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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
ROBT. DUNLAP TALKS.
Santa Fe Attorney Scores Those Who
Raise the Ownership Question.

Santa Fe Attorney scores Those Who
Raise the Ownership Question.
CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Robert Dunlap. one
of the counsel for the Santa Fe railroad.
said of the bill raising the owner
ship question of the Chicago Kan
sas City line: 81 can not exact
ly understand what these people
want They say they do not wish the
foreclosure. They claim to have prior
lien on the railroad and that our bonds
deposited as security for the general
mortgage have been paid off satisfied.
and that they virtually owned the road.
They do not seem, as gather from the
100 pages of typewriter matter, to have
their bonds paid off. Our procedure is
to sell the road and pay the bonds, in
order to carry out the scheme of reor
ganization. Apparently these people
are in court to hinder that reorg aniza-
tion for some purpose or another not
clearly shown in the bill"
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pRINKs B0THERED HIM.
a TAX With a Visitor Recently from
England.

EuSAdhu-
In spite of the English being our
cousins, they are all very marked
strangers when they pay us visit, says
the New York Herald. 1t is not mere
ly their broad talk that marks them as
such. 1t is their peculiarly loose cloth
ing, their fiat topped derbies, the extra
ordinary bags and portmanteaus with
which they travel, and above all else
their straightforward mode of getting
what they want and going straight
ahead, regardless of everybody in the
way. One who was over here to see
the yacht races amused his American
friends by his peculiarities of speech
81 like your observation trains very
much indeed" said he, after he had
taken ride on a Third avenue car
your overhead carriages (meaning the
elevated cars) are deucedly stuffy, but
your observation trains are as cooling
as a bath
When he saw Col. Warnings men he
said he knew what they were without
asking "They are unemployed bakers
men, aren't they? And the city en-
ploys them to keep them from rioting."
He said he never heard so much cursing
in all his life as he heard over here,
SCAIlSAlSA SWScA WI 4AhNA"
least, he said he thought they did till
he fell under the fearful influence of the
heat, "and since then find myself curs-
ing and swearing too" he said. Il didn't
think much of the police you boast
so much about" said he. They sloue1
about like idlers, and too many of them
are as pot-bellied as monks in the comic
pictures. Then again you've got the
noisiest city in the universe, and there's
no place in it that isn't just as noisy
as every other place. But your hotels
| are simply magnificent, and all the peo-
pie are as friendly as if 1 had known
them all my life, and I am tolerably
happy in spite of finding fault all the
while.
You must admit that your drinks
are complex and straining to ones in
tellect," he went on. Now, in Eng
land we drink Scotch and soda or bran
| dy and soda, and the only thing we
| have to remember is which of the two
we started the day on. But here your
drinks are all named after popular
| heroes, like John Collins-or is it Peter
| Collins-and Jim Somebody, and
what's that very satisfactory drink
that's named after you? Upon my
word, I always have to call up an Amer
lean to tell the barman what want
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transact no business beyond routine work.
Everybody appeared 10 be afraid to enter
into general debate and after few unin-
teresting speech es the senate adjourned in
hurry. But if the mill of debate ground
slowly the one topic of discussion on the
floor of the senate before, during, and
after session, was the language used by
an accredited senator in describing the
president as parody and the secretary
of the treasury as a Judas
These conversations were. without ex-
ception, in a tone of protest, and yet such
has been the atmosphere of hostility
created by Mr.. Cleveland himself be-
tween the White house and the capitol
that this unanimous disapproval of MIR.
Tlilman's language did not avail to con-
ceal certain amount of grim satisfac-
ton among certain senators at having
seen Mr.. Cleveland made the object of
personal abuse,
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A-No.
Q-Then he was not advancing on
Gaines as if to strike him, again?
A--No,
of gas pipe Cruger is said to have hit
Gaines with?
A-After Gaines came back from chas-
ing after Tom Robbins, he picked it up
at the southeast corner of the pump and
said: This is what he hit me with and
told me to keep it.
MIR. Schriber was questioned in regard
to the evidence he gave before the cor
oner, and said that two or three answers
he had made were wrong. One of these
was in regard to the buggy tongue IN
question being carried to the we'll before
or after the shooting. Before the coro-
ner he said it was before, yesterday he
said afterwards. He testified at the in
quest that there were three or four
women going for Gaines with clubs.
Yesterday he said that none of them had
clubs He also said the testimony he
gave then had been read to him yester-
day by Gaines lawyers, to refresh his
memory SO that he wouldn't make any
mistakes, he presumed.
The discredit thrown on the evidence
of witnesses by comparison with the tes-
fimony they gave at the inquest seemed
to fall about alike on the witnesses of
each side.
The trial of Gaines was resumed this
morning at promptly $50.
SCOTT Carr, 1903 West Laurent street,
was the 1rst witness examined by Mr..
Welch
Q-Where were you ON the afternoon
of the shooting?
Al was cutting grass with James
Fry in Ellinwood's field, about $50 yards
north OF the Robbins place. We could
see most of the performance, but could
not distinguish the persons. Before the
shot they were all huddled together, but
just the instant before it they all fell
back from one man.
Q-How long after you heard the re-
port did the man fall?
About a second and a half. He
staggered away from the pump before
he fell.
The third witness of the morning was
Ollie Smith, of North Topeka He went
to the scene of the shooting out of curl
osity. His home is across the street
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RODE OUTOF THE DARK

