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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
BIG INTERESTS MEET.
Harriman-HiH Case Hearing Begins
Before Full Bench.

ST. Paul, April 12.-The motion of Z.
H. Hartman and Winslow c. Pierce
for leave to file an interesting petition
in the settlement of the Northern Sc
curities affairs, recently ordered by the
United States supreme court, the man
ner of such settlement being left to
the order of the United States district
court here was heard before the full
Messrs. Hartman and Pierce in their
petition,in which they ask leave to file,
object to the plan of the directors of
the Northern Securities for n pro rata
distribution of Great Northern and
Northern Pacific stock among holders
of Northern Securities stock The first
point raised will be the right of Harri-
man and Pierce to intervene and if
that right is granted the suit will fol-
low with its usual accompaniment of
demurrers. answers, amended petitions,
etc. If the motion is denied, the set
tlement of the affairs of the company
Will be made according to the order of
the court.
When court convened today the Har-
riman interests were represented by
W. D. Guthrie, John F. Dillon and
Judge Baldwin. The Northern Securi-
ties companies was represented by
Elihu Root, former secretary of war;
Francis Iinde Stetson, attorney Tor J.
p. Morgan & Co; John J. Johnston, OF
Philadelphia; NJ. D. Griver, general
counsel for the Great Northern; c. w
Bunn general counsel of the Northern
Pacific and George B. Young, prom
inent in the securities litigation.
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terdaylla and She is staying at home
with him. Mrs. Sallie F. Toler, of
Wichita, also disappointed the club.
Her place on this evenings pro-
gramme Will be taken by Mrs. James
M Lewis, of Kinsley, always a pop
ular and forcefuI speaker and a great
favorite in the Press club.
This afternoons programme con-
sisted of a symposium on the library
question, led by Mrs. w. A. Johnston
of Topeka, who discussed the state
travelling library. The other speakers
were Miss Zu Adams. of the state his
torical library; Miss Anna Jones, of
the Peabody Gazette, and Mrs w Y
Morgan, of Hutchinson. Mrs. NJ H
Bishop, editor of the Abilene Demo-
crat discussed do Newspaper Poll
tics Interest Women ~ Mrs Eva
BECKER, of Lawrence, read a paper
on our Relations to the Powers That
Be" Mrs. Emma B. AIdrich. of Cav
ker City, was to have appeared on
the programme, but was detained at
home At the banquet at the ThrooD
tonight the following speakers viii
be heard: Mrs. L "A. King, PIafnviIIe
Gazette; Miss NJ. L. Doran, MacksviIle
Argus; Mrs. Diggs, Mrs. Lewis, Miss
Martha Kim ball. Topeka State Jour
nal; Mrs. E. r. Forter, Marysville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

o'clock this morning recites the his
tory of Mr.. and Mrs. JackSon's mar
ried life, which began at Harrison
Vile, No, June Is, 1897, the parents
OF Mrs. jackson being bitterly OPP
posed to the match AS a Methodist
minister he has been moved from
charge to charge since that time 1t
is alleged that as a result of the pa
rental objection to him as a sOn-in-
law, he has become embittered to-
ward them and his disposition has be-
come SO vicious and hateful as to ex-
tend toward the wife also, SO that life
with him has become unbearable.
I'm the petition is a copy of a let
ter received from him in which he
berates her in language sarcastic and
a busive for not writing him concern
ing the child
Naturally there is division of opin-
ion as to the right and wrong of the
matter, but as it stands now, with
the general public little informed as
to the inside facts, the sentiment is
strongly with the father and the ac-
ton of the attorney in taking from a
man his own child, without shadow of
legal right or authority, is regarded
as a high handed outrage, though of
course further developments should
be awaited before passing final judg-
ment. Mr.. Coleman's declaration that
if there was no law for their action
they would make some does not set
well with the people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
WOMAN LET OFF EASILY.
Widow Who Used Matrimonial Bureau
Fined $25.

