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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
BED WAS THREE CHAIRS.
Sons Who Are Worth Thousands
Abuse Their Mother.

Ansonia, o. April 12-.The facts In
case of the refusal of two wealthy sons
of Mrs. Mary Brown, who was burned
TO death near ROSSyilIe yesterday, TO
bury her are of a surprising nature She
lived in a log hut. which stands in the
yard occupied by her son kenerie'S
comfortable house Here she lived for
nine years. her bed being three chairs
with rags spread upon them for cover
ing The floor of the hut was the
ground. and in many places day
light enters through cracks two ana
three inches wide The howell IS neat
ed By an oId-fashiOned cooking stove
Her food was what she could pick up
or CHANGED to receive from her SON
Kenerie Brown has 50 acres of land IN
incum and worth $1,000 Alphine
Brown. another son. owns 120 acres val
ued at $1,000. and he is worth 100000 It
was in front OF the cook stove that her
burning body was found by kener1e
wife at daylight.
She called her husband. who spread
the alarm The first neighbOr that ar
rived saws that there was no fire in the
stove and that the clothing was still
burning and the body cooking The cor
Oner was called and investigated the
case When he desired to give the body
10 the children for Burial kenerie re-
fused il, saying he had done enough for
her. The son AlDhine and two sisters
refused to call and see their mother. the
wealthy son positively refusing to bear
cent OF expense or give a reason for
not doing So The BODY was turned
over to the trustees of Allen township,
who instructed Undertaken George
Fisher to proceed and prepare the body
for burial The form had drawn almost
double, and when an attempt to
ighten it was made It broke in two.
The funeral was held from keneries
place and conducted by Rev. KissiH
Kenerie and his family, and a few
neIghbors attended. Friends who knew
the woman wept in sorrow It cost SIS
for the township to bury the body be
side her husband. A1phine sWears he
will remove his fathers body to another
cemetery The poor woman was 81
years old. and was formerly well fixed,
but divided her property among her
children.
The matter Will come before the May
grand jury. Eight years ago the infirrn-
airy directors accepted Mrs. Brown as
a charge, but later on made her sons
take her from the institution, and since
then neighbors say her life has been
worse than a dogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
CORK LEG ATTACHED.
A Kentucky Judge After Damages
For a Violated Pledge.

Lexington, KY, April 12.-County
Judge Frank A. Bullock yesterday filed
a suit of attachment against William
Quigley, a one-Iegged bootblack- The
petition states that some time ago
QUigley negotiated a loan of IS from
Judge Bullock. with the agreement that
it should be returned whenever Quigley
violated his pledge to never again be-
come intoxicated. Last Thursday the
name of William Quigley appeared on
the docket Of the police court, and OPP
pOsite it was the charge of drunken
ness, with Il fine of 81 and costs
There being no other Quigfey in the
county of F'ayette. Judge Bullock con-
Guided. despite William QUigley's de-
NAL, that the boOtbIack had violated
his agreement. and on the refusal of the
latter to pay over the s. the judge got
out an attachment against the cork leg.
donated to Quigley by the Fayette
fiscal court. The case will come up for
trial before Magistrate Graves April Is.
Quigley Will probably come out vic
tOrious. since the testimony of Police
Court Clerk OFT will be that a prom
inent man of this city was arrested for
drunkenness and requested Police Judge
Riley to substitute some other name on
the docket. and that Riley directed
the name of William Quigley be written
as a substitute for William Neale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
ANTI-HORSE TRUST.
a Syndicate Prepares to Supply
Electric Vehicles.

New York. April 1.-THE Electric
Storage Battery company and the Elec-
trio Vehicle company of New York have
completed in this city their plans for
electric vehicle and transportation COM
panies to cover the middle. northern
and western states. There will be about
six of these companies formed The
first one to go into operation will be
known as the Illinois Electric Vehicle
and Transportation company, with a
capital stock of about SIS. 600, 600. The
western companies will all be planned
on the same basis as the New York
Electric Vehicle and Transportation
company in operation here now. The
Widner-E Ikins- hitney syndicate is in
control and has already financed these
projected companies. The same syndi-
cate also controls the New York and
Philadelphia concerns.
Levi Maher of Chicago was appointed
western counsel of the companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
HE WEEDS THREE SISTERS.
Georgia Youth Marries Three Times
Within a Year.

