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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-28
KILLED THE BURGLAR.
Independence Night Watch Throws vi
HIS Hands. but Shoots Also.

Independence Night Watch Throws Up
HIS Hands. but Shoots Also.
INDErzNDENcE, March %. This morn
ing, abodt I O'Clock, night officer Burns
worth discovered two men in the rear of
the postofIice and ordered them to come
away. One Of the burglars stepped up
to the officer and pointing 44-caliDre
revolver in his face, ordered him to
throw up his hands Up went Burns
worths hands. but as his right hand, IN
which he held cooked revolver, came
to the level Of the burglars chest he
fred and the burglar fell.
4he ball struck him under the arm
near the heart, and he died ia a few
minutes. The other robber escaped ia
the darkness and has not yet been cap
tured.
satchel containing professional bur-
glar tools was found strapped over Ills
shoulder. The burglars were evidently
waiting until the assistant postmaster,
who was ii the Office at the time, should
80 home, to begin operations.
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CLEVELAND's BAD ANKLE.
He Caught cold in HIS Hunting Trip and
la Nearly Laid Up

He Caught Cold In HIS Hunting Trip and
IS Nearly Laid Up
WASHINGTON. March 2S-The pres
ident's extreme sensitiveness about his
health has prompted the greatest posi-
bic secrecy about new ailment by which
he is afflicted
The fact is, that ever since his return
from his expedition against the water
fowl abiding ia the Dismal Swamp and
sounds Of d erth Carolina, the president
has been badly crippled with a painful
attack of rheumatic g0ut His right foot
and ankle are swollen to twice their nor
NAL size, and he moves about with diff
Guilty.
He has stuck bravely to his work, how
ever and has been in his office every day
transacting business as usual. He uses
the elevator constantly in going down
stairs to his meals. but has been com
PEELED to abandon his tri-weekly after
noon receptions TO the public altogether
for the present, because of his inability
to walk to and from the East room with
out aggravafing his malady. He is un-
dergoing a severe dietary regime and his
physician predicts that he viii be all
right again in a short time.
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Pa and ma were sitting quietly near the
fireplace p was reading q paper, and ma
was knitting Presently ma looked up
over her glasses.
PA, she said, II b 'lieve our Henry is in
love"
wv hat makes you think sO
IVY ell, he ain c ct nothin for week past
to speak or"
Pa laid his paper down i'm his lap, folded
his hands over il and gazed into the IRE re-
hectively.
tits kinder queer bout bein in love" he
said slowly .sNF hen people IS courtin, they
never seem &c kaer fCr vlct lals- but jesU
soon as they sgie married vicUuaIs is about
tine only thing they il hustle for seven days
in the week Detroit Free Press.
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SLAVE LABOR IN NEW YORK
HOW the Elevated Railroad Pays It's Eln-
ploxes- @8.I5 .. Week.


New YORK, March 2S.=Andrew Cut
ter. 83 years old, who is employed as a
brakeman on the Union Elevated rail-
road of Brooklyn, while at work on a
four-car train on its way to east New
York. at 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
suddenly fell fainting 70 the platform Of
the rear car just as the train was leaving
the Washington avenue station. He was
picked up by several Of the passengers
and carried into the car, where he reviv-
ed soon afterwards.
He was too weak, however, to resume
work. One Of the passengers attended
to his duties until the train reached the
gates of Clinton avenue station, where an
extra brakeman was taken on. Cutter
has been in the employ Of the company
only a short time. Last week he earned
only S315. OF this amount. it was re-
ported. S. s. was kept back as part pay
ment for his uniform.
This left him but 30 cents to take
home to his wife. who is an invalid. Hum
ger, it is believed. caused Cutters ILL.,
ness as he had not had a substantial
meal since last Friday
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SUGAR BOUNTY MUST GO.



