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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
MAY DAY MEN.
Demonstration for Tomor-
rom for Eight Hours Neither
Large Nor Important.

New York May News from all
parts of the country indicates that lit
tie attention was paid to the proposed
May day demonstration in favor of
eight hours and that few workingnen
took part in it. A few desultory strikes
are reported.
Chicago, May I'm accordance with
a decision reached late last night about
300 structural iron workers, employed
principally on the various elevated
roads in course of construction, today
struck for an increase of wages.
Toronto. Ont, May THE builders
Iaborers to the number of 400 struck
today for an increase from Is to q
cents an hour. AS a consequence the
bricklayers and fstOne-cutters were
compelled to stop work and the build
ing trade is at a standstill-
London, May Labor day seems to
be passing as quietly as usual here.
The only incident out of the usual run
was a gathering Of socialists in Hyde
Park. The attendance was small.
Paris, May 1-Au the factories are
working. There has been no labor day
demonstration reported. The socialists
are waiting for Sunday when they will
march to the town hall and Elysee
palace and make a demonstration
against the senate and cabinet.
Rome, May NO labor day distuyN-
ances have yet been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
GEOLOGICAL EXPEDITION.
Columbia University Party to Explore
PUGET Sound Region.

New York, May Columbia univer-
sity viii send a band of naturalists to
explore the Puget sound region. The
June 10.
The first move toward getting UP the
expedition was made by Prof Bach
ford Dean of the Geological department,
who viii have charge of it.
He said Il believe the expedition
viii be of immense value to science.
The Oldest and strangest forms of life
are to be found in the waters there and
on land also.
we shall also have a botanist along.
so that nothing in the flora of the couu-
try may be missed, and equal care viii
be exercised for the liberal fauna. We
intend also to have an eye on the fish
cries there"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
HILL MEETS TILLMAN
And There Is a BENDING and Tearing
in a Verbal Way.

Washington May Senator TillmaD
of South Carolina made a speech in the
senate this afternoon savagely attack
ing Senator Hill and President Cleve-
land
He declared that Mr.. Hill represented
the bOndhO1ders and bankers. and not
the people he predictedA repudiatiOn
Of bonds and interest if bond issues
were carried much further, to which re-
mark Mr. Hill cOolly suggested, "And
if you can't have that, I suppose yOuu
have blOOdshed.'
Mr.. Tillman declared that the presi-
dent stands as the tool of the classes
and represents only the almighty dol
lar. Grover Cleveland. John Sherman
and John Carlisle he declared are "af-
dnities-"
Mr.. Tillman closed his speech by say
ing that if the Democrats at Chicago
declared for gold he would walk out
of the convention. He would join
party which might not succeed in 1896,
but would be troublesome in 1900 on
platform of America. for Americans,
and to hell with Great Britain and her
tories"
Mr. Hin replied to Mr.. Tnlman. He
said that the speech was unca1led for
and undignified in its attacks upon the
administration In the most sarcastic
manner he referred to Tillman as my
friend-and I know he loves me" Mr.
Hill did not reply to all Tillman had
said. but denied many of his utter
anceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
MEOWlPHTI FzZ! SCAT.
Mr.. Costigan's Pleasant Style of At
tack on Breideuthal.

