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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-03
KNOWING HOW PAYS.
The Moral OF this Old. old Ane cdote viii
Save a Heap OF Trouble and a Pile
OF Money.

- met hing fad CCne wropg with some
simple pbrt uf .tat'Cnsry engine, ard he
etokcr could not fix il After srordiuF q
day ortwo on it he WA forced to ak the
ara Of n more competent workman. He
failed sisO. and some one suggested the
employment Of local celebrity, sort Of
tinker ~ any mcdaniel Job There Is
generally one in cv'ry locality He gave
TWO or three raus with his hammer and
touched up rod or two when the pound
irC or whatever ai'cd The machine, ceased
When asked to make out his bill, it read
as follows:
Fixing engine ..--.--..-...... 80
Knowing how so 90
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-03

Gro. DEHAvEN, Geu'l. Pass'r AGENT,
Grand RAJ ids. Mich
n. j. WINCHTLL Agent. Alma.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-02-03

DETROIT Il MILWAUKEE DIV.
Arrival anG Departure Of Trans at C"osso jet.
EASTE -UND
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
KANSAS NEWS.
A Young GiEI Near Solomon
City Curiosity.
Has Scales All Over Her Body
Like a Fish.
WAS BORN THAT WAY.
Is Fourteen Years Old and Her
Eyes Never Close.
Her Family Has Spent Much
Money For Treatment.

Salina, June 6.-At Bennington there
is at present undergoing treatment at
sanitarium a Miss Walker from near
Solomon City, who is suffering from a
remarkable affection
Since birth, fourteen years ago, she
has had what the doctors have called a
fish skin. Scales like a fish have COM
pletely covered her body. Her eyes
have been red and inf1amed and were
never closed. She has taken five baths
and her Improvement has been remark
able. The scales have nearly all dis
appeared, inflammation of the eyes is
reduced and she opens and closes the
lids like an ordinary person. Her fam
lily are highly respected. They have
spent great amount of money in treat
ing the girl, and even took her to the
Pacific coast to place her under the
care of a specialist. without results.
They are highly elated at her present
Improvement which they consider al
most miraculous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
SOLD TO IT'S RIVAL.
oakdale, Okla, Is Being Moved to
Mountain View.

FL Reno, Ok. June 5.-Mountain
View, Ok, the new terminal town on
the Chickasha extension of the Rock
Island railroad, broke another record in
town enterprise today.
There has existed a rival town mile
and half west, and it was deemed adj
visable that both towns be one. After a
weeks diplomacy the protocol was to-
day signed and the towns are now one.
The consideration was raised by the
enterprising citizens of Mountain View.
and amounted in total to $134, $50. Now
'-Oakdale,'' the rival, is or. wheels and
strung out on the road to Mountain
View.
This is probably the first case of buy
ing a whole town outright that the an
mails of the west record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
MESSAGE FROM M'KINLEY.
To the Family of the Deceased Presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, June 6.-Among the mes
sages of coincidence received by the family
of the late Frank Thomson, president of
the Pennsylvania railroad, today was the
following:
Executive Mansion, Washington. June
6-Miss Ann Thomson; You have. the
heartfelt sympathy of Mrs. Mckinley and
myself in the loss of your dear, devoted
father. We share your sorrow.
''WM. MKINLEY."
It has been decided to hold the funeral
services at the late residence of Mr..
the eompa any viii meet tomorrow. when
Mr.. Thomson's successor will probably
either to James McCrea, first vice presi-
dent of the lines west of Pittsburg, or S.
NJ Provost at present third vice preSi
dent of the company John P. Green, first
vice president Of the road, would ordinar-
lily be promoted to the presidency, but it
is understood he does not desire the posi-
ton,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
ORDER A BACKWARD STEP.
Denounces the Ruling by Presi-
dent Mckinley.

