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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-06
TWO CoNvIors ESCAPE.
Within Two Days Warden Lynch
Loses Two Convicts-

Leavenworth July 6.-Some time
during Saturday Green Nichols, col
Ored. serving q twenty-one year sen
tence in the Kansas state penitentiary,
succeeded in making his escape.
Nichols KS employed in the drying
room OF the prison, and it was his
work to keep the fires going He
went into the drying room for that
purpose, sawed a hole through the roof
and then let himself down with d rope
from the prison wall, and was gone
for some time before his escape was
detected Six years ago in this city
Nichols was convicted of killing John
Hunt, a mulatto, while he was sitting
In house on Cherokee street. the as
sassin firing through a window at his
victim The prisoner had about four
teen years yet to serve
The escape of Nichols, and that of
Levin, which occurred the day be-
fore. are the first that have taken
place since Warden Lynch's admins
tration
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A BLIND TIGER.
Va ley Center Citizens DiscOY-
er the Animal.
The Village Blacksmith Was
the Owner.
NEAR TWO CHURCHES. .
Drop a Piece of Money on. a Ger
tain Letter,
Wheel Would Go Round and
Bring a Beer.
CAR TWO CHURCHES .

Wichita. July Cone of the most
novel schemes to evade the prohibition
law yet discovered in Kansas was
brought to light Saturday in Valley
Center with the arrest Of four citizens
charged with running a blind tiger
In a blacksmith shop under the shadow
of two church spires.
The complaint was made before
County Attorney Davis, who went be
fore the clerk of the district court and
filing his oath had issued therefrom
temporary injunction directed to A b
funston. A W. Hunston, William DaV-
idson and John R Gilchrist fOrbiddlnS
them to allow the animal to operate IN
said shop. or upon said premises
The animal described in the affidavit
fled was of course sOulless. It was not
constructed of flesh and bones, but was
made of wood, and formed in the shape
of a wheel upon which We're letters. To
designate it from other beasts of prey
it was called a blind tiger"
It is said that when a person entered
the shop they would behold nothing
but an innocent looking wheel, but that
the knowing ones would repair to the
rear of the shop and lay down nickel
on the letter b and in a few seconds
glass of beer supposed to have been
made at Milwaukee would put in its
appearance.
Others would try the experiment by
laying down a sum of money on w
and a glass of regular Kentucky whis-
ky would appear.
In short time the word spread as
to the wonderful performances of the
sightIess tiger, and the little black
smith shop became more popular than
a prayer meeting, and the wheel was
kept on a continual Whirl and an inves-
A. 4 49, II sic
tiers and they applied to County AttOr-
ney Davis to put stop to the whirling
of the wheel.
OF course nobody saw any man Civ
ing out the beverages and the only way
left for the attorney was to include the
village blacksmith and those who had
any interest whatever in the property.
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COLLEGE BRINGS SUIT.
stadden Heirs Sued By a Bourbon
County Institution.

Fort Scott, July 6.-Judge J. D. Nc
County Kansas Normal College assoc
citation, has filed suit in the district
court against Mrs. Nellie D. Stadden,
Leo o. Stadden, Mrs. Lillian NJ. Myers,
and Mrs. Nellie NJ. Hart to recover
$500 the amount of normal stock held
and owned by Isaac Stadden.
The petition alleges that the plain
tiffs are the heirs of Isaac Stadden
from whom they inherited a large es-
tate part of which was eight shares
valued at S25 each of normal stock, and
by reason of their ownership they are
liable to the plaintiff for the amount of
the double liability as stockholders, or
$500 for which judgment is asked.
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RUSSIANS CAUSED A ROW.
Fight at Valencia Begun by Russians
Celebrating American Independence.


