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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-04
Another Jump in Sugar.

New York. June Another advance
of 1sc a pound in the price of raw sugar
was made today.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
LATE china DISPATCHES.
Confirmation of the Report of the
Murder of the German Min
lister, Won Ketteler.
SITUATION OF MINISTERS DESPERATE.
So Cables Admiral kempn to the
Navy Department., and the Ger
nun Foreign Office Has Received
ConfrInatory News to the same
General Eject.

Washington, July 3.-Cable adSices
from Admiral kempff fully confirms
previous reports of the murder OF
Baron Won Ketteler, the German min
lister at Pekin.
The admiral also represents the situ-
alton of the ministers as most desper'
ate. The shortage of their food sup
ply reported by Admiral kemptf gives
rise to the gravest apprehension. ilav-
ing been brought to Taku by runner,
the dispatch represented the ministers
condition at least five days ago, and
there is reason to fear that the worst
has happened in the interim.
Admiral Kempif's favorable report
of the condition of the Oregon is be-
lieved by Secretary Long to be based
upon the report of the commander of
the japanese vessel which generously
offered assistance.
No further reinforcements have been
ordered to China. either military or
naval.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Attempted to Escape.

On the night Of July lst eight prison
ers made desperate attempt to escape
from jail at Magnolia. Sheriff John
Dawson, who was alone in the Jail,
opened the door to lock the prisoners
In the cells The men attacked him
and desperate struggle resulted.
Sheriff Dawson shot and fatally wound
ed Sid McDuffey, colored and Ed War
rem, white, Notwithstanding he was
battling with eight desperate men, A
negro named Win Newton succeeded
in getting the sheriff's gun and shot
the officer down, and general rush
was made for the door. When the
prisoners reached the street one of
them was shot down by a posse and the
others were recaptured except one,
In the Jail were two murderers named
Stevens and Starnes. These men had
nothing to do with the trouble and re-
fused to leave the Jail after Newton
shot the sheriff. Four OF the prisoners
were dangerously wounded. The sher.
IFS injuries are serious, but it is
thought he will recover.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
ARKANSAS STATE MEMS.
Innocent Negro Bystander Killed in
a Shooting ARRAY at
Altheimer.
EVENTS OF A WEEK BRIEFLY CHROAIcLED
Msngied Remains OF an Unknown Man
Found on the Railroad Track Near De-
Ouesn-Unknown Parties Fire Into .
Negro Cabin in White County.
State TescherS Association.

The most successful meeting yet ex-
perienced in the history Of the Arkan-
sas State Teachers Association closed
at Pine Bluff on June 30th. Officers
for the ensuing term were elected as
follows; D. L. Paisley Conway, presi-
dent; J. w. Conger, Arkadelphia, cor
responding secretary; Miss May Dodd,
Little Rock, recording secretary; Miss
Sue Barclay, Little Rock, treasurer; j.
D. Clary, Fordyce, first vice president;
second vice presidents-C. l.. Scott,
Harrison; j. w. Kuykendall, Little
Rock; f. NJ, Malone, Paragould; A. ID.
Garden, Camden. The next place OF
meeting will be decided by commit.
tee composed of these officers and an
nounced later An association of col
leges and schools, to be section of the
association, was organized with the
following officers; j. l.. Buchanan,
president Of the State University pres
ident; j. W. Cantwell, Magnolia, secre-
tary. Annual meetings will be held,
concurrent with the association meet
lngs.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
A Letter from W. johnson.

