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AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.
One of the common things of life is
combined with a. situation which probably
hever had a duplicate in reality in the
construction of the comedy "Because She
Loved Him So," which was seen for the
first time in Topeka at the Crawford
theater Tueeday night. The first is the
Jealous of a, woman, and the second iS
the attempt of an old couple, after thirty
years of undisturbed happiness, to rem
edy the domestic difficulties of their
daughter and her husband, by pretending
to be engaged in such difficulties them
selves. The result of the combination, however,
is EL pleasing comedy with several good
farcical situations. For a French adapt
tation it is particularly clean, and in de
veloping power it is unusually strong. For
instance, the second act introduces a
Spanish widow and a. very ordinary law
yer, whose matrimonial agreement later
iS an argument in favor of the law of
opposites, and wholly falls to show why
they are there. in fact, through the
course of that act the cigarette-smoking
senorita seems to be an uncalled and
distasteful figure, out of harmony with
the, surroundings in the midst of which
mho is suddenly presented and allowed to
remain without the least explanation of
her presenue. But along in the third act
her existence becomes a matter of im
portance, and a situation never dreamed
of in the preceding actthat of a real
disagreement betwef.ei the elderly couple
Is made to arise. The meek looking law
yer, whose introduction appears as much
uncalled for, if not as unharmonious, as
that of the Spanish widow, is also sup
plied with a reasonable excuse.
A novel is made responsible for the un
real portion of the comedy and this con
stitutes one of its clever points. The
daughter's mother reads a story of how
the De Lacey-Browns corrected a domes
tic difficulty by showing the young peo
ple the ridiculousness of their pOsition,
the illustration being a pretended quar
rel between themselves, and when she
hnds that her daughter is really engaged
in such a difficulty she determines to fol
lew the story. The daughter arrives at
the parental home in one carriage and the
daughter's husband in another carriage,
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and there they find the old couple in a
boisterous row. The parents pretend not
to know of the disagreement of the young
people, and continually talk of their do
mestic happiness. This suddenly deter
mines the daughter not to speak to her
parents of their difficulty, and her hus
band promises to likewise keep the mat
ter to himself. This is a good arrange
ment from a. farcical standpoint, but it
is something that would never happen.
If a jealous young- wife becazne convinced
from strange perfume and blonde hairs
on her husband's coat that he was shar
ing his affection with another woman, it
is altogether unlikely she would keep the
matter from ber mother simply because
'eet a parental quarrel, especially when tile
nether gave her such a. good opening for
her story as the accusation treat her
father NV FIS likewise engaged. And the
young- husband would find consolation in
the fact that his father-in-law was in
trouble as well es himself. and would
more naturally confide to him his side of
the story. The chain of circumstances
that tile comedy portrays has therefore
rightfully a place in a. novel, and the
shifting of the responsibility was a, clever
stroke on the part of the authors or
adaptor.
The characters of "Because She Loved
I-lim Soe are for the most part credit
ably handled by the members of the com
pany which presented the comedy here.
Miss Clara. Dickey is particularly capa
ble in the part of the jealous young wife,
and leaves nothing lacking" in her im
personation. Mr. Thomas David looks
his part of "Oliver West," the young hus
band, and acts it in an altogether satis
factory ma,nner. Miss Effie Germon is
well cast in the motherly role of "Mrs.
Wetherby" but the work of Mr. John
Iale Murphy as "John Wetherby" could
be improved upon. Miss Helen Rethsen
appears to make the most of the part of
the Spanish senorita, and Miss Mamie
Johnstone is a good Margaret." Mr.
John Westley, as the love sick youth.
carries his agitation a trifle too far.
The piece v.-as seen by a large audience.
and the company received a. curtain call
after both the first and second act.
WHEATON MOVES UP.
MacArthur Is Made a Brigadier Gen
eral by the President.
- Washington, Jan. 3The president to
day sent the following nominations to
the senate:
To be D. S. consulsThomas T. Pren
tiss of Massachusetts, lit Rouen,
France; George L. Darte of Pennsyl
vania, at Martinique, transferred to
Patras, Greece; Alonzo C. Yates of Vir
ginia at Patras, transferred to Mar
tinique. WarBrigadier General J. C. Bates
to be major general of volunteers;
Brigadier General Lloyd Weaton to be
major general of volunteers by brevet.
To be brigadier generalsCol. S B.
M. Young, Lieutenant Colonel Arthur
MacArthur, Lieutenant Colonel Wm.
Ludlow.
Also a number of appointments and
promotions in. the regular and volunteer
arm y.