At the United States court Monday
afternoon Judge Pollock showed elem
ency toward Ella Cook, of Rosedale.
a woman found guilty of fraudulent
use of the mails, because she has little
children at home. Her fine was S25
and costs. Usually it must be paid at
once or a commitment to jail is order
ed. This part of the sentence was
omitted.
Before delivering the sentence the
court asked her: DO your children
need you at homer"
Yes" replied the woman.
1.-The offense is a serious one. But
because of your children I shall fine
you but $25 and the costs Of t<@@ case
Mrs. Cook worked John w. Mars of
Belvidere, Kansas. for about $25. She
answered his matrimonial advertise
ment in one of the newspapers and
stated that if he would provide her
with car fare and some little money
she would come. She got the money,
but did not go to Belvidere. The mat
ter was brought to the attention of
the United States attorney and he
brought a, charge of fraudulent use of
the mails.
Mrs. Cook is widow and has four
small children.
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HACkMEN FORM UNION.
Claim They Are Not Treated Fairly
by Undertakes.

Claim They Are Not Treated Fairly
by Undertakes.
The Topeka hackmen have formed a
combine. They now do business as the
Topeka Carriage company, and have
an office in the fruit and confectionery
stand at the corner of Sixth and Kan
sas avenue The hackmen say they
had to get together on account of the
way they are being ''jobbed" by the
undertak ers.
A hacknan said today: THE under
takers are handing it to US. They
charge their customers 81 and So for a
hack, 81 to Topeka cemetery, and IS
to any of the others. We only charge
SO to any of the cemeteries, but the
undertakes take an order for the
whole works, and make a rake-off
They give all their hack business to
the barn hacks, with hostlers for driv-
ers. We can furnish just as good hacks
at less money, but as long as people
turn the whole funeral arrangement
over to the undertakes they will get
the worst of it. We got together on a
uniform rate, and if people who have
a funeral on hand would see US for
hacks they would be winners by the
transaction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
MORTON HERE FRIDAY.
He VIII Hear Topeka's Freight Rate
Grievance.

Paul Morton, first vice president II
the Santa Fe railway. is expected IN
Topeka Friday to confer with the BUSH
ness men of this city concerning the
freight rate situation He has been on
the Pacific coast for several weeks
he viii become through Kansas ana
stop here about the middle of this
month.
Tomorrow night is the regular meet
ing of the Commercial club and at that
time it VIII be decided as to who viii
will be presented to Mr.. Morton For
that reason special efforts are being
made to get out big representation
of the business men at the meeting
1t is essential that Topeka get bet
ter freight rates That is one thing
which is vital in bringing industries %
this city Mr.. Morton indicated two
weeks ago, when passing through To-
peka, that he is willing to take up .ha
matter and thoroughly canvass the sit
uation- His attitude towards Topeka
is favorable. At the meeting referred
to, Mr. Davis Of the Parkhurst- DAVIS
company, stated to Mr.. Morton that
Inducements had been offered them.
just after their big FIRE to come to
Kansas City, to re-establish their bus
mess.
Mr.. Morton is said to have told him,
that he did not want the big wholesale
grocery house to 90 away from this
city. Major Anderson is after the
scalp Of some Santa Fe employee in
the general offices who informed a To-
peka manufa cturer that the place to
get good rates is not in Topeka but
Kansas City. and that he ought to
move to the latter place This may
cost somebody his job, for Major An
derson is going TO present these facts
to Mr.. Morton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

The question related to the restric-
ton of immigrants and the decision
was given to the affirmative who rep
resented the Gamma Sigma Literary
society.
L. E. Katterfeld who won first place
is an earnest student and his victory
is a creditable one. The two other de-
baters were T. E. Bowman and H. A.
Maynard.
President Plass and Frederick w
Ellis and Justice Green served as
judges.
The second debate will be held to-
night to choose the team for the
Washburn- Park college debate. The
municipal ownership of water and
lighting plants will be the question
and the people of the city who are in
terested will do we'll to hear the Wash
burn boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
FRUIT is AL RIGHT.
The April Blizzard Damaged it But
Little.

