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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
WAS ON THE BROOKLYN.
Edwin Campbell Who Helped Sink
Cervera's Fleet Visits lola.

lola, March 2.-Edwin Campbell is
visiting his uncle here. He was a sailor
for six years and was captain of a six
FOUNDER on board the Brooklyn, Ad-
miral Schley's flagship, at Santiago
and aimed and fired many a good hard
shot at the fleeing Spanish fleet.
He made two trips to Capetown,
South Africa, came home in '95 and
went on the Yantic a corvette, and
spent another year at Montevideo,
Buenos Ayres and Rio de Janeiro Then
he changed to the Lancaster, wooden
cruiser at the same station, and stayed
with it till it went out of commission
in Boston in 1897 when he went on the
gunboat Vicksburg. few days later
he and Il other companions were draft
ed to join the crew of the Maine, which
with the Brooklyn, Texas, Dolphin and
Chicago, were in New York harbor. He
alone preferred the Brooklyn and OBJ
tanned an exchange. The II Joined the
Maine and went down with it.
1--WE were ordered to Key West" he
said, and kept there until they found
that Sampson couldn't find CerVera
of Cuba. We all knew what we were
after. Other navies kept these things
from the men, but American sailors
have to be told. We didn't know where
he was and had a notion to go back to
Key West, but suspected he was at
Santiago and went there. We got there
one saturday night and found we had
him the next morning. Just one month
later, on a Sunday morning out he
came. Glad? You bet we were glad
when he came out.
by the time we had them licked
Sampson came rushing up on the New
York. No, 1 don't think much of him.
Schley's my man. He is a gentleman,
all the sailors think SO. We could get
to him any time we wanted to and no
red tape. He's the most popular COM
mander in the navy-more than Dewey
even. When Sampson came out he sent
US tired out and out of ammunition
back to meet what we thought was an
other Spanish fleet, while he finished
the fight to claim part of the prize mon
ey. His men looted all the Spanish YES
sells which we sunk and they were COM
monty supposed to have several millions
of money on board. 1t was never heard
Of 1t made US mad enough to fire into
the New York when Sampson came up
and pulled the Colon off the beach.
1.-THE Brooklyn is the finest cruiser
| af1oat and the Oregon the finest bat
tleship. Our men sang and yelled and
cutup when we went into battle so you
| could hardly hear orders, they were so
confident No, we didn't suffer from
| our work You see we had only our
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
POPE SETS A LIMIT.
Wants to Be Cured in Two Days, and
Without Pain.

Rome, March 2.-The pope was in ex-
celent spirits today. When the doctors
proposed applying the clinical thermome-
ter his holiness said that there was no
need to do so, he could himself feel
that the fever had disappeared, just as
he could feel the high temperature prior
to the operate
The pontiff would not allow the wound
to be sewed up, the doctors had to be
content with drawing the ends together
with a plaster.
After the wound had been dressed, chat
ting quietly with DR.. MaZZoni, the pope
srnilingly said: Il want you to cure me
without any pain and in two days"
The surgeon replied in the same spirit
.'Your holiness must not expect me to per-
form miracles
The pope for the present will partake
only OF liquid nouriShment, such as soup,
raw eggs and watered wine. The doctors
positively deny that there is any dysentery
or any danger of blood poisoning. They
are confident of restoring the health of the
pontiff.
DR.. Mazzoni today said to a high per
Sonage at the vatican who asked for con-
fdential information on the subject, that
if the pope recovered, as he fully expected
to, there was no reason why he should
not live for another ten years, so great is
his vitality.
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MAYOR FELLOWS SPEECH.
Acknowledges a Present From the
Police Force in an Address.

Mayor Fellows was presented with a
handsomely framed picture of the police
force and officers of the police depart
ment last evening.
In acknowledging the present he said:
''It gives me great pleasure to speak a
few words of appreciation to the mem
bers of the best police force Topeka
ever had. do not say this to take any
credit to myself because in selecting the
force the members of the city council
were consulted and their wishes were
followed and the credit belongs to them.
Il believe that you are all trying to
do your duty. A good officer can re-
ceive no compensation equal to the self
consciousness that he is doing right
1t is your duty to protect the lives and
homes of the people of Topeka 1t is
your duty to prevent the violation of
the city ordinances and L believe that
every member present stands ready to
do what he can to uphold the peace and
dignity of our city.
You could give me nothing which 1
would appreciate more than this little
token of esteem for it will serve to keep
fresh in my memory the faces of those
whose devotion to duty, 1 assure you
is appreciated by the people of Topeka
as well as the members of the city ad-
miniStratiOn.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
MRS. BURNETT'S NEW PLAY
"Joe Hurst, Gentleman" Has a Mild
Success in Washington.

