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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

1.-THE imports of the grand divisions
and principal countries of the world
and the share thereof supplied by the
United States is the title of a table
just presented by the department Of
commerce, through its bureau of sta
tistscs. It 81 Oyvs, as the title indicates,
the total imports of each of the prin-
cipaI countries Of the world, the
amount OF those imports drawn from
the United States, and the percentage
our products form of the total imports.
The statement shows that of the S.
141, 054 COO worth of merchandise i'm
ported by Europe in 1902 the United
States supplied s1.211, 1856, 000 or Ass
per cent of the total. North America.
other than the United States, imported
merchandise to the value of S41o. 49,
600, OF which the United States sup
piled S215, s66. 600, or 5255 per cent.
South America imported $349 691. 900. of
which s43. $4,000. or 1855 per cent. was
from the United States. Asia's imports
were 1866, $50 900. of which $50, 167, 900, or
81 per cent. was from the United
States. Africa's imports were S436. 256.
OO00, of which s24. 49,. 600 or SIS per
cent, was from the United States.
The imports of Oceania were 1922
1O7. GOO, of which $S4, S55. OOO or 1913 per
cent was drawn from the United
States. This figure for Oceania does
not include the Hawaiian islands. which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
Yukon Hay Farm

a good hay farm in Yukon valley is a
better paying proposition than an ordi-
nary gold mine This fact has been dem
onstrated by J. A Rouse, Dawson
freighter, who is farming & large tract of
native hay at Gravel lake, on the trail
between Dawson and the Duncan district,
Stewart river.
Last fan Rouse put in an immense
quantity of fine hay, enabling him to bale
more than 50 tons this winter. Besides
wintering his own large herd of stock
he has had considerable feed for sale, re-
ceiving $40 a ton. At this price his crop
was worth $S4, 600. Rouse clears a profit of
at least 100 per cent
Winter weather has not prevented con-
tinuous work A crew of 10 men has been
employed and two six mule teams to col
lect the bales and carry them to market.
His entire crop was cut with scythes and
season he will replace these methods with
modern farming implements, greatly re
dllcfne the cost of handling the crop
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
JAYHAWKER JoTs.
Little Wads of Doodle,
Little kegs of Schlitz,
Make a mighty combine
Cause the palmS to Itch

Hoisington starts the glad spring time
Lawrence is tearing down her obiec-
tiOnable street signs.
It will take over $1,000 to put the streets
OF Waterville n passing shape.
Robinson is about the only town in
Kansas that has neither a Joint nor a
hotel.
The trading stamp burden is making
the Hutchinson merchants round shout
Lindsborg is to have a new brick post
office. The opening" will be a red letter
event
There lives in Anthony so disloyal a
his bride.
An Allen county musical composer has
STYLED one of his best pieces 1.-The lola
Register March "
mer brought him IS worth of wolf scalps
That was easier than six days of saving
wood.
Hiawatha man has slept in the same
bed every night for % years. That doesn't
give the good housewife much time for
airing the sheets.
The awkward squad" at Meade has al
ready begun to practice mounted drill for
the Fourth of July.
When the ruler over a people displeases,
its easy for his subjects to write Eek"
before his title. This applies to Topeka
as we'll Bulgaria.
The latest developments in the Topeka
police scandal indicate that some men
get under a cloud for the purpose of
sWiping the silver lining.
piece of quartz has been unearthed
in Brown county that bears traces of
gold. That's probably where the Ellis
county shale mill has gone.
For day the valise of a drunken pris-
oner at the Pittsburg jail lay around I'M
opened. When searched Is sticks of dyna-
mite was revealed. Not a policeman faint
ed, but all rushed to the nearest sa-
loon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
WILL CONE TO KANSAS.
Senator Burton Won't Stay Long I'm
Washington.

