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REFORM IN WAR OFFICE.
Conmittee Appointed ~ Mr.. BroA-
rick % Deal VITA the
ouesfien.

LONDON, Dec 1.-THE secretary 81
0tate for war. Mr.. william 81. John Brod-
rick, has appointed q committee TO deal
with the question OF war office REFORMS.
The committee will consider the system
OF contracts and the possibility OF fur4
ther decentralization and more expcditi-
0tis working. The chairman OF the COM
mittee ID Clinton Dawkins, Of the arm
Of J. 3. Morgan 4 Co. The other mem.
hers Of the copmittec are 6ir Charles
0lynns. Earl Welby, who was private
secretary to the MARQUIS Of IAnsdowne
while the latter was chief secretary Of
state for war, Col Sir George Clark.
Superintendent OF the royal carriage de-
raftment; George 1tegman Gibbs. general
maaager Of the Northeastern railway:
Erncst william Breckett, Conservative
member OF the house Of commons for the
Whitby division OF Yorkshire, and Will
fam Mather, Liberal member for Hossen-
dale. Tho committee Will meet tn jan
Tho committee In considered a strong
one. Tho only doubtful member II Dir
Charles We1by. who has long been con-
nected with the war office. and who IL
regarded as an upholdcr Of the existing
system.
Approval Of the composition Of the com.
mitfee. however, does not imply APPROVAL
OF Mr.. Brodrick's action. The Daily
News and the Daily Chronicle and even
some Conservative papers complain that
the expcdient OF appointing committee
really shelves urgent reforms.
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driven. Although terribly beaten, Simons
made a desperate fight. His cries at
tracted two boys The negroes drove
them away and accomplished their orig
inai design. securing bag containing
something over $40 from their victim. and
made their escape. When officers ar
rived Simons was dead. His skull was
crushed In and his head and race beaten
to a pulp. The spike on the ciuo naa
punctured the skull in four places, and
penetrated his brain.
Walter Evans, one of the young men
who attempted to rescue Simons. and
who afterward witnessed the iynching,
has become a raving maniac.
The dead mans wife is Frustrated, ana
1t is believed she will die from the
shock.
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A lYNCH|NG IN INDIANA.
MOB OF $500 PEOPLE HANG TWO
NEGRO MuRDERERs.
They Had Beaten to Death and Rob-
bed = Citizen Returning TO His
Home-Their Bodies swing side

ROCKPORT. Ind, Dec. 1.-TWO ne
groes, Jim Henderson and Bud Rowlands,
who waylaid. murdered and robbed Holhe
Simons. a white barber, early this morn
ing, were lynched tonight in the jail
yard by a mob OF 1900. The negroes
were arrested soon after the murder oc-
Cured, and although Rowlands' clothing
had blood stains on It, they claimed they
were innocent. In the meantime Sheriff
Clemens. Of Union county, Kentucky, ar
rived with a trained bloodhound. When
the dog was placed on the trail he fol-
lowed II to the house where Rowlands
lived, six blocks from the scene of the
murder, and went baying to the bed the
negro had occupied. This was enough
for the excited citizens Within few
minutes a mob of thousand bowling,
bloodthirsty men, with sledgehammers,
ropes and guns. were on the way to
the Jail.
Sheriff Anderson and his two deputies
made a stand and attempted to pro-
tect the prisoners. The officers were
seized by the leaders of the mob and dis
armed. The sheriff. although locked in
a room and placed under guard. stoutly
refused to give up the keys or tell where
the prisoners were hiding.
The mob made a determined but unsuc-
cessful attempt to break in the jail door
Finally they secured a telegraph pole and
using 1t as battering ram caved in the
side wall OF the fail. The door OF Row
lands cell was then quickly broken in
with sledges and he was dragged from
the jail to the outside of the courtyard,
where a moose was placed about his
neck. He was given time to make a
statement. in which he implicated Jim
Henderson and another negro. Row
lands then begged piteously for mercy.
but the mob swiftly swung the confessed
rdAv 20 a.1 ND Led l. , h.1
with bullets.
Return for Second Victim.
Leaving the dangling body of Rowlands
the mob rushed back to the jail and
burst open the cell occupied by Hender-
son. Before the bars yielded to the blows
of the sledges some one in the crowd fired
upon the terrified negro as he crouched
In the far corner. 1t took but few
moments to get at Henderson, and the
negro. more dead than alive. was dragged
at the ropes end to the court house yard
and swung to the tree beside the body
OF Rowlands
Firing parting volley at the swinging
bodies. the mob, eager for another VIC
tim. hurried away to catch the other
negro implicated by Rowlands. He was
found at hotel. where he was employed
as a porter. The negro escaped to the
roof of the building and Manager De
Bruler succeeded in convincing the mob
that the porter had nothing to do with
the crime. The mob then dispersed, ap-
parently satisfied with it's work of ven
geance.
Simons was murdered in the most brutal
manner, one square from the main street
OF the city, as he was going to his home
from his barber shop, at O'Clock this
morning.
He carried the receipts of the days
work. fact Of which the negroes were
aware. They attacked him from behind,
striking him over the head with a heavy
club, into which a large naa had been
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-17

