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The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
Mr.. STREET IS HERE.
He Refuses to Discuss Water
Pressure Trouble.

Charles F. Street, president of the
Topeka Water company, arrived in
Topeka this morning, and called upon
Mayor Bergundthal. He was enter
tanned at the Topeka club by D. w.
Mulvane.
To a reporter of the State Journal
Mr.. Street said: II am here to give
some testimony in these foreclosure
suits which are pending in the federal
court. I expect to begin my testimony
this afternoon at the offices of the at
torneys for the water company.
do you expect to renew negotiations
with the city while you are here for an
extension of your franchiSe?"
Il am here to give testimony in the
foreclosure cases. My visit has nothing
whatever to do with the condition of
the waterworks."
t.WilI you have conference with the
city council while you are here?'
81 don't know; 1 haven't heard of any
conferences"
Mayor Bergundtha1 was asked today
whether or not he would call a special
meeting of the city council to meet Mr..
Street. He said:
Il will not call any meeting unless
some of the councilmen ask for one I
don't know that there is anything to be
discussed
Mr.. Street says that he does not know
how long he will be in the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
STIRS DEMOCRATS.
Congressman Scott Asks Some
Awkward Questions.

Washington, Feb. 29-Referring to
the declaration of a Republican plat
form for Freedom and equality" Mr..
Gilbert in the house mentioned the re-
tention Of Mrs. Cox as postmaster at
Indianola. Miss. and to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Crum as collector at
Charleston, S. c., and he made refer
ence to the dining of Booker Washing
ton at the White House, undertaking
to describe the seating of the presi-
dents family at the table.
Mr.. Scott (KansaS) asked Mr.. Gilbert
if he would criticise Democratic pres
ident if he should have a negro dine
with him as severely as he criticised
President Roosevelt.
An impossible assumption declared
Mr.. Gilbert
Mr.. Scott asked him if he did not
know that a negro dined at the White
House during President Cleveland's first
administration, to Which Mr.. Gilbert re-
piled that the Democrats were not par
ticularly claiming Mr.. Cleveland, and
that he was not a first class Democrat.
Mr.. Scott then said that C. H J. Tay-
lor, a negro from Kansas, was brought
to Washington and was taken to the
White House when Mr.. Cleveland in
tation, he said, was accepted.
Mr.. Scott drew contrast between
Washington and Taylor, saying the
former was a man of recognized ability
and had been the guest of distinguished
people at home and abroad, including
latter had nothing to commend him save
the claim that he carried the Demo-
cratic negro vote in his pocket
He further said that Taylor had been
appointed to a position in Washington.
And by Cleveland suggested a voice
on the Republican side
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
M'NEAL, CHAIRMAN.
He Presides Over County Con
Vention Today.

At the Republican county convention
which convened at 2 o'clock this after
noon, the following committees were ap-
pointed:
On resoIutfons-H. G. Larimer. Thos.
Page, S. w. Rice, Rufus Knott and D.
c. Fasnacht
On selection of delegates to the state
conventional. w. Mulvane, c. R. Will
Hams, 1. Orner, c. NJ. Houghton, w. H.
Stewart, A. D. Bauer, F. Jewell, H. A.
Wilson and J. W. Butterfield.
The Mulvane forces dominated the
convention, and the committee of nine
appointed was the ''slate" committee
The resolutions reported by the com
mittee on resolutions indorsed D. w.
Mulvane for national committeeman,
]. G. Slonecker for justice of the su-
preTne court, e. w. Hoch and Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
DR.. Lindsay offered a resolution for
bidding the central committee in the
future from calling primaries earlier
than June or July.
Nick Chiles introduced one oppos-
ing the admission of Oklahoma without
the prevention of any disenfranchise-
ment act.
The resolutions mentioned the death
of NJ. A. Hanna and Carl Swensson.
T. A. McNeal was elected chairIcc. :,
of the convention, and W. W.. Fisher,
a colored man, secretary.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
THINKS 1T A BLUFF.
Fire Insurance Companies Are Need
lessly Causing Trouble.

