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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23

to consult with Gen. Miles about the
topography of certain parts of Cuba.
Funston would not wear his colonels
uniform at Tampa; he went about in
the linen clothes of a civilian. When
some one asked why he did not put on
his uniform, he replied: Now, I'd look
pretty, wouldn't I, trotting up and down
in a colonel's rig, when all around here
are sure-enough soldiers-men who
have fought their way up from the line
in the regular army, who have been in
the civil war and in a score of Indian
wars, who have the right to wear only
a captains or at most a majors uni
form? Wouldn't be a daisy, letting
men like that salute me in my tin-sol-
der clothes? Well, 1 guess not-not
without stimulants, anyhow"
So he scampered about in his unadorned
iivery-stabie brigadier who did not know
fours right from balance all: Funston did
of the art of war, but he was candid and
acknowledged his ignorance. When the
question him about his range with the
artillery art Funston told them with a n9X-
military science, that he pulled his guns
up within four or fve hundred yards of
army men laughed quietly, ,winked at one
after. Later. when some Spanish officers
were taken prisoners at Santiago, they
American" lighting under Garcia the
year before, who poked the nose, of his
guns so close to the Spanish fortifications
that his powder burned their eyebrows.
Then the American regular army men re-
membered Funston, and laughed again.
ment in San Francisco he put his best bib
and tucker and went to school to his
MAJORS. He devoted his time to keeping
the camp clean. When the Kansas boys
with the best regiments in the camp.
Their sick list was the smallest in the
division; they drilled like machines; came
to love their colonel so that when ne
anonted them with the walls of his fluent
wrath they were ecstatic in their happi
ness. He made speeches to them that
were not in the regulations I have no
ticed,'' he said to the regiment one day in
August, that you boys are getting sloppy
in your manners When you meet a SUI
perior officer you kind of brush fly
you just stop brushing flies and salute
When the fighting in the Philippines be-
gan Kansas in the first of the fight;
Kansas had to be called back a thousand
ling: Kansas was the first in CaloOcan;
Kansas was the first in MalOlos. These
things the readers of the Weekly know.
The Kansas regiment is no better than
western states, where the school house
has made literacy universal and intelH-
gence high. And the story of the short
life of the Kansas colonel probably might
the Stories of other volunteer officers
from other states We're written. The
Anglo-Saxon has a heart for any fate"
and every American boy has a hand for
any lob. And today, if war has smooth
ed his wrinkled front in the islands, prob
ably the youthful brigadier from Kansas
"a little man. barely five feet four. and
of less than one hundred pounds aVoirdu-
ing the Ballad of Bob da Thone' (his
single vice.. or he is building a white air
castle with green blinds on big fruit farm
in Kansas, which he hopes to own some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
BIBLE Is MISLEADING,
Declares a Lawrence Minister at
Chicago.

Chicago, May 23-At the second an
nual meeting of the Western Unitarian
Ministers institute held here today.
Rev. Orello Cone, of Lawrence Kan
read a paper on 1.-The So-called Proph-
ecies of Jesus in the Synoptics." In
conclusion the speaker said that in
view of several misleading statements
in the Bible, the presumption is over
whelming that Jesus never uttered pro-
phecies of his death and resurrection in
such terms such as the gospel repre-
scented.
ership and the Spiritual Mission of
Tragedy
Ministers are in attendance from IL
Hnois, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Ne
braSka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
WALKS ACCEPTED.
State Executive Thinks Asphalt IS
All Right.

The executive council this morning
concluded the work commenced Mon
day with reference to the state house
walks, accepting the work as it has
been repaired and completed.
The contract price of the paving
amounts to $4,000. There is a balance
of So, 600 in the fund for this work. The
council gave Richard Morey, manager
and engineer for the company, today
voucher for the whole amount. State
Auditor Cole issued a warrant for the
unexpended balance which was paid
and the unpaid balance of $1,000 will
be presented to the legislature through
a deficiency bill.
The work. including the curbing being
done by r. B. Kepley, amounts to about
$4,000. Mr.. Kepley will receive all of
his money. about 5000
The Gilsonite company managers ex-
plain that the reason why the walk was
in such bad condition was because the
man who had charge of the construc-
ton last fall was drunk most of the
time and permitted inexperienced labor
erS to Superintend it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
OPPOSED 10 FUSION.
Small Per Cent of Populist Com mittee
of Barber County Pass Resolutions.

