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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
FOUGHT IN GREEN ROOM.
Members of the "PassinS Show Conn
pany Have u Knock Down.

Members of tho "Passing Show Conn
pany Have u Knock Down.
CHICAGO, May 3-Charles ]. Ross and
Charles Garfield. both of the Passing
Show" company now playing at the Chi
cago opera house, indulged in a lively
fight last night in the green room of the
theater. Ross accused Garfield, the
wardrobe MASTER" of not taking proper
care of certain articles. The two came to
blows. the fight becoming hot and furi-
GUS The delighted stage hands formed
a ring around the combdtants and urged
them on.
They fought all over the green room,
only ceasing long enough to fall down
stars into Ross's dressing room, where
the fight was renewed. When the men
were separated both were badly
punished, Ross having a very dark eye.
The manager of the show then did the
referee act by discharging Ross from
the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
ENGLAND WILL ACCEPT.

She VIII Evacuate Corinto il Salvador
Guarantees Nicaragua's Bond.
LONDON, May 3-The Exchange Tele-
graph company this afternoon claims to
be officially informed that Nicaragua has
agreed to pay to the British govern
ment e15,OO0 within fortnight provided
Corinto is evacuated by the British forces
and that Great Britain has accepted the
offer under the guarantee of the repub-
lie of Salvador that the bond will be
executed.
The other claims of Great Britain
against Nicaragua it is added will be
settled by joint committee, aud Rear
Admiral Stephens will raise the block
ade of Corinto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
NEEDS A ROUND 100000.
Nashburn College Ought to Have It tc
Grow as 1t Should.

" ashburn College Ought to Have 1t to
Grow It should.
DR.. Peter McVicar at the meeting of
Kansas Congregationalists at Washburn
college chapel this morning read a his
torical sketch Ofthe collegA He told of
the vicssitudes that attended its found
ing in 1857. 1t was first named Lincoln
college, but later changed TO Washburn,
because of the number of colleges In the
country bearing the name of Lincoln
and as D. l. Washburn proposed to give
it an endowment of $50, 900.
He told how the money had been
raised for the building of each of the
newer structures and how once petit
ton circulated on the streets of Topeka
had brought donations to the amount of
$25,0OO in twenty-t five days
"By the next commencement" said
Mr.. McVicar, "the college will have sent
ont from its regular collegiate courses
109 graduates. OF these, eighteen have
entered the ministry, thirtytwo have
chosen teaching, twelve law and five
medicine.
sOYer four hundred have graduated
from the preparatory or academy de-
partment Over 1000 youth have come
into touch with the work of the college
although not graduated from any depart
ment.
OluC0 lu0 dS6OcidblOH ld5b COuN0u0O
| here nine years ago the number in col
legiate classes has gone from SO to 11O.
In the music, ali and preparatory de-
partment are $50 more, making accord
ing to the latest catalogue 262 in all.
And now the college has reached a
juncture of pressing need of an addi-
tianal endowment of 100000, the in
terest of which would help the increas-
ing expenses The college cannot throw
its landed property on the market now
and sacrifice it.
Gan annual contribution from the
churches of fifty cents per member for a
| few years would tide over until relief
could come from other sources. This is
what other churches are doing"
The forenoon meeting closed with an
address by Moderator Moses for the COLI
lege.
"5peak of Washburn college from
your pull pits three or four times year,
he said, land get your members to send
! their children to it or somebody else's
children and if you can't find any chill
dren to send, send little cash any way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
STUDENTS BURN A HOUSE
And Paint a Freshman's Face With Nitrate
of Silver.


