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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05

and those who were we'll acquainted
with the men expected tragedy at any
time. 1t came one night two years ago
The two men met in the French market
and after a few words, Balestraci, who
was carrying a cane. drew from its
sheath large sword with which he at
tackled Boulet.
The latter drew a revolver, fired and
killed the Italian. The trial resulted in
Boulet's acquittal. Ever since then
Boulet has been looked upon as a marked
man. His friends tried to persuade him
to leave the city, or at least to stay away
from the market. but he refused.
Last night he occupied a room in the bar
room on the second floor and it is believed
that the explosion was done for the sim
pie purpose of killing him. That he
escaped is looked upon as a miracle.
Balestraci was a leader in the Italian
colony. He was a man of great influ-
ence and was just the sort of an indi-
vidual, to be at the head of a Malta or
gAnization.
The dead so far rscovered are:
CHARLES SALATHE, grocer
MRS. CHARLES SALATHE, his wife. -
Fourteen months-old infant OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Salathe.
FELIX RIGor. bar-keeper for Abe De-
cuerst
JAMES EDWARDS, employed by Bar
thole
Injured: Lille ]. Salathe, aged five
years, badly bruised; Edward Salathe
four years old, bruised; Charles Reiss
driver, jaw fractured; /. Vallendi, skull
fractured; Tom Anderson, colored, sight
ly injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
TELLCONFLTCTTNG STORIES
But Either Ono Is Liable to Send Mary
Marshall to the Penitentiary.

But Either Ono Is Liable to Send Mary
Marshall to the Penitentiary.
The disreputable Mary Marshall, one
OF the worst colored characters in To-
peka, is on trial in the district court to-
day charged with robbery. The trial
occupied all Of yesterday afternoon and
this morning, and went to the jury this
afternoon. 1t is charged that the Mar
shall woman met Oliver Cunningham, a
north side farmer, who was at the time
the guest in Topeka of John N. Wilker-
son, as he came out of cigar store on
lower Kansas avenue.
Cunningham's story is that he had
broken bill and had all of his money
about $40, in his hand AS he stood on
the sidewalk looking for a street car the
Marshall woman grabbed the pocket
book and ran north Cunningham over
took her, and with the aid of two other
men led her to the police headquarters.
When she was searched there she did not
have any of the money with her.
Mary MarshalPs story is quite different.
She says that she and Cunning gham went
up an alley together, and other details
unfit for publication.
CuYningham's double purpose in the
suit 10 vindicAtion and the conviction OF
the woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
OVER A TRESTLE.
Four Persons Killed in a Wreck
in Ohio.
Coach Jumps the Track and Goes
Off a Bridge.
FOUR MORE KILLED.
Freight Train ON the Alton is
Piled Up.
TrampS Lose Their Lives in the
Crash.
FOUR MORE KILLED.

EVANSVILLE, O., April 5.-Four persons
were killed outright aud a fifth fatally
injured in a wreck on the Bellaire,
GAINESVILLE & Cincinnati narrow guage at
a trestls five miles west of Summerfeld
this morning. A coach jumped the track
as the train was approaching the trestle,
which is situated on curve.
The coach ran the ties half way across
and then the engine also left the rails,
Carrying down five bents of the trestle
to the ravine below.
Eli Lucas, engineer, whose family re-
side in this city, was instantly killed.
Mrs. Z. Young and her little daughter
of Summerield, and a resident of
Beallesville, suffered the same fate.
Jesse Jones, the fireman, was fatally in
jured.
The injured are: Jesse Jones, fatally
injured, Somerfield. O.; Nathan Young,
fatally injured, Somertield, o.; Joseph
Denoon, seriously injured, Barnesville,
o.; Frank Holland, baggagemaster, leg
broken, Somerf1eld, o.
Jesse Jones was pinioned between the
overturned engine and was badly cut
and scalded when found He cannot
live.
Nathan Young WAS rescued from the
coach, but cannot live. He is in pre-
carious condition. The engine and cars
are total wreck and also the trestle.
The trestle over which the train over
turned was about forty feet high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
Wilde GIVES UP.
Disrnisses His Suit Against the MarqniI
of Queensberry.

