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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
KANSAS HAT INDUSTRY.
Eastern Firms Buying Jack Rabbit
Pelts to Make Up in Tiles.

The Kansas Jack rabbit which from
time immernorial has been &C
corded the unQuestiOned freedom of the
pra1ries, with only an occasional jack
rabbit round up to disturb his peaceful
possession of the fields, hencefOrth must
ever be on the alert. for Il price mas
been set upon his head.
Thousands upon thousands of dollars
are thrown away every winter because
sportsmen do not know that Jack rabbit
hides are valuable Sporting clubs and
individual hunters kill many thousands
OF the lithe-limb bed jacks every winter
simply for the sport of killing Occas-
1onaily a cargo of rabbits thus slain
are sent to the relief committees in the
larger cities for gratuitOus distribution
among the poor. and many q family has
sat down thankfully to q. steaming hot
dinner OF jack rabbit soup. a dish not to
be scorned by any lover of game meats
But despite the inrOadS OF hunters upon
the ranks of Kansas jack rabbits they
have followed the ScripturaI Injunction
TO increase and multiply until they are
so numerous in some counties as to be
regarded as pests.
a number of dealers in hides in var
iOus cities in Kansas at last have
awakened TO the fact that lack rabbit
hides known in commerce as American
hair pelts, are in great demand in the
eastern markets, and notices similar to
the following are appearing in many
papers throughout the state:
We Will buy nicely handled. cased
jack rabbit skins at cents each: open
ed or damaged half price; cuus and
pieces , cents a pound. cottontaiIs at
5ls cents pound. Must be perfectly
dry and free from meat"
The buyers say that these are almost
New York prices A skilled rabbit
hunter at these prices may easily make
81 day. besides having his usual sport.
The skins Of the jack rabbit are used
for making hats. The best quality hats
are made from fur and the fur hereto
fore been obtained from Australia
where rabbits are successfully disput-
ing the possession Of the country with
the human Inhabitants. The skins go
through a shaving machine and the fur
IS shaved of very close. It is then
cleansed and subjected e a variety of
processes until it comes out a perfect
head covering. shape1y and stylish ana
ready for the bandbOx. It requires
about dozen rabbit skins TO make one
hat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
MARRIED AT coNcoRD1A.
DR.. W. R. Priest and Miss Mary Fitz-
patrick United in Wedlock.

Concordia. March 3.-The marriage of
DR.. w. r Priest and Miss Mary F'iJz-
patrick was solemnized here yesterday
in the presence OF a large number of
invited reIa tives and friends.
Dr. Priest has resided in Concordia
for the last dozen years He is the
well known local surgeon of several
railroads entering this city and is the
grand medical examiner of the A o. L.
w. Of. Kansas, a position he was re-
elected to a the recent meeting of that
body in Saiina
The bride is a most lOvable lady.
highly accomplished and has lived here
for many years. There were present at
the wedding from abroad D. A Valen-
tine of the Clay Center Times, Mrs. G.
B. Kirk and daughter, Nellie Kirk, of
Topeka, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Conway
of EmpOria, Miss Rose Heatherly of
Horton and Mrs H NJ Barber of Law
renee
Mr.. and Mrs Priest took the Missouri
train for Chicago, where they will visit
friends for a few days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
OVATION FOR BROWN.
Winner of the Oratorical Contest Civ
en- Welcome at Baldwin.

