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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
The Only Girl.

Ex-Congressman Rockwell of Pitts
field has a good-sized family of chill
dren, and those who know say that if
they Zine up" according to ages.
straight-edge from the oldest, who is
quite tall, to the youngest. who is quite
short, will touch every head. All but
the youngest are boys. The little girl
had gone to bed the other night and her
father sat by her bedside, as fathers
sometimes do, holding her hand and
smoothing back her hair. He was tell
ing her that she was the only girl in
the family-must, therefore, be the lady
of the family-must be womanly, must
not initiate her brothers in their boy
ish ways or in their slang-in short.
must be little lady, and then babe her
good night, and was leaving her to fall
into Morpheus arms, when up the little
woman jumped. and in a moment was
on the floor, with the exclamation, by
Jove! forgot to say my prayersT-
Springfield Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
Prayers for Blood.

No wonder there are .4~4rors in Ar
menia when it is the daily duty of the
Mohammedans to offer up such prayers
as this against the '1nfdels'':
o Allah: make their children orphans
and defle their abodes! Cause their
feet to slip; give them and their fami-
lies, their households and their WON
en-, their children. and their relations
by marriage, their brothers, and their
friends, their possessions and their
race. their wealth and their lands as
booty to the Moslems, o Lord of all
creatures!
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wELLHoUsE ORCHARD.
Two Carloads of Apples Shipped to
the Orange Country.

Tonganoxie, March S1.-The planting
of the big Wellhouse orchard, north :
east of town, is now under way.
Mr.. WellhOuse who is experimenting
the work says: Last week I ship
ped two car loads of winesaps
which netted me So. 75 per barrel. They
went to the orange regions of Jack
sonville, Fla, and Los Angeles. Fiji
teen hundred barrels of apples are yet
in cold storage, and the Jonathans
are as nice as when they were packed.
The storage rooms are kept at tenn =
perature of 30 to "a degrees Farenheit.
The WeIlhouse orchards this year had
10000 bushels of culls and they brought
10 cents per bushel. Notwithstanding
the low price of apples last fall, the
apple crop was very profitable to Mr.
Wellhouse. Counting those yet in
cold storage at their marketable price
the crop made S24 per acre clear of all
expense. If the apples had been sold
last fall the crop would have been
profitable in spite of the low price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
DIRECT FROM CUBA.
a Passenger From the Island Says the
Insurgents Will Triumph.

New York, March 31.-Among the
passengers on board the steamer Yucca
tan, which has just arrived here, was
Ebert Rappleye, the newspaper cor
respondent, who after three months
stay in Cuba, was banished from the
island by a decree of Captain General
Weyler. Mr.. Rappleye, in an interview
said: 81 unhesitatingly state that
within three months, the insurgents
cause in Cuba, will be triumphant if
the United States government will
grant belligerent rights and give to
the Cubans, anything resembling
fighting opportunity. The Spaniards
are now on the defensive. Every bat
tie fought in Cuba, in the last three
days has been invited by the rebels.
when Gen. Maceo started on his
western campaign, One-third of his
men, $1,000 in number We're unarmed.
His forces have engaged in battle with
but three cartridges each, depending
entirely on the capture of the enemy's
ammunition to continue the fight.
The Cubans have been so near Ha-
vana that the burning plantations
could be seen from the hOuSetopS, and
the Cubans have captured places only
a few miles from the capital. Thou
sands in Havana are suffering from
the want of provisions, as they are in
all seaports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
WANT A STATE LEAGUE.
Emporia, Junction City AND Other
Towns Interested.

Emporia, Junction City AND Other
Towns Interested.
EMPoRIA, March 31-There are good
prospects for Emporia having a ball
team.
Today Manager o. NJ. white held
long conference with w. T: Soden in re-
gard to the accommodations at the grove
provided a team should be organized for
this season.
MIR. Soden will drain, grade and fence
the ball grounds at the grove. put in
new backstop and other conveniences.
making it one of the finest ball parks in
the west.
The services of the famous catcher,
Jack Wolever, could be. easily secured,
as he has already made application for a
position with the Maroons.
Inquiry has been make by the manage
ment of the junction City team in re-
gard to the organization of a team in this
city for the season of '96, stating that a
scheme is on foot to institute a state
league, conducted upon plan similar to
that of last year, with the exception that
the cities entered will be more centrally
located.
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FRANCE ACTS WARLIKE.
Her Navy Being Strengthened With
All Possible Haste and officers
Recalled.

