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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
REGIMENTS ALL MADE UP.
Assignment of Companies Has Been
Completed.

The assignment of companies to the
TWenty-hrst and Twenty-second Kan
sas regiments has been made. The
TWenty-frst regiment will be in COM
mand of Col. Thomas G. Fitch and the
Twenty-second regiment in command
of Col. H c. Lindsey. 1t is believed that
the Twenty-ffrst regiment will be order
ed to Washington, while the Twenty
second will probably remain in camp in
the state for several weeks.
The assignment is as follows:
Twenty-first egiment-Companies re-
cruited at Hutchinson, Kingman, Wich-
tia, Ell Dorado, Winfield, Great Bend,
Larned, Usage City, Hays City, Norton,
Smith Center and Wellington.
Twenty-second misunderstanding
recruited at Columbus, Parsons, Atchi-
son, Seneca, Holton, Concordia, Clay
Center, Blue Rapids, Beloit, Emporia,
Marion and the company formed by the
students of the state university, state
normal school and state agricultural
college.
The letters of the companies in each
regiment will run from A to M, but the
letters have not yet been fixed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
FUNSTON FOR CUBA.
He May Not Go With His Regimen
to the Philippines.

Col. Fred Funston of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment may be detailed on
the staff of Gen. Nelson A. Miles as
soon as he is mustered into the service
of the United States.
Col. Funston will not be mustered in
until after the mastering in of his entire
regiment. AS soon as he enters the
service of the government he will be
subject to orders, and if he is detailed
to accompany Gen. Miles into Cuba at
once, it will not be a surprise.
Because of his fighting experience in
the island, Col. Funston would be a
valuable man on the staff of Gen. Miles,
and for this reason he may be called in
to special service.
If the Twentieth regiment is ordered
to Cuba, Col. Funston may remain with
it. But if the order is to the Philippine
islands, there is a strong probability
that he will be ordered to join General
Miles.
In the event Col. Funston leaves the
regiment, his position will probably be
filled by promotion, and Lieut.. Col. Ed
Little will be advanced to command.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
KANSAS NEWS.
Story of Want and Starvation
From Winfield
That Seems Almost Incredible
In a Prosperous Town.
POVERTY AND SIN.
A Noble Woman CraZed With
Grief Disappears
Leaving Her Children With a
Poverty Stricken Friend.

Winfield, May 12-Tuesday Probate
Judge Cottingham committed to the in
dustrial school for girls at Beloit. Mar
tina E. Conner, a girl IA years old, and
Miss Florence E. Wood, city mission
airy, was deputized to take the unfor-
tunate girl to Beloit. Behind this sim
pie statement is a story of awful want
following a fathers sin that seems in
credible in a Christian civilized land of
plenty like this.
About two years ago David H. Con-
nor, a citizen of Cowley county, was
convicted of stealing a cow and was
sentenced to two years in the peniten-
tiary. He left wife and eight children.
The wife and mother, in order to be
able to see her husband on visiting
days, moved her family to Leaven-
worth, where she managed to exist
while, but came back to Winfield on ac-
count of the sickness of sister. Her
earnings were necessarily small and on
ly by hard work and the strictest econ
omy was she able to care for her fam
lily of children. Misfortune in the way
of sickness overlook her, and two of her
children, becoming easy victims from
privation, were buried.
She was given some assistance from
the county, and w. E. Brewster and
Miss Wood took up her case. Through
their efforts the children were proba bly,
saved from starvation, but it is feared
the help came too late for the weary
Overtaxed mother.
She went to Miss Wood about three
weeks ago and told her she was going
away to be gone some time, and exact
ed a promise from Miss Wood to care
for her children during her absence
She refused to tell where she was go
ing and nothing has been heard from
her since.
During the winter the family has
been Miss Woods especial care, and
she has gone herself with baskets to
the hotels and begged the scraps from
the tables to keep the family from
starvation. She has stinted herself in
order to buy clothing for the older
children in order to keep them in
school.
They have had no shoes during the
winter and their little feet are cracked
and bleeding from exposure.
The fathers sentence will expire on
May 18th, but if he comes home he will
find only a scattered, motherless fam
lily of hunger hardened, half clothed
children awaiting him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
ROMANCE VS. FICTION.

Fiction is the act of feigning, in
venting or imagining. A story told in
order to deceive says the writer Ro-
nance is sort of novel which treats of
thrilling adventures and surprises
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adventure in love, war and the like
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prejudice in the unSOphiSticated, but to
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the true, the great.
Truth is stranger than fiction -
There is evidently less need for invent
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the reading public something fascinat-
ing in the way of literature: this is
abundantly supplied in the lives of the
at different periods of the worlds his
tory and whose names live in the rec
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
SWELL MILITARY DINNER.
Is Given by General McCrum at Camp
LeedY.

