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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
Passenger Traln Escapes a Wreck


WARSAW, Ind, Aug. 6.-Esrly this
morning train wreckers threw a switch
on the Pennsylvania road at Eagle Lake
station, two miles east of this city, for
the evident purpose of wrecking one Of
the fast express trains. A freight train
plunged into it instead, and the Iocomo-
tive and several cars we're thrown down
a steep embankment The trainmen es-
capad by Jumping.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

Judge and Mrs. N. c. McFarlsnd le1s
this afternoon for Lake Geneva, 49, ZOE
q months stay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06
HamIet Had one.

Workhardd (after the play)-Tf an
Impractical dreamer, like Hamlet, had
had to make his own living, what
would he have done?
Friend Ca poet)-Done as the rest OF
US do-borrowed Of his uncle
Gen. Campcs Suddenly Appears.
HAVANA, Aug. 6.-Captain General
Martinez de Campos arrived here unex-
pectedly at o'clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-06

Special pains taken in doing up lad
els waiats Peerless Steam Laundry.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18

New York, July 12.-The Herald
today says: There is every indication
that the American Tobacco Company
has completed what is hoped to be the
most important combination in its his
tory, and by accomplishing it, has be-
come one of the strongest trusts in the
country. The great manufacturing to-
bacco house of Lorillard & Co., it is
declared, is about to join the trust,
merging with it a business which has
been famous for more than century.
The trust is so confident that this COM
bination will be affected that tobacco
iobbers in this city, Chicago, Cincln-
natl, Denver and San Francisco, have
been notified that within thirty days
the Lorillard brands will be supplied
by the American Tobacco Company,
otherwise the trust, to their customers.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
The West VIRGINIA Miners.

Bluefields, w. Va, July 1O.-The
situation is very grave in the Elkhorn
mining region. Mr.. White, Cover
nor McCorkle's private secretary, says
danger is imminent and that trouble
may occur at any moment. A tele-
gram from the governor today to Colo
mel Terry says if any more parading
with guns is done by the miners the
troops will be sent. Threats of burn
ing the tipples are made, and this,
with the derailment of cars, has created
serious alarm. The heavy guard of
United States marshals, together with
the governors letter has had good
effect. The company here is in readi-
ness to move at any minute.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
Fatal Accident at SnOkane.

Spokane, July 9.-Michael Dolan,
conductor on the Ross Park electric
railway, was killed at an early hour
this morning. He was making the last
trip, acting as motorman, with no one
else on board. In leaning from the
platform, he was struck by one of the
poles and knocked to the ground. The
car ran into the city and was stopped
by the displacement of the trolley.
Dolan was found dead, having crawled
along the track after the accident. He
has been employed by the street rail-
way company four years A brother
lives at Battle Ground, twenty miles
from Vancouver, Wash.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
Bull Fight in Colorado.

Cripple Greek, Colo, July 11.-Ar-
rangements are being made for the
holding of carnival of sports, of
which genuine bull fight is to be the
principal feature. 1t will be held at
Gillett, one of the towns in the Grip
pie Greek district, and while no date
has yet been announced, it will occur
early in the fall The bull fight will
be conducted in the same way as in
the City of Mexico, and two of the
most famous toreadors of the Mexican
capital have been engaged to conduct
the affair. A pen 14O feet in diameter
has been constructed and seats for TO-,
900 persons are being erected. A
Wild West show will be another fea-
ture. This will be the first bull fight
ever witnessed in the United States.
While the authorities state that they
will prevent the affair, the manage
ment is confident that the law can be
juggled with until the fight is over.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
PRENATAL AGENCIES.
Novel Defense of Jimmy LOgue, the
Notorious Burglar.

