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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
NORTH TOPEKA.


All news items for the State Journal
should be left with the Kimbau Print
ing company. 835 Kansas avenue.
See E. p. Ewart for coal 1912 North
Kansas avenue
Mrs. 7. A. Ryder has returned from
Atchison.
Miss Fannie Neabitt will go to kan
sas City tomorrow.
Miss Eleanor Kimbau is suffering
from an attack Of malarial fever
Mr. J. NJ. Butterfly and family are
moving today TO West Sixth street
c. A. Wallace and wife and son viii
leave tomorrow for their future home
at Lone Rock, Wis.
There viii be an 1880 social at the
residence Of N. z. Campbell of Quincy
street next Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. il. Paramore have
taken rooms at the home of DIT Mitch
ell for the winter.
The quarterly meeting Of the Mission
airy union convenes at the Third Pres
byteT1an church Thursday at 10 a.. m.
Misses Nellie Butterfly and IoudeIle
McMasters and Nessrs. Glen Dolmam
and Harlie Hamilton spent yesterday
at ROssville
Mrs. J. NJ Morrow and dauehter
Ethel, returned yesterday from visit
of several days with Mrs. Mcpherson,
near Meriden.
Vera, the little daughter Of Mr.. and
MIS- CHARLES Bridge, is very sick with
ed for her recovery.
Mr.. George Stuck, formerly in the
employ Of the Union Pacific here has
gone to Texas where he has accepted a
position His family VIII follow later
A bicycle party composed of the fol-
lowing young men went to ROssville
yesterday, John Sheetz. Ike Sheet. Nal
colin James, John AIcAdahan, and Frank
Ebey.
Mrs Roxanna Beecher Preuszner who
viii be one Of the leading spirits at the
Sunday school convention which meets
here this Week, and who viii address the
meeting Friday night, is a niece of the
late Henry Ward Beecher
The Old Folks Autumnal service at
the Kansas Avenue Methodist church
was largely attended yesterday. There
We're present as the special guests of
the occasion 81 people between the ages
Of so and g. The decorations consisted
in festoOns and wreathes of autumn
leaves, vines, palms. and cut flowers
The Rev DR. Dearborn offered PRAYER
Rev. DR. Dennis0n read appropriate Sc
lections of scripture bearing on old age.
Mr.. Guy Houghtelin, representing The
Epworth League, gave 1.-THE Message
from the Young to the Old Rev. G.
Holman gave THE Message from the
Old to the Young" The pastor. Rev.
4. p. Chandler, then gave the address
Of the occasion on the subject. Past
Noon; or LIES Golden Sunset "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
A. E. KEPFORD ACCEPTS
VIII Run For Governor on the
Independent Ticket.
His Letter of Acceptance Criti-
cises Gov. Morrill,.
Other Political News of Interest In
Kansas-Items and Personals

A. E. Kepford has written his letter
of acceptance. 1t is as follows.
Hon. wv. B Webster and Mem ers Of
the Executive Committee of the In
dependent Party:
Gentlemen. Your message informing
me of my nomination for governor of
Kansas on the Independent party ticket
has been received I thank YOU for the
expression of confidence you have re-
posed IN me and I assure YOU i am in
hearty sympathy with the resolutions
as set forth by the convention which
nominated that splendid patriot, Rev.
j. 3. Brant.
The conditions in Kansas which have
made necessary your action are 50 we'll
understood that it is not necessary for
ton.
may state, however. that great num-
bers of law abiding citizens of Kansas
are perplexed over the policy pursued
by Governor Morrill, and Attorney Gen
era1 Dawes in their administration of
the prOhibitOry law.
No honest man can shut his eyes to
the fact that the administration has
pursued a policy of notification of the
prOhibltOry law The truth of this
statement is apparent when we remem-
Der that joints and saloons are now
running ia many cities and towns of
the state and new ones are being add
ed day by day I know it is urged
I0aI lOlntlStS and Sa4OOnkeeDerS are
running liza the interests Of the 0ppo-
sition, but the absurdity of the asser-
ton is shown by the fact that they are
running contrary to the oaths Of exec
ullNe authority and z constitutional
law That the administration main
tains by lis notification policy these
saloons in the interests of its opponents
is too ridiculous to need contradiction.
We know that the present admins
tratiOn has allied with it the un-Amer-
lean and un-Republcan order of the
Mystic Brotherhood 1t has their unit
ed support an invincible argument that
the administration is in league with
them.
Religious bodies have passed resolu-
tons condemning the administration
for its failure to enforce the prohibi-
tory law. but il has treated them with
silent contempt What does this mean2
The Christian sentiment of the state
elected the present governor as a direct
repro0f and CCndemna ton of the policy
Of the preceding administration.
We have come to the parting Of the
ways. We did not invite the situation
we accepted it. Rather than submit 81
lentIy to the notification of a conslitu-
tional law and we have accepted this
contest
Standing upon the conviction that our
cause is just. gentlemen, I humbly ac-
cept the honor you have thrust upon
me. Invoking the cOnsiderate Judgment
Of the citizens of Kansas and the favor
of Almighty God. 1 am, respectfully,
A E kEPFORD.
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PAID 5000 FOR IT.
Mrs. Ross Burns Buys @The Battle Of
the Blue and Gives it to
Shawnee County.

