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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-10
Clock and HamD Dent.

Il Marbleized Iron Clock Reduced from $50 to
$500.
SITS. '''''' neooeea 'f'n' WV 10
silk Shade. Reduced from $3.50 to SkOo /
reduced from $500 to 81 90
Banquet Lamp. Reduced from $500 to $500.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Strange Case of Stock Poisoning
Near AtchiSOn.
Horses, Hogs and Cattle Appar-
emily MaliciOusly Killed.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Chinch Bug Observation-Disclosures
by the University.

ATCHIsoN, May 7.-William Smith, a
farmer who resides several miles north
of this city in Doniphan county, has
lost large number of live stock during
the past two weeks, all of which died
under peculiar circumstances.
Smiths story, as related by himself, is
as follows: ssFor some time past my
stock has been dying. At first l lost
about forty head of hogs, the entire lot
dying within a few hours of each other.
Then one of my COWS came home one
night dehorned il most brutal manner.
A few days later two yearling calves
were found dead in the pasture. There
nothing to indicate the manner of
their death further than that their bodies
were horribly swollen. The same was
true to the condition of my hogs that
died.
zone morning / arose about o'clock
and, according TO my custom, went to the
barn to care for my stock. On arriving
there l found two of my best horses dead
in their stalls. This was too much to
bear, and at once resolved to consult an
attorney. l thought this was the place
for me to come.
Il feel certain he said, shat some
body is spreading poison over my place,
but know it is none of my neighbors. L
have an idea that it is the work of some
one living in this city. Not long ago
there was a crowd of worthless looking
fellows, whose names l failed 10 learn,
came out from Atchison one Sunday
with two or three kegs of beer. They
stopped on my premises, tapped their
beer, and proceeded to disturb the neigh
borhood with their noise. In order to
put stop to it [ had to use rough mean
and they warned me that they would get
even. They left my place in a very :
cry mood, cursing and swearing. 1t may
be that this has something TO do with the
death of my live stock"
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FRANK HATTON.

ant Journal until his fathers death in
1869. Frank continued to edit the paper
and was appointed postmaster of Mount
Pleasant in 1874
Then he went to Burlington and
bought an interest in The Hawkeye,
which he soon made an influential jour
nal He was made postmaster at Bur
hngton by President Hayes, and in S81
President Arthur appointed him assist
ant postmaster general Upon the re-
tirement of Mr.. Gresham from the post
master generalship Mr.. Hatton was ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy. He was the
youngest cabinet officer since Alexander
Hamilton.
After retiring from Office he edited
The National Republican at Washing
ton for awhile and subsequently the
Chicago Mail, and in 1887 founded and
for short time edited the New York
Press. Then he returned to Washington,
and forming a partnership with Beriah
wilkins, formerly a Democratic mem
Der of congress, bought out The Post.
which it is universally conceded he
made the only thoroughly good morning
newspaper that Washington ever had.
Mr.. Hatton leaves charming wife and
one SON.
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SHALL WE HEAR HER.
The Most Wonderful soprano in the World
May Come to Topeka.

The Most Wonderful Soprano in the World
May COIns to Topeka.
Topeka is to have one of the finest
musical entertainments of the year if a
sufficient guaranty can be raised to bring
here Miss Ellen Beach Yaw, the new
American soprano whose voice has the
greatest range in the world. The inten-
ton is to bring Miss Yaw to the Grand
opera house for one night if possible and
subscription papers were started out to-
day to see if the money necessary could
be raised
The first names placed on the list were
those of James B. Hayden, James A.
Iroutman, j. FL. Stevenson, w. A. Crosby,
Walter NJ. Noble and DIR. NJ. B. Ward
Many others were added this afternoon
and beyond a doubt the list will include
all the music loving people in the city.
In a column criticism recently publish
ed, the New York Herald says of Miss
Yaw:
"a soprano who can sing high c and
sustain the note well is supposed to have
good vocal range. but Miss Ellen Beach
1aw OF California, can sing E above
Christine Nilsson used to drive her audi
ence into the seventh heaven of enthusi-
asm by singing high F sharp in Mozart's
"Magic Flute" Miss Yaw sings F sharp
without effort, aud sustains the note
with the sweetest quality. The highest
vocal range of a singer recorded by his
tory was that Of Lucrezia Ajugari Mo-
Fart says that in ITO he heard this So
prano range from A below middle to
{ above the high G. 1t was a range of
twenty-four notes. Ajugari could exc
in the Encyclopedia Britannica as the
only known instance of the kind Miss
Iaw can sing lower than Ajugari and
three notes higher in the upper register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
JERRY,S POPULARITY.


