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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

ST LOUIS. No. Dec 3l--As a re-
suit Of an attack on a red hot man
last evening one tough was shot and
killed and another fatally wounded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

NVAsHINGTON. Dec. 31.-The three
new senators who viii be elected to
hll the vacancies III the states of wv
oming. Washington and Montana.
viii probably not be paid the back
salaries which have heretofore been
paid TO sena tors elected or appointed
TO fill vacancies They were cut out
bv an express provision in the legisla-
tive appropriatiOn bin of the last ses-
sion which. it is believed will put n
end to this practice for the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

NEW YORK, Dec 31--Dr Chauncey
NJ Depew last night delivered an ad-
dress On Armenian Atrocities"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

LONDON. Dec 3L-The Chronicle
announces the death of Christiana
Georgiana Rossetti, the pOetess-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

Read the wants" Many Of them are
as Interesting az news itemA See il is
il not So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

For a nobby suit with
Olof Ekberg, ZIG Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

NO More Fac simns Postage Stamps
WAsHINGToN. Dec. 3I-The opinion
of the solicitor of the treasury to the
effect that i is unla wful to have IN
possession or use plates for the print
ing Of postage stamps in the simili-
tude Of those issued bv foreign gov
ernments viii be acted upon at once.
No more so called stamp al buns cor
tanning these kind will be allowed to
be printed The cuts from which
these are printed VIII be seized.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

robbed at Briceville, Mo-, by two
masked men. Valuable registered pack.
ages were taken.
George Walker the murderer of
John Terrell, was sentenced at Pitts.
burg. Pa, to twelve years in the peni-
tentiary.
Charles Williams was convicted on
two counts and James Robinson on u
single count Of violation of the Kansas
liquor law.
Samuel Collyer, ex-cashier Of the sus-
pended Merchants Nation bank, Ta-
coma, Wash, was arrested on an in
lict1ncnt charging that he had received
5000 the day befole the bank closed.
He Is a son Of the Rev. Robert Coll
yer, the noted New York divine.
The Nolin-Turner feud has broken
out again in Hardin county, KY, be-
cause Of the killing Of two Turner'S by
Dr. Will Nolin. The killed are Dick
Nolin, his brother John, a man named
Mullins, and Mrs. Skidmore, widow,
near whose house the encounter took
place.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
The Casualty Record.

Two families perished in the biz
lard near Cross, Ok.
The Wabash Railroad depot at For
rest, ILL.,, burned.
Fire at Geneva, O., destroyed several
business houses. Loss, O,OOO.
Fire in the Colt fire ar1r,s factory at
Hartford, KY, caused a loss Of $780,
600.
JChn Weatherwax a carpenter, was
run over and killed by a train at
Portsmouth, 0.
The fishing schooner Fortune was
wrecked near Race Point, Mass. Two
Of the crew were drcw ned.
Mrs. John Shireman, was burned to
death at Martinsville, Ind, hot stones
placed in her cutter setting tire to her
clothing.
a passenger train on the Denver &,
Rio Grande Railroad was blown from
the track at Palmer Springs, at the top
of the divide.
A tobacco warehouse and steamboat
turned at Henderson, Ky. with 1OO,-
COO pounds Of tobacco The loss Is
placed at $15O,OOO.
A cyclone swept over Mississippi and
Alabama, leveling houses and trees to
the ground and, it is feared, causing
loss Of life
Capt. Payseant nd crew Of the Hall.
fax brigantine w. S. Gordon were
landed at Liverpool. They abandoned
the vessel the last week of January.
The insurance ON the hull and cargo is
S34SOO.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Erastus Wiman In Jail

