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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-03-30
FEAR FOR HIS LIFE.
AN Abilene Farmer Disappears with In-
dications Of Suicide.

ABILENE. March 30 Considerable
anxiety is being felt concerning the sud-
den and mysterious disappearance of II.
G. Sexton. we'll known farmer living
near the river southwest 81 town Mr.
sections wife died a lew weeks ago.
leaving him with four small children.
Since his bereavement. he has been very
Respondent, and has taken little interest
in life.
Saturday he came to town with a small
rifle. which he tried TO trade for a larger
one at Hashagens gum store. Tot max
ing the trade he returned later and got
the gun. He was seen by Elder Clark
that evening. but no further trace has
been found of him by his family
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rus oVEH - mans.
A FARMER Near council Grove RUN n
L. IL. IL. .----

A Farmer Aear Council Grove Hum Down
bF nn Engine.
COuNCTL GROVE, March 80 Lhe Res
publican gives the following. Monday
afternoon about 3 $50 O'Clock John Stevens.
a Swede. was driving home from Dwight
where he had taken load If hogs lar
Peter SweusOu. and when crossing tMe
Rock Island track about mile wesr 81
town was run into 1y ana engine ana
tender.
The horses escaped miulureL huf hlr
Stevens was Instantly alilel. II 4uUaafs
THAT lie was watching = freight tra.l
front and was not looking for of eH rec.
ING anything close behind tHe fr..-af
train being followed by au engine aaa
tender
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THE SPEAKERS.

Tile disagree cement over the sub5ect
among tile Women.
The members of the Topeka Equal
Suffrage association keep the average
newspaper reporter ia constant suspense
as to which is which, and what IL what
One day one member tells 4 paper one
thing and another day another mem Der
states the same subject in an opposite
hight Ihe newspaper being 2 mirror of
events can consequently butt reflect the
confused state Of facts the sufragists in
slst on presenting.
There seems TO have been a determin-
alton on the part Of one faction TO put
Airs. Lease on the list and IS forcible
stand on the part of fhe other contingent
to not let the interesting speaker appear.
member Of the association tells as
that there is a state committee, composed
I'D part by local members, appointed to
select and decide upon the speakers,
that the local organization had nothing
the local association was simply to enter
tain the speakers selected and look after
certain other details. The state COM
mlttee says it selected speakers of diff
lereuI politics, among them AIRS. Johns,
the Republican, and 0Irs. Diggs. the
EOpuIIst. and that the main reason Ii did
not put Mrs. Lease on the list IS because
she said she did not Scare TO be am
nounced and be used to draw crowd.
The local association. seems t0 have
taken ADVANTAGE of the general desire To
hear Mrs Lease talk 10 get MP public
call with FER name In the list. The
latest confused fact comes ont today 10
an assertion that Mrs Lease has de-
clIned to accept the call, saying She
does not care to speak when there is SO
much cOmmOtIOn over the matter. Next.
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TRAIN VvREoI1EH BoUND OVER.
watson the Wouidbe 81. *. 81 r. KyrecIser,
aIakes q I,Artial oomIeasinn.

Makes "a Partial Confession.
PARSONS. March 5O.=Ned Watson the
colored man, who made an attempt 10
wreck the south bound passenger 0n the
Dr., is. & 4 railroad three miles south Of
Oswego last Friday, was taken before
Justice heirsey az OswegO last Tuesday
for preliminary hearing. lie waived eX-
animation and was bound over in the sum
of 81, 900 To appear 40 the next term Of
the district court
He made a partial confession of his
guilt. and says that he turned out the
switch lights. and also that he piled the
ties on the track. which came So near res
sulting IT'D disaster for several parties. as
well as the destruction of property.
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houses ana the mainland, one by Defend
ant Breckenridge for requiring people Iiv-
ing ia boats on the rivers to take ont III
cense for so doing and a vast array of
bills 10y Mr. McGanu and others to protect
free laborers against convict made goods,
foreign and domestic. All these are dis
cussed aa length but no mem BIER of the
judiciary committee IS bold enough to say
which wiz become laws.
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While Telling Woman Her Hines
Was only Trihing, she DIed.

while Telling Woman Her Illness
was Only THRILLING. she DIed.
PITTsBURG. Kas.. March 3O.=Last night
Mrs j. d. Sturges ate hearty supper.
and repaired to the parlor with her
family For several days Mrs Sturges
has complained of pains IT'D the back Of
the neck and head, and it was finally de
cided to call ia DR.. A. o. Blair. who after
an examination, said she had a bad cold
and would be all right til few days
While they were talking the wOman's
head fell forward and within ten minutes
She was dead, the doctor ascribing her
demise to hemorrhage Of the brain or
ap0plexy.
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Sues roH aao.ooo.
Section Hand Wants That Amount Of
Damage from the santa re.