Atlanta, Ga, April 12.-Daniel Kelly,
OF Hall county. holds the record for
having contracted the largest number
OF marriages in the shortest space or
time in this state He was married to
three sisters in ten months.
In June last he married Miss Jennie
Fowler the eldest of four daughters
of John Fowler. In two months his
wife died. and soon he made love to
her sister. Miss SaIlie Fowler. The lat
ter at first refused him, but at last
gave her hand in marriage to her
brother-in-law and her sisters husband.
A few months later the second Mrs
Kelly died. and this again left Kelly
widOwer. Undaunted by his misfortune
in losing two wives Kelly again called
a the Fowler house and made love to
Miss Lithonia Fowler, who also OBJ
jected to his suit at first, but yesterday
she relented and became the third wife
of Kelly.
She is not superstitious and does not
expect to die as quickly as did her
sisters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
TERRORIZED THE GUESTS.
a Woman Searched the Hotel Look
ing For Her Husband.

Here's a policeman now" exclaimed
the night clerk at the Copeland last
night as Jailer Hopkins in citizens
clothes stepped up to the desk to en-
quire for a friend who was stopping
there
Before the officer actually realized
what was going on he was hurried up
to the second floor by way of the ele-
vator The guests on that floor were
huddIed at the ends of the hall and m
the parIor. A woman with her bonnet
between the two frightened crowds OF
guests.
Il want my husband" she yelled,
'and I will have him.
Her husband is employed in a minor
capacity at the hotel but at that time
was standing behind a telegraph pole
on Kansas avenue opposite the hotel
afraid to venture across the street
Arrest her, said the night clerk to
Hopkins. Get her out of here; do any
thing but stop this fuss
You had better come with me-" said
Hopkins as he stepped up to the wo-
who are you she asked.
Il am an officer
She threw her arms around Hopkins.
laid her head on his shoulder and cried.
The officer was rather abashed and
tried to remove himself from the en-
brace. Then the woman commenced to
laugh Historically, then she swore- The
officer led her through the crowded
office and out to the sidewalk when the
man across the street Rugged the tele
phone pole the closer The woman
was swearing like a trooper as she left
the hotel and then commenced to cry
again.
The patrol wagon with Sergeant
owen in charge met the couple on Jack
son street. Better get in and ride
said the sergeant
mo thanks, it is such a lovely night
1 would rather walk replied the wo-
man in her blandest tones
But she had to ride and into the pa
backed up to the door of the city
prison and she was handed down by an
officer, escorted into the station by an
other and met there by a third she re-
marked that all this ceremony was un-
necessary.
What is your name?" asked Jailer
Grubbs
What do you want of my name? ?"
1T is customary to register
Mrs W. H. SempIe.' replied the
woman; you have my husbands name
on the book there
Yes, he was arrested and fined so
for having trouble with you"
Why am arrested she asked in a
voice broken with sObs
For being drunk and disturbing the
peace"
.'What?"
Yes, that is the charge"
That was too much; she pleaded to
go home to her children; she said her
husband had a bottle of medicine that
belonged to her. When she found that
pleadingS We're useless she said she
to be locked up but when Matron
Thorpe arrived she did go and was re-
leased early this morning when a man
appeared who went on her bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
HARMON FOR HARMONY.
Leavenworth Democrat Wants a Flu
sion of Silver and Gold
Democrats

Judge Harmon of Leavenworth is the
father OF a suggestion for a national
conference of the gold and silver fac
tiOns of the United States at Kansas
City some time this summer for the
purpose Of getting together for the next
national campaign.
Mr.. Harmon says 16 to 1 is dead and
that the party can safely get together
upon an anti-expansiOn and anti-tariff
platform. This he says, represents
the sentiment of every member of the
party in the east. west, north and south
and there is no reason why the financial
question should be permitted to disrupt
our orga niZatiOn and make it possible
for the opposition to gain a complete
victory at the polls in the election of
president in 1907
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
BERLIN SOCIALIST
Elected to the Rsichstag A Well
Known Agitator.

