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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
JAYHAWKER lots

A Marion county barn is 50 large that it
takes 400 shingles to cover it.
Just TO be up with the times q Kirv7in
merchant IS already advertising goods for
next Christmas.
A Pawnee county judge offers to marry
any of his friends free for the next "A
days It's his last month in office.
There is no longer any inducement to 90
to the poor house in Butler county. Syrup
and sugar have been cut from the bill Of
fare
A Decatur county farmer gave as his
reasons for having his hair cut that it
kept blowing out and catching on the
barbed wire fence.
The Moundridge boys idea of a pleasant
evening entertainment is to take their
young lady friends buggy riding over q
corn stalk field.
It's a late fad to weigh YOUR cat then
boast to your neighbor. A Topeka man
has three cats he will cheerfully give
away and let it go at that.
A Sterling man Dragged that his lot or
hogs averaged SAB pounds. On being close
" pressed as to the numbers, the city
farmer confessed to one.
The editor of the Cimarron "Jacksonian'.
notes that his wife has recovered and is
again able to WELD the rolling pin with
her usual dexterity and force"
At Ottawa bicycling is known as a dead
and obsolete custom. One day last week,
however. two men We're seen on Main
street on wheels at the same time.
A cottonwood tree cut down near Hal
stead measured over five feet across the
stump. This is in the short grass. treeless
territory, where the blue stem is king.
A prominent Emporia young man would
be high up the local ladder of fame if he
could let whisky alone. Red paint. though
often used. IS a poor article to make the
mark of fame with.
Eninwood and the Santa Fe are fussing
over the erection of a new depot. The city
wants the building of brick and the road
says 1t will move out of town first. Hav-
ing the dispensation of passes it's an easy
guess that the read will win.
The third times charm: Papers and
politicians who missed guessing the speak
er and then the senator as many miles as
there are between Medicine Lodge and
Topeka are cheerfully bObbing up again
with the machines future plans"
This. from rural paper, might have
been Worac.
There was a wise man from Topeka,
Who all summer long cried Eureka
To the Washington senate III go,
None else has a ghost of a show.
But alas, the ship sprung a leaka."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
coon ROADS IN NEW YORK

The progress of the good roads move
ment in the state of New York is thus
described by the Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle:
The state of New York has about 75.-
600 miles of wagon roads Since the
Higbie-ArmstrOng law went into opera
ton five years ago 1856 miles of splendid
roads have been built and 167 miles are
in process of construction. The law pro-
vides that. under specified conditions,
the state treasury shall pay so per cent
of the cost of a given road, the county
IS per cent. and the town 10 per cent.
AS soon as the farmers began to see the
extraordinary advantages of this provis-
ion applications began to pour into the
state engineers and surveyors office at
Albany for state aid, until at the pres
ent time there are petitions on file at Al
bany for the improvement of 2,061 miles
OF highways, and the counties and
towns have appropriated, or are ready
to appropriate, IS 00O. 900 for the desired
improvements when the state appropri-
ates a ike amount. The appropriation
last year was $l95,00O.
A proposition IS pending before the
legislature at Albany to bond the state
for $50, 600, 900 for road building purposes.
on this subject the Democrat says:
The proposition to bond the state to
the extent Of $50 600, 600 for highway Inn
provement contemplates bonds payable
in fifty years at 3 per cent interest with
a sinking fund of per cent, such bonds
to be issued not to exceed $1,000 900 for
any one year. The sinking fund and in
terest for the REDEMPTION of the bonds
are to be provided for according to the
plan Of the Hig strong act that
is So per cent payable by the state. 81
per cent by the counties and is per cent
by the towns This plan, in view of the
benefits which win accrue to the people
from the fine system of roads which viii
form q network throughout the state
ought to receive the approval o. the leg
islature. There is now every reason tC
believe that within the next five years
the state of New York viii have many
hundreds of miles of splendid highways
traversing the state in every direction
and contributing incidentally to the
comfort, interests and wealth of ths
people.
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ment land. there would have been paid
to the registers and receivers l per cent.
OF al sums received. but as the land
was Indian land. it was necessary to
turn over to the government the entire
proceeds of the sales. although in order
to handle the business Major Stewart
was compelled to employ a large force
Of clerks at his own expense. He did
this, feeling that the government wouia
reimburse him later on. This the gov
eminent has never done.
A recent ruling of the interior depart
ment, however, holds that he was enti-
tied to the usual commission. which in
Major Stewards case amounts to about
$4,000 altogether. About so other men
who were registers and receivers of
land offices in Kansas at that time are
interested in the claim, although none
of them are as deeply involved as Major
Stewart The entire amount of the
claim is Sl50,000 It is hoped to have the
claim pass congress in the shape of an
amendment to the Indian appropriation
bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
BREWER DISSENTS.
Supreme Court Decides Northern Pa
cific Land Case.

