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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-11

ing-When the Beers commenced shell
ing the British were drilling, and one
private was killed and another was
wounded before the soldiers were with
drawn from the range. Then the naval
brigade opened fire and drew a heavy
Boer fusillade and two Of the armOred
cruiser PhilOmel's gunners were killed.
The naval men stuck to their positions,
however, and the Beers unmasISed six
guns, including a 100-pOunder and shells
fell in all the British camps.
After three hours bonn bardment the
British fire slackened and the burghers
cleared from kOpje on the right when
a British shell lit on the spot occupied
by their gun. Another commando was
seen moving toward the British left
probably with the intention of flanlxing
but the British shells forced them to re-
tire. The British advance pickets were
continually sniped, but few casualties
have been reported.
In the afternoon the naval brigade
again fred a few shells. It is rumored
that body of Beers has gathered south
west of Elandslaagte with the apparent
intention of cutting the British line OF
communications. Gen. Clery directed to-
days operations
Gen. Butler visited ElandsIaagte to-
day.
BRITISH LOSSES.
The war office issued this afternoon a
return of the total British casualties
up to April z. It was as follows: Killed
in action, 211 officers and 1850 men;
died of wounds, 4S officers and 465 men:
missing and prisoners, 1853 officers and
3,722 men; died of disease, Al officers
and 1, ,4S5 men; accidental deaths, 3 Off
GERS and "a men; repatriated invalids,
2SS officers and 4,934 men; total, 1886,
exclusive oE the sick and wounded now
in hospital
oTwtaeh I vd Lbe nm Inn mmm
To the war office returns of
casualties must be added the losses
of the last week and the wounded
aggregating about 10000 men, making a
grand total of upwards of %, 900 officers
and men put out of action.
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FUNSTON'S RECORD.
CourtmartiaI Has Been Sitting
Since March 5.

Washington, April 11.-Major General
Otis has taken measures to investigate
the charge made several months ago
against Brigadier General Frederick
Funston and Colonel w. S. Metcalf,
who commanded the Twentieth Kansas
volunteer infantry.
This action is in accordance with in
structions sent by the war department.
as shown by the official order issued by
General Otis, dated March 1, a copy
of which has just been received:
"A board of officers is appointed to
meet in Angeles, province of Pampan-
ga LugcEls s-an Monday, March 5, 1900 at
10 o'clock a M, or as soon thereafter
as practicable, to investigate so much
of certain allegations affecting the Off
cial conduct of Brigadier General Fred
erick Funston, U. S. V, while colonel
of the Twentieth Kansas volunteer in
fantry, and of Wilder s. Metcalf, While
a major in the same regiment, as indi-
Gated in a letter from headquarters of
the army, adjutant generals office,
dated January 10, 1900, addressed to the
commanding general of the department,
which letter inc1oses a communication
dated January 8, 1900, wherein the said
allegations are set forth at length
The papers referred to the board for
investigation include charges and
counter-c charges preferred by General
Funston against officers and men of
the Kansas regiment and by the Off
| GERS and men of the regiment against
General Funston and Colonel Metcalf
| There is no doubt that there was grave
lack of harmony in the regiment The
department seemed to support General
! Funston when it gave instructions to
| him to return to Manila
The Funston court martial is still
sitting and doubtless will investigate
the more recent charge that General
| Funston caused to be hanged without
| trial several Filipinos who had mall
| treated American DriSODers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-11
SNOW IN KANSAS.
Western and Central Portion
Gets a Heavy Blanket Of
the Beautiful.

