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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
FROZEN IN A COAL SHED.
A Laborer Perishes From Cold in st.
Louis.

st. Louis, Feb. 9.-The present cold
snap has caused much suffering among
the destitute. Last night hundreds of
homeless unfortunates found shelter in
the police station and mission houses.
One death from freezing is reported,
that of Sam Kennedy, a laborer, whose
body was found in a coal shed.
GAS SUPPLY SHUT OFF
Chillicothe, O., Feb. 9.-With the ther-
mometer 2 below zero and still falling
the natural gas supply was shut off
by an accident in the gas field. An eff
fort to husband the supply has not
prevented great suffering
AT DETROIT
Detroit. Mich, Feb. 9.-The lowest
point reached by the official thermom-
eters in Detroit this winter was Is be-
low zero at 8 O'Clock this morning This
is the coolest weather in two years.
Niles reports 26 below.
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RENEWED SNOW STORMS
In Colorado, and Efforts to Clear
Tracks Are Given Up.

Denver, Colo, Feb. "a snow storm
raging in the mountains again tied up
the Colorado railway lines to the west
today. No trains are running on the
Midland, although gangs of shovelerS
are persistently keeping at work
Two passenger trains from the west
on the Denver & Rio Grande were STALL
ed between Leadville and Buena Vista
and two were held at Glenwood Springs.
Westbound trains did not go beyond Sa-
Ida. The Rio Grande officials say the
main line will be reopened in a few
hours after the storm ceases. No fur
ther effort is being made to clear the
South Park tracks in the vicinity of
Leadville. Trains over the Union Pa
cific are getting through but are be-
hind the schedule
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ooLDEsT PLACE IN o. s.
Is Huron, North Dakota, Which Re-
ports SO Below.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Huron, N. D., SO be-
low, was the coolest place in the United
States today. Bismarck, N. D., Duluth,
Mimi, and La Crosse, Wis, reported 80
below. The cold wave shows increased
intensity in the central portions of the
country. The line of zero temperature
passes from Chesapeake bay westward
over Tennessee, Arkansas and Okla
homa. Freezing temperatures today are
reported as far south as central Florida.
The indications are that the extreme
cold will moderate somewhat Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
THE COLD AND THE POOR.
Police Matron Thorpe Reports a Large
Number of Sufferers.

