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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
NORTH TOPEKA.

ITEMS of Interest From the North Side Of
the River.
J. n. Henry spent Saturday in Atchi-
son.
A. ]. Kane left yesterday for St. Louis
to remain three or four days on bust
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. David Grow, 216 Para
more street. are the parents OF a boy
bora Friday.
Rev. j. c. McLain, the new minister
for the Congregational church, preached
at both morning and evening services
yesterday.
The funeral services of Mrs. George
Booth were held yesterday afternoon at
the Prairie Home church. Mira. Booth,
who died Friday at her home near Men
oxen, was one of the oldest residents of
this vicinity.
Items and advertisements for the
JOURNAL should oe left at the drug store
of A J. Kane & Co., S32 N. Kansas ave-
nue..
Geo. J. Graves s. Sons, 115 and III
West Laurent street. North Topeka, for
buggy tops, cushions, wagons, aEd bug
gies built to order. Bell 'phoLe 533.
Pure Pennsylvania buckwheat flour
and Canadian maple syrup at J. II. Hell
ler's 1902 North Kansas avenue, grocery
and meat market.
Ne haRaSt 1e6StduEdut anu OuOEI OE-
der house, a. J. Prouddl. $50 n. Kansas
ave- Wholesale fruits and confectionery.
A pleasant party was given Thursday
evening at Joe Msze's, 425 East Gordon,
ia honor of Mr.. Joe Skaters 21st birth
day. Those present were Misses Anna
Zsak, Matte Lerow, May Meskins, Amy
Maze, Docia Meakins. Mrs. Anna Meak-
ms, Mrs. Shad. Joe Schaffer, Ed Wis
comb, Frank Harris, Joe Meakins, Dane
Smith, Dave Halliday, Earnest Winkoop,
Fred West, Ike Willis, John Maze, john
Mike, Fred Maze, George Lerow.
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OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.

Personal Notes About Them of Interest to
Railroad People.
o. H. Evans has been appointed agent
for the Santa Fe at Olivet, Kan, vice A.
Woodside, transferred.
A Raymond s Whitcomb excursion
party in Pullman car "Iolanthe" passed
through this city yesterday afternoon
over the Santa Fe en- route to Chicago.
A. Woodside has been appointed agent
for the Santa Fe at Pauline, Kan, vice
w. E Strawn, resigned.
Miss Maud Taggart of the passenger
department of the Santa Fe in Chicago,
is visiting friends in this city.
Special Pullman car "Esmer aida" has
heen forwarded to Santa Barbara, Cal.
to be occupied by c. II. Mccormick and
party, who will leave that point March
Is for Chicago.
A Raymond & Whitcomb party occu-
plying two special Pullman cars passed
through Topeka this afternoon attached
to Santa Fe train No. 4 en- route from
the City of Mexico to the east
A rate of one fare for the round trip
has been declared for the Peoples Party
convention which meets at Hutchinson
March 10. Tickets will be sold March
1918 with a limit to return March 20.
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Tomorrow is green ribbon day.
1t will be a cold day when it SHOWS
again.
There was good sleighing yesterday
till 10 o'clock, when the sun killed it.
A mail box has been placed at the en-
trance to the first door of the court
house.
The United States jury had nothing
else to do Saturday, and explored the
state house.
Thos. w. Keene plays the week pre-
ceding his Topeka engagement on March
80 in Kansas City.
safe largo enough to hold the sher-
IFS earnings for several years has been
placed in his new Office.
demanding and getting good prices
for property in Kansas, seems to be lost
art" says Joe Waters.
The head of the family is beginning to
congratulate himself that he has bought
his last load OF coal for this winter.
Sheriff Kepley says there should be a
cigar stand in the court house SO that he
could treat people who pay him fees.
The Topeka cyclers who will chase
the Kansas circuit this season have done
very little work in the gymnasium this
winter
The Sunfower Camp, Modern Wood
men of America, will give an anniversary
entertainment and ball at their hall to-
morrow night
Judge Foote, of Marion, whom Topeka
people will remember, is now at Kansas
City, where he is practicing law. He
sold out at public sale at Marion Satur-
day.
A March magazine contains a love
story in which Fort Riley plays a promi-
nent part. The author speaks of the ''old
walks about the parade ground" and of
the "canteen."
Captain ]. B. johnson was at Eldorado
last Friday night and addressed large
meeting of Modern Woodmen on ':Wood-
craft" Judge johnson is the grand attor
ney of the order.
D. P. Paxton, of Valley Falls, who has
bought the Kyle stock and will move it
into the Model store room, has also y
stock at Kansas City, which he will move
here and put into it,
Deputy District Clerk I. s. Curtis is
worrying over the sickness of his three
year old child in Paris, Ill. Mrs. Curtis
is unable to return from her visit on &C.
count of the sick one.
A Topeka tailoring establishment has
placed bicycle rack in the front of their
store for the accommodation of their pat
rons who may desire to leave their wheels
during the day or evening.
Wakarusa's justice of the peace has
written a letter to Sheriff Kepley to col
Leaf $637 costs from the two tramps
whom he sentenced to three days ia jail
for burning three fence posts. The men
were released last Saturday, before the
letter came.
Since the trees have been trimmed ont
of the south half of the state house
square, the state house looks much
grander and moro imposing. While 1t
makes the grounds less of a park, it
helps the looks of the state house.
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OFFICIALS ARE TO GO, TOO
Santa Fe Big staff of Officers to Be
Decimated
SINCE FRISCO AND A. AND P. ROADS

