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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-31
'rHE ORPHEUM
Family Theatre.
TONIGHT

o-NEW COMPANY--o
CHANDLER and MCPHERSON,
The Society Duetists.
TRIXIE COLEMAN,
The Charming Soubrette, Pre-
mier Buck and Wing Dancer
LYNWOOD, re-engaged;
The Human Knot - Worlds
Greatest Contortionist.
LILLIAN LESLIE,
The handsome and charming
descriptive and Comic Vocalist.
BOGGS and HAYWARD,
The Talented Sketch Artists, in
an Original Sketch,
HALLOWEEN"
The Orpheum Stock Company
Headed by the Talented Actors
Fraucis w. Boggs and
Lillian Haeward,
in Opening Sketch,
GA GAME OF CARDS"
Rox Office nnAns at 1oi~. PHONE S4G
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-08-31

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The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
All the Smelters of Southeast
Kansas Close Today.
One Result Of the Struggle
With Ore Producers.
CUT AND SLASH GAME.
PrOpr ietOrs Say Suspending
Operations Is Double Game
And That They Cannot Pay the
Prices Asked by the Miners.

Pittsburg, Oct 9-Today the various
smelling plants of the Lanyon Zinc
company in this city and other plants
of the Midland Smelling company at
Bruce will be closed down indefinitely
and put on dead fire" This is a. step
that has been contemplated for some
time by the spelter manufacturers as
a result of a conflict going on between
the ore producers and the producers of
spelter. The mines have been shut
down in the vicinity of Joplin for the
purpose of restricting the output of ore
in an endeavOr to maintain its present
high price IN the markets.
The fight has been going on for some
time, ana the Smelter companies have
previous to this closed down few
plants, expecting the move would bring
the mine owners to time. but finding
them determined the wholesale shutting
down of the smelling plants has been
decided upon. 1t is reported that the
plants at Celia and La, Harpe will also
be closed down and the production of
spelter in this district will be practic-
ally suspended. The ore producers
claim that they were forced to do what
they did by the big zinc trust which
not long ago purchased the LanyOn
plants and at once began to force down
the price of ore. On the other hand,
the zinc manufacturers say they can
not IN the state of the spelter market
pay the price asked by the mine own
ers. By the wholesale shut down of the
smelters they expect to break the or
ganizatiOns of the ore producers, and
then they will resume the manufacture
of zine
have been little affected by the fight be-
tween the two big concerns, but this
new state of affairs will affect the en-
ployes more than any other interested
parties, and they naturally are very
anxious that the matter be brought to
a speedy settlement.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
OLD SETTLERS REUNION.
Dickinson County Pioneers Hold an
Interesting Meeting at Enterprise.

Enterprise, Oct 9-The Dickinson
county old settlers reunion held in this
city last week was a success in every
respect There were estimated to be
nearly two thousand people in Lincoln
park to renew acquaintance and relate
incidents of pioneer days.
A basket dinner was eaten in the
park, and @. Hoffman gave a banquet
to all those who came to the county in
1860 or earlier, of which there were IS
present.
A permanent organization was per-
fected to be known as The Dickinson
County Old Settlers and Historical So
ciety," with the following officers:
President, Q. Hoffman; vice presidents,
A. d. Blanchett, John Erwin and VIM
Ramsey; secretary, c. B. Hoffman;
treasurer, A BOhanon- A committee OF
five was appointed to collect and pre-
serve the history of the county.
Meetings of the association will be
held annually at Enterprise, on the first
Tuesday in October.
The city of Enterprise will give to the
Oldest living white man born in the
county and the oldest white woman
born in the county, each a, silver cup,
suitably engraved, at the next meet
ing.
The following programme was given:
IL q. m.-Band concert.
II m.-Basket dinner.
Mr.. G. Hoffman entertained at dinner
the old, old settlers of the SOS and ear
1:1o p. m.-Vocal music. "AuId Lang
Syne.''
Ills p. m.-Address of welcome, c. B.
Hoffman.
Responses by A. Bohanon and A D.
Blanchett.
Vocal music, "Grasshoppers."
Address, Mr.. James Humphrey.
Music by the band.
2:30 p. m.-Campfire, Mr.. c. Kohler
presiding. large number of the old
settlers related early days reminiscent
ces.
Music by the band.
Address-'The Pioneer Woman" Mrs.
G. B. Hoffman.
Vocal music. TITS Going to RAIN
The Oldest white man and woman
born in the county was introduced.
Enrolment of old settlers for perma-
nent organization.
Vocal music, The Cows are In the
Corn
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
Mr.. ATWOOD SUED.
Methodist Minister Claims $1O,-
600 Damages For Mali
ciOus Arrest.

