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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-17
Kansas CiIy .lnrket4.


KANSAS CITY, Dec. 17.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500; shipments, $3.50. Market
steady to strong. Texas steers $2.55@
$40; Texas cows $2OO@250; beef steers.
$310@5.25; native COWS S1.259325;
stockers and feeders, 81 $685. 90; bulls
$1.40@260.
Representative sales-Texas steers 81
head, averaging 1914 pounds. $340:
Texas COWS, 10, 925 pounds $3.50; beef
steers, 2 head. 1910 pounds, S525; ma
tive COWS, IA head 1902 pounds, SIS %;
stockers and feeders, AZ head, 1,22U
pounds. 1886.
HoGs-Receipts, 1000; shipments.
none. Market strong sc higher Bulk Of
sales, $335@3 40; heavies $S00@3 80;
packers So 35@3421a; mixed So 50Q
S421a; lights, $32O@335; workers. So 30
@335; pigs. So 500325
SHEEP-Receipts, LOO; shipments
none. Market steady. Lambs, $500
GAS; muttons, S2.50@320.
WHEAT-Higher; No. 2 hard sega
81; No. 2 red, nominally 60; No. :
spring 5615@57; No. spring 53@54;
rejected 45@4S
CoRN-Active and unchanged; No. 2,
mixed, 22@223sc No. 2, white, 22@
229sc.
OATs-Weak; No. mixed, loo; No. 2
white, 17@1715.
RYE Weak: NJ. 2, 32c bid.
HAY-Steady. Timothy $1O.0O01250;
prairie $60007.5O.
BUTTER Nominally firm; creamery
1923; dairy 14@15.
EGGs-Steady; fresh 18c.
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BURDETT WANTS TO GO.

The Humorist wOnId L4ks to Accom-
Pany Dyohe to the North Pole
LAWRENCE, Dec. 17.-Prof. Dyche re-
eelved letter from the humorist. Robert
). Burdett asking for the privilege Of
going with him to find the north pole. Mr.
Bnrdett says he has always had a desire
10 go north and wants to go with man
in whom he has confidence eponob tn he
lieve he will get back. Prof. Dyche will
eonsider the proposition.
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MR.. BOYLE TO COME
Is to be Paid a Salary of $1,7OO by First
Christian Church.

Is 10 De Paid SHINY OF VII Dy EIrst
Christian Church.
Rev. D. D. Boyle, of Nevada, Mo-, has
signifed his willingness to come to the
First Christian church of Topeka at a
salary of $1,700 year.
On Sunday this offer was unanimously
accepted by the church and MIR. Boyle,
whose resignation at Nevada takes effect
January 1, will come to Topeka to hold a
protracted meeting at the close of which
he will become pastor of the church.
THIS is a mere formality, however. as
Mr.. Boyle is practically already engaged.
Church Dedicated.
Rev. Boles preached the dedication
sermon of the Third Christian church on
Sunday evening. This is the new build
ing which is larger than even the First
Christian church and of which Rev.
Frank Mallory is pastor.
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PLAY FOR THE WINDS

A kansan Whose Beard Sweeps the
Ground with a Foot of Overflow.
BELOIT, Dec 1z-W. n. White, a
farmer here, in the matter of beard out
PETERS PETER by several feet.
He is said to have the longest beard on
record and is a soliily built man of
medium height, about so years of age
His great beard is dark brown or auburn
in color and when he stands erect and
the beard is combed out and unmatted
fully a foot of it is extended on the
ground around his feet. He wears it
buttoned under his vest It is a quarter
of a century old.
Mr.. White seems to be neither vain
nor unduly modest about his beard, but
treats it as matter of fact part of his ex-
istence.
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SHE WAS SMOOTH.

A Hu; crimson ShopIiftsr Steals Half the
Goods Back Again While on Trial
HUTCHINSON, Dec. 17.-Jap Banta and
wife and w. A. Swanson and wife, who
were arrested for shoplifting, have had
their preliminary hearing. The dry
goods found in the search were on a
table in the court room for Identification.
After the trial nearly half of the goods
were gone. The officers suspect Mrs
Banta.
Under pretext of giving directions con-
corning her family and other excuses
that woman made several trips to the
hall, and it is believed that while making
these little journeys she was working"
The room was full of officers and specta-
tors at the time.
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PAToHEN's WINTER HOME.