Baldwin. March 3.-Upon the arrival
Of the HIS train a Baldwin, Kan. the
students of Baker university arranged
for a grand reception of their champion
Mr. W. A. Brown, who carried off the
prize al the state contest held in To-
peka last Friday evening.
They procured new top buggy and
profusely decorated it with orange
the color of the school When the train
arrived the committee took him in
charge, together with the young lady
who went with him and having sea ted
them in the open buggy. attached ropes
TO the vehicle and proceeded with
brass band and d drum corps formed a
line of about 20 students and drew him
by hand into Baldwin and around the
college campus cheering and shouting.
Fully one thousand people were on
the streets 10 view the procession and
one old grey headed G. A r. veteran
came out swinging a flag.
At night they had a public reception
at the college chapel and songs were
sung and speeches made by President
Martin, Prof. Bentin and Capt. Ives and
Coleman, a student
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
KANSAS M. {.
CONFERENCE.
Nearly 200 Members in Session
at Manhattan.
The First Annual Session Held
in Lawrence in SO.
A BIT OF HISTORY.
The Old Bell of the Steamer
Hartford Rung Daily.
Was on the Boat Which Car
rfed Some Present to Kansas.

Manhattan. March 3.-The Kansas
NJ. Z conference convened here Tues
day afternoon with about IT'S members
present After organizing, the only
business transacted was the exam ina
ton of Is young probatiOnists on trial.
The ma jOrity of the visiting ministers
attended Bishop McCabe'S lecture, The
Bright Side of Libby Prison" at the
opera house
The meeting in this city of this body
of MethOdists is an occasion OF much
interest. and it will be in order to call
up a bit Of history in connection with
the body known as the Kansas annual
conference
The organization took first the name
of Kansas and Nebraska conference,
and it then covered a wide territory
This was about 1856.
The first session of the Kansas and
NebFa ska conference was held a Law
renee in October. 1856. and the last @SeS-
sion in Omaha in April. 1883, L which
time the Nebraska part of the territory
was detached. and the Kansas confer
ence stood by itself
These bodies are designated Annual
conferences to distinguish from the
other bodies of the church, which are
known General" District or
"Quarterly' conferences, according TO
the scope Of their powers and authority.
The governing bodies in the pOlity of
the NJ. E church. are distinctly Con
ferences. and their powers are both
legislative and judicial
me 18th cay OF March. 1S6l-30 years
ago-the Kansas Annual conference
then comprising the whole of the state.
was ser to meet in Manhattan, with
Bishop Arnes 10 preside.
This was the first time the confer
ence had been held west of Topeka, and
Manhattan was out west at that
time The railroad had reached this
point the previous year, however. and
had pushed on as far as Junction City.
Ex-Governor Green was pastor OF the
Manhattan church at that time.
The old church in which the confer
ence was held was begun in 1857 and
completed in 1858. Its construction
was aided by the town company. which
donated so lots. and by eastern friends
who bought these lots and contributed
also in money. The cost was about
s.. 500.
The bell now in the new church.
though not a great affair. deserves
special mention II was the bell of the
steamer Hartford that brought the Gin
cInnai colony TO Manhattan, and was
saved from the boat when it burned
near St Marys- Some who heard it. or
who pulled the cord that rang it during
the weary boat ride from Cincinnati.
Yet live TO listen to its mellow tones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
A COMBINE on WHISKY.
Kentucky Distillers Will Organize q
Trust

Louisville, Ky, March ga meet
ing OF the Kentucky distillers in con-
nection with eastern capitalists will be
held here today. This will be followed
by general meeting on Thursday at
the Gait house. Representatives of 40
per cent of the. MASKING capacity of
Kentucky have agreed TO form a com
bination. The committee is composed
of John G. Roach and several other
Kentucky distiIIers and Messrs Car
doza, Meyer and Rice, representing
Philadelphia and New York capitalists
The local distilIers refuse to give out
any details until after a report of the
committee meeting is made to the gen
eraI meeting. 1t is stated in circular
by Mr.. Roach that 40 per cent of dis
til1ers, including all the large distiIlers,
are in favor of the combination and
that it will go through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
CLEVELAND KNOWS BEST.
He Declines to Furnish the Cores
pondence in, the Ruiz Case

Washington. March S.-The president
has sent to the senate a report made
by Secretary Olney on the resolution
requesting the correspondence in the
case Of DR.. Ricardo Ruiz The report
suggests the inadvisa bility of supply
ing the correspondence at this time
which suggestion the president endors-
es. saying it would be incompatible
with the public interest to do so pend
ing the public and exha ustive investi-
cation about to be instituted.
The president adds the suggestion
that the consul general should have
professional aid in such inveStiga ton,
though that matter, together with the
selection of the particular persons to
act with him, properly devolves upon
nv SUCCESSOR in Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
WHAT WILL BE CONSIDERED.
Measures That the Populists Propose
to Pass on.

