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The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
PEARY AT HOME.
Succeeded in Establishing His Base
of Supplies in Greenland

Philadelphia, Sept. 24.-Lieutenant r. 2.
Peary. the Arctic explorer. arrived in
this city last night, He went direct to
lunch retired to his room without regis
tering. He gave orders not to be dis
turbed saving that he would receive no
one. Early this morning the explorer
was driven to the League Island navy
yard, where he said he was going Of
fetal business.
He stated this morning that what he
considered the most important discovery
was the finding of the relics of the GreeIy
expedition. These We're found on Cape
Sabin. But he said he would not de
scribe them for the present. The party.
Lieutenant Peary said, had experienced
a most unusual and stormy season. They
had but a few days that could be called
pleasant, so that they could do very little
He had, however, succeeded in establish
ing headquarters and a base of supplies
in Greenland, preparatory to his new ex-
peoition next spring
Lieutenant Peary will leave this city
for Washington this evening or early to-
morrow morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
GLAD TO SEE M'KINLEY.
School Children Crowd Around His
Carriage at Adams.

Adams, Mass, Sept. 24.-Last even
ing President Mckinley and the entire
afterward visited one of the large cot
ton mills.
From the mill, the ladies returned
home, and the president, Secretary
Long, Gen. AlSer and Attorney General
Mckenna We're taken for an hours
drive through the Graylock and Hosaac
range and down the valley. The route
led the party past the high school just
as the pupils were leaving. There were
fully 400 boys and girls, who. when they
recognized the distinguished party set
up a tremendous cheering. The car
riage was instantly surrounded with
multitude of large school children eager
to shake hands with the president.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
BRIsTOW IN A HOT PLACE.
Dick Kerens is After Him With a Big
ScaIping Knife.

The Kansas City Times today contains
the following special dispatch from
Washington:
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Joe BriStow OF Kansas and National
Committeeman r. c. Kerens of Missouri
nave had a serious clash over the appoint
ment OF presidential postmasterS in Mis-
souri,. So serious is the difference that
the president has been forced to take a
hand. and it may lead eventually to a
peremptory demand upon his part for the
immediate resignation of "Executioner'
BristOw.
Just before the president left the other
day Colonel Kerens brought the matter to
his attention. Mr.. Mckinley listened at
tentively to the story of Colonel KerenS'
woes, and when he had finished said en-
phatically:
IF this occurs again I shall ask for the
resignation of Mr.. Bristow.''
He then wrote a letter to the pOStmaS-
ter general. in which he said that the
recommendations of Colonel Kerens were
to go unless there were weighty reasons
rests for the time being, but there is
likely to be rupture soon. BrStow is
aggressive al well as bull-headed, and
he dislixes Colonel Kerens intensely. His
appreciation of his own merits is sadly
out of harmony with the general estimate
of his abilities. He is just obstinate
enough to be led into a fight with Ker-
ems where the latter would have all the
advantage. Should the doughty. but dyS-
peptic kanSan run afoul of the president $
displeaSure there would be tears by
that part of the public which do business
in his department
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
BARREL BOAT LOST.
Inventor and Son Believed to
Have PeriShed at Sea.

Bar Harbor, Me-, Sept. 24.-Captain
Breckman of Bucksport, the inventor
of a barrel boat which has been exhib-
tied here this summer, started early
Monday morning from Southwest Har-
Dor with his ten year old son for Rock
land, Me, in order to prove the practi-
cability of the invention.
Nothing definite has been heard from
him since, although the lighthouse men
at Baker Island assert that Breckman
and the boy were rescued five miles off
the shore by the steamer Pentagoet
bound from Eastport for New York.
Fishermen returning today from Mount
Desert Rock, so miles out to sea state
that what was probably the barrel boat
was sighted not far off, being driven
northerly by tremendous seas at rap
id rate.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
ARMED WITH PITCHFORKS.
1000 Peasants Fortify Themselves in
the Hungarian Provinces

London, Sept. 24-Special dispatches
from Vienna describe the serious out
break among the peasantry at Sjerni-
cak, near Agram. the capital of Croatia
and olavOnia. Four thousand rebels,
armed with pitchforks and other farm
ing implements, have taken up a forti-
fed position.
In a collision with gensdarmes on
Wednesday, two Hungarian officials
were killed, together with a peasant
woman, and several peasants Eere
wounded.
Troops have been summoned to 0uell
the disturbance. The riOting is attrib-
uted to the fact that the Hungaf iar
authorities have been showing an in
clination to deprive Crotians of their
ancient privileges.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
LUETCERT'S DAY.
More Witnesses Swear to Hav-
ing Seen the Woman
Alleged to Have Been Murdered
May /,
ON MAY 3, 4 AND FIVE.
Was Wandering Around knnO-
Was Wandering Around Ken0.
sha, Wisconsin.
One Saw Her Who Had Known
Her Seven Years.

