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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-16
BAYNE SUICIDES.
a Well Known PennsylvanIa Statesm an
Ends His Own Life.

a Well Known PennsylvanIa Statesma IN
Ends His Own Life.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., June lex
Representative Thomas NJ. Bayne, of
Pittsburg, committed suicide today at his
home on Mississippi avenue in the fash
ionable part of the city by shooting him
self through the heart.
1t is supposed that ill health and tinan-
cial reverses caused the deed. MIR
Bayne was one of the best known Re-
publican politicians in Pennsylvania and
on the ways and means committee
in the last congress in which he served.
Mr.. Bayne resigned his seat in con-
gress on account of i'll health, and has
since been out of active politics. He
belonged to the branch of the party of
which Senator Quay is the head
He was married to daugh-
ter of Mr.. Smith, of the well known firm
of Hostetter & Smith of Pittsburg. She
was very wealthy, having acquired a
large fortune through her father. Colonel
Bayne had also accumulated Il snug for
tune. He was the founder of the Pitts
burg Press and was interested in many
other enterprises.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Anna Day and children and Mrs.
E. Arnett of Austin, Mo-, are in the city
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease was expected to
arrive in Topeka today, but her friends
have been advised that she will not be
here until next week.
Maud Johnston, colored, aged % years,
died of pneumonia yesterday at her res
idence, 1890 Washington street The
funeral will be held at the Olden church
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Only small civil business is occupying
the time of the district court today.
Judge Hazen continued the arguments
in the court house Injunction case until
next Monday.
The fire at 1890 this afternoon was in
the dwelling at 218 East Tenth street,
where a cloth that was hung over a gaso-
line stove started a fire. The damage
was only about SO.
John Pears and Mary Jacum, who run
the Buckeye house near the Kansas av-
enue bridge. were tried at a special ses-
sion of the police court this afternoon,
and were fined 500 each for selling
liquor.
Bert Bruce, boy about 1S years old,
well known in Topeka police circles, was
taken to Wellington today by Sheriff
charge of burglary. He is said to have
entered house there and stolen about
$40.
James A. Troutman the Republican
candidate for lieutenant governor will
go to Kansas City this evening and
tonight he with Major Morrill, and Dick
Blue will address a meeting at the Fifth
street opera house in Kansas City Kansas
opening the campaign
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Shot at While Riding in His
Carriage,
BUT WASN'T TOUCHED.
Signor Crispi Runs After the
Assassin.
All the Italians Think He Was
Very Brave.

ROME, June 16.-An attempt to assassi-
nate Premier Crispj was made today.
Premier Crispi was driving from his
residence to the chamber Of deputies in
a closed carriage. AS the vehicle was
turning from the Via Gregoria into the
Via CapOiecase, man who was loiter-
ing on the sidewalk put his hand into
his breast, drew a revolver, dashed into
the street and ran up to the carriage.
He then lifted his revolver, took short
aim at the premier and fired.
Signor Crispi was uninjured, and
promptly sprang out of his carriage with
the intention of seizing the would be as
sassin. The latter was Immediately
seized by a number of people who were
attracted to the spot by the report of the
revolver. In a moment the neighbOr
hood was crowded with excited people
vowing vengeance upon the man who
had attempted to murder the premier.
A rush was made for the man who was
struggling with his captors near the pre-
mier's carriage and he would undoubt-
edly have been beaten to death had it
not been for the prompt arrival of the
police.
Deputy Pugliese, who was one of the
first to seize the wouldbe murderer, pick
ed up the revolver, when the prisoner
was in safe hands, and handed it to the
premier who examined it curiOusJy and
with great GOODNESS.
SignOr Crispi was loudly cheered for
the courage he displayed under such
trying circumstances.
At the chamber of deputies the news
OF the attempt upon his life had preceded
him.
Upon reaching the chamber, the pre-
mier went to the presidents room and
related. his story of the affair quietly as
if nothing extraordinary had happened.
When the news of the attempted assas-
sinatiOn of the premier became gener-
ally known, crowds of deputies and 9TH
ers pushed their way to the presidents
room in order TO congratulate Signor
Crispi npon his escape from death. and
to express their admiration of his cour-
age.
When the sitting of the Chamber of
Deputies opened there were cheers for
the premier and the president arose and
told Of the attempt upon his life, severe
ly deuouncing the outrage and express
ing the hope that Signor Crispi's life
would be long preserved to his country.
The remarks to the president were
greeted with long and continued ap-
plause from the members and from the
galleries
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A. r. U. CONVENTION.
Pullman Strike Committee WouId'z
Treat With the Union.

