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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
KANSAS NEWS.
Kansas City Woman Doctor
Charged With Murder.
Conscience of Prosecuting Wit
ness Is Rather Flexible
AT FIRST DISCHARGED
Was No Evidence at the Prelim-
mary Hearing.
General News From Different
Points In Kansas.

Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 21-County
Attorney Enright, of Kansas City. Kan,
will cause a state warrant to be issued
today for the arrest of Mrs. G. H Aur-
ner, a woman physician Of Argentine,
charging her with murder in the first
degree.
If DR. Aurner is captured she will be
compelled to stand trial for the muir
der of Miss Gem Gilmore, young wo-
man OF Argentine. The facts in the
case are known to the people of Wyan-
dotte county, as Mrs. Aurner was given
a preliminary hearing some time ago
under the statute prohibiting criminal
operations.
The preliminary examination was
made rather sensational by the queer
action of May Sterrett, the principal
witness for the prosecution. She testl-
fled at the cOrOner's inquest that she
was present when the crime was COM
mitted. However, at the trial she de-
clared in open court that she had sworn
falsely at the inquest.
This destroyed the states case
against Mrs. Aurner and resulted in her
acquittal Since then the Sterrett wo-
man has became Mrs. Boohr, and her
conscience pricked her She went be-
fore a Justice of the peace a few days
ago and made affidavit that the first
testimony given by her was true.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
Makes Reception Legal holiday.

Postmaster Guthrie today directed q
letter to Governor Stanley in which he
asks that the governor issue a procla-
nation declaring that the day on which
the Twentieth Kansas gets home be a
legal holiday. In the letter Judge
Guthrie points out the fact that there
is nothing in the statutes to prevent
Governor Stanley from taking this ac-
ton, and in view of the Importance of
the event it should be done. He further
calls attention to the fact that the To-
peka postofice cannot observe the day
except by special permission from the
postoff1ce department, which probably
could not be obtained unless the day is
declared to be a holiday by Governor
STANLEY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
TOPEKA LANCERs.
Capt. A M. Fuller Will Be In Com
mand of the Company.

The company Of horsemen which Is
being organized to act as a bodyguard
for Gen. Funston in the Twentieth
Kansas parade held another meeting
last evening and elected the officers.
Capt. A. NJ. Fuller was made captain
of the company, and Richard Zeller was
elected lieutenant.
The membership limit was also raised
to SOFAS there are more applications for
membership than had been anticipated
equipment for the company, and a COM
mittee was appointed to decide upon
what the equipment shall be. The COM
mittee will not divulge it's ideas until
it is ascertained whether or not it's plan
can be carried out, but 1t is promised
that the equipment and uniform shall
be significant of Kansas.
Another meeting of the company will
be held next Tuesday evening, and in
about week regular drill will begin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
LIQUOR Is GONE.
Judge Hazen Now Decides Police
Must Give It to Owner.

Judge Hazen today decided the re-
pleVin suit brought against the city by
stock of liquors which the police cap
tured in raiding a storage house in
North Topeka last year. He decided
that the city had no right to keep or
destroy the liquor.
When the raid was made by Marshal
Strauss about two dray loads of beer
were captured and r. L. Conley and
B. ]. Putnam were arrested. They were
convicted in police court, and the cases
were appealed to the district court,
where the Judgment against Conley
stood, but Putnam was dismissed. Put
nam then began TepIeVin proceedings
against the city to get possession of the
liquor. He was represented by w. E.
Pagan.
IN deciding the case today Judge
I once had occasion to look this mat
ter up before. The city officers once ar
rested Carl Jockheck without any
search and seizure warrant, and seized
the liquors at his place OF business and
then went to his house and got 81, 400
worth. Some of it was pretty good
whisky, too-at least that is what the
testimony showed.
1.-The sentence by the police court and
the order to destroy the liquor was one
and the same judgment, and when the
case was appealed it vacated the entire
Judgment There is nothing inherently
wrong in the liquor, as there would be
in a set of burglars tools or a counter
feiting outfit. The liquor might be held
by one man in a perfectly legitimate
manner, and its possession would only
become unlawful when used for an I'M
lawful purpose"
AS Putnam had been discharged
Judge HaZen decided that the city had
no right to hold the liquor AS a matter
of fact the liquor had been turned over
to Putnam some time ago, but much of
it had ''evaporated'' down the threats
of some one who had access to the
supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
ODDS AND ENDS.

