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TOPEKA STATE .TOUKN-AI MONDAY EVENING. MAY 6, 1901.
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BY FRAXK P. MAC LENXAN.
VOL.U1IE XXVIII No. 106
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Keporters K'Kim ben pnone a.
Capital punishment has been restored
!n Colorado and the women vote In the
Centennial state, too. '
Eastern newspapers are now insinu
ating that the Omaha jury In the
Cudahy kidnaping case was made up of
Populists.
After buying a line of ocean steamers
Sir. Morgan's next move was to secure
control of European canals on which to
float them.
Probably Mr. Hanna will consider it
necessary to remain in the east while
the president and Mr. Morgan are away
in order to keep things level.
By buying an ocean steamship line
Mr. Morgan has added materially to
the chances for the passage of a ship
subsidy bill by the next congress.
In his present temper it would not be
surprising if Russell Page should con
vene and declare that the country is
"on the verge of moral, material and
financial ruin."
Not often in recent years has a May
flay passed leaving so few strikes of im
portance in Its wake. Both employes and
employers are so busy that they have no
time to devote to fighting.
Emperor William recently gave orders
for a long list of newspapers to be laid
before him daily, instead of clippings, as
heretofore. Perhaps he wants to look
over the advertising columns for spring
targL .ns.
Oakland, California, street cars are
now run by an electric current gene
rated by a waterfall 140 miles distant.
In a few days the San Jose cars, 390
miles from the source of the power, will
be run in the same way.
XT. 8. LEADS THE WORLD.
The picture of the world's commerce
presented each month by the treasury
bureau of statistics in its monthly pub
lication, the Monthly Summary of Com
merce and Finance, presents in the cur
rent number some important facts
about the commerce of the principal nn
tions of the world. Perhaps the most
interesting fact which it shows is that
the United States stands in the fiscal
year 1901 clearly and unquestionably at
the head of the world's list'of exporting
nations, her average monthly exporta
tions for the nine months ending with
March, 1901, being $124,497,853, whil-?
those of the United Kingdom, her closest
competitor, were $117,816,246 per month
during the same period; those of Ger
many, the next largest exporter, SS7, -ESI.
000 per month during the 12 months
ending with December, 1900; France,
556,467,000; Russia, 29,550,000 per month;
British India, $26,747,000 per month; Austria-Hungary,
$25,753,253 per month; Bel
gium. $23,56S.0OO per month, and Italy,
$20,518,000 per month.
Of the 24 countries or political divis
ions named in the table ten show an ex
cess of exports over imports, while the
remaining 14 show an excess of impor3
over exports. Argentina, Bulgaria, Can
ada, Egypt, British India, Mexico, the
Philippine Islands.Russia, Uruguay, and
the United States show an excess of ex
ports over imports; while Austria-Hungary,
Belgium, Cape of Good Hope,
Cuba. France, Germany, Greece, Italy,
Japan, Porto Rico, Portugal, Spain,
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom
show an excess of imports over exports.
Argentina shows in the 12 months end
ing with December last $39,000,000 more
of exports than of imports. Canada in
the eight months ending with February
1901, shows 12 million dollars more of
exports than of imports. British India
during the nine months ending with De
cember shows 64 million dollars more ot
exports than of imports, and Russia
during the 12 months ending with De
cember shows 59 million dollars more of
exports than of imports ;while the United
States in the nine months ending with
March, 1901, shows 521 million dollars
more of exports than of imports.
A further comparison of the latest fig
ures with those of the corresponding
period for the preceding year also de
velops other interesting facts. Argentina
in the 12 months ending with December.
1S99. showed 63 million dollars excess of
exports over imports and in the same
months of 1900 an excess of only 39 mil lion
dollars. Canada in the eight months
ending with February, 1900, showed ex
ports 5 million dollars below the imports,
while the corresponding months ending
with February, 1901. showed 12 million
dollars excess of exports over imports.
