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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-31
HIS WIFE HAS GONE.

DR.. GiTber9's Helpn1eet Returns to
KEer Parents with Her Two Children
When Dr. J. L. Gilbert, who lives on
West Sixth Street, near Buchanan, went
home from his Office last night, he found
the house locked up and his wife and
children gone.
The neighbors told him that an elder
ly gentleman had driven up to the house
with carriage and Mre. Gilbert and the
children had gone with him without
leaving any word for her husband.
The man was Mrs Gilbert's father,
who is a prosperous farmer living near
Medina, east of Granville. The action
of the wife is the elimination of dig
agreement. The neighbors say that she
got tired and sent for her father to come
and take her away. She merely con-
cluded that she would be happier at
home with her parents, than with her
husband.
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Speaker Reed Gives the Reason for Leav-
ing sherman on the Indian COMMITTEES.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Dr. H. c.
Linn of Topeka, who is in Washington
this winter and who expects to be can
didate for delegate at large from Kansas
TO the national Republican convention
tells of an interview he had with Speaker
Reed not long ago in which Congress-
man Curtis was the subject of discussion.
In this conversation the speaker said
some very complimentary things of the
member from the Fourth Kansas district
and explained why he was not made
chairman of the Indian affairs commit
tee. Mr.. Reed said that he liked Mr..
Curtis very much and had fully intended
TO make him chairman of the Indian
committee He had even gone SO far as
to tell Mr.. Sherman, of New Ysrk, of his
Intention.
But Mr.. Sherman did not like the idea.
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ADJOURNS OVER NEW YEAR
Both Houses Adjourn, One with a Pa
triOtic Prayer From the Chaplain.

Both Houses Adjourn, One with Il Pa
triOtic Prayer From the Chaplain.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-The last ses-
sion of the house for the year 1895 was a
purely formal meeting, lasting but very
few minutes, and an adjournment was
taken until Friday, according to the un-
derstanding.
The prayer of the chaplain, Couden,
was most impressive. He asked that
party contentious might be buried
that the nation might advance with the
motto, "One flag. one country, one God
forever" and concluded, "With malice
toward none, with charity for all, let our
nation stand an example to all the world
with justice writton on her brow"
Mr. Noonan, the only Republican
member from Texas, made a correction
of the journal TO show that he had
voted for the two revenue bills last
week.
At 1915 the house adjourned.
The senate also adjourned until Fri
day.
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A WESTERN SOCIETY.
Prof Carruth Addresses the College Pro-
fessOrs Meeting at Chicago.

Prof. Carruth Addresses the College Pro-
fessOrs Meeting at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-Professors from
the modern languages departments of
the representative educational institu-
tions of the west, assembled for a three
days conference at the university of Chi
cago last evening.
Prof. Carruth. of the university of
Chicago, president of the conference.
delivered the annual address. He said:
"Of the $40 colleges and univer-
stiles of this country 204
are situated between the Allie
ghenies and the Rocky mountains.
l estimate the number of college
instructors in modern languages within
the territory of this conference at 1000,
while there are probably half as many
more fairly we'll trained college gradu-
ates teaching in acade mics and high
schools. If the personal contact which
take to be among the chief benefits de.
rived from such an organization is not
to be largely lost a western society is in
evitable, So it has seemed to us. So
believe it wilfseem more and more to the
teachers of this great valley"
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ILLFIGHT 1T.
Railroad Presidents Intend to Fight
the Interstate Commission.

the Interstate Commission.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 3L-President Cald-
wall of the Lake Shore road was not sur
prised over the action of Attorney GEN
eral Harmon in demanding that proceed
ings be instituted at once to prevent the
PRONUNCIATION of the so-called railroad
rate trust, the Joint Traffic association.
Mr.. Caldwell said: "The plan of the
interstate commission will not likely
deter the president from carrying out
their first intentions of putting the new
agreement into effect January l. OF
course an injunction might prevent
This agreement is the work of months
of consultation and cool headed think
ing. The best legal talent in the land
helped frame it, and it is not intended
to be allowed to fall at one sweep. 1t
will be legal battle royal and the rail-
roads think they have as good a friend
as the other side with better chance of
winning"
General Agent Foutz, of the Erie, said:
"Chicago railroad men were asked at
the decision of the commission to fight
and opinion was evenly divided on the
outcome. The argument was advanced
that the presidents had not gone into the
agreement with their eyes closed, and
they would fight to the bitter end, as it is
a case of life or death with them"
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PEOPLES FOE.
Sherman Introduces Resolution
Retiring Legal Tenders.
Incidentally Slashing the Fifty
Third Congress
FOR ITS STUPIDITY.
The Bond Issue Announcement
is Coming Thursday.
Germany Will Take Part of
the Bonds.
ENGLAND KEEPS OUT.
ENGLAND KEEPS OUT.
Will Take No Bonds Because of
the Venezuela Quarrel.
American Banks and Trust
Companies to Take Bonds.

