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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-31

At an early hour the other morning a
very fat colorcd woman arrived at the d.
and NJ. depot in such state Of excitement
that the policeman on duty there had his
attention attracted and observed:
+ Madam, you seem to be laboring under
come strong elnotion?"
Yes, sab. Purity strong clnOshun, -
she replied Docs dis depo' 60 to Pom
tyac2''
!. Not the depot, r1a'an, but the trains
do Do you wish to 90 to POntiac2''
mo, sab. What [ wishes TO do is to git
sight Of a certain pusson who ar probably
gwine to Pontyac''
I see. That accounts for your emo
tion, presume. p
Yes, sab, it do I run mos all de way
from de house an fell down 70 times on
dc way. If I git sight of dat pusson, he
of ito
You have something under your
shawl, y said tho officer Is his eye caught
queer bulge to the garment
Yes. sah " she replied as she removed
and held out to view an old ak handle
= Dis ann what viii bring de emoshun in
case dat pusson shows mp heah''
u But L can't permit violence here
ma'am. %
-.Oh. tinr won't be no fussin around! De
pussOn / spoke Of am my husband. He's
dun make up his mind TO leave me fur a
woman in Pontyac, an I 'spect him heah
to take de train.
IS But you must not disturb the peace. -
NO, sah-no, sah- Oar won't be no
disturbance. When GIT eyes on him.
shall spit on my hands, grip dis handle
an jump fur him, an befo' he comes to
IN hev him home an all tucked up in
bed No, sab, no disturbance, 'oept ]
want dc people to stand back 50 I kin git
a swing to my arms when I snashes hiIni''
Detroit Free Press
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A Tall white Figure Near Huntoon Street
n.

A Tall White Figure Near HuntOon Street
and Thirteenth-
Topeka avenue has a ghost scare. The
ghOstly visitant dresses in the regula-
ton white costume and makes its ap-
pearance upon the stroke OF midnight,
just as other ghosts have done many
times before. 1t possesses one charact-
eristic not ascribed to the ordinary
spoOk. 1t does not walk upon air but
on the other hand its tread is described
as heavy"
The ching" whatever you may call it
made its appearance in Topeka elite
society on an evening of last week. A
we'll known family living between
Huntoon and Thirteenth streets on
Topeka avenue are responsible for
the story. The senior members Of
the family were sitting on the porch en-
joying the cool evening air and waiting
for the young folks to return from a
party. The silver gong of the clock
struck twelve strokes and the family con-
Guided to retire, when an exclamation
from one of the women drew all eyes to
the street Every heart seemed to stop
beating as tall figure clothed entirely
in white moved south on the paved street
until it reached a point directly in front
of the house. 1t then stopped and gazed
steadily al the occupants of the portico
for several moments. Then it turned and
slowly walked south on Topeka avenue
and disappeared The ladies who saw
the apparition did not sleep that night
Nothing more was heard from the
ghost until Sunday evening, when young
colored man by the name OF Roberts, who
was returning from "A visit to his girl
who lives on the east side, was walking
west OF Thirteenth street. Just before
he reached Topeka avenue he saw d
white figure cross Thirteenth street and
slowly continue its way southwark. my
feet seemed glued to the ground" he
said, in talking about it, "and l couldn't
take my eyes off that white thing
When my feet did let loose l didn't do a
that street till 1 got clear down to
Fourth"
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A SOUTH SEA pITTY.

I'm Borrioboo from Woolloomooloo
And . king of the Friendly isles
Tn the owner in chief OF a coral reef
Where a mermaid sits and smiles
Where mermaid sits and smiles on me
As she com s her dark green locks
And nibbles the seed OF the salt sea weed,
Which cliugs 10 the nalvnnus rocxs-
Ihave been to sea with a manatee
On the back OF a biz black whale
have warbled a song with a young du-
gong
Who was taxing a iittle sail
Who was taking a litcls sail with us
IN the South Pacific seas
Bur both had cough and soon left OF
When the whale began to sneeze-
played fantan with Chinaman
WHO swan ashore from his junk.
He looked very blue when I won his cue
And went on horrible drunk.
And went on a horrible, bowling drunk
Because OF his sad. sad loss,
But we put him in Jail to weep and wall
And pray to his Chinese joss
/ nave hobnobbed. too. with cannibal
crew
And sampled their humble fare.
Oh. richer dish than any fried fish
Was some missionary rare
Was some missionary rarely cooked,
Served up on wooden skewer-
He was done TO a fault and with pepper
and salt
Was fit for an epicure-
Ihave played leap frog with the pert sea
hog
On the top Of the bounding wave
/ have straddled a spar with a shipwrecked
Till he sank 20 his deep sea grave
Till he sank TO his deep sen grave below
Where the sea ghouls laid in wait
And shrieked with glee at their banquet
AS they dined of the captains mate
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NEWS OF KANSAS
Strange Congressional Candi-
dacy of Gen. Hugh Cameron.
A Conductor Held Up and Rob
bed at Newton.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
The Santa Fe Agent at TaImage
Suddenly Disappears