Russia in the 12 months ending with
December, 1S99, showed less than 4 mil
lion dollars excess of exports over im
ports, and in the 12 months ending with
December, l'.tm, 59 million dollars more
of exports than of imports; while the
United States, which in the nine months
ending with March, 1900. showed 394 mil
lion dollars excess of exports over im
ports, in the same months of the fiscal
year, 1901, showed 521 million dollars ex
cess of exports over imports, a gain of
S127.0O0.009 in the ' favorable balance of !
trade" for the nine months' period of
IfOl as compared with a like period of
1900.
The total domestic exports of the Uni
ted States in the nine months ending
with March are $1,120,480,673, while the
importation of British and Irish produce
in the same period is $1,060,346,214, show
ing the exports of the United States to
be 60 million dollars greater than those
of the United Kingdom, her greatest ri
val, during the term under considera
tion. "WHY PRICES DON TT FALL."
Colonel Bryan has been asked to ex
plain the failure of prices to fall and the
following is his answer in part as set
forth in his- paper:
The readers of the Commoner are well
well enough acquainted with the money
question to know that the "quantitative
theory" is the basis of the science of
money. Other things being equal, the
value of the dollar depends upon the
number of dollar an increase in the
volume of money increasing prices, and
a decrease in the volume of money de
creasing prices. This is the foundation
of all argument ; made in behalf of bi
metallism. For twenty years the price level fell,
and during that time the producers of
wealth and the debtors throughout the
world suffered an almost incalculable
loss, while the owners of money and
fixed investments enjoyed an enormous
advantage. Silver was struck down by
those who desired a dearer dollar, and
bimetallists were called advocates of sil
ver, because they favored the restoration
of silver to its former place in the cur
rency. If the advocates of dear money
had attacked gold instead of silver, the
same people who favored the restoration
cf silver would have favored the restora
tion of gold.
On one side of the question stood those
who wanted, as Mr. McKinley once ex
pressed it, to make "money the master,
and all things else the servant;" on the
other side stood those who wanted a suf
ficient volume of money to maintain the
level of prices, and the free and unlim
ited coinage of sliver, as well as gold, at
the present legal ratio, was urged as a
means to this end.
Since 1896 there has been an unex
pected increase in the production of
gold, and this increase, which the Re
publicans neither promised nor desired,
has brought, in part, the advantage
which the restoration of bimetallism
would have brought more completely.
In so far as business conditions have
been improved by the increased produc
tion of gold, bimetallists have been vin
dicated. If anyone will take the trouble
to read the literature circulated by the
gold standard advocates in 1896. he will
find that the "quantative theory" of
money was denounced, and a rising dol
lar eulogized. Nobody eulogizes a' dear
dollar now, but the advocates of the gold 1
standard are seeking to secure credit
because of the increased volume of
money, which they did not contemplate
and did not want.
Business conditions have not been nor
mal during the last three years. War in
the Philippines and in South Africa has
operated to raise the price level first.
by withdrawing a large number of men
from the labor market; and second, by
increasing the demand for provisions.
army supplies and equipment for sol
diers. Nations have been mortgaging
the future to secure money to spend in
the present.
JAYHAWKER JOTS.
Pratt has grown weary, oh, so weary.
of big loafing tramps that a rock pile
will be started.
For the first time in years the church
bells failed to ring at Sabetha last Sun
day smallpox scare.
Westmoreland having hardly dug it
self out of the snow drifts bobs up with
a first-class programme for July 4.
A Sterling congregation gave their
pastor a one hundred dollar shower
affair, which is far ahead of a pound
party.
The Wetmore girls" band raised $260
at an entertainment and will now visit
St. Paul and have their pictures taken
under Minnehaha falls.
Two active Lost Springs men killed 53
rats in 15 minutes, which is a record
that would make most any old cat
droop its head in shame.
The Western Union has been sued at
Clay Cente for $1,000 damages by a
merchant who alleges that two import
ant messages were not sent.
A freak at Atchison is four kittens
perfect every way save that they are
joined together at the sides and when
"it" moves resembles a Ben Hur chariot
team.
"Where every prospect pleases and
only man is vile" item: A standing re
ward of $15 is offered at Potter for the
first citizen caught violating any of the
town bylaws.