G. NJ. Chamberlain, a. Methodist min
lister who resides in Pennsylvania, has
filed a suit in the district court to re-
cover $4,000 damages from A. L. At
wood, an insurance man who lives in
Potwin. The ground for claims is ma
Hcious prosecution on the part of At
wood.
Rev. Mr.. Chamberlain came to To-
peka last spring to ask Atwood to re-
pay him some money out of which he
says Atwood had defrauded him He
claims that they made an appointment
at the Fifth Avenue hotel, but instead
OF coming himself, Atwood had him ar
rested for assault on a warrant issued
out of the city court The case was
dismissed. and now Mr. Chamberlain
brings suit against Atwood for $4,000.
The story of the troubles between
the two is a long one, and Mr.. Cham
berlain goes into it in detail in the pc
tition which he has filed in the district
court. He says he first met Atwood in
1899, when he was assigned to preach
a Fremont, Neb. Atwood was super
intendent of the Methodist Sunday
school, and as such soon won his way
into the confidence of the new minister
In addition to being superintendent of
the Sunday school, he was also a stew
ard in the church, secretary of the
board of trustees. and secretary of the
Chautauqua assembly at Fremont
The total amount that he claims At
wood defrauded him out of is S26, 712-
Mr.. Chamberlain claims that he went
to Atwood and asked to have his money
returned to him, but Atwood refused,
and as he was wholly without means he
could not prosecute Atwood. That was
in 1891.
Last May he says friends came to his
assistance, and he went to Fremont,
Neb. to again see Atwood and Rogers.
Rogers paid the claim that he had
against him, but Atwood had left the
place. He says he followed him to Des
Moines, Ia, and from there to Topeka,
where the trouble between the men oc-
Cured.
Mr. Chamberlain claims in his petit
tion that he arranged for a private in
terview with Atwood, but the latter
first sent his attorney to him to de-
mand what he wanted. At the firse in
terview Atwood refused his claim, and
a. second appointment was made at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, but Mr.. Chamber
lain says that five minutes before the
time an officer came with a warrant
sworn out by Atwood and arrested him.
At the trial in the city court, Atwood s
attorney agreed to dismiss the case if
Mr.. Cham mberlain would take the first
train out of the city. This is the train
of circumstances that leads up to the
suit for 1000. Mr.. Atwood lives at 134
WOodlawn avenue.
Mr.. Atwood denies that he owes
Chamberlain anything.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
LOCAL MENTION.

Ex-State Printer J. s. Parks left today
for Yellville, Arkansas, to spend two
weeks.
Webb McNalI is in Topeka today. He
says he was not hooued at Smith Center
as reported but talked anti-expansion to
a very attentive audience.
The damage suit of A X. Fulford for
$4,000 damages against Probate Judge
DOimal. Arthur Massey and F. E. Ben
nett was thrown out of court this after
noon and did not go to the jury
All members of the Committee on Pa
rade are requested to meet at the Com
mercial club tonight at oiclock Business
OF Importance will come up for cOnSid-
GRAFTON and a full attendance is desired.
John T. CLANCY has been nominated by
Shawnee Republicans for state sena tor.
John was formerly a, clerk in. the Boston
store here, was pitcher in the ball club.
and was the envy of all the boys because
Of his curves Ell Dorado friends are
glad to know OF Johns success.-El Dora
do Republican.
Rev. S. c. Coblentz and wife have re-
turned from Whiting Kansas, where they
attended the annual conference of the
United Brethren church Mr.. Coblentz
was returned to Topeka for another year,
this being his seventh year as pastor of
the United Brethren church in Topeka
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
CARL DREYER's WELCOME.
MarshalPs Band Will Receive Its
Soldier Drummer

When Carl Dreyer, drummer in the
Twentieth Kansas band, Joined the regi-
ment, he was one of the drummers of
Marshau's band. When he returns to
Topeka the band boys will put into ex-
ecutiOn a unique plan in showing their
delight over his safe return.
John Marshall will ask that Dreyer
be detached from the Twentieth Kan
sas band for the parade from the depot
to the capitol, and he will be assigned
his old place in the famous Topeka or
ganizatiOn. Instead of tramping along
the pavement as the other band mem
bers, however, he will be carried along
on the shoulders of four strong men.
Dreyer is a lightweight, and the four
men will not find his transportation a
tiresOme job.
Dreyer was one of the most popular
members of MarshalIs band.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

