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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-31

grief 10 her, though she rose out Of 1t
in her endeavors 10 comfort his young
widow Judging from her letter to LORD
Hennyson, il was a trial in which she
found IL hard 10 see why "a young life,
so fun Of talent. 80 gifted and so USE
full" should have been "cut off so soon,
and perhaps this feeling dictated her
choice Of Newman's Lead, Kindly
Light" which was sung over his grave,
and her strong faith, reassertng itself,
was expressed in the majestic
o God, our help In ages past,
Our hope for years 70 come,
that followed II. A bereavement that fell
very heavily on the queen, not only on
account Of her maternal sympathy with
the Princess Beatrice-"the daughter who
has never left me"--but because she was
personally sincerely attached 70 him, was
the death Of Prince Henry Of Battenberg,
who was so duufully companonable and
pleasant to her during the few years he
was one Of her home circle. The hymn
she selected for the earlier part Of the
ceremony when he was laid 10 rest in
WhiDpingham Church was Dean Milman's
Brother. Thou Art Gone Before Us"
and pathetic, too, are the verses which
were sung Immediately after the benedic-
ton Their authorship is unknown, but
the widowed Princess chose them from a
volume Of hymns that is one OF her pri-
yate treasures:
Sleep thy last sleep
free from csro and sorrow,
Rest where none weep
TIL the eternal morrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

large cotton factory burned by Schoheld's
river, p miles east Of ' KenesaW mountain
and 16 miles west of Atlanta. When near
s1e P }a g,le STOPPED At an oIa mn on
neal and ,ginned cotton. I was met by
snan-who courteously gave me the direc-
tons asked for and said in reply to my
Juice every few words at at "a a knot-hoie SIX
Ieet away: Yes, sab, I have lived here
soldering. OF course I war in the Confed
army. was, that's fact. But. loolSy
Abraham Lincoln, both times. No, sab, he
war a great man; I fought for my state,
sab, and am properly proud of it, sab
crate soldler We're afterwards VerlHed to
me by a man who was in the same COM
pany with him.
Major General J. J. Coppinger COM
nandeed the FOURTH corps, IN which my
brlgade was the second of the second d1.
vision. General COppinger was one of
the heroic characters of the civil war, in
than once His first service as a soldier
was in the papal guards at Rome. He
the regular army and was made major
general of volunteers at the beginning Of
the present war. He was one of the most
courteous and considerate officials have
ever met The condition of the camp,
the hospitals and the welfare of the men
were never for an hour or day lost sight
Of He was always on duty, day and
ing an opportunity to take his command
to Cuba, which his rank entitled hin. to
ed the age limit of "a years. he was re-
tired from active service, honored and
loved by every officer and soldier who
served under him.
General Wheeler, major general of vol
unteers, was sent to Huntsville to take
command of the Fourth corps upon the
retirement Of General Coppinger. General
Wheeler was a hero in the civil war, on
the Confederate side. and he has been one
Of the few conspicuous ones in this war.
He has been described often it is I'M
necessary for me to do so again. While
much under ordinary size, he at once COM
nanQS attention. a genial.
way that attracts men, possesses lots of
good sense and is a keen judge of human
nature. He impresses you at once as de-
sirous of being your friend, but expecting
you a soldier to do your duty without
hesitation or baek-talk. Huntsville is
near General Wheeler's home and in his
congressional district, where everybody
knew him, and all seemed to regard him
with admira ton and friendship.
Yes, l. like all Kansans who wander
away from home, wanted to return. Up
one side and down another, in people, in
intelligence, in schools and churches and
libraries in soil and productions and all
that goes to make a live, progressive state,
find no place that seems to me to equal
Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
CHARTERS FILED.

