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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
PRESIDENTS QUEER MAIL.
"Michael, King of Heaven" Is One OF
His Correspondents.

The president gets large number OF
fake or queer letters every day from
insane people all over the United States
and Europe The executive receives
great quantity of mail but few people
have an idea of the amount Of this
fake mail that it falls to the lot Of
the presidents secretaries to open.
The mail for the president is handled
in the official mail room at the city post
office in Washington, D. c., and is de-
liVered at the White House by a special
carrier detailed from the force of en-
ployes at the executive mansion. There
are six letter cases in this room, and
each case contains one box for the mail
of the president and his family. The
number of letters for the president alone
runs from 300 to 400 a day, and from
ten to fifteen of these are the fake
letters -
There is one man out in California
who has been writing to the various
presidents for a number of years. He
numbers each letter, and the last re-
ceived was No 800 In the upper lett
hand corner is written the rather start
ling information From Jesus Christ"
One of these missives was opened some
times ago by permission of the presi-
dents secretary and found to contain
only a number of uninteIhgible hero
glyphics something like shorthand OF
course. they find their way ultimately
into the waste paper basket at the
White House, but they are not allowed
Another freak who has also been
writing to the presidents for long years
scOrns envelopes and stamps and uses
postal cards altogether. If he does not
finish what he has to say on one he
takes another. numbering them con-
secutively. Sometimes he uses as many
as five or six. He signs himself Mich
ael King of Heaven and his commu-
nications are usually in the form of
commands to the president on the way
in which the United States should be
run. During the period of the Spanish
war he wrote almost daily, and gave
orders as to the movements of the fleets
in Asiatic waters.
Not very long ago a letter was re-
ceived addressed to George Washing
ton president of the United States. -
Letters come addressed to the president
in all sorts of ways. His real title is
THE President" but he gets them all
from His Majesty and His Excel
lency' down to simply Teddy Roose-
velt.' OF course, every Christmas
scores of letters come for Santa Claus
care of the president, from children Who
imagine he is sort of fairy godfather
4 Washington Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

When distress appears among the in
habitants of any quarter of the globe
the American people are always quick
60 offer aid i'm money. food and clothing
and yet congress has so far failed to re-
heve the misery existing in the Philip
pines although to do so it is only neces-
sary to remove the tariff wholly or in
part from goods imported from the
archipelago to the United States. The
islanders are not asking for charity
but for juatice. All Of this was forcibly
set forth Ny the president in his mes
sage to the senate last week. Are the
tariff schedules to be regarded as so
sacred that people must starve and
their country go to ruin rather than
lower the duties2 Or are the Fiipinos
being made the victims of partisan
political necessity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
HOBSON IN TOPEKA.
He VIII Arrive from Leavenworth at
Noon on Wednesday.

Captain Richmond P. Hobson. who
lectures at the Auditorium on Wednes-
day evening, under the auspices of the
Y NJ c. A, will arrive in Topeka
from Leavenworth about noon We'd
nesday He has been invited to be a
guest of honor at the banquet to be
given at the National hotel for the
National Grand Army officers. The re-
served seat chart opened at Stan
fields at O'Clock this morning. Seats
are %. 50 and so cents. Tickets are on
sale at City and Railroad Y. M. c. A. IS
and the Stanheld drug store on the
south side and at the Blue Front shoe
store. J. K. Withers' grocery. the Shaw
nee State bank and Pratt Bros. in North
Topeka.
The lecture is to be for the benefit of
the new Y. NJ. c. A in North Topeka
which has been established as a branch
Of the city organization
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Business Opportunities for An.

Locations in Iowa. Illinois, Minnesota
and Missouri. on the Chicago Great
Western railway. the very best agri-
cultural sections of the United StateA
where farmers are prosperous and bust
ness men successful. We have de-
mand for competent men with the nee
essary capital for all branches of bust
ness Some special opportunities for
creamery men and millers. Good loca-
tons for general merchandise. hard
ware, harness. hotels, banks and stoca
buyers. Correspondence solicited. Write
for maps and Maple Leaflets. W. J.
Reed industrial agent, 604 Endicotl
building St Paul Mimi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
YACHTING ADDITIONS.
Legislature Puts Several Near To-
peka Into Farming Lands.

