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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
BEATS A SORCERESS.
Leadville Man Perhaps Fatally In
lures a Woman Who He Says
Is a Witch

LeadvfIfe, Col, July 5.-Mrs Kate
Rothenberg was perhaps fatally beat
en- last night by NJ. J. Roberts, who is
under arrest and claims that the wO-
man is possessed of powers of witch
craft and has been practicing on him.
He says that the woman secures dirt
from the grave of 'tCi' Minich, who
committed murder here in the early
days and was hanged, and that she
uses this dirt to aid in her sOrcery. He
declares that the woman conjures up
spirits and after holding midnight in
carnations invO1es the evil genius to
do her commands Roberts says he has
lost $3.50 to the woman and claims she
almost destroyed his eyesight.
Mrs. Rothenberg is the wife Of a tail
or and has lived here for years. She is
a spirituaIist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
CORNER STONE LAID.
New Montana Capitol to Be Built a
Helena


Chicago, July 5.-A special to the
Record from Helena, Mont, says:
The corner stone of the new state
capitol was laid before a large crowd.
Special trains brought in thousands Of
visitors The city, both residence and
business sections, was gaily decorated
and all business was suspended. An
immense parade in four divisions was
formed and marched to the capitol
grounds Adjutant General c. F. Eng
Iish commanded the line, which con-
tanned company D, Twenty-fOurth reg
lllar infantry, local Grand Army of the
Republic post, ex-confederates, Sons of
Veterans volunteers of the Spanish
American war; Sons Of the American
Revolution, Montana Pioneers society,
a battery of artillery. the Helena fire
department, Helena Military. band num-
erous lodges, Governor r. B. Smith and
staff, the capitol commission architects
and builders and state, county and city
officials.
Governor Smith delivered an address
touching the new building and then
Joseph X Toole, the orator of the day
spoke. Mr. Toole was the first COVER
nor of Montana. Grand Master Chas.
w. Pomeroy then proceeded with the
Masonic ritual. The trowel used con-
tanned all the metal to be found in
Montana. The gavel used was made of
wood from the estate of George Wash
ington at Mount Vernon. Ex-senator
sonic fraternity closed the exercises
with an address.
The capitol structure is designed in
Ionic style and will be constructed Of a
native sandstone at q total cost of
about 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
WILL HAVE NO REST.
Collector Bailey to Enforce Lii
cense Ordinance Against
Slot Machines.

L. c. Bailey, city license collector,
does not propose to let the Slot ma
chine proprietors enjoy the fruits of
their partial victory.
Slot machines are again in operation
on the pay for every number plan.
When operated under this plan Judge
Hazen holds that they are not gambling
devices.
There is an old ordinance which Ievies
a license of SO per annum on each slot
machine but it has not been enforced
because the city has no right to license
illegal schemes. Now that the machine
has been legalized Collector Bailey
will call upon the owners of slot ma
chimes to contribute SO for each one to
the city treasurer Mr. Bailey figures
that there are at least 100 in operation
which viii bring the city a revenue Of
81, 900 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
NOTHING BUT FACTS.
No Deception Used In Talking
About Morrow's Kid-ne-oids.
The Arguments In Their Favor Come
From People Who Have Tested
Their Merits.

There is no deception in anything we
publish about Morrow's Kid-ne-oids.
All our statements about Morrow's
kid-ne-oids are facts and from peoDle
right here in Topeka People in all
walks of life are using Kid-ne-oids be-
cause they cure bachache nervousness.
sleeplessness and general debility in
cases where other remedies have failed
Here is a statement which we ask
you to read from Dr. J. H Goodwin.
the dentist at COZ Kansas avenue. Or,
Goodwin says: ct got a packa ee of
MOrrOw's Kid-ne-oids and used them
according to the directions and was
greatly relieved of Iumbago of about
four years standing. One box Of Kid
ne-oids completed a, cure and there has
been no return of my trouble since
consider MOrrOW's Kid-ne-Oids a. specific
for rheumatism in the lumber regions
have also used Morrow's Liverlax
with the most gratifying results
MorroW's Kid-ne-oi are not pills
but Yellow Tablets and are put up in
wooden boxes which contain enough for
about two weeks treatment and sell
at fifty cents a box at Swift 6. HoIlf-
days drug store. Morrow's Iiverlax
are small red granules and sell at TWEEN
ty-five cents per box. They cure con
stipation.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manu-
featured by John Morrow & Co., Chem
lists, Springfield, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
HOW THINGS CHANGE.
Bent Murdoch Reminiscent Owe
Guilford DudIey's Banquet

