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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-06

Miss Elizabeth Lee. Of Gloucester. who
made many friends IN this city while n
student at the Richmond Female Semi
nary. has been a guest OF the Misses
Gibson. She has left for Bedford City.
where she viii spend the winter.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
The Electric Line From Leaven.
worth to Kansas City
Is Being Pushed Rapidly by a
Large Force.
ROAD is HALFGRADED
Will Be Rock BallaS ted-TO Use
Sixty Pound Rails.
Cars Have a Guaranteed Speed
of 45 Miles an Hour.

Leavenworth, May 25.-The electric
line to Leavenworth from Kansas City
is now a certainty. Yesterday several
of the big stockholders of the company
that is now laying out it's right Of way
and grading it's roadbed through Wy
andotte and Leavenworth counties
were here. Among the party was Chas.
Evarts, treasurer and Emmett Powers,
c. H. Wheeler and w. H. Gatriel, direc-
tors; H. w. Walcott, auditor, and z.
T. Herndon, chief engineer.
The company is to have barns and
terminal facilities at Grandview and
Lansing, and a power house and car
barns will be built at Conner, where As
acres of land have been purchased.
THE power house and car barn.
which are to be built of stone, brick
and steel, will be respectively 74x1SO
feet and 45x1S6 feet in ground area"
said one of the officials.
THE power house will be one story
over the boilers and two stories over
the engine room, the plan being to fit
up the second story with modern equip
ped apartments for the use of the men
on the road. The boiler room will con-
tain 1900 horse power sterling water
tude boilers and have storage capac-
ity of 600 tons of coal.
"A ], 200 horse power Hamilton Cor
lfss engine with the necessary heaters,
condensers, generators and pumps will
equip the engineroom, and in addition
a complete system for fire protection
will be put in.
1.-The road will be rock ballasted with
white oak ties and a so pound rail-
One-half of the % miles of grading for
the track is completed, and there is a
great quantity of seasoned white oak
ties along the ground and rock crush
er is ready to begin work in preparing
ballast that is to be q, foot thick on the
roadbed. New cars are being built in
the ST Louis factory. They are AZ feet
over all, IL windows on a side and have
a seating capacity of A people. All the
cars are vestibuled, finished in cherry
and electric heated and lighted, with
smoking compartments on six of the
ten and a division for baggage on the
remaining four. Each car is equipped
with for so horse power motors, storage
airbrakes and has a guaranteed speed
of IA miles an hour
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
PLEASED WITH AMERICA.
Pianist Sauer's Tour to Pacific Coast
Melted Him About 100000.

New York, May 25.-After compIet-
ing most successful tour. that reach
ed the Pacific coast, Emil Sauer the
pianist, is registered again at the Ho-
tel Savoy, where he will remain until
tomorrow, when he will sail for Eur
Ope.
His farewell recital will take place
today in Carnegie hall at 2:30 D. m.
When reporter saw him yesterday
he became enthusiastic about his re-
ception in America. But the artist did
not say that in San Francisco, where
he gave three recitals, his audiences
were frantic in their admiration, and
that more than 1000 persons listened to
him at each recital given in Chicago
and Cleveland. Such is the truth how
ever, while the principal cities of Can
ada, and Albany, Rochester, Kansas
City, Spokane, Portland-in fact, every
stop made on his trip-produced the
most gratifying artistic and financial
results. Another fact not mentioned
by Sauer is that $1OO, 900 is a close ap-
Proclamation Of the pianist's share of
the tours profits.
Il have found" he said enthusiastic
cally, American audiences more ap-
preciative than any I have played be-
fore"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
CAMERA CAN SEE "sPOOKs"
DR.. Savage Declares His Opinion That
Spirits of the Dead Can Be
Photographed.

New York, May 25.-Rev. Minot ].
Savage has again declared his belief in
Spiritualism, and said that when the
belief became general, Death, the pass
ing from this to the other life, will not
be a horror, a pain, but only a lovely
sleep. There is rarely any conscious
ness of suffering in the act of dying"
4 would not care to enter into a fu-
ture life if 1 were required to forget all
about this one" he said. TT may be
like an infants coming into this life
we find there those who will welcome
us with the tenderest care.
Our knowledge of this life is limited
by past experience. This other life.
which believe is all around US, tran
scends our own that an archangel
could not describe it to US so we could
understand it. Probably, for this rea-
son, the spirits, through mediums, never
attempt to describe their life
DIR. Savage believes that spirits have
bodies that are visible" to the camera s
sensitive plate as the invisible stars
are.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
HE DEFENDS THE SOUTH.
Former Governor OF Georgia Speaks
In Boston on Negro Question.

