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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-22
REAL BULL FIGHT.
Pulled Off by EnglewOOd Boy
With Disastrous Results.

Chicago May 22.-Englewood had a
real bullfight Sunday, and the mata-
doris, two boys, Willie Reinig and
George Jessup, narrowly escaped with
their lives.
For some time the boys have been
reading Spanish literature telling Of
bullfghts, and they concluded they
wanted to be matadors and
receive the plaudits of their
friends. Reinig's father is the owner
of a number of cattle, and among them
is a big black Hereford bull with short
horns which have been capped with
brass knobs The animals are kept in
a pasture near Seventy-eighth and
Wood streets.
Saturday Reinig and Jessup met by
appointment and laid plans for the bull
fight The first thing they did was to
swear each other into silence as to tell
ing their parents what they proposed to
do. This done, they talked over the
matter of who among their boy friends
should be the favored ones to witness
the real thing" which Reinig said the
fight was sure to be. 1t was finally de-
decided that twenty of their boy
friends should be let into the secret and
they were told that the contest would
take place on Sunday.
Promptly the invited guests and the
two principals put in an appearance at
the pasture where the fight was to take
place. Reinig was armed with an old
sword, while Jessup had manufactured
a sword out of an old corn knife with a
handle of wood. With these weapons
the boys proposed to vanquish the bull.
Reinig, having the best weapon,
claimed the right to the first tilt with
the beast. At a given signal from Hen
~ Nelson one of the boys who was to
act as referee, Reinig advanced into the
field DOTTED his hat, and started toward
the bull He had gone but a little way
when the animal charged upon him.
He jumped aside and made thrust
with his sword The point stuck into
the ribs of the animal, and with a roar
it turned and dashed back upon the
boy matador. The onslaught was too
much for Reinig'S prowess, and ne was
picked up on the horns of the animal
and tossed high in the air. When he
came down he landed in a corner by the
fence, more dead than alive His Shout
der blade was broken, and one of the
horns had gouged a hole in his arm
Jessup saw the predicament of his
companion and ran to his assistance.
The bull met his onslaught with low
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was on its way to the cemetery. Be
fore another hour had passed all that
was mortal of one Kansas foremost
politicians and attorneys was alone in
its last resting place.
An hour before the time set for the
funeral people began to gather at the
home to take a farewell look at the
countenance for SO many years so well
known, not only in Topeka, but
throughout the state. By o'clock the
house was well filled. and scores of
those in attendance were compelled to
find accommodation on the lawn.
Shortly before the funeral services
opened the members of Lincoln post,
G. A. r., of which Capt. johnson had
been a member during his residence in
Topeka, arrived, accompanied by Capt.
Peterson's company of militia Both
the veterans and the militia acted as
an escort to the grave.
S The quartette was composed of Mrs.
Frank E. Wear, Mrs. Won Dahlen, Prof.
Won Dahlen and Mr.. David Bowie, and
the first selection was Lead Kindly
Light At it's conclusion Rev j. d.
Countermine of the First Presbyterian
church read passages from the Scrip
ture. He was followed by DR.. Linus
Blakesley, the retiring pastor of the
First Congregational church. who de-
Hvered a short funeral sermon.
Mr.. Blakesley confined himself al
most entirely to a sketch of Capt. John
sons life He mentioned his entering
the army at the early age of II, and
commented upon the bravery in battle
which secured for him a captains com
mission before the end of the war OF
his career since coming to Topeka he
spoke in the highest terms and said
that it fell to the lot of few men to be
the possessUrs of such natural talents
as Capt. johnson could have boosted
during his lifetime
He was a splendid lawyer said Dr.
Blakesley, IAN eloquent orator, and an
honorable and upright citizen. He held
a big place in this community, and his
loss will be deeply felt. Such men as
Captain johnson are never appreciated
until their ability and their talents are
no longer manifest, and then it is real
lied what is lost by their death"
Following the brief sermon Dr.Coun-
termine offered prayer, and the services
were concluded by the singing Of Abide
With Me" by the quartette.
Before the casket was removed from
the ROOM those who had not previously
viewed the remains were given an op-
portunity to do so. The casket was
handsomely covered with black felt
and the silver plate bore the simple
inscription, John B. Johnson" In
striking contrast to its sombre cover
ing was beautiful bunch of red carna-
tions, which rested just below the sill
yer plate.
Among the floral offerings were re-
membranes from George r. Peck and
Thomas Ryan, the former law partners
and steadfast friends of Captain John
son. kilograms of coincidence were
sent by each to Mrs. Johnson and the
members OF the family.
A handsome floral piece at the head
of the casket represented the Topeka
Bar aSSocia ton among the offerings
ers that surrounded the casket in pro-
fusion were the gifts of relatives and
individual friends.
As the remains were carried from the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-22

