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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
Topeka Rufian's ViIIafnOus Attempt
Frustrated-He Is In Jail.


Williamsport township, in the south
ern part of Shawnee county, was in
high state of excitement late yesterday
over a brutal assault on Mrs. Maggie
Tignor by Charles Curtis, a Topeka
tough. Curtis was captured after a chase
lasting several hours, and a lynching was
avoided by prompt action in bringing
him to Topeka
At about 1890 Mrs Tignor was en-
gagged in doing her weeks washing
when Curtis raped at the kitchen door
and asked for something to eat He was
given a liberal lunch, which he took to a
chair under shade tree short distance
from the house. After he had finished
he continued to occupy the chair in
stead of leaving. This rather worried
Mrs. Tignor, as she was alone, her hus-
band being at work in a field
nearly half mile from the house. Pres
emily Curtis opened the door and walked
in. He grabbed Mrs, Tignor by the
sleeve at the same time making an i'm
proper remark The woman screamed
and then ensued a desperate struggle
which lasted several minutes Mrs. Tig-
nor with her dress torn almost to shreds
finally escaped and ran to the field
where her husband was working, and
told him of the outrage.
(Which way did he go?" demanded
the husband.
''South, l think" was the reply.
Tignor unhiIched one of the horses
from his pillow and started after Curtis on
horse back, giving the alarm as he went.
Soon posse of forty men were in pur-
suit, among them Constable Linn. Cur
tbs had taken to the woods, but he was
captured mile aud half west of Der
ryton station, nearly six miles from the
scene of his crime. He was sur
rounded and when he saw that
he must surrender he begged
that they should not use him roughly.
LFnching was proposed, but before the
threats could be put into execution Con-
stable Linn had secured a farmer
wagon and started for Topeka, with
three men to hold Curtis, whose arms
had been securely tied behind him with
a long rope. In this condition the party
arrived at the police headquarters with
the prisoner shortly after o'clock,
just as the news of the crime
was being telephoned to the police
headquarters. Curtis was transferred tc
the county Jail. He asked anxiously
whether there were many of the farmers
in town, and when told that there were
begged to be locked in a cell instead OF
being given the liberty of the corridor
| When he was locked in a cell he com
| planned that there was a window which
man might be able to shoot him through
Mrs. Tignor, the victim of the assault
is the wife of Frank Tignor, a prosperous
young farmer. She is described as
young and pretty. Curtis is abou
"a, and when not on the city
rock pile has been a hostler. He stopped
working in Morrow's livery barn in NORTH
Topeka Monday night. For time he
drove the mail wagon for Fin De
Moss between Auburn and Topeka. He
had also been a hackman. Curtis wa
last in the police court on April IL
when he was fined So for being drunk
| which he worked out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
TO PLAY ssTRlLBY" HERE.
Mckee Rankin VIII Give the Play jim
Topeka

Mckee Rankin Will Give the RAY in
Topeka.
1t is reported that Mckee Rankin will
soon play "Trilby'' in Topeka. He is
playing it now in Denver. 1t was pre-
sented May for the first time by the
Mckee Rankin company. ''The play
was success" says the Denver Daily
News. from the first act until the drop
of the curtain. Mr.. Mckee Rankin as
Svengali became a great stage triumph.
His Characterization at times were so
real that he seemed to almost step from
he chapters of the book.
"Patrice O'Neill as Trilby O'Ferrel
was also great success. Her first en-
trance on the stage created a sensation.
There she was, her bare feet encased in
slippers many sizes too large, wrapped
around her was the great military coat,
and her easy appearance was areproduc-
ton of the careless grisette who posed
before the altogether
"All members of the company acquit-
tod themselves creditably. A packed
house witnessed the performance and a
better pleased audience never mbled
in the popular play house."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
RESISTED JOHN GARDINER.
They Were Both Drunk or They
Wouldn't Have Done 1t.

