davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23

and sending out punitive expeditions
among the tribesmen of the northeast
ern hills. She had pushed hor strate-
gle railways In the north OF India
nearer and nearer the land OF her de-
sire.
Russia, In her own territory, has
been working Just as hard. The car
has for a long time beer anxious TO
consolidate his claims in the east. and
with this end In view. has been quietly
massing troops on his southern from
tiers In Asia. 1t was only In the year
1872 that the zones OF influence Of Rus
STA. Afghanistan and east India were
settled between the cabinets of st. Pc
tersburg and London. yet today they
are more menacingly indefinite than
ever before.
Afghanistan and Tibet are the little
buffer states between the two contend
Ing nations, or, rather. empires. All
borderlands are turbulent districts.
One OF these little buffer states may,
perhaps. be ground out of existence be-
fore the Asian border Is really settled
upon. But the two giant imperial
millstones will find both Tibet and Az
ghanistan a very hard flint pebble 10
grind.
Chitral and Swat and Waziriland
and kafristan are properly a border
land between British India and Az
ghanistan, and. though at one time
supposed to belong to the latter, are
now coming to be calmly looked upon
az out and out British territory. The
ameer OF ~Arghanistan. however, IL al
so under the thumb OF the car of Rus
sia. The ameer Is equally afraid of
England. Yet, slowly but surely, Rus
STA has been working her way down
to the roof OF the world" as this ter
ritory Is called, and from the desolate
heights of the Pamirs she has been
casting longing eyes upon the fertile
Indus valley.
Chitral Is at present the apex OF the
British wedge. II is the one border
state that touches the Russian frontier
and the Chinese at the same time. IL
is the British Indian wedge driven and
forced up into the heart OF the Asian
continent TO meet and check the
apexes of the other great imperial
wedges driven down in the opposits
direction. When the ameer OF Afghan
istan prepared to seize both Chitral
and Jandol, some time ago, and Russia.
was considered as ready in turn TO
seize them all, Downing street put its
thinking cap on and woke up to the
gravity of the Indian situation. A
British force was dispatched to Chi
trial to constitute a permanent garri.
son there and to keep the throne OF
the reigning sovereign secure. A mill
tary road was opened up from Pesha-
war and a subsidy was settled on the
mehtar. thus making him a vassal Of
the coy and cunning British Indian
empire. Russia watched all these
moves uneasily, She realized that an
open frontier clash would be unwise,
and so resorted to her usual willy Slay
diplomacy, She assumed an attitude
of injured innocence and proclaimed
that presence OF any strange officers
who might. be found In disputed ter
ritory should be looked upon as merely
m excursion on the part OF s.ay such
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23

William MacCormac was present at
the battle OF Colenso and afterwards
operated on many of the wounded.
while he was consulted in most OF the
more difficult cases. He highly praised
the all but perfect arrangement of tho
British for the prompt and effective
succoring OF the wounded at the front
and all along the lines OF communica-
ton and stated that the field hospital
results reflected special credit ON the
volunteer ambulance corps.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
(hiyairy OF Iowsr Animals,

The chivalry of man toward woman
finds a duplicate in the lower animals
and, except In rare cases, the male
always treats the female kindly. 1t is
rarely that IA dog will bite a female, ex-
cept in the EXTREMIST need Of self
defense. though the female. as a rule,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
Takes After His Dad.

From the Chicago News: Visitor
viewing the new baby)-"He's the
very image of his father" Proud
Mother-"Yes, and he acts just like
him, too" Visitor-"Is 1t possible ?"
Proud Mother-"Yes; he keeps me up
nearly every night"
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23

One OF the many celebrated English
physicians who have volunteered for
service in a non-combatant capacity
during the South African war Is Sir
William MacCormac, who has been rem
dering valuable service to the British
wounded at Pletermaritzburg. The IL
lustration shows the famous surgeon
in his jinricklsha. being pulled about
by a native runner-in fact. going ont
ON a daily round OF inspection. Sir
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23

may be safely yoked in double harness
with a mare. Mares, on the other hand,
will attack their own or the opposite
sex without the slightest hesitation.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-23
Need Not Hunt for II.

Why should a man borrow trouble
when he can pick 1t up almost any,
where?-St. Louis Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
CITY PEST HOUSE.
City Physician Is at Last Authorized
to Establish One.

