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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
BELMONT SEES PARKER.
WaH Street Man Visits Judge at His
Home.

New York, April 12.-The Eve
ming Mail prints an account
Of a secret visit by August Belmont to
Alton B. Parker to carry the latter
comfort from Wall street" The Mail
says:
August Belmont banker and rail-
road man with elaborate attempts TO
conceal his destination made a pilgrim
age Saturday TO the house of Chief
Judge Alton 3. Parker at Esopus.
The schedules of the West Shore
railroad were upset to prevent Mr..
Belmont's departure for Esopus be-
coming known TO this city and the
fnancier put himself TO no little incon-
venience so that the Tammany oppon-
ents Of the judge should not learn of
the conference
Ex-senator David B. Hills candi-
date drove to the little railroad sta
ton to personally welcome Mr.. Bel
mont and sat in a driving rain in a
victoria awaiting his guests arrival.
The two drove of together to Rose
mont where the Wall street man was
the guest of the chief justice Of the
court of appeals
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TRIED TO BUY COURTS.
President Castro Accuses American
Asphalt Company.

New York. April 12.-Much excite
ment is said to exist in Venezuela over
the alleged discovery that an Ameri-
can asphalt company gave financial
aid TO the Matos revolution, which was
put down about six months ago. Pres
ident Castro is said TO have declared
he has proof that agents OF the com
pany in question aided 1Iatos in his
revolution, while the claim of the com
pany was being contested in the courts
of Venezuela He has declared that
agents of the company offered about
half million dollars to have the courts
declare in favor OF the concessions by
which the company gained rights in
the asphalt beds and that when he re-
jected the offer the company, through
its agents, used the money in melting
the revolution
President Castro has caused suits
to be entered for the abrogation Of the
rights granted the company. If these
suits should prevail. the recent de-
cision of the supreme court of Ven
ezueIa in favor of the American
asphalt combination would fall fiat
The investigation asserted TO have
brought out these disclosures has
been in progress some time and has
not yet been completed.
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TO TRY SCHOLARSHIP
Examinations for the Rhodes Prize to
Be Held at X. q

Lawrence, Kan, April 1.-THE ex-
animation of applicants for the
Rhodes scholarship Will be held at the
university April 3 and a. President
Murlin of Baker; Professor Clarke OF
Washburn, and some member of the
Kansas university faculty to be Sc
lected later, will comprise the exam
lining board The hours for the ex-
aminations are arranged by the trus-
tees in London. and the questions have
already been received by Chancellor
Strong. The questions are TO be I'M
sealed in the presence of all those
Who are to take the examinations
The forenoon OF the 18Th viii be
devoted to translation of Latin 70
English. and the afternoon TO Latin
i'll prose composition and Greek and
Latin grammar. The forenoon Of the
14th viii be devoted to arithmetic
and the afternoon to algebra and
geometry and translation from Greek
to English. George Nutting of Hia-
vratha, and Z. J. Murray Of Bartles-
Vile, O. T.. are the only university
students who will take the examina-
rf0nS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
EMPORIA HAD FEW FIRES.
Report for the Year Shows Firemen
Had 20 Genuine Calls.

Emporia. Kan. April 12.=Fire
Chief Ed Hotter has filed with the
city clerk his report for the year end
ing April 1. 1904. It shows that from
April 1. 1903. to April 1, 1903. the
F.mporia fire company responded to
forty-one fire Abrams. nearly one a
week, and that twelve of the forty-one
were false alarms Twenty eight of
the tWenty-nine fires were in wooden
buildings and two were outside OF the
city limits Twelve of the fires, about
40 per cent, were started by gasoline
explosions.
The insurance on the buildings
damaged or destroyed by fire was
$1,000. The total loss by fire was
s3.550. and $3.50 was paid in insur-
ance. leaving a small net loss. This
shows that the insurance companies
paid I'D well and that nearly all those
who suffered loss by fire carried in
sUrance.
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SHE SINGS WELL.
Comment on Ruby Cutter Savage.
Who Appears in ..ParsifaI.H

