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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
PRAISE AND SCORE LEEDY.
Resolutions Passed by the Silver Re-
publicans of Butler County.

FL Dorado, Aug. 5.-The Butler coun-
ty free silver Republicans met in con-
vention here Tuesday.
The convention was large and en-
thusiastic, there being some 500 free
silver Republicans in this county. They
will fuse with the PopulistS and Dem
ocrats.
The following report of the commit
tee on resolutions was adopted:
We, the free silver Republicans of
Butler county, in convention assembled.
reaffirm our faithful adherence to the
principle of the free and unlimited coin
age of both gold and silver at the pres
ent legal ratio of 16 to l, as pIOmul-
gated in all of the platforms of the
Louis convention
We denounce the state legislators
elected by silver votes who betrayed
their constituents and united with the
Republicans to defeat the will of the
people.
We heartily commend the state Iegis-
lature in its efforts TO expose the cor
rupt conduct Of its members and TO
purge the legislative halls of the cor
rupt practices that were established by
Republican leaders
We commend Governor Leedy for, his
Veto of the railroad bill passed by the
late legislature, but denounce him for
his course in cOnniving with violate of
law TO esta blish saloons in the princi-
pal cities of Kansas through police
boards appointed by himself.
We dsnounce Governor Leedy for his
appointment of men to high and re-
spOnsible positions whose regulations
for corruption are notorious, and We
trust that for the fair name of our
state and the good of the silver cause
that he Will lend his influence to the
enforcement of all laws and the re-
moval of unworthy appointees.
The unsatisfactory and depIora BILE
condition of the wage-earners of the
United States is a disgrace of monu-
mental proportions to our beloved coun-
try.
That our hearts are filed with dis
appointment and sorrow at the many
evidences that the much heralded wave
of prosperity will never come under a
single gold standard
The Dingley tariff bill, instead of F,o-
ing measure to furnish revenue for
the maintenance of our government and
Tor the betterment of the laboring
classes, as promised, is simply a tariff
for trusts only.
That We thank the Populisis for the
pronered place on their tickets and
that il is the wisdom of this convention
that We decline to fill any place bv
placing nominee before this conven-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05

berry, an bingham widow, came to
Atchison this morning and caused
warrant to be issued for the arrest of
John Hogan and Ray Winters, charg-
ing them with enticing her daughter,
Matte Roseberry. away from home for
immoral purposes.
Matte Roseberry, who lacks several
months of being IS years-of age. dis
appeared from bingham a week ago
last Sunday. John Hogan, who had
been attentive to her, disappeared
about the same time.
Mrs. RoSeberry received a letter from
a Frankfort, Kan, attorney. He said
that a girl giving her name as Roseber-
~, in company with two men, had
camped near Frankfort from Tuesday
of last week until Friday; that the girl
told parties at Frankfort that the men
had compelled her to accompany them
very much against her viii. Conse-
quently, on Friday last, several Frank
fort men started for the camp to Sc
cure the return of the girl to her home.
Arriving there, they found the camp
broken; the men had started westward
taking the girl with them, and saying
they were going to ConcOrdia. They
Travelled by wagon and nothing more
was seen of them.
The girl has always borne a good rep
utation at bingham.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
JOKE OR WARNING.
Queer Picture and Queer Message
Sent From Nickerson.

Some person evidently injured by the
transfer of the Santa Fe division head
quarters from Nickerson to Newton has
forwarded Mr.. Avery Turner. assistant
general superintendent of the road, a
large photograph of the roundhouse at
Nickerson when the work of tearing
that building down was underway. The
photograph shows the workmen demol-
iShing the stone rOundhouSe and load
ing the cars with the material, and on
the back in large letters is written:
Revenge, revenge, oh how sweet:
Far>Sweeter than the kiss of the fairest
maid"
The Santa Fe officials are at a loss to
know what the anonymous photographs
means. 1t may be simply a joke. and
again it may portend some disaster to
the road. Steps will probably be taken
to discover if possible the identity OF
the person sending the photograph to
Mr.. Turner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
TROLLEY CAR JUMPS.
Leaves the Track and Nearly Runs
Into the CURLING.

