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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03

man, the laborer and the town. I say
without political tremor in my voice,
that we want sheep and wooden mills
to go along with Mckinley Bill. God
tempers the wind to the shorn lamb,
says Lawrence Sterne, and he ought
to have added, if the Topeka WoOlen
mill got his fleece
When these wheels shall stir, when
there is a jumb1e of noises, which is an
industrial harmony, when there is a
roar of cog on cog, when great sacks
of washed and Democratic wool shall
be slowed around here, when there is
a smell and stain of sheep grease on the
floor, Hntels and overalls, shall then
know, much as I may kick against it,
that the old general has arrived to
pitch his tent, to hoist his headquarter
nag, for campaign. I beseech this
Ize the stores that keep it's goods. 1
implore the mill company to give a dol
lars worth for ninety cents; to make
their fabrics of good, clean, first class
wool, not wool that has been natural
lied by the payment of import duty
but good, christian, cultured, Ameri-
can wool, grown on Kansas peltS.
And here's to the mill, its hackers, the
American sheep, the tariff, the town
and state, prosperity to all of you, gen
tlemen, and let the wheels go round. .
WOOLEN MILL DIRECTORS.
Following are the directors of the
Woolen Mill company: George Neal,
president; J. G. Fleishman, vice pres
ident; j. B. Bartholomew, secretary;
George Neal, Jr., treasurer; J. S. Nc
Afee, manager; E. H. Crosby, c. J..
Prescott
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
PATIENTS POISONED.
Toxic Poisoning Affects $50
Patients in an Epileptic
Hospital.

GalIipolis, o., Dec. 3-Two hundred and
fifty patients at the Epi1eptic hospital
were made ill today by what is thought
to be toxic poisoning. DR.. Rutter and his
staff of physicians have succeeded, it is
thought, in checking the outbreak without
a fatality. The presumption among the
hospital doctors is that the infection came
from some article of food and the bac-
teriologic department is making a rigid
analysis of the food cooked during the
past few days. Some think a deleterious
drug was put in some of the food, and
that together with the disruption extant
over the wholesale discharge of employees,
has put that institution in the throes OF
excitement.
The poisoning is similar to that which
happens occasionally from eating ice
cream that has bred toxic poison.
The toxic poisoning has left one hun
dred or more patients in a dangerous
way
Strange to say. the $50 inmates that
We're victims of the toxic infection We're
taken severely sick simultaneously, and
made things assume a grave aspect. The
doctors believe they have the majority of
the patients on a fair way to recovery.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
1T WAS A BIG SNOW.
Five Inches of Snow Fell in Topeka
The Snow Elsewhere.


About five inches of snow fell yester-
day and last night. A little snow fell
this morning About IL o'clock the air
cleared. The snow fell so evenly and
there was so little drifting that the
roads are in excellent shape for sleigh
ing. Should the weather remain cool
enough to prevent the snow melting
rapidly, Topeka will have good sleigh
ing, for two or three days.
The Topeka Railway company had
considerable difficulty in keeping its
lines open. The sand car was run all
afternoon, and the plOws were started
in the afternoon.
Last night about II o'clock as Sup
erintendent Chas. HiXon and the snow
plOw crew were running east on Sixth
street, the snow plow left the track
near the Sixth street -Viaduct and
crashed into an iron center trolley pole
The men were all pitched off the ploW
into the snow. and the plow was bro
ken. None of the men were hurt, al
though some We're bruised. The pole
was broken off near the pavement.
This morning there was trouble in
starting the plows. which delayed su-
burban traffic greatly. The West Sixth
street and North Topeka lines were
plOWed first. On several of the lines
after 8 o'clock. This was because the
plows were not started until after 8
o'clock.
The snow was hard on electric car
cars We're available for use. For day
service it requires 20 to fill the lines
This made the service limited, but the
company tried to make the best time
possible. The plows We're run over all
the lines and the track is now in good
shape
Last night many people took advant-
age of the snow for sleighrides. George
StanSfeld got UP a bobsled party, the
first of the season. Many cutters were
out, and the ring of sleighbells added to
the wintry scene. This snow is a dry
one. 1t came down rapidly, and when
it is packed it makes Sleighing good.
Evergreen trees in the city looked
beautiful thus morning with the clus
ters of snow on the branches.
Street Commissioner Ramsey had his
street force at work early cleaning
crosswalks in the business portion of
the city. This afternoon they have
been at work in the residence portion.
Mr.. Jennings says there is a possibil-
ity that the cold weather may continue
for few days.
From four to six inches of snow has
hours over the state generally with the
exceptions of portions of the extreme
southern part, but so far the railroads
have experienced no material trouble
from the storm. This is because the
snow was not accompanied by any
great amount of wind, and has not
been drifting With few exceptions
all trains on the Santa Fe, Rock Island
and Union Pacific roads are running on
schedule time
At noon today it was sti1l showing
on the lines of the Rock Island road in
the northern part of the state and into
Colorado. But little snow has fallen
since morning on the Santa Fe lines
Snow fell last night along the Santa
t3e lines in Cs4orSsdU End New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
DYING FAST.
Since Last Night 65 Head Of
Cattle Have Dropped Dead.

