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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-21
CHARLES MACK SHOT
Killed By Hicks Norman at 1912
Central Avenue
With a Revolver at About Noon
Today.
ARREST FOR MURDER.
Norman is Placed in the City
Jail.
ARREST FOR MURDER.
Both Parties Young ColOred Men
of North Topeka.

Charles Mack, boy of II years. lies
dead at his home at Polk and Gordon
streets, while Hicks Norman, also
colored, languishes behind the bars at
the city prison held under the charge of
murder.
Little is known of the killing except
what is told by Hicks Gordon. He says
that he and Chas. ri ack went to the
home of Norman at 1919 Central avenue
to get dinner. Norman says that he went
to a drawer to get some matches, and
that n ack commenced fooling with
him. Norman reached in the drawer
and, pulling out revolver, raised it in
the air. Mack, the boy says, caught hold
of the gun and it was discharged. The
bullet entered Mack's head on the left
side, just back of the ear. Mack fell
heavily out of the back door and upon
the porch He lived but five minutes
and did not utter word after being
shot. Norman WIS the only witness to
the tragedy. On the ground by the porch
there is a great pool of blood.
Hicks Norman did not leave the scene
of the shooting, but stayed by the side of
his victim. The supposed murderer is q
lad of 16 or II, of yellow complexion and
is rather under the usual size. The dead
man was black skinned negro OF per-
haps II years. He was tall and was well
developed.
The patrol wagon was called to the
scene of the killing, and the dead mau
was put on the stretcher and carried to
the home of his mother on Polk and
Gordon streets.
Mrs. Mack was frantic with grief She
became hystericaI and it required the
combined strength of five big strong
colored women to hold her. She kept
shrieking: so, my poor Charlie. He's
gone. Oh, the Lord knows best "
The body was taken into the house and
the coroner summoned.
Hicks Norman, the supposed murder
er, was taken into custody. and placed in
the city prison. The charge booked
against him is murder. The weapon
used was 49, calibre bulldog revolver.
and is an ugly weapon.
Norman protests that the shooting was
| accidental. He and Mack have been
good friends for the past five years, he
claims.
The inquest will be held at ]. n.
Knights Undertaking rooms tomorrow
at 9 O'Clock.
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Is 1T ''GEN." FRY.

The Dead Man Found Yesterday Said to
he the Industrial Army Leader.
Leon Bullier, French North Topeka
barber. called this morning to see the
body of the man killed BY Rock Island
train yesterday afternoon. He returned
in short time with photograph which
he says is a likeness of F. A. Fry, the
San Francisco Coxeyite who started the
California delegation to walk to Wash
lngton. After viewing the remains Mr..
Bullier declared that the dead man was
Fry.
Butler says he was one of Fry's army.
After the movement disbanded, Fry, who
was union machinist, procured work in
st. Lou J. The authorities there have
not yet been telegraphed.
The pi ure was taken at Washington
and show Fry with large black felt hat
upon his head and his ''army" coat with
epsulets on the shoulders. There is GER
tainly resemblance The cast of fea-
lures is the same. Both wear black
moustaches which are Identical Bullier
says that Fry is IS years of age, and
yesterday Undertaken Milt Stocker
guessed the age of the dead man as As.
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OCEAN COLLISION.
Steamer Seaford Sunk With 225 Pas
senger But All Escape.

Steamer seaford Sunk With 225 Pas
senger But All Escape.
NEW HAVEN. Eng, Aug. 21.-Particu-
lars which have been obtained regarding
the collision between the freight steamer
Lyon and the passenger steamer Sea-
ford of the same line, by which the lat
ter with 255 passengers and crew of
AZ on board was sunk.
The Seaford which left Dieppe at / 80
p. IN. was struck by the Lyon on the port
side. The Seaford Immediately began to
fill and sank twenty minutes after hav-
ing been struck.
The Lyon ran alongside the Seaford,
whereupon the passengers and crew of
the sinking vessel climbed aboard the
freight steamer. There was number
of Americans on board the Seaford
The passengers lost all their baggage.
Some of the American passengers val
ued their property lost from $4,000 to
100000.
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USED DYNAMITE.
Three Masked Men Rob a Train
on the Union Pacific.
They Get on a Train at a
Station.
CRAWL OVER TENDER
And Force the Engineer to Open
Baggage Car.
Fireman Takes the Engine and
Goes for Help.
CRAWL OVER TENDER

