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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04

alive to the possibility of man on BIZ
cycle looping the loop. The managers OF
the circus state that any duobtng Thomas
will be convinced Saturday. week ago
today DiavolO's understudy met with prob
ably fatal injuries while attempting to per-
form the feat at St Louis. but this acci-
dent has not affected Diavo1o's nerve
Among other features attention IS called
to the performance of the Aurora Zouaves.
heralded as the best drilled soldiers in the
world Local military organizations are
taking much interest in this portion OF
the show.
Then there is Minting. the marvel. who
on a single wheel. ascends and descends
narrow spiral that reaches 10 the top ot
the tent
Six members of the famous Gaynen fam
lily ride thrilling races in d small cycle
whirl.
A gymnastic sensation is promised in the
performance of the Ryan and zoreila
troupe OF aerialists.
Two score of champion riders of ai
schools of equestrianism win be seen iii
the rings.
The celebrated IaCarmens will perform
feats on a slender wire suspended high ia
the air that other performers would ma
difficult on the ground.
The famous Eddy family Of acrobats are
a feature of the show
There wiz be every sort of act that 4
well regulated show should have and many
features that no other circus presents.
city Ticket ONCE. Union Pacific
Railroad. 5z5 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
CHAMBERS IN TOPEKA.
HOrsemen Alarmed at a Threat
ened Epidemic.

Horsemen are alarmed by what
threatens to be an epidemic of CHAMBERS
IN topeka. Two horses owned by the
City Hand laundry have been killed, and
the veterinaries of the city are keeping
close watch for other cases.
The first horse of the laundry was
stricken with the disease two weeks
ago, was taken away by the desiccating
plant and shot, and its body cremated.
Last Friday another horse from the
same stable came down with the dis
ease, and was similarly treated. There
IS third horse in the stable, but the
doctors say that it has as yet developed
no symptoms of the disease
Chambers is a disease similar to dis
temper It causes horrible sores to
break out, and very offensive dis
charge from the nose and eyes of the
horse. If any of this discharge comes
in contact with another horse, the dis
ease is communicated. It is said that
glanders Is incurable. and that the only
thing to do when a horse gets the dis
ease is to kill it at once
During the civil war an epidemic of
CHAMBERS among the cavalry and artiI-
lery horses cost the government hun
dreds of thousands of dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
80. INrRREsr IN cH1NA.

The interest Of the United States In
maintaining the open door in Man
churia can be readily appreciated when
the large and rapidly increasing trade
with that portion Of Chine is taken into
consideration.
Apparently about one-fourth Of the
exports from the United States to China
ultimately reach the port OF New
chwang. the treaty port through which
northeastern China. including Man
churia, receives most Of its foreign mei-
chandise This is the conclusion of thu
treasury bureau Of statistics after a
careful study Of the statistics of the i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
WOULD RUSH IT.
Talk of RaiIroading New Street
Railway Franchise.
Proposed Ordinance Gives Com
pany About Everything.


Tonight the reorganization commit
tee Of the street railway company viii
introduce their proposed new 3O-yedr
franchise. and they hope to have il
passed before the council adjourns.
Mr. Myers and Mr.. Wilson, the MEM
bers Of the committee who are in charge
of the franchise ordinance, say they want
to go back to Chicago Tuesday
But the probability is that the coun-
Gil viii refer the ordinance to a COM
mittee, and Will take its time to final
action upon it. There seems to be con-
siderable disposition on the part OF
some members of the council TO balk
at the passage of a new 30-year or
dinance in the same form as the pres
ent street railway franchise.
The present franchise is about as
broad and liberal as they make them
1t gives the company the right 10 lay
any kind of a single or double track
it wants to on any street in town. II
gives the right to operate its cars by
steanl.f the company wants to use lhae
method of propulsion, though the use OF
steam locomotives" is barred.
There are some other provisions when
some of the members of the council
want to have changed They think that
the company should be required to lay
girder rails in concrete on the paved
streets, and they want 1t speclned IN the
ordinance just what streets the com
pany is authorized to use Some OF the
eouncilmen think that 30 years is too
long a life for franchise of any kind.
Under the new city charter act, the
franchise must contain provision
granting to the city 10 per cent OF all net
earnings of over 10 per cent on the stock
of the concern. The company must also
make a report to the city of its business
every six months, but this report does
not amount to much because It seems 10
be left to the discretion of the officials
of the company what they shall report
The provisions for giving the city 10 per
cent of the net earnings after the com
pany gets 10 per cent is also rather
amusing, and it is safe to guess that the
city viii never get rich from that source.
Some of the members of the council
want the ordinance held up in a COM
mittee until the city can get co0ies or
the ordinances which are in existence IN
other cities of similar size.
Just why the city council should vote
such a valuable franchise away with
practically no consideration it is difficuls
to understand. There is no reason why
the franchise ordinance should be
passed tonight. The city council can
afford to go slowly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
zee ~ FRANcHIsE-

