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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
SENATOR'S HARD LUCK.

Has Much Trouble In Getting Check
Cashcd In Sioux City.
Senator Palmer, Of Illinois, has 40 much
difficulty In cashing drafts In q strange
town az less distinguished people. The
other day no arrived In Sioux City en-
route to Chicago, after q trip through the
West. The trip had been longer than the
Senator expected, and when he started
for home he did not notice that his trans.
portation had expired. He got a. far al
Sioux City with what money he had,
when he found himself broke and friend.
less. The only man he knew, Postmaster
Nash, was away, and It was only after
several hours hard work that he induced
the teller at the Iowa State National
Bank to cash draft for $50.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
wEsrERN LEAGUE.
The following 10 the standing Of the
clubs In the Western League:
TO SAIL THE GREAT LAKES.
Huge Steel Schooner for Q Cleveland
Syndicate.

Huge Steel Schooner for o Cleveland
eyudicate.
! boom In lake shipbuilding Is Oh the
cards for tho coming fall aud winter.
Friday the Chicago Shipbuilding Com
pany closed Q contract with Cleveland
syndicate for the construction of steel
schooner Of the 8,OOO.ton class. Tho new
boat will be an exact duplicate Of the
two steel schooners which will be built ut
the Calumet shipyards for the Minnesota
Steamship Company, the lake branch Of
the Great Minnesota Iron Company.
The schooner will be 352 feet keeel, 305
feet over all. A feet beam and 20 feet
depth Of hold. Her cost will be about
e175, 900, and tho new boat will be ready
for business at the opening Of navigation
next spring. ''There will be no whale.
back nor straight-back, nor any other
kind Of back" Mr.. Brown said, In speak.
Ing Of tho new boats, but It will be a
common everyday ship built on tho old
lines. after the models, with no new.
tangled ideas, except modern improve.
mcnts In the way of towing engines, cleo.
trio lights and that sort Of thing. The
channel construction will be followed, Of
course"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
eorry Diiem ma Of q Girl.

Kate Danahy, Of Winsted, Conn.,, went
into an orchard to pick apples. To ena.
BILE her to reach the branches better she
stood on an old barrel. Suddenly the
head gave way. The barrel happened to
be Of pitch, which had softened In the sun.
She stuck fast and began to sink deeper
and deeper into 1t. 1t was half an hour
before It could be cut and melted enough
to liberate her, and then II was more than
three hours before the pitch was removed
sufficiently to allow her to walk about.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
sold FOR s0,s00,0O0.
whisky Trust Assets Go Under q
Hammer for that Sum.

whisky Trust Assets Go Under the
Hammer for that Sum.
Receiver McNulta, Of the whisky trust,
accepted the bid Of %, 800, 900 of the reor.
ganisation committee for the seventeen
distilleries and the appointments owned
BY the trust and thereby contaminated
one Of the biggest transfers Of property
that have ever been made at auction In
this country. Financial men declare that
this sale, involving nearly $4,000, 900,
marks the largest delivery Of an indus.
trial plant ever made. The amount oh.
tained was exactly tho sum named In 10.
gal proceedings 40 the upset price offered
BY the reorganization committee previous
to the efforts Of interests said to be iden.
tical with those Of ex-P President Greenhut
and ex.Director Morris to enjoin the sale
to the reorganization committee on the
complaint that tho latter contemplated
nothing less than tho rehabilitation Of the
old trust.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
TALK OF EXTRA SESSION.
President May Issue . Call Bccaua
Of Gold Withdrawals.

President May Issue . Call Because
Of Gold Withdrawals.
Talk of an extra session Of Congress Ia
again heard upon the streets Of Washing.
ton. Politicians who have hcretofore
contentled .strcnuously against the idea
are now beginning to admit that the Pres.
ilent may issue call II the withdrawal
of gold from the treasury continues,
without the did Of the Belmont Morgan.
Rothschild syndicate the onslaughts upon
the reserve will, It II claimed, compel the
President either to issue bonds or call
Congress In extraordinary session. Tho
vacancy upon the bench Of the Supreme
Court, which meets In October, 10 urged
as another reason for IN extra session Of
the Senate, as with the exception OF Mar
shall no Justice ever assumed his seat up
on the bench until confirmed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
sues q Penitentiary.

