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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
PETE FOLEY'S TROUBLES.
Politician About to Be Forced in
Bankruptcy.

The following is taken from Par
sons paper:
Through their local attorney W. W.
Padgett, Carnes, New & Krautof,
Kansas City law firm, last evening in
stituted proceedings in federal court to
force into bankruptcy p. J. Foley, Of
the Foley Printing company, Of Par
sons, one of the largest printing and
blank book establishments in Kansas.
The creditors asking to declare BIr.F'o-
ley a bankrupt is Bradner, Smith & Co,
a large Chicago paper house. The
amount of the claim could not be learn
ed but as the Foley company is an i'm
mense concern the liabilities must run
into the thousands. While it is under
stood that FOley's liabilities are large
it is not expected that they viii exceed
the assets. The Foley Printing com
pany receives its financial backing
from the NJ. K. & T. railway. the com
pany getting most of its printing done
there"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Another cherished theme of the col
lege orator and essay writer-the swift
extinction of the American Indian-rc-
ceives a shock when studied in the
light of statistics. the figures in the
case coming from the annual report of
the secretary of the interior. Accord
ing to that document there are now
20 AZ Indians in the United States,
aboriginal population of PAS. 4T3. Poor
LO' has evidently taken a fresh grip
on life and calmly and with exceeding
stubbOrnness refuses tO''pass away with
the buffalo. "-ChicagO News.
The secretary of the interior and the
Chicago News man live so far from the
home of the red man that they may be
excused for not knowing that many of
these Indians are merely Indians erom
a business standpoint and are without
a drop of the blood OF the aborigines in
their veins
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Po1NTEp PARAGRAPHs-

IFrom the Chicago News.I
Noah was the original weather prog
nosticatOr.
The older a man grows the less he
thinks he knows.
Grown people tire of their toys just
like children do.
When a man has boil he is apt to
keep his wife in hot water.
An earthly angel is a woman that
other women never gossip about.
Said the cleaver to the beef: " 'Tis
but meat that I should cut you"
a confidence man refers to a six-foot
jay as a specimen of the long green.
Some people are never so happy as
when they have bad news to tell.
When men have more money than
they need they think they need more
than they have.
Samson was the first actor to bring
down a hOuse-and he was killed in the
fan.
not a part of speech; she's simply the
whole grafton.
A man of resources is usually one
w HeiS II mus AASeAAOoS "a SOAA
tracing liabilities.
His satanical majesty catches some
men by lending them dignity and some
by lending them dollars.
Diamonds of the first water are abso-
lutely pure-but when it comes to milk
of the first water that's different.
It doesn't matter how loose the en-
gagement ring may be, the diamond
never slips around out of sight on a
girls finger.
The man who is always complaining
about his hard luck is usually too lazy
to stir himself in time to keep trouble
from troubling him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
GOOD FOR TROUTMAN.
The Topeka Man Likely to Secure the
Collection of a $4,3oO,Ooo
Cherokee claim.

sition of Wylie o. Cox & Co, to col
lect the 81, 800, 600 Cherokee claim for 10
per cent, was rejected by the senate
last evening by the decisive vote Of 120
to 5. w r. Thrasher has another pro-
position in the senate to buy the claim
for so cents on the dollar at its par
value, when approved by the president
of the United States. This same prOpO-
sition was rejected by the lower house
yesterday, and it is thought it will fare
the same fate in the senate.
The proposition of James a. Trout
man, of Kansas, is pending in the leg
islature for per cent of the claim. 1t
is thought this proposition will be ac-
cepted, as the people are eager to get
this claim and have it paid per capita
about the time the allotment of the
land is made by the Dawes commits
sion, thus enabling the poorer classes
of people to be able to enter the new
order of things in good condition.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
A SHORTAGE OF $4,000.
More Forged Notes Continue to Come
Out to Confront 1IcLain.