New Zinn Company.
The Merrimack Lead and Zinc corn
rany of Nashua.N. H., has been author
ized to do business in Kansas. The
capital is M00,000. The officers are as
follows: Pres. F. H. Ayer, Nashua; vice
president, H. E. Ball, Galena.; treasurer.
Bradford Allen. Nashua; secretary, Ed
tle.lena, formerly of Topeka;
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.
One of the common things of life is
combined with a. situation which probably
hever had a duplicate in reality in the
construction of the comedy "Because She
Loved Him So," which was seen for the
first time in Topeka at the Crawford
theater Tueeday night. The first is the
Jealous of a, woman, and the second L4
the attempt of an old couple, after thirty
years of undisturbed happiness, to rem
edy the domestic difficulties of their
daughter and her husband, by pretending
to be engaged in such difficulties them
selves. The result of the combination, however,
is EL pleasing comedy with several good
farcical situations. For a French adapt
tation it is particularly clean, and in de
veloping power it is unusually strong. For
instance, the second act introduces a
Spanish widow and a. very ordinary law
yer, whose matrimonial agreement later
iS an argument in favor of the law of
opposites, and wholly falls to show why
they are there. in fact, through the
course of that act the cigarette-smoking
senorita- seems to be an uncalled and
distasteful figure, out of harmony with
the, surroundings in the midst of which
mho is suddenly presented and allowed to
remain without the least explanation of
her presenue. But along in the third act
her existence becomes a matter of im
portance, and a situation never dreamed
of in the preceding actthat of a real
disagreement betwke,n the elderly couple
Is made to arise. The meek looking law
yer, whose introduction appears as much
uncalled for, if not as unharmonious, as
that of the Spanish widow, is also sup
plied with a reasonable excuse.
A novel is made responsible for the un
real portion of the comedy and this con
stitutes one of its clever points. The
daughter's mother reads a story of how
the De Lacey-Browns corrected a domes
tic difficulty by showing the young peo
ple the ridiculousness of their pOsition.
the illustration being a pretended quar
rel between themselves, and when she
hnds that her daughter is really engaged
in such a difficulty she determines to fol
lew the story. The daughter arrives at
the parental home in one carriage and the
daughter's husband in another carriage,
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assistant secretary, John P. Goggin,
Nashua. The Acme Creamery company
of Acme, Dickinson county, has been
chartered. The capital is $4,000.
MUST WAIT A WEEK.
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High School Graduating Exercises
, Postponed.
The heating plant at Clay school has
been finally accepted by the board of
education.
At the last meeting a bill of $41 pre
sented by Architect Leacher was not
allowed for the reason that the bleating
plant at Clay school, put in a,ccording
to his plans and specifications, did not
heat the two buildings sufficiently. Mr.
Wilson, chairman of the building com
mittee, investigated the matter and
found that the trouble was in the fire
man instead of in the plant. An ex
perienced fireman was put in charge of
the plant and he sueceeded in properly
heating the two buildings, "The trouble
seemed to be in the firing," said Mr.
Wilson. "After this we Will have to
employ firemen instead of janitors."
At the meeting of the board last
night the bills of F. M. Spencer for
$508.79 for carpenter work and $1,080 for
masonry done on the Branner school
building were allowed. The work on
the building is behind. There has been
considerable delay in putting in the
steam plant and stoves had to be put in
temporarily in order to let the plaster
ers do their work. If it had not been
for the delay the building would have
been ready for occupancy by Jan. 10,
but it will be the middle of February or
later before the building can be used.
The varnishing- and finishing must wait
on the heating plant. The slate for the
blackboards has arrived.
The mid-term graduating class of the
high school Wil hold the graduating
exercises January 26. The class num
bers 23. Bishop Vincent will address
the class and for the reason that he
can not be here till that time the exer
cises will be one week later than usual.
Each member of the class has to write
an essay or an oration, but the public
does not have to bear them. They Will
be delivered between 11:40 and 12:30 on
Thursday and Friday of this week in
the High school assembly hall.
The distribution of the insurance on
the school buildings was brought up.
The insuring of a. building had been
taken from the agency of Charles
Blakeley and been given to another.
Mr. Blakeley claimed he should receive
as much patronage as other agencies
of the same size. He will be given
more policies to write.
It was decided to furnish the school
buildings with private wardrobes for
the teachers. The janitors asked for
extra pay for cleaning the school houses
during the holidays. The claim was not
allowed.
The following is treasurer's report for
December.