They Were Both Drunk or They
Wouldn't Have Done 1t.
Bill Wilson and Bill FIetery are
chums although there is % years diff
ference in their ages. Wilson is % and
Fletery is %.
They drank little cider last evening
and the deadly mixture did the rest.
They began to quarrel in front of Park
hurst & Davis wholesale store, and the
patrol wagon was telegraphed for.
The wagon and Captain Gardiner in
it responded. The officer found the men
smuggling each other as furiously as they
could in their condition, although an old
woman with broom could have whip
ped them both. In the wagon Captain
Gardiner had all he could do to keep
them from renewing the battle, and
when the police station was reached he
was out of breath.
In court today the men pleaded guilty
to being drunk and disturbing the peace
and were fined $40 each BY pleading
guilty Captain Gardiner was not able to
testify how the men resisted or they
| would have been fined more heavily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08

Mister Editur plese excuse me
only rite ter say
won't take yer paper any more
So stop it up ter day.
It never was no good nohow
Nothin in it but lies
And if it lasts yere longer
Twill be a big surprise.
For ter think yer sent back them PONIES
And writ declined with thanks
Yeou might ade a struglin
Farmers sun to rise up in the ranks.
But no yer ar so gol darned mean
Yer wouldn't give him 8 chance
Yer probably never took 'em out
Or give 'em even glance.
That there was mean people in this world
allus has allowed
But never saw any was meaner nor vo,,
If have then III be SHOWED.
Joseph P. Sears in Boston Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
MRS. ROBERT SEAMAN.
That is Now the Legal Name of the
Famous Nelly Bly,.
HER MARRIAGE TO A WEALTHY MAN.

She Was Born Cochran, Christened
EIizabeth-Her Enterprisin2 Career.
The unexpected marriage of Nelly
Bly, has interested a great many persons
It has never been said of this young
woman that she is producer of htera-
ture, and it is hardly likely that she
herself has eyer claimed to be, but be-
yond question her name is today as wide
~ known in the United States as that
Of any other woman writer, perhaps as
that of any writer of either sex.
This has come about through variety
of causes, of which one has been oppor-
tunity. But opportunity has not been
more potent in making her name known
than have her own industry, enthusi-
asm and ability to reach the sympathies
of her readers. All these things, togeth-
er with a ready ingenuity, the power
to suggest and the willingness to under
take the unusual, have combined in her
behalf But of all the unexpected per-
formances that have figured in her life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
Painters' lockout is Ended.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 8.-The ten days
lockout of the union painters has ended
The union painters last night accepted
the terms of the bosses, and today all
went back to work. The bosses on their
part agreed to take back the men with
out prejudice, and not to discriminate
against union men. Neither are they
bound to employ union men. They will
hire and dismiss men at will.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
WANTS FINANCIAL HELP.

China Asks France and Germany to Help
Pay Expenses.
LONDON, May s.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says the Chinese emperor has
written to the car and President Faure
asking for assistance to meet the war ex-
penses and promising to grant important
commercial advantages to Russia and
France in return therefor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
MRS. WATSON DEAD.

A Sister OF Secretary OF state EdWArIs
Passes Away.
Mrs W. T. Watson, a sister of Secre-
tary of State w. G. Edwards died last
night at her home at Dodge City of con-
sumption.
Secretary Edwards went to Kansas City
early this morning and up to noon he had
not been heard from.
Mrs. Edwards left at noon for Dodge
City.
Mrs. Watson had been an invalid for
several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-08
Appropriate.

.Jeweler-These paste diamonds look
just as beautiful as the real ones, but they
only last short time.
Young Man-Weil, this engagement is
| only going to last short time.-Harlem
Life.
The herald., 1895-03-22
STRIKE OF THE WIRE MEN
The Outlook in New York Is Becoming
Very Serious
Electrical Contractors Association Agrees tc
Grant the Eight Hour Day
to the Men

NEW YORK. March 21.-The electrical
wine mems strike, which commenced on
February lSth was declared off today
With the single exception of having the
8-hour day started on May 1st, instead of
May 18th the strikers did not gain any
privileges which they did not enjoy prior
to the strike.
Bishop Henry C. Potter. president of
the board of mediation and Cancellation,
and President Felix Adler of the same
body were mainly instrumental in bring
ing about the settlement, which was sign
ed on Wednesday evening by representa-
tives OF all the organizations interested.
The basis OF the settlement is that the
electrical workers at present employed be
subjected to an examination as to COM
potency in accordance with the rule hcle-
tofore prevailing in the trade. The cleo
trical workers union declares its BUSINESS
TO accept in their union all persons who
have satisfactorily passed such examina-
tion, irrespective OF their action in the
present strike, but the men employed at
present by the electrical contractors as
sociation, if they wish shall Join the
union without interference from their en-
ployers or penalties imposed by the union.
That the electrical contractors associa-
ton agrees to grant the S-hour day on
May l. 1895.
That all other matters at issue be SUBJ
lect to mutual agreement between the
electrical contractors, association and the
electrical union represented by their em-
plOyeeS,
The herald., 1895-03-22
THE WORK OF A FIERCE FIRE
One of the Greatest Blazes in the History
OF Sioux City
Great Warehouses of the Transfer Company
Wiped Out and an Oil Mill Destroyed.
Loss S4oo,o 900

SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 21.-One OF
the most serious fires in the history Of
Sioux City com pletely destroyed the ware
house of the Western Transfer Company
today, together with its contents, entail
ing a loss of more than $500, 900. The
high wind which was blowing blew the
fire to the linseed oil mill across the
street and it was partially destroyed and
the greater part of its contents consume |,
making total loss OF S400 600. In the
bins at the time were stored 100, 600
bushels of flax seed and on the lower floor
several thousand tons OF linseed oil cake
was ready for the market. In the annex
the oil was in huge tanks having an es-
timated capacity Of 100, 900 gallons.
The back end OF the transfer company
was mammoth frame structure, six
stories high, covered with corrugated
iron. The iron aided the flames. as 1T
kept water from reaching the wood work.
The huge four-sto1y and basement ware
house was filled from top to bottom with
farm implements and machinery, valued
at about 5000, 600 This machinery was
owned by about twenty implement COM
panies in different parts of the United
States
The herald., 1895-03-22
TWO THOUSAND WERE KILLED
Another Revolution Turns Loose
in Central America
PERU ON THE FIGHT AGAIN
An Engagement in Which II Is Said
Many Lives Were Lost
The Ministry Resigns and Great Havoc Is
Being Wrought by the Rebels.
Conflicting Dispatches
PERU ON THE FIGHT AGAIN

WASHINGTON, March 21.-A dispatch
was received here today by Secretary
Gresham from Minister Mckenzie in Peru
in reference TO the recent revolution
there.
According to Mr.. Mckenzie there was
bitter fighting in and around Lima for
three days. At the end of this time there
were over 1000 dead bodies lying unburied
in the streets, and both sides were eX
hausted An armistce was agreed upon
to permit the dead to be buried and the
wounded cared for. After this was fin
ished negotiations were still continued,
and finally an agreement OF some sort
was reached by the leaders of the con-
tending factions but the details OF them
were not learned by the minister Some
sort of a provisional government now
seems to be in control, sustained by the
persons and property OF British subjects
expelled from the Mosquito reservation.
General Barrios it is understood, has
since submitted the matter to the United
States Government with the object OF en-
listing sympathy and aid.
The statement that Great Britain stipu-
lated that no citizen of the United States
should be a member of the commission is
inaccurate. 1t is the opinion in diplo
matte circles here that the demands of
Great Britain are exceptionally small and
the aggravation warranted even severer
measures.
BUENOS AYRES, March 2l.-Advices
from Peru are to the effect that President
Caceras has resigned and that the provs-
ional government formed after the conclu-
sion of the armstice between the govern
ment and the insurgents which preceded
General Caceras resignation consists OF
representatives of both the belligerents
The provisional government will issue a
decree ordering the holding OF new cleo
tions.
LONDON, March 22-A dispatch to the
Times from Lima says the loss of killed
and wounded on both sides in the fighting
about the capital was 1000. No foreigners
were killed. The city is now quiet.
The dispatch adds that General Pierota
the leader of the insurgents entered the
city with 2000 men at dawn Sunday. The
government forces made brave defense
and the fighting continued until early
Tuesday morning, when the diplomats
arranged a truce that was to be in force
until . o. clock Wednesday afternoon. The
truce was arranged to allow both sides
to bury their dead. 1t has not been ar
ranged that General Caceras and his
forces, as well as General Pierota shall
retire from the city
The herald., 1895-03-22
THE HORSE AND A LIVE WIRE
An Animal Drawing Milk Wagon Gets
Into Trouble
Stricken by Bolt of EIectricity-The Driver
of the Horse Also Gets Into
Trouble

