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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

American dislike for paternal govern
nlent, has kept out municipalities from
venturing far along the dangerous path
sway of municipal socialism.
While the local indebtedness in the
United Kingdom shows an increase sincu
1875 of $40 to $50 per capita, the aggre-
gate per capita debt Of the 1S7 largest
cities Of the United States shows a de-
crease from $55 in 1880 to $4S in 1902
From this examination it seems evil
dent that municipal trading in England
has greatly increased debt. The profits
Of such enterprises are largely mythical
and disappear when stern business tests
are applied to them Far from reducing
rates there is every reason to bellows
that rates have been enormously in
creased by this epidemic of municipal
trading.
Having considered the cost and
Tneagreness of profits of municipal trad
ing II may next be worth while to see
how the service compares with that fur
nished by private enterprise in the Uni
ted States
The tramways of the United King
dom are about equally divided between
the local authorities and companies. the
former owning 700 miles of lines and the
latter about So. With a few exceptions
these tramWays are not comparable
either IN equipment or service with the
10000 or more miles developed in the
United States by private enterprise. The
United Kingdom should have had by
this time 1900 or 5000 miles of first
class electric railways and 1t would have
had this mileage had it not been for the
Sitting effect of municipal trading.
Two cities owned telephone under
takngs, or did, for Tunbridge Wells has
sold its system to the National Tele-
phone company. Several million ster-
ling have been invested in vast schemes
for housing the working classes, much
OF which has produced more harm than
good The history of the gas industry
in England, the housing of the working
classes and the telephone industry is
almost the same as the history OF street
railways.
During the last few years most of the
advantages of municipal ownership have
been exploded There IS no proof that
the consumer is especially benefited. The
service IS equally good in the United States
under private enterprise and the cost rel
alive to the cost of labor and of raw ma
terial IS no more. As has been said by Mr..
Davies before the Society of Arts, SO far
from municipal enterprises being a check
on the evil Of trusts, it will, upon exam
nation, be found to expose the consumer
to all the oppressive conditions of the
American combine.
There is little doubt that the large cities
OF the United States are Tightening their
/ control over certain Industries and I eX-
pect the gentlemen managing the great
steel railway, gas and electric lighting en-
under control. The reason for this is I'M
doubtedly the fact that the policy of &C
QUESTION has not yet been adopted by the
American municipal authorities Because
of this private capital and enterprise have
made the most of their opportunities"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
EvERSOLE GETS IT.
He VIII Build New Railroad Y.
NJ. C. A. Building.

l. D. EversoIe & Son of Topeka were to-
day awarded the contract for building the
new Railroad Y. M. c. A building in this
city. The contract is for all of the work
required to complete the structure ex-
cept the plumbing. The contract for the
plumbing has not been let.
The amount bid by Eversole < Son is
not known, but the engineering depart
naent of the Santa Fe company, which has
been in charge Of the work, authorizes the
statement that it is such that. together
with the plumbing, the entire cost of the
building will come within the $50. coo which
has been raised for the purpose of build
ing.
There were numerous other bidders and
the competition is said to have been close.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
Newark'g TroIleY Traged7.

New York Tribune:
Last Thursdays tragedy has stirred
Newark to its very depths The whole
community of this, the premier city OF
New Jersey. is aroused, and there Is
reason for hoping that from this feel
ing viii develop action to make human
life safer hereafter The shameful
truth is that the trolley syndicate which
controls all the lines in Newark has
heretofore done pretty much as il
pleased. 1t was above the laws and
beyond all regulations. Men Of power
in finance and in politics are heavy
stockholders in the syndicate. and their
interests have always been Safeguard
ed. no matter how the political wheel
might turn.
Complaints of overcrowding, Of in
efficient service and OF neglect to take
reasonable precautions to insure the
safety and comfort of the travelling
public have elicited-promises and
nothing but promises. The trolley men
have seen to 1t that their friends We're
put on guard wherever there was a
possibility of the public breaking
through and compelling the company
to do something. Now that the people
are stirred up. let them stay stirred up
until the trolley syndicate gives prac-
teal pledges that no such calamity
shall ever again startle Newark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New I OK HFeSS-l
Love letters are illustrated insanity.
Half the marriages are failures and halt
are not successes.
Only brute will take a kiss from a girl
without pretending he had to steal it.
A girl who can i'll up her boot tops just
by sticking in her feet seldom minds rainy
weather
The meanest trick a woman can play on
man is 10 fondle a child in his presence
as if it were somebody else.
The man who has nothing to do is al
ways willing TO arbitrate whether the man
who has something shall lose it.
When woman's husband tells her he
has gone into district politics she begins to
study up on White House etiquette.
Women who don't mind shoes that are
tight or stays that are tight make a pref
ty big fuss over husbands that are the
So me Wa
Everybody has something that he is try
ing to keep somebody else from getting.
while he is trying to get what somebody
else is trying to keep.
Women who go in for holding offices in
societies and leagues would do better for
their country by holding craftsmanship OF
large-sized families of children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
HUSBANDS E,S4,OOO
Jury Puts That Value on B. w.
Clients Affections.

