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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
MORE MINERS GO OUT.
About 900 Now Idle at the Leaven-
worth Mines.

Leavenworth, Jan. Estate Labor
Commissioner Johnson remained here
last night to attend a conference of the
striking coal miners al which he heard
their grievances. They reiterated that
they could not accept the terms of the
company, which is that they must give
twenty pounds out of each hundred
pounds of coal mined for waste. Ten
pounds, they declare, is an ample allow
ance for waste.
The miners held meeting with
closed doors in the criminal court room
in the court house this forenoon which
lasted over two hours. P. Ratchford
who presided at the previous meeting
was secretary. Several speeches were
made for holding out for the terms de-
manded.
1t was given out after the meeting
that all the miners of the Leavenworth
conpany's shaft had remained out this
morning. and that they had been Joined
by about 200 men from the Riverside
and Home shafts. The colored miners
of the Riverside had not joined with
them.
About 300 miners from the Home and
Riverside shafts remained out this
morning to join the men of the LeaV-
enworth company's shaft in the strike.
They make the same claims as the
others, that the company takes out
twenty pounds from every 100 of coal
have ten pounds more.
There are about 500 miners employed
at the Home Riverside mines. A large
percentage of those at the Riverside are
cOlored miners and these have not
Joined in the strike
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED.

rFrom the Macon (Ga) Telegraph
When fate decreed that the southern
people should be whipped into consent
ing to be governed, and when history
recorded the deed, the Filipino lost his
case-So odd years before he seriously
dreamed of liberty, or feared American
oppression; that is, far as his case
appeals to that section of our constitu-
ton cited by Messrs. Hoar and Mason
In fact, he lost it when that old DEM
ocrat, who was pointed to as an anti
expansionist in Chicago a few days ago
drove the Indians back from the middle
southern states, and left the white man
supreme and undisturbed in these parts
The case must rest. therefore, upon the
question of profit and loss. Will it pay
to hold and govern them? That is the
doctrine of the COS as set up in this
country. If it will pay we will whip
them into consenting. And that is sn
easier job than the task of the Sos We
are surprised that in his declining years,
Senator Hoar is about to forget the
lessons of his early manhood. We have
not forgotten it in the south, and per-
haps for the reason that we were at the
hot end of the steel, and it was scared
upon the tablets Of our memories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
An Unknown Prima Donna.

rFrom the London Evening News.1
There is-or there used to be-in a
squalid little street in the neighborhood
of the British museum an eating house
whose principal recommendation in the
eyes of its patrons was a three course
dinner for II cents.
1t boosted a ''first-class ROOM" and
this was interesting on account of the
people to be seen in it.
On a certain January afternoon, how
ever the room contained but two Gus
toners. They were a girl and young
man-strangers to each other. Both or
dered and ate their dinner furtively, and
both seemed to be ashamed of being
there.
''Will you be offended if I speak to
you? I fancy we are in the same pro-
fession.''
I'm the same boat. at any rate she
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
KILLED 700 RABBITS.
Larned Hunters Committed Havoc
Among the Bunny Tribe.

Larned JAN 1S.-One of the most ex-
citing rabbit hunts that has taken place
in this section of Kansas was pulled
off, yesterday and over seven hundred
Jacks are lying cold in death today
as a result. Arrangements for the hunt
were perfected last week.
Two hunting parties were formed, one
composed of town sports. captained by
w. NJ. Yoder, and the other of country
men, headed by J. B. Brown. 1t was
agreed that the party "bagging" the
greatest number of rabbits was to be
banquetted at the expense of the other
side at such time and place as the win
ners might dictate. The two hunting
parties took the field at daybreak yes
terday morning, one party going south
from Iarned and the other going west.
The chase lasted until darkness closed
in on the hunters, who were then many
miles from home. The official returns"
as reported this morning, indicate that
the country crowd got $50 jacks and the
town crowd got ass. This means that
the town 'feliers'' will feed" while the
countrymen pay the freight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
YOUTHFUL THIEVES,
Two Arkansas City Boys Given Jail
Sentence for Stealing Chickens.

