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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-08
Pony Hurdle Jump.

St Louis. No. Nov. s.-The worlds rec
ord for pony hurdle jumping Of five leet
nine inches. made at the Iast horse
show by the pony kreuger. was equal I'd
by the pony again last night Among the
first prize winners was the High School
horse Limestone Belle. owned by 0. D.
Woodward, Kansas City
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PE-RU-NA

Sharp of Kansas letter from 1927 street. N E.
Washington D. C., writes:
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months ago from Arizona suffering from
consumption He had been assccia ted in
former years with Booth. Barrett WaIack
and other famous actors. He was married
TO Jefries Lewis, now on the stage in this
east
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a Right Jolt on the jaw.

Seattle Wash. Nov. S.-Rufe Turner
knocked out Perry Oueenan in the
eighth round here last night by a right
jolt 10 the Jaw.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-08

Quoted, and arrive at Portland on Sunday
afternoon. making the trip in less than
eighty-one hours
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Had PLAYED Win Booth

les Args les Cal. Nov. N-Harry Main
hall. once Well known actor is dead at
St. Agnes hospital He came here six
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Waconda Flyer days for Topeka No
vember 10, II and T. at Stansfield's
drug store. You are invited
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Congressman Thompson OF Kentucky


Anyone who has taken Peruna has
clean mucous membranes.
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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
Senator Hanna Names the Civic Fcd-
eratiOn's Committee OF
Cancellation.

New York, March Ex-senator Mark
Hanna on Thursday named the mem
bers of the committee on Cancellation
of the Civic Federation, whose appoint
ment was provided for at the last
meeting of the executive committee.
According to the bylaws the commit
tee was to consist of the officers of the
executive committee, NJ. A. Hanna,
chairman; Samuel Gompers, first vice
chairman; Oscar S. Strauss, second vice
chairman; Charles A. Moore, treasur-
err, and Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary, and
nine men to be appointed by the chair
man. His appointments are: Arch
bishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, Frank
lin McVeagh, John Mitchell, Frank F..
Sargent, James Duncan, J. Krutt-
schnitt. William E. Pfahler and Marcus
NJ. Marks. This committee is to take
ND threatened trouble between capital
lists and workingmen, with view to
settling them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
y HE.7iI
ON MISSION OF PEACE,
Trnnsvaal Leaders Go from Pretoria
Under II Flag of Truce to Visit
Kitchener.

London, March 24.--A dispatch
from Pretoria says that Acting Pres
iuent of the Transvaal Gen. Schalk-
burger has arrived at Pretoria under
a flag of truce at the head of o COM
mission representing the peace party
of the Beers. In the party are four
leading burghers-F. w. Reitz, en-
secretary Of state of the Transvaal,
and Commandments Lucas Meyer and
krogh.
The commission arrived on a spe-
cial train from Balmoral, about so
miles east of Pretoria. After a short
stay they drove to Lord kitchener's
headquarters, where they had an in
terview with the British commander.
The object of the mission, it is
said. is to obtain peace terms for
the Beers, which are to be submitted
to the leaders in the field and which,
it is hoped, will be of character to
stop for time at least all active
warfare.
The members of the commission
are instructed by their constituents
to demand autonomy for the Trans
vaal and Orange River republics as
the most important factor of the
prospective peace negotiations.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
MAKES A DENIAL.
to Resign If Congress Passed
the Root Army Dill.

Washington, March 22.-Gen. Miles
makes denial of having made state
ments before the senate committee
on military attributed to him by the
press as follows:
THE newspapers have misquoted my
statements before the committee. l did
not say | would resign from the army II
the Root bill became a law. did state to
one of the senators that might as well
go on the retired list If the measure under
consideration we're enacted by congress-
This is quite different from saying that
would resign. 1 have no intention to ask
for retirement l do not expect to be
forced to make such request. That is
some thing 1 hear of periodically, but do
not fear such an action merely because
expressed my views on pending legislation
to a congressional committee at its re-
quest There is no crime in this, and shall
continue to exercise what l believe my
right, and discharge what l feel to be my
duty, whenever the occasion presents it.
self I did not make the foolish statement
which has been attributed to me-a sort of
boast that I could name the favorites Of
the president and the adjutant general who
would be appointed under this new bill. -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
PASS THE ANARCHY BILL
Senate Approves of the Plan to Pro-
tect the President and Other
United States Officials.
DEATH FOR ASSASSIN IS The PENALTY.
The War Tax Repeal Measure Also
Finds Favor In the Senate-HOuse
Passes the River and HarbOr Bill
Naval Committee Shelves Schley
Bills-Other Business.