Three Masked Men PIunder Railroad
Passengers in a Waiting Room.
Mas HvILLE, Tenn. Feb. 6.-Three
masked men entered the passenger sta
ton at Milan. Tenn, this morning at 4
O'Clock aud compelled several parties
who were waiting for train, and the
railroad express agent, to give up con-
siderable money.
Major W. T. Parham, a United States
revenue officer was relieved of $35, the
ticket office lost $40. The amount taken
from the express agent is not known, but
is supposed to have exceeded 800. A
watch and chain were taken from the
ticket agent When the robbery was
finished the masked men mounted horses
and rode 4waY
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Q-Where were the wounds on Cruger?
A-One in front of and above the
right ear. The other just back and
above the left ear
Q-Was the latter a hole?
Al didn't probe, but there was blood
there and hole. took it to be bullet
hole.
If this is true, then Cruger may have
been shot from the rear in the back and
left side of his head. Coroner Bailey
and DR.. Hibben, however, testified to
cutting the bullet from the left side of
the head, just behind and above the ear.
No guess can be made as to what the
jury may decide, but it is not likely to be
murder in the first or second degree;
perhaps manslaugh hter.
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before tomorrow. it then what his fate
will be-
The attorneys on both sides are careful
and take a great deal of time in their
cross examinations. endeavoring to break
down the testimony of witnesses in every
conceivable manner. Each side seems to
have a chance and the lawyers on each
side are striving to turn the tide their
way.
The defendant listens to the evidence
with interest Gaines is not nervous, but
his face wears a look of care.
Many had to be excluded from the
court room today. The public interest
In the trial is growing.
In the afternoon yesterday Mr.. r B.
Welch conducted a vigorous cross exam
ination of Mrs. Henthorn lasting an hour
1t was altogether in regard to her testi-
mony before the coroner's jury, which
did not agree with her testimony in the
morning. She could not entirely ex-
plain the differences. The state showed
that the taking of the testimony was in
accurate.
At $3.50 the state rested its case and
the defense began. All the rest of the
state witnesses were saved for rebuttal.
Henry Schriber the young Wabaunsee
county farmer, who went with Gaines
y
home, was the next witness put on the
stand.
Q-What was the first thing you saw
when you reached the Robbins home?
AIR. and Mrs. Cruger sitting on the
front porch. They went inside and we
saw Tom BObbins putting my buggy
tongue into spring wagon. When he
saw US he dropped everything and ran
inside the corral, and back to the barE.
Gaines asked me if it was my tongue,
and l said it was. Freeze onto the
tongue" he said, "and I'H get the man."
Q-Did the women drive you away?
A-Yes.
Odd you see Cruger strike Gaines?
A-Yes.
Odd it knock him down?
Ale fell down on his right side and
elbow.
Q-How was he when he shot?
Ale was just getting up. The pistol
was about at his hip when he fred.
Q-How close was Cruger to him?
About 4 or 5 feet.
The cross examination was conducted
by Mr.. Stafford.
Q-What happened to you when you
took that tongue?
Airs. Cruger came out and asked
me what l wanted.
Q-What did you say?
Al didn't say anything, but she said
sect out of here you G. d-----"
and threw rock at me. ran out to
the street
Q-Why did you run?
A-Well, knew l had no right there.
I was n stranger and they were residents
there, and 1 wasn't an officer of the law
Q-Then you knew you were a tres
passer?
A-Yes.
Q-Had you sworn to any complaint?
A-No.
Odd you see this fight?
Al did Mrs. Robbins came up with
piece of hose with an iron coupling on
one end and struck Gaines with it, l
couldn't tell whether it hit him on the head
or in the back. He jerked it out of her
hand and began brandishing it. Gaines
tits claimed hit MIRA Robbins with the
end of the hose which had the iron
Goupling on it.)
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from the Robbins house on North Har-
rison street.
Odd you see any blood on the
ground except that where the body lay?
A-Yes, sir; 1 saw drops of blood
leading from the pump to the body.
trhis evidence is brought out TO show
that Cruger took several steps after
being shot.)
City Physician NJ. @ Mitchell was
called. He was questioned by Mr. Vance.
Odd you make an examination of a
wound on Gaines head?
Al did after l took him home in my
carriage. He was not in condition to
walk. found his head bruised over the
LETT eye, the skin confused, had a red
dish appearance as though struck by
some hard substance. He said he had
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A WOMAN AND HOT WATER
Stand Off the Santa Fe People in
Perry, Ok.