The coolest April weather since 1887 was
experienced in Kansas Tuesday and Tues
day night last The thermometer fell to
freezing point and all over the western
portion Of the state and so far east as
Empor1a heavy snowstorm ragged dur
ing the afternoon and early night.
AT EMPORIA
Emporia, April ia heavy snow fell
here all the afternon and evening. Con-
garding the fruit crop, peaches, pears,
apricots, plumss ETC., mostly being in full
AT GREAT BEND.
Great Bend, April 11.-Four inches of
snow now covers the ground here as a
snow there was two Inches of rain and
hail. Considerable harm has undoubtedly
been done to stock, but wheat raisers pro-
AT LARNED.
Iarned, April IA snow storm, unpre-
cedented in the history of this part of
the country at this season OF the year,
portion of the night. Ten or twelve inches
of snow has fallen, country roads are
blockaded and business completely sus-
pended. A cold wind, filed with sleet and
snow, blew from the northeast, and the
thermometer dropped below freezing. and
fears are expressed that all kinds of fruit
viii be killed, and mauE trees are in leai
and the fruit buds just ready to burst
The wheat crop is not endangered, as the
snow covers 1t so deep that it would take
an extra hard freeze - hurt it.
AT CHERRyAL
al showers fell here All day. Last nigh
the thermometer dropped rapidly and re
ports from Frederick ta Ellsworth on tn,
Frisco line, say that = heavy snow fell
Vegetation needed moisture badly anC
! this is the first in nearly six weeks.
AT ATCHESON.
Atchison, April IA heavy snow storm
! prevailed west of Downs in Northwest
/ ern Kansas Tuesday afternoon. The snov
/ fell SO rapidly that the Missouri Pacii
| ordered snow plows along the north AM
| south solomon branches A high wind i
| blowing, and the snow vas drifting badly
AT .ELIIS.
Ellis, April. 11.-six hours of rain. ha
been followed by a heayy snowfall here
/ Wheat is greatly bensfited-
| AT COTTONWOOD FAILS.
Cottonwood Falls, April HIT com
menced showing about 3 o'clock and
about three inches deep today.
! AT GREAT BEND.
Great Bend, April 11.-Near o'cIoc
| Tuesday morning brisk rain begar
near noon it turned to snow with north
| east wind. Several inches has fa1ler
with thermometer near to freezing. HoI
| ticuturists think there will be no injur
| to fruit
| AT HERINGTON.
| Herington, April ia heavy snow an
| sleet fell here yesterday and last nigh
Fruit men and early gardeners are yer
anxious as to the effect on their crops.
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spiritualists in Session.

Chicago, April 1-Spirftualists from
all parts of the country met here today
for the third annual mass convention
under the joint auspices Of the National
Spiritualists' association and the Hi
nOis State Spiritualists association. No
formal programme viii be carried out
during the three days sessions, as the
convention is purely a fraternal and
social gathering. but many prominent
lecturers in the field of Spiritualism are
present and will speak Mrs. Cora V. L.
Richmond delivered the address of well
come a. the opening of the session this
afternoon and National President H. D.
Barrett of Boston and State Vice Pr'esi-
dent James Eraenan resnnnded-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-11
DEFAULTS BIG CONTRACT.
The Star Construction Company Can
not Complete Chicago Sewer.

Chicago, April 1.-THE Star Construc-
tion company, contractors for the Thir-
ty-ninth street interception sewer noti-
fed the city authorities today of its in
ability to complete the contract and
notice was at once sent to the National
Surety company, on the bond of the
Construction company that the city
would expect the sureties to complete
the work left undone The defaulting Of
the contract by the Construction COM
pany. however, will. it is feared, cause
much delay and additional expense. The
bonds OF the surety company amount to
s400, 600, while at the present cost per
foot, it will take $4,000 to complete the
tunhel The Star Construction company
is one of the largest firms in its line in
the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-11
RAIN, RAIN, RAIN.
Weather Man Gives Up at Last anc
Predicts Fair Weather.

Rain, rain, rain,
I've been singing, oh clouds to thee.
Oh that my tongue could utter
The conditions that are to be.
Oh well for the prophet that hits it,
But woe to the one that's wrong,
I've heard murmur of feathers
Since first I started my song.
The stately clouds go on,
To shower on another plain
Oh for a trace in the bucket
For only a drop of rainl
Rain, rain, rain,
It's a forecast. that brought me woe,
I'll try the system of warmer
And watch for a fall of snow.
Tuesday nights snow amounted to
three-hundredths of an inch The mini
mum temperature was 81. A small amount
of snow elung to the trees and fruit may
Mr. Cox has Topped He did not give
up the system of fOrecaSting rain unit
he lost his good rating with the chief OF
the weather bureau and now he will try
a new forecast.
Today he sends out the forecast fol
''fair tonight and Thursday. Warmer
Thursday. Continued cold tonight" No
A. word about rain In defense OF th'
forecast the weather map cites the fac
that there has been rain and snow in Ar1
Zona, Utah, Idaho, the Dakotas, Montana
Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Ne
braska, Missouri. Oklahoma and a goot
rain in western Kansas. The map show
a precipitation in the eastern part OF tn
state. The snow fall last night amounted
to three -hundredths of an inch. The wine
is northwest, z miles an hour.
There is a high barometer near Win
nepeg, Canada, and the center of lOv
in Texas said Observer Jennings. sat
urday the center of the storm was il
Nevada, on Monday it had moved to
| point between Dodge City and Pueblo an
Tuesday it was near Fort Worth Tn
storm will probably move along the At
/ lantic coast eastward. The high baron
eter gave Kansas colder weather and tn
! low forced out a, meagre precipitation il
eastern Kansas me hlSh IS InoNIn
southeast A falling barometer wit
warm weather is coming in behind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-11
The Street Fair.