Toulon, March 31.-There are signs
at the dock yards and arsenals of
preparations for grave events. Orders
have been received to prepare a num-
Der of warships for active service;
stores and ammunition are being over
hauled and sent on board the vessels
to be prepared for commission, and all
telegraphed to rejoin their ships i'm
mediately.
These measures, however, are be-
nature than indicating the probability
of an outbreak of hostilities. The
French Mediterranean squadron, how
ever, is to be strengthened and the sec
ond class cruiser Ceicille, eight 5-ton
guns and ten 3-ton guns, has sailed on
a special mission to the African coast.
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COUNCIL FIGHT.
Marysville Railroad and Cigar Factory
interests Clash.

Marysville, March 31.-Only members
of the council and school board are to
be elected here this spring. In the,
Second ward a bitter fight has sprung
up between the Pusch and anti-Pusch
factions for member of the council.
Jos Schmalz, who is an employ IN
the Pusch cigar factory, and Jacob
kuoni, railroad man. A large num-
Der of employees of this cigar factory
are females who have registered, and
have worked hard to see that their
friends registered. Thefight is made the
more bitter by his opponent because
one of the members of the council is
an employe in the Pusch cigar fac
tory There are about 400 males and
$50 females registered.
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BILLIARD TOURNEY.
Ives, shafer ahd GARNER in Contest.

Ives, Shafer ahd GARNER in Contest.
NEW YORK, March 31.-Prominsnt
billiard players from all over gathered at
Madison Square Garden Concert hall to
witness the opening of the tournament
in which Frank Ives, Jake Schafer and
Albert GARNER are to contest for a purse
of $4,000 offered by Maurice Daily. The
pionship game for the past five
years has been at IA inches, but as Ives
became SO strong at this style, Daily de-
cided to equalize matters this year by
making the game 119-inch balk line.
This is the first of a series of tourna-
ments which will be played here, in Bos-
ton and Chicago. Each of the PLAYERS
will play the others two games and that
will mako the tournament last six mig hts
at Madison Square Concert hall. Only
the old time handlers of the cue remem.
Der GARNER, for it is twenty years since
the Belgian billiardist crossed the At
lantic
The score was Schafer GOO, GARNER
1877.
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WITHOUT A HEAD.
College Faculty Fight and Leave
Town.

Blue Rapids, March 31.-Our usually
quiet town has been the center of
considerable excitement lately, which
hasn't yet found it's way to the news
papers.
1t grew out of a hand-to-hand fight
between J, w. Artebun, better
known as J. w. Farr, who is the pro-
fessor and G. L. Powell the short hand
teacher of the Farrian Business college
of this city. The trouble originated
over money matters, and took place just
as the school closed, and was witnessed
by several of the pupils. Mr.. Pow
ell called the professor, Mr.. Artebun, a
revolver. Before he had time to shoot
Powell clinched him, giving him a
good dressing down. when they were
separated by the pupils.
Most of the scholars are in sympathy
with Powell. AS both of the combat
ants have left town, the business col
lege will be closed until new man
agement can be secured which is
expected in a few days.
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NEwroN's PURE WATER.
A Well Where 10000 Gallons Flow a
DaY.

Newton, March 31.-This city will
now have an abundance of pure, soft
water.
The we'll is seven miles southwest of
the city.
It is 12S feet deep, passes through at
the bottom a sixteen foot strata of
water bearing sand and gravel. 1t IS
cased TO the bottom with three inch
casing, finishing at thc bottom VIII
thirteen foot sand point or strainer.
The we'll has los feet of water in it all
the time, the water coming into the
well with a force equal to a pressure
of over forty pounds to the square
inch.
At test pumping kept up for three
hours no sign of lowering appeared in
the water.
More than 5000 gallons of water was
pumped out in the three hours from
three inch hole in the ground and only
twenty feet of water above the valve.
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FLED TO CANADA.
Sile Grif6s Heard From After Fifteen
Years.

