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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
FATHER AND son AT WAR.
Suit Of Scott Kelsey and Daniel f.
Kelsey for the Homestead.

The suit between County COMMISSION
or Scott Kelsey and his father Daniel
r. Kelsey to determine who is the own
er of the Kelsey homestead adjoining
Oakland. viii be completed To-Day be
fore jury in the district court
The litigation between father and
son involves one of the most valuable
farms in Shawnee county A low Naiue
for the SO acres directly involved ia the
litigation would be $4,000.
The case is a peculiar one from the
fact that both father and son live i'm
the same house, and both claim to own
the home.
Many years ago Daniel E. Kelsey the
father. became badly involved in debt
He was unable TO hold the farm ana 1T
was sold under judgment in the L nj
ted States court Then it was that Scott
Kelsey. the thrifty son, came into the
case He took charge of the farm and
paid off the debts that hung like a cloud
over his father Iu was in 1879 that the
son took charge of affairs, and he has
since prospered and is one of the veal
thy farmers of Shawnee county.
The father now claims that me had am
ARRANGEMENT with his son. Scott. by
which the son was to have use of the
farm. The father claims that he was to
keep all the products of the farm until
he had received enough TO pay him for
the money he advanced
Scott Kelsey claims that he bought
all the rights of his father in 1879 and
his father now has no claim to the farm.
The case VIII be given 10 2 jury today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
EASILY BROKEN BONE.
A Young Mans Arm Snaps in an On
expected Manner.

T. H. Devlin, a young man IS years of
age who is employed at the Santa Fe
shops in this city, had his arm broken
yesterday afternoon in a peculiar way.
1eliOW empioye accidentally ran
against him, striking his arm below the
elbow, and though the force of the col
lision was but slight, Devlin Immediate
~ discovered that one of the bones of
the arm was broken.
A few days ago, however, young Dew
lin had the same arm caught in belt
on one of the machines at the shops.
and severely Wrenched. He felt no es-
peclal pain, and thought no more about
it at the time, but it is now supposed
that the bone Of the arm was at least
partially fractured when caught in the
belt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

n s EIIlott. the young man Who re-
sponded To q toast at the last banquet
Of the Kansas Day club as a represent
ative of Washburn college. won the
annual oratorical contest of the col
lege last night The subject of his
Grafton was The Needs of the Hour
]. W. Newell Won second place in an
address, For the People" George r.
Lords grafton was on The Policy of
Lincoln" and J. s. Dague spoke OF
THE Dominant Force in Civilization. ,,
The state contest viii be held in this
CITY in February
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
CoIored Family jar

On Thanksgiving afternoon James
Venable of RedmondviIe and his wife
quarreled over The latter's having left
home during the afternoon and not tax
ing the care Of the children which the
husband thought they required. After
wordy combat Nenable attacked his
wife and struck her several times with
his fist. she retahated by having her
husband arrested ON q state warrant
This morning he pleaded guilty before
Justice Grover and was fined 81 and
the costs ia the case. Nenable is a col
Ored man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
chieago Livestoek Narkst.

CIIcagO, DEC B.
Estimated receipts today $1,000.
left over 1000. Market fairly active and
Zoe lower. Lights SS.1503.35, mixed S310u
$50 heavy 81 9013-35, rough S2-901t3-0o-
CATTIl E1-Eleceipts 500 Market quiet
and unchanged
EEP-Receipts 5000 Market Steady
HCes2Onicial receipts yesterday "a
0sT: shipments 1862
CATTLF-Omicial receipts yesterday s.
HEEP-Onicial receipts yesterday 81
3e2. shipments S93
Estimated receipts hogs Monday 50. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Kansas oity Proanee Lee.