The street fair executive and sub
committees met Tuesday evening in the
Commercial club rooms to consider the
progress the fair is making. There is
now no opposition to the proposed site
for the fair, which will be located on
Fifth street and on Quincy between
Fifth and Fourth. A committee, DR..
c. D. Gray. D. p. Paxton, c. L Wood
and P. L. Wise, was appointed to ask
City Attorney Bird to draw up an or
dinance authorizing the street fair to
be held on those streets. Mr.. Bird pre-
pared the ordinance today.
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NOT ENOUGH STAMPS.
Plug Cut Tobacco Seized Because Of
Overweight.

San Francisco, April 11.-Five hun
dred pounds Of plug cut tobacco have
been seized in various local stores by
internal revenue agents because the
packages were insufieiently stamped.
This tobacco manufactured by st.
Louis firm, has been put up in packages
weighing from an ounce and three
quarters to two ounces and the pack
ages had been uniformly stamped as
weighing an ounce and two-thirds.
Collector Thomas who made the dis
covery of this revenue law violation
says that the fraud has evidently been
carried on very extensively and he es-
timated that the cost to the govern
ment has been 1ully $50 600 a year A
general search for understamped pack
ages has been begun and all tobacco
found to exceed the weight indicated by
the stamps will be confiscated.
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ner .Ill) both opposed the bill, on the
ground that it was breach of good
faith which the people would not toll
crate.
The Republicans who voted against
the rule We're: Crumpacker of Indiana;
Heatwole OF Minnesota: Lane of Iowa;
Iittlefield of Maine; Iorimer of Illinois
Mccall of Massachusetts: H. C.Smith of
Michigan: Warner of Illinois.
The only Democrat voting for the rule
was Sibley Of Pennsylvania
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CABLE BILL PASSED.

Washington, April 1.-THE senate has
passed the Pacific cable bill introduced
by Mr.. Hale. The cable is to be under
the control of the navy department and
S30O,O is appropriated to begin the
work.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of o. Halterman, who
died Tuesday at his home. 1907 Lane
street, will be held Thursday at 2:30
O'Clock from his late residence.
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Mansfield Is Up Again.

Cleveland, April 1.-THE condition of
Richard Mansfield the actor, who has
been i'll since his arrival here last Sun
day has improved sufficiently to permit
him to appear tonight. Mr.. Mansfield
has been suffering from acute Iaryngi-
tis
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Weather Indications.

Chicago. April 11-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Thursday; continued cool
tonight: warmer Thursday; northerly
winds becoming variable.
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CONTINUED on Sixth Pase-1
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Simonstown, April 11-Owing to the
unfayorable conditions for keeping the
Boer prisoners here the authorities have
decided to ship them all to St. Helena
with the least possible delay. The sick
ness among the captured burghers is
abating.
FIRED 100 POUND SHELLS.
Ladysnnith. Tuesday, April 1O-Even-
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Proceeding he expressed his regret
that the secretary Of war had not seen
fit to furnish the opinion of Judge Chas.
A. Magoon. the attorney of the insular
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
POLTTTcAL cHIcAMERY.