San Francisco. March 2t.-A horse
drawing milk wagon came into contact
with "a live electric wire at Market and
Cough streets, early this morning, and
was instantly killed. Turning corner,
tho horse stumbled and fell. As he made
no effort to rise, the driver alighted and
seized the bride to assist the nag. No
sooner had the mans hand touched the
bit ring than he was thrown violently to
the ground and writhed about in appar-
emf agony. Passers-by found the horse
dead aDd the man unconscious. A tele-
phone wire had been torn from the roofs
Of adjacent houses by the high wind and
had fallen across live electric wire, by
which it had become insulated, and
thence to the street. the horse stepping
on the charged wire as 1T lay near the
rurh.
The herald., 1895-03-22
IHURSTON WILL NOT TALK
Refuses to Discuss the Trouble
With Gresham
HIS FRIENDS STAND BY HIM
Denial of Allegations That He Betrayed
Diplomatic Secrets
Ia Claimed Tn af fbe Mini Ell Had a Riott To
HIS FRIENDS STAND BY HIM
1t Is Claimed That the Minister Had Right to
Furnish Information From His
Country to the Press

WASHINGTON, March 2l.-Although
Mr.. Thurston, the Hawaiian Minister, re-
fuses to discuss the cause that led to his
estrangement with Gresham, his friends
think it only fair to him to refute the
published allegation that he has betrayed
diplomatic secrets.
Admitting that Mr.. Thurston did as
it is alleged, his friends assert that he
di not exceed his diplomatic duties in
the slightest respect in making public
the sentences imposed on several of the
Hawaiian conspirators by the military
court. The proceedings of the court were
conducted openly and the sentences OF
the prisoners had been publicly an
nounced in Hawaii. and all the facts
reached San Francisco by the first mail
steamer from the islands, Thurston' S
friends say he has never betrayed any
official communication or abused official
confidence in the correspondence between
his Government and himself and the Gov
ernment of the United States or any OF
its representatives.
1t is admitted that it would have been
a manifest impropriety for him to have
divulged any Information from the Secre-
tary of State touching the relations be-
tween Hawaii and the United States. At
the same time it IS claimed for him that
he was perfectly free to publish any in
formation he desired in regard to the
events in the Hawaiian Republic that
came into his possession entirely indie
pendent of the State Department, provid-
ed he did not comment on the action of
the United States Government in regard
thereto. The suggestion is made here
that a movement will be made in the fu-
ture looking to Hawaiian annexation, and
that Mr.. Thurston's intimate knowledge
OF affairs, both in this country and in
Hawaii, will lead to his having a prom
inent part with any commission on the
part of Hawaii to negotiate for terms of
adm ission to the Union
The herald., 1895-03-22

fused. During the first week of March
he left for Chicago. He has not returned
since and 1t is announced that he is lying
at deaths door in that city. His wife left
last night to join him. Callers at the
bank were informed that all funds on de-
posit had been returned to the depostors
and that the business would be wound up
as rapidly as possible. The closing of
the bank caused no excitement on change
and the prospect is that the losses, if
there be any. will be small.
The herald., 1895-03-22
Notable Dead

ST. LOUIS, March 21.-William Dwight
Wetherell, special passenger agent of the
Pennsylvania railroad, died in this city
last evening after an illness OF three
years.
PORTLAND, Ore, March 21.-Mrs. f.
the Oregonian. died today of heart failure.
Mrs. Carle was well known in st. Paul,
where her husband was managing editor
OF the Pioneer Press for fourteen wears.
The herald., 1895-03-22
NO TROUBLE AT BLUEFIELDS
Great Britain Made Demand for ESQ for
the EXPULSION of the Consul

LOND DON, March 21.-The following
semi-official statement was obtained by
the Associated Press tonight in regard to
the trouble between Great Britain and
Nicaragua;
The Nicaraguan envoy left today when
the British demands for compensation in
the sum Of Els, 900 for the expulsion from
Bluefelds of Mr.. Hatch, the British con-
sular agent there, and also for the ap-
pointment OF a committee to adjudicate
the damage.
The herald., 1895-03-22
AtchisOn Earnings

CHICAGO, March 21.-The earnings of
the Atchison system proper for the sec
ond week of March were $54l, sl4. an in
crease of $l7, SOL for the month to date,
81, 073, 239 an increase Of 500, 2s0.
The net earnings of the Atchison sys-
tenn on all lines for the week were S753. =
a23, an increase of $2l. 986; for the month
to date, 81, 49l 0l0, an increase of $42, 957.
All the earnings given are gross earnings
The herald., 1895-03-22
Diamond Cutters From Abroad

