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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

One thousand Cornell Boys Denounce
the Outrage at the College

ITHACA. N y. Feb 2L-Over a thou
sand Cornell students gathered in the
library lecture room to take action re-
garding the banquet tragedy Prolonged
discussion was held over the adoption of
the resolutions as presented BY the four
class presidents.
It was entirely students meeting.
There was none 81 the faculty OF board
of trustees present. The following reso-
lutiOns were adopted.
eve. the students Of Cornell university,
ia mass meeting assembled, formally ex-
press our regret at the deplorable oc-
eurrence connected with the recent
freshman banquet, which. allowing for
falsified and highly c0l0red statements,
have nevertheless disgraced the uni-
versity in the eyes of the public.
"W e disavow the acts as the acts of in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27
WERE THEY ROBBERS 2


KANSAS Cry. Feb. 21 A special to
the star from Hutchinson Says An at-
tempt was made last night 81 hold up
the east bound Santa re passenger train
at the Rock Island crossing, one mile east
Of this city
A red light was swung ID front Of the
approaching train and then left in the
middle of the track. Engineer Mon ell
suspecting something wrong, opened the
throttle, and put on full speed.
Word was sent to this city from Kent,
and a posse was at once organized, and
thoroughly searched the vicinity, but no
trace of tie men could be found En-
gineer Mcneil reporter that the men
weres five ia number, wore no masks,
and from all appearances, ordinary tramps
who were green at the job.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

FeddIers are Fined while Gamblers PI
Their Business Unlnolested-

PeddIers are Fined while Gamblers Ply
Their Business Unlnolested-
OstAHA. Feb. 2T.-A peculiar scene was
enacted last evening in the district court
whom Judge Scott proceeded TO arraign
the city officials Oh account Of the gam
blers.
This court is absolutely Handicapped,
he said. -It is absolutely Impossible to
run the criminal court under the order
Of things here III the city. Saturday they
brought man in here arrested for sell
ing his wares without a license.
~Ihat act was made crime by the
same pen from which flowed the 0rdi-
nance allowing gamblers rs run gam b-
ling houses ia consideration of $3.50
month. let ANA threatened and told
thar I must not say anything about 1T.
''l hope there IS a God in Israel, who
viii right this matter When the author
tiles of the city VIII incarcerate man
for selling his own legitimate wares, it is
no wonder the people have no respect for
for the courts They call America a land
OF freedom It IS not SO in Omaha. 1T
makes great deal of difference who is
who, hoW much money, how much polit-
ical influence one has.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27
INDIGNITY TO RUSSIA.

Prussian and Russian Soldiers Have "a
Fight That May Result Seriously
MOSCOW, Feb. PA sensational story
is current ia military circles here that d
fight has taken place on the Russo-Ger-
man frontier. between q detachment of
Russian dragons. and mum ber of Prus-
sian I hlans. Several are reported to
have been killed on both sides.
The fracas arose out Of the fact, it is
claimed that the Prussian Uhlans were
using the Russian eagle fixed 70 from
tier post as q target
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

HAS Made st Keast s65. 600 Out 81 Being 4
Head Of the Engineers.

Head Of the Engineers.
CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 27.-The agitation
of the Des Moines. Iowa, knights of
Labor. regarding the property upon
which Chief Engineer r. NJ. Arthur pays
the taxes ia Cleveland and the statement
that they would investigate the matter,
has given rise 10 the inquiry as TO how
in this city.
An Investigation of the tax duplicate
for 1898 at the county court house, shows
that last year AIr. Arthur paid taxes upon
real estate upon a listed valuation of
S45.650 The taxable valuation of pro-
perty is about 80 per cent of its value.
This would make Mr. Arthurs estate
worth about $50 .040.
Mr.. Arthur's personal estate was as~
sessed at 3,150, which includes Of course.
his household effects and whatever else
personal property he has listed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27
BIG GREEN PLACARDS.