There is great suffering among the
poor families and many are without
coal or bedding sufficient to keep them
even fairly comfortable.
Police Matron Thorpe has the names
of twenty-five families that are worthy
and needing coal. The only coal she has
to give them is that donated for the
purpose. In Parkdale measles and
whooping cough are raging among the
poorer families and several deaths have
been reported among very young chill
dren-
A family by the name of Roseberry,
living at 1917 Lime street, occupy the
cellar of house. They are without coal
or sufficient bedding and there is not
window in the damp cellar. Besides the
father and mother, there are eight chill
dren, and three are sick with the
measles. Their only food is corn meal
mixed with water. Mrs. Thorpe says
it is deserving family and she will try
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workmen, I ordered armed insurgents
to leave San Rogue by 9 o'clock this
morning. They left during the night.
few remaining who burned the village
this morning. 1t is now occupied by
our troops. All quiet. (Signed)
DEWEY.
San Rogue is a village on the neck OF
land connecting Cavite and the main
land Of Luzon.
DENIED BY OTIS.
Manila, Feb. 9.-The report that
Aguinaldo had sent a representative to
Manila to arrange for a cessation OF
hostilities is denied at headquarters.
Gen Otis says that no accredited rep
resentative has yet entered the lines.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES.
Washington, Feb. s.-The following
cablegram was received today from Gen
Otis:
Manila, FEB. s-Adjutant General
Washington: Additional casualties
THIRTEENTH MINNESOTA
Wounded:
Company M-Private Alexander b.
Burns.
FIRST MONTANA
Wounded:
Company C-Private Lester Pierestofr.
FIRST NEBRASKA
Killed:
Company B-Artiffcer Gustave Ed
lund.
Company F-Private VIM. Philipot
Company M-Private H. G. Livings-
ton.
Wounded:
Company A-Charles KeckIy.
Company B-George L. Clother, Robts
E. Childers.
Company C-Fred Kuhn.
Company E-OraI F. Gibson
Company F-Douglas T. Bridges.
Company Hilary Seabrooke.
Company K-Grant Boyd.
Company L-Francis Hanson.
Company M-Moro c. Shiperd, Daniel
Campbell.
THIRD ARTILLERY.
Wounded:
Company K-James J. Grateg.
Company I-James T. Leahy.
FIRST COLORADO.
Wounded:
Company A-CIyde E. Mckay.
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
Wounded:
VIM. Bush.
Total casualties resulting from ali en-
gagementS since evening of February
4 aggregate 26S, as follows:
Killed: Three officers, fifty-six en-
listed men; wounded, 3 officers, 1873 en-
listed men; missing, enlisted men.
AS THICK AS BEES.
Manila, Feb. $40 p. m.-AH Is
quiet here today. The Filipinos are ly-
ing low except on the extreme left and
ing between Caloocan and Malabon.
Judging from appearances, the F'ilipinos
are being reinforced by better drilled
men from the northern provinces. In
front of Caloocan they are as thick as a
swarm of bees.
The American troops feel the heat at
midday in the open but they are anxious
to proceed. The soldiers are Impatient
of restraint while in sight OF the enemy.
The Filipinos Sge still entrenching
themselves on the left of Caloocan-
Sergeant Major Smith & the Tennes-
sees has been ordered TO proSeed to the
United States by the next transport as
an escort of the remains of Col. VIM. Q.
Smith of the First Tennessee volUn-
teers who died of apoplexy during the
recent battle with the Filipinos.
BURNING OF SAN ROGUE.
Manila, Feb. $3.50 p. m-The ma
tiyes fearing the Americans were about
to make an attack on, or lombard the
town Of San Rogue, set fire to it today
1t is still burning this dispatch is
sent and as 1t is composed IN the main
rCo1%tuua1 an Gfxen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
coLDEsT IN KANSAS CITY.
Three Degrees Colder Than Topeka,
and That Breaks Its Record.

Kansas City, Feb. 9.-The local low
temperature record was broken this
morning, the official thermometer at 8
o'clock recording 20.2 below zero. A
slowly rising temperature is indicated
for Friday. Through the southwest
still colder weather prevails. In the
northwest corner of the state Hopkins
reported 80 degrees below this morning
and Maryville 20 below. At Lawrence,
Kan, it was % below.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
NEW YORK IS TROPICAL
Compared to the Rest of the Country,
With Therm ometer 1 Above.

New York, Feb. 9.-This was the cold
est day of the winter in New York and
extremely cold for this latitude. At
a. m. the temperature was L degree
above zero. The local forecaster gives
warning of still lower temperature to-
night
AT EVANSVILLE, IND.
Evansville, Ind, Feb. 9.-This Is the
coolest day in twenty years. The gov
ernment observers say the thermom-
eter registered Is degrees below zero. AZ
exposed points it showed two degrees
lower and on the river front where a
strong west wind has full sweep the
mercury shows % below.
AT CINCINNATI.
Cincinnati, O., Feb. 9.-The co1dest
weather for a long time is now here.
The temperature by the weather bureau
registered 16 degrees below zero. The
instrument is located on the government
building. On the hill tops the record
was much lower. The lowest record was
at the Cincinnati Observatory at Mount
Lookout, 26 degrees below zero.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
COLD UP IN MINNIE.
Only SO and "a Below in the Arctic
Regions of Minnesota

st. Paul, Mimi, Feb. 9.-The winters
cold record was again broken last night,
the official local mercury reached SO be-
low zero.
Duluth, Mimi, Feb.9.-Last night was
the coolest for several years, the ther-
mometer dropping to "a below zero. The
wind has ranged from 20 up to Sc miles
an hour throughout the cold snap, MAX
ing it doubly severe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
HARD TWEAK
Given the World by the Winter
King
With His Icy Fingers-BOrean
Weather
PREVAILS ALL ABOUT.
In Topeka Mercury Goes Down
to Ia Below.
The Lowest Ever Recorded
Here For February.
LEADVILLE, COLORADO
LEADVILLE, COLORADO
Is Without Coal and Snow is
Falling Again.
Pleasant Weather Needn't Be
Looked For, For a Week.

