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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-20
ON THE WARPATH.
hiefBlueTerrorizes SquaWMen
in Chickasaw Nation.
He and His Braves Are on a
Marauding Tour.
THINK IT GREAT FUN
The Postmaster at StOnewall is
OutrageOusly Treated.

WICHITA. Kan, Sept 2o.-A special,
by way Of Sa Salzwa. We've Ka and
Tecumseh, from Stonewall, in the
Chickasaw nation, brings information
to the effect that Chief Blue, the
leader of the Chickasaw negro In
dians, is in open rebellion The in
surrectionists have gone out on a
marauding tour and are terror
izing the Indian citizens, and
especially the squawmen. Last
Sunday the band, headed by
Chief Blue, swept down on the farm
Of George H Truax, postmaster at
StonewaiL The negroes came down
on the farm at midday. Truax, a
white man, and his squaw were led
from the house and bound with ropes
and held prisoners. Chief Blue and
his band then proceeded to destroy
everything in the house they could
eat and drink, and after satisfying
themselves rode off bowling and
screec ching.
1t is said that the Chickasaw gov
eminent is thinking of taking steps
to put them out as intruders- This
could be done under either the Chick
asaw or United States laws, as the
negroes have no legal right to lands
in the Chickasaw nation. Chief Blue,
while an old man, is very strong
physically and a natural leader of
surprising tact He was chosen chief
of the NegrO-Indians shortly after the
war and he exercises an absolute
tyranny over his followers.
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A HARD rAskMIsrREss.

The Late ROsina voEes Took Her Ara
Seriously.
The late Mrs. Clay, better known as
RosinaV Okes, was a hard taslxmis-
tress- She took her art both serious
ly and rigidly. and demanded the
same from others. A young Ameri-
can girl during one time connection
with the Volres company suffered ex-
tremelv from felOn on her finger.
Every movement of the arm gave her
pain, and she was at length obliged
to evade her required participation in
"a Game of Cards." where the players
clap hands, the one against the other.
you shirked your part last night,
Miss Blank" Mrs Clay took occasion
to observe the following morning.
Il did," acknowledged. Miss Blank,
''for my finger is in such a condition,
as you see, that present use of it is
impossible"
You will not shirx your part to-
night, however" remarked Mrs. Clay,
with an ominous gloom in her eye.
The young American knew only too
well that further remonstrance would
probably result in her dismissal, so
nothing more was said. That night,
according to orders, she, with infinite
pain, clapped hands briskly. At the
first touch the blood gushed from her
suffering finger, but, although her
partner was Mrs Clay, neither refer
ence nor apology was made by that
exacting star either then or after
ward 'StilI. it was all splendid
training" said the young actress in
later years But to impartial. unpro-
fessional outsiders such "training"
smaclxs Of tyranny.
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Sensational story Te1d BY Mrs. Byers,
WIG Of che Plas.burE l-IIIIonaIre.

Sensational story To1d By Mrs. Byerss
wife of the Pietsburg Millionaire.
PrrrsBURa, Pa. Sept. 20-Adrs 3. M.
Bvers, wife Of the millionaire iron
manufacturer of this city, has filed a
sensa tiona1 petition IN court, asking
for the custody of her husband and
his estate. "A commissioner was APP
pointed to take testimony. Mrs
Bvers, in her petition tells a most
sensational story. She says she has
been married twenty two years.
About two years ago, B- Shields, an
employe Of A NJ Byers. her brother
in-law, kidnapped her husband and
took him to Chicago, where he was
placed in the custody of Dr. l. ".
TalIman.
The latter took Byers to Duluth.
and then to ST. Paul, where he was
placed in a hotel under the charge Of
Eva Dilty, trained nurse. Mrs
Byers located her husband on August
%. 1898. The party, including Mrs.
Byers, then returned to Chicago.
Here she alleges, morphine was sur
reptitiously administered by DR.. Tall
man and, while she was unconscious,
her husband was again carried of
Byers was then taken from place to
place, generally outside the United
States, covering altOget Their about
40. 600 miles Mrs Byers spent thou
sands of dollars searching for her
husband and finally located him IN
Japan She sent her agent, Samuel
Boyd, for her husband, and they re-
turned to San Francisco Here they
were met by DR.. Tallman, who en-
deavored to regain possession Of
Bvers-
Finally, on July 80. 1895, an agree
ment was signed by all the interested
parties to the effect that Byers should
return to Pittsburg without any in
reference in the custody Of Boyd. At
St Joseph, No. Byers was taken
from the train on a writ of ha beas
corpus. but at the hearing was re-
manded into Boyd's custody. "A few
hours later, Mrs Byers alleges, II. II.
Shields, Peter L. Kennedy. John
Davis and DIR. Tallman again kid
naped Byers and took him to Chicago,
where trace of him was lost. A few
days ago Mrs. Byers found her hus-
band IN the Pennsylvania hospital for
the insane at Philadelphia, and he is
now under her care.
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CHINA IN 4 BAD FLIGHT
The Japs Seem to Have the CelestiaIs
in Their Power.

