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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11

cured 100000 bushels; the Nickel Plate
500 600 bushels and the Lehigh Valley
900 bushels. The cereal viii be car
ried on a through rate from Chicago to
Liverpool, so it cannot be ascertained
what proportion will accrue to the rail-
roads for the haul to the seaboard.
The Chronicle says:
TT is estimated that the Letter hold
sngs of wheat in this city and afoat
will exceed 1O,OOO0OO bushels and since
a recent visit to this city of eastern ex-
porters the suspicion has arisen that
the entire amount has been disposed of
to a British syndicate.
Freight men do not deny that nego-
tiations looking to the placing of large
contracts have been pending for some
time. and it is asserted on reputable
authority that every prominent eastern
line connecting with Chicago has been
invited to bid on the transportation of
an indefinitely large amount of wheat
to the seaboard.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
A COUP D'ETAT.
President Pro Tenn of Uruguay
Upsets the Government.

Montevideo, Feb. 11-Senor Juan I.
Caestas. the president of Uruguay ad
interim, has executed his threatened
coup d. etat and has issued a decree
dissoIving the assembly.
A junta has been formed of SS leading
politicians. Senor Cuestas has been ap-
pointed provisional governor and Senor
z. Naceacheau, minister of agriculture,
industry, public instruction and public
works, in the cabinet formed by SenOr
Cuestas on August 2S, last, has been
appointed vice governor.
The population is quiet.
Senor Cuestas has issued a proclama-
ton to the country. This affirms that
the finances are in excellent condition,
but says, owing to the determined op-
position of a majority in the chambers,
he has resolved to overthrow them and
to name a council of state, consisting of
IS members of whom two-thirds shall
be Colorados and the rest BLancos.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
KENTUCKY'S FORCE BILL.
Legislature Arranging to Make the
State Democratic Forever.

Frankfort,Ky. Feb. 1.-THE state
senate by a vote of 20, sufficient to
pass a bill over veto, has passed the
Goebel elections or force" bill, and
sent it to the house, where it is nearly
sure to go through in time to get q We
to from the governor back and passed
upon before adjournment.
This has created the widest political
excitement here and throughout the
state, the Republicans admitting that
il the Bill becomes a assVv, they can new
er carry the state or any important
election therein again.
The bill, introduced by the prospect
i've candidate for governor, provides
that all future elections shall be under
the control of a state commission of
three, to be elected by the present leg
islature, and to hold their offices for
four years.
They are to appoint three commits
sioners in each county, who shall in
turn appoint all the elective and regis
tration officers for their respective
counties.
The Democrats, who pushed the
measure, aver that the Kentucky vote
was stolen from w. J. Bryan in 1896,
and that it shall never occur again
through the election of officers appoint
ed by county judges in the Republican
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11

proceedings secret, therefore, it was i'm
possible to contend that Major Ester
hazy was acquitted by the order of the
authority.
On Gen. Pelleux leaving the stand NJ.
Zola rose and exclaimed There are
several ways of serving France. You,
general, made your campaigns. but 1
will bequeath to posterity the name of
Emile ZoIa, and posterity will be my
judge"
Col Picquart was then called and
narrated how he had acquired frag-
ments of a te1egraphic card in 1896 and
concluded therefFom that Major Ester
hazy was corresponding with suspicious
characters. He procured some of Ma
jor Esterhazy's handwriting, which
compared with certain documents, led
to the conclusion that Major Esterhazy
was improperly using official papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
WENT HOME IN PATROL.
Gay Party at the Mayors Home Have
a Lark.

