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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
MORE SEELEYISM.
An Imitation of the Famous Dinner
Given in a Brooklyn Saloon.

Brooklyn, Feb. San imitation of the
Seeley dinner has been given in August
Hoffman's barroom, at No. 81 Bush
wick avenue
The entertainment, from the view
point of the ''Seeleyite'' guests, was a
success. A nude woman, it is asserted,
danced amid the pounding OF beer mugs
and it was the low life reproduction of
a high life scandal
The alleged nude dancer is May Lyn-
dale in real life. She lives with her
mother at No 207 East Eighteenth
street, New York
When the police broke into the room
where the entertainment was in prog
ress, they found 20 men who had paid
$3.50 each for a ticket, two representa-
tlVeS of the press, the proprietor of the
place and two soubrettes who called
themselves May Merritt and Maze How
ard.
The principals and witnesses were ar
ralgned before Justice Lemon in the
Even street police court. The men all
gave fictitious names.
Justice Lemon particularly warned
Assistant District Attorney PladweIl to
make out his complaint without loop
holes in it. He said:
Il shall prevent a second attempt at
an exhibition of this kind in Brooklyn,
if 1 cam
Chief Detective Reynolds, who had
charge of the raid, said:
Il was warned some time ago that an
aIIalr ike the Seeley dinner was to be
given in Brooklyn.
when Sergeant Murphy and I, with
10 men, got inside the barroom, we
found the Little Egypt woman doing
the counchee-couchee dance in a cos
tune that might have been fashionable
in the Garden of Eden.''
The young woman accused of dancing
in the altogether" denied that she
danced in anything but an Egyptian
costume, and said that she was in the
act of putting on her street costume
when the police entered.
Miss Merritt and Miss Howard were
parOled. When Miss Merritt learned
that she was not to be held she tainted
She said that she and the Howard
woman were engaged at a dramatic
agency at No. $50 East Fifteenth street,
New York.
Hoffman, Hasner, Sheriff and the
Egyptian dancer were held for eXami-
nation on Feb. g. The men were pa
rolled in custody of Mr. Roesch, an at
torney, who said that the men had been
enticed there under the impression that
they were to see a prize fight between
two women The proprietor of the bar
room was admitted to bail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
K1NGmAN RABBIT PARTIES.
Hunt the Festive Jack, Sell the Scalps
and Buy Oysters.

The people of Minnesota and other
townships in this county are making
good progress in the work of cleaning
out the hordes of rabbits that infest
their sections and at the same time are
getting considerabl BILE sport out of 1t,
saws the KingInan Leader-COurier.
Hunting parties are organized fire.
quently and participated in by many
of the farmers. The most successful
mode of warfare on the Jacks and
cotton tails is to hitch a team at
either end of a long wire, separate them
the length of the wire and then drive
across a corn field. This scares the
rabbits and the men who follow along
behind the wire pour the deadly shot
into them The scalps are taken to the
county clerk, the bounty of 4 cents on
each scalp obtained and the money then
invested in oysters and ''dxins.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
KANSAS NEWS.
Gang of Professional Robbers
Unearthed at Fort Scott.
Planned to Blow Up the Vault
OF a Local Bank.
HAD BOMB PREPARED.
All Conferences Held At the
Home of Mamie Price.
Their Hiding Place and Home
a Cave in the Bluffs.