NEW YORK. March 21.-A large con-
signment of diamond cutters arrived to-
day on the Majestic from Liverpool.
There were 125 of them. They were de-
tanned and sent to Ellis Island suspected
of being contract laborers. They will be
given speedy examination and those
who are proven to have come over under
the contract system will be sent back in
accordance with the decision of Secretary
Carlisle last Saturday, that diamond
cutting was not a new industry, as the
importers in this city have claimed.
The herald., 1895-03-22
After Two Years

SANTA FE, N. NJ, March 2l.-Water
began pouring through the spillway of
the big reservoir here today. Work mas
been progressing for two years and now a
lake is formed half mile long, quarter OF
u mile wide an d seventy feet deep. There
is enough water flowing through the
clnyon to fill this reservoir at least three
mes year. and work will therefore be
pushed on a second reservoir which will
hold water enough to irrigate 5000, 000
acres of valley lands.
The herald., 1895-03-22
In Favor OF the Board

NEW ORLEANS, March q. Judge F.
D. King today decided the injunction
proceedings filed against the state board
OF arbitration by the street car presidents
union in favor of the board. The board
was investigating the grievances of car
drivers when it was enjoined from pro-
ceeding any further. The decision now al
lows it to proceed to business, and the
belief is that the board will now take up
the levee trouble and find way of set
tlement.
The herald., 1895-03-22
A Chinese Interpreter in Trouble

SAN JOSE, March 2l.-Arthur Spencer,
a Chinese interpreter was arrested this
evening by. Constable Haley, on two
charges OF forgery preferred against him
by Township Justice Dwyer and City
Justice Goss. Spencer has been the Off
cial Chinese interpreter in the Justice
courts for over two years and during this
time he has defrauded the county out of
considerable money by means of writing
interpreting claims on county claim
blanks
The herald., 1895-03-22
TO r1eet the Ithacas

NEW YORK, March 2l.-Passage to
southampton and return was arranged to-
day for the Yale-Cornell varsity crew.
he Ithaca oarsmen, taking their shells
with them, will sail from New York on
May 10Th for Paris and AT once proceed to
Henley where they will train for the
grand challenge cup race to be rowed on
the Thames during the second week of
judy.
The herald., 1895-03-22
A BOGUS BANKER

Trouble Follows Man Who nade False
Pretenses
NEW ORLEANS, March 21.-PhilIip
Greene came TO New Orleans from
Denver early last winter and, deciding to
make his home here, established private
banking house for which he claimed
capital of $5o0,000. He applied for admis-
sion to the clearing house but was re-
The herald., 1895-03-22
4 ceriotIs Charne

HANTA BARBARA, March p. II was
telephoned from Lompoc that Henry
Linder, wealthy resident there, dropped
dead this morning. The cause was not
stated. Linder was indicted for incest
with his niece and the trial was to come
of April I'd. The evidence seemed con
1Gsiye.
The herald., 1895-03-22

the glands of the skin need stimula ing and
color food, and the best remedy and stimulant
Halls Hair Remover.
The herald., 1895-03-22
Twenty-eight Fishermen Drowned

BERLIN. March p. - Twenty eight
fishermen were drowned during a storm
on Lake Kuenneroll, in Pomerania.
The herald., 1895-03-22
NO TRUTH IN THE STORY
The Mexican Parliament Has Not Made De-
claratiOn of War

UII1 OF MENIIU, March ZI.-The re-
port that war has been declared between
Mex lco and Guatemala and that parlia-
ment had been summoned to meet April
lst is untrue.
The herald., 1895-03-22

Cheney Bros best quality all silk print
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pretty designs.
Special Price, 5Ot
The herald., 1895-03-22
Black AlbatrOss

superior quality. all wool, As inche
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Special Price, SOC
The herald., 1895-03-22
Taffeta Silks
India Silks

A beautiful line, all silk, new designs TO
ladies' waists.
SDecia1 Price 40
The herald., 1895-03-22
French BrOadclOth

The genuine imported cloth for Capes,
Suits etc all wool, fine, lustrous finish, so
inches wide, the latest spring shades and
black
Special Price. S5c
The herald., 1895-03-22
Wool Challies

Extra quality Silk Stripe Wool Challies
80 inches vide fine assortment of styles,
in light and dark colors.
Special Price, Csc