Celebrating American Independence.
It was a Topeka crowd that caused
the row at Valencia Saturday.
Nobody was seriously hurt but three
of the marauders were arrested and
put in Jail.
On Friday evening six Russians and
their girls took plenty of beer and went
to Valencia to celebrate the Fourth of
July and their glorious adopted indie
pendence.
They stopped with the Rock Island
foreman there and Saturday morning
were full enough of independence to
want a row. Some of the natives were
having a ball game and this the Rus
slams broke up. Then they claimed the
town. Rocks and coupling pins took
wings and didn't even stop for closed
doors.
Only one man was badly hurt. His
name was Sam Findley and he had a
bad cut on his head. One of the Rus
slams threw a rock at the head of a
Valencian. It just missed it and broke
out the panel of a door.
Sheriff Kepley was telegraphed for
and he with John Cleveland and Otis
Hungate as deputies went up at
o'clock on the Rock Island train.
A warrant was sworn out for the six
Russians but three of them got away
before the sheriff arrived. The remain
ing three went into the section house
where the posse arrested John Archer
and John Kipps. John Allendorf ran
but Sheriff Kepley caught him with the
aid of revolver and they were brought
to Topeka that afternoon and lodged in
Jail
They gave bond this morning and
were relea sed.
On Wednesday morning they will ap-
pear before Justice Edward ChiIson at
Valencia where they will plead guilty
and be fined.
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AN UNCLE OF MARC HANNA.
Name is L P. Converse and He Lives
in Kansas City, Kan.

Kansas City, Kan, July 6.-Since
Marcus A Hanna leaped into promi-
nence in national politics, about all the
Hannas in the country, and lots of 9TH
er people, have been claiming relation
ship to him. Kansas, which is never
backward in asserting her claims, has
brought out several people who say
they are kinsmen of the Ohio boss, but
it is probably true that the only rela-
tives he has in the state live in this
city
Mr.. L. P. Converse, an old citizen and
a sound money Republican, is an uncle
of Marcus Mr.. COnverse's daughters,
Mrs. L. c. Hughes and Mrs. Buchan,
the wife of ex-senator Buchan, the
WyandOtte county politician. are first
cousins. Mrs. Hughes says that David
Hanna of Graham county, Kansas.
who has been mentioned as a cousin Of
Marcus, is not a relative. There is a
D. r. Hanna Connected with the family,
but he is a member of the firm of M
A. Hanna & Co. of Cleveland.
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GRAY COUNTY CONVENTION.
Republicans Favor ingalls, and Trout
man.

Cimarron, July 6.-At the Gray coun-
ty Republican convention held at the
court house in CimaFrOn, A j. Evans
called the convention to order. J. K
Sayer was made temporary chairman
and W. NJ. Brooks, secretary. The tenn
pOrary organization was made perIaa-
nent.
The ballot for representative resulted
in the nomination of G. W. Hollenbeak-
For county attorney, Colin Heating
was successful
For district clerk. J. P. Emery, and
for county superintendent, Mrs. Mol1e
Land, the present incumbents, We're
nominated by reclamation.
For probate judge, C. w. Whiteside
was nominated.
A paper asking preference for United
States senator was circulated among
the delegates, "a of whom favored John
J. Ingalls,, one, J. r. Burton, and one
voted a blank.
In convention each of the delegates
to the state convention expressed them
selves in favor of Troutman for COVER
nor. Nearly every Republican voter in
Cray county is in favor of ingalls, for
senator and Troutman has strong fol-
lowing.
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New York. July 6--Jehn L. Sullivan
has returned to town from an extend
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FURTHER ACCIDENTS.
List of Fourth of July Disasters Re
ported After the Journal Was Is
sued Saturday.


AS a result of the noise and excite
ment incident to the Fourth of July, the
17-year-old daughter of B. D Bennett is
dangerously i'll at her home, 1910 Harri-
son street. Miss Bennett is suffering
from a severe shock, occasioned directly
by the discharge of a large bunch of
firecrackers which her father and bro
Their were handling Saturday evening.
1t appears that the young lady imagin-
ed that her father and brother were in
jured by the explosion, and tainted
She remained in an unconscious condi-
ton during the night, and was uncon-
sciOus for several hours yesterday. To-
day she is reported to be slightly i'm
proved, although yet very i'll.
The 12-year-old son of NJ. A Fun
cheS, the druggist, had his face badly
burned and several grains of powder
blown into his. left eye by the prema-
ture explosion OF a toy cannon which
he was in the act of lighting for the
second time about 8 o'clock Saturday
night. The injuries are not serious.
George Larimore, salesman in the w.
A. L. Thompson hardware store, had
the flesh of his right hand badly LAGER
ated by the premature explosion of
cannon cracker which he was holding
The injury is painful but not serious.
The 13-year-old son of ]. S. Sly of
Eighth and Polk streets had powder
blown into both eyes and his face Sc
verely scorched by the explosion Of a
toy cannon Saturday afternoon.
Otto Bradford, the 11-year-oId son of
S 3. Bradford, was painfully burned
about the face and his left eye proba-
bly, seriously injured by the explosion
of q toy cannon Saturday afternoon.
The attending physician thinks that
the sight of the eye is injured.
Joe Lodge, son of Henry Lodge the
North Topeka nveryman, had his right
eye seriously injured and face badly
burned by the discharge of a small can
non Saturday afternoon. It is thought
that the sight of his eye is destroyed.
Charles Schaeffer an 18-year-OId boy
had the left side of his face and upper
liD badly bruised by being thrown to
the pavement from his bicycle on East
Sixth street Saturday afternoon.
Schaeffer was looking backward when
his bicycle struck a rock, throwing him
over the handle bars.
In North Topeka the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VOlley Kistler and the son of Mrs.
Neiswinder were both severely burned
about the face by powder explosions
Saturday afternoon.
Frank Quinton had his right hand
painfully burned and the flesh of his
fingers lacerated by the explosion of
cannon cracker which he was holding
Saturday evening.
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BICYCLES SELL FOR $85.
About 500 Machines Fully Guaran-
teed Sold at Auction.

