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Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-06-11
ALASKA VOLUNTEERS
Acting Governor Elliott Tenders
1000 Men to the President.

1000 Men to the President.
Acting-GovernOr Albert ID. Elliot,
upon the request Of many residents in
divers portions of the district, indited
the following to the President. Let us
hope that this letter will be as heartily
responded to as as his intention was in
forwarding it.
Sitka, Alaska May 20, 1898.
To the President of the United States,
Executive Mansion, Washington, ID.
{.
Sir:
In behalf of the Territory of Alaska,
have the honor to tender you regi-
ment of volunteers for service in the
present war with Spain.
In case Of your acceptance, kindly
have the War Department notify me
with reference to necessary equipment
and transportation.
Respectfully, ALBERT D. ELLIOT,
Acting Governor.
--Sitka Alaskan.
Not necessarily for publication, but
as an evidence OF good faith we should
like some enlightment on the following:
How is it that, whereas, sixty barrels
of whisky were seized in that memoir
able hashlight charge of the light
brigade, only tifty-nine barrels were
turned over when the Washington de-
partment notified Mr.. O'COnnell that
he had gone up against a buzz saw?
Take 50 from 80. and you have left.
Where was the one left: Mr.. O'Connell.
-Skagway Alaskan.
Stikeen River journal. (Fort Wrangel, Alaska) 1898-1899, 1898-06-11

NOTICE TO FARMERS.
Dominion of Canada, British Col.
umbia, Buoyagc of Northern
Channels.
The following buOyS were placed by the u. {.
S. "Quadra' this week:
I. middle ground steel can buoy Ripple
rock, Race passage between Thurlor and Hell
mcken islands. There is only ten feet on pin
the charts.
=. A steel platform buoy, surmounted by Il
pyramidal Slatwork with diamond at the apex.
on Dallpatch. SeafOrth channel. replacing the
spar buoy heretofore mentioned there.
3. A black steel can buoy on Hewitt Rock
Hilkish narrows, close to the 10 foot spot.
WIN. p. ANDERSON.
Chief Engineer.
Dominion Department OF Marine and Fish
cries.
Fort Wrangel, Alaska 18th April 1898
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26

preciated is H F. Wolfersperger, Q
Lindsay. Mr.. Wolfersperger owns 81,
creameries of that county-an but one
A ready and profitable market is thu
furnished for the dairy products Of OF
tawa county, and one-half of the farm
ers are taking advantage of the oppor
tunity offered them for disposing o
their dairy products.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
PLEA FOR THE NEGRO.
CoIored Man Addresses Philanthropic
Convention in Battle Greek.

Battle Creek Mich, Oct. 26-The civ
&c philanthropic conference closed last
evening with an interesting address by
Rev. NJ. c. B. Mason, the Freedman Aid
sOciety's secretary, himself a negro. He
defended his race and uttered strong
sentiments. He said:
LET no man, by bringing up the past
history of slavery, sever the holy union
which has joined north and south in
common brotherhood. The negro is a
man. He has a soul and is subject to
the same laws of God. He has risen
from the lowest depths of degradation
to the highest honors of any other than
the Saxon race, and this, too, with the
entire world against him-church,s school
and law. The deeds of personal hero
ism and sacrifice of negroes during the
war would bring tears If mentioned,
but they are kept in the sacred silence
of the heart. The world today works
against the black man, but, enduring
all, he is educating himself and is ed
ucating others; he is being a philan-
send the same white soul before Cod
altar on judgment day as the white
man"
The colored speaker was applauded
and requested to give another address
in the evening which he did.
Rev. F. Emory Lyon of Madison, Wis
urged the education of children to pre-
vent pauperism. An educated man will
not be a pauper, he said, and an educa-
ted man must spring from an educated
child.
Secretary Sherin of Chicago spoke on
Needs of the Hour and DR.. Pearson
of Chicago talked on educational en-
dowments and philanthropic work in
general
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
RAIN RUINS FARMERS.
Wet Weather Causes a Lsos of $5,-
100000 on North Dakota Wheat.

