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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-28
AT GOV. LEEDY'S HOME.
The Chief Executives View Of Prohi
bition and Suffrage

'Beck Sharp" ate Christmas dinner
with Governor-eIect Leedy and family
at Lawrence. Among other things the
governor said:
It's funny how these PrOhibitionists
wake up and turn over now and then
They had a meeting some time ago,
ostensibly for the purpose of condemn
ing the governor. But when they met
they do not condemn him to any eN-
tent. Since that meeting the only noise
they have made was when they snored.
Am I a prohibitionist2 No. al resub
missionist? No. My party's platform
says nothing about it. But don't you
ious about the enforcement of other
laws as a about the prOhibitOry law2 And
did it ever occur to you that it would
be wise thing to work hard enough
in the cause of humanity to convert it
all so that there would be no use of
keeping on educating people for that
purpose" But the governor was usurp-
ing my pTerOgatVe, and didn't say
anything; only wondered if he WASH
thinking a bout his message COnEnu-
ing he said some political movements
were like the women sumraglsts who
were in favor of anything that wOuldn
take the feathers off of their hats.
But Mr.. Leedy, aren't you in favor
Of equal suhrage2''
II was willing when I was in the
senate that the constitution should be
amended so that question could be sub
nitted to the people
Just then Miss Alice announced din
ner and Mr.. Leedy suggested that we
partake of our share of prosperity.
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Security Mortgage & Trust
Company of Dallas Fails.
Its Liabilities viii Foot Up
Two Millions.
CAUSE OF THE CRASH.
Long Continued Depression In
Value of Real Estate,
Besides the Stringency In the
Money Market Recently.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 2S-The board of
directors of the Security Mortgage and
Trust company. a local financial con-
Germ, Saturday evening made applica-
ton TO Judge W. J. J. Smith of the
Fourteenth judicial district court for
the appointment of a receiver. The
court appointed II. A Kahler. for four
years past the manager OF the Security
Mortgage and Trust company, as re-
ceiver.
The liabilities Of the company are ap-
proximately s., 0O0 600; assets nOminally
the same, but they viii not probably
realize more than 81 GOO 600 on the mar
ket The company has been doing
business for nine years President j.
T TreazeVant, who is also president of
the Texas State fair and Dallas expo
sition, made this statement:
The failure is due to the long con-
tinued depression in real estate, to-
gether with the general financial strin-
gency of the last five years. Defaults
in the payments on the part of borrow
ers have steadily increased and sales
in real estate taken as collateral have
increased during these five years until
we have $1,000, 600 worth of such prop
erty to care for including defaulted
mortgages sold and guaranteed. All Of
the capital and surplus Of The company,
S575 600 is thus absorbed, and there is
no promising outlook for the immedi-
ate future About 80 per cent of the
capital stock is owned in Dallas. The
remainder in New York, Philadelphia
and Great Britain.
THE total assets are approximately
81 500. 600, mainly first mortgage on real
estate in Texas, which at the time they
were made represented from 40 to 30
per cent of the value of the real estate
taken as security. Aside from the cap
ital stock, the entire direct LIABILITY IS
in the form of debenture bonds and
amounts to 81 300. 900. There is also an
indirect or contingent liability on mort
cages ia the hands of investors to the
amount of about S65O,000 guaranteed by
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SIEGEL s. co.'s RICH GIFT.
Give 600 Clerks Policy for $1,000
With Years Premium Paid

Chicago. Dec. est is made public
that each Of Siegel Cooper & Co. s male
employees to the number of 500 were
given an unusual Christmas gift. The
gift was made in the store reception
room
After the employees had ceased greet
ing Mr. Cooper, he stated in substance
that there was good reason for calling
the clerks together on Christmas morn
ing, and announced that the firm had
decided to present each of it's male en-
plOyes over the age of Is years with an
Insurance policy for 81 600 the premium
to be paid for one year. Owing to the
magnitude Of the deal, Mr.. Cooper stat
ed that the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany of New York through Charles H.
Ferguson & Sons Of the Tacoma build
ing, the local agents, had waived ply
sicians' fees and given the employees the
benefit of the reduction
According to his estimate, about 600
employees, Mr.. Cooper said. had been
examined and passed upon by the ply
stefan of the insurance company. To
these policies viii be distributed by
heads Of various departments today and
during the early part Of next week. AL
lowing that 600 employees have already
been examined, it is shown that the
action of Siegel, Cooper & Co. involves
$780, 600 liability. to be paid in case OF
death by the insurance company.
Each of the policies are for the sum
Of 81 geo. and as nearly a can be calcu-
lated the premiums on each of these
viii amount to $50 per year.
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GOVERNOR TALKS TO MOB.
Gov. Stone of Missouri, Quiets Lynch
ers Who Were After q Prisoner.

