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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-28
THE ROADS A co.
The Railroad from Cofeyville to
Vernon, Texas,
Has Plenty of Backing and Will
be Built.
FOUR COUNTY SEATS
In the Strip Will be Tapped by
the New Line.
FOUR COUNTY SEATS

GUTHRIE, Ok, March 2s.-The directs
ors of the Kansas, Oklahoma & South
western Railway Co. met in this city
yesterday and completed arrangements
for the building of the proposed road
from Coffeyville, Kan, to Vernon,
Tex. The charter of the road has been
granted and the line will strike Arkan-
sas City, Pawhusl1a. Guthrie and four
county seats in the strip. The hackers
of the enterprise are st. Louis mer-
chants who have agreed to put up ST.
900, 600. The town of Vernon, Tex,
offers $5O,Oo0 and the right-of-way
through the county
PROFESSORS MEET AT ANN ARBoR.
ANN ARBoR, Mich, March 2s-Uni-
versity and high school professors of
all ages and representing many
of the leading educational insti-
tutions of the United States are at
tending the classical conference which
opened here yesterday. The confer
ence was arranged by the Michigan
Schoolmasters' club, of which Principal
w. Ii. Butts, of the Orchard Lake
academy, is president and Principal K.
G. Pattingi1l, of the Ann Arbor high
school, is chairman of the committee
on arrangements.
MEETING OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.
ATLANTA, Ga, March 28.-Grand
Chief Conductor E. E. Clarke, of the
Order of Railway Conductors, who has
been here several days completing ar
engagements for the annual convention
of the order to be held here in May,
left at noon yesterday for his home in
iowa. One of the largest halls in the
city has been secured for the conven-
ton, and plans are being made for an
immense gathering.
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Speaking Of the boy king of Spain,
correspondent of the Congregational
ist says: There are many points in
the court etiquette of Spain that make
it hard to be boy king and harder
still to be the boy kings loving mother.
AS he was born a king little Alfonso
had to have a household of his own,
with his own suite of rooms. He cannot
even dine at the same table with his
mother, nor can she perform for him
those tender little offices that mothers
delight in and children find SO comfort
ing. The little king has to go through
with tedious state receptions, which
weary him sadly and sometimes try his
childish patience beyond endurance.
Once at a grand church function the
baby sat upon his nurses knee, all
dressed in white, as patient as baby
could be. A bishop had been holding
forth for a good hour, and everybody
was doubtless waiting for him to close.
At last the little royal listener could
bear it no longer, for he is a high
strung little man, and with glance OF
indignant despair in the direction of
the tallxer, he clutched at his party
white hat and cast it upon the floor.
When his mobiles were paying their
compliments to him on his second
birthday their king entertained himself
by jumping up and down the steps of
his throne"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-28

A curious story Is told by the Vienna
correspondent of the London News. A
young man, the representative of
large firm, who carried large sum of
money with him, recently spent the
night at hotel at Presburg. AS usual,
he remained some time smoking in
bed. Suddenly the burning cigar fell
to the floor. He bent over to extin-
guish it, when he saw a hand projected
from under the bed to put the cigar
out. It made him very uncomfortable.
He lay awhile and then saying, aloud:
How very cold; shall get my fur
coat" he jumped out of bed, few to the
door and called for help. The would
be robber was caught. He confessed
he knew the occupant of the room had
money, which he hoped to get while he
slept. He had been fireman former
ly, and could not resist the impulse to
extinguish the burning cigar
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An Old Custom Revived.

At the first diplomatic dinner given by
the new president of the French repub-
lie NJ. Felix Faure created quite SEN
sation by inaugurating a new custom,
or rather by reviving an old one which
had long fallen into disuse. All the
ambassadors and ministers present, to-
gether with their attaches, both civil
and military, had been requested be-
forehand, through the medium of the
"Chef du Protocole, otherwise the mas
ter of the ceremonies, to don their gala
uniforms instead of the customary
swallow-tail and white tie. According
ly, everybody who was entitled to wear
one was attired in a gold or silver
braided coat-even French officials
and as the ladies had seized the oppor-
tunity to put on their gayest dresses
and their most sparkling diamonds, the
general effect was quite magnificent.
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Versatile Dealer.

