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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
THE COLLINS RETRIAL.

Attorney Charles Hayden said this
afternoon that the affidavits upon which
the motion for new trial in the Collins
case will be based will not be filed until
a late hour this afternoon.
There will be a large number of the
documents and they nearly all refer to
irregularities of jurors. One of the prin-
cfpal grounds for a new trial will be
statements which it is claimed were
made by Juror r. D. Butner. There are
three afidavits which will be placed on
file with reference to his action. They
have been made by S. L. Still who has
q restaurant near the county JAIL John
B. Jenkins who boarded with him and
Miss COletrane, a relative of Mr.. Still
These people swear that Mr.. Butner
said in conversation in the restaurant
before the trial that John Collins was
guilty and ought to hang.
Other afhdavitS with reference to talk
of jurors will be filed in which it is
claimed that they said they believed
John Collins guilty before the trial had
been completed and during its progress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
BISHOP POTTER'S SALOON.
Money Is All Subscribed, and Work
Will Begin on the Building.

New York, Feb. 4.-What many of
Bishop Henry c. Potter's friends call
his twentieth century saloon is now
assured. The last dollar of the fund of
SIS 900 needed to start the work of pro-
viding a substitute for the saloon, which
shall have all the attractions of the sa-
loon minus intoxicating drinks, has
been contributed. Carpenters began the
work of tearing out the heart of the
six story building at 131 Bowery to-
day and as speedily as possible it
will be fitted up as Squirrel Inn No. l."
Bishop Potter hopes in ten years there
will be in this city a Squirrel Inn No.
100 and they will solve the great social
problem of providing for those who
like to patronize the saloon something
they will like better.
Bishop Potter believes the saloon ex-
lists because it meets a want, but he
also believes it meets it in a way de-
structive of home and all the name
stands for. His idea of a twentieth
century saloon" is that it should be a
big, CHEEKY place, accessible as the sa-
loon, where a man may get a clean,
well cooked meal at a cheap rate, some
form of entertainment, and where he
can read his newspaper, smoke his pipe
and talk with his fellows, with a free
dom tempered by good behavior-a
place that will only differ from the sa-
loon in that it sells no Intoxicating
liquor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
3 GREAT CONCERTS.
Rare Musical Treats For the Topeka
Public.

The Ladies' Music club Of Topeka be-
1ieves it has secured an unusually good
series of three musical entertainments,
for the benefit of its own members, as
Sociate members and the music loving
public generally.
Each one of these concerts will in
clude a celebrity Of more than ordinary
reputation. Max Bendix is classed as
the great American violiniSt. He was
with Theodore Thomas famous orches-
ira for ten years. He has bow OF
priceless value, presented to him by
Ysaye, formerly owned by Vieuxtemps.
With Max Bendix is Miss Jennie Os-
born, a soprano, who is not unknown to
Topeka audiences. The accomplished
pianiste with Bendix is Miss Jennie
Scott. This concert, the first of the
series, will be given at the Grand Opera
House Saturday, February %.
The second attraction is Godowsky,
a Russian pianist who has made a.rep-
utation before the American public and
who is classed by many equalled
only by Paderewski. In fact one paper
in referring to him said: eff LeopoIe
Godowsky wore his hair as long, he
would be as greata PIANIST as Paderew-
ski"
He has toured this country in connec-
ton with the Musin Concert company
and the Musin and Godowsky company
He was pupil and friend of Saint
Saens, the noted French pianist. Co
dowsky in the last two years has taken
rank head and shoulders above many
European artists who are much more
loudly hera1ded. The date for this en-
tertainment is Friday, March "a at the
Grand.
The last of this special series will be
the Bruno Steindel company at the
Grand Opera House Friday, May 5. In
this company is Edmond Schuecker, who
is a harpist Of world wide reputation
and is probably excelled by none in his
line.
In this company Bruno Steindel is the
violincellist who was for three years
with the famous Philharmonic orchestra
of Berlin under the direction of Hans
Won Bulow, for which position he was
selected from ffty-six applicants. In
this company are also Mrs. Minnie
Fish-Griffin, a soprano with both Amer
lean and European laure1s. Mrs. Bruno
Steindel is the pianiste.
The tickets for these three concerts
will be SLIGO each, or 1925 for the three.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
HALF A MILLION LESS
Money in the San Jose Bank Than It's
Statement Showed

