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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
NOTED WOMEN.
They Are Gathered Together at
Washington,
At the Second Triennial Session
of The
NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Twenty Associations of Women
Are Represented,
And There Are Delegates There
From as ManyMOre.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The formal
opening of the second triennisl session
of the national council of women of the
United States began at the Metropolis
hotel, Mrs. May Wright Sewell. It's presi-
dent, in the chair The council is rep
resentative body composed of delegates
from all the various associations of
women throughout the country.
Among the twenty associations repre-
sented are the Woman Suffra gists. the
Women's Christian Temperance union,
Universal Peace union, kindergarten
union, various social, relief and mission
ary societies, the Womadaughsis, Women
Stenographers, n National Council of Jew
ish Women, American Anti Vivisection
society and various local councils of wo-
men.
Seated on the platform and included
among those in the audience were Susan
B. Anthony. Frances Willard, Clara s.
Hoffman, Margaret Isabel Sandes, j.
Ellen Foster and Rachel Foster Avery.
There are also present number of
fraternal delegates from organizations
not in the councils and most of the time
in open session was occupied in hear
ing greetings from those organizations.
These included the following: Legion
of Loyal Women. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Of this city; Woman's First Dental as
sociation, DR.. Edith Jewell of this city,
Woman's Foreign Missionary society OF
the NJ. E. church, Mrs. s. H. Eaton
of Maryland; Woman's National Indians
association, Amelia S. Quinton, New Jer-
sey; National Household Economic asso-
citation. DR.. Mary E. Green. Michigan;
Christian Woman's Board of Missions ;,
Clara C. Schell of the District of Column
bia; General Grand Chapter Order of
the Eastern Star, Mary C. Snedden, Mis-
souri,; General Spinner Memorial associ-
alton, Harriet N. RaIston, District of
! Columbia; National Woman's Auxiliary
Kelley league, Ida Buxton Cole,
Pennsylvania; National league of coll
ored women Represented by fifteen dele
| gatesl Helen A. Cook, chairman; ladies
| Of the Maccabe of the world, Bina M.
West, Michigan; ladies of. the g. A. R.,
Nettie E. Gunlock, Illinois; Pacific Coast
Woman's press association, Sarah E.
Reamer, California; Kings Daughters
and Sons, Mary Lowe Dickinson, New
York, and others.
Representatives from the national
council of women of Canada were also
in attendance, and occupied seats on the
platform. The trieunial address of May
Wright Sewell, of Indiana, the president
of the council, concluded the morning
session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
THE KANSAS MASONS.
IliustriOus Grand Hasons Here, IIlustriOus
by Work Also by Title.