New York, July 6.-Nearly 500 bicycles
We're sold at auction in this city today.
The prices ranged from $50 to as high
as $50 The average was about S35.
Some of the firms are sending tn eir
wheels to the auction room with the
name plate on and fully guaranteed.
These brought $40 or over Most of
the firms preferred to remain undis-
closed. so that the sale would not enter
in direct competition with their regu-
lar agents. Written guarantees were
given to some of the purchasers. Many
more auctions are advertised for to-
morrow The large dealers deny that
these auctions are cutting into their
sales.
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WANT OVERMYER IN 1897.
Those Who Celebrated at Wakarusa
Organize a Celebration Committee.

County superintendent Stout. who
attended it, says the best celebration
in the whole county took place at Wax
arusa. II. J. Larimer, Tom Doran and
Thomas Balm were the speakers and
Rev. Mr.. Parlette conducted the camp
meeting. The people there were so well
satisfied that they Immediately formed
themselves into a celebration COM
tee to celebrate next year and maoa
Stanley Banks. Robert Stout, Junius
Foltz and Kennith Duncan an execu-
tive committee to secure the oratoricaI
service of David OverInyer and who
ever will be governor of Kansas on that
day. There We're about 1000 there on
Saturday
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ed trip through the west. The ex-
champion has become very stout since
he was here last, and his hair is a trif1e
grayer. Sullivan has no plans for the
future other than that he intends to
take long rest upon his farm He
thinks that a rest will do him good
The ex-champiOn would not express
thought he was a strong, husky fellow
and that some day he would be cham
pion. He thought that boxing would
be all the rage this fall and that the
Horton bill was the greatest thing that
ever happened. Sullivan will remain in
town about a week. He will be the
guest OF Jimmie Wakeley.
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SENT $4,000 EAST.
City Treasurer Elliott Pays on City
Improvement Bonds

City Treasurer Charles S. Elliott has
Just sent to the fiscal agency of the
city in New York about $4,000, which
viii be used to pay interest aRd princi-
pal on city improvement bonds.
At this time next year the last Of the
first paving bonds viii be paid and
Kansas avenue property will have paid
for the pavements which are almost
worn cut. City Clerk AIcFadden is now
working on the last assessment on this
property and the ordinance may be
passed tonight.
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"a LOTS SOLD.
Those Belonging to the Bodwell Es-
tate Sold by the Sheriff

Town lots were sold at wholesale.
with plenty of discount for cash, at
the court house this morning. when
sixty-four lots on the bank of the
Shunganunga, south Of Martin G
Dennis addition, were sold by the
sheriff
They belonged to the Mrs Bodwel1
estate and were sold under partition
proceedings for the benefit of the sew
eraI minor heirs. The lots were APP
praised at from s. to S35 each and
were sold for about twO-thirds the APP
praisement. Three OF them We're
bought by Nicholas Crawford and the
rest went to J. D. Mcfarland, who had
a tax lien on them.
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LIQUOR SELLERS ARRESTED.
q Fort Scott Minister Makes the
Com plant.

