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The evening times., 1899-08-26
THINGS THEATRICAL.

That Oldest of intended SMILES, curl
osity killed the cat" seems 10 have hal
comparatively little effect upon the youth
to whom il was broached, if one NAV
judge from the prevalence of the emotion.
Mystery appears to be a sort OF spice
without which even the best of things fail
TO tickle the palate properly and the worst
fail altogether. That this is true with
the drama as with other things is proven
by the number OF almost-famous hoaxes
that have been made profitable through
the ingenuity OF their sponsors. Even
now IN Chicago very COMMONPLACE per
former is making an emphatic hit through
the manner in which she has persistentiy
concealed, while arousing interest in. her
name. a provoking underline is often
step in the ladder to prosperity J. Gaf
ney Brown, who will be seen next week
at the Lyceum with Fred Riders Moulin
Rouge Burlesquers. has struck upon
happy idea in giving his cognomen 10 the
public with the simple explanation.
Watch the cigarette" No other infor-
nation has been vouchsafed as yet but
the words in question have been SO bruit-
ed that probably half of Mondays audi
ence at keTnan'S will have heard of the
young man and will be intent upon his
weed. Which shows that Mr. Brown is
clever, whether he shows that cleyerness
in mis- act or not.
The evening times., 1899-08-26
4 YACHT 9HATChN FIGHT
Mr.. Ladew's Columbia May Be Used
as a Warship.

The Owner Hopes to- Have Inaugu-
rated Patriotic Plan for Build
ers OF Pleasure Graft to Follow.
His New Vessel Patterned After the
Pathfinder and Fitted for Guns.
The evening times., 1899-08-26


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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
GIRLS REMEMBERED HER.
Those Befriended by Her Sent Flow
ers to Mrs Whitney's Funeral

New York, May 9-Funeral services
over the remains of Mrs. VIM. C. Whit
ney were held today in the Cathedral
of the Incarnation, Garden City, L. I.
The services were preceded by a pri-
vate ceremony at Mr.. Whitneys home,
Wheatly Hills, conducted by the Rev.
DR.. w. S. Rainsford, rector of ST.
Georges, New York. of which church
Mrs. Whitney was a communicant.
The Right Rev. A. N. Littlejohn,
Bishop of Long Island, and the Right
Rev. VIM. c. Downe. Bishop of Albany,
officiated at the cathedral. Bishop Pot
ter of New York was unable to be pres
ent.
There was full choral service, the
music being given by the cathedral
choir of twenty-SiX voices. The hymns
were ''Hark, Hark My Soul" and From
All the Saints That From Their Labors
Rest"
The anthem sung was Whose dwell
eth under the defense of the Most High
shall abide under the shadow of the AL
mighty
The interment was at Douglaston.
During the eOmmittal service the an
them L Heard a Voice from Heaven"
The pallbearers were George Pollock
Thomas Newbold, Robert Bacon, G.. H
Redmond, Gardiner G. Rowland, George
S. Bowdoin, Frank Peabody and Thorn
as Hitchcock.
The floral offerings were remarka BILE
for their beauty and their great num-
ber
Among them were punches of violets
and roses from working girls whom
Mrs. Whitney had befriended. More
than 300 persons went to Garden City
from New York on a special train. The
party included Mrs. Frederick May of
Washington. mother of Mrs. Whitney;
Frederick May of Boston, brother of
Mrs. Whitney; H. w. Whitney of BOs-
ton, a brother of Mr.. Whitney; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM K. Vanderbilt, jr.. o. H P.
Belmont. Mrs. H. NICK. TwOmbley, VIM.
L. Elkins and p. A. b. Widener.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
WHITE OFFERS THE CUP
Emporia Man Stimulates Interest in
NNState Tennis Tournament.

