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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
LAYHAWKER JoTs.

Salina and Bennington are now con-
nected by telephone.
Every paper in the state speaks of it
as the gallant Twentieth
The Republican river is so low that
fish can be speared in it with pitch
forks.
The pop factory is for sale out at
Marion Here is a chance for Chairman
Riddle.
A show band scared a rattlesnake to
death on one of the streets of Concor-
dia the other day.
Walter Darlington, of Concordia, sold
a bunch of cattle the other day that
brought him $SS.25 per head.
Ex-Secretary of State Bush is al
ready allowing obituary poetry to creep
into the Fort Scott Lantern.
Jewell City has gotten into trouble by
claiming the largest Woodman lodge in
the state, 200 members. There are a
number of lodges larger than that.
Frank Elliott in his Troy Times, tries
every one of the jurymen who said he
had criminally libeled Perry, and finds
them all guilty of knowing Cy Leland.
John Conley wishes they would get
out a newspaper up in Heaven, so he
could find out what is going on up
there. John would expect to get it on
his exchange list.
Judge Bashore is out in a. card say
ing that he has no idea of trying to
break into the Republican party, so the
fellows who lined up in front of the
gate to keep him out can now relax
their vigilance.
Two years ago today a man was
found murdered in a straw stack near
Arkansas City, and the mystery con-
nected with his death has never been
solved. Arkansas City has a number of
such mysteries hanging over it.
A giddy young couple aged 70 and co.
of Miltonvale, were married two weeks
ago, but after only one week of mar
ried bliss a notice appeared in the local
paper, signed by the husband, stating
the wife had left his bed and board
Since the Beloit Call has been MAX
ing a fuss because circus performers
always throw their kisses to the re
served seats" and ignore the great mass
of common people" Governor Riddle
dominates Seward Jones for state SEN
ator on a platform calling for reform in
circuSeS.
You can't cure a man of the news
paper habit remarks the Lawrence
World. Tom Norton tried to abandon
the newspaper business and go into
law, but he can not resist the tempta.-
ton to write. This is a good deal like
the story Jake Admire's son used to tell
on him. Jake Swore off on the news
paper habit and went into business.
The son took the print shop and the old
man was SO relieved that he would not
even enter the office. By and by the
boy began to notice that the back door
of the Office would be open of mornings
UuA AtOlAAlAS was SAOAGAa eA1bGA ills AeLO
been repeated several times he deter
mined to watch for the intruder. In
the early morning when the ROSTERS
began telling the hens that it was time
to begin making their toilets the young
man noticed his father slip out of the
back door of the family home and come
sneaking along to the rear of the Of
flee. Jake entered and the young man
followed Jake simply went and sar
down by the ink key and smelled it.
The newspaper habit had not been
cured"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
oU1sENBERRY's TROUBLES.
Hoxie Man Thinks He Was Mistreated
at SaIfna.

salina, Oct 1S.-W. s. Quisenberry, a
real estate man of Hoxie, Kan, has
filed a 500, 900 claim with the city clerk
for false imprisonment. Early last
April, Mr.. Quisenberry was arrested by
Policeman Hancock and kept in jail for
about six hours. The sheriff of Sheri-
dan county was passing through Salina
on his way to Topeka and seeing Mr..
Hancock at the depot gave him a de-
scription of a man wanted at Hoxie.
Mr.. Quisenberry arrived in town a little
later, and Mr.. Hancock thinking that
he answered the description of the man
wanted, placed him under arrest. He
was later released by Marshal Gilbert
Mr.. Quisenberry, few weeks after
his release, filed a claim with the city
for damages. The city attorney report
ed adversely on this claim. While in
Salina looking after the claim Mr.
Quisenberry was robbed of his watch
in McDaniel's place by one James Muir
ply, who was convicted of the crime
and sent to the penitentiary for three
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
H1LLMoN JURY CHOSEN.
Everything Ready For the Trial of
the Famous Insurance Case.

