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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20

tenant p. E. Wilson, company L, handed
me "a which had been sent to me. through
NJ. E. church at Belle Plaine. Yesterday
Private William Dean, company C, turn
Homes pastor NJ Ne e Church in ~ at Caldwell.
Sumner county led the Kansas counties
prised to find her leading out in Gods
work as a logical sequence. We will get
and 1T will have to be seated, and writing
tables Will have to be made, and these
viii probably use the money to purchase
lumber, and devoted hearts and willing
Maor W Whttie pTeacSe for ga
again he will not have to mount big box
tne %a the 70 SIT last 9s ths
morning. The chaplain is a little ambi-
tious. He doesn't know. any better than
to consider his work as important any
The Twenty-first Kansas is rapidly get
This long waiting, under which many of
our active, hopeful boys have been fret
guise. How much better to stay here in
this beautiful park during the heated sea-
down at Tampa AS long as We are to
remain in our own country at all we had
Chickamauga park will come to mean
much for u.s. Our life here ought to be
foretaste of what our life will be in the
enemy's country. Colonel Fitch could be-
friend us in no better way than to let US
get a glimpse now of what real army life
f mits dine But "a our Kansas friends
must not get an impression that we are
here on The 19e tSaf this
tory work is needful has become almost
rifles were given them yesterday. This
morning details from each company car
from the quartermasters department to
their own. A dog tent is a small affair
long marches. One carries the poles and
the other the canvas, in addition to their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
r. B. Baker Mysteriously Dis
appears From LeavenWorth.
John J. ingalls, Will Aid Repub-
liean Campaign.
WIN CENTS BILE
Kansas Congressman Resembles
Mississippi's Senator.
Aged C0lOred Man Killed at
Fort Scott.

Leavenworth, June 20.-Robert b
Baker, proprietor of the stove and
hardware store formerly owned by B.
Norman, has mysteriously disappeared
and his family and friends are fearful
that he has met with some accident or
with foul play as his business affairs
are in healthy condition. He went to
Atchison last Monday and has not been
seen in Leavenworth since.
1t has been aScertained that he
bought a round trip ticket from Atchi-
son to bingham Monday afternoon in
tending he said to come home that
evening and that is the last heard of
him.
a telegram was sent to his former
home at Winston, Mo-, where his father
resides, but he had not been there.
Mr.. Baker had not complained of be-
ing sick and his domestic affairs were
harmonious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20

Voked retributiOn for them. He said:
1.-The battleship Maine, our gallant
ship, went down, and 268 Of our brave
citizen sailors with her. At the time
every citizen of the United States ia
miliar with the Spanish character felt
confident it was Spanish treachery.
Our men were asleep in a friendly har-
Dor. They were never challenged to
try their courage. They were not
whipped in honorable battle, but choked,
burned, strangled and drowned without
a chance to die fighting for life, with
out a moment to say a prayer. In the
twinkling of an eye they stood in the
presence of their Maker.
Suppose ninety of them had been
balance had been members of congress
or made up of judges and leading pro
fessional and business men-would
forty days have elapsed before war be-
gan? Or suppose each senator had
son or brother therei Do We tell our
children the truth when we say that
the life of every American citizen is
of equal value before the law? They
were not senator's; they were sailors.
Their widows and orphans cry aloud
to US.
THE silent appeal of 268 seamen
comes to US again and again, saying to
the congress of the nation, we are flesh
of your flesh, bone of your bone and
blood of your blood We loved and died
for the flag that shields you What is
to be our answer? Shall we answer
with money, Mr.. President? L speak
only for myself, and I am for war"
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HoBSoN.

CAS- told by Mickey O'Toole)
SiZ Hobson of Allabamy, 1 brought yez
a load of coal.
Siz Severy, it's just the very thing
walnut, bless yer soul.
Siz Hobson, I'll put her down in the
Bazemint for yez to get.
Siz Severy, hould on, if ye do it'll
All git nifty wet.
Divil cares. siz Hobson, is this the
Bay. of Santiago?
Never viz mind about the bay,
Dom the Bay, siz the Dago.
That's pilot I'm tryin' to do, siz Hobson,
Both inds on the ground.
SiZ SeVery, lave room, Place, for
A Wheelbarry to go round
'Dthin he siz, doc yez see me min a
ShOotin' away at marks2
l doc, begOrra, sfz HOhSon, they're
Skarrin ahf all the sharks.
Pay for the COAL siz Hobson, I've
Put er all down in the bin.
Divil a cent l have, said SeVerY,
For you and the min.
'Dthin Wen boord with yez, siz Hobson,
Until every clint we git.
And he did, an he's boording it out
With the Dago till yit.
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ZINC AT NEoDEsHA.
Southern Kansas Mining Interests
Being Extended.