EuPORIA. March Reuben Klingin-
smith, who lost leg and an arm ia the
wreck of the work train at Lang station
on the goth day of June, 1898 yesterday
brought suit against the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fee railroad company for $4,000
damages.
klinginsmith was d section hand at
Lang and was riding I'D the en-
CINE Of the train going down the road
few miles to assist ia unloading some
ties. About mile east Of Lang the en-
CINE was derailed and took I'd the ditch.
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Leaving KANsAs.


Palmer for 9EanEsoDa-
SIR jon. March 3O-A dispatch from
Palmer. Kan. to the Daily News. SAYS
that fwenty-one car loads Of French emi-
grants are ready % leave that place for
Manitoba Immigration agents Of that
territory have been in this section for
some time and last week party Of
twenty-five Russians passed through
here for the north.
The people most sought By these emi-
grafton agents are the colonies of for
eigners which have been formed in Kan
sas. Iowa, Nebraska and western Mis-
souri,.
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SUNDAY CLosTNo AT PEABODY.


PEABODY. March 30-The closing Of
the postOhice news stand last Sunday, by
the mayor has caused considerable talk
the past week The law is very explicit
on this point. and forbids the sale OFF
goods other than drugs and other articles
of absolute necessity on the first day Of
the week.
The sale Of fruits, nuts, cigars, tobacco.
etc. IS undoubtedly illegal The power
to close these places. however. rests
solely with the county Attorney the
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FIGHT is BITTER
Enemies of the Wilson Tariff
Bill,
Say the Senate Has Made it
Worse.
RADICAL MEASURES
VIII Follow Income Tax III lis
Feared.
RADICAL MEASURES

WASHINGTON. March 30.=TSpecia1. l-
The senate has allowed itself a deal Of lei
sure Of JAKE adjourniug from Friday TO
Monday and even from Thursday, and no
secret is made of tine fact that the spokes-
men use the time in examining Cor the tar
if debate. The Republican senators are
unusually comm gnicative as to the line
they viii take and listen willingly and in
some cases eagerly TO amy enc who has
suggestion to make. Fla fact their unusu-
ally receptive condition raises doubt ifthey
are not seeking to create a contrast with
the action Of the finance committee ia re-
fusing hearings We are also promised
that there via be something really new ia
this debate
The general line Of the opposition, of
course, VIII necessarily be as il always has
been but there viii be some special attacks
GA the bill which viii give scope for new
matter. Two or three New England sena-
tors VIII devote themselves largely to what
they consider the extreme sectionalism of
the measure ia it's present shape. They
say it was very had az I'D came from the
house, but has been made very much worse
bF the senate committee, and that it has
been very slzillfully framed with a view to
giving enormous advantages 10 the cheap
labor Of the south; that it viii make that
labor destrucUively effective as against the
higher paid labor of the far northern
states
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mayor having no authority 70 do so, and
the people are greatly worked up over
this summary action 81 the mayor.
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T0-DAYss MARKET REPORT.


= = =
cain. I5r5yisions and stools. Real IS
ss.ta isuiIdins, corner Seventh and jack
son streets
HfcAF9t A aIeA 7V w neat was llll
today, reports pr crop damage preventing
---r+s haId D-,ieas fsirI1 sfaa,Iy NV
opened l4c higher I'll CO.,. sold down
ne and reacted rs the openinr price.
Corn was steady in sympathy with
wheat Nav opened unchanged at 37I5.
Iosd lsc. advanced re and reacted to the
@'.-s-i5,l- ,.7s.+a
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- -. - NEarIsee.

