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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-16
KANSAS news.
A Mere Babe of Three Years
Travels Ten Miles
In the Afternoon and Evening
to Visit Her Father.
AN ALL NIGHT SEARCH
Entire Lodge of Nj. w. A. Turns
Out to Aid.
Found In a Patch of Timber
About Daylight.

Pratt, May 16.-The members OF a
camp of Modern Woodmen,i in the north
west part of the county, took a degree
the other evening that is not 10 DC
found in the ritual of that order.
Three children-two little boys ano
their 2-year-old sister-of Mr. ana MIS-.
Cubbage, made up their minds to VISIT
their father, who lives several Inlles
away in Stafford, without apprlSlhs
their parents of their intentions. They
started out, and the two boys We're
noticed in the evening by FARMER,
whom they requested to look for their
little sister, who had become separated
from them. A Woodman lodge was IN
session a short distance away, where
the farmer went for assistance. me
entire lodge turned out and began
systematic search for the little TOT.
Along in the morning she was found in
a grove of trees, lying on her race
sobbing in broken slumbers. The moth-
er was distracted with grief over the
disappearance of her little one.
The little girl was found ten miles
away from home, and is not yet three
years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-16
GREAT DANE WHIPS LION
Fierce Encounter In the Zoo at Gin
cinnati-The Lion Had Enough.

Cincinnati, May 16.-An exhibition of
the remarkable strength of ColSteph-
ans Great Dane Mardo was witnessed
by the keepers of the Zoo today. Mardo
was strutting proudly bout the Carni
vora building when Dewey. the fierce
young lion, was taken out of his cage
to be shipped to his owner.
The dog, thinking that the animal
had attacked the keeper. sprang upon
the lion fearlessly. The keepers allow
ed the chains to fall, and seizing long
iron bars, tried to separate the two
beasts Meantime the dog was worst
ing the lion. The keepers efforts to
separate the animals were futile. and
not before the lion had been whipped
and skulked away from the big dog
were they able to get near the lion
1t was an easy matter to get the lion
into the shipping case after the encoun
ter, where he lay licking his sore spots
The fight lasted only a few minutes.
Dewey is nearly two years old, and Is
the size of a full grown Great Dane.
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KILLED BY A BULL.
Vicious Animal Cores a Reno County
Farmer to Death.

Hutchinson, May 16-Thomas Robert
son, well known farmer and stock
raiser of Reno county, died a horrible
death near here Sunday evening.
Robertson went on foot into his pas
ture. where he was attacked by
vicious bull Fearing the animal some
what, he had taken a pitchfork for
protection. The bull was dehorned and
could not gore his adversary, but made
a terrible onslaught. For time Rob
ertson kept his footing and tried to put
the bulls eyes out with the pitchfork.
The brute finally made a sudden rush
and bore him to the ground, where he
soon paved the life out of the stock7
man. The animal guarded the dead
body, continuing to paw it, until
neighbor arrived with a gun and shot
him. The horrible sight was witnessed
by Robertson'S invalid wife.
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SWORD FOR LITTLE.
Movement Started by Lieuten-
ant COlOnel's Friends.

