The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-15

the state board Of charities under Gov
ernor Lewelling, is reported to be very
i'll with little hope Of recovery.
The Humane society might do little
missionary work with the coal COM
panies whose drivers make two horses
pull over four tons of coal at a load
Prof Blanchard. of Chicago university
viii give readings from Macbeth in
Washburn chapel, Tuesday evening, IN
der the auspices of the freshman class
John washington, a colored boy 10
years old, was before the police court
yesterday charged with shooting in the
city limits. The case viii come up this
afternoon.
Charles J. Gore, a former Topekan, has
been made superintendent of agencies
for the Metropolitan and Phoenix Insur-
ance companies with headquarters in
New York
Ore of the new features of the 7. ".
G. A is a lunch room which is open from
:45 until 100. All women are made
welcome whether members of the asso-
citation or not.
Light and water have been put in the
Sheets, pillow cases and a stove are
needed before the room viii be in shape
to be occupied
The Santa Fe paid of yesterday. and
lot of the merchants were not pre-
pared with their bills. This is the first
time in years that the Santa. F'e has
paid off on the 14th-
Governor Stanley has refused a con-
ditional pardon to Harrison Wheat Of
Shawnee county. sent to the peniten-
uary in 1897, having been convicted on
the charge of robbery.
The Chronicle, the new daily paper for
Leavenworth, has been given a state
charter The directors are: J. F. Ed
munds r. M. RuggIes, Ed Murphy. G.
W. Griever, 8 T. Nicely
The members of the legislature from
Sedgwick county will make an effort to
secure the insane asylum concerning
W ich there has been so much contrO-
versy. Two years ago Wichita wanted
a normal school,
The condition Of Gordon March, son
of ]. H. March, who has been very sick
with typhoid fever, IS much Improved
The city is moving in the matter OF
area walks. connecting the new side
walks in the west part of town
a. Z. Mckenzie. state grain inspector.
reports that the wheat in southern and
western Kansas, owing to the pleasant
weather, is growing so rank that It mas
become necessary to turn cattle IN the
fields to pasture the growth down.
The test trip of James E. Coles auto
mobile, which is to run from Alma
to Topeka at the rate of forty miles an
hour has been postponed until next
Wednesday. They expect to arrive at
the State Journal office at o'clock.
The Y. NJ C. A is facing the problem
Of how to care for the crowd that they
anticipate will fill the Auditorium Sun
day afternoon for the Mcclure mass
meeting and if you are an usher your
services will be accepted for that meet
ing
Governor Stanley has issued a condi-
tionaI pardon to William Hill Of Potta-
watonaie county now in the penitentiary.
Hill has become blind in one eye, owing
to a cataract and the remaining eye is
useless because of Inflammation. The
chances are that he will become totally
blind.
The case against William Wood. which
involves the constitutionality Of the
search and seizure ordinance in this city,
has been appealed to the supreme court.
The governor and Mrs. Stanley have
from q visit with their son
Harry at Baker university
The case Of Fillmore Purf, who was to
be tried for his sanity in the probate
court, was postponed at the request Of
his wife who made the complaint
against him She says that Purl has
agreed to give her $50 acres Of the farm
and she thinks this a good way to set
tie the rnatter-yet she charged her hus-
band with insanity.
The following members of the state
committee OF the 7. NJ C A will meet
this evening at the Copeland to arrange
an outline for the work for the ensuing
year. Andrew Baird, Topeka; E F.
Caldwell, Lawrence: S. Ditzell. Leaven-
worth. Willis K. Folks Lawrence: J. II
Knapp, Wichita: ElIsberry Martin, Vicf-
tia; G. W. McClaEe, Emporias J. E.