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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-25

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Prison Discipline andPunishment Has
Been Severe.

New York, Sept. ga London cable
says that the forthcoming Bookman
will have the following to say concern
ing Oscar Wilde's prison life:
80 many conflicting accounts of the
prison life of Oscar Wilde and of his
condition have been published that we
feel bound to set forth 2 statement of
the actual facts, our informant being
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New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
MR.. OLNEY BACK AT WORK.
PLENTY OF IMPORTANT MATTERS RE-
QUIRING HIS ATTENTION.

THE TURKISH COMPLICATIONS. GENERAL ARBi-
TRArIoN WITH ENGLAND AND THE vENEZ-
UELAN DISPUTE UNDER CONSIDERATION.
Washington. Oct. j.-Secretary Oney returned
to the State Department to-day after several
months absence and plunged at once into dipio-
matte work Almost all important negotiations
have been suspended during the summer Tor
various causes the Turkish complications being
the chief matter requiring attention from time
to time The Secretary will not leave his post
again for the remaining few months OF the Ad-
ministration In which time he hopes to close
several pending questions, notably that or gen.
eral arbitration with England
1t is understood that no progress is anticipated
In the Venezuelan dispute until after the report
of the boundary Commission Is made. II only
the United States and Great Britain were con-
cerned In the matter. compromise could per-
haps be reached but Venezueas firm confidence
In the forthcoming decision Of the Commission
and the provision Of her Constitution forbddins
the surrender of any territory render IL aito-
gether unlikely that her rulers could agree 10
any provisions involving the release OF the
troublesome so-called settled districts. wnicn
alone are excepted from the arbitration whlch
Great Britain is willing to concede.
MIR. Olney is said to be aware that no NeheL-
uean Government could stand moment win
the people there after surrendering an lnch III
advance Of the announcement by the Conmis-
sion Of its decision to the true divisional line
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
THE MOTOR A SUCCESS.
TRIAL OF NEW SYSTEM ON THE ELE-
VATED RAILWAY.
EXPERIMENTS MADE on THE THIRTY-FoURTH
ST. BRANCH-RUSsELL SAGE PLEASED

EXPERIMENTS MADE on THE THIRTYFoURTH-
ST BRANCH-RUssELI. SAGE PLEASED
WITH THE RESULTS.
The new electric rotor has been tried the
Thirty -fourth-st branch of the Manhattan Railway
Company, and H. said 10 be a success. The first
trip was scheduled for o'clock yesterday morning.
but II was a few moments after the hour before the
wheels of the strange looking vehicle that was to
pull the train began to revolve. There was dele
cation Of officials the first trip and TO try
ride themselves They Russell Sage. Isaac l..
Rice and William J. Fransoli. the general manager
Of the road. From the Long Island ferry platform
they watched the departure OF the train toward
Third-ave, probably with view 10 see how II
would look The train made the trip in less than
three minutes. and it was not long before 1t was
back again and ready to take the offciais with H.
The trip was success according to Mr.. Sage.
After the trial he said to a reporter that the new
method combined cleanliness with economy He
also said that II the new method proved after
sufficient trial. as good II promises TO be now,
the entire Manhattan system would eventually be
fitted out with It.
The new motor is strange-ooklng affair. II Is
run by electricity. and third rail Is used Instead
OF a trolley wire. 1t Is only an experimental ar
fair and Is built on old engine truck In the
middle is the cab for the electrician In charge In
front Of and behind this compartment are the
cells where the batteries stored. The entire
engine Is eighteen feet long, and 1t slopes from
height OF eight feet at the cab to three feet at the
end Two hundred accumulation cells are carried
with a battery with a voltage or W" Inc motors
are geared the axles. The current. when Is car
rIed by the third rail- Is supplied from nearby
station II is said that the batteries have enough
mower 10 run 4 train for nineteen miles without aid
from the third rail- and that speed OF thirty-nVe
miles an hour be obtained. The new system
also does away with the necessity OF buying cop
per wire TO use for the conducton OF the current
j b. Entz. the inventor OF the systeni handled tie
levers Yesterday. and with him In the cap were
William Benncr and f. b. Castle Mr.. Castle Is an
engineer in the employ of the Manhattan Railway
Company. and will make al! the trips III 'he near
future.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
SGLTAN'S DEPOSITION HTNTED AT.
ALLEGED THEME OF THE INTERVIEW RE.
TWEEN THE CAR AND LORD