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-the commit
tee which will have charge az the forth
coming presidential inaugural ceremonies
was Officially announced today John J
Edison Is cheirmans T. r, Roessie vice
chairman; Col George TruesdeIl, second
vice chairman; Southland Parker. treas
urer. and Harrison Dingman secretary
The committee Is made ap of afty prom
Insnt oltsssns Of Washington and Includes
Mr., Justice Harlan. Gen Ellis Spear
Col Myron NJ. Parker. George H. Harris.
MAI Rasebcli. Col James q. Garrett.
Gen H. v. Boynton. Hon John w. Fos-
ter Gen Miles and Thomas r. Walsh
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CLAIMS ARE NOT YET PAID.
All the Ottoman Government Has So
Far D0ne Has Been In the
Way of Promfses.

WASHINGTON, Dec. i6.-Contrary to
the impression which, according to the
Constantinople dispatch. prevails regard
Ing tho United States claims for in
demnity against Turkey. the statement
Is made that no settlement respecting
their payment has been reported. All
this government has secured up to this
time from the Ottoman government IL a
series of promises TO settle. The report
ed action OF the British government In
urging Its claims for compensation against
the Turkish government on the reported
success OF the United States Is not cal
cuiatc1 to accentuate our success In the
negotiations now progressing between the
United States. but. on the contrary, to
hamper and retard them.
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EARTHQUAKES IN CUBA.
No Damage Done, hut Hall Party
Thrown Into Panic.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Dec. ia sharp
earthquake shock was felt here last night
about midnight. 1t was the most severe
that has been experienced in several
years, and created a panic at the san
Carlos Club, where a grand ball was
in progress
THE shock was preceded by dull sound
like a mine explosion. Two shocks fol-
lowed, the former being quite severe and
the latter scarcely perceptible. The club
rooms became scenes of frantic commo-
ton Several people rushed into the
streets. At MORO castle liberty hall
was in progress. The American ladies
present expressed great interest In the
earthuuake, which was the first they had
experienced, but displayed no fear.
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TREASURES WILSON'S SHORTAGE.
Discovery Resulsed From Confession
Made ny Him.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec. ie.-w. r.
Gibson. supreme trustee OF the Order OF
denial of the shortage In the accounts
of for mer Supreme Treasurer Wilson, OF
Newark. made by his daughter. who bas-
ed her denial on . letter said to have
after the books were audited In August
OF this year, said today:
II do not think a letter was sent to
Mr.. Wilson saying his books were correct.
Hts shortage WAS not discovered by the
members Of the committee. The discov-
ery resulted from the confession made by
Mr.. Wilson to Mr.. Linn, and WAS kept
from the daughter who makes the De-
niai"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-17
CASCADE TUNNEL TO
BE USED WEDNESDAY.