The house is making an effort to
complete the business which the POpu-
list caucus has decided must be trans
acted before an adjournment is permit
ted, by Saturday
While some favor an adjournment
Saturday there are those who insist
that the house shall complete it's work
IN every particular, if another weeks
time is necessary
The business which the house will
consider has been outlined by the re-
port Of the committee appointed to re-
wise the calendar; % bills are included
in the report submitted this morning.
The school text book bill heads the
calendar followed by these bills:
JaquinS' insurance bill, bill author
izing county treasurers in counties of
less than %, 600 inhabitants to deposit
money in a bank
A bill providing for condemnation of
lands for cemetery purposes
The general banking bill.
A bill regulating the practice of medi-
cine
4 bill regulating charges by express
companies.
A bill for taxation of teIegraphs and
telephones.
a bill providing for a county perma-
nent school fund
a bill to permit public corpora tons to
become members of mutual insurance
companies.
A bill concerning appellate courts.
An act to appropriate money for a
w R. c hospital a I Ellsworth.
An act relating to corporations which
may hereafter control light ard water
plants.
An act to secure prompt payment of
damages for killing of stock by rail-
roads.
An act fixing the amount of bond to
be given by clerk of the court and sher-
if in counties having less than 5000 in
habitants
A bill regulating guaranty or inden-
nifty companies.
a f1n
sell or dispose of mortgaged property.
A measure to authorize townships TO
purchase land and to erect thereon pub
lie buildings.
These bills have been thoroughly de-
tailed in the journal and the titles are
now necessarily abbreviated, but suf-
ficient mention is made of the various
measures to indicate what the house
proposes TO do during the next few
days The revision committee will
have another report by tomorrow night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
His Choice.

The cannibal chief regarded the fairess
of the soubrettes who had been cast upon
his shores. And SO your name is Oliver
he inquired.
Yes sir she replied ti1nidly.
And you can entertain me with the
popular operatic roles?''
Yes, indeed she exclaimed eagerly.
''What would your majesty care TO see:''
The savage chieftain smiled suayely. Il
think, " he observed, that I Will wait till
dinner time, and then we viii see Olive
ct
A rude litter ran through the ranks Of
his dusky followcrs.-NeVv York Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
NEARING HAVANA.
Gen. Rodriguez Leads a Cuban Army
Into Havana Province

New York. March "A dispatch to The
World from Havana says: General Rod
riguez has signalized his entry into Ha-
vana province at the head of the Cuban
army here by two encounters with the
Spaniards that will make them fear him
A force OF $50 insurgents supposed to
be under his personal command encoun-
tered on Saturday more than 500 Spanish
guerriIlas comma nded by col Jesus No
roso the heights of De Los Carson or
Carsine, % miles south of Havana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

rot dress in the height of fashion, and
as = result some fool boys at the high
school rfdicuIed her One boy wrote her
a letter asking for her company TO an
entertainment. signing another young
mans name 1t took four pages of writ
ing paper for the young lady TO write
the acceptance The boy showed the
letter to a number of pupils and q great
deal of teasing and tormenting was the
result
Miss Cusic couldn't stand their tor
ments and Tuesday morning of last
week, and as muddy as the roads were.
she walked to her home, q distance of
16 miles. The young lady is very sick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
FEVER CASES ADVANCED.
The q. s. Supreme Court Advances
Important Kansas Cases.

