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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
NO SENATOR.
Kentucky Senate AdJOurns
Sine Die.
Reports Mild Censure Tor the
Governor.
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Backed Down on the Impeach-
ment of Bradley.
The House Endorsed the Gov
ernor's Position.

FRANKFORT, KY, March 1s.-The
Legislature adjourned last night after
sixty DAYS of disgraceful pickering
The Legislature failed to accomplish
the two important acts it had before
1.-THE election of a United States
Senator and the enactment of legisla-
ton to save the States financial repu-
tation.
Governor Bradley has refused to or
der a special session and the State is
in a bad way. The Senate special
committee backed down and offered a
report that was so mild, when the
threats to unseat the Governor are
considered, that even the Democrats
laughed. In the House a resolution
was passed denouncing the lawless-
ness and indorsing Governor Bradley
to the end.
Lieutenant Governor Worthington
issued a call for a special election
April IL to fill the vacancy in the Sen
ate caused by Senator Weissinger's
death. Senator Walton and Senator
James will resign and the Governor
will order a special election, refusing
to recognize their expulsion by the
Senate.
The Senate committee appointed to
Investigate" Governor Bradley and
impeach him for uSurpat1On OF once,
and impose both fine and imprison-
ment, reported to the Senate last
evening. The report finds that the
militia was not placed under the con-
troll of any civil officer; memb ers were
prevented from entering the House;
soldiers entered the Senate chamber
while in session; no application was
made to the jailer or county judge for
assistance; the Governor made no in
ouiry of either House as to the situa-
ton, and that the object in calling
out the militia was to cast IN the
joint assembly two votes and elect
Senator.
The committee in closing its report
says: Your committee, therefore,
finds and declares and recommends
that by the adoption of this report the
Senate of Kentucky declares that said
use of military power of the common
wealth by the governor was unneces-
sarV for the preservation of peace or
for any other la wful purpose; that
said military force was not used by
the governor for the purpose of pre-
serving the peace, hut was used solely
for partisan political purposes; that
said action of the governor was wholly
without warrant of law, and was and
is now a fragrant subversion of the
civil authority by the military power
of the commonwealth"
BY vote of I9 to IA the report was
adopted. Senator Jones denounced
the statements in the report as abso-
lutely false in point of fact, and in
dorsed the governor. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Worthington did 1ikew Use and
denounced the report.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
WINS VICTORIES.
President Zelaya ROuts the
Nicaraguan Rebels.
The City of Metapa Taken After
Terrible Slaughter.
TWO DAYS FIGHTING.
Over 1000 Soldiers Killed
and Wounded.
Two Other Towns Were Also
Captured.
TWO DAYS FIGHTING.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March Ia
The city of Managua is in frenzy of
excitement and rejoicing over the
news received of three great victories
scored by the government forces yes
terday over their opponents, theLeon-
ist rebels.
The city of Metapa was taken by
storm after two days hard fighting.
The capture was attended with terri
BILE slaughter, news from the scene
placing the number of killed and
wounded as high as ] ,O0e men. Meta
pa is situated in the midst of high
mountains in the Setentrienal depart
ment, and not very far from the
frontier of Honduras. 1t was con-
sidered the stronghold of the rebels
and was relied upon by the insurgents
to fall back upon as a last resort.
The town of Mora also succumbed
losses.
The troops supplied by the president
of Honduras to assist President Zelaya
are doing active service and are in full
career down the western coast of the
Occidental department They have
already occupied Viego City, north of
Leon, and are proceeding southwark
They are expected to take Chinadega
to-day, which is next to Leon, the
largest rebel city in the republic. The
old and the new towns together have
a population of about s, 900 inha BIZ
tants. Chinadega is only about
twenty miles north of Leon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
A Yeung Girl Poisoner.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 1s.-Sev-
eral days ago some one administered
poison to the family of D. B. Taylor,
who resides near Craig, north of this
city. The poison was administered in
coffee, and the father, D. b. TAYLOR,
died, while one son is now expected to
die, and the mother and two other
children are in serious condition.
The coroner's jury concluded its IN
vestigation last night, and held Miss
Gertrude Taylor, a I3-year-old daugh-
ter of the dead man. She is in iail.
The girl admitted buying poison of
druggist. 1t is thought that she had
advice from older heads. Great ex-
element prevails around Craig over
the matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18

NEW YORK, March le.-Several i'm
portant discoveries have been made in
connection with x rays by Stephen
Emmens of this city, who claims to
have succeeded in obtaining the rays
from the ordinary sunbeam, and has
taken excellent pictures Herewith.
He has also. he believes, succeeded in
rejecting the rays, which heretofore
have been considered impossible of re-
Election. This opens up remarkable
field, for it means that the rays can
be concentrated, and with proper ap-
paratus be used to produce photo
graphs instead of mere shadowgraphs
rs at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
OFFICERS SHAKEN UP
Wreck of n Special Train on the st.
Louis and San Francisco Road.

