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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
NAY END IN MURDER.

Alderman Lammers Injured by "Buck"
Mccarthy At Chicago. May Die
CHICAGO. Sept. 2O.-It is said that it is
very probable the recent Republican
central committee "harmony" meeting
will haye murder as one of its results.
The physicians who have been in attend
ance upon Alderman hammers. who was
injured in the fight with Alderman
"Buck" Mccarthy of the stock yards
district, hold out little hope of his re-
covery
Both eyes are swollen shut. most of his
front teeth are gone, his face is bruised
and torn all over, he was injured inter
nally by kicks in the abdomen and to
add to the danger of his condition, fever
has seized upon him and the physicians
have been unable to control it. All ac-
counts of the fight agree that but for the
mob assisting Met arthy. he would have
been badly thrashed by hammers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
FREE SILVER ROW.
bitterness Results Over the Question of
Silver Headquarters.

Bitterness Results Over the Question of
Silver Headquarters.
CHICAGO. Sept. 20-The Post says that
a lively row is on between prominent
advocates of free silver. now in Chicago
over the location of their head
quarters. The trouble is the re-
suit of the proposal to move them
from Washington to the west and
has, it is said, developed Il deal of bitter
ness among the silver leaders.
Messrs. Sibley and Warner early in
the discussion fatty refused to lend their
aid to the movement to shift headquarters
while strong element demanded that
the movement be centered in the terri
tory from which it receives its chief
support.
Chicago men, according to common
report, undertook to effact compro.
mise by naming Chicago as the seat of
the silver war and by 80 doing developed
bitter opposition from both sides in the
controversy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
COOLER SATURDAY.
That Is the Promise NIade-Dry Winds
Injare Late Vegetation.

That Is the Prom Sc AIade-Dry Winds
Injare Late Vegetation.
The wind yesterday aud today did not
carry particle of moisture and it might
be called e hot wind. Fortunately, al
most all crops are matured and so the
damage done was com mparatively small.
Many farmers sowed corn for feed,
which was still green. and the wind
withered 1t up like a hot blast, and
stripped the stalks of leaves.
Other farmers who were having corn
cut suffered because the corn fodder was
destroyed and the corn cutting season
was abruptly brought to a close. The
hay crop may also have suffered some
damage. The velocity of the wind yes
terdag was "A TO 26 hours FER mi.e,
White today il was 20 to 32 miles.
the tempera1ure is lower today than
for some dne, the thermometer indicat-
ing SO degrees.
The storm area is central over Lake
Superior. followed in the mort invest by
rising barometer and drop in tempera-
ture which brings it 10 freezing in Mon
tana. There are no severe temperature
changes to be expected in the central
portions of the United States High
winds will keep up tonight
Forecast for this section: Fair, with
local showers or thunder storms tonight,
followed by cooler weather Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
CHICAGO STILL HOT.
The Mercury Has Climbed Up
Still Higher.
1t Reached 81 and the Suffering
Was Great.
A RECORD BREAKER.
The Heat for September Has
Been Unprecedented.
Many Prostrations and Some of
Them Fatal.

CHICAGO, Sept 20.-1ncluding today
the weather record for the month of sep
tember in and around Chicago has been
broken aH to pieces, and suffering hu-
manity is hoping that it will never enter
into another contest
The mercury climbed steadily yes
terday until it reached the nine
ty-one mark on the official
thermometer in the Auditorium
tower and this was certainly from six to
eight degrees cooler than it was on the
streets. The humidity was something
terrible and was more deadly than any
September weather that the ''oId inhabi-
tant" could remember.
There were three deaths and two pros
trations. The dead are Charles Styles,
Frank Wilson and VIM. Cushman.
Those prostrated were Terrence Cox and
an unknown man who is at the county
hospital and who it is believed will die.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
CULBERSON UNHEEDED.
The Arrangements for the Prize Fight Are
Gone On with.