San Francisco, Feb. 4-The state
bank commissioners have made care
full investigation of the affairs of the
Union Savings bank of San Jose and
find it's assets $491, All less than a state
ment taken from the books showed two
days before and have directed Attorney
General Ford to bring suit in the proper
court to have the bank declared insol-
judge the bank insolvent the commits
sionerS will order the directors to levy
an assessment upon its capital stock
for the benefit of the depositors. J. B.
misSiOners to take charge of the affairs
of the bank pending a settlement. The
assets of the bank are s13S, 215 less than
its liabilities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
SALIVA BRICK PLANT.
Clay Near the City Pronounced Suita-
BILE for Vitrified Brick.

Salina, Feb. 4.-Salina is to have a
brick and tile factory. This fact was
decided upon today. Some time ago B.
f. Brown took from the hill east Of
a brick plant at Bucyrus, O., to be made
into as good a quality of vitrified brick
as possible. Today he received from
that place four fine vitrified bricks
made from the clay sent for a test. Ex-
perts have examined the bricks and
have pronounced them very good ar
ticle for sidewalks and pavements.
A. ]. Swanson of Lindsborg was here
today and after seeing the finished ar
ticle from Salinas clay determined to
build plant for the manufacture of
vitrified brick, building brick and tile.
The plant will be put in operation as
soon as possible. Mr.. Swanson expects
to be running in time to compete for
the job of furnishing brick for the new
school building. The plant will cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
TO MARRY IN KANSAS.
The Mayor of Waterbury, Conn.,, to
Take as Bride Miss Bid
well, of Kinsley.
well, OF klnsley.
IF'rom the Waterbury American

IF'rom the Waterbury Americana
Eight friends of Mayor Barlow pre-
scented him with a. handsome gold watch
last Saturday night. On the case of the
watch a group picture of the donors
had been photographed. Underneath
the photograph on the case was inscribed
the date of the mayors coming mar
riage. The presentation took place in
an office in the center, and after the
mayor had expressed his gratitude he
entertained the octette at lunch at
MarSh'S restaurant. The mayor left at
SIP this morning for Chicago, from
which city he will go to Hamilton, Mo-.
near st. Joseph, where he will visit his
brother George A. Barlow. The broth
ers have not seen each other for about
twenty years. Later he will go to Nor
ton, in the northwestern part of Kan
sas and pay a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
William Marsh. Mrs. Marsh is a niece
of the mayor.
Thence he will go to Kinsley, in the
southwestern section of Kansas, where,
on February IA, he will be married to
Miss Caroline Bidwell The ceremony
will take place at Miss BidwelPS home.
He will arrive in Kinsley on February
z or 8.
The itinerary after the wedding has
not been fully matured. It is probable,
however, that the couple will go to Kan
sas City for a day or two. Thence they
will go to New Orleans, and they ex-
pect to take a run over to Cuba for
few days. On their return they will
come to Florida and up the Atlantic
seaboard to Washington, where brief
sojourn will be made. Waterbury will
be reached the first week in March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
Oldest Atchison Inhabitant.

Luther Dickinson has been regarded
as the oldest inhabitant of Atchison
county. Perry Ham says that John
Harding, who lives seven miles north
west of Atchison, has lived in Atchison
county since 1S47. Luther Dickinson did
not come to the county until the spring
of 1854, when the territory was opened
for settlement. John Harding came to
the Platte purchase, in Missouri, in
1916, from Kentucky, and the following
year moved to this side of the river,
where he became a .squatter'' and
was not molested by the Indians. Mr..
father of seven daughters and one son.
Mrs. John Starr and Mrs. John Jones
of Atchison are his daughters. Mrs.
Harding, who is considerably younger
than her husband, is also living. Mr..
Harding is a stout, hearty man, in spite
of his advanced age, and still does a
good deal of hard work on his farm
AtchiSOn Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
PERUVIAN KINGS BURNED.
Mummies of the Zncas Destroyed by
Fire in New York.

