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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-11
BRITAIN'S REPLY.
She Agrees With Mr.. Choate's
View of Flour Seizures.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE answer of
the British government to Mr.. Choate's
representations, respecting the seizures
of American flour and other goods on
the vessel, Beatrice, Mashona. and
Maria has been received. Just as the
officials of the state department ex-
pected, it amounted to a partial answer
very satisfactory as far as it goes, dis
posing of the character of some of the
goods seized, but not finally deciding
broadly whether or not food stuffs are
to be regarded as contraband. The
British government adopts precisely the
point of view regarding the seized
goods that was assumed by the state
department and embodied by Mr..
Choate in his note on the subject ad-
dressed to the British foreign office. In
brief Mr.. Choate reports as follows:
THAT the answer is highly satisfac-
tory: that it is broad and liberal in
terms. The position assumed by the
British government is that food stuffs
in transit to a hostile destination can
be regarded as contraband of war only
when they are supplies for the enemy's
forces. 1t is not sufficient that they
are capable of being used for the bene-
fit of the enemy; it must be shown that
they are so in fact through their des-
tination at the time of the seizure. The
British government does not claim that
any of the American goods on the Ger
man bark Maria and the British bark
Mashona were contraband of war. The
British government is investigating the
facts in connection with the goods seiz-
ed on the third vessel, the Beatrice"
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IRISH APPRECIATION.
What an Enthusiastic Critic Wrote
in Dublin Times.

Tt takes warm-bIooded Irishman to
do justice to what strikes him as beau
tful. Dublin critic in the Irish
Times, went to hear De Pachmann play
the piano and came away conquered.
Here is what he wrote: His style is
SO insinuating, so devoid of sensational
ism, he is so distinguished without APP
pearing conscious of it, and he smooths
away even the greatest difficulties with
SO much ease and grace that one un-
consciously warns to him. OF course,
it would be almost absurd to speak of
this and that quality of his technique,
for he is really perfection everywhere
and in everything. No one can be gent
Ter and softer no one can be more stern
~ forecful and strong, no one can finger
more lovingly over a. delicate poetical
sentiment as If he could scarcely tear
himself away from it's sweetness, and
no one can exhale more impressive
strength or impart the idea of more in
tense power in reserve, or a finer skill
in achieving almost every possible de-
gree of tonal effect. But with all that
1t is in his poetry his glowing feeling.
his unerring judgment in expression
that he differs from all rivals so much
so that one never doubts but that the
composer is speaking out his soul when
Pachmann plays"
Those who hear De Pachmann on the
18th of January at Crawfords Opera
House will be no less enthusiastic than
were the music lovers of Dublin. De
Pachmann conquers them all.
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BUYS MARTINDALE ESTATE.
Major Hood and G. w. Newman Pay
$4,000 In Cash.

Emporia. Jan11-Major Calvin Hood
and George w. Newman today pur-
chased all the real estate belonging to
William Martindale for Sal. 900 In cash.
The property was sold by r. T. Bat
tey. the trustee for the benefit of the
creditors of the defunct First National
bank, of which Martindale was vice
president. The sale was under order
of the United States court, which has
confirmed the sale. The bank affairs
of Martindale by mutual agreement be-
tween himself and the federal authori-
ties were settled by arbitration, to save
legal expenses. One of the conditions
was that the real estate should be sold
for cash.
The above amount was the largest
offered for the property as a whole, and
was accepted rather than prolong a set
Element by resorting to dividing and
retailing it out in parcels. This will
probably be the last large amount turn
ed in for the benefit of the depositors,
as it is not thought much can be OBJ
tanned from the estate of Charles S.
Cross, the president of the bank, who
committed suicide when the bank was
closed.
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DEATH MRS. PANIZZARDI

A letter just received from New York
announces the death of Mrs L. c.
Panizzardi, formerly of this city. Mr..
Panizzardi will be remembered by a
large number of our citizens as a young
railroad man who was associated with
Mr.. ]. F. Goddard, the vice president
of the Santa F'e and the late w. F.
White, passenger traffic manager.
For some years Mr.. Panizzardi, who
married while he was a resident of To-
peka, has lived in Paris where he holds
the position of chief representative of
the Vacuum Oil company for Europe
the parent company being in this coun-
try. A short time ago Mr.. and Mrs.
Panizzardi left Cairo, Egypt, for the
United States. While still on ship board
Mrs Panizzardi fell ill and on reaching
New York was taken to a hospital
where her illness proved to be smallpox
After terrible suffering which she en-
dured heroically. she died last Sunday.
Mrs. Panizzardi was a lady whose
striking beauty and charming manner
made her exceptionally popular with all
who knew her. The many old Kansas
friends of Mr.. Panizzardi will extend to
him their fullest sympathy
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LIKE ANY OTHER DEBT.
Judge Hook Says Divorced Wife Can
not Garnishee Her Late Hus-
bands Wages.