Washington. March Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett's new play, Joe
Hurst, Gentleman" had its first met
ropolitan production here after a re-
hearsaI trip in small towns. 1t made
mild success before a large and dis
tinguished audience, Mrs. Mckinley,
Controller and Mrs. Dawes, and a
White House party occupying one of the
boxes.
The production suggested the neces-
sity of still more alteration and prun-
ing. The play is one of the old senti-
mental type. and furnished an excellent
medium for Digby Bell as the pathetic,
Economically heroic wax workmen, who
brought his daughter up as lady in
ignorance of her father, and then, on
being taken for a servant, deserted her
to further her social prospects.
Miss Caroline Keller as Linda
Hurst made a pronounced success.
and Mrs. Bell had one of the plain
woman parts she does so we'll. Charles
Dibdin Pitt, as "AdolphuS Cadsbury,' y
the hairdresser villain, and Edward Nc
Wade, as 'Jakes," the Snowman, fur
nished the comedy parts and made dis
tinct hits. Mrs. Burnett's play is long
ways from Little Lord Fauntleroy' or
the Lady of Quality" but it is a pretty
romantic drama, none the less.
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EVERYTHING READY.
Elks' Romeo and Juliet Promisei to
Be a Great Success.

There has been a large sale of seats
for the first performance of the travesty
of Romeo and Juliet" given by the To-
peka lodge of Elks at the Grand Opera
House tonight and tomorrow night.
The costumes have arrived direct
from Chicago after a slight delay
caused by a shortage of material in the
textile market. Moses Sarbach, who
tips the scales at 96O,and J.W. Haughey,
who weighs in at 800, will walk in the
cake walk with Pick Smith and Ben
Blythe. The waist measures of the two
men, that is Sarbach and Haughey,
when added together, is something like
1852 inches and an eastern mill was
kept running night and day for a while
to make the cloth for their. dresses.
This caused a slight delay but the two
dresses arrived today packed in sep
arate saratogas.
The chorus is well trained and the
principles well known local singers.
Aaron Jetmore will make his first APP
pearance as a singer and Frank Weight
man, as Juliet, will be seen to advantage
in the imperSonation of a female char
acter. H. S. Shirer will sing the part
of Romeo, which he created when the
burlesque was first produced here by
the ElkS in 1885.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
FEBRUARY WEATHER.
Last Month Broke the Record For
Low Temperatures, According
to Chancellor Snow.

Lawrence, March 2.-The weather re-
port for February issue by Chancellor
snow OF the state university says:
Inc past month has broken records
Tor low temperature. 1t had the coolest
day. the coolest week, and, with one
exception the lowest temperature, on
our ~ years record. The 18th, with a
mean temperature of Is degrees below
zero, was four degrees colder than jan
uary %. 1873, the coolest day known
heretofore. The week from the 9Th to
the 18th, with a mean temperature of
nearly degrees below zero, was two
degrees colder than any other week on
record.
"A temperature of 241s degrees below
zero, on the 18th, has been exceeded
only once: by a temperature of &c de-
grees below in January, 1873. Consider
ed as whole the past month was de-
c1dedly the coolest February on record,
the mean temperature being 121a de-
grees below the average Only five
months-all of them Januaries-have
mad a lower mean temperature. Not
W1thstanding the low monthly mean,
however, there was a wide variation of
temperature the last half of the month
being nearly 80 degrees warmer than
the first half.
The range between extreme temper
atures was phenomenal; greater by five
degrees that for any other month on
record. The mercury fell below zero
on ten days, nine more than the aver
age number. There were four days with
mean temperature below zero, and 20
with a mean below freezing
THE depth of snow for the month
was several inches above the February
average but the total precipitation
rain and melted snow-was normal"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
WHERE THEY SPLIT.