The city board of health has author
lied City Physician Peers to establish
a detention hospital or pest house for
Cuban chickenpox' patients, and ne
gotiations are under way for the use
of the Fourth avenue hotel on East
Fourth street.
In future all persons suffering from
the disease, who can not be otherwise
cared for, will be sent to the detention
hospital On several occasions in the
past the city physician has been com
PEELED to arrange for the outside care
of persons living at boarding houses
and servants in families. The board
ing house proprietors and the mem
bers of families naturally objected to
being ouarantined, and the removal of
the sick persons was necessary. From
the fact that the disease maintains a
strong hold in Topeka, the city board
believes a pest house a necessity, and
the Fourth street hotel will be fitted up
as q hospital as quickly as possible.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
BIG JUNKET PLANNED.
Committee Of Congress to Visit
the Philippines.

New York, Jan. PA special to the
Times from Washington says:
About the last of January the Phillip
pine commission will submit their fulJ
report to the president.
President Schurman was at the White
House Thursday to announce that pro-
gress was being made and that before
February the work of the commission
will be completed.
In the full report each commissioner
will deal with a separate subject. That
of President Schurman is on govern
ment for the Philippines. He has con-
sidered the matter fully and has dis
cussed his report with the president. 1t
is assumed that such practical points
as he may offer will be brought to the
attention of the appropriate committees
of the senate and the house.
As to the question of again sending
a commission to the Philippines ii has
been suggested in congress by both sen
ators and representatives that a joint
committee of members might be named
for the purpose. 1t would be very pop
ular and also very expensive but it is
insisted that it would be a better way
of preparing congress for legislative ac-
ton than the plan of making up a com
mission outside of congress and expect
ing members Of both houses to read
their report after it had been made in
order to become informed. It is main
tanned that a report from members who
are well known would be more interest
ing and impressive,
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
MEDICAL EXPERTS
They Will Decide Fate of
Joseph Leach.
His Life Hangs on Question of
Mental IrrespOnsibility.
A JEKYLL AND HYDE.
Is Prisoner a Living Illustra-
tiOn of OfStevenson's Story
Case May Go to the Jury on
Saturday.

The outcome of the Leach murder
trial will depend largely upon the tes-
timony of the medical experts who were
appointed to examine the mental condi-
ton of the prisoner. This commission
is composed of DR.. L. H. Mum and DR..
G. w. Hogeboom, of Topeka, and DR..
Jenkins, of Emporia- They were ap
pointed at the request of the defense
to make a special examination into
Leach's mental condition, and also his
family history.
The testimony of these physicians
will be introduced this afternoon, after
which the rebuttal testimony win be
called 1t is not certain whether the
testimony can all be finished today. A
sister of the defendant is now on her
way from Washington to testify in the
case, and she is expected to arrive this
afternoon.
During the entire trial the defendant
has sat near the witness stand, general
~ leaning on the table with one elbow.
Near him sits a, glass of water from
Which he occasionally sips. He nearly
always keeps his eyes fixed on the floor
and apparently takes but little interest
in the proceedings of the court.
One of the main questions which the
jury will be called upon to decide is
whether or not Leach knew right from
wrong at the time he killed FenneIl.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12