Friends of Lieutenant Colonel Ed
Little of the Twentieth Kansas regi-
ment in this city are talking of start
ing a fund for the purpose of purchas-
ing him sword. 1t is quite likely that
the matter will take definite shape
within a few days.
While Col. Little was not once mem
toned in the dispatches from the Phil
ippineS, recent reports received from
soldiers there and accounts in Manila
papers show that he proved himself Il
daring and efficient officer. This knowl-
edge, coupled with the dissatisfaction
caused by the appointment of Major
Wilder S. Metcalf to succeed Funston,
has stirred up his friends and they now
propose to do something to show that
they appreciated his conductR The pre-
sentation of a sword has been the first
suggestion, although the movement
may take some other turn
The matter is being discussed by
men, irrespective of party, who believe
Little should have been given the COM
mand of the regiment.
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NOT MUCH OF A PROPHECY.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.1
Mr. Chauncey NJ. Depew's recent
prophecy that both political parties
will include in their platforms next
year declarations against trusts and
rnonopOlies has evoked some discussion.
Why it should is somewhat hard to I'M
derstand If a prominent person, how
ever humorous, should come out with a
prophecy that the days will begin to
shorten, at or near the close of June,
1900, the comment would only be in the
line of seeking the concealed joke. Yet
the changes of equinox and solstice
next year are not more certain than
that, If the political parties last until
then, they will promulgate the declara-
tion of their undying opposition to at
tempts to engross industry. concentrate
wealth and monopolize trade.
The political parties have been doing
this with more or less industry since
the trust issue manifested itself. And
both have accompanied these decIara-
lions with an equal industry in omit
ting any real steps to make these de-
clarations good. There can be no bet
ter illustration of this than the relation
of the tariff to trusts. Not all the
trusts are protected by the tariff; but it
is indisputable that many of them are
And it is equally indisputable that n
section in any tariff bill making the ex
istence of a combination to suppress
competition a defense against the pay
ment of duties on the competing i'm
ported articles would have prevented
the perversion of the tariff to the ben
eht Of the trusts. Yet both parties have
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BETTER LET HIM ALONE.
Insurance Company Sues McNall For
Money Collected For the State

Today while eating dinner Webb Nc
Nall was served with summons in a
case brought against him by the Metro
pOlitan Life Insurance company with
which he had trouble while Superintend-
ent of insurance. McNaH at one time
revoked the license of this company.
Last February when the company APP
piled for readmiSSiOn to the state Nc
Nall required the payment of 81, 306 AZ.
This amount of money represented the
2 per cent tax which all companies are
required to pay into the state trea sury.
McNalI at once turned the money into
the state treasury but is now sued by
the company for recovery. The petition
which was filed by Waggener, Horton
and Orr, alleges that McNaH collected
the money by oppression and required
the company to pay the money without
authority or warrant of law.
The petition alleges that the company
paid the money rather than lose the
Kansas business which was a part of
the total done in the United States, all
of which returned to the company a
profit of $4,000 annually. The last time
this company sued Mr.. McNaII it was
for $780, 900 damages.
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ments at Washington, and who have
some inside knowledge into the recent
investigation of the prison, that action
may not be had for several weeks, but
when the result becomes known the de-
partment will have a man ready to
take Warden French's place.
warden French and his deputy ap-
pear to be quite unconcerned and are
taking life easy. If they feel that their
days are numbered, they give no indi-
cation of it. Warden French said yes
terday that he has just been furnished
with a plan for work to occupy his
prisoners for at least four months and
this makes him think that he is per-
fectly safe. for such propositions would
not have been sent him, if the depart
ment contemplated his removal.
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PAVE HUNTOoN STREET
Contract Awarded and Work to Be
Commenced at Once.

The city council met Monday evening
for the primary purpose of awarding
the contracts for grading and paving
Huntoon street. That was done and
then the council took up other ques-
tions of more or less Importance.
John Richie was given the contract
for paving and curbing Huntoon street.
The paving will cost SIPS per square
yard and the curbing 25 cents per lineal
foot. 1t is stipulated that the curbing
must be set in concrete.
Baker 81 Bradbury were given the
contract for grading at 26A cents per
cubic yard.
The grading must be commenced
within five days and be completed
within 60 days, and the paving will be
commenced within 10 days and COM
pleted within 40 days.
This contract includes only the paw
ing from Topeka avenue to Fillmore
street The rest of the Washburn col
lege drive will be advertised within a
short time.
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L1GHTNING-RoD FAKIR
Tries to swindle a Farmer Out of $500
Near Cherryvale.

Cherryvale, May 16.-About the first
of April a man representing himself to
be a Mr. Wells, living north of Cherry
vale called on w. S. Traxson, living
southwest of Angola, and asked per-
mission to rod his house and barn for
advertising purposes, all over $50 feet
to be paid for at the rate of rs cents
per foot and they would board out
this amount while working in the neigh
bOrhOOd.
In day or so different men came
and put up the rods and found that it
did not exceed the $50 feet. In about a
week another party called to collect for
the job, and had bill for nearly $500,
which he failed to collect. Traxson will
fight this in the courts.
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A JAMESON RAID
Nipped In the Bud by Dom
Paul'S Detectives.