Are Separated From che Main Line
miscellaneous Railroad Isems
AbOut Kansas Lines.
The meeting in Chicago during the
last few days of the arbitrators to decide
the subject of divisions between the San
ia Fe road and the Atlantic and Pacific
company has given rise to much talk
among railroad men as to the future of
the big staff of officials at the head of the
Atchison system.
1t seems to be an acknowledged con-
clusion that both the Frisco road and the
Atlantic and Pacific will hereafter be
operated as separate lines which loses to
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe sys-
tenn q mileage of ASH miles.
This being the case conservative rail-
road managers fail TO see the need of the
present immense staff of officers which is
the same as maintained when the Colora-
do Midland, Frisco, and Atlantic and Pa
cific roads were part of the system.
President Ripley's retrenchment policy
has so far failed to effect any wedding
out among the general officers of the
company, in fact the list having been
added to. rather than decreased.
Chairman Aldace F. Walker of the
board of directors has been in the city
for several days past in consultation with
President Ripley and it ia rumored
changes of an unknown nature will soon
be announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
GRAND STAND PLAY.
Boys Gambling 1m the Fair Grounds
Chased BY the Police.

Boys Gambling An the Fair Grounds
4 Chased BY the Police.
AThe police were notified yesterday aft
ernoon that there was a crowd of boys
and men in the grand stand at the fair
grounds, gambling.
At 2:30 the patrol wagon with Chief
Gardiner, Sergeant Ellison and Officers
Carlson and Long went out to investi-
gate. Sergeant Ellison ond Officer Carl
son went to the west end of the building
while the rest went up through the mid
die entrance.
As soon as the men saw the officers
four of them jumped to their feet and
started to run They ran east and scaled
the picket fence surrounding the race
track. As one of the men jumped over
his vest caught on paling and he hung
suspended with his feet in the
air and his head down for
several momants. AS he struggled
the garment gave way and he fell to the
ground and escaped before the officers
could capture him. The four men who
ran escaped. but five remained in the
grand stand and were captured. They
gave their names as n. T. Grosch, G. 0.
Wright, NJ. Really, Caleb Vankiver and
s. King. The men will be tried this
EVENING
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
TRAMP'S FLOATING HOME.
New York Charity Provides a Palace
for Weary WaSSIeS.