New York. June 6-The National CIV
il Service Reform league, in a\State-
ment made public, declares that the or
der of President Mckinley of May 29,
changing the civil service rules, is d
backward step of the most pronounced
character. The order, the league says,
is a long succession of violations of
both the spirit and the literal terms of
the law and rules in various branches
OF the service.
1t withdraws from the classified ser
vice not merely 5000 900 offices and
positions, but, as nearly as can now be
estimated, 10, 109.
1t removes 1893 from the class of po-
sitions filled hitherto either through
competitive examinations or through
an orderly practice of promotion, and it
transfers 6,416 other positions in the
war department, filled hitherto through
a competitive registration system un-
der the control of the civil service COM
mission, to a system to be devised and
placed in effect by the present secretary
of war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
W. A. WHITES APPETITE.
Ed Howe Tells Two Good Stories on
the Emporia Editor.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

the ACC01SOn GLOBE.
Mr.. and Mrs. White went to Wash
ington, to see the sights. When they
go off on trips, they divide their money
Mr.. White spending his on eating, while
Mrs. White spends hers on pretty things
for the house. On this trip, Mr.. White
insisted NOn stopping at a big hotel
where his money was soon exhausted,
and Mrs. White was compelled to take
him. on her money,to a boarding house.
Here, after several days, and after they
were tremendously hungry, Glen Miller
found them, and invited them out to
Cabin Johns for a dinner. The first
thing served was a baked bass, a very
fine one. and after Mrs. White and Mr..
Miller had nibbled at it properly, Mr..
White asked: Have you all you want
of that fish2" Both said they had,
whereupOn Mr.. White asked that the
bass be placed before him This was
done, and he went up one side and down
the other, eating everything except the
bones. Mrs. White could not reach him
with her foot, and the waiter stood by,
wondering and waiting. Finally the
waiter removed the skeleton of the fish.
and brought in six other courses: soft
shell crabs, and terrapin. and that sort
of thing, but Mr.. White had gorged
himself on the fish, and couldn't eat
another bite: he didn't know about the
six other courses.
The Atchison man who entertained
him, says that at the conclusion of the
dinner. when he thought everybody was
satisfied, Mr.. White said to his wife:
"Sallie, pass me your rawberrieS and
ice cream meaning the straw berries
and ice cream his wife had left on her
Stanley and his wife waited patiently
while the author of Whats the Matter
with KanSas?' finished Sallie'S ice
cream and strawberries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

Chicago Journal: The academic doc
trine that one of the tendencies of
trusts is to reduce prices to the con-
sumner receives another grand exempli-
fication in the case of the coal trust.
After its somewhat abortive effort at
controlling prices a year ago, the COM
bination tried again, and this time has
the game all in it's own hands, with no
wicked Della ware, I4ackawanna & West
ern railway interfering with it and cut
ting it's rate. One of it's first acts after
getting in the independent operators
will be, it is said. to raise the price of
coal % cents a ton along the Atlantic
coast. 1t is a great doctrine, that one
about trusts lowering prices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
OVER A CAN OF BEER.
Eight Tramps Fight at Wichita and
Three Will Die.

Wichita, June "a gang of eight
tramps got into a general fight in the
Santa Fe yards last night over a can Of
beer and three of them are fatally in
jured.
One of them, known as Black Jim,
had his throat cut close up under his
chin, till he could run his tongue out
under his lower jaw. Another one who
is known as Denver Pete had his
head pounded almost to a pulp with a
car link and was taken to a hospital
in an inSensible condition. Another one
was cut and bruised about the head
until he was helpless. There was
general riot until a posse of policemen
arrived and stopped the disturbance
to the city hospital and placed in the
same ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
WHAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE
From the New York Post.I

IFrom the New York Post.1
So far as concerns the relations of
the treasury, to the gold export move
ment, people need hardly feel any pres
ent uneasiness. When the New York
banks hold in their vaults soc, 900, 0Od
specie and only $50 400, 900 legal tenders.
it is hardly to be supposed that the ex-
port gold will be obtained this season
through redemption of legal tender
notes in specie. And as a matter of
fact. when the treasury is asked today
to take its choice in its payment for or
binary liabilities, it elects to pay gold
instead of legal tenders; its own re-
serves standing this week at 1928 400. 900
specie and barely $40 OOO. 900 paper mon
ey. The reason for this change in the
position both of banks and treasury is
obvious enough. A domestic currency
which was altogether excessive for the
trade needs of 1894, when the monthly
bank clearings of the entire United
States ran below four thousand million
dollars. may easily be inadequate for
exchanges of eight thousand millions
monthly. such as have been witnessed
in the present season. The perfectly
natural result has been the absorption
of the legal tender currency into an ex-
panding retail trade and the conse-
quent conversion of bank and treasury
reserves into specie. This being true
the outward and inward movement of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
RECEPTION FOR TWENTIETH.
Mound City to Honor It's Filipino
Fighters With O-atory and
Barbecue.