WASHINGTON, March 28A plan for
aboiishing the sugar bOunties without
waiting for their repeal i'm the tariff bill,
has been informally discussed among the
members of the house who are radically
opposed to b0unties IN general and Is
the sugar bounty in particular.
Representative Warner, Of New York
who secured the passage of the amend
ment to the IS iIson bill placing raw and
refined sugar on the free list, says
eve VIII get rid of the sugar bOunties
one way or another. If they are contain
ed in the tariff bin as it comes back from
the senate. then we viii reach them by "a
special bill, or repeal rider Will be at
tached to some other bill that gives
promise Of accomplishing the end quick
est As yet, however, there is no definite
plan, but the sentiment against bounties
is 50 strong that the plan VIII readily be
formulated as soon as opportunity offers
n othing is likely to be done, however.
until the senate passes on the sugar
SCHEDULED
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sas. during the months of May and
June. as these are the spawning months,
and fishing at this time is not allowed.
Parties buying or selling fish during
these months VIII be considered guilty
Of violating the law Any person seeing
anyone fishing or attempting to hsh
VIII report them to the county
attorney, whose business it viii be to
prosecute the case. I now appeal to all
law-abiding citizens to assist me In
enforcing the laws and protecting the
fish.
"All persons owning dams across
streams are required by law to build
proper hsh-ways without delay"
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LINWOOD DAMAGE CASES.



Clay CENTER, Kans.. March 28-The
case of Casper Ditman against the
Union Pacific and Rock Island railroad
companies for injuries sustained at the
IdnwO0d wreck Of last January has been
on trial two days and from the com
mencement Of the case the Rock Island
company has contended that the accident
was wholly due to the failure of
the ni0n Pacific train men to place
burning fuse or to display either danger
signal when stopping; and that this ac-
ton is really being prosecuted for the
benefit of the Union Pacific company in
furtherance Of a plan TO shift portion
of the responsl bllity upon the Rock Is
land company.
This view seems to be corrOborated by
the action Of the plaintiff this morning.
The most Of the evidence offered by the
plaintiff up to the Adjournment Of court
yesterday was apparently furnished by
the Union Pacific. AIT the opening of court
this morning plaintiffs counsel asked
leave To dismiss the action as against the
Union Pacific with leave Us proceed
against the Rock Island.
This was resisted on behalf Of the
Rock Island. its attorneys claiming
that since the Y nion Pacific had
assisted the plaintiff in the trial thus far
had challenged jurors in plaintiffs in
terest, furnished evidence for the plant
if and the proof already offered showing
the I ui0u Pacific unquestona bly, liable
The objections Of the Rock Island are.
however. overruIed. the court holding
allowing q dismissal as asked, and that
the statute permitted as matter of
right
Bin wye and zsm- Havviy smith.
At the Grand Opera House,
Thursday evening III arCn 24
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Is ARTz PLOTrING ,
said TO BE Matching Up Something In
curious to Ills successor

said TO BE Matching Up Something In
jurIous to His successor
ATcHIs0N. March %. The late Adju-
taut General Artz has been in town all
day. closeted with various POpulists. a
prominent Populist who talked with him
said this afternoon that Artz was prepar-
ing a sensation involving A. j. Davis,
who is to succeed him as adjutant gem
eraL Another Populist was Interviewed
but he smiled, and would say nothing.
A reporter found Artz at the union depot,
and asked him about the matter.
He said he was not preparing a sensa-
ton, although he afterwards intimated
that he was surprised at what be had
learned while here He said one object
in visiting Atchison was to see Captain
Sprague id regard to his militia COM
pany Spragua wrote letter ID the gov
ernor recently, claiming that he mad
been treated unfairly by Artz. Artz
said he wanted to explain matters to
Sprague
Artz is very plain appearing man.
No one saw him off on the train. He
went to Leavenw0rth, where there is
trouble in police circles. 1t is believed
he is looking up something on the quiet
Davis succeeds him as adjutaut general
next month.
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GraNifati0n.

That is about all he could tell
you 1T is no more natural
for bodies to gravitate toward
the center of the earth than it
is for s IAvI to cure the dir
eases peculiar to women 1t is
not a drug, but a food, which
nourishes and strengthens the
affected parts, thereby enabling
nature 10 throw off the disease.
Our Health Book sent free.
kAASAS VlAVl co.. Topeka, Kas.
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Efforts Made to Gust tIlat Institution from
slale 0raHorieaI a saaeiation.