Chicago, Sept. 24-The defense in the
Luetgert trial this morning devoted it
self in strengthening the story that
Mrs. Luetgert who, according to the
theory of tie prosecution was murdered
May 1st, had been seen in and around
KenOSha, Wis. on May 8, and 5. Two
witnesses, one of whom had known Mrs.
Iuetgert for seven years positively
identified photograph of Mrs. Iuet-
CERT as the picture of the woman they
saw at Kenosha on the dates mention
ed.
Mrs. Matte Scherer, Miss Maud
Seherer, and Miss Gertrude Miller test
ified this morning that Emma Schinpxe
since she had testified for the prosecu-
tion had said in their hearing that her
evidence was entirely false. She said
the only reason she testified falsely was
to support the evidence of her sister
who had first lied.
Frank Sclebe,a farmer who lives near
Kenosha, Wis. and who had known
Mrs. Luetgert for seven years testified
that he met her on a country road near
that town on May 4. He said he did not
recognize the woman, but he was at
tracted by her worn and generally eX-
hausted appearance. Afterward when
he learned that Mrs. .Luetgert was miss
ing and read description of the clothes
she wore when she disappeared he was
confident he had seen her and that the
strange woman he met on the road was
she.
Policeman VIM. Smith of Kenosha
told of seeing a strange woman at the
Northwestern depot at sKenosha at 2
o'clock on the morning of May 5. He
positively identified the photograph of
Mrs. Luetgert as the woman he saw
at the depot. The policeman describ
ed the woman and her attire
Some time ago Judge Tuthill ruled
that no evidence tending to show
threats to leave her home by Mrs.
Luetgert prior to a week previous to
her disappearance would be admitted.
When the defense began today putting
on witnesses who testified to having
heard the woman make threats to
leave during last February and March,
this evidence was objected to by the
state and the objection was sustained.
The defense had no other evidence and
court was adjourned until 9 o'clock to-
117o1.1-OxU 1nO1-0ira
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
w. H. TROUTMAN DIVORCED
Father of James A. Troutman Legally
Separated From Lately Mar
ried Wife

w H. Troutman, father of ex-Lieu-
tenant Governor James A. Troutman
was given a divorce from his wife today
by Judge Hazen.
Mr.. Troutman is 75 years old and he
was married a second time four years
ago. The marriage was not a happy
one and two years ago Mrs. Troutman
left her husband and went to live
with her grown children.
The suit for divorce was not contest
ed. Mrs. Troutman was not in court.
The only witnesses examined were the
plaintiff in the case and his son, James
A Troutman. Both testified that Mrs
Troutman had abandoned her husband
and as there was no one to dispute the
evidence Judge Hazen granted a di-
VOrce al once.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
WAVES IS FEET HIGH.
The Andes Encounters a Fear
full Storm Off Cape Hatteras.

New York, Sept. 4.-The steamship An
des of the Atlas line, which arrived here
today from Port Limon and Hayti en-
countered very severe weather and heavy
seas. Mate Hayden said that off Cape
HatteraS the waves We're 10 feet high and
seemed to come from all directions. When
they broke together near the ship the
decks were covered with spray
At times the deck of the Andes was al
most perpendicular. These heavy seas
continued until Barnegat was reached.
About thirty miles south of Barnegat
there was observed in the sea the deck
house. apparently of a schooner five or
six barrels of vegetables and much plank
ing. There were also some chairs and
bits of upholstery, too, in the wreckage.
They may have been washed off the deck
of a schooner or possibly a ship may
have gone under.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
a Correction

The local below appeared incorrectly
in last evenings Journal in making the
statement that 81 coo, coo worth of stock
had been taken. 1t should have read
Nearly 81, 10000 worth of stock in the
Kansas-A1aska Cooperative Mining
comDany has been taken already. 1t is
going rapidly at $40 per share The
company are now taking the initial
steps preparatory to their start in Feb
rt1ary Applications for stock will be
taken by any of the directors or at the
Secretary's office, 413 Kansas avenue .
The company sold about 81. 600. 90
worth of stock in Kansas City on We'd
nesaay, which makes 100000 worth
now subscribed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
NOT ONE DEPUTY.
A Lot of Talk in EXcitabIe Kan
sas City Papers Not True.

