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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
FIGHT WITH BLACKS.
Policeman Sommers in Close Quarters
in North Topeka.

Patrolman Sommers last night about IL
o'clock arrested a drunken negro tough
at the corner of Curtis street and KAN
sas avenue and almost Immediately he
was set upon by a crowd of negro toughs
and it was only by his steady nerve and
bravery that he prevented them from res
cuing his prisoner and injuring himself
As he was returning to his home about
IL o'clock and had just crossed the bridge.
Ed Johnston, a colored tough who is well
known by the police was intoxicated and
was boisterous. Seeing the officer APP
preaching, Johnston yelled: NO officer
can arrest me-" accompanying this dec
laration with oaths and calling the Off
Ger vile names. A crowd was attracted
by the noise and Johnston stood in the
street defantly.
Patrolman Sommers did not have his
club with him, but he grabbed hold of
Johnston and pinched him. Almost i'm
mediateIy ten or twelve negroes rushed
out into the street headed by Martin
Parker. the notorious colored tough who
but lately completed a term of seven
years in the state penitentiary. Parker
had a large revolver in his hand and he
made straight for the officer. Sommers
loosened his hold enough to allow him to
pull police whistle from his pocket and
blow it. At this Johnston broke loose
from him and landed heavy blow on the
officers nose staggering him. He had a
brass knuckle" on his hand at the time.
Sommers recovered his position and
again pinioned his prisoner. The crowd
of colored men stood about him swear
ing vengeance. Parker bullied about
and the others took courage from his
actions. Things were beginning to look
black for Sommers. The men drew near
er and showed fight. His prisoner was
struggling and the greatest confusion
reigned.
Then Patrolman Davis ran into the
crowd and put a stop to the assault. Had
he not arrived just as soon as he did the
chances are that Sommers would have
been badly injured. The patrol wagon
was called and Johnston was taken to the
police station where the charge of
drunk and resisting an officer was
placed against him.
Patrolman Sommers said today: 81
never got into such tight place before.
I didn't have billy or club with me and
I couldn't let loose enough to get my gun.
There is no doubt but that the toughest
gang in Topeka is right over there in
North Topeka. After Davis came Par
ker slipped his revolver to another fell
low and then showed fight"
Sommers is carrying a bruise near his
left eye today as a result of the blow he
received. He was an officer on the old
Lewelling force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
KANSAS NEWS.
Tragic Duel in the Street at
Weir City,
Ends Fatally For an Officer of
the Law.
AN ANCIENT FEUD
Is Settled With One Man Dying
and the Other Wounded.
ed ThOrOughfare.

Weir City, May 5.-John Clemens, de-
putty sheriff of Cherokee county and
Jas Gunderman a resident of this place
engaged in a deadly conflict last even
ing at s o'clock.
The result is that Clemens is nearly
dead, shot through the head. Another
shot entered his left breast, but evident
~ missed the heart Gunderman is
shot IN the right shoulder KOrt Gund-
erman, a son of Jas Gunderman, was
mixed up in the affair and is shot
through the right arm Jas Gunder-
mans wound is painful and serious, but
not necessarily fatal
The origin of the trouble was an old
not known Eight shots were fired in
exciting scene on the street, which is in
the business part of town and was
crowded with pedestrians
The terminus of the fight was tragic.
Constab BILE Ike Dennis was holding old
man Gunderman and John Dennis had
young Gundrman, who was pounding
Clemens over the head with pair of
knuckles- Clemens was on his knees
with bullet wound through his head
and shot through his breast, but still
he would have killed young Gunder-
man had not Marshal Station struck
his pistol to the ground as it was dis
charged
Clemens was a trusted emplOye of the
Central Coal & Coke Co, a highly re-
spected citizen and bold officer. Dr.
King says that it is impossible for him
to live
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
ATTACKS on MOODY.
DR.. McArthur's Congregation Says
He Has Made a Mistake.

