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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-03-29

ed for some time. On last Saturday af-
ternoon he was thought to be dying and
his relatives gathered at the bedside.
But a strong opiate administered for
the purpose of relieving his suffering
had the effect of inducing a long sleep,
from which he awo1e much improved.
Sunday evening he was able to move
about his room.
Monday his condition was much the
same, but Tuesday he again commenced
to grow weaker, and gradually his won
derful vitality left him. For some time
previous to the hour of his death he
was in an unconscious condition
Col. Holiday was taken i'll with heart
trouble several weeks ago He had suf-
fered from heart disease for a number
of years, but was scarcely ever confined
to his home during that time. Because
of mis- advancing age the last attack
proved to be much more severe than
former attacks and early in his illness
the attending physicians gave up all
hope of his ultimate recovery
Col. Holiday abandoned hope of per-
manent recovery as early as his physi-
clans. He realized that his death was
simply question of a short time, and
made disposition of his business affairs
accordingly.
Col. Holidays death was peaceful
For several minutes before his heart
ceased to beat it seemed to the attend
ing relatives that the end had arrived.
It has been decided to hold the fun
era1 services Sunday afternoon from
the residence. The interment will be in
Topeka cemetery.
Col. Holiday leaves widow and two
children, Charles K. Holiday and Mrs.
T. J. Kellam.
The death of Col. c. K. Holiday is
the passing of the most conspicuous of
the pioneers of Kansas. He came to this
state in 1854, then a man 30 years of
age, and the same year organized the
company that founded the city of To-
peka.
It was December 5 of that year that
Topeka officially came into existence.
The deed to the townsite was made in
the name of Col Holiday who was pres
ident of the Topeka Townsite company.
Charles Robinson, afterward governor,
was intimately associated with him in
the enterprise.
When Col. Holiday came to Kansas
he had $40 600 in cash. This amount he
made through a railroad contract iE
Pennsylvania, the state in which he
was born 76 years ago He thought he
saw possibilities in the west, and de-
termined to be identified with them
AS soon as Col Holiday succeeded in
founding Topeka he commenced a fight
to secure the state capital. The fact
that the present state capitol building
ornaments this city is due more to the
energies of Col. Holiday than to any
thing else. He selected the location of
the capitol square, and never relaxed
his efforts until the capital fight was
ended in favor of Topeka.
The founding of Topeka was an i'm
pOrtant step. but Col. Holiday was
destined to take another just as import
ant. Five years after his arrival in
Kansas. and after the constitutional
convention held at Wyandotte had de-
cided upon Topeka as the temporary
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KNIGHT VERSUS WILSON.
State Employees Under George Clark
Have a Battle.

There was a bloodless war between
Hill p. Wilson, assistant secretary of
state, and E. S. Knight, recording and
document clerk in the same office, at
Colby Tuesday. and Mr.. knight won.
1t was a political war, and Knights
forces, to use a political expression,
Kicked Wilson in good style
The two men came together in the
Republican senatorial contest, which
started out as a three -cornered affair,
with Wilson and Knight each in a
corner.
Knight was a supporter of c. c.
Evans of Sherman county for senator
in the Thirty ninth district. M. r.
Buschow of Sheridan county was
candidate along with DR.. A. B. Jones
of WaKeeney, the latter being support
ed by Mr. Wilson.
From the first Evans was not in the
game, and Mr.. Wilson congratulated
Knight on the prospects of being es-
corted to the political funeral of his
friend Evans Knight lighted a fresh
sto9ie and winked the other eye. The
WaKeeney> contingent were enthralled
by Wilson's enthusiasm and believed
Jones would land the nomination.
Knight went to work to trim Mr.. Will
son, and he did it to a finish.
In the early days Knight got into a
county seat war in Sherman county
He unfortunately lost in one scheme,
and was escorted to the edge of the
townsite in front of row of glistening
Winchester barrels. Knight then
learned the lesson of silence. He man
aged to readjust himself to the changed
conditions. and was permitted to re-
sumo his habitation in Goodland.
In this senatorial contest Knight said
nothing of his plans. But when the
convention was organized the Wa
Keeney people were confident. When
the first ballot was counted, Evans haV-
ing gotten out of the way, Knight s
candidate, Buschow, with whom he had
made combinations, was nominated by
an overwhelming majority So these
are the reasons why the state house
people are having fun with Mr.. Wilson.
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WAR SPIRIT STRONG.
Japan is Busy With Prepara-
tiOns For a Struggle.

