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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Formal Call Issued for Meetings This
Weak

At meeting of the Democratic county
central committee of Shawnee county,
eb Is, 1901, pursuant to call, it was or
dered that county convention be held
on Saturday, March g. 1904, at Demo-
ave, al 10 o'clock a. M for the purpose
OF selecting. delegates to the state con-
Yention, to be held at Wichita on Thurs
day, April Z, 1904; also delegates to the
state convention to be held at Topeka date
not yet set; also delegates to the congress
slonaI convention of the First district to
be held at Holton. Thursday. April 81.
1904; also to nominate candidates for the
November. The delegates to the said
county convention are to be elected at
caucuses to be held at the different vot-
ing precincts in the county between the
hours of and o'clock p. M, Wednes-
day, March %, and in the city in the ev-
ening, March %, at p. m. at the follow
First Ward-North Topeka fire station.
Second Ward-F1ambeau club rooms.
Thlrd Ward-Dietrtch coal office, so
Kansas ave
Fourth Ward-HoteI Throop.
Fifth Ward-H. H. Parker's store, 1920
Sixth Ward-H. P. Miller's residence, 613
Lane St
The representation of delegates at the
county convention for the different wards
and voting precincts shall be as follows;
ward, a. Fourth Ward, 7; Fifth # ward. H. g.
Sixth ward, 2; Rossville, 2; Muddy, /;
Bei Ei53.N i Teeqmseh I; Highland Park
anunga, 1; Linn Greek, l. North Williams
port, l. Menoken, 2: West Soldier, :
sutherin, l. Monmouth, /: Rochester, l.
Oakland, 1; Hartsock. 1; Richland, /;
South Williamsport, l.
The caucuses will also elect one commit
teeman from each voting precinct in the
county; also one committeeman from each
voting precinct in the city, and one at
large from each ward for the ensuing
two years
By order of L. M PENWEIII.
Chairman of County Central Committee.
Attest: NJ. w SAXON,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
STORY ABOUT DEWEY.
Why the Admiral Didn't Land at
Santo Domingo.

Washington, March 21.-With the re-
turn to Washington of Assistant Secre-
tary LOOMS. Admiral Dewey and party,
the real reason for the failure of the
party to land at Santo Domingo be-
came known. When the Mayf1ower
dropped anchor at Santo Domingo and
William F. Powell, the American min
lister, came aboard, Admiral Dewey and
the other naval officers discovered,
greatly to their surprise, that he was a
negro. If they had gone ashore they
would have been obliged to call on Mr..
Powell and be entertained at dinner by
him and they baked at the idea. They
even criticised Mr.. Loomis because he
had not told them that Mr. Powell was
a negro. so that they might have some
excuse ready when he came on board.
While they were trying to find a way
out of the dilemma it was ascertained
that a skirmish was going on between
government troops and insurgents four
or five miles from the city. That fur
nished an excuse. Admiral Dewey an
nounced that he could not think of per-
uniting any Of his officers to go on
shore and expose themselves to the
danger of being hit by stray bullets.
Another Booker T. Washington incident
was feared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
WARES RULING
BY Which Service Pension Is
Granted All Over SO.

