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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
THE PUBLIC IS AROUSED.
An Unprecedented Interest is Shown
in the Present Campaign.

Washington,A Aug. 3.-Chairman Jones
of the Democratic national committee
who arrived last night began work to-
day on the accumulation of campaign
work which awaited him. He took the
temporary quarters in Senator Faux
ner's private Office at the congressional
committees Headquarters. Soon after
his arrival he was Joined, apparently
by appointment, by Senator German,
Senator Stewart and Messrs. .Berret and
Norris of Washington, Mr.. Norris hav-
ing been until recently a member of the
national committee. The conference
lasted half an hour and the gentlemen
present separated to meet again at the
capitol at noon.
No information was given as to the
subjects discussed, except that Mr..
Jones was going over 4 number of de-
tails. A report was current about the
headquarters that Mr.. German would
be a member of the executive commit
tee and possibly it's chairman. There
was no verification of the report, but
the presence of Mr.. German added to
the comment in that direction.
Chairman Jones busted himself at all
spare moments with the mass of mail.
An official connected with the commit
tee says that the correspondence is un-
precedented One of the veterans of
the committee said that in his service
of twenty-fOur years he never had seen
such a public interest in affairs, and he
claimed that the letters received show
considerable Republican detection due
to silver
At the Republican congressional head
quarters the large working force is kept
very busy. Here, too, it is stated that
the public interest in politics, as indl-
Gated by the extent of the mail is un-
precedented. The most varied sug-
gestions are offered. A letter received
from Louisiana assures the commits
sion that there are strong hopes of car
rying that state for Mckinley.
At the national silver headquarters
number of interesting letters were re-
ceived today. One from the mayor of
La Crosse asked for a supply of Ger
man and Scandinavian literature, and
added that the silver movement was
making rapid progress in that locality
Another letter from the Pennsylvania
district in which Mr.. SibIey is a candi-
date for congress asserted that his cleo
ton was beyond doubt and that his
strength was aiding the national Demo-
cratic ticket. A letter from Massa-
chusetts was to the effect that many
silver clubs are being organized there
Several letters rendered service on the
stump.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
KANSAS WEEKLY BULLETIN
Of the Weather and Crops Issued by
Observer Jennings.

Of the Weather and Crops Issued by
Observer Jennings.
The weekly weather and crop report
issued by Weather Observer Jennings
tomorrow will say:
The mean temperature for the past
week has been 2 degrees above normal
in the western counties, and rose from
that to degrees above in the eastern
counties. The rainfall has extended in
a belt from the southwestern counties
across to the northeastern. The rain
was about normal in Ford, Mitchell.
Cloud and the northern counties from
Decatur to Marshall. Through the
rest of the belt the showers were light
and scattered, with no rain on either
side in the state.
In the eastern and central counties
all crops are reported to be in excellent
condition with the exception of Marion
and Osborne counties where the crops
have been somewhat damaged by heat
and dry weather. The reports from
the western counties, where no rain
has fallen, are not encouraging. The
heat has damaged all crops to a con-
siderable extent, but timely rains would
probably save them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
TROUTMAN MEN ANSWER.
Big Claims OF Morrill, Managers for
Saturdays Convention.

At the TrOutman headquarters ridi-
cule is cast upon the big figures Mr.
Joseph Bristow shows UP with for Nor
riIl. The figures published yesterday
are regarded as being false in a. num-
Der of instances.
In his analysis of the present status
of the delegates, Mr.. Bristow places in
his column four votes of the Stafford
delegatIOn, while even in the tele-
graphic columns of the morning paper
it is stated that Stafford instructed for
Troutman. Harper county is for Pc
ters according to the dispatches, but
BristoW puts it in the Morrill, column
Arthur Capper, secretary of the
Troutman club, said:
The administration made an ag-
gressiVe fight in every county and Sc
cured instructions wherever it was
possible. The result shows it's weak
ness. Less than a third of the dele
gates elected last week and less than
are instructed for Governor Morrill,.
There were tWenty-fOur conventions
held last week, and the enaissaries of
the administration were present at
every one of them, pleading for in
structed delegations. They succeeded
in six, and failed in eighteen.
Following are quotations from letters
received from delegates claimed by
BristoW as for Morrill,:
I have always favored your norni-
nation, and will certainly give you my
so do not fear Secretary Bristow's
figures, if they are all like this cOun-
ty."
They are favorable to you, notwith-
standing the correspondent for the
Capital reported them for Morrill, The
anti Morrill, men carried everything
their own way
"One of the governors appointees
here was a candidate for delegate, but
the convention sat down hard on that
proposition
They elected me one of the dele
gates, and 1 will be there for you. -
And so on.
When asked for some specific state
ment as to the present status of the
delegations, Mr.. Capper said:
six hundred and forty delegates
have been elected to date,of these 282
are absolutely all that can be claimed
for the administration, by the most ex-
pansive method of calculation; leaving
358 delegates for the opposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
Hirschel MCGEE, Aged 13, Falls
From Rock Island Bridge
To the Foot of One of the Stone
Piers.
HIS HEAD CRUSHED
And His Still Living Body Rolls
Into the River
Coloring the Water With His
Blood.

