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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-26
PECK AND PECKHAM.
A Large Party Of Prominent
Santa Fe Officials Here.
Geo. r. Peck, Wheeler Fl. Peck
ham and the Receivers.
A TOUR OF INSPECTION
Travelling Over the Lines in a
Special of Six Cars.
Visit Shops and Offices and
Leave for the West.

A large party of Santa Fe officials
were in Topeka for a short time this
morning. They arrived in a special
train of six cars at six o'clock this morn
ing and left for the west shortly after
ton.
The party was made up of Edward
King, president of the Union Trust COM
pany and family and servants; Wheeler
II. Peckham the attorney for the compa-
ny, family and servants; Attorney Bea-
man of the reorganization committee
and family; George R. Peck and daught-
er Isabella; Receivers j. ]. McCook and
Aldace +. Walker and families.
Mr. Peckham is the man who was
nominated by President Cleveland for a
position on the bench of the United
States supreme court. He was rejected
by the senate at the instigation of Sena-
tor Hill, because he had not been an or
thodox supporter of Senator Hill and the
New York Democracy.
Mr. Peckham is a tall man, rather
slender, and wears the English side
whiskers. He is a pleasant conversa-
tlonalist
The members of the party say that
they are simply out on a tour of inspec-
ton and that their trip has no particular
business significance. If it has anything
to do with the plan of reorganization no
one in the party was willing to say so
1t is the plan to go over the line TO Los
Angeles and then to San Francisco on
the Southern Pacific. The party will
then return by way of Ogden enjoying
the mountain air and scenery.
The party was shown through the
Santa Fe shops this morning and the
workings of every department were care
fully examined Some of them were
surprised at the immensity of the estab-
Iishment and all were greatly pleased
with the manner in which the shops are
conducted
They also spent short time at the Of
fees and were taken through by Re-
ceiver Wilson and General Manager
Frey.
The party also made a short call on
Governor Morrill, and hurriedly went
through some of the state Offices.
They were then driven to the depot
and left on their special train. Receiver
Wilson and Judge ]. B. johnson and A.
A. Hurd accompanied the party to EN-
poria and will return this evening. Gen
e1al Manager J. ]. Frey will accompany
the party on their tour.
W. H. Rossington and daughter, Their
esa, also accompanied the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-26
REEDMEN WORRIED.
They Are DisgruntIed over McKinIey'c
Success in the South.

ATLANTA, March 26-Private advices
received by leading Republicans here
Indicate that the close friends of Tom
Reed are considerably disgruntled over
the evident success of the political part
of McKinley's visit to the south. While
that visit is social, Mckinley has receiv-
ed as callers at Thomasville leading Re-
publicans of Georgia, Alabama, Florida
and North Carolina, and they are the men
who control
Atlanta, however, furnished the feat
ure of his trip that has worried the Reed
forces most, and that is the apparent de-
Election from their ranks of Colonel
Buck, Georgia's chief Republican. Buck
entertained Mckinley when he was
here, and is pronounced for his nomina-
tion. He is not only a power in Geor-
gia, but throughout the south. And there
is another reason why his action has
weight; he is a Maine man, and has
heretofore been regarded as certain for
Reed.
Because of this fact his support of
Mckinley has created some consterna-
tion among the Reed forces. The letter
referred to says that Reed himself feels
very much put out at this act of Mr..
Bruce, who has heretofore been his warm
personal friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-26
YOUNG TALKS BACK.
He Says the Charges of MT. Wait al
Not True.

He Says the Charges of MI. Wait Are
Not True
Chas. r Young, who filed the charges
against Treasurer w. S. Wait of the
state board of charities, said today in re-
ference to Waits defense and his charges
against Young:
"Wait says in his voluminons letter
to the governor that c. R. Young who
signed the charges against him, is a fu-
gitive from justice and that he ran away
from Concordia to avoid arrest upon
warrant in the hands of the sheriff
charging him with violating the crimi-
nal law of the state. Wait did not state
the truth in making such statements.
II challenge them to find any court in
Kansas that ever issued such warrant" :"
''Concordia is only 100 miles from
Topeka, l never made an attempt to con-
ceal my whereabouts during the eleven
months I was head cook at the asylum.
The Sheriff from Concordia brought pa
tients there about dozen times, and if
there was a warrant out as represented
by Treasurer Wait it could have reached
me easily.
Mr.. Young is the son of the present
probate judge of Cloud county. 4
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In THE DISTRICT COURT.
Many Legal Matters of Minor Importance
Transacted by Judge Hazen.

