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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-10
OYSTER SEASON
IS HERE AGAIN
The Blue Point viii Be the Favorite
as of Yore.
LITTLE CRABS MERE PARASITES.
"Georpe" Tells About the Grabs and
Gives Valuable Instructions TO
Those Who Contemplate
Hunting Crabs.

De watermlllion on de vine am goin' back
To seed,
De rabbit am a-cOmin' out de nes';
De crab am gettin' berry scarce, de clam
no more we need,
Best Of all de fruit a-goin' now, de oyster
am dc bes'.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

and that his conscience was clear from
the memories of wealth acquired by
anything except the most solid of busi-
ness methods. Keen and sharp and
hard he may have been at times. but
every dollar of his immense fortune
came through a process by which wealth
was added in even greater measure to
the country itself.
1t was on farm on the Delaware
river, near Belvidere, that Mr.. Blair
was born in 1902. His relatives and an
ceStOrs had been some of them large
merchants in iron and some in the
ministry or in educational work But
the boy began early to earn his own
living. His first dollar came from
muskrat skins he sold. At the age of
10 he became a clerk in the country
store of a cousin. Before he was of age
he had a mOney-ma king store of his
own. In a few years he had acquired
a great number of stores, in several of
which his brothers We're partners.
The transportation of his supplies
from New York Interested him in prin-
tive railrOading- In those days he knew
Commodore Vanderbilt we'll, long be
fore either had gained wealth He
established the BeIvidere Bank. of
which he has been an officer for almost
seventy years. He made money out of
heavy purchases of cotton. He interest
ed himself in the iron works at Scran-
ton, Pa, and that was the beginning
of his wider enterprises.
From supplying iron to railroad
builders, he came to build railroads
himself. The Delaware Lackawanna &
Western system was his creation in
great measure. The Chicago & North
western has much of it's stock and
bonds still owned by him. All through
the west are the roads he built. His
system was first to construct on cash
payments only, then to lease the roads
for 36 per cent of their earnings, and
then to sell them when he could get his
price.
Mr.. Blair lived in fine home with
every comfort, but he was as unpre-
tentiOus as he ever was. He dressed
in old clothes, and often appeared
shabby but he liked the best of service
and appreciated the good things of life.
He never attended a BAH game or a
horse race. and only once had been to
the theater.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
DEATHS CALL.
Judge F. G. Adams Answered
Its Summons Today.
Kansas Loses One of Its Oldest
and Best Citizens.
END WAS PEACEFUL.
He Had Long Been In Failing
Health.
Identified With Early NeWspa-
mars nP T0naI-o
END WAS PEACEFUL.

Judge Franklin G. Adams. secretary
of the State Historical society, died at
his home on College Hill, this morn
ing at 4:45 o'clock. The funeral will
take place from the residence at 2:3O
o'clock Monday afternoon, the inter-
ment being at the Topeka cemetery.
Judge Adams was attacked by the
grip on the day of the annual meeting
of the state society last January, but
proceeded with the work of the depart
ment for a month. Since that time he
has been suffering from nervous pros
tration, yet with that tireIess energy
which has been one of the principal
characteristics of his busy life, Mr..
Adams spent much of his time in at
tending to the business of the depart
ment; which was his pride and ambi-
ton to develop. His mind has been
clear during the prolonged illness and
physically he did not fail rapidly until
within the last few weeks. The end
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
GAS COMPANY CHARTER
The Application Contains Only
Names of Topeka Men.

Application was made today to the
secretary of state for a charter for the
Topeka Federal Light. Heat and Pow
er company, the Franklin corporation
which proposes to give Topeka new
gas and electric light plant, and the
people of Topeka cheaper gas and cur
rent
The capital stock of the company is
placed in the application at sl,5OO,OOO.
The proposed incOrpOrators named
are John KIeinhans, Judge John Mar
tin, N. SnattingeT L. F. Randolph Of
NortOnville. ". c. Stephenson. F. White
of Arkansas City, George B. Payne and
J. NJ. Padgitt- AS soon as the charter
is granted and the organization of the
company perfected, names of eastern
capitalists viii be generally substitu-
ted for the names on the application.
The charter viii cost the company IN
the neighbOrhood of $3.50. The applica-
ton is another evidence that Mr.. Faux
ner means business
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
TURN STATES EVIDENCE.
Reformed Klondil1ers Act as Spoilers
on the Remaining Jointists.