Kansas City. Dec. s.
WHEAT-Active; red rather scarce, No
? hard soc; No 3, 74076c; NO. red nOmi-
nally s3u94c; No. 8, Size; No 2 spring u
G7S1ac. No. 8. 75e.
white 19c
OATS-Slow; No. mixed nominally 17is
01S1sc. No white, new. nOminally 2lW
23c; old, nominally 22a25c: No white
new. zoe; old, nOminally 21022c.
RXE-Steady; No. ,. Sic.
HA4-I7irm- choice timothy $500
500. choice prairie S5.5006.00.
UTTER-Higher for creamery, 201k@
pc; dairy 10N12c.
EGGS=Eirm. lS1sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

London. Dec. 5.-With Wednesday
afternoons revival of LAS You Like
IT., at the st. James. Geo. Alexander is
Never before has London seen such
staging and accessories. The surprise
of the production was the great sue
cess of Fay Davis, the American act
ress, whose Celia the critics pronounce
to be the best ever seen in london.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

London, Dee. 5-Ellen Terry has
abandoned any intention of appearing
in Richard III when produced at the
Lyceum. This is due to an alleged
need Of rest. 1t is the general opin
ion that Irving has never been seen to
less advantage than in the character Of
"IachimO," even when his performance
of Macbeth" is remembered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Reception to Miss Montgomery.

A reception will be rendered Miss
Montgomery, the recently ap-
pointed secretary of the Y w c. A in
this city, at the rooms of the association
next Monday evening. A general invi-
tatiOn is extended to the public Miss
comes from Hersman, III.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Mining EMPLOYEES Rebel.

Ouray. Col, Dec. 5.-The employees
of the Virginius or revenue tunnel have
struck on account Of a rebellion against
the shift boss, and the sheriff and
posse of men have left for the scene
of trouble in answer to a telephone
request for officers. The trouble seems
to be on account of arbitrary rules in
regard to making shifts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
J. R. FELLOWS DYING.
The New York Attorney Lies at the
Point of Death.

New York. Dec. 5.-District Attorney
john Fl. Fellows lies at the point of
death at his home in this city His fam
lily have given up hope. The patient is
very weak. At one time during the
night his physicians thought that the
end was very near. John r. Fellows,
Jr-, who is in the south travelling for his
health, has been summoned home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Bsrnhardt,s Lonaon Eagaggment

London. Dec. 5.-sarah Bernhard
viii during her next London engage
ment in June. appear at the Adelphi
theaters the recognized house of melo-
drama The great actress will play
Lorenzo" and for the first time appear
before a. London audience in a male
character 1t is reported that she viii
play Mary Magdalene" during this
auaa cement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas city, Dec. 8.
CATTLE-Receipts ], 600: shipments T.
200 Market steady. Only retail trade
Receipts 10000, shipments none
Market weak to Zoe lower. Bulk of sales
s3.1503-20; heavies and packers S3.05a3-2O;
mixed S3.1O03. %: lights S3.10GI3 20; workers
s3.1503.20; pigs S3.O0d310
SHEEP-Receipts none; shipments g.
500 No market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
HOMEsEEKERs' EXCURSION
Via Santa Fe Route The Home Road

Via Santa Fe Route-The Home Road
On November 8. November II, Deem
Der and December Is, the Santa Fe
route. the home road, will sell round
trip tickets at one fare plus $500 to
points in Arkansas. Arizona, Indian
Territory, Louisiana. New Mexico Ok
lahoma and Texas. good fifteen days
going. to return any Tuesday or Friday
within final limit of twenty-one DAYS
For additional Information call at
passenger depot foot of Fifth street
telephone $50. or on Cromwell and JEFF
fers at pOstofice North Topeka, teIe-
phone 364.
W r CARNEY. Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Killed HIS Child Because it CRIED.

Pittshurg. Pa. Dec. 5.-NIike Roman
ski a Polander employed at Carnegie's
in Bradd0ck beat his five months old
child to death last night because its
crying annoyed him. He was arrested
and viii be held for murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
In The SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity
]. ems of Interest About Topeka PEG
PIE and Visitors Ia Town

a theater party including the mem
efs 1f new whist club viii see Sol
ta Russell tonight They are Miss
rV Thompson, Miss Emily Tewks-
Miss Mary Roberts Miss Nellie
1OlE uocz, Miss Ollie O'Brien, Miss
1-psamond Horton. Mr.. Ralph Moore,
AR. VIII Alexander. Mr.. Cliff Histe-
Dir. Harry Weaver Mr.. julius Weld
ling, AIr John Waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
e r. snIit.

