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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
DIED FOR AFRIEND.
Harry Hoffman Used His OvercOat to
Cover a Friend and Contracted

Kansas city. May Hairy @. Hot
man died Sunday morning at the home
of his brother, Guy c.. Hoffman. 2425
East Ninth street. of q complication of
diseases.
Mr. Hoffman was a son of Mrs. Clara
Hoffman, president for Missouri of the
WOman's Christian Temperance union.
He was "a years Of age, a native of
Columbia. Ill and was reared in this
city His health, which had not been
good for some time was made worse
BY a kindly act done by him, when he
took off his own overcoat to cover
companion, a Mr.. Thompson Of Topeka,
kan, who was injured in a railway
wreck near Victor, Col, last winter.
He contracted pneumonia. Medical aid
conquered the disease, but. with pre-
vious years of impaired health the dis
ease left a bad effect on his system,
His mother visited him at Florence,
Col. and removed him here in March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
LOST ORDINANCE.
Diligent Search Fails to Find One
Against Driving Over Sidewalks.

The laugh seems to be on somebody
and it is yet to be determined whether
or not it is the police department. or
the city council Eight persons. Chas.
ShOecraft, a boy who drives one of
Baughman's ice cream wagons; Geo.
c. Goodrich. who works for A. K.ROdg-
ers on his farm; a. w Page. a team
ster who was going to church with his
family in q carriage; Harry Taylor.
who works for r. I. Lee on his farm;
John Carter, q colOred mar. who works
at Guilds music store; W r. East a
horse trainer; NJ. McCauley, a farmer,
and John Ruthvein also farmer were
arrested for driving over a brick side
walk by a vacant block near Martin &
Dennis addition.
They were arrested by Special Officer
Wilcox on Chief Gardeners order Chief
Gardiner got his authority from a res
OlutiCn that passed the council last
week on petition of the neighbors.
All the eight were arraigued ia police
court yesterday afternoon. Most of
them had attorneys.
we should like to see the ordinance
these arrests were made under said
the defendants attorneys and then
they smiled.
The judge, the city attorney, and the
police force, or such of it as was pres
ent, then started out to find the Ordi-
nance. They spent most of the rest of
the day hunting for it,
They started at the front end Of the
book and at the back end of the book
and in the middle then looked through
all the ordinances that are pasted on
the wall and on shingles, but it WASH t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
DON'T SAY CAN'T
No Trouble at All to Get Evidence of
Law Breaking.

Law Breaking.
President Rodgers of the police board
says that he is trying hard to collect
evidence against the jointists and so far
without success
The evidence of men who are hired
to do the work will not be taken any
more and so we can hire no one said
he IF some one is stationed at one of
the stairWays where there is supposed
to be joint and he has the people
called up who go into the place they
viii not testify, and so there is very
little encourag cement for anyone Who
tries to enforce the law I am look
ing for some one who will so on the
stand and swear against some OF these
places"
A man who lives in Topeka stopped
a Journal reporter on the street today
and told him that he was thinking Of
starting a drinking place and inquired
whether there was any danger.
A policeman who came into the Jour
nal office last night said: we know
where the joints are" Another officer
told q Journal reporter that the Jour
nal had not printed q complete list of
the Joints on Saturday, but if a re-
porter had come to him he could have
given the location Of more places
There is no adequate reason why de-
tectiyes should not be employed to Sc
cure evidence Of law breaking and
Judge Hazen would certainly stultty
himself if he refused to accept leglu-
mate evidence properly supported But
there is no doubt that Judge I1azen VIII
admit such evidence, as his course on
the bench has been uniformly fair and
Just.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
GOV. MATTHEW'S POSITION
Opposed to a "straddIe" but Favors a
fsStraddIe.0

