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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
LABOR BUREAU QUESTIONS
Being Sent Out to Which C0mmfs-
S1oner bird Wants Answers.

Being Sent Out to Which Commfs-
S1ener bird Wants Answers.
State Labor Commissioner w. G. Bird
ia gathering statistics for his next report
Mr.. Bird says he does not say his office
ought to be abolished but says that If 1t
can't have the support OF the Iaoorlng
people of the state and the Office be used
to benefit the working people, then 1t
ought to be abolished.
He is now sending out circulars asking
the questions be wants the laborlng men
to answer
The union men send in their answers
through their organizations, but the COM
missioner deals direct with the nom union
men.
The Iaboring men are asked thirty
seven questions concerning themselves.
This includes their age, place of birth.
kind of trade or profession, number OF
hours of work each day, wages, NUMBER
of children, whether they own their
homes or rent, whether their wages have
increased or decreased during the pas:
year, whether they favor compulsory
arbitration in cases of trouble between
capital and labor, and whether they
favor the restriction of immigration.
They are also requested to give the cost
of living, and tell whether they have run
in debt during the year, and if SO. how
much. They are also asked to give any
suggestions regarding legislation that
would be beneficial to their class of
work.
The manufacturers have also been
sent blanks to be filed out and returned
to the commissioner relative to the con-
dition of their business and that of their
employees. The manufacturers are re-
quested to state the kind of business car
ried Oh, the amount of capital invested,
cost of plant, number of months in oper-
alton each year, amount of products
turned out, value of the raw material
consumed and of the products sold,
amount of wages paid yearly, mum Der of
hands employed, aud where the princi-
pal market for their products is. They
are also asked if they have had any la
Dor troubles during the year, and if SO
what was the cause and the result The
last question asked is: How do the
freigh t rates affect your business?"
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DEMANDS OF LEONISTS.
Rebellion in Nicaragua Is War for
Constitutional Revision.


MANAGUA, Feb. 26.-The United
States minister, MIR. Lewis Baker, has
cabled to Washington, requesting that
the United States gun vessel Alert,
which is understood to be near the
coast, be dispatched to Corinto, in or
der to protect the property of the
United States citizens.
President Zelaya has a number of
troops forty miles west of this city,
but he is without information as to
the exact doings of the revolutionists-
The forces of the Conservative party
have all rallied to the support of the
president during the present crisis.
The sum and substance of the de-
mands of the Leonists is a complete
revision of the constitution, giving
further and more popular representa-
ton, and that the constitution in the
future should contain provisions MAX
ing it impossible for dicta torship to
be declared.
This town, the capital. is being
actively made ready for defense, as
the insurgents, whose headquarters
are at Leon, the old capital of Mica
ragua, and the center of the old Roman
Catholic population, as opposed to the
Catholics of more modern views, are
expected to make an attack upon this
city. A strong detachment of the
Leonists has already left that town,
and it is believed that Managua will
be attacked tomorrow or the next
dav
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Wichita Falls Bank Cashier
Protects His Funds,
At the Expense of His Life, and
Dies Fighting.
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
The Thieves Secure a Few Hun
dred Dollars.
Citizens Pursue Them in a Run
ming Fight.

WICHITA FALLS, Tex, Feb. 36.-Two
robbers entered the City National
bank, of this city. at 2:45 q. m, and
demanded the money of Cashier Dor
sey, who resisted them. Shooting be-
gan, resulting in the death of Cashier
Frank Dorsey and the wounding of
Bookkeeper P. P. Langford. Lang
ford's wounds are not serious, being
light flesh wounds.
The robbers secured only a few
hundred dollars IN silver. They then
mounted their horses and made a run
for their lives
By this time many of the citizens
had armed themselves and a small
battle took place. One of the Job
bers' horses was shot from under him
and it is believed the robber was
wounded. He mounted behind his
partner and, about one mile from
town met a farmer in a buggy. They
took his horses and made a break for
the hills.
In the meantime, citizens had Sc
cured horses and started in pursuit of
the robbers. CAPITA in Mcdonald and
his rangers came in on the o'clock
train and took the trail at once. Late
last night word was received that the
robbers are corralled in large thicket
in the middle of a pasture nine miles
from town. The thicket is surrounded
by twenty-five or thirty determined
men, who are fully armed, and escap pc
is almost impossible. They have sent
in for twenty-five additional men, who
have just started. Foster Crawford,
one CT the robbers, who killed Cashier
Dorsey, is said to be noted desper-
ado. 1t IS also reported that one of
the famous Christian gang was the
other man.
1t is believed a hanging bee will
take place when the robbers are
caught A reward. of 81 900 is offered
by the Panhandle and City National
banks for their capture, dead or alive.
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Provocatson for a Lawsuit.