Mr.. Costigan's Pleasant Style of At
tack on Breidenthal.
W. J. Costigan. the associate editor
of the Ottawa Journal prints q column
and a half editorial this week ever his
own signature denouncing Chairman
Breidenthal of the Populist state cen
tral committee
NEr. Costigan was melted to wrath by
the following paragraph, which first
appeared in the Emporia Gazette and
was reprinted in Numerous papers
throughout the state.
TT is said by BreidenthaI that the
reason the Ottawa Journal is support
ing Lewelling is that Costigan. the edi-
tor of the Journals going with" Lew
elling's daughter"
Mr.. Costigan says among other
Mr. Breidenthal, how long will you
continue to abuse the patience even of
your friends2 Has unstinted RepubH-
can praise made you so drunk as to
imagine that your staggering bOssism
and unbridled audacity viii go forever
unrebuked? Do you not know that if
there is q man in Kansas dwelling in
q glass house it is Breidenthal? And
meanness towards Lewelling, Of enough
of falsehOOd of enough of misrepre-
sentation, to have satisfied your re
VengeS without now invading his fam
lily and dragging its lady mem bers into
the dirty pool of political controversy,
to be made the subject of comment by
the mob. and the jest of the vulgar2
Don't you think you ought to hire
someone to blush for you?'
Mr.. COstigan says very little in the
way of direct charges. He, however,
holds Mr.. Breidenthal responsible for
the scandals at the state insane asy-
lum and penitentiary in the following
language.
''Breidenthal it is true disgracefuI
rows did exist at the Topeka. insane asy-
lum under Populist management. A
state of chronic insubordinatiOn exist
ed Whose friends were they who did
this. Who demanded and secured their
appointments Who encouraged them
in all their defiance of the superfntend-
ent2 Think on this for a moment.
Then take that other plague spot
that furnished so much sensational
reading matter for Republican papers
the state penltent1ary. Who were the
ones who there defied the warden and
made the rebellion2 Whose friends and
relatives were they? When you re-
fleet on these things, don't you think
headquarters ought to sing low about
Lewellings appointments"
In another editorial commenting upon
the desertion of Cy Leland, Mr.. Costi-
gan says;
When Governor LeweIline reads
that dispatch he viii instinctively be
compelled. to sympathize with Morrill,.
He can say to Morrill, 7 have been
there. I know what it is to have a
chairman of a party try to run my
Office. try to dictate appointments. and
to stab and bushwhack me for refusing
his insolent demands
Mr. Breidenthal was asked by Jour
nal reporter whether he would reply to
the attack of AIr- COstigan. No said
he, Il do not reply to personal attacks
/ upon myself"
Mr.. BreidenthaFs friends regard the
! attack humOrOusly. They saw that
/ Breidenthal never demanded the an
pointment Of anyone or even made rec
[ concentrations to the governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
COOLER TONIGHT.
Fair Weather Promised for Tonight
and Tomorrow.

Notwithstanding the prediction Of
fair weather sent out by the weather
bureau yesterday, the clouds did not
hnger all day without a purpose, and
last evening treated the people of To-
peka and vicinity to a light shower
Today the wind is again manifesting its
presence, and is blowing at the rate Of
IS miles an hour. At o'clock this aft
ernoOn a partial cloudiness existed, the
thermometer registering "a degrees.
The United States weather bureau
states that the weather viii continue
fair tonight and tomorrow, with cooler
weather tonight.
Last nights showers were general on
the eastern divisions of the Santa Fe
and Rock Island. A heavy rain fell
along the line of the Santa Fe from En-
poria to Cedar Grove, and a light rain
from Peabody to Newton. Showers
were also reported to have fallen on
the Santa Fe line from Newton to
Wichita, and on the Strong City
branch. A light rain fell on the Hor-
ton branch of the Rock Island and on
the southwest division The weather is
today reported cloudy, the temperature
ranging from 65 to 80
In Colorado and New Mexico the
weather is today reported clear and
cool, and in Texas clear and warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
SHAH is SHOT.
An Assassin Fires at the Shah
Of Persia
While He is Entertaining a Re-
ligiOus Shrine.
THE SHOT is FATAL.
The Bullet Enters the Shah's
Heart.
Later Dispatches Confirm the
First Reports.

Teheran, Persia, May Nv hlle the
Shah was entering the inner court OF
the shrine of Shah Abdul Aim. six
miles south of this city this afternoon,
he was shot and slightly wounded
Berlin, May Ia dispatch received
here from Teheran. says the Shan Of
Persia was shot and killed this after
noon while entering the shrine of Shah
Abdul Aim. 1t is added that a physi-
clan attached to the German legation
saw the Shah's body
Teheran. May lis p. MT is Of
fcially announced that the Shah is
dead. The assassin fired point blank at
his heart at o'clock in the afternoon
Nasr- -ed-Din, Shah of Persia, was
born April a, 1929 and succeeded to the
throne on September 10, 1913, on the
death of his father. He was crowned
at Teheran, October 20, lS4s, and his
heir apparent is his eldest son, Musaf-
er-ed-Din, who was born March %,
1853 and who has four sons and 10
daughters.
Immediately after the Shah was shot
he was carried to his carriage and con-
veyed to the palace in this city. There
he was attended by DR.. ThOlgans his
chief physician, and other physicians
We're hastily summoned, but in spite
Of their efforts his majesty expired soon
after his arrival at the palace, or at
about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
The assassin, who was promptly ar
rested, is said to be a Sayyid from Ker-
man, or from the province of that
name. 1t is believed that the murderer
has accOmplices-
AS RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON.
Washington, May 1.-The following
cablegram was received by Secretary
Olney at 2.40 o'clock this afternoon
from United States Minister Mcdonald
at Teheran, at Persia:
"Shah visiting shrine near the city
today for devotion; upon entering the
inner sanctuary was shot by an assas-
sin disguised as a woman, the bullet
entering the region of the heart. E1-
pired within two minutes. Fratricide.
revolutionary fanatic. Great distress,
but c3Hsv quiet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
COCHRAN HURT.
Run Into While Bicycling by a Deaf
Mute Wheelman.

