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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17
A PIG IN A POKE.
That's What One Man Bought at the Tn
claimed Tx press sale.

claimed Express sale.
The sale of unclaimed express matter
BY the Wells Fargo Express company, is
taking place today and every article
offered is snapped up by the LiIders.
The greater number Of those who buy
do not open their packages until they
are alone but occasionally a package is
opened which causes no end of amuse-
ment at the buyers expense.
package neatly done up in strong
wrapping paper and securely sealed was
offered. 1t looked as if it might have
been a package of jewelry and the bid
ding was lively until the amount reached
$1SJ when it was declared sold.
A we'll dressed man who looked like a
drummer was the purchaser and he at
once proceeded TO open the package.
He found that it contained ten copies of
the Populist campaign book issued by
Sam Wood four years ago.
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EDITOR ROSEWATERS CASE
Judge scott says if He Can't Try 1t it
Shant be Tried.

shant be Tried.
OMAHA. Oct IA thousand people
crowded the criminal branch of the dis
trict court this morning to witness the
second chapter in the conflict Of author
ity between Judge Scott of that depart
ment and the other five judges of the
district relative to transferring the libel
case against Editor Rosewater of the
Bee to some other judge. owing 10 the
allegations of pref made against
Scott
interfering in the affair, Judge Scott on
motion of the county attorney dismissed
the case, declaring that if he could not
try the case, it should not be tried
Preparations had been made by the other
judges to secure supreme court man
damus to compel Scott to transfer the
casa
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STATS ZEITUNG GOES.
Chicago's Big Democratic German News
paper supports a Republican.


paper supports Republican.
CHICAGO, Ill, Oct 17.-Henry Wulff,
Republican candidate for state treasurer,
is receiving the support of the illinois
Stats Zeitung," Democratic newspaper
owned by Postmaster Hesing. That pa
per contains an editorial. column il
length, declaring that Wulf was the
candidate who should be elected. 1t
said that men should be chosen for the
office Of state treasurer without reference
to their politics, attention being paid
only to their fitness. 1t continued: "Of
all the candidates Of all the parties il is
our duty to say that the Republican
nominee, WuIf, is by far the most
worthy.
The article has created CONSERVATION
in the Democratic camp. and President
Cleveland Will be called upon TO disci-
pline Hesing for his flop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17
GEO :. HIGGINS BADLY BURNED.
A Topeka Travelling Man Puts out a
Fire in a Ieaxen worth Hotel

A Topeka Travelling Nan Puts out a
Fire in Leavenworth Hotel.
LEAvENwORTH, Oct 17.-George S.
Higgins, travelling salesman for a Chi
cagO hardware house, whose home is at
Topeka, put out a fire at the National
hotel and in doing so was badly burned
Mr.. Higgins occupied room on the
second floor at the northwest corner of
the building. When undressed and
ready to retire be attempted to adjust
the mosquito canopy over his bed It
fell over to one side and struck the gas
jet igniting and flaming up like pow
der With nothing on except a night
shirt Mr.. Higgins attacked the blaze and
smothered It out before anybody else
knew there was trouble in his room
Both his hands and wrists were ter
ribly burned as far up as the forearm:
his mustache was half burned off. his
eyelashes and brows were singed, his
face scorched more or less severely and
a part Of the night shirt burned away
The bed clothes were slightly damaged
Mr.. Higgins is unable to use his hands
for any purpose. They are badly swol-
len and bundled up with cotton saturated
with oil He viii not be able to resume
his trip for week or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17
MAD DOG AMONG CHILDREN

1t Rushes Among school Children at
Guthrie, ok, and Bites One BADLY.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Oct. IA large mad
dog rushed among the school children
in west Guthrie today, and bit and LAGER
ated Bessie Gates. aged 10 years, in so
fearful a manner that it is feared she
will die. The dog then attacked a team
Of horses. Two men attempted to shoot
the dog, but the bullet struck Mrs. Lit
tiejOhn in the thigh and groin, inflicting
fatal wounds.
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NEWS OF KANSAS
Proceedings Of the Baptist Con
vention at Winfield.
A Topeka Travelling Man Badly
Burned at Leayenworth.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
LeayenWOrth CO0pers Strike for
Higher Wages.

