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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
HAD TUMORS In HIS HEAD.
These the Doctors Discovered after
They Began CHttinE.

They Began Cutting.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24-Judge Henry
Reed, of the court of common pleas of
Philadelphia, is dead, at the New hos
pital. He had been i'll for many
months and last summer he came
t. this city to be treated by DR.. Frank II.
Bosworth for catarrshal troubles. Satur-
day, he was removed in a semi conscious
condition to the New York hospi-
tai and an hour later the operation
was performed. 1t was found that
Judge Reed was suffering from two tu-
mors one over the nose and the other be-
hind the right ear.
After the operation he sank rapidly
and expired last night in great agony.
Judge Reed was born 40 years ago in
Philadelphia. His father was Henry
Reed, professor of bellies lettres in the
University of Pennsylva uia, who was lost
on board the Coils line steamship Arctic
when she sank off the banks of
New Foundland Al years ago after col
lision with a French steamer. His
grandfather was General Reed who
served in Washington's army.
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A Cleveland RefOrmCIubAdmits
Pullman and Carnegie,
And Then Adopts a Fiery ResO-
luton
70 GO IN A. BODY
md Hang to Lamp Post Any
Delegate
Who Votes to Give Away a City
Franchise.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 24-There was an
exciting and almost incendiary meeting
of the Washington Reform club last
evening. The fifty year street railway
franchise was the subject
1t was denounced as the most infamous
piece of attempted robbery that ever con-
fronted the people of this state. Thomas
Fitzsimmons said if it was passed and
any of the Cuyahoga delegation voted for
it he would join the crowd
to hang the guilty persons to the most
convenient lamp post. He said he meant
just what he said, and was serious. To
hang one of the robbers would be to
stop such Infamous work for many years
to come, he declared.
Edward said he would also help to
adorn a lamp post with any legislator
who would dare vote for the bill.
There were other such speakers, and
amid great excitement the members
shouted that they could find a method of
disposing of any of the Cuyahoga
delegation who dared to vote
for the extension. The strongest kind
of a resolution was then adopted con-
demning the scheme. The secretary
suggested that the Washington Reform
club atone for the unwise action OF the
chamber of commerce in blackballing
Andrew Carnegie by making Mr.. Carne-
gle an honorary member of the club.
Mr. Rankin proposed In addition to the
name of MIR. Carnegie, the names of
George NJ. Pullman. John ID. Rockefsl-
ler and H. c. Fricke as honorary men,
bers of the club The motion was put
and Messrs. Carnegie, Pullman, Fricke
and Rockefeller were unanimously
elected to honorary memberships.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
STORESYSTEM FOR LO.
Delegate Flynn Wants 1t Ended and
Money Paid Direct.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The house
without any preliminaries today resum.
ed the consideration of the Indian ap-
propriatiOn bill.
An amendment offered by Mr. Flynn,
delegate from Oklahoma, to pay $25, 1000
lthe annuity due to the Seminoles) to the
Indians themselves, through an officer
designated by the interior department
was adopted. Mr.. Flynn alleged that
under the present plan this money went
to Gov. Brown and the Indians instead
of receiving money received due bills
good at the Brown stores.
Congressman Curtis made a short
speech on the Indian appropriation bill
defending the children of Indian women
by white men in the attempt which
was made to deprive them of their tribal
rights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
ELECTRICITY KILLS TREES
Wires Attached to the Branches Destroy
the Foliage

In France great care is taken in To-
eating the wires that carry high-tension
electric currents, whether used for light
or for power, but I America the thing
is done more simply. No one bothers
himself about what is to be found at
the side of the wire, and it passes.
among the branches of trees and across
thickets, unconscious of the damage
that it may do. Now in many towns it
has been observed that the death of
these trees invariably follows the rainy
season; the leaves being then soaked
with moisture, become good conduc-
tors and lead the current down into the
tree from the wire. The wires, to be
sure, have been insulated, but the pro-
tective layer has been quickly destroyed
by the friction of the branches and the
line becomes bare, producing thus re-
suits that it would have been well to
avoid. And the electricity is the only
thing that can be accused of this. 1t
suffices, to convince oneself, to compare
the condition of the trees traversed by
wires with that of neighboring trees
It has often been noticed that in storm
all the trees through which the wires
pass die in a few hours, while the sur
rounding ones are not touched. This
is a very serious source of complaint,
and causes some lawsuits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
CUT IN TWO.
Proposed Pension for Walter @.
Gresham's Widow.
Senator Turpie Makes a Speech
for Amended Bill.
EULOGYs OF GRESHAM.
How Gresham Won His Way
Into the Regard
OF DemOcrats-The Secretary's
Career Reviewed.