Who Appears in 'tParsifal-'
The Minneapolis Journal says %
Nine. Ruby Cutter Savage, on the oc-
casion of her recent appearance with
the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra:
The soloist of the evening was Nine
Ruby Cutter Savage, a soprano OF eX-
ceptional attachments. Nine Savage
sang but two numbers and was forced
to acknowledge four encores after the
Non Paventar' from the Magic Flute
After the mad scene from Hamlet she
was insistently recalled and repeated
a portion of the number. Nine Saw
ages voice is a high and sweet So
prano which has been well trained
Her staccato work and arpeggio were
especially good, and she sang with
good taste and discrimination Her
charming appearance added much 10
the pleasure of hearing her
Nine. Savage has signed for the Wal
ter DamrOsch spring tour with the
New York Philharmonic orchestra lad
is to sing the First Flower Maiden and
Kundry in ''Parsifal." Besides this, she
is to appear as soloist with the or
chestra at all festivals. The tour II
the Philharmonic orchestra viii cover
I'VE weekes' time. The Damrosch COM
pany will appear at the Auditorium in
Topeka April 16.
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ABSENT MINDED.
Proposed to Wrong Girl and Was Set
Right by Her.

Proposed to Wrong Girl and Was Set
Right by Her.
Mercy, no, don't mind" said Miss
Cerintha- to a friend who showed a
trace OF confusion at having spoken of
old maids in her presence "Old maids
are a comfortable lot, generally speak
ing; Specially any one who's a spinster
from choice, as be. Ever hear about
that proposal O. mine. SaIome2
Wen, I don't commonly approve of
women telling tales about such things;
but this was different 1t was Abner
Davis-yes, Susan,s Abner. don [
wonder you're surprised but that's just
who it was. 1t was Abner Davis come
knocking at my door one fine evening,
starched I'D in his best, and looking
about as happy as If he was going to
be shot. and just about as braced up
10 meet events.
1T was awful muddy last mig ut under
foot. and he's conSiderate by uatur /.
but he strid right over the doormat
and into the middle OF the setting
room without a word or look, and
then he turned on me sudden, and says
Susan. will you marry me2'
'Susang says I, inquiring- I was
wondering if he'd lost his mind seeing
as he'd known me twenty years.
. Great king Agrippy,' says he.
EASplIg- ana gong QlLGFenL CDlQL1-
Then he pulled himself together. and
says he, kind O. wild and choking
% 'NO-nO-o' course meant Germ
thy
1T was then I saw daylight. and I
laughed right out oh, you poor
thingT says T. No. you didn't You
didn't mean Cerinthy- You meant
Susan, only you darsn't tell me So
Well. I don't much wonder, marching
in and popping on a proposal at a lone
woman one minute and taking it back
the next Abner Davis, you always
were q plumb gunp for absent mind
edness- Own up. now Didn't you
think this was next door,
e 'Cerinthy. you angel says he You
wouldn't want TO hear a man more
fervent when he found I understood
I did but I never could have told you
so. Your gate and Susan's are just
alike. and I was busy screwing up my
courage and didn't notice, and first
thing I knew here I was, and I'd pro-
posed TO you
well, consoled him best I could.
but ne was terrible upset. and as to
going over TO Susan's. he said he
couldn't twic't in one evening was
beyond what he was equal to. But /
knew Abner. and I had an idea twas
then or never. didn't believe he could
work himself to the popping point an
other time. So first I cOsxed and then
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-12
HOLLIDAY HAs A SURPRISE
Promises TO Do Things TO Topeka Gas
Rate

C. K Holiday. councilman from the
Second ward. said today, when asked
IN regard TO his promise of reduced
gas rates.
7 have not forgotten what I said.
and in due time the council viii have
an opportunity to consider some mat
ters on this line # the city had sub
mitted the question of rates to a
board Of arbitration It would have ac-
cOmplished something before this.
of course the city was beaten in
the supreme court on this matter, as
usual When I am ready I viii have
something to submit to the council
which win be official. I can't say
whether it viii come from me in my
official capacity with the gas COM
pany. but il viii be all right
City Attorney Spencer said today. in
spea king Of the defeat of the city in
the gas company quo warranto case in
the supreme court:
Il expected we would be beaten in
this case I told the committee that I
had no confidence in the case. but they
said to bring it. and that settled it
The fact is that the courts VIII not
take away the franchise rights Of a
corporation on technical grounds and
we might as well quit trying to make
them
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FIRST CROP REPORT.
VIII Soon Be Ready for Inspection
BY the Public.

