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6 THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1905. IMPROVEMENT. Is Seen in Almost All Branches ofliusiness. Higher Temperature Is Still Needed in Some Quarters. RAILWAY EARNINGS Show a Gain of S.l (Her Same Week Last Year. Manufacturing Plants Are Cen ters of Great Activity. New Tork, March 18. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: " Higher temperature is still needed to bring- out full spring: activity at many points, but improvement Is discerned in almost all departments. Mercantile payments are also more prompt. Rail way earnings, which have been falling behind in comparison with last year, were 8.1 per cent larger for the first week of March and there la compara tively little complaint of freight con gestion. Manufacturing plants, espec ially in the iron and steel industry, show great activity. Floods have done Fame damage on the Pacific coast, but farming prospects there, as in most other sections, are decidedly favorable. Large farm reserves of corn and oats are not accompanied by depressed prices, and the small wheat stocks re neutralized by most profitable quota tions. Foreign commerce relations Ehow unprecedented imports In Febru ary and for the last week at this port elor.e there was an increase of $6,375. 18S, compared with the corresponding period of 1904, while exports rose $1, 709.318. "Good progress Is noted in conditions at pig iron furnaces and steel mills. "Hides continue firm. Fall contracts come to shoe manufacturers in very rmall volume. Textile industries are making good progress, prices ruling hrm with a slight increase in the de mand for cotton goods. Little new ex port business is noted. "la the woolen goods division prices cf new lines show the expected advance over last season. "Failures this week numbered 230 in the United States against 229 last year, and 26 In Canada compared with 21 a year ago." Bradstreet's says: "Spring trade and outdoor activities gr.: ler force as the month advances. .Better weather, small interior stocks and confidence in the future industry cause wider distribution in all sections except the south, where considerable Irregularity appears. Dry goods, clothing, groceries, shoes, hardware, arm implements, lumber and build ing material show relatively most ac tivity. "All reports indicate great activity fn railway circles. Complaints of car shortage still come, though the sit uation has improved slightly. Gross receipts for January gained 6 per cent, while net increased 12 per cent. Col lections still light, but money has turned firmer. "A feature of the spring outlook is the confidence in a very large amount of building being done in nearly all parts of the country. Pacific coast lumber interests report continued im provement. "The central west, northwest and south send the best reports, but there is expansion noted at leading eastern markets, and even cotton goods are taken more freely at the east, helped by the late advance in raw cotton. "From the Pacific coast good re ports come, particularly from Los An geles. "Iron and steel production and consumption alike break nil records. "Finishing mills are crowded with business and four months' time is de rnanded for deliveries on nem orders, foreign orders for rails are a fr.ctor. Hallway material is being bought freely for domestic account." rtanlc Clearings. NfwTork.M-iroh H.-Thc followingtable, compiled by Bradstreet. shows the bank clenring at the principal cities for the wek ended March 1. with the per centage of Increase and decrease, as com pared with the corresponding week last year: City Clearings. Inc. Dec. New York Jl.f71.H17,ln ." 2 Chicago 15,S?4..V5 IS. 8 Jloaton 152.49rt.PT2 .... I'hllsdelphia 12ii.977,5Sl 27.3 .... Et. LnUjS Sfl.KSil.SJf) 3.1 Fittsblirir 42.472.357 2". 4 f?sn Francisco P3.3F3.53 IS. 2 .... Cincinnati 2a. '!. Tfio 5.3 f.altimore 25.SW.1S 11.1 Kansas City 22.S(K.2r2 12.2 New Orleans lR.7sS.0M 7.5 linnar-olis J0.0.v?.74: 30.5 Cleveland 14.13ii.5TS 6.4 Louisville 12.3S2.1S7 15. S Detroit I'l'ri4 7.S Milwaukee 8.77.065 6.6 , Omaha S.74!e 15.4 Jovidence 7.J''2.f' 17 0 Ixs Angeles 8.437.S58 23.1 J'nfTalo 6.513.SH1 4.2 Indianapolis 5.131. MS 6 2 ft. Paul 6.15n.SM 4.4 Memphis 5.373.1W .... 1(1.4 St. Jooeph 4.SM.344 10.6 Richmond 4.7M.075 4.3 Denver 5.BP.5.3S5 S9.8 Columbus 5.2.)3. 9tX 21.2 .... "Washington 5.1"1.127 35.5 Fort Worth 5.P57.777 1W.5 Toledo 3.729,5'V1 22 9 Ealt I-ake City 2.6M.123 .9 les Moines 2.545,976 4.S Tacoma 2.526 537 33 0 . .. Wichita l.lrtT'sax 24 .... Wilkesbarre 823,334 7.8 Davenport S27.715 .... 