WASHINGTON, May Representative
Jerry Simpson of Kansas, is still confined
to his room. He has not been forgotten,
however, for his mail is heavier since his
illness than ever before. He receives on
an average 800 letters day.
Many of these letters are an express
sion of the Populist representatives. pop
ularity. He receives scores of letters
from strangers, who write that they
have heard of his illness and express the
hope that he may speedily recover. The
patent medicine men deluge him with
circulars and communications setting
forth the virtues of their respective nos
trums.
Meanwhile Mr.. Simpsons condition re-
mains unchanged. He is not improving,
nor is he growing worse, but his friends
do not conceal their fears that his pres
ent illness may be prolonged indefinitely.
He is greatly interested in the doings of
congress, Notwithstanding his enfeebled
condition, and his Populist colleagues in
the house and senate visit him daily,
keeping him FULLY acquainted with all
that is transporting in both branches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
WAS POPULAR JOURNALIST

Frank Hatton's Interesting Career in Bush
ness and Politics.
The news that Frank Hatton, editor
of the Washington Post, had been
stricken with paralysis, and the an
nouncement of his death few days
later, caused sorrow among very wide
circle Of friends. Mr.. Hatton was excep-
tionally popular with newspaper men,
among whom he was generally accepted
as a sort Of standard for all that IS
honest, vigorous and independent. He
was a hard fighter, but always fair
one, and had few personal enemies even
among those who felt his hardest blows
AS a politician he was a Republican
of the stalwart stripe, but his friend
ships were not circumscribed by party
lines, and Irany prominent Democrats
Were proud OF his friendship
Mr. HattOn was a native of Ohio and
was born at Cambridge April IS, 1916
His father was for years editor of the
Cadiz Republican, and Frank acted as
devil in the printing Office when only
10 years of age. He soon became fore
man and then editor, but left his desk
to enlist in the Union army in 1862,
serving through the war and coming out
with the rank of first lieutenant In
1866 he and his father removed to Iowa,
where they conducted the Mount Pleas
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EXPOSURE BRINGS JOY.
Col. Breckinridge Will Now Enjoy His
Sweet Domestic Relations.

Col. Breckinridge VIII Now Enjoy His
Sweet Domestic Relations.
LEXINGTON, May 7.-Colonel w. G. p.
Breckenridge was greeted here Saturday
afternoon by an enthusiastic audience OF
5000 people, who yelled wildly when
the congressman first appeared
After reviewing his boyhood life at
Lexington. public services in the confed-
crate army and in congress-, CoioneI
Breckenridge said:
Il do not wish this district to conceive
that | have any defense to make for what
L have done and of which l have been
guilty. Entangled by weakness, by pas
sion, by sin, in coils which were almost
that was within my power to prevent
public scandal, except the one thing
which for no moment ever entered my
mind.
Now that exposure has come there Is
an element of gladness in it. | care not
now what letters come in my mail;
care not now for the closet door to be
opened, there is no skeleton there, and
l can go into the clear sunlight out OF
mystery and look up through the
blue skies into the upper world
with a feeling that there is no cloud
there. l am not afraid that from the
horizon will suddenly come clap of
thunder and flash of lightning that will
destroy me and mine. This is OF the
past. l will wear with me the scars, but
L will not longer carry the dread. viii
come out of the storm, however long 1t
may last, in some respects cOnqueror
Sweet domestic relations, which absO-
lutely need, and out of which l have no
life, are mine.
"If some in your midst can better do
the work you want done, than l, your
representative, choose him; choose one
whose life has been stainless, whose
morals your young men can initiate
with profit, whose days have been pure
and whose nights have been sinless,
whose ability is ample, whose experience
is wide. When someone comes to write
this history. whatever blame may attach
to me, he may write of me that even with
that blame, he loved the poor, he toiled
for his fellow men, he labored for good
causes; loyal to principles; faithful to
truth; devoted to you"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
SHORT SIGHTED.
Potatoes Being Sold In Topeka Evidentl.
Troubled that Way.

