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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

when the people, who have discovered
their identity by this time. get another
whack at them, they will melt away as
the dew when the morning sunshine
kisses 1t to the skies, and you can ac-
celerate or retard their retirement very
materially.
IF you allow the parties named to
assist you in the discharge of your
duties, in the selection Of federal Of
hcials for Kansas. you will thereby
which to play you later on, and you
will thereby encourage the pie hunters
who Joined them in the hour of their
victories. because they were led to be-
continue with them. and thereby help
to lose Kansas to the Republican party
in 1910, and thereby 1912.
"On the other hand, If, by the selec-
aforesaid, by their political conduct,
have no voice in such matters, those
gentry will fly away from them. like
rats from a sinking ship, and Repub-
Hcanism in Kansas will be all right in
1912.
IF you are political general. as you
look and talk, and have your nerve with
you, you will smash these ma1contents
by ignoring them, and thereby solidify
your party in this state. On the other
hand, if you hesitate and falter, with
them you Will ruin the Republican
party. and therey lose the control OF
Kansas to that organization in 1872
DO not misunderstood me. / have
no axes to grind. Any selection you
make will be satisfactory to me- Pro-
vided only, that he carry the Repub-
lican banner, not free trade, as the
gentlemen named are now doing
''This Is No Fool Letter.
In writing this. I only hope that that
private secretary of yours will see to
1t that you read this, rather than dump
it into the debris. along with fool let
tiers from fools. of which this Is not
one: and neither is the writer
l have lived here nearly 40 years. and
l know the varmfnts herein complained
of, and I know the people. and no
matter how much they may, now and
then, run amuck after their wounds
heal they return to their political vict-
uals with both promptness ard dis
patch
If these suggestions shall not be
worthy of your favorable consideration
on the lines indicated that is your bust
ness. not mine; since in this 1 have
discharged my full duty In the premi-
ses.
If these moribund political cadavers
are Republicans, then am not
Choose yet this day whom you will
serve" and govern your official conduct
so far as the matters herein named are
concerned. accordingly.
1 inclose herewith a sample OF the rot
with which the political atmosphere of
Kansas is daily fatigued. by the Kan
sas City Star and the Topeka Capital.
and like f1atulent political hernia
phrodites.
With only the most profound respect.
I am, very truly,
W. p. HACKNEY
P S.-Since debating the above, have
read your message on ship subsidy, and
| most heartily indorse the same, and
| inclose herewith a copy of my prelude
| to the History of Cowley County,
| which is within the Louisiana Purchase.
| in which I incorporate my observations
| on the decline of the American marine.
! This is largely historical and correct
Very truly, w. p H.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

so hurriedly that he ran against Colonel
Weer and knocked him off the side
walk. Randlett had started to find the
colonel and was glad to find him so
Colonel Weer told Randlett that or
ders had just arrived from Mcneil to
turn over the command to some other
oftcer and he would not have anything
to say in the matter. Randlett was al
lowed to proceed to Leavenworth. where
he went over his case with General
Sturgis, but found his position the SAINT
as that of Colonel McNeil-he would
nave nothing to do with Quantrill and
would hold no communication with him
as he was an outlaw. Randlett was
permitted to do as he pleased but ad-
vised not to return to QuantrilI.
But Randlett considered himself in
honor bound to go back to him and re-
port the facts as he found them. When
he arrived at independence he found
twelve hundred Union soldiers quarter
ed in the town. No one could tell him
where to find Quantrill Just such an
emergency had been provided for, and
Randlett had been told to whom he
should report if Ouantrill could NOT he
found. This he did. and then returned
to Kansas City. He never saw Guam
trill again.
Mr.. ConnelIey's Book.
Mr.. w. z. Connelley's book "Quant-
~ anu TIE boi ger wars, is the most
interesting contribution of the authors
many efforts to place before the public
the history of the great struggle over
slavery which preceded the Civil war.
Mr. Connelley has with inconceiv-
able pains and labor given us a life
OF the most notorious Border Ruff1an
OF modern times. His work is interest
ing from any standpoint but it is espe-
cially valuable to students of history
The author has been impartial in the
presentation of facts. No attempt is
made as is so often the case to make
pear blacker than it really is Mr.
Connelley treats history in a broad
and comprehensive way and in
manner which makes it not only in
telligible to the average reader but
thoroughly enjoyable as we'll His
Quantrill should be read by every one
who is interested in Kansas or Kansas
history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
ELECTRICITY IS THE CAUSE.
Has Disintegraled the Gas Pipes, Says
One Who Knows.

