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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-29
BLOODY TRAGEDY.
Herman ROwland's Terrible
Work at Mcpherson.
In a Frenzy He Shoots HisWife
and an Officer.
WAS AN OLD TROUBLE
Rowland Then Fled and After
Preparation
Barred His Breast and Lodged a
Bullet In 1t.
VAS AN OLD TROUBLE

Mcpherson, Oct ga tragedy oc-
CURED On South Main street last night,
Herman Rowland and wife formerly
residing in the southeast part of the
county, moved to the city a few weeks
ago for the winter.
The two had been having considera-
HE trouble lately quarreIing frequently,
yesterday Rowland came home intoxi-
Gated and his wife being afraid to stay
with him came UP town and returned
with City Marshal Wolff
Upon their arrival Rowland seems to
have become quiet and was quite
pleasant to both his wife and Wolff
Mrs Rowland stated she wished to
go to the country Rowland replied that
was all right she might go and she
started for the door.
Quick as a flash Rowland whipped
out a revolver and fired twice at her
she threw up her arms and the last shot
ceiving the bullet in the head Wolff
had drawn his revolver when Rowland
turned on him fired two shots the ball
striking Wolff In the right arm. pass
ing through and through his clothes on
the right side. Wolff fired twice Meth
er shot taking effect, when his revolver
refused to work. Rowland then ran
fed.
About two miles from town his body
was found by the roadside. He had
dismounted. thrown the bride rein
over a fence post, removed his hat coat
and taken down his suspenders, open
ing his shirt had lain down using his
coat for a pillow and fired shot
last night and brought the body to the
undertaking room
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BALD-COOPER.
Eddie Says He Cannot Race Be-
fore November IS.
VIII Give Cooper a Contest 30
Days From Signing.
GENTRY'S FAST MILE.
X. s. Z. Football Team to Play
Saturday.
Other Sporting News Of a Gen
eral Nature.
FAST MILE.

Chicago. Oct. ga telegram was
received from Bald yesterday in which
he stated that he would be in Chicago
in two weeks and that business in New
York would prevent him from being
here sooner. He also asked that Coop
er's hackers defer arranging the match
until his arrival.
Bald. who is in Buffalo. said: u
cannot agree to race before November
%. will race Cooper thirty days aft
err signing articles. If he wanted to
race SO quick he should have said 50
when I was at Chicago. am out Of
condition now, and in need of the best
part of a month to get into form after
a match is agreed upon"
With reference to holding off longer
L. NJ. Richardson, Cooper's representa-
tive, said:
I do not care when the agreement
to race Cooper is signed by Bald, pro-
viding the last of the races is contested
before November 26. do not see why
Bald wishes to defer the matter, in the
face of the fact that he has said he is
in racing form 1t commences to look
to me as if he was looking for chance
to back down from his challenge.
must insist that he answer at once
whether or not he viii race Cooper and
that the last race be run Thanksgiving
dav''
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LIS cold ORATORs.
Silver Democrats Call the Presiden
'eTraitor and Turncoat-"

Mexico, No, Oct. 29.-The reception
accorded the gold standard speakers
who spoke from the rear Of the plat
form Of a Wabash special train from St.
Louis in this city shortly after 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon was any
thing but pleasant.
About 1000 persons had gathered at
the station, about half of whom were
Bryanites and when the train stopped
and Percy holland, a St Louis sound
money Democrat, was introduced from
the rear platform by w. S. Hathaway,
a local Republican, and attempted to
speak, his voice was completely drown
ed by cheers for Bryan and loud de-
nunclatiOns Of Hanna
For several minutes this was kept up
and Mr.. holland was compelled to re-
main quiet. At length he managed to
say a few words, but at intervals of a
few seconds he was compelled to stop
on account of cheers for Bryan and ug-
" epithets which We're hurled at him
from silver men in the crowd
With the mention of President Cleve-
lands name Kisses by the hundred
arose and several cries of Traitor. -
and "TurncOat," We're heard Alter
After speaking for several minutes I'M
der the most trying circumstances he
closed and the train left for Columbia.
The train was composed of Il ba gga &c
car, coach and sleeper, conveying five
speaking for several minutes under
five tons of sound money literature.
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AT M'KINLEY'S HOME.
Railroad Employees From West Vir-
ginia Arrive Today.

