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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
IF HE HAD Kept OFF.
But He Would Hunt Public Places
When He Yves intoxicated.

Thomas Dixon a Scotchman was
summoned before the police court this
morning. His right sleeve was empty
and hung loose. His hair was I'M
kempt and his face told the story of the
charge against him. He carried his
OvercOat and hat in one hand. Before
a word was spoken by the court he
said: I'm a farmer, judge. It was
Saint Patrick's day yer honor, guess
I was a little full. took just a little
too much. L am guilty yer honor, but
if you will let me go I will go right
home and go to work on the farm
He was told to go home,'' said the
officer who made the arrest, land he
kept staying on Kansas avenue
That's right, your honor; but I was
drunk and didn't have sense enough to
get off the street"
How long will it take you to go
hOme?" asked the court.
L have to go % miles yer honor and
I don't know how long it will take, but
can start just as soon as get out of
here and l would like to go yer honor.
1 am just a plain farmer. I lost my
arm in a threshing machine"
You appear to tell the truth" said
the court, and if you will go home and
stay sober I will discharge YOU
Thank yer honor" and with
sweeping bow good bye yer honor" he
was gone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
HAGAN COURAGEOUS.
Story of an Early Experience That
Comes From Wichita.

From the Wichita Beacon.
Eugene Bagan of Topeka was attend
his friends have nearly shaken his arms
off. He was the first Democratic deputy
United States marshal at this court.
The attorneys were talking over with
MI 1agan today some of the incidents of
the federal court here when there used
to be $50 to 200 blanket Indians here every
term as witnesses in criminal cases.
Those were days when all the officers
about the federal court wore a navy re
volver. It was at time when Wichita
was emerging from the cowboy days into
modern civiliza ton or rather when the
civilization of Wichita was mixed with
the barbarism of the frontier.
One of the exciting scenes through
which Hagan passed was in 1886. He was
always courageous fellow and the man
who undertook to run a bluff on him usu-
ally got left. At that term of court Bill
horse stealing. They had been arrested
by deputy marshals in the territory and
allowed to give bond for their appearance
at wichita
There was nothing thought of their
coming armed, because people in the ter
ritory all went armed those times. The
DaltOns were taken before the grand jury,
when Bill made a gun play and told the
grand jury how he would do them up II
they dared to return an indictment against
him.
At that time Henry billiard was court
bailin, as he is now. He carrled 2 pig
gun, and he and Assistant United States
Attorney .Hagan were in the grand jury
room when Bill Dalton made his preak.
In less time than it takes to tell 1t, Hagan
threw Dalton out of the room and order
ed Henry billiard to arrest him. billiard
downed Bill Dalton the first lick and dls-
armed him.
Henry billiard said this morning that if
he had known so much about the Dal-
tons then he afterwards learned he
would have been scared within an inch OF
his life. He said Emmett Dalton seemed
to be amazed at the ease with whIcn
Eugene Hagan fired Bill out OF the room
and it was all over before Emmett re-
covered his equilibrium. That was When
the court was held in the old Garfield hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
GOLD BEARING GLACIERS.
A Rich Find 1000 Feet Above the
Sea Level

Seattle, March 1S.-The latest arrival
from Cooks Inlet, Alaska, is Charles
Denham. of Chicago. He left Sunrise
City FEBRUARY %. Denham reports a
remarkable glacier gold field on the
Renal peninsula. 1000 feet above sea
ieVeI. lie says the COOK Inlet country
is showing up better than ever this
winter and the 1876 men there are get
ting good returns for their work. Con-
siderable mining has been done on Six
Mile creek, one prospector taking out
as high as $50 for days work
The miners are now engaged in haul
ing provisions and saving lumber for
cabins and sluices. The coolest day of
the winter was February 21 the Their
mometer falling A degrees below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Fort Scott Boy Writes From
Alaska of His Trip.
COaSted Down a Mountain and
Over a Cliff.
1T WAS WARM MARCH 1
Indians Sell Moose Meat at so
Cents a Pound.
While a Good Alaskan Dog Sells
For $500.

