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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
WEST INDIES TRADE.
To Be Doomed by a Big Stock Com
panY of Brooklyn Men.

New York, Dec. ia company which
includes many Brooklyn men will help
develop the country's new possessions
in the West Indies and incidentally Will
try to profit from expansion. The North
American Commercial company has
been Incorporated with a capital stock
of S14 ,000, 900, of which So, 1000, 600 is pre-
ferred stock. The act of incorporation
cost ST 900.
The company will purchase 20, 900
acres of land in Porto Rico and Cuba
and will deal in the raw products of
the United States and the West In
dies, manufacture the same into artic-
les of commerce, and transport what
they nanufac ture."
The land the new enterprise controls
is under cultivation for sugar and cof-
fee.
This corporation was organized for
legitimate business and will follow the
lines laid down in its articles of incor-
poration," said Paul E. Jones today.
THE company in no sense is a rival of
the sugar or coffee trusts despite its
large Capitalization.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
MILITIA EQUIPMENT.
National Government Ships Kansas
Equipment for 1000 Men.

Adjutant General Allen today received
notice from the war department that
tents, uniforms and other equipage,
with the exception of guns, had been
shipped to him to supply the reorga-
nized Kansas militia. All the old equip
ment, it viii be remembered, was taken
away when the Kansas regiments were
mustered last spring. Sufficient equip
ment is in this shipment for 900 men
Colonel Allen and Assistant Adjutant
General Boyd have just returned from
Chicago where they have been attend
ing the convention of adjutant generals
from all the state of the union A
resolution was passed at the convention
asking congress to appropriate 81, 900. 900
for the militia during the coming year.
If this should be done it would give
Kansas about 100000 instead of IS, 900
as at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
NORTH TOPEKA.

items intended for this column should
O'Clock in the morning.
The Union Pacific pay car came in to-
day.
Extra Special Bargains in Shoes this
week at COstley & Post.
Frank Russell is recovering from an
attack Of typhoid fever.
Special Bargains every day this week
at COstley & Post, North Topeka
Prof. D. L. Hoover of Silver Lake left
Saturday for Indiana to attend the
funeral of his father.
The special prayer meeting OF the
Christian church will be held Tuesday
evening at the home of B. w. Wilker-
son, 1880 Harrison street.
Mr.. Gregory Crits of lilo Monroe
street, who is i'll with typhoid fever, was
taken yesterday to the Santa Fe hospi-
tai.
Mr.. Barber, head master of st. Johns
Military school at Salina preached last
evening in the Church of the Good
Shepherd.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Epworth League of the Kansas Avenue
NJ z. church, will be held tOmorI oW
evening in the church.
The Ladies' Guild of the Church of
the Good Shepherd will meet this even
ing at half past seven with the presi-
dent, Mrs. E. D. Small. s29 Jackson
street.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hale or AIbuQuef-
que arrived yesterday and will visit
Mr.. Hale's parents, Mr.. and Mrs NJ. NJ.
Hale of 423 Park street until after the
holidays.
Miss Amy Lighter and Mr.. Anderson
Shockley were married Saturday even
ing by Rev. w. B. Hutchinson of the
Baptist church. After Mr.. Hutchinson
had finished this ceremony Mr.. Daniel
E. Smith and Miss May Meekem, who
had attended the first couple, decided
they would like to be married. Judge
Dolman was visited and a license pro-
cured and a second ceremony perform
ed.
The following members of Eugene
lodge No. rs I. o. o. F. went to Le-
compton Saturday and put on the de-
gree work for the lodge at that place:
j. c. Cromwell, D. c. Hewitt, T. NJ
Forbes, ]. Olivette, A. L. Diffenderfer,
Amos Newcomer, Charles Morris, Clar-
ence Kistler, W. w. Schenck, c. H.
Schenck. Morris Jenkins, Elmer Ed
ridge, Ed Olferman, w. J. Bickel, Lewis
Aikens, VIII Kent, grand secretary of
the state. Dave Herald, D. A. Wizer
Archie Wizer, J. H. Mann, Frank En-
inert, George Young, VIII Clampet. The
meeting was held in the old building
where the first legislature Of Kansas
was held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
SIX HUNDRED sTARYE
In Six Months in a Haqana Insane
Asylum.

