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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
THE MELAN ARCH BRIDGE.
County Commissioners Arrive at a Con-
c.u-iOn the Matter.

c.u-ion the Matter.
Ex-City Engineer VIM. Tweeddale
won victory before the board of county
commissioners today. He succeeded in
convincing them that the best bridge to
be erected across the Kansas river on
Kansas avenue is the A1eIan concrete
arch.
The question was whether the PROPOSE
ton should be for a simple truss hr dge
or one of the later patterns. The COM
missioners were agreed that the bridge
should not be one with the arches above
the roadway like the present bridge, but
they were undecided on the particular
kind.
The bridge will be 200 feet shorter
than the present bridge. A fill is to be
made where the north span of the d
bridge now stands and there will be
fifty feet taken off the south span. This
will make the new bridge 700 feet in
length.
It was thought at first that the Melan
bridge could not be built within the
amount allowed by the act of the legis-
lature, $4,000. but Col. Tweeddale sue
ceeded In convincing the board this
morning that it could be done.
When the people vote on the PROPOSE
ton in November to build a bridge
across the Kansas river they Will know
that if the bridge is built it will be
Melan arch. and with a twenty-six foot
roadway.
No bridge will suit the people of this
city that permits the present unsightly
street Car bridge TO remain where it is
and hide a handsome $150,00O bridge.
The new bridge should be an ornament
to the city and it will not be with the
street car bridge standing.
The only right way to do is to make
the bridge wide enough for the electric
cars to cross it as well as other vehicles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
HAD TO COME BACK.
Perpetrator of the Edwardsville
Murder is Caught.
Ran Away but Resistlessly I'm
PEELED to Return.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Diphtheria Scare at Lawrence
DemOralizes the Schools.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 2A-Winters Jor-
den, the colored farm hand who shot
JACK Geary, also colored, through the
heart one week ago last night in the
street at EdwardsvllIe has been placed
in the county Jail here. He was cap
tured at the union depot by Police Cap
tain Burns and Detective Con O'Hare of
the Missouri side police force. Jorden
came into Kansas City Sunday night
from Bates City. Mo, where he had gone
Immediately after the murder.
On the platform at the union depot he
met William Divers, who is farm hand
at Edwardsv.lIe and the two retired to a
corner and talked for some time. Divers
left Jorden standing at the entrance of
the emigrant waiting room and walked
to q train where he met u Pullman por-
ter on the Union Pacific railroad and
pointed out 10 him the slayer of Geary.
At that moment the two police passed
by and the porter gave them the iu-
formation he had received from Divers
They went up to Jorden and caught HIM
by the arms. he turned around and
said that he knew what he was wanted
for and he wouldn't resist
He was taken to the Second precinct
where he Was kept until this morning
from this side. Jorden said that he WAS
standing in the street at Edwardsville
not far from the boarding house of Allen
Jones talking to Bud Jones when Geary
and another man came and asked him
Why he didn't talk to Buds face the way
he did behind his back. Jorden replied
hat he did and Geary made movement
towAlds him. JOrden warned him to
keep back, as he saw Geary's friend hand
aim something.
II was developed at the coroner's in
quest that Geary had a knife. Jorden
said that he drew Il revolver and fired
twice at him. He plunged forward on
his face and Jorden walked up and turn
ed over the body to see if he was dead.
JOrden said that he then ran until he was
exhausted and hid in the wood until
morning when he boarded freight train
and came to Kansas City. He was afraid
of being lynched SO he went TO Bates
City, Mo-, where he worked on a farm
owned by a man named Fred Miller. He
felt that he must come BACK and left Sun
day for Kansas City, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
Five Hundred Delegates Already
Arrived at Cleveland.
Deep Waterways Convention
Promises to be Large.
ONLY EDUCATIONAL.
Object is to Arouse Interest in
the Subject.
John D. Rockefeller is Spoken
Of for President.