Minnea polls. Nay Ex-Governor Mat
thews has written the following letter
i'm answer to recent statement
that he favored a straddle on the mon
ey question.
Mr.. George w. Goodwin, Newcastle:
Ny Dear Sir-I have yours Of the 9Th
inst lnclosing a clipping from the Gin
cinnau Enquirer and which appeared
ln New York world which is tele-
gram from st. Louis giving as claimed
a letter from Col EIatson of Greencas-
tie, TO Col Joseph x. Hickey. who is
reported to be member Of the Bland
Executive Committee
In this letter if true Col MatsOn
makes the statement that in a recent
interview with me, he talked like he
wanted to straddle upon the money
I hope and believe that Col. 8Iatson
had been misunderstood. for neither
with Col MatsOn nor others have I
favored q 'straddle upon the money
On the contrary I have maintained.
still believe and so expressed myself
to Col MatsOn that there should be no
doubtful phrase in the platform to be
adopted at Chicago
This kind Of political platform is
never right and this especially would
be harmful and unwfse this year when
the public IS in no frame OF mind to
tolerate it,
Whatever position we may take up
on the financial problem let it be
believe and distinctly stated to Col.
Aatson that srtraddle upon this
/ question would be nearly if not quite
as disastrous to the Democratic marty
as The adoption Of a pure straight out
gold resolution; I believe further that
q positive not too radical declaration
IN favor Of silver, for the maintenance
of the double standard both silver and
gold and for the speedy restoration OF
silver to the position held prior to 1873.
would insure success to the Democrat
10 HH
complete and permanent prosperity
10 do otherwise the issue viii be ex-
ceedingly doubtful and prove calanai-
tous to the interests of the great body
Of our people
The clipping you enclose gives me
the first knowledge Of its existence and
thank you for calling my attention
to it. Truly yours
CLAUDE MATTHEW'S.
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THE LARGEST AND OLDEST
Medical Organization in the State
Will Meet Tomorrow

The Kansas Medical society, The
largest medical organization in this
state. win hold its annual meeting in
this city at Representative hall com
mencing tomorrow night at 8 O'Clock.
The society is now thirty-one years old
and has a mem bership of $40. and this
meeting is expected to be the largest
that has yet been held
The reading and discussion of papers
with a secretary for each They are
a. follows: Section on opthalmOlogy,
otology and rhinolOgy, Dr. J. W May,
Kansas City Kan. secret ary; section
on medicine. DR. ID. ID. Wilson, Norton
vile, secretary; section on gynecOlogy,
Dr. G. p Mariner, Marion, secretary,
section on surgery, DR.. J. W Felty,
Abilene, secretary.
The committee of arrangements have
decided not to give a banquet this year,
but what viii probably be more accept
able to the members, have ar
ranged for a lunch to be served in an
anteroom during each session.
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BAPTIST ANNIVERSARIES.
Something About Those to be Held
This Year at Asbury Park

Tnl8 = ear at A8D urT PARK
Chicago. May 12.-The Standard viii
say tomorrow of the coming Baptist
anniversaries:
They are not, strictly speaking one
meeting but the annual meetings of the
principal Baptist societies. whose con
stituency is found chiefly in the north.
The Baptists south are organized into
one general society, the southern Bap-
fist convention whose meetings are be-
ing held at Chattanooga Tenn, this
week
Those who attend the meetings are
supposed to be delegates appointed by
the churches or members Of the several
societies. As a matter of fact, com
paratively few churches appoint del
egates and such as are appointed sell
dom present their credentials and the
right of those who are in attendance,
to vote is seldom challenged.
Efforts have been made in former
years to encourage the appointment of
delegates more strictly observing the
constitution, but gradually those who
attend the meetings have drifted back
into carelessness in these particulars.
This condition of affairs has caused
thoughtful men to uken the 'anniver-
saries' to a great mass meeting.
1.-THE free and easy way has often
been criticised but has never wrought
the denomination although 1T surely is
subject to abuse and might become
dangerous.
THE anniversaries are to be held this
year at Asbury Park N. J.
Besides the regular routine of bust
ness and speech-making it is not known
there viii come UP for discussion in any
one of the organizations any subject
which viii arouse any marked differ
ence of opinion nor viii any new line
Of work be outlined. The programme
is an exceptionally strong one, the OBJ
jects being especially interesting and
those who make the addresses being
among the foremost speakers.
I'm the case of the Publication So
ciety one matter which naturally must
receive attention is the policy which
must be pursued in view Of the fire
which destroyed its building. For the
first time in several years the society
viii devote an entire session to Sunday
school work. In the session Of the Mis-
sionary Union, as in the case of the
other societies the debt cannot but re-
ceive earnest and prayerful attention.
The relation of the wOmen's societies
to the Missionary Union is likely also
to receive consideration while either
the board Of managers or the union
VIII take some action with reference to
the number and fields of the district
secretaries and the salaries Of the cor
responding secretary and treasurer.
In the home missionary societies
meeting viii be given the condition
general. Doubtless the critical con
dition Of the missionary churches in
the west cannot but receive careful
and thorough consideration in view of
their urgent needs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
IN THE SOCIETY WORLD.
General Notes of Society and
Personal Items.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
Of Interest About Topeka People and
Visitors in Town.

