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Five Brothers.

Franklin ID. Clark. Wynoose, Ill.,,
writes: MY mother, Mrs. l.. T. Clark,
freely gave FIVE sons to serve in defense
of her country, and she would have sent
more into the army If there had been more
sons in the family. Myself and brothers
enlisted at our home. Owensyille, Ind.
Some were wounded, but all returned home
alive and are still living. James III. Clark
is 70 years old; III. A.. G8; Franklin D.,
O.; Allison 62 and William NJ, So"
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the civil war he was member Of Go. I,
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accepted when be enlisted il the civil war.
he did not slye his real age Z + !,
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kidney. trouble, skin eruptions from bad
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OUR FIRST NAN KILLED.

rs the men stood against the reastworks,
and few guards were some leo feet in
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no STATUES OF REBELS.

Comrade Francis A. Snyder, White
Rock, Mich, writes some truths in Ian
guage too emphatic to print, concerning
statues to rebels. A part OF his letter says:
II am surprised that Union people would
dare to even think of tolerating erection Of
statues at the National Capitol to such
traitors AZ Robert D. Lee. Why
tion1 4 word @ Coasresgmen:
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ALEXIS FIRST PRIsosER.
About midnight some one =stubbed the
foot against the musket Of Alex. McKin-
non, who lay next TO me, and Aleck
growled Who is this, aud where do you
belong?' Some one, in frightened voice,
answered: Il belong to the -th Ala.
bama." 'H'm.-you can't GENE through
here, then" said Aleck. Whereupon Percy
Scofeld. on the other side of AIeck
punched him, saying: why, he is a reb;
you want to take him prisoserr' Aleck
jumped up, and said That's so; you are
my prisoner" This was in grand tone,
excited as he was, and We laughed over il
the rest Of the night. The eaptor soon
found Provost-Marshal, to whom he
gave up his prisoner, and returned to his
post. We could not see his face, but his
manner and action betrayed great satisfac e.
tion with his exploit, and no banterinp
could get him angry.
The next day, after moving seyera
times, we were stationed behind log breast
works with clearing in our front, and on
the other side of which Lieut. Charles A
Lockburner, Co. G, with 125 men as pick
cts, was stationed. The Lieutenant wa,
little fellow, but gritty;a Lieutenant IL
the Swiss Army, with us on a two years
furlough. He had been i'm cavalry regi
ment, got embroiled in duel-be was hot
tempered-but the Swiss Consul at New
York interceding for him, he was not dis
charged, but allowed to join another regi
ment. Although often made the butt OF
jokes, being of small size, he was well
Informed, college-bred, and stood the Sc
verest test in courage and daring. He diet
q few years ago near Evans. Colo.
s. OUR FIRST NAN KILLED.
4 1t was nearly dark that evening wher
rs the men stood against the breastworks
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s.oLD MEN NOT EMrLoYED.'

During the campaign to Atlanta the 18th
Mich. and Goth Ohio were brigaded with
us; but the LIST Wis. was not with us at
any time, according to my recollection, and
1864. II the LIST had been with us would
certainly have known of it. Rousseau's
Division was. the First Division, Four
teenth Corps"
QUESTIONS HISTORY OF THE sABER.
j. A. Gilberg, 9th Ohio Cav. Ellis,
Mimi, thinks that the 'saber with his
tory" presented at Iuka to Lieut.. I'M
mel, as captured from the 9th Ohio Cav.
by Forrest, probably had not much Of q
history after all, as, in Comrade Gilberg &
opinion, it was carried by one of q detach-
Ment OF two-years recruits for the 9th
Ohio Cav, taken in at Lexington, Ky. by
Forrest. He says: Forrest got no sabers
from the regiment that was initiated at
TO RENEW AN OLD BRIEF ACQUAINTANCE.
Comrade j. III. Ward, Sergeant, p. n. b.
(Mdo., Roanoke, Va, writes: Can any
q q your readers giye me the company and
Il. from the 87th Ohio, that met once ut
Nolen's Ferry? Also, names of those who
were with me then? One OF our men
reported that troops were crossing
the river and the Lieutenant and
went on the bridge to in
vestigate, as we were not sure who they
were. He told me to take as many OF his
men as I wished and with soe11e of INV
own men 90 and find out j took Eve men
from each command and went along the
towpath and deployed the men under
cover aud we were not discovered. We
found them to be rebels, and fired on
them aud they went under cover OF the
river bank. We fell back to the com
panies and all Of them fell back to the
IAcksville road. The next mornipg We
were ordered % Point of Rocks. Nc nav
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-20
BODIES THROWN OUT.
Auburn Farmer Had Runaway While
Bringing Dead Children to City.