Eleven car loads of young cattle from
the south We're brought to Topeka yester-
day and taken to the fair grounds. They
were consigned to B. F. Pankey. the
ranchman of Valencia. He was to re-
ceive between 5000 and 5000 head of cat
tie and was using the fair grounds as a
distributing point The stock consisted
of yearling heifers for the most part.
At the fair grounds during the night
and today the cattle were dying off in
large numbers. In all, over 65 are now
dead. and it is feared that by night the
number will have been doubled. There
were between 500 and 600 cattle in the
shipment. This morning q dead cattle
were loaded in two wagons and hauled
through Topeka the way to the re-
finery east of the city. DR.. G. II. Hap
good was informed of it and he arrested
the drivers of the wagons, as he holds
the contract with the city for hauling
dead animals. The men were dismissed
when the case was explained. but the
dead cattle were seized and Dr. Hapgood
Will haul them away. There are now
over As dead cattle at the fair grounds.
and by night many more win probab bly,
die. DR.. HapgoOd says that in his opin-
ion the cattle died from exposure They
were young and very thin. The cold snap
with practically no protection, was too
severe for the southern stock The cattle
dropped dead without any signs of dis
ease and it is probable that it was merely
exposure which caused the deaths.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
LADY CLERK HELD UP.
Miss Delavam Robbed of Her
POcketbOOk on East
Eighth Street.

Last evening at 6:25 o'clock Miss Lille
A Delavan of 406 East Eighth street, a
clerk in Crosby Bros store, was held up
by a colored man and robbed at the cor
ner of Eighth and Monroe streets.
She was returning home from her work
al the store. Her jacket was buttoned
tightly around her throat and she held
her pOcketbook in her hands and clasped
them at her throat to keep out the cold
When she passed east of Quincy street a
colored man walked in front of her. He
stopped in front of the Heinz milk depot
and allowed her to pass him. He fol-
lowed her, and when she reached the
northeast corner of Eighth and Monroe
streets the man caught up with her and
reached over her shoulder. He grabbed
hold of her pocketbook and attempted to
wrench it from her hands. Miss Delavan
held the pocketbook tightly and strug-
gled to free herself from the robber.
You wretch, let go of my pocketbook,'' -
she screamed. She also screamed for
the rescue. The man pulled the purse
from her hands and ran across Eighth
street and disappeared in an alley. Miss
DelaVan went to the Heinz depot and tel
ephoned for the police. Detective Kesson
came, but could find nothing but foot
Miss Delavan said in regard to the rob
berry: 4 did not suppose that that col
ored man intended to rob me After
passed him he followed me closely and
kept step with me, but supposed it was
someone returning from his work. When
[ got to the east side of the crossing the
man caught my hands and peered into
my face. 1 wasn't frightened at all
wretch, let go of my pocketbook. There
I hated about it was to be robbed on the
public street before it was dark. could
see that it was a tall colored man with
a black mustache-. He wore winter
can and q short OVercOat.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
BUSINESS WILL GO ON.
President May Communicate With
Congress by Telegraph.

Washington, Dec. 3.-The advices re-
ceived at the White House today re-
garding the condition of the presidents
mother indicate that she has not rallied
and can hardly survive more than a
few days at the most. 1t is the presi-
dents intention to return to Washing
ton for the opening of congress on
Monday if his mothers condition Will
permit
In the event of his being detained at
Canton, there may be some delay in
the regular programme at the opening
of congress. Several presidents have
sent special communications to con-
gress, while absent from Washington,
but at the opening of session of con-
gress, the fOrlnalitieS are such as to re-
quire under ordinary circumstances the
personal presence of the president in
Washington. Each house appoints a
committee to wait on the executive and
inform him that congress is organized
and ready to receive any communica-
ton he may desire to transmit. 1t is in
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
RECOGNIZED HER SON.
Mother Mckinley Moves Her Hand
Slightly in Recognition.