The Kansas Champion is CHARTERED at
Gil Curry's Stable at Lexington.
LEXINGTON, KY, Dec. 17.-Joe Patchen
is now in Lexington, where he arrived
last week and will spend the winter and
spring in the blue grass metropolis.
Jack Curry will also winter here and
look after the black champion.
Directum and Patchen will both be
quartered at Gil Curry's stable.
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IT REQUIRED BUT ONE ROUND
For "Denver" Ed Smith to Put MIX
QueenSn to Sleep.

For "Denver" Ed Smith to Put Mike
Queensn to Sleep.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Dec. 17.-In the
fight here between Denver" Ed Smith
and Queenan, the Chicago stock yards
giant, the latter was knocked out in one
round.
Smith was about to do the same thing
with Jere Slattery, of Nevada, when the
police lnterfered and made the boxers
put on nine ounce gloves and come down
to peaceful proceedings Smith fought
three rounds each in this manner with
Slattery and Eugene McElrov. champion
middle weight of the south. When
Smith was Informed that Billy Thompson
of Cincinnati wanted to match him
against Peter Maher in case Fitzsim-
mons failed to come to the scratch, he
said he endorsed Thompsons PROPOSE
ton, and was ready to meet Maher at
any time. He says he will face Corbett
and Fitzsimmons, too, if they desire it.
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SHOOTING Ar PARSONS.

Team Contest at Live Birds for a BANQUET.
PARSONS, Kan, Dec. ia lively team
race was shot here Saturday between the
local trap shots.
Don Venable was the captain of one
side and Mr.. Hunsecker captain of the
other.
The contest was at live pigeons, plunge
trap, thirty yards rise, and some of the
scores made were eleven out of posi-
BILE twelve.
Captain Venable came off victorious,
and according to agreement the defeated
side set up an elegant banquet at the M,
&. & I. dining hall
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BICYCLES AS VEHICLES IN LAW.

Damage Case Decided in Favor of a
Wheelman in New York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17-An important
ruling was made yesterday by Justice
Jacob Neu, in the Justices court of
Brooklyn, which not only protects
cyclists, but demonstrates the fact that
their wheels are vehicles" Spencer c.
Crane, prominent wheelman, left his
wheel standing upright in the gut
ter ard went into the store An
drew Rehm, who atthe time was driving
an ice cart, ran into, knocked down, and
injured the wheel to the extent of $27.
Crane sued for damages. Robert R. Nc
kee, whom Crane retained clearly
showed that as vehicle the wheel had
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The fire department was called to the
north river bank this morning to put
out a small blaze in a barn owned by Joe
Menchor. The building was saved and
the damage was small.
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a perfect right to be left in the gutter.
Rehm alleged contributory negligence,
claiming the wheel should not have been
in the gutter. Justice Neu ruled that
the wheel had as much right in the gut
ter as an ordinary vehicle, and it was not
negligence to leave it there. Crane was
awarded damapaR
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EMPoRIA, Dec. 17.-Tred Haustler's
drug store near the depot, was raided by
the police last evening, About thirty
bottles were seized and placed in the pos
session of Mayor Cagney. This is the
first raid of a series planned.
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OTTAWA, Dec. 1L-Cholera has been
killing off hundreds of hogs in Franklin
county. Complaint is made that the law
compelling the burning of the dead hogs
is disregarded.
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BURNED HIS RESIDENCE

Some Enemy Burns Robert Armstrong;
Handsome Suburban Home.
LBAvENwoRTH, Dec. 17.-Robert Arm
strong's handsome suburban residence
was totally destroyed by fire Everything
1t contained was also destroyed including
all his household goods.
The fire was unquestionably the work
Of some malicious person.
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LAWRENCE, Dec. 1.-THE public i'm
proVements on the streets of Lawrence
are at standstill, owing to a restraining
order having been issued by the court il
Is expected that the matter will be set
tlso IN few days. Winthrop street is
being macadamized, but the work ia not
yet completed CURLING is being mt
down on many of the streets.
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TO EXPORT KANSAS CORN
Eleven Hundred Car Loads to be
Shipped From Galveston.

