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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-14
. Fire in Jackson-An Old Land
mark Gone

Destructive Fire in Jackson-An Old Land
mark Gone.
The three handsome residences Just
north of the capitol, that had been oc-
cupied by the Sullivan, johnson and
Terrell families, and the engine house
of Jackson fire company No. l, were de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday night, Sep
TENDER 30. The Presbyterian manse
barely escaped. A strong wind was
blowing southwark, and thousands of
burning flakes fell on the capitol roof.
Fortunately it was Of sheet iron. The
greater portion of the population was
out to witness the fire, which threaten
ed to be general conhagration. Yazoo
City fire department telegraphed they
would bring down their entire appa-
ratus if needed. The fire started at
$50. The families are absent from the
city.
The engine house was one of the land
marks Of the long ago. 1t was at the
north end Of capital lot. The legislature
appropriated ST. 500 toward its erection,
with the proviso that it should be re-
moved whenever the legislature should
so demand. A concurrent resolution
will not be necessary.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-14

1t viii be seen that there are
than there are whites in the Thir
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03

The reason that women always have
the last word is probably the same why
moths always eat a mans coat right
where it will show the most.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
BOYS ON THE FARM.
Special Agent Says Rural Delivery
win Encourage Them.

Will Encourage Them.
Charles L Lynn, special agent of the
rural free delivery, said while in To-
peka:
that I ever heard of, the question has
been discussed how to keep the boys
on the farm. [ believe that rural free
delivery will assist in doing this 1t
brings the postoffice facilities of the
city right to the door of the farmer
and Will tend to make farm life more
desirable, and will make the boys more
contented on the farm.
Another thing: I think the country
will be covered with a net work of tele-
phone wires in the comp aratively near
future. The age of the cheap telephone
is almost here, and when it comes every
farmer can afford to have one SO that
he can call up his neighbOrs or his
friends over in the next township and
talk to them.
People from those portions of Shaw
nee county which have not yet been
covered by rural delivery continue to
come in to present their claims to the
agent. Farmers were in today from
both WilliamspOrt and Silver Lake
townships, asking if they could not
have routes established, but Mr. Lynn
explained TO them that there are al
ready more applications in than can be
granted and that Shawnee county has
been given three routes. When congress
increases the appropriation more routes
can be established.
A large part of Shawnee county is
already covered by the routes now
esta blished. Tecumseh, Mission, Sol
der and Topeka townships are covered,
and portions of Monmouth and Auburn
townships. Soldier township is not
covered complete, but it is very nearly
50. Other routes which Judge Guthrie
has in mind when they can be secured
are one from Valencia south to Dover,
another from North Topeka northwest
through Silver Lake township. another
for ROssville township, and another for
the southeast part of the county,. COW
ering Williamsport and the southern
part of Monmouth townships With
the establishment of these the great
majority of the people Of Shawnee
county, including the farmers. will be
served with mail facilities at their very
doors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
SHALL THE FLAG REMA1NP

'If any. man haauls down that flag shoot
him on the spotH'-Gen. Dix.
The croakers tell US were in the soup,
That France has finished the Jew,
Has his two hands full
Around Pretoria, too.
They say our pensions must all be stopped
And the widows and orphans go
e 19d the gat bg 51o%n ana and tub ga1,,b
Or hustle the rake and hoe.
They tell US that commerce must furl its
And quietly stay at home,
Tina. Commercial greed
And Expansions creed
Wrought ruin in ancient Rome.
They say we blundered and missed the
And like. to a common brute.
We committed crime
To settle Old SPANS dispte,
And stopped her plundering hordes and
Her hand from the Cuban's throat,
And took the trouble
To bend her double
In islands more remote.
They say, our cruisers. must all come home
From the fair Manila bay;
That, with muffled drum
Our troops must come
And leave US no Dewey Day.
They say our banners must all come
In the the islands Of Luzon,
Twas a FOOLS mistake
And a mad mans break
To humble the naughty Don.
These croakers set you a task. my boys,
Old Hercules would shun
And the tabled Thor,
Or the god of war
Away from such tasks would run.
Let him who dares stretch forth a hand
To tear that flag from the sea-
From the forts and ships
Where it floats and dips
Rrocla1Tn1ng It's people free.
Haul down the flag. and call back the
ships
And order the troops home, tooR
And make that flag
A discarded rag?
Who dares to tackle that job? Do you?
7 hur1 the challenge to one and all;
I put the question. and wait reply
From dawn until dark
You shall stand and bark
For any to answer aye.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
MESsAGE FOR ANNEXATION
Mckinley Will Ask Congress For a
Philippine Declaration.