c.. P. Bolmar says that the reports
that he has sworn in a large number
of deputy constables, is without foun-
dation. He said today:
''I have not sworn in a single deputy.
People talk as if am one of the prom
inent members of the Committee of
Seventeen, and the truth is, that I am
not a member at all, and have abso-
lutely nothing to do with them. 1 will
not swear in any deputy constables un-
less 1 find that my constable cannot
take care of the business of my court
Deputy constableS will be sworn in on
ly when needed, and not before"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
BURIED BY LANDSLIDE.
Is Men EntOmbed ON ChiIkOOt
Pass.

Port Townsend, Wn.. Sept. 24-The
tug Pioneer which left Puget Sound on
Sept. II with the bark Shirley in tow
for Skaguay, returned at l O'Clock this
morning, having made the run down
in 90 hours
The Pioneer brings a report of land
slide which occurred near Sheep Camp
on the ChilkoOt Pass last Sunday morn
ing in which Is men are said to have
lost their lives. Only one body is said
to have been recovered that of a man
named Choynski
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
KlNETOSCOPE BURSTS.
Panic Follows tue Explosion at
Minnesota Entertainment.

Belview, Mimi, Sept. A.-An explosion
at a kinetoscope entertainment here
caused a fire and a panic, which resulted
in injury to several persons.
The kinetoscope had not been working
well, but the operator assured the 800 peo-
pie present that there was no danger.
Just as the exhibit of the Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight commenced the machine
exploded and the fire from the chemicals
communicated to the curtains, and in
second the whole outfit was in flames
PeoI-fe shrieked and made stampede
for the door, women and children scream
ing and men yelling fire. Men lost their
sense and jumped over women and cnlI-
dren in order to reach the door
Several of the people slid downstairs
while others jumped from the stairs to
the ground.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
FRATERNAL DAY PARADE.
Marshal McNarv Issues Gen eral Or
ders for Its Form alton

ders for Its Form alton
Formation of procession on Fraternal
day:
Chief marshal and staff officers of the
day and staff, Marshalrs band, the
Queen, her court and guard, the chief
justice, the governor and the mayor
will assemble in the order named on
Quincy street, right resting on Eight h
street under the command of H. L.
Robinson, assistant marshal.
FIRST DIVISION.
j. w Gibbons, commanding
Mid Continent band.
Select knights mounted
Ancient Order United WOrkmen.
Degree of Honor and floats.
Will form on Quincy street, right
resting on Seventh.
SECOND DIVISION.
Porter s. Cook, commanding.
Reform School band.
Modern Woodman of America.
Floats.
Will form on Quincy Street,rlght rest
ing on Sixth street.
THIRD DIVISION.
7 w Stout, commanding.
Cottonwood Falls band
Knights and Ladies of Security floats.
Royal Arcanum floats.
Will form on Quincy street,right rest
ing on Third street.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Frank Blanch, commanding.
Manifolds band.
Canton Topeka No g.
PatriarchS Militant.
Patriarchs of America floats.
Mutual Protection League float.
Triple Tie float.
Will form on Quincy. right resting on
Second.
The procession will form at 2 o'clock
at the report of the cannon and move
nrOmptly at 2:30. At the second re-
mort columns will move to Second
street. thence on Second to Kansas ave
nue. thence north to First. counter
march to Tenth, to Topeka avenue, to
the fair grounds, passing in review be-
fore the queen. 1t will pass out the
west gate and be dismissed. Floats
will report to the division commanders
for ASSIGNMENT in the procession.
J. r. McNARY.
Marshal F'raternal Day.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
MILLS-ADAMS DOORWAY.
Beautiful Decorated Front Erected by
Topeka Firm.

The Mills-Adams company are building
what they promise will be the finest dec
oration in the city for Festival week. It
will form entrance to their store and
is being built by Charles Guy of Topeka
1t will be of staff, the material that the
Worlds fair buildings were built of. Two
massive pilaSterS support the cornice and
in the center and looking down upon all
who may pass will be Goliath head done
in plaster. The decorations will be in
gold and white When such decorations
as this are put up by our home mer-
chants there ought to be a prize offered
and next year this should be done
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
CLEARING THE CITY.
Chief Steele Makes Wholesale Arrests
of Suspicious Characters.

