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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-29
GOT HIS REVENGE.
A Discharged Workman at Chi
cagO Kills His Employer.
Terrible Struggle of the Men on
a High Scaffolding.
"a FIGHT IN MID AIR.
The Murderer Pushes His Man
Off the Structure.
After Plunging a Butcher Knife
Into His Stomach.
The Body Falls HeadlOng Into
the River.
1 FIGHT IN MID AIR.

CHICAGO, Sept 29.-Two mon strug
Cling on bit of iron that projected from
the Metropolitan .'L'' road bridge super
structure over the river, attracted fully
500 persons to Jackson street bridge last
night. The battle lasted scarcely three
minutes and then one contestant plung-
ed headlOng down into the water with a
fearful cash in his abdomen, and from
the effects of which he will probably die
Martin Randall was only few days ago
employed in the construction of the new
bridge. George Atkinson, superintend
ent Of the iron construction dismissed
him for cause and Randall left. swearing
vengeance Last night while the night
crew was working, Atkinson was perch
ed on one of the beams directing his as
sistants below.
No one needed Randall as he clam
bered up the ladder alongside the crane
and crept across the tangIe of iron cross
pieces. He reached Atkinson's side and
catching him by the throat tried to hurl
him into the river. Atkinson is power
full man. and resisted with all his
strength. The cOmbatants swayed to
and fro and the workmen below watched
the battle for life as if spell bound.
Atkinson lost his balance and plunged
but caught at the beam in
time to hold himself. Randall had
straig ghtened up as his antagonist shot
downward, but noting the new lease of
life he had secured threw open his
coat and drew ont long bladed butcher
knife
Then deliberately kneeling down he
reached below and plunged the
weapon deep into his helpless
victim. Atkinson's hands released
the beam and he fell into the
water. Randall sought to escape, but
was captured as he reached the ground
Officers Fallon and Butcher procured a
boat hook and fiShed him QUITO the wa
ter
There was a fearful cash in his abdo-
men from which blood was pouring in "A
thick stream. Physicians were called
and after sewing up the wound sent him
to the company's temporary hospital
Randall was locked up.
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TIN PLANTS TO CLOSE.
All the Factories in the Country to Close
Tonight.

All the Factories IN the Country to Close
Tonight
PITTsBURG, Sept 29.-Tonight all the
tin plate plants in the country will close
down. and there is no Indication as to
when they viii again be put into opera
ti0n. There is a wide difference between
the manufacturers and workers on the
subject of wages, and the latter insist
that Notwithstanding the reduction Of
duties that the wages agreed upon in
June can be paid the balance of the
year.
Two important reasons are given for
the action taken by the manufacturers;
one is that the closing of the factories is
being done to discourage prospective
builders of tin plate plants There are
at least ten in course of erection in the
United States, while manufacturers of
tin plate machinery are enlarging their
works.
It was decided to put up some of these
factories after it was known that the cut
IN the duty would be one cent per pound.
Another reason given by the manufac-
facturers is that under Secretary Car
isles ruling As million pounds Of tin
plate now in bond can be put on the
market on Monday by paying the new
tariff of 1.2 cents per pound.
This will I'LL all the demands for some
time to come. On the other hand the
workmen assert that the shut down is
merely a scheme of the manufacturers
to compel their employees to work for
less wa
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GREAT SYNDICATE DEAL.
All the Paper Mills on the Fox River to be
Purcha sed by EneIIshmen.


Purcha sed by EngIishmen.
MILWAUKEE,, Sept ga special to
the Wisconsin from Appleton, Wis, says
the greatest syndicate deal since
the purchase of the American
breweries by English capitalists
has just been concluded and
unless something unforeseen occurs
all the paper and pulp mills on Fox
river will pass into the hands of an
English syndicate on April 1.
1t is learned from parties interested
in the sale that every paper and pulp
maker on Fox river, with two exceptions,
has signed contract giving options on
all mills, machinery, water rights, leases
and other property. The option is good
for six months from October l.
The properties involved in the deal in
clude twenty-nine paper and twenty-one
pulp mills. The value of these plants is
estimated at ten million dollars. The
daily product when running to the nor
NAL capacity amounts to 300 miles of
paper in a sheet seventy-six inches wide
and 300 tons of pulp. The value of the
product is about $4,000 daily.
In the management of the business
under the new proprietors the present
active owners are to be retained as man
ayers, as also are all heads of depart
ments in the mechanical portion OF the.
mills
/ An Office will be established at Chicago,
in which the business of the mills will
be transacted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-29
A WOMAN TESTS THE ARMOR
Captain Nranard Fires Rifles at His Sister

