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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-07-21

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be brigade r-geueral Of volunteers, and
william b. Harris, 20 be engineer Of
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-07-21

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weather service ygt made win be iuau-
rgrated immediately 10y The govern.
ment by the establishment Of o conn
pErGH system OF weather stations on
the Caribbean sea Tor The benefit OF
OIL nations whose interests iic in that
region
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-07-21

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from Montreal on the 18th, ON the Do
mlBi0a line steamer Ottoman With
them went a petty officer aud two sail
ors o. the steamer Panama captured at
the beginning Of The wsr These are
the men who accompanied Carranza on
5 schooner on his recent mysterious
trip
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The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24

club of Illinois; Business Association
Miss Beeks, National Association or
Women's telegraphers of limos;
Home Clubs Miss Jane Addams, > ane
club of Illinois; English. Work MIS-
Sydney Webb of London, England
The home economics session IN the
afternoon under DR. Mary Green of
Michigan with Mrs. Henry Harrington
as local assistant chairman, was as Iol-
lows: 1.-The Beginning of Anarchy in
the Home, Mrs. Caroline M Severance
California; why Men Object to Busl-
ness Dealings With Women, MIS-
Henry s. Blount, washington, L.
C.; 1.-The Economy of Reserve Mrs.
Margaret H Walsh. New York; Home
Economics as a Whole" Mrs s NJ
Emery, Montana; Relation of the Cluo
Woman to Household Economies, MTs-
T. w Lacey. Missouri; Denver
Schools of Domestic Science ana
Kitchen Garden" Mrs. J. d. Whltmore'
Colorado. s.,4oa
The evening programme designated
as Uncut Leaves" was distinctlVely
literary feast, with Mrs. c. p. Barnes
of Kentucky as chairman and MRS.
Charles Dennison as local assistant
chairman The star performers were
Miss Agnes ReppIier of Pennsylvanla
and Mrs Ruth McEnery Stuart OF Ne"
York. whose clever readings OF unpup-
lished works were interspersed with
musical numbers.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
MRS. PLATT IN THE LEAD.
For President of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs.

Denver Col, June 24-Unless the un-
foreseen happens Mrs. Sarah S. Platt,
president of the Denver club, will be
the next president of the general fed
GRAFTON of wOmen's clubs. Last night
Mrs. w. B. Lowe of Georgia, whose
boom for this honor has been protein
tious, made this signed statement ex-
cIusively for the Associated Press:
II came to Denver to serve the cause
of the federation in whatever capacity
1 was considered aVailab bic. On my ar
rival 1 was requested to allow the use
of my name for president. I consented
for 1 wished it known how courteous
and gracious was the feeling toward
the women of the south. But the re-
ception accorded Mrs. Sarah Platt
president of the Denver Woman's clubs,
at the opening session yesterday con-
vinced me that she is the choice of the
country. (signed,
Two Japanese women direct from
Toxic have arrived at the convention
as special emissaries from the Empress
of Japan, who wishes women'S clubs
established in her own country. The
women are Madame Fude Watanabe
and Miss Una Tsuda, teachers in the
Peeress' school, and in order that they
may study the advancement of the
American women, the Japanese gov
ernment appropriated 81, 500 for ex-
penses and granted them five months
leave of absence.
A letter to Mrs. Alice Ives Breed, who
has recently returned from Japan, from
Count Okuma, ex-prime minister of
Japan, states that any courtesy shown
these sojourners will be considered
personal favor to the nation.
The afternoon session yesterday on
t'PhaseS of Economic Work in Clubs
in charge of Mrs. Lynden Evans, of
Illinois, with Mrs w. A. Sammons as
local assistant chairman, was unique in
that many of the participants were
from organizations of working women.
Among the subjects and speakers We're:
Evening Clubs" Miss Burkhardt.
Girls Mutual Benefit club of Illinois,;
Lunch Clubs" Miss Matthews, Ogontz
Lunch club of Illinois; Factory
Clubs" Miss Haas, Woman's Century
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Reuben Fogle is sick with appended
tbs.
L. s Ferry will not build his new
house this summer.
The Topeka sportsmen held an i'm
promptu shoot last night.
Major Boyd's girl company drilled in
the senate chamber last night.
c. NJ. Fisher, who was injured in the
Conroy wreck, is improving rapidly.
The plumbing of the Independence
high school will be done by E. A Cha
ney of Topeka
J. B. Furry has purchased the G. J.
Prescott home on Fillmore street and
will occupy it at once.
The Republican county central COM
mittee will meet tomorrow afternoon
at Weber's hall.
The Holiness society is to hold camp
meeting at the fair grounds the second
week in July.
Mayor Fellows says that he has not
yet made up his mind about who is to
be Topeka's new chief of police.
Attorney Thomas Wagstaff of Law
renee, was in the city yesterday on le-
gal business.
Capt Chas. Stackhouse is recruiting
in Trades Assembly hall for the Twen-
ty-first regiment at Chickamauga-
Sloan lodge degree team left this af
ternoOn at l o'clock for HoltOn where
they viii exemplify the third degree to-
night.
Harry McKirahan, the oldest son of
Rev NJ. F. McKirahan, has Joined the
Twenty-second regiment and has gone
to Falls Church, Va.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs some times
writes short stories. Her latest pro-
duction is printed in the current number
ber of the New Time.
The recruiting officers who return to
Kansas seem determined to take all the
available war material there is in To-
peka They never miss this city.
'OId King Cole'' and his merry ball
players from Atchison will play the
Topeka team here next week. Cole
has a striking resemblance to w. w.
Webb.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
BEATEN WITH A SWORD.
Monta Officer Wounds Camp Mer-
ritt Private.