New York, May 5.-Dr. Macarthur and
his collea CUES who disapprOve of the
methods of Mr.. Moody have raised
storm by their structures upon the IA
nous evangelist. There is a sharp di-
vision of gentlemen IN the churches over
which these gentlemen preside, and the
MOOdyites seem to be in the ma jOrity.
Members of DR.. McArthur's cOngrega-
ton who were seen today said that the
pastor had made d grievOus mistake in
attacking Mr. Moody, and made it plain
that they would Lot indOrse his action
if the matter should come before the
church authorities.
The Rev. Madison c. Peters went so
far today as to attribute mercenary mo-
tiVes to the evangelist adding Moody
is out for the money there is in it."
and that his sermons are delivered only
under a guarantee of certain sum in
collections.
This is perhaps the first time that Mr..
Moody has been accused of trying to
make money.
The present movement against Mr..
Moody is designated to spoil his plans
for midsummer crusade in New York
Dr. Macarthur and his associates are in
the habit Of going away 10 spend the
summer, and they think il is unfair
for Mr. Moody to stack up against the
devil in their a bsence. It appears, how
ever. that the midsummer campaign
has been abandoned. Mr. Moody is in
NOrthfield. Mass. His representative
in this city, Mr.. W. E. Lougee, said to-
today:
I have not heard that Mr.. Moody
intends to have any meetings at Car
negie Hall this summer, and I think
I should certainly have heard of it if
he had intended to do any such thing"
Mr. LOugee added: The statement
that Mr.. Moody made money out of
his meetings here last winter is abso-
lutely false. He did not get a dollar
for his services, and, in fact, the meet
ings merely paid expenses. The ex-
penses for March and April were 81, SOB
II. and the receipts We're 81. 800 "a So
that We lost S2.77 in these two months.
1t is natural, I suppose, that some of
those who have churches near the hall
should object, but many other ministers
and many good men know that Mr.
Moody does a great deal of good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
TODAY'S HARRIET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal


WHEAT-Was quiet almost to stagna-
ton this morning and that for one reason.
the market was accordingly weak July
opened at 6S2s66Sssc, against yesterday 9
closing of 69c. Foreign news favored
higher prices. very bad crop reports COM
ing from Russia and France and Liver
pool showing only about half of yester-
days local decline. The situation in Cali
fornia showed no Improvement, On the
other hand the weather was very favor
able everywhere east of the Rockies
Northwest receipts were moderate, PSI
cars against 207 last week and 80 last
year. Commission houses had moderate
buying orders and an advance to SIC fol-
lowed the opening decline. but this sup
port withdrawn the price soon sagged
again. July was bringing 6S74c at the
end of the first hour s trading.
CORN-Was steady with good demand
for September. Weather was favorable
but season was regarded as backward.
Local receipts. 1874 cars. July opened I'M
changed at 241zc, sold at 24ssc and back
to 241sc.
OATS-Quiet and weak Shorts were
free sellers Local receipts were rs cars.
July opened a shade lower at 171zc and
sold at 171sG1714c-
OVISIONSOpened weak on liberal
hog receipts at all western points There
was a good demand for pork and that
product recovered quickly. July pork
opened TIC lower at S45. advanced to
IS so and reacted to SSH July lard
opened PIC lower at s4.0z7z. sold at 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
EXPRESS CARS RIFLED.
Systematic Robbery Carried on the
Illinois Central

Chicago. May 5.-At the Four Courts
this morning il leaked out that detec-
tives from New Orleans to St. Louis
are hard al work to learn the source and
check a series of systematic robberies
on the Illinois Central railroad between
those two cities
These robberies date back to Febru-
airy -, when a St. LOuisian reported
that a package shipped to him from
New Orleans had been rified and pearl
pin, a gold trimmed hair chain and 9TH
er articles of jeWeIry all valued at $500
taken out
Following that several other robberies
were reported and all were heavy. The
thief or thieves evidently knew the val
liable packages from the ordinary and
the railway officials came to the con-
clusion that the thief was an empIoye
of the company.
April IS, a package of jewelry was in
transit over the road and when it ar
rived in St. Louis, a diamond locket
valued al 81 100 was missing The lock-
ct was of gold, heart-shaped and at
tached to long neck chain. The dia-
mouds, every one gem, were imbed-
ded in platinum The package con-
tanned about s., 900 worth of jewelry but
the locket was the only piece taken.
- short time previous to that theft.
another package of jewelry was opened
while in transit and from it was taken
two diamond rings. One was a large
solitaire, while the other was a large
stone set in f1lagree work and both were
valued at $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
Winfield to Bar the Mo. Pacific
From It's Limits.
Council Angry Because of the
Roads Failure
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Special Masters Remuneration
for Sale
Of the A. & P, at Albuquerque,
is $4,000.

Winfield, May 5-The city council
last evening instructed the city attorney
to draft an ordinance requiring the com
pany to erect and maintain guard gates
at the crossings of Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh ave
nues and to instruct the attorney to at
once begin prosecution for the failure
Of the company to comply with the pro-
visions of the ordinance requiring a
guard ga tie at its Main street crossing.
1t was also resolved to begin injunc-
lions at once preventing the Missouri
Pacific from using its spur to Baden's
packing house as the company had ig-
nOred the city'S ultima tum relative to
returning its terminal facilities here by
May L
Also that the city would take steps
to bar the road from entering the town
for the same reason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL.
A Magnificent New Building for Pitts
burg, Pa.

