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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
LOCAL MENTION

Mrs. G. L. Miller, Of Kansas City,
is in Topeka to spend a few days
with the family of Geo. z. Cole.
M. c. Kelly, of Mulberry. is in To-
peka today.
The doctors have determined that
the injury which Geo. E. Cole received
yesterday by falling on the icy steps
of his Office consist of a badly sprained
knee and a fracture of the femur at
the knee.
Governor Hoch has granted a par
don to Clyde Brown, a Goodland boy
who was sent to the Hutchinson re-
folmatory for stealing tickets from the
Rock Island. His pardon was recon-
mended by the railroad officials.
J. r. Burrow, secretary of state,
has returned from his trip to Florida.
Assistant State Auditor James Ma
ton Is out of town for few days at
tending to his political fences.
Adjutant General Hughes is sending
out the new Krag-Pope % calibre
rides to the companies Of the Kansas
National guard. With each rife goes
5000 cartridges and 1000 paper tar
&c is. The guns viii be used for gal
Iery shooting, as the ammunition is
much cheaper than that required for
the Krag service rifles.
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TRAMP TALKS.
The story That was Told on the YER
anda-
In. Quad

n. quad
* GA see. It ali depends upon the
story you tell" said the DilaDidated
Gentleman, after ne had received his
pay IN advance. Let a tramp go
through the country claiming 20 have
poor health or relating the usual story
OF misfortune. and he viii be lucky to
pick up a meal a day. No one Will
have any interest II him. nor extend
any sympathy.
The farmer wants something new
and novel. and the tramp who gives It
to him takes the cake. It Is an en-
enlargement for the tramp 70 lie, but
I don't know as that does any particu-
lar hurt 1t Is better to be g fat liar
than hungry tramp.
"One day last summer when : was
touring the state OF Connecticut with
my grand aggregation Of living Won
ders came along to where several
people sat on the veranda Of q farm
house. Il was family consisting Of
grandfather. grandmother. father,
mother and daughter. the latter being
about eighteen years old. I asked for
the privilege Of getting a drink of wa
ter from the well. and when I returned
the farmer asked me if I wouldn't sit
down and rest bit. I thanked him
and sat down, and he continuedi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
NO VACATION FOR DANA.
january Term Of Court VIII Merge
Into April Session.

There will be no interim between the
January and April terms of the Shaw
nee county district court The jury
now in session viii be held for one
week more, and then the new jury for
the April term will come IN on Tues
day. April 3, at 9 o'clock and begin its
work
This is something that doesn't hap
pen very often, and is a. decidedly new
THE criminal cases this term have
been quite numerous" said Judge
Dana this morning. All Of the liquor
trials are denominated criminal cases.
and we spent about three weeks On
them But our docket is getting clean
ed up rapidly and by June we will have
It looking like thirty cents.
Judge Dana is working nard every
day to keep up with his docket. He IS
pushing cases rapidly and quite num-
Der more viii be done with after next
week.
The jury which VIII sit in April is az
follows: J. L. Bechner. Topeka; Jesse
Shaw. Topeka; John Loire. Topeka; D.
D. Hope, Topeka, J. T. Loveweu. To-
peka; G. P Lux Topeka; H. A. Hall,
North Topeka; F L. Rosser, Topeka.
L. S. Newell. Soldier township; George
Gardner, Soldier townships William
6iegler, Soldier township; John Trout
man. Soldier township; O. P. Keunett.
MenOken; Thomas Neiswender Memo
ekn; r. H. Harrington. Silver Lake;
II. A. Fowler. Silver Lake; s. F. Stun
baugh. Rossvflle; William C1ess. Ross
VILE; John ader, Rossville; J. l.
McClintocks Topeka township; W. r.
Lott, Topeka township; J. NJ. Mead
Topeka township; J. H. Richards. An
burn township; G. l. House, Tecumseh
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ROCK ISLANDS MOVE.
Materially Changes Time Of Denver
Train IN right for s9aa.