LAWRENCE, July 31.-Two weeks ago
the following circular was issued and
sent over the Second Kansas congress
sional district for publication:
Gen Hugh Cameron of Glen Burn,
Douglas county, Kan, will be a candi-
date for congress in the Second district,
state of Kansas, for the ensuing term, as
the nominee of the George Washington
Corps Of Home PrOtectionists He will
be the independent tramp candidate and
the management of his canvass will be
wholly free from the popular partisan
methods. The decalOgue and the golden
rule will be recognized and as carefully
observed as possible under existing cir
cumstances of partisan decentralization
~By order of George Washington Corps
of Home ProtectiOnists.
"GRACE E SMITH. Sec"
The announcement attracted little no
tice at the time, and hasn't become gem
orally known yet. There is no organiza-
ton as that purporting to be backing his
candidacy, and the secretary whose name
IS signed to the announcement is that of
Gen. CamerOn's sister. Besides the deca-
logue ard golden rule, which Gen. Cam
erou proposes to make part of his
platform he has added the Declaration
Of Independence. These, as a platform,
he proposes to 60 through the entire
congressional district on foot and organ
lie the people into new labor Organlza-
ton, which he has determined will be
the Abraham Lincoln Labor Union. He
proposes that this union shall be wholly
devoid of politics in every way, and that
it shall have as its cardinal idea and OBJ
ject the enactment into law Of certain
declarations of Abraham Lincoln.
It is Gen. Cameron's plan to visit every
farm house in the district He will carry
with him a large number Of his own
pictures and also pictures of Jesus Christ
and the holy family with his platform
and declaration of principles in such u
form that they will be left at every place
he visits.
Two years ago Gen. Cameron built a
shed on the bank of the Kansas river
just north of Lawrence, and there spent
the entire winter season. He was on a
public highway and put up numerous
signs and in other eccentric ways at
tracted the attention of passersby to his
teachings and theories.
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THERE'S MORE TROUBLE.
Asylum Officials Come Near Ending "A
Row by Blows.

Row by Blows.
There was more trouble at the asylum
yesterday afternoon and it was only
through the Intervention of employees
that fight was prevented.
The trouble was about the com ina-
ton to the safe which is kept by the
book keeper. +. A. Morley. The
steward james Butler and DR..
McCasey went to Morley and demanded
the com biuation Of the safe He refused
to give it and a quarrel ensued which
became very heated. Morley had club
and Butler held a large jack knife in his
hand The employees who were ia the
room lnterfered. Morley then open
ed the safe and Butler was
allowed to take what he wanted, but Nor
ley held on to the com bination, and came
to the city last night and consulted i
lawyer, who advised him not to disclose
the combination.
The safe has been used by the en-
ployes for the deposit Of their papers o.
money, but no one except Morley had
known the com bination for years.
The fight on Chief Engineer F. N.
Brown has abated, but is not over The
men say they did not sign statement
asking that their names be taken from
the petition requesting an investigation
of Browns conduct, but retractino some
thing derogatory which was said about
Hinshaw, d mem Der of the state board of
charifias
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KANSAS CRY. July 3D. WHEAr A
Is cent higher. No. hard, 441lc; no. g
hard 43c; No. 2 red, 45c; No. 3 red,
43c; rejected, 3904Uc.
Conn., cent higher No mixed.
4O0r4O1Ic: No. white. 43044c.
OArs-1 cent higher. No. mixed
2711 012S1%; No. 2 white, SOC.
RYE-Steady No. 2, 400g4lc
FLAX SEED-Firm. $L13ML15.
BRAN-Firm. 56M5Sc
HAY-Firm. Timothy #oOy0# 3Qt
prairie. $5.OO06.50
BUrrER-Firm, advancing. Creamery
10000; dairy. 140l6c.
EGos-Very firm. SIC.
CATTLE Receipts, 5000; shipments.
3.1OO. Market, for best firm; others slow
and weak Texas steers @2.1DN
3.25: beef steers, $350@465i native
COWS, $135@2.6O; stockers and feeders.
$1.8003.40.
Hoes IL Receipts. 1e- 600; shipments, 800.
Market steady to firm. Bulk, &465MA t1t
heavies. S47O@4S5; packers, e4f04
ass; mixed, $465@475i hghtas $1,000
AsO; pigs, $46O@475.
9HERP AND LANES - heceipte. astllf
-l.s---oonts 200. Market slow ami steady
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TODAY'S MARkET REFORM
Furnished by the AssocIated Press 60 the
State journal.

