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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
WHERE ARE THE PAPERS ?

Documents in the Case of the City Against
the Water Company are Missing.
The papers in the case of the City of
Topeka against the Topeka Water COM
pany have disappeared. Lawyer S. B.
Isenhart, the counsel for the city in the
case, would like to know where they are.
Mr.. Isenhart made an effort to get them
few days ago. By applying at the of
fee of the clerk of the district court he
found the papers were not on file Nor
is there any receipt to show who has
them.
1t is not reasonable to assume that the
documents have been stolen. They may
turn up in time, or may not Mr.. 1sen-
hart, as the city's attorney, wants to in-
spect the papers in order to make some
amendments. Whoever has them is re-
quested to bring them back. The water
works litigation is probably the most i'm
portant in which the city was ever in
volved, and the loss of them would be
great inconvenience if nothing worse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
NO DUCK TROUSERS.
Permitted Fourth Street by MIcky
Heery and His Crowd.

A party of society young men collided
with de Fort street gang" on East
Fourth street late Saturday night.
when the society young mea were not
the aggressors in the affair. They
were attired in duck trousers, and their
presence in that part of town was taken
as direct insult to ''de gang" As soon
as the nicely dressed young men came
in sight Micky Heery said, smash de
gang wild de white pants" and they
started in to do it. Several of the duck
trousers brigade broke the 100 yard dash
record in getting away, but some of the
others endeavored to beat off there an
tagonists, and not being up in Fourth
street tactics got decidedly the worst of
it One of the boys was struck across
the face with beer bottle and was badly
cut, while several others had BACKED
eyes. In justice to the prowess of the
duck trousers boys it should be said
that the spring bottom trousers boys
were also bruised considerably.
Early Sunday morning Patrolmen
Brady, Johnson and Fowkes arrested
young Mickey Heery. C. w. Dawes,
Harry Padgett and John Dahlgren, and
in court today they pleaded guilty and
were fined So each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
JOE KELLAM'S JOINT.

It Had Not Existed Long When the
Officers Raided 1t Saturday Night.
Last week Joe Kellam started joint
in the second story rear over Warehouses;
jewelry store, at 721 Kansas avenue, and
Captain Gardiner and Officer Gaines
raided his place. They found Kellam at
the foot of the stairs, and the officers ar
rived just too late to find the room full
of drinkers. Kellam was evidently pre-
pared to sell almost any kind Of liquor,
as he had eight dozen bottles of beer,
two jugs of whisky and a quart of aIco-
hol or white horse"
The beer had been kept in refrigera-
tor and in large tubs of ice water Kel-
lam is said to have another charge of
selling liquor pending against him. In
court today his case was continued
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
A HEROIC RESCUER.
Captain Miner Saves Drowning PeOpl
After His Boat CaPsizes.

Captain Miner Saves Drowning People
After His Boat Capsizes.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Three persons
were drowned in boating accident last
night, the second one of the day
John Hartman, forty years old; his
wife, Theresa, forty five, and their seven
year old son, Lee. with Joseph Whitley,
twenty-three and his three year-old son,
Alexander, went yachting on Long Island
sound yesterday. Whitley is an expert
yachtsman and every Sunday has been
in the habit of taking a sail
OOn the return trip, off Little He'll Gate.
a sudden gust ca psized the boat 1t went
over slowly and the five persons chung to
its side, calling for help. Seven boats
put out from shore, but all were driven
back except one, rowed by Capt. Vim.
Miner, who succeeded in reaching the
wreck and picking up Mrs. Hartman,
her son and little Alexander Whitley.
In picking them up the captain was
forced to disregard his boat. Mrs. Hart
man was the last one to be pulled in.
Her weight carried the boat to one side
and before the captain could right it, it
had overturned and he and those he had
secured were thrown into the water.
Capt. Miner succeeded in righting the
boat after desperate effort, and pulled
Mrs Hartman and the two children into
it second time.
In the meantime Hartman and Whitley
had been carried down the river and
drowned. Mrs. Hartman and her son
were resuscitated, but young Alexander
Whitley died at hos pital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
INDIANS ARE ALL GONE.
Gen. COppinger Is Satisfied They Have
All Returned to Their Reservations.