Medicine Lodge. May 23-The Populist
central committee met in Medicine
Lodge to formulate a declaration of
principles by which the committee will
be governed in outlining its work for
the next campaign. But three town
ships were represented and two COM
mitteemen from Valley township did all
the business.
The following are some of the resolu-
lions that We're adopted:
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
Omaha platform.
Resolved, That we are opposed to
fusion with any political party, and that
we invite all true reformers to unite
with us.
Resolved, That we are opposed to
mOnOpOlieS, trusts and combines and
that we favor their destruction
Resolved, That we are in favor of the
initiative and referendum plan.
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STOPPED BY RAIN.
Washington's Peace Jubilee Spoiled
For the Day.

Washington, May 23.-Washington's
peace jubilee was inaugurated at sun
rise today by a national salute of thir-
teen guns from the Dolphin, anchored
off the navy yard, and by the chime of
bells and sound of steam whistles all
over the city. The day had been de-
clared a half holiday in the departments
and the employees of nearly all the bu-
reaus were released at noon. The first
days festivities were to be marked by
a parade comprising all the regular army
and naval organizations stationed in
and around Washington, together with
the District of Columbia volunteers the
Delaware national guard, the Chinese
naval reserve at Philadelphia, the vet
Grams of the Grand Army and the
Fourth and Ninth United States volun-
teer regiments, immunes.
The day, which opened bright and
promising, became heavily overcast at
noon and the guns had scarcely finish
ed the national salute before there was
a downpour of rain that plastered the
bunting decorations fiat against the
house fronts and the crowds which had
just begun to gather on the streets hur-
riedly sought shelter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
TOBACCO TABOOED.
Cumberland Presbyterians Take
Strong Grounds Against It:

Denver, May 23.-The Cumberland
Presbyterian general assembly post
poned action on the resolution protest
ing again the seating of b. H. Roberts
of Utah, as a member of congress until
Wednesday. This action was taken at
the request of stated clerk VIM. r.
Campbell of the Utah Presbytery, who
telegraphed Moderator Halzell that
communication had been mailed which
1t was desired to have the assembly
consider. The report of the committee
on temperance caused a warm discus
sion which occupied the forenoon ses-
sion.
The following resolution, offered by
the committee, was adopted:
That we believe that it is the duty
Of Christian men to separate them
selves from every organization that
sympathizes or compromises with the
rum traffic and unite in some way with
some organization, every member of
which shall at all times, including cleo
ton days, and at all places, including
the polls and with all the powers, in
Guiding the ballot, stand together
against this giant evil: that we believe
that If five million Christian voters get
together on this question, the saloons
VIII close and angels will sing Amen,
glory to God in the highest, peace on
earth, good will to men,"
On recommendation of the temperance
committee the use of tobacco was con-
demned by the assembly.
The first Sunday in November was
set aside as temperance day.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHs.

From the Chicago News.
Nine-tenthS of the born leaders of
men are women
The mosquito isn't the only bore that
sings at his work.
The philosophers scales are useless
out of his own hands.
The individual who thinks he knows
it all has the most to learn.
The final step in some questionable
undertaking is the lock step.
Even the prohibitionist doesn't make
a kick about the horn of plenty.
distant manner doesn't lend en-
chantment to ones view of friendship.
The higher a man rises the more he
has to depend on others to hold him up.
Probably the greatest invention of the
age is a woman'S method of concealing
it.
A bachelor is given fair warning
when a girl shows him photographs of
herself when a baby.
The man who thinks he can make a
success of anything he undertakes is
apt to be an unsuccessful thinker.
Too often when a mans good deeds
speak for themselves he spoils the effect
by going around with his mouth open.
Fame. from a literary point of view,
consists in having people know you
have written lot of things they haven't
read.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
HUNTING FOR A FIRE.
Department Takes Wild Goose Chase
About Town

An alarm of fire was received at head
quarters about l 30 1t Was from box 50.
at the corner of Eleventh and Monroe
streets. The department responded to the
alarm.
When Eleventh and Monroe streets was
reached there no fire there and the
hook and ladder truck and hose reel from
No. on Jefferson street was not in sight
telephone message sent in asking
where the fire was and the answer came
that il was at box &c. at No. fire sta
ton. The chemical engine and hose
wagon from headquarters turned around
and made a run for station No. ,. When
they reached there it was found that sta
ton No. had responded to a false alarm
at Fourth and Madison. There was
fire after all that running around town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
GOLD PRODUCTION.

