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The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
OPPOSES CHURCH RAFFLEs
Fort Dodge (Iowa) Catholics in Con-
tention With the Local Prist.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, Dec 17-For-the
second time in their history members
of the Catholic congregation here have
put themselves in direct opposition to
the church authority placed over them.
Some time ago the Rev Father Burke,
formerly pastor of the cathedral at Du-
buque, but now priest of one of the
Catholic parishes in this city, formed
plans for a bazaar in order to raise
money to make certain repairs on the
church The estimated amount of
money needed is 81 900 and he set out
to raise this amount by sending the
women and children of the congregation
to canvass the different business houses
of the city, selling chances and tickets
on d1Herent articles to be raff1ed off
during the holding of the bazaar. Yes
terday the men of the cOngregati ton
took steps in opposition to this and
passed resolutions cOndemning the
bazaar method of raising money as be-
ing an imposition on the business men
of the city. as being in violation of the
state statutes against lotteries and as
being beneath the dignity of a priest.
At the same time a committee was
appointed to take full charge of the
finances Of the church and to raise this
money by some other means. The COM
mittee was given full power in all finan-
cial matters. The Rev. Father Burke
refused to recognize the committees
authority, for the reason that they had
designed and We're instructed to pay
their priest a stated salary and the
committee take charge of all sources of
revenue. The pastor will not relinquish
his claim upon the rent of pews and he
and his people are in a deadlock. The
members of the congregation refuse to
give the bazaar any support in any
event and will not raise the money in
any other way unless their pastor will
turn over to the committee all sources
of revenue.
This is the same congregation that
carried the fight against the division of
its parish by Archbishop Hennessy to
the papal ablegate Mgr. MartinelIi, at
Washington, making a test case of the
power of bishop in a. mission field,
such as the United States has been de-
clared to be.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
sMALLPox AZ NEWTON.
Man Mingles With Crowds on the
Streets With Well Deve1-
oped Case.

Newton, Dec. 17.-Charles Frazier Of
Marion county was found in this city
yesterday with a well developed case
of variOloid He was examined by
physicians who pronounced the case a
He came here from Marion county
where he has been working with a,
threshing outfit. The outfit has been
threshing near Hillsboro in West Branch
township, where a number of cases Of
smallpox have been reported, and no
doubt contracted the disease there.
He was removed in the afternoon to
Athletic park, a mile out of town, where
he has been quarantined in a. large box
stall which has been used as a sleeping
room by horse trainers. He viii be given
the best Of care and medical attendance.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
BLINDED BY AN EXPLOSION
A Phillips County Man Loads Shells
With Powder While Smoking
DeplorabIe Results.
TPhilIipsburg Dispateh. !

On Tuesday of this week we learned
the particulars of a very sad accident
which befen John Reddinger and his
-year-old twin children, at the
home of Mr.. r., four miles northwest
of Agra
proceeded to load some shells. Mr. r.
poured out a quantity of powder in a
saucer and commenced measuring for
the amount of powder desired for the
shells. At the same time he was smOk-
ing pipe, and it is supposed that a
spark fell from the pipe into the ex-
posed dish of powder and a terrific ex-
plosion followed.
The children, mere babies, crowded
up closely to their father watching him
at work, and at the time of the explO-
sion they were standing SO close to the
dangerous stuff that they were thrown
to the floor with great force and quite
severely injured. Their little faces were
discolOred by powder being imbedded in
of all, the accident had left them with
out the power of sight. Although alive
at this writing, our informant tells us
that grave fears are entertained that
the children may never again see the
light of day
The father did not escape injury,
either, as he was raised from the floor
head left an impression in the plaster
ing on the ceiling. His neck, face and
arms were severely burned.
All the windows to the house were
broken, one door demolished, and so
great was the force of the explosion
that the sides of the house were thrown
outward from the center, leaving a
space in the ceiling wide enough to al
low the stove pipe to pass through the
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
$4,000 NECKLACE MISSING
Its Disappearance Reported to New
York Police by Nassau Street
Jewellers.