Pretoria, Transvaal Republic, May
16.-The arrest at johannesburg early
this morning of seven alleged former
British officers named Nichols, Patter-
son, Tremlett, Ellis, F'reiz, Hopper and
Mitchell, on the charge of high treason,
has caused intense excitement here
The prisoners were bought to Pretoria
by special train. After they had been
lodged in Jail they were visited by the
British diplomatic agent here. The ar
rests were effected by detective who
Joined the movement which, it is as
serted was for the purpose of enroll
ing men in order to cause an outbreak
of rebellion.
discriminating documents were found
on the prisoners and it is expected that
further arrests will be made.
EXCITEMENT IN LONDON.
London, May 16.-The advices from
johannesburg are probably connected
with mysterious dispatch received at
johannesburg from Pretoria on May II,
saying a special train fully equipped
with Boer artillery men. guns and a
searchlight apparatus was being held in
readiness at the capital of the Trans
vaal. The statement was then declared
to be without significance but todayS
news throws a more serious light on
the movement and it is certain there
will be a great sensation in London
when the news of the arrests becomes
generally known.
The afternoon newspapers today print
special dispatches from Cape Town say
ing regarding the arrests made at
Johannesburg and have been taken to
Pretoria. The government of Cape
Colony, it further appears, is consider
ing the matter secretly.
The news has caused great excitement
throughout South Africa.
The Standard and Diggers News. the
Beers organ in London, has a dispatch
from Pretoria which says that warrants
were issued yesterday evening by the
state attorney and were executed at
midnight The dispatch adds that
plot or rebellion is alleged to have been
maturing for four months and that the
accused who are said to have been en-
gagged by the South African lea que had
already enlisted 1000 men.
Cecil Rhodes, the former premier of
Cape Colony and resident director in
South Africa of the British chartered
South Africa company. informs the AS
ISOLATED Press that he has heard moth
ing about regarding the arrests made at
Johannesburg and that he knows moth
ing about the reason for which they
were made.
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TOOK QUICKSILVER.
Young Married Woman At
tempts to Commit Suicide.

Mrs. Charles Spendlove, a young wo-
man living with her mother near Tenth
street on Kansas avenue, attempted
to commit suicide last night but was
saved by the timely arrival of a physi-
clan.
Mrs. SpendIove scraped the quicksil-
yer off a lookingglass with a knife
and swallowed enough of the mineral
to kill her. Her condition was discov-
cred and DR.. Coldren arrived in time
to successfully use a stomach pump.
Trouble with her husband was the
cause of the attempt a suicide.
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FUNSTON'S PLAN
Is to Settle in Cuba Says Capt.
Fred Buchan.

Kansas City, May ia special to the
Star from San Francisco says:
Captain f. E. Buchan of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment, who arrived from Ma
Mia yesterday on the Valencia, said re-
garding the future of Frederick Funston
of that regiment: General Funston has
political ambitions and does not care
to mingle in politics in any shape or form
1 know this to be a fact. When last
him, just before leaving Malolos
April IS, his plans were to go to Cuba as
soon as the Filipino rebellion was over
and engage in cattle ranching in one OF
the interior provinces He said that he
had had all the adventures he wanted"
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Mary L. Wallace and husband to c.
o. Knowles and Bennett r. Wheeler,
receivers for the Investment Trust COM
pany. sherif's deed, $500. lots 205 POI
and 2O9, First avenue east, Cranes add
J. K. Hudson ct al. to same as above,
$500. II lots in Highland Park.
Sarah A. Thurston, administrator of
the estate of Ella r. Green, to George
H. Hall. $500, part of ne. Il of 36-11-15.
on Lincoln street.
Same as preceding to Maria G. Scher-
merhorn, s1,046, part of ne. Il of 36-11-
is on Lincoln street
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A HALF CENT A MILE.
Rate the Santa Fe Will in the Future
Give Employees Over Other
Systems.