The Texas Land company is the name
Of an organization Incorporated today
under the Kansas laws by parties resid-
ing at Parsons, Kansas, and at Port
Arthur Texas. It has a capital of $780,,
OOO and it's purpose is to do a general
land and investment business in south
ern Missouri and Arkansas and in
Louisiana and Texas. The directors of
the company are Clarence J. Sedgwick,
W. B. CoUpland and J. B. Bowen, of
Parsons; J. T. SedgwicI, c. B. Maitre-
jean, L. G. Little, D. L. Stump and Geo.
F. Pastre, of Port Arthur; and G. L.
Nelson, of Kansas City, Mo.
The Crown Point Mining company
was also granted a charter today. It's
headquarters Will be at Galena, and 1t
has capital of $4,000. The directors
are E. B. Schermerhorn, Mrs. J. w.
Hutchins, Grant Claybourne, and Hale
Baugh, Of Galena, and Thomas H. Nc
Kittrick, of St. Louis.
A company has been incorporated by
granted them by Secretary Of State
City Gas company to lay a pipe from
lola to Kansas City and furnish the lat
ter place with natural gas. Perry c.
Phillips, of Kansas City, and F. H.
Hersch, A. p. Charles, J. H. Hufford,
and G. E. Birdsall, of lola, are the Jii
rectors. The company has a capital
stock of $25, 900. 1t was the intention of
the directors at first to simply pipe the
gas to towns surrounding lola, but as
they think that the supply OF gas is
unlimited they conceived the idea of
piping it to Kansas City and to inter
mediate points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
AS TO JOHNSON JORDAN.
County Attorney Jetmore Sees the
Witness Who is Being Watched.

County Attorney Jetmore has return
conference with Johnson Jordan.
was non-communicative ct saw Jor-
dan and he will be here all right said
he. He will be in Topeka in a day or
two. I am not prepared to say exactly
when but he will be here all right"
Detective Dell Harbaugh, the execu-
tive officer in the Collins case came to
Topeka Sunday. He is assisting Coun-
ty Attorney Jetmore and Attorney
Stafford in the preparation of the case
by classifying the mass of evidence that
is to be presented. He refuses to say
anything about the case.
The following is from the Hutchinson
News:
Word was received from Topeka last
night regarding Johnson Jordan who
was discovered here the night before.
The sheriff of Shawnee county did not
instruct the officers here to hold Jor-
dan. He is the main witness in the Col
Inns murder case which will be tried on
November %. The officers seem to be
afraid Of offending Jordan which might
cause him to refuse to give his testi-
mony in the case. Jordan was not mo-
Tested again here and it is understood
that he left town last night
1.-The officers at Topeka are endeavor-
ing to keep track OF Jordan in the fear
that he might leave the state. In the
meantime they are trying to keep him
from suspecting that they are afraid
of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
BEAD HIS OWN OBITUARY.
The Curious Story in Which a Fort
Scott Man Figures.

Fort Scott, Nov. 22.-W. r. Powell, a
jewelry merchant of this city, formerly
Of Martinsville, Ind, last evening re-
ceiVed a copy of a Martinsville paper
containing a thousand-wOrd obituary of
himself, having been of a once promi-
nent Martinsville family. Much space
was given to what was supposed to be
a history of his romantic life and the
details of his death on his return trip
from Liverpool to New York.
The newspaper story indicates that
the history of his life has been confused
with that of an intimate boyhood &C
Quaintance, who must have assumed his
name, and who is really the deceased.
Mr.. Powell came west many years ago,
and no more was heard of him at Mar
tinsville until his death was reported
there by William Walker, now of Deca-
tur, who also lived in Martinsville, and
happened on the ship on which the man
travelling under Mr.. POwelPS name died.
Walker did not know Powell, having
been born since he left Martinsville, but
he had heard of his family, and when
the Martinsville man introduced himself
as Powell and talked knowingly of Mar
tinSVille folks, he had no suspicion that
he was not whom he represented him
self to be. The man died without di-
vulging his real name, and Walker re-
ported POWelPS death. A copy of the
MartinsVille paper announcing his
death reached his brother at Wichita,
and caused some alarm as to the where
abouts of another brother, who has been
located in Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
BOOKER wAsH1NGroN,s HIT

