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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
sHERMAN'S COOK.

Cincinnati Enquirer Says sherEan's
Structures on Garfield are justified.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 2I.--Ihe En-
quirer says editoriaily: Mr. Sherman
speaks in high terms of the personality
and cloquence of Garfield, but says
he was d man lacking in will power,
and changed his opinion, easily. This
IS faithful picture, expire ssed in terms
of reserve. Mr.. Sherman might have
gone further and only reflected the
views of conteHporaneous Repu6 o.
lican politicians who had associa-
ton with the martyr president,
and said that while GARFIELD was a
good stumper and qualified to act in a
legislative body under direction and
restraint, he was unfit for leadership.
The statement in this new cha pier in
political history that Gar ield, in
making up his cabinet, was guided by
James g. Blaine in his resolve not to
retain Sherman as secre airy OF the
treasury is another significant re-
minder. 1t was the OPINION of many
experienced and thoughtful men that
Blaine would run the Garfield admin
stratiOn. The assassin's ballet cut
off a strong admin stratiou in all
proba bility When so distinguished
statesman rs John Sherman takes
these matters up it is fairly
within the province of current jour
nalisn to say that had Garfield sur
vivcd, his position as president OF the
United States would have been almost
pitiable unless his friends had risen
and brought an irresistible pressure to
bear to Gust Blaine from the cabinet.
Garfield was always taken care of by
his friends in politics. He was looked
upon as a valuable factor in party
work, whose intellect aud eloquence
should not he allowed to go to waste,
but he was in scarcely any sense d
leader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
SEVERE DROUGHT.
Weather Bureau Information as to the
Recent Prolonged Dry Spell.

Weather Bureau Information as to the
Recent Prolonged Dry Spell.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Reports re-
ceived at the weather bureau indicate
the present drouth is one of the Sc
verest, most prolonged and general
known in the United States since the
bureaus organization. There are
few places which show an exception
to the general condition, but in no
large section of country unless per-
haps the Northwest and far West does
there appear to have been heavy
rain for the past two months For more.
Where there has been exceptional pre-
cipitation it has been confined to
small areas In some parts of the coun-
try the drouth began in the latter
part of July, but IN most of the sec
tions it did not become markedly pro-
nounced until August
The entire Atlantic coast, with a
few exceptions, such as Charleston,
S. c.. and Augusta, Ga, shows de-
ficiency below the normal rainfall
since the 1st of August, amounting in
some instances to almost half of the
average precipitation. The Ohio and
Mississippi valleys report similar con-
ditions, as does a part of the Pac &c
coast. The Great Lake region upon
the whole has Jared better than other
sections of the country east of the
Mississippi. In some parts Of the
Rocky Mountain region, as in Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada,
there have been excessive rainfalls
during this period, and along the, Pa
cific coast from Olympia to San Fran
cisco there We're good rains in Septeln-
Der, as there have been in places since
then, in that section. Further east,
Fort Smith, Ark, indianapolis. Ind,
and st. Paul, Mimi, are the ceuters Of
the districts where the drouth was
broken in September. There have
been good rains also in parts of Iowa,
Nebraska. Missouri and Kansas.
The greatest complaints come in
from West Virginia, Kentucky and
Western Pennsylvania. Fortunately,
in most part Of the country tie drorth
did not set in until after the principal
crops were matured, consequently the
effect has not been so disastrous as II
would have been had it begun earlier.
In some places it has had slight eff
feet on the planting of winter wheat,
and complaints come from many Quar-
ters of the Inconvenience of securing
water for domestic and stock purpo es,
many small stream, stock ponds,
springs and wells having become dry
Pastures have been injured in many
states 1t is also noticea BILE that there
has been an increase OF typhoid fever
over the normal in many of the sec
tons where the drouth is severe
The official figures of the entire
March l to October II, show de
fciannu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
NEW WITNESS FOUND.

Prosecution in the Durrant Case win
Spring Its Greatest of All Sensations.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2l.-The prose-
eutlon in the trial of W. Fl. T. Durrant
has found witness who will testify
that everything was not right in
Emanuel church prior to the'murder
of Blanche Lamont and Minnie Will
Jams This witness is a colored boot
black by the name of Budd Wilson
Last night. when he was served with
a subpoena, he told his story to De-
tective Seymour.
Il know King and Durrant so well
that they talked freely with me- said
he. AT first 1 was surprised that
such religious young men shonld be
carrying on in such a fashion, but
after awhile 1 concluded they were
about the same as other young
men learned from those
two boys themselves that they
were taking girls to the
church every night. I often heard
them tell of the fun they had there
and of the different girls who ac-
companied them. 1 know myself
OF five girls who used to go to
the church at night with these boys
The people in the mission would be
very much surprised if they knew
who the girls were. They all belong
to respectable families, and the worst
OF it all is that the parents never
dreamed that such things were CO.
iuC on "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
CORBETT IS LET co.
Chancellor Leatherman. Decides
in His Favor.
Declares There's No LawAgainSt
Glove Exhibitions.
EYES ON GOV. CLARKE.
What He Will Do is Much
Speculated On.
An Extra Session of Legislature
Talked.
EYES ON GOV. CLARKE

HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 21.-Chan-
cellor Leatherman has released Cor
bett from custody, on the ground that
there was no law in Arkansas prohib-
ting glove sparring exhibitions.
The attorney general appealed from
the decision and will take the case be-
fore the supreme court.
Those favoring the contest here
were greatly pleased at the turn of
affairs and held that the fight would
surely take place if Fitzsimmons could
be got here, though it was rumored
that the governor would call special
session of the Legislature to pass law
by which he could surely prevent the
fight.
Governor Clarke said of the decision
of Chancellor Leatherman: Il knew
what Leatherman's decision would be
when the case was brought before
him. He starts the tight; don't"
The probable action of Governor
Clarke, III view of the decision OF the
chancellor. is the subject CT much
comment and surn;se. His declara-
ton at the beginning that he would
not call out the legisi allure if the men
fought in the state house yard, is re-
membeFed. and tine fear now Is that he
VIII not abide BY it, but will call an
extra session OF the legislature at
once. 1t is d recognized 1act that the
governor has now no law to warrant
him in calling upon the militia with
out first being called upon to do SO by
the civil authorizes OF Garland county.
An extra session OF the legislature is
now the governors only hope OF max
ins good his word that there shall be
10 meeting of Coroett and Fitzsim-
n ms anywhere in Arkansas. If he
! should persist in sending the militia
/ into this County without being called
upon 10 do so, the local peace officers
will see that they do no damage to
either life or :lropertY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Over sly, 900, 900 were ordered for
pension payments.
A petition from Chicago citizens in
behalf Of Consul General Waller was
presented to the President
kilograms to the Navy department
announce the success of the trial of
the new battleship Indiana.
Later Developments show that Frank
Smith, the government clerk found
dead on the Long bridge, was muir
dered.
New York exporters have protested
to Secretary Morton against the en-
fOrcement of his latest meat inspection
order.
The annual report of the adjutant
general shows that more native Amer
leans are enlisting ia the army than
formerly.
Consul General Williams informs
the state department that seventy-two
TO the United States.
The Cuban manganese mines,
whence ore for steel making is largely
procured, have shut down on account
OF the insurrection.
Texas has 375 pensioners of its war
for independence.
A review of the last weeks grain
market shows gradual upward ten
aency
1t is believed that A. K. Ward of
Memphis negotiated $500, 600 of forged
paper.
1t is reported that the Cubans have
entirely destroyed the town of Guam
tanamo.
Sheriff A. Fletcher of Magofin
county, Kentucky, was killed by a re-
volver he was cleaning.
The Louisburg cross, which was
above the entrance of the Harvard
library, has been stolen.
1t is said that Tammany has finally
refused to make any kind of conces-
sion to the different independent
! Democratic bodies in New York.
n w. Hoeffer, an Ohio minister
and Republican member of the Legis-
ture. has confessed that ne solicited
bride for his vote for Senator.
Boss Platt says that Cleveland is go
ing to force the country into such
complicated foreign squab bles That
the Democrats will nave to nominate
him.
Cashier Won BoklleIn of CHICAGO
bank returned $1,000 OF the 49,. 900 he
stole.
Laborers on the Galveston jetties
are on a strike.
Two masked men raided stores in
Dangherty, l. t, and escaped to the
/ mountains.
Maud Lewis was found guilty of the
murder of State Senator Morrissev OF
! St Louis and sentenced to fifteen
/ years in the penitentiary
The Japanese government admits
| that Japanese subjects were guilty of
| most serious irregularities in Corea.
! The murder of the queen is to be thor
| oughly investigated.
President c. P Huntington has been
prohibited by the Guatemalan govern
ment from selling the Guatemala Cen
trail road to Scotch syndicate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
IT BLOWS ICY COLD.
The Northwest is Visited by a
Cold Wind.
A Blizzard, With Binding Dust
Sweeps That Country.
SOME LIVES ARE LOST.
Wind Freshens SmOuldering
Prairie Fires Into Flames.
Much Property Of Farmers Has
Been Destroyed.
SOME LIVES ARE LOST.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 21.-For tho
last two days the arid wastes and
blisteripg winds of Arizona and New
Mexico seem to have been transferred
to the American and Canadian North
west. The chief difference is that in
stead of the scorch of an equatorial
sirocco, the icy blasts of the poles have
held sway.
This has been the general condition.
not only in Minnesota, but in Iowa,
the Dakotas and Manitoba. Sand
storms and dust storms have made the
air a binding, freezing scourge, ac-
companied as they have been by low
temperature that can not ordinarily
be expected before the latter part of
November. The wind has reached
and maintained for hours velocity of
fifty miles per hour, and the all1ali de-
posts of Northern North Dakota and
Manitoba and the sandy soil of South
Dakota and Minnesota have armed and
intensified the universal blizzard.
Mere physlsal discomfort has not been
the worst characteristic Of the storms
of the last few days.
More than one human life and large
amounts of farming property have
been the forfeit of natures angry
niOOus L HC W mus IdNC 1duuEQ SLuOlO-
ering prairie fires into fresh blaze and
fury, and started new conhagrations,
particularly in the Red river valley
and Manitoba. and the consequences
in the way of loss to farmers have
been fearful Seldom have such large
areas of country in the Northwest be- n
swept by fire. Some of these prairie
eonhagrations have appeared in South
western Minnesota and South Dakota,
but the bulk of the disaster has fallen
on both sides of the Red river valley
in Minnesota and North Dakota and
extending for many miles up into Man
itoba.
Locomotive sparks set three fires on
the trip from Red Lake Falls to the
crossing of the Eosston line at Tilden.
just east of this crossing tn worst
Ere occurred. 1t swept north end great
loss resulted. Another bad fire started
in Kert sonville, eight miles east Of
Croolzston. Nearly all the coun try
between CroOkston and Maple Lake
north of the Fosston line has been
fre-swept, and the loss will be very
heavy.
Only one life has been thus far re-
ported lost in this State a child of H.
Timmerick, who was burned to death
near Hermann. In Manitoba, near
Elm Creek, two section men of the
Canadian Pacific were burned to
death. Houses, stables, live stock,
grain stacks and hay have been con-
sumed in all directions in the Prov
ince, and half a dozen people, all told.
have lost their lives and q score or
more have been seriously burned and
permanently MANNED 1t is eStima ted
that 240, 900 bushels of grain and near
" 10000 tons OF hay have been de-
stroved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
Papa's Safety

