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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-21
KANSAS NEWS.
Home of the First Governor of
the Jayhawker State.
An Historic Old Building is to
be Destroyed.
BUILT OFWALNUT LOGS
Has Double POrches on Each
Side and ChapbOard Roof.
A Proposition For the State to
Buy 1t.
BUILT OFWALNUT LOGS

Leavenworth, March 21-Before Fort
Leavenworth was named and while the
site was yet only a temporary camping
place for a detachment of United States
dragons. the first house ever built in
Kansas was erected at what is now the
northwest limit of the town of Kickapoo.
which IS seven miles north Of Leaven-
worth.
This house was composed of huge wal
nut logs, two stories high with double
porches on each side. Wherever it was
necessary to join timbers together they
were fastened by wooden pegs. The roof
was made from boards. split from the
trees known as clapboards and they
We're also spiked fast with pegs.
Then the Delaware, Shawnee, Wyan-
dotte and Muncie Indians camped along
the river at this point and had their te-
pee villages scattered all about. The
great house was the wonder of the tribes.
put It was not long before 1t was known
house. The pioneers who had braved the
dangers and hardships of the western
wilderness were the Roman Catholic mis-
slo9narles who occupied and used # as
had obtained a firm foothold.
The missionaries moved on farther west
to open up new fields. The house was
used for various public purposes, being
the seat of the territorial government and
II was the first land office building west
OF the Mississippi river and in many other
ways it has figured prominently in the
This historic building is almost as per-
feet today as when 1t was thronged with
Indians 1t stands upon the land owned
by Frank Spencer, well known in this
city.
Yesterday Mr.. Spencer was in Leaven-
worth looking after someone to tear the
structure down to make room for q fine
modern residence When his purpose be-
came known several citizens at once in
terested themselves for the purpose Of
saving the old landmark from destruc-
ton Among these is e. Jameson. who
at once sent a letter to Secretary Martin
of the State Historical society apprisinss
him of the danger threatening the build
ing and advising that the state purchase
it and the acre of ground upon which it
stands. The ground ana building can be
bought for sum that will not exceed 81
600 and for such comparatively small
sum a building of much interest
he thinks should not be sacrificed.
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NOT HUNTING TROUBLE
Executive Council Doesn't Went to
Hear Delegations

Senator J. K. Cubbison, of Wyandotte,
has written to Secretary Of State George
Clark asking him to set q date for the
executive council to grant hearing to
David J. Crawford, candidate for rail-
road commissioner. This reminded the
secretary of the hearings given some
years ago, and that they were produc-
tive of much annoyance and bitterness
The executive council meets on the
27th to elect the railroad board. and of
course the Wyandotte people would want
to be heard at or before that time. The
secretary is constrained to reply to the
WyandOtte senator that small favors are
as hard to get as large ones; that he
cannot tell whether the executive c0un
ell will be in session for the purpose of
electing the railroad board for day.
a week, q month, or year. Another
alarming fact is that score or more
candidates are in the race for the COM
nlissionerships. and what is given to one
would be expected to be allowed to all.
which would secure the organization of
the railroad board about the time the
prohibition question is resubmitted in
the state Of Kansas
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WHERE WILL COOLEY PLAYP
The Topeka Ball Player May Land in
the St. Louis Camp.

The St Louis Republic says. What
has become Of Dick Cooley, nice fellow
and good bail player2'' Asks Joe Don
cyan The last heard of Richard was
when Mrs. Nation visited one of his sa-
looms in Topeka, when she was making
base hits every time she went to bat,
which was before the big saloon pitchers
got next to her curves. for she is said
10 have curves even if her pictures make
her rather square and very wide across
the places which should, according to
HOyle, be narrow. Cooley had a couple
Of bad seasons. but he is good for many
years. Dick is a yOungster yet, about
%. There never was a nicer lad
ITO be sure he was never aVerse to
a rough-and-tumble bout with old Billy
Bacchus, and, like all the rest who have
tackled that champion Of champions and
ticker Of ali Corners in all athletic lines.
always came away with the worst Of
the scrap. only to gamely go back for
another licking Still. last season, Dick
was a good boy and helded finely.
Strange. he lost his batting eye. He was
originally a good hitter and 2 poor field
err Then, in a season. he became good
fielder and a bad hitter. Being a nat
ural hitter. he viii come again. and hay
ing learned to field, he viii never lose
that faculty. So it looks as if the st.
Louis club might do worse than sign
Richard"
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MEET AFTER 81 YEARS.
Unexpected Reunion of an lola Resi-
dent With a Son.