Leavenworth, Oct. 18.-A jury was OBJ
tanned yesterday in the celebrated Hill
mon insurance case, now being tried
before Judge Hook, of the federal cir
cult court Many of the jurymen are
more or less cognizant of the conten-
lions of the parties to the suit. One of
the jurymen, p. G. Lowe, of this city,
said he had followed the case in the
newspapers for years and had heard ar
gumentS upon the question involved, but
he was so sure of his ability to Judge
the matter according to the law and the
evidence and without prejudice that
both sides accepted him. This is but
one of the several incidents showing
that both sides want intelligent jury
men and not the kind that have never
seen a newspaper
The jurymen are: T. w. Sargent, of
Eoodland Sherman county; G. A. SWal-
low, of Meriden, Jefferson county; j.
w. Skinner, of LeavenwOrth; J. G. Sea-
ton of Abilene, Dickinson county; Jesse
w. Fox, of Junction City, Geary coun-
ty; Thomas Prior, of st. Marys,9 Potta-
Watomie county; w. S Caldwell, of
Culver, Ottawa county; II. o. Whitaker,
of Lancaster, Atchison county; T. M.
Durland, of Centralia, Nemaha county;
Prior Dicley, of Oak Mills, Atchison
county, and P. S. Lowe, of LeaVen-
worth.
The opening addresses to the jury
were made today, and the hearing of
testimony will begin tomorrow J. H.
Atwood for Mrs. Sallie E. Smith, nee
HilImon, reviewed the history of the
incidents as claimed by the prosecution,
reviewed the insurance cOmpany's side
of the case, dwelling on the discrepan-
CIV in height of Hillmon, and the body
claimed to be that of Hillmon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
FIXING MODUS.
Alaskan Boundary Question Seems
to Be Nearing Adjustment.


Washington, Oct. 18-ImmediateIy
upon Secretary Hays return, prepara-
tions began at the state department
for the completion of the modus vivendi
relative to the Alaskan boundary. Gen.
Foster was hard at work upon the de-
tails of the modus and the expectation
was that in the course of a day or two
the agreement would be in effect. The
negotiations of late have been entirely
in the hands of Secretary Hay and Mr.
Tower, the British charge here. It has
not been determined even yet whether
the agreement defining the boundary
temporarily. shall take the form of
document signed by both parties, or be
merely a series of notes, but in either
case it will be just as effective as
regular modus vivendi, binding both
parties to observe the boundary laid
down temporarily. State department
officials are confident that Americans
will have no cause to complain that
their rights have been abandoned when
the full scope of the agreement is made
known; while on the other hand the Ca
nadians can not claim properly that
they have lost any right that they have
enjoyed.
The purpose of this particular effort
at modus was to regulate the boun-
dairy line on the west side of the Lynn
Canal, The two parties had placed the
line of demarkatiOn on Chilcat and
White Passes, right at the top of the
passes, and there has never been the
slightest friction at those points. But
because of the fact that the western
most of three passes, namely Chilcat
Pass, was fully 40 miles removed from
the sea, the same rule could not be ap-
piled by our representatives without
great loss. Therefore recourse has been
had to another expedient and the line
of demarkation will along the Khlena
river and from a point near KluckWan,
across to a mountain peak on the
southwest. The effect will be to give
the United States control of the tide
water, the British being Is miles above;
to maintain the American control of
the new and important Porcupine
country and lastly to save the rights of
all American miners who are now on
the Canadian side of the line
It is understood that the modus will
live at the pleasure of both parties to
it; there will be no date fixed for its
expiration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
WORSE THAN BEFORE.
Cubans Complain That They Are
Wholly Without Protaction

New York, Oct. 1.-THE following ex-
tract from a letter just received by a
New York merchant engaged in the Gu
ban trade, would indicate that the time
has not yet arrived for the withdrawal
of troops from Cuba The letter is da-
ted September 81 and is from a sugar
planter in Santiago province. The wri-
ter says: I'VE are much harassed by
cattle thieves and are wholly without
government protection. We are COM
PEELED to keep a force of II armed men
by day and four by night to protect
the place and property from fire and
thieves" This is a worse condition than
existed even during the war for then
the planters were at any rate sure of
protection of the Spanish troops. 1t is
little to be wondered at that La Lu-
cha" in a recent editorial should OBJ
serve that the Cubans are now fearful
that the Americans will leave them to
paddle their own canoe"
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KANSAS NEWS.
Another Chapter In Mead COun-
ty Official Scandal.
County Clerk e. f. Reiman May
Be Arrested.
CHARGE COMPLETELY.
Claimed That He Knew Of the
Wiley Transactions.
General News From All Over
Kansas.