WASHINGTON, Feb 24-In the senate
today Mr.. Galliuger called up the bill
granting a pension to the widow of the
late Walter @. Gresham as brigadier gen
eral at 5000 per month with an amend
ment reducing the allowance to 800.
Mr.. Turpie, Dem. Ind.) spoke in sup
port of the amended bill He said the
choice of Mr. Gresham as secretary of
state took the country by surprise.
Mr.. Gresham has never beer known
as member of the Democratic party,
aud his choice was regarded as a marked
departure from established usage.
He had stood at the front of the Re-
publican party, and he now entered into
Democratic associations, in which he had
no close personal friends. At the outset
he was threatened with isolation, but his
bon homie won him personal friends,
while his substantial ability and tact
commanded respect.
Mr.. Turpie spoke of the difficulties in
Behring sea complications and the tre-
mendous labor involved therein, the labor
being greater than that falling upon the
shoulders of any secretary of state since
the war.
a love of justice was the absorbing mo-
tive of his life, political and So
cial distinction disappearing before
this controlling trait of his
character. He was a natural leader of
men, on the field, in the judiciary, in the
cabinets of two parties as though nature
had endowed him with some strange
right of primogeniture. The senator
reviewed the secretary's career as SOL
dier, statesman and jurist.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Turpie's re-
marks, the bill as amended at 500 was
passed without division.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
BETTER PRICE FOR SILVER
1t Makes an Advance of One Half
Cent Today.

Cent Today.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24-In the stock
exchange today silver certificates ad-
vanced to 20 on the transactions of $4O,-
600. The highest previous price
within the past few months was
6919 on October TO-, 1895. Authori-
ties on silver say that the
rise is legitimate and in no sense due to
speculation. Exchange on India at Lon
don is now at the highest point after a
steady advancement during the past
thirty days.
The largely decreased production of
the white metal has naturally depleted
the supplies on hand while the low price
tended to increase the demand for use in
the arts. London is now a large bidder
for silver in this market, but finds the
metal scarce.
Large sales of silver were reported by
bullion brokers, one transaction be-
ing the sale of 100000 Mexican
dollars 10 London. One of the oldest
bullion houses in the street stated this
afternoon that heavy transactions for 30,
so and 80 days were made today and
that large future transactions have
been freely made during the
last three weeks, the business in that
period being the heaviest noted by the
firm referred to in it's existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
WHAT IT COST SELLS.

He Pays $4,000 a Year and $4,000
Bonus for the Standard Theater.
The price Willie Sells paid ]. NJ. Hill
for the three-year lease on the Standard
coTd;n1 [n Ne% ,S & SEA c1sy was S1o,Ooo' E; &C
rental of the theatsr is $24, 900 a year.
The Standard is devoted to the produc-
tion of light comedies and Sells will
pursue that plan.
Sells will open it with "Chimmie Fad
den" tonight, which will run as long as
it proves profitable
This means that Sells has given up the
circus business. Hill gave up his thea
ter to manage road attractions.
With Charley Elliott who has Just
leased a Boston theater. this makes two
Topeka young men who are managing
big theaters in eastern cities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
IF CORBETT APOLOGIES
The London National Sporting Club
VIII Offer a Purse Too.

LONDON, Feb. ga Manager Flem-
ing of the National Sporting g
club was surprised when informed this
evening that the Boiling broke club had
offered purse of $4,000 for contes t
between Fitzsimmons and Corbett.
He said that since he had announced
the determination of his club
not to put up a cent for contest in
which Corbett was one of the
principals, the matter had been
reconsidered and the decision
reached that if Corbett will apologize to
the National Sporting club for the utter
ances which gave SO much offence to its
memb bers after the pugilist returned to
the United States the club will offer a
purse for a match between him and
Fitzsimmona
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WALLER Is COMING
To Begin His Old Occupation of Ru
ming for Office.