CHICAGO, July 31-There were heavy
rains at some points in Iowa, with iudica-
lions of general relief from The dr0uth
throughout most OF the corn belt eiu brace
ing Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri. KANSAS
and Illinois. Under these conditions corn
for september delivery opened rae lower
today AT 40 &c, sold az a. -, rAittel no 4d
6s4oc and worked down to 4Jsfc.
Wheat opened weak ia sympathy wtu
the drop in corn. Besides foreign tnlr-
kets responded only feebly TO our ac-
vance OF yesterday. Receipts lu lLa
northwest were nearly double what thry
wese a year ago, and another Cargo ui
wheat had been chartered au foieaJ for
shipment there. SeDtembcr opened p.
Qg5sc lower. ~ 53l4 az J3tsc, huctuaaet
within that range for a line, advanced il
54c and eased oil 10 So H..
Oats sympathized wlth corn. selling
between 20012y11c, against 2J1sc ut tne
close yesterday.
Pork opened &c of at $126T, recovered
the loss.
Lard and ribs started 2lSc lower. but
trmed up that much.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow Wheat
400 cars, corn 36O cars, oats 22O cars, hogs
$4,000 head.
yesterday 1889; shipments yesie rdty lJ.-
534; left over about 2l,OOU; quality nol
very good. Market active und firm,
prices 10 1Oc higher. All parties bu5-
Ing. safes ranged ht T4-J0kS D.-b jos
light; $470M4S0 for rough packing.
$4S5m515 for mixed @L00llJ1U fur
heavy packing and shipping lots; pigs
S425047O
Cattle-Estiinated receipts for today.
5000; receipts yesterday 27222s Ship
ments yesterday 4,9l4 head. Market
steady.
Butter firm creamery 14023c; dale
~ 120tlS
Eggs firm, at 11001sc.
The table below is furnished by We Il.
Federman broker in grain, provisions
and stocks, Real Estate Building. corner
Of Seventh and Jackson streets.
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Macarteny, the Havemeyers, Searles and
others and recommends q general law by
which witnesses refusing to testify before
congressional committees may be summa-
rily dealt with, as in q court of justice I'M
der like circumstances. These are only the
principal points IN q very pointed report,
and it is at least possible that the senate
will approve of it, instead of the SO called
r1ainritv renort-
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LEFT HOME UNAcCoUNrABLv.
The Santa Fe Agent at TaI1nags D1sap-
pears From Home.

TALMAeE, July Sc. Z. Mills. the
agent OF the Santa Fe at this place. has
disappeared suddenly, and without any
assignable reason. He left Saturday,
and has been traced six miles east
through the country, where all track of
him has been lost. He is an elderly man
and has family. The railway company
did not know of his departure until this
morning, when man was sent to take
charge of the office.
His accounts are found all square and
there is no apparent reason for his action.
1t is reported, however, that his mind
has been affected heretofore, and it is
thought that he is suffering from mental
alteration.
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Railroads and Railroad aIen Along che
Kansas Lines

Railroads and Railroad ELem Along che
Kansas Lines
Superintendent OF Machinery John
Player Of the Santa Fe has returned from
his trip to Colorado, where he has been
since the strike, engaged ia an eh1rt le
get the shops at La Junta 20 running
smoothly.
W. H. Robinson district superintan-
dent OF the Pullman car company at Kane
sas City, and Eli Titus, live stock agent
of the Santa Fe there, were at the gene
eral offices this morning.
Mr. McLellan's engine, 10. q is in the
shops for repairs, and he has borrowed
Santa Fe engine No. SO To pull his South
western train.
A. ID. Gray Of the Santa Fe treasurer
department has returned from Nova
Scotia.
sam Childs Of the Rock Island passen-
ger department is going 10 take CONE
mittee of Goodland people TO Garden
City to look at the system Of Irrigation
there this week.
Jackson county corn seeii7'a 60 be am
right The agent ~ Mayetta has sent 90
the Rock Island Offices "a thirteen foot
stalk OF corn, which, he says, is fair
sample of 80 per cent of the corn crop
OF the county.
Will White, Of the treasurer's Office of
the Santa Fe, has returned from Sale
Lake City. lie came near drowning in
the lake while there and has been sick
ever since.
The A. r. L. people at Kansas city had
big picnic Sunday. Refreshments and
speaking were served.
Harry Chapman, the local secretary of
the A r. L., left this afternoon for Chi
cago TO represent Topeka at the A. r. u.
conference that Mr. Deba has called t0
talk over the strike.
As the night passenger train ON the
Santa Fe was leaving Lawrence last
night somebody unknown threw rocks at
it and broke out several windowa NO
one was hurt
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COMING THIS WAY.
The Russian Thistle is Rapidly On It's
Way Southwark.


