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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
DOWN FROM THE NORTH.
Cold Wave Straight From Manitoba
Coming.

The present spring like weather is
booked to make way for a cold wave
which should be here in full blast on
Sunday.
The prediction is fair tonight and
Sunday. Severe cold wave" There has
been a great fall in temperature from
Oregon to Yuma ana Il cold wave is
sweeping across the country from Al
berta and Montana to the Mississippi
valley. At Yuma, Arizona, yesterday
the thermometer was down to 46. There
will probably be no snow with the cold
wave. The minimum temperature to-
day was % and the maximum up to II
O'clock was 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
]. J Vaughn Killed.

A man of about 65 years of age, sup
posed to be J. J. Vaughn of Colorado.
was run over and instantly killed by
the Rock Island Colorado Flyer, last
night, at a culvert just east OF Munsie.
a small station a few miles west Of
Kansas City. The man was walking
across the culvert at the time the train
struck him. A pension voucher for $50
due ebrusry 1, and payable to James
j. Vaughn. Company G, Twentieth In
diana volunteers, was found in his
pocket. The body was picked up and
taken to Bonner Springs, where an in
quest will be held today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
BIND AND GAG.
Three Men overpower Four and
Take $1,7OO.

Chicago, Jan. 27.-Three masked rob-
bers entered the factory of DR.. Peter
Fahrney & Sons company last night
and bound and gagged four employees of
the concern, blew open the safe and
escaped with 81 700 in currency and a
considerable amount in notes and other
valuable paper. The explosion shattered
the safe and made a complete wreck of
the office. The whole neighborhood was
aroused by the detonation and shock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
A SHOWDOWN.
GOebel Holds Winning Hand in
Kentucky Contest.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 27.-The case of
Van Meter (Den.) against Berry (R.)
for the latter's seat in the legislature
was decided in favor of Van Meter by
a vote of 81 to As. This vote Republi-
cans and Democrats admit is an ac-
curate forecast of the vote in the Goebel-
Taylor contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
Weeklv Bark statement.

New York, Jan. 27.-The. weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Surplus reserves, increase 5.092, 500
Loans, increase $7.515, 500. Specie in
crease 81, ,154. 200. Legal tenders. increase
S3 6S9, 500 Deposits, increase SIS, COS, 600
Circulation. increase $342, 500 The banks
now hold $29,277, ,975 in excess of the re-
quirements Of the 25 per cent rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mary, the infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles 3. Thomas, died last
night. The funeral will be private.
Mrs. Klemp, aged 65 years, wife of
DR.. Klemp, died Friday afternoon Of
paralysis The funeral will be held
Sunday at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
Rnrton,a Statement.

j. r. Burton, who has just returned
from Washington, is at work on a long
document which will outline the issues
of his campaign for the senate and will
open his campaign when published in
the Capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27
FROM THE BOER Cap.

Boer Camp, MOdder Spruit. UpDer
Tugela River, Tuesday. Jan 23.-The
British are now endeavOring to force
with 10000 troops the SpiOn Kop route
to Ladysmith The firing on Gen.
Botha s position yesterday was terrific,
The grass was fred, rocks dislodged
and trenches pierced. but the battle was
practically one sided, the federals only
firing thirty shots.
4 ball from a shell landed in Gen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-27

Lorenzo Marques. Delagoa Bay. Jan.
Pit is reported on good Transvaal
authority that Mafeking was relieved
Tuesday Tanuarv %
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
COMMITTEE WILL DECIDE.
Date of Populist Convention Still M
Open Question.

LINCOLN. Neb.. February 2O-The pop
ulist national committee, presided over by
Senator Butler. today took up the question
OF time and place for the national conven-
ton A proposition from the Texas dele
cation that May be fixed upon as the date
was amended to permit a committee to de-
eide on both time and place. The amend
ment was opposed vigorously by the Texas
delegation as "eowardly and trucking to
The democrats
Senator Allen OF Nebraska spoke at length
N favor Of harmony and for the naming CT
q date by the whole committee Bryan
VIII be the nominee of both democrats and
popuiists, said Senator Allen. land the
question OF date makes little difference any,
how The amendment TO refer TO a com
n1ittee was voted down. and Wednesday.
May o. the same date as that of the middle
qf-the-road convention at Cincinnati, was
decided upon.
Three cities. Kansas City. Sioux Falls.
5. D.. and Indianapolis presented claims for
the convention. and each was granted un-
limited time to set forth its respective adj
vaEtages.
Sioux Falls. s. D., was finally selected for
the next populist national convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
REVISED LICENSE LAW.
Its Provisions to BE Discussed by
Board of Trade.