Eugene Hagan received a telegram
from Washington today announcing
cases have been advanced by the Unit
ed States supreme court. If they are
submitted on briefs they will be heard
in May. and if by oral arguments. in
October The railroad company against
which the judgments We're secured re-
sisted the order. The cases Will be
heard two years before they would have
been reached in the regular order
They involve $4,000 and are in the form
OF judgments against the NJ, K. & T.
railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
LILLIAN RUSSELL HARD Up
She Sells House Which She Dearly
Priced for $4,000.

New York March S.-For some time
it has been whispered among theatrical
people in this city that Lillian Russell
has been and is financially embarrass-
ed
There seems to be some ground for
this rumor because of the fact that
Miss Russell has sold her house in
SeVe2ty-sixth street. this city, to W. c.
Herald
This house. which has been the apple
of Miss Russell's eye. was sold for a
sum approximating $50. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
BATTLE IN CRETE.
The Powers Give Greece Six Days to
Withdraw

Canea- Island of Crete. March 3.-An
engagement lasting two hours took place
last evening between the Greeks on the
heights of MaIaxa and the Bashibazou
tria-
Athens. March 3-The representatives
of the powers have presented identical
notes TO the Greek government. They de-
clare that the island of Crete will be con-
verted into an autonomous state under
the suzerainty of the sultan and demand
that the Greek vessels and troops be
Withdrawn within six days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
100000 BUSHELS OF CORN.
Concordia Merchants Pay a High
Price to Draw Trade.

Concerdia, March 3.-Last fall the
business men of Concordia found that
neighb boring towns were paying more
for corn than were their own dealers
and as a consequence trade was being
diverted They organized and combined
TO buy.
They paid a little more always than
the Kansas City market would warrant
but it brought the farmers to Concor-
dia from the vicinity of Ames, Clyde
JimtOwn and other villages
One hundred and twenty-five thous-
and bushels are now cribbed on the
tOwnsite, which has cost from II to II
cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
SANTA FE CASE SETTLED.
John Reese, Injured Near Strong
City, Compromises His Case.

Abilene. March 3.-The accident by
which John Reese, living near Man
chester. was injured a few weeks ago
near Strong City was the cause of a
conference between the Santa Fe claim
agent and Mr. Reese in this city Satur-
day evening
Mr.. Reese was badly hurt and several
head of hogs, which he was taking to
Kansas City, were killed He was, how
ever. able to go on to Kansas City after
the accident. He asked S375 damages
but finally compromised for 1925, which
was paid him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
AT THE GRAND.
The Camilla Urso Concert Co. Next
Saturday Night

Camilla UrsO. recognized as Ameri-
cas- greatest violinist, with an excellent
company. will be at the Grand next Sat
urday night. The advance sale of tickets
has been large, and when the chart is
opened at Shows drug store tomorrow
morning there will be a rush for seats
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
RUSH SUES vANDIvERT.
The Larned Judge Accused of Secur-
lug Property Wrongfully.

Larned. March S.-The Rush-Vandi-
vert controversy which has become 50
noted throughout the state the past
year. has been reopened. Suit has been
brought in the Pawnee county district
court by ex-senator J. w. Rush and
Col William Scott against ex-Judge
Sam Vandivert and all the attorneys
in the case of J. W. Rush vs. the
Western Kansas Loan & Mortgage
company The petition charges in a
most sensational manner the Judge and
attorneys with oppression and fraud,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

LARNED-The comptrollero of thecur-
rency has ordered a 30 per cent divi-
dend TO be paid by the receiver of the
First National bank of this city The
receiver is now paying cut the money,
which will be of great assistance TO
those having claims against the bank
1t means that probably SO, 900 or S12, 900
will be placed in active circulation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
OCCASION FOR REJOICING.
A Suggestion for Inauguration Day
by a Silver Man.
Anthony. Kan. March

Anthony. Kan. March l.
To the Editor of The State Journal
I would suggest that all people Of
this state irrespective of party. who
believe in the principles of pure De-
mocracy. assemble at noon, March 4th.
and hold a love feast over the retire
ment of King Grover. Let US all sing:
Thank God that Grover now must go:
Praise God from whom all blessings
Your truly. r r. BEAM
Sec'y Bryan Free Silver Club. Anthony,
Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
OTTAWA FOREMAN LET OUT.
j. z Elliott Who Has Worked for the
Santa Fe 20 Years, Discharged.

