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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

paper at the supper table He was shot
twice in the head and the house was ri
Two days later all the American set
AIexicans met at BlankenshiD's house 10
form plans for capturing the poems. n
enShlp naQ been seen coming out of the
woods with an empty moral. a species of
hag seen nowhere except IN Mexico An
other peon named lIregor1o was also sus-
pected or knowing something about the
murderers Whereabou
THE two poems We're questioned ana
they told conflicting stories. Five men.
one of whom was Leslie Moffett were
appointed to deal with Blankenship's
"They took him out in the woods and
hung him MP by the thumbs He would
other peOn who could hear everything
but see nothing that was going on in the
eve cot nothing out of the men. They
were sent TO Jail and are probably there
"Then followed the brutal murder Or
a MeNican named Gomez, near the scene
OF the Pilsen murder.
The president OF the town of Metal
boyuca sent three men to Palma Real.
the scene of the last killing, TO watch
lodgings at a ranch, but We're refused adj
Hittance, and had to sleep ia the veran-
During the night the officers were set
upon by three men. who stabbed the Lead
er. SANCHEZ, repeatedly and left him for
After this our lives were not safe in
Mexico. and ] fled with my family. Sew
eral families did the same. The Rabers
of Junction City kan. fed and left
everything they owned behind them
81 left Mexico November % On that
viii remain in ST. Louis until spring.
when 1 expect to return with my father
in-law to my pl,anla{;lo9. q My wife ana
feed nearly every thing in our flight
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"A MAN MANCLER.
The Janney CuOpler and the
Old Fashioned Coupling
Responsible For Another HOr-
rible Injury to a Brakeman.
KINKEAD LOSES ARM
While EndeavOring 30 Couple
Two Rock Island Cars.
Injured Man Brought Here from
Horton Arm Amputated.

c. f. Kinkead was brought to the
Santa Fe hospital in this city at 4
o'clock this morning with horribly
mutilated arm. The flesh of the wrist
and hands was mashed to a pulp and
the bones of the hand crushed and
broken. The injured member was au1-
putated near the elbow.
Kinkead is a brakeman in the employ
of the Rock Island and resides at Hor-
ton. Last night the freight train on
which he was running stopped at Nc
Farland in order to do some switching,
and it was in the act of coupling a box
car supplied with Janney coupler to
a car equipped with an old fashioned
coupler that he received the injuries
which necessitated the amputation of
his arm. This same difference between
the old fashioned and Janney couplers
is shown by statistics to be respOnSi-
bic for the majority of mutilations sus-
tanned by railroad trainmen in the
United States.
Kinkead had signalled the engineer
to back toward the car which was to
be coupled to the train, and was arr
ranging to have the cOupIers strike in
such a way as to make the coupling.
The train moved backward at a greater
rate of speed than he realized, and be-
fore he could remove his hand from the
front Of the coupler the cars came to-
gether with terrific force His hand
and arm were caught and mashed jim
to conform with the uneven surface Of
the couplers-
The backward movement of the cars
caused him to stumble and fall to one
side, but the hand caught fast between
the couplers prevented him from strik-
ing the rail long enough for him to re-
cover his balance, and in that way
probably saved his life
Kinkead's screams and cries attracted
the attention of another brakeman and
the station agent at the Mcfarland
depot and they both rushed to his as
sistance- Tt was several minutes,
however. before they were able to make
the engineer understand what had hap
pened, and all OF this time the brake
mans hand remained held fast between
the iron couplers.
When the forward portion of the
train was at last pulled away from the
car it was with the greatest difHculty
and with excruciating pain to Kin
kead that the injured member was re-
moved. The hand was literally mashed
into the coupler and pieces of flesh re-
NAMED stuck fast to the iron when
the mangled hand was taken away
The wound was temporarily dressed
at Mcfarland and afterward Kinkead
was placed on the first train east in the
care of another brakeman and brought
to this city. DR.. Mum, the company
surgeon, was called and the hand ann
putated shortly after 4 O'Clock this
morning
Kinkead rallied well after the opera
tion and is feeling reasonably well to-
day, although yet very weak from the
effects of the shock of the accident.
He will remain in the hospital for some
time
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EXTRA SESSION SURE.
No Doubt at All That Mckinley Win
Call One.

