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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28
LODGE News.
FraternaI Aid Forms New Orr
ganizatiOn in Topeka.
Gossip Of Interest to Secret So
ciety Workers.

A fraternaI aid lodge was organized
Friday night at the c. A. r. hall on
sixth and Quincy with II charter mem
bers.
The following officers were elected
Inez Kincaid, past president John Ash
president: Mrs. Alice B. Ricketts,. vice
president; Mrs. Lille Brown, secretary
J. r. Ricketts,, treasurer; Drs. curtis ana
Scholle, medical examiners MISS PeatA
Gilmore. chaplain Mrs. E. PARCELS
guide; r. ". Brintnall, observer; thas.
Evans sentinel; r. w. Brintnall J. NJ
Wording and DR.. Schole, trustees MISS
Pearl Wording. musician.
The Banner Council was the mama
chosen for the new council Meetings
will be held every Friday night at Sixth
avenue and Quincy street
J. NJ. Gets of Litchheld committed
suicide at Fort Scott Thursday by TAX
ing carbolic acid. He was a hnancler
for an A. O. U. w. lodge. He left no
explanation
BeuIah and Helena chapters OF the
Order of the Eastern Star celebrated
St. Johns day June "A by picnic aE
Garfield park.
A number of the members of Orient
lodge, NO. 81, A. F. and a. NJ. cele-
brated St Johns day at MaTysville, the
occasion being the annual comforting OF
the third degree before the assembly oE
The event is made the occasion Of a big
5olliflcation by the Masons In the north
eastern counties of the state, and the
celebration occurs in rotation among
the principal towns of that section.
Naomi Rebekah lodge surprised the
MEMBERS of Odd Fellow No 40 lodge
Tuesday night. The ladies of Naomi
lodge gave an exhibition Of drill and
team work after which refreshments
were served.
A r. Talbot, member of the board OF
directors of the Modern Woodmen Of
An erica viii attend the Shawnee coun-
ty log rolling to be held here August ,.
He will make an address.
Irwin lodge No. $50 A. O. u w. and
its auxiliary lodge of the Degree Of
Honor win hold a joint installation Of
officers July 2. A musical programme
will be arranged and refreshments VIII
be served.
Prof S. G. Watkins Of Topeka. wh1
is grand master of the Kansas grand
lodge of Colored Masons was one of the
principal speakers at the meeting Of the
grand chapter of the order at Lawrence
this week. Delegates from Kansas and
Colorado are in attendance.
H. 49,
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During the recent session Of the Cali

During the recent session of the Cali
fornfa grand lodge of Pythians. the del
egates from each county announced
that appropriations had been made for
the purpose of installing and maintain
ing an exhibit at San Francisco during
the natio~a1 gathering, August Il to 20.
The amounts vary from $500 to $1,000
each; though there are many more who
have appropriated $1,000 than $500 while
some counties have voted appropria-
tons, without placing a limit upon the
cost or upon the expense o. the con-
nittee that is to look after it. Samples
Of the choicest fruits, for which sections
Of California are famous, will be sent
for free distribution. Some places have
voted to send a carload each day during
the CONVENTION
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writes Mrs. A. NJ. Shields. of Chambers
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

Everybody reads the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

J. M. Gets of Idtchheld committed
suicide at Fort Scott Thursday by TAX
ing carbOlic acid. He was a financler
for an A. 0. u. w lodge. He left no
explanation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

Prof. S. 6. Watkins Of Topeka. wh1
is grand master Of the Kansas grand
lodge of Colored Masons was one of the
principal speakers at the meeting Of the
grand chapter of the order at Lawrence
this week. Delegates from Kansas and
Colorado are in attendance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

irwin lodge No. $50 A. 81 y ". and
its auxiliary lodge of the Degree of
Honor win hold a joint installation OF
officers July 2. A musical programme
will be arranged and refreshments viii
be served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-28

Beulah and Helena chapters of the
Order of the Eastern Star celebrated
St. Johns day June "a by a picnic az
Garfield park.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
ONE HUNDRED WITNESSES.
Likely 10 Appear ut the Trial of the
Potter Case Next Monday.