Atchison, Jan. 11-Judge Hook of the
United States district court for Kansas
issued a restraining order preventing
Mrs. Ermina c. Buffers from garnishee-
ing the wages of her divorced husband,
John Buffers, for alimony. Buffers mar
ried again and set up a claim that his
wages could not be garnisheed by his
divorced wife for alimony as he needed
all his salary for the maintenance of
his second family.
The city court of Atchison released
the garnishment, holding that Mrs. But
ters' claim for alimony was no different
court held that the decree for alimony
was higher obligation than a debt, and
did not come within the exemption law
Judge Hook now upholds the city court
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Kills Her Two Children and
Then Herself.
SHE BURNS HER HOME
Dependency Arising From Der
Husbands Acts.
Drunk and Out of Work He Is
Given Jail Sentence.
Mrs. Christy Once in the Insane
Asylum at Topeka.

Mcpherson, Jan. 11.-Mrs. Joseph
Christy, while laboring under a fit of
insanity, killed her children and then
committed suicide here last evening.
Her home was discovered to be on fire
at o'clock in the evening, and when
the firemen arrived on the scene they
found Mrs. Christy lying on the floor
with her throat cut. On the bed were
her two children, a girl of and boy
of II months, both with their threats
cut. The boy was dead, but the girl
and her mother were alive when taken
out The mother died on the way to a
doctors Office. After the fire was ex-
tinguished it was discovered that the
bedding had been saturated with coal
oil and set on fire.
Mrs. Christy had been confined in the
state insane asylum, but was discharged
about a year ago. Her husband is a
hack driver and last week he was COM
mitted to jail in default of payment of
a fine for drunkenness. 1t is said that
his wife went to the officials today and
offered to take in washing to pay her
husbands fine. 1t is supposed that do
nestle trouble brought on a recurrence
of her INSANITY
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LAW KNOCKED OUT.
Judgments Can No Longer Be
Taxed in Kansas.

The state supreme court today knock
ed out the law for the taxation of judg
ments passed by the legislature of 1897.
For three years judgments, both do
nestle and foreign, have been listed for
taxation, it being a provision of the
law that they could be sold like other
property upon which taxes were not
paid and it was the failure of an Iowa
man to pay the taxes on judgment he
held against a man named Rankin in
Ellsworth county that got the question
before the supreme court.
Hamilton's judgment was sold for
taxes and Rankin, the man against
whom it was held brought it and pro-
ceeded at once to release himself from
the obligation.
Harvey & Harvey of Topeka for
Hamilton commenced an action to COM
pei the district clerk of Ellsworth coun-
ty to issue an execution against Rankin
Notwithstanding the sale. The district
court refused to listen to the applica-
ton and a suit was then filed in the SUI
preme court asking for a writ of man
damus to compel the clerk to issue an
execution.
The supreme court today granted the
writ which win put a stop to the taxa
ton of judgments
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WHY DID THEY CLOSE?
Seems to Be Some Variance About
Who Ordered Jointists to Close.

The jointists still assert that they had
orders to close their places during the
meeting of the State Temperance Union.
Mayor Drew had an interview with
Chief Ramsey about the closing order
After tie interview Mr.. Drew said: Il
called on Chief Ramsey to find out if
he had given any such orders to the
jointists or if such orders had been
given by anyone connected with the
police department. He denied having
given any such order. He said he
know nothing about it. I wished to find
out for myself if any such order had
been sent out from the police depart
ment. He is pulling the joints just as
fast as he can secure evidence
Some of the jointists who are closed
say that they. received orders from the
police to close and others say they did
not receive any orders but give no rea-
sons for closing. The order may have
been issued by the president of the
beer trust" I issued no order" said
Chief Ramsey, land nobody connected
with the police department has. I
know nothing about it
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WOMAN'S LONG SLEEP.
Hypnotic Sleeper Attracting a Great
Deal of Attention.