WINFIELD, Oct 1.-THE first session
Of the Kansas Baptist convention, which
is being held here, was devoted to four
papers. up to Date Preaching was
handled BY Rev Dir Pope of Ottawa;
distinction between the unregenerate
moral man aud the Christian: how to
tell them,' by Rev. w. B. Hutchinson of
Topeka; "Expository Preaching, by
Rev. w. b. Bradshaw Of Hiawatha;
cause and cure of the paralysis of Kan
Baptists," by Rev. George Brown OF
Beloit.
In the evening the Woman's Foreign
Mission meeting was held Today was
devoted to reports of committees and to
addresses by Rev. r. Atkinson, T. W.
ColegrOve and Rev. l. d. New ell.
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DIRECTORS CLAIM A MAJORITY.

The Atchison Board Counts the Proxies
for the Ticket.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE board Of di-
rectors Of the Atchison road met today
and accepted the resi- nation as a direct
or of Alden Speare. 1t is said that AIr.
Duval will take his place on the direct
ors' ticket IN the approaching election.
The board counted the proxies for
their ticket and report having a MAORI
to Of the entire capital Of the com pany
and more stock than the Atchison ever
voted before at an annual election.
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RED MEN n couNcIL.
Lodge WORK Is Attended to and ia tn
Evening a Banquet Given

Lodge " orA Is Attended to and ia the
Evening "a Banquet Given.
EMPoRIA, Oct 1.-THE meeting of the
Red Mems grand council began here yes
terday morning with an informal recep-
ton at the wigwam, lasting until 10
o'clock when Grand S2chem Martin call
ed the tribe TO order and the great chiefs
assembled in council
In the afternoon public rece ption was
held in the wigwam. The hall was filled
with Red Med and their wives. The
meeting was called to order by Past
Sachem j. b. Hitler
The following programme was given:
c-Quartette-H. H. Bate, IT, b.
Thomas, Charles Fletcher, jr., and Fred
Fletcher.
Address Of Welcome-W. Y. Morgan
Music-Quartette.
Address-Gr Sachem Of the State,
DR.. Martin, OF Minneapolis Kan.
Address-Great Pocahontas, Mrs. Eva
Best
Music-Bass Solo-Judge Charles
Fletcher.
The session adjourned until evening,
when the degree Of Pocahontas exempt
fed their work at the wigwam, after
which a banquet was served to the visit
ing chiefs and wives at the Jacobs build
ing on Commercial street
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SANTA FE PROXIES.
Henry CleWS Hears of the
100000 Shares.
Says There Must Be an Over
+. issue Of Them.
THE MERRY WAR ON
Between the Protective and
Observation-Disclosures.
THE MERRY WAR ON
Charles S. Gleed Represents b.
7. Cheney'S Shares.

New YORK, Oct II. Regarding the
statement, by Boston news bureau yes
terday, that the Atchison Protective com
nittee had secured proxies enough to in
sure the success of their ticket at the ap-
preaching election, Henry Clews said To-
day If the Atchison board has 100000
shares in proxies, as they claim, it evi-
IDENTIFY means that there has been an over
issue of 1000 shares 1t is not true
that the other side has the Amsterdam
-DrOXYv
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He Represents y. II. Cheney on tn.
santa Fe Direct Dry.

Santa Fe Direct Dry.
The Wall Street Journal of Monday,
Oct. Is contained some interesting gossip
relative to the interests represented in
the Santa Fe directory by Mr.. c. S.
Gleed of Topeka.
The Journal says: "A member of the
Atchison Protective committee says:
MIR. B. F. Cheney, jr., of Boston and Mr..
G. s. GIeed of Topeka are claimed as
new directors; but it must lie remem ber-
ed that Mr.. Cheney is a son Of B. p
Cheney who was a director up to last
year and also at the time when Sal, 100000
were expended for construction account
by the company G. 5. Gleed of Topeka.
is a lawyer and represents the interests
OF g. =. Cheney. which are said TO be
very large in Kansas. His appointment,
it is claimed. was at the instance of b. P
Cheney, jr. While it is claimed these
two gentlemen are new directors, can it
be said they have no utilization whatever
with the old directorsr The stockhold-
ers now have a chance of electing an en-
tirely new board of directors. with
no previous connection with the
past arrangements or directory. the ma
jority Of whom from the facts above sub
mitted are, to say the least, closely af-
filiated with and beyond doubt were ap-
pointed at the instance of the retiring
mem bers evidently intended to give the
i'm preston that it entirely new
regime"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17

