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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-21
D. a. Il. STATE REGENTS.


Washington. Feb. 21.-The National
Congress OF the Daughters Of the Amer
lean Revolution set today for the cleo
ton of officers. There was q heated de-
bate as TO how the election for the pres
idency-g general should be conducted a
resolution of Mrs Jeanette Richards. of
Washington, providing that there be A
roll call OF state regents who should an
nounce the voting strength OF their re-
spective chapters finally was adopted
After another lengthy debate resolu-
ton OF Mrs. York Of Maine providing
that the president-generaI appoint seven
tellers and three inspectors for each
nominee from a list of tellers and inspec-
tors submitted by the nominator of each
candidate was adopted
The call of regents showed there were
SO voters present.
The congress adjourned until after
noon.
The following state regents were an
nounced today:
Arizona-Mrs. Hugh H. Price.
California-Afrs John F. Swift
Colorado-Adrs- VIM. F. Slocum.
Iil1nols-Mrs. Robert Hail.
Indian Territory-Mrs Walter A. Dun
can.
Iowa-ATrs. Charles r. Armstrong.
kansas-Mrs. Catherine s, Lewis
MiSsOuri-A1rs. Geo. H Shields.
Montana-Mrs. ID. j. Browne.
NebraSka-MrS Laura B. Pond.
North Dakota-Ars. s. A. Lounsberry.
OlSlahoma-Mrs. CasSius n. Barnes
Oregon-Mrs- J. 3. Montgomery.
South Dakota-A1rs. A. J. Kellar.
Utah-Mrs. C. E. Allen.
Washington-Nrs. Geo. w. Bacon.
Wyoming-A1rs- Harriet Richards.
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JAYHAWKER lots.

Among other Augusta wants f. a
Wichita small boys annoy the police
by jumping on passing street cars.
Mound City has the distinction of be-
ing the best mule market in eastern
Kansas.
Alfalfa fields are blamed for the dry
Ing up Of Sheridan county ponds and
streams
The street lights of Herndon consist
Of two livery stable lamps and the
friendly moon.
nounces a local paper, as the revival and
the auction have both closed.
Two or three wagon loads of jack
rabbits on the streets Of St. John at a
time is no uncommon sight
An ingenious Osborne county youth
glided to and from school the past week
on a pair Of Alaskan snow shoes.
The Kansas jointists have decided
unanimously, as a Lenten sacrifice, to
abstain from selling liquor for the next
forty days.
Dead on his own doorstep in Lincoln
years a slave in the family Of the late
Gen. Robert E. Lee.
BY a slip John Jones' of Great Bend,
Tell twice within four months and each
time broke his clavicle- Really, it would
be asking too much to have Mr.. Jones
do this on purpose.
After paying costs and fines for using
railroad ties for fuel, certain Kinsley
citizens have decided that it is cheaper
TO buy coal, and have promised the au-
thorities to do 50 hereafter.
An indignant subscriber hurled the
following by special delivery to the Wa
thena Republican: please stop send
ing me your paper, as + have not re-
ceived a. copy since last November"
The greatest ride made since the days
Of John Gilpin happened in Butler
county when angry Potwin citizens told
a travelling whisky solicitor to disap-
pear. They are talking about the fast
time yet at the corner grocery.
The laugh is on Ellinwood. A wild
bull charged down the main street and
every man fed TO a. place Of refuge. Ieav-
ing the women and children to care for
themselves The next day a timid jack
rabbit went ieaping down the same
street and the men valiantly chased
the beast four miles out into the hills.
The FL Dorado Republican says that
4 janitor at the state house fell into
the I<aw river Monday and two men
who saw it, instead of helping him
rushed to the governor to get his job.
They were told that they were too late,
another man having telephoned for the
job And after all the man wasn't
drowned
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MRS. CROKER,S BALL.
Her Home Filled With Many Dis
tinguished Persons

