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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24
LocaL MENTION

Miss Margaret Horn VIII sing q solo at
the morning service at the First Congre-
gational church tomorrow
John Shannon, who has been III for
some time is ia a critical condition at his
home POS Adams street His chances for
recovery are small
Capt ,. q Wintrode is confined to his
bed with inhammat0ry rheumatism, AT his
residence. 6I2 Jackson street. His case lis
considered extremely serious.
Minnie Arterbridge, who was charged
with accusing Leila Mines of stealing
dress, came before Judge Chesnoy this
morning. The case was dismissed
Harry Tracey, the stenographer ia the
Office Of the United States district attor-
ney, returned today from southern Kan
sas, where he took dispositions and evil
dence in the case Of the United States VS..
the Black Bob Indians and others.
The ease Of 8Irs. Sarah Link. charged
with keeping a disorderly house, which
was continued yesterday morning, came
UP this morning IN police court The
house IS at the corner of Topeka avenue
and "a street. Mrs Link was found
guilty Of the charge, and fined $50
Nicholas Warren. aged rs, one Of the
early settlers Of Shawnee county died
last evening al 1880 Mr. Warren came
quarry on Deer creek, where he has re-
sided up to the time of his death He
leaves wife aud three sons. The funeral
services viii be held at the family resi-
dence, three miles east of Topeka On
Sixth street, Sunday at III o'clock
George Barrett was arrested last night
at his home on Fourth and Kline street.
for being drunk and threatening the life
of his wife and children O. I'LL Barlow
a railroad conductor who was passing bv.
stopped when he heard the disturbance.
and Barrett came up TO him and struck
him blow with his fist. knocking him
down. BE ordered Lis arrest Barrett
pleaded guilty this morning, and was
fined SO.
The cantata of Phyllis the eFarmer's
Daughter was 50 successfully rendered
at Christian church, VIII be repeated on
Tuesday night February 9th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24
RELIABLE PERJURERs.
an Ingenious Form Of BIaoIznaau Carried
out with Their Help.


an ingenious 1o..- =
In speaking % men VINO car" -i-ei-
nVlng by swearing lalse o'lIls ore Oh
Them number says. fe.l4 o-e per-
Jurer IS saius 2l9 lian- Aue'e are
several 9foiSef-eioFVn law yers' VINO,
shut out rom tine courts make 10 Pal0
OF Ihelf business - Keep ~ con .Ae'
win men VINO, tol = o--'-'
VII swear - = -
ne names 9I Ihe7e people 1leS pace
on their BOOKS ana wneneVer Z 'lls-
honest Iltlgator ln want o1 g witness
aPPles " them 6hey are ready ~ supp
ply the demand WITHIN halt an noun
~ For instance take sNVlnolef VINO
Is ln want q money ~ IS quIe easy
Ior nlIn az nlg-al TIME % reign % nave
3een knocNed down pE q carnage On
cab. and lnen 20 sue Tor damages 10
make hls case thorough slfong ne
can even take his false with esses with
him. SO that they may put M an APP
is taken. The result of the over
whelming presence of witness gencr-
allv is that the ease is settled out of
+
blaelzmaiIina cases are Got up which
never come into court on account of
me deeense1ess .,osifion Of tbe victim.
The blaezmailer. with his aceompiices.
merely pays his victim q VISIT during
which thew make q definite charge.
and the usual result IS they retire
with the money they asked for in
their pockets.
hey seldom go into the 7osL' TIT
plete that the opposing side gives
[vav II Is os,f4a 4s.s,- fq, era+ hold of I,
IL
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24

CHICAGO, Feb. ~. Wheat was weak
today and lost considerable OFF ycster-
days advance. May opened 58c lower at
6015, advanced lee. lost 38c aud reacted
tD the opening figure. The small export
clearance. larger northwestern receipts,
the Indifferent cables and the approach
Of milder weather, were all bear innu-
ences- Long scalping wheat lines also
contributed 10 the weakness
Corn was slightly lower in sympathy
with wheat. and Influenced by receipts
larger than the estimate. lay opened
18c lower at 3655 C. lost sc and reacted to
the opening figure
Easy May 2958c
Provisions we're a little lower on re-
ceipts of hogs in excess of the estimate
May pork opened 25So lower az S12s29s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24
BEARS OF HYDR0PH0BIA.