Fort Scott, Feb 8-Disc1osures of
crime by confession and investigation
shows that a band of robbers and thugs
of the most depraved class have been
making Fort Scott their headquarters
for many months. stealing everything
in sight, almost. County Attorney Shep-
pard, who has quietly continued the in
vestigation since the day Al Peck and
John Anderson plead guilty to compile
ity in the Goodsell, Calhoun & Co. SILK
robbery, and involved Jack Freeman IN
the disposition of the goods stolen at
the Uniontown robbery, refuses to tell
all he has learned. The crimes exposed
are these:
Planned the destruction of the vault
and robbery of the Bank of Fort Scott
Planned the chloroforming of the
members of Mrs. l. Stadden's family
and the robbery of their jewels
Planned a successful blowing up and
robbery Of J. Bolevar's safe.
Planned a successful robbery and
burning OF Whiteside & StrOud'S $4,000
stock at Uniontown.
Planned a successful robbery of L.
f. Collins store at UniOntown.
Planned d successful robbery of the
at Joplin.
Planned robbery of ]. H. Randolph's
store, afterwards changed to GOodseu,
Calhoun & Co.'S store.
murder Of the Woodson county young
man who was found by James Hart
under a hedge with his throat cut, on
Sunday, September 1t, last.
The most daring and gigantic under
taking Of the rObber- bandits was the
scheme to blow up the vault of the
Bank of Fort Scott in Drake block on
Wall street. 1t has been definitely
learned that the plans were proposed
and matured in the parlOrs of Mamie
Prices house. The names of some of
the parties to this scheme are believed
to be known by the police. 1t was
to the barber shop under the bank and
to penetrate the vault by means of
nitro-glyCerine shell which has already
been prepared by skilled hands and was
buried in the ground near the Mamie
Price house.
But owing to the fact that the police
patroled that vicinity during the entire
night the scheme was reluctantly aban-
doned.
1t was stated to the officers by know
ing witnesses that the lawless men who
have operated as above described have
had two regular hiding places where
they would take refuge when closely
hunted. 1t is said they frequented two
caves, one of which opens on the high
bluff on the east side of the Plaza bluff,
and the other is said to be near the
Missouri Pacific shops One witness
states that the Plaza cave extends far
back under the government buildings
and that the men often withdrew to
the SecluSlOn of this place. and carried
some stolen goods there. The exact To-
cation of the cave said to be near the
Missouri Pacific shops is not known
An old cave on the Plaza was a con-
StrUctlOn of war times and is supposed
by many to have been a secret passage
to one OF the officers headquarters. That
there was d deep cave at the point de-
scrlDed IS commonly known. Many
have been far back in it and have not
seen the end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
HARRISON PLAN ENDORSED
A Commission to Settle the Pacific
Roads Indebtedness.

Washington, Feb. S.-The house COM
mittee on Pacific railways after an ac-
rimOnious session in which Mr.. Hub
bard of Missouri was criticised severely
today, decided to report favorably to
the house the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Harrison of Alabama for a
commission to settle the Indebtedness
of the Pacific roads to the government.
The commission is to consist of the
secretaries of the treasury and interior
and the attorney general. The amend
ment suggested by Attorney General
Harmon that the commission should
not interfere with pending negotiations
was adopted. There was no opposition
to the plan.
The criticism Of DR.. Hubbard grew
out of the fact that no railway men ap-
peared to offer better terms than the
Union Pacific reorganization commit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
HIS FARM PAID FOR.
What a Kansas Farmer Did With
Pluck and Push

On Thursday Walter Thompson and
his son VIII drove over nine miles of the
rough road to get in town and pay off
the Indebtedness there was against Mr..
Thompson's farm, says the Burlingame
Chronicle
Mr.. Thompson began farming in New
Ork state when a young man. but early
decided he could never pay for a nome
at the business there Twelve years
ago he came to Kansas and bought the
place on which he now lives, agreeing
to pay $4,000 for it. 1t was the last
dollar of that debt which he paid Thurs
day This leaves the land clear 1000
bushels of corn in cribs, and no debts.
The farm is worth much more than it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
HAYS CITY COAL OIL WAR.
Standard and National Companies
Quitting Prices.

Hays City, Feb. S.-Kerosene is SELL
ing on the streets of Hays City at 10
cents per gallon The cause of it is
a war between the Standard and Ma
tiOnal oil companies.
Several months ago the Standard Oil
company put in tank line here from
which it supplied the merchants of this
town, Russell and other points, deliver
ing the same with a finely equipped
wagon. The quality of the oil was
much complained of everywhere.
A few weeks ago a representative of
the National Oil company, with head
quarters at Salina, sold over so barrels
of oil at Hays City. Upon its arrival
the Standard company put its wagon
upon the streets of Hays City and be-
gan retailing oil a 10 cents per gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
COCHRAN WANTS NOTHING
He Wouldn't Have an Office If it
Were offered Him.

