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The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22

you should have beheld the enthoosiasm Of
them Rock Island folks They goes ag inst
that brace Of Peg-laig's like landslide.
"'Peg-laig deals fog mighty likely It's
IN hour. Jest as he puts 1t up former. he
q careful dealer, an the result is We win
all the big bets an most all the little ones,
an I'm sort o countin' in my mind that
were ahead about four hundred sinoleonS
OF sudden. Pes-iaig stops deaiin'. up
ends his box. and turns,to me with a look
which shows he's plumb disnayed
Pintin' at the check rack. Peg-lais says:
"' ''Son. look thar"
'Nacherally. looks. an at once
realizes the roots Of that CONSERVATION OF
Peg-laiga It's this While there's moro OF
them button-molds in front Of Peg-laiG' 3
right elbow than we embarks with original.
thars still twenty-five hundred dollars
worth In the hands OF the Rock Island
pop'laos wa;tin' to bs cashed. However. do
they do TT They goes starDpe6in' over to
this yere store-keep an purchases 'em for
four bits Z gross They buys that outcast
out that away. They even buys new kinds
on US. an It's . party tryiu' to bet stack
Of pants buttons on the high kyard that
calls Peg-la1gs attention to them frauds
"Thars no hep for II. however, them
villagers Is plumb obdurats. an SO far as
We has money they ehorely makes Us pay.
We walks out OF Rock Island. About q
mile FREQ Of the camp. Peg-laIg stops an
surveys mo q heap mournfuL
'"Son." he says, I'VE was winnin's
wasn't wef'
(which Ne shore was" replies
Exactly" says Peg-laiE. shaktn' his
head, '.we-an was shorely winners An I
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22
ViOlets.

Z hold thy violets against my face
And deeply breathe the haunting, purple
Ooent
nat aus my weary heart with sweet con.
AnA LAYS upon my soul Q chrisnal grace,
ne cir around me- Tor q little space
u heavy with the fragrance they have
liant
Ras hald Thy blossoms In . close embrace
4 thank love the violets best Of all
Because Of that hushed sweetness. far
and faint
~ star dust through the Darkness dimly
Forever do they hold my sense In thran,
Ny spirit kneels - to some imagined
For they-and thou-wers made to be my
Myrtle Reed In Smart Set.
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22
The Pope's Valet.
From London Society.

rh.y .ay that p,o c.p.,. ~. p,,.,.
'~AeA' 1'ee' ssss'1 eA"as'S OF letters
than any other man In Europa But Pie
Centra also takes lesD notico Of the letter,
he 6ndS every morning On his breakfast
tray than any other man: for he simply
takes little bundles Of them while he Is
to tho nre without even looking at the ad-
dresses on the envelopes. He knows that this
enormous correspondence only contains In
auiries about his masters health. and he
VIII not entertain the idea that such .
sanity person might ever be submitted to
The St. Louis Republic., 1901-12-22

masters hands. or gently compel him to ST:
down or coax him into little walk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
ANGRY CITIZENS.
People Of Auburndale Take Law
Into Own Hands.
Compel Garbage Hauler to Cart
Away Refuse.
OFFERS NO RESISTANCE
II. Howell the Object of the
Peoples Wrath.
Repeated Complaints to Author
tiles Brought No Relief.

Because they could not secure relief
from the city Eauthorities the people OF
Auburndale took the law into their own
hands last night and compelled II.
Howell of 228 Circle street to get out of
bed and cart away a load Of i'll smelling
garbage. They also warned him to leave
in five days or renovate his place.
Howell is known as Happy Harry"
He has an old spring wagon and horse
and makes a business Of collecting gar
bage over the city which he hauls out to
Auburndale and deposits in his back
yard at 22S Circle street. This he allows
to remain on his premises over night
while his chickens and ducks scratch
it over.
HE. Cook says that he has complained
to the city authorities Is different times
about the unsanitary condition of
Howelrs place but no relief was Sc
cured
Howell lived there all last summer
said Mrs futile who lives next door,
and at times the stencil became almost
unbearable- We We're almost forced 10
move away. Some one viii have TO move
this year Either it viii be they or
their neighbOrs.'
Last evening he dumped a particularly
foul-savored load of refuse near the
street and within a few hundred feet
OF several residences The air laden
with the scent from the pile was almost
sitting and the nearest neighbors got
must be done and that the best way to
do it was to take the matter in their
own hands and wait no longer for the
officers to act Consequently about 50
people got together and went in a body
to the home of Howell at about nine
o'clock in the evening. Oscar Cooper and
Mr.. Osborn, both Santa Fe machinists,
were in the lead and acted as spOkes-
men.
They demanded that he Immediately
hitch up and reload the Objectionable
pile of rubbish which lay on Circle street
and carry it away. He complied with
their order.
After the work of removal was COM
pleted the leaders told Howell they
would give him five days to move or
clean his place. Upon two former oc-
casions about two years ago he was
compelled to move from South Topeka
and Oakland by the indignant neigh
bors.
The Howells have two children. These
Happy Harry hauls around town with
him on his rounds collecting garbage.
They play around on tOp the load and
have been the cause of much specula-
ton by the people from whom he col
lectS rubbish.
A warrant has been issued for
HoweIl's arrest and he will probably be
in jail before night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
GARTRELLS CONFESS.
Reveal the Details Of the MUIR
der of D. B. DOnegan.