EMPoRIA, Oct 17.-John Jasper Pick
EFT, one OF the oldest settlers in Lyon
county. is dead He was born in Hamil-
ton county, Indiana, May 2, 1888, and
came to Kansas in 1857. He located west
of this city on the Cottonwood river in
what IS now known as Pike township.
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CUMBERLAND, Nd. Oct 1.-THE man
who was arrested here this morning for
being one Of the train robbers. gave his
name as G. J. Scarcely and his home as
Dodge City, Kan. He refused to say
anything about his companion. who rode
to Shenandoah from Front Royal, or why
he chose to walk instead of riding when
he had SO much money in his possession
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17
POLICEMAN MURDERED
A Special officer Employed by Kansas
city People kilIed by Isnrglars.

KANSAS CITY, Oct 17.-Charles Pear
son. a special policeman employed by
wealthy residents of Hyde Park. WAS
murdered by burglars at the residence
of Arthur A Mosher, president OF the
Air Line, at the corner of Humboldt
and Cherry streets, early this morning,
Pearson's corpse was found at the en-
trance of the cellarway at day break.
There was a bullet hole in his head
The burglars must have Killed the
Waterman on sight, as his weapon WAS
not drawn and there was no evidence of
a struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17

OTTAWA, Oct 1.-THE game Of foot
ball between Doane college and Ottawa
university which was played here yester-
day afternoon was a victory for Ottawa
by a score of is to O. r. r Mitchell Of
Lawrence acted as referee and O. b.
Williamson, also Of Kansas university, as
umpire.
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CHICAGO, Ocf. I1.-lrs. warren
Springer, wife of the Chicago million
ARE, was indicted this afternoon for at
tempted jury bribing. Mrs. Springer's
attempt at cOrrupting a juryman was
made during a suit for the condemnation
of some of her husbands property
brought by the Metropolitan elevated
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TODAY'S MARhET REBORN.
Furnished BY the Associated Press Go ths
State journal


CHICAGO. Oct 1Z-Ihere was little do-
Jag on Change today in grains. tha
crowd holding back for Bradatreefs re.
port Gables we're steady in both wheat
and corn. La wheat the local receipts
fell below the estimates by twenty
cars December opened a shade lower
at 521Sc, advanced isc, later the market
declined 10 the opening figure.
Local receipts of corn We're twenty
seven cars less than expected Opened
ga &c higher on light receipts, seventy
five cars, and outside buying orders
May started at 1910, but local operators
were bearish, causing decline 81
4914WSsc.
Oats May started l6o higher az Big Use
and advanced to 321sc.
Provisions were fsatureiess. January
pork opened 714c higher, at &l245, and
eased off to $123716.
January lard started 2iSc higher. at
$7221z and declined to $I11ls.
Estimates for Thursday: Wheat 90
cars; corn 1915 cars. oats 165 cars, hogs 25.-
600 head.
WHEAr-October. 5l4c. December
seize; May 571s05714c.
CoRE-October, 495se bid November.
4919c; December 4724ci May, 4ya NJ
4915c bid.
OATs-October. 27lsc: November.
PoRx-October $l26Oi january,
$12.4216.
LARD = October, S74716; January,
$I2O.
TIMOTHY Cash, $3.50.
FLAXsEED northwestern 814U,
October, $1.46: December. &l.4715.
SHORT RIBs-October 5000; janu-
airy 1920
HOGs-Receipts today 10000. official
receipts yesterday, 2593J head; Ship
ments today 5,5GS head; LOT. over about
&, 800. Quality only fair. Market active
and rather firm; an advance or &c. Sales
range at $4500c5.1O for light $4,000
A. 20 for rough packing &46JM52J fur
mixed, $475Nn5.35 for heavy packing and
lots and $2.256g4S0 for pigs.
CATTLE-ReceIp pts. 10000. Market slow.
501Oc lower. Supply in excess of de-
mand.
SHEEP Receipts, 2s, 900. Market quiet
and weak at 90 Zoe decline owing u eN-.
cessive supply
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NOTICE.

