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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
ST. GEORGE KEuPS0y ARRESTED
IN CONTEMPT FOR PROSECUTING DIVORCE SIT
IN NORTH DAKOTA

New Brunswick. Nov. q (Spe-ial-s- r,=o-zs
kempson. a politician and newspaper --.--r A.
Ferth AHhoy, IS IN jail in New I-lls.fciz charged
Win contempt 0f the Neyv-ra-=ev ,---1-r n
Chancery. writ Of attachment against him having
oeen issued yesterday by Vice-Chauceuo- P!-7zv
Inc order requires that K=mpson give a r-c1z---
zance II the sum II S3.0f0. which lie hal -a.e5 RI,
DO early this evening The conteunp- char s. --=
outcome Of his prosecution Of = divorce z-f- I'm
North Dakota against his wife. Helen \ E=---s--
after an injunction had been issued against him
by the Chancellor Of New-Jersev
After kempson had secured mis- Dakota divorce
he married Miss Amy Daniels. a youuz
who had been his private secretary To avoid
arrest on the charge of contempt. is said. n
moved TO New-York. where he also conducts an
insurance journal Recently thinking that cor
tempt proceedings had been abandoned ne vve~-
TO his former home between Metuchen and Perm
Amboy.
He arrested this morning by Sheriff Bar
clay at the Office OF The NIddlesex County Demo
craft ar Perth AmbOy. OF wlica paper he is p1o-
prietor. The Sheriff had gone 10 Perth Arnboy ~
other business. not knowing OF the writ a-ains-
Kempson until he received word BY teIephona
Kempson was brought 10 New Brunswick al noon
He was accompanied by Jarres Chambers MS citv
editor. He said the writ and arrest were q great
surprise 20 him. he had been living in New
Jersey since MAY H. and had understood taat al
contempt proceedings had been dropped rs SEC
ond wife was "a king care of the six children OF
former VIE, and ne was paying his first VIE ali
mony weekly Ef2nPSOn expected that his mother
in-law. Mrs Daniels. OF MetuCAeu. would ~ as
bail. He was scheduled 70 address the IusIrancs
club. New-Nork city, this evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
STRIKES An ALLEGED CORRESPONDENT

Al the trial Yesterday of the suit of Alfred NJ Dav
assistant cashier OF the Citizens Insurance r,o
OF Manhattan. for absolute divorce from b..
Wl1e' Lolita l.. Day, in the Supreme Court PROOF
lyn' Martin Schwab. insurance broker tcstIsa
MRS. Day TO Schroeder's Hotel Rrool1yn e. WIN
LOT Day, and when the latter arrived he st SeIt
Brown twice in the face and neck "e struck
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
lily ENDS MISS RERGER rNRALANcEn

Miss Victoria Berger of No. "A South Oxford-st
Brooklyn, was found yesterday by jury in Part
II OF the Supreme Court. Brooklyn before Justice
Chase. to be incompetent to manage her affairs
and mentally unsound- 1t was found that she had
been mentally unbalanced for two years Miss
Berger, who was in court, did display any
emotion. and left the courthouse with friend In
the Equity Term of the Supreme Court proceed
ngs will soon be taken for the appointment Of a
committee OF Miss Berger's person and property
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
INSANE CONFLICTS TRAYSFFRprn

Newburg, n. Y, Nov 27-Attached - ~.
treal Express. which left here at $50 o.cociT -
night was an extra car containing forty insara
conVcts from the Matteawan State Hosnit,I 90.
'he criminal Insane They comprised tha soo,1,,
u cohVcts to the new State hospital at
s oNnneiiold, ana they were shackled in pairs rr
SCOT and fourteen attendants were in cboro .
Sns n Inc most notorious man in the S 81 81
vas II II ftenry Meyer of New-York the nsra az
oh hLGr ana posoner DR.. Meyer was the chIs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
CLARK NAY GET DAILY PROPERTY.
REPORT THAT THE LATE COPPER MAN MADE RE-
CENT MEXICAN INVESTMENTS.