New York, Feb. 22.-Erastus Wiman,
The we'll known capitalist and railroad
magnate, was arrested on a bench war
rant on two charges of forgery. He was
grought into the judges chambers in the
general sessions building, and in de-
fault of $4,000 bail was committed to
the Tombs by Judge MARITIME. Two in
dictments were found against Mr.. Wi
man by the grand jury. They are for
forging and uttering checks. Each in
dictment contains two counts. The total
amount involved in Mr.. Wiman's alleged
forgeries is $229,OOO The complainant
against him is r. G. Dun, president of
the mercantile agency, of 314 Broadway.
One of the charges against Wiman is
for forgery Of an endorsement of L. w.
Bullinger to check for $1,000 which
was drawn to Bullingers order by r. G.
Dun & Co. The other charge is for
forging the endorsement of Ogden Brew
er to q check also drawn by r. G. Dun
& Co. for $4,000. The checks We're
forged respectively on Jan. 20, 1893, and
Feb. 6, 1893. Wiman was arrested by
detectives from the district attorneys Of
fee. The warrants were executed at
Wiman's Office He was perfectly cool
and collected when the detectives placed
him under arrest, and he at once pro-
ceeded with them to the district at
torney's office, From thence he was
taken before Judge MARITIME In chamber
general sessions. He was accompanied
by his son-in-law, Norman s. Walker.
Wiman said that Gen. B. f. Tracy was
his counsel, and that he had been in
consultation with him nearly all after
noon. He was not, he said, prepared to
give bail at once, and in default he was
taken to the Tombs.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Pcrsonnl Mention.

Charles ]. Gwyn, who is said to
have planned tie Democratic national
campaign Of 1876, died ct Baltimore.
John 4. Lamont, father cf Secretary
Cf War Lamont, is dead at Cortland,
N. Y.
John Haley Spears, aged II, died at
Petersburg, ILL., He was close friend
Of President Lincoln.
The Princess Colonna, daughter of
Mrs. John w. Mackay, who is plaintiff
in a divirce suit at Paris has arrived
in New York.
"Billy" Deutsch, the man who broke
the bank at Monte Carlo, died in Den
yer. He won $6OO,OOO ON one tour Of
Europe.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Bedding, Of Amster-
dam, N. Y, a granddaughter of Benc-
Cict Arnold, died at Worthwhile, Micll.,
eyed II years.
Prof. Riley, the bug man Of the ag-
ricultural department, says that some
bugs have all the five senses that man
has, and one or two more.
B. F. Fisher, Jr., Of the Pennsyl-
yania State college, has broken all
previous records for total strength and
ability by lifting weight Of 2,621
pc tunds.
Mrs. Thomas A. Ediso1. has certain
literary gifts, If she would only exer-
else them, it is said. She is niece Of
Emily Huntington Miller, at one time
the we'll known editrcss Of several
juvenile publics ticns.
John Collins, who died in New York
On Wednesday, was ut one time well
known in connection with his father, f..
Il. Collins, who, i'll 1S49, established
The famous Collins Steamship company,
which for so long ran in rivalry with
the Cunard line.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
American in a Greaser Jail.

City of Mexico, Mex, Feb. 22.-The i'm
prisonment of Ackerman, the American
locomotive engineer who was employed on
the Mexican International Oceanic rail-
road, has aroused considerable feelin.
among Americans of this city, Mr..
Ackerman's engine ran into and upset
cart in which Mexican was riding
nearly a year ago. The Mexican was
drunk at the time, and received injuries
which resulted in his death. AT the pre-
llmlnary examination Ackerman was re-
leased, and he supposed that the matter
was settled, until about two months ago
ne was again arrested and thrown into
prison at Toluco. He is denied bail, and
cannot hnd out what the nature of the
charge is against him. He has appealed
10 the department of state at Washing.
ton' through Minister Gray.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

