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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
late election to - large mining
He leaves a widow ana sons.

I late eIecliOn 10 ci~ . tatSe mining
He leaves widow ana g ons
I ONCE LIVED AT RUSSELL. KAN.
Milwaukee. Wis. Nov 19-Frank p
Arbuclzle who was found dead in New
York city this morning. was wen known
at Fond du Lac. Wis. where he mar
/ ried Miss Emma Swift of this city,
number of years ago. His home is at
Highlands, suburb of Denver. Col.
J He was an operator at Russell. Kan.
some years ago, and later became in
terested in politics, and removed 10 Col
0rado. where, under the Cleveland ad-
ministration ne was appointed land
commissioner at Lamar Col. He was
chairman of the Colorado Democratic
state central committee. He last visi-
ted Fond du Lac about a year ago j.
a. Merriam sent him a suit of clothing
about three weeks ago to Erie, Pa.
where ne spent last summer. He was
president of the Denver WaterWOr1s
company and is also largely interested
in mining property at Cripple Creek.
He leaves a wife and two sons, 16 and
1S years of age, respectively. The lat
ter are now attending college in the
west.
A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD.
New York, Nov. 19.-N1r. Arbuckle
had been stopping at the Fifth Avenue
hotel until within few days. His lat
er movements We're not known to Nr.
Siegel.
The neigborhood where the dying man
was found has an unsavOry reputation
loon hotels. fequented by boatmen and
women of low character. Nearly every
week the police receive a report of some
robbery or knockout case in the locali-
ty-
MRS. ARBUCKLE LEAVES
Denver. Nov. 19.-NIrs- Arbuclzle left
Denver last evening via the Union Pa
cifc to join her husband in New York
where it had been arranged they would
remain for a month Her friends in
this city have arranged to have the fact
of her husbands death made known to
her on her arrival at Omaha this after
noon
Besides two sons Mr.. Arbuckle also
had daughter Mrs. I. n. Darrow of
tnis city
May HAVE BEEN HEART FAILURE
New York Nov. 19.-The police sur
geon at the station house after a thor
ough examination of the body of Mr.
Arbuc1le declared that in his opinion
death was due to heart failure brought
on by an attempt to ascend the steps of
the elevated station. According to Mr.
Siegal, Mr. ArbuckIe was instrumental
in raising S130.000 for the recent Demo
cratic national campaign which was
about one-third Of the whole sum dis
bursed by the campaign committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
THE FLOUR OUTPUT.
Production Of the Principal KILLING
Centers Last Week

Minneapolis. Mimi. Nov. 792Tba
orthEse tern Miller reports the flour
output last week at four centers with
comparisons. as below
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
a WheeI company's Bic Order

Wheel co. OF this city has received one
Of the largest single orders ever given.
il being for 1000 sets OF finished
wheels for StudebalIer Brcs.. of South
Bend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19

Chicago. Nov 19.-For Kansas. Fair
tonight and Friday; rising temperature
Friday; variable winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19

Minneapolis Nov. 19.-Output this
week promises to he one of the heaviest
of the season Export shipments Of
-four were 55.1o0 barrels against SO. 700
week before; 76.1OO in 1925 and - 100 in
1894
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19
]. 2. RowIev Verv Sc

J. P. Rowley is very sick at his home
at 826 Monroe street. He recently
caught a severe cold and it settled on
his lungs 1t has developed into pneu-
monia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-19

See Thos. King Tor all kinds Of coal.
Prompt delivery. 21o West Sixth
The herald., 1896-08-19
HER LAST SONG IS SUNG
An Opera Singer Found Dead Ia Her
Room
Miss Flora FinIay son Dies Suddenly, Pre-.
sumabIy From Heart Disease-A Pop
ular Contrslto Singer

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-Miss
Flora Finlayson, the well-known opera
singer, died some time last night in her
apartments at a private hotel. The door
of her room was forced open by friends
at noon and lying on the floor was the
body of the young woman, who had evil
IDENTIFY been dead number of hours
Heart failure is supposed to be the cause
Miss Finlayson had been ailing sew
eral days, but her illness was not con-
sidered serious. AS a contralto singer
Miss Finlayson gained celebrity as a
member of Lillian Russells sompany,
and also with the Bostonians. She had
recently been engaged to appear at the
Tivoli during the Grand opera season,
and was to have made her first appear
ance tonight.
Miss Finlayson was we'll known in Los
Angeles. She was a sister-inlaw of NJ
NJ. Gillespie, circulator of the Evening
Express company, and has other rela-
tives living bere.)
The herald., 1896-08-19
AFTER THE ROBBERS
No Word From the Pursuers-They May All
Be Dead

