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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
LION VS.. GRIZZLY.
They Enter the Ring Together
at Laredo.
Both Exhausted at End of
Second Round.
NEITHER is KILLED.
Fought in a Steel Cage Twenty
Feet Square.
NEITHER is KILLED.
Both Beasts Had a Record for
Killing Keepers.

LAREDO, Tex, April AT 4 p. m.
yesterday in the bull ring at New
Laredu Mex, the African lion, Parnell,
fought terrible battle with an enormous
grizzly bear of the American type. The
attendance was large
The local Mexican and American
officials as we'll as all of the most pro-
minent business men from both sides of
the Rio Grande were there en- masse
The animals fought desperately two
rounds until they were completely ex-
hausted, but contrary to expectation,
neither was killed.
1t was a bloody combat. The crowd
went wild when twice the American
grizzly threw his African opponent, the
erstwhile king of beasts, so hard upon
the ground, that once, had time been
called according to the usual rules, the
lion would have been counted out
Throughout the battle the lion showed
the more agility and treachery, but TO
the bear must be given the palm for
stubborn stolid strength.
Parnell is owned by Colonel E. Daniel
Boon, the lion tanner, and is the
beast that killed a keeper at the Mid
Winter fair. The bear is somewhat
larger and heavier than the lion, and was
secured at New Orleans, where he killed
two keepers in his day.
1t is believed to be the first time on
record that such combat has taken
place. Mr.. Sercombe, editor of the
Laredo Times, was fortunate enough to
secure four excellent instantaneous pho
tographs of the battle. The fight took
place in a large circular steel cage
twenty feet in diameter and fifteen feet
high.
The half-inch bars of which the seq
ments were composed were no obstFuc-
ton to a perfect view from every side.
No more thrilling spectacle was
ever witnessed than the spring made
by the lion as he bounded into
the cage with a magnificent leap of
fully fifteen feet and grappled with his
antagonist. The grizzly undaunted, re-
ceived him in an upright position and
| though often sustaining terrible punish
ment more than holding his own in the
rough and tumble episodes which were
| frequent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
OPERA At HOME.
Edison will Furnish ''Norma'' or "Trilby"
While You Wait.

NEW York. April The World this
morning SAYS:
Thomas Edison and his phonograph
are gong to join hands once more, and
the wizard of Menlo Park promises i'm
provements and novelties which will as
tonish the public.
The phonograph has been controlled
by the North American Phonograph
company, which went into the hands of
a receiver John II. Harding last August
The company was capitalized at $6,000,-
600 in 1888 and James II. Lippincott, the
promoter, went insane when he found it
was fizzle. The receiver has adver-
tised for bids for the entire assets and
Mr.. Edison's offer of $125.1O0 has been
accepted. The acceptance of the bid
must be sanctioned by the chancellor of
New Jersey.
A circular has been sent by Receiver
Harding to the creditors and stockhOld-
ers of the bankrupt company, stating
that on Monday, April 8th, he will re-
quest direction from the court to convey
the property to Mr.. Edison.
DR.. Edison said last night: "The com
pany has one asset which am willing to
pay high price for; that is claim on
all my future inventions and improve
ments of the phonOgraph l don't care
to have any one else have a lien on my
brains, so l made a bid which proved
higher than all others. | shall manufac-
ture the monographs myself now, and
expect to keep all the promises l made
when l first introduced them.
II am going in for households instead
of nickel-in-the slot machines, and in a
short time expect to produce an entire
opera or complete novel on cylinder
It will cost good deal, but it will pay
me. 1 suppose it will cost me about
ST. ,00G to have the opera of Norma sung
to the machine, but l can reproduce
that on almost as many cylinders as 1
please.
Il think I can afford to pay Du Maur-
ier more than the Harpers have, so-t that
any gentleman can have 'TriIby' read to
him in his parlor in the course of an
evening. l shall manufacture the per-
fected phonograph individuality
Then the reporter asked the question
that the Wizard always expects to hear
from newspaper men: "What is the
Iatest?"
Nothing at all" returned Mr. Edison,
smiling, except the kinetophone, the
combination of kinetoscope and phono
graph. l am going to reproduce the
motions and words of life size speaking
figures. Pve already got the speaking
and moving figure up to half life size.
pve paid more attention lately to my mine
than anything else. Very soon now, Pll
get to work in the laboratory again"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
DAM QUESTION TONIGHT.
The New Company will Ask Council for
an Alternative Contract.