City Engineer w. H. Barnes was
called to New York Sunday by a tele-
gram announcing the death of his
mother. He expects to return in three
weeks.
Oracle P. Hartwell, aged 19, died this
morning at her home, I'll Madison
street, of typhoid fever. The funeral
will be held Wednesday from the resi-
dence.
The shocking message received by
Mr.. J. B. Bartholomew, announcing
that his mother had been burned to
death at Creston, Iowa, Saturday, has
been greatly mitigated by later word
Her death was instantaneous, caused
by the fright of her clothing having
caught fire while she was watching
some leaves burning in her yard. Mrs.
Bartholomew was "a years old and an
unusually bright and active woman.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
TO TOUR THE STATE.
Z. o. GIee Club Making Arrangements
to Leave the Reservation.

Lawrence, Oct. 9.-After a year of
peace and Quiet a glee club from the
state university will again be turned
loose on the people of Kansas. Chan
cellor Snow has given his consent and
Professor Penny will train the boys to
give concerts and receive bouquets pro-
perly. Several warranted tenOrs and
leather -lunged basSos have been Sc
cured who can also play the mandolin
and guitar. Mr.. Ed Copley left this
morning to arrange the dates for tour
of the state during the holidays. A
great deal of interest has been taken
in the club and there have been twice
as many applications as there are posi-
tions to be filed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

offered, people want it for less.
A farmers wife can beat her husband
selling butter and eggs to store
keeper.
If you have a belief of sickness at
this season, you need calOmel and
Quiuine.
The average married woman acts as
if she found her husband easy to get,
and expects to have another one.
At the foot of a two column notice Of
the groom is a clerk, and a rising young
man.
When a woman has imaginary trOu-
Bile, she has a great deal to say about
the flower, that. being trampled on,
gives out a sweeter odor.
It is one of the unfortunate things
of life that when a family has quail to
eat, their neighbOrs don't know II as
they do when onions are fried
Every time a Jealous church worker
is refused a donation TO a church social
she has something to say about the
followers of the disciple still being
stoned.
An Atehison man has been moody
ano. silent several days, and his Wo-
men folks thought he was meditating
devilment Yesterday it developed that
he had typhoid fever.
It should be more generally recOg-
nized that fathers have better marry
ing sense than mothers. a foolish mar
Fiage a few months ago was opposed
by the father, and favored by the
mother. Recent events show that the
father was right, but it is too late to
save the girl.
When a girl follows off a young man
who comes along and crooks a finger
at her her parents think she has Gone
Forever, but she soon comes back,
bringing the young man with her
Owing to the number of poor marriages
made of late years, there are very few
girls who marry and are Gone Forever.
In every family, faith is pinned to a
certain kind of medicine which it is be-
lieved will heal everything. In a GER
tain Atehison family it is a medicine
called Squawpank which is taken for
everything, from the babys collie to
chills The members of this family
are poor takers until some one men
tions Squawpank, when they grow as
eloquent as the greatest orator in the
land. All bashfulness and self-con-
sciousness are forgotten when SquaW-
pank is mentioned.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
IAYHAWKER JoTs.

