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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
HANNA AND WHITNEY
Together with Dan Lamont Will
Build Electric Railways.

IOkeIher WITH Dan lamont Will
Build Electric Railways.
LAPORTE, March 16.-The statement
is made here that syndicate composed
of New York and Cleveland capitalists
are behind project to build system of
interurban electric car lines in northern
Indiana, connecting various cities and
towns.
The design. it is said is TO start from
Lake county, where the syndicate al
ready owns property, and establish a like
net work of such connection extending
around to touch South Bend, Valparaiso,
Michigan City, Laporte, EIkhart, and
half dozen other or more places. The
syndicate is supposed to be headed by
Dan Lamont, and ex-Secretary Whitney.
Its active agents are Congressman
johnson and Mark W. Hanna
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Thrilling Account of a Sunday Raid the
Rock Island "Y."
Eight tramps were out for Sunday
fun; eight tramps with soap on nary ore;
eight tramps who most despised to shave,
or comb or mend or even lave; eight
tramps who'd gone from bad to worst,
who'd nothing left but just thirst
Now beer they couldn't get and ,skey
was just as scarce as it could be. for
they were in Topeka then, and not in
Wichita. AmenM
"Say fellers," said the dryest one,
Wen get desc prohibs on de run. l
never yet was at a loss when I'd ten
cents to buy white boss"
So all the eight just shake themselves.
and each into his pocket delves, they
syndicate a ten cent purse for liquid fire
that fills the hearse-ten pennies worth
of alcohol with pop and water-that was
all.
In half an hour every tramp was most
hilariousIy damp"
"Hooray," yelled both the Jimmies
Brown, "Dey amt no coppers in dis town
can chase US in and trun us down"
may. nay, Pauline" said Jim Nc
CURE. "An' if dey do we'll trow 'em
higher N any kite
'tNow, now, yer snortin," Clipped in
big listed Billy Morton.
Aud SO they went up to the ''Y"
every rail, their whiskers battling the
gale, their breaths despoiling vegeta-
ton, their song enough to wake a nation:
1--WE are de kings Nv buns;
We're gay whatever comes.
We never has a lick to do,
If you was wise no more would you.
Handouts are boss
And SOS white-hOSS,
We are de kings Nv buns. :"
Up to the oil house they rolled each
one most gloriously "bowled" On get
ting warm they were bent and broke tn g
they to make a fire, which, had they,
would have sent them higher than they
had ever hoped to go, for they were bill
ed to light below.
Now let de coppers come.
Dey'Il find dey re on de bum.
We're Lightnin' Jim and Hustlin' Harry
Gettin ready To make merry.
Clear de track and let 'em KIN
Fer we won't do ting to 'em."
But bark, what is that awful rumble,
causing them to quickly tumble to the
door each with his jag on? "Hully gee;
the,patrol wagon"
Every tramp too drunk to run, gobbled
in like schoolboy fun, hapled away up
to the Jail with his couldn't git work"
tale, little more than just alive, fiued this
morning, each one five" Breaking
rock they are today. Changed somwhars
their roundelay.
Don't let the cOppers be forgot
For they'll sure come to light;
Don't brag you're smooth. because you're not
Though feelin' out o. sight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
UnduIH Suspicious.

''Here is a remarkable article, " said
Senator Sorghum's wife. cit describes
a man who lived for some time without
any brain. !"
81 wish,'' said the senator impress
lively, "that you would turn your at
tention in other directions. These jokes
about members of the greatest legisla-
tive body in the world are getting to
be as undignified and offensive as they
are stupid. ''-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Melbourne Hail storm.

Times from Melbourne says that terri
bic hail storm has occurred there, Win
dows were smashed, and tu ldings I'M
rooted and wrecked, by the force Of the
storm. Shipping was also damaged and
sunk, and trees were uprooted. One
woman was reported killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Along Tunnel onFire.