San Francisco. June 24.-F'rank Chap
man, private of company H of South
Dakota, was beaten on the head with the
hilt of a sword by First Lieutenant Con-
rad of the Montana regiment.
About o'clock Chapman, who was
drunk. began to, fight with several civil
ians in front of the Montana camp Lieu
tenant Poorman ordered him under arrest
and the private was placed in the Mon
tana guardhouse. There he became very
noisy. Lieutenant Conrad entered the
guardhouse and asked the prisoner to
what regiment he belonged. For reply
Chapman blew cigarette smoke in the Of
ficer'S face.
Il pushed him away from me-" said
Lieutenant Conrad describing the occur
renee, "and the other prisoners in the tent
pushed him back toward me- I then
knocked him down with my fist. He was
heavier than I. and caught at my legs.
I then struck him twice the head with
the hilt of a light dress sword which
wore. The blows rendered him uncon-
scious''
Private Chapman was taken to the
South Dakota regimental hospital His
wounds were superficial. He complains
of a severe headache; but the private who
ache not caused solely by Lieutenant
Conrads sword hilt. Chapman will he
discharged from the hospital. Colonel
Kessler of the Montana regiment upholds
his officer and considers that the conduct
of Lieutenant Conrad, under the circum-
stances. was juStifiable.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
ST. LOUIS Will CELEBRATE
Plans For a Demonstration in 1908
Being Made.

st. Louis, June 24.-It has now been
practically decided that the centennial
anniversary of the purchase of Louis
lana from the French government will
be celebrated in an appropriate man.
ner by the citizens of st. Louis in 1903.
Preliminary steps with this end in view
were taken last night at a meeting of
representative citizens, held in the
rooms of the Missouri Historical socie-
ty, Sixteenth and Locust streets.
Pierre Chouteau presided at the meet
ing and William J. Sewer acted as sec
retary. The unanimous sense was that
the event should be celebrated in an
appropriate manner, the nature of which
will be decided later. The report of the
committee on resolutions, consisting of
William Hyde, E. c. Kehr and Theo-
phile Papin, which committee was ap-
pointed at a previous meeting of a sim
liar character, was adopted without a
single dissenting vote. The resolutions
declared:
THAT the wonderful progress of the
region embraced in the Louisiana Pur-
chase of 1903 marks an era of ciViliza-
ton deserving grateful cOmmemOratiOn
by the states and people; that the one
hundredth anniversary of this noble
achievement is a suitable occasion; and
that st. Louis, the metropolis of the
western American empire, is the appro-
pirate place for such historic celebra-
ton.
THAT committee OF fifty citizens be
appointed to erect a permanent orga
nization, to proceed with discretionary
powers to carry out a plan for the Gel
ebration at St. Louis of this centennial
anniversary"
The committee is to be selected by
committee of fifteen, to be appointed
by the chairman, Pierre ChOuteau.
There was some discussion over the
power that should be delegated to this
committee, which was participated in
by Charles w. Knapp, ex-Secretary of
the Interior D. r. Francis, Henry hitch
cock, Nathan Frank, E. c. Kehr and
Judge P. r. F'Iitcraft. The delegating
of discretionary powers to the commit
tee was an amendment offered to the
original resolution, which simply pro-
vided for the effecting of an organiza-
ton to carry out the plan of the cele-
bration.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
PATRIOTIC TOPEKA.
She Has Furnished Three Times Her
Quota With More to Follow.

