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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
THEY HONOR TELLER.
BE viii BE Reelected Senator by the
people" of Colorado.

Chicago, April 20.-AmOng the arri-
walls at the Auditorium annex yester-
day was w. II. Griffith. late chairman
Of the Republican state central commit
tee of Colorado He is the manager of
two daily papers published at Lead
vile, Col. and is en- route home from a
trip to Washington. The following in
terVieW was had with him regarding
the political situation in Colorado.
10 DO you think Colorado viii vote
this faU?"
For silver. No candidate for presf-
dent on gold platform can carry the
state. The party that declares for free
coinage, be it the Republican, Demo
cratic or silver party, viii carry the
state by a large ma jOrity-"
DO you think Senator Teller viii
support the nominee of the RepubH-
can party for president2'
Absolutely no. if that candidate is
running upon a gold standard plat
form"
win not successor to Senator Tel
Ter be chosen by the legislature elected
this falI2"
Yes, sir"
AS the candidate of what party will
ne seek re- election. if he does not sup
port the Republican ticket2"
IF he desires reelection he will be
the candidate Of the people of the state
and there VIII be no question of his
election The people of Colorado re-
spect and honor him both for his no
bIeness Of character and steadfastness
to the interests of the state. and there
is no honor within their power they
would not gladly bestow upon him %
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FUNERAL OF n. JOHNSON.
FriendsDisbelieve theAccusationAade
in the Suicides Note


A large gathering of friends attended
the funeral of N. johnson. who drown
ia himself in the river, at the home, 2l2
East Fourth street. yesterday after
noon at O'Clock The services We're
conducted by Rev. A. e. Wagner. OF
the English Lutheran church The
body was Inferred at Topeka cemetery.
on what day or night Johnson sui
ofded cannot be learned. Althoug ne
was not seen at home after q o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, Councilman W.
G. Stephenson saw him standing by his
little stand at g o'clock Thursday morn
ing. He probably drowned himself that
evening. and the weight attached TO
Ills neck kept him from floating down
the river until the rise of the water ON
Friday night.
The Misses Johnson, the suicide s
daughters. are hard working, industri-
Gus young women. and their friends
scott at the statements i'm the note left
bv Johnson that they robbed him or
tried to poison him. The whole trou-
BILE seems to have been caused by their
refusal to furnish him money, know
ing that he would buy liquor with It,
Johnson was evidently insane and re-
covering from the effects of drinking
debauch when he took his life.
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HE COMES DOWN HARD.
JudgeHazen Severe onChickenThieves
for Untruthfulness-

Honesty is the best policy"
If James Skeggs and John w. Clark
both c0l0red. had been honest with Dis
trict Judge Hazen today they would
not now be under sentence to eight
years in the penitentiary for stealing
chickens.
They admitted stealing the fowls.
petit larceny. but they tried to get out
of the burglary part in order to keep
from going to the pehitentiary- In try
ing to lie out Of it they told such a re-
markable FISH story that the jury found
them guilty in about three minutes and
Judge Hazen sentenced each of them
to eight years in the penitentiary, and
stated that part of the sentence was
for perjury.
Skeggs and Clark broke into the
chicken coop of George w. Vea1e, Jr-.
who lives at 223 East Eleventh street,
and stole nine blooded fowls on the
night Of March 9 last
CLARK an I goes down dere," began
Skeggs when he got on the stand. I'VE
has a sack to carry them away VIII
takes de sack an puts it UP near de
hole in de coop, and den I raps on de
side Ob dat ole roost. Dere dey come,
boss, a film out one by one inter dat
sack"
do you mean to say that those
chickens walked right out of that hole
into your sack simply because you
pounded on the side of the coop ?"
asked Deputy County Attorney Arthur
NcCabe, who appeared for the state.
"Yas. sab, vas. san, OATS what dey
did. sho'"
The jury was out but a few minutes
before returning a verdict of petit lar
ceny, and burglary in the second de-
gree. Judge Hazen sentenced the pris>
oners Immediately while their story
was fresh in his mind, and he gave
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ALL IN THE NAME OF JESUS
Religion Brought Into Disrepute by
an Idiotic Performance.