The literary and educational world of
Germany has suffered heavy loss in
the death Of Professor Alloys Sprenger,
who died at Heidelberg a few days
ago. He was one Of the greatest Ger
man Oriental scholars. Born in Tyrol,
he vent early in life to London, where
Count Munster, then German .Ambas-
sador, induced him to take part in the
preparation Of historical work on the
methods of war employed by the Ara
bians. He studied medicine at the
same time, knowing how valuable it
would be to him in subsequent Oriental
travels. In 1843 he was sent to India
by the London Asiatic Company and
aided In the reorganization Of the
schools there, studying at the same
time the treasures in the Indian H.
braries and travelling about the coun-
try. The results appeared later In
"sprenser's Oriental Library" Among
his chief works are 1.-THE Life and
Teachings Of Mohammed," l." 1.-THE Geog-
raphy Of Ancient Arabia" and "Post
and Travelling Routes in the Orient. {"
He was 20 years old at the time Of his
6aa1h. ..
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Foreign GOSSIP.

The town Of Konigsburg, East Prus-
sia,. is partially flooded by the Pregcl.
The Turkish government has released
two Armenians, American citizens, on
demand of the United States minister.
Mr. Gladstone will drop the parish
councils and employees liability bills
and appeal to the country within a
month.
A discarded waiter threw a bomb In
q Paris cafe, wounding fifteen people,
and afterward shot several people,
killing one He says he did the work
to avenge the death Of valiant
A telegram from London says that
the Ormonde club states that it's offer
Of a purse of $4,000 for fight be-
tween Corbett and Jackson still holds
good. The club is expecting a reply.
The Berlin Reichszanzeiger published
list Of the commission Of sixteen
appointed to inquire into the silver
question. The list includes Herr
Arendt, Banberger, Hammacher, Kar-
doriff, Mirbach, Schorlemes, and Alst.
A fire occurred in the Rue de Reuilly,
Paris, recently. While the tiremen and
workmen were engaged in the base
uleQL VI Iuc Jul ulAs- UuAAullAS q vi wy
Of sulphuret of carbon exploded. The
flames completely enveloped the party.
Eight tiremen were killed and seven
teen workmen severely burned.
The British steamer Hangchow,
which sailed from Samarang Dec. 8,
bound for Sourabaya, has collided with
an unknown vessel, possibly the Brit
ish steamer st. Asaph. After the col
lision nothing was seen from the Hang
chow of the vessel that was struck,
and she no doubt sank with oil on
board.
Some Of the most notable Armenians
Of Seevas, Asiatic Turkey, have earn
estly requested the American consul
there to inform President Cleveland Of
the sad condition Of the Armenians.
They claim that the governor Of See
vas arbitrarily detains number OF In
nocent prisoners and that included
among their number is a doctor, edu-
Gated in the United States, who 10
falsely accused Of sedition.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Criminal DOings.

Harry McCreary, negro, was lynch
ed at Elk Valley, Tenn, for assault
Miss Anna Collins was arraigned for
forgery at Lafayette, Ind, and re-
leased on $1,000 bail.
r. e. Thomas was waylaid and
robbed at ChatswOrth, Iowa, Of 1915.
There Is no trace of his assailant.
Seven prison ers, charged with vari-
Gus offenses, were whipped at New
Castle, Dela., under court sentence.
M. H. Macdonald and T. P. Searls
resorted to firearms to settle quarrel
at Rush Springs, Kan. Both will die
-Four colored burglars escaped from
the London, o., Jail by knocking sheriff
Chenowck down and rushing out.
-Four tramps are held at Elwood.
Ind, suspected of assaulting a woman
ut KOkOmO.
Mrs. Taylor was assaulted and left
in a critical condition by negro who
escaped, at Straightford Creek, Tenn.
Paul Loeasio, Greek merchant ut
Birmingham, Ala, murdered his wife
with spade during family quarrel.
A negro named Collins was flayed
alive by whitecaps at Athens, Ga. He
was accused Of enticing away servants.
Fred II. Childs, who shot James B.
Nichols dead at Clyde, N. Y, will plead
insanity.
Michael DOlen was murdered and his
hut burned to conceal the crime near
Houston, Tex.
Sam Gwynne has been arrested in
UniCn County, Tenn, charged with the
murder of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Snoddy.
Antonio Luciano and Antonio Degi.
diO were sentenced to be hanged May
10 at Grenfell, Man., for the murder OF
a companion.
M. L. Knapp, the alleged blackmail.
er, was held to trial at Rockford, ILL.,,
in $1,000 bonds.
George F. Russell, wanted for for.
gerry at Albany, Or, was arrested at
Bushnell, Ill.
Caleb Parker, charged with the muir.
der Of Sedocia Connell, Jr., has been
convicted In Georgetown, Ky.
Ninety three Spanish cigar makers ar
rested at Key West by government
officers were released by habeas cor
pus.
Three men were arrested at Car.
thage, ILL.,, while selling a wagon load
Of poultry they had stolen from farm.
err.
The mail stage was held up and
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Dennis Mulligan Of Lexington, Ky