The state tennis tournament will be
held in Topeka this summer and inter
est in the games has already received
impetus by the offer of $50 cup for
championship. This generous induce
ment to the players comes from o. M.
White of Emporia, the proprietor of
the Mit-Way restaurant.
The cup will be put up with the un-
derstanding that a player must win it
three times in succession before it be-
comes his property. The Emporia
players are preparing, so they say, to
keep the cup in that city. There are
some tennis players in Topeka who hope
to bring the cup here during the tour
nament and keep it.
The Topeka Tennis association has or
ganized for the season, having secured
a number of new members. The old
players, about all of them being cham
pions of one kind or another, are al
ready in the game, and there will be
plenty of work done before the state
tournament which the players hope will
put them in shape to vanquish all
cOnerS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
A NEW CUBAN FLAG
Has Been Provided by the United
States Government

New York. May "a Herald dis
patch from Washington says:
Cuba has been provided with a new
flag by the United States government
that was designed for Cuban owned yes
sells engaged in coastwise trade. 1t was
not desired to give these vessels the
American flag, as that would be a step
in the direction of annexation, nor the
flag of the Cuban revolution, for that
would be a step toward recognition:
accordingly the new ensign consists
merely of a blue field with a white
union The vessels which fly this Hag
were formerly Spanish In order to
preserve to the Cubans the coasting
trade of the island. a privilege of much
greater value to them than their slight
participation in the foreign trade a reg
ulation was made when the military oc-
cupation of the island began permitting
residents who owned vessels to continue
in the coasting trade on condition that
they abjured allegiance to Spain. This
regulation covered probably nine tenths
of all the vessels owned in Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
CATHOLIC KNIGHTS.
Twelfth Biennial Council Opens at
Kansas CITY.

Kansas City. May 9.-Nearly 100 del
egates with as many more visitors.
from all parts of the country were in
attendance today upon the opening ses-
sion of the twelfth biennial supreme
council of the Catholic Knights of
America The feature of today's pro-
gramme was the solemn high mass held
at ST Patrick's cathedral. The officers
and delegates formed in line at the
Coates hotel at $50 o'clock this morn
ing and marched to the church, headed
by the Uniform Rank company from
Vincennes, Ind, under command of
Gen. ]. W. Norhaus, supreme comman-
der in chief The ceremonies at the
cathedral were impressive Father T.
F. Lillis of this city preached the ser
mon.
AT noon the first regular session of
the council was held at Lyceum hall
The delegates were welcomed by Mayor
Jones. Edward F'eeny of Brooklyn, su-
preme president. responding. Frank
Walsh followed in address on be-
half of the Kansas City members. Rou-
tine matters took up the remainder of
the session and an adjournment WAS
had till tomorrow when the real work
of the council will begin.
In the afternoon the knights and
their ladies were taken for drive over
the citV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
CUT TELEGRAPH BILLS.
Auditor Cole Forces a Compliance
With the New Law.

The telegraph companies evidently
fear the power of the state and have
accepted a reduction of their charges
for messages in compliance with the
provisions of the new law.
This action on the part of the COM
panies was not caused by generosity on
their part but the reduction was made
by State Auditor Cole in issuing war
rants for the payment of the monthly
telegraph bills. The companies pre-
sented their bills made out at the usual
rates charged for the transmission of
messages, but Mr.. Cole would not audit
them in this condition. He went to
work and cut the bills down to the rate
authorized by the new law and then
said he would issue the warrants.
The telegraph companies accepted the
reduction without a murmur. Some
time ago the companies announced that
messages would not be accepted from
the state officers and charged subject
to settlement the first of each month.
When this became public a new tack
was taken and the officers announced
that the companies would not change
their method of dealing with the state
This came after Mr.. Cole had an
nOunced that he would not audit the
vouchers at the old rates. He was as
good as his word and the bills were
paid on the basis which was fixed by
Mr.. Cole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
CARNEGIE SAYS WATCH
And See What He Will Do With That
$1oo,OOO,ooo