Berlin. April I'm the by-election to
the reichstag held in the second eIector-
ate division OF Berlin, Herr Fischer.
the well known social democrat and
agitator, was returned, replacing a
member of the F'reisinnige party.
At the socialists annual conference
a Stuttgart last October, Herr Fischer,
in discussing the expected anti-strike
bill which Emperor William had an
nounced a few days before, said:
We should have the souls of dogs if
nal harping on the domestic enemy
and we should be fellows without a
country if. the emperor having thought
it advisable to throw down the gaunt-
let in this manner. we did not have the
courage to pick it up. Down with the
Inonarchicai idea! That is now not only
the opinion of the socialists. but of the
whole German working Glass;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
WARD TO BE FAIR
Republican Senator Opposes
Partisan Committee Verdicts.
Insurgent Member of the In
Vestigating Committee Speaks.
DEMANDS JU STIC E.
Would Rather See Populist Re-
gents Retained.
Than to Stultify Himself By
Voting an Unfair Verdict.

.UnconsciOusly, perhaps, but neverthe-
less officially. Governor Stanley, the
speaker of the house and the lieutenant
governor, placed on the committee to
conduct the investigation of the regents
of the state agricultural college, one man
who will not vote to GUST the regents
unless it is shown they have been guilty
of maIfeasance in office.
OF course, as Mr.. Leland said, such
committees are expected to find the de-
PENDANTS guilty, no matter how small
or trivial the charge may be and with
out regard to the evidence In other
words they are expected and required to
return a partisan verdict emitting ev-
erything in the line of Justice.
But. Senator r. B. Ward, 81 Republi-
can, says that he will not vote to GUST
the regents unless the investigation de-
velops evidence Indicating malfeasance
in office. Mr.. Ward will be marked in
the future records of political parties as
the first man in the state who was
brave enough to declare, standing in
the very shadow of the state house. that
he will not respond to the crack Of the
party whip unless a case is made
against the regents.
Mr.. Ward told some friends while in
Topeka the early part OF the week that
if he was expected to find the regents
of the offices. there would be disappoint-
ment somewhere.
I believe in fairness and justice"
said Mr. Ward to Journal reporter.
IF those men are guilty of violating
the law or OF other charges which may
have been preferred against them, then
l think it is time to get rid of them.
But if they have not violated the law;
if they have been conducting the bust
ness for which they were appointed
properly, 1 will not be one to vote to
throw them out of office simply TO get
the places for our own fellows. Politi-
cal reforms are not accomplished by
SCrambieS for office UnfairnesS does
not win victories at the polls.
Investigations conducted along par
tisan lines are as a rule simply an effort
to get men out of office whether they
have been guilty of misconduct or not.
I will not lend myself to such a scheme.
If the regents to be investigated a
Manhattan are guilty then I will vote
with the committee to Gust them. If.
as in other Investigations of which I
have some knowledge, the men are not
guilty, and 1 am expected to aid the
committee in partisan report to GUST
them, there will be disappointment
somewhere. because I simply won't do
it I'd rather see the Pops control the
board of regents than to lend myself TO
such demagOguery.'
Verify, the light is breaking in poor
party ridden Kansas!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Russell Saga on Church.

New York, April 12.-The West Pres
byterian church, which. despite the
recommendation of the millionaire
board of trustees, voted to retain its
present pastor. was discussed today by
Russell Sage. one of the directors. whose
wisdom has been questioned. The
trustees said Mr.. Sage. will ask the
committee appointed by the presbytery
to defer its report until May L at which
time our treasurer's report is made and
the pew rents paid The report will
show a deficit of about ISL 600 The
story that am a bout to foreclose my
mortgage on the church is absolutely
false. 1 have no intention of so doing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
A Useful Hint

No matter if the baby does cry all
night and we think we must walk the
floor with it, and no matter If things
do not go as well the next day. How
could we manage without baby in the
house? And yet, see how inconsistent
We are: we want that baby to hurry
I'D and be a man in order that we may
have him for a partner; or woman
so some. one else may have her FOR a
partner Yet often the baby. once plump
and rosy, begins to lose weight and run
down without any apparent cause The
doctor says the baby has "a wasting
disease" Scott's Emulsion of cod liver
oil with the hypophosphates Of lime and
soda comes in here to gladden. the
hearts of all. The baby takes it readily;
nutrition steadily improves; the flesh
again becomes firm; and good health
once more aboundS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
FRESH YOUTH INDEED.
Invited Roosevelt to a Chicago Din
ner-A Funny Situation.

