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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL. MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 23. 1001.
SPORTINGJEWS.
Joe Kelly Signs Up With Balti
more Team.
Former Brooklyn Captain Se
cures Interest With McGraw
GETS SALARY OF $1,000
' i
II an! on Tried Tery Hard to Re
. . . tain Ills Captain.
Pitcher Gardner Signs With
. - . Selee of Chicago.
Baltimore, Dec 23. At last Baltimore
fans have been assured that the famous
Joe Kelly, who was the captain of the
Brooklyn superbas last season.wlll play
with the orioles next year.
The official announcement that, terms
had been completed was made today,
and it la understood that -the. cerraling
of the famous playerwas brought about
by, the deal first made public at the
time of the ' American League annual
meeting, and that Kelly, together with
his father-in-law, "Sonny" Mahon, will
be a part owner of the Baltimore team.
It Is also possible that McGraw will
surrender the captaincy of the team to
him, although "Muggsy" will of course
retain the position of manager and be
first in charge of the aggregation.
Hanlon tried his hardest to retain
Kelly, but the chance to get In on the
ground floor with an interest in the
franchise here decided Kelly. The salary
question is kept a secret, but it is un
derstood that McGraw met the best
terms offered by Hanlon, and it is safe
to say that Kelly will draw nearly,
If not quite, $4,000 for the season's work.
Keeler is not in the deal as It has
been finally completed, although he
"yas considered In the original proposi
tion. It is believed that "Willie" will
remain with Brooklyn and take the
captaincy surrendered by Kelly, al
though some of those on the inside say
that Keeler has not signed with Brook
lyn as yet, and is still open to Induce
ment. It is possible that Tom Loftus
may yet land Keeler for the Washing
ton team or Kelly's flop may even
bring him to still another American
League club.
The signing of Kelly makes the Balti
more aggregation look as strong as the
best on paper, and that it will make a
big bid for championship honors is now
certain. With the team a winner and
the possibility of playing Sunday ball
here a profitable season seems assured
for the oriole management.
BUYS KANSAS LAND.
Fred Clarke, of the Pittsburg Ball
Team, Growing Wealthy.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec 23. Manager Fred
Clarke of the cl.ampion Pittsburgs has
written President Dreyfuss that he ha3
Just bought another big farm near Win
field, Kas., for J17.6O0. Clarke now owns
over $50,000 worth of farm land in that
section. The Pittsburg leader tells his
chief not to be led astray by any fel-law-magnates
telling him the Pittsburgs
will walk away with the flag next year.
According to Clarke, the game of these
men Is to get players from the Pitts
. burgs. He thinks the team may need
. them all.
TEBEAU SELLS OUT.
- Beall Has Bought His Denver Lease
For ths Old League.
Denver, Cola., Dec 23. A. B. Beall,
chairman of the circuit Committee of
the Western league, is in town and an
nounced yesterday that he has pur
" chased the improvements and lease of
the Denver baseball team from George
Tebeau on benalf of his organization.
He was delegated to do this some time
ago, but could not meet with Tebeau
until yesterday. The deal means the
' assignment of the lease on Broadway
park to the Western, league and all im
provements in the way of grandstand,
etc Mr. Beau says that he has no
knowledge as to who will obtain the
franchise. He was asked If Packard
had been assured the franchise, but he
said that he did not know of his get
ting any more assurance from the mag-
nates than any one else.
SELEE GETS GARDNER.
Another Good Pitcher Secured I"or
Chicago National League.
Boston, Mass., Dec 23. Manager Se
lee or tne Chicago .National league team
has signed Pitcher Jimmy Gardner of
Pittsburg, who was with Hartford last
season and was pronounced by Man
ager Murray cf the Providence club to
be the crack pitcher of the Eastern
league.
Gardner is 27 years old, and has seen
considerable major league experience.
He was with Pittsburg in 1895, and con
tinued with that team until the close of
189S.
Nashville Stakes Aggregate $20,000.
Nashville. Tenn., Dec. 2S. The Ten
nessee Breeders' association yesterday
announced its programme for the nine
days' spring racing meeting, beginning
at Cumberland park April 24 next.
Stakes and purses aggregate $20,000, the
stakes opening today to close January
25. Following are the fixtures an
nounced: Cumberland Derby, for 3-year-olds,
1 miles; $2,000 added.
Carter Memorial, selling, for1 3-year-olds
and upward, 1 mile and 20 yards;
S0O added.
