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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
GIRL STUDENTS STRIKE.

Refused to Exercise Before a Man In
structOr and Won Their Point.
ALLIANCE, O., Sept. 6.-All the girl
students at Mt Union college struck yes
terday against obeying the order which
required them to visit the gymnasium
every day. They objected to exercising
before a male instructor.
A committee was appointed to call
upon the faculty last night After a dis
cussion the faculty decided to acCede to
the demand, and the committee was no.
titled that female instructor would be
employed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
MOREHEAD Is CHAPLAIN.

He VIII Preach to the Bad Men in the
Penitentiary.
The board of penitentiary directors at
their meeting yesterday elected Rev
John MOrehead, of Baldwin, chaplain
of that institution.
There were fifteen applicants for the
place, which pays a salary of $1,000 a
year.
At the meeting of the directors the
flag presented by Mrs. T. W. Eckert was
raised to the top of the flag staff over
the prison buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
ANOTHER HOUSE STRUCK.
An Addition to Those Mentioned In


IN Addition to Those Mentioned In
Another Place.
The house of w. A. Neiswanger, at the
corner of Fifteenth aud Dillon streets,
was struck by lightning this morning at
about 6:15. The large chimney on the
north SIDE was shattered and the rooms
nlIed with SCOT from the thimble holes.
About half the chimney was demolish.
ed and a hole made in the roof by the
lightning. After knocking the chimney
down the lightning jumped across the
hallway and burned a hole through the
wall Mrs. Neiswanger was badly shock
ed by the stroke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
ENGLAND,S GREED.
Trying to Manufacture boundary Line
to Rob the United States.

~ AeOO CNAl00 0tAbcss
SEATTLE, Wn., Sept. "a. W. Kun
mer, who has just returned from
Alaska on the Topeka, met on the steamer
upon the return trip two young English
boundary surveyors returning from a
two years stay in the field He says:
| asked one of them if it was not fact
that the purpose of taking Photographic
views was to establish supposed noun
tain range, and he replied that it was"
sis there no defined range 30 marine
leagues from the shore" 1 asked.
"There is none; one could as well be
established anywhere" he, answered.
"Of your knowledge, do you not think
England is really encroachiDg upon
American territory?" was my next ques-
tion.
Said he: 81 am loyal subject of the
queen, but l must admit that very
grasping spirit is being shown and that
evidence of a boundary is being manu-
factured" e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
MERRY-GO-ROUND BREAKS.
Women and Child rem Are Thrown in All
Directions.

NEWARK, N. j., Sept GA merry go
round at the Waverly fair went to pieces
throwing women and children in all
directions. Four women were SO much
hurt that they had to be carried on
stretchers to ambulances, which
were hastily summoned. They were
taken to St MichaePs hospital in
Newark. Their names are as follows
Emma GOLDBERG, Victoria Jones, Rachel
Mask and Mrs. j. Westsupe. 1t is
thought that they will all recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
HOLMES TRIAL.

If He Can't Be Convicted In the United
States, Canada Will Take Him.
TORONTO, Sept 6-The local authori-
ties have been notified that II. II.
Holmes. the alleged multi murderer,
will soon be placed on trial at Philadel-
phia for the murder of Benz. F. Peitzel,
father of the two little girls whom
Holmes is alleged to have murdered in
a ST. Vincent street cottage in this city.
In the event of a failure to convict
Holmes in Philadelphia he will be hand
ed over to the Indianapolis authorities,
and will only be brought to Canada after
all attempts to convict him IL the United
States of capital offense have proved
abortive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
HELP FROM HELEN GOULD.

She Pounds Scholarships for Persons
Living Along the Missouri Pacific.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-It has been an
nounced in circular published in sew
eral newspapers along the lines of the
Missouri Pacific that Miss Helen NJ.
Gould has founded two scholarships in
New York university in memory of her
father, Jay Gould.
The scholarships are open only to per-
sons living on the Missouri Pacific sys-
tenn, and each have an endowment of
$4,000, expected to yield $3.50 annually.
One of the scholarships is in the college
proper, and the other is open only to
teachers studying in the school of peda-
gogy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
N. Y. WOMEN AT ATLANTA.
All Their Exhibits VIII bs Transported
Free of Charge.