A crowd of society people were out 50
late last night that it became necessary
for United States Marshal Sterne and
Mayor Charles A. Fellows to chaperon
them home in the patrol wagon.
Mr. and Mrs. Fellows gave a party
last night and the amusements extend
ed until a late hour and the guests We're
determined to leave. The mayor insist
ed that they remain awhile longer and
finally said:
''Stay, stay; and I'll have you all ta-
ken home in the patrol wagon
This pleased the fancy of the crowd
and the guests proceeded to have fun
with Mr.. Fellows, one lady finally dar-
ing him to have the patrol wagon
brought out.
The mayor Immediately left the house
and had the wagon driven out to his
house. The guests were loaded into the
wagon with two burly policemen. Then
the mayor with Billy Sterne sitting on
the seat beside him, drove the mem bers
of his party home. They were Mr. and
Mrs. B. T. Lewis, AIr. and Mrs. Ira
Howe, Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs Sterne, Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Prescott, and Mr.. and Mrs E. T. Cart
iIidge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
ARMOUR WAS STARTLED.
Joe Letter Deposits $6,ooO,ooo in the
Pork Pac ker's Bank

New York, Feb. 1.-THE sensation
which ecipses all others on Wall street
comes from Chicago. Nearly every
broker is talking about the nerve Of
young Joe Letter in depositing $4,000, 600
in Armour's bank. The story runs that
in a wheat settlement Joe Letter gave
Armour, or one of his brokers, a check
for S1,000,0O0 on the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank, of which Mr.. Armour is
one of the directors and the largest
stockholder. Now, neither Mr. Letter
senior nor Junior has ever carried an
account in that bank, and upon recefv-
ing the check Mr.. Armour rushed fran
ucally over to the bank and called the
cashier and president together. and be-
1ofe they We're given a chance to saw
a word, said, amid wild gesticulations:
Is this check good? 1t is? Well
what the deuce do you fellows mean bv
opening an account with Letter and
lending him money on securities No
don't interrupt me. [ don't care If
they were gilt edged or the best land on
the lake front. Don't you know I'm
fighting him, and what do mean nv Iaf
ting him have money to fight me?'
is that all, Mr.. Armour? Are Won
through2' said the cashier
Yes, but what the deuce did you do
it for?'' No
Why. just before the bank closed
saturday Mr.. Letter deposited Sc. .O0O 009
and, of course, we are always ready to
receive deposits
oh, you don't say so" nurmured
Mr.. Armour, umbfounded scarcely be-
leVlng his own ears.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
The People of COvingtOn, Ky,
Going to s'Indignate''
Because Judge Tarvin Keeps
Their City Council
IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
Prospects Are the COuncilmen
VIII Have to Stay
There Over Sunday -''TrOuble
is FeaFed'' of Course.

Covington, KY, Feb. 11.-Seven mem
bers of the Covington council still re-
main in Jail at Independence for con-
tempt of Judge Tarvins court in refus-
ing to obey his order to improve the
court room and provide better protec-
tion to the court records.
Today the case for a transcript to be
taken to the court of appeals at Frank
fort, was postponed till Monday so that
the councilmen will remain in jail over
Sunday.
They have been incarcerated since
Monday last. As there is a quorum in
Jail, it was proposed to hold a session
and provide for the payment of city Off
at Independence. If the councilmen
were in the Covington Jail they could
transact business.
Attorney Theodore Hallam is also
still held in contempt. Judge Tarvin
extended the olive branch daily, but all
refuse to purge themselves of contempt
on the advice of their attorneys, who
participate in the jail conferences. To-
morrow night there will be an indigna-
tiOn meeting addressed by prominent
citizens. All efforts to prevent this
matter have failed. 1t will evidently
place a large part of the population in
contempt with the cOuncilmen and some
fear trouble will follow.
Attorney Hallam is not kept in jail,
although he is under contempt and con-
fers with his cOuncilmen cHentage.
Many are fearing an encounter between
Judge Tarvin and Hallam.
Judge O'Hara and S. D. Rouse went
to Frankfort tonight with copy of
Judge Tarvin' S order and will move for
relief in mandamus before the court Of
lieved that the higher court will not in
terfere in contempt cases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
METHODTSTS TAKE ACTION
General Book Committee Meet and
Allow and Fix Salaries.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. lat the meeting
of the general book committee of the
Methodist Episcopal church today reports
of subcommittee were made and acted
upon. The agents and local committee
at New York and Cincinnati were directed
to close every book store pertaining to
their establishments which is not on a
paying basis
The agents in New York were author
lied to erect a manufacturing building in
the rear of the Twentieth street build
ing and also to purchase other real estate
according to their judgment to meet the
wants of the agency. The dividends to
annual conferences were fixed at $50. 900,
of which $4,000 is from the western and
$4,000 from the eastern concern. Salaries
for bishops and editors were fixed the
same as last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
IMPRISONED FOR DEBT.
An Arkansas City Brakeman
Sent to Jail by a Merchant.

