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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-19
Report Says He Has Lost the
Use of One Hand.
1t is an Aggravated Attack of
Writers Cramp.
NERVES SHATTERED.
It is Impossible for the Presi-
dent to Hold Pen.
Many Believe the Ailment More
Serious Than Admitted.

NEW YORK, Oct 19.-Fron Gray Ga
bles comes the news that President
Cleveland has been seized with a severe
attack Of writer's cramp, which SC far
has obstinately refused to yield to the
treatment of the eminent physicians
called to administer to the distinguished
patient During the past two years
nearly every i'll that flesh is heir to has
been attributed to President Cleveland,
but there really seems to be no doubt
that the nerves controlling his hands and
fingers are shattered.
The attack came upon the presi-
dent entirely unexpectedly, there
having been hardly premonitory
vious to September 27 he had been en-
joying really better health than before in
several years, but on that date his nerv-
GUS system seemed TO suffer complete
collapse. This condition lasted several
hours, but when the president finally
pulled himself together il was found i'm
possible for him to hold pen in his
fingers.
One physician has advanced the theory
that the ailment is one that can be over
come by the exertion of will power.
Strangely enough, however, President
caAnot possibly control his nerves suf-
ficiently to guide pen intelligentiy, and
80 far has utterly refused to try. This
puzzles the doctors completely, and they
are at a loss to decide upon the best
method Of treatment
The family physician, while admitting
that the president is not entirely well.
declares that complete rest is all he
needs, and that his present trouble will
disappear in about three weeks. The
news Of President Cleveland's trouble
reached this city several days ago, butno
one seemed to have been reliably inform
ed of the matter until today.
Hardly anything else has been discuss
ed at Democratic headquarters, many
seeming TO believe the trouble to be much
more serious than had been admitted
Chairman John Boyd Thacher, however.
said that he had heard from Buzzards >
Bay today and that he was in position to
reassure the presidents friends.
"It is an ordinary case Of writer's
cFemp,y said Mr.. Thacher, "and that IS
never serious l am assured that it is
gradually disappearing. and that in few
days MrCleveland will be as well as ever"
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Missouri presbyferians Didn't Readily
Agree o. tines Proposition That Liquor
H. EVIL

Missouri Presbyterlans Didn't Readily
Agree o. .thes Prop position That Liquor
EsxdI.
BRookFrE4Dy Mo, Oct 19.-Consider-
able discussion resulted 1T the confer
ence Of the Missouri Presbyterians- over
the adoption of the following resolution,
which was finally indorsed:
Whereas, The liquor traffic il one of
the permanent evils which is hindering
and destroying the. work Of the churches,
and
Whereas, II is evil and only evil, and
Whereas, Jesus Christ, our blessed
Lord, has manifested that he might de-
stroy the work Of the devil and we, the
followers. must continue that work, there
fore be it
Resolved That It i the duty Of every
church member to ever and always
speak and pray aud labor against the
liquor traffic and that it Is the sense OF
thIs synod that While il is not within the
province of the church to dictate to any
man how he shall vote. yet the synod de-
clares no political party has the right to
expect the support Of the Christian men.
20 long as that party stands committed to
d license policy or refuses To put itself on
record against the saloons
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SIX INDICTED.
Indictments Found Against Six
Santa Fe Officials.
Result of Interstate Commerce
Commission investigation
NAMES OF THE MEN.
J. W. Reinhart and J. a. Hanley
Are On the List.
Nelson Norris and Other Pack
ers Are Also Named.
NAMES OF THE MEN.