Wamego, March 31.-NeWs has
reached here of Sile Griff1s who is in
Canada, poor and friendIess, and wants
to come home.
Sile Griffis was a successful cattle
buyer in PottawatOmie county fifteen
years ago He gained the confidence of
the wealthy Swedes living along the
Blue valley. He bought several thou
sand dollars worth of cattle from
these people. He agreed to pay more
than they We're worth, but the pur-
chase price was not to be paid until
after the stock was sold in Kansas
City. One of the leading Swedes ac-
companied Sile and the other cattle to
the market to see that they got a fair
shake. Sile sold the cattle, shook the
Swede and fed from the United States
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USE FORT SCOTT OIL.
Burned in Several Houses and a
Church.

Fort Scott, March 31.-SeveraI
months ago the papers of this city pub
MargraVe and Fifth streets, on which
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Crisp reside.
The spring is in a pit or hole from
tie stream of oil can be seen as it trick
les from the side of the bank. The past
few weeks Mrs. Crisp has been Sc
curing the oil which burns apparentlJ
as brilliantly as that just from the re
fineries.
She Skins the oil off the water in the
bottom of the hole and secures about
through flannel cloths and is then ready
for use and finds ready purchasers who
pays Is cents a gallon for it.
The oil is clear and white and =
used in little church and in several
private houses
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REDUCED TO A CENT.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Cuts the Price of It's Paper.

Philadelphia, March 31.-The Even
ing Bulletin made the interesting an
nouncement today that hereafter it's
price will be one cent instead of two
cents. This leaves in the city only one
afternoon paper, the Telegraph, whose
prices is more than one cent.
w. H. Mclean, the publisher OF the
Bulletin, purchased the paper with the
intention of reducing it's price and as
soon as he secured the machinery ne
cessary to meet the demands of an in
creased circulation he announced the
reduction,
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PRACTICAL NEW woMAN.
Lives in Butler County and Manages
a Several Hundred Acre Farm.

Douglass, March 31-The practical
new woman lives in Butler county and
her name is Mrs. Butcher. She owns
several hundred acres of the best hot
tom land in the Walnut valley ard
manages it with, good success and
ability. She does not rent it on shares
aS\ others might do but keeps it all
under her own direct. supervision.
Laist fall she had about 40 acres Of
wheat planted, and saw to it that it
was done right The result is a fine
prospect just now. During the winter
she has directed her hired help in
building stock corrals, getting up sum-
ner wood, digging q needed well and
having everything in readiness for the
Spring work. Two hired men will put
N TWO hundred acres of corn and do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
TOW OVER THE OCEAN.
Standard Oil Company Will Attempt
to Pilot Monster Barge Across
the Atlantic.

New York, March 31.-The Standard
Oil company, during the early summer
months will make an attempt to low
a barge across the Atlantic ocean from
either New York, or Philadelphia to
some English port, probably Liverpool.
This is a comOn method in the
freight carrying business on the great
lakes. but it will be the first attemnt
ever made to send freight in that man
ner across the ocean
The barge is $50 feet long, about 40
feet beam, and draws 161a feet of wa
ter. 1t is fitted with II tanks, each
holding 1850 barrels, giving for the
whole barge a carrying capacity of
5000 barrels, which would make
total of 1000 gallons. The tank
steamship Lackawanna will tow the
barge and itself will have a capacity
of 1900, 900 gallons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
PEACEMAKER CoRBETT
Looks for Difficulty But is Not Ac-
commodated.

CINCINNATI. March 31.-Corbetts pri-
waite secretary, Bud Woodthorp, had a
bill here with Tailor Herman Wiper
Constable Phil Ganzert went to the thea
ter to levy for the bill.
He went to Woodthorp's dressing room
and threatened to attach the property in
sight unless he was paid. Actor Mckee
Rankin interfered and ordered Ganzert
out. Warm words followed and Rankin
and Ganzert squared on, when Corbett,
seeming the battle from afar. arrived on
the scene and the constable wilted. The
champion, as a peacemaker. is decided
success. The matter was adjusted later.
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CArTLEMEN ORGANIZE.
Independence Feeders Protest Against
Shipping Rates.

Independence, March 31.-A number
of the leading stock men and feeders of
the county have organized under the
name of the Shippers and Feeders
ident.
The object is to protect their inter
ests in the matter of freight rates
Prior to January 1 last the rate for
car of stock to Kansas City was 5000,
but since then they have been charged
by weight and car now costs from
S26.75 to $500.
The stockmen propose to kick
against the new rate and method of
handling and will have a representa-
tive appear before the board of rail-
road commissioners in Topeka on April
9TH.
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Second Ward.