New York, Dec III. FrankeIs Sons,
jewellers at 6S Nassau street, have report
ed to Captain McClusky of the detective
bureau the disappearance from their store
of a pearl necklace, said to be worth So
600. They said they were willing to pay
81 900 for its safe return.
The necklace is marked with the num-
Der 3,413. 1t is composed of siKty-three
pearls, Weighing SO015 grains. The pearls
are strung on blue SILK and are arranged
with large ones in the center and smaller
ones at the ends. There are three pearls
weighing. 17as grains, twelve weighing 61ss
grains thirty1sieEe9n We8ghlng e a994 grams
The members of the firm say that they
the store. It is their custom during hOli-
day sales to take a stock account each
day. and it was in this manner that the
loss of the necklace was discovered. They
reported the disappearance to the New
York Jewellers Board of Trade, and that
body sent out a general notice warning
jewelers. against purchasing the necklace
in case it was offered for sale. and asking
that the person or persons offering it be
declined until the police could be notified.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
CENTENARIANTO WED.
Jonathan MCGEE, 10 Years Old, Pro-
cures License to Marry.

Ann Arbor Mich, Dec. 17.-Jonathan
MCGEE, Ypsilantfs 110-year- old citizen,
was in the city today, and procured
marriage license to wed Amelia Day,
aged so years. His extreme age is
vOuched for by the oldest inha bitants of
Ypsilanti.
McGee's habits are very frugal. He
is always busy about his yard on Nor
ris street, Ypsilanti, Notwithstanding
his advanced age. His black eyes
sparkle brightly, his hearing is good
and he does not use glasses. He prides
himself on being a good rife shot. He
gives his breeding as half Indian. He
has never taken any rich food nor used
tobacco. He says he has never been
sick but twice, and both times it was
the grip that troubled him. His moth
er was a fuIl-blooded Indian whom his
father kidnapped in Pennsylvania.
He fought in the war of 1912, in the
Mexican war, and in the civil war He
still has the old fintlock pistol he car
ried in the war of 1872, and shows 4
scar over his eye which was caused by
a saber cut in the Mexican war. Nc
Gee has already been married three
times.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
GOING TO HEAVEN.
Holton Girl Goes Suddenly Insane e
With an Odd Fancy.

Holton, Dec. 17-Christina Feucht, a
domestic employed in the household of
Gus A. Beauchamp of this city, sud
denly became dernented on Wednesday
and mysteriously disappeared in the
afternoon while the family were away
from home. On their return in the even
ing they found the fires out and no
preparations for the evening meal. Their
only clue to the wherea bouts of the girl
was a note written by her and put
under one of the plates, stating that
she was going straight to Heaven
She was found yesterday evening near
Ontario in a pitiful condition, and it
developed that she had walked the
entire distance from Holton, almost
sixteen miles. The girls parents live
six miles north of Ho1ton. They say
their daughter has been afflicted before
with attacks of insanity.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
BITTEN BY HTPPOPOTAMUS
Keeper in the Central Park Menag-
erie Has His Hand Lacerated

New York, Dec. 1.-THE distinction
of being one of the few men in history
who have been bitten by blood-sweat- =
ing behemoth of the Nile and survived
to tell the tale belongs to Patrick Mar
rim, a keeper in the Central park men
agerie.
Marin was feeding Iris, the youngest
of the hippopotami in the park and
was about to hand the brute loaf Of
bread. The face of Iris closed, engulf-
ing the loaf of bread and the hand of
the keeper. The brute realizing that
he had something in his mouth that did
not belong there, allowed Marin to pull
out his hand, which was badly lacera-
ted Fearing blood poisoning as a re-
suit of the bite, Marin went to the
Presbyterian hospital.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
ALL THAT RED FIRE.
In Lincoln Carter's Play is Distress
ing Thing for Miss Mills