Many Legal Matters of Minor Importance
Transacted by Judge Hazen.
Laura Sprong is the plaintiff in a suit
brought today for a divorce from John
Sprong. They were married March 8,
1894, at Topeka. and she says her .hus-
band has neglected to provide her with
food, Clothes or fuel to such an extent
to apply to the poor COM
missioner for aid In fact
about the only thing Sprong did give his
wife was an occasional @piece of his
mind" which so destroyed her peace of
mind that she wants her maiden name
and the custody of little Cora. She says
her husband owns the house and lot at
627 Lime street, and she vans it.
Two prisoners pleaded guilty in
the district court this forenoon.
Robert Graham admitted that he
the grand jury last fall, and was SEN
fenced to one year in the state peniten-
tiary. Graham is a col ored man. His
false testimony was in connection with
the notorious Maggie Green case, the de-
tails of which are unfit for publication.
The. other victim was Bayless Big
by, one of the porters of the Union
Pacific hotel, who was charged
with selling liquor. He got the Gus
tomary sentence. 800 fine and costs and
thirty days imprisonment
Judge Hazen granted two divorces to-
day.
Mollie Phillips got a divorce today
from Joseph ]. Phillips on the ground of
non-support
Lizzie Daniels was divorced from John
Daniels because he deserted her.
A number O So called double liability
cases. are set for trial this afternoon.
The suits are against the stockholders of
the state fair association, the sugar COM
pany, and a number of other defunct
companies who left creditors behind
them
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LOST A FORTUNE.
= Young Man Contests Will When He Is
Forbidden.

- Young Man Contests viii When He Is
Forbidden.
OAKLAND, Cal. March 26-When DR..
Samuel Merritt died he left a $2,000.000
estate to his sister. Mrs. Garcelon. When
Mrs. Garcelon died she left a will pro-
viding for a trust fund of $500000, the
income of which was to be paid to DR..
Merritts nephews, James and Fred Mer-
ritt.
One of the considerations of the trust
is that should either of the two brothers
ever contest her will, testing the wisdom
of any of its provisions, or doubt
its genuineness, both shall lose
every right and title to the
trust, the innocent brother suffering
alike with the guilty one. The trust
property then reverts to the residuary
legatee of Mrs. Gsrcelon. Nevertheless
James did contest the will and was
beaten in the superior court He ap-
pealed and the supreme court upheld
the lower court
Now the attorney of the estate an
nounces that he will notify Capt J. II.
Knowles, the custodian of the trust, to
cease paying the allowances to both the
Merritt brothers. Captain Knowles is in
doubt what to do and the matter will be
tested in the courts.
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MAY BE ALLOWED TO STAY
Steamship Companies viii Give Bond
for the Diamond Cutters.

Steamship Companies VIII Give Bond
for the Diamond Cutters.
NEW YORK, March 26.-The 81 dia-
mond cutters who came over on the
White Star line steamer Majestic last
week and were barred as paupers
liable to become public charges
have still chance to land in the United
States. There are 1877 in the lot, but
none could be proven contract laborers
which the Ellis Island authorities believe
is the case.
The sixty one, however, not being pro-
vided with sufficient funds to satisfy the
board of special inquiry, were held and
ordered deported.
Manager Cortis. of the White Star line.
went to Ellis Island today and held
conference with Commissioner Senner.
Mr.. Cortis stated that the steamship
would furnish a bond that the men
would not become public charges within
a year.
The legal bond in such cases is $500
each or $4,000 for the entire number. Com
missiG5er Senner at once .graphed the
proposition to Secretary Carlisle and in
timated that he favored their release, as
they were all robust and capable of earn
lag living in this country. A reply
from the secretary is expected tomorrow.
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by effort so llldlrected and Inadequate as
to aggravate all the evils of the situation.
Hence it became necessary for the gov
ernment to step in not only in defense
of individuals but in obedience to
its obligations to protect interstate COM
merce and because it is the duty of every
government to exercise its functions
whenever occasion requires."
Mr.. Olney then passed on to the con-
sideratlon of the means at the command
of the government for the suppressing of
the strike, the principal of which was
the courts which must be depended upon
so far as practicable to deal with it
+ Mr.. Oiney then proceeded to consider
the assertion that the Chicago affair was
exceptional and to eontrovert the allega-
tion or errors in the court below, and in
closing, said:
/ s'What was done by the government
and its court at Chicago in the summer
of 1894 was done on a conspicuous thea
tre and dealt with events striking in
themselves and in the scale on
which they were conducted and which
strongly appealed to the Imagination. as
we'll as to the passions of men. Its action
was denounced from the outset as novel
and Unprecedented, so that it even be-
came expedient to publicly proclaim the
right and familiar principle that for
the execution of national functions
every foot of every state is ma
tional soil and national property.
s1Since then the same policy has been
persistently pursued and the govern
ment's bill in equity, the Injunction and
the proceedings for contempt have all
been loudly condemned as anamalous,
extraordinary and revolution. To such
charges there could be no more decisive
answer than is furnished by this debate
and by the contentious of the respective
partiaas
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CARLIsLE'S BAD BREAK.
The Secretary's Son Violates the Quar-.
antine Regulations.

