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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
KANSAS NEWS.
Aged Couple WhODidn't Believe
in Banks
Bound, Gagged and Robbed by
Two HighWaymen.
MISSED OVER $4,000
Hid in Cave But Secured $500
in the House.
Old People Lived Alone Near
GoOdland-Worth $4,000.

Goodland, Nov. S-News comes to this
city of a bold hold up eighteen miles
southeast at dusk of Saturday. A man
stopped at J. S. Hutchinson's place and
asked to stay over night.
He was told by Mr.. Hutchinson that
he could stay if he had money to pay
for accommodations. Later in the even
ing a pardner appeared on the scene,
and together they held up and robbed
the old man, securing $500.
Hutchinson is credited with being
worth $4,000. and it has been known
for some time that he was in possession
of quite a large sum of money, which
he kept on his person or secreted in his
house or about his premises, instead
of depositing it in a bank or investing
it in securities. The thieves seemed to
be aware of this fact, and as the old
people live alone and nearly two miles
from the nearest neighbOr, it was not
a difficult matter to rob them.
The robbers, who are described as
being men of medium height and spoke
broken English, wore no masks. The
rObber who made the arrangements for
the nights lodging was Joined by an
other about an hour later He knocked
at the door and Hutchinson answered
the knock, ana was followed out on the
porch by the rObber who was in the
house, who knocked the old man down.
They then tied both Hutchinson and
MS VIE WIN ropes 10 their DGQS.
The robbers then ransacked the
house. They found $500 in a bureau
drawer, but missed another amount of
money hidden in the same bureau, and
$4,000 hid away in the cave or outdoor
cellar.
Hutchinson was armed with a gun
which hung on the wall in the house,
and a revolver which was secreted in
the bed. The bandits took the gun
but failed to find the revolver; and hav-
ing tied the old man securely, he was
not able to get his revolver.
After making sure of the $500, they
took HutchinsOn's team and decamped.
The wagon was found about a mile and
a half from GOodland, near the Cullins
place, and the team seven miles south
of Goodland at Byron Parish's place,
by Amos Smith of Iowa township Sun
day morning.
Mrs. Hutchinson succeeded in unity
ing the ropes which bound her husband,
and he notified his nearest neighbor,
w H. Bandy.
Deputy Sheriff Bradley received a
message from the conductor of the west
bound train Saturday night, stating
that he had taken an unknown man to
Denver that night. AS near as can be
now learned both men went west one
getting off at Limon and the other
went on to Denver.
Hutchinson has offered 500 reward
for their capture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

The San Francisco Bulletin IN an
effort to let in some light on the sugar
war and the trust methods prints the
following in its editorial columns:
The railroad companies have come to
the relief of the sugar trust. Under
the recent rate for Transporting sugar
across the continent to the Pacific coast
Arbuckle could supply the coast at low
er rates than the local refinery under
the control of Claus Spreckles has estab-
Hshed. Finding their monopoly of the
the local sugar trust appealed to the
railroads for help. The response was
instantaneous. Rates were raised from
80 cents hundred to 1.65 per hundred.
These mOnOpolieS naturally stand to-
gether. If they have no especial COM
mon interest, they have the general
common interest of a desire to maintain
their control over large industries.
The fruit-preserving business has
been crippled by the exorbitant price
Spreckels has charged the sugar con-
sumers of this coast. The crippling Of
the fruit-preserving business has re-
duced the local demand for fruit. The
orchardist limits his product to the
amount he can sell at the cost of pro-
duction, and this limit restricts the
number Of the people he can employ.
Thus we see that the greediness of the
sugar trust reaches to the man or Wo-
man, the boy or girl, who hopes to earn
few dollars each year by picking
fruit. One industry after another in this
state might be investigated in the same
way, and the trail of the serpent will
be found over all. one is crippled by
excessive charges for water. another
BY excessive charges for sugar, a third
Is in the merciless hands OF light mo-
nopoly, and SO on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

