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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Long Distanca ,Phone Lime.

Fort Scott, June Ga crew of line
men employed by the Bell Telephone
company arrived here today and will
begin the construction of a long dis
lance line from here to lola. The line
will be extended from lola to Garnett,
where it will connect with a Kansas
City line. Fort Scott will be connected
with another Kansas City line at Osa-
Watnmie
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, June 6.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-George w. Cook. Winches-
ter, "a to S.
Sc.
ncrease-Abraham Huffman, Nicker-
son, IS to $14; Charles F. Coole, Burdick,
Sc to So; Samuel Geiser, National Mill
tary Home, Leavenworth, IS to $12;
William E. Spears, Richmond, SIT to
$24.
Reissue and increase-Albert E.
Myers, Ell Dorado, Sc to So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Bogus Stamp on Cigars.

Emporia, June 6-United States Dep
uty Internal Revenue Collector w. H.
Wallace of Kingman was in town last
evening and unearthed a lot of cigars
in the hands of dealers here having
counterfeit internal revenue stamps on
the boxes. 1t is learned that not less
than from 500 to 1000 boxes are held
here by dealers, who will have to put
up or forfeit the goods. They are New
York make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.
FIGURING Mill at Blue Rapids Totally
DESTROYED Saturday.

Blue Rapids. June 5.-M. L. Duncan
& Sons Touring mill was totally des-
troyed by fire Saturday from SpOn-
taneous combustion caused by damp
ness in the granaries. The river has
been high for some time. The value of
the plant was about $4,000; insurance,
So 600; mortgage, $500.
Mr.. NJ. L. Duncan is the pioneer
miller of Marshall county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
TAKEN HOME.
Body of L. G. Hastings Will Be Buried
at Fairfield, Iowa

The remains of Mr.. L. G.. Hastings,
assistant treasurer of the Rock Island,
were taken to Fairfield, Iowa, his old
home, this afternoon for burial
Short funeral services were held at
Palmer's undertaking rooms, and the
body was then escorted to the Rock
Island train by the Knight Templars,
and members of Sloan lodge, Topeka
chapter and the Elks, of which orders
he had been a member.
The remains were accompanied by
the mother and sister of the deceased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

1t IS notable that every time the west
endeavors to secure a place in the
conduct of national affairs the east
raises the cry of sectiOnalism. AS long
as western congressman voted for Tom
Reed for speaker nothing was said
about sectionalism in connection with
the nfica
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Rum Over bv the Train.

Atchison, June 6.-Missouri Pacific
passenger No. 1, Conductor Buckley
due here at II o'clock last night, ran
over and instantly killed Bud Gallo
way, a Whisky Creek gardener, living
about two miles south of Atchison. He
was sitting on the track doubled up as
if asleep when discovered, but the train
was too close upon him to reverse in
time to save him. He was about 60
years of age and at one time worked
on the Missouri Pacific section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Sumner County Politics.

Wellington, June 5.-The Republican
county central committee met here Sat
uIday afternoon and issued a call for a
county delegate convention on Angus.
3 The Populists and Democrats will
fuse and nominate joint county ticket
by the Crawford county system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Mules For Fort Riley.

Junction City, June Cover 300 Chick
amauga mules have been unloaded at
Ogden to be pastured at Fort Riley. A
detachment of troops was sent to Ogden
and drove the mules to the reservation.
Down near Ogden is a tract of about
1000 acres fenced. The mules will be
herded there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
HUGoToN WAR VETERANS
Meet at Larned and Celebrate With
Song and Banquet.

Larned, June 5.-The first annual re-
"Hugoton war; was held in this city
Saturday night. Only about twenty of
the vets are left in this county, the
majority having shifted to other parts
of Uncle Sans domain during the in
tervening years. Several letters from
the absent ones were read during the
evening. A banquet of twenty-five plates
was spread and the reunion was unan-
imously voted a success and will prob
ably be repeated next year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Judge Moore Renominated.

White City, Kan, June 6-The Eighth
judicial district Republican convention
met yesterday afternoon with complete
delegations present from all counties
Morris, Geary, Marion, Dickinson-all
instructed for the denomination of Judge
o. L. Moore, present judge of the dis
trict. r. T. Bailey was chairman and
Frank Lower, secretary. w. H. Carpen-
ter of Council Grove placed Moore in
nomination and he was named by ac-
cIamatiOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
M'KINLEY WILL BE THERE.
Will Attend Reunion of Daughters of
the Confederacy.