Potatoes Being Sold in Topeka Evidently
Troubled that Way.
A new scheme which has the appear
ance of being more or less of swindle
is being worked on residents In the west
ern part of the city.
Two we'll dressed men in cart drive
up before a house. One gets out and
goes around to the back door with two or
three nice potatoes in his hands. He an
nounces that he is taking orders for po-
tatoes and would like to see the lady OF
the house.
He urges her to place an order with
him for potatoes, and if she does or does
not. just as he starts to go he suddenly
stops and takes a pair of gold trimmed
eye glasses from his pocket 81 found
these in the car as l was unloading the
potatoes" he says, sand you can have
them for $3.50 if you want them"
Whether the glasses are taken or not the
potato man never again turns up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
LOCAL MENTION.

A caucus of "Republicans of the Fourth
ward favorable TO Morrill," to select del
gates, is called for this evening at the
court house, by James Ramsey, chairman
and G. Z. Gault, secretary.
Lizzie Metz, aged "a years, died yes
terday of congestive chills, at her resi-
dence 302 Taylor street. The funeral
will occur tomorrow at two o'clock from
the residence.
The Republican caucus meeting called
to meet at the Potwin school house to-
night will be held in Aliens shop in
stead of the school house. A full at
tendance is desired.
jasper Jamison has applied to the dis
trict court for divorce from his wife,
Elizabeth Jamison. He says she is a
cruel and vile woman, and not fit to con-
troll their little girl Pearl, who is four
years old.
of revival meetings lasting nine weeks
at Lawrence last evening. Mr.. Romig
and Prof. Dawdy the singer, who assist
ed him-in the meetings held in Topeka
during the winter. will now go to Macon,
Georgia, where similar series of meet
ings will be held.
All Republicans of the First ward who
favor the nomination of Major f. n. Nor
riil for governor. are requested to meet
at the engine house Tuesday evening,
at o'clock. May 8, for the purpose of Sc
lecting ten delegates and ten alternates
to be voted for at the primary to be held
May IL.
For Sale-Good horse, $500, 623
Buchanan St
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REPUBLICAN DELEGATES.
Tho Results of Some County Convention
Recently Held.

Tho Results of Some County Conventions
Recently Held.
The following is list of the delegates
recently elected to the Republican state
convention:
Wyandotte-L. w. Keplinger, H. L.
Alden, E. S. w. Drought, Benjamin
Breiburg, BENZ. Murray, w. I. Reed, w.
B. Matthias, S. s. Peterson, A. ]. Nicely,
G. L. Harrison, w. J. Wright, Jr., Harvey
Allen, d. G. Taylor, Q. b. Trower. Ed
Serviss, J. s. Getty. A. r. Fuller, McCabe
Moore, George Monahan, G. w. Marston.
s. Fl. Johnson, FL. ". Gates, {. S. Smith,
]. S. Bradley, Geo. T. Twiss, G. S. Griffin,
Philo NJ. Clark, w. II. Young, w. S.
Peters, T. C. Foster. ALI selected by
George w. Martin and solid for him for
governor.
Clay-D. A. Valentine, David CASTOR,
L. A. Palmer, s. p. Burnell, +. Z. Hank
ness, j. A. Meek, j. j. Lane, q. NJ STRAIT
ton and J. c. Mayos. The sentiment of
the delegation is solid for Dawes for
attorney general; divided on governor.
Smith-W. II. Nebon, w. r. Myers,
Webb McNali, G. w. Buckley, John Sol
ONION, S. R. Boggs, c. Manchester and G.
r. Parker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
FINNEY AND EVANS FIGHT.
The Topeka PugiI Loses on Account of
A Foul.

ATCuIsoN. Kan, May Quite an in
teresting prize fight took place at the
fair grounds, few miles west of this city
Sunday afternoon. The principals were
James Finney of Topeka and Will Evans
of Kansas City. The men are light
weights, and very clever amateurs.
After hard fighting Finney fouled
Evans, and the latter was declared the
winner.
Previous to this, several knock dow ms
were recorded to each fighters credit, and
blood flowed quite freely in the third
round
The fight was for 800 side and the
the gate receipts. The police were not
aware of the contest until the fight was
over.
The sheriff is now looking for Evans
and Finney, but they have been spirited
away by friends.
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One hundred miles in one day or with :
in fourteen hours elapsed time is known
in bicycle vernacular as century run.
This was accomplished yesterday by five
members of the Topeka wheelmen rid
ing 80 miles west on the bottom roads
and returning during the afternoon.
VIM. Taylor was pace maker. and the
pace while riding was about IL miles an
hour steady riding. Other members of
the party were Morris Stevenson, E. ].
Rawson, Fred Dreisbach and II. d.
CrnShv
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Chicago 8zn-lcr%.