222 Little Rock SM 216 11.8 Topeka !577 E8.9 Jvalamaoo 817.r2 2i.9 SSprinjrnVId. Ill 922. 41 .... .... fall River 5.7 Vheeling, W. Va. .. i52.24 43 5 J?oekford, 111 fv!.35 2.5 .... J.owell 4m. 698 3.8 Jiinshamton 44S..o 10 6 jr!oomington f 23 2S5 46 9 Springfield, 0 416.K10 .9 Q!ncy 4M.3! Jl.5 De-catur 321.146 ' 8.8 Sioux Falls 216.2P2 30.5 Jacksonville, 111 3 2.377 61.5 rremont 2S4.178 91.9 Houston 11. 9iil.626 1.3 Galveston 9.136.0M) 4.4 I Totals in IT. S...S2.fw.flRS.2. 570 I Outside N. T 92S.421.K8 16.1 t Strikes Hidden Rocks. When your ship of health strikes the lsidden rocks of consumption, pneumonia, tc, you are lost if you don't get help from Dr. King's New Discovery for Con sumption. J. W. McKlnnon of Talladega Springs, Ala., writes: "I had been very ill with pneumonia, undr the care of two doctors, but was getting no better, when I began to take Dr. King's New Discov ery. The first dose gave relief, and one bottle cured me." Sure cure for sore throat, bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guar anteed at Arnold Drug Co.. S21 North Kansas avenue. Price 5Cc and tl.CO. Trial bottle free. Colds cause congestion and costiveness, fluids which should pass through the Sowels and kidneys are secreted by the lose and throat. Hollister's Rocky Moun :ain Tea wil! positively cure. cents, i&tiia Drug Co. HULL HOUSE VOLNS CLUB. Miss Jane Adflants Receives Key From the Ionor. Chicago, March 18. Chicago now has a woman's clubhouse whose doors al ways will be opened wide to all the richest and the poorest but "shut al ways to envy and uncharitableness." It was dedicated yesterday with elaborate ceremony. In the stone over the entrance was carved the name "Hull House Woman's Club." Under that stone for two hours before dedicatory services were begun passed women of all appearances. There came the Italian woman from the tenement house with a varicolored shawl drawn about her head; there came the washerwoman in faded calico; there came the Ghetto mother in rain bow hued silk: there came the typical business woman in linen collar and cuffs; there came the professional wo man with knitted brows and gold rim med glasses; there came the fashion able clubwoman with her lorgnette; there tame society women in black vel vet, in brocade silks and fluffy chiffon. Six hundred came on foot or on street cars; a hundred more came in carriages and automobiles. Inside the entrance all met on com mon ground, social barriers were level ed and "class distinction" forgotten. It was a little after 3 o'clock when the dedicatory services were begun. Mrs. The Exciting Pastime of Rid Laura Dainty Pelham, president of the club, rapped lightly with her gavel and announced a song number by the Hull House Woman's clib chorus. After the chorus had rendered two se lections, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, who erected the permanent house for the club, came forward to make her presen tation address. She told the club mem bers that the pleasure was all hers. She said she hoped the large auditorium would be used not only for the meeting of the club but for the Sunday evening lectures and for the dancing classes. Mrs. Bowen then formally presented the kev to the new clubhouse to Miss Jane Addams. The head of Hull house accepted the gift in a few remarks. Mrs. Pelham then accepted the gift on be half of the club. FIVE MILLIONS TIED UP. Clough Asks for Mandate In Securi ties Case. Washington, March 18. William P. Clough, for the Northern Securities company, made application to the su- r.reme court today for issuance or the mandate in the case of E. H. Harriman and others against the Northern Securi ties company in accordance with the decision of the court in favor of the company. He based it on the ground v.o until tho mandate should be is sued five million dollars worth of pro perty would be tied up Dy tne injunc tion of the New Jersey court and this was an injustice to the public and owners of the property. ii..nn ITi-'irtc rcnrpcftnlino' tho fin. posing side, objected to the motion say ing mat tile lUttllUd i- oiiwuiu nui until th nnininn of the court in the case is handed down. The court took tne matter unaer aa visement after directing the application of Mr. Clough be printed. BRIEF BITS OF CITY NEWS. Collection of Important Para graphs for Tour Consideration. The Ministerial union will meet Monday morning at 10 o'clock at the rooms of the Y. M. C. A. Dr. Berry, specialist in catarrh