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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
IMPORTANT NEWS AND FEATURES.

PAGE.
l Colorado Negro Burned Alive.
Today's London Gable Letter.
Conviets Escape From Pen1tentiary.
Progress of the Sells Divorce Case.
Try Reconcentrado Plan in Africa.
Kansas officer Killed in Philippines.
Sporting News.
Kansas News.
3 Railroad News.
R. C. Dun's Review of the Week.
Stories of the Town
Desired School Legislation Outlined.
Church Announcements.
Late Telegraph and Local News.
5 Social and Personal
Four Suicides in One Day.
s Burton-Baker Senatorial Situation.
North Topeka News.
Wants and Miscellaneous Ads.
Markets.
2 Wants and Miscellaneous Ads.
8 Southern Apportionment in Congress.
John Collins an Editor.
Snap Shots at Home News.
Topeka Society.
News Summary of the Week.
State Funds in Banks.
10 The Horseless Carriage of Today.
The Automobile Balloon.
Mountain Lion Hunt.
IL Theatrical News.
Plays in Topeka Next Week.
''Zaza" and What It Is
Current Dramatic Gossip.
12 Editorial
Book Notes.
Is Woman's Page.
AFew Rules For Smart Dressing.
The Well Groomed Woman
Hints For the Table-Menus.
Il Kansas Fr nit Growers.
A Young Topeka Artist.
Heard in Hotel Corridors.
10 Group of English Politicians.
Arbitration Has Long Been Practiced.
How Man Should Live.
Famous Treaties of Peace.
Sign Language in wall Street.
Is Short story. divers Three Gifss."
Humor of the Day.
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THEY NEARLY KILLED HIM.
Columbus Man Drinks Fifteen Cock
tails in as Many Minutes.

Columbus, O., Nov. IA job lot of
seductive cocktails nearly killed Fred
BOehm, a German teamster, last night.
He was in a saloon, when an argument
arose over the staying qualities of a
cocktail drinker Boehm said he could
drink twenty-five cocktails in twenty
five minutes. Others thought differ
emily and a bet was posted. Boehm
took a flying start. He drank five and
then ten and then fifteen. This was the
finish He was in a state of total col
Ia pse and was carried to a doctors office,
where a stomach pump was used. The
physician said Boehm would have ben
dead in a few minutes if his friends had
not acted promptly.
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PEARL BRYAN'S SKULL.
Found by a Small Boy in a Thicl
Uudergrowth

Cincinnati, O., Nov. IA human skull
believed to be the head of Pearl Bryan,
was found this morning in a thicket few
rods from where the headless body of the
unfortunate young woman was first dis
covered.
The discovery was made by George Cir
ty, a boy. The spot where the skull was
found was a dense tangle of underground
and brush but short distance from the
beaten pathway along which Scott Jack
son and Alonzo Walling bore the body.
The skull had been secreted in such a
manner that it might easily have escaped
observation forever, and it was by mere
chance that it was finally discovered.
An Investigation is being made.
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SUES FOR $4,000.
Parsons Woman Wants Heavy Dam
ages From the "Katy" Railroad.

Parsons, Nov. 17.-NIiss Sadie Busy,
the young lady who was injured several
weeks ago while crossing the Katy rail-
road tracks on Johnson avenue, has
brought suit against the Katy company
for $4,000 damages for injuries sus-
tained. The case will come up for
hearing at the February term of the dis
trict court. Sheriff Edwards was in the
city yesterday serving papers in the
case.
This IS one of the heaviest damage
suits ever fled against the Katy COM
pany in this city.
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COMING TO AMERICA.
England Desires to Borrow $5o,ooo,-
600 of This Country.

New York. Nov. 17.-There is excellent
authority for the statement that of the
proposed British loan not less than $50.-
600 900 will be floated in this country. A
representative Of a foreign banking
house with important London connec-
tions, says that he has no doubt of this
fact. He believes one-fifth of the pro-
posed loan, or $50, ,o00, 900 will be sub
scribed here. He said it was his belief
that in the future when making loans
all foreign governments would consider
this country and its resources
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Denver Nav Lose g. A. r.

Chicago, Nov. 17.-RaiIroads of the
Western Passenger association have
formally decided not to authorize the
granting of a cent a. mile rate for the
proposed encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic at Denver next
August. Unless the veterans back down
from their stand Cleveland, in all prob
ability will get the encampment
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Orders to Push EnIistments.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 1.-THE United
States army recruiting office in this city
has just received orders to enlist as
many men as possible for all branches of
the service, with especial directions to
procure recruits for cavalry service in
the Philippines. The enlistments here
number forty to fifty per month.
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TOPEKA MEN BUY A MILL.
Thomas Page, F. E. Wear and Others
Get Purcell Mills at Manhattan.