Independence, June 2O.-Zinc has been
discovered near Neodesha, fourteen
miles north of this city, and it is
thought to be in paying quantities.
About two weeks ago specimens of ore
were sent to ST. Louis to be analysed,
and was reported to be of a rich quail
ity of zinc. Other specimens were also
sent to Washington, D. c. and the
state university at Lawrence, both
places making a similar report. Some
St. Louis capitalists are now at Ne
Odesha examining the ore, and sent
out a large quantity of the ore to smell
ters today to be examined. If the re-
port on this ore is as favorable as the
other reports they will commence at
once to develop the mines.
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VINCENTs DOUBLE.
Kansas Congressman Resembles Mis-
sissippi's Senator.

Washington, June 20.-Representa.-
tive William D. Vincent, of Clay Cen
ter, Kan. has been the recipient recent
ly of many Democratic congratulations
because of mistaken Identification for
the new senator from Mississippi, Mr..
Sullivan. This proof of the esteem in
which Senator Sullivan is held might
embarrass any one but a gOod-natured
man like Mr.. Vincent. Representative
Griggs, of Brooklyn, one of the newest
members of the house, who was elected
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Representative Wilson, is the
latest victim. He caught sight of Mr..
Vincent the other day, and, like many
others, FASTENED to him with out
stretched palm. There is a very strik-
ing resemblance between the two men.
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other luggage The tent is barely large
enough for the two men to, lie under dur;
ing the night. Our fathers during the civil
war had to sleep out in the open air, rain
or shine. While we are getting ready to
government seems to be getting read to
call US. Such news is floating around this
We We're first prepared in our hearts at
home, and then We were prepared in this
room adjoining the field of operations. The
band is ready God bless the band boys.
Their music makes our blood tingle in our
veins. The officers are ready. How they
have studied and practiced and toiled.
The boys are ready to go. We go out to
sometimes sigh for gun ourselves.
The southern fly understands his bust
ever for ordinary mosquito netting He
can find an opening for the prosecution Of
would give up in despair. Daylight comes
here shortly after o'clock. and the south
merous expedients have been attempted in
our camp to outwit him, for he is an in
certain officer draws his top blanket up
over his head when daylight appears and
left off. Another officer surrendered to
the. southern fly long ago. He is accord
NAV be seen by anyone up early enough.
walking along the regimental street every
tour. Day before yesterday morning he
peeped into the late risers tent. True to
at a breakneck pace, with his top blanket
drawn up over his head. OF course top
gency. Two snowy white. feet presented
themselves to the astonished Inspectors
view. The southern fly had recognized
thousand rations lay before him. He had
evidently notified every other fly in the
camp. They were all present. The pc
destrian walked the sleeper up and grave
ly resumed his walk.
The boys have not been forgotten by
their friends back home. Many a little
bundle done up by loving hands comes to
the chaplains tent for the boys from Kan
SaS. Twenty-four registered letters ar
rived yesterday. OF course they were soon
claimed. Sometimes a soldier boy would
open his letter before leaving the tent and
hold up s. bill to the chaplain's view,
and say with a pleased smile: Mother
else was within hearing, the, chaplain
would say: God bless your mother. Now,
you mustn't spend mothers gift for beer
w. E. WOODWARD,
Chaplain TWenty-frst Kansas.
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FROM CAMP THOMAS.
Kansas Boys Keeping Up Their First
Glass Reputation.