The Secretary's Son Violates the Quar-
antine Regulations.
NEW YORK, March 26.-Health Officer
Doty has as yet received no official reply
to his letter to Collector Kilbreth and
Captain Watkins of the American line
steamer Paris in relation to the landing
of w. X. Carlisle, who arrived on board
that vessel from Southampton, and who
was transferred to the revenue cutter
Hudson prior to the visit of the health
officer aboard the Paris.
Mr.. Doty was not at quarantine this
afternoon, having made visit to the
city. Private Secretary Hall stated that
an answer was hourly expected to the
communications sent yesterday to the
collector and Captain Watkins.
DR.. Doty, Secretary Hall said, was in
the first place very 10th to criticise the
action of Secretary Carlisle or Collector
Kilbreth, but the violation of the quar-
antine law was so fragrant that he was
compelled to take cognikance of it.
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SEWN PRISONERS ESCAPE.
4 Big Jail Delivery at Winfield Last Night.
Two Topeka Toughs in It.

n Big Jail Delivery at SslnheId Last Night.
Two Topeka Toughs in 1t.
News of the Winfield "jaiI delivery"
by which seven prisoners In the Cowley
county Jail escaped, created something
of stir among the Topeka police and at
the sheriff's office today. A sharp look
out is being kept for the runaways, and
if any of them strike Topeka they are
apt to be landed in the patrol wagon
shortly after.
1t happened that Sheriff Burdge went
to Winfield yesterday, and Chief Wilker-
son says he always knew Dave Burdge
was hoodoo Two ex-Topeka toughs
were among those who got away They
are Bob Nightingale and Tom Israel,
who before they left Topeka were the
leaders in the notorious "Fourt' street
gang" They were serving sentences of
six months each for petty larceny.
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AFTER ELEVATOR MEN
Chicago,s Board of Trade Accuse the
Men of Violating the Law.

Chicago,s Board of Trade Accuse the
Men of Violating the Law.
CHICAGO, March 26-The contest be-
tween the brokers and commission men
of the board of trade and the ele-
vator men and grain receivers was
begun today before the state board
of railroad and warehouse commission
ers. 1t is being forced by the board of
trade, or warehouse commission of that
body. which some time ago filed COM
plant against the elevator men. who not
only receive grain, but buy and sell on
the board.
Against these the following complaint
was filed: 'sThe elevator is charged with
with violating the railroad and ware
house law of the state of Illinois, in
that said elevator is dealing either
directly or indirectly in grain,
stored in warehouses, designated by law
as public warehouses, operated by them"
The sessions of the commission are
being held at the Palmer house and each
elevator concern is given a separate
hearing. The sessions will probably
continue to the end of the week.
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WIN. S. KIMBALL DEAD.
He Occupied Many Positions of Honor
and Trust.