1t was reported yesterday that the late Marcus
DAILY invested several hundred thousand dollars in
Valua bic copper property in Mexico within the last
year It is said that the mines will now be dis
posed of, and may be acquired by w. A. Clark OF
Montana, Mr.. Days old rival.
business associate of the late Mr. Daily said
last night that until the will Of Mr. DAILY was made
pubic and his wishes became known it would be
ia!e to speculate on what will become Of any of his
will be offered for probate in Montana within a
few -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
CANNOT COLLECT A GAMBLING DEBT.
APPELLATE DIVISION DECIDES SUIT ARISING
OUT OF PoKEf GAME

Justices Beekman Giegerich and OGorman COM
prsing the Appellate Term of the Supreme Court
yesterday affirmed a decision of the Municipal
Court in favor Of Charles Heidelberg a private
detective who sued by Joseph Jacoby to re-
cover Se2 loaned by him to Heidelberg to satisfy
the amount due in a poker game played at the
home of Maurice Meyer October Z, 1899 Jus
tice O'Gorman, who writes the opinion of the APP
pellate Term, which is Concurred in by his brother
Justices, says
The principle is now well settled with respect to
gambling contracts that where a loss is already
incurred Hny person then winner who
money or other property 10 the loser enable him
10 pay may recover such advance in the absence
OF special statute, but the plaintiff in this case
Is in no position TO invoke the benefit Of this rule
he was the person directly connected with the
transaction. He the only winner in the game
ana mere is no authority going to the extent of
matter what form the loan may take. Judgment
afhrned with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
BABFLoN's COLLECTOR RESIGNS.
AN APPARENT SHORTAGE IN HIS BOOKS WHICH.
IT Is SAID WILL BE MADE GOOD.

Babylon. Long Island Nov 27.-Captaiu Joshua
H Smalley. for sixteen years collector OF taxes for
Babylon, has presented his resignation the Town
Board. He asked to resign a few weeks ago
when his books were found to be in a tangle. He
then refused do but has reconsidered his re-
fusal. It is said by his friends that there is no
actual shortage in the accounts, that bad bookkeep-
ing is responsible. and that the whole trouble will
he Strengthened out. The apparent discrepancy in
the books is said be about 81 GOO His bond is for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
GOFF FIXES SEELIG'S BAIL.

MAN A7f'F-S TED On "FNAND LAF'yF4'Nl CF1AF1VF1
MUST FURNISH 1000
Recorder Goff In Part of General Sessions yes
terday morning fixed the bail OF Henry Seelig at
$4,000. Seelig arrested Saturday and ar
raigned yesterday indictments charging him
with grand larceny in the second degree and re-
Ceiving stolen goods. One the larceny of $500
from man employed by him a clerk, another
the larceny Of $500 and for receiving a diamond
sunburst knowing ii to have been stolen. Seelig is
the man whom the police and the District Attor-
ney's office declare is clever swinder Assistant
District Attorney Blumenthal asked that his bail
be placed $4,000 but Recorder Golf named SO 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

George H Phillips. of Chicago. a
young grain speculator. succeeds in
cornerfng November corn. and that
grain reaches the highest price since
1895.
Brfstow has issued his annual report.
Rural free delivery has abolished 1875
esta bliShments. while there was an in
crease of 665 postofhces in the past year.
Comptroller Dawes issues his annual
report dealing largely with changes in
stituted under the new currency law
and recommending changes in the
banking laws. Circulation has increased
$S2 600. 600, and 34S new banks have been
established
The draft of the new army bill pro-
vides for a maximum strength OF 100
900 men. the minimum to be $4,000
A Jury is finally secured in the Jessie
Morrison murder case at Ell Dorado,
and the trial, which promises to be one
of the hardest fought cases in Kansas,
has opened.
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
Wilson dies in Washington
An unexpected rise in the Allegheny
and MonongaheIa rivers foods the coun-
try around Pittsburg, Pa, running hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in prop
erty drowning three persons and rem
dering hundreds of families homeless A
four-span railway bridge was swept
away
The police of Hoboken, y. J., claim
to have discovered the existence Of a
plot to assassinate President Mckinley
The Cleveland night express leaving
Pittsburg ran into washout near
Beaver. Pa, and plunged into the Ohio
river The engineer was drowned IN
his seat: no passengers were injured
President Kruger after being enter
tanned for a week in Paris, leaves for
Berlin. stopping at Cologne and Magde-
burg en- route
sofa dies at his home in St Paul He
was reelected for his third term in 1893.
He served as one Of the Paris peace
commissioners and was chairman Of the
committee on foreign relations
At Leaserville. near Wheeling, w. Va.
boys built a bonfire from driftwOOd in
which was a can of nitroglycerin- In
the explosion which followed three boys
and a baby were killed and fourteen in
jured. two fatally
Relations between Uruguay and Bra
I'll are strained and the Brazilian min
lister at Montevideo may be given his
passports. Bolivia is also showing some
feeling against Brazil because insurg-
ents have received supplies through
Brazilian territory
Four masked men blew open the vault
of the Farmers bank at Enden, ILL.,, and
escaped with the entire contents. The
building was wrecked and the vault
completely ruined
Eastern and Colorado capitalists are
to organize a compaign against the
American Smelter trust. Three smelt-
ers. each costing $1,000, O00 will be
erected in different points. where every
kind Of ore mined in the west will be
treated
\ terrific typhoon swept over the ISL
and of Guam. wrecking thousands Of
houses and entirely destroying the co.
coanut crops. The United States
cruiser Yosemite broke from her cables
and after pounding on a reef was blown
seward 40 miles All save five of her
crew were rescued by the collier Justin
which had followed her to sea
The Dewetsdorp garrison Of 400 men
and two guns has surrendered to the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

