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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
LOCAL MENTION.

The EIkhorn Dancing club has organ
lied for the season and will give a party
on the evening of October %.
The Kremlin Odessa initiated fourteen
members last evening. They will cor
tinue in session each night of this week.
Mrs. Katherine Jones of New York
will discuss the subject of "Home Mis-
sious" tomorrow at 3 p m., at the First
Presbyterian church.
Drs. Powell and Lindsey have been
secured to read the first papers on city
sanitation before the Topeka Municipal
league which meets at Trades Assembly
hall on Wednesday evening of next week.
Abandonment and failure to provide
are the grounds on which Mrs. sadie
Coffrin wants a divorce from George
Coffrin and the custody of the four
children. They were married Oct 81.
1885, in Louisville, Kansas.
Manager S. ]. Bear has placed Har-
rison telephone in little building at the
west end of the grand stand at the fair
grounds for the accommodation of the
patrons of the races This is the first
time telephone has ever been placed
near the race track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
.SCHOFIELD SCORED.
Capt. Armes, Arrested ON His
Order, Discharged.
Judge Bradley Strongly Con-
demns Gen.SchOfield's Action.
UNJUST, TYRANNICAL
His Arrest Was Both Unlawful
and Oppressive.
Comments on the Presidents
Power as Commander.

WASHINGTON, Oct 1O.-Judge Bradley
of the district supreme court today or
dered the discharge from custody of
Captain George A. Armes who was ar
rested on the order of the Lieutenant
Gen. Schofeld, just prior to the latter's
retirement from command of the army
for having written him an insulting let
ter
In discharging Captain Armes, whose
arrest and confinement Gen. Schotield
had ordered by virtue of his position as
acting secretary of war, Judge Bradley
says: "The arrest and taking of Armes
into custody. carrying him away from
his home to barracks, and holding him
in close arrest. without any antecedent
charge of crime preferred in any way
against him, was and is unjust, unlawful,
arbitrary, tyrannical, and capricious on
the part of Gen. Schotield, in whatever
capacity he acted, whether acting as
lieutenant general or acting secretary of
war. The petitioner is discharged"
The judge then went into the matter
at considerable length, and said mo
charge was pending against Armes at the
time of his arrest; no crime has been
charged since, aud for the offence alleged
no arrest was necessary. The arrest and
confinement were unlawful and oppres-
sive. As the offence charged would,
upon substantiation, result only in repri-
mand. suspension, or dismissal, the pos
session of the body of the accused was
not necessary to carry out the charges as
would have been the case if imprison-
ment or death was to be the sentence"
Speaking of the presidents power in
army matters, the judge said: The
president of the United States is com
mander-i in chief of the officers of the
army on the retired list This function
of the chief executive, however, is unac-
companied by narrowing care or weighty
responsibility. His title of commander
in-chief, SO far as it relates to retired
officers, is shoru Of all power to impose
duties. and appears to be an empty
name"
The judge advocate generals Office of
the war depart has determined to take
an appeal from tbs decision of Judge
Bradley. This will carry the matter to
the court of appeals of the district of
Columb bia.
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La Paz, Mexico, Reported Des
stroyed by a Hurricane.
A Great Tidal Wave Followed
Deluging the City.
OUT TO SEA.
Men and Animals Taken Out by
the Tide.
The Storm Prevailed Along the
Entire Coast.

ST. LOUIS Mo, Oct 10.-A special
from San Francisco says:
Private dispatches received here say
that La Psz, Mexico, has been COM
pletely destroyed by a hurricane. The
storm was followed by tidal wave, the
water in the bay rising to an unpre-
cedented height, invading that portion of
the city, fronting on the bay, and carry
ing out to sea men, animals and debris
of wrecked buildings as the tide sub
sided.
The dispatch announcing the destruc-
ton of La Paz was dated Guaymas aud
was received by shipping agent Reuter-.
The dispatch said the steamer William
cite Valley, of the Pacific Mail line, had
been delayed two days at Guaymas by
the same storm which devastated La
Paz, but that she had left Guaymas last
night for the north.
Mexicans here say that they have had
dispatches about severe storm which
prevailed all along the coast early this
week. The loss of life is reported heavy
but details of the disaster are meager.
La Paz is the capital of Lower Califor
mia, and situated on a bay of the same
name. The port is we'll sheltered and is
easily defensible against attack from
the sea.
The city had population of 5000,
cathedral, a government house and
town house, and the place was once the
abode of luxury. as evidenced by the
handsome dwellings of the wealthy
class.
La Paz was once the seat of extensive
pearl fisheries. Silver mining was ex-
tensively engaged in and the commerce
of the port was not inconslderable-
San Francisco. Oct 10-Careful in
quiry among shipping firms interested
in Lower California trade shows no addi-
tional information has been received in
regard to the reported destruction Of the
city of La Paz by tidal wave.
Two steamers, Mazatlau and San Die
go, are due in Guaymas today from the
south and it is probable they will bring
some information about the matter if
they arrive at Guaymas on time. which
appears to be very doubtful, on account
of the terrific storm which has prevailed
in the gulf of California for some days
mast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
THEY SAW MR.. HOEY.