EMP0RIA. March 28.-An effort is be-
ing made to force the state normal school
out Of the state oratorical association. on
the ground that the normal is not -scol-
Iege' and that the constitution of associ-
alton limits membership to colleges.
The College Life of the college of En-
poria favors the plan Itsays:
-eIhe interstate constitution very plain
y says that colleges are to be represented
ia the contest. Considerable trouble has
already arisen from the fact that X s. N.
is in the state association, being the only
normal in the entire group of ten states.
1t is only question of time till it must
be thrown out Of The assocLaLIon.-
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Fort SCOTT. Kan, March o. - A
freight train arrived in this city today
from Fort Worth, Tex. having on board
thirty or more travellers. who were on
their way to join Coxey's brigade. They
had almost absolute control of the train.
They got of here to change cars, and
viii be here till morning.
They are under the commrnd of Capt.
i. Owens, and that officer. with two pri-
Yates, waited upon the city authorities in
respectful way and asked for food,
which was given them in abundance.
They are camped in deserted depot
building at the junction of the Kansas
City Fort Scott 81 Memphis and the Mis-
souri,, Kansas d5 Texas roads. They are
poorly clothed and suffer much from the
cold. They expect to join C0xey before
he reaches Washington.
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WANTED A bed.
Two Girls apply at Wiohita's City Hail
Eal Era- ac.ian L-roLn naLa-

Two Girls apply at W1ch1ta.s City Hall
For Protection From Cold
WICHITA, March 28-About o'clock
yesterday morning two girls wandered
into the city police headquarters and
asked for lodging. one was Alice Nc
Cormick and the other girl from West
Wichita.
They we're given a place to sleep.
Some time ago Alice was adjudged in
sane and sent to the private asylum, cor
ner Harry and Hydraulic Tt is thought
that she and her girl friend had managed
to escape and had come off down into
the city. Finding the weather too cold
to remain out on the streets they had
sought shelter at the city hall
Later in the day it was learned that
three women. Alice McCormick, a girl
named Jones and woman named Bart
lett, had escaped from the private asy-
lum at midnight
This place Of confinement for the i'm
sane is lar from the center of the city,
but these maniacs managed to get into
the business portion without freezing to
death. They we're All thinly clad and it
IS a wonder they managed to keep from
freezing.
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LAWRENCE, March g. The State Uni
versity Glee and Banjo clubs started On
their spring tour this afternoon. The
trip occupies about ten days, beginning
a day or SO before the spring vacation
and ending a few days after The tour
includes Emporia. where the company
fills an engagement tonight, Newton,
Winfield, Wichita. Oklahoma. Fort Scott
and Arkansas City, besides several other
cities in southern Kansas.
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Eseape Destrucifon.
ATcHIs0N, March 28.-The home of
Winfred Mitchell above East Atchison,
is being moved away from the river to-
day The bank was a considera BILE dis
lance away from the house, but the cur
rent was liable to suddenly cut to the
house in one night, and endanger the
lives Of the occupants.
Charley SIhIer's barn was moved
short distance away from the bank sun
day, and during last night it toppled
over into the river The river takes
spells Of cutting, and is liable To do any
fool thing.
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EMPORTA. March 25--W hile a little
5-year-old girl, the daughter of Thorn
ton Allen, was attempting to lift her i'm
FAINT brother from a chair. she let him
slip from her hands. The baby struck
head first on the Hoor. and his skull was
crushed SO badly AS TO cause instant
death
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AUGUSTA. Me. March IS Minister
Stevens prints a statement regarding the
raising Of the United States flag over the
government building in Honolulu In
February. 1898. Mr.. Stevens states Thar
the provisional government formally re-
0uested it as the most effective means of
preserving life and property and main
tanning public order, and it was done as
a temporary expedient.
Vim. 81. Clemishire of Arkansas has
f,-,.v, t,rr,1frtf et7 C.h5nasa fneraofa~
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KANSAS CITY March 2s-W HEAr
No. hard. sec: No Q, red. $50 s J6c. 30.
red, u Z152. rejected. 43.
Como. mixed, 81 56 Ns3l y e., NO.
white. 80 p ~ SAC.
OArs-No mixed Sic; Mo. white.
32c.
RYE-Firm. No. nominally. 4sc.
FLASHED Firm. 5L2J0sL26.
BRAN@ Firm, 55n56c.
Hay Steady. Timothy, e8O0u8 800;
prairie, 85.00u650.
BUTTER Active. Creamery 1902lcs
dairy, 13m19c.
Zoos Very weak ana dull, SO.
CATTLE Receipts 4,G0O. Shipments.
300 Market steady to strong. IeNAa
steers. $1,000 BIDS Texas COWS, 1880
2.40; shipping steers, #2.30ND 4.4lt native
cows S1.150t800. stockera and feeders.
S2.O0U3.45. bulls &L50m2C0.
Hoes Receipts 300. Shipments
4.l0l Market strong 10 10 cents higher
Bulk Of sales. S445m4.50, heavies. pack
ers and mixed. &A4Ou4.55s lights. york.
ers and pigs 84.25m450
SHEEP Receipts. 300. Shipments.
500 Market strong
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City attorney Tillotson today prepared
the blank bond of the Harrison Tele-
phone company Ii is an indemnity
bond in the sum Of $4,000 to protect the
city during the process Of construction
Of the lines.
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"a webfoot woman s. 30 started to jump
into the Colum 1ia river to drown herself
suddenly remem bered that she had left the
cat ia the pantry and hurried back home.
She afterward said. s'Ihe idea OF my strug-
Cling in the water and thinking that tie
cat was licking the cream of my milk in
the pantry at that minute was more than
could bear...-EEa IIa 1Eala Slalesman.
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T0-DAY's MARKET REP0BT