Kansas City, April sO.-Dr. J. L. Cart
rell. 70 years of age today confessed to
Chief of Police Hayes that he killed D.
B. Donegan. a Colorado miner whose
body was found in Mulberry creek be-
tween Amoret and Nihart, Mo. yester-
day. The confession was in writing. w.
P. Gartrell, the doctors son confessed to
his knowledge of the crime and to his
having helped dispose of the body. The
men were arrested here after DR.. Cart
ren had demanded the proceeds from
the sale of Donegan's team and wagon
which had been sold by a local dealer.
When arrested both men stoutly de-
MED completely in the murder. Finally
the younger Gartrell gave way under a
severe sweating" and confessed that
his father had killed DOnegan at their
camp near Nihart on March 10. Then, he
said, he had helped the old man place
the body in DOnegan's wagon and after
driving a distance of 20 miles, dumped
it into the creek. Later, he said, they
negotiated the sale of the dead man s
outfit to a Kansas City horse dealer and
came here to get the money. DR.. Cart
rell was shown his sons confession and
soon broke down and confessed. He ad-
mitted having murdered DOnegan say
ing he slipped up behind the Colorado
man and Drained him with an axe. The
other details as described by the son
We're also admitted by the elder Cart
rell.
Dr. GartreI. is a benevolent looking
old man. He fought in the Confederate
army under Gen Price and up to with
in a short time ago has been an inmate
of the Confederate Soldiers home at
Higginsville Mo. He practiced medi-
cine for years and lately made his home
in Victoria, Texas. He is also said to
have lived in Mexico, Mo w P Cart
rell says he is % years of age but looks
considerably older. From papers in the
possession of the Gartrells it appears
that they intended to buy a newspap per
in Victoria. Texas.
It is said that a local attorney who
tried to collect the money for the sale Of
the horse and wagon win be arrested as
an aorOuor7lioo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
SOLOIsTS ARE CHOSEN.
Those Who Will Sing Leading Parts
in Gounod-s Redemption.

Prof. George 3. Penny, of the state
university, at Lawrence, who is direct
ing the training of local talent for the
production of the oratorio Gounods
Redemption" has selected the soloists.
The oratorio will be sung on Thursday
evening, May Is. the closing day of the
state Sunday school convention, at the
Auditorium. The Kimbal company has
sent pipe organ on trial. and it has
been set up at the Auditorium. The
proceeds of the entertainment will be
devoted to a fund to buy an organ for
the Auditorium. The soloists are:
SOpranos-8Irs. John Kleinhans Miss
Miss Lucia Wyatt Mrs. Frank Thomas,
and Miss Linn Wyatt.
Contraltos-Mrs. A. NJ Warner Mrs.
Frank Foster, Miss Mary Wyatt
Narrators-Edwin Edwards, tenor,
and Burg E. Zeis, bass.
Jesus David Bowie, bass.
Mr.. James Lacy. tenor; NJ. c. Hol-
man, tenor, and f S. Crane, bass
Accompanies Gertrude Tracy,
piano, and w. F. Roehr, organ.
George b Penny, director
The OratOrio is a lyrical setting forth
the three great facts on which depend
the existence of the Christian church
These facts are; First, the passion and
death of the Savior; second, His glo-
rious life on earth from his resurrection
of Christianity in the world through the
mission Of the apostles. These three
parts of the triology are preceded by
a prologue on the Creation. the fall of
our first parents, and the promise of a
Redeem er.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
TO REORGANIZE ARMY.
Fully Differed and Equipped to
$4,000 Men by August 1.

