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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
THAT FILIPINO FLAG.
Capt. Buchan, It Appears, Did Not
Capture the Emblem

A letter has been received by a To-
peka man from soldier in the Twen-
tieth Kansas which throws a side light
on the incident of Captain Buchan's
sending a Filipino flag to President Nc
Kinley.
The letter says that the nag was cap
tured in a fight when Captain Buchan
which captured the flag was being COM
manded at the time by Lieutenant AL
ford, who was soon afterwards killed.
Captain Buchan, the letter says, secured
possession of the flag and spirited it
away when he returned to America, and
then sent it with his compliments to
President Mckinley. The privates who
really made the capture, continues the
writer, We're furious when they learned
of Captain Buchans action, as they had
expected to bring the flag home to To-
peEa and place it in the state capitol.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
BOWER OF BEAUTY.
How Mrs Diggs Would Improve the
Capitol Rotunda-

Mrs. Annie L. Diggs, state librarian,
is responsible for one of the best sug-
gestiOns for the improvement OF the
state house rotunda that has yet Deen
offered. She would make it a delightful
resting place for the people Of Topeka
and visitors to the state capitol from
out Of town.
1t is Mrs. Diggs' idea to fill the ro-
tunda with palms and pOtted plants
and extend the arrangement to the cor
ridors on the north and south. In the
center Of the rOtunda she would place
a fountain, so fitted with electric lights
as to make the water a column of varie-
gated colors, and in the midst of the
vegetation she would distribute COM
Portable seats.
7 know Of no more satisfactory way
of improving the rotunda," said Mrs.
Digs today. One feature in favor of
this plan would be its responsiveness,
as the fountain and plants and seats
would cost but a nominal sum. The
walls of the rOtunda and the corridors
TO the north and south might be plain
" frescOed at a small expense, and the
present intention of putting in a marble
dOOrT carried out. I am sure that the
people of Topeka and visitors from out
Of town would greatly appreciate the
resting place the rotunda would then
afford, especially during the summer
months.
with artistic taste in its arrange
ment this unsightly portion of the state
house could be made a really beautiful
place where anyone would be glad to
spend what leisure time might be at
command The fountain should be of
the tall variety with the spray falling
close to the pillar, and with simple cleo
trica1 equipment a beautiful effect
could be produced. It would not re-
quire any additional force to look after
and care for the palms and plants.
1t also seems to me-" continued Mrs.
Diggs, that with such an arrangement
municipal concerts might be arranged
by the city government. The band or
other musical organization might be
stationed in the gallery above the ro-
tunda, and in summer at least those
who could not find accommodations be-
low and in the corridors could congre-
gate on the north and south steps
where the music would be easily heard
with distinctness. In many cities of
smaller population than Topeka a fund
is especially set aside for municipal
concerts, and undoubtedly Topeka
would be able to pay for such enter
tainment for its citizens"
The plan advanced by Mrs Digs for
the Improvement of the state house
rotunda is very worthy of considera-
ton by the executive council One of
the greatest reasons in favor of it is
the fact that at present there Is abso-
lutely no provision for the comfort Of
capitol visitors as far as resting places
are concerned. To beautify the ro-
tunda and corridors in this way would
be Tar more acceptable to the people
than the expenditure of large sums of
money in having the walls made hideous
by professional decorators in the
same manner as the walls of the dome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
A. o. U. W. UNION MEETINGS
Innovation Is Proving a Pronounced
Success In Topeka.

The union meetings which the differ
ent local lodges Of the A. o. U. W. are
holding every month, are becoming
very popular and with each succeeding
meeting the interest Of the members
increases. These union meetings are
already OF much Importance in A. o. U.
w. circles and are the foundation Of
much good. Their main object is to
bring the members of the different
lodges into closer touch to talk over
and discuss those things which will be
OF interest to the order and promote its
growth, and to provide a suitable en-
tertainment which, mixed in with the
business part of the programme, com
pletes the evenings meeting in a pleas
ing and enjoyable manner
The seven local lodges of the A. 0. U
w in Topeka take turn about at being
most at these meetings and there is
much pride and friendly rivalry among
the lodges as to which will out do the
others IN providing the most enjoya Bile
evenings entertainment New features
are introduced in the programme and
speakers and other forms Of anause-
ment procured to pleasantly pass away
the time. The union meeting this month
occurs on Thursday, August 10. and
Irwin lodge No. 260 expects to do her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
LEFT IN JAIL.
Police Judge Guy Refuses to Be Dis
turbed by Jointists' Friends.