Americ'n Sugar Rely, 9Oss a. r. S. a..
la C., b. s. D.. S215; Erie. ISL; J. d
~ oll5i Missouri Pacific .; Read
ing 1lt8i Nev England 1924 Rock
Aslan4 'glss at Paul. GALS: Union Pa
enc III Western Union. S47Ss Chicago
Gas. 645S, Cordape. sOlS.
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From the Pacific coast VIII come Wig
or0us assault on the alleged antireci proof
~ features 81 the bin. and it is limited that
New y ork and Ohio VIII combine without
distinction 81 party in q fierce fight against
the income tax The history IF income
taxes la all ages is to be exhausted for prec-
edents- and it is scarcely an exaggeration TO
say that ali the books IN the Congressional
library which bear ola financial history
have been examined by senators or their
secretaries and all pertinent passages noted
and many of them copied OF course there
VIII be specific attacks upon the sugar,
iron. earthenware and textile schedules
1T seems to be admitted on both sides
that the adoption Of an income tax at this
time would be the entering wedge for q
general change ia the system Of taxation
This IS, say some Of the conservative
senators, probably tile beginning of &
very long and heated controversy 1T is a
distinctly conmunistic measure, Populist-
ic for the present and its triumphs at this
time would be serious matter indeed Tit
would at once crafty fhe cOmInunistic ell
ements and eive them just acknowledgements
enough 10 make them fight all the harder
and for many q year to come for more rad-
icaI measures. An the figures that the
department can furnish on the operations
of the income tax during the wan have
been ia bulated and are being studied and
arranged for effective presentation in the
debate In general i'd may lie said that
there IS at present promise of a debate of
a very high order
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Kirkpatrick's shoe store has been
moved to 133 Kansas ave.
Dress Patterns at Babcock s. Frosts.
I01 has- Ave
Kirkpafrick7s shoe store has been
moved TO 733 Kansas ave.
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HnoeU n U9I0-
Latest things ont at
BABcoCK s. FRosr's.
TO1 Kas Ave
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Kirkpatrick's shoe store has been
moved TO 1913 Kansas ave.
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kirkpatricks shoe store has been
moved TO 1913 Kansas ave.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
DEATHS.
las B. Munro, aged

In this city, May %, Thomas B. Munro, aged
70 years months.
Funeral on Thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clk,
In North Yarmouth. May %, Harriet E., wife
OF Samuel s. Latham, of Pownal, Maine. aged
63 years.
Funeral THURSDAY afternoon at l o'clock,
from the residence OF her sister, Mrs. Mary S.
Perley. North Yarmouth.
In tn city. May 21, Elizabeth A, wife of
Charles f. Lombord, aged 43 years.
Funeral on Thursday afternoon at $50 o'clk,
from her late residence, No. 80 Gray street.
In Lyman, May 1S, Horace Enlmons, aged
6S years.
Iii Kittery, May 10, Capt Thomas Stewards,
Iii in Wells, May 8. Mrs. Lydia Maxell, aged
As years.
In Bridgton. Mrs. Nancy Bridges.
In Boothbay Harbor May IT, Samuel F. Hall.
aged 80 years.
In Bangor, May 1s, Ann S. Sanborn, aged 45
years.
In Biddeford. May IT, Barton B. stavley, aged
| % years.
In Islesboro, May IA, Mrs. John M. Wood.
III Westport May 15, Mrs. Mary A. rarbox,
| aged 81 years.
In Madison, May IL. Mary j. Merrill, aged
| 63 years.
In South Tnomaston, May G, Mrs. Mary Fisk,
| agsd A years
At Owls Head, May 5, Robert Rogers, aged
| 80 years.
In Rockland, May 5, Mrs. Sarah U. Brewster
| ged 81 years.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
pastor of Pine street church. They res

pastor of Pine street church. They res
ided during the first years of their mar
ried life in this city, then moved to
Pleasantdale, and finally having built
their present home on Gray street,
moved there, where she has resided for
the past eight years. She leav, three
daughters, Mary Eleanor, age is years,
Hattie Louisa, age is years, and Ger
trude Estelle, aged IL years. Mrs.
Lom bard was possessed of all the essen
tial qualifications to win the esteem
and respect of her family and friends.
She has ever been a kind and careful
mother and her efforts have always been
band and children: she had also pro-
vided home and mothers care for
her orphan nephew, Charles H. Lom-
her friends, and her decease at this
time has caused loss to her family
which will be sadly felt.
THE funeral services will take place
at 9s Gray street, at $50 O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon. X.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
Portland Directory

Volume thirty-fve of the Porth Direc-
tory comes to us with the pledt assur-
ance that Notwithstanding all q adverse
circumstances of business tlgh the
country the past year. Portlan4s main
tanned steady growth. The is grow
ing more beautiful every year the i'm
provement of her parks and prqades, in
the increase of stately and el@t build
ings for business and residenclOur city
engineer has given 120 stretches and
grades for building purposes ring the
year. There are but 134 vacan lsidences
against 233 last year at this tim There are
about 1900 more names in this bobhan last
year. The savings banks have lived in
creased deposits of over $125,bve the
preceding year. The state assess give the
total valuation of the state for as $2.0,-
812,7S2, against $65, $40, ,401 for 18& gradual
and healthy advance. The indules of the
city and state show gradual lease and
fairly prosperous business.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
THE MIANTONOMOH.
She VIII Visit Portland ON the Glori-
Gus Fourth.