Perhaps no man in the country is
just now receiving a greater amount of
favorable notice from the press than is
Booker T. Washington, the distin-
guished colOred educator The fol-
lowing from the Baltimore News is a
sample of what is being said of him:
II there were more negro men like
Booker T. Washington, the race prob
lem would be a simpler one Not
Wtthstanding the hysterica1 talk which
Is just now heard in so many quart ers
on the negro question, Professor Wash
dngton discusses the present condition
of the race in an even tempered way
which must add to the respect which
the white people Of both the north and
south entertain for him. He refuses to
talk at this time about the riots in
North and South Carolina. because he
does not see that any good can come of
the discussion. but in an address deliv-
cred at Brooklyn Thursday night, he
really put his finger on the sore
point. The judicial, sensible and manly
words OF the negro professor would put
to shame those OF his own and of the
white race whose real purpose seems to
be to aggravate rather than a1Iay trou-
bic. He said:
1T must be apparent at this time that
the effort to put the rank and file of the
colored people into a position to exercise
the right of franchise has not been
success in those portions of our own
country where the negro IS found in
large numbers Either the negro was
not prepared for any such wholesale
exercise Of the ballot as our recent
amendment to the constitution content
plated, or the American people were not
prepared to assist and encourage him to
use the ballot In either case the result
mas oeen the same. In my mind there
as no doubt that we MADE the mistake
AT the beginning of our freedom Of put
ting the emphasis on the wrong end.
Politics and the holding of office were
emphasized almost to the exclusion OF
every other interest, and we accepted
responsibilities which our experience
and education had not fitted US to per-
form with success and credit. To my
mind the past and present teach but
one lessOn-tO the negro's friends and to
the negro himself-that there is but one
way out, that there is but one hope of
@alvalon, and that is for the negro in
avery part OF America to resolve from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
lola is LUCKY.
The Empire Zinc Company In
vests in Land.
Buys 100 Acres at $75 Per
Acre in the Gas Belt
$1O,OOO,OOO CAPITAL.
Is Now Operating Five Factories
at Other Points.
Expects to Erect Plant Soon at
lola.
$1O,OOO,OOO CAPITAL.

lola, Nov. 22.-W. c. wetherell yes
terday bought the Fulton farm, two
miles east and half a mile south of
lola, 100 acres in the heart of the gas
belt, at SIS an acre.
MT. Wetherell is the general manager
of the Empire Zinc company, Of Phil
adelphia, a company capitalized at $10,-
OO0,0 900, and now operating zinc shelters
at Chicago, Waukegan, Joplin and in
Belgium 1t means something to have
a company like that interested in lola
to the extent this company now is.
Mr.. WetherelI, who has already re-
turned east, would not say just when
his company would begin operations
here. I'VE have some other large mat
tiers on hand that must be closed up
before we can do much at IOla," he
said. But the indications are that the
company will at an early date put in a
plant here,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
BARRED FOR FOOT BALL
Six County High School Students
Are SUSPENDED.

Chapman, Nov. 22-Much excitement
and comment has been caused here by
the action of Principal Lantz of the
county high school in suspending six Of
the best young men in the school be-
cause they went to Manhattan last Sat
urday to see the football game.
The Manhattan team was secured to
play here three weeks ago with Chap
man and everybody was allowed to go.
Then the boys wanted a return game
and the doors were shut. They went
anyhow with the above result. It is
said that the suspension is for Is school
days but as several of the boys are in
the senior class it is likely to be enough
ents are very indignant as are many
citizens here and a special meeting of
the board of trustees will probably have
to settle the matter. Heretofore the
school management has always en-
couraged athletics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
SUES FoR s6,46o DAMAGES.
Woman Who Fell Through Leaven-
worth Sidewalk Wants Remu-
neratfon.

Leavenworth, Nov. 22.-An amended
petition was filed in the district court
yesterday by Annie E. Lightner against
the city of Leavenworth for the sum Of
$5,45O, for injuries received on August
z, 1885, when she fell through a defective
sidewalk in the south part Of the city
in Clark and Reese addition.
At the time of the accident, she ayers
in her petition, she was using due care
and diligence in walking along the walk,
but that the boards were decayed and
gave way beneath her weight, precipi
tating her into an excavation ten feet
deep. Her injuries were very serious,
she says, consisting of bruises about the
head and back and internal injuries.
She also alleges that she asked for dam
ages from the city soon after the acct
dent occurred, but the city refused to al
low her claim, and she now sues and
prays for judgment for the sum named.
The sum of S., 600 is for injuries and the
remainder Of the claim $3.50, is for doctor
bills and medicine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
ON SOUTHERN
SCENES.
General Hudson Tells About
His Experiences
In the South During the Sum-
mer of 1898.
FARMING HAS LITTLE
To Reward Those Who Engage
In 1t in That Country.
The Race Question Always q
Troublesome One.