To Begin His Old Occupation of Run
ming for Office.
a. NJ. Thomas has received a letter
from Paul Bray in which he says that
the state department at Washington was
hostile to Waller from the first
because of some trouble between
the present Q. s. Minister to Madagascar
and Waller, and that if Secretary
Olney had SO willed Waller might have
bsen released within a month after he
was incarcerated.
Mr.. Thomas says that Waller will
come to Topeka at once, and that if he
arrives in time he and his friends will go
to the Wichita convention and ask that
he be made one of the delegates at large
to the national Republican convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
MORE SPRING WEATHER
Is Promised Kansas for TomOrrow-Rain-
ing in Texas.

Is Promised Kansas for TomOrrow-Rain-
ing in Texas.
If the weather experienced in Kansas
yesterday was the result of the lay off
which the weather men took in honor of
George Washington's birthday, they GER
tainly have the consent of the people of
: this state for a continued holiday. With
similar weather no predictions are nee
; essary. They state today that the fair
! and pleasant weather will continue to-
morrow.
Throughout Kansas today the weather
/ is reported clear and pleasant and de-
cidedly springlike.
At San Marcial, New Mexico. the
weather is reported cloudy and windy,
and at Ration and Las Vegas clear and
pleasant A general rain fell in Texas
this morning In Colorado clear and
cold weather exists.
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Departures From Topeka.

The following persons have left To-
peka within the past twenty-four hours:
Via Rock Island-W. F. Evans, Omaha;
II. Moore, Portland; c. A. Fellows, Chi
cago; Mrs. F. c. Smith and Miss Ollie
Jerriam, Horton; VIM. Honson, Chicago
Via Santa Fe-h. o. Coughlin, Chicago;
Albert Frost, Lawrence; K. s. Merrick,
L. L. Korn and F. E. Sheldon, Kansas
City; Charles CrOskey, Wichita; John
Dietrich and ]. N. Wilkinson, Emporia; {;
A. P. Wilder. Kansas City; Geo. Hale,
Chicago; Mrs. j. P. Rowiey, ST. Louis;
Mrs. A. c. Seller and Miss Helen Seller,
LsaVenworth; @ B. Reed. Lawrence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
EVA BOOTHIN CHARGE.
Woman Will Conduct Salvation Army
Affairs in the United States.

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-N Office was
posted at Salvation Army headquarters
today in the form of a oablegram from
London as follows:
Field Commander Eva Booth has
been placed in charge of affairs in
America and all officers of the Army
must report to her for the present"
The notice posed yesterday that Com
mander Tucker Beoth and his wife were
appointed to succeed Ballington Booth
and Mrs. Maud B. Booth disappear ed
from the bulletin board during the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
HARRISON's WEDDING DAY
The Ex-President and Mrs. Dimmick
10 BE United Anril G.

New YORK, Feb. 24-Gen. Harrison
and Mrs Mary Dimmick will probably
be married on Easter Monday, April 6.
by the Rev. DIR. John Brown, of St.
Thomas Protestant Episcopal church.
On Saturday Dr. Brown received a
note from Private Secretary Tibboll ask
ing him if he would be at liberty on
April 6 to perform the marriage oere-
mony. DR.. Brown replied that he would
be very glad to do SO. II have not seen
the general" DR.. Brown said, ''and l do
not know what arrangements he has
made, whether he wants to be married
in the church or at Mrs. Dimmick' s
residence. All that l know about it is
what is contained in Mr.. Tibbets' note"
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says It isn't True.

NEw YORK, Feb 24.-Ex- President
Harrison, through his private secretary,
denied today that he is to be married on
April 6, or April TO- or any other specified
date. He has authorized no one to an
nounce the date of his marriage.
Private Secretary Tibbets also spoke
for General Harrison in saving
that the ex-president is not writin9
a book on the constitution of the United
States, or on any other subject unless the
magazine articles he is now writing ehall
be issued in book form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
TO LET OUT MRS. MAYBRICK
A Report that She is to BE Liberated
This Week.