CoRK, Feb 27.-Creen placards have
been extensively posted throughout the
city by the Fenian brotherhood. These
placards were headed with the word, in
large Amnesty
The placards declare that DAILY and
others are slowly dying ia the British
prisons and if AIr Morley, who IS in Cork,
is o TO be classed as q British statesman.
who sfOr years has cajoled us with prom
ises, we ask the fulfillment Of his prom
ise or release Of the political prisoners
Morley refused to receive AN evicted ten
ant association.
The placards continued: "France and
the United States have granted amnesty
to political pris0ners@shau England be
the only nation in the world to refusec
ssSpeak. John Morley. Ireland demands
an answer God save Ireland"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

WAsHINoTON, Feb. 21.- The Violet with
the presidential party aboard was sight-
ed by persons at the government gun test
proving grounds ut Indian Head. about
twenty five miles down fhe river. af .
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She Kept
on down the river IT IS evident 1lere-
fore, that during the storm the vessel lay
to over night in some of the numerous
small creeks or indentafiona OF die Pato-
mac and awaited more settled weather
before proceeding
So far as the persons on shore could
see, there were DO signs whatever of
anything unusual having occurred 1n
board the vessel. The weather rs now
sunshiny, clear and mild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

MlLw As-IzEE. Wis. Feb. 27-Talbert
Weese. a farmer 50 years DID, whose
home is at Holt0n, KAN came to this
city last " Wednesday and put up at the
hotel Madison.
He blew out the gas that night and
was found unconscious and has been SO
ever since. He was removed to the
Emergency hospital and now lies at the
point Of death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27
GLADsT0NE.s 80.

1T rs Reported That He VIII Have an
Operation Performed Ga Them.
LONDON, Feb. PA morning paper
publishes an unconfirmed report that ALr.
Gladstone has informed the queen that
lie was about to undergo an operation for
his eyes and that he desired the royal
sanction to Lord R0sebery acting as
premier pro TEN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

All Agreements on the Union Pacific to /
Remain in Force.

DENVER, Feb. 27.-Judge Riner in the
United states circuit court today Issued
an order directed TO the receivers of the
Union Pacific system that all agreements
between the employees and the company
affecting the operation of the property
be and remain IN force in all parts of
Colorado until further orders of the court.
The Hon. Thomas i. Bayard, the Uni
ted States ambassador to the court of St
James, has emphatlcauy denied the re-
port that he intends % tender his resig-
nation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 27.-Ihe bOndsmen
of ex-Treasurer peake, who was sus-
pended from Office by the mayor in 1890
because of irregularities in his Office, he
being short so, goo, today agreed to make
good the shortage TO the city and paid
over SI7,000 of the amount due This
amount is paid by the first term bonds
men. who VIII sue the second term bonds
men to recover their share Of the amount
made good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

New YORK, Feb. PA Herald spe-
cial from Rio confirms the report 0f the
sinking of the rebe. ship Jupiter in RIO
bay last Thursday. a shell exploded in
her boiler room and set fire ~ her poW-
der magazine. which also blew mp. and
sank her. Her entire crew perished and
adjacent vessels were injured by flying
suIfufers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-27

DEEvER, Colo, Feb. 27=The senate
has adopted resolution providing for
final adjournment at 6 ,. IN. tomorrow.
The resolution viii probably 90 through
the house this afternoon
The state board of directors of the
American Home Missionary society con-
vened IN the First C0ngreg gational church
today. it brings together q dozen minis
ters from all parts of Che state.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
Her NAME NEVER PRINTED.
Curious III Luck which for Years Pol.
lowed "a Washlnston Woman.

Curious III Luck which for Years Pol.
lowed Washington Woman.
IL looks as though society notorietJ
IL not 10 be tho fate of one Washing
ton woman whose name for some in
scrutable reason for tho last half.
dozen years has been omitted from
all published accounts of gatherings
In which she has taken part. An
ovnrmastering curiosity finally
prompted her TO institute an inyesti.
CATION into tho matter. She found
then that, so far from the omission hav-
ing been Intentional on the part Of
the correspondents, il arose from the
fact that she was personally unknown
even by sight to them Having satis-
aed herself on this score, the incognito
shortly thereafter ordered her ear
risge, and, calling Tor friend.
took her for a drive. The
little excursion, planned for
pleasure, had most disastrous ter
mination, as the horses, taking fright,
ran away and, getting beyond the
control of the ooachman, the vehicle
was overturned anl both ladies in
jured, the owDet OF the carriage quito
'erlously. In the midst Of her pain
as she was being carried home there
flashed through her mind the thought
that the runaway would be given
space in the papers. Then, as the
turnout was her property, her name
would OF necessity figure in the ac-
count The following morning de-
tailed account of the accident APP
peared is the paper, but by a strange
fatality that has for so long ruled her
elimination from print, her name was
not mentioned. That Of her oompan.
ion was several times repeated in the
article, which wound up by stating
that "a fritnd who was in the carriage
at the tint was also injured"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

