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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

ment in opposition to the Panama canal
treaty in the executive session. The
Democratic senators are making ar
effort under the leadership of Senator
German to reach an agreement upon
amendments to the treaty to be SUD
ported by them and each one has been
asked to give his views upon this point
So far substantial unanimity has been
expressed in favor of a modification of
article % so as to place the control Of
the canal in American hands. There is
general complaint among the Democrats
that the provisions of that article pre-
cludes the possibility of protecting the
canal by American arms in case the
necessity for doing so should arise It
is said, however. that no amendments
will be offered by the Democrats as a
party until the support of all the Demo-
cratic senators can be assured in adj
vance. While practically all of them
are said now to be favorable to an
amendment that viii give the United
States control of the canal it is under
stood that many. especially among the
southern senators, say that if this or
other amendments shall be offered and
rejected they will reserve the right to
vote for the treaty in the end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
AFTER BOTH OF EN-.
st. Louis will Try to Secure
Two National Conventions.

Washington. March 1.-Representative.
Bartholdt of St Louis told the president
today that St Louis would endeavor to
secure both the Republican and Democrat
ic national conventions next year.
1T is world S fair year IN St Louis. said
DR.. Bartholdt, the greatest year in the
history Of the city and we viii be able to
offer such attractions to the national con
ventions as never before have been offered
by any city,
President Roosevelt of course. is taking
no part and told DR.. Bartholdt he would
take no part in the selection Of q place
for the Republican convention. Represen-
dent some of the arrangements for his
visit to ST. Louis at the time of the ded-
ication of the exposition grounds on April
3Cth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
Saving for a Hons.

Brooklyn Citizen
Many people are securing homes in
this borough by monthly payments.
Parties having capital to buy land and
build houses are finding it not unprofit-
able. and are really doing a good work.
1t is certain that many families on this
instalment plan will have homes which
otherwise they never could have pos
sessed.
With more forethought and the avoid
ance of unnecessary expenditures, not
few could secure to themselves pleasant
residences. When the present flush
things. are over many will beTnoan
themselves on their needless waste in
their days of prosperity.
Nevertheless, it is possible, in order to
own a house, to exercise an economy
which is reckless and perilous A Phila-
delphia monthly Is giving its readers
lot Of pictures of pretty cottages and
their owners are telling How we Sc
cured a home" If some of these stories
are true, those who tell them ought to
be in insane asylums or sent to prison
for cruelty to children.
Take this typical case. Here is a
couple. who on salary of S725 bought
a lot and built a house. which together
made an expenditure of $3.50 and all
paid in five years. During this time
they report the birth of a child and q
funeral, the payment of church sub
scTiptfOns, and sometimes they went to
the theater or a concert. So that they
profess to have been fed, clothed. shoed,
and provided with fuel and lights. with
some extra expenses, on S335 d year. or
less than a dollar a day. One would
like to know what sort of living they
could possibly have had or wherewithal
they were clothed.
Others tell How husbands and wives
with nine children have done it." and
How houses were saved on less than
four dollars a week"
If these things are true. the nore's
the pity" In such homes there cannot
possibly be happy children, and every
day there must be a well nigh intOler-
able experience of privatiOn. Man or
woman practicing such closeness must
shrink to the scale and meanness of
misers and their children suffer both in
body and mind. Some stories, which are
well authenticated, of the results of
semi-starvation or insufficient and un-
palatable food, which this longing for
prOprietorship of a home has demanded.
ought to show people that a house
bought by cheap living may cost too
much.
Some of these houses have an attrac-
one think of VIII Fearn. the poacher,
whom Dickens represents as saying Of
his tumDle-dOWn cottage. at looks well
in picter." There are houses that look
we'll in a picture, but they may swallow
up more than money. They may take
out of the brief life of men, women and
children. health and happiness
The Book tells us that a wise man
intending to build a tower. sits down
and counts the cost. The ambition to
own home is cOmmendable, but it is
we'll before the attempt is made, TO re-
member that there may be more than
money cost in such an undertaking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
Will BOY LAND.
Laundry and Site at Topeka
Asylum Gets $4,000.

