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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-31
MUST STOP HIM.
Mother of Mr. LincoIn's Son-in-Law
Against Baseball.

Ottumwa, Ia, March 31.-Mrs. Beck
with of Mount Pleasant, mother Of
Warren Beckwfth, professional ball
player and son-in-Iaw of Robert T. Lin
coin, arrived this morning and taking a
carriage, drove Immediately to the
home of w. S. Russell, secretary of the
local team. Mrs. Beckwith said that she
came to notify the Ottumwa club that
her son could not play ball with the OF
tumwa or any other club. She said Mr.
Lincoln's family as well as her own
were Inundated by Warren's persistent
effort to enlist as a professional base
ball player, and they intended to stop
it.
Mr.. Lincoln, she said, was reconciled
to the marriage, and would do all IN his
power to assist his son-in-law, but the
young man must not pose as an adver-
tisement for the family. A position has
been secured for him in the Burling ton
offices at CrestOn, his mother stated,
and both families were DESTROYS that he
should settle down.
In the face of his mothers appeal a
letter from Beckwith this morning to
Manager Smith says he will report here
Friday for practice.
Chicago, March 31.-Robert T.Lincoln
said today that he knew nothing of the
efforts being made to release his SOn-ln-
law from a contract with the Ottumwa
club, and refused to discuss the mat
ter.
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PLAY GREAT SUCCESS.
Fashionable Audience Greets BESIDE
the Bonnie Brier Bush"

Washington. March 31.-The first pro-
duction on any stage of Ian Maclaren's
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush" which
was given at the Lafayette Square
Opera House under the direction Of
Frank l. Perley and Fred NJ. Ranken,
assumed a threefOld Importance.
1t was the dramatizat ton of a series
of widely popular tales, it presented in
a stellar capacity J. H. Stoddard, and
it marked the temperance of Miss
Marie Burroughs. James Macarthur
and Tom Hall have made a careful Sc
lection of those personages. episodes
and scenes contained in the Drum
tochty tales that admit of dramatic
treatment, and have placed them in an
environment invested with true local
color.
The result is an interesting play and
a well-defined plot that relates the
romances Of Kate Carnegie and Rev.
John Carmichael, and that of Flora
Campbell and Lord Hay. Their happy
ending proves the motto of the play:
Love knows neither rank nor creeds."
The audience was a representative
one, even for Washington, and included
many prominent members of the official
clerical and social world, among whom
were Mrs. Mckinley with a large party,
occupying Two boxes; Vice President
Hobart ana wife. with a box party;
Secretary Long, Secretary Wilson, Sec
rotary Gage, Attorney General Griggs,
Senator Mark Hanna, Comptroller of
the Currency Dawes, General Miles, As
sistant Secretary of the Navy ROOse-
welt and Secretary John Addison Por-
ter, all with their respective families.
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TOWN COUNCILS MISTAKE.
Bought a Hearse With Wheels in a
Town Where the Snow Was Six
Feet Deep.

Bangor, Me, March 31-For two and
half hours on election day the select
men of the town of Garland found
themselves sole prOprietors of a second
hand hearse, all through the freaks of
the weather and the revenges of poll
tics.
At the election a year ago the town
voted to instruct the selectmen to pur-
chase a hearse subject to the approval
of the cemetery board. Last fall the
hearse was bought, and an order for
$500 to pay for it was drawn on the
town treasurer.
and the people became aware that the
selectmen had neglected to buy runners
for the hearse. There have been eight
funerals in town since January 1, and
all the bodies have been carried to the
cemetery on pungs, because a wheeled
hearse could not be hauled through six
feet of snow.
This spring an article was put into
the warrant for the annual meeting to
see if the town would back up the act
ION of the selectmen in purchasing a
hearse without runners. The debate
was red hot and full of bitter persOnali-
ties.
All three selectmen were defeated for
reelection, and then the town voted by
a small majority to refuse payment on
the order drawn for buying the hearse-
This vote left the luckless selectmen
with a second hand hearse on their
hands, wheeled hearse in a town
where the snow was six feet deep ana
the cemetery a mile and half from the
village center
paper was circulated, and when SITS
| had been pledged for the relief of the
selectmen the town decided to recOnSld-
er its vote and pay the balance, thus
getting a S4OO hearse for $221- For
four months in the year hearse in ru-
raj Maine might as well have wings as
wheels.
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BATTLE OPENS.
AnglO-Egyptian and Dervish
Armies Come Together.

