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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

Rock Island Special to Kansas City Nov.
28th, 1895.
Leave Topeka 10 o'clock e. m. run
ming through without stop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

Broken edge collars repaired by Peer
less Steam Laundry, 112 and ia W. Sih.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
FOOT BALL.

Tpscfal Train for the Thanksgiving Day
Game at Kansas City by the Union
Pacific
Special train leaves Union Pacific
depot At e:45 a N. Returning leaves
Kansas City at 7:30 p. m. You can see
all the game and still reach home at a
convenient hour. Fare S2OO for the
round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

Try Washburn's pure apple cider, Is
cents per gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

Everybody takes the JOURNAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
GROUPINGS.

Everything that is quaint and pretty
and of recent style and desirable for
reception hall or room. All these SO
many OF them you will find with us
for the Christmas getting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27

In fiimy Lace, in glowing silk, in
handsome Der5ys, in high grade Che
mile Curtains from $3.50 4 pair to
Sz5. Do You care for your moneys
worth in Curtains? Tf:en see us.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-27
THE WILLOW CHAIR.

Who would not welcome one for \
present delicate, strongest and pref
test of rockers suitable alike for re-
CeptiOE room, sitting room and cham
Der.
See the big stock of the worlds
best on our floor ard note the lit
tie prices. You will covet one.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
me NfCARiG u CANdL.
OFFICIALS or THE COMPANIES DECLINE TO DIS
CGss THE ALLEGED REPORT CN IT.

OFFICIALS or THE COMPANIES DECLINE TO DIS
CI'Ss THE ALLEGED REPORT 81 IT.
The officers Of the Maritime Canal Comparv OF
Nicaragua the parent company OF the Nicaragua
Canal Construction Company. declined to Dis
cuss the report published yesterday that the
Nicaragua Canal Commission had reported to
President Cleveland that rev and more complete
surveys Of the proposed canal would be necessary.
Thomas b. Atkins the secretary and treasurer or
the parent company. said Until know ohiclaiy
wha' tho report II the Commission is We must de-
cline to discuss II. When tina; time comes Va shall
probably have something 10 say"
Ex-senator Warner Miller at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel last evening when asked by a Tribune re-
porter x hc had any hing to say about the ALL eyed
report He said: Il have nothing whatever II say
about this report. Whsa al authentic report j.
given out then VIII say something That report at
the best only be Il CARRIED account. ana any At
tempt TO take IL seriously would be useless:
II Will say. however that In all my speeches. ana
everything that / have written have said thl-
the cana, could be butt at cost Of SlelOpVr Sup
Elemental this added that. even If the canal
cost half much again. il would be the cheap Il
and best paving piece ~ great engineering hat inc
word has ever seen. The cana, that our company
provided FIR under this est!mate1 cos ct NoJCtVb
Widfr than the SueZ Canal and TWO feet deeper
The Suez Canal for fifteen years has carried tho
commerce OF the word without hitch ami mas
proved paving inyes ment paying - per cen on
and written. care TO say nothing until sec the
ofiicai report"
Mr. Misr said that he had 10 idea when the
official report OF the Commission would be out. but
that when Il did come he fell mat II would differ
materially from what purported 10 b. an accurate
o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
talk or INCREASING The EA1ES.

INSURANCE MEN THINK THEY WILL BE RAISED
on so-cALLED FIREPRooF BUILDINGS.
There is much discussion among the leading fire
Insurance companies OF this city regarding in
crease of insurance rates upon sO-called hreproot
buildings, both in this city and Chicago which are
known as sky pers" one OF the best fire in
suranc, authorit. y in this city said yesterday:
Will the recent Chicago fire. in which two tall
so-cal.ed '6reproof buildings demolished, has
started the agitation upon this subject in fire
Insurance circles here. the loss of the Manhattan
Savings building led first TO the consideration Of
the need OF increased rates The fire in the Manhat
tan building began ~ the top. yet Il worked its way
down. The steel beams warped by the fire.
and story after story fell In. These skeleton build
ings ought 70 have been looked into before by fire
insurance interests. With view due notice 10
the owners who contemplated the erection OF such
structures Yet action not taken by the in
surance men. 1t is time now. however. for prompt
action The subject is being earnestly discussed by
fire insurance men. The thin veneerng OF brick in
iron render II virtual certainty that tire when
started in floor, unless checked al once, WIZ
involve heavy loss.
These tail buildings originally designed for office
chandse. more floors. and soon
fire gets into one of such floors. the intense heat
will warp the Orders. break the walls and lead 10
disastrous results. 1t becomes. therefore. neces-
upon these buildings.
An officer Of the Niagara Fire Insurance Company
said: There is much discussion this point and
the need of Increase IN rates IL felt No definite
action has been taken. however and do not look
for IL That some action will be taken IN
the not distant future. however ! think is certain"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
me OF EIS.

