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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-10-27
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
TALK OF KILLING.
W. II. Culton Testifes in Goebel As
sassination Case.

Frankfort, KY, May 3-W. 4. Gull
ton, the clerk of Auditor of State
Sweeney who is under indictment as
accessory to the murder of Goebel, went
on the witness stand in his behalf in
the hearing of the motion for bail in
his case and gave highly sensational
testimony. Culton's testimony followed
after the motions for bail in the cases
of Powers, Davis, YoutSey, Whitaker
and Combs had been overruled.
The substance of Culton's testimony
was as follows:
Il had talks with Powers and Taylor
after bringing men to Frankfort. Taylor
wanted abou twenty-five witnesses
from Jackson county before the can
wasting board. I had another talk with
Powers, Cecil, Davidson, Howard and
Others I did not tell the men who
came with me that Democratic legisla-
tors were to be killed by raising a row
in the senate and 1 never heard it dis
cussed. When Berry's contest was to
be voted on, I heard it discussed that
he was to retain his seat even if voted
out. I heard nothing a about a plan
to kill anybody"
Culton said W. r. johnson wanted to
borrow his (C~ulton's) pistol.
Henry Youtsey told me that Goebel
would be killed. I told him that it must
not be done. I told Governor Bradley
what Youtsey said n Bradley said:
MY God, this must not be done.
4Odl0CJ " Sc@0 E
Witness said that on the day after the
assassination he was with Jim Howard
in the state house yard. Howard called
his attention to a piece or paper posted
in a window.
"'WeII, what of it?' I asked. oh,
you have sense enough to understand,
haven't you?' was Towards reply" He
said Howard then took out of his pock-
cts some rifle bullets and some As
ealibre pistol cartridges. Howard
said: Don't ask any more fool queS-
TONS"
Henry Youtsey, after the assassina-
ton, asked the witness where he was
on the day OF the murder.
Il told him that 1 was up in the house
lobby. Youtsey asked me how it would
do for him to stay with him.. I told
Youtsey that I was afraid he was go
ing to get into trouble; also that Grant
Robert wanted to see him.. Roberts
had missed his rifle, and he told me he
believed that YoutSey had it. 1 told
him that he had better see Roberts"
The witness told of another CONVERSE
ton with Youtsey, who come with Bur
ton of Breckenridge county.
'Youtsey said he had the greatest
scheme yet; that Goebel could be shot
from the secretary of states office, and
nobody would ever know who did it,"
Witness denied that he had had a
conversation with Miss Sallie Jackson,
in which he made statements damag-
ing to himself.
"At a meeting in Powers Office I
presided, and the question of providing
boarding places for contest witnesses
was discussed. B. B. Burton pulled out
a. handful of cartridges, and said "A
few of these turned loose in the proper
place WOul soon settle this contest.
'Caleb Powers said that if any such
talk as that was to be INDUCED in, he
would leave the meeting"
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HANGED FROM A BALCONY.
Mob Eakes Quick Disposition of Ne
gro Prisoner.

Liberty. Mo-, May 3.-Henry barley,
a negro, was lynched in the court house
yard here just before midnight last
night by a mob of masked men. The
6 was arrested in Excelsior Springs
on Tuesday, charged with having bru-
tally assaulted Miss Vera Armstrong,
a waitress employed in Snaps hotel.
barley was employed in the same hotel
as a porter.
Threats of lynehing having been made
at Excelsior Springs. barley was
brought to the county Jail here. At
1870 o'clock last night a moi of prob
ably so men rode into town on horse
back At about the same time two men
rode I'd to he power house of the
electric light works and compelled the
engineer to shut off the lights through
out the town. While the town was in
darkness the mob began an assault upon
the Jail, breaking in the doors with
sledge hammers. The sheriff had gone
to his home earlier in the evening, and
the officer at the jail offered no re-
~sistance. The negro was dragged out of
his cell and hanged from a balcony in
front of the court house. AS the moose
frightened around his neck and he was
swung into space the negro was pray
ing God to forgive him his sins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03

Comptroller of Currency Finds Cross
Bank Affairs Have Been Emci-
emily Administered.