lola, March Elm 1874 James Bliss was
a struggling farmer in Coffey- county near
youth Of 20 years, finding farming too
frksome. and wishing to see something of
life just naturally drifted out into the
world and from the above date until last
Friday had seemingly dropped off the face
The boy went east, learned the engi-
neer's trade, and eventually landed in
Idaho. in which section of the country he
married and has been living for many
years. His father long mourned him as
dead and the son, after Intellectually adj
xertising ia various Kansas papers for
the whereabouts of his father gave up
the quest and never expected to again see
him alive.
A few weeks ago, while in Billings.
Mont, friend Of the Younger Bliss in
knew a James Bliss in lola KAN This
information led to correspondence which
revealed the relationship, and last Fri
day father and son We're reunited Mr..
Bliss. jr.. Is an engineer carrying chief 5
papers. and expects TO make his future
home in lola.
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Washington, D. c., March Extensions
have been granted to Kansans as foi-
observation-disclosures S. Slaughter. Olathe.
SO: Elkarah Huddlesten, Lawrence, 80
Restoration and refssue-John ~
Magan. dead. Topeka, S12-
Increase-Benjamln 3. Bacon, Nc
I-outh. s12: Milton Platt, Jennings, ~
James f p Wharton, Argonla, ~;
Adrian Brown, Warner, $l4; Mllmaetn
II. 6sillis Salina. SO; William Gentry
reserve. 81; Erasmus Richardson, rs
bon. $40; James P. Barrett, Colwich' S1y'
William Love. Tonganoxie, IS; James w
Isanier, Ports, S.; David d. Marquis.
Olathe, $50: John N. Wilcox, Kansas
city. s17; Lindsay 7. Hendricks. Glover
dale, $12; Harvey D. Anes, Walton $40;
Augustus Barrels, stillwell SO; Pat
rick Breen. National Military Home.
Leavenwortf, <12; special act f'eoruaIy
% Amos Van Nausdles Wilson. Sz0; spe-
cial act February &C. Peter Anderson
Cottonwood Fails. $50
Original widows etc.-Increase-S pe-
eial act February rs. tPhebe La 1oll'
winfield. s12; Elizabeth G. Martin, WIN
field. IS: March 9, Catherine Calnan, ' ef-
million. $12; Caroline Cole, Morrill,, $Az-
War with Spain, original--Charies p
Wilson. Coneyvllle, s24; Albert @. Zaelka-
Ieavenworth. So; widows, etc. Hettle
"A. Sinex, mother. Peabody, So.
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COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

At the Crawford tonight william Gil
lette's comedy success Because She
Loved Him So" will be seen for the ser
ond time in this city. The curtain dis
closes young Oliver West and his wife,
Gertrude IN their home quarreling ami
then making up again and again, for aio
cause except OyersensitivenesS in triHes-
The wife is consumed by jealousy; the
husband is fearful he will not receive all
the consideration his devotion merits
The servants have taken notice of these
constantly recurring squabbles, for they
always mean nights OUT for them
when the wife in a huff goes early to
bed These Observation-Disclosures wish to en-
joy themselves, and smart serving
maid saturates Mr. Vests coat with an
unfamiliar perfume, and, to make Ger
tainty double sure, places a woman 8
blond hair on his shoulder. When West
cones home there is q Storm for the
wife demands an explanation of the
blond hair. He can't give it, and she
hastens away to her parents, determined
to get a legal separation. In the mean
time the old folks are seen quietly at
home, living in perfect peace and COM
fort Really old Weatherby has nothing
to annoy him except a meddleSome Irish
servant. a Spanish widow is a boarded
and she often assists them at a hand Of
whist This calm is disturbed by warn
ing of the coming storm. At their wits
ends what to do for their children they
4cSCANG ~ III WILL NAlSy 4S14 ScCA ebdN -
ed IN a book, and pretend to quarrel.
that the young people might see its ah-
surdity. When the angry young wife a'sI
husband arrive the old people begin at
A furious rate. 1T is very funny, but ii
ends in a pretty touch of pathoS NhSn
the old couple steal stealthily back into
the room after an angry departure for
different bed-chambers and kiss good
nigat. The final act sees the quarrel be-
tween the parents become serious by tce
out some old story connecting her father
with the Spanish widow. However, ser
ious trouble is avoided and all ends hap
PLY.
The Jossey stock company will open a
two nights enga cement at the Crawford
Fricay night in Moths at 10, 20 and 20
cents, ladies free with 80 cent uckets
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IT IS THE WAY YOU USE 1T.
It's the Method Employed Which
Makes Success or Failure.

