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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

INVESTIGATION has proven, beyond doubt,
that nearly all of the popular" issue of bonds
have been secured by the banks, mainly through
"dunmies." The writer OF this knows of
some instances i'll which banks secured bonds
by this means Certain individuals "pur-
chased $500 worth of bonds each who never
had half of that amount at time i'll their
lives
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

ADMIRAL SAMPSON, who has done nothing
but pose, is to receive $40 900 prize money for
the capture, or destruction of Cervera's fleet
Dewey, who did such gallant work at Manila,
gets $40, 900 prize money. Schley gets emit F"
Sampson is a Republican; Dewey and Schley
are Democrats-silver Democrats at that, See?
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

GENERAL PANDo says we have had no war;
that there are 200 900 Spanish soldiers in Cuba
who have not seen an American soldier; that
the whole trouble was created by politicians i'll
America and Spain, for their own benefit.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09
HYPOCRITICAL JIM.

Hon. lanes A. Troutman, in declining to
accept the nomination for attorney general on
the prohibition ticket, says: 81 am always
ready to make fight hand-in-hand tor law and
order and the honor of the state but you ask
HE to Join criminal crusade against the honor
of the state which would aid in perpetuating
the reign of incompetency and venality OF the
political charlatans that now bring disgrace and
dishonor to our coat-of-arms. must decline
TO the extent of my limited influence shall aid
in the election of the Republican ticket and
the vindication of the honor and intelligence
of our commonwealth. Mail and Breeze.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

TT is reported that the Democrats OF New
York will Tin "Teddy" Roosevelt, commander
Of the trough rders.' for governor. The Re-
publicans talked of nominating him after while,
but thelDemocrats will make ''scoop" this
tine.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

TIE Kansas City Journal of September 1st
assures its readers that the reports of excessive
sickness in the army are untrue, yet in the
same paper is list, nearly column long, set
in small type, Of sick soldiers from Missouri
alone-and the list isn't near complete.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

ACCORDING to the Capital and other Topeka
papers, the drug stores of that city are making
Target increased sales of liquor since the
"ioints were closed"
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

IT is reported that there are many deserters
from the regular army, be cause the soldiers are
afraid of being sent back to Cuba.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

A ST. LOUIS court has decided that boy
colt is legal where force is not used. In this
decision, the labor unions gain victory
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

THE Topeka papers tell about the rushing
business done by saloon at Garfield park, To-
peka, on Labor day.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

A GREAT diary school is to be established at
the Agricultural college at Manhattan.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

liz Chase county, the Democrats endorsed
part of the Populist ticket and part of the Re
publican ticket.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

ALeER was warned by DR.. Nicholas Sem
against Chichamauga, but he paid ne attention
TO the warning Note the result
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1898-09-09

GENERAL MILES would like to know why
his meu have not been paid. He can ask
,ood MANY harder questions if he chooses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
KANSAS NEWS.
Six Men Behind the Bars at
Hays City
Who Have Operated as Safe
Blowers and Thugs
ALL OVER KANSAS.
Had Been at SaIina, CIaflin and
Walker Lately.
Their Buried Money Found
Near Salina.
ALL OVER KANSAS
Found

Hays City, Oct. 27.-Six clever crooks
whom the Pinkertons and the police of
many towns in Kansas have been try
ing to run to earth for some time have
been landed behind the bars here. They
were arrested at Salina a week or ten
days ago, but even after their arrest
the Salina authorities were unable to
obtain sufficient evidence to convict
them of any of the crimes of which
they were suspected.
superintendent j. H. Schumacher, of
the Kansas City Pinkerton detective
agency, was called into the case and he
fastened a number of crimes on the
gang in short order. Mr.. Schumacher
left here last evening after seeing to it
that the six crooks were held to the
district court on a charge of safe blow
ing. When the members of the gang
were arrested, they were camped in
clump of timber near Salina. They were
travelling over the country in covered
wagon, and their outfit was found about
a week after they had been landed in
Jail.
The SaMna authorities found SIS in
amount Of silver coin that had been
buried near the Santa Fe cattle pens
there. Among the bills was a $40 note
that had been torn and slightly burned
by some explosion. This bill led to the
fastening Of the crime of Swallowing
on the gang. Mr.. Schumacher had in
his possession a portion of the torn bill,
the pieces of which fit precisely, and
which were picked up in the office of
the Clafin Grain company at Claflin,
Kan, one morning about three weeks
ago, after the company's safe had been
blown open with nitro glycerin. Other
bills that had been buried by the gang
were identified as having been stolen
from safe in the Office of lumber
company at Walker, Kan.
Joseph Hanley and James Hill, two
members of the gang under arrest, are
well known to the Pinkertons and the
police of Kansas City. They operated
there as sneak thieves some years ago
with considerable success. The other
four crooks have operated in Omaha
and Denver. They are box car looters
and burglars. For nearly three months
the gang has been travelling through
northern Kansas in a covered wagon,
stealing from farmers along the route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
MRS. Holm a. LOGAN.

