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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
SCHOOL BELL A SIGNAL.
Turkish Government Accuses Mis-
siOnary Knapp Of Starting the
Trouble at Bills.

ConstantinOple. April 1S.=Telegrans
from bltlis. eastern Turkey state that
the house of Rev. George p. Knapp and
Rev. Royal II. Cole, missionaries of the
American board of foreign missions Of
Boston, have been blockaded bv the
Turkish government and that their SER
wants have not been allowed to so
and come from the markets
on March Is. orders We're given by
the Turkish government requiring that
they and their families should all leave
Biths by the southern route. The roads
were then impossible.
Tt is further learned that on Febru-
ary y. ffty-seven Armenian prisoners
at BItiis We're released. after being con-
fined most of them four months
The dapositions that have ben made
against the Rev George p Knapp
charge him with having planned and
led an attack upon the mosque with
having used the school bell for giving
signals for the attack and that on Oc-
tober IS. 1898, he was responsible for
the slaughter of 500 or more people and
for the plunder of thousands of Iires'
worth Of property from the markets
of Bitlis.
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COSTS ENGLAND THE SAME.
Just About Half a Billion Dollars to
Pay Running Expenses.

London, April 18-In the house of
commons Sir Michael Hicks Beach, the
chancellor of the exchequer, made the
budget statement He said that the
surplus for 1886 was e4210,000 and
he estimated the expenditures for the
current year at $1,000 600
The chancellor said this had been a
wonderful year and one of unexampled
revenue in spite of the fact that the ex-
penditures had been the largest since
the great war. The surplus was the
largest ever known and a larger sum
was devoted to the reduction of the
national debt than ever known.
Referring to the estimates for the
current year the chancellor said the ex-
penditures We're placed at e1O0. .047 600.
and the revenue calculated upon was
e1O1 755. 900. Touching upon the pro-
posed reduction in expenses, he said the
government proposed to reduce the
maximum land tax from 4 shillings on
the pound to / shilling, which would
absorb 100000 of the surplus. a1lot
1915, 900 to reducing the rating of farm
lands, devote e433. 900 for the education
bill and 100000 to a slight alteration
of the death duties. This, he continued
would leave a modest surplus for con-
tingencies.
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become drunk, and sometimes stayed
in his little stand while in that eondi-
ton
Johnson had lived in Topeka twelve
years. He was a Swede and had been
in America but fourteen years. He had
four daughters, one of them married
and living at home. The eldest one
works in a millinery store at 721 Kan
sas avenue, and the younger two teach
guitar They are intelligent and refin-
ed looking women.
1t is said that the greatest domestic
discord reigned in Johnson's family.
That they all lived there together, but
that each furnished for himself The
family, however, denied this, but said
they had tried in every way to get the
head Of the family to give up his stand
50 as to get him away from his bad
companions I'VE offered to work fD
him and support him" they said.
Extreme grief was shown by the fam
lily at the announcement of the death.
Coroner Westerheld and DR.. Hibben
made a post mortem examination, and
at 3 o'clock an inquest was begun at
the undertaking rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
INSANITY EPIDEMIC.
Two More Cases Reported Today-One
of Them is Violent.

9TH wipe out the whole ranch''
This was the expression of Henry
Kester, accompanied by oaths. at his
home on Reno street in Oakland yes
terday morning as he sharpened his
big butcher knife which he has ground
down to a point and calls the toad
sticlzer." He said this to his wife and
she with her three children, fed from
the house.
Kester is a man of IS years. He was
formerly a butcher and had sharp
butcher knives, Cleaver2 and a razor
hid in the house. Until three weeks
ago he worked in the brass foundry
at the Santa Fe shops where the brass
it is said, poisoned his blood, and he is
insane He was so declared this morn
ing in the probate court
Mrs. w. H. Stuart, wife of w. H.
Stuart, an emplOye of the auditor Of
disbursements office of the Santa Fe,
residing at 1927 Monroe street, became
violently insane about 10 o'clock last
night and continued to grow worse un-
til o'clock this morning when she
was removed to the city Jail
Mrs Stewart has taken a great inter
est in spiritualism for the past several
months, and her insanity is along this
line. Since the death of her mother a
week ago her arrangement has mani
Tested Itself in the form of melan-
chOlia, becoming violent for the first
time ldSL nlSnL- she told her nus band
that spirit forms had revealed to her
the fact that he had been married be-
fore, and that his first wife's children
would receive the life insurance money
on his death, and wished him to con
sent to a second marriage. 1t was on
this subject that she became frenzied
and unmanageabl last night
From o'clock to g o'clock this morn
ing she remained in the Office of the
police station with Mrs. Thorpe, and
was then removed to a room in the
county Jail She protested against the
removal. and it was necessary for the
officers to carry her up the steps of the
jail.
A hearing was held before Probate
Judge Wood this afternoon and the de-
mented woman viii be sent to the asy-
lum as her husband says he is afraid
to remain in the house with her She
has two children, a son and daughter.
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KEPT IT OUT.