Denosits in bank...417,117.84
Interest and sinking
fund $ 2,520.65
General fund 10.860.59
Building fun 4,637.05
Fiscal agency 900.45
$18.01i 29 $18,018.29
GNERAL FUND.
Balance
Re'd from Co. Treas.
Rec'd from bank Int
Warrants paid 8.903.83
Balance 10,860.59
40.37
19,708 32
15.73
$19,764.4'2 19,764.42
PINGREE IGNORED..
Michigan Senate Disregards the Gov
ernor's Wishes.
Lansing, Mich., Jan. 3.Telegrams were
received today from Arthur F. Marsh, ex
adjutant general of Michigan and chair
man of the Republican state central com
mittee, stating that he was about to leave
Brockport. N. Y., for Lansing, to plead
to the indictment found against him for
having, as alleged, had a vart in the no
torious military state clothing deal. Noth
ing has been learned yet as to General
White's whereabouts.
Colonel Eli 14.. Sutton. of Detroit, a
member of Governor Pingree's militarY
staff and an intimate, both of the gov
ernor and of the indicted generals, testi
fied today before the grand jury and ex
hibited his priva,te bank books as EL proof
of his innocence of connection with the
clothing deal.
It appears certain that the policy of the
controlling faction in the senate is to dis
regard G-overnor Pingree's messages, urg
ing the passage of new legislation before
ending the present special session.
A joint resolution providing for sub
mitting to a, vote of the people the ques
tion of munielpEd ownership of street rail
ways, etc.. was reported favorably tbe
house toclay.
WILL PAY 35 CENTS.
Btate Board of Charities Will Bring
Contractors to Terms.
The state board of charities through
Chairman Grant Hornaday has notili,d
McKinney Bros. & Co., of Kansas City,
that the state will pay 35 cents per
bushel for the 3,000 bushels of potatoes
sent to the Osawatomie asylum. Unless
this offer is accepted the firm is In
structed to take the potatoes out of the
asylum cellars.
The controversy concerning these po
tatoes arose over purchases made by
L. Shaffer and T. J. Hayes, stewards
of the Topeka and Osawatomie asylums
respectively. The purchases were made
without authority from the board. The
contract called for Colorado potatoes
but Iowa potatoes of art inferior quality
were shipped.
The board is not yet convinced wheth
er the complication is due to an error
on the part of the shipper or to an ar
rangement by which the stewards were
to profit financially.
An investigation of the matter is be
ing made and future developments may
add interest to the ease.
It has already resulted in an iron-clad
order that stewards shall not, in the
future, spend the state's money, ex
cept under authority from the board.
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TOPER- A STATE JO UliNAL, WEDNESDAY 11 V ENTING, eTANITARY 3, 1900. 5
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SuCIAL AND PERSONAL, 1 Ivo tnbnestynonunnegdladiest has been indefinite- I TOPEKA FANCIERS. I
TOPER- A STATE JOUUNAL
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL,
--
Mrs. C. G. Hague, Mrs. Richard Har
greaves and Airs. W. E. Atchison were
responsible for giving the members of
the Stedman club, their families and a
number of invited guests, a delightful
evening at the Stedmart parlors on
New Year's.
The entertainment consisted of a lect- !
ure by Superintendent W. Al Davidson
entitled -An Hour With Edgar Allan
Poe." Mr. Davidson's delivery was ex
cellent and showed that he had spent
much time and thought on its prepara
tion; he has delivered it number of
times in other cities and all who have
heard it say that it is worthy of spec
ial mention. At the close of the lecture
a pleasant social hour was spent. Fruit
punch was served by Miss Mantle Har
greaves and Miss Helen Grey. The hall
was artistically decorated for the oc
casion with mistletoe, Christmas greens
roses and hyacinths.
Besides the club members and their
families the invited guests were, Mr.
and Airs. L. D. Whittemore, Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Davidson, Dr. and Mrs. W.
A. McCarter, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hath
way, Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Martin, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Shepherd, Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Harvey, Mrs. A. J. Arnold, Mrs. V. B.
McCoy, Mrs. L. E. Thorpe, Mrs. W. E.
Grey and Miss Helen Grey of Raton, N.
AL, Miss Elizabeth Davidson, Miss Anna
Murphy, Miss Venice Whitney, Miss
Kimball and Mr. Walter Heald.
As a souvenir every one present was
given a Perry print of Poe, enclosed
withha the program.
An Informal Party.
pleasa-nt little New Year' card
party was given Monday evening at the
home of Miss Jennie Simmons. The
prizes were won by Miss Nellie Wether
holt and Mr. John Green. Refreshments
were served in two courses and the
evening' was an enjoyable affair.