Harvey Merritt, recently pardoned out
of the Georgia penitentiary, has entered
suit for heavy damages against the peui.
rible story of iphuman and cruel treat
ment as the basis of his action. He was
In for twelve years, but was pardoned
after serving nine years because he was
no longer useful to the lessees.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17

The favorable utterances of leading
American papers regarding the annexa-
ton of Cuba to Mexico are attracting at.
tention ut the City Of Mexico, and the
newspapers are reproducing the senti.
ments Of the American press. Annexa.
ton would be preferred by Spain to sell.
Ing Cuba to the United States, and the
Mexicans would welcome Cubans to their
union,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
State Their Pay az Firebugs,

At Montreal ChnrIes Jenks, under
cross-eXamination, stated that his share
for the burning of Boyd, Gillies L. Co.'S
warehouse was 81, 5000 per cent. of the
insurance and per cent. on the lapse of
the lease of eighteen months warehouse
rent,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Nrs. Bnrnun, Mnrrics.

Mrs. Phineas Il. Barnum, widow of the
great American Snowman, was married
in New York to Demetrius Kallias Bey,
who is said to be u Greek, although bear.
.ng Turkish title.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
W. W. TAYLOR sENrENcRD.
Ex.Treasurer Of South Dakota Gets
Five Years at Hard Labor,

Ex.Treasurer Of South Dakota Gets
Five Years at Hard Labor.
The courtroom Mt Pierre, 8. D., was
crowded Wednesday to hear judgment
pronounced on w. w. Taylor, defaulting
ex.State Treasurer. When asked II he
had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced on him, Taylor In q
low voice replied: II have not" Judge
Gaffy then reviewed the case and the dif.
ferent statutes bearing upon the crime.
Hc considered the much. discussed section
1905 void and did not believe two.year
sentence was intended to cover such Q
case as this. He considered that Taylor's
worst crime was In attempting to force a
compromise after gathering together all
the State funds he could lay his hands ON.
A sentence Of Ave years ut hard labor
was then pronounced.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Arrestcd for Safe .BIowinu.

William and Andrew Thatcher, father
and son. the latter II years of age, We're
arrested at Kansas City, No., for safe
blowing. They blew open the safe In a
country store at Sheffield, Il suburb, and
secured $50. Thatcher, the senior, Is an
old offender, and had just been released
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Adrift for Forty.six Hours.

The Dutch oil-tank steamer La Cam
pine, which arrived from fRtwerp, pick
cd up two French fishermen adrift in
their dory on the Banks on Aug. 4. A
dense fog prevented the men from return
ing to their vessel. They drfted about
helplessly for over forty-si hours.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Charged with Pension swindies.

At Rochester. N. Y, Deputy Sheriff
Swain presented requisiti0n from Mich.
ter known as "Slippery Jim," who Is
charged with pension swindling In Wayne
County. The Michigan officers papers
charge Wilson with forgery.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Veteran Editor Dead.

Frank NJ. PiSley, the veteran editor Of
the San Francisco Argonaut, died Sunday
night after lingering illness. lie went
10 California forty years ago and was one
of the most prominent men in the State.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Three Trainmen Killed.

In head-on collision between the can.
non-ball express, southbound, and a
freight train, northbound, just south of
Plymouth. n. H., three trainmen were
killed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
w, c. Gully Is Reelected.

Mr.. William G. Gully, member of Par.
lament for Carlisle, was reelected Speak
er Of the House Of Commons without
opposition.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Lu n, ber Piics Abiaxe.

At Ogdensburg, n. y, fire started In the
lumber piles of the Skillings, Whitney &
Barnes Lumber Company. From ten to
twelve million feet Of pine lumber was
destroyed. IT IL valued ut 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
THE HALL PLAYERS.

Standing Of the Clubs in Their Race
for the Pennant.
The following 10 the standing Of the
clubs In the National League:
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Rounded UP Q Gang.

Four men, all OF them prominent, were
lodged In jail at Kansas City. No.. charg-
ed with rObbing the Brookfeld. Mo-, post.
Office of 81 900 In February, 1904.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Two Dicc eharks Win ~ .7OO.

Robert w. GOlsan, wealthy st. Louis,
NO., broker and commission merchant,
allowed two common dice sharks to beat
him out Of $4,7OO. The money was won
In q saloon. The sharks are In Jail.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
His Neck Across the Rail.