Lond m. oct. J-Tn its issue tomorrow The
Chronicle Will claim 70 have a high authority
for the statement. although the paper does not
vouch for its correctness. hat Lord Salisbury
during his visit To Balmorai arrived mt an en-
tente with the Car tha. Will possibly lead 10
the deposition r.: tho Sultan Of Turkey
Lord Salisbury. the statement adds found the
Car highly sympathetic. hu: he feared that de
csive action would provoke massacr. of tn.
Christians in ConstantInople. Lord SALISBURY
removed the Cars fears of this result and His
Majesty now concurs I'm tho desire TO intervene
The deposition OF the Sultan would not Of neces-
sity be imr edate but II would be tho final out
come Of the diplomatic preliminaries
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
CONNECTICUT HEARD FROM.
A FROST FOR THE BRYANITES IN THE
TOWN ELECTIONS
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN NEARLY ALL OF THE
PLACES HEARD FROM DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN

REPUBLICAN GAINS IN NEARLY ALL OF THE
PLACES HEARD RoM-DEMocRATIc GAINS IN
ONLY rwo-rHE VOICE OF THE FARMERS.
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
New Haven. Conn. Oct. 5.-Free silver
ceved knock-down blow from Connecticut
farmers to-day All but three towns Of the Nut
meg State held their annual elections. and the
result Is sweeping Republican gain. The 1866
towns excepting only about dozen. have re-
ported the results Of the election. and gains OF
Republican officials are reported in all but three
or four. In over hundred towns as many oi..-
cials allowed by the charter to belong to
any one party have been elected by the Republi-
cans. In all but about twenty towns the Repub-
licans will have a majority of the of 'ers. and in
only two. far as reported. East Haven and
Danbury. are there Democratic gains.
Among the towns that report material Repub-
lican gains are Branford. Kent. Southngton.
Woodbridge. Windsor. Canaan. Sharon. Torring
ton. Trumbull.' Milford Saybrook, Chester,
North Haven Norwich and Middletown.
In North Haven the entire Democratic ticket
was thrown out The free e-silver men who man.
aged the election were unaccustome to task
Of such political magnitude making up a
slate. and they misspeled the headline Of their
ticket. not being familiar with the word Demo
cratic Even when their mistake was shown
to them, they were too inactive to make an at
tempt to remedy it. and Moderator Edward l..
Linsley was forced to declare the entire Repub-
lican ticket elected.
Returns from the larger towns Of the State
are slow There is probably slight Democratic
gain In New-London. but Republican gains in
Meriden. Waterbury. Winsted. MiddletOwn and
Norwich more than offset II.
The vote polled was light. scores OF Gold Dem
ocrats staying at home. Many more voted the
Republican ticket to stamp their disapproval OF
free silver even town elections.
Joseph Il. Sargent of this city. the Democratic
candidate for Governor. this morning contra
dcted the story that he had made a large con-
tribution to the campaign fund of his party.
This is the peoples campaign" he said and
no money Is required"
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
PERHAPS FROM 4 BITTEN TONGUE.
PECULIAR ACCIDENT TO CHILD. WHO
DIES WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
ETHER