IllustriOus Grand Masons Here, IIlustriOus
by Work Also by Title.
There are so many deafening titles III
town just now, that one might think
there was a party of railroad officials
here but it isn't.
The Grand Council of Royal and Sc
lect Masters of the A T. and A. NJ, is in
annual session in the third story of the
city building.
There are not very many of this body
in Kansas. Eleven is the total number
of councils, and Only twenty-five are
present from ten of the councils.
The session began at nine o'clock this
morning. The annual address of Most
IIlustrious Grand asIer W. II. Mize of
Osborne, was read and listened to with
good deal of interest
A little routine business was attended
to and the election of officers resulted as
follows: Most Illustrious Grand Master
Joseph P. May, Hutchinson; Right Illus
t,ious Deputy Grand Master, a A. Car
nahan, Concordia; Illustrious Grand
Principal Conductor of the Work, Frank
E. Davis, Atchison; 1Ilustrious Grand
Treasurer, Peter j. freezing, Leaven-
worth; IIlustrious Grand Recorder. DR..
A. NJ. Callahan, Topeka.
The officers will be installed this after
noon and the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons will begin session that
will last till tomorrow night.
On Wednesday morning the Grand
Lodge A. F. & A. NJ. will convene for a
two days session at the same place.
There will be at least six hundred dele
| gates in the city to attend this.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
Murderer stu at Large.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb 1S.-Up to noon
today nothing has been heard of Actor
j. B. Gentry. The police of this city are
guarding every depot in the city closely
and If the murderer has not already made
his escape from town it will be almost
impossible for him to do So Detective
Ceyer is of the opinion that Gentry
caught the 10 o'clock train on the Penn
sylvania road for New York last night.
The revolver with which the murder
was committed was found in a snow bank
at Eighth and Locust streets, which is
about half block from where the crime
was committed
Three chambers were empty. showing
that Gentry had fired three shots at the
unfortunate actress, only one of which
took effect. Two bullets went wide of
their mark and were found buried in the
wall The third struck Miss York in the
center of the forehead, and passed
through her head, coming out Just back
OF her right ear.
Miss Clark, who was a close friend of
the dead actress, and who was in the
room at the time of the shooting can
give NO reason for the murder. as She
never heard of any quarrel between the
lovers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
GRAY DEFENDS CLEVELAND
The Country Would Have Gone to a Silver
Basis Before Sunrise.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 49, Mr.. Gray
s(Dem. DELI in the senate today, ex-
pressed surprise that the sena-
tors from Massachusetts Iodge) and
Colorado (Wolcott) had gone 80 far out of
their way on Saturday as to indulge in a
violent assault upon the executive. The
president had performed duty incum-
bent on him by law. That law was such
that any evasion of it would have been
a plain dereliction of duty. Congress
had made this law. 1t made it necessary
to maintain the parity between the metals
by redeeming in either.
''The drain of gold continued said
Mr.. Gray, until the sub-treasurer at New
York reported that they could not hold
out another day. Then came the great
question, Was the country to go to a sill
yer basis between sundOwn and sunup,
or was it to secure the gold absolutely
to maintain the parity and exchanged
bility between the two metals.
''What would you have said if the
president had not met that emergency
and performed his duty? Would we
have heard such an an imadversion, such
as those of Saturday, for not rescuing
the country from the grave crisis
and quick action. 1t was to be done in
twenty four hours. What time was there
to advertise for bids for gold?"
Mr.. Gray forcibly urged the gravity OF
the condition which compelled speedy
action and an appeal to those who had
the gold.
Made a Sensation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Gray's
statement that had it not been for the
bond contract the United States
might have gone to a silver basi:
in twenty-four hours created some
thing of a stir in the senate to
day. When asked about the matter after
his speech he said that everything tha
he had said on that point was substant
tally stated in telegram from the sub
treasurer in New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
SHALL WE RUN OUR TOWN9
Rev. Charles VI. sheldon on the Muni-
eiDRl League.

Rev. Charles VI. sheldon on the Muni-
eipRI League.
Rev. Charles NJ Sheldon prefaced his
sermon last evening by short talk on
the Municipal league. There are three
things" said he, "a municipal league can
do
"a league of the right kind of men
can educate people in the truth that citi-
zenship is above partisanship and that
national politics have nothing to do with
local affairs Also that the best interests
of the people demand that the affairs or
the city should be conducted on business
principles.
'.It can educate the people into the
great truth which they need to be taught
that men of wealth and influence and
leisure should take hand in the politi-
cal affairs aud not leave the conduct of
the business of the city to the few politi-
cians-to the ring. Until these men do
that see very little hope for the NUM-
cipality. Why should the professional
classes be excused from the duties of
citizenship?
"The municipal league will en-
able the people of Topeka to
know what is going on in other mum
icipalities. We are far behind the cities
of the old worlo such as Glasgow and
Birmingham. In Glasgow the people
run tholr own town. lnoy cOnOucS. tne
gas, electric light water works and street
car lines and do it successfully, too. Iu
the operation of the street care they are
able to give the passengers more com
forts than are given here; they pay their
employees more and have shorter hours
and charge less fare, and still they are
enabled to turn a nice balance Into Il
sinking fund to pay the debt contracted
in the purchase of the road.
"The municipal world is coming TO the
view very fast that the municipality
should own and control these public ne
cessities. 1t is simply business; it is
common sense.
''The municipal league will never
amount to anything in Topeka unless it
is made up of the representative men of
the city, the men who work as we'll as
those who do not have to. all men who
can sink their partisanship below their
citizenship"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
PICKETT SUES.
He Asks $15, 900 Damage Because of the
Raiding Of His Establishment.