WASHINGTON, Dec Ex-senator Sher-
man, of Ohio, introduced in the senate
today the following:
Resolved, That by injurious legislation
bythe 53rd congress, the revenues of the
government were reduced below its nee
essary expenditure and the fund created
by law for the redemption of United
States notes has been invaded to supply
such deficiency of revenue; that such
misapplication of the resumption
fund is of doubtful legality and greatly
injurious to the public credit and should
be prevented by restoring said fund to
the sum of not less than 100000, 600 in
gold coin or bullion to be paid out only
in the redemption of United States notes
and treasury notes and such notes when
redeemed to be reissued only in ex-
change for gold coin or bullion.
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A TEXAS BATTLE.
Texas Rangers Meet IA Gang of Texas Rob
bers and Kin One of Them.

VERNON, Tex, Dec. 31.-The Texas
rangers with Sheriff Sanders and posse,
have just returned from q battle royal
with the territory robbers who recently
robbed the stores of Waggoner, Bailey
and others.
They came up with the men entrench-
ed in dugout in a hillside, with
breastworks of rocks, at the head of
Suttle creek. A battle ensued iu which
several hundred shots were fired. The
officers finally had to retreat on account
of the extreme cold. Five or six horses
were killed. There were four robbers
in the dugout and twelve officers in the
attacking party.
A cowboy who was sent to the dugous
found the dead body of Joe Beckham.
who was evidently killed in the fight
Beckham is the man who killed Sheriff
Cooke at Seymour some time ago. The
other robbers are being pursued by the
rangers, a nd another battle is expected
soon.
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An Attempt of Nihilists to Kill
Him Frustrated.
Disguised Student with Bombs
Found in the Gardens.
WOMAN GAYEIT AWAY.
The Czar Had Not Kept Prom
iseS of Liberal Reform.
Desperate Attempt TO Keep the
Matter Quiet Fails.

BERLIN, Dec. 31-A wholesale mer-
chant from Moscow, who ranks high ia
the Russian commerce, and who is spend
ing the holidays with friends in the Prus-
sian capital, is authority for the informa-
tion that the report that an attempt was
made to assassinate the czar was true in
every particular. The gentleman who, for
reasons we'll understood desires that his
name shall be suppressed and states that
Russian police are informed that the
Nihilists have sworn not to rest until the
czar shall be slain. The fraternity re-
solved at the time when the young ruler
began his reign to grant him year ia
which to prove that he was in earnest
with his promises OF liberal reform. The
year is at al end, and the young auto
crat. not having realized their hopes, is
doomed to perish at their hands.
The sentence which was meted out to
Alexander II, and which hung over the
life of Alexander III and led to his death,
| has been renewed in the case of the pres
ent emperor by the bitter enemies of the
Romanoff dynasty.
a Jewish student OF the University of
! Moscow was appointed after lots had
been cast 10 deal this blow to his sover-
eign, and it was only by accident that the
| car escHpeO.
The student masqueraded in the garb
of drummer. In his valise was we'll
prepared bomb instead of samples of
merchandise. He managed to pass the
beautiful Par Czarskoje Selo several
times daily, hoping to catch glimpse of
the czsr.
The latter passed him again on the
promenade but the would be assassin did
not recognize him, as His Majesty was
dressed in the plain uniform of a colonel
instead of that of general, as he conf
dently believed. The student was ar
rested on suspicion after day or two,
and the plot further revealed through a
female friend to whom he had told his
secret.
The entire Russian press has received
strict Instructions from the authorities
not to publish a word regarding il,
nevertheless it is repeated from mouth
to mouth. That the report of the at
tempt an the cars life was not canard
is further proven by the numerous ar
rests of late in Warsaw aud Moscow. The
| prisoners are all students and were un-
doubtedIy identified with the conspiracy.
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SYNDICATE's OFFER.
Promises to Furnish the Government
with H 100000 Ounces of Gold.