The Japs Seem to Have the CelestiaIs
in Their Power.
WAsHrEaroN. Sept 2o.-The con-
6rmatory news received here by Sec
rotary Gresham of the defeat of the
Chinese by land and sea with the
further notice that te1egraphic com
munication between Pekin and Corea
had been cut off by the japanese, is
taken here as evidence that the
Chinese forces are in a miserable
plight. The small remnant of the
array in Corea is cut of from rein
fOrcement by sea as a result Of the de-
feat of the Chinese feet at the mouth
Of the Value river. They cannot COM
municate with their own government
by wire, and, as their escape from the
Corean peninsula by the northern
overland route is prevented by the
seizure of the mountain passes by the
Japanese, their surrender appears to
be inevita BILE The scene of the last
naval engagement was at the mouth
of the river forming part of the
boundary between Corea and Man
churia, the latter being the greatest
military province of China.
The japanese, therefore, are now
in force on the border and coast of
their enemy and an early transfer of
the scene of war from Corea to China
is looked TOR by the army officers, un-
less the movement should be pre-
vented by ths early advent of win
ter. The military experts believe
that as soon as the remaining Chinese
troops in Corea have surrendered, the
Japanese will transfer the main body
of their troops by sea from Ping
Yang to the Manchurian coast and
by making a rapid advance on Muk-
den, the capital of the province, will
soon be in position to organize a
campaign on Pelxin itself. 1t IS be-
ieved here that the Chinese forces
are almost demOral zed and that the
only obstacle to the triumphant cam
paign of the Japanese. apart from the
Indictment winter of Northern China,
is to be looked for in the interference
of the great powers
There IS reason to believe the feel
ing is growing in Europe that the
war bids fair to go beyond bounds,
unless some influence is brought to
bear to check it. and some nations
having large interests in China have
taken the alarm already. They fear
the result on their own interest of so
overwhelming a victory by Japan
that must be followed by the DONNA
ton of Japanese interests and ami
mated by commercial territorial
jealousy, they are seeking a way to
terminate the war.
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ANOTHER VIII. KY COMBINE
DistiIlers Outside of the Trust Form a
Corporation by Themselves.

DistiIlers Outside of the Trust Form a
Corporation by Themselves.
New YORK, Sept. 19.-There was
fled in the department Of the secre-
tary of state at Albany yesterday, an
application for the incorporation Of
the National Distributing company.
Early in August it was announced
that several large distillers out
side of the whisky trust had
come together and had determined
upon such a combination and it was
explained that the new company
would have its headquarters in this
city and branches in the principal
Eastern cities and Western states.
The National Distributing company
is the result 1t will begin business
representing distilleries having
capacity of 90 600 bushels day, or in
other words, an annual output of
80, 900, 900 gallons Of spirits Its prime
object is to compete for the trade Of
the East, which amounts to about
20, 600, 600 gallons a year.
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NEW YORK, Sept 2O.-J. Magnon, a
snake charmer, and Arthur Kathleen,
a circus rider, have applied to Judge
Lacombe Of the United States circuit
court, for a judicial opinion as to
whether live animals can be classified
as tools of trade when they are
used by their owners solely to aid
them in their vocation The animals
in question are twenty eight snakes
a tiger, a horse and dog which ar
rived here on March 80, and which
were classified by Collector Kilbret tn
as live animals, and subject to duty
on same The owners claim that
they are sstools Of trade" and there
fore exempt from duty.
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We do not know, but we strongly
suspect that our electric railways are
encouraging the car cure In fact.
Europeans are gravely discussing the
effects of electric railways on rheu-
matism. and many sufferers take the
car cure with regularity and supposed
benefit. They get as near the motor
as possible and cast longing eyes on
the trolley. As a noted and eminent
English physician gave as the result
of his life's observation chat fully
two-thirds Of the ailments Of human
ity were purely imaginary" we can
readily see how the car cure for rheu-
matism is very efficacious-
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TILLMANITEs NOMINATED.
South Carolina Democrats Meet in State
Convention at Columbia.