GEORGETOWN, Ind, March 16.-The
L, E & St. L. tunnel, three hundred feet
in length, caught fire at an early hour this
morning and the entire wood work was
burned out. 1t will take several days to
clear away the debris, and through
freight traffic will be entirely abandoned
until the tunnel is ready for use. Passeni
ger traffic may be resumed before the
tunnel is cleared by transferring passen-
gers and baggage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
FLAKES OF GOLD.

Cresds Prospectus Find Rich Samples Of
FREQ Ore.
CREEDE. Colo, March 16.-Great ex-
element prevailed in Creole today.
caused by Anton Fran and O. H. Myatt.
bringing in several rich samples of ore
containing large fakes of free milling
gold. An assay showed 246. 30 100
ounces, or $4,926 to the ton. No infor-
nation can be obtained as to the where
abouts of the claim in which it was
taken except that it ia within three
miles of Creede and that the vein is 20
inches wide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
He Thought 1t Was Considerable.
She-The sleighing ism t much, is it?
He-Isn' t muchI It's 81. so an hour.
Truth.
Worse.
Truth.

what shouted the unfortunate
young husband; "what is more harrow
ing than to be linked for life to a WON
an with cold hearth
The aged one spat thoughtfully at the
hole in the stove door. HWaal," said
he, ST dunno but cold feet is wuss. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Can,t Gee Over nd,

BARCELONA March 16-After a con-
cert tonight the bulk of the audience
started to make a demonstration before
the United States consulate, but gen.
d'armes promptly barred their way and
dispersed the crowd before they had
reached the building. Several were in
iured in the scuffle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

whipped were four of seven United
States men who had just been brought
from Norton, Kan, by Sheriff Kepley
and Deputy Marshal Nicely. The other
three we're put on the lower corridor.
The first man of the four had SUBJ
mitted to being searched, but no money
was found on him. "Read de rules said
Judge Arterbridgs to the clerk of the
court, and the latter read that any
prisoner breaking into the sacred king
dom of kangaroo court should be as
sessed 81.
"Yo amt got no PUNK" said the judge.
Scan 20 get Ons in two or tree days?"
NO." replied the United States pris-
oner.
~Den sentence 20 to fob weeks on de
flo, an twenty Eve 'cobs. ," "a ''cob" is
blow from the two-foot lash of the
thickness of the heavy end of a buggy
whip, and to be sentenced to a week ION
the floor" is to have to keep clean the
floor of the cage for week.
1t was at this point that the United
States man jumped up and started to the
other end OF the cage. His friends i'm
mediately took the cue and joined him,
pulling of their coats and vests as they
went.
Arterbridge, who is the son of the
colored x-policeman Arterbridge, has
made record at the county jail to which
he can point with pride, and which
will cause him to be banqueted
and toasted by colored criminals when
he is released. He will be a hero. for
he has been put in the dungeon three or
four times and tried to start Jail insur-
rections as often.
Such kangarooing as the above ought
to have a stop put to it. 1t may be
good thing to have the Jail kept clean by
reason of it, but it is being carried too
far. Had the fight really started there
is but little doubt that Arterbridge would
have killed some one with his razor.
The carelessness of allowing any pris-
oner to have such a deadly weapon is
apparent. It had not been taken out
after the prisoners were through shaving
in the morning.
The kangaroo court ought to be abol-
lished: it is sure tosresult some day in
an atrocious outrage of some kind, per-
haps murder. The county will one of
these days have big damages to pay ON
account of the kangarooing of some
prisoner.
The laws do not recognize kangaroo
courts. Frequently innocent men are
placed in jail. There is no reason why
they should be compelled to even asso-
ciate with the filthy ruffians and scamps
that compose the larger portion of the
jailed inmates much less be robbed and
beaten by them.
Because a man is placed in Jail on a
charge which may be false or true, is no,
reason why he should be illtreated; or
even compelled to clean up the Jail. The
county pays for the cleaning of the Jail
A man is entitled to preserve his self
resPo8 sven when he is accused of
crime.
Abolish the kangaroo court.
SA65 Hutchinson and Return sA.e5.
VIA GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
Good going March 18th and 18th, re-
turning March Goth, account Populist
state convention.
A. NJ. FULLER,
City Passenger Agent
The Golden Rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Chicago Mail burned.