A hynotic Sleeper in the window of
the Continental company is attracting
the attention of people on Kansas ave-
nue. today. She is a young woman who
accompanies Pauline and Carnaveaux
on their tour of the country, and was
put to sIeep at the close of the perform
ance at the Grand Opera House last
night. She will be awakened at the
performance tonight.
Several times this afternoon, when
the crowd about the window was partic-
ularly large, the hypnotist created con-
siderable stir by standing on the other
side of the street and causing the wo-
man to sit up in her improvised bed. On
one occasion a woman standing close to
the window uttered a piercing scream
when she saw the sleeping figure start
to assume 3 sitting posture, and made
a mad break through the ranks of the
people behind her.
The influencing of ''sleepers'' in this
way is new feature of hypnotic exhi-
billions in this city.
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INGALLS, TALKS.
President of the Big Four Tells of
Chesapeake and Ohio Deal


Cincinnati, Jan. I'm. f. ingalls,,
and Of the Big Four company, has just
returned from New York. To the As
ISOLATED Press he made this statement
concerning his past and future relations
with the several roads:
Ten years ago a combination COM
posed of the Vanderbilts, Mr.. Morgan
and others, including myself bought
the control of the Chesapeake & Ohio
railroad 1t has grown from poor and
Wornout corporation to a strong and
powerful railroad; so good that it has
attracted the notice of others and we
have just sold our interests. While in
the future I expect to be largely inter-
ested in the Chesapeake & Ohio through
certain interests that 1 represent, 1 do
not propose to any longer be a slave
to it's service, or be responsible for its
active management. This change may
come in a month, or in six months,
they are ready to assume the RESPONSE
bility.
AT the same time I had thought
when going out of the Chesapeake &
Ohio I would get out Of the Big Four
and join the great army of unemployed
but after talking with Mr. Vanderbilt
and Mr.. Morgan, who have been my
friends for many years, and who ad-
V1Sed and requested me to stay with
the Big Four and with them, I have
decided to do so and shall remain as
president of the Big Four which is a
Vanderbilt institution and will remain
so. 1t mas just resumed dividends after
getting it's property into physical con-
dition that compares with the best and
we hope to continue these dividends in
the future and possibly increase them.
1t is a very much easier task to manage
1t than it was the Chesapeake & Ohio
and far easier than it was to manage
both, so 1 expect great relief from
work -
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STAR IN LIGHT OPERA.
Yon Yonson, of Last Night, Will
Have New Role.

Arthur Donaldson, the lyon Yonson"
of the stage at the present time who
was seen at the Crawford theater last
night, will probably be the star of
new light opera next season. David
Sorlan, the man who wrote My North
ern Home, the song Mr.. Donaldson sings
in the second act of the Swedish piece,
has written an opera under the name
of 1.-The Vikings" and Messrs. Thrall
and Kennedy. who have the manage
ment of "Yon Yonson" this year, pro-
pose to star Mr.. Donaldson in it next
season.
Soon after Mr.. Donaldson came to
this country he secured an engage
ment in opera at Tivoli theater in San
Francisco. Since that time, up to the
present season, he has earned his liv-
ing by means of his vocal ability. His
last engagement was with Augustin
Days Runaway Girl" company.
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Wanted Lots In Hutchinson Long
Held by Man With Grievance.

Hutchinson, Jan.11-Foeltzer Brothers
of this place will soon begin the cree
ton of fine brick business building
on Main street.
There is history connected with the
vacant lots just purchased for their new
building. During the boom the lots
were bought, among other investments,
by Taylor Flick,noW of Nebraska. Flick
refused cash offer of $4,000 a lot and
was holding the property when the bot
tom dropped out of the boom. After
that time he refused all offers for the
lots. The gap between buildings spoil
ed one of the main business blocks of
the town. Every kind of scheme was
tried by business men to get Flick's
lots. AS last resort they were taxed
on large valuation but Flick paid the
taxes and seemed to enjoy holding the
gap in a town where he had lost so
much money. There was great surprise
when Flick suddenly offered the lots
for sale and his first offer was accepted
by wire by Foeltzer Brothers.
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WINFIELD HOSPITAL
Directors Select Site of Three Acres
Costing $1,000.