Arkansas City, Jan. 18.-When Chas
Todd, the driver of the street car, went
to the barn to hitch up yesterday, he
was attracted to the rear end of the
car sheds by a noise. Upon inVestiga-
ton he found small wagon containing
a lot of chickens, which had evidently
been hidden there. The wagon had
been prepared for this use by building
a box over the wagon box. Charlie i'm
mediately notified Policeman Mantor
who went to the barn and waited for
the owners of the outfit.
They came about o'clock and are
two boys about Is or 16 years old. Their
names are Ed Doan and Buck Hebron.
They were arrested and locked in Jail
while the officers traced the wagon
tracks to the home of Mrs. Karbell, who
lives across the Arkansas river on
Sixth street. She found that she had
lost about twenty chickens and identi-
fed those the boys had as her prop
erty.
When arrested both boys had loaded
revolvers in their pockets.
The boys were arraigned before Judge
Dunn this afternoon and plead guilty.
They were fined $40 and costs each and
given 80 days in the county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
KREBs TRIAL BEGINS.
Junction City Murder Case Jury is
Finally Obtained.

Junction City, Jan 1s.-The entire
day yesterday was occupied in obtain
ing a jury for the trial of Mrs. Agatha
Krebs charged with the murder of Mrs.
Lizzie Craig. The trial has excited the
greatest curiosity and interest, and hun
dreds of people were unable to gain
admission to the court ROOM County
Attorney Roark is conducting the pros
ecution, while the defense is in the
hands of J. V. Humphrey.
The crime for which Mrs. Krebs is
now on trial was committed last De-
cember. Mr.. and Mrs. John Krebs lived
on a farm about seven miles from this
city, and they were a model couple in
every respect. Last spring Mrs Krebs
came to Junction City for medical treat
ment. She did not improve rapidly, and
her husband engaged Mrs. Lizzie Craig
as his housekeeper in the absence of
Mrs. Krebs. Last December Mrs. Krebs
visited her husband to obtain some
money. He induced her to stay all
night. and went to the fields to his
work, leaving the two women together,
evidently on the most amicable terms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
CRUSADE AGAINST JOINTS.
Enterprise Temperance Workers
Enter Saloons and Pray With the
Keepers.
IEnterprise Journal

The Joint war is on. Taking a cue
from the war started in Abilene last
week in an endeavor to close the joints
there about Is of the prominent workers
in the cause of suppressing the rum
fiend, headed by Mrs. A. Zahner and
Revs. Adams and Hunfield. visited the
two joints of this city Tuesday evening.
At the first place but two outsiders
were present but a crowd soon congre-
gated to witness the unusual sight.
Prayers, songs, speeches and testimOn-
les occupied the time and tears were
freely shed for the reformation of the
jointists-
At the second place Mrs. Zahner made
quite a talk and attempted to show the
wickedness of running joints. One joint
keeper was asked why he was in the
business and replied that it took money
to live but he would give up the bust
ness if he had a good job. A member
offered him SIS worth of flour a month
but as yet it has not been accepted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
ASKS 4,2oo DAMAGES.
Wellington Man Wants a Salve for
Being Wrongfully Imprisoned

Wellington, Jan. 1S-A damage suit,
growing out of the arrest of Henry
Shore last December on the charge of
horse stealing, has been filed in the
district court. Henry Shore, the plain
tiff, asks damages from A. L. Barner,
the defendant, in the sum of $4,000.
Last August Link Barner, who lives
across the Minnesota river in Pales-
tine township, lost a valuable horse by
theft. About the first of last Deem
ber Barner recovered his horse at Ar
kansas City from 1iveryman. He
claims to have discovered evidence i'm
plicating Henry Shore in the theft of
the horse. On the strength of this evil
dence, Shore was arrested and placed
in Jail, where he was confined for fif-
teen days before he was released, the
charge against him being dismissed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18

The state law of Minnesota declares
that all usurious contracts are void.
The supreme court of the United States
has declared this state law valid on the
ground that the federal court would not
Interfere to set aside the policy of the
state when that policy did not conflict
with the federal constitution. The case
upon which this decision was given is
this: A trust company made a loan of
1870 to Theodore NJ. Krumseig and
wife, taking as security ten notes of $3.50
each and a mortgage on property in
Duluth. The borrowers paid s., 230 on
the notes. then repudiated the debt and
sued for a cancellation of the notes and
mortgage given to the trust company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
NOT THE GOLDEN ROD.
Legislature of North Carolina Oppose
It as q National Flower.