In a conference between the house
and senate today in committee an agree
ment was reached placing the amount
of the appropriation for the purchase OF
land and for the construction of a laun-
dry building at the Topeka insane asy-
lum at $4,000. The amount asked for
at first a t $4,000 which the house cut to
$40, 600. The land is to be partially used
for a boulevard and park in front of the
main asylum building. Preparations are
being made for an extension of the
West Sixth avenue pavement past the
front of the asylum.
The Topeka Commercial club has urg-
ed the construction of the pavement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
Passenger Train Collides With
Box Cars at Mcfarland.

Rock Island passenger No. %. for Ell
Paso, was wrecked this morning about
4 o'clock at Mcfarland. None of the
passengers We're injured
The train was just pulling out of the
Mcfarland yards, and ran into some
box cars which had through accident
been left standing on the main line The
engine of the passenger was ditched and
turned over, and the mail car was con-
siderably damaged. The box cars were
smashed to pieces The damage to the
track was also considerable, and traffic
over the line was tied up for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
MORGAN TALKS ON.
Continues to Delay Passage of
the Canal Treaty.

Washington. March 11.-At the open
ing of the senate today Mr.. Frye. the
president pro tenn. called the attention
of senators to the fact that under Z
strict Interpretation of the rules only
such business as properly belongs to the
matters under consideration in executive
session should be presented at this extra
session of the senate He said it only
confuses the record to have other busi-
ness introduced now, as it would all
have to be reintroduced at the regular
session in December.
Senator Morgan continued his argu,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.I
Woman hates that which shames her
love- man that which shames his pride
A cold woman may burn in mans
imagination as a piece Of ice on his hand
People who cross no bridges till they
come to them usually get dizzy when they
do.
You can never make a man believe that
there can be any worse luck in the world
than to have favorite pipe refuse to
draw
Lots of men who have self-restraint
enough not to swear when they bark their
shins on rocking chair let their temper
go all to pieces when they run up against
q nostage stamp with no mucilage on il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
LOCAL MENTION.

The BARRIERS union viii hold a meet
ing at the barber shop under the Cen
trail National hank tonight for tie pur-
pose Of considering the interests Of To
psla BARRIERS in connection with the
BARRIERS bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
ANNUAL J0NQUIL SALE.
How Famous Author Aids a Worthy
Charity.

For many years the annual sale by
Mrs. Margaret Deland of jonquils and
hyacinths which she raises has been an
event to which many people look for
ward with keen interest. This year 5
sale opened yesterday afternoon at Mrs
Deland's new home. at 35 Newbury
street and while the storm kept away
many who, year after year, make Il
point of securing some of the pots of
flowers offered. the attendance was good
considering the day 1t is well known
that Mrs. Deland takes especial care in
bringing to their full beauty the flowers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

The expenditure of vast sums of
money for extensions and Improvement,
which has characterized railroad man
agement for the past FIVE years, shows
no sign of abatement. AT the meeting
Of the Pennsylvania stockholders yes
terday it was determined to issue adj
ditonai capital stock to the amount of
Sl50, 600. 900. One is constrained to Won
der what viii be done with so much
money Some light is shed on the mat
ter by remarks of First Vice Presi-
dent Green who addressed the stock
holders on the resolution authorizing
the increase in the capital He said
that vast improvements are contem-
plated in order to furnish facilities for
handling the rapidly Increasing BUSH
ness. In the past two years, Mr.. Green
said the company had purchased one
locomotive daily and a total of 40, 600
freight cars. In Pittsburg alone an
expenditure Of s10.000.000 win be neces-
sary to relieve the freight congestion
and prevent its recurrence. The entire
Pittsburg division is to be four tracked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

counts with view to the advisability
of further proceedings. This announce
ment followed printed reports today to
the effect that District Attorney Jerome
had been making an official inquiry in
to certain charges concerning the COM
pany- When Mr.. Jerome was asked
what had been the result of his inquiry
he declined to discuss the matter. He
also declined to say who made the
el1arees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

In trading classes there were large
decreases in number of failures in many
cases during February. says r.. G. Dun
& Co, notably groceries. liquors and
miscellaneous while in no case was
there any extensive increase. As to liza
bilities. however. the return was irregu-
lar. large gains in some cases being
fairly balanced in others. and on the
whole the net result may be considered
decidedly favorable. Liabilities exceed
ed million dollars in dry goods, which
is very unusual but the increase is ex-
planned by a very large failure in Afichi-
gan and another of considerable size in
Texas. These two defaults supplied half
the liabilities of the forty-nine failures
i'm this class. There were also much
heavier liabilities than last year in
liquors and clothing, but other increases
were small white Improvement appears
i'm general stores. hotels. hardware
drugs jewelry and miscellaneous. In
The latter class the losses were excep-
tionally light during February. and the
number Of failures was also decidedly
small Defaults in this division We're
most numerous among confectoners. OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
PRINCE ALBERT DEAD.
Was in Line of Succession to
Hawaiian Throne.

