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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
TO GO TO THE JURY.
Second Trial of Plumbers Trust Case
Is Comp eted.

The evidence in the plumbers suit
was concluded in the district court Sat
urday evening, and Judge Hazen gave
his instructions to the jury today. The
case is being argued this afternoon, and
it viii go to the jury as soon as the
attorneys have concluded their argu-
ments.
The main question involved is wheth-
er or not the Master Plumbers Mutual
Benefit association of. Kansas is a trust
or conspiracy. If the jury decides that
it is trust it viii then have to decide
whether Durkin & Leahy. the plaintiffs
in the suit, have been damaged by it.
Durkin & Leahy claim that the as
sociation was formed for the purpose
of compelling jObbers in plumbing goods
to sell only to those plumbers who are
members of the association, thereby
preventing any other plumbers from
getting any material with which to
work in case they eseured contracts for
work.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
BROKE SLOT MACHINE.
Fort Scott Negro Secures Several
Hundred by an Ingenious Device.

the Hub saloon estimates that a one
legged darky who loaded" his gam
bling slot device, made SO per day for
the past seven days by playing his ma
chine The darkey punctured the slot
machine case at such a point that,
standing in front of it, he could insert
a needle and stop the dial hand at the
81 or SOC notch every time. In this way
he not only broke the Hub slot ma
chine, but those in nearly all the sa-
looms and carried away several hun
dred dollars of cash.
The machines are elaborate affairs,
being worked by electricity, and when
a man wins they automatically throw
out the money, but they don't have
much of this to do.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
PETE FoLEY pENTEs.
Parsons Man Declares He Is Not IN
solvent and Can Pay Debts.

Fort Scott, Dec 1s-Pete Foley. the
Parsons end Of the Katy railroad,
against whom application was made
paper firm to force him into bank
ruptey, has employed Boyle & Dilard
of Kansas City, to defend him and Mr.
billiard has filed in the federal court
here an answer denying each and ev-
cry one of the allegations made in the
application. The answer claims that
he is solvent and with the answer an
application was filed asking for a jury
to determine this point before the case
is submitted to the referee.
Bradner, Smith & Co.'S petition ayers
that Foley is indebted to them in the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
JOINS THE PROCESSION.
Ext Governor Lewelling, Like His
Predecessors. win Deal In Land.

E8-GoVernor AeWelllng, Like His
Predecessors, Will Deal In Land.
The Hurd Land company is a new
institution organized and established at
Wichita
This is a new corporation. It viii be
managed by Ex-Governor L. d. LEVEL
ing
The Kansas eX-gOvernors seem to
have a natural tendency towards land
affairs.
Exc Governor Morrill, does a land and
loan business in addition to his bank.
Ex-Governor Leedy is dabbling in
mines and mining lands.
Ex-Governor Humphrey has a land
and law business at Independence.
Ex-Governor Click recently sold big
ranch and is now speculating in Kansas
City property and suburban land ad-
joining
Ex-Governor Crawford is doing a land
business. with headquarters in Wash
ington. And, Governor Stanley recently
sold a farm.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mary Rldenour, aged Sc, died last
night at her home in Oakland Of heart
failure The funeral viii be held st /
O'Clock Tuesday from her late resi-
deuce.
J. V. Ouintard, aged 56. died yester-
day at his home al Silver Lake The
funeral viii be held Tuesday from his
late residence.
DR.. f. P. Rogers died Sunday morn
ing The time of the funeral has not
been determined but the services will
be in charge Of Shawnee Camp No. 1
of ODD Fellows.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
State of Kansas Burned.

St. Louis, Dec. ia special to the
Post-Dispatch from New Madrid Mo.
says; The steamer State Of Kansas. Of
the Tennessee River Packet company.
burned to the waters edge early today
while lying at the foot of Main street
All the passengers escaped but several
hundred bales of cotton. considerable
freight and baggage were destroyed. The
total loss is estimated at $500, 600.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Lyon County Schools.

Here IS an item about the country
schools of Lyon county, that probably
not another county in the state can
duplicate: Eighty per cent of the
schools are supplied with first class Ii
braries, and 80 per cent of the schools
have from seven to nine month terms
EmpOria Gazette.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
WAR ON NEWTON JOINTS.
Several Places Closed and Proprie-
tors and Bar Tenders Arrested.

