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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
ENTOMBED ALIVE.
Six Persons Buried by an Ava
lanche of Snow
While Crossing ChilcOot Pass
on KlOndike Trail.
FIVE BODIES FOUND.
Got In q Blizzard and Were
Forced to Camp.
Tragedy Occurred Near Scene
Of a Previous Catastrophe.

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 21.-The steamer
Alki from Alaska brings meager par
ticulars Of an avalanche on the Chilcoot
pass, in which at least six people were
killed Five bodies have been recovered
as follows:
MRS. DARLING, of Lake Lindeman,
and her two sons.
BERT JOHNS, Of Juneau.
HARRY SHAW, of SkagWays
The slide occurred December 9 at
Greater Lake, about one mile beyond
the summit, on the Lake Lindeman
side.
Mrs. DarIing's husband was at Lake
Lindeman, and she had arranged to
join him with her two sons, who had
almost reached manhood.
Shaw was a SkagWay man, who had
business at the Lake. Bert Johns, of
Juneau, was but Is years of age, and
the reason for his taking the dangerous
of the Darling boys. The name of the
sixth person has not been ascertained.
Contrary to the advice of old timers
who realized that the trip was a dan
gerous' one in view of recent storms,
the party set out with light outfits. 1t
was storming very hard when they
crossed the summit, but they succeeded
in reaching Greater Lake, where the
blizzard forced them to camp, although
it was but seven miles to their destina-
ton. While encamped there tons of ice
and snow mixed with rocks and tinbers
swept over them, evidently without
warning and went on down the valley,
leaving them buried under several feet
of hard snow. Their bodies were found
three days later by a searching party
The bodies were not bruised in the
least.
A peculiar coincident is that the news
of the slide was brought by the same
steamer that brought word of the ter
rible slide last spring in which nearly
sixty people persisted. Another coinci-
dent is that the two slides occurred Just
about the same distance from the sum-
NIT, but on opposite sides.
Just before the Alki left Skagway G.
Bald Mills, OF London, England, and E.
T. Smith. of Melbourne, Australia, ar
rived from Lake Atlin with their feet
and hands badly frozen 1t is feared
that Mills will lose both feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
Each Dash and Dot Being
Sharply Enumerated.
THROUGH BRICK WALL
A Trial Of the Wireless Tele-
graph in San Francisco.
The Instruments Far Apart
Prove Satisfactory.

San Francisco, Cal, Dec. H.-Wirelss
biography has been successfully intro
duced in san Francisco through the efforts
Of local scientists
when Prof. Albert Van der Nailen re-
turned from Europe two months ago he
brought with him the information which
years Of study had given to Sig Maroon
and Lieutenant Della Riccia of the Italian
engineering corps. In Della Riccia's lab
oratory at Liege the Californian studied
industriously, and when the feat Of deVel-
oping this latest of electrtcity's wonders
was taken up at San Francisco IS was Re
gun at the point where the researches OF
others had left Off
Taking into consultation his son, R. Leo
Van der Nailen, Prof. Van der Nailen be-
gan to construct his apparatus
At last the complete set OF instruments
sat upon the work table. The key was
pressed and the receiver produced a dis
brought the experiment to successful
issue. =,
ated by the diminutive sOunder-
Then the distance was increased, ana
finally walls were interpOsed between the
instruments. Through these piles of brick
cordine on the sounder each movement
made by the transmitting key.
OF the entire series Of experiments this
was probably the most difficult, for the
thick walls Of the building were inter-
Bpersed with many metal pipes.
Last Thursday was the day set for
trial where considerable distance was to
be fnterpOsed between the receiving ard
sending apparatus. One part of the in
strument was removed to the roof of
new building near the corner of Mason
and Eddy streets and the other set Up in
a room at 93S Market street. This gave
such distance as would prove the unt1llty
Of the discovery.
Once more the instrument clicked of
the dots and dashes that were transmitted
through hundreds Of feet of space.
After the experiment the sounder sud
denly began rafting away to the surprise
OF the professor. It was evident another
message had been intercepted while flying
through space.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
FINED FOR eeINTENDING."
One Doesn't Actually Have to Vio-
late the Law to Be Punished,
It Appears.