The sale Of the Purcell mills at Man
haitian was made yesterday by the Ma
tionaI Bank of Commerce OF Kansas City
yesterday The mills were bought by a
company of Topeka men for 81, 900 and
are valued a $40 900.
Page F. E. Wear, A. w. Long David
Bowie and William Reed The company
wiz be known as the Manhattan Milling
company The capital stock of the COM
pany is So. 900. five thousand of which is
sd BY each Of the partners.
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BOOM FOR LEGAL KILLING.
Movement to Reinstate Capital Pun
ishment in Colorado Statutes.

Denver, Col, Nov. 1.-THE movement
to reinstate capital punishment in the
statutes of Colorado. has received a
great impetus from the murder of
Louise Frost at Limon. and the awful
lynching that followed the confession of
her murderer A bill with this object in
view is now being drawn and it's advo-
Gates will make an aggressive fight for
its enactment at the coming session of
the legislature. BY this bill, hanging
will be made the penalty for murder and
possibly also for assaults such as that
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.l
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minister Harris win Resign.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 17-Addison
G. Harris, United States minister to Aus
tria- win offer his resignation to Pres
ident Mckinley this week He will re-
turn to his law practice in this city soon
after the Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley in March
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Chicago, Nov 17-Forecast for Kan
sas: Rain tonight turning to snow
Sunday; much colder Sunday, with winds
shifting to northerly.
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CopeRa state 3ournaI.
INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER
SATURDAY. NOV. 17th, 1900.

weather predictions for the next "a hours:
For Kansas-Rain tonight, turning to
snow Sunday; much colder Sunday. with
winds shifting to northerly.
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Brought $3.OOO.OOO in cold.

San Francisco. Nov. 1.-THE steamer
MaripoSa, which arrived here today
from Australia, brought $3s000,000 in
gold.
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Continued on Sixth Page.)
The evening times., 1900-02-14

hundreds OF officers and men are constant
y going AID returning from san Francis
co. Considerable time, trouble and eN-
pense has been Incurred by the Department
not being able To tell exactly when trans
ports would sail Officers and men are
being daily ordered TO san Francisco to
sail on the frs. transport leaving Tor
Manila. There being no regular schedule
FOR the sailing Of the transports the Off
GERS and men lose much valuable time
Waiting at san Francisco until they can Sc
cure passage 20 Manila.
Tons OF supplies shipped from Eastern
points to Manila require much extra hand
ling because OF there being no definite dates
on which they can be loaded on transports
az san Francisco. With regular sailing
days so that a transport will leave San
Francisco every ten days. and one leave
Manila ar the same time. much confusion
and annoyance viii be done sway with. and
much time saved in the NOV ement OF on
GERS and men.
II is said 10 be the inteEstm of the War
Department 10 bring back this summer a
large number OF the troops and officers ROW
in the Philippines and replace them by
other troops in this country aud the trans
| port viii be needed for this purpose, and
| also for sending new recruits 10 the Phil
| ippines 10 hH the vacancies in the Tegi-
ments caused by discharges and deaths
> The chartered transports now being used
/ by the Government are being ord cred back
! TO san Francisco and as fast as they can
! be inspected are being returned 10 their
| owners. as it is believed that the line OF
/ vessels TO be established BY the War De
I PARTNER will be able to handle all the
Governments business. Colonel Bellinger
/ has about six vessels including the Bu-
! ford, the Mcclellan. and Fitzpatrick, plying
| between this country. Porto Rico, and
I Cuba which will also be placed on regular
( scheduled time at the earliest possible DAY.
The evening times., 1900-02-14
THE HEALTH OF THE DISTRICT
Decrease la DiPhthcriH aud Scar
let Fever Gases.