house the members of Lincoln Post and
the militia formed in lines at either side
of the passageway, and stood with
barred heads as the caSket passed. The
active pallbearers We're Judge Charles
F. johnson of Oskaloosa, DR.. George
w. Hogeboom, Charles Blood Smith,
Justice w. a. Johnson, Captain r. NJ.
Spivey and Mr.. George w. Findlay.
The honorary pallbearers appointed by
the Topeka Bar association were
Judges S. A. Kingman, A. H. Horton,
d. NJ Valentine, S. H. Allen, John Mar
tin, John T. Morton, John Guthrie and
Z. T. Hazen.
The funeral procession was long and
moved along Sixth street direct from
the home to the cemetery. At the grave
the services were conducted by Chap
lain SidwelI of Lincoln Post They were
short, and ended with the firing of sa-
lutte.
A vault was built for the reception of
Captain Johnson's body, and a hand
some monument will be erected to
mark his grave.
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EsFiniS" Written at the Close of
a Brilliant Career.
Body of Judge j. b. Johnson
Laid to Rest.
MILITARY HONORS.
Comrades Gather at Grave and
Fire Parting Salute.
Many Elaborate Floral Offer
ings From Old Friends.

Another useful career was closed with
the burial of Capt. ]. B. Johnson, which
took place Sunday afternoon in the To-
peka cemetery. AS the casket was low
cred into the grave the Grand Army
salute was fired by twelve of his former
associates in Lincoln post and the mill
tia company under command of Capt.
J. NJ. Peterson.
All day Sunday the body reposed in
the parlor of his late home, on West
Sixth street, surrounded with the floral
tributes of relatives and friends. In
this room, fragrant with the odOr of
flowers, a quartette opened the funeral
services a few minutes past o'clock,
and an hour later the funeral procession
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ress of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation movement among Chinese
youths, which is assuming considerable
Importance. especially in connection
with mission schools. 1t was found de-
Sirable to invite from America an ex
perienced worker in this department.
and, although it will be some time be-
fore this gentleman can speak Chinese,
there is no difficulty in the matter of
interpreters, natives or foreign.
Yesterday in our large Shanghai
mission church, says a correspondent,
there We're gathered 200 Chinese boy
scholars from various missions in and
near Shanghai, all of whom were either
members of the local Young Mems
Christian association or willing to join
it Earnest addresses were given and
prayers offered, both in English and
Chinese, the English addresses being
admira bly, translated by Christian
Chinaman, while the bright hymn sing
ing of the strong young voices was a
delightful sound. AT the close of the
morning meeting papers were distrib-
uted to the boys containing questions
to be answered in writing, and a form
of Christian engagement to be signed.
At the afternoon service many of these
were returned most satisfactorily and
intelligently filled in. Such assemblies
have recently been held with much in
terest and zeal. and apparently solid re-
suits, at Marking and other centerS of
missionary work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-22
THEY BUY ANYTHING.
All Londoners Ask Is a Rising
Market.

