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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23
IAYHAWKER IoTs.

The peach buds are dead beyond res
direction at Paradise.
A jamestown farmer swapped one
dozen eggs at the grocery for 20 Or
anges.
Atwood makes the modest claim of
having the best sign writer west of
New York.
The best thing an Oakley weather
prophet can say of February is that it
has only % days.
Right in the edge of Lent a Brown
county man has been poisoned by eat
ing canned salmon.
The Jewell county coal mine is sue
cess from the start. Fuel is selling at
the shaft for S. per ton.
It seems a trifle odd to see Editor
Hoch and Treasurer Kelly sailing along
in the same puritanicaI craft.
A Morrill, tree bore 100 lemons this
season This is not understood to be
land seekers advertisement.
Coffeyville is putting on airs over
Chanute, Parsons and Cherryvale. A
polo club has been organized.
Two meat markets are better than
one. At least Oberlin citizens pay
eight cents now for steak where they
formerly paid Is.
The Burlington council has passed a
law prohibiting man from getting
drunk. Hence WaShfngton's birthday
was a quiet affair.
The anti-machine candidate for gov
ernor appears to be winning glorious
victories" Will some one kindly name
the man running against him.
A Cawker City woman, weary Of her
old stove, put a stick of wood in load
ed with gun powder. She got a new
range, also window lights and various
dishes.
A Wichita man seeks a divorce sim
ply because his wife threw hot coffee
on him, bowled him over with a mus
tard mug and jabbed him with a butch
er knife.
A Canton cat got caught in the fly
wheel of a stationary engine. The
wheel revolves "a times per minute.
Pussy stayed with it two hours then
bounded out, alive but a trifle dizzy.
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a TOOL OF CRIMINALS.
British Aristocrat Claimed to Have
Played Into Swindlers' Hands.

johannesburg, Feb. 23.-Lord Haldon
has been acquitted of the offenses with
which he was charged at Pretoria last
December. The Hon. Lawrence William
Palk, as he then was, his father having
died only the last day of the old year,
was charged, in company with two COM
panions, with attempting to defraud a
man named Cowie by Offering him a
parcel of glass crystals, alleging that
they were diamonds. The alternative
charge was a breach Of the Illicit buy
ing act.
The court found that he was innocent
Of criminal knowledge of the fraud, and
he is generally regarded as having been
merely a tool in the hands of astuter
men.
Lord Haldon served as a lieutenant of
imperial yeomanry during the war. He
was formerly a captain in the Third
battalion Royal fusiliers. After the
war he found himself without means,
and lived for some time at Johannes
burg. Then he took a situation as a
checker on the railroad at Pretoria, de-
scribing himself as a miner born in
Northumberland. He is still at Pretoria.
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hand darkened the earth, seeming as If
at any moment it might fall.
Emily suggested the gas. She said
the view was not attractive. Anthony
walked to the fire and stood looking
down gloomily into it.
who's this?" suddenly remarked my
sister. observed girl walking slowly
up the drive.
Rather late for visitor" said I,
adding, "She knows how to walk. by
Jove!"
thony joining us quickly. Then, as he
caught sight of the solitary figure. he
gripped my arm, and gasped-
"Its-it's-her!"
A poet and his grammar are soon
parted.
shes coming here." he cried again.
TT doesn't seem quite nice" said
Emily, gravely.
But - gasped Anthony.
did you give her your address7" I
asked, speaking coldly.
'I have never spoken to her."
"Oh, Tonyi" cried Emily. 'She must
be awfully fond of you to come like
this. But it's-it's rather reversing
things
1T is certainly not the usual course"
I agreed. 1T is. in fact. putting tbs
heart before the course
Tony maintained a dignified silence
and presently the girl passed out Of
| sight round the house. An expectant
hush fell on US. We waited for the an
nOuncement of a visitor.
How could she?' burst out Anthony.
! Lady Emily and I slowly shook our
heads at the same moment
Still there came no tap at the door;
no visitor was announced. At last, eus-
pense became unbearable, and Emily
rang the bell.
HAS a lady called, Buff1es?" she in
quired, when the slave of the bell ap-
peared.
NO. my lady" said Buffies.
The mystery deenanad
But we saw a lady coming up the
! drfve!" 1 exclaimed.
"OhY-and here intelligence irradi-
ated the face of Buff1es so that we
scarcely knew it. Just now, my lord p
Yes, few minutes ago." I an
swered.
THAT was Polly Beccles, my lord"
/ 'tWho?" cried Anthony.
| THE new housemaid, sir. She came
from London this morning, but has
been visiting her aunt in the village,
SIR
A chilling silence fell on us. The
room had grown very dark. I turned
to the window; the great black clouds
covered the sky and rain was falling.
THANK you, Buff1es: that is ALL"
heard my sister say. NO we won't
have the lamps yet
The door closed, and 1 knew that
had departed. Then came a voice from
the fireplace:
II suppose you're going to laugh at
me-and tell every one?'
For a moment my sister did not re-
ply. Perhaps only I could not tell the
greatness of the sacrifice she was
struggling to perform. Then she spoke:
mo, Tony. PI-Pu never mention IL
again. Neverr
1t is of such. women that angels are
made.
$50 Lady Emily tells me)-Harold
Ohlson, in The Sketch
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OUT ON A RAID.
Police Chase Wolf Known Negro
Characters.