CHICAGO. Ill, Oct 19. Indictments
against six officials and exotic
iaIs of the Santa Fe rail-
road system were returned today
for violations of the Interstate commerce
law. The authorities refused to give the
names of the officials, but stated that the
warrants will be served tomorrow.
The indictments are the result Of in
vestigation of the charges that the Santa
Fe has paid millions OF dollars in rebates
to shippers.
It was stated this afternoon that two of
the indicted were Nelson Morris and j.
w. Reinhart The indictment against
President Reinhart alleges that in April
and in October, 1892, he, while presi-
dent Of the company paid rebate Of 50
per car TO Isaac Thompson. Of Kansas
City. on several hundred car loads OF live
stock shipped to Chicago.
Dir. Reinhart is also charged with pay
ing ebates to g. Fl. Hammond 6 Co. Of
Hammond, Ind, on large shipments Of
stock. The Indictment against Nelson
Morris charges the packer with having
received a rebate from Reinhart
The indictment alleges that he shipped
stock from Kansas City to Chicago
under special rate allowed hi IN
Of $40 per car which was $500 per car
less than the rate of the company . 9
given in the tariffs flied BY the latter
with the interstate commerce commits
sion
Attorney Shields. who conducted the
investigation, said the other three indict-
ed men were not prominent, aud he
feared that they would run away if their
names were made public before the
warrants were served.
The penalty for the offenses charged
he said. was two years imprisonment or
4 fine Of $780, or both, in the discretion
Of the court.
Names OF the Indicted.
WAsHINGT0N, Oct. 19=The men in
violation Of the interstate law are. Mel
son Morris, the largest cattle ship
ship in the world General Manager
.Jenkins.of the Hammond Beef company;
Isaac Thompson, Of Kansas City; D. W.
Reinharf, formerly president Of the Santa
Fe road. and j. A. Hanley, general
freigh and traffic manager Of the Santa
Fe road. There are seven indictments
against these i've men.
AIdace +. Walker, the receiver of the
road, is still carrying on a search among
the records OF the company for vouchers
and receipts showing the payment Of re-
bates.
Mr. Walker will be called before the
federal grand jury in few days to give
further testimony. JaIhes s. Shields Of
Dubuque. Ia, who has charge Of the in
vestig cation. is not an attorney for the In
terstate Commerce Commission sim ply.
but was appointed by the attorney gen
eral Of the United States and holds COM
mission from that official. He has been
assigned to prosecute all violations of the
interstate commerce law in the northern
district of Illinois, and his relations to
the commission are not confined to the
Santa Fe case.
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HARRIsON's SECOND TRIP.
He starts Out on His Last speech Max
ing Tour

ing Tour
IEDrANAPoIIs. Ind, Oct 19.-Ex- Pres
fdent Benjamin Harrison started on his
second and last speech making tour Of the
present campaign over the Lake Erie &
Western At $50, six minutes late
Ft- Wayne il the objective point,
where the main speech Of the trip viii be
delivered by AIr- Harrison this evening,
but a half-dozen twenty minute stops
will be made between Indianapolis and
that city.
At Upton.
KoKoMo, Ind, Oct 19.-Short stops
were made at Cicero and Arcadia, which
were not on the schedule. AT Cicero
after few remarks by Gen Harrison,
beautiful specimen of the glass work
done 80 this place was presented TO the
aisting ui5hed guest
At Upton an enthusiastic throng ap-
plauded him as he stepped on the plat
form Of the car, and the applause fol
lowed him to the platform from which
he spoke.
He spoke in part, as follows 1--WE
have had hard times, and the hardness
touched every one The capitalist, who
had his money invested tn bonds and.
stocks, has found their value enormously
shrunk and his wealth greatly curtailed.
They tell us that times are improving. /
hope they are. Thank God the Republi-
can party has never yet made use of the
adversities Of this country for its sue
cess. LApplausel
The Democratic party has been with
out experience in governmental manage
ment, and the question now ia whether we
shall allow them to 60 on with their tinlx-
ering- Can the country afford to
educate that party into capacity for the
governments That is the question. The
old doctor has been 50 long out Of prac-
tice that he has forgotten; he has lost all
his knowledge OF the materia medica.
and he has been experimenting to find
out what effect particular medicines
would produce. / do not think we can
afford now to educate the Democratic
party in government
At NoblesviI1e.
An enormous crowd collected at No
blesville, tile first stop, and when the
train pulled up at the station General
Harrison made a short speech.
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FITZSIMMONS SIGNS.
1t is Reported that He Agreed to the
Eight Yesterday.


