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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-21
j. III. TILTON BADLY HURT
Falls off Santa Fe Passenger Train
Near Lake View.

Captain J. H. Tilton, an old soldier
of this city, was found about o'clock
yesterday afternoon by a section gang
lying in a semi-unconscious condition
beside the Santa Fe track near Lake
View, short distance this side of Law
renee. His left arm WINS broken near the
shoulder, and his head and face badly
bruised.
The injured man was first seen lying
by the track by Conductor J. II. Baxter,
of train No. 1, which arrives in this city
at o'clock. The train was running at a
high rate of speed, and Conductor Baxter
thinking the man was tramp, did not
stop. Two miles farther on, however, he
dropped note to a section gang asking
Train No 6, which meets No.
at this point, arrived shortly
after the section men discovered Tilton,
and he was placed on the train and
taken to Kansas City. At that point he
was placed in Ali Saints hospital in
charge of the Santa Fe surgeon.
For some time after being found by
the secti on men Tilton was unable to
speak, and when he finally succeed ed it
was in an incoherent and meaningless
manner. When placed on the train he
was in dazed condition
and appeared to be possessed
with the idea that some one was try
ing to do him harm. He stated that he
boarded at 523 Van Buren, street, and
left Topeka on train, but was unable to
tell which train. 1t is supposed that be
boarded the Kansas City local which
leaves Topeka at 2 o'clock, and either
fell or jumped from the platform of the
car at the point where he was found
Tilton has resided in Topeka for over
five years. and has boarded at 523 Van
Buren, street for some time. Before COM
ing to Topeka he resided in GrinnelI, Ia,
ness men of that point. Several years
ago he failed and shortly afterwards re-
moved to this city. He was carpen-
ter by trade and secured employ
ment in the planning mill of Z. W. Horn
at 522 Van Buren Street. His work
was unsteady, however, working but
about four months out of the year, but
this with the pension he received served
to keep him. His failure in business in
Grinnell seemed TO have a depressing ef-
feet on him and periodically he would go
ON a spree which would last from one to
two weeks. Last Sunday he started
drinking and was in partially intoxi-
Gated condition when he left his board
ing house yesterday morning. He
told the landlady when he left that he
had received telegram announcing the
death of his sister in Monmouth, ILL.,,
and that he would start for that point in
the afternoon.
Tilton has sister living in Monmouth.
ILL.,, but it is not believed that he re-
ceived word of her death. Mrs. Swift,
wife of one of the Kansas City packers,
is also his sister. He has no relatives in
this city. His injuries are not thought
to be serious.
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AT DIXIE LEE VILE.
Lame and R5dicuIOus Apology OF
Governor Morrill,.


The following appears in the Kansas
City Journal today. 1t wiz be received
| with the derision it deserves:
TOPEKA, Kan, March 20.-(SpeciaD
"A report has been industriousIy circu-
lated to the effect that. in changing the
board of police commissioners at Wichita,
Governor Morrill, surrendered to the
whisky element of that city. The gov
ernor asserts that the change was made
in the interests of good order and tenn
perance. The old board had utterly fail
ed to close up the joints, and, after eight
months of trial, he concluded that some
thing must be done for the better en-
forcement of the law.
Without questioning the veracity of
Assistant Attorney General Campbell
and the 60 called prohibition board, the
governor started an Investigation of his
own through the agency of a responsible
citizen from another part of the state.
. This agent was sent to Wichita with in
structions to report upon the exact num-
ber of joints, their keepers, location, etc.
The police board had just before this re-
ported to the governor that but thirteen
joints were running, and he assumes that
they were simply misinformed, as his
agent reported forty-one places in full
blast, where whisky was sold.
Placing entire reliance in this report
by his agent, Governor Morrill, deemed
it his duty TO take some action toward
lessening the number of joints, and, as
first step, removed one of the police COM
missioners, and replaced him by man
who was recommended as being of great
executive force and ability. That this
step has resulted wisely is evidenced by
the fact that within week the places
were reduced from forty-one to twenty
eight, and fines to the amount of more
than $700 had been imposed upon the
lawbreakers.
People who believe that the enforce
ment of the law in city like Wichita
is merely a matter of nerve on the part
of the governor, have no concep ption
of the difficulties in the way. After
eight months trial in Wichita,
the result shows that not a single
conviction has been had in the district
court, while the pending costs in the
cases attempted are something like $15,-
600. At the same time, it should be re-
membered that Governor Morrill, and
the police commissioners had list of the
places where liquor was sold, or, at least,
a partial list, and the VIII ole m achinery of
the law was directed toward securing
convictions.
A commissioner to succeed Mr. Keck
has not yet been selected, and Governor
Morrill, Gays that he will not select him
until after careful consideration. He has
six or eight names under consideration
The present commissioners report in
writing that, in addition to the thirteen
joints, they have also closed several i'm
moral houses, Chinese opium smoking
joint out of town and cleaned out two
gam bling dens, all of which were run
ming under the "Tiger BilP' regime.
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ANEwSPAPER STEAL.

