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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
GEESE PLYING NORTH.

[F'rom the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The greatest flight of wild geese
known for years in the vicinity of St
Louis is now on. For several days past
these harbingers of spring have been
massing on the big prairies eastward
in Illinois as far as the Okaw river.
where they rest at night and spread
out over the green fields to feed in the
day time. From the bluffs at Alton, on
the east side, geese are seen in thou
sands. The farmers are up in arms,
and the local hunters are out with arms
of all kinds, making fat bags of the
big game birds.
Jim Doyle, the oId-time hunter. came
in Sunday with geese galore. He says
he simply got weary of shooting. Il
was out in Illinois for several days, and
1 never saw anything like the big fiOckS
of geese that came inwhile 1 was there"
says Doyle. 4 crossed the country
from Mitchell Station to a point opposite
the mouth of the Missouri and camped
along the grain fields that look as green
as though it was April instead Of jan
uary. l have hunted for years and
years within twenty-five miles of St.
Louis, but never saw anything like the
number of geese here before. Saturday
night great f1ocks were on the wing
as long as the moon shOne. I went
out to a grain field and killed nine af-
ter 10 o'clock In the early evening for
a week past I have seen a continuous
flight OF geese going up the Mississippi
and the Missouri, but Saturday night
was a record-breaker.
Il heard from people on the train L
came in on and from hunters met
that miles of country are covered with
honkers. So eager are they for food
that it takes good deal of shooting to
move the big mass of birds. hear the
same condition exists away up the Illl-
nOis river. 1 have had a great deal Of
experience with the geese, but this
beats all for this locality at this time or
year"
On the Dardenne Prairie, the Culvre
grounds, Horseshoe Lake grounds, the
Lemp preserve, and all along the prairie
clear up to Cameron, there are count
less numbers of geese. In st. Charles
county, along the Mississippi, for forty
miles up, the grain fields are the feeding
grounds just now for thousands more.
This is a strange phenomenon" says
an old-timer, Henry Mueller, who is
liant class. Don't understand, but
guess I don't have to. know the geese
are here, cause I saw more'n a train
could draw when 1 came in from St.
Charles Sunday morning"
Out in the county, in the vicinity OF
Creye Occur lake, both wild geese and
sprig-tail ducks were everywhere to be
seen. Walter Brueggeman. who arrived
from Creve Occur lake Sunday after
noon, says the noise of the geese Sat
urday night was deafening at that
point Early Sunday morning I was
out, intending to fish, but the great big
Brueggeman. 81 tried to count what I
saw in one grain field, and it made me
dizzy. Everybody who had a gun was
banging away, and as I had none /
came home. Fishing was too tame I'M
der the circumstances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
FOUNTAIN FOR WICHITA.
Mayor Ross Makes a Unique Gift to
the School Children.

Wichita, Feb. 13.-The boy fountain,
the beautiful gift to the children of
Wichita by Mayor Finlay Ross, reached
the city yesterday.
The fountain was made in New York
and purchased by Mr.. Ross, and as
soon as it is set up it will be presented
by him to the children of the city
Its erection will be accomplished as
soon as the weather moderates and ce-
ment can be handled. 1t will stand in
the northwestern part of the park, just
west of the big cannon from PhiladeI-
phia, and where the road leading from
the west into the park forks
The fountain is unique. 1t is a boy
a good, strong, happy boy of the farm
who has gone wading in a pair of big
boots. The boots are not all they should
be, for he is shown with one boot off
and one boot on. The boot that is off
he has in his hand examining it, and
as he has been wading the water is
pouring out of dozen holes That
makes the fountain, and a beauty it is
1t will be set on a pedestal and sur
rounded by a twelve-foot basin, into
which the water from the dilapidated
boot will sparkle, to be carried away
to the river near by.
The boy with the holey boot through
which the water will ever trickle, will
become one of the scenes of the city
and a handsome addition to the park
Surrounded by green trees and near the
broad sheet of water with gliding boats
upon it, it is sure to be popular spot
for strollers and thirsty children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
DISGRACEFUL SCENES
Enacted at the Interment of Gen.
Garcia's Remains.

