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The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
LOCAL MENTION.

Marquette, the Mcpherson county
town (which was wiped off the map
by a tornado not very long ago, sent a
draft to Governor Hoch today for s128 %,
as its contribution toward the San Fran
cisco fund.
Governor Hoch and Mrs. Hoch went
to Chickasha, I. T.. today to spend
Sunday with Mrs. Hoch's brother, Judge
Dickinson.
A telegram received this afternoon
from Taloga, I. T., announces the sud
den death there of Mrs. Harry Swartz.
Mrs. Swartz was formerly Miss Lou
Dell MeMasrer and lived in North To-
peka where she was very well known.
Prof. E. F. Miller, of Chicago, who
has had charge of the music of the
State Temperance union convention
will preach and sing at the Euclid
avenue church Sunday
Rev. J. J. Cabbell, the presiding
elder of the central district, will
preach at Asbury NJ. E. church Sun
day morning at IL o'clock; subject,
"Sin Has Ruined Me-"
Commander P. H Coney attended
a Grand Army campfire at Burlingame
last Tuesday evening.
Gen. H. NJ. Orahood, past depart
ment commander of Colorado and
wyoming, and Arthur z. Jones, OF
Denver; Gen. Geo. W. Thatcher, S. V
department commander, Great Bend /;
Colonel Ihomas OF Denver; Capt. A.
c. Pierce, of Junction City; Col E. b.
Park and Capt. VIM. Palmer, Of Cha
mute called and registered at Grand
Army headquarters during the past
week.
Short circuited wires in the cupola
of the power house at the Santa Fe
shops caused a. fire yesterday afternoon
which was extingushed before any
great amount of damage was done.
The Santa F'e telegraph Office which
is now located in the old freight depot
will be moved across the tracks and in
stalled in the second story of the pas
senger depot Monday.
A small blaze at the bottom Of the
elevator shaft at the Throop hotel was
the cause o fthe fire department being
called to that number Friday after
noon. The fire was extinguished before
the department arrived ana before any
damage was done
The Wendell orchestra which con
sists Of the parents and a family of
eight children will give a concert at
the Rochester school house this even
ing for the benefit of the school which
will purchase a plano.
J. II. Waterbury, who holds the long
time record for continuous piano play-
ing, is playing in a North Topeka win
dow at the present time and will
strive to break his own record OF 27
hours continuous playing.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
THEY WANT AMNESTY.
Frantic Demonstration in Russian Par
lament Today.

st. Petersburg, May 12.-3 P. M.-The
feature of the second session Of the
lower house Of parliament today was a
frantic demonstration in favor of am
nesty. When among q mass of con-
gratuIatOry messages from all parts of
the empire were read several from po-
ntical prisoners in jail or IN exile in
Siberia, the members except a little
group on the extreme right rose, cheer
ing in a body, the galleries joining in
the applause. A motion was presented
to send replied to the message, but this
was declared to be out of order.
The ballOting for vice presidents to-
day resulted by 428 against 361 votes in
the choice of the combination ticket de-
termined upon last night. namely Prince
Peter Dolgoroukof and Prof. Grodskut
of Kharkoff. The drawing up of the
draft of the reply of the house to the
Of parliament has not yet been COM
pleted for submission to the house. The
constitutional demands invited two rep
resentatives of the peasants, one Pole
and one Jew, to participate in drawing
up the draft in order to secure solidarity
The main difference of opinion is in the
wording of the intimate to the emperor
that the council of the empire as con-
stituted is an anachrOnism. The reply
will declare for a constitutional mon
archy with full parliamentary rights, a
responsible ministry chosen from the
majority, full amnesty for political pris =
oners, universal suffrage, equality be-
fore the law and the abolition of the
death penalty
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
PICKLED BEEF DoCroRED.
Swift s. Co. Have Suit Over a Ship
ment to China.

