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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
CRAP GAME PULLED.
Police Break in a Colorsd Resort and
Arrest the Players

Saturday night at 1870 Patrolmen Luz
cas- and King pulled a Dig crap game in
North Topeka. while it was in fun swing.
Thirteen colored gamblers We're arrested
In the second story of the blue front
barber shop. which is on Kansas avenue
just south of the Union Pacific depot. the
game was in progress AS it happened
no one was on guard outside the doors to
give the alarm at the approach OF the
policemen.
Lucas and King erept up the rear stair
way and pushed open the door at the top.
The players were in the next room
Stepping close 10 the door they could hear
the bones rolling on the cloth. and the
familiar Come seven. Lucindy wants
new dress There's Big DICK. pay me
etc. The two officers sprang against
teen gamblers were greatly surprised ana
there was frantic grab for the Jack
pot in the center Of the table.
There was no way of escape except by
the door through which tine officers had
entered. and while Lucas went to cali for
the door. The men gathered about him
TO try 10 argue the case with him but he
saw they were trying TO get near the door
and he lined them all up on the opposite
side of the room where they were kept
until the arrival of the patrol wagon
When searched there was about S1.3
and two revOlvers In the crowd They
one of them slipped into the crowd and
escaped The twelve men were locked up
all of whom were colOred sports and gave
the names Harrison Wheat. Marshall
barrett. Willis Brown Albert Henry.
IS M Manson. L. Watson. ThOs. Reveleys
Thomas. Persimmons Roberts and Green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

as practicable. Tt is hoped some day
to erect a Model Home for Girls on
the adjoining lots IN which win be de-
partments OF laundry, cooking, sewing
IN regret to say it," said Mr. Steph-
ems, but the greatest difficulty I find
is their jealousy The moment color
ed man or woman undertakes TO rise
in intelligence he is looked upon by his
racemen as a stuck up niger and they
refuse to help him do any thing for him
self or for them This works more
harm to the race than any other spirit
or circumstance 1 have been greatly
helped by some of my race in Topeka
but I have also met many Of the other
kind"
Mr.. Stephens story is most inter
estning one Few men cOl0red or white
have had the opportunity for education
and self-improvement he has had and
fewer have taken the same advantage
Of it,
He was born 35 years ago in the terri
tory which has just been in dispute be-
tween Venezuela and British Guiana-In
the house of the English governor of
the colony was also member of the
English peeFa &c. Stephens was the son
of the governors butler and the COVER
nOr's Wife's maid. His father died about
the time of his birth and as the cover
nor had no children of his own and his
wife was much attached TO her maid
he adopted the child
When Mr. Stephens was still a small
boy the governor returned to England
Here the education Of the little father
less colored boy began. He went to the
best English schools and then spent
several years in study in France. Ger
many. Switzerland and Italy In Paris
he won a gold watch in a contest in
French composition against 35 white
students most Of them Frenchmen- In
Europe he was the companion of white
men entirely and during his several
years in swift srland his college mate
was a young Italian noblemau-
Mr.. Stephens reads. writes and speaks
perfectly in six languages, two, of
course. being Latin and Greek. and
reads in half a dozen others. There is
prOba bly, no more thoroughly educated
c0lOred man in America
When the benefactor, the English
nObleman died he left his adopted son
a handsome beQuest and Mr. Stephens
says he has already spent most Of it in
his efforts TO aid in elevating his race
He was for three years principal of
the largest colOred school in North Car
DINA at Asheville and it was here that
ne and George Vanderbilt erected the
handsomest Y NJ c. A building for coll
ored men in the world
Miss Riddick. his assistant was born
in Virginia and educated in Philadel-
phia and Boston.
Mr. Stephens met her in this work
and the romance of it all is. they are
to be married at the institute rooms on
the evening of the 24th OF this month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