J. Bauer. an employe of the Santa Fe
shops in this city. had one of his ears
split open while unloading iron pipe
yesterday afternoon. One of the pipes
slipped and the round edge of one end
struck Bauer's ear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
No REST FOR M'KINLEY MEN
The Only Man Elected to Idaho Leg
islature WIN Have a Contest

Salt Lake. Utah. Dec. "a special to
the Tribune from PocatellO, Idaho, says
A contest has been inaugurated in
Ada county against Frank A. Fem.
the only Mckinley supporter elected
to the legislat ure in this state.
Contests have been Instituted against
three Dubois members of the legislature
in Bingham county and it is stated that
the four Dubois mem bers- elect will be
contested in BannOck county and two
Dubois members in Fremont county.
Three contests are got up by the Popu-
lists, the chief allegation being that the
canQIdates Were On two tickets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

On a limited amount, until further
notice, we viii accept a margin of $50
per 1000 bushels on purchases of Chi
cago May corn and May oats, fur
nishiug a written guarantee with
every trade that the above named mar
gins viii hold the trade good to May
1st 1897
Should the market decline so that the
above named margins are not sufficient
we agree to hold your trade good and
protect for you while market is in such
condition, without calling you for adj
ditional margins Write for parsicu-
lars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
w. u. OFFICIALS INDICTED.
Telegraph Company is Charged With
Aiding and Abetting Bucket Shops.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-The grand jury has
voted indictments against five of the
western Union officials of this city. on
the charge of aiding and abetting buck
ct shop Keepers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

Chicago. Dec. 5.-For Kansas Fair
tonight and sunday variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

We do mending ana sew or buttons
free of charge Peerless Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
W r CARNEY. Agent.

Lemair opera glasses are the best.
s3.5O viii buy one at Benefits Optical
Store 80 Kan. ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
Range Of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by the Topeka Grain &
Stock Exchange:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS.

school Directors Believe They Exercise
Too Much Influence in Oakland.
OAKLAND, CAL. Dec. 22.-The request
for changes in the course of study made
by the teachers last evening to the Board
of Education, which provides for addi-
tional work in the ninth grade of the
Central School, caused some of the Direc-
tors to remark that they believed the
State University was exercising too much
influence in shaping the course of study
for the schools of Oakland.
Director Myra Knox, the only lady
member of the board said she feared that
too much work would fall upon the
nlnth-erade pupils. She was of the opin-
ion that the course OF study was being ar
ranged to suit only the brightest pupils.
These latter made up only about 1 per
cent of all those attending the schools.
The director snid that she believed that
there were only comparatively few per-
sons connected with the university who
were competent 10 say what Subjects
should be taught in a grammer grade, yet
on account of the increasing requirements
for admission TO the university more work
was constantly being forced back upon
the ninth grade from the High School
In her opinion a law should be passed
prohibiting the university from changing
its requirements at less intervals than
four years.
President Clement and Director Evans
Endorsed her remarks, and the matter was
referred to the classification committee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
FROM THE BARRIER REEF
DR.. H A. Ward Arrives, Bring
ing Coral Specimens for
Louis Agassiz
He Visited Strange Men in N W
Guinea Who Are Yet in the
Stone Age.