Cleveland. Feb. s.-Hon. Bourke Cock
ran of New York. arrived in the city
rectly to the office of Mr.. NJ. A. Hanna
where extended conference was held
between the New Yorker and the national
chairman.
To an Associated Press representative
Mr.. Cochran said that he was not seeking
any public office; that he did not expect
to be offered a place under the incoming
should be rendered him. it would not be
accepted. Asked if he intended to so to
Canton from Cleveland, Mr. Cochran re-
piled in the negative, adding that he eX-
pected TO return to New York this even
ing and within few days would start for
Europe.
Later Mr.. Hanna escorted his visitor
to the Union club for lunch. where their
conference was continued for some time
during the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
MAY MOB ITALIANS.
Arkansas Mountaineers Don't Like
Italians Any More Than Negroes.

Little Rock. Ark, Feb. 8.-The noun
taineers in Polk county are not salts
cOlored labor by the contractors OH the
Kansas City. Pittsburg & Gulf railroad
and according to reports received here
they are preparing to attempt to drive
the Italians out. The contractors for
merly employed negroes on the grade
work between Horatio and Mena, but
the native El0untaineerS declared that
no negroes should live in the county
They banded themselves together and
ran the negroes out as fast as the con-
tractors would bring them in.
The railroad builders finally decided to
substitute italian labor and the FIRST con-
signment of 100 Italians arrived few
days ago from Chicago Another batch
are expected in day so. The natives
are not satisfied with the color of the ia
borers and declare they will run them out
of the country also. Should they attempt
to run the Italians away. il is believed
that they will be met with resistance as
the contractors are very tired of their in
reference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
SEARLES Is REPRIMANDED
Lexow Tells Him Millionaires and
Poor Men are Equal Before the Law.

New York. Feb. 81. T. Searles. Sec
tary and treasurer of the American Sugar
Refining company, was on hand today
when the joint legislative committee on
trusts met in this city. Mr. Searles left
his home in Brooklyn for Canton. o., last
Thursday evening. after having been
served with a subpoena and the commit
tee was disposed at its sitting Friday
to declare him in contempt and take
steps for his punishment. Mr.. SearIes
was warmly greeted by the members of
the committee.
Before taking the stand, Mr.. Searles, at
Senator Lexow's request made a state
ment that he only received the subpoena
as he was on his way to take train and
that he felt it was his duty first to at
tend to the business hand a the time
Senator Lexow reprovingly told Mr.
Searles that the subpoena of the commit
tee could not be ignored by the million
aire. or by the poor man. AT the close
of your testimony Mr- Searles,'' added
Senator LexoW. the committee will pass
upon the question of contempt,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
STATE PRINTER CONTEST.
In District Court Postponed at Attor-
ney General Boyle's Request
Until Friday.

The injunction proceedings in the dis
trict court today in the Snow hudson
state printer case were again postponed
q t the request OF Attorney General
Boyle, who was not ready for trial. The
case is set for hearing on Friday morn
ing o'clock The issue in the case
is the same old one which was decided
by Judge Hazen in Major Hudson's
favor. The bringing of quo warranto
proceedings in the supreme court by
Attorney General Boyle last Friday to
Dust Major Hudson and recognize Snow
indicates that Attorney General Boyle
intends to do all in his power to give
Snow, Hudson's unexpired term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
PUSHING 1oLA's SHELTER.
A Large Force of Men are Working
on the Missionary Work.

lola, Feb S.-The ground has been
staked off and a force of men are at
work on the masonry part of a new
smelling furnace. This structure, when
completed, will be 60x98 feet and about
80 feet high 1t will be built about five
feet from the ground, furnishing a sort
of cellar for the cinders and refuse
blown down from the retOrts. The
building Will be erected just west of
the main furnace and will extend east
and west.
Mr. A T. Donnelly of Rolla, Mo, an
expert chemist. has been employed.
apparatus moved here from Nevada,
Mo. and two of the south rooms on the
second floor of the main building are
being fitted up for this purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
Wellington Salvation Army.