Newton. Dec. 1S.-The W. c. T. U. has
commenced it's war on the saloons of
the city, and Saturday at o'clock three
places were closed and their proprietors
as we'll as bar tenders, placed under ar
rest. E7x-County Attorney w. s. Allen,
a prominent Prohibitionist, has been re
tanned by the W c. 7. L. to assist the
county attorney in prosecuting the
cases The arrested parties have given
bail. It is said other arrests are likely
to follow soon.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
LIBRARY FOR PREACHERS.
Ministerial Union Decides to Found
One.

At a meeting of the ministerial union
this morning it was decided to found a
circulating library for the benefit OF the
It viii be a theological cfrculatin IL
brary and will be for the use of all min
isters who contribute to its support and
9pon gra3n To 10 donate Voi1mes ana to pay a
small fee for the privilege Of using the
books. The library Will be made up of
the raxH-ar t6aOIpgicaI works
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Enterpriae Takea o. Tennfa.

Enterprise, Dec. 18.-The tennis
players of town have formed an or
ganization with J. D. RiddelI, presi-
dent; G. w. MerilIatt. secretary, and
f. V. Hoffman, treasurer. Courts will
be laid out and a series of games will
be played here and a county champion
ship contest with Abilene will follow.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, Dec. 18.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Simon w Hager, Benton,
$40; George F. Nichols, Michigan Val
ley, S12; John C. Dittmar, Clay Center.
So.
Original widows, ,etc-Minor of Thorn
as A Fry, GaIena, SO.
Original widows, special accd, De-
cember 4-Jennie H. Rayn, Garnett, So.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
KICHENES HAS STARTED.

Cairo, Dec. 18.-Cfen. Lord Kitchener
who has been appointed chief of the
staff of Gen. Lord Roberts Of Kandahar
the new commander in chief of the
British forces in South Africa, leaves
Omdurman Tuesday and will arrive
here Friday. He will start for Cape
Town as soon as possible.
PENALTY OF FAILURE.
London, Dec. 1S-'Bobs," as Lord
Roberts of Kandahar is familiarly
known, is a man to conjure with in
Great Britain and that Lord Roberts
and Lord Kitchener are considered the
right men to retrieve the disastrous sit
uatiOn in South Africa is amply evil
denced by the more CHEEKY tone of all
the war discussion this morning In
spite of the attempts of the authorities
to gloss over the supersession of Gen.
Butler. the fact remains that the new
appointments cannot be regarded
otherwise than as a penalty for his fail
ure. A semi official communication
says:
The disposition to regard the change
as a reflection on Gen. Butler is entire
ly erroneous. AS the forces engaged in
South Africa increase officers of higher
rank are naturally appointed to the
supreme command"
The communication then instances the
successive steps from General SymOns to
General Roberts. In spite of the plausi-
biity of the argument, every one recog-
niZes that it is not the whole truth. The
friends of General Butler see in the head
long plunge of the cabinet, a suspicious
panic and they picture hasty cOnclaves
and the ministers with blanched faces
telegraphipg to Roberts and Kitchener to
come and save the empire While, per
haps these are Overdrawn. there is
denying that the prodigious exertiOn
which the government considers neces-
sary to crush the Two little republics
shows that even sedate Lord Salisbury
sees the extreme gravity Of the present
aspect of affairs. Probably the miuiste ters
remembered the peril which the public
seem to have forgotten of a possible ris-
ing of the kaffiTs. Indeed. unpleasant ru-
mOrs are already current in this direction
which would be infinitely more serious
than q rebellion of the Dutch
When Judge Hazen was calling the
motion docket in the district court to-
day he ran across an application for an
Injunction in the Stumbaugh divorce
suit The hearing on the application
had been set for November 20. but for
some reason or other no disposition
had been made of it. No attorneys
name was marked opposite the apPh-
cation, and Judge Hazen asked if any
one knew anything about it. At length
r. B Welch said that the plaintiff in
the suit was dead. IN that case" said
| the court, the temporary restraining
| order viii be dissolved, and the appH-
| cation dismissed"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
TRADE EXCURSION
On the Union Pacific to Topeka
Next Tuesday, Dec. 18th.

