The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-01-03
RATS GNAW BODIES.
Horrible Discovery Made IN an
Upper Room.
REMAINS OF TWO PEOPLE FOUND

HI vacant Room Near the Police
eaatEon-Hso the BODIES Belong TO the
Medical College,
Two dead bodies in state Of decay;
one the remains Of a white woman in tire
prime IF life, and the other Of colored
girl less than ten years old, were discover
ed by the police last evening ia the build
ing diagonally across the street from the
police headquarters at Fifth and jackson
streets, next to the vacant lot on the
southeast corner, over feed store.
The bodies are in a room on the sec
ond floor overlooking the alley The
room is one about twenty feet square
and the bodies lay on carpenters bench,
covered partially with a grain sack The
room is otherwise deserted except for
stuffed wildcat i'm one corner. The floor
is covered with dirt and old papers.
Persons living in the other part of the
building had noticed q strong and dis
agreeable odor since Sunday, which led
to the investigation. The police were
notified. They found access to the room
by he front way impossible and the OH
GERS had to lay plank from d rear porch
of the next building into the window of
the room.
The discovery was made more CHASTITY
by the fact that the rats were assisting
time in the destruction of the bodies.
The remains, the police say, belong to
the Kansas Medical college. Tho they
are or where they came from. is not
known. The police say also that the
bodies were put ia the room by order of
Dr. AllzIre, one Of the faculty of the
Medical college. They have learned
that one body was put there Saturday
snight and another Sunday.
The police decided that the case was
one for the sanitary department and not
for the coroner. The matter was accord
ingIy referred to Sanitary Officer Van
derpOOI. who went to the room and made
personal survey. He reported the case
to Sergeant Hudson, who viii order the
remains removed TO some other place
where they viii not be offensive.
Today the occupants Of the building
are moving out pell-mell- N. D. Lam
ders, of the Transportation company, IS
removing, and he says several others are
The bodies had to all appearances been
dead a month or five weeks. A light
coating Of lime failed to have the de
sired effect, and the presence Of the
bodies can be detected across the alley.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
I 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 inHamed con
dItion of the mucous lining Of the
eustachian tube. When this tube gets
4 inhamed you have a rum bling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when Il Is en-
tirely closed deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition. hearing VIII be destroyed forevers
nine cases out Of ten are caused by
catarrh. which is nothing but an inhamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We viii give one hundred dollars for
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot BE cured By Halls Catarrh
Cure Send for circulars. free.
Fl. J. CHENEY 81 Co., Toledo, Q.
aN Sold by druggists, Toe
Fire. smoke and Water.
The $4,000 stock Of clothing, hats
caps. boots. shoes furnishing goods. lin
ems, fannels- blankets, etc, belonging TO
B. Cohen, 800 Kansas avenue, which was
damaged by fire smoke and water. on the
der Of the insurance companies, and must
be sold at once. Sale commences w ed
nesday, January 3, 1894, until everything
is sold Come early So YOU can have q
chance to get the best bargains. Re
member the sale at at 300 Kansas avenue
southeast corner
Every man in the employ of the Chi
cago City Railway company from the
president down, 5000 in all. have been
the smallpox scare now on
Ennis lodge No. 81, Degree Of Honor
viii have public installation and q
musical entertainment by the Ideal Con
cert 90. tonight at the hall of Capital
lodge No. 3. Every body invited.
Try Phillips mineral water. Tt is con-
sidered the finest water for the stomach.
81 NJ. Eighth avenue Try it.
Try us-Peerless Steam Laundry.
Good value, Furman's s. shoe.