Wellington, Feb. S.-The present Off
GERS of the Salvation Army have re-
ceived marching orders Captain and
Mrs. Shiblom, Cadet Watkins and Mrs.
Adamson have constituted the fighting
force at this point They have been
several times reinforced by some of the
leading officers of the Army. Their work
has been successful.
Four months ago they began their
warfare in COffeyville. During that
time they have talked and sung to an
average of 1000 people a week. Their
meetings were orderly and impressive.
Twenty-Five conversions resulted from
their efforts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
John Whitmere,s Tr,aL

Justice Guy is today hearing a case
in which John Whitmere is being tried
for assault and battery On January
13, Whitmere and OSmar Parish had a
quarrel and Whitmere threw Parish
Gown and beat himWith his fist. Parish S
nose was broken. Dorothy Parish wife
of the man who was beaten, swore to
the complaint charging Whitmere with
the assault. Whitmere claims that the
fracture was the result of an accident
and that he and Parish were having a
friendly scuff1e. Parish is considered a
little queer. He appeared in court to-
day wearing an immense plaster across
his nose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Someone Fires a Charge of Buckshot
Into Frank Warren's Bed.

Frank Warren, who lives in the "cas-
tie south of the city, thinks he came
near being the victim of a murder last
Thursday night.
He was away from home for few
days visiting friends. Some one went
to his house and fired charge of buck
shot through a small port hole or win
dow into the bed where he usually
sleeps.
Afterward they chopped the door
open and entered and turned things out
of trunk.
The neighbors noticed the burglary
on Friday morning.
Mr.. Warren came home yesterday
and discovered the shot in the bed
The persons who did the work were
evidently searching for money
Frank Warren's castle is known to
people who drove out south of the city
on Kansas avenue as being the place
just south of the w. A. L. Thompson
powder house, and is built and decorat-
ed in q peculiar manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
E. E. MURPHY REMOVED.
Deputy Collectors of Internal Revenue
Talked Silver Too Much, He
Thinks.

Leavenworth, Feb. s.-Acting under
orders from Washington, Collector of
Internal Revenue Morris has made
cut in the forces under him. The order
is to take effect February 10. Deputy
Collector E. E. Murphy and another
deputy, Henry w. Huffman of Wichita,
are both to go. Mr.. Murphy has Off
cially notified Collector Morris that he
did not care for the perquisites of the
few remaining days and resigned his
position.
While it is given out that the order
is simply one of economy, Mr.. Murphy
thinks his aggressive support of the
candidacy of w. J. Bryan is the real
cause of his removal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
A DEAD BABY FOUND.
Five Months Old Child Found Near
Parsons.

Parsons, Feb. S.-The naked remains
of little baby were found on the Shaw
farm, three and a half miles southwest
of the city, Saturday afternoon by a
number of boys.
The remains were brought to Justice
Morris office and Coroner French in
stituted an inquiry into the matter. A
postmortem examination of the remains
was made by DIR. Albert Smith, who
gave it as his opinion that the child
was white. about five months old, and
that it had not been dead over twenty
four hours and that the infant had
been cruelty murdered before it was
placed where it was found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
An Abilene Egg Prince.

J. E. Brewer shipped a car load of
eggs today 1t is so common a thing
for him to ship carloads of eggs that it
is scarcely worth mentioning, says the
Abilene Reflector. He is kind
of an egg prince. In 1896
he shipped SO carloads, 6OO.O 900 dozen,
200, 600 eggs. Think of it you people
who consider the Dickinson hen loaf
or. The aforesaid hen has bought more
pa1lor lamps, easy chairs. new dresses,
organs and carpets than any other class
of beings wha tever unless it be the
Dickinson county cow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
AN ALLIANCE STORE FAILS.
Closing Chapter of the Cloud County
Co-operative Movement

Concordia, Feb. 8.-The remnant of
the Cloud County Cooperative or Alli-
ance store was sold this week to Mer-
chant Amspacker of Macyville, and the
stockholders are called on to make up
big deficiency. This is the tale that Is
told, the last chapter of the history of
the great Alliance movement that rose
up six years ago. Its own shippers sent
out the grain and the stock Its own
agents furnished all farm machinery
and equipments and it's own stores I'M
dertook to round out the remainder of
their trade, but today the mana cement
acknowledges defeat and lowers the
flag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
SHE DIED IN AFRICA.
a Thousand Natives Attend the Fun
eral of Kansas Girl.