An ancient sign, said to be still in ex-
istence at Falmouth, has the following
announcement:
ROGER GILES,
eURGLN, PARRISH CLARK sKULElfAsTER,
GRosER 81 HUNDERTAKER,
Respectfully informs ladys and gentle
man that he drors teef without watching a
mint, applies laches every hour, blisters
on the lowest farms and vizicks for penny
q peace He sells Godfather's kordales,
kuts korns. bunyonss doctors bosses, clips
donkies vance munth and undertakes to
locke arter every bodies nayls by the ear.
Joesharps, penny wissels. brass kanei-
sticks fryin pans, and other moozikal him
strumints hat grately reydooced flyers
Young ladys and gentlemen larns their
grammar and langeudge in the purtiess
mannar, also CRATE care taken off their
morrels and speilin. Also zarm zing1ng,
tachying the bass vial and oil other sorts
of fancy work, spudils, pokers, weazels
and all country dances tort at home and
abroad at perfekshun. Perfumery and
snuff in all its branches. As times is cruel
bad, begs to tell ee that has just be-
ginned to sell all sorts of stashonary ware,
cox, hens, vouls, pigs and all other kinds
of poultry, Blackin brishes, herrins, coles,
scrubbin briches, tray kel and Cooley Dukes
and bibles, misetraps, brick -dist whisker-
seeds, morrel observation-disclosures, and all
zorts of swate- mats, including Eaters, sas-
sages and other garden stuff, bakky, ziz-
ars, lamp oyle, tay kittles and other in
toxzigatin likkers, a dale of fruit, hats,
zongs, hare oyle, pattins, bukkits grindin
stones and other aitables, corn and bum
yon salve and all hardware. has laid in
large azzortment of trype, dog mate,
lolApops, ginger beer, matches and other
pickles, such as hapsom salts, hoysters,
winner sope, anzetrar.-Old rags bort and
zold here and nowhere else, new layde
heggs by me Roger Giles, Ringing burdes
keeped, such as bowls, donkeys, paykox,
Holsters, crickets, also stock of a cele-
brated bray6er.
P. 81 tayches geography, rithmetic,
cowsticks, jimnastics and other chyneesy
tricks
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TAYLOR MURDER TRIAL.
Court Room Unable to Hold the Specta; ors
Statement of the Case.

Statement of the Case.
CARRoLLToN, Mo-, March 28.-Before
6 o'clock this morning groups of people
stood in the courthouse yard, and at 9
o'clock, the hour set for the Taylor
trial to begin, the court room was
packed, while not one-fourth of the
struggling mass of people could get in
side.
At o'clock the Taylor brothers, fol-
lowed by a, struggling crowd of men
and boys, were led by Sheriff George
E. Stanley from the jail to the court
house. William was dressed in black
broadcloth of a clerical cut. George
attracted most of the attention, for he
is handsome looking man.
T. NJ. Bresnehen, prosecutor of Linn
county, read the indictment and
made brief statement of the states
case, in which he said that it would be
proved beyond a doubt the Tay1ors
murdered the Meeks family. He re-
ferred to the murders as the most
atrocious that had ever been commit
ted in Missouri. When he turned and
pointed his finger at the elder brother,
saying: "And there sits the man, Bill
Taylor, who planned and helped carry
out this CHASTITY murder" Taylor
shifted uneasily in his chair. Mr..
Bresnehen said that the strongest kind
of a motive for the Taylors wanting to
get rid of the Meeks family would be
established.
The attorneys for the defense, when
called upon to make an opening state
ment to the jury, said that they wished
to make no statement, but were ready
for trial.
1t was decided to exclude all wit
nesses save the officers of Linn and
Sullivan counties. Then w. H. Nc
Cullom, Clay Biswell, DIR. Van Wye,
coroner of Sullivan county, Harry Will
son, Lot Lantz and r. T. Curtis, all
young men of Browning, who went
to the scene of the murder as soon
as the news reached that town,
were called in rapid succession and
testified as to what they found. They
all told of the finding of a revolver
blood stains. evidences of struggle,
of prints of mans knee and toe in
the mud indicating a fall, and evil
dences of a body having been dragged
along the roadside where the crime
was supposed to have been committed.
Mrs Kitty Eden, who lives about
600 yards from the scene of the slaugh-
ter, testified to having heard the shots
and then Mrs. Martha Mee1s, mother
of Gus Meeks, took the stand. Mrs
Meeks can neither read nor write, but
she made an excellent witness just
the same. She was left alone in
her sons house when the family went
away with the Taylors and she told of
the visit of the brothers and the de-
parture. Col. Hale attempted to show
that she did not know George and Bill
Taylor at that time in cross-examina-
ton, but failed signally. Mrs. Meeks
was on the stand until late in the after
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A PRIESTS NosLE WORK.
His Glorious eelf-sacrince In the Nina
nssota Forest Fire.