s. S. Snyder was tried In Justice
Guys court this morning for hunting
on Sunday in violation of the state law.
W. NJ. Gregg swore to the complaint
and on the stand this morning admit
ted that he did not see Snyder on Sun
day following Thanksgiving, the day
that the hunting was supposed to have
been done.
The farmers living southeast of town
Bruce Wilson testified that he saw Sny-
der and a dog playing hide and seek
around a cornshock.
Ibid you go hunting on that sun
day?' asked Attorney Guy of the de-
PENDANT when he was placed on the
stand.
yes, sir, but I would like to make a
statement
MAKE it after ask my questions.
Did you have bunting coat on2'
Yes SIR
Did you have a gun?'
Then you were hunting were you
not?"
mo SIR
Didn't you move arOund2"
mo SIR
''Stayed in one spot?''
Eyes sir. 1 went out to the~WidoW
Peck's place and to hunt but when L
got there I found I had left the fore
arm at home so I built fire in the
draw and stayed there for three hours
while the rest Of the party went some
where else" said Snyder.
did the rest of the party hunt?"
''That is a leading question" said
Snyder. Judge Guy fined him IS and
costs for he confessed that he intended
to hunt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
YOUNG NICHOLAS PICTURE
Was to Have Been in the Buckles
Given Another Mans Wife.

Cleveland, O., Dec. PA sensational
suit, in which all the interested parties
are members Of the most exclusive social
set in East End society, was commenced
in the common pleas court this afternoon.
The plaintiff if George z. Worthington,
son OF Ralph Worthington of the Worth
tngton Hardware company, and the de-
PENDANT is Frederick NJ. Nicholas, son of
J W. Nicholas, a retired capitalist and
Worthington sues Nicholas for s., 600
damages for the alleged alienation Of tie
affections of his wife, Mamie NJ. Stewart
daughter of William S. Stewart, until rP-
gently the president Of the Forest City
Stone company.
Mrs. Nicholas. who Is a daughter OF
George Hopper, the Standard Oil magnate,
recently secured divorce, and Mrs.
Worthlngton has divorce ease pending
against her husband. The Worthingtcns
were married in Cleveland four years ago
and the event was social affair of great
prominence WOrthingtOn claims that by
raise accusations against him Nicholas
preJudiced and poisoned the mind Of his
wife against him; that for several years
Nicholas and his wife "a associated together
conferred with each other as to the best
way Of getting rid of this plaintiff, and
generally carried on one continuous. joy
said defendant has frequently declared his
Gndytng affection for the defendant, kissed
and caresSed her and frequently held her
IN his loving embrace He saws that his
she frequently refused to go to the theater
with him unless Nicholas was going along.
WOrthingtOn alleges that Nicholas, among
other presents, gave his wife a handsome
had arranged to place his photograph, hut
was prevented from so doing by the dis
covery of the carriers by the husband.
AIRS. WorthingtOn declared that the ale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
FITZHUGH TO NEGROES.
Veteran Advises Them to Cease Try
ing to Rule the Whites.

Lexington, KY, Dec. 21.-Captain H.
r. Fitzhugh, who was a gallant con-
federate soldier under Generals Malone
and Early and. other distinguished con-
federate leaders, and who has been a
tireless Iaborer for the upbuilding of
the negro race, has issued an address to
the negroes OF Kentucky. Captain Fitz-
hugh for the last six years has been the
financial agent Of the Colored Orphans
home, and has Travelled all over the
north and south in the interests of this
institution. The following excerpts are
taken from the address:
1T is the very sincerity Of interest
that impels me to stop beating about
the bush, and yielding to the irrepres-
sible mandates of my convictions, frank
ly tell my friends among the colored
people, those who will not question the
sincerity of my motives, that it is prac-
tically the unanimous decision of the
people of this country that negroes
should not be permitted to rule over
white people in any state or commun-
ity of a state let their majority be what
it may.
1.-THE politicians of the country and,
for the most part, your we'll wishers
and benefactors, have said or intimated
one thing to you and another thing
when you were not present. You have
been betrayed for over 80 years into
following the igniS fatuus of civil equal
ity until you have wandered well nigh
unto your destruction.
my advice to you, then, is to give
up trying to do the impossible and to
seek to promote your wise ends by Sc
1ecting for your representatives the best
white citizens of the community, those
who hold substantial interests in the
community, and whose high and chival
rOuS characters are a guarantee of their
Justice and humanity toward all men"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
COULD HAVE BOUGHT CUBA
John Sherman Says Deal Had Been
Arranged When War Came.