An announcement important to EN-
ployes of the Santa Fe system roads
was made today. Hereafter the rate
for employees will be one-half a cent per
mile instead of one cent per mile as
heretofore. This rate applies to the
transportation of employees of one sys-
tenn road over one or more of the other
system roads. In the past an employe
of the Santa Fe road proper was COM
PEELED to pay a cent a. mile for trans
portation over the Gulf, Colorado &
Santa F'e. the Santa Fe-Pacific or
Southern California roads, and vice
versa. The new order reduces the rate
one-half. 1t will go into effect June L.
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Opera House For Veterans.

Leavenworth, May 16.-The recent
visit of Col. Sidney G. Cook, the local
manager of the Soldiers home, result
ed in securing definite orders concern
ing the erection of an opera house for
the members of the home. and work
will begin just as soon as bids can be
opened and the contract awarded. The
appropriation for the cost CT this build
ing is not made by congress, but taken
from the post fund, which comprises
and canteen.
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SHE AwoKE BLIND.
Unfortunate Plight of Jewell County
Woman After Two Days Sleep.

Jewell City, May 16.-Mrs w. c.
Gam. of Browns Creek. is in a very
unfortunate condition. She fell asleep
and in two days she awoke, but was
blind Since then she has a complica-
ton of diseases and at present is I'M
conscious
Her mother, Mrs. Mitchell who lives
within two miles, came to see her and
While there, fell, sustaining such Sc
we're injuries to her spine that it has
not been possible to move her. Mr.
Gam was unable to put in his crop but
kind neighbors did it for him.
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Bonds at High Premium.

Junction City, May 16.-The twenty
year S35. 00o 4 per cent court house
bonds of Geary county, which were sold
yesterday, went at over per cent
premium, amounting to SLIGO. This is
the best sale ever made of Kansas
bonds J. c. Horton, of the wholesale
drug firm of Gallag CHER. Horton & Faxon
of Kansas City, negotiated the sale for
a friend. who buys as an investment.
Ten bids Were received.
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CONCERNING FEDERAL PRISON
Warden French Denies He Has Been
Asked to Resign.

feavenworth, May 16.-There has
been a persistent rumor on the streets
for the past "a hours that Warden
French and Deputy Warden Allen have
been asked to hand in their resigna-
lions, but both officials deny that they
have been asked to do anything of the
kind.
There is a deeD-seated impression
among those who understand the
course of Investigations by the depart
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FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Santa Fe Secures Contract to Trans
port Two Companies to Frisco.

The Santa Fe company has secured a
contract for the transportation of two
companies of the 18th United States
infantry from FIT. Leavenworth to San
Francisco. The troops will be taken to
the coast in a special train and will
pass through Topeka on Tuesday or
Wednesday of next week. They have
been ordered to the Philippines.
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Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, May 16.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING f. Besse, Lyn-
don, Sc to $40.
to $17; John w. Fuller, Pleasanton, SIG
to $24; Edward Schilling, Horton, 81 to
Sc
Original. widows, etc-Martha A.
Cowman, Sunhower, S.
Reissue-Elizabeth Parrot, Wichita,
S12
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OFCOURSE HE WAS ROBBED
Drunken Man With Money, Takes a
Nap on the Street

Frank Ford, who is employed in the
bridge and building department of the
Santa Fe, was drinking heavily last
night and while passing First and Madi-
son streets was overcome by liquor and
he lay down in the street.
This morning at daylight he came
to his sober senses. He was lying on
his back and his pockets had been rified-
He found that $50 that he had in his
pocket the night before was missing.
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Toneka Bank Named.