A certain minister in the city is the
father OF a very bright youngster who
has the bicycle fever. The minister had
occasion to leave the city few days
ago on a short trip, and the first night
after his departure the little fellow was
saying his prayers as usual and wound
up without making any reference to his
father. His mother softly stroked his
curly head and asked: You are not
through. are you?" why, yes an
swered the youngster; what else must
l pray for?' For your papa's safety"
replied the mother. The youngster
sprang from his knees in surprise and
cried: why, mamma. I didn't know
papa had a yv'-Louisville COM
merciaI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
The Store Rooms

626 Kansas avenue and GIT 619 Quincy
street are now the repositories of inter-
ing furniture facts, reinforced every day
almost with an army of new and attrac-
tive furniture of every grade, quality
and price, except the worthless kind of
furniture, which we have severely barred
out You can secure furniture in these
rooms which will commend itself TO your
good taste in every particular and may
possibly meet with the favorably critical
entary of your friends when sit
ting in judgment on your purchases.
Anything that will stand this crucial test
cannot be anything but good, and the
unanimity of sentiment is that the place
to secure furniture that can be subjected
to and stand under any sort of criticism
is at our two bazaars of trade, OF reposi-
tories of correct and elegant furniture
furnishings,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
DEUPREY STILL SICK.
Durrant's Attorney Will Not be
Ready to Resume.
The Case for the Defense is
Nearly Closed.
TWO DAYS AT MOST.
Durrant's Attorneys Still Cling
to Conspiracy Theory.
Say That Mrs. Leaks Story is
Manufactured.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.-Eugene D.
Deuprey the principal defender of Theo-
dore Durrant will not appear in court to-
day when the trial is resumed. He is
still very sick man and although his
physician reports the attorney is on the
road to recovery it is doubtful if he will
be strong enough to leave his bed dur
ing the coming week let alone appear in
court
The svmtoms of paralysis, which were
SO manifest when ME- Deuprey was first
taken i'll, have not left him, notwith-
standing the skilfull treatment and care
full nursing he has received.
1t is understood that in the event that
Mr.. Deuprey is not sufficiently strong to
come to court when all of the evidence
is in, District Attorney Barnes will con-
sent to a continuance until such time as
Durrant's lawyer should be able to pre-
sent his argument to the jury.
81 am drawing up instructions in the
case" said General Dickinson, "and that
is all l am doing. Yes, think the case
for the defense may close in one day. GER
tainly in two. OF course l can not as yet
tell what there will be in rebuttal, but
[ do not believe that there will be great
deal. The field has been pretty we'll
winnowed, you know, and there car not
be much more to come"
Durrant's lawyer still clings to the
theory that the story told by Mira. Caro-
line Leak is not genuine one; that it is
manufactured testimony and DR.. Gibson
is responsible for its production. The
defense includes Mrs. 81. L. Henry with
Mrs. Leak and DR. Gibson in this alleged
conspiracy. Mrs. Leak and Mrs. Henry
have been subpoenaed and when put on
the stand will be questioned on the sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
HUNTINGTON TALKS.