The point on which the joint high
commission of the United States and
Canada has split in trying to agree
upon the Alaska boundary is the in
depreciation of the old treaty between
Russia and Great Britain. More ac-
curately, it is that part of the treaty
which purports to define the boundary
of the Alaska panhandle, from Mt. St.
ELIAS southwark The provision is that
the line shall be drawn ten marine
eagues. (thirty geographical or nautical
miIes) parallel with the coast. Now the
question at issue is, shall this line be
drawn at the stated distance from the
water edge of the mainland, or from the
westward coast of the outlying islands {?
The former is the American contention,
the latter the British and Canadian. If
the line Is measured from the islands,
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Mr.. Win Fuller is in Leavenworth on
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w Davis will go to
Kansas City Saturday to hear Melba.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Van Orsdal have
den.
Mrs. w. N. Hamilton is suffering from
rheumatism at her home on Kansas
Mr.. Ballard and family. have moved
from 1902 Jackson street to 1905 Harri-
son street.
Go to c. B. Lyon, D. D. s.. for fine
dental work at popular prices. Office
oil Kansas avenue. Tel. 656.
Mrs. Mary Juneau of 1886 Van Buren,
street has gone to Kansas City where
she will enter a hospital for treatment
Miss lone Woodman will return to-
morrow from St. Louis. where she has
been for the past ten days on business
The ladies of the eastern section of
the Kansas Avenue church met this
afternoon with Mrs. w. S. Hamrick.
1923 Monroe street
There will be litany service and a
short address in the Church of the
Good Shepherd this evening at 1880 fol-
lowed by meeting of the confirmation
class.
Grandma Wheeler died last evening
at els o'clock at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. c. B. Hursh 1929 Jack
son street. The funeral will be held
home.
The funeral Of ]. Ferris, whose death
occurred Tuesday evening at his room
corner of Curtis street and Kansas
avenue, was held yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was an old soldier and
had been i'll for some time.
Mr.. c. E. Watkins is again in possess
sion of the Gem bakery at SIS Kansas
avenue and will be glad to see all of his
former customers. New paper and
paint and a new stock of shelf goods
make the place more inviting. The
finest line of bakery goods at lowest
prices. Orders taken for cakes of all
kinds. Two large loaVeS of bread Sc
Restaurant in connection
HUTCHINSON-PIT
The marriage of Miss Pearl Hutchin-
son with Mr.. Albert Pitcher was SOL
emnized Tuesday evening, February %.
at the home of the brides parents near
Pleasant Fill. At O'Clock, as Mendels-
Sohn'S wedding march was played by
Mrs. S. H. Pitcher, the bridal party took
their places in the parlor, where the
ceremony was performed by the Rev
Mr.. Young of the M. E. church of Meri-
den. After congratulations, a dainty
supper was served. The bride, who is
very popular and has a large circle OF
friends, looked charming in her gown
of silver gray pophn, trimmed with Law
ender lace, net and ribbons. The young
couple were the recipients of many
handsome and useful presents Among
the guests were Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hutch
inson, Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Pitcher Rev.
and Mrs. Young, Mr. and Mrs. H.
Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd Pollom,
Mr. and Mrs. Shaffer, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindsey, Mr.. and Mrs. S. II. Pitcher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitlock Mrs William
ence Hutchinson, Millicent Tomlinson.
Lou Hutchinson, Miss Young, Miss
Neff, Messrs. Ralph Tomlinson, Charles
Hutchinson and Harry Hutchinson.
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HE WAS TOO GAY.
Charles Ekstrom Entertained Mrs.
Norlln With Too Much
Enthusiasm.

