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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
EVERY WORD TRUE.

Shouts About TOpeka's "HOggIsh-
ness'' Merely a False silly Cry.
The Miami Republican, one of the
most important weeklies in the state,
doesn't join in the noise made by a few
inkY dailies that set up about a column
and half of type per day. It says;
'.The Republican state convention
should be held in Topeka. 1t has better
hotel accommodations than any other
city in Kansas, aud is the natural place
for the holding of such affairs. The
newspapers and people who howl about
the hoggishness of Topeka do it because
it is fad. They have no especial cause
for it, and the Republican central com
mittee should pay NO attention to them"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
PETTIGROW TO GO.

Refuses to Accept Ohio Platform But
VIII BE Delegate.
HURON. S D.. March 25.-The Repub-
lican state convention was called to order
at noon by Chairman Johnson. L. Z.
Koerns of Sphinx county, was made tenn
porary chairman.
Committees on resolutions, rules, cre-
dentials and organization were appoint
ed, and recess was taken. Senator Pet
tigrew has refused to accept the Ohio
financial platform, but will probably go
to St. Louis as a delegate.
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HORSE NEAT BANQUET.
Citizens of Rocks County Thought They
Had Eaten Roast Beef.

Citizens OF Rocks County Thought Vhey
Had Eaten Roast Beef.
News has reached Topeka of a strange
banquet in Rocks county.
For many years John Wells, a promi-
nent stock man cf Stockton has be-
lieved that horse meat was as good as
beef,
Two months ago young horse on his
place was crippled for life. He fattened
it and last week secretly called butcher
10 slaughter and dress it for him. On
Saturday he published that he would
give away beef for Sunday din
ner Many called and were sup
piled with roasts and steaks until
the carcass was all gone. The
generosity OF the man was unexplained
in that section, and was the subject of
comment from the pulpit on Sunday.
After his friends had eaten of his bounty
many of them called at his house and
thanked him for the excellent beef he
had given them.
Then he told them that it was horse,
not steer they had eaten, and in proof of
his statement exhibited ihe head and the
hide and the tail and the hoofs of the
animal he had slaughtered. He de-
ceived even his own family, and shared
with them the horse roast which had
adorned the Sunday dinner.
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York. where he had an Office at No.
Broadway.
P1rTsBURe, March 25.-It was learned
this afternoon that Mrs. Langdon, the
wife of Samuel P. Langdou, who is held
by the Philadelphia police authori-
ties pending the investigation into
the cause of Annie McGrath's death, has
been living with her parents at Spring
dale, Allegheny county ever since Lang
don applied for divorce.
The petition was filed in Blair county
last July and was for an absolute divorce
on the ground of cruelty and barbarous
treatment. Mrs.. Langdon made com
plete denial of the charges. The divorce
case is still pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
APAPPLE GIVEN NlOYEARS
Tried to Play Crazy Before the Sentence
Opened Vein in His Arm.

Tried to Play Crazy Before the Sentence
Opened a Vein in His Arm
lola, March 25.-Jap Apple who has
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
term of ten years for forgery, before the
sentence was passed tried hard to play
crazy. On the morning of the sentence
when Sheriff Ausherman went to the
Jail he found that slap had opened a
vein in his right arm and had spread the
blood over his hands and face. By way
of explanation he said to the sheriff:
"The bible says you must wash in the
blood" "Well," said the sheriff, Eyou
seem to have been taking BATH" "And
the billie says also," continued the pris-
oner, ''if thy right arm offend thee cut it
the unfeeling minion of the law. Mr.
Apple didn't seem to have any answer
for that question, and the conversation
came to an end
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
A. p. A. IN WASHINGTON.
Great Precautions Taken to Insure Sc
crecy-PrOminent Members Present.

WASHINGTON, March 25. The ad-
visory board of the A. P. A. was in ses-
sion here here practically all of today.
Judge Stevens of Missouri presided,
DR.. J. B. Dunn of Boston was secre-
ary, and among the other members
were q. A. Thompson of Missouri, J. B.
Colt of New York, Gen. L. A. Sheldon
of California, Col. Crosby of Baltimore
and ]. w. Ford of New York.
Many memb bers of the supreme coun-
Gil of the state are in the city. c. T.
Beatty of Chicago, supreme secretary of
the supreme council, c. P. Johnson, state
president of Illinois, and ]. II.
Trayner, supreme president of
Michigan are here to appear before the
board and present their political views
and unusual precautions were taken to
secure secrecy.
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TO ADJOURN MAY 2.
Resolution Offered fn the Senate To
day to That Effect.