Raleigh, N. c., Jan. 1.-THE Ameri-
can Flower association, through its
Asheville branch, prepared and sent TO
the legislature of North Carolina. a res
olution declaring the golden rod the
state flower.
The resolution was tabled within an
hour, and developed the first free silver
speech of the session. Three free silver
lite Democrats opposed the resolution.
One of these, in moving to table the
resolution, said:
Mr.. Speaker, L am opposed to having
anything with gold in it. We here in
North Carolina want to get from under
the golden rod, and for my part 1 am
rather in favor of making the silver
slipper the state flower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
KIDNAPPED BRIDE
And Her Sister Turn Out to be One
and the Same.

Chicago, Jan. 18.-The mysterious disap-
pearance of Mrs. Rosie Gagne was solved
today when Gertrude Wallace, the sup
posed sister that Mrs. Gagne was supposed
to meet at the depot confessed to the
police authorities that she and Rosie
Gagne are one and the same. She had
donned short dresses and braided her hair,
she said, to make her appear young. All
the talk about any inheritance, she de-
clared was without founda tion as she had
simply adopted disguise to get away
from her husband, of whom she was
afraid. Mrs. Gagne insisted that she had
no sister and that her husband had failed
to recognize her. She has a slight defect
in one of her eyes however which Gagne
says his wife did not have.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
Stricken with Paralysis

Emporia, Jan. 1S.-Dr. ]. A. Moore
was stricken with paralysis while in his
yard at his home on Union street yes
terday. FIe had arisen and eaten
breakfast and was at work around the
house. He got to the door and was
helped to a chair. For some time the
doctor has been in bad health. He suf-
fered about a week ago with the grip.
Since then he has been sick with a cold.
A severe cough seems to have ruptured
a blood vessel in his head. DR.. Jacobs
was called. The right side is paralyzed
and speech hindered. Today DR.. Moore
was better and is now able to talk
little
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
THINK THEY HAVE
Gold-Topeka Men Secure Land Near
WaKeeny Which, They Say,
Produces Paying Ore.

WaKeeny, Kan, Jan. 18.-F. o. Pop
enoe, S. S. OFT. E. S. Quinton, E. w.
Poindexter, and c. K. Holiday, well
known business men of Topeka, have
secured a tract of land in this. (Trego)
county on which they believe they have
gold in paying quantities.
The soil is a gray clay, which the
owners claim has assayed from SIS to $40
a ton. Professor Franklin of the Kan
sas State university was here this week
making examination of the clay. He left
last night for Topeka with a quantity
of the clay, stating that he would make
a thorough test tomorrow. He declined
to give an opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
PEOPLE YOU HEAR OF.

The late William Endicott, whose
death the other day took away, at the
age of 100. the Oldest inhabitant of Bev-
erly. Mass, was direct descendant of
John Endicott, the famous Puritan
leader, at whose old homestead, Orch
ard Farm in Danvers, he was born.
Friends of the late Mr.. Canovas, the
aSSaSSinated Spanish premier, have pre-
scented his widow with a jeweled map of
the Philippines made of solid gold, with
provinces in relief. and the cities
marked by rubies. The inscriptions on
the map are made with sapphires and
frame is Of gold and precious stones,
and is surmounted by a bust of Cano-
vas.
When he first went to the senate,
BILLY" Mason's habit of ignoring old
senatorial presidents rather shocked
some of the more staid members, par
ticularly Senator Hoar. Now that the
nlinoisan has lined up with the anti
imperialists. among whom his Massa-
chusetts colleague takes such high
place, the latter has conceived a great
liking for Mr. Mason, and a warm
friendship is developing between the
two.
Nine. Lilli Lehman, the great singer,
is the leader of a crusade in Germany
against the killing of birds for hat dec
Grating purposes. She asks the women
of Germany not to encourage or patron
ize the fashion and she has published an
illustrated circular lin the name of the
100000 birds killed every year" Sew
eral female members of the German
dramatic, operate and variety stages
have Joined Nine. Lehmann's new So
ciety.
Lord Salisbury says that when lad
he used to commit to memory the ora
tions of Cicero and that he can still re-
cite the more famous ones without
mistake.
Sir Wilfrid Eaurier, the Canadian pre-
mier, and a member of the joint high
commission, was an interested listener
to Senator Mason's speech against inn
perialism. Sir Wilfrid is a distinguished
looking man, tall, stately and dignified.
General Lew Wallace, author of ''Ben
Hur,'' says his publishers tell him that
more copies of the book have been
sold than any other book ever pub
lished in the United States
The husband of Nine. Nordica went
up in a balloon and was never seen or
heard of again. BY the law of France.
the wife could not touch her husbands
property for a period of seven years,
and that time Nine. Nordica has had to
wait before she came into her fortune.
Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. with a
number of other prominent society
ladies. has tabliShed diet kitchen to
provide broths and other delicacies for
the physicians of the poor to dispense
among the needy. The ladies will give
a tea some time this month in the beau
tiful home of Mrs. Lodge.
General Shafter is a frequent visitor
at the capitol in Washington, and
though welcome is always accorded him
it is never an enthusiastic one. The
other day he sat for some time in the
marble room waiting for Senator Ma
son. A score of senators passed and
saluted him, but not one shook his
hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
THEY FORsAKE AMERICA.
Bradley Martins Will Make Their
Permanent Home in England.

