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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-29
Items from Meriden

Meriden Dec. 29.-The Brady Meriden
people open their new creamery for bus
mess with Fred Patten as manager Jam
uary l.
The farmers about here have organized
a cooperative grain shipping association
that will try 10 save its members the
middle mems profits
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JOHNNY REIFF IN AMER1cA.
Little Fellow Refuses to Discuss His
Troubles With the French Club.

New York. Dec 29.-Johnny Reiff, WHO
was recently ruled off the French turf
and who has been awarded damages in
his suit in the French courts to show
cause why the Jockey club should de-
prive him o. the means Of earning a
livelihood. has arrived on the Phiiadel-
phia from Cherbourg. He has been in
Baden Baden. On the same ship were
A. Mcintyre and Glen Jenkins. All ex-
pect to 60 back again to ride on Euro
Dean tracks
= Rein will return to France in Feb
ruary. in which month he hopes to get
back his registration certificate On the.
pier he was unwilling to discuss his
troubles on the French tracks.
4 have come home for the HOLIDAYS"
he said. II would have been here sooner
but I waited for the settlement of my
suit for damages against the Societe
a Encoura cement. ] don't care to talk
about my troubles"
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OTTAWA Newspaper Man weds.

Ottawa. Kas., Dec. 29.-Burke Sinclair.
city editor of the Daily Republic. re-
turned from his vacation with a bride,
the daughter of Judge Kilgore at Ell
Dorado Sinclair announced Christmas
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Is HELD for a Killing.

Ottawa, Kan, Dec. 29.-Albert Tabor.
who shot and killed J. P McEchron at
Lane about five weeks ago, was given
preliminary hearing here Saturday and
was held without bail. The case will be
tried at the January term OF court. Tabor
says he shot in self-defense.
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Saved from the River.

Abilene, Kas., Dec 29.-Will Torne
aged y. saved companions life on the
Smoky EIill. A number of boys were
skating and Bernice Mare went through
the ice into fifteen feet of water. Thorne
crept to the edge of the ice and caught
him as he came up the second time, ana
after hard struggle rescued him.
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Sporting Notes.

Danny Dougherty and Kid Hogan, of
New York, will soon meet at Savannah
Willie Fitzgerald wants a match with
Warren Zurbrick. the Buffalo cycle
boxer.
Umpire Silk OLoughlin has signed "a
three-year contract with the American
League.
Steve Crosby and Eugene Bezenah
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Low Sleeping Car Rates

To st. Paul and Minneapolis. The Chi
tourist sleeping cars per week to st.
Paul and Minneapolis. Rate for double
berth only s1.50. For particulars in
quire of any Chicago Great Western
agent, or J. p. Elmer. G. p. A.. Chicago
illinois,
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piphtheria Dying Out bal Atchison,

Atchison. Kas., Dec 29.-Forty- three
cases of diphtheria have appeared in
Atchison in the last six weeks and thir-
teen of the patients died There are now
only three cases in the city
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Dropped Dead at Atchison.

Atchison. Kas., Dec. 29.-Theodore
Rand. who was a pony express rider
from Box Elder to Julesburg from April,
1860, to November, 1861. dropped dead
here in the Missouri Pacific freight
house, where he was employed.
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health ordered no Sunday school in any
of the churches Sunday The schools
are closed for the holidays and will not
be reopened until the disease is on the
decrease.
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Scarlet Fever at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Kas.. Dec. 29.-Scarlet
fever is epidemic in this city at present.
There have been twenty cases reported
in the last twenty days, and the dis
ease is on the increase. The board of
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in moss. Cork bark is used because it does
not decay. whereas other kinds are soon
rotted by the wet and injurious fungi are
doVelOped
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Wanted-Sweetheart. Wife, every ad-
mirer of beauty to use magician Satin
Skin Cream and Satin-Slzin Powder,
beauty bringers; 25c. Kemper & Paxton.
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Racing at New Orleans.