His Glorious eelf-sacrince In the Nina
nssota Forest Fire.
The exploit of the brave engineer
who piloted his train through the tor
nado of flame in the Minnesota forest
fires and rescued swarms of terror4
stricken refugees has made him famous;
but the self-sacrifice Of poor parish
priest in Hinckley has hardly been
mentioned, although there was in it
much Of the finest quality Of heroism,
says the Youths Companion.
From the moment when the destruc-
ton of the town was menaced by the
rapidly advancing wave OF fame, he
ceased to think of himself and devoted
all his energies of mind and body to the
protection and rescue Of others.
He went from house to house, warn
ing the inmates of their peril, and beg
ging them to take refuge in sand pits
where there was water. While panic
stricken men were Harvesting horses
and frantically seeking to escape into
the burning woods, he was calm and
collected, reassuring everyone whom
he met, yet pointing out the only
chance of safety.
He led one group after another to the
sandpits when they were beside them
selves fron1Afear and excitement. When
one place of refuge was overorowded
he found another, and begged the strag
glers to follow him.
The woods were flaming on every
side, and the refugees standing in the
water felt in their faces the scorching
breath of the storm of FIRE. The good
priest had words of encouragement for
IL - -. L: L.
supported fainting women when they
were falling from fright and fatigue;
he put the stoutest-hearted man to
shame by his GOODNESS, cheerfulness and
energy.
With his hat he poured water on the
heads of women and children in that
fiery furnace. He took the coat from
his back and tore it in half. One frag-
ment he dipped in water and bandaged
the forehead of a woman with a child
clinging to her. The other half he
wound around the heads of two help
less children whose faces were scorched
with the heat of the burning forest.
Bareheaded and in shirt-sleeves he
stood among the dying and ministered
to them while he had strength to
stand, eyes to see and a voice to utter
words of comfort and hope. His was
the spirit of self-sacrifice and of minis
try to the needy, and whether shown
in Catholic.or in Protestant it is worthy
of high commentator.
The fight of the train through the
burning forest was the more stirring
story in print, but what could have
been nobler or more heroic than this
devoted mans work among his focki
There were deeds of valor and chiv-
airy before the walls of Zutphen in
Flanders, but one act of self-sacrihce
alone is remembered. Sir Philip Sid
ney, wounded, dying and burning with
thirst, put away from his own lips the
bottle of water which had been brought
to him in his agony and gave it to a
common soldier covered with gore who
had glanced at him wistfully.
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A Catholic SCHOOL Burped.

Thomas parochial school on Pyle
street in ArmOurda1e was burned to
the ground last night. The fire was
undoubtedly of incendiary origin. The
building was erected and furnished
two years ago by the Catholics of Ar
mourdale at cost of So, 900. 1t was
partly covered by insurance. The
building on the south of the school was
occupied by the acting pastor, Father
Andrews. 1t was damaged to the ex-
tent of $500, and the one on the north,
occupied by the sisters, was damaged
to the extent of about $500.
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LOAN COMPANY CREDITORS.
They Hold Meeting in Russell and Elect q
Permanent Assignee.

They Hold Meeting in Russell and Elect
Permanent Assignee.
RUSSELL, Kan, March 28.-A credit
ors' meeting of the Central Kansas
Loan & Trust Co. was held yesterday
afternoon, quarter of a million liza
bilities being represented. Charles P.
Copeland, trea surer of the company,
was elected permanent assignee and an
appraisement of assets ordered. The
company has three thousand acres
of clear land and equities in many
western farms, but little cash can be
realized. The surplus of the company
has gone to protect guarantees. The
liabilities consist of $25, 600 debenture
bonds and 1925, 900 guaranteed first
mortgages on Western Kansas farms.
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round Dead in = Wen.