It has been decided by the committee
in charge of the Trades Excursions last
season to run an excursion on the
Union Pacific next Tuesday, December
18th from Wamego to Topeka and re-
turn.
Parties from Manhattan can take ad-
vantage of this train. as noted below
The train has been chartered to run
from WamegO in the morning and re-
turn in the evening.
The following extraordinary round
trip rates have been made:
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

sum of 81 TAO, and that within the past
few months has conveyed property
with the intent to cheat and defraud.
Mr.. Foley's answer admits being in
debted to the plaintiff not to exceed
S4OO.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Echoes Of a Parsons Failure.

Parsons, Dec. 18.-The creditors of
A. NJ. Elerick, the Parsons merchant
who failed recently, met here Friday
and Saturday and filed their claims be-
fore Q. E. Cory, referee in bankruptcy.
There are 240 of the claims and they
aggregate $4,000
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
WILL BE COLDER.
A Gold Wave on It's Way to To-
peka-

A cold wave is on the way here from
the northwest and according to the fore
cast the streets viii be slippery tomorrow
This morning at o clock the temporal
ture was 40 and at 10 O'Clock had fallen
to g Yesterda9,y Two hundredths of an
cloudy and colder. tonight with probably
snow in east portion Tuesday Generally
fair and continued cold"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

Persons living at Manhattan can buy
round trip tickets to WamegO for eighty
cents, leave on the regular train at $50
Tuesday morning and take the excur-
sion train little later at Wamego Re
turning they would leave WamegO on
the regular train in the evening about
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

Sarah Hicks. a colored girl 18 years
old. was found by Of1cer Maz4 last
night at , O'Clock drunk and disorder
". She has been an inmate OF the Be
lott reformatoFy and is out on parole.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

The front window of Wolfe Bros. &
Coles hardware store was broken last
night by a brick being thrown through
it. Nothing was missed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
BAD CHECK PASSED.
Albert Wessen the Victim of
Smooth Stranger

A worthless check was passed on Al
bert Wessen last evening by an unknown
man.
A man went to Wessen's house about 9
o'clock and ordered some coal to be de-
hvered early this morning. In payment he
gave a check for S21 payable to John Bush
and signed by James Blake. He received
S9.O5 in change. Wessen presented the
check this morning at the Bank of To-
peka and found it worthless.
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hand to run this excursion, on account
of the balance from last season. All
the contributors We're notified and only
three We're not in favor Of this excur-
sion.
The following time card has been ar
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

1RONQUILL 10 cent Cigars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
HERR SOMEWHAT ARRIVES.
HE WILL SPEND A MONTH ACTING GERMAN
PLAYS IN AMERICA

Adolf Sonnentha OF tho Vienna Hofburg inc
atre. arrived here yesterday on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, to make a tour Of month under the
management OF Heinrich Conred. OF the Irving
Place Theatre. Just he came into the harbor
the contract was within an inch OF being ended by
the death OF Mr.. Conried. He went down the bay
tug TO meet his star. The tug came alongside
the ship. and ladder was put against the side to
allow Mr.. Conried TO go board. Mr.. Conried
looking up at the people leaning over the rail
Of the ship, trying TO catch a glimpse OF Herr
Sonnenthal. when the ladder fell. struck his hat on
the and split II completely in two. The stiff
ness OF the hat all that saved his head from
being split in two.
Herr Somewhat revisits America after an alb
sence OF fourteen years and few days. His former
visit here in March. 1885, when he played for
two weeks at the Thala Theatre under Mr.. Con-
REDS management. He will make his first public
appearance at the Irving Place Theatre tomorrow
night. In Nathan the Wise, which will be re-
On Saturday and Monday evenings Sardous "Old
Bachelors" will he given on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings OF week THE Death OF Wallen-
STEM and for the rest of the week The Daughter
OF Fabrlcus."
The tour outside Manhattan will begin with a
performance OF The Daughter OF Fabrcius AZ
he Academy Of Music. IN Brooklyn on April i, IL
one night each in Philadelphia st. Louis. Milwau-
kte and Chicago. Herr SOnnenthal will then return
TO New-York and will appear again at the irving
Place Theatre on April %, in "Fdhrmann Hen
sche," play by Hauptmann. which has not before
been acted here. Herr Sonnenthal does not In
general believe in the school OF drama which
Hauptmann represents but he regards this play
nights, and then Herr Sonnenthal Will sail for
home on the Trave. on May p
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
THE WEATHER REPORT.