Canton, o., Oct. pa special train OF
seven coaches arrived at o'clock this
morning, bringing the employees Of the
KenaWha, & Michigan railroad The
party left Charleston, W Va. at seven
O'Clock last night and Travelled all
night. At nine o'clock the visitors were
escorted to the Mckinley home and
were then introduced by w w Brown,
conductor on the road. The following
is Major McKinley's response to the
West Virginia delegation:
Mr.. Brown and My Fellow Citizens.
I give to the sound money club of the
r. & N. r. r. company a sincere and
hearty welcome to my city and home
1 am glad to receive assurances through
your spokesman, that acting as free
and Independent citizens, you bring It'd
ings of good viii to me as the candidate
of the Republican party, as well as as
SuranceS of your purpose to give that
party your unfaltering support on the
Sd day of November applause and
cries of We wiH.7)
1t is the proud boast of our Ameri-
can citizenship that every one of US
is equal before the law. that our con-
stitution and our laws recognize neither
creed, color or conditions, but all are
alike amenable to the constitution and
laws; all alike enjoy their blessings
and benefits, and all alike are equal in
the exercise of that great sovereign
power the ballot, which next Tuesday
you will, I trust. exercise for your own
best interest and the interests of your
state and country Some persons seem
to think that the way to get rich in
this country is to depreciate the quality
of the money we have. and some people
have gone SO far as to say that 1t does
not make any difference about the
quality of the money 50 we have the
quantity.
Il think some of the men standing
around me today who We're across the
river during the late civil war Will re-
member that quality had very much to
do with the value of the money. and
that while there was quantity in plenty
of a certain kind of money, the quality
OF it was so poor it would scarcely buy
a breakfast"
tCries of That's right and 'Hurrah
for Mckinley.')
Gen. Lonestreet recently said in
speech at Augusta, Ca: 1T was said
of the confederate money during the
war that . big hamper basket full of it
was sent to market for a basket full of
supplies for daily family use. The last
breakfast I had in Richmond, before
Gen Lee pulled US away from there,
was a small steak plain biscuit and
warm water that had a faint suspicion
of coffee about it; and this sumptuOus
repast cost me exactly S29 in cOnfeder-
ate money and I felt then I was swind-
ling mine host as Grants guns called
me to work on the field. I have heard
a poor private had to pay 5000 for a
still Scantier meal "
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GENERAL sPORrING NOTES.

Manager Manning has not as yet
signed either Steinfeldt or Nance Of
the Texas league, as he expects to get
more experienced men for the Blues of
1897.
Jack Doyle can get a batted ball to
second base to cut of runner quicker
than any first baseman in the business
barring Harry Davis who is strong on
that play
kid" Bevis strayed into kansas
city from the short grass country the
other day He said he wanted a chance
to redeem himself" next spring, and
that Alarming had promised to give him
another chance.
Billy Plimmer has q wholesome re-
sDect for 'Pedlar" Palmer, and cannot
be coaxed into another match with him
The Olympic club of Birmingham Of
fered a 81, 600 purse for them, but Plin-
mer declined the job.
Jack GlasscOck says that Pittsburg is
after Catcher Schriver, the best back
stop in the western league. Schriyer
was q good man in fast company until
excess made him too slow. The i'm
prOvement in his work is said to be due
to the care he took of himself last sea
son
Sporting men laughed yesterday at
the offer of Warren Lewis to hold the
orbett-Fitzsimmons fight at Coney
Island. The Horton law would be re-
pealed Immediately if the authorities
had any idea that the men intended to
fight at COney Island, said a prominent
hacker of pugilists.
Jack McAuliffe, lightweight pugilist,
arrived in San Francisco by the steam
er Acapulco yesterday from New York
McAuliffe is quite confident that he can
get the better of his old rival, Jimmy
Carroll, with whom he is to box 10
rounds before the st. Gorge club about
the middle Of next month.
The Louisville club has made money,
and a sum Of about Sc. GEO will be set
aside as clear profit. Still, this might
have been doubled with proper man
agement, and the directors realized the
fact when a. few days ago they discov-
cred that over $4,000 had been paid in
salaries to players who had rendered
little or no actual service during the
year
Sawyer. the third baseman Of the
Topeka team, may not play here next
year He may wear a uniform Of the
Kansas City Blues. Jimmy Manning,
manager of the Blues has already Sc
cured him for next season and viii give
him a trial There is little doubt
that Sawyer. with proper training, will
prove strong enOug for the Blues He
is an excellent fielder, good sticker
and fairly fast on bases.Jake Gettman
may also be given a trial by Manning
at first base.
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BLACKBURN VEHEMENT.
Says That Carlisle and Others Should
be in the Penitentiary.