Boston May 25.-Former Governor
W. J. Northn of Georgia last night ad-
dressed the Congregational club of
Boston on 1.-The Negro at the South
In his address he defended his section
against the charges generally made
against it in the matter of lynching.
He went into the history of slavery and
showed that much of what had been
written on that subject was unjust to
the southern people. In conclusion he
said:
1.-The negro problem at the south will
not be settled in a day. Step by step,
as it marches into the future of the ma
ton, it must be met by the conditions
best suited to the detail of it's solution
1t will never be settled by abuse OF the
south. and the north had as well un-
derstand that fact now as later. What
is needed now is, at least, liberation and
noninterference, if the south is to be-
come responsible for results
Let me say that the relations be-
tween the races at the south are in no
sense alarming. Under God we will
work out the problem in righteous set
tlement for both races. if we are let
alone Negroes are employed upon our
farms in preference to white people
They are used as coachmen, mechanics
and in all the trades. They never suf-
fer for lack of work. if they want a
Job. We provide for them good schools,
they are superintended by the same
boards as control the white schools.
Their religious training is carefully
guarded by the churches in all the re-
ligious denominations. Confidence is
constantly strengthened, as the negroes
are beginning to know the white people
a the south are their best friends. Sam
Holt is by no means representative
of his race. 1t is only a very small per
cent of negroes that are malicious, Grim
inal and mean. The race should not
suffer in reputation because of the bad
character of few. The better part of
the negroes, and this is by far the
larger part. are beginning to cooperate
with the white people for better condi-
tionS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
CATTLE DOING WELL.
Farmers Near Independence Report
Renewed Activity in Stock
Business.

Independence. Kan. May 25.-A great
many head of fat cattle are being ship
ped out of this section, and the indica-
tions are that several more punches
that have been on full feed all winter
or a part of the winter will follow i'm
mediately.
The cattle that were fed in this sec
ton have done exceedingly we'll this
winter Notwithstanding the severe cold
and will bring good prices. a special
train of twenty-one cars left here yes
terday filed with fat cattle shipped by
Messrs. Broderick, Duncan & Guern-
sey. Cattle that have been wintered
in the Indian Territory south of here
are being driven into this section now
in large numbers to take the place of
those that have been shipped out. and
will be put on half feed for some time
and later they will be put on full feed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
MINERS WIN.
Eight-Hour Day Conceded the Strik-
ers In Southeast Kansas Mines.

Pittsburg, May 25.-The conference
between the miners and operators clos
ed in this city last evening. The re-
suit of the conference is an agreement
very favorable to the miners, fnasmuch
as eight hours a day has been granted
them, to go into effect on September 1
This concession places the miners of
Kansas on equal footing with the
miners of the east, where the eight hour
day is already recognized Shorten
ing OF the hours will give the miners
stead1er work and put more miners in
the mines.
Other demands of the miners are to
be settled by arbitration, the miners
TO choose two men, the operators two
men and these four to choose a fifth
practically forestalling any possibility
of a strike in the mines of the COM
panies in this district who are not oDer-
ating mines in the Indian Territory or
Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
MEMORIAL ASSIGNMENTS.
Soldiers Will Oficiate In the Various
Schools

The public schools of the city have
arranged the following hours for Me
mortal exercises, most of them in con-
nection with the regular closing eXer-
ciseS. A correct list of the veterans
who are to address the pupils at the
various schools is also appended:
Lincoln school, 8 a. m.-Judge J. L.
Eldridge, Capt. Van Smith.
Garfield school, a. m.-Col. M 0.
Day.
Jackson school, a. m.-Rev. NJ. F.
McKirahan. B. B. Smyth.
Quincy school, $3.50 a. m.-Capt. J. C.
Waters, Col. M. NJ. Miller.
Polk school, $3.50 a. m.-Capt. w. A.
Irwin, A. M. Reynolds, ]. NJ. Miller.
District SO, (''Nickel Plate'), 9 a. M
Capt. o. w. Fox, Mrs. ]. G. Wood.
Rranner school, 10 a. m.-Capt. A. K.
Rodgers, H E. Wentworth, H. G.
Rust.
Lane school, 10 a. m.-Col. John NJ.
Brown.
Van Buren school. 10 a. m.-John A.
Daley, Josiah F. Burriss.
Parkdale school, 1920 a. NV. A.
Quigley, DR.. A. NJ. Edison, J. w. Sid
we'll.
Euclid school, 10 a. nj. E. Stew
art, w. D. Alexander.
Potwin school, 2 p. m.-Senator w. A.
PETER, Rev. ]. NJ. Whitehead, Judge J.
G. Wood.
Catholic school. p. m.-Senator John
w. Weed, Col. D. F. Wyatt, Judge
Geo. A. Huron.
The German Catholic school will have
no celebration on account of the serious
illness of the principal, Rev. Father
Henry.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
THE GETTY OF BELoIT."
A 5000 Steamer to Be Placed on the
Smoky - Ceremony at the
Launching.