Novel Defense of Jimmy LOgue, the
Notorious Burglar.
Philadelphia, July IA peculiar
defense will be made in behalf of
Jimmy" Logue, a notorious all
around crook. Mrs. Jennie Sullivan,
the nurse of the mother, who died re-
Gently in st. Louis, is coming with pa
pers to secure a pardon for Logue on
the ground that his criminal tendency
is altogether due to parental influences.
The principal document which Mrs.
Sullivan is reported to be bringing to
this city is letter from Mrs. Logue to
her son, which tells him of the sorrow
he has caused her. The dying woman
wrote:
Neither our folks nor you have ever
known the cause which | believe to
have been your ruin. You know your
father and myself to have been re-
spectacle and honest. | was careful
in Gaising you for reasons known only
to myself, but in spite of all you have
been desperate blow to me. But,
knowing what | do, cannot feel hard
toward you, for it is now my firm be-
lief that l, myself, your poor, old
mother, am responsible for your bad
and unlawful habits. Just before you
were born your father was drinking
more than was good for him and would
spend all his wages in drink if he had
an opportunity. l found it very hard
to get any money from him for our
bread and meat. At last | got SO that
the only way [ could get any money
was by waiting until he was asleep and
then picking his pockets.
MANY and many night l have got
ten up when he was asleep by my side
and like a thief gone through his peck
cts and taken what money | found.
Then he had a temper, and l was
always afraid when would be picking
his pockets that he would wake up and
find me doing it.
"Thus / went through all the brain
sensations of daring burglar, even
such as am informed you have become.
After that you were born, and | firmly
believe you came into the world thief
owing to that crime-like practice of
mine.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
FORTY-THREE KILLED.
This Is the Probable Loss of Life by
Fridays Storm.

Kansas City, July 1O.-Reports of
storms during the past three days show
the entire eastern watershed of the
Rocky mountains to the Nebraska and
Iowa lines and to Texas, were swept by
the severest blow. Fields of grain that
promised the most bountiful yield for
many years, were swept bare of vegeta
ton. The seas of rain were allotted
i'll their work of destruction by lorna
does. 1t is too early yet to sum up the
loss, but the total is appalling, and
the loss to those whom the angry ele-
ments spared life have little left to
sustain it.
Stories of the storm are so familiar
that statistical summary is all there
is left to tell. The storm focus en-
braced an area of 200 square miles,
with the southwestern corner of Mis-
souri, as its center. The greatest loss
Of life is reported from Winona, Mo. :,
where eleven corpses have been found,
with as many more missing.
At Baxter Springs, in southwestern
Kansas, five were killed, and eleven
seriously injured by the cyclone that
accompanied the storm. One person
was drowned at Columbus and two at
Ottawa, Kan. At Van Buren,, Ark, a
mother and babe were drowned. A
family of five was encamped on the
banks of Fish creek, Indian territory.
Nothing Of them or their belongings
ortn Of tlni,
on pile of driftwood. At Thomas
vile, Mo-, where the rainfall was four
inches in one hour, five persons were
lost.
Unconfirmed reports are received of
the loss of life as follows: Three at
Fayetteville, Ark; one at Paola, Kan;
one at Richards, Kan; six of hunt
ing party in Indian territory This
gives the known and probable loss as
forty three lives. This total will be
increased when the receding waters
permits a thorough search.
The loss of property can be placed in
the millions. Dwellings, fences and
farm buildings were carried off, and
highway and railroad bridges swept
away. Thirty of the eighty buildings
in Winona succumbed. Five resi-
dences, church and warehouse went
down at Baxter Springs, Kan. About
jefferson City, Mo-. many square miles
of growing grain were destroyed
Traffic on the Fort Scott & Memphis
railroad is temporarily suspended.
Reports of damage to property other
than above noted, come from five
points in Kansas, and nine in Mis-
souri,, six in Arkansas, and two in In
dian territory. The storm spent itself
in Illinois, but, having lost its force,
proved a blessing to the crops.
The above summaries are only
fraction of the loss of property. The
greatest burden tails upon the farmers,
as the season is too far spent to plant
new crops. The country's granary has
been cleaned out. Details of individ
ual suffering and experiences would fill
volumes and repeats the horrors of
JOhnstOwn.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
THE CRISIS IN CANADA.
1t Has Grown Out of the Manitoba
school Question.