Mayor Bergundthal thinks that the
fire insurance companies are trying to
bluff Topeka. He says:
stIf the merchants of this city should
take up this mutual insurance plan,
and take out a lot of insurance in it,
you would see the insurance companies
coming off the perch pretty fast. There
is no reason why a mutual fire insur-
ance company for merchants should
not be successful. Such company is
successfully operated by other lines OF
trade"
Mayor Bergundthal believes that i'm
provements should be made to the
pumping station as soon as the city
gets possession of the plant, but he
thinks that the city is in as good shape
to fight fire now as it ever has been
Therefore he thinks that the insurance
companies are going too far in raising
rates at this time.
Mayor Bergundthal is himself ar
agent for fire insurance and he ought
to know what he is talking about il
the insurance line.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
JAYHAWKER Jors.

A Leona wolf drive rounded up three
jack rabbits.
Hiawatha is to have a double June
wedding with sisters as brides.
Only the coal dealer will mourn the
coming of the good old summer time
In the Dewey case it seems to have
been a thorny path to the Berry patch.
Sedgwick county endorsed Mr.. Hoch
for governor with tears rather than
cheers.
A Powhattan man who INDUCES in the
luxuary once a year pays 80 cents for a
hair cut.
A Beloit man who has long been
a prodigal husband has returned to
the 'fatted calf
A lot of southwest Kansas pessi-
mists are building air castles with Illi-
nois gold bricks.
Leavenworth hens have been egged on
so much since Lent that they have be-
gun to lay in pure self-defense.
A Holton man confesses to a dread
feeling when the Easter buy-ways of
life shall lead his wife to the shopping
district.
The Huron Herald says gossip is the
curse of the town and that the women
do the most of it. That editor must be
an old bachelor.
Mr.. Kelly assures his friends that he
is still in the race for state treasurer. "a
politician seldom drops politics until the
public drops him.
About the only thing that escaped
Cashier Marcell's clutches at Highland
was a flock of 500 sheep which were
shipped to market this week.
Weary of paying 20 cents a gallon for
oil White Cloud is to have electric
lights But they will soon discover that
these light bills are still heavy.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
FOUND IN CANAL.
Body of Man Who Had Been
Searched for for Weeks

Chicago, Feb. 29.-After police, em-
ployers and friends had searched for him
in vain for weeks, the body of James
Flick, a Northwestern railway freight
conductor, has been found in the drain
age canal at Lockport, Ill. There was a
deep cash in the forehead and all his
money except a little change was gone.
The police believe Elick was attacked
on his train by tramps, killed, robbed
and his body thrown from the cars while
crossing the canal.
Thousands of dollars had been spent
by the railroad company in the search
for the body and a reward of $500 had
been offered by a lodge of the Associa-
ton of Railway Conductors for any
trace of the missing man.
The place where the body was recov-
cred is % miles from where it is be-
the remains had been frozen in the ice
and thus kept from being discovered
before.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
FREIaHr ExToRTIoN.

The Kansas people must eventually
get tired of extortionate freight rates
and may do something to the railroads,
which may be more unfair to the rail-
roads than the latter are to the ship
pers and receivers of freight today. It
is bad policy for railroads to be unjust
or to discriminate Railroads ought to
know this. but they do not always seem
to realize it. Railroad companies can
coin money on fairness. just as indi-
viduals can lay up treasured reputa-
tions by being fair.
Kansas has a railroad law which is
said to be a good one for the state,
that it is merely one-sided law, good
for the railroads. or is a dead letter.
The actual facts probably are that 1t
is law which would work justice to
the people without being unjust to the
railroads if it were enforced. With such
man as \. D. Walker on the rail-
road board there is no hope. judging
from the past. that the law will be
used except for the benefit of the roads.
This is experience up to date.
This paper has much to say about un-
just freight rates, but today it desires
to simply point out some extortions,
and the word is used advisably, in the
one matter of coal. Glaring discrim
nations exist against Topeka and other
points in the state covering shipments
of lumber, grain, merchandise and gen
eral commodities, but the story today
will be simply one of coal rates.
1t is strange that broad guaged and
far sighted people who manage rail-
roads do not anticipate some things
and voluntarily do the right thing. Ger
tain Kansas roads in certain instances
have taken broad views and acted ac-
cordingly in a way that helped the
state, and consequently the companies.
What is good for the people ought to
be good for the railroads. The greater
development of the state. the greater
the business of the transportation lines.
How can manufacturers increase in
Topeka with existing coal rates? Is it
not a wonder we have not hard work
in retaining the factories we have?
Kansas City pays so cents per ton
for coal from Pittsburg, Kansas. To-
peka,. four miles nearer by the official
distance tariff. pays $1.40 per ton.
Looking IN the OCner Q1recI1On, IOpekd,
"a miles from the Usage City coal fields,
pays 80 cents per ton, while Kansas
City, nearly three times as far, pays
only 65 cents per ton.
Here is the table and we challenge
the railroads to dispute the figures. or
defend their discrimination or show
that the word extortion is not proper:
Pittsburg. Kan. to Topeka. III miles,
$1.40 Der ton.
Pittsburg, Kan, to Kansas City, 1S1
miles, so cents per ton.
! Pittsburg, Kan, to Atchison. 225
miles. $1.00 per ton.
Pittsburg, Kan, to st. Joseph. 246
miles, S1.10 per ton.
Usage City, Kan, to Topeka, "a
miles, 50 cents per ton.
| Usage City, Kan, to Kansas City,
| 80 miles, 65 cents per ton.
Some of these rates have been in force
twenty years. Are We going to stand
| them twenty years more2
The coal consumer pays the freight.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
MIR. COLEMAN HERE.
He Is Taking Brief Vacation from
Dewey Trial.

