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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
LOCAL MENTION.

Speed Hughes and w. w. Webb have
returned from long bicycle ride. They
made a trip into Missouri and rode over
three hundred miles. They averaged
about thirty miles a day.
Miss Susan B. Anthony did not go to
Leavenworth as she had intended, as she
learned that the report that her brother,
Capt. j. M. Anthony, had been fatally
gored by bull, was exaggerated. Capt.
Anthony returned TO his home in Huron,
Kansas.
There is to be grand rally of all the
Christian Endeavor societies on Wednes-
day evening, at the First Congregational
church. There will be special music
and short talks by several of the Endeav-
orers. The election OF officers will take
place. L. L. Roby is the president, and
Fred Kingsley is the secretary of the
Topeka societies.
The Topeka kindergarten association
has decided that the Tennesseetown kin
dergarten will have a vacation, begin
ming next week. The Parkdale and
North Topeka kintergartens will be con-
tinued by the present instructors without
the aid of the association. This may
also be true of the Madison street kin
dergarten. Miss Adams and Miss WaId
will at once open a kindergarten for the
southwest part of the city, at the resi-
dence of Judge Adams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
A Decision of the Supreme Court Affect

Decision of the Supreme Court Affects
It,
The supreme court has handed down
an opinion by Judge Allen, holding that
an ex-cOnfederate cannot vote in Kansas
until his disabilities have been removed
by legislative enactment
The case was argued in the April term
by Frank Doster and Chester /. Long in
original proceedings in quo warranto
brought by 0. c. Boyd to GUST o. Mills
from the office of sheriff of Barber coun-
ty on the ground of illegal votes.
The decision was on a motion to strike
out parts of the petition which held that
sample ballots cast in one township in
the county were illegal, and that ex-con-
federates whose disabilities had not been
removed had no right to vote at the cleo
ton. The motion was made by Judge
Doster.
The court held that the casting of the
sample ballots was legal, no matter what
the color if all the ballots voted were of
the same color and no other ballots were
obtainable, as was true in this case, but
that the ballots cast by ex-confederate
soldiers were illegal
The point at issue was not decided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
Items OF Interest About Topeka People
and Visitors in Town

Items OF Interest About Topeka People
and visitors in Town
Mrs. D. l. Smith of Franklin, Pa, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. j. A. Nc
Griffen, 700 Horne street.
Miss Ida Mayberry is visiting in EN-
poria this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Wilson and family,
left yesterday for Colorado. They viii
make short tour of the state before go
ing to Manitou for the summer.
Miss Florence Beverly returned to
Manhattan today.
Mrs. ]. E. Hurley, wife of Division
Superintendent Hurley of the Santa Fe.
is visiting friends in Topeka. She is the
guest of Mrs Frank Burgess at 901 Mad
ison street, and is enroute to her new
home at Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Mrs. Geo. Howe, Misses Emma Wehe
and Emma Burgess, went to Ottawa to-
day to spend a week at the Bible school.
The Junior Endeavor of the Congrega-
tional church will give picnic at Gar
field park on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Jennie Slater of Atchisou, is Wis
ting friends in the city.
Miss Dora Sutherland, formerly in the
store of Mills, Flower, Adams Co, has
taken a position at the ribbon counter of
Stevenson & Co.
Mrs. A l. Williams went to Colorado
today to remain few days.
Misses susie Wilder and Florence
Hillyer will go to Junction City Friday
to remain over Sunday.
Miss Edna Parkhurst will entertain a
dozen friends informally this evening.
Prof G. d. Hudson will leave Friday
for Chicago to attend the national assO-
citation of dancing masters. Chas. Trow-
bridge will accompany him.
Misses Edna McClintock and Iva Da-
Wis went to Hiawatha today for weeks
visit.
Ernest Robinson spent Sunday in Kan
sas City.
NJ. P. Hillyer will leave tomorrow for
Nashville, Tenn, and will go from there
to New York to join his daughter before
she sails for Europe.
Misses Helen and Fannie Moon will
leave Wednesday for Hiawatha to spend
two or three weeks.
Miss Mabel Dover returned to Atchi-
son today.
Mrs. c. s. Washburn will leave tomor-
row for Chicago
Robert Fluke, of Kansas City, is spend
ing few days in town.
Some of the little tots in the kirmess
could not understand why they should
not all get flowers. and not a few were
sadly disappointed by the supposed over
sight
tomorrow for Chicago.
Arrangements are already being made
for Fourth of July picnics, and the party
which camps at Wakarusa nearly every
year expects to go this Fourth. There
will be parties at Merrill Springs, Maple
Hill, Silver Lake and Lake View.
G. E. Bascom, who has been visiting in
Indiana for several weeks past, was mar
ried while there, and returned yesterday
with his bride. They will be at home at
322 Fillmore street
w. l. Allen of Chicago is in town on
business.
Fred BOnebrake is home from the uni
versity of Pennsylvania, where he was
graduated June B.
Mr.. and Mrs. McAllister of ST. Joe
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jay
Van HOuten
w. c. Wellington went to Chicago to-
day.
Z. NJ. Longshore is spending this
week at Merrill Springs with Mrs. Long
shore.
Rev. Anna Shaw, Susan B. Anthony
and Mrs Chapman Gait, are the guests
of Mrs. T. S. Lyon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
ANNA SHAW'S SERMON.
An Immense Audience Listens to "a
Able Sermon.