rect answers to Attorney Lambert on
cross examination. She attempted a
great many explanations, but was gen
orally sure of her dates.
Mrs. Leach vas followed on the stand
by Mrs Bessie Earhart, a. third cousin
Of the prisoner, who described at great
length her acquaintance with Leach.
She first saw Leach when he was about
years old and she was Il; thought he
was a very duh boy. When about 16
years old she went to his house to live
and saw that he was not right mental
ly She was the only one about the
and she tried to teach him but he
house who had patience with him,
couldn't learn anything.
After she was married Mrs. Earhart
said she lived with the Leach family
again, and Joe took a great fancy to
her baby One day while the prisoner
was playing with the baby she saw his
eyes begin to bulge out and she knew
"spelP' was coming on. She grabbed
up the baby and started for her room,
Joe pursuing her. She got her door
he was very violent. Mrs. Earhart
gave all conversations in detail which
gave Mr.. Lambert an opportunity to
crosS-e examine her closely
Mrs. Addie NJ. Walker, a cousin of
Benjamin Leach, was the next witness
Mrs. Walker is of a very plump figure
and was richly dressed. She also wore
a profusion Of diamer Mrs. Walker
millinery parlors in Baltimore She
testified that she always considered
Joseph Leach a weak-minded boy and
she did not like to have him associate
with her boy She never saw him in
any of his spells.
Mrs. Tolson, a sister of Mrs. Walker
testified to the same thing. Mrs Toll
son is a widow and was dressed in deep
mourning.
S. Houck, hotel keeper who keeps
a hotel just outside of the District of
Columbia was placed on the stand He
told the jury that he was IN business
for several months near to the Leach
home when the family lived in Wash
ington and was once called in by one
of his sisters to keep Joe from hurting
another. On cross examination Mr.
Houck mixed himself up without any
effort on the part of the prosecution.
He would make a statement and in the
same breath deny it. His statements
were so ludicrous that the entire court
room Uttered. In his testimony Mr.
Houck made the irrelevant state
ment that he was a professional base
ball player for q years, but got dis
gusted in 1888 and went III for other
amusements.
Charles Young, a Baltimore theatri-
cal man, testified that he knew Joseph
Leach before his enlistment.
"One day" said he, I was walking
along the street with Joe, Mr.. Fry and
another fellow. Fry and Leach were
walking behind me. I heard Fry say,
Look out, Buck! I looked around and
saw Leach coming towards me with a
razor. I ran and then Leach went away
in another direction"
John L. Fry, who was one of the
group at the time of this occurrence,
testifed to practically the same thing,
and also that Leach was called Zip
and 'tRughOuse."
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
Helm CASE ENDS.
Court Rules That the Original Settle
ment Shall Stand.

Kansas City, Jan. 1.-THE suit
brought four years ago by Ferdinand
A. Heinz administrator of the estate
of Michael Helm, deceased, the big
East st. Louis brewer, against Joseph
J. Helm executor of the estate OF Fer
dinand Helm, sr.. Joseph J. Helm. Fer
dinand Helm, jr., and Michael G. Helm
has been dismissed by Judge Slower in
the district court Judge Slower finds
that the estate has been properly ad-
ministered and assesses the cost in the
suit against the plaintiff.
y The fortune over which the parties to
the suit have been contsnding was
amassed by the brothers, SIichael and
Ferdinand Helm in the brewery busi-
ness in East st. Louis, III. In 1888
Michael Helm died intestate and the
estate was settled FOR over ten years
when the widow, now Mrs. Anna Helm
Macarthur of Los Angeles. Cal, and her
two sons, accepted $105,00o in full set
tlement for their shares The conteH-
ton raised in the suit just disposed of
was that this sum was ina Iequate and
that the value of their interests in the
brewery was worth much more
In his opinion Judge Slower declares
that the settlement made was most
liberal one He also rules that the
agreement signed by Mrs. Macarthur, in
which in consideration of a house and
lot valued at $4,000 and located in Los
Angeles, she relinquished all further in
terests under the will, was valid and
binding.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12

a time Leach came back again and beg
ged for some of the drug, saying that
he wanted to kill himself, as he was
tired of living.
Luther Mcneil, who has spent several
months in the Shawnee county jail
since Leach has been confined there,
testified as to the conduct of the pris
oner He said Leach was peculiar and
would often get mad without any ap
parent reason for it; that he would yell
durging the nights, ana on one oc-
casion gave away all his belongings,
stating that he was going to die, but
afterwards denied that he had ever
given anything away or that he said
he was going to die. Mcneil did not
like to tell what he had been in jail
for but on cross examination finally
said he was arrested in HoltOn once fer
fighting, once in Topeka for grand lar
ceny and again for highway robbery,
but had never been sent to the peni-
tertiary for any of them
MORE ABOUT THE SPELLS"
Deputy Sheriff Williams was placed
on the stand Immediately after the
noon recess Thursday in the Leach
murder trial He testified that Leach
has had spells" since he has been in
the Shawnee county jail when he was
violent AT times, too, he would not
eat. On cross-examination Mr.. Will
liams said he had been better prison
er for the past six months since he had
a fight with a German prisoner.
Sheriff Cook also testified that Leach
has had several violent 'spasmS," in
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
BLAZING WRECK.
A Large Steamer Sticks on q
Reef in st. Mary's Bay.
Five Miles From Shore and
Can't Be Reached
BEFORE TOMORROW.
Persons on Board Are Washed
From the Decks
In Plain View of the Watchers
on Land.
BEFORE TOMORROW.