Washington, May 3.-The comptroller
OF the currency has investigated the
charges which were made by some of
the creditors of the First National
bank, of Emporia, Kan, against Nor
ton Albaugh, receiver, and /. E.. Lam
bert, United States district attorney, in
connection with the sale of h Martin
dale property.
This property was not under the con
troll of the receiver Of the bank, but
was in the hands of a trustee, repre-
Sentlng the creditors of Martindale, of
which the First National bank. of En-
poria, Kan, was one. The property was
sold by the trustee, Senator Battey, at
a price which was deemed insufficient
by some of the depositors of the bank,
and 1t was represented to the comptrol-
Ter that other parties were ready
to bid a larger sum for the land. Upon
these representations h comptroller
OF the currency sent a special repreSen-
tat1ve from his office, with instructions
to bring suit to set aside the formal sale
OF Trustee Battey. As a result of this
visit of a special examiner, such addi-
tlOnal sum was paid by the purchaser
to the First National bank, OF EmpOria,
as realized to the bank as much as if
the highest figure named in connection
with the land had been realized at the
sale.
While the representatives of the comp
troller had secured to the bank the ad-
ditional amount which it was claimed
1t should receive, the comptroller made
a careful investigation into all the cir
cumstances surrounding the sale BY
Battey, in order to determine whether
or not there was any misconduct or
negligence on the part of Receiver AL
baugh and Attorney Lambert in connec-
ton with the bids made at the Battey
sale such as would justify him in tax
ing action upon the same. In this con-
nection he called the receiver and the
attorney, together with other witnesses,
to Washington, where he examined them
personally.
The comptroller states that he finds
the charges against the receiver and
his attorney u~nfounded and ex~onerates
them from any blame in this connection.
He states that the administration of the
affairs of the receivership of the First
National bank has been honest, efficient
and in the interests of the creditors.
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there is no defnit plan in view to revive
1t. The executive has talked
of various ideas. but nothing has pre-
sented itself which seems worthy of in
dorsement. The Damrosch benefit at the
Metropolitan opera house netted a fund
to which the expenses of the commission
will be limited. Not a dollar of the sub
ton money has been placed in bank and
should it ne decided useless to continue
our task, every subscriber will receive
Not only that, but fifty members of the
committee have guaranteed that the sub
scription shall remain intact. If, there
fore, any money should be expended in
addition to the sum received through the
benefit, those fifty men will, if necessary,
pay it themselves"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
ONE CHURCH FOR ALL.
DR.. Hillis Advocates a Union Of All
DETERMINATIONS.

New York, May Accommodating on
the sentiments expressed by Rev. DR..
A J. F. Behrends on Tuesday at the
Ecumenical conference the Rev. DR..
Newell Dwight Hills, of Plymouth
church said:
The time has fully come for union,
cooperation, cessation of hostilities and
sympathy. The very Words-comity and
truce-ought to have no place in the
vocabulary of men who represent great
denominations. Imagine the twelve dis
ciples discussing comfy and agreeing
not to encroach upOn each others ter
ritOry. Theirs was a positive union.
There ought to be in every city and
village in the world an organization
known as the Church of Jesus Christ
And this church should represent all the
various churches and denominations.
Recently I passed through a western
village numbering but 500 inhabitants.
1t made just one good parish and yet
there were six little churches with as
any pastors. The churches were bare
ly supported. That town should have
one union church, representing all the
denominations. The other five pastors
should be released for needier fields.
This missionary conference has done
much to bring about Christian unity
In England all the denominations have
united in a nonconformist union. They
hold an annual meeting. and present a.
solid front to the great hosts of in
temperance, pauperisn, ignorance and
sin. Doubtless the creedS are obstacles
to a certain degree to C. a union in
this country. Of course the creed is
important. It is the outer intellectual
photograph of the inner spiritual ex-
perience. Each new Christian expert
ence ought to add a new article to the
individuals creed. If the young dis
ciDle has but one plank in faith. the
Christian sage of 20 ought to have 100.
Moreover. crisp, clear. sturdy thinking
nourishes a right conduct and charac.er.
C-ontrawise. loose, s~lovenly thinking
about the Christian faith emasculates
the I believe in creeds,
sturdy, evangelical. clear, sunshine,
but their strength is their simplicity.
Their center is Jesus, and mans poor,
foggy philosophy should not be substi-
tuted, for Christ's words are funda-
mental, all inclusive, and represent the
only, the divine essentials"
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THURSTON GOT IN.
Both He and Rosewater Made Dele
gates to Philadelphia