London, Jan. 1S.-Mrs. Bradley Mar
tin is now expected to settle in England
permanently.
In looking for suitable West End
mansion she has been inquiring about
the late Baron Ferdinand Rothschild's
house in Piccadilly, near Hamilton
place. This, however, would not be
large enough for Mrs. Bradley Martins
purposes, as it was arranged for
bachelor residence. 1t has splendid re-
ception rooms but very few bedrooms.
Mrs. Bradley Martin intends to enter
tain on a lavish scale. With the Cad
ogan family to back her-Countess Cad
ogan being an aunt of her son-in-law,
the earl of Craven-she would soon get
into the first society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
CHARTERS HELD Up
Owing to Doubts About Legality of
Special Session.

The applications for charters are still
pi1ing up in the secretary of states Of
flee. There are about twenty applica-
lions now on file and Secretary of State
Clark is at a loss to know what to do
with them. He does not wish to ac-
knowledge the legality of the new cor
porations until the courts have passed
on the legality of the special session,
nor does he wish to continue to hold up
the charters.
Attorney General GODDARD is chairman
of the charter board, and it is probable
that a meeting of the board will shortly
be held to decide upon some action, as
Mr.. Clark has requested instructions
from Mr.. GODDARD regarding the char
tiers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
HANGS ON TO KEYS.
Night Watchman Marshall Makes
Trouble For Executive Council.

The executive council is having trou-
BILE with the night Waterman, Ed Mar
shall, who caused the PopuIist executive
council some embarrassment.
w. p. Wilcox was elected night watch
man to succeed Marshall, the latter be-
ing ordered last Saturday to turn over
the keys to wilcox. A demand has been
made for the keys upon Marshall, but
he has failed to turn all of them over.
Unless Marshall acts at once, he will
be excluded from the building under
orders from the secretary of state.
Marshall wanted Wilcox to retain his
position as assistant sergeant-at arms
of the house, and permit Marshall to act
as night Waterman until February 1.
The latter wanted to "whack up" as he
expressed it, with Wilcox the salary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
EASY DIVORCE
Scheme to Run Opposition to South
Dakota.

Representative Seaver of Ellsworth
county this afternoon obtained unanimous
consent to introduce a bill with harm
less appearing title to amend certain sec
tions Of the general statutes, but the bill
is in reality a bill reducing the length of
residence necessary for procuring a d.
vorce in Kansas to six months. At pres
ent the time is year.
The bill is intended to make business for
the lawyers of the state At present, the
lawyers say, all the nonresident divorce
business goes to South Dakota, and they
think that Kansas might well have
share of this divorce business.
Il am in favor of a national divorce
law myself said Mr.. Seaver, but as long
as there isn't any such law, | think Kan
sas might as well have share of this
business as to have it all go to South
Dakota. The bill will not change the
manner of getting a divorce"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18