OMAHA, Aug. 21.-A special to the Bee
from Gothenburg, Neb., says: Last
night shortly after midnight, eastbound
Overland Flyer No. on the Union
Pacific was held up at Buttermilk hill
about two miles this side of Brady island,
where the sand hills terminate at the
Union Pacific tracks on the east side of
these hills, a wagon road comes in from
the north, angling eastward along the
Union Pacific, when it strikes
it. Here is a level piece of road
aud it was the scene of
the robbery. There were three men
visible, according to Conductor Flynn's
description, and it seems that two of the
gang got on the train at Brady Island,
going forward over the tender after the
train was in motion, and with revolvers
drawn held up the fireman and engineer
and compelled the engineer at the point
of revolver to go back to the baggage
car, open the door and gain admittance,
which he did by informing the baggage
man that they were held up and that the
robbers had gun at his head and
demanded admittance They were let in
at once and the express man was com
PEELED to open the smaller safe. He
could not opon the larger ombination
8aI0 anu the rODD6rS pfOC6Gu6O TO DlOW
the top out of it with dynamite.
In the meantime the fireman managed
to give them the slip and going forward
he uncoupled the engine from the train
and made the run to Gothenburg for a
posse of men to help capture the bandits.
In a short time twenty volunteers
were enroute for the scene of
the robbery, but before they arrived the
robbers had disappeared. The bandits
wore black slouch hats with black silk
handkerchief for maskH They were
about feet 10 inches tall, and would
weigh about $50 pounds. They were
roughly dressed and tuned their voices
to indicate to what nationality they be-
longed. They rode horseback and evi-
dently came in from the hills.
The windows were all blown out os
the baggage car by the explosion, and
from reports the bandits were experts in
using it. When the dynamite exploded
the passengers on board were much ex-
cited, but were not mOlested. The Sec
ton foreman at Vrooman has seen some
men around the place of the robbery for
several days and has good descri ption
of them.
Superintendent ", L Park and Sheriff
Miller of North Platte, have just arrived
in a special car with posse of men and
will leave for Brady Island, the scene of
of the robbery, in a short time Posses
have already been sent out from North
Platte and Brady Island and every effort
is being made to capture the robbers be-
fore they get out of the country. Super
intendent Sutherland of Omaha will be
here and take charge of the situation.
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peoples. for sound tariff, that is to say
tariff only made for sufficient revenue to
carry on the government economically
administered; and for sound money, that
is to say currency of which all dollars,
whether paper, or silver or gold shall be
interchsngea5 and equally good for
their nominal par in the hands of every
man everywhere and the Democratic
party will be- assured of a triumphant
future.
The Hsjority Report.
The following is the majority report
of the committee on resolutions on the
money question. adopted 10 to 2:
We reaffirm the following portion of
the seventh plank of the platform of the
last national Dem ocratic convention.
We hold to the use of both gold and
silver as the standard money of the
country, and to coin of both gold and sill
yer without discrimination against either
metal, or charge for mintage; but
the dollar unit of coinage
of both metals must be of equal
intrinsic and exchangeable value, or be
adjusted by international agreement, or
by such safeguards of Legislation as
shall insure the maintenance of the
parity of the two metals and the equal
power Of every dollar at all times in the
payment of debts, and we demand that
the paper currency shall be kept at par
with and redeemable in such coin We
insist upon this policy as especially ne
cessary for the protection of farmers and
laboring classes, the first and most de-
fenseless victims of unstable money and
fuctuating currency.
On the adoption of the minority report
of Mr.. Grow as a substitute for the ma
jority report by Mr.. Richie on the con-
test in Cuyahoga county, there were 90S
delegates, but Butler and Clark counties
refused to vote owing to contests in
their own delegation. The roll call
resulted: Ayes, 867; nays. 500. Where
upon the Brice delegates gave up their
seats amid mingled cheers and Kisses to
the anti Brice, or free silver delegates
from Cleveland AS there are SO dele
gates from Cuyahoga county, the result
was received with great demonstration
by the minority, which had been defeat
ed in all other preliminary contests.
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PRICE 2 CENTS.
EXCURSIONISTS HERE.
Three Hundred People From Nebrask
Visiting in Topeka Today.