Chicago, March 21.-In reviewing the
recent decision of Commissioner Ware
which gives a service pension to all
soldiers over 81 years of age, the Chi
cago Tribune has this interesting com
ment under the heading: Service Pen
sions by Proclamation
There are two ways of getting money
out of the national treasury. One is to
enact new laws. The other is to put
n moro liberal construction on old laws.
The efficacy of the constructive method
has been eXemplified by Commissioner
of Pensions Ware The Republican
leaders in congress let it be known
early in the session that it was their in
tention to Put through legislation on
the subject. The news awakened no
enthusiasm, except in the Grand Army
of the Republic. In other quarters
there was opposition. 1t became appar-
ent that the measure was not a popular
one. Henee the legislative method of
giving service pensions was abandoned,
and the scope of existing laws was
widened by generous construction SO as
to accomplish in part the desired re-
suit
THE act of 1890 entities all honorably
discharged soldiers who are disabled
from manual labor by disease or age
to a pension of from IS to $12 a. month,
according to the degree of disability.
The new ruling of the pension bureau
passed the age of g. asks for pension
under the act of 1890 it shall be as
sumed that he is disabled one-half in
ability to perform manual labor and
shall be given a pension of Sc a month";
the amount to be increased little by
little as he advances in years.
The ruling by no means goes so far as
the liberal service pension legislation
which has been proposed would have
gone, but it will give pensions to many
not now drawing them. Their number is
prOblematical. The commissioner of pen
sions says there is Il great unknown
army that has never applied for pensions.
1t is not known whether they intend to.
The ruling he says. will, without doubt,
increase the payments to some extent,
but nobody is able to fix the amount
IF there are men unpensioned now who
can get Sc a month by asking for it be
cause they are 81 years old, presumably
most Of them will send in their applica-
tons and there will be a considerable in
crease in pension expenditures.
It is a legal question whether the COM
missioner of pensions has the power to
put this new construction on the act of
1890. That law had been interpreted in
one way for fourteen years. Now, sud-
denly, swayed perhaps by political con-
eiderations the pension bureau puts an
entirely different Interpretation upon it.
The new Interpretation will cost the gov
eminent millions of dollars a year. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
Notes and Personal Mention.

Governor and Mrs. Bailey are in Kan
sas City for the day.
Mr.. J. P. Davis is expected home
from Boston the last of the week.
Mrs. Kate Freeman of Amarillo, Tex,
is expected Friday to spend a few days
with Mr.. and MIS-. Frederick Freeman
at the Copeland.
Mrs Joel r. Burrow has returned
from a visit in Smith Center Miss
Mossman of Lebanon is the guest of
Mrs. BurrOw.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Kelly and
Miss Hazel Kelly have returned from
a visit in Paola.
M. Paul Adams left today for Gar
den City to remain indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Herrick and
their daughters of Kansas City who
have been in Ell Paso, Texas, for sew
eral weeks have returned home.
Mrs. Howard Hills will leave Thurs
day for Salem, Iowa, to visit relatives
fo- several weeks.
Miss Anita Collins of Washington, D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
BEDROOM FLOOR SHIFTS.
Woman Awakens to Find Herself on
Top of Freight Car.

Centralia,P Pa, March 21.-Mrs. Joseph
Callowitz went to bed at her home
here and woke up in the morning on
top of a box car.
The car. one of an extra westbound
freight train on the Lehigh Valley
railroad, jumped the track at Railroad
street and Locust avenue, on the
northwest corner of which the Gallo
WITT restaurant and residence is To-
Gated. 1t turned at right angles with
the track and plunged into the build
ing 1t cut a swath eight feet wide
through the barroom.
The car was so high that it reached
the first floor ceiling, and as it dashed
into the house it tore out the floor Of
the room above the saloon, in which
Mrs. Callowitz and an infant were
sleeping. The car took the place of
the floor, and Mrs. Callowitz's bed set
tied firmly upon it.
Trainmen and neighbors came to her
assistance and by means of a plank
she reached a rear room with her In
FAINT and secured clothing. She was
uninjured, beyond a slight cut on the
nose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
J. ALVIN HORNE, M. D., D. S. 7.
100 West Eighth Street, Opposite Transfer Staton)
Consultation, COunse IandA DIV Absolutely Free.
l form of service

will provide a modified form of service
pensions
If it was the opinion of the people of
this country that service pensions should
be granted to civil war survivors over 60
that opinion should have been expressed
through the properly constituted channel
which is congress, and not the pension
bureau.
Commissioner Ware has invaded the
legislative domain, and, by a stretch of
his powers, has enacted a law of the sort
which congress was unwilling or afraid
to pass.
Americans do not approve of execu-
tive made law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
NEWS AND COMMENT.
Crocuses are in bloom.