HENRY NJ. CORNELL. SUED BY REDFERN.
\ sui WAS begun In tho Supreme Court yesterday
before Judge Beach ana jury. in when r'rne4t
Redfern the weil-known womcn's tailor. seeks 10
recover g. O5l from Henry " Cornell. OF the iron
firm of J. Il. & J NJ. Cornell for costumes fui-
nlshcd ir 1892 to a Mrs. Martin
II H. alleged that when in 1892. Mrs. Mariin came
10 the taiior's she represented That she was the
wife of John H. Martin. and gave Mir. Cornell as
reference. The plaintiff firm sent to cornell VINO
in , letter said thut Maria all right, and on
this statement credit Was given 70 the woman.
when the case came up IN thamoefs some I'm
ago on Il motion strike certain scandtlous dlitSd
IONS from the complaint. Mr.. kodfern sad that
Re wae impressed Aith the responsibility OF me
woman because Mr. Corne.. represented hiWs'it az
J. r. Martin. the "Omaa : husband. ana Dectu9e
Ic,tors written hs Cornell to the pialnuH were
SIGNED II Nart.n. Yesterday, wnen the case
opened the defendants attorney made stipulation
on In, record that Henry NJ Cornell! at one time
lived in this city under the name OF j. H. Martin.
larned Warren & Knapp app, area lor tne p S.n-
IN and lemucl Skidmore for the defendant, AFTER
some testimony n support of the complaint, me
court Adjourned until to-day. The Defendants pa
pers are a general denial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
CACSES OF FAILURES Nv The FUR TRADE
OvEEPRoDCCTloN AND CHANGE IN Sly
LARGELY RESPONSIBLE or THE
CONCERNS WHICH HAVE GONE
UNDER WERE SMALL.

Any one who has followed the reports from '''
commercial world OF late must have remarked '"e
number of failures in the fur trade. 1ney pes"''
early in the season. and some men who are ensaseu
In that line OF business say: THE end is not ye''
Merchants VINO have given the matter attention
have attributed ,he fallng-on in the fur trace 10
various Inquiry among leading dealers
manufacturers and importers shows tina; neither
the passing OF the seal nor commercial legisla''o"
had any effect the trade which coud nave
caused the present condition OF affairs No one
doubts that the fur business has sustained losses'
ard that /; is in an unsatisfactory condition d.
present. but the outlook is not b. far as gloomy "s
the layman might imagine.
one of the largest importers sad yesterday: we
had a worse time twenty years ago. but that IL SO
long aso mat peop.e hav' forgotten It, Al Ula'
time there were great many failures In the iul
business. and they were mostly large ana
important concerns. This year We nave ha'
more failures. but the money involved has peeh
comparatively small! The who failed were TO
great extent men who knew little or nothing ABOUT
the business and who had not money enough eN-
cep. to carry the stock which they made up ana
which did not rapidly on account Of ne warm
weather. The ove-production vas due 10 IN"
change n style. Garments were made ND J"
anticipation OF the seasons demand. ana had 10
be sofa at sacrifice But Is Just wh sdfr er
because furs doomed ami this year the thing mas
been reversed III,
T. l.. Gunther Of &. c. Gunther's Sons, SAD
There have. been thirty failures in me iur IRA
TINS season. and II were 20 give me reasons III
short. should say they were caused by overpro lu'
ton % iow-grade stock. unreasonable weather ana
the fact thar those who went under di not unl''
stand their business. The drygOods and the cloak
houses are selling furs more extensively IMAM eI''
and the competition among them y - sharp th"'
prices have been reduced 10 the l0west point
Ny C;unther said tina; irst-cldss fur houses were
az busy as the vea Their would warran..
Two more cases % embarrassment in ne fui
trade were reported yesterday. Schifrn y 'hd'i.n
manufacturers Of furs al No - East Bioa way.
have closed UP and said to have disposed 81
their stock foi cash. Goodman Norzimmer. manu-
facturers of fnrs al No. l69 Mercer-st. are 70
ported to have given a Bill Of sale to =; \. Never
a creditor to secure his Claim % $500 70" good.
sod and delivered. Their liabilities are reported
To be about 5000 .
ers at No 100 Pr.ncs-st; were n:ed yesierda.y
sH5 los. actua! assets So G25 The prncipa; credit
ors are Henriett. Swartz, 81 e2S: Phillips Pol-itzer
& co. M52n: G Gaudib 4 Blum, s2.656: a leDcs
soc5o; Joseph I'llman: tas.9; Herzog Brothers 1n,
70 2o5: Annie Lyon $500: Ninth National Bank,
l. 0s1. butchers AMI Drovers' Bank S7.l52
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
The corr DiVORCE CASE SETTLED.

