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The Washington times., 1903-04-12

Gold .. sIZ3. s75. G79 so, 227 $40 Sl00 p 6SI
Silver .-.--. j. .H23 zu3 20 81, 654 I6.gIg. H5o
T. $ notes. ISL g5s sole, * 500, 40
Treasury notes.
eic.---..-.-- -. 400 1s1.S72 lIHGl9
Total cash. l45, 635, 0a5 l25, 965.5fs I26 7sa
Deposits Isl, 5J6, G3l IIs.s11,z70 %. 622. $50
Total. I94, .268 z4i. S71,783 225 4la, OBJ
-Nos available
baIauce--.- 222, 9I9,I64 I77,755,57l 10. 0as as8
Including under assets fractional and minor
coin, bonds. and interest paid &c, and ind5r
liabilities national bank fund djsbulsing officers
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The First Barber Shol

III 10 y Ut -5A4VF'
Capt R. F. Knox sold at auction at
noon today q three-story frame building
with lot on North Fairfax Street. be-
tween King Street and the market.
Former Mayor Henry Strauss was the
purchaser at $3.50. This is the site o.
the first barber shop ever opened in
Alexandria, which was conducted by
Marcier, Breast, Wood, and Burrage, in
turn, for 10 years. The house has late
~ been used as an oyster saloon, but
is now unoceupied
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ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES.

plicity in HOUSEKEEPING. and others.
The trials viii probably occupy the
whole OF next week
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Harry Burke and Virginia Burke ere
in Boston. Mass, where they have gone
10 witness the marriage Of their broth
er. Edmund J. Burke, to Gertrude Lucy
story, OF hat city, which viii be cele-
brated on Monday next.
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En- SERVICE AT
BOYS REFORM SCHOOL

1 Day viii be observed by the
the Boys Reform school OF the
or Columbia this afternoon Il
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Mrs, William G. Carr and children. Of
East Capitol Street, Washington. are
visiting relatives in Washington Street,
this city.
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Mrs. j. H. Watkins and Bette Wat
kins are il Lynchburg, Va. visiting rel
ativcs.
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Harry 3. Cation spent today in BaIti-
more.
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The Smart
and Exclusive
in Footwear.

It IS a well-established
fact that there are no shoes
which possess the character
ties Of Rich's footwear
that distinetiYeness Of style
and smart elegance demand
ed by the world Of fashion.
Every style here mas the
certain charm of individual
ty-a point missing from
the ordinary footwear seen
elsewhere. Ours are the
newest and smartest crea-
tons of the worlds best
shoemakers-the artists Gre
ate all shoe fashions.
New 0xfords and street
shoes for spring and summer
wear are ready-a showing
by far the best and most
comprehensive TO be found
anywhere IN America, and
this country leads the world.
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Personals.

Laura Cecilia Harlow is spending the
Easter holidays with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs NJ. 3 Harlow in this city.
The Washington times., 1903-04-12

The greatest variety Of
footwear for Easter brides,
for the trousseau, as well as
for travelling and all dress
wear. What other store rem
ders such admirable service?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
LABOR VICTORY.
Kansas Eight Hour Law Is Sus-
tanned Today.
q. s. Supreme Court Decides
That 1t Must Stand.

Washington, Nov. 30-The U. S. SUI
preme court today affirmed the con-
stitutionality of the S-hour law of the
state of Kansas regulating labor on
public works. Justice Harlan said in
handing down the opinion that if the
statute is mischieVous the RESPONSE
bility rests with the legislatures and
not the courts. Chief Justice Fuller
and Justices Brewer and Peckharn dis
sentad.
The prosecution which resulted in
this decision was started in Wyandotte
county several years ago. number
of different contractors on public
works persisted in working their men
more than eight hours a day, and re-
fusing to pay them the customary per
diem for only eight hours work, which
was contrary to the state eight hour
law. They were prosecuted in the city
court down there and given a nominal
fine of $50 on each count, 800 on both.
There were six or seven contractors
and they pooled issues to fight the law.
The case that was made a test was
the one against w. W. Atkins, and this
stipulation was entered into that the
decision in the Atkins case would also
settle the others.
The district court upheld the law, and
the case was appealed to the state court
of appeals. Before that tribunal passed
on it, the court of appeals went out of
existence and the case was certified to
the supreme court, which also upheld
the law Then it was carried to the
United States supreme court.
W. L. A. johnson. state labor commits
sioner, is greatly elated over the decis-
ion rendered today. He has been pro-
ceeding with the enforcement of the law
wherever he found it violated. and he
thinks this decision will put an end to
it's violation.
Low n
public works eight hours shall consti-
lutte a days labor. and that laborers
snail be given the customary per diem
for working eight hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
LOCAL MENTION.