NEW YORK, Sept The heads of the
different committees having in charge
the work of the woman's department of
New York city at the cotton states and
international exposition at Atlanta met
at the residence of Mrs. Joseph Bradley
Read, chairman of the department At
the meeting labels and tags for the diff
ferent exhibits to be used at Atlanta were
given out.
These labels are important as one of
them pasted on box will take the box
to the woman's building at the exposl-
tion grounds free of charge. All of the
exhibits are being trans ported free as
we'll as the furniture and decorations to
be in the New York room The Now
York room promises to be one of the
most attractive spots at the exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
The Rothachilo Esonlb Thrower.

PARIS, Sept. 6.-All the man who at
tempted to explode bomb in the vesti-
bule of the Rothschild banking house
yesterday will say about himself is that
he is a deserter from the army. In the
hope of obtaining information as to the
man and his antecedents the police will
distribute 800 photographs of him
throughout France.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
CIRCUS SHAKEN UP.
Six Men Injured by the Train Getting a
Hard Bump.

Hard Bump.
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Sept, 6.-While the
cars of the Pawnee Bills Wild West
show were being coupled on
in the Iron Mountain yards early
this morning for trip to
Little Rock they received
tremendous jostie which smashed almost
all the glass in the train and six attaches
of the show were more or less seriously
injured.
John Ross, of Hamilton. had foot
smashed; John McLain, Sing Sing, n.
Y. back seriously injured.
Mike Ryau, Leavenworth. Kan, shoul-
der dislocated: Frank smith. Wirthamp-
ton, Mass, hip and foot injured; John
Beams, Erie, Pa, acrobat, ankle badly
sprained. One of the Indians was also
injured, but not seriously.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
HANGED BY A MOB.
Negro Taken From Jail and Lynched in
Tennessee.

Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Sept 6.-At Fay
etteville last night Doc King, colored,
arrested on the charge of attempting to
criminally assault Mrs. Charles Jones
near Fayetteville, was taken from jail
by mob of 200 men and hanged.
King protested his innocence, but he
was identified by Mrs. Jones and her sis
ter as the guilty man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
BAN spoiIs the HnK.

DE- Minney, who returned from the
country today, said this mornings rain
would spoil an immense amount of hay.
sa" many fields of new mown grass
ana partially finished stacks along the
road last night that will undoubtedly be
. loss to the farmer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
The state Printer Case.

The supreme court this afternoon
ruled that the motion for a writ of
mandamus against Secretary of
State Edwards asked for by Ed
win H Snow to compel the secretary
of state to give him the state printing
will not be argued on its merits until
the next sitting of court, which will be
in October.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
THE USUAL STORY.
People in OklahOmA DenOunce the Seek
ers for Aid in Kansas.

Governor Morrill, today received a
communication signed by forty five citi
zens of Coronado township, King fisher
county, Oklahoma, in which the aid So
licitors who are now in Topeka asking
aid for that township are denounced as
frauds.
The signers of this communication say
their wheat crop was failure but they
have since raised corn, aud the county
and territory are able and willing to take
care of their own poor. They say not
since 1889 has there been such an abun-
dance of everything in that county as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
SPLIT OPEN THEIR HEADS.
An Indiana Man Murders Two Men and
Kicks Their Hends About.

SULLIVAN, Ind, sept6.-The most hor-
rible tragedy in the history of southern
Indiana occurred last night James
Ward murdered his father-in-law Aaron
Hunter and his brother-in-lsw John
Hunter, cutting off their heads and
kicking them around
The murderer was pursued by mob
and just as he was about to be captured,
took his own life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
OUTLAW EASILY TAKEN.
Bill williams Said He Would Never Be
Taken Alive.

Taken Alive.
LEADvILLE, Colo, Sept 6-Bill Will
Jams, alias Lloyd Layre, alias John
McMahcn, one of the most noted des-
peradoes in the west, and who has always
sworn that he would not be taken alive,
has been arrested and lies in Jail here.
Last winter he became the leader of the
gang that robbed the Wells Fargo ex-
press company at Cripple Creek and
secured 100000
Williams was loaded down with cart
ridges and revolvers. He also had con-
siderable money with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06
BUGLE NOTES.