Little.
Reports which are coming in indicate
that the fruit crop was uninjured by
the recent blizzard, with the exception
of the peaches. The peaches were
probably injured more or less, but just
to what extent it not yet certain
Secretary Barnes of the State Hor-
ticulturaI society, says the fruit is all
right for the most part 1t is believed
that there will be an especially large
crop of strawberries. 1t is explained
that the rain which preceded the cold
weather aided in the protection of the
buds
Up to last Thursday there was the
best kind of a prospect for a big crop
of peaches, but the buds were so far
advanced that it was almost impossl-
BILE for them to escape injury when
the thermometer got down below the
freezing point. There still may be
some peaches, but it will be some time
before the exact extent of the injuries
can be told.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
GILCHRIST's CLOSE CALL.
Hit by Train But Escapes Without
Injury.

J. c. Gilchrist, driving the same mail
wagon from which Ohio Battles was
lision with the patrol wagon last week.
had a narrow escape last evening from
a worse fate. At the Santa Fe depot
after delivering the mail to No. 6, the
wagon was run into and showed some
distance by the st. Joe train. which
pulled out just as Gilchrist attempted
to cross the tracks. Gilchrist was not
injured, and the wagon was not over
turned, but prompt work on the part
of the engineer, who stopped the tram
suddenly, was all that saved him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
NOTHING LIKE 1T.
Kansas Was Never so Prosperous rs
Now.

Now.
Elmer e. Ames, of Norton, one Of
the two national bank examiners for
Kansas, is of the opinion that there
was never a more prosperous time N
the history Of Kansas than right now.
The statement issued Saturday by
Bank Commissioner Albaugh was a re-
rnarkable showing" said Mr.. Ames in
discussing the matter Tt showed a
banking fund of s69.S9 per capita. 1
have no way of knowing just how this
compares with other states, but 1 do
know that it is little short of remark
able when it is taken into account that
practically every cent of the total bank
deposits of over SOB, 600, 900 belongs TO
the people of Kansas and was acquired
out of the resources of that state. The
national repositories in Kansas are
few and this amount cuts compare
lively little figure in the total A
showing of a similar nature in Mis-
souri, would be somewhat misleading.
for there are several big repositories
there where millions of dollars are on
hand that do no properly belong to the
state. I am convinced that the SUI
flower state stands well to the fore
among the greatest states of this couu-
try in per capita wealth"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Mems Pants Sale

Pants for $3.50. These are bargains and
for So. IS you can buy a fine Worsted, in
plain black or fancy striped. These are big
bargains; they are worth almost twice the
money.
You should visit our Clothing Depart
ment before you buy-we can save you
money. We will fit your Suit as nicely as
any tailor can. Our $40. 90 Suit can not be
equaled elsewhere; it won't cost you any
$I2. so Suit will fit as well as any tailor
made Suit in the city and is we'll worth SIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
IN

eastern suburbs earlier in the evening
and raided Little Lon" Townsend 5
place at 1920 Chhse avenue. They found
a key of beer and a bottle of whisky,
but Townsend, who does not belong to
the combine of which his namesake,
Big Lon is manager, did not care to
Iinger and incidentally languish. He
flew out of a rear window, it is alleged,
just as the officers came in the front
way Little Lon has always exper-
fenced a deal of trouble in securing
hnnd when he WAS Arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
CHAMBERLAIN is FIRM.
Can't Be Induced to Repeal the Goa
Duty.

Duty.
London, April 12.-The combined efforts
Of the coal owners, exporters, ship own
ers and miners have failed to induce Aus
tin Chamberlain, the chancellor of the ex-
chequer, to repeal the coal duty. An i'm
portant deputation representing all the
above interests laid the case before the
chancellor and pleaded that the duty was
disastrous to every industry connected
with the coal trade and enabled their
German and other rivals to displace Brit
ish coal Mr.. Chamberlain, in reply,
Iengthily compared the arguments Of the
petitioners with the facts in his posses
sion and concluded with denying that
there was any reason for the abolition
of the duty He said the fact that the
exports for the past year were the largest
on record disproved the gloomy forebOd-
ings of the deputation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Governor Hunt sails for Homo.

San Juan. April 12.-Governor Hunt
sailed today for New York to confer
with President Roosevelt relative to
Porto Rican affairs. 1t is understo
that the appointment of Hunt as d
federal judge in Montana, Will be al
nounced shortly after his arrival in the
Tinted States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
COMFY AT CHICAGO.
Invited by General Miles to Attend
Banquet.