E F. Reiman, county clerk of Meade
county, will probably be arrested within
a day or two charged with completely in
the $500 shortage of George w. Wiley.
ex-county treasurer and present state
fish commissioner. 1t is claimed that
the warrant for Reiman's arrest is out
and viii be served before the end of the
week
W. J. Stage Of Topeka, who has made
an expert examination of the Meade
county records by order of the county
commissioners, returned to Topeka to-
day, after ten weeks spent in Meade
county. He reports that he found
prima facie shortage of So, S61. IA in the
county treasury, and traces of other
transactions that may swell the aggre-
gate indefinitely.
County Clerk Reiman, Mr.. Stage says,
is guilty of criminal negligence. He
will complete his second term next Jan
uary, but for the four years of his
incumbency he has kept no records of
his office. There is no record to show
the proceedings of the county commits
sioners for the past four years. Many
duties made obligatory upon the coun-
ty clerks by statutes have been entire
~ ignored, says MIR. Stage.
Reiman was nominated for county
clerk for a third term by the Republi-
can county convention this summer. At
the time of his denomination he was
opposed il the convention by A. T. BO-
gle, Sr., county attorney, who said, 1T
may become my painful duty to prose-
cute criminally some men whom you
ty committee forced Reiman off the
county ticket and put up N. P. Peck,
local agent of the Rock Island, for
county clerk.
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RETURNING TO CUBA.
Thousands of spaniards Coming Back
From Spain.

Havana, Oct. 1s.-During the past so
days there have arrived here over 1900
Spaniards, who say that it is impossi-
BILE to obtain work in Spain and that
the government is assisting them to
emigrate to Cuba. The merchants here
are giving employment to all for whom
they can possibly find positions.
Mrs. Letorde, wife of Military Cover
nor Ludlow's acting chief clerk, died
today from yellow fever. She was the
first American woman since the occu-
patton to contract the disease. There
have been 20 cases of the fever this
month and seven deaths Surgeon Ma
jor Davis says he is in favor of not al
lowing Americans to land in Havana
next year between July and October.
He also says if the same rule were ap-
piled to ali foreigners yellow fever
would practically disappear
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THREE LIVES LOST.
Property Worth 100000 Destroyed
by Fire at Knightstown, Ind.

Knightstown, Ind, Oct 1s.-The most
serious fire in the history of this town
brole out at 1880 o'clock this morning.
Three lives were lost and property
worth 100000 or more was destroyed.
The dead:
TRUMAN RHODES.
CHARLES SCUTTER,
FON DAVEY.
The men were members of the vo1un-
teer fire department and We're fighting
the fire when the front wall of a three
story building fell outward. They
were caught by the falling bricks and
crushed to death, and it is believed
that at least two others met with the
same fate. The Masonic temple, the
largest building in the city, was in the
path of the flames and was destroyed.
together with the buildings occupied by
g. 0. Anderson, a dealer in household
goods, Green brothers saloon and
DaVey brothers, dealer in notions. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
an explosion of natural gas.
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WILL NOT CHANGE.
Santa Fe Objects to Disarrangement
of Plans.

The Santa Fe road does not intend to
change its schedule so that the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment will make a day
light trip through the state. General
Passenger Agent Black made up the
schedule before he left Topeka for Boston
and stated at that time it would positively
not be changed. He Will not return to
Topeka for several days, but it is I'M
derstood that any request from the poll
ticians for change in the schedule so as
to give the troops a daylight trip through
the state will be met with a refusal.
The fact that people would not come
into Topeka for an evening reception
alone is one reason why no change will
be made. Another is the fact that the
heavy passenger and freight on the San
ia Fe in Kansas is during the day time,
and the soldiers trains would greatly
interfere.
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NARROW ESCAPE.
Fort Scott Young Mans Experience
With q Blast.