greensboro. Ky. oct. Ex-senator
Blackburn. who is following Carlisle
over Kentucky, spoke to several thou
sand persons here yesterday. He said
Secretary Carlisle had declined to di-
vide time with him, thereby proving
what he had already known. that car
Isle had more prudence than courage
The speech throughout was an attack
on Carlisle accusing him of suppress
ing the truth to mislead his hearers,
and denouncing most of his arguments
He declared, regarding some statements
of finance that Carlisle did not utter
the truth. nor did he try He said that
had he told the truth regarding coinage
he should be in the penitentiary instead
of at the head of the treasury. MI
Blackburn became more vehement as
he warmed up TO his speech calling
Carlisle's address 1.-THE meanest, most
cowardly. most dastardly and most
contemplate lot of falsehoods ever per
petrated upon mankind.
Mr. Blackburn also said the men who
were in congress when the act of 1873
was passed, should be in the peniten-
ffa1-v
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GENTRY FAILS AGAIN.
Succeeds in Making the Mile in
2:O3 1-2 Though.

S.Co IL Enough
Philadelphia. Oct. Z9-John r. Gentry
again demonstrated his superiority in
the world of horses yesterday by cover
ing mile in 2:031h. This was done in
the face of adverse circumstances, be
ing late in the afternoon when a strong
east wind was blowing down the
stretch. While failing to exceed his
record OF 2:O01s. Gentry succeeded in
breaking his last attempt at Terre
Eaute, October 20. when he went in
2:041a.
Previous to his effort in this trial
w. ]. Andrews of Buffalo, his driver,
gave him three warming up miles. The
first was done in 2:04A, the second in
2:l71a, the third in 2.10. In all these
the animal showed UP in splendid form
and much was expected of him
When the moment came the crowd in
its eagerness swarmed the track and
breathlessly watched the horse as he
few by the judges signal at a most
thrilling pace. At the quarter 3O1z was
the time and the enthusiasm gave way
to a burst of huzzas. At the half mile
the time was one minute, and at a pace
that never seemed to flag he passed the
the stretch amid the cheers of the
under the wire in one of the greatest
attempts of his life. Both the horse
and his driver were Immediately sur
rounded by an admfring throng, while
the judges presented Andrews with a
gold watch.
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GREEN has AN OFFER.
National Sporting Club of London
Offers a Purse.

San Francisco, Oct. 2s-George Green.
welter weight champion of California,
received today a letter from the Ma
tionaI Sporting club of London. Offering
$500 for a match with Dick Burge,
the English boxer
Burge was to have met Tom Tracey
but when the latter was defeated by
Green, the arrangements We're can
celled- If Green accepts he will meet
Burge next March and Will fight for an
added side bet of $500.
The club viii allow $50 for expenses
but Green asks twice that amount. A
club at Birmingham, England. also Of
fers Green $500 to fight Burge. In each
case. the contest would be twenty
rounds.
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SANTA FE ROUTE.

The Home Road Offers Superior Adj
vantanges 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 postofice room in North Topeka.
telephone 364. or at depot. foot Of Fifth
street, telephone go.
w. C. CARNEY, Agent.
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DOCTORS AT WINFIELD.
Southwest Kansas Medical Society
Meet and Elect Oneers.