Jacob GigaX, a prominent and wealthy
citizen of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, placed his
neck across the rail In front of a rapidly
approaching train. He was decapitated
In the presence of many people Mr.. Gil
gax was retired banker, and had suf.
Tered from poor health for long time.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-08-17
Nam moth Irrigation Scheme.

A San Francisco paper says q number
Of Eastern capitalists are In the city at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
PRISON BRUTALITY.
A Convict Whipped With n Huge Stfa
TIL Blood spurted Out.

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 1a = Harvey
Merritt, recently pardoned out of the
penitentiary, has entered suit for
heavy damages against the penitentiary
company. Merritt recites a horrible
story of inhuman and cruel treatment
as the basis of his action. He was in for
10 years. but was pardoned after serving
nine years because he was no longer use
full to the lessee.
While working for the Chattahoochie
Brick Co, and in the coal mines of the
lessee in Walker county, be alleges that
he was at frequent times beaten with
inhuman savagery. Sixty to seventy
licbs on the naked back, he says. with a
three pound strap was no unusual pun
ishment. At one time he was given 175
lashes, the blood squirting forth at each
blow.
After this particular beating he at
tempted to escape, WAS recaptured and
he recites the horrible details of the
beating he received. Six men held him
while Woodruff the whipping boss piled
the knot, which was split by the force of
the blows. One Of his eyes was put out
by the terrible strap.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
MUSES. IN WHITE CAPS.
They Act as Pail hearers for Suicide Nc.
Clure, Who is Reinforced Today.

They Act as Pail Bearers for Suicide Me-
C1ure, Who is Reinforced Today.
W. /. Mcclure the suicide who was
buried in pauper's grave at Rochester,
was not allowed to rest there by his
friends. The body was buried before it
was identified.
The attendants and others at the hos
pital and the physicians who knew Nc
Clure there contributed to fund and a
lot was purchased in the Topeka ceme-
terry. The body was exhumed this morn
ing and short funeral service was held.
A pretty feature of the funeral was
the attendance of the nurses from
Christ hospital in the costumes they
wear while occupied with their duties.
They acted as pail bearers. They were
Mrs. ]. Tharters, Mrs, Annie DeLano,
Miss Lille Nichols, Miss B. Dillon, Miss
E. n. Brown, Mrs. E. Nichols and Mrs.
Ada Howard.
A large delegation of physicians and
others followed the body to the grave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
WAS THIS THE REASON?

A Peculiar story Told by Discharged
Asylum Attendants.
Attendants Bolnig and Decker, who
have just been discharged from the To-
peka insane asylum, tell q very strange
story connected with their discharge.
Both men were subscribers to the
STATE JOURNAL and their papers were
always delayed and it was often o'clock
at night before they received them. The
men entered a complaint that some one
was using their papers and put up pri-
vate box for the delivery of the papers,
A day or two afterward they received
notice of their discharge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
A NEW ENGLISH PARTY.
Liberal Party Threatened with a Third
Movement.

Movement.
Not since the chartist agitation col
Iapsed nearly fifty years ago, has the
Liberal party in England been threat
ened with a thrd-party movement
which has caused the whips of the lib
eral party anything like the uneasiness
they are now feeling in connection with
the Independent labor party. This or
ganizatiOn has now nineteen eandl-
dates in the field at work, in view OF
the dissolution, and it threatens that
every one of them shall go to the poll.
1t is led by Keir Hardie, already IN the
House of Commons, as the representa-
tive of one of the outlying working
class constituencies of London. The
new party holds that the English
working classes must look to them
selves for solution of the problems IN
which labor is inter ested, and to this
END It's speakers, wherever they can GET
nearing, urge the working classes to
put themselves outside both the exist
ing political parties, and to aim at hold
ing the balance of power in the con-
st1tuencies and in the House Of Com
mons. AS national organization the
independent labor party has now been
IN existence for about three years.
summed up briefly, the new party is IN
politics for national manhood and
Womanhood suffrage, payment OF
members Of parliament and OF all
mem bers of public bodies, and the
general characterization Of the
whole system Of municipal and nation
al government. It also demands a
legal eight-hour day, the compulsory
abolition Of overtime and piece work,
the prohibition of the employment Of
children under IA years of age, pro-
, vision outside the warehouses for the
sick, disabled, and aged out of the taxes
on unearned incomes, state pensions for
all over so years Of age, fee and unsec-
| tartan education, primary, secondary,
| and university, remunerative work for
the unemployed, and the substitution OF
arbitration for war. These are the
planks Of the platform upon which the
Independent labor party candidates viii
stand at the general election. The
nineteen candidates who are now in
the field are all assigned to Industrial
constituencies in which but for their
presence liberal and radical candidates
would have good chances of election.
Many Of the seats to be contested by the
parry, as in the case of John Morley
at Newcastle, have long been held By
Liberals, whose return would otherwise
be as certain as anything can be in
English politics. The Liberal party
has now given up any idea of com
promise with the independent Ia
Dor men. Their only hope is that the
majority of the candidates will not bC
able to find the sum Of 1900 or k30t
which it costs to contest a parlia
mentary constituency. From any poin
Of view the new party introduces {
great element of uncertainty into tn
approaching election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
SHALL WEHAVE RACES
Our Local Horse Men Want a Ten
Year Lease
OF THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS.