Dennis Mulligan Of Lexington, NY,
who has Kept a grocery and bar-room
In that city in the same building for
fifty.two years, frequently entertained
Henry Clay In his establishment.
MANY time In the '4O's,' said Mr..
Mulligan, "N1r. Clay would come into
the store here, and we would, nave a
talk, and I would invite him to take
a little Of my old whisky, which he
seldom refused. was great admirer
Of him, and considered him great
and honest man."
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
From the NntiOn's CAPITAL.

From the Nntton's Capital.
A naval board considers Capt. Nc
Dougall's proposition for the use or
Wbaieback steamers in the navy.
If mint bureau estimates Prove true,
the largest produc,itn Of gold for fif-
teen years will be recorded for 1898.
e. B. Seabriskie, melter and refiner
at the mint of Carson City, New, has
resigned.
Gen. McCook has issued TN order
withdrawing the troops guarding tue
border against the Mexican Insurgents
There is little hope Of Liluokalani's
restoration. Her supporters are op'
posed to her wish to behead certain op.
pOnCnts
John Boards nomination as post
master at D, nville, ILL.,, to which there
was much opposition, has been with
drawn.
Suspension Of further issues Of certi-
ficates on private dept sits Of gold may
be asked Of congrt ss by Secretary Car
Isle.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
philadelphia has in w. II. FurneSs

Philadelphia bas in w. II. Furness,
Frederick Fraley and John Sartain
three venerable residents who are al
most as old as the century, DR.. Fur
ness tagging only two years behind,
and Mr.. Fraley, who is the active
president of the beard Of trade, only
four years. DR.. Furness was col
lege classmate Of Emerson, Mr.. Fra
ley sat in the " big convention that
nc minated William Henry Harrison
for the presidency, end Professor Sar-
tain, the friend of Edgar Allen Poe, is
recognized as the father of magazi1.e
illustration. He is writing the remin-
tscerces of his busy life, and it is a
pity that his octogenarian friends do
not follow his example, for they could
tell of many interesting things "of
which they were a part"
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
nNTAMED LION At LARGE
rxorrrNG SCENE IN A MusHo" "
CHICAGO.
A Lion Spring. From 1t" cage s'ac- "a
hounds Into the Midst OF IN. ,se...
..-LTbe Brute Captured heiofs
e. Doa. Any Harm.

