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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-25
Williams plurality "a

A few of the old politicians were
greatly surprised at the result 1t was
generally conceded that Judge Hazen
would be nominated by good round
majority as ne had the benefit Of an
excellent record. Some of the workers
however. persisted in the belief that
Col Veale would win and that Probate
Judge Wood could not be beaten
In the north district the fight ON rep
resentative was exceedingly spirited
and the result was close While HOl-
man carried the First ward the coun-
try rolled up a big majority for Brooke
who is a farmer and nominated him by
about 100 majority
The people in the First ward said all
along that the fight was between James
and Holman. but they did not consider
the strength of Brooke i'm the country
were against Burton. Brooke has been
identified with county politics for some
time and has been member of the
county central committee and an Off
Ger in the dambeau club. He is a col
lege graduate and an energetic and
able man.
In the city district the defeat of
Veale and Baker was decisive. Nc
Keever receiving almost as many
votes as the other candidates together.
He even carried the Second ward
which is Col. Veale's ward, by 80 votes
In the east precinct of the ward Veale
received only ga votes while McKeever
received 143.
Mr.. Larimer comedies the nomfna-
tiOn for representative in the Thirty
seventh district to Hughes by q small
plurality this afternoon. Hughes has a
plurality of So, with Auburn and Mon
mouth to hear from. Auburn is
thought to be for Larimer and Mon
mouth for Hughes. though Monmouth
is much the smaller precinct
Senator Sterne was COmplimeuted
by a big majority which shows that
the people are pleased with his career
as a legislator
The opposition to Judge Hazen was
not serious and he received almost {. 500
majority. much the largest on the tick
ct. He was supported by the rank and
file Of the voters who believe in him
and were anxious to approve the de-
spatch and ability with which he dis
poses of the business in his court
The county attorney fight was de-
cidedly warm. McCabe developed sur
prising strength in the last few DAYS
and he is second in the race He re
ceived almost the unanimous support Of
the young men JetmOre had the ad-
vantage OF being second in the race
two years ago, and by the law of sue
| cession many people felt he is entitled
to the Office. He is a bright lawyer and
his nomination is a victory Tor them
] he received many prohibition votes
/ from people who believe he win do his
whole duty Mr.. TillOtsOn was fought
I by the resubnissionists, as he made his
fight on the prohibition issue but many
/ personal enemies handicapped him
Probate Judge Woods defeat for q
| second term was not wholly unexpect-
Z ed. His opponent, Mr.. Dolman, is a
young man with a great deal of energy
Z and many personal friends. Weed has
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DEATH CLOUD
IN IOWA.
A Sunday Cyclone Sweeps the
Country
Directly to the North of Des
MOines.
From 20 to 40 People Reported
Killed.
VALERA SWEPT AWAY
Twenty -four Persons Killed at
BOudUrant.
Destruction and Death at Many
Other Points.

Newton, Ia, May 25.-Valeria, min
ing village about Is miles west of New
ton, was nearly wiped out of existence
by a cyclone last night.
Fourteen people are reported killed.
Kansas City. May 25.-The Times
has received word through the local
telegraph Office of the Maple Leaf road
that a cyclone struck Valeria, Iowa, Is
miles north of Des 0Ioines last night,
killing nine people and injuring a num-
ber- Further pa-rticplars unobtainable
at present.
Marshalltown, Ia, May 25.-It is re
ported here that as q result of the cy-
clone at Waleria and Ningo, 20 people
are dead
Oelwein. Ia. May 25.-A cyclone pass
ed through Waleria, Jasper county, this
IA persons The storm killed two peO-
pie at AingO, a small town a few miles
east of Valera.
Des Moines. May 25.-The storm
struck hard at BOndurants fifteen miles
north 1t is reported that p persons
were killed there. At WaIeria it is re-
ported Il were killed.
MORE PARTICULARS.
Des MOines, May 25.-Twenty-th three
people are reported dead as the result
of the cyclone which swept the north
ern part of Polk county last night at
II o'clock. The towns afflicted are
BOndurant, Valeria. Santiago and Ira
No telephone or telegraphic commu-
nicatiOn can be established except with
BOndurant, which reports four deaths
there in the Bailie family, with five in
the same family seriously injured
Three in the Phalen family are killed
at Valeria. At Santiago the list is three
killed in the BOtten baugh family.
Between Vaieria and Ira the death
list is nine. Mrs. Scheu was killed at
the former place. A special train has
been started from Des 14oines with ply
sicians on board. The storm is said to
have swept along the line Of the Great
Western from BOndurant to MARSHALL
town.
A Manchester, Ia. special to the Dis
patch says
"A cyclone struck Manchester at about
10 o'clock last night leaving a track of
six or eight miles in length in ruins.
Mrs. Ira HOwland and VIM. Murray
were seriously injured.
st. Paul. Mimi, May 25.-A special to
the Dispatch from Elm. Ia, says:
A terrific storm, cyclonic in form, Oc-
CURED here last night Many buildings
were unrOOfed and trees uproOted. Tel
egraph and telephone poles and wires
were demolished and numerous bust
ness fronts were mashed in. The town
is almost a lake. Hundreds of dollars
worth of damage was done, but no one
was hurt. The people took refuge in
cellars The storm struck here at S d.
n. and lasted an hour. At Alta Vista q
man was killed and two children badly
hurt.
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UNIFORMITY NOT WANTED.
Freedom in Form Of Worship Con
sidered by Presbyterians.