He Asks $15,O 900 Damage Because of the
Raiding Of His Establishment.
Philip Pickett today filed suit in the
district court against Chief of Police j.
NJ. Wilkerson, Sergeant W. T. Ellison
and Jailer w. D. Disbrow for $4,000, to
which extent he claims he was damaged
by the arrest of himself and wife. and
the raiding of his mineral bath house ON
Harrison street last Thursday morning,
as disorderly house.
His petition alleges he has invested in
the establishments $15, 900, and That is
income is at least $4,000 a year; that
the officer who went to the house and in
a boisterous manner demanded entrance.
That he was admitted and then went to
the different rooms and compelled the
women to get up and dress before him.
That w 5. Wait of the board of charities
was there, with his wife, Mrs. Wait
being an invalid, and that the officer viii
lifted Wait and declared Mrs, Wait was
not the legal wife of Wait
That the officer went into the room of
the domestic who had been in the fam
lily for years and was respectable, and
compelled her to get up in her night
clothes, and that ne offered to let her 60
if she would kiss him and that he did
then forcibly kiss her and threw her on
the bed. That when he left he took
with him a diamond ring lying on the
table and will not return it.
That they were then taken to the jail
and locked up till morning, and the story
was then given to the newspapers.
Mr. Pickett asks $4,000 for the damage
to his business, the same for the damage
to his reputation as an individual and
So. 900 for the humiliation it has caused
him.
His o++ornava ara Watars e, Watara
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
LIKE A CHINESE SCHOOL.
That's The Way the Noise in the Senate
Sounded Today.

That's The Way the Noise in the Senate
Sounded Today.
! Only twenty one senators responded
to the roll call this morning, a bare
quorum. For this reason no bills of any
consequence will be taken up until more
senators arrive. as one or two votes against
bill will defeat il.
For the first time this session a prac-
tice was commenced which is
liable to be of frequent occurrence
from this time on. All of the
journal clerks, reading clerks and secre-
tary's force were put to work reading
bills on third reading in unison. Sixteen
bills were read at once and considera BILE
time was saved. OF course nobody could
understand word said But the law re-
quires that all bills be read, and
read they must be. This shows the
survives its usefulness
They were all house bills, but chiefly
local ores. The senators then voted for
all of them in bunch.
The reading of these bills had an odd eff
feet in the dignified senate. 1t sounded
much like sewing circle or church
social. or the result was not unlike the
celestial public schools where the heath
en- Chinese youth study their lessons
aloud. Above all the din and confusion,
could be heard Ben Rich's rich baritone
which stopped only long enough to allow
him to adjust his Adams apple. When
such a pause occurred, Secretary Brown s
tenor could be heard above all the rest,
and if you listened real closely, James
Roots still small voice could be heard
getting in its work.
Aftt rnOOn Session.
The senate this afternoon is working
in committee of the whole, and the less
industrious senators who did not attend
the sessions afternoon Saturday, are try
ing to make up time on their pet bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
CALLED THEM RASCALS.
DR.. Parkh urst Creates a Sensation by His
Structures on Brother Ministers.

DR.. Parkh urst Creates a Sensation by His
Structures on Brother Ministers.
NEW YORK. Feb 1S.-The Rev. DR..
Charles H. Parkhurst created a sensa-
tion in his sermon by practically libell-
ing as rascals body of clergymen un-
named. He declared that Crowds have
no consciences. Corporations are said to
have no souls, no consciences. This is
true and crowd has no conscience"
81 will give you an illustration of this"
"If you were to put certain sum-" he
went on, sin the hands of one man, one
Christian man. for particular purpose,
you could feel sure that it would be used
for that purpose. That man has con-
science. He would be responsible to the
donor and to his own conscience"
"But with a crowd it is different A
crowd has no conscience.
go the point. A short time ago money
was raised and placed in the hands of a
certain body of men. mostly clergymen
and elders. This body of men voted to
apply this money, and it was applied to
a purpose that was distasteful to nearly
all the donors.
E'Gf one man had done that, he would
have been rascal, but no one man in
that crowd had done what was done, and
a crowd has no conscience
Each took refuge in that thought.
The one man would have been rascal
| but the crowd has no conscience"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18