Cosby Items Gathered Up in Camp
Morrill, at SOden's Grove.
Major Haskell of the Twenty Fourth
United States Infantry made his maiden
speech at the Normal Wednesday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

Lieutenant Carl Cooper, acting adju-
tant to Col. Hoisington of the Second. is
principal of one of the Newton schools.
Col. Hoisington himself is county clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

Guard mount, which takes place in the
morning, is really of more importance,
from the soldiers point of view, though
the glory aud glow of bright eyes look
ing on is not so conspicuously present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

Mrs. Minnie Johnson, of St Marys,
died Wednesday afternoon at $3.50 at the
home of her father. Pehr OLSON, 522
Taylor street. She was % years of age
aud died from a complication of diseases
Her husband, ONcar Johnson, is a we'll
known stockman ofTSt. Msrys. Services
will be held Sunday morning at the home
of Mr.. OLSON and the body taken to st.
Marys for interment.
Wilson L Gordon has commenced
suit in the district court to secure pay
ment on-a promisory note of $752 gived
Nov. 90, 1889 by j. B. Whitaker. This
with interest at 6 per cent makes the
amount something over $1,000 Gordon
has also garnisheed the First National
bank and Miss Kittle C. Whitaker
A battery of artillery from FIT Riley
passed through on the Union Pacific
yesterday afternoon, The company Is on
its way to Chickamauga and Atlanta,
| Georgia, TO be present at the dedication
Of battle field monuments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

The majority of the Z. N. G.'s arr
farmer boys in civil life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

lady said, "Oh. thought he would be
lots older than he is."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

Major Surgeon Armstrong of the Sec
ond has a fad. 1t is the famous Ret
Cross order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

Rev. E. B. Merideth was called away
from Topeka yesterday and the Kansas
River Baptist association were denied
the pleasure of the closing sermon last
evening. The exercises consisted of
gong and prayer service entirely closing
successful three days gathering
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

F. r. Bull of the Second is local editor
of Bent Murdock's paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

The Second regiment band of Wichita
turned out to be as good as the best in
military as we'll as music tactics. LIB
erty Bell" is their favorte air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-06

Captain Cavenaugh of the Thirteenth
United States Infantry, who is stationed
at Manhattan Agricultural college, is a
widower. He is also the jolliest man in
camp, perhaps excepting our own Gene
raj Hughes, and the pretty girls who
visit camp come to see him in platoons
and battalions, and would perhaps salute
him if they knew how. Capt. Cavenaugh
is said to be very particular inspector,
and he says the K n. G. boys will do.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22
THE NEW REFORMAT0RY.
Wby tho Institution Is Needed
Commissioners TO Meet.
cDecioI to the JerseU Citye

TRENTON, April %, 1S95.-On Thursday
Governor Werts appointed six commas
sioners to carry out the provisions OF
the act introduced by Mr.. Eisele on jan
uary IA and approved March 2S, for the
erection and furnishing of an intermedl-
ate prison or r~eformatory on the lana
belonging to the State known as the Ed
gar form at Railway. The gentlemen
named by the Governor are Patrick Far
reilly, President of the American News
Company, who resides at Morr1stoWh'
George S. Mott. of F~lemington; Thomas
NJ. Gopsiu of Jersey City; William e.
IRE, of Newark; Davide NJ. Chambers,
Of Camden, and John T. DAILY. Mayor OF
Railway.
THESE persons will meet in the State
House tomorrow morning and organize
as commissioners. The law also en-
overs the same persons to serve as
managers of the r~eformatory for three
years. The sum of $1,000 600 was appro-
priated by the Legislature toward erecL,
ing the buildings which are ln RNaen th 10
main building. two wings and a ncspi-
tai are completed and ready for the al
mission of convicts. al persons pa be- epe con-
victad of crime in any. Of the unit
of the State any WIG have not preyiopshs
been sentenced W foldtS iiScA W" u
to the reformatory, SO as 10
be kept separate from theo older ana more
hardened criminals in the state prlsqn.
According to the report for lSSS there
were 157 persons between L. and 70 years
of age in the Trenton Prison out OF a
total number of 1858: also z7S between -
and Is years of age. and 20S between The
ages of % and 80 years; a total OF POI
out of the 1863 conviets., who were nnd Eer
80 years of age, and there are only iVu
cells in which to cenfine them.
The movement to establish a reforms ma
Goyernar Werts. Supervisor Seymour and
other State of bgffags feao snn1slIsN th laf
lsbor for the reclamation and moral i'm
provesment Of young of t6s mo agalaat
which resulted in the passage of the Pill
introduced by Mr John q III Ei i aeis 81 atu 1ras
The bill met with some opposition from:
those who favored an enlargement OF me
much overcrowded, but Il was iinanys
deemed best to authorize the erection OF
an intermediate prison to be known as
the State Reformatory. q
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22
PARNELL'S CONDITION.

