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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12

New York Sun:
To those who were familiar with Sec
rotary ROots ability and acumen as a
lawyer it is no surprise that the score
tarY of war has reached the conclusion
in the Littauer matter that the docu-
ments laid before him make out a
prima facie case against the represen-
tative of the Twenty-ffth New York
congressional district. When a man
writes a letter to another having a
contract to furnish gloves to the gov
eminent. in which letter he refers to
the share" of the respective parties
in the proceeds of that contract, the
document is one which carries on it's
face evidence of the writer's intent in
the contract. In legal phraseology, it
is evidence sufficient to sustain a find
ing that such interest existed on the
part of the author of the letter; and,
indeed. unless the contents of such a
letter are satisfactorily explained in
behalf of the author, it would seem not
only to authorize but absolutely to de-
mand such a conclusion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
MILLS WILL CLOSE.
Cripple Greek Strike Is Affecting the
Reduction Works.

NJ. MacNeill, vice president and general
manager of the United States Reduction
anS Refining company. stated today that
the plants owned and operated by the
company at Colorado City and Florence,
including the Standard mill at the former
place and the Union plant at the latter,
would be closed down on account of the
strike in the Cripple Creek district inaugu-
rated expressly to cut off the supply Of
ore from the cornpanys mills, within ten
days. or as soon as the present supply of
ore is exhausted This will throw about
500 men out of employment, all of whom
for six months. in accordance with a prom
Use made by the so-called mill trust last
winter to those who stood by the company
at the time of the first trouble with the
Western Federation of Miners The two
plants belonging to the company at Canon
claiming that there is enough ore on
hand to keep the latter running for at
least nine months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
GLOBE skGHTs.
[From the Atchieon Globe.l

LFrom the Atchfson Globe.1
An Atchison man is known as The
Village Cut Up"
Latest slang: Don't sign until you
hear from me-
A train can't wait so long that SC me-
body won't get left
lazy man can never know the joy
of well earned rest.
An Atchison boy owns a black dog,
which he has named Dirty"
Somehow, we always feel sorry or a
man named Smith with a son n AIMED
Jones.
If you don't get along with ala ac-
quaintance don't try to reconcile your
differences; keep away.
When a band with two comets plays
Chicago Tribune" march, we'd II Ike to
/ see either one of them soldier.
There are some queer men irf the
world: An Atchison man doesn't like
to have women and girls kiss him.
MY wife chased me- says an Atchi-
son man. land I am glad she caught
me, for she has made me an exec llent
wife"
The real members of the Donat Do
That club are the mothers. who have
to scream Don't do that" from morn
ing until night
! An Atchison young man cultiva ties a
sour look. He'd better quit it, or he
will Sose his job. People won't do bus
mess with that look.
The LANCASTER Literary society last
/ Saturday might discussed this que 5tion:
/ Resolved, that an ugly woman is uglier
than an ugly man."
Don't put too much faith in pc litical
stories you read in the newspapers If
/ political reporters can't get a legiti-
mate story they make one up.
A North Atchison woman is making
a slave out of herself in trying to- make
a lady out of her daughter. And we
don't believe she can ever do it.
A man called at this office today on
what he called very important mat
ter" 1t developed that it was import
ant only to the caller. This often hap
pens.
There is a certain kind of pup that
children should not be permitted to
keep. Let the children cry but drown
the pup. The best kind of dog is bad
nrnc,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
ROLE OF CURFEW HEROINE.
Man With a Bottle and an Idea
Eilences Ca rnegie Chimes.

Pittsburg, Pa. Aug. 12.-The great
chimes in the Carnegie library tower
were silent last night. For the first time
in years the melodious bells failed to
sound the hours, quarters and half
hours Janitor Langtry, at his home,
noted the silence and went to investi-
gate. He persuaded a policeman to go
with him into the building and up the
narrow stairway of the tower. When
they were within a few feet of the bells
the policeman struck a match. The
light revealed a man seated on beam
above them. In one hand he fiourished
a bottle and with the other he tightly
gripped the wires that work the chimes
He nodded and smiled and twittered
down to- the policeman and janjtor.
He was very much panied when told
that he must get down and declared he
was beiug prevented from an heroic act
At the police station, where he was
locked up. he said he was Samuel Fow-
Ter. of Mercer county. He could not
remember how he got into the beifry.
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WILL SWIM THE RAPIDS.
]. W. Glenister, New Yorker, Will
Attempt the Hazardous Feat