Washington, March 1s.-After pro-
longed debate the senate yesterday
passed the ship subsidy bill, the final
vote being AZ to 81. Six republicans
voted against the measure. The cal
endar was cleared of public bills for
the first time on record.
Washington, March 19.-For three
hours yesterday the senate had under
consideration the bill providing for the
protection of the president of the
United States and for the punishment
by United States courts of those who
commit assaults on him.
Washington, March 20.-During most
of the session of the senate yesterday
the bill providing for the protection
of the president of the United States
was under consideration. Senator Ba-
con introduced bill for the deporta-
ton and exclusion of alien anarchists.
In executive session the nomination of
Capt A. S. Crowninshield to be rear
admiral was confirmed.
Washingt on, March 21.-Throughout
the session of the senate yesterday
the bill providing for the protection of
the president of the United States was
under discussion. The report of the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
SUDDENLY STRICKEN.
Con E1isla Il. Hamilton Drops Dead
While Arguing Case In Court
MT Quincy, Ill.

Quincy, ILL.,, March 21.-Gen. Elisha B.
Hamilton, a prominent attorney and
politician and leader in grand army
circles, died suddenly Thursday, aged
Ga. While presenting an argument be-
fore the circuit court, Gen. Hamilt on
suddenly staggered and sank into his
chair, dead Paralysis of the heart is
given as the cause. Gen. Hamilton
served with conspicuous gallantry in
the civil war. He was commissioned a
general for bravery in connection with
the railroad strikes at East St. Louis,
and was inspector general of the state
under Cows. Cullom, Hamilton and
Oglesby. He was surveyor of the port
of Quincy during Grants two terms.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
WOOD AT WHITE HOUSE.
Governor OF Cuba Comes to CONFER
with PRECEDENT Over the Is
lind Affairs.

Washington, March 24.-Gen. Wood,
military governor of Cuba, arrived
here Saturday, and is the guest OF
President Roosevelt. The main object
of his visit to Washington at this time
is to arrange with the president and
the secretary of war for the transfer
of the active control of affairs in Cuba
to the Cuban republic. Soon after his
arrival Gen. Wood went to the war
department and had long talk with
Secretary Root regarding tho condl-
ton of affairs in Cuba. Subsequently
the two officials went to the white
house and had a conference with the
president.
President Palma will be inaugurated
May /, and American control in the is
land will terminate on that date. wv
ing to the short time Intervening and
the extent and Importance of the work
involved, it will be necessary to act
promptly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

Edward Tuck, the wealthy Boston
ian, who has decided to defray the en-
tire cost of erecting free American
hospital in Paris, has been known pre-
viously as a philanthropist. Among
his benefactions were gifts to Dart
mouth college amounting to $4O0,-
900. Mr.. Tuck, who is silent partner
in banking firm of Paris, has lived
in the French capital for number Of
years. DR.. Maguin, an American ply
sician we'll known in Paris, will be
director of the hospital, which is ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy in
1904.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Henry Reaches Kiel,

Kiel. Prussia, March 20.-The Ger
man battleship Kaiser Wilhelm H..
having on board Emperor William and
Admiral Prince Henry Of Prussia, ar
rived here at $50 p. nj. His majesty
and the prince were welcomed with the
firing of Salutes and cheers from the
naval squadron in these waters. Prince
Henry landed q t kiel at dusk and Joined
Princess Henry and his sons.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Noted Jurist Dies,

