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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
GOLD THE PHILIPPINES.


An interesting letter has been re-
ceived here from E. c. Hamill of this
city, who is making a tour of the world,
and has been sightseeing and prospect
ing in the Philippines for several
months. Mr.. Hamill, writing from Ma
Mia under date of February 2, says:
II have been constantly on the look
out for news of gold prospects in the
Interior. A friend of mine, who has
been out prospecting, tells me that in
some of the remote districts the natives
know where there is gold and sell it for
from 80 to $40 an ounce When the ma
tives are pacified or subdued I am going
back with this man into the interior,
and am prepared to buy all the gold
offered at these prices. 1 do not believe
there is a country on earth that pre-
sents better opportunities at present for
a young man than the Philippines. The
gold excitement, in my opinion, will ex-
coed that over the Klondike, with no
hardships to contend with. Many of the
volunteers would like to locate here,
and if they can be discharged here with
travel pay to their homes. which
amounts to about $500. lots of them will
stay, for this amount will be a good
stake in this country.
Fay FieheId of battery A, AIger light
artillery, writing from Manila says:
Gold has been found along the
streams in the outskirts of Manila. The
natives bring in both placer and quartz
gold. They say there is plenty of it in
the interior, but that they don't know
brought rock into Manila that fairly
glittered with gold, and have also
brought in coarse pieces of placer gold
which they claim they got along the
creeks. 1t is such exhibits as these that
have started a miners union in Manila.
Several old miners in the Montana reg
iment started the ball rolling, and,
though the membership is small at pres
ent, every day adds new members to
the roll. It is safe to say if Uncle Sam
musters US out here one-fourth of the
Wyoming and Montana men will re-
main and try to locate a second Klon-
dixie"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
MEDILL1s LOOK AHEAD.

Just before the death of Joseph Me-
dill. the Chicago journalist, at San An
tonic, Tex, he was moved to a spirit of
prophecy by Witnessing the reading by
a. palrnist OF the hands of a group of
young women, and he remarked that
the power of prophecy was often great
with an observant person.
hIr. MediIl, in illustrating his mean
ing, uttered prophecies of the future
relations of the United States with Ger
tain countries and islands with which
it recently has come into close contact.
He predicted that in 1910 Cuba and
Porto Rico would be states in the Amer
ican union; that the Philippines would
be friendly and prosperous dependen-
cy: that the Nicaragua canal would be
built and put in operation, with the
Central American states north of the
canal either territories or states under
the government of the United States
that Mexico will be the last to come in,
but will be among the number; and that
Canada will become part of the union,
constituting states and territories.
Mr.. MedilI held that Canada's union
with the states has been practically ac-
compllshed and that only formalities are
necessary to complete 1t. Great Britain
as bound to protect Canada so long as
she remains under the crown, but Can
ada is at liberty to follow her best in
terests, and destiny will bring her an
nexation to this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
RAPID GROWTH OF SALMON.


IFrom the San Francisco Call
The recent capture of a full-grown "a
pound salmon in the Sacramento river
and DR.. David Starr Jordan, the scien-
lists, who are rated as authorities on
fish questions. These learned gentlemen
have asserted that it takes three or four
years for the Pacific ocean salmon to
attain its growth in the deep waters of
the ocean. In the spring of 1897 several
thousand salmon fry were liberated I'm
the waters of the Columbia river, at the
United States fish commission hatch
cry, ClackamaS. In order that these
fish might be identified when they
should again ascend the river their
adipoSe fins were removed. Circulars
were sent out asking that the capture
of any of the fish be reported to the
commission, with full particulars as to
weight and size, the commission desir-
ing to learn the time that young sal
mon spend in the ocean. progress in the
matter OF growth and other interesting
points.
This year few of the little fellows.
caught in the Columbia river, but none
weighed over eight pounds. J. P. Hal
Ter, manager of the Sacramento River
Packers association, offered 81 for ev-
cry salmon caught bearing the fish
commissioners Identifying mark The
other day the salmon mentioned in the
foregoing was landed in a fisherman's
inches in length, beating its fellows by
many pounds and inches. So important
do the state fish commissioners regard
the capture that they will send the
marked part of the fish to the commits
sioners at Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04