Lincoln, Neb., May 3.-Everybody
was indicated in the Republican state
convention. With two exceptions the
state ticket was nominated by acclama-
ton. The contest over delegates at
large, owing to the fight which was
made on United States Senator Thurs
ton, caused intense excitement while the
roll was being called. But when the re-
suit of the balloting showing that both
the senator and Editor Rosewater, who
headed the anti-Thurston movement,
had been elected, the convention gave
itself up to the widest cheering.
Following is the ticket:
Fol- goVernor-CharleS H. Dietrich of
Hastings.
For lieutenant governor-E. P. Savage
of Custer.
For secretary of state-George w.
Marsh of Falls City.
For Recommendation Stueffer of
Cummings.
For auditor-Charles Weston Of sheri-
dan.
For attorney general-Frank N. Prout
of Gage.
For land commissioner-George D.
Fulmer of Neucoles.
For superintendent of public instruc-
tion-Prof. w. K. Fowler of Falls City.
Delegates at large to the national
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rosewater, Senator
John M. Thurston, John H. McCIay,
John A. Ehrarde.
Alternates at large-Norris Brown, Mr..
SnOdgrass, H. c. Baird, Charles Haley.
Presidential electors-John F. Nesbitt,
R. B.. Window, Edward Royce, Z. w.
Haig. S. P. Davidson, Jacob L. Jacob
son, John l. Kennedy, John J.. Lander.
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WOMEN AT WHIST.
National Congress in Session at
Detroit.

Detroit, Mich, May 3.-The National
Woman's Whist congress spent the first
session today in playing preliminaries
in the trophy contests. first positions in
which at present are as follows: Phila-
delphia cup, Cavendish club Of New
York; Toledo trophy, Cincinnati Whist
club; Washington trophy, Cavendish
club Of Boston.
Last evening four sections of mixed
pairs were played. the winners being
as follows: Section A. North and South,
Mrs. w. G. Irwin. Miss Mary Queen,
plus z.
East and West-Mrs. w. F. Berry and
Mrs. +. F. French, plus 9.
Section B,North and South-Mrs. Har-
ry Rogers and Mrs. w. H. NewbOld,
plus 8.
East and West-Mrs. James Davis,
Mrs. j. 3. Colohan. plus 8.
Section c.. North and SoUth-Miss
Davis and 7. w. Ellis. plus u.
East and West-Mrs. VIM. H. Ruff
and Mrs. Henry McCrea, plus II.
Section D., North and SOuth-Mrs. S.
s.. Doherman and Mrs. NJ. T. Watts,
plus u %.
East and West-Mrs. W. P. Dyer and
Mrs. II. p. Cox. plus 4 1-3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
HELPS BASE BALL FUND.
Comedy Given Last Night in Wash
burn Char 81.