CrOcuSeS are IN bloom.
The directors of the Topeka Baseball
association will meet tonight at the
Commercial club rooms.
Deputy u. S. Marshal Frank Elem
niken is much improved and will be
able to be at his office within a few
DAYS.
The pictures of Walter Damrosch
used on the "Parsffar' advertisements
make him look about twice as large as
he reallx is.
At the rehearsal of the Topeka Sym
phony orchestra tonight arrangements
will be made for a concert to be given
the middle of April.
The First Presbyterian church will
have a congregational meeting on We'd
nesday night to consider the resigna-
ton of De. ]. D. Countermine.
Rev. Abram Wyrnan preached at
the Unitarian church at Lawrence Sun
day. The pulpit here was filed by
Rev. F. NJ. Bennett of Lawrence
The newspapers over the state are
devoting considerable space to the
Semi Centennial celebration to be held
in Topeka during Memorial day week
DR.. p L. Germaine of Holton, who
was operated upon for appendicitis at
Stormont hospital yesterday afternoon,
is much improved this morning and
will recover.
DR.. c. e. Ray, of Chicago, occupied
church yesterday morning. He was
pastor of the church for a short time
several years ago.
The Wcodmen of the World will in
itiate ten members into their order at
their hall, 418 Kansas avenue, tonight.
J. E. Fitzgerald, of Kansas City, Mo-,
will be present and make an address.
Manager Alberts of the Topeka base
ball club has chosen Second BaSeman
Mansfield as the captain of his team.
Shortstop Ben Myers will hold down
the job when Mansfield is absent from
the diamond.
The Washburn Athletic association
will ask the City Railway company to
build club house under the grand
stand at Washburn park, as one of the
conditions under which the grounds are
to be leased.
The trial of the Deweys for fencing
government land in Cheyenne county
will take place before the federal court
IN Topeka on April IL. Assistant United
States Attorney McKeever says that all
of the cases will, be pushed at the earl
lest possible date.
On Friday night all of the Semi-Cen-
tennial committees will meet at the
Commercial club rooms. The commit
tees are as follows: Executive, finance,
transportation, fraternal, music, enter
tainment, programme, civic improve
ment, decorations and federation of
clubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
SAGE MUST PAY $4,000.
New York Jury Renders Big Verdict
Apainst Broker

New York, March 21.-After being out
only few minutes the jury in the su-
preme court brought in verdict
against Russell Sage for $12,500 and in
terest in the suit brought against him
by Robert D. Vroom for losses on a
stock transaction.
Vroom had sued for s25, 900, claiming
that he had lost that amount by the
neglect of Sage to obey his orders in
connection with the purchase of 500
shares of Rock Island stock.
When Vroom ordered the purchase the
stock was quoted about 40. Sage de-
clared that he paid 1856 for it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
SUED FOR DIVORCE.
Action of Boston Broker Against His
Actress Wife Is Set for Trial.

Boston, March 21.-The divorce suit
of J. r. Novel; a Boston broker.
against his wife. who is Miss Lizzie
Raymond, the vaudeville actress, has
been set for trial in the Suffolk county
court next week. Within the last six
months the couple have frequently
separated and the husband has filed
several divorce bills. but the estrange-
ments quickly ended and the libels were
withdrawn Two weeks ago the couple
again separated. Mrs. NOVEL; is said
to have returned to the stage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
LOSS In BOER WAR 2O,6aI.
Revised List of Deaths in British
Army--S,OOO Killed by Fever.

London, March PA revised list of
the British casualties in the Boer war
shows that England's army was de-
pleted to the number of 20,621. Follow
ing are the deaths in detail:
Officers-Killed or died from wounds.
719; died from enteric fever, 1873; died
from other diseases, 1913.
Noncomnissioned officers and men
Killed or died from wounds, $3.50; died
from enteric fever, 1907; died from
other disea SEES 1926.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21

New York, March 21.-Among the
passengers who arrived today on the
steamer TTenneyson from Rio Janeiro
was Jose Carlos Carvalho, Brazilian
commissioner to the ST. Louis exposi-
ton. He brings a large consignment
of exhibits which he says will exceed
in value that of any other South
American republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
Red cadar Posts

]. Thomas Lumber Co. 21S West
Sixth street and Kansas avenue and u.
P. railway, have just received a car
load of Red Cedar posts. Red Cedar's
durability is equal to four or five times
oak. They have a supply of oak also.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
CALIFORNIA $500
Via Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale during March and
April This rate also applies to inter-
mediate points. Good in tourist Sleep
ers and free chair cars. Liberal stop
over privilege allowed.
For full information and free Iitera-
ture. address T. l. KING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
CALIFORNIA $500
Via Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale during March and
April This rate also applies to inter-
mediate points. Good in tourist sleep
ers and free chair cars. Liberal stop
over privilege allowed.
For full information and free litera-
ture, address T. L. KING,
c. p. & T. A. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
To the Oil Fields via Missouri Pacif,