Out TO CONFRONT mc4aln.
Parsons. Dec 7-Charles A. McLain,
the National Mill collector, who is un
der arrest for forgery, is at the county
Jail at OSWegO to await his preliminary
hearing. Since McLain's arrest last Fri
day he has been in the custody of Off
GERS and he has endeavOred to secure
the seven thousand dollars in bonds re-
quired for his appearance, but totally
failed and he was taken to Jail. Nc
Lain's operations were not wholly con-
fined to the National Mill & Elevator
company, but he took advantage of his
position as collector of the Royal Ar
canum and appropriated funds belong
ing to that order to the amount of one
hundred dollars or more. He also rOped
in personal friends for various amounts,
ranging from twenty-five to seventy
five dollars.
McLain's method of securing money
from friends was that some fellow who
didn't care to so to the bank for the
money wanted short time loan and
would pay big interest for the money
The big interest" usually settled it and
McLain got the money. but the men
whom he alleged wanted the money.
never saw as much a nickel of the
amount. McLain's shortage with the
mill and elevator company continues to
grow, and his prospects for a cOmprO-
mise of his troubles grow correspond
ingly less More forged notes are com
ing to light as the Investigation of his
work proceeds. and it is estimated that
. the loss sustained by NcLain's crook
edness will not fall much short of
twelve thousand dollars
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Perhaps Senator Clark VIII have the
grace TO retire without placing his ac-
cusers under the necessity of proving
their charges of bribery. Such action is
not without precedent. A Kansas sen
ator once did that very thing. He made
a clean breast of the whole affair. and
came home. He said he saw a sena-
torship exposed for sale. the tag on
which read $50. 900. Being possessed of
the required amount in ready cash. and
being in no immediate need of it for
other purposes he invested without any
suspicion that there would be such a
fuss about it afterward
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
EX-DETECTIVE ARRESTED.
Threw an Employees Clothes Out,
and Is Charged With Assault

o. NJ. CaprOn. who was a detective
under Chief Steele, was arrested by Of
ffcer Goff today on the charge of as
sault.
The story of the trouble, as it comes
to the officers, is that Capron had a
man employed in his meat market by
the name of Matthews. Matthews and
Capron did not agree and CaprOn or
dered him to leave. BY way of induce
ment he threw Matthews clothes and
shoes out Of doors so Matthews would
follow them and carry out the wishes
of the man who threw them by leaving.
Matthews charged CaprOn with as
sault.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
CONFESSED THE CRIME
Amos Phillips, "Red" and George
Smith Guilty of EdIingers Murder.

Kansas City, Dec. IA Star special
from Fort Scott, Kan, says: Amos
Phillips, at Bates county farmer, un-
der arrest here with Red and George
ity in the murder of Leopold Edlinger.
a farm hand. two weeks ago, today
confessed the crime and said that all
three were members of gang of pro-
fessional stock, grain and harness
thieves who have operated all over
southwest Missouri and southwest
Kansas, and who have two rendez-
vouses, one in the timber in Cedar
county and another in Bates county.
Public indignation is intense and
through fear of a mob, Sheriff Wheeler
has placed strong guard about the
jail and announced that they will
shoot. at whatever cost of life, should
an attempt be made to secure the pris-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
FAULKNER COMING.
Head of New Gas Company Soon TO
Be In Topeka.

who is at the head of the movement to
establish a new gas and electric light
plant in Topeka, will come to this city
on December 20. His visit viii be for
the purpose of taking out a charter for
the new company and arranging sew
eral business matters with the Topeka
manager, Mr.. John Kleinhans.
The application for charter for the
new company, made last week, has been
approved by the charter board and the
charter will be granted upon the pay
ment of $4O2. so, the required fee for IL e
capitalization of ST. 5000 600. The pro-
posed company paid the application fee
of S25 when the application was made.
About 1000 contracts have been Sc
cured and Mr. Faulkner states in a let
ter that he believes this number to be
sufficient demonstration that the new
company is wanted in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
SMUGGLERS QUIET.
q. ]. Revenue Launch Service No
Longer Required.

Port Townsend. Wash, Dec. 7.-Spe-
cial advices from Washington state
that the United States revenue launch
service, established here four years ago
to prevent smuggling from British Co
lumbia into the United States, will be
discontinued.
The two launches, Guard and Scout,
will be attached to the United States
cutter Grant, and Lieutenant Ballinger
and Lieutenant Cutler have been order
ed to report to Captain TOzier of the
Grant. Lieutenant West has been or
dered to the Perry Chief Engineer
BarroMs has been Ordered to New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
A KIDNAPING CASE.
Report of Q. S. Consul Dudley at
Vancouver.