New YORK, March 16.-New York's
floating lodging house for homeless men,
which Is moorsd to the pier at the foot of
East Twenty-sixth street, was opened
last night. Through the snow and the
slush and the binding sleet more than
200 tramps made their way to the pier
shed and waited for the ''house boat" as
they facetiously called 1t, to open.
The 200 men crowded under the pier
shed waiting for the new lodging house
to open, shivering with cold and jesting
in forlorn way. When the doors were
thrown open the 200 weary waggles
were formed in line. EachIone's name
was taken and he was given q shower
bath. Most of the men stood this:torturs
with stoicism. Only one ventured a re-
mark.
ats worth a dollar" he said.
Iron beds with plenty of covers were
provided, aud the tramps all seemed to
enjoy the luxury of cleanliness and
warmth. When they woke this morn
ing they gotta simple breakfast, and af-
ter that each man was set to work for
three hours cleaning the boat or the pier
or doing chores abo ut the place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Brooks engine S26 and Baldwin en-
CINE 392 will shortly be turned out of the
Santa Fe shops in this city, after having
been rebuilt and remodeled. These
were the two engines in the collision be-
tween Chicago limited train No. and a
local freight train at Shoemaker, New
Mexico last November, and were almost
entirely demolished. They were brought
to the shops in this city on fat cars, and
it was found that the largest portion of
their machinery was utterly vaIuelesa
When turned out of the shops, with the
exception of their boilers, both engines
will be constructed almost wholly of new
material
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
EXCURSION.

Home-Ssekers' Excursion Via Missouri
Pacific Railway.
From Ali stations
in Kansas.
To ALI stations in Arkansas,
Indian Territory,
Texas and Southern Missouri
Rate: One fare plus 81 for
the round trip,
minimum rate 81.
Dates of sale: April 7th,
April 21st,
May 9Th.
For further information call on nearest
Missouri Pacific ticket agent, or write
Fl. c. TOWNSEND.
G. p. & 4. A,
st. Louis, No.
F. E. NIPPs, Agent.
Topeka, Kansas.
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T Z. NIFFSa ABoub4
Topeka, Kansas.
A Look Through South Missouri for
Cenfa.

Look Through South Missouri for
4 Cents.
The Kansas City, Fort Scott & Mem
phis Railroad Co. has just issued 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
aud investors the country over. The
title of the book is 'Snap Shots in South
Missouri" It will be mailed free upon
receipt of postage, four cents. Address,
]. E. LOCKWOOD,
Kansas City, No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
MnrahnII,n Band CONCERT.

Marshalrs band will give. concert at
Hamilton hall Wednesday evening,
March 49, An admission of 10 cents will
be charged, but children under 10 will
be admitted free. There will be no re-
served seats, but as 1900 persons may be
seated in the hall, there will be ample
accomm odations for all.
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evening
The Eagle n Song BIRD.

COLUMBUS. March 16.-The American
eagle is song bird, in the opinion of
the Ohio house of representatives. A
bill TO prevent the killing of the native
song birds of ths-state passed that branch
of the Legislature this afternoon after 1t
had been amended SO as to include the
American eagle.
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them in convicting a man of murder in

