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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
LOOK OUT FOR SNOW.
Colorado Storm Which Is Sc
we're May Reach Topeka.

"A terrific snow stom is raging today
in the mountains of northern New
Mexico and southern Colorado. 1t com
menced this morning, and at an early
hour all telegraphic communication
was off along the line of the Santa Fe
from La Junta to Las Vegas. For this
reason details of the storm can not be
secured.
From what is known of the storm at
Las Vegas, "a blockade to traffic through
the mountains is threatened.
Reports received at the Santa F'e
offices show the rain to be general to-
day. In some localities the rainfall has
been greater than in others, but at no
location is a heavy rain reported
Accordance to adVices received
through the Rock Island telegraph de-
partment, the rain of last night and
this morning is general over Kansas,
especially in the western part. Showers
are reported from LimOn, Col, east to
Selden, Kansas. Light snow at LimOn.
Local showers over the Omaha division,
extending from Omaha west. Good rain
between Horton and Topeka and ex-
tending south to Fort
tending south to Ft. Worth.
The weather department at Topeka
reports that seven hundredths of an
inch of rain fell Sunday and up to 2
p. m. today Is hundredths had fallen.
The prediction is that the weather will
be colder and that the rain will con-
tinue tonight
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
WILL NELSON OUT.
Only Survivor of Five Children Afaict-
ed With Typhoid.

Will Nelson has returned to his home
after a stay of eight weeks at the Stor-
mont hospital. While he has reached
the convalescent stage, it will be sew
eral weeks yet before he will be able
to be out.
Will Nelson is the only one of the
five Nelson children, stricken with
typhoid fever during the summer, to
survive. Two sisters and two brothers
died after being i'll for several weeks.
He was delirtous much of the time he
was in the hospital and the physicians
repeatedly despaired of his recovery.
About two weeks ago he commenced to
improve, and gained sufficient strength
during that period of time to be able
to leave the hospital Saturday.
1t is believed that the presence Of
surface water in the we'll at the Nelson
home in South Topeka was responsible
for the fatal epidemic of typhoid fever.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
VICTIM OF GOSSIP.
Rev. j. L Countermine of Atchison
Resigns His Passionate.

Atchison, Nov. 20.-Rev. ]. L. Coun-
termine, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, has resigned, giving as his rea-
son for leaving Atchison an utter lack
of cooperation. He is quoted as say
ing that he has been made the victim
OF unWarranted gossip; that less than
a year ago a woman came here from a
ne1ghborlng city bearing a letter of
membership in the Pres Sbyterian church
there. She called on Rev. COunterrnine
and told him she had no money and
was in need, and asked him to vOuch
for her at a grOcer's and a meat mar
ket. He says he went with her and told
the merchants of the church letter also
that he had written her former pastor
and had received a reply that she was
member in good standing, and bore a
good reputation, and that she got credit
to the extent of $11. When she left
ing the bills.
Before leaving Atchison she worked
for time at Rev. Countermine's home
After she left a man named TOppIe, who
claimed to be engaged to her, wrote an
AtchisOn attorney in regard to a suit
for damages against the pastor for the
alleged alienation of his fancee's affec-
tiOns. This seems to have been the
cause of the gossip. Rev. COuntermine
says he did no more than aid poor
woman, as above stated, and makes a
very frank statement.
The resignation, which was voluntary
has not been acted upon Rev. COun-
termine's family is visiting in Iowa and
it is understood that he expects to ac-
cept a call to a pulpit in Michigan
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

minister it in the best way. The ex-
pertinent can thus be tried by them un-
der the most advantageous conditions,
and if its advantages are apparent to
the tenants, it will encourage the adop-
ton of a similar system elsewhere.
Indeed, the idea is capable of a much
wider development. There are many Of
the cares Of housekeeping that could
be very much reduced by cooperation
among the residents Of a block. A part
at least of the cooking could be done in
a common kitchen, and a cooperative
laundry is certainly not an extravagant
dream. With all the improvements in
the construction of our dwellings, very
little advance has been made in the
methods Of housekeeping, which still
offer an inviting field for practical ex-
Derimeut
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
ONLY AN IMAGINARY STRIKE
Nearly All the Men In the South
eastern Kansas Mines at Work.