an Alternative Contract.
At the meeting of the city council to-
night the new dam company will ask the
council for an alternative contract for
600 horse power at $40 per horse power
The contract will be the same as that
now in force with the Bartholomew COM
pany conditioned upon the failure of the
Bartholomew company to carry out the
provisions of its contract with the city.
Mr.. Fitzgerald says that the reason the
contract is asked is because the company
wants to go to work at once without wait
ing for the other contract to lapse Il
does not expire until June 4 He told
JOURNAL reporter today that
they will commence the actual
construction of the dam within thirty
days if the council grants the alternative
contract which will be asked tonight.
Mr.. Fitzgerald says that their engineer
is bRsy on the plans and as soon as they
are completed the work will commence.
He says that he has been informed that
the plans for the power house have al
ready been finished The power house
is to be 100 by $50 feet and provisions
will be made for ten water wheels.
There will probably he very little OPP
position to granting the company the
contract tonight The council reflects
the sentiment of the people of Topeka
when it shows disposition to give the
new company chance to build a dam.
They ask for nothing that has not been
granted to other companies, and are will
ling to do what no other company has
ever done-enter into a contract and give
a $4,000 bond that they will furnish the
city with power within the time specified
in the contract They have also deposit
ed money with which to commence worF.
Councilman Frank Stevens of the
Second ward will introduce the resolu-
tion to make the contract with the new
company at the council meeting tonigh.
He is in favor of giving the new com
pany an opportunity to build the dam be-
cause it will furnish work for the labor
ing men of Topeka as we'll as give the
city an improvement which will prove a
lasting benefit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
RODE TO VOTE ON A BIKE.
A Cleveland Woman Creates a Sensation
at the Polls.


CLEVELAND, O., April The election
in this city today ends probably one of
the hardest political municipal cam
paigns ever witnessed in Cleveland.
There are four tickets in the field
the Republican, Democratic. Populist
and Prohibition. A drizzling rain and
heavy fog caused light vote to be cast
during the morning.
At this hour, 1:30 p. m, the Republi-
cans confidently claim the election of
every candidate on their ticket with the
possible exception of Fielder for police
judge, whose opponent on the Demo-
cratic ticket, George R Mackay is run
ming ahead of his ticket in many wards.
Very few women had voted up to noon.
A sensation was created in one of the
down town wards by the appearance of
a woman voter riding up to the voting
booth on a bicycle She wore a nstty
bicycle suit, including the regulation
bloomers. She prepared her ballot and
deposited it, replying to the usual ques-
tions like veteran.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Ffan Quay, a Chinese banker, is cred
tied with being worth Sl,700, 900, OC0.
Herr Siegfried Wagner. who lately
created SO great a stir i'll the musical
world, is a left handed conductor.
e Amos S. Blake was the builder of the
first locomotive in New England. This
was in 1882 He died recently at Wa
terbury, Conn. aged S3 years.
Alexandra Dumas is not in the least
ashamed of his negro blood or of his
negro ancestors, who, as he himself
owns, wers slaves on traders vessels.
Lincoln's memory for the details Of
national business was unexampled. He
recalled the particulars of every cabinet
meeting with the most scrupulous exact
ness.
It is said that the Rev. Dr. McGlynn,
who lives in the pretty little rectory ad-
joining his church in Newburg, N. Y,
devotes all his leisure to the cultivation
of flowers.
w. E. Gladstone recently remarked,
81 think that the neglect of natural his
tory in all its multitude of branches
was the grossest defect Of our old system
of training FOR the young.
Miss Morton, sister of the secretary
of agriculture, is the only person Off
cially and prominently connected with
the administration who is able to talk
French to members of the diplomatic
corps.
The Duke of Orleans does not intend
to spend so much time on his estates as
did his father. He has discharged many
men from his various places and has de-
cided to rent most of his estates to the
highest bidders.
Felix Brandt, the man who designed
the elaborate mechanical and stage ef-
fects for the first performance of the
Nihelungen operas at Baireuth, died re-
Gently at WeiEar, where he was mech
anician for the Grand Ducal theater.
Edmund Clarence Sted1Gan, Gotham's
Potter was advocating the founding Of
a Westminster abbey in this country,
sent word to him that he should be most
happy to kill off the first ten poets for
the poets corner.
In a handsomely decorated carriage
drawn by four fine horses Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Weckerle of EIizabethport, n.
J., went to church in state ON the fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding, partook
of the sacrament and received from the
pastor the same nuptial blessing that
was bestowed upon them in 1S45.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
MINIsTERS GO SLUMMING.
In Emulation of DIR. Parkhurst They
Visit st. Louis Dives.