The police have begun ridding the city
of suspicious characters and driving out
all tramps who arrive here on trains. A
large number of tough characters land
here everyday to make stake during
the festival These are they whom Chief
Steele proposes to get out of the way. All
who cannot be driven away from the city
will be arrested and fined heavily. Last
night the following were arrested on the
charge of vagrancy: Henry Carnell, Her
bert Brown. Tom Smith, Ernest May.
John Duncan. John Gibson. J. J. Cole and
Estel Camden Some of those arrested
stay in Topeka. but they do not work and
are considered to be dangerous people in
times of crowds.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
CLOSING OF SHOPS.
Two Whole Days and One Half Day
Given Employees

General Manager Frey of the Santa
Fe today announced that the Santa Fe
shops in this city will be closed all day
Monday all day Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon next week. In ad-
dition. those of the shop men who
wish to get off on the other days of the
week and can be spared from their
work, will be allowed to go.
Mr. Frey also announced that the
general offices will be closed all day
Wednesday and on Thursday and Fri
dav afternoons On Saturday the Off
ces will close at the customary hour, 1
O'clock in the afternoon.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
KLONDIKE WHISKY SEIZED

PORT Townsend, Wn. Sept. 24.-Four
hours were spent here by customs Off
GERS in searching the steamship Will
lamette previous to her departure for
Alaska. The search was rewarded by
the discovery of 100 cases of whisky
which were seized. The steamer car
ried full cargo Of freight and ITO
passengers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
Consideration of New Prohib;tory Or
dinance Temporarily Postponed.

Z
Last evening the city council brought
up new prOhibitOry ordinance for dis
cGssion and the amendments recon-
mended for passage by the judiciary
committee.
Councilman Nettels moved that the
amendment be brought before the coun-
ell for action.
On roll call Councilnen Skinner, Drew
Morgan, Elliott, Roundtree, Patterson
and Burgess voted to postpone action
on the amendment. Councilmen Net
tells and Warner voted against it. The
city clerk announced that the motion
prevailed by vote of seven to two.
When the bids were called for for the
construction of the drainage sewer in
South Topeka but one bid was found
John Ritchie had submitted a PROPOSE
tion and enclosed a check for the work
He was awarded the contract. The city
engineers estimate for the work was
So, 397, While Ritchie agreed to do it for
81, ,995. 40
But one bid was received for the i'm
provements at the city Jail. o. Swan
son proposed doing the necessary work
and furnishing the material as speci-
fed in the plans for 81, ,241.70. The city
engineers estimate for this work was
$1.291.
The city pay rolls were allowed The
police department failed to get their
pay roll ready for the council. and as a
result the police officers will have to
wait several days for their September
salaries. 1t was intended that they
should receive the money in advance of
the Festival. The total pay rolls allow
ed last evening aggregated 550S.45.
An appropriation was made for the
completion of sidewalks in 1897. The
contractor was allowed s1,O5S as per
contract.
M. Cohn petitioned the city council to
be allowed to operate a lung tester in
the city without a license. He stated
that he had no other means of support
being a cripple. Councilman Burgess
moved that the petition be granted. 1t
was granted.
The council gave the mayor power to
appoint % special policemen for Festi-
val week to work under orders of Chief
Steele. The law allows the police COM
missioners for special occasions to ap-
point but twice the number of special
policemen as there are regular police
men on duty. This will allow the To-
peka commissioners to appoint about
45 specials. These with the % added
by the council will make a. special force
of 20 with the regular force of 25 and
the usual specials on duty most of the
time. Fully 100 policemen on active
duty will be provided to keep order.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
ENDS IN SUICIDE.
Man Who Caused the Killing of Ar
royo, Kills Himself

City of Mexico Sept. 24-Chief of
Police Eduardo Valesquez shot himself
in the left temple this morning at 10
o'clock dying instantly.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
Atchison Floral Prizes.