of Queensberry.
LONDON, April 5.-The suit of Oscar
Wilde against the Marquis of Queens
berry came to a sudden and unexpected
termination today shortly after the third
days proceedings were begun in the Old
Bailey before Judge Collins.
Sir Edward Clarke, leading counsel
for the plaintiff, asked permission on be-
half of his client to withdraw the suit
and submit to verdict of not guilty in
regard to the words ''posing as --
written by the Marquis Of Queensberry
on the card left by the marquis at the
Albemare club for Wilde on February
18, and which card formed the outward
basis of the suit
The jury, under instructions from JUS
tice Collins, returned a verdict of not
guilty, coupled with the statement that
the justification set up as defense by
the Marquis of Queensberry was true in
substance and in fact, and that the state
ment complained of was published for
the public good
The verdict was received with loud ap-
plause, which was not checked by the
presiding justice, and the marquis was
discharged from custody smiling and
surrounded by his friends.
| Shortly afterwards il was announced
that warrant for the arrest of Oscar
Wilde was to be applied for. all the pa
pers in the case having been submitted
to the public prosecutor.
Oscar Wilde has written letter to the
newspapers, inswhich hS says:
at was not possible to prove my case
without putting Lord Alfred Douglass in
the witness box against his father. Lord
Alfred was extremely anxious to get into
| the box but I would not allow it. Rather
than put him in such a painful position,
determined to retire from the case,
bear upon my own shoulders whatever
shame and ignominy that might result
from not prosecuting the Marquis OF
| Queensberry"
Oscar Wilde was arrested at the
| Cadogan hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
III. C. CORWIN DYING.
The Protector of the Old Dam Project
Passing Away.

The Protector of the Old Dam Project
Passing Away.
H. G. CorwiRs the protector of the
Anthony dam and one of the supporters
and advocates of the new company is
dying at his home at 21O East Fifth street
of consumption. At noon it was said
that he could live but few hours
Mr. Corwin has BEEN in failing health
for several years, but only recently has
he been confined to his room. lie at
tended the meeting of the council
month ago when the new dam franchise
was granted, but has not been out of the
house since. Only day before yesterday
did his condition become alarming. His
friends hoped he would rally as he often
has before, but instead he became worse
and last evening he became unconscious
and has been in q comatose condition
ever since, and his death is only ques-
ton of q very short time.
Mr.. CorWin had but one pet scheme
and that was the erection of a dam on
the upper site. When the Antheny dam
failed he did not give up hope but start
ed out 10 find some one with capital who
would build it. After years he found
the man he had been looking for and
now when the dam for which he has
worked so long seems assured he will not
live to see it completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
QUEEN LII HAS DIGNITY
She Will Not Exhibit Herself for $500 a
Week.


Week.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The last mail
from Hawaii brings an interesting bud
get of general information. An account
is published of the brilliant reception
given by Minister Willis to Admiral
Beardslee to which President Dole was
not invited. 1t was attended by all the
American officers from the highest down
to the cadets wearing their gorgeous
uniforms.
President Dole has restored the writ
of habeas corpus and martial law in the
island of Oahu, embracing Honolulu,
Indicating that security again reigns.
Adjutant General Soper has Issued a
congratulatory address to the national
guard and others who took part in sup
pressing "the late formidable insurrec-
ton"
The Honolulu papers say that friends
of the ex-queen declare she will treat
with contempt reported offer from a
United States Snowman of $500 per week
to come to the United States.
One of the papers is indulging in spec
ulation as to President Cleveland's trip
around the world, asking if he will stop
at Hawaii.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
"BUFFALO" JONES SUED.
Suit Begun by New Hampshire Bank to
FOrecIOse Mortgage.