The polite dodging that sometimes
occurs between passers in narrow
passage was happily solved once by
a tall, ungraceful bulky Vermonter,
who extricated both from the position
by saying: you will stand still,
madam, ] will go home" Joseph
Richie of Roxbury used to tell an
experience of his in the days when
ladies' gowns trailed on the side
walks and In street cars, and their
tempers flashed out if any body trod
upon them Looking straight at the
flushed cheeks and wrinlkled fore
head, II excuse you ma'am, said Mr..
Ritchie, with old school politeness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18

New YORK, Feb 1s.-Manager W.
Grossley, proprietor of the 3Rann. -
Check" company of which XS $500 = %so
the dead woman was a memhe< o.iG ~ 1S' as
day: '0iO To-
\, six weeks ago engaged Gentry and
maoge 1orke for The Baggage Check
company. She played the part of the
were engaged to he auu orKe
Gentry left nv NlotIieu puI wnen
[.,,ar.eI I Jolned 1t, the two had bitter
d1a,L ~ az 0en!ry left with Willie Collier.
70 t4ke part In The Back Number
u saw Gentry on Broadway At < o'c,ook
In the afternoon. He was under tha c,0UN ~
huence of liquor, and was wallIinI .I1 7v;th in,
Joe CoYn, the comedian of the .P,sh si,
CITY company. He spoke to me.and 1raSu nanl
TONED Madge Yorke. He said: INV Co.
how love that girl" "oo;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
4 PLACE FOR WILSON.

The Tariff Reformer Is offered the Presi-
dency of Texas University.
Houston, Tex. Feb. 1S-A special to
the Post from Austin says:
It is announced that Hon. w. L. Will
son has been rendered by the regents the
position of president of the university of
Texas. which offer he now has under
consideration.
A bill is now pending in the legisla-
ture creating the Office and it has no op-
ponents.
Wilson Denies 1t.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 Hon. VIM. L.
Wilson was shown today the dispatch
from Texas announcing tnat he was con-
sidering the invitation from the regents
of the state university of Texas to be-
come the president of that institution.
He said: 81 have no information of it,
and think | would know it If were rue. y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
AN UNPOPULAR BILL.
introduced to Restore the Odious Po1Ita,
in Topeka and Other Cities.

Senator Sterne introduced a bill into
the Senate this morning at the request
of Councilman James Burgess and sever
al other Topeka people to re-establish
polltax in cities of the first class in Kan
sas.
Senator Sterne was anxious it should
read "(by requesD" after his name on
the bill in order that he might not get
the blame for the possible renewal of
this unpopular tax.
1t is to be hoped the bill will be choked
to death early. Topeka is we'll rid of the
polltax and it never wants it again Year
after year So was collected under it from
some people, while others never paid
cent. 1t was alw ays the most out
rageous swindle that could be imagined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
DICK WALKER WINS.
The Capital Grocery Case Decided by
Judge johnson.

The Capital Grocery Case Decided by
Judge johnson.
Judge Johnson decided one of the
Capital Grocery company cases which
grew out of the failure of T. J. McCon-
nell two years ago today.
George w. Parkhurst brought suit
against Dick Walker who was United
States marshal, to recover the cost of
goods levied upon by him. Parkhurst
claimed that the goods belonged to him
under mortgage, and Walker has no
right to levy on them The amount
asked was 81, ,290.
Judge johnson gave judgment for
Walker, and the plaintiff will have to
pay the costs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18

we will all be in rags and begging on
our knees for food
In speaking of the whites aversion to
having colored people in the same posi-
tions they hold, he said: "We had col
ored woman as an enrolling clerk in the
legislature recently, but there was objec-
ton to her color, and finally they turned
out eleven innocent white girls to get rid
of one blackie''
Mr.. Olden was very sarcastic and his
irony brought out great deal of laugh
ter from his audience, which was large
and intelligent one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
A BIG LOCKOUT.