Cairo. March SLIT is announced in a
dispatch from Atbara, that an import
ant reconnaissance was started by the
Anglo Egyptian troops on Wednesday.
Eight squadrons of cavalry, four Maxim
guns, a battery of horse artillery, two
battaliOns of infantry and the whole of
the mounted troops recOnnoitered the
dervish position Is miles from Atbara
this morning and encountered 500 of the
enemy's mOrsemen, whom they drove in
and pressing forward, found Nah
moud's position in the heavy bush and
strongly entrenched, with pits filled with
rifle men and protected by a thick zer-
iba. In the center was a small hill
with three tiers of entertainments filed
with spearmen.
The whole position was swarming
with dervishes ready for the attack The
artillery opened fire at 1000 yards. The
effect was apparently good, but it was
difficult to judge to a certainty owing to
the thick bush. The Maxims also, swept
the front of the position. The derVfshes
however did not reply evidently await
ing an attack at close quarters. Hav-
ing ascertained the enemy's positions,
the accommodating force retired, follow
ed by the dervish hOrsemen, who did not
attack, but retreated under shell fire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-31
FOOLISH OLD MAN.
Hung Himself at Cofeyv1lle Because
His Wife Pulled Up Young Trees.

COffeyviIle, March 5I.-James T. Den
ton tried to hang himself here because
his wife pulled up some small shade
trees which he had planted. Both of
the parties are vel lalong in years, but
cannot agree as to the manner of i'm
proving their property.
Mr.. Denton concluded he would dec
crate the premises by setting out few
shade trees. The selection did not suit
Mrs. Denton and she argued the case in
a positive manner. In fact she pulled up
every one of them out of the ground.
He went out to the stable and tied a
rope around his neck, climbed upon a
post, tied the other to a rafter, and then
made leap toward the ground. The
rope hurt his neck and he ''hollered. -
Mrs. Denton heard the unusual noise.
She cut the rope and then got the as
sistance of neighbors to revive her lord
In short time Mr.. Denton recovered
from his recent shock and said he would
plant the trees or bust"
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LUXURIOUS GOLD HUNTING
A Party Going to Alaska With Chef,
Bathrooms and Wine.

san Francisco, March S1-The schooner
Free Trade will start for Alaska with a
unique treasure hunting party. The cap
tain and guide of the party is Captain
Charles A Moore, who two years ago dis
covered on one of the Aleutian islands the
richest gold quartz he ever saw. He in
terested in the mine Mr.. H Talbot Wat
son and Mr.. George Page, two wealthy
Englishmen, who will accompany him
with their Wallets and mining expert They
do not propose to endure any hardships,
as the schooner has been refitted with
bathrooms and all modern cOnveniences.
and she is stocked like a pleasure yacht
with dehcacies and good wines. A chef
goes along to serve up the meals.
Captain Moore has the exact bearings of
his island of gold He declares that the
rock is rotten quartz held together by
threads of gold. and that it is fully one
half precious metal. When he returned
with his story no one here would put up
the capital. 50 he went to London and in
three days had secured the necessary
backing.
The vessel will carry a remarkable
steam launch which is thirty feet long by
six feet beam. and yet draws only six
inches It carries eight men handily and
makes 50 miles a consumption of 60
gallons of water and 200 pounds of coal
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ATCHIsON REPUBLICANS.
Name Delegates for Seaton for Gov
ernor and G. d. Walker for
Congress-

The Atchison county Republican con-
vention Wednesday afternoon, named
delegates to the congressional and state
conventions and adopted resolutions
congratulating the country on the re-
peal of the Wilson bill; the course Of
President Mckinley; congratulating
Senator Baker and commencing Charles
Curtis and Case Broderick upon their
wise and patriotic course as congress-
men.
The convention instructed for Seaton
for governor and Walker for congress,
and commended the candidacy of Will
liam R. Smith of Kansas City for assO-
The convention ratified the selection
by Capt. John Seaton, of the following
delegates to the state convention: Gov.
Andrew J. Felt, Capt. David Baker,
Capt. Geo. Stabler, P. G. Hartley, Judge
Henry T. Smith. Judge w. D. Gilbert,
T. B. Smith, James M Chisham, a. J.
White, J. NJ Challiss, Thos. Beattie
Frank CrOwell, Ferd Glenn, w. F.
Guthrie, Charles w. Weller, Phillip
Porter, Senator r. T. Andrews, John
KlOpfenstein.
c. D. Walker, candidate for congress,
named the following persons to repre-
sent his interests: A. S. Best, A R
VanDOorn, D. C. Wilson, Vim. Kiff, All
Goodwin, r. NJ. Clark, NJ. E. Larl1in
John Kurth, s. A. Frazier, B. E. Shelf
field. J. F. Tufts.
A resolution declaring Congressman
BrOderick to be the second choice Of
the congressional delegation was voted
down by a large majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-31
WELLINGTON'S FIESTA
That City to Have a May Day Cele-
bration With Floats and Bands.