Pittsburg, Nov. 2O.-Six months ago
the coal miners of this district struck
in sympathy with Indian Territory
miners. The strike was directed against
the companies comprising the big
Four and still formally exists, but one
outside of the workings would not re-
alize that a strike was in progress.
There are few idle miners in the dis
trict, probably less than 100. This num-
ber is the estimate of Jones Boston, of
the national executive board. Every
mine in the district is working to it's
full capacity and in some of them there
are two shifts. New mines are soon to
be opened by the Wear and the West
ern companies and will be ready to
make shipments within a month. While
the big Four companies men are
not recognized by the union, they are
shipping more coal than at this time
last year The larger majority of theh
miners are negroes, however. The ex-
ecutive board of the United Mine
Workers, however, claim the mines are
worked in such a manner that in time
the Big Four" will be compelled to
give in.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Down at Haven the Republicans
elected a. POpp as township trustee.
Vic Murdoch thinks the IeOnides owe
the rubbernecks Of Kansas an apology.
Speaking of paradoxes, Atchison has
a girl elevator boy and a woman coach
man.
A Hiawatha lady of 81 summers in
dulged in a birthday party the other
day.
lola is still giving receptions to the
Twentieth boys. The lodges are now at
it.
There is a doctors wife in Arkansas
City who pins her faith to patent medi-
cinei
The doctors at Arkansas City are get
ting rich from the smallpox scare. Ev-
erybOdy is getting vaccinated.
Congressman Ben Clover has been
heard from. He fell out of a wagon and
broke his collar bone the other day.
This will be Fred Funston's third trip
across the Pacific. He ought to be ac-
quainted with the scenery by this time.
1t will soon be necessary 20 establish
a chair off Scotch dialect at the State
university. The golf club already has
forty members.
Kansas is still working overtime in
producing big crops A Chanute man
is gathering his second crop Of apples
from one tree this summer.
The Mcpherson Republican has gone
back to be a six-column folio. It tried
the magazine-siZe style that Ewing
Herbert started, but Editor Krehbiel
didn't like it.
1t will be noticed that Mr.. Moody
got sick just after he received that Of
fer from Wichita to furnish him plenty
of raw material to work on down there.
The contemplation of JOB like that
would make most any man sick.
lola Register: After seeing the girl
cadets in the Topeka parade. the Leav-
enwOrth high school girls want to or
ganiZe. By the time another Kansas
regiment comes home from a foreign
shore these girls will all be grandmoth-
ers.
Charley Scott is getting worse and
worse. He prints this without even the
semblance of an apology: Mrs. Bundy,
of Independence, put a sack of flour on
the wen curb and it fell in. and now
she doesn't know what to dough with
the paste.
Two lawyers were riding in a freight
cabOOSe. They were standing up in the
car when the train suddenly stopped.
! One plunged halfway through a glass
door, while the other fell over a red
| hot stove, and both will sue for dam
ages.
Some good friend of Ewing Herbert
ought to call his attention TO the fact
that a Social and Personal head is
not just the thing to run over q story
about Aguinaldo, a war report from the
| TTansvaal, and a state politics item all
combined.
Bluff is like a postage stamp" says
| Pap Eckert. 1t is all right as long as
| it sticks" And to prove his assertion
| he says: I'VE heard a man offer to bet
$25 that there wasn't q case of small
| pOX in town and that he wasn't afraid
/ of taking. Half an hour later he was
! being vaccinated."
| The shower of Ieonides," says Billy
/ Morgan, as he dOpes the back of his
! neck with another supply of arnica, af-
! ter rubbernecking at the heavens all
night, did not come up to the adver-
/ tisement. 1t was like going to a side
1 show expecting to see the things de-
scribed on the pictures outside
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
Body Found Near Fort Scott Probably
That ofLeopold EdIinger.

Fort Scott, Nov 2O.-The man who
was found in Mill creek, near here
Thursday, dead, with a bullet wound
and crushed skulls probably Leopold
Edlinger, farmer from near Rock
Vile, Mo. From a letter found on the
body it was thought he was Edlinger's
brother-in-law. A blank check on the
Bank of Rockville led to correspondence
which has developed the fact that Ed
Hnger drew his money from the bank
through a Butler bank, and left in a
wagon for Oklahoma.
He probably wrote the letter to his
brOther-in-law, Herman Heimer, of
Rockville, and forgot to mail it. He
had been dead two weeks when found,
his body having been weighted down
with a heavy chain around the neck
legs. He was buried yesterday in an
unknown grave. The body will be dis
inferred for Identification. The muir
der was probably committed by saloon
FOUNDERS in this city, and the body
hauled to the river after it was rigid.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
ATCHIsoN COUNCIL
In Row Over Putting In a Steam
Heating Plant In City Building