as the greatest heroes of that immortal
strife for liberty. The year '1812,' the
war with Mexico, and the rebellion of
1861 had their heroines, whose courage
and endurance of hardships at home,
in the hospitals, and on the field rival
led that of the ''Joans'' of other ages.
In the years of sweet peace since Ap-
pomattox American women, north and
wounds, effacing the scars, and smooth
ing the pathway of progress and unity.
They have wrought necessarily in all
the fields of civilization. They have
trampled down prejudice and ignorance,
and have kept abreast of the advance
meut of the times. Christianity, educa-
ton, and philanthropy have occupied
them constantly, whetting to the keen
est edge their finer sensibilities; a wall
of anguish from any source has received
a prompt response. Local and national
calamities have enlisted their indefati-
pa bIe efforts for relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
BALTIMORE BASEBALL.
Vonderhorst Displeased With the
Team-May Trade Jennings
and KELLEY

Baltimore, Oct 27.-There is little
foundation to the alleged deals pending
for the transfer of the Baltimore club to
New York, Brooklyn, and elsewhere.
The basis of the whole matter lies in the
keen disappointment of Treasurer Won
derhorst, who finds himself in a differ
ent position from what he Is accuS-
toned to at the close of a season Hith--
ertO when the season wound up the club
had a snug sum in the treasury, and
when the division was made Wander
horst was happy. This season the bal
ance is on the wrong side, and Wander
horst's feelings toward the club, some OF
situation, are not amiable. He has
publicly given vent to his feelings and
the expressions have probably the basis
for reports of contemplated deals.
President Manager Hanlon, who does
all the real negotiating. has had no Of
either Freedman or Abel. He said to-
day: Il don't know what Mr.. Wander
horst has been saying in New York, but
I don't think he would do any thing
without consulting me-"
The base ball world need not be star
will give Jennings and Kelley to some
other team. These two players are in
disfavOr with Hanlon just now
Throughout last season they played on
their regulations. Kelley fielded his
position in great style, but always tired
at the bat. He was retired on many an
infield hit just because he was too tired
to run. Jennings showed the same in
difference to his batting average Third
BaSeman McGraw says he would rather
go out of the game than play in New
York. The same is true of Robinson.
who, with McGraw, has built up a bust
ness here which pays them much bet
ter than their salaries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
BIG VOTE IN NEW YORK.
Registration Presages a Full Poll in
the FaI EIeetion.

New York. Oct. 27.-The registration
totals show that not only in New York
City, but in the interior Of the state as
well, full vote win be cast In this
county the registration excels that of
1897, which was exceptional in the city
because of the mayOralty contest. Even
in the city the figures are not far be-
hind.
Corrected returns give the registra-
ton in New York county for the fourth
day as 1853; in Queens county, Z, 743, and
in Raymond, 1894 The totals for the
four days are:
view L OhA 81 ,U9l
hlhSS ...'...'.. ..-s-.-........s. .2O1, l4l
queens ...-......s......-... 25,442
RlchInohd .-..---..-........- II, gay
In this connection the Herald of Sun
day, October %, says:
voters went to the registration
places yesterday, the last day, in good
~ numbers, and in Brooklyn, it ap-
peared from figures received up to mid
night, that something of a squirt had
characterized the final day when citi-
zens could get their names on the lists.
In some wards there the total reg
istration exceeded that of last year,
while in one ward, the Second, the fig
ures for the two years were exactly the
same, SIG.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
a CABLE TO HAWAII.

