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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-10
BRIEFS BY WIRE.

Secretary Carlisle has appointed
George Fort of Georgia chief of di-
vision Of the national banks in the
office of the treasurer of the United
States, vice Baker resigned.
Acting Postmaster General Jones
has issued an order discont nuing the
practice at all pOstoffices of placing
due stamps on advertised mail matter
before collecting the required fee.
Affairs in Colomb ia are in very
much disturbed condition Since
President DR. Raphael Murez died
there are two political factions fight
ing for supremacy, and revolution
seemed imminent All the labOrers
working on the railroads have been
impressed into the army
The excitement arising from
the recent conservation of the
first Protestant bishop Of Mad
rid. is increasing The papa1
nuncio afirms that the conservation
was sacriIegious and illegal This
action i considered by the Liberal
party as interference by a foreign
diplomatist in Spain internal affairs
At Marble Rock, owa, George
Reams yesterday murd ere d his wife.
breaking her head with a chair and
then cutting her throat He then
cut his own throat and viii die. Do
nestle trouble was the cause
The papal encyclical to the Ameri-
can bishops Will be pu bIshed in
Washington IN order to prevent com
p1ete summaries from appearing in
the newspa pers- It is stated the pope
is preparing a special appeal to the
clergy Of the Anglican church on the
subject Of reunion between that and
the Roman church
The corner stone of the Commercial
Travellers home of the United states
was laid at Bing hamton, M. ri. By
the Masonic grand lodge of New
York Grand Master John Hodges
officiating The home, as projected,
will cost SI25. 600 The structure will
be Eve stories high with basem ent.
The prevailing style Of architecture
will be Partisan
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CHINA,S TRANSIT tx.

a Sort or Internal Revenue Tax Proh2bI-
tive Much Foreign Goods.
WASHINGTON, Oct lot is said at
the state department that American and
other commerce is more seriously menac-
ed by the decision of the Chinese govern
ment 10 impose a transit tax on goods than
anything that has occurred since the war
began. This tax is well known to diplO-
mats under the name of lekin.
1t is a species Of internal revenue tax
and is levied on all goods imports or ex-
ports passed through China It is a ter
rible restraint upon commerce for it IS
levied repeatedly at every town
through which the goods pass,
and accumm ulates with rapid
ity to total that is actually prohibitive
upon large class OF goods which our
merchants have just succeeded in intro
ducing after painful efforts into interior
China
For fifty years all the commercial
powers have been united in the effort to
secure its abolition They finally OBJ
tanned from the Chinese government an
arrangement by which imported goods
should be taxed only once. upon entry.
and the lekin was abolished to the great
benefit of trade.
If it is again to be imposed fear is ex-
pressed that it Will be almost a perma-
nent tax. as even in the event of a speedy
restoration of peace the revenue derived
will be needed by the Chinese govern
ment to pay the enormous war duty that
will certainly be exacted by Japan.
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NO HOPE FOR Him.
DR.. Zaccharin Says the Cars
Malady is Incurable.
No Remedies Will Avail Beyond
a Certain Period.
TOLD THE GAR SO.
The Doctor is Much Blamed for
His Frankness.

LONDON, Oct 1O.-The corr espond-
ent of the Standard at St. Peters burg
telegraphs that he has learned from
an eye witness that Professor Zacch-
arin. while in attendance upon the
car, said to him: Your majesty
malady is incura bic; with care and
attention your valuable life may be
prolonged for some months, but it is
useless to conceal the fact that no
remedies viii avail beyond a certain
period
The emperor, after the interview,
entered a room, in which a number of
his relatives were assem bled. and said:
professor Zaccharin has just told
me there is no hope
The emperor was visibly affected
and those present we're thrown into
a state of Consideration by the cha nge
in his face and bearing. They great
~ blamed the professor for his frank
ness.
1t is reported that Professor Leyden
considers that Bright's disease, from
which the car is suffering, has ex-
listed for two years, and that he is
surprised that the ma1ady was not
discovered before.
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ST. LOUIS, Oct 10 just about mid
night last night when Michael Sulli-
van, a North Broadway saloonkeeper,
was preparing to close up, four
masked men appeared and demanded
his money Sullivan refused to com
ply with their command, when they
opened fire upon him with revolvers,
wounding the doughty saIOonkeeper
The injured man reached for his shot
gun and fred the contents of both
barrels into the body of the leader of
the gang. His three companions es-
capped The wounded rObber, who re-
fused to give his name, was taken to
the city hospital. where it is said b e
cannot live Sullivan is also thought
to be fatally wounded
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WASHINGTON, Oct. Considerably
more than half million bushels Of
potatoes, weighing s1745 tons, were
brought from Scotland to the United
States in nine months ended in June,
and this. too Notwithstanding a pro-
tective duty of 25 cents per bushel on
imported potatoes. This fact IS set
out IN a report to the state depart
ment by United Estates Consul
Savage at Dundee, Scotland Moth
ing but the best potatoes, Magnum
Bonums and Bruces, are shipped to
America. The price at the begin
ming of the season was S11.52 per ton
free on board. exclusive of the cost of
sacks-13 cents each. The freight
from Dundee to New York was s.. IS.
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DEFINITION OF WOOL.
The Governments Declares 1t to BE the
Hair Of . Sheep.