I Why Didn't the Capital" Print I'M
/ portant News Favorable to Silver.
/ The Capital" which is a gold stand
ara advocate received an Associated
Press dispatch from Wichita last even
ing relating to the Tinman meeting
there. a part of which it suppressed.
The most important sentence which is
printed ia capitals below did not ap-
pear in this mornings Capital Why?
Wichita. April 17-An immense au-
dience greeted Senator TuIman i'm a
circus tent Of Bond Brothers after the
show was over. Ex-Governor Level
ling introduced the speaker. who made
the hottest speech ever made here He
said that the Republicans who voted
for Cleveland for a change jumped
from the frying pan into the fire and
that it was the hottest fire they ever
saw. He said Cleveland was a tin god
and am animal with cloven foot.
He said that Carlisle was So deep in
infamy that he did not want to speak
about him The people fairly went
wild when he said that no man could
be appointed to the supreme court un-
less he was known to be friendly to the
corporations. He said that if the
Democratic convention at Chicago did
not declare for free silver that he
would pick UP his hat and leave the
party.
He was especially bitter against the
lawyers in congress and did not hesi-
tate to say that while many of them
We're paid by the people they were paid
by the corporations and worked for
those who paid them best. He ap-
pealed to the Popuhsts TO vote for the
Democratic party if lit declared for free
silver and succeeded in driving Cleve-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
WILL RISK a SHOT.
A Vessel Leaves Frisco to Run the
Nicaraguan Blockade.

San FRANCISCO. AprII 18--Tt IS more
than likely that a shot or two will be
fired across the bow of the Pacific
mail steamer City of Para before she
again returns to this port.
The vessel viii sail for the turbulent
Central American ports today and
Capt Russell viii be instructed to
make an effort to enter the ports held
by the Nicaraguan insurgents for the
purpose of landing freight
AS the result of the revolution which
has been in progress in Nicarauga for
several months, the Pacific Mail steam
ers as well as other steamers have been
denied entry at San Juan del Sur Cor
into and several less important har-
bOrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
HALF A BILLION
Appropriated byCOngress to- Run
the Country
For the Coming Year-PensiOHs
the Largest.
THE ITEMS IN DETAIL.
Urgent Deficiency Bill Reported
to the House.
This is the Last Of the ApprO-
priatiOn Bills.