New York, May 12.-The appellate divis-
ion of the supreme court handed down a
decision reversing d judgment of the trial
court in the case Of Arthur E. DOWler. a
subsistence. contractor for the German
army, against Swift & Co., a Chicago
packing firm. The court held that Judge
Giegerich erred in directing verdict for
Swift & Co. in the original suit.
1t was brought out in the argument yes
terday that Swift < Co: had nearly $50
tierces of picked beef shipped in 1900 to
Shanghai for the German troops during
the Boxer outbreak. reshipped to this
country on June 5, 1901, and sold for ST.
1850.
t had been chemically treated before it
left Shanghai.
bowler sued Swift & Co to recover ST.
1929, with interest, which his assigners.
Arnhold, karberg & Co, had advanced to
Swift s. Co. for the meat. The company
sent the meat to the purchasing firm at
Shanghai, which returned it to Swift &
Co. s agent, who reshipped it to the Unit
ed States Scurvy had broken out among
the German troops and the use Of meat
was forbidden.
Justice Patterson wrote the opinion He
said it was conceded that the Shanghai
firm made every effort to sell the beef
and could not. The application for the
direction of a verdict was based upon the
negligence of the firm to inspect the goods
when they arrived in China, and also up
on its failure to perform the condition
precedent in failing to inform Swift q Co.
that the goods had not been resOld. A
new trial was ordered
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
H II. D. PIERCE
a DPLOMAT, AN EX-DPL0MAT AND TIGER R

taras5 tiger nrugp din dismissal o Robert American ncnsg naa
nd dmsng Mr. Wad sHo wun the h con ra affairs
e Mr. x
Re b
partner m ~ @ it a beer dn ne ~ t il m shipped
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
U.C.T. ELECTS OFFICERS
w. II. Cook, Of Wichita, Is the Grand
Counselor.

Wichita, Kas.. May 12.-The fol-
lowing officers were chosen this after
noon by the United Commercial Trav-
elers' association of Kansas and Okla
homa, in session here:
Grand Counselor-W H. Cook, Of
Wichita
u Past Counselor. B. Gatchen. To-
peka.
Treasurer-C Charles N. Michael,
Conductor-George T. Irwin, Hutch
Page-A. L. Lewis. Concordia-
sentinel-E S. Wykert, Oklahoma
City.
Executive committee-E. ". Poindex-
ter. Topeka: G. A. Root, Clay Center
Grievance committee. G. chenno-
WITH Coucordia.
Representative to supreme council
W d. A1orey, Kansas City; F. B.
csatchell. Topeka; w. H. Cook, Wichita;
Claud Duvall, Hutchinson s. 7. Allison,
Clay Center.
A resolution asking Senator Long to
support the bill making travelling men
preferred creditors in case Of bank
ruptcy was adopted
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

Attention, Knights and Ladies Of the
Orient.
The funeral services of our beloved
brother. George Payne. will be held at
ST. Johns A NJ. E. church. Sunday at
o'clock D. m, sharp. All members will
report on time-
3. RIDLEY. Cor. sec'y.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

WORTH q dollar a box Satin skin face
pozvder costs but 25e- Are you using it,
Miniature railway trains leave every
five minutes.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.


GET your Sunday meals at the Vinewood
cafe. s5 cents. A cool, pleasant place
with good service
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
WILL MEET MAY II.
w. II. Stubbs Calls Meeting Repub.
lican Committee.

W r. Stubbs. chairman of the Re-
publican state central committee, has
called a meeting. of the committee for
Thursday evening May II, at the
Copeland hotel.
At this meeting the chairman and
secretary for the new committee will
be elected. It is understood today
that the leaders, of the party, includ-
ing the candidates for the state Offices,
have agreed that none of the "old
timers" shall be- given the position OF
chairman. J. Q. Royce. Dave Hanna,
W Y. Morgan and Mort Albaugh have
all been mentioned, but it is believed
they haye been set aside
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12
Caskets Carried to Graves in WAGONS.

New York May 12.-Funerals in New
York city today were subjected to serious
delay and caskets, in many cases, We're
carried to graves in plain black wagons
or even on trucks, owing to the continu-
ance of the funeral drivers strike. Many
rnOurners were forced to ride on street
cars to the cemeteries.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

London, May 12.-In an exhibition
game of court tennis at the Princess
club, the British professional champion
Cecil Fairs. giving is points. beat jay
Gould of Lakewood, n. J., by 3 to 0.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-12

Tess-Isn,t May the lucky girI7
Jess-Yes, she's got an engagement
TessEYeg. and what's more, she's left
handed. Philadelphia Press.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-11