GALVESTON, Dec. 1.-THE Missouri,
Kansas s. Texas has contracted to deliver
LOO cars of Kansas corn here for export
through this port 1t will begin moving
this corn as soon as it begins running
trains to this city, which it is thought
will be accomplished by, if not before,
the last of January,
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Shot the shanis.

EMPoRIA, Dec. 17.-Fred Shank. aged
10 years, was fooling with loaded re-
volver and it was accidentally exploded.
The ball entered the large bone. in his
leg and lodged near or in the knee joint.
The leg may have to be amputated.
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COLUMBUS, Dec 1.-THE store of c. E.
Davis at Sherwin Junction. was entered
by burglars, and about $3.50 worth of
clothing stolen.
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salvation Army Dinner.

The Salvation Army will give their
fourth annual dinner to the poor of this
city Christmas day. Captain and Mrs.
Dodds make an appeal to the public for
help. Collectors will be around for
donations of cash food or clothing will
be thankfully received. Anyone who is
not called upon by collector and would
like to donate, can send to Captain
Dodds, 213 East Third street.
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DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

President Ripley and Party of Santa Fe
Officials Entertained Hutchinson.
HUTCHINSON, Dec. 17.-President E
P. Ripley, First Vice President D. B.
Robinson and other Santa Fe officials
visited Hutchinson and were taken about
the city in carriages under the guidance
OF Joab Mulvane and Willis Lord Moore.
The gentlemen expressed their appre
citation OF the salt industry of Hutchin-
son.
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EMPoRIA, Dec 17.-Fire broke out in
the residence of Fl. NJ. Abrahams. Only
the kitchen and washroom were de-
stroyed, but the entire building was
badly damaged. Mr.. Abrahams' house
hold goods will be total loss.
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Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.

CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Wheat opened
slow at last nights closing figures. There
was moderate buying but trading gen.
orally was uuiInportant,the market being
depressed because of the record break
ing low prices for all grains. News was
conflicting Northwest receipts were
large, cables weak, and there was a
pros pect of good sized increase in the
worlds visible. On the other hand
the worlds shipments were much small
er than reported yesterday.
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Struck by n Coupling Pin.

OTTAWA, Dec. 17.-Whue F. Sad
dington, switchman, was making a
coupling the link broke, one piece flying
against his face crushing the eyeball and
bones surrounding.
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WINFIELD, Dec I7.-Joe Miller, once
of Winfield, has been arrested at New
Orleans for counterfeiting and passing
So silver certificates Miller was re-
spectacle citizen when he lived here.
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ARKANSAS Cry, Dec. 1.-THE new
Christian church was opened to the pub
lie yesterday at II o'clock. The Rev. B
@ Denham Of Kansas City preached.
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Another Fool woman.

LEAvENwoRTH, Dec. 17.-Mrs Louisa
Haynes visited her hus band in the county
Jail, charged with having two other
wives. She has forgiven him and will
try to have the case dismissed.
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KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1.-THE dead body
of an old man was found in the woods
near Piper, this county. No one knows
him. He must have been there week.
His left leg was artificial.
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Seymour Not Discharged.

Fort ScoTT, Dec. 17.-County Attorney
Cory denies recently published state
ment thas Rev. Robert Seymour has been
relieved from the charge of running the
seventeen-year.o colored daughter of
Mrs. Agnes Knight.
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The Gas Was There.

Arkansas CITY, Dec 17.-Frank Lee
dropped lighted match into an old gas
well to see if there was any gas there to
burn, and a flame shot up, burning off
his eyebrows and mustache and a good
ing his face.
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VIII Talk for Kansas.

EMPoRIA. Dec. 17.-Geos J. Bradford
will represent Kansas at the interstate
oratorical contest of normal schools at
Warrensburg, Mo, Friday, May 8.
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Closing on Popular Stocks.

The closing today was as follows,
Sugar. 1902: Gas. 685s: C., B. & @, IS;
Atchison, 1873; ST. Paul, -; R L, "A;
N. P, 291s; I. P, 7; W. U. 9924.
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To Battle for Ottawa.