Washington, April 18.-The house
committee on appropriations today re-
ported to the house the urgent def
cheney bill. The last of the regular app
preparation bills for this session The
total amount carried by the bin is S4-
791, $40. The principle deficiencies for
which it provides are; Treasury de-
department, $1O74OOO; District of Col
umbia, s1160OO; war department. s6O7,-
900; navy department. S199, 600; inter
iOr department. S304 600; department of
justice, S251, ,0O0 government printing
office. $50. 900; house of representatives
S1O4 600; judgments court of claims,
Sl43,OO0; Indian depreciation claims.
$40 900, audited claims, S16y 600; out of
postal revenues, ST. 421 900.
In addition to this bill the urgent de-
hciency act passed early in the session
carried S6 305,436, making a total for
Deficiencies this session of S1LO96, 776.
The following is a list of the regular
appropriation bills as they passed the
house with their amounts:
Agriculture, S3.215,342: army S23. .275.-
902. diplomatic and consular 81. $50 058;
District of Columbia, S5.41S $50; fortih-
legislative, etc, S2l,3S0, 65; military
academy, $44S.117; navy. $31, ,647.39. pen
siOns, Sl41, ,325, $50; pOstOHces. $91, ,S19.557s
river and harbOr S10.351. $50; sundry
civil. $29 836.992. Total 1914 ,613, 444
In addition to these bills the two de-
fciency bills. miscellaneous acts car
rying S3l5,024, and regular annual APP
preparations amounting to S119.054, 100
have been passed by the house making
the total appropriations by the house
during this session $505. OPT 405.
In the deficiency bill reported today
there is a clause authorizing the secre-
tary of the treasury to transfer to the
city of Atlanta the buildings erected
for the government exhibit at the cot
ton states exhibition. There is am
item of $4,000 to be paid to the Italian
government for indemnity to the heirs
of three of it's subjects who were killed
and two others injure d by mob vio-
lence in Colorado. I'm making the app
preparation for Indian depreciation
claims the bill provides that none of
the bills are to be paid until the claims
have been examined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
GREATLOSS IN WOOL.
Millions Of Sheep Die in Australia and
Decrease i'm Product.

Washington. April 1S.-Daniel Mar
alta. United States consul General TO
Melbourne. in q report to the state de-
partment says that it has been under
stood for several months past that the
present clip of Australia wool would
show a substantial decrease compared
with the previous one owing TO drought
and to the fact that the strike last
year involving a thirteen months clip
left only q eleven months clip i'm many
places this year.
In New South Wales alone the sheep
decreased $500 600 in the year a loss be-
yond all precedent A good deal of in
creduHty still exists among European
and American consumers as to the like
ihood of a decrease in the wool pro-
ducts involving higher prices, but the
buyers who have visited Australia re
gard it as an absolute certainty. Mr..
Aaratta gives exhaustive estimates to
show that the decrease in the present
Australian clip may amount to 100000
or 10000 bales
This decrease has not yet been felt by
consumers because up to now there has
been no falling off, but really an ac-
tual increase in the supplies coming on
the market but the consumers who
have postponed their purchases and de-
pend upon making them at the May.
July or September London sales Will
have to face q deficiency.
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NO LIMITED AT ALL.
Now Likely That the once-a-Week
Project Will Be Dropped.

The work of arranging the new San
ta Fe time card, for which purpose the
division superintendent of the entire
system are in the city, is practically at
a standstiH awaiting Instructions from
President Ripley. 1T lie reported that
change will be made in ting plans first
decided upon at the meeting in Chicago.
Tt now appears that the plan of run
ming the limited trains g and 4 one each
week has been considered, and it is
possible that the limited trains viii be
abandoned altogether, it being a ques-
ton with the eastern officials whether
the once a week train service would
prove profitable.
1t is probable that if limited train
service once a week is established it
viii be an exclusive Pullman train, the
chair car being dropped
There has also been some trouble in
the arrangement of time with the A &
P and Colorado Midland roads, and
the superintendents viii be compelled
to await the settlement of these ques-
tions before the card can be completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
AHA!PAGAN BOB.
The Evil One, Hoofs Tail and All Gets
the Infidels.

Minneapolis April 1S.-A special to
the Tribune from Winnipeg. Man. says:
The town of GU Appelle near Winnipeg,
is much excited over a remarkable in
cident more so because all the parties
connected Herewith are quite promi-
nent
These are the facts An infdel at Gu
Appelle was dying ana two well known
men of that place were watching at his
bedside. Suddenly those in the ad-
joining room heard a piercing cry and
rushing into the sick room, found the
two watchers insensible, the infidel
dead The men have never since been
able to speak of what they saw, and
cannot refer to the matter One of
them is not expected to live. 1t is be
Heved there that they saw the Evil
One.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
COOPERATION IN GLASS.
Window Glass Workers Talk of Build
ing Factories of Their own.