The revision of the. license law. which
has recently been completed at the District
building and which is to be submitted to
Congress for enactment into law, has nat
urally aroused much interest, especially
among the classes of business men affect
ed by the provisions of the measure Some
of the sections are objected to. and 1t is
the purpose at an early date to. call to-
gether the members of the committee on
taxation and assessment Of the board of
trade to consider them.
One clause to which exception Is taken
is the one laying a tax on those doing a
commercial brokerage business, of 800 per
annum, while brokers from the states and
territories win be permitted to come here
and do business on the payment of a tax
of $40 per anrlum. 1t is believed that the
effect of such law would be to drive
from the District men engaged in this line
and induce them to emigrate to Alexandria
or elsewhere to get rid of what is termed
the penalty provided for in this proposed
law,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
THE SENATE.

Mr.. Perkins. at the opening of the Sem
ote today. presented the credentials CT
Thomas r. Bard as senator from Califor-
mia for the term OF six years. beginning on
March !. 1899. The credentials were filed.
\ resolution was adopted authorizing the
printing of :. special edition of 5000 copies
Of Tho year book of the Department of
Agriculture for distribution at the Paris
exposition.
At the conclusion of morning business
Mr. Kenney (DeL) was recognized to de-
liver a speech on the Philippine question.
Mr. Kenney's former colleague in the Sem
ate now United States Judge Gray. was
one of the commissioners who concluded
he treaty of Paris.
Mr.. Keanry took strong ground against
h retention of the Philippines, and ar
lJel that the Filiriros should be given
their indeDe1ience under the protection Of
lie United States
AZ the conclusion Of Mr.. kenney's speech
ihe Senate began under a special order the
consideration of pension bills
The Senate passed ffty-two bills on the
pension calendar
The general calendar was taken I'D and
tae following bills passed
To authorize the Natchitochas Railway
Company to build and maintain a railway
aud traffic bridge across Red river at
Grand Ecore. in the parish Of Natchioches,
Ia.
NHtnoflZlrS the construction by the Tex
aTAana. Shreveport and Matches Railroad
Company CT q bridge across Twelve-Mfe
BAYOU. near Shreveport La
Pr"Niding that the headquarters of the
Mississippi commission be at some CITY on
II" Mississippi river To be designated by
the Secretary of War
Granting to the state OF Wyoming 80 900
acres Of land to aid in continuation en-
Iargement and maintenance of the Wyom-
Ing State Soldiers and Sailors Home
To amend an act entitled An act grant
IHS pensions to the survivors of the Indian
wars OF 1St}2 to 1872, inclusive, known as
The Black Hawk war, Creek war, Cherokee
disturbances and the Seminole war"
Providing that a bill heretofore passed
authorizing the Grand Rapids Water
Power and Boom Company to construct a
dam and bridge across the Mississippi
rlNer be- 50 amended as to require the be-
ginning of the work within two years and
completed within four years.
To grant lands to the state of Alabama
for the use Of the Agricultural and Me
Chanical College Of Alabama for negroes and
the state Normal College at Florence. Ala.
Hawaiian Bill Taken Up.
The bill to provide a government for the
territory of Hawaii was laid before the
Senate and its consideration resumed
To section 10 of the hill. providing for
the continuation of existing contracts Mr.
Nelson offered an amendment excepting
from such protection contracts for labor
entered into since August 12 1898 Mr.
tuLom accepted the amendment and it was
agreed to.
An amendment offered by Mr. Vest of
Missouri providing that no bonds should
he issued OF Indebtedness incurred without
the approval Of the President of the United
States, agreed to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20

