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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
MINERS OUT AT YALE.
All the Camps Where the Strike Was
Called Are Now Idle.

Pittsburg, May 31--The miners at
Yale laid down their tools and Joined
the ranks of the strikers. At all the
camps where the strike was called to
go into effect, the miners are practical
ly idle and the strike is considered to be
on in full force
The Kansas and Texas Coal company
is trying to operate one or two of it's
mines. but the amount of coal they
hoist is very limited. The miners in
Arnott & Co.'S mines near this city will
not go to work in the morning unless
in the meantime the company has sign
ed the agreement entered into in this
city few days ago by some of the op-
orators and the executive board At
Nelson the company is posting notices
warning the miners to vacate the COM
pany'S houses The miners executive
boards will attempt to procure an in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
OLD SOLDIERS OBJECTED.
wouldn't Allow an Editor Who Had
Abused Them to Play in the Band.

troy, May 31.-Decoration day exer-
clses We're held here before one of the
largest crowds assembled on similar
occasion in this place. The usual Grand
army exercises were held in the fore
noon IN the public square and the GENE
terry, and in the afternoon the Leland
opera house was crowded to see the
nag drills by the children and listen to
the patriotic songs and rotations
Ihe Severance band had been en-
pIoyed TO furnish the music for the day
and John Elliott, one of the editors and
the business manager of the Troy
Ilmes, sought to play one of the instru-
menus The Times has been very OBJ
1ectlonable to the old soldiers and in a
recent issue asserted thai, soldiers in
times OF peace were parasites and in
time OF war paid assassins The old
Soldlers objected to Elliott playing and
he was invited to quit or he thrown
OUT. EI1ott PLAYED no more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
HER SAUCER CANE BACK.
[From the Philadelphia Inquirer.l

IFrom the Philadelphia Inquirer
There are tricks in all trades but
ours, remarked one member of a group
seated in the lobby of a hotel last night,
and might add there are a few in
ours
The speaker is the head of a we'll
known firm of wholesale grocers.
Not so long ago." he continued,
when 1 was still in the retail trade,
we had a shrewd Irish woman for a
customer. One day she ordered a bar
rel OF certain brand of flour. We hap
pened to be out of the brand, but I
told her we could send her barrel of
another brand equally as good.
week or so afterward she came
INTO the store and declared that she
didn't like the flour and insisted on
having it taken back and the brand she
wanted sent instead. Well, we hauled
the flour back to the store, and, being
still out of the brand wanted, filled up
the returned barrel, put in a new head
and carried it back to the woman
again.
We heard nothing more about the
matter for three weeks when one day
she came into the store in a highly in
dignant frame of mind.
want you to send up to my house
and haul that flour away,,,she exclaim-
ed; l told you it was no good
No good 1 replied. Why, you
know it is the brand you ordered
The woman glared at me-
1t is no such thingi' she blurted
Oul- 4Ou sent me back the same bar
rel I had
of course I denied it, laying partfc-
ular stress on her value to US as a GUS
TONER and how we would not risk los
ing her trade on account of a measly
barrel of flour. Why, madam 1 ejac-
ulated eloquently, how could you think
OF such a thing? Ours is too honora-
BILE house to cheat its customers or
TO ask them to accept a substitute for
something they Hkedi'
Ihen the woman grinned at me-
Huh! she retorted, that's all very
hne. But L had two bakin's out of the
first barrel before 1 sent it back
Yes 1 assented, and you got a full
barrel in return. Doesn't that prove"-
Prove nothing she interrupted.
The first two bakin's out of the barrel
| got the second time were all right
But L want you to know that 1 always
take my flour out of the barrel with
saucer. When I got down to the third
baktn' out of the second barrel p
do?' '0
I found my saucer" was the an
swer. Then she swept out; and it was
we'll she did, for I came near falling in
a faint. 1t was months before that wo-
man would condescend to trade with us
again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Hartford Courant: The veteran In
dian fighters now on duty in Luzon
must view these negotiations at Manila
with silent wonder. In the old days
when our troops were after Sitting Bull,
Geronimo. the Apache KID and those
other copper-colored George Washing
tons of the Great West, there were no
benevolent gentlemen from civil life
around to hold up the pursuit and offer
the weary "hostiles'' self-g government,
the suffrage. trial by jury. etc, if they
would quit shooting and become good In
dams again That's a modern improve
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
WON OVER BY A WOMAN.