The first swell military, dinner. took place
at Camp Leedy yesterday. Just before
mess call Mrs Charles MeCrum; Charles
n. Nelson and wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Patten of Burlingame arrived to
pay their respects to General McCrum. OF
course General McCrum invited them to
stay to dinner and then he requested Ser
geant Major Parker to have dinner serv-
ed at headquarters for seven.
Sergeant Parker, in charge of the din
ner, did not intend to have it just a COM
mon affair; and when the company was
ushered into the dinner on tables made
from dry goods boxes there was bill of
fare fit for a king Pork chops, ham, ba-
con and steak were the meats. Fried,
baked and boiled potatoes. Six kinds of
cake, pies, cookies, pickles and, to make
the climax, a half dozen bottles of apol-
linaris water bobbing around in bucket
of ice and water.
The dinner party was a merry one, and
when one of the cOrks from the bottles
went off with loud report the sentry be-
guard No. a. and the whole guard came
tumbling out of their tent and rushed
down to Headquarters tent to see if the
general had been shot by some prowling
eolored tough. They were finally salts
fled that it was only cork that went off
and from a water bottle at that. Then
they were disguised and returned to their
quarters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
EX-RAYS.

Kansas City Tribune: From all re-
ports, the members of the K. N. G.,
worked the last kiss racket for all it
was worth.
Arkansas City Traveller: The queen
regent is trying to stop long winded
speeches in the Cortes. If she succeeds
the United States should send for her
at once.
Lawrence World: The Spanish flying
squadron is the HillmOn of the seas 1t
stays out of sight, but is to memory
dear.
Galena Times: The morning papers
are stale, after reading the evening pa
pers.
Independence Reporter: The chances
are that the recruits rejected at Topeka
because they owned a few warts and
bunions could shoot as we'll and march
as long as those who have no physical
blemishes. The government examina-
ton seems to be carried to the point of
absurdity.
Emporia Republican: History re-
peats ITSELF" says an exchange. 1t OBJ
yiously refers to the history of nations.
The history of individuals is repeated
by their neighbors.
Hutchinson News: BY the way, what
has become of the KIondike? Every
body seems to be going to Cuba or the
Philippines.
Abilene Reflector: If the Kansas boys
do not hurry up, they will not get to the
front in time for the benediction.
Kansas City Gazette: There will be
enough statesmen left in Kansas to fill
the county offices even if another call is
made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

under him, with the exception of Ad-
jutant Deford, have been Republicans.
Ed Little, lieutenant colonel, is a free
silver Republican, and Majors Whitman
and Metcalf are both straight Republic
cans.
Thomas G. Fitch, a Democrat, was
appointed colonel of the Twenty-first
regiment. and Major General McCrum,
another Democrat, was appointed lieu
tenant colonel. It is said that both
majors will be Democrats.
H. c. Lindsey, the colonel of the
Twenty-second regiment, is a Populist,
and so is Lieutenant Governor A. M.
Harvey, who will be either a major or
lieutenant colonel of this regiment. OF
this regiment it is said the remaining
officers will be Populists.
In this way Governor Leedy will send
to the front a Republican, a Democrat
ic and a POpulist regiment as far as
the officers are concerned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
HoRSEWHIPPED HER.
Two Kingman County Women En-
gage in Street Fight.

Kingman, May 1.-THE little town of
Cunningham, in the western part of this
county is greatly excited over case of
horsewhipping that occurred there. The
principals in the affair are both women,
town, Miss Effie A. Smith, while the VIC
man who administered the horsewhipping
is the wife of the towns only doctor and
druggist, G. D. letters.
The i'll feeling existing between the two
ladies for some time has been greatly in
tensified by stories of busybodies, and
while the postmistress was passing the
drug store, Mrs. Jeffers stepped out, caught
her by the hair and commenced using a
heavy horsewhip vigorously. DR.. letters
stood by, and when parties attempted to
interfere warned them not to do so. War
rants have been issued for the arrest of
both the doctor and his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

When the children are
hungry, what do you give
them Food.
When thirstyi Water.
Now use the same good
common sense, and what
would you give them when
they are too thinf The best
fat-forming food, of course.
Somehow you think of
SCOTS Emulsion at once.
For a quarter of century
it has been making thin
children, plump; weak child
rem, strong; sick children,
healthy.
soc and $1.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
GETTING OUT OF DEBT.
Leavenworth County Paid OFF SAL
977 in Mortgages During April

