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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Following Opinions Were Rendered
by Supreme Court Today

Mutual Life Insurance company VS.
Wisnen. administrator etc; error
from Cherokee county, affirmed
A. T. & S. r. Railroad company VS.
Jacob Schroeder; error from Butler
county; reversed
c. n Armstead VS. @. =. Neptune
ct al, error from Finney county; re-
versed.
Kansas City Belt Line Railway COM
pany vs.. r. S. Cain error from Wyan-
dOtte common pleas. affirmed
Morgan Nint ct al VS.. r. L. Monk ct
al; error from Butler county affirmed
Morgan Wint ct all VS.. r. H. Monk ct
al; error from Butler county affirmed
State of Kansas vsi. r. A. Stephens
appeal from Wallace county; reversed.
JOHNSTON. j.
g. v. Wesner VS.. Enoch @. Bryant
error from court of appeals. reversed.
Harriet A. Gore VS.. Frank Royses
error from Atchison county; af-
frmed.
q. 9. Fixon & co. VS. Harriet A. Gore
ct al, error from AtChisOn county
modified.
Western Union Telegraph eompany
vs.. A. A. Woods error from Cowley
county; affirmed
Erie Cattle company VS.. w. w Guth-
rie ct al; error from Chase county. af-
hrmed-
ALLEN. J.
f. w. Spencer VS. j. M. Cramblett;
error from Edwards county. affirmed.
c. r. l. & p. Railway company VS.
George r. Kinds ct AL; error from Clay
J. H Goddard VS.. j. J. Harbour ct al;
error from Chase county; reversed
The Barse Live stock Commission
company ct al. VS. J.. L. Turner; error
from Morris county; affirmed
PER CUEtIAM.
Elmer Abbey VS.. BObert McPhersOns 8
error from court of appeals, affirmed
G. X & N. Railway company VS.. I.
H. Neiman; error from Harvey county;
affirmed.
bank of Concordia; error from Cloud
county; dismissed.
PuIsifer q Alexander VS.. First Ma
tfonal bank of Concordia; error from
/ Cloud county; dismissed.
H. j. Crippen ct al vs. n B. Free
land ct AL; error from Pawnee county
Drumnond Snyder vs.. James Cess
mum; error from Wabaunsee county
/ affirmed.
error from Harvey county, dismissed
/ King City bank VS. Salina Electric
/ Railway company error from Saline
/ county; dismissed.
/ Fort Scott Foundry and Machine
/ Works company VS.. A. III. Heber ct al5
error from Meade county; dismissed
/ Fort Scott Foundry and Machine
/ Works company VS.. Southwestern SUI
I gar company ct AL; error from Seward
! county; dismissed
City of Leavenworth VS.. L. & S. St.
/ Ry. Co. ct al; original proceeding IN
| quo Warranto; dismissed
r. w. Pelham ct al VS.. Guaranty
/ Loan and Trust Co; error from Dicztn~
I son county; dismissed
Daniel Arnold VS.. j. O. stow ee
al: error from Rice county; dismissed
II f. Kelley VS.. Ella P- McBlaln; err
| ror from COffey county; certified TO the
court of appeals.
| Farmers and Mechanics Lumber Co.
/ VS. John M. Ferguson ct aLs error IroI1
/ VVyandotte county; certified to court Qk
] appeals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
HAvANAIS DESPERATE.
Business Houses Closing and Tobacco
Factories Inactive.

New York, May "a special to the
Herald from Havana says: The condi-
ton of Havana, is deplOrable-
Important business houses are closing
every week; others are threatening to
close. reducing the forces, cutting down
the salaries Of their men who remain
while prices of living, always high, are
constantly increasing.
Stories of want and misery are heard
on every side, and everybody looks for
ward to the worst summer in the his
tory of the island. Great cigar and
cigarette houses, the main industry Of
the city, are holding down their orders
as much as possible as there is not
enough leaf tobacco in sight to carry
them through the summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