Saratoga. New York, May 25.-At
the morning session of the Pres
byterian general assembly the commit
tee on bills and overtures reported upon
the request that steps be taken to Sc
cure uniformity of worship in all the
churches. 1t was recommended that
no action be taken at the present free
dom is more edifying than any strict
ness OF uniformity could be-
Before taking up the regular order
the moderator made a plea for harmony
in the subsequent proceedings of the
assem- bly,.
The report of the standing commit
tee on work among the Freedmen was
presented by DR.. Vilery d. Reed of
Philadelphia. The report of the board
showed receipts for the year of STAG, 1892
expenditures of s149. .76S. The present
debt of the board has under its charge
181 ministers, 314 churches and Sunday
schools, IS day schools with 230 teach
ers and 9511 pupils. During the year
2.OS3 have been added to the board.
The Freedmen have themselves cOcntri-
buted S6S, 900 to the support Of their
churches and schools.
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N. Y. WORLD'SFAIR
An international EXpOsi tiOn Is
Proposed,
To Celebrate the Union of New
York With Brooklyn.
1901 THE DATE NAMED.
VIII Endeavor to Outshine Chi
cagO.
Plenty of Capital and Space Can
Be Had.

New York, May 25.-It was an-
nOunced in New York today that the
first steps have been taken to com
memorate the consolidation of New
York and Brooklyn with adjoining
towns into the second largest city in
the world by a grand international ex-
position, which, if it viii not surpass
the Worlds fair of 1888 at Chicago win
be nevertheless the greatest project ia
the same line ever undertaken in the
east. Already the preliminaries are
under way, and these will be material
ly advanced after the commission pro-
vided for by the Greater New York act
has been appointed.
The principal argument against the
holding of the Worlds fair in 1888 was
that there was a lack of suitable loca-
tions. This objection has been over
come by the addition of territory in
Kings and Queens counties The men
mainly interested in organizing a COM
pany to hold a worlds fair within the
limits of the new city are for the most
part presidents of banks and trust
companies III New York and Brooklyn
They have an abundance of capital and
are not afraid to use it, Tt is said one
of the moving spirits is Andrew II.
Green, who is known as the father of
consolidation, and to whom the people
are indebted more than any other one
man for Central park Riverside park
and the boulevard
Conversing with men Identified with
the exposition project it was learned
that there had been an understanding
all along that consolidation would be
celebrated by the holding of an in-
ternational exposition within the new
city. This viii be preceded by a series
of celebrations, the programme for
which is under consideration now.
Nothing definite. however, will be done.
except the organization of the expo
sition company, until after the adoption
of the new charter. There seemed to
be a belief, however. that the coming
worlds fair VIII be held in 1901. The
year 1900 was favored. but the date
was deemed inexpedient, because OF
that time.
Several conferences have been held
during the last month, and something
tangible VIII be done in a few days.
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Judge Hazen's Majority 2,416
L. S. DOlman's 857.
McKeeyer, Hughes and Brooke
Chosen Representatives.
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Aaron JetmOre Has a Plurality
of $50.
Young Men to the Front In
Nearly All Instances.