There is a story told OF a very emil
nent lawyer now no longer with us,
who once, while endeavoring to dis
suade a friend from going to law, was
asked what he would himself consider
sufficient ground for resorting to liti-
CATION. MY dear fellow" he replied,
81 do not say that under no conceivable
circumstances would 1 take proceed
ings against any one, but do say that
If this moment you deliberately upset
my ink on the table, chucked my wife
out of the window, threw that volume
of reports at the bust of Dickens, made
hay with my furniture and finally
tweaked my nose, should, no doubt, use
my best endeavors to kick you down
stairs; but once rid of you, either by
force or persuasion. no power on earth
should induce me to bring an action
against you"
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GEN. sHELBY's ANSWER.
A Blue and Gray Military Parade on
July 4 Would BE IncOngruous.

A Blue and Gray Military Parade on
July Would BE IncOngruous.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 26.-Jo o.
Shelby, commanding the United States
Confederate veterans of Missouri, yes
terday received an inquiry from a
New York paper asking for an express
sion of his views on the action of Com
mander-in-Chief Walker of the G. A.
R in declining to sanction the pro-
posed marching of the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic in uni
form and the Confederate veterans in
uniform at the Fourth of July demon
stra ton next summer in New York
city. Replying to the query, General
Shelby sent the following telegram:
When General Lee furled the flag
and stacked arms at Appomatox, then
and there the eolors and uniform of
the Confederaey were buried for all
time. The idol of brave men lay shat
tered as the stars and stripes foated
again in its old time place. Heroes
wept at the burial, but raised their
faces to salute the flag of an undivided
and Indivisible country. And we, who
still stand this side of the
weary door of DEATH enjoying the
freedom and protection vouchsafed to
as by our common country and that
flag, realize that there is but one flag
and one uniform, one symbol and one
army, for our common country Cit1-
zenship is broader than sentiment and
duty greater than tender recoIleetions.
But above all, true Americanism is
chief of this trinity of virtues.
And SO the ex-soldiery, whether of
the North or of the South, should
maintain that spirit of duty, citizen
ship and Americanism which will
Danish sectionalism, bitterness. and
prejudice, and tie us together with a
fourfold bond of respect, esteem, affec-
ton and patriotism.
Believing, therefore, as do, that in
the parade as proposed in your city
July next, of the Grand Army of the
Republic in National uniform, and
the ex-Confederates in grey uniform
with stars and bars, would be incon-
gruous and mar the harmony of that
occasion, 1 indorse cordially and com
mend the action of General Walker,
commander-in-ch in the course he
has taken Our griefs are private
the Sunny Southland all beloved
over with the graves of our dead from
the sea to the gulf, invites our love
and claims our tenderest care. And
it is no part of our duty or patriotism
to Ootrude ourselves or our private
sorrows into the marching columns of
the Grand Army.
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JACK TARs OF OTHER DAYS.


