The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-14


II. Wolf, the Topeka representative
to the BARRIERS International meeting
at Evansville last week, has returned.
He says there were 45 delegates and
a Of them We're for Bryan and free sill
yer.
James Reynolds, a prisoner in charge
Of Sheriff Judkins OF Harvey county.
escaped yesterday afternoon by jump
ing from a car window near Pauline.
He was on his way to the peniten-
tiary.
The attendance at Harrison school
is now over 600 which is an unusually
large enrolment for this time of the
year. The literary societies viii begin
their years work a. week from next
Friday.
knows as the leading man Of the Spoon
ers, is now the leading man of Mrs.
Leslie Carter in THE Heart of Mary
land" The company is now in Phila-
delphia
The faculty Of the Kansas Medical
college are thinking of endeavoring to
secure deposition sfrom the employees
ofBellevue hospital who are said to have
heard the confession of Carabonne
Torriani
The Oratorical association of Wash
for this year. ID. T. Schoonover, presi-
dent; Miss Laura Buck. vice president;
Paul Noble, secretary, and J. r. Cell,
treasurer.
The Santa Fe has new $4,000 suit
on hands. 1t is brought by Frank Me-
traus Of Kansas City. who was injured
some time ago by an engine striking
his wagon while crossing the COM
pany's tracks.
The Republicans of Tecumseh town
ship have nominated a ticket which
they think is a strong one. c. W. Nc
KINNEY was nominated for the office
of trustee, D. P. Rice, clerk, and E. A
Gooden treasurer.
Harry Lyman says he did not wear
gloves in the recent football game as
a means of holding himself alOof from
the masses of common people, but be-
cause one of his hands was recently
broken while boxing.
Some day a real actor will appear in
melodrama in Topeka and say i'm
possible" and me" instead of "im-
possebelI' and ''meh'' and the people
in the audience will applaud so that
the house Will fail down.
The Topeka Independents who were
badly beaten by the Washburn college
football team the other day have hired
?. room and are staying up nights to
practice. They hope for return game
about a week from Saturday.
There is said to be delegation of
men from Valley Falls who viii attend
the proposed prohibition mass meeting
and urge the nomination Of DR.. Frank
Swallow for the office Of governor in
place of Candidate Brant, resigned.
The meeting this evening of the Bap-
fist convention VIII begin at 7:30 with
Manly J. Breaker, DID, of Independ-
ence No, viii lecture upon the sub
ject: Jesus as an Example for the
Young"
There will probably be no trouble
about having enough light and light
iuuminations on the streets of Topeka
during the next Fail Festival Wen
be armed to the teeth for them by next
year. says Mr.. Maunseu of the Edison
company.
Tom Haines, the colored man who in
a drunken spree cut his brother, Dee
Haines, two weeks ago in Tennessee
town, was tried before Justice Furry
yesterday and acquitted. There was
no prosecution, the brothers heart hav-
ing softened-
The Lull building on Kansas avenue
south of Euclid avenue, has been pur-
chased for the Coiored Industrial and
Educational institute, and it will be
open for work on Monday next. Miss
Ella Riddick viii have charge of the
kindergarten.
H. P Miller, who used to live in To-
peka and moved to St. Paul, was elect
ed president of the international Bar
ber's union at it's annual meeting at
Evansville, Ind. last week. He win
move the head office to Topeka soon
and viii make his home here.
One of the very best attractions that
viii visit the Grand Opera House this
winter is Madame Sans Gene 1t is
a story of Napoleon and his times and
the company is Katherine kidder's
with herself at its head It will be at
the Grand on the night Of the 18th.
If the comments of the country press
on the carnival outrages at Kansas
City count for anything, the town at
the mouth of the Kaw viii have but
mighty few from Kansas at her show
next year. 1t was Kansas visitors
whose faces were tarred and clothes
mutilated.
Vanity Fair" which will be at the
Grand Opera House next Monday night
advertises a list of speciality people
that is at least long enough. There
are half a dozen fun makers, a female
baritone song and dance people, q
young woman known as the refined
vital spark whatever that is, and the
handsomest woman in the world
The committee from the city council
which was appointed to audit the rec
ords of the police department met with
President Rodgers and after spending
a long time in looking through all the
books decided that the commissioners
had not made any mistakes in the
bills, but they recommended that the
bills which are presented to the city
council be more fully explained The
committee consisted Of Councilmen
Skinner, Warner. Drew and Nettels.