Chicago, III. April 12-Governor
Roosevelt. of New York, was the guest
of Stephen Demmon at a dinner at
the Union League club, and thereby
hangs a tale. Mr.. DemmOn is only
about % years old, but he is a very
soon young man.
He is a lawyer, and is the sort of
individual who gets a reputation of
making himself numerous. When he
the big Republican clubs of CHICAGO
had invited Governor Roosevelt TO come
TO Chicago as its guest, Mr. Demmon
conceived the Ito him) happy idea of
doing a little entertaining on his own
hook
So he dispatched a telegram to the
late commander Of the rough riders in
viting him to attend q dinner at the
Union League club while in the CITY
The governor, knowing that the Union
League is one OF the biggest and rich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
NAY SUCCEED ALGER.
Ambassador to France Again Credited
With Cabinet Place.

Washington. April 12-Ambassador Por-
ter, it is again reported today, has asked
for and received leave to absent himself
from his post for a short time. and it is
suggested At the department of state that
his return TO this country may turn out
TO be made chiefly TO accept the position of
secretary OF war and that Alger is soon
TO resign
When Ambassador Porter was question
ed a short time ago concerning the report
that he was 10 become secretary OF war
he declined 10 discuss the matter. In con-
uection with the report about Ambassador
Porter. ii is said that Whitelaw Reid may
France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
MINISTER TO SPAIN.
Bellamy Storer, Minister to Belgium,
Is Slated For the Place.

Washington. April 12.-Beilamy Stor-
er, now United States minister to Bel
gium will be appointed minister to
Spain.
Mr. Storer's selection for the Madrid
mission is a distinct promotion in the
diplomatic line The difference in the
conpensa ton is not considerable but
the new minister to Madrid will have
very important duties to perform, in
GLIDING the early negotiation of a gen
eral treaty of trade and comfy.
Mrs StOrer is q Catholic
It is assumed here that the Due
d'ArcoS. late Spanish minister to Next
co, will be named as minister to Wash
ingtOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
BRYAN'S CRUSADE
Against Territorial Expansion Takes
Him to Jefferson City.

Jefferson City, Mo, April 12.-Col
William ]. Bryan addressed the Mis-
souri, legislature yesterday afternoon
from the capitol steps in order to ac-
commodate the big crowd, 1000 people
being present. He spoke against trusts
and the income tax decision, denounced
gold bugs, and condemned the annexa-
ton of Porto Rico and the conquest of
the Philippine islands.
Col Bryan was given a reception by
Governor and Mrs. Stephens at the ex-
ecutive mansion last night. Members
of the legislature attended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
FALCON HAS FINISHED.
Will Make No Further Effort to Gust
Judge W. I Stuart

Judge James A. Falcon of Hiawatha
will make no further effort to secure
possession of the office of judge now be
ing held by William I. Stuart. Under
the verdict rendered by the senate
Judge Falcon has no further recourse.
Had the senate given him a different
verdict he might have proceeded fur
Their
The defeated candidate for judge told
a Journal reporter today that he would
VerSy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
CLEVELAND NOTION.
A Professional Picture of Him to Be
Taken For the Mutoscope.

Princeton. n. J., April 12.-Ex-Presi-
dent Grover Cleveland has consented to
allow the American MutOscope COM
pany to take several views of himself.
which they will exhibit on the screen in
their gallery of notable men. His con-
sent was obtained by Fred A Acker-
man of New York city, who has the
work in charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
ROCK ISLAND REFLECTS.
Texas officers and Directors Honored
For Another Year.