In Siam the very choicest tobacco is
not to be purchased, it being reserved
for the use of the king and the chief
officers of state.
A London pigeon recently took pos
session of a union jack, kept in the bell
ringing room of St. Clement Danes
church for use on festive occasions, in
order to spare herself the trouble of
posted two eggs, which she Matched
successfully.
The most important discovery made
by the Hartman scientific party in
Alaska was that glaciers are receding.
A hitherto unknown ford with a beau
tiful stream running into it was named
after Mr.. Hartman. Many animals
supposed to be rare were found to be
plentiful in Alaska.
1t has been discovered that what may
be called the first daily newspaper was
a. manuscript letter written by salaried
correspondents and forwarded by them
every tWenty-four hours from London
to the provinces. That was in the days
of the early Stuarts. During the COM
monwea1th these London letters We're
printed in type and circulated in large
numbers. Even so long ago as 1880 the
law of libel was such as to be charac-
terized by Judge Scroggs as making
any newspaper publication illegal and
tending to provoke a breach of the
peace.
The cZarina has a shawl which she
values very highly. 1t was sent her by
the ladies of Orenburg, a town in south
eastern Russia. 1t reached her in a
wooden box with silver hooks and
hinges, the outside being embellished
etc, on a ground of blue enamel, that
being the color of the cossack uniform.
The shawl is about ten yards square,
but it is so exquisitely fine that it can
be passed through a ring and when
folded makes a small parcel Of a few
inches only.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
CHAMPION WOLF KILLER.
He Is James Gordon, of Rossville and
He Is Making Money.

James Gordon, of Rossville township,
today cashed % wolf scalps in the
county clerks office This is the
fourth consignment of scaIps that Mr.
Gordon has brought to Topeka this
summer, and he has realized a hand
some income from them. He stated
that he has caught at least eighty
coyotes since April 1, but all of these
he has not cashed in to the county, as
he occasionally gets hold of a hide that
pays him better to sell than to claim
the bounty.
Mr.. Gordon's operations extend all
along the northern part of the county
His method of getting the scalps now
is to poison the coyotes. He says If he
could trap them he could make a large
amount of money from the sale of the
hides, but the poison destroys the
skins. He says that in the spring one
can dig them out if the dens can be 10
Gated, and from 10 to IA cubs are gen
orally captured in a den, but at this
time of year they have become mature
and can not be captured in dens. In
the fall the only way is to poison them,
and that has to be done in a certain
way to be successful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
WILL BE HEARD NOV. 10.

The appeal from the appellate court
in the case of the Populist regents of
the state agricultural college has been
filed in the supreme court and a stay
Of execution agreed upon by a stipu-
lation filed by both parties. This GER
titles that the Populist regents Will
make no effort to take possession of the
offices, which the court of appeals de-
cides they are entitled to until the case
IS finally heard November 10. The Re
publican regents agree to make no per-
manent appointments and to transact
only the routine business of the institu-
ton until the case i decided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
DOUBLE ASSESSMENT.
Chase County Stockmen Claim They
Have to Pay Taxes Twice.