st. John, N. F., Jan. IA large
steamer, believed to be a passenger ship.
whose name can not yet be ascertained.
has been wrecked on reef in st. Mary's
bay, about five miles from shore. The
vessel which lies with her head low in
the water, is on fire aft. Several per-
sons have been washed off the deck.
No steamer can leave here for the
scene of the wreck before this after
noon. The colonial cruiser Fiona Bay
and the steamer Kite will be sent from
Pacentia Bay as soon as possible to try
and save the survivors If any remain.
A steamer leaving here today could
not get to st. Mary's bay before tomor-
row.
Belated reports from the Magistrate
and wreck commissioner at st. Marys.
give the following additional particulars
IN regard to the steamer:
She IS a two masted vessel and is
complete wreck. Only three survivors
smashed and were floating bottom up
The crew had probably tried to land in
the boats and had been drowned in the
attempt Some bodies are visible on the
surf. The ship is on fire aft. She has
some kerosene on board, but she is not
thought to be a tank steamer. 1t is fear
heavy sea The Magistrate also reports
that she is a new ship and is probably
a passenger boat. One theory Is that
the steamer took fire at sea, that the
captain thereupon tried to make land and
that the vessel struck on the coast dur
ing the storm No hope is entertained
the vessel will be saved. Nothing is
known OF her name or personnel.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12

The defense has been endeavoring to
show the jury that during his spells"
the prisoner is not himself, and acts
entirely without his own volition; that
it is the Mr.. Hyde" within him which
acts at those times and after he en-
erges from them the DIR. Jekyll" part
of his nature remembers nothing about
what he did as Mr.. Hyde" Several
witnesses have testified that after he
gets over his spells he has no knowl-
edge of the acts which he committed
while in them.
The prosecution, on the other hand
will endeavor to convince the jury that
Leach is simply very angry when in his
spells" and that he makes no effort to
control his temper, allowing it to get
the better of him. 1t will be claimed
that he knew what he was about when
he committed the murder, for if he had
simply been insane with homicidal ten
dencies, he would have killed anyone he
came across instead of hunting out the
men with whom he had had fight.
Among the witnesses who testified in
the case today We're S B. Cary, a phar-
macist of Junction City, who testified
that Leach once came to him while sta
toned at Fort Riley, and wanted some
laudanum. Mr.. Cary refused to give
it to him without a physicians pre-
scriptiOn. Then Leach wanted NOR
phine, but this also was refused. After
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
LIQUOR LAW UPHELD.
Judge HaZen Decides That City
Ordinance Is Valid.

Judge Hazen rendered a very impor-
tant decision in district court today in
volving the legality of the city nuisance
ordinance, under which jointists are
fined and imprisoned by the police
court.
The question was raised by Otis Hun
gate, who is defending a number of
jointists who have appealed their cases
from the police court to the district
court. He claims that there was no
statute giving the city council author
ity to pass an ordinance fixing a pen
atty of both fine and imprisonment for
running a joint. Judge Hazen knew
that the question would be raised, and
as he wanted to get it disposed before
the criminal cases came on for hear
ing, he notified the attorneys to argue
it on last Wednesday. Today he rem
dered his decision. In it he said:
In the city ordinance case the ques-
ton involved was whether the city was
authorized to pass an ordinance impoS-
ing Imprisonment as part of the pun
ishment for violation of the ordinance.
Counsel for the defendants contended
that the city is not authorized to i'm
pose Imprisonment as part of the pun
ishment of a city ordinance.
1t is well settled that city can only
exercise such power as is expressly
granted or clearly implied from an
express grant; that all doubt must be
resolved against the grant of power
or authority. Subdivision "a of section
II, chapter 81, laws of 1881, among other
things reads as follows: Each city
shall have power to pass all ordinances,
and to enforce the same by fine or i'm
prisonment, or both, TO carry out fully
the provisions of this section.
This gives the city express authority
to imprison, and this provision does
not apply to subdivision "a alone, but it
n a a. iGi nf
ton II. In this provision, then, we find
express authority granted to the city
to impose imprisonment as part of the
punishment.
subdivision 81 of section II reads as
follows: TO regulate the police of the
city, and to impose fines, forfeitures and
penalties, for the breach of any
ordinance and so forth. 1t is not neces-
sary for the court to pass on the ques-
ton as to whether penalties, as used in
this subdivision, is broad enough to
authorize Imprisonment, for the power
to imprison is found in subdivision "a
of section II.
MY conclusion therefore is that the
city is authorized to impose irnprfson
ment as part of the penalty for viola
tions of city ordinances"
This decision is directly opposite to
one given by Judge Alden, of Kansas
City, Kansas, who gave it as his opin-
ion that a city could not both fine and
imprison.
L understand - said Judge HaZen al
ter he had rendered decision, that
Judge Alden has rendered an opinion
holding the opposite from what 1 do.
but can not see how any one could
arrive at any other conclusion after
consulting all the statutes bearing on
the subject. The question seems to me
to be an easy one in view of the section
which 1 quoted"
This decision knocks out one of the
main props on which the Jointists have
& OT1
ment by appealing their cases to the
district court.
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12
To DIG THE DITCH
Nicaragua Canal Bill FavOrabIy
Reported by Committee.
ApprOpriates $14O,OOO,OOO
For the Work.