ANN ARBoR, May 3-The members of
the freshman class at the University of
Michigan were III a lot of trouble last
night Earlv in the evening the toast
master, II. W. STANDARD of Detroit. for
the coming banquet to be held this even
ing, was kidnapped and taken out into
the country, where, it was expected, the
sophomores would compel him to give
up the toasts, much desired secret,
But they waited too long before settling
down to business, and some fifty class
men reached him before any harm was
done
This morning the house where the
Jamboree took place was burned. This
they will have to answer for along with
the rest. Then John H. Mcclellan of
Lexington, KY, another freshman, was
captured and his face painted with nj
trate OF silver. This morning it was
badly swollen and President ANGEL
came over and learned that Mcclellan
had been assaulted by three unknown
students who wore masks
DR.. Angel says he knows who COM
mltted the outrage and says that they
WI! be brought to time shortly. Nc
CJelian is liable to lose most of the skin
on his face, as some acid had evidently
Deen mixed with the nitrate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
THE FLAMBEAU CLUB ROW.
The Case Was Called Today, But Continued
Until Next Week.

The Case Was Called Today, But Continued
Until Next Week.
The case of William Haven, who is
accused of having assaulted Amos
Schwalm at the Democratic Flambeau
club dance Wednesday night, was called
in police court this morning.
Neither Mr.. nor Mrs. Schwalm were
there, so the case was continued until
next Tuesday. Haven was there, how
ever, prepared to fight the case. Eugene
Hagan became the attorney of Haven In
this instance to help a fellow Democrat
out of trouble. Haven also had twelve
or fifteen members of the Flambeau club
with him to testify if necessary.
They all saw the fight It
is the claim of Haven that
| Schwalm was noisy and boisterous con-
trary to the peace and dignity of the
club and not in keeping with the ever
lasting principles of Democracy as laid
down by Thomas Jefferson. There are
no doubt two sides of the story, and it is
for Judge Ferry to decide whether this
| mode of expulsion is proper or not
bill" Haven was member of the Re :
publican drum corps during the last
campaign, but he got tired of waiting
for the redeemers to redeem and now
he is a musician in the camp of the en-
envy. He is employed in the Santa Fe
shops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
SAVING LIBERTY BELL.
Fire Nearly Destroyed the Famous Bel
at Chicago.


at Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nav 3.-During the fire
which destroyed the furniture store of
wilkins, Ketcham & Rothschild and
other buildings on Wabash avenue yes
terday, the Columbian liberty bell came
near being burned. The bell was in a
one story building at 10 Peck court.
When the bell was ordered off the lake
front few weeks ago, it was taken to
Hicks d Mayors stage property house
IN Peck court The bell weighs thirteen
tons and it is no easy task to move it.
1t can be moved only by hydraulic Jacks.
OF which no one present last night un-
derstood the exact mechanism. The
question of moving the bell and its i'm
mense carriage became one of sheer
brute strength.
Chief Swenie sent to the building a
dozen firemen with orders to get it out
of its dangerous position. The firemen
tore out the entire front of the building
and heavy planks were laid down for
the carriage wheels. Long cables were
attached and fifty men laid hold to run
the bell and its car into the street. The
proclamation of Mayor Hopkins in re-
gard to the journey of the bell around
the world, giving it the freedom of the
city of Chicago and making its dedica-
tion a part OF the city's civic history was
carefully removed While the firemen
were trying to move the huge mass that
they could not even start tons of water
splashed in the rear of it and flames
greedily licked through the thin roof
he firemen confined the flames to tho
Fairbanks building and the precious
metal was safe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
THE CROW Is ACQUITTED.
Examination of Birds stOmachs Shows
That He is Not q Big Thief.