Beloit, May 25.-In the next few days
the Solomon river at Beloit will be the
possessor of a small steamboat
Noah Cline, one of the wealthy citi-
zens and capitalists of this place, has
almost completed the boat, unknown to
most of our people. 1t is 40 feet long,
and 10 feet wide. A five-horse power
steam engine will make the boat glide
over the river at a speed of 10 miles an
hour. 1t will have a seating capacity
and standing room capacity for over 100
persons.
1t is fitted up for dancing parties as
we'll. The boat has been made dur
able, at a cost of not less than $500. 1t
will be dedicated and launched with
pomp and dignity, and the young lady
who will christen it is the prettiest in
Beloit The committee who will see
to managing the city of Beloit' will
be Judge A. H. Ellis, A. G. Mead, M.
NJ. Rowley, c.. J. Brown, Fl. c. Amman,
Herman Bear Mayor-elect A. B. Cot
ton, S. H. Dodge, J. w. Mcbride and
I. w. Parks The three last are the
editors of the Gazette. Times and Call.
Manifold's Military band will furnish
the music for the occasion. The boat
will be launched just above the dam,
and it will have smooth sailing for from
10 to Is miles.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
PROFITS OF SUGAR BETS.

CFrom the Des Moines News.l
At Glencoe, Mimi, two areas of ten
acres each planted to sugar beets pro-
duced a crop of fifteen tons to the acre,
worth 81 so per ton, or S67.50 per acre.
The crop cost S27-75 per acre, and left
a nice little profit of $39.75 on every
acre. The same plot of ground had
been producing twenty-five bushels per
acre, say of wheat (and that is a high
estimate.) This at 65 cents per bushel
brought SIG 25 per acre, to which must
be added S3.1O for straw. making the
total value of the crop $19.35. Out of
this must be taken say $12.4S for cost,
leaving profit in wheat culture of S6S7.
These are the figures that are quoted
from the Register of Glencoe. MINI.
The Boston Herald gives some evil
dence of the profit of beet culture in
New York state. A list of the success
full farmers who raised beets for the
factory at Rome, N. Y, shows results,
the Herald says, as follows:
Forty-six farmers raised 1913 acres al
together. The yield averag ged 14.S5 tons
per acre. and the price obtained was a
fraction over 81 -46 per ton or $66 % per
acre. 1t will be seen that the New
York beet yield came within about one
eighth of a ton per acre of the western
yield, and there was a difference of
only cents per ton in the price obtain
ed. 1t is stated that some of the farm
ers who raised beets for the Rome fac
tory made an exhibit very much better
than the average, obtaining a yield of
over twenty tons of beetS to an acre
which brought them in a money return
of more than $50 per acre The cost OF
raising sugar beetS in New York is NOT
given, but we have no reason to sup
pose that 1t materially exceeded the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
CAR LINE TO FORT RILEY.
Junction City Putting on Airs, and is
Growing Also.

Junction City. May 25.-Junction City
has excellent prospects OF getting
street car line to Fort Riley Represen-
tatfVes of Philadelphia capitalists have
been getting options on the Fogarty
hour1ng and electric light plants and
also on a large body of land lying be-
tween the city and Fort Riley, known
as the Streeter land. Prices were salts
FACTORY and last night the gentlemen
appeared before the city council with a
proposition for a franchise. There will
be no friction as to franchises. The
plan will be to enlarge the electric light
plant, run street car line to Fort Riley
and also light the post. Other projects
are contemplated in connection with
the general scheme. It is said that the
money is ready to be placed in the deal
Ihe enumeration of the city's oopula-
ton, just completed, shows a total of
5Ol4, which is gain OF nearly 300 over
last year. The city is lined up this sea-
son for $35. 600 court house, three new
six story buildings and MANY new resi-
denceS and improvements
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
"THE SHEARS OF DEL11AH."
Subject Boy Handled as Salutatorian
at Cherryvale Commencement
Exercises.