Teacher says lme bad boy, dun.
no wat she calls me bad for COS
most always no my lessons and
ont never late. praps she means that
| licked sissy Wilson that's wat call
Jonny Wilson hes u good boy spose,
! don't want to be good boy II I've
got to be u sissy like him hessa sneak
an telltale an gnlboy but you bet
he wont tell on me 0gen even IL do
put burdoX In his hare. I've been reed
ing | have reed lots COS mother makes
me I've been recdin Esops stories say
old Esop new lot Of stories | remcm-
ber one about u kid on u roof maxim
faces an cnllin wolf names and tho
wolf said he wouldn't dost do II II he
wasscnt on the roof mn II was Just the
same MS II the roof called him names
an | CESS that's 80 he dIdcnt tell wat
the Kids name was but lie bet u wns
Sissy Wilson. An there's another
story about fool dog that plnchcd
u piece of meat an be had 10 go over
u brook nm he saw In the water wat
he thought was another piece OF meet
blggern hlsn so he leggo his piece and
grabbed for the other but he diiert
get Il cos there want no meet there
an this fabel teeches us that NC cant
most always sometimes tell good by
lie write again some day.--W. john
son.-Boston Globe.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Burned TO Death.

Near Jonesboro Horace Black, 20
years Of age, met horrible death in a
burning building. Black and n com.
panion, who were sleeping IN the build
ing, were awakened from their slum'
bers, and were Mortified to find that
the house was on fire. They
were sleeping in the second story,
Black was hard to arouse, but his com
panion succeeded in awakening him In
time TO make his escape down the
stairway. When Black reached the
stairway they were n mass OF flames,
He could have jumped from window,
through which he was seen for the last
time alive with u quilt wrapped about
him, but he was evidently SO excited
this avenue Of escape never came into
his mind.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
THE NATIONS FISCAL AFFAIRS
Monthly Comparative Statement O5
the Governments Receipts
and Expenditures.

Washington, July 3.-The monthly
comparative statement of the govern
mcnt receipts and expenditures shows
that the total receipts fer the month
uf June were S5l ,l3J,S3 and the eX-
prnditures S33, ,Jl0.673, leaving % sur
plus fer the month Of Sl7,s9j Ij0. The
receipts for the II months of the last
fiscal year amounted TO S56s.0ss.PfS,
and the expenditures S4s7,759, III. maxi
ing Q surplus for the year Ssl l,299.151
The receipts from the several sources
of revenue for the month of June are
given as follows
Customs, 9,3Gp.l60; increase, as
compared with Juae, 1899, nearly one
million dollars; internal revenue, S2s,-
744.i37; increase, as compared with
The same month last year, S3.0O0.O0O;
miscellaneous, s3, l,034 increase,
$3.50, 900.
The receipts for the full fiscal year
have heen derived from the following
sources: Customs. S223,s57,9iS, an in
crease over the iscal year Of 1899 Of
I
i2s.720j77; internal reyenne. 99C999-
SIS, an increase, as compared witt, the
former fiscal year, of $22,s62,227; mis-
ccllaneous. S}S, s3l ,G01, an increase over
the year ended June 80, 1880, of 81
100000.
The expenditures for the last fiscal
year were Sl1s,3l3.0Os less than for the
fiscal year of 1899.
During the month of June the eN-
pcnditnres on account OF war depart
mcnt were SS,230,sl7, an increase of
ABOUT S2l5,000 over the corresponding
month of the former fiscal year.
On account Of the navy department
there was an expenditure OF s5,Oio,S32,
an increase over June, 1899. Of S627.h13;
ci,if end miscellaneous expenditures,
$S.S14,752, an increase over the same
period OF 1880, Df Sl.7j0,0O0
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Potato Statistica.

The total number Of cars of potatoe,
shipped from the potato growing dis.
trict along the Missouri Pacific lines
from Fort Gibson, /. T., to Conway.
from Van Buren, to Greenwood on the
Frisco line, from Van Buren, to Jenson.
l. T., and along the Port Arthur route
from Salisaw to Poteau, is l,1O6 so far
this season, divided among the three
roads entering the district as follows;
Missouri Pacific system, 756 cars; 81,
Louis & San Francisco, 200 cars; Kan.
sas City, Pittsburg & Gulf, l50 cars
Allowing 400 bushels to the car, this
district has furnished northern mar.
kets with 442, 500, or nearly half a mil
lion bushels Of potatoes.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
BRIEF MENTION.