Mrs. Ross Burns of Topeka has pur-
chased b. ID. AHueham's large painting.
The Battle of the Blue" and viii pre-
sent ii to Shawnee county. The price
paid for it was 81. 600 1t viii be hung
in the district court room in the court
house. The presentation exercises viii
take place on Thursday. Mrs. Ross
Burns is the wife of the commander OF
the battery in that battle, and this is
given in his honor. Captain Joseph g.
Waters, who used to be a law partner
III CAPTAIN ROSS Burns. will make the
presentation speech. The exercises viii
be held Thursday afternoon at the
court house In the morning the sur
vivors of the Second Kansas regiment
meet at Lincoln Post hall The paint-
ing is 7x10 feet and represents the
Battle of the Blue" which occurred
October %. 1864 1t was painted by
Benjamin D. AIileham. a landscape art
ist-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
SENATOR BAKER FoRGoT.
Said He Would Tell Why He Favored
Silver in January but Didn t.

Kansas City, Oct Ex-senator Lucien
Baker of Kansas addressed a large en-
thusiastic audience at Turner hall Sat
urday night.
Mr. Baker said that Mr.. Bryan erred
in saying that protection was not the
issue i'm this campaign. but that lit was
protection was the main issue. that it
came nearer home to the hearts Of wage
workers than free coinage
How about the 50-cent dollar O. cried
some one.
I'm getting to that" said Senator
Baker. Have you . 50-cent dollar?
viii say to my friend that there is no
50-cent dollar in the country, and that
the Republican party proposes that
there shall be none. In the silver dollar
of today there is so per cent commodity
value, and so per cent of the honor.
credit and obligation Of the United
States, and this is more than is prOmis-
ed for III by the Populist end of the
Democratic party
II hate to discuss this money Ques-
ton anyhow" he continued. because
there is nothing to it. 1T is a mere
trick foisted upon the American people
to cheat, mislcad and defraud them"
Senator Baker was challenged about
his own silver record, and was request
ed by several in the audience to explain
why he was not in favor of silver at the
ratio of Is to I as he was on January "a
1886. i viii come to that presently"
he pleaded, but he closed his remarks
without further reference to this inn
pOrtant question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
SANTA FE ROUTE.

The Home Road Offers Superior Ad-
vantages to All Those Wishing
to Travel
Five trains east daily,
Five trains west daily,
Elegant equipment,
Magnificent track,
Superior eating stations,
First class dining cars,
The fastest time,
Union depot connections,
Through car service east,
Through car service vest
Free reclining chair cars,
The newest and finest sIeepers,
The most improved tourist sleeping
cars run on any railroad.
For tickets, sleeping car space and
all information see Cromwell & letters,
in postofAce room in North Topeka,
telephone 1854, or at depot, foot Of Fifth
street, telephone 682.
W. c. CARNEY, Agent
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FREE CANTON EXCURSION.
VIII be Run for Santa Fe Employees
to Chicago

The work of canvassing the employees
in the Santa Fe shops for the purpose
of determining the number who will
join the railroad excursion to Canton,
which is to be run from Emporta, start
ing Wednesday night was commenced
today From the fact that the shop
employees are just at present extremely
busy with a rush Of work, many who
otherwise would 60 viii be prevented
from making the trip, but it is expected
that at least a coach load will go to
Canton from Topeka.
The train is run through to Chicago
free by the Santa F'e company. From
Chicago to Canton the fare for the
round trip is but S2.5O. Those who go
on the excursion viii return to Chicago
and participate in the railroad demon
stration on Saturday. October "a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
SANTA FE ROUTE.
The Home Road Offers Superior Ad-
vRntages to All Those Wishing
To Travel

