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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
ZOE FIKE,S SUCCESSOR.
Executive Council Will Try to Elect
Next Week.

It is probable that the election of a
railroad. commissioner to succeed J. N.
Fike, the present Democratic member,
viii come up at the meeting of the ex-
ecutive council on Wednesday of next
week This does not mean that there
will be an election then, however
That will be the last regular monthly
meeting of the council before April i,
the expiration of the term of Mr. F'ike.
Secretary of State Burrow. who return
ed today from his home at Smith Cen
ter, said he expects that the election
will come up at THAI time
There are yet only two avowed can
didates for the place, ex-Lieut Governor
Harry Richter. of Morris county. and
State Senator Fremont Leldy, OF Butter
county Two others are mentioned,
e w HOch, of Marion county, and u.
w. Finney. of WOOdson county, a for
ner member of the board. All four OF
these are in the Fourth congressional
district and all train with the anti
Leland element of the Republican party.
So it is pretty certain that there will be
other candidates
I suppose nearly every congressional
district will have one OF more candt-
dates when the time comes" said Sec
rotary Durrow today. Il don't know
that my district viii, however. If a
Sixth district man is q candidate, Of
course 1 will be for him, but / have
never heard of Sixth district can
didate and if there IS to be one 1 i'm
agine I would have known of it.
State Auditor Wells says the new
commissioner will be a Third district
man. but he declined to say who it
Fa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
oUAKER REFLECT1ONs.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Making faces-the dermatologist.
Familiarity breeds contempt, except
where money. is concerned.
The natural bent of some men is
about as straight as a corkserew.
The fellow who writes popular songs
may be excused If he does it for a iiv
ing.
Hook-..Did DR.. Bigbills do you any
good" Nye-"Oh. he did me good and
hard
WiggZtThe telephone companies must
yield enormous profits" Wagon,
that's all talk"
The cuarrelsome man should remem-
Der that an ounce of prevention is
worth pound on the nose.
The man who knows it all is gener-
ally looking for someone to try and con-
vince him that he doesn't.
When the collection plate is passed
some people don't give up any more
during Lent tran at other times.
Islobbs-"It must seem queer to- work
all night and sleep all day" Slobbs-
Yes: fancy eating breakfast food for
supper.
7 can marry any girl I please" re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
AN ABSOLUTE NECESSITY.


I would as soon think of starting out
without my mileage books and grip as
to start out on a trip without a boz
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in my
valise said travelling man who repre-
sents a St Louis hardware house. Why
Because 1 have to put up at all kinds
of hotels and boarding houses. I HAYS
to eat good. bad and Indifferent food at
all hours of the day ana night and 1
don't believe any mans stomach viii
stand that sort of thing without protest.
anyway I know mine won't 1t has to
have something to break the fail, and
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the crutch
I fall back on
My friends often Josh" me about il.
tell me ] m an easy mark for Daten.
medicine takers. that advertised med
icines are humbugs etc, but I notice
that they are nearly always complaining
of their aches and pains and poor diges-
ton, while I can stand most any ola
kind of fare and feel good and ready for
my work when it needs me, and I be-
neve I owe my good digestion and sound
health to the daily, regular use Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. year in and
year out, and all the '5Oshing'' in the
world viii never convince me to the
contrary.
used to have heartburn about tire.
tines day and headache about three
or four times week and after standire
for this for four or five years I began
to look around for a crutch, and found IL
when my doctor told me the best in
Vestmenr J could make would be a ST.
cent box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
and I have invested about so cents a
month for them ever since, and when 1
stop to think that that is what spend
every day for cigars. I feel like shaking
hands with myself for I can keep my
stomach and digestion in first class Or
der Cor 20 cents month. I don't care
for any better life insurance
My druggist tells me that they are the
most popular of all stomach medicines
"a f~-AI
popularity and success because they do
as advertised. They bring results, and
results are what count in a patent med
icine as much as in selling barb wire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
Noble Motives.