Thomas Cary; Syracuse, H S. Booth
Mcpherson misunderstanding elder,
Alden. G. w. Barker; Bison, n. b.
Robertson; Burdett, w. L. Davis; Bush
ton, H. w. Giddens; Canton, J. T. Han
ma: Chase, G. w. Dolby; Florence, J. L.
Garfield, w. V. Whitney; Great Bend,
A. j. Baxter; Hillsboro. F. E. Gordon;
Hoisington, B. F. Jones; Inman, 1. N.
Pierce; Kinsley, A. W. Cummings;
Larned. c. D. Hestwood; Little River,
J. W.. Crouch; Lost Springs, w. H.
Moore; Lyons, L. NJ. Riley; Marion, A
B. Hestwood; Marion circuit, w. H.
nee Rock, E. H. Rubican; Rush Center,
w. F. Mason; Seward. r. E. Keyes;
Sterling, E. c. Pollard; Window, E. S.
Mccartney.
Newton misunderstanding elder, C.
w. Howes; Abbyvi1le, William Bartle;
Annelly, P. o. Davis; Arlington, L. w.
Kemp; Burns, j. w. Freshcorn; Burr
ton, ]. w. kirkpatrick; Chessea. w. H.
Halstead, J. w. Anderson; Haven, G. E.
Mann; Hesston, D. E. Votan; Hutchin-
son, First church, J. Z. Hall; Hadley
chapel, r. A. Dadisman; MacksvilIe. A
E. Ayres; Newton, E. c. Beach; Nick
erson, c. H. Hestwood; Partridge, Thos.
P. Walter; Peabody, d. D. Akin; Pot
win, 2. c. Dilts; Pontiac, ]. F. Johnson;
st. John, I. w Irwin; Sedgwick, N. E.
Hartman; Sylvia and Huntsville, o. G.
Baird; Stafford, w. M. Runyan; Turon,
H. T. Purcell; Valley Center, I. B. Case;
Walton. C. H. Houcher.
Wichita Observation-Disclosures, J. II.
Pracht; Augusta, F. Mccormick; Belle
PLANE, w. J. Barton; Clearwater, w. 1.
Miller; Colwich, A. H. Parker; Cunning
ham, F. M. Romine; Douglas. A. j.
Hyde; Douglas circuit, w. L. Beacock;
Goddard, d. F. Irwin; Greensburg, Peter
Mawdsley; Greenwich, P. D. Lahr;
Kingman, E. A. Hoyt; Leon, R. L.
George; Mount Hope, ]. K. Hedrick;
Mulvane. F. F. Bernstorf; Pratt, W. B.
Prairie, F. H. Poore; Sawyer, T. B.
Lawrence; Spivey, S. McKibben; Wen
dell, J. c. Gibson; Wichita, Dodge ave-
nue., ]. w. Pruch; Emporia avenue, w.
V. Burns; First church, w. B. Slutz;
st. Paul, A. A. Parker; circuit, E. T.
Julian.
WINFIELD district - Presiding elder,
Granville Lowther; Anthony, r. B. En-
gle; Argonia. 1. F. Hodge; Arkansas
City, c. c. Woods; Arkansas City, west,
J. W. Dibbens; Atlanta, Jesse Fisher;
Attica. ]. A. Kring; Bluff City. J. r.
Wilsap; Burden, H. J. Quicker; Caldwell,
J. r. Holmes; Conway Springs, w. E.
woodward; Dexter. William Clappen;
Dalton, L. r. Hoff; Freeport, H. w.
Cummings; Gueda Springs, c. G. Low
Their; Harper, Dugold Mccormick; KiO-
wa, J. H. Smith; Latham, A. NJ. Living
ston; Maple City, Peter Parker; May
field, S. NJ. Wilkerson; Medicine Lodge,
J. F. Irwin; Medicine Lodge circuit, G.
I. Hays; Milan. D. G. Watson; New
Salem, John Hogan; Norwich, T. T. Ev-
erett; oxford, G. w. Martin; Portland,
ton; South Haven, c. E. Williams:
Udan, L. E. McNeaI; Wellington, A. o.
wellington circuit, w. A. Van
Gundy; Whitman, J. H. Scott; Winfield,
Grace church, D. w. Phillips; Winfield.
west w. T. Ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
HOLDING UP DRESS SKIRTS
(From the New York SUM-