The director of the mint now has
final. official figures of gold production
during 1898 in all the leading gold
yielding countries and almost equally
exact figures for countries of smaller
production. He also has figures for the
first four months of 1898 which. taken
in connection with those of other years
since 1892, furnish a basis of calcula-
ton for this year and next.
His figures show the total annual
gold production of the world is increas-
ing at the rate of about $50. OO0, 900 a
year. and promises to increase still
more rapidly during the next few
years.
The new gold added to the worlds
stock in 1898 amounted to $3.50 900, 900:
this years addition will be $34O, 600 600
or more, and 1900 will add about $780,
OoO 600.
Deducting that used in the arts he
finds that in 1896, the gold product
availa bic for coinage was only $13S, O0O,-
900 and the available silver product
S175. 600. 600. or "a total of about S313,-
coo 600. Upon the same basis of calcu-
lation the gold available for coinage,
added by this years production, will be
$275. GOO, 900, and that for 1900 about
$685.. O00, 600. In other words the gold
product alone for 1900. will supply a
coinage greater by twenty odd millions
than that furnished by the gold and sill
Yer products combined in 1896. And in
the mean time the worlds total stock
of gold will have been increased by
about $1,000, O0o, 900 with a prospective an
nual addition of about $500, 0O0, O0O
more.
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Federal Court Jurors.

The following petit jurors were
drawn today for the June term of the
United States circuit court at Leaven-
worth:
T. P. Bone, Topeka.
Henry Tobey, SaIina.
{. E. Beldon, South Horton.
Oscar krauss, Topeka
P. H. O'Connor, Emporia-
T. n. Hancock, Olathe.
H. P. Applebaugh, Solomon.
Chas. Stackhouse, Usage City.
John Watts, Lawrence.
Luther Dickerson. AtchisOn.
]. L. johnson. Marysville.
c.. r. Payne, Topeka.
H. w. Lobdell, Beloit.
A S. Howard, Phillipsburg.
Thomas J. Hill, Kansas City.
Frank McLain, Hays City.
Chas. E. Howard, Ottawa.
Richard Russell, Meriden.
Curt Patrick, Oskaloosa.
NJ. NJ Thompson, GreenIeaf.
Chas. Van Orden, Wyckoff.
L. D. Murray, Marion.
Thos. Taylor, Reno.
J. H. Lasley, Kansas City.
T. E. Donnelan. Atchison.
B. Anderson, Manhattan.
Cary Hinchman, Winchester.
F. G. Hall, Junction City.
James Orr. Boiling.
c. j. Halstead, Tonganoxie.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

[From the Atchison Globe.1
No woman believes she ever entirely
loses the girlish charm.
Most any fish crank will spend SO
to catch a fish to give away.
The husband of a singer must become
dreadfully tired of the same old songs
So many people have troubles that II
is pity that grief is becoming to so
few.
A country girl is as fierce over her
sweetheart as a town girl is over her
milk customer.
Never tell a man he talks like some
one else: every man thinks every other
man talks too much
When a jury of men discharge a muir
deress, they think it is gallantry. 1t
is really lack of sense.
The poorer a girl plays on the piano
the more fancy business she usually
tries to do with her hands.
We do not understand why obituaries
say Called from earth" 1t always
seemed to us that they are Called to
earth"
After man has been worked by a
book agent, he tries to convince himself
that he will often refer to the books
purchased.
After most women pass forty, their
idea of a hilariously good time is to go
az a delegate to a church convention in
some other town.
Somehow, an old bachelor looking
for a chance to engage in business, re-
minds us of an old girl looking for a
chance to engage in matrimony.
The imaginary powers of young
girl are boundIeess. If a scrubby little
elm in the back yard has survived the
attacks of the family COW, she calls her
home THE EIms.'
An Atchison man has been waiting
fifteen years for the city to help him
establish a business. During that time
he has spent all his original capital in
living expenses, and neglected to earn
anything. He might have been a rich
man had he been content to help him.
self.
If you want to enjoy new sensation,
tell a man you have heard something
about him. He will think it is some
thing mean, of course, for a man never
hears anything else Then tell him
something pleasant He will glow like
a school boy, and both of you will feel
better all day. Don't tell people the
mean things you hear about them. That
is ineXcuSa BILE.
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KILLED BY a TRAIN.
Leavenworth Man Fatally Injured by
a Chicago & Great Western Train.

