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A TEAR.
NEWSI APER LAWS.

NEWSI APER LAWS.
The following are the laws laid
down by the United States govern.
ment for the protection Of news
papers:
"If subscribers order the discon-
tinuance of their periodicals., the
publisher may continue to SEND
them until arrearages are paid.
If subscribers move to other
places without informing the pub
fishers, and their paper is sent to
the former place they are held re-
spOnsible.
The courts have decided that rev
fuslng to take periodicals from Of
fee before removing and leaving
them uncalled for is prima facia
evidence of intentional fraud.
If subscribers pay in advance
they are bound TO give notice to
the publisher at the expiration of
their time if they do not wish to
continue taking it; otherwise the
publisher is authorized to send it
on and subscribers will be respon-
sible until an express order to dis.
continue the paper with payment
of all IS sent TO the publisher.
Publishers of newspapers can
under law. arrest any man for
fraud who takes q newspaper and
refuses 10 pay for it. Under this
law it is dangerous trick for a
man to allow his subscription ac.
count to run on from six months
to a year and then tell the post
master to mark refused or to
send the editor a notice to discOn.
tinue the paper"
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Georgia marketed her first bale of
cotton for this season at Americus
on the 9th inst,
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The United States has recognized
the republic of Hawaii.
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The Picayune has established at Jackson.
the Capital Of Mississippi. q
BUREAU OF intelligence

Under the Personal Management Of that
Experienced and Accomplished
Mississippi Journalist.
EDGAR 8. WILSON.
who will discuss freely and broadly all
questions affecting the political. industrial
commercial and social life of Mississippi.
The Picayune has . correspondent a.
every important point in Mississippi
The Picayune enters Mississippi on the
day of Its publication every morning be-
fore 8 o'clock. and traverses Its territory
in numerous directions before nightfall.
Mississippi is thus supplied with q great
metropolitan newspaper. containing reports
of interest from every part Of the world.
At the same time. It gives to the people
of mississippi, besides the news OF their
own state. special timely comment on
everything Of interest to them, 80 that, to
oil intents and purposes. the Ptcayune has
become q Mississippi newspaper. without
abating any Of It's metropolitan character.
The Sunday P1csyune Is popular because
1t Is peerless.
The Weekly Picayune is necessary to
every weil-conducted household. and con-
tains more Mississippi news than any other
newspaper.
Daily and Sunday Picayuue. E. .$12 q year
Sunday Picayune. e................$2a q year
Weekly Picayune. .$l a year
NICHOLSON & CO., Proprietors.
New Orleans, La
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. drop leaf, fancy cover, two a,y. an.s l...
with nickel rings, and full 'es o. Aass ~
squal to any Singer Machine sold non " n
500 by Canvassers. The High am ~
has a self.set.ing needle and 'sllma
shuttle. A trial in your home before
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Nd save agents profits besides ssfSs "
eates Of warrantee for FIVE years. -
machine with name Of buanes
reference and we will ship one At ..!.. sss, =
COOPERATIVE SEWING MACnM,s a,,,s Z
sos s, Eleventh ST., PHlkAu...iLd ~ We
6N- I'VE PAY TAB FHh's"
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They VIII send twelve Columbia Photos
year for 01.10. It is neoessary to send q
cabinet or card photograph with order.
Our readers had better send for q sample
copy OF The Free Press and learn the par.
ticulars OF this remarka bic OfYsr which
thousands are taking advantage Of.
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UNIQUE PHOTOGRAPHY.

Photography 10 q wonderful art. Incred.
lble as It may seem, tits now possible by the
aid OF the camera to show the movements
Of q bird in Its flight. horse at its swiftest
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leaves the gun. Very much
more that Is most marvel
Gus has been accomplish
ed In Photography. The
publishers OF tho renowned
and popular family weekly,
The Detroit Free Press De-
trOit, Mich. have recently
been experimenting in the
direction of rapid and &C.
curate reproduction OF pho
tographs and now an.
nounce that they are pro.
pared to make artistic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-11
SHOES AND OFFICES.
Some News Notes of Personal and Gem
erAI Interest.