It Is reported that the Hawaiian COM
mission will lay before congress early
in the approaching session the matter of
the construction Of a telegraph cable
to the Sandwich islands. It is intimat-
ed that the granting Of a subsidy to a
corporation for the purpose of construc-
ton will be recommended The Chi
cago Journal promptly registers it's op-
position to the subsidy plan in the fol-
lowing language:
By all means let US have a cable to
Honolulu. Closer commercial and po-
dltlcal relations with Hawaii demand it.
and there are a hundred considerations
that make it advisab and eXpedient il
not a absolutely necessary. But there ara
no considerations that make it necessa-
~ to subsidize a private corporation for
the purpose.
The subsidy business in this country
mas been very much oVerdone Our
great railroad systems all had to be sub
S1dlzed with enormous grants of pub
lie lands, and then they turned in and
through discrimination and favorftfsn1
made themselves the allies of monopo-
dies and trusts, and instruments in the
ruthless oppression of the people on
whose property they throve. Steam
ship companies have been accused Of
similar sins.
The benedciaries OF public generosity
are uniformly without gratitude. Sub
Sldy beSgarS are usually sturdy rOgueS
entirely able to work
The reported scheme of the Hawaiian
commission means that the government
would lay the cable and then turn if
over 10 q private monopoly to reap the
pfouIs OF a tribute levied on the COM
merce of the islands
II private capital can't shoulder the
DuIQens 1t shouldn't reap the rewards
= " the peoples government should own
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27

transported from Ell Reno to Fort Sill,
a distance of some fifty miles, very lit
allowed to ride near the rear of the
band of Indians. AS they were passing
through a thicket he jumped off his
pony and ran away. The guards were
afraid to leave the other Indians, and he
was allowed to go.
Geronimo is about IS years old, but is
very active. He has a road picked out
to his old Mexican home, and it is be-
ieved that he has taken this trail, which
is known only to the Indian agent at
Fort Sill, over forty miles away. It
agency and then have them start from
there on the trail of the old chief. Two
deputies left at once after him, but re-
turned shortly unable to discover his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27

two-thirds of her time in running after
a carpenter.
Druggists say that it is never difficult
to sell a patent remedy for heart dis
ease. Every one imagines that his heart
is afflicted.
No one viii ever thank you for pick
ing the hairs off his coat. Every one
would rather have them stay on than
to have his attention called to his IN
tidiness.
Another Atchison young man has
gone to the devil as a result of being
treated too we'll It Injuries a young
man more to treat him too well than to
treat him unfairly.
We have an idea that when a partic-
ularly wicked man goes to hell, he Will
have nothing in the way of fruit to
eat except pawpaws, and nothing in the
way of meat except 'possunl
An Atchison woman who has laid her
third husband under the daisies, and is
struggling along with a fourth, has
made the discovery that the advice on
How to Manage Husband in a
woman's magazine which she has al
ways faithfully followed, was written
by woman who never had a husband
You should hear her snort
An attempt to give a series of parties
for three AtchisOn brides has been
are too new; they don't want to COM
pei their husbands to eat a cold meal in
the cupboard or go to a restaurant
down town. After they have been
married longer, they win play whist at
a neighbours all morning, so to a re-
ception in the afternoon, and look lone
some when compelled to stay alone
with their husbands in the evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
HAD TOO MANY WIVES.
Wichita Girl Opens Her Husbands
Mail to Her SorroW.