VIII Soon Be Ready for Inspection
BY the Public.
The first crop report Of the year will
be issued shortly by the state deparJ-
ment of agriculture Secretary Coburn
generally calls for statements between
the 1st and the 18th OF April, and this
was done this year. These statements
are now coming in from the multitude
Of correspondents of the state board Of
agriculture over the state andthey viii
soon be tabulated-
This report viii show particularly
the condition Of the wheat at the time
it was made and il will be the first real
authoritative and commemorative re-
port upon that subject this spring.
Wheat is somewhat backward this
spring. however and rains or the lack
of moisture even later than this would
have the effect OF saving or killing the
wheat. as the case nav be.
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THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO.
Russian Furs VIII Reach the London
Market

San Francisco. Cal, April 1.-THE
steamship RedondO. owned in this
city, has been chartered By the KAN
tchatka Commercial Industrial com
pany TO carry supplies for one of Rus
s1a s Pacific ports. The RedondO's
cargo. which includes q large ship
ment of flour. is destined, say the
agents. for the company's stations at
copper island, Boring island and Pc
tropavliski. The Redondo will bring
home the seasons collection of furs
and make another trip. taking more
supplies and bringing here the sea
sons sealslzin catch The f1rs and
sealskins. hitherto forwarded to Lon
don BY way of Yokohama, will be
shipped to England by a local firm.
Baron Won Bruggie. of St Peters
burg. viii have charge of the expedi-
ton for those interested in the bust
ness for which the Redondo has been
chartered. CAPTAIN Baeddie. whose
steamship, the KoDtic, was at Nagas-
AK when the war commenced and
on the RedondO
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I scoIded- and finally I flung open the
front door and held the light for him,
and I told him plain out;
'Abner,' says 1. remember. you've
proposed to me: and If you don't kite
straight across this Instant and say
your little piece TO Susan. and say it
pretty. III accept you
That sent him. What he said I
don't know. but Susan took him It's
a wonder he didn't ask her. VIII you
marry me. Cerinthyz' And though she
was a mite touched UP when she
learned how things happened-why,
Susan has sense and Abner is a CRATE
ful creatur', and they both think I'm
pretty nice II / do say so. We've been
the best sort O. friends and neighbors-
now this thirty years. '-YOuth's Com
paniOn-
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SHOT Up KAW CITY.
Cowboy Kills a Man and Makes His
Escape.

Guthrie, April 12.=Bud Wells q COW
boy tough. rode into Kaw civ allied
UP on whisky and then took in tbe
town in the old western way Win
the result that one man. Charles
CaVanaugh- is dead, and a posse is
searching for Wells
Late in the afternoon Wells began
riding up and down the sidewalk and
into the stores, on his horse. SHOOTING
promiscuously- AS he rode by the
White House saloon he uttered an oath
a. the bartender and fired at him but
struck Cavanaugh. a spectator. The
ball entered the abdomen and death
was almost instantaneous
Wells then rode out of town. stop
ping at the edge of the city to reload
his revolver. He was followed to the
Arkansas river by the officers and a
posse of citizens but made his escape
IN the brush. Wells has served a term
in the penitenuary for horse stealing.
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Los Angeles and san Francisco and
Return $500, via the Santa Fe.

odist church at Los Angeles, May 3 to
Sth, and the National Convention Re
tail GrOcers' Association at san Fran
cisco May 5th TO 9Th, the Santa F'e has
made the extremely low rate of $500
for the round rip. good returning as
late as June 30th. On sale April % 10
May I inclusive. Passengers have
privilege of going out one way and re-
turning another. Liberal stopOver
privileges. These tickets are frst-class
and are good on the California limited
The California express carries free
chair cars, also Tourist sleeper. daily
without change. Famous Fred Harvey
dining cars and eating houses For
descriptive literature and full particu-
lars, address
T L KING,
c. P. < S. a, Topeka.
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SANTA FE TO PROJECT.
Is Building an Eight Foot Fence
Around Emporia Roundhouse.