ception in Chicago. and among its most
enthusiastic supporters are MarShail
Field, the millionaire dry goods man,
and other Chicago minIOnaireS- The
New York end Of the enterprise is being
cared for by E c. Potter & Co In
Philadelphia the concern has the inter
est and support of William Cramp &
Sons. the ship builders
1t is the intention of these capitalists
to establish a new trans-Pacific line su-
perIOr to any afOat. Their plan calls
for the construction of a number of
steamers of not less than 5000 tons
burden and of 20 knots speed. which
viii make them eligible TO the benefits
Of the United States mail subsidy of 81
per Travelled mile. The distance from
the California coast to Hongkong is
1000 miles, and thus each steamer would
be entitled TO a bonus OF SIS, coo for
single trip.
IT is proposed to begin the enterprise
with four twin screw steamers. capable
Of carrying $500 tons Of freight. 200 hrst
class passengers and 200 steerage pas
sengers- AS originally proposed the line
was to run from San Diego to the ports
of China and Japan, but since then an
agent OF the company has come TO the
coast and has opened negotiations to
make san Francisco the terminus on
this coast"
Should the proposed steamship lire
be esta blished, and it is now reason
BILE to expect that such viii be done
it viii give to the Santa. F'e railway
the United States. japanese trade
with the United States is now greater
than the trade of any other Asiatic
country, and greater than the trade Of
many European countries. and with a
direct carrier line from Chicago to the
ports Of Japan, the Santa Fe would
practically control the whole Of the
japanese trade.
The effects of the establishment of
the proposed steamship line would be
felt along the entire Santa Fe system
from Chicago to San Francisco. The
prosperity of the railroad due to the
greatly increased freight traffic, would
mean prosperity to the communities
through which the road passed Care
Of the rolling stock would demand in
creased shop forces, additional trains
would mean additional tratnmen. and
the clerical forces would necessarily be
enlarged In addition many improve
ments, depending entirely on increased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
YALE I'D Els DOLE.
Charles yale Himself Saw His Twelve
Temptations on Saturday.

Away in the back part Of the parquet
at the Twelve Temptations maNllee
with little curlel UP mustacne ana an
expansive smile that frequently broke
the performance Immensely
He was certainly getting his moneys
worth and more, for he dldn even 50 ~
He was Charley Yale. who not only
owned the show ne was enjoying SO Wei
but also The DeVll $ AUCTION Wnicn IS
just Is big and costly and has money Tor
a small holocaust besides
Yale does not travel with his companies
..I served my apprenticeship Of fourteen
years racing around the country To one
~ i5s-as +. PriIss7l1-5f5s II alr i-ranrs
lantic CITY, where he has q dne home He
generally manages 90 reach Aopa ia at
MS Gem lalll=S- ne mas soll % -fieA4-9
feeling for the town for il was here on
the very stage he was looking al Satur-
day thaI tuag same piece Hfs- saw the
light under his direction and proprietor
ship ten years ago
This is my country he said, though
j am not a western man
The nudersrudy in The part Of Snoro.
George brune part San loosen his grip
likes him ard + Yale likes man he
needn't worry about losing his position.
7Tra il75r1fa~ aIi tra aorr'fls.-s r--ss-- also
he arrived from Philadelphia after a
short STOP in Kansas City. about as soon
as the company did.
IT hadn't seen the piece since last
spring. ma said. and thought ia run
out and see how she went"
Some of the people and some of the
acts were new and 1Ir. Yale explained 10
a Journal reporter.
You see we've got old ehestnuts OF
pieces and have rc have something new
And We set the people TO go and see EN-,
Mr.. yale criticised occasionally also
I'm the last act when one of the female
characters came on he said line or
two under his breath and then turning
TO his manager AIR. Herbert. sail-
why den you GET that woman new
hat Does it cost 100 much2 She looks
like WashWOmau.
That girl viii have TO brace ND or She
VIII md her name in the advertising coll
unns q the clipper with "Dlsengaged'
printed after IT,
Mr. Yale was pleased with his Bright
Eyes EuA Of ginger, ism she2 he
said.
George Bruno who plays the leading
comedy part of SnorO made APP for fr
Saturday night for the first tirae in four
weeks. He has been laying of with an
abscess on his neck.
Alr. Herbert. who is lIr. Yala-s mans
ager Of the piece this year. was the first
man who ever putt it on
II PUT Twelve Tempratioust on IS
years ago this winter. he said. when it
was horse piece with real horses in II
You wouldn't know it was the same piece
now"
The company left early Sunday morning
Tor Kansas City where 1T plays this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
Palmer Ratifes with Republicans