Way Southwark.
Secretary Coburn of the state board of
agricultural is now working on d spe-
cial illustrated bulletin on the Russian
thistle, which will soon be ready for dis
tribution and which he is anxious shall
reach the farmers of Kansas who are in
terested in fighting this weed at the ear
lest possible moment.
Secretary Coburn said today that this
thistle is a species of tumble weed which
has covered the Dakotas and Nebraska
and is now getting a foothold in the
northern counties in Kansas.
In this bulletin the farmers will be
told how to kill the thistle and if those
who are interested will send their adj
dress to Secretary Coburn he will send
them copy of the bulletin so soon as it
is printed.
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DIDN'r Know HOW HE cor HURT.
A Strange Man Found In - Badly Bruis-
ed Condition.

EMPoRIA, July 31.-Mr Elisha Moon,
who lives on Moon creek. west of the
city on the Santa Fe road, heard his dogs
barking frantically as though they had
freed something. He arose and went to
the spot, where he found a strange man
who seemed to be very badly hurt The
man was able to talk some and said that
his name was John Smith and that he
was on his way to Great Bend, where he
had promise Of work
He had been walking on the railroad
and had come to the bridge at about :
o'clock in the morning. He could not
remember what had happened after he
had reached the bridge. His collar bone
was broken and one side of his head
badly bruised.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Col. John u. Brown will reply to the
article which appeared on Monday in
81. Louis paper at Garfield park on Aug
ust 1st.
George Farr. of Grand Haven, placed
the name of Governor John T. Rich in
nomination. Several others seconded
the nomination
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There will be a celebration of the
emancipation of the West Indian slaves,
at the city park, August l, by tie colored
people. There will be speaking by J. e.
Wood, II. c. Stafford. Col. }. NJ. Brown
and AIRS. /. o. Case. There will be
speaking aud an entertainment at Music
hall at NIGHT
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PUr a PISTOL 10 HIS HEAD.
Conductor WOrtemburg, of Newton, Rol
bed of 500 by Fooipads.

OorA U WV
NEWTON, July 31.-Conductor Hank
Wortemburg came in from the west
shortly after midnight on train No. 432
and while on his way home was held up
near East park by two men, one a white
man and the other a colored man. a
pistol was put to his head and his watch
and 800 in money taken.
The robbers, upon discovering what a
rich haul they had made in money, re-
turned his watch to him and allowed him
to go.
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FELL UNDER THE WHEELS.
A Young Man at IsrOokvfIIe Instant
Killed by Train.

BROoKvILLE, July 31.-5ohn Kane, a
young man of eighteen years, fell from
a box car under the wheels of a morning
train and was horribly mangled and
killed He had delivered a message to
some one on top of box car just as the
train was about to start and as the car
gave a sudden jerk it threw him help
lessly to the ground between the cars IN
motion. He was run over and died al
most instantly.
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Two Men Take 500 From the None,
DraMer of . 1t. SCOTT store.

FIT. SCOTT. July s1.-Two young men
went into the grocery store of W. L.
Bell and asked for q drink of water.
While one of them was getting a drink
his companion slipped IN the cashiers
Office and opened the money drawer and
took therefrom some $50 or $50 in money
and five checks amounting to about so
more.
The robbery was discovered in about
two minutes after the thieves left the
store but they have not yet been caught
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American Sugar Refinery. 1885, s. ~
S. f., 4; G.. h. q O.. 18; Erie. 1913
LIN, 4524; Missouri Pacific, 2416i Read
ing, I716, New England II, Rock ls-
land, 6411; St Paul, 5715 Union Pacific
ia; Western Union, 841Ti Chicago Gas.
1881; COrdage, 2055.
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Prohibition Campaign.