Today is pay day for the teachers in
the city schools.
Mrs. David Hibbard. returned mis-
sionary from the Philippine islands,
spoke at the Third Presbyterian church
Sunday.
David C. Davis, a postal clerk in the
Topeka pOstoffice, has resigned to take
place in the office OF General Superin-
tendent Gruber of the Rock Island.
A single, solitary liquor case against
stitutes the criminal business to come
before the United States district court
this afternoon.
A suit for s2,397 has been brought in
the United States circuit court against
J. A. Quantz and others in Phillips
county on promissory notes given to
the Port Huron Machinery company OF
Port Huron, Mich, in payment for a
threshing outfit last July.
There were two small fires Sunday. At
1871 p m. small frame house at
Thirteenth and Jefferson, occupied by
Mrs. L. Stammers, caught fire from SCOT
on the roof, and was damaged $40 worth
At S:19 D. m, the department was call
ed to 1855 Brooks, where a small play
house built by some of the boys in the
neighborhood was in flames. None of
the boys who owned the establishment
could be found. It was entirely de-
stroyed.
Mrs J. A. Swanson, whose rooms at
4Uo Kansas avenue were INVADED by q
squad of police several days ago, says
that she has made repeated attempts to
get the police to explain their action
but up to date has failed. She still in
sists that they explain, and says She
will get into court with it if they do not
She says she does not know Officer Hut
ton, who led the squad, and did not talk
with him. She thinks they invaded he1
apartments by mistake, as she had re-
Gently changed rooms with another oc-
cupant Of the house, but wants a. state
ment from the police.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Congregational church will meet We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock with
Mrs. Heatherley, sic Tyler street.
At the morning session of the police
court all the victims found in dis
orderly houses last night were re-
arrested on a charge of vagrancy. This
was done under an ordinance which
states that any person found lettering
around a house of i'll fame is a vagrant
without consideration of the amount
of money he may have. Another name
that of S. Kline. was added to the list
of found in today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
NO PRESENT DESIGNS.
Great Britain Declares Herself
on Subject of Thibet.

London, Nov 30.-It was announced
today that the British government has
no present intention of gushing the
Younghu band expedition through to
Lhassa, the capital of Thibet. or even
to permanently occupy Gyangtz, which
is the second most important town in
Thibet- On his arrival at Gyangtz,
Colonel Younghusband hopes to be
be able to reopen negotiations with the
Thibatans There is no question. how
ever, that preparations are being made
for emergencies The military arrange
mentS are entrusted to Colonel Mac
Donald. who was with the allied forces
in China. Immense quantities Of
transport stores and warm clothing are
being collected, including Canadian
fur coats, purchased for the troops in
China, which are being sent from Tien
Tsin, as on the occasion of the pre-
vious demonstrations on the Thibetan
frontier the troops were obliged to re-
turn owing to the intense cold in the
mountains.
This Reputation of designs on
Thibetan territory is understood to be
an outcome of the discussions of the
British cabinet last week, when the at
t1tude of Russia in regard to the expe-
ditlon was smong the principal matters
debated.
The Russian press has been loud in
its protests against British agrees
SION in Thibet, and there is reason to
believe that the protests voiced the
feeling Of the Russian government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Northern Pacific Will Enforce
Prohibitory Liquor Law.
Beginning New Years Day,
Employees Must Not Drink.
MAKINGINVESTIGATION
Officials Will Post Themselves
on Existing Conditions.
New Rule Not Favorably Re-
ceived by the Employees.