Grand Forks, N. D., Oct. 26.-The con-
tinued wet weather of the past two
weeks is a calamity of great magnitude
to the farmers of the northern part Of
North Dakota. Conservative estimates
place the damage already done at S.
900, 900 with a possibility that it may
reach double this amount.
The states wheat yield is $4,000, 900
bushels, 40 per cent of this In the north
east corner of the state. In the south
end of the state thrashing is practically
ended and the rain and snow fall is con-
sidered a blessing to the farmers.
In the vicinity of Grand Forks two
thirds of the crop is thrashed, but farth-
er north and west only from one-third
to one-fifth of the wheat is thrashed,
and it is now a physical impossibility
to complete the thrashing even under
the most favorable conditions.
Much of the snow which has fallen re-
mains on the ground and on the wheat
in shock in the northern part of the
state The grain is wet and sprouting.
The season is late, and so much wet
weather makes it impossible to thrash
The imported thrashing hands are leav-
ing the state by hundreds daily.
A telegram from Sando, Rollette
county. says it now looks as if no more
shock thrashing would be done in this
section this fall. If this proves true it
will be hard blow to this section of the
state, as most all of the thrashing done
so far is by large farmers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
THEY FOUND THE WHISKY.
Amusing Story In Which Three
Smith ands Populist Candidate
Figured.
TEmporia Republican,


W. E. Stanley. W. R. Smith and sew
eraI other politicians, among them a
prominent PopulSt official, who is, also
q candidate for reelection, came in
here last Saturday night over the Supe-
riOr branch. They had all been up in
the northwest part OF the state making
speeches. The prominent fusion can
didate CHANGED to meet on the train an
old friend in the person of a travelling
man from Fort Scott. The candidate
preached the subject of a little whisky.
He said he never was so dry in his life.
The travelling mans bottle was empty
and he suggested tapping Stanley, who
was only a few seats away. THAT won't
do" said the candidate, che don't drink.
Let US go. and hunt up Smith. 1 think
he will have something"
Smith had gone to bed in the Pullman.
The candidate and the travelling man
looked up the Pullman conductor and
found out which berth Smith occupied.
The candidate then reached in behind
the curtains and arousing the sleeping
WhiSky?'' You bet said the half
awakened man, reaching down back
side of the berth and handing out a long
black bottle. The pair outside seized
it and took a hearty tswig, each. The
man in the berth by this time had be-
come sufficiently aroused to stick his
head out from behind the curtains. It
1t wasn't W. r. Smith at all but a big
red-headed fellow that neither the can
didate or travelling man had ever seen
before.
The latter said, ''H-n, we've got the
wrong man." mo we haven't said
the candidate. Hes the fellow that's
got the whisky, amt he.''
This Smith was from Kentucky and
apologies were unnecessary. A little
further investigation developed the fact
that there were no less than three
Smiths aboard the sleeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
KANSAS NEWS.
Narrow Escape of a Labette
County Man From Death.
A Hired Man Places Several
Sticks of Dynamite
IN THE HEATING STOVE
Causing a Wreck of the Room
and Contents.
Man Escapes Alive but With
Many Wounds.

Parsons, Oct. 26.-William Wilmoth and
family of Edna, in this county, noticed a
peculiar sulphurous odor coming from a
heating stove which had just been put up
during the cold snap few days ago.
Mrs. Wilmoth left the house and Mr.. Will
moth intended to do likewise as soon as
he could turn damper in the stove pipe.
While he had his hand on the stove it was
blown to atoms by an explosion.
1t was afterward learned that the hired
man had, during the early summer. placed
several sticks of giant powder in the stove
for safe-keeping and had forgotten TO re
move it. Mr.. WilmOth, although stand
ing almost over the stove. at the time of
the explosion, strange to say, was not
knocked down. He was badly lacerated
about the lower limbs by the fragments
of iron, one piece making an ugly wound
in the f1eshy part of the thigh Both
arms were badly cut and the faee sustain tain
of iron cut its way through the lower
jaw into the mouth The room in which
the explosion occurred was almost a
wreck. The windows were blown out and
the doors torn down by the terrific force
of the explosion. A sewing machine and
bureau standing in the room were liter
ally torn to pieces: The barrels Of shot
gun which was lying under a bed were al
most cut off by piece of the stove.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
POLITICS IN NORTON.
Populist and Republican Claims
Democratic Campaign.

