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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
CARPENTER WINS.
Governor Can't Remove Fair Com
missioners Except for Cause.

The fight in the ways and means
committee over the question of whether
the governor shall have power 60 re-
move members of the Worlds fair
commission at pleasure has been set
tied by the senate at least. The com
mittee reported back the bill amended
to read that commissioners may be re-
moved for cause only This amend
ment viii have to go back to the house
for approval and it may not receive it.
The provision giving the governor this
power is understood to have been in
serted with the object of giving the
administration an opening to take Sem
ator ]. c. Carpenters job on the com
mission because he is not in the band
wagon The senate is standing by Car
penter.
The committee also recommended
that the pay of commissioners be made
S12 instead of SIS per day. The bill
carries with it an appropriation of$10o,-
600. The committee report was adopt
ed Tuesday but the bill has not come
up for passage It will doubtless carry.
however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
CONGRESS IS ABLE.
Can Crush the Trusts and Stop
Traffic in Liquor.

Washington, Feb. 25.-The decision in
the lottery cases has occasioned much
comment in Washington Members of
the administration assert the majority
of the court has fully sustained the con-
tention that the Sherman antitrust law
did not exhaust the constitutional power
of federal government over commerce.
A gentleman prominent in the admins
tration said today: THE champion de-
cision clearly sustains the contention OF
the government. No important PROPOSE
tion in the government brief was reject
ed. The plenary and absolute power Of
congress to prohibit any form of traffic
when it deems such traffic hostile to the
public interest is clearly sustained
1T must be remembered in this con-
nectiOn that before the presidents
speech of last summer many thoughtful
men were Of the opinion that the Sher-
man antitrust law made the limit Of
the power with the reference to unlsW-
ful combinations The president in his
speech challenged this contention. and
this thought was further impressed up
on the public mind by the attorney gem
erals Pittsburg address, in which he in
sisted. contrary to the opinion of many,
that the supreme court did not decide
in the sugar trltst suit that congress was
powerIess to regulate directly the par
ticipai1oE Of unlawful com binattOns in
interstate traffic. The facts in the lot
terry case did not require Justice HaF-
Ian to express any opinion directly on
this question but the trend of his rea-
soning clearly indicates that congress
may exclude from interstate traffic any
commodity deemed by it as prejudiciaI
to the public welfare, and that its mo-
tives are beyond judicial inquiry. Under
the decision such exclusion is not neces-
sarily limited to articles of commerce.
which were previously regarded as in
nocuous. Such was the public view Of
lottery tickets less than a century aga
and Justice Harlan says in effect that
congress could prohibit absolutely in-
terstate traffic in intoxicating liquors IL
it deemed It advisable. and this not
withstanding the fact that in the abb
senee of congressional legislation the in
PRODUCTION into states from other states
may not be prevented by the states.
The logical effect of this is that con-
gress has the absolute right to say
when commerce in any given cOmmodi-
ty shall be free or prohibited. and It
would follow that between these ex-
tremes 1t can permit such commercs
upon conditions which It may impose to
conserve the public interests and neith-
er the conditions nor the motives that
aetuate them can be reviewed by the
judiciary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
ALL SEATS FULL.
Large Attendance at TOday's
Session of the ID. A. r.

washington, Feb. 25-When today's
session OF the continental congress of
the D. A r. was called to order every
seat on the floor was occupied and thE
galleries were crowded. A score of vice
presidents general were grouped about
Mrs. President General Fairbanks plat
form. Mrs. James Lawrepce Blair, OF
St Louis. president Of the board Of
lady managers of the Louisiana Pur-
chase exposition; Mrs. Katherine Pratt
Horton, regent of the Buffalo chapter.
chairman of the St. Louis exposition
committee of the D. A. r., and other
members of that committee also Ocs
cuDied seats on the platform = greet
ing was extended by Mrs. Horton, Who
urged a hearty cooperation of the
She gave general invitation to a re
ceptiOn TO be given in honor of the con-
gress by the board of lady manager
tomorrow afternoon. The Daughters of
the American Revolution from the states
included in the Louisiana purchase. she
announced, expect to celebrate with ap-
propriate ceremonies the anniversary Of
flag day and the surrender of Yorktown,
October 10, 1904.
Mrs. Blair responded. She said that
50 much had been said of the enterprise
that there vas little left for her to say
She said that St Louis would welcome
all the daughters and their families and
friends in 1904.
The Connecticut delegates moved
formal acceptance. and it looked for a
moment as if each individual state
would respond, but Mrs. Donald Nc
Lean, of New York. offered an amend
ment making the formal acceptance by
Connecticut that Of the congress as d
body, which was agreed to.
Mrs Fairbanks announced that news
had lust been received of the probable
fatal illness of Mrs Wells. wife OF
Bishop Wells of Washington state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
GOOD CROWDAT CIRCUS
People Again Pleased With the
Performance.

