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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
ssT'WERE BEST TO PART
MIR. and Mrs. Hamilton Both Want q
Divorce and File Petitions.

A series of domestic infelicities in the
family of William N. Hamilton, a trav-
cling man who resides at 1920 Van
Buren, street North Topeka, eliminated
today in a divorce suit in the district
court. Mrs. Hamilton is the plaintiff
in the case. There are a dozen or so
witnesses in the case, and its hearing
will probably occupy some time.
Mrs. Hamilton claims that her huS-
band is of a Jealous disposition.
The couple were married in st. Jo-
seph in the spring of 1893, according to
the story told by Mrs. Hamilton on the
witness stand today. Mrs. Hamilton
was the widow of an old soldier and
drew a pension of $12 per month, while
Mr.. Hamilton was d widower with a
family consisting of a son and four
daughters, all of whom are now grown.
Some of the daughters appeared at the
trial today and will go on the witness
stand in their fathers behalf. They
We're stylishly dressed.
OF late years, Mrs. Hamilton said,
when Mr.. Hamilton was out on the road
he would have one of his daughters
write him concerning all of her, Mrs
Hamilton'S movements. Then he would
write back that he dreamed these things
about her. Mrs. Hamilton was treas
urer of a lodge Of the Knights and La
dies of Security in North Topeka, which
rented it's hall of a Mr.. Steele, and Mr..
Hamilton threw it up to" his wife that
all she kept the office for was to have
an excuse to call on Mr.. Steele, all of
which Mrs. Hamilton said was untrue
and unjust.
At last pickering grew so bad that
the couple ceased living together, and
recently Mrs. Hamilton claims that her
husband called on her and was threat
ening That is why she wants a divorce
and alimony.
Mr.. Hamilton has filed a counter pc
titiOn, praying for a divorce himself
The family home is valued at $4,000
and Mr.. Hamilton has a farm north of
Topeka. Mrs. Hamilton had $500 in PEN
sion money at the time she was mar
ried
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
THROUGH ICE WATER
To Salvation, Many Colored Converts
Went in Baptizing on Sunday.

The colored Methodists of North To-
peka held a jubilee yesterday. 1t was
a baptiSing jubilee and immersion was
the order of the day. When it was over
there were two shivering preachers and
a score or more of communicates in the
same agitated condition.
The chill northwest wind and the icy
character of the waters of Soldier creek
were not exactly conducive of comfort
able immersion, but DR.. Price, the pas
tor of the North Topeka Methodist
church, is about to give up his charge
and he was not content to go leaving
number of his congregation unwaShed
of their sins. So he solicited the aid of
Brother Mitchell of the Walnut Grove
NJ. E. church and started in yesterday
afternoon to baptize them.
A place, suitable because of the easy
access to the water and the nearby
position of a brothers house where.
fire was started for the warming of the
baptized, was found, and there the two
preachers, attended by the majority of
the colored people of North Topeka and
many white spectators, commenced the
immersion, Brother Price waded into
the water first but before he has soused
more than three or four of the black
up the bank and seek the fire, for his
lower limbs were almost paralyzed with
cold. Brother Mitchell took up the work
where he left off and kept it up until
he also had to hunt the fire. By re-
lieving each other at intervals the two
preachers succeeded in ducking all those
brave enough to stand the ice water
bath for the sake of salvation.
The immersion process lasted about
each succeeding sinner was pushed I'M
der the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
SEARCHING THE RUINS.
Charred Remains of Human Be-
ings Taken Out of Wind
SOr Debris.

New York, March 2O.-Search of the
ruins of the Windsor hotel was begun
today by a large force of laborers. The
fire is still smouldering despite a steady
pour of streams from two fire engines
throughout the night. The big office
safe was dug out apparently intact.
Numerous small articles, such as
jewelry, purses, bundles of papers, pho
tographs and wearing apparel which
had belonged to occupants of the hotel,
were also gathered up.
At o'clock the charred leg bone OF
a human being was found near the en-
trance burned beyond any identity.
The workmen with picks and spades
were called off and others put to work.
who were to use their hands only. 1t
was felt that the bodies, if any were
uncovered, would be so badly burned
possible, except by means of some per-
sonal belongings. The first body found
was discovered a little later by the
workmen in the Forty-sixth street side
of the ruins ten feet from the sidewalk
The first seen of it was the skeleton
of the breast including the ribs and
breastbone. Close by a foot with nearly
all the flesh on it was found.
1t appeared to have been severed from
the leg by the falling of some heavy
piece of debris The four injured per-
sons from the fire who are at Bellevue
hospital were reported this morning to
be improving. Mrs. Alice w. Price, 35,
Macon, Ga, sprained back, fractured
ankle.
Mrs. c. Simmons, So, Frederick, Md,
burns and shock.
Kate Roach, domestic, burns and bro
ken leg.
Nellie Thomas, 81, assistant house
keeper, shock and burns.
All the injured at the New York hos
pital are reported improving. They are
William F. Love, hotel clerk, burns on
face and hand.
Ellen Curran, 81, domestic, burns Of
arms and legs.
Mrs. c. H. Calhoun, Atlanta, shock
Mrs. Calhoun is expected to leave the
hospital today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
WALKED OVER PEW BACKS.
Church Members Didn't Like the Way
Evangelist Garlock Acted