COLUMBIA. S. c., Sept 2O.-The
S tate Democratic convention was
called to order at noon yesterday by
Senator Irby, chairman of the execu-
tive committee. Over 800 delegates
were present A majority are Till
NANTES, only one delegation, that
from Charles ton, being conservative.
The platform indorses the Ocala plat
form, as we'll as the Chicago one;
demands the free coinage of silver
at a ratio of 16 to /, and indorses the
dispensary law as the best solution Of
the liquor question. No mention OF
the president or the national admins
tratiOn is made.
The convention then nominate d
John Gary Evans for governor; W H.
Zimmerman for ieute nant-g governor;
A. T. c. Bates, treasurer; o. w. Blu
chanan, attOrney-genera The nomi-
nees are all Tillmanites and had no
opposition.
The Charleston delegates announced
in the convention that they would not
support the nominees because they
were not on a true Democra tic plat
form. They were Kissed and jeered
and started to leave e1e hall, but for
some reason did not do so.
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A lawyer by the name of Mayne,
who was a highly respected but de-
cidedlv heavy person, had risen to a
judgeship. while Jeffrey Keller, who
had entered on his legal career at
about the same time with Wayne, but
was more noted as a wit than as a
lawyer, was still much in want Of
clients and fees. The latter was in a
courtroom one day, when Mayne was
solemnly presiding, and he turned to
friend who sat beside him. and
plucked at his sleeve. "See therev'
he whispered; ''there sits Mayne, risen
by his gravity, and here sits Keller
sunk by his levity. What would Sir
Isaac Newton say to that I'd like to
kuOvv?''
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Aux IS QUEEM.
The Great Little Mare Makes the
TrOtting Mark 2 :O3 81.
Does a Wonderful Mile Without
a Mistake at Galesburg.
HALF MADE In 1901 ga.
Fifteen Thousand People Go
Wild Over the Result.

GALEsBURe, Ill, Sept. 2o-Fifteen
thousand people yelled themselves
hoarse yesterday afternoon when the
great trotting queen Alix beat the
worlds record by coming under the
wire in 2.03I.
The start was made in sple nd id
style, Alix coming as regularly and
steady as clock work, with head down
and her short, pointed ears tvitchiRe
nervously. Alix was given the pole,
with the runner just to the right and
a trihe behind When she approached
the wire for the start she seemed a
little slow, but she soon increased her
pace. She was working like a ma
chine, and yet SO easily and graceful
that one would hardly Imagine
she was going at such a ire
mendous clip When the quarter
was reached there was a general
exclamation: Thirty and half; she
will beat it." From that to the half
she seemed to hy. making it in 1.O1sl.
The third quarter she Increased her
pace a tribe, making it in 1:323<.
When she started up the home stretch
there was the greatest excite ment-
Some started to yell, but were sup
pressed. Alix was moving down
without apparent effort. Thus far
there had not been a false step, a
fFADD4E OF any KIM C4C seemed TO
fairly fly to get away from the horse
that came laundering just behind.
As she neared the wire many that
glanced at their catches said:
she will not make it The last
two rods she again seemed to increase
her marvellous speed, and as she
darted under the wire the shout
went up from the thousands.
shes done it; she's done itl''
The cheering was prolonged, and it
was some time before Williams could
quiet the crowd so as to make him
self heard. He then announced:
You have witnessed the fastest
heat ever trotted by any trotter on
the globe-just trotted BY Alix. The
first quarter was gone in :3O5<, the
half ia 1.o1s1, the three-quarters in
1929 and the mile in 2.O354." The
crowd again cheered. and thousands
rushed onto the track as Mcdowell
came driving Alix back Williams
introduced Mr.. Jones the owner of
Alix, and the cheering again arose.
The performance Of AIix is the talk
of all horsemen-
The judges gave the time out as
2.O3s[, although one of the judges
caught it at a shade less, and many in
the audience had it 2.O31S Jones was
nearly smothered in congratulations.
Another brilliant event was Ethel
a, going to beat the 3-year- old pacing
record of 2.lO. She made the mile in
2.1O, equalling the record All other
events were uninterestinR-
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DYNAMITE GUNS A SUCCESS
Tests at Sandy Hook Have Been APP
proved by the Govern naent.