Suffern, n Y, April 21.-In order to
raise money for the salary of the min
lister of the Methodist church. the Suf-
fern branch Of the EpwOrth League
has carried through a novel and cur
iously Incompatible entertainment.
The affair partoOk Of the nature Of
an ankle auction" although the
church people called it a foot social -
On the appointed evening the young
men and young women OF the League
gathered in the lecture room of the
meeting house There was q curtain
across the stage. The social con
sisted in lifting the curtain high
enough to display the foot and ankle
and sometimes just a tiny Bit more Of
An auctioneer asked for bids for the
privilege of taking the owner Of the
foot to supper AS may be imagined.
the bidding was lively.
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Andrews-Galletlv.

Mrs Ida Andrews and Mr.. George
Ganetly were married last Saturday at
St Joseph MO They came to Topeka
Sunday and a wedding dinner was
given in their honor at the home of the
brides parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Hell
wig, 319 Klein street.
The guests We're Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ganetly. parents of the groom. Mr..
and Mrs John Stanson. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Evans, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Elv-
ans, Mr. and Mrs Frank GalletIy, Mr.
and Mrs. J. J. Galletly Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. Reed Mr.. and Mrs Marshal
Stanson, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gist,
Misses Marie Morrison. Cora Campbell,
Edna Evans Emma Evans. Mary Con-
roy, Carrie Rickabaugh, Ora Smizel.
Maud sticker, Ollie Evans Ida Nv
ans. Mabel McChanthan. Nettie Nc
Chanthan, AIessrs. al Gauetly. Nye
MCGOWAN Delbert Stanson. Chester
Stanson, Charles Eelwig, Jim Andrews.
John Evans, George Helwig. Edward
Rickabaugh. VIII Evans. Charlie Cal
lefty. Cap Andrews Clarence Evans
and Robert Galletly.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gauetly viii be
at home at once ait 321 Klein street.
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clsevaiier's Big HIT.

Albert Chevalier, who has captured the
favor of New York, is the most discussed
man just now in the theatrical life OF that
city. At Roster & Balls Music hall,
where he is singing every night his quaint
and original songs illustrative of the Lon
don oostermonger, the vast auditorium is
tbrongad with the most prominent mem
with the intelligent middle class. He has
beon given all the hOn0rs that belong to
the most brilliant star. The newspapers
are asking his opinion on every conceiv-
able 50 bjeot. and one Of them, The Jour
nal, has been clever enough to have him
escorted through the Bowery and narrats
his Impressions OF it. Some one should
now take Edward Harrigan through
WhitechapeL
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8. I'D 81 - - Il ". nd .. 9 4.

g. and n win tricks to W and q. 8 4
Notes. S. leads from spades, the best
of three equally long suits n. illnesses,
compelling q trump from E.
g. E. lends clubs and ". illnesses, com
polling trump il like manner from n.
8. N leads trunps.
T. Since E. trumps spades and has de-
clared suit in clubs. s. leads diamonds.
and g. N continues trumps.
z. W draws n s last trump with the
highest club, which be would not have
been abIo to do but for dnesse in round 2.
g. 9 ard TO- Trumps being exhausted,
N. and S. bring in their established spades.
II. Upon the thirteenth spade S. is put
in a dilemma as to the discard. He must
either throw away the commanding club
seeing S. discard the diamond, throws off
a club. If S. had chosen the club ".
would have discarded the diamond.
u. n is compelled to lead diamonds to
W ace.
10 g jack Of diamonds takes the final
trick.
In the replay of this hand in duplicate
whist in round 9, S. led diamonds again,
with disastrous effect, owing to a success
full fnesse Of w. Since n. had previously
played the queen Of diamonds, w. rightly
judged that the jack could not be with n,
and that the king more than likely lay
with the leader Of the suit, S. Therefore
he reserved his ace to take it later on, leav-
ing his partner to capture the immediate
trick. This he did with the 10 spot. e.
then led the jack Of diamonds to be taken
by his partner ace, reserved by the sue
cessfuI fnesse. DIEDRICH.
Kniokerbooker Whist Club, New York.
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IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Of Interest About Topeka People and
Visitors in Town.