Winfield, Oct 29-The Southwest
Kansas Medical society held a very in
teresting meeting in this city Tues
day The following officers were elect
ed
Dr. H. T. Hornaday of Rock. presi-
dent; Dr. A. l. Polk Of Augusta, first
vice PRESIDENT DR.. L. A. Jacobus Of
Winfield, second vie. president: DR.. 81
z. Hoffman Of Wichita. secretary. DR..
c. c. F'urley of Wichita. treasurer
Wichita was selected as the next place
Of meeting-
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THAT FIGHT GOFS ON.
Now Hitchcock IS Going to Support
McKeever to Get Even"

Robert Hitchcock, one of the men who
was turned out of the o. NJ b by
Simon Greenspan and Charlie Holiday.
announces this afternoon that he has
started to work for Ed AIcKeever for
representative and is using his inau-
ence among his friends against Colonel
Holiday
He says that Greenspan and Holiday
are trying to injure him by stating that
he is running a joint and that he is
traitor to the O. NJ. B. He says that
up to this time he has been working
for Colonel Holiday. but that he viii
now aid all he can in downing him.
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no PROTECT YOTERS.
Chairman Jones Offers q Reward for
Attempted Bribery or Coercion

Attempted Bribery or Coercion
Chicago. oct 29-The Democratic
committee issued the following last
evening.
REWARD.
The purpose of the Australian ballot
being to protect voters in the secrecy Of
the ballot, and to prevent coercion. bril-
berry and fraud in elections, and the
Democratic party fully believing that
the parmanency of our institutions de
ponds upon the accomplishments of
those patriotic purposes, make the fol-
lowing offers:
5000 REWARD.
"A reward of five hundred dollars
(s500) will be paid by the Democratic
national committee to any person or
persons who VIII furnish evidence for
the conviction of anyone of bribing, or
attempting to bride. any voter to vote
or refrain from voting at the general
election to be held November 3, 1896
$500 REV ARD
"A reward of $500 viii be paid to any
person or persons who viii furnish evil
d5nce for the conviction of anyone of
coercion, attempting to coerce. intimi-
dating. or attempting to intimidate, any
voter at said election.
THE above offers of reward to hold
good for two years from and after said
election.
JAMES K. JONES,
Chairman. 80
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GIVES M'KINLEY S6, 500.
Ex-Librarian Smith Claims Ohio by
This Plurality for Republicans.

Canton O.. Oct. 29.-Ex-State Librar-
ian Joseph P. Smith. active here in Re
publican campaign work. has furnished
the press associations with a compila-
ton Of estimates he has from what he
considers conserva tive authority from
every county in OHIO
His table shows total pluralities for
Mckinley OF 1850 and for Bryan of
% TOO or a net plurality for Mckinley
of S6.S0O.
Mr.. Smith signs this statement which
concludes. The above is in each case
the maximum plurality"
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RUN DOWN By A TRAIN.
Two ElmdaIe Men Narrowly Escape
Death at Sterry.

Emporia. Oct. 29.-s. 3. Roberts. a
barber and Nick Brady. a painter, both
OF Elmdale, were run down on a cross
ing at Sterry at IL o'clock Tuesday
night by an eastbound freight train.
Both were thrown a considerable dis
lance but Roberts was only slightly
hurt. Brady's injuries were more ser
ious, though the extent of them was
not known when he was taken from
here to his home this morning
The horse was killed and the buggy
was smashed to smithereens.
The train was stopped and the in
jured men carried to the caboose and
brought to this city.
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SIZE KILLED EIGHT SNAKES.
A Garden City School Teacher Has a
Battle With RattIers

Garden City. Oct. 29.-When Miss
Mayme Ninzant went to the school coal
house in the school room south of the
river, west of Sherlock. she found the
fuel in the possession of a nest of rat
uesnakes and came very near being
bitten by one She at once commenced
to kill them and stretched out eight
on the floor. but several more slipped
through hole One of the dead ones
was adorned with Is rattles
S S. Taggart said it was the largest
snake he ever saw.
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Yale won but was outplaved.

New Haven, oct. 29.-Though the
score Of the game with the Elizabeth
Athletic club eleven was u to 6, for
Yale no one who saw the game doubt
ed for a moment that Yale was out
played at every point, the great weak
ness geing on the ends. Yale scored
twice in the first half. but in the sec
ond half was scored against and failed
to get an additional point.
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Bucklen,s Arniea salva

The best salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum
Fever Sores, letter. Chapped Hands
Chublains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
lions. and positively cures Piles or no
pay required. Tt is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction OF money refunded.
Price % cents per box. For sale by J.
z Jones. Eifth and Kansas Ave.
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z. 8. U. Football Dates