Tests at Sandy Hook Have Been APP
proved by the Government
WASHINGTON, Sept 2O.-The war de-
partment has been notified by Major
Phipps, president of the ordinance
board which conducted the recent
tests of the dynamite gun batteries
at Sandy Hook, n Y, that the guns
worked we'll and that all of the re-
oulrements of the contract have been
met
Consequently the battery and plant
will be accepted and the Pneumatic
and Dynamite company Will be paid
Sl6O, 600 for one eight-inch and two
fifteen-inch guns with all of the boil
ers, compressors and machinery, the
shells used in the test and ten reserve
proie cities for each gun This exper-
inent having resulted so we'll work
will be pushed on the dynamite gun
battery for San Francisco harbor-
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MUscoeEE, Ind. Ter, Sept. 20
Deputy Marshal Smith of Fort Smith,
who visited the camp of the Cook
outlaws under the guidance of the
sweetheart of one of the band to per
suade Cook to reform, passed through
license from the clerk of the court
here for the marriage Of the bandit
chief, Bill Cook, to Miss Martha Pull
man of Supulpa. Their ages were
registered in the clerks office as p
and 10. Cook is a Cherokee, but his
sweetheart is a white girl, as is evil
denced by a United States marriage
license being required.
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AMANDAMUs FOR CARLISLE
Efforts lHade to Compel Him to Inspect
Louisiana Sugar Plantations.


Louisiana Sugar FIanta tiOns.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-The Miles
planting and manufacturing company
Of Louisiana, engaged in planting and
growing sugar cane, yesterday after
noon applied to Judge McCOmas, in
the District supreme court, for man
damus against the secretary Of the
treasury and the commissioner of in
ternal revenu to compel them to con
tinue the inspection of sugar planta-
tions required by the Mckinley sugar
bounty law
The petitioners state an inspection
of their plant has been refused by the
treasury officials on the ground that
the lately enacted tariff law annulled
and rescinded the granting of
bounty to sugar producers, and that
the tariff does SO operate the petit
TONERS deny.
Judge McComas directed that Sec
rotary Carlisle be required to show
cause October why mandamus should
not issue.
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SCOTTISH RITE MAsONs.
Omcers Elected at the Supreme Council
IN Session at Boston.

in Session at Boston.
BosroN. Sept. 2O-The supreme
council of sovereign grand inspectors
general for the Thirty-third degree
Scottish Rite Masons yesterday
elected these officers:
Sovereign grand commander,
Henry L. Palmer, Milwaukee.
Wis; grand lieutenant com
grand treasurer, General Newton
ID. Arnold, Providence; grand secre-
tary general, Clinton K Paige, New
York; grand minister of state, Gen
eraI Samuel o. Lawrence. Boston;
grand keeper Of the archives, Lucius
T. Paige, Cambridge; grand master
general of ceremonies, Mr.. Charles
McCIenachen of New York; grand
marshal general, Robe TT E. Patters on,
Philadelphia; grand standard bearer;
William H. Highley, Bridgeport,
Conn; grand captain of guard, George
Otis Tyler, Burlington, Vt; assistan
grand secre tary, Joseph g. Abel, New
York; grand prior, Rev. Joseph L.
Seward, OF Lowell
Supreme deputies Of states-Maine e,
Marquis F. King, Portland; New
Hampshire. George W. Currie, Mas
sau; Massachusetts,. 5. L. Wells, Bos-
ton; New York. John Hodge. Lock-
port; Michigan, Hugh McCordy, Cor
runa; Ohio, E. T. Parsons, Cincinnati;
Indiana, n. R. Ruckle, Indianapolis;
Illinois, John G. Smith, Chicago; Wis
consin, Albert d. Carpenter, Milwau-
kee.
Grand marshals- Horton Ward,
New York; Henry G. Urner, Cincin-
natl; Amos c. PettibOne, Chicago
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MIR. PORCH RESIGNS.