Washington, June 6.-The United
Daughters of the Confederacy will hold
their annual reunion at Glen Echo near
this city, on Wednesday and Thursday
of this week. President Mckinley today
accepted an invitation to be present on
the last day and also granted the use
of the Fl. Myer band for the reunion.
The president will be accompanied by
Generals Corbin and Wheeler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Hutchinson z. N. q.

Hutchinson, June 6.-Colonel Hoising-
ton of the Second regiment of the Kan
saS National Guard was in the city last
night and mustered in Company e.
Second regiment. The officers are:
Captain, It. r. Campbell; first lieuten-
81 men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
stilIwell Has a Clear Lead.

Yates Center, June 6.-District court
opened here yesterday with the usual
number of cases on the docket, with
Judge l.. Stillwell in charge. Since the
withdrawal of G. r. Stephenson, of this
city, Judge StiIlwell will have clear
field for denomination as judge OF this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Mail and Express: Now that the an
nual Hay Fever convention has been
supplemented with a tuberculosis con-
gress, perhaps there will presently be
Rheumatism assembly, a Malaria con-
ference and a Measles Symposium
There is no use in doing these things by
halves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

There has always been considerable
mystery regarding the why's and
wherefores of the location of Camp AL
ger. Some light is thrown on the mat
ter by the discovery that the land
thereabouts belonged to a relative of
the secretary of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
CAPT. coGH1AN AT WINFIELD.
He Will Be at the Chautauqua As
sembly on June 20.

Winfield, June 6.-Professor A. H.
Limerick, field secretary of the Win
field Chautauqua Assembly, has just
returned from Washington, where he
closed a contract with Captain Coghlan,
who was on the Raleigh with Dewey at
Manila. He will be here June 20, the
first day of the assembly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The Filipinos have been taught an
other lesson. Instead of waiting until
the end of the rainy season the Amerl-
cans continue to force the fighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Colored Editor Gets a Job.

Fort Scott, June 6.-Editor Wood, of
the Fort Scott Weekly Fair Play, has
just received an appointment as teacher
in typewriting and voice culture in the
Quindoro college, near Kansas City,
Kan. The position pays $40 per month
for the first two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The May revenue surplus indicates
what has been generally believed, that,
with expenses on a peace basis, the
present revenues would be amply ade-
Commercial Advertiser
oh. yes. but the May revenue includes
a war tax
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

gold is a matter of Indifference, except
so far as it reflects the temporary rise
or fall in our interior trade and in our
foreign balances. In neither direction
is there any reason for discoura cement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Administrators Appointed.

Probate Judge Dolman this afternoon
formally appointed Judge A. Bergen
and 1. L. Better as administrators of
the estates of c.. G.. Gage. They are
required to give bond of $4,000 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Kangans in South Africa.

Abilene June 6.-The Reflector has
received a letter from C. c. Crees dated
Cape Town, South Africa. April IA He,
with a company of other Kansas men,
are going to Algoa Bay and Johannes
burg as missionaries. He says the
health of the parties is good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Over 2, 100 Min ers Idle.

Pittsburg, June 6.-There are now out
in the mines of Cherokee and Crawford
counties 2.100 striking miners. This
leaves but few men at work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Woman Telegraph Manager.

Abilene, June 6.-Mrs. r. I. Woods
has been appointed manager of the
Western Union telegraph office in this
city. The promotion is a deserved
honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Edwin Gould has gone into the match
trust If he is anyway like his fathef
the finish of the match trust can be
seen easily. 1t will be but a short time
until Edwin owns the whole thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Major Marchand is undoubtedly
shrewd man. When he wanted the IA
vor of bringing his Senegalese sharp
shooters to Paris, he pleaded with Mad
anne Lockroy instead of her husband,
the minister of marine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Gen. Wheeler has been denied the OPP
portunity of capturing any Filipino
capitals. but he did the next thing he
cantnred the Massachusetts, capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Irish leaders will have to admit that
at least one English project-that OF
connecting the two islands by tunnel
is not an underground scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
onera House For Coffevville.