Pittsburg, May 5-The old scheme to
erect a magnificent hotel on the site of
the Speer Pillow works on Duquesne way
has again been revived, the obstacles
which have appeared in the way before
having been removed.
The property which is to purchased
for the hotel has frontage of 24O feet
on Duquesne way. 220 feet on Fifth
street and 275, feet on Cecil place. The
main entrance to the hotel will be from
Penn avenue. a strip of ground $50 feet
long and with a frontage of 25 feet on
Penn avenue. extending to the latter
thOrOughfare.
The company will be incorporat ted
with capital stock of 81 900, 600 and it
is expected that the amount will be
spent in the purchase of the ground,
the erection of the building and the
furnishing of the hotel. 1t is the in
tentiOn to fit up the interior in a man
ner in keeping with the exterior of the
building, which will be first-class in
every respect.
The building viii probably be of buff
brick and stone. eight stories high. The
long rOtunda, extending from the Penn
avenue entrance, will be handsomely
tiled throughout. and will be one of the
most beautiful features of the hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
GOMPERS ON INJUNCTIONS.
Labor Leader Discusses the Lennon
Case.

New York, May 5--Rather more mod
crate than other labor leaders is Sam
uel GomperS, president of the Fedora
ton Of Labor, in his views of the Len
non decision, recently given by the IN
tied States supreme court, involving
government by injunction.
Lennon was an engineer on the Lake
Shore railroad in 1898, when Debs was
tying up the western railroads An in
junction had been issued forbidding m.
reference with the running of trains.
Lennon, refusing to haul cars of this
railroad, one of the lines Debs had tried
to tie up, abandoned his engine thus
holding the train and interrupting trait
nc Lennon was arrested and fined $50
in Federal court. for contempt. APP
pIIcatIOuS for jury trial and a writ of
habeaS corpus were denied. The case
was appealed again and again, the
higher courts affirming the decision Of
the lower courts Now the supreme
court of the United States also has af-
frmed the decision OF contempt and Ia
Dor men are discussing what to do next.
President Gompers said to a reporter
of the Washington Post:
I think the Lennon case was an ex-
IRENE one If the decision goes no fur
Their than to find Lennon in contempt of
the inferior courts injunction because
Of the incidents in the manner of his
quitting his engine and thus actually
involving danger to property or life, the
decision may not be so significant and
menacing the rights of Ia boring men
as some OF our friends are now inclined
to fear 1t should be understood clearly
that the organizations of labor do not
claim that one of their members has a
right, for instance, to abandon a YES
sci IN nlG-Ocean or a train on the road,
and where it will prove dangerous to
other trains and willfully obstructive
to current traffic; but We do claim that
when the vessel, to renew the instance,
IS in safe harbOr, or a train has been
brought to a safe station, the workman
aggrieved and Directing to his situation
has the right to quit his employment,
and no one, corporation, court or con-
gress, has any right to compel him to
continue his work against his will We
shall insist on that right, and 1 doubt
If any judicial decision will be able TO
prevent US from the exercise of that
right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
SANTA FE STATEMENT.
The March Exhibit Shows an I'm
provement Over February.