Captain Manard Fires Rifles at His Sister
fn-Iaw.
CHICAGO, Sept. 29-Captain Manard,
the English marksman, last night gave
private exhibition to newspaper men Of
his new bullet proof armor, considerable
notice of which has appeared in the
English press. Capt. Manard used a 3d.
Martin Henry rifle in his experiments.
The first test was at a piece of steel
about one eighth of an inch in thickness.
This was placed in vice and the-car-
tridges which the captain intended to
use were handed to the members for
safe keeping The first of these were
fired at the steel plate and the result
was a Jagged hole. @Shall I fire at the
plate or the lady this time" asked Capt
Manard, and there was chorus of "At
way through the steel.
Those present refused a second time 70
ask the young lady, who was Mrs. Ma
naid sister, to pose mark, but tho
captain told her TO step forward, and sho
did so without hesitation. Mrs. Julia
Manard held a pack Of white cards in
front Of her sisters body, and Captain
Manard fired
Miss Manard moved just a trihe as
result Of the shock, but the smile never
left her face that had come to it at the
refusal of those present 10 ask her TO
stand in front of the rife.
Other tests were made with the regu-
lationSpring field rifle in use in the Amer
lean army. and with the same result lie
will ask Gen. Miles to make tests Of the
resisting power of the material
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TODAY'S POPULIST RALLY.
1t Is At the City Park and is Well At
tended.

tended.
There is a well attended Populist rally
at the City park today. There are be-
tween 1900 any 1000 people there in
spite OF the cold wind to listen to POpu-
list speeches.
There was a parade in the forenoon
but in point of numbers it was a failure.
Less than one hundred people were in
line but there was plenty of music, Jack
sons military band leading the process
sion. There were two other bands in
wagons.
The procession marched to the City
park where a small crowd was gathered.
H B. Kelley and S NJ Scott made short
speeches and the QuenomO glee club
furnished POpulist songs.
After dinner the meeting opened in
earnest before large assemblage
Senator W. A PETER was chairman
and made short address. He said that
the question uPpermost in the mind of
every one IS what Is the new party going
to do. fThe old parties have showed by
years of experience that they are unable
to deal with the great questions that con-
front US There is no difference between
che Democratic and Republican party
An extra session OF congress was called
by a Democratic president to consum-
mate work of Infamy commenced twenty
years ago by their predecessors. I refer
to the decentralization of silver"
Senator PETER discussed the Wilson
bill, and said it was only little better
than the Mckinley bill. ''Next
Wednesday," he said, sGovernor Nc
Kinley. of Ohio one of the best men
in the world, Will tell you
about a system which has proven SO dis
astrOus to the country. You men of Kan
sas have no interest whatever in a pro-
tective tariff. There was time when I
took my inspiration from John Sherman
and ri cKinley daughter from Republi-
cans) but l have learned a whole volume
in year. and 1 say now that the protec-
tive tariff is stupendpus failure" zap
plause.)
The senator closed his address with a
discussion of the money question and
then introduced Gov. Lewelling. mo
man." he said, mot even the president.
has had so much to contend against and it
would be assuming that Gov. LewelIing
we're more than mortal if he had not
been led astray when. if he had been
given more time and have been allowed
TO choose his own cOunselors, he would
not have made the mistakes. He has
come out unscathed'
Gov. Lewelling then spoke, and was
followed by Jesse Harper.
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BLEW FOR THREE DAYS.
Rev.Thomas Dixonsays tIleT5urricaneTOOIx
Away 200 Feet of Beach.