Wellington, Feb. 11.-Brakeman s. K.
Littler, who formerly worked here on
the santa Fe, was imprisoned at Win
held recently on an arrest and bail suit
brought against him by J. c. BardweII.
a clothier of Arkansas City.
Soon after his Imprisonment Tit+ler
began habeas corpus proceedings. and
yesterday afternoon he was released nv
the probate court upon hearing of
the writ
Mr. Bardwell held a judgment against
Littler and the latter had been ordered
TO meet the judgment on the INSTALL
ment plan, paying so much from each
months salary, and upon his failure
to comply with the order he was com
mitted.
The case was interesting from the
fact that this is one way in which a
man can be imprisoned for debt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
MISS NEUSTRETTER BACK.
Much-TaIked-o Woman Takes Lux
urious Apartments in New York.

New York, Feb. 11.-NelIie Neustretter.
who has had all Paris at her feet, who
captured the affections of William X.
Vanderbilt and to whom. it is said, he
gave 100000 francs-a winning at the
Grand Prix-is in New York. She is liv-
ing in luxurious apartments in an uptown
cross street, having come to this country
recently with a very rich and very well
known clubman Of this city.
United States Commissioner of Immigra-
tion F'itchie, when questioned about Miss
Neustretter's landing, said: Il know of
no law prohibiting her landing. Nobody
complained to me that the woman was
not desirable, or that she was likely to
become a public charge. She bore ali the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11

evidences of wealth and refinement. and
until an objection was raised I could not
refuse to let her land If any objection
is raised shall start an investigation and
shall do as the law Directs
In all the history of mad. extravagant,
heartless Paris no other woman has play
ed the dizzy part that has fallen to the
lot Of this beauty. Her name rings on
the bOulevards, her jewels are the finest
in France her gowns are initiated by the
haut monde, just it initiates the dress
ing Of her hair And now she is in this
city to let New York see what it is to
have reigned in the French capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
Death of William Cowan.

Mr.. William Cowan died this morning
at 1880 o'clock at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Melissa Isbe1 at 500
Harrison street. He was 80 years of
age, and he had been confined to his
bed for two weeks past Old age is
given as the cause of his death. He was
the father of Mrs. Isbe1I and Mrs. Ell
len Osenberg, both of this city. Mrs.
Maria Love, of Newton, and Mrs. Julia
Mitchell, of Ogden, Utah, are his daugh-
tiers. The deceased was an uncle of DR..
s. E. Martin of this city. Mr. CoWan
came to Kansas in 1860. The funeral
services will be held at the First United
Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
NOT A NEGRO IN TOWN.
And the Citizens of Blackwell,
o. T., Are Determined to
Keep it SO.

st. Louis, Feb. IA special to the
Republic from Perry, o. T, says:
Blackwell, o. T., a town of 1900 in
habitants, 80 miles north of here, not
located on a railroad, is on the verge
of a race war. The people of Blackwell
have never allowed a negro to live in
the town.
Some days ago Col. Blackwell, found
er of the town, procured colony of ne
groes to settle in Blackwell and gave
each family a residence lot. The negro
families have commenced arriving at
Blackwell, and the whites declare they
shall not live there, and the negroes
say they will stay in the town in spite
of the whites. Trouble is expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
DE LONE PACKING UP.
He Will Start for Spain Early Next
Week.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE formal no
tification to this government by Spain
that Senor Dupuy de Lone has ceased
TO represent it as minister was made
to the state department about noon by
Senor Don Juan du Bose, first secretary
of legation, who viii act as charge d
affaires until the arrival of Senor de
LOme's successor.
The retiring minister is actively engag-
ed in preparing his personal effects for
shipment and in leave taking of his
friends and diplomatic associates in
Washington. Some of his chattels were
sent to New York today. Tt is the pres
ent purpose of Senor de LONE to leave
this country. early next week.
According to a. dispatch received here
from Havana, the letter Of Senor de
LONE to Senior Canalejas. was abstract
ed by the person charged to forward it
to the latter and, it is added, this per-
son received S., 900 for it.
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FOR BURNING INDIANS.
Fifty Men Under Arrest Charged
With the Crime at Shawnee.