In a three act comedy entitled 1.-The
Unexpected Visitors in the chapel of
Washburn college last night a number
OF young people We're given ample OPP
portunity to display their talent on the
Stage.
A large audience greeted the rise of
the curtain. The proceeds will be used
to swell the funds Of the baseball as
ISOLATION.
The story Of the play is: Dick Com
fort was living on an allowance from his
uncle, whose only condition was that
Dick should never marry. Dick had
fallen in love, and later married, being
careful not to let the news of his mar
riage reach the ears of his uncle. His
wife also was kept in ignorance of these
conditions. Dick is engaged in writing
a play and one morning while he IS
revising it, a letter arrives stating that
his uncle viii arrive that day. He ar
rives with his wife who is not on speak
ing terms with her husband. Mr.. Mer-
rigale, one of Dicks friends, also ran
down from the city to spend the day.
Not knowing the conditions on which
Dick received his allowance, Merrigale
does more to expose his friend's secret
than any one else. Hoping to get his
wife away for a day Dick sends her to
the city but she returns sooner than
expected. From this time on the COM
plications come thick and fast. A num-
Der Of striking situations are arranged
which are handled in a very clever nan
ner by those allowed a place on the
cast.
Frank Squires played the part of Dick.
A. w. NewcOmb who a a some
previous experience in amateur theatre
Gals was given the part or George Mer-
rigale, the laundering friend, and was
responsible for most of the amusement
Harris, Comforts man servant, deserves
especial mention. The part was well
taken by Ernest Crawford. DR.. Solecki
in the part of Dicks uncle carried him
self with proper dignity. Miss Nanon
Heron Miss Mamie k9nT and Mrs.
Katherine Crawford took the respective
parts of Dicks aunA Dicks wife and
the maid Sally.
The college orchestra la the time
between acts pass quickly. Miss a
Taylor sang a solo, during the inter-
mission between the nrst two acts.
Miss Nina Thomas also sang during
the interval between last two acts. She
received the most generous applause
given during the evening. She responded
TO an encore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-03
FILIPINO PLANS.
Will Organize Into Mounted Guerilla
Bands of 100.

Washington, May 3.-Recent mail ad-
vices to the war department from the
Philippines indicate that the latest plan
of the insurgents to organize into mount
ed bands of 100 and harass the American
forces wherever possible. These bands
will be scattered throughout the islands
and will be in daily communication with
each other as far as possible by means
of SCOUTS, who will carry the orders to
govern concerted movements and all in
formation concerning retreats, reinforce
ments, etc, according to the Liberal, the
organ of the Filipinos, a complete plan
q result of which the Americans will soon
suffer-"
1t is reported that a strong insurgent
camp is being organized in the Zambeles
mountains and that nearly all the towns
OF the provinces whether occupied by
Americans or not, continue to pay taxes
for the sustenance of the Filipinos in
arms and the prosecution of the struggle.
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CASE OF
Can Be Brought on by Coffee.

att is a ~well-known fac that one can
bring on delirium tremens just as surely
by the excessive use of coffee as Of
whisky, and the coffee habit is just as
much a condition of slavery as the
whisky habit. To be sure, if one has
constitution enough to stand the effects
of either coffee or whisky and prefers
to continue their use, that might be a
question for them to decide" So says
Mrs. Amy K. Glass of Rolfe, Ia, who
continues: MY mother never drank
coffee until in middle life. 1t produced
an obstinate case of d~ysentery, which
could not be checked with medicines
until she gave up coffee. She is now
sixty-fve years old and welcomes the
Postum Cereal Food Coffee for a warm
drink at breakfast It has made her
Well and rudy where before she was Ill
and lacking the appearance of good red
blood, which she now shows.
I regar Postum as the greatest
blessing to It is a curious con-
dltlOn TO near temperance talk
to people about the liquor habit, when
frequently they themselves are slaves
to the coffee habit"
Postum Cereal Food Coffee, when
thoroughly boiled, yields a perfect break
fast beverage, beautifulin its rich golden
brown color, with a ripe, crisp, tooth
some flavor, while the ingredients are
such that nervous systems are built up
by the action Of small molecules of
Phosphate of Potash obtained from
cereals, without which the system can
not make brain matter and the gray
substance that fills the nerve centerS all
over the body. The discontinuance of
coffee and the change to Postum Food
Coffee therefore works at both ends, for
the good of the user.
A small piece of butter the size of
two peas placed in the pot. will prevent
| Postum from boiling over.
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PUNISHED FOR I
Cruel Disciplinary Measures in Brit
ish Army.