New York, Aug. 12.-Another athlete
has developed the courage to attempt to
swim the Niagara rapids, the waters
that dashed out the life of brave Cap
tain Matthew Webb, the English swim
mer, who tried to breast them several
years ago. He is ]. w. Glenister, a
New Yorker, born in this city 2S years
ago. The attempt will be made next
month on day between the Sth and
18th, the exact date being withheld to
prevent police interference.
If records count for anything Glenis
ter has one that bespeaks him as pos
sessed of skill and sand. but he is con-
templating a feat. that will require al
of the qualities he has and more too.
He feels confident of his ability and
strength and with two weeks training
believes he will be fit to take to the
water.
Il know that Webb lost his life in the
attempt to swim the rapids" said Glen
lister, but 1 am confident that 1 can
do it and If l were not l wouldn't be
such fool as to take the chance. L
shall keep to mid channel, where there
are no rocks, and expect to accomplish
the feat in from ten to fifteen minutes,
for you know that the water runs TWEEN
ty-two miles an hour at that point.
1t was through hugginS the shore
that Captain Webb lost his life. He
was dashed against a rock head first.
The channel is free from all obstruct-
ions. and 1 rely on this to pull through
The only apprehension to be felt lies
in the suction. I expect to be draw I'M
der, but figure that the force that does
it will, once 1 am under the surface
throw me up again. When l enter the
water shall be in condition to go I'M
der and stay three minutes without TAX
ing breath If necessary. Now, If l
can use my strength to get the oppor-
tunity for the brief moment that it
takes to get breath, think the swim
will be easy"
Glenister has chest expansion of six
inches. Normally he has a measure
ment of thirty-nine inches. He is well
ming and athletic feats comprised in his
record. In 1897 Glenister SWAN from
Narragansett pier to Newport, and the
same month dived off the Halsted street
bridge, Chicago He holds the record
for the swimming distance between
Providence, r. l., and Crescent Park
eight miles-in three hours and forty
minutes. In January, 1899. he swan
from Riverside to Parrrham Rock, a dis
tance of half a mile, with the river fill
ed with ice.
In 1890 he beat seventy-two contest
ants in a race from Hell Gate to the
Long island shore, and in 1896 defeated
Joe Stark for the American champion
ship. He has measured the distance be-
tween the Poughkeepsie bridge and
the lIudson's surface and has tried the
English channel between Dover and
Calais, being taken out of the water
unco nscious after swimming eighteen
hours and covering thirty-three miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
LIFE GUARDS RESCUE FOUR
Two Women and Two Men Struggle
in the Surf

Atlantic City, N. J.. August 12.-Three
life guards had work to rescue Mrs
Robert Borden, of Bethlehem. and Miss
Goldie Heinlein, of Easton, at the foot
of Georgia avenue, this afternoon. The
two, who were bathing together. were
caught in the current and carried be-
yond their depth. The younger wou1An
screamed for help, and held the other
woman above the water until Guards
Peak, Coney and Berger wefe able to
get through the surf with q boat and
take them from the water Both were
badly exhausted when brought ashore,
and the services of a physician were
required before they were fully recover
ed.
NJ. Balistockey, of 1247 North Second
street, was rescued in the same place
about noon.
John Quin of 1910 American
street, Philadelphia, was brought ashore
at the foot of Illinois avenue by Guards
Chapel and Sigmund, after he had be-
come exhausted while swimming out be-
yond the breaker line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
LONDON BEHIND TIMES
President Vreeland So IS Transporta-
ton Service Is Oh a-Fashioned.

