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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
FRESH JACKPOT STORY.
But why Did the Spanish Beauty Give
Away the Gamey

rut WHY Did the Spanish Beauty Give
Away the Gamsy
Soma of the story tellers have discov-
cred that a woman can play poker" The
s,aaker was a man who used to travel be-
cause 10 had a constitutional apathy 10
ro,pa,nlng I'm one place for any considera-
al. Length Of time. This ono. I've just
reod recalls an experience OF my own.
81 had been TO South America and was
returning to New York by a slow steamer
from Buenos Ayres. The passengers were
few and the chief end OF their existence
seemed 10 be to kill time pleasantly
Among other things. We played poker
end the most enthusiastic deVotee OF INC
game was beautiful Spanish woman
no seemed not to care whether the
litrle curly headed god Of chance favored
or opposed her. ..o,
the Inevitable happened, FOR you neVei
can run a series of these contests without
,.ort,ine nm tn the sensational. The wom-
an nd been a loser, and so had the dark
skinned man from Columbia. who po9ed
az an interesting invalid. II was the
r,erchant from New York. seconded py
the diplomat on his way % Washington
.bat had induced the innovation or jack
nots lust for that evening. NO one mao
Suffered seriously, and we agreed Oh
lust one more round. ..oo
~ dcalt The diplomat opened Tor sico
IRE woman tilted II another hundred ana
- ora aronped out. When | offered TO
IT. ,ha hands no one drew caro-
rvcrv PLAYER stood pat, and i've people
,oinad in a frozen laugh. while all looked
ntzzled Not being a believer IN miracles
I laid down four Fights ana lookeo on
When the betting was done inc woman
raked I'm 5000 on a royal husn. oesuhs
a STRAIGHT or a straight nush in every
other hand. s.~
oh,ef on tho knee Of the invalid threw II
-, ,ba table and exposed a deck or
cords win wonderful deftness. he had
rung in a cold deck while pretending 10
cut ,he cards on my deal She alone
SOW IL and throwing the money 10 me-
asked me 10 give each player ms snare
In giving Il 10 you she added earn
tho r,eht 20 ask a favor. say nothing
shou, the hateful incident As to WHAT
was behind IL all. you know just "a
much as | do."-Detroit Free Press
All the children except NOME were 60
ing 10 play "menagerie." Nome waHteu
20 sleep. but the others wished her TO
Join in.
Jack wa. TO be q lion, ne said. Tom
wanted 70 represent camel and tne oth-
ers all made chcice.
'Nonie. what do you want 10 be-!
Monte drowsIly answered, "Oh, l wan'
to be a-a--
well. what is IT." impatiently yelpec
Jack.
And family came the answer: II wan
| to be a-a-a-sleep. News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
srno,GER THAN III LOOKED.
Tn. Phil OF Mustard Plaster 10 Not ID tho
Thickness of 1t.

wilkins complained OF not feeling very
o,su HIS landlady asked for the symp-
toms.
..o,. che returned. put on a mustard
lister and you'll be all risht III 'ne
morning ~, ..or, into n
- ,,, drug store and asked for mus
: ~ Tbe clerk took one out and began 70
"sav. that's sandpaper; 1 want mus
tard plaster. r,,,e.
M clerk explained that 1t was mus
,,rd master: that the old plaster OF the
mince-pie pattern had gone out OF sty'S
"This is lust as good?" aueried the
doubter: ITS hot all right. suppose
"Don't worry about that" smiled ths
clerk meanngly, ringing up cents III
the cash register $500
wilkins was sleepy when ne got hoine.
He was sleepler than ever when ne hau
,.rou,led into he'd with the clammy plaster
on him and big towel backing IL up c,ose
against the cuticle. lie doseu peiSep'''''
as the plaster warmed up
"I'u 90 to sleep" he thought: III 1t gets
two hot III wake up. o.
Eyes. TI-wakeup-'f gets too hot
Mr. wilkins was snoring. and CLOCK
avav down the hall was striking ten.
II was 4.sO o'clock in the morning when
wilkins began TO feel the return OF con-
seriousness. 49,
II was mixed and confused with dream
I'm which he had seen miner standing
over him with q pick and felt that great
hole was being dug through his ribs
wilkins snorted, turned over ana with
cd with a. grimace. Then he pulled the
~ caf
Ugh"
Al T o'clock he was in the drug store
.c,i, lie was bending over 10 keep his
clothing from touching him.
rbe right clerk was still in charge ana
he erfnned broadly.
Let me SEQ the place he susgesteu
even before wilkins spoke.
There was a brilliant parallelogram. -FOUR
hv seven inches Just under the third but
ton of wilkins vest, and as the cool air
touched It wilkins WINGED
"You'n have to be very careful or you II
have a bad blister there" said the clerk.
"Brsterl Say can stand II; tell me
tho truth-how deep Is that holeY
Nonsense Go out and get big. sort
linou handkerchief. and III fix you mp.
wilkins paid 81 cents for the handker-
thief and q cents for a cool mussy paste.
.,hlch the clerk smeared on one side OF II.
Now. II YOU let your flannel next TO
that YOU may pull the hide of with H.
warned the clerk I'm parting.
And wilkins walks down these mornings
20 keep the elbows Of wabbly street car
passengers out of his ribs.
Feels as II was all boarded up on one
side" he confides 10 his friends.
Incidentally he says that a mustard
master isn't such a cheap remedy after
3 ell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
HEARD In LOS ANGELES
400 Costumes Said to Be Ship
ped From There to Topeka.