A wagon load of policemen under the
management of Sergeant Darby made
spectacular raid on the residence of
Bee" Adams, colored, at Crane and
Madison streets, this afternoon, driving
up to the house at a swift gait and
flooding the premises with blue-coats.
The usual row with Johanna Dupree-
Adams, wife of the proprietor, ensued,
in which a lot of vile language was dis
tributed by the Amazon, and she was
handled forcibly by the officers. The
only liquor found in the Adams house
consisted of about two drinks of bad
whisky in a teapot.
A search of the shanty occupied by
Hat Maybee. a degenerate white wo-
man living close by, revealed few
bottles of beer. The Maybee woman
was charged with keeping a house of i'll
fame, and Adams arrested on two
counts, keeping a nuisance and a house
of i'll fame. The entertainment was
well attended, about 200 denizens of the
bottoms and passers-by standing by
while the row lasted.
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BEAUTY SPOTS MENACED.
Railways Threaten to Invade Noted
Places in Wales

London. Feb. 23.-The clutch of the
Philistine is again upon Snowdon, and
the hand of commerce is stretched
forth to destroy two of the most glori-
Gus of British beauty spots the Pass
of Aberglaslyn and the Swallow Falls
of BettWS-y-coed.
A parliamentary bill has been depos-
tied, seeking power to construct a light
railway from Beddgelert into the Pass
of Aberglaslyn and down almost to Port
Aberglaslyn.
To provide motive power for the rail-
way it is proposed to erect electric
works, the turbines to be driven by
water power drawn from the Snowdon
rivers.
The second proposition is to build a
light railway from Beddgelert to
Bettws-y-coed. The line would form
an ugly scar all up that beautiful val
lev to Pen-y-gwryd and sadly mar the
beauty of the Swallow Falls.
Both proposals will meet with vigor-
Gus OppOSitiOn
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FLOUR EXPORTED.

In the calendar year 1908, ending with
the month of December, the total ex-
ports af -four amounted to 1851, AL
barrels. valued at SIS. 1ss $50. This cal
endar year statement gives the very
latest figures of -four exports, and a
comparison of these figures with the
wheat exports of the calendar year
indicates that considerably more than
one-half of the wheat exported in the
calendar year 1903 was turned into
-four before expectation. The total
value of the wheat exports of the cal
endar year 1903 was SIS. s2s. AL. and that
of the -four exports s75,1Ss.05O.
A study of the wheat expectations of
the United States during a long term
of years discloses some very interest
ing facts. Prior to the development of
the great wheat fields of the United
States, which occurred subsequent to
1850. q very large proportion of the
surplus wheat of the country was ex-
ported in the form Of flour. From 1880
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23
a FITTING HANNA MEMORIAL

