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The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
THE FoURTH AT BELoIT.
Manifold's Band and Bicycle Flower
Parade Attractive Features.

Beloit, July 5.-A large crowd Of peo-
pie celebrated Fourth of July in Beloit
Houses were profusely decorated and
business suspended the greater part of
the day. There was q parade, headed
by Manifold's band. followed by the
Beloit fire department in charge of
parade came next with Geo. Carney in
charge. followed by the rough riders
and calithumpians in the rear in charge
of Chas. Burt. The floral parade made
by the bicycle club was a success. A
large number of prizes were offered for
the best bicycle turnout, horse racing,
foot racing, ladder climbing and numer-
Gus other amusements. Capt. Frank
McGrath was chief marshal in the pa
rade At the park there was an address
of welcome by Mayor A. 3. Cotton, fol-
lowed by an address by Frank Lutz and
singing by the high school chorus. Man
folds band furnished the music
throughout the day. A good display Of
fireworks closed the days Festivities.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
800 LIVES
In Imminent Danger From
Texas Flood.

st. Louis, July 5.-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says:
At 1:45 p. m. today Deputy Sheriff
swearingen of Austin county, made the
following statement over the long dis
tance telephone at Sealey:
''Relief has not yet reached the food
victims in this section. Thirteen dead
bodies have been recovered near the
town of Brookshire, thirteen miles from
here. Forty-five persons above Sealey
are reported missing and given up for
dead. Seven were drowned today in a
boat seven miles below SeaIey.
About 400 persons are isolated on a
small piece of land in the Brazos bot
toms, three miles from Brookshire. Sew
eraI hundred more are similarly sur
rounded at San PhilIipo. three miles
from Sealey. Unless relief can soon
reach these two isolated places. the 500
lives will be lost. Many will die as it
is, from hunger, exposure and exhaus-
ton.
"The water today is running through
the town of Brookshire, something nev-
er before known. The 65 lives reported
lost here today were in a radius of 70
miles north and south of Sealey. We are
completely isolated at Seaiey, but this
mate the situation beyond the limits 1
mention. The whole face of the coun-
try here is a sea The channel of the
Brazo's river has Shifted about three
miles and the water here is l5 miles
wide. Logs. houses, lumber, railroad
materials merchandise, livestock and
other floating objects make it worth the
life of rescurers to go to the relief of
the endangered people, most of whom
are negroes
The railroads are destroyed for miles.
An immense washout occurred on the
Santa Fe south of Sealey this morning.
This cuts off our last strand of railroad
communication. The Missouri, Kansas
g. Texas, the Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific are all COM
pietely stopped.
t"The framework of the big Missouri,
Kansas & Texas bridge at Dewey is
all that is left of that structure, which
if it is not swept bodily away will have
to be rebuilt. The scene at San Phil
lipi and in the bottoms near BrOOkshire
are indescribable. The weather is heavy
and cloudy this afternoon and we fear
more rain will fail tonight
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
]. S. PARKs AT HOME.
Ex-State Printer Resumes Manage
ment of Call and Invests In
ZINC Lands.

Beloit, July Sex State Printer John
Parks and family have returned to Be
lott. Mr.. Parks has resumed the active
mana cement of the Call, one of the most
Sixth district, but the state as well.
1t is believed Mr.. Parks saved a good
portion of the fees he got out of the
state printing office, for he has recently
become financially interested in 500
acres OF zinc and lead lands in northern
Arkansas, which experts claim is rich
In these minerals, and a company is now
forming to commence active develop
ments of them. The Call as before
will be a straight out PopuHst paper,
with the father I. W. Parks as manag-
ing editor and Seward A. Jones busi-
ness manager. Many rumors have been
floating around throughout the district
that J. w. Parks will be a candidate
before the Populst convention for con-
gress in 1900. Should he consent to run
he viii be a fOrmidable competitor.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