4AI0G ESOPAS HNGDEAAhN
Visiting in Topeka Today.
Three hundred people from Nebraska
and northeast Kansas are in Topeka to-
day. They came here to enjoy them
selves and take a look at one of the
ideal cities of the world. They are not
neglecting their opportunities, either,
and they are swarming along the streets
this afternoon admiring the hand
some stores; they are being shown
through the offices of the state house
and they have admired the elegance of
the senate chamber and representative
hall They have been to see the beauti-
new Santa Fe hospital. There have been
exclamations of admiration and the vis-
itors are glad that they came
The train of five coaches pulled up at
the Rock Island depot at 1885 and the
visitors found the smiling faces of COun-
cilmen Bradford, Skinner Elliot and Step
henson to welcome them as they stepped
from the cars. Councilman Bradford
led the way to the City park and showed
the visitors to seats and then proceeded
to address them. He told them every
thing good about the city. The miles
of side walks, the number of public
buildings, the hospitality of the people.
the absence of all saloons, all received
some attention from the brilliant Coun-
Gilman from the Third ward, aud the
visitors appiauded and said "Good."
Then DR. p c. johnson of Cable Rock,
Nebraska, responded: 1--WE hope," said
he, that you will make no showing OF
municipal authority while We are here.
We hope it will not be necessary to use
the police force. for we are all law abid-
ing citizens" He said that the people of
Kaasas had reason to feel proud of To-
peka, and some other things along the
same line calculated to tickle the vanity
of the committee from the city council.
Rev. H. D. Fisher of Topeka and Rev.
J. A Pressen of Pawnee City also made
short talks.
The excursion originated at Pawnee
City and was conducted by the Epworth
League of the Methodist church. John
Davis and J. F. Kerr of that city man
aged the excursion and looked after the
comfort of the people. Members of the
league were picked up all along the line
to Horton. They will return home at
7:30 p. N. today.
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MUNICIPAL LEAGUE.
It Is to Be Revived With Meeting Nez
Week.


The Topeka Municipal league, which
has slum bered almost forgotten during
the summer, is to be revived and an effort
is TO be made to renew interest in munich
pal reform.
The first meeting is to be held a week
from next Tuesday A meeting of the
executive committee is to be held Friday
or Saturday to arrange a programme.
The chairman of the executive COM
mittee, Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, is ex
pected back from his summer vacation
soon and until he returns the plans for
the winter meetings cannot be made.
c. ]. Evans, who is member of the
executive committee, says: IAN effort
will be made to revive interest in the
league this fall, and l see no reason why
it cannot be done. The organization has
a good membership and is in a position
to do great deal of good"
This would be true if it would not per-
nit Office holders to become memb bers.
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WHERE is OWEN?
Suppos ed to have been Buried in the
Gumry Hotel Ruins.

SupPos ed to have been Buried in the
Gumry Hotel Ruins.
DENVER, Colo, Aug. 2L-A discovery
made in excavating the ruins of the
Gumry hotel raises the presumption that
W. B. Owen IA wealthy man and mayor Of
Hobart. Ind, is among the killed, al
though his name does not appear on the
register. There have been found in the
derbis two shirts On which are stitched
the initials "W B. o." a vest in the
pocket of which we're business cards of
W. B. Owen, president of the Terracotta
Lumber company, the main Office OF
which is in Chicago. Sad a canvass bag
filed with samples of l1ne sand and clay.
MIR. Owen generally notifies r A.
Young, secretary of the company, when
he is about to come here, but he had not
done so this time 1t was always his Gus
tom to go to the Brown hotel. Secretary
Young soys he cAnnot believe that Mr..
Owen is in Denver now, alive or dead.
Mr.. Owen has been Interested in some
experiments with clay for the making Of
brick and it was natural Mr. Young says,
that he would bring with him to Denver
samples of the kind of clay used in his
big virtrified brick plant iu Cleveland, y.
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MILLIONS VS.. MILLIoNA1REs
Is What Judge Andy Patrick Styled tt
Fight for Silver.

