The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11
MRS.LEASE AS WIZARD
A California Man Has Heard of
Her Great Powers.
Wants Her to Tell Where a
Treasure is Buried.
WRITING A NEW BOOK.
She Will Soon Have New
Work Finished.

WICHITA, June 11.-Mrs Mary E.
Lease will soon have another book com
pleted, which will be Immediately put
upon the market. She is not only writ
ing book but is also preparing several
series of lectures for delivery in towns in
Texas, Iowa, Nebraska and Minnesota,
writing special articles for newspapers
and magazines and attending to a vol
luminous correspondence. Incidentally
Mrs. Lease dabbles in dough as we'll az
ink, takes hand at household drudgery
and she is never too busy to take an &C
tive interest in the studies and amuse-
ments of her promising children
The title of Mrs. Leases new book
will probably be, The Conflict Histori-
cally Considered" 1t will treat of the
conflict between labor and the money
power from historical and philosophi
cal standpoint and will place new Inter
pretstions upon many important facts of
history.
century is looked upon by Mrs. Lease as
q providential Interference in behalf of
the serfs.
Because of the resulting depopulation,
the lower classes found their labor in
demand and acquired new independ-
ence. In the initial chapter the author
says: "a tidal wave of unrest is upon
US. and protentOus mutterings are heard
that may pressge a storm. The laborer
and the capitalist stand today throughout
the civilized world face to face in grim
antagonism. as of old. Capital alert,
wary, strongly equipped, thoroughly or
ganized. Labor Intelligent, Suspicious,
hungry, homeless, the most peaceful re-
laliOn aOvvvhorn ia ono IF arno6 trnoa
Rolling back the dark and tear
stained curtain of the worlds histories,
and looking down the long vista of years
that connects the past with the present, it
becomes manifest that two great agents
or factors have ever controlled and
robbed the hive of labor; these two fac
tors have been first, the titled nobility or
aristocracy of royalty; and, secondly,
the aristocracy of wealth or the money
power"
The concluding chapter of the book
has not yet taken form, but the author
in other chapters, inclines to the opti-
mistic view.
Mrs. Leases name has been placed on
the list of the national conference of DO
litical refOrmers which meets in Prohi-
bitlon park, N. Y, June rs, and she has
been asked to deliver an address on that
occasion.
She will lecture in South Dakota the
last of this month, in Texas during July
and in Nebraska in August.
She has received on an average four
letters day, inviting her to deliver
Fourth of July addresses and has accept
ed that of FOrt Madison, Mimi, Veterans
association. Four senators and three
governors speak there on that day.
Since the story of her recent hypnotic
feat at Topeka has gained wide publicity
she receives by almost every mail letters
from people in all parts of the country,
asking her to do all sorts of impossible
things. One old man in California tells
of a buried treasure and encloses a map
of his claim, asking her to mark thereon
the exact spot where the money is hid
den. The letter is as follows:
WASHINGTON, May 25, 1895.
MRS MARY LEAsE-As l see in every
paper l read SO much of what You can
do, would like to ask you if you can
give me some information in regard to
some buried money. There was a gen
tleman living here some time ago, and tt
is known that he left money buried.
The amount know nothing about The
reason l know be had money buried,
one Of his neighbors went to him for
money and he stepped out of his cabin
and was not gone but a few minutes and
returned with the money. Some time
after this he was taken i'll and advised to
go to the hospital and the evening before
he went to the hospital he went out as
before and returned in a short time, and
he had money with him. He had a
friend that he was going to leave this
money to, but he waited too long. When
he got to the hospital where the old gen
tleman was he could not speak so you
could understand what he said. Now.
if you can, I would like for you to tell
me which direction from the cabin it is,
and how far, aud on which side of the
creek and whether it is by rock or a
tree, stump or a log. You will please
tell how much money you think there is.
am not in the beat of circumstances at
present. If can find this it will help
me greatly, and if it is found I will see
that you are amply rewarded for your
trouble. You will direct
VAN HARRISON,
Washington, Nevada County, Cal