New York. May lex Congressman
Bourke Cochran, the well known poll
tician, While riding a bicycle i'm Central
Park. was run into by another cyclist,
thrown from his wheel and seriously
injured.
Mr. Coclzran's left hip was badly
bruised. the ligaments strained and the
bone itself possibly fractured He also
received several cOntusions of the body.
The rider who ran into him was
deaf mute, who escaped uninjured- Both
riders We're going in the same direc-
tion. The sudden approach of a We
hicle confused the deaf mute who all
lowed his wheel TO swerve and he ran
into Cochran.
The eX-congressman was thrown to
the ground with his wheel mixed up
with his legs He fell squarely on his
hip on the hard roadway When he re-
covered from the shock. he tried in
vain to get up His left leg was as
useless as if paralyzed.
An ambulance was called and Mr..
Cochran was removed to Roosevelt hos
pitaI, where surgeons temporarily
dressed his injuries. Later Mr.. Cock
ran was removed to his own home.
MI Cochran intended to sail for Eu-
rope next Wednesday,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
BOYD HAS NO BUSINESS.
So He Didn't Support His Wife and
She Got a Divorce.

A gray haired woman who lived with
a husband about twenty years and
didn't know what his business was got
a divorce this afternoon.
She was Mrs. Alice L. Boyd, of 631
Quincy street. Her husband was J. r.
Boyd. She said he had not supported
her or their 16-year-old daughter for
four years, and the last time she heard
of him he was in Fort Smith, Ark,
which was year ago.
what was your husbands bust
ness?' asked Judge Hazen.
We'll I don't know as he had any,
she replied. Her attorney also said he
did not know BOyd's profession, when
questioned
People say that Boyd was a gambler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

Guy McFadden and Philip Mayer ex-
pect to complete arrangements with y.
G. FIeishman for the use of Athletic
park for the season They VIII own
and manage Topeka's team in the Cen
tral bail league. Mayer and AIcFad-
den will both play on the team. and
have begun signing players. The sea-
son opens Nay 15- Hugh Nichol, man
ager of the Rockford, H.. team wants
to farm out q catcher and inhelder to
them Tor $50 per month each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
HICKS FOR NAY.
Predicts a Stormy Month With Rain
and Tornadoes.

Predicts a Stormy Month With Rain
and Tornadoes.
Irl L. Hicks, the ST. Louis weather
prophet, says that. all things cOnsid-
cred. a storm period of considerable
force VIII run from about the End to the
7th of May. A brief high barometer
and cooler weather will come in the
track of the storms. and q reactonary
period follow about the 9Th to 18th. 1T
viii be prudent to watch all storms ap-
proaching from the 10th to 18th, as dan
gerous storms, with tornadoes possible,
are very probable at this time III viii
be well to anticipate frosts in northerly
sections.
A series of very heavy storms with
enormous rainfalls, hail and thunder
viii occur for days i'm succession from
the 14th to the 18th, followed by a re-
dictionary period from the 21st to the
23rd.
The last storm period for the month
is central on the 27uh, covering the 26th
to the Both There viii probably be
many dangerous storms in the month
and tOrnadoes viii likely visit many
sections of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
ABOUT THE BRIDGE BONDS.
The Question NJ LegnNgy Settled ia a
Hurry.