Washington Dec 5.-There is prac-
ticaly no longer any doubt of the inten-
ton Of President-elect Mckinley to con
vene the 55th congress in extraordinary
session early next spring. There We're
several arrivals of friends and conf
dents Of Major Mckinley S direct from
Canton today who bring the very posi-
tive announcement that a call for a
special session to be convened a few
days after the fourth Of March has been
decided upon.
1T is stated by men ia a position to
know that this decision has been defin-
itely reached by Mr.. Mckinley since
his consultation with Mr. Dingley,
chairman Of the committee on waysand
means and Mr. Dingley has been trust
ed with the privilege Of making known
this Intention at the proper time. Sena-
tor IhurstOn, one of the latest arrivals
from Canton expressed today in the
most positive terms the conviction that
an extra session viii be called
Shall We have the extra session re-
gardless OF the result of the senatorial
elections this Winter2" was asked.
4es the complexion of the senate
VIII not be allowed to influence the de-
cisiOn at all. The Republican admins
tration has been elected under pledge
to the people to reform the tariff and its
duty to this country is to proceed about
that business at the earliest possible
moment and either to keep its pledge or
make its manifest that is impossible to
do SO. I think we ought to secure a
tariff which could be put into effect by
the beginning of the next fiscal year"
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HANNA SAYS LET ALONE.
He Declares the Present Currency
System is Good Enough.

Washington. Dec. 5.-In response to in
quiries Mark Hanna said. THE people
all over the country are congratuIating
themselves over the outcome Of the cleo
tion and I think the result viii be a large
attendance at the inaugural ceremon-
les"
When asked how he had found the re-
suit of the election affected the business
in this country and whether there had
been a healthy revival of industries, Mr..
Hanna replied;
THE election has had a good effect in
restoring confidence This is not the
time of year for large volume of busi-
ness, but confidence has been restored
and the future looks extremely hopeful
do you think the business men of the
country want any currency legislation in
Il think the business interests are look
ing forward to the time when that ques-
ton can be taken up by congress in an
intelligent and non-partisan way"
piled Mr. Hanna. Party lines have been
broken down on that issue and now it re-
mains 20 be dealt with by the best
thought of both parties.
The truth is our currency matters are
in pretty good shape. 1 think There is
nothing alarming about the currency
question.
There is no question about the Re
publicans Of the west wanting conser-
vative tariff bin passed by congress-.
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EXPECT TO FIGHT SPAIN.
Great Activity at Navy Yard Makes
Officials Look for War.

Chicago, III, Dec. 5.-A special to the
Inter Ocean from Philadelphia says.
League Island navy yard is a. scene
of unusual hustle and activity. All Of
the monitors that have been moored in
the back channel are now in the best
possible condition and ready at few
days notice to go into active service.
The stores for all of them are at the
island, and they need only to be stock
ed to go to sea The MiantOnOmah has
already had her stores taken aboard
and her crew is complete.
There is a great deal of secrecy as to
what is being done with the dynamite
cruiser Vesuvius- Orders have been
given that she must be in readiness to
leave within five days. All her stores
are ready for her. Every particle of
her machinery has been tested and the
men on board of her have been told
to keep their mouths shut
What does all this mean2" was
asked an official whose relations with
the navy department are such as to
give good effect to his opinion.
L viii tell you plainly he replied,
that we believe there is going to be
trouble with Spain. 1t won't last long,
of course, but every order issued in the
past five months has indicated such a
collision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
A sHOPLIFTER CAUGHT.
Woman in Crosby Bros Store
Takes Silk.

Bros this afternoon discovered a color
ed woman named Lizzie Thompson shop
lifting in his store, and he notified Pa
trOlman Aye. who took her to the police
station. She Immediately set up a SER
les of means which seemed intended for
effect and cried: 20 Lord don't lock me
up I've always been considered an hon
est woman. Ny little babies are at home
alone. Q Lord. don't lock me up"
This continued for five minutes With
her had been q companion who had es-
capped. After she had told who the other
woman was Emma MOore) and that the
two lived at 404 East First street. Mr.
Crosby said: Now. [ intend to put
stop to this pilfering business You
know you stole that silk Now let this
be a lesson to you on account OF your
children being alone at home III let you
The woman went away from the police
station weeping
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REIGN OF TERROR.
Soldiers "Take the Town at Brest-
Many People Hurt.