s. -. Neweomb and HIS Daughter Be
leved 20 BE Suffering wien It'll
There is hydrophobia scare lib the
country south cf the city, and 81 may be-
that it Will result I'D two cases III hydro
phobIa among human beings.
At the old Wilt farm, two miles south
of the city. Dir s.. u. N eWc0mb and bis
daughter Lulu are both threatened with
the dread disease. short time ago Mr.
a eWc0mD's 81 eWfounolaud dog began to
show signs Of hydrophobia. 1T snapped
at everyone and showed all the signs
that Indicate it. The dog disappeared
and has not been seen since
The day after the Disappearance of the
dog Mr. d ewcomb's horse began to tear
around the paddock and had several con-
vulsl0ns. 1t was shot, though not before
1t had attacked Mr. n e7Vcomb and bit
him on the shoulder Dir. Newcomb
came 70 the city in thoroughly
frightened state Of mind, but 1T was
found that the skin was not broken
where the horse bit him.
Hardly had this excitement subsidized
when another animal was taken with
spasms. Ihis time ii was young calf.
Miss Lulu Newc0mb was teaching the
calf to drink milk, when &c was suddenly
taken with cOnVulsI0na and soon died.
Miss New bomb had a sore on her hand
and some Of the saliva cf the calf got
into It, Her hand has awOLed UP and
IS very sore. Dr. + N. Coldren cauter-
lied the wound and as yet no symptoms
of hydrophobia have appeared.
After the calls, a COW went mad and
had 60 be killed III happened that AIr.
Newcomb also got some of the poison
saliva Of the COW into sore in his hand,
while be was giving il some medicine.
his daughters and he had the sore eau
terized.
AIr- Neweomb is a man of about sew
enfy years Of age and Of not much phys
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24

Formed Reserves.
WAsHISaT0S. Feb. 24@The navy de-
partment is encouraged IL its efforts to
foster the naval militia by the accession
of two states to the list Of naval reserve
states. They are Georgia and Connect
cut and If is believed that the Virginia
legislature viii soon pass a law provid-
ing for the organization of a naval re-
serve in that state.
The naval militia of California has APP
piled to the department for the loan of
ship, in which they might go TO sea from
San Diego and cruise to san Francisco,
where they car take part in the Midwin-
ter exposition. ia view of the demand
for vessels to police the seal waters, it
has not yet been possible to find q ship
aYaIlaDle tor tbis PURPOSE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24
TO PENSION POSTAL CLERKS
Railway PostoHee Employees are Being


Looked After by Congress.
WAsHIEGToN. Feb. "A. There are more
than 5000 railway postal clerks Tia the
service of the government Most of them
viii be benefited by the bill Of Repre-
sentative Hopkins of Illinois. which was
favorably reported by the house commits
tee on posfofice This Bill creates seven
classes of clerks at salaries ranging from
$1,000 to s1ss00, making two classes 9TH
er than are provided for by the present
laws. salaried at $1,000 and ST 500
No class oil government employees In
the civil service is subjected to such con
slant danger, or has duties imposing so
great q strain on the postal clerks. Many
Of them have been killed i'm railroad ac-
cidents in recent years. and efforts have
been made to provide pensions for their
families.
Members of the postoIice committee
expect to make sterling stand TO secure
more liberal wages for EMPLOYEES in this
branch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24

The New Century club Of Philadelphia
is q grandmother Her daughter is the
6ve-year-old New Century club of VIII
mingtOn, Del, and now the New Cen
fury club Of Chester, Pa. has lust been
organized under this daughters auspices
and direction. The granddaughter all
ready boasts membership list of 100,
with an unlimited capital of interest and
energy The Philadelphia and Whining
tom clubs are among the few WOmen's
associations OF the country who possess
clubhouses Of thier every own. New
az ork Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24