Wellington, March 31.-This city has
decided to follow the plan of several
other Kansas towns and have Fiesta
with floats, etc.
The plan so far outlined is simply to
give a grand trades display of mer-
chants parade and two grand concerts
with other attractions not yet selected,
on May 1 in this city. The parade OF
course would consist of floats or any
artistic or burlesque advertising de-
vices which might be selected by the
various firms of the city. The parade
would occur in the forenoon and the
band would furnish plenty of music to
accompany it.
Perhaps other bands from over the
country would be present. In the after
noon the band and an orchestra OF some
25 pieces together with a grand chorus
of about so voices would give grand
concert in the opera house or auditorl-
UNI and another of like manner in the
evening.
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MISS HARRISON STAYS
If Her Performances are Kept Within
Legal Limits.

Berlin, March 31.-John B. Jackson,
secretary of the United States embas-
sy, representing United States Ambas-
sador White, who is sick, has made rep
reservations at the foreign office in be
half of Miss Iona harrison, of the Bar
risOn sisters, whose expulsion from
Germany has been requested as "a no.
toriously obnoxious person. Miss Bar
rison asked for the intervention of the
foreign office and the latter assured Mr.
Jackson that if Miss harrison kept
within the legal limits her public ap-
pearance would not be forbidden.
The Cologne Gazette ridicuIed the
proposed expulsion of Miss harrison as
being "a grave injustice
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A WIFE FOR SIX BITS.
Frank j. Mcpherson Transfers His
Spouse to an Old Suitor.

North Tonawanda, N. Y. March 81
Frank J. Mcpherson today completed
all details of the sale of his wife, and a
bill of sale was turned over to her pur-
chaser in exchange for IS cents. Mrs.
Mcpherson, who was Miss Caroline Wei
don before marriage, entered no Objec-
ton, and has taken up her abode with
James E. White, her purchaser
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcpherson have been
married only ten months. Mcpherson
has for some time contemplated a trip
to the Klondike. On Saturday he said
to friend that if he could only get rid
of his wife he wouldn't hesitate a mo-
ment 1t was jokingly suggested that
he sell her, and he Immediately started
out to find a buyer. White, who had
been an unsuccessful sutton for Mrs. Nc
PhersOn's hand, heard of Mcpherson s
desire to get rid of his wife, and easily
effected the sale.
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INSPECTOR M,GRATH.
An Abilene Populist Asks That He Be
Removed.

r. H. Kane,a Populfst of Abilene, has
written Governor Leedy urging the re
moval of State Mine Inspector Nc
Grath In his letter Mr.. Kane says:
ANY official who is so distasteful to
the class directly interested as State
Mine Inspector McGrath seems to be
should not be retained for a moment.
There are too many good men among
the miners whose practical experience
renders them competent to justify the
administration in retaining a man
against whom suspicion points.
THE administration can never be
blamed for a poor or unpopular ap-
pointment where such appointment is
made without personal knowledge of
the person, and upon the recommends
ton of those who know. But all this
changes when that person proves his
unfitness for the position, or becomes
obnoxious in his official capacity"
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SEIDL TO BE CREMATED.
Many Singers Offer Services for the
Funeral

New York, March 31.-SeidPs body
will be cremated. He expressed this
wish always; his wife is anxious that
it should be obeyed. The funeral is to
take place Thursday at l O'Clock in the
afternoon from the Metropolitan opera
house. Admission is to be by ticket.
The stockholders of the opera house,
the subscribers to the old German opera
seasons, members of the musical organ
izations of the city and friends of the
family are to be invited.
So many choral societies have offered
to sing at the funeral that it will be
necessary to consolidate them. The
Lotus club will appoint committee to
attend the funeral ceremony. Nine
Nordica has offered to sing.
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DO THEY FEEL BETTER
After Having Aired Their Troubles in
the Police Court.