VIII Dorsey, n l0.ycnr.old boy, wa
drowned while In swimming nea
Kingston 'eNs ..N
The lt.ycar.old son Of n Mr. GU
living near Fordyce, was thrown by
mule and kicked TO death.
Clcnry Is the name OF new postoi'ic'
In Drew county, and Mrs, u, d. warn
law IL poslmistrcss,
The second annual meeting OF wv
Arkansas State Dental Association ""
held at Little Rock July I'd and 3D.
The annual tournament OF The sm''
Sportsmen's Association will occur u
Fort Smith July 1918.
An ls'year.old boy named Wal'e,
Ritter committed suicide at Pnragou'0
on account Of dependency.
A number OF eases of smallpox aI'
reported at Harrison. Miss Stella Au
drcws died Of the disease npd both y
her parents arc afflicted with the pe''
The manglcd remains OF m unl'poN.,
man were picked .p by train crew =" -
DcQnccn. He issupposcd TO have pess '
asleep on the track when u pass"'
train ran over and killed him.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
FALL OF THE BACHELORS CLUB.

Oh he was the head of Bachelor Club,
Heigh-ho, my lady!
And he unused as he sat with his glass
and his stub
Heigh-ho, my lady:
mo wife with her wants and her
troubles for me,
No blubbering babies to hold on my
knee,
But life that from jarring and jangling
Is free"
Mused he
Heigh-ho, my lady.
Oh he was the pride of the bachelor boys,
Heigh-ho, my lady
And he scoffed at mems visions of mari
tai joys.
Heigh-ho, sweet lady.
He came and he went when he pleased
and he said.
"A man Is a man till he's married or
dead
But the stubbornest mule to the trough
may be led,
Heigh-ho fair lady.
Oh she was a maid full Of maidenish
Eieigh-ho my laddie:
And she frowned but TO make sweet
amends with her smiles,
Heigh-ho my laddie
What an ankle peeped out Ger the top
of her shoe
What dimples she had, how she mas
tered them, too!
What she wished to have done twas
pleasure for you
To do fE A-
Heigh-ho, my laddie!
She CHANGED to trip past where he loi-
tered one day,
Heigh-ho, my laddie,
And she tossed her proud head In heart-
breaking way,
Heigh-ho, poor laddie!
Men are manly until they are loye-lorn"
All let
The scoffer 60 hang! Love Is manlier
There is Grape on the door where the
bachelors met
Heigh-ho, brave laddie! W
-S. Il. Kiser in Chicago Times-Herald.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
NEWS ny WAY OF BERLIN.
Official Report OF Baron Won kct-
teIcr's Marder Received at Ncrfin.

Official Report Of Baron Won ket-
teIcr's Murder Received ut Hcrfih.
Eerlin, July 3.--Pliyy Councillor Ha-
mann informed a press correspondent
that the official dispatch announcing
Baron Won Ketteler's assassination had
been received here. II was based upon
q direct and written message conveyed
from Pekin and signed by Won Ber-
gCii, Il member Of the German lcga-
tior.at Pekin. and Sir Robert Hart, the
inspector general Of customs. u was
addressed 70 the commander Of the
European forces at rien rsin, and was
forwarded June % by Consul thinner
man to the German consul ut Che Foo.
The message contained number of in
tercsting details. Baron Won Ketteler,
while riding on horseback TO the
tsurg-li.yamen (foreign Office, was at
tGckcd by large numbers Of Chinese,
who pulled him off his horse and beat
him TO death, An interpreter, who was
With him. was seriously injured, but
escaped, and subsequently reached the
German legation.
The condition Of ;he whites In Pekin
was desperate, and aid was imperative
" needed. II was also announced that
the ammunition Of the legation guards
was almost exhausted.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
THE pnoDlCr or rmE MINrs.
Annual statement of CoInnpc, show
iug u Nnrkcd Iucrensc.

