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The times., 1898-02-14
THE BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Movement in Kansas to Compel It's
Reading Daily.

Topeka. kans.. Feb. IA movement is
Of the Bible in the public schools. Ap-
pe3ls have been made to the ChriStia n
parents to attend the annual school meet
iugs in April, and to vote for and insist
upon the ding of the Bible daily, and
that teachers shall be required to teach
to the children. as their first lesson in
rea ding, the Ten Commandments.
The times., 1898-02-14

The monthly meeting of the temperance
society of the First Congre ga ii onal Church
will be held at that church this evening at
& O'Clock.
The times., 1898-02-14

your credit is good at Lansburgs Fur
niturs II -. .;th and sts. oc3-tt
The times., 1898-02-14

Mrs Charles Grayson Dulin will be at
home next Wednesday afternoon for the
last time this season.
The times., 1898-02-14

The ladies of the Congressional circle
at the Riggs will be at home tomorrow
afternoon for the last time this season.
The times., 1898-02-14

Mrs. Howell, wife of Assistant Secre-
tary Howell. Will not receive today but
will be at home next Monday
The times., 1898-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert McSherry. OF
Baltimore. who came on to Washington
to attend the 0Donnell-de Sayve nup-
tials, have returned to their home.
The times., 1898-02-14

Miss German is visiting friends in
Baltimore, where she is the recipient
of much social attention
The times., 1898-02-14

Mrs. Charles Haywood has cards out
for tea Friday. from to I. She will
not be at home to callers today.
The times., 1898-02-14

The Wednesday Cotillion Club will
give favor german on Wednesday
evening next. which will close their very
brilliant sesies of dances given this
year The cotillion will be led by Mr..
George Thomas Cox.
The times., 1898-02-14

The marriage of Miss Marguerite An
toinette. the daughter of Mrs Eliza
beth c. LaGorce and Mr.. Stevens Dana
Streeter will occur this evening a I
o'clock at St Patricks Church.
The times., 1898-02-14

Cards have been issued for literary
and musical entertainment to be given
by Mrs. Agnes Postel-Everest at the
Elsemere Thursday evening at O'Clock.
The times., 1898-02-14

Mrs. Walcott. of Fourteenth street,
assisted by her daughters. will hold re-
ception Monday evening. February 21
from 8 10 u o'clock.
The times., 1898-02-14

Mrs. r. F. Bland will be at home to-
morrow.
The times., 1898-02-14
CARTER TRIAL REVELATIONS.

The Misses Riggs will hold receptio
Wednesday evening at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
SHERMAN SEES RUIN
If the Quilted States INDUCES
In Territorial Expansion.

Wooster, Ohio, Aug 1S.-The surviv-
ors of the Sherman brigade are holding
their 29th annual reunion here. Ex-
Secretary of State John Sherman, who
organized the brigade, came over from
Mansfield to preside at the reunion. He
delivered an address before a big audi
ence.
In the course of his remarks, after
referring to his recent visit to Alaska,
Mr. Sherman said: 1.-THE vast extent
and compass of our country should sat
isfy our people and prevent them from
extending their domain to distant lands,
possessions difficult to control and inn
possible to defend.
I regret to notice disposition in
congress to reach out for outside terri
tory. This ambition for the occupation
of territory has been the ruin of Greece.
Rome and the~ great nations of Asia
and of Spain, Austria and Italy in mod
ern times. And now the United States
is in more danger from similar causes
than all others combined.
1.-The greed of territory and the at
tempt to rule it lost Great Britain the
great body of what is now the United
States of America. If we can be con-
tent with our vast continental posses
sions we can dispense with the islands
of the sea. There is no room for them
in our system of states. Their people
do not speak our language. Friendly
trade relations can be easily arranged.
but American domination If attempted
would lead to fnterminable evils
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
eMIDNIGHT sun,
Name of Dawson City's First Venture
in Journalism.