Settlement of the Pacific Railroad Ques-
ton Not Political Matter
SAN Francisco, Oct. 2I-C. P. Hunt
ington, when shown the dispatch from
Washington to the effect that the gov
eminent directors of the Union Pacific
road had made a report to the Secre
tary of the Interior, recommending
that the attorney general shall, i'm
mediately after the maturity of any
portion of the debt to the government
from either the Union or Central Pa
clic, institute proceedings for the pro-
lection and foreclosure of the lien of
the United States on the roads from
Omaha to Ogden, and from Ogden to
Sacramento, and thence to San Jose,
said:
Il doubt very much If the directors
have made report Of the character
outlined in the dispatch. l am in
cllned to think there is not anything
IN the story the telegram contains.
AS at a moments glance underst and
the dispatch's account of the supposed
report, do not see that it means any
thing.
1.-The settlement of the Union Pacific
and Central Pacific government debts
is a business question. It is not a
SCAtHANSAA A1hNhCl " sduy sAASebAS. uC
government must and will no doubt
make up its mind as to what is the
best thing for it to do in the premises.
The railroad companies must also de-
eide what they should best do. OF
course, if the government through
its proper authorities makes up it's
mind that it will take possession of
the two roads, and assume their other
indie btedness, well and good. No one
could prevent it from SO doing, and I
for one would not prevent it.
by this statement l mean that I'M
less some settlement of the debt is ar
ranged through an extension of time
of payment, the Central Pacific will
not be able to pay the debt when it
natures. At the ma turity of the debt
and failure to make payment, the
government can step in and take the
road with its remaining Indebtedness
1t will, of course, have to provide Tor
the latter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
DEFIED BY A MADMAN.
Chicago Police Work Seventeen Hours TO
Capture a Lunatic.


CHICAGO, Ocf 2i-Ar1ned with
Winchester rifle and a revolver, mad
man defetl the police for hours yester-
day at No. 55 Woo 1land park, in one
OF the most aristccratic residence dis
tricts of the city. Barricaded and
locked in second story room. com
handing 4 complete view Of the park,
the lunatie splintered doors, shattel ed
window panes and tore holes in the
plaster of the room, with bullets from
his rifle, while he shouted defiance to
the police and others attracted to the
scene
The insane man was G.. S Merwin,
of the firm of Rogers, Brown & Co.
pig iron dealers.
After seventeen hours OF effort, the
police. by strategy, surprised and over
came the mailman. Although he had
fired 10 shots from his ride and re-
volver, Merwin injured no one. but a
number of people had narrow escapes.
A ftcr every other attempt to capture
the insane man before he should kill
some one or injure hilnsslf had failed
sulphur was burned in the furnace.
All the registers were closed excepting
the one in the room occupied by Mer-
win In an hour after the sulphur
fire was started, Merwin, partly over
come by the fumes, laid down on his
bed and was captured with but fee BILE
resistance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
EITzsIMMoNs ANGRY.
Says BE Win Not Go to Hot Springs
Until He Is Ready.

CoRPUs CHRISTI, Texas, Oct ell
Asked what he thought of Stuars's
ultimatum, Bob Fitz>immons replied:
The Florida Athletic Club and the
citizens OF Hot Springs are very
anxious to get me there fer the express
purpose OF drawing the crowd there to
see the fight. and l am just going TO
70 / the bloody duffers by not going
Hos Springs until 1 please.
What business is it of theirs where
1 train? This place suits me all right
and here am going to remain until
Murtin Julian notifies me to leave,
which he will do at the proper time.
He is now in Hot Springs, and fully
authorized to act for me and 1 have
wired Dan Stuart to that effect. l
also told him | would be ready to full
fill my part of the contract Oh Octo-
Der ii, and if he don't like that he
can so to the devil That is about all
l have to say about the so-called ulti-
r,on 4j1r,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-21
SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Their Position on the Reorganization o
the United Stntes Senate.

WASHINGTON, Oct. q. - Senator
Teller, VINO has just arrived in Wash
ington for the winter, said the silver
Republicans in the senate would not
agree to the reorganization of the
senate by the Republicans when con-
gress rcconvenes except upon con
dition that they be allowed to fill
the vacancy on the finance COMMITTEE
caused by the retirement of Senator
Mcpherson. He also expressed the
opinion that the president, in his an
nual message, would recommend the
retirement of the green backs, and pre-
dicted that if he should do so Che rec
concentrations would have the effect
of opening up the entire financial ques-
ton.