Fort Worth. Tex, April 1.-THE c..
R. I & P. Texas officers and directors
We're reelected today as follows:
Directors-J. H Matthews, z. T.
Owerry. Bowie; ]. T. Harris, Ringgold :;
G H. THOMPSON. Guthrie: S B. Hovey,
Fort Worth.
Of1cers-M A Low, Topeka, presi-
dent; s. B. HOEey. vice president and
general superintendent: J. c. McCabe,
Forth Worth, general freight agent; c.
B. SIoat, Fort Worth, general passen-
ger and ticket agent; F. E. DIETRICH,
Fort Worth, secretary treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Rockefellers in New mexico.

Santa Fe. n. NJ. April 12.-Parties who
are said to be the agents of the Rookie
fellers have been securing large hema tite
iron ore deposits in Grant county. this ter
ritory. ard it is said rolling mills to cost
over 100000 are to be erected at Han
over Gulch. in the heart of the iron mining
district All materials necessary for the
huxing of ores are found here. coal COM
ing from the new mines in Lincoln county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
WANT ANOTHER TRAIN.
Salina People Present a Petition to
the Rock Island.

SaIina. Kan, April PA number of
Salina business men have petitioned the
Rock Island Railroad company to put
on another passenger train between
this city and Herington, Kan. The in
tention is to have the train leaving
SaIina to connect at Harrington for all
southern points and to enable pasSen-
gers to go from Salina to southern
Kansas and Oklahoma in one day.
The Rock Island officials have the
matter under consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Espanola Burned.

Santa Fee N. NJ, April 12--The town of
Espanola was almost destroyed by fire
this morning Three large warehouses
and store belonging to Bond Brothers
were burned, causing a loss Of $1,000, in
sured for $1,000. The Denver and Rio
Crande railway station and several other
buildings were also destroyed, none of
rbarr, hang o. larsa value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Will Try Arbitration.

Danville, Ill, April 1.-THE 1000 mi
ners who went out here last week de-
cided today to lay the matter before the
state arbitration board and will resume
operations tomorrow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Revival meetinea continne.

The revival meetings held by Mrs Hat
tie Livingston in the Walnut Grove NJ.
E. church are still in progress. The serv-
ices will continue this week every after
noon at 2:20 and evening at 7:30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Rrutus Sails For Gnaua.

San Francisco. April 12.-The collier
BrtItus has sailed for Guam, Ladrone ISL
arsds- She carries L. 500 tons. and on deck
were Jersey bull and three cows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12

soon pass away. I was
trea ted by several able
physicians, but in spite
OF their efforts the Can
eeFspreed until my con
die1en became alarming.
After many moaths Of
treatment and growing
steadily WorS {. 1 q e
CT ded 70 try 5. s. 8.
which Vas 80 strongly
recommended The first
bottle produced an I'm
proYemeat- 1 continued
the medicine. an d in
four mon tbs the last lit
tie s ca b dropped 0 4,
Tan Eaaz 49, .l---.z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12

TIA. ia. razor-edge collars. We put
on smooth edge. Peerless Steam Laun-
dry. 112 and ia West Sth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Little
Pirnp1es Turn
to Cancer.

Cancer often results from an i'm
purity in the blood, inherited from
generations back. Few people are en-
tirely free from some faint in the blood,
and it is impossible to tell when it will
break out in the form of dreaded Can
Ger. What has appeared TO be a mere
pimple or scratch has developed into
the most malignant Cancer.
81 had 8 severe Cancer which vas at frst
9Rly few bloteheS, that 1 thought would
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12

HSa lot sign Of the disease has returned"
E. T. WILLIAMS
Giilsburg, Miss.
1t IS dangerous to experiment. with
Cancer. The disease is beyond the skill
OF physicians S. S. S is the only cure.
because it is the only remedy which
goes deep enough to reach Cancer.
y 5 ). (Swift's Specific) is the ONLY
blood remedy guaranteed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12

Tacoma, Wash,
SOS. IS. via Santa Fe RoUa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-12
Purely Vegetable.

All others contain potash and rner-
Cury, the most dangerous Of minerals.
Books on Cancer and blood diseases
mailed free by Swift Specific Companv.
Atlanta. Georgia