CHICAGO, March 16.-PostmasterW ash l.
ington Hesing says that in the South
Chicago postoff1ce fire Sunday afternoon
the entire Saturday night and Sunday
mail for South Chicago with the excep-
ton of registered letters was destroyed,
not a scrap being saved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

LONDON, March 16-A Cape Town
dispatch to the Times says that the
government officials have found rifles
and ammunition stored in the De Beers
mine, but no machine guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Herbert Booth TO Leave.

TORONTO. Ont, March 16-A special
from Winnipeg says that Herbert Booth,
the head of the Salvation Army in Can
ada, will give up his command and leave
the country June 1st
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
The Conductors Excuse.

Conductor, why didn't you stop the
car when I motioned to your"
"Beg your pardon, madam. Thought
You were kissing your hand to me. -
New York Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Ellen Terry's sister Dead.

LONDON, March 16-The death of Miss
Morris, sister of Ellen Terry the we'll
known actress is announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Viola Butter Mccoy has rich soprano
voice of phenomenal power, A o. q. w.
hall, 41S Kansas avenue, tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Try rs on collars. We can make
them look like new. Peerless Steam
Laundry, 112 and ia w. 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

If the hair is falling out and turning
gray, the glands of the skin need stimu-
lating and color-food, and the best rem
edy aud stimulant is Halls Hair Renew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

q You will be delighted with Harriet
Mae Sibley's dramatic readings tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Do not fail to see Miss Sibley in hel
wonderful impersonations at AIS Kansas
avenue tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
SNOW GOES EAST.
Has Been Falling i'm New York Ever
Since sunday.

Since Sunday.
NEW YORK, March 16.-Snow has
been falling continuously since IL IN:
Sunday and today shows no signs of
abatement. The fall has been accom-
panied by no winds and consequently
there is no drifting. The storm does not
seem to have affected the railroads in
this vicinity. Traffic on the street'rail-
way lines is somewhat disturbed. but as
a whole little Inconvenience is exper-
! enced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Messrs. Hinckley and Shier and Mrs.
P. II. Adams sing, and Mrs. Short re-
cites at the armory tomorrow night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Tonight

Harriet Mae Sibley and Viola Butter
Mccoy, 41s Kansas avenue, A o. o. W.
hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Remember the 10 cent concert by Mar
shall's band at Hamilton hall wednesday
eVeniDO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
Multum In Parvo.

''Ah, the memories of those old COL
lege days. he sighed, as he laid aside
a story Of college life.
Chow long were you in college,
John?'' asked his wife.
"Eh? What's that?'' he exclaimed.
"You once told me- she went on
pleasantly. THAT you were only in col
lege 12 weeks. -
Eyes, yes. of course - he admitted.
'but you have no idea how much was
crowded into those IL weeks. 4"
Really"
"Yes, indeed. That's why couldn't
stay any longer. Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Harriet Mae Sibley and Viola Butter
Mccoy, 418 Kansas avenue, A. o. U. W.
hall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Do not fail to see Miss Sibley in her
wonderful impersonations at 41S Kansas
avenue tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

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Attention. NefghbOrs

AttentiOn, NeighbOrs.
Sunhower camp $50 will hold their an
nual festival at their hall, 704 Kansas
avenue, Tuesday evening, March II.
COMMITTEE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Sweet Moments cigarettes are made of
finest Virginia and Turkish tobaccos.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Give US trial-Peerless Steam Laun-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16

Now let de coppers come.
Dey'Il find dey re on de bum.
We're Lightnin' Jim and HuStlin' Harry
Gettin' ready TO make merry.
Clear de track and let 'em KIN
Fer we won't do ting to EN-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-16
TRUTH AND POETRY.

Thrilling Account of Sunday Raid on the
Rock Island "Y.
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From Foreign shores.