Philadelphia Bulletin.
The inventor of the Calling gun. who
has lust died, always insisted that his
prime purpose in devising that imple
ment was to lessen the possibilities of
warfare by making it so deadly that no
nation could afford to engage in it, Yet
although his gun was a conspicuous
success. it does not seem to have had
the effect that he predicted. Since it
was perfected even more effective dc
vices for moving down men have been
brought into use. including the Maxim
automatic weapon. which can be ma
ni9ulated almost as easily as a garden
hose. pouring forth a stream Of bullets
all the time Military and naval tactics
have been materially modified by these
and other inventions Of similar import.
but warfare has not ceased, and the ma
tons are spending more on their anna
ment than ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
Characteristics Of Friendship.

Milwaukee Journal:
If you are, or would be. a friend to
some one, be loyal; be honest A real
friend viii not assume sentiment he
does not feel: simply for effect, he Will
not cringe or put on appearances of
something he is not. There can be no
true friendship without honesty be-
tween.
A loyal friend will not be rela ting
faults and foibles of his friend to others.
He win wish instead, to make his friend
appear to best advantage to others; he
will be telling of his good qualities and
the good things he has done For his
faults and foibles he viii have a lenient
judgment and such excuses as can be
made OR he win simply turn the con-
versation and refuse to hear the evil
that another has the unwisdom to en-
deavor to tell him. 1t should be very
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The Same OLD Dodge.


Detroit Free Press:
When there is a strike in the hard
coal district Of Pennsylvania 1t is the
accepted thing to charge the uprising TO
the soft coal operators. President Ifues-
dale of the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western railroad made no departure
from precedent in asserting that the BIZ
luminous interests were at the bottom
of the recent strike. He is naturally
incensed that the earnings of his com
pany should decrease more than TWO
millions in a single season, but he makes
himself ridiculous in the eyes Of an IN
telligent public by officially offering the
explanation that he makes.
There never would have been a. strike
had the anthracite operators consented
to arbitration at the repeated request o.
the miners. Even at the final meeting
preliminary to the adoption of q decided
course the decision to strike was subject
to compromise upon the submission
OF all issues to an impartial tribunal
The operators refused. for their plans
contemplated not a settlement of wage
difficulties but the destruction of the
union. individual owners did not hest
tate to declare this policy. and it was
confirmed by the general line Of action
Subsequent approaches by the men for
a peaceful settlement met with the same
rebuff and the autOcratic assertion that
there is nothing to arbitrate. Only when
the pressure of public sentiment became
irresistible and the president Of the
United States responded to it by the
tender Of his good Offices in procuring
an adjustment did the operators yield.
They could have averted the strike by
doing before it occurred what they were
forced to do in the end. The bituminous
interests may have prOfited and possibly
re1Oiced because of the strike, but the
responsibility for it rests solely with the
anthracite operators. Whatever mis-
fortune has come they are the authors
of Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
SAFER THAN EVER.
What G. c. Clemens Thinks of Slot
Machine Law.

C. c. Clemens believes that the op-
Grafton of the slot machine law will be
exactly the opposite of what is intend
ed. He says it will make the operation
of slot machines safer than ever before.
Judge Hazen has already held that
slot machines come under the Cubbison
gambling law said Mr.. Clemens this
afternoon, and their operation was
therefore punishable by imprisonment
in the penitentiary for from one to FIVE
years. This new law repeats the Cubbi-
son law by implication so far as it re-
lates to the devices named in It, and
this law makes the operation of slot
machine simply a misdemeanor.
There is some question in my mind
regarding it's constitutionalty, but If
it is valid it looks to me as though it is
now safer to run slot machines than it
has been heretofore. This is simply an
finland opinion rendered from reading
the law as it is officially published this
morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
NEW CITY CHARTER.
1t Has Been Published and Is Now
Law.