BORDENTOWN. N. j., April p, 1872
Mrs. Della It. S. Parnelrs condition this
morning was somewhat improved from
that of yesterday. Mrs. Parnel had a
ehangeable day yesterday, being eonsid-
erably better in the morning, but grew
worse during the afternoon and was
somewhat delirious at times during the
night. This morning her temperature
and pulse are normal, and she seems q
great deal brighter. DIR. Ships says that
he will test Mrs. Parnelrs powers TO
write this afternoon. The doctor thinks
that the case is liable to fiuctuation, as
are all cases of conclusion.
Nine tramps were arrested here yester-
day. but the officers refuse to say
whether or not any of them are suspect
ed of having committed the assault on
Mrs. Parnell.
The citizens here are aroused over the
assault and demand that the county ofler
a reward for the capture and conviction
of the highwaymen. They claim n a
there have been too many mysterious
assaults in this vicinity lately and they
want the authorities to put a stop to
them at once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22
FIGHTING THE TOBACCO TRUST.
chancellor Runyon Hears Arguments
AGAINST The Cyarctte HIOnOpOlY.

E
The fight which John R. Miller and
Frank w. Miller, of Newark, are max
ing against the Cigarette trust estab-
lished by the American Tobacco Com
pany, came up before Chancellor Nc
Gill again this morning. Thomas w.
McCarter and Frederick w. Stevens,
representing the Millers, some time ago
filed a supplemental bill, IN which they
set up that In addition to controlling
the cigarette business OF the country,
the American Company had gone into
North Carolina and Virginia. wher most
OF the tobacco used in the manufacture
of cigarettes IS grown and succeeded
in controlling the price and output to
the great detriment OF the tobacco grow
ers of those States. The bill prayed for
relief from chat, great evil n behalf OF
Gilbert Collins and r. Y: Lindabury.
of Elizabeth, N behalf OF the American
Tobacco Company, moved this morning
to dismiss the bill n precfpstated q
long argument.
The lawyers for the company declared
that the complainants were going alto
gether out of their province in appeal
Lindabury said if it were not for the
counsel on the other SIDE he would say
that the compliments were trying to
obtain something in an underhand way.
MFR. McCarter argued at length that
the compliments were e~ndeavoring to
threatened the cigarette and tobacco i'm
dustry, and the supplemental bill was
entirely. proper. The Chancellor took
the papers, and reserved his decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Two welKdressed men abandoned a
horse and carriage on Exchange place
last night. The police are looking for
the owner.
John iDoan. five years old, of No. 81
Grand street. fell down a flight of stairs
at No. 1870 Eleventh street last evening
and broke his right arm. He was taken
home.
ler Lochiel, moored at the foot of Fulton
street. East River. New York, sustained
painful injuries last night by falling off
the rear platform of a Bayonne car on
Grand street.
The fact that Mr.. Sothern is about to
play the first engagement in five years
at the Academy of Music. has stifnu-
lated Jersey City society to form many
theatre parties. Parties from all the
prominent clubs have already been form
ed, Mr.. Sothern will, undoubtedly, pay
Jersey City an annual visit If this one
PROVES successful. q
MfehaejosO 'Keefe.of Nos 22 Second.
street, was committed by Justice Potts
this morning for wrecking a 500 plate
class window in Cahill IL Kerrigan's
Saloon on Grove street. last night with
a cobble stone.
John Sheridan of No. Gil Henderson
street. and Thomas Kellaher. Of the same
residence, entered a new building at No.
697 Henderson street. owned by Daniel
Clearly yesterday afternoon and stole
Carpenters tools valued If $35s Police
man C'Connor captured Sheridan, but
Ke1iaher escaped. Sheridan was commit
ted this morning by Justice Potts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22
LEM L BY KuRDs.