Wreck of n Special Train the st.
Louis and San Francisco Road.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March I8.-It was
reported in this city that the train
which left here Monday bearing
officials on a tour of inspection
of the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco road was wrecked last
night at Rogers, Ark Brakeman
Boots was reported killed and the
cook badly injured The private car
of the directors was demolished
and the occupants shaken up, but
none of them were injured. President
Ripley, Chairman Walker, General
Manager Morrill,. General Superin-
tendent Wentworth, Directors Cheney,
Gleed, Flower, Gibbs, Hayes and Nor
anety of the Frisco, Mr.. Ashley of
Amsterdam, representing the Frisco
foreign bondholders, and several 9TH
ers were in the car. At Rogers the
special was to have been sldetracked
to allow passenger train No. to pass
The special switched, according to
orders, but it appears Brakeman
Boots failed to close the swith. A
few minutes later No. came thun-
dering along, and dashing into the
open switch crashed into the special
standing on the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
DEBATE CLOSED.
Senatorial Verb0sity Has Reach
ed the Limit
On the Cuban EQuestion-Final
Vote to Be Taken.
DE LONE CRITICISED.
Mr.. Morgan Consumes an En-
tire Day.
Argues in Favor of the Adopt
ion Report.


WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Cuban
debate in the Senate is drawing to a
close and the expectation Is that a
final vote will be taken within a day
or two. Mr.. Sherman is keeping the
question before the Senate continu-
ously, SO that the speeches are not
likely to last much longer. Mr.. Mills
of Texas and Mr.. P1att of Connecticut
are yet to be heard, but their remarks
will not be lengthy. Mr.. Morgan
of Alabama occupied almost the
entire session. speaking until nearly &
o'clock in support of the resolutions.
The Senator severely arraigned Min
lister Dupuy De LONE of Spain for i'm
propriety in criticising Senators. He
also recited many evidences of the
seventies and atrocities with which
Spain was prosecuting the war. Mr..
Morgan said he feared that fanaticism
of Spain would lead her to take up
the gauge of war, no matter how mild
and proper the course of Congress
might be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
CAPT. BRADBURY DEAD.

Had Been a Missouri Pepitentiary O1acsr
Continuously Since 1s43.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March IS
W. II. Bradbury, deputy warden of
the Missouri penitentiary, died at his
home in this city just before noon
yesterday. He was born in Virginia,
September 2, 1897, and at the age of
16 became a guard at the peniten-
tiary. Sinde 1913 he has been con-
nected with that institution, except
during the Mexican war and during
the Republican administration in Milf
souri,. He was a Pensioner of the
Mexican war and was captain In the
Confederate service during the rebel
lion. After the Mexican war he re-
sumed his connection with the peni-
Tertiary and was made deputy war
den, which position he has held dur
ing every Democratic administration
since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
No Feathers on 1t.