The lowest point reached by the ther-
mometer of the weather bureau office in
Topeka within the past twenty-four
hours was II below between and
O'Clock this morning.
The thermometer recorded as follows,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
AT EVANSVILLE. IND.
SHOWING AND BLOWING

On the Atlantic Coast, and Long
Island Partially Inundated.
New York, Feb. s-Through New
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They Were Occupying the Viii
lage of San Rogue.
WERE INTERFERING
With and Intimidating Our
WOrkmen.
They Took Time to Burn the
Town Before Leaving.
Representative Has
Not Appeared.

partment today received the following
dispatch:
Manila. Feb. 9-After continued in
reference and intimidation of our
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
THEY WERE FASHIONABLE.

They Had the Therm ometer Go Clear
Down to 80 Below.
Chicago, Feb. 9.-This city is in the
grip of the coolest weather since 1872.
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burbs. The prediction is for colder
weather.
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Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
z Neighing Cook.

Camden says the Thames was onte
called the Cockney, and therefore a
cOckney means simply one who lives
on the banks of the Thames Wedge
wood says cockney, or cockerney. is
one pampered by city indulgence, in
contradistinction to rustics hardened by
outdoor work There is. however, a
legend. almost too good to be true
namely. that Londoner who had never
before slept out of sound of Bow Bells
had occasion to go into the country and
was detained all night.
He was much disturbed by the low
Ing of the cattle. the grunting of the
pigs and other sounds of country life,
which he could not understand, and in
particular he was frightened by the
growing of the cock. In the morning.
in response to the farmers INQUIRIES,
he said the sound of the wild bea. Is had
kept him awake. Just at that moment
the cock crOwed again, and the Lon
doner said That : the onel He's been
neighing like that for hoursl" Since
then LondOners have been called cock.
nelghs. or cOckneys
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BATTLE WITH SHARKS.
Desperate Encounter In Which
Two Man Eaters Were Slain.

Desperate Encounter In Which
Two Man Eaters Were Slain.
Probably the most desperate fight
which has ever been witnessed between
couple of sharks and human being
took place at Havana some time ago.
Several fruit peddlers had boarded
large mailboat, and among them was
swarthy, bare legged young chap noted
among his comrades as clever swim
mer. The purser of the vessel was stand
ing by the gangway, holding his child
in his arms, watching a couple of sharks
that were hanging about the ship Ac-
cidentally the child fell out of its ia
ther grasp into the water The father
Immediately jumped overheard and
seized his child, and in moment the
sharks were making for the pair.
Seeing the predicament, the bare leg
ged young buccaneer dropped his fruit
basket and went over the rail like
| fash.
As the first shark turned on its back
the invariable prelude to biting its
victim-the young fruit seller rose to
the surface. and, with long, keen
edged knife, fairly disemboweled it.
The other was not nearly so easily
disposed of. The shark seemed to real
ize that in the fruit seller he had a
dangerous foe and apparently spared
for an opening. Several men on board
the vessel blazed away at the monster
with revolvers. bat the Young fellow
begged the men to desist. being un-
nerved by the firing Fish and man
dived alternately, and when the fish did
make for its foe the plucky hoy dived
and plunged the knife in its side
The water was crimson with blood
when the three were hauled safe and
sound to the deck Of the vessel, and
handsome sum of money was collected
! for the victor
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
WHY You YnXXn.

Have yOu ever observed at a theater
or concert that the people who are mCst
deeply interested appear between the
acts to be quite weary of the whole
thing yawning half a dozen times in
successionY The reason of this is a
physiological one. When your attention
is much absorbed in anything exciting
or touching, you breathe in a very shall
low manner and take into your lungs
only half enough air. Consequently,
when your attention is relaxed. You
have to make up the deficiency. This
you do by yawning, which. after all. is
only breathing a very deep breath.
If yOu watch q man at play and
observe that be is greatly moved by
some incident, yOu may feel sure that
when the scene ends he will sigh and a
moment or two later yawn repeatedly.
OF course the yawning. so far from be-
ing sign of weariness. is a proof of
the liveliest appreciation.
Very often you will observe the same
phenomenon in girl reading novel.
And by her yawns you can tell when
the end of some absorbing incident is
eached.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
A stcnograrher,s Eent.