Is WnSC = uoSe Andy Patrick Styled tIo
Fight for Silver.
SPRINGFIELD. Aug. 21.-Judge Andrew
Patrick of Canal Dover, made a radical
free silver argument at the Democratic
convention in favor of his minor
ity report on resolution and scored
the majority report as a serpent
which giggled and wiggled and
no one could tell where it was running,
for gold, or coming back. He caused
storm of merriment when he turned and
pointed at Senator Brice as he said gold
in the hands of the rich, and that this
was a fight of the millions against the
millionaires.
He begged that the Democratic party
be delivered from the national banks and
the money power.
The time had not all been taken for
the minority report when the call of
counties was called on substituting the
minority report for the majority report
on the platform. The result was as fol-
lows: 270 ayes, 525 nays. The majority
report was then adopted without calling
the cOQnties
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WHY BONDS DON'T SELL.

Because j. Lee Knights Name Is On
Them.
The last $25, 900 of new court house
bonds are still in the hands of the county
commissioners and it is altogether likely
that new bonds will have to be litho-
graphed before they can be sold.
All of this trouble is caused by the fact
that Capt J. Lee Knights name is on all
of the court house bonds, when he is no
longer commissioner.
The court house bonds are all right.
but new blanks will have to be litho-
graphed and signed by the present COM
missioners according to the lawyers who
are interested in the matter.
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POOLE-ING CHICKENS.
Tecumseh Farm .rs Turn Out and Capture
Thief With Wagon.

Tecumseh Farm Turn Out and Capture
Thief With Wagon.
Word was received In Topeka today of
the capture of a chicken thief east of
Tecumseh, who has been operating on
almost as broad scale as Chicken Thief
Poole.
For four weeks farmers along the line
between Shawnee and Douglas counties
have been losing chickens in large num-
bers and last night posse was organ
lied to catch the thief
The thief who was caught just across
the Douglas county line, is described as
an old man with short gray whiskers. He
had team of small mules and covered
wagon and in the act of stealing some
chickens from a tree near farm house
when discovered. He attempted to get
away by displaying an old shot gun but
was unsuccessful. He had two hundred
stolen chickens in his wagon when cap
tured. He was taken to Lawrence to-
day and turned over to the sheriff of
Douglas county.
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HON. J. T. CAMPBET14 said the DEMOCRATS
could win this year as easily
as six years ago. He was interrupted by
Dr. James A Norton, who presented a
motion to suspend the rules and nomi-
nate James E. Campbell by acclamation.
Seconds of the nomination of Camp
bell rolled in.
Chairman Brice insisted that the mo-
ton of Dr. Norton to suspend the rules
and the nomination of Mr.. Campbell was
in order.
The motion of Dr. Norton was put, car
rled with a great whirl of enthusiasm
and the chair declared MI. Campbell the
nominee for governor.
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Justice Guys Big Job over.

Justice of the Peace Furry returned
today from Excelsior Springs. where he
and Police Judge Ferry have been since
Saturday. Mr. Ferry will remain through
the week. Justice Guy has been running
three courts since they left, police court,
Justice Furry's and his own. MIR. Furry
will act as police judge until Judge
Ferry's return.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-21
SPLIT IN MARYLAND.

Democratic Governor DenOUnces German
and Wants Another Convention.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 21.-Gov. Brown, the
present executive of Maryland nomina-
ted and elected as a Democrat, in in
terview in the Baltimore News tonight
severely arraigned the influence exerted
by Senator German on the recent state
Democratic convention and advises the
withdrawal of W. E Hurst. the present
Democratic candidate for governor.
Governor Brown urges the calling of
another state convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-21
Dakota Kntght. on the Wav.

ABERDEEN, s. D., Aug. p. = The
South Dakota Knights Templsr are on
their way to Boston. The headquarters
was attached here to the train for Sioux
City this morning. It bore Grand Com
mauder F. A. Brown. of this city. the
other grand commandery officer and
local delegation. Mitchell and Yenkton
deleg cations joined it en- route.
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DIDN'T GET MUCH.
Robber. Failed to got Into the Big

Robbers Failed to get Into the Big Safe.
OMAHA, Aug. 22.-Union Pacific train
No 8. which was held up by express
robbers three miles east of Brady's
island early this morning, pulled into
Omaha at 1:35 p. n, two hours and ten
minutes late.
Express Messenger Thomas McCart
was engaged in making up his report.
According to his statement the rob-
bers did not get over 500 for their
trouble They had sacked the way
safe, but failed to get inside of the large
safe, which contained the most valuable
packages.
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LAST NIGHTS FIRE.
Thomas Planning Mill Badly Damaged
Loss About $5, 900.