The trial of the Potter case, which
has been assigned for Monday and
Tuesday in the Superior Court Prom
ises to be one of the hardest fought
bits of litigation that has been held
in that court in it's recent criminal
history The case will probably con-
sumo both days for which it has been
assigned.
Fifty witnesses have been served
for the state, and it is probable that
more will be summoned before the day
of the trial arrives. The defense has
been working industriously in getting
up evidence, and it is thought that
they will have an equally large num-
Der of witnesses summoned to meet
the evidence adduced by the state and
to sustain their position in the case.
Solicitor General Osborne has given
much attention to the case. He has
visited the scene of the tragedy, and
made a study of the topography of
the immediate and surrounding coun-
try, and it is said by those familiar
with his knowledge of the case that
he has it's every detail in the palm of
his hand.
Among the witnesses who have been
summoned to testify in behalf of the
state are, Guile Bourquin, DR.. Keller,
DR.. Osborne, j. H. Fox, Albert Wylly,
jim lKersey, Toby Bourquin, John
Sapp, George Bedford, Henry Bodi-
ford, Mrs. Bedford and H. T. Bodi-
ford.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
CRESCEUS WILL ARRIVE IN
SAVANNAH THIS MORNING.

In the marvellous performance of
trotting a mile IN 2:O2A at Columbus,
Ohio. on Aug. 2, year ago, the
stallion Cresceus. maintained an aver
age speed of fraction more than for
ty-three feet per second. This seems
incredible, but figures do not lie. The
stride of this powerful king of the
trotting turf is 81 feet inches, so 1t
will be seen he made two complete
strides a second to accomplish the
feat, which he did in the face of a
strong wind in the last quarter of the
mile. Under the same conditions of
weather and track. the horse being in
good form. IL he can quicken each
stride 1-245th part of a second, he will
clip y second from his record. He will
make the attempt on the occasion of
his appearance here tomorrow at $3.50
o'clock
The horse will arrive in Savannah
this morning, and Mr.. Ketcham wires
that he is in splendid condition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
POLICE ARE ANXIOUS
FOR MORE MONEY.
Are Signing IA Petition Asking for
an Increase in Pay.

The police say they cannot live on
s65 month. The patrolmen believe
they earn and are entitled to more
money and began yesterday to sign a
petition to City Council asking for an
increase in salaries.
The men in charge of the petition re-
fused to make the contents public and
an effort was made to keep what was
going on a secret. One of the COP
pers who signed the request for an in
crease said that with the prices of
food stuff so high the men with fami-
lies, and even those without find 1t
impossible to get along and pay their
bills.
1t is thought the plan is to have the
petition presented to Council at the
meeting tonight If this is done II
will probably be referred to the Police
Committee. Inasmuch as the estimate
of the cost of running the department
during the comink year has already
been handed in. it is doubtful If any
thing will be done with the petition
at this time. The estimate of the
Police Department contemplated no in
crease in salaries and it is said that
the Police Committee does not favor
paying out any more money than has
been used this year.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
DIED IN A WAGON.
Amos Davis Demise and His
Mothers Frenzy stopped Travel.

Amos Davis Demise and His
Mothers Frenzy stopped Travel.
Considerable excitement was created
and for a time traffic was completely
stopped yesterday morning at Bull and
Second streets.
Amos Davis, colored, was taken III
with pneumonia several days ago at
his home on the Dutch Town road,
and his illness not yielding to home
remedies. his wife put him into a wag
on and brought him to town for treat
ment. This course had been delayed
too long, however, and while the
wagon was standing in front of Mr..
Charles F. Luerssen's store, where the
wife had stopped to consult some
friends, the negro with a few gasps
for breadth, died.
Although this in itself Is an
unusual thing in MOST any neigh
borhood, the excitem emit and the
clOgging of the wheels of progress did
not occur Immediately after this, nor as
an immediate effect. 1t was not until
the mans mother, who had come into
town earlier to peddle the products of
their farm, and who had been noti-
fled of her sons death, arrived on the
scene that the real excitement began.
Amos was her only son, and the sud-
den termination of the not seriously
considered illness proved too much for
her. Immediately she corroborated the
report that had come to her by sight
of the body, she threw herself into sew
eral fits, then commissions, and during
which it required four of the sturdiest
of her women friends of the Dutch
Town colony to restrain her from do
ing harm to herself or perhaps others
She was thoroughly frenZied, entirely
beyond control of herself and almost
beyond that of her friends, and some
time elapsed before she could be quiet
ed, and finally she fell from sheer ex-
haustion.
When quiet had been restored and
those most interested had collected
their wits, she was put into a wagon
and driven, in company with other
wagons containing the corpse and sym
pathizing friends, back to Dutch Town.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
FOR ITS OWN HOME
OGLETHORPE CLUB LOOKING FOR
NEW QUARTERS.
MAY BUY MELDRIM RESIDENCE
COMMITTEE APPOINTED To CON-
sIDER LOCATIONS.