Fort Scott, July 6--Upon complaint
of Rev. Austin Warner, County Attor-
ney Cory has filed informations in the
district court charging Henry and Otto
Neubauer on two counts each with
intoxicating liquors were kept for sale
and trade.
Warrants were issued from the Office
of the clerk of the court and the two
men were arrested by Sheriff Wheeler.
They gave $500 bond each for their ap-
pearance at the next term of the dis
trict court. The first count on which
on or about September 81, 1895, while
on the second count the date is on OF
about July 2.
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LIGHTNING ROD GAME.
Farmers in Nemaha and Jackson are
Buncoed.

Holton, July "a number of farm
ers living in southern Nemaha and
northern Jackson have been taken in
on the old lightning rod game The
plan was to go TO a farmer and offer to
put up rod very cheaply as an ad-
vertisement, and take note for same,
did not care for money.
F. Wolhey now holds notes which
a9o11nt Of contract and Is now s71iner On
them. Fred Eberwein, one of the vic
Tins, gave his note for 1915 and is now
sued by Wolhey for $75.75, for which
he asks judgment and lien on home
stead for improvement
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GENERAL SPORTING NOTES.

Blue Rapids defeated CentraHa in an
eleven inning game Saturday by
score Of II to 10.
Burr Oak won from Glen Elder by a
score of II to Saturday.
EIiawatha defeated St. Joe in two
games Saturday by a score OF IL to 2
and to O.
St. Marys defeated Westmoreland by
a score of to Saturday.
Junction City won two games from
the Kansas City Schmelzers- In the
morning the score stood to 4 in
twelve inning game and q to in the
afternoon.
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INDEPENDENCE FOUNTAINS.
The City Now Furnishes Ice Water
for It's People.

Independence, July 6.-The two ice
water fountains provided by the city
are now in operation.
The fountains are quite large, being
about four feet square and five feet
high to the top of the square and then
running on up about four feet more to
an ornamental point. On the side to-
ward the sidewalk is an opening like
that to a pair of hay scales and in this
two faucets from which the water is
drawn. On the opposite side is a sim
liar opening through which the ice is
put In. In the bottom of the big box,
under the ice, is cOiled about seventy
feet of gas pipe through which the water
coming from the main passes and is
cooled before reaching the faucets.
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CELEBRATION Ar DOWNS.
Ingalls,, Burton and Others at the
Towns Anniversary.

Downs, July 6.-The forthcoming an
niversary celebration of the birth of
Downs already promises to be the larg-
est in the history of the town.
Responses have already been received
from Ingalls, and Burton, promising to
be here. while others have been extend
ed to Senators PETER and Baker, and
Ellis and Mccormick, the nominees for
congress in the Sixth district.
The anniversary celebration occurs
July q Downs is reached by the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad, which has al
ready announced one fare rate.
Col. J. H. Upton of this city is in
Chicago attending the Democratic con-
vention.
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CyeIe Racing 40 BAH at Abilene.

Abilene, July 6.-The chief feature Of
Abilene's celebration was the bicycle
mile championship in 2:4OA; also
five mile lap in 17:56, and two mile
handicap in 3:34H. Haskell institute
defeated Abilene in the morning at
baseball, 10 to s; afternoon game won
by Abilene, Is to 10. There was dis
play Of fireworks in the evening.
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ALONG FIGHT EXPECTED.
Delegates to the Cloud-Republic Sen
atorial Convention Instructed.

BelIevnle, July 6.-The delegates to
the Republic senatorial district
convention, which meets here tomOr-
row, are already on the ground.
The convention promises to be as
lively and long drawn out as was the
recent judicial convention in Wash
ingtOn last week, when over one thou
sand ballots were taken. Each county
has thirteen delegates.
The candidates are z. S. Ellis of
Cloud county and c. w. Gulick of Re
public county.
A lively fight seems to be imminent
on Instructions for United States SEN
ator, as both ingalls, and Burton ap-
pear to have considerable strength.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Henry Vesper to T. L. -KerIe for $500.
lots IS, IS. 70 and one half Of lot 81, on
Lafayette street, in NTUlvane 6. Chase's
second addition.
A. A. BurlisOn to 9. H WhitcOmb
for $4,000. lots 200, 202, 2O4 and pos on
Jackson street.
W. II. Pepper of New Hampshire to
Thos. ". Conner. lots Z, g and in block
8 Auburndala
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George Larimore, salesman in the w
A. L. Thompson hardware store, had
the flesh of his right hand badly LAGER
ated by the premature explosion of a
cannon cracker which he was holding.
The injury is painful but not serious.
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TOO HOT WEATHER.
The Cook of the EIks Postpones a
Colored Society Event.