PERRY, Ok, Feb. 6.-Perry has been
in considerable uproar. Yesterday the
Santa Fe railroad people commenced to
clear right of way which runs through
the heart of the city. The work was not
impeded until the residence of Mrs.
Burlington was reached, and thirty
workmen met with a very warm
reception. Mrs Burlington had
several gallons of hot water in waiting,
and she scalded several of themwhen they
commenced to move her home. Although
there were over thirty men in the crowd
Mrs. Burlington stood them all off with
scalding water, till the railroad people
paid for the premises, The residence
was then hoisted and pulled away.
Women defied the workmen at another
house, and later twenty five workmen
were put under arrest, also the Santa Fe
railroads attorney
Late last evening a compromise was
effected, and the building was dragged
half mile. Improvements on the right
of way are worth from $4,000 to $75,-
600. The Perry Water, Ice and Light
company's plant is located on tract of
the ground.
At the opening of the strip the govern
ment surveyor gave the railroad 800 feet
through the entire city as a right of way.
and sQuatters settled on all this but 10U
feet, claiming the railroad had no right
to 300 feet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
TWO CENTS.
NOT HELD TOGETHER.
Funerals of Messrs. Edward and T..
j. keIIam Will BE Separate.

Funerals of MessEs. Edward and 4.
J. keIIam Will BE Separate.
The following funeral notices have
been sent to the JOURNAL Office and ex-
plain themselves:
The vestrymen of Grace cathedral viii
serve as pail bearers and will assemble
at Mr.. T. J. Kellam's late residence. at
1870 p. M. sharp. Funeral from Grace
Cathedral at 2 p. M, Friday, February
7th
The music will be by the surpliced
choir. including a male quartette, and
will be under the direction of Mr.. James
Moore. the choirmaster. At the special
request of the family the service Will be
of the simplest and most unostentatious
character. Dean Bodley will be assisted
by Canon Miner.
Feb g. '96. HARRY J. BoDLEY.
The funeral of Mr.. Edward Kellam
will take place from his late residence
Saturday, Feb. 8th, at 10 a. N. Rev H.
J. Bodley, dean of Grace cathedral, will
officiate, assisted by Rev. Canon Miner
and Rev Mr. Mcintyre, of Chicago.
Feb 5, '96. HARRY ]. BoDLEH.
The church services will be completed
at the house. The Masonic ritual will
be used at the grave.
Rev. Percival Mcintyre arrived this
morning from Chicago, and will assist at
the funeral services of the late I. j. Kel-
lam.
Henry A Kellam of Florida. brother of
Mr. Kellam, and Mr.. Arthur Coble of
Evanston, Ills, brother-in-law of Mr.
Kellam, arrived today to attend the
funeral
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Odd he strike Mrs. Robbinsf
Ale did. He hit her twice.
Q-What did Cruger do after striking
Gaines?
Ale stepped back two or three
steps.
Odd he still stand facing him?
A-Yes.
The coroner's jury evidence was pro-
duced and it was shown that Schriber
had replied there to the same question,
81 do not know"
Odd Cruger have his hands raised
after the blow?
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Within the past "a hours the following
people have left Topeka: Via Santa Fe
j. H. Rarbell, Chicago; J. n. Stewart,
Lawrence; ]. M. Simpson, S. 7. Howe
and ]. G. Lowe. Yates Center; 81. NJ
jackson, Atchison; c. ]. Roher and A
l. Murphy. New York; Mrs. Bell Small
and Mrs C. II. Small, Sedalia Via Rock