Referring to the recent elections ia
New Zealand, at which women voted for
Che first time. the London Times says:
The result decisively scatters any
fears of a sex vote and testihes to the
discrimination and wholesome division
Of opinion Of the new electorate7
Justice u. n Grover has moved his
Office 10 No. Alb Kansas avenue, over
Church's Book store.
Nicholas Warren. an old settler, living
east Of Deer creek, is lying very III at his
home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-24

Peerless steam Laundry Feeiiets
Steam Laundry
The evening world., 1894-04-04

REGISTERS bought, sold, exchanged; re-
pairing BY experienced WOrkinen. NJ
SCliMlrT BROS, l73 Prince st.
The evening world., 1894-04-04
CR0WD|NG OUT CARPENTERS.
Only Two Buildings on Which
Brotherhood Men Are Working.
Board of Walking Delegates VIM
ming Many Victories.

The Board of Walking Delegates Is
winning Niciory upu victory in Its fight
against tho brotherhood OF Carpenters.
There are Cow only two buildings in the
city where any brotherhood Carpenters
are at work. These are the Manhattan
LII" Insurance building. broadway, near
Exchange place, and II private residence
at Seventy-second street and Madison
avenue. AS the delegates represent
thirty-three trades they express them
selves as confident that the contractors
Of these tive buildings Will also soon
have to aCCele to the delegates demand
and discharge the brotherhood men.
Chairman Archibald. of the Executive
Committee OF the Board Of Walking Dele
gates, said this morning that the cry Of
IN" carpenters that there is no principle
involved In the present strike against
them Is not true.
The principle involved" he said, lis
the supremacy of the majority. When
We nave won this fight 1t Will be a lesson
for all time. and nO single organization
VIII ever again rebel against the author
ity OF the Board"
An aged carpenter belonging to one Of
the three unions loyal to the Board of
Delegates. said In the presence OF W
delegates this morning:
IF | We're n brotherhood carpenter |
would do sCah work. 1t is an outrage
that one lahorer should strike without
reason aginst his Observation-Disclosures. If all
carpenters were to unite in one organize
ton the Board would not have such u
'walkovcr.'"
The evening world., 1894-04-04
CAPT. O'CONNOR NEXT
Three Men Brutally Beaten in a
Pool-Room in His Precinct.
Policeman Sheridan Said to Have
Acted as Bcuncer.
Supt. Byrncs VIII at Once Take
Steps for an Investigation.

Supt. Byrncs will take immediate steps
in the Investigation Of the alleged out
rugeous assault made by Policeman
sheridan upon John J. Lynch, John
Shields and William Mason in Poyntcn's
pool-rooln yesterday.
incidentally Commissioner MacLean
may again take steps to bring capt.
O'connor before the Police Commits
sioncrs for failing to perform his duty
In suppressing disorderly houses in his
precinct.
There was n decided air of mystery
about the Merchants Hotel this morning,
and none of the parties interested in
the brutal scenes transacted there yes
terday would talk. ON the other hand,
they professed an amazing amount Of
ignorance about the affair.
The story of the assault was told eX-
Clusiycly in THE World' of this morn
ing. Lynch. Shields and Mason, all of
whom live in Jersey city, entered Poyn-
tons puol-room. which is on the second
floor of the Merchants Hotel. directly
in the rear OF the barber shop, about
go o'clock yesterday afternoon. They
talked to several people in the place
until the fourth race, whom Lynch
wanted to make a 81 bet on BeatttiCc
in the fourth race at New orleans.
There was Il rush at the time, and,
with violent language, the ~bOokmaker
The evening world., 1894-04-04
DRY DOLLARS FRIEND
Superintendent of the Comanche
Club Held as a Thief.
Byrnes Puts His Photograph in The
Collection Of Rogues.
Accused Of Stealing Clocks ut mn
Auction sale.