New York. Dec. ia dispatch to the
World from Havana, says:
The distributing of the relief ship
Comals cargo, will begin Tuesday, I'M
der the direction of Lieutenant Lange
of the First Louisiana volunteers. Food
supplies to the amount of $50 tons have
been landed, and arrangements will be
made with local committees for dis
tribution among the poor of Havana
The World correspondent accom-
panied Lieutenant Lange on tour OF
the city to ascertain the actual condi-
ton of the necessitous poor. At the
Mozoro insane asylum a horrible state
of affairs was discovered. One hundred
and twenty inmates, emaciated and
showing every sign of starvation, are
there were over 500 in this asylum, but
death and starvation have reduced their
numbers to about one-seVenth of that
figure.
The Spanish government withdrew it's
grant and although money was raised
for the institution, corrupt officials en-
bezzled most of it, leaving the patients
destitute.
A large quantity of the Comals food
has been handed over to them.
Several tenement houses near the
pradO, the fashionable drive of the city
were visited. There, crowded in filthy
rooms over livery stables, the stencil
from which filed the atmosphere, lived
more than twenty families. All kinds
of sickness were found, and lying in a
corner of one room were two persons
with yellow fever. They had no medical
attention, were without even the COM
mon necessities of life, and judging from
their condition, had but a few hours to
live.
Other inmates were similarly destitute
and suffering from diseases bred by
filth and hunger. Punched and wan,
they blessed the approach Of the Aneri-
can relief with it's hope OF some allevia-
ton of their misery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
Canvaasine the Vote.

The county commissioners are devot-
ing their time today to the canvass of
the vote of the Twentieth and Twenty
third Kansas regiments. The result was
certified by the secretary of state and
the poll sheets accompany the docu-
ment. It is simply the duty of the
county board to act as distributors.
They will add the votes cast for the
various candidates to the returns origi-
nalIy made in the county. The result
will not be affected by the canvass as
there are no offices in Shawnee county
upon which the vote was close. The
majorities for the Republican candi-
dates will be increased, but not mater
tally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
w BUREN's sWEETHEART
Mrs Mary Tut Throckmorton Dies
From Escaping Gas.

washington, Dec. 19.-AIrs. Mary Tut
ThrockmortOn. who in her early life was
2 leader in society here. died last night
from the effect of inhaling illuminating
gas which escaped by accident in her
room She was IS years Of age In the
begl ming of JacksOn'S second term as
President Mrs ThrockmOrton, then Miss
Iutt- made her debut in the executive
mansion Martin Van Buren, was one of
the young girls admirers and her report
"a engagement to him was one of the So
olety rumors Of the capital. Major Charles
B ThrOckmOrton. retired. her only SON
arrived here today from New York. The
latters daughter. Josephine Holt Throck-
morton, was the legatee under the famous
alleged viii of the late Judge Joseph Holt
afterlEard declared q forgery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
CURTAIL INSANITY.
Probate Judge Dolman Would Make
ANEW Standard for Examinations.

Probate Judge DoIman has drafted
bill which he says will do away with
about half the insanity verdicts. He
said today:
about half the people who are ad-
judged insane are not really insane.
They are INDECENT and perhaps half wit
ted and the place for them is in the
poor house and not at the asylum.
think it is fair to say that not more
than half the people who are sent to
the asylum are fit subjects for that in
stitutiOn.
my plan is to make the verdict of the
jury in an insanity inquisitiOn to hinge
upon the question of whether the per-
son will derive any benefit from being
sent to the asylum. If this is done it
will not be necessary to enlarge our asy-
lumS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
HORSE STOPS A TRAIN.
Got His Foot Caught Under the Rail
at Crossing.

Earlville, Ill, Dec. 19.-Burlington
train No. 5, last night was tagged and
stopped within a foot of a 1900 pound
horse caught by the foot in a crossing.
Oscar DoOling a farmer, and sister who
were driving a team in the darkness re-
leased one horse and cleared the south
track in a buggy as a fast freight pass
ed. The young woman ran half a mile
to get help and a lantern at the edge
of the town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
1T WAS SNOW
For Monday as Far East as Cimarron,
Kansas.