FIRST PRECINCT.
JudgeS-W. H. Hunter NJ. Hery ST. Joe
Jones' ClerkS--E. w. Halves. W. H. Oliver
Polling place, 202 Monroe street.
SECOND PRECINCT.
Judges-L. Marker, Henry Scales. John 8.
Stephenson. Clerks-A. L. McNair, sam Field
ner.
Polling place. corner Third and Jefferson
THIRD PRECINCT,
Judges. B. Pechner S. Young. Jacob Hell
bert. ClerkS-L- &. Currier, Z. s. Withers.
Polling place S12 East Fourth avenue.
FOURTH PRECINCT.
JudgeS-F. l.. Stevens, j. ID. Wilson. n G,
Webster. Clerks-H. q. Mills, Sprague Chase.
Polling place, 1921 East Sixth avenue.
FIFTH PRECINCf.
Judges-G. w. Veale, ST. J. F. Carter John
Armstrong. Clerks-C. d. Watson, L. NJ. Pen
well.
Polling place, Veal block. Quincy street.
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FREE FROM DEBT.
Fitzsimmons Says He Owes No
Man a Dollar.

NEW YORK, March 31.-Pugilist Bob
Ftzsimmons secured an order in the
supreme court dismissing an action be-
gun by a printing concern to attach
So, 500 deposit with Phil Dryer and
81, 500 deposit with a sporting editor of a
New York newspaper as forfeits and
stake money when he was booked to
meet James j. Corbett in the ring The
claim was for $4,000 and Fitzsimmons
paid it in full.
He says he has also paid mp his vari-
Gus other debts and claims he does not
owe dollar in the world. The money
came from the winnings in the fight
with Maher
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Judges--G. w. Stovan j. L. Beverly J. I,
Mclaughlin. Clerks-M. f. MonUeith. J. W.
Blossom.
Polling place--Corner Gordon and Topeka
avenue.
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BACK TO BUTLER.
Chas. Kurtz, of the Kansan, Will Lo-
cate at Augusta

Ell Dorado, March 31.-Charles H.
Kurtz, late of the Newton Kansas, is
to return to Augusta and will through
the purchase of a $3.50 mortgage on w.
H. Cady's Augusta Journal become
proprietor of that paper He also has
an option on Tim Sexton S, Augusta Ga
zette.
Should these plans materialize there
will two red hot papers and two red
hot Republican editors running them
in our sister town. Mr.. Kurtz once cut
a wide swath in Butler county affairs
when county seat and county division
questions were with US continually.
His was the original Augusta Gazette
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attention among the sporting fraternity
by some heavy betting at the Arkansas
club.
1t was conducted exclusively between
themselves, on the one side, aud was
based upon the turn of the cards as dealt
from the faro box. Several bets of ST.
600 and 81 500 were won and lost upon
the turn of single card. Interest in the
faro game was suspended and the atten :
ton of all in the club rooms was directed
to the plung era
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Suit over Property.

In Justice Growers court today the
case of Brown against Nordquist, over
the transfer of the property, is being
heard. Last November Andrew Nord-
quist traded to Brown some lots on
Western avenue, upon which was q
livery barn, insured, 80 it is said Nord-
quist claimed, for $3.700. Brown claims
Nordquist failed to turn over all the in
surance, and hence the suit.
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Topeka Lodge No. 17-Masonic Fun
eral Notice.

Members of the Topeka Lodge No. II,
A. t. and A. M, are hereby requested
to meet at Masonic hall at 1:30 o'clock
sharp Wednesday, April 1, to attend
the funeral of Brother George A. Sells,
late member of the Larned Lodge No.
167
Brethren lay aside business for this
hour and join in paying the last sad
rites of respect to this brother and be
reminded that some day others will do
this for US.
Members of other Masonic lodges are
earnestly and cordially invited to join
with US. CHESTER B. REED,
WorShipful Master.
HIRAM w. FARNSWORTH, Secy.
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Harvev Notes Ball Team.

