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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
YOUNKlN A TERROR.
Dog Catcher Shoots at a Dog and
Creates CONSERVATION.

Dog Catcher Younkin seems to be
in trouble again. Complaint has been
made to Mayor Bergundthal that
Younkin shot several times at small
dog at Ninth and Monroe this morn
ing terrorizing the women who live
in the vicinity. One woman who was
coming UP the street was so affected
by the scene that she was Frustrated
and had to be carried into neighbor-
ing house.
The report is that Younkin saw
small dog nearly half a block away,
and got out shotgun from his wagon
and fired at it several times. He
finally wounded the animal, and
went up to it and finished the work
with his revolver. The shooting took
place in the middle of Monroe street,
in front of the Rossington residence.
Mayor Bergundthal said today: Il
have not seen Younkin to hear his
side of this affair. OF course Mr..
Younkin should not shoot dogs in the
middle of the street. They should not
be killed in such a public manner. But
at the same time. some of these dogs
which run around the streets are al
most like wild animals, and it is i'm
possible to get close enough to them to
catch them. Then the only way to
get them is to shoot from a distance.
I shall not dismiss Younkin until I
find somebody else who can do as
efficient work as he does He gets
better results than anybody else in
that job"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Halls Summit is to have a cheese fac
tory.
Emporia is troubled with Jack the
pepper" again.
A dog poisoner has decreased the per
capiter" at Abilene
The Sells & Downs circus started on a
rainy day at Topeka and have never miss
ed issuing rain checks since.
Prof Mustard will leave Abilene for the
Philippines soon. Manila should be warm
enough, even for the professor
The Missouri Pacific is repainting their
depot at Salina and making the building
d credit to one of the best towns in Kan
sas.
A pear tree planted by the first erected
house in Ottawa is about to be cut
missed.
Hearts don't change much after all
J. Mack Love was one of the first boys a
the Arkansas City depot to see the cir
Gus unload.
An FL Dorado veteran has received
enough back pension increase to allow
him to attend a two weeks stroll around
the worlds fair.
out at Great Bend the local fruit
prophet says: not only peaches, but the
best varieties of plums and cherries, were
nipped by the frost
A Wichita automobilist has been fined
S25 for screening IN the city park. He
and produced the costs.
over 100 tin fruit cans were gathered
cupied bv a bride six months T6af moor
husband is to be pitied-
The housewives of Independence claim
that it is almost impossible to get the
family washing done. What's the matter
with importing some Chinese.
An Ottawa girl INDUCED in a long cry
because her dearest friend had married
before "a years of age. She would have
waited until at least 80. the girl thinks
The man who presided at the meeting
that decided that Cresceus failed to trot
that record mile at Wichita was a cousin
to the Wichita Eagle. The Eagle should
brace 10.
In the broad light of noon a citizen of
Hutchinson strolled cheerily up Main
street In one hand he had two bottles of
beer in the other a chunk of ice. He was
contemplating a merger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
ROOsEvELT's LABOR RECoRD

From making forecasts of election
results Gen. Charles II. Grosvenor has
turned his attention to retrospective
data and has presented for campaign
use detailed statement of President
Roosevelt's public acts as LEGISLATOR
governor and president in the interest
of labor.
Congressman Grosvenor first gives
an epitome of Theodore Roosevelt's
favorable action on labor legislation
as a member of the New York general
assembly. AS such member he saws he
voted for bills
Abolishing tenement-house cigar
making in New York city.
Restricting child labor in factories
and workshops.
Regulating the labor hours of min
ors and women in manufacturing es-
Establishments
Safeguarding the lives and limbs Of
factory operatives.
Regulating wage rates of laborers
employed by municipalities.
Making employees preferred creditors.
Providing for building mechanics
liens.
Prescribing the lien rights of work
ing women.
Protecting mechanics and laborers
engaged in sinking oil or gas wells.
Abolishing child contract labor in
reformatory institutions.
Creating a commission to examine
into the operation of the contract sys-
TEN of employing convicts.
Establishing the bureau of labor sta
tistics.
To promote industrial peace.
For a scent fare on the New York
city elevated railroad.
5 Incorporating the New York city
Free Circulating library.
AS governor of New York Theodore
Roosevelt approved of measures
Creating a tenement-house commits
sion.
Regulating sweat-shop labor
Empowering the factory inspector
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Commercial failures in the United
States during the month of April were
1.013 in number and S13.136,6s8 in
amount of Liabilities, against $50 in
the corresponding month last year,
when the amount of defauIted indebt-
edness was $11,811,967. In the va
rious branches of manufacturing 264
concerns suspended owing $5,222,923,
which compares with PIP failures a
year ago involving Ss.396,295. The
chief numerical increase was among
traders, $50 defaults with liabilities
of s5.S15,7o2, comparing with only
492 last year involving s4,5S6,595. In
proportion to the number of failures.
the heaviest increase over last years
liabilities occurred in the class in
Guiding brokers. real estate, insur-
ance, etc, where there were So sus-
pensions involving S2,O98,O63 of de-
faulted Indebtedness, compared with
IS in April, 1903, with total liabilities
of only S829,O77. In addition to these
commercial insolvencies, 16 banks and
ether fiduciary institutions closed their
doors with liabilities of $4,357.O0O. a
striking increase when compared with
four failures for only $1,000 in the
corresponding month of 1903.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
ANTI CURTIS EDITORSy
They Arc Holding a Meeting at HoI-
ton Today.