Winfield, Jan.11-The directors of the
Winfield Hospital association have pur-
chased the Beach property on East
Ninth avenue as site for the proposed
hospital building. The consideration
was 81, 800.
The deed calls for two acres more or
less but in fact there are nearly three
acres with a good house, a good barn,
two wells and both fruit and shade
trees. The property is worth more than
the price paid and the directors are
more than satisfied with their bargain.
1t is the intention to use the house
as a residence for the hospital people
and build an addition for a hospital.
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MORE POULTRY PRIZES.
Judges at State Show Continue to
Make Awards.

J0ogeS aG state Show Continue to
Make Awards
The following are the awards made
in addition to those printed in yester-
days State Journal:
BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
A. ]. Waddell. Wichita. third cockereI.
Mrs. M. ]. Jordan, Media, first pullet,
third pullet, second pen.
e; H Rhodes, North Topeka, second
pullet.
The Smith, Manhattan. first pen. an0
cockerel.
SILVER LACED wYANDoTrEs.
Capps & Co.. Kansas City, Mo-, Sec
ond hen.
Henry Gutsch & Co. Topeka, second
cockerel, third hen, second pen.
erel
Mrs. ]. w. Causes, Emporia, first cock
erei, hen, pullet; second pullet, third
pullet, first pen.
GOLDEN WYANDOTTES.
L. " Marks, Topeka, first cock. third
hen, third cockerel.
w A. Doolittle. Sabetha, first cock
erei and pullet. second pullet.
Ashley A. Cone, Belle PLANE, first
hen, second hen and cockerel.
WHITE WYANDOTTES.
Gutsch & Co., Topeka, third cockerel,
second pen.
JEFF Payne, Hutchinson. second cock.
THIRD punet.
=. u. futile, Topeka, third cock and
hen.
w. A Forbes, North Topeka. first
cock, cockerel, pullet, hen; second pull
let, cockered, hen; first pen.
BUFF WYANDOTTES.
w. A. Doolittle, Sabetha, second
cockerei.
J. W. f. Hughes. Topeka, second hen
and first pen.
w. J. Cow. Norfolk, Neb.. second
cock, third pen.
W. A. Forbes, North Topeka, first
cockerel, hen, pullet; third cock.
BLACK WYANDOTTES.
Jay NJ Clark, Kansas City, Mo-, first
cockerel.
PARTRIDGE WYANDOTTES
W. A. Doolittle. Sabetha, first cock
erel, first hen.
The sweepstake prize of the Ameri-
can class, a SIS guitar, given by Carl
Hoffman of Kansas City, goes to NJ. L.
Garfield of Belleville, for the highest
scoring ten American birds in the show.
BUFF COCHINS.
II. S. Lyons, Topeka, second cockerel
H. 4. and L. c. Forbes, Topeka.
first cock, hen and pen, second hen,
third cock, pullet and cockerel, third
pen.
Charles Steinberger, Topeka, first
cockerel and pullet second cock and
pullet, third hen,second pen.
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RENO HoRTIoU1TUR1sTs.
Hold an Enthusiastic Meeting At
Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Jan 1.-THE Reno Coun-
ty Horticultural society held it's second
meeting here Wednesday. On account
of the scarcity of good apples in Kan
saS this year this county was brought
into special prominence as an apple dis
trict. The only fancy apples shipped
from the state were raised in the Ar
kansas valley, and those from Reno
county were said to be especially good.
This fact has caused much comment
and the fruit growers have grown en-
thusiastic over their orchards. The or
ganization of a horticultural society
was effected recently and the county
will be represented at the state horti-
cultural society meetings in the future.
At the afternoon meeting one of the
principal features was an address by
NJ. Butterfeld. an orchard man of Lees
Summit Mo-
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THE EDLINeER CASE.
Trial Ordered Up For Monday-At-
torneys Try to Withdraw.