DarHnvilIa III. Nov 16.-The Repub-
leans Saturday evening. held their rat
incaion meeting and salt River Pa
rade-' Senator John NJ Palmer. sound
money Democratic candidate for pres
ldent was the principal speaker and
made the address Of the evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

business. would be made and in this
way thousands of dollars expended
ana employment given to hundreds of
men.
In Kansas. and in Topeka more than
anywhere else, would the effects be es-
pecialiy felt The general shops of
the company here would then offer en-
ployment to probably twice the numb Der
Of men now employed and be taxed to
their fullest capacity to handle the
work sent in AS a principal division
point, the additional engine and train
men employed would make their homes
in this city. and the steady work would
also enable hundreds Of shop men to
purchase permanent homes here In
the general Offices increased clerical
forces would be necessary 10 handle
the freight department work and ac-
counts.
1t is understood that Mr.. 2. C. Pot
ter Of New York viii so to san Fran
cisco at an early date 10 arrange the
preliminary details of the new steam
ship line. When this is done. the line
VIII be practically assured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
CHANUTE TTEMs.
Personals and Notes Among the En-
pIoyes Of the Santa Fe.

DAl.FCS u Tic 1e4AlA
From Our Special Correspondent
Fireman Thomas Reeee is laying or
on account of sickness.
Engineer G. Northrup and Mrs
Northrup have returned from visit
at Lansing with Warden and Mrs. j.
B. Lynch
Mrs J. L. Ketchum. wife Of Fireman
KetChum, living on North Main street.
is reported very ILL.,
Brakeman Jesse Ward and mother
have returned from a visit in Kansas
City
Chas- Sullivan. conductor on the Col
ony branch. is in the city visiting
Harry McKeever is filing his place
during his absence.
Conductor Hatcher and Mrs. Hatcher
are in Cherryvale visiting with Mrs
Hatcher's mother.
Engineer J. c. prentice's engine, No
60, has bene placed in the shops for
general repairs Mr.. Prentice viii run
engine 202 until the necessary repairs
are made on engine 50.
Shirts, collars and cuffs Numbered
to look like new by Peerless Steam
Laundry. 10 and ia West 8th. ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

The Office of General Baggage Agent
Patrick Walsh OF the Santa Fe viii be
shortly moved from the second floor Of
the building occupied by the Railroad
Y. M. g. a., on East Fourth street, to
the building adjoining. formerly occu-
pied by the Santa Sc dispensary. The
second aoor of the building viii then
be placed at the disposal OF the y. NJ.
C. A. and the company viii spend
about $500 fitting up rooms suitable to
y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

There are three Fr0hmans Daniel
Charles and Gustave, and the greatest
ct these is Daniel
Topeka has never Vet seen a Daniel
rolznan company. Tt viii have an on
portunIty TO Friday night in THE Pris-
e-lVl OF Lenda- Ii is a fact that Mr.
pany but Mr.. Howard Gould VINO has
the reputation among the professionals
or being quite as good an actor VIII uiar-
the leading part. Almost every name
among the cast is familiar TO people
who read the New York papers. Among
them are Isabel Irving. Mauda O-DeH
Charles WaIcOt and Arthur Eliot The
performance is expected to be almost
if not quite as perfect as Kathryn Kid
cers Sans Gene The seat sale VIII
begin Wednesday morning at O'Clock
The prices have been advanced for thu
attraction and are. First floor 81 so
gallery. 25 cents. Numbers VIII be Civ
en- out as usual
The Whitney Opera company in ROB
10y VIII be the attraction at the
N1LAl4 opera House Saturday night
N39 Toy is Scottish comic opera
ny DeAoNen and smith and has had
Two years Of great success in the east
playing at the Herald Square in "
ork CITY for an entire season This is
its first trip west. That il il The vy-Fi+
Asg IollpanS snould be guaranty of
superior performance
At the Grand Opera House +onisb+
Topeka people VIII see MINISTER'S for
the first time at popular prices IT,
SchilMng minstrels VIII be thara for,i--5-
and tomorrow night ait 10 to So ra5+s
The company numbers rs ana thA -
sas City World says of il: "a good -
sregation OF minstrel talent has been
seen at the New Gilliss the past i've
nights AIr- Schilling has secured q
company that embraces a wide vsrf4+1-
81 talent and the entertainment is the
equal OF many high priced attractions
4 ne company IS uniformly good and rha
entertainment is bright Throughout.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
Be Not Deceived.

