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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
WAR NO MORE.
Are Political Parties of Kansas
Coming Together?
Ex-Gov. Lewelling May Be Ap-
pointed superintendent
HUTCHINSON
His Name and That of Hatch
Being Considered.
Lewelling Has Had Experience
in ReformatOry Work.

The lion and the lamb are about to lie
down together in Kansas.
The announcement is now made that
Ex-Governor L. D. LeweIling is likely to
be today elected to the position of super
intendent of the Hutchinson reforma-
tory by the new board of directors who
are holding a meeting at Hutchinson.
There are large number of appli-
cants for the position but it is said that
the board of directors have come to the
conclusion that there are just two men TO
be considered in connection with the ap-
pointment.
One of these is Captain II. F. Hatch,
the first superintendent who resigned on
account of his trouble with the old board
OF directors. aud the other is ex- Governor
L. D. Lewelling
1t is said that Governor Mo rrill is un-
alterably opposed to the appointment of
Captain Hatch, as he wants to tree the
Institution entirely of all the old crowd
which caused the trouble, and the politi-
clans who think they know, Say there is
little doubt but that ex- x-GovernoH Lewell-
ing will be appointed.
Governor Lewelling has had a good
deal of experience in reformatory work
and was for several years superintendent
of the Iowa reformatory for girls before
he came to Kansas.
The Hutchinson reformatory board is
non-partisan, there being upon it one
Republican, one Popullst and one Dem
ocrat, but while this is true, it is not
likely that this board would elect any
one superintendent who was not satis-
factory to Governor Morrill,, as the gov
ernor has the appointing of the board.
With all the POpulists ready to vote
for Judge David Martin for chief justice
this fall, and the Republican state ad-
miuistration providing place for the
head of the late Populist administration,
it looks as though the political milIen-
mum is soon to come in Kansas politics.
! AS a question OF party policy there
are some good points about the PROPOSE
ton to appoint Lewelling. 1t would in a
measure disarm the POpulists, convince
the people that the Republicans are
above politics in managing the state in
stitutions, and would be likely to bring
many Populists back into the Republi-
/ can fold
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
POLICEMAN AND DOG FIGHT

An Interesting Contest in North Topeka
Last Night, II. Hoffman WAS Arrested.
H. Hoffman works at the insane asy-
lum but lives near Soldier creek in North
Topeka. Last evening he was going
home in his buggy and his large, vicious
dog was trotting along under the buggy.
In North Topeka the dog took offense at
Officer Ewing and endeavored to grasp
the officers leg in the embrace of its
big, regular, pearly teeth. The officer
fought the dog with club and succeeded
in preventing the animal from accomp-
fishing its tiendish purpose While all
this was going on Hoffman became
alarmed and started his horse off at a
run to save trouble. In doing so he
passed Policeman Owens in the next
block who arrested him for fast driving.
In court today Hoffman was fined So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
A DARING SCHEME.
A Cuban Sympathizer Proposes to Steal
the q. s. Cruiser veSuvius.'

"A Cuban SympRfhfZer proposes to Steal
the U. s. Cruiser Vesuvius.'
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1.-The Evening
Bulletin today has the following: At a
secret meeting of Cuban sympathizers
in this city last night at which a number
of the most prominent leaders were
present, daring programme was re-
vealed
1t was was to steal the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius from the League Island navy
yard, man her with a picked crew and
send her to Havana to lay Moro Cas-
tie in ruins and seal the fate of Spanish
dominion in the gem of the Antilles.
An enthusiastic advocate of Cuban in
dependence said today:
s'Within week a man who has strobe
the deck of many a vessel and who cares
much for gold, made the following pro-
position to certain people: Give me
100000 and 1 will steal the Vesuvius,
run into Havana harbor and in ten min
utes lay Moro castle in a heap of
ruins."
If the Vesuvius ever gets clear of her
wharf and steam up there is nothing in
the American navy that could catch her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
PROHIBS. GET REVENGE.
They Have the Mayor Who Voted For
Saloons Arrested.