PARSONS, Kan, March 2s.-An I'M
known man was found dead yesterday
in an abandoned well about ID miles
west of Parsons. His throat was cut
and everything tended to show that he
committed suicide. From letters found
on his person he is thought to be James
Lykens. of Butte, Mont. The coroner's
jury returned verdict of suicide.
Usual Story of Gun and Boy.
GUTHRIE, Ok. March 2s.-While a 12-
year-old son of Robert Motley, of Te-
cumseh, was playing with his fathers
Winchester it was discharged, killing
his 10-year-old sister.
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The MONETARY CONFERENCE.

l F7E MONE AK 7 CONF aENCEs
The United States. May BE Represented
Notwithstanding the Presidents Opposi-
tion.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The oppo-
sition of the president to the proposed
monetary conference may be partially
overcome by independent action on
the part of senate and house delegates.
While an international monetary con-
ference is not an assured fact, the
Fifty-third congress, as is well
known, made ample provision for
an American representation In case
France, England and Germany agree
to conference. The Wolcott resolu.
ton, adopted by the two houses and
signed by the president, provided for
appointment by the senate of three
members of that body and similar
number of representatives and three
civilians, to be selected by the presi-
dent.
The house and senate commissioners
have been named, but the president
has not as yet selected the civilian
commissioners. The story is current
that the president will not, even if a
conference is asked for by the three
great powers, appoint these commits
sioners. The Question now being dis
cussed is this: If the president dis
regards the act of congress Great
ing the commission by refusing to name
the three members provided for, would
that invalidate the act? There is au-
thority for the statement that some of
the commissioners will go on their mis-
sion if the conference is called, whether
the president carries out the instruc-
tions of congress or not.
An appropriation of 500, 600 is avail
able whether the chief executive enters
into the play or not. It is verS GER
tain that Senators Teller and Daniels
will go and it is believed that Mr.. Hit
will also join them on the part of the
house. 1t is thought likely that Jones,
of Arkansas, and Culberson, of Texas,
will not attend owing to their friend
ship for the presi dent.
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Ii HUNG CHANGES WOUNDS.

Information in Official Circles Which
Causes Alarm to His Condition.
WASHINGTON, March 28.-Although
nothing is said at either the japanese
or Chinese legation as to the condition
of Ii Hung Chang, the Chinese peace
envoy, it is known that advices
have been received in official
circles that serious results are ap-
pretended from the wound. In fact,
the information has been such as to
cause some discussion as to the effect
his death might have upon the situa-
ton in the Orient. It is generally be-
ieved it would prevent Japan securing
as good terms as she had intended to
insist upon.
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Scots Emulsion

IS Cod-1iyer Oil emu1sifed, or
made easy of digestion and as
sirni1ation. To this is added the
Hypophosphites of Lime and
Soda, which aid in the digestion
of the Oil and increase materially
the potency of both. It is a re-
markab1e fesh-producer. Ema-
ciated, anernic and consumptive
persons gain flesh upon it very
rapidly. The combination is a
most happy one
Physicians recognize its SUI
perior merit in all conditions of
wasting. It has had the en-
dorsement of the medical pro-
fession for 20 years.
Don't bspsTsuGdsd to take substitute!
Scott & BOwnes n. Y. All Druggists. SOC. and ST.
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Ordered to Be Deported,

Reeth, the diamond cutter, who came
with twelve others of his craft last
week on the steamer Westernland, and
upon whose affidavit they were all
barred as contract laborers. had a re-
hearing before the board of special in
quiry at Ellis island, which was con-
cluded on Tuesday. The board sus-
tanned the former decision, and ali
were again ordered deported.
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Strictly CORRECT.

ut strikes me-" said the man who
knows something of everything TO the the
atlical manager, lit strikes me that you
have good deal of nerve to say that you
engaged your company at an enormous
expense, when 1 happen to know that not
one of them gets more than $40 a week. -
''Just you wait till you see them act, -
said the manager. If you don't think $40
a week is an enormous expense for the
work they put up, IL buy the dinner. -
Cincinnati Tribune
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The Cat out.