Edna Farson. a four-year-old child died yester'
day afternoon in Roosevelt Hospital from the re-
suit OF a peculiar accident The chids father,
Thomas Farsor Is a plumber He lives with his
wife and two other children on the first ioor OF
tenement house at No 525 West Forty -ninth-st
The story that Mrs Farson tells is that at about
II o'clock Yesterday morning Edna ran in TO her
saving that a man had accidentally Knocked heT
down and that she had bitten her tongue. The
child was bleeding profusely from the mouth ana
her tongue was almost bitten In two. the mother
WAS advised by ncighbors to take the child 10
Roosevelt Hospital She started to walk there with
the little girl. At Nnth-ave. and Fifty-fourtn-st
tho child became so weak that the mother was
Obliged to take a car. When the hospital was
reached the little girl was placed under ether anu
al l3o o'clock in the afternoon died while under
going operation. 49,, - -. 49,. -.
pitaI last night. said that he was unable to tel
whether the childs death had been due to the ef-
ents OF ether or the hemorrhage from the bitten
tongue. lie said the Coroner had been asked to
make an investigation.
The police of the West Forty-seventh-st. station
are looking for the man who knocked the little
girl down.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
THE MAHONEY AND OGDEN CASES.
sr,vTENCE OF THE FORMER AfPRoNE"-Ihh
r,rTER.s SUSPENSION RENTED

srNTENCE OF THE FORMER AfPRoNED-Ihh
1.ArrERs SUSPENSION RENTED
Washington Oct. 5--The Navy Departments mas "f
ovoa The sentence OF the loss OF half-pay TOT on"
~ amounting TO 81 050,. 10 lose two numbers oil HIS
!." !, IA ~ he nublic.y reprmanded. which was
,mnosea upon FRS, Lieutenant James + Mahohey'
T. : N c. on duty at the New-fork Navy iaru' ~
me court martial which found him rui'S OF ~
- oo,duc, and drunkenness. The charge o. pe'hs
obs.n, from duty without leave. to whch i'e"''''''
Vahoney pleaded guilty without intent was not
pressea against the accused man. ana the coui'
recommended him 10 cemency In r'sa'" 70 "'
racommerdatio, the Department. in approving the
sentence expressed the opinion that the punsnneat
was already Inadequate. and WAS approVed oniy u
80 90 nor r.ference o! the charges 10 the court
In the case OF Chief Engineer Julien ogden OF me
I-ni,ed states cruiser Montgomery, sentenced 'or
Srunkenness to three months Suspension ana thc oss
- ,hree numbers in his grade. the Navy Drpalncn,
Hs reml,ed the suspension part OF the sentence ana
ordered the ofcer back to duty on ne GROUND ma,
"varation' Of tha. sort granted under Sucn rlIrun
stances was not punishment ana tha M sr 80
were needed In the Navy " ne was 10 o' 'e'"'' -
,ba
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06

