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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
FOR SALE.

A HOUSE AND LOT on the corner Of
Washington aud West streets. Charles Town,
Suitable for boarding house, wholesale
house, or any purpose. House and lot has
frontage OF 20 feet, running back $50 feet.
House contains Is rooms and large store
room. All In first class condition Hydrant
IN Kitchen aud good Well in yard. also u
small stable on the lot and good fencing all
around.
Price 5000. Apply to
N23-ff. HENRY DUNN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
Eor councilman.
For CounciIman.
For Councilman.

EDITOR SPIRIT.-Please announce Mr.. t.
c. GREEN q candidate for Councilman in
the Third Ward His many friends have
obtained his consent to run.
April "a, 1897. MANY VOTERS
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04

NOV is the time to sell ont your Fat and
In Barren Ewes. c. r. WALL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
Nc Clung's Photo. Gallery.
ForSale.

A Frame weather-boarded House, tin roof,
containing six rooms and attic room an
an out kitchen. A fine large stable corn crib
and carriage house One acre of land with
apple and peach trees, grape vines and small
fruits; situated in Charles Town, on Leetown
road. adjoining W. s. Kennedy's property,
near Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road. Terms
reasonable. Address
JOHN MCKNIGHT,
Mr2'97-t- Bayside, Queens Co.. ". Y.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
DIED.

eS- Obituary notices exceeding five line
Ten Gents per line.
Near Lcetown, April 10. 1897, Mr.. HARRIS
HUFF, aged 81 years. month and 10 days.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04
For Rent.

Valuable Coal Yard aud grain Elevator
heretofore leased and occupied By B. e.
Warrington. s. w. WASHINGTON.
April 0-3t Trustee
ENRUIT CANS. We have on hand about
Il 5000 cans that are our make and we will
cell them very low for the Quality. Come and
see Ms on s. Charles ST. yesterday 4 co.
A T RETAIL-20 Tons Hay & Straw, 100
"A Dbl Corn 70 make room for wool.
March q. 1897. c. T. WALL.
II WANT 100 shoats and few Fresh Cows.
i G. 2. WALL
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1897-05-04

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
HUNG BY CHEST CITIZENS. >
A Negro is Lynched in the Streets of
Bryan, Texas.

Bryan, Tex, Jan. 25.-Eugene Wash
ingtOn, the negro arrested for criminal
assault upon Miss De Hart on Thurs
day, near Bryan now hangs to the linn b
of cottonwood tree on Main street in
this city.
His death is the work of an infuriat ted
mob composed of the best citizens of
the county.
The first vote was for burning but
they recOnsidered and decided to hang
him.
The crowd then proceeded to Main
street and halted in front of the First
National bank, where a small cotton
wood tree stood. Soon a man rapidly
climbed the tree and threw the end of
the rope over a limb and it was seized
by willing hands below and the negro
was soon suspended between earth and
sky.
bon fire was Hndled in the street
SO that all could see him and a warning
to all of his kind was pinned to him
Three cheers were offered for the sher-
if and other officers. a collection was
taken up for the Irishman who furnish
ed the proof of identified ton. The ne
gro asserted his innOcense to the last.
The mob fingered for about an hour
and then dispersed. Eugene Washing
ton was a Bryan negro, about % years
old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
TO TURN JUDGE SIMPSON OUT
a Bill to Dismember the Ninth Judi
cial District.

The bill providing for the adjustment
of the Ninth judicial district now pre-
sided over by Matt Simpson. by placing
Harvey and Mcpherson sounties under
the jurisdiction of Judge Clark, and Reno
county under that of Judge Mckay, viii
be recommended TO the senate for pas
sage this week by the committee on dis
trict apportionment.
will throw Judge Simpson out of office
before he has had really time to become
acquainted with judicial power. Mr.
Simpson was appointed judge of the
Ninth district by Governor Morrill, on the
resignation of Frank l.. Martin last No.
vember, and has held office only since
January 4.
The story of Martins resignation and
Simpsons appointment is to the effect
that d division of the term of office was
arranged for in the convention at which
Martin was dominated There was a
deadlock in the convention for the nOmi-
nation of judge and Martin was nominate
ed with the understanding that at the end
of two years he should resign and Simp-
son be appointed by the governor
The defeat of Morrill, at the November
election made it impossible to carry out
the plan of dividing the four years into
terms of two years each. Simpson claims
ed the appointment under the agreement,
before Morrills term OF office expired
Martin resigned in his favor. His resig-
nation was sent to the governor in No.
Vember, to take effect January A. 1897
and on the day it was received Morrill,
appointed Simpson in his place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
A SIO.OOO BATHROOM.
Designed for Claus Spreckei's Daugh
ter, Mrs. Watson.