Kingman, Fe. S.-News has reached
here of the death of Grace, the elder of
the two White sisters who went from
here to Africa as missionaries seven
years ago. Her death occurred in that
country about the middle of last De-
cember-
Anna, the younger sister who re
turned to Africa last fall after visit
of several months with her parents and
friends in this country, wrote the sad
news to Miss May Shelley, of this city.
More than a thousand natives attended
her funeral which was the largest gath
ering of the kind ever witnessed in that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
DEWEESE WANTS A PLACE.
And His Chief Mr.. Kohlsaat, Goes
With Him to Get It.

Canton. O.. Feb Sims is one Of the
busiest days Major Mckinley has had
for some time and the library Office was
crowded with callers all day Among the
first to call was H H Kohlsaat OF the
Chicago Times Herald and Truman A.
Deweese, an editorial writer on the same
pa per.
They were accorded very cordial
greeting by the president-elect: Mr. konl-
saat is an intimate friend of the major
and Mr. -Deweese would like to be minis
ter q Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
Roueht an the calico IN rown.

FAN River, Mass. Feb. S.-M- c. D.
Borden of New York has purchased to-
day $50 900 pieces of print cloths regu-
lar Weaves at 2 GIG cents This is the
entire stock of regular goods held in
this city There is talk in some quar-
tiers that Mr.. Borden's action may have
the effect of breaking the curtailment
agreement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
MILLIONS IN CONTROVERSY.
Settled by Decision in Judge Gross
cups Court.

Chicago, Feb. SIN the federal court
today Judge GrOsscup handed down
Pope Glucose company for using the
Arno Behr devices in the separation of
corn for the various products of oil,
starch and sugar. The suit was dis
missed for want of equity. the court
holding that Behr's patents had not
such novelty as to be afforded the
protection of the patent laws.
The decision practically disposed Of
several million dollar damage suits
brought against Peoria, Chicago and
Rockford Glucose concerns by the Su-
gar interests who were confident of
winning the suit.
Try us on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
liz and ia W. Sth st. Phone 332
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
SURE OF POSITION,
And e Comfortable One, Too.

BY going to the Inauguration over
dalia-PennsylVania Short Line.
COnveniences enjoyed by passengers
over this short route insures comfort on
fast through trains. Excursion tickets
for the inauguration on sale March 1st,
I'd and Sd Find out about the low rates
ard fine trains by addressing Travelling
Passenger Agent. or
w F. Drummer, A. G. p. Agt,
St Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
FROM KANSAS TOWNS.
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

EUREKA-A 2-year-old child of Ed
Hillsbury, a barber, was burned to
with fire at the home during the moth
er'S absence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

Constipation in its worst forms, dys-
pepsia, sick headache, billiousness and
arrangement of the liver are readily
cured by DeWitt's Little Early Risel,s
These little pills never grippe. Small
pill. safe pill, best pill. G. w. STAINS
field, 632 Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

OTTAWA-The case against W. H.
Meserve, treasurer of Lincoln township,
this county, charged with embezzling
S191 of the townships money, was dis
missed Saturday evening on motion of
the county attorney. Meserve's friends
made the shortage good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

BAXTER SPRINGS-Benjamin War
ner, vice president of the defunct bank
at Baxter Springs, has been arrested
and taken to Columbus, Kan. Warrants
will also be issued for other officers of
the bank who are supposed to have
been implicated in some crooked trans
actions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08
LAWRENCF-Cash b

LAWRENCE-Cash Hayes of Law
renee, through the influence of Commits
sioner Hughes. with the consent of the
other two commissioners, secured the
job of painting anew the Eudora bridge
]. H. Kennedy & Co. furnished the ma
terial on 210 gallons of paint the neces-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

Ell DORADO-The new Methodist
chapel in Fairview township was dedi-
Gated yesterday by Presiding Elder
George W Howes- The attendance was
very large and all Indebtedness was
provided for. The building complete
cost 81. 300 including labor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

PITTSBURG-Anot train load of
spelter has just been shipped from
Pittsburg, over the St. Louis & San
Francisco This completes shipment
of five trains of 16 cars each in week
to Liverpool.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

JENNINGS-Four Munson brothers
were skating here Saturday when the
ice gave way, precipitating them all in
to the water. Two managed to get out,
but Ben and Bert were drowned. Ben
was married man, leaving a wife and
one child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-08

We 90 mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.