Atchison, Nov. 2O.-A big row seems
to be brewing over the steam heating
plant for the city building. The coun-
ell, by a vote of 9 to II, instructed Char
ley Farweu to proceed with the work,
pledging themselves to pass the neces-
sary ordinance authorizing the same.
FarweH proceeded, but when the cOUn-
ell met again the ordinance was de-
feated, four cOuncilmen voting against
it and one being absent. The next day
after the meeting, two counciImen who
forgot their pledge and voted against
the ordinance, told Farweu that they
would have the ordinance reconsidered
and vote for its passage.
Upon this assurance, Farwell expects
to put in the plant at once, although
Mayor Donald is opposed to it. At least
eight of the ten councilmen favor put
ting in the plant, and, it is said, will
back FarWelI.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
Co-oPERAT1vE HoUsEKEEP1NG

LFrOm the Philadelphia Times
An experiment often suggested, but
never thoroughly tried i'll Philadelphia
is to be made by the trustees of the
Girard estate, who have exceptional IA
cilities for carrying it into successful
operation. A block of dwellings to be
built on Porter streets, close by Girard
Park, in the southern part of the city
viii be furnished with light and heat
from central plant, for a small month
" addition to the rent. The houses
will have small garden plots in front
and the care of these will also be as
sumed by the estate.
Such a system of heating and light
ing is 50 obviously economical and so
well adapted to the Philadelphia plan
of building houses in large blocks of
uniform design, it seems strange that
it has not been tried before. The rea-
son is, no doubt, that these houses are
built for sale, and the builder, who ex-
poets to dispose of them as quickly as
possible, does not care to retain any
further responsibility. A common heat
ing and lighting plant could be main
tained only by the cooperation Of the
individual owners.
The trustees of the Girard estate are
in different position. They are build
ing these houses to rent. They have
ample capital to give them a complete
equipment and the organization to ad-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
An Epidemic Among Horses Ap-
pears at Bronson.
AS Many as a Dozen Die In a
Week With Strange Disease.
NO ONE KNOWS WHAT.
Fear Corn is Contaminated With
Poisonous Matter.
But Others Die That Have Not
Touched the Grain.

lola, Nov. 20.-The farmers in the
vicinity of Bronson have about cOnclud-
ed that there is an epidemic among
their horses. At any rate it is serious
question and if some remedy is not
found soon there will not be enough
farm horses in the county next spring
to supply the farmers demand.
In the past week no less than a dozen
horses have died in the vicinity of Bron-
son. Some of these have been worked
in the corn field without muzzles, 9TH
ers have not been in the field nor have
eaten any of this years crop of corn.
Jake Entzminger has lost two horses
recently and he says they have not been
in a corn field, and the corn he fed
them was raised last year. The symp-
toms were almost Identical in all the
cases only some of them seem to be
more severe than others.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
KERFooTs COLLECTION.
Rare Relics Brought Home From
Manila by That Officer.

Kansas City, Kan. Nov. 20.-Lieut
Ben KerfOOt, of the Twentieth Kansas,
has as fine an individual collection of
Filipino and Spanish war relics as
there is in the United States.
Lieut.. Kerfoot has his home liter
ally filled with curios from the Orient,
and the collection is being eagerly
sought by local dry goods houses, who
want it for show window exhibition.
Among the collection are about 100
photographs taken by a photographer
of the Twentieth Kansas while the IA
nous regiment was in action. These
prominent members of the Twentieth
are seen performing deeds which have
made their names famous.
Lieut.. KerfOot has a specimen of
each of the instruments used by the
FiHpinOS in war. and these include
bows, poisonous arrows, spears, swords,
hatchets and rifles.
An interesting specimen is a pounded
silver ornament, which was found in a
Filipino church after it had been de-
serted
An instrument, which somewhat re-
sembles an old fashioned corn cutter,
found in the insurgent trenches by
Lieut.. Afford, is also among Lieut..
KerfOot's collection. He gave it to me
to hide for him." said Lieut.. KerfOOt,
and the next day he was killed
Filipino tobacco pipes, Shoes clothes
hats and various other things used by
the FflipinOs are included in the rare
collection.
Lieut. Kerfoot also has Chinese and
japanese relics, which he secured in
Hong Kong and Yokohama, and a col
lection of photographs of pretty San
francisco girls is not the least attrac-
t1on in this interesting assortment.
There is not a member of the Twen-
tieth, 1 dare say" said Lieut. KerfOOt
who hasn't a sweetheart in San Fran
cisco. and those pictures We're given me
by different members of the Twenti-
6tl-R
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
Elton Pike, a Youngster, Was Very
Fond of Soldier Life.