Remington tossed bis cigar stub into the srate and lighted a cigarette
 "l don't know why I am telling you aii this he observed T was always one :o contend against condolences
 He looked over at me in haif-quizzical. half-tentative way. as though uneonseiously pleading for encouragement.
 l waited second before I spoke
 And ! am at q loss 10 understand why you haven't told me before. considering what good friends we've always been"
 There are some things that friendship doesn't touch at ail.r he responded. gravely.
 True enough. And on the other hand. there gre many things-most things. may say--that 6emands'--
 rnpted. a little satiricaBy.
 "rhe necessity of it."
 "i fail to make any application in my particular case"
 At any rate. now that you've told some one, you are bound to admit that you feel letter"
 Remington shook hts head dubiously.
 ''I couldn't swear to that" he returned, with a faint smile. ''As long as the thing was secret. fl was mine to guard. to cher ish as'-
 fo Nu- tD your nffdkt ike a Nui~ ture. eating the very vitals out of you
 And do you think 1t Is any the less so nowI' he asked. somewhat cynicaily.
 We shali sec
 never seen q fellow change SO. Up to the time of hs marriage. five or six years be- fore, he was the jolliest, most open-hearted. ingenious boy I hnd ever known. The wed. ding took place iu Ireland, ard with an Irish girl. She was reputed 10 be beautiful, and as good as she was beautiful. They lived together just three months. After the sepa- ration Remington was never the same.
 No one ever knew the real cause of the rupture. Neither vouchsafed any explana- ton. and the public was too wise, for once. to invent one.
 When he came back home, everything he
 Don't ask me any questions, Tom. loved her-nnd I'm a broken-hearted mon"
 To-day, for the fsrt time, he he'd given me his confidence.
 Fl think can sympathize with you better than any one else I told him. Il appre- ciate your temperament thoroughly, and then--I am married myself. I know what It means to love woman as you did that
 And 1t Is your opinion that was eu. tirely blsmeiess in the matter;"
 Absolutely
 T don't admit anything of the sort"
 Tt was the one transgressiou''
 don't take much notice of arguments oi that kind. In all probability the action was merely q text to her whole character"
 Remington whitened at this but said nothing. Then, after a pause-
 She was young-very young. l didn't give her chance-not even half chance. don't believe she was guilty. after all .'' ne broke out suddenly. "But-perhaps you are right" he added presently, In a dull tone.
 I looked at him closely. The expression on his face showed me that he had suffered and would continue to suffer as few men do.
 'I can almost believe that you are still in
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c aggdnnq , W Imatrimsny
 BY 'A R1hesRAx

The girl leaned back again. There was an almost imperceptible tightening of the arm about her waist. Clearly she bad not noticed it. for the man was not rsbuked.
 .Of course 1t matters" she responded. with charming assumption of innocent surprise. We've been such good friends. &T. SearIe. I'm almost ashamed to confess 1t, bat I've scarcely missed my husband since you and your friend met us on the pier. ren days ago You've been awfully kind. you know.f
 quietly laughing Was she making a fool of him? The possibility sent hot flush to his brow. and he was on the point of spring a long and rseroachfui farewell. glbs when n he saw her do curious thing She deliher- ately withdrew the plain gold band that en- eireled the third finger Of her left hand him gasp. But the girl only laughed.
 T bought it on the way down she said "It wasn't worth much"
 The man stared at her in blank bewilder-
 ''i--I don't understand 70 be blurted
 The girl nodded
 deal 70 put up with when they come down sieae 10 the seaside. Every man seems to tank ae has the right to aeeost them and so Dora and I bit on plan to svoid this kind of annoyance We just bought we'd dirg ring. and posed as married women. ~ "riArn dA fl4nI 01til We met you. Then somehow we wanted to hide IL. hut couldn't The fellows we had dismissed gave the game away. and we had to stick te the ceception''
 There was tacit confession in the speech which the. mar did rot fail 10 observe. lne encirelins arm frightened asafn And this tine there could be no mistake about the action.
 'Then there izn't any Mr. Lue,au r- h. cried. beginning to laugh iu his turn.
 The girl shook her head reeretfufiy. It vas now the mans duty to ozsr eonsoia-
 Never mind he marnured. warming to Dis york; we'll soon remedy that misfor- T vond<r where Tom hr, be said t5oughtfutiy
 s.Listsntns to Dora's confession.'- she re- piled ~Sh the promptness Of conviction. Is ke toe. returning to town tomorrow,
 The man resumed his former eccupstiou.
 I've changed my ntnd." be said ~But. say. Laura, we must remember this rock There's not soul ia sight r'
Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-11