Holton, Kan, May 6.--Ten Repub-
lican newspaper men of the First con-
gressional district who are opposed to
the methods by which Mr.. Charles
Curtis of Topeka was nominated are
in session here today. Letters have
arrived from the editors of five more
expressing themselves in hearty SYM
pathy with the movement
The work of the newspaper men
this afternoon will be to devise a
method to oppose unanimously the
candidacy of Mr.. Charles Curtis for
the office of congressman of this dis
trict
1t is alleged that the nomination
was not fairly secured Those repre-
scented here today in person are:
The Sabetha Herald, Troy ChleI'
Wathena Republican, Horton Head
light, Seneca Tribune, COTS Advance
Leavenworth Times, Holton Recorder
Those by letter: Wetmore Specta-
tor, Tonganoxie Mirror jackson
County World, Oskaloosa Times, Ell
ingham New Leaf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
Would You2

If you had it to do over again, would
you marry?
OF course you would. for if you had
your life to live over again you would
live just as you have lived.
But if you had known, when young,
what you know now, would you marry
as you did?
That, however, is not fair question,
knowing that such a thing is impossi-
Bile.
Besides. you could have learned from
the lives and experiences of others If
you had been anxious to know all about
married life before entering upon it
yourself.
Possibly you were advised this way
and that, warned to look out for trou-
bic and assured of complete success.
NO wonder advice is so cheap: it is so
plenty. And who wants anything so
cheap that it is given away just to get
rid of it2
That's how you felt. no doubt ana
that is, or once was, your excuse for
doing as you did.
1t is better that you didn't take ad-
vice from any one, for if you had YOU
might now regard them as your mortal
foes and blame them with all your
troubles and your woes.=Pittsburg
Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
WILL TRY 1T OVER.
Republicans Meet at Troy to Nominate
a Senator.

Troy. Kan, May 6.-The adjourned
Republican senatorial convention il
the Brown-Donfphan district is sche-
duled to meet here this afternoon
shortly before o'clock. by arrangs-
ment of committees of the contending
factions. This is the result of the ac-
ton of the state contest board in de-
Gliding that the nomination Of o. J. Nu-
gent by the Brown county delegates
some time ago was illegal.
There is some doubt as to whether
the Brown county delegation will abide
by the arrangements made and come
to Troy this afternoon. At least one
Brown county man will meet with the
ten Doniphan delegates. giving them a
quorum, but the Doniphan county dele
gates say they want to be fair and VIII
not attempt to take snap judgment of
the Brown delegation, if the latter will
act in good faith and not attempt any
more tricks as was done in the at
tempted nomination of Nugent-
Nugent is said to be a candidate still
but the Doniphan delegates will not
consent to his nomination. A NUM-
Der of other Brown county men are
talked of for the nomination, several
of whom would be acceptable to DOni-
phan county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