Several city additions in Shawnee
county have reverted to farming land
by reason Of the bill recently passed
by the legislature
In 1895 the legislature passed a law
taking the power Of vacating additions
out of the hands of the county com
missioners. and giving the district
courts power to act This means some
expense 50 the bill just passed does
the work free of charge. In the bill is
included the following additions in
Shawnee county, which will hereafter
be farming land: Parts of Baynter's
addition and South Brentwood in Mis-
sion township: parts of Cottage Grove,
Boston Heights, Franklyn Park and
Longview in Tecumseh township: parts
Of Alexander's addition, Bradbury
addition, Irving Place and Plateau ad-
dition in Topeka township.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
SCORED A BIG TRIUMPH.
Winston Churchill Wins High Praise
by q Speech in Parliament.

London. March 2-Winston Churchill
scored big personal triumph in parlia-
ment by the speech attacking War Sec
rotary Brodricks army reorganization
scheme
Lord Rosebery. who was among the most
fascinated of his audience, rushed down 10
the lobby to congratulate Churchill say
ing:
MY dear Winston you should be on our
side where you will get full scope for
your reforming schemes You can never
do anything with the tories
Though naturally delighted. Churchill
was perfectly self-possessed. His speech
was brilliant alike ia argument, in the
massing of destructive facts and in sar-
castle humor. His slight defect in enunci-
alton has been almost cured. He undoubt-
eddy is the ablest of all the band of young
tories with whom the future of that party
lies
His mother witnessed his triumph from
the ladies gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
READY FOR VISITORS.
Commercial Travellers Discuss the
State Meeting.

Topeka council No. AZ of the United
Commercial Travellers of America held
the regular monthly meeting Saturday
night and initiated four new members
The Topeka council is making prepa-
rations to entertain the visiting councils
at the annual state meeting in Topeka.
May s and g. 1t is expected that Leo
travelling men viii attend the meetins.
The hotels have made a rate of 81 4
day for the u. I. c. men during the
meeting. The Salina council IS coming
with a brass band of 40 pieces on spe-
cial train4 and the ConcOrdia council
viii bring Manifold's band and a spe-
cial train. Hutchinson and OklahoZa
City will come in style, and Emporia's
delegation viii be headed by the En-
Doria re@imental band, and the band
will be headed by Nit White in a
shake as big as the biggest bear thai
was ever killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
BRAVE FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Bridge Painter Fell 100 Feet, Saved
Himself, Not Losing His Head

AAAAAS1AA5 ~ " A40S4nE his L4Ca4-
thrilling incident is told by the St.
Paul Pioneer Press of the marvellous es-
cape from death of q man while painting
a bridge 100 feet above the Mississippi
river
one afternoon Anderson was swinging
happily like a bird on a twig six feet be
about 100 feet above the Mississippi river.
The seat of the swing was a short piece Of
plank. It was attached at each end to
ropes which, passing through a block, re
turned to the swing as single rope By
frightening or shortening this rope the
man could raise or lower himself
Il was hanging close to one of the steel
rods said Anderson "a rod that I was
painting. My rope was good and fast. 7
had no warning of any danger. when the
sky and the clouds and the bottom of the
bridge dashed past my eyes, and the air
whistled in my ears like a typhoOn on the
China seas I knew 1 was going down head
I wasn't frightened I said to myself
Now. III strike the river before long and
If I keep going this way I'll hit the water
head first, which viii be Just as good as
diving; and. being a good swimmer. I eau
but about 60 feet down. didn't meas
uhe the distance Then=my head struck one
of the crossroads slanting blow My legs
sort o. huddled up as fell, probably, and
came down full force against the rod. /
loud noise ike percussion cap. Ihen l
thought to myself: Well. this is your last
cruise. for sure, and things got black be-
fore me. I guess I tainted.
But the cold water brought me to.
bObbed uD as natural as a harbor buoy
But as soon as I made my first kick. or
rather tried to make it. found that both
my legs were hanging as heavy and dead
as shot in a canvas bag They dldn pain
me. though. But when found couldl {
swim I felt my gun was spiked for sure
Just then I heard the crew up aloft
right, Keep it up. Boats cominlgi Keep
a-naddling Jacket II did sound fine and
hearty. LET me tell you And so I kept a.
padding until a man reached me in about
fifteen minutes after dropped down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
WILL ATTEND COURT.
Two Young American Deb utantes
Will Be Received by Royalty.

