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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-08

Point, where the honeymoon will be
spent
Mr. and Mrs Halls residence was
decorated with carnations, which is the
favorite flower of the bride There were
also roses. lilies of the valley aspara-
gus vine and smlax in the decorations.
The bride was handsomely gowned in
light mode crepe de chene, the waist be
ing trimmed with duchess lace. She
wore a diamond pin. Her going away
gown was dark mode kerSey with a
waist of Persian silk and Elton
jacket She wore an imported hat,
which matched the suit
Thompson's Point, where Justice and
Mrs. Brewer will spend about half the
summer, is the summer resort on the
Vermont shore of Lake Champlail.
about sixteen miles south of Burlington.
1t is a part of the poor farm belonging
to the town of Charlotte, with four or
five miles of water line dotted. with cot
tages. There are perhaps thirty of
them that of Justice Brewer. which he
has named Liberty Hall, being the larg-
est The resort is reached by the lake
steamers or by drive from Burlington,
or from the railway station at Char
lotte from which it is distant about
four miles 1t is an ideal spot in which
to spend a honeymoon, most of the cot
tages not being open until July l.
About August 1 Justice and Mrs.
Brewer will go to Milwaukee, where he
will attend n Getting of the Northwest
ern Mutual Life Insurance company.
On their return to Washington they will
reside at 74I2 Massachusetts avenue
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a passenger train out of Topeka. The
train viii run from Topeka to Joplin.
leaving Topeka at II a. m
The Den ocratic state central commit
tee viii meet here June %, to discuss q
union of the Democratic and Popuiist
parties.
The city is borrowing money of the
city banks to pay its obligations until
the next tax levy is collected.
Mrs Mary Lease has announced her
determination to visit Ireland.
The headquarters of the Kansas
Farmers Cooperative Grain and Live
Stock association are opened in Topeka.
Acting Police Judge Thomas Balm
held the local liquor ordinance to be
constitutional.
The Kansas State Exposition COM
pany has settled upon the week be-
ginning September 30 and ending Oc-
tober 5 as the date for the state fair to
be held in Topeka this fall.
Governor Stanley this week refused to
pardon John Collins. the Topeka boy
who was imprisoned for the murder of
his father
George r. Peck, Of Chicago, was in
Topeka this week.
The ballots in the Parker Hughes
mayor contest are being counted this
week by a board appointed by the SUI
preme court.
John F. McAfee has organized a COM
pany to build a wooden mill in Topeka.
The construction Of the building viii
be begun soon
Policeman George Lemley was
fined SIS and costs. making a total OF
S53. in the city court this week on the
charge Of assault and battery on the
person Of Squire Blackman.
Mrs. John r. Mulvane. the wife of one
of Topeka's prominent citizens. died
Tuesday morning.
The Topeka City Railway company
secured a concession from the council
this week allowing them to pave alOng
the right of way at any time convenient
to the company, provided cinders We're
put between the rails until the work
was completed.
Joseph Meyers. of the Rock Island
freight Office i'm this city. was promoted
to the position of general freight and
passenger agent of the Chicago. Rock
Island & Mexico railroad.
W H. Klusmire, the accused FIolton
wife murderer, is being held at the
Shawnee county Jail in Topeka.
Rev Chas. NJ Sheldon has been
granted a months leave OF absence.
His vacation will be spent in the south.
'.Slick" Slater was denied a change
of venue in the district court this week
and was bound over for trial at the
September term of court.
Colonel Hughes is compiling a set or
rules for the government Of the Iopeka
police.
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HIS FIRST FEE.
How Justice Brewer Earned Two
Dollars as a Lawyer.
It Was For Services as United
States Commissioner.
EARLY RECOLLECTIONS
Henry Ortman, of LeavenwOrth,
Talks of Early Trials.
Helped the Justice Collect His
Fee.

