the scouts and the packers with the
mule train. All of the party are in ex-
cellent health and not an accident of
any kind occurred. On entering the
park the president informed Major
Pitcher that he would not under any
circumstances. fire a shot at anything
while in the park and he took neither
rife nor shotgun with him.
t'The party had some good fishing
and the president and Mr.. Burroughs
spent a large part of their time in fol-
lowing and watching at close quarters
the great herds of game. chiefly elk
but also mountain sheep. deer and an
telope The party start today for the
interior of the park to visit the geysers
and perhaps the falls of the Yellow
stone They viii go in sleighs. or on
horseback. according to the condition
of the snow"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
PROMOTION
SYNDICATE.
Inspectors in New York Ferret
ing Out the Scheme
BY Which Postal Clerks Have
Been Held Up.
s25 TO $50 WAS PAID
By More Than 900 Clerks for
Advancement
After Their Names We're Al
ready on Promotion List.

New York. April 17.-Three postoffice
inspectors from western divisions have
been busily engaged in the federal
building here examining employees re-
garding the alleged promotion syndicate.
More than a dozen clerks in the gen
eral postoffice were called before the in
spectors and questioned closely. What
answers the men made cannot be
learned. nor will the clerks so oues-
toned even admit that they We're called
upon in connection with the syndicate.
It is evident all have been cautioned
against talking.
While none of the postal officials will
admit it. it is learned from a reliable
authority that the method OF the syndl-
cate was as follows:
One of two or three me1 d the gen
eral uostofice in this city would ap-
proach d clerk who was on the list rec
commended for promotion. This clerk
would be informed it was known he
was not on the list of 1916 men recon-
mended by Postmaster Van. Cott. the
promotions to take effect on July l. The
agent would say that, through certain
Washington connections. he was able
to promise that the clerk would be
placed on the list.
Usually. unless the clerk was salts
fed his record was so good his promo
tion was practically assured, an agree
ment was entered into whereby money
was paid to the agent the understand
ing being that if promotion was not
made the money was to be refunded
1t was evident the Syndicate" had
access to the list as recommended by
the postmaster and sent to the division
nj salaries OH
parison is said to have been made be
tween this list and thatof men euploved
IN the pOstoffice All of the men whose.
names really had been left off the list
We're approached and informed they had
not been recommended for promotion
but # could be Fixed
rms was accomplished, it is said, by
cropping some Of the men-recommend-
ga DS tne postmaster Tt is understood
also the list as recommended nv the
washington department differed in many
respects from that sent in by the post
master The amount paid to the agents
IS SAID TO have been from SIS to $50 q
man.
To keep the men from talking to one
another about the scheme it said the
agent represented to the employe an
preached that his friend in Washington.
who had the pull' could get only one
or two men on the list. This friend
was represented as occupying a position
so close to the chief officials that the
addition of one or two names would be
made as a personal favor. Each clerk
was cautioned he must not say any
thing or the plans would get to other
ears and clerks in Washington would
be overwhelmed with applications from
New York friends to get them on the
list Of recommended employees the re-
suit being that none Of them would get
an advance.
It is said nearly thousand clerks
paid their money to the agents of the
syndicate in New York
In addition to the three inspectors. at
work examining clerks. six others are
known to be i'm the city. detailed on
other ends Of the scandal
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$50, 600 higher than for 1902 and should
be included in the report
WHAT PARKER DID.
In summary. it may be fairly stated
that Mayor Parker saved the city. in
round numbers. 5000 in the general
Improvement fund and $1,000 in the gen.
eral revenue fund, police department
This saving was all consumed in the
extra expenses Of the fire department
and other items which amounted to
about IS, 000
1t leaves the $4,000 which Mayor
Parker collected from the joints as
clear gain. Besides this, $4,000 more
has come in this year by increase in the
amount of taxes paid. but not accoMnt-
ed for in the annual report of the treas
1lrer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
CANT CHANGE PLANS.
President Must Continue to
Ride on the Union Pacific.

cinnabar. Mont. April 17.-President
Roosevelt left the quarters of Major
Pitcher at Fort Yellowstone this morn
ing for Norris. where he viii spend
most Of the remainder of his stay in
the park. The geysers are in the neigh
borhood of Norris. If he has time he
will visit the falls of the Yellowstone.
The president has decided that he can {
accede 10 the requests of the labor or
ganization to refrain from riding on
the Union Pacific road. because of a
strike on that line His itinerary was
arranged a month ago and much as he
would desire to favor the union men he
can't disappoint thousands Of people
by changing his pl2sls a. this late day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
HOLDS THREE GUILTY
Verdict of Coroner's Jury in
Joplin Lynehing.