Jefferson City, Mo. Dec Ex-Governor
Stone addressed a mob OF about 600 people
at the jail about o'clock Saturday even
ms The crowd gathered there for the
purpose of lynching lobe Lanahan, the
man who criminalIy assaulted and muir
dered Willie Gaines. The governor spoke
to the mob for about fifteen minutes urg-
ing them not to be too hasty in their ac-
only circums antial and it may be that he
is not the man.
After the governor had concluded his
speech the crowd began TO dispense but
quite number of men remained there.
The prisoner was taken to the state pris-
on for safe keeping.
The crime which aroused the iudigna-
ton of the people and caused the fOrma-
ton OF the mob was the horrible buJchery
of Willie Gaines She was IA years old
and the daughter of Ed Gaines, a negro
Of this place Saturday morning she was
found murdered after having been brutal
iN assaulted i'm the back yard of SIAM
fits undertaking establishment. Ter head
She was also skinned from her stomach
down to the lOins of her legs 1t was evil
IDENTIFY the work OF some drunken brute.
The girl had been sent to 4 drug store
was the last seen of her A search was
instituted for her last night by parents
and police, but no trace of her could be
found.
Lanahan was arrested on suspicion of
having committed the crime
The people were aroused to q frenzy
when the awful detail of the crime was
made public.
The spectacle of the governor of Mis-
souri, addressing Il mob and appealing to
something that has never been before
witnessed in this state.
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EX-HUsBANDs As UsHERs.
A Providence Woman VIII HaveFour
at Her Wedding.

Providence r. T., Dec. 2S.-Mrs. Flea
nor B. Inter will be married to her
sixth husband next Tuesday at the
Church of Emmanuel. and four of her
ex-husbands Will act as ushers. The
fifth ex-husband met with an accident
last week and is confined to his bed.
Contrary to the ordinary run of such
affairs, she and all of her former hus-
bands are on excellent terms and are
also friends of Augustus IhlstleWoOd,
who is to be the sixth.
The future Mrs. ThistleWO0d was Miss
Eleanor Riblet when she was first mar
xied Her husband was a Cleveland,
o.. man. He is the one who is hurt,
but ne has sent her a wedding present
and has invited her and Thisr wood
to spend their honeymoon at his place,
an invitation which has been accepted
In every instance the woman has OBJ
tanned a divorce without opposition
and without losing the friendship of any
Of her husbands. She convinced them
all that they were not well mated, and
every one of them accepted the situa-
tfon gracefully and retired respectfully
with proffers of assistance at any time
when called on
Husband No. is a Mansfield man,
Arthur tx. Singleton; No is Hiram +.
Kramp Of Rochester, ~ Pr The fourth
man IS Albert Edward Derby, am Eng
Iishnan. and the fifth is Walter IL.
Devenish Inter of Newcastle, Pa
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BELMONT IN COURT.
Pose of a Mailed Knight at Belcourt
Causes g Lawsuit.

New York, Dec. 2S.-Oliver H. P. Bel
mont appeared in court Saturday to de-
fend the suit for S35 which a decora ting
firm brought to recover a part of the
bill rendered for work done in Mr.. Bel
monts mansion at Newport, known as
BelcOurt.
The sum represented the travelling
expenses of Otto Lehman, a European
artist, who mounted the antique armor
which Mr.. Belmont pronounced medi-
ocre and not up to the art standard of
the other decorations in BeIcourt
Lehman said he had gone to Newport
IN response to telegram. Mr.. Belmont
told him to mount the armor in the
same fashion that he had done in Bel
monts New York house
IL unpacked the armOr and had made
one of the figures, went on Lehman
when Mr. Belmont came along and
told me in an excited manner the figure
wasn't right. I told him that I didn't
like to be treated like a school boy: thar
If any correction was to be made he
should treat me in a gentlemanly wav
After that asked him if he wanted me
to continue the work and he said No -
What sum was he to pay yOu2"
"A dollar an hour"
In explanation Of his position Mr.
Belmont said the artist had set up one
Of the mailed knights in an undignified
pose.
The court reserved his decision
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TUNNELING THE CASCADES
Great Northern Begins Work on g
Mountain Bore to Cost Over
100000.