Five trains east daily,
Five trains west daily,
Elegant equipment,
Magnificent track,
Superior eating stations.
First class dining cars,
The fastest time,
Union depot connections,
Through car service east,
Through car service west,
Free reclining chair cars,
The newest and finest sleepers,
The most improved tourist sleeping
cars run on any railroad
For tickets sleeping car space and
all Information see Cromwell & Jeffers,
In postohce room in North Topeka,
telephone s64, or at depot, foot Of Fifth
street. telephone $50
". G. GARVEXs Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
NEW YOBK'S 9'3OO."
That is the Correct Number as Revis-
ed by Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard

New York Oct 1s.-society has been
sifted again. and its elect remembered
by Mrs Elliott 1T. Shepard, who has
made new list for the fashionable set.
Only about 800 names appear on it,.
The fortunate ones have been invited
to the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Edith next Tuesday. at the Shepard
Memorial chapel. Scarborough, on the
Hudson to Mr.. Ernesto g. abbri.
The wedding VIII be celebrated with
the quiet splendor betting the mar
riaga OF a granddaughter of William
II. Vanderbilt The church viii be ex-
Quisitely decorated. and Woodlea, the
brides home. where the breakfast viii
be served. Will be garden of fail
blooms A different color scheme is
proposed for each room. and the hall
viii show all the glories Of autumn 70
liaga
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Madrid. Oct. 19.-The newspapers re
port that the departure Of the court
from San Sebastian, where the king and
the queen regent have spent the sum
mer, for this city, was delayed by the
discovery of a dyna mite cartridge at
Sumarraga. on the line to be traversed
by the royal train. AS the cartridge
did not have a detonator, and as in
quiry failed to reveal the slightest ad-
ditional suspicious circumstance, no i'm
portance was attached to the incident.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Newport. Oct 1S.-The condition of
Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt is improving
and he seems to be steadily gaining
strength. He drives out daily, and
this morning drove through the bust
ness. portion of the city with Mrs. Van
derbilt although it was raining at the
time. They have as yet made no plans
for the winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
Mrs. John Jacob Astor Worse.

New York. Oct. 19.-Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, who has been i'll since September
"a when her second son, who is now
dead, was born was worse yesterday,
but her physician. DR.. Tucker, said she
was only passing through a bad day
which merely retarded recovery. It is
expected that she will be we'll enough
to be taken south by the last of this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Fort Scott. Oct. 19.-Pr0f. j. 81 Fes-
Ter, president of the normal colleges at
Stanbury and Springfield, No, and in
terested in the nOrmals at Holton and
this city. has sent to ex-senator Ingalls,
a challenge for a joint debate on the
financial question. Fesler is a free
silver Republican. He says that the
question. time and terms may be ar
ranged with the allied state silver com
roitfea or with himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
FREE SILVER.


on October goth the Bryan and Leedy
Flambea club VIII give q ball at Ham
iIton hail the proceeds to 90 to the
campaign fund. tickets so cents. Tick
cts will be on sale by members of the
club The Women's Free Silver club
will serve lunch. Every body is expect
ed to 60
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Babcock & Frost. dealers in music
and musical instruments, have removed
to III East Seventh street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Babcock & Frost. dealers in music
and musical instruments, have removed
to III East Seventh street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

The Vespuccian club viii meet Thurs
day. October p, with Mrs John Cleve-
land, 1926 Quincy street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
A Look Through Missouri. Free

The Kansas City. Fort Scott & Mem
phis Railroad company has just issued
a magnificent book of sixty or moro
photo-engraved views OF varied seem
erv in south Missouri From these
views an accurate knowledge can be
obtained as to the productions and gen
eraI topography of that highly favored
section that is now attracting the at
tention of home-seekers and investors
the country over
The title of the book is "Snap Shots
in South Missouri" 1t will be mailed
free. Address
J. E. LOCKWOOD.
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J. r. LOCKWOOD.
kansas CITY. Mo

Many lives of usefulness have been
cut short by neglect to break up an or
binary cold. Pneumonia. bronchitis
and even consumption can be aVerted
by the prompt use Of One Minute
Cough Cure. George W. Stansheld, 631
Kansas avenue
Subscribe Tor the STATE JOURNAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

NO. Meeting. Attendanca
40 gospel meetings .--.........-..15 457
21S evening prayer meetings ..-.. 6293
100 monday prayer meetings $3.50. 2z15
III special meetings --.------.....- I 422
missionary meetings ....-..-. 31q
In considering the cali to this work
and in pursuing it day by day. three
things have been constantly in mind.
First-That the great proportion of
the young men of Kansas are unsaved
and large percentage OF them have no
The herald., 1896-11-17
ON A NOTE.
A Chattel Mortgage the Special Privi-
lege Of a Few.