Archie Bailey, colored, and Leonard
Henry, white. were arrested Saturday
night for running a joint in the Jock
heck building on Kansas avenue.
They were taken to the police station
and locked up. They had friends fill
out bond and drive out to Judge
Guys house with it. The Judge had
retired and was sleeping sOundly when
the bOndsmen jingled the front door
bell 1t was after 10 O'Clock. The judge
refused to get up to pass upon a bond
and the two bar tenders remained in
jail until Monday mornings court when
their bond was placed at ST. 900 each
which they furnished.
Bailey and Henry talked of suing the
Jailers and police officers for unlawful
imprisonment and censured Judge Guy
for not getting up to approve their
bond.
In speaking of the case and similar
ones, Judge Guy said: Il do not see
that it is necessary for me to get out
OF bed at all times of night to approve
bonds for violatOrs of the prohibitorv
law / am on hand u hours a day to do
such work. These jointists seem to
think they should be accommodated It
is different with them than with a per
son who without reconciliation gets
into fight or something of the sort
and is arrested. These jointists make
deliberate preparations to violate the
law and do so continuously and then
when they are arrested they seem to
have the Idea they are being greatly
imposed upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
OVER 1000 ADDED.
Pension List Shows Large Increase
This Year.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
veterans who wore the blue and who
carried muskets in defense Of the nag
from 81 to '65 are dropping Off at an
increased rate each year. the increase
in the number of names that are added
to the pension rolls is far greater than
the number that is stricken from the
rolls by the hand Of death
Never has the mortality rate among
the old soldiers been greater than 1t
has been during the past year. Much of
the time the flag over Lincoln Post hall
has been kept flying at half mast, and
more frequently than ever before have
the members of the GA r. posts all over
the Union been called upon to bear an
other comrade out and lay him to rest
in the little cemetery on the hill But
Notwithstanding this fact there has
been a net increase in the number of
pensioners on the rolls Of the Topeka
agency of over 1000.
The annual report Of Pension Agent
Cyrus Leland, which has just been for
Warded to the pension bureau at Wash
ington, shows that there have been
stricken from the rolls of the Topeka
agency on account of death 1878 names
during the past year, and during the
same time 1888 new names have been
placed on the rolls. This brings the
total number of pensioners served from
the Topeka agency UP to 1890
OF the number Of deaths, 2.4SS were
old soldiers of the civil war; us widows
of civil war veterans; II widows of vet
Grams of the war of 1872; "a soldiers of
the Mexican war; 81 widows of Next
can war veterans; IA soldiers of the In
dian wars; 16 widows Of Indian war
soldiers.
No veterans of the war of 1912 are on
the pension roll, but 102 widows of sol
diers of that war are drawing pensions.
There are 1877 soldiers of the Mexican
war on the roll and 1,0O3 widows. There
are also 1O3 survivors of the Indian
wars on the rolls and 224 widows.
So far only 10 soldiers and widows
of soldiers of the recent Spanish war
have been pensioned in this district.
During the past year 1 widow of
soldier of the war of 1872, soldiers and
SO widows of soldiers of the Mexican
war, and soldiers and II widows of
veterans of the Indian wars were
granted pensions.
At the present time there are 30,925
soldiers drawing pensions under the old
law and 6725 under the law of 1890
There are 59, 2SO widows drawing PEN
sions under the old law and Ii, 209 under
the law of 1890.
The following statement shows the
number of pensioners in each state and
territory on the rolls of the Topeka
agency, June 80, 1899, and the amount
paid for pensions during the fiscal year
1899 in each state and territory:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
TO EXTERMINATE THEM.
Mexico Will Wage Relentless War
Against the Yaqui Indians.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Aug. IA special to
the Republic from Austin, Tex, says:
Information received today by priv
ate advices is to the effect that the
Mexican army will open up active and
continual warfare on the Yaqui Indians
tomorrow. For q week the Mexican
soldiers already in the Yaqui territory
have been engaging the Indians until
the main body of men could be mobi-
Ized In doing this, they have lost
quite a number of their soldiers, while
the Indians have lost comparatively
few warriors.
the Mexican soldiers were about mobi-
nzed-at least, there are about 1000
men on the field, and that is considered
to be a sufficient mum Der to justify the
troops being moved into the mountains,
with instructions to push through and
if possible, exterminate the Indians.
The situation is worse even than it
was during the ten years war The
Indians are determined that they will
fight until they regain every foot of the
territory taken from them by the treaty
three years ago, and the Mexican gov
eminent is determined to effectually ex-
terminate the Indians, so as to secure
all the land from the Indians and pre-
vent any further outbreak
The Indian has already Waded rather
deep in blood, according to official ad-
vices, having killed something like 100
miners and as many soldiers. With both
sides thoroughly aroused, the war
which will open in earnest tomorrow,
promises to be long prolonged
It is given out that, taking up the
line of march tomorrow, the Mexican
troops will advance directly into the
mountains and try to reach the noun
tain Businesses of the Indians giving
them no time to rest from one attack
to another, in the hope that by this pro-
cedure they will be worn out in short
order and either surrounded or all be
killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
Nine. Dreyfus as Girl and Woman.
[From the London Truth.l

