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The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
DISASTROUS RUNAWAY.
Mrs Geo. G. Stoker's Horse Causes
Serious Injury to Two Persons.

An exciting and almost fatal runa.-
way took place this morning at half
past 10. Miss Mabel Martin was thrown
out of a carriage, sustaining serious in
5urieS, Mrs. S. ]. Welder was knocked
down in attempting to stop the horse
and severely cut and bruised, and Mrs.
George c. StOker rode behind the run
away horse from Fifth and Harrison to
the fair grounds, expecting every min
ute to be thrown out and killed.
Mrs. StOker had driven up in front
of DR.. S. E. Martins residence on Fifth
street, and with Miss Martin was sit
ting in the carriage talking. The horse
pulled the lines out of the carriage and
they dropped down over the front axle
Miss Martin reached over the dash
board and tried to get them The horse
suddenly started, throwing her out, and
she fell to the pavement between the
horse and the carriage. At first it was
thought that she had broken her ankle
but later it was found to be a very
severe sprain. She was also badly
bruised on the left side and hip, where
she struck the pavement.
The horse, with Mrs. Stoker in the
carriage, ran west on Fifth street and
turned South on Topeka avenue The
lines were still down in front and one
of them was slowly being wound around
the axle. Mrs. Stoker held onto the
sides of the carriage to keep from be-
ing thrown out. All along the street
people rushed out and tried to stop the
horse, but this only seemed to scare
him and make him go faster.
AS the runaway neared the corner of
Fourteenth street a very brave attempt
was made to stop it. Mrs. S. J. We'll
der, living at 1874 Topeka avenue, and
Mrs. Wright of Quinton Heights were
coming from the fair grounds. When
Mrs Welder saw the runaway coming
towards them she jumped out of her
carriage and caught the runaway horse
by the head and tried to stop him, but
the horse was going so fast that she
could do nothing with him and she was
thrown to the ground and run over.
This partially stopped the horse and
Mrs. Stol1er took advantage of this to
climb out on the horses back and get
hold of the lines. She got back into
the carriage and finally stopped the
horse just as he was turning into the
fair grounds.
Mrs. Welder was picked up uncon-
scious and taken to Mrs. George Ash
toms residence al Tenth and Topeka
avenues, where her wounds were dress
ed. Mrs. Welder was very badly
bruised on the breast and the back by
being stepped on by the horse. She
also had a deep cut on her forehead.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
WILL BE A HOST.
Can All the Fraternal Societies Find
Room on Festival MondayP