New York. March 21.-Noah Davis,
formerly a justice of the supreme
court of this state, died at his home
here, aged 81 years. Judge Davis was
a member of congress in 1869. In 1873
he was elected to the supreme court
and sat on the bench until 1887, most
of the time as presiding justice. Dur
ing that time he presided at some of
the most noted trials ever held in New
York. Among them were the two
trials of Tweed and the trial of E. S.
Stokes, charged with the murder of
James Fiske.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
finance committee on the bill repeating
the war revenue act was presented.

finance committee on the bill repeating
the war revenue act was presented.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The senate
Yesterday passed the war revenue bill,
also the bill to protect the president
by vote of 2 to Is. \ summary OF the
measure is as follows:
The bill provides that any person WITHIN
the United States who shall Wlltully ana
maliciously kill the president or any OH.
Ger on whom the duties OF president may
devolve, or any sovereign of a foreign
country, or shall attempt to kill any OF the
persons named, shall suffer death; that
any person who shall aid, abet, advise or
counsel the killing of any OF the persons
named. or shall conspire to accomplish
their death, shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing 20 years; that any person VINO shall
threaten to kill or advise or counsel an
other to kill the president, or any o1nclal
on whom the duties of president may oe-
volve, shall be imprisoned not exceedlng
ten years; that any person VINO snail VII
fully aid in the escape of any person guilty
Of any of the offenses mentoheu sllall We
deemed an accomplice and shall be pun
ished as principal. The secretary of war
10 directed to detail from the regular army
a guard of officers and men to protect the
president, without any unnecessary dis
play," and the secretary is authorized to
make regula tons as 10 the UTesS, d. Ills anu
equipment of such guard.
House.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The house
Yesterday began consideration of the
river and harbor bill. Mr.. Otey (Va.)
introduced bill appropriating $780,
100000 as a "good road fund.- to i'm
prove the highways of the country.
Washington, March 19.-The house
Yesterday further discussed the river
and harbor bill, and the general inmi-
grafton bill, which excludes from adj
mission to the United States anar-
chists or persons who believe in or ad-
vocate the overthrow by force or vio-
lence of all governments or forms of
law or the assassination of public Of
ficials, was favorably reported.
Washington, March 20.-1n the house
yesterday fair progress was made with
the river and harbor bill, and after the
close of the general debate p of the
116 pages of the bill were disposed of.
| A bill was introduced providing for 20
per cent. reciprocity agreement with
Cuba.
Washington, March 21.-1n the house
yesterday bills were introduced to pro-
vide safer and easier method of send
ing money by mail and to increase the
postal revenues, and to levy tax OF
ten cents a pound on renovated but
ter. The military appropriation bill
($9O,9O5,940) was reported. and the
river and harbor bill was further con.
sdered.
Washington, March 22.-The river
and harbor bill was passed in the
house yesterday and bill was intro
duced authorizing the postmaster gen
eral to make contract for pneumatic
tube mail service in cities. The nava,
committee adopted resolution in
definitely postponing further consid
Grafton of the Schley bills and resolu
tons.
Washington, March 24.-The house
devoted the entire time on Saturday
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

In the vast tropical forests that
clothe the banks OF the Amazon river
and it's tributaries there are gathered
every year $4,000 tons of rubber, and
100000 laborers are engaged in get
ting it out. This requires the tapping
of some 100000 trees, and, as the
rubber trees are scattered through
the woods, with an average of two
trees to the acre, it may be taken
that since the beginning of the sea-
son in last August 100000 acres Of
Amazonian forest have been worked
for rubber.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland. I'M

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, un-
like several other European SOW
ereigns, can leave her dominions when
she likes, and is at no time obliged
to remain in her kingdom. In this re-
spect she is more fortunate than, for
instance, the young ruler of Spain and
his mother, who can not leave the
peninsula without previously obtain
ing full-fedged permission from the
national legislature. The only obli-
CATION placed upon Queen Wilhelmina
in this respect is that Of spending a
minimum of 10 days each year at AM
sterdam, which is the real metropolis.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Lived Almost a Century,.