Three Effingham pigs, perhaps under
the impiession that they were taking
a Turkish bath, swam around IS hours
in the bottom of an old well in which
they had fallen, before a rescue came.
A Cimarron man permitted a woman
to land three heaty slaps on his face
while standing on a street corner with
out sassing her or running away. There
are some people who don't recognize
their opportunity when they meet it at
the crossing.
Ingalls came near having a bear
dance last week. The assembled crowd,
however, lacked three cents of the
price, and the obdurate Italian gave
them the marble heart and passed out
of town with his animal, much to the
sorrow of the little ones.
"Solitary" Johnson, lecturing on the
Topeka streets about his i.nprisonment
in the Missouri penitentiary, declares
that had he not amused himself by
training cockroaches daily to march, to
jump and obey his call, he would un
doubtedly have gone insane so dreary
was his existence.
MONEY HATES ADVANCED.
Call Loans Held fat Ten Per Cent by
N. Y. Bankers.
New Tork.May 6 Call money advanc
ed to 10 per' cent today and some of the
banks inaugurated a new system with
reference to accepting collateral for
loans. What passed for an adequate
margin a week or so ago, when the bull
movement was at its height, was not
considered sufficient to meet thi uncer
tainties of today's market.
For that reason one of the principal
banks required a margin of 30 on each
$100 asked for in new loans, scrutinizing
with care the names upon the paper.
They pointed out that precaution was
particularly necessary when stocks had
jumped 4 to 10 points a day. and in
some cases it was really difficult to get
down to a conservative basis for esti
mating the value of collateral offered.
Corn Down to 50 Cents.
Chicago, May 6. May corn, which has
been cornered sold down to 50 cents a
bushel today, compared with the high
price of SS cents Friday. The drop was
due to an increase in the receipts of
May corn which may be delivered to
Phillips on contracts. There was very
little trade, however.
"I hear that you have been laid up with
nervous prostration. What was the mat
ter overwork or worfvV
"Not exactly. The fact is. I tried to have
a pnotocraph taktn that suited mv wife."
Harper's Bazar.
Husband Ah. my girl, when I'm gone
you won't get another husband like me.
Wife What makes you think I want
another like you, George? Ally Sloper.
MKS. CRONJE INSANE.
Wife of the Exiled Boer General
Breaks Down Under Grief.
Amsterdam, May 6. It Is published
here, upon advices from the Island ot t
Helena, that Mrs. Cronje, wife of the
Boer general in captivity there, is sui
fering from insanity caused by her great
mental distress during the war and her
sorrow , for her husband's exile.
Mrs. Cronje accompanied the com
mandant in all his marches and was
taken prisoner with him at the battle
Paardeberg. It is said that she fancies
herself to be the ex-Empress Eugenie
Mrs. Cronje is a typical Boer wife and
mother, who, during the Anglo-Boer
war, lent encouragement to the Dutch
patriots by her presence on the field.
She cooked her husband's meals in their
tent and at times took cart in the work
of nursing. When Cronje was captured
a British correspondent thus described
his wife:
"She is a thin, descrepit old woman
and in her rough straw bat, dirty old
black dress and without cloak or shaw
of any sort, she presented a hopelessly
miserable, draggled and woebegone ap
pearance."
In admiration of her noble conduct
during the war the women of France
presented her with a magnificent jewel
ed locust which cost nearly $7,000, raised
by subscription.
BAD WRECK.
FiTe Persons Killed and Thirty
Injured in a Collision.
Ottumwa, la,, May 6. Passenger train
'J. 3 Oil Hit? n Ul llllglOIl lUttU
construction train at Thayer this, after
noon, while runniner at full speed. Fiv
persons are reported to have been killed
ana aDout ao injured. ,
Mil. MERRIAJl RETURNS.
He Spent Seven Days in an Ocean
Voyage.
C. B. Merriam has returned from a 12-
days jaunt for recreation. He went to
Galveston where he took a boat for New
York. He was seven days on the ocean
stopping only at Key West. He also
visited at Boston and Montpelier.