Suit Begun by New Hampshire Bank to
FOrecIOse ~ Mortgage.
KANSAS CITY, April 5.-Attorneys Mills,
Smith s. Hobbs of this city have fled
suit in the Finney county district court to
foreclose mortgage of $4,000 on some
property belonging to G. F. Jones, who
is known all over the country AS Buffalo"
Jones.
The plaintiff in the suit is the Merri-
mao River bank of New Hampshire The
bank attached eighty head of buffalo be-
longing to Jones last summer to satisfy a
debt The suit was compromised in some
manner and Jones was allowed to keep
forty of the herd. The other forty were
shipped to New Hampshire, and they
are now on farm owned by the presi-
dent of the bank that filed the suit
The property on which the plaintiff is
endeavoring to foreclose a mortgage is
known as the Buffalo" block in Garden
City, and it is said that it is worth about
&1O0 1000,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
NO ACTION TONIGHT.

The committee on ways and means of
the city council at three o'clock this
afternoon decided to postpone action on
the new dam company contract, to next
Monday evening. The committee con-
cluded that it would require all the time
of the meeting tonight to canvass the
vote. The matter will now be decided
by the new council, in which there will
be four new members The article in
another place in this paper was written
before this decision was reached
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
COFFEE MARKET SHAKEN.
The Ex-President of VenezueIa Makes a
$4,000, 600 Purchase

CHICAGO, April 5.--A special to the
Inter Ocean from New York SAYS:
alt has been learned at the coffee ex-
change tha: Guzman Blanco, the x-prss-
ident of Venezuela, who is seventy five
years old and lives in Paris, had bought in
the last few months 100000 bags Of spot
coffee, worth about $4,000, 900, and was
also carrying big line of future. He is
carving the coffee on advances by the
Bank of France.
This fact, it is said, has practically
paralyzed the coffee market for the
time, as it is the largest purchase of spot
coffee made since 1893. Ex-Presidant
Blanco is reputed to be worth about ten
m llion dollars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
AGED PRISONERS.
Two Old COIored Women Who Make
False Affidavits to Secure Pensions.

Two Old COlored Women Who Make
False Affdavits to Secure Pensions.
Two old colored women were brought
from Kansas City last night and locked
up in the county Jail. They are both
charged with making false 4ffidavits to
secure pensions.
The women are Elizabeth Waters,
aged 81, and Mary Love, aged TO- 1t is
claimed that Mrs. Waters swore falsely
that she never married after the death of
her first husband, who was a soldier.
She had been married, and the govern
ment will have its revenge ia the United
States district court.
Mrs. Love committed the same serious
ofense and will be the companion of
Mrs. Waters during her incarceration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
OUTLAWS CAUGHT.
q. S. Marshals Overtake the
Rock Island Robbers.
One Desperate Killed and Two
Others Wounded.
A WAITING GAME.
Posse Has the Rest of the Gang
COrnered.
Dick Yeager a Notorious Char
acter is the Dead One.

HENNEssEY, Ok, April 5.-Part of the
posse in pursuit of the bandits who
robbed the Rock Island train near Dover
Wednesday night came up on the gang
35 miles west of Hennessey at 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon A fight ensued in
which one of the robbers was killed and
two others were wounded. As soon as the
robbers were sighted the deputies jump
ed from their horses and used them as
breast works.
When the robbers made an attempt to
retreat two of their horses were shot
from under them and one man was
killed. Another's leg was broken, but
he managed to get on his horse. An
other was badly hurt, but he too sue
ceeded in getting away.
The marshals gave chase to the re-
treating outlaws aud finally cornsred
them in bunch of timber about two
miles from the scene of the battle. Feel
ing confident the outlaws cannot escape,
a waiting game is being played, as the
outlaws must have food and water.
The dead man was brought to Heunes-
sey at II o'clock last night and has been
positively identified as Dick Yeager
alias Gyp Watt on whose head there is
an aggregate reward of over So, 900 in
Guiding the $1,000 offered yesterday for
each of the robbers by the Rock Island.
He was identified by United States
Marshal Grimes and G. C. Krepps, a
farmer who was acquainted with Watt.
He was also identified as one of the
Dover robbers by the entire train crew
this morning, as they passed here. Con-
ductOr Mack says he was the leader. IL
his possession was found the sack which
the porter was compelled to hold while
the passengers deposited their valuables
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
WENT THROUGH INCOG.
Standard Oil Mon Under Indictment Pass
ed Through Texas.

