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Evening star., 1899-01-28
Dfsmtssed without Prejudice

Justice Cox, in Equity Court No. /, has
signed an order dismissing without preju-
dice the petition of Mrs. Augusta E. Will
son for action by the court to restrain her
former husband, Posey 8. Wilson, from
annoying her. Mrs. Wilson was granted a
divorce last May, and Thursday she filed a
petition alleging that Mr.. Wilson caused
her great annoyance in connection with his
visits to their children. This Mr.. Wilson
denied.
In dismissing the petition Justice Cox
intimated that the question at issue was
not a proper matter for his consideration.
Mr.. Wilson's Statement.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
In The Star Of 26th instant is an article,
concerning my former wife ard me, whose
Importance is scarcely warranted by its
scare head. 1t should be sufficient that the
court has just denied the motion. The
statement cf the petition that give whisky
to my young children-barely six and seven
Evening star., 1899-01-28
Increased Salaries.


Mr.. Morgan (Ala.) offered an amendment
from the committee on foreign relations
increasing the salaries Of the secretaries
of legations in the Argentine Republic
Venezuela. Peru and Brazil from 100 to
81 s0o. Mr.. Morgan spoke at length on
his amendment. Referring TO the quas-
tion Of Mr.. Cockreu Ar. Morgan said it
was well known that some senators do
not attend the sessions Of the Senate one
day in twenty-five.
We understand" said ha. why that is
l could farm out my seat here To any num-
Der of men in Alabama who would be glad
to take II for a salary of $1,000 a year.
We are going on the principle that no
poor man can take Office
Further along Mr.. Morgan said that our
Consular service in South America partiCu-
larry was being degraded and cut down.
The positions were taken by men who
either thems Ives or through their fathers
had private means enough to support the
social elesancies- one of the features of
office holding in those countries. He sharp
y criticised the United States government
Tor It's parsimonious policy. declaring that
II was disgrace to the country.
After some further discussion the sal
aries Of secretaries of legation TO the Ar
gentine Republic, Venezuela and Peru were
Increased from $500 TO $3.50. and of the
consulS at LagEeyra, Venezuela. from 81 800
10 5000. and at Pernambuco, Brazil from
5000 to $500. The allowance for clerks
at cOnsulaieS was increased from 81 600 to
1920. Tile salaries of three third secre-
taries OF embassy at London Paris and
Berlin were fixed at 900 each. The con-
sulate at Naples was placed in the 81 500
class; the consulate at CoIlngwood Can
ada. in the 5000 class. and the consulate
at Niagara Falls in the 81 800 class.
The Bill Passed
The bill amended was then passed
Mr.. Bacon called up his resolution in ac-
ccrdance with the notice he had given and
1t was laid before the Senate
Mr.. Plat (Conn.) doubted the expediency
of pressing the resolution to a vote at an
early date He said he desired to submit
some further remarks upon the several
resolutions pending.
MIR. Mason suggested that stin several
days would elapse before the agreed-upon
vote should be taken on the treaty and
that Mr.. Plat would have ample time to
present his views.
The hour for the recess having arrived
Mr.. Bacon announced that he would not at
this time further press the Senate TO fix a
time To vote upon his resolutions, but would
leave them pending.
Recess of the Senate.
At O'Clock the Senate took recess un-
til $3.50 pm.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
In the House today a joint resolution
was adopted granting to the republic of
Evening star., 1899-01-28

In the House today a joint resolution
was adopted granting to the republic of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-18

When some good people see a man in
trouble, they believe in letting him
fight It alone. in order that he may
come out q. NObler, and a Better Man:
Pure Gold, with the Dross Burned
Away, and all that sort of business.
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CAN INSURE AGAIN.
Sew enty-three Companies Will Be Re-
instated by Paying Fine Of
$1,000 Each.