Mound City, June Son motion of
the q. A. r. post in this city Saturday
night, it was decided to call public
meeting to arrange for a reception for
the soldiers of Linn county upon the
return of the Twentieth Kansas from
tie Philippines. It is also the inten-
ton to have an old soldiers reunion n
the same time and wind it up with an
Old-f1 shiOned barbecue.
Free entertainments will be provided
for ali the soldiers, and speakers Of
state and national reputation will he
secured for the occasion. 1t is esti-
mated that about fifty soldiers from
this county participated in the late war
and that there are over 600 old soldiers
in the county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
ABILENE CASE COMPROMISED.
Insurance Company's Suit Against
Union PACIFIC Is Settled.

Abilene, June 6.-Notice has been re-
ceived here by the local agent of the
Travellers Insurance company of a
compromise which finally diSposes of
long and expensive litigation between
the insurance company named and the
Union Pacific Railway company over
the Union Pacific hotel property of this
city. A number of years ago the Trav-
elers' built a hotel and office on ground
leased from the railway, which at the
same time built its Abilene station adj
joining it, it being a part of the con-
tract that the Union Pacific was to
stop its trains here for meals
The violation of this contract by the
railway company was followed by a
suit for damages by the Travellers and
the case was tried before Referee G.
w. Hurd of this city, who gave the
plaintiff judgment for the full amount
sued for, $4,000, but awarding the hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
AGUINALDo's FLAGSTAFF.
Liberty Boys in Co. G Send Piece of
1t to DR. T. w. Houston.

DR.. T. w. Houston, the well known
physician of Liberty, eight miles north
of Coffeyville, received Saturday from
Manila, a piece of bamboo about twelve
inches long. 1t was sent him by the
Liberty boys who are in Company G Of
the Twentieth Kansas. 1t was a part
of the staff of AguinaldC's flag and was
secured from his headquarters at the
capture of Malolos. Inside the section
of bambOO-fOr it is hollOw-are several
oil chromOs that belonged to Aguinaldo.
Among them is oil painting of the
face of Christ. Accompanying the val
liable souvenir were affidavitS from sew
eral officers and members of the regi-
ment in proof of the genuineness of the
article.
DIR. Houston will keep the souvenir
until the boys return, when 1t will be
returned to them.-Coffeyville Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.1
The adder must be a mathematical
reptile.
Every time a man fails to hit the tar
get he blames the gun.
The lawyer deals in brains and dis
poses of them by the case.
It's a good memory that sometimes
admits of discreet forgetfulness.
The spread of intelligence consists
only of what the appetite requires.
The easiest way to raise vegetables
is to plant them and then raise chick
ems.
When a woman can't stir up any 9TH
er kind of trouble she tackles house
cleaning.
Pay your doctor bills promptly. One
should be grateful to those who spare
his life.
Some women think they are mans
superior because the latter take off
their hats to them.
Every man knows some other man
who is a little smarter than himself but
he doesn't like to admit it.
Some people are so charitable with
their good advice that they never have
any left for home consumption
A cynical bachelor says Adams wife
was called Eve because when she ap-
peared his day of happiness was at an
end.
st. Louis thieves complain that the
jewelry they are compelled to steal in
that village is the kind of which you
can get your choice for 49 cents
The indications are that nearly all
the lightweight boxers are now engag-
ed in Grating TawDerrieS,
Some people have queer tastes. "a
Chicago man recently called up the tel
ephone exchange and asked for st.
Louis.
Some men are so Self-important that
they imagine their weight on one side
of the globe causes the other side to tip
up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
KANSAS HAS A GUN.
The State Is Entitled to One Captured
Spanish Cannon.