The guests 1,vere Mr. and Mrs. W. O.
Rigby, Miss Jennie SiMM0118, Miss Ada
Simmons, Miss Nellie Wetherholt, Miss
Eda Smythe, Miss Clyde HornadaY.
Miss Katherine Ernich, Miss Pauline
Aiaier, Miss Emma Whitmer, Miss
Emily Goe, Miss Etta Hannigan. Miss
Bird Hannigan, Mr. John Green, Mr.
Fred Glick, Mr. Tom Whitmer, Mr.
Charles Smith, Mr. John Buchanan,
Mr. Ralph Clauser, Mr. Ed Roehr, Mr.
F. W. Strawn, Mr. Fleisch, Mr. Bert
Harris and Mr. U. S. Alvord.
Taylor-Checkslield.
Miss Hattie Checksfield, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Checkstield, and Mr. Charles H. Taylor
were married last Thursday evening at
the home of the bride's parents, Rev.
H. G. Fonkin of the Third Presbyterian
church, officiating.
About forty relatives and friendswere
present. The bridal party entered to the
time of Alendeissohns wedding march
played by Miss Maud Mummery. The
bride wore a pretty blue silk gown with
a white silk front and clover leaf trim
ming. She carried a bouquet of white
hyacinths, roses and ferns. After the
ceremony elaborate refreshments were
served in the dining room.
Mr. and Airs. Taylor went at once to
house keeping at 219 North Lake street,
where they will be at home to their
friends after January 20.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Airs. L. B. Smith left Sunday for her
home in Colorado Springs after spend
ing the holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. B. Smith.
Miss Brown. of Wichita is visiting her
sister, Mrs. T. P. Cully.
The H. H. club will give a subscrip
tion party Thursday evening at Hud
son's hall, in honor of Mr. Warren
Cheney, one of the former members who
is spending the holidays in Topeka.
Miss Grace Margaret Hill of the Bos
tonians and Mrs. A. E. McKee of Kan
sas City spent New Year's with their
mother, Mrs. J. Lee Knight on, Polk
street.
Engraved or printed cards and wed
ding invitations. Adams Brothers.
Mrs. John F. Stewart left Monday for
her new home in Clay Center.
H. K. 'Weems has returned from a
visit at his home in Moberly, MO.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Armstrong
spent Sunday in Lawrence with Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Roberts.
The second Chancel Chapter tea. will
be given Wednesday afternoon, January
10, at the home of Miss Grace Weiss at
421 Tyler street. Miss Weiss will be
assisted by Miss Edna Crane.
Miss Jessie Aide of Kansas City,who
has been Mrs. Ashton's guest, returned
to her home TuesdaY.
Misses Mabel and Helen Wilson will
entertain informally at cards Thursday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Willis White will
give a seven o'clock dinner this evening
at their home in Potwin.
Mrs. C. R. Hudson accompanied her
sister, Miss Louise Willis, to Mexico,
Mo., Tuesda,y, where she will enter
Hardin college; Mrs. Hudson will re
turn to Topeka, before leaving for her
new home in the City of Mexico.
The party which was to have besn
given this evening at the home of Mr.
Edward Dertnis, by the young men of
the Thalia Card club, complimentary
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Silas Rain of Topeka, Who Has Been an Odd Fellow for Half a
Century.
Silas Rain, of Topeka, has been a member in good standing of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows for 60 years. On November 24.. 1849, he joined Polaska, lodge
No. 60 at Elkhart. Indiana Schuyler Colfax, who lived at Great Bend, presided as
Noble Grand while Rain was being initiated. He affiliated with Goshen. Ind., lodge
No. 34 in 1659, and joined Topeka lodge No. 40 in 1870. Since he joined the Odd Fel
lows he has never missed the payment of his dus. The Topeka. lodg-e has presented
him with a handsome badge, representing the western hemisphere and above it
the figures "5,9' set in diamonds. Mr. Rain came to Topeka. in 1669 and worked as
a tailor for about a year. He was a policeman in 1870. while J. B. Ar.cAfee was
chief of police, and assisted in raiding the first gambling house ever pulled in the
city. In 1871 he took up the last piece of government land in Shawnee county. It
was a sixty-acre piece southwest of town. Mr. Rain has a complete set of ail the
city directories issued ILI Topeka.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1900.
to the young ladies, has been indefinite
ly postponed.
Miss Rika Long has returned from
her home near Clay Center where she
spent the holidays.
Cameron Miller who has been spend
ing the holidays in Topeka, with his
mother will leave ThursdaY.