Fort Scott, March 1S.-Geo. Thomas,
a well known Fort Scott boy and son
of Eli Thomas, janitOr at the federal
building is in the Alaska gold fields and
his father has just received two most
interesting letters from him. They are
of different dates, but were mailed in
the same envelope.
The first one dated February %, says:
Wen, it is nearly three weeks since
left Skaguay- We are 16 miles up in
the mountains Some of our goods are
over the summit, at the farther end of
Summit Lake. Some are on top of the
summit and some are at the ford two
miles below. Two miles above here it
is very cold, nothing but ice and snow
everywhere. We have done nothing
for week now on account of the
stormy weather. The last trip was
made over the summit it was 50 below
zero. 1t commenced to storm the next
day and has kept it up ever since so we
can't move.
1t was p below zero night before last.
Last night it was colder. We kept a
fire all night. Dogs are worth from
500 to $780, A good Alaska dog is
worth $500. The last time we were up
the summit cOasted down alone on my
sled. I lost control of it and went over
a cllT- My sled and 1 shot out in the
air about IS feet and then I went
straight down and lit in the snow. 1t
didn't hurt me much.
The next letter written March 1,
We have moved our camp over the
summit and are about 16 miles from
the summit. Part of our goods are here
and part are eight miles back 1t is so
warm 1 go in my shirt sleeves and
wear nothing on my hands or ears. 1t
is a grand sight here-way up in the
mountains.
Some Indians camped here have
moose meat to sell at soc a pound. We
did not buV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
He Talked Too Much.

Chas. CIaffen, who recently took up
his residence in Marion, was foolish
enough or honest enough to tell man
in that town to whom he sold horse
that the animal was stolen property,
and as a result he is today jOurneying
in the direction of Cherry county, Me-
bras1a, in charge Of the sheriff of that
county. The man who bought the
horse notified the Marion authorities,
and on investigation they found that
a man answering Claffen's description
was wanted in Cherry county, Neb.,
for horse stealing. Claffep was ar
rested and the Nebraska officers nOti-
fed, and the sheriff went to Marion
yesterday after having the requisition
for CIaffen's return hOnored by Gov
ernOr Leedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.

The modern Sunday papers are the dys-
pepsia journalism
Women observe Lent in order to get
their summer sewing done.
When you meet an old girl who is good
looking, watch for her younger sister.
You can't temper a criticism of your
partners whist playing enough to keep it
from hurting.
On the dead quiet, girls do not like bon
bons. They choke them down because
bon-bons are pretty and fashionable, but
the girls really prefer peanut candy.
There is some complaint because the
cigarmakers import wooden Indians from
the east to stand in front of their stores.
Some of the home men could do the work
fully as well.
Every day, when we put our foot into
the office, we make the same resolution:
to use all our strength of will power dur
ing the day to resist the temptation to
use the word prominent"
Il have been feeling particularly tough
today" Drake Watson said this after
noon, land I think know what the trou-
BILE is: at breakfast this morning tried
new kind of health food and it didn't
agree with me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

Chicago Tribune: An official declar-
alton as to what a torpedo boat de-
stroyer'' it would relieve the uncertain
ty in the minds of many persons who
are unable to decide whether a torpedo
boat destroyer is a boat that destroys
other boats by means of tor
pedoes, a thing that destroys tor
pedO boats, a torpedo boat that de-
stroys anything, or simply a torpedo
that destroys boats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
]. G. CRALLE INDICTED.
Wichita Grand Jury Returns Two
True Bills Against the Motto
rious SWindler.

Wichita, March Especial Pension
Agent Kinsley was before the federal
grand jury here yesterday, and this morn
ing two indictments were returned against
J. C. CraIle. the bogus pension official,
who was caught ten days ago at HoIton
and is now in Jail at Topeka.
One of the indictments is for represent
ing himself to be a pOstoffce inspector
and obtaining private departmental IN
formation at BerrytOn, near Topeka, and
the other is for iTnpersOnating a pension
inspector at Ottawa and securing board
and other advantages thereby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
An old claim Turned Down.