Concerning the stenOgraphic prowess
of the late Thomas Allen Reed a CORE
spondent sends curious anecdote. The
late shorthand writer was once on pro-
fessional business in Liverpool and staid
in the same hotel as Charles Mathews,
the actor. The latter had appeared in
my Awful Dad, and after the per-
fOrmance he strolled into the smoking
room. Having heard of Mr. Reeds ex-
pertness as a note taker, Mathews chal-
lenged tie reporter to jot down certain
passages from the character Of Puff in
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's Critic. "
Reed expressed his Willingness TO
have try. Mathews, who was one of
the best ''patter' speakers on tie stage,
began to gabble the lines with startling
rapidity, and the other strained every
nerve to follow him. When the test WAS
finished, Reed, whose notes, despite
the terrific speed at which he had been
writing. were of neat and eligible out
line, merely inserted vowel mark or
two and handed them to an assistant
who was called into the ROOM and who
transcribed the characters with but few
mistakes, backward Il should hardly
have thought il possible. Mr. Reed -
was the astonished Charles Mathews
comment London Telegraph.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
Time He Was Married.

A recent wedding in western town
was so much interrupted that the
friends of the welded pair found special
reason to congratulate them when the
ceremony was at last over. All went
merrily unit! the bridegroom was called
upon TO produce the wedding ring. In
vain he felt in his trousers pocket for
the Indispensable article. Nothing could
be found except hole through which
the ring had evidently fallen into the
high boot which the young man wore
What was to be dGneT
Take your boot off, said the parson
The suspense and silence were pain
ful.
The Organist, at the priests bidding
struck up a voluntary.
The young man removed his boot
the ring was found; also a hole in his
stocking, and the worthy minister re-
marked. evidently with more than the
delay of the ceremony in mind:
young man, it is time you were
married "
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ASBESTUS.
slIne of the PecuIfarities of ThIr
Mysterious Substance.

MysteVtOuS Substance.
Ashestus is physical paradox, yet
one of natures most marvellous produc-
tiOns. 1t has Eeen called a mineralOgicaV
vegetable: it is both fbrous and crys-
talline, elastic, yet brittle; floating
stone, which can he readily carded,
spun and woven into tissue In Ger
fnany it is known as steinfachs (stone
fax, and the miners of Quebec give it
quite as expressive a name-pierre cotton
Cotton stOne) The asbestus mines Of
Quebec are the most famous in the
world. yielding 81 per cent of the en-
tire output, Italy being the only com
peting country, and there the industry
is declining. Although Charlemagne is
said to have had "A tahlecloth of asbestus,
which he cleansed by throwing into the
fire, it was practically unknown until
1850.
The italian mineral was then expert
mented with and some years later put
on the market IL 1873 the first Cana
dian mine was opened, and the product
steadily increased until 1890, when
9S61 TONS worth 81 26G, 600, were
mined. There has since been decline
in value. the amount for 1896 being
1900, worth only $430, 900. Asbestus
is flexible. nOncombustible and nom
conductor of heat and electricity, and
on these properties its increasing use
depends. 1t is spun into yarn, from
which cloth is woven for drop curtains
in theaters clothing for fremen, acid
workers. etc 1t is made into lamp
wicks and gloves for stckers and ropes
for fire escapes. 1t is felted into mill
board to be used as an insulator in dy-
namos and as a freproof lining for
floors. 1t is used to insulate electric
wires and as a covering to prevent loss
of heat from steam pipes. Mixed with
rubber it is used to pack steam joints
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
An Original Suicide