New Orleans, Dee. 29.-Buchanan took
another fall out of his erstw.-ile en-
ployerss Durnell & Herr Saturday when
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MANILA'S MONEY TANGLE
RATIO FIXED BY THE COMMISSION
is NOT SATISFACTORY.
Financial Affairs in N Muddled Con-
ditiOn and Business Is Thereby
Suffering.

MANILA, Jan. 7.-Numerous meetings CT
merchants and others have been held re-
Gently, at which resolutions were passed
urgently requesting congressional action to
meet the financial situation here. Since
the ratio was officially changed, Jan. !,
for the first quarter of 1902 to be $2.10 Mex
lean silver to one American gold dollar
business transactions of any sort have
become difficult. The majority of the bust
ness houses have raised their prices 5 to
10 per cent, and some houses refuse TO ac
cept any but American coin, which is diff
ficult to obtain owing to the vast specula-
tive shipments of coin during the past few
months. Some banks refuse to recognize
the government ratio and are fixing their
own ratio at one American gold dollar to
two Mexican silver dollars. Even the gov
ernment's American employees, whose sal
aries are payable in Mexican dollars, OBJ
ject to the change, owing 90 the large in
crease in prices. The leading banks refuse
to handle government checks, not because
they have any doubt of obtaining the
money, but because of the frequent long
delays over trifling Irregularities The
postal authorities refuse TO accept Mexican
dollars for American dollars at any ratio
Commissioner Ide, who has been in the
hospital suffering from dysentery, is go
ing to Japan on two months vacation.
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SCHLEY WILL APPEAL.
President Has Permitted Him to Ask
for "A Reversal of the Finding

Associated Press Dispatch
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE object of
Admiral Schley's visit to the White House
yesterday to request the President to
entertain and consider an appeal for the
reversal Of the action of Secretary Long
and the disapproval of the majority judg-
ment of the court of inquiry. The inter-
view was satisfactory. the President grant
ing the admirals request. 1t is understood
the admiral brought TO the Presidents at
tention many of the alleged injustices and
discrepancies Of the majority report of the
court of inquiry. The following statement
was given out by Admiral Schley's counsel
at the conclusion of a conference to-day:
Admiral Schley has concluded, after
mature and careful deliberatiOn, to appeal
from the majority decision of the court Of
inquiry TO the President of the United
States commander-in-chiefo of the army
and navy. The action having been de-
termined upon, nothing more can be di-
Vulged at this time. the regulations of the
navy being such that the nature of the
proposed appeal cannot be revealed except
by the President, after the formal docu-
ments have been filed with him.
Mr.. Rayner stated that IL will take some
time to prepare the appeal. and that il will
not be filed with the President until after
the return OF Admiral Schley from his visit
TO Savannah about the 20th inst
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TWO MEN KILLED.
Baggagemaster Burned to Death and
FIagman Run Over-Others Injured.