ing this announcement in order to allow Justico
Brown. of the Appellate Division. who was nomi-
mated with me- to take the initiative In the mat
ter II he so chose Now that he has done so. I
wish to make my position clear to every one %
that no one can misunderstood me-
II accepted the nomination believing that the
National issues would not be involved In 1t. AZ
the candidate both Of the gold and silver factions
of the Democracy believed that my nomination
was a non partisan one-a judicial one. In fact.
The issue has now been forced upon me by the
ultra -Bryantes. My reasons for taking this step
I shall set forth in full in my letter to Mr. Sal
mon. chairman of the regular Democratic Judt'
cial Convention. whom have already informeo
OF my determination in the matter"
Judge Brown was seen for few minutes yes
terdav afternoon in Brooklyn before coming to
New-York, where he spent the night
Judge, have you declined the Sound Money
Democratic nomination." he was asked.
Not by letter" was the reply. but tomorrow
I shall file my declination Of both nomnations
with the Secretary of State"
Your friends believed you had sufficient per.
sonsl strength to have been elected 1t was sugs
gested.
turned the Judge. II did not have a ghost OF q
chance Of being elected running on that ticket.
with the lines drawn as they are this fall. In
fact I would not have even voted for myself"
william c. Redhed chairman OF the Organi.
zation Committee OF the Sound Money Democra.
cy was seen after the declination Of Justice
Brown was made known. He said:
while it seems to me matter for deep re,
gret that the county Is to lose the services OF
80 distinguished and able a jurst Judge
Brown. INcannot feel surprised that he has de-
cined thr nomination Of a party which has,
within few months. In this State announced
two opposite sets Of principles, and which has
taken Reputation and opposition to law under
it's sheltering wing. From the point of view
that Judge Brown states as his own. there
seems no other course possible for a ef-respect.
ing man. What was formerly the Democratic
party has abandoned its principles and forsaken
its ancient creed. Why should any man, who
was a Democrat up to this year. remain q mem.
her OF the party when II has forsaken its better
self and retains, with difficulty. its name alone?'
Thomas S. Moore. the other Brooklyn candi.
date for the Supreme Court, has not yet followed
the example OF Justice Brown. and will not do
SO unless the more rampant Of the siiveriteS in
sist on making him announce his opinions In
that event he will decline one Of the nomna-
tons He will not say which one. but there II
no doubt that II will be the nomination OF the
Popocrats. A Tribune reporter called at Mr..
Moore's house last evening and asked him what
he intended to do about the matter. He replied:
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
A CRY FOR HELP IN FLORIDA.
IMMEDIATE I'D NEEDED TO PREVENT
STARVATION
TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG THE PEOPLE IN

TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG THE PEOPLE IN
THE REGION SWEPT BY THE HURRICANE
AN APPEAL TO GOVERNOR MITCHELL
Jacksonville. Fla, Oct. 5.-Every report In re-
gard to the storm increases the death list and
the estimate Of the property loss. The condition
Of the people in the storm-swept district is ap-
pallIng, and there is urgent need Of aid to pre-
vent starvation. In Baker County. which is
large catte-raisng section. the County Com
missioners have issued the following appeal to
Governor Mitchell:
The Board OF County Commissioners. in regular
session. do respectfully petition Your Excelency In
your good judgment to devise some means TO assist
the suffering people OF this county IN thei, sad h a.
people in destitute circumstances without shell
their hunger, and great many are without a
change OF clothing. We would suggest TO Your Ex-
to come to our aid, or, If necessary. call for
extra session Of the LEGISLATURE. would be OF great
every church and schoolhouse is destroyed and the
merchants who are heavy losers, are unable TO
in the county have lost their cotton crops. just
housed and ready for market and as a cohss s
vances and fertilizers furnished. even to pur.
chase food for their suffering ones We suggest
that contributions be sent to the clerk OF the
County Commissioners
Advices from remote points are now arriving
and tell the same story Of death and destitu-
ton.
dispatch from Oldtown, Lafayette County.
says that the storm was the worst ever seen in
that section Every dwelling In the neighbor-
hood blown down. were also barns.
stables and all the fencing around the neldS.
The crew Of the steamer G. ID. owens are to
start tomorrow night on their voyage to Bran
ford. They report the steamer wrecked In the
lower part Of the river. and that the steamer
Belle. of Suwanee, is also wrecked near the
mouth. The Belle was used for towing log RATS
into Cedar Key from the Suwanee. The wreck
OF these two steamers will be a great misfortune
to the people on the river as they were the only
boats on the river, and the entire neighborhood
is left without transportation facilities.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
BLOOD on THE MOON IN GEORGIA.
If TINES HAVEN'T CHANGED GREATLY. THERE III.
RE A DI'EI. BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC
AND POPI'I.IST CIAIRMEN.