Senator Bakers Project for Getting
Mail Facilities for Kansas City Pa
pers.
Senator Baker will renew in the senate
the fight made by Miller of Kansas in the
house for the $81, 700 appropriation for
necessary and special facilities on trunk
lines from Kansas City, Mo-, to Newton,
Kan. which was stricken out of the post
office bill in the house under a rule of
order Senator Baker has already given
notice of his intention to offer this as an
amendment when the bill comes before
the senate, ard if it can be attached it is
believed the consent of the conferrees
can be obtained to have it left there
Washington Dispatch.
If Senator Baker does this he will
make himself the most unpopular mem
Der of the Kansas delegation Neither
the people of Kansas nor the Kansas
daily papers including the Wichita
Eagle, Hutchison News and all others
favor the scheme.
There is n mail received in Kansas City
between IL p. m. and 8 a. m, and the
move is entirely in the interest of the
Kansas. City morning papers. Sena-
tor Baker might as we'll label the meas
ure: "a bill to present the Kansas City
morning papers with $S1, 900.
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PEARL BRYAN's HEAD.
1t Is Relieved That 1t Has Been
Found at Columbus, Ohio.

1t Is Relieved That 1t Has Been
FOund at COIum bus, Ohio.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, N arch 81. Pearl
Bryan's head is believed to have been
identified in this city.
Chief of Police Dietsch, of Cincinnati,
has been notified by G. V. Wing, matricu-
lator of human skeletons for medical
students, 81 North Washin gton avenue,
to send full description of Pearl Bryan's
head. On Thursday N orning early while
Wing was still in bed, man who gave his
name as Cole, brought a woInan's head
in tin bucket TO Wings place. The
back hair was braided, the front hair
was com bed back and the color of the
hair, which is from 16 to 20 inches in
length. is a beautiful brown. The hair
on the left side was matted
to the head by blood. Wings sus-
picion was aroused that something was
wrong for the reason that students do
not present work in which blood is
feature of the subject. In addition dry
leaves were in the matted hair. The
head looked as though it had been buried
or frozen. A medical student who ex-
amined it, said the head in his judgment
had been severed by a person who un-
derstood something about surgery.
The cleavage of the head from the
Douy WAS mGOe on d Ilhe Will LAo cnin,
which would leave most of the neck on
the body. On the back of the head just
above where it was severed from the
body there is a cut in the flesh of the
skull. Cole said he would
call for the head in day or
two. He seemed to be in a great hurry
and has not been heard from since. He
said he wanted the bones preserved in
good shape, and not cut. Mr.. Wing,
after looking at the work in hand, de-
cided not to matriculate the skull, be-
cause he believed there was something
crooked about the case.
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WANTS TO MEET THEM.

Secretary Moore of the Livestock
board Wants 80 Face His Accuser.
J. w. M0ore's term as secretary of the
livestock sanitary board will expire on
April lat.
Governor Morrill, has under oonsidera-
tion the removal of Moore. 81 have re-
ceived number of protests regarding
Moore from cattle men il different parts
of the state," said he.
Mr.. Moore has sent letter to the gov
ernor asking that he be permitted to face
in his preseuce all who bring charges
against him,
81 don't want anything rejecting on
my character to go unanswered" he said
today.
Governor Morrill, has not yet replied,
but says nothing will be done about the
matter just now. Neither will he specify
the charges OF the people who make them.
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BENNIE AS FAVORITE son.
Now 1t is Said HarrisOn's Name Is to
BE Presented.