Washington, Dec. limited States
Consul Dudley at Vancouver, B. c., has
informed the state departm ent that af-
ter an inquiry into the circumstances
attending the alleged kidnapping of the
American, Everett, across the Canadian
line from the town of Republic, Wn.,
he has concluded that the man was
WrOngfully arrested. He has mailed
detailed report to the state department
as a basis for action, in this case pro-
badly a demand for the return of the
man to the United States.
Everett was charged with stage rob
berry and the consul shows that the Off
Iy to blame and not the Canadian Off
GERS for the kidnapping.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Dec. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OriginaI-Henry G. Hunt, Nat Mil.
home, Leavenworth. IS; James II. Mills,
Burlingame $I2; Albert Oran, Linn, $S;
Edward Edwards, Bronson, So.
Increase-David B. Adams, Kingman
IS to $40; Charles Wilson, Chanute, Sc
to IS; Steuben Cantwell. Wilson, So to
$40; Elisha NJ. Root, Russell, Sc to So.
Reissue Abraham F. Fuller, Little
River $16.
Original widows, etc.-Elizabeth Har-
ringtOn, LeaVenworth, IS.
ReissUe-Sarah NJ. Ensign, Clay Cen
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
GLOBE SIGHTS

IFrom the Atchison GIobe.I
The last request a woman usually
makes to her most intimate friend, is
not to tell her age.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
GOMPERS BADLY HURT.
President of Federation of La
Dor Falls From His Bicycle.

Washington, Dec. Samuel Comp
ers, president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, is seriously i'll at his
home in this city, as a result of a fall
from his bicycle yesterday. After the
accident Mr.. GOmpers was removed to
his home and it was thought that his
injuries were of a trivial character 1t
is now feared he was hurt internally
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
HIS TEMPTATION6.
Rev Charles M Sheldon Receives
Flattering Offer For Sermons.

If Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon consented
to write short sermons for the large
eastern newspapers he could have from
20 to 50 cents for every word he placed
the author of In His Steps is opposed
to earning money in this way, and 50
far has refused all offers from the
great dailies for sermons.
This week Mr.. Sheldon received an
offer of 5000 for a sermon of I 900 words
from the New York Herald. He re-
fused it He has been offered as high
as $500 for the same number of words.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

recital by friends of all the scandal
they know about previous friends.
You hear women speak of helpful
sermons" but when you were in genu-
inc trouble, did you ever hear one?
When a man has been sick a week,
his wife makes a stealthy visit to the
closet, and looks over her black dress.
It is all right for people to eat only
what is good for them, but the trouble
is that hygienic advocates are usually
so d1SagreeabIe-
When some women invite their kin
to visit them. it means that they are
going on a trip, and want the kin to
keep house While they are gone.
One thing people in a small town
can't understand is why those in a
large town go to church Sunday even
ings when the theaters are open.
Women enjoy so much the telling of
the true story of their lives,'' it must
be terrible afHictiOn to one of them
to have past she can't talk about
When you see a woman start out of
her house after dark in a stealthy fash
ion, with a bag in her arms. it means
she is on her way to drop kittens into
some yard.
An unfortunate characteristic of a
full friends for Is years, a young man
they have known but ten days can
make trouble between them.
An Atehison man and wife, neither
one robust, are sleeping in a cold room
this winter. in order that their daugh-
ter may have all the fuel she needs for
the parlor stove in the evenings.
Church going people are now begin
ming to freeze to death when they take
their weekly scolding. It is the testi-
mOny of an Atchison physician that
four -fifths of the bad colds of a winter
season are caught in church.
Some of these days a busy man will
kill a book agent. and public sympathy
will be with the busy man. Book agents
have lately taken to demanding that a
busy man look at their books, and lis
ten to their stories. Book agents are
becoming more impudent every day,
and the worm Will finally turn.
An AtchiSOn woman has been told
all her life that She needed a months
rest in the country, and simple country
diet, to restore her to health. She took
the advice last month. and came back
a physical wreck She found that
country people do not get home from
parties till two in the morning that
they eat pie late at night and live
better than people in town. There
should be an end to the talk of the per
feet health obtained by living on a
farm
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
What Win Topeka Do IN leooP ?

