davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
TO STOP The WAR
Principal Business Of the Worlds
Peace Congress
Which Was Formally Opened at
Boston To-day.

Boston, Oct. 3.-Advocates of the
adoption of principles of peace through
out the world assembled in Boston from
many quarters of the globe to take part
in the proceedings of the 18th interna-
tional peace congress which opened for
mally today in this city. For several
months plans have been in progress to
make the congress more notable, if / os-
sible, than any that has been held III
the past.
There are many prominent delegates
here from abroad and a number of them
were present yesterday at the two reE :
iouS services held, one in the afternoon
at fremont temple and the other in
the evening at Symphony hall as pre-
ludeS of the formal meeting. These Tor
eign delegates will participate in the
mass meetings to be held in the even
ings of this week wnen open air free
and extended expression of opinion will
be given to all.
Deliberative sessions of the accredited
delegates to the congress have been ar
ranged for the forenoons of the week.
Prominent among the evening meet
ings will be that of Tuesday when ad-
dresses will be made by GuStave Hub
bard, member of the French chamber
of deputies and Oscar S. Strauss, an
other member of The Hague conference
and that of Wednesday when Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Fe0eratlOn OF LABOR, Will PRESIDE at a
workingman's mass meeting, held in
the interest of the peace movement
Among the subjects to come up for
action at the deliberative proceedings
is that of adopting some effective meth
cd of urging the powers of the world to
Use every good office at their command
to bring about the end of the Russo
japanese war. The American peace So
ciety, of which Robert T. Payne, sr., of
Boston, is president, is largely repre-
sented. A public meeting was arranged
for this afternoon in fremont temple,
when Secretary of State John Hay was
to extend the welcome of the national
government to the delegates. Governor
John l. Bates who was to have given
the welcome of the commonwealth of
Massa chusetts was unavoidably absent
owing to the funeral of Senator Hoar at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
GEN. PAYNE IS WORSE.
Physicians Hold Out Little Hope for
His Recovery.

Washin gton, Oct. 3.-Postma ster
General Payne's condition again is
critical. Up to o'clock this morning
Mr.. Payne was doing well, but at that
hour he had a sinking spell, and from
8 to Z he was kept alive only by the
In fact it required the use of a greater
quantity of heart remedies than at any
previous time. There was a weak re-
sponse to the treatment. DIR. Ma
gruder was sent for early this morn
ing by DR.. Grayson. who remained
with Mr. Payne during the latter part
of the night, and at S:45 they were
application of powerful stimulants.
joined by DR.. Rixey. These three
physicians are now working over Mr..
Payne, and DR.. Osler is expected to
arrive shortly from Baltimore.
DR.. Osler came over from Balti-
more this morning and joined Doc
tors Magruder. Rixey and Grayson in
Payne's condition was subsequently
issued:
1890 a. m.-since o'clock this
morning he has not been so well. The
hearts action is again weaker. Con-
| dition not so favorable.-Osler, Ma
gruder, Rixey, Grayson."
President Roosevelt left Mr..
Payne's apartments at 1905, having
president said that Mr.. Payne had
taken turn for the better in the last
twenty minutes. He got the impress
sion that the physicians believe that if
Iney can pun the patent InTOuSn LOr
another twenty-four hours he. would
have a chance for life.
End Is Near.
Washington, Oct. AT 1:45 p. m. one
of the physicians in attendance upon Mr..
Payne made the following statement to a
representative of the Associated Press:
Postmaster General Payne is rapidly
losing ground He is sustained now only
by artificial life He is distinctly worse
than at any time during his illness and
the end is not far off.
At $3.50 o'clock DR.. Magruder gave out
the following bulletin:
The postmaster general has held his
own. Has had no sinking spell since the
noon hour Continues to take nourish-
ment we'll. Still very weak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
BLEW FOR FAIRBANKS.
All the Whistles in Red BIuff Well
come His Coming.

