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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
LAW OR SUBMISSION.
Insurance Companies Considering
Their Action in McNall
Matter Today

Proceedings charging Webb McNan
with contempt and the exercise of ex-
cessive authority in excluding the Con-
necticut Mutual, New York Life and
New York Mutual Life Insurance COM
panies from Kansas business, will be
filed in the federal court this afternoon.
This was practically agreed upon this
forenoon. although the subject was
again taken under consideration by the
attorneys representing the companies
at a conference which assembled in the
office of Gleed. Ware & Gleed at two
o'clock this afternoon.
The attorneys are discussing two pro-
positions. First, the settlement of the
Hillmon claims. Second, the Inaugural
ton of a legal warfare upon Mr.. Nc
Nall. The companies are very anxious
to continue business in Kansas and
whatever action is taken will be with
that end in view
One of the attorneys who is interest
ed in the case admitted to a Journal
reporter this afternoon that the con-
tempt proceedings will be begun today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
THE KNOCKOUT BLOW.
It Was Delivered Squarely Over Cor
belts Heart.

Carson. March 1.-THE blow that did
the business was a left hand blow over
the heart. Jim staggered and FitZSIm-
mons struck him right on the jaw Jim
sank to his knees clinging to the ropes.
His face was cOntorted with pain, and
he could not breathe He tried in vain
to rise, but each time he sank back IN
agony with his hands over his heart
Slowly SiIer counted the fatal seconds
and when ne raised mis- hand at the ten
second a roar went up from the crowd
Bob stood overlooking his fallen rival
waiting to administer the finishing blow
if Jim got up, but his caution was I'M
necessary. Jin's seconds rushed into
the ring and hustled him to his corner.
Corbett revived and when he learned he
had lost the fight he became frantic
He broke away from his seconds and
rushed about hunting for FitzsimmOns
and striking blindly right and left. 1t
was a pitifuI exhibition of impotent
rage. His seconds tried in vain to con-
troll him. but he struck viciously at
them as well as at others. Finally they
era bbed him by the arms and carried
him by force from the ring. This lasted
at lease five minutes and the crowd
broke into the ring They were thrown
out by the sheriffs but they came too
fast and the ring was damned
All this time FitZsimmonS sat quiet
ly in his corner awaiting the decision
of~the referee When Siler's voice could
be heard above the noise. awarding
Fitzsimmons the fight, Julian grabbed
his red-headed brother-in-law about the
neck and together they danced up and
down in a frantic manner They were
crazy with joy. Mrs F'itZsimmons in
her box close to the ring laughed and
cried alternately and tried in vain to
get through the crowd to embrace her
husband. After some minutes Fitz-
simmons was escorted through the
crowd to his dressing room and his
wife followed
The end of the fight came with start
ling suddenness. The fourteenth round
was well in progress when Corbett.who
has assumed the aggressive had forced
FitzSimmons into the northwest corner
of the ring He was jabbing Bob 5
bloody face, when the latter's left arm
! shot out and his fist caught COrbett
| right over the heart and he staggered.
! him down. 1t was just one minute
| past one when the deciding blow was
! struck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
DODGE cITY's DEPOT
General Manager Frey Says Tt Will
Be Modal Structure.

The Santa Fe has now entirely com
pleted the plans and specifications for a
combination brick and stone eating
house and depot at Dodge City. and
active work of construction will begin
April 1.
The new structure will cost $50. 900
and Will be the handsomest of its kind
on the line of the Santa Fee in Kansas.
Last August the Santa F'e eating
mouse at hinsley was destroyed by fire
The depot at Dodge has seen its best
DAYS and needs replacing The eating
house at Kinsley will not be rebuilt. but
the eating station will be transferred
to Dodge City and established in the
new depot.
This new depot will be a model
structure and thoroughly modern Cen
eral Manager Frey of of the Santa Fe
said today:
The plans have all been completed
for the new combination building and
we nope to begin work April l. The
structure will be first class in every
particular
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