New York. Feb. 21.-The musicale,
supper and dance given by Mrs. Rich
ard Croker at her residence, s East Sew
enty-fourth street. last night, in aid Of
the library fund Of the new Loyola
school, 65 East Eighty-third street. was
q success in every way.
More than 300 tickets were sold to
friends, which realized from s. to 500
each. The entire house was thrown open
for the reception of the visitors
The entertainment commenced with
musical and vocal programme, at which
many distinguished artists assisted
AT IL O'Clock a supper was served,
dancing commenced at midnight, and
was kept up until an early hour The
rooms were tastefully decorated with
pink roses, carnations and palms Rich
ard Croker. jr-. assisted his mother in
receiving.
Among the more prominent persons
present were Mrs. Adrian Iselin, Mrs
Brokholst Cutting, Mr.. and Mrs. James
J. Coogan, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Grace,
Mrs. A. D'Oenche, Mrs. William Slider,
Mrs. Edward /. Keyes, Mrs. Burrel
Hoffman, Commissioner and Mrs Felt
ner, Commissioner and Mrs. Shea, MIS-
F,hret Miss Rupert, Judge and Mrs
and Miss O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs. Law
renee Delmour, Mr. and Mrs Gelshener
Travelled to the city expressly to attend
the function.
Richard Croker, jr-, said that more
than $1,000 would be realized for the
school library
Mrs Croker took a great deal Of
trouble to make the affair a success, and
expressed her qualification at the result
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NOT RICH.
Queen victoria's Private Forum,
Dwindles to $3,OOO,OOO.


Dwindles to 100000.
New York. Feb. GA Herald dispatch
from London says:
Since the death Of the queen specula-
ton has been busy guessing at the
amount Of the private fortune her mai
esty left The fact that the royal will
is not to go through the ordinary chan
mel for probate has given rise to many
absurd statements as to the fabulous
amounts bequeathed to royal relatives
It has even been stated that the reason
for concealnent was the fear that the
disclosure OF such enormous savings
would prejudice the civil list for the
future.
It can now be stated On absolutely
reliable authority that the gross amount
Of her majesty's private fortune. includ-
ing investments in real estate, cash in
bank, and personal property outside of
what TightfulIy belonged to the crown,
this consists of city property in which
her majesty had quietly invested. The
remainder stands in the shape OF the
cash balance on her personal account
in Coutts' bank
In her investments in freehold prop
erty the queen usually acted on the ad-
vice of Viseount Cross with whose abil-
ity as a man of affairs she first became
acquainted when as plain Mr.. Cross he
was a member of Disraeli's cabinet. Til 2
queens interest in her personal business
was anything but perfuncEOTy. The
character of the property in which her
advisers suggested investment, its con
dition. occupancy and prospective value
were all searchingly discussed before she
would give her sanction for the amount
to be Withdrawn from her private bank
ing account. On the other hand she was
most careful to insist that the revenues
so derived should be kept apart from the
privy purse or other serni-state funds.
Her private banking account with
Coutts' bank stood in the name Of her
personal treasurer. Sir Fleetwood Ed
wards. At regular intervals there was
a rigid inspection Of her bank book with
the checks drawn. It was by no means
an uncommon occurrence for particular
items to be questioned, where the reason
for the draft did not appear on the sur
face, or had escaped the queens mem
Dry. In this as IN everything else the
late queen was q thorough business
woman.
Most OF the small checks RENTED by
her treasurer to private individuals land
these were in great number during the
war; were drawn from this account.
Besides these, the number of calls on
the private generosity Of the queen was
very considera bic.
OF the details as to the disposition Of
her majesty's private fortune, nothing
could be learned. The total amount is
50 much less than had been generally
supposed that il Is considered that the
natural desire for privacy ON such .
matter ought to be respected
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THREWA BOMBSHELL.
Congressman Hepburn Attacks
Army and Navy Schools.

Washington. Feb. 21.-Durjng the dis
cussion in the house on the question of
hazing Mr.. Hepburn created a sensa-
ton by declaring that the large number
of assertions from the army and the
lack of men in the navy were due to the
fact that American citizens refuse to
serve under men schooled in tyranny and
oppression.
Mr.. Hepburn said he had list of
twenty-five vessels of the United States
wrecked by incompetent officers since
the close Of the civil war lie declared
that the officers stood by each other and
with but solitary exception the COM
manders of these vessels were let off
with slight punishment. He denounced
hazing in unmeasured terms and said
he wanted to see a fixed and certain
punishment for it.
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STATE RESTS.
Defense Attempts to Prove That
Moser Was Insane.