Cruel Disciplinary Measures in Brit
ish Army.
New York, May "a special to the
World from Ottawa says:
Col. McLennon has presented in the
Canadian house of m a petition
from his constituency asking the gov
eminent 10 inquire into the report that
a soldier in the first Canadian contin-
gent had been punished for looting.
1t appears that after a long, arduouS
march, and after having fought in the
battle at Paardeberg, the Canadians
were exhausted and half starving, hav-
ing subsisted on quarter rations for
three weeks.
The Canadian in question, a private,
driven frantic by hunger, c-ommandered
a Boer farmers chicken which he
shared with his tent companions. He
was subsequently court martialed for
ioot1ng, and a war correspondent re-
ports that the British officers sentenced
him to Sc days confinement as punish
ment.
This was carried out by a species of
cruclhx1on, the victim being bound
with outStretched arms and legs on the
wheel of a field gun carriage in the face
of the blazing sun for two hours each
day The agony is said to have been
intense.
The minister of militia could not con-
firm or deny the correspondents dis
patch.
1t was shown that such a ~barbarous
form of punishment is not provided for
IN the army laws of England and the
government was asked to civ the
house official information upon the sub
ject.
The report of Col. Otter, received here
does not state the kind of punishment
meted out to the trooper, but adds: NO
the provocation is great, consid-
er1ng the lack of food for the previous
three weeks, yet the offense, from a
military point of view. could not be pal
| lated
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MARK TWAIN TO RUN.
Says There Are Not Enough Candi-
dates For President.

London, May 3.-Baron Russell, of
Kilowen, lord chief justice of England,
presided at the annual dinner of the
Royal Literary fun last evening, sup
ported by upwards of a hundred per-
sons prominent in the literary and kim
bred professions.
Mark Twain, responding to the toast
to literature in a humorous speech, said
that, now he was on the way to his own
home, he intended to run for the presi-
dency. because there were not enough
candidates yet in the field. Referring
to the copyright discussion now before
the ous of lords he said he hoped that,
if h bill giving copyrights 80 years af-
ter the death of an author was pass
ed, it's example would be followed in
the United States.
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OAKLAND ITEMS.

Miss Mamie Riley Of Leavenworth
has been visiting her father and brother
for the past week.
Mr. Montrose Painter returned from
a two weeks trip to Oklahoma. He re-
ports good indications for farmers be-
tween here and there.
The wooden mill shut down Monday
and Tuesday this week to repair their
engines.
The new Methodist minister will be at
home to his friends and congregation at
437 Green avenue, after tomorrow.
There will be a dance at the N. A. A.
hal Friday night
Quite a number of shopmen living in
Oakland were affected by the big layoff
at the shops last night.
Miss Bessie Archer of Richland was
visiting friends in Oakland the first of
the week.
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MARRIAGE IS MADE.
Bishop Potter illustrates Our Rela-
ton With Philippines.

New York, May 3.-Bishop Potter,
speaking last night at the annual dinner
of the New York -commandery of the
military order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States. at Delmonico's, said
that his mind had not undergone any
radical change concerning the Philip
pines since his return to the United
States. He thus illustrated his views:
IF my son should come to me and say
he proposed to marry a young Creole
woman with seven children I would
call him a great big ass. But if he
came to me and said he had already
contracted such a marriage, I would
still try to sustain intimate relations
with him.
Now, gentlemen, what we have done
has established just such a relation as
that; and it would be a source Of ma
tional modification if we gave up our
responsibilities because we find them
difficult"
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Chinese calendar Makea Tronhle.

Washington, May 3.-It has been
found difficult heretofore for census
enumerators to obtain the correct dates
of birth, etc. given by Chinese in an
swer to questions on the census m
alton schedule, as the Chinese calendar
does not correspond to that in use in
this country. In order to facilitate the
work of the enumerators a table has
been prepared at the census bureau
showing the relation of dates in the
Chinese calendar to those of the Gregg
rian calendar for the last 100 years.
These tables will be furnished to all
enumerators who work among the Chi
neSe.
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BIG STRIKE
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Will Make Trouble.

Chicago, May 3--The Illinois Coal Oper-
ators' association has taken issue with
the United Mine Workers union, and
unless the miners who recently went out
on a strike at Spring Valley return to
work under the contract entered into at
Indianapolis and Springfield meetings,
there may be a lockout affecting every
mining district in the state This was h
result of a meeting Wednesday at the
Great Northern of sixty members OF the
association, who represented every min
ing district of the state
Resolutions were adopted demanding
that the men be ordered to return t0
work under the contract entered into at
indianapolis. and Springfield.
A committee was appointed to present
the resolutions to the officers Of the ma
tional and state miners ORGANIZATIONS
and demand a definite reply