Gen. Coppinger Is Satisfied They Have
All Returned to Their Reservations.
MARYvALE, Wyo, Aug. 5.-(By courier
to Market Lake,. Gen. Coppinger is
now satisfied that the Jackson's Hole
country is freed from Indians. Scouting
parties sent out week ago by the set
tiers are coming in with reports of no
signs of Indians.
Scouts came in today who secured the
entire country south of Yellowstone park
to Maryvale and east to the route taken
by tourists into the park. They saw no
Indians nor signs of any.
Authentic information was received by
General Coppinger that Indians, to the
number of zoo, reported in Swan valley,
had returned to the Fort Hall reservation.
They were on their way to Jackson's
Hole but turned back when they learned
that troops were going into the region.
The command under Coppinger will
remain at Maryvale, at least until the
detachment of scouts sent out into the
Hoback basin return, which will be in
ten DAYS,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
SEVERE PRACTICAL JOKE.
Young Men Worried by Bogus Police
Station Call


Station Call.
A practical joke has leaked out
on a society young man who gave
a party to his friends last week. The
guests had plenty to drink and cards
were played until sunrise. At about Z
g. N. one of the guests left and went to
his office calling in friend he suggest
ed practical joke and the friend ap-
proved of it.
The friend went to the telephone and
calling up the house where the host Iiv-
ed said, "Hello; this is Sergeant Ellison
talking. There has been good deal of
complaint made to me about the disturb
ance at your house all night l am COM
PEELED to do something about it. but
don't want to embarrass you any mora
than l could help. don't want to take
the patrol wagon out there If three or
four of you will call around to the police
headquarters by 9 o'clock and give bond
it will be all right"
The alleged Sergeant replied in ans
wer to pleadings over the telephone that
he was doing the best he could for the
boys
Not until the host and friend had
called at the city prison and found out
that they were not wanted, did they dis
cover they were the victims of practi-
cal Joke,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
IT'S TIME TO STOP IT.
The People Don't Want Politics in
State Institutions.
TOPEKA PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING

Against the Removal ef Supt. A. A.
Stewart at OIathe Because They
Have Children Under His Care
They Don'e Want Some Plug Pol
iticIan There
State Senator J. W. Parker of Olathe
and H A. Perkins until recently the ed
itor of the Olsthe Mirror, two of the
most prominent Republican leaders in
Johnson county, have talked with Gov.
Morrill, about the proposed change in
superintendent of the deaf and dumb
institution at Olathe.
Senator Parker objects to q change
being made unless an experienced man
like Dr. Gillette of Illinois is put in
charge of the institution, and Editor
Perkins wants the governor to order the
state board of charities to let Superinten-
dent Stewart remain in charge.
A little daughter of Councilman
Stephenson of Topeka and son of DR..
w. B Gibson, the Santa Fe surgeon, are
students at this state institution, and the
parents of both children object to the re-
moval of the present Supt. A A. Stewart
for purely political reasons Editor f.
II. Roberts, of the O5kaloosa Indepen-
dent, has boy in the Olathe institution,
and he also objects TO the state board of
cnarlLIeS OuStlng Superlntende NJ stewart
to make room for a Republican politi-
clan.
Superintendent Stewart says his insti-
tuition is the only one in the state where
the employees were not assessed for cam
paign purposes last fall He says he
still has in his desk the blank which was
sent to him for that purpose. He never
asks the politics of an employe, but a re-
cent inquiry showed that there were
more Republicans employed there than
members OF any other party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