The Injunction sult to ensoin the sale
of the bridge bonds W. .onamenced fn
Judge Hazen's court this afternoon att
g o'clock. The hearing on the motion
for q temporary restraining order viii
probably be heard tomorrow and th0
parties Interested hope to receive q, de-
cisiOn from Judge Hazen next Monday.
The case viii be Immediately taken
to the supreme court where the attorr
neys hope to have a hearing sometin,l
during the week They figure that d
decision can be secured from the SUI
preme court within 80 days after the
case is submitted in that court SO with
the most favorable conditions the le-
gality of the bridge bonds cannot be
established before June s.
1t is understood that the case is g q
amicable one to establish the Legality
of the bonds which have been attack
ed in the east by the Deitz, Dennison
61 Prior syndicate, but all the disputed
points viii be raised so shat there can
be no objection to the bonds in the fu-
ture on the grounds that they are not
legal. Attorney General Dawes and
dgeJohnGuthrie win appear against
the bonds and County Attorney SAT-
ford viii represent the county aTd sus-
tain them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
NO RECEIVER TO-DAY.
An Extension of Time Granted in the
Capital Case.

The receiver for the Capital will not
be named today, as contemplated.
Word has been received that an ex-
tension Of time in the case has been
granted. =. r. Hite, attorney for
Major Hudson, is in Little ROCKS but
the other side is not represented. a
telegram received from Mr.. Hite said
that Judge Williams said he would all
low an appeal if he could be convinced
that q mistake had been made. E S.
Quinton who applied for a receiver, is
confident that one viii be named UNI
less the case is settled by the payment
of the claim
The latest gossip is that the receiver
if one is appointed, viii be Ex-Governor
Thomas A. Osborn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
Small Cyclone at Hutchinson.

Kansas City, May IA Star special
from Hutchinson, says: A small but
cleverly defined cyclone formed in the
western part of Grant township a few
miles north, yesterday afternoon 1t
Travelled nearly across the township be-
fore lifting. Several orchards were
badly damaged and several small out
houses overturned No one was hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
GREAT NEWS
Told in Full in Last Nights Six
O'clock Edition of the State Jour
nal

The Journals O'Clock edition last
evening told the news in full of the re-
markable political victory wherein Nc
kfnley received the unanimous indorse-
ment Of the Illinois convention The
news started a sensation at the hotels
and gatherings of politicians.
A direct telegraph wire ran from the
convention hall at Springfield, Ill, into
the State Journals telegraph office in
Topeka, and the big piece of news was
known in the Journal Office, so many
hundred of miles away. as soon as it
was known at the very doors of the
convention hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
GOLD SHIPMENTS.
over a Million VIII Go Out Tomorrow
on Two Orders.

New York, May 1.-The Won Hoffman
company viii ship tomorrow betw cen
S4OO, 000 and $500, 900 in gold.
Lazard Freres has ordered S70O. 900 in
gold bars at the assay Office for ship
nent by tOmorrOW's steamer.
L. Won Hoffman & Co, in addition
to the coin ordered at the sub-treasury.
have engaged s5OO,OO0 in gold bars at
the assay Office for shipment.
L. Won HOFFMAN & Co. have returned
to the sub-treasury the S250,O0O in gold
coin taken by them today. The firm
was dissatisfied over the fact that the
coin was in IS gold pieces and they de-
sired a larger denomination.
On the shipment of gold bars by
L4azard Freres and Won Hoffman e Co.
g. premium of 3-16 per cent is being
paid.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
ENGINEER ASH HURT.
He is Brought to Christ Hospital for
Treatm ent.

Ireatm ent.
Engineer Patrick Ash of the Santa
Fe, running out Of Chanute on the
Southern Kansas division Of the road,
sustained a severe injury to his left eye
by the bursting of the water glass in
the engine, while preparing to leave
that point yesterday.
He came to Topeka last night and
entered Christ hospital for treatment
under the care of DR.. G. A. Wall, the
Santa Fe oeulist. The eye is badly
lacerated, and it viii probably be two
months before he will be able to leave
the hospital.
w a. Reddy, Santa Fe machinist at
the La Junta shops, is also at Christ
hospital for treatment. A piece of
steel entered his left eye on Monday,
last, and so severely injured that or
gan that the sight will probably be
lost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

st. Johns. N F.. May This year
seal fishery closed with the return of
the steamer Aurora from the ice fields
They encountered frightful weather
and secured the whole of the North
Atlantic for a fortnight trying to force
through the ice and reach home. The
total catch Of seals is 207. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

Lieutenant Governor Troutman re-
turned today from Arkansas City He
says that he feels encouraged over the
situation in the southern part of the
state. He feels sure that he viii re-
ceive the delegations from Cowley and
Sumner counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
READING FORECLOSURE.
Judge Acheson Orders a Decree Is
sued Because of Default Interest.