Following is the ticket nominated at
the Republican primary:
District Judge. ge...-...-.-.--.Z. z. T. Hazen
County Attorney .-..--.-.-A. r. Jetmore
Clerk of District Court. .E. M. Cockrell
Probate Judge. S. Dolman
County Superintendent w Stout
County Commissioner D. A. Williams
Representative 35th Dist.A. l. Brooke
Representative. .36th Dist.E-D- NICK Keever
Representative, S7th Dist.J.W F Hughes
Senator o. --.-.------W w E. Sterne
The following are the complete re
turns. with the exception of two coun-
try precincts which will not change the
results.
District judge-Hazen 3,735; Vance j.
$40. Hazen's majority PALS.
Probate judge-Wood 1.941; DoIman
2,79s. Dolman's majority s57.
Clerk district court-Cockreu Cno Op-
position) 400
County attorney-Jetmore zoos; Nc
Cabe 1.476; Tnlotson 1.479. Jetmore's
plurality $50.
County uperintendent-Stou (no op-
position) 1000.
senator-W. e. sterne 2.21s; BoImar
400. Sterne's majority SIS.
representative Thirty-hfth district
Stood
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0. E. MILLER IN JAIL.
He Couldn't Give Bail and Was Lock
ed UD

Denver, May 25.-Oscar p. Miller.
president of the Hernia Treatment corn
pany of Chicago, who was brought here
under arrest charged with conspiracy
to defraud the stockholders and depos-
itOrs of the Commercial National bank
of Denver, which failed two years ago
and of which he was a stOckhOlder, has
been unable to obtain bail and passed
last night in the county jail and must
spend at least another there.
Miller was very indignant when he
found that he would receive no more
consideration than any other prisoner.
He said he could give bond for a mill
lion in Chicago. but the United States
district attorney refused to accept
bondsmen from outside this district
Miller refuses to eat prison food and
promises to make trouble for the au-
thOrities on account Of his iucarcera-
ton. Miller who formerly lived here,
was a prominent church man and spent
money literally in church and chari-
table work. He is bitter in denuncia-
ton of what he terms the ingratitude
of Denver people.
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RIvEN AsUNDER.
Democracy's Ranks in Chicago Split
BY the Financial Question.

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Chicago, May 25.-The gold standard
leaders of the Democratic party in this
(CooR) county yesterday met at the
Palmer house in this city and drew up
a manifesto which as they put it hings
out the flag of a. regenerated party"
The manifesto gives in detail the local
history of the present split in the Dem
Ocratic party in this state and maps
out a course which provides for q boy
colt not only of tOmOrrOW's primaries
and Tuesdays convention, but of the
present county central committee and
all it's belongings. 1t declares the state
end of the silver machine as being
more undemocratic than the Cook
county end Of it and announces its pur-
pose to go on with the work Of the
party Independently of the silver men
who are called POpulists and not Dem
OcTats-
In accordance with the boycott urged
in the manifesto the gold standard men
say they are going to stay at home.
The silver men vow that 20 900 ballots
will be cast for the delegates to be
elected to Tuesdays county cOnven-
ton The gold standard men charge
that the credentials of the delegates to
the state convention to be elected Tues
day are already made out An intima-
tion has been made by some Democrats
close to Governor Altgeld that the in
structiOns on the money question to be
voted at Tuesdays convention may be
found to be simply anti -gOldbug"
making no mention of silver at 16 to 1.
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PICKEBING WANTS IN.
The Major Would Like to Run for
Vice President.

Olathe. May 25.-Major L o. Picker
ing, of this city. late Prohibition candi-
date for governor, left this afternoon
for Pittsburg, Pa to attend the na-
tiOnal Prohibition convention.
While Major Pickering is not an
avowed candidate for a place on the ma
tional ticket, yet it is thought here that
he viii be in the race for second place.
He said before starting he would not
be surprised if lightning should strike
him. Ex-Governor st. John, for many
years his law partner. viii be there, and
viii work in Pickering's behalf st.
John declines to be a candidate for
president, possibly for the reason that
his former law partner has aspirations
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CYCLoNE m CHIoAGo.
Twenty Buildings Blown Down in the
Suburbs.

