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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29

one OF the men IN the party ahead Of him
whom be met at Dyea- that al the ueo-
PIE talk about at Dawson IS the food fam
ire Men were gathering IN groups ard
cursing with might and main the new
corners that were constantly coming fnts
the EIondize with scarcely any urovis-
ions The mounted police were Offering
free transportation 10 the --erub piles
further down the Yukon but 20 countless
hundreds who had labored hard all
through the sumner accommodating grub
stake the prospect was uuluvilirg co say
the least The men figured that it would
take all their earnings IN gold to pay
their living expenses al Fore Yukon dur
ing the winter. and that in the spring
they would not have even enough left to
pay passage money back to Dawson. to
say nothing OF purchasing enough food
TO suosist until they could GET started
again. To these poor fellows the 0f-sr &C
the mounted police was no better than
the prospect at Dawson Of being c1u-
PEELED to live On half ratlsns until the
supply boats could reach lhe dIggiugs ID
the spring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
AUGUSTIN COSSIO OUT.
Father Of EvangeIina Cisnsros is Re
leased by the Spanish GovsEnmsne

Havana. Nov 29-Tha government
has released from prison Augustiu
Cossio. Juan Arias. Emilio Betancourt
ard RoseEdo BetaDeourt- 1t has also
released Thomas J Jordan a prison
er captured, according to the auega-
tio1s. after the landing Of an expedi-
rfon by the American steamer Three
Friends. and Manuel Hernandez who
is said 10 have been 4 member Of an
other hGbUstzriu.g expedition Both
men are under sentence of death
washington. Nov. z9-Augustfu Cos
sio Is the father Of Miss E7vaugeIfua
C0ssio Clsueros- Who several weeks
ago escaped from 3 Spanish prison in
Cuba and had been under arrest for a
long time
SeuoTita Cisneros- when seen had
not been informed Of the release Of her
father from prison. though she Under
stood his pardon vas 10 be granted
about this time She has not been in
communication with him since his IN
carceraCE and has no idea OF what
his movements may be She does not
believe however. that he viii come 10
the United States
Spanish 1ails are at last clear OF
American prisoners
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
MRS. MERRY's BODY FOUND.
Uuearthed Through = Confession OF
Her Husbands AccompIice.

Chicago, III, Nov z9.-Through the con-
fessfon Of Daniel Ryan. alias Hickey, the
body of Mrs. Pauline Merry. wife Of Chris
TOPPER Merry. has been unearthed in
ditch On Eighty-seventh street about 800
feet west of Western avenue. where Merry
had II buried Merry killed his wife On
the night Of the 18th inst. at their home,
80 Hope street. by choking her 20 death,
and after conceaIIng the corpse under the
floor of the kitchen during Saturday,
buried it on Saturday night The men
who accompanied aim on the trip wh'S1
ended in the burial were Ryan and James
smith. who assisted Merry in his peddIing
business Merry and Smith are not yes
captured Ryan says they have gone to
Florida but the police do not believe IL
From what Ryan says. they think Merry
killed Smith. as he was afraid his aC-
completes would peach on him Ryan
says that on the 18Th inst. Merry who
had just paid a fine of so for beating his
wife. went TO q neighbours where she had
staying. and forced her at the point Of 4
revolver 10 60 home with him
All the people on the street, which IS
short thoroughfare, saw Merry driving
his wife home. but they we're afraid Of
me man ard did not dare interfere
It went into the house Friday night
said Ryan. who. with Smith slept in the
stable and found Merry choking his wife
On the lounge An 6OIE later 4 went II
again and found hlr1 choking her On the
floor Then went 70 the stable to bed.
and in the morning Merry told ne his
wife was dead Merry. smith and tore
up the kitchen floor put the body under
il and that night We took the body IN 4
wagon 10 the place where it was buried
We hung around the house a day or two,
ard then Merry and Smith disappeared
1 went out to Nick H-edu0nd's, on West
TweIfth street. and slept in the barn.
where the police caught me think
Merry killed smith, as he was afraid he
would tell on him
Merry was seen On Thursday night near
the place where the body was found but
he was alone 3Ierry's son Christie, 3
yeas and months Of age. was the first
to teu the police about the murder He
said Papa shot mamma and hit her
with a poker Tnen he took her away in
a wagon and nut her IN q hole
The morning after the murder Merry
took his son across the street and left him
with his uncle. Cl0tworthy CIough- Merry,
Ryan and smith have pentreutlary rec
ords.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
STEADILY FALLING.
G. a r Rapidly Decreasing n Mem
bership-Lost 1000 Last Year