addition has taken, up palmisstTy. He e
practiced reading the palms of ABOUT q
young ladies at a church social a f fIg
nights ago. He made a great hit he
said they were all going to be married
within the next three years.
The aid society which was formed to
send supplies to the Twenty-third Kansas
regiment has just sent a box to Santiago.
The supplies were mainly for the hos .Po
box to New York, and from there 1t viii
be sent to Santiago on a government
transport
A Topeka newspaper correspondent 7g.l9t9Et
looked over about thirty Kansas dall!es
in the State Historical society rooms ,I I5 to
day to see how many of them spelled Hal
ioWeen correctly. He found only two
the State Journal and the Salina Repub-
lican-Journal All the rest had an apos-
trophe in the word somewhere. Some Of
the Kansas City papers fell into the same
error.
'eyVhv is it." asks a state house official
who receives a good many inquiries with
stamps incIosed, why is it that people
who send stamps in letter generally lick
them before they put them in? A great
many of the letters we ger have the
stamps stuck so fast to the letter. that We
put in much valuable time in getting them
off, and then have to throw them away
and use new stamps. Stamps Will go all
right if put in a letter loose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
CASE BAD SPELLING.
In Relation to Play Representing
the Madeline Pollard Affair

What a stupendous dramatic success
the American stage may yet be respon-
sible for is outlined in the following let
ter received today by Mr.. VIII F. Delke,
advance agent of the Heart of the
Klondike' who is at present in the city
The letter was written by a woman
living at Jacksonville, Mo-, and the pen
rnanship is on a par with the gramInaI-
ical construction:
Deer Surf hav hurried from good
authorathy that the compiney you rep
osent is a good won. nav 1rlnd
that is Wrighting Miss Mandelen POL
lard life it is Verie hartrenderlng
storie the thatricale men at the time or
the scandel of miss Pollard and Brack-
enrig offered hur larg SONS OF nome
togo on the stage and she refused.
now this book is written and all mos
redie for publication the arther IS pore
and dos not wish for the publick to now
hur name the book is simpeley written
for the soport of wronged womin now
of cors it will be plaid in ever city or
small town Their is not a litel town in
enie of the states that this play is plaid
but what the verie name of it would
bring a Iarg crOud. the Book is Stil
a profoun secreket and the arther thot
purnaps it would be best to have it
written in type written and plaid befor
published 1 want your opinyun on it.
the arther is afrade of mine and
I Iiv out in the country 25 miles the ar
Their dos not wish hur name to be pub-
lick will you give me your Opinyun in
regard to such a play what it would be
wurth or would you hav to reed the
peas first belive she entends Wrighting
to New York city and Washintun and
see what she can get Their or what tina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
LARGE FAMILY REUNION.
Three Generations of Harveys to the
Number of u Meet at Galena-

Galena, Nov. 3.-One of the greatest
family reunions ever held in Cherokee
county was that which assembled at
the home of Henry Harvey in the
Quaker Valley recently. While there
they had a picture taken of the group
and the picture showed three genera
tons of Harveys Jesse Harvey, the
father of Cyrus, Ephrain, Elwood,
George, Henry, Noah and sisters Rachel,
Mary and Amanda. Geo. OVerman, OF
Marion, Ind, who married a daughter
of Jesse Harvey, was also in attend
ance with his wife and seven children.
The total number of persons in the
picture was seventy-seven and the chill
dren, grandchildren and great grand
children were there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
CHICAGO NEWS PRovERBs.

Life's shadows cost US more than the
real circus.
Doctors assist nature when men try
to escape the debt thereof.
A woman may envy the beauty of
another, but she never forgives it.
When a girl is in love she doesn't
carry his letters in her pocket.
The man who pays as he goes seldom
goes fast enough to overhead himself.
When marriage is a, failure the man
tries to put it all in his wife's name.
It is easier to take medicine than it is
to make up your mind to take it.
Raw recruits are probably so called
because they are not accustomed to fire.
It's far more important that a man
should know when to be funny than
when to know how.
When money talks a man seldom
troubles himself to investigate the truth
of it's remarks.
Labor is good cure for melancholy.
We seldom hear of a Iaborer travelling
the suicide route.
After a man gets into a good fat office
he begins to advise his friends to have
nothing to do with politics.
It's unwise to boast of your geneaIogy.
Even if you succeed in tracing it back
to Adam and Eve you haven't any the
best of others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
THE SIBERIAN RAILROAD
Is Already Burdened With More
Business Than It Can Do.

