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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

then it does not stand a good chance as
a majority of the senators are Of the
opinion that the county officers are now
receiving sufficient compensation for
their labors They say that there is no
falling off of candidates for the offices
which is considered to mean that the
pay is enough as it stands.
Local bills viii be rushed through even
If the governor did say that he would
refuse to sign a local bill after February
10. The members evidently did not take
him seriously or may be they figured on
using the executive and judicial appro-
Dlia tfon bill as a club
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
HOW ADAMS FELL.
Was Running Toward the Crowd
When Shot.

officer Boyles, VINO was on the North
Kansas avenue beat. was the first officer
at the scene of the smashing. Watch
man Connors was close behind him.
s'Wnen we arrived" saiG BoyIes, ''the
crowd yelled Mob EN-, hang EN-, burn
'em arrested Mitchell and Emerson.
They seemed to De the leaders When I
got there they stopped carrying out the
beer. DIR. Mitchell was giving orders.
All the crowd had white handkerchiefs
tied over their 1aees, but 1Iitchells and
Emersor's handkerchiefs came off 1
went to where they were throwing out
the stuff and told them to stop. The
crowd fell back toward jackson street
and the shooting commenced. I shot
twice in the ar. Adams was running
toward the crowd when he was shot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
RMERsoN Vas HURT.
Hand Cut But Said Raid Was Sue
cessfu1.

Rev. Mr.. Emerson was booked at the
police station at 1:30 on tre charge Of
resisting an officer Officers Boyles
and Downey were credited with the ar
rest.
Rev Mr. Emerson stayed at the jail
until three o'clock. His injured hand
was bound up in handkerchief His
clothes were mussed and showed the
marks of a struggle. He did not wish
to say much about the affair as he was
under arrest. 1T was successful" he
said in speaking Of the raid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
DR. MITCHELL TALKS.
Says That Men Unloaded Car Of
Liquor and They Were Watched.

DR.. Mitchell vas at Riverside hospital
when seen by a State Journal reporter
at 3 O'Clock this morning He was un-
der arrest. but was caring for the
wounded man Adams. Asked about the
affair oil last night he appeared very
reticent and said the least said about
it the better"
''TheS were unloading the liquor all
evening" said DIR. Mitchell I'VE fol-
lowed the wagon that they were haul
ing it in from ne Union Pacific tracks.
They had empticd one car and there is
another still on the track. It was all
beer
DIR. Mitchell hsd little to say about the
rushing, as he did not wish to give
any discriminating evidence. When
asked il he was present when the
smashing took place he admitted that
he was
when the omcers came" said Dr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
NEws RY TELEPRoNE.
officers at Police Station Told of Raid
Soon After Midnight

Sergeant Gof was on duty at the po-
lice station when he received tele-
phone call for a riot on West Curtis
street
1T was about midnight VIXEN someone
telephoned that there was a riot or
something going on near Curtis and
Jackson streets. I sent word to officers
Boyles and Downey to see what it was
and notified the chief by Telephone. Off
Ger Parcels went over with the wagon
and brought Rev Mr. Emerson to the
station .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
HE IS READY TO TELL.
G. III. Griggs Knows All About Mr..
Warner

Mr.. c. H. Griggs came to the state
Journal Office today and wrote the fol-
lowing statement for publication: "T
wish to repeat the statement made in
the Sunday morning paper for the bene-
fit Of State Journal readers. that T. w.
Griggs who is so enthusiastically sup
porting Mr. Hughes for mayor is nay
brother and trust the good people Of
Topeka will not get us so mixed in the
future they have in this case. and at
other times previous And L wish further
to say that any one who may wish FOR
information concerning Nj. Warmers
campaign for mayor can get * by calling
upon me- as l was also In business with
Mr. Warner some years as1 and have
had some opportunity to acquaint my
self with the latetr gentleman."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
STOPS EXTRA SESSION.
Senate Committee Reaches an
Agreement Regarding Cuba.