Seattle, Wash. March 2s.-The gov
ernment transport Garonne from Ma
Mia February II, has arrived from quar-
antine with news of active preparations
in military and naval departments of
Japan for war with Russia. The Rus
sian fleet at NagaSaki has diSregarded
the harbor authorities and anchored
where it pleased. The war spirit is said
by Captain Conrad, of the Garonhe, to
be strong in Japan on account of the
czar's secret attempt to gain influence
in Korea in violation of the treaty. A
grand assembling of the japanese navy,
to be followed by manoeuvres, from
which foreign newspaper correspond
ents and the public were to be excluded
was fixed for the last of this month.
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IGNORES CHAMBERLAIN.
Dom Paul Deals Only With Lord Sal
isbury.

New York March 29-The World cor
respondent who interviewed President
Kruger at Pretoria February Z, says
Mr.. Kruger explained at length the
efforts which the British authorities
made to seal Delagoa Bay and then told
of the MESA ge he sent to Lord Sails
bury concerning it. He said he refused
to have any more correspondence with
Mr.. Chamberlain, but frequently cabled
to Lord Salisbury. In one cablegram
he asked Lord Salisbury to allow food
stuffs to enter through Delagoa Bay or
they would be compelled to feed the
5000 British prisoners in Pretoria on
maize porridge.
Lord Salisbury did not reply, but a
message signed Chamberlain" explain
ed that the embargo on fOOdstuffs had
been raised three days before. Mr.
Kruger laughed heartily when he told
that the Chamberlain message was tel
egraphed back to Lord Salisbury with
the query, Is this true?"
The president added: I'VE have not
heard from Chamberlain since" and
laughed for fully half minute
Secretary Reitz then told of a second
series of communications between the
president and Lord Salisbury concern
ing the prisoners who We're taken by
the British, and who although they
became citizens of the Orange Free
State, are being tried in Cape Town
for high treason. The president sent a
cablegram directly to Lord Salisbury
demanding that the Douglas prisoners
be treated only as prisoners of war, and
not as reasonable subjects of her
majesty. and stated that if they were
executed reprisals would be made.
Lord Salisbury replied that if one of
the Pretoria prisoners was injured. both
Presidents Steyn and Kruger would be
hanged at the conclusion of the war
The president thought that was harsh
language to use and according to Mr..
Reitz's statement replied in effect:
60 ahead with your hanging, but re-
member that your son, Lord Edward
Cecil is in Mafeking''
Mr.. Kruger has no reply to this mes-'
sage.
My burghers are fighting bravely,"
he said with much earnestness, and
they win continue to do so until Great
Britain asks for peace or exhausts her
soldiers. We can not expect to con-
quer several hundred thousand men. in
a day. but my burghers are going ahead
rapidly, as you can see by looking at
the place where we keep our prisoners.
Even as your forerathers fought
against great odds in the revolutionary
war; so are we struggling and even as
God was with your people. so is He with
US. We have fought with England be
fore, we defeated her soldiers and we
will be victorious again"
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BURTON LOSES MIAMI.
Report of His Success There Seems
to Have Been Premature.