A much larger audience saw the in
door circus a t the Auditorium last night
than on the opening night.
Some expected that the circus would
not "gO off, so we'll the first night as
later in the week so they waited They
forget that circuses are regulated like
clock work and as real circus people are
running the indoor the performances
are as good one night as another. Tues
day nights crowd despite the counter at
traction of light opera, was large
The orchestra musicians did better
than on the first night. They were So
interested in the performance Monday
night that they looked In amazement
and forgot to play but last night they
sawed wood and fiddle strings and the
music was better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
FIGHT FOR BOY.
Mrs. j. I. Barnes Struggled in
Vain to Keep Her Son.

A warrant was issued today for the
arrest Of W. r. Johnson. a farmer living
three miles south of Dover. charging
him with assault and battery upon the
person of Mrs. j. It. Barnes
Mrs Barnes says thar Johnson has
been keeping one of her children, lit
tie boy for several years and that he
would not give him to her. Tuesday
she Grove to the school near Dover.
where the boy was at school. She got
possession Of him and started for town
She had driven about ten miles wheh
johnson overlook her. she says a fight
ensued for the possession of the child.
She says Johnson pulled her out of this
buggy. She took hold of a corn knifu
by the blade to strike him with the
handle. He grabbed the knife by the
handle and in tine struggle her hand
was severely cut. Johnson took the boy
home with him, and the mother came to
Topeka. She says Johnson wants to
hold the boy for board and clothes
which he claims to have furnished him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
KALFEE ON TRIAL.
Man Charged With Wholesale
HOIdups Is Before Court.

Frank Kalfee was called for trial in
the district court this afternoon on the
charge of highway robbery.
Kalfee is supposed to be the man who
held up several people in Topeka last
summer and robbed them of small
amounts from 25 cents to a couple of
dollars. The robberies were all commit
ted in the space of an hour and the po-
lice found no trace of the man
Later man wrote to a man in To-
peka from whom he had bought a large
revolver. He said in the letter that he
was the man who had held UP the peo-
pie for fun and he took occasion to roast
the police for not being able to catch
him.
Not long after that Kalfee was pass
ing through Topeka on a train officer
Miller saw him and arrested him as the
highwayman. The officer had seen Kali
fee when he bought the revolver .kalfee
claims that he can easily prove an alibi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
DEFY UNCLE SAM
Striking Miners Resist Service
of Injunction Papers.
Engage in Pitched Battle With
Deputy Marshal.
EIGHT STRIKERS DEAD.
Twelve Others Wounded, Two
Of Them NOrtally.
One ColOred Deputy Marshal
Was Killed.
Miners Finally BepuIsed and
Over 100 Arrested.
EIGHT STRIKERS DEAD

Charleston. w. Va. Feb. 25.-A pitch
ed battle took place at Wrights coal
works in Raleigh county last evening,
between 100 United States deputy mar
shals and deputy sheriffs under Chief
Deputy Cunningham of Charleston, and
Sheriff Cook of Raleigh county. and 250
striking miners who refused to permit
federal officers to serve injunction papers.
The posse met with a mob armed with
Wfnchesters, who dehed arrest and SER
vice of papers. They followed defiance
with hustilities opening fire on the
deputies at once. The deputies respond
ed and the battle ragged furiously for
several minutes. Eight strikers killed,
twelve wounded, two mortally; one coll
ored deputy marshal was killed, two
wounded and Special officer Howard
Smith of the Chesapeake < Ohio rail-
way was shot in the arm. A striker
slipped UP on him and fred. Smith
lodged the bullet intended for his heart
and received il in his arm. He then
killed the striker with d pistol After
the posse had repulsed the miners they
followed UP this advantage and secured
the arrest of over 100 who were brought
to Beckley under guard. Deputy Cum
ningham and posse have gone back to
the scene and Will arrest every one i'm
pllcated.
An ugly strike in progress there is the
cause of the trouble. Most of the mob
are foreigners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
SOLDIERS MEMORIAL.
MiIIer's Bill to Erect Gne Passes
Senate.