of the head, throat, lungs, stomach, and intestines, 725 Kansas avenue The office force at the city engi neer's office is working on the esti mates for the construction of the mu nicipal crematory. We advise folks who know just when they will die to delay insurance. Those who are not so wise, to be safe. should "do it now. National Life In surance company of Vermont Mu tual organized 1850. Fifty-sixth year, doing business in 4 2 states. Wm. B .Henderson, general manager. Suite 459 Kemper Bldg., Kansas City, Mo. Both phones 459 Main. The temporary bridge, to replace the north approach to the Melan bridge which is bein torn out, is com pleted and ready for traffic. Ice cream soda signs have made their appearance in front of the drug store : a'ong Kansas avenue. The annual meeting of the aid so ciety of the Second Presbyterian church. North Topeka, will be held on Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. C. Davis on Polk street. A full attendance is urged. Howard, the sporting good's man, is supplying the "League" players with the celebrated "Ted Kennedy" profes sional gloves and mitts. "Full stock on hand," 503 Kansas avenue. The friends of Mrs. B. F. PanRey, who has been very seriously ill for .several days, will regret to know that she Is no better but that her condition is un changed. Orders will be issued from the city board of health the forepart of next week for the cleaning up of the alleys of the city. Immediately following the winter season the alleys become clogged up with filth. There is a general sus pense in the effort to keep things up in a. ship shape fashion during the win ter season on account of weather conditions. PEOPLE SPEAK, Write Letters About the Kansas Avenue Pavement. The Dyspeptic Who W"i Cured But Is Sow in Hospital. IT'S EXCITING SPORT. Trying to Hide Down Topeka's Business Street. An Agriculturist Who Is Afraid to Come to Town. Kansas avenue is now in a condition to make an Arkansas flint-hlller homesick. He can look out on the broad, rolling expanse of cobblestones, spotted here and there with patches of asphaltum, and observe that a few pine stumps would complete the re- ing on Kansas Avenue. semblance to the Ozark foothills. It is exciting sport to ride down Kansas avenue in anything less substantial than a flat car with a padded railing around it. A man who has to come down Kansas avenue each morning to his office, recently approached a prominent physician and exhibited a bad case of dyspepsia, "You should walk to and from your work," said the wise pill mixer. "But I do," retorted the victim. "I always walk." "Ah ha' said the M. D., "I thought so. I just put it that way to iead you out. AVhat you want is exercise. Get a horse and buggy and ride down each morning and evening." The dyspeptic followed his advice for a week, and now, although he Is in the hospital with a broken collar bot e, his dyspersia is completely cureil. There s some question in the minds of the oeoi.le ef neernin the advisa bility of filling holes in the street witn partially cracked stone?. It has been found a very poor substitute for brick, because it will not stay in the hole. Inconsiderate drivers allow their teams to flounder into these cracked stone swamps, and although the horse is severely punished with stono bruises and hoof-crack, the animal frequently carries away portions of the stuffing in his shoes. It has been said that the street commissioner filled the holes with something rough to remind the people that the town needed some new pav ing. He conceived the idea as a forcible argument in favor of new paving. A few days ago the writer sent out a number of fetters like this: "Dear Mr. . What do you think of the pavements? t. "Ycur truly, "P. D. Q.. care Journal." A number of replies were recieved. Some of them were so badly scorched by the heated words they contained as to be illegible. The longest complaint, herewith produced, was from a prom inent agriculturist who is wont to exchange the fruits of the festive hen, and other vegetables, for groceries and calico at the Topeka stores. Here is the letter: "Mister PDq Dere ser: In replye to yores of resent date wood say thet the dodgasted streats in yore town hev abowt cured me of drinkin. I kin reckomend them fer all farmers hoo want to sware of. I cant git no licker this side of yore town and it is as much as a fellers life is wuth to cros. the sity limmitts in a waggen. My wife aint been able to churn er gether the aigs sence she cairn in last satterda afternune. I cant