New York, March 22.-Mrs. Ella
Hawdon, who would have passed the
century mark had she lived until next
spring, is dead at her home in Brook
lyn. Mrs. Hawdon served as an army
nurse during the civil war, and was
personally acquainted with Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan and other leaders.
She was at the battle of the Wilder
ness, at Shiloh and before Nicksburg
during the siege.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Murder and Suicide.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 21.-A
Times special from Hibbing, Mimi,
saws: John Bianchi, Of Eveleth, shot
and killed his wife Mary at Hibbing
Thursday and then turned the gun on
himself and died Immediately. His
wife left her home in Elcveth week
ago during the absence of her hus-
band and came here with another
man, who is now missing. The couple
leaves boy of IL and a girl Of eight
wears. There were several witnesses
to the tragedy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Ia Not Troubled.

Princeton, n. j., March 22.-Ex-Pres-
ident Grover Cleveland was shown a
dispatch from Lincoln, Neb., which
said that w. J. Bryan, commenting ed
itorially in the Commoner upon Mr..
Cleveland's recent letter to Missis-
sippi editor, denounces him as "a
traitor, Migrate and political nonenti-
ty.'' II am not at all troubled about
it," was the only comment Mr.. Cleve-
land would make.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
If the bill authorizing the laying oil

II the bill authorizing the laying Of
a cable between the United States and
the Philippines, now pending in con-
gress, is passed at this session, Uncle
Sam will soon perform the prestidigi'
tateur's feat of turning 100000
good American dollars into copper
wire, gutta percha, jute yarn, tar and
steel wire. When this miracle is ac-
comp1ished, and a fleet Of ships and a
thousand electricians and engineers
have finished their work, the Philip
pines and the United States will be-
within five minutes talking distance
of the each other.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

There is no more interesting or Gu
rious sight than that of the crater
Aso San, about 80 miles from the city
of Kumamoto, in Japan. The crater
has long since ceased to belch forth
cinders and lava, and is now Inhabited
by 10000 people, who live and prosper
within it's vertical walls, 800 feet high.
The inhabitants rarely make journey
into the outer world, but form, as it
were, a. little nation by themselves.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

South Germany's oldest monastery,
the Benedictine abbey OF Wessobrun.
founded in 735 and confiscated in 1903,
has been restored to the Benedictine
order by Baron Won CramerKlett, a
protestant, and will soon be reoccu'
by monks. The baron bought all the
lands and remaining buildings of the
old abbey from tho Bavarian state for
100000 marks and sold them to tho
Benedictines for a nominal sum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

Far away Japan has been penetrated
by the women's club movement. The
dainty little brown women who have
always been likened to butterflies
have become conscious that useful
life is more to be desired than an Or
namental one, and they are going in
for progress heart and soul. One Of
their new woman" movements, called
the Japan Society for the Culture Of
Women, already has a membership OF
10000 women in towns and villages
throughout the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

In order to interest the public school
children in the campaign against the
browntail moth the board OF trade of
Lynn, Mass, has offered prize to the
grammar school in that city collecting
the largest number of nests, and an
other prize to tho room in the school
with the highest average per pupil.
The trees in Lynn are badly infested
by the moths. and ten men are en-
ployed all the year around in remov-
ing and burning the nests.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Cleveland's Birthday,

Princeton, y. j., March 10. Former
President Grover Cleveland, who is now
the only living eN-president of the
United States, was IS years old Tues
day. Mr.. Cleveland spent the whole
day at his comfortable home on Bay
ard Lane with his wife and children.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

The longest bridge in the world is
the Lion bridge, near Sangang, in Chi
ma. 1t extends five and one-quarter
miles over an arm of the Yellow sea.
and is supported by 300 huge stone
arches. The roadway is 70 feet above
the water and is enclosed in an iron
network
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

Macon, Ga, March 21.-The Peo-
pies bank of !\mericus, Ga, closed it's
doors Thursday as result of quiet
run for week. The capital of the
bank was $4,000 and the amount due
creditors is said to be $4,000. Presi
dent Simmons claims that the assets
will offset the liabilities.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Great Gathering of Pythinns.