New York, Feb 4-Mummies of
three Incas-ancient rulers of Peru-and
many other antiquities from South
America were destroyed in a fire at IA
COurtlandt street. Walter L. Isaacs,
who owned the relics, made known his
loss today. The collection, which was
valued at $4,000, was composed of 22,-
600 pieces.
Mr.. Isaacs, who has been a lifelong
collector of Central and South Ameri-
can curioSities, spent nine months in
gathering the antiquities, which were
about to be sold to the Museum of Nat
uraI History in this city and were only
partly insured.
In the collection were agricultural and
hunting implements, costumes, musical
instruments, idols and pottery. The
three mummies were taken from the
royal tomb near Cuzco. Mr. Isaacs
stated he had received a certified check
for $4,000 from persons in Chicago as
part payment for the collection 1t was
issued before the fire and he was obliged
to return it. Another large collection
designed for the Paris exposition next
year has been held in South America
by ca bled orders while Mr. Isaacs is
negotiating with the Museum of Nat
ural History. The institution may get
this collection, which, If brought here
will be the only big collection of South
American curios in the United States.
Mr. -I-atchoo-believe I
have caught the grip.
Miss Wabash-Oh! no, that can't be
possible. 1t must have waited for you
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
AND DOROTHY WAS MAD,
And When She Was Mad, She Was
Pretty, But Prettier When
She Smiled.

There was an angry little woman at
the Throop hotel about 1 O'Clock this
afternoon. She stood in the mid die of
the room on the third floor and s-.~k-
ing a small cIenched hand at two meek
looking individuals of the stronger sex
SuSpiciously near the door, exclaimed:
IF were a man would swear until
the air was as blue -
She let the last word exhaust itself
long drawn out without offering to COM
plete the comparison. She could think
of nothing blue enough.
The little woman was Miss Dorothy
Morton, the comic opera star. She had
was booked for a matinee this after
noon. The two meek looking individuals
were her manager and his assistant.
"A matinee on a one night stand
she said, giving up her central position
and starting to pace the floor. why,
it's worse than a pink tea OF a green
luncheon. I've a cold to start with,
I've had bad business the last two
inee. A matinee that I never even
heard of before; what do you think of
that?''
She turned and faced the two indi-
viduals again. Each automatically
shook his head. She continued to look
in their direction for few moments in
an absent sort of way.
Suddenly she stopped short and con-
fronted the two men. Il tell you
what'1l have to be DONE" she said. My
dressing room and the stage will have
to be warm as toast; as toast, do you
hear. I will have to have a half dozen
roses to cheer me up. Now I am going
down to dinner"
She walked over to the mirror and
gave her hair two or three little affec-
tionate taps. Then she leaned forward
and looked at herself for a moment,
and probably just to see her expression
change allowed a smile to gradually
spread over her features. The smile dis
closed two fetching dimpleS, and lit up
10 During
this performance the manager and his
assistant looked at each other treasured
and skipped out of the door.
Trouble among a corps of five ad-
vance agents has resulted in the COM
pany experiencing bad business re-
Gently. The agents mixed up and in
their endeavors to Guido each other
manufactured grief for the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
In a Blizzard in Her Night Gown.

Mrs. Catherine Knapp came very near
losing her life Sunday night. Having
a cold she took some medicine which
made her sick at her stomach. She went
out of the back door in her nightgoWn
and was stricken with something like
apoplexy and lay out in the cold for
perhaps an hour or more, when Willie
Wyland a lad who lives there, remem-
bered having heard the old lady go out,
and thinking it a very long time, he
finally went to look and found her
where she had fallen. He was thought
full enough to get quilt and throw over
her and then he ran for the neighbors.
Mrs. Knapp has been lying apparently
very near death ever since.-JeWell
County Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
ST. PAUL A SURPRISE.
Big Earnings Astonish Even the Of
ficials of the Road.

Chicago, Feb. 4-The ST. Paul rail-
ways big increase in earnings for the
fourth week of January is declared to
be a surprise by the officials of the
road. President Miller says local bust
ness is principally responsible for the
enormous gains shown. He says that
the bulk of his company's business is
competitive only with the Northwestern
Northwestern officials confirm this and
that the territory of these properties
affords an abundance of business, the
end of which is not in sight. A lull may
possibly be experienced through Febru-
airy and March when the weather is un-
certain, though there is every reason
to believe the increases over year ago
will be maintained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
IN ONE CAGE.
Men and Women Prisoners Are Con-
fined Together at Burr Oak.