E'rom the State Journals Special Core
Spondent.)
Chickamauga Park, Ga. June 1.-THE
daily press throughout the country has
done the Kansas boys in Georgia an in
justice. The shooting scrape at Lyle
station was only a, hstic encounter, from
which a journeyman gambler came out
second best. A 1ong-haired Arkansas re-
cruit figured as the hero. Kansas had no
hand in the affair. We have reporter
down here whose spectacles possess re-
markable magnifying properties. When
he gets them once fairly settled on his
nose Springfield rifle suddenly becomes
cannon, regiment gets to be. brigade,
shower assumes cyclOnic proportions,
and Arkansawyer turns into a Jay
hawker.
: Our Kansas friends have not forgotten
the work which the chaplain was sent to
do among the boys. Some days ago Lieu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20

According to the recent statement of
re mayor of Des Moines, Ia, the mum
scipaI ownership of the waterworks of
that city and of the electric lighting
plant has been a clear success The
water plant of the city cost $3.50, 900 and
the electric light establishment $1O5, 000
Much of the success that has attended
the transfer from private to municipal
ownership is attributed to the wise
management OF the non-partisan board
OF public works. The mayor also inti-
mates that Des Moines is next to I'M
dertalke to get control of the street rail-
ways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20

Denver Republican,: Denver almost
overlooked a distinguished guest in the
person of Col. Fred Funston of the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers, but,
thanks to the Soldiers Aid society, the
courtesies of the city were extended to
him. He was for two years chief of
artillery of the Cuban army and served
with high honors against the Span
iards, many of whom fell under his un-
erring gunnery. WitAal. he is so mod
est that he was disco bred only by &C
cident and properly entertained.
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EAR WAS SLIT.
Notorious Criminal Bagged by Leav-
enworth Officials.

Leavenworth, June 20-A notorious
Pacific coast criminal named John NJ.
Warren was arrested here for imper-
sonating an officer. He claimed to be
a government detective and wanted to
ride with the mail wagons. Information
was received about him telling of his
committing a criminal assault in Cali
fornia in 1878, when a mob slit his right
ear and mutilated his body, and he was
afterwards sent to the penitentiary for
40 years, but was pardoned out three
years ago.
Since then he is alleged to have OBJ
tanned a pension in a fraudulent man
ner by claiming that the wounds inf1ict-
ed by the mob were received during the
war. He was held to await the action
of the federal officials.
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Food Being Struggled Into Havana
Through Southern Ports.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
On board the Associated Press dis
patch boat Dauntless, off Santiago de
Cuba, June 10, via Kingston, Jamaica,
June 20.-Three large cargoes of sup
plies are known to have run the block
ade already and great quantities of
of the Isle of Pines, Cienfuegos and
other ports on the southwest coast haV-
ing direct railroad communication with
the capital. 1t is believed, however,
that nothing reaches Santiago from
any of those points.
The auxiliary cruisers Yankee and
Yosemite are now scouting for the
Spanish steamer Purisima Conception,
which left Kingston on Thursday morn
ing flying the Spanish flag with food
and ammunition.
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Hutchinson Recruits.

Hutchinson, June 20.-Major Brown,
recruiting for the Twenty first regiment
Kansas volunteers filled Company E to
its full quota of 106 men. He secured
eleven recruits. They are: VIII Camp
bell. Thos. H. Kesner, VIM. T. Kincaid,
Hiram Daily, Dexter Chambers, Albert
A. Buck, Mathew Smith, Herbert Da-
vid, Frank j. Ekry, Henry Frey and
Albert Atkinson.
The boys will leave tonight for Chick
amauga, where they will be assigned to
Company E. made up from this city.
Major Brown will go to Kingman to-
morrow to finish the recruiting for the
Kansas regiment
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Reeder Honored.

Logan, June 20.-Almost the entire
population of Logan turned out to
meet Their honored citizen and nominee
for congress, w. A. Reeder, on his re-
turn from the Beloit convention. The
train was late to arrive, but the people
didn't get tired waiting for their ds-
tinguished townsman. The Logan
band headed the. procession which
escorted Mr.. Reeder from the depot.
Several talks were made, to which the
nominee responded.
AS the train bearing Mr.. Reeder
passed through Glen Elder there was
crowd to meet him at the depot, and
several shots were fired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
BASEBALL NEWS.
Kansas City Wins First Sunday Game
Cincinnati Loses.