Lincoln J. Carter the Chicago theat-
rfcal man, may wake up some morning
and find that he has a big suit for dam
ages on his hands for the destruction
of a woman's lungs and the loss of her
voice. If he does, it will be because he
seeks to econemize in the purchase of
red fire. for his production of Re
member the Maine" and uses a COM
position which contains sulphur.
Miss Josephine Mills, or off the stage
Mrs. Charles H. Haystead, wife of the
manager of the Remember the Maine"
ford theater Thursday night, is grad
ually losing her voice because of the
smoke she is obliged to breathe into her
lungs during the second act Of the
piece, and her lungs are becoming af-
fected. She stopped over in Topeka un-
was informed that the sulphuric gas
was destroying the membranes of her
throat and would eventually result in
serious injury to her lungs.
There is a big red fire effect at the
explosion of The Maine at the end
of the first act, and when the curtain
went up on the End act Thursday night
the stage was still filled with smoke
AS soon as the curtain was raised it
drifted out into the auditorium of the
house, and half chOked several of the
ladies in the audience. Mrs. Haystead
of her part in the midst of the sui
phuric atmosphere, and necessarily
breathed considerable of the gas.
There is a better grade of red fire"
than that supplied the company which
does not contain sulphur. but it costs
six cents a pound more. Mrs. HayStead
does not want to leave the company be-
says she will be compelled to do so un-
less a better composition is furnished.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
oday President Bledsoe received the
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
have been filed with the register Of
deeds
Massachusetts Mutual Benefit society
to Francis A Preble, $2,250, lot 157
Quincy street.
Morgan H. Sly and wife to Asher O.
Jones, 500, lots 554 and south half 522
Kansas avenue, Ritchie's addition.
Laura 3. Hahn and husband to F. NJ
Parrot, $525, lots 1873 Tenth avenue,
east.
clara Walsh to John Wilson. 81, 100,
southwest quarter southeast quarter
22-10-16.
r. w Lister and wife to James F.
Taber. 5000, northwest quarter southeast
quarter 24-11-13.
A. w. Tinkham and wife to Nancy ].
McGrath, $3.50, west rs feet lot 1873 Polk
street.
F. A. studer and wife to J. Robinson,
$780, lots 415-17-19-21-23 and 29 and west
half 425 and 81 Seventeenth street,
Keith's addition.
A Crone and wife to J. w. Bickell,
$50, lot 257 and north half 255 Jefferson
street, Lockard's addition.
H. Mallady and husband to L. c.
Arnold, S2,500, south 25 feet lot SO, Kan
sas avenue, North Topeka.
Hurley Badly to M. L. Stalker, 81 ,250
lots 461-63 Ohio avenue, John Norton's
second addition.
Frank Vorheis to S E. Vorheis, So, ,OOO
part northeast quarter and part north
west quarter 12-10-13.
George NJ. Noble and wife to Keene
5-cent Savings bank, $50 lots 9 and 10
Hillyer'S subdivision, except one acre
William NJ. Mitchner and wife to
Ellen Cook, $3.50, lots 81 and 3 Orange
street, Rossvile.
Mrs. Jennie z. Mckinney Martin to
DR.. F. o. Burket, $3.50 lots 630-632 Lane
street, Martin and Dennis subdivision.
w. z. SCOtton and wife to Z. ScOtton
81, part southwest quarter 16-11-15 and
part northwest quarter 21-n-15.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
ROOSEVELT TO TEXAS MEN.
Writes Political sRough Riders" That
There We're No Politics in His
Regiment

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 17.-In western
Texas is q political organization, with
headquarters at Abilene, known as
THE Democratic Rough Riders Their
principal fight in November last was to
wrest county offices from the control
of the Populists- In this way they sue
ceeded in almost every county of that
vast strOnghO of Populism. After the
election the president of the Organiza-
ton, T. A. BIedsOe, sent a long letter
Rough Riders to Governor elect TheO-
dOre Roosevelt of New York, telling
him how the organization was named in
honor of his famous regiment after it's
heroic charge up San Juan Hill Many
complimentary expressions were incOr-
porated in the letter. which closed as
follows:
Now that you are the governor of
the greatest state in the Union in num-
ber of inhabitants and commercial inn
portance, may your wisdom and judg-
ment in governing equal your courage
on the field of battle, and may the EN-
pire state point to the rule of the
Rough Rider governor as the best in
her history. This is the wish that comes
from distant part of the country.
from those who, though they might
oppose you politically, are nevertheless
admiring friends"
Today President Bledsoe received the
following reply:
New York. Dec. ,.
My Dear Sir; I think you very much;
many more Democrats than Republicans,
because it was recruited mostly in the
southwest where, Of course, the Demo-
cralS are IN the majority. But 1t was my
particular pride that I never considered
anything except where a man was a good
soldler; lie might be from the east or
from the west. from the north the
SCUM, a u DeInqSrat 2I574 or a RePqblican
good man I was for him; if he was not I
was about it Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
BRYAN VISITS THE HOUSE
After Eating Breakfast With Bailey
of Texas

Washington, Dec. Nv. J. Bryan
came to the house yesterday and was
given a most cordial reception by his
former colleagues in congress. Earlier
in the day, Representative Bailey Of
Texas. the Democratic f1oor leader,
breakfasted with Mr. Bryan at the lat
ter's room and it is understood dis
cussed in a general way questions of 4
public and party policy. When Mr..
Bryan reached the house he was es-
corted to the Democrat cloak room
and made the recipient of many atten-
tions. For some time he talked socially
and politically with the unreserve
which marks cloak room discussion.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
In Considering an Investment
The Most Important Points Of