LFrom the Chicago NeWs.1
A smile travels much farther than a
sigh.
Don't blame the whipped cream for
turning sour.
Two heads make close mouth-if of
the opposite sex.
One glimpse Of a dental sign win oft
ease an aching mOlar.
Glue may be obtained from pigs feet
and sugar from a hOgs-head.
When a man is all broke up he sees
the necessity Of mending his ways.
The workingmen provide the carriage
for the walking delegate to ride IN.
A man always wonders what his wife
will say after the company has de-
parted.
What man needs is a tongue that will
stop waggiug when his brain stops
thinking.
The average man spends a lot of time
searching for what he hopes he won [
find
No wonder time flies when the spur
of the moment is continually urging it
on.
A little authority OF a few dried ap-
pies will puff a small man up astonish-
ingly.
It's waste of time to explain your
actions. People prefer to form their
own conclusions.
The proudest moment in the average
mans life is when he is telling how it
happened afterward.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
TRAINS SCHOOL GIRLS.
New York Believes In Teaching
Them Household Duties

New York. July 5.-One of those very
striking and unique innovations that
are peculiar to the greater city will
shortly be introduced to the school chill
dren here. Higher educatiOn-Or, in
other words, the education OF the school
children for the higher stations in life
will be carried on as heretofore; but
the girls will be given an opportunity
to place themselves in a position to face
the world prepared to battle for a living.
Statistics show that a large percent
gee of girls between the ages Of IL and
16 are kept away from school by their
parents in order to learn the duties of
household work. Now all this is to be
changed. The juvenile cosmopolitan
miss will shortly find among her new
school duties such prosaic occupations
as chicken raising, all sorts OF house
hold work. even to instructions in deal
ing with the ice man, the study of hy-
giene, light work on the sewing machine
gardening and the care of children In
fact, everything that will go to make
the girls more independent and put
them in the way of making life's burden
easier in later years will be undertaken.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
BEATS A GOLD MINE.
Fort Scott Man Discovers a Vast Coal
Field in Hayti.

Fort Scott, July 5.-John Forbes has
just received a big concession of min
eral lands in the West Indies and is or
ganizing stock company of large capi-
tai to develop them
He recently returned from a trip to
the islands and he claims to have dis
covered a vein of coal thirty-three feet
thick in Hayti, on the Windward pas
sage, through which the ships of every
nation will pass when the Nicaragua
canal is opened. His company will pro
ceed to develop the coal land under the
belief that it can ship coal to New York.
Philadelphia and Baltimore cheaper
than it can be shipped there from Pitts
burg, Pa. A preliminary survey of the
concession has been made. The coal is
eighteen miles from the coast and a
railroad will be built to transport it to
water.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

WOMAN'S INTUITION.

LFrom the Detroit Free Press.1
ct begin to think that there is no limit
to WOman's intuition. It frequently en-
abIes her to read character on sight,
but what gets me and strikes me as un-
canny is the fact that this same intui
ton projects her knowledge into the fu-
ture and makes her about as convers-
ant with things to come as with things
past.
Let me illustrate. When the copper
market was so active / put in hours
every day studying quotations, fuctu-
atiOnS and the outlook. AS the result
of a conclusion reached by this careful
method I invested 5000, made good on
margins and was finally glad to let go
with a loss considerably larger than my
original investment.
During a period Of confidence and in
the enjoyment of prospective riches [
had told my wife of my investment and
of the good things she might expect
when the deal was closed. It gave her
bound to make a plunge. She doesn't
know what the word stocks means. A
market report is Greek to her. She
couldn't figure on the outlook if she had
all the data and a slate and pencil. let
she came to me with 500 she had saved
in old teapOts and stockings and told
me to buy P. @ NJ. shares. 1 sneering-
ly told her that they were dead and
buried; that she might as we'll invest
in 2 dry oil well or a Sunken ship. But
her mind was made up I thought the
lesson would be a cheap one for her
and 1 obeyed.
Those shares took a sudden jump to
the surprise of everyone and she clear
ed 81, 600. Men don't seem to have any
business sense she said. when we COM
pared notes. P Q. NJ. stands for pret-
ty quick money, but a stupid man
would never see it
''Heavensi" Then the Detroit broker
who had been talking dashed to the
floor 15-cent cigar he had just lit
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
$40 ON LONG ODDS.
"Chappie2 Levy Plunges on Borrowed
Capital Which Soon Becomes
SI4.5IO,