The following appears in the last issue
of the Los Angeles Express to reach To-
peka:
"All the costumes for the great carni-
val to be held in Topeka, Kan, next
month were made in Los Angeles. The
Queen of the Carnival is Mrs. Sutton, the
wife of c. S. Sutton, the Santa Fe au-
ditor. Mrs. Sutton was in Los Angeles
during the Fiesta and noticed the COM
pleteness of detail in the costumes and
the gorgeous effect of the whole. When
she appointed Queen of the Topeka
carnival she decided to have her cos
tunes and those of the members of her
court made here, well those to be
used for people on the floats.
''Winn C. Stone designed and manufac-
tured the 400 dresses necessary for the
occa sion. Some of the gowns are gor-
geous in texture and design. They were
all shipped to Topeka Monday. Such an
order this is very gratifying, for it is
something new to go west for ele-
gance."
CThe Los Angeles paper has the facts
somewhat twisted. Mr.. Stone who designed
the costumes for the Bradley Martin ball,
only made few of the principal cos
tunes for the Topeka Festival at Los
Angeles, principally the Queens gowns.
The rest were all bought and made in
Topeka. The greater part of the other
costumes shipped from Los Angeles are
those used in the Fiesta there, the
of which has been obtained. The Queens
gowns were not bought in Los Angeles.
and they would not have been made there
had it not been that Mr. Stone had other
work in that city that kept him there.
Fifty of the costumes mentioned are
sailor suits provided by Mr. Stone for
the Turner's, who will wear them in the
floral parade.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
RIDE ON THE TRUCKS.
People Adopt Extraordinary Methods
to Escape the Pestilence.

st. Louis, Sept. 20.-Two special trains
which left Mobile, Ala, today, are ex-
pected to reach here Tuesday morning.
On the trains are the clerks and other
employees in the general offices of the
Mobile & Ohio railroad at Mobile, with
their wives and families. The en-
ployes number about 2G0 and they with
their families make a total of 1000 per-
sons, who will remain here until the
frost kills the yellow fever germs in the
south. Temporary headquarters of the
road have been opened up here by act
ing President z. L. Russell and General
Auditor r. V. Taylor, who have been in
the city several days.
Refugees continue to pour in from the
south, every train yesterday and today
being crowded. A dozen men in the re-
spectacle walks of life in Mobile came
in on the trucks of today's trains over
the Mobile & Ohio road. They were
too poor to get out of town in any other
way.Among the prominent people from
Mobile is Judge o. J. Semmes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
FIT. SCoTT,S TROUBLE.
Governor Leedy Makes Another Over
turn There Today.

At 3 o'clock this afternoon Governor
Leedy, in response to the demands of
County Attorney John 1. Shepherd and
Ross Williams, chief of police, removed
by the old board of police commissioners
at Fort Scott, removed two members of
the commission, w. D. Lowry, Democrat,
and J. P. Rohens, Populist. E. NJ.
Bowen, Democrat, was appointed to sue
coed Lowry. NJ. NJ. Jones, Populist, was
appointed president to succeed Rohens.
The secretary, j. W. Bowlus, was not
disturbed.
This change means the restoration of
Ross Williams, Police Judge Shipp and
the policemen who were discharged by
the old commissioners.
1t was represented to the governor that
Lowry is a gold Democrat and voted for
Morrill, for governor, and that Rohens,
who was supposed to be Populist, COM
bined with Lowry and removed all the
Populist policemen and the chief and po-
lice judge. The two officers last named
brought injunction proceedings to retain
their places, but the legal proceedings will
now be dismissed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
NOAH ALLEN SUES.
Seeks to Recover So, 100 From the
Gulf &. Interstate as Attorneys
Fees