The March exhibit of the Santa Fe
road is an Improvement over the Feb
ruary figures when gross earnings de-
creased and operating expenses increas-
ed.
The March gross was 81. 543 469. an in
crease of $26S. sos. which is equal to 11-81
per cent. Operating expenses were
s., 600 635, an increase of $3.50, 62S, or 14-S9
per cent, leaving net earnings of $542. 233
an increase of $8177, or slightly more
than l. 3 per cent. Taxes and rentals for
the period were 1856, 400, a decrease of
1912 leaving the amount of income from
the months operations 1887, 424, an in
crease of s. 700. or % per cent. The
average operating mileage was Sc, 1888
a decrease of 29S7 For the nine months
ending with March 81, the gross earn
ings footed up S23. 160, 677 an increase of
s7S3. O36, or about 80 per cent The op-
Grating cost for the period was $16, 704.
4S1, a decrease of 1912. $40, or 1.25 per
cent. Net earnings for the period We're
Sc, 456, 1886. an increase of 1895, 706, equal
to IS % per cent. Taxes and rentals ag-
gregated 81. 425, 591, a decrease of SIS. POP
and income from operation amounted
TO $5, O3O. 6O4, an increase of 81 023. 500
equal to 1855 per cent. The average
operated mileage for the nine months
was Sc, AS. q a decrease OF 42.17.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by the w A Michael Com
mission Co Brokerss in Grain Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave, Topeka,
liverpool wheat Id higher-s:57 a m
Chicago: Loaded out of store wheat
$4,000, corn $4,000, oats 1900 bushels
Chicago: Messages from San Francisco
report a strong market and say rain
needed badly to make even an average
New York: Gould stocks are not in
very good repute and evidently being
Paris market wheat strong. higher
This looks as if the French crops outlook
Chicago Pork, lard and ribs opened
easier on lower wheat market and easier
New York: Selling in Gould stocks con-
tinues active though selling is by insid-
Berlin wheat q mark lower.-s:58 a. m.
London: Advice to Beerbohm says
says drouth prevails in south Russia
New York: There is no question but a
certain large inside interest is selling No
gard to price-10:05 a. m.
Chicago: Not much doing in wheat. To-
cal traders are inclined to take long side
for a turn The news is certainly strong
enough. bad crop reports from California,
France and from Southern Russia, but
market has no snap and outside BUSH
ness lght--10:14 a. m.
Chicago: There is a better demand for
cash meat which is causing shorts in
pork to cover Local packers are buying
rather more freeIy--1O:17 a. m
/ turn higher.-10:A a. m.
Northwestern receipts: Minneapolis
10s this year, 81 last year; Duluth 1O9 this
year, 238 last year.
Receipts of hogs today: Chicago &c. OOO
Kansas City 1900, Omaha 100
Chicago receipts today: Wheat IA cars
grade 10; corn 134 cars, grade "A; oats 175
cars, grade 6.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
Y cars, corn 40 cars, oats 210 cars hogs
% 900 head.
Wheat-No. red s7assc: No. 3 red 7s4
s4c; No spring 70I he; No. 3. 6Sd zoe: No.
2 hard 70Q7 re; No 2 hard 68d7Ic: No. I
northern spring 73c. Cash cOrn-No 2
24c; No. white PA G2415c; No. ? yellow
"a 424l2c; No 3. 23d231ac; No. 8 yellow
2514 p23z4c: Cash oats-No. ?. 17G171zc: No.
2 white 21422c; No. 3, 16Q19c; No. 8 white
18621c.-11:47 a. m.
chicago; Wheat is weaker on selling
by local bears. led by Barrett who is
selling rather freely Provisions hoIdins.
steady. trading light, excellent demand
for cash product Corn steady. May ad-
Vanced on covering by shorts.-11.5 SO a m
New York: Rumored Gale and Mar
burg OF the Tobacco Trust. have or will
resign, owing TO international dissensions
among the directors. There was some
selling OF Tobacco on this account-l2:O1
p. m.
Experots of four ports: Wheat 11e OOo
bushels. flour A $50 packages corn 539 900
bushels; wheat and flour equal 49,, 900
bushels.
Puts July wheat 6S7s to 69c. calls july
wheat 40S4c; puts July corn 24szc calls
July corn Sc: puts July pork SS.52, Gales
July pork $S.67.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
Nc Best Remedv for Rheumatiann.

The Best RENE dy for Rheumatism
Iron the Fairhaven On. " Register
Mr. James Rowland of this village
states that for twenty-five years his
wife has been a sufferer from rheuma-
tisn- A few nights ago she was in
such pain that she was nearly crazy.
She sent Mr.. Rowland for the doctor
but he had read of Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and instead of going for the ply
sician he went to the store and secured
a bottle of it. His wife did not approve
OF MI RoWland's purchase at first. but
nevertheless applied the Balm thor
oughly and in an hours time was able
to go to sleep. She now applies it
whenever she feels an ache or a pain
and finds that it always gives relief
He says that no medicine which she
had ever used did her as much good
The p and so cent sizes for sale by
druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
THE GREAT MAY BALL.
Closing Function of the Society Sea-
son at Hamilton Hall

Owing to the fact that Hamilton hall
is engaged for the evening of May Il.
the great May ball will not be given
until Monday evening, May Il. Mrs.
Sutton secured the hall for this even
ing yesterday afternoon. and the work
of arranging for the ball will now be
taken up. The invitations will be sent
out not later than Saturday of this
week, the charity ball list being used
Under the direction of Mrs Sutton
the hall will be prepared for the ball,
and it is needless to say that the deco
1.atiOns will be handsome In these
decorations Mrs Sutton promises some
thing particularly unique and beauti-
full.
All the proceeds will be devoted to
the Floral Fiesta of the Fall Festival
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
BILLIE TAYLOR.
A Good Attendance Assured for the
Opera Tonight.