Red Bluff, Cal, Oct. 3.-The Fair
banks train was. welcomed to this
place by the screeching of LOCOMOTIVES
whistles and the beating of drums and
a great crowd.
Senator Fairbanks appealed for q
continuance of Republican policies
saying that we are so constituted that
we must all go together under Repub-
Iican policies or down together under
Democratic policies. He said that the
record of the Republican party for the
past "A years is such as to inspire con-
fidence and that it had done nothing
to forfeit that confidence. Indeed.
never at any time had it been more
worthy of support than under the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt.
The speech was literally aprlauded
as was also that of Senator Fulton
which followed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
LONG IN TOPEKA.
Senator Stops Over on His Way to
Oswego.

Senator Chester I. Long came in
from El Dorado Sunday, having made
a speech there Saturday along with
E. w. Hoch, Congressman Miller and
others. He ran up to Topeka to spend
Sunday and left this morning for Os-
wego.a Senator Long is giving all of
his time now to the campaign. He
was accompanied here by his secre-
tary, Ralph Faxon, and by A. A. Rich
ards of Wellington.
Congressman Calderhead also came
to Topeka Sunday and was visiting
around Topeka today, attending the
opening of the October session of the
supreme court. Mr.. Calderhead is
Fifth. He spoke at Abilene Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
Harvey Speaks at Horton.

Major A. NJ Harvey, fusion candi-
date for congress, spoke at Horton
Saturday night. The meeting was held
in the opera house, and the Topeka
people who went UP say that every
seat was filled and some were stand
ing up. The opera house seats about
500 people. About $50 were out to
hear Congressman Curtis the night be-
fore. John Curran says that a num-
ber of Horton Republicans came to
Major Harvey and promised him their
support, and that the meeting was an
enthusiastic one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
Missionary Society Officers.

Denver, Colo, Oct. 3.-The Woman's
Home Missionary society of the Meth
odist church today elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. CIin-
ton B. Fisk of New York; recording
secretary, Mrs. F. A. Aiken. of Gin
cinnati; treasurer. Mrs. George II.
Thompson, of Cincinnati; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Della L. Williams.
of Delaware o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
General Corbin Makes Denial.

Omaha, Neb., Oct 3.-General H. c.
Corbin, on his way to the Philippines
to succeed General Wade in command
of the Philippine division of the army,
denied today having said that army
officers should not marry unless they
had a salary of $2,4O0. General Cor
bin was accompanied by his wife and
aide, Colonel Webb C. Hayes. He left
for the west over the Union Pacific and
will sail October Is for Manila.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
HE KILLED 4 PEOPLE.
DeIirious Fever Patient Arose From
Bed and Shot Them.

O'Brien's Landing, Mo-, Oct. 3.-The
nolice of Cairo, Ill, have been asked
to assist in the capture of Charles
GeitreIl, who while delirious from fe-
yer, rose from his bed, seized a gun
and killed four persons and then made
his escape into the woods. The names
of the killed are:
JAMES WEAVER, white. of Math-
las, Tenn.
WILL ANDERSON, colored.
FRED BURT, colored-
SUSIE WILLIAMS, colored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
A Boycott ON Gentiles.

Salt Lake, Utah, Oct 3.-The St.
George (Utah) Advocate, published by
Charles S. Wilkinson, a prominent
church man. prints a sermon delivered
by President Joseph F. Smith of the
Mormon church at the conference of
the st. Georges stake of the church,
in which he counselled the people of
the church against selling lands to
"gentiles,' or aiding them in any way.
At the office of the first presidency
in Salt Lake no confirmation or denial
of the question was obtainable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03

Chicago, Oct. 3.-Women of the west
this year will figure in the presidential
campaign as they never have figured
before, and according to dispatches
from Denver, Salt Lake and Cheyenne,
wyo., their vote will be the heaviest
ever cast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
HORTON SHOPS OPEN.
Machine and Boiler Departments Put
on Full Force.

Horton, Kan. Oct 3.-The machine
and boiler departments of the Rock Is
land shops at this place, which have
been closed for ten days, reopened this
morning, with a full force of workmen.
1t is said that more men will now be
put to work than ever before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
weather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 3.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Tues
day. warmeE tonight; soutnerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
Weather Stin Warnn.