MeIdrim Property Was Talked of
Once Before and Is Favored by
Most of the CIub-Central Location
nm Attraction to Many-SOme of
the Older Members Don't Want to
Leave the Business District and
Are wedded TO the BrOughtOn and
Bull street BaIcOnies-CIub Said to
Building Rooms.
A special committee from the Ogle-
thorpe Club is looking around for
new club home. Although, as is all
ways the case, the members are ex-
tremely reticent about matters pertain
ing to the club it is known that they
are anxious to own a home of their
own.
With this end in view a special COM
mittee of five has been named to look
for suitable quarters. This does not
mean that the club has positively de-
termined to change it's location, al
though this seems to be most proba BILE.
1t is understood that the committee
has its eye on the residence of Col. z.
w. Meldrim on Madison Square and
IndL Ile new NTefIldUld IodHh " Dt
erected on Congress and BUR streets
viii not likely be used. There is said
to be still another place in the neigh
borhood of the De Soto Hotel that is
being thought of by the committee.
The Oglethorpe Clubs present quar-
ters at Bull and Broughton streets are
owned by Mr.. Wymberley Jones De-
Renne. but it is understood that the
members would prefer to have their
own home and that, more centrally To-
Gated. The Meldrim residence would
be an ideal place. This location was
considered by the club several years
ago. In the event that a deal is con-
summated and the club takes up it's
abode on Madison square, all of Sa-
vannah's clubs will be located CEN
trally and in the immediate vicinity
of the De Soto Hotel.
The members of the club, however,
are not all in favor of moving any
further south. The younger members
are anxious to move out a half dozen
or more blocks, but many of the older
ones desire to have the club remain
in the business district. They find it
convenient to their offices and indeed,
it is said, do considerable Of their work
in the rooms of the club. While some
of these express a willingness to move
into better quarters they insist that
they must not be carried south of
BroughtOn street. Others do not want
to leave the present location. They
are welded to the balconies looking
out into Bull and Broughton streets.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
TO MARK THE GRAVES.
C. ". A. Will Rear Marble Memorials
to Their Dead.

At meeting of the Confederate
Veterans Association. last night in
Confederate Veterans Hall, an appro-
prition was made to the end that the
graves of those veterans in the as
sociation's lot, now unmarked, be pro-
vided with suitable marble tomb
stones these to contain the name, dates
of birth and death, and the command
in which each served.
Capt. White informed the associa-
ton that the sculptor having in hand
the making of the monument which
is to be reared in the lot to the me-
mory of the dead of the association,
had advised him that the memorial
would be finished by the first of April
so that 1t might be unveiled on April
26, Memorial Day. The committee ap-
pointed to look to the clearing up of
the lot, made their report.
By the presentation of several Valu-
able books to the association, the
nucleus of what purposes to become
a library of considerable proportion,
was obtained at the meeting last night
A history of The life of Gen Wade
Hampton was presented to the asso-
citation by Mr.. Edwin Wells, a mem
Der of the Sumter Camp in Charles
ton, who will make his home in Saw
annah during the winter. Capt Lewis
G. Young presented to his comrades
several valuable volumes. These We're
"Afioat and Ashore" Days of De-
struction and Reconstruction, Life
of Ambrose Sydney Jonson," by his
son, and Rise and Fall of the Con-
federate Government"
The association accepted the invi-
tation of the Sons to attend the ad-
dress of Hon. Robert NJ. Hitch, on
Dec. II, when he will deliver a
paper on the Secession Convention of
1861. Thanks were extended to all who
aided in the exercises at the recent
houSe-warming.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
TO FOREIGN RELATIVES.
And TO Charity Margaret Berdon
Left the Bulk of Her Estate.