IF'rom the Cleveland Plain Dealer.l
A report comes from Washington
that ought to be true. if it is not. 1t is
to the effect that the late Senator Han
mas Democratic colleagues have in
formally agreed upon a way to show
their personal admiration and respect
for the man who came to be recognized
beyond all others as the particular
champion of the Panama canal; that
every form of factious opposition will
be abandoned and that the vote will
accomplish ratification without further
attempt to embarrass the administra-
ton save on the ground of it's alleged
connection with the Panama revolu-
ton.
This would be only appropriate. The
completed Panama canal will always
be in a certain sense a monument to
Senator Hanna, since at the time he
took up the fight for that route the
tide of expert and popular opinion was
running strongly against it. He studied
the question, mastered it, as he did
everything he undertook, and by argu-
ment and persuasion brought a major
tty of his associates and the people to
his own way of thinking. His speech
IN the senate advocating the route now
selected was the only one ever made
by him which could give him any title
20 forensic fame and was one of the
few speeches delivered in that body in
q generation that actually changed
votes. More than any other one Amer
ican he made the Panama canal posi-
BILE
Senator Hanna was not blind to the
far reaching influence exerted by him
in this matter. He believed that he
had saved the country from a great
blunder when it seemed committed to
the Nicaragua route, that he would be
considered the legislative father of the
new waterway and would in time be
given credit for laborious and disinter-
ested service in his country's interests
These expectations bid fair to be rea-
Rized, sooner. al as, than he could scarce
By have hoped. The further suggestion
that his memory be perpetuated by
having his portrait appear on the new
Panama canal bonds would seem al
this time peculiarly felecitous. 1t would
be a fitting memorial.
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sUPREME COURT OPINION.
Case of A. L. Adams Decided Against
the Policy King

Washington. Feb 23.-The Supreme
Court of the United States decided the
case Of A L. Adams, the so-called
policy king of New York, against
Adams, the opinion being by Justice
Day.
An opinion was handed down by Jus
tice Day in the case of Jackson Giles
versus the board of registration of
Montgomery county, Alabama, dis
missing the case for want of jurisdic-
ton, no federal question being involved.
The case involved the suffrage clause
of the new constitution of Alabama.
This provision was attacked as dis
elimination against the colored race,
of which Giles is a member. The effect
of the decision is against Giles.
The court affirmed the opinion of the
court of claims in the case of the Della
ware Indians versus the Cherokee IN
dams, taking the position that the
Delawares were only entitled to 100
acres of land each in the Cherokee
lands and an equal division with the
Cherokees in residence lands and funds.
The opinion was by Justice Day.
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to 1860 no instance occurs in which the
exports of wheat equaled in value
those of -four. Beginning with 1851.
however, wheat exports exceeded in
value those of -four. and this was al
most constantly the case down to 1890.
Since that time, however, flour exports
have on many occasions materially ex-
ceeded in value those of wheat, though
in years of large crops the unusual
surplus naturally found it's way
abroad in the form of wheat, since the
capacity of the mills could not con-
form to the annual fluctuations in pro-
duction. The growth in -four exporta-
ton has therefore been steady, while
that of wheat not turned into flour has
fuctuated with the surplus crop avail
able for expectation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23
MRS. D. W. NELLlS DEAD
She Has Been Sick for Several
Months.

At o'clock this morning, Mrs. Mar
tina Cochran NelliS, wife of Daniel w.
Nellis, died at her home at 915 King
street. Her death terminated an ILL
ness of nearly four months, and the
immediate cause was neuraSthenia or
nervous collapse. She was So years of
age and had been a resident of Topeka
for "a years, since her coming in 1870
as a bride.
Mrs. Nellis was one of the prominent
women of Topeka. Her connections
with club and church work had been
important for many years and her
death will be keen1y felt by many
charitable and social interests and or
CARNATIONS in Topeka Her illness has.
of course, prevented activity on her
part in either church or club work dur
ing the past few months but previous
~ she had been an energetic worker
She was one of the builders of the
federation Of women's clubs and was
one Of the early presidents. She was q
charter member Of the Atlantean soci-
ETY., one Of the most important. organiS
cations In the city federation.
Before her marriage Mrs. NellIs' home
had been in New York state, where she
ing her girlhOod her parents moved first
to Fort Edwards, Washington county, N.
Y, and later to Galesvilie. She was a
life member of the Episcopal church and
had taken an active interest in the char
liable work of the Grace Cathedral con
gregation. AS an instance OF her support
of the enterprises of the church, Mrs.
Nellis was editress-in-chief of the edition
of the Topeka Daily Capital which was
gotten out solely by the ladies of the
Episcopal congregation The Nellis fam
lily consisted of Mr.. and Mrs. Nellis and
who lives at the family home.
The funeral will be held from Grace
Kave will conduct the service With the
assistance of the full choir.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23
Mr.. SHEARD IS OUT.
WithdraWs from Race for COun-
Gilman Today.