Attorney General Coleman is here to-
day for a brief vacation from the Dew
ey trial to attend to matters in Tope-
ka. He thinks the Dewey trial ought
to be completed about the middle of
next week
Senator Hessin told me he expected
to get in all the evidence for the de-
fense by Wednesday," said Mr.. Cole
man today, 'but I doubt if the defense
rests quite that soon. Then we will
take about two days for rebuttal on
the part of the state. I imagine the
first arguments on the part of the state
will be made about Saturday, so we
ought to get through by the middle of
next week"
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
INDOOR CIRCUS TONIGHT
Opening Performance to Be
Given at Auditorium.

The first performance of the weeks en-
gagement of the Ships indoor circus
at the Auditorium will be given tonight.
The finishing touches on work of prepara-
ton have been put on. Above the ring in
the center of the main flor tho tar gle
o. guy rop IS looks like the rigging of d
ship. High in the air is tn set of rar-
allel bars which the DeCOma troupe
does Its st.Ints. This is hung with cleo
trio lights. in order to help cut the spec
tacular effect
The circus people hired the Twenty
third Regimentaf band and this noon
gave street parade. There are a num-
Der of fine horses in the circus, animals
trained to remarkable degree in the
performance of tricks. But the company
is not large and the display made on
the street is no gauge to the quality of
the performance to be given tonight.
TOnight's performance will continue
for about one hour and a half in which
time an elaborate program of pleasing
spectacles and difficult feats will be put
on by the best circus performers in the
world
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
FITZ GIVES EXHIBITION.
Boxes Four Rounds With George
DaWson at Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 29.-"Bob' Fftzsimmons
still claims the title of middle weight
champion which he wrested from Jack
Dempsey thirteen years ago at New Or
leans. The COrniShman made this known
to full house of boxing enthusiasts in
the Chicago Athletic association gymna-
Sium last night, where he boxed four ex-
hibition rounds with George Dawson.
The four round contest between --Fitz
and Dawson conVulsed the big crowd, for
it was one of the most ludicrous of exhi-
bitions. Both were carried to their cor
ners at the end of the fourth round prac-
able work by their seconds to bring them
around.
Fitz stood up and allowed Dawson to
punch him as he pleased during most of
the contest, but would occasionally bring
that left into play and he never failed
to score with it when he brought it in
contact with Dawson's head or body.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
LIQUOR CASE IS ON.
County Attorney Hungate Opens the
First One.

County Attorney Bungate this morn
ing began the first liquor case in the
district court under the evidence he Sc
cured at his inquisition.
The case is against Fred Ross, Frank
Murphy, Pete Plamondon and ''Tur-
key Simmons. They are charged sep
arately and collectively with selling Ii
ouor at the joint on the upper floor OF
the Jockheck building. Hungate Sc
cured some testimony against them but
the witnesses had mostly forgotten.
Since the inquisition most of them have
suffered from an attack of elastica of
the memory One witnesses almost
apologized to Murphy when he stated
that he did remember that Murphy sold
him liquor. He said he didn't know
any reason why he should remember
the instance, but that he did.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
ANOTHER FOR CONEY.
Rexford g. A. B. Post Endorses Him
for Commander.