Saturday night the weather bureau at
Washington sent out a prediction that
Kansas would have rain Sunday. The
prediction was right and up to noon to-
day SO one-hundredths of an inch had
fallen.
Out at CimarrOn. Kan, the rain turn
ed to snow. The barometer is going up
slowly and the temperature has risen
from 80 at midnight to 35 at noon. The
forecast is partly cloudy tonight, ex
cept rain and snow, and cold in ex-
IRENE east. Tuesday fair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
NOT FROM TOPEKA.
Man Murdered in Oklahoma Now
Suppose to Be From Valley Falls.

c. A Fulton, supposed to be from To-
peka, was found murdered in a haystack
near Enid, o. t, last Friday. At the in
quest on Friday the body was Identified
as that of c. A Fulton of Topeka.
1t was thought that the murdered man
was E. J. Fulton, brother of Post Office
Ispector r. NJ. Fulton and w. s. Fulton
of the city engineers office but recent
deveIopments indicate that he was not.
w. S. Fulton said today that he believes
that the murdered man was his cousin.
whose home is near valley Fails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
HOBsON IN KANSAS CITY.
Man Who Sunk the Merrimac the
Guest of Commercial Club Tonight

Kansas city, Dec. I9.-Both navy and
army are to be represented at the annual
banquet of the Commercial club this even
ing at the Coates House, Lieutenant
Richmond Pearson F1obson. who sank the
Merrimac at the entrance of Santiago har-
Dor and bottled up CeFvera, and Major
General Adna b Chaffee. who led the
charge at the battle Of EI Caney, will sit
Kansas City.
Last night Lieutenant Hobson delivered
a lecture in the Auditorium at Chicago.
He was met in Chicago by Gardiner
LathroD, who had been waiting for him.
President Ripley of the Santa Fe road Of
fered the use of his private car for the
trip to Kansas City, and this at
tached to the Santa Fe fast mail train
which left Chicago at 2:40 O'Clock this
morning This Will put Lieutenant Hob
son and Mr.. Lathrop in Kansas City at
2:15 this afternoon.
Tuesday morning Lieutenant Hobson
Will leave for San Francisco.
We viii wash your colored shirts and
guarantee colors from fading. Peerless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
Baldwinsville's Big Blaze.

Syracuse. N. Y. Dec 19.-Baldwins-
VINE, located u miles north of this city,
was visited by a disastrous fire toda "
me hrse started in the plant OF Kenyon
Faper company and spread rapidly to a
bulIdlng occupied by the New Process
EaWhlde company and the stone mill of
HotalinS & Co, and the building occu-
pied by Clark Mercer & Co. The loss
estimated at $3.50 is nearly covered
by insurance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
BIGGEST SHIP AFLOAT.
VIII Shortly Be Enabled to Enter
New York Harbor.

New York, Dec. 19.-New York is going
to have a channel 50 feet deep and I 500
feet wide from the city to the ocean. which
will make it possible for the biggest ships
ahoat to enter the harbOr without refer
ence to the state of the tide.
The report of the special board of en-
gineers appointed to review the Ludlow
survey of the harbor and the proposed
improvements. which will be forwarded
provement certain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
There Are others-sure.

but we want to call your attention to
one place in particular where you can
buy coal It will be thoroughly screened
and delivered promptly right where you
may want it, if it is in the attic
The place-110 West Eighth street
The peOple-Green Feed & Fuel Co,
The agent-F. H. Webster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
There Are otbers-sure.

but we want to call your attention to
one place in particular where you can
buy coal 1t will be thoroughly screened
and delivered promptly right where you
may want it, if it is in the attic.
The place-11O, West Eighth street.
The people-Green Feed & Fuel Co.
The agent-F. H. Webster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
ORDER FOR 90 ENGINES.
Comes to United States From Eng.
lish Railway.