Trenton, n. j.. Jan. 25.-If Mrs. Thos.
er, Claus Spreckels, she will have the
most luxurious bathroom ever con-
structed in America. The thing and
decorations for this bathroom which
were made here were viewed today by
a delegation of architects, decora tors
and sanitary plumbers from New York
and other places.
The bathroom will cost $4,000 and
will be part of suite of rooms which
Emma Spreckels, daughter of the sugar
king, designed for her own use after in
specting famous houses in all parts of
Europe, where she Travelled for the sole
purpose of getting ideas for the Sc, 000,-
600 home her father is erecting on the
Pacific coast. Her apartments were de-
signed to cost more than $3.50. 900.
The bathroom will be only ~ feet
wide by S12 feet long. The floor is to
be covered with caustic tile of small di-
mansions. in neutral tints. The sides
and ceiling are to be of tiles 4x5 inches.
Each side of the wall will be paneled. The
dadoes will be in solid colors, but each
main panel will represent bathing
scenes from the classics. One panel will
show a brook, in which two women are
wading, one leading a child, while Gu
pid will sport on frieZe. The ceiling is
of delicately tinted tile.
Metal swinging doors lead from the
room. The bathtub is of porcelain, the
faucets are of solid gold and so is the
piping for the shower and needle
streams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
BERLIN SOCIALISTS MAD.
They Object to Spending Money on a
Life of William I

Berlin, Jan. 25.-The discussion by the
Berlin town council of the proposal to
spend 10000 marks on a memorial paper
on the life of William 1. raised an out
burst of socialist hostility. The sp9kss-
man, DIR. Zedka, warmly protested
against this sacrifice to personal wor-
ship large sums which could be bet
ter spent in relieving winter Distress -
adding: Il also protest against the
wholesale distribution of the pamphlet
in the municipal schools as I have no
confidence that Emperor Williams BIZ
Ography represents the historical truth.
Liberty loving people, remember the
dear departed ones who fell in the
streets of Berlin fighting for the peo-
pie in 1S4S, and the same time they re-
member the attitude of William, then
Prince of Prussia. We know that in
the socialists have the support of
all working people, who do not forget
the law which for twelve years made
them outlaws and deprived them of
their families, an existence under the
reign and with the consent of King
William"
The North German Gazette discusses
the foregoing under leading editorial
headed ''Anarchsm in the Berlin Town
Council" and declares that socialism
and anarchism are Identical. and urges
that everybody on the side of right and
order must resist the socialists de-
StructiVp work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25

r,g,,1arlv established for the treatment
Of inebriety, as hereinafter defined, as
shall in the judgment of county commits
sjoners. be most successful in the treat
rnent of such disease
have demonstrated the efficacy of the
medical treatment for inebriety admins
tered thereat by the successful practice
of said treatment. at said institute Tor a
period of not less than two years and the
cure of not less than two hundred cases
of inebriety: Provided. however. that
such medical institute the proprietors
thereof shall not charge against said
county a sum in excess of $780, in any one
case so committed, and the order so pass
ed by the probate judge Of any county
shall be binding upon such county and the
exDense of such medical treatment for
irebriety including board, laundry and
other matters incident to said trea tnent
for inebriety SO ordered by any probate
Judge to amount not exceeding one
Hundred dollars shall be levied for and
paid out of the general fund of said coun-
ty. in the same manner and at the same
time as other expenses of said county
are levied for and paid No probate judge
shall be obliged to send any inebriate to
any institution for medical treatment a
second time at the expense of the county
Sec 3. An inebriate, as mentioned in
be deemed to include any person who has
become addicted TO the habitual use of
intoxicating liquor or opium, or any other
narcotic to such an extent or degree as
10 deprive him or her of reasonable self
Sec. 4 ANY person who shall be treat
ed for such addictions under the pro-
visions of this act and who may desire
to reimburse the county, al whose eX
Dense he has been treated. may tender
the county treasurer of said county the
amount expended for his treatment. and
said treasurer shall give u receipt for the
amount so paid. which receipt shall state
that such payment is for reimburse
rnent as aforesaid. and the amoutn so
paid shall be covered into the treasury OF
Sec. ). This act shall be in force from
and after its passage and publication in
IFI 8
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
NEW YACHT FOR THE QUEEN
Present ''Tub' to be superseded by a
Modern Vessel

