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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
GLOBE SIGHTS.

lFTom the AtchiSOn Globe
Whether or not a woman promises to
not do It
Most books appearing now are written
to please the people, and not the writers
of the books.
You're going to have fit: a show is
coming to Atehisen that will charge s.
admission.
It takes two to make quarrel until
you have one of your own, and then it
is always the other one who makes it
After people pass 20 they find that they
have no place to wear their new clothes
unless they go to church
An Atchison man is greatly disturbed
because the wind lately blew from the
east several days and didn't bring snow
It has been decided that an Atcilison
woman S faith in her husband is SO great
il should be counted as the eighth won
der of the world
In 1850 a Missouri farmer and his wife
decided their farm to Jesus Christ. The
last of the two died the other dav Now
which church will get the farm?
This is the way the men get it; An
AJch1Son woman who works with fifty
women in a. wholesale house. saws she
knows all about the mothers of the xvo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
JOINT ooNFERENoF PLAN

In an article In a recent issue of the
Railway World on Capital and Labor
In the Soft Coal Fields" Frank Ju-
Ian Warner has this to say on the
Joint conference plan:
Despite the fact that a present-dav
survey of the joint conference plan for
averting industrial disturbances in the
coaltndustry shows a gratifying record of
work we'll accomplished it cannot be
said that the scheme is a thorough sue
cess. Since 1898 it has not been put to
the real test Of its powers for per
forming the service for which it is de-
signed. When this test came to the
movement in the period of depression
preceding 1897 it went to pieces
throughout the entire central competi-
tive territory. Falling prices were ae-
conlpanied by reductions in wages. The
mine workers, in cases in direct oppo-
sition to the advice of their leaders. re-
fused to accept voluntarily reduction
in wages and these were forced upon
them only after the failure of a strike
tnaugurated by the mine employees. The
period following 1897 has been one of
rising prices and in consequence of IN
ceases in wages. Three times have such
increases been granted in the annual
interstate joint conference, and not
eHse since 1887 has there been q re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
) Summer on

excavating for 1.-The Kemper." as the
Kemper establishment on Topeka ave-
nue. between Seventh and Eighth
streets is to be called. The Kemper
will have eight apartments, ranging
from four to six rooms each. The en-
tire building will be heated with a
single hot water plant, lighted with
electricity and gas, and will have nine
bath rooms There will be a storage
room for each tenant and the attic
rooms above the second-story apart
ments will be under the control of the
tenants Immediately below them. The
west end of the basement viii be prac-
ticaIly above ground. and here three
rooms and a bath will be fitted for the
janitor. The building viii be finished
about July l and will be occupied by
A. K Wilson, Charles L Seagraves,
George E. Heyden, A W. Lacey, Earle
C. Williams. w. o. Ogston, G. F. PEN
field and W. H Kemper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Until the present year the erection of
fiat buildings in Topeka has been ne
elected. Tt is a profitable field of in
vestment that has this year been en-
tered by Mrs. ]. S. Sproat and by w
H. Kemper. Both flats will be ready
for occupancy this year, and both have
long since been engaged by tenants.
Topeka has a number of apartment
houses, but very few buildings where
living rooms can be obtained with all
the necessaries for comfort such as
water, light and heat, looked after by
the management.
In the past year or two the demand
for buildings to rent has increased, and
prices have been soaring. Houses with
no particularly good appointments
have brought returns and there has
been no supply for the demand for up
to-date and conveniently located fats.
Within a week or two, If the weather
Is favorable. the workmen will begin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHg.

from the Chicago Daily News.l
Vanity makes a cheap chrome feel like
an oil painting
Get up with the lark, but don't disturb
other people with your larking
1t has been said that all the world loves
a lover, but the proof is missing
Many a girl marries a man merely to
keep some other girl from getting him.
A man is in luck if he doesn't get turn
ed down while waiting for something to
turn up.
The wise artist paints a womans por-
trait not as she looks, but as she mag
ines she looks.
Love is both blind and deaf That's why
a young couple in love can neither see
nor hear the clock.
Many a girl who earns so a week in an
office would gladly give it up for a chance
to cook and wash for a husband in ex-
change for her board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
BOX CAR on FIRE.
Santa Fe Firemen Soon Extineuish
the Blaze