.,sa e ss es r. o'clock TEae
IL at y S Is at II Is s noPe
pom, $500 at 115 U. S As, registered. $500 at lis.
District Of Columbia Bonds-S.e5s, 1924, funding,
Miscellaneous Bouts.-Metropolitan Railroad IS.
40 bid, 125 asked Metropolitan Railroad cert. in
debt. A. ITO bid, lib asked Metropolitan Ralroad
d sf p bid 10 9al bid s sa
ID mort. IS. ITO bid, 112 asked. Washington Gas
Co. series IS s. III lla bid Westminster Gas Co Sc
6, 11s asked. Y. $. Electric Light cert indebt.,
ot bd and poTss Telephone
5s. 1O4h bid lo5 asked. American Security and
Trust t., IS, 100 bid Washington Market Co. 1st 6s,
Washington Market Co. extn. 6s, ia bid. Masonic
Hail Association 5s. 1Os bid. American Graphic
bid. go asked: IstIopolItan, IS bid, 80 asked
second. 1ss bid dtizens, 80 bid Columbia, is5
od Capital 40 b bid H., West End 1l7a bid, 10
SAFE Deposit and Trust conpaniss,National Safe
Loan and Trust; 49, bid, 1ea. asked. American Sc
s safty and r9s b igs 50 sa 20 Washington
Ips s.. stoeks.F1senea's 80 bid, franklin,
g g BID q BID e
s lss sp sse.a NJ ks j ID s. ..iss Fss,
SA BID IL s asked T., cSsm%erciai bid, asked
Title Insurance stoeks;-Real Estate Title. SO bid.
90 asked. Columbia Title, "A bid, 8 asked Wash,
ington Title, 3t5 bid District Title. 81 bid.
Railroad Stecks.-Capital Traction. 9Iat bid DIX
asked. City and Suburban, 2S4 bid, 30 asked
Georgetown and Tenleytown, Is bid.
Gas StOcks.-Washington Gas, 53zl bid, 5sE ask
ed Georgetown Gas, So bid.
Telephone Stocks.-Chesapeake and Potomac, 6
bid. 20 asked. Pennsylvania, IS hid, IS asked
M. Miscellaneous Stecks;-Mergenthaler Linotype
1855 bid, 1851 asked. Lanston MoDotype I3A bid
i4A asked. American Graphophone i1as bid liz
asked. American Graphophone preferred, III bid
II asked Pneumatic Gun Carriage, p hid "a
asked: Washington Market, IA bid. Lincoln Han,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
QUICK DETECTIVE WORK.
Woman Charged With n Morning Lar
ceny Caught This Afternoon


ceny Caught This Afternoon
a well-dressed young woman, who has
but one arm, was arrested at the Baltimore
and Potomoc depot this afternoon by De-
tective Weldon and locked up on a charge
of grand larceny. She gave her name as
Leona Roberts. and said she lived in New
York. 1t Is alleged that she stole a silk
skirt, cape, a muff. three gold rings and
a pocket book containing $25 from the
house of Mrs. Dora Downer, No. 1914
street northwest, this morning When
placed under arrest the woman had the
rings and about $40 in money in Mrs
Downer's pocket book.
The woman refused to tell anything of
her identity, except to say that her home
was in New York city. Her city address
she would not give. Last night she called
at the house of Mrs. Downer and told
pitiful story Of her condition. After CALI
Ing particular attention to the fact that
she had but one arm and was in destitute
circumstances she asked to be permitted
to remain at the house over night
Because Of her condition Mrs. Downer
would not refuse her. This morning she
was given her breakfast and seemed APP
preciatfve. Shortly before noon she dis
appeared from the house without saying q
word. Mrs. Downer discovered that she
had been robbed and a complete descrip-
ton of the woman was furnished the de-
tectives. Detective Weldon went out and
had the woman in custody before Mrs.
Downer had time to return home after
making the complaint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
DEATHS IN THE PHILIPPINES.
List of Casualties Previously Uure.
ported.

Gen Otis today reported the following
additional casualties among the troops in
the Philippines:
Deaths-Malarial fever, January 9, ArI-
ington Mayse, H, 22d Infantry; February
10, Willis McMartin, corporal. G, 45th In
fantry; 18th, Azariar Heron, K, 3sth In
fantry. Drowned-January Is, Albert L.
Perry, A, 32d Infantry. bathing Rio
Grande. Florida Blanco; 18th, John Mag
nrlsen, band, Saith Infantry, bathing Rio
Grande, Cabanatuan. Luzon; 18th, Joseph
f. Carnes, F, Saith Infantry, Rio Agno near
San Nicholas, accidental; February o,
Daniel P. Jenkins. NJ, odd Infantry, gum
shot; January 29th, William Crawford,
corporal, K, 18th Infantry, Angeles, Luzon,
fell on dagger worn by him; gunshot in
action, January %, Amos O'Nel, F, 39th
Infantry; heat prostration, February o.
Frederick Hegwain. II. 9th Infantry;
pneumonia, 18th, John P. Hill, c, 10Th In
fantry; variola, 5th. Porter McGuyer, d,
44th Infantry; 18th, Cyrus E. Britain, A,
Both Infantry; dysentery, 14th, Andrew
Anderson, II. 35th Infantry: Care Nessel,
C, 4th Cavalry; typhoid fever. 10th. Clar-
ence Van Berger, corporal, B. 31th In
fantry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20