A rather gruesome runaway took
place Thursday afternoon on Kansas
avenue from Tenth avenue to Four
teenth street. A farmer by the name
of Hopkins, who lives near Auburn,
had removed the bodies of his two
small children from the cemetery on
his farm and was bringing Lnem to
Topeka to have them Tcinterret. here.
He had the remains in the cOffins ami
these in turn sheaths in rough boxes.
In the wagon he also had the Two
headstones which mad been over tie
graves. He hitched his team. a spirit
ed pair of grays, in front Of Chsi les
Guilds monument store a go Kansas
avenue and went inside. 4 pIssimg
car frightened the animals. They
broke the strap with yynicn they were
tied to a telephone pole ara went tear
ing south on Kansas avenue. The two
stones in the wagon bounced out end
caskets were tumbled around but staid
in the wagon box, until the team
swerved- sharply at Fourteenth street
and Kansas avenue and raE upon the
pavement. One of the horses fell and
the wagon was turned over, thriving &
the coffins out upon the parking in
front of the house. Fortunately -eith-
er the rough boxes ~ casl6eus were
much damaged The animals Aere rot
injured beyond a few bruises. Jhe
tonbstOnes were ruined.
Mr. Hopkins children have be en-
dead for several years He wished TO
have them buried he-e in Topeka even
though he intends - rS--~in on his
farm near Auburn. Tna interment was
made today in Topeka cenia=ery.
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DR.. BASRFORD WINS.
Another Methodist Bishop Chosen on
the Fourth Ballot.

Los Angeles, Sal, May 2O.-Four of
the eight Methodist bishops to be elect
ed have thus far been chosen as fol-
lows: DR.. Jos. F. Berry. Chicago; DR..
Henry Spellmeyer, Newark, n. J.; DR..
Vim. F. Mcdowell, New York DR..
Jas. w. Basnford, Delaware, Ohio.
The fourth ballot resulted in the
election of DR.. Bashford placed DR..
at the head of the list in the order
named with 460 and 440 votes respec-
lively. DR.. r. J. Cook had 394; DR.. L.
B. Wilson, 345; DR.. j. w. E. Bowen
DR.. J. R. Day. 1876; Dr. Geo. P Eek
man, 1873: DR.. c. w. Smith, 165; DR.. W
A Quayle 121; Dr. G. H. Buchtel, 81;
Dr. G. F. BoVard, IA, and DR.. Robert
received small complimentary votes
Bishop Henry Spellmeyer has been a
pastor during all his ministerial career
and for the last thirty years has occu-
pied a charge in Newark, n J. He Is
accounted one of the much successful
executive men in the church. He has
acted as executive manager for the
present conference
DR. w F. Mcdowell is the youngest
of the four bishops thus far chosen He
is AZ years of age and for the last hve
years has been secretary of the board
of educa ton. Previously he gained
some fame as chancellor of the Uni
versity of Denver. He is graduate
of the Ohio Wesleyan university.
Bishop James. w. Bashford is As
years of age, native OF Wisconsin
and a graduate of Wisconsin state uni
versity. He relinquished the presi-
dency of the Ohio Wesleyan university
which he has held for the last IA years,
to enter the episcopacy- The CONFER
ence Instructed the episcopacy commit
tee to noId a session to consider the
question of missionary bishops to be
elected. 1t is thought tbs COMMITTEES
will recommend that az least three
missionary bishops be elected
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REBEKAH DAY.
The Temple of Fraternity Opened at
Worlds Fair Grounds.

