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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
ONE RING TO TWO GIRLS.
Cotton Gets Back His Engagem ent
Ring but is Indicted for BURGLARY.

Cotton Gets Back His Engagem ent
Ring but is Indicted for Burglary
New York. Jan. 23.-John H. Cotton.
p years old, of Washington, D. c., was
arraigned before Police Justice Potts in
Jersey City yesterday, charged with
breaking, entering and larceny. He
was arrested in Washington on Satur-
day and consented to come on without
a requisition The complainant is John
H. Clark of 229 Monticello avenue Col
ton says his arrest was prompted by
spite and jealousy. He had been pay
ing attention to Mr.. Clark's daughter
and presented a diamond ring to her
When he went to Washington he met
Miss Belle Dobson and transferred his
affections to her, and also desired to
transfer the diamond ring, but Miss
Clark refused to surrender it. Being
determined that Miss DobsOn should
have the ring, it is charged, he forced
an entrance into Clark's house one
night and took the diamond. He also.
it is alleged took two other rings and
$12 in cash.
Cotton says he was not aware of the
fact that he was committing burglary.
He took the diamond ring to Washing
ton and presented it to Miss Dobson.
That young woman, on receipt of let
ter from Miss Clark, returned the ring
to Cotton. Cotton is now in peck of
trouble. He has lost both of his sweet
hearts and is under Indictment for
burglary, on which charge he was COM
mitUed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
RAILROAD NEWS.
Geo. Hancock Comes to the
Santa Fe, Feb. 1.
Was Offered a Place With the
Frisco Road.
LIKES TOPEKA BEST.
Director Fowler Proud of the
Santa Fe.
New Time Card Being Prepared
For the s'Katy."

After considering the offer of both
the Santa F'e and the ST. Louis & San
Francisco, Mr.. George Hancock, super
lntendent of motive power of the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa F'e road, has decided
to come to this city as assistant super
intendent of machinery of the Santa Fe.
The position of superintendent of ma
chinery was offered him by the Frisco
road. Mr.. Hancock will take charge of
his new duties on February l.
The changes resulting in Mr.. Han
cocks resignation from the Gulf road
will be those announced in the Journal
some time ago. Mr.. James Collinson,
now master mechanic of the Chicago
division of the Santa Fe, will succeed
Mr.. Hancock at Galveston. Mr.. Thomas
Paxton, at present master mechanic of
the middle division of the Santa F'e with
headquarters at Nickerson, will take
the place vacated by Mr.. Collinson, and
General Foreman Gavitt will be pro-
NOTED to succeed Mr.. Paxton at Nick
erson, while F. G. Tisdale succeeds j.
E. GaVitt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
BENIGHTED OHIO.
A Whole Community Believes Itself
Bewitched

Toledo, Jan 23-Richfield Centera lit
tie village in this county, II miles south
of here, is in the midst of a genuine
witchcraft scare. The little community
is thoroughly convinced that they are
being made victims of some witch or
other agent of his satanic mejesty.
There are II families afflicted with
the peculiar malady. The thing has
been going on for nearly a month, and
some so persons are on the verge of
death. The peculiar malady SeiZeS Il
whole family at time from the young
est to the oldest. They cannot sleep or
rest at night and keep pining away I'M
til they become mere skeletons. The
symptoms in all the cases are similar.
Several of those afflicted claim that
they are being constantly pursued by
black cats, which make faces and snarl
at them. Some of them also claim that
certain rooms in their houses are infest-
ed with the strange evil spirit, while
other rooms are free from its influence.
a. M. Miller came to the city and re-
ported the matter last night. He is
victim of the strange disease and had
to be carried to and from the carriage
which conveyed him, owing to weak
ness. His wife and four sons are down
with the disease and are likely to die.
Richfeld Center is located ten miles
from a railroad station. Mr.. Miller says
that the people firmly believe the whole
they cannot locate. Some of the horses
cattle, sheep and swine are victims of
the disease.
The people have burned their feather
beds and resorted to other ancient
methods, in the hope of getting rid Of
the spell, but they claim they cannot
shake it off. Physicians cannot dag
nosticate the malady, but assure the
patients that it is due to natural causes
possibly resulting from an unsanitary
condition of the village
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
TOPEKA FIRE ALARM KEY.