With a Blast
FIT. Scott, Oct. 18.-W. F. DeMott a
young man at this place, had a mar
row escape from death by premature
blast. He was struck by some flying
gravel and was severely cut. Fortu-
nately no large missiles struck him
though it seems miraculous that they
did not.
Mr.. DeMott and two others were
working in a q foot we'll They had
tamped a two foot blast in the bottom
of the we'll and lighted it from the sur
face. The blast did not discharge and
after waiting some time Mr.. DeAott
and one of his CO. workers, undertook
to light the fuse again, supposing it
had gone out. They were lying over the
well letting the light down with a small
rope when the blast exploded. Three
small stones buried themselves in Mr.
DeMOtt's face-two in the forehead and
one in the corner of one of his eyes. He
fell over backwards stunned by the shot
but was soon on his feet. The other
man escaped unhurt.
AS soon as the extent of his injuries
was discovered Mr.. DeMott insisted
that his companions dig the pebbles out
with pocket knife. They wanted him
to lie down. but he would not, and
stood against the windlass stand while
they dug them out.
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HONOR THEIR SOLDIERS.
Strong City Honors Three of Her Re
turned Sons.


Strong City. Oct. 1s.-Our little city
was enlivened this week by the return
from the Philippines of three young SOL
der boys who have grown up here and
have the respect of the community.
They We're Harvey Hatton, Orwig
Aolmberg and Lon Gondie. They were
members of the Fourteenth infantry
and left San Francisco in July, 1898,
thus being in the Philippines trit1e
over a year Four of the boys left here
but Eli Goodrean was killed at the bat
tie Of zapoti River and is buried in the
old Spanish cemetery at Manila
The boys came over on the Tartar
with the Twentieth Kansas and came
direct from Frisco home.
on their arrival, flags We're thrown
out all over the city and a hearty
greeting given the boys.
On Saturday, October 81, royal re-
ception Will be given the soldiers by the
cities of Cottonwood Falls and Strong
City. A procession consisting of the
civic societies, the Grand Army posts,
the school children, fire departments
and mayor and councils of the two
towns viii parade from Strong City and
return starting at 1870. At 3 o'clock
speaking and toast making Will be Civ
en- in A. o. U. w. hall, followed by q
banquet Captain F. p. Cochran will
make the welcome address. Throughout
the exercises Holmes Boy band will
render appropriate selections.
At night a dance will be given at
Music hall, Cottonwood Falls. Rasmus-
sens orchestra from Enporia will fur
nish the inspiration.
In speaking of the Philippine situa-
ton, Harvey Hatten said: 1.-The Fill
pinos are brave men though naturally
treacherOuS and rebelliOuS. ears OF
Spanish rule have made them So l
don't think much of the country he
said, "and I fear we are making a mis-
take. Uncle Sam has white elephant
on mis- hands," he concludes. Their
0nininn 10 ia TaftATlnR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-18
MERRIAM,S DENIAL
Of Charges Connected With the Idaho
Riots

Washington, Oct 18.-The report of
General Merriam upon the Idaho riots
was made public this afternoon. Gen
eral Merriam disclaims all responsible
ity for the order refusing employment
to union men in the mines. He says
that this regulation was drawn by the
state authorities and his only connec-
ton with it was to liberalfze certain of
It's provisions, after which he placed
his name at the bottom with the words
examined and approved" He says it
was not his intention that his troops
should have any part in debating the
condition of labor in Idaho and that
they never did so. The other point
which he makes is that the prisoners of
whom at one time there were more than
400, were not properly cared for until he
had called the attention of the state
authorities to the matter, after which
proved
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Republican Editors Meet.

Oakley, Oct. IA meeting of the Re
publican editors of the Sixth congress
sionaI district has been called to meet
in Norton on Tuesday, November IA.
politics and otherwise, will be dis
cussed. A good attendance is earnestly
hoped for, as it is about time the boys
were getting together on matters per-
tanning to the campaign of 1900, and If
possible find out why the majority OF
counties in the district have been neg
lected SO far as appointments are con-
cerned.
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FEARS FOR SENATOR.
Danger That 5Ist Iowa Has
Been Caught in a Storm.