With 1I,SO9,OOO Ounces of Gold.
NEW YORK. Dec 3L-3 p. m.-The
Evening Post in its last edition says: A
contract was signed this morning by all
the members of the new bond syndicate
subject to the formal acceptance of the
government
The syndicate agree to furnish liz
million ounces of gold amounting to
$200,O00,000, the government to take
one-half of this sum first, and to have
the option of taking the other
half and to deliver four per
cent thirty year coin bonds
at about the same price as paid for the
last issue of bonds, the managers of the
syndicate to receive a commission Of /
per cent
The price at which the last bonds were
taken was 104. 40, at which they yielded
80 per cent interest
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GERMANY WILL TAKE SOME.
Our New Issue of Bonds Acceptable t,
I8erltn Baulkers.

Our New Issue of Bonds Acceptable to
Berlin Bankers.
BERLIN, Dec. 31-The Wolff n ews
agency. which has the closest relations
with the German government, Issued
the following notice today: The de-
tails of the new Q. s. loan are not yet
definitely determined upon. The con-
ditions, however, are expected to differ
but slightly from those under which the
last issue was effected. The loan will
amount tc about 800, 100000. of which
a portion will probably be taken by Ger
many, all the American bank and trust
companies taking part in the operation.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The American bank
ers of this city have received private ad-
vices from Berlin, which confirm the an
nouncemeut made by the Wolff agency
of that city regarding the new United
States loan.
The manager of Brown, Shipley & Co.,
when questioned on the subject. said that
nothing was yet determined as to where
the new issue of bonds would be placed
He added. "Of course they will be
taken by the American banks and trust
companies, and their London correspon-
dents will no doubt absorb a portion of
them. The rate will probably be 115 in
New York and 10S in London. We
were advised this morning that there will
10 AS tAHANAO AL PA0OAA5 NCA
many"
Mr.. Burns of Thomas Morgan & Co,
said to representative of the Associated
Press: ''None Of the new issue of bonds
will be loated in London owing to the
strained relations between the United
States aud Great Britain. The situation
looks graver than ever this morning
from commercial point of
view. This is partly on account
of Senator Shernan's position.
The affair has made a wonderful differ
ence in the business between London
and New York and will result in the
withdrawal of most of the American Sc
curities from England. We are sending
home daily large quantities of these Sc
curities which were thrust upon the
market. Some of the new bonds will
probably be placed in Germany but this
has not yet been decided. In nv opin
ion our American compatriots have gone
mad g"
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from the United States. The coutrac.
he thought had been made at loss
There had been no coucealment about
it. As to the remainder of the resoln-
ii u, Mr. German said it contained
an intimation that there had not been
careful business conduct of the office of
the navy department and further that Of
fcers of the government were interested
in armor plate patents. If the informa-
tion of the senator from New Hampshire
warranted these intimations he had no
objection to the resolution, but he
regretted that anybody should deem it
necessary to make such an inquiry.
He spoke of the fact that both of the
political parties had united in the rejuv-
enation of our army.
Great discretion had been given to the
secretary of the navy and the results had
been marvellous to the world. The hon
esty, integrity and intelligence of
the heads OF the navy department
had not been questioned He
again expressed regret that just
at this time in the peculiar atmosphere
which enveloped US, that it should be
thought necessary to make this inquiry.
GIr. Hale also spoke of the achieve
ments of the navy department and ex-
pressed the hope that nothing would be
found amiss.
Mr.. Chandler said he shared the gem
eral regret, but he was ready to assume
the responsibility for the resolution
Facts had come to his Knowledge he
said, that required investigation and
publicity in order that future contracts
fer armor in the equipment of vessels
now building and to be built should be
above suspicion and reproach.
The resolution was adODted
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DEMOCRATIC FEARS.
Senator Jones of Arkansas Sees Republf
can Political Plans.