new move has been made by The
Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific rail-
way company IN the struggle which ls
on between It and the Atchison. To-
peka & Santa Fe over the handling Of
the mails from Kansas City for points
IN the west and southwest This move
bears no relation to the fight which has
been waged with herceness during the
last few weeks between the two roads
to get a train from Kansas City into
Wichita first. It involves change in
the running time of the Denver train,
No 3, by which the running time of
this train viii be reduced one hour
Denver. The train has left Kansas
City at 6:35 p, m. each night, going
through Topeka at 1928 p. m, Under
the new schedule adopted for this
train, It Will leave Kansas City three
hours. later at 9:35 p M. passing
through Topeka at 11:25 p, m. and
reaching Colorado Springs at 1920 p.
N. the next day, making the run OF
824 miles in fifteen hours and forty
Guiding stops, of fraction less than
forty miles an hour. This train has
been making the run in seventeen
hours and fifteen minutes
The new leaving time from Kansas
city of this train is 1--WE minutes later
than the arrival Of the Wabash fast
mail, No. o, from New York, Buffalo,
Detroit. St. Louis and Hannibal. This
train brings the eastern mail leaving
New York at 10 g. m. and Buffalo at
$40 p m. the day before. and 1t is
this mail which the Rock Island hopes
to get the contract for under the new
schedule of No g.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
DONOvAN'S ROUND UP.
City Makes It's Farewell Touch last
Evening.

The farewell touch" was made by
the city last evening. Twenty disor-
derry house women, keepers and In
mates. were arrested, fined and then
told to leave town at once The latter
half of the programme was somewhat
Of a surprise to the keepers. They
thought the fine was the beginning Of
a monthly arrangement. and the trav-
cling orders came as a severe shock
Sixteen Of the women paid their fines.
amounting to ss25. and four others
three SIS inmates and one 500 keeper.
who appealed, will have to come in
shortly or stand district court cases
The six keepers Of the bunch. Marie
Pierson, May Chesney, Maud Wilson.
Maud Lawson, Lou Arnold ana Jennie
Kline, seem TO feel that they have
been gold-brieked by the administra-
ton Their feelings, however, were not
consulted in the matter
Some more house-cleanfng viii take
place in the near future. The disor-
oerIy housekeepers have been notified
that they will be arrested very day if
they attempt to run, and little further
trouble from them is anticipated but
sundry other business demands the at
tention of Tim and his force. The first
blow viii probably be aimed at he
known dives, OF resorts Of questionable
reputation. A NUMBER or places in
that class quit business recently but it
is understood that some of them are
breaking through the surface in a mild
way.
Chief Donovan has little to say about
his plans, other than that he intends
to "clean up the town
Il viii make no changes on the DO
lice force except for cause he said
this morning. The force suits me very
we'll as it Is. No man will be fired to
make room for another. But when a
member of the force does something to
warrant his dismissal I have the as
surance OF Mayor Davis that my
charges shall be heard"
Tim" made a short speech before
the assemble officers at rool call Iest
night and told them that failures Ic
perform duties would result in lay
offs or dismissals, as the offense war
ranted.
Police Judge Urmy called at the city
treasurer's office this morning with
1 both coat pockets full of cash, and took
a receipt for &s8e.5O. This represents
/ the gleanings OF the last few days.
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overhauled BY hundred mounted
men. IN paying on the men who had
dug the tunnel ! had given one Of them
lead nickel in change. and in the
smanness OF his soul he had aroused
the convent and put people on our
track
By thunder. but that was wuss
than stealth turnips from q blind
GOVT exclaimed grandpa
Ia ike to have been there 10
punch his head" added the son. while
all the women sighed. and the girl
claspea her hands and said
Oh do SO hope thar you and
Montalala escaped into the nearest
cornfleldfs
.AIasi but we did not escape. 1
replied. 7 fought them off and killed
ten with sword and pistol, but they
were too strong for me. We were both
taken back. bound hand and foot, and
Montalala was never heard of again.
It was given out that she had commit
ted suicide in her cell. but Of course
you know what that meant7 As for
me. was imprisoned for two years and
nogged every week all that time, and
was then given my liberty and warned
never to enter Spain again. I made for
New York as soon as possible, and
there found that my guardian had
stolen every dollar 7 had. blackened
my name by all sorts Of scandals. and
then disappeared. Penniless and
u OH5Il- l4GdIlGQt AOluAAlS was lGLk me
but to wander up and down the face Of
the earth.
Have you ever went into the Gu
cumber and pickle business to get your
fortune back p asked grandpa; but he
was suppressed by the others. and the
farmer said:
Say. you have been played low
down all around. and II you feel like
stopping here for week and resting
up, you'll be mighty welcome"
of course he viii. echoed the
others.
Il put in five days with the family,
and was treated like a lord" said the
Dilapidated Gentleman. as he lighted
the stub of a cigar, land I think you
will agree with me that it is a heap
better to tell a pleasant lie than to dis
appoint people with the brazen truth. -
Copyright 1906, by Homer
Sprague.0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
CURTIS REFUSES 1T.
Was offered Position seretaryship OF
Congressional Committee.