An Most Who Saw Him Thought Him
and His Play Funny.
A good house saw "The Globe Trotter"
at the Grand last evening. And in the
main, the audience was we'll pleased and
satisfied.
The play was amusing, and was we'll
received, but there were few excruciat-
ingIy funny things in it. 1t is not "a
Parlor Match by any means.
Mr.. DeLange is an extremely inoffen-
sive looking little man to be as fond of
real horrid swear words as the lines he
has given his characters would lead an
audience to believe he is.
Mrs. Dion Boucicaults undeniable
talent does not find tit vehicle in THE
Globe Trotter." Farce comedy does not
suit her.
Frederick Bryton, who unfortunately
lost his voice several seasons ago, is
good actor, but he appeared terribly
hoarse last night to those in the audi
ence who did not know of his misfor-
tune.
Some people who were disappointed
with MIR. Hoey said that Evans was
always the funny one of the old combi-
nation, anyway.
Can it be that people are all like the
man who never has tasted pie or coffee
like his mother made because his taste
is not the same as it was then?
Does the public demand som ething
| funnier all the time? Perhaps we are
becoming too well educated in humor,
and after awhile won't be able to laugh
at all.
What a calamity!
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ADVICE FOR DEBS.
That When He Gets Out of Jail He
Do Not Fight Unions.

DO NOT Cl$nt Unions
PEORIA, Ill, Oct. 1O.-In the state fed
Grafton of labor meeting here today, a
resolution was reported declaring that
E. Y. Dsbs was unjustly condemned to
Imprisonment, being sent there without
to him so far as the methods
employed bF Judge Woods had
caused his, Incarceration; but ''not
endorsing the warfare being waged by
Mr.. Debs against trades unionism gen.
orally, and the various railroad brother
hoods in particular, and calling upon him
TO cease his unholy stab at the only means
that can be used by the wage workers to
better their condition"
This resolution drew oat a red -hof, pro
tracted discussion. during which Debs
was both very highly and warmly eulo-
gized and violently criticised and de-
nounced Finally the resolution was
adopted with the following substitute
for the latter part of it:
And we express the hope that whenMr.
Debs secures his liberty he will give his
splendid efforts to the upholding of the
trades union movement of America, be-
cause we believe that the solution of the
great economical problems which we are
pressing for solution can not be had
without upholding the autonomy of each
in the settlement of its own trade
affairs"
An assessment of / per cent month
per capita was ordered on unions repre-
sented directly for legislative work. A
report was adopted endorsing Prof.
Bemis, late of Chicago university.
The committee on convict labor pre-
sented a report denouncing commerce
in the products of state prisons, asking
unions of other states to secure the
adjustment of contract system, in
favor OF employing convicts in making
materials for good roads, and asking the
| employment of convicts in the manufac-
ture of such goods and products as are
consumed by all the various state insti-
tntions
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Serves Notice He Will Oppose
HOrnblOwer for Justice.
So Informed a Friend, Who is
Cleveland's Friend.
A CHANGE.
President Then Began to Think
of Others.
I. C. Catchings of Mississippi
Now Spoken OF.

