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The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
EDGED THE COLONEL.
Col. Stiles, o. n. g., Has an
Unpleasant Experience.

Kansas City, Dec ga Star special
from Guthrie, Q. T., says:
Colonel D. F. Stiles of the Oklahoma ma
tionaI guard was pelted with rotten eggs
last night al the depot while about to
board a train for Oklahoma City. The
assault was made by four men who stood
in the shadow of the depot building. Col
onel Stiles was bespattered from head to
foot and was compelled to return to his
home. His assailants escaped.
The affair is said to have been the re-
suit of bitter feeling among members of
cou-panv A O. N c. on v hich Colonel
Stiles recently reduced several non-com-
raissioned officers to the ranks. Colonel
Stiles who is Il retired captain of the
United States army, said today that he
felt certain of The identity of two of his
assailants and that he would bring crimi-
nal prosecution against them.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
Machinery Of the Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse
Comes to n Sudden Standstill
in Mid Ocean.
PANIC ON BOARD.
Big Ship Drifts HeIplessly For
Eight Hours.
A Heavy Sea Was Running All
the While.

New York, Dec. 23.-The giantess OF
ocean liners, the Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse OF the North German Lloyd lsne.
arrived from Bremen. Southampton ana
Cherbourg day late. She brought over
461 cabin and S9S steerage passengers. Her
passengers told of 4 terrible experience
From Cherbourg she met gale after
gale from the southwest and northwest.
The ocean piled high on her weather bow
and bulwarks, retarding her progress.
On the third day out from Cherbourg.
while heavy sea was running and nearly
all the passengers We're seasick in the
berths, the ships machinery was suddenly
stopped. 1t was just after the dinner
hour. Passengers rushed from their state
rooms to inquire the cause of the halt
All sorts of replies We're forthcoming to
the perturbed passengers
Some of the officers said the machinery
had broken down, others that the en-
gines had gone to pieces. and still others
that the rudder was disabled. After the
ponderous vessel was hove to she began
to drift. The tourists We're nervous. For
eight hours the steamer was adrift. till
she was fifty miles out of her course.
Then she started again
When the steamer reached quarantine
it was said the cause of her eight hours
delay was the giving away of the packing
of valves of the port engine. What had
really happened, however, was this one
of Chief Engineer Baum's assistants be-
came aware on the evening of December
10 that the head of the main boiler was
wobbling. Investigation showed that
one of the steel bands had broken or To
prevent the boiler from vibrating and n
possible explosion it was necessary 20
draw the fire from the furnace. stop the
ship and allow the parts TO cool To do
this required more time than the actual
repairs. which were made by the stan OF
seventeen engineers directed by chief
Baum.
Captain Engelbart laughed when the
idea of danger in connection with the
break was mentioned. He said there was
no danger at all and that the big ship
behaved sp1endidly.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
HAVANA BADLY SCARED.
Mistakes an Approaching Ger
man Ship For a L. s.
GunbOat.

Havana. Dec. 23.-Much excitement
was caused here when small white
warship. bearing a strong resemblance
to the United States gunbOat Anna pO-
lis, was seen slowly approaching the
harbOr. \ rumOr spread that an
American warship was coming in and
the people became greatly excited when
the strangers guns opened in a salute
to the forts. many believing the city was
being bonn mbarded.
It was soon apparent that the vessel
was the German schOOlship Stein, but
several hours elapsed before quiet was
restored in the city. A welcome was
extended to the Stein by the Spanish
naval and military authorities.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
TRAIN WRECKERS
Try to Wreck a Burlington
Train Near Thayer, Ia.

Thayer, Ia, Dec. 23.-An attempt
was made between here and Murray
last night to throw from the track Bur
lington train No. from Omaha.
About half past nine o'clock, as the
train was approaching the foot of Muir
ray hill, the engine left the track. For
tunately no particular damage was
done to it or to the train, nor was any
one on board at all injured.
Upon examination it was found that
the track had been tampered with and
footprints. of men We're seen on the hill
leading away from the rOadbed. The
for three rail lengths, the work being
done with a wrench and pinch bar,
which had been stolen from the car
house at Thayer.
$500 for the arrest of those implicated.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
CLEVELAND CREW RESCUED
Two of the Boats are Found, One is
Still Missing.