Mrs Twickenham entertaining Mrs
Bingo at dinner)-Have another olive,
Mrs. Bingo. I do think they are such a
luxury.
Bobbie Bingo-You must like them,
don't your
Mrs Twickenham-Yes, Bobbie, do
Whyf
Bobbie-Mother says you don't have
many luxuries. York Herald.
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McKinIev (3oinr West.

TOLEDO, O., March 2s.-A special
from Columbus, O., says: 1t is stated
here on good authority that arrange
ments are being made for western
trip to be made this summer by Gov
Mckinley. Insurance Commissioner
Hahn, who is now in California, is said
to be preparing the governors timer
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To Treat with the Indians.

WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The organ
ization of the commission appointed to
negotiate with the five civilized tribes
will be completed within short peri
cd. The number of members was in
creased to five at the last session of
congress, but the two additional COM
missioners have not yet been named
by the president.
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An Unfinished Story.

Nodd-They say now that you shouldn't
walk the floor with baby, but just let
him cry it out
Todd-Yes; I've tried that with mine.
Nodd-How does it work?
Todd don't know. I'm living at the
hotel-Brooklyn Life.
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IS THERE 4 BLACKLIST?
Two Reports by the Colorado Investigat-
Ing Committee.

DENVER, March 2a-The house COM
mittee appointed to investigate the al
legged blacklisting of strikers by the rail
roads has submitted two reports. The
majority report stating that the railroad
companies do not exchange blacklists
has been adopted by the house.
The minority report stating that q
blacklist is virtually in effect was sup
ported by all the Populist members of
the house except one.
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thrown from q Bugey and Killed.

SENECA, Kan, March 26.-Mrs James
Brannaugh, who lived miles south of
here, was thrown from a buggy and
killed. She was an old resident of
Nemaha county and leaves a husband
and a family of children.
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Kitty--Not one of our parlor chairs
stands straight They have all lost a cas-
ter or something
Tom-Ah, suppose every one of them
has a history Life
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In Greenville, Miss, fire DESTROYED
the Planters oil mill owned by Delta
planters and merchants The plant
cost S112, 00o and the product and stock
on hand was valued at Sc, O00 covered
BY So, 900 insurance.
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Better Than ..Nothine..

Uncle Mose-Dat dorg is ma best friend.
an wouldn't sell 'um TO- nothin.
Van Pelt-I'n give you so cents for him
Uncle Mose-He's yo' dorg.-New York
World
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KILLED AT PRAYER MEETING.
An Oklahoma Man Shoots Another, Inflict-
Fatal Wounds.

GUTHRIE, Ok, March 2s.-Reginald
A. McGinnis, aged 20, entered prayer
meeting at the "a By schoolhouse, 8
miles north of town, last night, drew a
revolver and fired on Joseph Bradford,
a married man, aged 26,-inhicting a
fatal wound. A feud had existed be-
tween the men, McGinnis, alleging
that Bradford had been intimate with
his wife, from whom he was divorced
three months ago,
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Re~ra, German saIve.

The household remedy. Every family
should keep it for cuts. burns, bruises,
and inflammation of all kinds. w. R.
Kennady keeps full supply.
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A Noble Deed.

Eyewitness-Br my good friendl
You have exerted your utmost strength
to save poor Rosenstein from a watery
gravel
Mandl-And for a good reasonl He
owes me 90 marksl-Schlesisohe Zeitung.
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She-why is this world SO melancholy
by nature?
Hell suppose because one of it's funda.
mental laws is that of gravity. Rec.
nd
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Five ChiIdren Perish.

M1LNor, N. D., March 2s.-The resi-
dence of Phoenis Christensen, a carpen-
ter, was consumed by fire last night.
Five children, ranging in age from to
Is years, persisted in the flames
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Mrs. McMahan's lecture on ssDra m attic
Element in Literature" Unity church,
Friday evening % cents.
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ExnlnirRd.

Wife Cat brs akfast;-l didn't henr you
when you cam e III 1sst night.
Husband-1 ep-sr that the reason /
didn't heaI y1n - Philadelphia Inquirer.
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suits 811.75

Get good set of teeth for So. DR.. 4
c. Sloan, 1913 Kansas ave.
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Gen. S. B. Daboi, of st. Johns, was
elected department commander of the
Michigan G. a. E. on the first ballot
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and up made to order; guaranteed fit. Chi.
cage Tailoring Co., 512915 Kansas avenue