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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21

STEELE CITY, Neb., Nov. 21.-The
more the affairs of the defunct Steele
City Bank are investigated the more
ugly they appear. 1t is now generally
believed that its president, c. B. Rice,
will never return to town, and every
piece of property he owned here has
been attached. The worst phase of
the banks failure was brought to
light when it was discovered that a
large number of forged notes had
been uttered by the banks officials
and disposed of at a discount to banks
ut St Joseph and Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21
WALLER'S CASE.


France May Proclaim Amnesty for An
Madagascar Political Prisoners.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Although the
State department absolutely refuses to
confirm OF deny q report that the
French government has refused to
furnish it the record of the Waller case
some difficulties, it is known. have
been encountered in procuring this
document. just what the nature OF the
trouble is cannot be learned, but 1t
is understood that the application for
the record is not regarded by the
French government as a matter OF
right in the United States. and it is
assumed that if our application takes
more the shape of request than a
demand the necessary documents may
be forthcoming. Meanwhile the Wal
Ter case itself may be suddenly settled
SO far as the liberation of Waller is
concerned. by the voluntary action OF
the French government, as word has
come here from official sources to the
effect that it is contemplated proclaim
ing amnesty for all political prisoners
taken in Madagascar, which would in
clude Waller, unless some special
notice be taken of his case and claim
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GROVE PLEADS GUILTY.
Not to Train Robbery, With Which He Ii
Charged, but to Jail Breaking.

Not to Train Robbery, With Which He Ii
Charged, but to Jail Breaking.
ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Nov. 21.-Train
Robber Pat Grove pleaded guilty to
the charge of jail breaking in court
yesterday, after he had already en-
tered plea of not guilty. Sentence
cannot be passed on the prisoner until
he has had his trial for the crime of
train robbery. which is set for Deem
Der 4. If Grove Is convicted of train
robbery, his sentence IN the jai! break
ing case will be only SIX months in
jail, but should he establish his inno-
cence of that crime, he may consider
himself lucky if he gets off with less
than three years for the offense to
which he pleaded guilty.
In an application for a continuance,
Grove laid all the blame for the Jail
delivery on dead men. He alleged
that the locks on the cell doors were
sawed by Joe Burries and William
Owens, both of whom are in their
graves
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He KILLED THREE.
A Terrell, Tex, Saloon Keeper
the Cause of Three Deaths.
He Shot Four Times at a Man
on Horseback.
BULLETS HIT OTHERS.
Two Bystanders in Range We're
Also Killed.
Murderer Was Hurried from the
City for Safety.
BULLETS HIT OTHERS.

TERR1LL, Tex, Nov. 81. r. M
Joyce, proprietor of saloon in this
city, fred four shots at ]. w. Ogles,
on horseback, last night, one of the
shots striking Seaborn Huckaby in
the neck, breaking it, and almost
causing instant death. A second shot
struck Buck Scott in the shoulder,
ranging downward and coming out at
his back. Huckaby and Scott, mem
bers of the Green Zouaves, were drill
ing in the streets and happened to be
in range of the stray balls.
Ogles was found nearly an hour
later in branch street about block
and a half from the scene of the shoot
ing, dying from a pistol shot which
had entered his side and came out at
his neck. Joyce was arrested and I'M
mediately hurried from the city by
Marshal Keller. Bert Hunt, the negro
porter in Joyce's saloon, is also under
arrest and pistol was found on his
person when arrested.
This is the bloodiest tragedy ever
committed in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21
THE NEW RAILWAY TRUST.
Senator Chandler Declares That the New
Agreement Is Illegal.