There is an effort on hand and foot
to railroad a sO-year city railway
charter through tonight on first read
ing. Should such action be done it will
subject the council to just and severe
censure The greatest charges Of coz
ruption in connection with cities have
attended the granting of franchises
There is no reason for rushing through
a measure of such Importance, tying up
the city for thirty years. The matter
should be carefully considered.
While the city should be liberal with
the company. it should protect itself
and citizens. If we are ever to receive
any revenue from franchises. this is Il
good time to begin. If even a small
percentage of gross receipts can be Sc
cured in return for the valuable fran
chise and the use of the streets it will
be a start in the right direction
1t is stated that the gentlemen who
are managing the new affairs wish to
leave for Chicago tomorrow" That's
cool Now this paper has the utmost
good viii toward a reorganized city
railway and it does not wish to see it
handicapped or imposed upon. But the
city has some rights and big ones in
this matter. Against our thirty years,
our friends can afford to give a few
days.
Topeka has been disgraced for years
by miserable service and has appar-
emily been helpless to remedy affairs
except by public opinion and the ad-
vent of a rival line
The State Journal wants simple JUS
tice and right to both parties and it
warns the council against suspicious
haste.
If the ordinance gives both the COM
pany and the city what they ought to
have and is similar to fair instruments
given other cities of similar proportions
and conditions it ought to be passed.
otherwise not. In no event is railroad
action warranted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
LEADS THE WORLD.

According to some calculations made
by the Chicago Inter-Ocean, based on
am article by Eugene Parsons in Gun
toms Magazine for April, the United
States has nearly one-fourth of the
worlds wealth.
The total for the entire world is placed
at s400 co., 600. 900, of which the United
States in 1902 has S94 300. 600, 600. showing
that this is the richest nation on the
globe.
1t is also shown that the wealth of the
United States is nearly double that of
Great Britain. and almost as much as
the combined wealth of Great Britain
and France.
According to the reports or estimates
OF wealth in the several nations, it ap-
pears that Great Britain. which is put
down as the richest country in Europe
has property and money amounting to
$50, 600 100000, or 81 442 for every. person.
France comes next among the Euro
pean nations with 5000. 100000 in
money and property. or S1,257 for every
person. with S6.000,O0O 900 more lent in
Europe, Asia, America and Africa.
Germany is the third nation Of Europe
IN point of wealth, her total being $40,
600 100000. or S709 for every person, with
IS 000 900. 900 more lent or invested
abroad. Russian comes fourth. with
$4,000 100000.
According to these same authorities
the United States has wealth of ST. 9sa
per person. Australia has 81, 229. Den
mark 81 los. Canada $3.50. and Holland
1878 per person. Among all the nations
the percentage Of debt to wealth is low
est in the United States. The British
debt Der person is $50, the French s14S.
the German $50. the Russian s32. the
Canadian $50, while the debt per person
in the United States is only So.
The national debt of the United States
is o1537O. 600, while that of Great
Britain is S36sS, 52s. 252. that of France
S5.7ls,s60 1888 and that of Germany 50,
O93 e3S. 400.
From this it is shown that the United
States not only has the largest wealth
OF any nation of the world, but also
the smallest public debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
To Raise Salaries.