NOGALES, Ariz., Aug. 1S.-Dan Nc
Cunningham. United States live stock
inspector, came from Bisbee this morn
ing and says Customs Inspector Sam
King, Del Lewis and four other men
who arrested Bob Forester, one of the
Nogales bank robbers and turned him
over to Sheriff Leatherwood of Pima
county, went on after the robbers the
same morning and have not since been
heard from. 1t is thought they struck
either a trail of part of the gang that
ambushed Leatherwood and posse on
the 18th and are still following it. or all
have been killed. If not heard from in a
few days Kings brother will leave to
look for them. The country through
which King and party went IS very
rough and is infested by hard characters
who belong to a gang Of robbers. 1t is
easy for a. posse to be ambushed and
killed. Leatherwood and posse are still
out. If the two posses get together the
capture will be made more easy.
The herald., 1896-08-19
A WHEELMAN'S TOUR
1t Took a Year, but He Circled the
Globe

Globe
MANCHESTER Conn. Aug. 1S-John
j. Brough, we'll known merchant of this
town, aged As years, has returned from
trip around the world, which con-
sumed exactly a year. Mr.. Brough trav-
eled on a bicycle wherever possible. Of
the sixty thousand miles covered by him
forty thousand were by water, twelve
thousand on his wheel and the rest by
railroad of the different countries Mr..
Brough sailed from New York August
II, 1895. He was accompanied on his
start by his brother-in-law. Cyrus p.
Forsyth of Black Creek, Canada. The
two landed at Queenstown, Ireland, and
while on a tour of the island, Mr.. For
syth fell from his bicycle and received
a compound fracture of the arm. His
companion proceeded alone. He visited
Scotland, North and South Wales and
many places in England From London
he went by water to Dieppe, in France,
then wheeling to Holland and Germany.
In Frankfort he won a fifty-m1e bicy-
Gle race and with it prize of 500. In
Italy he rode his wheel from Rome to
Naples. At Constantine he was in prison
for three nights and two days for being
without a passport. Later he went to
Sicily. From Sicily he went to Egypt
Later he found himself in Arabia and
then made his way via Bombay to CAL
cutt. From the later city he made
journey to the Straits settlements. Then
to Rangoon, then to Burmah and on to
China. From China he went to Japan
and Yokohama aaiIinrs from that Ian
ansse port he reached San Francisco.
The herald., 1896-08-19
so Cents a r1onth

the best posted man on the affairs of the
company in the city. Judge Bicknell has
been connected with the company ever
since its organization, and is a member
of the directory. When asked about the
dispatch yesterday Judge Bicknell said
that he had every reason to believe
that the facts as telegraphed were sub
stantially correct. He knew that such
movement had been on foot for some
time. and If the plans were successfully
consummated 1t would be one of the best
things for Los Angeles that has ever
happened in its history. He said that he
had every reason to believe that the deal
had been perfected. The sale includes
the property of the Los Angeles Rail
way company. the Main Street and Ag.
ricultural Park line and the Fifth street
road.
WHAT MANAGER WOOD SAYS.
General Manager F. w. Wood, the local
executive officer of the Los Angeles Rail
way company. when asked about the
matter, said that owing to his position
he felt some delicacy about being ex-
tensively quoted. He said that he knew
that Henry A. Buffers, who represents
the African syndicate, had spent two
weeks in looking over the line, and went
away very we'll satisfied. and had no
doubt that some agreement had been ar
rived at from the fact that 1t has been
given to the press. Mr.. Wood thought
that IL the deal was consummated the
new company would take charge in
three months If all the details could be
arranged within that time, as they
doubtless could be.
IF the deal goes through, and / be-
lieve 1t WILL" continued Mr.. Wood, "it
means one of the biggest things for not
only Los Angeles, but the state at large.
1t will bring $4,000, 900 in gold into circu-
lation in Los Angeles. Mr. Buffers is
and If he had not been satisfied with his
Inspection he would have said so without
any hesitancy when he was here. An
other thing connected with the deal is that
there will be several important extern
sions put into operation without any de-
lay. Mr.. Buffers informed me that his
company would not stop at improving
the line, but were ready to put money
into other branches of business that
might warrant"
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT 1T.
General Manager E. p. Clark Of the
Pasadena and Pacific Railroad COM
pany. who formerly occupied a similar
position on the Los Angeles railway, and
who is still interested to considerable
extent in that corporation, was also in
terviewed. Mr.. Clark said if the Los An
geles Railway company's property had
been sold he had heard nothing about it.
Il know that negotiations have been in
progress looking to that end for some
time, but as to whether they have been
consummated or not I could not say"
continued Mr.. Clark. remarking that
this was all he knew about the matter
Mr.. Clark said that General NJ H. Sher-
man was now in San Francisco, but that
he did not go north on matters connected
with the sale.
The herald., 1896-08-19
A Waste of Honey