'The whole trouble here 1 think, is
due to electroiysis,' was the statement
made by George F. Botticher this
morning in speaking of the leaking gas
mains in Topeka. Mr.. Botticher is
now in the gas burner business and
has had wide experience in gas fitting,
having for eight years been connected
with the Laclede Gas Light company
of st. Louis.
THE point is this said Mr.. Bot
t1cher, that the return to the power
house of the current used by electric
lines is often insufficient to carry the
current. The rails usually serve as
the return medium. When the current
comes to point where it can find an
easier route it will jump and where it
lands 1t leaves 4 corroded spot and
eats the metal right up. 1t will follow
gas and water mains and anything that
will carry the current easily.
In St Louis there was no trouble
| with the pipes until the electric roads
were introduced into the city. At one
point new pipes were eaten through
in less than two weeks 1t is not only
the electric line that cause trouble but
! telephone wires as we'll. A telephone
| company often grounds it's telephones
| to pipes Leading to the ground.
| In one place 1 noticed in connecting
a meter to house pipe which had a
i telephone wire connected with it, that
| tAcIe was ilciSH just DIS We lOuCn6O
together the meter and the pipe. This
| showed that the current was there and
this Is often the cause of fires. The
| telephone company should test their
pipes with instruments for the pur-
pose to see if their pipes are grounded
| with wires from the phones.
| ''In st. Louis we had great trouble
| with leaking pipes and after securing
an expert to investigate the cause of
| the difficulty he discovered that it was
| due to eloctTOiVSiS- T have both
lead and iron pipes eaten through with
| it-they were simply honeycombed
| from one end to another.
The whole trouble here, think. is
due to electrolysis. In st. Louis the
| company insulated their pipes but that
is very expensive.
| 1.-THE company here does not seem
| to take the interest they do in the east
There they have so many men en-
ployed looking for leaks. They even
keep several men on duty at night to
go out to investigate leaks provided
any are reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

Eby or some other member of his
band that Quantrill desired to ex-
change him. there is no doubt of the
fact that he was saved to be ex-
changed. Quantrill wrote several let
tiers to the commandant at Fort Leav-
enWorth, requesting an exchange of
his man for Randlett but he received
no reply, as he and his men were
considered to be outlaws and not SOL
diers, making communications with
them impossible from a military
standpoint Quantrill had Randlett
write requesting that the exchange be
made. which he did. but he received
no answer to his letter.
while Randlett was with Quantrill
a man came to the camp one day and
said the Red Legs were burning
houses and robbing people in Cass
county. The order to saddle up rang
through the guerilla camp at once.
and in q few minutes the whole band
took the road. Three houses were
found on fire. The Red Legs retreat
ed when they saw Quantrill coming,
, and there was a long and exciting
chase towards the Kansas line. At
point near the state line. about east
of Paola. but in Missouri, Quantrill
overhauled the marauders. A brisk
skirmish ensued in which some of
the Red Legs were wounded. but none
killed. Randlett's guard took him up
on high place, where he could see
the engagement.
"One Saturday night while Guam
trill was camped somewhere in John
son county, Missouri, there broke up
on the air the sounds of hoof-beats
rapidly approaching. The guerillas
were stopping with two farmers, their
friends. one living on one road and
the other on another road; these
roads joined about half mile from
the farm houses. The running horses
rapidly approached, and soon a voice
was heard crying out, Don't shoot,
don't shoot!' Two horsemen came
down at dead run and were cap
tured. They claimed to be deserters
from the Union army looking for Con-
federate soldiers to join. They were
put under guard in room at one
of the houses and questioned. Rand
lett was at one of the houses under
guard. and the prisoners were taken
to the other house. Quantrill went
to Randlett and asked him if he would
like to see the prisoners. and Rand
lett said he would like to visit them.
They seemed to know that Rand
lett was with Quantrill, and they ad-
vised Quantrill that Randlett be
'strang up without delay; this was
reported to Randlett by Quantrill.
Quantrill and Randlett went over to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