Chicago. March 21.-Sixteen thou
sand Knights of Pythias witnessed
the third degree worked by competi-
tive teams at the Coliseum jubilee
celebration of the order. Gov. La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, and State Sem
ator White, of Indiana, were among
the candidates. There were knights
present from Florida, Texas, Utah,
the two Dakotas, Wisconsin, New
York. Virginia, and all the middle
IN
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

The Kansas agricultural college is
sending out $1,000 worth of prairie
dog poison a month, an1 is unable to
supply the demand. 1t appears that
the compound it prepares is especially
effective as an exterminator, two
quarts being sufficient to clear an en-
tire quarter section in the most dense
ly infested districts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

The only Hindoo writer Of English
fiction is said to be Saran kumar
Ghosh. He is Fellow Of the Royal
Astronomical society, and he showed
such aptitude for legal work that the
late Lord Chief Justice earnestly ad-
vised him to practice at the English
bar. He is young, unmarried, a tenor
singer of Italian love songs and
Scotch ballads. He is to be presented
to the king next year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
HIS DOOM SEALED.
James Wilcox Convicted of Murder OF
Nell CrOpsey, In North Carolina
and Sentenced to Death.

Elizabeth City, N. c., March a.
James Wilcox, the admirer of Nell
Cropsey, the girl who was found in
the Pasquotank river with the marks
of a blow on her temple sufficient, in
the verdict of the coroner's jury, to
have caused death, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree amid
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Place for Ex.Presiden ts.

New York, March 22.-In a letter
addressed to John Bigelow, pub
lished in the Tribune, Charles Fran
els Adams, of Boston, indorses at
length the recently discussed propo-
sition for a constitutional amend
ment to utilize the services of ex-
presidents of the United States, by
making them senators-at-large for
1ifo
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Lost Their Lives.

Kosciusko, Miss, March 24.-Five
county convicts made an attempt
Saturday night to burn their way out
of prison, burning the stockade
house in which they were confined
down over their heads, cremating
themselves. They were all negroes.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Clearing House Exchanges.

New York, March 22.-The ex-
changes at the leading clearing houses
in the United States during the seven
days ended yesterday aggregated 49,
1G6, 794,61O, against $2,12l, 1904 the
previous week. The decrease COM
pared with the corresponding week of
last wear was 1914.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Arcd Educator Dead.

ODE Rim, o.. March 20.-Ex-President
James II. Fairchild. for 33 years presi-
dent of Oberlin college. died Wednes-
day night at 1o:3o o'clock. He was
connected with Oberlin college for 6s
years, and had served longer than any
college official in the United States.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Passed Away.

Milwaukee, March 19.-Daniel Wells,
Jr., the pioneer lumberman of Wiscon-
sin, died of old age at the age of So
years. He was known as the richest
man in Wisconsin, and the oldest resi-
dent of Milwaukee.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Sensational Discovery,

Richmond, Va, March 22.-After liv-
ing half century in the guise of
man, more than half of which was
spent with wife, George Greene, aged
IS years, well-known citizen of Et-
trick, Va, died and proved to be
woman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Death of Edward Green.

Bellows Falls, w., March 20.-Ed-
ward Green, husband of Hetty Green,
known as the richest woman in Amer
lea, died at his home here Wednes-
day. He had been i'll for long time
of a complication of diseases.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Turkey Refuses to Pnv

Constantinople, March 20. The
Turkish government makes a flat re-
fusal to repay the United States the
$72,500 given to the brigands as ran
som for Miss Stone and her compan-
ion, Nine. Tsilka.
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scenes of great confusion. The feel
ing against Wilcox has been very
strong, and the news was received
throughout the town with shouts OF
reclamation. When the verdict had
been received Judge Jones SEN
fenced Wilcox to be hanged April rs.