WASHINGTON, Oct 10-The interest
ing fact has just reached the surface that
Senator Hill, when here some days ago,
had something to say about the
matter of the possible renomina-
ton of Hornblower for the su-
preme court, this time to take
the place made vacant by the death of
Mr.. Justice jackson. Senator Hill stated
that he would oppose the confirmation
of Mr.. Hornblower should his name
again be sent to the senate for the su-
preme court
In addition Mr.. Hill observed that it
would place him in ridiculous attitude
to support Horn blower, now when
he hdd opposed him before on the
ground that he was not a fit man
for the place. Because Horn blower
and supported him in the last race for
governor of New York, did not make
him q more competent man for justice
of the United States supreme court, OBJ
served Mr.. Hill
Senator Hill made this statement to a
friend of Mr.. Cleveland, who is also a
friend of Mr.. Hill. The conversation
took place at the senator's rooms, and it
appears that Mr.. Hill had an object in
view, which was nothing less than to in
form Mr.. Cleveland by this route that he
would again make trouble if Hornblower
was renominated.
1t is observed that very soon after
Senator Hill declared himself in this
fashion some of the administration circle
commenced to talk about the possibility
of the president naming some one in the
south to succeed jackson.
The opinion prevails that T. C. Catch
ings of Mississippi is likely to be nom.
mated for justice, and all this has devel-
oped in the last few days. and it arises
from administration circles.
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THREE MEN AND A BOAT.
A Trio of Old Soldiers to FIOat Down the
Rivers.

A Trio of Old Soldiers to FIOat Down the.
Rivers.
There is a big white boat standing on
the hay market today. 1t is the property
of Henry Landers, ]. B. Quick and
James Howe of Eskridge, three old sol
diers.
The boat was hauled from Eskridge
to Topeka on wagon, arriving here
this morning. Tomorrow it will be
launched in the river and the three men
will start on float from Topeka to the
mouth otthe Mississippi. They will be
joined at ST. Louis by two others and
the five will make the trip from there
on.
The boat is "a feet long and feet
wide. The three men from Eskridge
constructed it themselves. 1t is partly
decked over and canvas cover provided
for the rest, and fitted up with sails and
other prequisites. They expect to find
lots of shooting as they go along and are
making the trip purely for pleasure.
When they are ready to return they will
sell their traps and come back on the
cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
PULLMAN CAR BURNS.
One on a Santa Fe Train Takes Fire and 4,
Destroyed.


Destroyed.
A Pullman tourist sleeping car, attach
ed to Santa Fe train No. l, which runs
over the cutoff from Kansas City to EN-
porIa, caught fire a few miles north of
Edgerton, johnson county. Kansas, yes
terday afternoon and was totally destroy
ed.
The fire originated from an oil stove in
the compartment of one of the passen-
gers, the supposition being that it ex-
ploded, as that portion of the car was in
flames when discovered.
The train was quickly stopped and the
few passengers on the car got out with
out loss of luggage.
The car was detached from the train
and allowed to burn, as there was no
means at hand to extinguish the fire.
AS soon as reported from Edgerton q
force of men was sent from Kansas City
to remove the debris and repair the
track, the rails having been warped by
the heat.
All traffic was stopped over the cut off
and train No. delayed several hours, as
the two rear sleepers we're behind the
burning car.
The loss is estimated at about $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
CRYING FOR WATER.
A Severe Drouth is On West of
the Allegheny Mountains.
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and
West Virginia Dry.
BOATS CAN'T MOVE.
Twenty Millions Bushels of Coal
Are Waiting.
Eight Thousand Miners Idle
Many Mills Shut.

PITTsBURe, Oct. 10.-For two months
a severely felt drought has reigned west
of the Allegheny mountains. The drought
extends over western Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, almost the entire state of Ohio
and in parts of Indiana. In all except
the last named state there has been re-
markable deficiency in rainfall accord
ing 20 figures of the Pittsburg weather
station.
Local forecaster o. D. Stewart says
that up to date the total deficiency In
rainfall since the beginning OF the year
has been 9.0S inches Since April ~
there has been no coal stage in the Mon
ongahela river Not a bushel OF coal
has passed south since that month, and
5000 miners in the river pits have been
idle almost the entire period.
All the boats and barges are loaded
and twenty million bushels of coal have
been waiting three months on water
on which to go south. At many points
the railroads are being forced to
haul water for their engines. The
Ohio river is SO low at East Liverpool
that the infueut pipes are bare and the
supply is scarcely sufficient to supply
domestic requirements il the town, some
of whose establishments are idle this
week.
Nine-tenths of the small towns have
been strictly limited to the consumption
of water by police regulations. A large
number of towns have cut off shops and
mills.
In Lawrence, Mercer and adjoining
counties farmers are selling their stock
because of the difficulty in keeping cat
te watered.
In all of the oil fields surrounding
Pittsburg the work of drilling new wells
has been greatly interfered with for a
month past on account of the scarcity of
water. So great has this become in some
sections as to cause practically COM
plete suspension Of operations.
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HOT SPRINGS IS GLAD.
Preparations for the Fight viii BE Hur
ri0d On.

Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Oct 1O.-Mayor
Waters and Attorney Martin returned to-
day at noon from Dallas, where they Sc
cured the Corbett- Fitzsimmons fight for
Hot Springs.
Mr.. E. Il. Silven, the architect for the
club also came and Dan Stuart will ar
rive Sunday or Monday.
In conversation with anAssociated Press
correspondent, Mr.Silven said he would go
right TO work laying out the ground for
the amphitheatre and the Dallas struc-
turs would be moved here in its entirety,
and that the big fight would be pulled
OF at Wilmington park. October 81. He
further stated that a day and night
force of a hundred men would
be put at work Tuesday and
would not stop until the building is com
pleted. Five hundred thousand feet of
lumber is on side track at Dallas on
the way here. and men are at work tear
ing down the structure at Dallas. a
monstrous crowd OF jubilaut citizens
greeted the return of the committee.
Corbett will train at Hot Springs, and
will arrive next week. 1t is not defiu-
itely known yet whether Fitzsimmons
will come here to train, but he probably
will.
Secretary Wheelock and Joe Vendig
are in Austin as attached witnesses before
the Travis county grand jury. Whselock
and Nendig are expected at Dallas
tomorrow and will at once remove to Hot
Springs. Peter Maher is training right
along at Oak Cliff, a suburb of Dallas,
for his fight with O'Donnell.
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WOMEN'S CLUBS ILLS.
The First State Federation Meeting Con-
venes at Peoria.

venes at PeOriR.
PEORIA, Ills, Oct. 10.-The first annual
meeting of the State Federation of Wo-
mems clubs was called to order this morn
ing in business session.
Mrs. Condee in responding to the ad-
dress of welcome spoke of the feeling
which had existed in Peoria among the
club women in regard to the slight of
their organization during the Worlds
fair. regarding the appointments made
by her, as one of the lady managers.
She said she had been warned that it
was unsafe for her to come here at the
present time. She however determined
to "brave the lion III his den," and came
on and was never so glad of anything in
her life.
At the close of Mrs. Condee's remarks
numerous congratulations from absent
club women were read, among them be-
ing best wishes from Mrs. Henrotin, the
president of the national federation, and
Mrs. Ashley of Colorado
Several prominent club women were
introduced, and one of them, Mrs. Mum
ford of Philadelphia, made a happy
little speech She extended the best
wishes of her club. She said to know
life and know each other was the foun-
dation of all advancement, and that
women today were coming to know it
more and more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
ONLY PENNIES FOUND.


CIOSoO ny DFeIuentnAt
State Bank Commissioner John W.
BreidenthaI returned this afternoon
from Severance, where he went last
night to take chnrge of B. F. Harpster's
private bank.
Commissioner Breidenthal brought the
assets of the bank back to Topeka with
him in his grip.
The books of the bank showed that a
month ago the deposits amounted to
$4,000 but they had dwindled down in
thirty days to 81, ,407.74 and an overdraft
of $1.37057.
The bank had capital stock of So 900
out of which Mr. Harpster himself had
drawn 81, 400 on his own draft.
The total assets of the bank when
Commissioner Breidenthal took charge
amounted to $11.10 in pennies.
The cause of this failure was the
bankers dealing in options and other
outside speculations
The bank commissioner ought to be
empowered to close up every bank when
he detects the officers dealing in options
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
1O7 NEGRO COLONISTS.
That Many at Eagle Pass--It Would Take
$4,000 to Return Them.