Belle Meade stakes, for 2-year-old
fillies, 4 furlongs; $800 added.
Avondale stake for 2-year-olds, 44
furlongs; $800 added.
Gerst handicap for 3-year-olds and
tip, 7 furlongs; $800 added.
Sharkey to Meet Hanrahan.
New Tork. Dec 23. Bill Hanrahan,
who beat Marvin Hart in one round,
has expressed a desire to meet Sharkey.
The sailor says he will consent as soon
as he has finished his engagement with
Peter Maher in Philadelphia on Janu
ary 17. The railor stipulates that the
purse must be divided 75 per cent, to the
winner and 25 per cent, to the loser. He
Is running on the road every afternoon
with Dave Sullivan, who 13 preparing
for an argument with Terry McGovern
at 126 pounds, at a place yet to be
elected.
Omaha Gets Pitcher Brown.
Terre Haute, Ind., Dec 23. "Coal
Miner" Brown, the star pitcher of the
Terre Haute club in the "Three I"
league last season, has signed with
Omaha. The Terre Haute management
offered him an increase of salary, but
Omaha outbid the home club. Brown
never played professional ball until last
season, and was the idol of the Terre
Haute fans. "Bill" Krieg, manager of
Terre Haute last season, will manage
the Chattanooga club of the Southern
league. He .was expelled from the
"Three I" league for an interview re
flee ting on some of the clubs.
Jeffries Speaks TJp.
Denver. Dec 3. Jeffries said regard
ing Sharkey's threat to whip him in the
street: "If Sharkey is a wise guy he
won't try it. I den't care for that sort
of scrapping, but if he gets gay I will
hand him a ounch without a purse tied
to it that will make him feel bad. If
Sharkey really meant what he said, and
reoeata it. I will smasn cim on signt,
wherever I may. meet. him, in the street
or off it': . .- i
Budd Champion. Wing Shot.
Kansas City, Dec 23. The - Kansas
City midwinter shooting tournament
at Blue River park closed with. Charles
W. Budd. of Des Moines, la.; as tne
winner of the Hazard cud. emblematic
of the latest wing shot championship of
America, and the. Omaha team again
victors over Kansas City for the Inter
city championship-. ., .-.
. Basket Ball at Lawrence. '
Lawrence, Kas., Dec 23. -The first
basket ball game of the season was
played at the Haskell gymnasium Sat
urday between the Haskell and Unlver
sity of Kansas teams. The score was
Stt to 28 in favor of the Indians
MAY BE WOLCOTT.
President May Make Him Sue
cessor of Hitchcock.
Washington, Dec 23. Rumors -as to
coming changes in the cabinet are again
going the rounds of the hotel corridors.
One interesting bit of gossip is that ex
Senator Edward O. Wolcott, of Colo
rado, is to be a&ked to succeed Secre
tary Hitchcock as the head of the m
terior department. Mr. Wolcott is one
of Mr. Roosevelt's closest personal
acquaintances. It will be recalled tha
it was with Mr. Wolcott that the presl
dent made his famous Colorado cam
paign in 1900, during which It was
sought to suppress Mr. Roosevelt, then
a candidate for the vice presidency
upon the Republican ticket. Mr. Wol
cott had been a friend of the president
prior to that time, but their friendship
was made evei stronger by the faith
fulness with which the Colorado senator
adhered to the Roosevelt and Repub
lican cause and defied his own people,
who were extremely hostile to both,
particularly to Mr. Wolcott, who was
subjected to much calumny during the
campaign.
In this connection it is stated that
President and Mrs. Roosevelt are en
deavoring to secure a reconciliation be
tween Mr. Wolcott and his divorced
wife. Mrs. Wolcott has been on very
friendly terms with the Roosevelt fam
ily for years. A few days ago she was
the special guest of the president s fam
ily at the White House, and it is re
ported that, in her stay there, arrange
ments were entered into whereby
reconciliation is to be effected between
Mr. and Mrs. Wolcott, which is regard
ed by the president as necessary before
the former Colorado senator can be se
lected as a cabinet officer.
It is said to be the president's express
purpose to fill MS cabinet with compara
tively young men. It is known post
tlvely that Secretary Root and Attorney
General Philander C. Knox will be re
tained among the president's official ad
visers. Aside, from these two men,
however, changes may occur in the cab
inet at any time.
SIXTH DISTRICT NOTES.