Brest, Dec. 5.-Serious riots occurred
here last evening at a festival of artil-
lerymen. There were many conflicts
in the streets, scared merchants closed
their shops and On-commissioned of
fcers and privates paraded the streets
with drawn swords. The soldiers
threatened the civilians they met in the
streets, and after they had turned off
the gas supply a hundred marine gun
ners made an attempt to storm the
Abeville barracks, where the Fifteenth
battalion of artillery We're Quartered.
Captain FTixOn, with a squad of armed
men. defended the gate of the bar
racks. The assailants showered stones
upon the defending force and the po-
lice who attempted to quen the dis
turbance We're so roughly treated that
their chief ordered them to retire inside
their stations in order to avoid blood
shed. The infuriated gunners pur-
sued the policemen to the doors of their
stations. threatening them with death.
A number of people were wounded
during the riOting- The sergeant of
marines had his head split open by a
sabre and is in a. critical condition.
Several arrests have been made and
the military authorities are preparing
to take the most severe measures
against the instigatOrs of the riot.
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GOV. LEEDY TALKS.
Says His appointment Of LittleW on It
Keep HIM Out Of Senatorial Race.

Governor Leedy was asked by a. re-
porter this morning if his appointment
of p. O. Little as his private secretary
would take Mr.. Little out Of the race
for United States senator in case he
desired to run He said.
mot that I know of. I made the
appointment Of Mr. Little as my sec
retary without any solicitation on his
part and without consulting him or
any one else I thought that it would
be good thing to do. and so I did it.
He accepted the place at my s0cilita-
ton, and there was nothing said about
it interfering with any ambitions or
aspirations that he might have I
don't know whether he is or VIII be a
candidate, and I hope that he viii not
to go into the race. I understand that
that there are other men that are hold
ing Office in this state that are either
now in the race for the place or viii
be before the election comes.
"Au I have to say in regard to the
matter is that / am not a candidate
for the place myself. I am not go
ing to use the Office that I have been
elected to to boost myself into the SEN
ate, and I won't let it be used to boost
any one else into office The people
of this state have left the election of
the senator to the legislature and
think that the coming legislature viii
be competent to elect a man without
the help or advice of the governor. IF
Mr. Little wants to go into the race
he has my consent and viii get no
more help from me than any one else.
Governor Leedy began to open and
read some of the numerous letters that
he has received and viii set ia on tine
task of answering them On Monday.
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ASANTE FE CHANGE.
D. B. Robinson and Party in Arizona
Looking Over the Ground.

Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. Sd. B. Robinson,
president of the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco railroad viii arrive in Phoenix to-
day with a large party of eastern rail-
road men. The trip is understood to be
an official inspection of the Atlantic &
Pacific and its connecting southwest
lines. The Atlantic & Pacific during the
past two months has come into the
hands of the main stockholders of the
The line from Albuquerque has been
leased temporarily to the Santa Fe but
if the trustees sale of the road which is
to take place in Coolidge, N NJ, January
II. goes favOrably for the Frisco, in this,
the line will at once be extended from
Sepulpa T. T. west to Albuquerque. Civ
ing the Frisco line control of the Santa
Ee line to the PACIFIC coast.
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HER FAME SPREADS.
Now the Pnre Food Show Seeks Mrs.
Sutton's Talent for Decoration.

Mrs. c. s. Sutton has been invited to
design the decorations of the Pure Food
show She has accepted the invitation
and all the details of the decoration of
the halls VIII be in her charge There
isn't any doubt that our gifted tOwnswo-
man has great genius in the art of ef-
fectiVe grouping of cOlOring-
An attempt viii be made to have every
thing connected with the exposition a
harmonfzing part on an artistic eNhibi-
ton The plans of the booths win he
submitted 10 a committee of which Mrs
sutton viii be the head and nothing will
be admitted which VIII not conform to
tho requirements.
N hen Mrs. Sutton und srtal1es anything
it is proof that il viii he a success The
feature Of the food exposition will be the
decora ton and arrangement in the han
and no pains VIII be spared to make il as
elaborate as poss5 BILE.
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SHOOpING NEAR TOM.
But Nobody is Travelling
Officers After Them.