Some News Notes of Personal and Gem
erAI Interest
Train Master II. A. Tice is in Atchison
today.
Engineer Thos. Strunk of the Santa Fe,
is in Emporia with his family for a few
days.
The new Santa Fe passenger coach
3OS, will leave the paint shop on her first
trip tomorrow.
Santa Fe Engineer Thos. Porter, wife
and daughter, went to St Joseph Sunday
to visit few days.
Engineer Orrin Smith of the Santa Fe
went to Council Grove Saturday and re-
turned yesterday with new family
horse.
Santa Fe baggage car $40 is in the re-
pair shop with corner torn out Coaches
300. 81, II, ITO and 30S, of the Colorado
Midland. are also in for rebuilding.
Cashier H. B. Rogers of the Santa Fe
freight depot, is absent from his office to-
day on account Of the serious illness of
his wife. at their home Alb Harrison
street
AS she was leaving the yards this
morning with freight train No. As, en-
CINE 7S2 lost truck wheel and had to
be taken back TO the round house. En-
gineer McCaulla went out with another
engine.
The trainmen's seniority meeting in
Kansas City Sunday, that was mentioned
in yesterdays JOURNAL, was attended by
several Santa Fe trainmen, who are TAX
ing steps toward the abolition of senior
itV on their own road.
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PRENDERGASTS FRIENDS.
Carter Harrison's Enemies Putting Up
Money to Save Him From Hanging.

Money to Save Him From Hanging.
CHICAGO, April 11.-One of the mys-
teries surrounding the Prendergast case
that is vet to be unraveled relates to the
source of the funds that are being en-
ployed for the defense of Carter Harri-
sons assassin. That there is money
back of the defense, and plenty of it, is
beyond per adventure.
OF the counsel that are not engaged
in placing every obstacle in the march
of the brutal murderer to the gallows,
two have hitherto confined their practice
to chancery and civil proceedings, and
their names have always been identified
wit big fees and fat emoluments.
Nobody believes that they are in this
celebrated criminal case simply for the
love of the thing Another well known
pleader, who was interjected into the
case in order to make harangue at
the now celebrated midnight session at
which a stay of execution was granted,
is said to have received five hundred
dollars cash in hand for his half hour
effort.
The expenses incurred from the open
ing of the trial, through the supreme
court, thence to the governor, thence to
the United States court, and back
again to the county tribunal, have
in the way of Witnesses, steno-
records, ETC., been enormous. Yet it is
stated that every outstanding account
has been paid to date
1t has been suggested by members of
the Harrison family that the funds were
being put up by some old enemies of the
dead mayor, who are tn US carrying their
vindictiveness even to the grave. This
suggestion, however, has so far not been
found capable of demonstration. but it is
believed that sooner or later the defense
will be compelled to disclose the names
of those back of them. who are willing TO
supply funds with a liberal hand that
Prendergast may escape the gallows.
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NEWS OF KANSAS.
Mr.. Lease Talks About Mrs.
Leases Book.
Says the 1Old Woman is a
Stemwinder."
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Destructive Cyclone Visited
Sedan and MOnett.

WICHITA. April 1.-THE Eagle con-
tains the following Interview with Mr.
Lease in regard to the book which his
wife, Mary Elizabeth, is said to be about
to publish:
In speaking of the visit of Mrs Lease
to Chicago the Tribune says:
Mary Ellen also comes to Chicago to
place a manuscript in the hands of
publishing firm. 1t must be quite man
uscript, for she said:
Il think l have the book of the CEN
fury. That might sound little egotis-
tical, but it is so. The publishers say
the same, and l think there will be no
trouble in disposing of the first million
at once"
A reporter for the Eagle called on the
worthy spouse of Mary Ellen at his home,
$50 Wabash avenue, yesterday, to ascer-
tain something concerning this remark
able book. Mr.. Lease. or Charlie, as
everybody Familiarity calls him. was up
to his eyes in business. He had cleaned
up the yard in the rear of the house until
the proverbial new pin would be jealous
of it. and the accumulated rubbish was
ascending towards heaven in "a fine vol
ume of blue smoke.
Charlie did not stand idly by like other
men would have done and watch the
blaze; on the contrary he was sprinkling
a garden that looked like Il checker
peas, radishes, onions, tomatoes and lot
of other truck.
@Yes,' said Charlie, sI heard some
thing about that book. The old woman
spoke about something of the kind some
time ago.
HAS she written it yet?''
mo, not that know just got letter
from her today, in which she spoke about
it again.
do you know anything about the sub
ject of the book"
No, but [ am pretty sure it will be
stem-winder The old woman is a
writer" said Charlie with a twinkle of
pride in his eye, "and l predict big
sale for the book. I'll tell you all about
it later on
Mr.. Lease refers to his wife in that
plain simple old way as the ''old woman
but he does it with all the reapect in
the world: for he thinks great deal of
her and is possibly the most enthusiastic
admirer of her talent.
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JOE LOWE SHED TEARS.
He Tells the Board of Pardons of an I'm
usually Pathetic Case.