The Temperatures as recorded by the
government thermometer today were
as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
-. r. BURROW,
Il. L DAYHOFF,
&C. G. COLEMAN

Judge Hazen of the Shawnee county
court was particularly disposed to be
accommodating this morning and de-
spite the burden of his other business,
was inclined to set this case for prompt
trial, but he was emphatic that it must
be tried one case before the same
jury but with three separate verdicts,
or only one case could be tried.
That this was the only sensible view
to take is evident from the fact that
the suit comes from one article the
State Journal published rejecting upon
the state school fund commissioners of
which the individual members are c.
c. Coleman, J. r. Burrow and L L.
Dayhoff; that the three members
brought three separate suits on the
same identical article; that each has
the same attorneys and the same iden-
tical petitions; that there is the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03
Editorial Comment.

The refusal this morning of the at
torneys for Messrs. Coleman, Burrow
and Dayhoff to sign a stipulation for
a prompt trial of the cases must show
to the unprejudiced reader that ]. r.
Burrow and I. L. Dayhoff, constituting
a majority of the school fund COM
missioners, and who bring 100000
worth of the $4,000 libel suit, were
not sincere in the allegations made by
their newspaper friends. and also by
themselves that they desire imm ediate
trial. The official signed statement
given out by the three individuals con-
stituting the school commission, and
signed by each one of them, said:
We have instructed our attorney to de-
mand immediate trial, to waive all for
malities causing delay and to make any
agreement necessary to bring a trial
without delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-03

lar date let the court decide the date .
said Judge Hazen. +.The object as 1
understand it is to try this case before
election. The court can not Try the
case next Monday. October 10, as that
week is taken up with .Jvry trials al
ready set
Il win prepare a stipulation at once, =
said Captain Waters.
Thereupon he and Mr.. MaeLenna n
prepared the following stipulation:
Effort for Quick Trial Frustrated.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27

Three persons were burned TO death,
two fatally burned and ten seriously IN
jured as the result Of a gas explosion IN
the Seitz Hotel in Marion, Ind. The
building was wrecked. The dead are:
Charles Bethel. proprietor Of the hotel;
Mrs. Charles Beitel, wife Of the proprie-
tor; and James Devlin, proprietor of the
cafe. Two guests were fatally hurt and
several others seriously injured. The
hotel was near the National Military
Home, three miles from the center of the
city. Natural go is said to have escaped
from a pipe line that passed near the
building, the basement was filled, and
when the rooms Oh the first floor began
to fill the gas was ignited The building
was a two-story brick, having five
stores on the first floor, the hotel occupy
ing the second floor and having about
thirty rooms There were thirty guests
at the hotel. The outer walls were
blown out and the second floor fell on
the first. The guests were asleep in their
rooms when the explosion occurred. Res
cuers had great difficulty in taking the
injured from the wreck. The gas could
not be shut off and fed the fire, which
continued TO gain Roadway. The bodies
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bethel were seen in the
flames and wreckage for an hour before
they could be recovered.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27

tition in order that the American manu-
facturer might have special advantages
in Canada But Canada does not pro-
pose to do anything Of the kind What
She wants to do is to sell in the big
nearby market her surplus products of
farm, fishery and mine. and do al Of
her own manufacturing, All natural
products are cheaper in Canada than
In the United States. because Land and
labor are cheaper there than here.
Canada would be big gamer by this
kind Of reciprocity, and it is the only
kind Of reciprocity that Is at all pop
ular in Canada.
The Capital sizes up the situation ac-
curately when It says:
Reciprocity as general proposition
is now simply used as a means Of Civ
ing up part Of the Is nerican home mar
ket 10 the foreigner. Some people are
attempting to do by reciprocity what
they have been unable to do by free
trade"
This Is the bare. bald fact Of the
matter, whether it relates to Canadian
or any other scheme Of reciprocity in
competitive products.--American Econ
omtst.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
Note. of National Capital.