New York. Oct 19-It is reported
that Fitzsimmons signed the articles OF
agreement for fight with Corbett yes
terday. When he and Corbett met last
week both agreed to the articles which
Governed the Corbett- Sullivan match, but
when Fitzslmmons got TO Philadelphia
he objected 10 some of the conditions.
III the articles the appointment Of a
referee was to be left to the
club. Fitzsimmons refused to al
low the club to have all to say.
and wanted a clause inserted which
would give the principals of the fight
the right to declare whether or not they
would be satisfied with the referee.
Fitzsimmons' argument was that as he
thought the hackers Of the Florida Ath-
letic club were friends of Corbett, they
might appoint a referee agreeable to the
champion, but not to him. Corbett it
seems, consented to the addition Of this
clause.
Corbett also agreed to the new articles
as pre- pared by Captain Glori, Eitzsim-
mons manager, in striking out all refer
encea to the Police Gazette belt and con-
senting to five ounce gloves.
Corbett Hasn't Heard OF the signing.
ST LOUIS, Oct 19-James J. Corbett
arrived here this morning to pay flying
visit to sporting friends here. Asked
regarding his contest with Fitzsimmons
he said: "Fitz must sign the articles of
the agreement not Aat0E IMAM " GAucS-
day or / will drop him from considera-
ton. That man has chased around the
country airing his Intentions with ref
erence to me long enough l want him
to rake the match.
my theatrical season closes in May.
If Fitz has signed and everything Is all
right / will then GO into training or rather
preparation. O'Donnell keeps in good
trim. We spar during the play III lively
style, and as our habits ara COED, it will
not take US long to get into the pink Of
condition"
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THE PASSES CUT OFF.

The Ones Issued to shippers. Agents and
Conductors of Connecting Lines Discon-
tinued.
ST LOUIS, Oct 19.-The agreement
reached by the executive board of the
western and southwestern roads regarding
the restriction of free transportation for
the year 1898, covers the territory within
the jurisdiction of the Western Freight
association and the west trunk line com
mlttee, and probably before it becomes
effective the Utah and Texas Southwest
ern lines will cooperate. go all roads
west and southwest OF the Mississippi
will be united in a strong effort TO cut
down the pass lists for the coming year.
The Southern Pacific is also party to
the agreement.
The intent Of the agre ement is to limit
the issuance Of free transp ortation,
annual, time and trip passes, mile
age tickets and all forms Of
free or reduced transportation as
far as possible. No free or reduced
transportation is to be issued to influence
business IN either the freight or passen-
ger departments.
In general the policy will be to de-
cline to issue time or trip passes to agents
or conductors of connecting lines, or to
mem berS Of their families, Except upon
the request of the president, vice presi-
dent. general manager or general super
intendent of lines parties to the agree
cable lines. representatives. of foreign
lines, coal sales agents, coal agents. or
other commercial representatives of re-
frigerator, tank and all other private car
lines, not owned or controlled by the
lines subject TO the agreement
The exchange of annual passes shall
not be made to apply to lines of less than
20 miles in length, unless directly con-
nected with membership lines, and for
less than 100 miles in length, only three
passes shall be issued.
Business men or shippers, or those IN
a position to influence business, shall not
be furnished free transportation as
b0ndsmen or directors in local, or au1il-
fary com panies. nor shall shippers Of any
kind be placed on the pay-rOlls for the
purpose of furnishing transportation.
An executive committee has been
formed, of which Commissioner BIidgely
is chairman, and the membership com
posed of two managing officers of lines
at each of the following terminal points
Chicago. St Louis, Kansas City, Omaha,
St. Paul. Denver.
The members at each terminal point
will act As a ub-committee to pass upon
all applications for passes. originating in
the res pective territories and q daily re-
port shall be made of all applications
and the disposition of each application
to the chairman.
A managing officer. however, will have
the authority to issue a pass upon duly
notifying the chairman he had done 50.
The sentiment of some of the members
Of the committee was decidedly IN favor
of wiping out free transportation entire
Iy, but no minority report was rendered
Us it was known the foregoing would re-
ceive unanim US support.
It was drawn up much upon the lines
OF the anti pass agreement Of 1894,
which died before the snow of the
ground, from the effects Of an aggravat-
ment Will become effective January !,
1895.
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GOV. WAITE's TRIUMPH.
Horses Taken From his Carriage and wild
PopuIace Pull 1t.

AsPEN. Colo. Oct 19-The great event
of the Populist campaign in this county,
the appearance Of Governor Waite upon
the stump came off last night as billed.
Upon the arrival Of the governor on
the noon Rio Grande train, he was greet
ed by as noisily, enthusiastic a crowd as
ever gathered in Aspen The horses were
taken from the governors carriage and a
long rope attacked, by means OF which
a. many men and boys a. could get hold
dragged their idol about the streets.
headed by q brass band
BCsh opera house and rink were en-
gagged for the speakers, and both places
were filed to overhowinr. the entire
county conLri. ufinp To fha crowd
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DEBS IN NEW YORK.
He Is There in the Interest uf the Almeri
can RaIIgaY Union.


