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The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-09
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

winds.
winds.
Montana-Fa4r Sunday Monday west to north
winds.
Wisconsin-Fair Sunday and Monday; warmer in
eastern portion; variable becoming southery
ST PAUL.
Yesterdays observations by the United States
weather bureau, ST. Paul. z. r. Lyons observer, for
the twenty-four hours ended at Z o'clock night
barometer corrected temperature and elevation
Highest temperature 50 Humidity 6S
Lowest temperature go 5S Precipitation -.
Average temperature d M wi
Daily range .......... &c weather partly cloudy.
Barometer 20
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-09

Baltimore paper gives it out that Senator Ross
OIL vermont was once an expert snow shoes and
the sW1ftest racer on them within several miles of
his home. This statement would seem to call for
remarks from Congressman Eddy of Minnesota
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-09

Neither Editor Kohlsaat nor Joseph Benson For
aker shows any inclination to suIk in his tent
1hls IS sad but unavoidable little tent sulking
by these two gentlemen just at present would ma
terally relieve the strain of the situation.
1t Is the opinion of Postmaster General Smith
"that fully 80 per cent of the Ffpinos accept and
welcome the American flag" Some of these state
ments of the postmaster general should be severely
censored.
Recent reports from Kansas would seem to In
dlcate that there several promising openings out
there for young to go into politics Six sherfffs
have been shot and killed in that state within
year.
Baltimore paper gives it out that Senator Ross
of Vermont, was expert on snow shoes ana
the swftest racer on them within several miles of
his home. This statement would seem TO call for
remarks from Congressman Eddy of Minnesota
So soon they discovered that Mr. Devlin was
drawing salary he was speedily bounced Mr.
Devlins opinion of Mckinley prosperity would make
mighty interesting reading.
Should Gen. Horace Porter see his way clear to
relieving Secretary Alger in the cabinet he would
become one OF the most popular in Usona.
The game of base ball has recently been intro
duced in Rio de Janeiro 1t is to be sincerely honed
that they will play ball and not horse
Despite the fact that Admiral Dewey emphatcal,y
declined to receipt for house and lot the fund has
already mounted up to $4,000
There is no end of the century clause attached to
Gov. Roosevelt's temporary decllnaton of u presI-
Dental nomination.
The June bug had scarcely closed It's summer
season before the kissing bug pre-empted the cycle
paths.
Speaking of entapgliDg alliances, how about that
one recently entered into between Pngree and AIger?
The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-09

Recent reports from Kansas would seem to In
dcate that there several promising openings out
there for young men to go into politics. Six sheriffs
have been shot and killed in that state within a
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
GEN. FUNSTON TIMID.
Would Enter Politics But Is
Afraid of the Bosses.

General Frederick Funston has writ
ten to his friend, Prof. V L. Kellogg,
who was a classmate with him at the
Kansas university, giving his ideas on
the political situation and his chances
in the public arena. He says:
Il can not think there is very much
in the talk about doing the handsome
thing by me. Politically the rank and
file of the Republican party might be
willing, but how about the bosses?
There are mighty few Offices" Fun
stOn continues, that 1 would have and
the one or two in the gift of the people
of Kansas have not the gall to ask
for
General Funston apparently remem-
bers some of the criticisms in cOnnec-
ton with his Cuban campaign when he
says:
Now I have proven a dozen times
at the risk of my life that 1 am not
a fake" he writes, and it is his main
hope that his record in the Philippines
may satisfy the former critics.
Continuing, General Funston men
tionS some of the battles in which he
and his men engaged in the Philippines,
saying:
we had number Of good stiff fights
in which all of the troops behaved
splendidly and carried everything be-
fore them. Kansas can always be
counted on out here to take a place in
the vicinity of the band wagon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
RECEIVES ABSENT.
Flambeau Club Can't Entertain State
officers Who Stay Away.