go in by my sef becaws it aint safe fer one to go in alone. It takes one feller to hold th lode in the waggen wile anuther drives the teem. I meen wen we git on the paved streats. The rodes is luveli out hear toda, and the mud aint morn 8 inches dean and I want to com to town mighty bad toda, but 1 dasent. I hev broke 2 waggens on yore blamed mane streat in. the passed 2 weaks and I aint goeng to wrisk it ennymore. Youe can take your denied old town and goe to the dickens with it. even if aigs is too bitts a duzen. Yores in faver uf good rodes in the sitty as wel as the contry Jim Jiggerson Rooral fre rowte 20 aight." Among other letters received was the following: "Topeka March 17. "Mr. P. D. O. Dear Sir: In reply to yours of the 14th inst., would say that the streets of this town should be in where they belong. I am a good Christian and I believe in waiting for until we get to it in the way. Yours in wrath, Con natural Stantreader. Again: Mr. P. D. Q: Concerning the condition of Kansas avenue I have this to say. . A U Tomobile." These are but samples of the opin ions offered. It may be seen at a glance that the people are not in favor of the streets as they now stand, roll about or run off and hide. One large, fine upright wall show case for sale at a bargain. E. B. Guild Music Co. is rr a" joint? Proprietors of Cold Storage Plant oh Trial In PoUce Court. Richard Hodgins and - Vincent Kaczynski, proprietors of the cold storage plant at First and Jackson streets, are on trial in police court today. The charge against them is keeping a place where liquors are il legally kept. Chief Stahl has devoted considerable time and effort to this case, and had subpoenaed a number of witnesses for the city. The de fense introduced . no witnesses, and practically admitteS that the testimony of the city witnesses was correct. The defendants were represented by Judge Z. T. Hazen and Eugene Hagan, and tne prosecution was conducted by J. K. Codding, for the State Temperance union, and W. H. Cowles, for the Law and Order league. They took the case off the hands of the city attorney, and conducted the whole affair themsleves. The star witness for the city was a farmer, C. M. Shumate, who has bought liquor at the instigation of Chief Stahl on several occasions. Shu mate testified to having secured beer at the Hodgins-Kaczynski storage house, but admitted that he could se cure it only upon the order of some dealer. He said that he had secured beer and Rochester hop tea from the place upon orders from George Knauer, and that he paid the money to Knauer and had never paid any money to anyone at the storage plant He delivered the beer to Chief Stahl for evidence, Stahl paying the ex pense. Ex-Mayor C. J. Drew, who recently repaired the building, was called as a witness. His testimony, as brought out by Attorney Codding, was as fol lows: Q. Did you go through that build ing ! A. xes. Q. Did you know what was stored there? A. Iso. Q. Did you see any kegs? A. Yes. Q. What was in them? A. I don't know. O. Did you ask any of the men what was in them? A. Yes, I no ticed the kegs were rusty, and re marked that they were pretty musty for beer. The man said it was not beer, but hop tea. Q. How frequently did you notice them loadng and unloading Kegs ana cases? A. I paid little attention to them. I saw'wagons unload and load all kinds of storage stuff. Among the other witnesses were three of Chief Stahl's spotters, H. Dusenberry, Ed Whalen and Perry Dubois. The three testified from otes made at the time that they had followed loads of beer from the storage plant to their destinations, usually joints or arug stores. The third spotter, Dubois, said that he was a special officer, or officer at large." When asked his regular occu pation he said that it was "what some people call a spotter." He frankly admitted that he had followed the liquor spotting profession for some years in different cities, and had been employed upon his arrival In Topeka with recommendations from other anti-saloon men. The spotters had never seen any liquor sold at the place in question. They had a list of places where they had seen beer delivered. Peter Hord and J. M. Bayse, two expressmen, tes tified that th'ey had hauled beer away from the place at- the request of pa trons, and had always presented a slip of paper given them by the per son who employed 'hem. They had never paid ,any money to anyone at the storage plant. Testimony . con cerning a, number of joints about town was brought out in the hearing, but