CHICAGO, May Wheat was dull and
lower today. Cables were disappointing.
northwestern receipts larger than last
year and buyers scarce. July opened
nc lower at 5934c, advanced &c, and de-
clined to 595ac.
Corn was dull and easy in sympathy
with wheat. July opened upon un-
changed at 1890 and sold TO 381z
Oats steady; July 3J14c.
Provisions opened lower on larger hog
receipts than expected, but reacted later
with some buying and on Saturday prices
at the yards. July pork opened 71kc
lower at $12. 40, and advanced to S124715.
July lard $71215c.
Receipts Wheat, $4,000 bushels; corn,
$4,000 bushels; oats, 236,O0O bushels.
Shipments-Wh Wheat, 10000 bushels;
corn, 100000 bushels; oats, 491,OOO busL-
els.
Estimated receipts for Tuesday: Wheat,
So cars; corn, 27O cars; oats, 213 cars;
hogs, 10000 head.
.r-.a
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THE CROSS DIVORCE CASE.
a Enforce Granted Charles Cross With
Custody of Child.

EsrPoRIA. Kas., May TN the district
court of this, Lyon county, divorce has
been granted to Charles S. Cross, presi-
dent of the First National bank of this
city, from his wife, Kate Smeed Cross.
The child, bright little girl, was given
into the care of her father, and will re-
main in this city with its grandfather.
The divorce was by mutual agreement,
incompatability of temperament being the
cause. Mr.. Cross retains all his property,
and his former wife hers, which consists
principally of what came to her from her
fathers estate
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WICHITA, May THE severe wind
storm that has just visited this place fur
nished an exception to the adage that
lightning never strikes twice in the same
idence of w. +. Conley was struck by
lightning in exactly the same place as it
was four years ago. The chimney was
the objective point The lightning tore
the chimney down to the roof, followed
the fiue down, played about the wallis
and ceilings of the room, knocked the
plaster off and the windows out and
threw Mr.. and Mrs. ConIey to the door.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-05-07
IT Is COMPROMISED.
The Case of the City of Lyons Against
the Railroads.

The case of the city of Lyons against
the Rock Island, Santa Fe and Missouri
Pacific railroads, has been compromised.
The complaint asked for lower freight
rate farm implements. The roads
as that ordered by the board to Hutchin-
son and Wichita, twenty-three and "a half
cents per hundred. The rate will be
made operative upon this same date as
that made to the other points.
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CHINcR BUG STATIONS.
Men Sent Out from the University O OPP
crate Them.

Men Sent Out from The Universfty o OPP
crate Them.
LAWRENCE, May 7.-Mr. John G. Hall
of the Kansas university junior class,
left today for Bourbon county, to take
charge and operate chinch bug sub
station there. The work is being con-
Quoted by private parties who are inter
ested in saving the entire wheat crop for
the market.
The step is the first one of just this ma
ture that has been taken, other commun-
tiles sending their own men to learn how
to do the work, instead of taking one that
has special qualifications and education
in that line. 1t is likely the move will be
followed by other counties.
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large and enthusiastic meeting of
colored Republicans of the Fifth ward,
second precinct was held on Saturday
evening at the corner of 18th and Wash
ington streets. for the purpose of select
ing among the many candidates, can
didate for Clerk of the District Court.
The meeting was called to order and
Wesley Hale was elected president and
Robert Barton secretary. After several
short speeches, unanimously agreed to
support A f. Chesney of the Fifth ward
for Clerk of the District Court. The
question Of County Attorney was then
taken up and Aaron p. Jetmore was
unanimously Endorsed as the candidate to
support for that Office. The meeting
was very interesting one, and it was
agreed to adjourn to meet again on Satur-
day evening, and everybody invited to
attend. r. BARTON, Secty.
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hotels by men of national reputation and
commanding influence
1--WE were all at sea about the tariff bill
in the house until Have1neyer gave out
that he was satisfied with the proposed
sugar schedule, and then we knew 1t
would pass 1t is the same with every
thing. Men who have big interests go
straight to headquarters, to the few who
have the deciding vote, and never bother
the members of this house,
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LONDON, May THE Hon. 7. F. Bay
ard, the United States ambassador, and
Mrs. Bayard will leave London on Fri
day next for Dublin. in order to spend
Lord Houghton, the lord lieutenant of
Ireland. Andrew Carnegie has taken
beautiful seat at Buckhurst, near Whit
ingharn Sussex.
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Kansas city Market.