Senator Miller's old soldier memorial
monument bill was passed by the sen
ate this morning. Under it a monument
to cost $20o, 600 is to be erected upon tine
state house grounds at the expense Of
the state. The bill passed today is not
precisely the same as the one first IN
trOduced Under the new bill the di~
rectorshiD of the funds to be raised for
the monument is placed in the hands Of
the executive council instead of with
officers appointed especially for the
work. The bill was so redrawn to meet
with the approval of some of the sem
ators who had objected to it. The vote
on the bill stood p to >, Smith anu
Caldwell objecting to it. Senator Smith
said that so long as there We're any vet
Grams of the civil war in Kansas in
need of the necessaries or comforts OF
life, and as long as the state legiSlat ature
qulbbled over appropriations of money
for institutions for caring for old sol
diers or their orphans. he would Op
pose bill to erect memorial to the
dead. Caldwell made no explanation.
On the motion of Stewart of Allen,
Lieutenant Governor Hanna named d
committee Of three -Sena tors Stewart
Ward and Hurrel-to gather together
and incorporate in one bill a II the bills
now before the senate regulating the
salaries of sheriffs in Kansas counties.
There are considerable number OF
such bills on the calendar. The new bill
will not be general in character.
This morning the ways and means
committee of the senate recommended
for passage the bill providing for the
appointment of a commissioner who
should investigate all the outstanding
claims against the state on script is
sued to Quantrell raid sufferers. The
ways and means committee also rec
commended the bill appropriating
money for the Kansas Semi Centennial
exposition which is to be held in To-
peka next year.
The bill giving the Commercial club
Of Topeka franchise for the construc-
ton of dam in the Kansas river here
was passed by the senate this morn
ing. The bill win go through the house
as there is no objection to it, The
Commercial club is given the right to
construct three dams within this
county if it sees fit and is given right
of way over a strip of land belonging to
the state insane asylum grounds
Senator Allen this morning intro
duced a bill fer the punishment by
death of persons who may make at
tacks upon the lives of the president,
vice president of the United States
within this state or of the governor of
Kansas. The bin was read and ad
Vanced upon the calendar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
MANY MINES IDLE.
Shortage Of Cars Is More Pro-
nOunced Than Ever.

Pittsburg. Pa. Feb 25.-While the car
situa ton at the mines in the Pittsburg
district has not been good for several
months the conditions just at present
are pronounced by coal operators the
worst in history. Outside of the river
mines and those along the Pittsburg &
Lake Erie and the MonOngahela division
of the Pennsylvania railroad fully 20 per
cent are idle. OF the twenty-eight mines
of the Pittsburg Coal company on the
Panhandle road. sixteen are shut down
today and the others have but fair
supply of cars. Six of the largest mines
on the 3. & o. railroad cut Of fifteen
owned by the combination are Idle. This
is said to be a good showing compared
with the conditions at the independent
mines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
STILL CONSIDERING.
The Allies Look Over Bowen
Suggestion of the Gar.

Washington. Feb. 2-Great Britain, Ger
many and Italy are still considering the
rough draft of The Hague protocol sub
mitted yesterday by Minister Bowen in
which it is provided that the czar of Rus
sia shall select the personnel of the court
To pass on the preferential contention Of
the allies. Meanwhile Alr. Bowen is car
rytng ON negotiations with the other claim
ant nations and hopes To finish up the
French protocol this week MeXico's pro-
tocol is being engrossed at the state de-
partment ard viii he signed by the Mex
lean ambassador and Mr Bowen for Nene-
zucla probably tomorrow. Ia substance 1t
is the same rs that Of the United States,
the main point of differc being hat tho
Me1ican convention provides that the king
of Spain instead of the queen of Holland
shall be invited to name the umpire for
the Venezuela -MFxfcan commission in
event Of its disagreement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
HIS CAREER CHECKED.
Albert Knapp Arrested After
Marrying His Fourth Wife.

Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. 25-Albert A.
knapp. formerly Of Hamilton, o. was
taken by the police today from the home
of his bride on charge of murder. The
police say that the wife at whose home
Knapp was arrested and whose
maiden name was Anna May Gamble
is Kuapps fourth wife and that the 9TH
ers have disappeared in manner which
~ aTrants investigation
Knapp it is said, married the follow
ing women ia the order given
Emma Stubbs.Jennie Connors. Hannah
Goddard and May Gamble
Knapp formerly lived in Hamilton
W here Miss Conn0rs lived and later Miss
Goddard was married to him. Miss Cod
dard, according to complaint made 10
the uolict at Hamilton by an uncle dis
appeared December -. About two weeks
ago knapp was married to Miss Cam
BILE iu Indianapolis.
An investigation at Hamilton showed
that Miss Goddard or Mrs Knapp No.
3 really disappeared December II, and
that the following day Knapp was seen
To take from the house a large box and
carry 10 away JIM q wagon rented from q
livery stable Further investigation
showed that Jennie ConnOrs, wife No. 2.
was found dead "A few years ago i'm q
canal at Hamilton. The coroner in
Fesugatcd at the time, but arrived at
no definite conclusion regarding the
manner of her death AT police head
quarters Knapp was questioned con
cerning the wherea bouts of his third
wife. lie said she disappeared from her
home December y. and that he did not
know what had become of her When
asked what he had in the box which he
carted from home the day after his
wife was last seen Knapp seemed con-
fused but finally explained that he dis
posed of a box of old clothes. In his
confusion he said he had thrown the
box about two miles from his home.
The police say Knapp has served eight
years in the penitentiary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
CAVE Is ACTIVE.
Sergeant at Arms Makes Life q
Burden to Lobbyists.

Sergeant Steve Cave is making
life burden for the lobbyists when they
appear on the floor Of the house nowadays
and incidentally he gets after some who
are not lobbyists.
Complaint came to him recently that the
members were being harassed by some Of
the lobbyists, who came right to the mem
bers desks and camped with them. Now,
whenever the big sergeant-at-arns sees q
person who is not a member occupying a
members seat on the floor of the house
during the session. he promptly elects the
intruder unless the intruder is there with
the consent of the member. Cave admits
of no argument and listens to no explana-
tions Anybody who looks as though he
might be lobbying for some legislation gets
pronptlv "6red,'
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Three Interurban Cars Collide
at Acme, Ill.
Were Crowded with Working
men When 1t Happened.
ARE INJURED.
Six of the Hurt Are in Serious
Condition.
w as Impossible to See at a Dis
tance Of so Feet.

Peoria, Ill, Feb. 25.-During a dense
fog this morning three interurban cars
crowded with working men collided at
Acme. a small station five miles from
here and fifteen people were injured. of
whom six are serious The injured
were brought to the city and placed in
hospitals as soon as possible and the
work of cleaning the debris began.
Five cars are scheduled to pass at this
point and it is thought that the acci-
dent was due to the fog which was
so heavy as to be impenetrable at fifty
feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
JACK HARRIS NAMED.
The President Makes Him Post
master at Ottawa.

Washington. Feb. 25.-The president
today sent the following nominations
to the senate,
Nelson Handy. surveyor of customs.
Denver; Frank L. Campbell. assistant
attorney general; Melville w. Miller.
Indiana. assistant secretary of the in
terror, Lucius Wright agent for the
Indians of the mission Tule River
agency ia California
Passed assistant postmasters VIII
lam T. Gray. to be paymaster: medi-
cal inspector, James r. Waggener to
be a medical director.
Postmasters- Kansas; John r. Har-
RS ottawa; W. r. Bosworth, Pa0la
Asbury l. Mcmillan. Stafford.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
CABLE HASN'T HEARD.
Doesn't Think That He VIII BE
Transferred.