enable to ho.ie that there are future
Longfellows, uawthorues, and Ban
crofts. Some idea Of the amount Of
matter that is being written for pub
iicatiou may be obtained from a state
ment which lately appeared in the
century magazine, to the effect that
that periodical receives an average II
Q 600 articles year, all submitted for
publication IN its coluuns AS the
Century can end room for only 40
articles a year it must reject $500
Probably many Of the rejected contri
buttons are not meritorious, but IL Is
reasonable 10 suppose that If the Cen
turv had room for larger number it
would give place to some that are
turned down. other magazines
nave a similar experience. the supply
being enormously in excess Of IN d. p
mand. Tire same rule obtains in the
literary weeklies, the Sunday paper ,
and in the many daily journals thai
print ser ials or stories complete IN
one issue" All along the line there is
a great and growing redundancy
II Where a respectable prize is offered
for the best Story or essay the num6e
Of comp titots is astonishing The
offer of 500 for an article OF 2 00C
words on almost auy question of gen
!, eral interest will bring 10 200 or 3O'
competing essays, maay Of them o
high character A like offer for th,
best short story has been known T.
elicit 400 responses. The facts fur
pished are not cou1 acive TO encourag
ing people II literary turn who
enter upon literature as vocation
The magaz nes and other periodical
pay high prices only to writers wh'
have climbed the hill and esta blisheC
reputation that has created a de
mand for their work, or TO public meI
whose views on prominen' question
make prof able matter for publica
, ton. In the future, as in the past
the greatest literary successes wll
probably be achieved by persons VIII
are not compelled to write as mean
of subsistence.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
SAVED HIS BEAR.
Although lie had to Take Plunge II
tho river.


Although lie had to Take Plunge In
tho river.
S. S. Badger, a hunter OF renown,
arrived lately in san Francisco from
Sisl1iyou county, after an exciting cx-
perience with four large bears, ir
which he narrowly escaped with his
life He told the story.as follows;
81 was hunting." he said, "on White
Rock creek, In Tr nifty county, and
had an Indian with me named Gordon
We saw four bears standing close TO-
gether about half mile away, and
Immediately began TO steal up toward
them. | picked out a huge black bear,
the only one in the group of that
color, and told tho Indian TO select
one Of the other three. He singled
one out and we kept crawling up.
When we got close enough we both
olazed away. / caught my bear n
little back of the heart, but he keeled
over, and in place Of lodging IN tho
bank rolled into White Rock creek.
1t is q good deal OF river, and as
lid not want TO lose the bear rushed
up and plunged in.
There was an awfully swift cur
rent, and the water, which was icy
cold came pretty near TO my neck
AS the deal bear cams floating by I
made grab for him. Ho was very
heavy, and nearly swamped me.
Down we went, swirling In the depths.
It was all could do to get out, but /
finally did, and saved the bear. The
Indian got his bear al right | have
neyer seen so many bears anywhere
rs there are in that pars Of the coun-
try. You can see them everywhere.
didn't bother much with other
game, except to kill couple of deer
that came in the way The bears
we're the attractive game and we
found them on all sides of u.s."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

that you stand on-with cough or
old. and your blood impure. Out of
just such conditions as these con es
consumption.
You must do something. In the
earlier stages of consuu piion, and ln
all the conditions that l.at to it, nr.
Pierre's Golden Medical Discovery is a
certain remedy This serofuious af-
fecliou OF the lungs, liNe every other
form of scrufula. can be cured by it.
I'm severe, lingering coughs all bron-
HAL, throat aud lung atfe tions, and
every disease that can be reached
through the blood it is the cnly med
inc so effective that can be guaran-
iced. If it doesn't benefit or cure you
you can have your money back. Ner-
vous prostration and debility are con-
quered by il,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

rhey Dld their rove-aIakiag Upon the
GalloMa.