let Fever Gases.
The deaths in the District during the
past week numbered 122. being the same
as in the week previous. OF these. n were
of whites and 81 colored. The annual
death rate was 22.O6.per each thousand in
habitants: for the whites. 1850. and for
the colored. 29.7S. In diseases Of the
brain and nervous system there was an
increase, as compared with the last report
from y to S, and a decrease IN those OF
the heart from 16 to .. and consumption
from % 10 y. OF the infectious and con-
tagious class there were 2 fatal cases Of
diphtheria, > Of typhoid fever and 3 Of
grip (epidemic Influenza.
At the close Of last report there we're
81 cases Of diphtheria in quarantine Dur
ing the week - new cases we're reported
and 80 were discharged. leaving A. cases
in Isolation in 80 premises.
Of scarlet GCSer. there were 1iU cases TN
der treatment 1T the close of last ren0rt
During the week % new cases occurred and
&c were discharged, leaving 127 cIses with
warning cards, in ninety-One premises.
OF smallpox, there we're 4 cases in hos
Di,al, under treatment. at the close OF last
report. During the week no new case de-
velOped and ] was discharged, leaving 8
cases at the close of this report
The mean weather conditions prevailing
during the week were. Temperature Of at
mOsphere, 4S degrees; relative humidity,
%. and barometer, 29.97. There was a rain
fall OF 1.35 inches. with northwesterly
winds averaging miles per hour, rising to
36 miles per hour on the 9Th. The highest
degree OF temperature was GS on the Sth,
falling to 2S degrees on the 10th
The evening times., 1900-02-14
APARADIsF FOR ROBBERS.
Chicago Criticised ~ Insurance Mcn
and RnteH AdNnnrrd

CHICAGO. Feb. 1L-Burglary insurance
rates have been advanced 80 per cent on
residences and stores in Chicago. This
makes the third adyanc, that has been
made in three years and brings the mini
mum tariff up to 81 per 8. 600. Three years
ago It was only $40.
The increasing number OF burglaries.
alleged poor police protection. and the bad
moral hazard" generally we're some or tie
factors tSat brought about the advance.
Chicago burglary underwriters say this is
the most hazardous city in the country"
New York has fewer burglary losses and is
regarded as much better city in which
10 write this class of business
Frank III. Osborne. who is temporarily in
charge Of the Western burglary department
Of the Fidelity and Casualty Company,
said.
Without doubt Chicago is the worst city
in the country for burglary losses. The
trOubl' is largely With the police, who have
too much territory TO patrol for the num-
beT of men in the department The burg
larry business is largely in an experimental
state and rate-making has not been re-
duced 10 a fine science. The increases have
been larger in Chicago than elsewhere"
The evening times., 1900-02-14
YALE's SECRET SOCIETIES.
The UnderErHduaTes Ask That Fra
ternitieS Re Abolished.

ternifies He Abolished
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb 1.-THE
senior class OF the academic department of
Yale yesterday afternoon put itself on
recori sor doing the most courageous thing
that Yale undergraduates have ever at
tempted Within four hours 260 Of the sec
students in the class signed a petition
which asks the faculty to put an end to the
sophomore secret societies.
There are three Of tIa3e societies. aud
each one has an active membership Of
seventeen sOphomOres. There are. there
fore. in the senior class ffty-one students
who are members of these societies. These
students are for the most part the most
prOgaincnt men in the class. They naturally
will not sign the petition. which aims TO
destroy one of their most coveted social
hOnOrs of undergraduate life.
The petition was spontaneous. No one
student OF group of students seems to have
originated it. The feeling against the
sophomore societies has been growing for
years. The charge against them is that
boys get into these societies by outside
pulls and once in them, form powerful
cliques. that strike at the democratic prin-
ciples OF Yale
The crisis in the sentiment against the
sophomore societies was reached during the
holidays when President Hadley was visit
ing the Western alumni. II is said that
many Of the Western graduates have re-
The evening times., 1900-02-14
WhOOving Cough IN South Dakota.

II isn't often the Democrat" takes any
stock In proprietary preparations, but,
tavinp had occasion TO use the Chamber
Iain's Cough Cure in recent case Of
yvhoopipR cough, we found II a most ex-
cellent remedy. and one that gives the
child immediate relief. Being pleasant to
he taste, children dc not object to TAX
ing ~ and Il keeps the cough loose. and
il given freely and as directed, there is
practically no danger whatever from the
disease-''Howard. 3 D., Democrat" :"
For sale b. Henry Evans. wholesale and
retail. and all druggiSts
The evening times., 1900-02-14
ACCUSED OF forgery.
Leroy &. shear Charged With Pass
ing worthless Check.