II. S. Gable. general superintendent of
the Rock island with Headquarters i'm
this city returned this morning from
snort inspection trip over the territory
under his supervision in company with
@ A. Goodnow, general manager of the
Rock Island
When asked about the rumors of his
removal TO some other division Mr. Ca
Bile looked surprised and said thar he
had heard nothing Of them
SO Gar as know" said Mr. Gable.
there is no such proposition now under
consideration and I hope that there is
not. / am very fond of Topeka and like
TO live here and ] would be very sorry
90 have to leave"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
He SHOT A MAN.
Minister Grassland, of Liberia,
and His Trouble.
May Be Succeeded by a Topeka
Man.
IR. FAULKNER WRITES
Wounded Man Tells How the
Trouble Started.
Grassland from st. Joe and Well
known Here.

New York, Feb 25-J. r. Grassland. a
st. Joseph, Mo, negro who is United
States minister to Liberia, is accused in
a letter received here of shooting and
wounding T. J. B. Faulkner. The trou-
bic was started by Grassland. who was
unduly attentive to Mrs. Faulkner. Since
the shooting it is said Grassland has
avoided arrest by keeping inside the
American legation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
STOLE HIS ENGINE.
Run OFF with Locomotive While
Engineer Is at Luncheon.

Lebanon, Mo-. Feb. 25.-About 1 a. M
today while Engineer James Aelia and his
fireman were eating at the st. Louis and
San Francisco lunch room here, four men
detached their engine from an extra
through freight vestbound, ran it about
two miles west and abandoned it on ths
main track. Passenger train No. was
stopped by a telegram to Conway. Aelia
started in pursuit on a handcar It is
believed the purpose of the men was ia
wreck train No. 6. their ignorance of the
fact that there was a night operator at
Conway Springs frustrating their plans.
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REFUSED A MEAL ON TRAIN
Colored Editor Wins Suit Against the
Pullman Palacs Car Company.

Trenton. n. o.. Feb 25.-In the Uni
ted States court today a jury awarded
$500 DAMAGES to Rev. Henry p John
ston, of Camden. a colored man, who
sued the Pullman Palace Car company
of $4,000. oJhnston is editor OF the
Christian Advocate, and on March %
last while riding in a Pullman car be-
tween Richmond. Va, and Washington,
sought service in the dining car
He said he was refused food by diff
ferent subterfuges. Notwithstanding he
applied three times. Finally, when all
the passengers had been served and the
employees We're eating he said he was
offered food.
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To Protect Game.

Washington. Feb. 25.-The house com
nafttee on PUBLIC lands today authorized
favorable rebort on the bill giving
persons On public lands in parks ana
forest reserves the power to make
arrests, and also the bill authorizing the
president to designate lands in the pub
lie forest reserves to be set aside for the
protection Of the game, birds and fish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
STILL PREDICT SNOW.
The Guess Was Verified in Western
Kansas

The weather forecasters are still con-
fident that snow is coming. or. if snow
is not forthcoming that rain is
There was a heavy fail OF snow in
western Kansas Tuesday as result of
three days constant expectations by the
forecasters- The forecast sent out to-
day is Rain or snow tonight and
Thursday" The wind this morning was
east, blowing miles an hour The
hourly temperatures recorded by the
government thermometer today We're as
fr7l074-S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
CRlDER LEADS THEM.
Result of First Ballot for Grand
Master of A. 0. Z. w.

Wichita. Kan. Feb. 25-Only one
ballot had been taken for grand master
at the A. o. T. W. meeting uD to 2:30
o'clock this afternoon. The result was:
Crider. $40; Turner. 270, and Foote, III.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Salina, kan, Feb. 25.-J. D. Smith
will begin the publication of a news
paper at Gypsum City about the mid
die of next month to be known as tha
Messenger. This viii give Gypsum
two papers, the Advocate and the Mes
senger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
Hawaii Wants Statehood.

Honolulu. Feb. PA joint resolution
has been introduced in the territorial
legislature petftioning for statehood.
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Temperature of Large &c.

Chicago. Feb. 25.-7 a. m tempera~
lures: New York, 26; Boston, 26: Phil
26; Minneapolis, IS; Cincinnati. "A; St.
Louis 26.
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Trust Company officials Arrested.

Asbury Park. n. j.. Feb. 25-President
Twining and Treasurer Cornell of the
failed Monmouth Trust company, were
arrested today charged with falsifyng
reports of the condition Of the trust
company.
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Chicago. Feb. 25.-Forecast for Kan~
sas: Rain or snow tonight and Thurs
day; northeast winds.