The politicians are watching with in
terest the Republican contest in Miami
county from where the Burton forces.
Saturday last, sent out the announce
ment that Senator Baker and Cy Le-
land had been turned down.
The facts seem to represent a differ
ent situation in Miami county politics.
This is proven by the fact that the
Burton managers have sent emissaries
to the county to see if they cannot avoid
a further contest by permitting the
nomination of Major ]. B. Remington,
an avowed Baker man, for the legis-
lature.
T. T. Kelly. assistant state treasurer,
is the walking delegate who has gone
into the county to make the arrange
ment suggested. 1t is the plan arranged
in Topeka by the Burton mana gers, and
Mr.. Kelly is the man, by reason of his
residence in that county. who has been
sent to carry it into effect.
1t was announced by the Burton man
ayers that they had won in the Miami
county contest. Now they are ready to
surrender to the Baker forces to avoid
a fight"
The Kelly forces won in Paola. but
Osawatomie and the remainder of the
county went against them at the pri-
maries The Kelly forces We're the
Burton forces, as Mr.. Kely is one cf
Burton's principal lieutenants.
A letter from A. D. Greason, post
master at Paola. to Topeka friend
contains the following:
1T has been reported that we have
been defeated. but the convention which
will be held Saturday viii truthfully tell
the result Of our primaries
Mr.. Greason does not exploit the work
of the Baker forces at the primaries
but says in addition to what has al
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advance when it does occur will prob
ably be made by parallel columns
along broad front. The movements
of the cavalry force and part of the
infantry towards Glen can scarcely be
construed as an actual advance, al
though they undoubtedly point to the
imminence of such a step. But only
small part of General Cfatacre'S. forces
have yet arrived at Bloemfontein, and
until that movement is completed it is
not likely Lord Roberts viii start for
Pretoria
contained in a dispatch published in the
second edition of the Times. and dated
Wednesday, March 2S, again dwells
upon the necessity for not making a
premature advance.
This correspondent, who on several
occasions seemed to have been chosen
as the mouthpiece of Lord Roberts,
ca bles: 1T should be clearly under
stood that the present halt in the vi
cinity of BlOemfontein is absolutely
necessary as a military precaution. 1t
should be borne in mind that we are
about to enter on a new phase of the
operation with the main communica-
tions through a recently occupied hos
tile country and that the recent sue
cesseS necessitated a great expenditure
of horse power. Here and in Natal we
shall move on the commencement of the
South African winter, and must be pre-
pared to face the effects of the first
frost upon such animals as may be
affected With horse Sickness.
$4,000 FOREIGNERS LANDED.
London March 29-The correspond
ent of the Daily News cables that the
Boer forces have been reeQuipped and
he says he is fully convinced that IL, 900
foreign troops have been landed to aid
the republics
From this the inference might be
drawn that the London critics have
| been premature in prophesying an i'm
mediate advance as at Kimberley and
| Paardeberg. The best based conjecture
| is well nigh worthless. as to when Lord
| Roberts cOntemplates moving.
| A deputation of Dutch church minis
! ters had an audience of Premier Schrei-
ner at Cape Town today. the ministers
/ urging the separation of the sick and
/ we'll Boer prisoners and asking that the
/ sick be not sent to st. Helena.
| Mr.. Schreiner replied that he had 10
| power in such matters but would use
! his friendly offices. He added that he
! had made strong representations to the
imperial government against sending
/ any of the prisoners to St. Helena but
! without success.
1t is reported that the prison trans
ports win sail for st. Helena at the end
of this week. From Natal and Mafe-
king there is no further news as this
| dispatch is sent.
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CALDERHEAD HEARD.
In Support of Senate Bill Regarding
Indian Lands

washington. March 29.-The house
yesterday passed a senate bill to ap-
prove revision and adjustment of GER
tain sales of Indian lands in the states
of Nebraska and Kansas, notwithstand-
ing the vigorous antagonism of Mr..
Lacey Qa), who declared that the buy
ers of these lands had not kept the con-
tracts they made at the sale of the
lands, and now sought to have the pur-
chase price scaled down. He said the
bill involved several hundred thousand
dollars which belonged to the Indians,
and should be defeated.
Mr.. Calderhead CKas), who lives
within ten miles of the location of the
lands. strongly urged the passage of
the BILL and explained the circum-
stances under which the settlers had
bid wildly on the lands to keep them
out of the hands of spectators.
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A TERRIBLE INDICTMENT.
Julian Ralph Accuses Boers of Every
thing Disreputable.