Washington. Jan. 26.-The United
States supreme court today rendered
through Justice Harlan an opinion at
fecting the Northern Pacific railroad
land grant. The case was that of Peter
and Henry Nelson, who located upon
unsurveyed land within the Northern
Washington in 1851 This was after the
railway company had fled its general
map showing its proposed line, but be-
fore it had filed its map of definite loca-
day it was held that the title of the set
tiers was better than that Of the railway
company and that until the definite map
was filed congress had control of the
general map. Ia a dissenting opinion
Justice Brewer said the opinion reverses
the judgment of the court of evenly
years ago by which the interior depart
ment had ever since been controlled in
dealing with disputes between the rail-
way company and settlers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
MAxImUm ANp MINIMU1a
rARTFFs.

The Introduction Of maximum ana
minimum tariff proposition in the SEN
ute and it's discussion lends interest to
a statement recently published by the
treasury bureau OF statistics regarding
the maximum and minimum tariffs of
the world and their method of aDplica-
ton.
The maximum and minimum tariff
system. it says. is distinguished from
others FIRST of ALL in it's form. Instead
Of having two rates for a few articles it
has two rates on most articles on which
duties are IMPOSED. and for this reason
IS frequently called the double tariff
system. In the application of these
rates the maximum schedule CORE
spends TO the general schedule and the
minimum schedule to the conventional
schedule Of conventional tariffs. since
the minimum rates are given only to
those countries which receive the most
favored-nation treatment The charac-
teristio difference between the two sys-
TENS. however. arises from the differ
ence in their origin The minimum
schedule is not drawn up by negotia
tions between the executives of two
countries. but IS framed by the Iegis-
lative body at the same time that the
maximum schedule is made. That is
che legislative power fixes two rates 81
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EDIroRIAL ooMMENT.


Buffalo Express:
Julian Ralph was one of the bright
est of the young men bred by the New
York Sun. A native of the metropolis
he knew his New York better than
most writer's ever know it. His
sketches of all phases of metropolitan
life were characterized by that happy
mingling of fact and fancy that con-
stitutes the best newspaper writing. He
was unusually versatile. He was a
good political correspondent. In 'Peo-
pie We Pass" he showed more knoWl-
edge Of and sympathy with what is
called low life" than most OF his con-
tempOraries were capable of. In THE
Little Barber near the Cooper Insti-
tute' he handled the German dialect
skillfully and with true humor.
Having the literary touch always, it
is not surprising that Ralph was grad
uated into the maya zines and into the
kind of authorship that turks behind
covers. Then he went to England as
a correspondent. He never developed
the love for English social life that is
felt by so many of our transplanted
literary men, but he espoused the Brit
ish cause warmly in the Boer war, in
which he was a correspondent for 2
London paper. Mr.. Ralph was liked
I by every man who ever met him, but
best liked of all by the men of his own
calling.
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JOKE ON GRIMES.
How Friend Had Fun With Him at
Kansas City.

Here is a new Burton-and- Grimes
story which is now floating around;
When Senator Burton left for Washing
ton some time ago he was accompanied
as far as Kansas City by Mr.. Grimes.
At the Blossom House they met another
politician with whom both were &C
quainted Mr.. Grimes. always diIigent
in business. solicited him for an order
for some shirts
There comes Senator Burton. I have
just made him some shirts. Ask him il
they are not all right" said Mr.. Grimes.
Hello, senator" said the other man.
Grimes tells me he has been making
some shirts for you"
YES" replied the Kansas senator,
while Mr.. Grimes listened expectantly.
Grimes asked me to speak to you
about them" continued the other man.
He says you haven't paid him for them
yet"
Never said it. Never said it, assert
ed Grimes excitedly.
why Frank, 1 guess haven't paid
you for those shirts" said Senator Bur
ton Il had forgotten all about it."
Mr.. Grimes protested, but the man
who tells the story says that Burton
really paid the bill right there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26
FIGHT ON INSTITUTE.
Attempt to Prevent Appropriation
for Topeka Negro School.