Fort Scott, Kan, Aug. ia curios-
ity in the shape of a newspaper has
just been received here by Mrs. E. l..
Holt, whose husband is now in the
Klondilxe. The paper is the yukon
Midnight Sun" published at Dawson
City, and the copy received here is one
of number one, volume one, dated June
IL, 1898.
The paper is a little three column,
four page affair, and is published and
edited by G. B. Swinehart. Its sub
seription rates as carried at the head
of the editorial column are: One year,
SIS; six months IS; three months, IS;
and single copies so cents.
The salutatory: 1T is with no small
pleasure that with this issue of the
Yukon Midnight Sun we see fulfilled
our repeated promise to furnish the
people of Dawson weekly newspaper.
The Yukon Sun will be a Clean bright
sheet, free from domination by any
class, clique or organization. 1t will be
conscientious in the effort to be reliable
at all times; reflect the social and bust
ness life of the city and be an intel
ligent exponent of the great mining and
other valuable interests of the Yukon
valley; but more especially viii it seek
to exploit the unparalleled advantages
and resources of the Klondihe district"
Following are some of the items of
interest as told by the paper:
Too much hrewater in town this
week after long dry spell was the
indirect cause of several bad men Wis
iting the barracks and police courts
The promptness with which they were
arrested and their foul language upon
the streets stopped reflects no little
credit upon our excellent police force
From Engineer Fisher we learn that
fifty odd claims have been located on
Jefferson creek, twelve miles up and
across the creek from Circle City. Re
ports say that s1.75 to the pan has been
washed at these diggings. There is
considerable excitement on American
creek and real estate at Eagle City is
booming. Circle City is somewhat dull,
but the mines are doing well and many
new prospectors are arriving to take
chances on the widely advertised aban-
doned claims
wood choppers have raised the
price of wood to $12 a cord in conse-
quenee of which the steam boat men
predict a raise in provisions
Frank p. Slavin, the well known
ex-pugilist, who rightfully earned the
name of 'Stampeder' last fall. returned
from Ottawa. yesterday, having made
the trip from Lake Bennett in six and
a half days. He said that four men
were drowned at White Horse rapids
the day he passed there, but their
names could not be learned. He says
they passed over 1900 boats and that
even on the lakes navigation was inn
peded by the great number Of craft
''R. H. Gardner viii please the public
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this week with a first class every might
vaudeville show at the Pavilion theater.
List of attractions, Jacqualine e. Ross
aline, Emma Hull, Blanche Lamont,
Lucille Elliott, Emma Kane, Fred
Breen, Dick Maurrettes and Vim.
Huson's band and orchestra.
THE restaurant men will meet to-
night to consider raising meals from
$3.50 to $3.5 each. If this is done it
seems almost necessary that labor shall
be raised from SIS to $40. The present
high prices demanded for provisions
are only temporary and may be lower
ed before the present week is over.
ALEX. Mcdonald, the gold king Of
the Yukon valley, in speaking of the
new outlook, says: A conservative
estimate on the gold output between
april l and September 1 of this year
places it at 500, O00, 900. I believe were
it not for the royalty it would exceed
that amount. The present tax has a
tendency to greatly lessen the work
this winter and for the coming year
the industry will be retarded a dozen
fold more than last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
MIR. SOTHERN'S NEW PLAY,
] GA ShiIling's Worth"Successfully Pro-
| duced in PhiIadeIphia.

Philadelphia, Aug. ia large and
appreciative audience witnessed for the
first time on any stage Mr.. E. H.
Sothern's new play, "A Shilling s
Worth" The play was given at Messrs.
Nixon &, Zimmerman's South Broad
way street theater
1t is a very bright and well devised
comedy and was written by Grace Liv-
ingstone Furness and Abby Sage Rich
ardson. It is a prettily told love story.
Mr.. Sothern, as the hero, has one of
those romantic and dashing parts for
which he is fittingly adapted, and Miss
Virginia Harmed, as the heroine, has
a graceful role, well suited to her com
edy qualities. Mr.. Sothern is supported
by all his regular company, which in
cludes such well and favorably known
artists as Miss Eleanor Moretti, Re
becca Warren, Morton Selten, c. P.
Flockton, Owen Fawcett and others of
equal merit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
DEPAUW A BANKRUPT
He Never Recovered From the Panic
of 1898.