The roster of the Kansas G A r de-
partmeut shows a decrease IN member
snip of over 1 600 last year. and it IS
feared by the department officers that
this record viii be exceeded this year,
although the final report viii not be
made until after the first Of the year
New posts are being organized coca
sIOuauy- but the principal difficulty IS
found in keeping the present members
At Newton q new post has been or
gained by Pgpulst old soldiers. who
beCame Disguised with the political ma
ture Of the old post and withdrew In
ma king application for a charter the
men who were Interested in II informed
the department headquarters that they
Withdrew from the old post because Of
the persistent effort OF the members TO
make IL q political ulachIne-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
B0fC0TTIHG JONES.
Kansas City Labor Unions viii
Push the Fight on the
Big Store.


Kansas city nov -s--NFar CT the most
determined character has been declared
On the Jones Dry Goods eor7oa7z- hy- RI.
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I71- 20 demonstrate labor's
Strength ana 70 SHOW the citizens that
the IEnr against this hrm IS On II ear
nest
At meeting of the Industrial Council
the central labor body va--=r7-r- -rfz
move was decided u1ou- All the dele
gates 10 the council ana he members If
the different unions VIII BE- ra7rez-A.f Fl,
meet at LABOR headquarters. 1117 Walnut
street. at o'clock %. M Saru-,5av- F+-rA
. procession VIII be formed. with the ban
uars OF the unions and =racfsI7v- 5Asiors-f
traus1arer1cfss. 1t will move 7z-.sr an
Eleventh street 70 Main ana 7o--n n
sixth street where il VIII SION in from
of the Jones store
Here viii ersue "a hot time IN the old
town.. according to Iab0r,s reDrasAn-7
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
SNAP SHOTS At HONE NEWS


This was the coolest morning Of the sea
Frank Sheldon returned to kansas city
to6aF-
John lulehau has been commissioned
notary public
Peter smith. the banker has returned
from ST Louis
The lLaecabees lodge No. y VIII have a
celebration On December It
The new Building at the insane asylum
has reached the second door-
The directors Ct the Santa Fe VIII meet
in New York next Thursday
Revival meetings are being held at the
Kansas Avenue IL E church
General Manager Frey Of the santa Fe
returned Saturday from chicago
The Foster Humane society benefit viii
&c Elven next Thursday evening
The Third Presbyterian church had spe-
c-al music 1asr night by the choir
Born to 1Ir and Mrs. William HeIse of
- Monroe street. a sou- yesterday
The N-lnl= Chautauqla meets tonight at
the FIRST Methodist church parIors-
The windows were t-escoed by the frost
f5r The Grsr time this season today
Every bicycle dealer in Topeka VIII have
q chatnl=sz wheel % sell This winter.
c. G. Clemens Iectur=d on SpirlruaIlsr1
before the Topeka society lass evening
Frank welgh5uaan sang solo at the
FIRST Methodist church Yesterday morn
fnz
Everett Dallas i recovering from the
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The FAN Festival souvenir number Of
-A7 western F14El@s A-asazlne nas been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
SLEEP WALKER KILLED.
IronmouIdsr Frank Lynch Dies at the
Kausss City EospitaL