Judge J. B. Johnson is in Colorado
Springs.
Ex-secretary of State R S. Osborn now
lives at Oakland
The heavy wind last eve ming damaged
many shade trees.
There are some good looking corn
| fields at Oakland.
The state board of charities convened
at the asylum today.
The repapering is going on at the
Grand opera house.
Frank FARRELL is improving at Manitou.
He is now able to walk about.
The county commissioners are expected
to fix the county tax levy today.
Timid people felt like hunting a cy-
clone cave last evening, it blew SO hard.
/ The ''clear weather" predicted for Sun
day was almost impenetrable for while
last evening.
The county commissioners will let the
contract for furniture for the new court
house tomorrow.
| A Topeka man, who started on jour
ney on Friday, says that is the reason his
train was derailed
Hickman E H Travis was arrested
and fined yesterday for not having his
lights trimmed and burning.
| 1t is the correct, safe thing now for the
| farmers to discover large panthers in
their watermelon patches.
The quarterly payment of pensions
began this morning. Topeka old soldiers
are drawing their money today.
A Topeka man who went to Colorado
for two weeks to be rested aud refreshed
has returned and will probably go to
bed.
McClure's Magazine for August has
long article about Bishop Vincent, with
pictures of the interior of his residence
in Topeka.
Simon Greenspan would like to have
the druggists charged 25 cents for each
liquor sale they make, and thus raise the
city revenue.
S. Sproat, the Capital grocer, has leased
for five years the Tanner store building
on East Sixth street and will open de-
partment store September L
Percy Hemus, who used to be a mes
senger boy, good one too, for the STATE
JOURNAL. is now the society reporter on
the ColoIa 10 Springs Gazette.
The society girls are urged to hurry
back from the summer resorts The
society boys don't do anything but give
"kag" parties while they're gone.
viii Link, the colored boy who was
sentenced to 81 years for cutting Peter
Jones' throat last fall, was taken to the
penitentiary by the sheriff Saturday.
Since Becky Sharp" ran a Santa Fe
engine the manner of whistling at cross
| ings has been changed to conform to the
! style in which she gave the warnings.
Bob Higgins, who used to be assistant
to the master mechanic at the Santa Fe
shops, is in Pueblo, where he holds re-
sponsible position in the Pueblo smelter.
Eastern papers still continue to insist
that Miss Anthony's resolution for the
women to strike was adopted by the
Kansas suffragists This is the result of
having newspaper correspondents in To-
peka. The resolution has not been even
! thoroughly discussed by the sufragists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
CHINESE DENOUNCED.

Foreigners Will Appeal to European Au-
thorities Regarding Missionary Massacre
SHANGHAI, Aug. 5.-At a crowded
meeting today of the European residents
of this city, speeches condemning the
action of the Chinese authorities in the
case of the massacre of missionaries at
What Han, near Ku Cheng, on Thursday
last, were made, ard a resolution was
adopted to appeal directly to the Euro
pean governments against the outrage.
The resolutions also referred to the
inadequate manner in which China has
dealt with the perpetrators of former
outrages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
POWELL STATE CHEMIST.
He is Given His Old Position, Now Held
by DR.. Gilbert.

He is Given His Old Position, Now Held
by DR.. Gilbert.
DR.. L. NJ Powell was surprised few
DAYS ago when he received a communica-
ton from the secretary of the state board
of health notifying him of his election
as state chemist and microscopic
DR.. Powell was state chemist under
the board of health during the last two
years but when during the session of the
legislature last winter the members of
the board appointed by Governor Lew
elling were removed, and a new board
created withsDr. NJ. B Ward at its head,
DR.. J. L. Gilbert was elected state
chemist to succeed DR.. Powell
DR.. Powell was not a candidate for the
position and DR.. Gilbert, who is now
visiting in Massachusetts, will be sur
prised when he learns that his successor
has been elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05

A young farmer named Homer Evans,
was brought into the city on Monday
morning in very precarious condition.
He had been threshing on the billy farm,
east of town, and was bitten on the leg
by huge black spider. He did not ex-
psrience any inconvenience from the bite
at first, but after time became faint and
dizzy, and had to be assisted from the
field. His condition became SO serious
that his friends hastily brought him to
town, and placed him under the care of
DR.. Til man. At last accounts be was
recovering rapidly.-Coffeyvil Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
NEW REPUBLIC NAMED.