A crew of Santa Fe firemen on a
switch engine made an exciting trip
this morning out of the Santa Fe yards
and down the track to the old starch
factory where a. box car loaded with
ashes was enveloped in fire.
The fire occurred at 1920, and was far
outside of the Topeka fire limits. The
Santa F'e company, however, has a
small pipe line laid out into it's freight
yards, and the firemen loaded some
hose into the tender of the switch en-
CINE which was waiting near by, and
went tearing down the track to the fire.
1t was a run of nearly a mile, and the
engine covered the distance in about
two minutes The fremen made short
work of the fire when they finally got
at it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

1t is reported that President Koose-
welt has selected the appofntive mem
0ars of the isthmian canal commission
without including any of the political
asptrants who have been pushing them
selves for the places. This threatens
to leave two popocratie ex-senat tors
former Senator James K. Jones' of Ar
kansas and former Senator W A. Har-
ris-out in the cold where they will
have to go to work for a living. Ter
Tible-Omaha Bee
1t is due to Senator Harris to say
that he has always worked for a living
and has a good job now, one which he
accepted long before the personnel of
the canal commission was announced.
EVEN While in the senate he was
among its hardest workers. Evidently
the Bee regards a place on the canal
commission as a sinecllre, and there
fore that it should go only to Repub-
Leans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
LOCAL MENTION.

Mr. and Mrs Chas. Hart announce
the enga cement of their daughter
TheIla May to Alfred Carl Bartell. The
marriage will take place in the near
future.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety OF the Euclid Avenue M E.
church will hold meeting Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Eaines,
HOS West Thirteenth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank c. Campbell are
the parents of daughter. born yes
terday. Mr.. Campbell is assistant in
the office of Frank L. Brown, clerk of
the United States district court
The Lady Maecabees will entertain
at thiTnbles Thursday afternoon, Feb
ruary rs, at their hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

men she works with, but has never heard
the word father from them
Lysander John Appleton says that his
electric light bill has increased One-th1rd
since some one told his 16-year-old daugh-
ter that she was pretty.
There is some excitement because an
Atchison man referred to his girls eyes
as twin lamps to his feet The old wo-
men say that 1t was improper to mention
twins, even in a poetical way: that it is
too suggestive
How many babies have your was
asked an Atchison woman. -Four" she
replied why, you haven't either" said
a neighbor. there are only three. "
We'll" said the woman, three children
and husband make four, don't they?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

The capital city of Kansas occupies
a peculiar place in American geog-
raphy, says the New York Sun. The
two legs of a compass applied to a
map of the United States Will show
how nearly central is its position. To-
peka is as far from Quoddy Head, at
the extreme northeastern corner of the
union, as it is from the Strait of Juan
de FucR, at the extreme northwest.
The distance is the same from Topeka
90 the southernmost tip of Florida as
from Topeka to San Diego. Cal. On
a north and south line, Topeka is just
half way between the Canadian border
and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Boston Traveller: The state board Of
arbitration did pretty good work the
past year Out of the 70 controversies
submitted, 81 decisions were complied
with, and the remaining cases were
settled by agreement under the advice
OF the board, except eight. which are
4lAndiflg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
EXPECTS A WET SPRING.
Cider Smiths Prediction About the
Weather.