CLEVELAND, o., Sept. 24-Secretary
Flower of the Deep Waterways associa-
ton estimated at noon today that fully500
persons had arrived to attend the first
annual convention of the association
which begius this afternoon. In some
respects the assemblage will be The most
remarkable which has ever been gath
cred together.
The leaders of almost every kind of
business in the United States and Canada
are represented, among those who have
arrived all are vitality interested in the
subject of deep waterways There is a
strong posi- bllity that John d. Rookie
Teller will be chosen to fill the Office of
president of the association. His name
WAS deemed as q particularly strong
one, as be is largely interested in the
industries of the northwest, and is deep
ly interested in the matter of transporta-
ton,
In speaking of the convention Presi-
dent Rowland said: "Of course the main
object of the convention has already been
gained; that is the formulation of series
of scientific papers that will present the
question of deep waterways in u manner
that will form text book for q more
popular presentation of the subject for
all future time.
The burning question before the con-
vention is that of maintaining the lake
levels. So far as the Chicago drainage
canal is concerned, look upon it rather
as a godsend than otherwise. When we
find variation of several feet in the
levels of the lakes it is hardly worth
while to talk about the variation of a
few inches"
Wee President l. E. Cooley of Chi
caUO ia one of the directors of the Chi
cago canal, aud who has been identified
with that project since it started, said:
II cannot say what action, if any, will
be taken by the association. 1t is edu-
cational in object and is for the purpose
of better understanding what is needed.
the best way to arrive at these ends, to
create pubic sentiment and educate the
public and to act as an incentive for
legislation in the proper direction"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
USE STARTING MACHINE.
IngIeside Race Track VIII Put in Use the
Australian Starter.

IngIeside Race Track VIII Put in Use the
Australian Starter.
SAN FRANcIsco, Sept 24-When the
new race track at Ingleside is opened
next November an Australian starting
machine will take the place of man
with red flag.
One of the machines was recently i'm
ported from the antipodes, where they
are now in vogue and give marked salts
faction
The machine consists of two bands Of
strong webbing, each band about four
inches iE width, made fast at both ends
TO a frame, which slides upward and
away from the horses al an angle of about
forty-ive degrees. AS soon as all the
horses are lined up facing the we bling
the starter pulls a lever, which releases
the trigger, sends the webbing flying
swiftly and noiselessly upward and out
ward and the horses are of in line.
1 he timing will be done by electricity,
an automatic indicator placed above the
timers stand Will display the time made
to every quarter as the horses pass the
pole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

There is lots of money for the COM
pany that secures the contract for max
ing the carpets for the United States
senate. 1t is especially woven from
an exclusive design. This design is reg
istered in the patent Office, which pre-
vents other manufacturers from max
ing the same thing. The quality is
known to the trade as extra super
After supplying the carpeting required
for the contract the company is able to
make a coed thing in selling to
wealthy people who are willing to pay
a large figure for having the same kind
of carpeting in their houses as is used
in the United States senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
STRANGE HOG DISEASE.

It Acts Something Like Cholera and Car
ries Off Hogs in Lincoln County.
LINCOLN, Sept 24-D. B. Day of this
county has within the past few days lost
about thirty-eight head of fine hogs with
some disease which so far no one has
been able to name. They had been run
ing in the pasture ont on Beaver creek
feeding on alfalfa and drinking from the
creek. which is fed by springs and has
been running all the time.
A short time ago Mr.. Day began feed
ing the hogs a small quantity of Jerusa-
lem corn. parts of many of the heads
being blasted. Very soon after this feed
was commenced the hogs began to show
symptoms of disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
a DOG AND a CAT.
Two Stories That You win All Read
with Interest.