From the London TRUTH
The f1rmness of Nine. Dreyfus I'm
standing by a man convicted of a base
crime surprised all who knew her as a
growing girl. She had then a placid
disposition, and seemed to have no will
of her own. But as Nine. Dreyfus, in
law guardian of her husbands fortune,
and the self-appointed guardian Of his
honor she was purposeful, prompt and
strong She never recoiled from bold
action or course when she thought IT
might tend toward his dehVerance-
Though young, and more than pretty
she had the good sense ana Ieeiln8 70
remain in the shade. Her calm fortl-
tude enlisted general sympathy Peo-
pie who almost go into commissions OF
fury when the judgment Of the court OF
Cessation is spoken of before IneIn1
show respect for Nine. Lucie DreyIus.
At Rennes she has preserved that
same dignified reserve. At INST she
thought it less affected TO go on foot
to and from the military prison. But
snap-shOtters SO beset her in the street
as to force her to go in closed car
rage They formed a polyglOt mob.
They hired boys to play leap-frog on
the sideWay before her. This obliged
her to stand, and then the snap-shotter
found his advantage.
A number Of gushing people have
been overwhelming her with flowers,
and Capt. Dreyfus with fiat, common
place congratulations. She sent the
mowers TO the EaIuGnGI OL MITE Lo4-
ards villa, where she stays. TO have
her rooms there declxed out like a prirna
donna's boudoir was not to be thought
Of. She was in mourning, and must
remain 50 until her husbands rehabili-
tation. No hotelkeeper would receive
her at Rennes. Nine. GODDARD heard
this AS she admires the fine character
Nine. Dreyfus has shown, she offered
her the use of her villa. and has gone
herself to lodgings. Her guest has with
her all her brothers-in-law. her father
and two friends who showed her true
friendship in her evil days. They say
that the Hadamard-Dreyfu families
insist on paying Nine GODDARD a. rent OF
5000 francs a month.
You can get the Beacon Lights OF
History on monthly payments.
J. STOTLER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
Attention, Roard of Education.

The contractors Of this city, to the
number Of about 20, who are engaged
IN the building business, authorize this
emphatic and unqualified denial of any
pooling or collision in the Branner
school building. The insinuation we
consider very unjust, and positively
without excuse. The names of the par
ties, making this denial. will be speci-
fed, If called for, when the charges
have been made sufficiently specific to
justify such a course. If your mem
bers know of any evidence giving sup
port to the aspersion, the contractors
are ready at any time or place to have
the same made public.
CONTRACTORS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
CUT WORN PEST.
Doing Some Damage to Crops In
Allen and Lyon Counties.