them in convicting a man of murder in
the first degree.
He also said that the theory of convic-
ton was the very one which Stafford
asked in his plea; that Novels was in the
house when Mrs. Matson came in, as her
wrap and hood lying where she had
thrown them had proven; that she no.
ticed the disarranged state of the house
and started on tour of inspection and
had come across the Negro, perhaps,
while he was slipping around through
the south west room trying to make his
escape; that seeing he was recognized
Novels first thought was that of cover
ing his tracks and escaping the peniten-
tiary, and he struck her with his slung
shot across the nose.
The theory further is that Mrs. Matson
screamed and perhaps grabbed the rope
of the weapon. Novels wrapped her
dress and shawl around her head to still
her cries, threw her to the floor, and
killed her with the ak standing near;
she had probably held to the slung shot
until she was struck the fatal blows,
when her grasp relaxed, and the weapon
remained wrapped in the coverings of
the head and body; Matson may have
been in the house at the time; as there
was no generalization to kill the woman,
the verdict must be the second degree.
But right there is where the fine argu-
ment of the jury goes to pieces. Judge
Hazen instructed the members before
they retired that any killing committed
in the preparation of felony is murder
in the first degree; Novels was commit
ting a burglary, felony, and if he kill
ed Mrs Matson, as Mr.. Stafford argued,
and the jury concluded it could have
been nothing else but murder in the first
degree.
The reasons for the verdict are very
likely these: When the January jury
went out on its first case, it took a
solemn oath never to disagree; there
were seven of the January
panel on the Novels case; there
had been a disagreement scored in this
case on the former trial; the jury retired
determined to find verdict, and when it
was seen that they could not agree on the
degree of the crime, compromise was
made on the lesser crime. 1t may justly
be considered a compromise verdict.
The jurors had no sleep during the
night. Only about fifteen ballots were
taken, most of the time being spent in
discussion and argument.
The jury consisted of w. Fl. White
cotton, Frank Matchett, A. P Shreve,
NJ. L. Terrence, Eric Nystrom, A. B. jack
son, ]. s. Collins, Moore Mcconnell, j.
E. Christman, John r. Taylor, j. D.
Harvey and A, B. Human.
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In working over the north half of the
state house grounds, only twenty-six of
the present trees will be allowed to re-
main. They have been marked and the
rest will be cut down this week probably.
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Hutchinson ann Return.
SANTA FEE ROUTE.

One fare for the round trip. Tickets
sold March 17-1S, good to return incluj.
ing March 90. J. P. RowLEY,
City Ticket Agent.
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Viola Butter Mccoy has rich soprano
voice of phenomenal power, A o. .. w.
hall, 418 Kansas avenue, tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Go to Battery "B's" musical and liter
airy entertainmant at their armory tomor
row night.
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Notice.
Having disposed of our plant known as
the Topeka Packing House Market, we
wish to return our thanks for the liberal
patronage bestowed on US in the past, and
to request a continuance of the same for
our successor, Mr.. Z Z. Felt, who we feel
confident is in every way competent to
give our customers the same careful and
prompt attention given them in the past.
Yours, etc.
A Booth Packing Co.
Referring to the above, the undersigned
respectfully soIicits Il contin ance of the
patronage heretofore had by the A.
Booth Packing Company. and having
retained the services of their late man
ager, Mr.. ]. c. James. patrons can rest
assured nothing will be left undone to
merit their custom.
Topeka Packing House Market.
E. Z. FELT, Proprietor.
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Go and hear Marshalrs band at Hamil-
ton hall Wednesday evening. Ten cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

We aim please our trade-Peerles So
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth.
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The Amphion club have secured the
Mozart club for their second concert,
Thursday evening-50 cents
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WILL HAVE 1OGIYE IN.

Secretary MOrtOn's Efforts to Stop
seed Distribution Frustrated.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-The senate
joint resolution directing the secretary
of agriculture to purchase and distribute
seeds and bulbs, as has been done in
preceding years, has become a law with
out the presidents signature, the resolu-
ton not having been returned to con
gress within the constitutional ten days
limit
Secretary Morton refused to carry out
the old law and vigorously opposed the
passage of the present mandatory law.
NIinersal Water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia w. Sth.
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1IutchinsOn and Return.

SANTA .FE ROUTE.
One fare for the round trip. Tickets
sold March 1918, good to return includ-
ing March 90. J. P. RowLEY,
City Ticket Agent
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The Golden Rule.
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OVER THE LINES.

Items from the Different De-
Pnrtmenes of the Railroads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

That sense of extreme WEAKNESS indi-
Gates disordered blood Ayers Sarsapa-
riila purifies it.
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Mineral water.