Away 200 Feet of Beach.
CAPE CHARLES. Va, Sept 29-The
storm has abated in this section to some
extent The wind blew from the north
west regular hurricane for three days
and nights increasingly. The water has
receded and the steamers viii resume
their regular trips between here and Nor
folk. The first tidings we're received
here from Cobbs island about o'clock
last evening.
The Rev Thomas Dixon, who has
been spending the summer on the
island with his family, from New
York, managed to get over to the main
land. He said: ave have been living
right in the Atlantic ocean for the past
three days. The storm broke on US last
Tuesday night late, and for three days
and nights the wind blew regular hur-
ricane from the northeast.
ION Wednesday and Thursday the
wind seemed to increase, and the
entire island was submerged by
three feet of water. carrying away
fences, outhOuses. and threatening de-
struction to all who were living on the
island"
Mr.. Dixon says by actual measurement
200 feet of CObb's island beach was
washed away by the enormous waves
that lashed the shore, and that the inhab-
itants state it to be the most violent storm
they have had for twenty years. aall the
vegetation and some pigs we're destroyed.
No lives were lost. The water went
down to its normal condition yesterday
morning.
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CHINESE FIRED THE SHIP.

a War Vessel Destroyed Upon Catching
Sight of the Japanese.
LONDON, Sept "a dispatch from
Shanghai today says that the commander
of the Japanese warship Naniwa has re-
ported to the minister of marine Count
Sago, that while cruising in company
with the Akitsuhima on September %, a
Chinese war ship was sighted stranded
in the gulf of Tair- en- Wan.
The Japanese believe she was the
Kwang- kai The Chinese crew on board
Of her when the Japanese cruisers ap-
preached, set fire to their ship and es-
capped ashore.
The warship was reported to have
been so damaged as to be useless for fur
ther fighting, and the Japanese COM
Dleted her destruction.
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5. NJ. SCOTT'S MEETING.



North Topeka.
About 500 people, mostly voters, as
sembled at Lukens' opera house last
night to hear 5. NJ. Scott, P0pulist nom
inee for congressman from this district.
ID. /. Furbeck presided and after song
by the Quenemo Glee club, introduced
the speaker.
BIr. Scott dealt principally with the
tariff and currency questions. He told
some good stories, cOmplimented his Op
pOnent and won frequent applause. The
greatest applause Of the evening was
elected when he referred TO Governor
LewellinR as 1.-THE best governor any state
ever had" He made frequent references
to the failure of Charlie Curtis to meet
him in joint debate, and said he would
not refuse such challenge if he knew
he would be vanquished.
Mr. Scctt was followed by j. J. Schenck
Populist candidate for representative
from the 35th district, in a short talk de-
voted principally to criticising his appo-
nent for voting against the Greenlee
maximum freight rate bill and the bill
prohibiting the blacklisting Of discharg
ed employees by railroad companies.
Walter n. Allen, Of the state board of
charities then made short talk IN which
he said that the Populist motto; esEqal
rights to all and special privileges to
none" originated with Thomas Jefferson.
The Populists are much pleased with
the success of the meeting
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THE JEWISH NEW YEAR.
1t Commences Tomorrow and VIII Be
CeIebrated in Topeka-

Celebrated in Topeka
Tomorrow evening at sundown the
Jewish New Year commences. Its full
Hebrew name is Chevra Kadisho Bikur
Cholim. According to the Jewish reck-
oning the year 5,656 commences then,
and it is cele brated throughout the world
wherever the Jewish race is found. from
Sunday evening until Monday morning.
The year is the beginning of the Jewish
month Tishri
This year the event will be cele brated
in Topeka at the new temple rooms in
the Masonic building and in the absence
of a regularly ordained Rabbi, L. DiInent
will conduct the services which viii be
held Sunday evening aud Monday mora
ing. The services will be IN Hebrew and
will consist Of supplicstions and exhOrta-
tions and the sins are supposed to be
blotted out and the year commenced
anew
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Il ffnfater Arresfcd.

Rev. J. l. Longdon 4 man who has
been a Methodist preacher but has had
no charge lately, has been arrested
through the efforts of the Social Purity
league for an offence which it is the aim
of the league to suppress. A woman
named Mrs. Bailey, whose real name is
said to be Brown, Is the correspondent
Longdon is in the county jail and he is
trying to get ]. G. Waters to defend him.
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OFFERED HER 100000.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Won't Take It But Wants
"a Public Divorce

NEW YORK, Sept 29.-Mrs. W. *.
Vanderbilt, who has arrived on the
Lucania, is determined to incur all the
publicity Of a divorce. 1t isn't money
She wants but a vindication
.sAr. Vanderbilt will not contest the
suit" said friend of the family, '-for he
made it possible with deliberate inten-
ton and offered to settle 100000 year
on his wife and children in the event Of
separation without the publicity at
tending a divorce. Mrs. Vanderbilt re-
fused this offer, and the Vanderbilt family
will not make any effort to effecs re-
conciliation."
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PROMPT PAYMENT.
A Compliment for Topeka Fire Insur-
ance Company.