New York, April 30.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
At the war department it is said that
efforts are being made to have the re-
organized standing army fully differed
and equipped and enlisted to the
strength of 10000 by August I. More ap-
prehension is felt over getting the full
quota of competent line officers by the
date mentioned than over the recruiting
of the fifteen new regim ents. Except
for this, it is probable that Secretary
Root and Adjutant General Corbln
would have accompanied the president
on his western trip.
1t is true that nearly all of the 500 or
more line officers of the grades of nrst
and second Heutenants created by the
new law have been designated by the
president, but every one OF these .ap-
pointees must undergo a rigid mental
and physical examination before COM
missions in the regular army are issued
to them. On the law of averages II IS
estimated by experienced army oIncerS
that fully one-third and perhaps half OF
those originally designated by the pres
ident for appointment will fail either
on mental or physical examination. In
order to meet this exigency lists OF al
ternates by states are being prepared
by the secretary of war and the ad-
jutant general, to whom the president
has turned this task over. The alter
mates are being selected from the long
list of applications now on file in the
war department, with reference, of
course, to the wishes of senators and
other influential men in the several
states.
In order to expedite the work of dis
posing of the hundreds of applicants al
ready selected by the president, Secre-
tary Root and General Corbin will APP
point a dozen or n ore boards of exam
iners to sit in various parts of the coun-
try where the convenience of the APP
pointees viii be best served. Whenever
an appointee fails to pass the examina-
ton the name of the first alternate
from his state will be certified to the
board for examination and this process
will be continued until the full quota
of subalterns created by the new law is
complete. 1t is not thought that the
examinations will be in full swing for
six weeks or two months, and on this
expectancy is based the reckoning that
not before August 1 Will all the new Off
GERS be selected. This viii not interfere
with the organization of the new regi-
ments or with the sending of fresh
troops to the Philippines to take the
place of the returning volunteers. This
work will keep pace with recruiting as
by detailing line officers from the old to
the new regiments for temporary duty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago, April 30.-Wheat felt the influ-
ence of lower cables and liquidation here
today July opened sake lower, at 723s9
7212c and May 5sds4c lower, at 715s0711sc.
There was a pretty heavy trade. which
Steadled prices at the decline The de-
mand for cash wheat was small, commits
sion selling constituting the feature of
the first part of the session. Receipts
were yS carS-none of contract grade.
while Minneapolis and Duluth reported
1873 cars, against 1874 last week, and 500 a
year ago.
Wheat rallied during the afternoon on a
cash demand, and July rose to 7S1ac. and
May to 42Ssc- Under profit taking and COW
at 731sU731lc, and May &c lower, at 72A c.
The corn market opened easy on good
weather lower cables and in sympathy
with the weakness in wheat. May opened
4Sc. and then reacted to 47slc. July opened
Ease lower, at 447sc to 44%c. sold to 45c
and reacted to 443sM44Ac. Commission
houses sold actively, but local operators
decline Receipts were 2S2-2 of contract
grade
Corn later rallied with wheat and closed
firm. July at 455sc and May at 4S14 C.
OATS-Oats opened easy in sympathy
with wheat and corn Selling orders were
plentiful with light demand. May opened
sc lower at 26lac, but with a renewal Of
the demand quickly sold to 26Mc. July
der buying by commission houses. sold to
26H26lsc. and then settled to 25&c. Re
ceipts were 500 cars
VISIONS-Provisions opened quiet.
q fair cash demand. July pork opened
PFC lower. at $14.65. and sold to S14.70.
July lard opened a shade lower at 1850
1914. and July ribs 2i4c down, at $3.50 re-
FLAX-Cash: Northwestern, S1-70i No.
/, $l-40; May, Sill Sept, $l30
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the proper quota of officers in the field
can be kept up
Announcement also is made at the
war department of the final decision
reached a. few days ago to retain in the
service the two battalions of native Por-
to Ricans that are differed by Amerl-
cans. Authority to do this is granted by
the army law, although it was not
thought until recently that advantage
would be taken of this provision. It Is
understood that with few exceptions,
the officers now commanding the Porto
Rican batta2ions will be commissioned.
The formation of native Philippine reg
iments provided by the new law and to
be differed by Americans with commits
siOns running four years is also consid-
cred by the war department, but it is
likely that this matter will be held in
allegiance for a year or more, or until the
Fi1ipinos become completely reconciled
to American authority. This decision
win cause disappointment to scores Of
the officers of the volunteer regiments
who remained behind in the Philippines
when their regiments were brought
home in the hope that they would imme-
diately obtain commissions in the pro-
visiona1 organizations. Still, if the force
of 40, 900 regulars which it is intended to
be kept in the Philippines proves made
quate to cope with the situation there,
the provisional regiments may be organ
lied at an earlier date than now seems
probable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
RECEPTION IN DENVER
Extended to o. S. Minister conger
and His Party

Denver, April 9O.-Aajor E. H. Conger.
United States minister to China. and
his party including his wife, daughter
and niece, arrived in Denver over the
Union Pacific this morning. They were
met at the station by a reception com
nittee and were escorted on a drive
through the principal streets and visit
to the state house. After luncheon a
public reception was held in the rotunda
OF the Brown Palace hotel from ? to 8
% clock. Several organizations took part
in the reception. among them being the
Iowa club, of Denver. The minister
and party leave for Omaha at D. m. in
the private car of President Burt, of the
Union Pacific railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
MANY WITNESSES
Testify to Crooked Dealings by Capt
j. c. Reed.