Professor Henry A. Ward, owner of
Wards Natural Science Establishment,
Rochester. n. Y, who has been collecting
corals for Professor Agassiz on the Great
Barrier Reef, and who has been on An ex-
tended visit to different parts of New
Zealand, Fiji, New Guinea, New Caledonia
and elsewhere, is at the California.
The professor has been away from home
about q year, and has shipped to Professor
Agassiz about sixty cases of corals. This
is by far the largest amount of coral ever
sent to one point in America. The pro-
lessor also has lot more which he will
forward to his own institute. He collected
many other things, too, such as pebbles,
weapons and clothing of the natives, but
these were inadvertent.
Professor Ward was in California first
in 1865, when he bought stampmill from
Booths Iron Works and shipped it around
through Nevada and Utah to a mine in
Montana. He was here also in 1882, when
he had large scientific collection on the
lower floor of the Mercantile Library
This was bought by Charles Crocker and
Leland Stanford and a good part of it
went to the Pacific University at Santa
Clara.
Later Professor Ward sold SAC, 900 col
lection to the Coronado Beach Compan
at Coronado. He also made the large ex-
hibit of articles illustrative OF science at
the Worlds Fair, which was afterward
bought by Marshall Field for 500, 900 and
made permanent feature of the Field
columbian Museum.
''On this coral-hunting trip" said Pro-
F.. H.; = al H.
formerly professor of natural sciences in
the University of Rochester, I'VE had a
24-ton schooner, with the crew, 7-ton
cutter and crew, including diver, with
his dress and all paraphernalia, and
dingies, or small boats for collecting. The
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
TRYING TO PROVE
THEIR INNOCENCE
Getting to the Bottom of
the Opium Smuggling
Cases.
P. Pantages' Attorney Wishes
to Prove an Alibi for
His Client.
Sam Brown the Unfor tunate Victim
of Circumstances-A Hole in
the Floor.

The most important opium case in five
years, in fact since the notorious Emerald
case, is on trial in the United States Dis
trict Court, before Judge Morrow and
jury. Samuel Brown and P Pantages are
accused of aiding in smuggling. The in
vestigations of the customs officers show
that number of Greeks were engaged in
smuggling, and might have been so en-
gagged to-day but for some kind of dis
agreement and quarrel in the gang.
While the officers had cause to believe
that this unlawful business was being car
ried on, neither John II. Wise nor w. B.
English were able to get to the bottom or
stop the smugglers' operations. However,
they were not slow to profit by an offer
made by one George Peters, who promised
to lead the officers to big capture"
Peters evidently considered that his re-
ward, the reward offered by the Govern
ment, would be large. His story was that
several men had approached him for the
purpose of selling to him 100 pounds of
opium. The men who were to deliver the
drug to him were to meet him on the
corner of Twelfth and Mission streets on
the evening of November % and hand over
the stuff.
Accordingly Peters. accompanied by
Customs Officers E. A. Holmes and L. E.
Beban, went to the place of meeting. AS
planned, the two sellers came along laden
with 1876 tins of the drug. There was a
rush made upon the smuggIers. Holmes
got his man, who turned out to be Sam
Brown, but the other fellow escaped,
although Beban fired three shots to stop
the fleeing smuggler. A few days later
the officers arreSte6 p Panfapes the rr0-
prietor Of small restaurant at l21 Fifth
street. for the other, the one who escaped.
The officers searched Pantages' premises
and found under the floor of the restaur-
ant a lot OF rope, cloth cases and packing,
such as might have been used for wrap
ping up packages of opium.
The cache was reached by the means of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23
Welded IN BERKELEY
Dr.. J. c. Merriam OF the State
University Married to Miss
Ada G. Little.
Ceremony Performed at the Con.
gregational Church by Rev.
Mr.. Hatch.

BERKELEY, CAL, Dec. 22.-One of the
prettiest weddings that has taken place in
Be rkeley for many months was that of
Dr.. John Merriam, instructor OF palaon-.
tology at the State University. anu Mis- s
Ada G. Little, only daughter of Judge J.
R. Little. which occurred this evening at
the First Con gational Church. Rev
George B. Hatch, pastor OF the church
performed the ceremony which un tied the
happy pair. Miss Mabel A. Fisher who
was a member of the class OF '96 of the
university with Miss Little, acted as
brides maid, and DR.. Thomas McCleave of
San Francisco served as groomsman.
The church, which had been beautifully
decorated for the occasion with cut flow
ers, evergreens, potted plants and holly
berries was crowded to the doors with
friends of the contracting parties, large
number OF whom were members of the
faculty and their families.
After their honeymoon, which will be
spent in the southern part of the State,
and which will extend through the holt
days, they will make their home in Berke-
lev
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23