Through the efforts of the capable
entertainment committee Of the kin
dergarten board of managers. Topeka
people viii see Miss Jerry" the pic
tire play. on May 2. at the Grand
Opera House.
Mrs. Frank farrell is chairman of this
committee.
The play is similar to the illustrated
love story given by Miss Frost at LII
brary hall last fall The arrangements
for its presentation were completed at
a meeting held at the home Of Mrs T.
ID. Bowman yesterday afternoon. There
VIII be matinee and and evening per
Torrance.
Beside Mrs. FARRELL the members Of
the entertainment committee are Mes
DANES Eugene QuintOn, John Movers,
A. r. Lingafelt, Harold Chase and w.
O. Smith
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- BOZ BROKERS.
Secure Diversion at the Expense Of
Poor Typewriters-

New York April 21.-There has not
been enough going on at the Wall street
morgue { the Consolidated exchange
lately, even in the hottest hours of the
last few days, to cause a single broker
the least difficulty in keeping cool
Things We're SO dun that several Of
the more reckless and extravagant
ones decided to have some fun They
took up a collection and eventually
raised money enough to pay Tor a three
line want aid" in a morning paper. The
"ad" said that good-looking type
writer could get a well-paying posi-
tion by applying to the Consolidated
exchange. About forty unsuspecting
young women learned that an exceed
ingly mean trick had been played upon
them
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IT WILL RE FAIR.
Weather Men Say It Will Not Rain,
Though Tt Looks Liks 1t.

The cooler weather predicted by the
weather men arrived last night, and
has remained during the day. At
o'clock the thermometer registered Sc
dSrees The cloudiness which prevails
viii not be productive of rain. in the
opinion of the weather men, as they
state in their prediction today that we
viii have fair weather tonight and to-
marrow They also say that the tenn
perature win fan ia the southeastern
portion of the state, and rise in the
western portion
On the Santa Fe cut off between
Wellsvine and Emporia a heavy rain
fell last night.
In Colorado the weather is reported
clear and cool. and in New Mexico
clear and pleasant. In Texas the
weather is cloudy and warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
SIGNS OF ANARCHY.
Lecturer Rejoices at the Sight of Wo-
men on Bikes.

New York. April 21.-Albert Cha
vaunes. Of knoxville. lectured on so
ciaI Progress last night, before the
Manhattan Liberal club
Capital" said he. "Is like an in
verted stream. 1t is not a consumer.
The chances for Investments are grow
ing smaller and smaller. All this is
the result Of the silent. gradual work
ing out Of the law OF progress. No one
can stop it.
THE sight of women riding bicycles
should make glad the heart of every
anarchist. because it is one Of the
greatest moves toward anarchy that
has ever been made. 1t is a step to-
ward the emancipation Of women"
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left the question still undetermined, and
the discussion has been resumed with
great vigor.
There is good argument IN favor Of the
native animal in the fact that the Rose
Tree, the Oldest of the hunt clubs after
having tried all sorts, adopted for its uses
an all American pack whose success has
been all that could be wished.
One Of the favorites of the Rose Tree
pack is Delaware. During the season this
dog has exhibited much activity and en-
duranee and gathered new laureis at every
chase There is said to DE no strain of
foreign stock in the blood OF this canine
star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-21
A PHILADELPHIA FIRM.
City Trust, Safe Deposit and Surety
Company is Chartered

The City Trust, Safe Deposit and
Surety company of Philadelphia has
been admitted to do business in Kan
sas.
The attorney for the company is
Harry p. Valentine, son OF eX-Asso-
ciate Justice Valentine of the state SUI
preme court, and the agents at Topeka
are Noble and Merriam.
This is large corporation and has
been trying to secure admission into
the state for some time. The presi-
dent is Charles NJ Swain, and the sec
retarE lanes 4. I.vnd.
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Rev. Mr.. Thomas, COMING Nuntia1s.

The Quincy, Ill. Herald. makes the
following announcement of the forth
coming wedding of Miss Prince of that
place to the Rev. n. S. Thomas of this
city "A great social surprise was
sprung this morning by the quiet an
nOuncement among most intimate
friends that Miss Edith Prince. one of
Quincy's loviest bellies, is to be mar
riec in June. 1T has been well kept
secret and there bod been no susp.-
clOn, and the name of the fortunate
gentleman has never been mentioned
in this connection. He is Rev Nath-
anieI Thomas, rector of St Paul's Epis-
cOpal church, LeavenWOrth Kan lie
is a fine fellow, handsome and manly
and comes from q talented and prom
inent family. His father who died
something over a year ago was the
bishop Of Kansas The groom is
graduate of the University of Mime
sofa ard also studied in Cambridge
England. Miss Prince met him on
visit to LeavenWOrth three years ago.
and the affair made swift though very
secret progress towards the happy Gull
mination. The nuptials VIII occur at
the cathedral on the evening of June L.
and though the details cannot be
learned it is understood that they will
be marked by elabOrateness. beauty
and good taste The bride will be at
tended probably by a maid of honor.at
least four bridesmaids. flower girls and
ring bearers, and the groOm's best man
viii be his brother Leavenw0rth
STANDARD
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BICYCLES As BAGGAGE.
Gov. Morton Last Night Signed the
Bill Providing For It.