London March Among the American
debutantes to be presented at the coming
court viii be Miss Frewen, daughter OF
Mcreton F'reWen whose wife is a sister OF
Mrs. CORVALLIS West. formerly Lady Ran
dolDh Churchill.
Miss Frewen pretty, fair-hai-ed girl,
is endowed with a particularly w1nnlns
manner and high spirits, uncommon among
English girls
STAFFORD who has been much admired in
society this winter. Her mother was 2
Miss Matthews before marriage Sar
Francisco belle Mrs Stafford has . pretty
fiat in Wellington court knig6tbridge, and
both mother and daughter nave been 60
ing a good deal in society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mr.. Esculapius Buckmaster. father Of
DR.. R. e. Buckmaster, died at his
home. 42S Lincoln street, at $50 o'clock
this morning, at the age of 81 years
Mr. Buckmaster has made Topeka his
home since 1892, and has been mail
agent for 20 years. The body viii be
taken to Oskaloosa tomorrow afternoon
for burial
The funeral of Mrs. D. F. Davis, who
died Saturday, was held from Lowman
Hill chapel at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon.
The many friends in Topeka and es-
,pecially of the Kansas Avenue Metho-
dist church, North Topeka, win be
panied to hear of the death of Mrs
q Stallsmith, who died at the home
of her daughter, in Logan. O., Febru-
airy 27, after a short illness Mrs
Stallsmith was the mother of DR.. J. P.
Lewis well known in this city. Mrs
Stallsmith was, at the time of her
death. 70 years Of age.
Died. Mrs. Estele M. Ginett, aged %
years, months and 1 day, at her resi-
dence this morning The funeral from
the residence, us Morris avenue, at 2
o. m Tuesday by Rev. r. Bowman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
THE BRITISH BAR.
High Salaries and Large Fortunes
Are the Rule.

The lord high chancellor of Great Bri-
tain is second only ia position to the arch
bishop of Canterbury and he enjoys an
income Of $50 900 a year. The lord chief
justice of England has salary of $4,000
year. The master Of the rolls has a
salary of $4,000 year, and the lords of
appeal in ordinary have the same
The lord justice of the court of appeal
and the judges of the high court earn S25.-
court are chosen either from barristers or
from solicitors. but all the other office
holders TO whom we have alluded must
have come from the bar
The attorney general makes much more
money than any of these dignitaries. His
salary is only s35 COO, but he has fees as
well, sometimes to very large amount.
The solicitor general has so COO a year be
sides his fees. OF course. the double work.
ficers have to undertake is most arduous.
requiring an iron constitution and mind
that requires but little time for rest The
private practitioners in some few cases
make larger incomes than any Of the off
cial persons at the bar 1t is not indeed,
many who make five figures. but there
may always be one or two leaders who are
achieving this. The leaders who are chief
~ before the public in ordinary cases do
$50 COO 2 year. Larger fortunes are fire.
quently made by men who specialize in
patent cases, who are engaged IN rating
appeals and compensation work, or, who
practice their profession at the parllamen-
tary bar--Cornhill Magazine.
she-He said he saw life IS it IS when
he was in Paris.
Hell bet he saw he as it should not be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Cheap Trip ID Id Paso.

On March to O. inclusive. the Rock
Island System win sell round trip tick
cts to El Paso at rate of one fare plus
$500. Liberal return limit.
This low rate provides a splendid end
of the winter opportunity TO attend the
Cattle Raisers' annual convention. to
inspect the great and growing interests
of New Nexico, to visit the modern
American city of FL PasO and to con
trast il with the typical old Mexican
city of Juarez. Just across the river.
with its adobe houses, poems. old cathe-
dral and bull fights.
For tickets. etc. see the nearest Rock
Island agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.l
1t is prudent to keep platonic love well
iced.
A womans face is her fortune and some
mans Misfortune.
Anyway. getting along with ones moth
er-fn-law is good training for the diplo-
matte service
A man can convince any woman he loves
her. if he can afford to give her enough
presents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
RENT POTTED PLANTS.
Paris Florists Do a Flourishing Bust
ness in This Line.