Somebody has started a fight upon
the Topeka Negro Industrial institute
and several persons whose signatures
are appended to a communication state
their Willingness to go before the leg
islature to prevent an appropriation of
money for the benefit of the school. The
communication says:
"A protest, signed by white and
black citizens and tax payers of the
state of Kanses,' against granting an
appropriation to this negro institute
has been sent to the legislature. Among
other things it is charged that the in
stltute is a fraud. a fake, graft, a
leech; that it is only an wiretapper of
the public schools; that it very grossly
misrepresents the number. sizes, kinds
and ages of it's pupils; that the cuts
and "writeups' it gives to the news
papers and sends out in pamphlet form
to gather shekels from poor kind
hearted people are not true, and that
it credits to the few children that go to
it work that they never did or could
do"
Among the signers of the communi-
cation is Edward Stevens. who was re-
tired from the principalship of the in
stitute about three years ago. The 9TH
er signers are John H Klopfer, Joe
Reed. J. T. Ward. T. ". Thompson.
J. w. Cooper, William Hendricks, S.
Purdy and G. Renshaw.
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1T COST SlO,890.47
To Pay Railroad Fare of Dele
gates to Miners Convention.

Indianapolis Ind, Jan. 26.-At the
opening of the United Mine Workers
convention today a bill for 10,S90.47
was reported by the committee on
transportation to cover the railroad
expenses of the 745 delegates. A dele
gate from Montana who drew $S6-75,
led all Of the delegates.
The tellers on the recent election Of
national officers by the recently taken
referendum vote then reported. John
Mitchell who had no opposition for
president received IS, 032 votes, and w
3. Wilson, who had no opposition for
secretary-t treasurer, received 56,125
votes.
Vice President T. L. Lewis. of Ohio
was reelected over T. D. Nichols Of
Pennsylvania, by a vote of 39,o5S to
7,249
The election for delegates to the
American Federation of Labor resulted
in the selection of President Mitchell
Secretary Wilson, Vice President Lewis,
W. D. Ryan. Of Illinois. John Fahey. Of
Pennsylvania. ". H. HaslIins. of Ohio,
and John Dempsey of Pennsylvania.
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LAWYERS TO BANQUET.
What They VIII Talk About at An
nual Meeting.

The programme of the twentieth an
nual meeting of the Kansas Bar as
sociahon contains a large number of
interesting speeches and discussions,
most notable among which viii be the
annual address by Chief Justice Walter
Clark of North Carolina whose subject
is to be Some Considerations Upon
the Constitution of the United States. -
During the two days there viii be a lot
of learned addresses by persons occu-
plying seats upon the district or SUI
preme bench in the state and by attor-
neys of high standing at the Kansas
bar on Wednesday evening a banquet
will be given at the Throop hotel. For
this the following programme of toasts
has been arranged.
1.-THE Law and It's Makers Senator
l. H 4Nulfekuhler.
The Law and It's Interpreters, -
Judge Charles E. LobdelI.
Editors and Lawyers Chas. s
Finch.
Guilty or Not Guilty" W. s. Roark.
Keep OFF the Grass" Fred Dumont
Smith
'sTbe Stranger Within Our Gates.
Chief Justice Clark OF North Carolina.
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STRIKE AT OPERA HOUSE.
supes and Scene Shutters Want 81
Per Show.

The supes and. scene shutters at the
Crawford opera house struck in a body
Sunday, and after the management had
refused to ra Use their wages from 80
cents to 81 per show walked away and
left an opening for five asoirants to q
position on the stage. The management
hastily secured the services of five col.
ored men to take the place of the
strikers. and the show still goes or.
Tee strikers are Edward Neff, Arthur
Douglass, Clyde Tresner. James Kersh-
ner and Roy Wood I'VE wanted to
give Crawford a chance to come to time
before we did much of anything" sale
one Of the strikers in reporting the
waikout They are still open to nego-
tfations with a Crawford committee.
which had not called upon them at a
late hour this afternoon.
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WHY NOT VOTE?
Quay's Reply to His Critics in
the Senate