Washington. Feb 25.-The senate com
rnittee on relations with Cuba has agreed
TO an amendment to the army appro-
priation bill regarding Cuba. The entire
committee is in agreement and there
will be no minority report, and no OPP
position is expected from the Democrats
IN the senate. It is the general impress
sion that the agreement tocay makes an
extra session Of congress unnecessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Mitchell. several shots were fired.
do not know who fired first. Both the
crowd and the officers fired The crowd
ran toward the street and called upon
them to rally. ! was not the first to
reach Adams when he was shot. but he
was not unconscious At o'clock he
had rallied considerable He told me
that he was shot by an officer, but does
not know Whn.,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Old soldiers Will have decidedly the
best of it if the Tapp bill passed in the
senate this morning goes through the
house It provides that all soldiers who
served in the civil war shall be given
preference in all appointments by the
state and city officers. 1t also provides
that his age shall not be considered
against him in making the appoint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
FOUND SECOND BULLET woUN1
At 8 O'clock Physicians Discovered
Bullet Hole in Adams Shoulder.

At O'Clock Dr. Hammond reported
that he had found a second bullet
wound in Adams right shoulder Pre-
fous to that time it was thought he had
been shot only in the chest Adams
seemed to have rallied ard was resting
much easier than he had been. HIS
condition, however. was sucn that it was
not thought adv isable for the physicians
to begin prob g for the balls.
A runor WIS circulated that Adams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
ApAMs WILL REcovER.
Wound Not SO Serious as at First
Supposed

The physicians in probing for the
bullet wound in J. w Aiems' breast
found that there is but one bullet wound
instead Of two as was thought at first
The physicians believe that the bullet
entered his chest near the left breast
and came out near the right shoulder
The wound is not considered as serious
as at first He will recover without a
doubt was the assurance given by DR..
Mitchell this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
MR.. TRoUTMAN DENIES.
Says He Opposed Hughes on Account
of Paving.

The state Jodrnal today received a
communication from James a. Trout
man, Col Hughes manager ia which
he denies that he acted as chairman or
a delegation rnica rrotcstel against
councilman from the Sixth ward. he
admits that he was with a delegation
OF protesting citizens but says that a.
p Jetnlore was chairman and that the
reason for the protest was because
Hughes was opposed to the Potwin
pavement.
The meeting referred to IN Saturdays
Journal was rot tefcre tic council bat
before a committee composed OF Coun-
ciInaen Warner and Cnaney. Mr.. Warner
said today. .The article in the Journal
Qas the substance of Uhat Mr.. Trout
man said as / remember It,
Mr. Clancy also corrOborated the re-
port Of the Interview.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

had tripped over some obstacle. and had
fallen striking mis- breast on a steel bar
instead Of having been shot. This rumor
was denied fatty by DR.. Hammond, who
said that both the bullet wounds were
clear and not 10 be mistaken
This morning at 8 O'Clock Adams con-
ditior was unchanged He was resting
comfortably and the physicians thought
he had a chance to recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
MIR. EMERsoN's REvoLvER.
Officer. Downey Has the Weapon in
His Possession.

Officer Downey has in his possession
the 3S calibre Smith & Wesson revolver
that Rev. Emerson used in the raid last
night
officer Downey was stopped, when he
arrived at the scene Of the raid last
night. by revolver. He grabbed the
man who held 1t and knocked it from
his hands and took possession of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25
sPoILs OF WAR
They Left Their Weapons Behind
Them

The raiders who wrecked Cash
Curtis warehouse left behind II axes,
sledges, mauls and blacksnitlas ham
mers.
prietors of the place last night by the
aid of lanterns found several Of the
weapons in the debris Of broken bottles
and splintered beer cases n the yard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

He mad a sledge and a steel bar in his
fell"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

Chicago. Feb. 25-Forecast for kan
sas: Fair tonight and Tuesday; NORTH
west winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-25

LContinued On Sixth Pase.l
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

er OF 500 acres of land; the Chero-
kee beauty owns l20 acres; tie
Chickassw beauty owns son acres;
the Seminole beauty 120 acres, aud
the Greek beauty owns 160 acres OF
land, etc. Now, as this is free adj
vice, we will add that If land and
money be the object only, the
Creek colored beauty has 160 acres
of land and also money, same as the
Indian beauty, but we would advise
the stranger to get an introduction
before he asks any OF these hands,
lands and money for the benefit of
ambitious young men in the east.
Eastern papers please conv."
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
Court of Tax Appeals.

