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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
TO GO TO THE BOTTOM
Secretary COrtelyou VIII Personally
Direct SIocum Investigation.

New York, June 17.-Secretary Cortel-
you who had a long conference with
Robert S. Rode, inspector of the Sec
oDd district of New York, after his ar
rival mere today said he would give his
personal attention to the federal inves-
LEGATION of the Slocum disaster. Mr..
Cortelyou said:
Il wish to say that a most thorough
Investigation will be made in this aw-
full tragedy and that no stone viii be
left unturned to lay bare the whole
truth with regard to it. As secretary
of the department of commerce and Ia
Dor I am the head of the federal in
uuiry into this affair and propose 10
give it my personal, and Insofar as
possible my undivided attention until
the matter is finally settled. As soon
as practicable the board OF inspectors
will get together and take testimony.
This inquiry will be separate and dis
tinct from any proceedings brought py
citv state OF county officials.
fsI want to correct an impression
that seems to have gone abroad that
this investigation will be left to sub
ordinates in the department. This is
absolutely untrue I Will hold the IN
ol1frv myself and will have ample as
sistance from the most prominent and
efTicient men in the department.
Every one who can throw the least
light upon the matter viii be brought
before the board and the taking OF
testimony will continue so long as
any one can be found who can aid us
in arriving at a correct estimate of
the facts. The situation will continue
until the whole truth is known"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IRON the Atchison Globe

LFrom the Atchison Globe.I
All false teeth are made to look too
young.
If any woman will quite wearing
corsets, we will quit tobacco.
Will lodge man really do more for
his members than for other people?
The inventor of the appendicitis
cure lost another patient yesterday.
You know how selfish you are ?
Well, you can judge from yourself
how selfish others are.
Il have stood this as long as I in
tend to- a woman said to her hus-
band Providing the woman is truth
full, what will she do?
Il announce with pride that while 1
have long hair, have never had my
picture taken hanging to a cross
Dayse Mayme Appleton.
THAT fellow said a brakeman this
morning, as man of leisure passed,
had a law suit with work a few years
ago and won his case"
Ambition is not all that is neces-
sary to accomplish a big result. We
are ambitious for the Globe to have a
hundred thousand circulation, but we
can't make it.
A swarm of bees lit on Commercial
street today, and a crowd gathered
around. We kept track. and found
that seven out of ten men pretended
to know all about bees.
man a little the worse for liquor,
walked along the street today. "Th ere
are certain times" a. woman said
when men should stay at home" We
often think the same thing of women.
Lysander John Appleton, who was
sent to Japan as special war CORE
spondent of the Globe, is missing. We
have been unable to hear from him in
two weeks. We have an idea that he
has been captured by the Russians.
We demand that the government do
something.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
DOGS TAKE THE SCENT.
Bloodhounds Pursue Robbers of the
Northern Pacific Train.

Bearmouth, Mont. June 17.-At s:45
a. m, the special train from Deer
Lodge with Sheriff Barndes' posse and
four bloodhounds arrived at the scene
of the holdup. The dogs Immediately
took the scent and followed it three
miles west of Bearmouth. At this point
hoof prints of two horses were found
which led southerly into the Rock
creek country. 1t is believed that sew
eral different posses are closing in
from every direction. From descriptions
the officers believe they recognize the
bandits and the direction taken by the
men confirms them in their theory. The
trail, If pursued any distance, can not
avoid a well settled section, although in
its first stages it must lead through a
rugged mountainous country in which
it will be difficult to trace men on horse
back.
The amount of booty secured is abso-
lutely unknown, the messenger having
no record of the contents of the strong
box and all waybills having been car
ried off by the robbers. In addition to
the railroad companys offer of 81, 600
reward for each of the robbers, dead or
alive. the state has offered $500.
The spokesman of the robbers an
swers closely the description of the
lone bandit who held up the same train
two years ago and the methods used
were almost identically the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

those of the ten months ending with
April, 1904.
The Canadian reduction of duty on
imports from the United Kingdom and
certain Of its colonies began in April.
1897, with a reduction of 125k per cent.
In 1898 this reduction was increased to
rs per cent, and in 1900 to SO 1-3 per
cent, and has so continued up to the
present time. A table showing the
total exports from the United States
to Canada. covering a long term ofyears,
indicates that there has been a more
rapid growth in exports to Canada since
year. For the full fiscal year our
exports to Canada were. in 1874. Al
million dollars; in 1884. a millions; in
1894, 56 millions; in 1897. the year in
which the Canadian reduction Of duty
on imports from the United Kingdom
occurred, IS millions, and in 1904 seem
likely to be nearly or quite 40 millions,
and will exceed those of any preceding
year.
OF imports into the United States
from Canada the total for 1874, SO mil
lions; in 1894, 81 millions. and in 1904
viii be about 48 millions.
Comparing the growth of Canadian
imports from the United States and the
United Kingdom since 1897. the Canad-
ian figures show imports for consump-
ton: From the United States in 1897.
$61, ,041, and in 1903, s137. sos. 1876; from
the United Kingdom, in 1897, $29, 412 1873,
and in 1903, S5S, S96, 901.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
JAYHAWKER JOTs.