Chicago, Dec. 2O.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Former Secretary of State John Sher-
man, in an interview tells an interest
ing cabinet secret which in the days be-
fore the war was frequently suspected
but never esta blished. With considera-
ebl emotion, the ex-secretary said:
81 tried to prevent this foolish war
with Spain. AS a matter of fact nego-
tiations were already in progress to
purchase Cuba from Spain when the
war feeling suddenly rose and swept
everything before it. And Spain would
have accepted the terms.
This is a matter OF secret history.
And now what have we got to show for
all this expense? Some islands in the
Philippines, for instance, which are
worth about $500, 900 per annum income ;
increased Indebtedness of 5000, 600. 900
and lot of islands inhabited mainly by
man-eaters. And the most distressing
feature of the affair is that we are now
about to be called upon to pay $40 000,-
900 for territory that we could have ta-
ken without exDending q dollar"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
A MAN WHO NEVER SLEPT
Such Was the President of the Balm
Wagon Co.

Kenosha, wis, Dec. 20.-Millionaire I'd
ward Balm, president of the Balm wagon
company, whose death is announced from
Pasadena, Cal, was familiary known as
the man who never slept" and it is
doubtful if another ca Sc like his exists. It
is virtually a fact that for the last six
teen years he did not sleep an hour in his
bed. Constant devotion to business was
the cause of his sIeeplessness, he having
been known to remain in his factory up
to 16 years ago as late as 4 o'clock and 5
O. clock in the morning, and when he would
seek rest he found If impossible to sleep.
self of business cares.
For the greater part of the past ten
years 1t was his custom to take daily
trips to Chicago to pass the time away
in street car riding and driving during the
day and a night he was always to be
found either at a theater billiard hall,
which were the only places where he was
able to get a short nap, the music at the
thea tiers and the clicking of billiard balls
alone affording him short spells of repose-
He was born in Undertook. n. Y. %
years ago. The cause of his death was
pulmonary apOplexy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
MISS HAY COMES OUT.
Daughter of the Secretary introduced
Into Society.

Washington, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Hay, the
wife of the secretary of state, intro
duced her daughter, Miss Alice Hay,
into society today at a tea, which was
simple and entirely unpretentious in
character. The invitation list included
only the personal friends of the Hays
and the affair was unofficial.
The debutante is a pretty girl, with
brown hair and eyes and a fine COM
plexion. She already has had a taste
of society in high life, as she was pre-
sented last year at the queens drawing
room. In her costume today she de-
parted from the conventional white and
appeared in pale pink chiffon, with in
sertions of white lace. Mrs. Hay, who
received the guests and presented them
to her daughter, wore a handsome gown
of mauve satin trimmed with lace. Miss
Hay, the sister of the debutante, was
attired in white MORE silk with pompa-
dour stripes. Assisting were Miss
Josephine BOardman, Miss Bessie Davis,
Mrs. George Fraser and Miss Elizabeth
Warder. The numerous bouquets re-
ceived by the debutante were the only
flowers displayed in the drawing rooms.
The table in the dining room was at
tractiVely decorated with La France
roses maSSed in baskets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21

NJ. D. G. Borden, the New York and
Fall River millionaire manufacturer.
gave his sons wife several thousand
dollars, besides paying her expenses on
the North Dakota trip. Young Borden.
however, was no sooner back from Eur
ope than he remarked the girl There
upon his parents refused to receive the
young couple, and he and his wife lived
last year humbIy in a New York fiat on
a slender income he possessed In his
own right.
In May young Borden enlisted with
the rough riders and suffered with the
soldiers during the Santiago campaign
He returned to New York full Of fever
and his wife nursed him back to health.
His parents were notified. Their sons
war record broke down the barriers to
reconciliation, and they have now con-
sented to receive the couple at their
home. The soldier was removed to Fail
River and the united Bordens will en-
joy merry Christmas.
Mrs. Borden senior was the cause OF
the reconciliation. The young mans
Father refused to allow him to come
home after his return from war, but
the mother, as soon as she heard that
her son was home sick with a fever con-
tracted on the battlefield, went to his
side, and her letters home finally
brought the father to terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
ATTACKED BY SEA LIONS.
Six Boat Loads of Fishermen Rescued
in the Nick of Time.