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS
TOPEKA. Kan. Oct Is. 1885,
Notice is hereby given that the books for the
registration OF voters in the various wards and
precincts of tile city of Topeka will close at
O'Clock p the 26th day Of October. 1894
and Will remain closed until after the election
or the 9th day Of November. 1894.
FRANK HERALD.
COmmiSS Toner Of Elections.
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TROOPS READY no MOVE.
Fifteen thousand Japanese are Encamp-
ed to the Worth Of Port Arthur

FIFTEEN Thousand japanese are Encannp-
ed to the North Of Port Arthur
New YORK, Oct IA special dis
patch from Shanghai says: $1,000 troops
under Field Marshal Oyama are en-
camped across Regents Sword promonto-
~ to the north of Port Arthur and with
in sight of that naval stronghold.
They are waiting for, a favorable mo-
IEenr IN move forward, while outside the
port the Japanese cruisers are ready to
intercept all retreat seaward
Sung hwei, the Emperor's .father-in
law. has reached Shan Hal Kwau. the
place on the Gulf of Lao lung
where the road from the coast to
fekin begins He takes the
chief command and will trv
70 prevent the landing Of a force of the
enemy at this point which possesses
great stragetic importance
A serious split has occurred at Pekin
between Dir OConn0r, the British min
lster and Count Casseni, the Russian
minister
All the foreigners still remaining in
me capital have received orders to leave
The negotiations for peace have col
lapsed
=, There is saIve Tor every wound"
Me refer to Pc Wits Witch Hazel SaIve.
cures purns, bruises. cuts, indoIent sores
as local application in the nostrils It
cures cararrh, and always cures piles.
J. Il. Jones
For stylish fitting suit or trousers At
bedrock prices, see
ALTHEN & 1IcMANus.
TaiIors,
$40 Kansas avenue
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TIPS FOR FUNERALS.

Weddings and Funerals Didn't Escape the
FSapacify of the New York Police.
NEW YORK, Oct Weddings and
funerals, according TO evfdeace before
the Lexow committee, are no more to
pay tribute TO the police. Frank H.
Johnson, who described his occupation
as that of funeral and wedding d.
rector, told the investigators that it
was the custom to pay officers who kept
the carriages in line at either a wedding
or a funeral So for each affair. The ac-
ceptance of .stips" for such service is
distinctly forbidden by law.
The Urchitill case came up again for
a moment when Senator Cantor an
nounced that the charitable organization
in whose care the children of Mrs. Urch-
it'll had been placed by the
Gerry society has restored them to their
mother being satisfied of her fitness to
take care of them. Police clubbing and
the improper character of saloons per
mitted to do business were the subjects
Of some subsequent testimony.
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ing the surrender of the plant to the
company. No action has yet been taken
upon it by the city
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COoPERs Gun WORK.
Leayenworth Men Demand Higher Wages
But are Refused 50 They Go Out.

Leavenworth Men Demand Higher Wages
But are Refused 50 They Go Out.
LEAvENwoRTH Oct 17.-sherif J. H.
ROthen berger's union cOOpers have gone
strike for better pay. They quit
work Monday morning and are preparing
to bring the matter before the Trades
and Labor council
The Pioneer cooper works owned by
the sheriff is really the only plant Of
that kind IN town to speak Of From
twenty five to thirty men are employed
most of the time. The season beginning
late in the summer and ending in No
vember is usually the busiest Of the year.
I That is the case this year on account Of
the apple crop. Throughout the Mis-
souri, valley the cooper shops are running
full blast turning out apple barrels.
The coopers Of Kansas City q few days
ago went on a strike for cents a bar
rel and they won. Seven cents is the
recognized price now all over the country
for apple barrels. 1Ir. ROthen berger's
coOpers were receiving only g cents per
barrel.
They made a demand for the same ad-
vance and were told they must work for
cents or take their tools out of the
shop.
The fifteen union coopers quit. but did
not remove their tools. There are seven
or eight mont union men-farmers-
union men say. at work
Thief Arrested and Horse Recovered.
LAWRENCE Oct ia man calling
himself Davis or Austin has been ar
raigned here for preliminary trial for
horse stealing. Last week horse was
stolen from a barn near Lake View. The
thief was tracked to town and on Friday
Sheriff Hindman arrested the thief here
in Lawrence. Last night the sheriff re-
csived word that the horse was in Shaw
nee county about twenty miles southwest
of Lawrence 1t had been sold to a
farmer there for SO.
Accidentally shot.
PARsoNs Oct 17.-Mra Morton, wife
of Alfred Morton, a colored man IN the
employ Of Angel MatthewsOn acciden-
tally shot herself with a revolver. She
was making up a bed and when in the
act of putting a revolver under pillow,
the weapon was discharged, the bnllet
entering her left side and coming out at
the back 1t is not thought the wound
will be fatal
Newton Water Company Makes Demands.
NEWTON. Oct 1.-THE first offensive
meve Of the water company in its fight
with the city was taken yesterday A
notice was served upon the mayer, coun-
Gil, superintendent and sheriff demand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17