New York May "a dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
Andrew Carnegie, asked to give his
reasons for selling his vast interests in
the manufacture of iron and steel, re-
ferred with Endorsement to an inter-
view with him printed in a London pa
per today.
In this interview Mr.. Carnegie was
asked if he had sold from fear or dis
like of the trusts and was quoted as
replying:
THE trusts have never frightened me
and the Carnegie Steel company has no
occasion to be afraid of them, as it is
the greatest property of its kind the
world has ever seen or probably ever
will see. 1 did not sell out because bus
mess was not prosperous: it never was
so prosperous, nor were it's prospects
ever so good. 1 sold in pursuance of
policy determined upon long ago, not to
spend my old age in business, strug-
Cling after more dollars. ] believe in
developing a dignified and unSelfiSh life
after 60
Mr. Carnegie's attention was called to
a paragraph in a London paper which
referred to his famous declaration that
ito die rich is to die disgraced,' and
he was asked what he was going to do
with the $1O0600.0o0 he had amassed-
Tell that editor" replied Mr.. Carne-
gle, Ito watch and see 1 hope 1 shall
not justify the definition, sometimes de-
served, of philanthropist as a man
with a great deal of money, but very
little sense.
Asked his opinion of the recent tri-
umphs of American engineering firms
in beating English competition for the
supply of locomotives to India, etc, Mr..
Carnegie said subsequently: LAS 1 have
been telling my native land for at least
15 years what was coming, 1 am not
surprised. The American is the most
alert, quickest and most versatile man
the world has yet seen. The American
workman is more sl1illful than any
other
But, Mr. Carnegie, the Briton has
got long way ahead of the American
in the industrial struggle
Very good, but he has never before
had to compete with a man of his own
blood. He developed under more favor
able circumstances. To be sure there
is a great deal of kick in the Briton
and the struggle will not be hastily
given over. When he has met superior
competition l have got faith in his abil-
ity to change his methods and to fight.
One great obstacle which he must en-
counter is the fact that minerals are
rapidly being worked out in the old
land. while in the new they are only
just being opened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
He DAREs TO SPEAK.
Republican Protests Against Grip
pling of Educational Institutions.

Charles F. Scott. editor Of the lola
Register. and a member OF the board
of regents of the state university. has
written Governor Stanley strong let
ter protesting against the proposed in
vestigation of William Rogers of WASH
ington, the Populist member of the
board. 1t will be remembered that
Rogers was ousted from this position
during the administra tiOn of Governor
Morrill, by investigation arranged
and conducted by Cyrus Leland.
Rogers was convicted of every charge,
as a matter of course, and removed
When Governor Leedy came into office
he re-appointed Rogers. Now some of
the Republican politicians want to get
rid of Rogers and another investigation
is suggested as the proper method.
Mr.. Scott says Rogers prevented the
removal of Chancellor Snow by his
PopUlist regent associates; that he is
an ardent supporter of the university,
and that he is an honest and conscien-
tious member of the board Leland has
threatened to file complaints against
Rogers,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
FILIPINOS SHUT OUT.
Refused Landing on United States
Shores.

San Francisco, May 9.-United States
Immigration Commissioner North has
refused to permit the landing of ten
native FiIipinos who arrived here a few
days ago on the steamer City of Pekin.
The natives are under contract to ex-
hfbit in a New York museum Commis-
SiOner North takes the position, there
fore, that because of their agreement
to place themselves on exhibition, they
are contract laborers, and as such are
not entitled to land in this country. On
the other hand the F'ilipinos claim that
they are actors and not laborers. They
will probably appeal the case to Wash
ingtOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
TO AUSTRALIA TO WE'D.
Romance of Deaf and Dumb Girl of
St Cloud, Mimi.

st. Cloud, Mimi, May "a sequel to
a pretty little romance, which had its
inception years ago in the Minnesota
school for the deaf and dumb al Fari-
bault, has just developed in the depar-
ture from St. Cloud for Australia Of
Miss Pearl French, the % year old
daughter of ]. s. French, a well known
citizen. Immediately upon arrival there
Miss French will become the bride Of
a young man named Eddy, who. like
herself, is a deafmute.
Bride and groom, eleven years ago.
We're pupils together at the Faribault
state school, and after leaving school
corresponded. Eddy is the son of an
advent missionary in Australia, who
went from Battle Creek, Mich. years
ago. With his mother he visited ST.
Cloud last summer, when the courtship
actively began which will end so hap
PLY upon the arrival of the next steam
er from San Francisco.
Miss French will make the trip un-
attended. Extensive arrangements have
been made for her safe arrival there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
Farmers of SunfiOwer State
Filling the Banks.
Increase of Over SI,OOO,OOO In
Deposits.
ONLY PART OF BANKS.
National Banks Not Included In
Summary.
Figures by J. w. Breidenthal
and Therefore Reliable.