Washington. Jan 26.-Soon after the
senate met today Mr.. Platt IN. " pre-
scented report from the committee on
printing and asked for its consideration.
To this Mr.. Quay 1Pa) objected Mr.
Hale (Me.9 said the objection was eX
traord1cary and things had come to .
pretty pass if privileged reports from
the committee on printing could not be
considered He said that Mr.. Quay had
conhscated the time Of the senate from
clock and he now sought to con-
fscate the time of the morning hour in
the interest Of the statehood bill. He
hoped Mr.. Platt would move to take up
the printing resolution. Mr. Quay re-
Piled that there had been a great deal
OF Snarhng and sneering on the floor OF
the senate" about his action. He was
simply carrying out the will of a ma
Jority Of the senate. Those who were
making complaints could relieve all
pressure by allowing a vote on the bill
lie said he was tired of being 1ectured
Maine"
Mr. Hale said Mr.. Quay was mistaken
II he thought the majority of the senate
was With him in Directing to q PROPOSE
ton such as printing matters for the
convenience of the senate.
Mr. Cockren then made the point that
under the rules a single objection car
Ileo the resolution over and he was sus-
tanned by President Pro Tenn FRYE.
The credentials of Mr.. Alger recently
elected senator from Michigan were
presented and the oath of Office admin
istered to him.
IN THE HOUSE
Washington, Jan. 26-In the house to-
day Mr.. Loud (Cal) presented reso-
luton from the postoflce committee
which, calls upon the postmaster general
to transmit to the house if not incom-
patible with the public interests all cor
respondenee and all documents in his
possession concerning the recent resig-
nation of the postmaster at Indianola,
Miss.
/ Mr. Williams Cdiss.) asked Mr. Loud to
yield to permit him to offer aE amendment
10 include the president as well as the
postmaster general in order that light be
! fully shed upon the matter
Mr. Loud declined to yield, saying that
the report Of the committee was unani-
nous. Mr. Swanson (Wa.). a minority
member of the postonice coIanittee, said
/ his understanding was that the resolution
would procure all the correspondence, ex-
/ cept single personal letter to the presi-
dent which it would not be compatible
with the public interest TO publish and thai
/ he had therefore agreed to the resolution
/ The resolution was adopted.
The house then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON Of District of Columbia matters
Before taking up district business the for.
tiications bill was reported to the house.
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Our snectacular Primes.

Post Dispatch
Washington is preparing to be aston
ished- Prince Cupid, the Hawaiian del
egate to congress, is coming over, pre-
gates, as we'll as all representatives,
senator's cabinet members and foreign
ambassadors, look like a tin watch in
a jewelry store.
with the aid of $4,000, to be appro-
priated by the Hawaiian legislature,
added to his own fortune, he expects
to sweep down upon the national cap
ital with a bundle of swell clothes, a
private secretary and retinue of gen
tlemen and ladies in waiting, prepared
to give receptions and feasts in true
Hawaiian style, and to impress upon
all beholders the dignity of one OF the
last of a royal line, and to reflect the
glories of Hawaii as it was when it
was ruled over by his distinguished
old auntie, Queen lii.
Here is a taste of our colonial ex-
pertinent with a vengeance. Prince
Cupid is no longer a sprig of royalty,
but an American citizen, elected to
represent American citizens in the
American congress, the same as dele
gates from Alaska and Oklahoma are
elected. If we are to follow out his
plan, every legislature. state and ter
ritOrial will be expected to appropriate
generous sums for each of its congress
men or congressional delegates, and
Washington will be given over to feast
ing and music and liveried lackeys.
We will send only our social leaders to
congress and choose our presidents
and cabinet members from the Four
Hundred.
1t is greatly to be feared that Uncle
Sam will be forced to chastise this ex-
traVagant prince he is setting the
country a bad example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-26

The bosses do not like Roosevelt;
neither do the trusts. These are two
and sufficient reasons why he viii be
elected president in 19O4-Cleveland
Leader
Let us see about this. The greatest
boss of all, Marcus A. Hanna, of the
Leaders own town liked Mckinley and
yet that fact did not serve to defeat
him After all the socalled bosses are
made such by the majority of their
party and if the majority of the Re
publicans ia the country favor Roose-
velts election the bosses will easily
learn to like him.
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LOCAL MENTION.