Havana, Feb. 13.-Maj. McCandas
who was one of the members of the
staff of the late Gen. Garcia and is
now an employee in the postal service,
was the only officer to assist in carry
ing the coffin of the late commander at
his funeral on Sunday. The other bear
ers were chiefly obscure negroes, and
this fact has caused a feeling of indig-
nation against the generals who were
interested in formulating the program
for the obseQuies.
The police arrangements for control
ling the crowds were absolutely made
quate. At the cemetery the rabble in
vaded the chapel, and Governor General
Brooke, Gen. Chaffee, of the governor
generals staff, and the other American
officers were obliged to- force their way
in behind the casket-
Afterward, when the coffin was borne
from the chapel to the grave, a strug-
Cling crowd of dirty, ragged negroes
imDeded the progress of the bearers
and Gen. Brooke and his staff and the
other guests of honor Of the city, and
the American generals were roughly
buffeted and joStled.
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MASSING.
Filipinos Are Gathering in
Force North of Manila.
Fighting Has Now Degenerated
to BushWhacking
ON FILIPINO SIDE.
Private Alexander Nj. Mitchell,
of Company B.
Twentieth Kansas, Added to
List of Wounded.
ON FILIPINO SIDE

Washington. Feb. 13-The following
cabIegrams have been received at the
war department:
Manila, Feb. u.
Adjutant General. Washington
1t is reported that the insurgent rep
resentatiVe at Washington telegraphed
- A etiualdo to drive out the Americans
before the arrival of achievements The
dispatch was received at Hong Kong
and mailed to MalolOs, which decided on
the attack to be made about the 4th IN
slant The eagerness of the 1nsurgent
troops for the engagement precipitated
the battle. 1t is very quiet today on the
lines from Caloocan on the north 70
Pansay on the south Yesterday sInall
accommodating party u miles south or
the CITY fired on two men, who were
slightly wounded Two insurgents with
arms were captured The affair OF 1Oth,
MacArthur's division, was very sue
cessfuL Enemy's loss was considerable:
have collected 20 dead bodies; more not
vet discovered. Insurgents reported TO
be gathering in force u miles north on
the railway, but are evidently perplex-
ed
Additional casualties Fourteenth in
fantry-WOunded; privates Bernhart
Hensel, VIM Ransom. company F.
First IdahO-Wounded; Private Rose
kella. company F.
Utah artillery-Kiled; Private ChaS.
s. Hills, Battery B.
Third artilIery-KilIed; Private Theo-
dore Good, Battery K
Thirteenth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Pri-
Yates James Hartley, VIM c. Fitch,
company P.
First MOntana-WOunded; Private
Mallory Thomas. company K.
First California-Killed: Private Anth-
ony Nelson Packard. company c.
Fourth cavalry-WOunded; Private
James ThOrSOn. troop F.
Twentieth Kansas-Wounded; Private
Alexander NJ. Mitchell. company B.
Private Frank Colt. company 1, First
Montana, reported missing yesterday,
reported to his company commander.
OTIS.
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MASONS TO MEET.
To Hold Five Days Session at Leav-
enworth, Feb. 1918

Leavenworth, Feb. 13-The grand
lodge, the council and the chapter of
the Masonic order, jurisdiction of the
state of Kansas, will hold a five days
session in this city commencing Mon
day, February 10.
1t will be the first time since 1892
that the state Masonic convention has
been held in Leavenworth. About six
hundred Masons will attend and nu-
merically it will be the best convention
held as the order is on the increase and
at present has more members in its
three branches than ever before.
The programme for the five days is
as follows:
MONDAY.
Grand council will convene at 9
O'Clock a. m, and continue in session
until o'clock p. m.
O'Clock p. m, and continue in session
till Tuesday night.
Grand chapter will exemplify the
chapter degree Monday night.
TUESDAY
The High Priesthood degree will be
conferred upon all the eligibles Tuesday
night.
The King Solomon lodge No. 10 will
exemplify the third degree Tuesday
night.
WEDNESDAY.
The Grand Lodge will meet in con-
vention to continue till Thursday even
ing.
The Grand Lodge will exemplfy the
work Wednesday evening.
FRIDAY.
The Abdallah Temple will hold its an
nuaI ceremonial session Friday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13
POINTED PARAGRAPH
IFrom the Chicago News.l
Political clubs are sometimes trump