Leavenworth, May 12.-The month of
April, according to the records of the
register of deeds, shows the people of
this county to have released $4,217 more
mortgaged Indebtedness than was filed
for record, even including the building
and loan association mortgages in the
total of those filed.
The total number of mortgages filed
during the month was "a, amounting to
$37, 759. 90, of which 13 were building and
loan mortgages and amounted to SILL
600.
Forty-two mortgages were released,
representing a property value of SAL
977, and SO transfers of property repre-
scented S69. 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington May 12.-Pensions have been
granted to Kansans as follows: -
Original-Joseph Vaughan, Uniontown,SS'
John A. Rohrig, National Military home
Ieavenworth IS: George P. Ewes, Union
town, So; Franklin A. Brown. Onaga. IS;
William A. Chick, La Cygne,$6; John Kay
ser, Milton Sc; Augustus Burge, Fredonia,
So; Charles n. Blair, solomon City, IS;
James w. Lansdown, Jr., Elk Falls, So,
Restoration and supplemental-Henry C.
Smith dead. Topeka. 81 20
Increase-;John Barnumi Kansas CITY $S
$12; Charles H. Nichols, Lone Elm, Sc to
So; Lester K. Kirk, Garrett, SIS to $50
Reissue and increaSe-John H. Hoover,
Downs IS to $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
wYoMINGs GIANTS.
special Permission to Enlist Cavalry
men Over Six Feet Tall

Cheyenne, wyo., May 12-CoIonseIi l.;
d Of fbe re as Of rough riders open
headquarters here, and is making rapld
I'VE i've Complete troops ready for service in
Colorado, Nevada, Utah ana 1oano, ana M
recruits enough in Wyoming to twice MI
the quota of the seven troops assigned to
"BSermission has been obtained from the
war department to extend the helght
limit for cavalrymen SO tnat recrul over
The troopers are to be armed with
Krag-Jorgensen carbines and reviewers
and 7ufII carry no sabreS. The finest horses
in the west are being selected for mounts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Sunday School Convention at Abilene.

Abilene, May 12.-The second day of the
State Sunday School associations annual
convention convened with about 300 dele
gates present Papers and 4o6 6iiscnsSRa0 a1
MIR Carnahan of Clay Center and Judge
Cunningham of Emgoria occupied the
ed 1900 schools in the state, 100 less than
last year but with larger total attend
ance. The principal addresses of the after-
noon were by President SwenSSon of Beth-
any college; President Herrick of wash
burn and Rev. DIR. Merrill OF Minneapolis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
KANSAS MAN sKIPs.
G. M Campbell Collects $4,000 at
Colorado Springs Then Disappears.

is said, is in trouble at Colorado
Springs It appears that he entered the
fruit commission business some weeks
ago with a partner, putting in some
money against the other mans expert
ence A car of bananas was shipped to
the firm which Campbell sold for about
$500. This and other sums Campbell
collected, about $4,000 in all and left for
parts unknown. The police are after
him Campbell was formerly in the
bank at Douglass. His family still re-
sides at Arkansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
EXHIBIT AT OMAHA.
Sedgwick County Appropriates $761
for the Work.

Wichita, May 12.-Sedgwick county
will be in line with the progressive
counties of the state and will have an
Omaha exhibit that will be a credit to
the county and to the state.
The board of county commissioners
has appropriated 1851 for the purpose
and the chairman of the board is au-
thorized to sign a warrant for the
amount in favor of c. G.. Cohn, the
president of the Commercial club under
whose direction the money is to be ex-
pended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.

Dubuque, May 12.-Score:
Dubuque .......1OO5 S170*-17 Is 1
Rock Island .......1 0 2 O 0 O IA 10
Batteries-Brown and Killacky; Young
and Hanford.
Burlington, May 12.-Score:
Burlington ........O 90 OOO0o-O 2
Ottumwa % 0 o % o
Batteries-Hackett and Keefe; Wolfe
and Williams.
Cedar Rapids. May 12-Score:
r. HE.
Cedar Rapids ....01O111O2 0-6 IA
Peoria .............0 1 o 1 o. s 8
Batteries-L.athrop and Schrechengost;
Roach, MeGinty and Seisler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
FATAL LIGHTNING STROKE.
Olathe Man Killed While Seated Near
a Wire.

Olathe, May ia severe electric
storm passed over Olathe last evening,
accompanied by light rainfall. A Mr..
Hackett, who is a stranger here, was
struck by lightning and instantly kill
ed while seated by a table near an cleo
trio light wire in the office of Mr.. Lee
wellen's livery barn. A son of the pro-
prietor was also stunned. The fuse
was burn out of the connection with
the main wire in front of the barn. The
glass over the burner was cracked and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Arkansas City Firm Fails.

Arkansas City, Kan, May 12.-Salisbury
&. Co. shoe firm, have closed their doors
and posted sign stating that Il the stock stock
Howard Ross, cashier of the Home Ma
tionaI bank; Dr. I. D: Dodge; Mrs, y l. D.
and the o. j. Lewis Mercantile company
Of St. Louis, who held chatte1 moTrtgg e the
largest exclusive shoe house in the city,
and, until yesterday, was supposed to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
CALL FOR RESERVES.
The Riots in Rome Inpel a Decree
Aeainst BicYcIists.