In Emulation of DIR. Parkhurst They
Visit st. Louis Dives.
ST. LOUIS, April 1.-Seven ministers of
Sabbath Union emulated DR. Parkhursts
example last night, and visited the
theater dives bounded by Clarke avenue
and Clarke street and Fourth and Sew
enth streets.
Their object was to procure the evil
dence on which Attorney James Hopkins
this morning swore out warrants against
Dive Keepers Bryant, Feeley, A J.
Thompson and Z. L. Karlton. Two war
rants were also sworn out against Sig
mund E. Frieund who keeps a clothing
store, one charging him with Sabbath
breaking and the other with selling
goods on Sunday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
M'KINLEY AT WASHINGTON.
He Will Leave for Columbus Tonight by
Way of Canton.

Way of Canton.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-Governor Nc
Kinley and party left their private car
this morning and moved to the Ebbitt
house, where they will remain through
out the day. The governor will spend
the morning visiting friends. Among
others, he will call on Senator Sherman
and the president
In the afternoon he will go for a drive
with Mrs. Mckinley, and at Z o'clock he
will leave for Columbus. He will stop
en- route for few days at Canton, his
old home. He is looking and feeling ex-
tremely we'll. Two or three autograph
collectors were waiting for him at the
Ebbitt House and secured his signature
in their albums
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
AFTER MANY YEARS.
The NJ. K. s. T. Railway Offices Are As
sured to Parsons.

PARSONS, Kas., April This city was
fairly alive with excitement and enthus-
iasm today. Work was commenced on
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas new gen
eral office building and depot at IO:30,
amidst the firing of cannon, and the blow
ing of whistles and ringing of bells.
Demonstrations were held on the site
of the proposed structure aud partici-
pated in by thousands of people The
erection of this building forever settles
all disputes as to the location of the gem
eral office of the Katy in Kansas, and
ends all litigation with the state as re-
CARDS the railway company living up to
its Kansas charter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
FIGHT WITH MOONSHINERS

Two Killed, One Captured and the Still is
Still.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April deputy
United States Marshall Johnson and
posse of six men have had fight with
gang of moonshiners on the mountains
of Hampstead county.
After the smoke cleared away the
posse found the bodies Of two of the out
laws, captured third alive, and took
possession of an Illicit plant capable of
making twenty gallons of whisky a
day. Hilland Bellamy, of the posse. re-
ceived serious wounds. Four moon
sinners escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
THE CREASES STILL THERE
Prisoners Who Robbed Santa Fe Freight
Car Are Lodged in Jail.