Cottonwood Falls, Oct. 21-The law
passed by the last session of the legis-
lature in regard to the assessment OF
personal property and the collection OF
taxes thereon is meeting with strong
resistance in Chase county.
CattIemen all over the state are COM
bining to test the validity of the statute,
claiming that it is an injury to the cat
tie industry.
Kansas has many thousand head of
cattle from the Territory, Arkansas
and Texas that were brought in fcr
grazing purposes after the first day of
March.
The last legislature gave such cattle
a cftus and allowed township trustees
to assess them at any time before the
first day of September.
The cattle men claim that they have
to pay taxes on their personal prop
erty if located in Texas on the first day
Of January and that the Kansas law
makes them pay twice the same year.
grazing land and about $4,000 head of
Texas steers are being at present ship
ped to the market.
Sheriff McCallum is levying on the
cattle for the taxes and all appeals
from cattlemen are in vain.
1t is harder to make him see than any
MiSSourian.
some of the stockmen are putting up
the money and then garnisheeing 1t be-
fore he can pay it to the county treas
urer.
Stockmen have employed able coun-
sci and the case will be fought to q
finish.
For several years no taxes have been
paid on this kind of personal property
and if the law sticks Kansas will be
half a million dollars ahead per year.
Sheriff McCaIlum collected S1,100 in
one day off of cattlemen including a
bunch of the Gillett stock; 2 900 head of
the Curtis cattle nearly escaped him
being at the Bazaar stock yards for
w q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
DISMISS COUNTRY SCHOOLS
All Pupils In Shawnee County May
Participate In Reception.


The pupils of the country schools of
Shawnee county, five thousand in num-
Der, will be dismissed on the day of the
Twentieth Kansas reception so that
they may come to Topeka and witness
the isrea test patriotic demonstration
ever made in the west, one that will be
second only to the reception of Admiral
Dewey in New York.
County SUI tIintendent Stout has
taken the initiatlVe in the matter by
sending letters 10 the officers of every
school district i'll Shawnee county, ad-
vising that the schcc,s be dismissed on
the day of the Twentieth reception for
the express purpose Of allowing the
teachers ard children to witness the
ceremonies in connection with the re-
cepUion.
It is probable that many of the school
boards in the county would have taken
this action any way, but in order to
make the action general, Superintend-
ent Stout sent out the letters to each
member Of each board. His idea in ad-
V1sing this action is that the Twentieth
Kansas reception will teach every child
who witnesses it q lesson of patriotism
the value of which can not be esti-
mated, and It she uld be the heritage of
every child who can possibly come to
Topeka on that day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

Detroit Journal: The laws of Ohio
forbid the expenditure of more than
$3.50 by any individual candidate for Of
flce, and also a heavy penalty for DISC
bedience. With this law constantly be
ing thrown up to him, Mr. Mclean has
made arrangements to build up ma
chine in every election district of the
state which will cost, according to an
estimate of Creelman, not less than an
even million of dollars. To meet this
kind of campaign. it is reported, Mark
Hanna will spend dollar for dollar, re-
lying for his funds on the money of the
national committee, of which he is Gus
todian- If this report be true, it fol-
lows that two millions of dollars will be
spent in Ohio this year to carry the
elections. That is an enormous amount
OF money to put into an election of, by,
and for the people. and it may well
provoke alarm over what the future
viii develop along the same line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

The Dismal Swamp canal. which was
originally surveyed by George Wash
ington, but which has been practically
disused for a hundred years, was re-
opened for business on October IA. The
canal extends from a point near Nor
folk. Va, to the Pasquotank river, in
North Carolina, a distance Of p miles.
Tt is 10 feet deep and so feet wide. The
occasion Of the opening was celebrated
by a procession of vessels with the tor
pedo boat Talbot bringing up the rear
BY the use of the canal small vessels
that do not draw over 10 feet of water
can avoid the perilous outside trip
around Hatteras and its treacherous
shoals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
DOM PAUL A BAD MAN.
BurlingtonshoemakerWh Who Knew Him
Says So.