1st. The safest form of security back Of
It.
End. The best return from it.
3rd. One that can be readily converted
into cash.
Investments in the shares of THE saw
INGS AND LOAN are from the stand
point of security and earning power tdeu-
tically the same as a loan to some indiyid-
uaI secured by first mortgage on i'm
proved real estate with the ADDED AID
VANTAGE of having a strong corpora
ton care for the mortgage. collect the in
terest and pay the same to the investor
every six months, or compound the same 4.
besides, Investment can be cashed on rea-
SOnable notice.
Secure a booklet. Assets, S1s0,O00.
THE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSN,
534 Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
steele's Addition City Taxes.

a suit has been filed in the district
court by F H. Foster to enjoin the city
from collecting the taxes in Steele's ad-
dition which is in the southern portion
of the city. The suit is based upon a
law which provides that when an addi-
ton is vacated by the legislature the
action takes the portion of the city
vacated out of the city limits. The city
has never recognized a change in its
boundaries when an addition inside the
limits has been vacated by the legisla-
ture The suit is an interesting one
and II it is successful it may take two
or three hundred people out Of the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
Came Back with Singleton.

Deupty United States Marshal Aus
tin Prescott returned yesterday from
LeavenWOrth where he arrested John
F. Singleton, an inmate of the Soldiers
home, on the charge of assault with in
tent to kill. Singleton engaged in
quarrel with Alexander Lemon, anOth-
fistic encounter of several minutes pull
ed knife from his pocket and slashed
Lemon across the throat, nearly sever
ing the jugular vein. Lemon is in
serious condition. Singleton viii have
his preliminary hearing next Wednes-
6aW
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
GLOBE SIGHTS

[From the Atchison Globe.l
It would be easier to forgive a fool If
he were original, but all are fools ~
the same old ways.
There is after all, no man so ornery
as the one who marrfes his landlady to
avoid paying his board bill.
Some people trade even at Christmas,
but it is a married mans experience to
trade dollar for FIVE cents.
Some peoples idea Of hospitality IS
to give guests an opportunity to take
chance in rattle Of some kind.
The Bible is not explicit; it says the
Lord loves a cheerful giver. Does this
apply to Christmas givers? Men and
their wives can't agree on it.
The average woman feels that she
has wrOnged her friends if she opens
her pOcketbOOk the day after Christ
mas and finds as much as a dime in it.
We would suggest to the children that
they look in the spare room stove. That
is where we used to find the Christmas
presents; in the spare room stove
One of the indications that a young
man doesn't intend to divide his atten-
tions indiscriminately in future, is the
presentation by him at Christmas to
girl of a cellulOid toilet set in plush
box.
If a light may be seen moving about
a house at almost any hour of the
night, it is very sure to indicate that
there are old people in the family.
When old age comes on, the inability
to sleep and the desire to get up every
hour to look at the clock, the fires and
the locks, is added to other infrmities.
Going to sleep as soon as the head
touches the pillow and sleeping sound
till called in the morning, is a blessing
belonging to youth which is not appre-
ciated by those who enjoy it.
Although an AtchisOn man and his
wife have had nine children whom they
have carried through all sorts of ser
ious ailments, they believe that their
trouble in raising a family has just be-
gun; two of the children have reached
an age when they are old enough to be
out nights, and are no longer tucked in
with the rest at o'clock. When you
reflect about it, having a girl out in the
evenings is great deal more serious
than sitting up with her when she had
the measles.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
Chronic Rheumatism Cured.

DR.. H B. Hettinger, Indianapolis.
Ind. says: For several months after
spraining my ankle I was severely
afflicted with rheumatism. I finally
tried Detchon's Mystic Cure for Rheu-
rnatisn, and in days could walk with
out my cane; two bottles cured me
sound and we'll. I take great pleasure
in recommending the Mystic Cure to
all who are afflicted with rheumatism. ,"
Sold by Swift & Holiday, druggists,
523 Kansas avenue. Topeka-
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
Bepp's German salve

is an invaluable remedy for cuts, burns,
bruises scalds, chapped hands, sore
nipples, sore lips, eczema, ulcers, chrOn-
ic sores. skin eruptiOns, fever sores, and
all skin diseases. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
CoFFEYv11LE WINS OUT.
Effort by CherryvaIe Firm to Keep
Out a Foreign Brick and Gas
Plant Fails.