The ways and means committee of the
city council, which met Saturday after
noon, VII recommend to the council this
evening that City Attorney S9encers
pay be raised from $1,000 to $500 a yeal.
1t s probable that the recommendation
will be adopted without much oDDosi-
to-
The council win also be asked tonight
to give additional pay to the chief o.
police, city engineer and city clerk. The
chief gets $1,000 and wants 81. 200; the
engineer get eco and wants more; tic
city clerk S $3.50 and wants 81 900
Councilman Svendson is opposed to
raising the pay of any city officials al
this time. and there are a good many
councilmen who think as he does and
win oppose any extravagant moves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
CIRCUS DAVIS NEAR.
Torepaugh-SeIls Shows to Visit To
peka Saturday.

Next Saturday is the day the small boy
has been waiting for He showed passing
interest in the visit of the president, but
the circus posters have had him hypao-
tized ever since they nave been on tie
billboards. The circus is coming soon. It
will be here on schedule time next Satur
day And it is great big circus--a CONF
bnation of the great show organized and
operated by the late Adam Fcrepaugh and
that of the equally well known Sells
brothers
The circus opened its. season at St. Louis
two weeks ago and in consequence the
people of Topeka win have the advantage
of seeing the show in all its early season
freshness
Speaking of the performance one Of the
St. Louis papers said: 1T is unique. There
is no spectacle There is no striving after
new or odd changes. No straining for in
novation- Every act presented is real
circus act 1t is a tremendously big show,
but a circus all the same. It's essence lies
in its big heavy feature acts and the ap-
paratus necessary to produce them. This
is its distinguishing trait and lifts it out OF
the rut and sets it over in class of its
own
Diavolo's performance is pointed to as
the greatest circus feature ever seen under
a tent. The posters depicting the act have
caused no amount of comment and many
wagers have been made pro and con rel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
THIS rs PENSION DAY.
Line of Veterans Isn't as Long as
Usual


Today is pension day and at the post
office building the usual crowd of vet
Grams of the civil war is waiting IN line
at the window in the lower corridor
through which the pension checks are
issued. But the line is shorter than it
partment has adopted a new regulation
in regard to the payment of pensions,
one that will probably result very ben
eficially when its working has become
generally understood. Instead of hav-
ing the pensioner call for his pension
check it is hereafter to be sent to him
by mail wherever that IS practicable
With the rural mail service it viii be
possible to send the checks by carrier
to almost any part of the county and in
only a few instances viii it be unsafe
to commit the money to delivery in this
manner All pensioners are being re-
fee with their exact postoffice address
and are being given to understand that
from now on they viii get their money
at home. In explaining the new order
Postmaster Guthrie said today:
Sending the checks by mail has been
concluded by the department to be the
most satisfac Glory method and it Will be
followed in the future. This way the mon
and the old soldier is not tempted to spend
the money before he gets out of town. OF
course only a comparatively few men do
this, but it occasionally happens. The
money is always safest when the wife or
mother of the family has It IN her hands
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
TRIP TO YINEWOOD.
City Council Makes Inspection of the
Line.

A delegation Of the city council took .
trip over the new Vinewood line Sun
day. The following couneilmen We're
there: Blossom, Kutz Griley. Snyder
Neal, WOLF. Nellis, Weber. Swendson
and Tincher. The owners of the road,
E. w Wilson and l. Z. Myers. chap
eroned the city fathers. assisted by
Supt Kelley and Supt. of Construction
Ward One of the old coaches and the
dummy engine, in charge of Engineer
Berry. was used.
The work of ballasting the track has
reached the Curry place, and the road
Bed is in excellent shape. No work has
yet been done on the park, but work will
be commenced at once in the construc-
ton Of walks and drives and dams will
be built to force more water into the
lagoon.
Hundreds of yards of crushed stone
are at the quarries awaiting disposal
and after the Vinewood line is COM
pleted this will be used to ballast the
new city railway tracks.
It is possible that several summer
cottages will be erected at Vinewood for
summer visitors and a hotel may also
he built.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
Adjourned Annual Meeting Of Stock
holders.