A Leayenworth dispatch to the Globe
Democrat says:
The second marriage of Justice D. J.
Brewer of the United States supreme
court, to Miss Mott. Of Vermont. has
awakened a deep interest here in Leav-
enworth, where Justice Brewer lived
nearly all the time OF his first married
life The domestic life Of Justice Brewer
was a very happy one while in Leaven-
worth, although ne did not have $4,000
a year income to start on. During his
early married life when he had a wife
and baby to support and was waiting for
cases as young lawyer he had serious
matters to think about.
Justice Brewer did not get his first
legal case, which only netted him 81
fee, until after he was married. Henry
Ortman, an old pioneer route agent on
the LeavenwOrth, Kansas & Western
road, brought Justice Brewer his first
case, and in speaking of 1t he said
II brought Judge Brewer his first case
when he started in his career as a judge.
It was his first case Of any kind after ne
became a lawyer. Judge Brewer was not
doing much in the way of making money
in those days. He had been teaching
school and acting as assistant to the
school superintendent in Leavenworth
while he read law. He was among
large number Of young lawyers in Leav-
enworth at that time. and they did
nothing brit wait for business.
He was having a long. tedious wait.
Judge Brewer became friendly with
Marshal J. L. Mcdowell, Lincoln's
United States marshal for Kansas. and
Marshal Mcdowell had Judge Williams
appoint the young attorney a United
States commissioner. There were a num-
Der of United States commissioners in
LeavenWorth then Judge A. F. Gala
nan and Judge John Gray We're among
the number. Their making money de-
pended upon the cases they secured.
mainly through the friendship of Mar
shall Mcdowell and his deputies. 1t was
Just about the same as where there are
a number Of justices of the peace and
the one the officers favor gets the bust
ness.
IT was a deputy United States mar
shall and Marshal Mcdowell told me to
throw a good share of the commission
ers' business to Judge Brewer. The
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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TELEGRAPHIC SUMMARY.