General J. K. Hudson, accompanied by
Mrs Hudson. reached home Saturday
evening from the south. General IIud-
son is looking well, and says that for the
most part he enjoyed his army life In
speaking of his experiences in the south
and of some of the things that he saw, he
said:
Tho everlasting white sand of Florida
that tires the eyes, the countless orange
groves Of the state, slowly recovering from
the freeze of five years ago, when the
boom in orange profits receive a rude
shock, and the odors and sickness of dis
agreeable Tampa, where the hot sun of
the morning was followed by a heavy
rain in the afternoon. are my most vivid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
soUrH-w. KANSAS TEACHERS.
Will Meet in Anthony the Last of
This Week.

Wichita, Nov. 22.-The Southwest
Kansas Teachers association which
meets at Anthony November rs and &C.
has an unusually interesting program
prepared for this year. The topics are
ones of great Importance to the live
teacher and are so diversified that ev-
cry one from the district teacher to the
city superintendent can find something
instructive.
Wichita, too, has been especially hon.
Ored by the association this year as J.
n. Allen of the high school is it's presi-
dent. while superintendent Dyer, Pres
idents Stanley and Morrison and J. S.
Carson have important places on the
program. The College Presidents
Symposium, which includes Chancellor
Snow of the state university is a new
and attractive feature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
so YEARS AN ODD FELLOW.
William Sargent Voted a Jewel of
Honor by the State Body.

Leavenworth, Nov. 22.-In William
Cargent Leavenworth has a citizen
who has become entitled to 1.-The jewel
of honor for so years continuous mem
bership in the order of Odd Fellows.
The jewel was voted to him by the
lodge of Kansas at it's last session and
it was sent here yesterday by Secre-
tary D. w. Kent to Secretary ]. T.
Jones of Leavenworth lodge to be for
mally presented and it is now in the
hands of the lodge treasurer.
The jewel is of gold one inch wide and
about two inches long, At the top are
the figures 80" each figure encrusted
with diamonds. On the reverse side is
the inscription: kansas III. Presented
by the grand lodge of Kansas to Will
liam Sargent. October ID, 1898" A I'M
ion meeting of all the lodges will be
called at an early date for the presen-
tation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
KANsANs IN KLoNDIKE.
Emporia Boys Located at Ft. Cudahy
so Miles Above Dawson.

Emporia, Nov. 22.-Letters have been
received from the Emporia boys who
are in Klondike. A. G. Lal<in said that
the letters state that the boys are all
well and in good luck.
The letters were written and mailed
at the pOstOffice in Dawson on Septem-
Der IS. The Emporia crowds camp is
located on Forty mile creek, fifty miles
above Dawson. It is at Fort Cudahy,
The letters say that they are going to
stay at that place for the winter They
have started to getting the timbers from
the woods for their cabin which they
will occupy this winter. After they fin
ish the work of building the cabins,
they will if the creek is frozen over go
llD the creek to the American side and
start prospecting. They think that the
summer has been very well spent by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
SOMEWHAT OF a sHx1ooK
Money Loaner Gets SO for the Use of
81 for Three Months.

GaIena Republican: A poor, hard
working woman borrowed 81 from J. L
Suppe, giving a carpet as security and
agreeing to pay 81 for the use of the
81 two weeks. She paid him Sc in in
terest this way, inside of three months
and then scraped Sc together and tried
to get the carpet by paying the princi-
pal and one months interest Then
Suppe declared she owed him S7-S1
more than she owed. She has taken the
matter into the courts A man who
wants SO for the use of 81 for three
months is a dangerous duck to have at
large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
THE BURL1NaAME STRIKE.
Some of the Causes Which Led Up to
the Miners Going Out.