Able Sermon.
The First Methodist church was
crowded yesterday morning to hear the
Rev. Anna II. Shaw preach. Not only
was every seat occupied but a large
number of people had to stand up at the
back of the church and many sat on the
gallery stairway leading to the pulpit
Her sermon was on the subject of
what is a christian She held that
there was a great difference between
reHgiOnist and christian. "One may
be a reiigionist and not a christian"
said she. "Belief doesn't constitute
christian, because the devils believed
and the devils were devils still"
She told several interesting anecdotes
to illustrate her points.
s'We call our country a christian coun-
try, but | believe that conditions have
been such during the last few years that
we have had to appeal to the United
States supreme court to decide whether
we were or not and l believe it decided
that we were"
In speaking of creeds, she said: "The
longer L live the less remember about
my creed. l suppose if L were asked
what we believe, should not be able to
tell half of what we do believe, and 1
should not be sorry if I should forget
the other half"
Continuing she said: mo man ever
achieved great success unless he had
vision. The office boy to the lawyer,
does not see in himself the errand boy,
but sees in himself the Judge on the
bench, and the difference between the
office boy who deis judge and the office
boy who dies janitOr, is the difference
between a man with vision and one
that is visionless."
Mr. Geo. Bright sang pretty sacred
solo, and an extra collection was taken
for Miss Shaw after the sermon.
eff all women could preach like Miss
Shaw" said Rev. A S. Embree. 81 would
be in favor Of letting them preach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
WHY THIS NEGLECT2

The County Commissioners Have No In
Spector the Work.
The courthouse contractors will today
finish that part of the work on the foun-
dation in which the concrete is placed in
the trenches preparatory to placing the
heavy stone work for the foundation.
The remarkable part of this is that the
county commissioners have up to this
time failed to place an inspector on the
work to see that the work is faithfully
done in the interest of the county.
1t is true that Architect Holland has
had general oversight of the work, but
he has only been on the courthouse site
a small part of the time.
The commissioners should have had a
man on the ground to look after the in
terests of the county. but they seem to be
willing that the courthouse shall be con-
structed as the contractors see fit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
In RAILROAD CIRCLES.
What Becomes of General Manager
st. JohnP
A CHANGE on TIE ROCK ISLAND.

Other Railroad Natter OF Interest
LEGAL and General
There ia much speculation in railroad
circles over the fate of General Manager
E. St John of the Rock Island, since the
appointment of Third Vice President
TruesdaIe to succeed II. A Parker.
A New York railroad paper which is
regarded as authority in official circles,
a few days ago printed story to the eff
feet that Vice President Truesdale Is to
have charge of traffic affairs, and will
also act in the capacity of general mana
ger.
Nothing has been said about the re-
tirement Of General Manager St John.
and some of his friends here fear there
is some truth in the New York story, al
though no official information has been
received here on that subject
The appointment of Vice President
Truesdale will, according to Chicago
authority, give the Rock Island control
of the Minneapolis line, which is consid-
cred a valuable link to the system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
CHILDREN'S SUNDAY
Was Observed at Several of the Topeka
Churches Yesterday.