Jefferson City. Mo, July 1S.-The
state supreme court has the motion for
a rehearing in the case of % foreign
insurance companies, against which
writ of custer was issued on informa-
ton of Attorney General Crow for vio-
latiOn Of the antitrust law Given
Campbell and James r. Waddill, cOun-
sci for the insurance companies, at once
filed a motion for a modification of the
judgment to allow the companies to do
business in the state upon such terms
as the court may deem just.
The court announced that the writ Of
custer would be suspended. Seventy
three companies were fined $1,000 each,
and when the fines are paid will be
permitted to re1icense. The fines must
be paid within 80 days.
State Superintendent of Insurance E.
T. OreaT said today:
The effect of the finding of the court
will, in my judgment, result in open
competition by the companies doing
business in the state, which will no
doubt bring about a readjustment and
in many instances a. lowering of rates.
1t need not be expected that insurance
rates will go to pieces, because the
companies have already. since the in
stitutiOn of this suit, reduced rates 25
per cent on all retail lumber yards,
dwellings,, private barns and contents,
school houses and churches. and on
court houses and jails; Is to 25 per cent
on brick stores and houses in towns
having a good water supply and fire de-
partmentS."
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A BOWL OF NUGGETS.
Brought From the KIondike by Mr..
and Mrs. Hayford of Wichita.

Wichita, July 1S.-George Hayford
and wife, who, three years ago sold out
their restaurant on East Douglas ave
nue. to try their fortune in the KlOndike
have returned to Wichita. Mr.. Hayford
did not come back loaded with gold, but
he does not regret his trip. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayford have a trunk full of cur
los, consisting of gold nuggets, and
many other articles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayford left Wichita
in the summer of 1897. They QUILTED
themselves well for the trip, and landed
at Dyea, after nearly three weeks trav-
ell. Here Mr.. HayfOrd paid S25 for a
white mule and he and his wife started
for Dawson City, going over the Chill
and carried their outfit weighing A. 800
rough pass. They camped during the
winter of 1897 at Sheep Camp, near the
bottom of ChilkOOt pass
Arriving at Dawson City, Mr.. Hay
ford disposed Of most of his outfit He
sold the white mule to a butcher for
$3.50. Then he struck out for the mining
precincts, anxious to get into the swim
as soon as possible. Mr.. Hayford did
but little prospecting. He bought a
claim. This claim began paying almost
Immediately and he worked it for sew
eraI months. Then he sold it and bought
two more, which have not been develop
ed. Mr.. Hayford did not care to say
what he sold his first claim for. In an
swer to a question, however, he said
that he had not made much more than
his expenses to the Klondike and back.
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STATE TAXES.
County Representatives Who Object
to Assessments

The state board of equalization com
posed of State Auditor Cole, State
Treasurer Grimes and Secretary of
State Clark is in session at the Office
of the state auditor hearing petitions
from county officers for the reduction Of
tax valuations as returned to the state
department.
D. Y. Wilson clerk Of Republic coun-
ty, appeared before the board today
and explained that by the new system
adopted in that county, assessment be
ing at full value with the exemption
Of One-third at full value, the total
assessment of the county was this year
raised $500, 900. As the county officials
usually expect the board of eQualizati ton
to increase the tax values, Mr. Wilson
asked that Republic county be not dis
turbed.
J. w. Sims, chairman of the board
of commissioners of Coffey- county, ex-
pressed the opinion that the assessment
in that county has been equitable and
he requested the board to make no
changes.
w. J. Hayes, clerk Of Rush county,
asked the board to make no change in
the land values which are placed at
$1.75 per acre in the returns
Jefferson cOunty's assessment was
raised 20 per cent last year. County
Clerk l. NJ. Tut wants the board to
make no changes and asked particular
~ that the assessed valuation of land
be permitted to remain at S8.75 per acre.
Harry Clemens, clerk of Greenwood
county told the board that his is the
toughest county in the state; is essen
TALLY a cattle country with One-fifth Of
the area in cultivation. He argued
against the injustice of increased valu-
ations and says land is now being sold
there from 81 to $3.50 per acre.
B. BuchH, clerk Of Wabaunsee coun-
ty, also urged upon the board the fact
that Wabaunsee is a cattle county and
asked that no changes in the returns
be made
The authorities OF Sedgwick county
asked that the assessment on the real
estate of that county be lowered 10 per
cent. Elk county officials asked that
| their assessment as returned by the To-
cal assessor be allowed to stand The
/ state board has been in the habit of
| raising Elk county each year and the
authorities there took it for granted
/ that the assessment would be raised
again this year. so they come up to
( prevent it if possible. Franklin county
/ wants the board to knock off per cent
/ on the assessment of real estate
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COMFORTING ADVICEs
Received at Washington From the
Philippine Commission.