Guilford DudIey's Banquet.
Bent Murdoch in Ell Dorado RepublI-
can:
F'orty-twO years ago this week, Gull
ford Dudley, and the writer, were mix
ing the mortar, wheeling the stone and
laying up the walls OF the Concrete
building that still stands on the corner
directly east of the hotel, on the corner
of Fifth avenue and Quincy street. The
mortar was rather thin" and the
stones were put in to fill up, but it was
a good job, as the building is still there.
Yesterday, Mr.. Dudley, who is a plute,
gave an AGRICULTURAL dinner to 40 Of
his friends. who wore dress suits, pat
ent feathers and the like.
A tender, juicy, well Drowned roast
from the balanced ration steer was the
piece de resistance of the banquet ia
Bile. The steer was of Mr. Dudley's own
raising. He had gathered from all parts
Of the state the most able experiment.
ers and advocates of progressive farm
ing and the most skillful producers of
cattle for the market. College profess
sOrs, packing house men and practical
farmers, cattle raisers, grain buyers
and fancy stock breeders all gathered
around the table, and after dispOsing of
the many good things to eat, discussed
with each other till a late hour the
questions of advanced agriculture. And
thus do the mortar mixers" of the fif-
ties, become the nabObs of latter-day
Kansas. Mr.. Dudley as probably worth
half a million.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
OTIS DEATH LIST.
Weekly Report OF Victims of Wounds
and Disease In Hospitals.

Washington, July 5-The war depart
ment has received the following from
General Otis:
Washington: Following deaths since
Hast weekly report-Typhoid fever, June
26, Fred c. Fritzson, company E, 18th
Minnesota; June %, Paul J. Rhode, COM
pany K, 18th Minnesota; Arthur Tro-
gOtt, H, Ninth infantry; Herbert Streat-
or, c. 18th infantry; June 18th, Fred
Przyka1la, corporal, II, Ninth infantry;
July l, Paul Pugh, L, 51st Iowa.
From wounds in action June 25:
Harvey J. Lowe, a, Fourteenth infan-
try; June %, VIM. Lapp. L, 18th infan-
try; drowned accidentally 22nd, Alfred
H. Koch, F, 21st infantry; June %,
James Armstrong. L. 9Th infantry: tu-
berculosis; June "A, Thomas Corners, NJ
18th infantry, dysentery; 22nd, John
Holman, II, 18th infantry, pneumonia;
June 90, VIM. Hussey, Q, 18th infantry
Nariola; James Allen, G, Third artillery.
(Signed) OTIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
JESTER TALKs AT LAsT.
Quotes Scripture Literally and De-
MICS His Guilt