[From the Story of the Railroad.1
The engineer who lays out a railroad
dislikes to move a stake when it has
once been driven.
Once, when the present chief engineer
of western railroad was locating a
line in Missouri,he was asked to change
the stakes and refused. After the
stakes had been set, a young, unshaved
man appeared and asked that the road
be moved over a bit"
1.-The road cannot be changed"
promptly returned the engineer; this
is the best place for it
The man went into a house, got a
rifle. came out. and pulled up the
stakes. The indignant engineer start
ed toward him, but was intercepted by
an elderly woman.
Cant you move your road over a
little piece, mister?" she asked
Il don't see why 1 should" respond
ed the engineer. My business is to Io-
cate the line, and you can call on the
company for damages. What does that
young blackguard mean by sitting
there on a stump with a gun?" he ang-
rily demanded
That's Nip-he amt no blackguard.
That's Nip, my SON."
well, I'll nip him if he gets funny"
''Oh, no. you won't. I amt afraid o.
that" said the woman. What come
over me when I seen you starting for
Nip was that p'r'haps you had a moth
er, and how bad she'd feel to have you
come home that way
What way?"
''Well, if you persist in driving them
stakes there, you'll go home dead"
Look here, do you think I'm to be
bluffed by that ruffian?"
Nip amt no ruffian,' said the wo-
man. You see, we've always lived
here-Nip was born here-an' when the
grurillas come an called out paw an
shot him, we buried him jist whar he
fell, an we've always kept it as a res
ervation. an Nip he's determined you
sha MT disturb it, that's ALL
Then you don't object to the rail-
road?"
Lord O. mercy no! We want the
road, but we don't want you to dis
turb paws grave"
Come said the engineer, '1et's go
and see Nip
When they had come up to the stump
the big engineer held out his hand Nip
took it. but kept his eyes on the
stranger.
Here it is" said the woman, touch
ing a low stone lightly with her foot
Il see.'' said the engineer. I'VE can
miss that easily enough"
He moved a mile of road. From that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
Are R. G. Postlethwaite and Miss
Bertha yesterday, at Pittsburg.

Jewell City, May Sir. c. Postle-
thwaite, son of J. C. Postlethwaite.
member of the court of visitation, was
married today to the accomplished and
pretty Miss Bertha yesterday, at the
home of the brides parents in Pitts
burg, Kan. The happy couple will ar
rive at Jewell City Friday, where a
pitabIe home of the father and mother
of the groom.
Mr. Postlethwaite is a member of the
law firm of ]. c. Postlethwaite & Son
of Jewell City. He is a Kansan, and
has resided here most of the time, re-
spected by his large circle of acquaint-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
AT GARDEN CITY.
Decoration Day Observed With Sol
emn Ceremony-Perfect Weather.

Garden City, May 31-Decoration day
passed with the usual exercises. Rev.
B. T. Stauber of Mankato preached the
memorial sermon at the NJ. Z. church
on Sunday to a crowded house. Yes
terday the old soldiers and Ladies' Re
lief corps assembled at Fulton Post G.
A r. hall, and, preceded by the kid
Drum corps" formed a procession and
followed by about 100 vehicles, proceed
ed to the cemetery to decorate the
graves. At 2 p. m a large assembly
gathered at the opera house to hear an
address by Rev. Stauber. The day was
perfect, just cool enough to be pleas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
PRISON FILLING UP.
Federal Institution at Leavenworth
Has 683 Prisoners.