Miss Julia Whitmer entertained the
young ladies who received with her
New Year's afternoon at a six o'clock
dinner and in the evening some of their
young men friends were invited in and
the time spent in playing cards. Those
present were, Miss Lela Hord, Miss Ed
na Mi Ince, Miss May Downing, Miss
Birdie King, Miss Ethel Cockerell, Mr..
ItoY Mil lice, Mr. Charles Decker, Mr.
Will Clauser, Mr. Luther Nellie, Dr.
Oscar Char Ison a-nd Dr. Eux.
Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Menninger always
have Monday evenings at home to their
friends. A musical and art programme
is usually arranged for entertaining
their guests.
Miss Stella Kelso of Burlingame spent
a few days in Topeka. with friends last
week.
Miss Viola White entertained infor
mally at cards Monday evening.
Mrs. R. Malau, Miss May Wilson,
Miss Maud Tegart and Mr. John Mason
were in Lawrence last Saturday.
Miss Ethel Fox and Miss Alice Bond
are visiting in Missouri.
Peter Allen of Atchison spent New
Year's with Topeka friends.
J. B. Chandler of Gridley, Kan., is
visiting relatives in Topeka.
Charles Sills has returned to Arkan
sas City after a visit with Topeka
friends.
Mr. Frank Dreyer entertained a num
ber of his friends very pleasantly Mon
day evening. The first part of the
evening was spent in playing games,
after which a taffy pull was in order.
Those present were, Miss Flora Vesper,
Miss Ina Dreisbach, Miss Carrie
Krueger, Miss Dora Krueger. Miss
Mary Richards, Miss Minnie Koester,
Mr. Winnie Dreisbach, Mr. Julius Fritz,
Mr. Theodore Vesper, Mr. Jacob Geiser,
Mr, Charles Richards.
Ernest Gillette of Council Grove spent
New Year's in Topeka with his sister,
Mrs. E. H. Phillips.
Miss Eliza G. Kerr is spending a week
in Clay Center with her sister.
FROM GOV. CRAWFORD.
Republican Veteran Denounces
the Philippine War.
Ex-Governor Samuel 3. Crawford of
Kansas, is quoted in an interview, pub
lished in the Washington Post, as being
opposed to the Philippine war. The in
terview follows:
"I stand today where I have stood from
the beginning, absolutely opposed to the
war in the Philippines," said ex-Governor
Crawford. "In waging that war we have
departed from the principles on which
this republic was founded and I denounce
it as cruel, unjust and unnecessary. Sup
pose we do suppress the rebels' they
won't stay suppressed. What have we
gained to compensate for the loss of so
many brave young Americans not to
speak of the enormous expenditure of
money?
"But no argument based on commer
cialism can stand for a moment against
conscience. truth and right, all of which
are arrayed in opposition to this conflict.
"I sympathize fully in our chastisement
of the Spaniards. We did right to drive
them out of Cuba and out ot the Philip
pines, but how in the name of reason
could we acquire a just title to those
islands from Spain, the robber and tyr
ant? For heaven's sake let us get away
from imperialistic methods and let us get
back to the old ideas and principles under
which. in the space of one century. we
have developed into the most industrious,
thrifty and progressive nationality on
earth. 'We have a territory capable of
supporting untold millions of freemen. the
resources of which ha,ve scarcely been
touched. Let us go forward building. up
this great republic, not by conquest and
oppressive wars. but along the old time
methods that have never yet failed us
and that we can tit. to for centuries to
come."
TAXPAYERS HEEDED.
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Maryland Governor Will Not Incur
Expense of a special Election.
Baltimore. Jan. 3.--John Walter
Smith, Democratic governor-elect of
Maryland. announced today that he
will not order a special election to
choose his successor as representative
in congress from the First Maryland
district. Owing to the expense involved
taxpayers of the counties comprising
the First district have strenuously ob
jected to a special election and the
governor will bow to the will of his
constituents and allow the seat to re
main vacant until the next general
election.
Premium Stamps, 2 for L
That's the way we will do business
for a few days yet; 20 Blue Stamps for
every $1.00 worth of Coal you buy of us.
Cor. lst and Kansa-s Ave. Tel. 390.
DAVIES & NICHOLSON.
1900 Diarys at tke Bennett Book store,
730 Kansas Ave.
TOPEKA FANCIERS.
They Elect Officers and Arrange For
Poultry Show.