Norton, Oct. 26-George w. Clark,
Republican candidate for secretary of
state, has been visiting old time friends
here and and making the acquaintance
Of others.
It is said he found a few kicking Re
publicans, some of whom have aspired
for high offices.
He was heard to say that he didn't
intend to leave Norton until he got
them back in line for the straight Re
publican ticket Both the Republicans
and Populists are claiming to have
strong enough pull to carry Norton
county.
While visiting Norton W. G. Hofer.
Democratic candidate for congress in
the Sixth district, met several distin-
guished statesmen Of that party, in
Guiding G. M. Sawyer, chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee.
and James N. F'ike and T. J. McCue,
ex-regtster and ex-receiver Of the Col
by land office under Cleveland. Hoffer
assured his friends that he was per
fectly satisfied with his campaign SO far
and believed he would poll from $500 to
5000 votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26

TELEPHONES. -.
Business Office. Bell Phone 19I
Reporters Room Bell Phone 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
OFFERED A BIG SALARY.
A Pittsburg Mine Boss Wanted at
Virden. III

Pittsburg Tribune: Peter Mccall was
in Kansas City a few days last week,
and while there was offered a good sal
airy to accept a position at the Virden
Ill, mines, where the recent conflict
took place between the strikers and the
imported negro laborers, who came to
take the places of the strikers.
Mr.. Mccall did not take the matter
under advisement but refused to ac-
cept the position rendered him although
the company was generous In the mat
ter of salary offering him $3.50 per
month.
Mr.. Mccall has been for years in the
employ of the Santa Fe. and he is sat
isfied with his position, and with his re-
latiOns with the company.
He regards the Santa Fe as the most
friendly to its employees of any of the
coal companies and hence he sticks to
the Santa Fe. Besides he does not like
the Chicago Virden company's attempt
to cut its employees wages from 40 cents
to % cents a ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
BOTH SIDES FIGURE.
Republicans Claim the State by 20,
OOO-Populists by $4,000.

1--WE will carry the state by from 20
600 to 10000 for our state ticket" said
Chairman Albaugh, of the Republican
state central committee, this morning.
1.-THE ticket will receive a majority in
every congressional district in the state.
More than that, we are sure of every
congressman in the state but one, and
we have an even show for that one. It
would not be fair for me to say which
one that is
Mr. AIbaugh bases his figures on a.
poll which the Republican committee
has taken, but which has not been en-
tirely tabuIated as yet.
Chairman Riddle, of the Populist
state central committee, has also been
taking a poll, which is not completed
yet, but upon figures received thus far
he claims the state for Loody and the
Popuhst state ticket by over 10000
plurality. He, too, claims every con-
gresham in the state but one, and
that he comedies to the Republicans. In
speaking of the probable results he
said:
''The Republicans carried the First
district in 1895. on the congressional
ticket by 1000 and about the same on
the state ticket. We will reduce that
majority more than half, and If the
prospects continue as bright until cleo
ton day as they are now the Republic
cans will not have as great a majority
on the state and congressional tickets
as they had in Doniphan county alone
1--WE carried the Second district for
Peters two years ago by S8S, but the
state ticket lost it by about so. Peters
majority this year will be increased to
200 and the state ticket will not be
more than 200 behind him. Peters will
run ahead of the state ticket on ac-
count of the unpopularity of his op-
ponent.
be landslide. Some Republicans down
there put Ridgley's majority at 1000,
but our estimate is that it will be 5000,
and that the state ticket will get about
5000 in the district.
sSThe Fourth district, in which I live,
we carried in 1896 for the state ticket
by 935 as the district is now organized.
We will increase that majority from $50
to 400 this year, and Martin will run a
little ahead of the state ticket.
I'm the Fifth district where the Re
publicans declared in their platform
that they preferred a statesman to a
Dension agent for their representative
in congress- Vincent will increase his
majority from 634 in 1895 to close to
1900 The old soldiers are much dis
satisfied with Calderhead and will cause
the detection.
"Out in the Sixth district a man by
the name of Hoffer thinks he is run
ming for congress on the Democratic
ticket but as every Democrat meet
from out there is going to vote for Nc
Cormick and the state ticket, I don't
look for any falling away. Mccormick, 8
majority two years ago was about S,5OO,
and it will be about the same this year.
Jerry Simpsons majority In the
Seventh district will be increased to
nearly 1000. and the state ticket Will
have about 5000.
saThis gives us the state by something
over u. 900. These figures are not mere
guesses but are based upon careful
estimates which we have in our posses
sion"
Riddles estimates on the state ticket
summarized by congressional districts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
RECETVERsHTP as a REMFnY-