The Democrats hope to make politi
cal capital out of the visit OF the Boel
ENJOYS to this country and in doing
SO will defeat the object OF their visit
to the United States, and give the
struggling South African Republic a
wrong conception of the attitude OF
our people In his letter to the Chica-
go Times-Herald, Walter Wellman
thus describes their entrance into
Washington:
"There was a pathetic scene in this
town last night. 1t was the arrival at
the American capital OF the Boer
commissioners. They came amid the
blaring of brass band and the lurid
rays of red fire and roman candles.
A small crowd of people lined Penn
sylvania avenue to see the procession
march up past the white house to the
hotel, where areception was held lat
er lin the evening. The scene was
pathetic because the commissioners,
excellent, admirable men, patriots
who are painfully eager to do some
thing for their distressed countries,
have come all the way to America,
the land of freedom, only to fall into
the hands of lot of politicians and
cranks. If there was any chance
whatever for the commissioners to
accomplish anything here twas man
ifestly by holding alooffrom American
politics and presenting their case to
the people and to the government
upon its merits without entangling
themselves in the slightest with do
mestic contentious. This the COM
missioners wanted to do, but the
American politicians would not let
them. So last night we saw the peace
delegates riding through the streets of
Washington beside such great states
men aslAllen of Nebraska, Mr.. Bryan's
senatorial mouthpiece, and Sulzer,
the Bowery democrat, who wants to
be nominated for vice president on
the Bryan ticket. The poor commits
sioners, unable to help themselves,
have since their arrival in this coun-
try been surrounded by that sort of
persons. Against their will, perhaps,
they have been taken in tow by men
who care nothing whatever for the
cause of the unfortunate South Afri-
can republics, but whose only aim is
to promote the presidential ambition
of Col. Bryan. 1t is pity the dele
gates cannot rid themselves of these
self-appointed escorts and boomers"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
HON. GEORGE IT. WOODSON.

Ottumwa Courier: GeorgelH. Wood
son, the colored attorney of Mucha-
KNOCK, who was selected by the con-
vention recently held in Des Moines
as alternate delegate to represent the
Sixth district in the national conven-
ticn at Philadelphia, is man of abil-
ity and most worthy representative
of his race. He is full blooded ne
gro and was born in Wytheville, Va,
in 1867. He was educated in the pub
lie schools and went to Ecollege at
Petersburg, Va, where in 1889 he took
the degree of bachelor of arts. In
1895 he graduated from Howard uni
versity in Washington, ID. c., taking
the degree of bachelor of law. He
came to Mahaska county In 1896. His
abilities asa lawyer and public speak
er were quickly recognized and he
was admitted to practice before the
federal and the state supreme courts.
He is unmarried and is a member of
the Congregational church, is man
of pleasing address and of unusually
interesting conversational power.
He is president of the Iowa State Neg
70 council, non-political organiza-
tion whose purposes are the advance
ment of the negro race. Mr.. Wood
son leaves for. Washington, DC, this
week, where he delivers an address
before the graduating class of Howard
university. He will remain in the
east until after the republican nation
al convention at Philadelphia. The
republican party of the Sixth destrict
has honored itself by honoring this
splended representative of the color.
ed race.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
NO SUCCESS BY VIOLENCE. .

NO SUCCESS BY VIOLENCE.
Discussing the street car strike in
st. Louis the Globe Democrat says:
THAT workingmen should desire
to better their condition is natural
and laudable. Honorable ambition
is one of the great forces of society.
This is country of unbounded op-
portunity. The men who occupy the
most conspicuous places in American
affairs were once, with few excep-
tions, boys who began at the bottom
of the ladder. They did not work
up by regarding society as an enemy
or treating anyone with wrathful vio-
lence. 1t is by moving onward to-
gether in amity and considerateness
that community advances. A strike
is an angry quarrel, often tending to
disorder and reaching no conclusion
that could not be better attained by
peaceful means. When strike in
jures not only the two parties to the
dispute, but distresses, in still
greater degree, the unoffending pub
lie, the wrong inflicted is plain and
cannot be too strongly condemned.
The severe and persistent punish
ment of 100000 persons because
1000 have disagreed is thoroughly un-
reasonable. 1t is oppression without
a redeeming feature"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