Central American Union to be Called Re-
publica Mayor de Centre America.
New YORK, Aug. "a special to the
World from Mexico city says: The new
republic proposes to be formed of Nicar-
aqua, Salvador and Honduras, is named
Republica Major de Centric America, or
the greater republic of Central America.
Many people conversant with Central
American affairs look to partition of
Guatemala, her northern provinces Sc
ceding to join Mexico and her southern
provinces joining the new republic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
INSULT ATCHISON WOMEN.
Rev. Mr.. HOWE Tells of a Case-WOmen
Returning From Prayer Meeting.
CFrom the AtchiSOn ChamniOn
CFrom the Atchison Oh

Returning From Prayer Meeting.
(From the Atchison Champion.)
Rev. Mr.. Howie says that two respec-
table women returning from the Presby-
terian prayer meeting last Wednesday
evening were followed for two blocks
and insulted by drunken man. This
statement was made in writing and
given to the editor of the Champion. The
ladies in question should have reported
the matter promptly to the police and the
scoundrels who insulted them should have
been arrested and punished to the full
extent of the law. There are in Atchison
few low lived beings in the form of
men who make a practice of appearing
suddenly from dark corners and insulting
women. Some of these nights these fell
lows will be treated to a horse whipping
that will last them a lifetime. Fellows
who go over to Winthrop and fill up on
Missouri bug-juice and then make brutes
of themselves upon the streets of Atch-
ison ought to be made to understand that
the people of this city will no longer
submit to their insolence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
WANTED ROGERS BODY.
The Doctors Would Like to Have Had 1t
For Dissection.

The Doctors Would Like to Have Had 1t
For Dissection.
The Topeka Academy of Medicine and
Surgery will at its next meeting, week
from tonight, take up the case of Frank
Rogers, the man who committed suicide
by taking poison at the lime kiln short
time ago
Rogers friends were not found, and
his body was finally buried in the pot
ters' field adjoining Rochester cemetery.
The Topeka doctors will make a thor
ough examination into the Rogers case,
and a prominent member of the Kansas
Medical college said to STATE JOURNAL
reporter:
"If Rogers had only died a month
later, we would have had his body for
subject at the college. 1t is really too
bad to lose such a fac subject"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
HAVE TO TAKE A LONG RIDE
To See if Anything Ais the Railroads O
Kansas.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners composed of Samuel T. Howe, J.
N. Simpson and Joseph G. Lowe, this
morning started out on their annual tour
of inspection of the roads in the state.
They inspect the roads as to their condi-
ton of safety for the travelling public.
This means especially the condition of
the track, roadway and bridges. The
commissioners are accompanied by Mr..
II. V. Hinckley, who is practical civil
engineer, and has had many years ex-
perience in railroad work
The commissioners this morning start
ed over the Rock Island with General
Superintendent Hit They went from
Topeka to St. Joseph and expect to be
about two weeks in making the entire
inspection,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
He TORE DOWN FENCES.
a. j. Anderson Was Drunk and DIsorderly
Lincoln Street Last Night.

Lincoln Street Last Night.
Captain Gardiner captured A. J. Ander-
son last night in the western part of the
city, where he was exceedingly disor-
derby. He had been drinking A tele-
phone message announced there was a
drunken man at Sixth and Lincoln
Streets and the police captain went out
to see about it. When he got there An
derson had gone south but there was a
large crowd in the middle of the street
by which his course could be found
easily. Anderson went along tearing
down fences as he went Captain Gardi-
ner overlook Anderson near Lincoln and
Eleventh streets. At the city prison he
tried to escape when he was being
searched.
In court today he was fined SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
COMPLAIN OF REFORM SCHOOL.
The Boys Accused of FOraging OF the
NeighbOring Farmers.

The Boys Accused OF FOrag1ng On the
NeighbOring Farmers.
Farmers in the vicinity of the reform
school are complaining that there is SO
little discipline in that institution that
the BOYS do just about as they please.
A farmer. who resides near the reform
school, said to a STATE JOURNAL this
morning: "The boys from the reform
school are stealing watermelons, toma-
toes and everything they can lay their
hands on from me and from other farm
ers in the neighborhood. have COM
planned to the officers at the school, but
they say they can't believe it: that the
only boys who are allowed to go outside
alone are the TRUSTEES. If what they say
is true, then most of the boys out there
are TRUSTEES, and I am getting awful tired.
The facts are, there is no discipline at the
reform school, now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
A Legal bubble.