The Lutheran Pastor VIII co to One of the
Largest Louisville Churches.
Rev. +. M. Porch, who has been pastor
of the English Lutheran church, corner
Of Fifth and Harrison streets for over
four years, has received and has accepted
a call to the pastOrate Of St. Paul's Eng
lish Lutheran church at Louisville, KY.
Rev. Mr.. Porch has resigned from the
pastorate Of the Topeka church to take
effect Sunday, September 80, when he
will preach his farewell Topeka sermon.
The Louisville chutch of which Mr.
Porch will become pastor, is one of the
wealthiest churches of that denomina-
ton in the south and the Topeka friends
of Mr.. Porch, while sorry to have him
remove from the city, viii be glad to
know he has been called TO so good a
church
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women sim Rejoicing.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Sept 2O.-At the
annual meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union the fol-
lowing resolution was unanimously
passed: I'VE heartily commend the
heroic efforts of our Kentucky sisters
who have triumphed in raising the
banner of purity over tie political bat
tlefield in their state We rejoice in
their holy crusade against a double
standard of morality for men and wo-
men. and the white-ribbon women OF
baltimore renew their zeal in the
contest for this fundamental principle
Of christianitX.
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Hsw pleasing y TIE playing when the hssne
club WtheI
How everybody laughs and CHATS and every
body @r1ngl
And the umpire IA forgiven for all his heinous
sins,
So pleasing is the playing when the houae club
wins
The bay upon the blenoheru is as happy
40 king,
The maiden In the grand stand Is As
svFeos IS anything
The crank is all in clover, and the
bateher is on top
He sells peck Of peanuts and n half
The fellow from the country widens
out his mouth and eyes,
The manager is smiling and assigning
happy signs,
The mascot is Astounding round az Il
he were on pins,
So pleasing is the playing when the
Club
Winsl
But what 3 sad sensation when the home club
slumBsi
The umpire is a villain and q bastard churnr
Of chumpsi
We're the road to ruin, and we're deeply in
the dumps,
For oh, the sad sensation when the home club
slumpsi
The manager and mascot are q very
worthy pair;
One has yellow liver. and the Other
yellow hair.
Our captain is a gutter, and the other
is q thief
There's not word in Webster which
can give . man relief.
Won't some one give the gawks a box Of
ginger wine and beef
No, not the wine. They've had toe
much a1ready-1ny Belief
Why don't they let the blockheads &c
and sign a nine Of stumpsg
For, Oh, the sad sensation when the
Home
Slumpsl
j. Edmund V. Cooke in New York Sun
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sann Johnsing.. az Tome..

Sam Johnsing, an Austin colored man
who keeps the sheriff busy hunting him
up, is once more inmate Of the Travis
county bastile. Jim Webster, q chum OF
the accused, called at tho Jail to console
his friend.
What do you want here?'' asked the
jailer in a gruh voice.
1 jess called, sab, ter make inquiry,
sab, if my friend, Mr.. Sam Johnsing, is
at home, sah?"-Texas Siftings.
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SWELL GAMBLERS RAIDED.
"a Charge That All chicago justices
Are Corrupt.


Are Corrupt.
CHICAGO, Sept 2O.-John Condon's
gambling house at IA Quincy street,
reported to be the SWEETEST" resort
in the city, was raided yesterday by
detectives employed by the Civic Fed
GRAFTON, the citizens organization
which has been making descents on
Varne1Ts, 1.-THE house Of David and
other equally cele brated gambling
places. CondOn's furniture was car
ried out and not recovered, notvith-
standing stout physical and legal re-
sistance on the part of the employ es-
The action Of the court of record has
been evoked by the federation affi-
davits being laid before Judge Brent
ano to-day, charging that prosecu-
tfons cannot be successfully made be-
fore justices of the police. This
amounts practically to a declaration
that all the justices in the city are
corrupt
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Perhaps the meanest man in all Eng
land has been found. He is a rural clergy
man who brought suit to recover 2 shi1-
Hngs for damages to his new mown hay
caused by young girl walking on it on
her way TO her sisters grave He did not
persevere in his suit, but he talks of suing
the newspapers who commented on it
Boston Transcript
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Mrs. Goandsee-What a lovely new
home you havel It appears to be perfect
in every detail.
Mrs. HowIingswelle-Yes it is indeed
very nice, and we enjoy it's comforts, but
the architect made one serious blunder
Mrs. G-=Indeed? What was it2
Mrs. H.-Why, it is not arranged SO the
neighbors can see my elegant new side
board from the street. Chicago Record.
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LONDON, Sept 19-The Daily News
says one OF the wealthiest iron and
steel manufacturers in England states
that he and several Of his friends are
SO satisfied with the prospects of tin
plate working in the United States
that they are forming a private com
pany to commence the manufacture
of tin plate on a scale that Will i'm
mediate1y increase the American out
mt
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Senator Sorgham,' - said the constitu-
ent, we're mighty glad ter see ye home
agin. p
Thank you,'' replied the SENATOR his
bosom swelling with appreciation.
Yes, sir, we're that glad ter see ye homs
agin that We're goin ter do the best we
kin ter fix it SOS yen stay here the rest O.
yer nat raj days. w ashington Star.