Island-George II. Stewart Kansas City;
E. Nj. Duncan, Kingfsher: W. h. Still
we'll and A. R. Lingafelt, Fairbury; L
A. Beatty. Wichita; DR.. Middleton, Dav4
export; R. F. Glasgow, Belle Center, O.
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pain in his head and was sick at the

pain in his head and was sick at the
stomach.
Q-What did this latter indicate?
Alt would indicate more or less
severe shock to the brain. In those head
injuries a sick stomach usually follows a
severe shock to the brain. Subsequently
there was a stiffness and soreness in the
jaw.
Q-I will ask if such a wound would
produce confused and dazed condition
at the moment?
A-Id quite possible.
ross-examination:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
EXPEL A CORRESPONDENT.
Spanish Authorities WOn.t Permit a
Washington Papers Man to Stay.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6-Wm. F. Man
nix, the American newspaper cores
pondent in Cuba, who has been ordered
by the authorities to leave the Island,
wrote letter to the Evening Star here
some days ago in which he said he had
been informed that he was blacklisted
at the palace at Havana, and any
more side trips would be the
cause of his being invited
to leave. The state department has not
yet been informed of the intention of the
Spanish officials to expel Mannix.
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Hunting a place to waste $4,000.

Councilmen Burgess, Drew, Ste
phenson, Skinner, Pattison and Fulton
City Engineer Barnes and Street Com
missioner Ramsay started out Ia
the patrol wagon this afternoon to drive
to the eastern portion of the city with
the object of selecting location to starr
another coal hole.
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VIM. Nj. sage Very sick.

CHICAGO, Feb. 6.-Wm NJ. Sage,
freight traffic manager of the rock
Island road, is seriously i'll and small
hopes are entertained of his re-
covery. He was stricken with
paralysis in his Office yesterday after
noon. MIR. Sage has been with the Rock
Island system for twenty-nine years and
is we'll known among railroad men all
over the country
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Died on Rock Island Train.

PHIL1IPsBURG, Feb CIV. c. Nor
risey, passenger on Rock Island east
bound train No. 1. enroute from Colorado
Springs to Hartford, Conn, died last
night at Burlington, Colo. The remains
were left in charge of an undertaken in
this city.
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WIN. II. ENGLISH WORSE.

He Has Several Long Lapses Into Un-
consciousness.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb 6.-The condition
of w. H. English is critical today. The
most serious complication in his case is
that his heart is greatly affected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-06
EMPEROR LIKES UHL.
Has Signifed That He Is Perfectly Accept
able Am bassadOr.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The nomination
of Mr.. Uhl for ambassador to Germany
went directly before Emperor William,
in view of the fact that being an am
bassador, ne would have the right to ap-
proach directly the emperor.
Today word came from Berlin that
Mr. UhPs appointment would not only
be unobj bjectionable, but would be well
coined with qualification by the emperor,
so that nothing now remains to be done,
but to send the nomination to the senate.
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Ms. Geo. ]. Rarker pics Suddenly.