Now that it is cherry time, "appende-
seedes" is a fad at Kingman.
A hungry tramp at Wichita got a meal
by being polite and saving wood
Salina still has weddings lin high life. -
How about Goodland. where the altitude
is much higher?
Chanute has a druggist who advertises
his soda fountain open night and day.
That reads like an item from Topeka.
The Holton woman who fell from the
is farther.
An Argentine joint was struck by light
ming. the other day. Many an occupant
has been struck the same way after lay
ing 10 cents on the bar
Not since the days of Indian raids has
there been such excitement at Dodge City
as the emptying of saloon supplies in the
Arkansas, caused this week.
Coneordia has a resident rich enough
of radium. This drug is supposed to cure
all the ills that flesh is heir to.
Illinois and Kansas can go hand in
hand down the Pike with Hearst badges.
That will be fitting The Pike is intended
for the exhibition of queer things"
Holton. doesn't claim to be the only
town shipping car load lots of strawber-
RES out of Kansas, but the only town
shipping three cars from one patch.
A swarm of bees have made themselves
a home in the kitchen chimney of the
Fort Scott mayor. His honor proposes to
make it hot for the insects by smoking
them out.
Voluntarily leaving the state house and
returning to the farm is giving a McPher-
son county politician some glory. But
would this have happened had the salary
been larger?
Heaving stones through the windows Of
a private residence was lots of fun for a
Newton boy in the evening, but the jail
sentence of the morning after was a
different story.
An Independence parrot escaped and lit
on the porch of home where a sewing
circle was being entertained. In two min
utes shame and despair at her dumbness
drove Polly back to her cage.
The Concordia Blade puts it this way:
If the good Lord will only give us three
weeks now of warm weather, without
any more rain, Cloud county will produce
the greatest wheat crop and the greatest
crop of fruit within her history"
There were 1900 persons took a peek
through the penny slot machines at the
Emporia carnival in one night As the
majority of the scenes were girls pillow
fighting and groups of modern Ewes -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
WOMEN EARN BIG WAGES.
some Are in Professional Life-Others
Work for Salaries.

At least a half dozen women in the
business and professional life OF chi
cago are the recipients of SlO'OOO
wear from their vocations. 1t is est-
mated that there are over a score
Of others who enjoy the privilege of
Snandinp or saving at least $1,000
annually which they make IN Ieglu-
mate professional practice, at llhes OF
business which they operate mae
pendentIy, or as heads of depart
ments in the larger places OA DusA-
Women in some of the largest State
street stores talk as freely of salaries
of $4,000 a year as the average clerk
inclined to argue the question or their
right to receive such large salaries
they will tell you it is automatic they
would not receive them 5 yea, year arter
COMPARED in number with the men
who receive salaries of this size, one
we'll known woman said that among
her acquaintances there is about one
$4,000 a year woman to five men
who share a similar luxury Discuss
ing the question further, she seemed
to think that the women who receive
this amount save a larger portion of
it than do men under similar condi-
lions of life
She argued that woman who can
command SO large salary must de-
vote more of her time to the earning
of it than does the average man, there
fore she finds less time to squander it.
1.-The average salaried man who re-
ceives a $4,000 stipend" she added,
rs usually in debt. Such men are.
as rule, convivial in their habits and
find that their retention in position
that pays so handsomely requires that
they be good fellows with those in
higher authority as well as with those
among their clients. The women who
draw large salaries draw them be-
cause of their actual fitness for the
places they occupy. and not because
they are conviviai and good mixers
1T is not long ago." said this same
woman, that Chicago could boast of
but one woman who received for her
services $4,000 annually. have
known two women physicians who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
ZEB WHITE
The Old Postum Hunter Tells a Story
About Wildcats.