One man with pen, ink and paper can
Twa@dace a landscape, another man with
Same pen and ink may not be able to
write his own name legibly. 1t is AL In
knowing how.
It Is equally true in the use Of medi-
cin@a- The same remedies we have to-
day have existed for thousands Of years.
but r their existence was known the
lzn0Rledge Of how to use them was lack
Ing
They became valuable to the human
race only when experiment and science
Showed the way to use them to get re-
suits.
The grip Is an old disease with a new
name; it, is really catarrhal in char
acter and the usual symptoms are those
OF acute catarrh. but the old time
catarrh powders, salves and sprays do
not cure It. neither does the application
OF antiseptics through an inhaler give
anything mere than relief for a short
time
The antiseptics are all right; they will
Kill the germs OF catarrh and grin il
they are applied rightly. but their local
application to the nose and throat avail
little because the germs are In the blood
and through the whole system.
Stuarts CaEarrh Tablets contain many
or these same antisepticG. that are used
IN sprays and inhalers. but instead of
applying them to the infamed MEM
braneS Of the nose and throat, they are
taken into the stomach and thus reach
the blood. the real seat of the disease,
and drive out the infectious germs
through the natural channels of the
bowels and kidneys.
In other words Stuart's Catarr9a Tab
let's reach the cause Of the mischief in
stead Of merely local symptoms
The remarkable success Of these tab
lets IN curing grip. catarrh and throat
and lung troubles Is because they drive
the catarrhal poison from the system,
and the nose and throat become clear OF
the excessive secretion of mucus which
causes the hawking. splitting and gag
ging, because the secretion In not sup
piled from healthy blood-
Two years ago Stuart's Catarrh Tab
let's were unknown, but today have be-
come SO popular through positive merit
that druggists everywhere I'm the United
States, Canada and Great Britain now
sei1 tam.
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Boston, Mass, March 21.-Manager Sc
lee Of the Boston National league CLUB Is
making an effort to secure Jimmy Ban
non from Toronto. A good sum has Deen
offered for his release, but the Canadians
have put up fancy price on their crack
center fielder.
The game between Yale and the Boston
National league team scheduled for April
VIII be played at Norfolk. Va. instead
of Newport News The report that the
Boston National league nine had cam
celed the game with Yale because OF
Yale's decision to play the Baltimore
American league team is untrue
Thomas II. Connolly today mailed TO
binds him to officiate for the American
league this. season as umpire Connolly
began in the old New England league,
and after several years in this part Of
the country was taken in by the National
Last year Connolly continued to Officiate
a. number of weeks till the demands of
the position began to tell on his health.
and he resigned to take much needed
rest.
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ooRBETT WILL FIGHT JEFFRIEs
Former Champion Wants Another
Crack at His Conqueror.

Philadelphia. Pa. March 21.-Yes. will
fight Jeffries to a finish with pleasure.
(Signed) JAMES J. CORRETT
New York. March 21.-The above tele-
gram was received here from ex-Cham-
pion James J. Corbett in response to a
query regarding Champion Jeffries'
challenge to fight him TO a finish.
Corbett, who has been seeking match
with the champion ever since the latter
defeated him at COney Island, did not
lose any time in accepting the Cali
foFnian's challenge.
His telegram shows that be would be
pleased to get another chance at his con-
queror under any conditions. Corbett is
showing this week at two Philadelphia
theaters and is billed to appear on the
stage for several weeks to come, but it
is understood that he win gladly cancel
his dates at once II a match with JEFF
fries is assured.
OF course Corbett would, no doubt,
prefer to meet Jeffries in a limited
round bout. but the champion knows
that COrbett is shifty on his feet for ten
or fifteen rounds and insists that the
contest must be to a knock out.
Where and when the fight will take
place may, perhaps, be settled this week
There is some talk OF Cuba
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SOUTH KANSAS MEFHoDIsTs
Conference at Eureka Is Largely At
tended by Ministers.