IF TIMES HAVEN'T CHANGED GREATLY THERE l'
RE A puEI. BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC
AND PoPULIsT CHAIRMEN
,uar,, Ca Oct 5 tSpeciaD.-If duel Is not
,,urb, in Georgia In the next forty-eght hours It
,u no because the times have changed since South
a-,ars ,esorted to the code for the wping out Of
,a,dlv insults II one Is fought II VIII he between
u.ssrs CLAY and Cunningham, charmen respective
IL, ~ the Democratic and Populist State commit
toes The campaign. which began with an amicable
struggle between the Democratic and Populist man
o,.r, for the negro vote In next Wednesdays elec-
ion has been growing more bitter every day. At
WIndcr on Saturday Chairman Clay made "A speech
in which he savagely attacked the character OF Cum
ninpham the Popullst manager. He charged Cum
,i,sbam with drinking more whiskey than water.
md related the story OF a poker game OF local fame
in which Cunningham alleged TO have given
hIs note for losses TO the amount OF 1900 and then
refused 10 pay the note. turning States evidence on
the oiner participants IN the game. He also chAged
that Cunningham stabbed man In the back on ac-
a
Ths afternoon Cunningham gave 10 the public
card in which ne denied the charges against himself
and concluded by saying: II s wei known that
60 ,ime and time again refused to grant personal
sarisfacton for personal injuries. he has been de-
not think repeating the denuncaton reflects any
great credit on the denouncer. but cannot refrain
Trom denouncing Clay's statements as false. ana
CLAW we'll knew II when he made the charges and
beg the pardon Of the considerate pubnc Tor de,
nonncng This man common liar and coWard
clay was formerly Speaker Of the House OF Repre-
sentatlyes and is seeking the Democrauc nominal
ton for Governor In 1855.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.
MKINLEY MAKES A SPEECH TO SEVERAL
HUNDRED FIRST V TIERS.
THE MAJOR HAD QUIET DAY. AN EXPECTED
DELEGATION OF MISSOURI FARMERS
BEING DELAYED PREPARING
FOR OTHER VISITORS.

FOR OTHER VISITORS.
Canton Ohio. Oct. 5.-Major Mckinley has had
n quiet day. far the calls Of visitors ana
delegations concerned. The delegation Of farm
ers from North Missouri. scheduled to arrive to-
day. missed connection at ST. Louis. owing to the
delay OF trains a Western road. and the visit
has been postponed But the Major had an unex-
pected call this evening from several hundred OF
the first voters Of Canton. They came with torches
and bands and at $3.50 o'clock Thomas +. Turner
made some pleasant remarks for the first "oters.
to which Major Mckinley responded as follows:
am very glad. young men Of Canton. to meet
you at my home tonight. and l congratulate
you upon having enrolled yourselves the side
OF the Republican party. TIE young men are
always an inspiration tc me. They are the hope
of the community. the State and the Nation.
tApplause) In little while will fall upon them
the duties and responsibilities which are now
borne by those who are older. ] love to have
the young men about me: and can do no bet
ter than To say to each of you to-night-those
OF you who have your careers yet to make anu
your fortunes yet to build. and your places yet
to fnd-I can do no better than to say to you
that there is nothing In this world tlat Will
serve you so well good character, clean in
morals and in life. (Appause) do not care
what you may conclude to do. whether you en-
gage in business profession what you may
choose az your occupation, there Is nothing thai
Will count so much. mean much. or wear
so well good habits and a spotIess name.
Applause.) You have done well in this first
voting TO enlist under the banner Of the Repub-
WHICH, III my JUDGMENT ItPi'StH'S
the best hopes and aspirations Of the American
people and embraces within it's doctrines and
purposes the honor OF the country and the great
est prosperity Of the people. Great applause)
Major Mckinley grateful for to-day's respite.
without doubt. for II gave him opportunity for un-
INTERRUPTED work the speeches which he is TO
make Tuesday and later In the week. Four deega-
tions are expected morrowone from Syracuse. one
from Buffalo one from Michigan and from Tnd-
ana dispatch from Virginia tonight says that the
excursion Of ex-Confederates from the Shenandoah
Valley Will arrive In Canton on Friday morning The
delegation of ex-Confederates will come on four
special trains Of ten coaches each
Mrs Mckinney went to Cleveland to-day with Cap
tam and Mrs. Ii. &. Heisiand to do some shopping
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
TORPEDO-BOAT CONTRACTS AWARDED.
SECRETARY HERBERT'S FIRST ACT On hEi ">
ING TO DUTY WAS TO SETTLE
TIE CONTROVERSY.