AkeBOAUIIOh UHeFeU III TIE SenAIe 10.
day to That Effect.
WASHINGTON, March 25.--In the SEN
ate today Mr.. Platt (Rep, Conn., rose
and said he thought ii about time to
consider the question of adjournment,
and without further comment he offered
the following written resolution:
Resolved, By the senate and the house
of representatives that the president of
the senate and the speaker of the house
of representatives. be authorized to close
the present session by adjourning their
respective houses on the second day of
May at 2 O'clock p. m.
Without any further comment, the
resolution was referred to the committee
ON apprODriations.
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$3.50 90
ALL WANT PASSES

j. w GIeed Has 600 Letters the Majority
of Which Request Transportation.
]. w. Gleed has entered upon his Off
cial duties as general attorney of the
Frisco" road in Kansas.
General Attorney A A Hurd of the
Santa Fe, who has been looking after the
Frisco's legal affairs. turned over pack
age of 900 letters to Mr.. Gleed, two-thirds
of which were applications for passes,
all from Kansas men. Mr.. Gleed is in
some doubt as to what legal knowledge
he is to apply on this phase of his new
and responsible railroad work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
esPUBLIC SERVANT (D''
Van Horn Uses His Off SO as Congress.
man TO Feather His Own Nest.

man TO Feather His Own Nest.
WARRINGTON, March Representa-
tive Vau Horn was unable to say today
whether Kansas City would get the addi-
tional 100000 asked for by the secretary
OF the treasury for the completion of the
federal building. "Just now,' he said, 81
am devoring the most of my time to the
senate fast mail amendment for a fast
mail service between Kansas City and
Newton, Kan?"
"At what time would that fast mail
leave Kansas Cityf" was asked.
AT o'clock in the morning" was the
reply.
AS Van Horn owns a morning paper,
ana there is no letter mail to leave Kan
sas City at a. m. it will be seen that he
regards public office as private snap.
His activity in the interest of an 81, 200
appropriation to get his paper to his sub
scribers earlier is that Of a disreDn,ahle
old boodlerl
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snnthweat Kansas Con ferenca.

KANSAS CITY, March 25.-A special to
the Star from Wichita says: The South
west Kansas conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church con-
vened in this city today with an
attendance from abroad of nearly 800
ministers md laymen. The conference
will occupy an entire week. Bishop Ed
ward c. ADdrews of Des Moines, Ia, pre-
aidoo
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In the District Court.

court case occupied District Judge
ThompsOn's attention today after the
Jury in the Thomas vs. Throop, ct al,
went out at 1890 o'clock. G. W. Kistler
is suing George Wind for the possession
of a few acres four miles northeast of
town. The dispute is over the line be-
tween the two farms, and County Sur
veyor B. A. Bailey was the main witness
The next case was that of Updegraf VS..
Comstock
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KELLY is FOR POTTER


Rev. Bernard Kelly, now presiding
elder of the Independence district is in
Topeka today. Rev. Mr. Kelly is for T..
NJ. Potter of Marion for governor, though
he says that there is no doubt that Trout
man now has the largest following of any
of the candidates in the field.
The ex-politician refuses to talk about
the Morrill, administration but it ia evil
dent that his opinion has not improved.
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THOS. CASEY DROPS DEAD
I'm the Congressional Library at
Wash nstOn this Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Brigadier
General Thomas Lincoln Casey, retired,
for many years chief engineer of the
United States army dropped dead in the
congressional library about 3:2O this
afternoon. He had specially been desig-
mated by congress to take charge of the
construction of the new congressional Ii
brary opposite the capitol.
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For McKinIey in NTfssOurf,

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, Mo-, March 25.-
The Republican convention of the Third
district met this forenoon and after per-
fecting organizations took a recess till
afternoon.
All the delegates are enthu siastically
for Mckinley,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
OFFICIAL STATE PAPER.

At the regular meeting of the state
executive committee, this afternoon, the
Topeka Mail and Kansas Breeze was re-
elected the official paper. There were
no other applicants. All the members
of the council were present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
HIPPOLYTE DEAD.