18th of March, 1862. Mr.. Connelley says
regarding Reuben A. Randlett, To-
peka man. who was second lieutenant
of Company A, Fifth Kansas:
He was sent home on sick leave in
the winter of 1862. While yet suffering
with the ague, he started to return to
his command, which was then at
GAINESVILLE, Kan. The weather was
still cold. He left Kansas City, Mo,
the morning of the 9Th of March Night
coming upon him at Aubry, he stopped
at the village tavern. There he was
given a room with a man named Ellis,
a stranger to him. At daylight the fol-
lowing morning the landlord knocked
loudly at the door of their room. adj
vising them to get up at once, as the
guerillaS were coming into town.
'Randlett remarked that such means
to get them up early was outrageous.
But the landlord soon returned to in
form them that the guerillas were sur
rounding the house. The night had
been cold, and the window panes were
covered with frost. except on narrow
margins next to the sash, which the
warmth of the wood had kept clear.
Randlett dressed himself and looked out
of the window but could see no one;
then he went into another room, from
the window of which he saw a number
of guerillaS, and he heard shots and
shouts in the streets.
"A man partly dressed wanted to
fight the guerillas, but when Randlett
found that all the mouse had but three
pistols in the way of arms with which
to fight 40 men he advised against it.
He said to the others that he would
go down and surrender. He went into
the tavern Office and handed his revol-
yer to a guerilla he found there, say
ing that he was a Union soldier and
demanded the treatment due a soldier
who surrendered. He was led out on
the porch and turned over to two
guerillas found there.
"They swore horribly. one thrusting
the muzzle of his pistol into Randletts
mouth (this was Joe Young. after the
war a printer In Kansas City,, and the
: other holding a revolver at his ear.
Then a man came by believed by
Randlett to have been Quantrill, but
Captain Gregg says it was himself.
and ordered Young and his compan-
ion not to injure Randlett, as he
wanted him for a certain purpose He
was taken into the office and ques-
toned by Quantrill, who asked him
If he had horse.
"Randlett replied that he had
good mare in the Tavern stables.
Quantril at once ordered it saddled
and brought out. Just then Ellis came
into the Office with his face all COW
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25

cred with blood. Quantrill recognized
him at once. and said, why, Ellis. is
that your Ellis replied that it was
himself and that Quantrill had shot
him. 1t seems that Ellis had been
looking out of the window, with his
face near the sash where there was no
frost. Quantrill saw him and fired,
the ball going through the top of one
sash and the bottom of the other,
window before it struck Ellis in the
forehead. The sash saved his life.
'Randlett did not know Their that
the bullet had gone through the sash
before striking Ellis, and supposed it
had gone into his head instead of fiat
tening against his skull, and expected
to see him fall down dead. Ellis had
known Quantrill in Lykins miami
county,, having been superintendent
of schools there, where he examined
"Quantrill talked with Ellis for
some time. and told him to hitch up
his team and go on his way and he
should not be molested Randlett
wiped the blood from Ellis face. Ellis
was fastening the lines to the bit as
Quantrill and Randlett rode away, and
Randlett saw him fall backward and
supposed he had fallen dead from his
wound.
1.-THE proprietor of the tavern and
two hired hands found working for
him were chased into field in which
dry cornstalks were standing and
there killed by Quantrill and his men.
"Randlett was with Quantril: from
the It'll to the 18th of March He was
released before the. affair at the Tate
house. Whether it was for Perry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-25
Only Union Man Ever Held
Prisoner by Quantrill.
WAS WE'LL TREATED.
Guerilla Chief Protected Him
from His Followers.
w. E. Connelley Tells Story in
His Quantrill Book.

There is a man in Topeka, Reuben A.
Randlett, of 7O6 jefferson street. who
enjoys the distinction of being the only
Union soldier captured by Quantrill
who livee to tell the tale.
Mr.. Randlett's story is told in w. E.
Connelley's Quantrill and the Border
War.
Mr.. RandIctt's Capture.
With reference to the sacking of
Aubry, in Johnson county, Kan, the
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
Proceedings of The Board OF Com
missioners of The Buras
eyee District.