Leavenworth, May 31.-The federal
prison today contains the largest num-
Der of conVicts ever before confined in
the institution-6S3-of whom % were
received this morning and yesterday.
The prison is yet far from being filled,
as there is still room for 125 more men.
Tt is likely, though, that this total will
be filled before the end of the year, as
there are now under sentence in the In
dian Territory and Oklahoma 25 more
prisoners who will be brought up this
week.
The men received this morning and
yesterday, are nearly all short term
men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
PHYSICIAN DIES OF SMALLPOX.
Doctor Fuller Contracts the Disease
From a Patient.

Atehison, May 31-Reports from Lee
nora, Norton county, Kan, are to the
effect that Dr. Fuller of that place died
yesterday of SMALLPOX
ABOUT three weeks ago a man arrived
at Lehora sick with the disease and it is
supposed that DR.. Fuller contracted it
in attending him. DR.. Fuller was wide
~ known over northern Kansas DR..
brown, the only other physician at
Lenora, who is the Missouri Pacific
physician there, is also sick with small
PoX ana his condition is alarming. DR..
= r. Howe of Atchison is there attend
ing the patients, as about a dozen 9TH
erS nave the disease in milder form
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
wA-KEENEY CELEBRATES.
Decoration Day Address Delivered by
J. S. Dawson, of Topeka

Wa-Keeney, Kan, May 31.-Decora-
ton day was celebrated here by the G..
A r. post assisted by the volunteers
of the Twenty first Kansas.
The exercises at the cemetery were
held in the forenoon and the customary
patriotic programme in the afternoon at
the court house.
John 5. Dawson of Topeka delivered
the address of the day. Mr.. Dawson's
Grafton was able and eloquent. Mr..
Dawson formerly resided here, being
principal of the high school and for
short time editor of the principal news
paper of Trego county, the Western
Kansas World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Races at Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, May 31.-A large crowd
attended the races here yesterday. The
track was very heavy and no fast time
was made A feature of the progra m
was drill contest between the degree
teams of Camps 1899 and 626 NJ w. A.,
both of this city, which was won by the
Iatter The winners in the races were:
first: NJ. NJ. D.. second: Consolation
third. Best time, ia. Three minute
trot-Roy Troller, first; Joe Wilkes,
second; Emma Johnson, third. Best
time, 1:23- Gentleman's drive was won
by Charles Grant. Time. l:2S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
FROHMAN SECURESsMA BRU'
He Will Present the Comedy in Lon
don and Later in New York.

Paris, May 31-Charles Frohman has
bought the English and American
rights of the OdeOn success. Ma Bru.''
He will present the comedy in London
in September and at the Garrick in
New York with the Identical stage set
ting as at the Theater de rOdeon.
Ma Bru'' is a three-act comedy, by
NM. Fabrice Carrie and Paul BiIhaud
and was produced with considera bl e
success at the OdeOn theater on May 3
last. NJ. Henry Fouquir of the Figaro
described it as one of those fortunate
plays that have no need of a commen-
tary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
NOT TALKING.
T. a. A. Baseball Team Silent on Re-
suit of Scranton Trip.

The Topeka Athletic association base
ball team stole quietly down to Scran-
ton Tuesday to play the local nine. The
result was to in favor of Scranton
and the Topeka team quietly stole home
again.
The visitors found 'Southpaw'' Bry-
den in the box, and the result was that
the Topeka team could not find him.
AL Mauck pitched for the T. A. A, H. B.
Hogeboom caught, Howard Lawrence
played first, Elmer Barnes second,
Claud Fox short Lawrence Banks third,
Dick Alden right field, A. Sherman CEN
ter and Joe Ramsey left.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
WAS FATALLY WOUNDED.
One Old Soldier Shoots Another
Without Provocation.

Leavenworth, May 31.-William T.
MaIoney, an ex-soldier. was shot and
fatally wounded by Timothy F'oran,
yesterday. Foran had been out on
carousal and was coming along the
street with a pistol in his hand. Motto
ing MaIoney standing in a doorway, he
shot him down without a word passing
between them on any provocation
FOran resisted arrest and 1t took four
policemen to handle him
MalOney was shot through the right
lung and doctors have no hopes for him.
He was a quiet man and a soldier in
the regular army thirteen years. His
father lives in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
ARTHUR MILLS SELLS.
Disposes of His Insurance Business,
and Win Go South.