Ottawa, July IA considerable
ministerial crisis has developed in the
dominion parliament over the Mani
toba school question. Rumors of the
resignation of Hon. Oumet, minister of
public works; Sir Adolph Caron, post
master general, and Hon. M. Anglers,
minister of agriculture, are circulated.
These three are the only French Can
adams i'll the cabinet, and backed up
by the twenty-seven French Canadians
III the house of commons, have all
along been demanding remedial legis-
latiOn for Manitoba.
When the cabinet decided first to ne
gOtlate with Manitoba, with a view to
arriving at conclusion, the French
ministers desired to resign and went 50
far as to hand in their designations to
the prime minister. These resigna-
lions, however, were handed in with
the understanding that they were not
to be acted upon until the prime min
lister heard further from the French
men.
Yesterday afternoon in the house of
commons, Hon. MILFORD Laurier, lib
eral leader, moved as a resolution of
want of confidence, the adjournment of
the house, claiming that the resigna-
ton of the French ministers indicated
that discussions in the government
made it unworthy to carry on the
affairs of the country. This resolution
was voted down II to 70. The lib
erals expected the French conserva-
tives to vote against the government,
but only one of them, Mr.. Levine, con-
sentative, of Montreal, voted with
them.
In the senate Sir mckenzie Bowel
said he had nothing to say regarding
the rumored resignation.
1t is rumored that Messrs. Oumet.
Caron and Anglers will reconsider their
decision and will withdraw their resig-
nations, which have not been accepted.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
IT ENDED IN A FIzzLE.
COrnell.Leander Race Wound
Up in a Row.
GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT TO ALL
Britishers Were Not Ready at the Start
and Refused to Accompany Amer
leans Over the Course.

Henely on Thames, July IL. The
first day of the 36th anniversary of the
water Derby of Great Britain was Il
disappointment to all concerned. Cor
nell was pitted against the crew of the
Leander Boat Club, composed of ex-
Oxford and Cambridge Oarsmen, and
said to be the strongest ON the river.
There was some confusion at the
start, owing to the presence near the
starting-line of number of boats,
which seriously interfered with Lean
der. Consequently the latter was
somewhat slow in getting in position.
Then, when the umpire asked ii the
crews were ready, Cornell promptly
answered YES" and the umpire
claims Leander did the same. This
the Leanders deny. In any case the
umpire gave the word go" and the
Cornell crew shot away, but only half
the Leander crew started, and their
stroke protested that they were not
ready. In spite of all this the umpire
allowed Cornell to pull over the course,
and awarded the Americans the race.
The Leanders have lodged a protest
against the umpire's decision, and it
was referred to the board of stewards,
but the board will not change the deci-
sion.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
DR.. PALEN'S CASE.
Miss Thompson Tells the Story Of the
Engagement.

Miss Thompson Tells the Story OF the
Engagement.
Huntington, Pa, July 11.-Miss
Margaret May Thompson, who has in
stituted legal proceedings against DIR.
Gilbert J. PaleD, Of Philadelphia, a
nephew of the late Jay Gould, for
breach of promise of marriage, claim
ing $25, 900 damages, is now at her
home here and speaks freely of her
case. She is professional nurse and
enjoys the highest public esteem for
her charming personality. She is FL
years old.
Gin the first place." said she, CDR.
Palen did not attend me professionally
when l was i'll in Philadelphia as he
states. DR.. Palen was interested in
my recovery and to my father said
that we were engaged to be married,
but that he did not want his father to
learn of our engagement until after
his graduation.
"When l was home in March last,
DR.. Palen wrote to me, saying that he
was coming to see me, and on March
s he did come. My parents being
aware of his coming, and knowing Of
our engagement, naturally gave him a
hearty welcome. Up to this time he
had not told me of his relationship to
the Gould family nor of his financial
standing. These facts, had l known
them, would have had no influence
in inducing me to give a favorable an
swer to his proposal. "
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
Ransom Stokes, of Sunnydale, Near
Seattle, the Victim.

Seattle, July 10. - Sunnydale, a
Sparsely settled community about eight
miles from this city, has been the scene
Of tiendish and mysterious murder.
Ransom Stokes, the victim, was mid
dle-aged man, well-educated and able
to live without labor on money he re-
celyed from property in the East. OF
late he has been advertising for wife,
and on that account was at the post
Office frequently. Yesterday it was
discovered that he had not been for his
mail for ten days, so search was
made. His house was locked, but on
looking through the window it was
noticed that things were in confusion.
The people, knowing that he was in
The habit Of bathing every morning IN
a little creek that runs through the
woods some distance from the house,
Went there. Nothing was found, but
I'll odor was noticed coming from the
woods A search resulted in the dis
coyeIy, about 100 yards from the house
III the dense brush, of a large pile of
vs. lootS, eCC. UnuSr one Slut W0Ic
The remains of a fire, which had burn
ed into the pile some distance. The
stencil from this heap was terrible, but
one OF the men got down on his knees,
looked through the hole and discovered
me remains of human being. The
coroner was Immediately sent for, and
ieturned there this afternoon. He
found that the fire which had been set
10 the pile was intended to burn up the
remains of Ransom Stokes. The face,
hands and neck were scorched, but
nothing more. On taking the body
from Its place, it was found that ten
OucEshot had been fired into the man S
Oack' piercing the heart and lungs.
Suspicion rests ON Fred Kindling
ana Charles Kindling, two ex.con-
vets, who were neighbors of Stokes,
ana whom Stokes said he had ordered
Vi AIS place. The two men are under
arrest, but deny knowledge of the case.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18