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One of the pleasing and substantial
accessaries to the State Poultry show
which will be held in Topeka., beginning
Monday morning of next week, will be
a course banquet at the National hotel.
on Thursday evening. The banquet
will be given by the Topeka Fanciers'
association, for the out of town exhibit
ors in the Poultry Show. It will be an
elaborate affair and Joseph G. Waters
will be toastmaster, as it is rumored
that he once owned several pigeons.
An enthusiastic meeting of the Tope
ka Fanciers' association was held at the
Commercial club rooms last evening.
A great deal of business in connection
with the coming poultry show was
transacted, and the finishing touches
and completion of arrangements made
before the opening of the show on Mon
day morning.
From the present outlook the pdultrY
show of 1900 Will be larger than anY
of its predecessors. There will be on ex
hibition about 1,200 chickens, of almost
every known breed. Added to this MIMI
ber will be about 300 pigeons and 60
Begian hares. These will all be care
fully arranged and displayed in the
large vacant store room at No. 814 Kan
sas avenue.
An incubator which will batch out the
chickens during the week of the show
has been secured and will arrive the
latter part of this week and be set up
in. a, conspicuous place in the show
room.
Several new breeds of chickens and
pet stock Will be shown this year for
the first time in Topeka, among these
is a pert of Buff Orpingtons, imported
from England.
The prizes which are offered at the
show this year vary from 81 to 810. In
the sweepstakes, the prizes range as
high tts $15, and in the grand prizes,
the amount for the three prizes offered
MR. CHARLES STEINBERGER.
in this class are $25, $25 and 18, respec
tively. The total amount of premiums
offered in all the classes this year will
be in the neighborhood of $5u0.
F. H. Shellabarger, of Iowa, a judge
of national reputation, has been secured
for the show, and will judge all birds
entered for premiums. Mr. Shellabarger
will no doubt give entire satisfaction,
as he is fair in his decisions and comes
well recommended.
The following officers of the Topeka
Fanciers' association were elected for
the ensuing year:
Chas. Steinberger, president; Thos. S.
Lyons, vice president; V. Marks,
secretary; Thos. Owens, treasurer; ex
ecutive committee, Geo. H. Gil lies, R.
F. Atwood and James Clark. Reception
committee for the poultry show, Thos.
S. Lyons, Geo. H. Gil lies, Harry T.
Forbes, R. F. Atwood, John Hainan
and Thos. Owens.
CAPTURE OF O'DONNELL.
Particulars of the Taking of a Filipino
Town by Burt's Infantry.
Correspondence of Associated Press.
Bambar, Luzon, Nov. 26, 1899.-1n the
advance from Angeles to Dagupan, by
our soldiers during the last two weeks,
the taking of the town of O'Donnell, by
Col. Burt's Twenty-fifth United States
regular infantry is worthy of more than
passing mention. O'Donnell lies some
six miles northwest of Bamban and off
the railroad from Manila to Dagupan.
Our main advance missed O'Donnell on
its way north. The Twenty-fifth was
stationed at Bamban, having arrived
there after a hard march from down
the track. They had missed the fight
ing and excitement. On November 17
a Filipino officer came to the outposts
of the Twenty-fifth and throwing his
captain's shoulder straps on the ground
said expressively: "1 don't want any
more." He was taken to Col. Burt, well
treated and well fed. It S0011 was learn
ed tha,t this man had several followers
out in the bush, also anxious to surren
der a,nd only awaiting .news of their
leader's reception a.t our hands before
venturing in themselves.
"Go and fetch them," said Col. Burt,
"we'll give each man $15 who turns in
a rifle." These men came and their eyes
stuck out with wonder at their good
fortune when the colonel counted out
30 Mexican dollars for each good rifle
surrendered.
"Over here t bout 6 miles is O'Donnell
filled with soldiers and arms," said the
Filipino captain, "and if you want to
send men to surprise and capture the
town, I'll lead them."
This was just what the Twenty-fifth
wanted to do. Preparations were made
at once amd on the evening of the 18th.
at 7 o'clock companies B, K and E, un
der command of Captain Leonhauser
started for O'Donnell under the guid
ance of the Filipino captain. Lieuten
ants Martin and Sharon commanded B
company, K company was commanded
by Lieutenant Bates and Captain Al
bright a-nd Lieutenant McVally officer
ed company E. Lieutenant Schenck ac
companied the expedition as battalion
adjutant.
In order to surprise the garrison the
Americans' course was rounda-bout and
over the foothills of the mountains.
Through gulleys, ravines and rice fields
fording rivers time and time again, up
hill and down in the brilliant tropical
moonlig-ht that silvered and sleeping
hills and gave mystery and charm to
the jungle, the line of men stumbled,
fell and splashed and marched.