Victoria. B. c., Dec. 23.-The govern
ment steamer Quadria arrived this
evening with the survivors of the
steamer Cleveland, most of whom, all
though not seriously i'll, required medi-
cal treatment. Captain Walbran, of
the Quadria has but little hope for the
second officers boat and its nine Occu-
pants. He cruised as far north as Hes
QUOT and could find nothing of them
If they are still alive, they will be
found by the Willapa, which has gone
still further north.
The first officers boat was out five
days, being in sight of land, but afraid
to attempt the landing, on account of
the surf. The boat was half full of wa
ter at the time and the mems legs and
feet are badly swollen as a result The
third officers boat was out but two
days and the men on her have almost
fully recovered.
Captain Walbran says there will be
no difficulty in floating the Cleveland.
There is a big hole in her hull, but it's
full extent cannot be learned until all
the cargo is removed. The Canadians
who looted the ship have been SEN
fenced to terms of from one to six
months.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
BOUND FOR THE POLE.
Walter Wellman Has Bought
Vessel at TrOmsOe.

Christiania. Dec. 23.-Mr. Walter Well
man has bought at Tromsoe the sealer
Laura, a vessel of 153 tons. for the expe-
dition which he will lead to Franz Josef
land in June.
Nine men. chiefly Norwegians, will ac-
company Wellman, who once led an ex-
pedition to Spftzbergen for the purpose OF
attempting a journey over the ice toward
the north pole, but the weather condi-
tions were unfavorable and the expedition
was defeated.
Mr. Vellulau's present purpose is to ad-
vance northvvard over the island of Franz
Josef land as far as possible in the sea-
son of 1898, pitch his winter camp at the
farthest point reached. and in the season
of 1889 make an attempt to reach the
north pole.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
JUSTICE BREWERS SHOT.
In Speech at Charleston, S. C., He
FIRES at the Dispensary Law.

Charleston, s. c., Dec. 23.-The an
nuaI banquet of the New England soci-
ETY. of this city was given at the
Charleston hotel last night. The ora
fice David Brewer Of the supreme
court of the United States. He re-
sDcnded to 'Forefather's day" the
theme Of his address being the sacred
ness of home and the Importance Of OBJ
serving the right ana integrity of the
family
During the course of his address he
commented adversely upon legislation
which permitted a constable to search
a mans house upon suspicion and this
was taken by the audience to be ref
erence to the South Carolina dispensary
law.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
PIERPONT MORGAN'S PLAN
He Will Freeze Out Retail ndWhoIe-
sale Dealers in Coal

New York. Dec. .23.-The railroads sup
plying New York with coal have pIann-
ed to make a princely fortune of about
$l5.000,000 annually by dealing directly
with the consumer.
Both retail and wholesale dealers, at
least LOCO in number. in the Greater
New York. are to be frozen out of bus
the wages of 10000 laborers, who will
be forced out of work. viii go to swell
dividends on the stock of the railroads.
The chief mover in this gigantic un-
dertaking is ]. Pierpont Morgan. His
scheme is to sell the entire output of
the coal roads to one corporation in the
state of Pennsylvania.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
IMITATED MISS HERBERT
Chicago Woman Follows That Young
Lady's Course in Every Detail.

Chicago, Dec. 23.-AIrs. Jane Forrest,
60 years of age. committed suicide by
throwing herself headforemOst from a
third story window. Mrs. Forrest has
been i'll with nervous prostratiOn for
several years and had made repeated
attempts to take her life, and it was
by reading an account of the death of
Miss Leila Herbert that she gained
new idea of how to take her life. She
initiated as closely as possible the man
ner of Miss Herbert's death, and took
the trouble to crawl through a very
small window in order to throw herself
upon some hagstones in the rear of the
house.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
HUNTERS FROZEN.
Fate of Four Arkansas Men in
the Boston Mountains.