New Albany, Ind, Aug. 1s.-Charles w.
Depauw today filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. He places his liabilities at $780,
900 and assets at $45. 900. The liabilities
are held by banks of New Albany, Louis
vile, Indianapolis, Chicago and other
cities, by number of capitalists of those
cities. On many of the items of labili-
ties judgments were taken several years
ago and many of them are secured. The
assets consist of bank stock, the interest
of the petitioner in the estate of his grand
father, the late Elijah Newland, and
other items.
Mr.. Charles w. Depauw is a son of the
late W. G Depauw, who died about ten
years ago leaving very large estate,
that was composed of interests of almost
every character He was for several
years at the head of the New Albany
Rail Mill company at New Albany, a cor
pOratiOn operating one of the most i'm
portant Industries in this city; of the
Premier Steel Works, an extensive indus
try of Indianapolis, and he also had lrge
interests in the Depauw Plate Glass COM
pany and the w. G. Depauw company of
New Albany.
During the. panic five years ago he was
forced to make an assignment and he has
not been actively engaged in business
since that time, his efforts having been
put forth to get his affairs in such shape
as to afford some reasonable dividend for
his creditors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
KILLS HIS YOUNG WIFE.
Sensational Murder and Suicide Near
Ottawa, Ill

Ottawa, Ill. Aug. 1s-John Fearl, a very
wealthy old farmer living with his young
wife upon a splendid farm in Bureau
county, twelve and one-half miles west of
Peru, cut his Wife's throat with a razor
last night and ended his bloody work by
drawing the death-stained weapon across
his own jugular.
Fearl who was 81 years old and had a
son and daughter both older than his wife,
married his victim two years ago Since
their marriage she has constantly insisted
that he deed to her his property, valued
al over 100000, and he has steadfastly re-
fused. This has caused many quarrels
and it is said that a particularly bitter
Their bedchamber shows evidences of a
terrible struggle. The furniture was
overturned, bedclothing torn and thrown
on the floor and the room spattered with
blood. Evidently he had grabbed her by
the hair and dragged her about until she
had become exhausted, when he murdered
her.
The bodies were discovered in the bed
chamber by the servants at O'Clock this
morning.
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NO PEACE IN CUBA.
London Times Says War Will
Continue For Years.

London, Aug. 1S.-The Times con-
tinues to print letters from Havana
strongly anti-American. It is asserted
that thousands of innocent women and
children are being starved to death be-
cause the Americans are incapable of
carrying into effect their boast that
they would capture Havana in a fort
night. Though the reconcentrados are
starving, it is alleged the insurgents
are well supplied with food by the
Americans who, with the Cubans, are
apparently content to pursue a safe and
inglorious war with famine and dyna-
mite bombs as weapons.
Havana correspondents of the Times
predict that no matter whether the in
dependence of Cuba or the annexation
of Cuba is arranged for, there is no
chance for peace in Cuba during years
to come, because the Cubans disap-
pointed in their efforts to obtain spoils,
will probably continue their rebellion
and brigandage
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FIGHT ATA CONFERENCE.
Attorney Kilt Gould Strikes b G.
Frerksen For Calling Him Liar.

Frerksen For Calling Him Liar.
Chicago. Aug. ia conference of
representatives of the Illinois Pharma-
ceutical association and state board OF
pharmacy, held in the Schiller building
last evening, to discuss charges that
had been brought against the state
board of pharmacy, ended in row.
KIT Gould, attorney for the state
board, resented the assertion that he
was "a liar by striking r. G. Frerk-
sen. Mayor Dyche of Evanston, who
presided, separated the men and adj
journed the meeting.
The trouble primarily arose over a
letter which Gould said had been writ
ten to him by Professor c. S. NJ. Hall
berg, urging prosecution of druggists
for alleged violation of the pharmacy
law Hallberg had a row with Gould
Saturday in the latter's Office, where he
called to deny the accusation made by
Gould. This was renewed last evening
when Hallberg and Frerksen appeared
at the conference with their attorney,
H. L. Southworth, to present evidence
that the state board of pharmacy was
harassing druggists by frequent prose-
cutiOn without cause.
Gould's assertion that Hallberg in
spired the prosecution brought that
man to his feet with an indignant de-
NAL. F'rerksen Joined in the row, and
as he advanced toward Gould the lat
ter struck him A general row was
averted by Chairman Dychess prompt
action
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
THREE ALASKA STEAMERS
Arrive at Seattle With s Passengers
and 100000 in Gold.