Fort Scott. Nov 2O.-A C. Pike. a
this city and apprehended his 13-year-
old son Elton who left home nearly two
years ago with the Fourth Missouri
regiment bound for the Philippines. At
San Francisco he became mascot of the
Montana regiment, but was induced not
to sail for Manila. He remained in San
Francisco until the Twentieth Kansas
regiment.
Accompanying it to Topeka, wearing
a soldiers hat and insignia. he partici-
pated in all the festivities attending the
city by Major Martin and company f.
Through a newspaper publication of the
boys travels and army life his father
learned of his whereabouts and came
here after him. The lad was found at
the home of Private Fuqua. where he
has been sharing the latter's board and
bed
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
H1LLMoN VERDICT.
Mrs. Smith Given a Judgment of
$33, 1O2 by the Jury.

Leavenworth. Nov 20.-The sixth
trial of the HillmOn trial ended Satur-
day night at 10:4O o'clock when the jury
after having been out for nearly eleven
hours brought in a verdict Tor Mrs.
Sallie Smith. the widow of Hulmon,
the plaintiff. The amount of insurance
which the verdict gives Mrs Smith is
S33, ,1O2. This includes the interest on
two policies one in the Mutual Insur-
ance company of New York, and the
other in the Connecticut Mutual for
$4,000 and $1,000. respectively, with in
terest at 6 per cent for twenty years.
The case was bitterly contested and
will be carried to the supreme court by
the insurance companies
At 10 o'clock Judge Hook was about
to excuse the jury until Monday, when
Foreman J. w. Skinner said he thought
the verdict would be reached in a short
time. They were then sent back to the
jury room About twelve ballots We're
taken. After hearing the verdict, Judge
Hook thanked the jury for its unusual
care and attention. Attorney Barker
for the companies had the jury polled
and exceptions noted to the verdict. He
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
MUST BE TRIED.
Judge Hazen Will Not Continue Yoe-
man Murder Case.

Judge Hazen announced today that
he would not continue the YeOman muir
der trial for the term, although it is
likely that John Madden, the principal
attorney for Mr.. YeOman, viii have
another important case at the same
time.
The Yeoman case is set for next
Monday. Judge Hazen said he was in
announcing that a conflict of the two
cases was probable, and that if it oc-
CURED he would set the Yeoman case
will be carried on the docket for next
Monday, however. until that date is
reached, as there is a possibility that
the case in the Lyon county district
court may be continued.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
BACHELOR BUTTONS.

CFrom the New York Press.1
Most persons of quality end by hav-
ing quantities of person.
Every man either suffers from re-
morse or wishes he had risked having
it himself.
Love your neighbor, especially if you
don't think she Will want you to marry
her.
If some women saw a notice of their
funeral in some newspaper they would
believe they We're dead.
In a girls studio" you can be pretty
sure that half of the fans tackled
around are there to hide spots on the
wall paper and the rest to cover up
stOVepipe holes.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
Stanley to the Y. M G. A.

Ottawa, Nov. 20.-The state Y. NJ. G.
A. convention which is in session here
was addressed Saturday night by Gov
ernor Stanley on The Worth of the
Work" He was greeted by large aud
ience.
The newly elected state committee is
as follows: Governor W. E. Stanley,
Frank Nelson, Robert Stone, E. H. An
derson, J. E. Nissley, Thomas Page,
Topeka; Bruno Hobbs, Kansas City; W.
K. Folks, E. T. Caldwell, Lawrence;
Thomas H. Potter, Peabody; s. Ditzeu
LeavenwOrth; Samuel Wilson, yelling
ton; L. I. Stodder, Fort Scott; Prof. D.
F. Sheek, Cottonwood Falls; W. r. De-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

Boston Transcript: Senator Hawley's
declaration that there is no need of
legislation by congress to establish the
gold standard viii be read with interest
by bankers and business men in gen
eraI. Senator HawIey thinks that all
the declaration necessary is contained
in the act of 1878. and that as long as
that act is unrepeaIed, the gold stand
ard will be in force in this country.
This ought to satisfy the believers in
gold. while the free silver men may
now realize that there are no great
terrors in the gold standard, if it ex-
lists at the present time.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
ATCHIsoN MUST PAY.
Chicago Fire Extingulsher Firm De-
mands DELAYED Money Due It.