Pittsburg April 8.=TheWindOw Glass
Workers association which is the
wealthiest labor organization in the
world may decide to fight the manu-
facturers on equal grounds by erecting
factories at various points and to be run
on the cooperative plan. This is the
result Of the determination of the man
ufactUres to close the factories through
out the country on May 29. The ques-
ton will be submitted to a vote of the
membership of the organization aft
er next Fridays meeting.
1t is proposed to push the matter SO
that definite action can be taken at the
convention which viii doubtless be
held in July.
Master Workman Campbell says the
idea is to erect six tank factories. one
each in Pennsylvania. New York. New
Jersey, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
NO RAIN TOMORROW.
The Old Superstition to Be Punctured,
Say the Weather Men.

The weather men predict that we
shall have fair weather tonight and to-
morrow. They also state that it will
grow colder in the eastern portion of
the state tonight, and that there will
be some frost, but that tomorrow the
weather viii be warm.
over the entire eastern division Of the
Santa Fe a light rain fell last night
and also on the Strong City branch.
From Emporia to Nickerson a good
rain is reported to have fallen for three
hours, and from Nickerson to Dodge
City q fair rain fell On the southern
division and on the Panhandle branch
a good rain is also reported
On the eastern division of the Rock
Island a light rain fell last night. and
on the Chicasha division a heavy rain
is reported to have fallen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
DENOUNCED CATHOLICS.
Rev. Morrill, Twins Ordered Out of
Baraboo for His Fierce Utterances.

Afinneapolis, Apr. 18.-A special to the
Journal from BaraboO, Wis, says that
the Rev. Morrill, Twins, evangelist. whose
meetings have been broken up by per
sons who did not like the peculiar
style of evangelism, has been ordered
out Of town, by the mayor
A proclamation was issued forbidding
any public gathering last night, and
special police were on duty to enforce
the orders. He will not be allowed to
speak His violence in denouncing
Catholics and other opponents is what
led to the riot at the church Thursday
evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
WASHOTT on ROCK ISLAND.
Forty Feet of Track Ruined by a Cloud
burst at Brewster, Kansas.

A washout occurred on the main line
of the Rock Island four miles east of
Brewster. Kan. last night. Forty feet
of track sunk to a depth of fifteen feet
about $50 last night. the result of a
cloudburst in that section of the state
The damage was Immediately discOv-
cred and a force of men were put to
work raising the track and filing in be-
Meath it. and at 80 this morning the
track was in cOdditinO for traffic The
Chicago passenger train which was due
in Topeka at $40 this morning was de-
layed ten hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
SMOOTH ROLLED WALKS
VIII Be Laid in the State House
Grounds Instead of Asphalt.

The executive council has changed
the construction of the walks and drives
for the state house grounds Tt was for
merly agreed that they should be built
of asphalt but now stone, concrete and
gravel will be used.
The Telf0rd plan for foundations will
be used. Underlayers of flag stone
covered with concrete will be first put
down, being thoroughly rolled and beat
en- down, then gravel and cinders will
be put on this foundation. This kind
of walks and drives is considered more
durable and much cheaper than as
phalt
The area of the drives and walks to
be put down is 112.500 square feet.
GIases fitted by Chas Bennett, Oph-
thaimic Optician, 730 Kan. Ave. Give
perfect SUBTRACTION always.
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A. P. A. ANSWERED.
". W. Lanning Says He was Not
Removed Because He Was an
p

Columbus, o., April 18-W w. Ian
ming desires to say that the chairman
of the national advisory board of the A.
r. A. made misstatements to the As
sOciated Press in Boston in saying that
Mckinley had turned Lanning down as
a. candidate for oil Inspector because of
his prominence in the order.
Mr. Lanning says: II was a candi-
date because Of certain political com
plications and recognized at the time
that the reappointment of L. w. Buck
master was right. The complications
have worked out to my satisfaction. The
statement sent out from Boston was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
MUST GO UNDER GROUND.
st. Louis Expects to Be Free From
Wires by 1900.