That He is Not Big Thief.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Dr. G. Hart
Merriam, chief of the division of orni-
thology of the agricultural department.
has been for several years examining
and analyzing the contents of the stom-
achs of hawks, owls. crows, black birds,
meadow larks and other birds of North
America, which are supposed to be
strikingly beneficial or injurious to the
crops of farmers.
The stomachs of over seven thousand
birds taken at different seasons of the
year have been already analysed and the
contents determined while some 12,000
are still unexamined The results in
some cases have been remarkable show
ing in several notable instances that pop
ular ideas regarding the injurious effects
of certain birds were wholly mistaken
and that they have been the victims of
an unjust persecution
This has been found to be especially the
case with hawks and owls for the slaugh-
ter of which many states give bounties.
PENNSYLVANIA in two years gave over
$1OO. 900 in hawks and owl counties. Ex-
aminations of the stomachs of these birds
prove couclusively that 50 per cent of
their food was field mice, grasshoppers,
crickets, etc, which were infinitely more
injurious to farm crops than they.
II Is IOufu tHdb OIt4y uN0 hluQS OIL
hawks and owls ever touched poultry,
and then only to a very limited
extent A bulletin now about going
to the, press on the crow also
shows that not as black as he has been
painted by the farmers. The charges
against the crow are that he ate corn
and destroyed the eggs and poultry and
wild birds.
The examination of their stomachs
showed that they eat noxious insects
and other animals and although % per
cent of their food is corn, it is mostly
waste corn picked up in the fall and
winter. With regard to eggs it was
found that the shells we're eaten to q
very limited extent for the lime. They
eat ants, beetles, caterpillers, bugs, flies,
etc, which do much damage.
The result of this work of DR. NJ er-
riam will inure to the protection of ben
efcial birds and the destruction of the
injurious ones
DIR. Merriam is also preparing a map
showing the life zones of the United
States for birds, reptiles and plants, a
work in which he has been engaged for
sixteen years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
KIND, GOOD ENGLAND.
The London Globe Says She is Not al
Never Was a Bully.

AAS A~on0OA GAOO0 says Sn0 Is NOT ana
Never Was Bully.
LONDON, May 3-The Globe this af-
ternoon, commenting upon the trouble
between Nicaragua and Great Britain
says: "The sharp little lesson which we
had the painful duty to infict upon
Nicaragua cannot fail to be productive of
good there. Another and more powerful
state has been taught useful lesson.
"The tone of the American press ever
since the present difficulty arose has re-
hected very clearly the usual tone of
their country in these matters, though
perhaps their bluster and braggadocio
upon this occasion was rendered louder
because they felt that there was little
chance of being listened to.
I'VE do not wish to. heap indignity
upon any state, however small and ia
significant England has never played
the part of bully and never will but
she must see that her good nature is not
too much presumed upon"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
JOHN PLAYER TESTIFIES.
He Is Before the State Board of Railway
Assessors.

Superintendent of Machinery John
Player of the Santa Fe was before the
state board of railroad assessors today
and toldsthe state officers his opinion of
the value of railroad rolling stock along
the Santa Fe.
The assessors propose to call before
them the master mechanics and other
officials, who know about the actual
value of railroad property, in order that
they may be able to get out an intelli-
gent valuation on the property they are
to assess this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
CHINA WILL RATIFY.
The Emperor Decides to Approve the
Treaty of Peace.

TEN TsIN May 3-The emperor of
China has decided to ratify the treaty of
peace negotiated at Shimonoseki by the
presentatives of China and Japan.
According to the terms, ratitications will
be exchanged at Che Fob on May s.
The Mikado ratified the treaty on April
20 last
Prince Kung, president of the Chinese
council of ministers and heading the
foreign Office, who has been absent from
his duties on sick leave for some time
past, will now resume active control of
the government departments under his
supervision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
PARIS STRIKERS JAILED.

Leaders of the Omnibus Strike Sem
tenced to Six Months Each.
PARIS, May 3.-M. Proust, president of
the omnibus employees union, and n.
Deville, secretary OF the same organiza-
ton, were sentenced today each to six
months imprisonment, after having been
convicted of melting the men to violence
during the recent strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
BURN COAL CARS.
Striking Miners Destroy Property Along
Railroads in Virginia.

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, May 3-Reports
from the mining districts along the Nor
folk & Western road, are OF j more seri-
Gus character Several coal cars are re- :
ported burned at different points along
the line. About 100 colored
miners from the EIkhorn region
came to this city city last night on a
freight train and started on east by foot,
claiming they were going to the mines
on New river.
Some think they are lurking in these
parts with view of destroying pro-
peuty down on this end of the line of the
Norfolk & Western. A gatling gun was
sent the militia this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
CHANGE IN 4 BIG FIRM.
Another Change Made in A. T. Stewart
Old Dry Goods House.