Manila, April 30.-3 P. M.-The trial
of Capt. James c. Reed, ex-depot COM
missary at Manila, charged with solicit
ing and receiving brides and with Other
official misconduct which began here
yesterday was continued today and was
fiercely contested.
Thomas Harries, a bookkeeper of the
firm of Robinson & Macondray testified
that Mr. Robinson paid Capt. Reed 81
SS1. The firms books contained entries
to that effect.
Fred Macondray testified that he ar
ranged to give Capt. Reed 10 per cent
commission on vegetables furnished to
transports.
Before testifying Barry Baldwin,
formerly United States marshal for Cal
ifornia and now manager of the Ma
cOndray company shipping merchants
made a statement to the court. He said
that attempts had been made to intimi-
date him and he asked for the protec-
ton of the court but the latter declined
to receive it and returned it to Mr.. Bald
win unread.
Mr.Baldwin testified to having a 5000
600 beef contract Capt. Reed came to
his office and claimed there were slight
shortages in the beef deliveries on ac-
count of which Mr.. Baldwin gave Capt.
Reed $345.
Adjutant General Darlington testified
that Capt Reed said Major Davis was
short 1850 pounds Of beef. He admit
ted receiving money from Mr.. Baldwin
but said the sum received would be ap-
piled to the beef shortage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
Refrigerator Building Plant at
Fourth and Jefferson.
James Mathewson Has Organ
lied a Company.
HIS OWN INVENTION.
Establishment Will Be Enlarged
as Business Increases.
New Building Will Be Erected
on the Lots.

James Mathewson, the Topeka man
who last fall completed the designs and
patented a refrigerator, has secured the
two story brick at the corner of Fourth
avenue and Jefferson street, and has
equipped it for a factory in which to
build the new refrigerators.
Mr.. Mathewson has the papers of in
corporation drawn up and win organize
a company this spring to build another
building on the lots next east of his
present location at Fourth and Jeffer-
son and equip the whole with model n
machinery to turn out from six to
twelve or more refrigerators per day
The capital stock of the company will
be placed at $4,000, and a controlling
interest will be held by Mr.. Mathewson.
A Wall street broker will negotiate the
sale OF the remainder Of the stock.
The new company will spNpd a con-
siderable sum in advertising the article.
The factory here may soon be enlarged
if the expectations Of the new company
are realized
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
HILL SAYS IT'S TOO SOON.
Not a Candidate For President, and
Doesn't Expect to Be.

Albany. N. Y, April Sex Governor
David b. Hill gave out the following
statement today:
My attention has been called to the
story which is going the rounds Of the
press that am expecting to make a po-
litical trip through the west and south
either this year or next.
Il desire to state that I do not con-
template any such trip. When recently
advised that an invitation was being
prepared in the state of Washington
and elsewhere requesting me to make
such visit, I Immediately replied that
it would be impossible and requested
the abandonment of the proposed invi-
tation.
I viii state further that 7 am not a
candidate for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination in 1904. 1 am neither
seeking the nomination nor expecting
it, l regard all suggestions of candi-
dates at this time as premature and in
advisable. No one can now tell what
can or ought to be done in 1904"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
NOW THEY'RE SORRY.
Chinese Apologize For Treatment of
French Consul.

Paris. April 30-The foreign Office has
received a dispatch from Meng Use an
nouncing the arrival there OF M. Fran
coise the French consul on his return
to his post. NJ FRANCHISE says. accord
ing to the demands of the French gov
eminent. he was met by Chinese troops
ten EilometerS from AIeng Use. who rem
dered him honors and high mandarinS
prOffered the official apologies and re-
grets of the Chinese government for the
events of last June. The French con-
Sular party under NJ. FRANCHISE, consul
at Yung Nan Flu was attacked June10 on
leaving Yung Nan Flu and was forced to
return to the town. All the baggage
was rifed and missions and railroad
buildings were burned. NJ. FRANCHISE
gathered his countrymen at his resi-
dance and defended the place with rifles.
The Franccise party was allowed to
start for Tonquin June q under the pro-
lection of the viceroy Of Yung Nan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
Market Gossip.
Furnished by A. G. Goodwin. Commis-
sion Merchant. 112 East Fifth street.