usuaAAy RaInGtic case.
The spectacle of well known public
men shedding tears before the board of
pardons is quite unusual, but that is what
was done last evening by Hon. Joseph G.
Lowe, the Washington county staIwart
and Senator Rogers.
c. S kerns, a farmer living in the
northern part of Washington county. was
convicted last y November of manslaughter
in the fourth degree, and sentenced to
eighteen months in the penitentiary. 1t
was shown that kerns was knOcke down
several times by a muscular bully by the
name of W. R. Combs. While he was in
a recumbent or STOPPING position he shot
Com s- killing him almost instantly.
Judge Lowe defended the prisoner who
was charged with murder in the second
degree and he was convicted of man.
slaughter. The counsel and convicted
man were disappointed in receiving the
sentence, as a short Jail sentence only
was anticipated.
Both Senator Rogers and Judge Lowe
seem deeply interested iK the case and
the latter made long address, covering
all points at issue. He closed with an
eloquent reference to the family of Kerns,
which, he said, consists of seven children
whose mother died a short time before
the tragedy. His sympathies were stirred
SO deeply that he shed tears.
When Senator Rodgers attempted to
speak he told how the eldest girl in the
condemned mans family. had come to
him for his assistance. He said And
that poor girl came to me almost in rags
to ask my help, and told me she would
sell eggs to pay me; and I told her l
would help her. And all we will do will
not cost them a cent They live out there
on the bleak prairie on a mortgaged farm
and God knows how sadly those poor
mOtherless children need fathers care
The speaker could say no more
Great tears flied his eyes and he sat
down overwhelmed by his feelings.
Petitions from citizens of Kern's neigh
borhood and a petition from the jury
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Bishop Hennessey. of this city, the an
cient ceremony of the Exposition of the
sacrement." was performed in all the
Catholic churches of the diocese sun
day.
This custom dates back number of
centuries and is only performed when a
serious affection threatens the people.
The serious affiiction desired to be ward
ed off on this occasion is a drouth.
Three hours were set apart for prayer
for rain, during all Of which time the
sacrement had been exposed in front Of
the tabernacle of the altar. No special
from of prayer was prescribed; on the
contrary il was urged that the people
pour forth their souls to heaven in any
manner they pleased provided they
would do so with the most intense SINGER
ity.
1t was also prescribed that one family
should be represented in the devOtions
during all the time specified. One mem
Der of the family might stay part of the
time. another to relieve him if be so de-
sired and so on till the end of the speci-
fed time.
The services in there were largely att
tended and the custom was given the
best conditions of success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-11
ALL ALONG THE LINES
Railroad News Items Interesting to Rail
readers and the Public.

Railroad News Items Interesting to Rail-
readers and the Public.
Besides the forty-three cars spoken of
yesterday fifty cars of oranges left Albu-
querque today for Kansas City and the
east over the Santa Fe. This road has
brought east from Southern California
so far this season ], 1866 cars of fruitSa
vegetables, of which 965 were oranges
As compared with last seasons business
this is an increase of eighty cars up TO
date, with more to follow.
On next Wednesday. the 18th, there
Will be a meeting at Kansas City of the
western general passenger agents for the
purpose of considering the summer
schedule rates W. ]. Black, of the Santa
Fe. will attend.
Yesterday was payday on the Rock
Island and at the Santa Fe general
offices.
Hon. J. S. Emery, of Lawrence, is in
town on business at the Santa Fee offices.
On account of the Kansas City opera
festival the Trans Missouri committee of
the Western Passenger association has
authorized an open rate of one fare for
the round trip from points in Trans Mis-
souri, territory within 100 miles of Kansas
City. Tickets will be sold April II to 21
inclusive, good returning until April %.
The Santa Fe has announced a cut
from Chicago to San Francisco equal to
the rate made from New York to San
Francisco by steamship lines. and by the
Sunset route of the Southern Pacific
company via New Orleans. The Union
Pacific has already followed the Santa
Fe's example, and other roads are ex-
pected to soon do the same.
The ticket agents of Kansas City and
their wives will go to Mexico on a three
weeks pleasure trip, in special car
over the Santa Fe tomorrow. w. J.
Black, of the Santa Fe offices here, will
go with them as far as Ell Paso. The
company will visit the new copper lands
being opened there.
General Manager Frey will return
from New York and be in his office in
the Santa Fe building, next Monday.
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JAKE HARSIoN,s WIFE.
The Rock Island Hero's Wife Lives a
Wichita.