Chicago. May 25.-A storm of unus-
ual severity struck Chicago at 2:15
o'clock this morning Easements in the
down town district were flooded The
thunder and lightning. The sewers
were unable to carry away the water
as fast as it fell and the streets be-
came flooded for time. The storm
came about the hour when the news
papers We're preparing to go to press.
The press rooms of nearly all the great
morning dailies were flooded, necessi-
tating the calling of assistance from
the fire department.
In the suburbs OF Edison park, Nor
wood, Irving park and Evanswood a
total Of nearly q score Of buildings two
of them churches, were demolished and
hundreds of shade trees were uproOted.
The rainfall amounted to a cloud
burst, the precipitation being according
to the weather bureau 1.46 inches in ten
minues, breaking all previous local rec
ords.
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SNOW SIX FEET DEEP
In Montana and Has Been Falling 10
Days.

DGissoula Mont. May 25.-Snow, fall
ing so thick and fast that the eye can
not esee over 100 feet, with six feet of
hard and frozen snow on the ground.
is the sight that greets one on the
Occur d'Alene branch of the Northern
Pacific road, three hours ride from this
city In the past 19 days not ten hours
has passed in which the air has not
been filed with the steady Sitting cloud
of flakes.
There is not yet the faiptest suspic-
ion of spring, the cabins Of the wood
men and miners and the little station
on the divide are as completely covered
as in the depths of winter. There new
er has been so great a snowfall in all
this section as this spring, nor 50 late
a spring, and the indications are that
when the warm winds melt the masses
carry away the roadbeds, tracks, build
ings and everything that can be swept
off the earth.
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a warm temper and he has repelled
many people who might have been his
friends. He was opposed principally on
personal grounds Dolman's vote is a
great compliment to him, and his
friends who were certain of his norni-
nation did not hope that his majority
would be so large.
In the north commissioner district
majority Mr.. Fleming was slow in get
ting into the race, and the situation
had been thoroughly canvassed before
his candidacy was announced. Mr. viii
liams' business record as a commission
er was against him, and it should have
defeated him
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DOWN WENT M'GINTY.
Before a Knife in the Hands Of Henry
Evans.

Michael IcGinty of Seventeenth and
Washington streets and Henry Evans,
colored, had a fight this morning over
a cow in which the white man got a
long deep cash on his left cheek and
neck from a pocket knife, and Evans
was hit a. severe blow just over the
right ear with a slung shot
1IcGinty has a pasture near Rich
mOnd. and it seems that the negro
COW had gotten in there and was tied
up by his neighbOr. When Evans went
to take her away from the place the
fight took place
Both men came to town and Evans
gave himself UP to Constable Ross, and
went ia company with his antagonist
to the county attorneys office, where
the white man swore out warrant
charging Evans with assault with in
tent to kill.
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CITY MUST GET ACTION.
Pushing on the Movement to Secure
Extension Of Water Mains

A meeting of the city council has
been called for tonight to consider the
question of simplifying the waterwOrks
case by dropping that part of the suit
which refers to the purity Of the water
At a meeting Of the committee of the
whole 1T was decided not to drop this
part Of the case but it was then under
stood that S. b. Isenhart who is as
sisting the city attorney in the case OBJ
jected to the trial of the case with this
count eliminated 1t has since been
found that Mr.. Isenhart is in favor of
simplifying the case and the meeting
is held principally for the purpose of
instructing the attorneys accordingly
as it is expected that the case viii soon
come up for trial
This is done at the suggestion of
C0uncilmen Nettels and Warner who
are both very anxious to have the wa
ter mains extended.
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SUMNER HEAT.
Yesterday the Thermometer Marked
90 Above Slightly Cooler.

In place of threatening clouds and
damp weather we are now having q
clear sky and a. decided heat which is
rapidly drying the roads. evapOrating
the water and causing the temp perature
to Hnger in the neighborhood of 80
above. At 1 O'Clock this afternoon the
thermometer registered SO degrees.
y Yesterday at 2 o'clock it registered 81
above
Tonight the weather bureau promises
cooler air. and states in their predic-
ton that the fair weather viii cOntin-
ue tonight and tomorrow
Throughout the state today the
weather is reported generally warm
with a slight cIoudiness existing. The
temperature ranges from a to 81
In New Mexico the weather is report
ed clear and pleasant, and in Texas
clear and warm In Colorado the
weather is cloudy and cool.
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DROWN IN THE STREET
Young Ladies Boating in La Cygne
Streets Perish in the Water.