Albany. d. 81. April Ex-Governor
Morton last night signed the bin Of Mr.
Armstrong compelling railroad compa-
MES to carry bicycles as baggage free
of charge He is doubtful about its
constitutionaHty. but ne believes the
courts can decide that
The act takes effect immediaIely- If
was said tonight Governor Morton had
been informed 10y the railroads That
they would Immediately test the con-
stitutiouality of the measure one rail
road has been advised by its counsel
to issue an order compelling bicycles to
be at stations one half hour before train
time in order to secure transportation
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The IT, and T. Flower mission viii
meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs
Frank Holiday.
The Camera club viii give a lantern
slide exhibit at Library hall Tuesday
evening. April 30
Mr. Thomas @. Lombard. manager
for Mr. W. @. Z. Seeboeck's summer
music school. is at the Copeland. MIR.
Lombard. who was Mr.. SeebOeck's for
mer manager. succeeds Mr. Brown who
has been acting in that capacity re
Gently.
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TO 90 coon WHEELS.
The Ten Million Dollar Bicycle Syndi-
cate May Make Them $65.

New Yory. April PA special to
The World from Boston says. The
bicycle makers here who are said to
be in the $4,000 900 syndicate are not
saying much
Thomas w. Lawson, of Lawson.
Woedenfeld & Co, the active repre-
sentative of the trust. said the corpor-
alton was assured the capital had been
paid i'm and banked and that within a
week a prospectus would be issued.
The company viii organize under the
laws of New York He saws the trust
viii cut the price of high grade wheels
from 500 to about $50. By eliminating
1obbers profits and advertising ex-
penses and viii make money ait that
Col al. "a. Pope. the head Of the Pope
Misunderstanding company, that makes
the Columbia bicycles. said his com
pauT was not in the combine
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AVENUE SCOBCHERS.
Policeman on a Wheel in New York
Detailed to Capture Them.

New York, April 21-The number q
bicycle policemen is growing. Blue
coats, unless they ride bicycles have
little chance to stop or catch the wheel
men who ride at a dangerous rate Of
speed. The Harlem police recognize
this and one Of their number has been
detailed for duty on Fifth avenue
above Mount Norris park
Above the park Fifth avenue is as
phalted and makes an ideal bicycle
thoroughfare. Tt is much used by rid
ers, some of whom Of late have been
abusing their privileges and endangeI-
ing the lives Of pedestrians.
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ADIEU no MISS Willard.
She and Her Secretary Sail for Paris
Next Wedn esday.

New York April 2O.-BIiss Frances z.
Willard. president of the Worlds and
National Women's Christian Temper
ance union. and Secretary Miss Anna
a. Gordon, We're rendered a farewell ia
Chickering han tonight
They viii sail for England on the
Paris Wednesday next. The two la
dies are going as delegates from the
National Temperance WOmen's union
of America to attend the 18th annual
meeting of the British WOmen's Tenn
perance union, to be held in London in
June
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- &C. Under 80.

Montreal Que. April 21.-The foods
in the ST Francis river valley and on
the river St. Lawrence continue. One
fourth of the city of Three Rivers was
under water today, and the authori-
ties mad ten boats removing families
from their homes The electric light
works are flooded and the city was in
darkness last night.
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INSANE PARENTS
At ST. Joseph Likely to Murder Their
Children.

St. Joseph. April 21--The attention Of
the county authorities has been called
10 an insane family i'm WyattPark. an
eastern suburb of the city Judd Luce
and his wife have become insane on the
subject of religion. it is claimed. and
they are believed to be making prepar-
ations to murder their three children
Luce was the foreman of the power
house Of the Wyatt Park electric line.
He had been there a number of years
and was one of the trusted employees
until two weeks ago. when he quit work
and refused TO 80 back. He said the
world was coming to an end in about
three months and that the Lord would
provide for him until the end came
lit was discovered about that time
that Mrs Luce was in the same insane
condition
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FOR LOWERS OF WHIST.
A Game Which illustrates the Principles
of the Einessss