ROANOKE, Va, Jan. IA head-end col
lision on the Kenova division of the Nor
folk & Western Railroad occurred at Z
o'clock this morning, in which Hugh
Smith. an express messenger and baggage
master, of this city, and F1agman John
Turner, of Bluefields w. Va, were killed.
The accident happened near Alnwck, w.
Va. Train No. 4. a passenger train. east
bound. collided with an extra west-bound
freight train. The passenger train was on
time and the freight was delayed The
freight train sent Flagman Turner ahead
to hold the passenger train at Alnwick but
owing to heavy fog the engineer of the
passenger train did not see him. and the
fagman in his efforts to be seen got on the
track in front of the train and was run
over and killed
The two trains came into collision just
east of Alnwick. Both engines were bad
ly damaged. The express car was crushed
and Messenger Smith killed Engineer
Bailey, of the passenger train. was SO Sc
riously hurt that he died this evening of his
injuries He resided at Bluefelds Con-
ductor Moran of the same train. was in
jured slightly by being cut with broken
glass. Engineer Kipps, Of the freight train,
was slightly hurt, but his fireman was un-
injured. The express car and the cOmbina-
ton express and baggage car caught fire
and were destroyed. nothing being saved
except two trunks. The body OF Messenger
Smith was burned badly before ii was res
cued from the flames. None of the passen-
gers was injured.
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were massed upon the platform. When the
Emperor appeared the entire assemblage
prostrated Itself and remained kneeHng un-
til his Majesty had taken his place In his
chair. At the station the dowager Empress
summoned Traffic Manager Foley and Su-
perintendent MOffat, Of the railroad, the
latter having driven the engine which drew
the special train, and presented them 10
the Emperor, who thanked them for their
services.
The Imperial cavalcade then moved of at
a swift trot, the Chinese cavalry In the
lead. Then followed the great body OF
officials riding shaggy Mongolian ponies,
the Manohu bannermen, the umbrella
bearers, the spearmen. General Yuan Shi
kai, in his newly bestowed yellow jacket
and the Emperor, with eight bearers carry
ing his chair, and a guard of infantrymen
dowager Empress with an equally con-
spicuous encourage: the latter was followed
by the Boxer chief and the Prime Minister
Jung Lu, In yellow chair. The Empress
dowager, Prince Chun and the lesser Of
chairs.
While their Majesties passed, the soldiers
inning the route of the procession, knelt
down, holding their guns at present arms.
ana the buglerS sounded their instruments
continually. Although the streets were kept
empty, thousands of Chinese crowded the
elevations along the line of march, a thing
never permitted before The soldiers of the
American garrison stationed here witnessed
the spectacle from the parade ground op-
poslte the entrance TO the palace. The
British garrison. including it's officers. were
kept in their quarters This occasioned
much lamentation The ajority of the
foreign ministers here. including the Brit
ish. American, French and Russian repre-
sentatives absented themselves from the
spectacle, but the ladies of the legation
were entertained by Chinese officials on
balconies along the line of march.
1t appears that the Empress dOwager or
dered that every courtesy be extended TO
the foreigners at Peking and that the ef-
forts TO exclude them from witnessing the
passage of the imperial cortege emanated
from local officials
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ARMY SPECIAL WRECKED
THREE RECRUITS EN- ROUTE TO THE
PHILIPPINES INJURED.
One in n Serious ConditiOn-Switch
Refused to WOrk-TwO Men Killed
in Another Wreck.