At 1855 o'clock today as an Oakland
trolley car was running north on Jack
son street, a wreck occurred which
frightened two women passengers very
much, shook up the car men considera-
bly, and attracted a large crowd. Mo-
torman Luhman and Conductor Con-
nor were making good time down Jack
son street and were nearly in front of
the Crawford building at Fifth street
when the car ran over a small bolt nut
which was lying on the track. The
front wheels were suddenly raised from
the rail and rode, up on the cobble
stones. The rear wheels chung to the
rail and thus turned the car toward the
west. Then the car plunged off the
right of way, crossing the double track
and went toward the pavement at the
south side of Fifth street. When it
stopped the front platform of the car
was just five feet from the curbing,
and the wheels had made grooves in
the asphalt three-fourths of an inch
deep. The wrecking crew from the
car barns came and with the aid of
another car pulled the car onto the
track.
Where the car stopped it was point
ing toward the northwest and looked to
be turning to go west on Fifth street.
This moved Capt Curtis to remark as
he viewed it: Il always said that these
cars ought to have run out Fifth
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
STILL AFTER THE MOORS.
Uncle Sam Now Demands Pay for
What They Have Done

Tangier, Aug. 5.-A special commits
sion headed by Vice Consul Carleton
who recently participated, in the dem
onstration made by the United States
cruiser Raleigh at the principal ports
on the coast of Morocco,i in consequence
of the differences between the United
States and Morocco relative to the
rights of American citizens, has arriv-
ed at the city of Morocco with import
ant instructions in connection with
American claims. It is reported that
the commission has had an interview
with the grand vizier.
The original difficulty arose over the
discrimination of the authorities of Mo-
rocco against Americans in refusing
to permit them to employ native help,
a privilege allowed Europeans. The ar
rival of the United States warship at
Tangier brought the local authorities
to terms and the subsequent demon
stratiOn by the Raleigh at the ports
along the coast completed the lesson.
The special commission headed by Mr..
Carleton is now pressing the govern
ment to settle claims of Americans for
indemnity, the principal one being that
of the agent of an American firm at
Tangier, who was assaulted and robbed
by the MOOrS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
MORE MISERY
Follows on the Track of the Thomp-
son Divorce Case.

The sequel to the Thompson divorce
case recently tried in the Shawnee
county district court occurred yester-
day in st. Louis when George Thomp-
son, the 26-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson, committed suicide in a St.
Louis hotel, with morphine.
Mrs. Thompson and her two daugh-
tiers We're still at the National when
they received the telegram announcing
the death of the young man, and they
left at once for home. 1t was at first
reported that the sons death was due
to natural causes. It is supposed that
worry over the trouble between his
father and mother was what impelled
him to take his own life.
Mr.. Thompson left Topeka suddenly
after the termination of the divorce
suit His family remained in Topeka
waiting for the alimony the court de-
creed should be paid to them, on the
superstition that Mr.. Thompson had
simply taken a vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
CARRIED Away A HOUSE.
salina Twister Plays a Queer and Fa-
tai Prank.

Salina, Aug 5.-A cyclone demolish-
ed a house near Luray, Russell county,
yesterday afternoon at $3.50, killing
George Spaulding. a carpenter. aged 60
and badly injuring Jerry Watson,
carpenter, aged 33.
Spaulding had has skull crushed, jaw
broken and teeth knocked out and lived
but As minutes Watson'S injuries con-
sist of an ugly cut on the left hand, a
hole in the left side of the face, a two
inch cash in the neck and badly
bruised body.
The men were at work building the
house, which was located three-quar-
tiers of mile southeast of Luray, and
they had it almost completed. The cy-
clone struck the house before they had
time to escape, rolled it over twice,
then tore it to pieces and blew the
pieces away
Spaulding fell out of door the first
time the building rolled over. but Wat
son was on the inside until the building
was shattered. His escape from death
is miraculous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
MOSTLY BURGLARS
Are the Convicts Whose Applications
for Pardon are Refused.