1t is reported from a trustworthy source
that President Howard Elliott of the
Northern Pacific has decided to follow
the example set by several leading rail-
roads OF the country and January /,
the employees Of that system will be re-
quired TO abstain from the use Of in
toxieants, whether on or off duty. Mr.
Elliott and the other executive officials
of the road ara on tour of inspection
at present and it is said that one of
then objects in making the trip was to
outline their plan of action.
New Years day they will begin a very
much closer and Stricter supervision of
the conduct Of the men employed by the
Northern Pacific and its branches and
1t IS said that taking a drink of liquor
vii. be considered sufficient provocation
for immediate discharge from the SER
vice. One OF the prominent officials of
| the operating department is authority
, for the statement that after January
| this rule will be enforced rigidly, as the
officials of the company had decided
that by SO doing the service would be
greatly improved
Several of the largest systems in the
east and west during the last two years
have adopted similar rules for their
trainmen, engineers and conductors and
many of the roads have included all
their employees. 1t is said that great i'm
I
An operating official of one OF the
Kansas City roads in speaking of the
value of such a rule said that the regu-
lations against the use of intoxicants
tended to increase the efficiency of the
employees.
Strict discipline said he, sfs not
irksome to the men who take pride in
their record and have the interests Of
the road at heart. Such a rule helps
to keep the men who care less for such
! matters in line. If it is worth while to
prohibit the use of intoxicants while on
duty, do not see that it is not equally
worth while to prohibit intoxicants en-
tirely. It is a good rule and must ex-
tend to all the railroads in the country
in the near future"
Among the employees of the railroad
the opinion prevails that the executive
officials are going to the extreme when
they demand that their employees alb
stain from liquor while off duty. They
say that the rule may have the effect OF
causing many to lay in a supply in
their homes and the result of this would
be as bad if not worse than drinking il
saloons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
JUDGE TlEBER HERE.
Arkansas Officer Presides in
Federal Court.

Judge Tieber from the eastern judi
cial district of Arkansas, will continue
the business of the November term or
the United States circuit court in To-
peka this afternoon Judge Tieber ar
rived at noon today. Judge John A
Riner left Wednesday for Denver, after
conducting the first three days bust
ness of the term. At this term of court
will be taken up the consideration of
the suit brought by Elias Sunlmerheld,
receiver for the Topeka Water COM
pany, against the city of Topeka for
7,224.77, claimed to be due on hydrant
rentals The argument will be made
upon an agreed statement of fact which
has been on file in the federal court for
some time. The suit has been pending
for six or seven years.
The question is of the liability of the
city for the debts incurred by the old
city of South Topeka, which was alb
sorbed in 1887. The Topeka Water COM
pany was given franchise by the city
of Topeka in which it was specified that
the city should pay rental upon hydrant
rentals up to the number of 800, and
that the water furnished in all hydrants
in excess of that number should be
given free. While the corporation of
the city of South Topeka was still in
existence the Topeka Water company
was given a franchise by it, one of the
specifications of which related to the in
stallation Of fire hydrants. In all eigh-
teen hydrants were put in South To-
peka or the territory which it covered,
prior to the filing of the suit. At the
time the two cities were consolidated
there were 298 hydrants in Topeka
proper. The addition of the eighteen in
South Topeka made BIG. According to
its contract the city Of Topeka paid,
after the consolidation, rental upon 300
hydrantS.
| The water company claims that the
| city is liable for the eighteen hydrants
received from the city of South Topeka
as under an obligation entirely separate
Tnrt t1l fro 1nf1i
given originally in the city of Topeka.
The city claims that the acquisition OF
| the eighteen hydrants in South Topeka
placed that part of the water company S
service upon the same footing with that
in any other part of the corporation OF
| Tnneka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30

Capt Oberiin NJ. Carter who has just
been released from the federal prison
occupies a unique position. He is the
only man of wealth and prominence
whose name can be recalled that has
served sentence for boodling in this
country in a generation His case is
less remarkable than it seems at first,
when it is remembered that he was
tried and convicted by court martial
and not by state or federal courts. The
men who were charged with being his
accomplices, but who were not connect
ed with the army and were therefore
out of its jurisdiction. are still at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
Anour RAILRoAp PEOPLE.