PITTSBBRG, Pa, April %, 1ss5.-Mr.
n. 5B. Langhana, of Allegheny, received
a letter yesterday from a missionary in
Armenia in regard to the fate of Frank
Lenz, the man who left Pittsburg to
rayel around the world on a bicycle.
LEM was murdered by Kurds IN Armenia
about $50 miles from C~onstantinople on
the tenth of last May.
The letter is dated March q and says
Karakalisso, where Mr.. Lenz made a
short stop, tells me hat the people of
Zedikan, the last village on the Alash-
grid Plain, and just at the mouth of the
pass over the mountains, told him that
some of their people saw the body of
and Dahar, and near Koord Ali. They
later understood that il was the body of
the foreigner who was riding the 1.-TWO
wheeled cart" This is heresay evidence.
but it harmonizes with other reports
from other sources. 81
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-22
G~REENVILLE GOSSIP.

Tb hne gesi Ser Seminary, New York, oceu-
pied the pulpit at the re
formed G. Church nf fbs ye fWanty.nin @l applicants
T r%egig rae pAs Of The Rev. ". p. Bruce 3 zee.
The Consistory OF the Gnnior' shortly.
county schwabischer yerein Messrs.
J lac Fr ssna Vsit o. Of No No. s. 50 Morris street
were proposed for memoersnlp, " WoIHs
v~itation to attend the German Vq }Ifi5
Fest. which will pc neld T a TEST Fest viii
he he held for the purpose of raising a
fund to build a German nome Snd m1sS
pital in this coun y a With the scheme.
Th1eir d%eiegates to the fest will be Emil
Koch and Louis Frey. over SU Geralan
so The remain of the late John 7. Birch
have been removed from the receiving
vault Of the New York Bay Cemetery
and inferred w IN l appointed organist of
tb ar linden Avenue N. E. Church at the
last meeting of the Board OF Trustees.
Cemetery have decided to make a mum
Der Of improvements. which Will sreatly
enhance the beauty of the already peau-
tiful burying ground. In the near future
a handsome new entrance gate is to be
built at Ocean avenue, and that II VIII
be a great adjournment to the cemetery
lG SHOWN DNEd ldiiSO q LIZ
new office building will form part OF tne
gate. It will be of granite and VIII cost
when completed 5000. i, VIII lvo h f3ne
ROBINS and all modern improvements.
When the structure is erected the trus-
tees will see that the on ocean
avenue are kept in better condition;
The Rev. Father Joseph J.: Schandel
of St. PauPs R. c.. Church suffered from
another stroke of paralysis YESTERDAY,
beloved pastor would not recover. rms
resulted in the circulation Of the runor
that he had died. This morning Father
Edward and Robert Zeiger Of Ocean
avenue are at Presco. Pa, arranging
for the removal Of the remains ANS OF ! 5nelr
the New York Bay. Cemetery;
Cour Greenville No 2z2, companions
ment and reception at the B~elvedere Hail
on April 20.
Another attempt to organize 2 lodge
will be made on May 6, when a meet
Ing viii be held at the Belvedere Hall;
Damon Council. ROYAL Arcanum, MI WI
initiate a number of new members TINS
evening at its meeting at Bamber Hall:
The G~reenville United Building and
Loan Association will hold its last meet
ing in the old quarters at Bamber tiall
This evening. On next Monday the as
scciation will take up temporary quar-
tiers at No. e2s Ocean avenue. p endllng
the c0IlpleliOn OI ~ "
building on Danforth avenue.
The much talked Of entertainment Of
sG~reenvillea Republican League Club
eWiHlIbe held this evening at Bamber
Hall, and it is safe. to predict that the
hall will be crowded to the doors; Inc
feature of the entertainment Will be the
minstrel part, in which Mr.. w. G. Hutch
ings will be the interlocutor, assisted by
q musical programme will be rendered.
Dancing will also be enjoyed.
At the meeting of the MinkakWa Ciup
charge OF the arrangements for the
openlng celebration will present a report.