st. Louis. No, May 2O.-The Tenn
pie of Fraternity at the worlds fair
grounds was opened today by the
Daughters of Rebekah, and it was
designated as "Rebekah Day" The
ceremonies were informal Members
of the Daughters of Rebekah from all
Darts of the country assembled and
general reception was held
The German divisions of hydraulic
engineering and the exhibition of the
German imperial health department,
installed in the palace of nRnufac-
lures, were formally opened to visitors
today. German Commissioner Gen
eral Lewald received the invited
guests
The second event of the Olympic
games will be held in the stadium to-
morrow, consisting of an open han
dicap meeting under the auspices of
the American Athletic union
The art display in the Alaska build
ing has been opened without cere-
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ALL GO Home.
Delegates to Illinois Republican
State Convention
Give Up Attempt to Nominate
Candidate for Governor.
BALLOTED So TIMES
And Then Adjourned Until 31st
of May.
Last Ballot Did Not Differ
Greatly from the First.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 2O.-The Repub-
lican state convention today took one
Intellectual ballot for governor and
then adjourned until May 81. The vote
on the ballot, which was the 5Stn,
stood:
Yates, 4SS; Lowden. ss21z; Deneen,
Ss511; Hamlin. 113; Warner, So; Sher-
man. 46; Pierce, %.
The recess was taken by unanimous
agreement among the candidates for
governor. A meeting at which all were
present was held during the progress
of the 5sth ballot and the agreement
was reached with practically no dis
cussion. A motion to adjourn until 2
p m, May 81, was made by Senator
Gardner There was a storm of "ayes"
followed by another of noes"
the chair is unable to decide" said
Chairman Cannon, "the clerk will call
the roll.'
AS the roll progressed it became evil
dent that the negative votes on the
question of adjournment had not
come from the delegates who with
few exceptions eagerly grasped the op-
portunity to get home. The vote
stood:
Nays. IS; yeas. 1.414. The convention
broke up and the delegates rushed
from the nall cheering, the band play
ing Home Sweet Home"
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strong towards DR.. Day and he may
be elected on the seventh ballot
Chairman Buckley of the episco-
pacy Committee, made d special report
to the conference this morning on
the subject of missionary bishops. The
report makes the following recon-
mendatons:
1. We recommend the election of
an additional missionary bishop for
Africa
.. We recommend the election of
two additional missionary bishops for
southern Asia.
8. We recommend the election of
one missionary bishop for Japan and
Korea.
The first and second items of the
report We're adopted and the third
item of the report was under discus
sion when recess was taken
The report as q. whole will probably
be adopted and the election of the
missionary bishops viii follow imme-
diately after the balloting for general
superintendent is completed.
Chairman Buckley stated that the
committe will make another report
regarding the proposition to elect a
missionary bishop for Mexico and
South America.
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NO FLOOD THIS YEAR.
Weather Director ConnOr Doesn't
Look for One.

Patrick COnnor, director of the Uni
ted States weather bureau station at
Kansas City, is in Topeka today max
ing arrangements for the establishment
OF Kansas river flood warning station
under the direction of It. B. jennings
of the Topeka weather bureau
A standard government hydrOstatic
river gauge will be placed at the south
end Of the Kansas avenue bridge on the
east side and daily readings will be
made by Director Jennings. The gauge
Will be in working order about July l.
This afternoon Mr. Connor left for
the west and will select other flood OBJ
servation stations on the Kansas, Blue,
Republican and Solomon rivers. After
the services is established daily read
ings of the gauges viii be made at each
point and the record Will be telegraph
ed to the headquarters station at Kan
saS City where Mr.. COnnOr will make
up a daily report, and warning if nee
essary, and such reports and warnings
will be telegraphed to towns on the
Kansas river and its tributaries.
The stations to be established will
probably be at Manhattan and Blue
Rapids on the Blue river; at CoHcor-
Beloit on the Solomon river; 1t Salina
on the Saline river; at Ellsworth on the
Smoky Hill river.
Mr.. Connor said this morning: IF we
get through the rest of this month with
no excessive rains there will be no dan
ger whatever of floods in the Kansas
river valley. But so to 20 per cent of
the rainfall of last May would make a
flood greater than that of last year as
the river channel is blocked with debris.
Kansas City has cause to fear a flood
from the Missouri river and as the only
chance of flood comes from rains I do
not think there is any reason to fear a
al
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delegates direct to the senatorial
convention, and no county convention
will be held. so the fight involves both
counties The senatorial convention
will be held at Chanute next Tuesday
Kingman Leader: It was all wrong.
very wrong, when Governor Bailey de-
sired a legislative organfza ton that
would be in harmony with his admin
istration. But it is noticeable that the
same papers that condemned him
most loudly when he suggested such
a desire are now equally VociferOus in
demanding that the forthcoming leg
islature shall be in harmony with
Governor Hoch.
The Dickinson county Republicans
have nominated the following county
ticket. Representative Sixty-second
district, J. w Creech; county clerk.
h w Jacobs; county treasurer, J. J.
Schneider; register of deeds, J. T.
Rexroat; district clerk, n. Cole; coun-
ty attorney, c. c. Towner; county SUI
perintendent, E. S. Mccormick; sur
veyor, A. c. ROming; coroner, J. H.
Speer. The sheriff and probate judge
will be nominated at the convention
next Saturday.
The cry Of machine" with reference
to the legislature was made by the
Burton organs at a particularly oppor-
tune time The county convention in
PottaWatomie county is in session this
afternoon and the Burton crowd would
like to pull through B. H. Tracy for the
legisl ature.
Congressman CaIderhead reached
Kansas from Washington last night
He reamined in Topeka over night and
today went home to Aarysville. After
resting for a short time Mr.. CaIderhead
will make the rounds of the Fifth dis
trict counties.
The Hutchinson Bee. the boss buster
organ of Reno county. enthusiastically
endorses c. NJ. Williams for district
judge in that district.
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the enemy off a range OF nils near
Tong shan. On the 18th, after clear
ing the sea of mines, Rear admiral
Togo entered Kin Chou bay from
which his gunboats bombarded the
railroad bridge, a military ta-ain and
the enemy's buildings, effectIng some
damage.
Russians Retire Without a Fight
St. Petersburg. May 20, 4:36 p. M
An official report has been received
to the effect that General Rennem-
kampf's Cossacks fell on the Japa-
nese columns advancing on Feng
Wang Cheng on Wednesday, and that
the Japanese were compelled to re-
treat for distance of twelve miles.
The Russians have evacuated Kai
Ping. or Kai Chou, about thirty-five
miles south of New Chwang, without
a fight.
Japanese Losses Confirmed.
Chefoo, May 2O.=A private tele-
source confirms the report that the
mine off the Lao Tie Shan promon-
tory, and the cruiser Yoshino was
sunk in collision with the cruiser Ka-
suga off Shan Tung promontory.
This telegram is taken here to in
dicate that the Japanese have lost
two ships, the Hatsuse and the Yos-
hino, and that they have had two
other vessels damaged, the Kasuga, in
collision with the YOshino, and an
other unnamed vessel which the Rus
sian refugees from Port Dalny insist
sustained injuries on Sunday off the
Lao Tie Shan prOmontOry.
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STABBED IN THE BACK.
Walter Kerr Is Badly Hurt by Ed
ShafTer.