to enforce the act regulating labor
hours on railroads
Making the eight-hour and prevail
rate of-wages laws effective.
Amending the factory act:
ID Protecting employees at work on
buildings.
CD Regulating the working time Of
female employees.
90 Providing that stairways shall be
properly lighted.
% Prohibiting the operation of dan
gerous machinery by children.
(5) Prohibiting women and minors
working on polishing or buffing wheels.
90 Providing for seats for mattresses
in hotels and restaurants.
Shortening the working hours of
drug clerks.
Increasing the salaries of New York
school teachers.
Extending to other engineers the law
licensing New York city engineers and
making it a misdemeanor for violating
the same.
Licensing stationary engineers in
Buffalo.
Providing the examination and
licensing of horseshoers in cities.
Registration of laborers for munich
PAL employment.
Relating to air-brakes on freight
trains.
Providing for the issuance of quar-
terly bulletins by the labor bureau of
labor statistics.
legislation which the New York gen
to
Ito J,;1itxy
State control of employment offices.
State ownership of printing plants.
Devising means whereby free me-
chanics shall not be brought into COM
petition with prison labor.
AS president of the United States he
his signed bills
Renewing the Chinese exclusion act
and extending its provisions to the is
land territory of the United States.
Prohibiting the employment of Mon
golian labor on irrigation works and
providing that eight hours shall con-
stitute a days work on such projects.
Abolishing slavery and involuntary
servitude in the Philippine Islands,
violation of the act being punishable
by forfeiture of contracts and a fine
of not less than $4,000.
Protecting the lives of employees in
coal mines in territories by regulating
the amount of ventilation and provid-
ing that entries, etc. shall be kept well
dampened with water to cause coal
dust to settle.
Exempting from taxation in the Dis
trict of Columbia household belong
ings to the value of $1,000. wearing ap-
parel, libraries school books, family
portraits, and heirlooms.
Requiring proprietors of employment
offices in the District of Columbia to
pay a license tax of $40 a year.
Creating the department of com
merce and labor and making it's head
cabinet officer.
Improving the act relating to safety
appliances on railroads.
Increasing the restrictions upon the
immigration of cheap foreign labor
and prohibiting the landing of alien
anarchists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
BRIDGE is DAMAGED.
Street Car Traffic to North Topeka Cut
OF Today.

The whole of the seventh panel Of
the city railway bridge across the IA -
was washed loose Thursday afternoon,
and traffic over the bridge was entire
" suspended. Today the company has
been dumping rock into the river
around the disabled panel, and expects
to have the bridge in readiness for use
again by Saturday.
According TO the city engineer, the
damage to the bridge was due to faulty
construction. He says that the pies
in several of the panels We're driven
only 6 to feet deep, and that he noti-
fed the company at the time that the
river would scour out the sand ana
losen the piles. The company when
built the bridge had difficulty in driving
piles through the hard BODY OF quick
sand under the river bed. and instead
of pounding them through the SAM
sawed off the tops 1t Is elaliileu ina |
this has caused the trouble
The seventh panel is right in the cen en-.
ter of the current, and STANDS the
heaviest wash. Apparently it did not
touch bottom at ALL but swung entire
ly free when its condition was diseov-
cred. The bridge was sprung consider
ably out of line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
LOCAL MENTION.

Judge Pollock held court today in
Kansas City for Judge Phillips, who is
confined to his home with grip. The
session at Fort Scott was concluded
yesterday
George Lugton. the elevator man
at the federal building. was stricken
with an attack Of heart disease this
morning, and removed to his home in
North Topeka. He is in a serious con-
dition.
The case of A. c. Klingman against
G. L johnson, of Abilene. was dismiss
ed today. The matter concerned a bus
mess transaction in connection with a
promissory note.
Handsome Autographs of E. w.
Howe, who viii lecture at the Audi
forum Tuesday We're displayed in near
~ all the stores today
Miss Monte Young has returned
from four weeks visit with relatives
and friends in Hutchinson, Kan
W. n. Irwin. who is connected with
the department of agriculture at
Washington, is visiting J. T Bell.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
chapters of the Order of the Eastern
Star will be held in Topeka next week
beginning with reception at the Gov
ernors House Tuesday evening and
continuing with meetings a Represen-
The state officers of the order will be
here and many other members from
over the state.
There are two little baby girls and
three baby boys for adoption at the
Orphans home.
Through train service between To-
peka and Pittsburg, Kas, and Car
thage. NO. via Missouri Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
A RARE TREAT.
The Atchison Lecture and Concert at
Auditorium.