KANSAS CITY, Feb Ga Star special
from Lawrence says: Mrs. Geo. ]. Bar
ker died suddenly early this morning
She was formerly the wife of the late
Charles Branscombe, Kansas pioneer,
and was remarked to Barker tive years
ago.
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Yesterday and today Mr.. English has
had several long lapses into uncon-
sciousness His daughter. Mrs. Walling,
is constantly at his bedside.
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Congrrssman Miller starts Home.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. = Congressman
Miller left for home today, to be gone ten
days on law business.
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New Wanitoba legislature.

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 6.-The new
Manitoba legislature was opened this
afternoon by Lieutenant Gov Patterson
in the presence of large assemblage.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-01-10
SCHOOL NOTES.

The clerk and directors of Dist. No.
81 have resigned. No appointments
have been made yet.
The teachers examination will be
January 25th.
The county superintendent appoint
ed Simon Wolfe treasurer of district
number q in place of J. E. job nson
resigned.
Prof. w. C.. Brookins has been ap-
pointed associate examiner in Prof
Estey's place. Prof. G. w. Smith has
been re-appointed also.
The association that met in Moran,
January 4th was very we'll attended.
The vice president, Miss Violet o.
borne called the house to order The
program opened with music; followed
with the recitation in philosophy of
teaching by Prof. Fogleman. The
main subjects for discussion were the
laws of unity and method together
with properties and their relations.
Our teachers are losing much by
not giving more study to these sub
jects as out lined by the course of
study. The model recitation by Miss
Blanche Smith was full of valuable
suggestions. We hope our teachers
will be free to put these into practice
Miss Smith has adopted the vertical
system of writing with marvellous
success. The textbook question was
discussed by several teachers. The
following books received more or less
condemnation at the hands of the
teachers: Readers, arithmetics, gram
mar, biographies, histories and ply
siologies. The paper on Educational
Hindrances being absent, the meet
adjourned to meet in lola Feb. 1st at
l o'clock sharp. REPORTER.
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IN MEMIORIAM.

Departed this life on Sunday, Jan.
9Th at her residence near LaHarpe,
Mrs. Carl oldest.
1t is indeed with sadness we record
the death of Mrs. oldest. We voice
the sentiment of our community when
we say one of our best friends, our
kindest neighbor, has gone from us.
AS we looked upon the silent form so
still in death, and thought of all the
good she had done, of the kind cheer
ing words spoken, of the many loving
deeds, of the steps taken to help
others in their hour of need, we felt
how beautiful her life has been, a
quiet life well spent, a true woman
who had looked well to the ways of
her household. 4 kind generous
friend will be missed from the neigh
borhood and church, but the intlu-
ence of her character; the memories
of her goodness will linger with those
left behind. AS they look about the
home so carefully kept for the loved
ones.
what household things shall stand
Hallowed, because your hand,
Has touched them; they will miss
Your help in that or this,
And treasure even trivial words you said
As memories of the dead
Dear good friend, gone beyond
earth's weary labor, passed all the
strife, the toll, the care, farewell,
The long blest chain is broken
SO many links have softly dropped from
sight
So many names are now in sadness spoken
Names once SO bright"
- I T
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1. o. o. F AND ID. Il.

100. F. and Daughters of ReOecca
will hold joint Installation at their
hall in lola on Tuesday evening Jan.
14th. All Odd Fellows and their wives
and Rebeccas are invited. Bring your
baskets filled with such things as you
think would be appropriate on such
an occasion. Installation will take
place at l. 0. o. f. hall after which
an adjournment will be had to g. A.
r. hall for refreshments.
By order of COMMITTEE.
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First published Jan. 3, 1881
Publication Notice.

In the District Court within and for the eoun-
ty of Allen in the State of Kansas
Charles Pitman plaintiff
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SOME HORSE TALK.
Some Observations that will be Worth
Reading if you are in the
Horse Business.

J.J. Berry & Co. union stock yards
Chicago report last weeks market as
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1 will sell at private sale y head of
stock cattle, consisting of COWS and
calves and yearIings. Also 8 or 10
head of hogs and well bred fillies. l
and years old. Time given on good
security. C. l.. Whitaker, lola KS.