This Week.
New YORK, Feb. 24.-Local papers
say: 1t is announced by cable that Flor
ence Maybrick, in prison in England,
serving life sentence for poisoning her
husband, is about to be liberated
An official announcement to this effect
it is said will be made during this week.
Ever since the conviction of Mrs. May
brick, in 1889, great pressure has
been brought TO bear upon the home Sec
retary to influence him to commute her
sentence. She was sentenced to death
first, but the decision was reversed and
she was sentto Woking prison for life.
Her friends have been unceasinp in their
efforts to secure her release ever since.
and in the until now apparently hopeless
effort many prominent Americans have
been foremost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
FEELING OF UNREST.
The Salvation rnly in Philadelphia
Talks Secession.


NEW YORK, Feb "a A special
from Philadelphia says: "The with
drswal of Gen. and Mrs. Balliaeton
Booth from the Salvation Army has
caused a commOtion in the Philadelphia
branch of the Army. The soldiers are
aroused. and talk of enlisting in a big
secession from European headquarters
is heard in every Salvation hall in the
city.
Some of the subordinate officers of the
army say they would obey orders from
Evans and Booth and would secede or
remain where they are according TO in
structions.
There is no doubt they are indignant
because of the action of Gen. Booth in
recalling his from the command
There is u belief among SaIvationists
that the methods of the Army could be
improved and the work strengthened if
modified to suit America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
P.P.ELDER STARTS ADAILY
The Ottawa Politician VIII Now Un
dertaIke EditOriaI work.

Ex-Lieutenant Governor P. p. Elder
will tomorrow start a new Populist daily
newspaper at Ottawa.
Clark Wilkerson, the former owner of
the Ottawa Republican, has purchased
the plant of the Ottawa Times, a tri-
weekly paper, and has leased the plant
to P. P Elder s. Son, who will publish
a Populist daily.
Ex-Governor Elder aspires to occupy
the field formerly held by E Ii. Snow.
and will try to capture the patronage
now held by SHOWS old paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
MRS. PECK's CONDITION.

Charles Blood Smith received a tele-
gram from George r. Peck at 2:30 this
afternoon from San Antonio, stating that
his son and two daughters arrived at II
o'clock this morning and that Mrs. Peck's
condition remains unchanged, although
the physicians express no hope for her
recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
PRESIDENTS DUCK HUNT
He Will Probably Spend a Week ON
the Potomac.

QUANrIco, Va, Feb. 24.-The tender
Maple with President Cleveland and par
ty arrived off Quantico about $3.50 this
morning and proceeded down the river
and anchored at o'clock in front of the
small station of the Richmond. Fred
ericks burg and Potomac railway known
as Whitewater. The water is very wide
at this point and the little station is sit
uated in a cove which makes 1t
the best place for the steamer
to anchor. The president was
accompanied by Commodore Lam berton,
DR.. Riley and Attorney General Harmon.
The party came down on the invitation of
Colonel Withers Walter to enjoy the
duck shooting from his blinds.
The colonel and one of his guests,
Colonel Wright Rives. of the United
States army, went on board of the presi-
dents boat soon after she anchored. Ar
rangements were completed and by
daylight the president and his friends
were in the blind. They decoys were
at once set and two men stationed on
shore with a small boat to pick the ducks
up as they were brought down. The
president will probably have good
shooting as the ice is broken
and the ducks quite plentiful on the
feeding grounds which have been cov-
cred with ice for a week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24

The death of Prince Henry of Batten-
oerg, husband of Princess Beatrice, youn-
zest daughter of the queen, has caused her
majesty to revise her will. 1t is reported
shat she will leave Osborne House to Prin-
Jess Beatrice and will also bequeath to her
she lease of A Abergeldie House. The Duke
IF Connaught, it is said, will get Balmoral,
ihe queens residence in the highlands.
You can reach the court house by TAX
ing the West Sixth avenue cars and
walking one block north on Van Buren
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-The Boston
sailed from Honolulu for Yokahoma on
the 10th inst. The Cincinnati has ar
rived at Fort Monroe, and the Concord
at Kobe. Japan. The Indiana has gone
to sea from Newport News with the
inspection board to test her great guns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24

DEs MONIES. Feb. 24-An effort will
be made this afternoon by Attorney Ball
Reich for Stanley Claycomb, alias Smith.
who received the bodies shipped here
from Omaha Saturday, to get him out of
Jail by habeas corpus proceedings before
authorities from Omaha arrive. 1t is
claimed tina offense, being but a misde-
meanor and committed in Nebraska, the
prisoner cannot be held here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
BILL NYE'S BURIAL.
1t VIII Take Place at Arden, n. c., Near
His Home.