Burlington. Oct. PA. Mueller, the
shoeman, spent seven years in the
Transvaal while working at his trade
and is familiar with the characteristics
of the people there. Mr.. Mueller does
not have a very high opinion of the
Beers. He says they are of no account
on earth and are too ornery and lazy
to do anything but hunt and eat. But
he says they are good fighters and are
good shots, and will make things very
interesting for the British. In Mr.
Mueller's opinion England will have to
send ten soldiers to look after each
Boer before she will be able to stop
the war.
In speaking of Dom Paul Kruger,
the president of the Transvaal, Mr..
Mueller said: 'Oom Paul is a bad
man and a dangerous one. I saw him
frequently and knew him as we'll as
know many of the citizens of Burling-
ton. All the Beers are bad enough but
he is worse"
Mr.. Mueller thinks the war will last
longer than most of the people expect
because of the fighting ability of the
Beers and their allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

CF'rom the Chicago News.l
Reduced circumstances are the kind
that alter cases.
It is quite natural for full man to
appear occupied.
Even after marriage a. fireman loves
to talk of his own flames.
No woman can look intelligent and
talk to q baby simultaneously.
There is a time for everything, but
the cheay watch seldom indicates it.
There isn't enough meat on some ar
guments to make an intelligent bite
The rose soon fades, but the thorn
continues to do business at the old
stand.
The banana peel has contributed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
SOLD TOO SOON.
Rice County Farmers Disposed of
Broom Corn Before the Rise.

Sterling, Oct. Blowing to the sud
den rise in price last week. nearly all
the broomcorn of this section is out of
made in the early part of the season
of a shortage were substantially cor
rect. Fewer farmers engaged in rails
ing broomcorn this season than for any
time during the past twenty years.
Up to within a week of the big raise
to 500, there did not seem to be a sign
of the boom. A frost in Illinois, fol-
lowed by heavy buying in that district
by spectators, started the ball to roll
ing uphill The Sterling market touch
ed 500 four or five days before the Illi-
nOis farmers We're offered that figure.
This was because the whisk broom crop
was so short. Some has since been
sold for S120. There are still a few
crops in their neighborhOod which are
being held for $125 or $50. That is the
situation now and about closes up the
broomcorn question in this section until
next season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

uaIIy record the highest number of
marriages of any months of the year
and it is probable that the number for
this year win yet reach $50 which will
make over 500 new homes established in
Reno county in the two years.
The divorce record in the county has
been doing pretty well, considered from
a lawyers standpoint, but it can't keep
in sight of the marriages. During the
term of court just ended there were %
divorce cases brought, and of these IA
divorces were granted. three cases were
dismissed at cost of plaintiffs, and six
were continued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
RICH KANSAS PREACHER.
Oakley Minister Gives 100000 to
Kansas City HospitaL

Kansas City, Oct 21-The donor of
the 100000 to Bethany hospital, of Kan
sas City, Kan, is Rev. Mr.. T. H. James,
Oakley, Kan.
Rev. Mr.. Belts, general superintend-
ent Of the hospital has left for the east
where he will visit the large hospitals.
Bethany hospital is to one of the finest
in the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

Acting on the suggestion of their
president the members of the Women's
Municipal League of Chicago, hand
cards to men who will not give up their
seats to women in street cars. The
cards bear these words: Gentlemen,
stand up, and give the women seats.
You can vote for municipal ownership,
and stop this thing-we can not"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
Board of Education TO Meet.

In accordance with the request made
by the general reception committee at
it's last meeting. the board of education
will meet tonight to reconsider its ac-
ton in refusing to allow the school chill
dren to have a part in the Twentieth
Kansas reception. The parade commit
tee will meet with the board to explain
its ideas of what the school children
should do. and it is probable that some
plan will be devised whereby the chill
dren will actively participate in the re-
rsa1fion-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
seabrook Abolished.

Postmaster Guthrie received notice
Friday from w. 5. Sha1lenberger, sec
ond assistant postmaster general, that
the postofTiee at Seabrook would be dis
continued after October 81. This is one
of the offices on the Mission township
rural delivery route. It is probable that
the other three will be discontinued as
soon as the department gets around to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
Now Topeka Song writer

]. r. McKeever of the Santa Fe gen
eral offices, is the author and publisher
of a. song entitled Eight, Eighteen and
Eighty" The poetry reveals originality
of thought, and partakes of amusement
and romance as well as pathoS. The
tune is a pleasing melody and is well
adapted to the words. The title-page is
beautifully illustrated by Geo. NJ. Stone.
The song may be found on sale at all
leading music stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
QUARANTINE AT GALENA.