Coffeyville, June 6.-This city is to
have a new opera house to cost $40, 900.
The seating capacity is 800 on the main
floor and 400 in the gallery. The di-
mansions of the building planned are
65X13O feet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

DeWoIf Hopper the big operate
comedian, who is about to marry again.
seems to handle his wives as ne ooes
his comic operas. When he tires of one
he secures another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The result of the Ohio convention Is
being characterized as a victory Tor
Mark Hanna. Victory hardly expresses
it. 1t was a walkover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Curtis Sisters are closing out all Mil
linery at cost, to go out of business
July 1st 722 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

A woman's excuse for going some
place she ought not to is that some
body wanted her to; a mans is that
somebody didn't want him to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
New York For Henderson.

New York. June 6-The New York
congressional delegation has decided to
support Henderson for speaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Gen. Henderson appears TO De pre-
ty good sprinter for a man with Out
one leg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The hardest woman to make up your
mind to catch is the one who tries
hardest to be caught.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

It will be noticed that Mark Hanna
never does much talking except at
period Immediately following party
convention The other people talk pre-
vinus to the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

No better equipped shop nor finer
watchmakers than at CampbelPs. 625
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

We would like to meet an advance
agent for a show who is not an old
newspaper man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Chart now open at Sims for Filipino"
Thursday and Friday nights; % cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

What appears to be most neeoeo ny
Gen. Otis at present are So'oUO ulllpfei
las
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

When a woman wants to blush at
story and can't, it's because she is lis
tening too hard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

We mend and sew on buttons free.
American Steam Laundry. Tele. BAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

AS soon as a man gets a little money
saved up, some of his folks have trou-
BILE, and he has to spend it on a relief
expedition to save them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

People too good to express dislike
for certain persons, give their feeling.
away by referring to them as he o.
she"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Drowned in the Cottonwood.

Marion June 6.--On Sunday after
noon, at Daniels Ford, on the Cotton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

An Atchison woman seems deter
mined to have trouble with her hus-
band. He is patient now, having been
married only a short while, but in
course of time, he will rebel, and his
wife can never make it UP with him
again. The first row between man and
wife, should be avoided: it breeds all
the others that follow If people could
realize it when they are acting the fool,
and laying the foundation for misery, it
would be a blessing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

What a blessing a little common
sense would be! Think of the difficult
ties it would keep a man out of And
some people come so near having COM
mon sense, that we wonder they do not
try little harder. and actually have
it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

A man may be said to be a success a!
a husband if he is married as long a:
six months before his wife declares
that AL men are alike"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

GFrom the New York Press.1
A good deal of forbidden fruit is
over-ripe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
GLOBE SIGHTS

IF'rem the Atchison Globe1
"a woman's dress never turns out as
she thought it would.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

LET me give you the straight of it,"
a man said to friend who had heard a
story about him. Il don't want the
straight of it, the friend replied; 1.-The
story suits me the way heard it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

An Atchison man complains that his
wife not only entertains informally but
indefinitely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Atchison people mix politics with So
ciety. At the reception at the Byram
to Captain Rowan, three different men
tackled the writer of this about the
race for sheriff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Butte, Mont,

s2S.s5, via Santa Fe Route
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

LFrom the Chicago News.1
The adder must be mathematical
reptile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Just Received, NEW LINE OF Sailors
SPECIAL PRICES FOR THIS WEEK.
Lacey S Potter, lO4 East Sixth St
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

''Mike," said plodding Pete, "'dere's
only one time when 1 envies de rich
Pm ashamed of yer weakness"
Il don't blame you. But when read
about desc swells comm all de way
from Europe as saloon passengers, L
can't help feelin' a pang O. Jealousy. =
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

He knew what they always say, so he
thought he would forestall her.
Il suppose you've never been kissed
by a man before?" he said.
do 1 look as homely as that?" she
demanded, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Some men are so self-important that
they imagine their weight on one side
of the globe causes the other side to tip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

She: Henry, 1 want some money"
He; Money? What for?"
Il want to buy one of those baseball
fans. They must be all the rage; the
papers have so much to say about
them. '-Indianapolis Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

want a situation as errand boy, do
you? Well, can you tell me how far the
moon is from the earth, eh2"
Boy: well, Guv'nor, 1 don't know
but I reckon it amt near enough to in
terfere with me running errands" He
got the job.-Metropolitan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