Little Rock. Ark. Dec. 29-From pas
sengers reaching here it is learned that a
party of four hunters We're found frozen
TO death by the roadside near Dawes
creek, Newton county, Monday morning.
1t is believed from descriptions of the
dead hunters that they were W. II.
hughes, A. H. Dolphin, John w. Bright
and Samuel Sewer, who outfitted here a
a couple of weeks ago. The claimed Chi
cago as their home, and it is said they
passed through Marshall. in Searcy coun-
ty. early last week. saying they were go
ing into the Boston mountains for game.
1t is believed the party lost their way in
the jungle of Dawes creek bottom.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
FOR THE ALASKA TRADE.
The Steamship Curacao Has Been
Purchased at a Cost of $18O,oOO.

New York, Dec. 2S-The Red D
steamship Curacao. has been sold by
the owners. AIessrs- Bouiton, Bliss and
Lealett TO go into the Alaska trade The
purchasers are said TO be Pacific coast
residents and the price paid S1S0,000.
The Curacao was built especially to
trade between this port, Curacao and
MaracaibO, by the Cramps, Of Phila
delphia.
draught and large cargo capacity. is a
valuable addition to the feet of yes
sells now plying between San Francisco,
Seattle, St. Michael and other points
along the coast of Alaska
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
MAGNATES AKRAIGNED
For Not Putting Vestibules on St.
Louis Street Cars.

st. Louis, Dec. 23.-Edwards Whita-
ker, president of the Lindell Railway
company; John ScuIlin, president of the
Union Depot Railway company; Cor
win H. Spencer, president of the South
ern Railway company and Capt. Robert
Mccullough, general manager of the
Cass Avenue and Fair Grounds Rail
way company were arraigned in the
court of criminal correction today.
They entered pleas of not guilty to
the charge of operating electric street
cars without vestibules for the pro-
lection of mOtOrmen, as provided by
law They were released on bond and
their cases docketed for trial on Jan
uary j.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
NOT AL JENNINGS.
The Real Robber of the Rock Island
Train is Caught.

Wichita, Dec. ga special to the
Eagle from FL Reno announces the
capture Of Oakdale. of Rink Hale, on
the charge of leading the gang which
robbed a Rock Island passenger train
at Chickasaw. I. T, a few months ago
The story received at El Reno comes
from Claud Chief. where Hale is now in
iail, and states that it is now certain
that Al Jennings, who was accused of
leading the robbery at Chickasaw. in
view of developments arising from
Hale's capture, is innocent of the
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
ROMAINE's QUICK TRIP.
From a Free Man to a Penitentiary
Convict in "a Hours.

The officers broke the record in the
case of r. y. Romaine. who was today
sentenced to two years in the state
peuitentiary.
Romaine, who has also gone under
the name Of Bert Schlegel, was arrest
ed by the sheriff's force early yesterday
morning. He was taken before a JUS
tice yesterday afternoon and bound
over This morning he plead guilty 10
burglary and larceny before Judge Ha-
zen and received his sentence. It us
uaIIy takes Il person charged with
crime at least six months to make the
rounds of the various departments and
receive his sentence. but Romaine ac-
conulished it all in q hours. He was 2
cook in Stills restaurant and was ar
rested for burgIarizing the room of
boarder and stealing a quantity Of his
clothing
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
PACK TRAIN FOR DYEA
Government Orders a Train of 30
Mules to Alaska.

Cheyenne. Wyo-. Dec. 23.-Orders
were received here last evening by the
ouartermaster of the Eighth United
States Infantry to have the army pack
train of the department of the Platte
stationed here leave for Alaska at the
earliest possible moment The pack
train is in charge of Chief Packer Tom
Mooney. He will have the entire outfit
consisting of ten expert packers and 50
trained and drilled pack mules in the
cars ready to start this afternoon The
destination Of the pack train is Dyea.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
BURTON JOINS GANG.
Will Lend His Efforts to Down Billy
Sterne.

