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The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

How the Counties Are Represented
In the University of Kansas.

Lawrence, April 6.-The material that
has been complied for the catalogue of
the University of Kansas that is to be
issued this spring shows the following
Kansas counties to have the largest
representation in school here: Shawnee,
40; Wyandotte and Marshall. SO each;
Johnson, 20; Harvey, 27; Brown. %;
Leavenworth, "a; Montgomery and
SedgWicl1, % each; Usage, 81, and Dick
inson and Miami, 10 each. When the
distance from the university by rail-
road is considered, Montgomery county
heads the list.
The registration by states shows that
Missouri has So of her students in
school here-double the number that
year. Iowa comes next, with a repre-
sentation of 13. There are p states rep
resented in the university here, besides
the countries of Japan and Norway.
Several persons from other states and
countries in school give Kansas as their
home.
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TO THE POOR HOUSE AT 80.
J.W. Hanson, an Old Settler of Tonga
noxie, Charity Patient.

Leavenworth, April 6.-J. w Hansen,
a man nearly so years old, was taken
to the county poor house yesterday.
Hansonss home has been near Tonga
noxie, where he has lived since the
early settlement of the county. For
some time he and his family have been
maintained by the county and by the
neighbors.
Hansons protests against going to
the county poor farm were very strong
yesterday and force had to be used
to set him away from the court house.
The old mans protests were pitiful,
and he begged to be taken back home,
but the board had ordered him sent to
the farm and the officers took him
there.
Hanson has a wife and a large fam
lily. but his children have grown up or
been adopted and as he is destitute
and unable to do anything, it was
thought best to send him to the farm.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

master Barnes, shows a healthy in
crease of business during the last u
months. The receipts for the year end
ing March 81, 1900. were $91, ,5S5.47. For
the year ending March 81, 1899, the re-
ceipts were $80,474.67, an increase of
$11, ,108.S0, or about IA per cent.
The receipts for March We're $8, 526.7T,
an increase of $256.71 over the same
month last year. which was itself a rec
ord breaker. The. establishment of the
several sub-stations has done much to
increase the poStofice revenues on the
Kansas side, as formerly a good deal of
the business went to the Missouri Of
flee.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
A VICIOUS EAGLE.
Sinks Its Talons Into Child's Hand
and is Hard to Free.
TFrom the Phillipsburg News.l

CFrom the Phillipsburg News.]
The eagle recently caught by the
Hicks boys near Logan, and which
they are trying to tame, measures from
tip to tip of outstretched wings seven
feet and six inches. The bird was
taken out of its cage where it could
be shown off to better advantage, and
he didn't like it a bit. He made a
sashay at one of the children, fasten-
ing its claws in the child's hand, and
would not let go. County Commissioner
Brasted ran in and tried the grape-
vine hook upon the eagle, nearly chok-
ing the life out of it. The bird then let
loose of the child and directed it's at
tention to Breasted, swinging one leg
around and fastened its hooks into the
heshy part of his arm. Mr.. Hicks and
his wife then made a center rush, each
getting hold of a leg. They then set
back and pulled for dear life, while
Mr.. Breasted hung onto the neck of the
bird and was doing the choking act in
nice shape. Between the three the
eagle was Worsted.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
ELEcTRrc LIGHT PLANT
At Arkansas City to Be Rebuilt at an
Early Date.

Arkansas iCty, April 6.-The directors
of the Arkansas City Gas & Electric
Light company have decided to begin
the work of rebuilding their plant at
once. The loss on the building has been
settled and a force of men went to
work yesterday afternoon to remove the
old walls and to clear away the site for
the new building.
The new building will be iron clad
and will be larger than the one de-
stroyed. The representative of an east
ern firm which handles supplies for
electric light plants is now on his way
to this city and as soon as he arrives
the company will decide just what kind
of machinery will be used.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
wH1TEsTocKINGs PLAYERS.
LOTUS Says He Will Enter the Season
With Twenty Men.

Selma, Ala, April 6-Twenty-five play
ers viii be carried by the Chicago club
until the National League season is well
under way. Manager LOTUS ANNOUNCED
that he would not let any men go for
several weeks. He intends to try them all
in championship games to get as good an
work of the trip was done this afternoon;
all were out save Ryan, Phyle and VOL
vertOn, who has a. bad finger.
Manager Lotus announced that ne
had decided on the captaincy, but would
Louisville next week He held a confer
ence with Cupid Childs after supper
and the second baseman may be the
chosen one. The team will complete pre-
liminary work at Louisville under the
new commandant, and entirely new sets
of signals win be taught.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
WE'RE THE sHER1FFs GUESTS.
Phillipsburg Court House Officials
and Newspaper Men Dined.