Washington, March 1S.-Representative
Broderick was given hearing today be-
fore the committee on Indian affairs of
the house on the bill to appropriate 80
600 to reimburse Norfolk & Chick of Kan
sas City. Kan, for supplies furnished to
Indians of the prairie band of Pottawato-
mics, about forty years ago. The com
rnittee, by a vote of Il to 2, agreed to
make report against the bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
DEATH LIST is SIX.
Firemen Continue to Delve in the
Ruins of the Chicago Fire.

Firemen Continue to DeIvs IN the
Ruins of the Chicago Fire.
Chicago, March 1s.-Three more burn
ed and mangled bodies have been taken
today from the building 215-221 Wabash
avenue, which was destroyed by fire
Wednesday morning. This brings the
number of known dead to six while II
persons reported as missing had not
been accounted for at a late hour last
night. Firemen have unearthed the
bodies Of Charles A. Price, cashier;
Henry r. Nelson, chemist, and Mrs NJ
z. Harris, bOokkeeper, all employed by
the W. A. Olmstead Scientific company.
The three victims who lost their lives
by leaping from the building to the
pavement below were Edward Binz,
cashier for SWeet-Wallach & Co.; Miles
A. Smith and Samuel A. Clark, en-
ployes of the Olmstead company. The
missing, all of whom were connected
with these two firms, are as follows:
w. A. Olmstead.
G. H. Arms.
w. ]. Wilcox
William Bass.
Miss Hattie Davidson.
William Marvin.
A. n. Peterson.
Mrs. Watkins.
George Stiff.
G. A. Anderson.
Fred Robertson.
Emma Carroll.
Tony an office boy.
The search of the ruins will be re-
sumed tomorrow.
Six of those previously reported miss
ing have been accounted for today. They
are J. L. ThOrbOrn, collector for the
COnOver Piano company; Sol Grollman,
Jr., and his father of Columbus, o.,
Frank w. Teeple, William Anderson
and Anna Guest.
Two of the missing, Charles O'Hare,
shipping clerk of the National Music
company, went back into the burning
building for his coat and has not been
seen since. Miss Hattie Davidson, an
employee of the Olmstead Scientific COM
pany, has not been seen since the fire.
San Francisco, where it is said she has
a brother well known in commercial cir
cles.
Mrs. Harris began work with the
Olmstead Scientific company as a book
keeper only a few hours before the fire
started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
FOR eoTHE MESSIAH"
Musicians Preparing for
Their Musical Event.

Iindsborg March 18.-The preparations
for the Messiah festivities here on April 6
and are now practically completed. The
chorus of $50 voices is rehearsing twice a
week accompanied by the 3-manual Mol
Ter pipe organ and an orchestra of forty
nieces Two oratorio trumpets and two
oratorio horns in F have just been added
to the Instrumentation Of the orchestra 53
goes into effect on the 5th, and the tick
cts are good to return on and including
The 18th. within q radius OF LOO miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Pensions for Kansang.

washington, March 1s.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
sons, IS; James Partridge, Capiona, Sc;
William Blair National Military home.
nard, Sc; Joseph Fine, Pleasanton, IS;
James McCaw Americas. SO; Anapies J.
Ramey Wichita IS: Charles NJ. Heaton
Lincoln, IS; David Srackangast, Summer
field. IS to S12.
Additional-James r. Shepard, Carbon
Increase0Jack Cofer. La Cygne. Sc to IS;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
His Own View.

Bacon-Let me shake your hand, dear
boy. This is one of the happiest days
of your life.
Egbert-You're too previous, old man.
I'm not to be married until tomorrow.
Bacon-That's what I say. This is
one of the happiest days of your life
Boston Traveller.
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Sensible.

There's one thing I can't under
stand.''
Whats that?"
''Why common sense is the most I'M
common. New York Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
BOYS BURNED TO DEATH.
Two Nephews of a Sumner County
Man Perish in the Flames.

Wellington, March 1s.-The news has
which befen two nephews of Joe Bussard
of oxford near Kildare. o. T., last night.
The boys were aged 10 and years re-
SpectiVely.
explosion, which occurred while they were
Of the family were downstairs when the
accident happened, and were unable to
reScl1e the children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
rheumatism Cured in a Dav.