The Governments Declares 1t to BE the
Hair Of - Sheep.
WASHINGTON, Oct. TO- - Secretary
Carlisle yesterday received from Act
ing Attorney General Maxwell an
opinion in which he holds the word
wool as used in the wooden schedule
Of the new tariff act. refers to the
hair of the sheep only. and that new
and lower duties on goods made Of
the hair of other animals went into
effect on the signing of the act.
The opinion further states that the
phrase manufactures of WOOL" in
that paragraph, is not applica BILE to
articles of which wool, as SO defined.
although component material, is not
the material of chief value.
Immediately on receipt of this
opinion, Secre tary Carlisle sent the
following to all collectors of customs:
Attorney general has rendered an
opinion that the word wool as used
in paragraph 297 Of the new tariff
act, refers to hair Of sheep only, and
that the new duties under schedule
X upon articles made of the hair Of
olher animals went Immediately into
effect on the act taking effect. Gus
toms officers Will be governed accord
inglv- Instructions of August 27 re-
main unchanged Collectors Will
reliquidate all entries covering goods
classified contrary to above instruc-
fiOnS
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KANSAs ODD FELLOWS.
The Grand Lodge Holds an Exciting
Meeting nc wichita

The Grand Ledge Holds an ExcIting
Meeting ms wichita
WICHITA. Kan, Oct 1O.-The most
excited NEE ting Odd Fellows e YER held
In the state was the thirty-seventh
session Of the grand lodge which com
menced here yesterday morning.
There was a deadlock all day, which
was not re moved until 10 o'clock last
night This was over the troubled
question of the De Boissiere Orphan
home Twenty-six lodges were under
suspension for not paying the per cap
ita assessment to the home and repre-
sentatives Of these lodges appeared
for admission They were refused
and a. they had many friends in the
convention a deadlock ensued.
At 10 o'clock Major Ferguson OF
Wellington moved that the re present.
Rtives of suspended lodges be adj
mitted and created stampede with a
powerful speech made against the op-
position A vote was taken and the
suspended lodges were admitted by
vote of 176 to 1879. An appeal was i'm
mediately taken to the sovereign
grand lodge
The result of the contest will be a
fight by the opposition to the DeBois-
siere home when it comes to The cleo
ton of officers and they will probably
gain their point. The meeting is the
largest ever held in the state. The
grand lodge of Rebekahs is also in
eaeSinu
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TO FIGHT HILL.
Anti-Hill Democrats Nominate
E..P. Wheeler for Governor.
The Remainder of the State
Tickets Endorsed.
HE WILL ACCEPT 1T.
Independent Democrats Are Ex-
pected to Support Him.

