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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
VINETTE ARRIVES.
The California Commonwealth Talked
the City Park Yesterday.

The California Common w 0aIer Talked at
the City Park Yesterday.
Col. A Vinnette of the industrial army
and about ten of his men arrived at the
camp at the city park Saturday night
There are now about thirty here and
they are camping in the open air their
tent having been returned TO the state
house when Capt. Cook left several days
ago. VInette spoke to a crowd of about
200 people at the city park yesterday
afternoon.
His speech was for the most part de-
scriptive of the trip from California and
a recital of the troubles He also spoke
about recruits. 1--WE are on our way to
Washington" he said, "and we mean to
get there peacefully. if possible. We
have been arrested several times since
we started and we are going to try to get
along without any more OF 1t SO far as
we can" G. c. Clemens also addressed
the meeting in his characteristic style
and Mrs. May bee talked some too. All
the speeches were warmly received
Vinette is up town today making ar
rangements for mass meeting Wednes-
day night. This one will probably be
held in hall. There will be other
speakers.
A reporter visited the camp today at
noon and found several of the infantry"
sitting around a campfire. The camp
presented d drowned appearance. The
flags looked wilted and from the branches
of the surrounding trees fiuttered
riety of masculine wear in various stages
of dilapidation. The thirty or forty black
tin cans that constitute the arrny's
commissary equipment were arranged
in a neat row along a shelf built
between two trees.
"When do you eat?" asked the re-
porter.
ANY time we get anything" said one
of the men whose name is Cook. Vim
ette was not there. 1--WE are depending
mostly on other people now|fsr our liv-
ing. and if we get enough to keep soul
and body together until we get started
again we shall be thankful We mighty
near drowned out last night" he con-
tinued "We sleep anywhere we can
in boxes, cars, sheds and some on the
ground, and the water last night reached
nearly every one of u.s.
"There will be lot more of US here
soon. | left Emporia yesterday and
there were about forty there, and they
will probably arrive sometime tonight or
tomorrow. Then there are about twenty
five at Florence and the rest of the reg
iment is strung along the roads as
far vests as Trinidad We will
all be here in week or ten
days and then we will number nearly
200. We started with over three hundred
and you know this is to be our point of
reorganization. We will probably not
leave here for week or two and / don't
know just how"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
TO SPEAK TEN TIMES.
Helen Cougar Will Be Here and Talk
For Prohibition.

Helen Cougar Will Be Here and Talk
For Prohibition.
G. G. Wharton, of Ottawa, chairman of
the Prohibition state central committee,
was in Topeka today, arranging for a
meeting of its committee to map out its
campaign.
Mr. Wharton said: "We are going to
make red hot campaign in Kansas this
year. and the other fellows will know we
are around Mrs. Helen Cougar is going
to make ten speeches in the state. Her
dates are not yet arranged, but she Will
make one speech at Wichita, one At
Hutchinson; one at Ottawa, and probably
one here at Topeka, if our people here
want her, as / suppose they do.
'Ex- Governor st. John and Major
Pickering will both stump the state, and
we will have other good speakers from
time to time during the campaign."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
DASHED INTO THE CARS.
Express Train Dashed Into an Electric
Line with Disastrous Results.

PATERSON, n. j., June 18.-The Deck
erton express on the New York, Susque-
hama y Western railroad, going at the
rate of So miles an hour ran into and
demolished an electric street car at the
river street crossing today.
There were eight passengers, a motor
man and conductor on the electric car
Three of the passengers were it is be-
lieved, fatally, and i've seriously, in
jured-
The police say that the gates of the
railroad crossing were up. A switch
filled with box cars obstructed the view
of the track on which the express train
was approaching. Among those injured
are:
Joshua O'Brien, contractor, internal
injuries
Matilda Claxton, school teacher, in
jured about the head, but not seriously.
Laura Berchernough. school teacher,
slight injuries about the head and body.
Ellen Cullen, an elderly woman, in
jured internally; taken to her home at
II Marshal street
Freida Weller, school teacher, injured
about the head and body.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
'WEALERS 4TH OF JULY.
1t is be Celebrated at Washington
More Recruits.