The new city charter law went into
effect today by publication in the official
state paper 1t filed Is columns All
cities of the first class in the state are
now governed by it.
The slot machine law also went into
effect today. and hereafter their opera
ton viii be against the state law. It IS
a question whether machines which al
ways give something for every nickel
placed in them are affected. or only
those machines which give nothing ex-
cept on certain numbers Attorney Gen
eral Coleman has been asked for an
opinion on the subject.
The miscellaneous appropriation bill
also went into effect today. and the peo-
pie who have allowances in it can draw
their money The Office force in the
state auditors Office has been working
for two days making a record of these
appropriations in proper shape so that
thew viii be ready to issue the warrants
as soon as the law was published.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
A CRUSHING REVERSE
Suffered by the Conservatives in a
Bye-Election. -

Bye-Election. .
London. March 1s.-The Conservatives
have suffered a crushing reverse in the
division of Trye. Sussex, where bye
election was held yesterday for a sue
cessor to A. T. Brookheld. Conservative
who has been appointed British consul
at Montevideo. The result was the re-
turn of c. F. Hutchinson. Liberal, by a
majority of 534 over Edward Boyle, Con-
servative. Mr. Hutchinson, who appealed
to the electors as a critic of the gov
ernment's whole policy, obtained over
1000 more votes than he did in 1900,
when he opposed Mr.. Brookfeld, while
the Conservative vote fell off about l.
600.
The result Of the election at Trye has
caused great satisfaction to members Of
the opposition in parliament, this being
the first gain of an important since the
Liberals took up definite attitude in
the controversy. There was much talk
in the lobby of the house of commons
today about the moral effect this and
the Woolwich reverse would have on the
government. 1t is safe, however, to say
that the situation so far as the govern
ment programme is concerned, will not
be changed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
LOCAL MENTION.

Carriage pairs, light matched pairs,
single drivers, light delivery horses for
single or double use, work horses, sad
die and Shetland ponies. together with
Honor and Senator Updegraff Will be
sold tomorrow by public cutlery at the
Updegraff farm, two miles west of
North Topeka
There will be a mass meeting held at
the Building Trades Council hall at 42D
Kansas avenue next Sunday morning
March %. at 10. All union men are in
vited to attend
Benjamin Butler, colored. is in dur
ance vile meaning the county jail, be-
cause he is believed TO have stolen a
lap robe and a bueksaw from Mr.. VIM
month. It is said that Butler did not
whelning desire to saw wood, but for its
value to a secondhand merchant.
Bernard. the little son of Mr.. and Mrs
c. R. MaunseI. Of 1112 Van Buren,
street, is sick with scarlet fever.
City Clerk squires base received from.
Jacksonville. Ill, a request for infOrma-
ton about Mary E. Markle, who when
last heard of was in Topeka. There is
a portion of a large estate awaiting hes
at Jacksonville, and the attorneys are
trying to locate her There is no such
name in the city directory
c. H. Kutz and his class viii give an
entertainment, Uncle Sans Review, -
at the L Q. Q. F. hall. 521 Quincy street
tonight. for the benefit of the church
at Third and Hancock streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
MUST PAY AGAIN.
Republican City Central Committee
Assesses Candidates.

A short meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Republican city central
committee was held at the old court
house this morning to consider ways
and means for getting out the registra-
ton. The committee voted to have
printed a large number of cards bearing
the words Have you registeredy ?.
These will be distributed at the revival
meetings. with the consent of Evangelist
Williams. The executive committee has
concluded to levy an assessment upon
the candidates TO meet the expense OF
the campaign. This is the second assess
T,1e,,+ 70 which the candidates have been
subjected and they don't like it. The
central committee will make its usual
effort to shut out repeaters from voting
in the city election and will examine the
1.eerietra+ion books for double registra-
lions. Sfxty-two repeaters were shut
ont last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
EFFINGER WON'T RUN.
He Declines the Democratic Nomina-
ton for Councilman.