The jury in the district court this af-
ternoon brought in a verdict of $4,000 in
favor of Mrs. Emma Client against Mrs
B. ". Client for the alienation OF her
husbands affections.
Mrs. Emma Client was the first wife
of =. W. Client a Santa Fe engineer
and she was divorced and ne then mar
ried Mrs. Irene Frisbie. widow of an
other engineer. Mrs. Client No. ! then
brought suit for damages and the YER
dict of the jury which closed long
sensational trial. is in favor of the
wronged wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
LOCAL MENTION.

The Second Ward Republican club
will meet tonight at BOB East First
street.
Miss Elizabeth Drew and Miss Mae
Roberts have returned from a visit in
Burlingame to their friend Miss
Blanche Wilbur
THE Battle Between Brigands for
My Capture VIII be described by Miss
Ellen NJ Stone at the First III. n
church. Tuesday evening, March
1903. Admission 30 cents. Children Is
cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
CONFERENCE RESUMED.
Santa Fe Men and Officials
Again Meet.

This afternoon the Santa F'e officials
and the conductors and trainmen of the
Santa F'e resumed their conference at
the Santa Fe general Office building.
Third Vice President Kendrick. Gen
eral Manager Nudge. General Manager
Wells General Manager Nixon and Gen
era1 Superintendent Hurley are all here
attending the meeting The officials re-
fuse to give any information as to the
progress Of the negotiations. or what
the probable outcome will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
GETS INDIAN LANDS.
Rich WindfalI for the Wife of Col
ored Section Hand.

Wellington, Kas, Feb. 25.-Mrs. Dan
Hail, colored, Of this city, wife of a sec
ton hand on the Rock Island, recently
went to 6fuscogee, I. T., and filed the
claims of herself and eight children to
Indian lands under the present aDDor-
tionment. and received $50 acres each.
or 40 acres altogether. Mrs. Hall and
children We're entitled to the land from
the fact that one of her parents was d
full-blood Choctaw Indian. The allOt-
ment of land to herself and children will
make them rich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Spain has been awarded damages
against ship building firm for not de-
livering torpedo boats in time for use
in the late war. 1t looks as though the
United States ought to have something
out of this. She would most certainly
naNa cot the hnats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Mr.. Clarence Darrow. miners attOr-
ney. reached his place in the Illinois
legislature in time to oppose the voting
of money to erect a statue of Frances
willard. but it was useless. The bill
went through by a big majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Many explanations are advanced de-
signed to make plain the cause for MI.
Quay's hard fight for the admission OF
the territories. Now let us hear from
the opponents of the omnibus and their
friends. What excuse have they to
offer for carrying their opposition to the
extent of doing everything possible to
prevent vote on the matter2 1t has
been made plain to the public why Quay
wants the territories admitted. Will the
opposition be equally as frank in tell
ing why they don't want the territories
takan in2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

stitution and has shown that the
American consulate never had posses
sion of the articles, thus indicating
the American officials
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
DEATHs AND FUNERALS.

George Comstock died Of consumption
at the family home in Seabrook. at f.45
this morning Wednesday, February ~
Announcement of the funeral AWAITS
word from his sister. Mrs. cdr F. Con-
ger Smith Of New York city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

men should be elected only in this
way can city business be conducted in a
businesslike way, and the peoples IN
terest receive proper protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

The investigation of the robbery of
the Fairs after their deaths is placing
the French officials i'm a far from en-
viable light In regard to the mysteri-
Gus change of fur four affidavits from
san Francisco We're read One Mar
garet Melbourne. Mrs. Fairs maid. said
the dark fur cloak and mum received In
the effects are not the Russian sable
garments which Mrs Fair possessed
and used An affidavit of Charles n
Neal administrator Of the deceased's es-
state, declared that the sables originally
cost $4,000 and added that the articles
received are not the originals. Mr.. Neal
swore on Information and belief that
originals We're distracted from Mrs.
Fairs effects and that inferior articles
were substituted and gave details of the
care taken by the American officials in
Paris and in the United States which
completely exonerated them from any
connection with or knowledge of the
substitution. The other afddavits were
Of the same general character. At Con
sui General Gowdy's request the French
appraisers made a written reappraise-
ment of the furs returned from san
Francisco. The document sets forth
that the articles are Chinese sable
worth together S270 and also specifically
states that the articles are not those
which they previously appraised. The
investigation, which is still in progress
has already fully established the sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Fire destroyed sixty-seven street cars
IN ST. Louis yesterday. This is hard
blow to the Topeka City railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Senator Ben Tillman says he would
vote for Booker Washington to have a
cabinet Office What he objects to is
negro office holders in the south
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