Capt p. H. Coney left today for
Chicago to attend the banquet to
General Nelson A. Miles to be given
by the Jefferson club at the Audito-
rum hotel. Captain Coney received
a personal invitation from General
Miles as we'll as one from the club
secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
THREE RAIDS MADE.
Little Lon Townsend Escapes and
FcIudes Arrest

Three raids, two probably bogus and
the third a real one, were made by the
police last night. The Royal and
George KIauer's place were rushed
but nothing like evidence found and no
arrests made.
Two policemen went over in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
Fire at mckinney, Texas.

Mckinney, Tex, April 12-Fire to-
day destroyed the buildings occupied
by the White Dry Goods company;
Largent Brothers, boots and jewelry;
White & Price, drugs; Heard & Pierce,
grocers and A. z. Daw, groceries. Loss
$500 900, insurance $50, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
DEBATERS CHOSEN.
Washburn Men Selected to Meet
Highland Park

In the joint debate between the two
literary societies preliminary to the
Highland Park Washburn intcrcolleg-
late debate /. E. Katterfeld won first
place, L. B. Fritts second, J. H. Dadis-
man third and S. w. Presley fourth
place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT
Our Boys Department

We have just received new invoice and
now have one of the largest stocks of Boys
Two-piece Suits in the city and our prices
are the lowest. You ought to see that lit
tie Norfolk Suit, only SI.o5, all-wool. The
little Boys Blouse Suit SI.75, it is beauty;
So. SO buys your boy fine Suit, all sizes
from 8 to 16.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
NECKWEAR

See those dainty little Bow Ties, only I5C,
worth 25c a nobby Four-in- Hand for IoC;
SO dozen Tecks and Four-in-H Hand, worth
SOC, 6Oc and 75c, tomorrow soc. See them
and you will buy one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

Traction company at Cold Springs. to-
gether with a number of cars, were
burned today. Loss 800, 000-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12

Car Barn Burns
Buffalo, n. Y, April 12.-The car barn
and paint shop of the international
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23

! Mrs. Kate Taylor. q graduated !:
: qsurSc Of prominence, gioes her :
: e1pcrience tcith Peruaa tn an Z
: omen letter. Her 20 sition in So Z
! cicty and professional standing :
: combine TO give special prom :
: iue4ace to her MtterIncoS. =
s.4.~@,a>@~>~~~~
HICAGO. ILL.,, APT Monroe ST.
~ las far as F! have observed Peruna
Ia the finest some any nan or woman
can use who ID weak from the after effects
of any serious ll.Eess.
az have seen IL used IN O number OF
eonvalcscent cases, and have seen several
other tonics used, bat | found that
those who ased Poruna had the quickest
relief.
"Pertna see,,ts to restore vitality.
increase bodily vigor ",sd Ten0s
health and strength iss Is aso7ade1j' aLtN
stort tsnse. MRS. KATE TAYLOR.
In view of the great multitude of women
suffering from some form OF female dis
case and yet unable 10 find any cure,
Dr. Hartman, the renowned specialist on
female catarrhal diseases, has announced
his willingness to direct The treatment OF
as many cases al make application to hlrn
during the summer months. without
charge. Address Tho Peruna Medicine Co..
Columbus. Ohio.
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Fer classification Mark.

a charming young lady with a Ger.
tain knowing air about her was seen
to enter Chestnut street bank the
other day. The writer was just behind
and having business at the same
financial institution, followed this at
tract1ve daughter Of Eve. She hur-
ried to the first window. only to be
told to take her place in line. As she
had entered the building first, the
writer allowed her to take his posi-
ton. The lady showed a certain
amount Of impatience, owing to the
delay in getting to the head Of the
line, but once she had the paying
teller's attention she offered him a
check.
But" said the officer, you must
get some one to identify YOU"
The lady loked at him moment, but
a solution soon presented itself to her.
and she replied:
"Oh. certainly; you can identify me
by this mole under my lip"
And when she left that window after
five minutes of useless argument her
face had lost that charming smile
which it originally wore.-Philadelphia
Telegraph.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23
Strenath in Human Limbs.