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Representatives of all the lodges in the
city are requested to meet at the Com
mercial club rooms tonight to consider
what shall be done on 'FraternaI Day
of Festival week.
The members of the various fraternal
organizations in Topeka have taken hold
of their part of the Festival with a will
and the meeting tonight will result in a
plan being mapped out upon which the
proceedings will be carried out
1t is certain that the A. o. L. W., Odd
Fellows and Knights of Pythias and it is
also reasonably certain that the knights
and Ladies of Security, Royal Arcanum,
Woodmen, Red Men and others will par
ticipate.
Maj. T. J. Anderson says that the lodges
can make their day the biggest day of
the week and the members are determined
not to fall below this brilliant prediction.
There mas been no formal meeting of
the lodge representatives because the or
ganizations felt that the Committee of
Fifteen had ignored them but the over
sight has been repaired and the lodges
now feel justified in taking action in view
of the formal invitation received from the
committee and the setting aside of a
day as "Fraternal Day.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
TOMORROW WILL TELL.
Strike Situation Believed to be Near
the Crisis.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 26.-Lively times
are promised in the coal mining situa-
tion this week A crisis is impending.
This is conceded on all sides. The arb1-
tration commissioners, on the one side
feel hopeful that they will bring about
the initiative-for a settlement at the
meeting Tuesday morning. The miners
officials, on the other hand, claim to
have adopted measures that Will make
a complete tie-up. 1t has developed
that many of the West Virginia miners
are awaiting word from the Pittsburg
district and especially from the New
York and Cleveland mines. They want
to hear of the miners in these mines
having Joined the general suspension
This it is claimed by the officials, will
bring all the faltering ones in West
Virginia into line, thus making the
strike effective in that it will shut off
the supply of coal. To accomplish this,
arrangements have been made for Eu-
gene V. Debs and other prominent Off
meeting for the benefit of the New
York and Cleveland miners Thursday
morning.
Among the others expected to be
Ratchford. NJ. NJ. Garland and w. D.
Mahon. At this meeting it as intended
to strike a final decisive blow and if
possible make the tie UP complete.
The place has not vet been selected,
but it will be in a grove in close proxi-
nifty to the Turtle Creek, Sandy Creek
ana Plum creek mines OF the new OrK
and Cleveland Gas Coal company. The
reputation of Debs, it is expected will
prove to be magnet and 10000 miners
are looked for at the meeting.
The meeting at ScOtdale on Tuesday
of the miners of the coke district and
the meeting of labor leaders at Wheel
ing, are also looked upon as important
features at this period of the strike.
Should the WeStmoretand be brought
out. there are fears for serious trouble
al De Armitt's mines.
Reports from the coke regions indi-
cate that the cokerS will not likely
come out. The board of arbitrators re-
ports matters quiet, waiting on the re-
suit of the meeting tomorrow, which
they claim to think means much toward
the result of the proposed settlement of
the strike by arbitration. An effort is
being made to have as many river men
attend the meeting as pOssib BILE.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
GROCERS AND BUTCHERS
May Go to Atchison to Attend the
Big Picnic There.

Tonight the Topeka grocers and
butchers will meet at the hall at 433
Kansas avenue to make arrangements
for the annual picnic to be held next
month. A full attendance is expected
and it has been almost decided that the
Topeka grocers and butchers will go to
Atchison to join in the annual picnic
next month. A committee of grocers
from Atchison was in Topeka yesterday
comforting in regard to the matter To-
peka hasn't park large enough for
giving a big picnic, while at Atchison
there is a, park comprising 60 acres. The
Atchison grocers promise a big time
md also agree to arrange for the letting
out of all the privileges for the grounds
and will share the receipts with the To-
peka grocers and butchers. This is a
handsome offer.
Mr.. William Dransf1eld said today:
'Atchison offers to do the handsome
thing by us. They have a fine park
and will give us half the receipts from
the privileges. If we send over three
or four train loads of people to- that
picnic, then we will be sure to get al
most the whole of Atchison for our Fall
Festival Next year Atchison agrees
to come to Topeka if we have park
big enough to invite St. Joseph, Kansas
City, Kan, and Emporia to meet with
them. That would make a monster
picnic. We want a full attendance at
the meeting tonight
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
OPEN, SHUT, OPEN, SHUT.
That's the Way the Joints Go, Like
an Automaton

Is there a deal between Chief of Po-
lice Steele and the officers of the Com
nittee of Seventeen? For some reason
the papers in the quo warranto proceed
ings to oust Chief of Police Steele have
been Withdrawn from County Attorney
Jetmore by A. H. Vance and are being
held.
Coincident with the withdrawal of the
papers came a notice from the police
department to the jointists to close up
or there would be trouble. Joint pat
rons are complaining that they are I'M
able to get anything to drink, and a
man who knows all about such things
told a Journal reporter today that all
the joints in Topeka are closed. That
may mean nothing, and ii may mean
great deal. There have been repeated
bluffs at closing the Joints several times
before. and they have always reopened
in day or two.
County Attorney Jetmore says that
the reason given for the withdrawal of
the papers was that they We're to be
discussed in the committee before they
are fled This is somewhat strange
when Mr.. Vance took the papers to the
county attorney himself with instruc-
tions to bring the suit last week.
Mr. Vance was seen by a Journal re-
porter but denied that there had been
any deal with Chief Steele. He still
insists that the suit to Oust the chief
will be commenced.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
BISHOP POTTER RETURNS.
Back in London After a Trip to Ger
many.