Washington, June 5.-The war de-
partment has solved the question to
the disposition of the artillery captured
from Spain in Cuba and Porto Rico by
turning the whole matter over to the
governors of the states. Very many
applications have been received at the
department for the gift or loan of these
guns and the pressure has been re-
newed since the navy department made
known the fact that all of its guns had
been disposed of. The law under which
these guns can be distributed provides
that they may go only to the soldiers
monument associations, Grand Army
posts and municipal corporations. One
gun will be allotted to each state and
the governor is asked to decide what
disposition shall be made of the gun for
his state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
A SAN JUAN HERO.
Nominated For Clerk of Butler County
by the Populists.

brought out Corporal James Richie for
county clerk. On the day that the news
Of the blowing up of the Maine reached
Richie he handed in his resignation to
his employer and as soon as his sue
cessor could be installed, Joined the
First cavalry on March 4. His regiment
was in front of the fight at Las Quay
mas, in which fight so many of the
rough riders lost their lives. He was in
the famous charge up San Juan Hill
and assisted in capturing the block
house. In the fight that followed, in
which the SpaniardS attempted to re-
take the block house Corporal Richie
fell wounded, three times pierced by
two Mauser bullets and having his
right foot torn off with shell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
CASTLE OF THE MACkAYS.
Meeting of the Family Planned For
the Scotland Palace This
Summer

London, June 6.-Mrs. John w. Mack
ay has taken a castle in Scotland in the
neighborhood of Balamaccan, the es-
tate owned by the Bradley Martins.
This year there will be "a summer
Maclzay meet at this newly acquired
residence. Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Mackay will come from Newport. There
will also be at the castle the Princess
Colonna, Mrs. Mackay's daughter, with
her children, and other members of the
family
This family reunion is not likely to
take place until after June "a. The rea-
son is that Mrs. Mackay, as well as
Mrs Bradley Martin, will be greatly to
the fore at the grand bazaar to be held
in aid of the Charing Cross Hospital in
Albert hall ON that date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Kate Chubb and husband to John H.
Stevens, $3.50, lot 253, Tenth avenue
west.
Martha H. Halves and husband and
w. H. Patterson, to John H Stevens,
$780, 8 2-3 acres in Kaw Reserve No. 3.
P. G.. Noel, c. o. Knowles and Ben
nett r. Wheeler, receivers of the In
vestment Trust company, to Dora Pears,
S120 Is lots on Madison and Monroe
streets, Pierce's addition.
D. S. Cook and wife to Sara Walp,
81 200, lot 139 and s. II 1877 Buchanan ST.,
Vance's addition.
QUIT-CLAIM DEEDS.
E V NJ Nellis and husband to R. H.
Fultz, 81, lot 225 Watson avenue, West
End subdivision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
A POISONOUS WEED.
Growing In Sumner County Pastures
Affects Horses QueerlY.

Wellington, June 6.-Farmers from
various parts of the country complain
of a peculiar disease that is affecting
quite a number Of horses in their lOcali-
ties. The ailment seems to be some
what of a mystery to most horsemen
who have given it any consideration but
some attribute it to a poisonous weed
which grows in their pastures and gets
mixed in the hay.
The disease is not regarded as fatal,
but it is very painful and injurious to
the horses mouth which it seems to
affect the most. Their mouths get
sore and their lips become dry and
bleed. They can scarcely eat while in
this condition and as result, the
horses lose considerably in flesh and
are thus greatly injured and hardly
able to stand the years work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
AGAINST EXPANSION.
Ottawa Students Discuss the Policy
In Joint Debate.

Ottawa, June 5-The question debated
Saturday night at the annual inter-
society debate of the Ottawa university
was, Resolved, That the United States
should adopt a policy of territorial ex-
pansion." The judges were s. A. Riggs
of Lawrence, Theo w. Wiseman of Kan
sas City and A. w. Benson of Ottawa.
The decision was rendered in favor of
the negative, represented by Messrs.
Sample of Eureka and McLela of How
ard, of the Philalethean society. The
other society was the Olympian The
graduating exercises will continue until
Thursday night next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

building to the Union Pacific. The lat
ter appealed the case, which is now in
the United States supreme court.
By the deal Just consummated the
travellers conveys the hotel building
and furniture and office building to the
Union Pacific, the consideration being
$4,000 and the dismissal of the suit
now in the supreme court. The Travel
ers, will continue to occupy the office
building. The hotel, known as the I'm
ion Pacific, is now conducted by, Estes
q Rohrer, who may continue it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
SHOT HIS YOUNG BRIDE.
Frank Owens of OIathe Mortally
Wounds His Wife and Makes
His Escane