The state board of pardons has rec
commended that the following applica-
tions for pardons be refused:
Columbus Govon, Labette county, six
years, burglary second degree.
James Conway, AtchiSon, six years,
burglary and larceny.
David Palmer, Labette county, eight
years, burglary and larceny
Arthur S. Kendall, Trego, five years.
criminal assault.
Matt Ryan, Douglas county, seven
years, burglary and larceny.
Ed White No. 2, Labette county, seven
years assault with intent to kill
James E. Ferguson, WOodson county
six years, burglary second degree and
larceny
sentenced to fourteen years for oriIni-
nal assault, the board recommended be
pardoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
PUTTING ON WAR PAINT.
Kiowas and Comanches Preparing to
Avenge the Death of Chief

Ardmore, I. T., Aug. 5.-Horace Glib
son, a stockman just in from the Indian
reservation, reports the Kiowa and
COmanche Indians putting on war
paint, and says an uprising of the In
dams is feared Gibson says the In
dams are greatly stirred up over the
death of their chief, Quanah Parker,
and will not be pacified. 1t is unsafe,
he says for whites to enter the reserva-
ton. There are between eight thous-
and and ten thousand Indians on this
reservation, but they are poorly armed,
so far as is known. There is believed
to be about one gun to every 80 Indians.
A dispatch received here from Fort
Sill, I. T, denies positively the story of
the killing of Chief Quanah Parker by
a gang of lawless whites, who rafded
the reservation, which account is said
to have aroused the war spirit among
the KioWaS and COmancheS. Fort
Sill reports that Chief Parker was one
of several Indians who had trouble with
outlaws and the reported killing origi-
mated in the fact that Running Ante
lope, COmanche was thrown from his
horse and hurt in the Scrimmage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
UNIDENTIFIED.
The Board of Pardons Earns More
Contempt by its UnseemlY
LANGUAGE

J. V Randolph and N. NJ. Wells. a
majority of the state board of pardons,
today recommended that w. H. Car
rett of Ford county be pardoned from
the state penitentiary. In the recon-
mendation the board says: Garrett,
before the time of his trouble, seems
to have borne an excellent reputation.
except that he was a rantankerous
prohibition Pop
Garrett was sent to the penitentiary
for stealing 76 head of cattle. c. w.
Smith, who is also in the penitentiary
for the same crime writes letter to
the board in which he says Garrett is
innocent: that he (Smith) got the cat
tie and that Garrett is being unjust1y
imprisoned Upon that showing, ac-
companied by other evidence in favor
of Garrett, the pardon was recommend
ed
quite caps the climax of it's imbecility.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
HUTCHINSON SENSATION.
Young People Quarrel on Their We'd
ding Day and the Rival Marries
Her ,

Hutchinson, Aug. 5.-Hutchinson So
ciety has just had the greatest sur
prise that has ever visited the town.
Tuesday night was to have been the
occasion of wedding, in which a large
circle was interested.
Mr.. y. D. Yoder, a popular clerk a
Martins dry goods store, had a house
furnished and all preparations made
for his marriage with Miss Matte
Hutchinson. Because his intended had
persisted in taking a buggy ride with
Jesse Cook, a handsome young grocer,
on the evening before. Mr.. Yoder decid-
ed Tuesday morning that the marriage
one of the first to hear the report and
he Immediately called upon Miss Hutch
inson and asked her for her hand in
marriage. He was accepted, and the
two were married at the same hour that
the Yoder-Hutchinson marriage was to
have taken place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
FIRE ALARM KEY.

% Morse and Jackson Streets.
- Kansas Avenue and Railroad Street.
s6 Gordon and Taylor Streets.
81 Laurent and Harrison Street.
50 Grant Street and Topeka Avenue.
80 IA Street and Topeka Avenue.
p Kansas Avenue and Fourth Street
II Kansas avenue and Second Street
IA No. l Fire Station
sI5 Monroe and KiOus Streets.
SIC Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street
Is Kansas Avenue and Thirteenth st,
10 Kansas and Euclid Avenues.
~ Crane and Adams Streets.
% No Fire Station.
q Lake Street and East Sixth Avenue
~ Fourth and Branner Streets
rs Seventh and HOLIDAY Streets
% Eighth and Madison Streets.
q Tenth Ave. and Sac and Fox Road
9S Seventeenth and Jefferson Streets
n Sixth and Topeka Avenues
a. sixth Avenue and Clay Street
az No Fire Station
- Tenth and Topeka Avenues.
- Fourth and Taylor Streets.
81 Nc Fire Station.
rs Twelfth and Taylor Streets
40 Van Buren, and Eleventh Streets.
n Van Buren, and Twelfth Streets.
~ Euclid Avenue and BUCHANAN Street
AZ Thirteenth and Lane Streets.
AZ Eleventh Street and Morris Avenue.
as Seventh and Lane Streets.
A Topeka Avenue and Third Street
81 Quincy Street. north of Crane Street
50 Eleventh and Monroe Streets
53 Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street
"a Fourth and Lafayette Streets.
123 4OS East Sixth Avenue. Bus Barn
l24 Euclid and College Avenues.
sBoxes North of River.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
A PRACTICAL PREACHER.
Flock to Save a Pensioners
Wheat From Rain,
The wathena Star says:

The Wathena Star says:
Farmer Rappelye had his wheat all
cut when Saturday night came 1t look
ed stormy but machines were scarce
and it had to move on. Sunday came
and all the neighbors went to church
for song and prayer.
The room was crowded and after the
opening song had been sung the con-
secrated man stepped before the con-
gregation to begin his sermon. a heavy
storm was coming up, the heavens were
blackened by the approaching storm.
Slowly the preacher closed his open BIZ
BILE and said Brethren I believe in
Worshipping God, but a heavy rain is
coming up and Neighbor RappeIye's
wheat is in danger. We will close the
service and help him stack it,, The
duty was barely completed when the
storm broke forth in all its fury and
poured down a Soaking rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
On to Buffalo.

The W. r. c. and Ladies of G. A. r.
having selected the Santa Fee as their
official route to G. A. r. Encampnnent at
Buffalo, have also arranged for a spec
iaI train to leave Kansas and Missouri
River points Saturday, August o. and
to run through solid, with no change of
cars of any description. Members of
the G. A p, their families and friends
are cordially invited to join our party
We will have the finest train from the
west, and it will consist of free recLin-
ing chair cars, also Pullman palace and
tourist sleepers, that will run through
to Buffalo without change. Inquire of
nearest Santa Fe Agent, or W. J. Black,
G. P. A, Topeka for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
SAW KLoNDIKE NUGGETS.
Hiawatha Man Writes Home of the
Gold Fields.

Hiawatha, Aug. 81. E. Moore, for
merly of this neighborhood, but now of
Seattle writes home to his parents that
the KIondike gold stories are nearly all
true.
His Sunday school teacher, Prof. Lip
by, brought back $4,000. A Poverty
GuIch neigh Dor, whose wife took in
washing has returned with S112 600,
and he emptied a sack of nuggets
worth $40 each in plate for Mr.. Moore
to see.
He left his son and a companion in
charge of his mine and expects them
to pick up $500, 900 before the bad sea-
son sets in. He claims to have picked
nuggets up by the handful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
DEATH BY A GUNsHor.
Thomas County Boy Accidentally
Kills His Brother and Wounds
Another Boy.

Colby, Aug. 5.-Two young boys of
Lee Green and the son of John Hughes,
living in Thomas county, near Colby,
left their homes for rabbit hunt.
The older Green boy, who was han
ding the only gun in the crowd, acct
dentally discharged the weapon, the
contents finding lodging place in the
in the body of the Hughes boy.
Assistance was summoned as quickly
as possible, but blood poisoning had set
in, from which he died. While the
other boy has dangerous wound, it is
thought he will recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
G. j. BARKER TO MOVE.
Will Take His Family and Office to
Kansas City.

Lawrence Aug 5.-Captain George
]. Barker, the we'll known lawyer and
politician, will shortly move his office
and family to Kansas City. He said
that he had been seriously considering
such a proposition for some time. His
change of residence will create another
vacancy in the legislature, he having
been a conspicuous member of that
body last winter and would otherwise
hold office until the general election
next year.
Some time ago Mr. G. w E Griffith,
who was general manager of the West
ern Farm Mortgage company, moved
to Kansas City and it is understood
that he and Mr.. Barker have business
in common of a financial nature which
will land them in the metropolitan ser
vice.
1t is also talked here that Col. Dick
Blue is headed for a business life in
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
QUEER TOWN FIGHT.
Citizens of Buffalo Divided Over the
Merits of Water Witch.

Fredonia, Aug. 5-The little town of
Buffalo, in this county, is having
strange town fight. 1t began with the
election last spring ana the citizens are
divided into two factions over the dig
ging of a town well.
The parties are water witch and anti
water-witch. The man who refuses to
be on either side is called a coward and
mugwump. great many speeches
were made at meeting last week and
the question being one of much i'm
portance all work was suspended while
a practical demonstration was given
The result was unsatisfactory and the
water witch bitterness continues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
THOMAS COUNTY SHOWING.
Will Have a Million Bushels ofWheat
-Hoppers Hurt'C Corn.