KANSAS CITY. May 7.-WHEAT-14051S &c
lower. No. hard 5O@5O14; No red
"a; No red 51@52; rejected 40.
CoRN-No.2 mixed, 36@o61Sc; No.
white 3703715c.
No. white. 351<@36c.
RYE@Steady. No. 4Sc.
FLAx-Firm. $L17ML1S
BRAN-Steady, 57@59c
HAY Weak; timothy, $sOO@9 90;
prairie $6.0007.00.
BUrTER-Quiet; creamery weak and
declining, 15@17; dairy, 12@14c.
EGGs-Unchanged at &c.
CArrLE-Receipts, 2.9UO; shipments,
5000. Market steady to firm. Texas steers,
$2.6O@3S5; Texas cows, S2.OO03.25,
shipping steers. $3.359D4.40; native cows
$2O0@3.60; stocker5 and feeders $2.4O
$3.50: bulls, $2.40M3.20.
Hoes - Receipts. 3,1O0; shipments
1000. Lights weak, others firm, closing
weak Bulk, 5.00@5.O5; heavies, packer,
and mixed, $495@5.1O; lights, yorker
and pigs $4.S0M5.O5.
SHEEP-Receipts. 1000; shipments,
none. Market weak.
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SLASHING FREIGHT RATES.
Rates Between Mississippi River and
Colo ado Points Going DoNxn.

ISates BetWeen HtssIsSip pi ISIVef md
Colorado Points Going Dawn.
DENVER, May 7.-Slashing of freight
rates from the Mississippi river to Colo
RADIO points continues and eastbound
rates are lik ewise beginning to move
downward. Today the rate on fifth
class freight and classes lower than fifth
was made uniform at % cents from Chi
cago, % cents from Peoria and 20 cents
from St. Louis.
This is the most important cut yet an
nounced. The former rates from points
named were So cents, 821s cents and 77119
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HI Cona5dered Worda-

WELLINGTON, Kan, May Thomas
Patten says he would not allow his wife
to associate with such cattle as the wife
of Thomas Mcdonald ii neighboring
farmer near Conway Springs Patten
died with a rifle ball in his heart in front
of an am buscade near his home and Nc
Donald is now in jail, charged with the
murder
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CArTLE-Recepts, 1900. In fair de
mand; steady compared with close Of
last week. Prime to extra native steers,
$435@465; medium, S4OO@41O; others
$3.S5@4OO.
HoGs-Receipts. $4,000. A fair de-
mand with a down turn of &c. Rough
and heavy. $4250480; packers and
mixed, $5.1505.20; prime heavy and
butchers weights, $5.200525; assorted
light, $5.15@5.20.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts 600
Market slow and 20M25c lower. Top
sheep, $425Q455; top lambs. $4.250
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THE LITTLE GIRL DIED.
Later Particulars of the Accident in
North Topeka

1-Ater EartIc11aFs OF tho Accldent In
North Topeka.
At II o'clock today the 7-year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs NJ W. Thomp-
son, who was burned at the fire at 1923
North Madison street, died. The ac-
count of the accident appears on another
page.
Besides her internal injuries it is be-
ieved that she inhaled some of the fire.
The condition of the youngest child, a
mere baby, is reported to be more criti-
cal this afternoon and there are fears
that it may not survive its injuries.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure Deafness, and that
is by constitutional remedies Deafness
is caused by an infamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube gets infamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed Deafness is
the result. and unless the inflammation can
be taken out and this tube restored TO its
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition of the mucous
sufaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars, free.
+. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
EB Sold by Druggists, Toe.
We put on new neckbands on shirts.
Peerless Steam Laundry, 112 and ia
W est Eighth street.
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Onick PnnInll1nrnt.

HUTCHINSON, May 7.-George Davis
and Charley Smith were caught by two
Santa Fe detectives in the act Of break
ing a seal to a box car. and placed in Jail.
They appeared before Judge Martin,
pleaded guilty and were each sentenced
TO five years in the penitentiarY.