Two Stories That You win All Read
with Interest.
Two instances among many that oc-
CURED in my own experience go far to
convince me that dogs and cats pos
sess mental powers identical in kind
with those of the human mind. lived
in house placed forty feet back from
the street, a picket fence in front and
at each side, except that, at the side of
my piazza, tight board fence five feet
in height shut US of from my neigh
boris house, which was built against
mine. My other neighbor owned two
lots, one Of which interviewed between
his house and mine. The rear Of this
vacant lot was encountered with quite
a tangle of vines and weeds, and be-
tween this rear part and my own very
small back yard was a tight board
fence five feet in height. The piazza
fence has to do with my dog story, and
the tangle of vines and weeds has to
do with my cat story. possessed
black-and-tan Of good proportions.
When he was out in the street he could
not get over the picket fence, but he
had learned that by a bold leap he
could catch his fore-paws on the top
OF the piazza fence and, scramble to the
top, whence it was easy to descend on
the home side. One evening we were
sitting on the piazza, and happened
to be close to the fence, when l saw
Mr.. BANDIT. come to the gate. Finding
it closed, he trottcd into the neigh
boris yard and leaped up the fence;
hTJf sod
above the top Of it, gave him sound
ing box on the ear, which sent him
backward to the ground. He went back
little way and sat down to think
about it. After a while he walked out
into the street to our gate and decided
to wait until somebody should open it.
After little while I let him in. He
ran Immediately to the fence and spent
fifteen minutes trying to find out
where that blow had come from. He
was satisfied it had come from our side,
but he evidently had no suspicion that
/ was connected with it. His entire
action showed conclusively that he had
thoughts about what had befallen him,
and determination to find out the
truth. We also had a favorite cat,
"AACA uuu0rSlOoQ perfectly well LAdt
she was member of our family. After
the manner of cats, she one morning in
formed US with maternal pride Of the
advent of five little kittens in the wood
shed. Our domestic relations were I'M
changed and unimpdired for some days,
until, in fact, the kittens began to
sprawl around too much under foot in
our very contracted back yard. One
morning, without thought that Tabby
was within hearing, and much less that
she was capable of understanding, I
said to the servant girl, quite in a BUSH
ness way and without any demonstra-
ton kittenward:
Louisa, these kittens will soon be
too much for US. When the boy comes
with the milk, see if he won't take four
Of them away"
That's all there was of it; yet in less
than twenty minutes the five kittens
had disappeared over the fence, and we
saw them no more until they were well
grown and able to take care of them
selves. Tabby was faithful to US to
the end, but no more kittens of hers
ever appeared on our side OF the fence.
Our Animal Friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
issue of Cold Certificates Resumed.


The Treasury Department has re-
sumed the issue Of gold certificates,
which have been suspended during the
period when the treasury gold reserve
was below 800, 900 ,O0O Since June 25th
last when the gold reserve again be-
came intact the Treasury has issued
about 100000 gold certificates on gold
presented mostly at United States
minis. There are now outstanding $48,-
$4,000 in gold certificates, with $172 $50
in the treasury, the remainder being in
circulation. Gold certificates are re-
garded as the most convenient form of
gold money and most of these certifi-
Gates are held by National banks as
part of their lawful reserve. Silver
certificates are in circulation to the al
most complete exclusion of the silver
dollars. Only $1,000, 900 of silver dol
lars in circulation whereas more than
eight times that amount of silver GER
tificates are in daily use, silver in bull
lion being stored in the vaults of the
treasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
G. \. r. ENCAMPMENT
AZ sAIINA- KANSAS

September % 10 2Sth For the above
encampment the Rock Island will sell
tickets at one fare for the round trip,
$3.54, on sale September % to 2Sth, in
elusive, limited to September 3Oth, '95
special train service has been arranged
by the Rock Island from all connectin e
points on the lines for Salina commenc-
ing September gath. continuing during
the encampment, thus making the Rock
Island the favorite ronte TO Salina. Ask
your nearest Rock Island gent for in
formation. A. d. FULLER,
City Passenger Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
CHICAGO MAkxEr LETTER.

Furnished by Topeka Grain and Stock Ex-
change. Room 8. Columbian Building.
Wheat-The market opened at an adj
vance of &c over last nights strong
closing. anu Immediately started up at q
rapid pace. caused by good investment
buying, higher cables and better cash
demand. At 6Oc an immense line was
dumped on the market by the 'longs,"
who purchased around 5715c ''Bear"
plungers took advantage of this TO ham
mer the market, but around $3.50 there
was large buying orders by conservative
people, who think it is too low.
Exports were fair. good cash demand
and considerably inquiry at the seaboard,
while Berlin, Paris, Liverpool and Lon
don and Antwerp all reported higher
prices and better demand. The finan-
ciAl troubles of last week have happily
cleared away and this weeks steamers
go out without auy gold, but carrying
liberal amounts of wheat, -four and cot
ton TO pay our del BITS instead. There has
been no government bond issue, and
none seems now to be called for The
supply Of bankers and commercial bills
are fairly liberal and growing every day.
Wheat has been depressed and ham
mered until it it is too unre asonably low
and it is only a question of a short time
until higher prices are scored Wheat
bought at these prices is a splendid in
vestment and cannot fail to make good
money.
Corn and oats were rather quiet. but
with strong undertone and closed firm
in sympathy with wheat
Provisions-Quiet and featureless.
January pork scored an advance of TX
ceuts per barrel and looks like going
much higher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
TALMAGE Will PONDER.
Wants Time to Consider His Call tc
Washington.