London. March 29-The most serious
indictment of the Boer methods of war
fare which has yet appeared in Eng
land comes from Julian RalDh the
American war correspondent in a let
ter from Kimberley published in this
mornings Daily Mail It is, in part,
as follows:
1T is a war steadily and stealthily
planned by the queens Dutch subjects
and the Dutch republics for fully 20
years. For between four and six years
began purchasing arms and planning
defenses before the Jameson raid.
Finally President Kruger begged Pres
dent Steyn to declare war three years
before President Steyn consented. Next
rid your mind of the notion that you
are crushing two farmer republics
There is not a farmer in the two coun-
tries. and only one, the Free State, was
a republic in any way except misnam-
ing. They are herders of cattle, sheep
and goats, like the Israelites of old and
the Afridis Turks and Balkan people
of today.
His (the Boers) so-calied farms are
as nature made them, merely reaches of
Veldt Whereon his cattle Craze. On
each one he has put up some hut. and
its surroundings are almost invariably
more repellant and disorderly than any
houses ever saw, except the cabins of
freed slaves in the United States
Their camps and strongholds from
which we have routed them are the
filthiest places I have known men CT any
sort to live in. and I have seen red In
dian, Chinese and Turkish camps. and
the camps of many sorts of black men.
AS to their bravery and honor, have
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ready been quoted that the actual re-
suits have been misrepresented by some
over-zealous patriots
The Baker forces in my humble
Judgment says Mr. Greason. will
win in the county convention"
Mr.. Burton has been smoothing out
a few wrinkles during the past week,
and one of them has been along the
lines which appear in this peace con-
ference proposed by Mr. Kelly in his
plan to permit Mr.. Remington to cap
ture the nomination for the legislature
in Miami county
The Burton people are now issuing
disclaimers against the making of the
senatorial issue in county conventions.
Mr.. Burton has sent out instructions to
his strikers to refrain from precipitat-
ing this contest in county campaigns.
This play is but a bluff. In spite of it
the Burton people are struggling every
where for endorsements.
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WAVES HER RIGHTS.
France Will Make No Claims on
Santa Cruz.

Paris. March 29.-1:2O p. m.-The for
eign office makes the following state
ment regarding Frances attitude to-
wards American acquisition of Danish
West Indies:
France will place no obstacle what
ever in the way of the success of the
Danish American negotiations. On the
contrary in view of her cordial rela-
tions with both the United States and
Denmark, she is willing to waive her
rights over Santa Cruz as France values
her friendship with these two countries
far more highly than any claim she may
have in the Danish Antilles.
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AN OMINOUS OUTLOOK.
For the Safety of a Grew of Thirty
Men

Philadelphia, March 29-Fears are ex-
pressed here regarding the safety of the
British four-masted bark Dunnstaff-
mage Captain D. S. Forbes. which sail
ed from this city for Hiogo, Japan. with
a cargo of refined OIL The last heard of
the Dunstaffnage was on March 6, she
had collided with and sunk the British
steamer Verona, just north of the equa-
tor. After the collision Captain Forbes
reported to the captain of the German
steamship Pernambuco, which rescued
the Verona'S crew, that he would en-
deavor to reach Barbados. At that time
the Dunnstaffnage's forepeak was full
of water and it is thought that her col
lision bull1head. all that kept her af1oat,
might have collapsed and that she sank
with her crew of thirty men.
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RABBI WIsE's FUNERAL.
All Hebrews In Cincinnati Close Their
Stores.

Cincinnati, o., March 29-The private
funeral of Rabbi Isaac NJ. Wise was held
this morning at the residence. The re-
mains lay in state at the Plumb street
temple from $50 a. m. until 10 a. m Busi-
ness was suspended by all Hebrews in
the city. The graduates of the Hebrew
Union college were among the visitors.
The altar was elaborately draped and will
so remain for thirty days. The cham
Der of DIR. Wise will be draped for one
year and will not be occupied during that
time The active pall-bearers were from
the graduating classes of the Union He
brew college and the honorary pail-bear-
ers were the trustees of the temple, past
present and charter members, with two
members each from other congregations
institutions and societies, including Ma
sonic lodge of the deceased, Odd Fellows
and the University of Cincinnati.
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CAPT. DEMING Is SHORT.
A Trial by Court Martial Is I'M
pending.