been made for money by this organiza-
ton but following this meeting it is ex-
pected that an active interest viii be ia
ken by the members in raising enoug d
more money to erect a creditabIe build
ing on the site donated for that purpose
by Judge Foster.
A life membership to the associat ton
costs 800 As many as possible will be
induced to join, and voluntary subscrip-
lions win be asked for. BY this mea rs
it is anticipated that enough funds may
be raised this fall to begin the erection
of the building in the spring
The architects plans and specifica-
tons have not been made and will not
be made until the society finds about
how much money will be available fer
the work.
4 building which will be credit to
both the city and the society will be
erected It may possibly be three stories
nigh. The Humane society will have its
Offices N the building. The other rooms
would be rented and the revenue derived
this way viii be used in the maintenance
of the society and It's work.
The building will be exempt from tax
alton as it viii be used for charitable
purposes
In addition to this it IS the plan to
build barn in the rear in which to care
for horses and other animals picked up.
The meeting Monday promises to be
ested in the work of the Humane soci-
ETY., whether they be members or not
are urged to attend
The officers of the society for the past
year were: President. Judge H. A Hor-
ton; vice presidents. c. O. Knowles. Jno.
r Mulvane. A 3. Quinton Mrs C G.
Foster. and Miss Lucy Kfngman: treas
ursr, Samuel Howe: secretary. Sam
Radges; attorney, Ed Osborn: veterinar-
ian. DR.. G. c. Pritchard; counsel. Ben
net r. Wheeler and special officers.
Thomas and kilmaurs King.
The beard of directors Is. composed. of
Arthur Capper, Geo. ". Clark. Samuel
t Howe, Kilmaurs King, c. o. Knowles.
John r. 8Tulvane, Ed A Osborn. J. W
O. Neil, A B. Quinton, Jonathan Thorn
as, Rev Chas Sheldon, Jesse Shaw. Ben
nett r. Wheeler Rev Abram Wyman.
Mrs. C @. Foster. Kris. Jane Stormont.
Mrs G. 9. Gage. MIS-. E. P. Kellam. and
Miss Lucy Kiagnan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

Carver and family Miss Helen Bond
viii be their guest for the next two
weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Warner returned
today from a visit with relatives in
Ottawa
Mrs J. J. Burns of Pueblo is in the
city visiting her sister, Mrs a. L. VIII
Hams.
Miss Helen Wilson will entertain her
card club next Wednesday afternoon.
The following items from last Sun
days Mexican Herald will be of interest
to many Topeka people:
Mrs H r NickersOn and her daugh-
ter Miss Ruby intend to leave tonight
to spend Christmas at their home in
the states. Being among the most pop
ular ladiesin the E1nglish-speakfng colony
they are greatly missed during their oc-
casiOnal absences from the city.
Miss Ruby Nickerson entertained last
Monday afternoon for two young brides
who have recently arrived in the city
Mrs Claude Marsh ButIin and Mrs
John Baird Nicholson.
The Progressive Grande club meets
next Saturday afternoon at the home of
Miss Lulu EWart.
A party composed the following per-
sons spent Thursday at the Reed farm
five miles southwest of town. Mr.. and
Mrs. W. III. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs H. c.
Mr.. and Mrs E J Warner, Mrs. Mccall.
Mr.. and Mrs ". H Warner. Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Warner. Miss Ollie Offender
fer, Miss Jessie Brown and Miss Daisy
Warner
The Junior Atlantean club met Tues
day afternoon a the home of Miss F'e
Waters and an interesting programme
was given The next meeting will be
with Mrs John Green.
FCOntinIled on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
HELP HELPLESS.
Foster Humane Society Will
Meet Monday.
To Discuss Plans to Erect
Permanent Home.
ALREADY OWN A SITE.
Also Have About So, 900 Avail
able in Money.
New Officers Will Be Elected at
the Meeting.