According to news from Washing
ton. Senator Burton intends shortly
to return to Kansas and go to Abilene.
A Washington dispatch says:
Senator Burton when seen today.
declined to make any statement for
publication. He said, however. that
he will not attempt to go upon the
floor and that he comes here only to
close I'D his affairs at Washington.
His plans include a stay of about a
week, when he will go to his home
in Abilene. Kas"
Senators do not think any action
will be taken in this matter till the
legal proceedings are disposed of and
a final court of appeals has acted
upon the case If the judgment of
the court that has already acted is
sustained, it is expected that the SEN
ate will act by appointing a special
committee, the duty of which will be
to inform the senate officially of the
courts action and to recommend that
Senator BurtOn's seat be declared va
Gated
1t is understood that the senate will
not undertake to Inquire into the ma
ture of the court proceedings, but will
accept the verdict in the Burton case
as conclusive evidence. Under the
law such a verdict would debar Mr..
Burton from holding public Office and
as a natural consequence his seat
would be vacated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
CLAIMS THEM ALL.
Hearst Paper Says Kansas Is for the
Editor.


Editor.
The Los Angeles Examiner. one of the
Hearst papers, claims the entire Kansas
delegation to the Democratic national
convention for Hearst. 1t publishes PER
gates, but one of them. W II. L. Pep
perell, declares for Hearst only in the
event that he is the choice Of the Demo-
crat Of Democratic states
w. +. billiard, who was first elected as
a Hearst man, but who was afterwards
quoted against Hearst, is lined up solicly
for Hearst in the Examiner The follow
ing statement is attributed to him:
4 will vote every time for William R.
Hearst at St Louis. If any man had n
doubt as to the feeling of the Kansas
people with regard to the candidacy Of
the great champion of the people, those
doubts We're dispelled at the convention
today. Never did I witness so enthusiast
tic a demonstration for any man. 1t is
en- in this sta-e. The fropie are with
Mr.. Hearst, and I am with the people L
therefore for Mr.. Hearst ana Will use
every. endeavor to promote his candi-
dacy''
s T. Hale, who is claimed by the anti
Hearst crowd. is quoted as follows in
the LSaTnine-.
1.-The convention today was a Hearst
convention. The delegates lsy an over
whelming ms jority We're obviously for Mr..
Hearst. The resolution indorslng Nj.
Hearst clearly Indicated that the cDnven-
ton intended thai all the national dole
gates selected should vote for him. Tin
one of the delegates Gould Tor nIJiuIe
vote for any other candidate than VIII
liam r. Hearst He IS great Demo
craft
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
RICE STRAW PAPER.
Beginning of an Industry in Louisiana
Northern Capital.