The Arrangeme nts for the Prize E1ghG Are
Gone On with.
DALLAS. Sept 2O.-The statement of
Governor Culberson that he would stop
the prize fight. if there were enough
people in Texas to stop it. created a
sensation, as all doubts as to the legal
status of the fight were believed to
have been settled by the decision of the
court of criminal appeals two days ago.
The attorneys of the Florida Athletic
club say they have shown there is no
law against prize fighting, and they are
going to do noihing until the governor
makes his move, when they will find
means to keep him from interfering.
The club people are going right along
with the building and making other
preparations to pull off the fight. The
ablest lawyers here say the governors
only means of interference is by calling
out the militia, and an injunction would
most effectively stop this move.
AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. 20-Gov. Culber-
sons firm stand to prevent the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons fight under common penal
statutes has given currency to rumor
in sporting circles here that the fight
will take place in the Indian Territory
not far from Colbert. Sports here have
given up hope of seeing the fight in
Taxas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
TO RANSOM ROME.
A Scheme to Restore the City
to the Pope.
Catholics Would Raise an I'm
mense Sum For 1t.
ITALY Is BANKRUPT.
She Needs the Funds and Might
Consent to 1t.
Temporal Power Still LOnged
For by the Pope.

LONDON, Sept 2O.-That proposition
has been submitted to the leading Ro-
man Catholics in Europe to take advan-
tsge of the serious financial difficulties
in Italy and raise a fund for purchasing
Rome, with the idea of re-establishing
the temporal power of the pope seems
TO be no longer questioned.
The London Daily Telegraph printed
a copy of a circular which it says it re-
ceived Through a source amply guaran-
teeing its serious inspiration and practi-
cal purpose. The writer is in position
to be well acquainted with the policy of
the Vatican"
The circular reviews the history of the
enthronement OF the house of Savoy, the
virtual Imprisonment of the people and
the gradual bankruptcy of the new king
dom OF Italy. IL says:
There have been hostile demonstra-
tons everywhere TO the celebration this
week of the overthrow of the papacy.
There is 4 revival of Catholic life aud
activity in every part of the nation, and
an utter failure of italian unification
under the crushing burden OF taxation,
which today finds the great mass of tie
people sunk into the abyss of starvation,
disease and DEATH
"Leo XIII is full of sagacity, knowing
when to speak and how to be silent. He
sees his course clearly before him aud
steadily pursues the policy which has
been dictated by the needs of the papacy
and the circumstances of the hour.
"What if scheme could be devised
by means of which each should supply
to the other what is lacking in such an
hypothesis? 1t may at first sight ap-
pear extravauant and mpossible, but as
u matter of fact it is under serious con-
sideration Nothing less is proroaa
than the countries and people tn !,
world should combine to ransom / N
sit would not be difficult to believe lat
If the scheme is set on foot large sum
of money nay be collected and placed in
the hands of Leo Kill The pentiff,
with $200,000,O00 at his disposal, would
have 1t in has power 10 deal with the dis
tracted and bankrupt government of the
Italian king. 1t would rest with the pope
to meet the government with proposals
that might save the Italian kingdom re-
instate ils exchequer, aud thereby restore
peace, unity and prosperity in Italy.
"The claim which the Roman Catholic
church would make upon Italy in return
for the benefits referred to would be
the independence of Rome and of a
Roman port guaranteed bv ItalY and by
the powers of Europe to the Eoman pom :
tiff"
These views have been broached in
more than one Catholic country. The
idea of raising the large sum of money
needed has been very carefully consid-
cred by eminent ti4annciers and meu of
brains, and it has been pronounced as
practicable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
AROOR INCREASES.
Larger Crowds Than Ever on
Chickamauga Field.
Feature of Ceremonies Today
Was Big Parade.
SOUTH WASN'T WRONG.
Gov. Turney Of Tennessee Gre
ates Sensation.
Believed South Was Right and
Still Thinks So.
SOUTH WASN'T WRONG.

CHATTANOOGA, Sept 90. = This, the
third day of the exercises attendant
upon the dedication of the battlefield
to the nation as a park, opened with a
grand civic and military parade. The
visiting cabinet officers, governors and
their stats aud the various military or
ganizations took part
It brought more people to the city
proper than have been here at any one
time since the dedicatory exercises be-
gan. Thousands who have been stop.
ping in the taverns along Missionary
ridge, Lookout mountain and other
places in the suburbs were all here
today
Itwas few minutes past 10 o'clock
when the parade started. A platoon of
police led, followed cy military band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
a. o. Q. W-Funernl Notfce.