Wichita, Oct. 27.-Margaret Lebeau
wants a divorce from her husband,
Fernando J. Lebeau. Mrs. Lebeau was
formerly a Miss Tracy of Wichita She
now lives with her mother, Mrs. N. Ira
cy at 229 South Market. The Tracy
family is well known in Wichita, having
lived here since the boom days.
Miss Tracy grew up to womanhood
here. About a year ago she went to
Chicago. There she met Fernando Le-
beau, and it was a case of love at first
sight. Fernando was an operator on a
type setting machine. To Miss Tracy'S
idea of jolly, good fellow, the young
printer filed the description and so they
were married. To properly celebrate
the occasion the young couple went to
Milwaukee.
After their tour to Milwaukee in mag
nificent style, the happy young couple
returned to Chicago and then to Des
MOineS, Iowa. About a, month after
they arrived in DeS Moines, young Le-
beau was called back to do some work,
and his wife alleges in her petition filed
he never came back. She was i'll and
wrote for him. but he came not. But
there came a letter from Chicago. It
was addressed to Mr.. Fernando Lebeau,
and penned in a small, delicate hand
NervouSly the sick woman broke the
seal Perhaps Fernando was ill and
his sister had to write for him. The
awful thought almost made her faint
and then she did faint. It read: MY
Dear Husband-Why did you leave me
and marry again, etc, etc." which was
a general raking from another woman
who signed herself, your unhappy
wife"
Mrs. Fernando Iebeau, the second
tainted. When she recovered she felt
better and forced herself to be strone
again. She came home to her mamma
and filed her suit for an absolute di-
vorce on the grounds Of cruelty and
neglect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
CLAIMS CHS SPELL"
Can Draw Her Hundreds of Miles to
his side-A Woman's Curious Story

Anderson Ind, Oct. 27.-The modern
SvengaH case in this city is becoming
more complicated. Mrs. David Price is
undergoing agOnies which she attributes
to the wonderful spell which DR.. Cox of
Cox's Landing, w. Va, possesses over her
and is now exerting to the end that he
may force the withdrawal of the suit for
So. 900 damages which her husband has
filed against him She can hardly endure
the pain at times.
She saws it is the same influence which
he has exerted over her cons family for the
last two years, and which is so strong
that though he is two or three hundred
miles distant he can direct her every
movement and torture or pacify her at
will. By the same influence he is able
to draw her hundreds of miles to him.
The case is one of the most peculiar
that has ever come up in Indiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
Besides the US.

happen Monday night. Besides the US
ual business of Loyal Council lodge, No
366, a marriage ceremony is to take
place in the hall and a large attendance
is expected.
The parties to be married are Mr.. w
L. Pace and Mrs. Emily Gould. After
the marriage ceremony a sumptuOus
repast will be served. This marriage is
little short of a romance. Mr.. Pace,
who is a Widower, met Mrs. Gould, who
is a widow, several weeks ago in the
lodge room. They were thrown into
each others society during the weekly
sessions of the lodge and their friend
ship ripened into courtship and later be
trOthal. The members of the Loyal
council look upon the affair as a good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
BLEW UP TIE DAM.
Irate Farmers Use Dynamite at Trad
ing Post

Mound City. Oct Pho clew has
been discovered to the parties who blew
UP the dam at Trading Post Sunday
night with dynamite.
About 80 feet of the east end was de-
stroyed- Last summer a large crowd
of residents of the Marais des Cygnes
valley near Trading Post and above,
whose lands have been overlooked and
crops destroyed by reason, as they be-
leved, of the presence of this dam, gath
cred at BoicOurt with a large amount of
dynamite and fuse for the purpose of
blowing it out, but owing to the alb
sence of Mr.. Hail, the owner, disbanded
without doing it. They hid their dyna-
mite and fuse in an outbuilding there
for use on a future occasion, but some
one stole it. 1t seems that the project
was not given up, however, as events
on Sunday night show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27

On November ? the new bankruptcy
act will be in full force. The law pre-
scribes that four months must elapse
from the date Of the act before involun-
tary petitions in bankruptcy can be
fled. The voluntary portion of the new
act has, Of course, been in operation
since the one month prescribed by the
law expired. Creditors cannot proceed
against bankrupts under the law until
November 2, and all preferential trans
fers are voided if a petition is filed
against a debtor within four months af-
ter July I, when the law went into eff
feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
FORT SCOTT NATURAL GAS.
Tremendous Flow in an Old Once
Abandoned Well