Mrs. A. NJ. Mills and daughter Lucille
went to Leavenworth today for a few
days visit with Mrs. Mills parents, Mr..
and Mrs. d. Atchison
Miss Elsie Valentine has returned
from a visit to Clay Center.
Mrs. A. p. Riddle Of Minneapolis is
attending the Degree of Honor conven-
ton.
Miss Margaret AIulvane viii enter
tain at a seven o'clock tea Tuesday
evening, May IS, complimentary to Miss
Emily Tewksbury.
Mrs j. H. Ferguson and daughter
Trenna of Chickasha, I. T., came up
Sunday to visit q few days with Mrs.
H'erguson's brother. DR.. II. w. Roby.
A4r. and Mrs. Z. w. POindeEter have
returned from Salina.
Miss Matte Jones of Leavenwo-th
has arrived in the city to visit friends
and is the guest of Mrs. James B. Hay
den this week.
Miss Emily Tewksbury returned from
LeavenwOrth today.
Misses Lou Nicely and Vera and Sadie
Atchison VIII come over for the Vine
wood party.
Mrs. D. p. Elliott is confined to the
house by Illness Her daughter, Mrs
w AcA. Green. is in attendance at
her mothers bedside. Mrs Green VIII
go on to her new home. Denver, as soon
as her mothers health viii permit.
The Spalding Reading circle will meet
tomorrow evening at Institute hall
Mrs s. S. StackhOuse of Davenport,
Ia. Will arrive tomorrow TO visit Mrs.
A f. Horner for a few days.
Miss Bessie Buhre has a, new Colum-
bia wheel
Mr.. Clarence Horner was hurt in a
railroad accident in New Mexico last
week, but fortunately his injuries were
not serious.
Mrs. Henry Hull will spend the day
in Kansas City tomorrow
Mrs. e. r. Robinson is visiting in
QuenemO
Mrs. e E. Bakers pupils will give
recital Institute hall Thursday
evening.
Mrs. A. /. Williams and son Burns
Went to Omaha Sunday to visit Mr..
and MIS- Lyle Dlckey-
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Page and fam
lily left yesterday for Scotland to be
absent during the summer.
Miss Alice Freeman and Mr.. Oliver
Hubbard were married last week in Chi
cagO. Miss Freeman is a friend of Mrs.
J. F. farrell whom she formerly Wis
tied here
Messrs. Clarence Merriam and wal
ter Noble viii occupy the front Office in
Mr.. Frank NIerriam's new building.
Miss Lulu Cope has returned from
six weeks visit in Denver.
Mr.. j. Carter went to Marion today
on business
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Baker and daugh-
tiers Mabel and Carl have been spend
ing few days at Overlook farm. the
beautiful country home of Mrs. Bak-
er's brother, Mr. s. B. Wade, five miles
east of Aeriden-
The ladies OF the orphans home are
arranging for their annual strawberry
festival
Mrs. F. D Jones of Burlington. kan,
is attending the Degree Of Honor con
ventiOn and visiting her sister Mrs. II.
F. Jones. 1926 West street.
At the meeting of the Professional
High Five club Saturday evening, Mrs.
j. L. King received the ladies first
prize. an after dinner coffee spoon.
Judge A. B. QuintOn received the gen
tlemen's first prize, q pair of cuff but
tons The Professionals VIII meet
once more this season with Mrs. o. P.
Updegraff
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FALLS ON MILrs NECK
Grant County Convention Says Nice
Ibings About the FinneY Nan.

Senator Milt Brown of Garden City
was turned down by his own county
as a candidate for reelection TO the
state senate and the county decided
for Representative Bob Hopkins Of Fin
ney.
After Senator Browns defeat his
friends started a boom for him for leu
tenant governor. and this idea seems
60 be meeting with q good deal Of
favor The Grant county Republican
convention the other day adopted the
following resolutions
Resolved, That we endorse rhe
course of Senator Milton Brown in his
successful efforts jim aid of irrigauon
and other legislation for the best i'm
terests of western Kansas
Resolved. That whether Senator
Brown shall be promoted to lieutenant
governor or retire to private life. our
best wishes attend him with the erco-
MUM of well done, thou good and faith
full servant %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12