Cherryvale, Dec. 1.-THE injunction
proceedings of F. G. Lotterer of the
CherryvaIe Vitrihed Brick company
were heard in probate court, with the
point, the injunction was denied and the
temporary restraining order dissolved.
Latterer sought to prevent the COT
feyville people from putting in their new
brick plant near his and from drilling
gas wells into the field from which he,
too gets his supply. The COffeyviIle
company will now proceed with their
work,
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17

If the people of the Eighth Alabama
district were unanimous in wanting
General Wheeler to represent them in
congress, and so expressed their choice
by their vote, army commission or no
army commission, what business has
Ina Bailey tn rneddle2
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17

For external piles, cuts, burns and
bruises, old sores, eczema and all skin
diseases Beggs' German Salve stands
today without a peer. 1t is an old reli-
able remedy and if used freely wounds
will heal without a scar. Be careful to
get "Beggs'' and be sure of a speedy
cure. EOr sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
RIDGLEY'S SUBSTITUTE.
For the Bill Establishing an Inter
national Bank.

Washington. Dec. 17.-NTr. Ridgley of
Kansas yesterday offered a substitute
for the international American bank
bill providing that the United States
should establish such a bank as the
bill created and that the bank should
have a branch in every city and town
exceeding in population $500, and in
every Central and South American
country, where the United States had a
consular officer, such officers to be the
hanks representatiVe.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-12-17
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

The Louis James, Kathryn Kidder
and Frederick Warle combination will
make its initial bow to Topeka theater-
SoerS on next tuesday evening at the
Grand Opera house in Sheridan's com
edy. THE School for Scandal" Some
one has said of this famous old com
edy," that the points of its wit are as
numerous as its lines. Louis James
gives a good account of himself in the
rakiSh bOnhOmie of Charles Surface 1t
is a role for ebulient animal spirits but
art must suggest the heart and the in
tegrity of the rOister who would sell all
his ancestors save the uncle who stood
by him. Quite the contrary type is his
brother, Joseph Surface, a suaVe, vel
Vety, plausible man on the exterior. but
Veneered too thinly to disguise the
other self within. 1t is a hard character
ization, requiring unusual skill in the
transitions of temperament and denote
ment- Frederick Warde viii be seen
in this part. It is in the volatile and
delicious Lady Teazle, however, that in
terest is apt to center. This role has
been the ambition of every comedienne,
and the mas SterStrOke of every artist
who has attained the greatness to essay
it. 1t is fair in the light OF Kathryn
Kidder's singularly original delicate
and intricate study of Madame Sans
Gene, to expect a triumph for this gift
ed woman in the powdered pompadour
and brOcaded petticOats Of the arch
tease and seductive mink. Lady Teazle.
Temperament, experience and a subtle
sense of humOr are the pigments which
and of these this celebrated cOmedienne
has shown herself possessed in her great
creation of the aristocratic blanchiss-
euse.
Frank Daniels Wizard of the Nile'
drew an audience that filled the Grand
Opera house two years ago. His Idols
Eye will probably do the same thing
next Thursday evening. It is said TO
be even a bigger success than his for
mer opera. The prices will be from S1.5O
down. It is not unlikely that the com
ing engagement of Daniels in this city
will be the last opportunity to see this
funny little man for two years. The
success of his new opera, The Idols
Eye" by Harry p. Smith and Victor
Herbert, the author and composer OF
THE Wizard os the Nile" has been
heralded abroad, and negotiations are
nearly completed to have Daniels ap-
pear in London next season. Agents OF
London managers have been here for
the express purpose Of seeing the opera
and their verdict has prompted the ne
gOtiatiOnS. Should the production be
success in London it may be taken to
Australia.
On Monday evening Hoyt's Comedy
company will open an engagement at
the Crawford theater at popular prices.
The usual rule in regard to the admit
tance of ladies free will be observed
The vaudeville features introduced by
different members Of the company are
said to be particularly entertaining The
Indianapolis Journal printed the follow
ing about the company:
"Hoyt's Comedy company opened a
weeks engagement at the Grand Opera
house last night with a seating capac-
ity tester and at an early hour every
aVailabl seat down stairs was taken
and then standing room was on sale,
which found ready buyers This is the
finest company that has visited US this
season, regardless of price"