HECEl NEhSHIR AS a REMEDY.
AS a means Of ending the labor trou-
bles between the operators of the coal
mines and the striking miners at Vir-
den, Ill, the project of placing the in
dustry in the hands of the federal
courts has been suggested. In connec-
ton with this phase of the subject the
StLouis Post-Dispatch presents the fol-
lowing conclusions as the result Of a
look ahead:
A federal receivership, If obtained for
the chicago Virden Coal company, will
no doubt, put an end to the labor trou-
bles- But receivership is a remedy
which may lead to results unexpected
by the corporations which SO eagerly
resort to it.
Government contro1'' Is the bogv of
private enterprise. It is denounced as
socialism by the men Interested in rail-
works But government control'' in
the form of a recelvership is Just what
IS asked for DANGEROUSLY by corpora
tons when In difficulties. They. confess
a breakdown of individual enterprise
and invoke the aid Of society to get
them out.
But in fact there is no breakdown. of
private enterprise, except when the pro-
perttes are cOrruptly managed. Re
ceiverships, however, will accustom the
country to the idea. They are usually
them as a. practical solution of the
many vexed questions of corporate ton
management. The warning should be
needed Corrupt and selfish private ad-
ministratiOn is sure to suggest ats ex-
IRENE opposite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
SUES PASTOR FOR $4,000
Rosa L. Burch Says Charges Against
Chaplain Life Are True.

Newark, o., Oct. 26.-John NJ. Life.
chaplain Of the Seventh Ohio infantry.
recently sued Rose Lee Burch, the
daughter Of Lieutenant Colonel Burch
for $40 900 damages, alleging that Miss
Burch circulated a report that he kissed
and embraced her and otherwise acted
in a manner unbecoming a Methodist
preacher.
Miss Burch has filed her answer, ask
ing Life's petition to be dismissed and
praying for $4,000 damages from Life
for defamation of character. She de-
clares all the matter in her written
statement against Pastor Life are true,
and that the statement was prepared at
Mrs. LIES solicitation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
He COMES HOME.
Lawrence Man Who Mysteriously
Disappeared Returns.

Lawrence, Oct. ga. M Curry, the
Lawrence groceryman, who left his
home Sunday night after church and
gave no indication of where he was go
ing and why he left, has returned home.
He says his mind was a complete blank
during all his absence from the city. He
remembers leaving the church Sunday
night, going to his store and getting
loaf of bread and getting part way
home. From that time till he came to
himself in Kansas City yesterday morn
ing he had no knowledge of where he
was or what was occurring. When he
came to himself he Immediately pre-
pared to start for home and arrived
here at noon.
He is all right now, and there have
been no i'll effects of his absence from
the city,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
FEVER Ar WELLINGTON
Breaks Out in the City Schools-one
Man Arrested for Concealing
q Case

Wellington, Oct 26.-Scarlet fever has
broken out among the pupils of the
schools in this city and the public
schools will probably be closed.
Geo. l.. Cars four children and his
wife are sick with scarlet fever. His
children are aged IL, 10, 8 and 3 years
respectively. Ed. Browns three-year-
old son, Farr, has the disease. Two chill
dren of Henry Simpson have scarlet
fever, and the baby shows symptoms
of having the disease. There are sew
eral others.
c. S. Lyman, an employee of the Santa
Fe, living on South Washington ave-
nue., was arrested yesterday afternoon
on complaint of Health Officer DR.. Mar
tin, charging him with not reporting a
case of scarlet fever in his family.
One of Lyman's children developed
the disease last Thursday. and DR.. Mar
tin, after Investigating the case, de-
cided upon the arrest. A warrant was
accordingly issued yesterday and Ly-
man was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
SuTRO,S MILLIONS
Will Take the Customary Course
Through the California Courts.

San Francisco, Oct. 26.-Mrs. Clara
Kluge. who claims to have been the
contract wife of the late Adolph Sutro,
has commenced legal fight for some OF
Sutro's millions by fling an application
for letters of guardianship over her two
children. who are named in the applica-
ton, Adolph Newton Sutro and Adolf
phine Charlotte Sutro.
The petitioner claims that the children
are the legal offspring of the dead mill
Honaire and asserts that they are the
owners of a block of valuable property
decided them by the millionaire in his
life time. Mrs. Kluge's application will
be heard within a few days and if grant
ed she will follow the first step by fling
a contest to the will. Mrs. Kluge
claims to have ample testimony to sup
port her claims.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
10 SET A SALE ASIDE.
Heirs of John M. Price Enter Suit to
Reclaim Property.