Senator Deliver has introduced
service pension bill.
Senator Hepburns' bin to prevent food
adulteration may get through the Senate.
Congress may pass a law to preserve
the big trees in Calaveras Grove, Cali
fornia.
About $500. 70 viii be expended in inn
proving the dam across the Ohio at
Louisville
] II. Causten. of Washington State,
has been appointed collector of customs
in Porto Rice
Secretary Shaw has ap7ointed James
II. II. Cansten. OF the state of Washing
ton. collector of customs for the eoliee-
ton district Of Porto Rico, with COM
pensation Of $500 psr aanum
Senator Smoot has tlej with the Com
nlittee on Privileges his second reply TO
the presentation made 4 Attorney Tay-
Ter. The reply places on record detailed
denial OF assertions made by Mr.. tayier,
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones
viii recommend % the President the -
suanee OF a proclamation opening to set
Element the tract of land in Nebraska,
ten miles long and i've miles wide, adJoin-
ing the Pine Ridge agency. across the
Nne In South Dakota.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
~0O0o~NNNNN-

The 500 line is pushing its extension
from Brentwood, Wis, into the Lac
Court Oreilles reservation.
Oficials Of the Missouri Pacific say
the corn crop in the territory Of the road
promises an immense business all winter.
President Ingalls, of the Big Four has
placed an order for forty coaches to be
delivered by the Pullman company by
May /.
Right of way has been secured for the
extension of the Imperial branch of the
Southern Pacific to the Mexican line at
Calico.
East bound shipments from Chicago
and Chicago Junction points show a de-
cided increase for the last week as com
pared with those of the previous week.
The Louisville and Nashville has re
ceiyed bids for the car wheels which will
be required by the road during 1904. Ii
is said that wheels sufficient to equip
1000 new cars will be ordered.
The Wichita. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory Company has been Incorporate
ed. with capital stock of S6,000OoO. to
construct a line from Wichita, Kan,
through Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory to Fort Smith. Ark.
The New York Central is now com.
pleting & pension plan under which em'
ployes will contribute l per cent of their
salary. which win form one-third of the
fund TO be created. the railway company
contributing the other two-thirds.
The Wichita. Oklahoma and Indian
| Territory Company of Perry, o. T., with
a capital stock OF $6,o00,0o0. has been
chartered at Guthrie, o. T.. to construct
line from Wichita. Kan, through Okla
homa and Indian Territory to Fort
/ Smith, Ark.
The Missouri Supreme Court has re
fused the writ OF prohibition asked soi
| by the combined ticket scalpers of st
! Louis sgainst the railroads to epioin the
| Circuit Court from enforcing injunction:
preventing the sale by scalpers of excur
sion tickets for worlds fair traffic.
One OF the most important pieces Of
construction undertaken by the Atchison
| Topeka and Santa Fe in recent years Il
the projected cutoff between lsleta ans
/ Texico. y, NJ. as il will shoT l. tbs
/ Santa Fe's time between ChicasJ ant
San Francisco and give Oklahoma thu
main line, by way Of the Panhandle
division. 10 San Francisco. BY th'
present route the distance between III,
cities named is 2,5TT miles, while tn
new route will be 5TT miles shorter
Aside from this advantage il viii syoi'
the steep grades between Ranton ans
trinidad
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
Thnnyht. for Wage Earners.

According to the last census there
were 5f2, T34 manufacturing plants in
the United States, employing 5,7l0, 1877
people. to whom were paid In wages
81, 735, 40, $40 The output of these
factories was $1,000 2T9, 566. New
York leads the list with 7S,65S plants,
Pennsylvania second with ~, 1876 Iowa
had then 14.Sl0 and employed 64.217
laborers, ana paid in wages over TWEEN
weight million dollars. This State
has more factories and employs more
people in them than all the other
states. except New York, Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Massachusetts, Ohio, New Jer-
sey. Missouri Indiana, Wisconsin, and
Michigan.
A protective tariff makes it possible
for Iowa factories to live and offer
| employment to a,2i7 people Were
the goods created by cheap labor adj
mitted free Of duty into this country
there would I've fewer local factories
| In this State and fewer wage earners
! in them. These ar, thoughts for labor
ing men to ponder over when free
! traders want their voteS.--Davenport
! Republican.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
Free Trade hr stealth.