Thomas E. Sheard today withdrew from
the race for councilman in the Fourth
ward This leaves the race between
Fred Gillett and Samuel Rice.
withdrawal:
To the Voters of the Fourth Ward:
am convinced that with the law and
order candidates in the field for council
men in the Fourth ward the result would
be victory for the forces OPPOSED to
the enforcement of law. For the reason
that I do not desire to contribute to any
such result. hereby withdraw from the
race. Aside from that fact 1 am very
glad of the opportunity to escape fur
Their experience as a candidate for politi-
cal office 1 have found the whole bust
ness extremely obnoxious to me and if
may be forgiven for this offence, 1 have
promised myself never to be guilty again.
I wish to say to my friends who have
given me assurance of their support and
friendship that 1 have deeply appreci-
ated it and most heartily thank them.
Yours truly, THOS E. SHEARD.
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EXCHANGE AT ONCE.
Cabinet Decides to Close Up
Panama Deal Promptly.

Washington, Feb. Arrangements
practically were completed at the cab
met meeting today for the exchange of
notifications of the Panama treaty, The
exchange will take place here and
probably on Thursday at the state de-
partment.
Considerable time was devoted by the
president and cabinet to a discussion
of the San Domingo situation, but so
far as was disclosed no definite policy
regarding the matter was determined
upon.
1t will be the subject of serious con-
sideration in view of later advices
which are expected in the near future.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Jay Farnsworth. son of City Food
Inspector Farnsworth, will come to To-
peka Friday from Muskogee, I. T., to
visit his parents for a few days.
The plan for opening the new street
railway bridge for traffic today was
abandoned because the bridge was not
quite ready. The bridge will be put
into service Wednesday.
The Colored Republican club of the
First ward will meet on Thursday
night, February %, at the Mt Zion
Baptist church on North Fillmore
streets. NJ. W. Overton is president OF
the organization. and T. Gibson, sec
rotary.
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PLACE TO KEEP WARM.
Guards For Contagious Disease Cases
Provided With "Houses."

adopted by the city physician for use of
the health officers appointed to look af-
ter cases which are quarantined under
guard The city physician has had con-
structed several little movable houses,
with glass windows, and a stove inside.
on guard at a smallpox case can be COM
Portable.
There has been considerable complaint
ministration of the guards whom City
Physician Storrs has appointed. 1t is
claimed that in some cases the guards
have been very overbearing and have not
done anything to assist the family in
quarantine.
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AT LAST DITCH.
Dominican Insurgents Have
But One Stronghold Left.

ST. Thomas, D. w. L, Feb. 23.-The
United States cruiser Columbia, which
left San Domingo yesterday, arrived
here today and will remain in these
waters eight or ten days. She confirms
the Washington reports that severe
fighting occurred February is and IS
outside San Domingo city The insur-
gents were completely routed, losing
two field pieces, quantities of ammuni-
ton and provisions and four generals
and many other officers killed, wounded
or made prisoners.
Sam Pedro, DoMacoris, is now the
Dominican insurgents last stronghold.
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Addresses to Students.

Rev. Clarence Vincent. pastor of the
students chapel at Knox college
Galesburg, Ill, commenced a series of
religious addresses before the students
of Washburn college today. He will
make several appearances before the
college people during the next week
On Sunday, February %, he will occupy
the pulpit of the Central Congrega-
tionaI church. Rev. Charles NJ Shell
don will exchange with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23

The house committee having in
charge the matter of the salaries Of
rural mail carriers has decided to rec
ommend an increase from $500 to $720 a
year. with the proviso that 1.-The car
riers shall not solicit business or re-
ceive orders of any kind from any per-
son, firm or corporation and shall not
carry merchandise during their hours
of employment for hire" This is the
longest step yet taken in the direction
of the establishment of the parcels
post.
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Hanged in the Dark.