a Morse and Jackson Streets.
H5 Kansas Avenue and Railroad Street
s6 Gordon and Taylor Streets
e Laurent and Harrison Street.
IS Grant Street and Topeka Avenue.
50 IA Street and Topeka Avenue
u Kansas Avenue and Fourth Street
Is Kansas Avenue and Second Street
%14 No. 1 Fire Station
SIS Monroe and Kious Streets.
$16 Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street
II Kansas and Tenth Avenues
Is Kansas Avenue and Thirteenth
Street.
10 Kansas and Euclid Avenues.
q Crane and Adams Street.
% No. 2 Fire Station
% Lake Street and East Sixth Avenue.
"a Fourth and Branner Streets
% Seventh and Holiday Streets
% Eighth and Madison Streets
q Tenth Avenue and Sac and Fox
q Seventeenth and Jefferson Streets
% Third and Monroe Streets.
81 Sixth and Topeka Avenues.
20 Sixth Avenue and Clay Street
80 No. 3 Fire Station
"a Western Avenue and Ninth Street
IS Tenth and Topeka Avenues.
36 Fourth and Taylor Streets.
81 No. / Fire Station.
IS Twelfth and Taylor Streets.
60 Van Buren, and Eleventh Streets
Al Van Buren, and Twelfth Streets
a. Euclid Avenue and Buchanan Street
z3 Thirteenth and Lane Streets
Is Eleventh Street and Morris Avenue
&C Seventh and Lane Streets
a Topeka Avenue and Third Street.
81 Quincy Street, north OF Crane Street
50 Eleventh and Monroe Streets.
So Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street.
54 Fourth and Lafayette Streets
121 Klein and Seward avenues
I23 4OS East Sixth Avenue. Bus Barn
l24 Euclid and College Avenues.
Boxes north Of river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
B. OF L. F. IN SESSION.
Federation Question Referred Back to
the Lodges.

Cleveland, Jan. PA union meeting
of the B. of L. F. embracing New York,
Pennsylvania. New Jersey. Illinois, In
diana and Ohio was called to order yes
terday with First Vice Grand Master
Harranum of Peoria in the chair. The
meeting, which will close today is held
behind closed doors Between 400 and
500 delegates are in attendance as we'll
as several grand officers of the order.
The Ohio delegates are making a uni
ted effort to have the biennial conven-
ton of the order in 1900 held in Cleve-
land and in this they will likely be
successful
The next biennial convention will be
held in Toronto in 1898. Resolutions
were adopted opposing the enactment
by any of the state legislatures of
measures decreasing passenger and
freight rates, as such legislation US
ually causes a reduction of the wages
of railroad employees.
The question of utilization with the
American Federation of Labor was re-
ferred back to the lodges to be voted
upon. If two-thirds of the membership
of the brotherhood favors utilization,
charter will be applied for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
ENGLAND WILL DO NOTHING
Senator Wolcott is Informed That the
United States Must Move First.

NOOpyIiSnlSu ny ASSOCidlSQ IeSS-J
London. Jan. 23.-It is rumored that
Senator Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado,
who has been visiting England in the in
tereSt of bimetallism is not quite SatiS-
fed with the progress of his inquiries
here He has been delayed in meeting
people owing to their absence from town,
and of course. he could not be received
by the Marquis of Salisbury because he
had no official credentials.
The Bimetallic league however, has
given Senator Wolcott the heartieSt
worth, conservative member of parlia-
ment for the northwestern division of
Manchester, who was the British dele
gate at the monetary conference at Brus-
partner in the firm of Antony Gibbs and
Sons, bankers and merchants, and for
merly governor, now a director of tho
Bank of England. have had long inter-
views with the senator and are aiding
him in every way possible.
Senator Wolcott finds that the position
here remains unchanged from the time
of the Brussels conference, namely, that
the British government and the house of
commons are committed to do all in their
power to secure by international agree
ment the stable monetary par of the ex-
change of gold and silver. The Bank of
England is still willing to keep a fifth of
the willingness of Great Britain which
has been expressed to Senator WOlcOtr
to bring in the minis of India into any
international agreement, Great Britain
itiative in calling a conference. con-
sidering she does that the above offers
are the first practical step toward inter-
national b1metall1Sm taken by any gov
eminent She now wants to see what
practical steps other governments are
willing to take
willing to take the lead in calling a mone-
tary conference as they unanimously be-
ieve that the United States both by its
position and Importance must take the in
itiatiVe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
Insane Woman Creates a Riot
on a Train.
Odd Fellows Orphan Home
Trouble In Court.