Walter Kerr was stabbed in the
back last evening by Ed Shaffer the
weapon used being very sharp case
knife. The trouble occurred at $50
o'clock at the corner of the avenue
and Laurent street.
The injured boy was taken to the
office of DR.. L. A. Ryder who dressed
his wounds. The cut was deep one
and it is not yet known how serious h IS
injuries may be. After his wounds
were attended to the injured boy vas
taken to his home near the wOolen
milI Shaffer has not been arrested.
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no studv in Europe.

Lawrence. Kan, May 2O.-Dr. Ida
NJ. Hyde of the University of Kansas
has left here for Europe to spend the
summer. She Will visit the physf-
illogical laboratories and leading med
ical school on the continent and will
spend some time in the laboratory of
DR.. Sh errington in Liverpool. While
there Miss Hyde will prepare a paper
for the meeting of the British Asso-
citation for the Advancement of Sci
ence. She will attend the internation-
al congress of science in Brussels in
August and read a paper on her work
of investigation.
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MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER.
Prediction for Showers Has Been
Verified.

The skies today were back to their
old habit of being cloudy and the
government forecaster stiH stuck to
the probable shower theory
The forecast for Kansas sent out
today is, "FGobably showers tonight
and Saturday" Today's corn and
wheat 1Segion bulletin issued by Direc-
tor Jennings says: 1T is generally
cloudy over Kansas and partly cloudy
over western Missouri this morning.
with a slight rise in temperature Very
light showers are reported from west
ern Kansas. Rain has fallen in the
districts east of the Mississippi river"
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures reported for the "a hours
ending this morning at Z o'clock We're
as follows: Baker, 1850; Concordia,
1856; Dodge City, 1856; Dresden,
1880; Fort Scott. SO-52; Hays, 72-42;
Macksville, 1854; Mcpherson, 1856;
Manhattan, $3.50; Usage City, 1850;
Sedan, 8O-5E Topeka, 1856; Wich-
ita, 1888.
The wind at noon was south, blow
ing five miles an hour. The hourly
temperatures recorded today by the
government thermometer were as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-20

The representative of Alfred J. Cam
meyer, the great shoe merchant of New
York city will be at the Throop hotel
Saturday, May 21, day and evening,
with a full sample stock of his superior
boots and shoes for men, women and
children. Cammeyer is the acknow-
ledged head of the retail shoe trade of
America. and sends his representative
from New Y ork to show these superior
goods that have given him this solid
prominence. Come and examine for
yourself and order some of these shoes.
You are protected in your purchase by
Cammeyer,s guarantee.