NEW YORK, Oct 1o--A third state
ticket has been put in the field BY the
Democrats of Kings county, and it is
expected it will be Endorsed by the
independent Democrats throughout
the state. The ticket presents as the
candidates of the anti Hill Demo
crazy, for governor, Everett P
Wheeler of New York city, and in
dorses the candidacy of the regular
Democratic nominees for lieutenant
governor and judge of the court of
appeals-Danie1 l. Lockwood and
Charles E. Brown After having
decided upon its candidates, Mr..
Shepard's committee nominated
Hon. Charles s. Fairchild
for chairman Of the campaign com
mittee. The ticket was nominated
shortly after 5 D clock last evening
by a committee composed of Charles
Il. Patterson, Thomas g. Shearman,
George R. Peabody, Michael E. O'Con-
sey, j. w Green. 5. Perry Sturgis and
Charles L. Ricardi r. B. Mcintyre
had been named as one of the com
mittee. but declined to serve. The
com mittee was appointed by Edward
NJ Shepard result Of a meeting
of Shepard delee ates to the Saratoga
conve ntion- That meeting was held
Monday night, and the committee
called for the resolutions, which were
adopted without opposition
As the hepardites are said to have
received assurances that their nomi-
nee for governor will accept, all that
remains to be done to make the ticka
the regular choice of the third party
Is to secure the signatures Of 5000
persons as indorsers Of the candidates
and to file these with the secretary Of
state on or before October I6. On
this showing the score tarv Of state
will issue the order for the printing
of the third party ballots.
Everett p. Wheeler is about 60 years
of age. and a lawyer in this city. He
is senior mem Der of the firm of
Wheeler, Cortis & Gidkin, with Offices
in this city He has also been one Of
the members of the civil service com
mission
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PENSION FRAUDS.
The Methods of Pension Agent GeOrg
NJ. Van Leuvend Exposed


NJ. Van Leuvend Exposed
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 1O.-Specia1
Examiner E. F. Waite of the pension
bureau. in obedience to the order OF
Judge Shiras, in the federa court, has
fled the documents captured in the
famous tin box in Pension Agent
George M. Van Leuvend's private Of
fee in Lime Springs The docu-
ments are mostly in the form of cor
respondence, discriminating upon its
face between Van Leuvend and GER
tain boards Of medical examiners with
whom he had relations Nearly all
against the pension attorney are
based on these letters In all about
700 papers are fled
Some of these le tiers are to pension
claimants whom Van Leuvend advised
to grease the mem bers of the boards
in order to have their examiners go
through smoothly Others are letters
between the agent and the surgeons
in which terms are agreed on for rails
ing ratings and fixing up the papers
in the case
1t appears that Van Leuvend gave
claimants to understand that this pay
ment of money to medical examiners
was the usual thing esta blished by
long practice, and it does not appear
that there was as a rule corrupt intent
on the part of the claimant. Some Of
the documents show that affidavits as
to physical disa bilty were bought
from the physicians at the average
rate of about fifty cents line
Affidavits are made to cover nearly
all the diseases known. and in order
to get the applicants before examin-
ing boards with whom he was friend
", printed forms were used for affida-
Wits and the claimants were asked to
copy these in their own hands and
sign them Many did not realize what
they were doing The fling of the
papers is a surprise to the defense,
which did not want them made pub
lie, its idea being simply to get access
r. them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-10

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct TO- The grand
lodge a. F. g. A. M of Missouri met
in seventy-fourth annual convention
yesterday at Germania theater IN this
city, Grand Master Harry Keane of
St. Joseph in the chair. After hear
ing reports. the convention adjourned
till 9 o'clock this morning. The
grand secretary reported receipts
500. O5O. so; expenditures. S27, 293- 60, in
Guiding SIS. 459 to the State Masonic
home in this city. The balance in
hand, including balance on hand one
year ago, $2s, 594- SO.
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A NEW PEACEMAKER.
The Navy Departments Has a Gun From
Which Much Is Expected.