Elihu L. Campbell, Of = l~'"IHn"cF
street IL "a t.I-g.ty,I Tammnr.li,.
.i. ..ti. 49,, .,,,. u.t,h ,,~,.n,.,.,-
who Will" not charged WIN l"a"'p'"'''
ing the ballots, rests under ia" h''Ist-
;lpu of having ,Xr,.-iyr clocks ia ms
~ ,,
P"S7'HH''"' '"' VIM" Nv ann ~
facturily account.
Clmpn.u Is pray-hlirrl ami hrupzpl
-, ~ 49,, s,,.r,
ne ~ SlNtS-'Hi'' ''"'7 '''' "I.' '"l'
tondont of H." tomanch' 'ilil, ~ "'
Howrry. TnI. ia tho ramunny read
,..u ,,. .7,s,, ,gy.,UIy Instruct
quarters l'' 'm' '".,' ,''', ,,,,. ,
and senator TIM Dry DOIIlI S"I'Nh"
* tho hl,Ei., IN the club ami district.
T., c,,., N.ry., ,,,,t mia r,,ru-
!" '''''iS"" "''N'' " wa"
Ing Campbell vas HrfilEh'" on 4 'ii'N'
Of stealing "A S35 clock from the store
- Gt.,,,uI I.rgl,,.ity 90 VI,g, TyY,nty-
"l '''E''"''' i''' HN''''"' y"
thlrd StI'rt, h"IlhS an "u''''" S"''
Yesterday afternoon.
tr.,,,,,r ev.,rn ls rrst
saw thinpbrll pI'H up Il 'i"'F 'I'I pass
IL over to "A woman who was near him.
O., .I,r,oI :, l,,,,,b , lrus cl,ak and
~, TX. ,,r, 'i,,rI,,,i' ,,.iy
A., I,ryLnyi,1 L.nt t,rlrl,u I'm virw
,rL .n 80, IT, NV nnr, s,rw MN tlkn nuo,h, r
"i', ~ ~, - ,,~,,',k ami
.ioDh' Na"n !, ~ iI - ,'r r,' NV "'
"N' rI,,,,b,,ii Ia, a.. .,,r. tI,rak,yity
The evening world., 1894-04-04

told them to get out Of the way with
their pike bets" until the good
money" was In. This treatment was re-
scented by Lynch, who says he has
spent many hundreds of dollars in the
place. The bookmaker then called the
bouncer, who. the men allege, was Sher-
idan. He grabbed Lynch by the throat
and beat him numerically with his
billy.
ana were turned loose. They then went
to the Church street station and made
Il complaint to Capt. O'tonnor, but he
said there was no pool-rooma at the place
and refused to entertain their complaint
After they left the station, they declare,
sheridan again assaulted Lynch.
When an Evening World reporter
called at h" Merchants Hotel this morn
ing Proprietor G. f. Burke at first de-
MED hat there had been any trouble in
the place Yesterday. but when shown a
surprised. He finally said there might
have been II fuss while he was not pres
ent.
After consulting with n tough-looking
men had come into the barroom drunk
during the afternoon. and had been put
out. lie denied that anybody had been
beaten or that there was a pool-room In
When asked why n number of cards
containing the names of horses running
at the Inherent tracks were lying on a
telegraph desk in the Office he became
very angry, and refused TO talk any
further.
Capt. O'Connor was also very mysteri-
Gus about the whole affair. saying that
he kncw nothing about it. When asked
why Sheridan did not arrest the men, he
said that officers often desire to give Il
man II hance. He admitted that the
men made a complaint to him, but he
told them to so to Inspector McAVuy.
The Captain also denied that there was
n pool-roOm in his precinct, This was
fatty contradiCtcd by a large number Of
men who are employed about the Penn
sNlyania Depot. \ number of them s.Y
hat a pOol-room Is run in the Merchants
Hotel. and many of them have played
the races there.
Inspector Ryrnes was seen and said he
would investigate the matter immediate
ly. but refused to state what methods he
would employ.
The men who we're assaulted Will bring
suit for heavy damages against the city.
Commissioner MacLean tried to bring
Capt. O'ConnOr before the Police Board
once before for failing to close disorderly
houses in the Tenderloin Precinct. He
Will not say what he VIII do in the
present case.
The evening world., 1894-04-04

WANTED several good district organizers for a
new Insurance society having latest and most
attractive plans; only men wanted who can write
business. handle sub-agents & with sufficient back
bone q means to accept a trst.class commission
contract. Call or address Royal Eeneft Society. 5
Inlnr snllare Now Work.
The evening world., 1894-04-04
BYRNES WILL INVESTIGATE.
II til" Itnlinn Clubbing Case Is Put
before Him.