Washington, Nov. 3.-President Nc
KinIey VIII probably outline his Phil
ippine policy, at least far enough to
ask congress for a specific declaration
as to the status of the islands.
The treaty of peace ceded the Philip
pines outright to the United States, but
congress has not yet accepted them.
The treaty was ratified by the senate
alone, and the status of the islands has,
therefore, never been fixed by statute
law. The president has assumed that
the United States can keep the islands
but he will report to congress that while
the situation does not justify now the
establishment of a civil government, it
is necessary that the islands should be
formally annexed to the United States
by law, in general terms, so that the
president may proceed legally to de-
fend them.
1t is believed by the members of the
Philippine commission that a formal
declaration by congress annexing the
State win do more than almost any
thing else to break down Aguinaldo' s
power. He has told his followers there
was still a chance that the United
States might abandon the Philippines,
and it is to contradict this statement
that the president will ask for congress
sional enactment putting the Philip
pines by law under the control of the
executive department
It is believed such a joint resolution
can be passed before the holidays, and
the president will suggest such action
by congress. leaving the details of the
administration of the islands to be set
tied later on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
sruPENpoUs COMBINATION

EFrom the New York Journal
Plans are being perfected for a com
bination for good or evil of thfrty-sev-
en- railroads, with an aggregate mile
age Of $4,000 miles, or nearly half the
total mileage of the United States.
These railroads are capitalized at
81, 1S6. SIS, 294. They earn each year above
their operating expenses over two hun
bred millions of dollars
The capitalists interested in this
mammoth consolidation are the Va1t-
derbilts, the Morgans, the EeockefelIe rs
the Goulds, the Harrimans and 9th ers
Whatever may be for the good or the
harm OF one of these roads is to be
considered for the good or the harm
of all
In other words, it is to the interest
Of the roads running across the conti-
nent to fight the isthmian canal. in or
der to rake more dollars out of the
pockets of the people.
The cross continent roe ds can there
fore, make their fight with two hundred
million dollars in their hands and two
billion dollars in their pockets
If other railroads want to make a,r
orbitant rates in fav or of brother trusts
they VIII buy the necessary legislation
to do it.
They will have the power to mould
Senates, cabinets and presidents. They
viii stand at the head of all trusts as
Lord High ID DICTATOR. They can freeze
Cities for the want of coal. They can
fstarve conn Iunities for the lack of pro-
visions. Tney can ruin small dealers
with rebate rates and cheap competi-
ton. In short, they can control the
commerce of the country and WELD it
for their own benefit.
OF course they viii not do this so
openly as to cause a ballot box issue,
but the combination is not alone for
the purposes of arbitration and traffic
agreement, as has been asserted.
It is for the purposes of offence and
defence, and in this the power of the
combination VIII be almost inconceiv-
able The offence" on the part of these
trusts Is their campaigns against com
petition and their systematic extortion
from the people. Their defence" con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
WHEAT PRICES.

The recent decline in the market
price of wheat is thus accounted for by
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune:
The scarcity of cars is having a de-
pressing effect upon the market value
of wheat. AS a consequence, the grain
is piIing up in elevators and ware
houses to figure in the visible and avail
able supply statements and, as it can
not be moved with any certainty as to
speed to points where it viii be con-
sumed, the apparently increasing sup
ply is exercising q. depressing effect up
on the quotations Nor can it be eX-
ported, on account Of the difficulty of
getting the grain to the seaboard, and
even then the trouble has but begun,
for freight room to foreign ports is
about as scarce as cars on the leading
lines.
Foreign buyers have noted the
steady increase in the available and
visible supply. In view of the accum-
ulations, they are not bidding for any
beyond what the necessities of the sit
uation compel. Nor are the exporters
making an effort to sell abroad for
they can not be assured of shipping
ment. All these causes are working the
market to a. certain extent and with a
depressing effect.
AS to the duration of this CONGESTION
in traffic, nothing of a definite nature
can be predicted. It is well known.
though, that all the car shops in the
country are working overtime to finish
the big contracts they have on hand.
Slowly, but surely, the output viii tell,
not in a surplus Of cars, for that con-
dition of affairs is a year or two off
but in an increased number of cars.
which will be perceptible in the extern
sion Of facilities to grain shippers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
DONKEY IN HIGH SCHOOL.
Of Course He Did Not Belong
There.