Atchison, Oct. 26.-Suit was brought
in the district court today by the widow
and two younger children of the late
John NJ. Price, to set aside the sale of
the Price homestead, which occurred
July Is, 1898, under a mortgage in favor
of the First National bank of AtchiSon-
The mortgage was given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Price in 1894, to secure an indebt-
edness of Mr.. Price to the bank
It is alleged in the suit that Mr.. Price
suffered a stroke of paralysis in 1892,
which resulted in the Impairment of his
mental faculties, that his mind became
steadily weaker. and Ia the latter part
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
D1s1NHERITs HIS WIFE.
Lewis Rowe Fails to Remember His
Better Half in Will

Lewis Rowe, a merchant of this city,
who died yesterday, was opened today,
1t was found that he had disinherited
his wife, who now lives in Nevada, Mo-,
and left his entire estate, both personal
and real, to his youngest daughter, Car
RE Rowe, a minor, and Ada Moore, a
female nurse who attended him in his
last sickness.
G. S. Warn, another merchant, whom
he named as executor, has refused to
execute the will. Family troubles are
the cause of disinheritance. RoWe'S eS-
tate consists largely of property left to
him by a brother, who died a few
months ago. Mrs. Rowe can take under
the law and get half of the estate, not
Vithstanding the will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

Conflicting testimony is but another
name for the expert article.
The man who poses as a lion in So
ciety is usually a bear at home.
Ignorance may be bliss, but love
speaks the mother tongue of everybody.
OF course 1t was woman who said
''An honest man is the loneliest work Of
Cod
The respect due to old age is always
dealt out with a Iadle to the wealthy
grandfather.
+
A walking delegate is q man who
hates those who are rich enough to give
others employment.
-
The hardness of his way is never re-
allied by the transgressor until he gets
a real hard fall on it
-
Some men could pay their debts with
the price of the shoe leather they wear
out in lodging their creditors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
RAMBLE THROUGH EXCHANGES

The helpful Kansas hen is always
equal to the emergency. A Montgomery
county farmer took a crate of chickens
70 the agent of the express company at
Cherryvale, for shipment. The farmer
objected to the payment of the revenue
tax, but while the agent was explaining
the reason why he could not accept the
shipment without the stamp a faithful
hen laid an egg. This fixed things for
the shipper sold the egg to the agent for
q cent, protocol was signed. and peace
declared.
II
The best evidence that just govern
ment is remembering the union soldiers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
sedewick Hunter Injured.

Newton, Oct. Backward BisseI of
Sedgwick was terribly injured yester-
day by the accidental explosion of his
shotgun. Mr.. Bissel was hunting near
Elyria, Mcpherson county, and was just
going into a shed belonging to friend
to put away his gun, when he dropped
st and it exploded. The shot ranged up
ward. Some lodged in the pit of his
stomach, some in the lower jaw, a por-
ton of his nose was torn off, as was
part of his eyebrows and left hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
NEW PHONE LINES.
Emporia to Be Connected With Coun-
ell Grove and Newton

Emporfa, Oct 26.-The Missouri and
Kansas Telephone company has decid-
ed to build a telephone line from this
city to Council Grove. This company
this city to Newton. The poles for
these two lines were ordered today
These lines will take in all the interme-
date points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26
ELEVATORS FOR LONDON.
New Jersey Factory Making Extra
Time For an English Railroad.


Time For an English Railroad.
New York, Oct. 26.-The sprague Elec-
trio Elevator works at Watsessing, N.
J., has an extra large force of men at
work filling one of the largest orders for
elevators ever given to one firm. The
amount of money involved is $500, 900,
which is to be paid by the Central Lon
don railroad of London, England, for
what is called the London ''lifts,'' to the
number of fOrty-eight. The Central
railroad is an underground line, which
runs from the Bank of England to
Shepherds Bush along the Oxford road
or under it. for a distance Of five miles,
The elevators are to be completed and
in position by March L.