Supt. Byrnes said to an "EveninE
Worll' reporter to-day hat the resolu-
tons adopted AT the meeting of Italians
at Cooper Union last night, calling
upon him 10 investigate the action of
the police in clubbing innocent Italians
IN Harlem March Is, has not bccn Pre-
scented to him yet.
II any cummtttc" called on him, he
said, II made the request. h" would
Immediately order al iu~y"atigatiou, but
until the matter reached htrn in a prop
cr way h" would take No action.
!" Italians say that brcHlsc two
boys were arrested for gambling ON
tn" street a squad of h'uecoats swupp"d
down On them ana rluNhrd nearly
every Italian they CuEll iuI,
The evening world., 1894-04-04
ROBBED IN A STREET CAR.
MY. GutwiIliG Holds the Man Who
His stud.

Henry Gutwillig, a member OF the firm
OF Cans Brothers & Gutwillig, manufac-
turers of childrcn's clonks at ~ and l.
Greene street. was robbed of II sl2j dia-
mond shirt stud on a CroSstOwn Canal
street horse car yesterday. In the Tomhs
Court this morning he charged George
Stivers, twenty years old. OF 263 Henry
street, with the theft.
Mr.. Gutwillig was on his way to his
home at 22l East Seventy-iirst street,
when he boarded the car to get across
town. While riding on the platform
Stivers stood near him. and the latter
followed him inside the car, accompanied
by a pal. When the car was between
Mott and Mulberry streets Stivers sud
denly pushed his paper under Mr.. Gut
willig's. chin, and with his other hand
grabbed the stud.
Mr.. Gutwillig felt the stud being torn
from. his shirt bosom and caught Stivers
by the. coat collar as he attempted to
leave the car. Stivers dropped the stud,
but Mr.. Gutwillig did not release his
hold. The car was stopped, and Police
man Price, of the Elizabeth street sta
ton. arrested. Stivers. In court to-day
he was held in $1,000 for a hearing on
Friday.
The evening world., 1894-04-04
DYNAMITE GUNS NO GOOD.
Secretary Herbert Nny ChnnEc the
Vcsuyius Ia IL Torpedo Bunt.


WASHINGTON. April THE dyna-
mite cruiser Nesuvlus is likely to 20 ont
OF commission as II ship throwing dyna-
mite proiectiles. as a result of the action
of the House Committee on Naval At
fairs. A provision "A inserted in the
Naval Appropriation bin authorizing the
Secretary of the Navy In his discretion
to alter the NesuviuS to a torpedo boat.
The action of the Committee is in aC-
cordanCc with a recommendation 10y
Secretary Herbert, who Shove In his
annual report that after tn" dynamite
guns been in the possession Of the
Government three and n half years they
had not fully met expectations, and that
future experiments might max" II do
siraDle to take out the dynamite" guns
and lit the Ncsuvius as n torpedo boat.
In other respects than the dynamite
guns, the ship ~ regarded as n purtiCI-
larly good one, So that N" COutCm-
plated change would make her of more
service than she Is now.
The evening world., 1894-04-04
BLOW FOR TAMMANY.
Antis Unite Forces In the seventh
nj II Zig Meeting.