New July 5.--Chappie'' Levy risks
money either for the sake of losing it all
on a gamble or winning a pile
He is well known on the race tracks
hereabouts and at the Saratoga course as
he is in the Tenderloin, and everybody in
the TenderloiE knows him.
He. always plays the limit, whether t. it
be at the races or faro, and in the IAN
guage of his friends he is a "hend' at
both. It is because of his nerve that
''Chappie' has a large and juicy bank
roll, which was started with a twenty
dollar bill and has increased to nearly
So. 900 since Saturday last.
"Chappie'' played the race horse Tfnge
to win at She Dshead Bay on Saturday.
The gamble was made with atwenty-
dollar bill, which .'Chappie" had borrowed
from a friend. The horse was first, and
gathered IN $50 for his $50. Then he paid
back the borrowed $40 and played on vel
vet. He backed these winning horses ::
David Garrick, Dan Rice, Knight of the
Garter, Fl on d'Or and Grey jacques This
PLAYED:
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
NOT IN THE BELL TRUST.
Alma Phone System Gives Satisfac-
ton and Rates Are Cheap.

Alma, July 5.-This place has a -four
ishing telephone system. 1t was Install
ed and is operated by J. H. Mcmahon.
The automatic switchboard ena bles
subscribers to talk to any one phone on
Long distance connections are available
with Manhattan, Zeandale, Wabaunsee
Halifax. Eskridge, Vera, PaxicO and
Mcfarland
In Alma 60 residence and office phones
are in use and more will soon be added.
The price is 81 per month for residences
and 81 50 for stores and offices. Soon a
line to Maple Hill will be constructed.
This system is not in the Bell trust.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Minneapolis Tribune: The Schley
controversy, before the navy depart
1uent abandoned it, seems to have sim
mered down to a question Of what tha
New York Sun says that Capt Chad
wick says that Lieutenant Commander
Heilher says that Commander HOdgsOn
says that Rear Admiral Schley said on
the bridge OF the Brooklyn during the
progress of the fight with Cervera's
fleet This is about as attenuated as
the gossip of an ancient danes tea
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

the possibility Of what woman finds
out. but also what she dreams about
him
If a woman is truly fond of her hus-
band, she believes he is coming down
with something every time he falls of
an his feed.
Women will trust their daughters
with men under conditions in which
they would not trust their husbands
with other women.
There is nothing in the theory that
horse shoes bring good luck. What
animal works harder than the horse,
or is treated worse in its old age? Yet
it wears four Of them.
When young girl speaks of the
twilight being so reStful, 1t is not fair
to remind her of the time when she
viii spend that hour hustling cross chill
dren off the streets, and into bed.
When a banker goes to a church he
has not been in the habit Of attending,
there is great excitement among the
Old Guard, who think perhaps they
have captured him, and begin to figure
on how much he will Give.
The kind Of people who will cry at a
theater viii walk to the front and con-
fess religion at revival, If properly
worked upon. Both indicate an emo
tiOnal temperament, and the work Of
the actor is as lasting as that Of the
preacher.
Did you ever count up how many
times in the course Of a day you tell a
lie, even though you consider yourself
a truthful person? You tell a lie when
a friend asks if a new hat is becoming
when you praise something your hos
tess cooks, and when you say you had
a good time, in bidding her goodbye.
You must lie or offend a hundred a day,
and you naturally prefer to lie. It's ef
fects may be as bad as those Of giving
Offense, but they are not so apparent.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
SHOT HIM DEAD.
Fourth of July Quarrel at Arkansas
CitY Ends in Murder

Arkansas City, July 5.-A shooting
affray occurred here yesterday George
and instantly killed David Humphrey
Humphrey is about As years old and was
from Americus Kan, and was here
celebrating the Fourth During the af-
ternoOn Mack and Humphrey had some
trouble and Humphrey left the scene
TO avoid fighting. Mack followed him
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

John W. Gardiner to J. B. Wise.
sheriff's deed, 81, 900, lots AT, AS and 421
StflIson & Bartholomew addition.
VIM. Mitchner and wife to Agnes c.
Bagwell, $40, lot 106 Navarro street,
ROssviIle.
VIM. Nitchner and wife to Agnes c.
Bagwell, $500, lots 10S, 10, 112 ia and
116 Navarro street, Rossville.
H. c. Root and wife and Louise D.
Wolfe to Geo. w. Reed, jr, $500, lots
25 and q Topeka avenue, DOuthitt
Place
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
7. W. ECKERr 1NJuREp.
Editor of the Arkansas City Traveller
Run Over by a DIule