"It did me good," said Mr. Merriam
today, "to hear the nice things eastern
people say about Kansas. The opinion
of eastern people has undergone a rev
olution. Of course they don't under
stand about Mrs. Nation but of course
that is not to be expected."
REDDEN PUTS FOOT DOWN.
Says He Is Going to Stop Illegal Sale
of Liquors.
Assistant Attorney General Redden
says that he has not had any trouble in
securing testimony from people he has
subpoenaed under the "inquisition" law
to testify against the liquor sellers.
"I was asked by the attorney general
to act as assistant attorney general for
Shawnee county," said Judge Redden,
"and I am going to stop the illegal sale
of liquor. Mrs. Nation has made the
most effective move. I am going after
any and all who are engaged in the il
legal sale of intoxicants. When I issue
a subpoena for a person he is going to
obey it. There has been none suljpoe
naed who has not testified. As far as I
know no one has disobeyed a subpoena."
DRY AT KANSAS CITY.
Every Saloon and Bar Closed All Bay
of Sunday.
Kansas City, Mo., May 6. Saloons in
Kansas City were closed tight Sunday,
the first time in six years. But one ar
rest for failure to respect Mayor Reed's
order was made, and one of the quietest
days for a long time was the result.
Saloonkeepers spent an active day,
however, circulating petitions to be pre
sented to the mayor and police commis
sioners, giving their side of the ques
tion and requesting a resumption of the
old-lawr regime.
Killed Bride of Two Months.
Belief ontaine. Pa.. Mav 6. Jesse R.
King, living near Millheim, todav shot
and fatally wounded his bride of two
months and shot himself through the
heart, dying instantly. The couple quar
reled considerablv during their brief mar
ried life. Today Mrs. King decided to
leave her husband. Unable to persuade
her to remain. King shot her and killed
himself. Mrs. King is still living, but the
doctors say she can not recover.
Coming on the Oceanic
London, May 6. The White Star line
steamer Oceanic, which is to sail from
Liverpool May 8 for New York, will have
among her passengers Sir Charles Rivers
Wilson, president of the Grand Trunk
railway, and Vice Admiral Sir Cyprian A.
Bridge, formerly commander-in-chief, on
the Australian station.
Hood's Sarsaparilta
Has won success far beyond the effect
of advertising only.
The firm hold it has won and retains
upon the hearts of the people could
never have been gained by even the
most lavish expenditure of money.
The true secret of the popularity of
Hood's Sarsaparilta
Is explained entirely and only, by its
unapproachable Merit.
Based upon a prescription which
cured people considered incurable,
which accomplished wonders astonish
ing to the medical profession,
Hood's Sarsaparilta
Includes the concentrated values of the
best-known vegetable remedies such
as Barsaparilla, yellow dock, pipsis
sewa, uva ursi, mandrake and dande
lion, united by an original and peculiar
combination, proportion and process,
giving to
Hood's Sarsaparilta
curative power peculiar to itself.
Its cures of mild and extreme cases
of scrofula, eczema, psoriasis, and
ever' kind of humors, as well as of ca
tarrh and rheumatism prove it to be
the best blood puriiier ever produced.
Its cures of dyspepsia, biliousness,
nervousness, loss of appetite and that
tired feeling, make
Hood's Sarsaparilta
beyond question the greatest stomach
tonic, nerve-builder and strength
restorer the world has ever known.
It will cure you or any one in your
family of any of these troubles.
You can rely upon
Hood's Sarsaparilta
as a thoroughly good medicine. Buy
a bottle and begin to take it today.
WITHIN TWO WEEKS.
Speedy Decision in Parker-Hughes
Case Is Anticipated.
The attorneys on both sides of the
Parker-Hughes mandamus ease, now in
the Hands of the supreme court, expee
the decision of the court within about
two weeks of today.
The case will be heard by the supreme
court on next Saturday morning. It
is expected that the points of law will
be argued and completed Saturday.