At the Request of Ex-Speaker Reed-she
Is a Double Turreted Monitor-Was
Built in 1876.
On the glorious Fourth, that is to ex-
ceed all other Fourths, if report be true,
we are to have special attraction in
the shape of no less distinguished and
interesting visitor than the double-turret-
ed monitor, Miantonomoh, which is
coming here at the request of ex-Speaker
Reed. This famous and formidable war
yards at Chester, at a cost of 81, ,637. 110.
Her keel was laid in 1874, and she was
launched in 1876. She is of 1890 tons
displacement. Her length on the water
line is $50 feet; her extreme breadth, Sc
feet; her mean draught, ID feet, inch
es; the horse power of her engines,
1900; her maximum speed, 12 knots. Her
battery consists of four ten-lnch guns
and eight secondary guns. The armor
on the turIets is IL 1-3 inches thick, and
ON the sides the armor belt varies in
thickness from seven inches amidship
to five inches at the extremities. The
coming tower is nine inches thick. The
armor is compound armor," and was
purchased in England in 1884. Her four
ten-inoh, breech-loading guns are in the
two armored turrets, of course. When
the Miantonomoh comes. sailing up Port
land harbor she will look more or less
like a small colony of semi submerged
round houses. followingIeach other like
a flock Of duckss. She will be an aston
ishing spectacle to the great majority of
Portland citizens, and the impression
she will impart is that she is either just
on the point of sinking herself or is ly-
ing low in the water as if she were
marine tiger, preparing to creep up and
leap upon victim.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
OBITUARY..


Elizabeth A. Lombard, wife of Charles
F. Lombard of this city, passed away at
her home, % Gray street, Monday night,
after lingering illness of nearly a
month. She had always enjoyed per-
feet health and possessed a rigorous con-
stitution, and becoming slightly i'll,
nothing serious was anticipated, but her
symptoms rapidly developed into typhoid
fever, which caused her hath.
Mrs. Lombard was born i, Chatham,
Miramichi, NIB, June 20 1851, and
was MARI ed in this city to Mr.. LON bard
March "a, 1874, the ceremony being per-
formed by the Rev. James V. johnson,
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
The slope of the western Pranade.

Yesterday, Mayor Baxter, the lrk COM
missioners and Brown estate trees went
to the Wetern Promenade and eAined the
adjoining slope controlled bye Brown
heirs. The Browns have severalnes made
proposition to exchange finland for
other land, owned by the city in different
locality. This spring the park colissioners
are pressing the matter and the pposition
is likely to be renewed. Therds also a
suggestion that the city adire the
property from the Browns by pu base and
pay for it little at a time each yr. Mayor
Baxter and the park commissid drs think
that the city ought to secure Improperly
at once. They think it would great
addition to our park system andcould be
imroYed at comaratiYelY small eAse.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23

The case of Charles B. Lancaster of New
ton, Mass, VS.. the Columbian Lasting
Machine conn any, was before the United
States circuit court yesterday. Ambrose
Fernald and Symonds, Snow & Cook ap-
peared as counsel for the plaintiff and Gen.
J. J. Perry and Mr.. Abbott of Boston, for
the defendant. Hearing was held April sc
on the application for preliminary injunc-
tion to restrain the transfer of patent
rights by the corporation, pending the suit.
restraining order was issued to prevent
any transfer of the corporate rights until
the motion for the injunction could be
heard. Yesterday morning a hearing was
had on the motion and it was denied by the
court. Accordingly preliminary injunction
will not be issued.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23

The Portland Directory library, estab-
lished by the Brown Thurston company, is a
most admirable reference library for the
use of persons wishing to ascertain the ad-
dresses of parties living in other cities. The
Portland Directory Library contains
directories Of more. than 800 other cities and
towns in the United States and Canada.
The maintenance of library of this size
entails large expense annually and, as a
large proportion of the people who use it do
not assist by their patronage, the firm has
decided to charge ga nominal fee for con-
sulting it to all persons who are not their
DatrOnS
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
Committee on Claims.