Leave Topeka daily 9:45 a. M, ar
rive Yates Center 2:30 p. M. Neodesha
BAT, Independence 4:18, Coffeyville 4:55,
Parsons (v.a- Selma and M, X. & IT,
Sis, Chanute (via Leroy and NJ. K. &
To 6:25, Cherryvale (via Neodesha and
Frisco 5:43.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

New York, March 21-Former Mayor
William r. Grace died of pneumonia
today at his residence in this city. He
was in his I'D years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21

London. March 21.-The failure OF
Louis H. Hyams, a small but wei
known broker, was announced today or
the stock exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21

Stop that boy of yours. cause him to
think of the inevitable end of a life mis-
spent. Take him to "a Trip Through
Two Fenitentiaries' Auditorium Wed
nesday night, March %. Prison Guard
Lavcy will send him home with you a
different boy with new ideas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21

st. Petersburg, March 21-The No
vosti declares that the real secret of
the British Thigetan expedition is the
discovery of immensely rich gold de-
posits, Thibet being in fact a second
California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-21

Notice the quality of lumber furnished
for the Manual Training High school,
J. Thomas Lumber Co. provided it
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04
MUNYON'S
PLAIN TALK
Health, Happiness and Success
Depend Upon tho Stomach
DYSPEPSIA
Is tho Cause Of Most Grimes
and Failures
President RooseVolt'S
Success Is Due 10 q Well
Stomach
President RooseveIfs
PAvv-PAvv
Makes the Stomach Well and
Keeps 1t So

have the support Of the entire meoi.
cal world in my declaration that dyspep-
sa cases. IS 6%t Gn Is dire pSe responabe
many crimes and most failures.
1t is we'll known that the stomach
controls the nerves and the nerves con-
troll the man.
Who thinks for one moment that
tained his high Office had he been a
dyspeptic or a sufferer of any nervous
or stomach trouble. The fact is his
healthy stomach has given him healthy
mind and robust body. He can work
eighteen hours without fatigue, and then
60 to bed and sleep peacefully and
sound.
Grover Cleveland was another great
hs s+sts oMsd his bo s to his
all successful men have been free from
Indigestion, while court records prove
that large percentage of failures and
crimes. both in business and profess
sional life. can be traced to some stom-
ach or physical ailment.
My advice to persons who would lead
in any vocation and to all who would be
successful and happy-look well to your
stomach.
Don't abuse it. Respect it, and treat
1t as your best friend.
If your stomach is already impaired,
II you have dyspepsia or any form of
indigestion or nervousness, I can do no
greater service than to urge you to take
my Paw-Paw Remedy. Il
This remedy is vegetable pepsin
WHICH digests most everything it touch
es; its effect upon stOmachs that have
become sore and irritated is most re-
markable.
It quickly. soothes and heals stom-
achs that have been weakened by
cathartics and harmful drugs.
f0 "a fo nh To- 10
that if you will take Paw-Paw you will
not be troubled with any inconvenience
or distress after eating. I will guar
antee that your food will not sour, that
you will not bloat, that you will have
no dizzy spells, no cold hands or feet,
that~you will have no more heart palpi-
tations or headaches. that you will be
free from nervousness and be able to
enjoy good nights sleep.
These are strong statements, I know,
Columns upon columns of testimonials
have been published in the past month
and all tell the same story.
Druggists have publicly declared they
never handled a remedy that made such
remarkable cures; as tonic to the weak
1t gives rest and vigor to the over
worked, strength to the weak and hope
to the depressed. earnestly ask
every person who is ailing, who is ner-
vous. and all those who feel the need of
Strengthening tonic to lay aside all
other medicines, all other tonics and
beverages and take Paw-Paw according
to directions.
You will soon be able to eat heartily
and digest all that you eat; your ner-
vousness will soon leave you. and you
will soon be able to sleep peacefully and
soundly.
Don't resort to alcoholic stimu:ants
when you feel weak or depressed. but
depend upon Paw-Paw. 1t gives ex-
hilaration without intoxication. It will
lift you into the high altitude of hope
At all druggists. Large bottles, 81.
Paw-Paw Laxative Pills, 25c cents .
bottle.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04
New Milford, Conn.,, March l, 1904.