Leavenworth, Jan. 23.-Ben buchanan,
aged 16 years, whose home is on kicka-
poo island above Fort Leavenworth, has
been missing since about 4 O'Clock and
the aid of the police has been invoked to
find him.
He came to the city Wednesday fore
DON in company with his brother. l. c.
Buchanan. and at o'clock was with him
at the corner of Fifth and Cherokee
streets. He said he would go to Christ
Gausz's store on North Fifth street, after
which his brother left him and Went
home It was found that the boy did not
GO to the store han day or since but dis
appeared a mpletely as though the
earth had swallowed him up The family
nses a skiff to reach their island home,
but the boat has not been disturbed eX-
cept at times that can be accounted for.
so theory of drowning, at first advanced
has been abandoned. The boy had be-
tween $35 and $40 in his pockets when he
arrived in the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
TWAIN'S TOUR FAILURE.
The Humorist is Having a Hard
Struggle in London.

London Jan. 23.-Few of Mark
Twain's many friends know of the
pIucky fight he is making with adverrsi-
ty or how badly he has been used by
fortune. In a word, Mark Twain, who
a couple of years ago thought himself
a rich man, is today worse than penni-
less.
Since his return from Africa few
months ago he has been living in very
modest lodgings in London, going no
where and seeing none but one or two
friends, working all day and every day
at a history of his trip around the
world.
With the proceeds of this book he
hopes to be able to pay off his creditors
and to leave something for his family
Mark Twain lost practically everything
when Webster & Co. failed, and the lee
tlIre trip around the world which he I'M
dertoOk with the hope of retrieving his
fortunes did not turn out financial
success for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
FEDERAL PRISON PLANS.
Warden French Returns From In
specting Eastern Prisons.

Leavenworth, Kan, Jan. 22-Warden
French of the federal prison returned
yesterday from a tour of inspection of
eastern penitentiaries. In company
with Major Strong of the department of
justice and Mr.. Eames, the prison archi-
tect, he visited the western Pennsyl-
vania penitentiary at Pittsburg the IL
linois state prison at Joliet ana the re-
formatory at Pontiac, the Detroit house
of correction, Detroit, Mich, the jack
son, Mich. penitentiary, and the In
diana state prison, Warden French's
former charge.
Architect Eames will arrive this even
ing, going direct to the penitentiary,
where he will assist Warden French in
surveying and laying out the grounds
and hold a final consultation before be-
ginning work on the plans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
QUIT TAKING TRACK.
Laborers Enjoined From Tearing Up
Wichita & Western Rails.

Wichita, Jan. 23.-About three weeks
ago a large force of laborers were taken
down the Wichita & Western railroad
line to tear up the track between Pratt
Center and MulIinivlle, a distance of 40
miles. The gang began at Mullinsville
and worked eastward, sending many car
loads of steel rails to an eastern point
over the Santa Fe route.
When the force reached the Pratt
county line, II miles from Plat Center
an injunction was served upon those in
charge of the work, and the lifting of
rails came to a dead stand-still. The
people through legal channels enjoined
the railroad company from taking away
property in which they claim Owenship
through the voting of bonds and taxa
ton The small army of wOrkmen ar
rived in Wichita yesterday morning
and were disbanded to await further
developments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
PENSION MONEY saUANDERED
Veteran McCau Gets Rid of $3.50 Dol
lars in Brief Time

Toganoxie, Jan. EFFICIENTLY Glenn
ent P. Mccall, an old soldier. was award
A disreputable gang near Toganoxie
were in great glee over the news. 1t
meant fat picking for them. When Mr..
Saunders received his money he was
and Loan association to prevent it
falling into the hands of the sweet
scented gentry, who, like birds of prey
are always on the lookout to fleece
The other $27o was gone in a few
days. One joint keeper alone got $50
for alleged whisky said to have been
consumed at his place.
When Saunders alleged friends had
gotten him busted they persuaded
him to dispose of his 5000 stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
"a HOURS TO CALIFORNIA.