Company.
The following complimentary notice
appears in the Salina Republican of the
27th. referring to the payment on We'd
nesday of a loss in Salinas big fire on
Sunday: 81. w. Going, secretary Of the
Shawnee Fire Insurance com pany OF I D.
peka adjusted the loss of the Eberhardt
Lumber company on buildings yester-
day. The adjustment was entirely sat
isfactory and prompt payment with sight
draft shows Promptness on the part of
this company. This is a Kansas institu-
tion and is growing. It has the entire
confidence of those who know its man
agement and resources. It does a con-
servative and legitimate business and
pays its losses promptly"
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GOULDS FIGHT TAXES.
They Are Trying to Get Out of Assess
ments Against Them.

New YORK. Sept. 2g-The children Of
the late Jay Gould and the executors of
his estate have procured an order from
Justice Lawrence, of the supreme court,
requiring the tax commissioners
of this city to show cause why they
should not remove the tax assessed
against them.
They claim they are not residents and
are not subject to a personal tax. a sim
liar proceeding was brought some time
ago. but has been hanging fire. and they
now ask to have the matter disposed Of.
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PANIC AT. PEKIN.
There is Great Terror at the
Chinese Capital.
The Chinese DefenSeS Have Now
Completely Collapsed.
CHINA is HELPLESS.
Chinese Army on the Yalu
River Has MUtinied.
The Men Are Throwing Away
Their Arms.
Japanese Have Made a Landing
North Of Che-FO0.

NEW YoRK, Sept. ga special dis
patch from Shanghai says: The Chinese
army at Wi Ju on the Yalu river which
is opposing the advance of the main
Japanese army in Corea, has mutinied-
The men are throwing away their arms
because they have no ammunition,-be
ing cut off from their base of supplies.
The Chinese defences have ompletely
collapsed aud are now only a farce.
There IS a panic in Pekin and the very
name Japanese inspires terror every
where. China is perfectly helpless.
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LOCAL MENTION.

About forty Rossville people came to
Topeka this morning on the Union Pa
ci6c plug to hear Gov. Lewelling.
The Republican Flambeau club meets
at the court house tonight to arrange for
a more practical uniform and to consider
trips 10 other towns in the near future.
The Populists have completed their
poll Of Rossville township and claim
10 have a majority Of seven votes for
Schenck for member of the legislature,
to succeed A c. She rman.
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REPUBLICAN FLAMBEAUX.

The COIored Voters of the First Ward
Organize One With Fifty Members.
The colored Republican voters of the
First ward organized a fam beau club
last night with fOrty-three mem hers to
start with The managers Of the club
say the objective number is fifty, but
that they would be able to get sixty i've
if they wanted them w. z. Stewart
was made chairman and George Aber-
nathy will be the drillmaster. The club
will have all the necessary appurten-
ances. white suits and all They will
drill Monday nights. and expect to be
able to take part in the Mckinley exer-
cises Wednesday morning.
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The jury in the Nick ChiIds liquor
case after being out six hours brought in
a verdict shortly after noon today, of not
guilty. One of the jurymen stated that
the verdict was reached by finding the
testimony of John ColIingsworth unwor-
thy of belief, and ignoring the testimony
Of De Wilkerson and j. Il. Payson.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. 29.-Baseball en-
thusiasts ia large numbers gathered ia
front Of the American Office at noon 20
witness the unfurling of the new pennant
flag. 1t is in the shape OF burgee,
twenty feet long. AT the masthead it Is
ten feet and tapers to five feet apart.
The inscription reads: "Champi0n base
ball club OF the United Statea."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-29
WILL THEY FUSE2
How Can the Second District Democrats. L
It without Indorsing willard.