Everett, Wn.. Dec. 2S-WOrk on the
long tunnel of the Great Mort hern rail
way under the Cascade mountains has
begun.
A corps of eight engineers arrived on
the field Saturday and promptly start
ed i'm on the preparations to clear the
approaches for the subway. III Will be
a gigantic piece Of engineering. lit is
understood that operations viii be car
ried on in four directions at once by
sinking a shaft at a spot where de-
preston in the mountain makes this
feasible.
From the base of this shaft the Dor
ing of the tunnel viii proceed toward
the eastern and western approaches,
the former Of which viii be at Cascade
and the latter at Wellington. The tun-
mel viii have a length of between two
and three miles, and il probably viii re-
Quire two years or more to complete it,
even with the facilities of modern APP
planes to expedite the work.
As to the cost it is believed that the
work viii require an outlay OF from
S., 900, 900 to "a 600, 600.
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YOUNG BLAINE's FALL.
James G. Blaine, Jr.. Thrown From a
Car and is Nearly Run Over.

Washington. D. c.. Dec 2S.-James G.
Blaine. Jr.. son of the late Secre tary
Blaine, narrowly escaped a serious ac-
cident about noon yesterday. The young
man was on board the trailer of the
west bound electric car. and attempted
to alight while the train was in motion.
The car was going at the regulation
rate and did not slow UP at the corner
Young Blaine jumped off on the inside
of the track and was thrown headlong
on the ground
just at that time another car east
bound was coming down on he track
upon which the young man had fallen.
and before the motorman could bring
it to a stop the car was upon him. With
an effort ne succeeded in rolling over to-
one side of the street just as the car
passed him. and narrowly missed a COL
Hsion. He was unable to arise without
assistance
Beyond the tearing of his clothes and
several slight scratches and bruises he
was uninjured.
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THESE esYISITING GIRLS. :
They are in Such Demand That There
is Trouble.

Topeka's 400 young men are consider
ably stirred up over the discussion of
some shreWd methods which certain OF
their members have been in the habit of
practicing in the giving of subscription
parties
Occasionally a party is given which
the smart set attends There is a young
lady visiting i'm the city whom the men
admire much, and they try all sorts of
schemes to get dances with her. IA
prominent member Of this set. who had
been cheated out of dances with the
visiting young lady, said:
You see there is new girl in town.
Some of the fellows say that it is the
greatest thing that happened to the
town when she came here. Well. these
fellows give subscription parties. and
if we fellows happen to have dances en-
gagged ahead, they so and call out 'ex-
tras. so that they can get to dance with
her"
Another society man who felt the
same, said:
Il wanted to get a dance with Miss
-, but when I would go to engage one
then - would shout out extra, and I
would be left"
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FRIENDS OF FRED GRANT.
They are Urging Him for Place in
MeKinley's Cabinet

New York. Dec. 2S.-A petition IS pc
ing circulated among all sorts q he-
publicans in the interest or Col FREQ
Grant for secretary of war The pell-
ton was started by Phillip IT, Schlck,
president Of the Empire Republican
league. but it is being signed by many
Republican district leaders The letter
which will be sent to Mr. Mckinney,
says among other things:
I'VE. the citizens and Fepublcans Of
New York city, as the representatives
and spokesmen of thousands OF other
Republicans heartily indorse such
selection and respectfully urge that you
earnestly consider it,
During the hotly contested campaign
which terminated in your triumphant
election, Col. Grant did heroic work
While the other orators of national rep
utation were addressing fashiona bly,
dressed audiences of rock-ribbed Re
publicans up town. Col. Grant was
fighting valiantly with the district lead
ers in the slums of the down town dis
tricts below Fourteenth street.
Tit is said the movement has the sane
ton of Mr.. Platt and his friends.
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SWIFT AND TERRIBLE.
In China Commentators Are Behead-
ed the Same as Pirates.