Washington Oct 5-Late this afternoon occre-
tary Herbert settled the controversy over the 'o'
nedo-boa. contracts by awarding two torpedo-noa's
OF the sO-knot class 10 the Bath iron MorhS'
Maine and one SOL knot torpedo-boat OF the larger
>class IN tb. Union Iron Works. San Francisco
The Secretary returned TO his desk TINS morning
after nearly two months absence. ana al once
took under consideration the complication arising
OH, Of the torpedo boat competition which. uhuer
the law. must be settled by Wednesday Conro-
dores Hichborn of Constructions MelViHe' oi S'ed'
I,,oorirc and SAMPSON OF Ordnance: Judge
AdyocateCsneral Lemly. Mr.. Herreshoil. Genera
HYDE. OF Bath. Me. and Messrs Sco's, & %. yt,h Si
him al, the morning discussing the merits OF 'he
various propositions The Secre'a,iX nl"meW ,"rr Wi
stronr d,sr 1sion TO side with the Hichboft- Msl-
a;ile recomn,' '.ndations for building eleven boats
but postponed his fnal decision 70 perm rn,e
dore Sampson and Mr.. Herres!oH 10 NE "''
argument the other SIDE
New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
NO SPLENDID ISOLATION" FOR HIM.
SIR WILLIAM HARCOtRr ~ pENOuN NCIN; Tt'E.
KEY. SUGGESTS AN ENTENTE WITH ALI. THE
POWERS BI'T ESPECIALLY WITH RUSSIA

SIR WILLIAM HARcorRT. ~ DENoUNCIN; Tt'H-
KEY SUGGESTS AN ENTENTE WITH ALI. THE
POWERS BIT ESPECIALLY WITH RUSSIA
London. oct Sir William IIarcour; the leader
Of the Opposition In the House OF Commons to-nigh.
attended anti-Su.tan meeting al Ebbw Vale
Monmouthshire \ resolution was submitted and
adopted calling upon the Government TO do every
thing possible to protect the Armenans In support
ing the resolution Sir William said he rejoced at the
anti-Sutan outburst in England Experience he
added had proved that the pocJ' OF Great Britain
In defending the integrity OF Turkey and preventing
the Intervention Of Russia had failed Great Britain
ought in the future 10 cooperate with Russia in the
East treating her Asiatic neighbor and not as
an enemy The first step in this direction ought 10
be "A formal renunclaiion Of the cyprus Conycnt!0n,
by which in for support Of the Turks the latter
ccdcd the Island OF Cyprus to Great Britain.
Sir William declared that he was profoundly con-
vinccd thar IL utterly Impossible FOR Great BRIT
ain effectually TO operate alone against Turkey lie
dd not admire Gredt Britaln5 sp.enild Isolation
which he said. resulted from humi!iaiing impotence
H, preferred to cultivate the friendship OF other
Powers in A cordial. neighboriy spirit. The British
were oycrmuch disposed 10 regard an advantage 10
,fnor ma lions as their own loss. They weh' through
Succession Of internat tonaI scares ana Suspicious
dlslIkes which senseess ana pasriess nee,
len scars OF International distrdst ana hdtrtd IL
u,as nigh time th"y adopted more amiable temper
They were always claiming Il dlsnleirstcu ucsi,v ~
ACT in the cause of humanity ara clvhiZa,ioi' why
nor pIy. Others credit for the same desire
Sir william ended by saying thdt ne dlu not miit
Great Britain 20 enter into forma trtailes OF aiSe
h ,,e ,ther great Powers. but did desire that she
nave an entente cordiale with all OF them