The will of Mrs. Margaret Berdon.
late widow of Christian Berdon, was
filed for probate in common form in
the office of the Ordinary yesterday af-
ternoon. The testators had no immediate
kin, the property being bequeathed to
the neices and nephews of her former
husband, and to various charitable and
religious institutions.
The instrument is dated April 80.
1902, and contains a codicil, executed
on May 8. DR.. Charles c. Schley is
nominated as executor, and is re-
lieved of the obligation of making any
returns or giving any bond for the
faithful performance of his duties. To
him personally, $500 is bequeathed.
To three nieces of her husband,
whose married names the testator
AYERS she cannot recall, she bequeaths
$500 each. These heirs live in different
parts of Germany. To her sisterin-
law, and to two other nieces of her
husband in Germany, she leaves $1,000
each. To Cassie SchwarZ, of Savan-
nah, she leaves 81 900. In the codicil
to the will the property situated next
to the home of the testator, is be-
queathed to her niece, Bertha Beren-
them.
To the several charitable and relig-
ious institutions monetary requests
are directed as follows: To the Saw
annah Widows Society, for the bene-
fit of the Abraham Home, $500; Fee
male Orphans Benevolent Society est
Mary's Home,) $500; Rev. William
Mayer. pastor Sacred Heart, $500. The
will further provides that so much of
the residue of the estate as is necessary
be devoted to the erection of suitable
tombstone, and the remainder if any,
be divided equally between the Saw
annah Widows Society and st. Mary's
Home.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10

Atlantic Coast Line offers quickest
and best service to Florida.
Trains leave Savannah as follows:
FLORIDA and West Indian Limited. -
with Pullman sleeper, Savannah to
Tampa, via Jacksonville and Sanford.
leaves at 9:O5 a. m. Getty time) for
Jacksonville and points south.
Savannah and Florida Limited. -
with Pullman sleeper, Jacksonville to
Tampa, leaves at p. m. Getty time)
for Jacksonville and points south.
New York and Florida Express. -
with Pullman sleeper, Savannah to
Jacksonville. leaves at 4:3O a. m. (city
time) for Jacksonville and points
south.
Ticket agents. De Soto Hotel both
phones 73, and Union Station. Bell 235.
Georgia 9l1, will furnish full informa-
ton.
Passenger service unexoelled. I'D.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
MRS. w. H. ELLIOTT RESIGNED.
CrittentOn Home May Soon Have All
Inmates 1t Can AccOmm Odate.

Inmates 1T Can AccOmm Odate.
At the December meeting of the di-
rectresses of the Crittenton Mission,
held yesterday morning in Wesley
Monumental Church, Mrs. w. H. FL
lott, resigned as president. Mrs. c.
D. Baldwin was elected to succeed her.
Reports were read by the various
committees and these showed that the
work, though so recently started, is in
good shape. There are still many
things necessary, however, among
them being underclothes and blankets.
The ladies are in hopes that this need
will be supplied so soon as it ds made
known to the public.
The mission has received the gift of
a stove for heating the house, but the
thing for which they have made re-
peated appeals, that have not been
Needed is a COW. They are not dis
couraged by the delay, but live in hope
that such a present will be made them
soon.
There are now four inmates in the
home, and it is possible that within
the next week or two three more may
be added. AS seven is all that the
home can accommodate, when that
number has been received it will be
necessary either to enlarge the home
or to stop receiving other persons I'M
til some of those already in the home
can be disposed of.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
CITYS FINANCES
ARE ALL RIGHT.
A Good Surplus and n Largely In
creased Income Figured on.