Washington, Jan.12.-The house COM
mittee on interstate commerce today
reported favorably the Hepburn Nicar-
aqua bill.
The bill is practically the same one
reported by this committee in the last
congress. There was some discussion
about the advisability of delaying ac-
ton on the bill until the Isthmian ca
nal commission reported but this was
finally regarded as unnecessary and all
the members except Mr.. Fletcher of
Minnesota voted to report the bill IA
vorably. The latter said his silence
should not be construed as opposition
to the measure but merely as a reSer-
walton of his right to support or oppose
it after further consideration The
committee made some changes in the
original bill inserting a new section
and making verbal alterations. As fin
ally agreed to the bill is as follows:
To provide for the construction of a
canal connecting the waters of the At
lantic and Pacific oceans.
Be it enacted. etc, that the president
of the United States be and is hereby
authorized to acquire from the states
of Costa Rica and Nicaragua for and in
behalf of the United States control of
such portion of territory now belonging
to Costa Rica and Nicaragua as may
be desirable and necessary on which to
excavate, construct and defend a canal
or Such QepJn ana capacity as Will De
sufficient for the movements of ships OF
the greatest tonnage and draft now in
use, from a point near Greytown, on
the Caribbean sea, via Lake Nicaragua
to Breto, on the Pacific ocean and such
sums as may be necessary to secure
such control are hereby appropriated
out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Section 2-That when the president
has secured full control over the terri
tory in section one referred to, he shall
direct the secretary of war to eXcavate
and construct canal and waterway
from a point on the shore of Caribbean
sea, near Greytown by way of Lake
Nicaragu to a point near Breto on the
Pacific ocean. Such canal shall be of
sufficient capacity and depth as that it
may be used by vessels of the largest
tonnage and greatest depth now in use
and shall be supplied with all necessary
locks and other appliances to meet the
necessities of vessels passing from
Grey ytOWn to BretO; and the secretary
of war shall also construct such safe
and commodious harbors at the termini
of said canal and such Notifications for
defenses as viii be required for safety
and protection of said canal and har-
bOrs.
Section 3-That the president shall
cause such surveys as may be neces-
sary for said canal and harbors and in
the constructing of the same
Section 4-That in the excavation and
construction of said canal the San Juan
river and Lake Nicaragua or such parts
of each as may be made available, shall
be used.
Section THAT in any negotiations
with states of Costa Rica or Nicaragua
the president may have. the presi-
dent is authorized to guarantee to said
states the use of said canal and har-
bors. upon such terms as may be
The Topeka state journal., 1900-01-12

which he was very wild, apparently for
no cause whatever. Sheriff Cook said,
on cross s-examination, that Leach read
newspapers and received letters He
never knew of anyone writing letters
for Leach although he sent them away.
Mrs. Leach was placed on the stand
again in the afternoon, and described
the different attacks made on her hus-
band by their son, the prisoner. She
further told about the prisoner getting
up in the night and yelling at the top
of his voice. It was necessary to keep
the windows nailed down. He was a
baseball fanatic and kept a bat in his
room. Mrs. Leach always stayed at
home to watch him. He never appear
ed to be rational during his spells, and
he never could remember about them
afterwards.
The court had considerable trouble
with Mrs. Leach to get her to give di-