It is announced that one of the larg-
est paper mills in the south will be
established at an early day in the rice
district of louisiana either at Crow
ley or Jennings, for the purpose OF
manufa curing paper from rice straw.
The enterprise will be backed by
northern capital and the mill, it is
estimated, will cost $15O,000-
Every new factory is, of course, well
coined in the south, but this paper
mill means a great deal more than a
single new industrial enterprise If 1t
proves the success hoped for, it will
bring about a revolution in the paper
world, and Will give new wealth and
prosperity to a section which has been
wonderfully favored of late years in
the development of its resources
southwest Louisiana. AS is well
known, the paper manufacturers of
the country have been looking for
years for a new material convertible
into wood pulp, the chief stock of the
paper manufactured today. The sup
ply of spruce, which so far has been
found the best material. is nearly eX-
hausted, and it is hoped to secure
something equally or nearly as good.
The country has been searched far and
wide for materials, and half a. dozen
have been discovered that viii do
fairly well. The hope still exists that
something better may yet be found,
turned their eyes toward the south
as a section rich in timber and other
possible wood stocks, but which has
not yet been sufficiently examined.
The Times-Democrat has kept track
of this movement during the last two
years in which it has been in progress
There have been a. dozen different ex-
periments. all more or les successful.
Two of these have received and are
entitled to great consideration, be-
cause their success means so much to
our leading agricultural industries
the manufacture of paper from bag
asse, or the crushed stalk of the sugar
cane, and from rice straw. There are
two bagasse paper mills, one in Texas
and one in Louisiana, and they are
doing so well that we may look for
others to follow at an early day. That
rice straw will make good paper has
been well esta blished. The expert
ment now proposed Will show how
good and what profit it will yield.
There is enough bagasse and rice
straw produced in Louisiana and
thrown away today as a waste prod
uct. not only of no possible value, but
frequently a great nuisance and diff
ficult to get rid of, to furnish the
paper demands of the entire country
The next few years will settle the
question whether these materials are
destined to play the leading part in
the paper industry. If they prove
thoroughly satisfac Glory it will not only
transfer to the south new and profit
able industry, but will materially in
crease the profit of the cane and rice
growers and strengthen the Industries
In which they are engaged.-NeW Or
leans I1IneS-DemOcrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.J
A boy can be civilized but then he ism t
a boy any longer.
Once in a while a girl kisses a man Just
to show him how to do it.
1t takes q woman to have her eyes
seem to melt with tenderness when she is
gnashing her teeth
We don't know what it requires to be-
come skillful at repartee, unless it is to
think as quick as when the baby has the
Group.
We like all sorts of boys but boys are
abused so much that we are particularly
fond of good ones. If you know a good
boy, let US hear about him. We would like
to praise him.
Henry Enigan,an Atchison colored man,
mas alwaES naee4 -. lever roses
visited St Joe one day several years ago
and stood on a street corner and talked
in a loud voice with a colored friend. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

Rev. H. r. Best will preach his
farewell sernnonI and conduct the final
service of his evangelistic series at the
Baptist tabernacle tonight. Yester-
day was a great day. Large congre-
cations and many converts marked
the day. A deep interest was mani
fest and the universal regret is that
Mr.. Best must close his meetings so
soon. The services of tonight will be
of especial interest. From here Mr..
Best goes to his home at Winfield for
a couple of days and thence to Sioux
Falls S. D., where he begins his pas
torate next Sunday. He has shown
Topeka that evangelistic meetings can
be conducted with spirit, fire and eff
feet, and without offending good taste,
castigating Christians, or leaving
ranking stings behind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
BELL IN CONTEMPT.
Court Orders Arrest of COlOra-
do Adjutant General.

Ouray, Colo, April 11.-District
Judge Theron Stevens today declared
Adjutant General Sherman M. Bell
and CAPTAIN Bulkely Wells to be in
contempt of court for not complying
with the writ of habeas corpus which
required them to bring before the
court today Charles H. Meyer prest-
dent of the Western Federation Of
Miners, whom they are holding in
confinement at Telluride. The court
ordered Sheriff Corbett to arrest the
two officers. Judge Stevens severely
criticized the course of Governor
James H. Peabody and the military
authorities, saying they appeared to
be in insurrection against the court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
USEFUL URALITE.
Is IncombustibIe and Can Be Worked
With Like Wood.

Win Like NOOd.
Have you ever heard of uralite? Pro-
badly not, for it is a new invention
Yet it is well worthy of your notice
since it is superior to anything of the
kind that has yet been produced. 1t
is the invention of a Russian artillery
officer and chemist, named Imschenetz-
ky, and its claim to distinction lies in
the fact that it is absolutely fireproof.
Uralite is composed of asbestos fiber
with a proper proportion of silicate,
bicarbonate of soda and chalk and It
is supplied in various finishes and col
ors, according to the purpose for which
it is intended. In a soft form a sheet
of uTalite is like an asbestos board;
when hard it resembles finely sawn
stone and has a metallic ring. Besides
being a nOnconductor of heat and cleo
tricity, it is practically waterproof (and
may be made entirely so by paint). and
is not affected either by atmospheric
influences or by the acids contained in
smoke in large towns, which rapidly
destroy galvanized iron.
Moreover, it can be cut by the usual
carpenters or WoOrwOrkers' tools, 1t
can be veneered to form paneling for
walls or partitions; it can be painted,
grained, polished and glued together
like wood; it does not split when
nail is driven through it; 1t is not af-
fected when exposed TO moisture or
great changes OF temperature, and il
can be given any desired color either
during the process Of manufacture or
Observation-Disclosures and Hygienic Maya
zine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
HAD BUSINESS ELSEWHERE
Judge Hazen's Trouble With Lawyers
Before His Court.