London, Dec. 19.-The Midland Rail-
way company has ordered twenty
freight engines in Philadelphia and
New York. AS a consequence of the
engineers strilzs the English firms are
only able to cope with arrears of work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Miss Maud Burch, a child Of nature,
viii give an entertainment TUESDAY
evening at 420 Kansas avenue. Can
Initiate the call Of the largest animal:
can whistle like the loveliest songster
Of the forest. Admission Is cents,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
SUBSIDY BILL.
For American Shipping offered in
House and Senate.

Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Hanna in
troduced in the senate and Representative
Payne in the house. a bill to grant subsi-
dies for American shipping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Washington, Dec. 19.-The house has
adopted a resolution providing for a
holiday recess from Wednesday, De-
cember q, to Wednesday,, January 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
Christmas SnecinIs.

The largest assortment Of meer-
schaum and brIar pipes in the city, at
lower prices than elsewhere. Levi S35
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Colored shirts and waists 1aundered
so that the colors will not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 ana ia West
Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

81
&
!, To Get Before
The People in the
Most Direct
Way Use the
! Columns of the
State Journal.
You HGUe Lost or Found any
thing make it k'sO1UH through
; The State Journal
YOss Want ia Bay o. Sen any
thing, Rent a Room or Take Z
BOarders, try a Small Ad0ey-
tfsemewt fss The State Journal
/ IF
You Want q Situation and Need
Assistance, Small Ad0eytfse-
sssemt aOfu be Inserted for three
days WftbQst Charge,
! IF
Yoae Want to Hire 1Zass, :
Boy or a WOsass, RW AdOeTtfse-
sssent fss This Paper sVf1 bring
) yOas so many applications that
! you can haze .yOssr pick IF the
; best.
Yort HaOe property to Rent OF
For Sale, the easiest, simplest
and cheapest evny to bring 1t
l before the public is to PIT a
Z little Advertisement ia The
State Journal. It gc5H be read
eOerywHere fn the State Of
; Kansas.
YOss haze anything to Trade,
gOHetHer it IS Bicycle, a .StOOe
or a Piano, tell the people about
; It f's This Paper, AID yOss avfU
get q Customer.
YOw haze Stock Of Goods to
sell, a little IS cent Ad0eytkse-
''se'st mag bring yOg trade worth
tew times the cost.
! IF
; YOR haze ReNtOOed Y0HT Place
) Of Business, If jon hGOe 1ew
goods or haze made any change
in VOWr Business, feHff. Tel e
at the rate Of so cents per week
If yOas dOS'f agasst 70 f'sUeSB
SsOTe.
! IF
Money Be carefully fsfVesfeR IL
AdUe%FISi,e1 If gv,sZT 45aH bic -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

We viii wash your colored shirts and
guarantee colors from fading. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 ana ia W. 8th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Money Be carefully f,tVesteR IS
advertising it sVfU baY big re-
turns. 4 "SnsaH AdOersfse-
menu is The State IoMslsg
costs $ cents q lire q day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

You HaOe property to Rent o.
For Sale, the easiest, simplest
and cheapest sVay to bring 1t
before the public is to PIT a
little Advertisement ia The
State journal. It 9c5H be read
eOeryaOItere is the State Of
Kansas.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-06-30
WAR CRAFT NAMED.
A Wholesale Christening Takes Place at
the Navy Department..

Washington, June 21.-There was a
wholesale christening at the navy de-
partment Monday when Secretary
Long supplied names for 35 war craft
All of these were provided for IN the
last naval appropriation bill, and
while contracts for their construction
have not vet been let, the advertise
ments have been issued except in the
case of the monitors and all the boats
will be under way before cold wealth
er. First in the list of the big battle
ships is the Maine, for congress has
provided that that name shall be con-
tinued in the naval list. The other
two big battleships will be called the
Missouri and the Ohio. The first of
the torpedo boats bears the name OF
the brave young Ensign Bagley, who
was killed on the deck of the Winslow
under the guns of Cardenas, the first
American naval officer to lose his life
in the war.
Four states have the privilege of
giving their names to monitors-Ar-
kansas, Connecticut, Florida and Wy
oming. The names given to the 1t
torpedo boat destroyers are those of
Americas famous naval heroes-lain-
bridge. Barry, tnauncey, Dale, Deca-
tur, Hopkins, Hull, Lawrence, Mac
Donough, Paul Jones, Perry, Preble.
Stewart, Truxton, Whipple and Wor-
den. The names applied to the tor
pedo boats are those of lesser fame,
but still of glorious memory. Besides
Bagley they are: Barney, Rddle.
Blakely, De Long, Nicholson, OBrien,
Shubrick, Stockton, Thornton, Tingey.
Wilkes. There is now only one ves-
sci, either building or authorized. seft
without name, a gunboat officially
known aS No. 16
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-06-30
DRIFT OF OPINION.