]AoH service Is vi d-Eashioned.
New York. Aug. 12.-President Her
bert H Vreeland of. the Metropolitan
Street railway and Simeon Ford came
home on the Cedr fc from a holiday as
happy as SCHOOL, ,oys. They have been
doing the golf Ii AXIS on the Scottish cir
cult.
Street trans sportation in London"
said MI Vre sland, differs radically
from tnat lr1 New York. While New
ork is lonf yftudinal and can be served
almost by one long line of transporta-
ton tnat would drain the city of its
moving multitude, London is circular
ana no one line could carry all, as in
New Y ark
Lon don in her present state of street
tratIl'& is New York in the days of the
hors, car They have their buses, their
un fairgrounds, and, of course, their
NJ -wer trolleys, but parliament is en-
/ 'Aeavoring to hit upon some plan where
by rapid transit can be carried on upon
a national plan and not by private en-
terprises.
Il met the royal commission, investi-
eating the problem only informally but
the result is that they are coming to
inspect our systems of rapid Transport
tatiOn.
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TALK OF COMPROMISE.
Firemen May Get Part of Advance
Asked

1t is regarded as very likely by lead
ers in the city council that the request
of the fire department for a horizontal
increase of 20 per cent. in pay will be
met by the city council with an offer
of a 10 per cent. increase. The ways
and means committee. at a meeting
Tuesday evening. voted to recommend
a 10 per cent. increase, and such an in
crease is likely to be given.
There were four members of the ways
and means committee present--Neil.
Nellis, Griley, and Swendson. The ma
jority voted in favor of granting the
request of the fremen to the extent of
10 per cent. raise. The action was
taken so that it could be reported to
the council meeting to be held Monday
evening, as Councilman Neil left at
noon today for San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
SOCIETY GIRLS FOR SUPERS
Theatrical Manager Wants Chorus
Girls OF the Favored Class.

atricaI manager is arranging to recruit
for the musical comedies of his firm and
that of Nixon and Zimmerman of Philadel-
phia 500 chorus girls from cities all over
the country. Within a few days fourteen
offices will be open and singing will begin.
The idea is to find intelligent and beauti-
full women of good social position.
Some time ago Mr.. Shubert took into his
companies several well bred women. I'm
mediately he discovered that they made
better chorus girls than those recruited
from less favored class. OF course, girls
with stage experience were needed to
make well balanced chorus but the pro-
auctions were greatly benefited by the III
novation Toxin Worm will look after the
Chicago applicants at the Garrick
theater Only women who have never been
on the stage or those with slight expert
ence will be accepted Mr.. Shubert Is
looking for new material.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
Rode Into Erie Canal.

Fort Plain, n. Y, Aug 12-Henry F.
Spaulding, aged about As years, an en-
thusiastic automobilist from West Or
ange, N. J., rode to his death four miles
east of this village He was on the
towpath of the Erie canal Owing to
the muddy condition of the path and
while turning out for a linenan's rig,
his automobile swerved more than he
intended, and man and machine plung-
ed into the water Two linemen rushed
to aid Spaulding, but in their excitement
let go entirely of rope, one end of
which they had thrown to the drowning
man. The body was recovered badly en-
tangled in the rope which had been
thrown him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
Fewer City Elections.

City officers in cities of the third
class will hereafter be elected every
two years, instead of every year. as
heretofore. w. J. May, mayor of Mer-
iden started out to look up some
question with regard to the government
of third class cities and he found two
conflicting laws relative to the length
of terms of officers Of third class cities
passed by the last legislature One of
these. which was approved March 8,
provides for elections every year, as
heretofore and also covers the subject
of vacancies. The other one passed
March and approved March z, pro-
vides for elections every two years. As
this was passed subsequent to the other
the two-year law goes in the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Miss May Mcleod of Valley Falls is
visiting in Topeka.
Miss Anna Blevens of Burlington has
taken a position in the Industrial school
here.
c. A Fellows has returned from a
visit with the family of Judge Smith at
Concordia.
Mrs. B. E. Chamberlain of Great Bend
is preparing to move to Topeka to make
her home permanently.
The Taxa Art club will meet Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. G. M. Bu-
chanan, 1913 West street
Wilbur Jennings, a small white boy,
was arrested this morning by Officers
Henderson and Reed for a small theft
meeting of the Second Ward Color
ed Republican club has been called for
tonight 1t will be held at 303 East
First street.
There will be meeting of the Topeka
branch Of the Western College Alumni
association at 1900 West Sixth avenue,
at 3 p. m Thursday.
In the raid of North Topeka dis
orderly house Tuesday night, W. A.
Swartz was arrested as proprietor and
Ona Oakly and Rachel Fisher as in
mates.
Mrs Elizabeth Anderson, T. w. and
Blanche Anderson and Miss Emma
Coombs of Morgantown, w. Va, and
f. H. Anderson and family.
r. G. Minor, who was brought on a
requisition to Topeka from Chicago to
fstand trial for selling mortgaged prop
erty, was released on technicaiity in
the court of Topeka this morning.
Deputy Sheriff Carl Lawson left at 3
o'clock this afternoon for the state pen
itentiary at Leavenworth taking with
him George Gaydon, convicted of as
sault and given an indeterminate SEN
tence and Richard Mallory, under seven
years sentence for burglary and larceny.
Both men are colored-
Deputy U. S. Marshal Frank Nc
Grath returned Tuesday night from
Junction City where he made the arrest
and attended the arraignment of James
E Christman on a charge of purchasing
government property from a soldier sta
toned at Fort Riley. Christman will
have a preliminary hearing on August
IT.
J. Walter Mills, in the employ of the
Nissley Creamery company, was arrest
ed yesterday on a United States war
rant, charged with having mailed a
scurrileus postal card to man in South
Dakota Mills was arraigned before u.
S. Commissioner Williams and let out
on $500 bond.
Attendant James Kirkland. who was
arrested on a charge of assaulting an
inmate of the Kansas insane asylum
and has been in the county Jail since
Monday night, has been released on
$1,000 bond for reappearance-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12