When Judge Hazen called the court
docket this morning every other lawyer
wanted his case postponed because he
was going to some other city to appear
in some other court.
Judge Hazen is used to this Every
Monday morning the lawyers have the
same excuses for asking for the post
ponement of cases. Their clients are sick
or they have to go somewhere else and
TRY cases. Judge Hazen has proded the
lawyers and tried to keep business going,
but he is getting tired. This morning he
surprised the lawyers with excuses by
pOstponing the cases at their requests.
Lawyers seem to have business every
where but in Shawnee county. IN getting
tired of irving cases anyway.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
NIrs. Richner ExpIains.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
You will please give me space in
your paper to make a correction of an
article appearing in a recent issue of
your paper wherein you state that one
Kittie Richner was arrested at 61S
Kansas avenue. I am the only person
of that name in Topeka and never
lived at that number ana was never
arrested. But my divorced husband,
John A. Walker, called at my resi-
dence No. 1872 Kansas avenue and be-
ing refused admittance called an Off
Ger and broke open the door for which
offense I had him arrested and he is
now out on bond.
KITTIE RICHNER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
leland WI NTove.

CYRUS Leland will take his family,
consisting of a son and two daughters,
to his farm near Troy for the summer
after the schools here close, but they
will probably return to Topeka for the
next school year when Washburn
opens Mr.. Leland's residence has al
ways been at Troy, where he has ex-
tensive business interests, and he
spends most of his time there. He
owns property in Topeka, however, and
his son and daughters have remained
here to attend school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Judge Isenhart. who has been very
sick at Christ hospital for some time,
was reported improved this morning.
Don't fail to visit the "Fitwell'' this
week: great bargains in store for you
The Fitwen Shoe Co.. sos Kansas ave.
Mr.. j. L. Graham. of BeIoit. who is
in Topeka as a United States juror, is
the guest of Deputy Marshal Frank
McGrath at his home on Quincy
street
Ladies' s2.OO Oxfords, in eight diff
ferent STILES. for $3.50 a pair. at the
FitweI Shoe Co.'S, 500 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

On Tuesday night. April II. T. NJ.
Guerin, of Troy. N. Y. first vice pres
ident of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners of America,
will make an address at Trades As
sembly hall. I'll Kansas avenue, on
1.-THE Benefits of the Trade Union to
the Wage Worker. His Wife and Lit
tie ones" At this meeting applica-
lions will be received for member
ship in the broth erhood. and n new
lodge of millmen will be started. Mr..
Guerin comes to Topeka under the
auspices of the district council of
carpenters and joiners Of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