New York May 22.-The Times London
hn2nciaI correspondent caples; hos
been comparatively small all week be
G Were loofing af forward du to n Holiday and
last Mondays and Tuesdays markets
looked like falling into utter stagnation
for the whole account. The last two
days have been better, and the Stock ex-
change closed Saturday in highly OPP
laate IN something, no matter what, IS
is that the market Should be active and
going up. By merely keeping prices on
created in Australian mine shares and
buyers do not care a straw what they pur-
prices and on that they buy as gudgeons
bolt garbage.
still far from comfortable. The Bank of
England gets less gold from abroad than
the. enlarged trade of the country requires
and our market is now working up TO the
usual end of the month squ1rm, When
ing discount house now quotes rs per cent
for bills to come from New York this
until perhaps the end of July and there
fore are ready to make the most of the
present opportunity. Hitherto you have
ton. but our inning is coming after Whit
91O, 600. 600, Japan $40, 600 900 and Argentina
$4,000, 900 Dare all coming on the market
At least five new copper companies and
more than twenty new trading and adj
venture companies, some with capitals
running to millions, are waiting for PEG
pie to return to business All this might
be excellent if we had spare credit to lock
up, but we have none nor has any country
on the continent except. apparently.
France. Whatever happens. Paris seems
able to buy and men say that with your
help 1t has lifted Rio Ttnto shares above
50. more than 500 per cent premium.
What is more. il has once again picked
our bears in Spanish bonds. the price of
which at 65 is higher now than it often
was before the war. All this is wonder
full and we may well give up guessing
when it will end. The AIMING thing is
that Paris is pinched for ready money
every month worse than are, but there
will be no trouble till autumn. everybody
says. so we are disposed to dash ahead
There is nothing fresh about copper
this week, but the turn over of metal on
the market has been almost the same as
las yVReI<-5
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FOUNTAIN.

TFrom the London Daily NALL
The government of Queensland is go
ing to show the world, or such portion
of it as may visit the forthcoming eX-
hibition at Earl's Court, that the col
ony can produce quicksilver equally
with America Spain and Austria
A mere pool of quicksilver in glass
ca=e would be 40 indication at all, so
fhose responsible for the arrangement
of ire Queensland section propose to
show RUS precious liquid mineral lend
inc a rn7W and effective beauty to
- q Rrirbf. F. r. S E. A NJ. I c. E,
is the engineer responsible for this nov
ell departure II the way OF fountains,
of it's construction to a. Daily Mail rep
resentative yesterday
.sIThis he said. can hardly be call
ed a fountain in the Ordinary accepla-
ton Of the word, for tire difficulties of
dealing with such a heavy pody as, ner-
curry are too great to allow OF a jet
such as one sees playing in trafalgar
Square. What we are going to nave Is
an arrangement of two basins, one
above the other. These will be of iron,
enamelled black, to give greater ell
feet to the falling quicksilver, the top
one some five feet in diameter, and the
lower one three feet larger. The mer-
curry will run into the upper bowl from
a height. and thence by little channels
around the edge into the lower basin.
THE supply will be so arranged that
there is an almost continual fiOw-at
least, that is what we hope to obtain.
AS it drops into the lower bowl the
mercury will be conducted by a glass
lined iron pipe to reservoir tank, and
thence lifted by a motor so that it
may return by the delivery pipe to the
upper bowl again. The weight of the
mercury used will be about two tons.
and the piping of the delivery will be
JOG feet long, and that for the return
TO the tank so feet. Each tank will
hold two cubic feet of quicksilver, and
the elevator apparatus will be required
to raise about one ton an hour.
Probably the thing that will attract
most attention will be a few ordinary
household fiatirOns, which are to be
fiOated in the bottom basin, for the
density of the mercury supports iron
water does wood. I see it has been
stated that our fountain would throw
jet seven feet high. That is ridicu-
lous, if not impossible, for the cost of
machinery to do such thing would
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Queer Papers.