So apparently simple thing as holding
pavement is regulated by fashion In the
days of the great hoopskirts, when every
woman looked like a monster beehive
walking about, the proper way of avoid
ing the mud and dust of the street was to
raise the skirt daintily about an inch, d.
rectly in front, using both hands and tax
ing the grea test care lest the space be-
tween gown and pavement should be more
than an inch. Our grandma theirs tr1pped
ing gait that accompanied the excessive
modeSty and fashions of those days.
When the long, heavily trimmed princess
gowns came into style a new way OF Keep
ing them out of the dust was invented. 1t
took women of great physical strength to
wear such clothes as were then in vogue,
and lifting the clumsy long trains was
equal to ordinary days labor. The
fashions of women's clothes thirty. years
ugIiness and disregard of hygiene. Every
line of grace in the figure was spoiled
The waists were made short, the neck was
loaded with trimmings, and the sleeves
and bOdiceS were covered with ribbon or
velvet bows, lace frills and knife plaitings.
The skirts and overSkirts were simply
masses of puffs and aitings, which ex-
tended also into the trains, and the skirts
were so narrow that it was physical i'm
heavy trains had to be lifted, however and
a small apparatus called a skirt litter was
invented to meet the emergency. The skirt
litter had two strong clasps, and by hitch
ing one end of it on the dress skirt and the
other the train the latter was raised
from the ground and the wearer could get
along with considerably decreased discom-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04

fort. The skirt filters were made in
black enamel brass and silver silver
ones were thought very fine and distinct
i've.
After a few years this fashion was mod
ified and when the skirts became more
rational the filters were abandoned. The
skirts were then raised at the side and
brought toward the front. In a Ladies'
Guide to Perfect Decorum'' of that time
in the case of the lady and the muddy
pavement. "A lady" says the guide.
should hesitate upon reaching a crossing.
grasp a portion of her skirt well toward
the back. elevate it modestly to a distance
of between one and one and one-half
ward the front and trip daintily across the
street It was altogether d grave and
thoughtful occasion - ..,--.,
skirts, which were at first cut rather long
in the back, came the fashion of holding
them up directly in the back, and the wo-
with the longest and best developed
arms was the most successful in perform
ing the feat The fashion was absurdly
her skirts all in bunch and holding them
up in the peculiarly vicious manner of five
years ago created first impression that
they were trying to get away from her
and she must hold them by main force.
The gay silk petticoats are no doubt re-
sponsible for the present fashion of rails
modesty or convenience. The manner OF
getting your skirt out of the street de-
bends pen entirely upon the kind Of pe5tiieoaf
and of silk you may prepare for stage
turn in skirt lifting. the object apparently
being not to let anybody say of your silk
skirt that it was born to blush unseen
The usual method is to grasp both hands
full of skirt from either side and then
OF making every woman look like a wash
erwoman with her skirts tucked around
her waist wading about the kitchen floor.
If she wears jacket the effect is exag-
gerated,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
NEW YORK'S CANDY SUPPLY
TFrom the New York HERALD


There are 125 wholesale candy firms in
New York. The trade of these houses
represents a total of $40, 900, 900. New
Workers alone do not consume this
amount Of candy year, but it is made
for our country cousins and for some
of our relations across the ocean. More
than 81 900, 900 worth of candy is sent
abroad, while we import only about &c.
600 worth a year.
Most Of the candy exported and sent
to the country consists of the simple
broken mixed" but the chief favorite
in this city Is chocolate in one form or
another.
Chocolate candies come in 100 differ
ent forms, so that one has a long list
to select from. In every candy store
the chocolate trays are always more
popular than any of the others, and a
box of chocolates Is an acceptable pres
ent to any girl.
Some doctors shake their heads and
tell us the consumption of candy is alto
gether too large IN this city, but others
agree that it is fattening, and they do
not grow alarmed over the prospect.
1t is asserted by one of the leading
candy makers that about three-fourths
of the candy made is consumed by wom-
en- and half the other fourth by children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
JUST ACROSS THE LINE.
A Wichita Justice Finds the Line Be-
tween City and Country.

Wichita, April 4.-The busiest man in
Sedgwick county now Is w. l. Appling.
He has started a new justice of the
peace office at his home, Bolt East Cen
trail avenue, just across the corporate
line of Wichita.
Mr.. Appling was elected a justice OF
the peace last fall for Wichita township,
but he didn't qualify. 1t was no use, he
said. All the business was done in the
offices here in the city or in some office
away out in the country. So. Mr.. APP
ping went on about his private bust
ness and let thesjtstice office go.
When the new law creating a city
court for Wichita was passed 1t pro-
courts as soon as the bill was published
in the official state paper. The bill was
published more than week ago and be-
came a law. Governor Stanley did not
appoint officers of the court. The juris-
diction of the justice courts was abol-
ished and no warrants could be sworn
out nor any new business commenced.
Business was piling up unattended to.
Mr.. Appling saw his opportunity. He
lived just outside the city limits, and
yet in the city. There was all kinds of
business to be had and no competition.
He went and qualified, deputized F. H.
Russell, late OF Justice Walkers court.
and announced his office open ready for
the emergency business houses knew
at the opening of the Cherokee Strip
and Oklahoma Mr.. Appling qualified
Saturday and had an opening yesterday,
winding up the day with ten cases.
Wichita's new justice office is head
quarters now for Htigants and will be a
regular Klondiks for Mr.. Appling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
NO DRINKERS NEED APPLY