The First Methodist church seems to
be under an unlucky star at present
which it is hoped for the welfare or the
big church will soon pass away
A travelling evangelist by the name
of G w GarlOck. from Sioux City, mas
been holding revival services there LOT
the last four weeks. Before going TO
Hfawatha to attend the conference DR..
Thorpe notified him in a written com
munication to cease his series OF meet
ings. This the Rev. Mr.. GarIock re
fused to do and trouble was the re-
suit.
Some six weeks ago at the meeting of
the official board it was proposed that
Rev Mr.. GarlOck come here to hold re
Vival meetings. Many were opposed TO
his coming for the reason that they DID
not think revival meetings by travelling
evangelistS were successful. By a vote
of IS to u it was decided to lay the
matter on the table which was expected
to settle it. At the next meeting OF the
board a large majority there were IN
favor of his coming and so voted. He
was sent for, after permission had been
received from Presiding Elder J. r.
Madison, and for four weeks he has
been holding services during the AFTER
noon and night.
Many members of the congregation
did not like his ways They were too
sensational, they said. He walked over
the backs of the pews pointing to peo-
pie and asking if they were Christians.
Some members resented this and fur
Their said the meetings were not success
ful. request was made thaI ne cease
his meetings and before leaving for Hia-
watha DR.. Thorpe requested him to
stop This he refused to do.
The Walnut Grove church wanted
him and permission was asked of Pre-
siding Elder Madison to allow him to
go there. Mr.. Madison telegraphed his
refusal The trouble was finally ad-
justed by having him go to the Wesley
an Methodist church at Third and JEFF
ferson streets. which is not under the
supervision of Elder Madison. He will
remain there for several months and
during the summer he will have a tent
and conduct meetings. He intends to
stay here collection of $125 was
taken for him at yesterday mornings
meeting at the First church, as there
was an agreement that he should be
paid a suitable sum for his labors, even
though there was some objection to his
methods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
MISS GoULD's FREE LUNCH.
Served to Workmen in the Windsor
Ruins.

New York, March 20.-Miss Helen
Gould turned her house into a relief
bureau last night. Four long tables
were spread in her kitchen, boilers of
coffee were put on the range ham and
cheese were cut in the laundry and all
the men employed on the ruins were in
vited to eat.
appreciated by the tired and hungry
workmen. Frank Gould was around
personally to see that nobody that ap-
Piled went away unserved.
The damage to the Gould house IS
about S10,O OO
All sorts of theories are current as to
the origin of the fire. One very per-
sistent story is that thieves set fire to
the hotel to aid them in purpose of rob-
berry. Chief Bonner said he believed
the fire started somewhere near the big
water tank on the roof, calculated to
hold 5000 gallons, which was near the
court the Forty-siXth street side;
that this tank dropped into the hotel
and made a hole big enough to give the
flames, which had already obtained
good Roadway, plenty of play.
The crash of this tank was what was
generally supposed to be the first ex-
p1osion.' The actual explosion from the
conclusive materials in the building
came little later. This theory would
contra dict the statement of Miss Gould'S
chef that he saw flames near the flag
staff the west side of the building,
but everything now tends to show that
the fire began on the east side of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
COL ooH1LTREE's VIEWS.
Says the Parade Was Primary Cause
of the Fire.