get all sorts of punishment if he could
only land a blow. Jim was careful
though and gave him no chance
Up to the end of the tenth round.
Corbett had not received mark of any
consequence. But F'itz was receiving
frequent blows on his bruised mouth
and the blood flowed freely over the
queer shaped chin and down upon the
red haired expanse of breast. Corbetts
face was a study. Sometimes he smiled
in his old time way, but as the battle
grew hotter and hotter and his numer-
Gus blows failed to badly in
jure his antagonist, he grew
vicious in every movement, his
brows, CLEANED with the intense earnest
ness of his hatred for the man who
faced him and the lines about the
mouth grew more strongly marked and
added to the effect of the vicious scowl
into which the forehead was drawn.
Fitzsimmons' little eyes grew uglier,
with each exchange of blows, but aside
from their wicked glare, his face show
ed little of the intense earneStneSs
which marked his plan of battle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
1T HAS 10000 TREES.
Mr.. Byers Was Once the Crab
Cider King of Kansas,
But the Competition of the
"JOints'' Killed His Trade.

Leavenworth. March 17-Deputy Sher-
iff Krezdorn went out TO Linwood yes
terday and levied on the "Crabapple'
farm and personal property of William
Byers. The attachment was made to
satisfy a claim against the property OF
S15, coo on a note held against Byers by
an eastern insurance company
The farm owned by Byers is situated
in the Kaw bottoms, half way between
Lenape and Linwood, and it comprises
$40 acres of section L. township u and
range 81 Byers has been rated as one
of the wealthiest farmers in Leaven-
worth county and his farm is the larg-
est in the neighborhood.
THE Crabapple'' farm is the name
Byers' place goes by. over 500 acres of
this farm are planted in crabapple trees
and it is the largest crabapple orchard
in the world. It is said that nearly 80
600 crabapple trees have been planted
on this place.
Byers started planting crabaple trees
by the wholesale in the early prohibit
ton times. He made practically all the
crabapple cider that was sold in Kan
sas in recent years. He would gather
the crabapples and take them to Kan
sas City and make them into cider. The
cider was sold freely in all parts of the
state and there was a big demand for
it in localities where the prOhibitory
law was enforced. This cider was sup
posed to be temperance drink, but 1t
is said that it would make the average
man drunk quicker than Cy Leland's
apple jack. During the last two years
whisky and beer have been sold freely
in all parts of the state and the de-
mand for the cider fell off so that it be-
came a drug on the market.
There is a large stone house on high
point the farm that gives good
view of the Kaw bottoms. Should the
crabapple trees be cut down the bot
tom land can be used for raising pota-
toes.
A board of appraisers fixed a value
on the land yesterday of S45 an acre 1t
is said to be a finer farm than the one
owned by Senator Harris. 1t is sure to
bring big price when sold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
NOTES FROM MCPHERSON.
Small Items of Interest From the
Santa FEES Middle Division.

Nickerson, March 17.-William Hut
ton. who for the past six months has
been section foreman at Nickerson, has
been placed in charge of the extra steer
gang on the Southern Division. HIS
place at Nickerson has been filled by
J. M Cooksey of Hutchinson.
BoiImaker Helper ThOs- G. Forster,
after an absence from duty of over six
months on account of sickness, mas re
suned work at this point.
George B. Ditlow of Newton has ac-
cepted a position in NickerSon shops as
boilermaker helper.
Engine 1888 has been sent from Tope-
lxa fo,. Nickerson. She is at present in
passenger service between this point
and Dodge. in charge of Engineer John
SNYDER and Fireman John r. Ward
A third engine. No. 785, will be as
signed 10 passenger service between
Newton and Dodge City. This will
make three ten Wheelers in passenger
service between those points.
Cashier B. H. Carrithers is enjoying
a visit from his father and mother of
Climax. Kan.
George Moore is acting as relief agent
at Sterling, until the successor to Mr..
McCoach is appointed
The pile driver has again been start
ed out for several months service 1t is
at present working On the NJ. & NJ.
branch.
Machinist Helper w. F. Decker is
happy over an eight pound girl, which
arrived at his home some days ago.
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DOES THE BIBLE TEACHIT?
A Minister Offers 500 for a Certain
Bible Passage.