come to be applied to the preachers salary;
to Thomas Addison. rector of Trinity
Church, this city. $500 and two pictures;
to George H. Brodhead, a brother-in-law,
800; to George II. Brodhead, a nephew,
$1,000 and gold watch; to Elizabeth Jones.
500.
For the purpose of having painted a
in-law Of the testatrix, 81 500; to the orphan
asylum on 18th street, this city. 1900; to
each of the unmarried daughters of Thorn
ton p. Brodhead, a brother-in-law, $500;
South New Market, the interest on 5000
for life, to be continued to her daughter
Harriet; to Helen Kendall, the interest on
1900, the principal to be paid her on her
marriage or on her attaining her majority;
to Barry Adams, 500; to Harriet Pettin-
gill, $500; to Mary Pake, all the furniture
In her house; to DR.. Albert H. Varney, 800;
for a memorial window in Trinity Church.
this city, $500; also a number of beuuests
of a less important character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
Teaching in the First Grade.
PARTIES WORKING TOGETHER.
Republicans Take Part I'm Legislation
at FrankfOrt, Ky.

FRANKFORT, KY, February 20-Speak-
er Trimble. at the session OF the house this
morning, announced that there would be
joint session of the general assembly this
afternoon at o'clock. to consider the re-
ports from the committees on the COVER
ror and lieutenant governors contest, and
the former action in reference thereto
The house adopted the Allen resolution
passed by the senate yesterday, ratifying
the former proceedings by which Goebel
and Beckham were declared in office. The
republicans refuse to vote on the original
call, hoping to break a quorum, but see
ing that it had carried, went on record
The democratic senate at II :55 took q re-
cess until O'Clock, and at noon the repub-
lican senate, presided over by Lieut.. Gov,
Marshall, convened. but only remained In
session five minutes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20

domestic institutions entaillng upon our
people additional taxation. As TO what our
relations arc with the islands men honestly
differ. | have given very carefal thought
to the subject and speaking for myself
alone / am entirely clear that those Islands
and Porto Rico under the treaty nave De-
come the property of the United states ana
not part of it, and that Congress has the
power to make such disposition of them
as II may deem for the best interests of the
people Of this country and the inhabitants
of the islands.
Mr. Hopkins then proceeded to discuss
the constitutional question involved. quot
ing literally from the decisions of the Su-
preme Court. the speeches of Webster,
Benton and Calhoun.
..If nv contention he continued, "be
true that these islands are only property
of the United States, and that the inhab-
ftants can acquire only such rights as we
may give them it follows that we can have
separate customs, revenue and navigation
laws for those islands.
The Opposition to Expansion.
The enemies Of national expansion have
created in their imaginationS boyle man
and with him trying to frighten the
laboring people Of this country They are
assuming that the people of distant tropical
chimes will come TO the cold regions of the
north to drive out our laboring men with
cheap labor. A more groundless argument
was never urged 1t Is almost fantastical-
There Is not a Malay in this country today
and there will not be 100 years from now.
Why? Because they prefer 10 stay in their
own country. We can provide them with a
system of government adapted not only to
their conditions from climatic standpoint.
but to their political development. We will
start them an era of progress known
in their history. While this is being done
. must have a stable government there
and an army sufficiently large to police the
islands and drive out freebooters.
Il am tired of the cry of imperialism
our duty is clear. We must fearlessiy and
conscientinuSly provide for the great emer-
gency that has been placed upon us by this
war with Spain. Let discharge our duty
with a tirmneSs and intrepidity that char
acteriZed the action OF our fathers when
the dark cloud of civil war overhung our
national horizon and the people of today
viii assuredly approve conduct did
the people of a generation ago approve the
conduct of President Lincoln and his adj
viSerS when they were exercising every
power of the Constitution for the main
tenance of the Union and the integrity of
the reDubliC.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
DISTRICT FREE FROM SMALLPOX.
Last Patient Discharged Today From
the HOSPITAL