A meeting of the officers and the board
Of directors of the Foster Humane So
ciety has been called for Monday after
noon at O'Clock. December 3, in the Of
fee of the secretary of the association,
Sam Radges, in the Office block
The purpose of this meeting will be the
election of new officers and directors for
the ensuing year and the formation of
plans for the furtherance Of the object
Of the society
Among the many things which Will
come before the meeting VIII be the dis
cusSion of the plans for the erection Of a
building which will be the permanent
home of the society
-Four years ago, November L., 1885
the constitution and bylaws Of the or
ganization were adopted Judge Cassius
G. Foster was the prime mover in the
organization of the society and lot
was donated by him on which to build
a permanent home near Ninth street on
Kansas avenue
The need of such an institution as this
was long felt before the Initiative steps
Judge Foster. Since that time a great
deal Of good has been accomplished by
this society While the work has not at
tractea widespread notice it has been
going quietly on nevertheless and it is
Que TO the Influence of the members and
officers Of this association that better
treatment of dumb animals in this city
has materially increased
Few arrests have been made on
charges preferred by members OF the
Humane society but the members have
been to a greater or lesser extent active
in the work for the betterme1t of the
conditions of the dumb animals in this
city
The society has at present in one of
the banks Of the city S1.1S4. One thou
sand dollars more IS due the society
from the estate Of the late Judge Foster.
who left that amount for the use of the
society in his will.
About $500 mere has been pledged by
two or three prominent business men in
the city towards the building fund and
may be collected at any time the society
calls for it This makes a total of nearly
$4,000 which the society already has
available.
For the past two years few calls have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Items of Interest Condensed For the
Busy Reader
TELEGRAPHIc SUMMARY.

Four thousand well armed SomaIis in
East Africa are on the war path and
touring parties inland are in grave
danger
Henry Seeley, a New York svindler.
whose profits have reached $500. 600 a
year. has been arrested
Dom Paul is to formulate specific
charges against England for violation
of the code of civil warfare
Owing to the belief at Washington
that measures advocated by Minister
Conger in relation to the Chinese set
t1enent are too radical. It is probable
that Mr.. Conger viii retire Col. Chas
DENLY, whom Nr. Conger succeeded is
slated to return TO Pekin and resume
the duties of minister.
J. R. Burton preached the union
Thanksgiving sermon in Abilene
Colonel Little was also invited to speak
but declined.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
Made Bishop of TT WAYNE.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Dec Rev. Her
man Joseph Alerding. late Of St Jo-
seph's parish. Indianapolis, was today
consecEated fourth bishop of the Cath
ole diocese of Fort Wayne The cere-
monies drew to this city a distinguished
company of prelates and clergy from
every diocese in the central west Most
Rev w H Elder. Archbishop Of Gin
cinnati. was the consecrating prelate.
The conservation sermon was preached
by Rev Francis Chartrand, secretary to
Rt Rev. s. F. Chartard. Bishop of IN
dianapolis- After the prescribed cere-
monies IN the cathedral a banquet was
served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01
BOY CONFESSES BURGLARY.
Admits Entering a La Crosse, Wis,
Store Fifteen Times.

La Crosse, Wis. Dec lotto Soupe,
aged IS years. has confessed to robbing
AZ grocery store kept BY Oberst Bros
fifteen times The thefts were noticed
some time ago. but every means tried
failed to land the burglar. One night
man slept in the store to see If he could
not catch the thief and the marauder
came in and logged off his booty with
out even awakening the detective. The
other night Officer Horschak noticed a
bunch of bananas moving suspiciOusly
in the window as he was passing and
stopped to investigate The result was
the arrest of Soupe. He said that he
had been making regular visits to the
store for the past four months and had
also entered other places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