Washington, May 16.-The comp
trOiler of the currency has approved re-
serve agents for national banks as fol-
lows: The National Bank of Commerce,
Kansas City, for the First National
cial National bank of Chicago for the
First National bank at Norton, and
the Continental, of ST. Louis, for the
Merchants National bank at Topeka,
Kan.
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To Use Santa Fe Tracks

Denver May 16-The Colorado South
ern is negotiating with the Santa Fe
for the use of the latter's tracks from
Pueblo to Denver for passenger service
only. The Colorado Southern will con-
tinue to use it's own track for freight
business This arrangement is being
made in order to quicken the passenger
service of the Colorado Southern. max
ing the distance about seventeen miles
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MAY GO TO lola.
Knights of Pythias Will Probably
Hold Next Session There.

At noon the grand lodge knights
of Pythias received several kilograms
from lola inviting the grand lodge to
hold the session for 1890 there.
The Commercial club and the local
lodges have extended the invitation
and it is likely that the grand lodge
may go there, at least that is the opin-
ion of some of the grand officers. Dur
ing the session the grand lodge will
probably adopt bylaw allowing mem
bers who have been dropped to be
reinStated.
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The order of the postmaster general
commanding postmasters to mind their
own business. comes rather hard right
on the eve of a presidential campaign.
Who is to run the conventions?
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NEW NUISANCE ORDINANCE
Council is Now Considering One to
Take the Place of the Old One.

The city council has been asked to
adopt a new nuisance ordinance in
place of the one declared illegal by
Judge Hazen.
1t was regularly introduced at the
meeting Monday evening and referred
to the committee on judiciary
Councilman NettelS asked to have
the ordinance passed under suspension
of the rules but the council declined to
do so
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The decision that volunteer regiments
shall return from the Philippines in tbs
same order as they went instead of in
the order of merit, will have a tendency
to keep the Kansas boys there longer
than would otherwise be the case.
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Made Rvan's Secretary.

Atchison, May 16.-James T. Tufts
has been appointed private secretary to
Assistant Secretary Ryan, of the in
terror department. Mr.. Tufts served
as Mr.. Ryan's private secretary when
the assistant secretary was a member
of congress.
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conspicuously omitted to put any such
section in their tariff legislation. The
Republican party has had more chances
to adopt this provision than the DEM
ocratic. because it has enacted more
tariff bills. But both stand on an ex-
act level in the matter of not doing it.
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If you have piles. cure them. No use
undergoing horrible operations that
simply remove the results of the dis
ease without disturbing the disease It
self. Place your confidence in DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. 1t has never failed
to cure others; it will not fail to cure
you. Geo. W. Stansneld. w. H. Wilson,
A ]. Arnold & Son, A. J. Kane & Co.
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CLEVELAND viii Be There.

Toledo, o.. May 16.-Ex-President
Cleveland, who is on fishing trip at
Middle Bass, will be the guest of honor
at the formal laying of the cornerstone
of the court house at Port Clinton on
Thursday. Mr.. Cleveland will not
speak. but has consented to be present
He expects to be on Lake Erie fishing
at least two more weeks, and will prob
ably remain at Middle Bass during the
entire time.
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CARS STOP RUNNING.
Wichita Citizens Can Walk to and
From Business Now

Wichita, May 16.-In accordance with
a decision rendered by Judge Dale Sat
urday adjudging the street cars to be
public nuisance, the cars quit running
this morning. The lease of the present
company expired some time ago, but
they continued to run despite the city's
protest.
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Stricken With PARALYSIS.

Jewell City, May 16-Grandma Bowls,
mother of L. c. Bowls, at Mayview, was
stricken with paralysis recently, from
which she can not possibly recover.
She is in her eightieth year.
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Y w. @. A. Renefit.

Mrs. J. D. Mcfarland and Mrs W.
A. Johnston will give a dime reception
for the benefit of the Y. w. C. A
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs Mcfarland. Everybody invited.
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Isn't it about time for Mr.. Wharton
Barker and Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly to
oil up the running gears of their presi-
Dental chariot?
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Peoria Journal: When it comes to
comparison of New York and Kansas
the former had better not mention the
subject of volunteer service in the
army of the United States.
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The division of Africa having been
satisfactorily accomplished, European
nations can now give their undivided
attention to what is left of Asia still
unappropriated
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Gomez has at last become Disguised
with the Cuban soldiery and concluded
to let them get their pay in any way
they can