Shawnee, o. T., Feb. 11.-At the continu-
alton today of the examination Of five of
the white men charged with completely in
the burning of the two Seminole Indians
at the stake, the culprits caused surprise
by waving further hearing and giving
bonds for their appearance before the
United States grand jury. Six others were
brought in today, charged with the safae
crime, among the number being Nelson
Jones, a deputy United States marshal
All waived preliminary examination and
gave bonds. Twenty others, it is said,
will be brought in tomorrow. Nearly fifty
arrest
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strongholds Republicans and conserv-
ative Democrats say on the other hand
that it is but a climax to a recently
grown sentiment in this state that Re
publicans shall never have the state Of
fees or presidential vote again.
The prospects are that Republicans
will attempt to filibuster out the re-
naming four weeks of the session rath-
er than allow the bill to go through, but
they will have a great undertaking with
the speaker of the house and so much
time against them.
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THEY GET MORE RAIN.
Southern Kansas Flooded Three
Times as Much Water as Feb
ruarv. 1897

Wellington. Feb. 11.-Sumner county
people are wading in mud Heavy rains
Eave fallen since Tuesday night. The gov
ernment weather gauge this morning
showed /. .73 inches of water since yester-
day morning. The rainfall Tuesday night
was .4S inch. The heaviest rainfall &C
CURED Wednesday.
A comparison of the present year with
1896 shows that there has fallen in the
past twentyf81lrT wen falT hours three times as
of January, 1896, and about twice as much
as fell during both January and February.
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WAS BURIED IN SNOW.
Max Miller's Frozen Body Taken
From a Chicago Street.

Chicago, Ill. Feb. 1.-THE great snow
storm of the night of January % buried
Max Miller beneath a drift at the foot of
Ohio street and concealed his death until
the warm sun of today disclosed the body.
Men with axes chopped out the frozen
body.
James Murphy saw an arm and hand
fence near the foot of the street. He in
vestigated, and found the frozen body of
a man inbedded in the ice and snow
where the high wind of the storm had
drifted it against the fence.
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MRS. KENNA TO STAY.
Widow of the Dead Senator Will Re
tain the Charlestown Postofice.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate COM
nittee on postofices and post roads is
not likely to report the nomination of
0. W. Petty to be postmaster at
Charlestown, W. Va.
A general understanding has been
reached to that effect. Senators do not
want to dispIace Mrs. Kenna the widow
of the late Senator Kenna, who is the
present Incumbent of the Office.
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FROZEN ON CHILKOOT.
Five Men Lose Their Lives
From Cold on the Trail.

Victoria, B. C., Feb. 11-According to
news from Alaska by the City of To-
peka, one of the small steamers plying
between Juneau and Skaguay brought
word just as the Topeka sailed that five
men had been frozen to death on the
Chill1oot Pass and three others brought
to Dyea, although names or places were
not vet Obtainable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
100000 Bushels of Tt Moving
to the SeabOard.
Divided Equally Among Three
Eastern Lines.
GENERALLY BELIEVED
That Letters 100000 Bush
els Has Been Purchased
By an English Syndicate for
Shipment to Europe.

Chicago, Feb lit is positively
stated here that contracts for moving
100000 bushels Of Letter wheat to the
seaboard have been made. OF this the
Grand Trunk is reported to have Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
Josef Hoffman COMING.