Washington. March Representa-
tive Curtis Of Kansas has been offered
and has declined the position OF sec
rotary of the Republican congressional
campaign committee. An entirely new
set Of officers Of the committee will be
elected at q meeting to be held next
week.
Yesterday Speaker Cannon and the
house leaders reached an agreement by
which the craftsmanship should be ten
dered Representative Sherman Of New
York and the position Of secretary 10
Mr.. Curtis. Mr. Sherman accepted and
MT Curtis said he would think the
matter over. Today he announced that
he had decided not to accept He
stated that while it was true that he
would have little opposition for re-
election to the house, he was also a
candidate for Burton's seat in the SER
ate and that he must be in Karsas
during the coming campaign The
headquarters Of the Republican com
mittee are located in Washington md
they are in charge Of the secretary
who therefore IS unable to participate
in a contest in his own state Some
years ago Representative David Aer-
Ger Of Omaha was secretary of the
committee. He considered his re-eIec-
ton assured and remained I'M Wash
ington throughout the campaign He
was defeated by large majority. A
secretary has not been selected.
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QUEER THING IN POLITICS.
wife OF Democratic Councilman Reg
listers Republican Voters.

The son of Mike Heery, Democratic
candidate for councilman from the
Second ward, occupying the driver s
seat on a hack In which Mrs Joseph
Griley, wife OF the Democratic coun-
Gilman from the Second was bringing
voters to register for Q. K. Holiday
the Republican opponent Of Heery,
was one of the strange political sights
of yesterday afternoon.
At least Heery's son was driving the
hack and Mrs. Griley had a number Of
her friends in the hack with her bring
ing them to be registered and further
more man who claims that he knows
says that the voters registering were
all for Holiday.
This does not necessarily indicate
that there are traitors in the camp Of
the Democrats though at first blush K
would look that way. In the first in
stance Heery was engaged simply on
a Job and was called out as II hap
pened, to drive his hack to the election
commissioner for Holiday, secondly
Mrs. Griley claims to be a Republican.
II have always been a Republican, "
said Mrs Griley MY husband is a
Democrat, as you know, but I am a
Republican. I thought I would use
my little influence this time and did
bring a number of Republicans to
register for Mr.. Holiday"
A meeting of the city central COM
mfttee Of the Democratic party was
held last evening to discuss plans for
the campaign especially with references
to the fight which is on in the Second
ward for councilman.
The total registration when the
books closed last evening at the Otuee
of the election commissioner was 49,
SIS. The total number Of males reg
istered is 9494 and females 4.474.
Over 400 registered yesterday. APT in
fact. The books will remain closed
now until after the election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Mayor Moores Of Omaha Dead.

Omaha, Neb., March 24.-F'rank 2.
Moores, mayor of Omaha, died at his
home Friday afternoon. He had been
i'll for several months with throat trou-
bic and a general breaking down.
Mayor Moores was s6 years old. lie
was serving the last year Of his third
term as mayor. ana had long been
prominent in the Republican party Of
the city and state. President Zimman
of the city council viii act as mayor
during the remainder Of the term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
Negro Woman Robs old Man.