san Francisco, Dec 28--AccOrding
to the latest advices from the Orient,
Ii Xxi Chuck, the superintendent Of the
Canton police. on November 70, seized
large number of counterfeit Chinese
coins and materials for their manufac-
ture.
The chief coiner. Cheng Tung, and his
confederates. Chan Mui Use Sang and
others were arrested
An imperial decree from Picking COM
manded the immediate decapitation of
the three above named offenders and
enjoins the Viceroy to deal with the
others as ne thinks necessary according
to law as a warning ia future 60 the
people
The officials who effected the seizure
We're an promoted in rank The Canton
reported i'm memorial the capture of
two notorious pirate jUnks ia the open
sea near Tau-ChoW by the military Off
Gals. In enecting the capture one mill
fary official lost his life A decree was
issued on the 18th of November auth
orizing the execution of the captives
and ordering the officials concerned in
the capture to be promoted in rank and
that the matter Of the military officer
having lost his life be referred to the
board concerned for rewards and post
humous hon0rs-
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CARL vROOMAN's WEDDING.
One Brother viii be His Best Man
and Another viii Marry Him.

St. Louis, Dec. 2s.-The social event
of the coming week viii be the wedding
of Miss Julia Scott and Mr.. Carl VroO-
man at the residence of Mrs. Charles 5.
BrOInWell, 41O2 Westminster place.
The wedding will not be brilliant in the
sense that il will be accompanied by an
elaborate display of wealth. On the
contrary, it viii be a very quiet affair.
1t will, however, have a distinguishing
feature not present at any similar func-
ton in St Louis for many years.
The vice president of the United
States viii give the bride away. Miss
Scott is niece of Vice President Adlai
Z. stevenson. The presence of the sec
Ond executive officer of the United
States viii give social tone to the cul-
mination of a love making that began
under very romantic circumstances.
Two years ago Carl Vrooman, a brill
HanL young Harvard student, was MAX
ing a tour of Europe for his health. He
was lonely enough despite the diversion
afforded by a trip through a strange
country. At Nice one day he met Miss
Scott. then a school girl travelling over
the south of Europe with her mother.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott of Washington.
and her sister, Mrs. BromWen. 1t did
not take the young people long to make
friends. For a whole year the young
student Travelled with the Scott party.
When the year was Up the young
couple were more than friends. Mr.
Vrooman returned to America, studied
at Harvard, but the face that had first
enthralIed him in southern France still
haunted him.
One day. without warning his friends.
and almost without preparation, young
Nrooman booked for passage on a
steamer and was soon speeding toward
France. There he saw Miss Scott, pro
posed, was accepted, and received her
mothers blessing.
He came back to America and re-
sumed his studies, the Scott party re-
naming in Europe a while longer
Carl VrOOman, though only "A years
old, has won high hOnors in the col
legiate world, both at home and abroad
He has won high OratOrical hOnOrs in
competition, both in America and Eng
land While at Harvard he was pres
ident of Harvard union, president of the
Harvard Debating society and presi-
dent Of the intercollegiate Debating
club He is an honorary member of
the Oxford union of Oxford college,
England, and an honorary member of
one Of the literary societies of the Sar-
bOnne.
He was in st. Louis through the cam
palgn, and worked ardently for the
cause of Bryan and silver. He is one
Of the well known Vrooman brothers
six in number
The bridegrOom's brother, DR.. Frank
Burlington NrOOman of Chfcag go, viii Of
hciate- Miss Scott will be attended by
a maid of honor. two bridesmaids and
a flower girl.
Walter VroOman, the BRIDEGROOM s
brother, viii act as best man.
The young couple intend to spend the
summer touring through Europe
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DEBS GOES TO LEADVILLE.
VIII Make Speeches to Help Make
the Strike Successful.

Terre Haute, Ind. Dec. 28.-Presfdent
Boyce of the Western Federation Of
Mineral Miners stoppd here on the way
to his home ia Butte to repeat the re-
quest made by letter to Debs to come to
the assistance of the 5000 strikers at
Leadville and Debs viii go to Colorado
a once.
He Will go to Leadville first. where
there viii be labor demonstrate He
viii speak in the cities of Colorado and
perhaps in other western mining states.
President Boyce says the strikers have
public sentiment with them now and
want to keep it. The meetings which
Debs is to address are primarily for
that purpose, but also to help in the
present effort to increase the member
ship of the federation, which is com
paratively new organization.
The strike at LeadViIle now is for ar
bitration. The ten mine owners. whose
attempt to pay so cents less day for
labor than is paved elsewhere in the
state brought on the strike, which be-
gan last June, are not continuing the
attempt to import labor, the first att
tempt at which caused the rioung some
weeks ago.
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HER TONGUE SWELLED.
a Pennsylvania Woman's Tongue
Sweued so as to Almost Smother
Ha~