LeavenwOrth, Dec. "A novel fea-
ture has appeared in the prosecution
of the KlOndikerS since the men who
were called before the court the first
of the week were. released. These men
We're the most belligerent of the KlOn-
dikers and they resisted to the last
every attempt to close their houses.
One of them even openly declared he
would never close his place.
But they have experienced a change
of feeling. They have become the help
ers and agents of the attorneys prose-
cutting the remaining jOintists. They
have changed their tune from that Of
unhOly wrath against the officers of the
state to one of praise. They have be-
come the strongest supporters of law
and have set themselves as 4 vigilance
committee to watch with eagerness
every overt act committed in the KlOn-
dixie and against the state and individ-
uals by their erstwhile brOthers-in-
crime and Illegal traffic.
Every K1ondiker who promised last
Tuesday to quit business and close his
state and has sworn to give evidence
against the ioinists who remain and
continue to sell vile liquor, rob, plum
der and slay the disabled veterans.
They say every saloon keeper of the
notorious village must close. Whether
the change of heart comes from a love
of company in misfortune or other
motives, the forces are in motion that
augur well for the success of the move
ment, say the attorneys and they prom
Use such a cleaning up of the iniquitOus
and Well-knOWn KlOndike as has never
been seen before.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

came peacefully. He was surrounded
by his family, which consists of three
sons and three daughters. The surViV-
ing members of the family are: Miss
Zu Adams, Henry ]. Adams, DR.. Har-
riet Adams. Margaret L. Adams, Sam
uel and Paul Adams.
Kansas loses one of her most useful
and diligent men in the death of Judge
Adams and no monument will be nee
eSsary to perpeTuate his name and
memory. In the history Of this state
he has been one of the prominent men.
In the preservation of the records of
the progressive marches OF this great
state he stands without q peer De
voting a quarter of a century of his life
to the State Historical society. he has
accumulated such a fund of informa-
tiOn and records for the coming genera
tiOns that his work and life viii never
be forgotten SO long as there are peO-
pie in Kansas and in other states to
transmit these characteristics of this
noble man to future generations.
Judge Adams died with but one re-
gret and that was the fact that the
State Historical society has not been
provided with sufficient accommodate
tions to take care of the property of
summer to a Journal reporter while
standing in the shade on the south
side of the capitol:
i very much fear that the end of
my life shall come before our society
has been properly housed in the state
house. 1 wish we could get sufficient
room to properly preserve our posses
siOns."
The state administrations have NOV
ed slowly in this matter and the price
less records and relics are piled up in
the basement. in the corridors, in cor
ners and in other out of the way places.
when they should be given the best of
care. Some time, perchance, a legisla-
ture will assemble in Kansas, composed
of a majority of newspaper men. If
that time ever comes, the State His
tOrical society will be taken care OF.
because nowhere in all this broad land
has there lived a better friend to news
paper men than the departed secretary.
He liked the business and Sympathized
particularly with thS young men who
strive to build themselves a reputation
in this line of work and he was at all
times ready and willing to lend a help
ing hand to the searcher for news.
Even at his advanced age. Judge
Adams was an excellent writer Of
shorthand. His desk was covered with
shorthand notes and among them there
was always something upon which could
be based a story for the public. Judge
Adams also believed that the most ac-
curate chrOniclers of the worlds his
tory are the newspapers. This theory
caused him to keep a file of all the
newspapers that could be obtained and
all of the Kansas publications from
the first and smallest to the present
and large influential papers are found
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
JOHN |. BLAIR DEAD.
Millionaire Railroad Man EX-
pires at Age of 81.

New York, Dec. Word has just
been received here that John 1. Blair
of Blairstown, n. J., a millionaire many
times over and one of the oldest rail-
road builders and owners in the country
died al 5 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Blair was 81 years old. He stood
remarkable among the creators of great
fortunes in his generation, and especial
ly remarkable among the railroad
princes of his age. His wealth was esti-
mated at $50. 600, O00 $40, ,O0O 900, or even
SEC, 600 900, and yet it was his boast that
he never went into any railroad scheme
as a mere speculation, that he built
every railroad he undertook to build
for cash. that he never speculated in
stocks, and that he never sold a single
share of the stock of a railroad he was
building in order to raise money there
by.
1t may or may not be true that his
great longevity was aided by the ma
ture of his business methods, but GER
tain it is that his rest was never trOu-
bled by the uncertainties of trickery,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