In the burIesque of 'BiIIee Taylor at
the Grand Opera House tonight and to-
morrow night the Topeka lodge of EIks
will give their Topeka patrons the best
production they have yet attempted.
VIII Haskell said so after viewing the
full dress rehearsal at the opera house
last night. and Will Haskell is comDet-
ent to judge, as he has coached the
Elks in all of their former efforts
The opera is full of catchy airs. and
in these the talented voices of the tai
ented members of the talented COM
pany viii show of to the best of tai
ented advantage. The jokes will also
be of a talented kind and Will Haskell
promises not to introduce any which
have as yet reached their d0tage
While the sale OF seats has been
steady since the opening of the charts
yesterday morning. desirable seats are
Yet to be obtained for either perform
ance- The prices are IS and 80 cents.
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Chicago. May s.
HOGS@ReceiptS tomorrow estimated
p, Co., Market weak and sc lower than
yesterday morning. Lights So. S0d3. 80 ;
mixed s. 7503.95; heavy $S-45q3-90; rough
So. $1,000
CATTLE-Receipts II, co., Steady to
shade higher. BeeveS s.. 15aI5.15; cows and
heifers $1.9GQ4 IS; Texas steers SS.20Q4 20 ;
stockers and feeders S3.45G4- 40
SHEEP-Receipts L. coo. Sheep and lamb
market steady Native sheep S2.75Q4. Is;
westerns 50. 40d4 50; lambs $3-5c45-40-
HOGS-OniciaI receipts yesterday A.
Ola; shipments 4 753.
CATTLE-OficiaI receipts yesterday L.
200: shipments $50.
sHEEP-OficiaI receipts yesterday H.
I:stimstsd receipts hogs today 5000;
left over 1000.
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.

Sealed bids for constructing the dag
onaI walks on the state house grounds
and for covering the present walks and
driveways upon said grounds. or 50 much
thereof a. the Executive Council shall
determine with Trinidad Lake asphalt
or other asphalt of equal quality. As per
plans and Specifica lions now on file in
the office OF the Secretary of State will
be received at my office up to twelve
o'clock noon. Saturday. Nay Is. 1897 The
Executive Council reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
w. z. BUSH.
Secretary of State.
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b of R. y. is Prosnerous

Peoria, Ill. May 5.-The grand officers
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, have almost completed their re
ports to be submitted to the biennial
convention to be held at Toronto this
month. Receipts for two years have
been 81, 156, POI and disbursements 81, 109,-
$50. There is now in the treasury S5S.-
574. During two years, ~ lodges have
been added, making a total Of 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
DESPERATE ADAMS ESCAPES.
Breaks Jail at Syrecuse-Under Is
Years Sentence at Lansing.

Syracuse. May Sired Adams, one
of the most notorious freebOoters that
have operated in western Kansas, again
escaped from the jail here yesterday
morning. He was under q Is year SEN
tence for holding up the lunch counter
attendants at Coolidge
His companions, Fay and Collins had
been transferred to Lansing recently to
serve 10 and u years respectively for
the same Offensa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
SUMNER RESORTS.
IlIuatrated Information Abont Thsm

Principal places of summer sOjourn
along the Atlantic ocean, in the Ale
ghenies, the AdirOndaclzs, CatskiIls end
Mountains Of the East. are readily
reached via St. Louis over Vandalia-
Pennsylvania Short Lines
Special information regarding leading
resorts and advantages enjoyed in jour
neying to them over Nandalia-Pennsyl-
vania Route. prOfusely illustrated with
scenes at Atlantic City, Cape May. Ions
Branch and other summer Ravens on
the Atlantic Coast; also of CressOn,
Bedford Springs, and romantic noun
tain retreats, may be obtained by ad-
dressing W F. Drummer Assistant
General Passenger Agent, St. Louis,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-05
Kansas City Produce Market.

hansas OILy, May D
WHEAT-Dun. steady: No. 2 hard 79G
Size: No. 3, zoe: No. 4, 67G6Sc; No 2 red
SIC; No. 3. 9oa95c; No 4 19Q8oc; No
spring offered at 79c: No 3, 72I76c.
CORN-Fairly active, about steady; No.
mixed 22Q23c.
OATs-Fairly active, slightly lower;
No. 2 white 2115622c.
RYE-No. ?, 30c.
HAY-Firrn. unchanged.
BUTTER-Creamery steady, 14q15c;
dairy 9G12c.
EGGS-Steady, TIC.