New YoRK, Oct. l9 Eugene ". Dehs.
leader of the late big railway strike. cnms
TO this city yesterday from Terre haute.
Ind.
II am here on an organization tour fur
the Railway union" he said. 81 small
stay for a few days only 10 visit the chief
railway centers ia the east Tonight a
will speak in Cooper Union where i shall
explain in detail the causes of the strik z.
its object and the lessons IL has taught
II have been a Democrat tor many
years. Now / am Popuiist. 4 am
confident that the P0pulisfs viii elect
president in 1900. ( don't wholly approve
the Populist party as il i now coasti-
tuted but think it Will improve every
year and finally change into working
mans party"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-10-19
THE ROOF GOING ON.

The Wooden Mill Now Almost a Completed
Structure.
The workmen are now putting the
roof on the wcolen mill and it is expected
that it will be entirely completed within
three weeks. Some delay was occasioned
by waiting for the timbers which support
the roof They had to be sawed for the
purpose. They are ten by eleven inches
and thirty-four feet IN length.
The management OF the mill claim that
the mill will be thoroughly fitted up for
machinery in two or three weeks time
after the structure is completed. BY the
1st Of December they expect to have the
mill in successful operation.
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NEW BASE BALL LEAGUE.
w. $. kalnes Was Elected President of
the New American AssocIatIon.

the NeW
PHILADEIPHIA. Oct 19-The pro-
moters Of the new American Association
Of base ball clubs met today at i o'clock
and elected w. S. kames of this city
president and secretary. Mr.. Kames
was formerly connected with the Ath-
letic club Of this city, a member Of the
American association.
The board Of directors is composed OF
the following cities: Philadelphia, Wash
ington, Pittsburg ana Chicago The Sc
lection Of the eighth club has been left
to committee comprising Philadelphia,
Pittsburg and Milwaukee with full pow
er TO act
The contract is brief not being over
200 words in length. The contract does
not contain any reserve option or release
clause. The delegates still in
sion, but expect to wind up their labors
late this afternoon.
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CAN'T EXPLAIN A PILL BOX
One or the Suspected Quantico Robbers
Leaves Link Out Of His story


CINCINNATI, Oct 19-Charles Morgan
field. the suspected Quantico train rob-
ber now under arrest here was notified
at the hospital today that IL was not nee
essary to ampufate his broken leg This
gave him the greatest satisfaction and he
consented to talk. He said he WAS q
gambler and spent his summers ia the
north and his winters ia the south
Being asked hew he came to BREAK his
leg boarding a freight train he said
he had come from Pi.fxburg on
freight and had got of at Winton Place.
He then tried to board another and was
hurt. He denied having been recently in
Cum mberiand Nd, but on being asked
how he got a pill box with The name OF
a Cumberland druggist, he said he
might have PASSED through Cumber-
land. He is still under charge Of the
police.
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ST PETEsBUEG. Oct 19.-The Novoe
Vremya declares that in the event of the
military Intervention Of Great Britain in
Afghanistan, Russia viii be compelled to
take similar action The Novoe Vremya
adds that this joint action upon the part
Of Great Britain and Russia will neces-
sarily lead to the partition Of Afghan
iatan between these two powers.
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New York, Oct ia special dis
patch from Panama. saws. a cerraapo,5-
ant in Caracas sends news of fhe slasstb ~
NelicianoT Alvezes. acting rrasidacf ~
the country From TeRucigalpa, Hon
duras. the correspondent sends word fba*
the proposed new constitution of thar
country will give suffrage to the women.
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San FRANcIsco. Oct 1g.-A body
washed ashore 1t san Diego IA sirca
been Identified ~ that OF J. H. Streid-
lngerr an engineer Of national reputa-
tlon, who had been living in San Fran
cisco Tor the last forty years. Now his
friends are exert1ng themselves to ind
whether his death was the result of muir
DER accident or suicide.
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SwanKfotIle Rev0ar.rzou.