.
The case OF most interest before
the tax appeal court yesterday was
that of the, Mcintyre Building Co.
The valuation Of the property at
King and Fort streets was returned
at SaO, 600 and Increased to- 5000
by the, assessor. Thez appeal was
made upon $4,000 'A ~
The appellants argued that $780,
600 was the figure returned upon
the land, while in,Jappayy 1sh this
year, the property was vacanhro3 :,
The appeal in tbs valuation of
the Testa property was on IS 600.
The valuation was increased from
$1,000 tal$8,OO0. - ~ ~
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
Bicyclist Badly Bruised.

Through the Needless driving of
lady in buggy a collision hap
penei yesterday afternoon 0ou Bsre-
tania street between bicycle rid-
den by W. T. johnson, OF the Homo.
lulu Iron Works, aud the buggy.
johnson was thrown on the side
walk near Dr.. Warehouses;. place
and was seriously, hurt. He wa,
taken to his home on Punchbowl
street where be received medical
attendance. 1t is claimed that the
lady driving the tu4gy was on the
wrong side t the street.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
The Kohala Club.


The we'll kuo wn resort in Kohala
made famous to travellers by James 5
Sakai and known as the Kohala
Club has been incorporated under
the name OF the Kohala Club aud
Transportation Co., with capital
Of 500 The ofiicers ar (: John
NJ. Hind, president; Robert Hall,
vice president; w. P. Mod ,ugall.
treasurer; F. G. Paetow, secrstsryj
H ,nry R,nton, au iitor. These with
Mes,rs, Gliding, Flank Wood aud Il.
r Bryan, constitute the bard OF
directors Mr.. Sakai will continue
As manager. w
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
Another kamaaina Gone.

William Abbsy, who has bean i'll
for the past four months, died last
Sunday evening at the Queen's Hos
pital aud was buried yesterday
afternoon at the Pearl Jity Ceme-
terry. NS's
Mr.. Abbey was we'll known 10
Hawaii. He came here about thirty
years ago from England. He was,a
bricklayer aud plasterer by { trade
aud worked on almost every planta
tion on these Islands. He first
worked on the Eleele plantation,
Kauai, then owned by MwrAugust
Drier. He married Miss Mary.
Mundop, daughter of the late
James Mundon, and sister of
George Mundon OF Kesha, Kauais
He also worked for several con-,
tractors in this city on Slarke build
ings, among them being the post
office, Progress block and several
others. He leaves five sons aud one
daughter, William H, James f.,
George c., Harry E, Albert A. and
Flora S, all of whom have attended
the Kamehamehs Schools. There
we're ouly two present at his fuuer al
services, William II and Albert A.,
the rest being on the tther Islands.
Toe services we're conducted by
the Rev. Alex. Mackintosh at the H.
Fl. william. undertaking parlors,
aud a special train wa, despatched.
to Pearl City Cemetery, where he
was laid in his last resting place.
M-.Abbey was nearly sixty years old
at the time of his death 's 1rg
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

We hope The N. Y. Tribune will
now praise the editors OF the bright
papers in the IDdian Territory be-
cause they are not to be corrupted
like the alleged black ailfng news.
paper men OF Honolulu. ,f
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
TUESDAY, AUG. 13, 1901.
NOT TIE ONLY PEBBLE.

We mustn't believe that Hawaii
with her fair heiresses is the only
pebble on the matrimo NAL beach.
The ambitious but poor aud honest
pale faces are willing 10 marry any,
thing with money as can be seen by
an article republished below from
the Muskogee Weekly Times.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
TOPICS OF TAG DAY. u

We again ask why women and
children and unskillful drivers in
general should he allowed to drive
through the streets, jeoparhizing,
the lives OF those who walk or ride
their wheels in proper manner.
Hardly day goes by without an
accident being recorded aud yet
nothing is done to stop Needless
driving.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

We confess that we do not know
where Muskogee, Indian Territory,
is, but we persume it is somewhere
on the Mainland and by reading the
leading paper OF the place We learn
that there is patent medicine for
sale, several undertakers, church
and restaurant where catfish is
served in any style.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13
Lands to b, condem ned.