An elderly farmer named Joseph
Casson appeared at the police station
this Afternoon and announced that he
had been forcibly robbed by an un-
known negro woman. He said that the
woman told him she had some second
hand garden tools she wished to sell.
and took him to a house Oh Second
street where she locked him IN a room,
tore of his overalls and stole a poke.
book containing $1,000 from his IroUs-
ers pocket. Of7cers were sent at once
to look for the woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Speaking Of the torture TO which some
Of the savage tribes Of the PhiipDfnes
subject their captives, reminds me Of the
intense suffering I endured for three
months from Inflammation of the kid
neys," says ". NJ. Sherman of Cushing.
Ne. Nothing helped me until I tried
Electric Bitters three bottles Of which
completely cured me" Cures liver com
plant. dyspepsia. blood disorders and ma
iaria and restores the weak and nervous
so robust health Guaranteed by the Ar
cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Norman. Okla, March 24.=In the
opening baseball game Of the season
the University Of Oklahoma defeated
the University of Kansas here by
score Of 5 TO I. Batteries: Oklahoma,
McCredie and Walker; Kansas, Hoff-
man and Wilson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Chicago. March 24=D D. Healy,
receiver for the Bank Of America,
announced today that he was ready to
pay a further so per cent. dividend on
account of deposits in the defunct
bank making a total payment Of 20
per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Monday evening, March 70, in First
CONGREGATIONAL church, lecture on
Scottish music by John Macdonald.
Illustrative songs by the church guar
tetfe and accompanies Adults tickets
- cents. chiIdren's Is cents Tickets
on sale at Warren Crosby's, the NILS
company's. z. B. Guilds, Robinson
Marshall & CO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

1t is pretty late in the day, perhaps,
but the Liverpool Mercury says that
the Fourth of July address delivered
by US this year in Hometown was an
effort of which Henry Clay might have
been proud. It comes natural to US.
We never think of the battle Of Bunker
Hill without shtyer going over US.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Henry Johnson, the popular boot
and shoe man, Is contemplating put
ting a plate glass front In his store.
It viii cost him quite bit Of money,
but he is proud of the town and deter
mined to maintain the lead in the shoe
business. Mr.. Johnson is the gentle
man who discovered that chewing
green burdock root will cure dyspepsia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS.
CBy NJ. Quad.)

We are pleased to learn that Mrs
Charles Taylor, who fell down the fam
lily we'll two weeks ago while drawing
a bucket Of water, has quite recovered
from the shock. The yell she gave
when she found herself falling was
heard half a mile away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Mr.. John White, farmer, paid his
annual subscription to the Banner last
week with two bushels of turnips.
There IS opportunity for others to do
likewise. If we could get twenty bush
els Of turnips ahead by snowfall we
should feel easy for the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Dfd your doctor say "Incurable ?"
see DR.. Never, National hotel, next
Mondav. one day only. Free consulta-
ton. Women's diseases q specially.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Danger is near at. hand when the kid
neys are sick. Kidney-Ettes viii purify
and strengthen the kidneys and restore
them to their normal and healthy con-
dition. Csc Stansfeld. druggist, e32
Kan. ave. Arnold Drug Co, No To-
Deka-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Mrs Hattie Dubois, the leading
dressmaker of Hometown, who has just
returned from New York, says she
found the society in that city no more
cultivated than in Hometown In fact.
she heard a salesgirl in a store swear
like man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

DR.. Meyer cures dihHcuIt cases given
up by other physicians. National hotel.
Monday. March %. one day only. Con
1nltation free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Mrs. George Sheldon was examined
by a commission of doctors one day
last week and pronounced har.nlessly
insane. No one had suspected the
presence of the ma1ady until she
charged US with winking at her IN
church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

J. D. Kirsev died at his home, 2e2s
T3righf's disease at the age OF 81. The
funeral viii be held Sunday afternoon ana
the interment viii be in the Elevation
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

Ere1sss died at her home, 1900 Jackson
street. last night. The remains VIII De
taIrara to Erie Tor burial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-24