The Republican Flambeau club held a
arranged as a reception to the state Of
ficers, but A A. GODDARD attorney general
in Arkansas, Secretary Clark is in Chi
cago, Superintendent Nelson is sitting up
at night with the school book commission
and Auditor Cole was sick with head
the meeting by himself.
This fambeau club keeps. a big supply
of enthusiasm on hand and there was a
good crowd Of the members present to
bers and applications We're received last
night from r. l.; Thomas, G. G. Evans,
These men viii be elected at the next
President Mckinley has sent to the club
HANDSOME steel engraving of himself
which will adorn the walls of the reading
floor of the old court house. Governor
Teddy Roosevelt has sent a portrait which
Swayze wrote to Mark Hanna requesting
a similar favor Mr. Hanna replied that
knew where he could get one and would
take pleasure in responding at an early
After the completion of the routine bus
mess of the club resolutions congratulat-
ing the Twentieth Kansas were adopted.
The Little Prim quartette, four negro
boys with good voices, entertained r, the
ard and W. E. Fagan made made, short @ talks ia
speech and begged to be excused. Mr..
Il am now and always have been proud
of the Topeka Flambeau club 1 rejoice
that you are keeping up your organiza-
tion and preparing for the future. There
is plenty of work this year preparing for
that of next year, when We will have,
fireworks and fiambeau displays; then
your club will have all the work it wants;
when every man will rejoice with his
neighbor throughout the world in patri-
the return of the Kansas boys to Topeka
with the aid of your CLUB, but best of all.
one year from next fall you join the
professions which will celebrate the vim
dication of the. policies of our president
in his official life in addition to an in
dorsement of his conduct of the war"
Mr.. Pagan spoke words of cheer to the
club members and urged them to continue
the work of building up the club. Similar
expressions also came from President H.
NJ. Phillips
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
M'KINLEY'S SPEECH
Made at Atlanta Nearly Causes Trou-
BILE at Charleston.

Charleston. s. C., May 11-Almost
the first official act of the ninth an
nual reunion of the United Confederate
veterans, which began it's sessions yes
terday was an attempt by General
Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi, to secure
an endorsement of President McKin-
ley's suggestion, made in his recent At
lanta speech, that the care of the graves
of confederate dead should be under
taken by the federal government. Ac-
tion on the resolution was frustrated
by a motion to refer it to the committee
on resolutions. The motion to refer or
iginated with DR.. ]. William Jones. of
Virginia and met with some opposition.
Mr.. T. H. Bus sbee, of North Carolina,
thought the resolutions should be re-
ferred. 1t would do no harm to refer
and no disrespect was intended. Every
loyal confederate appreciated the cOur-
tesy and good intentions of President
Mckinley in what he had said at At
Ianta. But Mr.. Busbee said there
ought to be a distinction between the
graves in the north, between graves in
Chicago or Columbus and those on the
fields of Virginia and the south There
is a difference between the graves and
their care. Here there are those who
willingly and cheerfully take care of
the graves of the noble heroes (point-
with ladies). In the north and the east
there may not be these loving hands
and that is why I say there is a dis
tinction.
After this it was decided without fur
ther discussion that the resolutions be
referred to the committee on resolu-
tiOuS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
Wounded Two Others and Then
Shot Himself.
Joseph Harvey Attempts to
Wipe Out His Family.
BEGAN WITH AN UNCLE
Then Slew His Grandmother
and His Wife.
Shot His Three Months Old
Child and His Father-ln-LaW.

Howard City, Mich, May 11.-Joseph
Harvey last night killed his wife, his
UNCLE, Robert Pierson, and his grand
mother and mortally wounded his three
months old child and his father-in-law,
John Logenslayer and finally shot him
self, infiicting a wound which is expect
ed to prove fatal. Harvey's uncle and
grandmother lives a mile north of
town. The murderer went there last
evening. He asserts that Pierson, his
uncle, was quarreling with his grand
mother and that he interfered: that
thereupon Pierson stabbed and killed
the old lady aged 20 and that he (Har-
Vey) retaliated by shooting his uncle.
After shooting Pierson, Harvey stabbed
MIN three times. Harvey then returned
to his home two miles southwest of
town. Arriving there he shot his wife
twice, killing her. He then fired at his
three months old baby, the ball going
into ats arm. Next Harvey entered his
father-in-law's room and shot him
twice, fnfiicttng, however, no fatal in
jury. He then turned the revolver on
hlmSelf, shooting himself in the neck.
Harvey's wife when attacked, was sit
ting up with the remains of her moth
er, who died yesterday.
The Pierson home presents a horrible
appearance. Persons body was found
in chair and that of the old lady
the floor clad in a night dress. There
are signs of desperate struggle be-
I" u AaI FSJ anu Ills SIdHuiIlOlueI pul
no indication of a fight between the
two men. Harvey himself today in
formed the sheriff of the murders at
Persons house. He was then arrested
for numbering his wife. He has moth
ing to say about the tragedies at his
own home.
There are strong threats of lynching.
1t appears that Harvey, on reaching
the home of his late mOther-in-law.s said
nothing about his terrible acts at Pier
sons house. He offered to sit up by
the corpse of his Wife'S mother. Accord
ingly the others retired 1t was o'clock
this morning when Harvey went to his
wife's room and killed her and at
tempted to slay her baby and his
father-in-law. He also fired at Mrs.
Labard, a teacher who boarded in the
house. but without effect. Harvey's
wound is serious but he is certain to
recover He was employed in a furni-
ture factory and is only 20 years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
TO CLOSE 500 FOUNDRIES.
That is the Programme of the Pro-
posed Stove Trust.