E. E. Kimball. G. A. R. Post No. 4S4
of Rexford Kas., has adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Believing that Comrade Patrick H
Coney of Lincoln Post. No. 1, of Tope-
ka, Kas. to be the one most suitable,
qualified and fitted for the position of
Commander of the Department of
Kansas, G. A. r.; a comrade. of un-
doubted patriotism, bravery and loyal
ty; comrade whose record both on the
battle field and in public and private
life has been succession of honors,
whose very life has been devoted to the
best interests of his comrades and his
country; man who possesses preemin-
ent qualifications for the position of
commander of this department of the
G. A. r.;
Therefore, be it resolved that this
Post endorse him for Commander of
this department and pledge him our
hearty support in the Emporia encamp-
menf-
FRANCIS O'LEARY. P c.
H. P. PATTERSON, Adj.
E. H. CINCHMAN, Q. NJ.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
Low Rates to the Southwest via
Frisco system.

On March l and March Is the Frisco
system win sell one way tickets to all
points in Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tC1s- at rate of $3.50. On same dates
will sell one way tickets at rate of
$500 and round trip tickets at
.~~.e of $500, to all points
in Texas east of and including
Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, FIT Worth,
Brownwood, Brady. San Angelo, Waco,
San Antonio, Houston Galveston,
Corpus Christi and Rockfort. CAN on
your nearest ticket agent for detailed
information. or write
J. C. LOVRIEN.
Asst. Gen1 Pass'r Agent,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
BRoKEuP FURNITURE.
VIM. Tollen, of Oakland, Is Arrested
Today.

A warrant was issued in the city court
this morning for William Tollen of Oak
land. who is charged by Marie Tollen
with smashing up her sewing machine
and other furniture in the house at l4S
ArteI avenue.
roe tro.,flc began with some fsa'i-y
differences over the feeding of scIne corn
The reports of the affair differ, but the
Complaining witness, Marie Tollen. says
that William Tollen broke up the furnl-
rested under the same law that Blanche
Boies was. During the rumpus l. Bis
coe was called in by Mrs. Tollen 10 pro-
tect her Tollen went after Biscoe and
when Biscoe got through Tollen was
pounded into a mass that represented
DOllen
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
Hoods JGrSdp0riLld
and Pills

Remove all humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
II had salt rheum on my hands so that
could not work. took Hoods Sarsapar.lla
and it drove out the humor. I continued
its use till the sores disappeared" MRS.
IRA o. Brown, Rumford Falls, Me.
Hoods SarsapariIIa promises to
cure and keeps the PROMISE
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
POSTOFFICE BURNS.
Fire at Livingston, Mont, Re-
suits in Loss of 100000.

Butte, Mont. Feb. pa Livingston,
Mont, dispatch says:
Fire which started from an exposed
wire in the Park hotel in this city early
today totally destroyed the postoffice
block, in which the hotel and num-
ber of business houses and profession
al offices were located. The loss is
about $1,000 with insurance of $4,000.
All the records the mail and the money
in the postoffice were saved.
There were no casualties, although a
number of guests escaped from the ho-
tel in their night clothes.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
MOBBED A PREACHER.
Indignant People Gave Coat of Tar
and Feathers.

Dillon, Mont, Feb 29-A mob last
night took an evangelist named Bide-
well to a point about a mile out of
town and treated him to a coat of tar
ing trouble in many families.
Last night the crowd went to the
house where he was holding service
and wrecked the place. There was a
free fight in which many were injured.
Bidewell jumped through a window and
sought refuge in another house, where
he was found later and taken out OF
town and tarred and feathered- He
was allowed to go on promise to leave
town tomorrow
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
CROSSING LAKE BAIKAL.
Barracks Have Been Set Up at Fre-
quent Intervals.