Eureka, March 21.-The southern Kan
sas conference of the NJ E. church is
in session at this place with 1872 regular
masters present beside delegates repre-
sentfns the educational and missionary
societies. The principal exercises We'd
nesday were of a devotional nature, but
at O'clock a business meeting was held
At which statistical reports were re-
ceived from the various pastOrates Of the
conference. These reports were in the
main quite encouraging AID showed
Methodisna in southern Kansas TO be in
q fiourishing state.
The conference will be in session till
Monday of next week, when the appoint
ment of ministers viii be announced
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GIVES TO CHARITY.
Worthy Disposition of q $4,000 De
post to Bind Horse Race.

Boston. March 21.-ATr. Thomas Lawson
last night sent to two Boston charities
the West End Nursery and the Crippled
Chiidren's home one half each of the de-
posit Of SO 600 which he put up through
his New York represen tative to bind a
race with The Abbot. These are inStitu-
tons Mr.. Lawson had selected to receive
the SIS. 900 guarantee gate receipts IL Bor-
alma defeated The Abbot, Mr.. Scanneil
having agreed to select charities in New
York as the recipients In case his horse
won. But, the race having fallen through.
Mr.. Lawson decided that his FIRST deposit
OF $4,000 should go for a worthy cause.
In a statement issued Mr.. Lawson said
he regretted that the race had fallen
through, but he had no desire to crftinisa
the actions Of others IN connection with
the matter. H reviewed the negotiations
and the reasons Tor their failure. an
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ooMIsKEY LANDS TWO.
Catcher Sullivan and a Second Base
man Join His Team.


Chicago, March 1.-Two men were
added to Charles Comiskey's staff Of
white stockings yesterday One was
William Sullivan, catcher last year on
the Boston National league team. who
signed with ComislIey during the after
noon. The identity Of tie other man
secured is a deep secret with President
johnson and Manager Comislzey- Mr..
johnson volunteered the Information
that he was a second baseman, the man
who will nil Padden's shoes. This was
all that either Johnson or Comlskey
would say. but judging from the broad
smiles of both, the right man must have
been secured
made the assertion that the second base
man on Comiskey's team would be no
stranger to Chicago fans. As q conse-
quence, a guessing bee was started IN
President Johnson's Office yesterday in
regard to Comiskey's find" The meet
ing adjourned without the riddle being
solved.
Comiskey was asked point blank If he
had secured Link" Lowe Of the Boston
National league team.
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LINDsBoRa's MESSIAH.
Handel's oratorio to Be Sung Five
Times Beginning March 81

Tanasborz. Kan. March n-Handers
sTaforio, ssThe Messiah" viii be sung on
the evenings Of March 81. April l, g., 5
and z by the Bethany Oratorio associa~
ton assisted by soloists and q. large or
chestra 1.-THE Messiah" has been per-
formed th5rty-tWo times at 14indsborg and
is the greatest musical event Of the year
in this part of Kansas Thousands Of
reople Journey to IAndsborg each spring
Especially to hear HandeIs great work
The railroads this year have offered a
one fare rate good from al parts OF
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Select knights Are Negotiating.

Fort Scott kan. March 2f--The Select
Friends lodge Of this city. the largest Of
ALI the lodges in that order. which failed
last week, refuses to be delivered TO the
American Crusaders Of Kansas City. IL
union. though that order VIII be asked
to waive one Of the conditions Of its prop
osition. namely, that all Select Friends
must pass as good an examination as they
did upon entering the old lodge John III.
order. ex-grand master Of the old A. o.
II. W. lodge. has been appointed 20 nego-
tate with the Bankers union.
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NELSON WANTS TO KNOW.
Graded Schools Brought in CLOSER
Touch With State Department.

Graded Schools Brought In Closer
Touch With State Department.
Superintendent Nelson is sending out
"a superintendents and principals Of city
and graded schools a report calling for
information showing the course Of study
pursued IN each school The report is
intended TO cover all the work of the
grades and four years OF high school
work. showing the branches pursued in
each grade Of the school and time de-
veted to the subject. Heretofore the re-
ports Of city schools have included lit
tie information besides the attendance at
such schools.
Mr.. Nelson's idea IS that the state de-
paFtnent of education should be in
closer touch with the graded school
work OF the state. Especially is this
true in view Of the fact that the law
now permits the consolidation of rural
anh00ls with q view to grade the same.
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Refused to Proaecnta.