Washington July 1S.-The following
statement was given out this afternoon
at the state department:
The state department yesterday re-
ceived from the Philippine commission
an important dispatch conveying these
facts:
by the cooperation of the military
and the commission, municipal govern
ments have been established in seven
important towns in the provinces of
Manila and Cavite. These are work
ing admirably and one good effect of
them is that considerable numbers of
the insurgents are constantly deserving
and coming in, some of them with arms.
The system will soon be extended to
other towns which are asking for it.
Continued success in this direction viii
mean the beginning of the end. The
commissioners state that the general sit
uatiOn as described in the message of
General Otis the 25th OF June, except that
a number of ports in the southern part of
Luzon in Leyte and other islands to the
south have since been opened to trade.
Dispatches from DR.. Schurman on his
return from his trip through the SOUTH
ern part of the archipelago were of the
same purport. A disposition to accept
American sovereignty and TO welcome our
troops was every where manifeste ted"
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HIT REEDER WITH a BRICK.
Sixth District Congressman Wounded
In Dispute With Farmer

Logan July 1S.-W. A. Reeder, con-
gresham of the Sixth district was the
subject of a vicious attack at the hands
of a young farmer named Hugh Nc
Donald. living in this city. the past
week.
It seems there was a difference of
opinion between the parties as to the
time of delivery of some corn which
Mcdonald proposed to sell Reeder.
Without warning Mcdonald suddenly
drew from his pocket a brick and hurled
it with all his force at Mr.. Reeder. The
missile struck Mr.. Reeder in the head
just above the temple and made an ugly
wound. Nothing but a Manila straw hat
the rim of which the missile struck and
turned up, breaking the force Of the
blow saved Mr.. Reeder from a fractur-
ed skull. The wound was dressed by a
physician and Mr.. Reeder is recovering
rapidly. Mcdonald disappeared, but
was arrested and waived examination
before H. T. Brown. He furnished bond
in $500 for his appearance at the Sep
TENDER term of the district court.
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OTTAWA cHAUTAuoUA.
Large Number at Forest Park to
Attend the Opening.

Ottawa. July 1S.-A large number of
people have already arrived at Forest
park for the annual meeting of the
Chautauqua assembly which began
Sunday and will continue until Friday
noon of the 2Sth. Among those who ar
rived from Kansas City and Chicago
yesterday were DR.. Stephen A. North
rop, vice president of the assembly;
Mrs. Noble Prentis, head of the depart
ment of wOmen's clubs; Miss Gertrude
COncannon, the pianist for the season; ;
Professor Vernon p Squires who will
conduct class in literature; DR.. J. A
Rabbit, and Professor S. B. Knowlton
who organized the boys club and Pro
fessor Henry 5. Roney and his musical
company consisting of Blatchford KAY
anaugh, baritone soloist; Miss Harriet
Dement, Packard. soprano. and Master
Jamie Crippen, Master Arthur Golf and
Master Percy SudbOrOugh.
DR.. J. A Babbitt organized the boys
club Sunday afternoon. AS soon as the
club. which he expects to number $50
members is well under way, Dr.. Babbitt
viii return to Chautauqua, N Y. leav-
ing the work here in charge of Profess
sor :. B. Knowlton The band contest
in the evening and some music by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-18
An Old Soldier Married In Mich
igan at the Wars Close.
HIS WIFE WAS UNTRUE
Changing His Name He Came to
Kansas and Married,
Believing His Wife Dead-Then
His Second Wife Died.
William Webster Then Married
Again-First Spouse Alive.