Phillipsburg. April 6.-The annual
custom of serving dinner to the court
house officials and newspaper fellows
was celebrated in Phillipsburg at din
ner Thursday. The paying Of the bill
fell upon H. N. Yerton. sheriff of Phil
lips county. Every county officer was
present including the commissioners,
besides the editors of the News Herald
and Dispatch, the three Phillipsburg
papers. 1t was a feast especially pre-
pared for a hungry lot of county Off
cials, who ate it with becoming dig
nifty, after which a resolution of thanks
was given to Sheriff Yerton.
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NIoHoLs IN eoop sHAPE.
Worked Out With Sullivan and
Showed Good Speed.

Boston. April GA special from Green's
borO, N. c., says: The weather inter-
fered with the work of the Boston ball
team today. The work done was mostly
in the way of a general limbering up. ow-
ing to the high wind that prevailed this
noon, Manager Selee concluding not to
send his men out. Most of the time in
the morning was devoted to batting
though all the pitchers were worked out
Nichols in pitching to Sullivan, had very
good speed, and was not afraid to cut
loose. Clements Is expected tomorrow
Though he promised to be here today,
most of the players attended the session
of the United States court this afternoon,
and were much interested in listening to
trials of moonshiners.
Fred Tenney made many really excel
lent freehanded drawings while in the
court room. Freeman and Barry had
seats within the bar with the lawyers.
Lowe arrived last night. looking in splen-
did condition and fully ten pounds heav-
Ter than he was last spring when he re-
ported. Princeton wants to play Boston
at Norfolk April IS, but Manager Selee
feels that would hardly be fair to Yale
TO accept the offer. The Newport News
nine has asked for game on the same
date.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

many many fights between now. and Sep
tember /, when the Horton law ceases to
exist said O'Rourke. THE Fitzsin-
mons-Ruhlin fight will take place before
the Broadway Athletic or the Sea Breeze
city.
THE Westchester club, which hopes to
have the Rubin Fitzsimmons contest, has
no chance to get it for the reason that
it has no authority. not having a regular
building devoted to athletics in which to
pull it off, as required by the present
law" Regarding the friction between
O'Rourke and Sharkey the latter stated
it would amount to nothing until after
the fight with Mccoy.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
LEAHY IN CONTROL
The Noted Wichita Man Buys the Re
gister at Receivers Sale.

Wichita, April 6-Dave Leahy has re-
gained control of the Wichita Register
Some time ago he retired from the
paper because the principal owner r.
L. Collins, would not run the paper on
a union basis He later applied for a
receiver, alleging the paper to be in an
insolvent condition. Yesterday the
paper was sold by the receiver to Mr.
Leahy, Mr. Collins retiring. Mr.. Leahy
will at once assume the editorial and
business management of the paper. He
will improve it and make it one of the
best and most influential Democratic
weeklies in the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
COL. LITTLE ON ROADS.
Addresses a Convention at Abilene
and Makes Protest.

Abilene, April 6.-The Good Roads
convention was attended by about leo
road overseers and others from differ
ent parts of the county. All visitors
were entertained by the Abilene busi-
ness men.
Col Little made the opening address.
describing roads of Egypt and the ORR
ent. Kansas. he says, has the best
natural roads in the world. He knock
ed hard on the custom of building roads
close to and parallel to railways and
wants a law that shall separate the two
roads at least 300 feet.
A. c. Romig then read a paper on
good roads. drainage, etc
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Pepper Horses Go East.

Lexington, Ky, April 6-Johnny Miller
will leave here tomorrow in charge of
sixteen head of thoroughbreds owned by
Mrs. e. o. Pepper and one owned by Tod
Sloan. Mrs. Pepper is sending her horses
to William Rogers, at GraYesend, to be
trained and raced this season over the
jockey club tracks. The bunch includes
some of the most likely looking colts and
FLIES Mrs. Pepper ever owned. and since
she has been so successful her horses will
be watched. The majority of them are
by her horse, imp. Kantaka- Tod Sloan's
mare Gutta Percha lost her foal by Bas-
settlaW recently and is being sent to New
Jersey to be bred to Knight of the Thistle.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Pensions For Kansans.