The people of Kansas have plenty Of
money in the banks and the prospects
of first class crop give promise of
largely increased bank accounts.
There is now deposited in the state
banks of Kansas alone the sum of $23,-
O42, ,S7S. .29.
These figures are shown by the bank
statements received by Commissioner
Breidenthal for the period ending March
Is. 1899.
The returns on 'the quarterly state
ments for April 5. 1898. practically a COR
responding period last year, show that
patrons of the state banks had on de-
posit $22, ,31S, ,1649S
This shows an increase in favor of the
present year amounting to 1924, 7O3 81.
The increase would have been over one
million dollars in deposits were it not
for the fact that two of the largest
banks in the state recently went into
the national banking system. These
We're the Wichita banks, which carried
deposits amounting to more than $780,
900, which would have made the total
amount of money in state banks reach
over a million, two hundred thousand
dollars more than at the same date of
last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
ALARM FOR ARMOUR.
Report Reaches London That
He Is ParalyZed.

London, May 9-It is reported here
that Mr.. p. d. Armour of Chicago has
been stricken with paralysis. Mr..
Armour's representative in this city
said today that the latest advices from
him direct reported his arrival at Ham
burg very i'll and that he proceeded to
a German spa to take the waters
DENIED IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, May 9.-Armour & Co. posi-
lively deny the report said to have been
cabled from Hamburg that Mr.. P. d.
Armour is seriously ill., They have re-
ceived daily direct cables from him that
absolutely contradict any such report
The last one came late last night. He
arrived we'll at Hamburg last week
and went to Nauheim yesterday in pur-
suance of his original intention. He is
in good health.
ARMOUR HEARD FROM.
London, May 9-Mr. Armour's repre-
sentative in London received a telegram
this afternoon denying that Mr.. Armour
had had a stroke of apOplexy. The dis
patch adds that Mr.. Armour has been
at Nauheim, about five miles from
Hamburg, for several days, taking the
waters, and that his condition has ma
terially improved since his arrival there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
Commander Coulter Issues an Order
Urging Its Observance.

o. H. Coulter, department commander
of the Kansas G. A. r., is sending out
general order No. ?, pertaining to Me-
mortal day, May 80. He urges a strict
observance of the day and counsels
the members of the organization to see
that no soldiers graves are neglected.
He says:
In twining wreaths on the monu-
ments to leaders we pay tribute to those
who We're led A rosebud on the grave
of soldier or sailor symbolizes our love
for the memory of all who wore the
union blue, whether they sleep amid
monuments of marble or rest in the
grave of an unknown"
The last national encampment of the
q. A r. provided that Lincoln'S address
at Gettysburg should be made a fea-
ture of all Memorial day exercises. This
will be read at every celebration of that
Character in Kansas this year.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
BENNINGTON GONE.
Original Middle of the-Roader Moves
to Kansas City.

w H Bennington, who has been a
prominent figure in Kansas politics for
several years, has moved to Kansas
City, Mo
Mr. Bennington is one of the original
''middle-of-t -the-roaders'' and has been
one of the managers of the middle-of-
the-road campaign in Kansas for sew
eral years. He was one of the first
Populists in the state and helped organ
ize an independent movement after the
first fusion with the Democrats
Mr.. Bennington is a thoroughbred re-
former and it is safe to say that he will
be heard from in Missouri where he will
probably open law office.
Mrs. Bennington and the children will
follow him this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
FLOUR MILL TRUST
With S4O,OOO,OOO Capital Or
ganized In the East.

Chicago, May 9-The Post today says:
"A gigantic combination gathering in all
the flour milling corporations at the
head of the lakes, New York city,
Buffalo and Syracuse, has been effected
and tomorrow the score or more of
mills embraced in the deal will be turn
ed over to the new management The
consolidation is capitalized at $40. .000,-
600. Officers and a board of directors
have already been elected and the lead
ing spirits in the organization propose
Immediately to revolutionize the flour
milling business of the country. The
new corporation will be known as the
L. S. Flour Milling company: head
quarters will be in New York. George
Urban OF Buffalo has been elected presi-
dent and Charles Mcintyre of New
York, treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
GOV. THOMAS DENIAL.
Says He Didn't Make Any Threats
Against War Department.