There will be no oral testimony. The
court will then have the arguments and
tne nndmgs of facts by Judge Hazen
and from then will decide the case. It
is usual for the decisions in cases not
to be handed down by the supreme
court for at least a month after the
hearing, but in this case it is expected
that the court will hand down the de
cision in about a week. It is expected
that the party defeated in this case in
the supreme court will bring quo war
ranto proceedings in the supreme court
w-mcn win bring a recount of tne Dai
lota.
WEBER GETS LETTERS.
Anonymous Writers Trying to Fright
en City Councilmen.
Councilman W. F. Weber, who is mak
ing the race for county treasurer sub
ject to tne Republican primaries nas re
ceived two anonymous letters relative
to hia position on the appointments
wnicn Mayor Hughes intended to make
The letter threatened that unless Mr,
Weber voted for the confirmation of the
appointments he would be "canned" in
the treasuryship race.
"I wish I might have an opportunity,
said Mr. Weber to a State Journal re
porter this morning, "of meeting the au-
tnor or the letter. He is evidently labor
ing under a few misapprehensions and
if he were to come around and see me I
might be able to set him right."
ONE ADMITS GUILT.
The Other Woman Implicated in Bob
bery Will Stand Trial.
Lucreta Bartell, colored.pleaded guilty
In the district court this morning to the
charge of larceny from the person of W.
A. Carman of $50.
The penalty for the crime is from one
to four years in the penitentiary. Lulu
Rennege, colored, was charged with the
same offense. She is supposed to have
assisted the Bartell woman in the rob
bery. She pleaded not guilty and the
trial was commenced before the first
jury called at this term of court. Car
man is a white man. The robbery was
committed last December. ' i ,
Estimated Loss at Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, May 6. An estimate on
the total loss by fire as given out by a
former tax collector this afternoon is as
follows: Public buildings $1,088,000;
stores, north Bide of Bay street, $495,000;
stores, south side Bay street, $880,000
stores, Forsythe street. $405,000; stores,
Main street, $309,000; residences, promi
nent, $778,000; residences, 1,500 small, $2,
000,000; residences, personal effects $2,-
300,000. Stocks of goods in stores, $1,630 -
000; stocks in 200 smaller stores, $550,000;
street railways, $30,000; pavements, $100,-
000. Total $10,565,000.
Topeka Flayers Lost.
In the first golf tournament of the
season the team representing the To
peka Golf club lost by 12 holes to Law
rence, at Lawrence, Saturday. The
team was composed of six players. Dan
Hammatt and A. Wyman, of the To
peka team, were the only two who de
feated their opponents. The others
were Adrian Sherman, Harry Morgan.
Chas. Pattison and C. E. Gault. 1
Gartrells Indicted.
Kansas City, Mo.. May 6. A special to
the Star from Butler, Mo., says: The
special grand jury today indicted Dr.
J. L. Gartrell and his son, W. R. Gart
rell, for murder in the first degree. They
were arraigned, pleaded not guilty and
trial was set for the June term. Dr.
Gartrell brained D. B, Donegan, a "Vic
tor, CoL, miner, near here on March 19,
and he and his son deposited the body in
Mulberry creek. The men were arrested
in Kansas City after having disposed of
Donegan s horse and wagon and con
fessed.
Sr. McFarland's Paper.
Rev. J. T. McFarland of the First
Methodist church read a paper at the
meeting of the Topeka Ministerial union
at the Y. M. C. A. parlors this morning,
on "The Physicological View of the
Spiritual Life." It will be followed at
succeeding meetings by the reading of
papers carrying the subject further and
treating it in other phases than the way
it was handled this morning.
LOCAL MENTION.
Georire Bauerschmitt soent Sundav in
Kansas City.
Rpv. F. Etrjjert of the Topeka f5erman
Lutheran church spoke at Alma Sunday.
F G Mitchell of the local Y. M. C. A.
addressed the Lawrence association Sun
day. A. H. Aldrich of Dover has purchased
the two houses at 402 and 404 .Madison
street.
Loren Hlidebrant. who escaped from the
reform school, was arrested by Constable
totonestreet or tne city court toaay.