Seattle, Wn., Aug. 1S-Three small
steamers have arrived here from Alas
ka with Is passengers with stories of
the lights and shadows of the Alaska
gold hunters life. Their combined
sacks of gold dust are estimated at
$1OO, OOO
Advices from Pine Creek, near Lake
Tagish, where a rich strike was report
ed few days ago, say that the dig
gings are not so rich as reported. The
stampede, however, continues. men even
going from Cooks Inlet and Copper
River.
At st. Michael boats are landing
freight and passengers but the conges-
ton has been materially reduced. Pro-
visions are reported scarce and COM
mand high prices. The steamer Bear
arrived at Dawson July Is from St.
Michael with a large number of pas
sengers and a cargo of fresh supplies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
CUBANS MAKE NO TROUBLE
The Junta is Satisfied With the Way
Matters Stand.

Washington, Aug. 1s.-Thomas Is
trada Palma and others of the Cuban
junta with Monselo de Quesada, the
Cuban charge d'affaires have held con-
ferences on the situation in the island.
The meetings have given rise to a re-
newal of the reports that the island re-
public administration is chatting under
the recent system of control.
President Mckinley and the members
of the administration have paid no at
tention to these reports and a member
of the cabinet asserts that there is no
expectation of a protest against the
system of administration to be put in
force pending the establishment of
stable government in Cuba.
No Representations from the Cubans
on this subject" he said, have been
made to this government, nor is any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
FIGHT FOB MONEY.
Alleged Heirs of Stewart Millions
Combine to Press Claims.


New York. Aug 1S.-The claimants to
the millions of A. T. Stewart are to make
one final attempt to prove their alleged
rights in the courts of this state. They
have combined forces and have about con-
cluded that if they lose this time they will
stop trying to get the fortune which they
say should have come to them upon the
death of the millionaire Suit has not yet
when the matter will come up for trial
The claimants are represented by Hart
The only action thus far has been the
appointment of Archibald A. McGlashan of
81 Broadway as guardlliaa ad te AFa IN Pc
mes, James Joseph and John Joseph, who
say theiy are heirs-at-law OLA 7. Stew
art and who are the only claimants now
under age. These claimants are the chill
dren of Catherine Carroll. who is dead.
She was daughter OF Alexander stew
art who.it is alleged, was cousin of Alex
ander T. Stewart. He was the son of Will
liam Stewart, the son of Thomas S. Stew
art the progenitor of the family.
c.. w. Hart of the firm of Hart & Hop
kins, has. spent two years in perfecting the
traced out every branch of IT. There are
about thirty persons still living who say
they are related to the dead millionaire.
Some of them have given up their claims,
but there are SUN apout % persons VINO
AS the costs of litigation will be great,
permission was obtained for the Carroll
was viats0i not done Mr. Hart declares, to es-
cape expenses should the case go against
held responsible for the costs in the case
of a defeat, it would be impossible to get
an officer of the court to serve as such
unless he were guaranteed against loss.
As the Carroll children are not wealthy.
It was oeGl MI, 70 na ai6 +ddan et as PooF
seen no representative of Judge Hilton or
other holders of property left by A. T.
Stewart, and that he had no desire to set
tie the case out of court. If his clients
had a right to the fortune they wanted it,
he said. and if they had not, they want
ed to find out once for all IN open court.
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Col. Burgess Made Chairman.

The board of supervisors of elections
held a meeting in Commissioner of
Elections Yount's Office last evening.
Colonel James Burgess was unanimous
ly elected chairman of the board of sup
ervisors. L. T. Yount, by virtue of his
Office, is secretary of the board The
new board of supervisors was chosen
the board of police commissioners was
abolished by Governor Leedy The
board is composed of Colonel James
Burgess, D. J. Dickerson, A P Ben
son, J. W. Blossom, Fred Roundtree.
representing the several wards of the
city as councilmen, and L. 7. Yount
commissioner of elections.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
IA COMPROMISE.
Webb McNail and the Pacific Mutual
Will Go Into Court.

4 The Pacific Mutual Life and Accident
company and Superintendent of Insur-
ancea Webb AIcNau have signed a pro-
tocol as a basis of the settlement of
their difficulties
Mr.. McNall claims that as the Pacific
Mutual is both a life and an accident
company, it is required to pay a double
license fee. Now, the Pacific company
has proposed to pay a double fee for
this year on the condition that Mr. Nc
Nall will go into some district court
with it on an agreed statement of facts
to ascertain whether the double license
fee shall be a permanent obligation of
the company. The proposition struck
AIcNaH as a fair one and he has ac-
cepted it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
A CRUEL DISAPPOINTMENT
Is the Way the War is characterized
at The Hague.