New York, April Awe do here
by severally and collectively agree
never to marry men who drink. They
must sign the pledge before they ask
US for our hands"
This platform has been adopted by
the girls of the little Long Island town
of Greenport.
The girl trust for the suppression of
drunkards was organized at the home
of Mrs. s. B. Horton, in First street
Greenport. A total abstinence society
was formed, and the members announced
that they had agreed to boycott drink
ers matrimonially.
Mrs Cora E. Sherry. the late seere-
tary of the woman's work department
of the W. c. T. u, made a speech, paw
ing the way to this stand. Mrs Horton
said that the only pledge absolutely re-
quired from them was that of total
abstinence, the other agreement being
optional.
The young men of Greenport it is
said, are not especially bibulous, but
more of their earnings go in LIQUOR than
the girl trust thinks right A study
will be made of the results of alcoholic
marriages and lectures will be given
showing the dreadful endings of homes
in which the husbands are drinking
men.
Mrs. Horton today said that the men
must stop altogether, and would not ad-
init that they could just take a wee
little sip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
SHE GOES TO KLoND1KE
Fort Scott Widow Will Return to
Some Gold Claims at Dawson.

Fort Scott, April AIRS. Nora Lynch,
a young widowed daughter of I. Balm
ger, a we'll known farmer living near
Redheld, will leave shortly for Dawson
City, Alaska, where she owns two gold
mines which are said to be rich pro-
ducers.
The other day A. NJ. Keene. as attor-
ney for Mrs. Lynch, took a package OF
Klondike gold from an express Office
here for her. 1t contained IS, 600 and
was sent by her San Francisco banker.
She invested $4,000 of it in Bourbon
county farm land. The express charges
on it exceeded $13, and Mr.. Keene could
hardly carry it to his office.
Mrs. Lynch and her husband lived in
Dawson City for some time. He devel-
oped some good mines there, but his
health broke and he was compelled to
return to the states. He died in San
Francisco and left considerable sum
of money and the two mines to his wife
and three children. Mrs. Lynch is quite
young and nice looking, and is a good
business woman. She will have per-
sonal charge of the operation Of the
mines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
Women Railway Employees in France

From the Mail and Express.
In 1876 there were Is, $50 women en-
ployed by French railways; in 1881 there
were 1925; in 1886, 1924 in 1891, "a
Ola; and in 1896, 25,626. In other words.
there were seventy-seven women per
thousand employees in 1876 as compared
with 102 per thousand in 1896 The ma
jOrity of these women occupy positions
that would otherwise be filed by men;
but they are frequently wives or
daughters of present employees or wild
ows of former ones, their employment
is not considered a handicap by the
labor staff. The fact, however that
they stand in this domestic relation to
some of the male employees has a de-
cided effect upon their wages.
The women are largely employed as
gatekeepers and such like work in the
department of ways and works of the
railways, such work as the selling Of
tickets, keeping of books, etc. and they
are sometimes employed in the tele-
graph bureau. Some of the railways
employ large numbers to sell journals
and to care for toilet rooms.
The disproportion in the wages be-
tween the two kinds of labor on the
railways is great. OF the 1913 women
employed by the month, 5.275 obtain less
than 81. 80 per month and 1903 between
81 80 and $4.S3 per month. Only Is per
cent get over $4.S3 per month. Similar
low wages are paid female employees
who work by the day or hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
TO APPLY FOR A PARDON.
Ed Manning, q Kansas Convict, Thinks
Hes Been Treated Unfairly.