COLORADO SPRINGS, March 31.-Mana-
ger Mote says that he has booked a
gentlemanly lot of ball players. Among
those signed are Keys. third base, cap
tain of the Fit. Scott team last year;
Gimlin, pitcher from a Missouri team;
Clovis, catcher, from Oklahoma; VOL
verton, C. F., from Oklahoma; Faux
nsr, from Bardoff, H.; Riley, pitcher
and second base, FIT. Scott; EdinCer,
pitcher, from Winchester, ILL.,; Nicely,
short stop, from st. joe
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Fastest Mile On a Wheel.

DENVER. March BIN. G. Dennis, of
this city, rode a mile. unpaced, on the
Mont Clair straightaway course, in the
phenomenal time of III So. 1t was the
fastest time ever made on wheel. The
wind was at his back, blowing at the
rate of nearly so miles hour. The
best previous straightaway record was
1: 20, made by John Green, of Cheyenne.
For personal reasons, Dennis time was
not made public at the time the feat was
accom- plished
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ATwo Hundred Pound Cactus.

Blue Rapids, March 31.-Dr. r. S.
Craft of Blue Rapids. has cactus the
shape of bee hive, which is a great
curiosity. He plucked it in New Mex
leo, four years ago. At that time it
weighed about 80 pounds. Every year
it has bloomed, and now weighs
about 200 pounds. 1t is thought this
is the largest cactus of the kind in
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Cooley the Browns ONLY Hope.

ST LOUIS, March 31.-A close study
of the work of the Browns at Dallas
leads to the opinion that they will be
handicapped this year at least, by an alb
sence of effective stick work. man in
the outfield who could slug the ball up
to an average of 1916 would be a savior
from what threatens to be twelfth place.
Dick Cooley may bat that hard this sum
mer, if he is satisfied on the salary ques-
ton. He looks to be the Browns only
hope.
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Gets the Penitentiary Coal.

The output of the state penitentiary
coal mines for the coming year has been
contracted by W. II. Upton, of Arkansas
City. Mr. Upton agrees to pay $1.25
for lump coal and less price for other
grades. Hiatt, who formerly had the
contract, was unable to take all of the
output. Upton is chairman of the Cow
lev county board of commissioners.
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A Look Through South Missouri for


The Kansas City, Fort Scott 6 Mem
phis Railroad Co. has just issued a mag
nificent book of sixty or more photo en-
graved views of varied scenery in south
Missouri. From these views an accu-
rate knowledge can be obtained as to
the productions and general topography
of that highly favored section that is now
attracting the attention of home-seekers
and investors the country over The
title of the book is 'Snap Shots in South
Missouri" 1t will be mailed free upon
receipt of postage. four cents. Address,
J. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas CITY, Mo
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Stephen Vail and wife have trans
ferred to J Z. Wheeler. for $1,000, lot
mum Der So and the unnumbered lot just
south of IS, on Jackson street, l.. P.
Firey's addition.
Raphael Pumpellv of Newport county,
Rhode Island, to T. W. Harrison, for
$4,000, 800 acres in section %. township
IL, range 10, and $40 acres in section 20,
township II. range 10
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Gets a Permit to Sell LIQUOR.

A permit TO sell liquor has been grant
ed 10 J. T. Schnebly by Probate Judge
Wood. Schnebly recently started drug
store in the old Waltmire location The
first time he applied for a permit it was
refused because his stock was not large
enough, but be has Increased it some
what since then and now comes within
the limit
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COURT HOUSE INSURANCE.:
Hays City Having Trouble in Collect
ing the Money.

Hays City, March 31.-The compa-
MES in which the court house was in
sured still refuse to settle. The
board of commissioners have consult
ed lawyers as to the charge they
would make for the collection and 10
per cent of the amount is the best offer
made. This proposition the board alb
Solutely refused to consider. Dixon
thought $3.50 sufficient while Mr.. Hen
derson thought $500 would be a very
high price
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THEY REFUSE $4,000.
Negroes Have a Mine Worked by
White Men.

Pittsburg March 31.-On the De-
Calf lease is a prospect developed by
a number of co1ored men.
They have a shaft sunk by contract
a white man doing the work, and ore
was struck about two weeks ago. They
are now down down to almost solid
ore and are taking it out in large
quantities. 1t is both lead and ia x
and very little waste dirt One of the
parties is a preacher in the coIored
church and the other is an ex-union
soldiers The darkies have already re-
fused 5000 for their lot,