L
No extra session of congress will be
called to take action on insular affairs,
Members of the New York chamber OF
comm cree are entertained at Windsor
castle by King Edward.
A daughter is born to the king and
queen of Italy.
Plantation fires in Isthmus of Te-
hauntepec cause 20 deaths and destroy
much property
New York home after two months i'll
ness. Body was cremated.
Mrs. Mckinley makes slow improve
ment An examination of her bloOG
shows no poison present.
Generals of allied forces in Pekin
agree to withdraw troops during June
and turn city over to Chinese officials.
Cattlemen and sheep-herders in Wy
orning contest over feeding grounds
The Tashmoo and City of Erie, lake
steamers, race from Cleveland to Erie,
the City of Erie winning
In the Woodbury. Eddy libel suit in
Boston the court orders a verdict for
Mrs. Eddy.
Professor Geo. D Heron is expelled
from the Congregational church by the
council of ministers sitting at Grinnen,
Iowa
Senator McLaurfn of South Carolina
withdraws his resignation in Difference
to Gov. McSweeney's request. Senator
Tillman does likewise.
Thieves who robbed First National
bank at Mineral Point, Wis, of s25,000
hide $4,000 under sidewalk which is
found by boys
Chancellor Snow of Kansas universe
ty resigned
British. French and German troops
stationed at Tien Tsin become involved
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in a fight. One man is killed and a
number seriously wounded.
Chinese are forbidden to enter Porto
Rico.
Hawthorne. Garry Hermann finished
last, bleeding badly from a ruptured
artery.
A mob at McKeesport. Pa, is pre-
vented from entering jail on mayor
threatening to shoot first man making
Ray Meyer of Lawrence, goes to Port
land and on recovering his child, drops
suit against Mrs. Meyer and DR.. Wood
ruff.
United States government buys Sc
cret of new explosive so powerful that
no 4warship of any navy would be capa-
Bile of resistance against it. Hiram
Maxim, the inventor conducted sue
cessful tests at Sandy Hook.
Trial of Mrs. Lulu Kennedy for kill
ing her husband. begins in Kansas City.
Insanity is the defense.
Miss Martha Hichborn, daughter Of
Admiral Hichborn is married to James
G. Blaine, Jr.. at Washington.
W c. Whitney's colt Volodyovski,
ridden by Jockey Reif, wins the Eng
lish Derby.
The steamer Northman from Chicago
arrives at Hamburg, making the trip in
50 days
Twenty tons of powder burn up at the
Mare Island navy yard.
Eight men are suffocated by fumes
from powder explosion in an Iron
Mountain, Mich, mine.
Lightning starts a fire in the forbid
den city in Pekin and before being ex-
tinguished by rain destroys temple and
records.
Charles f. Steele of New York sue
ceeds the late Aldace F. Walker as di-
rector of A T. & s F. railroad. J. w
Kendrick is elected third vice presi-
dent, succeeding Mr. Barr.
Engineer Stacey of Clarence, Mo-.
while crazed from overwork. kills his
wife, his daughter and then shoots
himself.
Cup defender Constitution loses her
mast in a trial spin.
jamestown is captured by Kritzing-
er's troops after four hours fighting
Beers retire after footing stores.
Annual meeting of Rock Island stock
holders in Chicago authorizes issue of
$10000.000 additional stock
Miss Emily Katz and Gov. Heber
Wells of Utah, are married in Salt
Lake.
The Turko-Italian friction over the
Prevesa affair, has been settled, the
porte indemnifying the italian COM
plants
A body of 0of Witchener's scouts sur
prise Boer force of 400 near Warm
Bath and after stubborn resistance the
Beers retreat, leaving 81 dead and los
ing 5000 cattle
Mrs. John Stallion and two sons Of
Galena, Mo, confess to killing 16 year
old Alice Stallion, the mother breaking
her skull while boys held their sister
Justice David Brewer and Miss Emma
Mott are married at Burlington, VT.
Emigrants suffering from tuberculos-
is of the lungs have been forbidden en-
trance at New Y ork city.
LOCAL SUMMARY
The Missouri Pacific road has an
nounced its intention of inaugurating
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new internal revenue law went into eff
feet about this time and we made many
arrests, as the people knew out little
about its provisions. Complaint came
in of a man selling whisky in violation
of the revenue law at Kickapoo, and I
called at Judge Brewers house late at
night to get warrant.
Judge Brewer was sick in bed, but
he was mighty well pleased. His wife
sat by a little ia BILE and wrote the war
rant as Judge Brewer told her word for
word. It was his first warrant or legal
case of any kind. and he was very par
ticular. He was propped up in bed by
his wife to sign the warrant They had
a baby at that time, and 1 helped keep
it quiet.
THE man was arrested and brought
in by me the next morning. It was his
first offense, and as he did not know
that he was breaking the law he was al
lowed to go free. Judge Robert CroZier,
then United States attorney. and Mar
shall Mcdowell knocked off their fee,
but told the prisoner he would have
to pay 81 commissioners fees, and he
complied The judge was poor and I
wanted to help him. In q few days af-
ter this Judge Brewer was able to come
downtown, and he asked me what had
become of the case, and I told him it
had been dismissed but / had remem-
bered him and collected his fee, which
I gave him.
We all liked him. and in the fall nomi-
mated him for county attorney. and he
was elected. He was elected judge a
couple of years later. and has been q
state or federal judge ever since.
I'VE have always been friendly since
I have not talked with Judge Brewer
for a long time. but when he was ap-
pointed president of the Venezuelan
commission I wrote him a letter con-
graduating him and recalling old times
and sent him my picture. He sent me
the following answer.
Dear Henry-YOurs of the Sd inst,
came some days since. Pardon my de-
lay in acknowledging its receipt. have
been overwhelmed with business, as you
may well imagine.
.. It seems but a little while since we
We're together in Leavenworth as youns
men. and yet the gray hairs are plenti-
full on my head. I can not see any.
however, in your photograph. 50. I fan
cy, time is dealing kindly with you. You
have been almost as long in the postal
department as have on the bench. I
take it you may consider that life
place. Remember me kindly to your
father and tell him I shall never forget
his friendship. Yours truly.
DAVID J. BREWER -
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Past Week One of Commence
ment Picnics and Parties.
FOR MISS KINGMAN.
Guest of Honor at Kitchen
Shower.
One O'clock Luncheon For Miss
EstelIe Leon.

The commandments are over. the
students have returned to their homes
and Topeka is slowly but surely settling
into that state Of quiet which eharac-
terized it for so many weeks during the
early spring. There are fewer June we'd
dings this year than there have been
for several seasons. but a few rumored
engagements occupy the attention Of the
so-called gossips.
There We're quite a number Of 7Iaasaof
auairs during the past week. Monday
evening about twenty of the Younger
crowd, chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs A.
H. lingafelt- Miss Kate Cunther and
Mr. W. A. Alexander eniov-ed a tallv-ho
ride out TO the TAYLOR farm near Grant
Vile. A picnic supper was served and
ths party returned in time to avoid the
ram Al ne same evening a number of
young men who have been entertained
curing the winter by the JOvial Sextette
club returned the compliment bv giving
8 dancing party at Vinewood
Tuesday evening Miss Daisy I.aIxin
gave an deliberately appointed seven
clok tea in honor of her e-lasfs
Mss Edith Kohlsaat of Chicago and
MISS Edna Darrah Of LeaVenWorth The
decorations consisted Of crimson roses
In the afternoon Mrs. Charles King en-
tertalned for Miss Ella Ramsey. Each
guest presented Miss Ramsey with a
pretty piece Of linen: at the close of the
afternoon a luncheon was served. The
decorations were entirely in pink
The only event Wednesday was the
marriage of Miss Ella Ramsey and Mr.
Charles F. Rice at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James
Ramsey on Buchanan street The house
was deliberately decorated with roses
daisies and asparagus The ceremonv
was attended only by the relatives and
the members of the Iolene and the Pac-
tollan clubs but nearly two hundred
lowed.
one Of the most important events of
the week was the regular June meeting
OF the Topeka Federation which was
neld at Unity church. Mrs. w. A John
ston was the guest of honor and the
affair was one Of the most pleasant ever
given by the Federation.
FtAuas Aaof hlhg Mrs u d. Berry gave
a very pleasant kitchen shower for Mics
Nellie klngman whose marriage takes
place next Wednesday. The decorations
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MoTT-BREwER WEDDING.