New York, July pa dispatch to
the World from London says:
Bishop Potter of New York has re-
turned to London from Germany. His
programme is not complete, but it is
likely that he will preach again at
Westminster Abbey. He shows much
interest in the endless labor trouble,
and thinks arbitration. between disa-
greeing employees and employed is more
advanced here than in the United
States. He has not visited the head
quarters of the striking engineers, how
ever His health has been greatly ben
Gifted by his vacation. The American
bishops are in the London pulpits in
great force again. Indeed, nearly every
night last week, they were preaching in
different parts of London. The bishop
of Georgia preached in st. Paul's ca
thedral, the bishop of Minnesota in
Westminster Abbey, the bishop of Col
oredo at ST. Xaviours, Southwork. The
bishop of Missouri at the parish church,
Kensington, the bishop of Springfield,
Ill, at St. Mary Magdalene, Munster
Square and ST. James; the bishop of
Vermont at st. Mary Magda1ene, Pad
dington; the bishop of North Carolina
in St. Thomas Regent street and the
bishop of Delaware in St. Marks, Mary
lebone Road.
A large number of prelates were at
Countess Percy's garden party.
On Friday, August 6, the Archbishop
of York will entertain the bishops and
out of compliment to the American
church, the service for the transfign-
ration from the American prayer book
will be used.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
ENGLAND LAUGHS.
The Defeat of Kaiser William
By the Diet
Affords Amusement for the
Leading British Papers.
THEY SEE A LESSON.
German People Will Stand a
Good Deal,
Says One, But They Are Not
Russians Nor Turks.

London, July 26.-The English news
papers devote a good deal of space to
the situation in Germany and record
with thinly disguised satisfaction the
defeat of the emperor in the Prussian
diet over the law of associations bill
The Globe says: 1.-The struggle in
Which Emperor William has just been
defeated is a conflict between himself
and his people. 1t is to be wished, ,rath-
er than confidently anticipated, that he
may have the wisdom to accept his dis
comfiture with dignity and good tenn
per-
The Pail Mall Gazette says: 'The
vote is a significant rebuff But Fred
erick the Great always had his way
and William the greatest, must not lag
behind. The little facts that there is
no Frederick the Great now, that uni
versal suffrage exists in Germany and
Prussia, and that people will talk now
adays don't count
The Westminster Gazette says: ''The
Kaiser has had a very nasty check in
his own country. 1t is a strong pro-
test against the attempt to place power
in the hands of officialdom at the ex-
pense of civil liberty"
The st. James Gazette says: "The
Germans will stand a good deal of
dragooning but there are limits They
won't be treated like Russians and
TurSS''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
OIL INSTEAD OF COAL
For War Vessels is the Latest Plan of
Genius.

Anderson, Ind, July 26.-Judge NJ A.
Chapman has gone to Washington to
file patent applications and interest the
proper government officials in inven-
tions by Frank NJ. Reed of this city
which have been completed, tested
practically, and found to be capable of
revoIutionizing the handling of war
vessels at sea.
The inventions carry out to perfection
the idea originated by Russia in using
oil instead of coal as a fuel for war YES
sells.
Reeds inventions cover a system of
oil burning which would make it posi-
bic for a vessel like the Indiana to car
ry enough fuel to last on a trip around
the world. The system is gas generation
from oil. The gas is generated by an
atOmizing plan, is snokelesS and is ca
pable of tenth more heat than the
Russians get, or 80 per cent more heat
than the government is now getting
from coal. making it possible to work
up to great speed.
Instead of 80 stokers which are now
necessary on great war vessel, one
man could handle all of the valves.
Another one of the inventions covers
a storage tank that is very small and
wonld be paid for in a month or so in
the saving of fuel
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
RATE WAR GOES ON.
Conference in the Interest of Adjust
ment Failed to Do Anything.