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND To-DAfS foHHOA'i
Washington April THE storm centre whicn o'0's''
rho Grlf and South Atlantic states Monday ana Non'S,
igbt has disappeared N the South Atlantic coast
disturbance Is apparently developing over the ouae
Rocky Mountain region Rain has fallen rom 'ne M'4De
and Lower Mississippi and Lower ohio valleys over inc
Atlantic coas, states Florida 20 virginia ana ien'
rain Is reported the northern plateau region ih7
enneratrA has fallen 10 20 degrees N the sou'heE"
Co. and light frost was reported this morning IN
Nor,bern Texas Over the central and northern dsr'os
the teperature has hut continues below the sea
sonal average generally east of the ROCKY Mountain
The Middle and Upper Ohio River Is falling and the
r,.sr Ohio {. about stationary cairo. The Missis-
spp is rising slowly south ~ Memphis and is with'h
q foo, ~ the danger line At New-oreane The river
ain nrobablv reach the danger line at New-orleans pE
Wednesday and reach = about 65 feet or % ieet
above me danger by SATURDAY The Indications are
mat fair weather will prevail Wednesday east OF me
rising temperature IN the W est
r unsettled weather. and rain IL Indicated Tor
Indiana Along the Atlantic Coast resh 70 nrlsh ore
erl winds will diminish force Wednesday and become
variable Wednesday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
THE HELPFUL MANAGER.
IF ONLY HIS WITHDRAWING CARE COULD
BE A LITTLE BETTER DIRECTED.


Some theatrical managers try so hard to mako
attendance at tho theatre easy for everybody that
It sometimes seems pity that they do not try
little harder For instance II is announced on GER
tain programmes that sys I'm has been devised
whereby physicians may come to the theatre with
out risk OF missing urgent calls to attend patients
The doctor is to leave word at homo where ne -
going. Then he is to leave his name and the num-
Der OF his seat Mt the box-ofice. Then, when a call
comes somebody runs around the corner and re-
ports II at tho box-ofice, the usher extracts the
doctor from his seat. and tho baby does not have
time for moro than one extra spasm before the
doctor Is on hand.
More might be done for the doctors IN legitl-
mate way than this Physicians who have reached
so high n rank in their profession that they can
afford to ignore night calls altogether and turn
them over TO their younger brethren have, OF
course no need to trouble Themselves with such
system In fact, there are several physicians
whose attendance at the theatres IS so constant
that all regular theatregoers get to know them oy
sight The ones whom the care Of the manager Is
calculated to benefit the young fellows who
are lust trying to mako their way and cannot
afford TO miss a call. And these men also cannot
afford 10 pay for play without seeing H. 10 such
as these the manager should give a ticket when ne
Is called away from the theatre with the time
stamped It, and when he gets back an amount
Of money should be refunded TO him proportodlate
70 tbo mart Of the play which he has missed.
But tho managers, or else their careless employees
seem TO be trying 10 help the doctors in way
that IS not legitimate at all Between the acts III
q certain Broadway theatre the other night, women
were seen putting on wraps which they had pre-
ylously taken of for comfort. and men were seen
turning up their collars 1t was because the cur
tatns and the doors and everything Csc at the back
OF the house had been drawn and pushed ana
swung aside and kept so for the whole time that
the curtain was down. and there was broad ana
clear massage from the auditorium to the street,
through which tho wind swept unhindered ana
struck the backs Of the necks or all the people
who were so inert 10 stay in their seats when
they might have found comfort In the neghoormS
barrooms. =. -. - .
Such Incidence as this may be reprehensible on the
mart of the audience. but II is not for the manager
10 insist that the whole audience shall leave the
theatre between the acts Some women. VINO are
ha I'd 10 understand anyway prefer for some reason
best known To themselves. 70 stay IN their seats
and now and then does so. too. Inc New
Work n1lblic has for submitted 70 me or
chestras which theatrical managers employ IN t1e
interest Of the cafes but pneumonia laden WINDS
on tho back Of the neck are too much 10 ask au-
dlences 10 endure, Tor the pehell' "i 'i7 wv '' -
the liquor dealers. either.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
COUNTESS WALDERSEES MOTHER DEAD
MRS. DAVID LEE EXPIRES IN HANOVER NINETY
SIX YEARS OLD.