Seattle, Wash. Dec 1.-THE steamer
New England, from Queen Charlotte
sound. brings word Of a desperate encoun-
ter between sea lions and Boston fisher
men. Six boat loads of men, when a,
mile from the steamer, found that they
had allowed themselves to drift near a
dozen rocky islands in the sound sud
denly they were surrounded by herd OF
walruses- There were 900 seals in the
herd and the males were as big as heavy
draft horses. The men sigualed to the
steamer and turned to meet the terrible
onslaught.
with a mighty roaring noise the sea
lions approached the boat from all dIrec-
tons. A few feet from the frail craft,
where the men stood up, each with an
1ron-headed haIbut club in one hand md
a revolver in the other, the animals hest
tated- Then one monster male made a
matchWOOd an oar that was rammed down
his open mouth as he advanced. This was
followed by a blow on the head and bull
let through the eye, which momentarily
discounted the sea lion.
This gave the men another respite,
though the boats were fairly on the hacks
of the plunging monsters. The end of
the fishermen would have soon come had
not the steamer in the nick of time ram
med its way through the densely packed
herd and lowered rope ladders to the men,
by which every one of them escaped to the
deck. Before the last man reached the
steamer the boats had been smashed to
driftWOOd-
This is the first time sea lions have been
known to attack men on the sound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
FOR CHICAGO'S MAYOR.
Friends of Carter Harrison Begin an
Early Campaign


Chicago, Dec. 21.-"Chicago and Har-
rison against Yerkes and DOODLE" This
text and picture of the mayor appear
ed on small bill boards all through the
downtown district yesterday.
People were puzzled at the meaning
Of thus billing Mayor Harrison so
strongly one week before Christmas.
Nobody seemed to know the source from
which these significant quarter sheets
came, but they were generally regard
ed as advance notices to the public that
Mr.. Harrison has opened his campaign
for denomination.
1t was said that portion of the Demo-
cratic machine now intrenched in the
City hall was responsible for the bills
and boards and that they were placed
by the street cleaning department dur
ing Saturday night. They were left
tilted against the lampposts at every
corner, on the low projecting lodges OF
big buildings, and in front of cOnSpicu-
Gus objects along each side of the prin-
cipal streets Travelled by any number of
persons on Sundays. Every man who
stopped to look at the picture and read
the matter agreed that either Mr.. Har-
risOn or his party advisers have decided
it is necessary to begin the ante-cOn-
ventiOn fight early. With Ex-Governor
Altgeld bOmbarding his fortifcatiOnS
day after day the mayors heutenants
think it high time for them to begin
firing a few shots.
Democratic politicians have no hest
fancy in saying they consider this strug-
gle between AltgeId and Harrison the
life or death of one or the other OF the
two leaders. Each stands in the way of
the other. One must be killed off. In
the rival camps the question is which
one will it be?
If Mr. Harrison is renominated and
reelected Mr.. Altgeld's leadership of
the Democratic party in Illinois will be
at an end and it is well known nobody
realizes that fact more than he. This
is the chief reason for his taking the
stand he has against Mr.. Harrison. Re
election to the Office Of mayor next
spring, so his friends claim, would not
only win Mr.. Harrison the Democratic
nomination for governor in 1900, but
send him to the national convention as
the leader of the state delegation. But
If he is defeated next spring then Mr.
plete control of the situation and be a
dominant figure in the 1900 convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
NATIONAL w. C. T. o.
Make an Explanation as to the Status
Of the Chicago 'Temple."