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Political clubs are sometimes trumps-
Fine feathers do not make fine birds
for a potpie-
The epicure dislikes to waste his hum
ger on poor vitualS.
The cat may have nine lives, but for
tunately it has no biographers.
Children are like jellies; as they are
nodded SO they will turn out
mentioning-with the exception of her
jokes.
Help a man out of trouble and he will
remember you when he gets in trouble
again.
One little trouble may make US forget
a dozen things we ought to be thankful
for.
A capital idea for a writer is to have
to write checks.
It is we'll to know thyself, and 1t is
also we'll to know that the commercial
agencies speak well of you.
The poor have but little show in this
world. Some editors reject poems for
no other reason than that they are poor.
A physician says that as a rule wo-
men live longer than men. We have
frequently noticed that widows live
longer than the men whose wives they
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DEACONESS RELENTS.
Former Senator ingalls, Daughter
Will Take Bridal Tour to Bermuda

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 13.-Mrs- Ed
ward Giles Blair of this city announces
the engagement Of her sister, Miss Con-
stance Ingalls,, to Mr.. Robert Porter
Schick of Reading, Pa Miss ingalls, is
now in Washington, having been called
there by the very serious illness of her
father, former Senator John ]. ingalls,.
The marriage will take place in April,
and the young people will leave at once
for a wedding trip to Bermuda This
announcement carries with it the usual
interest that must attach to the coming
back into worldly life of an interesting
young woman, clever both in art and
journalistic attainment.
Two years ago Miss ingalls, gave up
society and the pleasures of a lively
home to enter the DeacOneSS School in
Philadelphia, and by austere and exact
ing training fit herself for work among
the poor. Last spring, in search of rest,
after close attention to the routine du-
ties of the school, the young deacOneSS
went to Reading, Pa, to spend her va
cation with friends, and there met Mr.
Schick, who seems to have been eloquent
in his pleading, for their engagement
soon followed. Former Senator ingalls,
and family are living at the Cairo.
Washington, and the marriage will
probably take place there. Miss ingalls,
has left the Deaconess' Home, and will
be in Washington until the wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair will go on for the
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Duck Hunting in tbs Northwest.

Two jovial shippers of German ships
now in port were anxious to enjoy the
sport of duck-shooting. So a German
doctor and a man who doctors ships made
up party and took the shippers out to
a place the Columbia Slough. where
party left here in the afternoon and spent
the night with a hospitable farmer. Be
sides the solid ammunition they took along
for the guns, they carried plenty of liquid
ammunition, and they passed jolly even
ing playing cards and telling tales of ad-
ventures at sea- Before going to bed
lot Of wheat was thrown out to attract
the ducks for shooting in the morning but
they slept soundly that they did not
wake up until the ducks had eaten all the
wheat and were hammering on the doors
with their bills for more. The whole party
rushed out and banged away at the ducks,
and succeeded in bringing down one.G
Morning OreGon1an-
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OUTRAN A FILIPINO.
Private Heusted of Co. n Won a Foot
race in Manila

The following item is taken from the
American Soldier" a paper published
in Manila:
THE other evening one of the native
sprinters of the district who was an ex-
ceptionally well built man, for his race,
offered to bet dollar that he could out
run any soldier. Private Heusted of
the Twentieth Kansas, Company NJ
who is a small man, and does not ap-
pear to be much of a sprinter, accepted
the challenge. The Filipino was very
much tickled by the appearance of
things, and offered to bet largely on
himself But no one believed HeuSted
could beat him, or even run as fast and
no one would take him up The first
trial resulted in tie and the native be-
gan to look sober as he realized that he
was up against the real thing
In the second heat Heusted beat him
by ten feet and the boys were wild with
enthusiasm. Heusted deserves great
credit for his pluck in running against
such odds and in defeating one of
Luzon's swifteSt runners Fortune
faVOrS the brave
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HOBOS GIVE FUNCTION.
Menu Consists of Macaroni, Beef Pie
and Lager Beer.