Kansas City. Nov zs.-Frank Lynch.
the iron mouIder- who. while asleep,
walked out Of a seCOud-story window
at his boarding house, 1918 St Louis
avenue. last Monday night. died IN
great agony at the city hospital Sat
urday afternoon
Lynch dreamed he vas a fireman and
that he was scaling q high wall from
which he fell
Lynch was - years Of age and had
been employed at the ArmOurdaIe
foundry By his fall he suffered a
compound fracture Of the hip and re-
ceived internal injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29

Ex-State Senator H b Kelly is plan
mig 10 start a new PopuIIsr paper il
Topeka He hopes 10 0ceuDy the fiaId
which the Advocate vacated when Sen
aror PETER retired as editor of the pa
Per The new venture VIII aspire TO
become the official P0puIist organ OF
the state ana viii make an effort to
take from the Advocate and News the
work OF the official state paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
LUCKY BALDWIN QUITS.
He VIII Send No More Horses to the
Eastern Circuit.

san Francisco. Nov. 2s.-The black
and maltese cross Of the santa Anita
stables has been seen for the last tine
on the eastern tracks For fifteen
years E. K Baldwin has sent a string
Of horses across the continent bat this
year he has not made the usual stake
entries for future events
II is the Intention Of Mr. Baldwin to
maintain a small string On the Calif0r-
MIA circuit but he viii hereafter sen
his yearIIngs at public auction every
year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29

4 Nephew Leaves Phoenix, Arfz-,
With Another Mans Horse

WIta Auothsr MAS Aorss-
Phoenix. Ariz-. Nov. 2s.-vvaIlace Dun
can. young nephew Of General Lew
wallace, and son Of John s. Duncan
leading attorney Of Indianapolis. is miss
ing and with him has gone a saddle horse
hired by Wallace from livery stable zt
midnight Saturday.
Early Saturday evening the young man
passed several checks. aggregarlng about
&c. alleged to be signed By a local physi-
Cian- In the case Of one chsek Wallace
was compelled to make a restitution a
warrant is cut for his arrest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29

no convictions could be secured and 7
have concluded to appoint 10 sucn Off
ciaLs 10 monkey WlIh TIE liquor busI-
ness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29

Early orders. better results at shy
der's New Photo Gallery, 20 Kansas
avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29
Mineral Water.

The finest in the west Come and try
It. J. " PHILIPS
81 ". Eighth St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-29

To Cure gousti 1atiou Forever
Take Casearsrs Candy Ca1harlic Ice or &C.
Il c. c. c. fail TO cure. druggists refund Money
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04
Report.

The foi wing statement of the
general conditions of crops through
out the state, for lie week ending
May 3lst, is furnished by Section
Director ii. c. Bate, of the Nash
vile Bureau, U. S. Department of
Agriculture:
The week was dry and cool, ex'
cept during the latter part, when
warm weather prevailed. Still the
conditions were quite unfavOra-
BILE for the healthy growth of young
crops, the cool nights being hurt
full to cotton and corn, which have
made unsatisfactory progress. In
many places the first paintings of cot
ton have such bad stands that farmers
are blowing up the crop and plant
ing the area in corn, but where it
has fair stand the work of chop
ping out is in progress. Corn is
quite small for the season and is
just starting to grow, but the favor
able weather for out door work has
enabled farmers to get their fields
clean, and most of the crop has been
worked over for the second time.
Wheat has continued to develop
well and is blooming and filling
we'll, with fair prospects for a good
yield. Rust is reported in many
counties, but no material damage
has resulted thus far. In some cOun-
ties it is ripening and will be ready
for harvest in few days. Winter
oats, as a rule, have fair prospects.
but in some places the fields are full
of "cheat." Spring oats are report
ed heading low on account of dry
weather. The week was very favor
able for cutting and saving clover
hay. Young clover is suffering for
want of rain, in fact rain is much
needed over the entire State to res
tore falling conditions in young
crops, and especially to enable to-
bacco planters to finish setting out
their plants, which are getting over
grown in their beds; this is also true
of sweet potatoes. Irish potatoes
are growing slowly, but the Colora-
do beetle is reported destructive in
many places. Meadows are reported
in good condition, as a rule. Mil
let sowing has progressed well, but
seeds are not terminating we'll ow-
ing to dry weather. Apples are re-
ported dropping off. Good show
ers fell in portions of the Eastern
and Western Sections on the goth.
Light frosts occurred in the North
eastern portions on the Goth and
9th.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04
Middleton News.