Burlingame Nov. 22-Some of the
latest facts in regard to the strike here
are given:
Burlingame has five shafts near the
town The miners were getting $1.1o
a ton for their work. This made them
an average Of Sips a day. This they
thought not enough, as they were at
work in a 16-inch vein, and they de-
manded a 10 cent raise on the ton.
This was not given to them and they
quit work. The mines are now shut
down. Five cars a day were shipped
out of Burlingame The shafts are
from go to 1875 feet below the surface.
At Scranton, the mine operators claim
to be 200 men short to do the work
One operator said that he could use 40
more men. The farmers this year are
storing the coal. putting away for their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

is used in every house, writes one man
from country town. Entire neighbor-
hood use it, for Piles. Cuts, Burns,
Bruises and all skin diseases. The fame
of it's cures necessarily spread from
town to town; friends tell friends what
Beggs' German Sa1ve has done. and the
whole people acknowledges its merit.
its healing qualities and its power OF
allaying pain. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
FILLED WITH PINS.
Many Foreign Articles Discovered
During Dissection of q Body.

Toledo. o.. Nov.22.-A dissecting class
at the Toledo Medical college met with
a strange subject this morning. The
body of a middle-aged woman who died
at a charitable institution was being
dissected. When the stomach was cut
open the demonstration and students
were surprised to find that it contained
at least a quart of hairpins, needles,
brass pins, small nails and pieces of
glass from one to three inches long.
A ring with a fine stone was also
found The alimentary canal was stuck
full Of needles and pins. 1t is said that
the woman had been insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, Nov. Extensions have
been granted for Kansans as follows:
Observation-Disclosures Weaver, Reno,
IS; Paul Haas, Valley Falls, SO; John
f Hammond, Soldier, Sc; william F.
Bailey, Topeka, IS.
AdditionaI-Henry Blackburn To
peka, Sc to S.
restoration and increase-Charles
Crank, McCune, So to SIT.
Increase-Walter S. Wait, Lincoln, $24
to $50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

In St. Paul every street car is provid-
ed with gates, and when a car has it's
quota OF passengers the gates are kept
closed till someone wants to get off.
The street cars in St. Paul are also pro-
vided with tenders which prevent fatal
accidents to pedestrians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

henceforth that he will throw aside ev-
cry non-essential and cling only to es-
sentiaIs-that his pillar of fire by night
and pillar of cloud by day shall be
property skill, economy, education and
Christian character"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
A Queer Pumpkin Indeed.

Troy Chief: When DR.. Reeder's folks
opened pumpkin Tuesday, preparatory
to making a delicious brand of pump
kin pie they were surprised to find a
pumpkin vine inside bearing large
leaves and blossoms AS the pumpkin
was not broken and was sound in every
way the doctor is at a loss to account
for the freak
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
Everybody Reads the State Journal

them and that this winter at this place
which is esta blishing a record. as being
one of the best places to locate in all
that country, they Will break camp in
the summer and each can go to WhateV-
er place he thinks best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
Standard Oil Manager Missing.

Newton, Nov. 22.-H. T. Morgan,
formerly manager Of the Standard Oil
company's branch in this city, has dis
appeared, and has not been seen since
last Wednesday. It is said he left here
Wednesday morning. No one, not even
the family, knows where he is or the
reason of his leaving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

The average cost Of electric light in
1s1 cities in the United States operated
by private enterprise is cents per can
die power The average cost Of cleo
trio light in "A cities in the United States
operated by public enterprise Is 21s
cents Der candle. power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

Jerry Simpson was defeated and Gov
ernor Pingree was victorious Will
some student of the octopus kindly ex-
plain what all this means Chicago
News.
The student OF the octopus would
probably explain by pointing out the
fact that they ran on differently Tabled
tickets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

Since st is said that man has been
found in Harvey county who never
heard of Jerry Simpson, that portion of
the state will commend itself doubtless,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22
Scarlet Fever Id Ellis.

Ellis, Nov. 22.-There are two new
cases of scarlet fever reported to the
city this -week-One case at Al Robin
sons and the other at John Marks. A
strict quarantine is kept and the houses
visited only by the doctors and city
marshal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

Having recuperated after the toll IN
cident to the campaign, General Gros-
venor has resumed his occupation of
making political forecasts, and as a
starter offers the prediction that Tom
Reed will be reelected to the speaker
shin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-22

The Georgia legislature is already in
the midst of a fight for the enactment
of a law prohibiting the granting of
privileges to state officials by rail-
way or express companies.