Topeka is being imposed upon by the
recruiting officers.
The first call for troops issued by
President Mckinley, made the quota
for Kansas $500 and the second call l.
500, total of 4, 400. On the basis OF A.
800 it means one recruit for every 324
inhabitants in the state, the total pop
ulation of Kansas being 1,427, ,096. This
would mean that Topeka, with popu-
lation according to the census of 1885
of 81, ,007, would furnish one man for
every 324 a total of SO.
When the three regiments were or
ganized in Kansas Topeka furnished
100 men. Since then Sc have been re-
cruited and sent to join the Twentieth
regiment at San Francisco 25 have been
sent to join the Twenty-second at Falls
Church and the regular army has re-
cruited 50 here making total of 2S9
recruited in Topeka This is nearly
three times the number that Topeka
is supposed to furnish and now Capt.
Charles Stackhouse of the Twenty-frst
announces that he will be here to re-
cruft, to say nothing of the colored
troops that have been called for. On a
basis of the 2S9 recruited in Topeka the
supposition would be that the popula-
tion is 124, 236.
Topeka is a patriotic city but there
is a limit somewhere.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
INDIANS MOVE AWAY.
Red Men Declare Old Camp Visited
by ~Great Spirits" Wrath.

Harshaw, Wis, June A.-The Indians.
who for more than twenty years have liv-
ed the bank of the beautiful Rice lake,
have abandoned that point since the storm
and moved to Bear Skin lake, about five
miles north of their old hauntS-
This is remnant of the Pottawatomie
tribe that many years ago was taken to a
reservation in Kansas. But the Indians
love of the timber. for the free life in
woods, for the splendid hunting and fish
ing of their old Wisconsin home was too
strong, and one by one they have come
back, and rather than return to the Kan
saS prairieS renounce the annuities provid-
ed by the government and remain here.
When the lumber companies commenced
erecting their camps on the banks of the
lake the Indians said something would
happen to the white mans houses, and
now think the Great Spirit was displeased
at what they consider the encroachment
of the white man, and sent the great
wind to punish them
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
FINDS BALL LIGHTNING.
Machinist Has a Wonderful Exper-
ience and Marrow Escape.

Baltimore, June 24-Thomas Kelly,
a machinist employed at Mount Clare,
had an experience with lightning dur
ing the heavy storm which last pre-
vailed and which for it popularity has
been seldom, if ever, equalled. Mr.
Kelly has charge of all repairs to
the Selden-Ot block signals Wh!ch are
in use on the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road and had a workshop fitted up for
his own use and separate from the 9TH
er shops The shop is small room
annexed to one of the larger buildings,
and when it was erected the lightning
rod which runs down the side of the
main building, was not moved, but al
lowed to remain in it's place, running
through one end of Mr.. Kelly'S shop,
and this oversight was the probable
cause of his narrow escape
Mr. Kelly was at work in the shop
during the storm, and was holding in
Just heated He laid it upon the
anvil and raised his hammer to strike
it. Just at that moment a ball of fire
flashed across the room to the anvil,
the hammer descended, striking it and
scattering fragments of the ball in all
directions with a loud report. Mr..
Kelly was thrown across the room
against his work bench and the ham,
rner flew from his hand and struck the
ceiling with considerable force
Every piece of metal in the shop
which was struck by the fragments
was either burned or melted at the
point of contact and the hammer. tongs
and other tools about the anvil were
strongly magnetized, as the men about
the place afterward found they would
attract small pieces of metal and fill
ings. Mr.. Kelly was not seriously in
jured but did not recover from the
Shock until late at night 1t is sup
posed that the lightning came down the
rod and in passing through the shop
was attracted by the large amount of
metal stored therein. The lightning
also set fire to a small leak in the gas
pipe in the room which, previous to the
storm was not known to exist.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
ECHOES OF THE BOOM.
Wichita's Oldest Mill Sold Under the
Hammer.