The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Middleton High School
were held last Friday. Rev. w.
A. Russell, of Bolivar, delivered
the closing address to a well filled
house. An entertainment was Civ
en- at night, and tie pupils demon
strated the fact that they had been
well trained under a corps of COM
petent teachers.
Messrs. Aleck Nicely and Buck
Wilson left Sunday on their wheels
for Chewalla. When near Cypress
Tank, Mr.. Nicely was taken with a
cOngestive chill. Both gentlemen
returned on the evening train.
Mrs. J. P. Shearin left Monday
for Waller, Miss, to spend a few
days. She will go from Waller to
her home, Robinsonville, Miss.
J. A. Foster, of Bolivar, visited
our town last week.
Several of the young people of
Pocahontas attended the concert
given by the Middleton High
School Friday evening.
Mrs. w. A. Hudson and children,
of Covington, are here on a visit to
Col. and Mrs. Z. Hussey.
Miss Addie Farris, teacher of |
music and elocution in the High
School, returned to her home at
Monday evening.
Miss May Hunter, of Grand
JUNCTION, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Alice Wilson.
The Arvy Normal Institutes first
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, Ill. was told by her doctors
she had Consumption and that there
was no hope for her, but two bottles
DR.. Kings New Discovery complete
ly cured her and she says it saved
her life. Mr.. Thos. Eggers, 1919
Florida ST., San Francisco, suffered
from dreadful cold, approaching
Consumption; tried without result
everything else then bought one bot
tie of DR.. Kings New Discovery
and in two weeks was cured. He
is naturally thankful. 1t is such
results, of which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy
of this medicine in Coughs and
Colds. Free trial bottles at w. J.
COx's Drug Store.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04
Grand junction News.

Our fruit growers commenced
shipping peaches last Saturday. The
crop is fine.
Mr.. J. A. Prewitt and wife, of
Memphis, spent the week here visit
ing relatives.
A crowd of Is or 20 from Grand
Junction and Hickory Valley will
spend a few days camping at Crews
pond this week. They are amply
supplied with camp stools, cots and
tents.
LastSaturday the following school
board was elected: T. d. Prewitt,
r. H. Stroup, w. G. Graham, w.
T. Follis, d. c. Wells and J. ii.
Prewitt. The above mentioned gen.
tlemen are active and enterprising
and DESTROYS of advancing the cause
of education in their community.
Elm Camp No. 90, Woodmen of
the World, gave an ice cream supper
at the Commercial Hotel recently.
The dining hall was handsomely
decorated. Nearly 200 guests were
present. There was an abundance
for all. The popular members of
the order, who had charge of the af-
fair, left nothing undone to make
every one feel at home.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04

Abraham Lincoln's offer of marri-
age was a very curious one, and sim
gular enough, it has but recently
come to light. Numerous as his
biographers have been and closely
as they have CLEANED for new facts
and materials, it was left for the Ia
test one, Mr.. Jesse Welk, of Green
castle, to discover this unique and
characteristic production of Mr.. Lin
coins almost untutored mind. The
letter is one of several written, pre-
sumably, to the lady he afterward
married. Addressed to "My dear
Mary" it reads as follows:
"You must know that / cannot see
you or think of you with indiffer-
ence; and yet it may be that you are
in regard to what my real
feelings toward you are. If knew
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04
District Conference.