Numerous correspondents have asked
for information as to the pronunciation
of the names which figure in the war
news. 1t would be impossible in any
brief compass to give satisfactory rules
for the pronunciation of Russian names.
Generally speaking. the vowels are
sounded as follows: IA as in far
''e" as in met" ~ as in machine; !"
co. as in tone" u" as in rude %
Initial 20" often has the sound of "a: +"
thus "Orloff" is sounded as though
syllable often has the sound of '.yo'' in
yoke" so that "pravezh" is spoken as
though spelled tpravyozh-'' The conso-
nants have much the same force as in
English-"ch" as in church, 'sh' as
in wish" XXI" as 'ch" in the German
'ich;' If as "v;" final ~ as SIS -
So far as japanese, Chinese and Korean
names are concerned, simpler rules pre-
vail. In the original the names are not
spelled at all. but are expressed with
word signs In English. therefore, they
have been expressed phoneticaIly They
are thus to be pronounced as they are
spelled. Many Of themhave alternative
spellings, but these need cause no I'M
certainty as to the pronunciation, since
the various spellings all express the
same sounds. Thus Che-FoO is also
spelled Chi-Fu- But we need only to
remember that the si' in the latter
form has the continental sound of long
"e" to perceive that both forms are
sounded the same. as though spelled
Chee-Foo- So Kin-ChoW is also spelled
Kin-Chau. But the latter is a German
form and in German "au" is sounded
like low" in English.-New York Tri-
bune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
BASEBALL MEETING.
Final Arrangements About the Future
to Be Made.

An important meeting of the execu-
tive committee of the Topeka Baseball
association is called for tonight to
meet in the offices of the NcDearmott
Commission company, at the corner of
Kansas avenue and Seventh street.
Word is expected before night from /.
E. Myers, president of the Street Rail-
way company, announcing finally
whether or not he will aid the base
ball team. If he decides to back out"
as he did in a letter received several
days ago. the local association will go
ahead "on it's own hook and put
team into the field
The meeting tonight is very imports
ant and all of the members of the
committee must be presented. The
public is excluded. Newspaper report
the portals for the simple reason that
the magnates cannot keep them out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
BACK TO STATE COURTS
Supreme Court Remands Mime
sofa Merger Case.

Washington April 1.-THE United States
supreme court today decided the case Of
the state of Minnesota versus the North
ern Securities company and the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern companies,
involving the validity of the merger of
the two railroad companies, holding that
ii was without jurisdiction and reversing
the opinion of the court below
Justice Harlan, who delivered the Opin
ion. said that the circuit court should
not have entertained jurisdiction in the
case, the effect being to remand the case
to the state courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
Exc,lrsion to Washington, D. G.

on April 10, IL and Il the Baltimore
& Ohio railroad will sell excursion
tickets from Chicago to Washington.
D. c., at rate of $3.50 for the round
trip. account Knights of Columbus
meeting. good to return leaving Wash
ington not later than April Is. For
further information address, Ticket Of
fee, IA Clark street, Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

wichita, Kan, April Thames N.
Roland. a consumptive whose rela-
tives are believed to live at 2311 Lynch
street, ST Louis died in his berth in
Pullman car on the Santa Fe near this
city today He was en- route from
body is held here pending inquest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
MRS. DlGGS HERE.
viii Be at Banquet in Topeka
Tuesday.

Mrs. Annie Diggs, who has been in
Europe for two years past, engaged
in literary work, arrived in Kansas
City this morning and will be in To-
peka tonight or tomorrow, to attend
the banquet of the Women's Press
association at the Hotel Throop Tues
daE evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

Receipts of grain and -four includ-
ing flour reduced to bushels, at New
Orleans. for the first two months of
the current calendar year, were A.
s62,25S bushels, or about half the guam
tity received last year to the same
date. when 9,721,751 bushels were re-
corded. Shipments Of grain alone from
Galveston for two months were $685.
SIS bushels, and 3S04,245 bushels in
1902
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

Mr.. Cleveland has declared for Par
ker and Mr.. Bryan has said that the
judge will not do. Thus is Democrat
harmony promoted. Ii is difficult to
unite in one political party factions
holding opposite views on public ques-
lions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11

1t appears now that Topeka has
been in the Minneapolis Doodle class
for some time. If the condition I'M
covered last week are permitted to
stand. the city viii graduate into the
st. Louis and Grand Rapids class in
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-11
scale Committee Meets.

Terre Haute, April Indiana BIZ
luminous miners reassembled in con-
vention today with the operators in an
effort to agree upon scale. The joint
scale committee is in session. The
convention adjourned pending an
agreement in committee.