At 4 in the morning' the command
sighted a Filipino outpost on top of a
hill. It was deserted.
"Yesterday morning when I came
out," said the Filipino captain, "the
guard at this post tried to stop me, but
1 was able to bluff my way past them.
Their next outpost is at the edge of the
town."
The column started again. The next
Filipino outpost was at a palm leaf
shack at the edge of the road. Lieut.
Bates surrounded the house with a de
tail of company K. Inside men could
be seen moving.
"We have the town surrounded," said
Lieut. Bates in Spanish, speaking into
a back window two feet from his head.
"If you surrender quickly we won't hurt
you; if you give an alarm we'll kill
you."
This was too tempting a proposition
even to consider. Out of the dark win
dows the insurgents passed three rifles
and three bags of cartridges and even
a bowl of rice. Then three abject and
frightened Tagalos came out to the
Americans with humble protestations
of friendship.
At this moment the yellow, barking,
howling curs that infest every village
on the island gave the alarm. There
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was an immediate move toward the
town, and a few scattered shots were
fired aa our troops entered. We were
in the town now and the colored sold
iers showed a grim and great earnest
ness in their work of gathering in pris
oners, rifles and bolos. Strong black
arms caught fleeing insurgents upon
the streets and hauled them from un
der beds and beneath houses. Native
women screamed in alarm and on their
knees offered money arid food to our
American troops.
At 6 o'clock in the morning the com
mand started to return, bringing with
it the prisoners, some 225 rifles and
nearly 'en thousand rounds of ammuni
tion, loaded on bull carts procured in
the town.
That same afternoon company E of
the Twenty-fifth returned to O'Donnell
to gather in 69 more rifles, and they de
stroyed certain insurgent supplies and
an outfit for the reloading of rifle cart
ridges. The 125 prisoners were fed 6,nd
then released.
BRYAN DIDN'T HELP.
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Senator Allen Says Ire Was Not
Aided by the Colonel.
Washington, Jan. 3.--Senator Allen
(Neb). in an interview authorized an
absolute denial of reports that he would
be a candidate for the presidency on
the part of the fusion, forces. He said:
"I would not accept the nomina-tion
if it were unanimously tnedered
Mr. Biyan will undoubtedly will be the
candidate of the Democratic, Populist
and Free Silver parties for the presi
dency. Nebraska Will give tarn a, uni
ted, active delegation to all three of the
conventions."
Senator Allen declared that so far as
he knew Mr. Bryan had not aided him
in his candidacy for the senate, say
ing: "I did not ask Mr. Bryan directly or
indirectly to aid me in securing my
appointment to the senate nor did he
aid me to my knowledge. I did not see
or communicate with the governor re
specting the matter until he sent for
me. Mr. Bryan know nothing of my
appointment until it had been determ
ined on by the governor. The relations
between Mr. Bryan. Mr.Hitchcock (who
was a candidate for senator, when Mr.
Allen was appointed), and myself are
of the most harmonious character and
will continue so."
T. A. A. BOWLING.
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Some Interesting Contesta in Store
For Lovers of the Game.
Since the league was formed between
Kansas City, St. Joseph, Lawrence and
Topeka, bowling has been on the boom at
the Topeka. Athletic association. Law
rence comes to Topeka tonight for a game
with the T. A. A. team and Kansas City
will be here Saturday night. The Topeka
team hag played Lawrence three times
8,nd wort two and lost one. Kansas City
defeated the Topeka. boys by a small
margin last week on Kansas City's al
leys and the T. A. A. tearn is looking for
-revenge Saturday night when they get
the Missouri bowlers on the T. A. A. al
leys. These games, however. are not reg-ular
league games. The first contest on the
schedule will take place on January 19th
at Kansas City between that and the St.
Joseph teams. Topeka. plays its first
league game at St. Joseph on January
20th.
A great deal of credit is,due the mem
bers of the T. A. A. team for the ar
rangement of this bowling tournament
and it is expected the athletic association
will help the boys out financially. In
Kansas City a small admission fee is
charged tG help defray expenses. but that
can not be done in the T. A. A. Large
crowds should be on hand tonight and
Saturday night to encourage the Topeka
team.
Last night the Duck lets defeated the
Boomerangs in an exciting duck pin con
test by ten points.
Actors Sued Por a Ranch.
San Francisco, Cal.. Jan. S.Clarence M.