St. Louis. Mo. April IA special to
the Post Dispatch from joplin, Mo.
says the coroner's jury that investigat.
ed the lynching of the negro found a
verdict holding three men. 1t follows.
We. the jury, after hearing the tes-
timony at the inquest over the body Of
a negro, whose name is unknown to us.
find that ne came to his death from
hanging by the neck, and that SAID
hanging was done by sam Mitchell, So
Fields alias Hickory Bill and a man
named Barnes
Fialds is now in custody Ed Smith.
riot. has been arrested and is now III
tail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
WRECK ON N P.
Passenger Train Smashes Into
Freight.

Butte. Mont. April IA report has
reached here that passenger train No
4. on the Northern Pacific. smashed in
to freight train near Dickinson. N. d,
this morning with heavy casualties. All
the doctors in Dickinson have been
summoned to the wreck
st. Paul. Mimi. April H--General
Manager Cooper of the Northern "a
cific this afternoon received confirma-
ton Of the reported wreck near Dickin-
son. No passengers were injured. Fire
man Gleason was killed and the en-
gineer injured, but no others were hurt-
a switch had been left open at the sta
ton II miles west of Dickinson, and the
passenger train crashed into a freight
on the siding.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
FOUR DROWNED
A High Water Warming Was
Disregarded.

Clinton Ind. April 17-Ora Edding-
ton, his wife and their three small chill
dren, with two naighbor boys, started
to cross the Wabash bottoms today in
the face of . warning of danger. The
three Eddington children and one of the
boys. William Dudley. We're drowned.
The party got off the road and were
soon beyond their depth. Hundreds of
people witnessed the disaster but A re-
lief boat was late in reaching the estrug-
Cling people. Eddington escaped on
horse and his wife was rescued by
William Jacks. 10 years old. Three of
the bodies were recovered. The high
water was the result of recent heavy
rains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
BRYAN CAUSES STIR
BY Taking Luncheon With Nj.
E. ingalls, at Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, O., April 17.-Considerable
stir was caused in political circles to-
day by Colonel William Jennings Bry-
an being the guest at the Queen City
club Of Melville Il. ingalls,. president
or tne Big Four railway. President
ingalls, was one Of the most prominent
of the so-called gold Democrats in
both of the Bryan presidential cam
paigns and many of the Bryan Demo
Gratis are reported as not supporting
ingalls, here for mayor last week While
Colonel Bryan is here to fill a lecture
engagement his luncheon with Presi-
dent ingalls, and meeting other social
cd gold Democrats was the feature of
the day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
THOMPSON IS SLY.
Negro Who Rihed Boarding House
Heard from but Gets Away.

The effort 10 capture John Thomson.
the negro who rifled the Spivey board
ing house at Eleventh AM Topeka ave
nue. last January, has ven fruitless
although a trace of him as found in
Kansas City where he sJnmitted an
other theft several weeks after the rob
berry here. The theft at SDivey's was
one of the most impudent daylight ROB
berries on record Johnson was a trust
ed emDloye there. With a wagon he
emptied the SDivey barn of several
hundred dollars worth of household
goods including cut glass and pictures
and then went through the Spivey
house taking nearly everything porta-
Bile He secured probably $1,000 worth
Of goods. The larger part of the things
taken were disposed of at second hand
stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
Baseball At Philadelphia Todav.

Philadelphia. ApriI 1.-THE opening
game Of the National league season viii
be played this afternoon after having
been twice postponed. Clear skies and
sunshine prevail. but & sharp wind is
blowing. The opposing teams are Phil
adelphia and Boston. Willis and Moran
win be the batteries for the visitors and
Frazer and Roth will occupy the points
for home club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
SWEARS TOIT.
Reporter Who Interviewed Baldwin
on Negro Question Makes Affidavit.