AN AMICAGI.E AGREEMENT REACHED-MRs. COLT
TO BAvE DIVORCE AND THE SUIT
AGAINST VAN ALIEN 70 BIZ DROPPED.
Providence. Il L. Nov. p Mrs Samuel F. Colt
is have absolute divorce from her husband.
This has been agreed 10 by those who represented
the different interests at the conference brought
after The collapse Of the charges at the Jackson.
y. H.. hearing.
The divorce has been amicaby agreed TO and will
bs sought from the Rhode Island courts the
ground OF refusal to provide for her support
something OF that sort Nothing seriously inlmcal
to the respondent will be alleged. The negotiations
Of the last few days have resulted IN complete
settlement Of the whoe Cot family scandal inciud-
ing an agreement for the withdrawal OF the 100000
suit against James j. Van A.en for alternating the
al ecti, OF Mrs Colt Colonel colt viii retain the
family mansion in Bristol and the money payment
his wife VII! be made In fun settlement and at
once. Both sides express satisfaction AT the result
Mr.. Van Aien IL said 10 have agreed to the payment
OF liberal largely to escape being dragged
int
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

FORMALLY COMMITTED BY JUDGE fNGRAHAM-HE
SHAKES HANDS WITH MR. MINTYRE.
Charles W. Brooke. counsel for David r. Hannl-
gan. who acquitted of murder ground
OF insanity visited the District-Attorney's office
yesterday morning. At $50 o'clock in the afternoon
Judge lngraham reached the Court OF oyer aud
Terminer. Hanngan. in the charge OF Deputy
Sheriff Kelly. had been Wa ting in OF the
rdors for hour and hair WIKI Hanngan
his wife and his brother John.
Judge Ingraham told Mr. Brooke that he would
not entertain any motion for the discharge OF Han
nisan. He said that the jury had declared the DE-
PENDANT innocent OF the crime Of murder. bCs haP
declared him 10 nave been insane AS there had
omcial determination as TO the ending OF
tndt insanity, proposed TO SEND the man TO
asy have the question passed upon Dy COM
pe1ent authority ana according 10 due process OF
me Judge made a formal writ OF commitment
for flanagan 10 the HGusOn River Insane Asylum
at POugnKeepsie. flanagan was taken back TO the
Iomos. ana VIII oe taken to Fousnkeepsie at
O'Clock tnis morning
Hannigan met Assistant District-Attorney McIn-
tyre, VINO prosecuted nm. IL the court yesterday.
and they SHOOK hands. HaEnigan asked pardon for
calling Mr. Mcintyre a liar when the iatter tod
the jury that the defendant drunk when he
shot his victim. Mr. Mcintyre forgaye him, and
SAID that he WIshed Hannlgan good luck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
A REPORT THAT BEARDSLEY HIS FLED
ANOTHER CASE IN WHICH IT APPEARS THAT THE
IsTRICT-ATTORNEY's OFFICE HAS AL
LOWED 4 NOTORIOUS PERSON UNDER