Kansas City. May Pa special to
the Star from Fort Scott says:
Misses Georgia Rickett and Birdie
Cassidy. weH known young society Ia
dies of La Cygne, Kan. while boat
riding in the streets of that place last
evening. were drowned by the over
turning of their boat.
The town was flooded by the recent
rains and water stood from four to six
feet deep in the streets leading to the
Memphis depot. Several parties were
out boat riding. a strong current car
ried a boat containing the mandolin
club against the one occupied by the
Rickett and Cassidy girls with four
others. causing it to tip.
A Mr. WatlSey saved his boy by
throwing him into a tree and a Miss
Dyer saved herself by clinging to the
boys suspended feet. The bodies of
Miss Rickett and Miss Cassidy have
been recovered.
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CHARTERS FILED.
Two New Organizations Incorp ore
ated at AtchisOn.

The following charters have been filed
with the secretary of state;
The Bohemian club of AtchisOn. orr
ganized for social and literary purposes
with a capital Of $500 and the following
directors: Alex Calhoun. Howard Bryu-
ing, Ed Holden, Henry King and VIM
Rigg.
The Missouri Kansas Construction
company, to do business at Atchison
and other points. The purpose of the
company is to grade and pave alleys
and streets, and do general construc-
tiOn work The com<.-l. is organized
for 80 years, has a capital of $1,000 and
the following directors: J. w. and S. M
Waggener, 4. p. and e. T. Halsey and
w u. Bomgardner.
The Soldier city Cemetery asSocia-
tion Of Soldier City. Jackson county.
with the following directors David
lesser, r. NJ. Dennis and TT. c.. Tolin
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The Stars Divorced.

Jennie Starr was this morning grant
ed divorce in the district court and
given the custody Of her child She
married Otto Starr seven years ago,
but he has abandoned her and gone
she knows not where.
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e struok iii Eastman.

A warrant was issued from Justice
H'urry's court today for Oliver NJ.
Smith a butcher Of North Topeka. He
is charged with an assault upon the
person of w. s. Eastman, the North
Topeka. contractor. The trouble arose
at the polls Saturday when Eastman
challenged Smiths vote saying he was
Democrat. This was too much for
Smith and he struck Eastman. The
damage was not great
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The z. w. G. A. meeting at the Pres
byterian church last evening was we'll
attended and was most interesting
occasion. The talk by Miss Dorr was
vel received. A duet by Miss Edna
Parkhurst and Miss Annie Campbell
was much appreciated.
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TOPEKA GETS S5,625.
For Overtime Put in by the Letter
Carriers.
From our Special Correspondent.

Trom Our SPECIAL CorTespondent-
Washington, May 25.-Judgments have
been rendered by the court of claims
to letter carriers for overtime work
as follows. Topeka, eighteen carriers
1928. 80; Atchison. Sc, 3,23759; Lawrence.
$793O5; Leavenworth, 1126.17; Kansas
Citv 81 247 so
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MASSACRE BIZ INDIANS.
Eighteen People Killed on a Ranch in
Mexico.

san Bernanda. Mex. Nay 25-Vvord
has been brought here of an attack
made by band Of renegade Indians
upon the IajOs ranch near here. The
indians killed eighteen persons, several
OF them being women and children AS
soon as the news of the outrage reach
ca here a volunteer company OF sixty
men was formed and started ia pursuit
o1 the Lndiana.
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TORNADO an ELeIN, liz

Engineer at Insane Asylum Killed
Bicycle Works Blown Down.
Milwaukee. May 25-A special to the
Wisconsin from Elgin, III, SAYS: .
A tornado visited this section this
morning. John Keogh, engineer Of the
state insane asylum, was killed by a
falling chimney.
The Elgin sewing machine and bicy-
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MAKING Way FOR BAKER.
N. B. Burdge Withdraws From the
Race IN the Sixth District.

N. B. Burdge, stenOgrapher to Judge
Clark of the appellate court and him-
self a candidate for the Populist nom
ination for congress in the Sixth dis
trict announced his withdrawal tEsis
afternoon.
Il have Withdrawn in favor of Con-
gressman Baker" said Burdge "and
there are political complications in the
case that cannot be explained now"
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NoHca

The members of Sloan Lodge, A.
r. & A. NJ No. 225 viii meet at Mason
ic hall, Tuesday, May %. 1896, at 1880
a. m, to accompany the remains of our
late brother. Charles j. MOhler, to the
Union Pacific depot.
BY order of
Attest: j. 3. FURRY W. M
J. T.. DUBREUIL, Secretary