Galveston, Sept. 20.-Noah Allen has
instituted suit against the Gulf and
Interstate railway company for Sc, 120,
alleged to be due for services rendered.
The plaintiff says that in August,
1894 the defendant employed him as its
attorney and legal adviser and agreed
to pay him the sum of 81 500 a year,
said salary to be paid in the paid up
capital stock of the defendant compa-
ny at its par value, the stock to be is
sued to the defendant after the rendi-
ton of his services; that defendant
was not ready to issue such stock until
April r. 1897, but since that time it has
failed and refused to issue the stock to
the plaintiff which was due him.
Plaintiff says there is a balance of
SS25 due him on his salary.
Plaintiff further says that in May,
1895, he was employed by the defendant
10 take control of its legal business, and
rendered services in that capacity until
May. 1895, but that no salary nor COM
pensatiOn was agreed upon. Plaintiff,
however, says such services were reaS-
onably worth the sum of $1,000. lie
asks judgment for ST, 120, as debt and
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
BRYAN AND INGALLS,.
They Meet in ST. Louis-Ingalls
Cracks a Joke.

ST. Louis, Sept GOWN. J. Bryan
stopped off in this city on his way to
Illinois and took breakfast at the Pal
mer with Senator Cockren and Col
Wetmore.
Before o'clock the three were in the
rotunda, Mr.. Bryan and Senator Cock
from the city in different directions.
The three statesmen moved out to
Chestnut street, following the porter
through the saloon.
Might have known this was Dem
ocratic crowd said Col. Wetmore.
Straight shoot for the bar"
On the sidewalk the party waited a
moment and compared watches. Then
He had on a brown suit of fall cloth
ing. On his head he wore a Kansas
white hat. His choker was stiff and
high, and he walked along with an air
of boyish healthfulness.
BLESS me, there's Ingalls, said Mr..
Bryan, and in another moment the
Kansas ex-senator, the Nebraska ora
tor and the Missouri senator were all
hands at once
Must have had a great exhibition at
Sedalia,'' said ingalls,.
There was an embarrassed pause.
II don't exactly understand you" said
insinuation.
Ingalls, eyes twinkled. ST mean the
fair was a great success
oh, yes" said Bryan suavely.
Then the car came along and Bryan
and Cockeren started toward the sta
ton.
Truth is" said ingalls,, as he watch
ed the statesmen out of sight, there is
no interest anywhere in the question of
free silver. 1t is a dying issue. There
are always disconnected people, of
course. Lots of us would like to have
more than we now possess, so we talk
along in that strain, meanwhile real
izing that we are in pretty good shape
after all. Friend Bryan is a good fell
low, though, and thoroughly in earn
est
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
FIT SCOTT POLICE FIGHT.
Trouble, Nothing but Trouble, Over
the Police Appointments There.

The fight between the police commits
sioners of FIT. Scott and the subordinate
officers who were discharged, has been
transferred to Topeka by the latter, who
will make an effort to have the gov
ernor interfere in their behalf.
A few weeks ago the commissioners
discharged Chief of Police Ross Will
Jams and the police judge, also three
members of the police force.
The aggrieved persons went into court
and secured a temporary order restrain
ing the commissioners from removing
them. This case Will come up next
week, but in the meantime the dis
charged officials are seeking to have the
commissioners removed, and Mr.. Will
Jams and County Attorney Shepherd
came to Topeka today to present their
case TO the governor.
The governor being at Lawrence, the
men went down to see him at home.
Williams claims that Commissioner
Lowry, who was appointed al the So
licitation of the railroad men, is a gold
Democrat, although masquerading as a
fusionist.
Williams also AYERS that Commission
er Robbins is a Republican and a sup
porter of the Mckinley policy of gov
eminent.
Asserting that the commissioners, IN
der whose power he was satisfied to
hold an office, but from whom he re-
fuses to accept a discharge, do not rep
resent the state administration in a
fitting manner Mr. Williams proposes
TO have them removed, so that he can
hold onto the place as chief of police.
Mr. Williams wants the governor to
appoint a POpulist board and give the
metropolitan police system one more
trial: then if it proves unsuccessful, he
wants the governor to abolish it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
THE THREE LINKS.
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows Meets at Springfield, III.