Canton, O., Dec. 3.-President Nc
Kinley believes his mother recognized
him as he knelt at her bedside. His
sister, Helen, announced his arrival by
saying: Here. mother, is William;
if you recognize him, hold up your
hand" Mrs Mckinley raised her left
hand slightly, and the family believe
it was in recognition of her son. He
grasped her hand fondly and says he
seemed to feel a slight pressure from
the mothers effort to return his
greeting. This was the only incident of
the sick room today. The family con-
tinued about the bedside, but except a
continued weakening, could see no
change.
The plans of the president are to re-
main here until o'clock tomorrow,
when he will return to Washington to
look after some of the official business,
which made it almost impossible for
him to leave the capital at this time.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
OFFERED TO GRIGGS.
New Jerseys Governor to Get
McKenna's Place.

New York. Dec. "a dispatch to the
Tribune from Trenton, N. J., says:
A private dispatch received from Wash
ington by a well known politician says
President Mckinley has offered the at
torney genera1ship to Governor John W.
Griggs. Governor Griggs will resign as
governor next month and accept Mr.
MeKenna goes to the supreme bench
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
HOW THE CLOTH Is MADE
A Description of the Process of Turn
ing Wool Into Cloth.

No better building for the purpose
could have been desired than that in
which the Topeka Woolen mill is To-
Gated. The solid brick walls massive
joists and rafters and heavy floors form
a combination which represents
strength and durability. It's size, too
is great advantage. When the old
Independence Woolen mill was in op-
GRAFTON the work was conducted in
building much smaller. But there is
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
ST. JoE's FIRST SNOW.
Depth of Six Inches Has Been Reach
ed and it is Still Falling

St Joseph, Dec 3.-The first snow
storm of the season began at o'clock
yesterday evening and at o'clock this
morning snow was still falling. At the
hour named six inches of snow had
fallen. Railway traffic was seriously
interfered with and street cars were
unable to run on time. Reports from
Kansas and Nebraska say the snow fall
was general and is of great value to the
winter wheat.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
SIRYL A CATHOLIC.
Miss San nderson Joined the Church of
Rome Before Her Marriage.

New york, Dec. "A dispatch to the
World from Paris says:
SibyI Sanderson was received into the
Catholic church two days before she mar
ried Antonio Terry, the immensely rich
Cuban.
19lfa bride was represented by Henry
toward and Henry MarteH- The pair
then went to a little convent chapel
where their nuptial blessing was bestOw-
ed After the wedding breakfast Mr. and
Mrs. Terry started for Italy, intending to
make the journey by easy stages
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03

response to this invitation that the
president transmits to congress the an
nual message containing his recommen-
dations. Should the president be alb
sent these formalities which are cour-
tesies between the executive and legis-
lative branches of the government
rather than legal or constitutional re-
quirements may be carried out by tel
egraph.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
MISS BRADLEY WINS.
She Will Christen the Battleship
Kentucky.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 3.-The controversy
between the friends of Miss Richardson.
the Lexington girl who claims that she
was selected as sponsor for the battle
ship Kentucky by former Secretary Her
bert was set at rest today by Governor
Bradley making public an official com
munfcatfon from Secretary Long asking
him to name a woman to christen the
ship Governor Bradley viii name his
daughter Christine.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
HE MADE DENVER.
D. D. Be1den Whose Vote Established
Colorado's Capital, is Dead.

Denver. Col. Dec 3-David Douglas
Belden who is dead in this city at the
age of rs years, was mayor of Omaha in
1889. He served in both the Nebraska
and Colorado legislatures and he cast the
deciding vote on the passage of the bill
for the removal of the capital of Colo
rado from Golden to Denver, for which
his life was threatened. He came to
Colorado in 1858 and has been prominent
in mining.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
Snow Turns to Rain at sedaIia

the Sta from Sedalia Mo. SAYS: Ii be-
gan raining here at noon. following the
first heavy snow of the season. IndiCa-
tOns are that central Missouri is TO re-
ceive the first downpour of rain in three
months. It viii do immense good.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03
NONE TO DISPUTE IT.
Forged Checks in the Goddard Case
Charged to Jackson.