The Rock Island Hero's Wife Lives at
Wichita
Jake Harmon, the United States express
guard who shot the train robbers at Pond
Creek, is being ionized all along the
line Jake lives at Wichita. A reporter
went to see his wife on the morning after
the robbery.
eyes, have heard from my usband, -
said Mrs. Harmon 'tHe simply sent a
telegram from Pond Creek stating that
train robbers had held up his train and
that one was dead, but he was all right.
Il laughed at Jake yesterday" said
Mrs. Harmon, ''becaase he was so careful
about his. Winchester. He took it all
apart and cleaned and oiled it, saying it
did not work very well. told him he
would never have any use for ii, but he
smiled and differed with me on the issue.
L am awful glad he did take such good
care and that he escaped all injury. 1t
would have been terrible if he had been
killed.
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LEAvENwORTH POsT OFFICE.

Receipts Fall Below $4,000 and POST
masters Salary WOn's be r iised-
LEAvENwoRTH, April 1.-THE report
of Postmaster Geo. Ritchey for the com
putting year which ended March 81, has
been completed. This is the report that
regulates the salary of the postmaster
and some of the employees.
For the period stated the receipts Of
the Leavenworth office were $2s. 2s5.79.
Had the total been $4,000 or more the
postmaster's salary. which is now s., 700,
would have been augmented to the extent
of 800.
BY quarters the receipts were. June,
$6,62S-11: September, $6,591.57; Decem-
her, s., 1869: March. 81, 2O9.59.
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of Military Surgeons of the United States,
which is 10 open its session here on May
l. The usual number of May meetings of
every kind is announced, with extensive
preparations in progress, and it IS quite
pleasure to add that, with the return of
many representatives who have been home
to fix their fences the committee on
rules feels tolerably sure of a quorum TN
til the June conventions begin to assemble
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HIT AND THE ROBBERS
General Superintendent Hit of the Rock
Island is in Earnest.

General Superintendent Hit of the Rock
Island is in Earnest
The Rock Island anticipates the speedy
capture OF the last one of the Pond Creek
train robbers. Four of the five have al
ready been captured One of the out
laws was shot during the melee and one
was captured then. Within two hours of
the holdup two men appeared at Hen
ness and attempted to trade jaded
horses for fresh ones. They we're held
and though they naturally protest their
innocence the railway officials and de-
tective are certain they are of the band
The fifth man is still at large but is
being holly pursued General Superin-
tendent A. J. Hit, who returned from
Colorado this morning, was seen by
JOURNAL reporter and said: 1--WE Will
never let up until they are all caught
and punished. We had nine detectives
at work on the case within two hours of
It's occurrence SO you see we are not
exactly unprepared for train robbers at
any time. This is the first time a Rock
Island train has been stopped, although
it has been attempted several times, and
II the would be robbers find out exactly
what we are doing in our own defense
and for their punishment | think it will
be the last This train robbing
business is becoming entirely too
numerous and. L for one propose
to do all | can to put a stop to it 1t has
been so encouraged by the leniency and
carelessness of the railroads in the past
that it has become a profession. After a
few days of unsuccessful hunting for
train robbers the railroads have been in
the habit of dropping the matter and
waiting patiently for the next case with
the same result. The Rock Island does
not propose to make this mistake. Be
sides detectives we shall hereafter have
trained bloodhOunds and no time will be
lost in using them whenever a hOld-up
occurs. No, sir; we don't propose to
stand any more foolishness at the hands
of these emulators of the James gang"
Mr. Hit is in earnest about this matter
and his movements in regard to it will
probably have a wholesome tendency to
discharge any dime novel graduates of
this vicinity that may happen to arouse
his vigilance.
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A coMPLAINr FROM WICHITA.
Wholesale Dealers Want a Lower Rate
Wrought Iron Piping.