Atchison. Kan. Sept. 24.-Mrs. F. NJ.
Baker was awarded first prize in the
flower parade and Mrs. Ed Weber and her
sister, Miss Bronson, second.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24

Ladies: We ask your careful reading
of our cloak, suit and kid glove an
nouncements on the seventh page of
this paper. CROSBY BROS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
Threa Daaths al New ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Sept. 24.-1:00 P M
Three deaths have occurred from yell
low fever today up to this hour as fol-
lows: Salvador Casiniri, Fred Gund
and Miss DeyfuS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
BOSTON WINS.
score-Boston 6-Baltinaore q

ocOFe-oOSCOn O-BalClm ore e.
Baltimore, Sept. 24-The Boston and
Baltimore base ball teams began this
afternoon series of three games, which
in point of interest, have never been ex-
celled and possibly never equaled in the
history OF the national sport With but
one point in percentage separating
them in the race for the national cham
piOnShip, it is certainty that the vic
tors in two of the three games of the
present series will wear the laureIs of
the championship. Hosts stood in line
waiting for a chance to purchase seats
ton, Philadelphia and Boston to watch
the struggle. The weather for the open
ing contest was perfect.
Every seat in every part of the
grounds was occupied and a fringe of
spectators lined the left field when the
game was called at $3.50 p. m
The players and their positions were
as follows:
BaItimore-McGraw, third base:
Keeler, right field; Jennings, shortstop;
Kelly, left field; Stencil, center field:
Doyle. first base; Reitz. second base;
Robinson, catcher; Corbett, pitcher.
Decentralization, center field; Ten
ney. first base; Lowe. second base;
Stahl. right field; Duffy, left field; Col
Inns, third base; Long, shortstop; Ber-
gen, catcher; Nichols, pitcher.
Emslie and Hurst are the umpireS.
The following is the score:
Boston ..OoO12 2O21O-6 10
Baltimore .2 0 0 "A l.
AT NEW YORK.
First game:
RHE.
Washington ---.---7 Is
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

A brief service was held this after
noon at 2 o'clock over the remains of
Mrs. Margaret Reeve of Camden. o.
Mrs. Reeve was a sister of Mrs. w. A.
Johnston and the service was held at
her home. Mrs. Reeve had been ill but
since she came to Topeka was thought
to be improving but she was taken sud-
denly with heart disease from which
she did not recover
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24

The funeral of Hiram Heberling took
place this morning at his home in Over
brook at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Heberling was
Sc years of age and came to this state
in 1855. He was a member of the first
legislature that was held in Topeka and
was prominently Unidentified with the
early troubles in Kansas. He was a
Free State man and a bitter enemy of
those of the opposing party. He was
one of the first to go to the gold fields
of California and was one of the few
that survived the ravages of the Pana-
ma fever. Mr.. Heberling leaves a wife
and six children. Mrs. Martin Foltz of
Wakarusa, George II. Heberling of Spo-
kane, Washington, Mrs. George Neil of
Topeka, S. L., Sarah M, and j. L. Heb
erlng all of Overlook.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24

An appropriation was made for the
completion of sidewalks in 1897. The
contractor was allowed $1,05S as per
contract.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-24

M. Cohn petitioned the city council to
be allowed to operate a lung tester in
the city without license. He stated
that he had no other means of support
being a cripple. Councilman Burgess
moved that the petition be granted. 1t
was granted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-03-10
O'NEILL A BAD EGG.
WHAT AN ALLEGED SON SAYS
OF THE ACTOR.
Married Girl, Sixteen Years of Age,
Lived With Her Four Years, and
Then Fraudulently Obtained Di-
vorce.

Chicago, March "a mysterious suit,
which was filed against James O'Neill,
the actor, late Saturday and sup
pressed for service, was disclosed to-
day. Two suits were begun in the cir
cult court by Alfred Hamilton O'Neill,
who claims to be the son of the de-
PENDANT.
One of the bills is for the purpose of
perpetuating testimony in regard to a
divorce suit which was tried some
years ago and in connection with this
suit O'Neill brings suit for $4,000 dam
age. The compliments lawyers adj
mitted today that the damage suit was
based on the allegations set forth in
the suppressed bill, which alleges that
the actor and the mother of the COM
plainant, who is not mentioned by
name, were married in 1871. when she
was 10 years of age that in 1875, James
O'Neill deserted his wife and in 1877
ground of desertioh. The defendant
false pretenses and promises and by
threats of various sorts worked most
outrageous fraud on the court, and
that the defendant procured a decree
to be entered finding that no marriage
ever existed, and having her bill dis
missed. Young O'Neill now asks that
this decree be set aside; that his
parentage be established; that the de-
PENDANT be restrained from leaving the
jurisdiction of the court, and also for
the appointment of a receiver. The
actor was served with process before
leaving the city.