New York, March 2O.-Colonel p.
Ochiltree, who occupied a room on the
second floor of the Windsor and who
fed to the Waldorf Astoria, today told
his opinion of the cause of the fire.
1.-The parade (street parade st. Pat
rick's day., was responsible for it. I
was in a room next to the elevator and
just over the boiler room. The room was
filed with more than two hundred
paintings, the collection of a wealthy
gentleman who was temporarily absent
from the hotel. l would say the collec-
ton was worth not less than 100000.
The parade drew every employee in the
hotel from his post. They were mostly
Irish and took a keen interest in the
turnout. MY theory is that the boiler
ran dry in the absence of the engineer
and exploded. 1 know that the flames
came up under my room, and apparent
ly from the boiler room. The fire found
free vent up the elevator shaft and that
accounts for the rapid spread. My
Swiss valet deserted me at the first
sign of danger. 1 was in bed, having
just begun to recover from the grip. I
reused myself and had scarcely time to
get into my clothes when my room was
untenable. There is no doubt whatever,
of the origin of the fire. 1t was under
my room. 1 know it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
IN BONNIE SCOTLAND
DR.. Frances Storrs Met the Man to
Whom She Is to Be Wed

DR.. Frances E. Storrs, the Topeka
young lady physician, who went to
Scotland several months ago for the
benefit of her health, will be married
early in May at Edinburgh to Mr.. Jas.
p. Johnston, a member of the Scottish
aristocracy. Miss Storrs will not return
to Topeka until some time after her
marriage.
Mr.. Johnston owns one of the largest
ranches in Colorado and is president of
the Prairie Cattle company of La Junta.
He spends most of his time at his home
in Edinburgh, but somes to Colorado
every year to look after his cattle in
terests. He is very wealthy and has an
interest in several estates in Scotland
besides owning a beautiful home in the
Scottish capital.
Mr.. Johnston's brother is a Scottish
baron, and in the event of the elders
death he would succeed to the title.
DR.. Frances Storrs has lived in To-
peka for a number of years. She is a
sister of DR.. Will Storrs and was one Of
the first graduates of the Kansas Med
ical college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
TODAY's MARKET REPORT
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State journal.
Chicago, March 20.


WHEAT-wheat opened firm today;
helped by the better tone of cables and
prospects of another cold wave in the
winter wheat sections. Another strength
ening influence was Shows crop summary,
which indicated a lower wheat condition
been issued. May opened sc. higher at
677s@6Sc, and as shorts were inclined to
work the long side the price advanced
to 6SA63sc. Worlds shipments amount
ed to 7,0lS.OO0 bushels, compared with g.
Cos, 600 bushels for the same week last
year. Northwestern receipts We're large,
$50 car loads, against Alb cars for the cor
responding day year. ago. Chicago re
ceived but Al cars, of which only two
graded contract. Liverpool stocks show
ed a decrease for the week and returns
from stock taking centers pointed toward
a small decrease in the visible supply AT
6S3sc for May some scattered selling set
in and the price slipped off slowly to Csc.
CORN-Light receipts and higher cableS
strengthened corn. The most of the bust
ness transacted was in the way of chang
ing from May to July. Receipts were 209
Csc and rose to 34&s@ 1ac-
OATS-Light offerings and scattered
buying by commission houses helped oats.
Receipts were 153 cars. May began 14c
higher at 26c, rose to 261sc, then reacted
to 257sM26c.
PROVISIONS-Li receipts of hogs
and easier prices at the. yards weakened
lard and ribs. May pork opened &c higher
at SO. O215M905 and sold off to 1886. May
lard began a shade higher at $5.3212 and
declined to S5.25d5.2T12. May ribs started
a shade better at $4.6712Q47O and weaken
ed to 81. So.
BARLEY-Cash, 40047c.
RYE-Cash not quoted: May, 51Q511ac.
TIMOTHY-March, s.. 3J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
OPPOSED TO EXPANSION.
Topeka Council Opposed to Annexa-
ton of Potwin For Financial
Reasons.