Pullman Strike Committee WOuId'na
Treat with the Union.
CHICAGO, June 16-At the American
Railway union convention today the
Pullman strike committee reported that
the committee had refused TO treat with
representations of the union, but that
Second Vice President Wicker had said
that he would treat with his sex-employes.
President Debs ordered that COM
mittee of employees be appointed. I'VE
don't care whether they recognize our
union or not" he said. "What we want
is restoration of the old wages"
The whole matter was referred to the
Pullman delegation with instructions to
appoint a committee of strikers to confer
with the officials and report to the A r.
Z. as soon as possible.
A proposition was made to establish
labor trust company in every state in the
union, with the general body at Wash
ington and a large capital stock to create
a perpetual fund to carry on strikes, etc.
1t is thought the plan will be adopted
with some notifications.
Vice President Wickes refused to treat
with the Pullman employees He iu-
formed the members that if they desired
to submit proposition they must gain
become employees of the company. After
they had reported to the manager at the
works he said he would treat with tn EN-
but not before
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TODAY'S PRIMARIES.
An UnusunIIy Large Vote Cast-Returni
VIII he Slow Coming In.


VIII he Slow Coming In.
An unusually large vote is today being
polled at the Republican primaries.
The polls opened at IL o'clock this
morning in the city and large crowds
have been about each of the ten voting
places since the judges and clerks were
ready for business
In the Second, Third and Fourth wards
the most interest is conferred in the legis-
lative fight and the friends of both r. B.
Welch and Colonel Veale are working
hard.
The contest over the nomination for
county commissioner is the most clearly
defined of any and the indications are
that 4. p Rodgers will be nominated
over j. Lee Knight by a handsome ma
jority.
The candidates for county attorney,
clerk of the district court and probate
judge are all working hard and the votes
are divided among so many candidates
that it is impossible for the best poll
ticians to tell how the fight is going.
In the north Legislative district the in
dlcatiOns at noon pointed to the nomina-
ton of A Q. Sherman for representative
over G. A. Starbird.
On account of the length of the ticket
1t will be near midnight before anything
definite can be known as to the result
The county central committee has made
arrangements to receive returns from
the different polling places during the
evening at the Republican state central
committee headquarters opposite the
CODeland
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THE STORY NOT TRUE

That Misses Anthony and Shaw Have Of
fsred Services to the Populists
Secretary K II. SempIe of the Populist
state central committee. this afternoon
said the report that Rev. Anna Shaw and
Miss Susan b. Anthony had offered their
services TO the Populist state committee
was not true.
The Kansas City Times this morning
printed story to that effect and further
said their offer had been accepted
Secretary Semple said these ladies are
expected TO make some speeches in Kan
sas during the campaign in behalf of the
amendment but that they have not had
any negotiations with the Populist com
mittee.
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He was an Englishman with a title,
and he was a gentleman in all the
term implies. He was a busy man,
however, and until he came to Amer
lea society had seen little of him
When he came to New York he was
grabbed at by the best society of that
town and his life almost made "a bur-
den to him.
"Ah." exclaimed a fashionable
woman to whom he had said some
thing of his trials, ssyou don't ike
this? You astonish me-
II am scarcely accustomed to it,
madam" he said apologetically.
"And you don't cultivate societyP
All the people you meet here do, and
you 81 ould-''
sit doesn't need cultivation where
live" he explained, and the expla-
nation went
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ONE MORE JAIL FILLED.