AaO. TO the Midst of the Spec
The Brute Captured before
r. Does Any Harm.
Chicago, Feb. 22.-"Wallaees,; s's;+;on ene at It's a
nonnd lion which is on exnipl'.oa .;sod "a
1 1;ne museum where he Is aoVei'lseo e +ho
Tho .terrible untamed wonaer ". and
~ - ovid escaped from his keeper anu ~,
Sonndod %v among a crowded audience ~
~ .ho roar of the museum. brohtho
poocac;o d. an East Indian VINO Is 10
1:",,s Loener and trainer, was aoout ~
..En n;na . an exhibition in the big iron cass s
..;,h tho lion when the animal leapeu
fro1n % the cage. The theater was cro"usu
trom .o tho stage railing to the rear dcUts, o,,
fullv 800 people being present. .an,,
hr,,to tu oave vent to his feelings as soon
~ ho struck the floor by sending up 4"
mighty roar. The roar was n h'' those
neople on the street as wen as w nn1
on the upper floors of the museum, "he tha
when the animal went trottlng up .ns
aisle toward the rear OF tne tnea ";so
,vh;nn;ne % his tail from side to sue
snannine and roaring, there was Inc
-vi,dast kind of scramble among inc
MON women and children of the auul-
onco The animal is a feroclous mon
ster in appearance, and with MS moa', -
onan and teeth exposed he presented d
most formidable and fierce appearan.e' =
and his snarls and roars addea sre"u!
to the fear of the people. Inc peopie
were manic stricken and the room was
soon cleared. The lion trotted TO the
roar Of the theater and was about to go
through one Of the main eAlts "A.n
leads to Clark street when hroncno
Boco acio, the East Indian, bounded M
front of him. The tanner unhesltatngly
pave the savage brute slash across the
face with a heavy rawhide whip which
he carried. The blow was severe one
| and the lion gave vent to savage cry
| of main. AS he reared up on his hind
feet. Boccacio, still showing no fear
grabbed the beast by the long hair on his
neck and pulled it to one side and at
tempted to turn his head toward the
stage where he hoped to get him to re
| turn to the cage. The lion, however
for a moment appeared stubborn, ant
refused to move, and the fearless Eas
Indian again applied the whip. The
man's fearlessness conquered, and tht
beast with mouth wide open and snap
ping and roaring turned and re-enteret
his cage. Fortunately nobody was in
jured in the mad rush for liberty, bu
the museum people are posse ssed o.
atout 200 hats of all sizes and belongln,
to 10th sexes. They are also long OF
overcoats, muffs, gloves, neckties an'
other articles of apparel to an extent tina
will warrant their starting store. Wal
lace, the unframed lion, has recor'
which speaks we'll for his ferociousness
and his manager and keeper are con
graduating themselves that he did no
repeat his conduct of former occasion
when he gained his liberty.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
The family of the late DR.. Abraham

The family of the late DR.. Abraham
Coles of Newark Is to present to the
free public library of that city one of
the handsomest and most artistic works
In steel and bronze at the worlds fair.
1t Is the Columbian memorial shield,
which was exhibited in the German
department Of the Liberal Arts build.
ing. 1t is made Of polished steel and
brt ME, and is about three feet in di
ameter. The allcgorical and historical
ornamcntation upon it is extremely
elaborate.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
A Very Narrow Escono

Aberdeen, s. D., Feb. 22-An inc;n;on,
nre' caused by friction in the elevator
was accidentally discovered on tho fonrth
moor OF the roller mills vest srday morn.
lug, out was extinsuished before any
urmage was done. Had the blaze burned
ten minutes longer before being discov.
ered the large Touring mills, with several
thousand barrels of -four, would have
gone up In smoke, without doubt Toh.
ruary has been disastrous month fo,
south Dakota -four mills, three h.v;n @ =
already been burned, one each At Rron,l
'nss' Webster and Mound City. 'A'
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

Capt. Pierce Thompson Of Southport,
Me, made his first voyage when he
was 10 years old, commanded his YES
sci at 1S, and is still following the sea
at "a. His son sails with him as mate.
Capt. Thompson is a devout Methodist,
end has prayers on shipboard every
Gay, and full religious service on Sun
day. He was never wrecked, never
lost a man and laughs at the idea Of
turning landlubber and retiring from
saafuring life
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Charges Against Wanamakor

New York, Special.-The names Of
John Wannamaker of Philadelphia and
Mrs. Hart, wife of DR.. Ernest Hart,
editor of the Medical Record of London,
figure as the principal characters in an
affidavit made yesterday before the Unit
ed States immigration authorities -Four
Irish immigrants, in their sworn testi-
mony. make serious charges against both.
and they may be prosecuted for a viola.
ton of the alien contract labor laws.
The aftidavits tell how they signed con.
tracts to come here and work, and de-
tail how they were sent to Mrs. Hart.
manager of one of the Wannamaker de-,
partments. Z he immigration authori.
ties will investigate thoroughly.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