1t is to be Celebrated at Was arlington
More Recruits.
PHILADELPHIA, June 1S.-C. T. Mckee,
Christopher Colum bus Jones commissary
has opened headquarters in MOOre's Hall
for the purpose of recruiting another
commonweal army, to start to Washing
ton. June 20 to take part in a proposed
demonstration on July 4th. Mckee says
he will raise another army which he
hopes will number $500 men.
He gave glowing description Of the
condition of the Coxey army now en-
camped on the outskirts of Washington
and said they proposed to stay in Wash =
ington until congress passes the Coxey
good roads bill Gen. Coxey has been
invited to come to this city and address a
mass meeting of cOmmonwealers next
Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
STRUCK by LIGHTNING.
The English Lutheran is Hit-AIsO
Residence in LOwman Hill.

The English Lutheran is Hit-AIso n
Residence in LOwman Hill.
Considerable damage was done by the
lightning accompanying the storm that
broke over Topeka this morning at about
B o'clock.
The English Lutheran church on the
corner of Fifth and Harrison street was
struck. The lightning entered the
steeple squarely in the center
and ran down the northeast cor
ner and come out through the
brick wall. The shingles on the west
side of the steeple were also torn off.
With the exception of some slight dam
age to the frescoing the interior of the
church was not damaged much.
The house of W. w. Decker, at 1909
Prospect street. Lowman Hill, was struck
about 6 o'clock. Mr.. Decker was light
ing a gasoline stove at the time The
shock whirled him around several times
and upset the burner. The lightning
struck in the center of the roof and did
considerable damage TO the house. Mr..
Decker is employed in the office of the
Santa Fe auditor of freight receipts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18

Not a Man Went to Work IN the MassilIon
District.

CLEVELAND, o.. June 1S.-Reports re-
ceived from points along the Cleveland,
Lorraine & Wheeling road this morning
show that work was resumed at only two
mines on the entire road. These men
We're at Rock Hill.
In the Massillon district not a man
went to work, the miners having decided
in mass meeting not to abide by the Col
umbus agreement They will hold out
for 10 cents ditferential over the rate
paid in the Hooking district The mill
tia continues to guard all bridges and
trestles along the c., l. & w.
In conversation with miners at Camp
Blee today they stated that as long as
the differential was withheld, not a pick
would be raised, and if scabs were
chosen in their stead, there would be the
biggest riot in the history of the country
and that the militia would be of little
consequence to suppress it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
Have a Great Conspiracy to
Corner Coal
Mean to Furnish the Sinews
N Of War
TO STRIKING MINERS
If They Will Remain Out Until
October.
Miners, However, Go to Work in
Many Localities.

CHICAGO, June 18.-A special to the
Times, from Cincinnati. says a gigantic
conspiracy to corner the coal market by
bribing striking coal miners has develop
ed here Large holders of coal in Chicago
sent an agent to this city to engineer
the scheme and he offered a representa-
tive of the miners $4,000 to stay out un-
til October. June 8. Mayor Montgomery,
of Montgomery City, West Virginia, re-
ceived the following telegram:
"Keep miners out atsall hazards, unless
they get the price. Will furnish $4,000
in provisions and meet you in Cincinnati
any time,V Mayor Montgomery arranged
to meet the Chicago agent here. With
Montgomery came Mayor William Sharp
of the Forest Hill mines. Captain Enoch
Couch of Charleston and several hanawha
valley miners. Before leaving for home
Montgomery telegraphed ahead to the
miners, stating that he would lay the
Chicago proposition before them last
night
The plan is for the Hooking Valley
miners to stay out also. Operators
threaten prosecution to the full extent
Of the law for conspiracy. Before leav-
ing Montgomery said:
"There is no limit to the amount of
money Chicago people are willing to
spend. Their representatives rendered
me certified check for $4,000. He
said there would be plenty more money
me $4,000 for myself. if / had agreed to
engineer the thing through"
Operators of the Chesapeake & Ohio
and New River coal fields, are affected
The names Of the spectators are un-
known here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
RAIN IN TORRENTS.
Over an Inch and a Half of Rainfall In a
Short Time.