In report on July failures r. e.
Dun & Co. says that even after tile
strictly commercial losses are obtained
by eliminating as far as possible the
defaults due to speculation, it is Sc en-
that last month was unusually full of
disaster Numerically, the margin
above normal was not important, but
the aggregate of liabilities made a r:Ath-
er significant exhibit 1t is natural
that bad debts should come to
the surface at the close of a fiscal year.
when semi-annuaI inventories and
stock-taking disclose any weak spots in
the business situation. Moreover, there
has been in progress such a steady re-
adjustment in prices of securities that
men in all sections and occupations
suffered. Such a contraction in the
market value of stocks could not fail to
produce some pressure outside of Wall
street. and it is an Indication of strength
that the business world has not been
more severely shaken Ii addition to
the difficulties more essenti, 1lly financial
not little loss has been ca used by the
delayed work on account of labor
troubles. Conspicuous in tn is connee-
tion were the losses in the lun' Der class.
which includes builders. whine many
kindred defaults are embraced with the
miscellaneous manufacturing failures.
The check to demand for iron and steel
products was also due to the inte Tupt-
ed structural work. and declining prices
IN this important industry also added to
the difficulties of plants with con tracts
on hand that could not be filed profit
ably while large number of ca qcplla-
lions embarrassed other firms. 1t has
been a season Of severe pressure, md
the commercial interests of the country
have stood the test in way that augurs
well for the future. Conservatism has
Increased, limiting many projected ex-
tensions, but in the long run the more
70 setback.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
MAY NOT GET HER 100000
Lord Sholto Douglas Changes His
Mind About Life Insurance.

San Francisco, Aug. 12.-Lord Sholto
Douglas has arrived from England with
the intention of taking out a 100000
life insurance policy in favor of his
wife, formerly Miss Maggie Mooney,
California concert hall singer, but sud
denly changed his mind and started
back to England without taking out the
policy. There is a row in his family at
home and it is said some complication
in this family trouble called him home.
He will receive $500, 600 from the estate
of his father, the Marquis of Queens
berry.
Lady Sholto Douglas soon after her
marriage made a tour of the eastern
cities and was often seen on the variety
stage in Chicago and New York.
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DIES HATING SONS WIFE.
Peoria Woman Takes Poison Because
She DisIikes Daughter-iu-Law.