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1S.-The Bull
letin this afternoon will say one of the
most remarkable cases of waste of pub
lie funds has come to light through the
report of Engineer Mackenzie of the
United States engineer corps regarding
the tidal canal designed to connect San
Leandro bay and Oakland estuary. The
government officer virtually acknowl-
edges gigantic misuse of harbor' inn
provement funds. Work which cost the
government over million dollars must
now be abandoned. The case calls for
rigid investigation. The canal will cost
almost another million for it's compile
ton, and the only possible advantage
will be the flushing Of the cesspool
which has been made of Oakland har-
bOr
The herald., 1896-08-19
DIAMONDS FOR THE DOGS
OF the Daughter Who Marries With
Pas Consent
Vanderbilt whitney Wedding to Be the nost
Brilliant pf tho Year u Honey
Will Do Il

NEW YORK, Aug 1S.-It transpires
that in the palatial home with it's splen-
did acres In the Berkshire hills, which
William c. Whitney has been preparing
for his son Harry Payne Whitney, was
Intended as surprise to the young man.
Mr.. Whitney and Miss Gertrude Wander
bilt who on August 25th will become
Mrs. Harry Whitney, had arranged to
keep the grand home a secret for a time
from the bridegroom. Publication of the
plans disclosed the secret to young Mr.
Whitney.
Although the parties most interested
have shown desire for quiet and un-
ostentatious wedding, the indications
are that their friends are going to make
it one of, II not the most brilliant affair
OF the year. Cornelius Vanderbilt, al
though he has not yet recovered entirely
from his recent illness, will be present at
the wedding and give his daughter away.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Emily Van
derbilt Sloan, Miss Leila Sloan, Miss
Shepard, Miss Gerry and Miss Taylor.
Miss Vanderbilt is at Newport. Mr..
Whitney is also there on visit to his
sister, Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget
Wonderful stories are told of gifts that
will be received on her wedding day.
More than $150,0O0 worth of jewelry, in
tended for her, came in on the Gascogne
from Paris Sunday. Among other things
there was superb diamond necklace,
a tiara. diamond aigrette, and a dia-
mond and ruby studded dog collar for
Miss Vanderbilt's pet poodle.
These are all supposed to be gifts from
her father. 1t is understood Mr.. Whit
ney has also gone deeply into the pur-
chase Of precious stones and that in ad-
dition he will give the couple a clear
title to the 1000 acres of land in the York
81, hills
The herald., 1896-08-19
bRYAN|S REPEATED DENIAL
Of the Charges Made by Sem
at0r ThurstOn
HE FAVORS FREE SILVER
Because the Needs Of the Country
Demand II
No Mine Owners Nor Association Of Mine
Owners Ever Employed Him to
Deliver q Speech
Associated Press Special Wire.