was not considered by the court. At noon both the defense and prose cution rested, and Judge Hamilton said: "This may be the last time I will have a chance to entertain such distinguished legal talent in this court, and I therefore desire to hear from both sides. To the prosecution I would say this: I want to hear from vou concerning the legality of keeping liquor in storage. According to the evidence, it will be necessary for you to show that the simple act of storing liquor for other parties is an offense under the laws. The attorneys are submitting their arguments this afternoon. . The secret of Success. Forty million bottles of August Flower sold in the United States alone since its introduction. And the demand for it is still growing. Isn't that a fine showing of success? Don't it prove that August Flower has had unfailing success in the cure of indigestion and dyspepsia the two greatest enemies of health and happiness? Does it not afford the best evidence that August Flower is a sure specific for all stomach and Intestinal disorders that it has proved itself the best of all liver reg ulators? August Flower has a matchless record of over 35 years in curing the ail ing millions of these distressing com plaintsa success that is becoming wider in its scope every day, at home and abroad, as the fame of August Flower spreads. Trial bottles, 25c: regular size, 75c For sale by Rowley & Snow. 600 Kan sas ave. Builds up the system, puts pure, rich blood in the veins: makes men and women strong and healthy Burdock Blood Bit ters. At any drug store. 1 Capt. C. H. Titus, Newly Appointed Election Commis sioner for the City of Topeka. OS 91 l ,v YAm7' "1 fVU WMM ! wS'wf t v VARflER 7li, Elected U. S. Senator on Seventh Ballot. the Kerns Withdrew From Race in His Favor. FREE FIGHTFOLLOWED Democrats Turned Up Clock to Adjournment Hour. Members Tried to Drag Speaker From His Seat. Jefferson City, Mo., March 18. Major William Warner of Kansas City, is elected on the seventh ballot. The vote was: Warner, 91; Cockrell, 83; Neidringhaus, 1. Total, 175. The legislature convened in final joint session today to make its last effort to break the senatorial deadlock, and elect a United States senator. The roll call showed 175 members present and one absent, making 88 votes necessary to elect. When the first ballot was begun making the 61st taken, the Niedring haus men in pursuance of plans agreed on early in the day supported Warner almost solidly. The ballot resulted: Cockrell, 83; Warner, 64; Niedring haus, 21; Kerens, 5; Bartholdt, 1; .fecK, l. Total voting, 175; necessary to choice. 88. Cockrell, 83; Warner, 66; Niedring- naus, 4; Kerens, 20; Peck, 1; Par ker, 1. The third ballot resulted: Cockrell, 83; Warner ,68; Niedring haus, 3; Kerens, 20; Peck, 1. In the fourth ballot Lewis went from Warner to Kerens. The ballot stood: Cockrell, 83; Warner, 67; Niedring haus, 3; Kerens, 21; Peck, 1. An other ballot was ordered. The fifth ballot resulted: Cockrell, 83; Warner, 68; Niedring- house, 4; Kerens, 19; Peck, 1. When the vote was announced Rep resentative Nelson (Dem.) moved to adjourn. The Republicans hooted him down. The sixth ballot then proceeded. Kerens appeared in the hall at 1:50 and was escorted to the rostrum by Senator Peck. Sixth ballot: Cockrell, 83; Warner, 67; Kerens, 19; Niedringhaus, 5; Peck, 1. The Democrats clamored to dissolve the session. Republicans shouted "No, no, quiet, order." There was wild cheering as Kerens took the rostrum. Senator McDavid (Dem.) moved that the joint assembly dissolve. This was met with a chorus of "noes." The roll call was then taken on the motion to dissolve. The Warner man agers announced positively that Kerens would withdraw in favor of their candidate. Kerens remained on the stand during the roll call on the motion to dissolve. The motion was lost, 92 to 8 2, President McKinley not voting. When this vote was announced there were repeated calls for Kerens. For two minutes the spectators cheered as the white haired Republican veteran stepped forward to address the assem bly. He said: "Your duty is to elect a Republican senator. Therefore if Major William Warner is your choice, I say God speed to you. my fellow Republicans, and elect him." The Warner men became frantic. Sen ator Dickinson was finally recognized. He moved a recess of 30 minutes. Kerens left the rostrum immediately after speaking. The roll call was taken on Dickinson's motion. The motion to take a recess was lost by a vote of 92 to 77. Senator McDavid and