Churches Yesterday.
Yesterday was children's day and most
of the churches had special services.
At the First Methodist church the
special services were given at 2:30 in the
afternoon. They consisted of songs,
recitations and addresses and were very
interesting. Several babies were bap-
tized and few adults.
At the First Presbyterian church the
morning service was devoted to a chill
dren's day service, and at the First Con-
gregational church in the evening was
probably the most elaborate of the day.
A concert was given to packed house.
The baptism of children was postponed.
At the Westminster Presbyterian
church the morning service was a chill
dren's service. At this church also
there was baptism of infants. In the
evening at the First Presbyterian church
a concert was given by the choir and
chorus of 80 voices.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.


Yellow shoes have no business out in a
rain storm.
The juvenile kirmess is to be repeated
this evening.
The Prohibition state convention will
convene at Emporia tomorrow.
Deputy Bank Commissioner Water
man is in charge of the Bank of Bell
vile.
This evening the Ninde Chautauqua
circle will meet in the closing session for
the summer.
Attorney General Little has received a
letter from New York inquiring for
James E. Lein.
1t is said that Mrs. Mary E. Lease is
sin it'' for ngressman-at- Iarge on the
Prohibition ticket
Two Topeka boys formerly inmates of
the Reform school have been arrested
for stealing eggs.
The ladies aid society of the English
Lutheran church, is going to make some
repairs on the church soon.
lightning struck an electric car at
Washburn college Saturday afternoon
and broke the trolley spring.
The bad weather of yesterday was
hard on the park business. The crowd
out yesterday was very small.
The alumni of Washburn college will
hold social and reception at the college
The Higginbotham residence is now
occupied by the Kansas Medical college,
and the signs will be placed on it, soon.
Ed Mcbride got his finger mashed at
the Topeka Athletic club on Saturday
evening. He got too near a bowling
ball.
A man from Wichita says that there
are now regular saloons at that place,
and that some have bar forty feet
long.
1t is generally understood that when
Major Morrill, is elected governor he will
appoint Col. j. w. f. Hughes adjutant
general.
G. G. Clemans says he wants the Pop
ulist state convention to nominate Frank
Doster for associate justice of the SUI
preme court.
The state officers have been called
upon to help purchase flag for Captain
Cook of the California Coxeyites camped
in the city park.
A Franklin county delegate to the state
convention said it was his understanding
that Funston will be renominated when
the Second district convention convenes
at Lawrence in July.
F. ]. Ely of the state bank commits
sioner's Office has gone to Cincinnati to
take a position in the Office of H. f.
Smith, general freight agent of the
Queen and Crescent railway.
Under Sheriff Tom WI1kerSOn went TO
Atchison Saturday night and secured the
trunk belonging to- the burg lar ar
rested at Wamego for robbing several
houses in the western part of the city.
The Topeka branch of the National
Life Underwriters association, has elect
ed the following officers: President, E.
W. Poindexter; vice president, John E.
Lord; secretary, J. E. Halstead; treas
urer, I. B. Snow.
The same old rivalry has again broken
out between the Rock Island and the
Santa Fe railroads The Rock Island
had no sooner sent out its rainmakers
and produced a shower than the Santa
Fee got up picnic and produced bigger
one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
LAST DAYS AT WASHBURN
The BaccaIaureate Sermon Preached by
DR. NcVicar-COmfng Events.

The BaccaIaureate Sermon Preached by
Dr. DIcVicar-COming Events
DR.. Peter McViear delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon to the seniors of
Washburn at the college chapel yester-
day afternoon.
His text was: ~Moses smOte the rock
three times and staid." There was good
attendance of students although the
weather was somewhat threatening.
DR.. McVicar in his discourse insisted
that things should be done thoroughly.
There was too much of the slip-shod,
half way of doing things, said he.
In the evening Rev A s. Embree de-
livered the annual address before the re-
Iigious societies of the college.
This evening will take place the grad
uation of the preparatory department of
the college. There are twenty-eight
graduates.
Tomorrow evening the annual musical
recital will be given Misses Adelaide
Stitch and Minnie Bishop are the gradu-
ates.
Wednesday morning the graduation of
the collegiate department will take place
in the chapel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
TOOK THEM ALL IN.
Albert Fowkes' Rock Island Deputies
Placed Under Arrest.