Sa1tna, April ed Manning, a we'll
known and desperate criminal, who was
sentenced in Saline county on Decem-
Der IL. 1896, on the charge of highway
robbery to ten years in the Kansas
state penitentiary. will this week serve
notice on all parties interested that he
intends to apply to Governor Stanley
for pardon or communication of SEN
tence.
Manning and a young man named
Andrew Johnson held up two threshers
named Rockwell and Roberts in Salina
on August 8, 1896, but only secured a
few dollars. They were convicted and
each received ten years sentence.
When they were taken to the state pen
itentiary at Lansing Manning was
recognized an old and dangerous
criminal The officials said he had al
ready served a five years sentence,
during which time he planned q Jail
break. Several lOng-termers assisted
him in his scheme, but the guards learn
ed Of their Intention in time to prevent
their escape. Manning has also served
a ten years sentence in the Colorado
penit entiary. When arrested in Salina
he had only been out of Jail four days,
having just completed an eight months
sentence in southern Kansas. In the
face Of these facts, Manning, who is
now SO years old, swore that he had
never been arrested before. When he
was taken to Lansing he said he expect
ed to die there, as he could not outliVe
his ten years sentence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04

nails of judicial proceedings. For the
heinous offense of giving away liquor
and cigars, both candidates for an office
are prevented from enjoying it. The
popularity in this case is not in the law
for many states, our own included, pro-
hibit the bestowal of cigars and liquid
refreshments upon voters. The unusual
feature is that the offender was pun
ished for violating the law. Nobody
can tell how many times candidates
have given away these forbidden arti-
Giles; in fact, it would be hard to find a
candidate who has not done so; but not
one of them, except in the judicial dis
trict in Kansas, has ever been pun
ished. The Kansas case is the one soli-
tary instance of a law against treating
having been violated and punishment
following the offense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
GOT A GOLD BRICK.
One Shipped From Arizona to We'll
lington, Thence to Topeka.

Wellington, April 4.-John Haughey
had one of his gold bricks in town yes
terday. 1t was shipped to him from
Clifton, Ariz. The brick was about
seven inches long and an inch square
and weighed as ounces, Troy weight.
1t was valued at 81, 500.
This was the third gold brick Haughey
has had in Wellington. The first one
he carried around in his pocket, and the
second one was shipped here and thence
to L. G. Beal, of the Topeka Savings
bank. The brick was not taken out of
the express office yesterday, but was
unWrapped and shown to a few persons.
Beal sends the bricks to Washington
and exchanges them for gold coin, which
is put into the treasury of the mining
company The brick was shipped to
Wellington at Haughey's request. He
wanted to satisfy the Missourians. The
Missourians who saw it say it is pure
stuff. The express charges on 1t from
Clifton, Ariz., to wellington were $3.50.
The charges from Wellington to Topeka
were $115.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-04
An Augusta Society Girl Kills
Herself
Because Her Lover, Alva Dix
Was Killed at MaIOlos.
COMMITTED SUICIDE
Miss Wilson Had Recently Grad
uated From Vassar.
They Were to Have Been Mar
ried the Coming June.

Chicago. April A special to the
Times-Herald from Wichita, Kan. says:
Miss Mary Wilson, a prominent young
society woman of Augusta, committed
suicide upon learning that Alva Dix.
her lover. had been killed on the battle
field of Malolos
Alva Dix was a private in company
G, Twentieth Kansas volunteers. Before
he enlisted he was a prosperous farmer
in Wilson county, and one of the most
popular young men of his neighbour
hood He had been counting Miss Will
son for some time previous to his en-
hstment and just before he Joined his
regiment became her affianced lover.
Miss Wilson graduated recently from
Vassar while her sweetheart was or his
way to the Philippines.
Yesterday Miss Wilson saw her low
er's name in the list of killed during the
fighting before MaloIos. Last night
when she retired she wrote a note to
her father and mother, telling them that
she did not care to live any longer,
since Alva was dead, and left 1t on a
table in her room. Some time during
the night she took morphine and ended
her life.
The young people were to have been
married in June.
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METHODIST PREACHERS.
Assignment For Ministers For South
west Kansas Conference.

FL Dorado, April 4.-These appoint
ments for the Southwest Kansas con-
ference were announced today:
Dodge City misunderstanding elder,
w. ]. Martindale; Ashland, D. H Swift
ger; Bucklin and Sparville, S. r. Os-
born; Cimarron, D. w. Dorr; Cold
water.C. NJ. Gray: Dighton,J. L. Rutan;
Dodge City, W. r. Waiver; Englewood,
w. ]. Shull; Garden City. F. c. Fay;
Garden City circuit. w. A. Goodell; Jet
more, F. L. Rutledge; Johnson, H e
Ross; Larkin, l. NJ. Hall; Leoti and
Tribune, E. z. Robbins; Liberal, E. N.
Cunningham; Meade, F. NJ Ryder:
Minneola, D. ]. NJ. Jones; Ness CITY.
w NJ. Reace; Ness City circuit, w. C.
Galloway; Roy @. A. Gibson; Scott,