Paris. Feb. March 2.-Thehorists of Paris.
according TO a long standing arrangement
with customers, rent pOtted plants by the
month and the Partisan who likes variety
replaces the cyclamens or geraniums of
one month with palms dwarf pines or
some other Towering plant the next season
When q family goes to the seaside 1t is
merely a matter of sending to the florist
and there you are. A note on returning to
town. and presto. the garden reanpears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

The administration faction has
proven too much even for Mr.. Quay and
the champion of statehood for the ter
sitories has yielded to party necessity
and abandoned the fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Dav Sits with the Court.

Washington, March 2.-Mr William
r. Day the new associate justice Of the
supreme court. today took the oath of
office and sat with the court for the first
time Inc ceremony OF initiating was IN
accordance with the usual practice of
the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

The Reed smoot business appears to
be developing into just a common
church fight. The Salt Lake preachers
are urging that he be denied the seat
20 which he was elected because he is
q Mormon and not because it is
charged that he is a polygamist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Hotl for New Judgeship.

Washington. March president
Roosevelt has decided to appoint George
c. Holt as United States district judge
in the district recently created in south
ern New York The appointment proba-
bly, will go to the senate today. Mr.
Holt is a we'll known lawyer of New
York, and was indorsed generally by the
bar of New York city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
60.

Topeka, March 2 1I908
Attention comrades of Fort Pillow
Post No 32l. G. A. r. department OF
Kansas viii meet in their hall Wednes-
day, March the 4th, at u o'clock sharp.
All the local posts have been called out
by orders Of Department Commando
LOOMS IN honor to the commander-in-
chief to escort him and his euesfs \.
the capitol building
J. l.. HUTTON, Commander.
H. J. Lacey, Adjutant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
HUGHES PEOPLE WORRY
Don't Know What to DO About
Latest Negotiations.

It is not by any means certain that
Col. J. w T. Hughes viii accept the
arbitration plan which has been sp-
proved by W. S. Bergundthal-
A committee composed Of the execu-
tive committee of the Hughes central
committee, together with few others
held meeting this morning at II
CLOCK to discuss the Situa tlon- No con-
cIusion was reached. Another meeting
was held at 2;30 this afternoon.
Col Hughes authorized the statement
that he would leave the case IN the
hands OF this committee and abide by
their decision. If the committee decides
that II viii stand by It's offer to arbl-
trate it win go ahead and appoint the
five men to represent Col Hughes.
MI Bergundthal stated this morning
that he would this afternoon file with
the committee which proposed the ar
bitraton scheme his formal acceptance
Of the proposition. THIS committee IS
composed of Mrs. McCarter Mrs. Gar
yer and James A. Troutman- Mr..
gundthal further states that he had
selected five men to represent him. and
was ready to make their names pubic
as soon as the Hughes supporters an
nounce their willingness t. arbltrate-
Several members of the Hughes ex-
ecuttve committee were interviewed fnIs
morning by a reporter for the state
Journal, and stated that they could give
CUT nCtnlnS as TO the present status OF
affairs.
Mrs. NIeCarter stated that she had
nothing whatever to do with the case
any longer. and was working for Col
Hughes
The meetings Of the Hughes commit
tee this morning and this afternoon We're
secret.
Mr. BergundthaFs letter is as fol-
low:
Topeka. Kas., March 2. 1905.
4 MIS- Mary MarpqTeT
~ McCarter, James a Troutman:
Referring to your letter Of February
. TO me, a COPY CT which appeared in
the Topeka Daily Herald, viii say that
1 accept the conditions named therein
and am ready to name my committee to
meet q like committee to be named by
! MI Hughes. Respectfully,
w S. BERGUNDTHAL
One of the men who is acting as po-
+ htical manager for Frank Lewis said
today in discussing the BergundthaI-
! Hughes negotiations.
1t don't make any difference to us
which one of the men is pulled of or
/ whether either of them quits the race
/ We are going to win the fight If they
force Bergundthal off, as it seems to be
/ the purpose of Hughes managers to do.
! 1T VIII serve to swing a lot of strength
J to Lewis in the First and Second
wards. There are a great many people
! in those wards who are sore at Hughes.
who supported him before. If they
can't work for Bergundthal they will
either not vote or else come over to
+ Lewis"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