Ayers Sarsaparilla is the quickest cure
for ali blood diseases. It's effects are a.
ways beneficial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-17

A satisfied customer Is a permanent
one That's why we recommend De
Wits Early Risers. They cure consti pa
ton, Indigestion and Biiiousness }. K
Innaa
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Get your Trousers made at
ALTHEN & MCMANUs, Tailors,
$40 Kansas avenve.
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A STRANGE CASE.
How an Enemy was Fooled.


The following phic statement VIII pc
read with Intense Interest. II cannot describe
the numb. creepy sensation hat existed l1 my
arms hands and logs had 10 rub ana DeAt
those parts until they were sore, to overcome
in "a measure the dead feeling that mao "a en-
possession Of them In addition hsiu q
strange weakness in my back ana around my
waist together with an indeScriOaDie gong
feeling in my stomach fhySic ms Stslu I
was creeping paralysis from -1leh sttsoIu-
Ing to their universal conclusion, there II 81
relief Once it faSfens upon a person. they
saw. it coat its inSidicus progress t.Htil
il reaches a vital point and the sufferer dles
such was NV prospect. 4 bad been dOetOr.ng
a wear and L half steadily. but with no par
ticular bene fit. when saw an advertisement
of Dr Miles Restorative Nervlnc, procured a
bottle and began using il; Marvellous :, as II
may seem. but a few days had passed DelotS
every BIT Of that creepy feeling hd i is1t t HIS,
and there has not been even the Siieti Isl
indication Of its return nov ieei a.
we'll l ever did and have gained ten
pounds in weight though l lad run gown 1Sl
from 10 to 137. Four thers have uSeo III
Miles Restorative Nervine on my reconen-
dalton. and l. iisf~ been sat i@raftOrN IN lnelf
eases as in mine. james Name. LII hue- ~
Dr Miles Restorative Nervlne Il sold by az
druggists on q positive guarantee, ar sem
direct by the DIR Miles Medical Co. III <harf-
Ind. on receipt of price, 81 per DOttie. SIX
bottles for -, press prepaid ~ = Tree lrOAA-
Dpi9te~ or d. ngerOus drtt7~
For sale by all Druggist.
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Entertainment at LOEman Chapel
This evening. a literary and musical
programme; best talent in the city.
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Prescott & Co. have removed to No.
lis West Eizttn street
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g. II. Ransom and wife of Bancroft.
Neb-, are in the city to attend the mar
riage ofetheir daughter Augusta Ransom
to w b Kidder tomorrow.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Newland are pa
rents of boy born last night 1t is their
first child
Mrs Ellen Patton of Atchison il in the
city for the week and can be found at
the Lutheran church, corner of Fifth and
Harrison streets.
L F. Ashton has been appointed dep
uty United States marshal in place Of
Leon De Bost. Mr.. Ashton is from
Leavenworth and Will have charge of
the Topeka office.
Hon. J. W. Moore of Marion, c. F.
Spencer and others will address a Re
publican meeting at Metropolitan hall
tonight There will be- a street parade
of the Flam beau clubs with $50 men in
line The clubs will make a tine dis
plaY.
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In cases where dandruff. scalp disease,
falling and grayness Of the hair appear,
do not neglect them, but apply proper
remedy and tonic ike Halls Hair Re
.
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IFisrt published on the nth day Of October.
1894, in the official city paperJ
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NEWTON. Oct 1.-THE first offensive
meve Of the water company in its fight
with the city was taken yesterday A
notice was served upon the mayer, coun-
Gil. superintendent and sheriff demand