Washington, April 6.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Calvin A. Lesher. dead,
Pittsburg, Sc.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. F. c. McCaslin,
National Soldiers home, Leavenworth.
81
Restoration and reissue-Henry C.
Jones, Berlin, $12.
Increase-James NJ. Kelly, National
Military home Leavenworth. Sc to SO;
Joseph w Crown, Agra, IS to SO;
Charles W. Pett. Cherryvale. s6 to IS;
Eliel z. Miller, Calvert, $a to $17;
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
A SHERIFF. ENJoINED.
Wichita Street Railway Would Pre-
vent Property Seizure.

Wichita, Kas April 6.-Joseph Harris,
attorney for the Wichita Railroad and
Light company, formerly known as the
Wichita Electric Railway Light and
Power company, has filed injunction
proceedings against Sheriff Simmons to
prevent interference with the company s
property under the tax levy and seizure
which was made a week ago.
Judge Dale issued an order restrain
ing the sheriff from interfering until
the 18th instant, the date set for
hearing of the Injunction proceedings.
The company was ordered to give bond
in the sum of $1,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Jointist Plends Gniltv.

Burlington, April 6-Some months
ago the temperance people offered $50
reward for the conviction of liquor SELL
ers. Four cases have been commenced
in the district court. The county attor-
pey dismissed three, the other defend
ant pleaded guilty on two counts and
was sentenced to 60 days in jail and
fined $500.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Child Burned to neath.

Woodbine, April 6.-Eddie Haire
aged II years while burning stalks
alone in the field, was caught by the
fire and the high wind caused his
clothing to burn at once. He died in a
few hours in great agony.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

Washington, April 6.-Senator Hanna
expects to announce shortly that he will
ncan national committee during the
coming campaign. 1t is understood that
Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin, win be
the new chairman. but that he will not
undertake the management of all de-
tails to the extent which Senator Hanna
did in 1896.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
DELPHos LIBRARY.
Ladies in Charge Will Secure Suit
able Building.

Delphos, April 6-The Delphos pub
lie library association has received its
charter of incorporation. 1t is their in
tention to erect a suitable room for
their permanent home. The library
contains over 500 volumes.
1t is an organization composed en-
tirely of the ladies of Delphos, who will
in the future maintain a reading room
in connection with the library.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Fire at Cawker City.

Cawlxer City, April 6.-Fire broke
out at 4 a. m. yesterday in the kitchen
of the building us-d as restaurant by
F. Leebriek, a two-story building. and
spread south, burning those occupied
by G. NJ. Fraris, H. Johnson and Henry
Brugdorff, jeweler. The little fire de-
partment, with hand engine, saved
Hutchinson Bros livery stable and the
Dewey house, which. if caught, would
have swept the southwest portion Of
the town, including the lumber yard.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

Thomas Bishard, Hammond, Sc to SO;
John D. Trimmer, Concordia, SO to $14.
Original widows etc.-Katharina
Mund, Andale, s; Emma ]. Arey, Pitts
burg, IS.
Original widows, special accd-. March
22-Margaretha Longgood, Leaven-
rrnr.fh S2
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
JUR1Es ALL ILLEGAL
A Mistake of Township Trustees
Caused Court to Adjourn.

Marion, April 6.-District court sud
denly ended it's spring term Thursday
as it appeared that all the township
trustees last year sent in lists of jury
men from the assessment roll of 1899
instead of that OF 1898, as provided by
law No jury cases can be tried until
next fall, and the court was adjourned.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Martv HOGAN signed.

Muncie, Ind, April 6.-Marty Hogan,
of Columbus, o., one of the feetest run
ners ever seen on the diamond, has been
signed to field for the Muncie team of
the Indiana Baseball league. John Con
molly, a deaf mute from Macon, Ca,
will hold down the initial bag.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
New Wichita Rnildinr.