Roman newspapers deny that ego
tiations are pending for a cession Of
kassala TO Great Britain .
England has refused ~extradition in
the ease of Cornelius Hertz the Pana-
ma canal lobbyist wanted in France.
A letter from Smyrna. Western Tur,
key. says that Armenian relief funds
ar" diminishing while Tie number or
destitute is increasing.
The newspapers confirm the rumor
that II. Hcrbettc. French ambassador
to Germany, will only return TO Berlin
TO present his letters Of recall.
A body Of 1909 dervish rifemen and
n large body Of mounted dervishes
have Eeen seen near Akasheh. They
appear to he concentrating for an at
tack upon that place.
The emperor Of Russia has ordered
100000 decorated gObletS to be dis
tributed amCng his subjects who at
tend the festivities in connection with
his cornation next month at Moscow.
Preparations are being made to APP
peal through Brussels against the ac-
qUittal Of Capt. Lothair. the Belgian
officer who hanged the English trader
SNohNS III wv NNAS' CidNt'
ConstantinOple newspapers were au-
thoriZed to the death of the
shah of Persia, but without stating the
cause. one newspaper that
the shah was out for a walk, felt I'M
we'll and died suddenly.
Spanish papers announce the a
rige Of the eldest daughter Of Gen
Maritime Campos, the predecessOr'of
Gen. Weyler in Cuba. and the marquis
Of CayO del Fey. Gen Campos is now
in Germany with his second daughter,
who is extremely i'll.
The cZarewitch, who is i'll at Nice,
passed a restless and feverish night.
His mother, the cXempreSs of Russia,
was at his bedside during the greater
part of the night. The physicians
have ordered a change of air, but his
condition prevents him from being
moved at present.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-14

"A man named WEIGH. accompanied
by his wife and children, drove into
Chadron, Neb. and reported that he
had Killed his ncighbOr, Glenn Santee,
farmer near Ida. Welch has always
borne a good reputation.
Arthur G., Wellington and Mrs.
Fanny Speed, both of Chicago, were
arrested at Colorado Springs. Col, on
a complaint swCrn out by the formers
wife and were brought TO Denver,
where Mrs. Wellington was waiting TO
receive them.
Eddie Lochcrt. fcatherweight puSil-
list. tried to commit suicide at New
YORK by taking paris green. He VIII
recover. Dependency over the diff
Guilty he was experiencing in raising
money for the renewal of his saloon
license was the cause of his attempt
at self-destruction.
&. Edward EggleSt0n. son of the Chi
cage northumberland, and Mrs. 4. Il.
Turner, who elOped from Phoenix two
weeks ago, and were married at Tue
son, AriZ., have been held TO answer
before the federal grand jury, the
former for adultery and the latter for
bigamy. Both are in jail.
TIE office Of Frank Novak at Walker
village. fifteen miles west of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. was broken into by ex-
pert burglars. The safe was blown
opep with powder. The burglars Sc
cured 5000 in cash and $1,000 in ne
cutiable papers.
Oscar George Westphal. n barber,
struck George RiSchOff, Il tailor, suCh a
blow with his fist at Buffalo as to
break bis neck. Wcsphals story is
that PiSchoff was choking one of his
pin bows in a bowling alley, and he
commanded him 10 desist. BischOff
never stirred after he was hit.
The federal grand jury at Kanras
City indicted John Il. Watkins, form
erly vice president and superintendent
Of the Indian Rice Milling company,
for violating the interstate commerce
law. The section of the law under
which Watkins was indicted was the
tenth, which applies TO the reporting Of
false weights by shippers.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-14
miscellaneous.