The state central committee Of the
Prohi bition party is having meeting at
Ottawa today for the purpose Of mapping
out the campaign to be made in Kansas
this year by the Prohibition party.
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LEAvEEwoRTH, July 31.-Thomas Ru-
bic, who has lived IN Leavenworth coun-
~ since 1855, died of heart disease at
his homes nine miles west Of Leaven-
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Tagleigh-what did that bank cashier
ahscond for9 Was he behind in his &C
countss
Wagleigh-No. He was ahead The
bank was behind--New York World
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No Gripping, no Nausea, no Pain, when
De Wits Little Early Rises are taken.
Small Pill Best Pill. Best Pill J. K
Jones'
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Grand entertainment and social at
First Christian church Wednesday even
ing, AugusE1
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Ayers Hair Vigor gives vitality, gloss
and freshness to the hair, and restores its
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worth on the Lecompton road. He fell
dead while talking to his sons. Mr. Ru-
bic has for thirty-eight years lived on
the same place that he entered as
homestead in 1856. Ruble postoffice in
this county is named after him. Ruble
came to Kansas Free Soil Democrat
Saline County Republican
SALINA, July 31.-At the Republican
county convention held here yesterday
the following candidates were chosen:
County attorney c. w. Banks; probate
Judge, w. F. Musser; clerk, F. Z. Peter
son; county superintendent J. w. Arm
strong. Jos Moore was nominated for
representative over Q. s. Martin on the
fourth ballot.
Fell From Window and Was Killed
LEAvENwORTH, July 31.-Policemen
discovered the dead body Of David Has
ser, veteran. who was at one time
member of the Soldiers Home, lying on
the sidewalk on the north of Cherokee
street, between Fourth and Fifth streets.
There seems to be no doubt that Hasser
fell from the window of his room on the
second floor. striking on his head The
skull was fractured and the blood gushed
out Of the mouth, nose and ears
AIbert I8IS~Iow Paine's New Book.
FIT SCOTT, July 31.-The publishers
of the Arena of Boston. Mass, have ac-
cepted a novelette, by Albert Bigelow
Haine, ana VIII Drlng II ont III DOOk form
in time for the holiday trade. Mr.. Paine
closed the contract with the publishers
today. The title Of the story is The
Mystery of Eveline Delorme,' and the
plot turns on hypnOtism.
Fell Four Thousand Feet.
LEAvENwORTH. July 31--Prof. Bald
win the aeronaut made the most daring
ascension and parachute jump ever
seen here. going up fully 1000 feet.
The mammoth balloon went SO high that
Prof. Baldwin was more than five min
utes coming down. He alighted in the
same field and not far from the spot
where he landed last Wednesday even
ing.
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She-You have met the beautiful Miss
X, have you not? What do you think of
herr
He-She is one of that sort of woman
that any man could die for but none
could live h--Indianapolis Journal
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A strong lie Retwsen Them.


Mrs Dix don't go to Cord & Tassel's
dry goods store any more.
Mrs. Hicks-Why notg
Mrs DIX don t like their soda water.
Truth
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No Question as to the GirI's Decision.

Mabel wonder if that Miss Sizzors
and he are engaged. I'm sure he's pro
posed to her.
CIaribel with emphasis -Then Of
course they're engaged Chicago Record.
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"There is a Salve tor every wound"
We refer to De Wits Witch Hazel Salve,
cures burns, bruises. cuts, INDECENT sores,
as local application in the nostrils it
cures catarrh, and always cures piles.
]. K Jones
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Small in size. great in results: De
Wits Little Early Risers. Best pill for
Constipation, best for Sick Headache
best for Sour Stomach ]. 4. Jones'
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AT THE WRONG HOUSE.
A Hack Stops In Front of Mrs. 1fer-
mans HOuse.

Mary E. Herman appeared at police
court this morning, and complained that
hack had stopped in front Of her house
seemly hour, and that the occupants Of
the hack had demanded entrance to the
house, saying that there were two girls
there they wanted to see
AS there was no one there but Mrs. Kier-
nan and her niece, and as Mrs. Herman
is no girl, she had right to think there
had been some mistake and ordered the
hack to go away. The occupants Of the
hack, whom she did not know, persisted
in their efforts to disturb her rest for
some time before they could be induced
to take themselves away. Hence the war
rant 1t is for the arrest Of Ed Travers,
who is supposed 10 have been the hack
man, and John Doe, who represents the
person or persons in the hack.