Furnished by ~. II. Federrnnn. Broker a.
Grain. HrovfsIons and Stocks itenl Ee-
tate Building corner Seventh and Jneir-
Streets.
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silver statue

We mend our customers laundry free
of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry, 113
and IA " est Eighth
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Cambridge, Mass, June 21. 1890.
Norman Iichty A,f'g Co.. Des AIolnes. Ia.
Dear Enclosed please find an or
der for 81 for which send me as many
krause's Headache Capsules as it viii
pay for. They are very good indeed, but
can not get any in Boston. Yours very
truly Asa r. SHEPHERD.
123 n orf0lk St
SID h- III rI-l1 a-.risfs
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son Streets.
chicago ELarlret-
CHICAGO, March 26 Wheat jumped
3 cents today on the prospects of cold
wave. The scare started % wild rush to
cover among shorts, and with Che trading
broad and the pit scene OF wild ac-
tivity, prices went mp like a skyrocket.
The commission houses pressed al
their people into service in the pits. and
there was every indication chat wheat
had at last bounced ONT of the rut lu
which if has So long Deea travelling. The
start was only mildly nulliah. May ue-
gan iec. higher at 3s8sc. lut within
few moments the cold wave talk devel-
oped into scare. and the price went up
tia long jumps until May landed I'D 6I ts.
SO much wheat came out at the advance
that the frightened shorts began ~ re-
cover their lost courage. and the excite
ment subsidized somewhat THE price
sagged back To 00ss Dut
the bulls continued t0 howl
crop damage and tine bears seemed ~ be-
unable to muster sufficient nerve % carry
the price lower. May became more quiet,
but held steady near 6O38s or cents
above the opening price.
Corn was firm, in sympathy with the
sensational advance ln wheat. bat did NOT
show the activity Of that market MaY
opened 1ac higher AT 8fl5, advanced s8
and reacted to 8114
Oats-Eirm, May 81 4s.
Provisions were steady, aided by the
strength IT'D wheat and q steady price igr
live hogs May pork opened 4ls CENTS
higher at 1888, sold up noe ai reacted
to III 80. May lard #0.sli2
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Americ'n Sugar Rely, 80s6iA a.. I' S. 81.
rs; C.. 3. s. O., 5554i Erie, 1885 j.. g.
M 5115. Missouri Pacific, %. Read
ing, 21s5; New England, 1895 Rock
Island. 7Os5s St Paul 6896' Union Pa-
cifc, 20a1; Western Union. 551fi Chicago
Gas. 631s; Cordage, 2O56-
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Bill zEye and p ma HaWly Smith.
At the Grand Opera House,
Thursday evening. March 29.
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"a .. o. La 49,. y I'll lLI 60 al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12

the lead covering from the roof cone when an
other shock of earthquake knocked down some
cracked walls and produced another wild panic
In the streets His assistants, who were standing
In one of the galleries OF the minarei. thirty feet
below him. began to run down the narrow stairs
and the mosque servants In the square below
shouted 10 him 10 come down The man called
out IF this thing is going to fall. II will fall be-
fore | can get out Of It," And he went on with
his work He finished II. too.
Such rare instances OF cool self-control are very
refreshing In the midst OF the general habb.ness
Of nerve so painfully exhibited during the last
ten days. The people whose houses are unnhab-
table have reason for living In tents in the open
places OF the city. But people who live In wooden
houses and have nothing whatever TO fear have
utterly refused to go hom,. IL Is only now at the
end OF ten days that some Of these fearful ones
yield to the pressure Of the police and consent to
go home and behave like respectable people again
instead OF delghting the public eye with rcvel,-
lions OF the most minute details Of their toilet
and habits upon the public squares
As In all such catastrophes there are the most
remarkable instances OF narrow escapes. Two
men were walking together. Turk followed the
usual rude custom Of Turks who meet foreigners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12
MORE DESTRUCTIVE THAN ENGINES OF WAR.