Mr.. Arthur Mills, today sold his in
surance agency, recently purchased
from NJ w. Notwithstanding, to Mr..
w. D. Gossett and Mr.. Charles G.
Blakely. The new firm will be known
as Gossett e. Blakely. and will take
charge of the agency at once. Mr.. Cos
sett was formerly with the Santa Fe
land department., and Mr.. Blakely was
actuary of the Kansas Mutual Life In
surance company for several years.
Mr.. Mills will leave Topeka, and will
enter the service of the Lantry Bros,
contractors, in Texas and New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
CANAL COST S1Is,1I3,79O.
Report of the Commiss ion Made Pub
lie Today.

Washington, May 31.-The report of the
Nicaraguan canal commission was
made public late this afternoon.
1t estimates the cost of the canal at
Sis, us, 79O.
Colonel Haines concurs generally in
the report, but submits a personal esti-
mate of $134, SIS, 309.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Decoration Dav at Lvndon.

Lyndon, May elaboration day was
observed here. The street was lined
with flags and bunting. At 10 O'Clock
the procession, one mile long, started to
the cemetery, led by the Sons of Veter
ans band. AT 2 o'clock a crowd gath
cred at the opera house, which had been
properly decorated by the w. r. c. to
listen to an address by Rev. w. P. Ell
lott, which was full of patriotism. The
wind and dust blew hard all day. but
there was a large crowd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.7
Some men are always ready to cele-
brate.
A sick man never looks so sick as a
sick woman.
Very few men can tell of a hail storm
without exaggerating.
When a farmer sees a nice looking
lawn in town, he sees nothing but a
nice patch of pasture.
An Atchison woman's flower bed is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Prague, May S1-Samuel l. Clemens
mark Twain) has arrived with his
family in Prague. On the invita- ton of
Prince Alexander of Thurn and Taxis
he spent today at Chateau Lautschen
near Prague. He leaves tomorrow for
Nuremberg, whence he will go by way
of Cologne and Brussels to London
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

called the sixteen to one design: six
teen weeds to one flower.
Charitable people attribute the fail
ure of a bachelor to his lack of a wife
to act as an incentive, and the failure
of a married man to the domestic bur-
dens he carries.
Investigate the habits of the man who
believes that he could do better in some
other state, and you will find that he is
the last one of his family out of bed
in the morning.
You can still find women who believe
that a mother does not live up to the
traditions of mOtherly goodness unless
the children can leave molaSSeS candy
on the parlor chairs.
An Atchison man moved out of
neighborhood to avoid a family in which
a girl practiced on the organ, and got
into a neighborhood where a man play
ed pieces on the piano with one finger.
An old gentleman writes: "a recent
writer in The Globe says that old peo-
pie are always willing to die. The ar
ticle was evidently written by a young
man. 1 am Lightweight, and I am not
ready to die
The women go to great pains to raise
flowers but in a time when flowers are
needed for a death, a wedding, or
party, they go to the greenhouse. Wo-
men have a notion that the flowers they
raise are not good enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Contracts Not Awarded.

The executive council has postponed
the consideration of bids for stationery.
state house supplies and the paper for
the ensuing year, until next Friday.
The reason for the postponement is that
Governor Stanley is out of town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Leonidas Brysen to John c. Kennedy,
81 00O lots 377 and 379, Quincy street,
Ritchie's addition.
Caroline A. Giles to c. ]. Devin, 49,
500. lot n, Eighth avenue east.
Charles ConkIe and wife to Carrie
Nye $3.50, lot 1872 and part of lot $50,
Fillmore street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Omaha Bee: There is no doubt that
the Philippines were annexed to the
United States by the vote of the United
States senate ratifying the treaty of
Paris The issue growing out of this
act is therefore no longer a question of
expansion but contraction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Prince Must Prepara.

Gotha, May 31.-The diet has re-
solved that Prince Arthur of Con-
naught, heir presumptive to the throne
of Sake Coburg and Gotha, be called as
dence in the .duchies, receive a German
education and become personally ac-
quainted with the condition of his new
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Vice President Batter.