St Louis, April 18.-The municipal as
sembly has passed a bill to bury the
overhead wires. The bill requires all
wires to go underground by July 1,
1900 except the messenger call. clock,
burglar alarm, and wires of that char
acter which are not strung on poles,
and are insulated
The bill further provides that the
franchises of the syndicate which
builds the conduits. expire i'm 1880 and
that per cent of the gross receipts
must be paid to the city. 1t puts the
construction of eonduits under control
of the board Of public improvements,
and reserves the right for the city to
years.
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A BRUTE ARRESTED.
James Smith of Highland Park is in
Jail for wife Beating.

James Smith, a white man, was ar
rested by Constable Stonestreet this
morning on charges of wife beating.
Smiths wife appeared befare Justice
Furry this morning and swore to the
complaint. She was badly bruised
Her story is that Smith went to their
home near Highland Park last night in
an intoxicated condition and beat her.
and that he threatened to cut the
children's throats and to murder her.
She finally got away and ran to a
neighbOrs where she staid all night.
Smith appears to be q worthless fell
low. He is in the county Jail
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no WALK BRAYELY OUT,
And Stay Out Until They Have to
Walk Back in Again.

St Louis. April 1S.-A general strike
for an eight hour day by the union car
penters and horse shoers of the United
State is expected by the labor organi-
cations of St. Louis to occur May l.
1t is positively stated that every un-
ion horse shOer in the United States
and every union carpenter save those
in st. Louis viii walk out on that day
and viii remain out until they have Sc
cured the shorter hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18

San Francisco, April l8-The Mining
and Scientific Press the standard
authority on the Pacific coast in min
ing matters will print in its issue of to-
day statistics by counties of the bull
lion product of California for 1895
showing the total gold product SIS 334, -
317.69, and the total silver product
$500. 1870. The increase of the gold
product over 1894 is 81, AL, .O35. 80. These
statistics We're prepared for the direc-
ingtOn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
MARLBOROUGHS AT HOME.
Tenants Present Wedding Gifts to a
Daughter of the Vanderbilts.

London, April 18.-since the home
coming of the Duke and Duchess of
Marlborough, Blenheim has only wit
messed one public festivity-the re-
cenption by the duke and duchess this
week of a deputatiOn from the tenants
who called to present the young cou-
pie with their wedding gifts.
According to the newspapers, the
bride won all hearts by the pretty way
in which she thanked the members of
the deputation saying that she intend
ed to can upon an Of the tenants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-18
LELAND'S 'POOHr'
Only Anglers the President ofthe
Kansas A. p. A.
Says Mckinley win Certainly
BE Turned Down
BY the Kansas Delegation if He
Remains Silent.
LELAND GIVEN "A RAP.
President Hubbard Says No One
Knows More
About the Hiring of "Cheap
Men" Than Leland
MANAGER MARC HANNA
Held to Blame for Snubs of the
A. p. A.
Hubbard Says Hanna is a Cath
olic and 40 Mistake.
MANAGER MARC HANNA
Held to Blame for Snubs of the
A. p. A.
Hubbard Saws Hanna is a Cath
Olic and 40 Mistake.


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BIRD Ar MARYSVILLE.
Collecting Statistics Among the Cigar
Factory Employees.

NarysVille, April Estate Labor
Commissioner Bird was in this city
yesterday getting information regard
ing the factories here for his couine-
annual report
1larysville has the largest cigar fac
tory jim the state, that of Charles r.
FuSeh and there are probably more
people employed in that industry here
lnan IN any other town in the state.
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no STRAWBERRIES.
A Storm in Texas Mars Toothsome
Dinners in Topeka Homes.

It viii be impossible to get fancy
straw berry for the Sunday dinner this
almost entirely ruined the fruit
The best quality to be had sells at
30 cents per box and is only fair. IA
another week dealers think the Arkan-
sas crop VIII begin to yield and the
quality viii be much improved over the
present offerings
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ALARM AT THE TOWER
Of London over an Attempt to Steal
Crown Jewels

London. April 18-There was some
alarm in the tower of London a few
nights ago, it is reported by the rumor
that a plot to steal the crown jewels
had been discovered
In any case whether the report be
founded on fact or not it seems there
is no doubt that unusual precautions
are being taken to guard the regalia.