The colored cook of the EIks' club
approached the steward and said:
My man. say, we muss jest done get
married today and All muss have
three dOllahs to get nah dress out of
soak"
She got the three and later in the
evening. when the steward saw she
was still at work, he asked her when
the ceremony was to take place.
It's juss too hot weatnah to get
married today, so we dun put it off
till Tuesday,
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ming Saturday evening during the cleo
trio storm and burned to the ground
The reflected light on the sky was seen
by a large number of people in this
city. 1t was stated that some stock
with a large quantity of hay and feed
was burned. The loss viii amout to
several hundred dollars.
The lightning struck several trees IN
that SETON of the country. The rain
is reported to have been much heavier
south and east of the city than here q
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Pigeon Flight Record.

Philadelphia. July 6.-The most re-
markabIe pigeon flying record ever
NcGinn, a pigeon fancier of this city
The bird together with IS others, was
liberated at $40 this morning atGaines-
vile, Ga. The bird reached its loft at
T:42 at night, making the distance of
61416 miles in 13 hours and minutes
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Turnverein Organizes.

The Arlington Turnyerein of AIRING
ton, Atchison county, has fled it's char
ter with the SECRETARY of state. The
objects of organization as shown by the
charter are: To elevate society Ger
man customs and virtues, education by
mutual intercourse, a strive to unity
among German and American citizens.
but nothing which will interfere with
the duty to the laws of the United
States and the state of Kansas"
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SUNDAYS GAMES.

CINCINNATI Z; ST. LOUIS o.
not hit Fisher and the Reds did hit
Kfssinger, besides playing a perfect
fielding game The work of Smith was
sensational Attendance, 1900. Score:
R. H. E.
Cincinnati Il 2OO12 1o%-7 u o
st. Louis 90 20 0 90 2
Batteries-Fisher and Vaughn; Kis-
singer and MurnhY
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OBSCENE PICTURE LAW.
An Ordinance Prohibiting Indecent
Posters to be Introduced

The obscene picture ordinance win be
introduced at the meeting Of the city
council tonight and viii probably be
passed under a suspension OF the rules.
The ordinance prohibits the posting
of any immoral or indecent posters or
pictures in store windows or on bill
boards. The question OF what are inn
moral or indecent pictures is left for
the police judge to decide.
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CHICAGO Z; LOUTsvTLLE g.

Chicago. July 6.-The Colts defeated
Louisville for the third straight in a
ten-inning game, which was nearly
given the visitors at the start by the
poor work of Thornton and Daley.
Pfeffer's work at second and Lange's
batting were the features. Attend
ance, $500. Score:
r. H E.
Chicago oo81oOoo1-7 u 4
Louisville 3 0 0 OOO OO-6 8 5
Batteries-Thornton, Friend Daley
and Kittredge; Hill and Dexter.
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western League standing.
HORTON BEATS ST. JOE.
Takes Two Games From the Brewers
on the Fourth.

Horton, July "a thousand people
witnessed the baseball games here the
score of 10 to and the second 10 to T.
Hahn and Hartman, and Duryea and
Hartman were the batteries for Hor-
ton. St. Joseph played horse the last
two innings of the last game and dis
gusted the crowd and opposing PLAYERS.
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Death Separates an Aged Married
Fort Scott Couple.

Fort Scott, July 6.-Mrs. Mahala
Starne, aged 80 years, and one of the
Oldest residents of Bourbon county, died
at her home, seven miles northwest Of
this city yesterday morning of para
lySiS.
Mrs Starne's death separates proba-
bly, the oldest married couple in the
United States, as she and her husband
who survives her, had been married
and lived together Y years, having
each been married when they were Is
years old.
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MRS. PALMER HOSTESS.
She viii Entertain the Convention
Notables at Her Home Tonight

Chicago, July 6-Mrs. Potter Palmer
will entertain at a brilliant fete tonight
in honor of the distinguished men at
tending the convention. The grounds
of her lake shore mansion will be elab-
orately decorated for the event. Should
the weather prove unprOpitiOus the
guests will be received and enjoy the
pleasures arranged for them indoors