Special to the Post-Intelligencer.
n EAvENwoRTH. Dec. H.
The east-bound overland
LIZ passenger train did not go
through the Cascade tunnel today
as was expected. The company will
make no feature OF the occasion,
and the passage OF the first train
win be entirely without ceremony
of any sort. For that reason no
special day and no special train
has been set for the event, and the
first trip will occur when the tun-
mel II In readiness. 1t Is now be-
lieved that the first overland
train will go through on wednes-
day.
At present the roadbed Is not
quite ready for traffic. There Is
q stretch OF some 500 feet that
needs ballasting and some clearing
up Is to be done at both ends OF
the tunnel. Mr.. Edwards, resident
engineer, with headquarters at Spo-
kane. has inspected the work with
Contractor Andrews. and both pro-
nounce II to be perfect with the ex-
ception OF a few finishing details,
the heavy operations having been
completed. 1t had been hoped there
might be GONE ceremony in con-
nection with the passage of the
first train, but the Great Northern
Company seems to regard the tun-
mel as 1t would any other piece Of
ordinary railroad work. and from
the first has objected to any DEM
onstration such as that had when
the Stampede tunnel was complet-
Cd. In 1897.
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SMALLPOX IN UTAH.
Assumiag serieas Phase In the Coal
Gamma.

DENVER Dec. IA special TO the
News from Price. Utah says.
The smallpox situation throughout East
ern Utah IL becoming most alarming. in
view OF the fact that the greater number
of cases are among the foreign born min
ers In the coal camps, and II there f. a
general epidemic OF the plague the coal
output viii be materially decreased
There are nearly hundred cases at
schoneid while winter quarters and Clear
creek are fighting with the disease. Sun
ny camp reports half eoxen cases to-
day.
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Tumaco. When the government forces
destroyed the rebel steamer Gaitan they
also destroyed a large supply OF ammuni-
ton.
Ger. Aiban. governor Of the state OF
Panama, who was In command OF the
government troops. left for Bogota after
the evacuation OF TumacO.
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REVOLUTION IN COLOMBIA.

Feasibility Of Jsnction Of Two Dod-
les Of the Rebels.
KINGSTON. jamaica. Dec 16.--Advises
from Colon. Colombia, today regarding
the fghtinG between the government
troops and the insurgents at Tumaco say
that the withdrawing insurRent force was
not Dispersed. On the contrary. fears
are entertained that this body OF rebels
will effect junction with the forces op-
Grating around Buena Ventura.
Both sides lost heavily In the battle OF
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More vicsims OF pusksrI rire

nDNkIRk, n. r.. Dec. i6-Bodies OF
ave more victims OF the normal school
are were recovered today. making six
that have been taken from the ruins
Those found today were charred beyond
recognition. workmen. while removing
debris. found the bodies a. the root OF
a fire escape where they We're pfisa
across each other
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CLAIMS AGAINST TURKEY.


CONsTANTINOPLE. Dec. 16--Owing to
the success OF the United States in press.
Ing claims for compensation in connec-'
ton with the Armenian disorders, Great
Britain is now urging the Ottoman gov
eminent to pay similar claims put for
ward by her subjects.
1t 10 expected that energetic means
will be taken to obtain q settlement.
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THE HAGUE, Dec. f6--Tn reply to a
dtspatch from Grand Rapids. Mich, In
wiling him 10 the United States. Mr.
KRUGER has cabled that he has not ar
rived at any decision with regard to visit
Ing America.
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MISS pAuLDING TO DIE MARRIED.
Niece Of senator Depew to Marry .
Naval OGlceP.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-At the dinner
given last night by Senator Depew and
Miss PauIding in honor of Gov.-Elect
Odeli, Of New York, and Mrs. Odell. the
senator announced the engagement Of
Miss Paulding to John Edie. U. 8. N.
Miss Paulding Is the niece of Senator
Depew. and has been the mistress OF his
home in Washington Mr.. Edfe Is the
son OF the late John r. Edie, OF this
city, and graduate OF the naval acad-
emy in the class of 1880.
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GOSHEN, Ind. Dec Is.--C. c. Black has
fled a petition in bankruptcy His srheY-
nle shows sTis.aae liabilities and s2M as
sets, Mr. Black was formerly president
% the Fort Worth q Albuquerque Rail
road Company.
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Grand ssii Xmas eve. December "a
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-15
BIGGEST OF ALL.
Rail Road Business Will Exceed That
of Last Year.