Peori:l, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-Beeause her son
married a young woman she did not
like Mrs. H. Gander, aged 20 years,
swallowed arsenic yesterday evening,
dying a few minutes later. A few days
ago Mr.. and Mrs. Gander oelebra ted
the faWorite son and the new daughter
in-law were not present.
Soon afterward Mrs. Gander's daugh-
ter died. Yesterday morning she visited
the Gem etery and placed flowers on the
grave and in the afternoon she vent to
her SOM home and babe him goodbye.
Her dea tn in the evening was the result
of a del iberate plan, every detail being
Followed to the letter, as a written
statement shows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoF
[From the New York ]

IFIOIn tTe New OK PresS.I
A widow pops the minute you take
her off the ice.
Ccntentment is not knowing what you
would like to have.
It's remarkable how a woman who
has a dimple in her chin nearly al
ways has one right above her knee.
When our friends speculate and win
we call it investment: when they lose
we call it just throwing money away.
A woman has tremendous deter
mination, else she could never kiss a
man the way she always does against
her will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12

was cents quart to pfckers, though
some owners, including Sheriff Meryine,
gave cents a quart.
Children could pick so quarts a day,
and adults generally twice as many. Ira
KEEPER last week picked "a quarts in
seven hours. James K. Title, of Nc
Michel1s, claims to hold the record, hav-
ing picked 20 quarts in so minutes, with
Earl 4 resge close second. having IS
quarts in the same time, The season
lasted six weeks.
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HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

sntscriters of fhe State journal
Gray 6ls1Tng the SIMMER may haze
ihe paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address, at The rate Of thirty
CCmts a mouth address changed as
attn as desired HHfZe ont Of foaon
lie State journal aoiH be 10 jon like
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12
INNOCENT MEN IN PRISON.
Have Served Three Years and Two
Have Become Insane.

Pottsville, Pa. Aug. 12.-Six young
men, two of whom are from Buffalo. N.
Y, and others from Allentown, who are
serving terms of ten years in jail for
the burglary of the residence of Jacob
Baker here, are now believed by the
authorities to be innocent
New evidence has been discovered in
their case. The accused men have
served three years in Jail. and two of
them have become insane by brooding
over their troubles An effort will be
made to secure pardons.
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WOMAN BURNS IN A WAGON,
Mrs. Taylor Greening, of Loami, Ill
Throws Matches Into Straw.

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 12.-Mrs Taylor
Greening, aged Ga years, died at her
home near Loami from burns which
she received by throwing a match at
her feet in the straw at the bottom of
the wagon after lighting her pipe.
The accident took place as the woman
was returning from Glenarm with her
husband. The flames were extinguished
by the husband, who wrapped piece
of carpet about her. He then brought
the woman to her home. but she was so
severely burned that she died in a few
hours.
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Mr.. Carnegie on British Tariffs.

New York Tribune.
Andrew Carnegies recent letter to the
London Times in opposition to Mr.
Chamberlain's tariff proposal is I'M
doubtedly the product of thought. The
gist of his argument is that broad
protective tariff discriminating in favor
of the British colonies would be direct
ed chiefly against the United States, and
would be resented by the latter in a
retaliatory tariff war which would be
disastrous to the United Kingdom and
would soon compel it to repeal the OBJ
noxious law, but which would leave be-
hind it bitterness of feeling between
the two countries which 1t would take
years to efface. We agree with Mr.. Car
negie in thinking that such a conflict
and estrangement would be deplorab BILE.
1t would be one of the most calamitous
things that could befall these two coun-
tries and the entire human race. But
we cannot regard the danger of it, in
case of the adoption of Mr.. Chamber
lain's proposal. as so imminent as Mr.
Carnegie thinks. Rather does it seem
to us so remote as TO be beyond the
bounds of practical consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-12

President Roosevelt is said to favor
Governor Durbin of Indiana for a run
ming mate. This is good politics. If
Grover Cleveland shou Id receive the
Democratic nomination. Indiana would
become fighting ground as it has been.
always except when Mckinley was inr
the race.
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$685. 900 FOR BERRIES.
Hundreds of Picke1s Made Money
During Six WetExs' Season.

Stroudrburg. Pa. Aug 12 The huck-
Ieberry Sc ason which closed yesterday
brought $4,000 to MonlNle county pick
ers. who number 500. Men, women and
children were engaged in picking, in
some instances whole families being en-
gagged in the work. The average pay
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Monster Cheese Proposed.

Albany, N. Y, Aug. ia monster
cheese, weighing two TONS will probably
be manufactured in this state and sent
to the St Louis exposition next spring.
New York is the greatest cheese-pro-
ducing state in the Union" said Agri-
cultural Commissioner Wieting today
''and the biggest cheese ever made in
the world ought to grace our exhibit at
ST I.OuiS.''