Buras, p. O., La, Aug. 30, l909.
A regular session Of the Board OF
Commissioners for the Buras Levee
District was held in Buras, La, on
Tuesday, Aug. "a, 1909, with the fo'-
lowing members present: President
], B. Fastening, Commissioners n.
Kamlah, F. H. Giordano, F. X. BIa'se'
and F. M. Stockheth, Attorney John
Dymond, Jr. Absent: Asst. State
Engineer H. c. Smith.
The minutes of the meeting OF May
u, 1909, was read and adopted
The report of the Secretary showed
q cash balance of $3415.35 The finance
committee approved bills to the amount
of S2O2l.9 81.
Resolution by Mr.. Blaise, duly Sec
onded by Mr.. Stockfeth' authorizing
President j. B. Fastening and Attor'
new John Dymond, Jr., to visit his TX
cheney the Governor ]. Y. Sanders
with a view of discussing the situation
of the swamp lands now pending De-
tween the State and the Buras Leve'
Board.
Resolved by Mr.. Kamlah, duly sec
onded by Mr.. Blaise, that this Boar
proceed to NOW its levees of the differ
erent sections by the day under tn
supervision of the member OF eac
section.
No further business on hand Tn
Board adjourned to its next reguia
, meeting day.
, J, GLEN BALLAY,
Spcretar,
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
State of Louisiana, Parish of
PlaauemineS.

Twenty Ninth Judicial District Court No. 76.
Succession of Widow Patrick Lyons.
By virtue of and in obedience to al order of sale
to me directed by the Honorable. the Twenty
Ninth Judicial District Court in and for the Par
ish Of Plaquemines. dated the 26th day Of August.
1909, in the above entitled succession | have ad-
vertised and will proceed to sell at public auction.
at the Courthouse. at Pointe-a-la-Hache La, on
Saturday, the 9th day of the month Of October.
1909. at II o'clock a. m.. the following described
property. to-wit:
lst. A certain tract Of land situated lying and
being in the Parish of Plaquemires. State of
Louisiana on the right bank Of the Mississippi
River at a distance Of about Fifty-seven go
miles below the city of New Orleans. having and
measuring Two (2) arpents front on said River by
q depth Of Forty (4O) arpents. bounded above by
the lands of Mrs. Celina L4anaux and below by the
lands Of the Estate Of Francois Michel. together
with all the buildings and improvements. rights,
ways, privileges. etc.. thereunto belonging or
in anywise appertaining.
End. A certain piece of land situated and being
in this Parish and State on the right bank Of the
Mississippi River, at a distance of about Sixty
(6O miles below the city of New Orleans. having
and measuring One % arpent front on the said
Mississippi River. with a depth Of Forty No)
~arpents, bounded above by the lands of ?. Pelas
and below by the lands of b. Johnson Co.. Ltd.
together with all rights. ways, improvements
: ETC., thereto belonging or in anywise appertain'
. ing.
I I'd. A certain piece of land situated lying and be
ing in this Parish and State. on the left bank OF tn
: mississippi River, at a distance Of about Seventy
five (75) miles below the city Of New Orleans
N having and measuring Two (2) arpents front o.
Il the said Mississippi River. by a depth Of Fort
lAM ~arpents, bounded above by lands of tn
limited States Government Reservation. and be
low BY the lands. now or formerly belonging
e ]. P, Lyons. with all ways. rights and improve
es ments thereunto belonging or in anywise appe1
tanning.
IN Terms Of sale:-One third or more cash. an
~ the balance, if any. on a credit of one and t"
10 wears. at the option of the purchaser. the cred
III nortion of said sale to be evidenced by notes
It. the purchaser and byshim endorsed. bearing Fig
)" () per cent interest per annum from the late
IT. nd iudication until paid. secured by special MOI
NJ cage and vendors lein on the property sold. WI
III the pact de non aliendo. and all the usual securi
vi clauses, and Five () per cent Attorneys fees
~ the event Of suit.
40. The purchaser to pay over and above the amou
nu Of this bid all tge taxes due and exigible DUR
the year 1909.
OF FRANK c. MEYERS
Chor;f of The Parish of Plaouemines
ent IN 90
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04

In these columns will be read by
10, 900 people. If you have an
article of merit and any one OF
these 10, 1000 people need such an
article a sale is the natural re-
suit of tell them where the same
may be puschased.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04