OTTAWA, Dec 17.-In the Ottawa uni
versity contest Elson Thayer was award
ed first prize and will represent the uni
versity in the state contest.
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Pratt's NeM Chnroh

PRATT, Dec. 17.-Sunday the Method.
lets OF this city and county dedicated
tnelr new church, Presiding Elder w. J,
MartInoaie e, oil Wichita preaching the
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Chicago-Estimate1 cars tomorrow,
Wheat, 212; corn, $50; oats, 167 Hogs,
$4,000 head.
Inspections: Wheat, 237-49; corn, TIA
SO; oats, 29S-47.
Minneapolis got 1.014 cars today. 239
last year. Duluth sol against 149.
Chicago-Prime, in his crop report,
saws: The winter wheat crop, with very
few exceptions, is today almost bare of
snow l cannot see any improvement IN
it since it went into winter quarters.
There is a great deal of it never came up
and where up has very small top and is
question of "root, hog, or die"
Puts. May wheat $3.50; calls, 603s;
puts, May corn. 2S15; calls, ISIS; puts,
May pork $S77; calls, 1897 Curb,
May wheat, gu.
Chicago-The four ports cleared for
expert, wht a and -four, 291,00 bushels.
New Bradstreets: Wheat east of
the Rockies increased 4,471 900 bushels.
in and afloat for Europe decreased 72O,-
900 bushels.
Closing cables-Liverpool wheat
closed steady. 14d higher; corn steady.
Paris wheat dull, 10 ce ntimes lower Ber-
lin wheat steady, Il mark higher
London, P. m.-Wheat and corn of
coast quiet; on passage. wheat dull.
English country markets quiet.
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11-3. HOLIDAY RATES lib
SANTA FE ROurK

For points within 200 miles. Tickets to
be sold December "a, 20. 81 and January
l: good for return and including Janu-
AIRY 2 One and one-third fare for the
round trip. J. P RowLEY,
City Ticket Agent.
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LAWRENCE. Dec. 1.-THE annual elo-
cutionary recital of the school of fine
arts was held last evening in University
hall. a delightful programme of recita-
tions and readings was given.
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May Not Have Fairs.

GIRARD, Dec. 17.-At meeting of the
stock holders of the Crawford County
Agricultural association, it was decided
to be sold to do it.
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Ladies' fine belt buckles or Ieatherette
wall pocket with every purchase exceed
ing one dollars worth of goods at
TOPEKA Trunk FACTORY.
Alp Kansas ave.
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A. o. U. W. Celebration.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1.-THE A. o. U.
". lodges of this city will unite in a cele-
bration Friday evening of the twenty
eighth anniversary of the founding of the
order.
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PARSONS. Dec ia well dressed
stranger about thirty years old was killed
by train here.
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An Immanse rabbit Hunt.

WICHITA, Dec. IA great rabbit
hunt will take place in the vicinity of
Mulvane on next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. At least 200 men will take
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moderate hog receipts and steady prices
at the yards.
May pork was quoted at SS.971z.
January lard at $685. and May ribs at
$4.571S.
Heavy roads and the sharp break of
last week are supposed to be the cause
of the lighter movement.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; left over,
$500. Market active, prices &c higher.
Feeling easier. Light $3.45@3 621S; mix
ed packers $3.45@86 So; heavy $34O@
800; rough hogs $340@3-45. Official
receipts yesterday 43,019; shipments,
5,O74.
CArrLE-Receipts 5000. Market
fairly active, best grades 5@1O cents
higher. Beeves IS. 1O@4s0; cows and
heifers S1.5O@a75; Texans s265@34O
stockers and feeders $2.30@a50 Official
receipts yesterday, 15,503; shipments,
S,577.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Market stea-
dy: Official receipts yesterday 16,61S;
shipments 1907.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow A..
600 head.
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STUART WANTS THE oLD-r1MERs
Desires to Have Sullivan Referee tn,
Fitzsimmons- Iaher Fight.

CHICAGO, Dec. I7.-John l. Sullivan
will probably referee the Fitzsimmons-
Maher contest. During the visit OF Dan
Stuart to this city, in conversation with
"Parson" Davies, Stuart expressed the
desire to have John act as referee and
Paddy Ryan as time keeper of the big
contest
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ABILENE, Dec. l7.-Clarence Bradle
aged IL, fell from a wagon and broke b
arm in two places.
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LAWRENCE, Dec. II Prof. D. H.
Holmes, the newly elected Latin profess
sor at the state university, will take full
charge of his department February L.
Prof Holmes is a graduate of the Ohio
Wesleyan and Johns Hopkins UNIVERSE
ties
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Took seventeen Grains.

