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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

THE COSSACKS.
How They Are Organized and
Mobilized.

The latest and probably the most ac-
curate description of the Cossacks has
been published recently in Paris by
Colonel re Ia Panouze, who is now
retired from active service, after
brilliant career as French officer of
cavalry and military attache to French
embassies in some European counties.
He says. among other things:
On the opening Of hostilities there
would be at first a naval phase. Then
would come the operations on land
The small forces of cavalry which Jap
an would land would be employed only
for the service of outposts, and could
not combat the superior forces of Rus
sian cavalry assembled in Manchuria.
That cavalry, composed of Cossacks,
amounts to such a figure that the total
of the japanese cavalry were it posi-
BILE to disembark it in Manchuria, would
be still out Of proportion 10 the Cos
sack cavalry of Asia
In Europe the Cossacks operate con-
jointly with the ordinary cavalry, but
IN Asia they are the only mounted
troops of the Muscoyfte empire
In exchange for a homestead and other
privileges the Cossacks are bound to
military service, and TO furnish their
horses ard equipment, uniforms, etc
There are. according to the official sta
tfstfes published in 1900 by the imperial
commissions, $50 regiments Of mounted
Cossacks. three divisions. 81 sotnias or
squadrons. Is battaHons of infantry
and ~ batteries of light artillery; in
all 10000 soldiers and non-commissiou-
ed officers
The mobilization of the Cossack
forces IS rapidly made. without great
expense of ink and paper. The mill
tary posts In the immense steppes. not
being connected by telegraph lines, are
served by COMFY or eeur1eTs. having
the hest of horses and who stay per
manentIy near the province governors
in order to carry their orders to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
Ward McAlIister's Successor.

If there be any truth in the DhiIos-
ophy of reincarnation. surely we have
in Boudinot Colt the reincarnation Of
Ward McAIlister. Not in physical pro-
portions, nor in facial contour. but in
that rare faculty Of remembering
names and circumstances and fitting
the two together without getting a.
square peg into a round hole. Ward
MeAIister never had a peer in that
respect His memory for persons and
the events connected with them was
little less than marvellous. and he has
had no successor. except in an ephem-
eraI sense until the excellent Colt ap-
peared on the horizon His first her
aided success was at the Emmett
Drexel wedding-or rather the week
preceding it-when he attended to all
the details of Information which the
daily newspapers were expected to
print, and. as they say in the circus,
indicating the highest form OF praise
for an aerial performer, he did Il
without the use of q net" In other
words, he did not have to be prepared
with note book Of stiIted description.
nor z list Of names. but was able to
reel of d weIl-rounded story to a dozen
different callers. each in different
phraseology and without reference to
printed or written memoranda There
have been few directors or advisers In
fashionable events since the davs Of
Ward MeAIIfster who could do it 50
welL.-NeW York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
STATEJOURNAL BULLETINS
They Gave the Only Reliable News of
the Election

The only reliable information con-
corning the primary election was Sc
cured from the State Journal buHe-
tins. At 1915 D N. the State Journals
estimate of Mr.. Dana's majority was
500. ct was $3.50 At the same time
every other paper in Topeka announced
that Mr. McCabe was nominated. and
the first edition Of the morning paper,
sent out at midnight announced Nc
Cahe's nomination in large headlines
The bulletins on the State Journal
windows attracted d large crowd and
the Office was also packed and a great
deal of interest was manifested by the
people who knew that the State Jour
nal bulletins are always reliable
There was also considerable interest
in the Sharkey- Munroe prize fight at
Philadelphia from which bulletins were
received Many inquiries by telephone
were received from surrounding towns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
Reduced Rates to California,

That Iong-I0oked for California OPP
portunity is here at last March 1 to
April 80, the Rock Island system will
sell tourist tickets to principal
points in California at the low rate of
$500 from Topeka.
See Rock Island agent for rates to
intermediate points.
Tickets are good in Tourist S1eepers,
which the Rock Island runs daily. Chi
cago and Kansas City to Los Angeles
and San Francisco by way of Ell Paso:
three times a week via Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City.
Tickets and berth at this office
A. W. LACEY, A. NJ FULLER,
Ticket Agent, c. P. A.
North Topeka. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
Yale Doesn't Know Him.