George W. Clark is spending the holi
days at his home in Beloit. He holds a
federal position in the bureau of animal
industry at bioui city, la.
Some of the Sixth district boys say they
nave a "tip" that Col. Ia. G. Parker will
be the next postmaster of Oberlln. And
so he will if Otis Benton can land him
there.
Frank Lockard. newt master at Norton,
is the only Sixth district postmaster to
get nis picture In Mill f. W ilson s DOOK,
"Eminent Men of Kansas." And Lockard
says if it had cost him $35 to have got his
picture in the book it never would have
appeared.
The Stockton New! man who in ex
tremely anxious to be postmaster of his
town, can t see any gooa in either vvnite
or Wellington, opponents of Congressman
Reeder. That paper speaks of Mr. White
as a weaitny came dealer ana or Mr.
Wellington as a thrifty real estate agent.
' It Is said the next legislative fight in
Mitchell county will be made on the re
submission ana temperance platforms and
that A. G. Mead, present incumbent, will
run on the former ticket and ex-State
senator Anson L'ooke will be the candi
date for the temperance voters.
Thirteen Sixth district editors nre rcrv.
Ing -as postmasters of their towns; two
postmasters, at Mays Cltv and KIrwin
were former newspaper publishers, and
three editors, at Beloit. Burr Oak and
Sharon Springs, are holding state and
leaerai appointments. Ana iui good offi
cials, too.
The former Beloitltes who make their
home in Topeka will show Mead. Young.
Perdue. Dodge and other fellows who go
to Topeka Kansas day, January 29, from
Mitchell county, all the byways and high
ways there are. Don't go there with the
intention of getting your names on the
political slate.
The Smith Center Pioneer man.who was
recently appointed postmaster of his
town. Fpeaking of the recent visit of Ed
Wellington to Smith county, says of him:
"He is a dressy, starchy man, and re
sembles a fashion plate." The Pioneer
man being under obligations to Reeder,
couldn't have said less.
It begins to look as though Congress
man Reeder is determined not to kick up
any row among his old postmasters by
making changes. John Royce has been
reappointed in Phillipsburg. There was
some opposition to his reappointment, but
he won out easily. "Sandv " Barron wan
also reappointed postmaster at Kirwin.
Because Hays White has several hun
dred head of cattle wintering in some of
the Sixth district counties, every time he
visiiB inem tne local papers claim he ts
on a political mission to land him In con
gressman Reeder s seat. White is a good
Judge of stock and a large and successful
cattle'breeder, and it comes In his line of
duty to visit and see how his cattle are
doing.
A well known Sixth dilrtrict nnlittnlan
who has been "mentioned" bv some of
the papers as a congressional dark horse
In ease of a deadlock In the next Repub
lican conjrressional convention. savs h ia
receiving letters from the western part of
the district urging him to announce his
candidacy for congress. This man is look
ing and watching the fight going on mer
rily between Reeder, White and Welling
ton, and may get into it later on.
Just the week before auittine- Gavlord
Smith county and the Sixth district, Lew
Headley said in his last issue of the Her
ald: "One of the thines we had honed to
see before leaving the old Sixth district
In which we have a sort of a proprietary
interest by right of discovery was the
election of W. H. Haskell to congress. Our
friend and nelehbor for years and years.
we know whereof we speak when we sav
he would be an honor to the district and
the state In the congress of states. The
Sixth district will do well to bear that in
mind."
So far neither the naners of Smith Cen
ter, the home of Joe Burrow, nor those of
Hill City, Dave Hanna's home, have an
nounced the candidacy of either for sec
retary of state or lieutenant governor. It
is expected their booms will be formally
launched in Topeka January 29 at the Re-
puDiican meeting. iNeitner nave the tse
oit newsnaoers. the home, of Judce Ellis.
said a word about his candidacy for re
nomination. The Sixth district crowd
who will be in Topeka will be large and
orderly and they will not bring their
sharp knives with them. They will go
there in new suits of clothes and prosper
ity smiling all over them.
Dr. K. H. Smith. Democratic member of
the legislature from Sherman county,
thinks Wellington will be the hardest one
to down of the present congressional as
pirants ia the Sixth diwxiat.
KANSAS NEWS.
Chief of Manila Fire Department
in Leavenworth.
Fred
Dodsre Enlisted From
Topeka in the 20th.
FAIRLY GOOD SYSTEM.