Ottawa. March al. E. Elliott has
been let out of his position as foreman
of the Santa Fe carpenter shops. A
new man from Topeka will be sent by
the company to take his place. Mr.
Elliott is at present councilman of the
Fourth ward of this city, and has been
a faithful employe of the company for
20 years, having been foreman of this
department for about ten years
It is rumored that reduction in his
wages was the object OF his being re-
moved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
TIME TO ACT.
Continued from First Pagel

The committee has not yet been ap-
pointed A prominent Populist mem
Der of the senate stated this afternoon
that number of PopuHst senators
who voted against a maximum seed
ule of rates had changed their minds,
and were now ready TO support a max
imum freight rate measure. He also
said that the bill introduced this after
noon would be passed by the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

Teacher-It is told OF Demosthenes that
in order 10 improve his enuneiation he
would go down to the shore and talk, with
his mouth filled with pebbles. Who was
Demosthenes?
Willie TeII-Please, ma am, he was the
only pebbles on the beach. '-Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
HaTper'S Magazine
In 1897.
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novel by Frank r. Stockton-develop-
ing a Twentieth Century Renaissance
full OF humorous situations and char
acter1stically Illustrated 4 PAIR OF
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Howe1ls. Other striking novelties by
American authors. Short stories by
Richard Harding Davis, Owen WisteT.
John Kendrick Bangs, Ruth McEnerZ
Stuart. Octave Thanet. Mary E VIII
kins. and other popular writer's,
Science: Story of the Progress OF Sci
ence during the Nineteenth Century, a
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Williams, supplemented by contribu-
tons on special subject by expert sci
entists- Articles on the relations OK
curious psychological manifesto tons to
physiology Oy DR.. Andrew wilson
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More Appropriate.

fAddenup will have been married ten
years next Thursday osberved the senti-
mental member of the firm, and he's a
faithful and industrious fellow. Hadn't
we better make him a present of nice lot
of tiuware in honor of the occasione''
Wouldn't it be better" said the prac-
teal mem Der OF the firm, ''to add little
more tin to his salary chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
DIXIE LEES HUSBAND
Who was Divorced From Her Kills
Himself in Kansas City.

Kansas City. March &C A Open
heimer, formerly of Wichita, Kan, kill
ed himself this morning in the AIuIber-
~ police alton by swallowing carbolic
acid
His divorced wife. Dixie Lee. had him
arrested for threatening to kill her OPP
penheimer has q brother living III Chi
cago and a sister living in New York
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Across the Country in the Cab.

Chicago, March 3.-For the first time
since the inauguration the fast mail
train will leave the Burlington depot at
o'clock today, carrying a passenger
who is making a race over the CONT
nent to catch the steamer Alameda at
San Francisco on Thursday afternoon
at 4 o'clock. The passenger who has
secured this privilege is Frederick Rock
(the clerk of the supreme court of Au-
stralia). He will have TO ride on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
DODGE cITY's DEPOT.
The Site for the $4,000 Building is
SeIected-Work to Begin.

Dodge City. March S.-The site of the
Santa Fe depot has been selected and
will be secured at once The ground lies
two blocks east of the old Dodge house
and north of the present depot building.
It is designed to construct one OF the
finest depot buildings on the Santa Fe
system The company intend raising
the tracks in the yard at this station
two feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

such as converting the property belong
ing 10 the trust of the First National
bank to their use and Diminishing the
case with prejudice.
Five quarters of unincumbered Paw
nee county land and $1,000 in cash has
been wlfully coniscated according to
Rush's petition.