Olathe, June Crank Owens, about
&c years of age, shot his young 17-year-
old wife a their home in this city last
night and made good his escape. One
shot entered her neck and one her right
breast and she cannot live.
They have been married two months
and she left him once and returned
Last night he endeavored to get her to
promise she would never leave him
again, but she would not make the
promise; whereupOn he shot her.
So far Sheriff Jones has no clue
Young Owens has two sisters living in
Kansas City, Mo, and it is thought he
is there in hiding awaiting the condi-
ton of his wife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
1T is DIR. FISK.
He Will Succeed DR.. Blakesley at the
First Congregational Church.

Rev D. D. Fisk, of st. Louis, will be
called to the pastorate of the First con-
gregationaI church to succeed DR.. Linus
BIakeSley.
The trustees of the church will take a
formal vote Thursday night on the
question of calling DR.. Fisk to the pas
torate. 1t is understood that a majority
is in favor of the call, and that there
will be opposition.
DR.. Fisk has been in Topeka for the
past two weeks, coming here to deliver
the address before the graduating class
of the high school. He will undoubtedly
accept the call
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
Where is Chamberlain.

An interesting quarrel is going on
between Norman Barratt, banker, ana
G.. W. Wells, keeper of the private in
sane asylum. Eight years ago Mr.. Bar
raft was appointed guardian of an in
sane man named Chamberlain. He says
he took the man out to the Wells
asylum, and left him there. A year or
two later, he went out to see Cham
berlain, whereupon Mr.. Wells said there
was no such patient at the asylum. and
never had been. Chamberlain had dis
appeared completely, and nobody
knows what has become of him.-Atchi-
son Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
TO FUSE IN sEDGEwICK.
Democrats and Populists to Unite on
a County Ticket.

Wichita, June 6.-The Populists and
Democrats of Sedgwick county will
fuse again this year.
The two central committees met yes
terday within hearing distance of each
other and each selected a conference
committee composed of five members,
whose duty it will be to have a joint
meeting some time before the county
convention to decide on the proper dis
tributiOn of the offices.
The POpulists will hold their primary
conventions in the country on Satur-
day, June Is, and in the city on Tues
day, June 49, The Democrats will hold
their county convention on the goth.
The basis of representation in the pri-
maries will be the same as last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06

wood, four miles south of Marion, Oil
yer Powell, a son of one of the most
prominent farmers living eight miles
east of Marion, was drowned while at
tempting to cross the river horse
back. The horse got entangled in a
rope and the young man being a good
swimmer slid off into the water with
the evident intention of swimming to
the shore. About midway in the stream
he threw up his hand, saying: I'm go
ing to drown" and went down. His
friend could do nothing to rescue him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
HIS CHILD.
c. Rice Supposed to Have Gone to
Denver.

c. Rice, who was employed at Pages
mill in North Topeka, disappeared on
Sunday afternoon with his little boy
and has not been heard from since.
Sunday afternoon Mr.. Rice requested
his wife to dress the little boy for
walk. They left the house together
and Mrs Rice believes that her hus
band and the child went to Denver as
he had been wanting to go to Denver
and she did not. He left her a weeks
wages due him at the mill. man and
little boy boarded the Union Pacific
train Sunday night for the west and it
is thought to have been Mr.. Rice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-06
AFTER THE PENNANT.
St Louis Ball Team Secures SudhoR
and Cross.

New York, June 6.-When the st. Louis
club reaches Philadelphia Manager Te5eau
will be hand with two men. who.
it is believed, will greatly strengthen the
team Both are old St. Louis favorites,
and should fit in well with the new aggre-
cation of baseball talent controlled by
President Robson. They are Pitcher
Willie Sudhoff and Lave Cross who
played mighty good ball for the Forest
City team. Sudhof and Cross were re-
leased by Clevelnad to st. Louis today
after a conference in this city between
Manager Tebeau, President Frank Robi-
son of ST. Louis and President Matthew
Stanley Robson of Cleveland