If They Can Make 1t They Propose to
BuIla Kite Track and aHake Great
improvements.
There will be no race meeting given
in Topeka this fall by the association that
gave the last years meeting. But new
organization is making arrangements to
hold a meeting on the date claimed by
the abandoned association.
The story of the troubles of last years
BODY is a long one. The association was
rent by internal dissenions and as
house divided against itself cannot stand,
it succumbed. This was the primary
cause Of the disruption of the body,
though a meeting was agreed on and has
been declared eff for other reasons.
The association decided to hold meet
ing this year, claimed the dates Sept II
to 90 and spent $500 in advertising.
They applied to the county commission
ers for the fair grounds and secured the
track Then when Topeka was trying to
get the state encampment for the same
week the grounds were promised to those
having it in charge. On learning this
the race association Immediately declared
its meeting off and so notified the horse
man. Now, if the county commissioners
do not sgree to a proposition which the
new association has made them, Topeka
will be out a race meeting altogether.
The new body is made up of members
of the old organization who have not
taken an active part in this years plans,
aud other citizens. Among them are
Z. G. Moon, George Burghart, DR.. Prlt-
chard, John R Price, Colonel Burgess,
Hank Lindsey, John LOnberg, Arthur
Massey, George Wolfe, and others. They
have asked the commissioners for the
lease of the grounds for ten years. If
this is granted, the new organization
proposes to GO in on big scale, building
a mile track and improving the grounds.
The disseniOns of the abandoned as
sociation may be stated as follows.
Twenty men paid in $50 each and agreed
to pay 500 each should the meeting
prove failure. At subsequent meet
ing at which there was a quorum, eleven,
it was resolved to incorporate When
the race meeting was over the officers
offered each member his $50 or four
shares of stock instead. Those who took
their $50 were counted out of the assO-
citation, it seems, as the officers would
give them no accounting of the finances
when asked, holding that they were not
forced to account to any one but stock
holders. The meeting proved a success
by a $500 margin, it is understood, and
this was held as a guarantee fund for
this years races.
The commissioners are expected to
make an answer to the new Orgariza-
tons proposition shortly. A meeting of
the race men will be held this evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
A SAVAGE BLACK MAN.
He Dangerously Slabs Mrs. Ferre1 With
Long Knife.

He Dangerously Stabs Mrs. Ferret with
a Long Knife.
jim Miller is a young eolorsd man
who has a serious charge hanging over
his head. He became involved IN a fnss
with a colored woman named Mrs. Fer
rel, at 1915 Jefferson street, Sunday after
noon, and cut her with a long knife.
When the police arrived, they found the
woman badly injured. She was made as
comfortable as possible, and Officers
Purcell and Long started in pursuit of
the negro. Finally they went to Second
and Lime streets, where friend of Mill
ers lived After hunting about, they
found their man behind the kitchen door.
The knife was taken from him, and he
was turned over to the state, and will be
tried for assault with intent to kill, as
soon as Mrs. Ferrel RECEIVERS sufficiently
to appear against him.
Miller is a hard looking character.
His skin is very black, and his head is q
peculiar shape.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
TORNADOES AND HAIL.
Heavy Storms UnrOofing Houses and Blew
ing Down Trees.