We have just been reminded of the
fact which we had almost forgotten,
that the county has no jail building at
all. Several years ago the commission
ers purchased a steel cage around which
the city of Mankato constructed a small
building and the Jail thus constructed
has been used Jointly by the town and
county. More room is needed as there
are already five prisoners In the Jail
and several other candidates. Men and
women must now be put into the same
cage instead of in separate apartments.
There is no reason why this should be
so. The county is abundantly able to
erect a suitable building.-Burr Oak
Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
SOLDIERS SAVED THEM.
Contest Cases in Coffey County De-
cided in Favor of Republicans.

Burlington, Feb. 4.-The contests of
s. D. Weaver, Republican, against J.
D. Frazier, fusion, for county attorney,
and Ed. H. Wade, Republican, against
Horace White, fusion, for clerk of the
district court, were decided yesterday in
favor of the Republicans by the contest
board, composed of two Republicans
and one fusionist. The fusionists each
had three majority on the home VOTE
while the vote of the Coffey county SOL
diers now in Manila with the Twentieth
Kansas gave the Republicans major
ity of nine and eleven. The soldier vote
did not reach here until this week and
was not counted by the canvassing
board. The Republicans contested on
that ground, and the contest court held
that the soldier votes should be count
ed. The fusionists filed a demurrer and
relied on it, and have now appealed to
the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
Mexico Gives Up Temple.

Washington, Feb. 4-The United
States ambassador to Mexico, Mr.. Pow
ell Clayton, has notified the state de-
partment that the Mexican government
has consented to grant the application
of the United States authorities for the
delivery to them under extradition pa
pers of James Temple, the American
railway man, who is now held under ar
rest in Mexico for killing a Mexican on
Arizona.
Quartette, Messrs. Shirer, Overholt,
Shaver, Moore, and Modern Woodman
band at Congregational church Monday
evening, Feb. &.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04

Philadelphia Record: The excessive
customs duty of Sc per ton on paper for
news printing has had the designed eff
feet of keeping out foreign paper. Not
one dollars worth of such paper was
imported last year. Sheltered by this
duty the paper trust has put on the
screws, and has advanced prices close
to the importing point, Notwithstanding
the fact that paper can be made here
more cheaply than anywhere else in the
world. Tt is this extortion which the
Newspaper Publishers association will
ask congress to abolish forever by
breaking down the overgrown tariff
barrier against free paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04

BY a vote of more than two to one
the lower house of the Nebraska legis-
lature has passed a bill taxing inheri-
tarces. The bill provides for a, tax of
per cent on all direct linea1 inheri-
tances, with a total exemption for es-
tates valued at less than $4,000. Col
lateral requests and inheritances on the
other hand are subjected to taxation
under sliding scale ranging from per
cent to per cent. The tax is per cent
on the excess of $4,000 of inheritances
when the beneficiary is an uncle, aunt.
nephew, niece or their nneal descend
ants. In all other cases the tax is per
cent on requests of $4,000 or less, per
cent on requests between $4,000 and
SIC, 900, per cent on requests between
$40, 900 and $4,000 and per cent on be-
quests over $4,000 without any exemp-
ton except for estates valued at less
than $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Globe.1
Tt is surprising how well a homely
girl looks in a picture.
No man ever filed a kick because his
signature to a petition was ignored.
There is a certain pleasure in having
everybody hate you for doing as you
please.
The 1oafers have commenced to talk
about what they will do when spring
sets in.
The children of poor man never
care so much whether he forgives them
for an offense, or not.
IF some one will lecture on the de-
ability of people remaining at home,
and attending to their own business,
we will go.
Every man has two or three women
interested in him who believe that he
could lift a great burden off his heart
II he would Confess All.
An Atchison man is said to be losing
his head in trying to live up to the
ideals of his Is year old daughter. After
she has been married five or six years,
he will not have to reach so high to be
heroic in her eyes.
We suppose that no one laughs at the
"profusion of flowers and ''banks of
palms at a reception as heartily as the
florist, who wore his teeth out trying to
get the woman who entertained to
spend three dollars with him.
81 know a boy who says every night
that he wants to be called early in the
morning, to study but who never
studies in the morning. Still, do not
blame him: 1 have good intentions at
night myself that I do not carry out
the next day."-Drake Watson.
Every establishments of anv size
should hire one man for no other pur-
pose than to entertain callers, and make
a good impression upon them. 1t never
fails to do a business firm good to make
a good impression upon a caller, and it
is not always convenient for the propri-
etor and clerks to take the time.
A year ago, Alexander Bailey, Of
Charlottesville, Ind, aged So, was mar
ried to Miss Jennie Scott, aged 81. The
bride yesterday gave birth, aged 81. The
She accounts for this most unusual oc-
currence by saying that she has always
been a strict vegetarian. This is enough
to make all women in future shy at a
potato as a horse SHES at startling
object by the roadside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
REQUIRES MUCH WATER.
Proposed Sugar Plant at Fort Scott
Will Consume 100000 Gallons
Daily