Springfield, ILL.,. Sept. 2O.-The city is
gaily decorated today in honor of the
members of the sovereign grand lodge
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
which holds it's annual session here this
week. Delegates from every state and
many from Europe, Canada, Australia
and other foreign places are present.
The opening session was held this
morning in representative hall state
house. ex-Adjutant General Alfred Or
endorf, presiding.
Gov. Tanner delivered an address
of welcome to the state and Mayor E.
Wheeler, welcomed to the city. Adj
dresses were also made by George c.
Rankin, of Monmouth, grand master;
]. d. Murphy of Bushnell, grand patri-
arch; Mrs. D. Stone. of Vandalia, pres
ident of the Rebekah assembly.
Grand Sire, Fred Carleton, of Austin,
Texas, responded to the welcoming adj
dresses.
This afternoon the sovereign grand
lodge held a session and a reception
was rendered the visiting Rebekahs at
Odd Fellows hall. Sixty thousand Wis
itoIs are expected tomorrow and extern
sive preparations have been made for
their entertainment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
SENATOR BAKER GOES EAST.
Will Inquire About the Wa Keeney
Land Office and U. S. Marshal

Leavenworth, Sept. Ex-senator Ba-
ker left for Washington Saturday aft
ernoon. The senator will be absent ten
or fifteen days 1t is understood that
he is making the trip by way of looking
after some appointments.
The claim is made that the senator
believes the administration has been
imposed upon in selecting register of
the land office at a-Keeney. The
senator, in his list of recommendations,
included the name of w. S. Tilton, edi-
tor of the Osborne County Farmer, for
that place. In happens that Ike Pur-
cell. of Grainfeld, was appointed. The
claim is made that the secretary of the
interior has in some way got the thing
tangled up and has named the wrong
man. 1t is well known that Pension
Agent Leland and many leading Re
publicans had Endorsed Purcell, but no
one suspected that the recommendation
of the sena tor would in any way fail to
bring an appointment
The claim is also made that some
thing may be done in the matter of
United States marshal An effort is
being made to induce the senator to
"a bandon Sterne and select some one
else 1t is not thought. however, that
this has anything to do with his uneX-
pected trip east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
THE LARGEST LOCOMOTIVE.
Mexican Central Has a Monster Made
in New York.

New York, Sept. 20.-The last locomo-
tive, finished Saturday at Dunkirk, N
Y, for the Mexican Central road is
the largest of its kind ever constructed
1t is a double-ender, or consolidation
engine, with a trailing truck The en-
CINE alone weighs $4,000 pounds, and
in full working order, with a loaded
tender, weighs 2S5,000 pounds.
The cylinders are 21x26, the drivers,
40 inches in diameter. The boiler is of
the Belpafre type, and is IS inches in
side diameter at the front end, thus al
lowing an extremely tall man to stand
upright in it. The height of the engine
from the ground IS nearly IS feet, and
three men standing one on another's
shoulders could just reach the top of
the whistle. The fire-box is 122x42 on
top of frame. The engine is equipped
with automatic air and drive brakes
and the La Chatelier water brake. 1t
viii be put in use on the Tampico di-
vision of the Mexican Central a diyis-
ion noted for its grades and curves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
DIES IN ANGER.
An Aged Farmer Near Lyndon
Grows So Angry
Because His Brother Hitches
Up His Horse
THAT HE DROPS DEAD
After Trying to Stab His Broth
er With a Knife.
Lived on a 400 Acre Farm and
Was Wealthy.

Nels Larsen, aged go years, died Sat
urday, six miles north of Lyndon, I'M
der very peculiar circumstances
He and his brother, both old bach
elors, live together on their 400 acre
farm on the Dragon. Saturday morn
ing the brother, John. went to the sta
BILE and hitched up his brothers team
to do some work. NelS came out and
ordered him not to take the team. A
few words passed between them when
Nels drew a large knife from his pock-
ct and made a slash at his brother.
John caught him around the waist from
his back and called for Mr.. Watson,
who happened to be near at hand, to
take the knife away from Nels, which
he did.
John saw that his brother was quiet
and placed him on the ground. Motto
ing that he did not move he made a
hurried examination and found that he
was dead. He was buried Sunday af-
ter an inquest had been held. Mr..
Larsen is very wealthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
HoMESEEKERS MEET.
The Call Declares That 70 Per Cent
of the People are Tenants

Chicago, Sept. 20.-The first annual con-
vention of the National Homeseekers as
sociation, meeting of those interested
in urging the surplus population of the
cities to take up homes in the sparsely
settled agricultural regions of the United
States. was held here today. About SO
delegates were present from all parts of
the country, but at least 200 are expect
ed to appear at tomorrow's session. To-
days meeting was called to order by
George B. Girling of Chicago, chairman
of the executive committee of the assoc
citation. He made short statement out
lining the work of the association and
also read the call of the convention.
The call says: 1--WE firmly believe that
the safety of the republic is threatened
by the concentration of the population
into the crowded centers and history
teaches that those nations achieve the
highest attachments where the majority
of the people are home owners and not
tenants. and at the present time nearly
three-fourths of the American people are
living in rented homes. Such condi-
ton endangers the stability of the gov
eminent"
Permanent organization was then COM
Dleted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20