Last night at II o'clock as H w.
Bates, a young farmer who lives seven
miles west of North Topeka. was re-
turning home he met three movers
wagons in the road near his house.
There were three men and two women
in the wagons, and another man who
belonged to the party was in Bates
barn. Bates ran to the barn and
found the man there. He called to
him to throw up his hands, but the
latter ran past him Farmer Bates
was confused, but he shot once at the
fleeing man, missing him. The man
hurriedly climbed into one of the
wagons and they We're soon out of
sight Today II. w. Bates, Moore Nc
Conneu and S. NJ. Hampton. who live
near the Bates place, came to the city
and found the movers camped in the
western limits of North Topeka. They
swore to a complaint before County
Attorney Stafford this afternoon charg-
ing them with burglary and larceny.
Deputy Sheriff Larry Sheehan was
given the warrant and he started in
pursuit Of the movers. In addition to
rummaging about in the barn, the NOV
ers had stolen over so bushels of corn
from the Bates farm.
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LINWOOD WRECK VERDICT.
One for $4,000 Awarded in .. s. Cir
cult Court.

Another of the Lfnwood wreck cases
was disposed of today in the United
States circuit court and a verdict of Sc,
600 was secured against the Rock Island
and Union Pacific railroads in behalf of
the widow Of VIM. "A. Geer, q Russell
county stOcl1man who lost his life in the
wreck
The Rock Island and Union Pacific
companies We're arrayed against each
other, each attempting to shift the re-
sponsibiity on the other. The jury went
out last night and returned just before
noon today with a verdict against both
companies.
The wreck occurred in January 1894
Mrs. Geer sued for SO LOCO. Capt. j. g.
Waters was her attorney
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MAY CLEAR S4OO.
Believed the Net Proceeds of Charity
Ball Nay Reach That.

Although the complete returns of tick
ct sales are not yet in, the members of
the executive committee of the charity
ball estimate that they will be able to
turn over 10 the associated charities
is believed that floor and balcony tick
cts amounting to $500 were sold, and
the expenses are estimated at 5000
The executive committee desires to
thank the musical organizations, flor
lists and others who so generously con-
tributed in different ways to the success
of the ball
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BALMY DECEMBER.
Fair Weather is Promised for Sunday
BY the Signal Service.

It will be a fair Sunday if the weather
men have mistaken not the signs. Fair
tonight and Sunday" was all the fore
cast sent out this morning for Kansas
said:
day There are two lows" today. one
in the lake region and one in Montana,
and it is fair through both of them,
The mercury reached 3s. which was
the minimum, last night and this MORN
ing, and stood al 64 this afternoon at 3
r-cInnLE
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To Tunnel Under East River.

Albany. N Y. Dec. 5.-The New York
and Brooklyn Railroad company has ap-
piled to the railroad commissioners for
permission to build a tunnel under the
East river. The commissioners has set
December IS as the date for a hearing on
the application.
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sundav Street Cars.

Toronto. Dec. 5.-The mayor and the
street railway officials have arrived at
an agreement by which the question Of
Sunday street cars shall be submitted
70 popular vote. Whatever the outcome
of the vote, the corporation promises to
make extensions. and in event of the
peoples afnrna tion of Sunday cars the
company VIII sell seven tickets for Is
cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05

Jacksonville. Fla. Dec. 5.-The Cuban
delegate here has received a request from
General Antonio Maceo for q large supply
arms and ammunition and medicines
to be sent to him Immediately. The
Dauntless and the Three Friends v-il
IaaNa Tor CIlha at once with he zLn-l-lea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
NOT DYNAMITE DICK.
The Outlaw Shot Yesterday was
Black Craig a Noted Highway1nan.

Kansas City. Dec 5-A special to
The Star from Guthrie. O. r., says.
Later Identification proves that the
outlaw killed near Blackwell yesterday
was not Dynamite Dick, but Black
Craig. one of the most notorious high
waymen of the west. who has operated
for years in the Indian Territory. Ar
kansas, New Mexico and Colorado.
having robbed hundreds of travellers,
held uD a dozen trains and killed as
many men. Pen Cravens the other
outlaw wounded in the fight with the
sheriff. is dying.
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c.. Wade Hamnton Tll.

Washington, Dec. General Wade
Hampton, commissioner Of railroads.
has gone to his old home in Colum bia.
s. c., to recuDerate from renewed
trouble resulting from the amputation
of q, leg years ago He has been un-
able to go to his office for several
weeks and has been compelled to att
tend to his duties at his hotel apart
ments most Of the time for several
wears.
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BAXTER BANK CLOSES.
State Commissioner Takes Charge of
q Baxter Springs Institution.