Nothing is heard in railroad circles
about campaign or presidential year"
dullness Everything is hustle and rus
tie. Week after week there is a con-
tinued jubilation over enlargement of
traffic and increase of business; and car
famine or no car famine, business moves
on.
The Santa Fe railway system in the
first seven months of this year has es-
tablished for itself a top-notch record.
In support of this assertion it is shown
that the receipts and revenues from Jan
uary l to date exceed those for any cor
responding period in the history of the
road. They SurpaSS last years receipts
and revenues to a corresponding date by
an ample margin,-and last year was a
record breaker is the sententiouS COM
parison.
The grain movement has been heavy
and indications are that it will steadily
enlarge for some time. Increase in gen
eral merchandise traffic has had not a
little to do with swelling the receipts.
Fruit shipments are beginning to come
out in increasing volume, while proviS-
ions and live stock hold well up to the
mark.
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Supplements Recent
Order For Diners.
Fourteen Cars Instead of Eight
Will Be Built.
OVER $4,000 EACH
The Cars Will Be the Finest i'm
Railroad Service.
To Be Used on the California
Limited Trains.

The Santa Fe recently placed an order
with the Barney & Smith company of
Dayton, O., for six dining cars. This
order will be supplemented in the near
future with an order of eight more din
ing cars of the same design and finish.
The cars will be completed and delivered
to the Santa Fe by October 1. They will
be used in the limited service between
Chicago and San Francisco.
This order calls for cars that when
completed will be the finest and best
ever turned out of a car shop. Each
car will cost over SIS, 900, or over 5000, 900
for the IA. The cars are to be 20 feet
long and will ride on the new improved
six-wheel trucks. They will also have
will be fitted with both electric and gas
lights and will be cooled with electric
fans.
The interior finish of the cars will be
of the finest selected mahogany of a
handsome and unique design. Each car
will seat 80 people at one time instead of
"a as in all the other cars in the SER
vice.
The kitchen and pantry, as we'll as the
storage arrangements have been given
a great deal of thought. In the new
cars everything will be arranged so that
the attendants may look after the wants
of the patrons with the greatest facility.
When the deliveries have been made,
it is the intention of the management to
retire from service, eight of the diners
now in use. They will be brought to the
Topeka shops where they will be con-
verified into chair or parlor cars. They
will then be put into service between
Kansas City and Chicago on the day
light trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-15
HURT NORTHERN RESORTS.
General Passenger Agent Sebastian
Talks of Colorado Travel.

'There has never been season
when the tourist travel to Colorado has
been as heavy as it has been this sea-
son." said John Sebastian, general pas
senger agent of the Rock Island in
Denver 1--WE expected to do a large
business, but we have done three times
as much as we anticipated. The cause
of the big rush to Colorado is due, I
believe, to lower rates and to the i'm
mense amount of advertising done by
the roads. Every road has been adj
vertising since last winter the glories
of Colorado until travellers became in
terested in the state. When the season
opened there were lower rates than ever
before, and in addition to this special
excursions have been run.
The Rock Island has sent several ex-
cursions to Colorado and has four more
to be run before the season ends The
indications are that each of them will
be well patroniZed.
''The rush of tourists to Colorado has
been felt in Michigan, Wisconsin and
other summer resorts, and there has
been considerable complaint from that
section of the country. Hundreds who
have heretofore gone to Michigan have
come to Colorado this season. The
popularity of Colorado is much greater
now than it has ever been before, and
I believe is on the increase"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-15
RacinaS.