Opposition to the new Utah senator
appears to be based. not on the charge
that he has more than one wife. but
on the fact that he is not orthodox.
Yet there is nothing in the constitution
prohibiting man from holding office
on account of any peculiar opinion ne
may hold regarding matters Of religion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
THE WAY TO 60.

Take Burlington trains at St. Louis,
Kansas City. ST. Joseph. Omaha. Den
Yer or Chicago. With its close connec-
tions the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific roads, and with its through
train service the Burlington offers more
to the settler than any other line or
combination of lines into the North
west.
The Burlington Northern Pacific
Express is the great daily train with
through chair cars, coaches and through
tourist sleepers. This is the only
through train into the Northwest joint
" with the Northern Pacific road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
SEARS is APPOINTED.
Made Trainmaster of the Santa Fe at
Marceline.

It was announced today that T. Il.
Sears has been appointed trainmaster of
the Santa Fe at Maroeiine. vice A. 5
Johnson, resigned. Mr.. Sears was for
merly division superintendent of the
Colorado Southern railroad before ne
came WITH the Santa E,e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
O. A. PARKs.
LOW COLORIST RATES TO THE
NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA,

From February Is until April 80. the
Burlington makes greatly reduced one
way rates for settlers going to Cali
fornia Montana. Big Horn Basin,
Idaho, Washington. Oregon, Puget
Sound County and British Columbia
Generally speaking. the reduction is
from % to 40 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

Mr. William Randolph Hearst has
made it plain that if he should see
presidential nomination headed in his
direction he viii not try to avoid col
Iisinn with IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

An eastern firm is advertising war
relics for sale. The development does
not give the location Of the factory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
PLEADS NOT GUILTY.
Murderer Knapp Arraigned for
killing Hannah Goddard.

Hamilton. O., March 2-Alfred Knapp
was arraigned today in the police court
for the murder of Hannah Goddard and
pleaded not guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
MAIN Travelled ROAD.

One makes no mistake in calling for
tickets over the Burlington with its 5000
miles of main Travelled trunk lines lead
ing to practically all the great cities and
diverging points of the West.
Describe to US your proposed trip and
let US advise you the least cost and send
you free reading matter
L. J. BRICKER, L.W. WAKELEY.
). J.. s2s Main St. OenI lass'r Agent
Kansas City. Mo. st. Louis. No.
F. C. SHARON,
>. ". P. A S23 Main St.
Kansas City, No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Opportunities
In the South.

No portion Of the United
States has made greater
progress in the last year
or two than the South.
Northern and foreign cap
ital is rapidly invading
that section, finding prof
liable investment in the
various industries and
factories that are being
rapidly developed and
built. The great influx Of
settlers is creating an in
creased demand for lands
of all kinds and prices
are gradually -dvancing.
as they will for years to
come. Work is plentiful
and poverty practically
unknown. Alabama is
supplying coal and iron
to all the world. More
money can be made and
with less labor in the
raising of small fruits
and berries and in truck
patching on the Gulf
Coast than in any other
state in the Union. Straw
berries from Alabama
reach northern markets
before those from the
states in the southeast.
Cattle can be raised with
great profit, there being
millions of acres of cheap
range lands. If you are
interested in the south
and its resources and de-
sire information on any
subject, address
q. A. PARKS,
General Industrial
and immigration Agent.
louisville & Nashville r. R,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

In one respect the D. A. r. is for
tunate. 1T has no race problem to trou-
bic it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
TO CALIFORNIA,

Join the Burlington's personally con-
Quoted California excursions in through
tourist sleepers which are run on fire.
Quent dates each week via Denver.
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

April is one of the best months in the
year to visit California. Wait for the
Colonist rates to California points via
the Santa Fe, April l to June Is, 1908.