a score of Dem ocrats then demanded recognition on a motion to adjorn. They climbed on the desks of the clerks appealing from the ruling of the chair, shouting to the clerks not to call the roll. Roach re fused to call the roll. A fight started in one end of the hall resulting in the smashing of the clock. Russell took the roll call out of Roach's hands and called the roll himself. The Republicans vo ted for Warner. Senators Nelson and Kinealy of St. Louis, tried to pull the presiding officer out of the chair. The Democrats refused to vote. The assembly was in a riot. The Dem ocratic leaders yelled "Don't vote; don't vote!" Somebody climbed a ladder and made the damaged clock read 3 o'clock, ad journment time. Then the Democrats yell ed that the time of adjournment was passed. The seventh ballot was proceeding dur ing the turmoil. Senator Fields and Speaker Hill both stood on top of the desk of the chairman. Fields is president pro tern of the senate. He asked: "Will the Democratic members of this assembly please come to order?" It took a few minutes to restore some semblance of order, for though it was really 2:25 o'clock, the hands of the cjock 'WA W W Mit" J W7 X. fi tot, " ' tiif ; ish r. a mmm m f T' 'JIIUi pointed to 3 and the Democrats insisted on adjournment. While the excitement was In progress Senator David Nelson of St. Louis caught Speaker Hill around the waist and at tempted to drag him from the rostrum. The Democrats and Republicans threat ened each other and several serious con flicts were narrowly averted. Sketch of Warner. Kansas City. Mo.. March 18. Major William Warner, who was today elect ed United States senator to succeed Francis M. Cockrell, has practiced law in Kansas City since 1865, and is one of the leading members of the bar in the southwest. He is United States attor ney for the western district of Missouri. Major Warner was born in Wisconsin in 1840 and was educated at the Law rence university in Wisconsin and at the university of Michigan. He was ad mitted to the bar just before the civil war, through which he served with dis tinction in the Thirty-third and Forty- lourtn Wisconsin regiments. He has held many public offices, having been city attorney of Kansas vjity in 186, circuit attorney in 1869, and mayor in 1871. He was United States district attorney 'here from 1882 to 1884, and was again appointed to that position by President McKinley in 18, nolding it at the. present time. He represented the Fifth Mis souri district in congress from 18 85 to 1889. In 1892 he was a candidate for governor and in 1887 was voted for by the Republican legislators for United States senator when the Mate George G. Vest was re-elected. He was Republican presidential elec tor in 1872 and has been a delegate to every Republican national convention in the past 30 years. He was first depart ment commander of the G. A. R., in Missouri, and from 1888 to 1889 was na tional commander in chief. Major War ner was offered the position of commis sioner of pensions by President Roose velt upon the resignation recently of Eugene F. Ware, but declined and en tered the race for United States sena tor. CITY POLITICS. Efforts Now Being Made to Increase the Registration. "Register," is the particular battla cry at the present time at the munici pal campaign headquarters of the Re publican and Democratic parties. Every effort is being bent by the Republican forces to secure as large a registration as possible before the books close on March 2 4. Three car riages are at work today and another wil! be put on later in the afternoon. The carriages are distributed in the Third, Fifth and Sixth wards. These same carriages have been at work over the various wards throughout the greater part of the week while the books have been placed. Beginning with the Monday of next week this force of carriages will be increased four fold. The Democrats deny that they have authorized any expenditure of money for hack and carriage hire to bring in registration but state that all of the work of that character which is being done is at the personal expense of the candidates, most of them candidates for councilmen. Sev eral private rigs are out and bringing in those of Democratic affiliation to the registration books. This is par ticularly true in the Second ward where the heaviest registration by far is being made and it is not all through the efforts of the Republicans either. Councilman Griley whd is asking for a re-election to his seat as council man upon the Democratic ticket