which Much Is Expected.
WAsHINGToN. Oct. 1O.-The naval
ordnance officers have just completed
at the navy yards here an eight-lnch
steel rife Of the Hurst type which
Will be tested at Indian Head in a
short time The gun itself is on the
lines of a regular ten-inch ride. but,
owing to peculiar cons truction
of the breeeh and Of the
shell and cartridge, extraordinary
claims are put forward for
it. The cartridge comprises a tube
within a tube, and within these the
base of the prOjectile, properly re-
cessed, fits snugly. The purpose is to
first ignite the inner powder charge
and then the outer thus starting the
shot gradually and then accel Grating
its progress. 1t IS asserted that the
result will be an enormous velocity
for the projectile, which may also
safely be charged with a high explo-
sive owing to the absence Of shock
in starting.
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With a wild cry Of joy the prodigal
rushed into his fathers arms.
my child" exclaimed the old man,
''tell me all. -
Across the sea, 4" rejoined the son, II
wed the daughter of a railroad king"
The parent grew suddenly cold and dis
tant.
"Huhl'' be sneered, g thought you
must have married into a police captains
family by the Tugs you put on"
He finally concluded, however, to make
the best of it--DetrOit Tribune
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INDIANAPoLIs, Ind. Oct 1o.-The
Commercial Wheel company COM
pleted its organization here yester-
day. This company will market
fully fifty per cent Of the wheels
manufactured in this country, but
will not engage in manufacturing.
The prices on wheels. announced
to the trade, are less than wheels
sold for a year ago. 1t is not the
companv's purpose to run high mar
ket, but merely to make nominal
profit.
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81. JOSEPH, Mo, Oct. 1o.-Conductor
Andrews, of the Chicago Great West
ern, with a run between st. Joseph
and Kansas City, was struck on the
head with a coupling pin by tramp
whom he was trying to put off his
train at Dearborn last evening. and
received injuries that, it is believed
will be fatal
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FEAR THEY'RE DROWNED.
4 Pleasure Party of Calffornians Sup
posed to Be Lost

Los ANGELES. Cal, Oct 10.-Much ex-
element prevails at San Pedro over the
supposed loss by drowning of a party of
four citizens who left that harbor last
Saturday in the sloOp Leon bound for
San Nicholas island.
The party consisted of Postmaster
James II. Dodson, n. O. Anderson,
business man, a laborer named Brandt
and Captain Alexander Smith who was
in charge of the sIoop. The party started
out for weeks cruise A squau came
up on the second day and 1t 10 reported
that the sloop was sighted by passing
steamer. She seemed to be in distress.
A party is out now searching for wreck
age.
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The Santa Fe system Announces Severa
Economical Measures.

ECONOMICAL Measures.
PUEBLO. Colo. Oct. 0-COmmen cling
today the Rio Grande and New Mexico
division of the Santa Fe will be CONSOLE
dated and put in charge of Superintend-
ent J. E. Hurley at Las Vegas. N. NJ. At
the same time the Pan Handle and
Southern divisions will be united and
will be under ]. G. Hartment at Wich-
ita.
It was intended at the same time to
unite the Western and Colorado Midland
divisions under Superintendent 7. III.
Sears Of this city, but this has been post
poned for the present The plan is one
Of economy, and will save more than
$1,000 a month for each superintendent's
Office abolished
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NOT GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
The Young Cornell Student to BE Re-
leased From Jail

leased From Jail
ALBANY, N ", Oct. 1O.-Fredericlx
J. Taylor, the Cornell university stud
ent who was confined in jail by
Supreme Court Judge Forbes of
Ithaca for falling to obey the order
of the court to testify before the
Ithaca grand jury, will be relea sed
by a decision of the court of appeals
rendered to-day The court reverses
the order of the general term and
discharges Taylor. who was a room
mate of one of the Cornell students
suspected of killing a woman and
making seriously sick several students
last winter by injecting noxious gases
into a room where the freshmen were
holding a class supper.
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Mr.. Kickers lat p. N. Maria, can't
you 60 down stairs and bring up the fire
shovelf I'm too tired and worn out even
to talk
Mr. Kickers Zone hour later at the ward
political club. dancing on chair)-Hur-
rahl Wowl Three cheers for Willyum
Swipersl Who-o-op-wowl Hi-yi-yi-
woWl-Chicago Record
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Fort SMITH, Ark, Oct 1O.-Bill
Cook and three of his outlaw band
came into the city at 1 O'Clock yester-
day morning. They bought lot Of
whisky and left about daylight The
banks had guards all day but no at
tack was made 1t is thought the
gang only came after whisky. Cook
was identified by several but the
others are not known
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GENEVA, Neb., Oct 1O.-Dr- G. ".
German was DANCE rOusly shot BY At
torney W. T. Harris yesterday The
shooting occurred in the physicians
Office. where Harris had gone with
Mrs Harris to question the doctor as
to the rumors Of his familiarity with
Mrs. Harris. Both drew revolvers and
exchanged shots. Harris escaped in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-10