The Hague, Aug. 1S.-The annual
congress of the institute of information
al law opened here today with a good
attendance. The minister of foreign
affairs to the Netherlands, DEW. H. D.
Beaufort, in welcoming the delegates
referred to the Hispano-Am war
as "a cruel disappointment Never
theless, he declared, the sentiment in
favor of the solidarity of powers was
progressing, privateering had been
abolished for ever, and the inviolability
of neutral property under a hostile or
a neutral flag had been recognized once
for all even by belIigerents who had
not signed the Paris decision of 1876.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
JOKE ON THE BOY.
Ex-Mayor Strong's Son Not Engaged
to Princess Kaiulani

New York Aug. 18.-The report from
Honolulu, saying that Captain P. Brad
lee Strong, son of ex-Mayor Strong,
who is now with one of the expeditions
to Manila, had been so attentive to the
Princess Kaiu1ani that there was talk
that they were engaged, caused quite a
furry in certain circles here.
When ex-Mayor Strong was seen at
Seabright he said he had heard nothing
of the report.
There's not a word of truth in it,
he declared. 1T may have arisen from
the fact that my son was at one time
a pupil with the Princess during my
term as mayor. We often plagued the
boy about her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
Give tne Children a Drink

Called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appe-
tizing, nourishing food drink to take the
place of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all who have used it because
when properly prepared it tastes like
the finest coffee but is free from all its
injurious properties. Grain-O aids di-
gestion and strengthens the nerves. It
is not a stimulant but a health builder
and children, as well as adults, can
drink it with great benefit Costs
about Z as much as coffee. Is and Csc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
STRIKE ON PINE CREEK.
Gold Worth So an ounce More Than
Klondike

Victoria, B. c., Aug. 1s.-steamer
Tees has arrived from Skaguay, Alas
ka. Her passengers confirm the news
of the rich strike on Pine creek in the
Lake Tagish district though some of
them say that previous reports from
there are somewhat exaggerated. The
amounts taken out, they say,range from
colors to 40 cents to a pan. The more
enthusiastic ones say that as high as
So a pan has been taken out The
claims can be easily worked and are
well adapted for hydraulic work. In
spector Strickland, of the mounted po-
lice, says the gold will average fully So
an ounce more than Klondike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-18
IN HAMILTON HALL
Rev. ]. I. Griffin viii Hold Revival
Meetings

Rev. ]. L. Griffin and his colored sing
ers will hold free religious revival services
in Hamilton hall tomorrow night and
He expects to have a continuous per-
Torrance all day Sunday, but has not
decided where it will take place. He
wants an outdoor meeting Sunday If it
is possible.
It is expected that the spirit win be
moving in the direction of shouting and
baptism by Sunday and for that reason
Rev. Mr.. Griffin wants to hold the Sum
day service near the river. One Of his
sermons is upon the subject, THE Child
Sneezed Seven Times After It Was Dead"
Another, 1.-The Flying Eagle"
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HELD FOR MURDER.
A Volunteer Accused of Killing a
Comrade.

Oakland, Cal, Aug. 18.-John w
Meadors has been formally accused of
the murder of Jonas IJrv AT Camn
Barrett by Captain w S. Barnes of
Company G, Eighth California. voIun-
teers, and will be arraigned before Jus-
tice Lawrence in East Oakland. The
coroner's jury has found that Try was
murdered by Meadors. The prisoner
admitted that this was the second time
that he had faced a charge of murder
Several years ago he killed a man in
Arkansas, but was acquitted on the
plea of self-defense. He makes the
same justification for the assault on
TJrv.
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THE SIERRA RAILWAY
To Be Extended Over the Mountains
Into Nevada

jamestown, Calf, Aug. 1s-Prince
Poniatowski, w. H. Croker, H T.
Crocker and others interested in the
Sierra railway, have decided to imme-
diately extend that road to the Sugar
Pine belt twenty miles above here. The
h1essrs. Croker own about 80, 900 acres
timber lands in this country. 1t is
their intention to erect mills where the
timber will be cut and dressed. 1t is
the general opinion that the road will
be extended over the mountains into
Nevada next season.
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A lob for Won Diedrichs.

Berlin, Aug. 1S.-Emperor William
has ordered Admiral Won Diedrichs to
go on the first class cruiser Kaiser to
Batavia, Java, in the Netherlands, to
represent him at the festivities there
in connection with the forthcoming cor
onation of the queen of the Neither
lands.