is making a very vigorous campaign throughout his ward and has prac tically made a house to house canvass. In the First ward George Sims, candi date for councilman upon the Demo cratic ticket against Councilman Kutz. is trying to corral a majority of the voters' votes and has out a number of carriages bringing in all the eligible voters to the plac'e of registration. He has his organization working in fairly good order and is giving some little trouble to the Republicans. Frank Effinger, another Democrat, who is trying for councilman from the Fifth ward against present Councilman Shimer, has shown activity over in that district but it is not thought that the opposition to Shimer will amount to very much. Effingham has followed the tack of his brother candidates in his campaigning. But very little mud- slinging has thus far been indulged In and the Democrats have not introduced any new reasons why they should have the election of councilman in the First, Second and Fifth wards. These are the only wards which have shown any life in the councilmanlc fight. The Democrats saved their money in not holding a primary and instead will spend what they have thus saved in holding meetings in the larger wards over the city. Most of these meetings will be held next week and one large mass meeting will probably be held at the Auditorium,, as the feeling of the executive committee seems to favor such a plan. A number of addresses will be made by prominent local Dem ocratic leaders, among these the names of John Martin and David Overmyer have been mentioned. The details of this meetings have not been fixed upon as yet but a meeting of the executive committee to be held tomorrow will decide definitely the pro gramme to be followed. The heavy rain for the past two days has acted appreciably against securing a heavy increase in the registration. With today's summaries the total regis tration will probably run over the 8.500 mark, at noon today It was little past 8.000. The placing of the books out at the various precincts in the wards has resulted in a total increase in registra tion thus far of 1.343. The books will be recalled from the wards next Tues day evening, after that date registration must be made at the commissioner of elections office at which place the final closing of the books on Friday, March 24. takes place. The registration books will be at the following places on Monday and Tues day of next week: Monday Whittelsey's, Second and Madison. Tuesday Fitzgerald & Lannan's, 310 East Fourth street. Monday and Tuesday Lantz's, 802 West Twelfth; Werts', 535 Topeka ave nue; Chiles', 1201 Washington; Alder fer's, Tenth and Morris. Monday and Tuesday North Topeka Bair's, 917 North Kansas avenue. The Washington Is Launched. Philadelphia, March 18. The cruis tr Washington was launched from the yards of the New York Shipbuilding company at iz:iu p. m. loaay. , Red School House Shoes. The Toneka Cash Dry Goods com pany has secured the exclusive agency in Tooeka for the famous Red School House brand of shoes for boys and girls and little gents. An advertise ment of these well- known shoes ap pears at the top of page 12 in to night's State Journal. The Best Cough Syrup. S. L. Apple, ex-probate judge. Ottawa Co ,-Kansas, writes: "This is to say that I have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup for years, and that I do not hesitate to recommend it as the bc.'t cough syrup I have ever used." 25c, 50c and 1.0O. Sold by Rowley & Snow and W. S. Miller. CORRECT Engraved Wedding Invitations and Visiting Cards Hall Stationsry Co. 623 Kas. Ave. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY. FAIR, healthy satin skin bestowed by Sacin Skin Cream and Satin Skin Pow der. 25c. IRELAND FOUND GUILTY. Organizer of Federation of Labor Con victed of Assault. Kansas City, Mo., March IS. A spec ial to the Star from Winfield, Kan., says: Arthur E. Ireland, national or ganizer for the Federation of Labor.waa convicted here today on a charge of as sault on J. D. Harrity, of Arkansas City, a non-union Santa Fe machinist. He was convicted under section 42 of the statues which provides for a sentence not to exceed five years in the peniten tiary and not less than six months in the county jail. The assault was made in July last year and It eland was ac companied by several striking Santa F machinists. Harrity was struck with a billy and seriously hurt. RUSSIA AND JAPAN. From the Washington Post. For more than two centuries Russia has been like a man without lunpsi a