. The tennis errounds at the corner of
Sixth avenue and Monroe street have
been repaired and put into shape for use.
Mrs. William Moore arrived today from
Cripple Creek. Col., to visit her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Herringrton, at 1403
Lincoln street
The farce. "Dr. Devine." that was to
have been given Saturday night at the Y.
ai. i.:. a. oy Aiiss Clara a. trum ana ten
pupils, has been postponed until next Sat
urday night.
The funeral of Enelneer Vincent Coe-
eina. who was killed Saturday afternoon
at Plymouth, will be held Thursday morn-
ne at y o clock from tne Lnurcn of the
Assumption.
A meeting- of the claims and accounts
committee of the city council was held
this morning in the city clerk's office to
run over the bills to be presented to the
council tonight.
Superintendent W. M. Davidson of the
city schools addressed the youns men at
he Y. M. C A. uarlors Sunday aiternoon
at 4 o'clock upon the subject of "Life is
What You Choose to Make It."
The associate membership meetinsr of
the Indies Music club arrangred for next
"Wednesday afternoon has been indefinite
ly postponed on account of sickness
among members and absence from city.
The Santa Ft? weather report todav
shows that generally fair conditions pre
vail m Kansas, in Missouri ana Illinois
it in cloud v. On the Rock Island It is
clear everywhere except on the Fairbury
and Horton divisions.
Contracts have been approved for th
furnishing: of ice to the federal building
at Topeka, Kan., to the People's Ice com
pany ana tor miscellaneous supplies to
the Parkhurst-Davi Mercantile company
and to Chaney & Morton.
It is rumored that the board of directors
of the Santa Fe has adiourned for 30 days
without electing a third vice president or
a chairman of the board. No information
has Own piven out fronr the executive of
ficers at Chicago concerning the action of
the directors.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Oscar Bradshaw (colored) died last
nierht at his home. 210 Jefferson street, at
the age of 17. of consumption. The fu
neral will be hold Tuesdav at 2 o'clock at
Rev, G. D. Olden e church, at Third and
Wuincy.
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VETERANS OH RECORD.
Lincoln Post Makes a Plea
For
Memorial Day.
Lincoln Post, G. A. R-, at its meeting
on Saturday evening, May ,4, adopted an
address appealing to the public for a
proper and fitting observance of Memo
rial day. The veterans nave piacea
themselves on record as being against
holiday amusements upon the only day
of the year that has been dedicated to
the memory of the heroic dead or tne
unioh army. The following is the ad
dress:
To the Public:
Fellow Christians. Patriots and Coun
trymen Allow us with kindly plead
ings to call to your minds the fact that
at the instance of the surviving sol
diers of the civil war, the 30th of May,
called "Memorial day," was set apart
as the anniversary of the death of
union soldiers, to be observed with ap
propriate ceremonies.
The trrateful people or a saved re
public, through its congress, made this
dav a leeral holiday In order tnat tne
surviving comrades, families and rela
fives of deceased soldiers, and patri
otic citizens with their families, might
be free to participate in processions
nd the sol:mn ceremonies of the one
day dedicated to our heroic dead.
Memorial day. therefore. Is a naiiowea
national holiday, exclusively provided
that a grateful people may extend
more tenderly and universally Its most
riehteous remembrance to its noDie
dead, thus recognizing that our na
tional splendor has its root in a sol
dier's grave.
Throueh the thoughtlessness or youtn.
the greed of gain and the pleasures of
debauch. Memorial day is being more
and more changed from its original in
tent and devoted to base purposes. To
such an extent has it been prostituted
that its hallowed frendships. its rev
erence for the dead and the sanctity of
the erraves it honors have been so disre
garded and dishonored that a fearful
degeneracy of patriotism is imminent.
toerether with the loss or all sense or
sacredness of human feelings and sac
rifices.