So far there has been no notable rush
20 recognize Mr.. Budd of California as
a warwick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

The Hartford Post perpetrates this
one. Miss Boise of Topeka. who has
taken up the saloon-smashing business,
IS getting very Boise ferrous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

All the negroes were driven out of
town this week. and it wasn't a south
ern town either. 1t was located IN
PENNSYLVANIA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

A deficiency Of se5.O0o in the printing
bill What a nice morsel this viii be
for the Democrats in the next cam
pafenl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

What the German foreign Office and
its representatives appear to need is to
get together. unless it is a part of the
kaiser's policy to- deny responsibility for
every bluff that he fails to get away
with. When it was learned that Minis
ter Bowen had promptly refused to
yield to the demand for immediate pay
ment of the first installment from Vene-
zuela, Berlin sent out a statement that
the kaiser's representative was acting
outside of his instructions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Now it is proposed to pay former
Queen Lilioukalani S200, 900 What for2
Presumably for land or revenue she lost
by the revolution. 1t is growing to be
quite a common thing for Uncle Sam
10 take peoples property from them,
but i'm such cases the constitution fol-
lows the flag and he pays for what he
gets Even Spain viii testify to this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
BIG SANTA FE FIRE.
Freight Depot in Kansas City
Burned.

Kansas city, No. Feb. 25.-The extern
sive freight depot Of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe railway at Fourteenth
and Hickory streets. in the west bot
toms, and about 80 freight cars with
contents. were destroyed by fire early
today. The damage is estimated at over
800, COO. Many Of the cars were loaded
with merchandise on which it is difficult
to place the loss.
STARTED FROM A STOVE
Santa Fe officials here state that the
estimate of damage given in the above
Associated Press dispatch is too high.
There were 70 freight cars destroyed
Of which only IS were loaded.
The freight depot which was burned
was the old depot situated across the
street from the new freight depot. The
old depot was in process Of being torn
down, it being the intention Of the COM
pany to replace it with a larger and bet
ter structure.
The fire started from a stove which
exploded. The stove was one of those
used in the fruit cars for warming the
care,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

The Congressional Record prints a
list Of trusts i'm the United States as an
appendix to Mr.. Littlefelds antitrust
speech. The list covers six pages OF
the Record. and shows list of SOC
trusts with capitalization Of 14000
millions Of dollars. 1t is claimed to be
the most accurate list Of trusts ever
published. and was compiled by a con
eressional bureau And it is hoped to
successfully contend against this mighty
power with the feeble legislation enact
ed by this congress- 1t is something.
however to be able to secure any Iegis-
lation in the face of such opposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

For pneumonia, grippe, pulmonary ana
bronchial troubles, take Piso's Cure for
Consumption.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-27
APPOINTMENTS PENDING
IN THE PARTY'S HANDS

James w. Pratt will be Commission
er of Public Lands, although as yet
his commission has not been issued.
Governor Carter yesterday afternoon
intimated that the question regarding
the Land office was whether Mr.. Boyd
should not continue in it until the end
of the year. if he We're willing, and
allow Mr.. Pratt the same time satis-
factorily to wind up the business of
the Tax Office. There is considera BILE
urging from the outside to this course.
Many lawsuits over assessments are as
yet undecided and there will be final
adjustments of books necessary at the
end of this year to make way for the
taking over of the taxation business
January !, 1904.
Governor Carter, however, expresses
himself as being strongly adverse to
the proposition. He regards land mat
ters now pending and the business of
the department generally as of ut
most Importance, besides considering
it highly desirable that Mr.. Pratt
should lose no time in obtaining a
mastery of the details of public lands
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-27
Jap BABY WAS EXCESS
BAGGAGE AND GOT LEFT

away, and while crowd was surging
up and down the gangway, another
attempt was made to pass them
aboard, but the willy official was not
mapping. The bystanders by this time
began to cympathize with the baby, at
least, but to no purpose. They could
not understand the, to them, unchris-
tian and inhuman attitude of the Off
cial.
A representative of the agents short
ly afterward appeared at the gang
way and the attorney tried to have
him pass the japanese aboard. There
was some pretty strong talk between
the two, and ended in the steamer man
telling him to pass two aboard or keep
them all off. The gangway was on the
point of being lowered when the father
sprang nimbly up to the steamers
deck. The woman hesitated moment,
and then turning to another Japanese
woman near by, deposited the baby in
her arms and followed her lord and
master.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-27
ALI. IN A
QUANDARy
japanese Swimmer Ran
Gauntlet of Federal
Officers.