PARIS, March 25.-The Haytian bank
has received news that President Hip
polyte had died of apoplexy. The Hay
tian legation has no news on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25

Hutchinson is to have an ice factory
Its charter was fled this morning and
the capital stock Is to be $4,000. The
Ada Christian church of Franklin coun-
ty filed its charter today.
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Postal declares a Dividend

New YORK, March 25.-The Postal
Telegraph company has declared quar-
terly dividend of per cent, payable
April 10. This is the first dividend of
the company, its surplus earnings here
tofore having been devoted to extern
sions.
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], E. Kfnney,s New House,

A permit has been issued by the fire
marshal to j E Kinney for the erection
of a dwelling at 1921 West street. The
house is to be story and half frame
building, at a cost of $1,000.
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Mrs. DavfdsOn AcouIfted.

SAN Francisco, March 25-Mrs. Da-
wilson has been acquitted on the charge
of extorting $500 from Rev. G. o. Brown.
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Wallace-De you think electricity will
be much in use in the next war?
Ferry-ID the next war? Why, the
Spaniards are winning most of their bat
ties with il right now.-Cincinnati En-
0uireg.
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OHIO MAY eeSIZZLE."

Bill DO Introduce EIectrOculiOn In.
stead of Hanging Passes Senate.
COLUMBUS, o., March 25.-The senate
has passed bill, introduced by Senator
Jones of Madison county, providing for
the substitution of electrocutiOn for hang
ing in Ohio.
Postal Purchases q Telegraph Line.
PHOENIX, March 25.-Telegraphic ad.
vices from Chicago announce that Presi-
dent F. NJ. Murphy of the Santa Fe,
prescott s. Phoenix railway, has sold the
telegraph line of his road to the Postal
Telegraph company. which will at once
take charge. The line Is in the finest of
condition, and is 200 miles in length. At
present Phoenix is only reached by pri-
vRte lines,
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AMHERST.

Amherst Mass, March s-The senior class mas
ne,itonod the faculty to do away with the custom
NJ commencement stage speaking by the eight best
siudents OF the class and to use the one-hundred-
dollar bond prize for which the commencement
eneakcrs competc to secure an outside speaker to
give an address at that tim The faculty has APP
pointed a committee to consult with the class ana
TO communicate with Professor Frink. head OF tho
department OF oratory. who is now in Europe on
the subject
Librarian Fletcher has formed a special OUTSIDE
class for the study OF photography. Tho class VIII
take I'D the history OF books and bookmaking. pur-
suing separately special lines OF investigation
The Phi Beta Kappa Society met last week and
elected the fourteen men recently recommended by
the faculty. The initiation Will take place carry
next term.
The senior dramatlcs were given for tho fret
time last Friday at Wesineld. and successfully
The includes but one man not senior. II"
play Will not he presented In Amherst TIL INC LAST
part OF the spring term, but VIII he played At
Northampton March il.
The Cotlllor club gave It's first german for the
year last Saturday In the parlors OF the Delta
week the PSI Epsilon. Chi Phi and Delta Epsilon
fraternitcs have given their annual winter term
receptions
The Advisory Athletic Committee OF the faculty
has given permission 10 the Athletic Association
10 send the relay team 10 the University OF Penn
sylvania meet next April. The same team tina. de-
feated Williams at Boston will probably be sent.
Owing his recent illness Captain Montague. OF
the baseball team. Will be unable TO train for some
time and has consequently resigned hts position
as captain. r. J. Gregory, who captaincd the team
last year has been reelected to I'll the position.
All the candidates for the team Were called out
yesterday. and will do light gymnasium work and
practise in the cage until the weather permits out
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WILLIAMS.

Will!amstown. Mass March S-1he following pre-
llmna'y appointments for commencement. based on
ten terms work, made Tuesday: Frederick
Bowden Aver, John William BOXES Horace Greeley
Brown, Walter Ward Cooper. Philip II. Dater, Syl-
vester Chittenden Demmng, Clarence Wells Dun
ham. Edward Calvin Durfee. Leonard Titus Haight.
William VIM Hartwell, George Bancroft XII
bourna Henry Seymour knight, Charles Francis
Lyon Frederick Hulse Mapes Clarence Eliud Par
ker, Nathaniel Willis Parker Edmonds Putney
James Wells Reed. Clarence John Russell. Willard
Dean Hanrahan, Kari Ephraim Weston Henry
Moorad Yeretesan.
Professors Clarke and Bascom addressed the Ly-
ceum OF Natural History Friday evening.
The Philotechnan Society has elected the follow
ing officers President, Brown SO; vice president.
Brown. IS, orator, Hubbell. 9S; secretary, Murray
80: critic. Haight 90
Arrangements have been completed for meet
with Syracuse University on the Rdgeheld Athletic
grounds, Albany. May g.
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FORDHAM COLLEGE