Peoria, H., Feb. 21.-The state has
rested in the Moser murder case now
on trial at Pelxin and this afternoon the
defense is offering evidence to show
that Moser was insane at the time he
killed his wife and three children The
feature of the proceedings this morning
was the attempt on the part of Attorney
Green for the defense to question Bene-
dict Moser, father of the accused, con-
corning the new Amish religion. The
old man was placed on the stand to
identify his sons handwriting but At
tOrney Green asked him a score of ques-
tions about the new Amish religion and
the relations between the witness and
the prisoner at the bar. All these were
ruled out, one at time, but the attor-
ney continued questioning along the
same line until he made a perceptible
effect upon the jury.
Julia Stolier, sister of the defend
ants wife was placed on the stand dur
ing the morning and wept bitterly dur
ing her examination.
Moser was affected and Tor the first
time during the trial gave way to emo
ton He leaned his head on the chair
in front of him and sobbed audibly.
The general opinion prevails that the
defense has made about as much out of
the states case as has the state itself
but some surprises are promised by the
attorneys for the prosecution when evil
dence is offered in rebutta'
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ever. the crusade of prayer and song
was ineffectnal as regards tangible re-
suits IL assisted in launching the Pro
hibiton party and In causing q number
Of states to legislate for the restriction
Of the liquor traffic. But the reaction
OF the past dozen years has carried the
country. so far as the popularity OF the
liquor business is concerned, and the
use of liquor both at the bar and in the
family cupboard. to a point Of greater
friendship with King Rum" so-called,
than was the case thirty years ago. At
any rate. the consumption Of liquor in
the United States both in volume ana
per capita has vastly increased
What prayer and song failed TO do IN
1874 Carrie Nation and the women OF
Kansas are endeavoring to do with
rocks hatchets. and clubs VIII they
succeed? They have demolished a num-
Der Of saloons. VIII the saloons stay
demolished after the hatchets are
buried2
One factor in favor Of the women cru
saders is the law Of Kansas, which de-
prives the saloOnkeeper OF DAY IN
court and makes his business crime
If the husbands of Kansas come TO the
rescue Of their crusading wives and IN
sist upon the enforcement OF the laws,
il may be that the hatchet crusade OF
1901 viii accomplish more definite re-
suits than the prayer crusade OF 1S4A
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CONSUMPTION

is almost as deadly as ever. al
though physicians know they
can cure itgenerally, beginning
when most Of the lungs are
still sound. and even some
times when a great deal OF
damage IS done.
The people don't know it
yet. They have been told;
but they don't believe it; they
don't act on it.
SCOTS emulsion of cod-liver
oil is one of the principal
means of cure.
There are other helps: dry
air, sunshine, country, sleep,
regular habits, right clothing,
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Gates still at the Head.

New York. Feb z1-The new list of
officers of the American Steel and Iron
the head of the board Of directors, as
well as the leading member of the ex-
ecutiva committee. Following are the
officers elected: John W Gates chair
man; VIM. p. Palmer, president; VIM.
Edenborn, first vice president; j. S.
Keefe, second vice president; p W.
A9oen, third vice president; F. H. CHS
holm, fourth vice president; F. L. Wat
son, treasurer; G. S. Roberts, secretary;
c. A Hoenecker, auditor; Max Pam,
general counsel. Alfred Clifford was for
merIy chairman Of the company and
VIM Edenborn was formerly at the
head Of the executive committee.
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A sELF-BURYING FISH.
Letter in the SPECTATOR


A fish Of curious habits exists IN New
Zealand and. as it has apparently hith-
erto escaped the notice of naturalists.
you will, perhaps. admit brief account
Of il. The fish Is called by the Maories
the kakawai It's habitat is very ex-
tensive in the North Island, and it may
be found On the Wairarapa plains, the
Forty mile bush, etc 1t is generally
discovered when a man is digging out
rabbits or making post-holes in the
summer time, and it lies at a depth OF
a foot or two feet under the soil. The
character OF the soil, whether sandy or
loamy, does not seem to matter. The
fish is from two to three inches long,
silyery shaped like a minnoW. but
rather more slender and tapering.. It
appears to be dead when exhumed. and
if dug up in the summer and put into
water it dies at once. If. however. II IS
brought to daylight in May or early
June (the end Of the autumn). when the
rains are beginning to make the soil
thoroughly wet, and put into a tub Of
water. a curious thing happens. After
a day or two it casts its skin. which
sinks to the bottom, and the fish plays
about bright and lively. When dug up
in summer there appears to be a growth
of skin. or perhaps Of a dry. gummy
emulation, which seals up the head and
gills. Apparently this enables IL to
aestivate through the dry weather. and
seals the fish as an Indian fakir is
sealed up before he goes In for a long
fasting burial. OF course in winter
there must be marshy spots or pools IN
which the fish can swim and propagate.
but often all evidence Of such natation
disappears in summer, and the hot dry
wa.terless plain seems the last place on
earth In which to find a fish. When the
skin is cast off vivid little spots Of red
appear on the body, so that some people
have said that the fish is a small trout
This is not the case (although they are
now used as bait for trout; the kalSa-
wal was well known to the natives ages
before trout were introduced from Eng
land; well known. although the name BY
some chance has been missed in mailing
the Maori dictionaries, just as natural
lists have missed noticing the fish.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