Department Consists Largely
of Native Filipinos.
Stay Well With a Fire Bat Can't
Learn to Drire.
Leavenworth, Dec. 23. Fred Dodge,
chief of the Are department of Manila,
Philippine Islands, has returned to this
city to visit his wife and relatives. He
has been absent from the United States
for four years.
Dodge enlisted in the Twentieth Kan
sas at Topeka and when he left for San
Francisco his wife came to Fort Leav
enworth and kept officers' quarters.
Dodge went to Manila as second lieu
tenant of company I, Twentieth Kan
sas in November, 1898. He served with
that regiment until it left for the Uni
ted States when be was transferred to
the Thirty-sixth infantry. On account
of his technical knowledge of fire fight
ing and valuable aid which he rendered
in emergencies, he was made fire chief
of Manila in January, 1901.
Since being appointed to the position
of chief, he has labored incessantly to
give Manila a good fire protection with
the limited material he had at hand.
Through his efforts an order has been
placed in the United States for a com
plete set of fire apparatus and Mr.
Dodge is here in the interest of the
government.
Sneaking of the present Manila fire
department, Mr. Dodge said: "We have.
had to put up with almost nothing in
the fire fighting line but we are going
to have an up-to-date department in
time.
"About two-thirds of our firemen are
native Filipinos but they make good
fire fighters and will stay with a fire as
long as any American fire-fighter. We
will alwavs have to have a few Ameri
cans In our department because CISe na
tives can never learn to drive an Amer
ican horse. We will have trouble get
ting our American horses acclimated
but It can be done in time. The Manila
climate will drive all the ambition out
of a man as well as a horse and it is
a relief to get back to the states."
SUIT OVER CITY TAXES.
Two Important Injunctions Dissolved
by the Courts.
Kansas CAtv. Kan.. Dec. 23. Two Impor
tant injunctions against John Caskey,
treasurer of Wvandotte county. K.an.. re
straining- him from issuintr tax warrants.
have been dissolved by Judge Holt of the
common pleas court in Kanras City", Kan.
The first was an injunction obtained by
Amos McCartney, who now lives in Cali
fornia He contended that he Bhould not
be reauired to nay taxes on his tax cer
tificates because, while the property rep
resented oy tnem lay in wyanaotte coun-
tv, he, the owner, lived in another state.
Several owners of tax certificates livinar in
Kansas City, K.an., have Deen witnnoiaing
navment of taxes on these naoers until
the McCartney case decided.
The other temporary injunction dis
solved was obtained by the Foster-Cherry
Commission company. This company sent
in sworn returns to the amount of $2,400 I
on the 191X1 assessment. The assessor !
raised this to $33,000, which was equalized
by the board of commissioners to $8,000.
The company must pay on 60 per cent
more than this, however, since the state
has ordered that all taxpayers who seek
to evade payment by injunction or other
wise shall have tnis penalty imposed.
O. A. R. REVIVAL.
Commander Norton working Hard
and Enthusing tha Order.
Blue Rapids. Dec. 23. Department
Commander M. Norton, of the Cx. A. K.,
is meeting with great encouragement
in the manner in which he started out to
recruit the order in Kansas. In the
last two weeks he has attended eight
reunions and campfires, and wherever
he goes he finds the old comrades
waking up. many of them being rein
stated who have dropped out, and oth
ers joining who have never been mem
bers of the G. A. R. organization. The
increase. Commander Norton says, is
encouraging. Since he took charge he
has reorganized three posts which sur
rendered their charters long ago, and he
is working on others.
MARRIED AT IRVING.
Dr. P. C. McCall United This Horn
ing to Miss Bessie Denton.
Irving. Dec. 23. The marriage of Dr.
P. C. McCall to Miss Bessie Denton,
daughter of J. W. Denton, of Irving, the
cattle king of Marshall county, was
solemnized at the home of the parents
here this morning, and immediately
after the bride and groom took the
east-bound tran for their future home
in Okeene, O. T. The bride is a native
Marshall county lady, and graduated at
Baldwin university with high honors,
while her husband is a graduate of the
Kansas City Medical college.
HIAWATHA'S NEW CHURCH.
Presbyterian Edifice Dedicated a
Sunday Last.
Hiawatha- Kan.. Dec, 23. The new
Presbyterian church of this city was ded
icated witn appropriate services Sunday.