The committee on judicial proceedings
and claims held meeting yesterday. The
Long wharf owners who claimed damage of
$3.50 to their property by the bursting of the
sewer will be offered $lOO in the payment of
the same.
The Forest City Creamery ask for damages
to their horse and wagon caused by de-
feet, as they say, in the street. The COM
mittee felt that the damage was caused bv
the improper packing of the street nine
that connects with the boiler in the Store,
block, which conveys steam to buildings in
the vicinity, and that the city is not liable
in such case. They referred the matter to
the city solicitor.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
Westbrook Seminary.

The annual class day exercises will take
place in All Souls church, Deering, Friday,
May 25th at o'clock in the afternoon. This
will be the programme: Music, prayer,
music, oration. poem, history, music,
prophesies, will, presentations, music, bene-
diction, music. Painting the class ivy at the
close of the exercises. The music will be
furnished by Gilbert's orchestra of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
InterschoIastic Meetine.

The Official Program of the 4th Annual
Championship Contest of the Maine Inter
Scholastic Athletic Association, at Fairfield
Trotting Park, June O., at l.3O P. NJ wilI;have
the following program:
12O Yds. Hurdle Race, Trial; l. 2 Mile Walk Walk
100 Yd Dash, Final 220 dY Hurdle Race
Trial; Mile Run; 22o Yd. Dash, Trial; IL
Mi Nile Bun. 22o @ Yd. Hurdle Race, Final; Il
Yds. Dash, Final
Field-Running High Jump; Putting the
Shot; Running Broad Jump; Pole Vault;
Throwing the Hammer; STANDING High Jump.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
A BAD ACCIDE
Alfred Walker, So Years OnOcked
OFF His Bicycle
BY Two Men in Team, Whtye On
DR., Nickerson Was on tot and
Cared for the Injured Mar

BY Two Men in Team, WhiVe On-
DR.. Nickerson Was on tot and
Cared for the Injured Mar
At about seven O'Clock !vening,
Mr.. Alfred Walker who shis age
as 81 years. and his resid as 262
Brackett street, was riding a e at the
head of Park street. A singln, with
two men, driven rapidly, came behind
him and very carelessly, as soithe by
ISLANDERS say, ran into him. He:nocked
over, the wheels of the carIpassing
over his bicycle, and the huI of his
right arm was broken short off,houlder
joint thrown out and the end ne ulna
(the forearm bone) forced out ugh the
skin. In fact the arm was hpout as
much as it could be by such c1dent.
DIR. Nickerson happened todrlvlng
there, and came up just in to see
Walker struggling on the 81. lie
carried him to his home and vie assist
ance of DR.. o. P. Smith set theen bone
and dressed the wounds. 1t wiad acc1-
dent and the use of Mr.. Walkerm may
be permanently impaired. He watch
maker at 81 Temple street.
The two men in the team dron with
out a suggestion of stopping pc what
damage they had done.
At 10 o'clock last night Mr.. <er was
quite comfortable. He knew ng of his
danger until he felt himself knl down
Whether the men in 1.-The teamuted o.
not nobody knows, but Mr.. Cls Plum
mer, the plumber, says they ' driving
faster than six miles an hour. plso say
that Mr.. Walker fell on his elbow
doubling his arm under him. bicycl
came over him, his leg was thT Tthrougl
it and he was held firmly as in ce.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
Portland ComDany

The stockholders of the Portland COM
pany, at the annual meeting held yesterday
afternoon, reelected the following
directors: Weston E. Milliken, James
Munroe, Franklin Payson, James G. Jordan,
John f. Randall and Charles r. Milliken.
The board organized with franklin G..
Payson as president; James E. Greensmith,
general manager; Byron D. Verrill.
treasurer, and r. D. Bean, clerk.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23

In making up your list
for the season, which will
begin soon, remember
that this store is head
quarters for everything
in Tennis Goods. We
carry a large stock of all
the leading Rackets from
the best known makers,
and we show a superb
line Of professional Rack
cts of superior quality,
made especially for us.
We shall continue to
keep up our famous lines
so we'll liked last season,
including the portland
Favorite," "Old Orch
ard," "Bowdoin" and
"Matchless," which cost
from $3.50 to Sc. Balls,
nets, ropes, pegs, mark
ers, racket presses and
all other requirements of
the game.
Special prices to clubs
ordering a quantity.
Catalogues.
The Portland daily press., 1894-05-23
EVERGREEN CEMET.
A Valuable Tract of Land Piased by
the Trustees.

The trustees of the Evergreeemetery
yesterday purchased the Goss eb adjoin-
ing Evergreen Cemetery, and will be
added to that beautiful city one dead.
There are 10000 square feet of ] in the
Goss property, or nearly an acrd three
quarters. The price paid is noten.