Henry W Beardsey. whose has been
prominently before the pubic several times. Is
again attracting attention. About year ago he
was Civil Service examiner at salary OF aDout
5000 A year At the time OF the LeXow Committee
Investigation il said that he together with
j. C. Munzinger. obtained $1,000 from Lucy Nc
Carthv for alleged protection from police raids
Both men were indicted for grand larceny. but the
case is still pending. and the men are out on bail
W H. Goodward. of No. 3H West Twenty-second-
ST.. and Frederick Theleman. of No. 3S West one
hundred acknowledgements. are the bondsmen
for Beardsley.
The case against these two men. although well
established was never called, and 1t is declared
nv those who know that the failure TO push the
matter on the part of the District-Attorneys Of
fee was due to the political pull which these
two men exercised. both being influential members
of Tammany Hail
Beardsley WAS conspicuous before the public early
this month. when he became the principal actor
in a bigamv case According to reports published
at that time Beardsley had wife and three chill
dren in Providence. r. l. His counsel, Samuel !.
Douglas. informed him that his wife had begun
divorce proceedings against him. and ;hat unless
ho annear rcd al a certain time the divorce would
h. granted He did not appear and taking IL ior
,-antea that the decree Of divorce had been given
n his wife ne proceeded to pay court 10 Miss
Jessie Beatrice Dewhurs,, VINO sold candy IN me
basement of the Equitable Building. and who lived
vii her
IL married her and then the trouble began, pc
caus" by doing so he became as he SAID, On IN
voi,,ntarr bigamist. Since then the hrst Wlfe mas
sired q divorce and wife No has gone home 10
her parents. 49,. uoorasie,. ,,i,n
the srand larceny indictment against MN unca an
c.Ne9 has gone South America. The laxity ana
csrelrssness and the leaning toward Tannlany
when characteriz. the actions OF the lhsuict.
attorneys Office as evident IN the e Beatds:ey
case As I'm many others to which The Tribune mas
caleb attention When chief Clerk tneer was
60 ,n.ferjav WHY the Beardsley case haG not
hen called he simply smiled knowingly. ana sad
There were pubic reasons for not Gaining the
MAY the public know the reasons vas asked
hut The clerk could not tell them he reierrei t..e
rrorter 10 one Of the Assistant Distr.ci-Atorncys
but he not IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
SCTT AGAINST THE BAKER ESTATE.
THE SHOE AND LEATHER BANK ACTION AGAINST
THE WIDOW OF sEELEY'S ACcOMPlAcE
POSTPONED

4 suit brought by TIE National Shoe and Leather
Plank Of Nev-York against Amelia F. Baker as
executrix Of the estate Of Frederick Baker. OF Sands
Point: Queens County. had to be postponed by Judge
Cullen IN the Supreme Court In Long Island city
vesterdsr The recalls the robbery OF the S35i
O0D from the bank by Samuel Sceley the bookkeeper,
and Baker his alleged accompce. Bakers BODY
was found few days after the robbery was dscov-
cred floating In The water near his home, and Seeey
IS now in the Kings County Penitentary.
Mrs Baker was 10 have been represented In court
yesterday by the firm OF Tracy Boardman e. P,a;t.
The bank had Putnam q Bishop to look after It's
interest. When the called the defence was
not on hand. and the Plaintiffs lawyers secured an
adjournment. The suit brought by the bank
In April last ana II is thought 1t VIII be tried at the
December term OF court. The bank claims tina; Mrs.
Ba ker has of the money which her husband
stole. and the suit is TO recover this money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
DELAYS on STREET RAjLROADH

TRAFFIC STOPPED IN BROADWAY AND on THE
sJX1Ii-AVE. ELEVATED LINE.
t,a,,.,,. cable car traffic was blocked for about
,,ai, an bour after o'clock yesterday afternoon.
-, 11,us,on-st 10 the Battery the thorOughfare
-, Almost impossible by reason Of the congestion
caused nv the rnasslng Of trucks and other vehicles.
rbe troube heean with the passage Of the GA
Guard around Battery Park crossing The Broadway
tracks Then A baiky horse near Cortandt-st
caus=d a further blockade. and on top OF this came
8 sudden stoppaer OF the cable for some reason
unknown outside the power-house.
rbe time the blockade occurred WAS just at the
hour when Fourteenth-st. and Twenty 81.
shoppers were beginning 10 return 10 their homes,
and as the trouble spread uptown Il caused the
street csrs 10 be packed Ike sa:dine boxes. When
the block over the cars ran IN an Utmost CON
finuous line. and IL took more tnan an hour 10 Tree
them from the OVercroWding ana grt them Ddck
to the normal conditions Of traffic. , -.
IN engine on the elevated road. noGthDOund. draw
inc Sixth-ave train. broke down at Ninety ihird-st
M 20 O'Clock yesterday morning. causing dea! oil
Iwsuty-one MINUTES. The big pm of the connecting
rain pulled up u the station. and one end OF thf
big snaft struck the ties. The engineer Charlie.
ram TO A siandstill before The shaft cou d make
another revolution, thereby avoiding probably
serious damage There was no eAud pm on me
rain and news Of the accident was te!egraphed 10
he ard al -nundr dndforty -nfth-st relief
engine with repair crew was sent down, ana me
broken pin replaced In the mean time SIX n
there general DlOchade az Iaf soutn az
Fifty -nnth-st. Word was 'riegrarhed lurthe e.
the stations where the news was received
At IA o'clock the temporary repairing was conf
HE train proceeded 10 The yards. The passengers
we're transferred at Ninty-third-st. 10 the trains
behind At The hour IN me morning a. ~n,cn ,t uhs
travel north and the delay was not serious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26