Wichita, April 6-Walterscheid Bros.
have just closed a deal for ground on
which they will put up a new building.
The lots have a ITO foot front on both
Meade and Mosley avenues, and are
just north of the first alley north of
Douglas. The price paid for this land
was &. 200.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
LAWYERS IN A FIGHT

Thomas H. Balm and A B. Jetmore
had an alteration Thursday evening,
in which Mr.. Balm was hurt, though not
seriously. There was a quarrel between
A. B. Jetmore, his son A P Jetmore
and Mr.. Balm, and the assault is said
to have been made by Mr. Jetmore
senior. Mr.. Balm says he offered no
resistance. One of his teeth was
knocked out and his face was some
what bruised.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

Webb City. April 6.-Duke Bishop, of
Arizona, and Bert Fisher. of Oklahoma,
ran an eighty-yard foot race on the track
here yesterday afternoon in the presence
of a large crowd of spectators for a purse
Of 81, 900. Bishop won. Three thousand
dollars changed hands on the race.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Found Guilty Of Murder.

Oskaloosa. April CT. c. Kirby was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree for killing G. A. Foley, Union
Pacific agent at Perry. December 21
The trial lasted a month.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
Frisco Depot Safe Robbed.

Wichita, Kas., April 6.-The Frisco
depot at Augusta was entered by bur
glars, the safe blown open and its con-
tents taken away. There was only $40
in money in the safe. There is no cleW
to the identity of the burglars.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
NEWS BRIEFS.
Many Important Late Local and
Telegraphic News Items
Are Here Condensed.

G. A r. MAY INVITE DEWEY.
Chicago, April 6.-Should the Dewey
committee finally decide owing to the
admiral's political aspiration not to
welcome him May 1, in Chicago, the
Grand Army of the eRpublic will in
vite him, as a presidential candidate to
attend the great encampment to be held
in Chicago in August.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's a bottle of Or.
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises.
sprains. Instant relief.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
INCREASE OF BUSINESS.
Annual Statement From the Kansas
City Kan. Postohace.

Kansas City, Kan, April 6.-The an
nual report of the receipts of the post
Office, which has been made by Post
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06

HAWAIIAN BILL PASSED.
Washington, April 6.-The house has
passed the Hawaiian bill without di-
vision.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-04-06
O'RoURKE Ar HOT SPRINGS.
Will Remain Four Weeks For Benefit
Of the Baths.

Hot Springs. Ark April 6.-Tom
O'Rourke and wife arrived here from New
York and will remain four weeks for the
benefit Of the baths.
THE Broadway Athletic club will pull
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
IN. scots and Dava.ians.

In a paper on Recent Ethnsgraph-
ical Work in Scotland" read before the
British association, Mr.. Gray described
his observations on the color of the
hair and eyes Of the schoolchildren OF
East Aberdeenshire. The pigmenta-
ton of the Scotch children was shown
in table and compared with the con-
tinental districts, whence. according
to tradition and history, thh lowland
Scots derived a large element Of their
population-viz.: Schleswig- -Holstein.
Lueneberg, and Mecklenburg-Schw
the reputed original seats of the Angles
and Saxons. The tables showed that
the three north German districts were
more blonde than East Aberdeenshire.
Germany got more brunette and less
blonde from north TO SOUTH and we
must 60 as far as upper Bavaria to get
district approximating in pigmenta-
Ition to East Aberdeenshire.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
ODD CALENDARS
There Is One Used in Russia That IL
Twelve Days Ahead of Ev.
erythinR Else.

The most out-of-date almanac is that
possessed by Russia, while the palm for
the Largest circulation" goes to that
issued from Peking. Incredible though
1t may sound, it is nevertheless a fact
that the land of the Great White Tsar
still cherishes a calendar which is IL
days ahead Of everybody else. says the
Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t Is true that our own calendar was
II days out until 1851. Then our Eng
lish fore fathers put It straight by drop
ping ,h,se spare days out Of the reck-
oniLg. much to the dismuy Of the un-
educated. The public state Of mind at
that time may best be realized from
the fact that it held riotous mass meet
ings. to protest against the robbery"
with bands and banners, from the lat
ter OF which blazed forth its grievance:
''Give us our II days!" Indeed, It was
not until several heads had been broken
by the swords of the military that
those which still remained intact cooled
sufficiently to appreciate the fact that
the change was inevitable, and not
merely the outcome of . government
dodge to fleece the workiugmsu out Of
II days pay. +
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
personal MgNTIoN.