HfrscheI MCGEE, a 13-year-old boy OF
North Topeka, fell off the Rock Island
railroad bridge this morning and was
dashed to death on a pile of stones be-
low The accident occurred as a
freight train was crossing the bridge
About $3.50 this morning Bobbie IT,
mar Willie Bright and Hirschel Nc
Gee, three boys who live in North To
peka, and who are aged about Il
years, started from their home to cross
the Rock Island bridge. A regular
freight train had just pulled on to the
bridge from the north side, and the
three boys were walking alongside the
cars, holding to them as they went
When they reached the second pier
from the south end of the bridge they
were startled to hear the locomotive
whistle, and the train begin to move.
The boys hurriedly climbed on to the
side of the bridge and were in the act
of climbing down on to one of the stone
piers when Hirschel MCGEE was heard
to scream, and when the two boys saw
him, he was pitching head foremost
toward the sandbar Immediately UTr
derneath, They were too frightened to
move The unfortunate boy shot
downward and struck head first on a
small pile of stones on the sandbar.
his DOQY was nOITlDlg IUuL11aLGOs anu
his head cut open. The stone pile was
scattered.
The body rolled into the water, and
the boy made few feeble struggles.
Blood was flowing rapidly from his
head and the body was almost covered
by the water. The two boys who had
been with him ran to the north side to
tell the boys parents of the accident.
They did not return to see their dead
playmate.
Roscoe Jones and another boy. who
were playmateS of HlrSchel MCGEE,
were on the north end of the bridge
when he fell, and they hurried to the
place. The Jones boy climbed down
and pulled the body out of the water.
I saw HirSchel moving IN the water
just after he feu'' said the Jones boy
to a State Journal reporter, "and when
I pulled him out he went, ugh and
then some men got a ladder and car
Tied him over here
The patrol wagon was taken to the
Rock Island - where the boy had
been laid. Coroner Westerfeld was no
titled. and after viewing the body or
dered it removed to the home of the
boys parents. The body was put on a
Stretcher and carried across the bridge
to the McGee residence, which is the
second house north of the bridge on
Tyler street.
The body lay in the weeds fully
three quarters Of an hour before the
coroner arrived. It was at first
thing suspicious about the death Ow-
ing to the fact that the boys who were
with HirSchel ran away and did not
return to where the body was lying
But it is probable that they were too
much frightened. They are aged
about IA years
HirscheI MCGEE is said to have been
a well behaved boy, but quite venture
some. His fathers name is Henry Nc
Gee, and he is a teamster An inquest
VS. held by the coroner this noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
Beginning Tuesday Will Continue Un
til August %.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 3.-The Detroit
Jockey clubs running meeting will
open here on Tuesday and continue to
August %. The international derby
will be run on the opening day and
nearly all of the best 3-year-olds in the
west are entered.
1t is a race of liberal conditions and
it is expected that a large sized field
will go to the post in the event. About
600 horses have arrived including a ma
jority of the western and Canadian sta
bles of note M. F Dryers Lady Inez
VIII be a starter in the derby and will
probably go to the pole a favorite
James F. Caldwell, the veteran starter
Will WELD the flag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
A BAD BLACK MAN.
Nath Williams Church Member Bur
gIar and Bigamist