Races of all kinds, ball games, the
aters, card Darties. dances, banquets
and the like on this national funeral
day are as great an offense against
good taste and patriotism as for chil
dren or other members of a household
to turn from the funeral oration and
grave of a dead father to similar rev
elries. Thp bovs ouerht to stor playing while
the father's funeral is taking place, and
not make a gala day of an occasion
when even the leaves sing a requiem
and the flowers yield their choicest per
fume for the nation's dead. A republic
which does not frown upon its citizens.
whetherchief magistrate, tramp or vag
abond, who nroptituten things sacred
and holy, will soon fall by reason of the
weakness of its own moral corruption.
The use of Memorial Day as a day of
evelrv is an affront to the living sol
dier and to the widows and orphans of
the dead, whose virtues we rehearse, as
we uphold the cause to which they gave
the fullest measure of their devotion,
when on that day we decorate their
tombs.remembering that our liberty tree
draws Its life from hearts tnat once
were happy with us in our country's
service.
We feel that a civilized public, to say
the least, should refrain from counten
ancing.by either presence or words, such
prostitution and desecration of patnot-
sm. death and the grave, and we are
convinced that the toleration of such
invasion, indicates and entails the de
generacy of our country, and is a men
ace to its liberties and perpetuity.
The public should respect the rights
of that solemn procession, which, with
E-uppressed weeping, breaking hearts
and memories, is marching all day long
to our country's cemeteries to honor our
heroic dead.
Unless the sacredeness of Memorial
Day can be maintained, it were better
that it were stricken from the calendar
as a national holiday.
For these reasons, we. a remnant of
those, who in the dark and bloody days ;
from 1861 to 1865, stood shoulder to j
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shoulder and touched elbows on the fir
ing line, or were wasted by wounds, dis
ease, or horrors of prison pen, that a
"government of the people, by the peo
ple and for the people might not perish
from the earth," appeal to the press, the
pulpit and the patriot to assist us In
stemming the tide of desecration of the
day dedicated to Uie memory of our na
tion's dead, to the end that the purposes
of Memorial Day may be maintained
and the youth of our country educated
in all those heroic virtues that shall
qualify them for the exalted duties of
American citizenship.
We, therefore, request all posts of the
G. A. R., department of Kansas, to
adopt this memorial, the newspapers of
the state to publish it, the teachers in
all our schools and colleges to cause it
to be read before their schools and th
Christian ministers of the state to read
it to their congregations, and we earn
estly hope that young and old will for
all time refuse to be partakers in. or
patrons of desecrations of Memorial
Day.
Adopted by unanimous vote of Lin
coln Post No. 1, Grand Army of the Re
public, at Topeka, Kansas, May 4, 1901.
J. G. WOOD,
Attest: Post Commander.
J. M. MILLER, Adjutant.
A BABY TWISTER.
Roofs "Were Destroyed Near Wa
mego Saturday.
There was a cyclone at Wamego Satur
day. Observer T. B. Jennings of the
weather bureau has an official record of
it.
The cyclone started near Wamego at 6
o'clock. The home of Peter Miller, fonr
miles southwest of the town, felt the full
shock of the wind, and the roof was
blown off. The barn was badly damaged.
The house is owned by 1?. H. Tracy, as
sistant attorney general. The school house
a quarter of a mile away was also
damaged, a part of the roof being blown
away.
KANSAS AHEAD OF ALL.
Mr. Cobnrn Returns From Yisit
to Agricultural Colleges.
Secretary Coburn of the board of api
culture, who is also vice president 1T the
board of regents of the Stat; Agricultu
ral college, has just returned from a trip
to Illinois, Indiana. Wisconsin, Minnesota
and Iowa, where he has been as one of a
committee of the college board for the in
spection of their thoroughbred live stock
and other equipment, with a view to mak
ing purchases for the Kansas college, as
provided for by the last legislature.
Besides visiting various herds, the com
mittee incidentally inspected with consid
erable care the agricultural colleges and
experiment stations of the states visited
and found much of interest pertaining to
the conduct of such institutions. Air. Co
burn says: "While each one uf them per
haps excels our own institution in some
one or more features, none do so in all
respects, and none equals ours in number
of students. All. however, are ahead of
the Kansas Agricultural college in the
matter of live stock breeding, judging and
experimentation features to whieh Kan
sas should by rights give a very large
measure of attention. The other institu
tions have many thousands of dollurs in
vested in all the better breeds of live
stock, including the finest specimens of
beef and dairy cattle, draft and driving
horses, sheep and swine, besides devoting
large sums to dairying and its advanced
development almost regardless of cost."