SALISBURY, May 29.-After a
Prayer service, held by Hon. 1. j..
Walker, the conference came to or
der for the transaction of business.
The minutes were read and APP
proved. The election of delegates
to the annual conference was taken
up and resulted in the election of
the following: J. r. Pepper, A. w.
Newsom, d. @. Sauls, l. J. Walker.
Alternates, e. L. Morrison, II. L.
Estes, James Hood.
The report of the committee on
quarterly conference journals was
read and approved.
The renewal of the licenses of
local preachers was called. Rev. A
NJ. Merrill of First Church, Mem
phis, was called, and in his absence
DIR. Smart asked for the renewal of
his license. His license was renewed,
as was also the license of the fol-
lowing local preachers of the dis
trict: Monson t. Dye, o. o. How
ard, B. d. Holly, w. E. Smith, E.
J. Morgan, w. Ill. Cousins, J. III.
Willis, William Simpson.
The place of the meeting of the
next session of the district confer
ence was fixed, LAGRANGE being the
place.
Ten o'clock being the hour set
for discussing the subject of mis-
sions, the question was taken up and
forcibly discussed by Judge L. II.
Estes in his inimitable way.
Mrs. b. Branch, secretary of the
woman's missionary society, read a
report before the conference.
Resolutions of thanks were adopt
ed to Memphis d Charleston Rail
road for favors and to the people of
Salisbury for their hospitality.
A resolution committing the MEM
bers to greater zeal and earnestness
was passed.
Rev. G. n. Pettigrew made some
remarks suggesting a federated effort
of two or more charges in a mass
meeting looking to the interest of
missions.
A resolution commencing the eff
Gent and able president of the con-
ference, Rev. w. G. Johnson,
passed.
A resolution of thanks to the pas
tor, Rev. B. B. Thomas, for his
untiring effort to please and enter
tain the members of the conference
while here, and to the choir for SER
vice rendered, passed.
DR.. H. w. Key, president of the
Memphis Conference Female Insti-
tute, addressed the conference in
he interest of that institution.
The ability, of the president DIR.
w. {. johnson, and his answering
adherence to parliamentary law ia
governing the conference, and to
law of the church,
n his decisions, did much toward
making it most pleasant and prof
table session of the conference,
The conference closed with love
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1897-06-04

that you were not I should not
trouble you with this letter. Perhaps
any other man would know enough
without further information; but
| consider it my peculiar right to
plead ignorance and your bounden
duty to allow the plea. / want in all
cases to do right, and most partic
ularly so in all cases with women.
| want at this particular time more
than anything else to do right with
you, and if l knew it would be do
ing right, as rather suspect it would
to let you. alone, / would do it.
And for the purpose of making the
matter as plain as possible l now
say you can drop the subject, dis
miss your thoughts-if you ever had
any-from me for ever, and leave
this letter unanswered without call
ing forth one accusing murmur from
me. And l will even go further and
say that if it will add anything to
your comfort and peace of mind to
do so, it is my sincere wish that
you should. Do not understand
by this that l wish to cut your ac-
quaintance / mean no such thing.
What l do wish is that our further
acquaintance shall depend upon your
self. If such further acquaintance
would contribute nothing to your
happiness, / am sure it would not to
mine. If you feel yourself in any
degree bound to me, I am willing
to release you, provided you wish it;
while, on the other hand, I am will
ling and even anxious to bind you
faster if l can be convinced that it
will add to your happiness.
This, indeed, is the whole question
with me. Nothing would make me
more miserable than to believe you
miserable; nothing more happy
than to know that you were so.
In what l have now said | cannot
be misundstood, and to make my
self understood, is the only object
of this letter. fit suits you best
not to answer this, farewell. A
long life and merry one attend you.
But if you conclude to write back,
speak as plainly as | do. There can
be neither harm nor danger in say
ing to me anything you think just
in the manner you think it.@Y our
friend, Lincoln"
Probably this is the queerest love
letter on record, and the most re-
markable offer of marrige ever made. |
1t is a love letter without a word |
of love and a proposal of marriage
that does not propose.-1ndianapo-
lis Journal.