Frank Effinger, whom the Democrats
nominated for councilman from the
Fifth ward. refuses to be a candidate.
and the Democratic city central COM
mittee refuses to withdraw Mr. Effing-
er's name from the ticket So there you
ara
Mr. Efinger said today: II have told
the members of the committee that \
decline the nomination, but they refuse
to take my name off the ticket I shall
not make any campaign, and shall vote
for my opponent, Mr.. J. c. Sinner. He
is good enough for me. and viii make q
good representative of the Fifth ward
haven't any time to spend with poll
tics, and besides a Democrat has no
show to win in my ward. / expect the
committee viii put my name on the bal
lot, because they say they want to have
a full ticket in the field but I want my
friends to understand that I am not a
candidate for member of the council.
and that I shall make no effort to Sc
cure the Dlacef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.l
When they have been measured most
heroes are found to come in half-sizes.
It's terribly tempting for u pretty girl
to have little freclzle on her upper lip.
The fun of being a fool over a woman
is the enjoyment you get out of the fun
she gets out of it.
You must never tell a girl when you
are going to kiss her nor anybody else
after you have gone and done it.
The more relatives he has by mar
ria=e the harder it is for an ordinary
man to understand the point of view OF a
Mormon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
GRADUALLY LEAKS OUT.
Now Found That Register Of Deeds
Pay Was Raised.

John Marshall. register of deeds. is
the latest man TO be discovered in the
court house who had the pie in his Office
sweetened during the last session of the
legislature
The legislature provided for clerk hire
in the Office Of registers of deeds an
nually for $1,000. Heretofore the reg
lster OF DEEDS mas paid his clerk out of
his fees. This bill will make the of7ca
of register of deeds in Shawnee COUNTS
worth $4,000 to $1,000 annually.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Jefferson City, No, March 1S.-The
house adopted today a resolution declar-
ing I. L. Page and N. c. Hicoek who re
fused to testify regarding $1,000 and $500
bills in their possession, before the boo
die investigation committee YESTERDAY
IN contempt of the house. The resolu-
ton directed the arrest of the two men,
who were ordered brought before &le
bar of the house this afternoon for pun
ishmenf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
SEE THE PRESIDENT.
Bailey and Leland Lunch With
Roosevelt.

Washington, March Ex-Governor Bailey
of Kansas, accompanied by Cyrus Leland,
of the same state, had a conference with
the president today. Later they took
luncheon with him. After making 4 rec
ommendation for the appointment Of Judge
William Hook of Kansas to vacancy
likely soon to occur on the bench of the
Eighth Judicial circuit, they discussed
with President Roosevelt arrangements
of his approaching visit TO Kansas. At
Topeka on May l, the president will be
entertained at dinner by Governor Bailey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
A 40 Per Cent Dividend.

Des Aoines. Ia. March 1s.-The Iowa pa
irons of the Elgin Creamery company
which went into bankruptcy last August.
viii receive 40 per cent dividends on their
claims. This is the effect of a decision
rendered by Judge MCPHERSON of the fed
eral court before whom the bankruptcy
matter was tried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
FIND NEW GAS WE'LL.
People of Erie Jubilant over the
Discovery

The people of Erie are jubilant over
the opening of q new gas we'll just Ii
half mile east Of that town with a flow
of 100000 cubic feet of gas a day
State Auditor Wells returned TO-DAY
from Erie and he is greatly pleased over
the opening of this new well.
Erie has had an abundance OF gas for
some time, but this is probe bly, the
heaviest now that mas been secured 1t
IS the fourteenth gas well opened there
1t is the property of the Erie Gas &
Mineral company. The gas has a pres
sure of 325 pounds to the square inch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
Coy. Hanna Hare

Lieutenant Governor D. J. Hanna is
in Topeka today on his way to Excelsior.
Springs and Versailles, Mo. where ra
has business interests. He stopped and
had a conference with Secretary OF. Stafe
Burrow. It is now expected that fha
state board of railroad assessors Of
which the lieutenant governor IS chair
man. viii start on its biennial tour Of
the railroads about Aprts +
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
LOW COLONlST RATES TO THE
NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA.