have heard of many queer places
selected By young couples for their
love-malxing aud. in fact, have per-
sonal knowledge Of several who found
their chief delight in spooning in
some cemetery; but never, until few
lavs ago. have heard of "a gallows
oeinV chosen for such recreation a
young friend Of mine hasa sweetheart,
: handsome young clerk in So. Louis
landy store.
The young folks are but seldom
alone together for more than few
minutes, and when they do gcta chance
20 enjoy each others company with
ut outside Interference they make
4 she most of their opportunity One
vc7ing the young lady left her work
t.ueu Scr than usual. She sent
~ s... 10 MY fri nd, who at oneo met
her. and proposed that she 60 with
him to the Four Courts, whore he bad
a small business matter to attend to,
after which they would enjoy them
selves. She agree /. As the two
we're leaving the Four Courts
.he girl asked her companion to
show her through the building.
This was done. He took her "a
the morgue; then he took her through
. ie door into the yard in which
stands the gall1ws. She eviuced great
Interest in this structure, and finally
the two mounted the steps and stood
looking down the trap through which
sveral souls have shot TO eternity.
The giri shuddered The young man
noticed this and passed his arm about
her waist Then he proposed that
hey sit down awhile Tney sat. For
an hour those two sat, with feet dang
ling through The trap and arms about
each others waists, and INDUCED in
the interchange OF sweet words and
sweetor caresses with which lovers
are wont TO pass their time.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
CLEVER COMPANY.
And Some bright play s--Thespian Amuse-
ments.

And some Bright Play s--Thespian Amuse~
ments.
The Spring field, tMo) Democrat
says At the Baldwin last evening
Hennessy lie Royle's clever company
presented the brilliant comedy, by
Wits Outwitted," preceded by the pa
thetic little curtain raiser, Drifting
Apart. ITO say the audience was amused
and entertained to their hearts con-
tent would be drawing it mildly
Without a doubt the performance was
one of the most finished and clever
comedies ever seen in the city. In the
character of Don Jose Rodriguez lie
Royle is thorough success, and as
Fernando Miss Ber nice Howard could
not be improved upon. The other
mem bers of the company are strong
A beautdul stage setting IN the sec
oud act called forth round of ap-
plause. At the McKennon November
"a
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
srnpLus or LIrERAruRE.

Although most Of the great writers
whom this country has produced
have passed away. leaving no success
sors ia their various lines Of work, we
still have historians, noyelists, auo
poets Of 60 a repute and there is NJ
solid foundation for he pessimisti,
belief, fr Qpentiy depressed. that We
have seen the last of literary greai
ness 10 the United states. In the
large number u persons now trainin
fer literary rRreer, it il not pBre1s-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
EYES OF THE WORLD.



Mundy has been working hard in
the interest oi Guthrie, ana all busi-
ness men should show their apprecia-
ton of his work One of the best
Oh ds-ey G views of our ciiy ever takeu
vas pr' pareu especially for TINS trip,
SATURDAY last by Rich, the photo
grapher No one in the city should
fail TO view the fine display OF the
photographers, They Will Ue vie wed
ny million people ON Mundys trip.
Every conceivable way of placing our
CITY JrIOte the eastern people VIII be
ecuuouitaHy shuwH. No $, hene has
ever been workeG wherein p ace can
be SO. effcetuailY placed before the
eastern people as in this way.
Some Of the points that will be
visited: Piattsbutg. LeAirR Rton. Bu~k-
l'n, La Piatt, Medili. 'jatasia, Fair
field, Burlington. Ne'5 ustOn, FL
Madison, Ormauda, 3i.les Nnr,r Surrey
Knot, Appleton, Laura, .ureviiie.
,hillicothc, Wilbern la Rose, Streu-
tor, Aucon, Kiusman, Coal City, Lo-
reuzo, Mill>dale, Joliet, LockporL
Willow Springs Chicago, thence 10
about forty points IN Indiana Michi.
gan, Ohio, Peunsvivania and New
York. We are sure to be known aud
appreciated 10y five hundred thousand
'astern people many OF whom are
/ looking wcst for investments. There
| is little doubt but what his schene
will be the cause Of hdndred thou
/ and dollars heiug invested in our ter
| ritnry within. the next year.
! lie will visit nbuut sixty towns west
| Of st Louis, on his re- urn trip
Arc vpt, uu-ara that coma pf the
/ eastern people are already OF the i'm
preston that our territory has had
| some what Of failure this past year,
and hesitate to give us the name we
| deserve? And we have got to dc
/ something to rio hit the wrong.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
A chesteraeldIan rhy.IeIan.