Wichita, June 24.-As the elimination of
the foreclosure suit brought by w. N
Ewing, receiver, against Mary Shellabar-
ger and others, the sheriff sold the prop
erty known the city mills to N. f.
Frazier for the sum of $10,0G5. This is the
oldest mill in the city. During the boom
it was a very valuable piece of property
and large sums of money were borrowed
on it. Since then it's value decreased and
it was no longer a paying institution with
the large mortgage against It, and fore
closure was commenced; The mil mas
never closed down and the present owner
will lease it to the men who will fit 1t up
for a first class Touring mill
The most peculiar thing about this suit
was the extreme minuteness which each
of the litigatng parties interest was fig
ured down to. In the decree it was ad-
judged that the plaintiff was entitled to
a 29563S- -335O633 interest in the property.
Mary ShelIabarger, one Of the defendants:
was entitled to a 10000 -335O633 interest and
the share of the several defendants, Alice
Hail. Francis S. Cairns, Nellie S. Cook
and Laura S. Hunt combined was 50oOO-
335O633 of the whole. The sheriff has not
yet figured out the separate interest of the
parties in the $1,000
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
BATH IN FULL DRESS.
Novel Method of Springing Political
Boom.

Philadelphia, June 24.-Frankford had
two sensations sprung, both by the
same man. That man was Colonel and
Select Councilman ]. Emory Byram,
who dedicated the new bath house at
Orthodox and Hedge streets. He took
a public plunge in the pool arrayed in
a faultless dress suit, and incidentally
TOOK advantage of his unique innova-
tio,. to declare himself a candidate for
mayor. The dress suit plunge was
startling enough, but the bold colonePs
declaration of his political ambition al
most took away the breath of those
who heard it.
Colonel Byram had all along said that
he proposed to dedicate the bath house
upon it's completion by a dash in the
poo with dress suit on. 1t was pub
would do so on Monday evening. At
the last minute he changed his mind
and resolved that he would take his
bath today.
squares away, had just pealed out the
last stroke of II when Colonel Byram
reached the bathhouse. In an instant
he was inside the structure and rece1V-
ing the congratulations OF assembled
henchmen. After announcing his can
didacy for mayor the colonel handed
his eyeglasses to DR.. Bolton, carefully
adjusted his hat, buttOned his coat,
and with an imperial wave of the hand
descended into the pool and struck out
for the opposite side with all the VigOr
of a SchOOlbOy.
While he cavorted in the waters cool
depths a great shout arose from those
present and the small boys shrieked
efforts. They We're tickled beyond meas
ure at his high hat as it bobbed up and
down on his head and they almost went
in commissions as the colonel reached
tha far side of the pool and mounted
the exit steps, putting ana blowing
like a pOrpoiSe.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
TWO TONS OF BASS.
Camp Merritt Volunteers Profit by
Seizure of Fish.

San Francisco, June 24.-The following
posted in a conspicuous place on Fish
erman's Wharf attracted a crowd of
people yesterday morning. All who
read it enjoyed the joke, but some of
the fishermen, who failed to see where
the fun came in, tore the notice down
during the afternoon:
Whereas, Certain italian, Greek or S1a-
vonian fishermen caught in the waters
of the Sacramento river large quantl-
ty of striped bass, most delectable ar
ticle of food; and
Whereas, The fish were less than three
pounds each in weight, the minimum
prescribed by law Gin fact they each
weighed less than a pound, and were
in consequence seized by a deputy fish
commissioner; and
Whereas, The ladies of the Red Cross
society (nay their shadows never grow
less), hearing that this large consign-
ment of the King of Fish was going
begging for want of an owner, did Sc
cure the same by paying the express
charges; and
Whereas, The said ladies of the Red
Cross society sent the said large con-
signment of striped bass to Camp Mer-
ritt to serve as an appetizing break
fast for the soldiers. Now, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That the thanks of the en-
tire camp are extended to the ladies
of the Red Cross society, and-a1So to
the men who caught the fish
Do it again fishermen.
THE BOYS IN BLUE.
The event which brought forth the
above effusion from THE Boys in
RIGe," and which brought joy into
Camp Merritt, caused weeping and
wailing and crashing of teeth in the
fishermens camp on the banks of the
Sacramento. One of the river steamers
brought down from some point on the
river twenty-six boxes of fish. The tag
showed that one Antoine Petrick was
the shipper, and that the goods were
consigned to A. Paladini, the Union
Fish company and others.
Fish Warden Joe" Morgan has been on
the watch for cOnSignmentS of striped
bass Weighing less than three pounds. so
he overhauled Petrick'S shipment. The
26 boxes contained 500 pounds of young
striped bass, not one of which weighed a
pound. Morgan said nothing and sat
down to watch the boxes. They were
taken away by Wells-Fargo's express
wagons, but when the driver asked Pala-
DIM and the Union Fish company to re-
ceiVe the goods and pay the charges they
refused, on the ground that it was illegal
to have in their possession striped bass
weighing less than three pounds.
The fish were accordingly taken back to
the water front, and at one time it looked
as though they would have to be Destroy
ed and that the carriers would be out
their charges. The ladies of the Red
the soldier boys when they arrive at the
ferries, heard of the fish and offered to
pay the charges if they might have them.
Wells, Fargo & Co. were only too glad to
paid and the fish sent out to Camp Mer-
ritt.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
MAUCK WILL PITCH.
Tomorrow's Ball Game Will Be
Hummer.