A Halloween story of school boy
pranks has just leaked out. 1t is a
good one but the teachers of the high
school hoped to keep it quiet
A crowd of High school boys plotted
and planned for days beforehand and
all because they could not carry out
their plans there is bad feeling. The
boys stole a donkey from a back yard
and led him into the basement of the
High school, intending to take him up
to the assembly room and tie him on
the platform. They tried to lead the
donkey up the stairs. Sir Donkey was
not seeking schooling and refused to
go. He was pulled, showed, kicked,
beaten, coaxed and all to no purpose.
He would not bulge.
Then the boys tripped him, tied his
feet, loaded him into coal car used
in the furnace room and tried to get
the car with the donkey inside, up the
stairs. It was too big a load. They
could not carry out their scheme, so
they led the donkey into the chemical
laboratory. He was tied there. After
being placarded with such signs as
when shall we two meet again. he
was left to his own reflections.
When Professor Eyer opened the lab
oratory in the morning he was COM
plete1y taken by surprise. He took the
affair as rather a personal matter, but
the boys meant in the first place that
the donkey should be taken up stairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
KANSAS news.
ID. c. BIandy, Wife and Child
Travel Overland
In a Prairie Schooner Pulled by
Six Large Dogs.
FORTY MILES A DAY
Can be Made by This Queer Out
fit on Good Roads.
Going From California to New
York Then South.

Wichita, Nov. "a dog team trotting
along, pulling a miniature prairie
schooner, was one of the sights on the
streets today. The dogs were driven by
d. G. Blandy, who is making trip over
the country, accompanied by his wife
and child, in this peculiar fashion.
Mr.. Blandy left Brainerd, Mimi,
about two years ago. He drove over
land to Seattle, Wn., from there down
the coast to southern California. He
then turned east and went through Ar
iona and New Mexico. and spent the
last summer in Colorado. He is now on
his way to Kansas City and other east
ern points. He intends going to New
York, and from there down through the
southern states.
The dogs he drives are large ones,
being a cross between the Newfound-
land and St Bernard breeds. He has
seven of them and drives six at a time
-Four are generally attached by single
trees direct to the wagon, while two
are used at leaders. The leaders direct
the movements of the wagon, while the
rear four do the greater part of the
pulling. The wagon is stoutly made and
weights 215 pounds empty. When load
ed 1t viii weigh probably three times
that amount. Mr.. BIandy says that his
dogs trot away with the load on COM
nothing. He can make from 20 to 40
miles a day with his dogs, according to
the roads.
The animals are wonderfully strong
Mr.. Blandy says that he has placed l.
200 pounds of ore in the wagon and the
dogs have pulled it easily He thinks
that they can pull ton on a smooth
pavement. The wagon in which he
travels is nicely built. He carried a
tent and a complete camping outfit. In
the rear of the wagon is a locker for
groceries and the rear let's down, form
ing table.
The DOES ara wall 7Thaxr
move when commanded and will travel
either at a fast walk or jog. When nee
essary, they can go at a gallop, which
hustles horse to keep up with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
DROPPED DEAD AT TT SCOTT
Aged Farmer Dies Suddenly While
Gathering Corn.

Fort Scott, Nov. 3-Jesse Coats. the
aged father of Bud Coats. who resides
a mile south of the National cemetery.
ate a hearty breakfast yesterday and
started out to the field to gather corn.
An hour later he was a corpse and his
body was found at noon.
Mr.. Coats was apparently in good
health when he left the house and his
sudden death was a surprise He did
not come to dinner at noon and Mrs.
Painter discovered that the team which
he drove away in the morning was COM
ing towards the house. She notified her
husband and they hurriediy drove to
where Mr.. Coates had been working, a
half mile distant. He was lying on his
back cold in death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
ENTERTAINED 500.
Grocers and Butchers Remem bered
Their Friends.