Quail are said to be very scarce this
year
A Seneca man dates his letters at
"Seniky.''
The scottsviHe News is to be moved
to Randall
Reports from the wheat country say
that the early sown wheat is up and IS
looking we'll.
katO, but he celebrates Emancipation
day each year with fireworks
Three young fellows from Missouri
landed in Jewell City one day last week,
and before night they all had steady
jobs.
Billy Morgan says that the Knights
of P'ythias lodge at HugotOn will move
to Liberal to get more feed for the
goat.
A Hiawatha man has an orchard OF
IS acres from which he has sold $50
barrels of apples this year, netting him
nearly $50 per acre.
While trying to snap an ear of corn the
other day John Burns, of Republic
county, snapped a bone in his arm
This is no joke, but an actual fact.
Nearly all Kansas papers say that
the number of people who went from
their towns to the Kansas City festivi-
ties this year was much less than usual
Up in Osborne county when girl
thinks her young man is too slow about
asking the proper question, it is con-
sidered etiquette for her to give him an
ear Of popcorn.
During the month of September the
Jewell City bank paid out s26.312 on
grain and hog checks There was de-
posted in the bank during the month
$3.50, ,95S. Il, which is a. pretty good show
ing for a town of 500 people.
Ewing Herbert says: THE news
papers say that Ed Miller, son of the
Rev J. X Miller. now in the Philip
pines, has married a native girl and
now has a baby boy to bless his home.
This IS doing very well as a starter in
our new possessions. Why not name
the child Hiawatha? If Ed viii do that
Wen send it a new dress and a silver
cup" Mr.. Herbert has evidently got
, hold of the wrong Ed Miller. The one
referred to is the son of Taylor Miller,
a Salina councilman
A Reno county farmer and his hired
man were each running a mower in a
meadow the other day when out of the
brush leaped a big cat with two dogs
in hot pursuit The cat was bent on
climbing the first thing that came in
its way, and that happened to be the
farmer. With one leap it landed on the
farmers head, and he began to give a
good imitation of a man fighting bum
BILE bees, yelling like a mad man. When
he succeeded in throwing the cat from
him. it made a leap ror the neck of one
[ of the horses, but the animal cooIly
paved it off with it's fOrefoOt. Then the
cat made for the other team. The sec
Ond team was a wild one and no sooner
went Across the prairies at breakneclz
/ speed went the team with the mower
the cat cltnging to the horse for dear
| life and the dogs in hot pursuit The
! mower tore up the ground and every
| thing that came in its way. In the
excitement one of the dogs got in front
Z of the machine and rolled over on the
( prairie, minus two legs. The other dog
/ sneaked or and the cat ma de its escape.
| When the team was finally stopped
I the meadow looked as though a cyclone
had struck it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
AT LELAND's HOME.
A Republican Board Disqualifies the
Entire Democratic Ticket.


Troy, Oct. 9-The Democratic ticket
of DOniphan county was disqualified
Saturday, Albert Perry. who was de-
nounced by the Democratic county con-
ventiOn the previous Saturday for in
stituting libel suits against Elliott and
Grinstead, editors of the Troy Times
ana Wathena Star. filed a protest
against the nominations made by the
Democratic county convention. The
case was tried before a court consisting
of the county clerk, county attorney
and district clerk, all Republicans.
Perry's cause for complaint was that
the convention was called for the
court house and then held in another
place, thus giving him no opportunity
to appear and defend himself against
thee harges made.
The decision of the court was in favor
of the protest, and ali of the nominees
of the convention were excluded from
the ticket to be printed. The ruling also
leaves the local Democrats without a
county central committee. Another
convention viii be called to select a
new county committee and to take some
action regarding the ticket.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
SHOOTS HIS FATHER-1N-LAw.
Emmett Quiry Fatally Wounds Cap
tain ]. I Upton.

Fort Scott, Oct 9.-Emmett Quiry,
clerk IN the Missouri Paclhc shops
here Saturday evening shot and prob
ably fatally wounded his father-in-law,
Captain ]. I. Upton, a prominent old
soldiers and ex-policeman. Upton had
he had Charge of a force Trte Of guards at
the mines to prevent depreciation by
strikers He became intoxicated and
threatened to kill his sOn-in-law all af-
ternoon, even going so far as to tele-
phone him of his intention.
At $50 they met at Quiry's home.
Upton pounded CURRY with his fist and
then got a shotgun to kill him, when
Quiry shot him three times, one ball
entering the mouth. Quiry was not ar
rested. Mrs. Quiry, who is Tipton's
daughter, has just gone to Lebanon,
Ill to visit
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

One of the remarkable features Of the
South African situation is that the
Beers should remain on the border of
their country, resting on their arms
while England perfects her preparations
for crushing them at one blow. They
must know now that # is fight or sur
render. Self-defense is all right as
theory, but it doesn't win wars. The
south tried the same tactics in this
country. She got everything in readi-
ness for a fight, and then sat down
and waited for the other side to COM
plete preparations.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

uated two very large oleanders and on
the outside of the pedestals was a dec
Grafton of some of the finest kaffir corn
that ever grew in that county.
The decorations were due to the artis-
tic taste of Q. G.. Mason. Overlook
is one of the most prosperous towns OF
Usage county.
The railroad depot is the scene of a
very busy place, doing about $4,000
worth of business per month shipping
and about 800 cars of stock and grain
per year. They shipped 375 cars Of
flaxseed alone this year
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

New Bedford Standard: In forecast
ing what Admiral Dewey would do if
he were actually rendered the nomina-
tion for the presidency, it is well to
remember that the man who would re-
fuse that prize if it were dangled before
his eyes with a halfway decent pros
pect of getting it would be an extraor-
dinarily exceptional man. Possibly the
admiral is that man, but it is well not
to be too sure of it
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
Death of DIR W. Mccandless.