CHICAGO. Aug. Harvey prohibition
lists have got their first ms allment of re-
yenge. Mayor Mathews. whose vote car
ried the saloon ordinance. was arrested
on charge OF aiding prisoners to es-
cape. The arrest WAS made on complaint
of Supervisor Alexander A. Dennison,
who lives in Harvey. Chief of Police
George Alexander and Policeman Ed
ward OFT were also inclnded in the COM
plaint, and Constable Harrington was
brought over from Thornton to catch ths
three officials.
The news of the arrest threw the little
city into a whiri of excitement a crowd
quickly gathered TO see the prisoners
started for Riverdale to appear before
Justice Hand The prohl bitionists
gloated over the mayors predicAment
and greeted him with shouts of derision.
They called him traitor and minated
that his arrest was only the beginning of
his punishment for fastening the
saloon on Harvey. The mayors fol-
lowers responded with definite challenges
The feeling between the saloon and the
anti-saloon factions was famed into a
flame with threats and counter threats,
which foreshadows bitter fight
The prisoners waived an examination,
and each of them gave a $500 bond for
his appearance next week.
Following up the arrest of the mayor
the angry prohibitionists gathered at the
Congregational church to denounce the
invasion of Harvey by saloons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
COXEY THE CYNOSURE.
He is the Attraction at the Ohio POpuIist
Convention.

COLUMBUS. O., Aug. 1.-The Populist
state convention met here today. The
party in 1898 cast 15,5OO votes and last
year 40, 5JO Hugo Preyer, a leading
Ohio Greenbacker when the Greenback
party was in existence, is chairman of
the state committee and called the con-
vention to order.
He reported an empty trersury after
an expenditure of $2SI in distributing
leaflets on the silver question, Senator
Jones' speech, national bank and bond
swindle," etc, and called on the dele
gates for financ al help. Four women
are present The convention is a fine
looking body and J. s. CoxeN the pro-
fessed candidate for governor, is the CEN
ter of interest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
DESTROYED BY FLOODS.
Succession of CIoudbursts in New Mexico
and Colorado.

succession OF CLOUD IN new Mexico
and Colorado.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ. Aug 1.-Anoth-
er clouuburs has occurred. and the At
lantic 6 Pacific railroad company's new
bridge at Rio Puerco has been wrecked.
Much suffering is reported by Mexicans,
and small farmers who picked out fertile
spots near the waters edge. Their
homes are flooded and their fields ruined.
Hail accompanied the rain, and the crops
on high ground are lying fat, as if
monster roller had passed over them. A
train was sent to meet the east bound
train at Rio Puerco. An endeavor was
made to transfer the passengers.
The storm was general and the coun-
try is flooded as far south as Ell Paso and
as far west as Williams.
DENVER. Col, Aug. 1.-Colorado has
been visited for two days with the most
destructive rains and cloudbursrs in the
history of the state. At Boulder, forty
miles north of Denver, three inches of
rain fell in four hours, damaging crops
to an inestimable extent Irrigating
bitches and fumes have been damaged
along their entire length. AT Loveland
the biggest ditch in northern Colorado
broke through the sides in several
places, flooding the country in the neigh
borhood, which contains we'll cultivated
fields.
At Golden the Gulf trains are all tied
up because the track up Clear creek
canon has been washed out in several
places, and four bridges have been car
ried away.
In the town of Central City and Black
hawk at the head of Clear creek, floods
have caused considerable damage to
houses and mining operations are inter-
fered with.
The Midland Terminal passenger train
which left Cripple Creek last night at 10
o'clock was caught in a landslide near
GIllaLt and the two rear coaches derailed.
No one was injured. but the train and its
occupants had a narrow escape. The
travel on all the mountain roads is inter-
fered with. and it will be weeks before
the damage to some of them is repaired.
FLORENCE, Colo, Aug. president
johnson of the Florence & Cripple
Creek railroad, put large forces at work
today repairing the extensive washouLs
caused by cloudbursts. 1t is believed
the road can be reopened in about ten
days. The damage to railroad and other
property is estimated at $4,000.
The supposed death list of eight at
Adelaide is now reduced to three, Thos.
Watson, Mrs Carr and Lee Tracy, who
were in the hotel that was washed awav.
The three Lrainmen who we're caught in
the flood are now said to have escaped
The Florence g Cripple Creek rail-
road tracks have been washed away for
fifteen miles from a point eighteen miles
south of Cripple Creek, and the roadbed
will have to be practically rebuilt For
distance of three miles north oi
| Adelaide the canon is impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
BRAIN CONCUSSION.
Frank Smith Falls From n Car and ]
Killed.