Mexico. Mo-. July 5--The man identi-
fed as Alexander Jester, who murdered
Gilbert Gates in Monroe county, Mo-,
some twenty-eight years ago is in jail
here. He admits that he was known
for many years as Alexander Jester, but
says his right name is William Alexan-
der HILL and that he never murdered
any man in his life and never knew
Gilbert Gates. He said today:
I know nothing whatever about the
murder of Gilbert Gates, nor did ever
know anything of his family. Save what
time I was in the army, have been
preaching the gospel since 1858. have
organized many churches in Kansas,
Texas and Oklahoma Ny right name
is William Alexander Hill, but it is true
that I was known until after the war as
Alexander Jester.
Il was in North Carolina December
1e 1919. Ny father died a few weeks
before was born and subsequently my
mother married Isaac Jester and as 1
grew up 1 was known as Jester. MY
mother married in North Carolina, but
soon after the family moved to Henry
county, Indiana. There grew to man
hood and at the breaking out of the war
enlisted at Richmond. Ind. In 1858 1
was ordained a preacher I belong to
the New Light Christian church
How did I happen to change my
name back to Hill after having been
known so long as Jester and serving in
the army under that name? Well, it is
just a notion of mine. I was mustered
out near home where everybody knew
Ene and I concluded that was the best
place to assume my proper name.
have been married three times. My first
two wives are dead, but I was divorced
from the third one. I have three child
ZEN living and nine dead.
You want to know how it happened
that my sister wrote letter saying I
murdered Gilbert Gates2 Surely it must
have been the devil in her that made her
do it, The Lord only knows what a
trial that wicked woman has been to
me I tried my best to be a brother to
her, but it was no use"
The prisoner was asked how he sup
posed his sister had heard that q young
man named Gilbert Gates had been
murdered in Missouri twenty-eight
years ago.
Il am sure don't know ANYTHING
about" he said. My sister has said
that I am crazy. think she IS crazy
Tied, so full of grief and shame TO think
that my sister would lay this great
crime on me that I hardly know what
am saying to you"
Then. after a pause, he continued:
Some day when this trouble is ended,
hope can talk freely to all who want
to hear. But you know have been told
so many questions. would like to tell
all know, but must mind what he
says. I was never in Monroe county,
Missouri. in my life, and, of course
never escaped from the Jail in this city
i never killed any person anywhere. A
man could not commit such a crime and
preach the gospel, for 1 believe that God
would strike him dead. The Lord is my
shepherd and I am trusting in him to
bring me out of this trouble. Every
body is against me, but the Lord has
been good to me and I will trust him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The undersigned will receive sealed bios,
in separate enclosure. up to Y O. elock noon
of Thursday, July 6, 1899, for the mason
carpenter plasterer, painter, etc. work,
jointly, on a stone church to be puIit
at Alma Kansas. All work to be COM
pIeted within four months from date OF
contract. Contractor to give BOND 81 Sc
curity for amount of contract price. PIaIls,
details and specifications for inspecSlonns az
]. F. Stanton's office, room y, O sJdI,1t
block Topeka, Kan, up to and lncIuolnS
June Both, and in jury room 81 court I
house at Alma, Kansas. on and after ) NY
Isl Contractors to give employment TO
local men in preference to outsiders: Inc
committee reserves the right to reJecr any
or all bids. --o. -, r,rr,,-,,-,,.,
CATHOLIC BUILDING COMMIIsEEE'
Rev. E. A. Ramp, Pr, Alma kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05

at this time, of year doesn't lead him to
put forth all the energy he has.
The. streets were strewn this morning
with dead" cartridges that We're used in
pistols Tuesday. In some places they
could have been gathered up by the quart,
but they disappeared rapidly when the
small boys began treasurfng them up as
relics
When man, hasn't any nofse-producing
apparatus of his own on the Fourth he
gets mad and thinks frecrackers and all
such contrivances ought to be abolished.
But as soon as he gets hold of some he
makes up his mind they are all right and
begins to torture people himself.
Bicycle riders who go out into the coun-
try say that farmers sometimes
thinkingly through their hedge trimmings
in the roads. If farmers knew how ter
ribly destructive hedge thOrns are to the
well-being of a bicycle tire they would
take pains to keep them out of the road
if they have any regard for their fellow
beings.
Since the notice of Dean Lows circus
for the benefit of the Auditorium was pub
Hshed in the Journal, Mr.. Low has receiv-
ed several very fiattering letters congrat-
ulating him upon his laudable undertake
ing. The people Of Williamsburg became
so enthusiastic over it that they want him
to to come one with bag and baggage and give
holiday will be declared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
WHEAT CROP SHORT.
Less Than Half Crop Has Been Har-
vested In Indiana

vested In Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, July 5--PracticaIly
al Indiana wheat is in shock The yield
1t is found will run between Is, 00O, 900
and $4,000, 900 bushels against 81, O00, 600
bushels last year. The new wheat com
ing into market has brought rs cents
during the last two or three days In
diana Will not have much wheat to send
out Of the state this year. The state
consumption is over 5000, 900 bushels
POsey county is the only section in the
state reporting a full crop. Some of the
fields in 'HOOp-POle" township yielded
between thirty-fiv and forty bushels
this year The rest of the state fell be-
low all records. The best general show
ing is made in the east-centraI part Of
the state, principally between Shelby
Vile, Rushville and Richmond and In
dianapolis. The crop in the northern
section may be summed up as a total
failure Many fields were not cut. Re
ports indicate that the corn is doing
finely and tobacco is also shoWeing up
well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05

ure tending to Americanize the island.
The convention also endorsed the work
done in behalf of the island by Drs.
Henna and ZenO now in New York
The celebration of Independence Day
and the holding of the convention
brought to this city from outside towns
about 40 900 visitors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
SHOW OF THEIR OWN.
California Wine Men Engage Extra
Space at Paris.