Emporia, Kan, April 1.-THE
Santa railroad is spending $4,000 to
fence up its property at division
points. Emporia will get its share
and work viii begin today to fence up
the EmpOria round house with a big
eight foot fence
This is a move the railroad company
has made to protect its property For
some time it has been expecting a
machinists strike, and in case a strike
shouId occur. the fence would prevent
any one from entering the yards near
the round house to do any damage.
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sNAP sHOTs ATHOMENEWs

dldn care much what the minister said,
For Dorothy sat a little ahead.
And the shrine where I Worshipped that
Easter day
Was clad in silk. ten feet away,
Under an Easter hat
She seemed a saint in her dainty dress,
Filled with the beauty of holiness.
And prayed I'd be nIled with an inward
grace,
BY one little peep at her sanity face.
Under an Easter hat
III always believe there's an answer to
prayer.
For. after I'd gazed at her brown back
hair
For a while. she turned-and hate to
think
On one pretty eyend there huttered a
Under an Easter hat.
Ny idol was shattered. I choked with a
sob.
As patron saint she had lost her job.
And hope that next Easter twill be my
To sit beside her and keep her straight,
Under an Easter hat
Cornell Widow.
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Best Cough Medicine for Children

When YOU buy a cough medicine for
small children you want one fin which you
can place implicit confidence You
want one that not only relieves.
hut cures You want one that 81
Internationally harmless You want
ore that is pleasant 70 take Cham
Fariafn.s Cough Remedy meets all OF
these conditions There Is nothing 50 goud
for the coughs and colds incident 10 child
mood II is also a certain preventive and
cure for Group and there is no danger
whatever from whooping cough when II
Is given II has been used in many e7l-
denies OF that disease with perfect sue
cess For sale by all druggists
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A Crusade Against Disease and
lntempeTdnCe.
Preachers Called Upon to
Assist in This Great
Work of Humanity
DYSPEPSIA RESPONSIBLE
For Nearly All Ailments and Most
Failures Makes Men Irritable
and DeSDOndent

no need of insane asylums and little
need of hospitals except for surgical
work; keep this organ well and in
temperance VIII largely disappear and
the morals and virility of the people
viii be radically improved.
Indigestion shuts out the sunlight
of hope and wraps its victim in
shroud of gloom Preachers
health. for healthy community
means a moral community I believe
that if dyspepsia and indigestion We're
blotted out of existence tomorrow
prisons could be turned into work
shops and saloons into libraries in
a very brief time. Great REVEALS have
been held in all ages for the purpose
of leading men out of darkness into
light. out Of sin into righteousness
Let there be REVEALS now for good
health. Let Us resolve that we will
be healthy-that we Will drive from
our system all vestige of disease. Let
US throw open the doors of our souls
and admit the spirit of hope: let US
surround ourselves with healthful in
f1uences and pure-minded friends: let
US deny ourselves everything that is
harmful to our minds as well as our
bodies; let US resolve to be generous.
to be sympathetic. to be forgiving !;
let US resolve that no man shall be
nObler. Durer or fairer minded than
ourselves let US feel that we have a
duty to perform not only to ourselves
but for all mankind-namely, to pos
sess good health.-AIUNYON.
liable you to take the above advice
al
dyspepsia and other stomach disor-
and hope into lives that are clouded
onditions OF stomach and blood.
md desire for alcoholic stimulant. 1t
IN.
nerves strong and enable you to do
ltisfactiOn.
10 the sleepless and brings the rest
irest drug store and determine that
health.
v-Paw hrs no Equal.
all druggists. Pav-Paw Laxative
on earth-25c a bottle.
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Washington. April 1.-THE gross
postal receipts at the fifty largest post
oIioes IN the United States for March,
1904. as compared with March. 1903.
aggregated So. ass. 301. a net increase Of
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