The designer Of the worlds faic med
als has been officially requested to add
drapery to his female figures. AS the
order does not specify the kind Of drap-
cry to be added, he is ut liberty to en-
case the limbs of the women in
breeches or petticoats, as shall seew
to bin best.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Texas Bank CPOOlx Jru

st. Louis, Feb. IA special to the
Rept bic from Llano, Tex, says: w. s
norland was arrested here yesterday oy
United States Marshal Ware and taken
t" the FEDERAL court at Austin to an,wer
1or crookedness in the infringement Of
the First National bank of this place
which recently failed, and of which Dor'
land was formerly cashier. The com
plant against Dorland is for bav;ao
& utroller. " NV
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

In calculating exact time at the Ma
tic nal Observatory at Washington the
aktl lonomers do not, as is generally sup
posed, use the sun as a basis for their
calculations. Their deductions are
made only from the relative positions
Of fixed stars
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

The University Of Wisconsin has
come into possession Of an interesting
curiosity in the shape Of a dynamo
which was one Of the first by Edison
In his experiments in incandescent light
ing 1t was Obtained from the Edison
exhibit at the worlds fair, and was
made in 1880, in Menlu Park. 1t Is still
serviceable and illustrates well the
principles upon which the first dyna'
mos were made.
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

George Babbitt, Of Wavcland, Ind,
vas deaf and dumb for five years. A
fall lately caused serious accident
to his arm and leg. Since then he can
talk and hear as we'll as he ever could
The scarlet tanager, by many coll
sidered the most beautiful bird in
America, has within few years be-
come so rare tha. it is seldom seen.
The milliners have almost txterminat'
ed them
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

There Is club In Berlin called the
Giants, every member Of which is six
feet tall. Vienna Las Lazy Club, no
wen Der Of which does anything for 4
living, and London Bald Headed Club
where nothing but polished heads arc
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
august
Flower

Zone of my neighbors, Mr.. Tobn
Gilbert, has been sick for lone
time. All thought him pastrecovery
He was horribly emaciated from the
inaction of his liver and kidneys
It is difficult to describe his appear.
ance and the miserable state of h;s
health at that time. Help from anv
source seemed impossible. He tried
your August Flower and the effect
upon him was magical. Itrestored
him to perfect health to the great
astonishnent of his family and
friends" John Quibell, Holt, Ont q
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03

The animals on exhibition at the Cali
fornia fair are beginning to make tr"u'
ble for their keepers and advertising
for the shows. 1t is a great pity that
the management lacks The ing ennity
to get up something new in the press
working line
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Smallpox Among Immfrrants.

Chicago, Feb. 22.-An incoming immi-
grant train of the Pan Handle road
brought to the union station to-day the
dead body Of an infant. Death is SUP.
posed to have resulted from smallpox.
and the city health department was no.
tilted and took charge of the train. The
passengers were quarantined until they
and their baggage were thoroughly fumi
gated
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
YaQui Indians Starvinr.

Hermosillo, Mex. Special.--Reports
nave been received here of intense suffer.
ing among the Yaqui Indians, whose ter
ritory is situated in the heart of the
sierra Madre mountains, west of here.
In that high altitude the winter has
been very severe and this, together with
shortage In food supplies, has brought
the Indians to the verge of starvation
The Bottineau pioneer., 1894-03-03
Paid Dollar for Dollar

Topeka, Kan, Feb. 22.-State Bank
Commissioned Briedenthal was this morn
ing notified that the Bank of Parker,
Linn county, which went into the hands
of receiver few months ago. has paid
off all it's claims. Attorney General Lit
tie to-day entered a motion for the dis
charge of the receiver.