Leavenworth, May 23.-Jacob Stein
hover, aged 65, was struck and killed
by a Chicago Great Western passenger
train from Kansas City at a point just
north of Hennessy's ford, yesterday af-
ternoon.
Steinhower, who is slightly deaf, was
walking in a path alongside the tracks
ing train. Alongside the path is a deep
ditch. Steinhower evidently did not
know of the trains approach until it
was almost upon him. Instead of step
ping down into the ditch, SteinhoWer
started to cross the track.
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DIRECTOR IN FOUR ROADS.
John NJ. Hutchinson is Dead in Phila-
delphia-

Philadelphia, May 23-John NJ
Hutchinson, for so years prominent in
railroad and financial circles, died to-
day at his home in this city
Among the companies with which Mr.
Hutchinson was identified at the time
of his death are the Pittsburg, Youngs-
town & Ashtabula railroad of which he
was president, the Pittsburg Fort
Wayne & Chicago Railroad company,
the Northern Central Railroad COM
pany and the Texas Pacific Railway
company, in each of which he was a
director
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
COLBY HIGH SCHOOL
Closes With Four Graduates - Had
One Hundred Scholars.

Colby, May 23.-Thomas county was
the sixth in the state to establish a
county high school.
During the year just closing there
were over 100 scholars enrolled. w. G..
Riste, one of the best known educators
in the state, is serving his second term
as superintendent. The graduates for
the year are four young ladies-Etta
Lovitt, Minnie Lauterbach, Jennie
Townsley and Eta Bieber. Rev. J. A.
Bright of Topeka will deliver the grad
uating address.
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Deanerv of Atchison.

Atchison, May ACCOMMODATION of
the deanery of Atchison will be held in
ST. PauFs church, Leavenworth, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
May %, "A and 25. The dean, the Rev.
Mr.. c. Rowland Hill, rector of Grace
church, Ottawa, will preside.
The Women's auxiliary and the
Daughters of the King, of the deanery,
will meet at the same time and place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23

The Massachusetts legislature has
passed bill providing that after Jan
uary 1, 1902, wagon and carriage wheels
in that state shall have tires not less
in width than one and one half times
the diameter of the axle, measured at
the shoulder, and that wagons built
with hollow axles shall have tires not
less in width than the diameter of the
axle measured at the shoulder This OF
course is done for the purpose of pre-
serving the roads.
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C. E. Meets at Newton.

Newton, May 23.-The sixth annual
convention of the Mennonite Christian
Endeavor societies of Kansas was held
here 1t was attended by sew
eral hundred delegates. and was en-
thusiaStic. The following officers were
elected: President, Professor G. A.
Haury, Newton: vice president, Rev.
P H. Richert, Gossel; secretary, Miss
Linda Krebiel Newton; treasurer, p.
p Butler. AlexanderMohl.
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NOBODY WANTS 1T.
Nomination For Governor
Seeking a Man in Iowa

Des Moines, Ia, May 23.-The. state pro-
hibitiOn convention was called order
this afternoon by Rev. ]. G. Van Ness of
MarShalltown.
DR.. E. S. Eaton of Des Moines was
chosen temporary chairman and George
Van Dyke of Marengo temporary secre-
tary.
The temporary chairman delivered an
address, after which the convention ad-
jOurned to caucus on nomination and plat
form There are not to exceed fifty dele
gates in attendance and appears
DESTROYS of running for governor. Eaton
Will probably be nominated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-23
CHANGES AT COLBY.
Brick Block Erected in 'SS at Cost
of $4,000 Now Sells For S. 600

Colby, May 23.-SeveraI big real es-
tate transactions have occurred in Col
by recently.
The Warden brick block, AS feet front
and 125 feet deep, erected in the boom
times of 1888 at a cost of about $50, 00O
by eastern capital, has ben purchased
by w. S. Ferguson of Colby for Sc, 0O0
and the three story brick hotel known
the Opelt House. erected the same
year at a cost of $4,000, has been
bought by P. J. Goss for $500. Mr..
Goss is now making some improve
ments inside and will continue it as
hotel.
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TEACHER NOW PREACHER.
Miss Anna Murphy of Topeka High
School Enters the Ministry.