short Time.
A little after 6 o'clock this morning a
rain and thunder storm occurred which
lasted for about an hour and a half and
which caused high water in many
places The rainfall was 1.66 inches. It
was the heaviest rain that has fallen here
this year. The streets were turned into
small rivers and many yards were food
ed Electric car men say that it was i'm
possible to see the ground twenty feet
away during the heaviest part of the
storm, and the lightning was very vivid.
The wind was blowing at a high rate
OF speed and the hail that fell was driven
against window panes with such force
That 1t broke the glass in number of
houses.
At Walnut Grove there is a lake two
blocks square at the corner of Eighteenth
and Van Buren streets. It is caused by
surface water.
The Shunganunga is full and some
fears are entertained lest it will overflow
its banks and cause another flood like it
did two years ago.
The Fourteenth street bridge over the
creek is badly damaged by the water and
1t will require good deal of repairing
to make it safe. The creek is getting a
good washing out, and it needed it bad
enough.
All kinds of unpleasant things are
hoating down stream. A horses head
was seen to pass the Sixth street bridge
and there are several dead hogs caught
in the sschug" under the bridge. The
creek has formed new channel at Sixth
street and it threatens to undermine the
piles of the bridge and also to cut out a
large telephone pole.
In Parkdale there is an abundance of
water and the small boy is making the
best of his opportunities by using the
floating sidewalks for boating purposes.
From Sixth street south to Ninth in
Parkdale it is pretty nearly a continuous
pond. The streets are covered with wat
er and nearly all the wooden sidewalks
are out of place. The brick sidewalks
are covered with layer of mud and the
lawns are swamps.
Street Commissioner Naylor has a
force of men at work at the Sixth street
bridge removing the drift in order to re-
,lieve the immense pressure that the
water is making.
The electric cars could not get to the
end of the cemetery line this morning as
there was about a foot of water over the
track. One brave motorneer tried to get
through it and the result was that an
other car had to pull his car to the shop
for repairs.
The Oakland cars were unable to
get to the end of the line this morning
on account of high water at the river,
under the Santa Fe bridge. The water
from the lower part of the city rushed
down and covered the tracks at this
point to depth of three feet.
The Shunganunga creek will not over
flow its banks unless there is more rain.
The river has begun to rise little but
the high water may be expected there
tomorrow morning.
At the United States weather bureau
Observer t. b. Jennings says that it will
rain more very sOOn-at least such are the
indications. At o'clock this morning the
temperature was 81 degrees. The bar
ometer is a shade below the normal con-
dition. At 2 o'clock this afternoon the
temperature was SO degrees At Swift
s. Holidays it was 20 degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
MCKINLEY CAN'T COME.

He Will not Visit the Ottawa Chautauqua
Assembly Until June 20.
j. p. Harris one of the directors of the
Ottawa assembly who is in Topeka to-
day, this afternoon received a
telegram from Bernard Kelly,
who is in Columbus Ohio,
notifying him that Governor. Mckinley
will not be able to keep his engagement
to speak at Ottawa, Thursday, June 21st,
as announced.
He announced, however. that if the
miners agreement is accepted tomorrow.
Mckinley will come to Kansas and will
speak at Ottawa, Friday, June Goth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
BETTER TIMES AHEAD.


burg Are Opening
PITTsBURG, Pa, June 1S.-The settle
ment of the great coal strike and the
return to work today of $1,000 of the
10000 miners in this district has given an
impetus to all kinds of business and the
situation is more hopeful than at any
time for many months.
Among the large plants in this city
which resumed today after a long idle
ness we're the Carbon Iron s. Steel Co.'S.
works, divers Twenty-Sixth street
works, Shoenburger s. Howe and Brown
d. Co
The latter has been shut down for two
years and started up in full giving en-
ployment to 500 men. The Black Dia-
mond steel works will also begin opera
tion this week and the Edgar Thompson
steel works will start as soon as a suf-
Gent supply of coke is received.
AT McKeesport everything is quiet,
but it is thought the tube works will
start up soon, many of the strikers
have expressed a willingness to return
whenever the firm was ready to resume.
At Scottdale, the Scottdale Iron &
Steel company's plant resumed in full
after an idleness of several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
TWO ARE CANDIDATES