When he came back to the house he
found the body of Mrs. Craig in a chair,
her throat cut and the person horribly
mutilated. The knife that had been
used in the crime was one that was
kept for butchering hogs. Mrs. Krebs
was found near by and arrested. At the
preliminary hearing two renters tes-
titled that they had heard the two wom-
en- Quarreling and had seen Mrs. Krebs
running across the fields. When ar
rested some blood was found upon her.
The prosecution will take the line
that jealousy inspired the deed, while
the defense will maintain that it was
impossible that sickly Mrs. krebs could
have killed a much younger and stouter
woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
A KLONDIKE SCHEME.
Is Brought to Light by Papers Filed
in Court

Chicago, Jan. IA scheme to estab-
1ish an extensive railway system in the
Klondike region is revealed in a bill for
injunction filed in the United States
circuit court by the Anglo Ala skan
syndicate, limited against Paul Herman
and August Heinze and Bernard ].
Frank. The court is asked to restrain
the defendants from disposing of GER
tain plans field notes, and profiles of
the Alaskan country.
The bill of complaint filed in the fed
eral court sets forth that the complain
ant organized an expedition last spring
for the purpose of locating line for a
railway in Alaska, to extend from Nor
ton Sound to the mouth of the Kaikuk
river, a distance of about 165 miles.
Judge Grosscup granted a temporary
injunction restraining the defendants
from disposing of the papers, and the
hearing of the case was set for next
Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs Catharine KungIe aged "a. died yes
terday at her home $40 West Second street.
The funeral took place from the residence
this afternoon at o'clock.
Bertha May Achey the 4-year-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs; w H Achey of Rock
rents on January II. Mr.. and Mrs. Achey
were former residents of Topeka, and
their friends in the city will be panied to
hear of their bereavement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
REFUSES $4,000 FOR APINK
MI. Higinbotham, of Chicago, Wants
to Buv a Rare Carnation.

Boston, Jan. 1s.-A dispatch to the morn
ing newspa pers from Chicago said that
H. N. Higinbotham of Chicago has Of
fered 5000 for the bud of the Mrs. E. \.
Lawson carnation, bred and raised by the
owner. George Nicholson of Framinghan,
Mass"
The facts are that Peter Fisher of Ellis.
who produced and owns the entire stock of
the Mrs; Thomas w: Lawson earnation,
nf the pIa on os Tor Ine is6d
to. secure it was Mr. Higinbotham. who
wished to buy it and change the name to
the Mrs. Hfginbotham carnation. Mr..
Fisher says that he has refused all offers.
and, while he may sell the flower, $1,000
will not buy it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18
Had Bad Records.

Nashville, Jan. 18.-Joseph Call and
John Shaw, both colored and who bore
a bad reputation in the community were
shot and killed by unknown persons at
Lynchburg last night. Both had served
terms in the penitentiary for robbery
and had been whipped by whitecaps and
run out of town, but returned. Each
was about IS years old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18

Eating an onion every other day is
the latest remedy for improving the
complexion, and injuring the breath.
=
Since Bill Smith was sworn in as as
sociate justice of Kansas, it develops
that his name is William Redwood
Smith.
Investigate, and you will find that
every woman who talks at prayer
meeting about the cross she bears in an
unkind husband, married her affinity.
d
Every woman's magazine contains adj
vice on how to choose a husband on
mental, moral and physical grounds.
and every girl who is engaged to the
first man who asked her believes she
followed the advice to the letter.
The late war is having a tiresome
echo in the papers in two ways: the
opinions of experts on embalmed beef.
and the pictures of the women folks of
the commanders OF the two, the en-
balmed beef is the least tiresome.
-
An Atchison woman recently person
ally asked every reporter on a paper not
to mention that she gave a party, for
fear Miss Blank, who had not been in
vited, would hear of it, and get mad.
1t would have been less trouble to have
invited Miss Blank, who will hear of it
anyway, but that isn't the way society
runs things
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-18

In New Jersey no general state tax is
levied. The entire expenses of the state
government are provided for by a tax
on corporations and railways. This sys-
tenn has been in use for some years, and
the state today is not only out of debt,
but has a million dollars in the treas
ury. New Jersey has not been encour-
aging all the trusts to come there for