Emporia. Oct. 9.-Dr. r. w. McCand-
less died Saturday at his home, $40 Con-
stitutiOn street, of cancer of the ston-
ach. Dr. McCandless was rs years old
and had lived in Emporia about fifteen
years. Mrs. r. w. McCandleSs and
Howard McCandIess are the only sur
viving members of the family The
funeral was held at the home Sunday
afternoon at 4 O'Clock. It was in charge
of the Red Men, and the funeral ser
mon was preached by the Rev. F. J.
Sauber.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
FAIR AT OVERLOOK.
Produce Show, Agricultural Exhibit
and Public speaking-Street
Arch a Feature.

Overlook, Oct. 9-The two days
fair here, Oct and z. consisting Of
produce show, street fair, band concert
main street was crossed by a beautiful
arch On one side were the emblemS of
NJ w. A and K and L of Security,
with a large oil painting of Dewey with
words of welcome; on the other side
was painted in large letters with the
initials of the A Q. u ". lodge and
on the pedestals at either side was sit
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

1t must require a peculiar train of
reasoning for the opponents of the
presidents Philippine policy to arrive
at the conclusion that it is wrong to
hold the entire archipelago. but right
TO retain Manila or a coaling station
and naval base at Ieas- Whatever
rights the United States has in the is
lands were acquired at the same time
and in the same way Any title to
one inch Of Philippine territory must be
equally good to the whole.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
AGAINST PoLYGAMY.
Smith Center Calls on Congressman
Reeder to Vote Against Roberts.

Reeder to Vote Against Roberts.
Smith Center, Oct. 9-The following
resolutions were passed last Sunday
evening by the Young Peoples Local
union of Smith Center, with instruc-
tions that copies of them be sent to the
local and state papers as well as to
Congressman Reeder himself:
Resolved, That the Young Peoples
Local union of Smith Center request
Congressman A. H. Reeder to cast his
vote against the seating of Congress
man-elect B. Y. Roberts of Utah.
F. l. Platt, president Local Union.
Juliet Henderson, president of Con-
gregation Y. P. S. c. E
John "A. Crabb. president Epworth
League.
Nellie Chandler, president Christian
Y. p. S. c. z.
Margaret Baay. vice president Pres
byterian c. E. Society.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

1t now appears that the real reason
for the verdict of guilty rendered by
the second Dreyfus courtmartial, was
that the accused might be made to pay
the costs. A French courtmartial and
an American justice court are not far
apart in their methods.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
BRYAN IS BETTER.
Expects to Resume His Speak
ing Tour Tomorrow.

Omaha. Neb., Oct 9.-In reply to a
telegraphic inquiry as to his condition,
w. J. Bryan replied as follows. from
Webster, Iowa, where he IS stopping
with Fred White, the Democratic can
didate for governor of that state:
My condition was not serious and
I am much better today. I expect to be
able to resume my tour tomorrow
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
Train Robbers Sentenced.

Ardmore, I. t, Oct. 9-United States
Judge Townsend today sentenced Pat
and Morris O'Ma11ey and Frank Jeb-
bings, members of the Jennings gang
of train robbers. to five years each in
the United States penitentiary at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, for completely in
the Rock Island railroad robbery Of
1897. AL Jennings, leader OF the gang,
who was formerly a lawyer in Texas,
is serving a life sentence for the same
offense.
Wichita and Return 81. 90 Via Santa
Fe
Tickets on sale October to the 11th.
Good returning October Il.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

The New York Journal Of Commerce
calls attention to the fact that so much
of the increase of national bank note
circulation as has been based upon the
deposit of lawful money to secure re-
demption does not increase the volume
Of the currency. OF the 81, ,s33.17S Of
increased circulation during the past
year S5,675,O6S was based upon deposits
of legal tenders. This leaves 81, ,25S 110
as the actual increase for the year Of
national bank notes based upon tie de-
posit of bonds in the treasury.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09

The Seattle Times is convinced that
unaided by Providence. not a single
prediction made by the gold men in
1896 would have been fulfilled, and that
except for the Intervention of the same
power every forecast made by the
other side would have been borne out
by events.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-10-09
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY.
Thrown From His Wagon and Found
Dead by a Relative

Fort Scott, Oct. 40. Hubert, a Yer
non county, Missouri. farmer, was kill
ed in a runaway while returning home
from this city He lived near Katy,
thirteen miles southeast of here His
team went home after dark without a
driver, and a sOn-in-law started out to
find him. He had been thrown from
the wagon about eight miles from town
and was found unconscious by the road
side. Death resulted from internal in
jurieS.