State Senator James Ballantine of
the T~wenty-siXth New York district,
died at Kingston, \. Y.
The GermaH-American Title company
made an assignment at Louisville, Ky.
Assets, sos 600; liabilities, sos, 900.
Preparations are under way at New
ark, n. j., 10 send q flibustering party
TO Cuba. A hundred men, many of
them civil war veterans, have enlisted.
Theodore II. Graham, formerly a
member of the firm of YOungsmith,
Field & Co. Philadelphia, has disap-
peared, and it is said that his finances
are in a badly tangled condition.
The movement of Father Kolaszew-
ski, pastor Of the Independent Catholic
church at Cleveland, to transfer the
church and congregation to the Meth
od!st Episcopal fold is progressing and
is said to now be an assured fact.
The net income of the New York,
Chicago 4 st. Louis Rail way company
for the year, as shown by the report
submitted at the annual meeting at
Cleveland, was S1.141 ,30S.46, A bal
ance on hand Of $2S1 .30S.4G is shown.
The Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indi-
ans Of Oklahoma are greatly incensed
against their agent, Capt. A. e. Wood
son Of the Fifth cavalry, and at an
indignation meeting just held by all
the chiefs and prominent members Of
the tribes decided to give him thirty
days notice to leave the reservation.
John Il. Leone, a Corsican who was
found in Joliet in an insane condition,
was recognized by a travelling man
who called him by name and gave him
n cake OF soap. In a few minutes he
was himself and told the story Of his
lie. He is a sculptor in soap, and his
most famous work was the designing
Of Brooklyn bridge at the Worlds fair.
He does not know how he came to be
in this city, but thinks he vas robbed
in Chicago and put On a train for
Joliet 49,
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n sua1tie

Fire Quilted the store of the Good
year Rubber company at Buffalo, IL
failing a loss of 100000.
The British fruit steamer which
went ashore off Highland Light was
the Forest Holme from Mediterranean
ports. She was fiOated without dam
age.
There was a disastrous blaze at Syc-
amore. Ill. A Chicago Great Western
freight train caught fire and several
freight cars. a dining car, which was
on a nearby siding, and three OIL
tanks were destroyed. The fire started
from an oil explosion in one of the
freight ears. Conductor Pierce per
ished in the flames.
McEwan Bros & Co.'S saw mill mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire at
Bay City, Mich. Fifteen hundred
cords of slabs west of the mill were
destroyed. The entire department was
called out and the fire brought under
control. Had there been a high wind.
the mill and a million fee Of lumber
would have been destroyed.
Oscar Briun. n five-year-OId boy. liv-
ing with his parents near Anna, H..
died from the effects of an overdose of
morphine, administered by his mother.
She lad sent TO the drug store for gui-
nine. The package was properly Ia
beled on the wrappa-. A mistake had
been made, evidently by the packers.
and instead of quinine, the bottle in
side the wrapper contained morphine.
The two barges cut from their lash
ings when the steamer Vera PaZ went
down have been found and tOwed to q
port of safet ynear New Orleans. They
will be sold for salvage. The Vera Paz
and barges left JeffersonvilIe, Ind,
March Z, for Livingston, Guatemala.
The steamer was valued at $4,000
and the barges at $1,000 each.
Lecount G. Pierce. a Chicago Great
Western freight conductor. who was
killed 10y his train at Sycamore, Ill,
was a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
He was well known in railroad circles.
having been a conductor for the Chica-
go, Milwaukee Il st. Paul for many
years. He leaves a wife and two chill
dren, n of the latter being the noted
boy singer, Willie Pierce.
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The New York papers are rather rub
bling it into Booth-Tucker since his re-
cent unsavory Summing experiences.
The Commercial-Advertiser says: 1T
is to be regretted that, among his large
and varied assortment of sons and
sons-in-law, the elder Booth, rummag-
ing il his marsupial pouch, could find
no family representative better adapt
ed to the American field than the mild
eyed creature who figured a few days
ago in a local police court" The Com
mercial Advertiser then goes Oh to in
sinuate that the jumping jack evange-
list has fallen a victim. to the dime
museum instincts Of Steve Brodie.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-05-14
Washington Talk.

Senator Thurston from the commit
tee on International cXpositions made
a favorable report Upon the bill 10 aid
the proposed exposition at Nashville,
Tenn.
The house committee on pensions or
dered a favorable report on the bill in
troduced by Representative Stallinc1
TO increase the pensions of veterans Of
the Mexican and Indian wars and
their widows from IS to 81 a month.
A trip of inspection Of many of the
local land Offices in Minnesota, Mon
tana. Idaho, California and Colorado
will be made during June 10y Commits
sioner Lamoreux of the general land
office,