The members of Capital lodge A. o.
U, w. No. 3, are hereby notified to as
semble at the lodge room on sunday at 10
g. N. sharp, to attend in a body the fu-
neral of our late brother Joseph C. Will
son. 1t is requested that all brothers
seeing this notice call the attention of
other members to the same so that all
may be informed
The officers aud members of lodges
Nos. Il, 90, 1ss, 1879, PA, $50, and SS1,
and all visiting brothers, are earnestly
iRvited to join us on this sad occasion.
By order of he lodge
ERNEST MUELLER. Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
krEP PARIN GREEN.
Prof. T.eid's Little Boy Dies From Pois.
Oning.

Prof. + eld's Little Boy Dies From Pois-
Oning.
Ralph Eugene Field, the three year
old son OF Prof. NJ. Field of Lincoln
scheo, died last night at midnight from
the effects of swallowing paris green.
The little child was left upstairs for
it's afternoon nap, aud some time after
wards swallowed paris green which
was among some artists supplies
of Mrs. Field The child was
taken with spasms and afterwards
was overcome with suffocation, Drs
Menninger and Mum performe iniuba-
tion and that being unsuccessful tried
tracheotomy to open the .rachea but the
baby was unable to survive the shock.
The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock
Saturday from the residence at 1041
prospect street and the remains will be
taken to Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
NOT BELIEVED AT ,vAsH1NeroN.
No Credsnce Put in the Plan to Buy
Rome.


No Credsnce Put in the Plan to Buy
Rome.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20-The project
originating in London, of raising one
billion dollars to be placed at the dis
pOsal of the Pope as fund with which
he could negotiate with Italy for res
toration of poral power is regarded
by leading Catholic authorities here as
visionary and absurd.
Even if the vast amount named were
available as a means Of assisting Italy in
her financial embarrassment, it it said,
with the restoration of temporal power,
involves sentimental considerations,
which neither Italy or the pope would
reduce to I question of barter.
About eight years ago the differences
between the Italian authorities and the
pope became so pronounced that the vat
icsn began to consider the feasibility of
establishing the papal see at some other
place in Europe. But the government
made some concessions which were sat
isfactory to the vatican in aliaying the
mNst serious friction aud there was no
Gdrther consideration given TO the ques-
tion of the pope's removal.
No foreign power has ever taken up
che pope's cause, as all powers gave
their assent to the action of Italy %
years ago in assuming temporal author
lty over all Rome, including the vatican.
There is much interest here as to the
part which foreign ministers at Rome
will take in Italian celebration today
Some days ago a European paper pub
Iished- the statement that all European
governments had requested their repre-
sentatives at Rome 10 take part in the
celebration. The United States ambas-
sador at Rome ME. McVeagh, is in a
position requiring the exercise of dis
cretion and tact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
GOING AFTER BEAR.

w. W. Mills andI b. Snow Of for Ration
Mountains
W. w. Mills and l. B. Snow leave To-
peka today for bear hunt in the
Raton mountains of New Mexico. They
expect to be gone two weeks and will
take along pack of fifteen hounds
and ammunition and guns. Both are
old hunters and expect to capture sew
eral of the bruin family.
Mr. Snow has Information that bears
are plentiful in the canyons of 3he
Ration mountains and says that with
the bear dogs they will take along it
will be no trouble 10 get several.
Each of the hunters have killed bears
and knows Just how to go after them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
SNATCHED FROM HIS BRIDE

VIM. Mcintosh Jailed on His Wedding
Night Now Being Tried.
On Sunday, June IS, William Mcintosh
was married 20 daughter of G. w. Will
liams. At o'clock that night he was
routed out by constable and arrested,
charged with grand larceny. He has
been in the county Jail ever since.
His case was begun yesterday after
noon and today occupied most OF the day
in district court. There was a perfect
cloud of witnesses. Mcintosh tried to
prove an alibi, and everyone in his
neighborhood, four miles west of town,
seems TO have seen him sometime dur
ing the day.
Mcintosh is accused of stealing a COW
from Thomas Cooney and selling her to
Charles Wolff, in order to get money
enough to pay the expenses of his we'd
ding. Cooney missed the cow on Satur-
day, June II, the day she was stolen from
the pasture. He came Immediately to
Topeka and found his property at VOLTS
packing house before she had been kill
ed.
Mr.. Wolff had bought har and paid $34
for the animal Mr.. Schlegel. his buyer,
is very positive that he bought her from
Mcintosh. Witnesses were introduced
for the state who saw Mcintosh on his
way to the city with the COW in question.
AO pa AAOAEcA AOB VI VIC 0OACASG " as
the testimony of Probate Judge
]. G. Wood and Clerk J. H.
Bevelle, who issued Mcintosh his
marriage license. Mr.. Bevelle stated
positively that Mcintosh was in the
probate court room from until 8 a. m.
on the morning of Saturday, June II.
Judge Wood issued the license not
later than 9 q. m. as soon as he arrived.
Now, this is the very time that the
witnesses for the state say that they saw
Mcintosh on the Wanamaker road COM
ing to town leading the cow.
Mcintosh had been out of the peni-
tentiary but few months when he was
charged with this crime. He was par
doned out by Governor Lswelling after
serving two years of his six years sem
| tence for burglary. He is "a years old.
After the conclusion of this case, the
w. E. Dom embezzlement case was
called Several others precede this on
the docket, but ]. H. Cecil. of Omaha,
the prosecuting witness, is here for the
trial, and 1t was accordingly taken up
before the others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
"KID" Is HIS Ay0CATI0N.
There was Much Evidence About Boy
Ia Police Cour;.