The attorney general has been asked
to give his opinion as to whether Labor
Commissioner Bird can pay his stem
ographer, Miss A. N. Hayes, out of the
incidental" fund for his department.
The word incidental" was used instead
Of contingent" in the appropriation bill,
and that is causing the trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
THREE MEN BADLY FROZEN
Mo untain Climbers Experience Great Cold
High Up On MT. Tacoma.

TACOMA, Washn., Aug. 5.-Homing
pigeons sent out by the union with
mountain climbers have returned with
messages stating that Fred R. Cowden,
Walter NJ. Bosworth and Fred Evans.
nearly all experienced mountain climb
ers, had been badly frozen in attempting
to reach the summit of Mount Tacoma.
The messages state the wind is blow
ing a gale. The pigeons were released
at a height of 1900 feet, at a point
known as the t'Camp of the Clouds"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
COMRADES,
RENCX.

The pensioners are paid by checks,
which are cashed at the Topeka banks.
This circular was evidently prepared
by a silver man, who wants to show that
there is not enough gold in the banks to
pay the pensioners alone, aside from
doing the other business of the couI try.
1t is not known who distributed the
oirPu1ar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
Decanitnted hYnTrain-

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Ida NJ. Gal
lagher of Tuscola, ILL.,, attempted to get
on train while it was in motion today.
She was thrown under the wheels and
decapitated,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
ASKED TO DEMAND GOLD.

Old Soldiers Asked to Demand 1t on Their
Pension Checks.
The following circular was distributed
among the old soldiers of Topeka and
Shawnee county who this morning Wis
tied the United States pension office to
draw their quarterly allowance from the
government:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
DON'T Make Much Difference.

]. J. Barnes of Pratt. the Populist ex-
member of the penitentiary board, has
written to a Topeka friend that his no.
tice of hearing before the governor to
show cause why he should not be re-
moved was dated July IL, while the or
der of his removal was dated July 8.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
Quick silver Declined in Price

WASHINGTON, Aug. SIN discussing
the production of quick silver for the
year 1894, the report of the geological
survey says that the California output re-
mains stationary, but that the price de-
clined heavily. The highest price during
the year was $37 per flask in the closing
months, and the lowest $28 80, in Janu-
AIRY. About per cent of the product
was exported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
BIGOTRY PUT ASIDE.
Bishop Vincent Grants Catholics the u
of the Chautauqua Chapel.

OF inc OHautauqua ChapeI-
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Aug 6.-As a re-
suit of the efforts on the part of the
Catholics at ChautauQua, Chancellor Vim
cent has granted the use of the chapel
for Catholic services on Sunday morn
ings until such time as they may be en-
abled to construct a chapel of their
own.
Taking advantage of this opportunity
Father Gibbons of Jamestown yesterday
held the first Catholic service ever held
at ChautauQua.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
EXcursione-Ranta q Roufe.

Low rate excursions with stop over
privileges to Boston, New York, Wash
linton, Louisville, Denver, Colorado
Springs. etc, by the Santa Fe route See
Rowley Bros, agents, for all particu-
lars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05

YOKOHAMA. Aug. 5.-Continuous rains
have ruined the rice crop in many parts
of Japan ard a famine is feared Many
lives have already been lost and the dam
age done is enormous
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Lnbette County Bank Ouits.

The Labette County bank has notified
the state bank commissioners that it will
go out of business. The stockholders of
this institution are interested in an in
vestment company. through which they
expect to make more money than they
have been making in the banking busi-
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05
VIII Have TO 60 to TrrIration

There is no use Disgusting the fact that
from four miles west of EIlinwood on
throughout Barton county the corn is now
almost hopelessly burnt-EIlinwood Ad-
vOcate
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TaYIor Riade Chairmnn.

Charles A. Taylor formerly assistant
superintendent of insurance was elected
chairman of the Populist central commit
tee of Pratt county Saturday afternoon.
Charley Taylor was a member of the Re-
publicanstate central committee in 1890.
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His Family Here

Mrs. E. II. Brown of Olathe is now
here with her husband, the assistant su-
perintendent of insurance. They reside
on Tenth street, near Topeka avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05

A T. Waggoner. prescription druggist.
Lowest prices. 731 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-05

We can keep you clean-Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia W. Eighth