The U. s. Government thought it
could obtain ell the land it wanted
for.the naval station at Pearl Har-
Dor for $l6,S00. So Var the claims
OF the property owners are as fol-
lows:
Honolulu Plantation Co. .. L. 100000
Oahu Sugar Go, 100000
Oahu Railway aud Ian a Co. $4,000
The Bishop Estate. ........ 372, 200
The John Ii Estate. ......... $4,000
Bishop & Co, same as Oahu
Sugar Co................ 100000
TnE INDEPENDENT 30 cents per
month
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

f, We suggest to all the judges OF
the courts to adopt Judge Wilcox's
motto in his relations with at
torneys. He grants the request for
a postponement, as a rule, and he
always adds to concession the
words: "And on-such and such a
day--bs ready" The result is that
although the cases on the calendar
of the District Court averages more
than fifty cases day, the calendar
is never overcrowded and defend
ants, lawyers aud witnesses put to
very little annoyance by waiting.
How about those Okolehao cases in
Judge Dickey's Court Is the
learned gentleman waiting for the
stuff" to be- matured, or is he
maturing himself7
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

Wherever Muskogee may be, how
ever. it shares the fate OF Hawaii in
regard to the lovelorn swains who
are willing to accept dusky beauties
with plenty OF coin. The article re-
ferred to reads as folio xs:
"The Indian girls seem to have
grown more beautiful lately. Most
any old Creek girl who is unmarried
is growing prettier. No wonder.
She has a living to her credit on
registering, 100 acres Of fine land
and may be so head of cattle, two
or three pairs OF mules and may be
a well-fxed-up home on the l6O
acres which she owns. And again,
$500 or $1,000 due her from the
United States, and also she may be
educated, and some of them are
awful pretty. All OF this makes her
mighty lovable. For the informa.
tion of some people who may be
tenderieet, we write this.
1T is reported that there are lots
OF good looking young men in the
east that have got it into their
orthodox heads that all they ha'
got to do is to land in the Ind;au
Territory and they have an Indian
beauty and fortune awaiting their
grand arrival. Right along here let
us tell the young men that the
above besutiful prospect is aregulai
no go. We have been raised here
among these beauties. We talk both
Creek and bad English, and we have
been driven to use both languages
and as the saying goes. il we just
could call back twenty years We
were kind Of good looking, and ye'
these same Indian beauties came
very near making bachelor OF us
in fact, it was very close call fol
US. We happen 10 know that these
Indian beauties are as troublesome
10 lead to the altar as any otbei
beauties, and it is not every one
that can say Lord, Lord that art
chosen. Many may think they have
been called, but we must confess
that very few will be chosen.
"The Choctaw beauty 10 the own
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

The Chinese have always COM
planned because men of their race
were arrested for gambling and
fined in Gums from two to FIVE dol.
lars, while "white" men who gamble
we're never pulled up before the
District Magistrate. Judge Wilcox
is one OF the most accommodating
magistrates 10 the world hut, We
fear. he made himself disliked By
the Chinese gamblers who pleaded
guilty in his court yesterday. You
want to he treated IN the same foot
ing, as white men," said the Judge,
II have fned several white msn
charged with gambling $40 ano
costs and the same privilege of fill
ing the treasury is extended to you;
ten dollars each and costs.' And
the uugrateiul Chinese grumbled al
being classed with the sforeign
devils." They had never studied
the effects of boomerang.
The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1901-08-13

The New York Tribune gave the
newspapers published in Hawaii q
big roasting" a while ago. The
Tribune had undoubtedly good in
tentions in its effort to teach Is
proper journalism, but why net
begin the good work at homs 2 We
b ave before us brilliant American
journal named The Wan Sun, which
ID published in Wan, Indian Terri
tory. The issue TO which We refer
contains communication, h-aaisd
The Personality of God. I be colunns
adjoining the communication is
filled with an advertisement OF 9
gold cure remedy. The leaiing and
only editorial roads as follows:
"Judgs Hncklsberry, OF Sallisaw,
said he wanted to read live paper,
an bauded the Editor dollar the
other day when he was in that
town. Judge Huckleberry iS one OF
the leading and most successful
lawyers at Sallisaw, aud clients who
place buslnes, in his hands need not
fear but that it will be attended to
correctly"
Then there is clipping from Ca
lilornia paper Touching upon the
fish which David Starr Jordan
caught here, and in the local column
we 6ud the following paragraph, APP
propra'e ev ieatly to An erican
journalism 1t reads: ~
"We wish that some kind people
would bring us some potatoes,
roasting ears, onions, corn, wheat
beans, peas, fruit aud chickens, on
! subscription"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-14
MAYDOLE'S HAMMER.
RenSon'S Plaster Is Palms Master)