Nine Hundred Electrical Workers are
Shut Out in New York.
New YORK, Feb. 1s.-Nine hundred
men of local union No. 3, of the brother
hood of electrical workers in this city
are today locked out by the electrical
contractors association.
The lockout was declared on Saturday
and was meant to head off a strike pro-
posed by the workers. The fight is fer
a reduction of the working hours from
nine to eight hours, at So day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
SHOT BY HER LOVER.
Madge YOrke, a Well Known
Actress Foully Murdered.
Killed byActor Gentry to Whom
She Was Engaged.
HE WAS INTOXICATED.
The Murderer Throws Away
His Pistol.
Detectives Have Been UnaDle 10
Locate Him.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1s. - Madge
Yorke, a soprano singer with the
Baggage Check company was shot
and almost instantly killed last night
at Zeiss' hotel in this city, by James
P. Gentry, a comedian of Golfers
sBack Number" company. Gentry
escaped, and up to a late hour had
not been captured
About 9 o. clock Gentry walked into
the hotel office and asked to be shown
to Miss Yorlke's room. Being unknown
to the attaches of the house, he was
told to wait few moments. A mes
sage was then sent to the girls
room, but Gentry did not wait. He
walked out into tho hallway and
assembled by means of the stairway.
Miss Yorke and Miss Ida Clarke, a
member of the company, were in the
formers room, practicing songs, when
Gentry opened the door and walked
in unannounced. Miss Yorke mani
tested some surprise at seeing him and
introduced him to Miss Clarke. After
hastily acknowledging the introduc-
tion. Miss Clarke says Gentry turned
to Miss Yorke and in an angry tone
demanded: ''Why didn't you meet
me to-day?" Before the girl could
answer, he whipped a revolver from
his pocket and fred three shots at
her, each bullet taking effect, one
over the right eye, one in the center
of the forehead and the third close
to the left temple. Gentry immedi-
ately rushed from the room and
nothing more was seen of him.
CHARLES T. Blaney. author of the
baggage Check and Manager
Cooper said that it was generally un-
derstood that Gentry and the girl
were engaged to be married, and no
motive for the deed other than a fit
of jealousy can be imagined.
The murdered girl was we'll known
in the profession. During the season
of 1ss7-sS she was a member of the
New York Casino Opera company. Of
late years she has been with Natural
Cas-" ''Hoss and Hoss," where she
first met Gentry, and a number of
other prominent companies She was
engaged by the Baggage Check
company last season, and had made
such hit that Mr.. Blaney had tried
to advance her position, and to this
end was writing for her the part OF
an up-to date girl in "The Chattel
Mortgage" which is to be produced
in New York next month. She was a
remarkably pretty girl, decidedly
brunette, and about % years of age.
Gentry is described as a tall, thin,
sallow- faced man of about 35 years OF
age, and is said to be a clever char
acter comedian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
RUMSELLERS RAGING
At Detroit the Civic Federation Is -Chok
ing Them Red in the Face.

AHS A1AeAHA 1ksu IN EIAe sCe'
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 18. = Owing
chiefly to the efforts of the Civic Fedora
ton, recently organized in this city, all
the saloons in the city have been abso-
lutely closed the last two Sundays.
At large meeting Of the Liquor Deal
ers' association yesterday, it was decided
to undertake some retaliatory action.
Another meeting is called for Tuesday,
at which a definite plan of campaign
will be decided upon.
1t is believed that the saloon keepers
will attempt to have the "blue laws" en-
forced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
THE HOUSE

The house meets at 3:3O this afternoon.
In all probability the appellate court bill
or text school bill will be taken up in
committee Of the whole, as they were
still unfinished when the house ad-
journed Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18

PEABODY, Mass, Feb. 1S.-This town
is today celebrating the centennial of
the birth of the noted phIianthropisf,
George Peabody. Flags float from all
the public buildings, while the decora-
ton of private residences is fine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
Horse Nonsense.

First Horse-If 1 were you I'd be
ashamed to show myself at the horse
show another season. Second Horse
Why not? First Horse-Your mis-
tress wore an American-made dress,
and your groom did not drop his his
All the respectable horses were
laughing at you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-18
100000 PEOPLE LISTEN
To Sermons Favoring Help to tn
Chicago Civic Federation.

chicago CIVIC FederatfOn.
CHICAGO, Feb 18.-Sermons covering
every phase of the subject of municipal
reform, were delivered in the churches
of this city regardless of denomination
yesterday.
This action on the part of the minis
ters was prompted by a letter from
the Civic Federation urging an
active participation in the re-
form movement by pastors and
their congregation, especially in the di-
rection of political action. The discourses
were listened to by upwards of 100000
people