Washington, July 3.-Thc, annual
abatement of the coinnge executed at
the min,s Of the United States, issued
BY ,hc director of the mints shows the
total coinage to have been ls4,323,i03
pieces, representing a value of Sl4l,-
3Ol 800, as follows, Gold, Sl0I937 ll0;
silver, S3l ,l2l,s33; minor coins, $685.
olf. 'rhis Is I'm increase, as compared
with the fiscal year ended June 30,
1890, Of 620s2,slB pieces, and Si,ii6,ss3
IN value.
The coinage during June amounted
TO SG,O26,202, rs follows: Gold, S3,S20,-
no; silver, S2,j0i,.l7, minor coins,
Si11,2t4.,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Failed 20 Nominate.

The democratic congressional con.
vention in the First district adjourned
TO July nth, after having taken 2,0l7
ballots without reachinga nomination,
The last ballot taken resulted the
same as the first, namely Sloan, 43;
Taylor, "a; McCulloch, a. Only on
three ballots was there any change in
the vote, when Mississippi county cast
her vote for dark horsc-- Hon, Harry
pondcr-but soon returned TO Judge
Taylor, The convention will meet on
the 18th at Wynne.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
I said, not unklndly. "The bitterness

I said, not unkindly. "The bitterness
is over now
"Yes," she said at is over. Irefused
him, after all You do not ask mo
why. Perhaps you do not wish to
know?"
| shook my head.
81 do not wish to know" She noGded
TO the fire. "But forgive you, Lucy"
She nodded again. There was nothing
more TO say, since / could not say what
she wished. SO ] turned to go, But
there was knock at the front door,
and heard,some one say "The doct or"
So l waited to hear what he pro-
nounced
After few moments he came down
the stairs talking TO Mrs, Dormer
at is natural sleep" he said "The
pulse is steadier and the temperature
more normal, The odds are still against
her, but there is hope"
The tears came to my eyes at last.
and Lucy came and put her hand on
my shoulder
"You can win her back to life, Fred"
she said, "our little girl Stny till she
wakes" had already resolved to stay.
| went upstairs and sat with my el-
bow on her bed and my face on my
hand, watching my little favorite.
Presently her mother came and knelt
beside me.
"Lucy has told me all, Fred" she
whispered. "You-you will not tell
the others"
81 will not" promised.
When my little girl awoke, she was
not looking toward me.
"Better, dear?" asked her mother.
"Why, yes" she laughed, feebly. "lt
must be Fred. Do you know, / believe
he would make me grow well II he were
often here with me-"
"He will be. little sweetheart
said, softly. She turned to me with
a happy cry, and whispered in her
ear what knew, and other things that
were only for her and me. They were
the things that won her back to life,
she SAYS, when we talk of such mat
tiers.
We do not talk OF them very often.
for Maisie is young and shy and still
at school. But her people understood
and leave us alone together, and now
and then our thoughts peep out. re-
member that they did so upon the
night OF Lucy's wedding, for she mar
ried the "better match" after all.
Maisie came to see me opt, of course,
and helped me into my coat, and tried
laughingly to shake me, and I put
my arm around her and kissed her sew
eral times. instead of the usual once,
and not quite in the usual brotherly
way.
"There will be another wedding one
day" | said. "Won't there, little sweet
heart ?"
She buried her head on my shoulder,
and whispered, 81 hope so."
Meanwhile people speak Of me as a
confirmed bachelor, and laugh when
! tell them that am waiting for Miss
Right" to grow.
But miss Right is l6 now, and done
growing, and wears her hair up and
her dresses long, and our good-nights
are steadily growing lengthier and less
fraternal, Dear little Maisie!-Chicago
Herald.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Shot by Unknown PARTIES.

Unknown parties fred several Shots
into cabin occupied by a colored
couple near Hickory Plains, White
county, mortally wounding negro
woman named Lizzie Pool 1t is be-
lieved the shooting grew out of some
trouble the woman and her husband
had with "A white family in the neigh.
borhood about three weeks ago,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Killed an Innocent Bys,ander.