There was Much Evidence About a Boy
Ia Police Cours.
Many people from Parkdale were in
police court this morning to take sides
in a row which occurred last night be-
tween two Parkdaie boys, Cliff Moffat
and Harry Williams. Moffat threw
stones at the Williams boy He is 13
years old. and nls occupation was put
down on the docket as skid" Whether
he does this during both the night and
day, or simply in the day time, is not
known.
The women wanted to tell Judge
Ferry all their private troubles this
morning instead of testifying on the
right subject. He emerged from the
avalanche of evidence aud fned Cliff So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
First Thimble Made goo Years Ago.

First Thimb1e Made 200 Years Ago.
A tnimbIe was originally a thumb
bell, because it was worn on the thumb,
as sailors still wear their thimbles. 1t
is Dutch invention, and in 1884 in
Amsterdam the bi-centennial of the
thimble was celebrated with great
deal of formality. This very valuable
addition to my lady's workbasket was
first made by goldsmith named Mich
olas van Benschoten, the ancestor of
the American family of Van Bensco-
tens. And it may further interest
colonial DANES to know that the first
thimble made was presented in 1884
to Anna van Wedy, the second wife of
Kiliaen van Rensselaer,, the purchaser
of Rensselaerwyck and the first pa
troon. Nine. van Rensselaer's mem
ory was duly honored in Holland on
the occasion of the thimble bicenten-
NAL. IN presenting his useful gift Van
Benschoten begged Nine. van Rensse-
laer "to accept this new covering for
the protection of her diIigent fingers
as token of his esteem" 1t was not
until 1895, just 200 years ago, that the
thimbIe was introduced into England
by a Hollander named John Lofting.
who opened a thimble mandatory at
Islington. -Harper's Bazaar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20

A man 35 years of age who Is a
stranger in Topeka called at police
headquarters last evening and very ner-
vously Communicated the fact to the SER
geant that he had been robbed of SO by
a colored girl They went into a vacant
house on Craze street aud the won an
made away with his cash. He refused
to give his name or where he lived. and
did not know the woman's name
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
THE MAYOR KNOCKED OUT.
A Hanging Basket Behaves in a Shocking
Manner Towards Him.


AEnnner Towards Him.
Mayor Fellows has an ugly looking cut
just over his left eye 1t is about an
inch long and has bruised appear
ance One might infer from the cut
that the mayor had been having con-
ference with disappointed Office seeker,
but he has not
Last night when he came out of his
house to go to the council meeting he
stopped on the porch to light cigar.
Mrs. Fellows had a hanging basket on
the porch that the mayor knew nothing
about, and as he stopped over to light the
cigar, his head came in contact with
the basket. He thought at first that he
had been assa uited, aud in grasping for
his assailant he found the basket, which
had escaped injury.
The mav0r was late at the meeting, as
a result of the accident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
PUT HIS EYE OUT.

Huron, Kansas, Woman Throws Car
boIic Acid in Her Husbands Face.
KANSAS CITY. Sept 2O.-A special to
the Star from Atchison, says: 'Mrs.
Michael Gallagher. wife of well known
citizen of Huron, near here, this morn
ing threw carbolic acid in her husbands
face in = fit of Jealous rage, disfguring
him for life.
barely possible that the other can be
sarr.d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
THREATS OF CRANKs.
PapaI Legation Are Told They wouId be
Poisoned.