Fire last night damaged the Jonathan
Thomas planning mill on Central avenue
and jackson street in North topeka to
the extent of between $4,000 and $4,000
There has not been more threatening
fire for some time. The planning mill is
a two story frame structure on the north
west corner of Central avenue and jack
son street. 1t is surrounded by frame
houses and livery stables.
The alarm was received at the depart
ment headquarters at 1856 p. m. yester-
day.
When the fire department arrived the
flames were bursting from ali the second
story windows on the east side of the
planning mill The heat was intense and
the smoke binding. Two streams of
water and the chemical stream were
turned into the building aud the fire was
soon got under control. 1t was more than
two hours, however, before the fire was
ntirely smothered.
Chief WIlmarth this morning made an
investigation of the origin of the fire
and the damage done. 1t was found that
the fire started in the roof from an elec-
trio light wire. Embers fell on to the
table below and ignited The inaammable
material upon it.
The damage to the building will
probably amount to between $500
and all the steel tools and saws, but the
machines, it is thought, escaped serious
There is $4,000 insurance on the
planning mill structure. The contents,
consisting of some stored lumber and the
fine court house woodwork which was
burned, were insured for $1,000.
The court house may be further de-
layed by the fire.
Chief Wilmarth said to STATE JOUR-
NAL reporter: "It is hard to estimate the
exact damage, but l think it will reach
fully $1,000 / have stood in fear of that
part of the town on account of the num-
Der of frame buildings and the closeness
OF them"
Jonathan Thomas, the owner of the
planning mill, is now in Europe. His son
Charles has charge of the business in his
absence, and was this morning taking
, an inventory of the damaged property.
The insurance on the burned Thomas
planning mill was $4,000, of which ST.
! 500 was placed with Frank S. Thomas.
The following companies were on the
ria
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WICHITA WHEELMEN.
Ross Miller Wins Time and Place Prize
in 30 Mile Race.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 21,-A special to
the Star from Wichita says: The second
annual road race of the Wichita Wheel
mems club took place this morning.
Ross Miller covered the 20 miles in one
hour four minutes and eighteen seconds,
winning both the first time prize and the
first place prize; John Crib won the sec
ond prize, time one hour, ten minutes
and five seconds. There we're eight en-
tries. The time would have been much
faster had it not been for the poor condi-
ton of the roads.
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NEcCarroIl Bennd Over.

At his preliminary hearing this morn
ing before Justice Guy. David McCarroll,
the man who robbed Chief Wilkerson,
was bound over to the district court. His
bond was placed at $500. He owns up to
the crime and the stories told by both the
chief and McCarroll were essentially the
same. The charge is burglary.
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NEW COMET FOUND.

Echo MOUNTAIN OBSERVATORY, Cal,
Aug. 2l-Lewis Swift, astronomer, says:
This morning at 2 a. m. discovered a
new comet IN the constellation Pisces
Its place was in right ascension,no hours,
81 minutes. 40 seconds, declination de-
grees. 80 minntasL
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) tate Reformatory Furniture.

State Auditor Geo. E. Cole has decided
to allow the bill of the North Furniture
company for the furniture at the Hutch
inson reformatory, providing some of
the most expensive pieces are taken
back. He does not propose to pay for a
$11O sideboard and a 1925 couch.
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AFTER THE ROBBER.
Posse Hunting the Men Who Held Up the
Michigan Train.

GRAND RAPIDS Mich, Aug. 21.-The
robbers who held up the Chicago g
Wes: Michigan train near Richmond
last night are still at large and there is
no clue to the identity of any of the
gang.
A large posse is searching the country
and unless the men have taken to the
swamps it is believed they will surely be
taken.
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CURTIS IN CALIFORNIA.

The Fourth District Congressman Taking
Vacation There.
Congressman Charles Curtis is now in
California. At his office in the Craw-
ford building it ia said that he wanted
few weeks rest before going hack to
Washington aud has gone to the Pacific
coast to get away from business for
short time. He will be back in about
two Ueeks