Frank Smith, timer in the Santa Fe
shops fell from the top of a passenger
coach in the Santa Fe paint shop soon
after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
received a conclusion of the brain from
which he died at about 1880 in the even
ing.
Smith had just ascended a ladder for
the purpose of doing some tinwork on
the top of the coach. 1t is not known
whether the ladder slipped or whether
his foot slipped on the roof. Council
man Frank Stevens, who was working
near him, saw him start to ascend and
thinks Smith could not more than have
reached the top when he heard an ex-
ciamation, and looking around, saw
Smith strike the stone floor on his head
and right shoulder Stevens ran to him,
and with others picked him up and
placed him on a stretcher
He was bleeding at the nose. DR.. Glib
son of the Santa Fe dispensary was call
ed and did all he could for the man. DR..
Lewis was also present The injured
man was taken to 204 Klein street where
he lived with his mother and where he
died. His neck was not broken by the
fall He did not regain consciousness
once, though he was able to move his
body slightly.
Smith was 30 years of age and had
been employed in the Santa Fe tin shop
since last October. He was well known
about town having lived here fifteen
years. For five years he was an employe
of Kitchen 81 Marburg's tin shop. He
was a handsome young fellow and a
member of the Knights of Pythias and
of the Masonic order
He was also member of the railroad
Y. NJ. c. A.
The deceased's mother was Mrs Mary
Smith. He also has brother here, ]. P.
Smith, who is a Santa Fe trainman. An
other brother, A c. Smith, lives at Shelf
field, ILL.,, and his sister, Mrs. B. F. Will
Jams, lives at Argentine.
All will be present at the funeral,
| Sunday afternoon. The funeral will be
in charge of the Masons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
SUING CHIEF WILkERSON.
Two CO1ored BOys Want Big Damages
for False ImprisOnment.

Two COIOEeO 6OXS W anu Rig damages
for False ImprisOnmenr.
George Brown is suing for $1,000 dam
ages and Clarence Waverly for $4,000
damages from Chief of Police John NJ.
Wllkerson for false Imprisonment They
we're imprisoned on Febsuary 13 for
burglary and larceny, and the case
against them was dismissed July 5, so
that Brown and Waverly were in Jail
nearly six months. They claim they
were arrested without a warrant or rea-
sonable grounds for susp. .ciOn. They
claim to have suffered from their long
incarceration, besides losing money they
would have made at work, and contend
also hat their names have been damaged.
Brown and Waverly are colored boys
about 20 years of age. They were ar
rested last winter for the burglary of
Boyer's meat market on lower Kansas
avenue. At the same time Will Rad
ford, also a colored boy, was arrested for
the crime. AT this term of the district
court he was proven guilty, and is now
in the state penitentiary serving a two
years sentence for it
There were reasons for suspecting the
Waverly and Brown boys of being ac-
mplices, and it was on the strength of
Radford's confessions that they were ar
rested.
D. c. Tillotson is the plaintiffs attor-
ney. The evils of our system of JUS
tice" are illustrated by this case. Ar
rested persons are liable to lie in Jail
many mouths instead of being tried at
once, as they should be. This is, how
ever, not the fault of the police, but of
the courts. Our judicial system is SO
rotten and cumbersome all through, how
ever, that it is almost imposs BILE to find
anything about it that conforms with
right or common sense
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
TO BUY FRUIT CHEAPLY.
A War is on Between the Fruit Shippers
and the Wholesalers.

A War is on Between the Fruit Shippers
and the Wholesalers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1-Circulars
purporting to come from the Edgecomb
company, general commission house of
Chicago have been scattered broadcast
among fruit growers of the coast Local
fruit men say the circular is an expose
of the close auction system. 1t is dated
July "a, and among other things says:
1.-The fight is on. The wholesale fruit
dealers of Chicago are determined upon
q closed auction. The shippers of fruit
are determined upon an open auction.
Who ia right? That is to be seen in
short; we don't care, what we are after
now is to buy fruit as cheap as we can.
We only wish the right one to win.
Come on and place your order with u.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
CORNELL BRINGS SUIT.
Kansas Loan and Trust Company Sued
For Large sum by the College.