The talk about "the era Of prosperity
that has set in is likely to lead many
to incur liabilities which viii result in
their ruin BY the middle Of January.
If not before the grinding is likely to
be going on faster than ever. Those
who study THE Key Note viii find the
reasons why there can be no prosperity
until there is more money made very
pIafn-and also the reason why most
bankers and their organs. agents and
dupes opposes the only policy that can
possibly bring real Improvement. Sent
by mail. in cloth for 800; in paper
cover for so cts. Apply to c. G. GrifTiin
709 Van Buren, St, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
IRELAND REPROYED.
The Archbishop Requested Not to
Dabbls il Polite.

Rome. Nov. l5.-It is semi-ofhciauy
stated at the Vatican that the reports
circulated in the United States of the in
tenrion of the pope to remove Archbishop
ireland OF ST Paul are pure inventions
Archbishop ireland has simply been adj
Fised from an authorized quarter to mod
crate his attitude, avoid irritating discus
sions and conform his conduct TO the in
structlons of the Holy See. especially az
regards education. social questions and
the favor to be accorded to religious bod
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
GEORGE GOULD HURT.
He is Thrown From His Horse While
Hunting.

lakewood, n. J.. Nov 14-In at
tempting TO make a difficult jump while
hunting Saturday George Gould's horse
stumbled and fell, carrying his rider
with him Gould escaped a crushing,
but was thrown heavily upon his left
shoulder and arm. and almost tainted
from the pain No bones were broken
days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
To St Paul and AEinneapolis-Via
BURLINGTON Route.

Two splendid through trains each dav
from Missouri River points to the north
via the old established BurIinzton
Route and Sioux City line Day train
has handsome observation vastibuled
sleepers. free chair cars. and dinfng
cars (nOrth Of Council Bluns). NIGHT
train has handsome sleepers to Omaha,
Council Bluffs and Sioux City. and par
lor cars Sioux City north
Consult Ticket Agent
I. W WAKELET
Gen. Pass Agent
St. Louis. No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

We do rnending ana sew on buttons
tree ofcharge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
Cleveland-Carlisle Firm Denied.

Washington. Nov. 16-It IS said at
the White House and at the treasury
department that there is no foundation
for the story that President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle viii establish
law partnership ia New York early in
March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16

Have you tried Gypsy Queen Baking
Powder2 1t is unexcelled in purity and
cheapness Is free from ammonia and
other injurious substances Insist that
your grocer shall furnish you this
brand
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14
LIVE STOCK.
HOW LONG IS A BROOD sow
PROFITABLE.

A swine breeder of experience writes
thus to one of our exchanges about the
age at which brood aows a to be
profitable:
The first litter, as a rule, is not so
valuable as the following: TIE second,
third and fourth are generally reckoDe ed
the most profitable, but I have known
sows to have eight or ten filters Of
good pigs.
While a SOW brings a good litter IN
number, suckles them we'll, and they
are fairly level in size, that SOW is a
money getter, and a man is foolish to
sell her and replace with n he knows
nothing about. But Immediately after
a SOW brings small, unlevel filters, and
seems IN any way d~eteriorating as a
breeder, she should be fattened. Some
sows begin to deteriorate after the Sec
ond or third litter. Some never are
any good; the quicker these are got rid
of the better. Some think old soWs
more likely to have the milk lever IN
my opinion it is more likely to happen
to a SOW with her seventh or eighth
litter than to one producing her second
or third, if care be used. No doubt q
four or five year old SOW, if made into
bacon, is a bit hard; but as they make
up in the open market as much as one
that has sucked one litter only, this Is
no obstacle to keeping them on while
they bring up Improbable filters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14
BOUQUETS AND COMPLIMENTS
FOR SENATOR BUTLER.