Papal Legation Are Told They Would be
Poisoned.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-The quadren-
nial cele bration of Italy appears to stim-
ulste cranks in this country. who are
directing volley of threatening letters
TO the authorities here. A short time
ago letter received at the papaI lega-
ton declared that the members of the
papaI delegation at Washington would
be poisoned by corrosive sublimate un-
less they removed from the country by
August 81.
Another letter fixed June 10 as the
time of destruction. A later letter ac-
compaHled by q skull and cross bones,
and couched in filthy lauOuage stated
that it was fortunate for the deIeoata
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
MRS. VANDERBILT DENIES.
Says Miss vanderbiIt is Not Engaged to
Duke of Marlboro.

NEWPORT, R. L. Sept. 2O.-Mrs W
K Vanderbilt is reported as saying;
Miss Vanderbilt is not engaged to the
Duke of Marlboro. regret that the pa
pers so often see fit 10 connect her name
with different friends of ours"
The Duke of Marlboro will visit the
Atlanta exposition in company with MRS.
W. K. Vanderbilt and hiss Vanderbilt
the last of the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
MISS EDISON TOMARRY.

Daughter of the Inventor to Wed d Ger
nan Lieutenant.
New YORK. Sept 2Q-A special to the
Herald from Berlin says: Miss Marion
Edison, daughter of Thomas Edison. is
engaged 10 marry Lieutenant Oeser of
ChamnifZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
REV. J. B. THOMAS RESIGNS
He Gives Up HIS Pnst"rats Eers to Go to
Chicago.

Rev. J. B Thomas. of the First Baptist
church, resigned his pasiOrate Iass night.
The letter of resignation was present
ed the members at The prayer meeting
last night to take effect October 10
Mr. Thomas came to Topeka six years
ago from Dubuque, Id. lie has twice
been elecsed on the board of education,
and will hand down his resignation to
shat body al their next meeting.
Mr. Thomas will go to Chicago to ac-
cept the assistant uperintendentship of
the Baptist missions for the Chicago dis
trict, which includes northern Illinois
and Wisconsin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
CHANGES mi. %. o. Z.
The Members May Wear Ribbons Instead
of Regalias.

The Members May Wear Ribbons Instead
of Regalias.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Sept. 2O.-A
determined effort is being made by the
sovereign grand lodge l. o. O. F. to
push the business of the session in order
10 adjourn tomorrow.
The committee on legislation made a
report Recommending the adoption of
the following resolution making a change
in the bylaws OF the sovereign grand
lodge:
That the last clause of article % of
the bylaws of the sovereign grand lodge
be amended by adding after the words
ito wear" the following:
Providing that grand bodies may adopt
q badge of uniform size and design, the
color to conform with the existing regu-
lations. The clause amended to read as
follows:
s'At the session OF the grand bodies, in
lien of regalia hereinbefore described. a
ribbon may be worn of the color of the
highest degree the member has
aJrained having attached thereto any
jewel which he is entitled to wear.
provided that the grand lodge
may adopt badge of uniform size and
design the color to conform with exist
ing regulations"
The report and resolution were
adopted bv vote of SO to 20.
his matter refers 10 grand bodies in
all states aud gives members of those
bodies the privilege of wearing ribbon
designating their rank and station. in
stead of wearing regalias.
he proposition to create a degree for
Rebekah state assemblies was defeated.
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KANSAS CITY, Sept 20.-A special to
the Star from FIT Scott, Kan, says: Hem
~ Watson, hotel clerk, dropped dead
this morning while standing before his
dresser in the fremont house here.
Rheumatism of the heart was the cause.
Watson has had charge of large hotels at
Topeka. Kan: Jacksonville and Spring
field, Ill; Nevada, Mo-, and other cities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
The Little Things.

Don't forget three little words-"n
you please said Sir Humphrey Davy.
Life is made up, not of great sacri-
fees or duties, but of little things. of
which smiles and kindness and many
small obligations. given habitually, are
what win and preserve the heart and
secure comfort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-20
DoubIe Isirthdav Parv

a double birthday party was held at
the home of Mr.. Al Hagg, at the corner
of Fourth and Lafayette streets last
evening". Mrs. Amos Beeler and Mr..
Hagg were the interested parties. A
number of friends were present and re
treshments followed music