Fort Scott, Jan. led and George
Silbee, alias Smith, of Kansas City, Mo
and Amos Philips, of Bates county
Mo, all charged with the murder Of
Leopold Ellinger, a young Bates county
farmer, were ordered by Judge Sim
mons to be ready for trial next Monday
The Silbees represented that they had
good alibi witnesses in Missouri, but
said they had no money to employ
counsel to get the witnesses here or to
take dispositions. The court had ap-
pointed local law firm to defend them,
but when he. ordered them to trial on
next Monday the attorneys announced
their withdrawal from the case The
court declined to permit the lawyers to
withdraw, and ordered them to try the
case on Monday.
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[From the Chicago News.1
It takes the lone fisherman to reel off
catchy yarn.
Nervousness is the bud and lunacy
the flower in full bloom.
The man with a cork limb is more
of a stopper than a goer.
Style on the street sometimes means
meager bill of fare at home.
If the rubber trust ever explodes there
will be big gum-drop.
The advance agent isn't necessarily
a forward man. but he usually is.
Never speak i'll of your neighbor. It
gives him license to talk about you.
The Individual who frequently goes
on a tear is seldom able to pay the
rent.
1t is but natural that a breach-of-
promise case should be heard in a court
house.
If marriage is sometimes a failure it
marry without experience.
The happening of the unexpected new
er worry people who are not prepared
for anything in particular.
Says rural editor, in speaking of an
explosion: "One man was killed and
another had his head severed from his
body
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WON'T HAVE 1T.
People on Chandler Street Are Still
Excited.

Indignation among the people living
in the vicinity of the Wetherholt home
at sos Chandler street is growing. We'd
nesday afternoon step son of Wether-
holt, a young man about IS years OF
age came home with his face badly
broken out, making the sixth case of
smallpox or Cuban chickenpox in the
house To make matters worse, sew
eral of the neighbors say that the man
employed to watch the place has en-
tered the house repeatedly during the
past two days The excitement has
reached such a stage that mob efforts
as a way of Kidding the neighborhood
of the pest house" has been talked OF.
John Drake,an employee of the Hughes
Coal company, who lives in that vicini-
ty, consulted a lawyer this afternoon
in regard to remedying the trouble
through legal action.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. r. s. johnson of the New York
Mercantile company has just returned
from Dodge City, Kan. where he Sc
cured a good share of the contract for
the supplies for the soldiers home
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schick and son
Willie left yesterday on the Rock Island
for Chicago. Mr.. Schick on business, his
wife and son accompany him for pleas
ure.
Jess Chamberlain, a barber who lives
in Oakland, was arrested last night by
the police and turned over to Detective
Addison from Kansas City Kan, who
wanted the man for larceny.
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Pa. Forbes For Councilman.

There promises to be q pretty contest
for councilman in the Third ward, with
two well and favorably known men as
aspirants, P. H. Forbes and NJ. Snat-
finger As Mr.. Elliott is located in the
down town" part of the ward, there
is a feeling on the part OF the friends
of Mr. Forbes that the southwest part
of the ward is entitled to the second
member of the council. While Mr..
Forbes during his ten years of residence
in the city has not taken an active part
in political work, he has, nevertheless,
let no opportunity go by to advance
the interests of the Republican party.
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DISPLAY OF PICTURES
Finest Ever Brought to Topeka - A
Liberal Education in Art

Now being placed in Library hall, 500
copies of the worlds masterpieces in
painting, sculpture and architecture.
Library hall should be thronged each
day of the exhibit. The proceeds of the
sale of tickets to be devoted to the pur-
chase of pictures for the schools of the
city. Every school in the city has its
special friends, will not their friends
interest themselves, come and bring
others. Self-culture is always worth
while, you will not only enjoy the eX-
hibit but receive ample return for our
money in the broadening. deepening and
ennobling of the child life of our city.
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A FoReER cAueHT.
Geo. Friend of Cicero and Ernest Bot
tori of Wellington, His Victims.

wellington Jan. IA B. Hill was ar
rested in Burden and brought to yelling
ton by Sheriff C. c. Shaver to answer
a charge of forging a draft the Good
loe & Mcclellan Commission company of
Kansas City, Mo-, on information sworn
to by George Friend of Cicero, whom
the draft was caShed.
The amount of the draft was $40. Hill
check on Ernest Bottorff, ticket clerk for
the Santa Fe for IS Saturday night. The
check was on the First National bank of
Coffeyville. Hill seems to be a profess
siona1. His home is at Miami, I. T. where
he is wanted for various frauds. The
bogus draft was passed on Friend the 18th
of November. He was locked up in Jail
to await trial.