UPPER RED HOOK, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-
William J. Bryan for the first time since
Senator John M. Thurston, as alleged,
declared that he (Bryan) was in the
employ of the mine owners, has made an
official denial, coupled witha challenge
to the National Republican committee
to come out in the open and accuse him
or forever be silent. Mr.. Bryan's att
tention had been called to the contro-
versy between Senators Thurston and
Stewart and he determined tonight to
lsettle the matter if possible. He there
fore demands an open charge which, he
says, he will refute with details of his
private life and his financial affairs, or
silence. He said tonight:
II have already denied this charge on
several occasions but the reiteration of
it by Senator Thurston, a distinguish
ed resident of my own state, justifies me
in answering 1t again. 1 have never at
any time or under any circumstances,
been In the employ Of any mine owners,
individually or collectively, directly or
indirectly, nor have I ever been in the
employ of, or paid by any bimetallic
league or association. Aside from my
editorial salary of about $3.50 per month
paid by the Omaha World1Herald, and
a small amount derived from the legal
profession, my income since my retire
ment from congress has been derived
entirely from lectures before Chautau-
qua, lyceum and lecture bureaus, wto,h
have usually paid me a fixed sum, and
from contributions made by the people
of localities where L have spoken. In
some instances Ihave received nothing
at all. In most cases I have received
more than enough to pay travelling ex-
penses. In only two instances, think
has my compensation exceeded $1OO and
in these instances it was about 5000 at
one place and about $500 at the other
The first platform on which 1 ran for
congress in 1890, before I was known
politically outside of my state, contain
ed free coinage plank and my Republi-
can opponent that year was an advocate
of free silver.
In the campaign of 1892 again ran on
free coinage platform, and my oppo-
nent for the senate, Mr.. Thurston, while
opposing unlimited coinage at to /, in
sisted that he favored bimetallism L
wrote the free coinage plank on which
1 ran in 1890 and the free coinage planks
in the Nebraska state campaigns in 1894
and 1896 and tried to secure the adop-
tion of free coinage planks in the state
platform in 1892 and 1893. only men
tion this to show that my advocacy of
free silver is not of recent date. Having
made this answer to Mr.. Thurston's let
ter shall hereafter take no notice of in
dividual or newspaper comment on the
subject. If the Republican national
committee will say officially that have
ever been employed to deliver speeches
by any min owner, group of mine own
ers or by any association supported by
mine owners, am ready to make a
statement showing in detail all money
received by. me for speAch making
The herald., 1896-08-19
Burned at Sea

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 1S.--Ac-
cording to private advices received in
this city today, ten of the crew of twen-
ty-one of the British bark Flora Staf-
ford, burned at sea several weeks ago,
perished. Captain Oscar Smith took
one boat with ten men. The mate with
nine other men got in the second boat.
Captain Smith and ten were saved, but
nothing has ever been heard from the
others. The sea was rough and the boat
probably capsized.
The herald., 1896-08-19

Jasper Hampton, told him there was no
express on that route. He then de-
manded the mail and the driver gave
him the way pouch, keeping the through
pouch, when he drove on as per orders
The fellow took one bag and walked
green hand.
The herald., 1896-08-19
A Timers Suicide

CONGRESS JUNCTION, Ariz., Aug
1S.-John Healy, miner 40 years of age,
was found dead in his bed this morning
with bullet hole in his head behind his
ear. The wound was evidently self-in-
ficted. as Healy's small pocket pistol
was recently discharged and lay beside
the corpse. Healy had been drinking
and had become Respondent.
The herald., 1896-08-19
The Lone Hiehxayman

REDDING, Cal, Aug. 1S.-The Bic
ber and Redding southbound stage was
held up near Morley. twenty-five miles
from Redding, this morning about 3
o'clock, by lone highwayman who de-
uasnded the express bex. The driver.
The herald., 1896-08-19
A Famous Fish Man

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1s.-Henry C.
Ford, president of the state fish commits
sion, died last night. Ford had all his life
taken great interest in fish culture and
propagation and was known all over the
country. He was 60 years old. Two of
his sons reside in California and another
in New York
The herald., 1896-08-19
r,.rk rxain,. n.u pht.r III,

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Aug. 1S.-Miss olivia
Clemens, oldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Clemens, is critically Ill of menin-
gifts. She had arranged to sail to join her
parents in England. Word of her illness
has been sent to England and NJ. Clemens
u expected here Friday.
The herald., 1896-08-19
Wanted 70 r1.k. SUE.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Aug. 1s.-J. W..
Williams of Montana stabbed himself in
the breast four times with a knife. Fail
ing to end his life in that manner he jumped
head first into . deep well. breaking his
neck.
The herald., 1896-08-19
BELIEVED To BE TRUE
Local Railroad Hen Believe the Deal Has
Hcen COnsummatet