Governor EEHnlEN announces tnNL ne
viii make another attempt 20 close the
joints in "Kiondil<e" HeWil Try to have
a law passed prohibiting sale Of liquor
near Soldiers home.
Jerry Simpson sells his home in Barr
Der county and viii move 20 Haskell
county.
Rice county raises $4,000 with which
70 fight joints.
Governor Stanley says ne viii not al
low extravagant appropriations recon-
mended by state officers for state In
situations.
Police Judge Magaw decides that cash
bond will no longer be received in police
court.
Mary Ellen Lease sues for divorce
from Charles II. Lease. She alleges cru
city and non-support- The result Of an
old-time quarrel.
Governor Stanley has. a plan 70 re-
store capital punishment I'm Kansas. All
the state officers do not agree with him.
Capt. +. J. Hardy. Of the Twentieth
Kansas, says that Funston did not swim
the Marilao river. Gives an account of
the crossing OF the river
J. b. Tomlinson. Of the state peniten-
tiary. recommends civil service in state
Institutions
The official vote Of the state is given.
McKinley's majority is 1914
Topeka observes Thanksgiving In che
usual holiday manner Newsboys have
a big time at the Auditorium.
Would-be Senator Burt0n's friends
are worried over the candidacy OF Con-
gresham Calderhead- Say they Will
support A. w. Johnston In preference 10
Calderhead.
Herbert Adams wins newsboys' prize
for largest savings Of the year. He
saved $40.
Harry Stafford died at 6 o'clock Thurs
day evening. He was law partner II
Congressman Curtis and representative
or Thirty eighth district. formerly
county attorney.
Sergeant Con. of the police force. Is
recommended by the council al chief OF
police.
John Breidenthal viii organize o loan
company to loan money on Kansas
cattle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-01

Mrs. Willis Edison, Mrs II A. Beck, Mrs
Carl Wedding. Mrs. James Hayes, Mrs
T. B. Mayo Mrs. J. K. Jones, Mrs J.
P. Rogers, Mrs. Charles H. King. Mrs
T. E. Kirk. Mrs Eugene Jewell, Mrs.
G. w Jewell. Mrs H L. Shirer, Mrs A.
& Whiting. Mrs Albert Parker. Mrs
Lizzie Coates, Mrs Mary Perine, Mrs
Silas Rain, Mrs Porter Smith, Mrs.
Frank Crane, Mrs D. O. Crane, Mrs
John Sargent Mrs G. NJ Chase Mrs.
Mrs D. NJ Fisk, Mrs. C D. Purdon,
Mrs W 3. Wilton, Mrs Sarah Walp,
Ms William Green, Mrs George Bates,
Mrs Walter Bates, Mrs D. J. Small,
Mrs c. H. Morrison, Mrs Campbell,
Mrs Ella W. Campbell, Mrs. Babcock,
Mrs Ward Burlingame, Mrs Bundy
and Mrs Ed Smith
Novel Affair.
Each year the Spalding Reading Circle
has d new and novel plan by which to
entertain their friends and at the same
time raise a little money for charitable
tertainment was in the nature of an
auction. and in response to the follow
ing invitations about eighty guests as
Sembled in Institute Hail.
The Spalding Reading Circle having
gone into the hands of a receiver all
real land unreal) estate Of said corpora
ton viii be sold at auction, November
20 at Institute Hall Notice is hereby
terested parties to appear on the afore-
said date, at 8 p m.
From eight until ten cards were in
order and there were twenty tables.
Two prizes were given, a pretty picture
and a bust OF Hermes At the close of
the games refreshments were served on
the card tables. after which the tables
We're put away and the auction took
place. Mr.. P. J. Monaghan acted as
auctioneer and filed that office in a
most creditable manner The articles
were all contributed by the members Of
the club and most of them were all
wrapped up so that the purchaser did
not know what ne was buying About
$50 was cleared by the auction
The guests were received by Mrs D.
A. Clements. Miss Reed and Miss Ella
Wingert while the other club members
assisted through the rooms
Adams-Sharp.
A very pretty wedding which was
characterized by its QufetneSS and sim
plicity was that of Miss Lena Nay
Sharp and Dr. Erie Ninton Adams We'd
nesday evening at half-past eight, at
the home Of the brides sister, Mrs ".
o. Anderson. at $40 West Eighth ave
nue. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev Dean Sykes
The bride wore a pretty tailor-made
jacket suit Of blue cheviot; the waist.
hat and gloves were pearl gray Dr.
Adams formerly lived IN Topeka but IS
now located in Birmingham. Kansas,
where he and his bride viii be a home
to their friends after December Is.
Noes and Personal Mention.
Mrs ". T. Crosby viii entertain the
Saturday Night Whist club this even
ing
Mrs N. H Hewett of Emporia will
arrive in Topeka Monday TO remain IN
III Tuesday with Mrs. G. B. Reed on her
way east where she goes to make her
home
Mr. and Mrs. H D. Crosby entertain
at dinner Thursday Mr.. T. T.. Bond