in consecutive order, filed and bound,
in the department.
The library of the society now con-
tains 1O2, ,325,. volumes; the files of 7S1
Kansas Dapers now being published
There are files of 2O.SS1 bound; and an
unlimited quantity of valuable histOri-
cal information, relics and mementOes
of the history of Kansas.
The society was created by the Kan
sas Editorial association at a meeting
in Manhattan April Z, 1875. The reSO-
luton providing for this great work
was presented by D. w. Wilder The
first board of directors was composed
of F. P. Baker, D. r. Anthony, John a.
Martin, Sol Miller and George A. Cra-W-
ford. Mr.. Baker and Mr. Anthony and
Mr.. Wilder are living The others are
dead. The society was organized in To-
peka, by the above named men and
Samuel A. Kingman, r. B. Taylor, NJ
w. Reynolds and S. S. PrOuty Mr.
Kingman is the only survivor of the
last named crowd of men.
F. p. Baker was chosen secretary and
served but a short time, restgning, be
ing succeeded by Judge Adams, who
has held the office without interruption
for a quarter of a century.
Judge Adams was rs years old last
May. His birthplace was ROdman, N.
Y He was a farmers boy and received
the education of the common schools
there. At 19 he went to Cincinnati and
spent five years teaching in the public
schools During this time he attended
Ohio medical college and Cincinnati
college, graduating in 1852 He was
admitted to the bar at once.
The crowded east did not give Judge
Adams the opportunities he sought so
in 1855 he came to Kansas. He came
with a colony which settled at Ashland,
Riley county. There was nothing there
to lend announcement, and Adams
spent the year 1856 at LeaVenWOrth. At
the close of that year he moved to
Atchison, remaining until 1861 practic-
ing law He was probate judge of
Atchison county in 1852. The year
previous he was a member of the Leav-
enworth constitutional convention. In
1864 he was register of the United
States land office at LecomptOn and
later at Topeka after the removal of the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
BUTCHERS BILL"
OF MOdder River Shows Casual
ties Numbering 43S.

London, Dec. 2.-As surmised, the
British dead and wounded at the hard
fought battle of Modder river number
hundreds. Up to O'Clock this after
noon only the bare total Of 49S, of
which number 73 were killed, had been
given out. So it is impossible to de-
duct from the butchers BILL such in
formation regarding the nature of the
fight as details as to losses of the diff
ferent units generally indicate.
From General Forester w alker's dis
patch it is proved that all reports of
General Methuen's advance after the
battle of M MOdder River were premature
though with the railroad working, he
should not be long in constructing a
temporary bridge. His enforced delay
doubtless will be of considerable ser
vice in giving his hard pushed column
ueedful rest and in allowing the arrival
of reinfOrCements of which he must
be sOrely in need after three such fights,
placings hOrs de combat upwards of a
thousand men out of less than 1000.
General FOreStier-W Walkers announce
ment that the Canadian ma rkSmen and
other reinfOrcements have been pushed
forward to the neighbOrhoOd of the
Orange river to protect General Me-
thuens lines of communication, have
relieved much anxiety here, where it
was fully expected the Beers would at
tempt to attack the vulnerable points
of the line of cOmmunica ton.
The latest news from Natal indicates
that the bulk of the Ladysmith relief
force has arrived at F'rere though there
is considerable conjecture as to the
whereabouts of General Clery, whose
movements have not been chrOnicled
very recently 1t is surmised in
some quarters that he may reappear in
a totally unexpected quarter, on the
flank or rear of General JOubert' 5
force, which is supposed to be concen-
trated at GrObelaars klOOf north of the
Tugela river. As General Hildyard $
advance guard was in touch with the
Beers as long ago as Tuesday last, de-
velOpments should not be long delayed.
DundOnald's mounted force NOvem-
ber 2S. accompanied by four guns, went
in pursuit of a body of Beers returning
to ColensO. They followed the Beers
to within 21s miles of COlenso. when
the Beers replied to the British shells
with long range guns. There were no
casualties.
CoIenso bridge. it is added, was after
wards blown up.
Another detachment of 5000 British
troops sailed for South Africa today.
Owing to the phenomenal sale of the
newspapers consequent upon the war
a paper famine is threatened. 1t is re-
ported that the American supplies have
failed temporarily.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