New Milford, Conn.,, March l, 1904.
Editor NEwTowN BEE, Dear Sir: 1
take pleasure in saying to the Rev 0.
O.. Wright, publicly, that all sub
scribers to THE BEE in this vicinity
who have read his articles on the sub
ject of Social Topics are well pleased
with all his advanced ideas on the sub
ject, especially those ideas relating to
younger persons, and to the children.
That there is not strict guardianship
among the young by parents, is GER
tainly dealt with in an advisable man
ner, and should have much weight
among the parents who have read these
excellent Topics. 1 cannot see how
the Reverend gentleman can have a
thought that anyone should fail to ap-
preciate the "Topics," or anything
that he has written for our reading in
THE BEE. 1 can assure him that as
in book form the Topics would be
still further appreciated. Very truly
yours,-[ Mrs I. NJ. Sharpe.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

lage at small cost. 1t would be quite
a relief for the farmer to turn button
in his COW stables and let the brook do
the rest in the way of giving him day
light in darkness. Electricity is fast
superceding gas, and the beauty about
it is it's simplicity, its ease of handling
and it's safety. New town might well
talk about an electric light on the
Pootatuck, whereby the villages of
Sandy Hook and Newtown might be
lighted, as we'll as the hotels, churches
and homes Of the people.
The Panama According to some
Canal in Its writer's the building
Effect on of the Panama Canal
Our Country. will work great
changes in our commerce. The Mis-
sissippi river will be the great water
way of the nation. A ship canal will
be built from the great lakes and all
the commerce Of the central portion Of
the country will 60 down the river.
Already bill for a ship canal from
Chicago to the Mississippi is before
Congress and for the deepening Of the
river. Chicago's great drainage canal
will be used as part of the canal. Our
freight now goes east through the
lakes and the St Lawrence or the Hud-
son. In 1908 the $500" canal carried
IS, 600, 600 tons Of freight. A good share
of this would go by way of the Gulf If
the new ideas take material shape.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04
TOWN TOPICS
WHICH DEED HAS PREFERENCE
MAY BE QUESTION FOR THE COURTS
TO DECIDE.

The records at the town clerks Office
disclose the fact that the Austin Nc
Inerney place at the head Of the Street
has been decided to one Of the daugh-
ters, Mrs Dennis Quinliving, of
Bridgeport, a life use being reserved to
the widow. Another deed, previously
recorded, and signed by all the heirs
at-law except Mrs Quinliving, quit
claims the property to the widow. 1t
may be question for the courts to
decide as to which deed has preference.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Henry M. Smith, of THE BEE, was
at New Fairfield, Saturday, the guest
of Charles Hatch. While they were in
the house at dinner the alarm of fire
was raised, and Mr. Hatch's large car
riage factory was found to be on fire.
Mr. Smith was one Of the foremost in
leading the attack on the flames, which
we're subdued after hard fight.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

A regular meeting of Putnam coun-
Gil, knights of Columbus, will be held
on Sunday, March 13, at the Brick
building at II a. M, when important
business will be considered. A full at
tendance is requested.-[M. J. White,
Grand Knight.
Newtown, March 4, 1904.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Miss Keane, daughter of Thomas
Keane of the Glen, is improving slowly
from her serious attack of malarial
fever. DR. Greene Of Southbury is at
tending her.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Miss Anna Hamburger of New Haven
passed Sunday at home. Owing to ILL.,
ness she was unable to return to the
Elm City till Monday night.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Frederick Shepard has had quite a
serious time with an abscess. DR. F. J.
Gale attended him.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Mrs Rose Cavanaugh Of Walnut Tree
hill is numbered among the sick ones.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Mr. and Mrs E. L. johnson arrived
safely at Redlands, CAL, last week
Wednesday.
The Newtown bee., 1904-03-04

Merchant r. II. Beers has on exhibi-
tion at his store novelty in the form
of clock. It is minus the usual face
of clock, with the numerals indica-
ting the hours and has no hour or
minute hand. 1t simply registers the
hour and minute. as 1.29, 1.30, or what
ever the time may be. Mr. Beers says
it keeps very accurate time.