washington, Nov. 3.-Rapid increase
in the business of the Siberian railroad
is shown by a report to the state de-
partment by Consul Smith at Moscow.
1t has been already found necessary to
send a committee along the road to de-
termine some means of increasing its
traffic capacities. It is said that one
means of accomplishing this will be to
increase the gauge, while the number of
trains daily is to be increased from
three to seven. There will be a consfd-
cradle increase of rolling stock and
more powerful engines than the six
axIed engines now in use will be OBJ
tanned All these improvements will
cost IS 600. 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
HOOLEY STILL AT 1T.
Recites Additional Gases of Paying
Money to Prominent Personages-

London, Nov S-The examination Of
Mr.. Hooley in bankruptcy proceedings
was resumed today and attracted much
attention. Mr.. Hoo1ey continued to
testify to the amounts large and small,
paid to trustees and directors in con-
nection with his promotions. He cre-
ated a sensation by saying that he paid
Sir William Marriott 1000 pounds for
introducing him to the Carlton club and
asserting that he paid 10000 pounds to
the Marquis of Abergavenny, a proni,
nent conservative, for party funds. The
witness did not know whether the mon
ey reached the party funds. Subse~
quently Mr.. Hooley explained that he
paid the Marquis of Abergavenny 200
pounds first and then paid him a second
5000 pounds, because he was told that
he had promised 10000 pounds.
But the witness tnterjected, that
was a Le''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
J. D. Botkin at Marion.

Marion, Nov. 81. D. Botkin, con-
gressman-at-large, made a speech at
Marion November 1, to about 400 people.
The crowd was increased about 100
more in the evening and quite a number
were compelled to stand up owing to
the smallness of the hall. Mr.. BotIxin
made an eloquent and convincing plea
and his speech was we'll received.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
FOR A NEW sMELrER.
canyons Will Make an Extension to
Their lola Plant

lola, Nov. 3.-Mr. J. S. Cook who has
been experimenting the erection of the
Lanyonville smelter, has completed that
work and came in today to take charge
of the extensions to be made at the
lola plant. These extensions will con-
sist Of two complete blocks of furnaces,
1900 retorts in all, which will be built
just south of the present blocks, and
will double the output of the plant.
Mr.. Cook says the work of rebuilding
the north wing of the main building
which has not been used since the fire,
Will also be commenced at once The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

think of it viii you Civ me your opinyun
of it respectfully
p. s. it is the arthers entenshun to hav
this play redie for chrismess weak I
think it will be complicated in Weaks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

Employees of the state of Iowa are
IN a bad fix The state board of control
has notified them that if they pay po-
htical assessments they will be dis
charged. The campaign managers have
probably informed them-though that
does not appear-that if they don't con-
tribute they will be let out as soon as
1t can be DONE,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
B. & O. Fnreoinsnra.

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 3.-The petition
for foreclosure of the $30,00OO00 mort
gage held by the Mercantile Trust and
Deposit company of Baltimore, on the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad was filed in
the U. S. court here today the trial be-
ing December 6, on which date the next
term Of court opens It is the under
standing at the local office of the U. S.
court that the case will be tried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
TO License Fort Scott Drug Stores.

FoTt scott NOV. Sine city council
special license tax against all drug
stores having permits to sell intoxicat-
ing liquors for medicinal purposes and
has instructed the city attorney to
draw up a license ordinance covering
druggists. This will be an innovation
in liquor legislation here. Since the
saloons were closed nearly every drug
gist has obtained a permit to sell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

It is true that others initiate the
methods employed in advertising Beggs'
German Salve, others claim to heal and
to cure disease because Beggs' German
Salve, the one true ointment, has been
so wonderfully successful. But in thou
sands and thousands of cases, as shown
by grateful testimonials Beggs' German
Salve actually and permanently cures
when other medicines fail to do any
good whatever. For sale by all drug
giSts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

Poles and Wires of the Minneapolis
Plant Being Taken Down.