Mrs. L. Penrod had a. F. James Of
North Topeka arrested for assault and
the case came up for trial in police court
Are you ready for trial?'' asked Judge
AtGhisonl; r 40 0rrs parroa
was put on the stand and told her story.
Il went to lock up the house; Mr.
James told me 1 should not lock it. He
shook his fist in my face and said = -
YOU get out. and he threw me out on the
porch I turned to go back, and he shut
'i YOU Gus say v he threw you out?'' asked the
defense.
Did You fall or lose your baIance?''
Il caught the door casing to keep from
Did he kick, strike or beat you?'
IT 9eveloped that James had bought the
property from the Penrods and that they
were to move out March 1st II the weather
they Should move out by April 1st. This
agreement was made last fall between
Mr. lanes and Mr.. Penrod, and since then
MIR PenrOd has left the city and his fam
ilv and Mrs. Penrod had moved part OF
her goods out and was moving the rest
Mr. lanes was put on the stand, and
after telling his story of how he gently
fook Mrs. Penrod by the arm and led her
Did you swear at her!
Each side tried to prove that they were
eacb also tried to prove that the other
' gee9 had language and force against the
other. James wished to prove tnat MIS-
Penrod threatened to burn the house.
ceiied as a witness. He wanted to avoid
The trouble if he could, and he said:
Can 1 demand my witness fees|
Ne said Judge AtchisOn. we do not
nav ANYTHING for testimony in this court
ibid YOU hear Mrs. Penrod swear?'
No / went to the back of the house.
so as not to hear any of the trouble
J. L. Level was called
Ibid you see the trouble2
81 saw Mr.. James put Mrs. Penrod out
of the front door and then / went out Of
The hack door to keep out of the fuss
T,dee Atchison decided the case. after
Two and one-half hours of squabbling, in
favor of James.
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Relief in Six Hours

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure. -
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys.
back and every part of the urinary
passages in male or female. 1t relieves
retention of water and pain in passing
it almost Immediately. If you want
quick relief and cure, this is your rem
edy. Sold by Geo. w. Stansf1eld, $50
Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug conapa-
ny. 6O7 Kansas avenue. druggists. To.
peka, Kan
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NOT OVER Z IL PER CENT.
England is Assured by Russia That
Customs Will be Light

London March 31-The Daily Graph
ic this morning says:
I'VE understand that Russia is will
ling to give Great Britain assurances
that while Ia Lien Wan is held on the
present lease hold tenure the duties
shall not exceed ~ per cent, which will
assimilate the Ia Lien Wan tariff to
that existing at other Chinese ports and
will include the local Liken dues. We
believe that the object of Russia's with
draWal from COrea was not to pro-
pitiate Japan, but to deprive Germany
of a pretext for reoccupying Port Ham
iItOn''
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CHANCE FOR LUETGERT.
His Case to Go Before the Supreme
Court in June.

Chicago, March 31,-The evidence in
the last trial of Adolph l. Luetgert IS
beine ranidlv written up. There is 4, 600
pages of it.
in June.
Attorney John E. Kehoe is paying the
expenses of having the mass of testi-
mony prepared. He was one of the sau-
sagemaxer's attorneys and is confident
that the supreme court will grant his
client a new trial on the charge of muir
dering his wife
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6 Eggs Toilet Soap Free.

Saturday the Union Pacific Tea COM
pany will give Eggs of excellent toilet
soap, highly perfumed, in a box suita-
BILE for gloves, to every purchaser of
either l 10 of tea, 10 of baking powder,
81 90 worth of coffee or soc worth of
spices; also one of their beautiful Eas-
ter souvenirs, a classical Art Tapestry
presented to every customer.
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Enterprising Druggists.

There are few men more wide awake
and enterpTising than Swift & Holiday.
who spare no pains to secure the best of
everything in their line for their custom
ers. They now have the valuable agency
for DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption. Coughs and Colds. This is the
wonderful remedy that is producing such
a Juror all over the country by its many
startling cures 1t absolutely cures
asthma, bronchitis, hoarseness and all af-
fections of the throat, chest and lungs.
Call at above drug store and get a trial
bottle free or a regular size for so cents
and 81. Guaranteed to cure or price re-
funded.
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GAS FOR FORT SCOTT.
An Eastern Syndicate Proposes to
Pipe From lola Wells.