The dedicatory sermon was preached at
11 o'clock Sunday mornine bv Rev. Harrv
Scott of Carthage, Mo., who is a former
pastor of the church here. The consecra
tion service was held at 3 in the af
ternoon and the final services was held at
7 o'clock in the eveninir. The new church
is the finest in the city and was erected at
a cost or muw. The nrst ground for the
new structure was removed on August 7
and the building was turned over to the
committee by the contractor on Decem-
Der it.
TO TRY FOR MURDER,
Warrants Sworn Out Against Muti
neer Convicts.
Leavenworth. Kan.. Dec. 23. Warden
McClaughrey of the federal penitentiary
will swear out warrants against several
of the mutineers who escaped in the re
cent delivery, charging them with murder.
The name9 of those to be so charged are
not given out, but among them are known
to De bod ciara and unomas jvating.
Katlng is still at large, as are also six
others of the twenty-seven who escaped.
Three were killed and seventeen caDtured.
The murder charge results from the
death of Guard Waldrupe, who was shot
in the mutiny.
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
Wichita Woman Sues Alonzo Lemon
For $6,000 Damages.
Wichita, Dec. 23. Mrs.. Mattle Isham
has filed a petition in the district court
charging Alonzo Lemon with breach ot
promise and asking for $6,000 damages.
The petition stated that on February
16 of the present year Mr. Lemon, prou-
ised to take her as his bride, but the
date at that time was not set. Last
summer she went to Colorado, and
about three weeks ago it is alleged that
he sent for her to come back and they
would be married. She came, and to
gether they made the rounds of the
dry goods stores and she purchased her
trosseau, and he also purchased a jacket
and hat fcr her, all of which he paid
for. The dress was then taken to a
dressmaker and ordered made up for
her and he would pay the bill. Then
Mrs. Isham went to Conway Springs to
visit relatives, saying that she would re
turn whenver Mr. Lemon was ready lot
her.
Last Tuesday, she alleges, he went to
Conway Springs and told her to come to
this city the next morning, ana tney
would go to a minister and be married
at noon. Mr. Lemon was to meet her
at the depot. She came, but Mr. Lemon
did not show up, and she has not seen
or heard of him since.
DEDICATED FREE OF DEBT.
Over $15,000 Raised by Minneapolis
Congregation in SO Minutes.
'Mlnneauolis. Kan.. Dec. 23. The new
ly erected Presbyterian church was ded
icated Sunday. Dr. Williamson of St.
Joseph, Mo., preached the dedicatory
sermon. More than $15,000 was raised
in twenty minutes and the church is
now tree or debt.
FARMER AIDS THE BOYS.
Gives Paroled Reformatory Youths a
Place to 'Work.
Hutchinson.- Dec. 23. H. Harner is
a well known farmer in Harvey county,
near Burrton. who has taken a great
deal of interest in the boys paroled from
the reformatory. When the institution
was in its earliest stages Mr. Harner
concluded he would provide a place for
one of the boys paroled. He came to
the institution and employed one as a
farm hand. Yesterday Mr. Harner came
to the institution and took away tne
twenty-second paroled boy that he has
employed upon his larm.
Mystery of Begley's Death.
Atchison, Kas.. Dec. 23. The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Den
nis Begley Thursday morning and his
being found Friday morning nearly
frozen is becoming more intense. Beg
ley died Saturday without regaining
consciousness. Those conversant with
the case say it is not reasonable that
Begley walked nine miles to the spot
where he was found nearly frozen. The
theory that he was the victim of foul
play is readily advanced. Rumor has it
Begley'Srew several hundred dol-
lars out of the bank on the afternoon
of his disappearance. He was a man of
splendid character and behavior ana
lived in the section for many years. He
was postmaster at Effingham during
Cleveland's administration.
Emporia Normal Alumni HalL
Emporia, Dec. 23. The movement
started last summer for the erection of
a hall by the Normal alumni, to costi at
least 115,000, has received a fine start.
Pledges have been secured by the com
mittee from members of the Normal
faculty for $1,000, a sum to which sev
eral contributions are yet to be added.
With this amount as a starter the pro
moters of the movement expect to be
gin their appeal to the alumni through
out the state at the Topeka reunion
next week. ,
Lawrence Grows a Trifle.
Lawrence, Kas.. Dec 23. Lawrence Is
to have a new telephone building.
Architect J. G. Haskell and Local Man
ager Penfield went to Kansas City to
confer with the general manager and
Captain Haskell's plans v ere accepted.