a small hole cut in the floor, which was
concealed by mating. They also found
an expressman who had worked for the
defendants. One night he had carried a
package from East street and the water
front 10 the Sutter-street market, and
then to the rear entrance of Pantages'
restaurant on Minna street. That was at
O'Clock IN the morning, and while Pan
tages stated that the package contained
Ash, he would not let the expressman
handle it. More than that, he made dis
play of large, ugly looking revolver
when giving the expressman his direc-
TONS
At the trial yesterday the prosecution
endeavored to show that Pantages was
Browns companion on the night of the
latter's arrest and the seizure of the
opium.
The defense attempted to convince the
jury that in the case of Brown he was the
unfortunate victim of circumstances; that
two men, strangers, asked him to help
them carry a sack of som ething out to the
Mission, for which he was to be paid. One
man went ahead. Pantages' attorney
wished to prove an abb for his client and
his story was that Pantages is a pugilist
and at the time was in training for an ex-
hibition; that on the evening when Brown
was captured Pantages was sleeping in the
house of Mrs. Costa at 1922 Mission
street.
Mrs. Costa and several witnesses testi-
fed to this to prove an alibi, but when
Customs Officer Holmes searched Mrs.
Costa's house for struggled opium and to
find Pantages she denied that she knew
the man or that he ever lodged there.
Shortly after his arrest Pantages showed
that he has large bank account The
officers are curious to know low the
young proprietor of small restaurant
could have accumulated so much money,
and also why one with so much money
should engage in fistic exhibitions. The
on sa pnas ON to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-23

The Little Defendant Will Mount
a Ladder in the Court
room.
Will Argue That he Could Not Pos.
sibly Have Reached the
Woman's Eye.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALI

OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO CALL,t
908 Broadway, Dec. %.
Joseph Machado was arrested to-day by
Antoine Martin. Mr.. Martin is the little
man who was arrested last Thursday at
the instance of Mrs. Machado for beating
her. The trial will come off at Centerville
in few days and the prosecution is an
ticipating great deal of trouble in prov
ing it's case. Antoine Martin is feet and
as many inches tall and for a long while
has been the partner of Machado on a
little ranch near Miles, Mrs. Machado is
rather a tall woman, consequently when
it became known that little Antoine Mar
tin, the dwarf, had whipped the portly
Mrs. Machado much doubt was expressed
as to the manner in which it was done.
Dwarf Martin denies that he did it, but
asserts that Mr.. Machado did beat him.
1t was because of the beating the dwarf
received that to-day's warrant was served
on Mr.. Machado. II is easy to conceive
that Martins story might be true, but it
is not easy to see how Martin gave Mrs.
Machado the black eye of which she COM
plains.
When the case is called in court ther e
will be a scene. Martins attorney will
have ladder carried into the courtroom,
and after arguing on the imposslbllity of
his client striking Mrs. Machado in the
eye unless the lady were on her knees in
viting such a blow the attorney for the
defense Will have the dwarf mount the
ladder several Steps to show the court how
high he must have been to give Mrs.
Machado the beating she claims to have
received.
Mr.. Machado's grievance against little
Antoine Martin is that he talks too much
to Mrs. Machado. Martin asserts that
Mrs. Machado encouraged the converse
ton and that her hus band became jealous.
This allegation OF Mr.. Martins will no
doubt need much testimony to prove.
Should the District Attorney, rising to his
full height, appeal to the court and say,
''Is it reasonable, your Honor, to suppose
that well-buiIt man, such as Mr..
Machado. should be jealous of this small
defendantP it is very probable that the
court will think in the negative.
Under these circumstances the trial will
certainly be farce, and so great is the in
terest in the result among the neigh bors
of the Iitigants that there will certainly be
full or at least packed house.