CHICAGO, March 21.-A special to the
Tribupe from Washington, D. c., says:
Benjamin Harrison's name will he pre-
sented for the consideration of the Re-
publican convention at St Louis. This
announcement was made on the author
who have within the last few days writ
ten to mem bers of the delegation here
and the story has been confirmed by tele
grams received explanatory of the re-
suits of the congressional convention of
Thursday.
When ex-President Harrison's letter of
withdrawal was printed, Prominen
members of the Indiana delegation
declared the letter would not prevent
them from taking up of Gen. Harrison's
name if they saw fit. Since that time
the situation had been canvassed thor
oughly, and the result has been that
word was passed throughout In
diana that instructed delegations
would be an unwise political
stop, aud that the state should be left
free to take up Harrison's name, if it
seemed advisable.
A concession, it is said, was made to
the Mckinley sentiment in the state in
several districts by an agreement that
Mckinley men mi ght be elected if they
could secure votes enough provided they
would agree to vote for Harrison at any
time when a majority of the delegation
so desired.
Talking of the situation, one of the
strong Indiana leaders said: You are
safe in announ cling that eX- President
Harrison's name will be presented to the
convention, unless it should be demon
strated before the meeting that Mckin-
ley or some other candidate is absolutely
certain of a nomination.
We have resisted Instructions to dele
OafAa Oanor2llv thr0uOhOu th6 atata mt
in opposition to Mckinley or anyone
else, but solely that we might be free to
bring out our own candidate if we had
reasonable chance of success"
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GOV. OSBORN RETURNS.
9 Says That Galveston Harbor Is Finer
Than He Expected.

Ex-Governor Thomas A Osborn, di-
rector of the Santa Fe, returned this
morning from Galveston, Texas, where
he has been on business connected with
the road.
Governor Osborn says the Galveston
deep harbor is in better condition than
he really expected to see it, and that dur
ing his stay a vessel came in the harbor
drawing 211< feet. He says the claim is
made by Galveston people that some ves-
sells enter the harbor easily with q
draught of 231S feet.
Governor Osborn leaves next week for
New York on Santa Fe business.
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SENATORS BAKERS wAKE-UP.
Is Taking More Interest in that Irrigation
Matter than Ho Was.

Is Taking More Interest in that Irrig at ion
Matter than He Was.
From the State Journals Special Corresp spondent
WASHINGTON, March 21-The irri-
cation resolution of Senator Baker which
passed the senate this week, the sub
stance of which was given in the STATE
JOURNAL at the time, was more or less
satisfactory attempt to make up for the
total lack of concern he showed for Kan
sas interests when irrigation first came
up in the senate.
forth information from the secretary of
the interior which will show the FEAST
bility of re-establishing the bureau of ir-
rigation inquiry knocked out by the sem
ate) but in connection with the irrigation
work of the geological survey.
The full resolution reads:
"That the secretary of the interior be
and hereby is directed to transmit to the
senate a statement of the investig ations
by the geological survey now in pro-
gress under the clause in the appropria-
ton act approved March 2, 1895. For
guaging the streams and deter
United States etc, and also
showing the results of the work. And
he is further directed to state whether
the Information being obtained bears
upon the methods of utilizing the water
resources, and whether it is practicable
TO prepare in connection with the deter
limitations of the water supply popular
reports or bulletins showing the best
methods of such utilization"
The popular reports or bulletins" are
the exact work which was carried on by
the bureau of irrigation inquiry in the
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EXPENSE REPORTS FILED.
The Reports of Ala the State IDstItu-
tons for EebrHarY Now Ia.

tiOns for February Now Iz.
The monthly reports of expenses of the
state Institutions under the direction of
the state board of charities have been
filed. Four of them are:
Industrial School for Girls at Beloit-
Maintenance, $45S.60; salaries, $38121.
Reform School at Topeka-Mainten-
ance, $1,608. 3s; salaries, S91O.11.
Insane Asylum at Mainten-
ance, $4,783.42; salaries, S3,243.49.
Insane Asylum at Osawatomi e--Main-
tenance, $6,276 4S; salaries, $3,70394
The other four institutions were re-
ported last week.
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LAYBOURN A CANDIDATE.