Miss Anna Murphy. a teacher in the
high school. has accepted the pastorate
Of the Goshen congregational church at
Fact, Kan, small town near Clay Cen
ter.
Miss Murphy has been spending her
summer vacations in Chfca 90 for several
years, studying in an institute under the
direction of Dwight L. Moody and per-
fecting herself for evangelical work. Miss
Murphy will spend her vacation this sum
mer in filling the vacant pulpit at Fact
and will return to her duties at the high
school in the fall.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, May 23.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
GENERALIZATION Plat, Jennings, Sc;
Alfred H. Lemon, Coffeyville, Sc; JOS
eph c. Lockhart, Eskridge, Sc.
Increase-Wm. H. Spahr, jamestown,
IS to $40; Thos. J. Payne, Horton. $14
to $17; Lewis w. Grain, Labette, Sc to
$12; John R. McDougaH, Goodo, So to
$12; Abram R. Toms, Junction City, Sc
to S.
Original widows, etc.-Nellie B. Cum
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In Memory of Mrs. Buchan.

Lawrence May 23.-The Lawrence
chapter of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity
has established a loan scholarship at
Kansas university in memory of Mrs.
Lucinda Smith Buchan, who was a de-
voted member of that organization The
scholarship will be given preferably to
a member of the fraternity. but in case
it is not needed by any member, it will
be given to some young woman outside
in the university.
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Strangled by Robbers.

Greenwich, Conn, May 23.-S. Jackson.
a merchant, and postmaster at Stanwich,
a village about seven miles north OF here.
was attacked by robbers last night and
is now dying. He was struck on the side
of the head with a club and afterwards
strangled and left unconscious. 1t is
thought the robbers secured but little
more than SO.
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Lightning in Jail.

Lightning struck the Jail last night
and the prisoners locked in the cages
thought their time had come. Appar-
emily the lightning entered on the
ground floor, ran along the west hall
leading up stairs, struck the iron door
leading to the cages on the second floor
and then turned and went out at the
north window leaving a trail of plas-
tering which it had fecked out as it
went-Winfield Courier.
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Chautauu ia For Coffeyville.

Coffeyville, May 23.-At a meeting of
the board of directors that Coffeyville
should have a Chautauqua assembly
this summer. The date will be some
time during the latter part of July, as
all Chautauquas are being held later
this year than last.
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CHEYENNE UPRISING.
Indians Committing Depreda-
tiOns in the Northwest.

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 23.~-A special
from Miles City, Mont, says there are in
dications of Cheyenne uprisings. Armed
Indians drove Mrs. Lorain and child from
home, burned haystacks and killed cattle
belonging to Henry Bailey, a deputy sher-
iff Deputy Sheriff Smith and posse have
gone to Lame Deer and will undertake to
arrest the Indians.
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Wolves Are Plentiful.

The county clerk received 81 wolf
scalps yesterday. They We're brought in
by Fred Linquist of Falun and N. P.
Frost of Washington township. The
county pays a bounty of 81 per scalp
which they will receive.-Salina Union.
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RAISE IN SALARIES.
Sumner County's Population Will Be
Above the 5000 Marx.

Wellington. May 23.-The assessors
returns in the past ten days show that,
after all, Summers population will
reach the %, 900 mark necessary to en-
title the county officers to raise in
their salaries under the new fee and sal
airy law. The total population will be
about % 500
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Fire in Bates Building.

Fire broke out at 2:30 this afternoon
in the Bates building at the southwest
corner of Sixth and Kansas avenues.
At three o'clock the fire was under con-
troll and there was no danger of serious
results. The damage will be small.
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Perhaps Mr.. PETER was anxious 10
oct in early with his political flop IN
order to avoid the rush incident TO
presidential campaign