Senator Jones of Arkansas Sees Republi-
can Political Plans.
WAsHINeToN, Dec. Ex-senator Jones
of Arkansas, who is a leading Democrat
ic member of the senate committee on
finance, today said:
81 am satisfied that it is the purpose of
Republicans to get the tariff bill through
regardless of the other measure and
have it go to the president, by whom
they are convinced it will
be vetoed. They will go to the country
upon this as the only issne. l think this
plan can be frustrated by considering
and reporting the bond bill first and
amending it so as to provide for the
free coinage of silver. This would give
Us all the money necessary to meet cur
rent expenses, tide US over the presen
emergency, if there is one, and avoid the
issuance of bonds"
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WICHITA KU kLUX
Life Made a Burden to Every MAJ
ThatSpeaks the Truth.

Life Made Burden to Every MON
That Speaks the Trntsa.
Wichita politicians want Governor
Morrill, 20 make another change in their
board of police commissioners.
They are dissatisfied with Commission
er Lieurance who recently sent a To-
peka man a map of Wichita showing
the location of all the joints both closed
and open.
This morning Mayor L. BI. Cox. State
Senator Harry L. Gordon and C. V. Fer
guson, a Santa Fe man who lives in
Wichita, arrived in Topeka to urge the
appointment Of a new commissioner to
succeed Mr. Lieurance.
They were disappointed in not seeing
the governor who is in Leavenworth TO-
day and returned home with the under
standing that they will come again and
lay their grievance before the governor.
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FAVOR MCkINLEY.

Missouri Republicans in Cancus De-
clare for the OEfOan for President.
MEXICO, Mo-, Dec 31.-A number of
leading Republicans of the Ninth con-
gressional district, held a caucus at w.
H. Hathaway's headquarters in this city
The sentiment expressed favored McKin-
ley for president and any good Repub-
lican that could be elected for governor,
Hon. Robert Shackelford of Montgomery
county, delegate to the national con-
vention, Hon. W. H. Hathaway for rail-
road commissioner, and Congressman
Treloar for re- election.
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CAPT. GREBE's COURT MARTIAL.

Col Blue is Trying to Have it Set Aside.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Colonel Blue
will introduce a bill to set aside court
martial proceedings against Captain M.
r. W. Grebe of Bonner Springs, and
give him an honorable discharge from
the army. He was captain in company
F, in the Fourth regiment of Missouri,
and for accepting a challenge to fight a
duel with Captain Hanson was court
martialed and discharged.
The case is well known in the west
The many efforts of friends of the par
ties concerned TO get the court martial
sentence set aside were of no avail,
owing to the position taken by Judge
Advocate General Holt, who insisted
that to maintain discipline in the
army the sentence imposed should
not be revoked. The only way now
to secure a change in the court martial
decision is to bring it about through
legislation. Major Warner and Rep
resentative Tsrsney have introduced
bills on the subject, but failed TO get
them through. and now Colonel Blue
takes up the matter. after having had a
conference about tbs case with the war
department officials. He believes he will
be able to get the bill through.
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BUYING WAR SUPPLIES.

VenezueIa Getting Ready for BusI-
ness asnd Seeking Aid Against Eng
land.
CARACAS, Dec. 31.-The Venezuelan
government is negotiating in the United
States for war supplies Four heavy
guns have been sent from Caracas to
fortify the harbor of Maracaibo.
The special commissioners appointed
to ge an alliance of South and Gen.
trail American republics against England
are ready to depart
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REALLY REGKErABLE
That It Should BE Necessary to Cons i'd
er Armor Plate Crooksdness.