EFA gain of several republican coG-
gressmer in Missouri this year is among
the political proba bilities.-St. Louis
GlobeDemocrat.
DThat Oregon election is a regular
Dewey notification to the cheap money
senators at Washington to stop their
nonsense.-Troy Times.
DThe state of Oregon also rounded
the cape, completing a safe cruise into
the safe seas of republicanism.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
HyThe populists of the state of Wash
ington are very unhappy since they re-
ceived the election news from Oregon.
Fopulism on the Pacific coast is on its
last legs, and the three silver parties
are stunned by the republican land
slide.-St. Louis Globe-Dmocrat.
uEThe name Oregon is in good re-
pute at present. The battleship thus
named came around the horn in fine
style. Now it is said that the repub-
licans III Oregon have elected their
state ticket and carried the Legislature.
Oregon realizes what the national ad-
iulHIslTHtlOu Is uOiHS loI the dtihI
ocean and votes aye.-Troy Times.
uvSixteen to One Bad Money Bryan
g,!iertook to present live eagle to
company b of the First Nebraska regi-
ment, but it fell into the hands of com
pany b of the Seccnd, composed of re-
publicans ard goldbugs, who refused
to give it rp, and after they had go,
out of the State christened it Mckinley
| and made ii regimental mascot. With
| its new baptism there is no doubt tina;
it will roost steadily on the standard ot
victory.-Chicago Tribune.
DThe republicans won a great vic
tory in Oregon, and the late returns
show that the party made large gains
| in every county of the state, as com
pared with the vote in '06. Geer has
| been elected governor by at least 10,00(
| plurality, and the legislature will be
| overwh helmingly republican. The sen.
ate will have 90 republicans out of the
| possible 30, and the house will have A.
| republicans out of the possible GO. The
result of the election in Oregon is bu
the beginning of a great, good and safe
| government tidal wave which will
sweep across the whole country.-Iowa
| State Register.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-06-30
GLAD SHE DIDN'T YELL.
When She Found Out That Her In dus-
trious NeighbOr Was Not Conn
mittinE Suicide.

A certain East end man delights in doing
odd jobs about his home. He cuts his grass
and trims the walks, and handles a paint
brush like an old master. Carpenter tools
come handy to him, too, and the sound of his
merry saw makes pleasant music for the
neighbors, who have no objection to being
awakened early. In short, he is a clever all
round workman, and decidedly handy to
have about the house.
One day not long ago the woman of the
house next door happened to come out on her
back porch There she casually looked over
the low fence into the handy mans yard.
What she saw scared her so that she couldn't
move hand or foot The handy man was ly-,
Ing prone on his back, his body concealed
beneath his porch, but with his face in strong
relief. He was very pale, his hair was dis
ordered, and his eyes were rolled up and
fixed IN a ghasty intentness. Against his
breast he seemed to be pressing some deadly
weapon that glistened as a ray of light
touched it.
The woman on the porch tried to scream,
and couldn't. She knew the handy man was
committing suicide.
He painted, his face grew red and his form
The woman on the porch caught her agon-
lied breath and was about to let out a 40
horse power yell when she heard the sup
posed suicide anxiously ask:
isn't it through YETI"
Yes" said voice from above, ''it been
yoost through"
About this time the woman on the porch
understood that the handy man was boring
an auger hole through the floor of his porch,
that the deadly weapon was an auger, and
that the hired girl was on hand to watch
the operation.
Then the woman on the porch was glad she
didn't yell.-Cleveland Plain Dealer.