Upton, Mo, March 1.-THE following
circular, which has been widely dstri-
buted in and around Upton, has caused
no end of comment. 1t was issued by
an evangelist of the Christian church.
who is conducting a revival meeting
here, and speaks with no uncertain
sound:
DESTROYS of knowing the truth I will
pay S100 to the person who will find
me one passage in the New Tesla
ment which teaches that sprinkling is
Christian baptism.
2. l Will pay a like sum for a passage
of scripture which teaches that denOmi-
nations or sects are good things.
8. I will pay 800 for a passage from
the New Testament authorizing the eX-
istence of the Roman Catholic Metho-
dist Episcopal Presbyterian, Baptist or
any other church on earth, except the
church of Cod
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
White House Road Opened

Washington, d. C, March 1I.-Presi-
dent Mckinley has issued an order that
undoubtedly will increase his popular
ity among a large portion of the citi-
zens of the district. Ii is that the road
back of the White House running
through the White House grounds. be
restored to it's former function as a
public thOroughfaTe- 1t is part of the
presidents grounds and is subject to
his orders. Up to within the last four
years it has always been open to the
use of the public. During the except
ed period the grounds were given over
to the use of the Cleveland children,
and the gates were closed to the gen
eral public
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
SWAPPING ISLANDS.
Italy and England Are About to
Make a Trade

Paris, March 1.-THE Echo de Paris
says it understands that Italy is on the
eve of ceding to Great Britain the is
land if Pantellaria, situated sixty miles
southwest of the island of Sicily and
about half way between the coast of
Africa and the Sicilian coast, in exchange
for the island of Perrin. off the Arabian
coast in the strait ofBab-el-M andeb and
at the entrance of the Red sea. The is
land of Perrin is a bare rock about five
miles long on which turtle shells are
taken. belonging to Great Britain. where
as the island of Pantellaria has an area
of SIS square miles, population of about
.ooJ, proouces 1iIie aA "a mas a con-
point
Situated about thirty miles from Sicily
almost in the middle of the main thor
oughfare of the Mediterranean. PanteI-
laria. now an Italian convict depot. could
be converted into another of the strongly
fortified stations of the British. Under
the circumstances the Echo de Paris e2S-
presses the hope that the powers will in
terfere and refuse to permit the transfer
of the islands referred to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
FIRST P. ID. TO RESIGN.
S. P. Davidson Sends His Resignation
From Hox,e

Hoxie. March 17.-Sam P Davidson
the Democratic wheel horse and post
master for the last four years in Hoxie
is the first postmaster in the Sixth
congressional district to resign under
the Mckinley administration. He came
to Kansas in 1873. and served Sheridan
county as probate judge two terms. He
served the patrons of the Hoxie office
eight years as postmaster, both times
under the Cleveland administration
In the future Mr.. Davidson expects
to travel in the capa city of private sec
rotary to his brother. Rev. w. L. Dav-
idson who is largely engaged in Chau-
tauqua work, of which he has six meet
ings, as follows: Defuniac. Florida
Paramount Park near Kansas City Mo.
Beatrice, Neb., Lexington, KY, North
ampton. Mass. and Mountain Lake
Park. MARYLAND.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
JIM SHAKES FIrz HAND.
Wants to Fight Him Again But the
Champion Saws sect AWAY

Carson, March IA nsationaI in
cident at the close of the figat occurred
when COrbett broke away from his
ira ners and rushed over to F'itzsim-
mons corner. He pushed his way
through the crowd surrounding Bob
and grasping the champions right
hand in both his he said:
Bob, L will fight you again at any
time and for any amount"
FitzsimmOns rose from his chair and
pushing Corbett back said: No. no.
get away, 1 don't want to talk to
you"
At this juncture, F'itzsimmons was
dragged away by his jubilant friends.
Corbett left this afternoon on a special
train for San Francisco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
THE oHANUGE ENcAMPmENr
TO Be Held at Chanute April
Goth

Commander Whitney of the Kansas
q. A r., department has issued a gen
eral order with reference to the sixteen
III annual encampment at Chanute. Ap-
ril 20-2S. The western passenger asso-
citation has granted a rate of one fare
Ior the round trip from all points in
Kansas and a large attendance is an
Ilclpated. Assistant Adjutant General
J. Y Niles, ]. K. Thompson A. NJ.
Ashcraft and S. M Lanham have been
appointed as the committee on creden-
tials and they will be ready for bust
ness at the department headquarters.
the Oriental hotel, on the first day Of
the encampment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
sharkey Will Challenge.