Potwin Place will not become a part
of Topeka at once if the city council
adopts the report of the committee on
ways and means which will be submit
ted at the special meeting tonight.
The report will be adverse to the
adoption of the ordinance providing for
the annexation. which was introduced
at the meeting a week ago. This does
not mean that Potwin can not come
into Topeka, but that the conditions
imposed by the ordinance must be
dinance may be prepared which will
meet with less opposition.
The ordinance which fixes the boun-
dairy lines includes great deal of ter
ritory which is not now in the city of
Potwin Place A portion of this is I'M
plated and all is very sparsely popu-
lated. The committee thinks that it
would be poor policy to take in terri
tory that would not pay it's way.
The members of the committee have
made some figures and it is claimed
that it would cost the city $1,000 more
every year to keep up Potwin than the
taxes received would amount to. This
is probably exaggerated, for there is no
good reason why this section should be
so much more expensive than any other.
1t ought to pay its way.
Another thing that the committee has
found in the way is the question of fire
protection. The members claim that it
would be necessary to establish a fire
station in Potwin to protect the prop
erty and that this would cots at least
several thousand dollars. The lighting
question is also one which has served
to friehten the committee. 1t would be
necessary to have an additional circuit
of at least fifty lights and it is esti-
mated that this with the fire station
would cost the city $4,000.
There ought to be some method de-
vised for consolidating Topeka and Pot
win. 1t is not wise to keep up two city
organizations when the interests of the
two places are identical. The people of
Potwin are willing to become citizens of
Topeka and the city council should
place no unnecessary obstacles in their
way. Besides, we want to make a
showing of Greater Topeka in the COM
ing census.
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WORLDS shipments W

Merchant. liz East 5th St. Topeka, Kan,
receiver and shipper of grain:
Worlds. shipments wheat, JOS. 900 bush
els; previous week, 7,902,S2O bushels; last
Chicago car lots: Wheat Al. graded ?:
corn l09, granded SO; oats 15S, graded Is
Ter, options I'D up. Late cable, wheat I'D
higher, corn Esd higher
Paris: Wheat 10 confines lower, flour
centimes higher.
World shipments of corn, 4,979. 010 bush
year. 4. 534, 600 bushels.
The Chicago Times-Herald in a review
wheat sown last fall under the most IA
vorable conditions has been seriously dam
aged by peculiar weather conditions which
have prevailed. Ohio appears to have
suffered less than other states, while con-
ditionS in Illinois are unfavOrable.
Liverpool, 1:30 p. m: Wheat sd higher,
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, 5000; Kansas
Chicago; Barrett has been a good buyer
The fuller those Duluth elevators get
the higher high prices f GO ed Duluth rd and GhieagS
shipping to Chicago on that basis
cd KanS5s City refsp Is Wheaf 20 cars
wheat. a cars: corn. 50 cars; oats. 2S cars.
Wheat on passage mere increased $4,000 BUSH
els; corn decreased 232 0G0 bushels.
Northwestern receipts: Today. Mnneap-
oils 425 cars: last year. 4O7 cars: Duluth
today, 25 cars: last year same date, 20
cars
The Capital elevator of this city has a
grist of crop damage news from the grain
is too early to base any accurate estimate
of the damage done by severe winter wea-
Their yet, in their opinions the crop has
been damaged, and they place it all the
way from 10 to 80 per cent. Report from
Kildare. o. T., says growing crop is in
jured fully 25 per cent, and they are sell
ing farmers oats to sow on ground seeded
Paris closing: Wheat steady, 10 confines
up; flour 2Ga90 confines higher.
Minneapolis: Cash wheat, May price de-
mand good: miilerS buying.
According to Broomhall, the boards au-
about 900. coo bushels
Chicago: Corn firm. trade unimportant.
Frazier & Co, have sold some.
Liverpool closing. cable: Wheat. 14G7sd
St. Louis receipts: Wheat 17.10o bushels
last year 10.1O0 bushels: corn 344 bushels
els, last year 1920 bushels.
St: Louis closing: Wheat. cash zoe.
cash 33c. March 33c, May 32ikc. july 3312c:
oats, cash 2714c. March 27I9c, May &c bid.
July ,113sc, September zoe; corn, May 39Ac
Chicago: Puts May wheat size. calls
6Sizc; puts May corn 541zc. calls 841$c;
Kansas City cash market: No hard
wheat, SO test, 6Sc; No mixed corn. S29
Topeka cash market: No. hard wheat.
New York: Reported 20 loads wheat and
25 loads corn for export.
Total clearances wheat and flour. 24S.0)0
bushels; corn. 36SG0 bushels; oo
retail visible W neat. E'.9SZOvV DuShel-s
corn, SO 466, eco bushels; oats. 11,079,O01 BUSH
els.
Chicago: New York best buyer of wheat
lately.
Chicago Exporting houses here say
there is no apparent improvement in for
eign demand for wheat and corn.
st. Louis and San Francisco, second
week March, increased s.. 500.
New York: Money is per cent bid.
There is a tip out that the sugar deal is
over.
Duluth close: May wheat 677sc. July
Minneapolis close: May wheat &c;
July. CSC.
Curb: May wheat, 677sc; May corn, 34@sc
bid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
When He Returns to Topeka,
But CaImer COunsels
HAVE MORE WEIGHT.
Rejoicing Among the Church
Folks Because Blackmailers,
Backbiters and SlandererS Re-
ceiVed a Lesson.
Assassins of Character, Male or
Female, May Take Warming.