Cleveland, July 10.-About 1000
striking workmen were in the vicinity
of the American Wire Company's
works today. The company had posted
notices that the plant would be started
today. A large detail of police was
on hand but there was no trouble of
any kind. The rod men returned to
work at both the American Wire Com
pany and the II. P. Nail Company's
works without any opposition on the
part of the strikers. No attempt was
made to resume at the Backers wire
nail works. Nearly 5000 men are
idle on account of the strike.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
JAPAN'S WAR INDEMNITY.
1t Is to Be Used for the Purpose of In
creasing Her Navy.

1t L. to Be Used for the Purpose of In
creasing Her Navy.
Washington, July 15.-It is the be-
lief among officials here that Japan
will use large part of the war lndem-
nifty which China is to pay her for the
purpose of greatly increasing her navy.
The financial resources of Japan will
be very great during the coming year.
The customs receipts will be very
large, as the new treaties which she
effected with leading nations Will
bring about readjustment OF tariff
duties so that much greater returns
will be realized. 1t is owing to the
assurance of an ample treasury that
American. shipping firms have turned
their attention toward Japan. The
authorities have already indicated their
purpose of taking considerable part
of the funds for new ships
The department of state has been
advised by our minister at Seoul that
there is much excitement there over
the flight of the minister OF the inter
ior. PAX Yong HE. The king issued
an order for his arrest on the charge OF
treason, but abetted his escape to ia
nan. PAX is brotherin law of the
king, and has the title of prince. De-
cember II, 1894, when the new caol'
net was formed, PAX was brought for
ward by the japanese, appointed to
the office of minister Of the interior
and forced upon the king. He soon be-
keame practical dictator, but showed
little political wisdom. and ailenateo
the friendship of the Japanese, who
for some time have been anxious to see
him relieved.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
No FATALITIES AS YET
nstails of the Catastrophe at
Atlantic City.
yvE1TIGATION WILL FOLLOW
49,. accident Was Caused by the Col
Iar~, Of the second Floor Over
.: Eefreshment Saloon.

Atlantic City, N. j., July 13.-No
,'.,l. nave as vet resulted from the
E.,.r.1 last night at the Baltic-avenue
,.iua although, in other respects, the
1.+,,Is If the occurrence have not been
.rqg5rrafed A conservative estimate
.T..a. fine number of wounded close to
5oo of these only one is i'll immedi-
~ danger, Frederick Claproth, of
Lnuing,' band, Camden. The report
,bar both Claproth and Miss Jennie
gorlwan. Of Philadelphia, were dead,
i. rnrrue. The accident was caused
nv the collapse Of the second floor of
+6a buIdiug, over the refreshment pa
ri6,D. Just previous to the crash, Jen-
nngs band began to play for the Elks,
and the majority of the people were
mus attracted to the upper floor. But
tar this there would have been a great
Ioss of life A party of New York uel-
-53res were below, but heard the
,Iarming crash Of timbers and escaped
IA the board walk outside not second
crowd was the primary cause of the ac-
rdpnt, but there is talk of fixing the
responsibility, it having been gener-
gllv thought that the structure was old
and dilapitated.
The Casino building fronts the ocean
from the board walk at the head of
Baltic avenue 1t is frame, two
story structure, built about two years
ago by the Casino Amusement Com
pany. 1t has been unoccupied for the
past two seasons.
When the pillars supporting the up
per floor gave way, the floor collapsed
into a funnel-shaped gap, forming a
"E, - open at the apex to the lower
floor. which fortunately stood the
shock. Those sitting in the middle of
the room We're at the bottom of the
heap of humanity, which filled the
space Cries of women and shouts of
the men added to the confusion. AS
soon as possible willing hands assisted
III the work of rescue, and the injured
were COuNtyeu W ti1o HOSp1Gdlo, AOS1-
drnceS and hotels.
Every house was thrown open for the
reception of the injured, and every
available conveyance was pressed into
service to carry them to their hotels.
Meanwhile the physicians were on the
scenic and doing all in their power to
aid the unfortunates who had been
caught in the crash. The excitement
amid the assembled crowds was great
Fl than i'll the immediate neighborhOod
Of the wrecked building. The people
injured were those who were so unfOr-
nnate as to fall underneath the mass.
The scene of the casulty is being Wis
listed by thousands today. The injured,
who are scattered all over the island in
cottages, hotels and hospitals, are do
ing well as far as heard from.
1t is understood that the authorities
will begin an investigation with a
view of ascertaining the cause, and
also to provide against the possibility
Of a recurrence of such a catastrophe.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
IN TURKISH PRISONS.
Advance Guard of the Armenian Revo-
lutiOnists Captured.