DIR. w. @. Sensibaugh, of Port
Byron, has brought suit against the
Fraternal Tribunes,a secret and BEN
eficiary order, alleging damages at
$4,000. The plaintiff was initiated
into the order in May 1898. During
the ceremony it is alleged that he
was given shock of electricity that
caused paralysis on one side of his
body. Any lodge that will resort to
dangerous methods in initiation
should have their charter revoked
and be dealt with summarily by law.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24

tended largely to influence the Judge
in his present action and the formal
announcement of his candidacy.
Without further suggestion from
the Judge himself, than that we are
authorized to say that he will be a
eandidate,i it is only proper we should
join in the universal testimony, not
only as to the merit of his candidacy,
but the admiral fitness and capability
of the man for the position.
Inasmuch as Southeastern Iowa has
not had representative upon the
supreme bench for almost ten years,
we think it may be conceded the
nomination should this year come to
this section of the state. This is es-
pecially true when it presents can
didate so worthy and well qualified
as Judge Blanchard. The fact that
he was member of the Twenty eighth
Iowa Regiment and soldier in the
War of the Rebellion, makes him
strong as a candidate with a worthy
element of the state. He is gradu-
ate of the Law Department of the
University of Michigan where he laid
a good foundation for his professional
work.
That he served for twelve years
upon the circuit bench, with salts
faction and evidence of judicial abil-
ity, has tended in his experience to
inspire confidence in his worth as
well as to fit him for judicial work.
Upon his retiring from the bench, he
at once engaged in the general
practice, and the large class of cases
and questions with which he has had
since to deal, would bring him fresh
from that field of actual experience
to deal with practical questions in
the courts.
He is the character of lawyer, in
perfect health and the prime of this
life, ripe in both judicial and prac-
tical experience, that the bar of the
state would welcome upon the bench.
In addition to this, he has twice
represented this senatorial district
in the state senate and is now men,
Der of that body, and has taken an
active part in shaping the legislation
of the state. 1t is thought few men
can comprise the qualities in exper-
ience and practice as are found in
Judge Blanchard.
He has further been recognized by
his profession in the state by the
high compliment of making him the
president of the Bar Association,
which position he now holds.
In addition to this, it may be said
OF Judge Blanchard by those who
know him best, as citizen he enjoys
che confidence of all who know him,
and his personal and professional
integrity is without blemish or re-
proach.
Possessed of such requisites and
qualities, the friends of Judge Blanch-
ard will present him as a candidate
for nomination for Supreme Judge
before the next Republican Conven-
ton of the state, in confidence of the
cause Of a worthy citizen and able
lawyer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
oSKALooSA AS ASSESSED.
Valuations Ofthe City in Personal and
Real Properties.

Assessor, John H. Perry, turned
the assessment books of the city over
to County Auditor Cruzen Monday,
and from the books Mr.. Perry gives
us the following total assessment of
oskaloosa for the year 1900. Polls,
under 40, 1880; over 45, SAL. This
does not include soldiers; as they are
exempt from poll tax and their ages
are omitted from the rolls. Dogs,
male, 400; female, IL. Lands, acres
296; value Ss6, ,656; lots, So, 1893, ,46S, ex-
emptions, s32, ,92O;> net actual value
of real estate, ss,ss7 ,2O4; taxable
value, 1911 ,s01. Horses, mules and
colts, 6O2; value s2l ,656. Cows and
heifers, 267; value, s7,404. Swine,
sheep and goats, over six months old,
81; value S14S. Vehicles, 556, value,
s16,6S4. Household furniture ss,S0O.
Moneys and credits, S425, ,54s. .Corpor.
alton stock and manufacturory, ,s1s3,-
1893. Merchandise, S669, ,46S. Other
personal property, $40, $40. Buildings
on leased land SIS, ,s2s, making the
total actual value of al property,
81, 5,273, ,772, and the taxable value, ST.
31S,443 This does not include the
personal property of the railroads
and telephone companys which is
assessed by the state executive coun.
ell and sent direct to the county
auditor.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-24
HANGED BY A MOB.
A Colorado Fiend is Strung UP TO
Telegraph Pole.

BY scripps-McRae Press Association.
Pueblo, Colo, May 23.-Calvin Kim
blern was lynched by a mob this morn
ing. He was arrested at Denver yes
terday and brought to Pueblo by the
sheriff. Within Eve minutes after his
arrival a mob seized Kimblern, tied
a rope about his neck and dragged
him through the streets. The crowd
finally stopped and hanged him to a
telegraph pole. The rope broke twice
but the third attempt was successful.
Kimblern was negro employe of the
home for the feeble-minded. Last
Sunday he shot his wife and then muir
dered two little orphan girls because
they had repeated to his wife threats
made by Kimblern.