Philadelphia, May Judge Acheson,
in the United States circuit court today
signed the decree of foreclosure of
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad com
pany and the Philadelphia & Reading
Iron and Coal company
The court proceedings were institu-
ted by the Pennsylvania company for
insurance on lives and granting i'm
munities, as trustee for James Bell and
other holders of Reading general mort
gage bonds, because of the cOmpany's
default in interest on the said bonds,
amounting to nearly $1,000 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

The hay jury in the United States
district court failed to agree and was
discharged this morning upon Judge
Fosters return from Atchison. This
was the suit of the government against
some hay contractors at Fort Riley
for non fulfillment of contract several
years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
Expiration Of Presidential Postmaster

Washington, May THE terms of
fourteen postmasters at presidential
postofdces throughout the country will
expire during May. There are no i'm
portant offices in the list The number
of presidential postmasters whose com
missions expire in June is only one
while about thirty are embraced in the
list for July. The most important office
now pending action before the presi-
dent and the postmaster general is St
Paul. MINI. The salary of the Office is
So, 500 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
JUDGE GILLETTE DYING.
The Well Known Kansan Very Low
at His Home.

Kansas City. May l.-Judge AImerln
Gillette of Kansas City, kan, who has
been confined to his bed for several
weeks, is in a very critical condition
and his life is despaired of.
He has long been a sufferer from
stomach troubles and the physicians
announced to his family yesterday that
there was verY little hope Of recoVery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
a Runaway Bov.

A white boy named Charles Rosman
applied at the police station for IOdg-
ing last night and on being questioned
admitted that he was a runaway He
lived in Kansas City, Kan. he said.
where his father is a lawyer. His
father has been notified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
DAMAGES ASKED.
One Person at Last Gets Into Trouble
by Chopping Down Shade Trees.

Mrs. z. T. Hazen, wife Of Judge Ha-
zen, and others own a residence at 5O7
Jefferson street, Mrs. E. Bruner lives
at 81, or next door.
On the 4th of April Mrs. Bruner was
having some Improvements made about
her place and among others had a large
cottonwood tree chopped down. 1t fell
over on Mrs Hazen's property and
striking the house knocked off the
chimney and did other damage.
For this Mrs. Hazen ct al ask 500
damages to the place and to cover the
costs of suit. The case occupied today
in Justice Guys court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

Washington, May 1.-The following
Kansas postmasters were appointed to-
day. Reuben s. Willard, Chies; Ag-
nes H o. Gold. Baller. Charles w.
Dugan. Haviland. NJ F. Dean: Calista.
J. Q. Barth: Winchester. Abraham r.
Regier
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

simla. May The distress owing to
the drouth in the northwest provinces
is unexampled. Tt is estimated that
zoo, 600 persons are employed on relief
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
TnlIivar Fends c. a..

Mt Sterling. Ky.May Judge w.
d. 0Ifnick, Of Morehead. Ky, was shot
in the arm by Pin Tolliver uncle of
the famous Craig Tolliver and died
here this morning Of blood poisoning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
DECREASE BATTLESHTPS.
The Senate Adopts Senator Germans
Amendment to Naval Bill.

Washington May 1.-The senate has
adopted the amendment Of Senator
Goldman to the naval bill, reducing the
number of new battle ships from four
to two, by a vote of 81 to 27
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

Carl Smiley this afternoon pleaded
guilty in the district court to stealing a
bicycle from John A. Londgreen. Judge
Hazen sentenced him to the reforma-
tory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01
THE sENAToRIAL QUESTION.
T. IL. Lambert Reports That Major
Hood May Be q Candidate.

Representative T. =. Lambert Of En-
p0ria was ia the city last evening He
was a strong supporter Of Major Hood
in the campaign for United States SEN
at0r.
Asked as to the present situation
Mr.. Lambert said: Major Hood is
being urged to become a candidate by
his many friends and it is my opinion
that he viii be. The major has not yet
said so. however. The annual report
that he will remove to Kansas City is
without foundation and arose from the
fact that he recently purchased cOnsid-
erable stock in the Missouri National
bank of that cftvs'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-01

St. Petersburg. May LII Hung
Chang has arrived here with a letter
from the emperor OF China to the car
and brings costly presents