New York, July 26.-The Galveston rate
war was enlivened today by the issuance
of new tariff by the Lone Star line
which meets the last cut of the Mallory
line. effective today. The cuts affect class
rates and the new tariff fixes a rate of
10 cents first-class to Galveston; cents
fourth-class and cents for the lettered
classes of freight.
The special committee from the Texas
rail lines which made an unsuccessful at
tempt to end the war in this city last
week, is expected to make its report to-
day to the Southwestern association a ST.
Louis. 1t is generally understood that
reduction in rates from western to Texas
points will follow. Some of the COM
panies, it was said today, have been Sc
cretly cutting rates and it is said de-
moralization has already begun to extend
to all rail lines.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
DRINK AND AN AK,
Part of the "Ingredients" in a Green's
burg, Pa. Murder.

Greensburg, Pa, July 26.-Hermenie,
a little mining village at the terminus
of the HempfieId branch, was the scene
yesterday morning of what will in all
probability prove a double murder.
James Porter and John Hyde, two
striking miners, were visiting Robert
Rodgers, who is employed in the Ocean
mines at Hermenie. Saturday night
dead drunk. They all lay in a stupor
until yesterday morning about clock,
when Hyde awoke. and getting an old
ak which was in the room, proceeded
to use it upon his two sleeping COM
panions. He struck Rodgers on the
head, fracturing his skull and render
ing him insensible. He then attacked
Porter, fracturing his skull, besides
cutting terrible cash in his neck. The
injuries of both men will likely prove
fatal Hyde is in Jail.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
"MOTHER" TO INTERCEDE.
Mrs. Mary G.. Jones, of the A. r. o.,
Trying to Save Life.

Chicago, July 26.-Mrs. Mary G. Jones
of California, who is known in labor cir
cles as THE Mother of the American
Railway union, is in the city on her way
to Washington. She is going there for
the purpose of interceding with President
Mckinley in behalf of S. D. Worden, who
is sentenced to receive the death penalty
for certain acts performed during the la
Dor riots in California in 1894.
President Cleveland recommended Wor-
denis pardon, Governor Budd having
granted stay of execution on President
Debs' appeal until decision be rendered
by the supreme court of the United
States. Mrs. Jones is strongly fortified
with letters from all the labor organiza-
tions cf the country and President Debs
of the Social Democracy.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
TALMAGE'S TEMPER LOST.
The Reverend Gentleman Departs
From His Determin alton to
Answer Nothing.
gton, July 26.-The Post prints

washington, July 26.-The Post prints
the following:
Spirit Lake, Ia, July %, 1897.
Editor Post: 1 denOunce the lying
scoundre1 who started the report that 1
am dissatisfied with my Washington
church and I will not return to it. My
congregation and myself are in COM
plete accord. They have met all their
obligations to me. My vacation over,
will preach in my pulpit the second
Sabbath in September. The last years
attendance was larger than any previ-
Gus year and many more desired to
worship with US than could be accom-
modated. Everything is satisfactory
That evil report was born in the very
malice of hell and is one of a hundred
falsehoods manufactured against me
during the last 80 years, all of which
falsehoods have only enlarged my work
as this will.
T DE WITT TALMAGE
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
COLOR LINEN CHURCH.
A Portion of Milwaukee Evangelical
Denomination Secedes and Starts
New Church.

Milwaukee, July 26.-The negro ques-
ton has caused strife and secession in
the Trinity Evangelical church here.
Some months ago, the pastor. the
Rev. George Hoylz, married David 2.
Redd. a colored horse doctor to a white
woman, member of the German con-
grega ton.
Meetings were held during the last
week at which the minister was de-
nounced for his action, and these culnli-
mated today in the secession of half the
congregation from the country church.
es. The secessionists met and organized
a new church society. The corner stone
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
LABOR LEADERS GATHER.
Heads of Railway Brotherhoods en-
route to Wheeling.