Cards held, South.-Hearts, K; spades,
K, j., 9, 5; diamonds, K, 8, 4, 3; clubs,
cards held, west.-Hearts, O., 8, 6;
spades, 10, 8, :, 6; diamonds, A, 8, s.
clubs, A., O., 2.
Cards held North.-Hearts, A, J., 9.
z, 8; clubs, none.
Cards held, East.-Hearts, 10, z, 8, 8;
spades, none; diamonds, j., 10, 2; clubs,
j., 8, S, g. 4, 3.
Five of hearts turned as trump at east
South leads. UndeYsoOred card takes the
trick. The card below it is led:
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CHOCOLATE CAKE DID 1T
Poisoned a Lot of People in Pitts
burg, Pa

Pitsburg. April 21-During the past
As hours, 38 persons in this city have
been poisoned by eating impure food
and sweetmeats. Thirteen of the vic
TINS were boarders at a fashionable
private hotel in HazelwOOd while the
remainder live on the south side For
tunately all have recovered. The cause
of the poisOnings at Lakewood has
not been determined. In the cases of
the south side families it is ascribed to
Chocolate cake purchased at bakery
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A RELIGIOUS MOVE.
Omaha Board to Introduce Bible Sc
lections in School

Omaha, April 21.-The committee on
text books of the board of educa-
ton has determined to introduce
book of Bible selections into the pub
lie schools.
a majority of the school board is fin
favor of the movement The commit
tee win submit its report at the next
regular meeting and its adoption is
regarded with certainty.
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PERE HYACINTH no MARRY
At the Age Of 63-He VIII Wed an
American Girl.

London, April 21-The Times has
Paris dispatch saying Pere Hyaeinth,
the distinguished protesting priest.
formerly Abe Charles LOyson, viii
marry Laura. daughter BIZ the late
William Buckneu. an American Pere
Hyacinth is SO years old.
He has been a prominent figure in
the religious world since 1863 when he
published his manifesto against what
he deemed We're abuses in the Catholic
church
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WANT A BIBLE READER.
Chicago Ministers Working to Have
1T introduced in Schools.

Chicago. April 21-About l5O Chica-
go ministers adopted resolution fav-
oring the Introduction of Bible reader
into the public schools. Addresses We're
made by Rev. j. L. Withrow. Rev. AK
tell and Rev AIyron w. Haynes. They
represented respectively the Presby-
terrain. the Methodist and the Baptist
denominations
They agreed that the plan was
good on the ground that it was better
TO have one verse read in the schools
than none at all
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DEACONS MAY REUNITE.
Friends Say Letters For Reconcillia-
ton Fave Passed Between Them

New York. April PA dispatch to
the World from Paris, says. The di-
vOrced wife of Edward Parker Deacon
----~ l1ri e~i-7rr
with her two of the children the court
gave into the fathers keeping, leaving
with him only one. Whether this means
a reconciliation or not, her friends in
Paris do not know.
Tt has been asserted by those profess
ing to have seen his letters that he has
made many overtures to her for COM
plete reconciliation and remarriage.
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AMONG TIE PUEBLOs.
Prof Miller VIII Make Scientific Re
searcb il Arizona-

Chicago, April 21.-Professor L. NJ
Miller Of the University of Chicago,
viii leave next week for New Mexico
and Arizona He will travel among the
Indian tribes Of the country and will
live anOng the Pueblo three months.
The trip Will be for anthrOpological
studies. and he goes under the auspices
of that department.
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Concord. NJ. H April 21-It was an
nounced today that Col John c. Line
han has consented to allow the use of
his name as q candidate for comma
der-in-chief of the c. A. r. at the
coming encampment at St. Paul
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BIMETALLIC CONGRESS-.
1t Assemblies at Brussels Today-In-
transitional Coinage.

Brussels. April 20-The bimetallic
conference called with the view of paw
ing the way to international negotia-
lions on the subject assembled here to
day.
Delegates from Germany the United
States, Great Britain. France. Austria,
Russia. Belgium. Denmark, Holland and
ROumania are present
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Railroad IL Upper EgYpt.

London. April 20-The Times has a
dispatch from Cairo which says a Lon
don firm has contracted with the
Egyptian government to supply rails
and materials for a light railway 112
miles south from Akasheh Akasheh
is the southern outpost to be held at
Egyptian soldiers will construct the
railroad