In the case Of Robert A. Newlyn VS.. H.
W. Williams, as assignee of Bensemen
& Lett. insolvent debtors, Judge Smith
ordered findings drawn and judgment
for the plaintiff.
The facts in this case were somewhat
curious. c. p. Randolph and Otto Stein
er were proprietors of the Union laundry
on Alpine street, and in June of this year
gave chattel mortgage to Newlyn on
the machinery ETC., of the laundry, to
secure payment of a note for $500. Short
ly afterward the Union laundry was sold
to Bensemen & Lett, who assumed the
Indebtedness and chattel mortgage given
to Newlyn. A little later, however.
Bensemen & Lett became insolvent and
the assignee appointed by their creditors
refused to recognize the chattel mort
gage. on the ground that the statute had
specifically defined just what property
was subject to mortgage, and the laun-
dry property did not come within the
category.
Judge Smith, in passing upon the mat
ter said that the question really was
whether the machinery referred to fell
within the meaning OF mechanics .
tools mentioned In the statute. The In
The herald., 1896-11-17
A SAD CASE
The INDECENT Sick Continue to Be Foisted
Upon This County

It has been a matter of common COM
plant with the various charitable or
ganizations in this city that the INDECENT
sick from the eastern states and else
where are foisted upon Southern Cali
fornia in the most shameless and Oft
times cruel manner
AS illustrative of this, quite a young
man, who gave his name as Daniel Nor
gan and his present residence as 513
South Spring street, made application
yesterday to the board of supervisors
for permit to enter the county hospi-
tai as a patient. The poor fellow gave
every evidence of being in the advanced
stage of consumption. His emaciatej
appearance and hacking cough were
calculated to move any one to sympa-
thy. He stated that he arrived in the
city three days ago from Minneapolis
and had been advised and assisted by
DR.. Dinsmoor of that city to get to Los
Angeles.
While it is impossible that the appeal
of this stranger for help can be ignored,
it is, at the same time, very hard that
the county should be saddled with the
INDECENT sick of other communities. IN
the particular case of Morgan it ap-
pears as if the money expended upon
his fare from Minnesota here had been
devoted to making him comfortable at
his home in Minneapolis wovthier work
would have been done, for his days are
surely numbered
The herald., 1896-11-17
A MEAN FELLOW
He Left His Attorney in the Lurch
When His Case Was Called

There are very many mean fellows In
the world unfortunately, but an excep-
tionally mean one was made known yes
terday in the person of A. Somerville,
who has been winning fame if not for
tune as an agent for what purports to be
a hair restorative.
Some time ago Somerville wormed
himself into the good graces Of Miss
Mary Sundstrom. who was boarding at
the same place as himself, and persuad-
ed her to loan him so. That was the
last the lady saw of the money but she
began suit for it's recovery and yester-
day the matter came up in the town.
ship court.
Moye Wicks. ESQ.,, appeared as coun-
sci for the defendant, but Somerville
himself did not put in an appearance.
The court delayed the hearing of the
case for one hour, and still he did not
show up, and then the case was pro-
ceeded with. Upon the conclusion of the
testimony for the plaintiff. counsel for
the defense explained briefly the en-
barrassing position in which he had been
placed by his client, and how thereby he
had been debarred from making pro-
per defense.
Judgment was, of course, given by
Justice Young in favor of the plaintiff.
Somerville is said to have been known
by different names, and Is supposed to
have done general swindling business.
The herald., 1896-11-17
PLANS FOR LA FIESTA
Preparations Commenced for the Car
nival of April, 1897

The time for making active prepara-
tions for the fiesta of 1897 is drawing
near, and the gentlemen charged with
the important duty of making it sue
cess are beginning to cudgel their brains
for new ideas So far as possible a repe
tition of the principal features of last
desta will be avoided, as the general de-
uaAnd appears to be for something unique
and original.
The special committee appointed to
formulate a general plan has prepared
Z report, which will be submitted to the
executive committee at a meeting at
$50 o'clock this evening. If approved by
the executive committee, the plan will
be submitted for ratification by the com
mittee Of thirty which will meet for the
4ransaction of this and other business
1t p. m. Wednesday.
Fawcett Robinson, the builder of most
of the floats for the fiesta of 1896. has
returned from Denver where he built
9he floats for the festival of the Slaves
of the Silver Serpent. Mr.. Robinson is
hare with a view to securing the con-
tract for constructing the floats for the
Ae1ta of 1897.
The herald., 1896-11-17
VITAL STATISTICS
Monthly Circular of the California
Board of Health for October