Nath Williams, a well known coIored
Sproat's grocery store was broken into
and who was suspected of having had
something to do with it, has landed in
Jail a Fort Smith. He is charged with
having broken into and robbed a store
at Vinita, I. T. A mulatto woman he
picked up at Kansas City is implicated
with him in the robbery. They had q
preliminary hearing at Finita and were
bound over to the district court at Fort
Smith.
Philip Pickett, who has just returned
from the Nation, saw Nath or the train
from Vinita to Fort Smith in charge
of the United States marshal who was
taking him and his woman companion
to the United States jail at Fort Smith
Williams must have been pretty pop
ular with the colored women in To-
peka, judging from the number who
have called on Mr.. Pickett since his re-
turn Friday evening, no fewer than
four who claim to be his wife having
called to inquire about him.
Nath is an old soldier ara IS drawing
a pension from the government. He is
a citizen of the Cherokee nation and
went there to be enrolled SO as to secure
the "headright'' money due them from
the government on account of the freed
mems fund.
Pickett says Williams is liable to get
fifteen years. as the United States mar
shall said this was the minimum pen
atty for such an Offense.
Williams was a member of the Sec
ond Baptist church and was one of the
leaders in the fight in opposition to Rev.
Mr.. Olden, started over a year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
END OF THE TERM.
Close of the District Court for Hot
Weather Holidays.

The April term of the Shawnee dis
trict court closed this morning after a
grind of four months.
During the month of August and un-
til September 7th, Judge Hazen will
not again ascend the bench. 1t can
hardly be called vacation
for there is plenty to do
and Judge Hazen and Stenographer
Ralph Cav will not rest much. Judge
Hazen will perhaps be able to get away
from town for a week or two but has
not decided where he will go. Bailiff
John COyne expects to visit his sister
in the southern part of the state
During the term 46 state cases were
disposed Of OF these 21 were pleas of
guilty, Is were convictions and seven
were acquittals. These were all crimf-
nal cases and of them % were sentenc-
ed to the penitentiary, four to the state
refOrmatory and u to the county Jail
The total number of cases disposed
of, criminal and civil, during the term
was 358. OF these 166 were tried by the
court, 46 by jury and 146 were dismiss
ed.
The September term of the court will
begin on Monday, September 7th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
A WOMAN TRAMP.
Beating Her Way in a Box Car Like q
Genuine Hobo.

Kansas City, Aug. 3.-As the third
section of freight train No. 212 of the
Missouri Pacific pulled into the yards
at $40 o'clock yesterday morning,
switchnan saw a woman jump f. ON
the half opened door of a box car.
Her name she gave as Mrs. Ellen
Plowman, and her age as 43. She said
that she had bummed her way in box
cars all the distance from Little Rock
Ark, and that her destination was Chi
cago. She left Little Rock last Tues
day and had been five days making the
trip to Kansas City, a distance of 529
miles. She claimed that this was the
first time that she had been discovered,
though she was compelled to change
trains at Fort Smith and Coffeyville.
She had $3.65 in her possession. The
trip, she claimed from Little Rock had
cost her but S2.35, which was spent for
meals and lodgings at Fort Smith and
Coffeyville. She is trying to reach
friends in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
At Mon tgomery.

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 3.-At about
noon about one-half of this city has
been poIled. The whites lead largely
in voting For the first hour the Ne
eroes voted but they are not voting in
numbers and a large percentage are
voting the straight Democratic ticket.
The Populists have spoilers at the
polls to keep check on the number of
voters who go into the polls to vote.
No trouble is reported from any part
Of the state and the reports received
here indicate a full Democratic vote is
being pOHed in every county.
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 3.-Up to
noon about half of the vote of this city
has been polled. Ninety per cent of
the votes are white. For the first three
hours no Negroes voted. They are now
beginning to vote in numbers. The
Democratic majority in the city will be
1000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
SANTA FE WRECK.
Collision at Bosworth, Mo, and Ten
People Hurt, Two Fatally.