named in it was zone dollar and other
valuable considerations"
That was on Monday.\ On Wednes-
day the divorce suit was to have been
filed in Columbus. and yesterday, two
days later, the same property with the
exception of one lot. was decided to Pc
ter Sells by L. F. Safer. This time a
quit claim deed was given, but the con-
sideration was the same. This leaves
the title to the property in the name of
Mr.. Sells. The one lot which is left out
OF the second deed is lot 46, Kansas av-
enue. The title to this remains with
Safer.
Each of these deeds required % one
dollar revenue stamps which indicates
that the property is worth at least $2S,-
600
l.. F. Safer who is named in the
deeds, is probably connected with J. E.
Safer, who is attorney for Mr. Sells in
his divorce suit L. F. Safer also deed
ed the property to Mrs. Sells in 1896,
but at that time three deeds were used.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

capital; in 1863 clerk of the federal
court here; at the same time and for
a year later, he was secretary of the
state board of agriculture, but gave up
these positions to become United States
agent for the KickapOO Indians in KAN
sas.
of his time to the publication of news
papers. In 1857 he was, editor Of the
SOuatter Sovereign published at Atch-
isOn: of the State Record and Kansas
Farmer, at Topeka. 1863; AtchisOn Free
Press, 1S64-68; WaterVille Telegraph,
1S71-72
While student at Cincinnati he was
the author of several minor publica~
tiOns pertaining to spelling reform one
of which was The Lives of the Presi-
dents" in phOnOIypIc print. Mr. Adams
published the Homestead Guide, at
Waterville in 1873. From 1875 to 1894 he
was chairman of the educational COM
mituee of the Kansas State Grange and
made numerous reports which were
published by that OTganiZat ton.
In February. 1876. Judge Adams be-
gan work with the state historical So
ciety which viii stand as a monument
through the ages. This was al the very
beginning of the work. All that has
been done by this notable society has
been developed under his guidance
Mr.. Adams compiled all the volumes
of the collections of the society, and
eight biennial reports.
The trustees Of Gainesville, Wis, un-
iversfty, a Methodist institution con
of IL. D. He was at one time in
charge of the editorial work on the
AtchisOn Globe.
Although Mr.. Adams name is one
of the illustriOus ones in Kansas. he
was neither warrior nor statesman. He
was among those who We're identified
with the early conflicts at arms and
drafted many of the laws upon our
statute books, one being the creation
of the state board of agriculture. When
an effort was being made to locate the
capital of the state at Pawn ee. in Riley
county. he hauled lumber for the state
house then being constructed. He was
employed by Robert KlOtz. afterwards
a member of congress from PennSyl-
vania. Henry J. Adams, first mayor
of LeavenwOrth, and later a territorial
governor of Kansas. was a brother of
Judge Adams. Judge Adams was with
General Abbott and John Brown at
Lawrence when 300 Free State men
thrashed :, 700 MissOurians flying the
slavery flag He was also in the skir-
mish at Slough creek and was one of
the captors of the famous blood-red
flag carried by South Carolinians who
were prowling around, menacing the
freedom of the abOlitiOnists. This flag
is now in the historical society museum.
Judge Adams took charge of the
Souatter Sovereign at AtchlsOn at the
time when Pardee Butler, an avowed
fC-o1rfn17ed IN cix+b Pa1a
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
TO HELP THE BOERS.
Americans Going to Africa In Guise
of Miners.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Application was
made by Gustave Thielkuhl at the state
department today for 900 passports for
members of the third expedition to be
sent from this country to the Trans
vaal by the promoters of the Duchesse
D 'Uzes legion. He failed to secure the
passports. He was told. he says, that
one reason why he could not secure
them in that they could not be prepar-
ed before December q, the day the third
expedition would sail from New York
The second expedition, according to
TheilkuhI left New York yesterday
Some of the men went on a French
liner, and the others on a British ship
Still others. he says. are going on the
Prairie, which is to carry United States
exhibits to the Paris exposition. He
expects to go on the third expedition,
December 21 which win sail in a spec
tally chartered vessel and will carry 900
men. The men that are being sent
abroad, he explains are not armed.
Thielkuhl was employed as a messen-
ger in the patent Office until Monday
last, when he resigned to devote his
entire attention to the TransvaaI en-
terprise. His application to the state
department was for 800 passports for
tan expedition of miners to the Trans
Vaal."
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Filipino General Surrenders a
Whole Province
And His Army of 500 Men to
so Americans
UNDER LIEUT.. MONROE
Enemy Believed a Large Force
Was About to Attack.
Maccabebes Scouts Rendering
Excellent Service.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Gen. Otis in
formed the war department of the sur
render of Bayonbong in the following
dispatch;
Manila, Dec. Report received that
Bayombong with province Nueva Wis
caya surrendered Nov. 28 to Lieut.
Monroe. Fourth cavalry, who COM
manded advance scouts on Carranga-
Ian train consisting of fifty men Fourth
cavalry and three native scouts. In
surgent General Conen surrendered en-
tire force mum bering 800 men armed
with Mausers and number of officers, 70
Spanish and two American prisoners
secured and probably considerable in
sursent property"
MADE A BIG BLUFF.
New York, Dec. "A Herald dis
patch from Manila says
The surrender of Gen. COnen and 500
insurgents at BayOnbOng to Lieut. Jas.
Z Monroe, of the Fourth cavalry. was
the result Of a remarkable display of
courage and '.bluff'' on the part of the
American officer.
Lieut. Monroe had only IIty men
with him and all possible reinforce
ments We're far in his rear. He COM
municated by telegraph with the in
surgent leader stating that he was
ready to move on BayOnbOng at once
with a large force unless he received
the unconditional surrender of the
rebels.
The lieutenant wired south for rein
y
reached him he went to BayOnbOng
with his little escort of half a hundred
men and Gen. Conen surrendered to
him
BIGGES CAPTURE YET
Washington, Dec. 2.-COnsiderable in
terest is felt here in the news that the
insurgents at BayOnbOng have sur
rendered, particularly as the number
exceeds that captured by the United
States troops al any one time. BayOn-
bong is the city to which AguinaldO at
one time contemplated retreaung for
the purpose of locating the rebel cap
ital. after he was forced to flee from
Tarlac, but the American troops press
ed him 80 hard that he was unable to
carry out his intention.
TO ENLIST MACCABEBES
Washington Dec. 2-WOrd comes
from the Philippines that the two COM
panies of Maccabebe scouts under Cap
tain BatsOn are doing so we'll that it
has been decided to organize a full bat
two companies will be very useful in
the present campaign in tracking the
fleeing remnants of AguinaldO"s dis
organized army.
COL. BERERTON A SUICIDE.
Washington, Dee. 2.-The war depart
ment has received the following from
Gen Otis at Manila dated Dec ,:
Lieut. Col BerertOn, captain of the
Twenty-fOurth infantry, while tempOr-
arily insane committed suicide at Santa
Thomas near San Fernando, Union
province LuzOn, at o'clock this morn
ing
Insanity first manifested Nov. % at
Aringay.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
HOW 1T WORKS.
Premium Stamp Owner Tells
How He DiScriminates
Among Merchants.