Mysaowa, Siberia, Feb. 29.-Crossins
over Lake Baikal for those not going
by the ice railroad is comfortably or
ganized. At every seven versts are
warm barracks with tea and hot food
for the soldiers who easily march over
in one day. The baggage and food hav-
ing been conveyed by horses drawing
trucks.
In the middle of the lake are stands
and refreshment rooms for officers and
civilians driving across in sleds- Tele-
phones connect the barracks with the
Shore stations. The weather is fine bu&
very cold.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
I'LL Hun7OrS

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
not take care of without help, there il
such an accumulation of them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns, fits of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

London, Feb. 29.-King Edward held
the first levee this year in the throne
room of st. James palace today. The
function was unusually largely attend
ed. The Prince of Wales, most of the
members of the diplomatic corps, the
cabinet ministers, many members of
the house of commons and naval and
military officers were present Ambas-
sador Choate and staff of the United
States embassy were there. Major j.
H. Beason. United States military at
tache in London was present in the
diplomatic circle.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
DIsBURSEMENTS SMALLER
A Decline of Ten Millions as Com
pared With Last Year.

New York, Feb. 29.-Disbursements
by industrial interpretations in the way
of dividends in March will fall consider
ably short of those in the same month
a year ago, the declarations already
made involving about $21, 100 900, which
compares with S31, ,283, 400 in 1903. This is
explained in considerable measure by
the passing of the United States Steel
corporations common stock dividend
and the reduced payment of the STAN
dard Oil company as compared with the
same quarter of last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

ton of the working classes Naturally
common sense suggests many restric-
tions and exceptions in the enforcement
of thesrule. In numerous vocations and
trades the eight-hour principle, or even
the ten-hour one, cannot be applied, nor
is it likely to interfere when the in
creased hours bring largely increased
pay. Then labor becomes an opponent,
dividing its forces.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
Boycott on Non-Union whisky.

New York, Feb. 2s.-Members of unions
affiliated with the Central Federated
lutions adopted by the latter to avoid
nom union whisky. Most of the unions
have planks barring from membership
men who are unduly addicted to the use
of intoxicants. but those men who use
the instructions of the central body, see
that the bottle bears union label
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

President Roosevelt will soon enter
upon as notable a series of victories
over the opposition to his nomination as
that which has crowned the campaign
of Mr.. Hoch.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
Russian Prince at Cannes.

Cannes, Feb. 29.-Prince Serge Galit-
zine, grand master of the horse of the
car, has arrived here from st. Peters
burg to preside at the meeting of
the Jockey club of which he is presi-
dent The number of notable Russians
here is taken to indicate that unusual
calm is prevailing in the highest quar-
farc
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

"A Model City is to be exhibited at
the Worlds fair. If the St. Louis idea
be carried out of course it will have the
latest improved system of graft.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
FOR A $4,000 PURSE.
Jeffries and Munr0e Signed Up
to Fight in May.

New York, Feb 29.-Jim Jeffries and
Jack Munroe signed articles today to
fight for the heavyweight championship
Of the world at the Yosemite Athletic
club, San Francisco. during the last
week in May. A purse of $4,000 is
guaranteed.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
Lakes Formed in ohicago,

Chicago, Feb. 29.-Many outlying dis
tricts about Chicago are submerged
owing to heavy rains and melting snow.
From Seventy-fifth street south to
Burnside there is chain of miniature
lakes that threaten serious damage to
prODerty.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. C. r. Jones died this morning at
her home near Oakland. The funeral
will be held Wednesday morning from
the home. 1t will be in charge of the
ladies of Lincoln Circle, w. r. c.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

Japan has been declared the victor
IN the first three rounds on points
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

It looks as though Panama Is still a
long way from that $4,000, 600. There
may be time for a number of additional
revolutions.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

Two very hopeful indications for the
success of our colossal undertaking in
Panama are to be seen in the willing
ness of Congress to approve new finan-
cial legislation and in the admirable
character of President Roosevelts ap-
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

The demand for moderate sized rent
able houses, with modern conveniences,
continues to exceed the supply in To-
peka. Capitalists who want good-pay-
ing investments should not overlook
this
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

Japan has again followed an Ameri-
can precedent by declaring her inten-
ton of paying for Russian supplies
seized in transit.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

The Hearst boom appears to worry
the Democratic politicians even more
than Col Bryan does.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

The war is credited with putting
up the price of wheat, but it is noticed
that it went down as soon as Armour
began to sell
The Topeka state journal., 1904-02-29

Bishop John w Hamilton's lecture,
''AIirauders, Miracles and Men of Mex
ico,s at the Auditorium March 9. Ad-
mission IS cents.