ing Worthless Check.
The police are making strenuous efforts
30 apprehend Leroy c. Shear. alias Charles
Il. Clark. Frank Mallory and William NJ
Davis, who is wanted here on a charge OF
forgery and false pretences. 1t is alleged
that on February he presented forged
check for 500 at a well-known clothing
store and received in return goods TO the
amount Of about $50 and the balance in
cash. In a circular sent out from Police
Headquarters by Major Sylvester last night
a minute description of the man is given,
together with his picture and a fac simile
Of the alleged forged check
According TO the police Shear is a clever
fGger and has visited many cities His
scheme. it is said Is to visit a prominent
clothing or dry goods house, as he did here,
purchase goods TO the value OF from $50 TO
$40. tender a check for "a large amount in
payment and receive the difference in
cash.
lie Is a fluent and persuasive talkeT and
in addition is Of gentlemanIy appearance.
The forged check which Shear is said 10
have passed on the local merchant, was
drawn on the Citizens Bank of Bedford
Ind II was dated January % 1900. and
bore the number 327b. The check was
made payable to ". NJ Davis. whom Shear
it is said. represented himself to be. and
purpOrted 10 bear the signature Of Albert
Hatfield. Across the face OF the check was
written Good If properly endorsed J. r.
Noril cashier" Shear. il is said, endorsed
the check W NJ Davis
The validity OF the check was not ques-
TONED when il was presented and was
promptly cashed. II was then deposited
in local bank and finally in the regular
way was received at the Bedford bank
where the signature was pronounced a
forgery The local firm was communicated
with, and the police in turn were notified.
After a thorough investigation suspicion
rested on Shear. and a search for him was
at once instituted.
The evening times., 1900-02-14
PANIC AT a FUNERAA.
4 sinking ChareA Floor ENciteS the
CONGREGATION.

HAGERSTOWN. Nd, Feb. IA panic
was caused at the funeral Of Jere-
miah Brown. near Brownsville Wash
ington county. The corpse was taken into
the church. which was crowded with col
ored and white people. The BODY was car
ried TO the chaneeI and the crowd which
surrounded the coffin caused one Of the
girders in the foor to give way, which re-
suited in the floor sinking several inches,
Everybody was in a panic. and great eN-
citement prevailed for time women
shrieking and men shouting
Rev. Mr. Keets who preached tne tu-
neral sermon. mounted the pulpit and bid
the audience keep still. as there was no
further danger. His words paeihed lhe
crowd. which became orderly once more.
aud the services were concluded The
bodv was buried in the cemetery adjOin-
ing the church.
The evening times., 1900-02-14
Spenkcr HeDdersOn's NumerOu,
GHFeis.

General Henderson's private secretary says
that the Speakers friends and admirers Ia ail
parts Of the country are sending him gavels in
alnlo5t every mall Many OF these official maIlcrs
are ,,Iuable for their historical association and
other, have intrinsic worth owing 10 the fine ma
terials of which they are made One sf the for
MGR class recently received made from the
wood OF the Spanish cruiser Crist0hal Colon, and
was sent 20 the Speaker BY the chief boatswain
OF the navy yard at Portsmouth. Va General
Henderson has numerous admirers throughout the
country as shown by the sseat number Of gavels
sent him by his friends. Heuric's beers have also
numerous admirers throughout the city as shown
by the popularity OF Naerzen Senate, and Lager
Ieer Our motto Is: Whatever il worth doing
al an Is worth deiuu we'll A" We brew the best
beer IN tho United states which IS the reason
WHY Hemich-s are siWsys IN favor
The evening times., 1900-02-14
THE ARMY TRANSPORTS
4 Plan For a Regular Line From
San Francisco TO Manila.
Six Steamers to BE selected for the
service-More to be added Later.
Details of the system BEING Work
ed out by Colonel BeIIiaSer, Of
the QuartermRster's Department..

Col John B. Beninger. Of the Quarter
masters Department OF the Army, who is
in charge Of the transports. is working
upon plan for establishing a regular line
OF army steamers between San Francisco
and Manila, which he hopes to have eom-
pIeted and in working order in q short
time. For the present during the preva-
lence Of the bubOnic plague in Honolulu
the vessels viii touch at Nagasaki Japan.
both in going TO Manila and returning to
san Francisco
The trip between San Francisco and Ma
Mia is now made easily in thirty days and
two OF the army transports have made IL
in less time-the Sherman in twenty-fOUr
days and the Meade in twenty-five days.
The Government nov owns between ff-
teen and twenty transports which were
formerly merchant vessels. but have been
transformed to the uses Of the Army at a
great expense and have been pronounced
by military and naval attaches Of foreign
countries who have inspected them as the
most complete transports in the world. Il
is probable that six OF the largest and
best steamers will be at once selected for
the proposed service. The vessels being
considered are the MeSde. Sheridan. aud
Grant Of > coo tons each. and the Thomas.
Sherman, and Logan. Of $500 tons each
To these in about two months VIII be ad-
ded the Sumner Of 800 tons. giving the
line Of ships an aggregate OF 80, 600 ton
mage. E-.I
In capacity for carrying troops the Meade
can carry l 200 officers and men and all
their baggage, including twelve or fifteen
horses of the staff officers; the Thomas,
2, O0O men; the Logan. Grant. sherman,
Sheridan and Sumner. 800 men eacn,
v-itb all their necessary equipment.
with over 81. coo troops in the Philippines
the war Department is constantly sending
thousands OF tons OF supplies 10 them, and
The evening times., 1900-02-14
THE BUNKER HILL ROAD.
The Commissioners Apply t0 Coz
greSs for Legislation.