Denver. April 17.-Walter Hurt the
reporter who interviewed General Bald
win on his Philippine experience has
forwarded an affidavit to the war de-
partment from which the following is
taken: Il was especially careful to be
exact in this instance. realizing as I did
the remarka bic nature of the generals
statement and having learned by repor-
torial experience to expect a reputation
of interviews Of this character There
fore I wished to be able. in case of such
a contingency as this. to make an affi-
davit as to its accuracy. Positively the
statement as printed does not differ
from the statement as spoken. unless,
possibly. in some unessential word. and
I am convinced that the language is ex-
actly reproduced. At any rate the gen
erals manner and infection made his
intent palpable." General Baldwin. in
an interview today, said he did not
mean to reflect upon the Filipinos and
negroes, but that his words had been
miscOnStrued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
FIRST MEETING HELD
BY Northern Securities Directors
Since Merger Declsion.

New York. April 1.-THE directors of
the Northern Securities company held
their first regular meeting since the
merger decision today According to
statements made after the meetings the
only thing that came up was Of q strict
the question of appealing against the
decision of the United States circuit
court was discussed Informally but
that no definite steps in this matter
were taken. One Of the company $
leading legal representative declined
to discuss what disposition would be
made of the Great Northern dividend
declared in St. Paul today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
He SAVED MONEY.
Mayor Parker Made a Good FL
nancial Showing.
He Came Out About $4,000
Ahead.
MR.. HALE'S REPORT.
City Treasurer Furnishes the
Clue to the Situation.
Now $74,625 in County Treas
ury Belonging TO City.

In spite of what seems to be a deter
mined effort to discredit the administra-
ton of Mayor Albert Parker, it must
be admitted that financially he was one
of the most successful mayors Topeka
ever had.
He saved enough money in the run
ming expenses of the city to pay for
the new aerial truck. the city park
sewer. and the increased salaries of
city officials. and besides that he put
into the treasury $4,000 more than was
there when he came into Office.
This state of facts is revealed by the
annual report of City Treasurer Hale,
which is now nearly completed.
The report shows the financial condi-
ton of the city for the fiscal year end
irg March 81. 1903. Mayor Parker was
mayor during the whole time covered
by this report and he is therefore en-
titled to whatever credit there is.
To begin with there is one point which
should be borne in mind. There is in
the county treasury $74.625 which be-
longs to the city. 1t has been there for
out at any time. It could have been
drawn in time to have been included in
the annual report. But it was not
drawn. Why?
Some people will say that it was left
in there SO that the annual report would
make as poor a showing as possible for
Mayor Parker's administration
Of the $4,000 in the county treasury,
$4,000 can be instantly applied to the
payment of the city's floating debt, and
credited to the general revenue fund
and general improvement fund. Each
fund is entitled to 10000. Why has it
not been done?
Bearing in mind that there is really
$4,000 more which should be credited
to the general revenue fund, the city
treasurer'S report shows the following
Interesting facts concerning that fund,
out of which is paid the expense of the
police department. fire department, city
officers salaries, election expenses and
most of the current expenses except for
street work
GENERAL REVENUE FUND.
Mayor Parlzer's best financial show
/ ing is made as might be expected II
/ the police department This department
/ yielded S13, sos more in fines during ths
year than the year before, and cost fol
maintenance 81. .205.44 less, which is /:
net gain during the year of S15. SOL 49 ir
this one department.
The fire department cost S5.673.4S more
than in 1s0l-'02, which increase is al
accounted for by the cost of the aeria
/ truck and horses to draw it.
The general expenses of the city gov
ernment increased S4S34.37 during tbs
year, which is accounted for by tn.
item of $4,000 for a sewer through tile
city park. and by the increase in the
pay of city officers The increased pay
Of councilmen alone amounted to over
s.. 000
Excepting these items of increase, tn,
running expenses of the city were con.
siderably less than in the previous year
The cost of the aerial truck and the
cost of the sewer were both extraorCii-
nary expenses
The summary. af 4ba ex1v,a,,sas - Al,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-17
Drawing Teachers Elect Officers.

Springfield III, April 1.-THE tenth an
nual convention Of western drawing teach
ers closed today when officers for the IN
suing year were elected as follows. Pres
ident. Miss NJ Emma Roberts. Minneap-
oils. vice president Miss Marriott N. Cent
rail-. Springfield. Ill., secretary. Miss Mary
r. Cham beria3n. Saginaw. Mich. treaslr-
err Margaret Beachcy. Evansville Ind.
The next annual meeting will be held in
Minneapolis and the meeting in 1905 will
be held in Chicago. Among the papers
read today was one by Miss AdeIia Den
ton Of St. Josenh. No