The present tour Of Madame Adodjeska
is said to be the most prosperous since
her association with Edwin Booth 1t
has been her intention to make tour
Of Europe and Australia after this sea-
son. and therefore the likelihood OF this
being her farewell In America has no
doubt contributed IN adding interest to
her appearances in every city thus far
visited Her repertoire is both brilliant
and varied and IN addition to those plays
with which her name and fame are so
closely Identified. she has added Shake
speares unfamiliar tragedy of king
john" Except IN those places where
she has made annual visits for many
succeeding seasons. the public has in
variably wished to see her, however, in
her more celebrated portrayaIs. As
Lady Macbeth, no one in her time has
approached her, and Mary STUART has
an association for Modjeska not less
pronounced than has rip Van Wrinkle
for Joseph Jefferson. She viii be sur
rounded by a company comprising the
best talent the legitimate stage AFFORDS,
the most prominent people being r. D.
MacI-ean and Qdette Tyler. whose
worth, both as players and stars. has
long been established
Mary Stuart will be given at the
matinee performance and King John"
at night
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STARVED TO DEATH.
Parents Deprive Themselves Of Food
to Save Children.

Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. 2l--Two deaths
from starvation were reported here to-
day. The victims were Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hoefer, who lived in a Scott street
hotel.
The couple had sold most of their
furniture for a small amount of money,
with which they purchased food and
fuel for themselves and two children
When most of the food thus obtained
had been eaten it is supposed the par
ents deprived themselves in order to
save the children, and, being too proud
to beg, literally starved to death.
When discovered the Hoefers We're in
a frfghtfuIly emaciated condition, and
the children sick from the lack of proper
nourishment. The parents we're taken
to a hospital, where both died
Mrs. Hoefer is said to have a
wealthy sister, Mrs. Theodore Fohrnlan,
living at 712 North Twelfth street, Phil.
adelphia. 1t is said that Mrs. Hoefer's
last request was that her sister be asked
to care for the children.
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from the st. Paul Globe.l
In 1874 the temperance crusade OF the
women Of America against the saloon
opened with prayer and song. From
Hillsboro. o.. small town 60 miles from
Cincinnati, the women's crusade extend
ed over al Ohio and thence into IN
diana. Illinois. Iowa, Kansas and Min
nesota, westward. and into Pennsylva-
MIA and New York. eastward Prayer
song, persuasion and the pledge were
the weapons Of the Carrie Nations Of
1874 and the several years following
There were tears ir place OF hatchets;
moral suasion instead Of force.
The women's crusade Of the seventies
doubtless accomplished some good It
was a good thing for many husbands.
sons and fathers. It is said to have
converted one or two saloonkeepers, who
were persuaded, while the spirit moved
them, to pile their bar fixtures and
teer kegs in the street and make q bon
fire with witch to light the prayers OF
the crusaders on the wings Of night
hsaven7EaTd- For the most part. how
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PUTS IT ON BOBS.
lie Annexed the TransvaaI on His
Own Account