the usual stereotyped remarks of de-
feated candidates
Billy Buchan has a version of his fall
ure to appear and make a speech which
he told the State Journal correspond
ent. when the committee came oye er
to the Eldridge house to take the other
candidates over to the convention hall,
it made no effort to find me. About a
half hour after the others had gone
over. however, one of the members of
ing rather surprised, said. Why, Billy,
i forgot all about you; come on over
now and make a speech. OF course /
recognized that / was not wanted gar
ticularly. and so did not go. 1t was
merely a conspiracy to keep me from
appearing before the convention, and I
do not know that L should have gone
anyway It was fitting finale to the
whole hasco."
When all the other candidates had
spoken, and even before some of them
had appeared upon the stage, there
were shouts from the Douglas Buchan
sympathizers for the WyandOtte boss.
but it was said that the committee
could not find him and that it was
thought he had left the city. Nothing
that Buchan was too sore to appear.
That Buchan was sore there is no
doubt He is a man who does not make
wild breaks and kept his mouth tightly
closed while he was at the convention
Nevertheless it is known that he took
his defeat very bitterly, for he had
staked all on his success in the late
convention. Tt is said that Buchan
has announced that he win never have
anything more to do with politics, but
those who know him say he viii bob
UP serenely at the next WyandOtte pri-
maries or election and it is even ru-
mored that he will be a candidate for
the legislature this fall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
rR1CKErr FACTION TO STAY
If They Do the Buchan Faction VIII
Also Remain.

Before the Trickett delegation left
Lawrence last night, it was definitely
announced that what is known as the
Trickett faction would remain perIna-
nently in WyandOte politics.
Beginning with the first day of the
convention, the success Of the faction
has been so pronounced as to greatly
encourage its members. In the first
place, the delegation it sent to the con-
vntiOn was sustained in every point 1T
made by the committee on credentials
and later on by the convention. The
other fellows, bound they would not be
under any obligations to WyandOtte,
further than for the seating Of the
Trickett delegation, had announced
they would secure the nomination
without the assistance of the Trickett
delegation. Trickett's people denied
this assertion and again won, for If
WyandOtte with her 19 votes had not
gone to Jack Harris on the last ballot,
he would not have gotten the nomina-
ton Without WyandOtte he would
have had but votes, and it took 43 to
The Trickett faction places no de-
pendence in the assertion that Billy
Buchan will retire from politics. They
say that Buchan would have no use
for this life if it were not for partici-
patton in WyandOtte politics and that
he is bound to come up again in some
manner. Therefore they are not go
ing to rest till the days Of Billy Bu-
chan's political domineerance is over.
There is no doubt about the inten-
tiOns of the Tr1ckett people and If they
only pursue the right tactics, and leave
ballot box stuhng. fraud. illegal vot-
ing, and association with political
buns, toughs, cut thrOats and ward
heelers with which Kansas City, kan,
abOunds severely alone, this fection
viii have a glorious future before it.
But as sure as this faction shall pur-
sue the same methods for the particf-
patton in which thew have just pun
ished Buchan, Trickettism viii be just
as injurious to Kansas City as Bu-
chanism. and the former viii ye down
/ ed just as certainly as the LATER was.
At any rate. it is believed that Kan
sas City, kan. viii give Trickett a
/ chance. and if he proves successful and
upright in his political career, then the
city at the mouth of the Kaw viii have
been redeemed.
The greatest difficulty with which
/ Trickett had to contend was the head
/ long manner in which his friend Nat
Barnes always wanted to rush-to the
newspapers; to the allied forces, and
| in some instances to the enemy If
! the shrewd, bright, cool and smooth
/ Trickett can control the rash impe-
/ tuOus, inOpporJune and fOolhardy
/ Barnes, he is all right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
SENTENCED TO DEATH.
Fate of the American FiIbusters on
the Competitor.

Madrid. May Dispatches received
here from Havana say that the men
captured on board the American
schoone~ Competitor. who We're tried by
court martial yesterday. have been
sentenced to death.
New York, May "a dispatch to the
Associated Press late last night in re-
ply to a question on the subject, said
that the court martial when it ad-
journed shortly after II o'clock yester-
day, had not arrived at a judgment on
the cases heard during the morning.
Havana May 9-The naval officers
forming the court martial which tried
the men captured on board the Ameri-
can schooner Competitor of Key West
sentenced the prisoners last night, but
the judgment viii not be disclosed until
it is signed by Admiral Navarro.
Washington. May 9--NO information
is to be had from official sources in
washington today respecting the Com
petitor cases in any aspect either as to
the results of the court martial or as to
the course our government viii follow
in the future. Nevertheless. it is gem
orally understood that the court mar
tial found the prisoners guilty and has
imposed the death sentence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
BUcHAN HID OUT.
The Committee Couldn't Find Him to
Make a Speech After the Conven-
f7on

Following the nomination Of Jack
Harris at the Lawrence convention yes
terday evening. all the candidates who
had been in the field with the single
exception of Billy Buchan appeared on
the stage and made appropriate re-
marks upon their defeat and Harris
victory
the best speech of any, though the
others were especially good. Trickett
made a strong and extremely sensible
late candidacy while all the others
chose to say something about their
having been in the fight; their regret
that they had not been nominated and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
SECONDS NEW Comm1rrEE.
4Curly'' Harrison is Reelected Chair
man and Whitman, Treasurer.