Victoria, B. C., Oct. 1s.-The steamer
Empress of India, which has reached here
from Japan has completed the toughest
trip of her forty-three voyages. The sec
Ond day out from Yokohama, she eneoun-
tered a typhoon which smashed all tele-
graphic communication between the en-
CINE room and bridges and destroyed
some of the boats. The storm continued
unabated for a night. Fears are express
ed by officers for the transport steamer
Senator, carrying home the Fifty-hrst
Iowa regiment. She left Yokohama for
San Francisco eight hours before the
Empress, and having immense upper
work would fare badly in q gale.
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wouNDED OFFICER
Filipino Bullet Struck Lieutenant
UItne In Neck But He Lives

Leavenworth, Oct 1S.-Lieutenant
Willis Uline, of the Twelfth infantry,
has arrived here from Manila He is in
excellent health but has lost the use of
one side of his mouth, it is hoped tenn
porarily, from the effects of his wound.
The bullet entered the back of the neck
at the left side and passed out at the
left cheek. He was with a recOnnoiter-
ing party of three companies in the
Philippines and they ran into nest
of Filipinos who opened fire. The three
and it was while in that position the
officer received the wound
Lieut. Uline is on leave on account
of his injury and will remain here I'M
til his leave expires. He came from the
Philippines on the Tartar with the
Twentieth Kansas volunteers.
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BAD ZOE oFFIoIALs.
lola Liquor Cases Must BE Tried on
Merits.

Fort Scott, Oct. 1s-Clerk Dysart, of
the appellate court, has been notified
that the fourteen lola liquor cases, in
Guiding those against Police Judge
Gard and Mayors A1cElroy and Camp
bell, have been remanded to Allen
county by the appellate court in Wich-
tia. The police judge and mayors were
convicted and sentenced to fines and
imprisonment for having an under
standing with the liquor dealers in lola
and Humboldt. The thirteen other de-
applied for their release on writs of
habeas corpus, but the higher courts
would not grant it. The men have all
appealed to the supreme court. If the
judgment of the lower court is affirmed
some of the defendants must go to Jail
for more than a year.
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of respect to their wives, and expect to
be saved for the same reason.
Society is that state where mothers
and grandmothers play children S
games and give prizes for them.
If you are an office man and are go
ing to take a days outing, take an UNI
breIla with you and let someone else
row the boat.
The men are gradually, by their in
ventions, making all work easier for
the women, except the catching of
them for husbands, which they are
making harder.
When a small boy wants a match
with which to light a cigarette. he
prefxes his request for one with the
work please" He then goes home
and says: Pass the butter!"
It is related that nine weeks ago
yesterday an Atchison woman who be-
heves that people mean what they
say, went to call on a friend. At the
end of an hour, she got up to go, and
her hostess said, You must not go. I
shall be offended if you do" This was
repeated every time the trusting wo-
man rose to go, and she is there yet.
She is needed at home, and her hostess
really wants her to go, but the trust
ing woman doesn't want to offend her
friend.
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Sword For WhoI1ev.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-At the Pre-
sidio yesterday Colonel WholIey Of the
First Washington volunteer regiment,
was presented with a magnificent
sword by the men of his regiment, who
adopted this means of showing the es-
TEEN in which they held their colonel.
The sabre is. a beautiful one and is fit
tingly inscribed. Colonel Wholley who
was deeply moved, expressed his ap-
probation of the gift in a few appro-
TriatR words
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Jerry Given Vote of Thanks.

Mankato, Kan, Oct. 1S.-Jerry Simpson
came into the city yesterday unannounced
and upon inquiry it was learned that
the Populist state committee had billed
him here for a Populist speech, but the
county fusion organization was unaware
of such a meeting and jerry was left
with an extra speech on hand: The old
soldiers of the county were holding a
county reunion and Jerry was invited to
address the old soldiers. A good crowd
was present and Jerry gave them good
talk. after which the old soldiers gave
him vote of thanks and the audience
cheered him. There was no Wichita peo-
pie here to interfere with his speech,
therefore Jerry got through without in
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An M. p. Knocked DORM.

London. Oct. 1S.-The Cork Constitu-
ton says that a few evenings ago DR..
Charles Tanner, National member of
Parliament for the middle division of
Cork, was abusing the queen and the
British soldiers, whereupon one of the
royal engineers knocked him down,
promising to repeat the operation if
DR.. Tanner would rise. DR.. Tanner
says the soldier hit him with a stone,
thus causing swelling and discoloration
of his face