The new building will be a large struc
ture and work will be begun on it at
once. The telephone exchange is now
located in a small room which is In
adequate for the demands.
Pensions For Kansans.
Washington,' Dec. 23. The following
pensions have been granted for Kan
sans: Original, Otto Giegling, Leaven- i
worth, $S. Increase, James Gibbins, Le
banon, $2: Franklin Moore, Wmneld,
$10; James Barnett, Emporia, $8; Wil
son Blair, Larned, $10; Jason Pierce,
WTUte Cloud. 112: Leander Wells. Mon-
den, $8; William Records, Junction City,
$24; Gabriel Marrick, Reamsville, $10;
James Barnum, Lincoln, $17; Andrew
Foster, Gardner, $8; Joseph Dodd, Bur
ton, $17; John Ross, Yates Center. $12;
William H. Barnes, Topeka, $6.
Free Delivery Carriers..
Washington, Dec. 23. The following
rural free delivery letter carriers have
been appointed for Kansas: Charles E.
Davis, at Emporia; Gr. S. Wharton, at
Lyons; J. M. vVilson, at Leavenworth;
Henry E. Smith, at Emporia; Stephen
E. Dorsey. at Olathe: A. F. Hoyt. at
Lyons; N. K Boyle, at Louisburg; O. K.
Bellis, at Hoi ton.
Smallpox in Lyon County.
Emporia, Dec. 23. For two weeks In
Ameneus township east - of Americus a
camp or woodchoppers has been con
fined with the smallpox. They are on
the farm of J. D. Jakeny. The county
is taking care cf them, and the county
doctor is in attendance.
Santa Fe Health Resort's Excursion
Rates.
Phoenix, Arizona, and return. $65.00.
good for nine months.
San Antonio, xexas, ana return. 130.00.
good returning until June 1.
EU paso, xexas, ana return. S43.40.good
six months.
Las Vegas, N. M, and return. $31.00.
three months' limit.
Hot Snrings. Ark., and return. $28.85.
tnree montns limit.
excursion rates to otner health re
sorts quoted on application. Address
T. L. KING,
Agent A. T. & S. F., Topeka.
Holiday Rates via Rock Ilsand Route
Tickets on sale December 24, 25 and
31, and January 1. Final limit January
Z, 1902.
"Worth Its Weight in Gold"
HOXBAN. I. T.
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tlemen: I send inclosed M. O. for which
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TREASON Ifi MINOAfiOA.
Gen. Daris Asks For Return to
Military Rule.
Manila. Dec. 23. General. George "W.
Davis, commanding at Zamboanga, Isl
and of Mindanao, has requested that
the province of Misamis, Mindanao, be
placed again under military control.
General Davis has proof that the re
cently elected presldente and vice coun
cilors and the leading men of Cagayan
ae Misamu ore guilty of treason in fur
nishing ammunition to the insurgents
within the last month.
The evidence shows that these men
were members of the secret Katipunan
society, uenerai James F. Wade, com
manding the American forces on Cebu
island, concurs in and indorses the re
quest of General Davis, and reviewing
the situation in Mindanao, says he is
satisfied that the ends of justice, peace
and good government will soonest be
obtained by the restoration of military
control to the province of Misamis and
the overcoming of all resistance to that
authority. It Is expected that the Uni
ted States Philippine commission will
refuse this request as they did a similar
application made by General Chaffee
concerning the province of Tayabas,
Luzon, where the rebels have recently
Deen particularly active.
Captain John S. Parke. Jr.. with 30
men of the Twenty-first infantry, en
countered 60 insurgents last week at
Alaminos, in Laguna province. .Four of
the enemy were killed, several guns
were captured and their barracks de
stroyed
Oeneral Bell, who is in command of
the American forces in Batangas prov
ince, Luzon, has praised Lieutenant
James D. Tilford, who, while scouting
with troop D of the First cavalry.
routed an insurgent force in that prov
ince, lieutenant Tilford located a rebel
stronghold on the top of a hill near the
town of Batangas. He surrounded the
enemy under cover of night and attack-
ed them at daylight Nineteen in -
surgents were killed while trying to es-
ipe. Lieutenant Tilford captured is
ties and 500 rounds of ammunition.
Two priests have been arrested in
Batangas province. They are charged!
ing the insurgents. They were
i have hidden behind the altar
church appliances for counter-
noney. They are charged wit n
JL to Manila
OPERATION ON ALGER.