a.
sion Merchant. 112 East Fifth street.
New York: Liverpool cables are SD
lower again this morning. equal to about
1c a busheI, in addition to the Id decline
over there yesterday, making q net loss OF
about PIC per bushel Owing to tho fact
that our markets led the advance and
Liverpool only followed in feeble way.
it's merits wheat is a safe sale for l0c a
bushel The amount of wheat on ocean
passa &c from the p worlds ports is the
largest on record Bearisn statistics are
Chicago receipts Hogs. 1900 head;
market strong Cattle, 5000 head; marker
Omaha receipts: Hogs. $500 head; mar
ket steady Cattle, 1900 head, market
steady.
New York: Liverpool opening cables
Chicago receipts of grain: Wheat. SO
cars: graded, none. Corn. 90 cars; graded,
?. Oats, $50 cars, graded, Is.
Minneapolis receipts: It oday $50 cars;
last year, 19S cars.
Duluth receipts: Today, 80 cars; last
year holiday
New York: Closing Liverpool cables
Wheat and corn. ed lower.
Chicago: Estimated cars tomorrow
Wheat, 65; corn ITO; oats, 10
Kansas City receipts: Wheat S. cars;
corn. Sc cars.
Chicago: July wheat-Puts. 72ssc; calls.
1850. July corn-Puts 45GI45lsc calls,
45AG457sc; curb, 1850 bid.
Minneapolis: July wheat-Puts, 73%c:
Kansas City: July wheat-Puts. &c:
calls, 67lzc. July corn-Puts. 405sc; calls.
413sc-
New York: Bradstreet's worlds visible
decreased 900 bushels.
Boston: Business has been quiet in the
wool market. but the tone OF values -
steady and buyers needing supplies are
paving about former rates.
ADD GOSSIP
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CHICAGO live stock market

Chicago. April 3e.-CATTLE Receipts
$500 head. Market generally steady. Good
to prime steers. $4.S5fI5. 80. poor to medium.
So. S504-90; stockers and feeders, S275n
ASS: cows S2-70a450; heifers. 81 7504-S0;
Gamers $2-10d2-65, bulls. s.. 75fi4- 40. calves
S4.G0u5.10; Texas fed steers. $4.256t5. 40
Texas grass steers, $500 400; Texas bulls.
s. 75G3-S5.
Receipts today, 1900 head. esti-
mated tomorrow. $500 head. left over. g.
$50 head Market opened steady, closed
slow. Top. $50 mixed and butchers .
50 656l5.S715; good to choice heavy, $3.50
$50 rough heavy, $ 500 3 90. light, $3.50
5.S215 bulk of sales. s. 3kfI5.S25H
SHEEP Receipts. 1ls900 head Sheep
steady to slow. Good to choice Wet hers
S45et4.75- fair to choice mixed, $4z5fI4.55 :
western sheep $44gN 9. 70. S'earlings. S4500
40; native lambs Sa-59Qa-3U; western
lambs. 81 70d5-30.
Official for yesterday
Cattle. Eoas Sheep
Receipts -....-.-.- 24S II 837 19,94S
S5linnentS Is 24l
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Today'a Hopeka Market

IOpehal ApTII %.
CATTLE.
HEIFERS-S3.0 0fI4.25.
STEERS-S4. OOd450
CALVES
HEAVY-S3 00lI3. 80.
LIGHT-(Under 200 Ibs)-s4- 006i.51
HOGS.
LIGHTS. 25d5 40.
HEAVY AND MEDIUM-S5.3 0G5.55.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-6S1zQ69
NO. 2 CORN-36i5c.
NO. 2 WHITE CORN-371kc.
NO. 2 OATS-25i5c-
PRODUCE
EGGS-1Oc.
BUTTER-15c.
HAY-s6. 00d7.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-30
JOINT sMAsHING CAsEs.
They viii Be Called Tomorrow in
District Court

The joint smashing cases will be called
in the district court tomorrow.
The cases will probably not go to trial
tomorrow as several Of the defendants
will plead guilty and receive a nominal
fine. Others may ask for a continuance
As the charge is q felony the defendants
do not have to appear in court and can
be represented by their attorneys. Those
who are charged with the offenses which
constitute joint smashing are Mrs
Nation DR. Eva Harding, Mrs. Rose
Crist, Miss Madaline Southland. Mrs
Rose Chadwick, Rev. +. w. Emerson
and c. r. Mcdowell.