AsHEvILLE. N. c.. Feb. 24.-The body
of Edgar w. Nye will be buried at the
Calvary Episcopal church, near Arden,
on Tuesday next Mr.. Nye was a mem
Der of this church and q regular atten-
dant whenever he was at home.
The funeral will be held at noon and
those who will act as pail bearers are
Dr. G. w. Fletcher, Major E. P McKis-
sick, DR.. W. D. Hilliard, B. B. Blake
Major w. E. Breese and Capt. Oliver
Middleton Rutledge. The funeral SER
mon will be preached by the rector OF
the church, Rev. DR.. Phelps.
Many teIegrems have been received
by Mrs. Nye from persons prominent in
the literary world expressing their sym
pathy in her bereavement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
Thieves Held.

William Dupree and William King,
the two colored men who are charged
with breaking into the Model store Sat
urday, night, were held today by Justice
Furry IN the sum of $500 each and are
in Jail. Their preliminary hearing will
be Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
True 40 EugIand,s Policy.

Salisbury, in the house of lords today,
referring to the official report of the
prices of wheat and bread in various
countries, which is now being prepared,
repudiated having said anything which
could fairly be considered as an argu-
ment in favor of protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
Talk of Egyptian EvaeuatiOn.

LONDON. Feb. pa dispatch from
Rome to the Pail Mall Gazette published
this afternoon, says a telegram has been
received there from Cairo, stating that
Great Britain has begun negotiations
with France for the evacuation of Egypt
The visit of Mr.. Cambon, the French
ambassador at Constantinople, to Cairo is
reported to be connected with the nego-
tiations for the evacuation of Egyptian
territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
DoIman & nungate DissoIve.

The law firm of Dolman s. Hungate
was dissolved this morning by mutual
consent. L. s. Dolman bought Otis Hun
cato out and will continue the business.
Mr.. Hungate is the attorney for the
sheriff and his duties in that capacity
caused the dissolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
BABY AND LION ARRIVE.

FitzsimmOns Family Get to New Or
leans TOday-PusiIisGs Coming Later.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 24.-PugiIist Fitz-
simmons had not arrived here up to l p
N. today. Fitz accompanied by Martin
Julian, Mrs. Julian, Mrs. Fitzsimmons,
the baby and Nero the lion, left Ell Paso
Saturday night over the Texas & Paci-
nc railway Without saying good bye to
friends FitzsimmOns and Julian gave
out that they would remain in Ell Paso
until Monday morning and then quietly
pulled out
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other mau for the surrenders which the
Republican party has made to the silver
spectators. We have never had presi-
dent whose utterances furnished such
cause for apprehension as is to be found
in McKinley's speeches. What do the
sound money Republicans OF the east
propose to do about it? Will they allow
their party to nominate a man with such
a record?
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RaeheIor ss Years Old Dead.

NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, Feb. 24-Jere
s. Allen, one of the oldest newspaper
men in New England is dead. He was
SO years of age, bachelor and a Mason
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noesn,t Rnrx Dead AnfmaIs.

Robert Owens, a farmer living near
Silver Lake, has been arrested in Justice
Furry's court on complaint of a neigh
Dor named j. F. brennan who charges
him with violating the state law by leav-
ing dead animals III his field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-24
COMET COMING THIS WAY.

The Fiery Visitor Approaching Us But
Cant Quite Reach Us.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. Feb 24-Obser-
vations at the Yale University observa-
tory show that the comet discovered
by Prof. Perrine is coming in the direc-
ton of the earth but at an angle to the
eIlipsis, which will bring it far above the
earth
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance $240, ,322,-
643; gold reserve, $102, 1882
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A Change of Place.

AsHEvILLE, N c., Feb. "a. - The
funeral of Edgar W. Nye will occur at
IL o'clock tomorrow at FIetchers, n. c.,
about 12 miles south of AshevilIe. A
special train will leave here for the
scene in the morning.
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Gold Advances at Rom g

ROME, Feb. 24-The price of gold
here on Saturday was $10690 but the
price rose to 1117O today. This caused
Italian rentes to fall on the Paris bourse.