Cider Smith gave out the following
today: 1.-The 18th was a general storm
period. The 18th and 26th are impor-
tant days for general storm. As
usual for this winter the precipitation
may be light. The weather is running
to extremes I look for wet spring
to follow this dry winter, and perhaps
more dryness later on. The verna1
equinox may pull this period a day or
SO 1atar''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

cause I am trying tic. find out what
right he had to make that examina-
ton and charge a dollar for it,
Harry Thomas is said to have been
having very good time out at the
pest house. He has been entirely free
from sickness for some time, and has
been allowed to go out hunting several
times. But he is not yet allowed to
come back to town and resume his
studies at the business college
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

In view of the length of time which
Is required for Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Arizona to get the door open, it Is
not surprising that Porto Rico has
commenced knocking early.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

1t now looks as though the dream of
the past century was about to be re-
allied in the dawn of the present one.
The Panama canal treaty has been
ratified and only awaits the exchange
between the parties thereto and pay
ment Of the price, when if nothing fur
Their intervenes work on the big ditch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

It is presumed that Senator Hanna
attended to his charity work during
his lifetime, since he left nothing for
such purposes by his will. Whatever
he did along that line doubtless was
done much better than if he had left
It to somebody else after his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

The Washington Post names no
names, but it says: I'VE trust that
these senate investigating committees
will make plain the distinction between
being retained and being bribed."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

w johnson. aged 81. a telegraph opera
tor in the. employ of the Santa F'e at
Adelphia, Ia, died yesterday at the sam
Ia Fe hospital The body was shipped to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganiza ton for exclusive afternoon publ
cation in Topeka.
The news is received in the State Jour-
mai building over wires for this sole pur-
pose, busy throughout the entire day. A
Complete copy of the night report is also
receIvsd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Two new forces have appeared in the
war between Russia and Japan. These
are the submarine torpedo boat and
the wireless telegraph. Neither had
come into use when we had our little
difficulty with Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Perhaps Porto Rico's application for
admission to the union will be reward
ed by a resolution at the Chicago con-
vention in favor thereof. This is all
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona
have ever received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Unless Russia does something soon.
the referee may be compelled to count
her out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
& Photos
CSC

Any of the merchants below
mentioned will furnish you
with a ticket that will enable
you to get one half dozen
finely fnishe d photos like
sample shown by them by
purchasing So worth of goods
at their store.
L. S. WOOLVERTON,
704 Kansas avenue.
T. T. WALKER, 4 7
S25 Kansas avenue. =
MARSHALL BROS,
lis Kansas avenue.
NJ. A. Punches,
Fourth and Quincy. u
J. w. GISH,
900 East Fourth.
HERON & MIDDAUGH,
118 East Sixth street.
ROYAL BAKERY,
1888 KANSAS avenue.
STAR GROCERY,
liz East Sixth street.
r WEBER & CO.,
431 Kansas avenue.
DREISBACH & WALLACE,
933 Kansas avenue.
J. H. WEAVERSON,
1901 Kansas avenue
THE FAIR, 61s Kansas avenue.
C. E. HUBBARD,
500 Kansas avenue.
ED. GORDON, -
1901 West Sixth street.
L. B. PECHNER
Fourth and Branner
THE FITWELL SHOE CO.
500 Kansas avenue.
HAMMET. & BUTLER,
500 East Fourth street.
w. H. QUEEN, Oakland.
A w. NEWELL & Co, Oakland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24
VIC MURDOCH SICK.
Confined to His Home With 0astritis
and Grip.

Washington, Feb. 24.-Congressman
Victor Murdoch is confined to his house
suffering from gastritis and grip. His
condition is not dangerous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-24

Full LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
War News in a Nutshell.

It is reported that the Japanese
have occupied Kwan-Tung heights
and planted guns dominating Port
Arthur. Fighting is general in
the peninsula, and it is believed, that
the Gar has really ordered General
Kuropatkin to relieve Port Arthur.
= A report that General Kuroki
was captured by the Russians is not
verified. Mines are feared near
Tien-Tsin. japanese say Rus
slams misused white flag at Nanshan.
: Russia seems to desire Kuro-
patkin to risk at battle The
Chinese Eastern Railroad Company,
a Russian concern has lost most
of its ships. = japanese are land
ing $4,000 more men at Takushan with
60 heavy guns. Russia intends
to send heavy fleet East in the mid
die of August-if the war is not over.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
SPANS EMPTY GLORY.