New York. April 12.-Twelve new
cases of bubonic plague were reported
Sunday, cables the Herald's CORE
spondent at Lima Peru All are in
the lowest part of the city called
Overbridge- The districts Will be
closed by quarantine and communica-
ton between Lima and Callao also
viii be forbidden
New York, April 12.-Juan Jinninez.
ex-president OF Santo Domingo and
that republic, who has just arrived
here. declares that he probably will
return to his country in a week or
two and resume command of his
tempt TO wrest the reins of govern
ment from President Morales.
Chicago. April 1.-THE body Of
Paul H Procksch, a musician, has
been found in the Desplains riv-
er at Riverside. His wife said that
her husband was undoubtedly mental
ly deranged and that he had in the
past few months imagined some per-
sons were attempting to kill him
Prosksch was a composer and had
considerable music published in Lon
don
Red Lodge. Mont. April 12.-six
hundred men employed in the coal
ment company at this place. are out
on strike, as a result of a disagree
ment between the union and the off,
GERS Of the company over the employ
ment OF a weighman-
Pueblo, Colo. April &c A.
Smith. a foreman at the steel works,
was shot in the head by an unknown
party last evening and will probably
die as a result of the wound His as
safIant is supposed TO have been one
OF a number OF men with whom he
had quarrel over the subject OF
using coal mined by non-union men,
St Louis. April 12.-E- H Harri-
man of New York, president of the
New York fair commission, VIII de-
liver the address on behalf OF the do
nestle exhibitors at the opening ex-
ercises of the Worlds fair.
Tulsa, L T.. April 12-United
4 States Commissioner Clarence L
! Leeds, whose connection with Indian
lands company has been under in
vesrgation, has resigned
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CALIFORNIA $500

Y III -lIIILEI = .
Tickets on sale during March and
Aurfl. This rate also applies to inter-
mediate points. Good in tourist slesp-
ers and free chair cars Liberal stop
over privilege allowed
For fun information and free Iitera-
ttIre. address It. L KING,
G. r.. AZ r.. A.. Topeka
Everybody reads the State Journal
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13 per cent. The largest percentage of
increase was over So at Los Angeles
and the only decrease was per cent
at Jersey City.
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I have started great and far
spreading revival for health. I have
set the people thinking and am prov
ing to them that good health is pos
sible $40 matter what the disease may
be 1 claim that nearly all ailments
can be traced to malnutritiOn or lack
OF uourlsnmeut- i assert that people
die early, that the average life is
shortened because the blood and the
nerves are starved. L believe that dis
ordered stomachs are responsible for
nearly all DOLLY Ills Where q person
eats heartily and digests his food
properly the blood is vitalized and en-
riched, which sets the liver and kid
neys and all the vital organs into &C
tive and healrhfuI operation. Where
the stomach is strong the blood is
strong; where the blood is strong the
nerves are strong where the nerves
are strong the kidneys. heart, lungs
and liver are strong. In my opinion
most people die from starvation; that
is. they starve the blood, they starve
the nerves and the general tissues Of
the whole body.
You may fiji the stomach with
choice beef and other life-giving
foods, but if the stomach fails to di-
gest the same then il does more harm
than good. Keen this organ well and
the rest of the body Will be we'll: keep
this organ well and there is no reason
why the average life should not be
more than three score years and ten,
keep this organ well and there viii be
Munyon's Paw-Paw will certainly e
and TO Join in this great health revi
Munyon's PaW-Paw Will surely cur
ders and let the sunshine of happines
because Of disturbed and disordered c
Paw-PaW takes away all necessity
gives eNhi1aration without intoxicati
Munyon's Paw-Paw VIII make the
your work with both comfort and s
Munyon's PaW-PaW will give sleep
that nature requires and insists upon.
Try il toda=- Get a bottle at the ne
you will join in this great revival 70
las a Spring Medicine Munyon's Pa
Munyon's PaW-Paw Tonic for sale a
Pills-the best Stomach and Liver Pill
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LIE FIRST DOLLAR SAVED

Is but an incident The second dollar
saved starts a habit that will lead To
wealth
WIN assist you to START THE HABIT
534 Kansas Aveuus.
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man of New York. president of the
New York fair commission. VIII de-
liver the address on behalf of the do
nestle exhibitors at the opening ex-
ercises Of the Worlds fair.
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Tulsa, L T.. April 12-United
States Commissioner Clarence l.
Leeds, whose connection with Indian
lands company has been under in
vestigation, has resigned