Mrs. Sarah Norlin of POP Buchanan
street went to Charles Ekstrom's party
at Twelfth and Jackson streets one
evening last summer and she says that
she was greeted too cordially. In fact
she is so much dispelased with the cor
diality with which she was received
that she has commenced an action in
the district court against Mr.. EkStrOm
for So, 900 damages.
Mrs Norlin is a lady of frail consti-
tuition, she says in her petition. She is
about 65 years old and has been a
friend of the EkStrom family for years.
Mr.. Ekstrom is quite wealthy and lives
in a comfortable home on Twelfth
street. He is a cabinet maker but he
owns a great deal of property in the
city as we'll as two or three farms.
Last July he arranged for little par
ty and Mrs. Norlin and her husband
were invited. They accepted the invi-
tation and expected to pass pleasant
evening in the Ekstrom household. She
saws she went to the scene of the pro-
posed party and that Mr.. Ekstrom
grabbed hold of both her hands and
danced her around the room in an eff
fusion of good feeling. But the greet
ing was too much for her strength and
she fell to the floor, breaking leg.
Here is what she says in the docu-
ment which George E. Stoker, her at
torney filed today in the district court:
1.-THE defendant is man of vigorous
strength, of violent bodily activity and
unwarrantable and excessively severe
methods of greeting his guests. That
we'll knowing the age and infirmities
of the plaintiff he took her by the hands
and without her consent and beyond her
control carelessly, negHgently and
violently jerked and pulled plaintiff
about the rooms and thereby caused her
to fall and break her leg and receive
other severe injuries.
Mrs NorIin asserts that she has been
to great expense for medical services
and has suffered greatly and she thinks
that $4,000 will partially recompense
her,
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LOST ONE EYE.
Bad Accident to a South Dickinson
Boy While Playing.
tFrom the Abilene Chronicle.l

lF the ADlI0n6 OnTOHlCI0I
A most unusual and sad accident
happened at school in district SO near
Hope the other day. The children were
playing in the yard when a young man
rode up carrying a large blacksnake
whip. One of the school boys took the
whip and in a playful way, began to
crack it when a piece of the whang
leather on the end flew off and struck
Joseph Reisch, another school boy.
fairly in the eye and almost imbedded
itself under the corner. The frantic
cries of the children brought the teach
er who Immediately pulled the piece of
leather out bringing with it a portion of
the aqueous humor. The boy was ia
ken Immediately to Hope where it was
found necessary to remove the injured
eye, in order to save the sight of the
other. The patient is getting along
nicely and will soon be able to resume
school work.
Joseph Reisch is a very bright boy
about IA years of age. He had almost
completed the work in the district
school and but for this accident would
have entered the high school this
spring.
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trousers on, and stood on our toes with
our mouths open so the jar and con-
cussion didn't hurt us, although my
gun fired six shots a minute. We cap
tured 1900 men and killed SOCIAL worth
500 prize money apiece, and 1 helped
TO take five merchantmen. There is
$3,OOO,0OO prize money coming to US but
1 don't know when we will get it or how
much 1 will get. Sampson ought net to
have cent for he got right out of this
war. have seen him leave the squad
chase a little column of smoke He
would fire four or five shots at the ship
when he came up with it, each shot
costing $1,000 and then it would turn
out to be an English or German vessel.
l was on the New York one day when
he did that very thing"
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MOLINEUX ARRAIGNED.
He Secures Continuance Until Mex
Tuesday.

New York. March 2.-Rowland B.
Molineux, indicted on the charge of
murder in the first degree for the killing
of Mrs. Katharine J. Adams by sending
poison to Henry Cornish, was arraigned
today The court room was packed
when Molineux took a position beside
his consel Messrs. Weeks and Battle.
Mr.. Weeks asked that time should be
given to the defense before pleading and
suggested about a week.
District Attorney Gardiner protested
but was overruled by Recorder Golf, who
set next Tuesday as the day for plead
ing.
The proceedings in court only con-
sumed about six minutes. After a col
loquy between Mr.. Weeks and Col.
Gardiner, regarding a possible motion
to examine into the records of the grand
jury Molineux was led out of the court
room. He shook hands with some of
his friends in the rear of the court room
and appeared to be perfectly at ease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
EXPECT a FLOOD.
It is Predicted That the Missouri Will
Have a Vast Overflow.

Missouri river is looked for this spring
Some expect it to equal the big flood
of 1881. They base their predictions on
the immense snow fall in the mountains
this winter, and the continuous cold
weather which has prevented any of it
from melting. When it does melt, the
water will come with a rush.
This is the fiftieth anniversary OF the
deluge of 1S49, when the Missouri river
spread out over the valley, and was in
places from three to five miles in width.
The water reached the highest stage
ever known that year. If the Missouri
even reaches the height of 1881 this
year, it will stop Burlington and Mis-
souri, river trains, and do any amount
of damage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02
SCRAMBLE IN THE HOUSE
To Get Through Pet Measures Before
Tt is Too Late.