ROCHESTER. N. Y, March 26.-Wm.
S. Kimball. president of the Post Express
Printing company, vice president of the
American Tobacco company, president
of the Union bank, president of the City
hospital, president of the Industrial
school, vice president of the Security and
trust company, and director of the Roch :
ester Railway company, Lyceum Thea
tre company and Toronto, Hamilton s.
Buffalo Railway company, died at Vir-
ginia Beach today.
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TOPEKA PUGILISNT.
Tho COterie of Topeka SIuggers In Train.
ing For Coming Events.


ing For Coming Events.
Affairs are lively in Topeka's pugilis-
tic circles. Possibly everyone doesn't
know Topeka has pugilistic circle, but
she has In justice it should be said,
however, that this circle has nothing to
do with the wing" one has heard so much
about lately.
Wade Watts, the pride OF Parkdale.
will go into training this week, prepara-
tory to fighting Pat Rodgers of Boston at
L5avenworth, July 1. Both of these
bic records The articles have been
signed, but the amount of the purse is
still undetermined 1t will be a "twenty
round glove contest for decision" neither
of.the contestants desiring a fight to the
finish under the circumstances. Watts,
the Topeka boy, is best known for having
knocked out Tug Wilson in six rounds.
de has also bested Jim Finney twice.
Under the names of II. c. Evans Watts
has fought at Guthrie, Arkansas City.
Wichita, Denver, Atchison, Leavenworth
and ST., Joe. AT Arkansas City he van
qpished both Kid Hogan and Johnny
Morris Jack King and Bob Hall will
help Watts train.
Jack King of Carbondale is in Topeka
looking for fight. King is the ex- cham :
pion heavy weight wrestler of NJ Missouri,
but he wants TO slug now. Jack Larney,
| better known as the "Icelander," has
been copped out by King as his game,
but his overtures have so far met with
no response. It is probable that the Ice
lander will fight If they do fight it
will be in Leavenworth shortly after the
meeting of Watts and Rodgers.
Jim Finney went to Arkansas City
Saturday night to go into training for a
| fight with "fug" Wilson.
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PRISONERS BREAK JAIL.
Six Inmates of the CowIey County jail
Get Away.

WINFIELD, March 26. About mid
night last night a successful attempt at
jan breaking was accomplished and six
prisoners charged with grand larceny,
burglary and arson escaped.
The jail was crowded, but only the six
took the opportunity to escape. The
sheriff Immediately offered reward and
organized a searching party, but as yet
none of the escaped prisoners have beer
aDDrehended.
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SNOW CASE CONCLUDED.
Judge Hazen Has Taken 1t Under Advise
ment.

) udge HaZen Has Taken It Under Advise
ment.
The case of State Printer Snow against
c. B. Hamilton, asking for receiver for
the Hamilton Printing company, which
has been on trial most of last week and
most of this week, was concluded to-
day, and Judge Hazen, in order not to
be hasty, has taken the case under ad-
visement Today has been devoted to
arguments in the case.
J. Willis Gleed made the first speech
for Mr.. Snow. and was followed ably by
]. D. Mcfarland for the defendant
David Overmyer. who represents one or
two of the stockholders in asking for a
receiver, was next, and Eugene Ware
made the closing argument
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NO RED FLAG.

Chicago Authorities Justified in Seiz ing
AN Anarchist Banner.
CHICAGO, March 26.-The city won in
Judge Bakers court today the replevin
suit brought by the Chicago Debattic
club for red flag confscated by the city
some years ago when the anarchists were
active. The jury found that this seizure
was justifable, the flag having been
carried in procession in defiance of law
and order
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Ii HUNG OBJECTS.
He will not Permit the Extraction of the
Bullet.

Bullet.
YoKoHoMA, March 26-surgeons Sato
and Isbimuro are attending Lii Hung
Chang by imperial command. Ii Hung
Ceang objects to the extraction of the
bullet which lies centimetre under his
left eye.
Ii Hung Chang sleeps we'll. The en-
press of Japan has sent two nurses to
attend him. Letters and kilograms ex-
pressing regret and sympathy are pour
ing in from all directions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-26
CHILDREN MUST STAY IN
A Minnesota Town Sends Them Home at
Nine O'clock.

SALTWATER. March 26-The famous
Mosier ordinance providing that all
children under 16 years of age shall
leave the streets at 8 o'clock when cur
few rings, has gone into effect and is
rigidly enforced.
Any child found on the street after
o'clock is compelled to give good ac
count of himself, and if not, the child is
taken either home or to the city jail, and
parents notified that they must aid in
enforcing the ordinance thereafter.
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OPENED WITH A FIGHT.
Wheeling Athletic Club House Has a
Prize Fight For Its First Event.