Prof Hugo Kohl of the chronological
department of the state university,
who was in Topeka Sunday, says that
his department is receiving many COM
plants from farmers about damage
being done by cut worms.
Prof. Kohl says these complaints are
limited to two counties, Lyon and Al
len and that much damage is being
done to growing crops in those coun-
ties. "One farmer wrote to u.s. said
he. that the worms had taken 20
acres of alfalfa and were beginning to
work in his corn.
THE trouble is that all these com
plants come too late to enable US to
suggest remedy for the trouble this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
AGAIN ARRESTED.
The Notorious Neddo Family Before
Police Court

The Neddo family have added an
other notch to their police court rec
ord.
Mrs. Neddo alias Mrs. Stone, was ar
rested for keeping a disorderly house
and was taken to the station. Soon af-
ter she left her house on Crane street
her former husband, G. Neddo. climbed
over the porch to secure six bottles of
beer. He succeeded and got drunk on
it. He was arrested for being drunk
and for burglary. He pleaded guilty to
being drunk and was fined IS and while
he serves his time the other charge is
pending. Mrs. Neddo only had $40 so
she was allowed to plead guilty to dis
orderly conduct, fined SO and she owes
the police court so cents.
The Neddos have four children. They
are bright but are being brought up
under rather poor conditions. Neddo
and his wife have repeatedly been ar
rested for selling liquor and on like
charges
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year. The only thing that can be done
is to prepare to battle with the pests
next year.
greatest evils is the practice Of farmers
to continue year after year planting
one kind of crop on land. This encour-
ages the growth of insect pests. Eggs
are laid on the weeds and if the vege-
tation is turned under it will destroy
these eggs.
1--WE are not furnishing any drugs to
kill the cutworIns for it would do no
good as they are just going into the
ground"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07

He seems especially to fear the prestige
of General Lawton- Many a time Otis
has sent Lawton q telegram to retreat
when, in the general opinion, Lawton
was in position to crush the rebellion
These kilograms have sometimes come
in the progress of a battle. General
Otis has the ill-wiIl of the entire army.
He is known as the 'three-card monte
shark
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
KANSAS WOMAN INJURED.
Mrs. Magill, of Klngman, Has q Wild
Ride Down a Mountain.

Denver, Col, Aug. Tt was a stage
coach ride face to face with death, with
a precipice on one side and a steep
mountain slope on the other, and the
result was seen this morning when the
train from Lyons over the Burlington
brought in the bruised passengers.
Mrs. c. A. Magill of Kingman, Kan,
was so badly injured that she had to be
taken from the train to the ambulance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
woman was

on a stretcher. One other woman was
hurt.
A new driver was recently put on the
line between Estes park and Lyons
Yesterday, with a coach full, he began
the Journey from the peak to the rail-
road station. Almost at the brow OF
the hill the brake snapped and the We
hicle loaded with passengers shot
down the mountain highway.
Finally the driver ran the vehicle
straight up the mountain side, over
turning it and dragging it for several
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Chattanooga Boy OF Tender Years Re
sents a Whipping.

Chicago. Aug. IA special to the
Times-Herald from Chattanooga. Tenn.
says:
Captain A. B. Watkins. a county Off
cial and we'll known in Tennessee, was
stabbed to death by his 11-year-old son,
Clarence, today. The boy has been ar
rested. Watkins was whipping the boy
on account OF breach of family discip-
line when the lad became enraged,
pulled his knife and plunged the blade
through his father,s heart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07
Polish Singers Association.

Chicago, Aug IA special to the
Times-Herald from Bay City, Mich.
says: The Polish Singers Association
of America will hold a four days ses-
sion here commencing today. A feature
of the session will be the concert to be
given at the opera house in which a
large number Of Polish musicians of
the country will take part.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07

self proud and is making elaborate
plans to properly and royalty entertain
her guests. A programme of speeches,
comic recitations, music and other at
tractive features has been made out,
the whole to conclude with proper re-
freshments. Everything has been pre-
pared and is in readiness for the as
sembling of the members on the even
ing of the meeting
The speakers who will take part are
all well known men and among those
already on the programme are John H.
Order, J. W. Breidenthal, Judge u. T.
Hazen, Judge A S. McCabe. A. P Jet
more Harry Stafford, Geo. w. Reed, J.
w. Gibbons and w. F. Schoch. Irwin
lodge hopes to make this meeting the
banner meeting and the members are
working hard to be sure that nothing
is left undone which would in any way
contribute to the pleasure and welfare
Of those attending
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-07

You can get the Beacon Lights OF
History on monthly payments.
J. STOTLER.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-01-25
SILVER THE ISSUE.