That 1t Should Be Necessary to Cons i'd
er Arnor Plate Crookedness.
WASHINGTON, Dec 81. - When the
senate met today Mr.. Chambers resolu-
ton, offered yesterday, directing the
committee on naval affairs to investigate
the prices paid by the government for
armor plate and as TO whether any of the
officials of the government were inter :
ested in patent processes was called up.
At the suggestion of Senator German
of Maryland, the words directing an
inquiry into the facts as to whether the
prices paid to the United States were as
low as low as paid by foreign govern
ments" were stricken out.
Mr.. Mills of Texas, could not see the
reason for the amendment
Mr.. German explained that it was well
known that an armor plate company had
competed with England for furnishing
armor plate for Russian vessel T he
prices asked were lower than receiv cd
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CLEVELAND, Dec 31.-After a steady
down pour of rain in this city all day
yesterday the wind suddenly veered
around from the south to the northwest
early last evening and blew a heavy
gale, causing a rapid fall in the tenn
perature. The gale, which was
accompanied by snow reached velocity
of 42 miles an hour here, and farther
down the lake it is said to have blown at
the rate of rs miles an hour, Telegraph
wires to the east were badly prostrated
this morning.
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DIED A BRIDE.

"A Fort Scott Young Woman Dies
While a Bride of Only a Few Weeks.
FORT SCOTT, Dec. 31.-Mrs. Sadie Stad-
den, wife of Leo I. Stadden, of the Stad-
den Wholesale Grocery company, died
today of typhoid fever. She was uar-
ried only few weeks ago, and while re-
turning from her wedding trip was taken
i'll at a St Louis hotel
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HARDLY LIKELY

by BERNARD Kelly as RuFnOred.
The state executive council must elect
a new railroad commissioner in April to
succeed MIR. Samuel T. Howe, who was
elected last April for a term of one year.
1t is altogether likely that Mr.. Howe
will be reelected, but there is some talk
of an outside man being selected, and if
the administration could be helped by
turning Dir. Howe down for Bernard
Kelly of Emporia Mr.. Kelly would like
ly be elected.
That is not at all likely, however, as
Mr.. Kelly is not asking anything from
the administration at this time.
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G. A. r. CONSOLIDATION.

Mems and WOmen's Branches of the
ORGANIZATION to He Made One Very
Soon.
Mon r1cELLo, Ill, Dec. 31.-Com-
mander in chief Walker, of the G. A r 4,
has issued a general order in which Ii e
appoints Past Commanders in Chief S. S.
Burdett, VIM. Warner, A. T. Weissart, J.
G. B. Adams and Thomas G. Lawler. as
committee to act in unison with a similar
committee from the various G. A. r.
women's societie to effect union of all
the societies into one body that the ener-
gies may be concentrated and strength
ened and all cause for divisions among
them removed.
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ONE MORE TWIST.

Brazil Refuses to Arbi trafe the Trini-
dad Matter as Proposed by England.
RIO JANEIRo, Dec. 31.-Before con-
gress adjourned yesterday the minister
for foreign affairs explained the i'm
possibility of accepting the arbitration
proposed by Great Britain regarding the
disputed ownership of the island of Trim
i0ad
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THE FIRST BLIZZARD.
High Winds, Snow and Considerable Dam
age Done in Eastern States.

HUE
age Done in Eastern States.
New York, Dec. 31.-A cold wave
reached this section today. 1t was her
aided by violent wind storm, which at
3 o'clock had reached a velocity of
seveutytwo miles an hour. Bay Ridge
S. l., the Jersey shore and CoEey Island
received the full force of the wind storm
From the Battery to the Narrows the
harbor appeared to be a mass of broken
ice and snow. tossed to and fro by the
wind.
At 10 o'clock the thermometer reached
80 degrees.
Reports from the Adriondacks indicate
that much damage was done by the
wind
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MINISTER EXPELLED.
British and SpAnishMinisters Said to Have
Suffered IndIEnities in Colombia.

CARACAS, Ven, Dec. 31-Great ex-
element has been caused here by report
that the Spanish minister has been es-
corted out of Bogota the capital of Co.
lombia. According to this report which
is devoid of details the extraordinary
act was due to the ministers denuncia
tiOn of the treatment which the British
minister to same republic is alleged to
have suffered.
The diplomatic representation of Great
Britain was summarily expelled, for what
reason is not known. General Pachana
has been appointed minister to Argen-
tina
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CHASING OUT GAMBLERS.

Chicago Police Making a Deter.
mined Effort 70 Clear Clark Street
CHICAGO, Dec. 31.-As result of the
continued and persistent raids which the
police have been making on the gamb-
ling houses infesting South Clark and
neigh boring streets, fifty-one gamblers
pleaded guilty this morning before JUS
tice Bradley and received the minimum
penalty of $5 and costs each.