Leaves Chicago $50 p. m. Wednes-
days and Saturdays, Kansas CITY $50
a m, Topeka 11:33 a. M, and Denver
$50 D. m, Thursdays and Sundays,
reaching Los Angeles "a hours and San
Diego in IS hours from Topeka Con-
Meeting train for San Francisco, with
through sleeping car reservations, via
Moiave Returns leaving California
Mondays and Thursdays, and passing
through Topeka eastbound at $3.50 D. m.
Thursdays and Sundays.
Equipment of superb vestibuled
Pullman palace sleepers. buffet smok-
ing car and dining car. Most luxurious
service via any line.
Another express train, carrying pal
ace and tourist ,sleepers, leaves Chica-
go, Topeka and Kansas City daily for
California.
For additional information call at
passenger depot, foot of Fifth street
telephone 6S2) or on Cromwell & JEFF
fers. in postoffice, North Topeka. (Tel-
ephone 364)
w. c. CARNEY, Agent
w. ]. BLACK, a. G. P. A.
Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23

Indian Territory and settled on tract
of land south of Independence.
He treated the boy cruelty, and finally
gave him away to a man named Will
liam Alger, who raised him. He had
always been told that his mother was
dead, and he believed it, but he still
remembered vaguely of being taken
away from home, and had told several
of his friends about it. His story was
told from mouth to mouth until, after
several years, it reached his mother,
who now lives at Fortana, and she
wrote to him. Several letters were eX-
changed and this week her long lost
son returned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
SANTA FEE CALLED UP.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Want It to File Report.

Judge Foster today issued an aIterna-
tive writ of mandamus to compel the Off
GERS of the Santa Fe railroad to make
their last annual report to the interstate
commerce commission or give good reason
why they have neglected TO do So
The suit is brought on behalf of the
government by United States District
Attorney w G. Perry but the petition Is
signed and sworn to by Secretary Edward
A. Mosley of the interstate commerce
commission.
The law which created the commission
provided that the various railroads should
make annual reports to the commission
concerning the capital stock. freight
rates bonded debt and salaries paid
employees. The report from the Santa Fe
was due on June 80 of last year but il was
not forthcoming and the. company was
given until September Is to file the report
but still neglected to do 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
SHE NAMES THE PULLMANs.
Daughter of the Car Magnate Gets
$1,000 for Each Title Conferred.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-The story goes that
Miss Pullman names all the Pullman
coaches that are turned out of the
shops near Chicago, and that she gets
a thousand dollars from her father for
each one named Miss Pullman always
rigidly excludes every thing common
place, and will use nothing but poetic
or classic words, and only cream of
these. But it appears that the young
lady must be getting pretty near the
end of her classical rope, when she rings
in such names as "Quantziutecmoat-
zin'' "Chflilitli" and NezahualcOyatl-"
AS a sort of stand-off Coyote and Vel
low Dog have been suggested by suffer-
ing mortals who have lost their trains
trying to find out which was their
sleeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
DE BoIss1ERE SUITS.
Odd Fellows Orphan Home Litiga-
ton to Open Thursday.