It's a good memory that sometimes
admits of discreet forgetfulness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Some people have queer tastes. "a
| Chicago man recently called up the tel
ephone exchange and asked for st.
I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Widow Farrelly: DO We moind the
beautiful bookay Mr.. Googan PRESENTED
me this mawnin'? All, the poor monl
his wolfe died jist tin days ago.
Widow Murphy: "Begorra, they kipt
well, didn't they ?'eHarper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The indications are that nearly all
the lightweight boxers are now engag-
ed in Grating Strawberries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

st. Louis thieves complain that the
jewelry they are compelled to steal in
that village is the kind of which you
can get your choice for 49 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Il wonder how Sinbad, the sailor.
came to. tell such outlandish and i'm
probable yarns" said the man with the
practical mind.
Il suppose" said the man who was
reading the newspapers, that he want
ed to make sure he was on safe ground
where there would be no risk of saying
anything undiplomatic. Wash ington
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

First StateSman-Did you know that
over $19, 600 900 a. year was the amount
stolen by the Spanish customs officials
in Havana?
Second Statesman--Say, it will never
do for us to leave a people who will
stand that in the hands of some one
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Every time a man fails to hit the tar
get he blameS the gun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The lawyer deals in brains and dis
poses of them by the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The spread of intelligence consists
only of what the appetite requires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

The easiest way to raise vegetables
is to plant them and then raise chick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Little Freddie-Pa, what are the
spoils of war.
Pa-The money the heroes get for
writing magazine stuff that was con-
tanned in newspaper articles published
months before. News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

that L had had-had had, well. that 1
had had a past, would you love me
still?"
She: ooh, Edward, how you frighten-
ed me; 1 thought you were going to say
that you had-had-well, that you had
lost your fortune. "-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Penelope: 81 hear your engagement
with Paul is broken; is that right?'
Patience: '.Yen.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

A cynical bachelor says Adams wife
was called Eve because when she ap-
peared his day of happiness was at an
end.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-26
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Enost to set Day for Adjournment
Failed In the senate.

- 49, sF"s-~-~E
Austin March 81. The senate at
tempted yesterday 70 ax'the date Of al.
iournment, but all efforts failed
A message was received from the gov
ernor vetoing the bill increasing the fees
Of district clerks
Dibrells bill establishing state nor
NAL school at San IMarcos was consid-
cred next The bill vas ordered en-
Crossed by vote Of IA toi0
Some local legislation was passed and
number Of committees made reports
In the house the bill TO require persons
OF foreign birth 10 declare their inten-
ton Of becoming citizens at least six
months previous to an election in order
70 be entitled 10 vote In such election
was finally passed
Under suspension Of the regular or
der Mr.. Tate's bill relating 10 recogni-
zances and bail bonds was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Greenwood the or
der was further suspected aud his bill to
reconcile conflicts Of opinion Of the
courts Of civil appeals were passed
The Dallas charter came up a. the
special order Several points Of order
were made against the bill, but all were
ovcrruled
Both branches Of the legislature adj
journed until Monday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-26

New York. March Is. General Isaac
H. Bailey ~ years old, was found dead
in his room at the waldorf-Astor Death
was due 10 apoplexy. General Bailey
was veteran Of the civil war His
name was Appointment one in New York
politics more than s5 years ago soon
after he had come from his native state
Of Maine and was doing well In the hide
and leather business. he identified him
self with the Republican party and in
1857 was made police commissioner.
He resigned in 1850 but remained prom
inent in Republican clubs and commit
tees until 1874. when he was nominated
on the Republican ticket for cmgress-
man He failed II election. however.
and was made chairman Of the commit
tee ON charities and corrections. appoint
ed by Mayor Vance. Recently he was
publisher Of the Shoe and Leather Re
poDer.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-26

Chicago. March % III plan that
the officers Of the Chicago Milwaukee
and 81. Paul road are now considering
is adopted. every employe Of the COM
pany will become In a small way ply
stefan aud nurse. and there viii be
fewer cases for the surgeons knife It
Is the intention Of the managers Of this
road 10 start a systematic course Of in
siructions In the first principals Of sur.
gerry and nursing among the .9en en-
gagged in the train service course that
when thoroughly mastered. will enable
nm cmploye 10 render valuable first aid
10 the injured A slight knowledge Of
principles Of first aid IL is believed, viii
often mean the saving Of life.