New York, Feb lathe first fort
nightly banquet of the Hobo club was
held Saturday night in the banqueting
rooms of P. c. Volta & Son, Is Null
berry street. Thirty hobos of the vtcin-
ity were there and did justice to a menu
of baked macarOni, roast beef with
mashed potatoes, pie and beer. The beer
was served in schooners holding a quart
and the supply was unlimited
When the president, Captain Dutch
Baker. took his seat at the head OF the
table he had thirty distinguished per-
sons before him. The secretary
''Crooked-Face'' Higgins, sat on his
left. To his right was "Strong-arm
Murphy, sergeant-at-arms- Arranged
stale Bread Red Nose" Dutch
Mike Brooklyn joe Evans, BLIND
Mahoney." Buster Warm Gravy,
"Jimmy-de- Bum CRATER Black
and-Tan Aleck," and "Waltz-to-de-
Bar"
had combed his hair in honor of the
occasion, was introduced. He called at
tention to the two American flags
draped over the table and the tomato
can suspended beneath them. He said
the can was the insignia of the order.
Dog Dodger DAN started to recite
THE Raven" He got as far as the
second stanza- when some one shouted
You're drunk"
$50 was the man who wrote it," he
retorted. He was as dopy as me or
you
At 10 o'clock the guests had arranged
themselves in a row at the door to ask
loans from the reporters present.
The Hobo club was organized two
weeks ago. Each day for thirteen days
the members paid two cents each into
the general fund. and when each had
paid 20 cents the banquet was prepared
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PRIZE FIGHT AT COLBY.
Interest Conferred In a "Glove Con-
test on February Is.

Colby, Feb. 13-Interest out here now
is mostly conferred on the glove contest
getween Spider Kelly of Kansas City
and luke Johnson of OberIin, the
champion lightweight of northwest
Kansas, to be fought in Selden, Feb
ruary ID. for purse of 500, the gate
receipts to go to the winner.
Delegations of sporting people will be
present from Colby. Goodland, Norton.
Denver, Kansas City, Oberlin. Atwood,
Hill City. Hoxie. and many other towns.
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THE LOAVES AND FISHES
Cause the Republican Editors of the
Sixth District to Organize.

Oakley, Feb. &c. V. Kinney editor
of the Graphic, and president of the
Northwest Kansas Editorial associa-
ton, has issued a circular letter, and
sent it to every Republican newspa-
per in the Sixth congressional district
requesting them to attend the state
meeting in Topeka, February 81 and p.
and then and there talk the matter over
of organizing Republican district edi-
torial associa ton, similar to the one in
the Seventh district. There are many
newspaper fellows in the Sixth district
who don't think the district is getting
its quota of political places, and it is
believed a thorough organization of Re
publican editors will be the means of
securing more places in the future.
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FEET FROZEN IN SCHOOL.
What Pupils Have Had to Endure in
Abilene School Rooms This Week.
[From the Abilene Chronicle.l

It looks like an improbable statement
to say that any child suffers from fro
Zen feet sustained in an Abilene school
room, but it is reported to the Chronicle
as a fact. The little daughter of S. c.
Barr who attends the Garfield school
had her feet so badly frost bitten while
in school yesterday morning that she
is now compelled to remain at home.
This morning the building was so cold
that several of the rooms had to be dis
missed.
1t is said that the highest tempera-
ture to be obtained yesterday or today
in some rooms was so degrees, but how
much less was registered is not stated
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TO SAVE FOUR DAYS.
In the Transmission of Mail to Aus
tralia.

Montague with the sanction of the
postoffice department has perfected a
plan which in certain cases will save
four days time in the transmission of
mail from this city to Australia and
New Zealand. At present the mails are
sent alternately from San Francisco
and Vancouver. 1t takes four days for
mail matter to reach Vancouver from
here. The loss of time is to be obviated
by arranging for the transfer of mails
at Honolulu. Mail will hereafter be
sent from here by any outgoing steam
er that can catch the vessel from Van
couver at Honolulu, the time to that
port being one day less than from the
northern city. The government may
secure a dock for transfer purposes at
Honolulu.
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To Start a Cat Farm.