Brune, the actor, and his wife, Minnie
Tittu Brune, have been sued by Edward
Byrne for the recovery of a ranch of
83,000 acres in Durango, Mexico, valued at
M,000, which Byrne exchanged in 18146 for
150 shares of the Moscow National bank,
of Moscow, Idaho. Brune was the cash
ier 8.nd one of the directors of this bank.
and represented that the shares were
worth $140 each, Byrne says, but in ef
fect they were worthless, as the bank
was insolvent. The stock was placed in
escrow tor Byrne. but he had refused
to receive it
Minneapolis Wheat Receipts.
Minneapolis, Minn.,- Jan. 3.Minne
apolis received 87,961,630 bushels of
wheat in 1899. This is 8.300,000 bushels
more than was ever received here in the
calendar year. but 4,500,000 bushels less
than was received In the last crop year,
ending August 31.
Train Kills Three Farmers,
Leadsburg, Pa., J821. 3.An express
train today killed Samuel Whitmeyer,
William Wensel and Fremont Wolf,
truck farmers, who were crossing the
track in a wagon.
Killed by Gas.
Chicago, Jan. 3.Aiderman Thomas
F. Ryan, superintendent of the Evan
ston Gas works, died last night of as
phyxiation, the result of an unexplain
ed accident at trie plant. His assistant,
William Miller, is at the point of death.
A full line of blank books and office
stationery at the Bennett Book store,
730 li.ansas avenue.
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L. A. W. WAR.
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President Keenan Does Not Antici
pate Trouble Over Racing
Question.
Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. S.--President Kee
nan of the L. A. W. says he does not
anticipate a serious division in the ELS
sembly on the racing question,. The
delegates he says will have a. common
object in view, the good of the league
and a brief comparison of views Will
bring about a genera' understanding
as to how this good may best be con
served. "The racing board," continued Presi
dent Keenan, "has merely received the
incidental support from the executive
to which it was entitled. The real
work of the administration has lain in
the direction of economizing expendi
tures and nationalizing various depart
ments of league work. The eztablish
ment of the touring bureau and the
consummation of practice.' working
alliance with foreign touring associa
tions have received far more attenhon
from my colleagues of the executive
committee- and myself than haa the
question of racing control."
LOSSES GROW GREATER.
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Defaulting Treasurer's Finances In a
Bad Muddle.
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 3.It is believed
that the defalcation of Emanuel H.
Hershey, the absconding county treas
urer will amount to more than the 365,-
000 at first disclosed, further failures to
record tax collections havin,g been dis
covered. OAS WELL AFIRE.
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Roar Can Be Heard a Distance of
Twelve Miles.
Parkersburg, W. Va., Jan. 3.The big
Painter gas well, located in Ritchie
county, accidentally caught fire last
night and all efforts to extinguish the
flames have been futile. Millions upon
millions of feet of g-as are going to
waste and the financial loss will be
enormous. The roar of the burning gas
can be heard 12 miles, 8,nd the fire il
luminates the whole surrounding coun
try. OVERDUE DEBTS.
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They Continue to Nalco Trouble For
San Domingo.
Santo Domingo, Jan. 3., (via Haytiari
cable.)The United States gunboat
Machias is in port. The French consul
here is pressing' the Boismare-Caccaville
claim of 200,000 francs payment of
which is overdue. lie threatens to em
bargo the government revenues. Ac
cording to rumors, the improvement
company has failed to comply v,ith its
contract with the government regard
ing the payment of the claim. As the
local lawyers refused to attEnd to the
matter, the supreme court has named
a lawyer to act for the French consul.
GRIDLEY'S AMBITION.
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Son of the Late Olympia Captain
Seeks to Become a Lieutenant
Norfolk, Va., Jan. 3.Among the ap
plicants who presented themselves to
day for examination for COrniniaS10115 in
the marine corps was J. P. Gridley, a
son of the late Captain Gridley of the
Olym pia.
Young Gridley seeks to become a lieu
tenant. President McKinley and Ad
miral Dewey are personally assisting
him in securing the appointment
Has No Living Equal.
The London Observer sums up a long
review of the work of Vladimir De
Pachmann, who plays In Topeka this
month with the following superlative
praise: "Every time M. de Pachmann
plays, his technique, tou,h, command
of tonal gradation, and phrasing ex
cite more and more wonder and admira
tion. ,In many respects it is quite safe
to say that he has absolutely no living
equal." This great artist will visit To
peka January 18th under the auspices
of the Ladies' Music club and play
at the Crawford opera house. All music
lovers will hear him.
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Free Thursday.
A present free with each purchase
every Thursday this month. Each
present worth from 10 cents to $2.00.
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