Reading. Pa, Dec ga peculiar dis
ease of the tongue that for days bafded
the skill of Readings best physicians
was discovered ia an aged patient some
weeks ago. and only submitted to treats
rnent after the most heroic methods had
been resorted to. Mrs. Elizabeth Bech-
tel aged 81 years. was the victim. Her
tongue became infamed and swelled to an
enormous size. prOtruding several inches
from the mouth, and threatening suftoca-
ton
She could not speak a word and was un-
able to take any nOurishment- even as
much as a drop of water After two
weeks of suffering. q silver tube was in
serted into the stomach and food, drink
and medicine were administered After
several days treatment the tongue was
lanced and the swelling greatly re-
duced.
During her suffering the woman believed
that she would never become cured and
would die on suffocation- This So preyed
upon her mind that her hair, which was
slightly tinged with gray. turned perfect
is white. Strong hopes are now enter
tanned for her recovery.
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Olga NETHERSOLE.
It is Said She Win be Married on Her
Return to England

New York. Dec. 2s.-The latest rumor
to agitate theatrical gossips is to the
effect that Miss olga Nethersole is to be
married on her return to England at
the conclusion Of her present American
tour
This report which comes from London
by private letter, is supplemented by
the additional Information that Dr. Oil
yer. a surgeon in the East Indian serv-
ice, is the man of her choice. When
correspondent in Rochester. ~ ",
where Miss NethersoIe has been play
ing, tried to get information on denial
Of the rumor of her approaching mar
riage from the actress herself she de-
clined to discuss the subject.
Miss Nethers0ls is now on her third
visit to America. and VIII make her p
pearance here early in the new year.
1t has already been announced that she
viii not return next season, her con-
tract with her present managers closing
this spring.
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SANGUILY SENTENCED.
American Tried Against
Spanish Government Given
Eight Years.

Havana Dec. 2s.-Saturday the tribunal
Julio Sanguily. a naturalized American
citizen, charged with conspiracy against
the Spanish government. met for the first
time after an adjournment for the Christ
mas holidays. The judges decided thar
Sanguily was guilty of a modified qualiff-
cation of the crime of which he was ac-
cused. and sentenced him to eight years
and one day Imprisonment. The sentence
viii be published next Monday
Julio Sanguily was arrested with thirty
others including many members of we'll
known families of Havana. and confined
in Moro Castle. An attempt was made to
try him by court martial, but through the
efforts of United States Consul General
Ramon O. Williams. Sanguily's citizen
ship was established and he was given
a civil trial The prosecution attempted
TO prove that Sanguily was the head of
a local conspiracy and the chief resident
instigatOr of the insurgent movement and
that he had been especially appointed bv
Jose Marti to assume command Of the
forces of Matanzas and Santa Clara
which We're expected to arise in arms
against Spain.
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COUNTESS n BLOOMERS.
She Surprises a New York Hotel Man
by Her Attire and Her Menagerie-

by Her Attire and Her Menagerie-
New York. Dec pa small, scantily-
bewhiskered man, accompanied by a
tall blonde young woman, registered
at the Hotel Martin Wednesday as
Reginald r. Brook and Countess
GWendOline Brook. Of London.
The attaches threw UP their hands
when they saw the countess. She was
attired ia light brown boomers, brown
leggings, brown jacket, white
sweater and a. cap.
The boomers We're equipped with
pockets and the countess Wore her
hands in her pockets with all the nom
chalance of a small boy making his de-
but in trousers.
on her fingers she wore a dozen rings
and diamond pins in the shape Of coro-
nets decorated her cap and the front Of
her sweater.
When MT Brook had registered he
told the landlord that ne desired accom-
modatiOns for the pets of the countess.
How many animals have yOu2" ask
ed the landlord
The countess has a monkey. an ape.
a black Chinese bear, very rare, a tiger
cat, a house cat, trained lemurs
trained ant eater. a Madagascar dog.
Danish boar hound a St Bernard dog
and three pups
The landlord went out i'm the hallway
to give vent to his establishment After
recovering he had a long conference
call from the proprietor of an animal
store. who made arrangements to take
care of the menagerie- But the coun-
tess insisted upon keeping the ape He
is young one, and on the way across
had the freedom of the ship.