Heavy Storms OnrOohng Houses and Blew
ing Down Trees.
RENSSELAER,, Ind, Aug. IA tornado
of wind, hail and rain struck this town
this afternoon and lasted thirty minutes
The storm appeared to be only about a
mile wide. Stables and outbuildings
were demolished A large hay barn
without a floor, occupied by a family,
was transported 100 feet and shattered,
across the railroad track. The family
and furniture were uninjured.
The Roman Catholic church was partly
destroyed The tin roofs on three-fourths
of the business houses in town were
either blown of or materially injured.
BALTIMORE, Aug. IA windstorm of
cyclonie proportions, accompanied by q
heavy downpour of rain and much hail,
swept over the city this afternoon.
Houses were unroofed, trees uprootod,
windows broken, telegraph and other
electric wires broken and a great amount
of damage done. The most serious loss
was the destruction of St Elizabeth's
Catholic church in course of erection on
east Baltimore street, near Patterson
park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
FOUND CUT UPIN THE "Y"
VIM. Doyle Was Badly Hurt sunday-Dr.
MitchelI sewed His Wounds.

Vim. Doyle was carried to the police
station Sunday morning in a thoroughly
dilapidated condition. The patrol wagon
was called to the Rock Island "Y" early
yesterday morning, where Doyle had
been found by policeman. His head
was terribly cut, and City Physician
Mitchell had to take sixteen stitches in
order to close the gaping wounds.
How Doyle received the injuries is not
known. Doyle says he was run into by a
Rock Island train. but the police think
that he got into a fight with some one and
was thrown into a barbed wire fence.
The injured man was taken to BedwelPs
hospital near the cemetery. 1t has been
some time since Doyle was here. When
here before he was we'll known to the
police. He was under the influence of
liquor when found yesterday morning.
His friends, if he had any, had fed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
j. r. MULVANE TO TALK.

One of TopeICa's Foremost FiDancIers to
Address the Silver knights.
The Silver knights of Topeka are
making a special effort to create an in
terest in their organization. The charter
has been received and commencing this
week they intend to have some leading
citizen of Topeka discuss the financial
question at each meeting.
Among those who will address the
meeting is John r. Mulvane, who has
signifed his willingness TO tell the So
ciety what he thinks about the white
metal
At the first meeting next Thursday
evening which is to be held in Lincoln
Post hall, Gen. J. c. Caldwell is to be the
speaker
The other speakers who have been
secured are: Ex-Governor Samuel J.
Crawford, Ex-Governor Thomas a Os-
born, A B. Jetmore, D. G. Tlllotson,
David Overmyer, J. G. Waters, E. A.
Austin, ex-senator John Martin. P II.
Coney, A B. Quinton, c. &. Holiday, jr.,
and E. .. McKeever.
All of the meetings will be open.
secretary Carlisle at DuIuth.
DULUTH, Mimi, Aug, 12.-Secretary
Carlisle and party arrived here today on
the Amaranth. All are we'll
One Fare to Boston and Return
By the Union Pacific Choice of routes.
Sold Aug. 18th to gath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
H. w. M'AFEE ARRESTED,
A Difference Arises Over His Legal Rights
Cider Dealer.

A Difference Arises Over His Legal Rights
Cider Dealer.
b. W. McAfee thinks that he should
be- allowed to sell his cider from the
wagon at the corner of Sixth and Kan
sss avenue, having purchased peddlers'
license Captain Gardner thinks differ
emily. He gave orders that Mr.. McAfee
be arrested, aud Officer McEIroy took
him in charge.
This morning Mr. McAfee showed his
peddlers' license to the court, but the
Judge told him that he would have to
get stand license also, if he wished to
sell his cider by the drink on the street
corner. If Dir. McAfee gets a stand
license, he need not come down to the
police court tomorrow morning; but if
he don't there is no telling how mad
Judge Ferry and Prosecutor Bird will
get at him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-12
TWO KANSAS DROWNINGs
H E. MaskeII at burlington and Sam Car.
ter at Lawrence.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. ia special to
the Star from Burlington, Kas., says:
While II. z. Maskell and a companion
were in swimming in the Neosho river
near Strawn Sunday morning, Maskell
got beyond his depth and before as
sistance reached him was drowned. He
was about % years of age and unmar-
ried. The body was recovered.
LAWRENCE, Kas., Aug. 12.-Sam Car
ter was drowned in the Kaw river here
last evening while boating with three
com paniOns.