The banquet which the Grocers and
Butchers of the city gave to the visit
ing grocers and butchers was a de-
cided success. The banquet was held
in Metropolitan hall. About 500 people
called during the afternoon and even
ing. Nearly one-third were ladies', the
wives and the members of the fam
lilies of the visitors.
The refreshments, consisting of meats,
sandwiches, pickles, pies and cake,
fruit and other appetising things were
served under the direction of Mrs
HoIyoke. The hall was kept open from
one o'clock in the afternoon until mid
night, and the many guests who took
advantage of the hospitality of the
town grocers and butchers were Unan-
imous in their praise of pleasant time
which they enjoyed. A great many
went to the hall and rested in the even
ing while they waited for the depart
ure of their trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
SOLDIERS HOUSED.
Three Hundred Slept IN Santa Fs
Sleeping Cara

Eighteen tourist sleeping cars were
used as lodging places by about 800
Twentieth Kansas soldiers in the Santa
F'e yards in this city Thursday night.
The soldiers were housed for the
night in the sleeping cars under the
personal direction Of General Passen-
ger Agent Black, who remained at the
depot until after midnight looking at
ter the comfort of the men.
1t was originally intended to use only
sleepers sufficient to accommodate the
members of the Lawrence, Ottawa, Gar
nett and Pittsburg companies, which
left over the Santa F'e this morning for
the respective towns. But early in the
evening soldiers from each of the II
companies commenced to make their
appearance and inquire about sleeping
accommodations in the cars. Mr.. Black
saw at once that arrangements had to
be made for other soldiers than those
using the Santa F'e line to their homes,
and he issued instructions according.
The tourist sleepers that brought the
soldiers into Topeka were switched to a
sfdetrack under the Sixth street VIA
duct, fires made and berths prepared
for the soldiers.
The officers were accommodated at
the different hotels in accordance with
the plan of the local committee. The
soldiers that did not sleep IN the tour
list cars found accommodations in var
ious parts of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
BLOODY COAT AND HAT.
Police Make a Find But There Was No
Murder

Early this morning the police found
a bloody coat and hat in the areaway
behind Nave and McCord's store on
Kansas avenue.
The nat was crushed in and c1otted
with blood. Inside the overcoat was a
sack coat with the sleeves inside the
sleeves of the overcoat, showing that
the wearer had slipped out from both
at the same time The two coats were
spattered all over with blood and on the
left side about where the heart would
come was a large clot of blood. The
police feared foul play. In the coat
was found a letter belonging to Jay
O'Connen. Sergeant Belts found where
OConnel lived in North Topeka He
said he had been held up ard robbed.
The police think differently as O'Con-
nell had but so cents when ne left home
Thursday morning. The police think
he had been drinking too much and
fell into the areaWay. His head was
severely cut and one eye was shut. 1t
was cut when he fell in and he lay there
sometime before he went home in his
shirt sleeves. He lives near Shorey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
KISSED ALL THE GIRLS.
John Buchanan HObsOniZed EV-
cry Girl In Crosby Bros.
Store.