Carson City, March 17.-BilIy Madden
announces that he has deposited 81, 500
with Warren Lewis in behalf of Joe
Goddard TO fight the winner. He also
says Tom Sharkey has 81 500 up with
the same object in view After SuIli-
van came George Siler upon the turn
ing of whose thumbs depends the fate
of the modern gladiators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
DEMOCRATS WANT BEA1
Sixth District Bourbons Think Gov.
Leedy Should Rememhar Than

Colby, March Thames a. Fike. reg
lister OF the Colby land office one OF
the best posted Democrats in the state
is keeping tab" on the appointments
made by Governor Leedy. so far as the
Sixth district is concerned
1t is the opinion of the 1000 Demo-
Gratis in the district. who voted for
Leedy, he says, that he ought to give
the party a place in the appointments.
and it is claimed that 80 per cent of
them favor the appointment of J. B.
BeaI of Grainfield for q position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

LINCOLN-Over 5000 cattle are feed
ing and have been shipped from here
this winter. Among some of the larg-
est feeders are Elrod & Jones. $50 head;
l. J. Reece. 450 head; Crawford Bros
100; a Marshall, 500; Marshall & Toll
50; Tom Thompson. so; W. Reece, so,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Death of Mrs. LYMAN.

Mrs. Myrtle T. Lyman, wife of w. II.
Lyman, died at the residence of her
mother, Mrs. Anna Brusman this morn
ing at 3:45 o'clock The funeral will be
held at the residence $40 Lane street
tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock
One Minute is all the time necessary
20 decide from personal experieE &c that
One Minute Cough Cure does what its
name implies c. w. Stansfeld, 632
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was q Child, she cried for Cas-oria.
When She became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, She gavethem Castoria-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Conductor McCurdy Reinstated.

Wellington. March 17--Conductor D. s.
McCurdy received official notifica ton of
his reinstatement in the employ of the
Santa Fe Saturday. He was discharged
two or three months ago on account of
some minor offenSe He left for Wood
ward this morning to resume his run west
of there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Penpe of Prices on Stocks.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlfn
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks.
Topeka. Kan:
Illr,.r, lii, az
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and dozens of smaller feeders with one
and two carloads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

OTTAWA-The executive commit
tee of the musical festival have secured
Nine Clementine DeVere as one of the
soprano solOists. She is now with the
Abby-Grau animation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

ATCHISON-The Republican city
convention nominated the following
city ticket last night: W.T. F. Donald,
mayor; a. c. Trueblood, city clerk
Cliff B. Holbert, city attorney; c. A.
Wright, city treaurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

WICHITA-An indictment has been
found against Miss Eva BEEN, charg-
ing her with completely in the shorta ge
of the Hutchinson pOstoffice. This
m ca rs a trial bV illrY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

LINCOLN-Wm. McCandles, who has
bought the Lincoln creamery, has COM
pleted its Overhauling. and is now put
ting in the machinery. 1t will begin
opera lions on or before the first of
April. Separating sta lions are expect
ed to be put in at Sylvan Grove and
Barnard and probably other points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

PEABODY-Mr. w. H Morgan edi-
tor of the Pea body Gazette, is on the
highway to fortune via the patent right
route He has recently invented and
patented a bicycle brake and a bicycle
support. He has fitted up a regular
mandatory in Pea body, and is al
ready selling his inventions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

LYONS-Last week Mr.. Boop picked
three oranges from his tree, sending one
to his daughter in Kansas City, Kan,
one to friends in Missouri, and a third
he took to his home and enjoyed ii with
his wife. The tree is in bloom again
shoe shop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