Speaker Henderson, often employs
the first person in making n. ruling. an,
act which has been characterized rs
pronounced solecism."
Robert j. Burdette, Jr., is said to in
herit much OF his fathers ability. He
Is at present student at Haverford
college and has recently contributed
several bits of humorous verse TO New
York papers.
Some of the wise men of Boston have
been asked to say who in their opinion
is the greatest man the nineteenth CEN
tury has produced. Most Of them vote
for Abraham Lincoln. Others whose
claims are recognized are Darwin.
Spencer, Bismarck, Gladstone and Ed
ison.
DR.. William II. Kendrick. who re-
Gently died in Indianapolis. was sup
posed to have died "a years before in
Washington, and was really robed for
the grave when he recovered conscious
ness in his coffin. He insisted that he
had really died. and by two angels was
conveyed to Heaven. the glances OF
which, he said, were inconceivable to
mortal eye. Just as he was becoming
accustomed to celestial bliss the angels
sped with his spirit back to earth and
lodged il again In his body.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
EGGS FOR HATCHING.
How to Keep Them So That the Germ
IL Not Killed and the Egg Thus
Made Useless.

As 10 keeping eggs for Matching, the
Incubator people remind us that the
yolk is specifically lighter than the a.
bumen, and is buoyed up by 1t, and tho
germ, which always lies at the top. 10
only kept from pressing against the
shell by the weight Of the denser al
bumen forming the chalaza, this hav-
ing a tendency to drag the yolk down
and steady It. If the eggs are kept At
too high q temperature, the albumen
will get somewhat fluid and the. yolks
will be pressed upward against the
shell, and, II allowed to remain 20.
will become Axed to It. Any length Of
time and temperature that would [s-'
sui n this wopM kayt kiaFd The g&eN
and thus rendered the egg useless. The
more handling the egg has the quicker
this arrangement will be effected.
Place eggs for Matching in basket or
box with regard to position, cover
with cloth to prevent undue evapora-
ton by direct exposure to the air, and
leave them undisturbed until wanted.
They will be better than II handled
and turned. Any cloth will give suf-
fcient ventilation to keep the air
around the eggs sweet If the apart
ment is pure.-Plowboy and Country
Farmer.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

Last years cotton crop in the
South was the first ever moved with
Southern capital. Thedevel"pment
of cotton, iron and steel, and other
neutrality-suspicious. throughout
the Southern States, due principally
to the protectivetarifi, sound finance,
and the opening of new markets, has
led to corresponding increase in
banking facilities, so that Southern
banks have been able to supply all
the money needed tohandle the crop.
And now, how will the South regis
ter her vote? Once more for tree
silver, tree-trade, andanti-expansicn
candidate pledged to overturn, if
possible, the industrial and financial
system under which the South has
reached its present unprecedented
prosperity?
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01
N1cHrKEYs FOR CHRISTMAS
why q brooklyn Man and wife Re.
ceived Them from Their Next.
Door NeighboPs.

A Brooklyn man and wife have had
two peculiar experiences which have
caused them to be talked about in their
neighborhood. A few months ago they
went out for the evening and forgot to
take a nigbtkey. The servant was out
the same night. When the man and his
wife returned and failed to get q re-
sponse to their ring, the husband
smashed one Of the windows and
crawled in. In this way he opened the
door and admitted his wife, says the
New York Sun.
One experience of this character Is
sufficient to make an impression. but it
left no warning on the mind Of this
man. Not long after the incident he and
his wife again went out and forgot a
night key. Failing to get in on their
return the man sent his wife to neigh
bor's while he went over to n hotel near-
by to borrow n jimmy, as he had decid-
I'd TO get in with that and save the en-
pense of window glass. Armed with
the implement he returned. and after
considerable effort he forced the door,
walked upstairs and found his neigh
bors and his wife enjoying themselves.
He had forced the doors Of his neigh
bors' house. adjoining his own and
architecturally n counterpart OF it.
Then his wife made the discovery that
she had the key of her house.
Among the Christmas offerings re.
ceived by the man and wife was a
bunch Of night keys.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-01

The delight of the Democratic
editors and orators over the new
found issue relative TO ex-Consul
Macrum, and his statement that an
alliance exists between the United
States and Great Britain, was of very
short duration. President Mckin-
ley and Secretary Hay demolished
it by sending a letter to Congress,
in answer to resolution of inquiry,
stating that Consul Macrum's charges
of interference with his mail by the
Bristish were apparently unfounded,
and that certainly the assertion that
there is any secret alliance or agree
ment between the United States and
Great Britain is absolutely untrue.
The letter calls attention to the fact
that the Constitution expressly pro-
hibits such alliances or agreements.