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Topeka Railway company,
notice of which was sent to the last
known address of each stakeholder, ten
days before the date of such meeting,
as provided by the bylaws, was post
poned until May A. 1903. because there
was not a majority of the stock repre-
scented at such meeting, on April 6.
The adjourned meeting of the stock
holders viii be held at the Office Of the
Topeka Railway company, No. 113 East
Eighth avenue, in Topeka, Kansas. at
o'clock D. M. Thursday, May IA 1903
CLIFFORD c. BAKER,
Attest: President
j. g. SLONECKER. Secretary.
Dated Topeka Kas.. April so. 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
JAYHAWKER JOTs

They are still playing eroquet at -Au-
gusta.
A COLONY of prairie dogs has appear
ed in Brown county.
One day of each week at Attica is
known as hog day."
The plutocrat of Stafford county
drives a 1929 pair of mules.
Now that they are to have a dry"
town Great Bend Will purchase a site
for a 5ail.
A Preston man who Is raising a feath-
erless chicken lets it have a portion of
his bed every night.
-Four bass weighing three pounds each
were captured by Dodge City Ike
Walton" from the Mulberry last week.
Formosa claims to be the kind of a
town where your neighbors hunt you
trouble if you haven't any of your own.
St. John is going in for economy. The
streets are being graded and worked for
taxes without the hiring of comission-
er or oyerseer
The Clahin young man who took a
few turns on the wheel of a busy wind
mill no longer wonders why Alpine
tourists grow dizzy.
Two Stafford women created a mild
sensation by engaging in a street fight
and pulling each others hair out. Luck
lily the hair was in the form of switches.
Certain Clyde small boys spend their
Sundays getting drunk. If they might
only be allowed TO see twenty years in
the future how quick they would change
their form of amusement.
The FL Dorado colored Methodist
church is in arrears $50 The pastor
says he Will cheerfuily ask Gods bless
ing on the man who viii contribute the
sum. The debt remains unpaid.
-Four Sylvia young ladies barred their
arm to surgeons knife to aid a gem
tleman friend undergo an operation for
skin grating Not one of them took
opiates or showed the least signs of
NERVOUSNESS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04

Withina week there has been a sharp
advance in the price of silver. the rise
amounting to five cents an ounce.
This is practically the first advance
that has occurred since the beginning
OF the decline, in December. 1900, when
the price was GALS cents an ounce. The
average price during 1900 was GLIB
cents, in 1901. $685. cents, while in jan
uary. 1902, it was 55-56 cents. and in
November of the same year it had
gone to less than so cents. A short
time since silver was down to At cents
and now it is at 5S1A with rising mar
het. The advance is attributed to the
short supply and the heavy buying Of
the United States government, amount
ing to an average of $4,000 ounces
weekly, for use in the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
FRISCO COLLISION.
John Osenforth, an Engineer, Of
Springfield, No, Was Killed.

Carthage, Mo. May A headon col
lision between the west bound passen-
ger and a freight train on the Frisco
occurred here at noon Sunday in which
John Osenforth, the passenger engineer,
was killed. Both engines, baggage car
and three freight cars were completely
wrecked a car Of horses was thrown
from the track, killing some the horses
and Gripping others. The accident
happened in the switch yards and at the
end of the sharp curve in the road. The
freight was standing on the main line
and was struck by the passenger train
at full speed. 1t is said the passenger
train arrived ahead of time. The dead
engineer lived at Springfield, Mo, and
had been in the railroad service twenty
seven years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
new SANTA FE TRAIN.
Colorado Flyer Will Be Put on
June 4.

On June the Santa Fe will institute
new train service between Colorado
s,Oints and the east
The new train will be known as the
Colorado Flyer The equipment of the
train Will be a counterpart of the Cali
fornia Limited except that a chair car
Will be added in place of a dining car
The train Will leave Topeka in the even
ing about o'clock, arriving at Colorado
Springs the next day about noon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
One Shot Was Fatal.