Cleveland, June 2O-The authorities of
Collinwood village stopped the game at
Beach park yesterday, but not until
after the home team had won victory.
In the eighth inning, with the bases full,
Gardner hit the batter and forced in the
winning run for the home team. At the
end of that inning the Marshal of Collin
wood appeared on the grounds with war
rants sworn out by Rev. Mr. George r.
Barry, a village clergyman, and placed
all the Cleveland players under arrest
They were taken before Magistrate Elton.
in the village, who released them on $50
bail each for hearing next Saturday after
noon. The Pittsburg players were not
interfered with. Score:
Pittsburg ...................2 10000 O-3
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CITY Fathers az Omaha.

The members of the council will at
tend the dedication of the Kansas
headquarters building at the Omaha
Exposition on next Wednesday at the
invitation of Mayor Fellows. They
will leave here next Tuesday evening,
arriving in Omaha the next morning.
Mayor Fellows is on the program for
an address, and his speaking at Omaha
will prevent him from attending the
Commercial club banquet and respond
ing to the toast 1.-The Metropolis of
Kansas" Mayor Fellows will probably
provide a sneaker in his place.
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CHICAGO NEWS PRovERBs.

Good limitations are sometimes super
Tor to poor originals.
Every time that a man plays at the
game of love he tries to cheat
Sense of touch consists of knowing
Just whom to strike for a loan.
Some men can't screw their courage
I'D without the aid of a corkscrew.
Some men are so versatile that they
don't stick to one thing long enough to
make a success of it.
Every singer in a quartet can point
out three good reasons why the organ
ization isn't absolutely perfect
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AOUICK RESPONSE.
Money Raised for Gospel Tent for
Kansas Volunteers.

Peabody. Kan, June 10, 1888.
To the Editor of the State Journal
In your last evening edition was re-
quest for funds for a gospel tent for the
use of the Twenty-firSt regiment of Kan
sas volunteers. The request was in a
letter from some minister from Ohio.
The Lutheran Sunday school of Pea
body has pledged s. toward a fund to pro-
vide same. Where and to whom shall We
send the money?
Respectfully. MRS. A. BENDER.
CThe proper person to send the money to
is Chaplain W. Z. Woodward, Twenty
first Kansas volunteers. Chickamauga
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CHERRY CROP RUINED.
Wet Weather Ruins Douglas County
Product.

Lawrence, June 20.-The cherry crop
in the vicinity of Lawrence has been
ruined this year by the continued wet
weather, and many of the people who
have large numbers of trees, have al
ready abandoned their crops, as the
cherries have begun to mildew and rot
on the trees in such quantities that 1t
does not pay to handle them.
The crop this year is a very large one,
and the cherries are very fine, but they
will not keep at all; are all wet when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20
Theodosius to the Front.

Hutchinson, June 20-Judge Theo.
Botkin received orders from the war de-
partment to proceed to Chickamauga,
where he will be assigned a place with
General Brooke. He was appointed
assistant adjutant general by President
Mckinley, and this order takes him at
once to the front. He will leave this
city about Wednesday.
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SEEKS LOST SON.
]. G. Byrd of Columbus, Thinks His
Bow Dead.

ST. Louis, June POI. c. Byrd of Co
lumbus, Kas., arrived in ST. Louis in
search of his son, c. G. Byrd. who has been
missing from his office and home since
June Z. There are reasons which warrant
the fathers belief that the son has killed
himself G. G.. Byrd was the book
keeper of the Detroit Lumber and Tim
Der company, but recently resigned be-
cause of some difference with his en-
ployer. His accounts are straight.
The missing man had been married only
a short time.
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Painful Ulcers
Troubled with Them for the
Past Ten Years
Purifying the 5Iood with Hoods
SaPSaparIIIa Effects a Cure.