He Would Like TO He the POpuIist NGmi-
nee for Secretary CT State.
A new candidate for the Populist
nomination for secretary of state is J. w.
Laybourn of Usage City. Laybourn was
a member of the state board of pardoDs
under Lewelling
There are now three candidates for the
nomination. The two others are W. E.
Bush, editor of the Western Advocate at
Mankato, and Lyman Naugle, editor of
the Voice. at Wellington.
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WILL OPEN THE BANK.
Am Illinois SGOckhOHder Will Re
open the Belle PlaiDe Bank.

1t is now more than probable that
there will. be no receiver appointed for
the recently failed bank of Belle Plaine,
in Sumner county.
Il. Garlaugh, of Illinois. who owns
most of the stock in the bank. visited
the bank commissioners office this
morning and said he would proceed at
once to Belle Plaine, aud after getting
the order for a receivership rescinded,
would reopen the bank with money he
had brought along. The bank was a
small one capitalized at $4,000.
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SMOKESTACK CONES DOWN.
A Topeka Landmark at the Santa Fo Shops
VIII Soon Ro Gone.

The large brick chimney, S5 feet high,
which was constructed by the King
Bridge company at the same time that
the first portion of what is now the Santa
Fe machine shop was built, and which
has formed a Landmark in that part of
Topeka, is being torn down.
The chimney was built for the station
ary boilers which were up to a short
time ago located in the machine shop,
but since the construction of a new boiler
house which was fitted with new boilers,
the chimney has ceased to be a neces-
sitY,
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HISTORIC TABLE.
The Relic Upon which Were Sign ed
fhe"Terms of fAppOmaItOX" Appears
Again.

BALTIMORE, March 21.-The will of
Brigadier General john GibbOn, .. s. A,
has just been probated. He bequeaths a
number of war relics to his son, John
Gibbon, Jr., including the table upon
which the agreement of surrender be-
at AppomattOx.
Gen. Gibbon was appointed by Gen.
Grant as the representative of the Union
to draft the articles of surrender. Col.
Chas. Marshall of Baltimore, represented
the Confederate side. The participants
of the surrender divided among them
selves the most important implements
used in that historic act, Gen. Gibbon
taking the table and Marshall the ink
stand.
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From the State Journals Special Cores ponden t
WASHINGTON, March 21.-Kansas is
we'll represented in the law school of
Georgetown university. There are four
men from Kansas in the class which will
be graduated this year. They are: Oliver
D. Wilkersou of Topeka, E. c. Jones of
Emporia, P. H. Cass of Coffeyville and
L. NJ. Cook of NortonYiIle
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A Topeka Man Transferred.

J. c. Petro, of the Parkhurst- Davis
mercantile company, is now located at
Hutchinson, Kansas, having been trans
ferred from Topeka to that point. Mr..
Petro was formerly connected with the
office force of the firm in this city, and
later on was a local salesman. Mr.. Petro
will have charge of all business transact
ed for the firm in that city.
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Compllments Fred. WeIfhouse.

The current number of the Orange
Judd Farmer, published at Chicago, has
a very good picture and complimentary
reference to Fred. Wellhouse, president
of the State horticultural society. It
refers to him in the headlines as "The
Apple King of the West" aud says he
has 1900 acres in apples.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-21
Indian Territory Needs Troops.

WASHINGTON, March 2L-The senate
committee on Indian affairs today united
in letter to the president recommend
ing that a regiment of United States
troops be stationed permanently in the
Indian territory for the purpose of pre-
serving order
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Canntng Factorx az OftaWa.