That Many at Eagle Rass--At W ouId Take
$25,OOO to Return Them.
CITY OF MExICO Oct 10.-Lieutenant
Dwyer, military attache of the United
States legation, has reported to Minister
Ransom on the negro colonists in north
ern Mexico stating that there are 107 ne
groes at Eagle Pass, and it will cost $25, >
900 to return them to their old homes.
The negroes at Tahuilo were housed ex-
actly as the native poems and were
treated the same, but a disease inexpli-
cable to them, and to the Mexicans,
broke out among them and seventy
died.
The negroes fed, but many died at the
frontier points of smallpox. Tine exper-
iment was unfortunate in its results. but
no attempt was made to maltreat them
They proved much better lAborers in the
cotton fields than the poems. OF a total
of S25 negro colonists, the Whereabouts
of 200 remain unknown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-10
VILE BE ACQUITTED.
Little Doubt That DoBarrows will Be Set


Little Doubt That DoBarrows Will Be Set
Free.
AS soon as the district court convened
this morning Judge Hazen read his in
structions to the jury in the DeBarrows
murder case, and the attorneys began
their arguments. The evidence was all
in at 4:15 last night, and court adjourned
TO this morning.
1t took the judge 35 minutes this
morning TO read the instructions. It is
believed that the instructions will vir-
tually result in the acquittal of DeBar-
rows.
Judge Hazen said: "The law provides
ample means to get possession of prop
erty, and to forcibly take it does not
give the occupying party any right
there. Ross and his party must, there
fore, be considered trespas sers.
when a man or his family is assailed
a jury must consider the facts as they
appeared to him, and not as they really
did exist. When a party comes
to a mans home for the pur-
pose of putting him out, or when
he returns and finds them in his home
wrongfully and unlawfuily, he may use
such force as may seem necessary to
drive them away. In deciding this case
you must take into consideration the
mum Ders OF the party opposing LIE
Barrows, but this act in order
to be justifiable or excusable
homicide must be done in defense of
himself or family, or it must be proven
to you that the shot which killed Ross
was the last and accidental. 1t is not
enough for man to find tresspasSers in
his home, nor that he orders
them to leave and they do not
go to justify him in using fatal means
for their ejectment. But he must believe
that her or his family are in immediate
danger of bodily harm"
The arguments of counsel will last un-
til p. m tonight. County Attorney SAT-
ford opened for the state and David
Overmyer will make the closing Hrgu-
ment for tho same side.
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ONE SCHOOL CLOSED.

DIphtherfa Breaks Out in Washington
SchoOI-Three Now Cases Today.
Yesterday afternoon Lila and Clarence
Brown, who attend the Washington
street (colored) school were sent home
with sore throats.
The family of the Brown children live
at 511 East Tenth street. and today Dr.
Lindaey, a member of the health board,
pronounced both cases diphtheria
These two children attended the room
of Miss Jamison while sister attended
the room of the principal. They all drink
out of the same lineup
DIR. Mitchell ordered both rooms closed
at noon today. They will be fumiga ated
and opened again, but 1t is not
likely there will be any pupils there.
Another room in the building is being
kept open, but there are scarcely any
scholars present. This is three new
cases of the disease today, and two deaths
yesterday. There are now sixteen cases
under quarantine, and five cases of sc4r-
let fever.
The case quarantined last night is in
the family of {. Z. Lannan. at 424
Tyler street, which is in a local
ity which has been entirely free from
the disease. One of the cases qnaran-
tined today is in the family Of Alfred
Bass. the colored janitor of the
"Capital." at S24 Clay street.
Bass has been locked out of the house,
and he was told that if it was found that
he went in and out he would be promptly
arrested.
The outbreak of diphtheria in Wash
ington school proves what the JOURNAL
has said that with open schools the dis
ease will spread. Developments can be
depended On to justify all that has been
said by this paper.
They will do IT,
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Milton.

"He was a spare man, had light
brown hair. his complexion exceeding
fair, his eye dark gray. His widow hath
his picture. when q Cambridge scholar.
which ought to be engraved for the
picture before his book is not at ali like
him. He had a delicate tuneable voice
and good skill, but played most on an
organ which he had in the house. His
chief exercise was walking. After din
ner he used to walk three or four hours
at a time Che always had a garden
where ne iived); went to be about nine.
Temperate; he rarely drank between
meals. Extremely pleasant in his coz
versation. and at dinner, supper, etc
but satirical. He was visited by the
learned much more than he did desire''