BROOKLYN, Sept. 24.-Rev. T. Dewitt
Talmage stated to an Associated Press
reporter today with reference to the call
extended to him by the First Pres byte
ran church at Washington that he had
received two or three other calls of
like character.
The call from Washington, however,
was very important aud presented very
inviting field. but he wanted little
more time to consider and weigh the
matter in order that be may be positive
as to his duty. He said he would give
a definite reply before the close of the
week, probably on Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
MISS CONSUELO'S D0WRY.
1t Will Be About 81, 100000 With $50, 900
"a Yna.r for Tin MONEY.


NEW York, Sept 24-Mr. Depew re-
turned from Newport yesterday where
he is supposed to have been on a mission
of peace between Mrs. VIM. Z. Wander
bilt and her husbands family, in anIici-
patton of the approaching marriage of
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt to the duke
of Marlborough.
Mr.. Depew looked very happy as
though he had accomplished the object
of his visit
Her dowry will of course be a large
one; $ 100000 is the sum gener@-1y men,
toned. In addition to this sum Miss
Vanderbilt will have $4,000 a year,
which sum goes with every Vanderbilt
girl for pin money.
Mr.. Vanderbilt called upon his daugh-
ter at The VI arble house yesterday in the
absence of Mrs Vanderbilt and was with
her for an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
LAWRENCE SCHOOLS CLOSE.
The Diphtheria Causes Them to Be Shu
as Precaution.

LAWRENCE, Sept. "a At a meeting
of the board of health of the CITY of
Lawren &c, held last nighttime city schools
were ordered closed for week or ten
days. on account of the epidemic of
diphtheria now prevailing in this city.
This action was taken on account of the
increase of cases in the last two weeks.
he scare having already kept at least
one-fourth of the school population at
home.
The disease has not assumed malig-
nant form and the closing of school is
largely precautionary measure. There
have been but few deaths yet and there
are only about score of cases in the
city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
ALL GET THEIR MONEY.
Money Exacted by England from Nicara-
qua Paid to the individuals.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Sept 24-All
hut 81, 500 of the $77.500 which Great
Britain exacted from Nicaragua in May
last for the expulsion OF Consular Agent
Hatch and other citizens OF Great Britain
who had been accused Of intrigues hos
tile to the interests of the republic, has
been paid over to the men who were ex-
PEELED
Edwin Hatch received $22 500; I. w.
Cuthb bert, $4,000; John Browning, Henry
Brown and John o. Thomas $500 each;
Hubert Boda S. II. Hobson, john Taylor,
Washington Glass and MARYLAND Taylor
So, 500 each; Capt Barnards, $3.50; G.
P Hail and mr. moody $780,, and
Messrs. Sick and Gale $500 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE.
ATotormen and Conductors at Peru Ill
all Quit Work.

n otormen and Cond uctors at Peru III
all Quit Work
ST LOUIS. Sept PA special to the
Post Dispatch from Peru, Ills says: All
the motormen and conductors on the
city electric railway quit work this
morning and not car is moving, The
trouble grew out of the discharge yes
terday of one of the motormen and the
me nsay they will not return to work I'M
til the company takes him back.
Officials of the company state that
they will have cars running by night.
hut it is not thought they will be able to
do SO, as the strikers have many sym
path zers aud any attempt to move cars
viii cause trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
Ranaaa Cirv Mnrkets.