Another Change Made in A. T. Stewart's
Old Dry Goods House,
NEW YORK, May 3-It is announced
that the entire interest of ]. NJ. Hughes
in the dry goods firm of Hilton, Hughes
& Co. has been purchased by his partner,
Albert r Hilton, who will in the future
conduct the business alone
1t is understood that the present firm
name will remain unchanged.
The business of the firm of Hilton,
Hughes s. Co. is the continuation of the
immense business so firmly established
by the late A. T. Stewart Since his
death it has undergone many changes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03

BERLIN, May "A contract has been
signed to organize an Anglo German
company, which will have powerful sun-
port The object of this company is to
acquire million acres of land in south
"est africa with frontage of 200 miles
70 the Orange river and within navioa.
Die distance of the coast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03

CHICAGO, May 3.-W. S. Hussander,
secretary of the Swedish Republican
league and State Committeeman Ed
Westman will go to Kansas May 29 to
organize a league in that state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
CHAS. LYMAN RESIGNS.
One Member of the Civil Service Commits
sion Retires.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The resignation
of Mr. Charles Lyman of Connecticut as
a member of the United States civil SER
vice commission is in the hands of the
president 1t is not known what this
signifies, but it is regarded as likely that
the commission will De practically re-
organized.
Messrs. Lyman and Roosevelt are Re-
publicans, Mr.. Proctor, the third men,
ber being Democrat The last named
will continue on the commission. 1t is
understood that Dir. Lyman's resignation
was desired some months ago but the
matter was allowed to so over until
recentlY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
GOLD FEVER RAGING.
A Hitherto Uninhabited Tract in Ontario
Filled With Heu.

A HTtneTBO
Filled With Men.
QUEBEC, May "a gold fever unpre-
cedented in Canadian history is reported
in what is known as the Rainy Lake
region of Ontario, the wild and almost
inaccessible territory that is best reached
either from Port Arthur or from the
mining lands upon the Minnesota side
of the lake.
There are now probably $500 men
in a small district, where, with the ex-
ception of Indians, not man was to be
found a year ago. The miners who are
rushing in so rapidly come from all parts
of the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03

r 6oLLA' S D., May 3-Four hun dred
hnolahs are In camp three miles north of
mere prepared to resist arrest. During
me night they descended on Trader
DrooKs store and helped themselves to
ammunition and firearms. % -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
Kansas Eighth.

EMPoRIA, May Especial 5. dispatches
received here from Galesburg, Ill, say
the Interstate Oratorical contest held
there resulted in favor of Illinois orator
Wisconsin came second. Kansas was
eighth. Two states fell below Kansas.
Forrest Woodside, of the Emporia State
Normal represented Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
G. A. r. PROTESTS.

A Worcester Post Obj ects to Confederates
Using Decoration Day in Chicago.
WORCESTER Mass, May 3-Post 10,
G. A. r., at its regular meeting this
evening appointed committee to draft
resolutions condemning the proposed
dedication of the Confederate soldiers
monument at Chicago on Memorial day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
INSURGENTS BEATEN.
Nine Killed In Two engagements With
Spanish Troops.

MADRID, May "a dispatch received
here from Havana says that in an en-
counter between Spanish troops and lu-
surgents at Santa Cruz, six OF the latter
were killed. The troops also surprised
the rebels near Baracoa and killed three
of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
EnrI OF Pembroke bead.

LONDON, May 3.-The Earl of Penn
broke and Montgomery is dead. He was
born in 1850 and was under secretary of
war from 1874 to 1875. In politics he
was conservative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03

Vinewood park will oyen Sunday,
May 8. A free band concert by the Kan
sas state band trains every hour in the
forenoon and every thirty minutes in the
afternoon. All are invited to a free
concert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
In Favor of GouId and Sage.