CHOW, then, I've caught you in the
act 70 exclaimed the policeman as he
came upon colored man who was just
coming out of an alley off High street,
east, at midnight with something in. a
bag.
eyes, sab. Yo's got me- was the
reply.
1--we been laying for you for dozen
nights past, and here you are at last !
How many You got in that bag?"
fOnly one, sah.''
"Got a tooth for chicken, eh?''
Eyes, sab. Dreffu1 fond o. chicken,
sab, but de price is awful high dis win
ter
we'll see about the price. Any one
with you?''
mo, sab. -
"Got scared before you could fill the
bag, Ell? Well, you come along with
me-"
Eyes, sab. Whar yo' gwine to?''
"I'm going to ring up the wagon and
have you taken in. The judge will put
you where you won't taste chicken
again for three months Where did you
get it?"
Ode chicken, sah?''
yes
"Hain't got none, boss I dun toled
yo' de price was SO high dis winter CAT
I couldn't afford chicken. )"
$50 you don't call this a chickenr'
exclaimed the officer as he reached for
the bag and shook the contents out on
the walk.
''No, sab, - replied the man, as big
black and white cat was dumped out
and with yowl ran up the officers
body to his head and sprang into the
limbs of shade tree.
mo, sab, - he went on as he reached
for the bag and folded it up-''no, sab.
dat amt no chicken, but an ole cat dat
/ was carryin off to get losted. Can't
dun make out, sab, how yo' calls dat
chicken, but if yo' ssz so hain't gwine
to dispute it. As toled 70 befo' -
But the officer raised him one'' and
ordered him to move ON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
For Passing Bogus Money.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 1s.-Arthur
Ridge of Newmarket, Mo-, is under
arrest on the charge of passing coun-
terfeit coin, and has an accomplice,
according to the story of the woman
herself, in the person of Miss Angina
Hackett of Dearborn, who was also
arrested The woman says she gave
the money to Rudge, youth of ~, to
pass, but she emphatically declines to
tell how the mouey got into her pos
session 1t is believed these parties
are members of a gang of counterfeit
ers who have been operating in the
southern part of the county for a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
What Henderson Wants.

WASHINGTON, March lex Sena-
tor Henderson of Nebraska, referring
to the proposition of Senator Thurs
ton relative to the Nebraska delega-
ton to St. Louis, says that it simply
places the cart before the horse ''If
1 do not GO into the convention with
my State behind me-" he continued,
II will have no status and will not be
entered in the race. As l have said
before, when my State delegation
sees an opportunity to make a nomi-
nation by supporting another candi-
date, it will be welcome to do So"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
THE BROWN VERDICT.

Acquitted of immortality, But Found
Guilty of UnministeriaI Conduct.
SAN FRANCISCO, March1S.-A verdict
has been reached in the case of Rev.
c. o. Brown, and the committee on
findings has declared the minister
guilty of conduct unbecoming Chris
tian minister and not guilty of immor-
ality. The closing paragraph is to
the effect that, although no evidence
has clearly convicted Brown OF any
single act of immortality, yet the tes-
timony has been such as to throw
grave doubts upon the mans moral
character. Each member of the coun-
Gil has taken a solemn pledge of
secrecy, and the report will not be
made public until it is presented to
the congregation of the First Congre-
gationaI Church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
To save Thomas punshon.s Neck.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 18.-Sherif
Adriano and Attorney L. A. Worries re-
turned yesterday from Jefferson CITY,
where they went to ask executive
clemency for Thomas Punshon, the
wife murderer, who is to be executed
here on April 8. They took with them
volurninous petition, signed by the
principal citizens and business men,
asking that the death sentence be
commuted to life imprisonment. Gov
ernor Stone took the matter under ad-
visement, and, while he made no
promises. the gentlemen who inter
viewed him feel confident of his in
terventiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
PUTS IN A DAY ON ONE BILL.
| The House Wrestles With and Passes
the Administratixa Tariff Act.

The House Wrestles With and Passes
the Administrative Tariff Act.
WASHINGTON, March IS.-The House
devoted the day to the bill to amend
the administrative tariff act of 1890
and passed it without substantial
amendment. The purpose of the bill
is to strengthen the act of 1890, some
weak spots having been developed
during the six years it has been in
operation. The bill was drawn after
extensive hearings and th< advice and
assistance of the Treasury department,
the board of general appraisers, inn
porters and others with practical ex-
perience on the subject. One of the
most important changes makes in
creased duties and penalties for under
valuation commence at the point for
differentiation and not at 10 per cent
above the underva1uation as provided
by the present law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
ApDealed to Bis svrnpatbies,

"What do you think Of the pugilistic
Championships asked quizzical youth
of the old janitor.
''Does yer mean prize fghtin, boss?"
"Yes.'
81 d. no much bout it, sence Peter
jackson done got outen de push. But I
hyah' s er good deal talk over de chal-
lenge dat Corbett issued. 1 amt got no
pus'al information, noh frien ship in
de 'casion whutsomever. But hyahs
some talk bout Bob Persimmons, an
kahn help er hopefulness dat gemman
BARN dat name'H come out on top. -
WASHINGTON Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
cONFEssEs TO MURDER
John New Tells of the Killing of Cattle
men Gibson aud Frazer.