In regard to the purchase of live stoek
Secretary Coburn is of the opinion that
Kansas breeders can supply the most, if
not all. that is needed of as high quality
as can be found anywhere and to such an
extent as his vote can influence the se
lection the first preference will in each
instance, advantages in prices being
equal, be given to animals from herds be
longing to Kansas breeders.
Lindsborg Has $2,300 Raised. '
McPherson, Kas., May 6. The new
Swedish college to be located in Kan
sas soon has a number of aspirants for
its location. Lindsborg. in the north
part of McPherson county, has just
raised a fund of $2,300, and as it has the
advantage of a large Swedish popula
tion, will stand a ttood chance of secur
ing it.
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Mil. STIiANEERG DEAD.
Ex-Topekan, a Resident of Meriden,
Succumbs to Meningitis.
Meriden, Kas., May 6. Peter M. Stran
berg, of this place, died in the Dr. God
dard hospital, Leavenwoth, Kas., May
2, 1901, of acute meningitis, and was
buried here May 3, 1901, at 5 o'clock p.
m. The funeral was well attended
Those from out of town were Chas. J.
Bloomgren, Alex Areckson and wife and
Mr. Hall of Topeka, Wm.Lounberg of
Manhattan.
Mr. Stranberg worked in the Santa Fe
shops at Topeka for several years, and
was honored and respected by all who
knew him. He leaves a wife and child,
one brother and one sister. He was a
member of Meriden ca-np No. 1491. M.
W. of A., Meriden, Kas., which assisted
in his sickness and burial.
NOB AFTER MAUCK.
Topeka Man Shown Warm Time
by Memphis Ball Fans.
Memphis, Tenn., May 6. Umpire Al
Mauck narrowly escaped mob violence
Sunday at the hands of 3,000 infuriated
spectators during the local ojening of
the Southern League season. A decision
in the last Inning, which caused Little
Rock to score the winning runs, necessi
tated a cordon of policemen surround
ing the umpire, but, despite this protec
tion. Mauck was hit over the head with
sticks and cushions. Mauck defied any
one of the crowd to come at him single
handed and tried to prevent the police
men from protecting him. stating that
he could take care of himself.
ERRORS IN PETITIONS.
Requests For Paving Which Will B&
Sent Back.
At a meeting of the streets and walks
committee of the city council Saturday
afternoon it was decided to send back
several petitions for paving for re
vision. The petition to pave Fillmore fron
the north line of Fifth street to th-i
north line of Sixth will have to be re
vised so as to read from the south line
of Fifth: the petition to pave Pecond
street from the west line of Quincy to
the east line of Madison will have to
be revised so as to read to the west side
of Madison; the petition to pave Bu
chanan street from the north line i.f
Fifteenth to the north line of Twentieth
will have to be revised so on to rer.d
from the south lino of Fifteenth, and tho
petition to pave Fillmore from Third
south will have to be revised, so that
the property owned by J. Bromieh, near
Third, may be acquired in some way
and opened up for a street.
Ban Francisco and Return $60.00 via
Santa Fe Route.
Tickets on sale May 7th, and Sth. Good
returning 00 days from date of sa!e.
Passenger have choice of different
route returning. Through Tourist and
Standard sletiwr also free chair cars
daily.
See T. L. King, Agent, A. T. & S. Fe
for particulars.
As the hot weather of dmmT 's Ap
proaching this paper will constantly
keep before its readers TEKTHINA. n
remedy which, where known, is bcins? uni
versally used to prevent and counteract
the effects of warm weather upon Frnall
children, and it is hoped that nil mothers
of this communitv will keep their children
in a healthy condition by frivitiK it, for it
costs onlv 2f,c at druycists; or mail 20o to
C. J. Moffett. M. IX. St. Luis, Mo.
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