DR. Reid, the celebrated medical
writer. was requested by a lady Of
literary eminence 20 call at her house.
BE sure you reoollect the address, 4"
she said as She quilted the room; No.
! Chesterfield street, Madam said
the doctor. ~ am too great an admir-
err of politeness not to remember
Chesteraeld, ana, fear. too selfish
ever TO forget Number one
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16
CHATHAM ISLAND.
A Place Where Que Day In Every week
IL skipped Regularly.

A Place Where One Day In Every week
IL skipped Regularly.
"There is a small island in the South
Pacific" said John l.. Davis, veteran
sea captain, "whers there only ap.
pear TO be six days in the week This
extraor, mary phenomenon is brought
about by the location of the island.
Travellers around the world are ac-
luainted with the 'act that time is
lost while travelling east and gained
while travelling west, the difference
of time in trans Atlantic Journey
alone being about four hours. ] had
to run into Chatham islam once when
disabled and was amused to see the
way in which the people accepted
their fate in regard to the Jumping
of time. This little island is
Just on the limo of demarcation
between times ana dates. In order
to keep right wiSh the rest of tho
world Il IS necessary to skip from
noon Sunday to noon Monday every
week in the year, and hence the Joke
that IL is possible to spend whole
day at dinner without eating an
average meal. The island is so near
the Antarctic region that days ana
nights are altogether mixed up from
the idea Of an ordinary individual,
but this plan of jumping the afternoon
Of one Jay and the morning of the
next so as 10 keep in line with the al.
manac is something so ridiculous that
none b,,t a saafnrino man can auprc.
ciate il or understand tho necessity.
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Malking IN IIer sleen.

An old'colored "mammy" noted for
her originality in methods OF nursing.
declares that she cared a whole
family of sleepwallsers by placing a
strip Of oileloth each side OF the bed
the feet touching the cold hoor awalS-
ened the sleeper. Wet carpet on the
floor is a not unknown remedy ana a
bathtub of water where the wander.
ing sleeper would descend into it on
leaving his bed is the rather heroic
treatment sometimes resorted 10.
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Tmlns nt sIrtH.rhrnn.

In june, 1892, Mrs. Harrison Breed.
love, of Carson City, New, presented Aer
husband with a bouncing pair Of
twins This fact of itself $ not "out
Of the ordinary" but when it Is known
that the lady was 90 years of age at
that time. and the husband over TO-,
1t becomes an item worthy of record
all annals devoted 10 Oddities r.
speeting human beings. The Breed
loves are said to be the oldest couple
in the world that were ever so favored.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

TuERE are few blood thirsty radi.
calls IN Alabama who talk Of rebeliinS
against the legal authority of the
Stale And the strange part of the
whole proceeding is the evident sym
gaihy OF the Populists and Republi.
cans OF Kansas with the revolutionary
talk. There is very little differenc,
after al between Kansas Pop ano
kepub An the government theN
recognize is that controlled by pard
sans OF their choice.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

Electricity is invading every avenue
Of domestic and public life. One of
the most recent developments is its
use as a likely an@sthc tic. Painless
operations have been conducted under
its influence aud IL is sal that re-
markable cares have heen obtained in
lumbago and rheumatism by simply
pressing n small spacially-shapod in
candescent lamp on the skin at the
scat Of the pain
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

EDITOR lsENBFBG Of tbe Enid Wave
Is experiencing trouble in urging h.
subscribers 10 pay up, and threatens
20 discontinue the publication of hi
daily This will leave the west side
without daily publication. Their
are six daily papers now being pub
lished In the territory
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1894-11-16

For the annual meeting of the Mis-.
>issippi Valley Medical association To
be held at Hot Springs Ark Nuv. 20
10 "a, the Santa he route will sell
excursion tickets for the round trip AT
one fare; ticNets on sale Novem Der s..
10 and 20 imited cDntlnuou, passage
VI ca direction, flnal Unit NOV. 80,
1894 Il. II. Delaney, AGENT