or a Large sum ny Lne NOAteSSs
Cornell university, through its
attorneys, Gleed, Ware s. Gleed,
of Topeka, have begun suit in
the United States circuit court,
against the Kansas Loan and
Trust company. The Trust company
of America, George NJ. Noble and Mrs.
George NJ. Noble to recover property
amounting to $96.8JO. rents amounting
to $4,000 and also for $30,0UO damages.
Beginning in 1885 the directors of
Cornell University purchased securities
of the defendants to the amount of $685.
500, as follows: j. s. Nichols, So $40;
Parkinson s. Mundy, $4,000 Julia NJ.
Tryon, $4,000; Rivers B 2ks, $10,-
600; A s. Race, $7.0<I W.
Bell, $4,000; Wade Baker. $4,000;
Allen & smith, $4,000; c. C. Massey,
$50: Cassauder Williams, $4,000. That
i: had full faith in the Trust company by
reason of its having paid from its own
purse the interest on a worthless
security of $4,000 to further
their patronage; that most Of
the securities were entirely worthless
and that the Trust company got posses
sion for itself of all the property and col
Iected from time to time $4,000 in rents
which it failed to account for to the uni
versity directors.
Further than this it aske the sum of
| $4,000 in dam4g ges which it has suffered
| ''by the Misrepresentation, frauds, de-
ceits and breaches Of trust" of the de-
| PENDANTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
WOULD HELP AMERICA.

a Bimeta1Iic Agreement Would Do the
United States Good, Says a London
Paper.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-The financial article
of the Times this morning, in dis
cussiug the possible consequences
of an International bimetaII.c agree
ment, says: "Not France, whose
monetary position is secure, but
America, would be the first to take ad-
vantage, should we be foolish enough
to enter into such an agreement.
America is the only country which
would really gain by the
agreement she would try to dispose of
her silver here for gold.
"But the mere hint that we would en-
ter into an international bi-metallic
agreement would cause such a scramble
for gold that it is very doubtful if any
would be left in the Bank of England by
the time the agreement was signed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Laura Bond, of the secretary of
states office, has gone to Kansas City
for three weeks vacation.
Clarence Tuttle 1S months old, died
last night at 1924 Buchanan street. The
funeral took place this afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The Hall & O'Donald Lithographing
company has sued Cyrus K. Holiday to-
day for $5OO. MIR. Holiday is sued as a
stock knolder in the State Fair associa-
ton, which is indebted to Hall s.
O'Donald in the sum named for litho-
graphs This is one of numerous suits
alrerGy filed against other stockholders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
THE MASSACRE A BIG JOKE.
Man from Salt Lake Says He Saw the
Story COncOcted.


SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. 1.-E. Mehesy,
a furrier of this city, who has just re-
turned from the Jackson's Hole country,
via Rexburg, Idaho, with a consignment
of elk heads and bear skins which he
bought from the Indians who have been
hunting in that region, says the stories
OF danger are mostly fiction. He was
present in the saloon at Rexburg when
the story of the massacre of fifty settlers
was concocted aud written to be sent.
THE people up there" said Mr..
Mehesy, regard the whole business as
something of d joke. Of course they
know it has its serious side, but they are
all pioneers, used to serious things, aud
don't mind the danger.
"fheir object in calling for troops is to
get the Indians out so as to save the
game for the settlers and for tourist
hunters, who furnish employment and
revenue for the settlers in the summer.
Incidentally they make considerable out
of supplies for troops who come in.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA telegram re-
ceived at the war department today
from Gen. Coppinger states that he had
crossed the Teton range with his COM
mand yesterday The dispatch was for
warded by courier to Market Lake. The
Teton range is twenty five miles from
Jackson's Hole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
INSANE FROM LOVE.
Reinhart Heitzer. SO Years Old, Insane
From InfAtuation With a Pretty Girl.

Reinhart Heitzer, So Years Old, Insane
From InfAtuation With a Pretty Girl.
Renhart Heitzer is a German resident
of Topeka 56 years of age who is said to
be insane from love. He lives on Chan
dler street east of the Santa Fe tracks
and is baker by trade. His soundness
of mind has been open to suspicion for
some time and today Sergeant Ellison
and officers Bundy and Gaines went over
and took him into custody. He will be
examined for insanity in the probate
court shortly.
1t is said that Reinhart Heitzer, old as
he is, is madly in love with pretty Ger
man girl living near him, and on her ac-
count his mind has become unbalanced
and he sometimes refuses to eat. He is
not in the least violent Until recently
Heitzer has worked for Henry Vesper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01