1t is expected that a big audience
will greet the AtchisOn party which
comes to Topeka next Tuesday
evening to give the entertainment for
tickets are rs cents each and seats
may now be reserved at Stansfield' s.
The following is the programme:
PROGRAMME.
[. March. ''Atchison Globe. Marshall
2. Paderewski's Favorite Minuet.
Marshalls Band.
g. Solo for violin. Selected
John H Davies,
VIM. Davies, accompanist.
4. Ladies' quartette, Legends.
F. Mohring
Mrs. John Lynde, Mrs. w H. Boyle.
Mrs. Glen Sprague, Mrs. A w. Teachout
;. Lecturing. e. w. Howe
a half hours account of the trials
of an amateur; also an account of a
new Boss Buster mOvement.)
6. Soprano solo, Invocation to
Love" -........ Mrs. Runcie
Mrs. Ada Smith Fullerton.
Violin obHgato by John H Davies.
VIM Davies, accompanist-
z. Vocal duet, 20, Vert Thou in
the Cold Blast. ... Burns
Mrs. w. H. Boyle and Mrs John
Lynde.
(Words by Burns, music by Men
delssohn; one of the prettiest duets
ever written.)
s. People Have Known''-Ab.
Harvey, Cap. Stabler. Frank
Everest, Cliff. Hetherington, and
others. "a plain talk about plain
people, 30 minutes long)
f. w. Howe.
9. Duet, What Are the Wild
Waves Saying "...-.. Glover
Mrs. Lille HetheringtOn and
Walter Noble.
Can old-fashioned song, by special
request Of the Iecturer.)
10. Cornet duet, "Cheerfulness'
waltz -.-.-...-.-- Trumbert
John H. and VIM. Davies.
Miss Maud Newman, accompanist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
WAR IS OVER.
Long Standing Grain Rate Fight
Finally. Adjusted.

Chicago, May 6-After many futile
succeeded in completing a final settle
ment of the grain rate war between
Missouri river points and Chicago.
All have agreed to make proportional
rates from all Missouri river points and
have decided that the though rates
from Nebraska points to Chicago
shall not be lower than the combined
locals, excepting from certain Nebras-
ka points tributary to the Sioux City
gateway, the latter being a concession
to the Chicago & Northwestern.
The rates on grain from Omaha and
Council Bluffs will be the same as
those from Kansas City. Heretofore
the rate from the former points was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
WITHOUT A HITCH.
Execution of James ChampOux Takes
Place at WaIIa WalIa.

Walla Wana. Wash, May 6.-James
Champoux was hanged in the state
penitentiary at Sill o'clock this morn
ing for the murder of Lottie G. Brace
in Seattle, November. 1902 The ex-
ecution passed off without a hitch.
Champoux walked from the hospital
building to the scanold, nearly fifty
yards distant, unaided-
Zermon ChampouX killed Lottle
Brace, a variety theater performer, in
Riley's Arcade theater, Seattle, in the
early part of November. 1902. He had
met the woman in Alaska previously
and become infatuated with her. lie
spent most of his money on her. Final
" she threw him aside. He staob'4
her in the brain as she was leaving the
theater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
THREE KILLED
BY Tornado Which Swept Over
Shacl1Ieford County, Texas.

Dallas. Tex. May 6.-Dispatches
from Cisco state that three persons
were killed in a tornado which swept
over Shackleford county last night.
The fatalities occurred at Moran,
where many houses were demolished.
A cloudburst occurred at Aledo, in
Parker county. but no serious damage
is reported. Heavy rains and light
ming storms occurred in various sec
lions of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

two cents a hundred pounds higher.
The St. Louis differentiaI is reduced
from five cents to three cents a hun
dred pounds which affords the east
bound roads a better chance to COM
pete with the gulf roads.
Present rates-five cents on wheat
and four cents on other grain-will re-
main in effect until the new rates are
checked off, and the latter probably
will not go in effect until June 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

will be here to confer the work This
organization is rated as one of the best
in the United States.
At night the play Damon and Pythias
will be put on after the conclusion of
the ceremonies. Extensive prepara-
lions are being made today for the en-
tertainment of the visitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
RIVER MASS MEETING.
One Will Be Held in North Topeka
Monday Night.