New Haven, Conn, Feb. 29.-Dean
Wright Of Yale, on having his attention
called to the case Of man in San Fran
cisco who IS unable to identify himself
but who thinks himself to be a Yale
graduate, and has signed p. c. W. '06''
to a sketch, says that there is only one
living graduate of 1900, residence given
as Hanover. y. H The figures '06. he
thinks. simply mean the date of the
sketch mentioned No senior in college
Is uuaccounta bIv absent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
Ex-soeietz Leader Hangs Herself

Little Rock, Ark. Feb. 29.-Mrs. Hor-
ace G. A1Iis. formerly q prominent So
eiety leader in this city, committed sui
eide today at the county hospital by
hanging. Her husband at one time was
president of the National Bank of this
city and was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary for wrecking that
institution. The disgrace attending her
husbands downfall sent Mrs. AIIis into
seclusfou
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

Nashville, Tenn. Feb. 2s.-Col Jere
Baxter died today after an illness OF
five weeks. Col. Baxter was one Of the
most prominent citizens in the state and
played a conspicuous part in it's mill
tary and civil annals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
LOST S222,549.
Santa Fe Earnings for January Show
Large Decrease.

Santa F'e, In common with most other
large railroad systems. suffered severely
during January from bad weather condi-
tons and a general falling off in mer-
ehandise traffic Consequently its Jan
uary statement of earnings makes an
unusually poor showing While there was
a slight increase in the gross earnings.
operating expenses for the month were
so heavy as to cause a decrease in net
earnings of nearly q quarter of a million
dollars.
Following is a detailed statement for
January and for the seven months ended
Tor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29
$500 TO CALIFORNIA.

$22.5o to Oregon and Washington
$4,000 TO Montana and Utah.
Via Rock Island system Tickets on
sale March 1 to April 80 Good in
tourist sleepers and reclining chair
cars Liberal stop-over privileges. For
full information see nearest Rock Is
land agents or call on or write to
A NJ. FULLER c. P & T A
Both phones 5S4. Topeka. kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

take off his hat He seemed greatly
surprised that any one should have the
nerve to make such a request, but sub
sided Then, in few minutes, NJ E.
YounIxin, who seemed to be in charge
of the tearing down and dragging out
expedition, came in and he also began
on the booths. He was invited to de-
sfst and the court proceeded without
further trouble
The Sunday crop of DRINKS was about
the same as usual. Eight of them
came before the bar and put I'd three
each But the entire crop was not
picked Saturday night. The streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

Il hope began the Cheerful idiot
Indeed remarked the Tired Citizen.
Il thought you were beyond hopper
Z hope" continued the Cheerful Idiot,
ignoring the roast. that the additional
frogs on the army oyercoats will not lead
to any increase in military toadyisn -
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

Bishop John ". Hamnton's lecture,
+NIirauders. Miracles and Men of Mex
leo" at the Auditorium March 9. Ad-
mission Is cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

Bishop John W. Hamilton's lecture.
g AIirauders, Miracles and Men of Mex
ieo.' at the Auditorium March 9. Ad-
mission % cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

to Topeka what such service is getting
to be to all other important towns of
the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

WhiIe holding court this morning
Judge Hamilton seemed to have some
difficulty in maintaining a sembIance
of dignity. While he was laboring with
a weighty problem a very busy colored
person came into the court room and
cheerfuIly began to tear down the iron
from Saturday. The sergeant called the
cnInrad narsan down and told him to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

a yearling jack-rabbit- Whether the
youth is a bank robber or a member of
the Chicago hoId-up trust is not known,
but the spectators suggested to the pair
that they add a preambuIator to the
fixtures of the police department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-29

Brave Segt- McElroy and the Big
Chief made an important arrest Satur-
day night Taking their lives in their
hands they boldly marched into a Sixth
street grocery and in a firm tone or
voice arrested a kid about the size of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-19
Less l-16.