Jno. Buchanan has returned from the
Philippines. So did 500 others but this
particular soldier is the only Hobson
that Topeka produced Is he good
Hobson? Ask the so girls that are en-
ployed in Crosby Bros. store. They
know best about that.
Mr.. Buchanan belonged to the hospi-
tai corps of the Twentieth. He came IN
on the third section. Before going to
the war he was employed in Crosby
Bros. store. After the parade Thursday
he went to the store to meet his FRIENDS
there. As he walked in the front door
Mr. E. H. Crosby saw him. He grabbed
him and shook his hand. He beamed
on him. He took him around to see all
the girls. John always was "a master
hand with girls" as Uncle Eph used to
say The first one he net held out hef
hand The soldier shook it,. That
wasn't much. Everybody shakes hanos-
That is Aguinaldo's way of gree ing
1t was, of course unthought CT, put
the girl looked up at him with SUCH q
pleasinc. tempting look that he started
in on his osculating record before Mr.
Crosby knew what was going to nap
pen Perhaps the Filipino girls can
kiss Mr.. Buchanan did not say but
during the Is months that he has been
away he has not lost the art. In fact
| he must have been advanced few
| points in that line. At any rate the
| sigh of satisfaction after the kiss made
! the storekeeper remark something
about that being good
''Come right down the line, john" he
said
Here's the next" said the proprietor
and soon they were coming thick and
fast.
Some might have said they would
rather be down on the firing line than
to have a line of girls waiting to be
kissed. But this warrior said nothing
| of the kind. He presented the girls with
| short kisses, long kisses, and then gave
| a dozen different variations.
Don't" said one girl and in the next
breath with such very short pause,
STOP
Il won't" and she received a whole
basket full.
4 said stop" she cried.
oh thought you said don't STOP"
There was the real Hobson kiss and
the May Irwin kiss. But the girls who
received them like the Johnny Blu
chanan kiss the best.
The young ladies who were there
shopping wondered if they could have
sample to take home and see if II
would suit They promised to return
them with interest. No Soldiers kiss
es are not for everybody. They are
choice. The kisser went down the line
None was missed. But just think of the
other 799 returned heroes who would
like to have kissed and been kissed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
CONCERT CALLED OFF.
Soldiers Band Decided Not to Give
Pay Entertainment Here.

The concerts advertised to be given
by the Twentieth Kansas band at the
Grand Opera House Thursday after
noon and evening did not occur. The
afternoon concert was called off be-
cause of the delay in the parade. and
by evening the band boys had come to
a decision that it was not advisable
to give a concert at which an admission
was charged. Many people went to the
Grand Opera House after the fireworks
display expecting to hear the band, but
found the theater dark.
The band will redeem it's promise of
giving a concert in Topeka on Nov g.
A tour of the entire state will be made
after that time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
PICK POCKET CAUGHT.
He Was Captured While Trying to
Rob A. Y. LindelL

A pickpocket who gives his name as
Fred Corners, and who says he is from
ing a hearing On the charge of trying to
separate A. V. LindelI and his pocket
book last night.
Mr.. Lindell. who is bond clerk in Sup
erintendent Nelson's office, was taking
a lady through the crowd in the state
house corridor to the state treasury. A
big man blocked his way and at the
same time the pickpOcket crowded
against him on one side. Mr.. Iinden
felt the thief's hand go into his pocket
and he grappled him. holding him until
an officer was brought. Then the pick
pocket was marched away to the city
prison and today was turned over to
the county authorities to await a hear
ing in the city court on November 6.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
TO AVOID GRAND JURY.
Citizens of Selma Petition Against
Such Action.

Salina, Nov. 3.-SeveraI petitions. were
put into circulation in the city yester-
day afternoon, and were numerousIy
signed, designed to head off, if possible,
Thompson to order grand jury for
the November term of the district
court
The remonstrance, or petition, which,
ever one chooses to call it, says the
signers are taxpayers of Saline county
and actively engaged in business enter
prises therein and are also members
and heads of families interested in the
peace, good order and moral welfare of
this community and they say there is
no necessity whatever for the calling
of a grand jury at this time. So far as
violations of the prohibitory law are
concerned the grievously burdensome
expense of a grand jury is wholly IN
warranted at this time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Thomas J. Fish and wife to Edna F.
Brigham, $40, lots 40, 172 and ia, AFTER
avenue, Brigham & Rice's addition.
J. D. Rocky and wife TO Comfort W.
Housknecht, 81. lots 369, 371. 373 and 375,
Green street, Jenkin W. Morris addi>
ton.
Alfred r. Pardun and wife to Charles
Oehms, $425, lots SO and 81 Locust street,
Metsker's addition.
Frank Hagerman and Sanford B.
s7o0. lots SIS. ST., 679 and 581 Kansas
avenue Walnut Grove subdivision.
Harriet C1imensen ct al, to William
E. Applegate, $3.50, lots 579 and 5s1, Fill
more street, OFT & Tewksbury's addi-