The Chicago Lumber company Of To-
peka viii furnish the lumber for the
Journals new quarters on Eighth and
Kansas avenue In conversation with
MIR Robert Pierce. the companv's en-
terprlslng president and manager. the
Olner day Journal young man
learned that the company was also
furnishing the building material for the
Merrlam building. GIL Kansas avenue
the Smith building, between Sixth and
9es 74ltH on quincy street, and the
MOeser Ice cDmpany's large cold stCr-
age house on Second and Tyler streets
MT Pierce is on the alert to the inter
ests oL the company, working early and
4ale 10 tnar end The business growth
of the establishment, during the past
few years, has been rapid and at the
same time sure, spreading beyond the
TO other localities. as they do a very
nice wholesale trade.
The success of this Topeka company
is linked closely with that of Mr. Pierce
From its entrance into being TIA 1875 as
branch of the great Chicago Lumber
company of Chicago (0f which Mr.. NJ
I- Green was the founder i'm 1860. MIR
Pierce has been at the helm Previous
the mother company at Nebraska city,
Neo. AS a young man he proved his
worth by close and lapOriOus attention
{ 20 smati matters, thus learning early
/ those business principles which ever
crown with success the student of
Z them From 1873 until Mr. Green's sad
-1---- Wy 1A1 " --4-lssJ i1l7- SUMMER MI
/ Pierce was in partnership with air
4 Green in the management of the To-
\ peka branch, but shortly after his
\ death be bought Mr. Green's interest
! and then formed q stock company, of
! which he was made president and
Z treasurer.
Mr. John NJ. Currier. a very efficient
young man who has been with AR
J Pierce for the past nine years. is the
4 secretary. and Mr.. -. Ri Remley, a
I gentleman of large experience in the
/ lumber business is the obliging yard
manager.
4 Among some Of the most prominent
/ structures recently built which this
/ company furnished the lumber for
/ might be mentioned the new Santa Fe
\ Hospital High School and the Park
4 hurst & Davis store building.
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there. There doesn't seem to be any
ordinance under which the men can be
fined for driving over a sidewalk
The cases were all continued while
the search progresses.
In case an ordinance covering the
point cannot be found there VIII be q
robust laugh coming and some trouble
perhaps for in past years dozens of
men have been arrested and fined for
this same Offense.
At the meeting Of the city council
last night, however, the charges were
withdrawn against the eight men ar
rested. the mayor himself and some of
the councilmen admitting that they
had driven over the same walk with
out knowing it was against their own
peace and dignity
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SPINNING spinster's Picnic.

Mrs. Hall chaperOned the young PEG
pie who went on a picnic to Wakarusa
Sunday.
Those present were Misses Josephine
Sexton, Sue Jessups. Fora Davis. Hat
tie Moore, Ivy Stevenson, Mabel Stew
ensOn, Franc Mcmillan. Louie Smith,
Pearl Weber Miss StaufTer, Alice
GoodIine. Ida True, Bessie Buhre. Stel-
Ia Smith. Miss YOhey, Miss Upton;
1Iessrs. Bob Maxwell, c. Claudy, w.
Davis G. Evans, d. Carruthers, w.
Stevenson. f. Dreisbach. T.Snattinger
o. Smith, NJ. SchlegeL c. Dennis, B.
Roehr. J. H Goodwin. w. w Carr. J.
3. Doncyson, Z. Roller.
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sENAroR,s zee ExEmPr.
They Cannot be Served With Civil
Process While Senate is in Session.

I'm the central division, southern de-
partment, court of appeals d decision
has been rendered I'm the case of Cook
against senior. In which the chief point
is that man is not liable TO civil pro-
cess when sitting ON an Impeachment
trial.
In 1891 Senator J. L. Senior of Butler
county was a member of the court that
impeached Judge Theodosius BOtklp.
and rented q house from Mrs. Cool. in
which he lived during the trial. Senior
claimed that the house needed repairs
and AIRS. Cook claimed that the sem
sror was responsible for the damage
done Mrs Cook sued Senior for dam
ages, and issued q summons to him as
he came from the state house one day.
20 which ne paid no attention. She
then took judgment against him and
the Senator got an injunction against
the execution
The district court tried the injunction
and upheld the senator. The case was
then brought TO the appellate court and
senior was again victorious. Judge
DenHlson in rendering the decision says
All llnpeachments shall be tried by
the senate Not by the individual mem
bers thereof. but by the senate IT
must pc In session as a senate as one
or the constitutional branches of the
legislature The public have the same
right to the services of each Individual
member OF the senate during its spe-
sion as court of Impeachment as dur
Ing Its legislative session
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
CITIZENSHIP DEFINED.
Important Ruling Of Judge Phillips
in Regard to Corporations.