John New Tells of the Killing of Cattle.
men Gibson aud Frazer.
SEDAN, Kan, March 1S.-The second
day of the preliminary examination
of the men charged with the Frazer
murder proved a most interesting
one. The forenoon was taken
up with the uni1nportant testi-
mony and it was not until John New
was placed upon the stand that
the story of the crime was given
to the public New came to the court
room under guard of Sheriff Kiser,
and, after being sworn. coolly and
calmly told how the four men under
arrest, jointly with himsslf, did the
killing. He told how he was APP
preached by DIR. Olney of Howard,
who, he said, hired him to assist in
the poisoning of w. Fl. Gibson.
The case will probably consume all
of this week, as New implicated three
or four others and their arrests will
follow at once. They are DR.. F. S.
Olney. Frank Kimsey and Tom Turner.
Olney has once been arrested for adj
ministering poison. Kimsey and Tur-
ner were both cattlemen at the time
of the murder. Kimsey has been once
arrested for the crime and dismissed,
while Turner has long been suspected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18

Canada and see if Ican't settle this mat
ter without war;
"You mean the Venezuela dispute?''
Queried the officer.
eyes, sir. IL we have war with Eng
land, Canada will of course be dragged
in. If the matter is presented to the
people over there in q proper light, there
will be no war and its attendant horrors.
Has any one been over there to settle
matters?''
mot that know of. -
''Then I'll go. War should always be
avoided when possible. I'll be back in
about an hour and let you know how I
came out. I think can make them SEQ
things as I do. I suppose there are no
objections to my going over there to
have a talk?''
ST haven't any, but if I were You
should be rather careful about raising a
row.
''Oh, there'll be no row. My way is
the smooth, oily way. you know, and
no one can take ofense. just watch for
me as I RETURN
1t was two hours before he returned
and the officer happened to be at that
end Of his beat again. The man had
two beautiful black eyes and bloody
nose, and he had lost his hat and his
overcoat was all dirt and split up the
back.
"Well, is it to be war or peacef"
asked the policeman.
"War, sir-war to the knife,'' re-
sponded the man in hollow voice.
stake a look at mei''
Yes, I'm looking
81 went over there as an envoy of
these great and glorious United States.
was for peace first and last and all the
time. In my smooth and oily way told
a Teller in a saloon that it would take
this glorious republic just is minutes
to-to''-
"To annex Canada-go on.
"Just Is minutes to annex Canada,
sir, when he rose up and yelled that it
would take 80, and then used me as you
gee me. -
''He licked you?''
''He did. Yes, sir, the envoy is a
licked man, and the Canadians do not
want peace, and now, sir, let the war
begin and go on and last until the pure
waters of this mighty river are tinged
with crimson and the thirsty fields are
sodden with blood Yes, sir, and I'll be
at the front-the front, sir, and Staying
right and left, sir. and do you know of
any place around here where they keep
cent beer, sir?''-M. Quad in Detroit
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
KIRKPATRICK'S DAY.
Third Kansas District Congress man
Nominated Unanimously

Third Kansas District Congress man
Nominated Unanimously.
CHANUTE, Kan, March 1S.-The
Third congressional district Repub-
lican convention yesterday nominated
S. S. Kirkpatrick, the present con-
gresham, unanimously. A telegram
from Mr.. Kirkpatrick urging the con-
vention to remember it was Kirlkpat-
rick's day as well as St. Patrick's day
was read amid cheers.
John Randolph, Pittsburg, and E.
6. Dewey, Elk City, were elected del
egates to the St Louis convention.
Sam Kirkpatrick, Sedan, and John
Sperry, Thayer, were elected alter
mates, and F. NJ. Benefe1, Independ-
ence, presidential elector.
Judge Beekman, Arkansas City;
James A. Troutman, Topeka: Judge
Case, Parsons; John Randolph, Pitts
burg, and A. C. Stitch, Independence,
made speeches, referring frequently
to Mckinley.
The St Louis delegates were in
structed for Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
Marquette statue Again.

WASHINGTON, March lS-The cru
SADIE against the statue to Father
Marquette in Statuary hall was given
some prominence yesterday by petit
tions asking for its removal, intro
duced in the House of Representatives
by Representative Linton and Jen-
kins. The most remarka BILE of these
was that drafted by joint committee
of thea. P. A councils of Nebraska.
1t says: 1--WE believe the whole story
as to Marquette is fabrication of
the Jesuits for the purpose of laying
claim to a large extent of American
territory already claimed by Great
Britain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
No Time Wasted.