London, Feb. 11.-Josef Hoffman, the
voune pianist sails from Brennan on the
Trave on Feb. 10, and will arrive in
New York on the oath.
Hoffman will make his initial appear
ance with Theodore Thomas in the Met
ropoIitan opera house, New York. on
March 1st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-11
LUETGERT'S COST.
Expense of His Trials is Said to
Reach $4,000.

Chicago, Feb. 11.-Estimates vary as
to the cost to the state of the second
trial of Luetgert.
General opinion among officials put
the total close to $4,000.
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weather Publications.

Chicago. Feb 11.-For Kansas: Gen
orally fair tonight and Saturday; cooler
in extreme portion tonight; westerly
winds.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-03

Back of every smooth performance
there is an amount of preparation.
study and rehearsal that soon tells on
the health of every actor. 1t is sig
nificant how unanimous men and wO-
men in professional life, whether ac-
tors, editors, teachers or physicians,
are in. regard to Paines celery COM
pound AS a nerve tonic for the ex-
hausting strain of their professional
duties nothing else does the work of
Paine's celery compound.
A testimonial taken az random from
the many that are constantly received
from the theatrical profession, says:
New York City, Sept. %, 1898.
Wells, Richardson & Co.
Gentlemen:-If others have been
helped by Paine's celery compound as
decidedly as in my case 1 do not Won
der at the enthusiastic testimonials
this remedy is constantly receiving. If
1 had never heard a word as to its re-
markable invigorating capability, 1
could unhesitatingly recommend it
from my own experience. AS a fact,
many of my professional friends have
been urging me to try Paine's celery
compound. 1t proved to be the very
thing my tired system needed to over
come the eXhausting effects of close ap-
plication to stage work. I am recon-
mending it to my friends whenever
they complain of sleeplessness, indi-
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down. sunken eyes. arms long. like those
of the monkey. slender legs. with no
calves; feet turned inward, small chests
and slender bodies The bones of their
lower legs are defOrmed, due to their
habit of crOuching on their Launches
about their fires, which they do even in
hottest summer. They are very black
and average four feet nine or ten inches
in height. Other ape characteristics are
their protruding jaws and wonderfui abll-
ity to pick up the smallest object, even d
needle. with their feet.
The Aeta man considers himself luxuri-
antly dressed if he has on gtrdle- The
most intelligent can not count above five
They have never progressed so far as 10
invent musical instruments. The chief
weapon is the bow, which they handle
in primitive fashion. releasing the cord
with thumb and fOrehnger. They are very
Sklllful at throwing stones and hunt DlrdS
in that way. They make their fires BY
rubbing pieces Of dry bamboo together.
Some file their teeth into points. until
saws coming together. a few of them
defOrm the shape of their skulls by pres
sure. When food is scarce they drink hot
water. and tie fiber around their waists
to prevent hunger. They live mostly
upon the wild tropical fruits of the forest
and wild honey. The women do all the
work
After the Spaniards had conquered the
Philippines. the Aetas in the wild parts
of the islands used to come down from
the mountains in hOrdeS and attack the
Later they became more peaceful and
brought down wax and pitch, and learned
to trade them for rice and tobacco. This
commerce they still keep up.
The Aetas have never learned to III
the soil or to make pottery. Some az
them make rude combs and roughly o1ns. Y
ment these. as well as their bows. SC4is
have learned from the Malays to hunt
with the blowpipe.
Spanish missionaries. upon endeavoring
to convert some Aetas of northern Luzon,
were told that one of their creeds forbade
them worrying about the future and babe
them trust entirely to their gods TO pro-
vide for them. Their principal deity is
believed TO be the moon. When it is full.
they build a great fire and jump about il
all night wailing a hideOus chant. They
have a great dread of what they appear
to consider evil spirits in the forest. Some
old-time travellers reported that they sac
riiced a pig to pacify the gods when it
Numbered.
The Aetas are monogamists- The father
of each family is the head. his wife. as
wei as his children, being his interiors.
They have no general ruler. but travel in
hordes. each Of which recognizes the most
courag eous as its chief. They were ac-
cused OF cannibalism by some of the eariY
explorers OF the Philippines.