New York, July 5.-Major Bracket,
secretary of the United States commits
sion to the Paris exposition said today
that so great had been the demand for
space in the agricultural departments
exhibit of beverages that the California
resented in the government exhibit had
already engaged a house outside of the
exposition and ready for distribution to
the foreign buyers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
PATRIOTIC SAN JUAN.
Porto Ricans Celebrate Like Loyal
Americans.

San Juan de Porto Rico, July 5.-The
Fourth was celebrated here yesterday
with great enthusiasm. The events
were a military and civic parade, bar
becue athletic sports, fireworks and
patriotic speeches. Governor General
Davis gave a reception which was at
tended by all the prominent residents.
The republican party of Porto Rico,
in convention here yesterday adopted Il
platform and passed a resolution to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
IN KANSAS CLOTH.
Convicts Will Be Clothed In Topeka
Wooden Mill Product

Kansas cOnvictS will be clothed in
Kansas cloth. The Topeka wooden mills
have secured the contract for furnish
ing the penitentiary with 1880 yards of
cloth for the gray prison uniforms and
1000 yards of flannel gray stripping.
The contracts at the penitentiary
were awarded Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
Ont For Pincree,s Position.

Niles, Mich, July 5.-PhiliP T Colgroye
of Hastings has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination Tor gov
ernor. He is a well known lawyer and
has a wide acquaintance He has long
been prominent in Republican politics.
and was a state senator in 1889 For sew
eraI years he was head Of the knights OK
Pythias organization of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
state of Kansas AGROUND.

Evansville, Ind. July 5.-The steamers
John K Speed and state of Kansas and
the tOWbOatS Alice Brown and Smoky
City are aground at FOrd's Ferry, practi-
cally Obstructing the channel Captain
Hyatt of the Smoky City says that unless
the river rises the boats may stick there
all summer.
Telephone $50. Kaczynski. for char
coal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
GOOD FOOD.

Strength comes from good food and
sickness of any sort often means a lack
of the right sort or failure of proper
digestion thereof
Grape-Nuts, the delicious new food
made by the Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich, can be digested by babes, as well
rs adults and charms them all
At groceTsa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05

Paris, Tenn, July 5.-A fire originatins
Hast night in Whiteworth's stables spread
to nearly twenty other buildings, causing
a total loss Of about S175O00. The water
supply was Inadequate. The origin Of the
fire is attributed to fireworks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
ECZEMA ON FACE
Condition Such Could Not Go Out.
In PhySician's Care Five Months
CUTICURA Cured in / Month.

had eczema on the face for FIVE months, dur
ing which time was in care of physicians I
could not go out It was going from bad to worse,
when friend recommended CUTICURA remedies.
After Ewashed my face with CUTICURA SOAP and
used CUTICURA (ointment) and CUTIcURA REsOL-
VENT It changed wonderfully and in a month
my face acas clean as eger.
THOS. j. SOTH, 312 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. 7.
CUTICURA RESOLVENT, greatest OF blood purf-
hers and hum0r expellers. puriies the blood and
circulating fluids of HUMOR GERMS, and thus re-
moves the cause, while warm baths with CUTI-
CURA SOAP, and gentle anointings with CUTICURA
(Ointment). greatest OF emollient skin cures,
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and scales.
allay itching. burning, and Inflammation. and
thus soothe and heal the most torturing, disfgur-
ing hunors of the skin scalp, and blood, with loss
of hair, when all other remedies fail.
Sold throughout the world. POTTER D. AND c. Corr,
Pops How 70 Cure TortuTing Skin Diseases
SAVE YOUR HANDS H.s sssss ssip 1 z g..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
Priza Corn.

J. H. Weaver, who has a farm one, mile
south of Topeka. claims the medal for
raising corn. He brought sever al stalks
to the Journal office today which are II
feet high and are in tassel, besides having
well defined ears in silk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-05
New Telephone Rate.

The following telegram has been re-
ceived by the State Journal from Man
ager S. J. Bear of the Phoenix Telephone
company:
Columbus, O.. July g.
State Journal, Topeka, Kan:
Our residence rate Individual metallic
circuits only eighteen dollars per an
mum; the Bell company can't fool the
people all the time.
S. J. BEAR.
Collars and cuffs Numbered to look
like new by Peerless Steam Laundry.
112 and ia West Eighth street.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1899-12-07
A New Years Guide.