WACO, Texas, April County Attor-
ney Joseph W. Taylor has been informed
that recently MIR. John w. Rockefeller
and several other members of the Stand
ard Oil company whose names are in the
famous indictment, were in Waco.
The story goes out that Mr..
Rockefeller and his friends went to
Mexico from d Florida port and after
enjoying an excursion through Mexico,
determined to make an overland run
back to New York and entering Texas
at Eagle Pass went through Waco over
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, incOg in
a sleeper, keeping doors locked as long
as they were on Texas soil.
Judge 4 L. Henry, ex-assistant attor-
ney general, on hearing that the Stand
ard oil people had been in Texas, said
that Governor Morton would now be
compelled under the ruling of his pre-
decessor to grant their removal. The
indictments are here, and if they have
been in Texas since the bills were re-
turned, they are fugitives from justice,
and Governor Morton can no longer re-
fuse the governors req uisitiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
SHORTAGE OF HOGS.
Prices Would Go Away Up if Money Were
Not Close.

CHICAGO, April 5-Commission men st
the stock yards now predict a shortage
of hogs for the next three months. They
say for April, May and June the shortage
will exceed 100000 month, or 100000 in
all, and they also say that but for the
tightness of the money market the prices
would go higher and would advance at
least So per 100 pounds.
A competent authority, speaking on
the matter, said no day this summer
would packers see $4,000 hogs. Armour
and the other packers were buying Just
what they wanted and no more. The
causes are the high price of corn and
cholera this season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
M'BRIDE MAY DIE.
N DAUAO II M n OALe
President of the Federation of Labor Ca
Scarcely Recover.

President of the Federation of Labor Can
Scarcely Recover.
INDIANAPoLIs. April 5.-The friends
of John Nc Bride, the miners leader and
president of the Federation of Labor, are
seriously concerned regarding his health.
It had been expected that the treatment
at Hot Springs, Ark, prescribed by his
physicians, would speedily result in his
restoration to his former robust condi-
ton.
These hopes, however, have not been
realized. His health has not improved,
nor ID there any prospect that anywhere
in the near future he will be able to at
tend to the duties of his office, which are
now being looked after by Vice Presi-
dent Duncan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
A Texas Bank Fails.

Fort WORTH. Tex, April 5.-The City
National bank of this city failed to open
its doors this morning. On the door was
posted this. notice: This bank has sus-
pended payment by order of the board of
directors. All depositors will be paid in
full" City funds to the amount of $780,
900 were on deposit there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
BANK OFFICER SHORT

A Deficit Discovered in the LeavsnwOrtIA
National Bank.
LEAvENwoRH, April 5.-There is con-
siderable excitement in this city today
over the discovery of shortage in the
Leavenworth National bank. President
Havens stated this afternoon that the
shortage was small The exact amount
is not known.
The collector of the bank who is 90
years old was taken in custody and the
bank officials think they have the right
man. He has been in the banks en-
ploy but six weeks.
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FOUR KILLED ON THE ALTON.
A Freight Train is Crushed Together on a
Heavy Down Grade.

Heavy Down Grade.
ST. LOUIS, April 5.-A special TO the
Post Dispatch from Alton, Ills, says a
fearful wreck occurred this morning at
Alton cut off about a half mile north
of East Alton. A long heavy freight
train was coming down the grade when
the middle of the train bulged out and
fifteen cars were piled on top of each
other.
Four men were killed outright and
two fatally injured. None Of them are
known. but are supposed to be tram ps
who were stealing a ride. The injured
men were brought to the hospital III this
city. An inquest over the remains of the
dead is now being held at East Alton.
The wreck was caused by the train be-
ing too heavily loaded behind, and when
the brakes were put on the front cars,
the weight behind was thrown on to 4
fat car in the middle of the train, crush
ing it to atoms and wrecking the other
cars.
OF the four killed only two have been
identified They are David Hefley,
Watertown. Wis, and Frank Hareman,
Philadelphia.
Fourteen were injured more or less
seriously
Their names: Charles Custard. Lima,
~; QUO ocnrleoer, Argentine, Aas.;
Theodore Hunt, St. Paul, Mimi, Thomas
Cope, St. Louis; Harry Williams, Toledo;
M. Hickens, Chicago; W. Willetts,
Dallas, Tex; Ed. Olbusheist, Germany;
Harry Glass, Chicago; James Hart, no
home; James Martin, Salt River, Mass
John Howard, Cincinnati; Robert Sell,
New York; Winfred Garrison, Martins
vile, Mo-
The train wrecked was a outhbound
freight and all who were killed or iniur-
ed wora tramDS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05