About Z o'clock last night Japa-
nese man, fully dressed, was seen
swimming in the harbor away from
the stern of the steamship China. A
little later he clambere1 up on the
shore makai of the pilot house and
started off on a run. Two Of the pilot
boys saw him and nabbed him at once,
turning him over to Customs Inspector
Dinklage. The latter took the man to
the steamship China, turning him over
to Immigrant Inspector r. c. Brown,
and the dripping bro wn man was put
in a safe place on the steamer while
an inspection of the crew and aliens
was made to ascertain whether he be-
longed to the ship.
The. check-off showed the crew and
aliens intact without the prisoner
The Immigrant department felt certain
that the man had not escaped from
the detention camp on Quarantine ISL
and. and the responsibility for the
prisoner was again turned over to the
Customs Department. The man, how
ever, was held. AS the check-off show
ed that he apparently had no con-
nection with the vessel, the steam
ship officials disclaimed any RESPONSE
bility for him. 1t was a three-corner-
ed disclaimer.
The Customs representatives said
that in no case were they called upon
to hold a man, it being merely their
duty to assist the Immigrant depart
ment in such cases. Furthermore, they
claimed that it was the Immigrant
department which counted the people
on board and kept check on them,
their duty being merely to see that no
one brought dutiable articles ashore
without paying Uncle Sam for the
privilege.
Collector of Customs Stackable was
on the dock, and he was told of the
circumstance. 1t was his opinion that
it was matter affecting the Immi-
grant department. The japanese gave
his name as Usijiro, but he would give
no account of himself. 1t was finally
suggested that perhaps Usijiro was a
stowaway who had only put in ap-
pearance at this port after remaining
concealed during the trip from Yoko-
hama. He was therefore taken over
to the detention camp and his case
will be fully investigated by the I'M
migrant Department this morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-27
SMALL FIRE
ON KING STREET

Fire at the foot of Alapai street, on
King street, a few minutes after eleven
o'clock last night damaged a two-story
frame building, which was occupied
by Japanese.
The building is next to the lot on
which the buildings stood that were
burned down in the big Stock Yards
fire. The upper story was occupied as
sleeping rooms and below there was
a Japanese barber shop. The upper
portion burned but the lower part was
only damaged by water.
The fire had been burning for five
minutes before an alarm was turned
in from boz 81 but the department got
out quickly and soon had the flames
under control.
In addition to the barber shop a
!, japanese grocer's and contractors $
place. on the lower floor, were dam
aged by water.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-27
KENTUCKY
NOT READY
The Battleship in Need
of Repairs at
Dock.

ALieut. F. L. Sandoz, u. s. NJ, lately
attached to the flagship Kentucky on
the Asiatic Station, is a through pas
senger on the steamer China en- route
quite surprised on arrival to learn of
the proposed visit of Admiral Evans
fleet to Honolulu, as there was no
knowledge in the feet of a movement
in this direction on his departure from
Yokohama on November II.
The Kentucky was at Kobe when
he left Yokohama, and it was expected
the battleship would leave shortly aft
erward for a place near Yokohama to
go into a dock for repairs. 1t was
believed these repairs would be neces-
sary before the Kentucky would be
ready for a sea-trip. After leaving
the dock the Kentucky was to have
proceeded to Manila.
AS to the recent dispatch relative to
the secret cruise of a Japanese squad
ron, Lieut.. Sandoz says this is not un-
usual. For the past month the Japa-
nese squadrons have been going on
secret voyages, turning up few days
later at ports where they were least
expected. The movement reported in
the dispatches was probably one of
these cruises under sealed orders, and
he was not of the opinion that any
particular Importance was attached to
the maneuver.
The officers on the American fleet
We're watching the news from Panama
with interest, and expectation ran high
that some of the vessels would be or
idered to the Isthmus.
| According to Lieut.. Sandoz' state
snent that the Kentucky had to under
go necessary repairs the battleship
would not be ready for several days
yet to commence her journey to Homo
iulu, and as she is Admiral Evans
flagship, it is not believed the other
vessels of the fleet would start ahead
OF her
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-27

and their administration. AS the Gov
ernor put it yesterday, he wishes Com
missioner Pratt to obtain, as quickly
as possible, thorough grasp of land
matters from the ground up.
The Governor stated that the ap-
pointments of President of the Board
of Health and Territorial Surveyor
We're still under consideration by the
Republican Executive Committee.
Nothing definite could be given out
about filling the office of Private Sec
retary.
Respecting the office of Secretary of
the Territory, Governor Carter said
many prominent men were opposed to
the vacating of the Office of county
supervisor by Mark P. Robinson to
take that appointment. Jos. G. Pratt
and j. Castle Ridgway were still hav-
ing their names promoted in rivalry
for the Secretaryship. A. L. G. Atkin
son, the Governor understood, had not
been willing to have his name adj
vanced for this Presidential appoint
ment
Governor Carter was seen at the Sec
retary's office, preparing correspond
ence for the steamer China's mail.