The Commissioners Apply to Con
ere~s for Legislation.
The District Commissioners are i'm good
deal OF a quandary over the application of
the City and Suburban Railway Company
for a permit TO reconstruct It's tracks on
the Bunker Hiu Road A clause in the
charter of the Soldiers Home and Ecking-
ton Railway Company. the parent Of the
present road, provides that the tracks Of
the said company should be located along
and wholly outside the Bunker Hill Road
on land to be acquired by said company.
by gift or purchase. and made a part OF
said road
This enactment Is not the Commission
ers believe. necessary at the present time.
In the reconstruction OF the tracks now
. contemplated the Commissioners think
that better results would be achieved by
placing the tracks in the centre Of the
street than by requiring them to be 10
Gated along the north edge OF the road
way, as al present
The Commissioners are prevented by the
clause in the original charter from allow
ing the tracks to be placed where they
properly belong in the middle of the road
similar condition is presented on Wash
. ingtou Avenue. where il is also intended "a
reconstruct the tracks. The Commissioners
incline 10 the belief that the tracks Of ali
roads in the District should be placed I'M
the centre of the street which they occupy
Experience seems 20 have shown thgt TO be
the proper position for them AS a conse-
/ qUeuce the Commissioners have decided Q,
/ ask Congress 20 pass the necessary IegisIa-
The evening times., 1900-02-14

fused to support Yale financially or 10 send
their boys there until this evil, as they
term il. has been rectihed-
It was reports of this character that in-
spired the seniors TO take action. The
secret society men begged for time and
tried 60 have the petition pigeOnholed, but
the sipners refused to listen TO either re-
quest
Secret societies have been so poWeTIui at
Yale for generations that no one has dared
ro raise a hand against them, ana Tor TINS
very reason it is believed the action OF
the seniors will be the deathkneu OF the
soDbonore societies. The petitioners be-
lieve remedy lies m extending the junior
fr7sternities over sophomore and junior
Years.
The evening times., 1900-02-14
HER VOICE RETURNS.
The Strange Cure Of n PennsyIvaRia
Girl SufTreing From shock.

NORRISTOWN. Pa, Feb. 1.-THE DOW
OF Of speech was suddenly restored yester-
day 10 Miss Rebecca GehTet "a mill girl.
who for the past couple OF months has
been unable to utter a word. The girl
was formerly employed in Nolde G Horst s
hosiery mill at Reading which was des-
troyed by fire. and her fright as she fed
from the burning building was so great
that IL took away her voice.
IN other respects the girl seemed to have
recovered from the shock. and securing
employment at Rambo & Regars mill IN
this town, she went TO work yesterday
The greater part OF The day she was busy
at her machine.
it was late in the afternoon when the
other girls heard "A loud scream and saw
Miss Gebret fall %. the floor IN a faint.
A few minutes later she revived. and
recognizing some OF those around her
spoke as naturally as ever. When she re-
allied what had happened she tried her
voice in many ways and found it all there
Today she was at work again. happy as
a lark. and sang as she deftly manipulated
her knitting machine.
The evening times., 1900-02-14

PAYNE-Ou Monday -hrulFv l.. I90r. MARY
y. PAYNE aged thirr,-f0ur years.
Funeral from hcr late residence. 81 G. Street
southwest, "Wednesday. February "a, al .. m.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited Co 3t-
tend. luJcuCent az CougressioBlI Cemetery. tt
COIEMAN-Ar Mas o'clock O. m, TUESDAY
February I2. 1900, CLARA COLEMAN. aged sixty
four years.
Tie funeral VIII take place ffom hel late resi-.
dcnce. 1921 seventh Slc.f northwest. Thursday
afternoon Ut O'Clock.
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