Fort Scott, Feb 4.-The only serious
question that arose at the meeting of
Mr.. Fuehrman, representing the beet
sugar company which proposes pur-
chasing the Parkinson sugar plant in
this city, and the business men at the
Fort Scott club rooms last evening was
in regard to water. Mr. Fuehrnian told
the business men that the proposed beet
sugar plant would require two and a
half million gallons of water daily dur
ing the three months season of it's
operation. This is almost four times as
much as the entire quantity of water
consumed in the city Of Fort Scott in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
CROP PAYS FOR A FARM.
A Case From Reno County Where
Half the Land Pays for ALL

Hutchinson, Feb. A short time be-
fore harvest last year F. c. Maxwell OF
Center township purchased $50 acre
farm. The purchase price was $1,000,
and there was growing on the place 10
acres of wheat, the balance being pas
ture land. Mr. Maxwell took possess
sion of the farm and in a short time
harvested the wheat He recently sold
the crop for 81, 200, almost enough to
pay for the entire farm.
Aside from the wheat land Mr.. Max
well had the use of the So acres of pas
tUre land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04

The reason Bishop Potter's temper
ance saloon will never drive out the
liquor saloons is because a cup of cof-
fee does not make a man feel like a
glass of whisky does, and never will
The way to stop whisky drinking IS to
find some plan to prevent men from
wanting to drink it. All other methods
are partial or complete failures. Is
there any infallible way to stop the de-
sire for drink?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
LOCAL MENTION.

Judge Hazen announced today that
he would decide the Harvey mandamus
case to test the LEGALITY of the special
session on Tuesday morning. He will
write an opinion.
This is pension day and the clerks
at the Topeka agency are busy. The
most interesting pensioner who received
her voucher today is Mrs. Emily A.
Pierce of st. Joseph, widow of Calvin
Pierce. The records show that Calvin
Pierce was a soldier in Capt. Abraham
Iincoln's company in the Black Hawk
war
The fourth candidate for city attorney
appeared in the field today in the per-
son of Fred Slater He is an attorney
whose practice is principally among the
Germans He will enter the contest at
the Republican primary. John Abra-
hams has not yet decided whether or
not he will be a candidate. If he should
enter the race it would make a field of
five candidates.
The Almanac of the World for 1899
is the best volume of the kind ever is
sued by that New York paper. It is an
encyclopedia of facts and covers the
Spanish war history with a valuable
battle calendar and illustrations. It is
sold for % cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-04
Mrs. Krebs Yet Declares Innocence.

Junction City, Feb. AIRS. Krebs,
the Junction City murderess, was taken
to the penitentiary yesterday. She has
shown no signs of breaking down. Now
that the sentence has been passed, she
is the same woman that she was before
the trial when her sons, husband and
father-in-law pleaded with her to tell
everything and throw herself upon the
mercy of the court, assuring her that
er to help her. She gave the same an
Swer now that she did then-that she is
innocent, that her conscience is clear.
and that she is willing to let fate take
its course.