Fort Scott, March 81. D. S. Medley
stated today before leaving for Indiana
that the eastern syndicate which he
represents will favor a proposition to
pipe gas to this city from lola, Hum
bolt or La Harpe-
The eastern company will invest con-
siderable money in the enterprise if a
favora bic franchise can be secured from
Fort Scott council.
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GIVES UP HIS SWORD.
Gen. Wheeler of the Illinois National
Guard Resigns BY Request.

Chicago, March 31.-At the request of
Gov. Tanner, Brig. Gen. Harris A.
Wheeler, commanding the First bril-
gade of the Illinois National guard, has
forwarded his resignation. No def
mite reason for the request is known
but it is understood that it grew out
of the permission granted by General
Wheeler to the Seventh regiment to pa
rade in Chicago on st. Patricks day.
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FROHMAN GETS HER.
William Terriss' Leading Lady to Sue
coed Viola Allen.

London, March 31-CharIes Frohman
has engaged Jessie Millward, who was
for long time with William Terriss as
his leading lady. to succeed Viola Allen.
in the Empire Stock company. Miss
Millward will make her first appearance
IN The ConquerOrs,' in Chicago in Sep
TENDER, and will play in New York in
Anthony Hopes ''Phroso.''
Next spring Miss AIillward and VIM.
F'aversham and the Empire company
will play in London
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GRIN AND BEAR IT
Is the Advice Given to England From
Russia

st. Petersburg. March 31-The press
is 1ubilant over the Russian occupation
of Port Arthur and Ia Lien Wan. It
counsels Great Britain to put the best
face upon the matter
The Viedomosti says that Russia
thereby assumed great responsibilities
She must prevent Japan'S territorial
designs by every means in her power
Russia indirectly takes China. under her
protection, and further EXPEDITION of the
Celestial Empire therefore will give Of
Tense to Russia.
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ALL LOST.
Steamer Leechmere Believed to
Have Sunk.

Newcastle, March 31-The British
steamer Leechmere, Capt. Butler, is be-
Iieved to have been lost with all hands.
She left the Tyne on March %. for Lon
don and has not been heard of since
The Leechmere was an iron steamer of
724 tons, built at Sunderland in 1876. She
was owned by w. Cory & Son, and
hailed from the port of London.
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HITCH IN CHINESE LOAN.
Stock Exchange Refuses to Quota
ton It.

London, March 31-The Globe this
afternoon says it understands that there
is a hitch in connection with the Chi
nese loan owing to stock exchange COM
mittee refusing to quotation it until the
emperor of China ratifieS it. France
and Russia, the Globe adds, are strain
ing to prevent the ratification and it is
possible the matter may yet require the
Intervention of Germany and Great
Britain
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WILLIAMS GRATEFUL.
Thanks the Duke of Baden for Ser
vices

Berlin, March 31.-Emperor William has
wired the grand duke of Baden as fol-
lows:
The naval bill has just passed its third
reading by a large majority, thanks above
all to your indefatigable assistance. You
have stood by me with devotion and en-
ergy or every occasion when the veal of
the fatherland has been concerned.
In gratitude for your help I appoint
you a La Suite. to marine infantry,
where brave fellows are protecting our
flag in the far east
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OFF FOR OMAHA.

The five Kansas commissioners to the
Omaha exposition, appointed Tuesday
by Governor Leedy, left their respective
homes today for Omaha where they will
meet and confer with the officers of the
exposition in regard to a Kansas eXhib-
it tomorrow. When they return they
will be in readiness to push arrange
rnents for the exhibit from this state
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WHY NOT
Take the Union Paciic's

New 500 a m, train for Kansas City?
Returning. you can leave Kansas City
at 4 p. m, reaching Topeka at $40 p.
m, or you can take the Limited, leav-
ing Kansas City at p. m, which
reaches Topeka at 8: 80 D. m
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PAST THE CRISIS.
Fanny Davenport Thought to Be Out
of Danger.

Chicago, March 31.-Fanny Davenport.
the actress, reached the crisis in her ILL
ness yesterday and at once began to
improve Her physician now believes
she will soon be able to book a. short
season of four or five weeks.
Miss Davenport was attacked by
nervous prostratiOn last Saturday, and
for several days it was feared her i'll
ness would result fatally.