Leavenworth; George w. Atkinson. Lin
ton; Charles 5. Gardner, Ottawa; LiniS
S. Dunlap, FL Dorado; John Meyers,
National Military Home, Leavenworth.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Minor, Cotton
wood Falls.
Restoration and Increase-James Har-
ness, Valley Falls
Increase-George4 n. Moses, Great
Bend; Frank H Russell, Leavenworth.
Reissue-Lucius t. Barbour, Dear
ing
Original Widows, Etc.-Special, NAL
vina H. Angle, North Topeka; special,
Minors of Samuel c. Gregg, North To-
peka; Hattie A. Hilliard, Westmore-
land; Eliza A. Primmer, Lyndon; Mary
J. Case, Formosa.
Original-Harvey Lieurance, Tecum-
sch; George Hupp, Newton; Andrew J.
Mathes, Salina; Henry Keifer, Ottawa;
Alexander Mayhem, williamsburg; Os-
car D. woodward, Leavenworth; Ed
ward Reilly, Leavenworth.
Renewal-Harland P. Maynard, Be
lott.
Increase-Adam Herman, Beloit;
stephen II. Parish, Humboldt; John w.
Harley, Springhill; William H. Dunton,
Topeka
Reissue-John Francis, Colony
Reissue and increase-John A. Reece,
May Day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
MORE RATE CUTTING.
The Chicago & Northwestern Makes
Reduction on St. Louis Rate.

Chicago, Sept. 20.-The Chicago &c
Northwestern road has announced a
rate of S1O.95 from Omaha $1O.S5 from
Council Bluffs and $500 from Des
Moines to take effect on Tuesdays and
Thursdays, during the continuance of
the St. Louis exposition. All the other
roads interested in the territory affected
will make the same ateS. 1t is said by
the roads making the rates, that they
are compelled to make them in conse-
sequence of the $500 rate made from
Kansas City to Chicago by the Great
Western
The rates made are based on the rate
of 81. 90 from Des Moines, the local rates
Omaha and Council Bluffs. The result
of the rate of $500 from Kansas City
made by the Great Western has been
TO reduce all through rates from trans
Mississippi territory for which Kansas
City is a common gateway and it will
cost all the roads thousands of dollars
before the matter is settled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
professor Of mathematicg at wells col

professor of mathematics at Wells coll
lege, Aurora, N Y
Miss Mackinnon, like Miss Winston,
has pursued an advanced course of
study at Goettingen and has received
the doctors degree. Prior to this Miss
Mackinnon was graduated from the
University of Kansas in 1889, taking the
masters degree After her graduation
she taught mathematics in the Law
renee high school for time, but re-
signed this position in order to pursue
her studies further at Cornell college.
The work at Cornell, supplemented by
the higher training received at Goettin-
gen, gained for Miss Mackinnon the
professionally of mathematics at Wells
college-the position which she holds at
the present time.
1t is a fact worthy of mention that
Wells college has just admitted to its
Faculty another enc of the Kansas Uni
versity's graduates. Miss Anne Reese
Pugh. Miss Pugh is a sister-in-law OF
Prof. w. c. Stevens, of the department
of botany at the State University. and
was graduate from the university with
the class of 1891, receiving the masters
degree. Miss Pugh has since pursued q
special line of study abroad and has
held the chair of Roman languages at
Wellesley college, Mass. Every induce
nlent was offered her to retain this posi-
ton, but after mature elaboration
Miss Eugh resigned, and with the open
ing of the school year viii take charge
of the French department of Wells col
lege.
Although Kansas University women
have been given positions in eastern
colleges, they have not been compelled
to seek recognition abroad. From the
very beginning the university has ac-
knowledged and rewarded the faithful
enoeaVors of women scholars. Among
the first to be called to her support were
Miss Leonard, Miss Schlegel (now Mrs.
Professor Carruth) and Miss Kate Ste
phens( daughter of Judge N T. Ste
phens, of Lawrence), the former COM
he hA lot hair
graduated with the third class which
the university sent out.
Miss Stephens held the chair ofGreel
succeeding one of the earliest and ablest
OF the univerSity'S instructors, Prof.
Byron c. Smith None of the three is
in the university at present.