DOMESTIC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - Com
mercial, Doc discount: bank 81 premium San Fran
cisco-Sight SC; telegraph. nc Boston-5o dis
count. Chicago-30c premium. Charleston-Buyrng
par; selling, 1-10c premium. Cinclnnati-20c 10 300
premium. Savannah-Buying. 75c premium. St.
Louis-S5c premium Minneapos-s0o premium.
BANK CLEARINGS.-New-Y York - Exchanges
slsl,l629S5; balances, s9.475SO0. Baltimore-I1x-
changes. s35Z29ls; balances $523 4Ss. ChicaRo-Ex-
changes. 81 .S63,C40: balances. s. 8SSl73 Boston
Exchanges. SIC 652 972; balances 81 226 25 PhadeI-
phia-Exchanges. Sls.26l.952; balances s.O7S9a5
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET-Can money in
London. 2l4G2h per cent open market discount
rate short bills 9-lsq29s per cent: long bills
2sGl22. per cent. Berlin discount rate rs per cent
Berlin exchange on London. 20 marks 4s1s pfennigs
Paris exchange rate. 1l44lss per cent. Paris ex-
change on London. francs 221s centimes
FOREIGN SECURITIES.-British oonsols for
money. s. l5-l6; for the account 50 1-l6 French
Ientes, Is francs ~ confines.
SILVER MAFkET.-Bar silver, 6sbc: Mexican
silver dollars, a6l444711c. Bar silver in London
GOLD PREMTUM-In Madrid. $780, Lisbon. 1000
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OUTSIDE SECURITIES

The market for outside securities was a quiet
AFFAIR Prices At the opening were Inclined TO show
more or less irreSuiarity, but the fluctuations as
rule were small. AS the dav advanced however an
Improvement set in both regards strength and
activity. Interest largely concentrated I'm n
few OF the lately active shares Dealings elsewhere
amounted 10 only few hundred shares i'm most
instances Northern Securities PROMINENT
Alter an early loss OF Is per cent IL gradually I'm
proved nearly per cent InterbOrough RAND
Transit ran up = per cent and held to the close
American can issues were strong and I'm good de-
mluU, the common rose Is and the preferred =. per
cent SCabOard STOCKS We're heavy especially the
preferred which Tell = per cent. The conner
shares were neglected. The bond department was
steady.
STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
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FURTHER ADVANCE In STOCKS.
Last Hour Final GansMOney Easy and Ster-
ling LoUer

Total sales amounted IN par value TO 2sls'0V9
against s.1el.6oo on Saturday. The heaviest deal
ings in the Atchison general IS. Brooklyn
Rapid Transit As Chicago. Burlington and quincy
IS Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad As
and collateral trust IS, Erie general as, Kansas
City Southern IS, Louisville ano NashE!Ie Hi4ie1
-. Northern Pacific IS ana As, oregon snort Line
4s. Reading general IS, 81. Louis ana 5ah 81
refuDQiIg IS, Southern Paclnc As, I-ioh "a
ciAc lst ard Convertible As and Wabash cepentlTe
Is, Consolidated Tobacco Is United states fSeetly
AID Improvement debenture Bs and Cnlteo States
steel Is also active
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-19
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY AIARKET-AIoney on call opened at IL
per cent highest. Ia per cent; lowest per cent:
loan IL per cent; closed 1g1ls per cant: ruling
rate rs per cent Time money quoted at
2Q2E per cent for sixty TO ninety days, 2AgS% per
cent for four months, per cent for five months
and So per cent for six months Commercial paper
quoted at sHa4 per cent for sixty 70 ninety
days. +I4lh per cent FOR four to six months and
per cent for others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Aark closed irrerl-
lar. Actual closing rates follow:
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London. July IS 4 p ul.-The market for Arneri-
can securities after early trregulartty closed firm
with the tendency IN the direction OF higher prices
Final quotations rollowG
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quotations were:

Closing prices yesterday OF the principal active
securities and ret changes from Saturday s
fIfln 81
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STREET RAILROAD BONDS.
rate. D'riod Bid Ast.s

AtlaaIc ave LIST. 1909. .....l
All Ave Con 6s Z, l03i...
hAiyn Helg lts LIST, l9il....
Bliyn IL e W l. Gen. 1853.
bSiyn CITY Cons 5s. 1871. ..
bKlyn Crossto@n Is. 1905. i
Bk,u O * Newton list. 1889
lc-t lslanc * B LIST. 1903.
1cLey Island * Il ctf. 1908.
Calvary Gem 4 G ist. 1907.
bet Tn Rs lsr 42s. 1852.
opt & Lorlmcr LIST. 1910.
Grand ST & Nm lst. 1906.
Jamaica x Blk LIST. 1890.
New w * Fl lst. i94l. .....
sea Beach LIST. 1916. .......I
fonkers 81 Ry LIST IS. I9l6I
assumed by Met ST Ry)..
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GUARANTEED STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Joseph Walker No 20 Broad-st-,
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SALES ct THE STOCK EXCHANGE.


pa4o LIB $500 "a
5000 90 ...........1O0
1000 Va Defd Gifts, 9
5000 Ann Ar Isl Is. %
1000 A 7 & S + Adj
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O5'bsd Total sales Tor The day. UNLISTED.
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ACTIVE STOCKS.
BONDS.

12.178 Total ssles. odd lots.
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'And interest
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/ INACTIVE STOCKS.
FURNISHED William z. Nichols q Co. No IS vs-ssl
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THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

Coo coin and bullion $3.50 600 coo
Trust FUNDS DIVISION OF REDEMPTION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
RHODES EXAM'S.
They Will Be Held April Is at Places
to Be Designated.

New York, March 24=Dr. George r.
Farkin. representative of the trustees
of the Cecil Rhodes scholarships, who
has just arrived from England TO make
arrangements for the holding OF pre-
liminary examinations in the United
States and Canada had brief en-
counter with the customs officers over
the inspection of his baggage. The
latter contained the examination pa
pers and the inspector declared he
must examine them. The doctor made
vigorous protest and Collector
Stranahan quickly notified his deputy
to desist. The examinations Will be
held simultaneously in this country
and in the Dominion April IS at places
selected by the various committees IN
charge in this country composed OF
the presidents of universities and col
leges.
are now simply feeling their way" said
DR.. Parkin, land the method of select
ing the first scholars may not be good
for all time. During the last year We
have been receiving suggestions on the
matter of examinations from all OF the
leading educators in the English speak
ing world, and now we are trying to
work out the substance of these suggeS-
tons. We first want to make sure that
the men who get the scholarships are
qualified to enter Oxford according to
the Oxford standard. I have brought
with me examination papers in subjects
which a fellow must pass before he IS
eligible to enter Oxford, and the men
here who pass them are qualified as
competitors for one of the scholarships
This examination is only the preiimi-
nary step, and because man passes he
does not necessarily go to Oxford The
papers are about on a grade with those
used in the entrance test at Harvard
except that a knowledge of Greek is
required.
America is a world power and she
now must have men with world knowl-
edge 20 represent her abroad. Oxford
is the place where those men will get
that training that viii fit them to stand
with the statesmen of other great coun-
Iii ,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
ANECDOTES OF LINCOLN.
Use of the Monroe Doctrine in an
Illinois Law Case Unraveled.