Rome, May 1.-THE military organ
Fsercito publishes an order calling un-
der arms the reservists employed on the
railways. They are not to leave their
employment, but are to be under mill
tary law and thus prevent railway
strikes and agitation.
The governor of Milan has issued
decree declaring that persons found
cycling in the province of Milan VIII
be court martialed. -
bills falling due May z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Treats Of Mineral Resource.

Lawrence. May 12.-Prof. Haworth
has sent to the state printer the manu-
script for a special volume on the min
eraI resources of Kansas. Four thous-
and five hundred copies will be distrtb-
uted by the university, and $4,000 extra
copies will be issued for distribution by
the state commission of the Omaha ex-
OOsitiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
wAsHBURN VS.. OTTAWA.
The Two Teams Will Play at Athletic
Park Friday Afternoon.

washburn and Ottawa will play a
game of base ball at Athletic park in
Topeka tomorrow (F'riday) afternoon
Ottawa is somewhat the stronger team
but Washburn has been strengthened
and will make an interesting game.
The game will be called at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
GEN. MERRITT TO LEAD
Said to Have Been Appointed to Com
mand Pacific Coast Troopers.

San Francisco, May 12.-The Bulletin
says the president has appointed Gen
eral Wesley Merritt. of the regular ar
nv to the command of the volunteers
from the Pacific coast.
General Merritt will rank as br1ga-
der general and will lead the invasion
of the infantry upon the Phillpplne IS
lands He has been proclaimed gov
ernor general of the Philippines ana as
soon as possible will establish his posi-
ton as such at the capital at Mania.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Margaret Mather died from eating
too many tablets designed to keep
down the consumers flesh. That's
right, rush in and buy every new pat
ent poison that will stop headache in
a minute, or backache, or fairness or
leanness. The royal road to escape
fieshy ills is also the royal road to
death
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Novel Excuse for Pardon.

Lawrence, May 12.-Gertie Hughes,
who is in the city jail serving out a
sentence for violating the prohibitory
law. wants to get out and in her petit
ton presented to the council at the last
meeting, she stated among other reas-
ons whv she should be released, that
her husband had enlisted in the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
Kingman Miner Killed.

old resident and former marshal of this
city, was working at the Crystal rock
salt mine yesterday and got caught by
the cable and sustained injuries which
resulted in his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

The different companies in camp are
talking of ball game for Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12
SWEDISH PHILOSOPHY.

(From the Denver Times.)
Eff var es ofer poorly soon
Eft skal bane quite for US,
For all We do ven ct eS on
Els cOSS an coSS an cOSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

There are 1,4OO islands in the Philip
pines; enough for winter castle Rests
for every millionaire in the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

The amount of war news" is dou-
bled by denying next day the stories
that were published the day before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

James A. Young, who was Colone
Funston's advance agent during hi:
short lecture tour, has been appointed
quartermaster sergeant of the Twenti
eth Kansas volunteers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

If Admiral Sampson will cut the ca
bic as Dewey did, he may be able to dc
as Dewey did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Manila harbor is full of old iron; an
alI the explosions were undoubtedl,
from the outside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Of the Cavite insurgents Of the
" progress
peR the SpFdS
o.
spanish n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Whatever government we establish
in the Philippines, it will be grounded
on the American idea of giving the
people there the worth of their money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Young George Dewey is very proud
of his father. The American people
win permit him to be if he doesn't be-
come too effusive like the young
Grants, Logans. Nothing is so be-
coming in the children Of great men as
@fIauca
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

The revenues of the Philippines
amount to s1S,OOOOOO year. This ought
to pay for a generous and humane gov
eminent of those islands by the United
States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

1t costs 81 a word to get dispatch
from Hong Kong. This kills off much
rdne writin.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

England hasn't had as many men
killed in war in the last IS years as the
United States lost in the civil war; and
it's all because she keeps a standing
army and a big navy that prevents her
from getting into serious war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

DR.. Gangurevitch amputated finger
Tor little girl who had her hand caught
in a door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Charles Gornly has been appointed
principle musician and will be assign
ed to one of the Kansas regiments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

You will soon be going off for picnic.
When you go, behave yourself. AS
rule, when people go away on a picnic,
they act worse than savages, and those
living near the picnic grounds are dis
gusted. 1t isn't necessary to go crazy
in order to enjoy a picnic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

The "American pigs have put an
other querliqueue in their tails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

Van aye see faller sowin' blue grass
aye always tank how nice ct vii be for
te dog to ron over ct ven ct com Vaughn
it's tail to meet him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-12

The most humane war is the quick
war. There are fewer killed and less
loss End suffering. Take Havana.