Minneapolis, Nov 3-Among the en-
terprises Minneapolis secured in the
boom days of 1887 was an electric light
plant. For many years the powerful
arc candles lighted the place for miles
around, and until about two years ago
the Boston corporation who put in the
plant made money out of the enter
prise.
and today workmen are taking down
the wires and poles, and Minneapolis
will be dark in the future as far as her
electric light plant is concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

If that Swedish wrecking company
had not come to the rescue there is no
telling how long the government would
have gone on paying the Chapman &
Merritt Wrecking company 81, 500 a day
for pottering around those sunken Span
ash war ships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
Arrested for Mailing "obscene" Letter

Fort Scott, Nov. 3.-Leslfe Peppin, a
young farmer living south of this city
was arrested last evening by a United
States marshal on complaint of his
sweetheart's father Farmer Stedmon.
Peppin is charged with having written
an unavailable letter to Miss Stedmon
The letter came into her fathers pos
session and he complained to Uncle Sam.
The young man was put under arrest
by Commissioner Mosher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
Promotion Cor cIaim AGENT peoou.

EIDorado, Nov. S.-Jacob DeCou,
claim agent of the Santa Fe for many
years, is promoted to a 900 mile division
with headquarters at Chanute where he
expects to move in the spring His
work Will still include the Florence, Ell
Dorado & Walnut Valley line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

A G. SpaIding, the bicycle man, IS
quoted by the New York Mail and Ex-
press as expressing the opinion that
next year the price of the chainless
wheel will drop from s125 to SIS, and
that with the cheaper price its use will
largely increase.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
AT COTTONWOOD FALLS.
Fourth Annual Meet of the Coursing
Club November 17-I8.

annual meet of the Cottonwood Falls
Coursing club will be held near this
city November 17-18.
Entrance So. so. Entries close the
night of the draw, November 16. Good
grounds and plenty of rabbits. J. r.
Blockshire. president; w. G. Heintz,
secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

If Spain concludes to retire from the
peace negotiations and leave the United
States to proceed without a treaty it
will be a great disappointment to the
United States senate which will be de-
prived of subject matter for an all
winters talk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
GLOBE SIGHTS

TFrom the Atchison GIobe.1
"A new girls popularity is as short
lived as that of a bride.
Marriage is a good deal like gam
bling; everybody who plays, loses.
Don't abuse the men, abuse nature.
It was intended that men should be
the jays that they are.
If a woman has headache. and doesn't
fail all over her acquaintances, they ac-
cuse her of acting cool"
the town girls say, Yes, she is awfully
nice, but and then roast her for an
hour.
A woman doesn't put the photographs
of the friends she likes best on the
mantel, but those that take the pref
test pictures.
More than half of the men who make
money, lose it in middle life, by invest
ing IN schemes. Only one scheme in
fifty pays expenses.
A RESCUE the Perishing'' club has
been organized by Atchison young wo-
men, The object Will be to rescue young
men who are becoming old bachelors,
by marrying them off.
If people use ali the new tangled
bread and butter plates, knife rests, etc,
which are the craze now, there will not
De room on the table for a man to put
his elbows.
Every day the telegraph relates how
some old husband was poisoned by his
young wife. and every day old men
continue to get in front of the engine
by falling in love with young girls.
The young men are crowding a new
pretty girl so hard she doesn't get time
to eat on Sunday. However, she will
have opportunity to eat three full
meals a day, and sleep between times
without interruption in a few weeks
The young men are very tickle.
In one particular no stove does what
IS advertised for it. Pictures of a new
stove always represent a woman with
a white apron on and her hair curled
the picture of neatness, engaged in
cooking the meal. AS we said before,
no stove does all that is advertised for
it.
In order to give his pretty daughters
an opportunity to select the best, a man
should move oftener from town to
town A new girl in town, If she is
pretty, can have what she wants, while
girls as pretty who were born in the
town, and have lived there all their
lives, must take what they can catch by
persistent fishing, and give thanks that
there is something at last on the hook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
K OF P. CONVENTION.
Over 800 Expected to Attend the
Gathering at Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Nov. Appropriations
are going on to entertain the K of P.
at the Sixth district convention which
meets in Minneapolis November Is, 16
and II.
The executive committee, comprising
DR.. J. F. Brewer, J. c. Gafford and G.
w. Shaw. expect an attendance of be-
tween 200 and 800. Most of the grand
lodge officers have agreed to be present
The programme the opening night,
which will be public, is as follows:
MUSIC ......--. -...-.-.-- E3anQ
Address of Welcome. C. N. Miller, c. c.
Response. Nv. H. Swatszel, U. G. c.
MUSIC Male Quartette
Address 90 minutes) ~. S. Richards
Music -...........--.- Ladies' Quartette
Address 90 minutes) ...-...H. Mcmillan
ADDRESS (4O mlnutes) -.... Frank Thorn
Music NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Male Quartette
Address Pythianism' ~ P Riddle
MUSIC $4,000. Male Cuartette
MUSIC --..-.---...-. Band
At the close of the convention the de-
gree of D. Q. X K. will be conferred
on large number of candidates. This
will be amusing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