J. E. Hurley, general superintendent of
the santa Ee, was 81 IN * kansas od1y satur-
Grant Thornburg, division passenger
agent for the Rock Island, has returned to
Topeka after a short business trip to Be
E. L. Mooney, chief clerk to w. J. Healy,
freight auditor of the Santa Fe, has re-
turned TO work at the general Offices at
ter a short business trip 10 Kansas CITY
Neil V. Haggard is new employee Of
the stationary department at the Santa Fe
shops. Haggard was formerly employed
as a clerk in the office of the secretary
Of the Railroad Z M. G. A.
Capt A NJ Fuller, city ticket and pas
senger agent for the Rock Island in To-
peka, is expected back today from Aurora,
H., where he has been spending Thanks
giving with friends. He was accompanied
by his family.
Dr. j. D. Countermine, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church Of Topeka, was
to have delivered the fifth and last OF his
series of FIVE lectures at the rooms OF the
DR.. Countermine was unable to be pres
ent at the meeting, however, and his lee
ture had to be substituted with an ad-
dress by Rev. Purvis of North Topeka
Prof. Samuel Dawdy sang a solo.
Charles L. Seagraves of the Santa F.e
passenger department IN TINS CITY gives II
crop for the season just closed was a very
unsuccessful one. Mr. Seagraves says that
as consequence very unsttisldci y
crop was gathered this fall, even IN the
districts that are generally regarded as
being well adapted to this industry
Sunday was the first day of the Santa
Fe's daily California limited for the sea
son of 1903 and 1904. Trains were started
from both ends of the run and the first
daily on the new card passed through 70
peka today at 9:55 a. m One of the limit
ed trains passed through Topeka Sunday
but this was the train that left Chicago
on Saturday a Semi-Weekly train Inc
first eastbound train of the new card
passed through Topeka at 12;5o o CLOCK
Sunday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
ASKED $4,000.
Senator Burns Said He Was No
$500 Man.

Grand Rapids, Mich. Nov. 30.-State
Senator David E. Burns, charged by
Liant K. Salisbury. the former city at
torney, in the latter's confession re-
Gently regarding the wholesale bribery
in connection with the notorious water
deal, with having received $500 for his
work, was given an examination here
today. Salisbury appeared for the state
and testified that he offered Burns 5000
in addition to 800 which Burns told
him he had already received. Burns
scorned the offer at first, saying that
he was no 500 man and threatened. so
Salisbury sWore that he would tack on
referendum clause to the bill unless
he were given $4,000. Salisbury told him
to put in the bill and to say nothing
about the $1,000 until the measure be-
came a law, intimating that he would
be further rewarded then The $500
was paid to Burns in Salsbury'S office
in the city hall, Salisbury testified
Salisbury testified that the water deal
first came to his attention in June 1900,
when Thomas F. McGarry, a local at
torney. told him that he had some eli
entS who wanted to get contract to
furnish the city with water and there
would be $4,000 in It for him. Salisbury
was driven into the deal, he said. be-
cause of a $4,000 shortage in his bank
account caused by speculation in
wheat. He met 3. A. Cameron of New
York, and agreed to go into the deal
for S25. 900 cash. The money was sent
by H. A. Taylor, of New York, the
moneyed man in the deal. to the State
bank.
My sole purpose was to take the S25,-
000.'' said Salisbury, ito straighten up
my bank account. If 1 had got that
money at that time I would have settled
the shortage and there the water deal
would have ended" Attorney McGarry,
however, wanted S21.5 500 from Salisbury,
he testified, but it was finally agreed
that Salisbury should pay him s., 500.
Salisbury then went into the newspaper
alleged connection with the deal.
Cameron wanted to know that the
newspapers would support us. l told
him that would take care of it. I paid
Charles S. Burch. of the Evening Press,
s., 000 I also gave J. Clark Sproal, the
manager of the Democrat some. / was
talking of becoming a partner with
Sproal, it being known that 1 was to
use the paper as I wanted"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
MR.. BR1srow's REPORT.