One of the famous stories told of Abra-
ham Lincoln when he was young law
yer of central Illinois was recently re-
called by a venerable resident of
Bloomington. 1t related to a trial at
Metamora. Many old men yet living
in Metamora and throughout Woodford
county served on juries or were witness
Sc sat trials in which Lincoln was one of
the attorneys. AT the particular trial
referred to Allen Hart, father of Har-
vey and Edison Hart of Bloomington,
was defendant in a suit where the
plaintiff sued to recover a piece of land
which he claimed that King Hart, as
he was known, had seized from him.
Lincoln had little to say during the
trial, and it appeared as though he had
lost his case. When the time came for
him to make the closing argument he
arose and spoke as follows: We don't
believe in kings in this country. We
refuted that doctrine 100 years ago,
we have the doctrine that we do believe
in, and that is the Monroe doctrine.
When the kings of Europe attempt to
seize land in this hemisphere we apply
the Monroe doctrine to them, and they
experience a change of heart. Why
should we not apply the same doctrine
to American kings? This little king is
attempting to secure possession of land
to which he has no claim. and you,
gentlemen OF the jury, stand in the
same position as the government of
the United States. You must protect
a weak VaSSal by applying the Monroe
doctrine to this American king" He
ended with the last sentence. and the
jury gave verdict in a short time.
That night after court Lincoln was
surrounded by dozens of persons who
asked him to explain the Monroe doc
trine, as it was not so thoroughly under
stood them as now.
Judge Lawrence Weldon of Blooming
ton. who is member of the national
Court of Claims at Washington, is one
of the few surviving public men who
knew Lincoln intimately. He recalls
many interesting stories of the early
days. He relates one in which the scene
is laid in this city just after Stephen A.
Douglas had taken wife. Lincoln was
introduced to Mrs. Douglas, and found
her to be sprightly conversational
i list. who had Travelled much and sup
posed that every one else had Her
remarks were largely concerning places
that she had visited abroad, and was
! very much surprised when Lincoln,
after patiently listening to her con-
versation, and repeatedly stating that
he had not visited any of the places she
referred to. interrupted her. Pardon
me, madam" he began. delibera tely.
Mrs. Douglas. duly impressed with his
tone, hung on his words. Pardon me,
madam, for being abrupt, but permit
me to say" Mrs. Douglas was all at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24

Excess fat is a disease It is caused
by imperfect assimilation of food Nu-
triment which should go into muscle.
sinew, bone, ebrain and nerve does not
go there. but piles up in the form of
superfiuous fat, which clogs the human
machinery and congresses the vital or
gars of the body and endangers health
and life
Ny new Obesity Food, taken at meal
time. compels perfect assimilation of
the food and sends the food nutriment
where it belongs. 1t requires no diet
ing or starvation process. You can eat
all you want. 1t makes muscle, bone,
sinew, nerve and brain tissue out of ex-
cess. fat, and quickly reduces your
weight to normal 1t takes off the big
stomach and relieves the compressed
condition and enables the heart to act
freely and the lungs to expand natural
~ and the kidnSys and liver to perform
their functions in natural manner.
No dieting, exercise or exertion is
necessary. Ny natural, scientific Obesi-
ty Food does all the work You will
feel a hundred times better the first
day you try this wonderful home food
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-24
CHASES A BUNKO MAN.
New Jersey Pastors Wild Dash
Creates CONSERVATION.

Trenton, N. J., March 24-The Rev.
James S. Howard, pastor of the Cen
trail Methodist church, got into unen-
viable notoriety today by chasing a
bunko man for two miles through the
streets being taken for a crazy man.
The confidence man secured money
from Mrs Mary Kise to go west. He
claimed to be an Epworth Lacquer, and
represented that Pastor Howard had
also helped him. Mrs. Kise told her
pastor, who said that his story was
not true. Mrs. Kise today saw the
man going into house and reported
to her pastor.
Mr.. Howard, While looking vainly for
a policeman, saw the bunko man come
out of the house. He gave chase, and
the two ran for two miles. AS the
man gained on him Pastor Howard
threw off his overcoat and hurled it in
a store of parishioner, who, thinking
the minister had suddenly gone crazy,
reported the matter to the police. The
bunko man outran the pastor and es-
caDed