There is a Ncw-York family which has a countr,
mace In Wes,chester County. In the family are
two young women who Din town. Mt any rate) are
extremely dignned and extremely conventional.
There is also a brother who became infatuated with
the idea that It would be good exercise FOR him TO
ride a bIcyc.e on n recent moonlight evening. wnen
the brother was not az home. the two sisters stole
quietly out TO the barn and brought forth the bicycle.
They were arrayed In strange and weird costumes
which they had improvsed for the occasion. They
wheeled the machine" over 10 the tennis court
and then for the benefit OF the sleepess stars and
the wile-awake moon. gave an exhibition OF at
tempted blcycle-rldng which would make the fortune
OF a roof garden manager.
The result OF that little performance. not counting
I'm the bicycle may be summarized as follows: One
wrecked tennis net, two broken poles twenty five
SQUARE yards OF ruined turf, crushed and broken
shrubbery IN large quantities. one twisted ankle.
one knee-cap strained. knee-cap bruised. two
arms stlffened and seventeen separate and distinct
black -and-bue spots.
IT'S funny say the girls, conhdentialy. that a
bicycle goes backward when you want It to 20
ahead and can run into two dozen things al one
time"
What can't understand" says the brother to the
whole family zig how load OF brick fell on my
bicycle when Il locked up In the barn
The girls have nothing 10 say to this. and when
their brother Is In thelr presence they hsrolcal.y
walk without lmplng. As he knows that his sisters
are altogether too diRnned and proper ever TO get
on a bicyc.e II will be pity IL he should see this
little paragraph
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12

s,,s,.,, ~ organization by guilds when mas az
most ,os, ia importance in later years. Inc sSH-
torn exists In all its mediaeval conpeNity ana II
was only by means IL this -ystem mat any S"''
~ control could be exer Used over the reho'H'
% goods. Every day certain guilds "'r' "'"''''
10 90 into the bazaars and gather np inc r'''''"'
~ their stock The chief Of the guhh S"' ~ '"e
entrance with the police. AZ every man oA'''e wy
he had first to be identified By the 'h'i u '''
guild and then policeman was sent VII" "''''
10 his shop There he had TO be- ideh'h'u again
nv the night Waterman II the guild "a me owner
q, the shop These formalti"s nnaly CAV" MIN
the right 10 carry of HIS goods me Ia'' "'T
caused great surprise that the jewellers nave 'S'
very utt,e OF the precious wares which 'h"y l'''
,,o, ,,hon they fled before the falling arches on
that terrible Tuesday. The people. thieves "a
well as honest folk. were too much trrr'h'd a.
me time 70 steal. Since then the Idea mas been
growing with the continuance OF the shocks
,hat the earthquake - direct int"rp'sltoh o'
the Almighty because Of sin, and undoubtedly
many who would naturally have p'fered
have been restrained by this thought. TN" 81
the curious results OF this unusual honesty u 'he
experience OF wealthy Turkish LADY VINO was
shopping In the bazaars. When IN" Walls "csn"
- crocl, she ran for her he. Afer reaching "A
nj %
nurse containing $500 on bench IN the Stal!
whore she had been sitting. The place remained
,hree DAYS at the mercy ~ the police ana the
might watchmen Of the guilds. Then the lady got
on order for some one 20 be admitted - look Tor
The purse. and Il was found Intact upon the
bench In the stall.
One mot help praisrg the pluck. In the MIDST
OF the panic OF the nremen on watch on the top OF
the tower Of the Seraskerat. The tower Is over
200 feet high and swayrt Ike Flagstaff during
the earthquake. But the watchmen Stuck 10
their post and when the fires broke out conSe-
ouent on the overthrow Of dwellings they gave
the signals as usual. II IS true that ihey
were afterward rather demOralized by discover
ing that the tower was injured. But 1t was no
small thing to hold their place Of danger at the
first when they must have expected each In
slant to be their last. Another case OF the same
class came under my own observation. The conf
cal caps on the minarets OF the mosque at the
STEAMBOAT end Of the bridge were thrown To one
side by the earthquake. and IL was necessary
somehow 10 remove them. The chief Of the guild
OF minaret builders. man who began his public
life by falling from "A mnaret some years ago.
undertook the job lie was at work removing