Lawrence. Oct. 29-The Kansas uni
versity foot ball team has arranged a
game FOR Saturday at Kansas City with
the Kansas City professional team, the
Medics.
In addition to this Kansas univer-
sity had arranged games with Abilene
and Emporia for the same day, intend
ing to divide the players and send elev-
ems to each town, but these viii be
called off under the present arrange
ment as more money can be made
from the game at Kansas City.
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lTareua DAILY Makes Several Waeers

Butte. Mont, Oct 29.-Marcus Day
has bet with Irwin stump Of New York
$500 even that Bryan viii carry Mary
land, W. est Virginia and Kentucky. He
also has sent large sums east to bet on
the general result The published re-
ports that w. A. Clark. the banker had
sent vast sums to New York to bet on
dollar
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They are so little you hardly know
you are taking them They cause no
thoroughly. Such are the famous ittla
pills known as De Wits Little Early
Risers. Small in size. great in results.
George w. Stansheld, 632 Kansas ave
nue.
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sYL DIXON TURNS Up.
Appears in Wichita for the First Time
Since His Corn Train Fiasco.

Wichita. Oct 29.-Sylvester Dixon.
the only man in history who took
Mckinley corn train to St. Louis last
June was in the city yesterday
Silver has made himself about as
scarce as gold in Wichita since that
time. The fact is. he lost so heavily on
his patriotic enterprise that when he
came home he had to put on his over
ais. roll UP his sleeves and hustle for
something to keep the wolf away from
the door Of Mrs. Dixon and the babies.
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To Chicago, st. Louis arc the East
Via Burlington Route.

The travelling public is sure to ind
the best fast vestibuled trains to the
east via the Burlington Route.
Handsome new compartment sleep
ers (same rate as standard sleepers),
chair cars (seats free. Kansas City and
ST. Joseph to St. Louis; standard sleep
ers chair cars and dining cars-''pay
for what you order to Chicago. Take
the "Vestibuled Ell" to Chicago, and
the 'sVestibuled Limited" to st. Louis.
ASK Agent for tickets via the Bur
ungton Route
L. W. WAX ELEY
Gen. Pass Agent
ST Louis No
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CARD FROM PROF. FEsLER
Says He is Innocent of Any Swind
ling Proceedings-

Eureka. Oct 29-I am innocent, my
Springfield persecuter is a goldbug who
Dragged he would clip my wings in
Kansas There are not enough gold
bugs in Missouri and Kansas to shut
my mouth.
JOHN E. FESLER.
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HOME FOR FRIENDLEss.
The Marion County Institution About
Completed

Marion, Oct. 2s.-The Home for the
Friendless located at Canada. this coun-
", viii be completed next month.
The large tabernacle, holding 1000
people, was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity al the dedication, while a large
number of people were on the ouside,
unable 70 IND room IN the tent
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Registration First and Second Wards

The cOmmissioner Of elections has
completed the books Of the First and
second wards The total registration
in the First ward is 1.738. The regis
tration two years ago in the ward was
/ 552 and last year it was 1913. The
Second ward shows a gain of about 200
over two years ago, when the registra-
ton was 2.3S6. 1t is now 2,593 The
registration last year was .095.
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BIG Deal in Mining Stock

Galena. Oct. ga big deal has been
closed in Galena mining stock Messrs.
Gray & Knecht. coal operators. have
purchased $1,000 worth of the Galena
Drainage and Milling cOmpany's stock,
for which they paid 500 tons Of coal.
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Patchea,s East Mile.

Medford. Oct. 29.-Joe Patchen again
proved his record as king of the half
mile track at Combination park yester-
day and again lowered all previous
marks made by himself by pacing a
mile in 2:O41z. lowering the time of the
mile made over this track last August
nv a full second
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TOUCHED LIVE WIRE.
Strong Freak Of Electricity at the
Gotham Custom House

Gotham Custom House
New York. Oct. 29.-Chief Entry Clerk
w S. Ruth of the custom house leaned
over an office rail. Instantly there was
a loud explosion, the electric lights
went out ana the entry clerk was hurl-
ed backwards as from catapult
Mr. Ruth found his watch chain was
twisted and charred black. He felt for
his watch, but it was gone.
Acting Deputy Stretzel found shape
less object on the floor several feet off.
1t was all that was left of the watch.
They sent for the electrician. He fixed
the electric lights and then he found
that Mr. Ruth's chain had touched
live wire and had short circuited the
current