George Montg gomery of the Santa Fe
secret service brought three bad men to
Topeka yesterday. He telegraphed in
advance for someone from the sheriff's
office, and Deputy Dan Jones was there
Montgomery had captured in Kansas
City the three men who robbed a
Santa Fe freight car at La Junta.
The theft was chiefly of clothing. The
men had disposed of large portion of it.
but each had on one of the stolen suits
when arrested. They were cheap look
ing suits of winter weight, and the
creases had not been worn out of them.
The prisoners were lodged ia the Shaw
nee county jail for safe keeping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
ALL HONOR BISMARCK
The Princes Birthday Being
Celebrated Today.
Berlin is Decorated and Stores
and Schools Close.
MANY PRESENTS SENT
Germans in New York Make
1t a Festival.
A Lock of WashingtOn's Hair
Given to Bismarck.

FRIEDRICHsRUHE, April L-Since an
early hour this morning trains have been
arriving here loaded with visitors from
all parts of the empire desirous of con-
graduating Prince Bismarck on his
eightieth birthday. At II o'clock a
deputation from the Zeydlitz cuiraa 9 5
regiment, of which the prince is honorary
colonel, arrived at the castle in order to
congratulate him. The cuirassiers were
followed by d stream of other deputa-
tions, including one composed OF unIver-
sity professors and another from Ham
burg, Lubbock and Bremen.
The dispatch of congratulation which
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway sent
to Prince Bismarck alluded to the latter
as the creator of German unity.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
was among those who telegraphed their
congratulations to the prince today.
a deputation 1000 strong from the
different universities of Germany pro-
ceded to the castle at two
o'clock this afternoon. They took
xp positions in front of the
terrace, and when Prince Bismarck ap-
peared he was greeted with deafening
cheers. The spokesman of the students
then read an address of congratulation
and presented the ex-chancellOr with d
gift subscribed for by the students.
After thanking his visitors, the prince
conversed with several of them and re-
turned TO the house amid a fresh storm
of cheers from the students deputation,
which then dispersed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
Two SheriTs sales.

Only two sheriff's sales were made at
the court house. Lots TAI and TAB Van
Buren, street and 10 Dillon street, be-
longing to George c. Hogeboom, were
sold to help satisfy judgment of 81, $50
in favor of Julia A Hogeboom. The
property was sold to the plaintiff for
S400 The only other case was that of
the Farmland Mortgage company
against h F. Grandpre The sale was
of county property to satisfy debt of
less than $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
GAVE IT Up.

Mckee Rankin Concludes Popular Prices
Improbable and Goes to Denver.
Mckee Rankin and his company closed
their Atchison engagement Friday night
and cancelled all their popular price en-
gagements in Kansas, including Leaven-
worth and Wichita He has found the
popular price idea unsuccessful, and
opens in Denver tonight at the Lyceum
theater with the same company. The
engagement will last several weeks.
In two weeks the company will be
Joined by Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew
Mrs. Drew is Mckee Rankin's daughter.
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GOT TWO YEARS EACH.
The Men Who Stole p. W. Griggs' Buggy
pleaded Guilty Today

John Rush and Frank Miller, the two
men whom Sheriff Burdge captured in
the southern part of the state for steal
ing Councilman P. W. Griggs' buggy
and harness, pleaded guilty in the dis
trIct court today and were sentenced
to two years each in the peni-
tentisry. The charge against the men
was plain grand larceny, and the possi-
bic penalty was one to five years. The
case was an aggravated one, and Judge
Hazsn did not see fit to impose the min
imum. as the men had hoped. The men
appear to be ll-around scamps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
Cashier Had Left Town

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal who
went to Canton, Mcpherson county. to
look after the defunct Bank of Canton.
failed to get possession of the bank as
the cashier OF the institution who had the
ombinatlon to the safe had left the town.
1t is expected that the assignee will
look after the interests of the creditors
in satisfactory manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Bank Commissioner Breidenthal he's
been notified by Valentine, GODDARD s.
Valentine. attorneys for Mr.. S. c. Jobes,
the newly appointed bank commissioner,
that they Will not be able to submit their
case to the supreme court before the
May sitting of court
Little Laverne Winn, aged three
months. died at SIT Taylor street yester-
day and was buried this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