ArraneemtFts have been made by SIR
Chappelle. proprietor OF the Copeland
hotel. with the Postal Telegraph company
70 receive the election returns tonight
from the Second congressional district.
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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,


which
were lin prescribe by Law hu Offices file ~ n
tn 2rdhyo ombr BHMAKE
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synonymous. .n .liai M rio sss
i In Massachusetts the illegal sale OF
street railway transfers Is made pun
ishabie by a fine not. exceeding ESQ
or imprisonment for not more than
thirty days ~ W
Tho Lrsislatnre of Washington al
its latest session passed law making
the maximum. railroad fare for adults
cents a mile and for children I 1-2
cents. rsgsrl
A trolley company in Vermont
whose cars fail to come to full
stop and display signal at grade
railroad crossing is subject to fine
OF $25 for each omission.
by the terms of "A new statute in
Michigan I'm suit by or against a
railroad company the books OF the
company are subject to the inspec-
ton of the Attorney General of the
State.
The State OF Mississippi has eff
fected an increase of about $4,000
600 in the amount OF taxable proper
ty I'm the state by recent readjust-
ment I'm the assessment of railroads.
In Minnesota railway, telegraph
and express stations must bear tho
local name of the community, unless
ii is likely to be confused with the
names of other stations on the same.
line.
California rejoices in a law maxi
ing the circulation of fraudulent re-
ports regardlag the value OF the
stock Of a corporation formed in the
State felony punishable by two
years. inn risonment or $1,000 fine.
or both.
Down in Georgia the Supreme
Court has concluded that an engi-
neer is not justified i'm acting on the
presumption that child of tender
years on a railroad track will ap-
precite its danger and use the dis
erection OF an adult In getting out of
the way Of an approaching train.
According to n recent act of the
Legislature of that State, Florida
railroads failing to pay n claim for
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GOES WITH POMP.

Everything is in a pleasant rush
and hurry in Washington to get tho
President of on his trip to Panama
and Porto Rico. The sailing OF Kinr
Edward, the Kaiser or Gear of Rus
STA would not be more elaborately
arranged, nor comprise more ex-
pensive and extensive fleet.
His trip comprises journey in the
despatch boat Dolphin to the Mouth
of the Rappahannock, and then trans
fer to the battleship Louisiana, which
will take him the rest of the way.
escorted by the two armored cruisers
Washington and Tennessee. These
are three of the finest, largest and
newest craft of the navy, with an
aggregate tonnage of more than
$4,000, manned by more than two
thousand seamen and marines, and
costing the nation in the neighbor-
hood of thirty million dollars.
OF course he is commander-in-chief
of the whole thing. and could order
out the entire feet that recently
gave private exhibition for him at
Oyster Bay. but instead he contents
himself with three or four ships on
ly. few GOLFERS and dispatch boats
viii likely join the fleet that carries
him in pOmp to Panama. Shades of
Jeffesonian simplicity
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loss or damage within ninety days
must pay 2b per cent. on the judy
ment obtained by the claimant In
excess OF the amount offered by the
railroad in settlement OF the claim.
The mere fact that q great many
people have been I'm the habit OF us
ing q railroad trestle as a footbridge
and that the railroad company has
OF Appeals OF Kentucky. does not
give the people any special rights
on the bridge or compel the railroad
company to exercise special degree
OF care for their safety.-New York
Sun.
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ODDITIES IN RAIL
ROAD LAWS.
SOME REQUIREMENTS WHICH
ARE PECULIAR TO GER
TAIN STATES.

| Montana requires its railroads to
maintain station at plotted town
sites of 100 inhabitants or more.
Thirty States have State railroad
commissions, twenty of which have
power to fix rates on purely State
traffic.
Intoxication while on duty is a
misdemeanOr for railroad employee
in California, and if death results, a
felony
California makes the wrecking of
train or an engine felony punish
able by death or life Imprisonment,
at the option of the jury.
Railroads running within three
miles of county seat in Oklahoma
must build a line through the county
seat and establish a station.
In South Carolina it is INSIDE
meanor for the conductor of a trolley
car to refuse to separate negroes and
white people.
California has made il n INSIDE
meanor to transport cattle, sheep, or
swine I'm crr-load lots for more than
thirty-six hours without stopping for
ten hours rest.
Virginia has found it necessary
to pass a law declaring that for all
legal purposes the words railroad
and railway" are to be considered