The Native Sons of Kansas viii meet
at the Commercial club rooms tonight
A case of chiel1enpox is reported in
the family of J. L MurreH, 1928 North
Harrison street.
The Foster Cemetery. society will meet
with Mrs Frank Richie at 1909 Lincoln
street tomorrow afternoon.
The newly installed officers of the
Lady Macca bees Will entertain Topeka
Hive No. Il Friday afternoon from to
5 at the K and i. of S. hall All Lady
Maccabees invited.
Judge Hazen this morning allowed the
sum of $50 to be paid by February 1 and
$50 a month after as temporary alimony
in the divorce suit of Mabel Rams Darger
against Louis Ramsbarger.
Mrs l.. NJ. Fenwen and Mrs. Kate E.
Snyder viii entertain the Rathbone La
dies No. 68 al thimbles Tuesday after
noon, January q, from to ., at the
home of Mrs. Penwell, $40 Monroe street.
The W. A L. Thompson Hardware
company has applied to the city for per-
mission to widen their passage over the
alley back of Kansas avenue connecting
their Kansas avenue and jackson street
stores. The passage is now eight feet
wide and the plan is to make il . feet
wide
Prof George w Jackson, whose
Twenty-third RegiInental band viii give
z concert in the Auditorium on Febru-
airy 6, has secured the services OF Nine
Talbert, soprano. known as the Black
swan Of the Vest She viii give sew
elal solo numbers to the band accom-
paniment-
Engireer William Rain took No. out
Saturday evening for the first time since
he sDrained his aalzle about z days ago.
Bill Rain. as he IS commonly called. is
one of the best and most popular engi-
! neers on the road He started firing ont
of here on the Santa Fe 81 years ago next
August and has been running out Of here
I ever since The other day General Mana
ger H. u. Nudge presented him with an
annual pass as 2 token Of his appreciation
\ Of Mr.. Rains long and faithful service. IL
4 is hoped that it viii be many day be-
/ fore Bill Rain finally ceases to come to the
: rourdhouse Ter his engine.
c. F. AIennfnger. NJ. D. office 727 kan
sas ave. Tel. -: residence 1881 Topeka
ave. Tel IS. Office hours 2 to p m.
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FIGHT BEGINS.
Arguments in Kansas Mutual
Case Before Judge Hook.

At 2:15 o'clock this afternoon argu-
ments We're begun in the case of Donald
Duggan. of Kansas City, against the
Kansas Union Life and the Kansas
Mutual Life Insurance companies to set
aside the consolidation effected between
them last December.
There is q big array of lawyers in the
case. On the side Of the plaintiff are w.
II, Rossington, Charles Blood Smith and
Clifford listed while for the insurance
companies; John H. Atwood and ". W.
Hooper of LeavenwoTth, Frank Doster.
David Overmyer and R. T. Herrick of
Topeka appeared in court.
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MAI. sTEWART'S CLAIM.
Former Kansas Land Office Agent
Wants $4,000

Washington, Jan. 26.-MaJor Stewart
Of Iowa, a brother Of Senator Stewart
of Kansas. is here in the interest of q
claim for $4,000 which he has against
the government growing out of his adj
ministratiOn Of the affairs of the Hum
boldt land Office when Kansas was a
new state. Major Stewart was register
Of the Humboldt land Office for nearly
ten years, from 1850 to 1870
Much of the Usage Indian land was
sold through his Office. At that time
the Usage Indians owned a strip of land
beginning at the west lire of the second
tier of counties and extending west for
$50 miles and about fifty miles north
and south. Most Of the lands We're sold
for 81 SO an acre.
If this same land had been govern
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Impaired Digestion

May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia
now but it will be If neglected.
The uneasiness after eating, fits Of nerv-
Gus headache, sourness Of the stomach, and
disagreeable belehing may not be very bad
now. but they wiz be if the stomach is
suffered to grow weaker.
Dyspepsia is such miserable disease
that the tendency to it should be given
early attention. This is completely over
come by
Hoods JdrSGpGriEEa
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READY FOR BUSINESS.
Legislature Now Ready to Con.
slider New Laws.

Although most of the members of both
houses spent Sunday at their homes, the
majority had returned to Topeka by this
morning to get ready for the opening
session at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
From now on the legislature will get
down to business. Speaker Pringle will
announce most of his committees this
afternoon. There are already more than
two hundred bills in the house for them
to work on