Kansas city. May 12-Judge Phillips
made an important ruling in denying
the application of the Kansas City
Land Reclaiming company to sue as a
pauper in a damage suit for S45 900
against the Missouri Pacific Railway
company The suit is to recover for
the loss of a boat. which was wrecked
by drifting against a bridge pier in the
Missouri river. The total assets of the
plaintiff are said to have been the
boat.
Judge Philips said that to expedite
litigation the citizenship of a non-resi-
dent corporation was restricted to the
state in which it had been Incorporated.
There was a difference between the
citizenship of a person and that Of
corporation. The former was a citizen,
not only Of his resident state, but of
the United States as well. A corpora
ton was a citizen only of the state in
which it was incorporated This differ
ence was shown when a state refused
to allow a corporation to transact bust
ness within its borders. Such restric-
tions were not imposed upon an ie1i-
Vidua1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
FRANK JAMES AS GUARD.
An Express Company VIII Employ
the ex-Bandit.

st. Louis, May 12.-It is reported that
an express company is negotiating with
Frank James. the once noted bandit
now a theater emplOye, for guard on
express trains carrying large amounts
of money and valuables- The company
believes that Frank James has such a
reputation that the ordinary train rob
Der would hesitate to tackle him.
James is willing to accept the posi-
ton and guarantees that no train in
his charge VIII be robbed except over
his dead body with one single provis-
ion, that the express people put up a
bond of $4,000, this amount to go to his
widow in case of his death.
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EDITOR OF PUCK DEAD.
Henry Cuyler Bunner Passes Alvey
in His New York Home.

New York, May 12.-Henry Cuyler
Bunner, editor of Puck. died late yes
terday afternoon at his residence in
Nutely, N j.. from tubereuaslis. Mrs
Bunner and his children were at his
bedside when death came
Mr.. Bunner had been sick for a long
time. Last winter he was sent to the
Pacific coast. The trip did him little
or no good ard a few weeks ago he re-
turned to his Nutley home. Since then
Mrs-Bunner had been almost constant
~ at his bedside. The deceased leaves
three children The oldest is nine
years old, the youngest an infant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
SHORT GRASS FELLOWS.
VIII Rally at Larned 1Tay27 to Choose
State Senator

one of the most interesting political
conventions Of the year viii be out
i'm the short grass" country when the
fellows from the Thirty eighth district
get together to nominate q state se2a-
tor The convention meets at Larned
on the 9th of this month.
This is one of the largest senatorial
districts in the United States, compris-
ing eighteen counties, and there are
three candidates for the nomination.
George w. Watson of kinsley is one
OF them. Watson is q well known man
I'm Kansas, having lived in a number
of places ia the state. He was county
clerk of Wabaunsee county FOR three
terms i'm the latter T0's, and was re-
Ceiver of the United States land Office
at this city under Presidents Garfield
and Arthur. He IS now with q land
and irrigation company ia the western
part of the state.
The other candidates are j. s.. Simmons
of Lane county. Charley LObdelrs cam
cidate. ana Representative Bob Hop
kins of Finney, who beat 1ut Brown.
the present senator from that district
fin his own county
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DAVIS BOON MAY COLLAPSE
Opponents Claim that the Tx. @. Mayor
is Not a Constitutional Resident.

Kansas City, May 12.-The boom for
governor of ex-MayOr Webster Davis
is liable to be burst on the ground Of
his ineHgibility to fill that office The
ed by Major William Warner has, lit is
claimed, decided to make a strong fight
against Davis on the ground that he
has not been a continuous resident of
the state for seven years, as is required
by the constitution. Davis place of
residence, the Warner men claim. was
in Pueblo Col, from April, 1889, to
February. 1890.
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Canton, o., May 2.-CommonweaI
Cen C0Xey was turned down here in
a report of the grand jury. Coxey ap-
peared before the jury several days ago
with witnesses to show he had been
nbeled by the the Spirit of Democracy
in an article which stated he had sold
the Populist party to State Chairman
Kurtz OF the Republican party The
bill was Ignored, and Mr.. Kurtz was
exOnerated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
Third District Pops NAY %.

The Third district Populists viii nom
mate their candidate at Cherryvale
May &c. This date was fixed at a meet
ing of the committee held last week.
Jerry Bot1in, who ran against Con-
gresham kirkpatrick two years ago.
is an aspirant for the nomination and
q. J.. McKessOn of Howard is also
thought to be in the race for the nom
nation.