-l
The Ex-Secretary of War Ral
lied Well From the Effects.
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 23. An operation
was performed yesterday upon General
R. A. Alger, ex-secretary of war, for
the removal of gall stones. The general
rallied from -the operation, and the
surgeons reported that he had recover
ed almost entirely from the shock. His
temperature was but little above nor
mal and his pulse strong. The follow
ing official statement was issued by the
surgeons in regard to the operation:
Oeneral Alger s condition is serious.
put ne stooa tne operation well.
Oeneral Alger passed a very comfort
able night and was ' reported In good
condition by Dr. Longyear. At 8 o'clock
his pulse was 80 and his temperature
was 9i.s. He slept almost all night and
was much freer from pain this morn
ing.
SERIOUS ABUSES
Follow Closely on Russian Occupa
tion of Manchuria.
New Tork, Dec 23. The St. Peters
burg correspondent of the London
Times says all accounts agree in repre
senting the state of Manchuria as being
very unsettled. The presence of the
Russian troops has led to most serious
abuses. Private letters describe shock
ing outrages perpetrated by hands of
Cossacks on the defenseless Inhabitants.
A typical case is that of six mongois
Russian subjects, who were sent in pur
suit of horse thieves. They were at
tacked by Cossacks and. because they
were unable to produce passports, five
of them were tortured; and then be
headed fn spite of their prayers and en
treaties. UGANDA RAILWAY.
It Gives Germans Food For Serious
Reflections.
New Tork, Dec. 23. The fact that the
Uganda railway has reached the Vic
toria Nyanza, says the Berlin corre
spondent of the New Tork Times pro
vides the National Zeltung with food
for melancholy reflections. It says
Great Britain must again be congrat
ulated on the completion of a colossal
undertaking, of which the political and
commercial significance can hardly be
overestimated. This spectacle of Brit
ish enterprise and success, declares tha
National Zeitung can not but arouse a
feeling of humiliation on the part of
Germans when considering the situation
in their own East African possessions.
The construction of the "German East
African Central railway," proposed
years ago, is a matter of vital import
ance to the future prospects of the Ger
man possessions. It will be well, the
paper says, if Germany realizes the
precious time lost through "the petti
ness of short sighted colonial politic
ians." A Big Ohio River Bridge.
Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23. The American
Bridge company has secured the con
tract for the steel superstructure of the
Wabash railroad's big cantalever bridge
over tne Jhio river at Mingo Junction.
The amount of the contract is $600,000,
and the stipulation is made that the
work be completed before January 1.
1903. The whole cost of the bridge will
be one million collars. Only two bridges
of the kind in the world are greater
than this, the one over the Firth of
Forth, Scotland, which is the largest.
and the Wabash company's bridge over
the Monongahela river at Pittsburg,
now being erected.
Enginea Smashed in a Wreck.
Cheyenne, Vyo., Dec. 23. A freight
wreck on the Union Pacific at Buford,
25 miles west of here, delayed traffic
ten hours. Three engines were smashed
up and a nreman, JJ. H. Fenton, was
hurt. The head brakeman was slightly
injured. A double-header -freight ran
into a light engine taking water. The
track was badly torn up and two pas
senger trains were aeiayed.
Christmas and New Tear Holiday
Rates via the Santa Fe.
Fare and one-third for the round
trip. Points within 200 miles of To
peka, tickets on sale Dee. 24. 25 and
31, and Jan. 1, 1902, final limit return
ing Jan. 2.
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EXPRESS COMBINE.
Interests of the Various Carriers to Be
United Under One Head.
New Tork. Dec. 23. It Is reported
that the great express companies of the
United States are formulating plans for
consolidation, included in the pro
posed merger will be the Adams, Amer
ican and United States. The, former
controls the Southern Express company,
and the American the National, and is
closely allied with the Wells, Fargo.
Rumors of this intended merger nave
"been frequent of late, and have been
persistently denied, but there is reason
to believe, despite these denials, that
the consolidation will be effected within
a very few weeks.
The express companies are enjoying
the most prosperous period of their ex
istence. As evidence of this state of
affairs, the Wells, Fargo recently de
clared an extra dividend of 2 per cent,
and the American company proposes to
give away $100,000 in Christmas presents
to its employes.
PLACE FOB PARKER.
Negro Who Knocked Down Czolgosz
to Be Senate Messenger.