MYSTIC CURE" for RHEIJNfA-
TISM and NEURALGIA radically
cures in 1 to 8 days. It's action upon the
system is remarkable and mysterious
1t removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears The
first dose greatly benefits. rs cents
Sold by Swift & Holiday, Druggists.
52S Kansas avenue, Topeka Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Infantile Curiosity.

whats the matter?" inquired one Of
the attaches of the Spanish palace.
oh" replied the other, "the king has
insisted on knowing why, so long as We
professed our ability to do so, we didn't
end the war in Cuba before these more
serious complications had a chance to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
ATE ALL THEIR DOGS.
Tribe of Alaska Indians Near Starva-
ton.

Seattle. Wash, March 1S.-The tribe of
300 Indians located along the Tanana river
in Alaska have been battling with starva-
ton the past winter This news was
brought by a trapper, a fur buyer. to
Circle City. He stated that the Indians
had eaten up all their dogs. A relief ex-
petition has been sent with food to tho
furnishing natives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
NEW MINOR COINS.
There is a Demand for Better Material
Than Conner

Washington, March 18.-The house COM
mittee on coinage. weights and measures
has favOrably reported to the house
resolution authorizing the secretary of
the treasury to make experiments to de-
termlne, the pest material Tor minor com
to congress. The committee says the
copper penny becomes dingy, dirty. dull,
and by corrOsiOn poisonous: the five cent
nickel, three-quarters copper, is too soft.
Switzerland, AuStria-Hungary and Italy
have adopted pure nickel for their minor
coinage with satisfactory results. the
coins being hard, durable, velvety to the
rode.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
STATUE OF LINCOLN.
Senate Passes a Bill for One at Get
tYsburg.

Washington. March 1S.-The senate yes
terday passed bills to erect a statue of
Lincoln at Gettysburg. to prohibit rail-
roads charging more than 8 cents a mile
for passengers through the Indian Terri
tory and to build gunbOat the great
lakes to replace the Michigan, to cost not
over $3.50. 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
By Their Names You Shall Kno
Them,

Mr.. Wheeler-The boys are going to
form a military company; could you
suggest a name that would show that
we are bicycle riders?
Mr. Waller (cynically)-Well, you
might call yourselves THE Mud
uards.''-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Clear Down.

He-Stunning hair that girl over
there has! I should think when she
undoes it it would fall below her waist
She GeaIous)-Yes; right on the floor.
Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Nerve.

Farmer-I found this piece of coattai1
hanging to my chicken coop door, and
it fits your coat exactly. Now what
does that prove?
Uncle Ben-IIit probes dat de coat am
youahs I foun' hit in de road dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

If the Rothschilds object to war be-
tween the United States and Spain they
might preserve peace by making Spain
release Cuba if only she hadn't blown
up the Maine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
MOI Quite Artistic.

seThe furniture here seems as artistic
as possible
II don't know. Couldn't this arm
chair be less comfortabie?''- DetrOit
Journal,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

Ralph Dodsworth. National Military home,
Leav So to $40.
Reissue-William L. Hurst, Independ-
ence, 81.
NJ. Greenstreet, Palermo, $12; Sarah M
Noblett, Cofeyville, $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Hardly That.


''Say pa?"
s'Weu, what?"
eff a man marries a tWo-headed wo-
man is he a bigamist ?''-New York
World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Harvey County Pioneer Dead.

Newton March 1S-James Dawson. for
twenty years surveyor of Harvey county,
died yesterday of old age and cancer He
took a homestead in Harvey county y
years ago and lived there until a few
years ago. He served with distinction in
the civil war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

Ginning sun, in a final burst of golden
glory, gilded the mothers monument
and shone radiantly upon the young
bride like a benediction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Valna ofTears.

Doctors say that weeping is benef
cial for women"
YES, when I cry real hard my hus
band generally gives me $1O.-Chicag
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

Perhaps hostihties are being delayed
to permit all the gold to arrive which
is headed toward this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
Receiver for Mcpherson Waterworks

Hutchinson has been appointed receiver
for the Mcpherson city water works. The
assigning of the stock is due to a failure
which should have been paid by the First
State bank of this city, now inSOlVent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
OfConrse.