nation without ports. It is a warlike people, and all their wars have been butasingle Russian idea the czar must have a port that is open the year round. For this, Russia has been willing to make war. For this she fought tha Swedes, the Poles, the Prussians, the English, the French, the Turks, and now the Japs. She coveted Hamburg, and but for Frederick the Great she might have got it. She has long wanted Constantinople, and will never be satis fied till she gets it. Port Arthur was only valuable as strengthening her for the supreme struggle for the Bosphorus. Russia is beaten in her war with Japan because the Russian administra tion is rotten from "core to skin and from skin to core." It is the same in domitable race that beat Charles XII and Napoleon. They are the stubborn est fighters of continental Europe, and were the only soldiers of the continent who could withstand the fierce and ferocious impetuosity of the French. To find their match one must go back to the Spanish veterans the "Great Cap tain," Don John, Alva, and Farnes led to victory, or to the iron soldiery of Cromwell, who battled with as serene and inflexible courage at the close of a hard-fought day as they did at the first order to engage. There la no degeneracy of the Russian soldier, as there was none of the French sol dier of Sedan. The war with Japan began more than a year ago, and if Russia was unable to get men enough and guns enough to tne rront witnin mat time to utm uic enemy, it is not likely that she can do so in five years. To come off victor, she must make aggressive war, and at the close of the first year she is dis astrously; probably hopelessly, beaten in a defensive war. To win she must drive the Japs off the continent and re take Port Arthur As for the Japs, we must go back to the Romans of Fabricius or the Spar tans of Leonidas to find armies like theirs. Their patriotism is fanatic and their valor frenzy. Russia will have the biggest job imaginable to drive these armies back to Japan, and at this time it looks to be out of the question. It seems very much as though Rust sla must make peace, reform her civil, her military and naval establishments, revolutionize her government peace ably, if possible and strike for lungs in some other quarter. Meanwhile, the powers need not be astonished to wake up some fine morn ing and find that a child has been born at Tokyo that, for want of a better name, will be called "The Asiatic Mon roe Doctrine." There is likely to be a deal of history made over there tha next two-score years. HEATHS AN I) FUNEIIALS. Frank Sleban, the 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sieban of 2iX1 Clay street, died yesterday at Kansas City from ab cess of the ear. The body was brought to Tnwka th3i afternofn at 1 o'clock. The announcement of the funeral will be made latt-r. W. N. Tibbets died last Thursday at the age -of 63 years. He suffered from a tu mor of the stomach. The funeral took place today at Eudora, Kan. Senate Adjourns. Washington, March IS At 3:39 p. m. the senate adjourned sine die. THEATRICAL NOTES. "Art Is long and I am short," de clares Katy Barry, the diminutive soubrette. Forbes Robertson will close his New York engagement this week in "Ham let." Margaret Anglin has acquired the right to produce "The Marriage of Kitty," in which Marie Tempest ap peared. Miss Anglin will use the play in the west in conjunction with "The Eternal Feminine." 'A Gentleman from Indiana" had an advance sale of $10,000 in Indian apolis, showing the loyalty of the Hoosiers to their home-made scribes. The piece is pronounced an emphatic success by those who have seen it. "Mrs. Leffingwell's Boots," by Au gustus Thomas, began the third mont of its run at the New Lyceum, New York, on Monday night. Its popu larity seems to increase with each week, and there is no sign of the end of its engagement In sight. Cecilia Loftus' tour in "The Serio comic Governess" recently ended in Boston, and the star will immediately go into vaudeville. The relations be tween Miss Loftus and Daniel Froh man, her manager, are cordial, and this temporary return to the field of her earlier successes is entirely with Mr. Frohman's consent. In connection with the idea cf creating a permanent structure in Washington. D. C, Charles B. Han ford has offered the suggestion that the building, which will necessarily be one of . handsome architectural pro portions, include a great auditorium that will permit a dramatic festival to be held as olie of the incidents of the occasion.