MRS. DAVID LEE EXPIRES IN HANOVER. NINETY
SIX YEARS OLD.
Word reached this city yesterday or the dea'n
IN Hanover. Germany March 30 last OF Mrs.
Ann Duryea Phillips ninety-six years old wiuo"
Of David Lee Of New-York Her daughter Mary
Fstber Lee IS the wife Of the famous Count
Walderseo of Germany formerly chier or the Ten
eral staff Of the German Army.
Tho Lees are Of Connecticut stock Davh Lee
came TO this city in 1910, and opened grocer!
store in Front-st. He lived in Union square ana
died I'm 1883. leaving only small estate. Inc
widow took her children to Stuttgart to complete
their education and there Mary Esther who was
bright and unusually pretty. became the chum OF
another Young girl. Louise. daughter OF Prince
Frederick Of Schleswig- Holsten Sonderburg Au-
pustenburg The Prince was captivated by me
beauty OF his daughters American friend and pro-
roeod marriage He WAS accepted. He did not
live more than six months after the wedding. ana
diving left his young widow Independently wealthy
Tho Princess who was then only twenty-SeNeh
years old set up a fine establishment III w les
beden German society welcomed her AulVus
he many titled men who saw and ADMIRED her
Uas Count Waldersee. then rising ofcer ana =
ra3lch ~ Count Moltke. He had many rivals
for mo rich young widows hand. hut ne was SUI
cessful Since then the Waldersees hhAh- pa! ~
on imnortant part in the political. mlhlary dlIu
a,iaI iaord Of Germany. As long as ~" COUNTESS
~ In Berlin her salon was one OF the most
famous in the German capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-05
THE YALE ALUHNI HALL PLAN.
AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS SOON TO BE MADE
TO THE PUBLIC.

AN APPEAL FOR FUNDS SOON TO BE MADE
TO THE PUBLIC.
The work OF raising funds 10 erect great alumni
hall AT Yale has reached a point where appeal
will be issued TO the public lend its assist
ance The Fund Committee has several branches
in the different large cities. and Thomas Thacher.
Of No. 10 Wall-st.. member Of the New York
branch. told a Tribune reporter yesterday that
about S225 600 already assured by subscription
from the members Of the committee itself. Prob
ably 1900 OO0 however. will be required to complete
such structure Is contemplated. and for that
reason the forthcoming appeal is considered advs-
able II not absolutely necessary. Il will be issued
from New Haven.
No difficulty Is anticipated In raising the required
amount In time to have the hall in readiness for
Yae's bicentennial ceremonies in October 1901.
This city contains a great many well-to-do gradu-
ates Of Yale. and the New-YOrk branch OF the
Fund Committee alone has promised more than
$4,000. Some Of its members are +. W. Vanderbilt.
Holt. Payson Merrill. Frederick II. Bent. J. Fred
eric Kernochan. Walter Jennings. Redmond Cross.
Arson Phelps Stokes. jr., Augustus Kountze and j.
Sanford Barnes. The Boston branch of the COM
Of its members. has promised $4,000 of this. Other
branches are doing we'll in proportion.
OF course. II is possible that the present ambi-
tious plans for the building may be modified. The
original ones contemplated an outlay OF $500 OO0
only, but the details will not be settled till the
total OF the subscriptions has been ascertained:
The scheme Is to have an auditorium in the alumni
building capable Of seating four thousand persons
large dining hall and offices will also he included.
These may be In the same building or In separa to
buildings. That is not decided yet. There Is "A
Yale men. and indications are that the Idea Will be
carried TO completion on a magnificent scale.