Washington, Dec.23.-Hon. J. R. Bur-
ton. of Abilene, Kan, has Joined the
Leland forces at the capital. The op-
position to ex-State Senator Sterne,
who is Senator Bakers man for the
marshalship, object that when Mr. Bur
ton was the choice of the Republican
caucus for United States senator
Sterne bOlted the caucus and was alb
sent when the two houses met to en-
gage in Joint ballot.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
WAS FATALLY INJURED.
Santa Fe Passenger Train Strikes
Down a Soldier at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Kan, Dec 23.-Timo-
thy Downing,an old soldier, was struck
down by an engine of the Santa F'e
railroad hauling northbOund passenger
train No. 143 at the Third street cross
ing. a short distance north of the pas
senger station at the home last night.
The old man was in a dazed condition
and did not hear the approach of the
instrument of his tortures nor the
warning whistle or the Changing bell.
Downing was conveyed to the hos
pital in an unconscious condition on
a stretcher by his comrades. Down
ing's heel was cut off and his head was
a horrible spectacle, 1acerated in many
places.
Doctors say he cannot recover.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
BABIES EATEN BY HOGS
Horrible Fate of Two Little
Children in Missouri.

st. Louis. Dec. pa special to the
Post-Dispatch from Tiff City. Mo,
says:
Two little children Of a farmer living
near here climbed into a pig stye to
catch one of the pigs They were set
upon by a number Of hogs which killed
and ate both children before they were
found
The children belonged to the family
Of George Coakley and had been LEFT
alone at home, while their mother went
on an errand to a neighbor's.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
BLIZZARD IN new YORK.
Two Feet of Snow Have Fallen
and Still Coming.

watertown. n. Y, Dec. 23.-One of
the worst bIizzards that has visited
this section in a number of years. be
gan last evening. and continued all
night.
Two feet of snow now cover the
ground and is still coming. The snow.
50 far. has caused little delay to rail-
road traffic
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
ORANGE CROP HURT.
Cold Weather 1mperils the Safety of
Fruit il California

San Francisco. Dec. ga close es-
innate has been made and there are
s4iH oranges worth $4,000, 600 on the
trees
three nights badly damaged the fruit
Il is possible the entire remaining crop
is lost The cold weather continues
and growers fear the worst.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
window Glass Prices Go Up.

Pittsburg. Pa. Dec. .23-The American
Window Glass company, which controls
the output Of the window glass plants
of the country will issue price list on
January L which will advance prices
in proportion to the increase in wages
recently granted the workers This
means an advance of about Is per cent
over the prices existing before the lock-
out began.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
DROWNIN THETHAMES
Nine Men in a Boat Thrown Into the
River

London. Dec. ga boat containing
nine stevedores. while proceeding to a
steamer in the Thames today was cap
sized and all the man We're drowned.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
JULIA MARLOWE SICK,
Cancels Engagements an Starts for
New York.

Cincinnati, O.. Dec 23.-Julia Mar
lowe, who was billed to play here this
week, is belfast at the St Nicholas ho-
tel with malariaI fever. She will start
for New York tomorrow and may have
to cancel other gagements.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
Engineer Assassinatsd b His Cat.

City of Mexico, Dec Z3--Dennls Ealy
n well known member Of the American
colony, and a locomotive engineer on
the National railroad, was shot dead in
his car last night. near Salazar- No
reasons are gwen for the act and the
1nurderers have net been found
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
AGAINST THE SANTA FE
Judgment for I. p. Campbell
Who Was Refused Pass.

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 23.-Judge Dale,
in a decision against the Santa Fe for
refusing a return pass to I. P. Camp
bell, who shipped cattle, has given
plaintiff judgment for fare, costs and
attorneys fees.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
Nolan Held Id EuRaIo.

RuffalO n Y, Dec. 23.-James A
Nolan. of Colby. Kas., who escaped
from the Kansas state insane asylum
al Topeka, about two months ago. was
arrested in this city today and is be-
ing held for the Kansas authorities.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
ITALY, TOO.
Will Send a Fleet to China Like
Other European Powers.