Colby Aug.5 .-Threshers are at work
on one of the largest wheat crops ever
raised in Thomas county. In round fig
ures there We're So, 900 acres sown in
fall wheat and 10000 acres in spring
wheat.
1t is estimated it will yield close onto
1000, 900 bushels. AS far as it has
been threshed it has yielded from 10
TO So bushels per acre.
The corn acreage in Thomas county
is %, 476, and in spots where it has not
been destroyed by grasshoppers is look
ing thrifty. Hot winds nor hot weather
has as yet injured the corn prospects.
The population of Thomas county in
1896 was 1886. In 1897 it decreased to
1871. Colby, the county seat, shows a
gain of II over 1896. the population now
being 4S4.
The railroad valuation of Thomas
county is $481, JIG. The total indebted
ness of all taxable property in the
county is $1.S56.O68, a gain Of s9s,S59
over the year 1896
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
FOR THE OLD SOLDIERS.
Especial Pains Taken for the Colby
Reunion Septem Der 14-16.

Colby. Aug. 5.-The dates for the
Northwest Kansas Soldiers reunion
have been fixed for September IA, Is
and 16. to be held in Colby
The post has received a letter from
the adjutant general that plenty of
tents will be here in time 1t is the pur-
pose of the old comrades of Colby c.
A. r. post to make this an enjoyabl
reunion of the comrades and their fam
lilies and especially all those residing
in the counties of Decatur. Rawlins
Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas, Graham
Sheridan. Trego, Logan and Wallace.
All old soldiers are invited to be
present; the committee on speakers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
NEGROES WILL THINK.
W. B. Townsend Says the Colored
hen Tire of Work Without Spells.

Leavenworth, Aug. 5.-W. B. Town
send denies that he is a candidate for
the nomination of congress in the First
district at the hands of the COlOred
Mems Protective Union of Kansas, but
is in full accord with it's purposes.
The colored voters of the state have
been the beavers of coal and hewers
of wood long enough for the Republi
can party and so far as he was con-
carned, he said, he proposed no longer
to submit to the commands of Republi-
can leaders.
Protection. he thought, was very we'll
for the white Republicans, but the col
ored had to take care of himself as best
he could. They are tired of this and
will hereafter do a little thinking for
themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
ONLY HALF AN INCH
Was Last Nights Rain, But it was
Timelv

The shower last evening which began
at 7:45 o'clock amounted to 81 hun
dredthS of an inch. The air was cooled
considerably by it, and there have been
occasional showers in the vicinity OF
Topeka today. Mr.. Jennings says that
there may be local showers this even
ing in Topeka and vicinity.
This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock on Kan
saS avenue the temperature was so de-
grees. Last evening during the shower
the temperature fell IA degrees in less
than hour.
HOT WEATHER COMING.
Austin, Tex, Aug. 5.-Last night and
today was by long odds the hottest
of the season. The thermometer all
last night touched between IS and 80.
with not a breath of air stirring. To-
day it is registering LOG at noon, with
little breeze blowing. The heat is in
tense, but owing to the drynesS of the
air prOStratiOnS are very few. Bush
ness. however, is practically suspended,
as it is too hot for anyone to stir.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-05
SHIRT FACTORY AT OTTAWA.
Plant at Baldwin to be Moved With
Assistance From Ottawa.

Ottawa, Aug. 5.-This city is to have
a shirt factory. o. E. Blake of Baldwin
who now has a shirt mandatory en-
ploying some ten seamstresses and sew
eral men on the road, wants to come
here.
1t is Mr.. Blake's idea to enlarge the
capacity of his plant, to double its pres
ent output and to employ from 25 to
90 searnstresses, besides a number of
travelling men.
Mr.. Blake has been successful at
Baldwin, but desires to get a better To-
cation where there are railroad facili-
ties. This comemrcial club will aid
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Howell, E. K.
Bright, F. P.
Gaines, H. E.
Long. c.
BOardman. G.. G.
McCoole, P.
Packer, H. J.
Humphrey, A. c.
Hall. H. c.
HaSkinS, J. B.
Sullivan, H. ].
Pears, c. A
Gish. a. J.
Henderson. z. G.
Lane, L. D.
Smith, w. K.
Brainard. T. L.
BoyleS. C. W.
Van Spybroock, G.