Don't you think, after all, that wo-
mans femininity touches and appeals to
MANI"
Gracious yes! My wife is always
asking me for something. Chicago
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

''Brusque is a great whist devotee. I
believe"
Great? He is so fond of whist that
his wife never dares speak to him at
aI.''-Chicago Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

If fish is good brain food It seems a
pity in some cases to waste so much
fish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

Some Of the most disgracefu1 acts
ners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

If he would successfully argue with a
woman just keep silent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

set in. Children do ask such curious
questions. Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
TRoNICAL les

(From the Chicago News.Y
If a man isn't sober he should never
attempt to walk tight rope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

If one-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives, the other half
Is just as ignorant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

When a man gets the ague it soon
gives him the shake.
A man and strange umbrella often
60 without saying.
It is exceedingly hard to get along
with a balky horse.
The principal apartment in a gamb-
ling house is the ante room.
A wedding of a deaf and dumb couple
is always a quiet affair.
%
Modern prophets should confine their
predictions to generalities.
When looking for lodgings a man
must either inquire within or go with
out.
Some Of the most disgraceful acts
are performed by the most graceful sin
ners.
There is nothing dearer to a man
than a good wife-with the possible ex-
ception of her shopping expeditions.
%
THE man who trusts another edu-
Gates him." says a writer. If he keeps
right on trusting he will also add to his
own stock of knowledge
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If a. man is too proud to beg and too
honest to steal the only thing left for
aaaTn IA to set trusted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

There Is nothing dearer to a man
than a good wife-with the possible ex-
ception of her shopping expeditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

When looking for lodgings a man
must either inquire within or go with
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

You can't temper a criticism of your
partners whist playing enough to keep it
from hurting.
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Modern prophets should confine IL
predictions to generalitieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-18

When you meet an old girl who is gooC
looking, watch for her younger sister.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1898-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

New York has more fire engines than
London and Berlin combined. - a.
The first nugget. Of California gold
discovered weighed AZ pounds.
In all countries more marriages take
place in June than in any other month.
More than 1,25O,COO acres otland are
devoted to the cultivation of tobacco.
Bismarck gave his consent to hav-
Zig the town of Bismarck, N. D., named
after him. ...... 80.
Before the war Cuba contributed
about one-twelfth of all the tobacco
used in the world. .,%,.-.
A single sponge has been found on
the coast of Florida with a circurnfer-
cnce of five feet. six inches.
On July l there were 1850 inmates
OF jails and prisons in Massachusetts,
decrease of AZ from the pre- ceding
year.
There are coal mines in Cuba, but
m0Ec Of ;i!c::! rave been Developed, and
almcS, - The coal used in me island
is sLj! -. re from America.
ThvL.::.'..cr CT newspapers published
in this ,oUatry is 1852 in the Eng
lish i;:t,, .u.Ic. with TAI German, 65
Swedish, S. Spanish, 81 French, 35 b.
| hemian, 81 Polish, rs Italian, IS Dutch,
18 Hebrew, etc.
Romano and Lost Springs are towns
III Kansas. The population of each is
| about 200 people. Neither town has
| an idle man or boy or unoccupied
| house. Neither has n saloon, and dogs
| are unknown.
a Left-lIanded Club.-Southern Cal
ifornia has a ''left4handed" club, with
q membership of nearly 1000. scat
tered throughout all the principal
| towns. To be left-handed is the only
qualification necessary for member
ship.
| In recent address before the Hun
| garian Academy Of Sciences. Florian
| Matyas tried 10 establish tho fact;
that the Magyars first invaded Hun
gary in the year $50 A. D., and that
the word Ungri to denote the Magyars
occurs as early as S3S. .,
The manufacture Of the tinder-box
and flint is still carried on in the vii
lage of Brandon, on the borders of
Norfolk and Suffolk. A, large demand
for the primitive forms of lighting is
created by hot, dry climates, such as
that of Africa, where matches cannot
possibly be kept.