London, Jan. 25.-A new yacht to
take place Of the Victoria and Albert,
is to be built for the queen. The new
yacht is to be available for ocean voy-
ages, will be fitted with twin screws
and will attain a high rate of speed
Her dimensions, accommodations and
general equipment will be in keeping
with modern demands and the royal
purposes for which she will be required.
The building work is to be commenced
IS soon as possible.
1t has for some time been question
of patching up the present vessel or
building an entirely new one. more up
to-date in construction and presenting
more imposing appearance when seen
side by side with such sumptuously
furnished and fitted vessels as the
STANDARD and the Hohenzollern, the
yachts of the car and Herman en-
peror. Though nothing has officially
transpired. there is every reason to be-
lieve that her majesty has at length
consented to abandon the vessel which
has so many tender associations for
her in favor of a modern yacht.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items intended for this column should
be left with the KimbaH Printing Co..
835 Kansas avenue, before 10 o'clock in the
morning
Soldier creek is frozen over.
Mrs Thomas Wallace is visiting
friends in Maple Hill.
T. L. EVAN of Kansas City spent
Sunday on the North side.
Mr.. Rufus Neiswinder and family
have gone to Maple Hill to reside.
Miss Cecil Boydson has gone to Col
oraGo Springs to be absent some time.
Miss Alice Rudy returned Saturday
from a short visit with friends a Hor-
ton.
The w. T. K. club will meet on Tues
day, January rs, with Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hale
on Park street.
The Vincent Reading circle will meet
tomorrow evening in the parlors of the
Kansas Avenue church.
The Knights of Pythias will give a
social this evening at their hall on the
avenue. Everybody invited.
Try Geo. Mayors bread and other bak-
cry goods made out of best flour and
best material; try it and you Will have
no other.
The Young Peoples club met Satur-
927 Jackson street. A very pleanant
time was had by all
George Currier and family are maxi
ing preparations to move to Colora do.
They Will leave the last of the week for
their future home in Denver.
The Baptists Sunday school met yes
terday in the lower room of the church,
is the furnace was out of repair. 1t has
been repaired, however today and ser
church with preaching by Rev. w. B.
Hutchinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEW

John Macdonald lectured at CircIeviIle
Saturday evening.
In 1861 Judge A. II. Horton was city at
torney of Atchison-
Pension Agent Click has served nine
terms in the Legislature.
Representative John Seaton of Atchison
employs 200 men in his foundry.
The Fiske Jubilee singers will give a
concert at Washburn college, February
Ex-Chief Justice Samuel A Kingman
was once law partner of John ]. In
gals
Representative E. D. McKeever was
one of the founders of the Washburn Re
porter.
The Topeka Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution will meet with Mrs. N. E.
Handy next Friday
The high school has been reinforced by
40 pupils who were promoted from the
ward schools last week.
Judge ]. B. johnson has twice been
speaker of the house of representatives,
the only Topeka man who ever served in
that capacity.
Walter McMurtie, a colored boy. who
has been arrested often, was caught in
the act of stealing brass from the Santa.
Fe railroad Saturday and arrested.
The Topeka railway trolley wire broke
toon streets and cars to Washburn col
lese and Quinton Heights were detained
two hours.
City Clerk McFadden served with Audi
for Morris in the Second Kansas cavalry
80 years ago. and had not seen him since
until Captain Morris came to Topeka to
take his office.
Charles Hurcules' barn at Washburn
and Wayne avenues was burned to the
ground Saturday night. The loss is $780,
There was insurance on the property. The
cause is unknown.
The bill abolishing spring elections in
cities OF the first class has been reported
faVorably to the house and Will in all
probability pass both house and senate.
That means no election in Topeka next
spring.
Ewing Page. who hit David Nickerson
on the head with brick in the basement
Of Long 5 restaurant, has been arrested
on a warrant from Justice Growers court
charging him with assault. NickerSon is
badly bruised.
Carl Shultz, the man arrested by the
sheriff on a charge OF having robbed DaV-
idsonS shoe store at 904 East Fourth
street was arraigned before Justice Fur
~ Saturday and bound over to the dis
trict court for trial on a charge of burg
larry.
A Swedish State Silver league will be
organized at 523 Kansas avenue tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock. Silver SwedeS OF
the city are expected to attend and take
part in the organization. e. f. Swens-
son of Salina, is at the head of the
scheme.
Mrs. Mary H. Price has fled a suit
against the Topeka Security company for
81, 600 which she claims is due her on
promiSOry notes she has bought from the
company. This company has recently
been sued by several people who held
notes purchased of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
CRIPPLE CREEK is DRY.
It is Suddenly Found to be VeryShort
of Water.