"It's very wrong of me-. she said .'tc let you put your arm around my waist in this disgracefuI manner"
 s'Tfs fittie enough" pleaded the man.
 The girl looked doubtfuiy at the darken- Ing sea. She was but girl, despite the
 sNy ~aiss-or the concession !" sine la
 me mar dug vicious heel into the yield
 .Ths eoncession.- he replied savasely. .Besides, who is there to see us in this solItudef Even the dusk has merged into darkness"
 fort of thought. Before them stretched the linitless sea Behind them lowered a great gray rock. On either hand lay broad sweep of unoceupiee sninsls; Darkness enyelopel proportionately small But Mrs. Lucian ~dES-ker scrupies. Moreover she tnwardly narveiisd at the mans audacity in thus totally disregarding the laws of command nents incidental to mstrinony.
 "It Is not q question Of discovery" she reproved. .wrcns is not wrong until 1t
 The usn laughed. but there was little nirfh in the laugh.
 well" he said. defsntly. "ve'rs at the seaside; anyhow That fact carries with t sdmif.'
 The girl leaned back. but the mans srm never moved
 DO yeu think Mr. Lueisn would admit such a thing--in our easer' she Inquired swestly. Besides are you not resolving sin into mere anesfion of geography s-
 The man opened his eyes.
 ssOh. come" he protested. That's much too strong e term! And If you will Insist on reminding me of-of your husband Leura-weli. all can say is that he ought to be ashamed os himself for sending you flown here alone and never seiping to give Fou a jolly tine y'
 The girl smiled.
 T could wire for him." she suggested srezmily- .It wcrid be sc nice to see ycu TWO shake hands"
 Once more the offending heel crushed into he sbEnzie-
 sYcu needn't troubie,r he said xsoomiiy. -Tm going back to town in the morning. The girl sat up.
 "so soon '' she exclaimed s1 drought rou had another week hop. you'vs not nsd had rsws- Ar- seerie7
 The man wss silent Re did not quite nov how Go enswer her
 'swoaid you caref' he asked suddenly Docs 1t matter to ycE whether I go or sayy'
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INFATUATION.
 By Jennie Williams