Paris. The Madrid correspondent
Of the Petit Parisienne afirms that he
has obtained from a Spanish states
man the lines Of treaty which soon
will be signed between France and
Spain, as follows: "The signatory
governments do not propose to change
the political status in Morocco, but
to define their respective spheres of
influence in accordance with the terms
&C TIC Ac,, t'..c:.cch entente. Spain
P there's T., tbs Anglc- French agree
ment, especially in regard to the thir'
tsy~year period Of free trade and the
I-obibiticn AGAINST Tie erection offor-
t:acotiorc France recognizes Goein e
rj~at 10 maintain vrhsr IN Northern
Morocco, from the ivnt bank CO Sc.
Moalouyn river to the right bank of
the Sebou river, extending inland to
the lesser Atlas range and to the right
bank of the Jouss river Details Of
the boundary shall be settled later.
Tangier, Arzilla and Rarache shall
remain free ports. The statesman re-
vealing the secret, the correspondent
AYERS, declares that the treaty is de-
giving Spain empty glory
without a practical advance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
War News in a Nutshell.

Information from Tien-Tsin states
that 1000 Russians attacked 1,500
japanese on May 81 near WaFang-
Tien. The Russians were repulsed,
losing 200 killed and 400 wounded.
The Japanese lost more than 100 kill
ed
The Russians have established a
newspaper at Mukden for the pur-
pose of influencing the natives.
1t is suspected that the Russians at
Port Arthur are communicating with
points on the wireless telegraphy.
Masts and a watchhouse are reported
to have been fitted up on Lia-Teshan
PromontOry.
Japanese shell divers have been en-
ployed to clean out the Russian mines
in Talienwan Bay.
General Kuroki reports that in an
engagement with JCossack to the north
east of Fen-Wang-Cheng the Russians
suffered heavy loss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Bull Fight Prohibited.

St. Louis. -Inclused over their dis
to see a genuine "bull
fight which the authorities had or
dered stopped, riot was started in an
arena near the World s Fair grounds
Sunday evening by a crowd Of $500
men and boys, who were unable to get
their money back and the building
was burned to the ground. Four men
were placed under arrest charged with
the destruction of property. The
crowd thinking these men were con-
nected with the show, made an at
tempt to mob them, and in their en-
counter with the deputy sheriffs a
number were roughly handled and
some received scalp wounds. The
building is said to have cost 5000.
It is a total loss with no. insurance.
The initial performance by the COM
pany of Spanish bull fighters had been
advertised for, but Governor Dock
cry, to whom numerous protests had
been made, ordered that it should not
be allowed to take place.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
MILITIA IN LIVELY FIGHT.
Union Hall at Victor Carried by As
Sault.

Denver-Adjutant General Bell, has
been informed by telephone from Vic
tor, that an attack was made late
Tuesday afternoon on miners union
Naylor sent guards to aid in quelling
Naylor sent guards to aid in yelling
the disturbance. When the uniformed
men swung into Fourth street they
were fired upon from houses on both
sides Of the street. They returned the
fire and raced at a double quick
until they were near the miners union
hall. At that point the mob scattered
and as the soldiers halted several
shots were fired at them from the
windows of the hall. The doors of the
building had been left open and a
dozen guardsmen fired into the hall as
fast as they could work their rifles.
After few volleys the order to at
tack the place by assault was given
and they jumped in. It was reported
to Gen. Bell that a number Of men
were killed but none of the guards
men were injured.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Whiskers for Priests.

Rome. That Plus X is willing to
grant permission to priests to wear
beard became known the other day
when he received some pilgrims on
their return from the Holy Land,
where some of the priests had let
their beard grow. On entering the
audience rooms the Pope was startled
by their appearance, and remarked
that he had never seen such a gath
ering of bearded priests. 81 have
known" he said, ga curate who had
a horror of the razor, and who was
heard to say on several occasions: IF
I ever become a Pope, l will grant
permission to all priests to wear
boards. Yes" he added, "I was that
curate, and 1 will keep my word if
anyone asks me for such permit"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
SIQhx Or CAPTURE.
Mrs. Marley Writes to Relatives in
Norfolk.