Pittsburg, July 26.-F. B. Sargent and
c. H. Wilkins, executive heads of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
Railway Trainmen and Order of Rail-
way Conductors, were in PittSburg to-
day en- route TO the meeting of labor
leaders at Wheeling tomorrow.
They addressed a large mass meet
ing of railway employees at ScOtdale
yesterday and reported their respective
organizations in f1OuriShing condition.
They refuse to say anything in regard
TO the proposed meeting at Wheeling of
the striking miners
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
BREAK DIDN'T COME.
Debs and Mahon are Said to be Dis
hearteneds

Fairmount, w. Va, July 26-Today
the great break among the miners fail
ed to take place and the organizers are
disheartened- Debs and Mahon have
gone to Wheeling, not expecting to re-
turn. All depends on the action of the
executive boards of the labor organiza-
tionS at Wheeling tomorrow. This morn
ing the men at Hutchinson and Luther,
both Joined the strikers but as the four
w atSon mines still stand solid the
movement has been a failure.
Senator Camden said Saturday night
that he wanted to see it rain all day
Sunday to keep the enthusiasm down,
but the boiling sun of yesterday had the
same effect as the men who were at
heat, as far as the Fairmount district
is concerned.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
ALONG THE B. &. O.
Manager Green Says His Road is Not
Confiscatine Coal

Baltimore, July 26.-General Mana
ger Green of the B. & o. railroad said
this morning that there was no coal be-
ing confiscated by the road and that all
common coal wSS being very promptly
forwarded to destina ton.
He also absolutely denied the story
that armed guards had been placed on
passenger trains through Pennsylvania
and West Virginia.
The strike situation in the Fairmont
w. Va, district of the B.& O.this morn
ing was as follows:
The Monagha mine increased the
number of men and at the Montana
CASTOR, New England and shaft mines
the men went to work earlier than US
ual. Some of the men at the Pritchard
mine returned to work and few at the
Hutchinson mine came out. The Pala-
tin and Aurora miners are still out and
it is thought that the Aurora miners
will return to work today or in the
morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
RAILROAD FROM JUNEAU.
A Surveying Party Leaves for the
Alaska Coast

New York, July 26.-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Wilmington,
Del, says:
P. l.. Parkard and William A. Pratt
president of the board of directors of the
street and sewer department of this city,
have gone to Seattle, Wash. At Seattle
they will be Joined by party and will go
to Juneau, Alaska, where they will sur
vey a pass from Taku inlet on the Alas
kan coast to Testin lake, which a syndi-
cate here propose to use as a railroad
route for transporting miners and sup
plies into the Yukon territory.
Mr.. Pratt is an experienced civil and
electrical engineer and is professor of
electrical engineering at Delaware col
lege. Mr. Packard and Mr.. Pratt will re-
turn to this city about October /, with
the report.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
y Ride Ends in a Runaway.

John Matson, employed as a carpen-
ter at the Santa F'e shops and living at
205 Polk street was badly bruised in a
runaway last night. He had been invi-
ted for a ride by Chas. Sailor, and as
they We're driving up Quincy street
driving his horse rapidly. The horse
soon got beyond control and at the cor
ner of Eighth street, Sailor jumped out
and a few feet further on the carriage
turned over and Matson was thrown
out. Mr.. Matson had his right eye
blackened and was hurt on the should
ers and neck by striking against the
curbing
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-26
ALL TO INVESTIGATE,
And A. B. Quinton Will Help Look
Into Insurance Affairs.

Judge A. B. Quinton of this city has
gone to Philadelphia to represent Webb
McNal in teh preliminary arrange
ments being made by the superintend-
ents of insurance of Nebraska, CoIora-
do, Kansas, Texas and Illinois and some
other western states, to institute q
wholesale investiga tion of the financial
conditions of the eastern fire and life
insurance companies.
McNall it was reported, proposes to
make an investigati ton of his own ac-
cord, but this he denies and says an in
vestigation. such as outlined in the fore
going, and sweeping in every respect,
is now being provided for.