Marion, Feb. 13.-A man at Durham
announces that he will start a cat farm.
He claims he can breed and feed cats
so that their furs will be as fine as
sable or seal. Much cat fur is already
used in the manufacture of fashionable
furs of various kinds and some of them,
after expert manipulation, are difficult
to distinguish from the genuine furs of
which they are such clever counter
f1ifS
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Big Parsons Real Estate Deal

Parsons. Feb. 13.-A big real estate
deal has been consummated in this city.
z. B. Stevens and W. n. Barrows have
purchased the real estate holdings of
the late r. S Stevens in Parsons. This
interest embraces over four hundred
residence and business lots and about
four hundred acres of land in the west
ern part of the city, and the heaviest
transfer OF realty ever made in Par
sons.
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New Bank for Troy.

Troy, Feb. 13.-Ha genbach and Castle,
merchants of Troy, will open a new
bank as soon as building can be fitted
with a vault and necessary furniture.
1t is expected the bank will be in run
ming order by the first of March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13

a girl in The Heart of Maryland" the
o1her night said something to which
very woman in the house agreed She
hao accused her lover of acting cool
to"aro her, and asked if there was an
otner woman in the case He said no.
worse tnan that There could be nothing
worse than that. she argued. He said
tna1 there could be; that he was going
70 . war oh, is that all" she laughed
would sooner give you up to YOUR
S, any day than to another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-13

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laun-
dry, 112 and ia West Eighth street.
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CoIored shirts and waists Iaundered
so that tine colors viii not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. IL and ia West
Eighth street.
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FRISCO WORK.

W. W. GILLESPIE, Fresco Painter De-
signs and estimates furnished on all
, classes of work. 1714 West Fifteenth, To-
peka. Kan Refers to his work in State
Journal building.
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Quick, good work, American Steam
Laundry. 112 West Seventh street. Tele-
phone 341.
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FLORISTS.

MRS ]. r HAGUE. Florist successor to
r. J. Groves. ST. Kansas ave Phone Coz
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LOST AND POUND.

LOST@Last Friday evening, between Cope
land hotel and transfer station. seal
skin collarette- Suitable reward for re-
turn to 514 West Tenth st.
LOST-Lady's watch chain, between 4th
and Lawrence and It'll and Quincy. Re
turn for reward to 800 Lawrence.
FOCND-Where watches or clocks are
cleaned for SOC. si3 Kansas ave-, upstairs-
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General Draper. American ambassa-
dor to Italy, has purchased a magnif-
fcent room in the famous Borghesi pal
ace in Rome. His purchase includes not
only the tapestries and furniture in it,
but the floor, ceiling, wall, doors, win
dow easements, chandelier and fire
nIapa
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yEwELERs.

JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and OPP
tfcian- Complete stock of watches, dia-
mondS, silVerware, etc Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted
FRED c. FAGERCRANS. Jeweler. 10
Kansas ave. Repairing of fine and COM
pIicated watches a speciality. Artistic
monogram and letter engraving.
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MATCHMAKER.

mainsprings. 75c; crystals. 10c- Cash
paid for old gold or silver. All work guar
anteeG. Old jewelry exchanged for new.
If hard up. see Uncle Sam. SIP Kan ave
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PAVING.
BICYCLES


TOPEKA CYCLE CO., I12 w. Sth St
Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and
tandeIus for rent: repairing of all kinds.
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NURSE.

ANYONE needing the services of a pr
fessional urse,can at $40 Lane St Price
reasonable.
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MONEY.

wANTED-we want to make good farm
loans in eastern Kansas. Money on
hand and every accommodation to bor-
rover. r. E. BOWMAN & CO..
Columbian Building.
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A gold nugget about as big as a hick-
DRY nut is Enthusiastically loud dec
Grafton of the watch chain of Senator
Hanna 1t is a Klondike product and
was given to the Republican boss by
some church people in Cleveland.
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LOANS on pianos, typewriters. bicycles
guns, watches diamonds and any PEI
soma! property. L. Biscoe. 52S Kansas av'
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STORAGE-The Topeka Storage end
Warehouse Co. formerly Topeka Stor-
age Co. 3o5 Kas. ave.) store stoves, house
hold goods, etc. On June 1 removed &c
new hre-proof stone building. PIP and 214
Kas. ave. c. p. Skinner. Prop.
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

| WANTED-Men to learn barber trade. We
positively guarantee $50 monthly after
only eight weeks practice; spring rush
soon; students from distance assisted with
/ transportation; tools presented; write at
once. Moler Barber College, st. Louis, Mo.