London. Mrs. Cromwell Varlev
has sent her relatives in Norfolk an
description Of the seizure
of Ion Perdicaris and Mr.. Marley, her
husband, by bandits near Tangier,
Morocco. After describing the sud-
den attack of the bandits and the cap
ture of the outbuildings, she coptiues:
!" Hearing noise, uncle and Crom-
well rushed out to see what was the
matter. They were Immediately sur
rounded, over-powered and bound.
When we reached the scene the ban
dts threw mother and myself down a
flight of steps, warning us not to in
terfere in any way, SO we retired. One
of the maids, however, with great
pluck and presence of mind slipped
away to the telephone and shouted:
Thieves, they are killing us. Be
fore she could say more Raisuli dash
ed the instrument from her hand and
said he would shoot us if we called
for help. We waited ten minutes
while uncle, as we thought, was ar
ranging terms with the bandits, when
soldier informed us that Rasuli had
carried off uncle and Cromwell" The
letter confirms the receipt Of commu-
nication from Mr.. Perdicaris acknwl-
edging that he is we'll treated. The
captives are lodged in a Moorish hut
with an ante room in which one Of
Perdicaris' soldiers sleeps. This sol
der voluntarily became captive so
that he might accompany Perdicaris.
The letter concludes: II have been
able to send them clothing and pro-
Visions"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
The Orange Crop.

New York.-The most peculiar
orange season ever known is about
closing. Practically the Washington
supply from California has been
shipped and sold. The Florida oranges
are done after the distribution of a
crop approximating 100000 boxes.
Porto Rico sent 100000 boxes, the
largest quantity ever shipped from
the island, but jamaica exports fell
off, amounting to only 10000 boxes.
They usually run up to 1000 boxes.
Notwithstanding these immense crops,
California had approximately 10000
cars ship and fully $4,000 cars have
left the state. Of this number, about
3,4OO have been sold at auction in this
market.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09

Washington Official record has
been made of the transfer by Miss
Clara Barton to Charles A. Baker and
Samuel W. Briggs, Tin trust for the
use and benefit Of the American Ma
tional Red Cross" of four building
lots in this city, for consideration of
$40. The actual value of the lots is
estimated to be approximately $14,-
900. This transfer is cited by the
remonstrants in proof of their con-
tention that the affairs Of the Red
Cross have been managed on anything
but a business basis. It is also point
ed to by the friends of Miss Barton
as proving the absolute rectitude Of
the woman who has so long been pres
ident Of the association.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Cotton Crop Estimate.

Washington. chief of the bu-
reau of statistics of the Department
of Agricultural estimates the total
area planted in cotton in the United
States this season at 31,730,371 acres,
an increase of 2,S23,016 acres, or 90
per cent. over the acreage planted last
year. The average condition of the
growing crop on May 26 was So, as
compared with TAI on May 20, 1908;
95.1 at the corresponding date in 1902,
and ten-year average of So. 8. The
percentage of increase in acreage in
the different states (the comparison
being with the area planted last sea-
son is as follows: Virginia 100,
North Carolina 1875, South Carolina
go, Georgia II, Florida 10.7, Ala
bama 90, Mississippi 10.5, Louisiana
1875, Texas II, Arkansas 9.3, Tennes-
see 1O.5, Missouri $50, Oklahoma
1912, Indian Territory 26.0.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-09
Anthracite Region May Be Idle.

Wilkesbarre, Executive Board
members, representing all the $4,000
mine workers of the anthracite re-
zion, will meet at Lansford to vote on
the question of ordering the Panther
Creek mine workers Of the Lehigh
Coal and Navigation Company on
strike. This was the decision reach
ed by the District Board Of District
No. Z, which has been endeavoring to
adjust the trouble. They have found
it is useless to refer the matter to the
Cancellation Board, because while
they assert the charge is discrimina-
ton, the company contends that the
men who quit work at the No. 9 col
liery and now want employment at the
No. IL left their employ. The men
are In favor of striking.