This afternoon and tomorrow the To-
peka base ball team will play the Has
kel1 Indian team from Lawrence. 1t
was first intended to play Atchison but
some conflict in dates was found and
the Haskell team being anxious to meet
foes worthy of their willow were given
the opportunity.
The uniforms of gray trimmed in ma
room have arrived and are the hand
soonest ever worn by a Topeka team
The following line up for tomorrow S
game shows a strong collection of pay
ers. Fear, catcher; Mauck, pitcher;
Rebesman, first base; Thiel, second
base; Griffin, short; Gatewood third
base; Ash, left field; Price, center field;
EYler. right field
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
FOR COPPER BOTTOMS.
Present War Causes Changes in Naval
Construction


Washington, June 24-Secretary Long
conferred today with Chief Naval Con-
structOr Hichborn regarding the ad-
visa bility of inserting in the specifica-
tions for the projected battleships Mis-
souri,, Maine and Ohio a clause requir-
ing that they be sheathed with copper.
1t has been determined by the au-
thorities that it is impossible to sheathe
the battleships Kearsarge, Kentucky,
Illinois, Alabama and Wisconsin, on ac-
count of their present stage of con-
struction. But the necessity of having
battleships which will not foul rapidly
in tropical waters is so apparent to
the secretary and the naval war board
that from present indications it is
probable that the secretary will de-
termine to sheathe those now to be
built. Unfortunately, the department
has already issued the specifications
for these ships, and in case it should be
decided to sheathe them it will be nee
essary to send out supplementary
specifications.
This may delay the placing of con-
tracts for their construction.
1t is appreciated by the authorities
that should the Philippine Islands be
retained by the United States it will be
necessary to keep sheathed ships in
those waters. The SpaniardS have
dock at Manila capable of accommo-
dating ships up to $4,000 tons displace-
ment- Ships cruising in that section
foul so rapidly that it would be neces-
sary to dock them every four months.
Rear Admiral DeweyS ships were
docked at Hong Kong before the war
broke out, so that they will not be in
need of any further attention until late
in the fall, by which time it is hoped
by the authorities that Naval Con-
structor Capps, who has been sent to
Manila, will be able to repair the dock
and clean and paint the American men
of-War
The completion of repairs to the
cruiser Philadelphia has been delayed
two weeks. 1t is denied at the navy
department that the Philadelphia will
be sent to the far east, it being believed
by the officials that, with the two mon
itOrs and the Charleston, Admiral
Dewey'S fleet will he re-enfOrced suf-
ficiently to defeat any squadron Spain
may send against them. The Phila-
delphia will be the flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Miller.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-06-24
EXCURSION.
yheaper Than Shaving at Home.

The grand excursion to Ottawa un-
der the auspices of the First Methodist
Sunday school, Wednesday, June 49,
Round trip, including admittance to the
finest park in the state, only $1.00 Chill
dren under six years old, free. Good
drinking water, unequaled shade. splen-
did boating. Special train leaves the
Santa Fe depot at 500 a. m. Return
ing. arrives about 500 p. m. Everybody
invited. Tickets for sale by Sim, SOL
Kansas avenue; Moore, 6O3 Kansas ave-
nue.; Kellam's III Kansas avenue;
Weightman, S33 Kansas avenue; Van
Slyck, West Tenth street, and NJ. @.
Holman, North Topeka.