Washington. May 31-Vice President
Hobart has grown so much stronger
that he went for a drive yesterday the
first time he has been outdoors since
his illness He will leave for Long
Branch in ten days or a fortnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Shot Through His Window.

Solomonvile. Ariz., May 31-James R.
his home last night while standing by
his bed preparing to retire The muir
derer shot through the window, filling
his victims breast with buckshot and
causing instant death. There is no
clue to the criminal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
THE CHEYENNE DITCH
Being Widened Near Clafin to About
100 Feet

Great Bend, May 31-One hundred
ana hfty men are at work widening the
cheyenne ditch to 100 feet A corps of
work surveying the bottom and estab-
fishing lines preparatory to beginning
condemnation proceedings at Clafin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

junction restraining the companies from
importing undesirable laborers into this
county, as has already been done in
Cherokee county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

In using a flag of truce for the pur-
pose of getting a shot at Americans and
in mutilating the bodies of American
dead the Fnipinos are laying up whole
lot of future trouble. The Indians fought
that way and where are they now?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

If the Flipinos don't lay down thel.
arms soon they will miss all the Jun Vi
next years presidential campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

All the state with bosses have de-
clared for the denomination of Presi-
dent Mckinley through the party
spokesman. Plat speaks for New
York. Penrose for Pennsylvania and
Quay and Hanna for Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

"A five months campaign in a state
where politics gets so hot as it does IN
Ohio augurs disaster to the political
fherrnometer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Since Dewey intends going up TO
Athens anyway, why not have him stop
at Constantinople and collect that little
hill from the sultan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Texas is in no hurry to drive out the
trusts. Her antitrust law does not be
come effective until 1901, with the usual
number of years spent in litigation to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

day forward until the road was finish
ed, and long after, the widows home
the stopping place for the eagi-
noor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Mr.. Dingley did not live to see the
dav. but the time seems to have come
when the government receipts again eN-
coed the expenditures
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

No wonder Funston became great. II
has inst been discovered that, IKE
Washington. he had a colored nanny :
fol-. a nurse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Dawson City is having almost as
hard a time getting started on the ROAD
to greatness as had Kansas in the early
DAYS of statehood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

Perhaps Dewey is planning TO
back home in the winter when IL VIII DC
foo cola for outdoor celebrations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

The Filipino can give the Indian caroS
and spades and then beat MIN III '--s
game of treachery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
Ranges of Prices on Stock.

Furnished by ]. C. Goings, Commission
Merchant 112 East Fifth st. Topeka,
kan. receiver and shipper of grain
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I wonder what his brethren would
have done to Joseph if he had gone
around with gawf stockings and a red
coat on.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
Nothing succeeds like the of1cehold-
er's successor.
The wisdom of the owl is only exceed
ed by his stupidity.
After a rough lie has been polished
it is called hypocrisy.
Everybody believes in dreams4vbut
not in their significance.
powder in his battles with women.
The woman who hesitates at an auc-
ton sale sometimes wins by losing.
If a man objects to undraped figures
he can use a canvas-covered ledger.
There is nothing too good for the
small boy who has pretty grown up
sister.
1t is easy enough to take things phil
osophicaIly. but it's hard to part with
them that way.
Every time the sun shines the pessi-
mist consoles himself with the thought
that it is raining somewhere.
The man who is thoughtfulIy i'm
bued with the idea that a public Office
is a public trust doesn't believe in in
vestigating committees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

The average girls idea of play Is
one where the man is too bashfu1 to
propose to a girl and she tries to help
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Terence with the hod)-Yer not
workin', Dinnie. Are yez out of a job?
Dennis-Shure, OF fell off a nine
shtory buildin' Yesterday an Oh got mad
an quit.
Terence-Aw, go on! Yer too sinsi-
tiVe.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31

There are only two occasions when a
man ought to think a lot more than he
talks: when he goes fishing and when
he doesn't go fishing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

CFrom the New York Press.
Love is most probably only a microbe.
In her heart a woman is always
afraid of a man who she knows isn't
afraid of her.