A shooting ARRAY occurred at Alt
heimcr in which Joe Anderson, white,
shot and killed Vim. Brown, colorcd,
Andersons brother and n negro were
fighting, and Anderson interfercd with
u Winchester as the colorcd belligercnt
drew pistol. Anderson fired, but the
bullet missed the man IL was intended
for and struck Brown, who was an In.
uoccnt bystandcr.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
IOEN WOODWARD PHILIP.
The Gallant Commander of the reAaA
in tiss battle on Santiago,
Is No Mure-His Career.

View York. July 2.--The national
roors and the admiral's flag hanging
at half-mast at the Brooklyn navy
ward. continues as a reminder thi JuSh
all the scenes of excitement conse-
uuent upon the IIoboken fire and hoIo-
raust that the gallant and well.be-
loved John Woodward Philip, rear-ad-
niral L. 5. N, who was in command
of that station, is no more, the ehu
having come suddenly Saturday
Secretary Long, on being notified OF
his death sent the following dispatch;
"lnexpressibly shocked to hear oi
The death of Admiral Philip. A faith
full servant of God and of his country,
he was one of the true heroes of the
American navy. See that every honor
is done him. Convey my profound
sympathy to Mrs. Philip, to whom |
have written
John ". Philip was born in New YORK
city August &C. 1870 He was appointed 10
the naval academy on September 70, ls5b.
on January l. 1861 he became a mdship-
man and saw his nrst service on the con-
stitution and the Santee. lie served our
Ing two years of the rebellion on various
vessels OF the gulf blockading squadron.
During the siege of Charleston he was
wounded i'm the leg. After the war he was
assigned to the Wachusett, of the Asiatic
squadron, and from that time on his rec
,rd shows him serving in every quarter
of the globe. He was commissioned a
raptain on March 81, 1889, and in lS90-9l
was in command of the Atlanta. shortly
before the outbreak of the Spanish Amer
lean war ne was assigned TO the Texas.
and commanded her through all the try
ing times off Santiago, winning for him
affection of his interiors and the adlnra
ton of the whole nation. After the close
of the war he was promoted to the rank
of rear admiral and placed In command
of the Brooklyn navy yard,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
vain struppic for Life.

chicugo, July with n bullet
wound over his heart and his skull
crushed the dead body of John Solty-
siak, u southside grocer, was found by
the police here yesterday. 'rhe grass
and turf near the spot were the corpse
was discovered showed evidences of u
terrible struggle, Two hits found on
the scene, the officers sny, show that
.ac murder wus committed by Two
mcn. They also declare that the mo-
tive was not robbery, ny the dead
mans watch and $3.50 were found on
his person.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
TIE CIRCI LNTING MEDIUM.
Monthly statement of the Comptrol-
Ter of the Currency.

Washington. July 3.-'Ihc monthly
statement Of the comptroller Of the
currency shows that the total clrclla-
tiCn Of national bank notes lt the close
Of business June 20. 1900, was $500 b3O,.
no. tn increase for the year OF SGs,20l,-
0"e; and IN increase for thu month of
SN,070,S30. .....
The circulation based ON United
states bonds was S274,llj,jj2, an in
crease for the year of S6S,s'l,i5s, ana
ai, increase for the month of Sll"pO,-
ass.
Tie circulation secured by lawful
money was S35,iij,lG7, decrease FOR
tLc year of $500, ,i3S, and a decrease for
the month of Si,Jjj,605. .......
The amount Of United states regis
tered bonds on deposit TO secure circu-
lating notes was S2S4,3si $40, aud to Sc
cure public deposits S03,13o.460.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Admiral kcIupff's Disputchcs.

Washington, July 3.-The navy de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from,Admiral Kempff,with
out date:
Che Foo, Secretary of Navy, Wash
ington-Runner from Pekin reports
legations are besieged; ed;provisions near
ly exhausted, situation desperate. Ger
man minister, going to tsung-h-ya-
men, was murdered by Chinese SOL
diers. American, Italian, Dutch con-
sulates burned Twenty thousand Chi
nsese soldiers inside; 10000 outside
Pekin; 5000 reported bound for lien
Tsin; still fighting at Tien Tsn. Com
muncation with Tien Tsin by rail and
river insecure.
[Signed. "KEMPFF.'
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Salaries Reduced,

At the last meeting OF the Little
Rock school board reduction in the
salaries of the teachers in the public
schools was decided upon. reduc.
ton of per cent will be made in the
salaries Of the principals and teachers
in the white schools and 10 per cent 10
the salaries of the colored teachers
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Railroad Sold.