A dispatch from Chicago says: Will
liam Jennings Bryan, it is said, will in
short time sound the keynote of the
national democratic campaign of 1900,
which will be silver at the ratio of 16
to one. The fight against trusts and
monopo!ies and opposition to imperial
ism, co'ononization and expansion will
be issues, but subsidiary to that Of sill
yer. Silver democrats, silver republi-
cans and popnlists are to join together
in tho contest and, rs IN 1896, NJ.
Bryan will be the leader. This was
settled upon at a meeting Of the ways
and means committee Of The national
democrat committee. After the meet.
ing Senator Jones, who was present,
said: II am profoundly convinced that
81 platform of 1900 will be essentially
the same as that of 1896. The free
silver plank will be az strong as ever,
and the rat 0 will undoubtedly be the
same, though the question of ratio is
not the question Of silver. In my
opinion he outlook could not be bright
er or more encouraging. The republi-
cans lave failed completely to carry
out Their promises, and are depending
on the war for issues. They seek any
sort of subti'uge to keep the people
away from the thoughts that have made
total failure OF all promises made. But
tho people are thinking. They will
not forget the campaign of 1896"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-01-25

" IRGINIA:-In the Circuit Court OF
' Rockbridge county, Va. Jan. II, 1899.
Quota Pryor and Samuel Pryor,
Vs.
Lucy Kerr, Lizzie Kerr, Virgic Styles, form
erly Kerr, Lulu Kerr, Ada Berton, form
erly Kerr, and Ottora Kelr, an infaLt I'M
der twenty-one years of age, Kizzio Pryor
John Pryor and Oscar Pryor, =, Defendants.
IN CHANCEEY.
Object of this suit is to subject lot or
parcel Of laAd situated on Main street, in the
town of Lexington, Virginia, formerly owned
10y Nancy Thompson and Caroline Dixon, to
the payment of a debt or charge thereon in
favor of Quota Pryor fol S101.73, with in
terest accrued thereon, and for a sale Of said
land and, afterpaying the debt oitheplaintilf,
Quota Pryor, fer division of the surplus
Of proceeds OF sale amongst the plaintiff,
Samuel Pryor, and the defendants.
And it appearing by affidavit made and fill
ed in this cause, that Lucy Kerr Nirgie
Styles, Lulu Kerr, Ada Berton and Oscar
Pryor, are non-resdcnts Of the State Of Viz
ginia, on motion OF the plaintiffs, by counsel,
it is ordered that the SAID non-rcsidents do
appear here within fifteen days after due
publication OF this order and do what Is
necessary to protect their interest in this suit
A Copy-Teste:
r. r. WITT, Clerk.
Y. GTinstead, p. q. jan1S-4tS S57
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-01-25
GENERAL CALIXTO garcia.

For THE GAZETTE.
Just as the flag Of Freedom waves
Der Cuban homes and Cuban graves,
With glory resting on his head,
The Cavalier, who fought and bled,
Is lying dead.
As Cuba is the gem most fair
OF the Antilles, rich and rare,
So first among her sons OF fame
Was Garcia, whose nerve and name
Apower became.
For thirty years he struggled on;
Through wars vicissitudes had gone;
Now in advance; now In retreat,
Success here; there doomed to meet
A great defeat.
Once he was given up for dead;
For years through prison bars was fed;
But he was always brave at heart
Nor once did Freedoms star and char
OF Hope depart.
Enroll him with Kossuth, the Pole,
With Garribaldi, mighty soul,
And memory charge his name to keep,
And let his comrades for him weep
With pathos deep.
Freedom, the goddess long denied,
Was kissed by him, when To- he died;
But not till Cubas cause was won,
And all her glory had begun,
Went down his sun.
How fitting was the fate that bore
The great insurgent 10 our shore!
That he, as Cuba's grateful son,
Might yield his life our altar on
At Washington.
Peal out we minute-guns, and boom!
Ye cannon, Ger his island tomb,
Where wrapt in glory, he will lie,
Though what he did for Liberty
VIII never die.
But. Cuba. though thy son renowned
Walks no more thy embattled ground,
Live worthy of his great emprise
And lift your banners to the skies,
And Godward rise :!
r.. VI. TUTTLE.
Va.