SPRINGFIELD. Mass, April IA
special from New York to the Union
says: The United States Rubber COM
pany will tomorrow announce to the
trade an advance in prices of five per
cent. which is to prevail during the COM
ing yeaEe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

Some people always look fresh and
young, while others look prematurely old,
with skin dried up and wrinkled- The
only difference between the two is the
loss of vitality in the blood People
using Beggs' Blood Purifier and Blood
Maker always look fresh and healthy.
Sold and warranted by your popular
druRgist W. r. Kennady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

G. C. Clemens and Assistant Attorney
General A A. GODDARD are arguing the
injunction case Of Steward Butler of the
asylum against Governor Morrill, and
Morton Albaugh this afternoon in the
district court. The case will probably
be taken under advisement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

Lamont Gregg, assistant city ticket
agent of the Rock Island at Topeka. to-
day rendered his resignation to T. ],
anderson In order to accept a place with
tue Kansas Mutual Life. T. [. KING
will probably succeed Mr.. Gregg at the
uptown ticket Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
Pleased Him.

She-You were behind me at the play
last night, weren't you? How did you en-
joy it?
He-I thought it was one of the pretti-
est ones you ever wore.-New York Her
aid
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
BIG SNOW AT SIOUX CITY.
Nine Inches of Snow Has Fallen at Yank-
ton-StOrm Is General.

tOn-StOrm Is General.
SIOUX CITY, Ia. April Rain which
fell here last night turned to snow to-
day and it has been falling ever since.
This is the heaviest snow storm of the
season.
Dispatches from Iowa and South Da-
kota points show that the rainfall is
quite general. A Yankton dispatch says
nine inches of snow fell this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
AGAINST SHOW BILLS.
A Crusade Organized at Lawrence Against
Obscene Pictures.

Obscene Pictures.
LAWRENCE, April 1.-The good citi-
zenship league of this city has begun
crusade against the exhibition in windows
and on the boards of obscene show bills
At a meeting Saturday night the
league made arrangements to begin
campaign against the improper pic
lures as soon as the new officers are
elacted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
A Pleasant Smoke.

Won Blumer-These are the cigars your
wife bought you, aren't they?
Plankington-How did you knowS
Won Blumer (complacently)- asked
me to get them for her.-New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper This is facS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
RESERVES CALLED OUT.
Spain Makes Large Increase in Her
Effective Military Force.

MADRID, April Marshal Martinez
Campos luncned with the queen regent
yesterday previous to his departure Tor
Cuba.
Owing to the dispatch of the rein
forcements cf troops to Cuba the gov
ernment has called out 10000 men of
the reserves in order to complete the eff
fectIve strength of the army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01
BERLIN DECORATED.
Schools Dismissed and Business Houses
Closed in BismarclS's Honor.

Schools Dismissed and Business Houses
ClOsed in Bismarck's Honor.
BERLIN, April AL of the public and
most of the private buildings are be-
decked with flags and bunting in honor
of the 80th birthday of Prince Bismarck.
At all the schools the pupils are as
sembled this morning in order to hear
special Bismarck addresses. The pupils
were then given holiday.
Many of the business houses are
closed and all the main streets are
crowded with sightseers At the theaters
there are special performances with
prologues appropriate to the day which
is being celebrated.
Letter From the King of WurtemburS.
STUTTGART, April 1.-The king of
Wurtemburg has sent an aide de camD
with letter of congratulation to Prince
Bismarck. In receiving a deputation
from the gymnasium today the king
praised Prince Bismarck's greatness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

Fine line of colored shirtings
At Topeka Shirt Mfg. Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-01

little girl could not resist the temp
tation the other day and she bought
l. 10 can of Gypsey Queen Baking Pow
der, just to surprise her mother with one
of those nice silk handkerchiefs.