Yesterday was more or less loaded
with bouquet and perfumed compli-
ments for Butler, the new Populist
Senator from North Carolina. The
bouquets and compliments were di
rected at. his speech performance of the
day before.
Butler did talk well and smoothly,
and it is the consensus Of Senate opinion
that when he turned in to skin the Re,
publican party he did it as we'll as Vest
could have done, and that when he tore
the hide from the Democracy, he was
in no whit behind the best faying
efforts of Chandler. Altogether, But
Ter was a Senate surprise, and even
Harris-not as a rule in any hurry to
discover that he's hurt, and who was
responsible for bringing Butler to the
for e-ackncwledged later on that in
that instance at least he dug up more
snakes than he could kill.
The Senate, while it fatters itself as
a decorous and deliberative body, is
still lappingly eager for a fight, and
hopes to hear more fully and bitterly
from Butler before the session is much
older. There is every indication that
Butler will crafty his fellow sages
soon. He is looking forward t: a tilt
with Hill. A collision between these
two acrid takers would be quite a
legislative sporting event, and would
pack the situation to the very ring
side. Washington Post, Jan. /.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14
WINTER ON THE FARM.

1t is winter on the farm; the crop
has been %garnered, a portion of it mar
keted; the live stock that summer upon
the range have been gathered to the
enclosures, and the farmer sits in his
easy chair and smokes his pipe of clay"
while the young :oiks-the sons and
daughters nf rural homes, cr such
C them as still bless the old homestead
with their presence-go forth FOR a
seasons holiday. Yes, it is winter the
labors of the growing and harvesting
season have been spent and duty now
confines itself to the care of the live
stock, the keeping up of the premises,
the preparing of wood, etc., and to get.
ting out of life what pleasure there is
in social intercourse. It is also the
time of the year for casting up of &C
counts on the old year and the looking
forward to and planning the labors Of
the next the most blessed of all the
seasons. If the year has been fruitful,
the farmer is happy and his board is
supplied with the best in the land.
Leading an out-of-door life as he does,
and taking continual exercise, he is
always blessed with a good appetite
and he enjoys his fare better, perhaps,
than any other man living. Even the
women Of the farm find much out door
exercise and have a keener appetite for
their meals than those differently sit
uated, and with a household Of healthy,
robust people enjoying everything set
before them to eat, the feasGing season
of mid-winter is certainly thor
oughly enjoyed. But as we stated,
this is the season of the year for laying
plans for the coming crop season, and
while the farmer and his family b s
much to enjoy and to be happy over,
it must be remembered that plans for
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14
AN ABJecr

No nation is so deeply interested in
the coinage of silver as the United
States. 1t is a great product of our do
main; thousands are dependent upon
the market of silver for their bread
whole States are thus dependent, and
every industry in the country is
affected by the governments treatment
of the white metal. Yet this govern
ment, with all these important consid-
erations, takes the position that if
England, a ~non-silver producing coun-
try, will lead the movement for the re-
monetization of silver, we will follow.
What a spectacle to present to the
world! Common sense would suggest
that this country, if it deemtd an inter
national agreement as to money neces-
sary, would take the lead and lead
The United States Gov
eminent is imbecile, if nothing worse.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-01-14
WANT TO BANKRUPT EVERY
BODY.

The Kansas City Star, Times and To
peka Capital for gall and deceit out
rival anything in the history of our-
nalism. The Times. an avowed gold
worshipper, with a receivers notice on
its front door, is continuously declar-
ing to its readers the great prosperity
of the country; the Star, that is all
things to all men, is singing praise to
that bondholder's friend and poor mans
foe, Grover Cleveland, long after all
people and papers of judgment have
become Disguised and sat down upon
him the Capital like the Times, a de-
funct business enterprise, a follower of
the gold standard policy, tells the PEG
pie of Kansas how the State has been
redeemed and advises them to join in
the confidence game of goldbug con
spiracy. It looks as if they desire to
place the whole country in their own
embarrassed condition. - Girard World