When Maydole was told that he made "a
pretty good hammer" he said, mo, don't
make pretty good hammer make the
best hammer that ever sods made"
Every carpenter who saw Maydole ham
mer wanted one. 1t was of the best ma
terial, perfectly balanced, and the head
never flew off. Hammers were divided into
two classes-lst, Maydole's; I'd, all the rest.
Plasters are separated by the same line
OF cleavage; LIST, Benson's Porous Plaster
I'd, oil the rest. When, for rheumatic pain,
. cold cough, kidney trouble or any
other disease or ailment that may be treated
externally, you ask for a plaster, any hon.
est, reputable druggist will give you Ben
sons. He knosos it Is incomparably the
best, and he assumes that you know it too.
Al the name of Maydole stood for hammers
tho name of Benson stands for plasters-
the ''real thing" All the medicinal poten-
cies that are valuable in plaster are in
Benson's. Capsicum, Strengthening and
Belladonna plasters are out of date.
An army of physicians and druggists, and
millions of the people, have written of
Benson's Plasters as remedy to betrusted.
Benson's Pla.ters have fifty-fve highest
GsoGrds. Accept no substitute.
For sale by all druggists, or we will pre-
pay postage on any number ordered in the
United States, on receipt of Csc. EACH
Seabury 81 johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N Y.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-14
HistOry of the ssIIina.0

ihere Is not an actor, an actress, a
vocalist or other public performer, in
Guiding the politician, but must be in
terested in the hiss and it's origin.
Dr' Ainslie Hollis in The Humani-
arian tells, under the title of Before
Babel" of his researches as to the pre-
Valling language before the Confusion
of tongues"
referring to the aforesaid awesome
word, he writes: Perhaps the sibilant
IS Est, is, sh) is one of the Oldest sounds
IN animated nature, as it undoubtedly
is one of the simplest to produce.
"Nocalized in the English hiss (hist,
hush) we find the pure sibilant adopted
by beasts, birds and reptiles as an ex-
pressive of the warning in times of
stress.
Even the crustacean cirrhipeds can
produce the sound, when there is an
adjacent source of danger although
they are not supplied with a proper vo-
cal apparatus.
BESIDES acting as a warning not to
its own kith, some predatory animals,
as, for instance, some Of the smaller
carnivora and certain snakes, utter
the sound in a minatory manner to
ward off Objectionable intruders from
their lair.
Equivalent in the former case to the
expressions Keep quiet Stand STILL
a hiss is construed in it's more widely
known sense among animals of differ.
ent species as Come forward at your
peril impressing a visitor in search OF
hospitality much in the same way as
did the legend Cave canem,' on the
threshold of a Roman mansion"
The paragraph concludes sagely: "OuI
English hiss is mainly restricted to the
| use of dissatisfied playgoers. The
sound here retains it's primitive mean
ing-a warning note"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-03-14
| ||z I MI! |I'|I I|s | |
At Home And
Abroad.

power of tongue of anything in the
shape of woman ON this planet from
Nell Gwynn down to Maud Come
Today among the very cream of the
cream of the American "swell' set are
two fashionable leaders that owe their
success, after their dollars, to the rare
social qualities inherited from a iollv
old soul of an Irish woman ancestor
who was fond of both her joke and her
tea and who never appeared in society
circles.
Upon every plane in American life
the Irish woman has impressed her.
self One whose memory should be
kept green by American journalists is
the late Mildly Morgan, for 20 years live
stock market reporter on the New Yorl,
Tribune and Times. She was so strik.
ing figure that persons who knew her
and those who did not know her alike
turned to look after her upon the street
Over six feet high, towering like a gi
antess, she had regular, beautiful fea-
lures and one of the most highly cult
waited musical voices that ever issued
from human lips. Her knowledge Of
live stock was so thorough that she
was said to be the best Judge of the
weight of a live beef animal of anv