NETwoN, Dec. 17.-Tom Peters tool
seventeen grains of morphine with sui
cidal INTENT but was discovered ant
saved,
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ATcHIsoN, Dec. 1z.-Claude Hoover
shot and killed his brother-in-l Sam
uel Dubois, at Omaha. They were both
formerly of Atchison.
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ARKANSAS City, Dec 1.-THE roofs OF
the Trilby restaurant and of Whites
candy store were burned off.
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PITTsBURG, Dec. 1.-THE Pittsburg,
Frontenac s. Suburban Electric Railway
company will extend its line to Minden
at once.
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OsBoN's NEW TRIAL.
The Arguments for One viii BE Heard By
JUDGE Henson ThursdnY

Judge Henson Thursday
LAWRENCE, Dec 17-Clinton c. Osbon.
who killed Charles Handle, will be in the
court room on Thursday morning, for
Judge A. w. Benson will listen to the ar
guments for new trial
If the new trial is denied the ATTORNEYS
will appeal to the state supreme court.
Estelle Osbon, the prisoners daughter.
is here now
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SALINA, Dec I'm. ]. MacVicar died
in his room here. He was rs years old
and well known.
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FIT. SCOTT, Dec. lib F. Ward, at the
paper mill, had his left arm drawn into
the rollers and crushed.
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The fire alarm this afternoon was
caused by a chimney burning out at 202
Kansas avenue.
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Ring Out the Old.

ABILENE, Dec. manager Rogers is
busy winding up the electric light wires
and removing the poles. None of the
old material will be used in the new
plant
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Begasse Almost Gone

Fort SCOTT, Dec. 1.-THE paper mill
is utilizing straw in the manufacture of
paper, the cane begasse being almost ex-
hausted.
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SEDAN. Dec. 17.-John Duggan, George
Cross and Walter Hawkins escaped from
the county Jail by prying up the iron
floor.
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Big Railroad Ball.

CHANUTE, Dec 1.-THE railroad me
here will give big union ball Wednes
day evening.
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Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia w. 9Th.
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VIII Make Her Own BrOoms.
STERLING, Dec. IA broom factory
is to be esta bills he'd here soon.
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can editors of the Ninth congressional
district are in session here today.
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WHAT BECAME OF HAETsCHIED
Prominent Leavenworthian Lost Thirty
Years Heard of From Russia


LEAvENwoRrH. Dec. 17.-Mrs. Kate
Quinlan, who now lives in Cincinnati. in
1864 resided here with John P HATS
chied, her husband. He was member
of the Kensas legislature and owned
considerable real estate.
President Lincoln appointed him con-
sui to Moscow in 1864. and he left his
wife to look after the property here
She never heard from Hartschied again,
and taking her only child. son, who
was born soon after her husband left for
Russia, she went east, and in time mar
ried.
Mrs Quinlan has received from Secre-
tary Olney the informal that HATS
chied had married beautiful Russian
woman; at least he introduced her as
his wife.
She set him up in the saw mill bust
ness at Sijni, Novgorod province, Rus
STA, on the Folga river, and he became
wealthy.
He died in 1870 and the widow secured
his property, and his whereabouts are
now unknown. In the early sixties he
was one of the most prominent German
citizens in Leavenworth and in Kansas.
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neat. and cost SO, 800 and hasn't dollar
of indie btedness
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LEAvENwoRTH, Dec ia good many
hogs are dying of cholera in the north
part of the county.
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Fort SCoTT, Dec 17.-Half a mile c
wire fence was stolen from the farm c
Harry Xix.
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PARSONS, Dec. 17.-"Cherokee Bill"
Goldsby is to be hanged at Fort Smith
for the murder of Ernest Milton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-17

Corn opened slow at CSC, yesterdays
closing price. Receipts were heavier,
but this was neutralized by the light ar
rivals yesterday.
Oats were weak opening at 1915, an
&c lower than the closing and with
scarcely anv trading.
Provisions were firm on account of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-17

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