Waffles.-Add half a teaspoonfu1 salt,
and two level teaspoonfuls baking powder
to two cups of sifted flour. Sift into a
bowl Beat the yolks of two eggs very
milk, Stir this gradually into the flour,
nipping to a smooth batter. Then give
good, vigorous beating Add two table
SpoOnfuls of melted butter and beat again.
to a stiff froth. The batter must be thin
enough to run quickly over the iron,
Whlch should be well creased and hot
Serve with maple syrup.
Apple and Nut Salad.-Pare, core and
chop fine, enough tart apples to make
cupful of English walnuts half a cup of
hazel or pecan nuts Mix all together and
marlnate with little olive oil and lemon
juice. Then bind together with mayor
naise. Garnish with crisp lettuce leaves
and pimolas.
Horseradish -Sauce.-Take one quarter
OF cup OF butter, two tablespOonfulS OF
grated horseradiSh, half a teaspoonful of
tarragOn vinegar or lemon juice, a pinch
OF salt, bay leaf and one tablespoonful of
pour the vinegar or lemon juice over it,
and let stand. Beat the butter light and
creamy, and add the horseradiSh; then
the cream. salt, and gradually the vinegar
or lemon juice, straining out the bay leaf.
Set on ice until serving time.
swiss Potato Salad.-Pair six average
sized potatoes: boil until thoroughly done,
then mash Add salt and pepper to taste,
enough to moisten: add one teaspoOnful of
mixed mustard, one teaspoonful of onion
juice and the yolks of two hard-boiled
eggs. pressed through a sieve or vegetable
press. Mix all well together and then
beat with fork or put through the veg
etable press. heaping in mound shape on a
and the hard-boiled whites of four eggs
cut into strips. Put the remaining two
hard-boiled yolks through the press, over
the top Of the salad This can be served
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-15
POTATO RATE TO ADVANCE.
Emergency Benefit Will Be With
drawn on August 81.

Kansas City, Aug. 15.-The emergency
rates of 40 cents in cars of 10000 pounds
minimum and SO cents in cars of $4,000
pounds minimum on potatoes from KaW
valley producing points. Kansas City to
Topeka, inclusive, to Texas common
points, will be withdrawn August 81,
when the normal 81 cent rate will be re-
stored. Freight men claim that by the
end of August practically all the Kaw
valley potatoes will have moved and
there will be no necessity for an emer-
gency rate.
Potato shippers, while admitting the
bulk of the crop will have been market
ed by that time. contend that the emer-
gency will continue to exist. They say
that, even with the present emergency
rate, they are unable to net more than
p cents per bushel for their potatoes
which they say it costs them 20 cents
bushel to raise, shortage in the crop
over large part of the valley having
greatly increased the comparative cost
OF production per bushe1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-15
RIDGELY DID 1T.
How He Elected Marion Butler
Chairman of Populist Committee.


The withdrawal of Marion Butler as
chairman of the Populist national COM
mittee recalls an interesting political
election at Sioux Falls, in which the
Kansas delegation played an important
part, being principally responsible for
the reelection of Butler to that posi-
ton, although the delegation was for
EdmiStOn, Bryan'S choice for the place
E. r. Ridgely, now chairman of the
Populist state committee, attended the
meeting of the Populist national COM
mittee at Sioux Falls, following the ma
tional convention, obtaining a seat in
the committee on proxy from the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
I2idgely was for Edmiston and so
voted on the ballot which elected But
Ter, but he was responsible for the cleo
ton of Butler nevertheless.
Butler had been working very adroit-
ly to retain his place and when the
meeting of the committe was called to
elect a chairman he continued his fast
play, which was too much for the Op-
position to him at that time.
After the committee had settled to
the discussion of business, the time
honored Populist institution a talk"
over things was inaugurated This was
Buffers plan. Soon the members of the
committee, his frineds and opponents,
were lauding the work of the chairman
to the very skies.
This astonished RidgeIy's friends who
had understood that he was for Edmis
ton. Bue Ridgely is more or less a
sentimentalist and this idea prevailed
in the speech he made about what
good chairman Butler had been.
Then came the ballot Ridgley voted
for Edmiston, but those around him
who had heard his testimony concern
ing Butler, voted to retain Butler as
chairman and those voting in that
manner were in the majority.
THAT speech of Ridgely'S did 1T,
roared John Breidenthal, who was with
those who were supporting EdmiSton
because he was the choice of Bryan.