Senator Chandler Declares That the New
Agreement Is Illegal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Spealzing of
the agreement signed in New York by
the officers of the joint traffic associa-
ton, Senator Chandler, said: 81 have
not examined the contract in detail.
Apparently the railroad managers
have been trying during the last six
months to modify the agreement so as
to avoid appearing to violate the law.
Yet it now stands as a trust agree
nent in restr of trade and COM
every road being committed to the
board representing all the roads, so
that no road can lower any of its rates
to the public without violating the
agreement. The provision for fning
each road which may break the agree
ment, and using the fine for the bene-
fit of the other roads. is an illegal di-
vision of earnings. The president, the
attorney general and Chairman Morri-
son can easily defeat the agreement
by procuring the Indictment of all the
signers under both the antitrust and
anti-pOoling statutes.
The recital in the agreement that
the managers do not intend to violate
the interstate commerce law is the
meanest subterfuge ever attempted to
be imposed upon an intelligent COM
munitF. The law now explicitly for
bids pooling agreements and trusts
like this. The whole object of the
railroad presidents is to make trust
and pooling agreement, and it is
bare-faced afrontery to insert this
pretense of a desire to observe the law.
can not add anything to my emphatic
utteranees concerning this crime to
what have said in my letter to the
President and his subordlnates. If
this gigantic trust can deliberately
and definitely tramp1e on national
laws, no trust can be suppressed in
America"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 21.-William
Meyer, the man who was recently con-
structively jailed by Police Judge
Tucker for refusing to taste glass of
beer in open court and to testify to it's
Intoxicating quality, was unanimously
elected grand president OF the Sons of
Herman for the ensuing year for this
State. Other officers elected are: Jo-
sephS palm, Leavenworth, grand vice
president; Ernest Lang. Marysville,
grand second vice president: Christ
States, of Topeka, grand secretary;
August Holm, Marysville, grand treas
urer; j. H Conrodt, Leavenworth, F.
Kahkle, MarysviIle, and II. Schwear-
ing, Topeka, trustees:
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SOVEREIGN RESIGNS.
BY a Unanimous Vote the Resignation L.
Not Accepted.

BY q Unanimous Vote the Resignation L.
Not Accepted.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The ele-
ments of the Knights of Labor repre-
sented by the international Socialists,
which caused the downfall of General
Master Workman Powderly a couple
of years ago, endeavored to precipitate
another crisis in the secret meeting of
the general assembly of the Knights
of Labor here yesterday. The
representatives of District as
sembly 40 of New York pre-
sented charges against General
Master Workman J. R. Sovereign to
the effect that his administration is
not in line with the best interests of
labor and that he and his officers have
compromised with capitalists. Mr..
Sovereign defended himself warmly
and at the close of his speech ten
dered his resignation.
General Worthy Foreman Bishop,
who was in the chair sustained point
of order that a verbal resignation
could not be received. The friends of
the administration appealed. BY an
almost unanimous vote the assent bly,
refused to accept the resignation and
adopted vote of confidence in Mr..
Sovereign and the other general
officers. The New Workers from No.
40 refused to vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21

GUrHR1E, Okla, Nov. 21.-There is
great excitement in the Choctaw ma
ton over the final passage of the bill
making it treason, punishable by
death, to sell land to a non-citizen, to
attempt in any way to curtail the
powers of the Choctaw government or
even to talk or urge a change of gov
eminent or the allotment of lands or
opening of the country to settlement.
This law will stop all meetings or con-
ventions in favor of progress or treat
ing with the government, and effect
uallY muzzle the press of that part of
the territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21

Having the needed merit to more than
make good all the advertising claimed
for them, the following four remedies
have reached phenomenal SALE DR..
Kings New Discovery, for consumption,
Coughs aud Colds, each bottle guaran-
teed-Electric Bitters, the great remedy
for Liver, Stomach and Kidneys. Buck
lens Arnica Salve, the best in the world,
and Dr. Kings New Life Pills. which
are perfect pill All these remedies
are guaranteed to do just what is claimed
for them and the dealer whose name is
attached here with will be glad to tell
you more of them. Sold at ]. &. Jones'
Drug Store.
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Married n Convict.