Pratt, July 1s.-An interesting divorce
case was tried in the district court Of
this county, the plaintiffs petition IN
which reads like a romance.
The plaintiff is William Webster Hol-
comb, alias William N. Webster. His
petition is quite lengthy, and recites the
interesting career of a man who has had
a little bit more than his share Of troub-
les on the sea of matrimony. The plain
tiff says that he was married in Michi-
gan in 1853, just after he returned from
the war. AS a result of this union one
child was born. He had been married
but a short time until he found that his
wife preferred the society or other men
to that of his. He had many stormy
scenes with the woman until he was
unable to bear the indignittes heaDed
upon him any longer, and took himself,
in company with his child, to another
state. He says that his wife boosted
in his presence of her liaisons with
other men; that one night he was called
to his gate and there beaten into a state
Of insensibility by men who he had
every reason to believe were his wife's
paramOurs.
Hearing that his wife was dead, he
resolved to begin life over again. He
took the name of VIM. N. Webster and
came to Kansas. In 1874 he was again
married to Elizabeth Burgess, who died
in 1881, leaving three small children. In
1884 he again married Ida Bendle, to
whom six children were born, and an
other child has been born since the pc
tition was filed. Then he heard a ru-
NOR that his first wife was still living
and he began an investigation which
proved that such was the case. He i'm
mediately began divorce proceedings
that he might legally marry the mother
of his seven younger children. His first
wife, however, employed an attorney to
look after her interests here, and to Sc
cure if possible a portion of the old
mana property for her. The case was a
for the plaintiff and c. H. Apt for the
defendant. These gentlemen are two
of the best attorneys in this part of the
state, and Mr.. ThOmpsOn's friends say
eraI of Kansas. Judge Gillette decided
that Mr.. Webster was entitled to be
freed from the woman who had made
his life miserable and ordered a decree
to that effect.
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JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Hutchinson is far enough along with
her opera house to locate it.
The oldest inhabitant' cannot re-
member when the corn looked better.
The Fats are having their annual
struggle with the Leans on the baseball
diamonds throughout the state.
The newspaper boys are placing their
o. K. on the selection of Charley Ian
dis for census supervisor in the Sixth
district.
Ottawa will receive two 32-pound guns
from the government and a quantity of
eight-inch shells, which will be placed
in Forest Park.
It was engine No. III that went
through the bridge in the Union Pacific
wreck at TescOtt last week anu cost
the company $4,000 Nothing lucky
about that throw.
The school districts of the state will
hold their school meetings on July 27,
and engage in their annual debate as
to whether they want male or female
teacher Incidentally each district will
elect district treasurer.
Vic Murdoch calls Ingalls, a political
nondescript." Charley Finch says ''pO-
Itical maverick would be better. By
and by it will be Mr.. ingalls, turn to
do some calling, and then the fellows
who have already called would better
hide out.
For only the second time in twenty
years Congressman Calderhead did not
make a Fourth of July speech this year.
the Fourth and so refused all invita-
lions to make addresses. but business
matters prevented his getting away on
his trip as soon as he expected, so he
enjoyed his Fourth at home in Marys-
vile, shooting off his own hrecrackerS
and eating ice cream.
Last year a man named Rippey cash
ed in $14 worth of coyote scalps in TregO
county. During the winter he was con-
verted and confessed that the coyotes
were not killed in Trego county and that
he defrauded the county. He had not
the money to pay it back, so he gave
the county his note for the amount. He
has just paid the note and the county
has a $14 conscience fund.
Arkansas City Traveller:
Before-A pistol toy
Gave much joy,
To small boy
Bang.
After - He'll no more fire
Went up higher,
And the choir
Sang.
Humboldt Union: When Allen county
earth is punched so full of holes that
they rub against each other; when all
the earth is used in making brick, when
all the rocks are ground up for mac
adam and cement, and all the water is
used Tor factory purposes, what in thun-
der will become of the buildings and
inhabitants? This is a serious problem
dear people, and should be investigated
before we tear everything to smither-
Gems, or else we might vote bonds and
buy a new county.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

E. E. Bruner ct al to J. p. Bruner, 81
lot 226 and south half of lot pa Jefferson
street, Holidays addition
s,JJ6 H Godsard and wife to r. H. Wade.
$40, lots 316 and 37S. Spruce street, Still
son & Bartholomew addition.
r. J. Wheeler and wife to Geo. r. Clark
$2U,U0O, east half % and southwest quarter
&c and north half northeast quarter sec
ton %, township 10. range II.
J. s Sproat to Samuel NJ. Cord. S75 lots
addition.
Margaret States and husband to H
Mary Phillips, SLIGO. lot 372 and north half
lot 374 Harrison street.
Ellen v Motter and husband to Grace
F'assler, $500, lots 29O. 292 and 294 Polk
street.
Chas. NJ AIcCurdy to Belinda J. Wilson.
81, lots 49, IS and AZ Grand avenue, Pleas
ant View addition.
Davis Bavis ct al to f T. Nader sber-
III deed, S1.S25 northeast quarter and
east half northwest quarter section 2g
township 49, range -
&C. x Holiday, trustee, to Ira o. Howe
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THE OFFICIAL PAPER.
The State Journal Selected by a
Unanimous Vote.