Cincinnati, May 1.-THE twenty
eighth annual convention of the ma
tiona1 association of stove manufac-
turers was largely attended again to-
day and the chief topic was the organ
izatiOn of the proposed trust. 1t is
thought that this combine would in
clude 200 plants and 500 small found
ries would thus be compelled to quit.
After the appointment last night of the
committee of seven to confer with John
w. Baker, the promoter and attorney
from Philadelphia representing eastern
capitalists the interest has centered
more around this trust committee than
in the proceedings of the convention. 1t
is now thought that the committee will
soon be able to present it's data to the
Baker syndicate and that option blanks
would soon afterward be mailed to the
large stove manufacturers of the cOun-
try. While only the temporary ar
rangements for the stove trust have
been made at this meeting, yet it is
generally believed the combination will
be completed.
At today's session the question of
modifying the prevailing practice of
terms and cash discounts was discussed
by N. H. Burt, Leavenworth; Stanhope
Beal, Piqua, O.; c. H. Castle, Quincy;
James Dwyer, Detroit; H. B. Acker,
New York; A. N. Parlin, Boston; Ed
ward Bowditch, Albany; w. w. Bald
win, Cleveland and others with many
propositions for changes.
There was general discussion on
classifying as to selling prices, the
grades and sizes of stoves and ranges
and another on the welfare of the as
sociation, in which cooperation was
considered. Papers were read on mold
ing machines by Abram c. Mott of
Philadelphia on export trade by VIM.
]. Myers of New York and on the ideal
salesman by Edward c. Hanrahan of
Chicago.
Resolutions were adopted on the
death of Dennis G. Littlefield, Albany,
N. Y; James A. Sexton, Chicago, and
Romanus H. Girmunn, Louisville, KY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
PASSES 100000.
That Is the Population Claim of
Chicago.

Chicago, May 11.-Chicago's actual
population at the present time is ap-
proximately 2.O25, 600. The canvassing
work for the new city directory shows
that the population this year will be
approximately 1885, 0O0
The directory figures, however, do not
take into consideration a considerable
portion of the population which a ma
tional census does. Taking this into ac-
count and using the basis of calculation
of superintendent Fitzgerald of the
school census of last year, the mathe-
maticians have decided that Chicago
million mark, and that the census of
next year-that taken by the general
goVernment-wOuld prove it.
Superintendent Fitzgerald, whose
school census of last year has the repu-
tation of being an unusually careful
one, believes the actual population of
the city is now about 2,025 600, and that
it will be close to 2,100,0 900 in 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
TAMMANY FAVORS 1T.
New York May Limit Height of Build
ings to Be Erected.

New York. May 11.-If the board of pub
lie improvements acts favorably. a reso-
luton Will soon go to the municipal as
sembly providing for limitation of the
height of buildings, s desired by the
board of trade and transportation.
After a hearing last evening the local
recommend to the central board. for pre-
sentatiOn TO the municipal assembly an
ordinance prepared by the board of trade
and transportation That the ordinance
is likely to be made Tammany measure
was shown by the fact that the favora BILE
vote was taken on motion of John T. Nc
Cau. Tammany leader in the board of al
dermen.
1t is provided in the ordinance that in
the wider streets and avenues of the city
no building hereafter erected shall exceed
200 feet in height. and that no building
used hotel apartment house shall
exceed 165 feet in height. These measure
ments are to be made from the curb
level to the highest point the cornice
or roof beams of a building. Lesser
heights are named for buildings in the
narrow streets or avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
LESS WHEAT SOWN.
In Kansas Last Year as Well as in the
Remainder of the Country.