Mr.. W. F. Guthrie, of AtchisOn, and
Mr.. John W. SharteI. of Oklahoma City.
are in Topeka taking dispositions in the
case of J. c. Humes against the State
Capital Printing company of Guthrie.
Ok, brought in the courts of Oklahoma
Territory to recover damages from the
printing COMPANY for various articles
published in the Daily State Capital of
Guthrie rejecting upon the business
methods of the Cooperative Premium
association of which Mr.. Humes is the
proprietor
The plaintiff produced a number of
witnesses who deposed to the good
character and name of that OrganiZa-
tiOn as it transacts business in Topeka
ana among others. Mr. Kelsey. the To-
peka manager. Mr.. Kelsey on crosse eX-
animation told the prices which the
various merchants of Topeka are pay
ing for their stamps as follows:
FIVE PER CENT
A. c. Lang and J. X Jones'
FOUR PER CENT.
H. A. Willis. ROsser & Co, o. Purdy.
N. C Holman, FarnSWOrth & AShby,
Sam Hindman. American Steam Laun-
dry, Kellam Book & Stationery Co.
Clements Clothing Co, Swift & HOlli-
days, l. 5. Wolverton. c. D. Moss,
Miller's Pharmacy, Geo. W. Stansfield
and J. H. Leonard.
THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT
Davies & Nicholson. Lewis Roach, H
NJ. Cline, Wolff Bros & Cole, James &
Jeffers. B. NJ. Payne & Co. Lion Shoe
store and Webster Tullock.
THREE PER CENT.
A. NJ. Kent. Model Coal Co. Charles
McClintOck, and Star Meat Market
TWO AND ONE-HALF PER CENT
Wear Coal Co. Southwestern Fuel
Co., Jas B. Hayden and Geo. c. Beach.
ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT
Crosby Bros.
Mr.. Kelsey further testified that the
price charged for stamps varied ac-
cOrding to the amount of stamps used,
the nature of the business and the
amount OF profits made on sales.