The monthly circular Of the California
state board of health for the month
of october has been issued.
Reports from forty-four cities, towns,
villages and sanitary districts, aggre-
eating population of 663,43O show a
mortality of SS0-a death rate of 1.32 per
thousand for October, 1885, or 1884 per
thousand per annum.
Inere were Iii Deaths from conSump-
tion, So from pneumonia, II from bron-
chitis, from congestion of the lungs
3 from diarrhoea 10 from cholera in
fantum, "A from other diseases of the
stomach and bowels from diphtheria,
4 from Group, l from scarlatina, 3 from
whooping cough, 20 from typhoid fever,
. from malarial fevers, IL from cerebro-
spinal fever, A from cancer, 83 from dis
eases of the heart, from alcoholism and
$50 from all other causes, one of which
was from la grippe.
Reports of prevailing diseases from
twenty four localities outside of the
larger cities ard towns give Is cases OF
pneumonia, IA of bronchitis, Is of pleu-
risy. II of congestion of the lungs. 118
The herald., 1896-11-17
COURT NOTES.

"A term trlai jury was drawn in depart
ment three yesterday and was ordered
to report on November 9th.
In the suit of j. B. Clapp against AL
mendro Colony, Judge York yesterday
gave judgment for the plaintiff for s1190
costs of suit and $100 attorneys' fee The
suit was on note.
Kate Schueller was examined before
Judge York yesterday as to her sanity.
She was ordered sent to the county hos
pltal for one week, when she will be
again brought into court.
In the foreclosure suit of the State
Loan and Trust company VS.. Thomas
"A. Lewis, Judge Van Dyke yesterday
gave judgment for plaintiff for $7637. SO
and an attorneys fee of $150.
Judge Shaw yesterday made an order
in the suit of the Times Mirror company
VS.. t. l.. c. Lowe, that the defendant
permit the plaintiff to inspect the books
al the office of the company within five
days.
In department two yesterday Judge
Clark gave judgment for the plaintiff in
the suit of the California Bank VS.. the
estate of John Roberts. The suit was
brought to recover on two notes, for
$500 and $3.50 respectively, and julius
Lyons was appointed commissioner to
sell the property mortgaged and secure
payment.
In the suit of the Continental Building
and Loan association VS.. Charles Loft
gren ct al, with which was consolidated
several lien cases, Judge Van Dyke yes
terday gave judgment for plaintiff for
1890, and an attorneys fee of $10O; for
r. H. Ham for s46.10 and $25 attorneys S
fee; for j. w. Fry $51.20 and an attor-
ney's fee of $25; for the California Door
company for s97.65 and an attorney fee
of SIS, and also decree of foreclosure.
The herald., 1896-11-17
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following licenses issued from the

The following licenses issued from the
office of the county clerk yesterday:
]. e. GoetZ. native of Germany, aged
AZ years, and resident of San Diego,
and Arletta Ferguson, a native of Mich
lgan, aged 81 years, and resident of
Elwell Iowa.
Frank Lee Willis a native of Iowa,
aged So years, and Mrs. Mary Jane Sen
mott, a native of Ireland, aged SO years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
Cornelius w. Halsel, native of Cali
fornia, aged 35 years. and Florence Ba-
ker, a native of Colorado. aged 20 years,
both residents of Los Angeles.
Edward S. Baring-Gould, g native of
England, aged 25 years and a resident
of Minneapolis. and Marion D. Linton,
native of Minnesota, aged 27 years,
also a resident of Minneapolis.
Alexander Mackenzie Tuthill, a ma
tive of New York, aged 25 years, and
May Elizabeth Heimann, a native of
California. aged 90 years, both residents
of Los Angeles.
Joseph O'Walgren, a native of Iowa,
aged SO years. and resident of Prospect
Park. and Ruby Mckinney, a native of
Michigan, aged 3S years, and a resident
of Los Angeles.
William ]. Blanchard. native of Illi-
nois, aged ~ years. and Emma S. Spring
| err a native of Rhode Island, aged 4O
years, both residents of Los Angeles.
Albert Rhead, native Of Michigan,
aged 35 years, and Lizzie Knox, a ma
| tive of Minnesota, aged 80 years, and
both residents of Fairmount.