Washington. May 1.-THE crop report
for May issued by the department of ag-
riculture is as follows:
the department of agriculture show the
acreage in winter wheat in cultivation on
May l to have been about p 100000 acres.
area estimated to have been sown last
fall, but it still slightly exceeds the area
of winter wheat harvested last year. The
reduction in acreage in the principal
states as compared with the area seeded
last fall is follows:
Kansas. S6S. 600; Illinois, 701, 900; Indiana.
394, 600; Missouri S42, 600; Texas 227 600;
i2S, 900; wisconsin, 100. 900; Tennessee, I05,-
600.
For the acreage remaining under culti-
compared with S65 on May I. 1898 and $50
the mean of the average of the past ten
The condition in the principal states.
is as follows: Pennsylvania, SO; Maryland.
50; Virginia. IS: Texas, 81; Tennessee, IS;
Kentucky, IS: Ohio. 50; Michigan, go; In
diana. IS; Illinois, "a: Missouri, 65: Kan
The average condition of winter rye is
6S.6, as compared with 94.5 on May l, 1898.
and 90S the mean of the May average for
the last ten years
crop is grown in New York and Pennsyl-
vania where the conditions are 96 and
81 respectively.
Spring plowing is unusually late, almost
everywhere. The work already done is
estimated at 5T2 per cent of the total con-
templated. The proportion usually done
by May 1 is about 10 per cent of the
whole.
The average condition of meadows is
S4.S, against 92.9 on May of last year and
93.4 on the corresponding date in 1897. The
S3.5 against 91.2 on May / 1898, and 93.4
on the corresponding day in 1897.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
PREFERS AMERICA.
Strong Sentiment Favoring An
nexatiOn In Newfoundland.

Marshall. Mich, May 11.-Right Rev.
Bishop Hawley of st. Johns, n. F., ad-
ministered confirmation in st. Marys
church today to a large class. In an
interview Bishop Hawley said 1.-The
public sentiment of Newfoundland is
more in favor of annexation to Amer
lea than of confederation with Canada.
This feeling has been accentuated by
the fact that the country has recently
been betrayed and drawn into a most
shameful railway contract by a Cana
dian syndicate and Canadian polite
ianS. 1t amounts to virtual Swindling
of the country out of a $13, ,000, 900 rail-
way and all our coal minerals, forests
and agricultural lands. A desperate
night for our freedom is now imminent.
The local parliament opens today and
it is believed the government Will be
defeated and the contract broken up. 1
do not believe there is any immediate
prospect of the settlement of the
French shore question. The complica-
tion arises not from any intrinsic diff
ficulty in the case but because polite
ians have always thought of it rather
as means of exploiting their own pop
ularity than of relieving the country of
the grave burthen of the French ag-
greSSiOnS."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
LOYAL MILLIONAIRES.
Many in Chicago Use the Packing
house Butter.

Chicago, May 11.-Fear of social
degradation keeps many a millionaire
of Chicago from acknowledging the
fact that he uses oleomargarine in lieu
of pure butter, according to William
Broadwell. a witness before the pure
food Investigating commission.
IT'S the strangest kind of a game"
the witness said to Senator Mason,
this deception that is going on simply
because a man is too proud to let his
friends know that he is using anything
that is not the real article. 1t would
surprise you if you could learn of the
milliOnaires that come into my store
every day and carry home their little
package of Oleomargarine and then put
it off on their swell friends as the real
butter
Mr.. BrOadweIl was called before the
committee to explain why the internal
revenue laws regulating the stamping
of all packages of oleomargarine were
not enforced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
ALGER JUST CAN'T.
Many Reasons Advanced Against the
Suez Canal Route.