When Ships Were Full Rigsed and Sailors
Were Athletes.
A proportion Of the blue Jackets of
any full-rigged ship were necessarily
athletes, says a writer in the North
American Review. The upper yard
men" in a line-of-battle ship or a fri
gate were exceptional men in this way,
and much more so, perhaps, just about
the time that sail power was receiving
its death warrant than ever before.
These young men had to race aloft to
nearly the highest points, at top speed,
eight or ten times a week, when the
ship was in harbor, to keep their heads
and maintain their breath while hold
ing on by their eyelids,'' as the phrase
went, and manipulating with a careful
and measured order of action the vari-
Gus and intricate arrangements for
crossing" or sending down" the royal
and topgallant yards. 1t was all done
at full speed, for it was universally
held that the upper yardmen gave a
character to the whole ship, and that
one which was foremost in the exercise
was ever considered the smartest ship
in the fleet The upper yardmen were
always the coming men. They had the
most opportunities for Distinguishing
themselves, were the best known and
were most under the eye of the authori-
ties. They developed great muscular
power in chest, shoulders and arms.
Their lower extremities suffered and
one always knew the men who had
been upper-yardmen by their tadpo1e-
like appearance when they were bath
ing.
But in the modern steam 1ine-of-bat-
tie ship and frigate these extremely
athletic specimens formed very small
minority of the ship company" and
none of them could lose his turn at be-
ing upper-yardmen so long as the ships
reputation depended upon the speed
with which the upper yards were
crossed and sent down. In harbor the
rest of the blue jackets had the hand
ling of the yards and sails for exercise
once or twice week, but at sea the
use of sails for propulsion grew less
and less important, and most of the
work a1oft was more of an exercise and
less of necessity.
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Pardon.

The abuse of the pardoning power is
one of the striking facts in the history
of human methods Of dealing with
crime AS commonly exercised, it has
been a serious evil, not only in its di-
rect effect in arbitrarily renting pun
ishment which, both for the good of the
evil doer and of society, should be al
lowed to work it's natural effect, but
in the expectation which is encouraged
in the minds of those who plan the
perpetration of crime; that even if
convicted and sentenced they will be
pardoned.-Rev. William I. Nichols.
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win BE Held at St. Paul

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 26.-Gen-
eral orders of the G. A. R., to be pro-
mulgated some time this week, will
state that. in consideration OF the fact
that the railroads have granted the
rates asked fora cent a mile, with a
limit of fifteen days, which may be
increased to thirty days by depositing
tickets at St Paul-the thirtieth an
nual encampment of the g. A. R. will
be held at st. Paul, Mimi, the first
week in September
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SIMPSON AND MRS. LEASE
A Peppery Exchange of Opinionc of
Each other.

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 26.-Jerry
Simpson delivered lecture here last
night When he arrived he was asked
for an interview about Mrs. Mary
Lease. He said: 81 don't know
whether Mrs. Lease really means to
abandon politics or not, but 1 hope
she does. While a woman of great
ability she is too aggressive and in
dependent She won't tolerate any
body else's views and is always caus-
ing trouble. She's a lot better off in
the pulpit than in politics. and hope
she will stay there"
This interview was telegraphed to
Mrs. Lease at Wichita, with a request
that she reply. Her reply was: Life
is too short and my time too fully oc-
cupied to pay attention to every bark
ing cur, or step on every worm that
crawls across my path"
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Van Horn-Tarsner Contest.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The Van
Horn-Tarsney contest case was consid-
cred for three hours in the house yes
terday, and will be resumed to-day.
1t is likely that vote will be reached
late to-day, but this is not certain. as
1t may be carried over for another
day. The time was consumed by
Judge strobe of Nebraska, who opened
the case for the majority, and by Mr..
Taylor of Ohio, who explained his
position in asking for a reopening of
the case
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Cnlnese Troops MutIny.

LONDON, Feb. ga dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says that Anhui
troops at Kiang Yin, ninety-fve miles
from Shanghai, have mutined. BY
the explosion of the main powder
magazine at that point, 200 persons
were killed and many wounded. One
captain has been killed by the troops
and the general has been made pris-
oner and is awaiting death The for
eign instructors of the troops are safe
and are being protected by the Human
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She Is One of the Heirs.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, Feb. 26.-Mrs.
Maggie Mcconnell of this city has
jumped into wealth, being notified
that she is one of the heirs to prop
erty in Philadelphia valued at about
$66. 600, 900, on which a 99-year lease
will expire in about one year. The
persons occupying the property prefer
to buy rather than make another lease,
and are endeavoring to locate the heirs
for that purpose.
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Still Another Fort Scott Suicide.