San Francisco, March 21-Mrs. Agnes
Kent, who was arrested on suspicion Of
having sent a bottle of poisoned whisky
to her husband has been discharged
from custody The husband refused to
Police Judge Fritz stated that he be-
lieved Kent had mailed the liquor to
himself with intent to injure his wife,
who had sued him for divorce and ali
naOnv
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salina, Kan. March 21.-Mrs Mary r.
Bradley, aged n years. one OF the earliest
settlers Of Salina, died here Wednesday.
She conducted hotel here in 1865 The
building was log structure with dirt
roof and stood the bank OF the river
near what is now the center of town. This
hotel was In the earlier days the stopping
place for all travellers westward bound
and named among its guests many men
who have since become prominent IN the
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Rural Routea cue of PeabodY.

Peabody. March 21.-Inspector H. J.
Ormsby and Postmaster H. r. VanNcst
today laid a rural mail route southeast
from Peabody The route is rs miles
long and serves 100 families William
JOlliffe was appointed carrier. This
makes four routes that have been laid
out Of Peabody 1t Is thought that SER
vice on the routes Will commence about
May I. Inspector Ormsby Tuesday laid
two routes at Marion and on Thursday
will lay one south Of Florence.
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IT was troubled for several years with
chronic indigestion and nervous debility
writes y. J. Green Of Lancaster n H.
mo remedy helped me until 7 began using
Electric Bitters, which did me more good
than all the medicines ever used fhev
have also kept my wife in excellent health
FOR years. She says Electric BitterH ara
Just splendid for female troubles: that
they are a grand tonic and icvigorator Tor
weak run Gown women. No other rnadl-
cine can take its place ia our family
Try them. Only soc. Satisfaction guar
anteed BY A. j. Arnold e Sons drua,
sfore. 81 North Kansas aNonun =
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San Jose, Cal. March 21.-A petition
for letters of administration the prop
erty left by Mr. Mysenburg, a wealthy
Chicago railroad man. who died at Alma,
this county, last month, has been filed
in the probate court by Edwin F. Bailey
the executor. The property left by
Aysenburg is valued at $750.000. of which
amount $23s, 900 is in this county and
this is the amount that the court is
asked to probate.
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zimmer Quits BasebaIl.

Cleveland. March 21.-President Charles
thinner of the Players Protective asso-
citation and who last year played with
the Pittsburg National league club, today
announced his retirement as a profess
sional base ball player.
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Independence. Kan, March 1.-THE
school board at it, meeting last night
Condemned the Fourth Ward school
building Of this city. 1t has been regard
ed as unsafe for several years, and since
the high winds for the last few days the
school children were dismissed every day
The school board has made arrangements
to hold school in the city hall and the
basement of one Of the churches for the
rest 81 the term. At the oominr election
the citizens win vote bonds TO build two
nav schonl iIllIldlnae-
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Madden Pays $4,000 For a-Year-oId.

Louisville KY. March 21.-John f.
Madden today purchased from Gus Strauss
q lexington the chestnut hlly Lady Ster-
ling ? years old. by Hanover Cam. She
recently worked a half over the Lexing-
ton track in less than 50 seconds. The
price was s. 900.
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kansas and also from Kansas city and

Kansas and also from Kansas CITY and
St Joseph.
The chorus and orchestra this year are
larger than ever before The soloists VIII
be: W. W HinshaW, bass; Miss Gertrude
Florence Smith, soprano. Miss Nellie Bry
ant, contralto, and Thomas F. Hughes,
tenor. Mr.. HinshaW is a member OF the
Castle Square company In the afternQQu
of each festival day there will be a ms
cellaneous concert In which Blrgen sand
zen, Samuel T1lorstenberE Prof Llndberg-
Prof. Wagstaff, Prof. Harris and 6ag-
bart Rrase will take part
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o,Rrien Whins Establishment.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. March 21.-In
.twenty-round contest at catch weights in
the Standard theater il this city this even
ing Jack o. rien Of Philadelphia clev-
erly knocked out Jack Thompson of
Newcastle in the second round. The
American quite outclassed his opponent