CHICAGO, Jan. IA Rock Island special,
bearing three hundred recruits, bound for
the Philippines, from Columbus Barracks,
o., was partly wrecked in the Twenty
second-street yards early to-day. Three
men were injured, as follows:
HENRY LEWIS, crushed between cars
and internally injured; taken to hospital;
condition serious
c. c. MURPHY, thrown from train and
foot crushed continued journey.
LAWRENCE SCHAEFER, thrown out of
window and clothing torn from body; es-
capped with slight bruises.
The other passengers were merely jolted,
although a tourist car containing fifty
soldiers lost it's rear truck and was dragged
half block before the engine stopped, and
the car was badly damaged. A sleeper oc-
cupied by eight officers and the wife OF
one OF them was thrown to an adjacent
track but maintained it's upright position.
After several hours delay the train was
remade and the journey continued. The
accident is said to have been due to the
failure of switch TO work properly.
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Papers to BE Prepared by the Ad-
miraIs Counsel and Presented
Late i'm the Month.
GENERAL MILES SATISFIED
HE ATTENDED THE DIPLOMATIC RE-
CEPTION LAST NIGHT.
Was Well Received by President
Roosevelt, Who Showed the Gem
eraI Marked Attention.
pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Evidently con-
siderable progress is being made in reach
ing a better understanding in the Schley
controversy. While there is divergence
of opinion as TO whether Schley forced his
attention on the President when he made
his call concerning his appeal from the
secretary of the navy, or whether the Pres
ident sent for him in the hope of securing
peace, there is good reason for taking the
latter view. General Miles was informed
beforehand of the Presidents intention to
make peace with Schley. He was very So
licitous as to the outcome of the interview,
and it is known that he was satisfied with
the general nature of the interview. To-
night General Miles appeared at the White
House at the diplomatic reception and was
most agreeably received by the President.
He remained throughout the evening and
the President was especially open in his
attentions to him.
Either Admiral Schley is appealing to the
President with the expectation Of getting
further censure and the hope of becoming
stronger with the people, or he is appeal
ing with the understanding that the Presi-
dent will give lenient Endorsement of the
finding of the court and thus "save his
face" The growing good feeling which is
to be noted leads TO the belief that Admiral
Schley knows that the President will deal
lightly with him in acting on his appeal.
President Roosevelt has been a constant
supporter of Sampson from the time that
he was appointed commander-in-chief OF
the gulf fleet, In fact, he takes pride in
saying that he had something to do with
his appointment. 1t is not to be expected
that he would be disposed to recede the
slightest from the stand he has taken in
behalf of Admiral Sampson, or write a
word which would detract any from the
official recognition of the services of that
officer On the other hand, it is suggested
that while the court of inquiry has found
that his conduct leading up to the day of
battle was subject to severe criticism, he
did glorious service in the greatest naval
battle of recent years. The President
could, in his Endorsement of the inquiry,
say that his services on that day were
more worthy of remembrance and honor
than the technical faults leading up to
that day. Some such solution might be
satisfactory to the Schley supporters. The
President is heartily sick of the whole
matter. and it is intimated by those famil-
lar with White House matters that he will
do anything in reason to stop the whole
thing.
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NEW WOMAN AND NEW" MAN
Two of the Topics to Be Discussed by
Female Suffragisty.

WASHINGTON, Jan. THE National
Woman Suffrage Association. to be held in
this city Feb. II to IS. inclusive, will as
sumo an international character. Fourteen
nations have now well-defined woman suf-
frage movements. The organizations in
each of these countries have been invited
TO send delegates TO this years convention,
and seven already have accepted. Those
countries from which the delegations have
been promised are England, Canada, Aus
traia, India, Russia, Germany and Swe-
den. 1t is expected that Norway, France
and Holland also will send delegates The
opening night will be devoted entirely to
the pioneers" when the speakers will be
Elizabth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony
Mary A. Livermore Julia Ward Howe
Isabella Beecher Hooker and Carolina Hal
lowell Miller. Other evenings have been
dedicated to the new woman and the
new man." respectively
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NEELY'S COUNSEL SICK
BUT THE COURT DECLINED TO PER-
NIT DELAY OF THE TRIAL.
Another Lawyer Appointed to Take
Charge of the Muncie Mans Case,
Notwithstanding a Protest.

HAVANA, Jan. THE trials of the cases
arising from the Cuban postal frauds were
continued here to-day. Senor Zayas, coun-
sci for c. w. f. Neely, former financial
agent of the Postoffice Department at
Havana, sent word TO the court that he
was sick and unable to appear. The court
appointed Lawyer Pascue to represent
Nicely Thereupon Senior Desvernine, coun-
sci for E. c. Rathbone, also defendant,
objected to the continuance of the trial
and said that the law clearly provided for
a postponement under such circumstances
ard that sufficient time should be given
the new lawyer to prepare the case. He
also said that the court had refused a
postponement on Saturday on the request
of counsel for Rathbone when ample rea-
son therefor had been presented.
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PERRY BELMONT BEATEN
MONTAGUE LESSLER TO REPRESENT
A TAMMANY DISTRICT.
Republican Elected to Congress from
New York City by Plurality of
394 Votes-ScOre of Arrests.