Psychologists and scientists have
seen making some curious expert
Ients with "a view to determine the
relative length and strength of right
md left limbs. Fifty and nine-tenths
Ter cent Of the men examined had the
right arm stronger than the left; 16.4
per cent had the two arms of equal
length and strength and 1921 per cent
had the left arm stronger than the
right. OF women 46.9 per cent had the
right arm stronger than the left; 24.5
per cent had the left stronger than the
right. In order to arrive at the aver
age length of limbs fifty skeletons
we're ACKNOWLEDGMENT of each
sex. OF these twenty-three had the
right arm and left leg longer, six the
left arm ard right leg, while in seven
teen cases all the members were more
or less equal in length.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23
HE WANTED HIS BOY.
Irate Dutch Father Refused to Be Sat.
isfied With Girl


When a government goes to the
trouble Of bringing up it's citizens
children in municipal hospital it
seems too bad that any one should be
dissatisfied, but the benevolent prac-
tee has brought about a curious state
OF affairs in Amsterdam, Holland.
Several months ago father sent
his infant son to the hospital to be
reared by incubator. When subse-
Quently he visited the institution to
see his boy the authorities produced a
female child, assuring the citizen it
was his own. The sturdy Dutchman
at once invoked the aid or the law and
in spite OF the hospitals defense that
the citizen brought them a girl the
court decided that the authorities had
produced the wrong one and ordered
the real son surrendered.
A prolonged search failed to find
the missing male infant, and within a
short time the highest court Of Hol-
land will try the irate fathers claim
for damages sustained by the loss of
his son.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23
800 Reward. S1oo.

The readers Of this paper will be pleasedt to
learn that there is at Least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con-
stitutional disease, requires q constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCu is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, thereby destroy
ingthe foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have SO much faith in
its curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials. Address
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hollis Family Pills for consultation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23
Kettles Boiled in Lime.

Every day in London scores of
workmen's kettles are boiled in lime
that will afterward be used for its
proper purpose. Just before the break
fast hour, say, one of the workmen
empties quantity of the dry lime
from sack. In the center Of this
lime he makes hole, and into it
water is poured Then he puts his
kettles into tie water, and in a few
minutes the kettles boil. In thou.
sands of cases fire is thus spared.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1904-06-23
ZERO I5 AN ANCIENT TERM.
Mas In Use by the BabyIonians
Thirty-Six Hundred Years AGO.

Was In Use by the Babylonians
Thirty-Six Hundred Years Ago.
The term zero, which is used to
designate cipher and In meteor
ology the entire absence of heat in
the atmosphere, was, according to a
mathematical historian Moritz Can
tor. used by the Babylonians about
the year 17oo B. c. This, however, is
merely a superstition. 1t has not
been definitely established that zero
was In use any earlier than 400 A ID.
About this time 1t was used in India
and several centuries later the Arabs
begin to employ it. Through the
Arabs its use became known to
Europeans during the twelfth CEN
tury. It was not generally adopted
In Europe until several centuries
later. Notwithstanding its great ad-
vantagcs. For a considerable time
there were two parties among the
European educators. One party,
known as the algorists, favored the.
adoption Of the Hindoo system of
notation (falsely called Arabic). with
its position values, while the other
known as the abacists. favored the
Roman notation, without zero or posi-.
ton value.
The general adoption of the Hindoo
system was greatly facilitated by the
facts that 1t was explained in most
OF the calendars for more than a cen.
fury BEGINNING with 1301 and 4h.,
the medieval universities frequently
onered courses devoted to the use OF
this notation.
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am. and likewise an offer of 10000
marks for the Limoges goblet. The
shaft Of the cross is sixteen and half
inches long, and the crosspiece thir-
teen and half inches In the middle
OF the front is panel, with the fig
ure OF the crucifled Christ: at the ends
OF the Uosspiece panels In niello rep
resenting the Growing with Thorns
and the fagellation, and at the top
and bottom Last Supper and Pieta,
there are four rectangular niello pan
els between these, representing Saints
and the Pelican On the back the pan
els represent weeping angels, the Vir-
gin, Mary Magdalen, st. John, the
Sermon on the Mount, with other
minor figures. l discovered on one
OF the medallions on the top the let
ters E. B., but of course nobody can
tell who the artist may have been"