What might have been a very serl-
u wreck. occurred on the Texas and
Pacific Railroad last Saturday when a
freight train ran into Harvey's Canal.
the bridge being open to allow the pas
sage Of a launch. Fortunately the
train was a freight and no lives were
lost.
The Austrian government has estab-
lished a female trade school, where wo-
men will be taught needlework, en-
broidery. making artificial flowers n
feathers, designing work in gold and
silver, pearl embroidery, laundry work,
clothes cleaning and all trades by which
the Austrian women may be fitted to
earn their own living.
The New Orleans Railway and Light
Co., the present operators Of New Or
leans street car system, were the high
est bidders on the franchise offered
for the extension of the Dauphine and
Lcyee and Barracks street car lines
down to the property Of the American
Sugar Refining Co.
The Motor Boat Race held at the
Southern Yacht Club Of New Orleans
last Saturday was a grand success.
Boats were entered from Bayou Sara,
La, Pensacola, Florida, HOuma, La,
Biloxi, Miss. and New Orleans. Messrs
Jancke and Farwell captured the prize
with their new boat, Bluewing II, just
bought in Michigan, which proved
wonder for speed. The Bluewing made
twenty four miles in SO minutes and 81
: seconds, The next best boat, the Jaci
Rabbit, made twenty miles in one houI
one minute and fifty seconds.
: McHarg's verbosity concerning tx
t President Roosevelt has evidently hat
e its effect onhim, as his resignation a
e assistant secretary of the Department
J. of Commerce and Labor has bee
. handed to President Taft.
As a result of crossing a track IN a
n automobile before a fast train, fv
Y persons were killed near st. Louis tn
Ie other day.
" The u, S. government has just issue
le its rules and regulations concerning II
II NAVIGATION of Southwest Pass.
Alabama's drastic prohibition law
<t said to be resulting in a marked a
Of pearance of "for rent signs on bu'
G. ness houses and residences in all t
cities and towns of the state.
Alabama has an oyster commlssl
on law, passed by the recent leg'slato'
ng The commission will consist OF thr
he members, two of whom shall be trt
Mobile and one from Baldwin Cour
no and none of whom can be interested
in OYSTER beds. There will be a chief depl
"a commissioner, who will patrol the re-
nd and receive SIS per month, all expen'
ad- to be paid out Of the fees. The re-
N nue. will be derived from the cann'
factories at the rate Of 500 a year
each steam box; l-l6 of n per &c
tax on shipment and licenses for slo
and a shippers tax.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04

tributed it, to the able help. OF their
many friends, who assisted IN the'
good work the entire day.
The base ball game was rather a
a good one, the score stood four to 7 IN
favor of the Jesuits' Bend team, who
are noted for their good playing.
A local band and a band from New
Orleans, furnished the music. The
dancers all seemed pleased with the
music.
The farmers are all getting busy
with their lettuce sowing. Quite a
number c. beds have been sown this
week. If the good weather continues,
hav making will soon begin.
Our friend, John Meyer Jr. has just
returned from St. LOUIS, after having
purchased six young mules for his new
farm, the Promised Land plantation,
Struck by Lightning.
Last Tuesday the lightning struck
one of Mr.. Glen Hingle's rice stacks
and in a very short time it was burned
to the ground.
Notice to Correspondents.
The Gazette is always thankful for
communications, and regrets that IN
some instances they are anonymous
and therefore will not be published. Al
communications must be written Owe
the senders signature, in order to re
ceive prompt and due consideration
The name being required only as
guarantee of good faith on the part o
the correspondent.
Even the richest millionaire may D.
a poor apology for a man.
"Are you related to Barney O'Brlen?'
:, Thomas O'Brien was once asked.
= Every distantly,' replied Thomas
=. Il was me mothers first child Barne
was the sivinteenth.'
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
CHARTER.

, Parish of Plaquemines. Aug. 2. l%e
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
LEGAL NOTICES.
The State of Louisiana, Parish Of

F1dVucIIIIIICS'
Judicial District Court. No. 7l.
Succession of Valery O.. Schayot.
Notice is hereby given to the Creditors Of this
Estate, and to all other persons herein interested
to show cause within ten days from the present
notification If any they have or CAM why the &C.
count presented by Emile A. Schayot' ad-
ministrator, should not be homologated and the
f,rds distributed in accordance Herewith.
By Order of the Court.
GEO, V. GROLEAU.
Deputy Clerk of Court,
p,r;,h of pl,nrominps. Aug. 2, 1909.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04

Even the richest millionaire may be
a Door apology for a man.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-09-04
At a Sacrifice!

Fourth ward property, = acres
front, usual depth, oyster
grounds in rear. 1nclosed by
levees. Large new dwelling,
out houses, etc. Owner abroad.
For further information, terms,
etc., apply to JOHN B1CK, JR.,
Fort St. Philip, La. S-4-ll-lo