Tammany men We're disheartcncd to-
day. The meeting of tn" Independent
County Organization In the Seventh Dis
trict last night was n bad sign Of the"
times for them. The union OF the forces
represented there dispellcd tn" only hope
on which they relied for success at the
polls next Fail.
Nearly all the A~nti-Tammany factions
had representatives at the meeting or
cXprrS3rsd sympathy with the movement
by letter. Ex-senator LnnEh,ln spoke
for the D'Hricn Democracy, and Arthur
Won liriS"n, Of the German m"rIcnn
Union. sent "A tsronE letter ind"rsing the
idea of union against Tammany.
THmmHny leaders am that II the
Ants join together the Tiger VIII h"
eaten out Of sight. Their contention
was TINT amalgamntiun was improbable,
and they counted OIL II sur" victory. IN"
solid front the enemy shows has mad"
them change their mind.
The crush was 90 great nj last nights
meeting that hundreds failed To- get into
the hall of tn" Stccller Association, at
l22 Second avenue.
The evening world., 1894-04-04

WANTED-A party 10 buy n halt Interest in "
newly patented Dor nc bit; nothing like II in the
market; Will sell on sight, Address H., box 300
Brooklyn World.
The evening world., 1894-04-04
SAY CREAM STOLE PAPERS.
Accused Conspirators Assert They
Recovered Their Own.
They Deny Keeping the Tailor In
Durcss.

The conspiracy cnsc OF Alexander NJ.
Cream, Of Gl9 Lexington avenue, against
Charles II. rev, John AIDE, franklyn J.
Woodward and James Nj. German, which
was adjourned last Thursday. came up
for examination before Justice Noorhis
at the Yurkyille Police Court to-day.
Tow and AIDE are members, of tn" firm of
I.Xincr u CO.. ladies' %tuilors, at ga Mad
ispn avenue. German figures In the case
In the dual role OF lawyer and detective.
and Woodward acted the part of u
wealthy Suuth"rn"r, with plenty or
money, anxious to speculate.
Cream was formerly in the employ OF
EXiurr u co. lie left there In January
last ana started in business with Zach
arith ENir"r, II former partner of the
GXiucr x 60. firm.
By "A plausible story told by Wood
ward. who said he had $1,000 to invest.
Cream was induced to meet him at the
Grand Union Hotel on March a, for the
0strnsible purpose of SHOWING GoFInan
German. who Is a young lawyer, ana
has IN Office at % Nassau street, claimed
at this time to represent WOODWARD =
mother, and Cream was told that II was
ON Germans advice, whether he would
go int the speculation.
This story of the speculation was sim
lly a sGhrm" to get Cream to go to
in" hotel with the property mentioned.
Cream, in his evidence, stated that on
reaching the hotel he vas ushercd into
Il room. and Will" he was exhibiting
his valuable papers and designs, Trw
and Al" entered the room, and, locking
the door, threatened him with arrest II
he would not consent to deliver W II
papers that they alleged he stole from
the firm when he left their employ.
Cream alleged that they then took
some of his patterns and also some let
terS. y note from Mrs. Grover tlcV"-
land. under dat" of Aug. 10, 1892, order
Ing a yachting suit, and Il card bearing
name of Col. Lamont were among
the articles taken from him. They
We're produced in court 10y IN" defense,
who Claimcl that they We're III" prop
.rty a. ENinrT 4 CO., and had been APP
pruprintud 10y Grenu.
III" latter said to-day that when locked
w Woodward told him that h" had
! sufficient cNil"uC" to land him in Sing
sing, and that he would make use Of
this evidence unless he uiruani stopped
proceeding. In n riNil suit that hc had
brought against ENin"r N co.
IL was under durrsS At tn" time, and
not wishing To remain "A prisoner over
Sunday. ! accro"d tu Wouiwarl's de-
mnuGS II promised to stop pro""rd-
iuES. | WIS then rrlrHsnd,' said Cream.
liut three OF the defendants are now
unGrr arrest. ThrN are Tow. Al" ami
German. Woodward has as yet not
been apprrhvuuci.
The accused in answer to the charge,
denied that Cream was at any time un-
they took were originally the property
of E&lunr n co. Tow IN his testimony
said hy was rrr-il,ut Of the Company,
and thit when Cream left their employ
he took ENiuor \ CO.'S address book and
letters from prominent customers.