Santa Fe passenger train No. 1, which
was due in this city at 1927 this after
noon, colIided with eastbound local pas
senger train No. 18 at Bosworth, Mo.
shortly before noon today. Ten per
sons were injured as follows:
John Mcconnell, Bosworth, Mo.
slightly.
John w. NTudec, Rodgers, Kan, not
seriously.
Mrs. Smith, Oklahoma, head badly
injured.
w. J. Morgan. Emporia, seriously in
jured.
Leads Budway, Wells, Fargo mes
senger, seriously.
Curtis Barber, Pullman porter, Chi
cago, slightly.
James Hickey, San Jose, Cal, fatal
Iy.
John McCabe, news agent, Marceline,
slightly.
Fred Heady, engineer, Fort Madi-
son, fatally and is dying.
No particulars concerning the wreck
had been received in Topeka up to the
time of going to press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
FACING STARVATION.
Gogebic Miners are Out Of Work and
Have Nothing to Eat

Bessemer Mich, Aug. 3.-The Tilden
mine Saturday closed down both day
and night shifts of No. 9 shaft. This
completes the shut down of the Rookie
feller mines in this city. Nos. g. z, 8, 8
and 10 shafts now employ just enough
men to keep the mines clear of water.
In a large number of mines the pumps
have been taken out and the mines al
lowed to fill with water. Gogebic range
mines are practically all shut down at
Hurley, Ironwood, ,Bessemer and Wake
field There are less than 1000 men at
work on the range where at one time
over 5000 men were employed. Tt is
certain that a few months of idleness
win find hundreds of families in desti-
tuition.
The several mining companies have
allowed their employees all unoccupied
lands for their use as "Pingree farms, -
but the army worms have destroyed the
last hope of the miners of having even
vegetables to keep body and soul to-
gether the coming winter. The poor
fund is exhausted and there are a large
number of outstanding orders The idle
miners and their families are therefore
facing starvation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
BAD BTKE ACCIDENT.
A Young Girl Runs Into Buggy and
Cuts Her Head.

Miss Anna Prast, aged IA years, who
resides at 304 Crane street, was serious
ly injured last night by coIliding with a
buggy while riding her bicycle. The
collision occurred in front of Rirbv's
confectionery store in North Topeka.
In attempting to get out Of the way
OF the buggy, which crossed the street
directly in front of her, the young ladv
lost control of her wheel. The bicycle
struck the side of the buggy. throwing
her to the pavement, and in falling the
TOP OF her head struck one of the wheels
with considerable force. A deep semi
circular cash. about seven inches in
4englh was inflicted. and she was rem
oered unconscious by the fall
she was picked up and taken into
Rlgoy's store, and after regaining CON
sclousness was removed to her home
e-szL slIeIe lne WOUND was dressed. Although
from the fact that the wound evnosed
tne sutures of the skull. inhammat ton
@ @aad splnaI meningitis may occur, the
attending physician does not think thai
the injury will prove dangerous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
MALIGNANT CASES.
Diphtheria in Russell County Again
Nearly Always Fatal.

DR.. Kirkpatrick, secretary of the
state board of health, returned from
Russell yesterday where he went to
investigate the epidemic which has bro
ken out and which was pronounced by
a local physician to be tonsihtis. Dr.
Kirkpatrick says that it is diphtheria,
there has been some Is or 16 cases in
the town of Russell and some more in
the country, just how many IS not
known. Ten deaths have resulted; six
in one family, three in another, and one
in another.
The county commissioners and the
city council of Russell will take imne-
diate steps to establish quarantine.
They had not done so before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
THE BARBECUE.
Colored People Will Have a Good
Time Tomorrow.

A picnic and barbecue will be held at
the fair grounds August 4, and 6. To-
morrow is the old soldiers day Jack
sons band will furnish a concert of vo-
cal and instrumental music every even
ing from 7:30 to $50 A chorus of so
voices will be the speciality The po-
Htical questions of the day will be ably
discussed by colored and white ora
tors.
A discussion of the money question
will take place. Among the orators
who will "enlighten the masses are
J. M. Brown, Prof. K = wade, J. II
D. F. Rivers. The public is cordially
invited to attend
Major J. K. Hudson will speak on
the Principles of Government tomor-
row evening at $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
ONE DOLLAR A BUSHEL.
Michigan Firm Paying a Mexican
Dollar for Wheat

Niles, Mich, Aug. 3.-The Buchanan
Milling company offers to pay to every
farmer who sells wheat in lots of 500
bushels or over, one Mexican dollar for
each busheI
The managers say they would be GLAD
to take small lots of wheat on the same
basis were it not for the expense and
trouble of shipping in Mexican dollars
in small amounts
If wheat holders will club together
and sell in lots of 900 bushels the min
ing company will make the seller q
present of two good American dollars
for each 1000 bushels delivered
The offer is made in good faith and is
being taken up by many farmers in
Berrien county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
BOTH CLAIM 1T.
Alabama State Election Being
Bitterly Fought.
Democrats Say They Have
Elected the Governor
BY 10000 MAJORITY.
PopuIists Claim the Election
By $4,000.
Not Many of the COIOred Men
Are Voting.
BY 10000 MAJORITY.