Honolulu. March II .Cvia Pacific cable
to the Associated Press prince Albert
Kakailimoku Kunuiaklea is dead Of con-
sumption The prince was the last de-
scendant of Kamehameha the Great,
and would some day have been king OF
Hawaii had the Kamehameha dynasty
lived Preparation for a state funeral,
to occur on Sunday next is being made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

The Mississippi is INDUCING in what
may be its last big flood. The operation of
the irrigation law IS almost certain. IL
time. to prevent the annual recurrence of
disastrous fHeshets in the southern low
lands by reducing the volume OF water
to be carried to the gulf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Scientists maintain that grip can be
communicated by kissing. This dis
covery only adds one more to the many
kinds of trouble which may result from
INDULGENCE in that sort Of thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Montana legislature adjourned with
out reaching an agreement on the pro-
position for an appropriation for the
states participation in the St Louis
Worlds fair. Probably the most in
teresting exhibit Montana could select
would be a senatorial election in ac-
4fou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

A good many mean things have been
said about Topeka. first and last but
there has never been any municipal
scandal here like those unearthed in St
Louis. Minneapolis and Kansas City
Maybe we are not yet big enough to
afford such things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

the third class two real estate brokers
provided more than half the aggregate
liabilities. Failures were less limited to
the east in February than in the month
preceding, the west providing a consid-
cradle share of the large defaults.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

agree. But line had to be drawn at a
Winfield story Of a citizen getting a new
leg-untn it was learned that the broken
one was of wood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Whether government is good or bad
depends, after all, largely upon the men
who administer it. Laws accomplish
nothing unless they are executed. "A
man Of honesty and ability could ad-
minister the affairs Of city to the sat-
isfaction Of the people. perhaps, if he
were not restrained by a single law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
FALSIFIED REPORTS
Are Alleged in Connection With
METROPOLITAN Affairs.

New York. March 11.-Eugene A
Phubin, former district attorney Of
this city, was retained today to look
into the financial affairs of the Metro
politan Street Railway company and
examine evidence and reports of ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Judge Thayer of the federal court,
Judge Caldwell concurring. has decided
that other vehicles than street cars and
even pedestrians have right to the
use of the track when necessity arises
and that the company's employees have
no right to cause their car to butt off
the aforesaid citizens or the vehicles to
them belonging
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

St Louis expects to have a FIVE mill
lion dollar midway but it IS to be
.ntrictly moral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Now that interest in the Burdick
murder is subsiding. Mr.. Knapp. the
wife killer may as well resume his
business of confessing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

1t may be that criminals win come
10 regard Buffalo as being as safe as
they once considered Texas to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Now that German has returned to
the senate it is safe to say that the
sugar trust is in no danger of moles-
tation by either political party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Bryan and Cleveland continue to make
the Democratic party the buffer for
their ora toricaI collisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

Omaha Bee. Not a single Populist
IA the new congress. Explanation
finished by fusion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

To cure cold on the lungs and to pre-
vent pneumonia. take Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11
EDITORIAL coMmRNr.


Inc ~ SW 96uhs9 anu buo Olus
Philadelphia Dispatch.
The only change in the strength of
the parties in the new senate is caused
by the addition of the two Republicans
from Delaware. Although 10 new mem
bers were elected each party gained and
lost four, leaving the relative totals.
outside Delaware, unaltered- The Re
publican majority is now "a The
changes in personnel are more striking
Perhaps the most important is the re-
turn OF German. That he will at once
become the active leader of the Demo
Gratis is expected Under his viriIe di-
recton the party in congress Will no
doubt be saved from many of the blum
ders which marked its course in the
last session. The Republicans make no
corresponding gain. True, they are
freed from the handicap Of Mason and
Wellington, but the new members on
that side, with the exception of Hopkins,
are practically untried On the other
hand, they lose the veteran Jones OF
Nevada although the Democrats suffer
a similar loss by the retirement of Vest.
The elimination of Jones of Arkansas
can scarcely be considered serious
blow to Democracy.
One feature worthy of remark is the
passing of the former Populist senators.
Three-Harris, Heitfeld and Turner
have been succeeded by Republicans.
Equally noteworthy is the removal of
the last two Republican senators from
the south Pritchard and DebOe who
are followed by Democrats McLaurin,
the exponent of the new Democracy,
which aimed to awaken the south to the
benefit of the Republican national pol
icy to the southern states as we'll as to
the north, retires before the march of
Tillmanism. The defeat of Pritchard,
as the senatorial representative of the
Lilywhite movement. deprives another
sOuthernism of official standing at
Washington. 1t has yet to be demon
strated what effect the changes viii
have upon the action of the senate upon
the business now before it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-11

city Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. SIS Kansas avenue.
Arizona republican., 1903-06-05

NJ. & p. & S. r. V. freight warehouse
and the building was totally destroyed
with all its contents. The Importance
of the fire lies in the fact that so
many different people are concerned in
the losses and it viii be a deal of trou-
bic to straighten out the claims and
adjust matters, though the bills and
records of the company show every
item of freight that was in the burned
building. The sensational feature OF
the fire was in the explosion Of two
ammonia cylinders. No one was hurt
by the explosion. the force bsing main
ly upward though Fred Kirkwood had
his hand badly burned during the fire.
The. employees of the freight house
were p. A. Phillips and Fred Kirkwood,
cheC king clerks, and they CHANGED to
be absent from the building when the
fire started. Mr.. Phillips having gone
over 20 the fright office in the 6c-ot.
lie was absent but a few minutes when
he heard some one yelling fire and
looking out saw smoke coming from
the fright house. The fire depart
ment was summoned Immediately and
Mr. Phillips and others in the vicinity
rushed to the warehouse but il was
iiiiiJOSsi4tAt ~ Sc e~ils ei-'i4o "a ''@-'A~
out.
The origin of the fire is purely spec
ulative but it seemed to start in a
corner where quantity Of old pack
ing was stored and there is a theory
that the oil and other things. con-
tanned in packing was responsible
fer case of spontaneous combustion.
Seeing that nothing could be saved
from the warehouse the railroad men
turned their attention at once to an
effort to save two freight cars that
Were standing on the sidetrack by the
freight house and partly loaded with
local freight
This effort, however. was unsuccess-
:ul An engine was brought from the
roundhouse but before it could clear
the track OF the cars between it and
the warehouse to avoid endangering
their destruction by backing them into
the fire, the two cars they We're after
were both ablaze and burned beyond
the possibility Of moving them. These
cars were number 104 ard 1G6 and be
longed 10 the NJ. & p. company
The freight house was a one-stcry
brick building with a wooden floor and
was surrounded on the west end and
south side naxt to the track by
Arizona republican., 1903-06-05

The operators are reticent and are
making no statements indicative of
what move they will make to end the
strike; the fact that the reduction
plants were promptly closed down
when the miners quit is taken as an
indication that the companies win not
yield. They claim that they have Of
fered the men all they can afford to
pay for eight hours work.
There is no labor organizat ton in this
district, consequently no one is author
lied to speak for the miners as a whole
The percentage of American miners is
small. The Mexicans belong to nu-
merous societies and through these
they can exert some sort of orSaniza-
ton to stand together.
Everything is very quiet and there
is no sign Of excitement nor does any
one fear trouble of a serious nature
How long the strike win last or what
the outcome viii be cannot be pre-
dicted at this time.
The first copper ever smelted in
Arizona was in this district in the year
1878 1t has been a continual producer
from that time to the present. While
minor troubles have arisen Ell different
times. this is the first time a general
shut down ever occurred because of
striking employees.
The mines Will not be effected or
damaged in the least because of the
stoppage OF work for they are all dry
no pumping Whatever being required.
Professor James Douglas of the
Phelps-Dodse company. of New York.
and who is also the president of the
Detroit Copper company, operating at
Morenci, is still in that camp. He
went there last Friday and participated
in the conference held by the operators
OF the district, which eliminated in the
agreement on a new scale of wages
1t is not likely that the Clifton Mo-
renci strike will be a prolonged one.
But little skilled labor is required in
the operation of these mines and that
will give the companies u great ad-
vantage.