London, Dec ga dispatch from
Rome says that a meeting of the Ital-
ian cabinet today it was decided to de-
spatch a squadron to Chinese waters.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-23
BAD BURST.
Big Philadelphia National Bank
Fails For $4,OOO,OOO.
Chestnut Street National Bank
Closes Its Doors.
WAS A BIG SURPRISE
To the DepositOrs Who Thought
1t Sound.
Its Business Had Been Falling
Of Rapidly.
WAS A BIG SURPRISE

Philadelphia. Dec 23.-The Chestnut
Street National bank did not open it's
doors for business this morning. The
reason therefor was stated in a notice
posted on the door. which read as fol-
lows:
The Chestnut Street National bank
is closed for business and is in the
hands of the national bank examiner.
"(Signed) WN. NJ HARDT,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-04
THE FOOD THAT MAN NEEDS
A Wise Combination Necessary to
Keep the Blood i'm Order,

LAS in the daily wear and tear of life
a great deal of the substance of a
mans body is used up, it is absolutely
necessary that the repair to the body
be carefully and Systematically looked
after writes Mrs. S. T. Rorer in the
Ladies Home Journal Then. too.
man must create heat and force. ac-
cording to the climate in which he lives
and the occupation which he follows.
A wise combination of food is. there
fore, necessary to keep the body in
working order. In cold weather We
need a larger amount of carbonaceous
foods-fats, sugars and starches-than
we do in summer. In the hot climates
and during the hot months fruit and
green vegetables, containing the salts
necessary to keep the blood in good
condition should be used freely. Ac-
cording to our method of living in this
country We should take about two parts
of repair food, such as meat, eggs,
milk, cheese, or, in the vegetable king
dom, the old peas, beans and lentils,
to three parts of carbonaceous food,
such as white bread, potatoes, rice, but
ter, cream and fats of all kinds Then
we must have a certain amount of
bulky or watery vegetables, such as
lettuce spinach, cabbage, onions, and
also the fruits. In making out a daily
ration we should have at the begin
ming Of the meal some light dish that
may be taken slowly, to prepare the
stomach for the food that is to follow
then a meat or it's equivalent. With
beef we should serve potatoes; with
mutton, rice; with chickens, either rice
or pOtat
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-04
THE PRESIDENTS SALARY.
Can He Live at Ease From the ln-
come From His Savings?

st shall not attempt to answer the
question, How much of his salary does
the President expend?' writes EXPIRES
ident Harrison in the Ladies Home
Journal" on THE Social Life of the
President" But those who think that
he can live at his ease after his retire.
ment on the income from his savings
should take account of several Things:
First, that the net income from SAFE IN
vestments does not exceed per cent;
second, that the amount invested IN
home yields no income, and third, that
he must have a private secretary, LOT
his mail will be so large that ne can
not deal with it himself A son OF one
of our most eminent Presidents VINO
had lost all of his means told me that
it was pathetic to see his father. who
was in ill health, laboring beyond his
strength to answer the letters that
came to him. But if the President re-
tains a full measure of health he will
take care of himself If he was ever
capable of directing the affairs of the
Nation he may be trusted to admins
ter his own business; and if he has
won the esteem of his fellow-citizens,
and has rightly valued it, he will not
barter it for riches. To any vocation
from which a man may be suitably
called to the Presidency he may suit
ably return
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-04
Curling the Male Animals.

eff testimony concerning the all
prevalence of masculine expectoration
could be taken from typewriters alone"
remarked one of that class of young
women, some startling revelations
might be made. / am in an office with
seven or eight alleged gentlemen, who
all dictate letters to me, and who all
expectorate freely all around me, as I
sit at the machine.
After each man has departed
throw blotters on the floor all around
me to make my surroundings endura-
BILE. Strange to say, not one of these
men has ever noticed how my floor is
strewn with blotters, except in one in
stance, when our President remarked:
Miss Mary, you use a great many
blotters.
MY response was: Yes, sir; 1 have
to-
THE colored porter finally penetrated
the reason of my strewing blotters on
the floor. He probably apprised some
of the men in the office. for matters
have been pleasanter for me ever since.
To all girls~who have been annoyed in
this way I earnestly recommend the
blotter system. To attract attention to
any reform helps it on."-Indianapo-
lis Journal.