How Can the Second District Democrats Do
1t Without IndOrsing Willard.
KANSAS CITY, Sept ga special to
the Star from Olathe, Kas., says: The
Democratic congressional committee Of
the Second district is in session in this
city this afternoon. 1t is believed that
fusion on congressman is the object of
the meeting and the presence Of H. j.
Moore, the Democratic candidate for
congress, adds to the belief that efforts
will be made to get Willard, the Popu-
list nominee TO retire.
Frank A. Willard, the Populist nomi-
nee for congress in the Second, has re-
peatedly said he would not withdraw nor
allow himself TO be pulled of.
The only thing the Democratic con-
gressiOnal committee can do towards
fusion or a consolidation of the interests
of the POpulists and Democrats in. the
Second district will be to withdraw their
own candidate, Col. II. i. Moore.
Chairman Breidenthal of the Populist
state central committee, says Willard
cannot be pulled off.
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THE MAYOR NOT RESPONSIBLE
A Proclamation Stating the Position of
the City Government

A Proclamation Stating the Position of
the City Government
MAYORS OFFICE,
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. %, 1894 :
To the People Of Topeka:
The idea seems to exist that it is the
duty Of the mayor and council to enforce
the laws and ordinances of the city, and
that they are responsible for any law
lessness that is permitted to continue
wish to correct that impression. The
state statute not only takes the enforce
ment of laws in the city entirely from
the mayor and council, but absolutely
prohi bits them from having anything to
do with that subject. and makes it
criminal Offense TO interfere with it in
any manner
That organized lawiessness in its worst
form is permitted TO continue in our city,
no one can deny. DisOrderly houses not
only in the lower slums but in some of
the most respecta Dle portions of the CITY
have been boldly and shamelessly run
ming for months.
Drinking holes and gambling heIls
have not been so numerous before for
many years. On one of the most con-
spicuoas corners in the city and
directly opposite from one of
our most prominent public schools an
immoral house has been running for
months. / have seen school girls. younp
ladies with school books in their hands.
riding by that place in the street cars
look up into the windows and laugh and
whisper to each other. and at other times.
young men nod and laugh and wink
knowingly at each other as they passed
that place
This simply shows how wide
spread is the knowledge of such evils.
And It would bey<fjsRply astounding if
the public knew tA = humber and names
OF the patrons g. 20 such places Their
continued existence is disRraceful ont
rageous and damnable The tares thev
SOW will never be eradicated Dissolute
habits which they inculcate will DESTROY
homes many years hence. The christian
parents in Topeka hope to some time
IN homes Of their own. Even now
these dens of infamy may be IavinC
the foundations for the destruction of
those homes. Christian ministers are
weekly eXrOlling the good and denounc-
Ing the evils Of life, and yet within the
very shadows of their church spires
these Infamous schools of vice are doing
more evil IN 4 month than all the preach
ing can overcome IN a generation
The mayor and council are anxious to
maintain the former good name and hiUb
standing Of our city, but they have no
control over the enforcement of the ordi-
Rances and laws. The lerisIafnre
took that power from them and lodged II
IN the state admin istration, and thus took
from the people of the city the power to
enforce their own avs, and the CITY adj
ministratlon can in no sense be held re-
sponslble for the existence and continu-
ance Of illegal and disreputable places
y T. w. HARRISON, Mayor.
&ouh@ VIII Cruise IN E~-asr~r--.,r,.-.
LONDON sept. 20.-The Field todavs-,
nounces that AR George 4 ,.,,,,-s.1 -
decided nOs to send the VigiIant - 4to
Mediterranean this winter. 3lthoncb te
will cruise in those waters an hoe=S -
stsaLn yacht Atlanta -As
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COunterreIter Arrested

Policeman John Dagg, officiating as a
special deputy United States marshal,
last evening arrested James Tyler. col
ored man who lives on South Monroe
street. on a charge of cOunterfeiting.
He was taken before United States Com
missioner Wagener, and in default o.
$1,000 bond, was committed to jail. He
viii have his hearing next Tuesday.
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JAPANESE EFFECT a LANDING.

It Is Reported They Have DisembarIxed
she Shan gllai-Tung PronOntOry-
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 29.-The reserves of
the \ National Guard have been called out
for active service.
SHANGHAI, Sept 29.-It is rumored
here that the Japanese have effected a
landing on the coast of the Shang hai-
Tung promontory, to the northward of
Che Foo Advices received here from
Pekin say that there is ever-increas-
ing anxiety among the foreign popula-
ton, and at Tien- Isl the foreigners are
actively organizing for defense Of the
foreign quarters.