The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf has
purchased the Choctaw & Memphis
road, the price being 1901, 500, The
latter road was leased,by the c., 0, 4
&. last October The line is 295 miles
in length, and runs from HopefeId,
Ark, to Howe, |. Z. The 1873 miles
east of Little Rock is the old Little
Rock & Memphis. ...|
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Negro Fatally Stabbed.

Andrew Bailey, colored, and another
negro who goes by the name of jerry
working as laborers on the Choctaw AZ
Little Rock, quarreled over some triv.
ial matter. The men were separated
but few hours later, as Bailey was
returning from dinner to his work, he
was attacked by Jerry" who stabbed
him a number of times in the breast
inficting fatal wounds.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Levee Contract Lot.

The 81. Francis lcvce board has LEI
the contract for ten additional miles OF
levee on the Mississippi river below
Memphis, protecting the Arkansas
basin. The work is to be completed by
February 18th, When this shall have
been completed there will be u contin
uous chain OF lcvecs on the Arkansas
side OF the river from Point Pleasant,
Mo, TO the southern terminus Of the
Lee county levce.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
wild In the Woods.

An insane man about 35 years OF az,
was found wandering in the wood
near the Garland county poor farm
His clothes were tattered and he bor
every evidence OF long stay In tn,
brush. The unfortunate man was bad
ly emaciated, and it is believed That b
had not tasted food for several days.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Mccoy Faction Wins.

The bitter factional fight among JEFF
ferson county democrats, involving the
nominations for the Offices of sheriff
and treasurer, was settled at a meeting
of the central committee. Henry A
Mccoy and Jesse K. Core, respectively
were declared the nominees against
James Gould and V. o. Alexander.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
WILD RUMORS SET AT REST.
Onlciai Adviccs From IInyti Disprove
the Recent Disuuieting Ne-
ports From the Island.

Washington, July 3.--Oilciol ndvlces
received here from IIayti set at rest
The rumors that have been current re-
Gently OF disquiciing conditions in
that island. II appears that the pres.
ent government of lloyti is busylng It.
self with u settlement of tie existing
financial crisis, and there Is no other
foundation for the reports Of political
troubles,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
MculOr1,
suppose Won And n rood msm,ry

~ suppose you find good memory
Of great assistance In your work."
mo, SIR" said Senator Sorghum.
Remembering is all well enough In lis
way, but good forgettsr, who can
change his opinions on short ro.cs aud
not worry over promises 10 the nnn
who gets on best In my paN Of tue
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Looked Like suicide.

John W. Smith, colored, former po
liccman Of Pine Bluff, was run owe
and killed by Cotton Belt traII
eighteen miles north OF Pine Bluff Il
is thought to be case Of suicide, as h,
was seen to quickly jump in front O.
the train Smith was one OF the mos
widely known negroes in the state,
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Shot By MuOnshinerH.

Newport Miller, well known deputy
marshal, was killed near Fort Logan,
in Pike county, while pursuing n band
OF moonshners. Miller has been In
the employ of the United States gov.
ernment as a special deputy for years,
and has been one of the chief aids TO
United States Marshal Holman, Of Tex.
arkana, in the arres, Of many Illicit
whisky dealers IN Northwest Arkan.
AuA
The Van Buren press., 1900-07-07
Shooting Senr Little Rock.

Lewis Thomas, colored, was shot and
killed by Grayson Borne, also colored
near Little Rock. Thomas had been
deputizcd TO assist In the arrest Of
Borne, and when the officer and his as
sistant came upon their man he opened
fire with u Winchester, the first shot
killing Thomas.