Kansas city, Dec. 3.-The defense in the
Goddard murder trial this morning placed
on the stand a bank clerk, who swore
that the alleged forged checks, the pro-
duction of which yesterday caused sen
sation. had evidently been forged by the
murdered man. Jackson, the handwriting
on them being identical with Jackson, or, 5
checks were made in favor of Goddard
and signed Mrs. L. Jackson.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03

There is no finer, fresher. richer or
more varied line of suitings than that
kept by Olof Ekberg. 713 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-03

Moved four doors north to 726 Kan.
Ave, Cremerie-Scott & Scott.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20

A regular meeting Of the Lafayette
County Farmers Association was held
at Oxford last week and the following
preamble and resolutions were unani
mously adopted
Whereas, We, the farmers of Lafay-
cite county, believe that dealing in
futures" on any farm produce is gam
bling; that it is exceedingly damaging
to the prosperity of the producer; that
it keeps him in the clutches of the
moneyed man, who never titled an acre
Of land; therefore
Resolved, That we, the farmers OF
Lafayette county, do request and earn
estly urge our congressman, Hon. w. V.
Sullivan, and his co-workers to use
every means in their power to prevent
any one from selling or buying the
farmers products unless he can deliver
the exact produce sold at the time
| specified in the contract.
Resolved, That we urge the farmers
throughout the United States to banc
themselves together and by petitions to
their representatives asking them tc
have laws passed that shall hencefortl
stop all dealing in futures.
| The farmers association kindly asks
that all persons friendly to them pub
lish the foregoing and lend helping
hand to expel the nightmare that il
pressing all the life and energy out o
the soil tillers.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
GENUINE THANKFULNESS,
One of the Rarest of Human Chnrac-
teristics.

1t ought to be a time of re eioicng for
everybody, but it is one only to him who
sees that he has so much to be thankful
for and in no particular is manhood so
helplessly blind as in this We carry
a long line and a heavy plummet to
measure the depth of other peoples
blessings, and none at all to measure
our own. If only we had had the other
mans or the other womans chances.
the friends, the influence, the money.
The education, whatever they had that
we did not, then we, too, would have
been successful, happy, and, yes, thank
ful as the best. But we see what they
bad that we had not, and, Having eyes
we see not what we had that never
came to them.
Genuine thankfuness is one Of the
tarest of human characteristics. Some.
body defines gratitude rs "a lively
sense of favors to come,' and it is true
| that the average mind is so bent on
getting something not yet its own that
| it has little time to estimate what it
has.
And this hunger to get more, and
lack of appreciation Of what is already
bestowed, is one of the elements of
weakness that affects our entire do.
nestle, social and national life. In all
cur holidays we are in danger of sub.
stituting words for the things they
ought TO mean, or cultiyating ma.
tional insincerity that mistakes a great
dinner eaten with ones relatives for
family reunion, that does not discrim-
mate between display of bunting and
d display of patriotism, that keeps
Christmas with no quickcning heart
throb of good will to men.
This new creeping tide of inditfer,
ence to the highest and tenderest i'm
pulses of humanity could easily be
stayed If those of us who have drftcd
away from the natural old-Gashioned
expression of our sympathy with the
dear old times and friends would re-
turn like children to things we used to
love. Is it rather a bore, young man,
to take the train and go way up into the
country to spend Sunday on the old
farm? Are holidays rare, and are you
going to have "a good time" in the city
with "the other fellows?" Think for n
moment of the eyes of your mother
watching the white stretch of road.
She will believe you, and be sorry
enough if you do not come, for she will
never dream that anything but "busi
ness" kept you away. There's regi-
nent of lads who feel just as you do,
who would rather stay away and have
bit of fun Suppose they all went
home this year, and by the iireside,
while they see the mother with her own
aged, wrinkled hands preparing the
things she thinks they like the best,
sec if the old heart of thankfulness
does not come back to them.
BE very sure that thanks for home
and mother will be the beginning of
that enlargement of heart and brain
that will make one keep true thanks
giving for the peace, prosperity and
progress that mean good not TO the in
dividual only, but to the nation and the
Washington Home Magazine.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
"I AM GOING AWAY DAY AFTER Io-MohRon' SUE -