AS soon of the news of the verdict in
the Embree trial reached Topeka sew
eral of DIR. Embree's friends were so
overjoyed that they commenced making
arrangements to meet DR.. Embree on
his return with a carriage and four
horses, a brass band and an escort on
foot.
a delegation called upon r. B. WEIGH,
DR.. Embree's attorney, to congratulate
him They told him about the band
and the carriages, and Mr.. Welch re-
ouested them not to do it, as he hardly
thought such demonstration would be
proper, and that perhaps DR.. Embree
would not like any more notor1ety than
he has had 1t was decided to make no
event out of his return. DR.. Embree
will be home tonight.
AIr. WEIGH said today; rms snoulo
settle all controversy The decision
should settle the matter. When L was
a boy we played three old cat. 1t was
three times and out. Dr. Embree has
been through three trials ana been
cleared in ALL Now it should cease L
think it would be a good thing to nave
some new minister come to the First
church who knows nothing about the
present trouble and who would smooth
over the ill feeling that exists l am
for peace"
DR.. Embree announced before the trial
that he would retire from the pulpit OF
the North Topeka church, but the ofh-
cial board of that church has requested
him to return and many members OF the
conference have expressed their belier
that he should return to the church Tor
remain in Topeka That fact is about
certain and if he is assigned to the
North Topeka. church he may accept
the pulpit there, but most of his TRENDS
believe that he should retire from the
ministry. He will probably not accept
a pulpit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
SNOW IN PLACES
Accompanying the Cold Weather Ex-
tending Over the State

Kansas City. March Ca considerable
fall in temperature, accompanied by snow
in some places, in others by rain, has been
experienced in southern Kansas and Mis-
souri, within the past "a hours. In the
vicinity of Cherryvale. Kan, about two
inches of rain fell. and the wheat. which
is reported in fine condition will be help
ed materially. No specific reports Of dam
age to spring wheat by the cold wave
have been received. The local weather bu-
reau today reports "a very low pressure
developing in the extreme southwest
The temperature in Kansas City this
morning was p degrees above and rising,
and this is about the average reported
from the southwest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
BODIES FOUND
Present No Clue Leading to Identifi-
cation.

New York, March 2O.-The bodies
found in the Windsor hotel ruins today
were examined at the Bellevue mOrgue
after being taken there in the dead
wagon.
Body No. l is that of a man. The
trunk is near complete, but the legs,
arms and head are missing.
Body No. 2 is that of a young woman.
1t is in six or seven sections. A part of
a brown kid glove with pearl buttons
was found on one hand. The jacket is
of Thibet cloth, the color of which is
unrecognizable and the skirt is of a
black serge. A black cloth button on
the dress is marked Made w. A. & Co.
Extra The pocket of the skirt was alb
sent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
Is This Your Favorite Newspaper P

A reporter on this paper dreamed the
other night that the editor decided to
get out paper for once in his career
that was Entirely Satisfactory Every
item that was brought in was carried
around to different houses. and if any
objection was made, it was killed. At
o'clock the paper went to press as
usual, and when the patrons unfolded it
that evening they found nothing but
blank sheet. The editor slept sweetly
that night, realizing that he had print
ed nothing to offend anybody, and that
he was for once Entirely Satisfactory
Galena Daily Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-20
KIMBLE is A CANDIDATE.
Manhattan Democrat Wants to Be on
Court of Visitation.

Sam Kimble of Manhattan appeared
before Governor Stanley today and
made formal application for a place on
the court of visitation. Mr.. Kimble is
a Democrat and his candidacy is based
on the report that Stanley would name
a Democrat for the third place on the
board The governor once said that a
Democrat would likely be named but it
is now believed that he has changed
his mind and will appoint three Repub-
licanS.
kimble is one of the best known
Democrats in Kansas and is a lawyer
of recognized prominence and ability.
New Model millinery opening Tues
day, March 81. Music in the evening
The Y. NJ s. G. dancing academy
(Col-) will reopen Friday, March "a lis
Kan Ave, having been ordered closed
by the president, ]. H Stewart.
San Francisco. Los Angeles $S26O.
Via the Rock Island Route
Miss Keener's millinery opening Fri
day and Saturday at 721 Kansas avenue