Cripple Creek, Colo. Jan. 25.-Cripple
Creek has run short of water. The sup
ply for the city system has almost
stopped through the freezing of Beaver
creek, and the neglect of the superin-
tendent of the waterworks in not pro-
tecting the banks of the Beaver creek
reservoir.
The visible supply in the city reser-
voir on Church hill is not sufficient for
"a hours, and all drain pipes have been
shut off in order that the quantity on
hand may be sufficient for fire purposes.
The city relies wholly upon the pipes.
A few artesian wells in town are used
by the water wagons which distribute
to the residents, but the majority of
these depend upon the city pipes. Wells
are few. and if no relief is found in the
Beaver creek supply, the situation Will
become serious in a short time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
WILL THIS SHIP FLY?
Inventor Says it Will Go 60 Miles an
Hour

New York, Jan. pa. P. A. Rosen-
strar of No. 6 Court Square, this city.
has been for years working on a flying
machine, which he now believes he has
perfected. The machine is in the form
of a ship cut off straight aft and with
a fiat bottom.
1t has five masts-one at the bow, one
at each side and one at each corner
afe. Each mast is provided with II
wings. in all, so. Each wing will be u
feet long and six inches wide. The
frames of the wings Will be of alumni
mum and the wing itself of silk. The
frame work will be of bamboo. The
ship will be 81 feet long and 26 feet
wide.
Inside of the ship will be the motor
power. This, Mr.. Rosenstrar says, is
something new and better than any
motor power now in use. When the
motor power is applied, every mast.
with it's wings. will revolve without
friction. But the front mast has some
extra mechanism which gives absolute
power to steer in any direction required
and the masts and all the mechanical
work will be of aluminium.
Mr.. ROSenStrar estimates that in or
binary winds the ship will travel 60
miles an hour, but with a stiff breeze
blowing in the direction the ship is
going the speed may be 100 miles an
hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
GERMANY FOR GERMANS.
They Want Our Money but Not Our
Goods.

Washington, Jan. 25-It is money
thrown away for our business men
seeking foreign markets to load up the
United States consuls with pamphlets
and circulars and price lists. So says
United States Consul Batholow at May
ence, Germany, in report to the state
department in the course of which he
offers some advice to Would-be export
ers as to the best means of getting their
goods in the German markets He says.
however that whether or not Germany
will permit them to hold their trade
once it is obtained, is a serious and vi
tai question.
That the Germans will throw all
kinds of obstacles in the way. there is
not the slightest question. They will
commence by raising the tariff. and if
that does not suffice, they will adopt
other methods. Says the consul:
The Germans are for Germany, and
Germany is for the Germans. Protec-
ton for home products is their watch
word. They are perfectly willing to
spread out in every country in the
world with their products, but they
want none here but their own. They
want our dollar-silver or sold-but
they do not want us TO have any of
theirs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
SWALLOWED HIS TOBACCO.
Amusing Incident of Man Who Ex-
perforated in Z. c. Car.