Denver May 9-Governor Thomas.
who has been out of the city several
days wired Adjutant General Corbin
upon his return late last night as fol-
lows:
Reported interview of mine in Den
yer News concerning Colorado volun-
teers is false and malicious"
The governor says he told the inter-
viewer he had twice requested the re-
turn of the Colorado regiment and
would renew the request, and that, as
the Spanish war had terminated, the
volunteers should be permitted to re-
turn if they wished.
Beyond this says the governor
nothing was said except an expression
of a general nature concerning the
power of the government to call upon
the militia for service in an offensive
war"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
DENVER PRIZE FIGHT.
Frank BARLEY and Matty Matthews
Spar to a Draw

Denver. May 9.-The work of Frank
BARLEY of Chicago in the twenty-round
fight with Matty Matthews of New
York last night, which ended in a draw,
proved a revelation to the spectators,
who did not consider him match for
the New Yorker. In the whole contest
BARLEY easily Outpointed Matthews,
but the latter showed wonderful powers
of endurance The number of fair
blows landed by both men was -, of
which 80 were marked in Bartley's favor
and SO to the credit of Matthews. The
best work of Matthews was in the
ninth. fourteenth, sixteenth and last
rounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
TAKES TO THE WATER.
The President Will Begin the Baths
at Once.

dent and Mrs. Mckinley. DR.. Rixey of
the navy, Assistant Secretary Cortel-
you, Mr.. Barnes. a White House stem
ographer and the executive servants
reached here at o'clock this morning.
Their special train was an hour
ahead of its scheduled time and thus
the arrival at the depot was without a
crowd of natives, or guests. The party
was met by Mr.. Sterry. the manager of
the Homestead. and entering the hotel
by a side door. their presence was un-
known to any save Secretary and Mrs.
Gage, who welcomed them in the ap-
partments set aside for them. DR..
Rixey examined the bath houses i'm
mediately and the president will begin
taking the baths today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
To Meet the Queen.

London. May AT the drawing
room tomorrow. Mrs Joseph H Choate
wife of the United States ambassador
to Great Britain, will present Mrs. and
Miss Bates, the wife and daughter. re-
spectively. of Lieut. Col Alfred E.
Bates, the military attache of the en-
bassy; the wife and daughter of Mr.
VIM. H. Osborne, consul general of the
United States at London; Mrs. John B.
Mott, of Indiana, and Miss Ingraham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
Mrs. Wallace Buvs a Farm.

San Francisco May 9-Mrs Joseph
inc Wallace, mother of Edna Wallace
Hopper, the actress. has purchased
Souther farm, near San Leandro. in
Alameda county, and the place will be
transformed into a fruit farm and coun-
try home. The Souther farm is one of
the best known properties in the state
Besides being exceedingly fertile, it is
beautifully situated near the foothills
1t consists of about 300 acres The
price paid is said to have been about
S1OO 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
Takes the White Veil.

New York, May 9.-Sister Ime1da
Theresa, the former Salvation Army
brigadier whose conversion to the
Catholic faith a little more than two
years ago created a stir in the army
ranks, assumed the white veil last Sun
day in the chapel of the mother house
of the congregation of ST. Catherine de
Ricci of the Third Order of st. Dominic,
at A1bany
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
1T MAY KILL HER.
Wife of Hutchinson Murderer Moore
Unconscious Since His Sentence.

Hutchinson, May 9.-After John Moore
received sentence for the crime of kill
ing his children he was followed to the
Jail by his wife. After the parting she
cIung to Moore until they were sep
arated by the officers. Then she
crouched on the porch outside, looking
through the bars down into the cell for
some time. When Moore was removed
out of her sight she walked alone to
the home of her father, NJ. w. Frank
lin, on Avenue east.
After reaching there she sank into an
unconscious state in which she re-
mained yesterday.
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samnle Treatment Free.

A trial package of DR.. Miles favorite
treatment. consisting of DR. Miles Re
storative Nervine. DR.. Miles AntiPain
Pills and DR.. Miles Nerve and Liver
Pills will be sent absolutely free of cost
to any person who will send name and
address on a postal card. requesting the
samples, and mentioning name of this
paper to
DR.. Miles Medical Co. EIkhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-09
RALEIGH AGROUND.
Captain Coghlan Expects to
Float With High Tide.

Charleston, S. c., May 9.-The cruiser
Raleigh which was to be present at the
Confederate reunion, went aground
early this morning about 80 yards out
side of the south jetty. She is lying
easy and will probably be f1oated at
high tide this evening. 1t is not be-
lieved she has sustained any damage.
Captain Coghlin declined assistance
from all tugs