The Chamberlain Medicine Co, of
DeS MoineS, Iowa. advertise extensive
ly all over the world. And all these pa
perS are obliged, by the terms of their
contract to send their papers regular
ly to the Chamberlain Company, so the
latter can see that the matter is run
properly and has the full number of in
sertions. In this way, it will be seen,
that the Company soon acquires a
unique collection of papers.
A package pr these came to H. B.
McCord the druggist, and the Courier
had a chance to examine them. 1t was
a queer and very interesting collection,
but that they were the real thing was
shown by the blue pencil mark on each
where the checking clerk had marked
the local ads of the Company We APP
pend a list:
There are two or three Chinese pa
pers, queer looking things, but with
the articles separated by cross rule as
IN our own papers. These cross rules,
by the way, were the only things we
understood. So we pass to the next.
The Luepapa Kuokoa OF Honolulu is
dated ''Okatoba 81, 1899 and is in the
Hawaiian language.
The Midland News is published at
Midland, New South Wales, in Aus
tralia and is part in English and a part
in Holland Dutch.
The Colon Telegram is published at
Colon CAspinwal) in Columbia, South
America. .-----.
The Nanaima Free Press is from
Nanaina, British Columbia,up towards
Alaska.
The Daily Post comes Bengalore in
the province of Deccan in the south
part of Hindoostan.
The East London Standard and Bor-
der Gazette is published at East Lon
don in Cape Colony, South Africa
The East London Daily Dispatch and
Border Advertiser is at the same place.
FL Contemporaries is at San Louis
Potosi in Mexico.
Ell Universal is in the City of Mex
leo.
The Catholic News is published at
Port of Spain, Trinidad, near South
The 18th Century and St James
Chronicle is at Montego Bay, Island of
Jamaica.
The Madras Standard comes from
that city in the East Indies.
The Penang Gazette and Straits
Chronicle, is at Penang, on the Straits
of Malacca
The CeyIon Standard is from Colom-
DO, Island of CeyIon, East Indies.
The Partland Gazette is from Port
Antonio on Island of Jamaica
The Midland Farm and Karroo Far
mer is at Cradock, Cape Colony.
The Truth is published at Christ
church, New Zealand.
All these papers that are in English
have interesting and strange items and
ads. One advertises ice cream and
strawberries in January at Cd APP
pies are selling at shillings to 6 shil-
HngS per 100. Another ad says W e
are manufacturers of clothing. and be
spoke .tailors-" We suppose bespoke"
means that they make suits, etc, to or
der. or when bespoke
The Mexican paper has a cartoon of
Uncle Sam trying to hold Cuba with
one hand, while a wild Filipino is
breaking loose from his other hand
And ''EIto Sam looks just as he does in
our pictures.
And there are worlds of other queer
things in these queer papers, more than
we can give space.-Daily Courier, Au-
burn, Ind.
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EITOkHAN5Q $3.50 Shoes equal in value
to many kinds of So 90 grades.

cred head, and before the boy had time
to realize what had happened he, too,
was tossed high over the fence and into
a ditch
The boys who had come to witness
the fight ran screaming down the road.
At the corner they met young Reinig's
father, Henry Savage and George Nc
Clellan, who were coming to inspect the
herd. To them the boys told what had
happened. The three men ran peI nell
to the field and after some difficulty
succeeded in rescuing young Reinig.
Both boys were taken home and a doc
tor was called. He said the injuries
were serious, but not necessarily fatal.
Jessup's body was badly bruised, but
it is thought no bones were broken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-22
BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Lindsay. Ont, May ga double
header Grand Trunk freight train of. 35
cars ran over a COW three miles west of
here today. resulting in the deraiIment
I eff both engines and some twenty cars.
F'iremen Dudley was instantly killed
and Brakeman Harry Zealand badly
scalded, Loss, $4,000.
london, May 22.-Charles Frohman.
the American theatrical manager, has
secured the American rights of thecom
edy THE TYRANNY of Tears by Had
don Chambers now being presented at
the Criterion theater by Charles Wynd-
ham and his company. John Drew will
be starred in the play, with which he
is greatly pleased.
New York. May 22.-Jockey Horton.
who was injured Saturday at Morris
Park while riding Tentore in the Grand
National steeplechase, died last night.
Horton, during the brief time he was
conscious, said that the accident was
caused by the Canadian horse Populist
humping into his mount.
st. Louis, Mo. May ga special to
the Republic from Ell Paso, Tex, says:
A fierce forest fire is reported to be
raging in the dead timber of the Sacra-
mento mountains, 100 miles north of this
Fresnal canyon, with the wind blowing
and driving in the direction of Alama-
gordo and Sacramento Mountain rail-
way line.
Halifax, May 22-The Hamburg-Amer-
lean line steamer Phoencia, which has
arrived here from Hamburg will land
sos GalicianS who are bound to north
west Canada to become settlers.
Mackinaw City, Mich. May 22-Harry
Lazell, mail clerk on the Grand Rapids
and Indiana railroad. and Richard Neal
of this place. while digging for relies
at the site of old FIT. Mackinac. un-
earthed six complete skeletons. This is
possibly the burying place of some of
the victims of the massacre which took
place 100 years ago.
Seattle. Wash, May 22.-The fleet of
revenue cutters which will patrol Ber-
ing sea this summer has received orders
to hold itself in readiness to sail north.
Stores will be aboard in about ten days
In the meantime it is expected that the
Rush and Nunavik will join the fleet.
San Francisco May 22.-The United
States transport Sherman is under or
ders to sail for Manila tonight with the
Sixth infantry and a number of soldiers
assigned to various regiments. General
Fred Grant will go on the Sherman in
command of the expedition.
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I'll WALK.