Twenty-three Coxeyites Put fn the
Springfis I'D. Ill. jail.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 16.-The %
Coxeyites arrested at Fairfield Thurs
day for capturing a fast freight train,
on the Louisville and St Louis railroad,
appeared before Judge Allen today and
each entered plea of not guilty to the
charge of contempt of court with inter-
fering with the property of a road in
possession of the United States court
The men had separate trials and
was found guilty and sentenced to sixty
days in the county Jail. Judge Allen
read the delinquents a severe lecture.
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STRIKES A SKYSCRAPER.
lightning Chips a Big Piece of Granite
From n Chicago Building.

CHICAGO, June ia severe electrical,
rain and hail storm passed over this city
doing considerable damage.
Lightning struck the top Of the Teu-
tonic building, which is ten stories high
and knocked a fifty pound piece of
granite from the cornice to the pavement,
where it narrowly missed two policemen.
The thunder and noise of the falling
stone caused several horses to run away.
Gotlieb Gotski, laborer, was instantly
killed by lightning and several houses
on the west and north sides of the city
were struck and damaged.
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Artz Kemves HIS VVealers.

"CaptainV Artz seems 60 have aband-
oned the Topeka commonwealers, who
are now camped on the cast bottoms at
Kansas City. They are without food and
General Bennett has left He was at the
camp on Thursday, and told the wealers
that he had secured boat, but he hasn't
shown up since. Captain Artz became
disgusted and said he would leave for
Topeka at once. He has not yet been
seen here. There is now no officer in
charge of the army, and they are with
out sunDlies.
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HE'LL BE KILLED.
Anybody Who Thinkers With the Tariff,
Says Governor Flower.

ALBANY, n. Y, June 16.-Governor
Flower returning to Albany from the
Adirondacks, talked to large number of
people at the Gloversville depot. He
spoke of the financial troubles and said ::
'sThe unoubted cause is the tinkering
being done with the tariff. In thirty
days the agony will be over and the
question settled. If in the succeeding
fifty years anybody attempts to tinker
with the tariff he'll get killed. The
times will improve now at once, and
your old prosperity will be increased a
hundred fold"
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POPULISTS GROWING WEAK
Woman Suffrage Driving Some of Them
Out of the Party.


Out of the Party.
All the Populists are not ready to
swing into line and endorse the action of
the state convention.
An Ottawa county Republican who is
in the city today, said:
'One of the most prominent Populists
in our county, George McConkle, the
member of the Legislature, told me that
he was tired of the PopuIist party, and
that the endorsement of suffrage by the
state convention was too much for him
to stand, and that hereafter he would
vote and use his influence with the Re-
publican party"
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BANK STATEMENT.
Very Small Changes In the Different
Items of the Report.

New YORK, June 16.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve, decrease $541.675; loans, in
crease, S329,90O; specie, decrease
S5S5,9OO; legal tenders. decrease, SOD, 900.
deposits, decrease 1896, 300; circulation,
decrease $50, 500
The banks now hold $76,376,5 ,575 in ex-
cent rule.
The imports of specie for the week
were 500, 1S5, of which $13,571 were gold
and S53,4O7 silver. against $1O3,41S last
week, and $1S2, ,425 the corresponding
week of last year
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HALF AN INCH.
The Rainfall Last Night Was Good One
and More Promised.

and More Promised.
At the United States Weather bureau,
the rain of last night was recorded at
So hundredths of an inch.
The temperature this morning at seven
o'clock was 6S degress and at two o'clock
this afternoon it was IA degrees.
The rain is very general throughout
the state
The barometer is about normal today.
The indications are that there will be
rains this afternoon and evening and the
temperature will probably fall little.
The wind is blowing at the rate of eight
miles an hour.
At Swift & Holidays the temperature
at two o'clock was recorded as 70 de-
grees.
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SIMPSON AT BERKLEY.
Ho VIII Not Leave the Springs Until
Next Week.

WASHINGTON, June 16. - Jerry Simp-
son reconsidered his purpose of coming
to Washington, though his wife had tele-
graphed in advance an announcement of
his trip.
Mrs. Simpson came alone. bringing
the most encouraging reports of her
husbands condition. She SAYS he will
surely return next week.
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APPEAL-AVALANCHE SOLD.