Butte. Mont, May A mysterious
shooting in which George J. Benz, lately
of St Paul, is the victim and in which
two women, whose names are withheld
by the police are involved, occurred
yesterday in a lodging house in the city.
Three shots were fired two of them en-
tering the ceiling while the third struck
Benz in the heart.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
SENATOR LONG Is HERE.
He Will Recuperate in Topeka for a
Few Days

Senator Chester 7. Long came in from
Sharon Springs this morning. returning
from his trip through Kansas with President
Roosevelt He viii stay over in Topeka
for day two.
Senator Long really is not very strong
He has never vet recovered from the Sc
we're strain which he underwent during
the contest in the lower house of congress
for Cuban reciprocity, during which he
was the house leader for reciprocity which
was followed by the still severer strain of
the senatorial contest
He will trya to rest and recuperate during
the summer
Senator Burton returned from Sharon
Springs as far as Abilene, stopping at his
home there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
IN NEW LOCATION.

C. W. Myers & Co. Exhibit Prize
Steer.
The grocery and meat market of c.
w Myers & Co. has been moved 20 the
new location, 502-4 ". 10th ave across
Tenth street from the old location.
The new store rooms are fitted with
complete new fixtures. including 4 large
and handsome refrigerating room built
in St. Louis especially for c. w Myers
& Co.
The S. and S. Packing company will
exhibit their worlds champion steer
Advance at the store Tuesday and
"Wednesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
miles to Live on Long Island.

East HAMPTON. L. L. May General
Nelson =. Miles is to become a resident
Of Long Island, and is said to be con-
tempiating the purchase of a home on
the island in which to reside after his
retirement. The general has leased for
the summer a cottage near here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
Takes Presidency of Depauw.

indianapolis. Ind, May 4.-The Rev.
DR.. Charles Bacon of this city received
today notification from the Rev. E. f.
Hughes Of Maiden, Mass, that the lat
ter had accepted the presidency of De-
pauw university The Rev. Hughes has
for eight years been pastor of Cente-
nary church at Maiden, Mass He was
graduated from the Boston university
school of theology in 1892
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04

Somebody has estimated that street
railway earnings increase in the pro-
portion of about to in their relation
to growth of population. That is, if
population Of a city increase five per
cent in a given time street car. earnings
viii be found to have increased IS per
cent in the same period. 1t might be
we'll for the council and the Topeka
railway people to consider this phase of
the subject while talking over a new
franchise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
REFLECTIONS oF a BAcHELoR.

IFrOm the New YOrk Pressl
Girls would get lot more fun out of
crying If it did not make their eyes red
and their noses snuffy-
Some people seem to think they have to
quarrel so as to show how much they love
each other making it up
When chap goes home with girl and
she gets up on the second step to say good
night it's curious how nearly on a level
it always makes their faces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
Lost His Diamond.

During the Roosevelt exercises D. j.
Small lost a diamond valued at SO. Tt was
clipped from his shirt front. He was iOstled
from behind and while turning TO remon-
strate confederate picked of the jewel
Mr.. Small has always said that any one
who could steal any valuables from his
person was welcome to them. He is now
taking his medicine and says he will t,ist
wear > cent stone in the crowds and
frN to fool the grafters-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04

In California the anti-liquor cause
has made an important gain without
the aid of legislation. The Knights
Templar have abandoned the use of
wine at their conclaves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
TOPEKA GIRLS WON.
Defeated Kansas City Players at
Basketball

The Topeka high school girls defeated
the Kansas City, Kansas, girls by
score of II TO 3 in very hard fought
game Saturday. The game was very
short and it didn't give Topeka time to
get started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-04
STARTED WITH RUSH.
Three Wives, Tired of Matrimony
Want to Be Divorced.

The divorce business started off with
rush this morning. and three cases
were fled in tbs district court
Selena Jackson wishes a divorce from
Lewis Jackson on the ground Of cru
city. Pearl n. Morgan wishes to be
separated from Thomas B. Morgan be
caused he has failed to provide her with
the necessaries of life. She wishes her
maiden name of Pearl NJ WaIlingford
restored to her, and also suitable ALI
mony. Fantasia F. Culp wishes a di-
vorce from William H CuIp because he
drinks