Washington. Dec. 23. James B
Parker, the negro man who was report
ed to have given Czolgosz his quietus
on the dav of the assassination or wn
liam McKinley, has arrived In response
to a summons at the instance of Sen
ators Hanna and Mason.
With the heartv co-ODeration or pres
ident Roosevelt and Secretary Cortel-
vou. the senators nave nerrectea ar
rangements for the appointment of
Parker to be a senate messenger. It Is
understood he will get a life tenure.
The idea seems to be to make of Parker
a sort of national institution, tns win
attract no end of attention In the livery
of the senate messenger service. He
stands six feet six inches fh his stock
ings, and is a veritable giant.
A BELOIT JAIL ESCAPE.
Captured in Chicago While Trying to
See His Lady Love.
Chicago, Dec. 23. Hunted as a horse-
thief, escaped from tne tieioit, nan.
lull Clarence Stone has been twice be
trayed and captured inChicago through
his attentions td the girl with whom he
is in love. Saturday, for tne second
tim. fn ast ma nv months. Stone was ar
rested while trying to keep a tryst with
his sweetheart, Lydia Wilson, whose
home is in Hyde Park. This was the
culmination of Stone's second escape
from the authorities at Beloit, where he
Is under indictment. The last escape
wfiit ma de November 5. when he sawed
through the bars of the Jail at Beloit
and jumped to the ground from the
second story window.
Children Like It.
My little hoy took the croup one
night," says,F. D. Reynolds of Mans
field, O., "and grew so bad you could
hear him breathe all over the house.
I thought he would die but a few doses
of One Minute Cough Cure relieved and
sent him to sleep. That's the last we
heard of the croup." One Minute
Cough Cure is absolutelr safe and acts
at once. For coughs, colds, croup, grip,
asthma and bronchitis.
Holiday Excursion Rates.
THE UNION PACIFIC will sell
tickets on its lines for the Holidays at
Greatly Reduced Rates.
For dates of sales, limits, ana points
to which tickets will be sold, apply to
F. A. Lewis, city tocket agent, 525 Kan
sas avenue; J C. Fulton, depot agent.
Christmas and New Tear Holiday
Rates via the Santa Fa,
Fare and one-third for the round
trip. Points within 200 miles of To
peka, tickets on sale Dec. 24, 25 and
31, and JaJn. 1, 1902, final limit return
ing Jan. 2.
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Are vou irritable T Do you sleep badly?
Is it hard to concentrate your thoughts?
is vour appetite poor? Do you feel tired,
restless and despondent? Try Lichty'a
Celery Nerve Compound. It will do you
more good than anything you have ever
tried. Sold by George w. Stansfleld, 632
Kansas ave.; Marshall Bros.. 115 Kansas
ave.
C. F. Menninger, M. D., office 727 Kan
sas ave. Tel. 19: residence izai Topeka
ave. Tel. 85. Office bourse 1 o 5 p. m.
"Itching hemorrhoids were the plague
of my life. Was almost wild. Doan's
Ointment cured me quickly and perma
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Cornwell, Valley Street, Saugerties.N.T.
Christmas dAcomtions at Rigbya.
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QUINCY
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DRESS CAUGHT FIRE.
Seven Tear Old Marguerite Tounklo
Has Narrow Escape.
Mrs. M. E. Tounkln and her littl
daughter Marguerite, who live at 608
East Eighteenth street, had a narrow
escap from death by fire Friday morn
ing about 9 o'clock.
Marguerite Tounkln is 7 years of age,
and was reaching over to take some
thing oft the stove. Her ftress came
in contact with the side of the store,
which was redhot, and Immediately took
Are. The little girl ran screaming Into
the next room, where her mother was
at work.
Mrs. Tounkin could see nothing with
in reach suitable to smother the flames
which were blazing up from the little
girl's dress, so with her bare hands she
tore off the child's apron and dress, and
stamped out the blazing fragments on
the floor.
Mrs. Tounkln's hands were terribly
burned, and the child's hair and face
were scorched. M. E. Tounkln Is the
engineer at the city building.
Holiday Rates via Rock Island Routs
Tickets on sale December 24, 25 and
81, and January 1. Final limit January
Z, 1902.
HOT SODA
The finest Hot Chooolate
yon ever tasted rich, creamy,
and delicious. Hot Beef Tea,
Hot Clam, Hot Tomato, and
other Hots 5o Per cup.
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