The congressional central committee
for the next two years in the Second
district is as follows: Allen county, r.
B. Stevenson; Anderson, Joe Cary;
Bourbon, Dr. r. Aikman; Douglas, H.
D. Whitman; Franklin, J. n. Harrison;
Johnson, f. r. Lanter; Linn, J. Frank
Smith, Miami. Cyrus Shaw and Wy
Wyandotte, Judge John IT. Sims.
The officers of the committee as Sc
Iected yesterday afternoon are: Chair
man. J. n. Harrison; secretary, John
T. Sims; treasurer. H. ID. Whitman.
Chairman Curly Harrison and Treas
urer Whitman are re-eIecLed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
QUIETLY DYING OUT.
The Milwaukee Strike Going the Way
of All Strikes.

Milwaukee, May 9.-The excitement
in regard to the strike on the street
railways is subsiding. The heat has
driven the tired idlers from the streets
and there is less noise and jeering of
the operators of passing cars
The company secured about 80 men
today aEG IS now r. ming II CaTs. Its
officers state they are furnishing all
the facilities that the situation de-
mands. They declare that they viii in
stitute no blacklist. but will take back
all of the old employees that may be re-
Quired when the strikers yield.
Manager Wyman states this morning
that he has already re-engaged a mum
Der Of the old empIOYes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
FIRST OWE RFvERsEp.
Supreme Court Reverses First Appel
late Case to Reach Them.

4aEe case TO Es6aCn 4neIQ-
The first case in the life of the appel
late court which has been passed upon
by the supreme court. has been re-
versed by the latter court.
The case is that Of George ID. Wesner
against Enoch O'Bryan, from Miami
county
Wesner brought suit to recover q.
tract of land and the rents and profits
on same for a period of three years.
Prior to 1875 the land was owned by
O'Bryan and that year his wife OBJ
tanned a divorce, the land was given
the property. After fourteen years
since the divorce and alimony proceed
ings O'Bryan began PROCEEDINGS
for recovery challenging divorce
decree and Wesner's title The district
court decided ia favor of O'Bryan ana
was sustained by the appellate court.
Now the supreme court reverses the dc-
cision and orders a new trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
JACK's VICIOUS UPPERCUT.
Sam Rogers was Knocked Down and
Out by McAuliR

Louisville, May 9.-Sam Rogers of
Louisville was to box four rounds last
night with Jack BIcAuliffe. He tried
to stop the light weight champion. but
was knocked out in the third round by
an uppercut-
His head hit the floor so hard that
he was rendered unconscious
The curtain was lowered the house
cleared and 1IcAuliffe and Rogers were
arrested for dfsorderly conduct.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
no ENFORCE PROHIBITION
Senator PETER Introduces a Bill Look
ing in That Direction.

Washington. Nay 9.-SenatOr Pefer
today introduced a bill amending the
statutes so as to require the collector
of internal revenue to furnish on the
lrst of each month to the clerk of the
county records in each county his dis
ment liquor tax their post office and
what business they are in. This. Mr.
aid in enforcing the prohibitory law
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

Frankfort, May 9-Wm. Roundtree
lost his barn. several tons of hay. ZOO
bushels of corn and oats, indictments.
etc, by fire here. Insurance. $1,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

of svnpathfzers can decorate the
graves on the 29th and they can keep
fhe day sacred in memory of their
dead comrades free from the shouting,
racing and hullabaIOo which now char
acterize Memorial day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

J. H Hunt has commenced foreclos-
ure action in the district court on a
mortgage of S611. making Gustaf Carl
son and J. II. Evans defendants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
Residenoe DESTROYED bv Fire.

Cottage Hill, May 9.-The residence of
=. =. Thompson here was totally de-
stroyed By hre. Small insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

VERY BAD.
President Of Police Commission
A. Tx. Rodgers
Ought to Bow His Head in
Shame.
Glow Down" and 'eHigh Up"
Joints Running
in ALL PARTS OF TOWN
Is Mr.. Rodgers Too Busy With
Sunday School Work
And Can the Good DR.. McCabe
Endure This
LIST OF FLAWBREAKERS
Is Stretching Out Almost In
terminably.
DUprees, PegIegs and JOckhecks
Override Decent People
And Gov. Morrill, With A. X.
Rodgers as His Instrument
is Responsible for This Shame
ful State Of Affairs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
MUSIC, ELOCUTIoN AND PEACHES
ST. Paurs Parish Gives an Enjoyable
Entertainments.