KANSAS CITY, April 5.-A special from
Lawrence to the Star: One hundred
delegates Baptist Young Peoples union,
from three associations com uprising north
eastern Kansas are in attendance at con-
vention now IN session here. This morn
ing address was delivered by Rev. F. l.
Wilkins, of Chicago Convention will
adjourn tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
NEaIor Louia souther Dead.

SPRINGFIELD. Ills, April 5.-Major
Louis Souther, aged So, was found dead
IN bed this morning. He was for many
years managing editor of the Illinois
State Register.
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Mary MARSHALL Found Guilty.

The jury in the Mary Marshall case
went out this afternoon and required
only few ballots to agree upon a YER
dict of guilty of grand larceny. The
value of the goods stolen was fixed at
$685. The woman has not been sentenced
yet, but the sentence cannot be less than
a year at Lansing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
.BOY AND HORSES BURN.

A Stable Boy and Eleven Horses Con-
sumzd in Nebraska Fire.
BEATRICE, Neb., April 5.-Fire broke
out in the Brubraker livery barn this
morning at $3.50. The building and con-
tents were consumed. Only by the heroic
efforts of the fremen was a disastrous
confagration averted, as the wind was
blowing a gale at the time.
A boy IS years of age named Ben Holt
was sleeping in the barn, and his charred
remains were found after the flames were
extinguished. Eleven head of horses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
Eo Djvorca rar wt;ion-

CHICAGO, April 5.-The sensational
Stiles divorce case was finally disposed
of today. Yesterday Judge Ewing re-
fused Everett Stiles petition for di-
vorce from Mrs. Stiles and today denied
the motion of the plaintiff for leave to
t1ls an amended bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
Seattle NewspaDer NTan Dead.

SEATTLE, Wash. April Go II. He'll
porn, managing editor of the Post Intel
Hgencer and president of the Seattle
Guarantee Loan and Trust company. was
round dead in his bath tub this morning.
Death was due to natural causes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-05
PETECALLAHAN DEFAULTS
The Sentence of the Police Court is AT
firnaed by judge Hazen.

hrmed by Judge Hazen.
Pete Callahan's liquor case was set for
hearing in the district court today. The
case is one appealed from the police
court Callahan failed to appear. aud
Judge Hazen accepted this as default
and ordered that the sentence of the po-
lice court, 800 fine. stand. Callahan
was picked up on the street and locked
in the city prison.
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Rroke 3 Rone.

Harry Hunter, a ten-year- old boy, who
lives at 1913 West Fifteenth street, fell
of horse yesterday and broke his col
lar bone. He was not otherwise hurt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-10

Funk's department was presented ey NIT.
Thomas Nsnsor. requesting tnat MS
Funk - re-engsEed. Mr. winsoT mace q
strong plea for her retention. ana sala II
the board would give one valid ooJec'son.
he would withdraw his name from me pst'-
ton. The board ignored Mr. Wfnsor
question. and Mr.. George +. Hosaeh. -
chairman Of the board. who savors NESS
Funk. renewed the request. The BOARD
persfstently refused 20 give any reason
for no; retaining her. when Mr. Minsof
roasted" the other members. W w he
Long and j. H. Blake, In vigorous STYLE
Neither De Long nor Blake defended ms
course. Their action has caused talk o. >
mass meeting to protest against IL
counter petition approving the action OF
the board was also presented
The other teachers engaged are: Misc
Coburn. Miss Startup. Miss Pike and Misc
f,erfts KIIworth The last named was en-
gagged with the understanding that she Sc
cures a second grade certificate Tne FOL-
lowing acre placed on the preferred list:
sffss Alkaline Wares. Miss Bertha Wares.
Miss Cook, Miss Huff. Miss Lou Warren.