There is one book every one should
make an effort to get, for the new
year. 1t contains simple and valu-
able, hints concerning health, many
amusing anecdotes, and much gen
eral information. We refer to Hos
letters Almanac, published by the
Hostetter Co, Pittsburg, Pa 1t
will prove valuable to any house
bold. Sixty employees are kept at
work on this valuable book. The
issue for 1900 will be over eight
millions, printed in the English,
German, French, Welsh, Norwegian
Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and
Spanish languages. 1t contains
proof of the efficacy of Hostetter's
stomach Bitrers, the great remedy
prepared by the publishers, and is
worthy Of careful preservation. The
almanac may be obtained free of
cost, of any druggist or general
dealer in the country,
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1899-12-07
Cut in Short.

These hints to contributors APP.
pear in a market journal. They de-
Sc We the close study of all writers,
especially writer's of advertise
m nts
Life is short Time is precious.
We ask our contributors to write
every paper as they would tele-
gram that they have to pay for the
word Verbosity kills many good
article. Few care to take pains to
get the meaning of a verbose
writer. Go over your papers again
AID again, cutting out every word
and sentence that adds nothing to
he meaning. Try and give in ten
words the same idea that when first
written took wanty Every good
writer is such because his finished
sentences contain only the ten and
not the twenty WORDS. DO not
string out your sentences with con-
functions. Make them all short and
pthy. We ask you to do this for
your own sake and the sake of your
readers. They will the better un-
derstand and be more willing to
render to yeu the need OF apprecia
ton.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1899-12-07
No Alliance for Mason.

Senator Mason, (Rrp) Of Illinois,
is not much in favor of forming an
alliance with England, judging from
the following resolution which he
offered in the U. S. Senate.
"Whereas, From the hour of
achieving their own independence,
the people of the United States
have regarded with sympathy the
struggles of other peoples to free
themselves from domination, there
fore
Resolved by the senate of the
United States, That we watch with
deep aud abiding interest the fierce
battles of the South African peo-
pie against cruelty and oppression
and our best hopes go out for full
success of their determined contest
for liberty"
Mr.. Mason asked that the reSO-
luton be laid on the table until he
called it up again.
We wonder how this will stick in
the craw of ChOate-Chamherlain
ct. al. who have been trying to form
a government trust of the three
strongest powers in the word, to
override the weaker ones in time OF
war.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1899-12-07

1t is stated that Mr. Gates, many
times a millionaire, in his testimony
before the Industrial Commission at
Washington City, last week, testi-
fed that his combine, American
Steel and Wire trust, had succeeded
in throttling competition in the
United States to such au extent a.
to double the price to consumers,
and that his concern controls fifty
per cent of the trade and sells its
product abroad at less than it char.
ges Americans. The trusts are not
only robbers, but are very danger
Gus, as they have the power to
make or crush men in business, and
make slaves of employees.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1899-12-07

Congressman Terry of Arkansas
has introduced a bill providing that
all cigarettes transported into any
state or territory, or remaining
therein for use, consumption, sale
or storage, shall, upon arrival in
such state or territory, be subject
to the operation and effect of the
laws of such state or territory, en-
acted lie the exercise of it's police
powers, to the same extent and in
the same manner as though such
cigarettes had been produced in
such state or territory, and shall.
not be exempt therefrom by reason
of being introduced therein in origi
ual packages or otherwise.
The Daily Texarkanian. [volume] (Texarkana, Ark.) 1894-1906, 1899-12-07

A slick one, is the fellow who is
doing the street and the town with
the lead pencils. He approaches
you as if you was a long lost
brother, and he wanted to show you
how glad he was to meet you by
slipping three or four of his cheap
pencils in your hand, and then step
ping back step with al eXpectdnt
look upon his face, to see whether
you are going to respond by giving
him your pocket book with an IN
vitation to help himself The re-
porter was twice treated 10 a HAND
full of pencil IN this manner yester
day, and we we're as good as oul
"long lost brother not that We
killed a calf for him, or gave him
coin, but we returned the penc $
thus repudia'i G h k.nship, as W
have no brother, therefore we are
not on the watch towers looking TOR
one,