The Commercial club at It's next
meeting on Wednesday evening, the
18th inst. will consider the character
of the entertainment to be given by
Topeka in the fall of 1900 The matter
will be thoroughly discussed ard if not
entirely settled at the December meet
ing, dates at least will be claimed for
the proposed entertainment. This is a
matter of great Importance to the bus
mess men and the citizens generally
and every member of the club who can
possibly attend should do so and ex-
press his views.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Married women who hold clerkships
in postodices cannot get a divorce too
quickly if they desire to hold their
jobs. The edict has gone forth that the
places which have known them shall
know them no more. This order of the
department coming as it does on the
heels of the one issued by the Chicago
school board that mothers shall not be
employed as teachers. may act as
serious drawback to matrimOny.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Attorney General Griggs thinks that
federal judges do not get enough pay,
and yet it is not a usual thing for
gentlemen to decline appointments to
the federal bench. The attorney gen
eraI cites a reason for his position on
the matter. that lawyers pleading be
fore the court often receive for one
case a fee larger than the annual sal
airy of the judge. An easy way out
of that situation would be for the judge
TO resign and take up the active work
of his profession.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Informal Musicale.
William

Messrs. II. L. Shirer and William
Macferran are arranging an informal
musicale to take place at the ElmWood
club next Tuesday night. This viii bc
the first of a number Of similar affairs
to be given at intervals during the win
ter Members of the club " i'll provide
the entertainment. The club has also
decided to give informal dances on
NNadnasdav aNaninc- OF each Nealk-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
A SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
twenty-five Years Contant Use With
ont q EaiIurs.

The first indication of Group is horse
ness, and in q child subject to that dis
ease it may be taken as sure sign of
hoarseness is q peculiar rough cough If
Cham berlain'S s Cough Remedy is given as
soon as tn echild becomes hOarse. or
even after the, croupy cough appears. it
viii prevent the attack. It is used in
many thousands of homes in this broad
land and never disappoints the anxious
mothers We have yet to learn of a
single instance in which it has not proved
effectual. No other preparation can show
such a record-twenty- years constant
use without a failure. For sale by all
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
eeMINE HOSTS'' MEET.
They Will Be Guests Instead of Pro.
prietors For Day.

The sixth annual meeting of the Kan
sas Hotel Keepers association will be
held at the National hotel Salina, De-
cember %, at 4 O'Clock
Mr. Bent of the National hotel. who
will entertain the association, wishes to
have it especially understood that the
wives of all the members are expected
to accompany them.
The association is steadily growing
and full attendance at this session is
expected.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

was committed and were sleeping IN
der their wagons. when he was awaken
ed by the firing of a gun; that he ran
to Edlinger's wagon. where he found
was wounded. but not dead, and that
one of the Smith brothers struck Ed
nnger over the head with an ak, and
that even then he lived for two hours.
Phillips is said to have also stated
that he was threatened with death if
he divulged the facts. and was forced
to haul the body of Edlinger for a long
time before It was thrown in the water
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Death of Burton St. John.

Blue Rapids. Kan. Dec. Burton
St John, son of Mrs Mary ST. John Of
Topeka. died at the residence Of his
grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Burr. Sunday morning and was buried
Tuesday afternoon. Mr.. St John was
a graduate Of our high school, Of the
cIaGa of
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
DID He CoNFEssP
Amos Phillips Said to Have Told the
Story of the Edlinger Murder.

Fort Scott, Dec. Ed and George
Smith. of Kansas City, and Amos Phil
lips of Rich Hill, No, are confined in
jail here, charged with being implica-
ted in the Leopold EdIinger murder.
Phillips is also reported to have con-
fessed last night that he was travelling
in one wagon, the Smiths in another,
and Edlinger in the third: that all
camped together the night the murder
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Mr.. Hagenbush Promoted.

On January I. Mr.. George w Hagen
bush. now passenger and ticket agent
of the Santa Fe at Kansas City, VIII
assume the title Of general agent Of
the passenger department at that point.
Simultaneous with the assumption Of
the new title, Mr. Hagenbush's author
fty Will be increased. Mr. Hagenbush
has had charge of the Santa E'e passen-
ger business at Kansas City for sew
eral years, and is a business rustler.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Ehe usual proof Of friendship is the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Annointments Confrm. .d.