The report of Mr.. Joseph L. Bristow,
the fourth assistant postmaster general,
covering the results of his long and
laborious investigation into the multi
farious fraudulent transac tfons connected
with the operation of the postal service,
Is presented to the readers of the State
Journal today and will be found mighty
Interesting reading" 1t is not the full
report, which amounts to about a mil
lion words, but the one on which Mr.
Bristow spent much time to reduce to a
size that could be handled by the news
papers and thus brought within the
reach of everybody. 1t has been BOILED
down" until any further elimination was
impossible without sacrificing something
of value IN the make up this most re-
markabIe story of graft
Accompanying the reports the memoir
andum thereon. written by President
Roosevelt in which he endorses the work
OF Mr.. Bristow and his conclusions, most
unreservedly and emphaticaIly, saying:
Mr.. Bristow's report is a record of as
thorough bit of investigating work as
has ever been done under the govern
ment''
Along with Mr.. Bristow's is coupled
the name Of another Kansas man, Mr..
William Allen White, who is accorded
a large share of credit for suggestions
in connection with the investigation.
A perusa1 of the report and the pres
ident's memorandum thereon fails to
reveal any attempt to excuse or palli-
ate the many offenses Of postal Off
Gals cited, and there is manifest
throughout Mr. Roosevelt's memo
randum a determination on his part
so far as he is able to bring the offend
ers to justice and if possible prevent
the recurrence OF similar dishonest
dealings.
His strong feeling on the subject is
manifested by the following paragraph
in his memorandum:
mo crime calls for sterner reproba-
ton than the crime of the corruption
ist in public life, and the man who
seeks to corrupt him. The bride giver
and the bribe taker are equally guilty.
Both alike sin against the primary law
Of the states safety. All questions of
difference in party policy sink into in
significance when the people of this
country are brought face to face with
a question like this, which lies at the
root of honest and decent government .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
TENN THE RACE.
Contest for Pollock's Place
Growing in Interest.

The appointment of supreme JUS
doubtless be made some time this
week The December term of the SUI
preme court opens next Mondi-.J, and
Governor Bailey is DESTROYS of settling
the matter il time to allow the new
Justice to take his seat at that time
and listen to the December cases. If
the situation should become badly
tangled it might not be possible to
make the appointment by that time,
but the governor is not DESTROYS of
getting a bad tangle on his hands.
Another new candidate from the
Third district showed up today-by
mail He is John Marshall, of Howard,
and he is said to be the leading lawyer
acquaintance does not seem to be wide.
The candidates now in the race are as
follows:
W. D. Atkins. of Parsons.
A. S. Wilson. of Galena.
w. H. Sproul of Sedan.
Judge Buchanan, of Winfield.
John Marshall, of Howard.
J. s. West. of Topeka.
William Thomson, of Burlingame.
Abijah Wells, of Seneca.
c. D. Walker, of Atchison.
Clark A. Smith. of Cawker.
Neither Wilson nor Buchanan have
said personally that they are candi-
dates, but some of their friends have
been to see the governor.
Governor Bailey said today that
neither A. z. Crane nor Judge Rroder-
lex of Holton have intimated to him
that either of them is a candidate. and
he has no information that either of
them will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30
SNOW STORM TO-DAY.
The Weather Bureau Wasn't Expect
ing Tt.

The snow, which began falling at noon,
was totally unexpected. Nothing was said
in the government forecasts sent out to-
day or Sunday, but this afternoon the As
ISOLATED Press dispatches reported a heavy
snow storm in central Kansas
The weather north is cold. The mini
mum temperature reported from Moor
head Mimi, this morning was IA de-
grees below zero The maximum and min
imun temperatures reported from the
Kansas stations for the "a hours ending
this morning at o'clock were as follows:
Concordia, 1920; Dodge City. APP; Wicsl-
ita, 44-34; Kansas City, 1926. There was a
heavy snowstorTn reported at Bismarck,N.
D., this morning
Although the weather seems colder to-
day the forecaster thinks that Kansas will
have warmer temperatures. The foreca s.
sent out this morning was: Partly
cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Slightly
warmer tonight" The wind at noon wGs
west, blowing six miles an hour. Sunday
the maximum temperature was 40 and the
minimum temperature, at o'clock last
night, was %. The hourly temperatures
recorded by the government thermometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-30

Wichita Eagle: While many people
are apprehensive of sympathetic
strikes to the well being and indus
trial progress of the country, a very
much larger number are gratified in
being assured that the unions have no
use for socialism. The reelection of
GcmpeFs b. the American Federation
Of Labor, at Boston, by so large a ma
Jority and Immediately succeeding his
vigorous ienunciation of socialistic
doctrines is notN only significant but
convincing. Only bare per kent. Of