For the ChairmanShip of the Republican
County Central COMMITTEES.
Who is to be chairman of the Repub-
lican county central committee is the
question that is being discussed by poll
ticians today. The present chairman,
Aaron Jetmore is not on the new COM
mittee.
T%O men are prominently men
toned for the place. Charles S
Elliott is the most talked Of
He is being brought forward
by the young men on the committee and
will receive their support. The other
candidate is d. G. Tillotson.
The date for the organization of the
committee has not been announced but
it will probably be made on Wednesday
after the canvass of the votes by the old
committee
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
STOOD Up For the Colored Nan.

CHICAGO, June 18-A heated discus
sion was precipitated in the national
session of the American Railway union
today, by the section of the proposed
constitution barring colored men from
the organization. President Debs cham
pioned the cause of the black man. and
made lengthy speech urging the elm
ination of the colored line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
WAR MAY FOLLOW
The Inability of The MOroccans to Pay
the Spanish Inds nifty.

ship which was sent with a treasury off
cial to Mazagan in order to receive the
first installment of the war indemnity
which Morocco agreed to pay to Spain as
a result of the rising of the Riffs and the
attack upon the Spanish troops at Me-
lila, has returned here having been un-
ised
The indemnity which Spain agreed to
accept from Morocco was $4,000,0OO or
22 600 600 pesetas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
BLooDsHED NEAR MAss1LLoN.
TWO Miners Killed in an Attack ON th
MfIitiA mt Beach Civ

MAssILLoN, o., June 1S.-An attempt
was made last night by strikers or their
sympathizers to shoot Corporal Sherman
OF company Is, which is located near
Beach City, few miles south of this
place.
The corporal was struck by a bullet
nred by strikers or their friends. but
luckily it hit brass button on his coat
and hattened out without injury. A
number of soldiers chased the men and
nred voiley after volley but the strikers
escaped into darkness
A number Of officers and men belong
ing to company K, while on a tour of in
spection today over the ground where
the shooting occurred. discovered the
dead bodies Of two men, 1t is supposed
fnsy Were killed by the fire which the
sol fiers returned when they were at
tackled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
Not a serious Internal Machine.

BRUSSELS. June 1S.-The explosion in
the house on the Rue Royale, turns out
not to have been as serious as at first re-
ported. The building il occupied by
officers, but there was nobody in them
when the explosion occurred. The bomb
or Internal machine was exploded on the
first floor. The police know of no
cause for the outrage and have as yet
made M arroSfz
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
A TremendOus Loss.

TACOMA, Wash, June 1S-A cores
pondent at Cascade Locks, Ore, tele-
graphs that in that vicinity the loss is
conservatively estimated at $600,000.
The town was not damaged seriously,
and the losses have fallen upon those
best able to stand them, the government
and the Union Pacific railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
ENDORSE THE OFFICERS.
Miners Are Going to Work in Ohio in
Large Numbers.

COLUMBUS, o., June 1S.-Letters and
kilograms to national headquarters of
the United Mine Workers of America,
give unmistakable evidence that the SEN
timent in favor of sustaining the national
officers is growing rapidly.
1t is believed at headquarters that at
least two-thirds of the miners of Ohio re-
sumed work this morning. President
Mcbride is now of the opinion that all
except those in the Massillon field will
resume operations prior to the close of
the present week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
SANDERS ARMY GUILTY.