Miss Emma Mott was solemnized
Wednesday at Burlington, VT The
wedding occurred at the home of the
brides niece. Mrs J. Lindley Hall The
wedding took place one day earlier than
rumor had stated it would be- 1t was
q very quiet affair; there being no one
present except Mr.. and Mrs. Hall and
family The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. G. Atkins, pastor of the First
Congrega ti0na1 church of that city. the
ring service being used. Immediately
after the wedding Justice and Mrs
Brewer took q carriage and We're driven
to his. summer home at Thompson's
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For Miss Kingman.

FOR Miss kIngndn-
Mrs. J. D. Berry entertained very
pleasantly Friday morning at her home
at 5lS Lincoln street complimentary to
Miss Nellie Kingman- 1t was in the
nature of a kitchen shower and all
sorts of useful kitchen utensils were
showered upon the bride-elect- The ar
ticles We're all securely wrapped up
and a deal of amusement was caused
by guessing what they contained Mrs.
Ost Won the prize Tor guessing the
greatest number correctly.
The rooms We're prettily decorated
with roses and daisies and at Il o'clock
a three course luncheon was served
through the rooms. Miss Helen Nor
row and Miss Grace Berry assisted in
serving refreshments.
The guests We're: Miss Kingman, Mrs.
Joseph Ost, Mrs. Frank Lagerstrom,
Miss Wilson, Mrs. Mary Z. Trip, Miss
Julia Trip. Mrs L. Kingman, Mrs. r.
Carpenter, Mrs. John March, Mrs. nj.
Wear, Mrs. Ida Kiefer, Mrs Tinker,
Miss Ida Tinker, Mrs J. H Squires,
Miss Anna Squires Mrs. G. w Yates,
Mrs. Etheridge, Mrs. Charles Robinson
Mrs. RagIand and Miss Kittie Ragland.
A Pleasant Luncheon.
Miss Berenice Fuller was the hostess
al a charming L o'clock luncheon 4. ridayr
which she gave in honor of Miss Estelie
Leon. Covers were laid for eight at the
GRATED with pink roses. The guests
found their places BY means OF pretty
Wedgewood blue cards on the backs of
which We're written cOnundrums and
the time between the courses was spent
in guessing these. Miss Leon guessed
the greatest number correctly and was
given a dainty little book as prize.
Sixty Three Party.
The Iolanthe club and a few guest
f4a1, =
Friday afternoon by Mrs. w. w. Carr
at her home on Monroe street The
time was pleasantly spent in playing
progressive sixty-three; two prizes
were given, both pictures. The rooms
rant sweet peas. At the close of the
afternoon a dainty luncheon was serv-
ed Mrs Carr was assisted in serving
by Miss Bessie Jett and Miss Mary
Sutherland
The invited guests We're: Mrs ". o.
Rigby, Mrs Ralph Clauser, Mrs Geo.
Mccoy. Mrs Robert Merrick. Mrs. M.
f. Rigby. Mrs Edgar Clark, Mrs. Clyde
Sawin, Mrs. Frank Strawn, Mrs. Bert
Harris, Mrs. VIII Clauser. Mrs. Oscar
p. Wolf Mrs. Norris Schlegel, Mrs. w.
j. Radcliff Mrs John P. FTitts. Mrs l..
I. Kiene. Mrs. Sutherland, Mrs. k L.
Whitfield, Mrs A c. Markley, Mrs Fred
Anderson Mrs. AIcNey. Miss BaIdock,
Miss Name Hayes, Miss Agnes Walsh,
Miss Margaret Fairly of Holton ana
Miss Hart.
CONTINUED on page 81
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Epworth League, San Francisco. July
1921. 1901