Counsel (for defendant)-Would it be
contempt of court to say that your honor
has presided over this case in a manner
which is a disgrace to the bench7
Judge-Certainly it would should
commit you at once.
Counsel-Then 1 shall not say it.-Lon-
don Culver.
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OMAHA, Neb., Oct O.-Honora BE
John NJ. Thurston for the Republi-
cans. ard Congressman W. J. Bry an
for the Democrats are to engage in a
series of debates On the relative mer-
its Of the claims Of their respective
parties on silver After a lengthy
correspondence Thurston accepted
Bryans challenge and named
October 16. at Lincoln, and October
Is at Omaha, and further said: The
debate to proceed in an argumentative
manner, neither speaker to be int err
rupted or questioned by his opponent
or any other person Minor details to
be arranged by joint committee of
six I hereby name HonOra-
BILE J. c. Wharton, Honorable B. d.
Slaughter and R. S. Hall, Esq, as
members Of such committee.n
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Mrs Snippey is almost frantic about
her little boy having measles
is he dangerousf"
'No, but four Of her near neighborE
have new bonnets, and she can't go TO
church. ''-Chicago Inter Ocean
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Meeting of American Italians

CHICAGO, Oct. 1O--Fifty of the most
prominent Italians from fifteen states
of the Union arrived in Chicago yes
terday to attend as delegates the
second annual meeting of the FEEDER
ftion of American-Italian clubs
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DENVER, Col, Oct 1O-Last night
at Coliseum hall, L N Stevens, who q
few days ago resigned his position as
chairman Of the Republican city COM
mittee. made an address to a large
audience. He made public his rea-
sons for deserving the Republican
party. and procla med his allegiance
to the Populist party
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WINE DEPOT, Ky, Oct, 1O.-Last
night at 1890 o'clock Alexander Rich
ardson, who murdered Mrs Wiley
White Saturday night near Irvine.
was taken from jail by 100 determined
men, who took him to a bridge a mile
out of town and hanged him Rich
ardson's examining trial was to have
been held day.
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tina. No Oct. lO.-John Hansen's
residence. four and a half miles north
of Tina. burned Yesterday by a de-
fective hue, and before a young babe
could be rescued its limbs were
burned off.
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Rudy's Pile 5uppository ID guaranteed
TO cure Piles and Constipation, or money
refunded 90 cents per box. Send stamp
for circular and free sample to Martin
Rudy, Lancaster, Pa For sale by all
frstclass druggists, and in Topeka by w.
r. Kennedy. corner Fourth and Kansas
avenue.
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Parsons. Kan. Oct. 10--A good
flow Of natural gas was struck near
this city at depth of 900 feet Other
wells will be sunk and arrangements
are being made to pipe this city with
gas The pressure is fully fifty
pounds.
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Don't ye wish,'' said Flooding Pete,
''dat you an me was regular customers OF
de chophouses
Nav, replied Meanderfng Nike i've
refused three dinners this week cos dey
wus offered ter me in de woodshed--De-
troit Free Press
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New York Municipal Ticket.

NEW YORK, Oct 1O-After one of
l1veliest times witnessed in this city,
the New York state Democracy last
evening nominated the choice Of the
committee of seventy, Colonel Will
lam nj. Strong, for mayor: John W.
Golf for recorder and Henry r. Beck
man for justice Of the superior court.
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Judge-You are charged with assault
and battery What have you to sayf
Prisoner-Not a word, yeronner. It was
sayin too much got me into this sorapa. --
Detroit Free Press
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PrrTsBURe. Pa, Oct. 10--William
Law. a former employe of the Fort
Wavne railroad, was convicted yes
terday of attempting to wreck pas
senger train to crafty q spirit of re-
venge-
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Democrats RepudIate nm.

BROOKLYN, N Y, Oct 1O-At a
meeting of the Brooklyn Democratic
club last night resolutions were
adopted condemning Hill and the
Democratic organization as it at pres
ent exists. The meeting was we'll at
tended and was presided over by A.
j. Wolfe, one Of the vice presidents Of
the club
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Joins the RepubIIcans.

MADISON, Wis, Oct 1O.-Professor
Rasmus B. Anderson, United States
minister to Denmark during Cleve-
lands 6rst term. has repudiated the
Democratic party. The ANNOUNCE
ment of his change Of politics has
caused a tremendous sensation in
political circles He is the author of
the gerrymander n Wisconsin His
action was caused chiefly because of
W hat he terms 1.-The tortuous methods
of Democratic senators, who fragrant
ly violated party principles and party
pledCes.'