NEW YORK, Jan. 7-Montague Lessler,
Rep. was elected to Congress in the Sew
enth district to-day to succeed Nicholas
Muller, DEM, resigned. He beat Perry
Belmont, the regular Democratic candidate
by 394 votes, the count showing these fig
ures: Lessler. 1871; Belmont, 1888 The
rest of the vote was: Ward. Social Dem,
1O7; Lindinger. Ind. Dem, 1S5; Bennett,
Greater New York Dem, 1S2.
The Seventh congressional district is
made up of Richmond borough Staten
island) and thirty election districts in the
extreme lower end of this city. There
were five candidates in the feld-Perry Bel
mont, DEM; Montague Lessler, Rep;
Christopher Ward, Social Dem: Fritz
Lindinger. Ind. Dem, and John Z. Bennett.
Greater New York Dem. Belmont and
Lessler were the chief candidates. however.
There was a contest over the Democratic
nomination between Mr.. Belmont and JOS
eph +. O'Grady, each of whom declared
himself to be the regularly chosen nominee.
Justice Scott, of the Supreme Court, de-
cided in favor of Belmont, and O'Grady
and Lindinger, who had announced himself
as an independent Democratic candida te,
thereupon withdrew. Lindinger withdrew
too late TO have his name stricken from
the official ballot.
The canvass was a bitter one, as regards
the Democratic factions. Charges of the
free use of money were frequent. and last
night Superintendent of Elections McCul-
lagh announced that he had discovered a
plan of wholesale colonization. During
the day the McCullagh deputies made a
score of arrests and eXAlderman Joseph
yelling and John Pye, a Democratic dis
trict captain, were taken 10 court on a
charge OF having abetted illegal regiStra-
ton. Each was released in $2.0O0 bail until
Thursday.
George b. Jolliffe, chairman of the board
or election inspectors. was also arrested
on the charge that he had permitted four
men 10 vote on the names of two regis
tered voters. His bail was fixed at 81 900
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TWO MEN TAKEN.
Jail Breakers Held i'm wyoming for
the Killing of Sheriff Kicker.

CASPER, Wyo., Jan. Levi Bell,
member OF the posse in pursuit of the muir
derers Of Sheriff Kicker, who was killed
last week. brought in Clarence Woodward
and Frank Foote late last night. Ben and
Enoch Jones were left at the Woodward
ranch by the posse to watch things, and
Monday morning the two alleged murderers
came into the ranch. They had had moth
ing to eat and were badly frozen.
The town is all excitement. Men are
gathering in small crowds and stirring up
the inhabitants. W. Z. Tubbs has been
appointed sheriff, and has sworn in large
number of citizens to protect the jail. The
crowd attempted to secure the prisoners
on the way to the Jail, but were prevented.
Bell had them tied and concealed In
wagon. and the crowd partially de-
ceived as to the presence of the prisoners
until they were lodged in Jail.
Woodward and Franklin protest their In
nocence. They say on the night that they
broke Jail they stayed at a cabin twelve
miles east of Casper. The next morning
they separated Charles Woodward going
south, they going west Then they walked
TO Woodward's ranch, and have not seen
Charles Woodward since. No news has
been received from Kennedy, who is in pur-
suit of the two remaining outlaws.
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LIBERTY BELL.
Its Travels I'm the south Are a Con-
tinuOus Tour of Triumph.

bell. which left Roanoke, Va, al 3:45
o'clock this morning arrived in Asheville
this afternoon, after a continuous trium-
pFal tour through Virginia and Tennessee.
There was a warm welcome here, the
crowd at the station being large and en-
thusiastic The ovation TO the bell con-
tinued during the day and evening After
a trolly ride TO Sunset mountain. the bell
escort this evening was rendered banquet
az the Battery Park Hotel. where a number
of speeches were made. Tomorrow the bell
will rush across North Carolina and into
Georgia spending the night at Savannah
Stops were made to-day al Bristol Tenn.
Johnson city, Greenvile, Morristown