down such weak desires. And Sue
looked out, and hoped against hope that
he would come in, and was gayer than
ever in all the games, and sang as llght-
ly as Il bird in the songs that were
started when Cousin Abby Alcott sat
down to the melodeon, and was very
wretched underneath-and, altogether,
it was anything but thankful Thanks
giving to both of them.
Fate, however, often mocks us gen
tly before Offering us favor Cousin
Reuben Alcott, an elderly man, and eau
tious as to his chronic enemy, the rheu-
matism, began to worry over the con
tinued storm. Finally he disappeared
and held a long consultation with MI
Wilcox; and as Tom Kellogg came by
for tbe second time on his road home
ihe two hailed him, and brought him
in. covered with snowflakes, his eyes
brioht and his cheeks flushed with the
cold. Sue felt her cheeks flush, TOO,
with irrepressble joy; but she assumed
entire carelessness.
II was Jest a-sayin' tibet twas TOO
stormy fer men Abby to drive home to-
night, Sue; so we'll stay over TIL ter
morrer." announced Cousin Reuben
"Tom Kellogg, here, II take you home
fer it's on his road, md | guess you
won't mind swappin' us old folks fer
young beau -.
Cousin Reuben cackled at his own
ioke. and the rest joined in. Sue and
Tom laughed, too, but hardly with
etYusion. There is nothing more serl'
ous than love affair to those concerned
II seemed to both of them that the neX'
hour or so would never be over. The
Games were all done by this time, but
singing was still in order, and the un'
limited consumption of nuts, apples
and cider, before the gathering finally
broke up. The storm gradually ceased
howling and sank away to calm, sc
that when the gcod-bys had all beer
s,id and the various teams were being
harm essed, the sky was almost clear
and only few drifting clouds oo'
scured the stars.
Tom was SO afraid that Cousin Reu
hen might reconsider tha' he brought
The colt and cutter up be tme the rest
of the teams were ready ahe colt wa,
nrancing and eager; Sue, Sel wrapped
II shawls and hood, was iced in hur'
riedly; Tom jumped in, Nc they were
off. Sue gave little 81, b )f relief in
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-11-20
A SERIOUS QUESTION.

Tho SO ti!ment Regarding Annexation In
Iiswaii-Nili Never Revert t. M0uarch-
ism.-Thn Future OF til Islands Will be
Either As iaiic or Anelo-saxon Domino
tion, and the Peop.e OF Hawaii Prefer
the Latter.
NEW YORK, Nov. l6-A dispatch to
the World, dated Honolulu, October 29,
says
Sanford B. Dole, president Of the
provisional republic of Hawaii, and
Chicf-Justice Judd are an xious to have
the Hawaiian annexation treaty rati-
fled as soon as possible. Said President
Dole to the World correspondent:
''The people will never again submit
to monarchy. In fact, there is no
one sufficiently enjoying the confidence
of The people OF the islands to conduct
the affairs of state under monarchy
"Why do they not desire to continue
as an independent republic?' he was
asked
"As the islands are 80 far away from
other countries and as the Asiatic Pop
ulation is fast increasing in numbers,
it is serious question, if they are left
alone, whether the republic could sur
vive with the willing consent Of the
foreigners. Besides if the United States
has constantly to protect the islands
under the present government, why
should not the United States take
them altogether. This is a great
country for commerce. 1t is the
natural land for American ownership,
To all intents and purposes, it is an
American colony, anyway, as far rs
business, capital and industry is con-
cerned, and it should be Il part of the
body polite of the United States"
Chief Justice Judd said in an inter-
view:
During the reign OF King Kalakaua
there were 80 cabinets, SO dissatisfied
and unstable was the kingdom. The
only branch of the government that
was not disturbed was the judiciary.
The restoration of the monarchy
is an impossibility. There is nc
material to make a monarchy OF.
| -NOl Ith oIt hOpC w q
republic independently. We must
look to the United States. We have
now come to the turning point, and we
must either become Asiatic or Anglo
Saxon. Our commerce is with tht
Uuited States. We are within the zont
Of American influence, and if th,
United States continues to exercise
protection and assume responsibility
for us, they ought to have something
to say about how our affairs are dl
rected.'
The news that has reached here from
San Francisco that Samuel Parker, ;
prominent native leader and here to
fore strong royalist, has declared il
favor of annexation, has created quit
IA sensation among the natives who ar
still opposed TO annexation.