Placed Under Arrest.
Albert Fowkes has returned from Pond
Creek where he went as a deputy U. 8.
marshal to protect Rock Island r. R
property. There were fifteen in the
party of deputies, most of whom were
from Pond Creek. They were sent to
guard bridge at South Enid, it having
been saturated with kerosene to burn it.
Friday morning about daylight squad
of nearly hundred South Enid deputy
marshals came up on double quick and
arrested Mr.. Fowkes' deputies. His men
were regularly sworn in as deputy mar
shals but they did not have their COM
missions to show, SO they were arrested
and they will be tried June 16 s'for car
rying firearms contrary to law" Mr..
Fowkes was on guard some distance
from his men when the large squad came
up, and escaped arrest He came home
on the first train arriving Saturday even
ing. He is one of the deputies that went
from here about week ago and assisted
in capturing the commonwealers at Ellis
who were taken back to Denver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
THE JUDGE LETS THEM OUT

The Evidence Against Three Alleged
Burglars Not Considered Sufficient.
In the district court this morning Judge
Hazen released Lee Curtis, Sid Pickens
and Lew Webb from the county Jail on
a writ of habeas corpus.
The writ was granted on the ground
that the evidence was insufficient. These
three young men were charged with
committing two Parkdale burglaries, one
of which was at the residence of DIR.
Taylor where $50 was taken from under
the pillow of the doctor.
In granting the writ Judge Hazen said
while the evidence was not sufficient to
hold the prisoners, it was in his mind
only question of time until they would
find the inside of the penitentiary, as
two of them have already served terms
there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
SOME GOOD SHOOTING
To BE Seen at the Sportsmen's Meet in
Topeka This Week.

Topeka This Week.
There will be lots of good marksmen
in the city tomorrow, for the Kansas
SpOrtsmen's association will hold its fifth
annual session at the grounds of the
West Side gun club west of the city to-
morrow. 1t is difficult to estimate the
number of sports that will attend the
meeting but it is safe to say there will
be at least 200, counting our own gen.
tlemen. The officers of the association
are: President, A H. Piety, of Topeka;
vice president, DIR. r. s. Dinsmore, of
Troy; secretary, j. G. Clark, of Topeka;
treasurer, Geo. W. Jenkins, of Wamego.
There are over three hundred mem
bers of the association in the state and
there are some very fine shots among
them. There will be no admission
charged at the grounds, and there will
no doubt be a large crowd of spectators.
Electric traps will be used and some live
birds will also be shot at The tourna-
ment will continue three days, COM
mencing tomorrow morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
FACETIOUs FRIENDS.
Two Trunks With Hearts and Ribbons
Tackled on Each One.

There were evidently two bridal
couples on the south bound Santa Fe
train yesterday forenoon and their trunks
bore evidence that somebody had been
playing a practical joke on them
One of the trunks bore the initials u.
q. B." A white satin ribbon was tied in
a handsome bow-IOver's knot-tO the
left strap and dainty white kid slipper
with the sole full of sharp projecting
tablespoonful with a view to possible
rosterity-was also attached to the trunk
by ribbon. Over its surface were
tackled hearts innumerable, fashioned
from red card board.
The other trunk was labeled "'H. NJ.
Pollard" 1t also bore hearts and half
moons and an old bronze slipper, but no
ribbons. On one placard attached was
the legend "Just Married" and on a cres-
cent shaped card a foot long were the
words ~Our Honey Moon" and on an
other sour Bridal Trip The trunks
were billed for Houston. Texas. 1t was
mighty mean of somebody
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
PARDON NOT NEEDED.