The Historical Society connected with the college
met Wednesday evening and listened to a lecture
on Early Christianity In Britain" by Father
O'Reiley.
In the Fordham College Cadet Corps, Gerald ].
Barry. sS. has been appointed FIRST sergeant of
Company c. to Ill the vacancy caused by the resig.
nation OF John NJ. Corbett. 81. Corporal Joseph Nc.
voy. 'ss has been appointed sergeant, to take the
office vacated by c. J. Barry. '9S
On Wednesday last the commandant Captain Ed
munds. LIST Infantry. l.. 8. A.. gave q very inter-
Life and Duties OF a Soldier"
The Debating Society held its regular weekly
meeting last week In Science Hall The subject. re-
solved That Canada should be annexed to the
United States" was debated upon by John F. Nc
Laughiin. 49, and Thomas Oshea 80. on the af-
ONe!l go on the negative. At the meeting 1t was
decided to hold the public debate some time next
month. although the date has not been fixed. The
subject for the public debate will be- resolved That
Congress should declare the Monroe Doctrine a
United States" The speakers for the occasion will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-09
COLUMBIA.

The conditions for the intercollegiate debate =.
tween the University OF Chicago and Columbia vs,.
signed by representatives. from both institutions La,
week The debate will take place on the night A.
April H. The Oratorica Society Of the Chlcaso IN,
versity have asked that they be allowed until Na,A
20 to decide which eide OF the question submitted 4,
them by Columbia they will take. On March 70 thI
will be held meeting. at which all members
Columbia College wishing to try for place in n.
debate may compete. Each speaker Will be allovx
eight minutes and after all have finished the a,.
judges selected for the purpose will hand In IA.
names OF six whom they consider the best speaker
Three Of these will be Columbia's representa,Iy.
and the other three will act as substitutes.
handicap chess tournament was begun at ColunL
bia last week under the auspices OF the Labourdon
nails Chess Club Ross Price and Limburger did nm
enter Class gives Class III knight and Class m
a rock; Class II gives Class III knight Parker n
Class H. is at present In the lead. The scores Con-
mark Glass /, won 2. lost /; Hinrichs. Class l. IL,
Parker, Class III, 49, Ball. Class H. 81; NOM
Class II. 12; Alsberg, Class III. lost L. Gfen cl,s
III. l-2; Gilpin. Class ILL., IL: Walker Class H. -
Hlrshbsrs, Class III lost 3; Morse. Class III, lost
On Thursday afternoon Baron de Saint Mart, n.
tired captain Of dragons In the French army ec.
part Next Thursday he will give another lecture y
The Board q Editors of The Columbia coll.,,
Thursday The pictures vii, be placed in the y
columbian" Philip Ernest Brodt, Frederick y
Keppe Walter Strong Edwards. William 7. Maso,
Alfred G. Krocher, Samuel Swayze Seward IT,. an1
John C. Levi were in the group.
The Columbia College Bowling Club finished n,
tournament last Tuesday night f. j. Farley Of H.
class OF 49, Law. won, with average score n
l43 10 W. c. R,dgeway. 139 SIP. was second
The class OF 9s. Arts. held meeting last weeh
at which II elected the members Of its Columbia
Board. Frederick p. Keppe Westheld Frank
Curry. J. C. Watson jr.. and William Bttle Symms
Sd were the successful candidates
A, the meeting OF the trustees OF Columbia In.
versty last Monday afternoon IL was decided IN
from July l. 1897 Greek would no longer be REQUIRE
for B. A. degree.
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ROWDOIN.