All troubles that are due to impure
blood yield with wonderful prompt
ness to Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
thoroughly eradicates all scrofulous
taints and makes the blood rich and
pure. Read these words:
al have been troubled with very pain
full ulcers on my ankles the greater part
of the time for about ten years. decided
to try Hoods Sarseparilla, and when
had taken two bottles could see change
for the better. I have now taken four
bottles and the ulcers are well. am able
to attend to my work about the house
without any pain, and can rest well at
night. regard Hoods Sarsaparilla as an
excellent medicine" MARY 4. WE'LL
MAN, Winfield, Kansas.
Hoods SaFSapaFiIIa
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So.
Hoods pills are tne only pllls 70 take
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SWORDS FOR KANsANs.
Winfeld's Citizens Remember Cowley
County Volunteers

Winfield, June 2O.-The citizens of
Winfield have purchased three hand
some regulation line swords for the
commissioned officers of Company F,
Twenty-first Kansas, now at Chicka-
manga. The swords contain their
names, handsomely engraved as fol-
lows: Capt. Chas. Van Way, Lieut.
Fred o. Shuts and Lieut.. VIM. M Nc
Carthy. They were forwarded by Mayor
Lomis in care of Colonel Tom Fitch.
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The Boston Transcript criticises the
Massachusetts, legislature for taking a
pleasure excursion down the bay when
they should have been at work. Per
haps they were taking advantage of a
period when there was no suspicion
of a Spanish fleet in the vicinity.
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Winchester Defeats Oskaloosa.

Winchester, Kan, June 20-The locals
defeated Oskaloosa Saturday by a score
of IL to 2 The game was called in the
eighth on account of rain. Blevins. the
deaf mute, pitched for Oslxaloosa, was hit
very hard in the-fifth and sixth innings.
Witt, for the locals, was hit safe but four
0sKaioosa ......'.....oO 2oOOO@2
Winchester .................0 0 6 0 o Oil
Batteries-Blevins and True; Witt and
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Phillips County, Reunion.

Kfrwin, June 2O.-The dates of the
Phillips county soldiers reunion have
been fixed for September IA, Is and 16.
1t will be held in Kirwin this year. An
enjoyable programme s being arranged
by the committee, who have already
been promised the attendance Of a large
number of the best campfire story tell
ers in the state.
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Struck by a SIedge.

Emporia, June 20.-The child of Al
Moon, who lives three miles west of
here, met with an accident a few days
ago which nearly proved fatal Mr..
Moon was driving fence posts when the
child came up behind him and was
struck in the head with the sledge
hammer. The child was knocked in
sensible and so badly hurt that his re-
covery was doubtful for some time But
his condition is now much improved.
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INGALLS, WILL HELP.
Begins Republican Campaign Work
Next Month.

Atchison, June 20-Ex-Senator John
J. Ingalls, has been specially requested
by the Republican nominee for COVER
nor and by the Republican nominee for
congress from the First district to take
part in the campaign. In Difference to
these requests Mr.. ingalls, will return
home July 1 and enter into the work,
making Atchison headquarters.
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A Cook For Each Company.

Washington, June 20.-The house
committee on military affairs has
agreed on a favorable report to the
house bill for the enlistment of a cook
in each company, battery and troop of
volunteers, with the assistance of de-
tailed enlisted men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-20

Probably word has reached Spain
that the United States is contemplating
sending a fleet over there, hence the
hurried movement to get the. Cadiz
squadron out of the way.
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Aged Eft. Scott Colored Man Hurled
to Death.

Fort Scott, June 20-John Smith, an
aged and inf1rm colored Iaborer who re-
Junction, was instantly killed a mile
east of the Katy junction by the bella
ted M, K. & 7. passenger train No. ),
from the east, which arrived in the city
at $40 p. m. The unfortunate man was
walking west on the track and the pilot
of the engine struck him in the right
leg, precipitating him into the deep ex-
cavation on one side of the track He
was dead when he struck the ground.
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Teddy Roosevelt's plan for carrying
on the war, which is said to have in
cluded carrying the war into the enc
my's country, is reported to be coming
into favor in Washington.
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1t is not surprising that NJ. Ribot is
unable to obtain material for a new
French cabinet. Who wants to get in
the way Of the boob" of some angry
deputy
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EX-RAYS-

Arkansas City Traveller: When a man
becomes a widower the friends who
were barnacles at his home during the
life 81 his wife, desert him. The man
3 left alone and has to seek a new set.
The barnacles then sit around and
make unkind remarks about him
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Senator El1ins gives Shafter and
Sampson ten days in which to take
Santiago. This is one instance in
which time is not money. If it were
1t is doubted that Senator EIkins' con-
tribution would be so large.