KANSAS CRY, Sept "a -CATrLE-Re-
ceipts. Is, 1000; shipments. 5000 Market
for best grades weak, others 1O@15 cents
lower. Texas steers $2OO4 S15; Texas
COWS, $125u275; beef steers $3.45 @
$40; native cows $1.O00310; stockers
and feeders $2500S.sO; bulls $170@
276
Hoes = Receipts. 5000; shipments.
none. Market opened steady and closed
weak; 10 cents lower. Bulk of sales
$39OQ4l5; hsaviea. $3.500415 pack
ers, &S.90445O; mixed $Ss50415 10;
lights. $380@4 10; yorKers $4OOGA15;
pigs $2.5O0S85.
eHEEP-Receipts. 5000; shipments
none. Market steady. Lambs $2-SJ@
Ais: muttons $2.50g300
MHEAT-Active; nominally 1c higher.
No. hard. SO G59c; No 2 red. nomi-
nally 61@62c; rejocted, 35045c.
CoRN-slow and unchanged. No 2
mixed 2616 027c; No. 3 white 271S.
OATs-Active; No mixed 10 @2Oc;
No. 2. white. 2O402JMc
RYE-Firm; No :. nOminally SEC.
FLAxsEED- Strong; September nomi-
nally SIC
Hay Rather weak; timothy $500
@1LU0; prairie $55O@600
BUTTER-Active; creamery 16019c
dairy. 14@15.
keGs-Steady at 12c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

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# DR.. kings New Life Pills. A trial
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pills are easy action and are particu-
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perfectly free from every deIeterious
substances, and to be purely vegetable.
I hey do not weaken By their zc,Ion, but
by giving tone TO the stomach and bowels
greatly invlgorAte the system. Regular
size 25c per box. Sold by J. L. Jones,
druggist.
@Lillls Gem. Be. Everybodv smokea it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

ATcHIson, Sept.24. Michael Callahan
coulc not be admitted to the hos pital at
Kansas City Saturday and he returned to
Huron that evening The physicians
IRE still of the opinion that Mr. Callahan
mas poor prospect for recovery His
wife got away from the authorities at
Huron Saturday, and it is thought she
mas gone to Missouri to stay with rela-
uves 1t is said that she is greatly elated
over the fact that her husband is fatally
injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

Those who have used DIR. Kings Mex
Discovery know its value, and those who
have not, have now the opportunity to
try it free. Call on the advertised drug
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as 3 copy of Guide to Health and House
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

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Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
Mrenmnhln Anrania &nfia.

LIVERPOOL, Sept 24.-The Cunard
steamship Aurania, which sailed for
New York today, carried among her
passengers Michael H. De- Young, pro-
priesor of the San Francisco Chronicle.
and Mrs. De Young.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

ARKANSAS CITY. Sept 24-The lum-
Der yard and Office of the Home Lumber
company was destroyed by fire Saturday
night. This was the third fire in one
week and all seemed to be of incendiary
origin. The loss will be $500. Insur-
ance $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
Chinn D-po-its 30 a.llion TaeIs.

LONDON. Sept IA special dispatch
from Shanghai which was received here
today, says that 81 million taels in silver
has been deposited at Shanghai by the
Chinese government with which to pay
the supplementary indemnify required
by Japan as a consideration for the
evacuation of Lao Tung peninsula
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

All members of Apollo Lodge No. 1888
are requested TO meet at their hail Wed
nesday afternoon at $3.50, to escort the re
mains of Bro Fred Wilkins 20 the depot
[oigned.1 JAMES AND RsoN, N. w.
Attest: L M. PENwELL, Rec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24

Senator PETER returned last evening
from Chickamauga and is to speak at
the 6. A r. reunion at Salina tomorrow:
The senator wears a white patch cover
ing cut under his right eye as re-
minder of the railroad collision on Look
out mountain, where he WAS hurt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-24
A RICKETY SIDEWALK

Causes Mrs. BIom to Fall and Break IN
Arm.
1frs. Blom, mother of Mrs. Charles
Tulein, of 3-8 Taylor street, fell last
evening and broke her right arm above
the wrist A defective sidewalk in front
of the residence was the cause OF the
fall Mrs. Blom is "a years Of age, but
piuckly refused to take anaesthetics and
endured the setting of the fracture with
out murmur Mrs. Blom has been I'M
fortunate III having both an arm and leg
broken previous to this case