RoCkPoRT, Tex, Aug. 1.-Coroett is
offered 5000 to train in Rockport and
it is probable he will accept On Tues
day. August 6, there will be a grand cock
fight. On Wednesday night August z,
tween Billy Jordan, lightweight cham
pion of Texas, and Fred Hooper, light
weight champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
ANOTHER TALKING MATCH.
Twelve Joint Debates Between Candidates
for Governor in Kentucky.

for Governor in Kentucky.
LOUISVILLE, Ky,Aug. AFTER several
conferences 1t was decided last night that
the joint debates between Gen. Harding
and Col Bradley, Democratic and Re-
publican nominee for governor should
open in Louisville, Monday. August 19.
There are to be twelve debates in all, in
different parts of the state and they will
end on September 9.
There are to be no restrictions on the
debates. Gen. Harding will open the
debate, being allowed an hour and 4
quarter, Mr.. Bradley having an hour and
a half, with Harding closing with half
hour for rejoinder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
PYTHiAN BANQUET.
The COlored Grand Lodge Feasts and
Dances at Hamilton Hall.

The Colored Grand Lodge Feasts and
Dances at Hamilton Hall.
The colored Pythian banquet at Ham
ilton hall last night was attended Oy
about three hundred members of the or
der, one hundred of whom were from
Lawrence.
The principal address was made by DR..
E. A. Williams of New Orleans, supreme
chancellor. He told of the workings of
the order, and of the benefits to be de-
rived from membership.
Lawyer G. w. Ellis Of Lawrence gave
an address eulogistic of VIM. Lloyd Gar
rison.
Mrs. Jane Love was paid the 800 due
her on the death of her son, William,
here last June. He was member of
Excelsior lodge.
1t was an enjoyable affair and there
was dancing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
FRED WEBSTER'S WIT.
He Writes Catchy Advertisements for the
Green Coal Co.

He Writes Catchy Advertisements Tor the
Green Coal Co.
Fred Webster of the Green Coal COM
pany seems to have a knack for getting
up catchy advertisements. The card he
recently issued, advertising the removal
of his office from 532 Kansas avenue to
621 Kansas avenue was novel and hu
morous The Office is now in the same
room as the Western Union Telegraph
company's Office and has a handsome
corner. A unique arrangement there is
the desk telephone. Both telephones are
placed on the desk and one would never
take them for a telephone. The Bell
number is 222 and the Harrison number
is 422 The new office occupies the
south side of the front part of the West
ern Union office, and it is only step
from the sidewalk to the desk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01

Il Won Langen, for some time past
register of the United States land office.
has resigned his position and it is under
stood that II. B. Wallace. at one time
clerk in the office, will succeed him. Mr..
Won Langen will devote his entire time
t. his German newspaper in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
A ~Hot Waves Coming.

Advices received at the Topeka wealth
or bureau by Observer Jennings bring
the sad news that shot wave" is on its
way to Topeka. It is now in the north
ern states moving southward- This
morning it was central in North Dakota
Warmer weather is assured for tonight
and tomorrow. At p. N. the thermome-
ter indicated 81 degrees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
Pension swindler Of Many Aliases

NEWARK, N. j., Aug. IA man giving
che name of w. w. Wilson was arrested
here yesterday charged with attempting
to swinde pensioners. He was identified
by a United States special examiner from
Rochester as "Slippery Jim," alias ". w.
Williams, alias Paschal, alias Moran, real
name supposed to be J. D. Doyle. He
has served terms in different penitsn-
tiari0a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
Mob After a Murd erer.

PoTTs CAMP, Miss, Aug An infur-
lated mob of citizens is after Joe Gatlin,
white, and if they catch him he will be
lynched. Gatlin is the man who, last
night, snot and killed Station Agent Ed
West while the latter was at work in his
nffica
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-01
FILLED WITH MOB.
Streets of San Sa1v tIOr in Possession of
Frenzied Citizens.


NEW YORK, Aug. IA dispatch to
the Word from San Salvador. says: The
streets are filed with a mob yelling
death to Garterrez and Castellauos. :"
The people are in a frenzy because
thirty citizens belonging to leading fami-
lies were arrested today and it is rumored
they were shot inside the barracks.
The troops are ready for action. al
though the police are trying to clear the
streets
The city has been declared in state
of siege Business places are closed
The city authorities have issued pro-
clamation calling upon the people to re-
turn to their homes and warning them
that the city is under martial law. The
crowd seems undecided what to do.