London, Feb. 21.-Replying to a series
OF war questions put by Henry
Labouchere fadvance LiberaN Mr.
Chamberlain, the secretary of state for
the colonies said IN the house Of COM
mons today that Lord Roberts had act
ed on his own initiative in proclaiming
the annexation of the Boer republics.
The colonial Office left the choice Of
time to himself The terms of the sur
render, contained in Lord Roberts. tel
egFam to General Butler on March g.
were founded on Instructions from the
government, but oLrd Roberts telegram
never reached Gen Botha who had
previously refused General Buffers offer
to allow the burghers to return to their
farms with their arms.
To the great satisfaction of ministerial
benches, Mr.. Broderick, the secretary Of
state for war, informed Mr.. LaboucheFe
that the government approved the mill
tary suppression of the pro- Boer British
newspapers. The pro- oer papers in
clude Mr.. Laboucheress Truth.
Mr.. BalfCur the government leader,
assured Mr.. Dillon, nationalist, that due
notice would be given in regard to the
proposed vote to donate 100000 pounds
to oLrd Roberts.
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Pittsburg Dispatch: The speck of in
ferna tional huff which has developed be-
tween the Kansas legislature and the
court Of King Edward VII is interest
ing and not altogether without instruc-
tion. To the resolutions OF that body
conveying coincidence and congratula-
ton an answer came back expressing
the royal thanks for the loyalty and
sympathy expressed. When this was
discovered the Kansas lawmakers made
"A decided protest and expunged the ar
Fwer from the journal. 1t can be assum-
ed that there was no intention on the
part OF the English court TO assert that
the loyalty to the new king reaches
out into Kansas Undoubtedly the royal
secretary or the royal secretary's assist
ant. or the royal assistant secretary's
clerk grabbed the printed form prepar-
ga for replies to resolutions from colon
tai legislatures and mailed 1t to Topeka.
III Is possible that the funetionary sup
posed Kansas to be some back province
IF Australia or British America. But at
all events the hasty use OF the blank is
n good aud sufficient explanation of the
somewhat startling term It was peril
rent for the Kansas legislature to dis
claim loyalty to the British throne. That
having been done il Is also pertinent for
state legislatures to stop and consider
whether correspondence with foreign
nlonaFchs Is any part OF their constitu-
fionai duty.
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LOCAL MENTION.

G G. Baker and daughter Nellie left
this afternoon for Chicago.
r. H Hebard of the treasurer's office
at the Rock Island went to Chicago to-
day.
A Gates excursion from the east to Cali
fornia passed through Topeka At noon
The train was run over the santa fe
George Nick of Topeka, who is IL charge
of the engineers resurveying the Kiowa-
CoInanche-Apache reservation, was held
up near Cshickasha- r. T., The other day
and relieved of about 500. The robbers
also took a valuable watch from him. but
finally were persuaded to return it.
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GROVE YARN A HOAX.


Chicago, Feb. "a dispatch to the
Chicago Herald from Waterloo,
Iowa, says
G. vanMetre, editor of the Waterloo
Tribune. whose reported interview with
Pat Grove and confession from him in
regard to the Cudahy kidnapping case
has gone broadcast over the country,
has declared the whole matter a hoax.
In his explanation of the story the
editor states that the day before the
publication Of his weekly paper found
him without enough matter to I'll the
columns and that, believing it would
not be taken seriously, he wrote and
published the Pat Grove yarn.
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KANSAS CITY MAN NAMED.
Hugh MCGOWAN at Head of Cincin-
natl Street Car System

Cincinnati. Feb. 21.-At a meeting of
the stockholders of the Cincinnati street
railway today three-fourths of the stock
voted favorably on the lease and the en-
tire consolidated property was turned
over to the Weidner-E lkisls syndicate
which recently incorporated the Cincin-
natl Traction company ana which was
organized this afternoon as follows:
President and general manager, Hugh
MCGOWAN, Of Kansas City; secretary
and treasurer. VIM. 7. Irwin. Cincinnati
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HOME RESERVATIONS.
Congressman Curtis Would Have
Them Coded Back to States.

Washington, Feb. 21.--An amendment
which was offered to the sundry civil
appropriation bill today by Congressman
Curtis. of Kansas, provides that the
land on which are located the soldiers
homes at Milwaukee. Wis, and Leayen-
worth. Kas., shall be ceded back to the
states in which those homes are located.
The amendment provides specifically
that nothing in the enactment shall be
taken as authority for interference with
the management of the homes, but that
in other respects the authority of the
state shall be recognized in the portion
occupied by the hOHnea
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STRANGE. VERY STRANGE
Senate Election Committee Be-
fuses to Unseat a POpElist.

The Republican appetite for Populist
seats In the senate seems to have been
satiated with the seats of the senators
from the Thirty-ninth and the Thirty
fifth districts, and when they made their
report on the I4and-Caldweli contest case
in the Eighth senatorial district they rec
commended that Senator Caldwell retain
his seat, as they could not substantiate
the charges of fraud made by Mr.. Land.