A meeting will be held at Lukens'
opera house in North Topeka on next
Monday evening to discuss the river
situation. An address will be made by
John A. Daley. Everybody who is in
terested is urged to attend. Speakers,
besides Mr.. Daley, who have studied
the situation carefully, will appear on
the programme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

The opponents of Mr.. Bryan have
tried coaxing, threatening and abuse
in their efforts to induce him to quit,
but without avail. The only way to
put Mr.. Bryan out of the way is to
vote him down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
ARE COMING
VIII Hold One of Largest Rallies
Tomorrow.

Several thousand Knights Of Pythfas
win be in the city tomorrow from all
over Kansas to initiate 500 candidates
for degrees. This will be one of the
largest rallies ever given in the state.
The exercises will be held in the after
noon and evening at the Auditorium
A degree team from Carthage, Mo-,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Mr. Cleveland's reviews of the va
rious ects of his administration which
he is springing on the public through
the media of platform and press. are
calculated to arouse a suspicion that
he still thinks he may be needed by
his party to lead it out of the wilder
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

The effort to get Bryan to commit
himself to some candidate is as fruit
less as the attempts to induce Judge
Parker to commit himself on prin-
cinles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

The report that the fruit crop is all
right evidently has reached the sugar
trust It put up the price another five
cents per hundred Yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

The Russians appear to have sue
ceeded in enticing the Japanese into
Manchuria in a manner entirely be-
yond their expectations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
WATCH TOR THE PARADE!

Such is the display issued by Al
Ian Sells, jr.
Allan is not sure how many clowns
there will be in it, but assures the
public that there will be plenty. The
circus is somewhat shy on wild ami
mails this season. but viii more than
make up for it with the daring, blood
curdling, magnificent, stupendous ex-
hibition in the ring. The audience
will be petrified with wonder at the
daring work of the star acrobats, and
laugh itself to death at the numerous
funny clowns.
The great show of the season will
be pulled off in the tent which is of
ample size and warranted to turn rain
better than the Sells & Downs canvas.
The tent is located in the back yard
of the junior partner the son of w. E.
Sterne county commissioner.
Young Allan Sells is thoroughly
saturated with the business spirit, also
the circus microbe. He is press agent
for the congress of wonders, and is
lavish with advertising passes. The
Sells & Sterne's circus has played in
Topeka several seasons, and has
grown from a tentless, ringless, saw
dustIess disturbance to the magnificent
combination here advertised.
Messrs. Sells and Sterne have always
received excellent press notices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

After all, perhaps it is no worse for
Hearst to buy the presidency for him
self than that the trusts should buy
it for Parker.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

S. NJ. Jones, aged 76, died Thursday
night on his farm. 1 5 miles west of
the city. of dropsy. Funeral an
nouncement later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

Mr.. Hearst has secured a few more
occupants for the rooms he has en-
gagged at st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06

The attention of Hill is called to the
fact that Hearst continues to rake in
the delegates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-06
Saving Is Good Hmd
Rose Dry Goods Co., 5O7 KaS. Ave.
Kid Gloves

You Should Not Miss This.
Finest French Kid Gloves, worth ST.. so and C0c
$I.Oo-about equal quantity of each-ChOice. .UOO
SILKS.
Clearance sale of short lengths, some waist lengths,
plain and fancy, various coors; also silk and 0Rc
ST. 90 27-inch Black Taffeta ............6Qe
ST. SO 36-inch Black Taffeta ............ 12H
90c 21-nch Black Peau De Sole. .............5Oc
$1.OO Tafeta, champaign color, choice 75c
81. 25 Fancy Pongee and Corded Silks in navy
and tan-choice ........ 1890 ......... z sc
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Why We Undersell!.

i ic
thee aab esahve
p h an nsrkaH ds alta H g
an r n
cme comes venOneO purchase
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sELLs-sTERNE CIRCUS.
1t VIII Be Bigger and Better Than
Ever Before.

Sells & Sterne's Circus Coming!
Show Saturday at S34 Kansas ave-
nue.
Colossal Parade at II o'clock sharp.
BIGGER than ever bfeOre!
GREATER than ever before!
LARGER than ever before!
Wallace Circus not in it with OURS.
Show rain or shine
Admission cents.
WATCH FOR THE PARADE!