This is the beginning of the 6th week
Of the strike and the total receipts OF
the wheeling street railway lines have
been less than 500 since the men quit
work The cars are running regularly,
but carry scarcely any one except me
- ,nio, rnotOrnan and conductor
and the two United States deputy mar
shaIs. 1t is estimated that hve passeh-
gers ride daily on the cars The rev
who do ride are marked Tor lSoldtIoi
"a the business and social boycott is
strong against those few who have de-
fed popular sentiment, which is all Oh
the side of the strikers.
When the recently arrived stranger
1ao,1S these facts he usually becomes
wearer of the button at once. He does
not have to walk everywhere, for the
livery stable owners are doing rush
ing business; there are bicycle rehtlhS
eI1onS in ali the principal streets, and
+ha strikers are running omnibus lines
which are largely patrOnized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-22
CHANGE CONTEMPLATED
Mexico Not Intending to Adopt a
Gold Basis.

City of Mexico, May PIT has been
persistently reported from New York
recently that the government of Mex
leo had determined to adopt the gold
basis, wholly or in part.
These rumors, apparently, have not
been uncOnnected with speculation on
the New York Stock exchange; at any
rate, it is significant that they were ac-
companied by an advance in Mexican
railway securities held in the United
States
One story had it that a sample gold
piece, such as had been accepted by the
minister of finance of Mexico, had been
exhibited by a member of the stock ex-
change in New York.
Your correspondent has investigated
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CRAZED BY HUNGER.
Mary Satolski, Once of st. Louis, At
tacks a Chicago Storekeeper.

Chicago, May BINARY Satolslxi, a
demented woman, who was arrested on
Noble street by officer Gabel, was ar
raigned in the West Chicago avenue
police court this morning and remand
ed for examination as to her sanity
Crazed by hunger and want, the
neatly dressed little woman entered the
store of Herman Mishkowski, 695 Noble
street, and attacked him with a club
because he declined to give her money,
According to her story, she is the
stepchild of a wealthy Polish family in
st. Louis. Four years ago she eloped
with a worthless character, who de-
serted her, and from whom she secured
a divorce. Mary says that her step
father and her mother are John and
Josie Satolski, and that they live in ST.
Louis. She says she has three half
brothers, one an attorney in New York
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National Educational
Meeting.
Association

For the meeting of the National Ed
vocational Association at Los Angeles.
Cal, July lila. 1893. the Union Pacific
will make the greatly reduced rate OF
one fare, plus $500, for the round trip.
The excellent service given by the
Union Pacific was commented on by all
who had the pleasure of using it to the
convention at Washington in 1898. This
wear our educational friends meet in
Los Angeles, and members of the As
ISOLATION and others from points East
should by all means take the Union
Pacific.
The service of the Union Pacific via
Omaha or Kansas City is unexcelled
and consists of Palace Sleeping Cars.
buffet Smoking and Library Cars, Din
ing Cars meals a-la-carte, Free Re
cIining Chair Cars and Ordinary Sleep
ing Cars.
simmer travel
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

Tonight at the Crawford theater THE
Bostonians'' will be heard in Topeka
for the first time in several years. The
opera will be THE Serenade," the latest
of their repertoire, and one of the most
successful light operas of recent years.
1t is the work of Victor Herbert and
Harry B. Smith, and posses sufficient of
a plot to stimulate interest while it iSA
replete with tuneful melody.
The organization still includes w. H.
Mcdonald, Henry Clay Barnab bee, Jessie
Bartlett Davis, William LAWN. George
rockingham, Josephine Bartlett and
Helen Bertram. The latter now fills the
place in the company made vacant by
the retirement of Alice Nielsen The
sale of seats has been good. but there
is still plenty of satisfactory seats to
be had
Tomorrow night the season of sum-
mer entertainment will be inaugurated
by the Oliver Colby Vaudeville COM
pany at Garfield park. The admission
to the park will be 10 cents and 10
cents Will be charged for reserved seats.
Ladies will be admitted free on reserve
seat tickets.
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be tremendous-that IS. allowing that it
could be done, which 1 doubt.
In addition to this quicksilver,
Queensland is also showing some gold
nuggets. for the glass cases containing
which I have arranged an electric
alarm which will give immediate warn
ing if any attempt is made to steal
them"