Fort SCOTT, Kan, Feb. 26.-George
Abbott, late manager of the Durkee
Coal Company's store at Scammon, and
property owner in this city, went
home to Galena yesterday after learn
ing of the suicide of Michael Clark,
who had just shot himself at Mercy
hospital here, and shot himself like
wise, on the doorstep of his own
home. He was found dead a short
time afterward. He left note to his
wife, saying he was respondent
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victory for the Faculty.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, Feb. 2e.-The trouble
at the University has come to the end
which was inevita BILE from the start.
The faculty and president have won,
and the rebellious students have to
take their medicine. Yesterday the
200 implicated held a meeting at the
city court house. After many speeches
they agreed to submit to the faculty,
and said that they would take the
pledge. All have signed.
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FAILED TO GET a DOLLAR
Unsuccessful Attempt to Rob a Warren.
Ark. Bank-Two Men Shot.

UnsueceS51uI attempt to RoD warren
Ark. Bank-Two Men Shot.
WARREN, Ark, Feb. ga daring
but unsuccessful attempt was made to
rob the Merchants and Planters
bank of this place yesterday. About
$3.50 o'clock three men entered the
bank and two of them walked around
behind the enclosure, where Mr..
Adair, the cashier, was seated in
conversation with Messrs. It. NJ.
Goodwin and D. w. Sutton.
Their first salutation was 'Hold up
your hands" Mr.. Adair srrang
for his pistol, when the men com
menced shooting. Mr.. Goodwin re-
ceived what is thought to be a mortal
wound and Mr.. Adair was shot
through the shoulder. The latter re-
turned the fire and evidently wounded
one of the men, as when he rode off
he was seen to be bleeding.
The firing of the pistols startled the
citizens, who came running from all
directions and the robbers were forced
to retire without accomplishing their
object.
Several citizens had narrow escapes
from the flying bullets and the inte-
rior OF the bank is perforated with
bullet holes.
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Killed over a Family Trouble.

KINesvILLE, Mo-, Feb. 26.-Miller
James shot and killed James B. Evans,
a young man of 1s, about six miles
north of here last evening The
shooting was the result of family
trouble. Officers are in pursuit of the
murderer, Gwh fed. James is about
so years old and has the reputation
of being quarrelsone.
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Very respectfully,
s. s. McFADDEN,
City Clerk.
The city attorney stated that Judge
Thomson will hear and determine the
pleadings in the Topeka water works
case March "a, 1896.
The bids for electrical apparatus were
presented by the clerk. The president
of the council appointed Coancilmen
Bradford and Roundtree as tellers. Bids
were then opened and read as follows:
Western Electric company, Chicago,
%; check of $4,000 deposited.
Fort Wayne Electric corporation, Fort
Wayne, Iud, $12,995; check of $1,000
deposited.
General Electric company, Science
tady, N. Z, $12, 440.50, not including line
material nor old apparatus; checks OF
81, PA deposited.
Louis E. Watkins, Boston, for dynamos
and lamps, not in accordance with adVer-
tisement, $4,000; no check.
Perrizo s. Sons for poles $1.11S. 1Os
No check deposited
On motion of Mr.. Drew the bids were
all referred to the committee on 1ights-
The committee on licenses reporteo
back the ordinance relating to license os
persons engaged in clipping horses. ana
recommended its passage. On motlon
the report was adopted. .
On motion of Mr.. Pattison the COUNCIL
adiourued. s. 8 MCFADDEN.
City Clerk.
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Two Girl. Burned to Death.

APPLETON, Wis, Feb, 26.-The
house of Cornelius Bushmen, at Free
dom, burned last night. Laura Bush
man, an adopted daughter. aged 5
years. and Annie Swinkless, also
adopted, aged IA, were burned to
death. Mr.. and Mrs. Bushman es-
CAPPED in their night clothes.
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Four Hundred to Sail for Liberia.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. ga
special train left here last night for
Savannah, carrying about 200 negroes
from Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi
and Texas, en- route to Monrovia,
Liberia, Africa. The negroes go under
the auspices of the Interna tional Mi
grafton Society. The steamer Laureda
will leave Savannah February 81 for
Africa with about 400 colonists for
Africa
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Rebuff to French Ministry.

PARIS, Feb. 2e.-The budget COM
mittee of the Chamber of Deputies,
just appointed, contains Twenty-Five
members out of total of thirty-three
who are hostile to the governments
proposed income tax. This is regarded
as grave and unprecedented rebuff
to the ministry.
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Boie. to write a Letter Soon.