Cherryvale, May 25.-The thirteenth
annual commencement exercises of the
nigh school were held here in the opera
house last night. The programme was
opened by the Imperial band rendering
an overture, after which Rev. Mr. c,
w. Bailey pronounced the invocation
Ralph e. Ong delivered the saluta-
tory, entitled THE Shears of Delilah,"
and Edward E. Bellamy delivered an
Grafton and the yaledictory, entitled
our Last Half Century," There were
eleven members of the class. The fol-
lowing are the graduates: Edward E.
Bellamy, Ralph E. Ong, Elmer d. Az
ton, Jesse w. Hendricks, George F. Will
llams, Emma Sherwood, Lydia Searcy
Gertrude Welsh, Clara Schiller Maude
M. Wright and Bertha l.. Moore The
baccalaureate was held in the opera
mouse Sunday evening, led by S. S.
Martin, of Fort Scott
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
RAIN IN RUSSELL.
Wheat and Corn Crop in a Backward
Condition Yet.

Hawley, May 25.-Tuesday night the
first rain of the year fell in this neigh
bOrhoOd, which is in the heart of the
wheat belt of central Kansas Most of
Russell county was visited by a good
rain on May 10, and the extreme north
west few days earlier. The result of
these showers has been to add to the
promise of a wheat crop, but the heads
will inevitably be close to the ground
Some wheat is burned beyond the help
of rains, but it is not yet certain how
much may be thus included. With suffi-
cient precipitation until harvest, Russell
county will still produce millions of
bushels of hard wheat
The northern half of the county is
devoted chiefly to cattle and corn. and
the south half to wheat The corn is in
a rather backward condition. owing to
the previous dry weather. Cattle are in
excellent condition. but hogs are scarce
owing to the small corn crop of 1898.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
TAYLOR'S RECORD.
Was Once Most Prominent Negro In
State Politics.

c. H. ]. Taylor, whose death is an
nounced in today's dispatches, was the
most conspicuous figure among the col
ored men engaged in politics in the
west. In the eighties he was teaching
a colored school at Palmyra, Mo. He
tired of the environment of the school
room and removed to Kansas City, Kan,
where he at once began to plan to get
into politics.
He was and always has been-at
heart-a Republican. He participated
in one or two Republican campaigns in
this state. In one of them he went to
Franklin county and aroused the col
ored people to such an extent that
every one of them, Democrats and all.
supported DR.. L. c. WassOn of this
city, then a resident of Ottawa, for
state senator on the Republican ticket.
Taylor campaigned throughout the
state, but was unrewarded.
Then he became a Democrat. He
announced at the time he Topped
that there were too many prominent
Republican negroes in this state for
him to get to the front, and he joined
the Democrats. His first work was to
stump the state for Tom Moonlight for
governor. ..a
Cleveland was elected president. but
Moonlight was defeated. He remem-
bered Taylor, however, and went to
Washington, succeeding in securing for
Taylor the appointment as minister to
Liberia, Africa.
After being in Africa for time it is
reported that Taylor grew so pompous
and overbearing that the natives gave
him two or three good thrashings and
ordered him home on the first boat.
Taylor then resigned and was later, ,un-
der CleVeland'S second term, made re-
corder of deeds for the District of Col
um bia. This office he held until the
civil service commission got after him,
through an investigation, the charges
being preferred by negroes in Washing
ton, that Taylor was using the influ-
Of n 9ic Hoo ff, t0v-t ION
funds from his SubordinateS. Rather
than face the investigation Taylor re
signed, placing the letter in the hands
of President Mckinley. Then Taylor
went to Atlanta where he has been
teaching in the colored university. He
recently made application for the posi-
ton as professor of political economy
at the QuindarO college near Kansas
City.
Taylor published a daily paper in
Washington and at one time edited the
American Citizen in Kansas City. He
was married but has no children. He
was about 40 years of age.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
Sharks Afraid of Noise.
TFrom the New