Monday evening the Topeka State
Journal was selected as the official pa
per of the city by the unanimous vote
of the council.
The resolution was introduced by
Councilman Nettles.
There was no discussion, but some Of
the councilmen who voted for the reso-
luton did so in the face of intimidation
and threats, promises OF reward and
some Of the most disgraceful and brow
beating tactics ever witnessed in the
city of Topeka.
Not only were the members of the
council offered public office for their
votes, but they were threatened with
a withdrawal of business in the way or
patronage received from the Republican
state administration. State officers were
informed and requested to carry out
their part of the disgraceful arrange
ment. 1t is to their credit that they
opposed the plan.
Political strikers visited the council
men and undertook to make a partisan
issue for the benefit of the party or
gan" Congressman Curtis and q whole
line of party leaders were urged to work
against this paper.
The State Journal made no campaign
and members were neither buttonholed
nor threatened. They were allowed to
use their unbiasd judgment and it is not
surprising in the face of the facts that
the State Journal was selected the Of
fetal paper.
The city advertising should naturally
be printed in the paper that is read by
all the people of Topeka.
This paper generally commended the
city administration because it was one
of the best the city ever had and it did
so without hope Of reward and at a time
when city patronage was placed else
where. 1t appreciates the compliment
of being the unanimous choice of the
council
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Pensions For Kansans.

washington, July 1S.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Perry NJ. Forgy, Centralia,
IS; James l. Wilson, Garrett, $40;
Nathanie Bivens, Parsons, $40; George
w Hussey, Glasco, So: John F. Mitch
ell, Gaylord, IS; VIM. Kabrey, Oswego,
$12; Avery Lamb. Galena, Sc; Alfred
Hartman, National Military home,
Sc; VIM Eicholtz Abilene, IS; Morton
NJ. McVannan, Quincy, So; Geo. H
Jones, Pittsburg, Sc.
Original widows, etc-Eiiza Carroll,
Yates Center, So: Jane DAWN, Larned.
IS; Mary c. Endsley, Sedan, $12; Mar
tina ]. Marshall, Beloit. $12; Kate A.
Hennig, LIE Roy, IS; Complementary
Special, July 1-Pau1ina Plummer, Sen
eca, 50: CReissue) Catharine c. Davis,
Prescott, $12.
Mexican war widows-Martha Ann
Weber, Lakeside, IS.
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WEARY OF KLoNDIKE
Emporia Boys Not Reaping Golden
Harvest
TFrom the Emporia Republican,

CF'rom the Emporia Republican,
"A. G. Lakin today received a letter
from his son Harry, who is in the Klon-
dixie country. He writes from Daw-
son City, and says he has just come
down from Ell Dorado, % miles, and
having walked all the way over a rot
ten trail, was rather tired. His object
in coming down was to bid A. S. Smith
goodbye, but he missed him, as he left
for home about a week before Mr.
Smith, it viii be remembered, used to
reside in this city. Mr. Lakin says he
has spent a month and $3.50 in search
of work, and is still looking, with
possible chance of losing his eyesight
in that commendab1e way. Cliff Burge
and he have sold their outfits for $110
each. Cliff is at work, that is about
half the time. Dawson City, he says,
is full of people, and he compares its
main street to our Commercial street
on a circus day. He finishes up by
stating that Cliff and he will probably
be home about September 1. All are
well and enjoying life if not making
much money.
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sam Jones al Garden civ.

Garden City, July 1s.-Over 1000 tick
cts were sold to Rev. Sam Jones' lee
ture at opera house. A special train
was run from Dodge City and from
Syracuse, arriving about 7:30 and re-
turning after lecture was over. Be
sides these. towns for so miles around
but not on Santa Fe railroad were well
represented. The lecture was spicy,
humorous and pathetic-such as only
Sam Jones can deliver.
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Her SUDDEN DEATH.
Wichita Woman Drops Dead While
Shouting at a Camp Meeting.

Wichita, July 18.-Mrs. Gregg Leonard
so years of age, fell dead at a revival
service at the state Holiness" camp
meeting Monday. During her excessive
religious fever, she had broken a, blood
vessel
Mrs. Leonard was a religious enthus-
last and had been present at every ser
vice of the camp meeting. She took an
active part in the morning service, sing
ing and shouting prayers as the words
of the minister especially Influenced her.
Suddenly she arose from her seat and
walked hurriedly to the edge of the alb
ernacle tent. Before assistance could
mouth.