The Memphis Paper Sold at Public Outcry
for $65,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 16.-The Mem
phis Appeal-Avalanche was sold at pub
lie Outcry today to satisfy claims of cred
itors amounting to $4,000.
The property was knocked down at
$65, 200 to Attorney Ii. G. Warriner, rep
resenting job printing firm.
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SHOOT DEPUTIES.

B1oodshed Jamestown, North Dakota
-Four Men Receive Bullets.
JAMESTOWN, N. D., June 16.-The
Coxeyites who stole train at
Dawson and who were surrounded
by the marshaps posse a short
distance west of here are again headed
for this city afoot having attacked the
deputies at given signal relieved
them of their guns and departed. In the
skirmish four deputies were shot, how
seriously is not known.
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Madeline Pollard Going TO Chicago.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, June 10
Madeline Pollard arrived in the city
today in the steamer Peerless with a
party of friends. Her name did not ap-
pear on the passenger list, but she was
recognized by one of the passengers.
After spending the day in the city sight
seeing she will leave on the city of Du-
luth for Chicago.
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IG DONNELLY'S PROJECT.

A Grand Aggregation" of Singers and
RScitsrs to Campaign for POpuIism-
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, June 16.-Ip-
natius Donnelly has suggested the or
ganization of band of sixty to seventy
i've men, to include singers, reciters.
and speakers. and fife and drum corns'
1t Is proposed that the men shall be
uniformed and furnished with a tent
capable Of holding 500 people. They
will then travel through the states
preaching POpulism- A charge of a
dime is to be made for admission, which.
with the sale of reform literature. is to
cover all expenses
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Annie Dfggn, Dauefter.

Mable Diggs. the 17-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Annie Diggs, the we'll known
woman Populist orator will follow in the
steps or her mother. She will make her
debut at the Populist ratification meet
ing at Burlingame tonight. g. G. Glenn
ems will also speak.
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WOMEN WITH TIN PANS.


Wv tho HAArkAags' ~ Seremado An the
Maryland Coat Regions
FRosTBURG, Nd, June 16.-Anothsr
ploodless battle has been fought in the
Maryland coal regions. This afternoon
as number of miners were returning
from Union and Allegheny mines. they
were met by a crowd of about sixty
women armed with tin pans.
They taunted the "blacklegs," as they
called the working miners.
Another battalion of the Fifth re0i-
ment went to Lonaconing tonight TO
protect the town. They will remain nm
I'll after the men 60 to work tomorrow
morning.
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HERE'S A SAMPLE
OF tho Kind of Letters ChaiFman 8reid-
enthal snYs Hos Gettfng.

LEAvENwORTH, KAs., June 10, 1894.
Hon. John w. Breidenthal, Chairman Peoples
Party Committee, Topeka. Kansas.
SIR: l have awaited the closing of the
Populist state convention to ascer-
tain whether it would endorse
woman suffrage. L am a dressmaker
and every cent of the enclosed five dol
lars represents stitch put in for suf-
frage. l will use my best efforts and
every cent / can spare for the triumph of
the Peoples party. Respectfully,
Mrs M. G. TRAPP.
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PIttsburx Postonice Robbed.

PITTsBURG, Kans., June 16-The post
office in this city was entered by burglars
last nj ght and $29 81 worth of stamps car
ried away. Mrs. Schneider, who occupied
one side of the front part of the postOffice
room with a news and notion store lost
about $40 worth of pocketboOks by their
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Chicago Doesn't eaet 1t.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 16.-Chicago
lost the Indian supply warehouse i'll the
house today, O'Neili of Massac husetts in
the chair, on motion of Strauss of New
York. ruling that the proposed removal
of the warehouse from New York to
Chicago was new legislation and its
face did not reduce APPROPRIATIONS.
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Heavy Rains All Over Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb, June 16.-The heaviest
rains for years fell throughout Nebraska
last night, the Sandy Hill district par
ticularly being drenched. 1t is generally
conceded throughout the state that little
benefit is to be derived for small grain,
most being lost, but crops will be
larger than last year. This rain con-
tinued all day yesterday, last night, and
Drevails at present
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Col. Btacey's Mission.

Col A G. Stacey left today for western
Kansas over the Santa Fe for the pur-
pose of making a special investigation
of whether or not that portion of the
state is being depOpulated- He will go
to the mountains before returning and be
gone in all about three weeks.
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Nlav ne Another strike.