brunswick Me-. March $40 increase the userui-
mass Of the extensive and varied art collections OF
the college and to take every advantage OF the COM
plete equipment Of the Walker Art Building schooi
Of instruction in drawing and painting has just been
opened under the direction Of Mr.. Alger '. Currler'
a pupil of Boulanger. Lefebre and BENJAMIN Con-
slant The schoolrooms and the galleries are open
for work every day. and formal instruction Is gwen
on Wednesdays and Saturdays only. The term VIII
close in June.
The juniors have chosen the following officers:
President G. S. Bean. Saco; vice-presidents. C. H.
Holmes Brewer: Hugh McCallum, Pawtucket. r. l.:
secretary and treasurer Chase Pusifer, Auburn
Marshal F. A. Stearns. Norway: orator, A. S. Harr-
man, Brunswick; poet. II. NJ. Varrell. Wells; chap
lain F. X Ellsworth. Brockton. Mass: odist, j. w.
Hewitt, Berwick: curator, S. L. Merriman. Harps-
well: committee O.. arrangements. G. NJ Brett. Au-
burn; j. s. Stetsoa. Brunswick.
At a recent meeting of the faculty and students
adopted in favor Of an international court OF
Ing between Great Britain and the United States
that cannot be provided for by ordinary diplomatic
correspondence.
The Young Mems Christian Association Of the
college chose the following officers at their an
nual election on Thursday: President. Ernest Lay
cock; vice-president A. p. Cook recording secre-
tary. E T. Minott: corresponding secretary, c. s.
Poore; treasurer. c. V. Woodbury..
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NORMAL COLLEGE.

President Robert Macay. OF the Board OF EducS
tion has announced the subject OF the Inter
society debate, the following question: rs IT EA'
pedlent that the Greater New-York BIZ be Main
tained," The affirmative side will be held by IN
representatives OF the Alpha Beta Gamma socieV'
Misses Mary Riblet sc. and Catalne Paez. 70; '''
negative side by the representatives OF the PhomS
theon Society Misses A. Wenstink. 80 and Florea"
Jeroloman '9s. In order to give the debaters ti".
10 prepare the date Of the debate has been change
to April 10.
Two busts were presented TO the college on MOE
day by the Introductory Academic Glass. One rev
resents Socrates, the other Plato.
Commissioner Hurlbut will give lecture neA
Tuesday morning to the students on "Old New
York"
The Alumna Science Class will begin field work
botany about April s. under the leadership OF Mra
Northrop.
This months "Aumnm News" Is the first Of the
second volume. The News contains reports 0!
working bodies. Board Of Education notes. notices o.
lectures and meetings and notices OF the newess
books on education. :,
The Medical Committee has arranged course o.
short talks for the older boys and girls at NV
Alumne House. DR.. Jarrett will start with W.
jects Muscles. for the class in gynnas sites. ana
THE Human Telegraph System" DR.. Char.e: w ~.
talk to the gymnastic class How to Breathe.
DR.. Wilson's second lecture will be THE Ear az
Hearing In April DR.. Kupferkohn will speak y.
The Care Of the Furnishings Of the Home Beaqn mr.
Brown will close the course with THE Care Of ~
Skin" and digestion" 'f
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SYRACUSE.

Syracuse. March s.-The freshman members Of the
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorosity entertained some
OF their friends Tuesday evening with rad party
The Young Mems Christian Association Of the
university have eected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President. ". o. Allen. vce-presl-
dent, II. c. Emm: corresponding secretary, f. 4.
DE Maris; recording secretary. W. Il. Eldgway.
treasurer. H. J.. Reese.
Professor w. u. Mace OF the dcpa rtment OF his
tory delivered a lecture Thursday evening In IN F.
Young Mems Christian Association Music Hall on
the Lincoln Douglass debate, the proceeds OF which
are to aid the work OF the Young Women's Chris
tan Association and the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION Of the university.
Professor and Mrs c. W. Iiargitt received the
faculty Of the College Of Liberal Arts and a few
friends on Friday evening IN honor OF Professors
Eugene Haane and ". II. Mace who sail from
Ncw-York early next week FOR study and travel in
Germany and France.
The senior class elected It's officers for class d,y
Thursday In "A most harmonious manner. They are
as follows President. JOhn y. Alsever: ce-presi-
dent Miss Louise V. winfield: orator, John ~
SaIler: farewell orator. Eugene X. Smith; pipe ora
tor r. B Mott historian. Miss Bessie Parsons:
treasurer II. Irving Nottingham; chairman OF tho
Executive Committee. W. NJ STallwooi. stat!sti-
clan, T. c. Warren: secretary Miss Mary l.. cad
well; essayist. Miss Grace T.. Smith: prophet Miss
Sarah Veeder presentatior Grafton Miss Gertrude
Burngham poet. Miss Jessie NJ Maincs; the ad-
dress the juniors. Maurice Pakelnishky words or
the class song Miss Jessie f.. Wheeler; the music
Miss Winfred Rogers.