A clear view of the merits and dc
merits Of the proposition to open up
trade In competitive products between
the United States and Canada Is SET
forth in an editorial In the Dies Moines
Capital. Editor Young, a clear and
vigorous thinker on economic questions,
rightly common Is reciprocity In natural
products because such products In the
case of Canada are wholly competitive.
Both countries have surplus OF the
same sort of products. and there Is
nothing to swap. We cannot, as the
Capital insists, swap wheat for
wheat, corn for corn, hogs for hogs,
cattle for cattle, butter for butter, eggs
for eggs. OF SUCH products Canada
would take from US absolutely none,
for she already produce more than
she can consume. That would be reel
procity like Touchstone's ill-r0asted
egg-"all on one side" Canada could
market her surplus fOodstuffs conve-
mently and probably across the Dor
der line. and the United States could
find no market for such products On
the Canadian side Of the border
For a trade dicker 80 lopsided as
this there might be some compensation
If Canada were disposed to lower her
tariff bars so as to admit a larger vol
ume Of manufactures from the United
States. though even this would in the
end prove Il bargain Of d ubtful ex-
pedieucy when the American farmer
should discover that he was compelled
to bear the brunt Of Canadian compe-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27

President are in line for the attack.
Before the last hurdle the whole pack
has rallied These persons. desperate
and INSCRIPTIONS. would imperil the
country's welfare in their selfish
scramble for money, power and spolls
They have the insolence to weigh their
own selfish, contemplate interests
against the nations well being.
Here is a question which should be
pinnacled above the mire of politics.
1t is not a question for party SQUAD
bling 1t is n question of patriotism.
In the old days all men united on the
broad principles of patriotism. 1t will
be an everlasting disgrace to Congress,
10 the Senate In particular, If it does
not uphold the President.
Let the men In Congress turn deaf
ears to the chicanery Of n scheming
Democratic politician who would be
president-deaf ears to the palsied
questioning of the Republican Senator
whose distinguished services are fast
being overshadowed by the hating
doubtlngs of age and possible imbecil-
| ity. The American people are for the
nan with the spade.-Chicago Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
Farmera and Exnnrt,.

Some of the Democratic orators
would be pleased to make il out that
the falling off of the exports. which
was shown by the hast reports, was
caused by the present tlrin laws, and
that the decrease of the exports worked
injury 10 the farmers Some have gone
so far rs 20 say that the pingley law
is responsible for the falling off of the
exports Of farm products 1t SO hap
pens that most of the products which
have shown decrease In export are
on the f1ec list There has been no
decrease ia TIE production of farm
products No one has been complain
crop has been failure. Prices also
are good If the exports have fallen
Off ii means that instead Of selling IN
a foreign market the farmers are sell
ing ut home. Everyone is employed
ana Is q consumer. Home people are
consuming home PRODUCTS The far
mcr Is feeding his nCighbors in Amer.
lean commercial centeISS But the far.
mers would not have a chance to do
this were it not for the fact that the
present tariff schedules make 1t pos
sihle for the factories to work night
and day 10 make goods for the home
and foreign markets. The farmer,
prosperity is intimately linked with tn,
prosperity of all the other classes Of III,
country. Is the farmer satisfied? L
is not likely that one who stops to con
slider VIII vote for Il change Daven
psf.. Times
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
The Wan with the Spade.

All the influences OF the country
which are hostile to the President
whether for reasons political. personal
or financial, are arrayed against the
Panama treaty. The enemies of Theo-
dore Roosevelt-and we love him for
the enemies he has made-know that
If he starts the isthmian canal his re-
nomina ton and reelection are assured
Ne power could stop him. save death.
The man with the spade! Here would
be a campaign slogan with the ring Of
cei ain victory. Americans like men
who III things. The isthmian canal
stands first in the list Of things that
the country desires from Washington.
The Democrats torn with despair
jealousy and greed for party spoils
have seized upon the treaty in the for.
lorn hope of overthrowing it and tie
President with IT. The great transcon-
tinental railroad interests will give the
slnews of war to the opposition. Re-
publican politicians, desiring Roose-
yelt's downfall, have seized upon the
opportunity All the enemies of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-01-27
A Time Worn Assumption.

There was time when The nimhle-
tongue free trade orator In tins oun,
try told the American far,"or that the
price Of wheat was fixed In Liverpool
but since tie discussion OF the ives
ton, Is the tariff a tax? has grown hot
in England we find the Cobdeuites OF
that country saying the variations
from hour 20 hour and day 10 day only
prove 20 W that outside causes in tA.e
worlds supply or demand entirely rule
these changes" We fear that in the
face of such an admission the time
worn assumption that the Liverpool