ALBANY, N. Y. May 3.-The court of
appeals today decided against the sol
diers' and sailors home of St. Louis in
their suit against Russell Sage and the
sons of Jay Gould.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
Driving From Denver to New York

ROCHESTER, n. Y, May 3-"Rev." J"
William Walker of Denver passed
through this city today driving pair of
hardy Indian ponies attached to prairie
schooner. He said he had driven all the
way from Denver and was on his way to
New York for the benefit of his health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03

LONDON, May 3.-Upon application OF
Oscar Wilde, the judge decided to admit
the prisoner to bail The amount will be
fixed tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-03
OakIand Hotel Rurned,

OAKLAND, Cal, May 3-Hotel Cretline,
one of the leading hotels of this city
burned shortly after midnight.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08
D1sFRANCHIsING THE NEGRO.

The suffrage article adopted by the
South Carolina constitutional conven-
ton, with the openly avowed intention
of diminishing the negro vote, is not,
on the face of it, a very savage affair.
Up to New Years day, 1898, the require
ments for registration and voting are
these: The applicant must have resid-
ed in the State two years Cf pastor Of
an organized church or teacher in a
public school, six months), in the coun-
ty one year, in. the election district six
months. This shuts out large num-
her of unsettled restless migratory ne
groes. Then the applicant for registra-
ton must be able to read clause of the
State constitution. or to understand and
explain it when it is read to him by
the registration officer. Then the would
be voter must be able to prove that six
months before election day he has paid
all his poll tax then due and payable.
After January /, 1885, in order to be ad-
nitted to registration the applicant will
have to both read and write out a Sec
ton of the State constitution or else
prove that he owns (and has paid all
taxes on it collectabIe during the pre-
vious Year, property in South Carolina
assessed at 5000 or over If an unsuc-
cessful applicant thinks that he has
been wrongfully excluded from registra-
ton he can appeal to the courts.
This is based on the Mississippi con-
stitution, and though it does not appear
to be so very unfair the thoroughness
with which it will exclude the negroes
from suffrage privileges may be seen
in the fact that out of a total registra-
ton in the State of Mississippi this year
of over $4,000 only 1886 coIored voters
could get their names on the lists.
This new and effective way of dealing
with NEGRO domination" is likely to be
put in operation in other southern
States. 1t is finding favor in North
Carolina, though there is an occasional
note of protest. 'Can the DEMOCRATS
in North Carolina, or in the South, af-
ter thirty years of negro voting. desire
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08

piece Of Jersey barren, scoffed at and
ridiculed by nelghbors, have, in the
leisure hours of a busy life. cut and
drained out farm, which at the pres
emit hour, II o'clock at night, November
1, 1880, has standing upon 1t an I'M
gathered crop of corn, not surpassed
for measure or quality, taking acre by
acre, by any other in the State. The
result has been secured with a mini
mum OF outlay, but with a maximum
of enjoyment. The work started out of
three objects: A lesson for my poor pa
tents who herd in alleys, spending
their time In railing at capitalists and
Providence; a second one for overwork-
ed professional people; the third for
recreation, health and profit for myself,
have luxuriated on cold pork in the
swamp, a tree stump for a table, dried
leaves for a napkin. 1 have found my
self longing for the feast, and giving
widest preference to it over the board
spread by your luxurious Saturday
Night Club.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-08
FASHION NOTES.

Good Effects From White Satin.
white satin is as much used as last
wear as accessory to cloth and velvet
gowns; indeed, if you want stylish eff
feet and are in dobbt, it is quite safe to
choose white. A really common look
ing seal cape is at once made distin-
guished by the addition of a wide hood,
lined with heavy white satin. A gown
of simple blue crepon becomes quite a
different affair by adding yoke of
heavy white satin overlaid with yellow
lace A tailor-made gown of gray
broadcloth is fit for the swell severity
at a five o'clock or the theater by being
fitted with Innings, facings, cuffs and
collar of white satin, and a theater
wrap is sumptuous at once because of
white satin lining. On the other hand
white satin as the body of a gown takes
the richest trimming to make it effec-
tive, so it is much easier matter to
make white the accessory than the
dominant color.
White and black are combined in a
pleasing way in the dress shown here,
which is designed for dressy use in the
period of late mourning. OF black