From February Is until April 80. the
Burlington makes greatly reduced one
way rates for settlers going TO Call
fornia Montana. Big Horn Basin,
Idaho. Washington. Oregon, Puget
Sound County and British Columbia
Generally speaking. the reduction .
from 25 to 40 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Those persons who expect to provide
She president with sports of the chase
on his western trip are likely to be dis
appointed. If one may judge from the
announcement that many speeches are
to be made it will be inferred that Mr..
Roosevelt is not after the sort Of game
that he has been accustomed, in the
--.at 10 eek
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

1t might be possible for Mr.. Morgan
TO secure a change in the tariff law
which would permit him to bring home
his art collection without paying the
original cost over again in tariff taxes,
were it not for the Democrats who
would at once cry out that the tariff
had been taken off luxuries and left
upon necessities. To be consistent on
the tariff is about the hardest work a
congressman has to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Cape Henry. Va March 1S.-The
schooner Glidden. bound from Baltimore
to Galveston. and laden with coal went
ashore toda-' at outer Cape Lookout
shoals. and will be total wreck No
information has been received concern
ing the crew.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Editor Rosewater Of Omaha appears
20 have the Nebraska machine licked to
a standstin. Mercer wanted the census
job which Merriam has given up, the
machine wanted him to have it, but
Rosewater said no and the senators and
congressman were afraid to give him
the endorsement required by the presi-
dent The place went to a Massachu-
$40. r.,..-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
Roval Gift to Bumalo Bill.

London, March 1S.-King Edward has
sent Colonel Cody. Buffalo Bill" a
handsome scarf pin with the royal
cipher in diamonds surmounted by the
crown, as a souvenir of his visit last
Saturday to the Wild West show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

There is an unwritten law which for
bids the president to leave United
States territory. If President Roosevelt
should extend his western trip as far
as Hawaii. would he be considered as
outside of the United States at any
rlmc2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

farming, and is gratifed at having pro
NOTED an industry which Yields such
handsome returns to agriculturists. It
is said that shade-grown tobacco will be
cultivated on a considerably larger scale
this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
a $I.OOO.OOO Plant.

Kansas City Mo- March 1S.-Nelson.
Morris & Co. the packers are TO establish
a 81 100000 plant, which viii employ l.eJa
hands according to a statement made pub
lie today by Col c. F. Morse of Chicago,
who has been in the city for several DAYS
in connection with the project. The plant
will be built near the stock yards on
tract of land purchased several months
ago
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Washington. March 1S.-Soon after the
senate went into executive session TO-
day the Cuban reciprocity treaty was
taken Ip and Senator McEnery was rec
ognized to speak against 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

marked the Wise Guy. Yes: but you
don't seem to please any of them." muir
INJURED the Simple Mug.
Mrs. Muggins-"My husband tells me
everything he hears" Mrs. Buggins-
And my husband tells me lot OF
things I'm sure he never heard before
in his life
Mistress March. in gentle mood,
By the sun god has been wOoed
Maddest month OF all the year,
You are acting rather queer;
Yet we lift our voice in praise
OF the changes in your ways,
But We'll kick you in the gizzard
If you send us any blizzard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
TOO LATETO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-To rent a desirable room cot
tage west of Kansas ave. by small fam
iIy. Address S. B. S, care Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

Washington Post: 1t is officially
stated that the anthracite supply viii
he exhausted in sixty~ years. But it is
believed the strike commission viii have
matters satisfactorily adjudicated be-
lore mat time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18
The Way TO go.

Take Burlington trains at St Louis
Kansas City, st. Joseph. Omaha. Den
yer or Chicago. With its close cOnnec-
tons the Great Northern and North
erh Pacific roads, and with its through
train service the Burlington offers more
to the settler than any other line or
combination of lines into the North
west.
The "Burlington-No Northern Pacific
Express" is the great daily train with
through chair cars, coaches and through
tourist sleepers. This is the only
through train into the Northwest joint
II With.tae Northern PACIFIC road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-18

What the Democrats need is some Of
the same sort of luck in electing presi-
dents and governors that they have in
eIeetlng MAYORS in the big cities.