Fort Scott, Oct. Effort Scott is en-
thusiastic over a flow of natural gas
that was struck in one of the old aban-
doned wells, mile south of town to-
day. The gas shoots up with great
pressure, and when lighted it set the
drill derrick on fire and almost burned
1T before the flames could be drowned
a galvanized iron round bucket was
crushed into the well by the force of
the gas. The well was sunk ten years
ago, but the flow ceased year ago. A
number of citizens have been opening
it up on the theory that the water
stopped the flow, and the drill had pen
trated but a few feet below the original
depth when the great volume of gas
came out. The we'll will be shot as soon
as nitrog1ycerin can be brought from
NeOdesha.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
BEACON INTO THE SEA.
The Governments Experiment at Cape
Hatteras Is a Failure.

Norfolk. Va. Oct. 27.-The govern
ment's experimental day beacon which
was to have marked the dangerous dia-
mond shoals at Cape Hatteras, has been
wrecked and is a total loss.
H. B. Bowerman, supervising engineer
of the treasury department, brought the
news today from Hatteras. The beacon
which cost about $4,000 was built by the
Campbell & Zell company. 1t was tOwed
here and Saturday left for Hatteras in
tow of the tug Peerless. On reaching
Hatteras it was caught in a blow and
sunk in sight of the shoals. The tug
on which were twenty-three men, had
barely time to cut loose before the bea-
con, Weighing many tons, toppled over
into the sea. 1t was forty feet high and
rested on pontOOns.
The Merritt Wrecking company will
attempt to raise the beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
OLD GERONIMO ESCAPES.
The Famous Apache Chief Runs Away
Tale From Wichita.

Wichita, Oct. 27.-Geronimo, the fa-
nous Apache Indian chief, has escaped
from his guards, it is reported, and is
thought to be heading toward New
tribe He escaped late yesterday af-
ternoon while going from FL Reno, Ok,
to Fort Sill, where he has been stationed
for ten years as a military prisoner
Geronimo had just returned from Oma-
ha with a band of Indians. They had
been on exhibition there for a month
and were treated with consideration by
the whites
This spoiled Geronimo, who was inter-
viewed here yesterday noon as he
passed through going home. He was in
he thought he had been kept prisoner
by the government long enough. Gero-
nirno has killed many white people, and
has q. bloodthirsty record. While being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
PLAY WITH A MAD DOG.
Children of 7. c. Burton of Neosho
Falls Poisoned by Saliva.

Neosho Falls, Oct 27.-This city is still
in a panic over mad dog scare, cOnse-
quently considerable excitement pre-
walls now and much anxiety is felt over
the result. The dog belonged to L. G.
miles before it was killed. being shot
by w. A. Barnett northeast of town
and no telling how much stock or how
many dogs it bit on the way While it
did not bite any of Buttons children,
their hands came in contact with the
saliva while playing with the dog, and
there is no doubt they were all in that
way poisoned by it.
ler's in the west part of the county on
Tuesday, and a mad stone applied to
his hand. It adhered eight hours Civ
ing conclusive evidence that the virose
had been transmitted by the saliva.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27

Women from time immemoria1 have
shared in the joys and sorrows of man
kind. In all ages the gentler sex have
borne their part of the burdens of life.
Loyal to the stronger sex, they have
followed their fate. whether in war or
peace. In all wars American women,
writes Mrs. John A Logan, in her ar
ticle on'WOman's Part in the War with
Spain,'' in Harper's Bazaar, have been
foremost in sacrifice and potent service
for their country. The heroines Of the
Revolution have been as much reVered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-27
Pensions for Kanaana-

Washington, Oct. Extensions have
been granted as follows;
Original-Charles A. Hardy, National
Military home, Leavenworth, Sc.
Restoration and ncrease-WilIiam
Hickman, Dodge City, 81 to $40.
Increase-William Shanks, St John.
SO to $12; William Ellis, Leavenworth
So to $12; Ignatius L. BuIlen, BeIleville
So to SO.
Opolis, IS; Susan Jenkins. dead, Robin
son, So; minors of Thomas Jenkins, Rob-
inson, $12; Priscilla E. Warner, Sam
mon, IS; Mary Lucinda Strobe, Wichita,