Washington, May 1.-THE secretary
of war has received earnest applica-
tions from all the states west of the
Mississippi having volunteer troops in
the Philippines asking that these
troops be brought home to the United
States by way of the Suez canal route
instead of across the Pacific to San
Francisco. The applications cover ev-
cry volunteer organization in the Phil
ippines and are backed by the personal
appeals of the representatives of the
various states now in this city. AL
though he would like to accommodate
the people in this matter Secretary AL
ger has been compelled to deny every
one of these applications.
The reasons given for the action of
the department are that it would be in
expedient to take the troopships from
their regular station on the Pacific:
that the Suez route is much longer and
much more expensive; and that the
route is regarded as unsafe, owing to
climatic conditions at this season of
the year, especially for troops which
have undergone the fatigue and hard
ships of a long campaign in the Phil
ippines-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
WILL SAVE 500.
Western Union Takes New Tack on
Retrenchment.

The Western Union Telegraph company
has made cut in the force of the To-
oe lee day opeEator to ei salary gr SS5 has
been discharged. G. H. Horton, night
clerk, $50 pei, month. has also been dis
senger boy at $15 per month have been
dispensed with.
Mrs. J. F. Mills will hereafter work
from 10 O'Clock in the morning until 10
o'clock at night.
There has been great cry raised about
restoring the salaries of the messenger
boys to SIS. The claim was made that
their pay had been cut to s12, but such is
not the case Not a single messenger in
the employ of the company. has ever
of $12 per month. The pay has never
been reduced. but the above reductions in
the office force have been made and were
effective today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
A SALINA WOMAN
Presides Over a Church Meeting in
Baltimore.

Baltimore, May 1.-THE eleventh con-
vention of the Woman's Home apd For
eign Missionary society of the general
synod Evangelical Lutheran church.
opened in St. Marks English Lutheran
church with Mrs. Alice G. Bohd of Sa-
lima, Kan. president of the organiza-
ton, in the chair. Miss NJ. H. Morris
of Baltimore, corresponding secretary,
made her report, which in a general
way showed her branch of the business
to be in a prosperous condition. The
treasurer, Mrs A. V. HANNA, of Balti-
more, reported that during the past
two years SAG. IA had been raised by
the ladies for missionary purposes; that
nine home missionaries were being sup
ported, and that eight foreign missions
in India and Africa were growing rap
idly. and would, at the present rate of
Improvement, soon be self-Supporting
Mrs. E. S. Prince, of Springfield, O.,
secretary of the executive committee,
reported the business affairs of the or
ganization to be in good condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
CHILD STUDY.
Society Which Is Planning For I'M
provement of Little Ones.

The fourth annual meeting of the Kan
sas Society of Child Study opens this
evening at the high school assembly hall
The programe embraces the annual ad-
dress by the president of the society. Dr.
Oscar Chrisman of EmpOria, a professor
in the state normal school. President A
r. Taylor of the same institution delivers
an address upon the subject, The His
tory of Child Study in Kansas" at the
opening session. The program viii be
interSperSed with music. The society Will
have sessions Friday at a. m and 2
p. m.
The most important feature of the meet
ing is the leSture Friday night by Francis
w. Parker of the Chicago normal school
upon The Practical Application of Child
Study" Mr.. Parker is one of the most
prominent educators in the west.
The program for the meeting is a neat
piece of work, upon the front page OF
which appears a half-tone photogravure
of a beautiful little girl. Superintendent
Davidson prepared the program and the
little girl is his daughter. Referring to
childhood's days, the last page of the
program contains the following poem by
1ronQuill:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-11
YERKES SELLS GUT.
He Takes $12,ooo,ooo, and Gives Up
the Fight in Chicago.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Times Herald
says:
The Chicago end of the deal of the
purchase of the lines of the North Chi
cago, West Chicago and Chicago Con-
SOlidated Traction companies was
closed today. While the main deal has
not been consummated and the attor-
neys and financiers decline yet to talk,
the full transfer of the properties is to
take place in New York city this week
if w. c. Whitney is prepared for the
transaction of the business.
The transfer of the holdings of ChaS.
T. Yerkes to EZlkins-Widner capitalists
has taken place and nets him not to ex-
ceed the sum of $12. 900, 900. The plan is
practically that under which the Union
Traction company of Philadelphia ac-
quired control of all the lines of that
city. In many respects the deal is sim
liar to that in Brooklyn. Practically
the same crowd of capitalists are in the