LEAVENWORTH-E Anderson.
aged years, was fatally burned yester-
day afternoon by a powder explosion
Her mother went out in the yard for
short time when the child took a can of
powder from a shelf and started pour
ing it in the stove. In an explosion that
followed she was burned so that she
could not close her mouth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

WICHITA-In the Republican pri-
maries Finley Ross carried the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth wards and S B. Ker-
nan the First, Second and Third. This
will give Ross majority of from five
to seven in the county convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

COLBY-It is a fact heard on every
hand that the wheat prospects so far in
Thomas county are the best for many
years, and that the acreage is fully as
large as in former years. The county
is again filling up with stock, and many
of the farmers are getting into It again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17

HOLTON-The electric light plant
blew up last night and the manager, L.
P. BOnebrake was seriously injured.
The cylinder and all the plugs blew
machinery will cause a weeks shut
The record-union., 1897-12-31
SHAMEFUL CONDUCT.

The Chicago Board OF Aldermen voted
day at a salary of 81 500 a year. 1t
was well understood that this was done
to whip the devil around the stump and
enable each Alderman to add to his own
salary, the claim being that they are
not paid enough to warrant their CIV
ing sufficient time from private busi-
ness to the administration Of city af-
fairs.
Probably this is true. 1t is the poor
est possible economy to insufficiently
pay a city official. We have some in
this State who receive no salaries-a
positive mistake. Yet we expect from
them as devoted service, and as much
sacrifice of time, as we do from those
who are fairly paid. San Francisco for
many years paid her Supervisors moth
ing, but discovering the error of that
policy some years ago fixed a fair sal
ary for each. Neither the State nor a
municipality has right to expect of
any man service in the conduct of its
affairs, without compensation. The wise
policy is to pay sufficient salary and
then demand and require faithfulness
and diligence in Office.
In the Chicago case the Mayor held
that the ordinance referred to is illegal,
that the Aldermen could not legally
pass the order. But they laughed his
honor tc Scorn, and jeered him, and
roarcd witticisms at his expense, as he
delivered his veto message from his
seat as presiding officer of the board.
One Alderman was SO bold as to de-
clare-a1d said he voiced the general
sentilnent-that the city could not ex-
pect the members to be honest if the
ordinance was downed.
But conceding that the Chicago AL
de1nen are i'll paid, that cannot JUS
tify their action, shameful and dishon-
est, in passing the private secretary or
dinance and sending it to the statute
book over the veto of the Mayor 1t
was a deliberate steal, and there was
very little effort to make concealment
of that fact
The record-union., 1897-12-31
ROyalty's Pearls.

Perhaps the most famous of pearl
necklaces is that of the Queen of Italy.
which is said to have no equal in the
world. 1t is a necklace in which are
woven together all sorts of memories.
and, therefore, it is greatly treasured
Dy It's owner, apart from its intrinsic
value and beauty. Margarita being the
Greek for pearl, an offering Of these
gems TO his fiancee seemed very ap-
propriate to King Humbert, then Prince
of Naples, and he gave to her a single
string CT pearls, each the size of a
hedge sparrow's egg. Since that time
the King has at every birthday of his
Queen given her another string of
pearls. each one being a little larger
than the last, so that now the latter
strings reach to far below her majes-
tvs waist
Queen Victoria possesses what is said
to be the ''pdnkest" of all pearl neck
laces, and it is supposed to have been
part Of the dowry of Queen Catherine
of Aragon.
The Impress Frederick of Germany
owns wonderful collar necklace COM
posed of thirty enormous pearls Of
beautiful form and color, and it is said
that she wears them always
The black pearl necklace OF the EN-
press of Austria is well known to fame.
and she has worn it constantly, ever
since the sad death of her SON. the
Arcnduke Rudolf. The charm of this
ornament is increased by having at
tachad to it a large black diamond
In London drawing rooms the fine
string of black pearls worn by Lady
Leicester attracts great admiration The
most renowned Of single pearls is in
the possession of Pope Leo XIII. 1t is
superb Jewel arranged as a reliquary
and has a spike of the crown Of thorns
placed behind it, in a golden case. This
pearl was presented by one of the Doges
of Venice to a former holder of the
Papal throne.