A pretty peach festival and entertain
ment was held at the school hall of st.
Paups Church. at Linden avenue and the
Old Bergen Road, under the auspices of
the Young Ladies Sodalfty of the church.
Fully four hundred people packed the
cosy hall and enjoyed the programme pre-
sented. Miss Addie Parks won well de-
served applause with her pretty fancy
dancing. Mr.. William Sanborn, the tenor
Of 81 Patriek,s Church, sang, and was
Regain, of st. Mary's Church. recited sew
eral pathetic selections.
The little Misses Cunningham charming
~ depicted in song the squabbles of two
little schoolmates. Misses Moriarity and
Welsh sang duets. Miss Meder gave an
exhibition of fancy dancing. Mr.. Bob
Hinrichs closed the programme with a
A reception followed the entertainment
Peaches. ice cream and axe were served
between the dances from p~rettiIy decor
ated tables attended By, the following
Parks. McAvoy. Koran, Mahoney. Nolan
fully, Hayes and Ward. The proceeds
VIII De devoted to the benefit of the
Among the dancers were:-The Misses
Folger, Dusil, Hayes, Mr.. and Mrs. San
Mrs William Howe. Miss Donovan, Jean
Mahoney, r. Ortham, ]. Rohrenbeck. the
Misses Glaser counsellor N, Pagan, F
Mahlsn, Collins, chandley. Homann,
o'Neili, Dagity Efnnegan, Thomas Burke,
F. MeAvoy. j A. Donovan, Jean Dono-
Mrs. W. Duffy, Mrs. H. Kimmeriy, Mrs.
d. Burke. Mrs. j. Kimmerly. Miss M.
Boylsn, Mr.. and Mrs. Sheridan, Henry
Messrs. Lennon of New York and Prof.
Orthan furnished the dance music.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
GREAT LEGAL WORK.
The Laws Of the State Make
1000 Pages, Which Were
Two Years in Being
Arranged.

ssThe General Statutes of New Jersey"
in three volumes, comprising about 4,0oo
pages, compiled and edited by G. D. w.
Vroom and William NJ. Lanning, printed
by the ]. [. Murphy Publishing Com
pany and published by Frederick d.
Linn, is all printed, except the index,
and will be ready for delivery October /.
Volumes l. and IL. covering from TAbate-
mentD to Railroads" are now ready,
and there has been a big demand for
them among lawyers and justices Of the
peace.
In the predatory note of the first vol
ume Messrs. Vroom and tanning say
w acknowledge witt pleasure the in
telligent and painstakiug assistance we
have had during the preparation of these
volumes from Messrs. Francis B. Lee and
Nelson L. Petty, of the Mercer county
bar, and Mr.. Huston Dixon. of Trenton,
and also from Mr.. Corral Robbins, of
the Mercer county bar, in h preparation
of the index"
Francis B. Lee contributed to the work
an interesting Outline history of the
compilations and revisions of the statutes
Of the colony and State of New Jersey
from h17 TO 1885,
The work of compiling the present
statutes was begun two years ago, and
was authorized by an act of the Legis-
lature of 1894. The compilation not only
contains all the public acts of the State
TO 1895, but abstracts from decisions Of
the courts of this State ~expounding and
constituting the same.
The last compilation of the statutes of
the State was in 1886, and the editing
was also by Messrs, Vroom and Lanning.
In 1871 an act of the Legislature APP
POINTED. xCsa:@s~ Justice BeaSley, Justice
David Depue and Hon. Cortlandt Parker
TO revise, simplify and consolidate all
the public acts of the State.'' Their
work was reported to the Legislature in
1874 Through error, several revised
statutes were not acted on by the Legis-
lature and another revision was issued in
ISL the compilation being made by
Mr.. Vroom and the notes of adjudged
cases by the late Judge John H. Stewart.
Elmer and Nixon published a digest
in 1861 as a private enterprise, n in
1858 a fourth edition of the digest was
authorized by an acts of the Legislature.
There was a revision of the LAWS in
1845 by Peter D. Vroom, Henry w.
Green, William L. Dayton and Stacy G..
Potts.
The first presentation of the laws of
the State topieally was in 1888, and was
arranged by Iucius @. C. Elmer.
From 1892 to 1900 William Paterson.
brought out a revision of the laws, and
at the time was pronounced the most
complete work of its kind in America.
The earliest compilation was in 171T.
by William Bradford, Printer to the
Kings Most Excellent Majesty"
There a been several other com.
pilations, but they are not of interest to
the general reader.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
The sman Fry Gathering at Trenton