GaIena, Kan, Oct. 21.-Mayor Allen
today promulgated a quarantine
against Joplin, No, where he alleges
there exists twenty-five cases of small
pox. The Memphis & Frisco railroads
have been ordered to stop at Galena
and Mayor Allen has appealed to Gov
ernOr Stanley for protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

So many men are now claiming re-
sponsibility for the surrender of Cen
erai Toral at Santiago, that only the
general himself can settle the matter
to the satisfaction of the public. 1t has
been intimated that he holds Blanco
wsa-uausfbla
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
Rrakaman Hnrt.

N. ]. harrington, a Rock Island brake
man of Kansas City. Kansas, was thrown
against the cupola of a caboose by the
sudden jerking of the train just west of
Topeka Friday night and suffered a
fracture of several ribs He is now at the
Stormont hospital in this city. The ac-
cident was due to the engine becoming
uncoupled from the train. The slack be-
tween the cars was suddenly taken up
and Harrington was thrown against the
side of the cupoIa with great force. It
is not thought that he is injured inter-
naly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

much toward making the law Of grav-
ity unpopular.
The more successful some people are
the more cause they have for being
ashamed of it.
An old bachelor says the average Wo-
mans mouth is so small that it doesn't
hold her tongue.
The poor man may be just as honest
as the rich one, but he has fewer oppor-
tunities to prove it.
al self-willed girl seldom has enough
strength of mind to wear her glove
over a new solitaire diamond ring.
One who is supposed to know says
there is Just about the same real feel
ing when girls or billiard balls kiss
each other.
"a Poet Acquires a Fortune is the
heading of a recent newspaper article;
He probably quit writing poetry and
went to work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

Perhaps the Kaiser would like to
have a try for that cup. He thinks
himself something of a yachtsman as
well as everything else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

The End of Her Dream.-She-'fW What
is the first thing you would think of if
you were far, far away from me and
should after long and tireless effort.
strike gold % He-tOf being annexed
by England" Then she decided that
Times Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

Not all the Missourians live west of
the Mississippi. When the New York
world was informed that the president
had received petitions asking him to
make common cause with England
against the Beers, it promptly asked to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Ida Homes, aged 10, died. Thursday ev-
ening at the home of Ollan Homes at
Meriden. The funeral was held Saturday
H Copeland died Friday at his home
on East Fourth street The funeral will
be held Sunday at D, clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

The national w. c. T. U. is in session
at Seattle and another stone is likely
to be hurled in Brigham H. Roberts
direction. 1t is a matter of current
knowledge, however, that women can't
throw straight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

The insurance companies that
thought they could beat the Missouri
law have not only discovered their er-
ror. but they have contributed about
800. 600 in fines to the state treasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

one refreshing feature about MARI
Hanna's political speeches is that az
does not talk about the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

Parental Development.-DGrs. Isaacs-
You say you are licking little Shakey
because you caught him in a lie?'' Mr..
Isaacs-''Yesi I will teach him to lie
better dan dot eef I haff to break ef-
fiery bone in hees body.''-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

There is a shortage reported in the
worlds wheat crop. Now is the time
for c. Wood Davis to get out his PEN
ell and do some figuring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

The presidents recent speeches have
hardly had time to reach the Filipino
insurgents yet, but they are reported
to be asking for peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21
After Dinner

Take one of Beggs' Little Giants. The
ton. r. W. Squires, pharmacist, 1872 Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

Is fraud practiced by frauds When
you ask for Beggs' German Salve for Tet-
sure you get it. take no other. r. w
Squires, pharmacist, 1872 Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-21

First there was not enough wind, then
there was too much wind and yesterday
1t was just right, but all times are alike
to likewise to Columbia.