creased Income Figured on.
A conservative estimate of the in
come of the city for the coming year
is placed by the city treasurer at $685.
200 to be derived from all sources. 1t
is figured out that at the close of the
year the municipal government will
be $4,000 ahead of the game, and that
amount can be safely added to the fig-
ures furnished Mayor Myers and AL
derman Dixon, chairman of the FL
nance Committee, by Maj Hardee yes
terdaY.
The figures show a considerable In
crease over the present year, but no
more than had been expected. 1t had
been figured that the city would have
a great deal more money to spend dur
ing 1903. and it has already been stated
in the Morning News what will prob
ably become of the money.
The total amount of the appropria>
lions for the present year was $780,
108. This is more than $64, 900 less
than the sum it is expected the city
will have next year, including, OF
course, the figured surplus of $4,000.
AS has already been announced, most
of the city's money will go for street
paving, extension of water mains and
the opening of streets. Some of the
departments, more particularly the fire
and park and tree, will probably re-
ceive increased appropriations. Mayor
Myers stated that he will not call
Council together to go over the depart
ment estimates until next week.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
FIRED ON PARAM OUR
WHO WOULDN'T OBEY.
Mary jane Roberts Wouldn't Give
Up 81 and Was Shot In Stomach.

Mary Jane Roberts Wouldn't Give
Up 81 and Was Shot In Stomach.
Following a dispute over IS, Mary
Jane Roberts, cslored, was shot in the
abdomen and probably fatally wound
ed yesterday on the White Bluff road
about six miles from the city. The
shot was fired by Jesse Miles, a negro,
who made his escape.
The woman was brought to the city
and sent to the Georgia Inf1rmary for
treatment. She stated that she had
been living with Miles, and that they
had frequently quarreled. She had S.
in her possession yesterday and when
Miles learned of it he endeavored to
get her to surrender the cash. The
woman says that she refused, and
that her refusal angered her paramount.
According to her statement, Miles
drew a revolver and, without word
of warning, sent a, bullet into her
stomach. She fell to the ground and
he left her for dead Friends of the
wounded woman brought her to the
city for treatment, but no report of the
ARRAY was made to the authorities. Her
story was told with an effort, and she
was suffering considerable pain at an
early hour this morning.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-10
MILITARY To MEET
WITH CITIZENS INTERESTED IN
RIFLE PRACTICE
AT GUARDS HALL TONIGHT.
ORGANIZATION OF SOUTHERN
RIFLE ASSOCIATION TO BE DIS
CUSSED.

Province of Proposed Association
Will Be to Manage All ShOots-Win
Relieve individuals of Task-PIans
Will he FOrmuIated-COmm
which Had in Charge the Manage
ment of Recent Interstate shoot
VIII Make Their RepOrts-PIan
VIII BE Devised for Holding An
other Meet Next Summer Under
Auspices of New Association.
A meeting of citizens interested in
Rife practice will be held tonight at
the Guards Hall. The meeting will
be an important one, and the officers
and men are anxious that there be a
large attendance.
The first steps will be taken in the
formation of what purposes to be
southern rifle association, under which
all future rifle events are to be held.
This announcement in the Morning
News some time ago. caused consid-
cradle comment and plans which have
been quietly forming will take definite
form tonight.
Savannah rifemen have taken the
lead in this movement, which, in the
opinion of many, is destined to make
the city the Sea Girt of the South.
They have received abundant asSur-
ance of hearty cooperation from the
military of neighboring states. The
success of the recent interstate shoot
served to stimulate the movement,
which was even then in it's embryotic
form.
For Another Shoot.
In addition to the steps which will
be taken looking to the formation of
the general association, it is highly
probable that plans will be devised to
the end that another shoot be held
here next spring. The experience of
the last meet taught the officers of
the Military Range Association and
others instrumental in the success of
the shoot, that much time is needed
for the proper preparations incident to
a meet of its proportions.
AS it is a foregone conclusion that
another meet will be held here next
season, it is the desire and intention
of the officers to formulate plans for
the contamination of the project at
once. The burden of the management
of the recent shoot fell to a few in
dividuals. If the proposed association
is formed, the work will then be placed
III the Oh d SeileIdI cAtCullFS
committee of the association so form
ed.
Plan of Organization.
The committees in charge of the
recent shoot will make their reports.
In addition to the statistical and fl
nancial features of the reports, the va
rious officers will offer to the meeting
such suggestions as the experience OBJ
tanned by the management leads them
to believe will conduce to improved
service in the future.
All citizens, whether members of the
military or not. who are interested in
rife practice or revolver matches, are
urged to give an impetus to the move
ment by their attendance on the meet
ing. Those who foster the movement
for the formation of the Southern AS
| ISOLATION, say that the realization of
their desires insures Savannah
supremacy as the center of military
activity in the Southern states.