Whether it was Voltaire or some other
observing, meditative Frenchman who
Said, "All Frenchmen are actors. anl
the worst are usually on the stage. ="
does not particularly matter for the
subject in hand, W lille we have reason
to be sure of the correctness of the final
part of the aphorism. we have not time
to show why we do not agree with the
last. 1t Is not a scene at the assizes
that we are going to describe, although
scenes worthy Of the Opera Comique
are constantly presented there. II is d
suicide
a well dressed gentleman descended
the Quai des Tuileries and. seating
himself beside a man who was fishing,
lit a cigar. He then Offered one to MS
neighbor and plunged into the river,
| cigar, cane, silk hat and all The fish
erman, who was quick to recover from
his astonishment, plunged after him,
hut the first struck out and swan away
| The other re2aiutd the bank in disgust
The former shortly returned and.
while treading water before his tenn
purary acquaintance, tossed him Il
handful Of goldpieces. At the approach
of number of persons the strange
man produced another handful of coins.
which he swallowed and. diving under
the water, did not reappear. His body
was found five hours later, and as there
was nothing discovered by which to es-
tablish his identity, it was taken to the
morgue. Louisville Courier-J Journal.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
Proud to Know Him.

THE other night. said the fat
boarder. Il slept in room with a gen
erous gentleman. snore horribly-in
fact, I'm snOrer from way back. We
retired. In the morning when we arose
this gentleman handed me silver half
dollar.
What's that for?' said l.
"'Oh. take it, he replied. You have
won it. You deserve it.
But what fOrY' said L.
oh, take the money and 20 and
buy yourself several first class drinks.
like you. You are the best one | ever
saw. You are the only man | ever saw
who could snore louder than | can hol-
Ter. - Atlanta Constitution.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
3 Dazzling Array.

The hotel CLERK told the following
story: Charles l.. Davis the actor, 9th
er,Tise known as calvin Joslin, " was
il ;he lobby of the St Charles. in New
Orleans when man from Chicago
steppe in front Of him and looked over
his head in search of an acquaintance
that he supposed was in the hotel lobby
Davis, mistakin2 the Chicago man :
purpose, remarked: 'Ah, see you adj
mire my dian onds This one '-indicat.
ing the stone on his shirt bosum--''cCst
me So 000. These showing his cuff
hUttons--''cost me 50 900 each, and my
wife has a trunkful up i'll orr room
The Chicago man did not say much
hut that eveEipg, by arrangement with
the head waiter Davis was placed at
supper alone at table where there
werr several vacant chairs. Presently
several men, all commercial travellers
entered the dining room. and each one
had large cut glass fruit dish fastened
on his breast, while glass prisms hung
pendent from each coat and vest button
Soberly marching to Davis table, the
seven men took the vacant seats. and
the Chicago man entertained the actor
with; "Ah | see you admire our dia
monds. This one"-pointing to the
fruit dish-''cost me 50, 900, 900
These indicating the prisms ''cost
$3.50, 600 each, and we have three car
loads like them at the depot waiting to
be side tracked. F." Davis not only chang
ed his table hut went to another hotel
--Lonisville Conrier-JnnrnaL
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
All About IL.

'There's one thing about the north
pole, asserted the returned explorer
emphatically.
The crowd leaned eagerly forward to
learn the result of his Investigations.
eyes, repeated the returned explor.
er, lighting his cigar with great de-
liberation.
"Er-what did we understandable
was the man with the inquisitive nose
who spoke-''you to say it is. pro-
fessor2"
The returned explorer threw away
his match
at is the ice, he explained kindly.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
safeguards.

"The cashier informed me" said the
president, that he was strongly tempt
ed to skip with the funds, hut that he
locked himself up with them and prayed
over them all night and overcame the
temptation.
II know it, said the chief director.
II had detective at his door. one at
each window and one en- the roof-at
the chimney flue-while he was pray
ing. Atlanta Constitution.
Smyrna times., 1899-05-31
Not Listening.

She was a very little girl but not so
small that she did not recognize swear
ing as something very wrong or that if
other people used bad language it was
her place to close her ears to it. She
was on the street with her mother. and
as they passed group of men talking
in loud tones the passersby heard the
small girl exclaim in shocked tones.
"Oh. isn't that awful" And then. as
If suddenly remembering, "But | IN not
listening New York Times