W. Fl. Barnes. acting secretary of the
State Horticultural society, will speak to
the county society of Franklin county at
Ottawa on April Sth. The Franklin
county people are figuring on a canning
factory and Mr.. Barnes will talk along
fh at line
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DEFUNCT "PRESS" SOLD.
Paper That Sunk 100000 Goes for
9I,4OO to the Co-OperntOr.

The type, press and goodwill of the
defunct daily "Press" was sold this
afternoon at public auction un-
der a chattel mortgage held bv
the estate of Charles Robinson
and Col. F. J. Close. The price was ST.
400 aud the mortgage was $500. The
purchaser was Charles Chadwick, ad-
ministrator of the Robinson estate.
Besides this there is So, 600 mortgage
on the plant held by 81. d. Butts of Val
ley Falls.
A little less than 100000 has been
sunk in it since it was started by the
Holidays several years ago.
The Co-operatOr company bought the
plant from Mr.. Chadwick Immediately
after the sale.
IT, r.-i-An al Al 4.
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Pension for cyrus Corning.

WASHINGTON. March 81 Cyrus Corn
ing of Topeka got pension today. The
bill to pension Gen. Joseph A. Cooper
of ST. John, at 500 a month also passed
the house.
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In the city Again

Rev Andrew Edgar, the travelling mis-
sionary who visited Topeka seven years
ago. is in the city again and will talk to
the prisoners in the county and city jails
tomorrow.
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Changes in Postal Service.
Ell to Reimburse George RItchex.

From the State Journals Special Corresponds mt
WAsHINGToN, March 21.-Congress-
ma1 Broderick has introduced a bill to
reim burse George Ritchey of Lexven-
worth, eX-postmaster at that place, for
money paid out in defense of prosecu-
ti0n as postmaster which involved the
validity of the anti-lottery law. The sum
named is $12365
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Abe August Gone East.

Abe J. August, the clothier and deal
er in mems furnishing goods, leaves to-
morrow for short business trip to st.
Joseph, Mot He also will go on to Mil
waukee neH week on business connect
ed with his house.
To the members of Naomi Rebekah
ladee No 90: You are requested to AZ
tend the funeral of Bro. Lewis Long
be held at the English Lutheran church.
Sunday at 2 p. m.
MATTE B. BURRIs, n, G.
ALLIE E Snow, SecY
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The JOURNAL prints all the news.
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Station Agent Listen, of the Rock ISL
and at Goodland, has been transferred to
a similar position at Beatrice, Neb
General Manager Henry Wood, of the
Choctaw railroad, has released 200 en-
ployes from the different departments of
that road in the past month.
A large force of men under the super
vision of Roadmaster West are engaged
in laying seven miles of new heavy steel
on the main line of the Santa Fe near
Spearville, Kansas.
The management of the III. z. ct
road is preparing to commence ballast
ing the track early in the spring. Sew
eral boarding and ballast cars are being
placed in readiness.
E. G. Ward, who killed his wife and
afterwards himself in Denver last Thurs
day, was up to q short time ago a brake
man on the Santa Fe RAINING out of
Chanute.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe road
has been authorized by the committee on
Indian affairs to acquire additional depot
grounds at Davis, ]. T., the Indians hav-
ing given their consent.
The Santa Fe has abandoned the
through car service between Purcell, I.
T., to Superior, Neb., on trains 407 and
4O8 The service between Cleburne and
Kansas City on these trains will be con-
tinued.
The Central Branch of the Missouri
Pacific was known in the early days as
calamity branch" on account of the
numerous accidents which occurred along
the line while the road bed was unsettled
OF late years, however, an accident is a
rarity.
All sixteen inch cylinder freight en-
gines have been taken off the southwest
division of the Rock Island out of Her
ington, with the exception of two local
trains. and replaced with larger engines.
AS fewer of the larger engines are re-
Quired to do the work, two freight crews
have been thrown on the extra list in
consequence.
General Manager Allen of the NJ. z. &
T., has granted the ladies of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union at Denison
the privilege of placing bibles and read
ing matter in all cabooses running out
of Denison, and has promulgated orders
for boxes to be provided as receptRcles
for the same.