Butte, Mont, Feb. 23.-James Martin
was hanged this morning for the muir
der of j. R. Williams at Silver Bow
Junction in May, 1902. The trap was
sprung at 4:42 a. m. The hanging took
place in utter darkness and the only in
dication that the trap was sprung was
the thud. His neck was broken by the
fall. Martins only words on the scat
fold were Good bye, God bless you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23
DECLARES BEER A FOOD.
President British Local Government
Board Opposes Abstainers' Views.

London, Feb. 23.-The doubt as to
whether the beer of the Englishman is
food or not has been officially settled
by Mr.. Walter Long, the president of
the local government board.
In answer to a question in parlia-
ment regarding the royal commission
on arsenical poisoning, Mr.Long speaks
of beer as food of the kind referred
to-
The president of the local government
board will have to reckon with Sir Will
frid Lawson and the United Kingdom
alliance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23

Enterprising advance agents of the
greatest show on earth each may joe
expected to claim that the mammoth
aggregation which he represents is the
same one that the Russian officers were
attending when the Japanese attacked
the fleet in the harbor of Port Arthur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-23

It is given out in Ohio political cir
cies that the successor to the late SEN
ator Hanna must be elected from the
northern part of the state. Ohio has
not always been so particular. There
was g. time when she seemed content
with citizens of New York represent
ing her in the United States senate.
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To Bring in the California League.

Columbus. O., Feb 23.-Delays char
magnates today. The class AZ men
OF the minor leagues spent the forenoon
without any action. They will go into
national board meeting this afternoon
favoring the bringing of the California
league into ORGANIZED baseball
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LIVE RENT FREE.

Many people in London make BUSH
ness of living rent free. TT is almost
Incredible" said the head of large
firm Of house agents to an Express
representative yesterday, 1.-The number
of persons who never pay rent from
one years end to another
Their method is, either by bogus
references or by impressing sense Of
their bona fideS on house agent, TO
obtain the lease of a house, most fire.
quently over ESQ year in rent. and
when the landlord applies for his rent
to defy him. When he attempts to
eject them by legal process thew stav
until the very last day the law allows.
and then clear out bag and baggage
and start the same operation else
where. AS they always furnish on the
hire system, distraint is of no service
to the landlord.
1.-THE object of taking houses of a
rental over ESQ is to get9 above the
jurisdiction of the county court, which
is more summary in its methods than
the high court
To a smaller extent the delay fnvolv-
ed in ejectment by county court action
is also taken advantage of by explofters
of the laws delays, but these methods
are not so inDudent as that of Jump
ing" a house. which is sometimes
adopted.
Not long ago a house owner, on look
ing through his morning paper, obsery-
ed that a man who had been charged
with assault was reported to live at
one of his houses, which he had sun
posed to have been vacant for IL
months. On investigation he found
that 1t was occupied by a tenant. who
refused to clear out
The usual legal form had to be gone
In ousn' anu II was a month before the
landlord got repossession. Similar
cases have happened where the saiurn-
per" has gone the length of taking II,
dodgers, or even Of selling the house.
Landlords sometimes prefer to buvxa
tenant out rather than invoke legnI
process; and quicker procedure FOR
election than the courts allow would
be welcomed by landlords and house.
agents.-London Express.
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Death of o. W. Bronson.

A W. Bronson of this city received
notification this morning of the death
of his father, o. W. Bronson Of Mo-
hawk, N. Y. He died at $50 this morn
ing at the age OF 81 years. He was a
retired banker. Mr. Bronson visited
here two years ago and made a number
of friends among the banking people of
Topeka. A. w. Bronson left this after
noon to attend his fathers funeral
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Cold has been Russia's strongest
ally always in time of war Now, how
ever. it seems to be leagued with her
enemies. Transmission of troops is de-
iayed by frost. and the Vladivostock
squadron Is almost useless.
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ROCK ISLAND STRIKE.
Trains Are Run Through Alamogordo
Today,

1t is reported in Topeka today that
the Rock Island has got things in such
shape at Alamogordo that trains are
being run through there today. The
strikers have been replaced
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Tho Chinese invented gunpowder and
now see what 1t has brought their
country to.