Washington. March 2.-There was q
great scramble for unanimous consent
legislation when the house met at II
O'Clock today. With end of congress
only forty-eight hours off, almost every
member had some local measure he was
trying to rescue from death on the cal
endar
The Buffalo exposition bill was passed
III to 16
Mr.. Southwick Rep., o. moved the
passage of the Ohio centennial bill, car
rying 81, 500, 600.
The bin passed-120 to 10.
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BOOSTS HOBSON.
The President Advances the Lieuten-
ant Ten Numbers.

Washington, March 1.-The president
today sent these nominations to the
senate:
Assistant naval constructor, Rich
mond P. Hobson, to be advanced ten
numbers from No. l of the list of as
sistant naval constructors to be No. 8
on the list of naval constructors, for ex-
traordinary heroism.
War-Infantry-Cap T. F. Forbes,
Fifth infantry to be major First regi-
ment volunteer engineers-First Lieu
tenant Julius a. Schuelke. assistant sur.
geon, to be surgeon with rank OF ma
jor.
MeHca1 epartment-Capt. E. c. Car
ter. assistant surgeon to be surgeon, with
rank Of major.
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STILL TALKING.
Attorneys in the Collins Case Will
Not Finish Today.

The arguments in the motion for
new trial in the Collins case continue
and will probably not be finished to-
day. Charles Hayden talked three hours
Wednesday afternoon and he held the
floor all forenoon, reading authority
after authority, and arguing the points
al he progressed. His strong contention
is that County Attorney Jetmore is too
severe in his language in his address,
to the jury.
The arguments will not be completed
today, and Judge Hazen will probably
take the case under advisement to give
him time to examine the authorities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02

then Dyea, Skaguay, Lynn canal, Ju-
neau City and Douglass island are in
British territory, and Great Britain con-
trolls the shortest and easiest path to
the K1ondike. If it is measured from
the water edge of the mainland, the
places named are in American terri
tory. Great Britain has no access by
sea to the KIondike, and Canadians
must go to the gold fields overland, by
rail or otherwise
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To this force the Oregon will add 81
officers. 4o2 men and 60 marines, while
the Iris will bring 5 officers and 80 men
10 swell the list. The Solace is bringing
the admiral an entire new crew to man
the Isla de Luzon.
Commenting on Dewey's request for
the Oregon the Cincinnati Times-Star
says:
Dewey wanted the Oregon for a po-
1itical purpose and the conclusion is
readily reached that he will be able to
carry his precinct with so large and
strong a following. The Oregon has
demonstrated remarkable ability in de-
bate and is a notorious repeater, and
when the voting comes can be depended
upon to repeat the performance of July
3. 1885,
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A RUSH IN THE SENATE.
Business is Transacted at a Rapid
Rate Today.

Washington, March I'm the senate
the conference report on the bill au-
thorizing governors of states to be re-
imbursed for expenses incurred in rails
ing and equipping the volunteer army
was agreed to.
The conference report on the naval
personnel bill was agreed to.
The Alaska code bill passed.
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Since Mr. Hearst himself is in New
York. some of his young men on the
San Francisco Examiner will be under
the necessity of going to jail for him
when the paper violates CALIFORNIA;
new anti-cartoon law, which of course
If will do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02

Among the most notable prosperity
stems telegraphed over the country yes
terday were the increase of 21a cents
a ton in the pay of coal miners in the
Birmingham district, the Is per cent in
crease in wages of iron workers in the
1oittsburg district and the advance in
interest rates made in the banks of
PHILADELPHIA
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LOCAL MENTION.

Prudence Horton, infant daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick K. Brown, died
early this morning at the home of the
parents, 1909 Topeka avenue. Private
funeral services will be held tomorrow
at eleven o'clock at the house, and the
remains will be taken to Blue Rapids
for burial
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Buvs a WISCONSIN, Island.

Neenah, Wis, March 2.-John Stew
ems a millionaire of this city, has pur-
chased Blackbird island, a small island
in Lake Winnebago, between Oshkosh
and this city. The island will be used
for hunting and fishing purposes. Mr..
Stevens purchased the property from
the state of Wisconsin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-02

Count Castellane is said to appro-
pirate to his own use but so per cent
of the money furnished him by his wife
TO buy presents for her. This shows
that marriage didn't make him Gould.
His illustrious father-in-1aw was never
contented with half in a financial trans
action