Atchison, Nov. 2O.-A representative
of the Fire EXtinguisher company, of
Chicago, which sold Atchison it's new
been here for two days trying to get a
settlement The city owes SO, 400 on the
apparatus, and there is about S400 in
interest due on the same. The company
offers to throw off all the interest, if
the principal is paid.
1t is understood that Mayor Donald
is holding out for a full settlement on
a basis of 81, 500. The council ordered
the bill paid in full some time ago, and
warrants were drawn, but never issued
for the reason that there was an over
draft in the general revenue fund.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
SCHLEY,S ORDERS.
To Proceed to Buenos Ayres, Stopping
at Rio En- Route.

Washington, Nov. 2O.-The navy de-
partment gives out the following Off
ciaI statement of the orders sent to
Rear Admiral SchIey:
1.-The order has been sent today for
the Chicago to proceed to South At
lantic waters touching for coal at Rio
de Janeiro and such other ports as are
necessary; to reach BuenOs Ayres soon
as practica BILE and inspect vessels and
give special attention to repairs now
under way on the Wilmington"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

It has been pretty we'll established
after years of trial, that ballot reform
cannot be accomplished by attempts at
furnishing offenders. even though some
times successful The remedy for cleo
ton frauds. seems to lie in rendering
them impossible. The Australian bal
lot law was a long step in the right di-
rectiOn, but the voting machine ap-
pears to approach nearly to perfection,
if the results reported from where they
have been tried are to be credited.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

Omaha Bee: Mental philosophers tell
US that great minds often run in the
same channels. This probably accounts
for the fact that the freight managers
of the various roads all made up their
individual minds at the same time to
advance rates. Any agreement to that
effect would be unlawful and no one
would for a moment believe that rail-
road men could be guilty of ignoring
the law
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
BARRED FROM THE SHOW.
Larned Man Sues a Comedy Com
pany's Manager For $1,000
Damages

Larned, Nov. 2O-The manager of
the DalrympIe Comedy company is
made the defendant in a 81, 900 damage
suit which began in the district court
here Saturday. Philip Michler is the
plaintiff and the suit grew out of the
refusal of Mr.. Dalrymple to sell him a
ticket to the show. Michler it is said
had made a disturbance and used Of
fensive language at the opera house
the night before. For the refusal to ad-
nit him to the show N1iehler claims his
feelings were hurt and his reputa ton
injured to the extent of 81 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

It is being hinted by some newspa-
pers. that are opposed to the admins
tration, that certain government Off
cials were able to turn an honest
penny" through the government prOpO-
sition to buy $25.OOO,OOO in bonds, by
making heavy purchases Of stocks just
previous to the making public of the
governments offer.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

Paola, Nov 2O.-At Il o'clock Sun
day, Samuel P. Boone died at his home
a1 ION rIls ne came anne pe[e fn1di IN d9o2
the border. In 1857 he purchased at the
land sales the land he has occupied as
a home He was county commissioner
three terms, and took great interest in
politics. He was a lifelong Democrat.
Funeral Tuesday
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20

AericaI and submarine IocomotiOn
seems to have come about almost simul-
taneously. Closely following the sue
cessful trial of the Holland comes the
announcement that a Frenchman has
invented a scoring apparatus for an
airship which enables him to proceed in
any desired direction regardless of the
air currents
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
||Strfke For Your Affairs
and Your Fires.

Patriotism is aLWays COM
mendable, bat In eUery breast
there should be not only the
desire to be a good citizen,
but to be strong, able bodied
and queH fitted for the battle
of life. To do this, pure
blood IS absolutely neceS-
sary, and Hood s Sarsapa-
rtELa is the one specific IVhich
c[eanseS the blood thorough
". It acts equally EUeH for
both sexes and all ages.
Hun1or When I need a blood pprt-
fier take Hoods Sarsaparda. Il cured
my hun1or and IS excellent as 4 nerVe
tonic. - Josie Eaton, Stafford Springs, CT.
floods Saad0baajB
gaiz=LG 2 8: :y.y:l7iIE
Hoods PMS cure liver ills; the non-irritating and
only catharIic to take with Hood-s sarsaRaEilla:
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-20
To Feed 10000 Sheep Near solomon.

solomon. Nov. 2O.-The first shipment of
$500 sheep has arrived in the yards here
and will be followed by 5000 more. The
big corn crop has attracted the attention
of the sheep men of the northwest and
at least 10000 will be fattened in this
county this winter. The feeders claim
that they make better profits with sheep
than in feeding cattle at the high prices
of cattle.