FrlZe Tight NOr It's F1rst Event.
WHEELING, W. Va, March 26.-The
opening of the Metropolitan Athletic
clubs new house east of town last night
was largely attended. After several un-
important preliminary bouts, Jerry Mar
SHALL the Australian, and John Parry, of
Homestead, entered the ring at mid
night
The fight was to be for 20 rounds, or
to a finish. Parry was on the defensive
till round II, when he undertook to push
the fighting, and in the last Marshall had
al the best of it, knocking his man out
in round 20. Parry's friends claimed a
foul which was not allowed. The men
weighed 122 pounds.
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LATE SPORTING NEWS.
Zimmerman VIM Race in France for 49,

zzIHIIner1naH " III Race IN EFanC8 EOF S0,-
900 Francs.
NEwn1 oRK. March 26. 6.--Champion Ar
thur Zimmerman has decided to accept
Hubert Houban's challenge for a series
of three races in France for 25, 900 francs.
Houben is the Belgian wonder. He has
beaten all the best men in Europe and is
the peer of all the cracks on the other
side. Zimmerman will commence his
trs ming for the season on April 1, and
will probably sail for France during the
first week in May.
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Bazaar Millinery opening Thursday
and Friday, 500 Kansas avenue.

Importation of tsmOkeIess Powder.
NEW YORK, March 26-The Atlantic
transport line steamer, Mohawk, which
arrived today from London has on board
forty tons of smokeless gun powder. She
will go to Gravesend Bay to discharge
the powder into lighter.
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He RobDed j. PierpOnt Morgan.

New YORK, March 26.-Barney Mines,
who was arrested last week for embez-
zling $4,000 from j. 7. Morgan & Co,
bankers, by whom he was employed, was
arraigned in court today, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary.
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LONDON, March ga special dis
patch from Hong Kong says that the
plague has broken out at Kowloon in a
viruient form.
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"A EEiliIOnl More.

LIVERPOOL, March 26-The steamer
Teutonic, which sails from this port to-
morrow, carries $1,000,000 gold for the
United States.
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NEBRASKA'S BOUNTY.
Sugar Law Intended to Reach Far as the
Growers of Beets.

Growers of Beets.
LINCOLN, Neb, March 26-The senate
has passed the sugar bounty bill, giving
three-eighths of cent for all sugar
manufactured from beets if at least So
per ton shall have been paid the pro-
Queer of beets New factories are to
have l cent The bill now goes to the
governor
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Mike Dwyer Makes a Purchase.

LEXINGTON, Ky, March 26 = Mark
Dwyer, OF. New York, bought by tele-
graph fourteen thoroughbred yearlings,
the get of Hanover and Strathmore. The
purcnase was made at Milton Young's
McGrathiana farm, and the price paid is
$4,000 The youngsters are of such
dams as Margerine, dam of the Com
mOner; Bonnie Lee. dam of DR.. Rice, and
On the Lea and Heleva, dam of Poca-
hontas. Dwyer will race them in Eng
land.
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DIED WHILE PAYING A FEE.
VIM. Irwin Drops Dead After His Horse
Won a Race.

ST. LOUIS, March ga sad fatality
marked the win of the horse Bill the Kid
at East st. Louis yesterday. Mr.. VIM.
Irwin. the owner of the horse, dropped
dead few moments after the race was
won. He was in the act of paying
Jockey Ross his winning fee when he
was called to another world.
The incident cast pail over the sport,
for Mr. Irwin was very popular and much
respected by.all his associates. He came
from Kansas originally, and has been a
frequenter of the East Side race tracks
fer the last three years
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suits SIl.S5

and up made to order; guaranteed fit. Chi
cago Tailoring Co., 5121s Kansas avenue.
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Bazaar Millinery opening Thursday
and Friday, 5O5 Kansas avenue.
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Lincolnshire Handicap Run.

LONDON, March 26-The Licolnshire
handicap of 100 sovereigns added to a
sweepstakes of 20 sovereigns each, dis
tance, the straight mile. was run at Lin
coin today, this being the second day of
the spring meeting there. c. Duncan's
year old Euclid, carrying stone 12
pounds was first Col. North's Ell Diablo
6 years old, carrying 8 stone 8 pounds
was second, and Baron De Rothschild's
Amandie r, aged 6. carrying 8 stone 13
pounds, was third. Fifteen horses ran.