Arkansas City, July ST. w. Eckert,
editor of the Traveller, was seriously in
jured In the mule race one of the mules
became uncomfortable and ran on the
sidewalk, striking Eckert and knocking
him down, cutting his head severely
and bruising him badly. He was picked
up unconscious. Unless he is injured in
ternally it is thought he will recover.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

The New York Herald has taken a
poll of the senators in congress on the
question of seating Matthew s Quay,
appointed by Governor Stone, and it
finds that SO will vote to seat Quay, 81
will vote no, Is are nOn-committa1 and
Z cannot be reached. Apparently there
is more woe in stonre for Mr.. Wana-
maker
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

81. .270-Total bet Total won-$14 $40
Levy comes OF good English family
and is in receipt regulQrly. Of small in in
on Saturday he expected to receive his
usual allowance If it had come. he says,
he would have started off his lucky bet
ting stresE with a wager of 500 on Tinge,
with consequent larger wagers on the
other winners which he selected
At Sarat oga three years ago Levy had
a similar experience, when he ran
''shoestring into bank roll as he terms
it. Then he not only beat the horses,
but faro as well, and he came away with
a hatful of money.
When ir' town Levy dives at the Grand
hotel He is credited. with possessing a
good knowledge of horses and his friends
know thas when his judgment tells him
that hOESe has chance to win Chap
pie will plunge. regardless of the odds.
"Chappie'< says re wins money to lose it.
That's the way il. which he gets any fun
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
Wabaunsee County Dootors' Trust.

Alma, July 5.-The physicians of Wa
ty medical society. The society will
meet the second Thursday of each
month for the discussion of medical and
scientific subjects. All the physicians of
the county regardless of schools of med
icine are members. Dr.. T N Watts of
Alma is president. and DR.. H. d. Can
field of Harveyville is secretary. The
next meeting of the society will be held
at Alma July 13 There are II doctors
in Wabaunsee county.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
DAVID ovERMYER SPOKE.
Citizens of Alma Celebrate July 4th
In Various Ways.

Alma, July 5.-The Fourth was cele-
brated here at Liederkrantz park. Ten
of MarshalPs band were present; also
Steinberg's orchestra. of Topeka. People
came from all over the county to cele-
brate. Dave Overmyer of Topeka de-
Hvered the address to a large audience.
Other celebrations were held by the
church people at the old city park and
also one at Haller's grove south OF the
town
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
nTurder sam q nfrsterv.

have been discovered to the murderers
of Harry Tandy, the young drug clerk
Of Creighton, No, WHO was assaulted
supposedly by tramps last week. Gov
ernOr Stanley has been requested by
the county officials to offer a reward
for the capture of the murderers. Mar
shall Pipperd of. Alma has sent out in
formation and description in the hopes
of apprehending them
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
F1ood "a the Neoaho waller.

Humboldt, July SIT has rained for
twenty hours. The Eeosho valley is
flooded under six feet of water. Many
fields of wheat are gone, and the corn
along the river will be danag ged. Seven
ty hogs on one farm were drowned. G.
Brady was drowned while trying to save
some stock The river is still rising. 1t
is feared the flood will exceed the one
of 1865.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
Death of Sir Alexander Armstrong

London July 5.-Sir Alexander Arm
strong. K. c. B., formerly director gen
eral of the medical department of the
British army is dead. He served five
continuous years in the Arctic regions,
searching for Sir John Franklin and
discovering the northwest passage.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
FIRST COLONEL NAMED
For the Volunteer Regiments to Be
Organized.

Washington, July 5.-The president
has appointed Major Edmund Rice,
Third infantry, colonel of the first regi-
ment to be organized under the law
calling out volunteers. This regiment
will be known a. the Twenty-sixth in
fantry, the president having authorized
the recruiting of ten regiments of in
fantry numbered from 26th to 35th.
Active recruiting probably will begin
tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
DEWEY AND DIEDRlCHS
Exchange of Courtesies Be-
tween the AdmiraIs Made
Public.