Pat Patterson Dies While Friends Are
Trying to Secure His Release.
While the Republican state convention
was in session here petition was circu-
lated among the delegates at the Cope
land for the pardon of Pat Patterson,
who was sent to the penitentiary last
winter for twelve years for the murder
of man named Winton-
A great number of signatures were Sc
cured, but about the time of the adjourn
ment of the convention word was re-
ceived that Patterson had died in the
penitentiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
A GREAT, BIG TIME
The Santa Fe People Well Pleased With
Their Excursion Saturday

The Santa Fe People Well Pleased With
Their Excursion Saturday
The Santa Fe shops excursion to Wash
ington park, Kansas City, Saturday, was
a great success, and the crowd got home
ali right with no bones broken. Of
course it rained and good deal of the
pleasure Of the trip was spoiled, but in
spite of the bad weather every one of the
excursionists declares that the picnic
was as nice as could be-
The trains reached Kansas City before
nine o'clock and were unloaded at Fiji
teenth street, where the dummy train
The management Of the line were not
good guessers, however, and a large
number had to wait long time before
they got to the park. When the trains
left Topeka il is said that people were
hanging onto the car window stills by
their eyebrows, and on the return trip
Mr.. Tice, who went along to sort of over
see things transportatiOnal, had two extra
coaches provided to escape the crush.
The sports were considerably abbre-
waited on account of the wet weather,
and the ball game between the Capital
Citys and the Favorite5 was necessarily
shortened to three innings, with a score
of three to four, and the Capital Citys
got the $40 prize offered by the park
management There was dancing of
course, and Harry d. Dustin got the gen
tleman's prize umbrella. while Miss Jen-
ME budding was awarded the silk para
sol as the best dancer among the ladies
present The races were entirely done
away with.
The first train left Kansas City at $50,
and the last one at $50, and the entire
crowd was at home tired, sleepy and
happy by eleven o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
VOX POPULI.
THE ST. LOUIS ILLUSTRATED
JOURNAL.
To be the Greatest and Mo
Illustrated Journal fn

To be the Greatest and Most Sensational
Illustrated Journal in the World.
J. P. Limeburner. one of the origina-
tors of the Advocate. is in Topeka in the
interest of the Vox Populi, an illustrated
Populist paper published in st. Louis,
which he says is to be made the greatest
and most sensational journal in the
world, the company publishing it having
ample means to accomplish that purpose.
Mr.. Limeburner says it is superflous to
state that the management is uncompro-
misingly and intensely Populistic.
The paper will be on sale and for sub
scription at Topeka news stands, hotels,
convention halls, league headquarters,
ETC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
CAPT. CONEY,S BAND.
He Was Bound to Have Enth usiasm Re-
RardIess of Expense.

RardIess of Expense.
A prominent politician tells a good
story on Pat Coney, which however,
dates back several years. A little group
of politicians were clustered in the cor
ridor of the Copeland discussing enthus-
iasm at political meetings. One of the
group said: ait was some years ago
when l was a member of the state cen
trail committee and Capt p. III. Coney
had made some very successful speeches
in the Irish settlements, when we got
request from Lyons asking that Coney be
sent there. He went but when he got
off the train, not soul was there TO
meet him. Il shall never leave this
station without brass band he said and
messengers were sent over the town to
drum up enough men to make a process
sion and the band was engaged. A pro-
cession was formed and Capt. COney was
escorted from the depot in the midst of a
great demonstration. Then he sent bill
for $40 to the committee and of course
we paid it You can rely upon Capt.
Coney when you want enthusiasm"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11

The changes in Santa Fe time on this
division yesterday were not radical. No.
1, westbound, now reaches Topeka at
3:45 instead of $50 p. N. Three east
leaves at 5:15 instead of 5:25 a. m, No.
changes from z:35 to sos D. m, and No
106 from 4:40 to 5:05 p. m These are all
the changes made on this division
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11

The literary and musical people of To
peka will enjoy rare treat at Library
hall tomorrow night. Some of Topeka's
prize winning authors will read their
own stories. Two of them have recently
taken prizes for the best story sent to a
New York paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-11
WORTHLESS WHEAT.
1t Appears to Be. RipeninE But
Grain in the Hsads,

It Appears % Be- H1pentnR hut No
Grain in the Heads.
n. l. Dalton has returned from trip
northeast of the city to Thompsonville.
On the road he stopped at four different
wheat fields which had the appearance
of being nearly ready to harvest and cut
a bundle of the grain in each Of the
fields.
In every case the wheat is almost
worthless, having been killed by the
frosts.
Many farmers notice their fields turn
ing brown as if the grain were ripening,
but upon examination find that the heads
are untitled and the grain not worth har-
vesting.
The wheat that is not situated in low
bottom land has not suffered from the
frost but the chinch bugs have done a
great deal of damage and some fields
have been cut for feed.