IF'rom the New YORK Herald
The cOwardliness of sharks is well
known among men who have been much
to sea in southern waters infested by
man eaters. The fiercest shark will get
out Of the seaway in very great hurry
il the swimmer, noticing its approach,
sets up a noisy splashing. A shark is
in deadly fear of any sort of living
thing that splashes in the water.
AnCng the South Sea islands the
natives never go to sea bathing alone
but always in parties of half a dozen
or so, in order that they may make the
greatest hubbub in the water. and thus
scare the sharks away Once in a while
a too VentureSOme swimmer among
these natives fOOliShly detaches himself
from his swimming party and momen-
tarily fOrgetS to keep up his Splashfns,
Then there is a swish, and the man
eater comes up beneath him like a flash
and gobbles him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25

grafton, "Quid est Summum,'' did
splendidly.
Under the principa1ship of Prof e.
l. Cowdrick the city schools have been
maintained at the highest standard.
Duflng the year past the course has
peen SO arranged as to connect fully
with the freshman class of the univers-
lty or Kansas. Material improvements
nave also been made in the thorough
renovation of the buildings, the addi-
tion OF a steam heating plant the
pIac1ng OF many fine pictures upon the
school room walls and the expenditure
OF ABOUT $500 on school library, of ref
erence books and general literature. A
nperal library tax was voted by the
last school meeting. Prof. Cowdrick is
STRIVING to make the Russell high
school the first school of the county,
ana consequently is reported to be hos
tlie to the establishment of a county
hlgh school, which is to be voted on
next fall.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
GRANTS FATAL DAY.
IFrom the PhiladeIphia Press. ]

From the Philadelphia PreSS.J
During Grants last year of struggle
between life and death an event oc-
Cured which caused considerable pain
and anxiety to his family. A profess
sional astrologer had cast the generals
horoscope and had predicted that he
would die on March 81. The prediction
worried the family, not because they
believed it, but because of the fear that
it would come to the generals ears and
annoy him. The strictest watch was
kept in order that papers containing
the prophecy should not come into his
possession, but one day when the fam
lily returned to the generals room after
breakfast they found him intently read
ing the forecast of his own fate.
Nothing at all was said about it at
that time or later for they wished as
far as possible to keep the generals
mind from dwelling on the thought of
death, but as the date grew near they
noticed that he asked more frequently
what day of the month it was. Some
times he asked that question twice
the same day, and when his son Ulys-
SeS answered one occasion he said:
You told me that before
Il know I did, father, but it was this
morning"
4 had forgotten it, answered the
general
The family became more and more
anxious as the day approached, and
when at last it arrived they dreaded the
effect it might possibly have upon the
generals mind. Every one about his
bedside was extremely nervous. until
they suddenly found out that instead
of being anxious about the day of his
death, his inquiries as to the date had
been owing to the fact on that day he
was to receive his first pay as Gen.
Grant He could scarcely wait until
the money came, and when at last it
did arrive he made it up in rolls, which
he passed to his sons and his wife, and
kept only $25 for himself. He cared
nothing for the money. 1t was only the
comfort he knew it would give his loved
ones that made him happy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
FRlGHTFULLY HURT.
Fourteen Year Old Boy Has
Arm Torn Off by Shot Gun.

The 14-year-old son of Thomas Ewing
of Highland Park dangerously
wounded by the accidental discharge of
shotgun in the hands of a boy named Fo-
gel about the same age, whose parents
live in that vicinity. His right arm was
practically torn off below the elbow and
had to be amputated, and the shot lodged
in his left shoulder The wound in the
left arm.
The two boys were playing, soldiers, and
the FogeI boy secured the shotgun at his
fathers house. He was ignorant of the
fact that it was loaded, and during the
play pointed it toward the Ewing boy and
pulled the trigger. He was so close that
young Ewings face was burned by the
The condition of the Ewing boy is
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25

lives up to her ideals, it means that
she continues to curl her hair when
her husband doesn't treat her right.
When a girl we have always known
as Maggie writes us a letter in which
she signs herself Marguerite Helene
Louise, she doesn't impress US as much
as she expects.
An Atchison mother recently refused
her boy permission to learn how to
swim. He said nothing to indicate his
disappointment, but the next day she
found the face of her mirror covered
with newspaper clippings showing that
if Fred Funston had not learned how
to swim he would not now be briga-
dier general
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-25
FILES OF THE CHAMPION.
Loaned by Mrs. Jno. A. Martin to
Midland College.

Atchison, May 25.-Mrs. John A. Mar
tin, who has complete files of the Atch-
ison Champion from 1858 to 1892, bound
and in good shape, has generously loaned
them to Midland college library, to-
gether with a large number of valuable
volumes of the library belonging to
Colonel Martin.
The volumes of the Champion are the
only complete files of that paper in eX-
istence. Mrs. Martin refuses to sell
them, she already having had several
handsome offers for them. They con-
tain much valuable history of Kansas,
and will doubtless become more historic
as the state grows.