PADUcAH. Ky, Nov. 21.-Kayton L.
Skinner and Annie B. Curry, daughter
of the warden of the State prison at
EddyvilIe, have been married under
peculiar circumstances. Skinner was
received in 1892 for killing Martin
Bigwood and came near dying in
prison. The warden's daughter nursed
him and interceded after his recovery
with Governor Brown for pardon,
after which the compile eloped to St
Louis. Warden and Mrs. C. L. Curry
have forgiven them and they will re-
turn to Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Nov. 21.-The
Republican meeting yesterday was
the largest ever held by the leaders of
the party ID this State in an off year.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of holding a conference and al
lowing the candidates to push their
individual booms for office. With the
understanding that Harrison is can
didate and the expectation that he
will be the nominee, there is horde
of candidates for the several positions.
the list. The fight or the State
Craftsmanship is between 7. K. Gowdy.
the present chairman, and Z. H.
Nebelzer, who was United States
Treasurer under Harrison. AS he is
close to Harrison his friends claim his
election
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SUGAR PLANTERS WARNED
Buildings and Plantations VIII Be De-
stroyed Unless They Suspend.

Buildings and Plantations VIII Be De-
stroyed Unless They Suspend.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Pit is under
stood that an order, of which the
following is a translation, has been
issued from insurgent headquarters in
Cuba:
To the Sugar Manufacturers, Cane
Planters and Proprietors of This Zone:
First-The buildings and cane fields
of all plantations will be considered
and respected provided no work is
given to any able-bodied laborer, nor
the operations of grinding commenced,
and when there are no Qualifications
nor forces located in the same for
their protection.
term of ten days, to expire on the
18th inst, is hereby granted for the
suspension of all works, if commenced,
the destruction of the Notifications
which may exist, and the withdrawal
of troops, if any, from same.
Those who contravene this order
will be severely punished, and their
buildings and cane fields reduced to
ashes
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RATHER THAN TAMMANY.
DR.. John P. Peters Would Prefer sun
day Opening of saIoons.

NEW YORK, Nov 21.-Dr. John P.
Peters, rector of St. MichaePs church.
Amsterdam avenue and Ninety ninth
street. spoke yesterday on temperance
and the excise law.
"rhe enforcement of our excise law
on Sunday he said. ''has clearly had a
considerable effect in decreasing crime.
but it has aroused the opposition Of
those who think their personal liberty
is interfered with. The law is much at
fault II would be better to have law
permitting the SUNDAY opening of sa.
looms than continual c, of law viola
ton.
SIN this city the conditions were Pc
culiarly bad before the present admins
traitor. Blackmail was carried on to an
almost incredible extent.
"Rather than go back to the conditions
under Tammany administration, it
would be better to have a law permit
ting all saloons to be open"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-21
is RICH IN GOLD.
The Cripple Creek District Pro-
duces a Million a Month.
Increased Outputs Shows Re-
turn of Gold Fever.
RICHEST IN WORLD.
SenatorTe1ler SaysColorado Has
Greatest Producing Field.
Most of the Mines Are Yet
Undeveloped.

CHICAGO, Nov. 2L-The Times Herald
this morning devotes two columns to a
carefully prepared report on Cripple
Creek and the gold fields of Colorado.
1t says in part:
A million q month. This is the prs-
cious metal product of the Cripple Creek
district, and this figure, big as it seems is
inside, rather than beyond the monthly
gold output, a conservative rather'than
liberal statement The shipments for
October were 1880 tons of smelling
ore of an average value of $50. and 5000
tons of milling ore ranging from 50 to
$50 per ton, with an average of SIS.
The total value of high grade ores for
October was $962.000 and of the low
grade ores 100000. The grand total of
the product reaches $1,U64 600. The
record for November will show an in
crease. For the first fifteen days of
November the shipments of high grade
ores 10 the smslters have averaged $50
tons daily over the Colorado Midland
and $50 tons daily over the Denver 6
Rio Grande railroad.
These ores held up to the October
the shippers in gross $595,000. The low
grade ores averaged higher. Figuring
freights. milling fees and mining the ex-
traction of gold from So ore means a
loss of 50 to Sc per ton TO the pro-
uOer
->oyember's low grade ore has aver
aged $50 20 the ton. OF this class 265
tons daily have been moved making for
the first half of the month a value of
$4,000. If the tonnage continues for
the remainder of the month the gross
product will be S., 1923, 900.
The original discovery of gold in
C..5-- Il
les which led to the present development
1890. The Creek country was then
known as Pisgah park and was regarded
as fitted for stock raising purposes only.
Il is asserted by the miners that this
country containing "a square miles
contains more riches than any other
region in the world. There is some basis
for this assertion. Of the many claims
staked out hundreds are held by the as
sessment work only. The owners lack
funds to develop or hold their claims for
speculative purposes 1t ia probable that
fewer than one hundred mines are regu-
lar shippers of ore. and perhaps half the
mum Der are dividend payers.
One may count on his fingers the COM
panieS and private owners whose shafts
and tunnels are deeper than 200 feet.
The production thus far has been wholly
superficial and incidental only 10 the
search for the principal veins. As the
work on the leads progresses the ore be-
comes richer. The value is almost gus
ceptible of exact calculation when
the original assay at the surface and the
depth of the shaft is known.
Senator Teller, who was here last
week, left his Endorsement on the Grip
pie Creek country. As is known he is
ar, anciant and praetical mioar His
views on silver do not seem TO bias or
warp his judgment on gold ores 1T is
the greatest gold producing section in
the world" ne said 81 am glad Colora-
do has it, and hope her capitalists will
be able to retain it'
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Took Them AL In.