Wholesale Dealers Want a Lower Rate
Wrought Iron Piping.
The case of the wholesale dealers of
Wichita against the railroads reaching
that city has been heard by the railroad
commissioners. The complaint was d
specific one with reference to the rate
on wrought iron piping in carload lots.
The wholesale men say that the freight
on carload lots is but little less than the
rate on small consignments. drives them
out of competition with Missouri river
points
Hon. Geo. l. Douglass made the argu-
ment for the compliments, and a. T.
Buckridge, wholesale dealer, presented
a comparative rate table. The Rock
Island was represented by NJ. A. Law,
the Santa Fe o. ]. Wood. and the Mis-
sauri Pacific J. II. Richards.
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WHOLESALE ROBBERY.
SaIina Thieves Back "a Wagon Up to store
and Load it Up.

SAIINA, April 1.-THE clothing store
OF Martin Herman was visited by burg
lars last night and several hundred dol
lars worth of goods removed The burg
larry was unusually daring, as the store
is only half block from the police
station.
The thieves entered a rear window and
loaded the goods into a light wagon,
driving up to the back door. ~About ten
boxes of hats and twenty-five boxes OF
shoes. as we'll as several suits of clothing
and a quantity of furnishing goods, were
taken.
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RAN AWAY FROM HOME.

An AtchIson Boy Returns After Visiting
China and Other Foreign Countries-
ATcHIsoN, April 11.-John LOper son
DR.. Lopez, who ran away from home five
years ago with Harry Sterner. has return
ed yesterday.
He had been to Hong Kong, China.
He says his companion is aboard whal-
ing vessel to be gone three years. The
parents of both young men supposed
them to be dead.
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TOLEDO, O., April 11--At meeting of
the directors of the chamber of COM
merce last evening, = committee was ap-
pointed TO investigate the feasibility
of a ship canal from Chicago to
this city, shortening the distance
from the west 700 miles. The
committee will also select route for the
canal and endeavor to demonstrate to the
promoters of the proposed enterprise that
it would be profitable investment
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CYCLONE AT SEDAN.
Houses Were Blown Down and People
Injured.

INDEPENDENCE, April 11.-This morn
ing's Reporter says: A very destructive
cyclone passed over the north part of
Sedan Sunday evening, demolishing
everything within its path. In North
Sedan a number of houses were blown
down and about twenty people were SER
iously injured, although none were killed.
The storm went in A northeasterly
discretion and did great damage to farm
property in it's path. The Missouri
Pacific depot at Monet was completely
destroyed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-11
HOUSE BURNERS AT SALIVA.
Handsome Residence of T.H.Davis Great
1y Damaged.

SALINA, April 1.-The residence of
Thomas H. Davis was set on fire
and partially burned before the
flames could be extinguished- The resi-
dence was one of the haudsomest in the
city, and the damage will be heavy.
Mr.. Davis thinks there is no possible
doubt as TO the origin of the fire, as it
could not have been accidental
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-11
CHAPMAN Is DRY
There Are No joints Running in That

There Are No joints Running in That
Town.
ABILENE, April LEX Mayor p. l..
Jennings of Capman has been in the
city on business. The report that went
out that Chapman went wet at election"
he remarks in the Reflector, ''was "a ridi-
cuIous falsehood. As a matter of fact.
there were avowed temperance men ON
both tickets, and personal popularity
more than anything else won.
chapman has cot joint. The new
administration means business, and de-
cided advance in every direction will be-
seen this year"
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HELD Up AND ROBBED.
Two Passengers Relieved of $500 and
Watches near Hennessy.

HENNEssY, o. T., April 1.-The stage
running between O'Kene and Watonga
was held up by three men armed with
Winchesters. Two passengers named
Silas Koogan and Dwight Gillespie were
relieved Of over $500 and two gold
watches.
The United States mail was not dis
turbed- After doing the work, the rob-
bers rode rapidly away. Vigilantes are
in pursuit.
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Baptist Board of Missions.

EMPoRIA, April 1.-The Kansas state
Baptist board of missions is in session
here today. Many prominent divines are
present, among them being Rev. l. ID.
Newell, general secretary; Rev. G. ).
Sheffield, Sunday school secretary; Rev
A 5. Merrifield, educational secretary:
Rev NJ. l. Ward of Ottawa. Rev. j. B.
Thomas of Topeka, Rev. A G. Swan of
Newton, and DR.. ]. Fulton of McPher-
son.