PITTsBURG, Pa, June 16.-The wage
conference of the Amalgamated Associa
ton and iron manufacturers is still in
session with no prospects of a settlement
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GARDINER RESIGNS.
He Throws Up His Position With the
Rock Island.

Rock Island.
Ex-Chief of Police John w. Gardiner,
who has been for eighteen months at the
head of the Rock Island railway detec-
tive service, today forwarded to General
Superintendent c. Dunlap his resigna-
tion to take effect Immediately.
Mr.. Gardiner says that his relation
with the company has been most cordial
and friendly. Topeka is his home and
he will live here. He says he has not
decided what he will do.
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THE POPE NEARLY DIED.
His Recent Illness Brought His Holiness
Near Death.

NEW YORK June 16.-The Herald's
correspondent at Rome is informed by
the pope's physician that his holiness
recent attack of weakness brought him
near to death.
For some time it was thought he could
not rally. He has fully recovered his
strength and is now in excellent health.
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OMAHA, Neb-, June 16.-The Missouri
river rose one foot in the past
forty eight hours and is at present
within eighteen inches of the danger
line with prospects of more rapid rise
in the next twenty-four hours The
weather bureau reports high water ap-
proachinQ from the north
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stfekIe Hollow NTInern.

UNIoNTowN, Pa, June 16-The fifty
seven miners on trial for riot and unlaw-
ful assemblage at Sickle Hollow were
acquitted last night and discharged from
custody. President Davis and twenty
five others will be tried for riot
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CHICAGO, June 16.-All hopes of con-
tinuance of Assassin Prendergast's case
until November were dispelled by Judge
Payne this afternoon. The trial was set
for next WednesdaY.
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Yale heats Princeton.

BROOKLYN, June 16-In the baseball
game here today between Yale ic
Princeton, Yale won by score of tc
Princeton 3.
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ONE OF MRS. LEASES LETTERS
COlnes to Light Plague the Popu1ist
Adm N istration.

Comes to Light to Plague the PopuIist
Administration.
Mrs. Mary E. Leases dispatch to the
Populist convention here will be remem-
bered for the two constructions that
can be put upon it. 1t reads as follows:
my Affections have not disabled
speech or pen. am thirsting for the
fray. With an intrusion convention,
a clean, honest ticket and an equal suf-
frage plank in the platform, victory is
assured Yours, in the middle of the
road. MARY E. LEASE"
How well this corresp spends with flet-
ter written by Mrs. Lease to Editor Geo.
w. Hammond of the Weir City Citizen
last winter and published for the first
time in yesterdays Fort Scott Monitor,
the reader may judge. The letter reads
as follows:
Editor Weir City Citizen:
WICHITA, Kas. Jan. 20, 1894-Dear Sir
and Brother: You and the miners of
Cherokee county know how faithfully
and earnestly have worked for the sue
cess of reform principles. l have brave
Iy and conscientiOusly opposed fusion, or
deal, or compromise with either of the
old parties. In doing this incurred the
hate and opposition of men who had no
higher conception OF reform than get
ting and holding office. l openly pro-
tested against r0WdrUlnS Dy paying once
to such men as Dick Chase and Todd.
and others who entered into deal with
the coal companies while our mining
brothers were struggling for bread. I
know that this administration is dishon-
est and corrupt, and that they received
bribes from the NJ. K. & T., the
Missouri Pacific and Rock Island
They know that l know it, hence
they removed me and seek to kill me
politically by blackening me and saying
that L am working for Republican pay.
There is not money enough in the Re-
publican or Democratic parties to buy
me, or one speech from me, but the
Democratic fusion crowd at the state
house want to hold on to the offices, and
they can't if / go before the people and
tell what / know, hence they seek to de-
stroy me, who has done as much as any
of them to build up this party, which
they are trying to destroy. l am in this
movement for the Iaborers because l be-
lieve in it, and 1 feel that if we nomin-
ate clean, honest men at our next state
convention, we will win.
Please publish article enclosed and this
letter, too, if you wish.
Yours for the triumph of right,
MARY E. LEASE