wken hts message was sent across the Ri, Grande. She was to be the main instru ment in bringing about that coup of his.
 It matters not how the paymaster firs met her. But as the days went by 1t wa whispered In both garrisons that he haC become infatuated with the lithellmbed dusky-faced carlotta. When a man ha, passed forty without taking wife. you may look for infatuation instead of love
 Had 1t been some ranchman's daughter there might have been jokes and laughter among his brother officers; but to becom, stuck" on a Mexican girl. whose only recommendation was a pretty face and coquettish ways. an dthe sister of villain at that. that was carrying things so fer that Colonel Saunders felt called upon to administer brctherIy reprimsnd
 It may have benefited or It may have provoked obstinacy- At any rate, Binko found nothing to discourage him or to change his plans.
 Once every sixty days the paymaster de- parted under escort from Fort concho to pay of the garrisons at Forts Garland. Sherman and Wallace. Sometimes he was prompt in setting ont sometimes he was i've or six days behind hand. Binkos spy was stationed there, that he might pass along the exact day and hour.
 By and by. when gossip was running with q long tongue. and the paymaster had be- come sn object of ridicule to even the iaun- dresses of the barracks. BInko got the word snd swiftly passed It on Then the out laws emerged under cover pf darkness and made their way to the road house. Dark ness hid their arrival. and no man except Binko knew of their presence. He was ready for hours before the paymaster ar. rived. Little would be left behind him in- side or outside of the old adobe.
 Tonight, Carlotfa." he said to the girl at n,idafterncon. as he shaded his eyes and looked down the dusty trail.
 "To-night.' she replied. with light laugh. '.But you have promised to spare his life He is fool. but he Is not bad hearted. l would not have harm come to
 T dc not want his life The drugsed wine will make him sleep ike a weary bear. and we shall be far enough away before he opens his eyes As for the others the same wine. If they drink 1t. well and good. if they do not--weil. fev more lives don't count. Kiss me csriotta, and
 Half an hour before sunset the payrnas- ter's escort rode up with great jingle of spurs and sabres The oftcer was seated fn his ambulance. and even before ne de- scended the crafty Binko had made sure that the iron cafe had not been left be- nind He hsd ngured out te . dollar. sl- fbat box should contain
 Ills welcome was efustvc. as became beet. The etri vas coy and shy. as be- came . maid iu love Of the escort, the
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ravmRster alone was to be guest of ta house. The others were to make camp out side.
 l can smell the devil around this old adob. tonight. Keep your eyes peeled for Mexi can can tricks sls or, upon my word I'll make yel
 And wasn't the major made thrice vel con.eF'' asked Private O'Toole. in reply And isn't that beautiful safe of his stand ing in security in his bedroom, bedad spakin' of tricks, but whot tricks can come out of fhisy'
 "rricks by the biggest villain alive tricks by the prettiest Mexican girl I ever robbers who have come out of their holes to have look at us. Let no man go look ing after b,acSberries this night"
 The major had company at supper and binko gave the couple chance to bill and coo as they feasted and tarrfed The meal lasted fuii hour, and another half might have been added 10 that had not the pay master begun to nod and drowse as be pro tested bis love.
 He grew maudiin snc sleepy, and he slept. and as he slept the fair decoy's own hands removed his personal effects and laughed at his condition, Then stout arms bore him to his couch, and their owners whispered that he would not awaken for twenty four hours to come.
 Arrange things as you wish outside and do not disturb me, the major had said to the sergeant, and the sterling old veteran had posted half hts men as sentineIs. and warned the other half to sleep lightly.
 Now and then Binko passed out and in with o5seQulous demeanor and fayyuins words and had asked that all the men drink to his birthday They would have o,e;ra6 esen 69niy too glad to had not Sergeant
 If any one among yez drinks anything Dut wafer tonight he'll hear from me every day of his life until his time expires"
 binko heard the words, but he only smiled st them. Half an hour later the girl. with pitcher and glass in hand. appeared before ,he the sergeant and coquettishly challenged eided between an old troopers natural thirst and feeling Of duty but then he took the pitcher from her hands and poured its con tents on the ground
 Next moment an outlaw. peering from a window. and realizing that the scheme 10 drug the men had failed. leveled bis rife snd shot the sergeant dead. Thirty seconds later q melee was raging round the house the soldiers cheering without, the outlaws shouting defiance within. The soldiers were and without a leader but they were fighters 10 the end.
 :, ~ noon next day report reached Fort Coneno that sent twenty men galloping fouad Mexican girl wandering aimlessly about ard nuttering to herself, daft from q bullet that had raked her skull
 Five miles farther pn they came uDon Prtvnte Meecham sitting cE q stone and rainly trying to bind up q wounded arm. A the old adobe there were i've dead soldiers and six dead outlaws. and a major who was io de two days later from an overdose of dru9ged wine.
 Binko had disappeared. SO had the beet of his goods and chatteis so had the pay safe.
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The road house kept by the Mexican named Binko, or at least called by thai name by all white men who knew him
 stood about midway between Fort Conchs
 and Gariand-say twenty miles from either If was the only house of refreshment or the fifty miles of stage road. and sueh pas senscrs as could stand the dirt. dogs and oeas, to say nothing of the sbominable cook cry, were furnished with what Binko called dinner, and charged g bead for t. Binko was not only crafty Mexican, but common report said that he was horss thief and an outlaw as well. One had bn' to look into his face to know that he was bed all the way through. Now and theu. when he had drunk too much of the aery liquors dealt out at his own bar. he was won't to boast of the cattle and horses he had run on and the men who had fallen be- fore his bullets, but as rule be was sober and closemouthed.
 One day the commanders of the respec- tive forts sat down together and summed up Binko snd decided to take him in hand For three months thereafter he was under surveillance and his actions crippled. High way robbers. nurderers. deserters, horse thieves and others were taken from his house and sent to punishment. but nothing could be fastened upon Binko himself.
 How can I be taken when l have done nothIngT' he would query. in a protesting way, as he spread out his hands and looked from man to man. My house Is stopping place for travellers. I work hard am an honest man.
 After SO many of bis comrades and friends had been arrested and the detai's of soldiers were still Investigating. the crafty Binko determined in his own mind that the climate of Arizona was not good for him. He would make a change, bu. in doias So he would also make . grand coup.
 He told no living soul of bis plans. but he laid them well. He kept up his protes- tafions and lamentations, but at the same time he put spy into Fort coneho. sent to Mexico for a girl about eighteen years old, whom he introduced as his sister. and word was passed along to such outlaws as were still in hiding among the hills to hold on and wait for big event.
 The girl from Mexico was decoy. She was handsome enough to have turned the heads of dfty different cowboys, but she was not for them. Only one man fr all Arizona could whisper words of fatt<ry and love into her ears, and that was the payusster who made bic hssdqussfsrs ct Fort concho.
 Binko had hin in mind. and none ether