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The National Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union nave
sent out the following circular:
Many erroneous statements continue
to be made through the religious ana
daily press in regard to the Temple en-
terprise. Even if it be not so expressed
the logical sequence of some Of these IS
that the National WOman's Christian
Temperance Union was very foolish TO
abandon an effort to own the Temple
when they had so nearly paid for the
Temple" or when the end was in
sight" Having, during the past year,
ascertained the exact status of this
affiliated interest, we feel a degree of
responsibility to the public that has so
long been appealed to for the Temple,
that it be not left to believe any Of the
following incorrect statements:
That the building cost only $500, 900
That If $1,000 more were raised the
whole building would be PAID for, OF
even that the 100000 Temple trust
bonds would be provided for.
That Mr.. Fields 100000. when re-
allied, would pay off the debt on the
That $50, 900, in addition to what is
pledged and in hand, would secure the
entire capital stock of S60O,00O.
That, having secured the entire STOCK
the building would then be paid for
That it was only the national officers
who abandoned the Temple.
In view of these and similar state
ments made from time to time we beg
leave to submit a few facts:
The Temple was discontinued as an
affiliated interest Of the National w. {.
T. U. at the ST. Paul convention by
yea and nay vote of 285 for toll against
after a full and free discussion
The Temple cost $1,265, 0oO The cap
ital stock Is $780, 600. There Is a first
mortgage on the Temple of $60o,Oo
building bonds, running at per cent
interest.
Three hundred thousand dollars Tenn
pie trust bonds, running at per cent
interest, were Issued by Mrs. Carse,
president of the Temple trustees, with
a view Of securing the control Of that
amount Of stock, which stock now
stands as security for the payment Of
the $500 900 Temple trust bonds.
There is a floating debt on the build
ing.
The Temple has run behind $4,000 a
year for three years.
The w. c. T. U. and other people have
been solicited for eleven years for gifts
with which to buy the Temple.
About $25O,OO0 have been contributed
for that purpose.
The Temple trustees report, relating
to the Temple trust bonds. presented by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
ELECTRICIANS PUZZLED.
Workman Shocked by 1000 Volts
but Still Lives and Will Recover.

Lockport, N. Y, Dec. 21.-An acct
dent occurred at the power house OF the
Buffalo and Newport railway in this
city last night which Is puzzling cleo
tricians. An electric current, said to
have been Of Il, 900 volts, passed through
the body Of D. E. CIough, and the man
lives and will recover.
Clough was engaged in filing a brush
on one Of the big rotary converters in
the power house when the accident oc-
CURED. In some manner he short-cir
cuited the current, which was passing
through the converter and which was
of II 900 voltage. There was a brilliant
flash and the man was hurled fully six
feet from the machine.
He was found by one OF the en-
plOyes of the railway company lying
Unconscious on the floor of the power
house. He was terribly burned about
the face and hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
SET A TRAP GUN.
RebelIious Cadets Supposed to Have
Attempted the Life of Major Jones.


Lexington, KY, Dec. 21-Unknown
persons. supposed to be rebellious
cadets, at the State college here last
night attempted to assassinate their
commander, Major M. B. Jones.
When Major Jones opened the door to
his office he was startled by a loud ex-
pIOsion and upon examination found a
musket had been so adjusted in a
corner of the room that the trigger was
pulled when the office door was opened.
The bullet missed its mark, struck the
door panel, and glanced backward, en-
tering the wall. The guilty persons
have not been found and the major now
says the affair is only a college prank,
amounting to nothing.
The college is furnished a commander
by the United States army. When war
was declared Major Sam Swigert, then
commander, was forced to return to his
post of duty, Major Jones being ap-
pointed to act in his absence. This was
resented and a, number of less serious
tricks have been played on the new
commander during the last few days.
The faculty of the college voted a
salary for the commissioned officers of
the cadets recently, but this does not
seem to have satisfied the privates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-21
BADGER BARNEY BARNATO
SkilIful Plan of w. A E. Moore Frus-
trated by His Wife.

New York, Dec. 21.-NIrs. Moore, the
first wife of w. A. E. Moore the man
who has been convicted of working the
badger game on Martin Mahon, said
today that when she was in Johannes
burg. South Africa, with Moore he
wanted her to assist in working the
same game on Barney Barnato.
Il had been introduced to Mr.. Bar
nato," said Mrs. Moore land to his
nephew by Mrs. Long, the wife Of the
proprietor of the hotel. My husband
knew this; he, too. was acquainted with
Mr.. Barnato. He did not reveal his
plans to me in one day. He let me
know of them little by little.
Finally he proposed the scheme. He
told me that Barnato should pay him
handsomely. He said: This is the
way you must do it Then he went on
his knees and holding his hands In
front Of him cried imploringIy:
%, Billy, for Gods sake don't kill
US. Don't shoot, Billy; I will do any
thing you want me to do. I will leave
you, but save my life. Please spare our
lives. I acknowledge that have done
wrong. will confess everything. Please
don't kill me-
He told me that was the way I
should act when he rushed into the
room and found me there with Mr.. Bar
nato. Then he told me how he would
act"
Mrs. Moore said she absolutely re-
fused to carry out the scheme.