The committee of ST. Louis citizens
selected to start the work of getting
up a worlds fair to celebrate the Louis
lana purchase, have a single contribu-
ton of $4,000 as a starter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

Uncle Coils Huntington. who is COM
petent to speak on the subject, says the
railroads are bound to get along some
how in spite of supreme court decisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03
PEOPLE You HEAR or


Ian Maclaren, who is to lecture In the
west next spring, is said to intend re-
naming in this country for at least a
year.
Though Thomas B. Reed holds the rec
ord for length of consecutive service in
congress, Joseph G. Cannon of Illinois
has served in all two years longer than
Mr.. Reed.
The career of James ]. Hin the
been thus summarized: Age, so: par
entage, Scotch-Irish: birth Canadian:
initial salary, so cents a day; present
income, $4,000 day.
A woman with a kodak who pressed
through the crowd at the railroad sta
ton at Omaha to get a picture of Pres
luent mckinney was about to be sup
pressed by the police when Mr.. McKin-
ley interfered and took off his hat SO
she might get better shot.
Admiral Schley married Miss Annie
Franklin Of Annapolis and has three
children-two boys and a girl. Virginia
is married to Mr.. Wortley, an English
gentleman, nephew of Earl WortIev
and resides in New York. Scott Schlev
has just commenced the practice of
medicine In New York and Frank Is in
the army.
A new book by Kipling is said to have
cost his publisher a shilling a word
Reading this rumor, a London wag
wrote to the author saving that as wis
dom seemed to be quoted at rethil prf-
ces he himself would like one word. for
which he begged to incIose a shilling
postal order The reply came in due
order. Kipling kept the shilling postal
order and politely returned, written on
a large sheet Of paper. the word
Thanks"
General Kitchener. is Egyptian and
means chief or head man
It Is said that John Morley, who has
been chosen by the Gladstone family
to write life of the great premier, will
Withdraw from politics almost entirely
while engaged on the work.
James R. Keene, whose fortune made
IN tobacco has so stirred the financial
world, is said to be the most methOdicaI
man in New York. He has his whole
day laid out to the minute long before
hand and can remember at once the
opening and closing. highest and lowest
quotation of even the most obscure
stock for any day of a week previous.
Alexander r. C'BossO Shepherd. for
merly of Washington, is said to have
made anywhere from SIS. OOOO 600 to S1O.-
100000 in the mines of BatopiIas. Next
co. He seldom visits the United States.
being content to live in the town named
which he has beautified by lavish ex-
penditure Of money. Every convenience
found in the large American cities has
been introduced. Mr.. Shepherd recent
ly brought a plano from New York
transportation OF the instrument across
the mountains alone costing him $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

The cash balance in the treasury has
descended to the three hundred million
mark, but the size of the gold reserve
does not vary more than a few thou
sand dollars from day to day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

King Georges idea of putting his son
on the throne of Greece while he has
the opportunity is about the surest way
he could devise to keep the job in the
family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-03

crushers viii be put in again and the
roasting kilns will be repaired and re-
stored.
All of this work will begin at once,
under Mr.. Cooks superintendent, and
will be pushed as RAPIDLY as possible.