supreme Court-Ciencral Term-Eecess.
supreme Court han o-rsIiefore Ingiahan court
opens af 1890 H. m Motion calendar 'alcd AZ II a. m
supreme Court-Speca. Term-Part l-l}eiore Patterson
ID lirf opeas al 10 30 a. IN. No day calendar.
supreme Court Special Torm-part Il-Adjourned Tor
the
Suprem. Cot.rt-Special Term-Part III-Before - j.
Court opens at lJ:30 a. ,- 4. -
Circuit Court-part before Andrews j -'anses 10 %
sent from Part III FOR trial. Case unfinished. - =. -,
Circuit Court-Part II-f'efore Beekman J causes 10 W
Sent from Part III trial. Case unfinished -. o,,o
Circuit, Coult-Fait III-Before Beach ; 5 5ot
pa 273l G75T 3i03. 81 27os Case unfinished
Circuit C,uit-Part lN-Adjourned for the term.
Slr-rfor 1ourt-Specla Term-B Before Freedman j.
Court opens a 80 a. Motions . 49,,
Superior C0uft-Equity Tern-Betore McAuii'' j.
Eie ated Kailroad cases. clear ,.,.,.
superior cour-TriaI TeIm-Part before seds"''N
superior Cour-Trla Term-Part Il-Before HlderseeNe
Superior Corrtrrill Term-Part III-Before DuSio j.
Nos 1883 1851 lIC0, 623 Clear ,,,..
SuroIate's Court -Chambors-iefore Arnold S-M o'oh
calendar called ~ lO30 wills for probate 'narlrS
" Dom Elizabeth Smart. kunigunda Bis'hom LOUIS
Hume Maria L. Butler. Kate Z. Reynolds, at lO:Jo III,
Amelia Noc George W Elierd Anna VI. kissel jam ;
Grant Julia Callahan, Charles Bretugheimei Arihu' bu
Brrceau. At - .. III.
Surrogatc's Court-1risl Tern-Before Fitzgerald $
No day calendar.
Common Pleas-Sprci 4 Term-Before boohs'aNer' =
No Brown Lon s,afr. Clear.
Common Peas-tien-ral Term Adjourned for the term
Common Pleas Trial Term-Pau before Gegericn'
Mos. 1850 1884. 3lD7 "a. 26s l3d2 lob i"o w
Common Pleis-Tria Term-Parts III and ll-Ad-
ourned FOR the term. , o..
CIV Court-Specal Term-Before Fitzsmons' J'-court
opens AZ Ia a m.-Mofions
city Court General Term Adjourned sine dl' -.
city Court-Tiiai nrm-parts l. II, Ill and N-Ad-
flr he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-26
4 LEPER FOUND BLAChING BOO7S

HE CAME FROM BRAZIL, AND IS NOW N THE
RECEPTION HOSPITAL
DR.. NJ G. Waisaw. one Of the met.ca. inspectors
Of the Bureau OF Contagious Diseases, ran across
what is believed 70 be fully developed case o.
,eprosy in the street, near the Criminal Courts
Building yesterday Afternoon. He marched the man
directly into the Bureau of Con as.ous Diseases in
the Criminal Courts Building f)r examination by
Dr. Charl.s :. Benedict. chief Of the bureau.
Dr. Benedict came to the sam" conclusion ana
sent the paten; to the Reception Hospital in East
S!xteenth-s-. where ne will be observed for day
or 50 and then sent TO North Brother island.
The patient is Vito Vase thrty-two years old,
If W % Cherry-st He Is A bootblack and nat We
OF Brazil. lie ia. been in New-fork some time.
white he vas backing boots Dr.. warsaw dis,
covered him His feet and arms were swollen and
offensive TIC building where Vase lived Will be
thorou hy fum.g lted. though plysic ans seneraiiy
do not regard leprOsy contagious In thls climate