San Francisco. March 29-Captain
Peter c. Deming, assistant commissary
of subsistence of United States vOlun-
teers, is under arrest at Alcatraz island.
1t is alleged that his returns to the war
department indicate the existence of a
considerabl deficit. An investiga ton
is being made into the case and Major
S. W. Groesbek. judge advocate of the
department of California, is preparing
formal charges against him, in COM
pliance with orders from Washington
The army officers refuse to give out
the details of Captain Deming's alleged
offenses, saying merely that court
martial viii be ordered at once.
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SABINE AND WALL.
Interesting Contest For Delegate to
National Convention.

DIR. A. Sabine, of Garden City. will be
one of the leading candidates for dele
gate to the national Republican conven-
ton from the Seventh district. He has
been endorsed by a number of the short
grass counties and will go into the con-
vention backed by a strong following
Judge Z. B. Wall, of Wichita, has lately
received u strong endorsement at home
and will have a large number of sup
porters in the convention.
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THREE WERE BURNED.
Mothers Heroic Efforts to Save Her
Children From Death.

Providence, R l.. March 29-Three
children were burned to death in fire
which destroyed the farm house of John
Brassill, in East Providence last night.
The mother succeeded in rescuing one.
an infant from it's burning cradle, but
the babe lived only a few hours. The
other little victims perished while the
mother vainly strove to penetrate the
wall of fire that beat her off
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DEMOCRATS FAVORED.
Given One Fare Rate For Sunhower
League Banquet.

The managers of the Sunfiower Demo-
cratic league banquet at Wichita, April
"a, are counting on a large attendance at
the meeting in view of the fact that the
railroads have made rate of one fare
for the round trip for the occasion.
H. w. Stewart, the Wichita manager of
the banquet, announces that w j.
Black of the Santa Fe has notified him
that a rate of one fare for the round
trip Will be made.
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A STRIKE SETTLED.
Columbus Machinists and Employers
Make a Compromise.

Columbus, o., March 29-The machin-
lists strike was settled last night. The
employers agree to take back all the
old men but they are left free to en-
ploy non-union labor on equal terms
with union labor. The machinists get
nine hour work day and 25 cents an
hour, time and half to be paid for all
over time. The. settlement is a COM
promise and neither nachinists nor en-
ployers claim a victory.
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OUT OF SCOTS WAY
o. P. Ergenbright Withdraws in His
Favor.

o. P Ergenbright of Montgomery
county has Withdrawn from the contest
for the Republican nomination for con-
gressman at large in favor of Charles
F. Scott of lola. Ergenbright made this
announcement at Chanute. Scott was
enthusiastically received by the con-
Vention and he made a pleasing speech.
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HIS WORK is DONE
Col. C. X. Holidays Life Ends
at Noon Today.
For Days He Struggled Man.
fully at Deaths Door.
WONDERFUL VITALITY.
Time After Time the FamiIy's
Hopes Revived.
Doctors Puzzled at Wonderful
Recuperative Power.
TOPEKA'S FOUNDER.
Was President of the First
Town Company.
Great Santa Fe System a Pro-
duct of His Energy.
One of Kansas Wealthiest and
Foremost Citizens.
Col. c. K Holiday. founder of To-
peka and father of the Santa Fe rail-
Was President of the First
Town Company.
Great Santa Fe System a Pro-
duct of His Energy.
One of Kansas Wealthiest and
Foremost Citizens.

Col. c. K. Holiday, founder of To-
peka and father of the Santa Fe rail-
way, died a few minutes past u o'clock
today.
Col. Holidays death has been expect
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217 Deaths In a Dav.

Calcutta. March 29-The deaths from
the plague here on Tuesday numbered 217
and the new cases reported 157. The total
number of cases is 30l.
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Come ard see an unusual spring dis
play in Uncle Sans window tomorrow
morning at 512 Kansas avenue.
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Weather Indications.

Chicago, March 29-F-orecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight and Friday; north
west winds.
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