A COW and mule were harnessed to-
gether and hitched to pillow, and wo-
man was holding the pillow and ripping
the soil of Kansas up the back at great
rate as I rode along the highway.
halted to watch the novel sight and as
she caught sight of me the woman stop
ped her team and came striding across
the burrows to say:
"Hello. strangerl Did ye stop at the
shanty?''
Eyes, stopped for a drink
''Was the children all right?''
81 saw seven or eight playing on the
grass and having good time, Where's
the old man?''
'tPegged out last fall. :"
do you mean he died?''
''Didn t do nuthin else furabout three
months, and finally got thar. Yes, he's
gone to a better land, and I'm Workin
to pay up his debts %
''Then you are widow, of course?"
"Sartinly. Coin to settle out here?''
''Possibly. -
"Married?'' '"e-s
ssNo.'' Ai'
''Want me?''
enc"
Stranger, shake 70 she exclaimed as
she came nearer and extended her hand.
''You ar critter as knows your gait,
you ar, and it does me good to meet
you. Lands alive, but the men who
come along here don't know huff to
pound sand, and I waste about three
days week ON 'em want critter to
say yes or no right off the handle and
hev done with it. So You don't want me,
and the yOungunS and the mule, and
the COW, and the CLAMP
mo, ma'am.''
"'Nuff sed-so long-gee up thar,
you critters, and git around the field
afore another Teller comes alongi''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
BLACKBURN CLAIMS A VICTORY.
General FelicitatiOn Among Silver Demo-
Ont

General FelicitatiOn Among Silver Demo-
Gratis at the Outcome.
FRANKFORT, KY, March 1S.-The
free silver campaign was opened by
the Blackburn people in the opera
house last night. Senator Blackburn
made vigorous speech, claiming that
the failure to elect a Senator was a re-
markable victory for silver
Senator Bronston denounced Gov
ernor Brady, st. John Boyle, Attor-
ney General Taylor and Colonel Lew
Tarlton- Jack Chinn. one of the ora
tors of the evening, declared that it
was better for the State to spend S1o.-
900 for militia than to have to pull the
sheet from some of the members and
say, Don't they look natural?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
SKETCHES BYM.QUAD
Getting Even with Cabby.

Getting Even with Cabby.
At II O'Clock at night cab drew up
at the corner of Broadway and Twenty
third street and an old man with big
satchel got out and said to the driver:
Chow much do owe ye?''
"Well." replied the driver, who had
picked him up at the Grand Central
depot, ''as it's after 10 O'Clock. and
ash
CHOW, then, don't try to play me for
a hayseed l'' interrupted the passenger.
'I'm not trying to play you. The or
dinance regulates the fare. -
eyes, know it does This isn't my
first trip in cab in New York;
"No, sir, of course not. All want
is my legal fare. -
"That's what you'll gitl When You
begun to talk about it's bein after 10
O'Clock and all that, thought you were
fggerin to put mp job on me. Here's
$4.''
eyes, sir"
"And that's every cent you'll gitl''
eyes, SIR
The driver picked up his lines and
drove off, and the passenger came up to
me as I waited for a car and trium-
phantly said:
''He found he'd tackled the wrong
mania, ha, hal If hadn't stood up
to him he'd hev probably charged me
six or seven dollars -
"You gave him four, I believer"
eyes, only four. %
"The regular fare is dollar, but he
might have asked for 80 cents addi-
tional. Two dollars would have been
big money"
'Then T-I''-
"You beat yourself out of two dol
lars, STRIP
81 did, eh +" he slowly replied as he
looked after the disappearing vehicle.
"Waal, you jest wait When git ready
to leave this hotel. I'll be hanged if I
don't pack carpet, curtains, soap, towels
and everything else but the chairs into
this satchel and take 'em home with me
to git even I'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-18
WHITELEY'S MOTION.
England Gives the Timetable Cause q
Slight Impetua.

England Gives the Timetable Cause n
Slight Impetus.
LONDON, March 1S-It is stated that
the government will support tho
Whitley bimetallic motion, but with
the qualification that the government
does not intend to depart in the
slightest degree from the gold stand
ard.
The motion of Mr.. Whitley recites
that it is the opinion of the House that
the insta bility in the relative value of
gold and silver since the action of the
Latin union in 1873 has proved injuri-
GUS to the best interests of the coun-
try, and it urges upon the government
the stability that they do their ut
most to secure an international agree
meut