Van, Armenia, May 3O.-(Associ-
ated Press Correspondence)-The ad.
vance guard OF the revolutionary party,
which, as announced a week ago, was
betrayed by the Turkish government
the night of Sunday, May 10, is now
III prison IN the city of Van. Only one
member of the party escaped, and he,
at the earliest possible moment, and at
great risk to himself, put himself in
communication with the correspondent
OF the Associated Press. The latter is
now III possession of complete informa-
ton with respect to the prisoners. But,
as he is not disposed to furnish the
Turkish government information, so
long as there remains the slightest
chance that these men may escape
death, he holds, for the present at
least, considerable part of the facts
concerning them.
The men have been hiding in the
mountains waiting for achievements
and making plans for carrying Oh their
work. The weather having turned out
cold and wet, they went to the house
OF HahtO, head man of the Tchiboupla,
to warm themselves and dry their
clothing. Hahto was disposed to be
friendly to the Armenians, as he was
not Turk, and great numbers of his
fellow -countrymen had been massacred
by the Turks in the Mosul district in
1898.
tInnn PRIV HoI% o1c ~
men stacked their arms in the corner
and gathered about the fire. While
there, Hahto's scribe, a Turk, called
his master out of the house and insist
ed that they be handed over to the
Turkish government. The scribe
threatened to denounce Hahto to the
government unless the men were be-
trayed. HahtO then called together a
force OF Kurds and Vezides and order
ed them to make the capture. The
villagers went into the room one by
one and took part in the conversation.
At signal they seized the guns and
commanded the men to surrender.
Taken by surprise the revolutionists
made no resistance. Of the fourteen
members only one escaped. Each man
had Bedouin rife and six of the party
had revolvers. The prisoners were
taken to Sew the next day, and then
were marched sixty miles to Van,
where they arrived Wednesday. Their
arrival was witnessed by large num-
Der of Turks and Armenians. On the
way they were beaten by gun butts and
prodded with bayonets, and otherwise
maltreated.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
One Arrest Made.

Sacramento, July 9.-There is some
hope that the men who murdered old
Juan Orellanda with hathet and ten
robbed and threw his body into the
Sacramento river will be brought to
justice. Last evening the body was
found in the mud in the bottom of the
river. The river front is infested with
hard characters, who would not hest
tate to commit a murder for small
sum of money. The old Waterman,
while on spreee, had displayed some
gold pieces in saloon, and when he
returned to the boat which he had been
taking care of he was followed and
murdered. This evening a river-front
man, Jack Dunster, was locked up in
the city prison by Officer Rutherford,
ON suspicion that he knows who COM
mitted the crime, if he did not actual
ly have hand in it. The prisoner
trousers are stained with blood.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1895-07-18
The Old HPeR Legv Mine.

Yuma, Ariz, July lat is now
generally believed that the gold mine
found near Indio, ON the desert, by the
McHenry brothers, is the old Peg
Leg mine, found by Peg Leg Smith
and party over sixty years ago. The
quality of quartz, old workings, hu-
man bones, kind of gold. richness and
location indicate that it really is the
old mine. 1t is producing from $500
to 81 900 per day. Two million dol
lars have been offered for the property.