We were talking about feuds-the old
Tennessee mountaineer and myself
and he related several instances that
had come within his knowledge, when
L asked him if he had ever had any
personal experience.
Not skassly, sah-not skassly,' he
replied, but mebbe might hev had
but for the old woman and Wildcats
I don't reckon yo' kin figger it out by
story When we was down at the CO.
ners the other day arter bacon, we
met the JacksOns-five of 'em in all,
and they seemed powerful friendly with
me. They are all right today, but
three vars ago they was ready to do
murder. I'd knOwed 'em fur a right
smart while, but had never had any
truck with 'em when the old man
comes ridin' up yere one day on his
mewl and says;
% Hello Zeb White, I want to go
down to Bristol, and my mewl has dun
gone lame. Mebbe yo'd lend me yo'rs.'
t.Of co'se I told him I would, and
rode away on mine. When he comes
back he was powerful anxious fur
swap. His critter had ring-bones and
mine had spavins, and neither one Of
'em was worth over SIS. The Jacksons
were put down fur a hOt-headed, quar-
relsOme lot, and I was rather skeery
of the ole man. / hung off and hung
or but he said so much that I finally
made a swap with him got his crit
ter and 50 in cash fur mine. He know
ed all about the spavins, and knowed
all about the ring-bones, but both of
US was satisfied. He was as pleasant
as could be when we rode away, and I
when my ole woman speaks up and
saws
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

" 'zeb White. thar's goin' to be trub-
BILE over this dicker as suah's yo'r
BON
3" eKase ole man Jackson has got TO
boys, and they'll pint out them spav-
ins and make him believe he's bin
cheated. His critter has ring-bones,
but they won't count. He'll jest come
back to-morrer and want to upset the
decker "
And did he do so?" I asked. as zeb
made long pause.
He did, sab. We was eatin' break
fast when he rode up and begun 70
blow and buster and call names He
wanted to make out that I cheated
him when he was drunk, and he said
so much that I got mad and we had
it purity hot. When he went away he
threatened to do all sorts o things.
and the ole woman begun to cry befo
he was out O sight 1t wasn't bein'
in a quarrel with one Jackson, yo
see, but the hull five. They was bound
to git the better o me sooner or later,
but as the trubble WASH [ my fault. !
wasn't goin to eat humble pie. Best
could do was to keep my eyes peeled
and my gun handy and stay around
home"
over2"
''Arter about a week" replied the
old man. '"Bout three nights arter
the fuss two wildcats broke into the
henhouse and eat up the six chickens.
Iuey got N Dy mighty small noles
and arter eatin' the chickens they was
too fat to git out. I found EN- in the
mawnin' and clapped a board over
the hole and made EN- prisoners
They was monstrous big cats and as
savage as tigers, an was goin' to
shoot EN- when the ole woman says.
Jest hold on a bit, Zeb- Mebbe
them critters will be mo- use to US
alive than dead Give me time to
think a bit.
"At that time the henhouse stood
over thar by the cO'ner of the cabin
didn't ak the ole woman what her
plan was, but I knowed she had one
by the way she kept singin' to her
self She didn't give them cats food
or drink, and in two days they was
savage 'nuff to tackle buzz-saws. I
was cuttin' cedar back on the hills
and it was about the fifth night arter
the mewI dicxer with ole Jackson
when the climax came. We was IN
bed and asleep when the dve Jack
sons rid Up. They'd bin to town and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
GROWING TRADE WITH CANADA.

Exports from the United States to
Canada will be larger in the fiscal year
about to end than in any preceding
year. Reports just prepared by the de-
partment of commerce and labor,
through its bureau of statistics. show
for the ten months for which figures
are already received total exports to
Canada amounting to 1O4 million dol
lars, against SO millions in the CORE
spending months of 1908 and SO millions
in the same months of 1902. Going back
TO 1897, the year in which the Canadian
reduction in tariff on imports from the
United Kingdom went into effect, the
figures Of our exports to Canada dur
ing the ten months ending with April,
1897. are s51, 9o3, 57s. or but one-half
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

ton for another he says it is in response
to a call, but it's generally a raise
It's dollars to doughnuts that half the
people who want to bet have just as
much difficulty putting up one as the
other.
Mrs. Subbubs-'I don't think that cook
of ours would be satisfied in heaven
Mr.. Subbubs-'' Probably not unless she
had every Thursday and every other Sun
day OUT
Blobbs-''These trolley accidents are
getting more and more frequent" Slobbs
What has happened noW?' Blobbs
- woman thanked a man for his seat,
and he dropped dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

The commander of the Russian vIadi-
vostock squadron seem to be the only
man in the service that can get the
better Of the enemy. Twice he has
made successful raids on japanese
shipping and inflicted serious damage.
The watchful and ever alert islanders
seem unable to catch him. He always
comes out in bad weather. He appears
to be able to operate as well in a fog
as in good weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

Springfield (NIass.) Union: The office
holder who has the courage of his con-
victions may make some enemies. but
there is a friend gained for every en-
envy made. And the enemy is not real
~ SUCH He finds that he has a re-
spect for the official that he would not
otherwise have had, and this feeling of
respect begets confidence On election
day this enemy" is quite apt to cast
his ballot for the official who dared to
do what he believed was right and
best It makes no difference how big
or how little the office may be, whether
it be that of president or mayor. in it
the people like a man of backbone
They win forgive the mistakes of such
a man far easier than they will indorse
the acts of a trimmer. whose efforts to
please everybody please nobody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

lFI the new 10TH IASSS-I
It's a poor rule that won't spank both
ways.
Rain is a good thing to help you find
the leak in the roof.
Every woman believes in corporal pun
ishment for children when she hasn'
any.
A girl can never decide whether she
rather be married and not in love or in
love and not be married.
It's a comfort to the proud mother
of a family of children to read how none
of the great men ever got good marks at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
LOCAL MENTION.

