The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-11

lost over 5000 on one lecture given in
Topeka this season. He won't lose it on
Sam Jones.
When you see a crowd of men engaged
in excited discussion you may know that
one of two topics is being discussed, free
silver or the dams.
w. T. Jackson of Shawnee county has
started a boom to have Kansas hortical-
ture represented at the cotton states ex-
position at Atlanta.
The National Guardsman is the name
of q monthly publication, the first num-
Der of which was issued today by II. N.
Phillips Of Battery B.
1t is said that Tony Brown playfulIy
slid down the sliding pole at fire depart
ment headquarters the other day. Think
of-well it isn't probable.
A South African colony is being formed
in America with headquarters in New
Orleans, and a Topeka electrician, L C..
Fogel, talks of joining it.
All the boys who can find room have
established lemonade stands just outside
the ball grounds in hope of making cir
Gus and Fourth of July money.
VIM, Lindell, private secretary to
Bishop John H. Vincent, left today for
Chautauqua, New York, where he will
spend the summer with the bishop.
A Topeka man who owns two umbrel-
las, rubber coat and rubber boots, had
to walk to his office in the rain this
morning. He had left them all up town.
The advance sale of tickets for the
benefit to be given the Scranton miners
at Hamilton hall this evening, is a large
one Governor Morrill, took ten tickets.
L. NJ. Crawford is having trouble with
the owners of the Curtis Street thsater
| in Denver, which he is operating. 1t is
said the owners are trying to freeze him
| out.
T. NJ. James of North Topeka is vice
president for Shawnee county of the
Kansas Bimetallic league which is to
hold silver convention in Topeka next
week.
Frank Novels says if he is acquitted
he will stay in Topeka and make this his
home. He has been promised work at a
hotel. This is moro or less of q misfor-
tune.
Young Charley Lindsey, who was acct
dentally shot through the head by
another man in Colorado last week, is
much better and will be brought home
| Thursday. His father is still with him.
Fred Holler. who was pardoned out of
the county Jail by Governor Lewelling
is now trying to get the county commits
sioners to remit the costs in the case il
which he was convicted of selling liquor.
Extremely fashionable men in New
York arc wearing bows of ribbon with
long streamers in their cuffs instead Of
buttons. The exchange of costumes be-
tween men and women goes steadily on.
Water Hayden, one of those whom
Novels implicated in the Matson murder
in his so-called confession, dislikes the
notorie:y he is getting out of it. He has
lived in Topeka tea years and was never
arrested.
Receiver ]. C. Wilson of the Santa Fe
last night received telegram from Mrs
Wilson who is at Coronado Beach. Cal,
notifying him that their daughter Mabel
is ILL If she is no better today Mr.. Wilson
will leave this evening for California
A petition is to be presented to the city
council by young couples who like to
stroll through the "lovers lane" just
north of Judge Martins residence, ask
ing that the electric light at the corner
of Eighth and Harrison be not turned on.
DR.. A s. Embree says he thinks ii
would have been better for the United
States if a stone wall had been built
across the country from north to south,
on the line of the Missouri river, and
people had been prevented from settling
the great west, leaving this part of the
United States for pasture land.