$500 for round trip from Topeka
Tickets good to August 81. on sale Mt
Santa Fe depot July 6-13 inclusive.
Stopovers going and returning. Diverse
routes, going via Trinidad. Las Vegas
Santa Fe. williams (Grand Canyonl,
Los Angeles: returning via ogden. salt
Lake. GIenwood Springs Lseadville. Den
yer. Colorado Springs. AIanitou. Pu-
eblo. Itineraries and literature free
Apply to agent Santa Fe DEPOT
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consisted Of roses and daisies and at II
o'clock three course luncheon
was served. At one o'clock
Miss Berenice Fuller gave an in
formal luncheon in honor of Miss Estelle
Leon. Mrs WI W. Carr entertained the
Iolanthe card club and several guest ia
bles in the afternoon In the evening
the Hyperion club gave a dancing party
at NinpWOOd
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LOCAL SUMMARY
The Missouri Pacific road has an
nounced its intention of inaugurating
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-16
SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION.
Tie Georgia school of Technology
and What 1t Offers.

The immediate success of the gradu-
ates of this institution and its extern
sive and varied courses in mechanical,
electrical civil and textile engineering,
and in engineering chemistry, are not
only attracting the attention of boys
desiring technical training. but gaining
the interest and patronage of gradu-
ates of other institutions. A special
scholarship competition, limited to no
section of the country, takes place
Dec. so, 1901. The winner will have his
expenses paid till graduation. Students
are admitted at any time during the
year on entrance examinations of mod
crate advancement.
The equipment of shops Laboratories,
textile school and scientific depart
ments is extensive and thoroughly
modern. Well equipped dormitories,
gymnasium, a choice library and a
campus especially designed forn field
athletics combine in making the stu
dents life profitable and pleasant.
Every Southern state, other states
and Mexico are represented in the
corps of over 400 students.
For fully illustrated catalogue, CIV
ing particulars of the scholarships, en-
trance and examinations and very
moderate expenses for all students, adj
dress Lyman Hall, president, Atlanta,
Ga.-ad. fsx
The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-16
NO REGENT WAS CHOSEN.
Daughters of Revolution Postpone
Choice Until Next Meeting.

daughters of Revolution Postpone
Choice Until Next Meeting.
A meeting of the Savannah chapter
of Daughters of the American Revolu
ton was held yesterday afternoon, at
which there was to. have been elected
a successor to Mrs. Edward Karows
who recently resigned the Office of re-
gent Of the chapter
1t CHANGED that the attendance at the
meeting was comparatively small, and
for this reason and that the election
for regent should express the choice of
as large proportion of the members
OF the chapter as possible, it was de-
cided to postpone it until the next
meeting, which will be held Dec. Is.
Mrs. ]. S. Wood was chosen to rep
resent the chapter at the state confer
ence of the Georgia society, which con-
venes in Augusta next Thursday and
will continue in session on the day fol-
lowing.
Among the matters of large interest
that are to be discussed at this con-
ference is the status of the Oglethorpe
Monument Fund, which in some way
has been suffered to drop out of pub
lie notice for the past six months. The
Daughters of the American Revolu
ton throughout the state are raising a
fund that is to form their contribution
to the erection of the monument to the
founder of Georgia and each chapter
Will report the amount it has succeeded
in accommodating since the last confer
ence.
The Colonial Danes have also been
establishing a fund for this noble and
patriotic work, and they keep adding
to the fund every little while What
they have managed TO accumulate is
kept separately in a. savings hank and
is drawing interest. Mrs. w G. Charl-
ton, the custodian of this fund, would
be glad to receive the contributions of
those who care to assist towards the
erection of the monument and each
contribution made will be promptly and
gratefully acknowledged, no matter
how small. in amount it may be. AS
received the contributions will be added
to the fund in bank, so that they will
draw interest from the time they are
made.
Some contributions have already been
promised, their makers apparently
waiting only until a formal organiza-
ton of the Oglethorpe Monument Asso-
citation is effected and some suitable
officer designated to take charge of the
funds. These contributors. if they
please, may turn over their, contribu-
tions to Mrs. Charlton, who will place
them in bank and thus permit them
to draw interest. When the organiza-
ton of the Monument Association is
perfected, which will probably be some
time next month, and permanent Off
GERS elected, the entire fund in the
hands of the Colonial DANES will be
turned over to the treasurer. 4