A small hand satcheI containing
some silverware and letters bearing
the address of Mrs. NJ. r. Hill. Perry,
Kan, was found near the Union Pa
ciic depot in North Topeka, by a.
policeman Thursday. It is supposed
that the valise was stolen from the
owner and dropped by the thief.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Whitaker Of 92S
Monroe are the parents of an eleven
pound boy born this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

Contrary to the expectations of many
and, it is believed, to all precedents
the government has been reimbursed
for money which It paid out in aid of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
Perhaps the Fair management will
want it all back again after the show
is over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
AT THE WORLDS FAIR.

Subscribers to the State journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address in St. Louis at the rate
of thirty cents a month. The last
edition Of the State journal reaches
st. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building, if desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

It was said eight years ago bv the
Republican orators and newspapers
that there was enough money in circu-
lation-that the business of the coun-
try did not need any more. But we
md that that there has been a decided
difference in theory and practice. For
instance, June 1. 1886. the money of all
kinds circulating in the United States
was Sl,521, 5S4, 2S3. Now we find from
the official report that on June 1. 1904
there was in circulation 50. sos. 279. e17- Is
II not easy to draw interesting conclus-
ions from these hgures.-Indianapol
Sentinel
For Bryan Democrats, perhaps yes,
but what business has the Sentinel to
be fooling with these figures?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

1t looks now as though the work of
Circuit Attorney Folk is about to show
results. Two of st. Louis Doodle al
dermen have gone to Jefferson City to
begin terms in the penitentiary. The
holes in the legal drag net are large but
not all escaDe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address at the rate of thirty
cents a month. Address changed as
often as desired. While out OF town
the State journal will be to you like
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
HIT so TIMES.
Japanese Transport Was Then Tor
pedoed By the Russians.

Toxic. June II, 1890 p. mt Is
impossible to ascertain accurately the
figures of the losses sustained by the
Japanese as a result Of the sinking Of
the transport Hitachi and the she'll
ing Of the transport Sado. A sur
vivOr reports to Vice Admiral Tsun-
oda that the Hitachf was hit sixty
times and caught fire A boat from
the Sado was sent to the Russians for
the purpose Of a parley. The Rus
SLAMS agreed to give the Sado forty
minutes to clear the ship and said
that they would take the noncombat-
ants on board The Russians later, it
Is declared refused to receive the
nOncom baIants, except an English
man. the chief mate, and before the
forty minutes had expired the Rus
SLAMS, it is further said, torpedOed the
ship on both sides. Colonel Luchi,
commanding the troops on the Hita-
CHI and many others committed sui
eide Luchl was educated in France.
The majority of the passengers of the
Sado were rescued. The greater
number of those who We're on board
the Hitachi were annihilated. The
Sado subsequently grounded on the
east coast Of OkinO island. It is ex-
pected that she can be saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

Russia's troubles are beginning at
home The governor general of Finland
has been shot and attempts to blow
up the car are reported. The war with
Japan may yet result in freedom for
the Russian people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

At last the Parker boom has got in
action in the south. Both Arkansas and
Mississippi have instructed for the
judge Arkansas. it viii be remember
ed, is the state in which it is alleged
they still vote for Andrew Jackson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
stakelbnrc Is Restinr

st. Petersburg, June 1880 D.
m.-General Stakelburg telegraphs
from Vantsialin that his army is rest
ing there. His casualties have not yet
been ascertained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

A Republican partisan is defined by
the Washington Post as a man who
comes up smiling after the elephant
has stepped on him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Clara Tayman, aged "A years, died at
her home 713 Buchanan street, Thurs
day afternoon at 3 o'clock of heart fail
ure. She has been Ill for a long time
The body was sent to Bloomington
H., today for interment.
Mrs. w T. Branstrup, wife of the
late DR.. Branstrup of this city, died at
Indianapolis Thursday after several
months illness. Mrs. Branstrup was
a member Of the Episcopal church here
and had many friends in Topeka. The
funeral will take place at Indianapolis
Saturday, at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

The Addicls delegates will be seated
at Chicago. The gas man seems able
to win everything but a senatorship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-17

First STUDENT got all my exercise
running to chapel in the morning.
Second Student-Ah, I seei A sort OF
religious ezercise.-Prfnceton Tiger.