The finest in the west. Come and try ie
]. ". PHILLIPS. 612 w. Eighth ave.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
GENERAL BARArERL COMM AMBER OF ITALIAN FORCES.

tend with, but to a lesser degree. Spain
has some real fighters opposed to her
In Cuba, but Italy is having the hardest
time of them all.
The forefathers of the people Italy is
fighting were subjects of the Queen of
Sheba. Their national pride is unlim-
tied, and they look down upon all other
nations of the world as inferior to them
in Christianity. To the European or
American mind there is very little in
Abyssinia today to suggest the glorious
riches which astounded Solomon. In
fact the whole country has down-at-
the-heel look. Because their ancestors
of countless genera tions ago ranked as
the greatest people in the world, the
Abyssinians of the present time regard
themselves as pre-eminent. They boast
OF their civilization, but it is a ragged
and worn out echo of the civilization
which reigned thousands of years ago.
ARE STIFF FIGHTERS.
But for all that the Abyssinians are
fighters. 1t is now more than a year
since Italy began active hostilities and
today the Abyssinians have the upper
hand in the fight. The reason Of it is
simple Italy has about $1,000 men in
the field while KING Menellk IL. has
ZOO 900. Only 10000 of the latter at the
outset We're armed with modern rifles,
but he is receiving fresh supplies all the
time and his fighting force is steadily
Improving.
1t is believed that both France and
Russia are silently at work in the cause
OF Menelik. A former French army Of
acer was induced some years ago to es-
tablish and direct a powder making
factory in Shoa, in the southern end of
Abyssinia, and now there is no danger
of a scarcity of ammunition. Intelli-
gent natives now operate the factory
and in addition to powder making. they
turn out thousands of cartridges every
day.
While Menelik had only 900 rifles al
the beginning of the war it is believed
that at least 10000 of his soldiers are
eapably armed today, including a large
body of cavalry. The rest are armed
with two-edged swords and lances.
These seem primitive in these days OF
scientific death engines, but in the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-02-22
A Sealed Oyster Can Contains
$1,000.
THE LUCK OF An OREGON MAN
The Greenbacks in Nearly as Good Con-
ditiou as When They Came
From the ptess.

w. S. Fassett, we'll known hop buy
er, just in from Grants Pass, tells a
strange, but true, story of the unearth-
ing of a large sum in greenbacks on
Jared Overton's ranch, 10 miles south
Of that town, says the Portland Tele-
gram.
Overton, on Wednesday last, while in
speeding an uncultivated corner of his
farm, saw the top of square oyster
can projecting from a rift in the
ground made by the recent heavy rain.
Curiosity led him to dig up the can,
which he found to be sealed, and to
contain some metallic substance, which
ratified in it. On opening it, he discov-
cred the metallic substance to consist
of four Octagonal $50 slugs, minted in
San Francisco in 1852. Besides these,
the can contained $1,000 in greenbacks,
rolled up in an oilskin, almost as crisp
as they came from the printing press,
the second year of the rebellion.
Mr.. Fassett says OvertOn is a resi-
dent of San Francisco, having bought
the ranch about a year ago, and re-
Gently came up to take a look at the
property 1t is claimed that it origin
ally belonged to the late Arson Burlin-
game, formerly United States minister
to China but since then it has changed
hands a dozen or more times. In 1865,
so the story goes, a Washington city
friend of Burlingame. named II. S.
Welsh, who was an invalid, came out
here and located on that piece of ground
hoping the climate would restore his
health. In a little less than year there
after he died.
Welsh brought with him a married
negro couple as servants, who, after
their masters death said he had taken
with him from home large sum of
money, and they We're unable to tell
what became of it. The white people
to whom the negroes told the story
placed no faith in it. because, after a
most thorough search. not more than a
few hundred dollars in currency was
found in the cabin. Mr.. Fassett adds
that the greenbacks Overton dug up
are possibly the money Welshs servants
had reference to.
If Welsh has any living heirs, a very
fine point of law can be raised bear
ing upon the legal ownership of this
treasure trOVe.