Washington, Dec. THE senate in
executive session today confirmed the
following appointments: Joseph w
F'ifer of Illinois, to be a commissioner
of interstate commerce; Frederick W.
Wines of Illinois, to be assistant direc-
tor of the census
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
OUT OF GYPSUM
Dickinson Cement Mills Purchase
Beds In Texas


Abilene, Dec THE Dillon cement
manufacturing company of this county
Quanah, Texas, to supplement the beds
in South Dickinson, which are not prov
ing as rich as many anticipated
The new deposit is along a creek IN
some abandoned lands and has length
of fourteen miles,
Work is being pushed on new mill
in the new location and it viii be ready
for operation next spring. The Dillon
mill was in operation last week but 1t
is probable that much of the company s
output will be from the new location
The Hope plaster mill is running night
and day and is far behind in its orders.
The company cOntemplates building an
addition to the present building.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
a Russian Comment.

St. Petersburg, Dec. The Novoe
Vremya. commenting upon President
McKinley's message to congress, says
The statement that the United States
declines all alliance serves as a reply
TO Mr. Chamberlain. Great Britain 5
feeling of kinship with the United
States will last as long as it is to the
advantage Of England The present
feeling of kinship is one of the most
singular episodes in contemporary his
torF.''
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Woman suffragists Meet

Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. IA national
conference of Woman Suffragists met
here today, Miss Susan B. Anthony
presiding. Governor Mount delivered
an address of welcome. Miss Anthony
responded to the addresses and dwelt
on the long fight of women for the
right to vote. The conference will re-
main in session today.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Col Buekner,s Boom.

Lit Crum, of the court of visitation
has started a boom for Col-Allan Buck
ner of Baldwin. the Fighting Parson"
for commander of the Kansas O. A T.
next year. Col. Buckner was colonel Of
the Seventy ninth Illinois infantry. and
has a splendid military record He is
at present at Hot Springs for the bene-
fit of his health.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

It was all very well for the president
to call the attention of congress to its
duty to do something about the trusts.
but what congress would have liked
better perhaps would be for him to tell
it how and what to do.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

The sultan is said to be negotiating
for the construction of a war ship in
the United States. If our ship builders
are wise they will deal with the sultan
on a c. 0. d. basis
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Roberts talks about the bad prece-
dent which would be established were
he denied the seat in congress to which
he was elected. But IT is nothing as
compared to the bad precedent which
would be established by seating Mat
thew Stanley Quay
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

The echo of the presidents message,
in which he called attention to the ur-
gency of doing something to stop
lynchings, had scarcely died out before
a negro was burned alive by a Ken
lucky mob
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Through Sleepers and Chair Cars to
San Antonio via MiIano.

Pullman sleepers and free chair cars
leave Topeka daily at 1920 a. m. via
Santa Fe Route. Absolutely no change
of cars. An irreprOachable service.
Folders, tickets. and reservations may
be had by applying to T. l. King.
Agent. Depot.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Went down the hill to get a drink of
water Jack thought he would leave Jill
and started out to sprint it. Jill took
took one Little Giant PHI and Jack found
he was not in it. Pleasant and sure. r.
W. Sauires. 732 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

Lewiston. Me, Dec. THE mills Of
this state viii grant the general in
crease in wages now being arranged in
cotton manufacturing towns of New
England. Notices of a 10 per cent ad-
vance are being posted. gradually
through the cotton districts Of Maine.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
South Dakota's Vote.

Pierre, S. D, Dec 7.-COmplete re-
turns from the last state election show
the following totals: Republicans, Cor
son, "A, POI, Haney 24.064; Fuller 23,090.
Fusion, Smith, 1000; Kenneday 1905,
Bennett 1851.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
SELLS SUIT FILED.

Columbus, O., Dec. Peter Sells, the
Millionaire circus man Of the F'orepaugh-
Sells Bros. shows today filed petition
for divorce on statutory grounds.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
MUTINY IN NEGROS.
Native Police Kill an American
officer.

Manila, Dec. 7-1O:3O m.-There
has been a mutiny of native police in
one of the towns of the island Of Ne
grOs.
An American officer was killed. No
particulars have yet been received.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

The only thing a man won't forgive a
woman he loved for is being abole to
live without him.