The District is once more free from
smallpox, the last patient having been dis
charged from the hospital today. The
first case discovered here during the out
break just ended was reported the 25th Of
last October, when two young white men
were found to be suffering from the dis
ease. Since the discovery of these fourteen
others were from time to time reported
here, making sixteen in all.
OF the sixteen patients, eight were white
and eight colored. Not one of the sixteen
cases resulted fatally, and but one death
occurred among the nearly one hundred
cases discovered here during the outbreak
last winter and spring. This remar Bile
record Is thought to be due to the mild
character of the disease and to the ex-
eelient care the patients received at the
District hospital, said to be one of the hest
equipped and conducted institutions of its
kind in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20

W. Peck and Mayor Rose, declare they Will
win.
There were many local democrats at the
the vacancy On the nationaI COMMITTEES
caused by the late Lawrence Gardner's
death was discussed freely. Mr. James L.
Norris. accompanied by Mr.. ]. Fred Kelley,
was an early-yisitor. as was Mr.. William
Dickson. When the latter was asked by a
Star reporter If there was any truth in the
statement which was being generally made
last night that he was going to appear be-
fore the national committee in behalf of
Mr.. Holmead he declared there no
foundation whatever for the assertion, and
that he was not going to do anything Of
the kind.
1t was gossiped about the hotel afterward
that Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb would present Mr..
Holmead's claims Mr.. Norris did not ap-
pear to be in the least disturbed by the
prospects of a contest before the committee,
and expressed himself as being very well
satisfied with the outlook for his selection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
DIRECTOR LANES VIEWS
Describes the Bad Methods Formerly
Employed Here.
How Spelling Is Learned Under the
Present Public School System
Praised by Visitors.

The investigation of the public schools OF
this city was continued this afternoon I'm
the room of the Senate committee on the
District OF Columbia Senators Stewart
ana Galiinger were present. as was Super
if'endent Powell The hearing was for
supervising principals of the schools, prac-
tically all of whom were present.
Next Tuesday the subcommittee Will give
a'hearihg TO the public a t large on the sub
Ject OF the schools. at 10 O'Clock am. II Is
desired by the committee that persons who
desire to be present and speak on this o.
casion shall give their names to the s,1b
committee at an early day The subron
mittee also desires to have communications
from citizens at large who have any infor-
nation bearing on the system of teaching
in the schools
Director Lane Explains
Dr. Lane. director of high schools, ex-
planned the conditions in those schools. He
said that in the high schools the students
write great deal in connection with their
studies. In this way their capacity for
spelling is constantly tested, though SPELL
ing is no part OF the studies of the high
schools.
In 1881 and 1852 eighth grade teachers
taught spelling 1t was the general prac-
49, ~ NNASl eAiS NtdNIlilS u SptlllnR until
a month before the examination, and dur
ing that time they devoted most of their
attention to spelling. If any one made less
imam 20 per cent on spelling the teachers
were disappointed. The fact was, the pupils
usually in this examination secured % par
cent, but in the next year they were no
better spoilers than they are today
He was teaching in the eighth grade
when the practice he spoke Of was in
vogue and he went to the High School i'm
mediately afterward. so that he knew the
facts TO which he had testified He was
satisfied that the pupils today spell as well
as they did in 1881 and 1882. There is no
school in the city where the old system of
working up the spelling during a single
month in order to obtain a certain result
III an examination is retained
Teaching in the First Grade.
He said the system of learning words in
the first grade today results in the children
being able to learn TO read simple primers.
this being when the pupils are six years of
age Under the old system they, could not
obtain that result and he thought the re-
suit was what was wanted.
A committee from Johns Hopkins Uni
versity examined many school systems and
teachers in different cities in order to get
the very best teachers they could find for
teaching primary school for their own
children They decided that the system of
this city was the best they had found and
selected teacher in one of the schools
here.
The hearing was in progress when The
Stars report was closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-20
HEARING FOR DANIEL SMITH.
NiieSed Wife POisoner Taken Back to
WOlfesyiiIe, Md.

SI-cisl Dispatch to The Evening Star
FREDERICK. Nd, February 2O-State,,
Attorney Worthingt0n, DR.. Ira j. McCur-
dy. Sherin Charles p Troxell, Coroner
Tndddeus N. Biser. II. Dorsey Etchison.
counsel for prisoner, and Daniel Smith. the
aged farmer who is accused of poisoning
his wife by administering poison in her
food. left this morning for wolfesvine, the
scene of the alleged poisoning. for the pur-
pose OF having a preliminary hearing The
body Of Mrs. Smith will be exhumed today
ana an autopsy held. The stomach will be