DEs MONIES. Iowa, Feb. 2o.-It is
reported that Ex-Governor Boies has
written or will write a letter declin-
ing to allow the use of his name as a
candidate for the Democratic nomina-
ton for president. Mr.. Boies' friends
assert that he has DO ambition beyond
his law office and his farm.
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Wm Ask Clemencr for Pnnshon

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Feb. EXPEDITIONS
to which thousands of signatures have
been attached will be sent to Governor
Stone in short time asking him to
commute the death sentence imposed
upon Thomas Punshon, for wife muir
der to a term in the penitentiary.
Punshon was convicted on circum-
stantial evidence, and hundreds of
people believe he is not guilty.
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NEW YORK. Feb. 26.-Dennis Fer
guson, a pawnbroker of Long Island
City, was seized in his shop by four
men. He was bound and gagged,
after which the men gathered up S1O,-
600 worth of diamonds and other lew
elry and made off with it Ferguson
cannot describe the robbers aceu-
rataIu
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MADISON, Wis, Feb. ga terrible
tragedy, resulting in the fatal shoot
ing of Mrs A. w. Patterson by her
husband and his death by his own
hand Immediately afterward, occurred
at midnight last night at their home
in this city. Whether it was not
practically a double suicide is a ques-
ki0o-
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$4,000, 900 a Year for Coast Defenses.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. - Senator
Squire yesterday presen ted his report
on the fortifcations bill The COM
mittee amended the bill making the
total amount carried by it $50. 900, 900
instead of Ss7, 900, 600, making SO, OOO,-
900 available at once and to be ex-
pended during the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1897. and $4,000, 600 there
after for the following seven years.
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LITTLE RoCN, Ark, Feb. 26.-J Judge
Williams appointed John G. Eonsdale
receiver of the Little Rock, Hot
Springs s. Texas railroad. About
$500, 600 has been spent in building
the road and there is debt of $115, 900
still hanging over the company.
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nnKInI.u and Mahster Davis.

PLArTsBURG, Mo, Feb. 25.-The Re-
publican county convention yesterday
elected delegates to the district con-
vention to be held at Excelsior Springs
March 25 The sense of the conven-
ton was Mckinley for president and
Webster Davis for vice president.
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Morgan Finishes His Cuban Speech.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-In the senate
yesterday Mr.. Morgan continued his
speech in advocacy of Cuban recogni-
ton. Mr.. Gray, Mr.. Lodge and Mr..
Call also spoke briefly. At o'clock
the resolutions were again laid aside.
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A Reward for til

A Reward for the Recovery of His Wife.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Arthur B. Cody,
whose wife recently disappeared from
Tacoma. Wash, has offered reward
of 81 900 for finding and restoring her
to him alive before Nav l.
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70 Bore for oil in KENTUCKY.

Preparations are making for extern
siye prospecting for oil in ten counties
of eastern Kentucky next spring. The
indications of the extension of valuable
oil fields in that region are said to be
promising.
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REPORT ON Mr.. BAYARD.
Foreign Affairs Committees Resolution
of Censure Reported.

WASHINGTON, Feb 26. Chairman
Hit of the foreign affairs committee
yesterday reported to the House the
preamble and resolutions agreed on
by the foreign affairs committee CEN
surfing Ambassador Bayard for por-
tions of speeches he delivered at Edin-
burgh and Boston
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DENVER, Col, Feb. 26.-Governor
Mcintyre has committed the sentence
of A. w. Van Houten. who killed
Richard Newell, jr., chief engineer of
the Midland Terminal railroad at
Cripple Creek, to life imprisonment.
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stole Alfred Martins wife and CIothiu

SEDALIA, Mo, Feb. 26.-Several
days ago Charles Greeley entered the
house of Alfred Martin, stole clothing
AID jewelry, and then eloped with
Martins wife. He was arrested and
tried to-day in Judge Burr's court and
sent to jail for ninety days.
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FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 26.-The thir-
tieth Senatorial ballot in joint assem-
bly, yesterday resulted as follows:
Hunter, 90; Black bnrn, SO; Carlisle, 4;
Denny, 2; Bate, l.