Been Consumm1tei
AS the heaviest interests of the Los
Angeles street railroads are held IN
San Francisco all definite Information
must come from that end of the line
Judge John d. Bicknell, the local attor-
ney of the Los Angeles Railway COM
pany, as well as a heavy holder of the
securities ee TIE company. u perhaps
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

passing month until now it taxes the ca
pacity of the building every Sunday night,
there being only one service day. The
membership has also grown until now
fifty-nine names Are enrolled on the
churchbook.
Some six months ago the pastor saw
that new church was absolutely neces-
sary, and with characteristic energy set to
work to secure it.
subscriptions came in rapidly. Those
who found themselves unable to contribute
cash pledged an equivalent in lumber,
until now all but few hundred dollars
has been subscribed.
There is enough guaranteed, however, to
authorize the trustees in commencing the
work at once, and all last week some half
dozen contractors were busy making esti-
mates. The contract has not been let vet,
but probably will be in few days. The
building complete will cost $500, and from
an architectural point Of view will be
ideally beautiful. The new edifice is
modelled after the Santa Rosa church, one
of the handsomest buildings of it's kind in
the State.
The auditorium, or church proper, will
have seating capacity of 700, with fold
Ing doors so arranged as to reduce this to
800 should the conditions warrant a
smaller room. There will be Sunday
school and Bible classrooms and library.
With the sliding doors additional rooms
can be had ii the occasion arises. Work
will begin on the new edifice in few days
and will be pushed rapidly to completion.
Rev. Phillip Coombe, in addition to his
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Practical Unanimity as to the
Railroads Liabil.
ity.
DIFFERED AS TO DAMAGES.
Juror Mocker Explains How a Com.
promise Sum Was Eventually
Agreed to in Martins Case.

Twelve good men and true. after due de-
liberation, awarded George w. Martin a
verdict against the Southern Pacific Rail-
road Com pany for $25, ,0O0. 1t was signal
victory and one on which twelve similar
suits are directly concerned. Though
those who have followed the progress OF
the trial have felt that the rights of the
rippled plaintiff had been grossly vio-
lated, verdicts against the railroad COM
pany for the arrogance and malefactions
of its servants are none too common to
cause wondering comment, and the VIC
tory which Messrs. Delmas and Short
ridge achieved in defeating this pugua-
cious corporation has won them unlimited
applause.
The most important requisite to the suc-
cessful litigation of just cause next TO
the evidence is the jury. The jury in the
Martin case was particularly good. AL
most without exception they were practi-
cal business men, without class prejudice
or foolish sympathies.
"I can truly say that / have never sat
with better jury" said William Mocker,
one of the jurymen, yesterday. Though
there were differences of opinion believe
every man in the room was anxious to do
what was right. From the first we
listened closely to the evidence. We noted
the points brought out by the lawyers and
we paid particular attention to the charges
of the Judge. 1 can truly say for myself
that I was there TO see equal and exact
justice done to all. do not enter the jury
box for the 50 a day. l have my home and I
have property, so l do not need the money.
From purely monetary standpoint jury
duty is losing proposition, but some
one has to do it, and l hold it test OF
good citizenship not to shirk this duty.
81 have not bit of prejudice against
corporation, railroad or other kind. but if
I had l would not allow it to influence my
verdict. The opinion I came to was de-
rived entirely from the evidence, and l be-
| lieve can say the same for the other ju-
rors.
| From the time we entered the jury
room there was not minute lost. We
commenced at once a discussion of the
merits OF the case, and there were some
hot speeches made. These, however, we're
all concerning the amount of damages.
| +. T. Rowe maintained warmly that
$4,000 was none too little for the rough
treatment, with its dire results, to which
Martin had been subjected.
1t took seven or eight ballots before we
could agree on the amount of damages.
The sum agreed on was not satisfactory
entirely but compromise seemed neces-
/ sary. Mr.. Rowe. however, would not
agree to less than $75, ,000"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Mounting of Another 12.Inch
Gun on the Fort Point
Hill.
THE CRUISER CHARLESTON.
Oregon to Go on the Drydock During
High Water Next Saturday
Night.

Under a decision of the Secretary OF
War soldier transferred at his own ,e.
quest is required to bear the cost thereof,
The major-general commanding the army
has informed department commanders
that when transfers of this kind are an.
piled for the soldier must, in general, have
the money to pay his own expenses with.
out calling upon the Government to ad.
vance his transportation in kind, subject
to future charges on the muster roll.
The practice of furnishing transportation
to be paid for by charges on the muster
roll, sometimes covering long periods of
time, is considered detrimental 10 the best
interests of the service"
Leave of absence for ten davs has been
granted to Captain Francis E. Pierce.
First Infantry.
Leave of absence for twenty days has
been granted to Lieutenant William G.
Ham, Fifth Artillery.
Inc work of mounting another 12-inch
rine on the bluffs above Fort Point is y
progress. The gun is to be mounted in all
respects similar to the rifle already in posi-
tlon ana Will command like range. These
Two l2-inch rifles bear directly upon
the entrance to the Golden Gate and fleet