Kansas City, Jan. 25.-An amusing in
cident occurred on an east bound Twelfth
street car last night about O'Clock,
when old man from a rural section
was brought suddenly to an understand
ing that the grating the car floor
was not for the purpose of holding pools
of expectorated tobacco juice The car
was filled with passengers. mostly stock
men returning uptown from the stock
yards. The car was nearing Main street
when the conductor noticed one of the
passengers draw out d big piece of plug
tobacco and take an exceedingly liberia
.'chaw." He seemed to be ENJOYING the
tobacco, his boistrouS conversation with
another stockman and everything in gen.
eral and splitting over everything
The conductor stepped up TO the expec-
torator and touched him the shoulder
and pointed sternly at the placard bear
ing the words No splitting the floor
of this car under penalty of the law.
and then tola policeman who was sitting
the grip car.
The rural passenger was scared so badly
that he swallowed part of his tobacco
and then, with a white face. while all
the other passengers were lily restraining
their mirth, he begged the conductor not
to call the policeman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
CUBANS TAKE A FORT. q
They Capture a Large Amount of
Money and Arms.

Cincinnati, Jan 25.-The Commercial
Tribune special from Key West, Fla,
says: Another defeat for the Spanish
is reported from Pelanos, in the south
ern part of Havana province. The place
has 1000 inhabitants, is well fortified
and has a Spanish garrison of 600 men
with one field piece. The Spanish re-
tired it being a rout, though portion
stubbornly protected their rear making
stands until forced to retire by Herman
deZ'S fierce charges. Afr pursuing
them nearly to Cajaio on the coast. they
withdrew. They burned the fort at
PelanOs.
The insurgents secured !, 400 stand of
arms, one cannon, $1,000 in gold and S.
900 paper money besides ammunition
and many valuable papers belonging to
the Spanish commiSSary department.
Havana officials knew of the batt}2, but
have kept it quiet and the palace Off
Gals say the place has been "evacua
ted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
MAIL CLERKS DISCHARGED.
They Violated the Order Against Al
lowing Other Clerks in Their Cars.

ST. Louis, Jan. 25.-The Republic this
morning says that as result of an in
vestigation made by Postoffice Inspec-
tor Joe Johnston, two chief clerks en-
ployed on mail runs on the c. & A.
road between here and Kansas City.
will be summarily dismissed from the
service by order of the postoffice de-
partment at Washington four others
on the same line will be reduced to the
rank of helpers; and six helpers, two
of whom are certified substitutes, will
be promoted to the position Of chief
clerks to succeed those who viii be re-
duced in rank. All are residents of St.
Louis.
They were suspected and found gull
ty of violating general order No. 264.
which provides that no mail clerk shall
be allowed in mail car unless he is on
duty, and clerks in charge of cars are
specifically charged not to allow any
clerk not on duty to ride or even to en-
ter their cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
AMERICAN CATTLE BEST.
They Bring Higher Prices ThanThose
of Other Countries

Washington, Jan. 25.-The chief of the
bureau of animal industry of the agrl-
cultural department is in receipt OF
circular from a commission agent of
London giving the total number of cat
tie and sheep received at Deptford,
England during the year 1896, and also
the average prices realized for them
The circular also contains graphic
Illustration showing the prices received
on each market day throughout the
year for cattle from the United States,
South America and Canada respective
ly:
The total number of cattle received
from the three sections represented
were as follows: With the average
price in pennies per pound: United
States cattle, 146,9S5. 513 per pound;
South America, AZ, 1872, at 1926 per pound;
Canada, 26,873, at Ala per pound To-
tai 216, $50
Sheep-United States, 1887, at 5.21
per pound; South America, 1884, 2S, at
5.36; Canada, 1926, at $40.
Bradshaw, handmade harness, so K.A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
800 CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Fire Causes a Terrible Disaster in a
Chinese Theater.

San Francisco, Jan. 25.-News by the
steamship Gaelic states that advices
from Foo Chow, received at Hong-K Kong
OH Jan. 2, report horrible catastrophe
in a temple at Kwang-Fou on Dec. s
last.
A theatrical performance was held
for the first time in the place and was
attended by a large crowd of natives
and few Europeans. One of the tenn
pie lamps was overturned firing the
building The panic-stricken crowd
tried to force a way through two small
doors. In the crush 300 persons were
trampled to death.
The victims were principally women
and children. OF the 40 actors, only
four escaped alive, and two of the sur
vivors are in the native hospitals suf-
fering from internal injuries and may
die