MONTEvIDEO, Uruguay, Oct 19.-Ad-
miraI Saldanha da Cana banqueted a
number OF Brazilian officers last night
All drank to the success Of the revoIu-
tionary cause and pledged themselves to
take active part if the Brazil committee
here decides to continue~ the struggle
after the Inauguration Of DR.. Moraez as a
rar.aanid ant
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NEW YoRK, Oct. 19.-Judge L2cOmbe
in the United States circuit c6urt today
dismissed the writ Of habeas corpus in
the case of John James Howard, Levi p.
4forton's coachman. Under this ruling
Howard must 60 back 10 England
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DR. PAXTON,s NEW CHURCH
Much Speculation as to what Greed fsu
VIII Subscribe To.

NEW YoRK, Oct. 19-Rev. DR. John
R. Paxton, according to a rumor. intends
to build UP q new congregation IN thia
city. There is considerable speculation
as to what creed Or Paxton will sub.
scribe to, iuasmuch Az he declared e ems
phAtically when hs resigned from the
chnrch some time ago that whatever
course he would pursue be would cer-
tainly not raise his voice again iu behalf
OF Presbyterianism Dr. Paxton's form
or church was known as the "Church lf
the Millionaires.1 S600000,0 600 being rep-
resented by its pew hoIde.s.
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FOR OR AGAINST.
The Women WIN Ascertain what Men
Vote for Suffrage.

The TopekpossquaI Suffrage associa-
ton held 4 aAkR e yesterday afternoon.
The tins VA taken up in discussing
the best means of securing the poll Of
she voters on the suffrage amendment
Mrs. Lucia Q. Case, Mrs. a. Wardall and
Miss In Adams were appointed as a com
mittee to make arran gements for repre-
sentatives At each polling place.
The persons At each polling place will
have blank tally sheets, and as the tick
ets are counted a careful record will be
kept of the vozers Of each party who vote
for or agaInstNhe amendment
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ST PAUL. Mimi, Oct 19.-Charl Er-
misch aud Otto Wonigkeit were hanged
here this morning. These two young
desperadoes, wearing masks. entered the
saloon of l. r. Kohlman May =, com
manded every body IN the room to threw
up their hands and demanded the cash
at the bar. They then shot down and
lxfiIad TindhoIf the bar-keeper.
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AMSTERDAM PRoxIEs-

They Have Been Given to the Directors
Ticket 1t Is said.
New YORK, Oct. 19-An Amsterdam
cable received this morning states that
proxies for Atchison shares held IN that
city have been given for the directors
fIchrpt
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CHICAGO, Oct. IA method haa at
last been found BY a Chicago metal
worker Or soldering aluminium by heaf-
ing the metal and scrapiuE The surface ~
as to remove the oxydizing him until the
metal is s.tinned." This alloy used con
sists Of 30 parts Of tin, 20 Of silver, - nf
aluminium, and melts as $50 degrees.
Almost any tin solder viii do. hoWaNaE
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ST. Louis, Dct. IB.-Iha HeUuDIIeauE
Of the Eleventh Missouri congressional
district today renominated Charles E.
JOY, who was unseated by the pres
ent congress- ia favor Of john l-
O'Neu. Democrat The Republicans of
the Twelfth Missouri congregational did,
trict today nominated E-ank ~. seterrett
to oppose Hon seth NJ Cobb, Dempcrat,
now running for third term.
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a delightful surprise took place last
evening at the residence Of Mr. and Mrs
n. w. Null, corner Sumner and Penn
sylvania avenue, it being NIr. Mulrs
bors with everything good to eat were
present.
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LONDON. Oct 19.-The dowager
duchess of Montrose, who races horses
under the name OF Mr. Manton, Is re-
ported to be dying.
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OHIO TROUBLE NOT OVER.
Charges of Murder TO BE Brought Against
Sherin Cook and Col. Colt.

CLEVELAND, Oct. ia special from
Springfield to the Evening Post says:
The father of Smith Welsh. one of the
men killed outright at Washington Court
House, is having affidayits prepared
charging Sheriff Cook and Col. Colt with
murder.
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MELVILLE E. STONE,
General Manager.

ANADARkE. O. II, Oct ly.
To Melville II. Stone. General Manager; the As
sOcialed Press Kansas City, Mo.
aFlhe language. of my annual report
does not warrant any such absurd mis-
constituting as contained ia your dispatch.
The earnest desire and purpose of the
president ia maintaining the supremacy Of
law and civil government and the resto-
ration Of peace. with the least possible
delay, is too we'll known To be misunder-
stood or lightly appreciated
N EIs0N MTLEs. Major General