LEAvEN WORTH, Kan, June 1S, 3:45 p.
m.-The jury has returned verdict
finding Sanders commonweal army
guilty as charged in the information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
LIGHTNING STROKES.
One Hits DR.. Fighters House and An
other DIR. McCIintock's


Lightning struck the residence of DIR.
VIM. III. RICHTER, 1920 Fillmore street, a
little after o'clock. 1t first entered the
chimney, shattering it and knocking out
all the fiue-stops. 1t followed the Chin
ney and made large hole in the roof.
1t did not set fire to the building, but
shocked the occupants considerably.
At DIR. J. c. McCIinIock's residence,
1915 Fillmore street, Il chimney was
shattered by lightning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
Operate ON IRRITABLE ROv~

DENVER june 1S.-Dr. W. J. Harris
read today at the meeting of the Aneri-
can Institute of Homeopathy a paper on
Relation of Disease to Crime" and Dr.
Dewitt G. Wilson on an operation for
vasical calcule. DIR. Harris suggested
that an operation be performed on irrita-
hlea hnvS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
One Charter FILED.

The Freshman Dry Goods company of
Clay Center was fled today. Capital
$4,000. Directors: Myer Freshman,
Joseph Freshman and G. A Vanatta of
CLAW Center; Jacob Freshman, B. Frish-
man and A. Freshman of Kansas City,
Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
ALL THE COOPERS STRIKE
In the Big Packing Houses at Chicago
Today,

CHICAGO, Ill, June 1S-Nearly all the
coopers in the stock yards are
strike. Three months ago wages were
reduced from $2.85 and SO day to $3.50
and $3.50 a day. The reason they did
not object at the time was that they
thought the cut was only temporary and
that wages would be restored as soon as
warm weather set in. 1t is to enforce a
restoration that they have struck, and
they say that they will remain out until
they win or until every man in the stock
wards is ont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18

NEW YORK, June 18.-Johu A. Logan,
Jr., has announced the sale of all the
stock on his famous Oriole stud farm,
near Youngstown, Ohio. The Oriole
stud comprises over 250 head, and is val
ued at $150.000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
ARTZ LEAVES TONIGHT.

He and 20 Mep VIII Go Out on Fiat
Kansas CITY, June 1S-Gen. Artz will
get away on fat boats this evening with
the remnant of Benefits army number
ing about rs men. An anvance contin-
gent of rs others left last night in boats
and Artz will overtake them at some of
the river towns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18

NEW YORK, June 18.-GoId to the
amount of 81, 100000 has been engaged
for shipment by tomorr0W's steamers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
Grand Army Day nt e.ffawn.

Special excursion train for Ottawa via
Santa Fe route to hear the address Of
Governor Mckinley of Ohio. Thursday,
June 81 Fare $1.59 for the round trip.
Train leaves Topeka at 7:30 a. m. Re-
turning, leaves Ottawa about IL p. m.
ROwLEY BROS,
Cor Sixth and Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18

the Bee from Sioux Falls, s. d., says:
Senator Pettigrew now at home here this
morning received a telegram from Sena-
tor Gray, chairman of the sugar stock
investig gating committee to appear as
witness before the committee as soon as
possible. Senator Pettigrew wired back
he has never purchased stock in any
corporation for speculative purposes
cit her before or since going to the SEN
ate and asked to be excused from the
trin to WashinR Rton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
ahof NV NTistaIxe for an AmteIoo e.

RAwLINs. wyo., June 1S.-Richard
King. a Carbon county ranchman, was
shot when working in field by soldiers,
who mistook him for an antelope. One
ball passed through his body near his
heart, and he is in a critical condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-18
CY LELAND FOR CHAIRMAN.
The State Republican Committee VIII
Select Him Tomorrow.

The State Republican Committee Will
Select Him Tomorrow.
The Republican state central commit
tee will meet tomorrow at p. m to
organize. Cy Leland will be elected
chairman. Senator w. e. Sterne
of this city was mentioned but
Major Morrill, prefers Cy Leland, his
old bosom friend J. L. Bristow of Sa-
lima and p. /. Bonebrake of Topeka, have
also been mentioned in connection with
the Craftsmanship.
There are several candidates for secre-
tary of the committee, prominent
among whom are: Frank Flenniken
of Emporia, and Frank Brown who was
a prominent candidate in the state con-
vention for secretary of state. Neither
is a member of the committee and if the
committee should decide TO elect a secre-
tarv from among its members Senator
W. E. Wilcockson, of Logan county, will
probably be chosen.