Nashville. Tenn, Aug. "a Mont
gomery special to the Banner says: The
state Democratic commmittee, after di-
ligent inquiry estimates that the state
viii go for johnson by from 10000 to
10000 majority The Populist commit
tee claims the state by 25, 600.
In Montgomery county the whites are
polling full vote, having cast about
so per cent of the votes polled. 1t is
stated that the Republican leaders have
sent out word to the negroes not to
vote, which accounts for the small ne
gro vote polled there. The negroes
who have voted up to this time have
voted the Democratic ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
Son of Garnett Preacher in Trouble
in Topeka.

Luther H. Vohmar, young man who
claims to be a travelling salesman, was
arrested this noon on the charge of for
gerry. by Sergeant Tim Donovan He is
the son of a Methodist minister at Gar
nett, Kan, and was a student at Baker
university last fall.
Last Tuesday Jas. s. Sproat cashed
a check for him for SO. 1t was drawn
on the Miami County National bank
to L. H Vollmar, and the name signed
was A. Lutz.
Saturday night Vo1In1ar came to Mr.
Sproat and asked that he cash another
check for him. Vollmar had been well
recommended to him. and he again
cashed the check, this time for $3.50.
When searched at the police station
a check was found in Vollmar's possess
sion on the Bank of Topeka, for $12. so.
1t was drawn in favor of L. H. Vollmar
and signed by A. Lutz.
VoIlmar admits having passed the
checks, and says that he will plead
guilty in order to make the sentence as
light as possible. He has been engaged
while here in a baking powder scheme
He would offer baking powder to gro
GERS at a low figure and take their order
for it, collecting in advance the freight
bill. The baking powder would never
come. Jas. Werts, the grocer, has re-
ported that this scheme was worked on
him.
VoIlmar is a rather small man with
brown eyes, slightly crossed. He wears
glasses, and was dressed well Some
time ago he borrowed from ]. K Jones'
the druggist, SIS, but it has never been
returned. Mr.. Jones wrote to his par
ents informing them of their sons deed.
Vollmar's father is a highly respect
ed minister, the pastor of the church at
Garnett. Luther H. Vollmar, the for
ger, says he went to Baker university
last fall.
He claims to be but 18 years old, but
looks every day of "A.
He will be turned over to the state
this afternoon and taken before Justice
Furry, there to plead guilty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
MORPHINE GOT HIM.
A Sensation Made by the Death of M.
M. Allen at Kansas Citv.

Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 8.-Marsha11
NJ. Allen, agen 20 years, son of DR.. J.
M Allen of Liberty, No, president of
the University Medical college. died at
the German hospital in this city from
the effects of an overdose of morphine.
taken both to allay pain and to satisfy
a desire for the drug.
Allen is said to have been addicted
to the drug and to have been undergo
ing treatment for the habit. He was
a medical student of great promise and
was prominent in social circles. His
father is one of the most eminent phy-
sicians and surgeons in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
Last Of snow-HamiIton Case.

Every one of the several parties in
terested in the Hamilton contrO-
versy have filed petitions for new trial
of the case and they have all been de-
MED by Judge Hazen. The trial of the
case is over so far as the Shawnee dis
trfct court is concerned. The term of
Charles Spencer as referee in the case
ended today and was Immediately con
tinued by Judge Hazen with instruc-
tions to Mr.. Spencer to file his report
not later than September Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-03
AUGUST AT 100.
That is the Record We're Started Out
With

During past years August has gained
the reputation of being the hottest
month of the year in Kansas. August,
1896, is evidently starting in to sustain
this reputation. At 2 o'clock this after
noon the thermometer registered 100
degrees above, with a light breeze blow
ing from the south
Fair weather today and tomorrow is
the prediction sent out today by the
weather bureau.
Throughout the state today the
weather is reported generally clear and
hot. The temperature ranges from "a
to 103.
In Colorado the weather is reported
generally clear and pleasant, and in
New Mexico and Texas clear and hot