Berlin, July 5.-The Neuste Nachrichten
today publishes letters exchanged between
Admirals Dewey and Won Diedrichs. The
latter's letter is dated March Il and reads:
''Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge
your communication of March 4, inform
ing me your exceIlency has been promoted
admiral. While congratu tulating your ex-
ceIency sincerely upon this new token of
recognition, I beg you to believe your
good news has given me the greatest sat
isfactfon.
L have the honor to be your excel
lency's Obedient servant.
f'DIEDRICHS."
Admiral Dewey replied April IS, saying:
Dear Admiral Won Diedrichs: wish
to think you most heartily for your cor
dial letter of congratulation upon my pro-
motion. It is great pleasure for me to
feel my advancement is a source of sa It's
faction to you and rejoice that our diff
ferences have been of newspaper manu-
facture-
Hoping to have the pleasure of meet
ing you again before leaving this station,
1 am, very sincerely, DEWEY"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Why should Joe Wheeler be sent to
the Philippines when Funston is al
ready there? But there is no room for
wonder when it is remembered who as
secratarv of war.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
LOCAL MENTION.

D. L. Sullivan of St. Louis, Mo, will
speak at 722 Kansas avenue, this after
noon and evening at Divine Science
hall.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Nature. at least. appears to be taking
the czar at his word. If there Is to be
no more fighting, girls are just as use
ful to him as boys.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Having succeeded in photograp phing
the interior of a mans stomach. the
next thing the scientists probably will
do. is to look into his head and see
What he is thinking about.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
Gold Comes Our Wav.

Sydney, N. S. w, July 5.-The British
steamer MOana sailed today from this
port for San Francisco with $500. 900 in
gold on board.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
Reward For nTnrderer.

Governor Stanley has offered reward
Of $3.50 for the arrest of the murderers of
H. L. Tandy at Mcfarland on June 2S
Tandy was a druggist from Creighton,
Mo, and was robbed and his body thrown
in a creek.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Before long, the public may expect to
read in the magazines how Col Bill
Coebel managed that Kentucky Demo-
cratic convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Assistant Secretary Of War Meikle-
john, has followed the lead of his chief
and is out for a Nebraska senatorship-
These war heroes are not in any way
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
Notice!

Strayed-Large yellow Jersey COW
with crooked horns, had on webbing
halter when last seen.
Report to police station.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

up town and they met on one of the
main streets of the city. A scuffie fol-
lowed and Mack drew his revolver and
killed Humphrey.
Mack was captured and lodged in
iaiI
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
They're on Sale To-day.

Round trip tickets to Los Angeles and
return for $500. They will remain on
sale until July 8. For particulars and
descriptive literature apply to T. L.
King, agent, depot.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

A boon to travellers. DR.. FowIer's Tx-
tract of Wild Strawberry. Cures dysen-
terry, diarrhoea, seasickneess, nausea.
Pleasant to take. Perfectly harmless.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
Jesse Elliott III.

Mr.. Jesse Elliott, son of Councilman
Elliott, is quite sick at the home Of his
father. on Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

If AIger should be elected to the SEN
ate, Miles may yet have an opportunity
to close up the Philippine war.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

A dramatic critic refers to Bern
hardt's recent role as the Princess OF
Denmark"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
GLOBE aIGHra

rFrom the Atchison Globe.7
You should remember that people are
quick to notice" things.
The scarcity of men should never re-
suit in making a poor one more desfr-
able, but it unfortunately does.
a man has not only to fight against
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

It will be noted that quiet and peace
are not synonymous terms in the Phll-
Sppines.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

LF'rom the New York Press
There are some things we do in this
world that must puzzle even the devil
to account for.
What a woman will not forgive a
man for she herself does not know till
she comes to do it.
The innocence of a baby cuts deeper
than anything else when we haven't
got it ourselves.
The time we appreciate charity Is
when we haven't got any Of it to spare
for anybody else.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Heinz's Ice Cream is the best. Phone
397-212 East Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05
NJ E. A Tickets

On sale at Santa Fe depot today. Sale
will continue daily to and including
July 8. Round trip tickets to Los An
geles now cost only $500. They're good
for stopuver and are limited to Septem-
Der 4.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

See how J. D. Pattison, sanitary ser
geant, is being cured by the Oxygenor.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Round Trip Tickets on Sale
To Sak Lake and Ogden, $1,000
CIenwood Springs, S31.OO.
Via Tie Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Butte, Mont,
s2S.s5, via Santa Fe Route
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

Women will trust their daughters
with men under conditions an which
they would not trust their husbands
with other women.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-07-05

There is nothing in the theory that
horse shoes bring good luck. What
animal works harder than the horse,
or is treated worse in its old age? Yet
it wears four Of them.