Baxter Springs. Kan, Dec. 5.-The Bax-
ter bank closed it's doors this morning
afad is now in the hands Of the state bank
commissioner. The bank is said to be in
a bad condition and it is not believed that
resumption is possible. Assets and liza
bilities are not stated.
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WALES RACE WINNINGS.
He was Second Among English Win
ners With $134,O49.

London. Dec. 5-Now that the fiat rae
ing is over. it is interesting to scan the
list of winning owners Thanks chiefly
TO St Frusouin. Mr.. Leopold De ROths-
child heads the list with 46,766 pounds
(S233. 500 stake money. Persimmon brings
the Prince of Wales next with 26.Sl9
pounds (s134.049) and the Duke of West
minister is third with 22.016 pounds ls1l0,-
0so4 Lord ROsebery is fourth with 20
595 pounds (S102. 800
Mr. Pierre Lorrillard won 2SS2 pounds
G4410). the Wishard stables won 2.327
bounds (sl1 635) Mr.. August Belmont won
as pounds and Mr.. Richard Croker won
$50 pounds
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GEN. MERRITT'S PARTY.
Mrs. Potter Palmer Helps Him to
Make it a Success.

Chicago. Dec 5.-An elaborate ball Civ
en- by Major General Wesley Merritt at
the Auditorium hotel was one of the
most distinct social successes Chicago
has seen i'm years. Fully 800 of the Lead
ing society people We're present and am
the military officers from Tort Sheridan.
and those attached to the headquarters
of the department of the Missouri were
out in force. General Merritt was as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. Potter Pail
mer Mrs. Arthur Cation and other lead
ers in eocietv.
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BLOODY MEXICO.
Americans Get Into Trouble
With the Poems.
In Vengeance For the Murder
Of An American
A PEON STRUNG UP
BY the Thumbs to ExtOrt a
Confession.
HOtbIo0ded Mexicans Resent
And Several Killed.
THE AMERICANS FLEE.
Among Them Number of Kan
sas People,
Also COIonists From Denver,
Colorado, and Other Places.

Oo1o,.,4o .-.9 NH, FlIooos
NVAOA ouO5 anu y e-AOA 4 Aa.O~7'
St Louis. Dec 5.-A little band OF
refugees arrived from Mexico Thursday
,,,,r75-,,- 55,,ers77s, 7,-7+I, +r,ar,, a thrill
- ---.-...-s-- =. 49,
Ang story OF the peon uprising IN AeN-
lco-
The party consists of Alfred Gelzer,
his wife and baby and his father-in-
r II r, t4,z,45 ,41 ,f T,,,,x-9r. Col
- ~ 49, O.
UP to the time Of the peon uprising g
they were members of the A1etlaltOyuca
e-. 7 ,rz
l91'-y C-.,-.....- -,.,,
iiS upl47iils se--i 17H a. y 07i17i . ''''--
tation
The family is stopping at 1921 Wash
ington avenue They fled from Mexico
n, ~,-oi7 r.5v,er ,,,7.,-r7aras7 III tha raons
lTo7---. - 81. f,,+4-,-,+5 f,.ia17 IT.
young Leslie M9Ielt, whose Aalhei
and family were for a time much wOr-
,5aa -4-ar 1,se Failure 4r. communicate
r.ss..
with them Gelzer last saw AoHett
on November l5
IA eenNeLsaalloA WIN d IepOA1Sl' 1sl-
1el saAa-
With my father-lIl-IaW Went lo
NeXlco last spllng- arrived iA Apfli
and bought zoe acres or cQIIee land
II hired poems to work on the plan
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HEAVY GALE IN ENGLAND.
An Electric Railroad Along the Shore
Has Been DESTROYED

vailed all night long over the British
coasts. causing numerous casualties and
much damage. The channel service has
been suspended. The electric railroad
from Brighton to R0ttinEbeam along
the foreshOres which was opened last
week with great eclat, was destroyed
lLlrine- tha niaht
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ADASH FOR A HOLIDAY.
Naval Apprentices, Refused Christ
mas Furloughs, Break for
Liberty
LibertY

Newport, r. T., Dec. 5-One hundred
naval apprentice boys made a dash for
liberty this afternoon and twenty sue
ceeded in escaping from Coasters har-
Dor island. The Newport and Fal
River police have been asked to help
the United States officials in capturing
the boys The trouble is said to be the
outgrowth of the denial of the boys
request for furloughs for the Christ
mas HOLIDAYS