The convention at Trenton yesterday
was a curious gathering of second and
third-rate politicians and their heelers.
Only two men who rise to the rank of
State leaders were there. e. L. Price of
Essex and William B. Gourley of Passaic.
Colonel Price has the silver fever, or
pretends to have it. Mr.. Gourley is be-
lieved to be a gold MAJ weakly bowling
the knee to the fetish of Regularity
An the old time ~chieftains were absent.
Allan L. McDermott was missing. and
John R. Mcpherson was not heard of;
Henry C. Kelsey was absent and Benja-
min f. Lee turned his back upon the de-
generate mob: John P. Stockton, R. v.
Lindabury, Col E. A. Stevens, Z. F. c.
Young. James ]. Bergen. Howard carrow,
Henry z. Winton, Abram De Ronde. Will
lam d. Edwards, Willard Fisk. George T.
werts. George Pfeifer. Jonathan Black
well-where were they all, those upright,
able and experienced captains who have
SO often led the party to victory?
It was a painful and h~um,l.ating spec
tacie. It was a sight to make every Jer-
seyman blush, and above all, to make
Democrats hang their heads in shame.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
WANTED HER HUSBAND PUT AWAY
hut Changed Her Mind when h
Found She Would ave 10 20 Too

George Allshock. a poor looking German.
A. years old, was a prisoner before Act
ing Police Justice Macs in the Oakland
avenue court this morning on a charge of
~non-support. His wife accused him of
spending $40 for clothes on himself and
not a cent upon her. He said that he
was in rags at the time and that his
wife and children were well clothed.
well! he gets drunk, and I don't want
him any more, anyhow" the woman
Poormaster Hewitt, who was prosecuting
the case, said that Allshock's wife and
chIldren were sent to the poorhouse in.
1Ss0 n that he thought a year in jail
When the henpecked husband heard
that he burst into tears. His wife thought
at him.
And / guess wen send you and the
children to the Toorhouse while your
husband is in JAIL said the Poormaster
turning to Mrs. Allshock.
: Then there was another CRYING scena
The affair to her was not so funny. The
outcome of It all was that Allshock TOOK
with his wife.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
ADJUSTMENTS
ssThe Merry Worlds. at the Academy
of Music.

''The Merry World continues to at
tract large crowds to the Academy this
week. The few crudities which were
observed at the first performance have
been eliminated and the buriesoue is D
most pleasing. The beautiful march
which was omitted from the programme
tunes We're not ready, has been given
each night since, and Is one of the best
features. The burlesques are all very
good inc the review is both amusing
and entertaining. 1T will be given for the
rest of the week.
Next week will be at the
Academy.
Bon Toms Great show.
The Bon Tor is filled to overlooking
every night with a large and enthusiastic
audience. Among the, many artists there
are:-McGuire and Bell, the De Forreets,
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephens and c. w. Will
Jams.
ssBIack Crook, at the Lyric.
The BLACK Crook will entertain the
patrons of the Lyric Theatre tomorrow
and Saturday. Several striking adj
ditions have been made to the specta-
Gle, notably the Ballet of Gems There
VIII also be a number of electrical effects
introduced.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
THREATENED HER HUSBAND.

Ellen Cannon, of No. e5 JEFFERSON street.
HoboFen, was arrested and committed
his morning on a charge of insanity.
The complaint was made by her hus-
band, who says ne is afraid to live with
the woman any longer. Last night she
became violent. An officer was sent to
the house, and he found Mrs. Cannon
standing over her husband brandishing
an ak about to strike him with It'll She
was disarmed with some difficulty.
Her husband has had her arrested be-
fore this but did not press the COM
rtoir< s4
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
GAERsTE-LEoNARD.

DR.. Thomas Jefferson Gaerste. of Cur
acoa, West Indies, and a graduate of
Bellevue Medical College, and Miss Sadie
Josephine Leonard, daughter Of Mrs.
William Blair, of No. 1,240 Bloomfield
street, Hoboken, were married last night
by Mayor Pagan. at the brides home.
because in the groom's country a re-
ligious ceremony is not recognized.
Miss May Leonard. sister of the bride,
was bridesmaid, and Harry W. Brown
was best man.
DIR. and Mrs. Gaerste will sail Saturday
on the steamship Venezuela for Curacao.
The groom has lived in Hoboken for two
wears.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-10
A TELEPHONE ENTERPRISE Lam
GUTSHES.

The proposed Citizens Mutual Tele-
phone Company, of Lockport. N. Y.
which. when originally talked of. was
going to reduce the Bell monopoly to
languishing. It is not stated that sufi-
cient stock can be placed to launch it.
and when it comes to getting subscribers
in making the enterprise feasible, the
showing is so meager that the company
is strongly tempted to abandon the whole
thing in despair,