WICHITA, Kan, Nov. 21.-Last night
at a special meeting the Mystic
Brotherhood, the newly born secret
organization having for it's object the
overthrow of prohibition, took into
full fellowship all the delegates of the
State to the grand lodge meeting of
the Sons of Herman, thus giving each
delegate full authority to institute
similar lodges of the Brotherhood in
his county. This will bring the new
organization in every county in the
State.
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LONDON, Nov. 2I.-A dispatch to the
Times from Odessa says it is stated
from Kars, which is located on the
Arpa-Chai river, 100 miles northeast
of Erezoum, that the Russian frontier
guard had killed or captured numer-
Gus Kurds who have been engaged in
pursuing Armenians trying to escape.
Three Armenians who have just ar
rived at Kars state that they are sole
survivors of an Armenian village
which numbered several thousand in
habitants before the massacre.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 21.-Wallace
G. Miller, clerk for Justice of the
Peace Owen W. Kruger, was found
guilty in the Criminal court at indie
pendence yesterday of having COM
mitted fraud while fficiating as judge
of election in the Sixth precinct, Sec
ond ward, at the election last Novem-
Der. The jury fixed Miller's punish
ment at two years in the penitentiary.
He is the first of the alleged election
thieves to receive penitentiary SEN
tence and the fourth one to be tried.
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PREPARING FOR DEFENSE.
Secretary Herbert Pressing Plans for Re-
sIsting Possible Navy Attack.

btSGSng POSSIBLE navy Attack
WASHINGTON, Nov. Secretary
Herbert is pressing vigorously the
preparation of PLANS for the defense
of the United States against possible
attack by any foreign naval power
Already much has been done
by the naval war college in
that line during the session just
closed, under the secretary's di-
rection, and the program for the
next session, which begins June 1,
next. at Newport, and runs till Octo-
Der l, just published, shows that the
work Is to be carried forward without
interruption. The principal problem
will be the conduct of naval opera
tions IN the Gulf of Mexico BY an
American naval feet. Other work
will be the construction of a war
chart and defense plan of Nantucket
sounds and the general strategic con-
sideration of Delaware and Chesa-
peake bays
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DEXTER, Mo-, Nov. 2I-On Sunday
night last Robert Morley, farmer
living about twenty miles south OF
here was called to his door by man
named Early, and three companions.
and taken away. Monday his dis
emboweled body was found hanging
to tree. It appears that Morley ane
Early had a personal encounter few
days ago and Early was worsted
Early has escaped and his companions
are unknown.
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CHLLIcoTHE, Mo-, Nov. 21.-Alexan-
der T. Williams, a wealthy farmer and
pioneer settler and Mexican war vet
eran, died yesterday, aged 7s. He was
one of the $50 Missourians in Colonel
A. w. Doniphan's famous regiment
that conquered Arizona and New Mex
leo, and from there fought It's way to
Buena Vista to reinforce Genera?
Zachary Taylor. He was the last sur
vivOr but one in Livingston county OF
his regiment.
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CALDWELL, Ohio, Nov. 2l.-Mrs.
Rosa Webb, nee Foster, near Olive
Green, a bride of only two days, COM
United suicide by taking arsenic. She
was married to William Webb last FRI
day night, but the marriage was bit
ter1y opposed by the brides parents.
A family disturbance arose. resulting
in Mrs Webb taking the poisonous
drug Sunday evening.
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A bounty on Exporta.

WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 21.-The
National Grange spent most of the day
considering the Lubin proposition,
which calls for a government bounty
on all agricultural products exported
from the country. This was favored
by minority of the agricultural com
mittee. Finally, the majority report,
referring the matter to Congress and
the people, was adopted.
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Marie Jansen Leads a Strike.

NEw YORK, Nov 2J.-Marie Jansen
led in strike at the Garrick theater
last night The members of the Mer-
ry Countess company claim that they
have not been paid for the past month
or more. The owners of the company,
Miss Jansen claims, promised to pay
back salaries last night, but they
failed to appear at the theater and the
strike resulted. No perfor nance was
given.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Nov. III
Farris Cox, a faro dealer, shot Al Wag-
ner, we'll known sporting man, in
the Turf saloon in this city last night.
The shot took effect in Wagner's left
shoulder. coming out of his mouth,
and it is believed it will prove fatal
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Searching for His Daughter.

SEDALIA, Mo-, Nov. PIC. N. Thou
venel, a prominent farmer, who re-
sides near Boyler's Mill, Benton
county, arrived in the city yesterday
in search of his pretty 1G-year-old
daughter Rosa, who ran away from
home with Fred Chism, negro, last
Saturday night No clue to the
clippers has been obtained.
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SEDALIA. Mo-, Nov. 2I.-Willian
Cation, aged Is years. was killed here
last evening in runaway accident
He was thrown from wagon anc
dragged for several hundred feet, hi.
body being badly nangled
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New YORK, Nov. 21.-The cold wave
that has been general throughout the
West and Northwest reached here la st
night. At the weather bureau at II
o'clock it was said that there had been
drop in temperature from 40 degrees
at noon to 32 degrees, freezing point.
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LONDON, Nov. 2l.-The Chronicle ex-
presses the opinion that the presence
of the United States Ambassador at
the foreign Office indicates desire on
the part of the United States govern
ment to join in the European concern
for the suppression of the present Ar
menian difficulty, and as assisting in
the restoration of peace in the Turk
ism Empire.
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ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. Nov. 2I.-Dominicl
Wagner, the ex-priest of st. Mary.
church, is on trial in the Crimina
court on the charge of embezzline
81, 500 from the parish. The expires
is defended by the best lawyers in the
city.
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FeOr Ball.

Kansas vs.. Missouri, Thanksgiving day
at Kansas City. You can see all Of the
gamo and still reach home at an early
hour in the evening by avaiIing yourself
of the cheap rates and convenient train
service of the Union Pacific. Fast train
leaves Kansas City at 1870 p. m, reaches
Topeka $40 p. N. Fare will be $500 for
round trip
F. 4. LEWIS,
CITY Ticket Agent
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Ear Orer Fifty YerA

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for children teething. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums, ailays all
pain, cures wind collie. and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea- Twenty-i five cents
a bottle.
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ATCHIsoN, Kan, Nov. 2I-Judge
Webb, of the District court, refused
the application of the attorneys for r.
c. Meade for change of venue to Wy
sndotte county. Meade will be tried
"a Atehison county this month -
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Minneapolis Ordered to Turkey.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2l.-The United
States Steamship Minneapolis has
been ordered to join the European
squadron Immediately. doubtless on
account of the Turkish situation,
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BOSTON, Nov 21.-The advance
guard of the approaching cold wave
reached Boston last night. Snow be-
gan falling at IL o'clock.
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Seven changes of water is she way We
cleanse all work entrusted to US. Peer
less Steam laundry.
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Beggs' German Salve.

The greatest pile ointment in the
world. It cures where all others fail
A positive guarantee with every box.
Cali for sample box. Sold by all drug
gists.
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Ask your dealer for Burgharfs cigars