Ottawa, Jan. 23.-James A. Troutman
of Topeka was in the city yesterday on
business connected with the suit that
is brought by the sister and sole heir
of the late NJ. De Boissiere against the
trustees of the De Boissiere Odd Eel
lows home at Silkville.
The suit is an action in ejectment
for the possession of the real estate
and in addition to this motion for the
appointment of a receiver will also be
presented. Under the statutes there are
always two trials for ejectment. The
first one of these comes up next Thurs
day in the district court. The heir of
NJ De BOisSiere seeks to secure pos
session of the estate, claiming it has
been diverted from the purposes of the
benefactor when he gave the deed.
Various misunderstanding and diSa-
greements have arisen between the
home and grand lodge, however, and
the lodge finally washed it's hands of
the whole matter, since which time the
school and farm have been under the
control of the trustees.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
THE X. C. INVESTIGATION.
Editor ssDick'' Lindsay of the Times
Testifies-

Kansas city, Jan. 23.-In the first days
investigation of the police department.
Police Judge F. w Clifford substantiated
the claims of corruption made by the first
witnesses and Managing Editor r. H.
Lindsay of the Times told how his re-
porters had secured evidence of gambling.
The hearing opened today with renewed
interest The investigation was trans
ferred to the lower house of the council
chamber and the work of the committee
was begun bright and early, the first wit
ness being placed on the stand shortly
after s o'clock.
w. H. Cline. Times reporter, detailed
numerous trips which he had made to
gambling houses said to have been pro-
tected and where gambling went on unin-
terruDted by the police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
Mail to Stand in the Depot.

Atlanta, Jan 23.-W. N. Mitchell, the
commercial freight agent of the B. &
o. here, has hit upon novel plan for
the accommodation of patrons which is
already finding imitatOrs.
1t often happens that people, and es-
pecially travelling men, are in the city
for a day or a portion of day and do
not care to go to hotel merely to OBJ
tain their mail or kilograms. Mr.. Mitch
ell has arranged so that advance mail
can be sent to his office. and he has also
put in a desk provided with writing
material The innovation has saved
many a man valuable time between
trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
FIT. SCOTT POLICE BOARD.
johnson, Bamsberger and Ball Agreed
on. for Commissioners.

The new police board of Fort Scott is,
under the present agreement. to consist
of f. A. Johnson PopD, chairman: J.
E. Bamsberger (PGp.), secretary. and J.
h Ball Oem-) The latter IS appointed
at the urgent solicitation of the rail-
road men of Fort Scott.
The delegations from Fort Scott con-
cluded their visit to the governor to-
day and the above named commission
has been agreed upon, although public
announcement of the appointments will
not be made from the governors office
until next week.
Early in the week, it is said, the gov
ernor will dispose Of all police board
matters by naming the commissioners
for Topeka, Fort Scott and Wichita.
Governor Leedy has departed from
his original idea. to appoint no commits
sioners who had served in that capacity
Bamsberger was one of the Fort Scott
commissioners under the former Popu-
list administration having been ap-
pointed by GOvernOr LeWelling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
CLEARING THE TERRITORY
Francis Order Will Drive Out Host
of People.

Washing tcn, Jan. 23--Secretary Fran
els has issued an order directing that
all claimants to citizenship in the five
civilized tribes of the Indian Territory
whose applications had been filed by
the Dawes commission and failed to ap-
peal to the United States courts in sixty
days after re lection, and all II n-citizens
who did not apply for citizenship and
who are now occupying lands belong
ing to the five tribes, shall vacate these
lands of the tribes by February next.
This action affects host of people
throughout the territory, many of whom
are preparing to plant and grow crops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
CRAZY WOMAN ON A TRAIN.
Becomes So Violent She is Removed
at Parsons by Officers.

Parsons. Jan. pa crazy woman. en-
route from Kansas City to Houston.
Texas. yesterday morning. made things
exceedingly lively on M. K. & T. passen-
ger train No. II. Shortly before the train
reached this city the woman became very
violent and created CONSERVATION in the
coach. and Conductor H. E Brown and
others had a severe tusSle with the I'M
fortunate woman and were compelled to
use main force in subduing her and to
prevent any further outbreaks.
When she reached here another severe
struggle ensued in which the assistance
of several officers was secured and the
demented woman placed on train No
and taken to OsMego by w. H. Mebb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
New Kansas City Union Depot supt

Kansas City, Jan. 23.-The board of
directors of the Union Depot company
held a meeting yesterday for the Dur-
pose of electing a superinte OF the
union depot to succeed the late Frank
StilWen. Edward ]. Sanford. chief in
spector of the Kansas City Joint Car
Inspection association, which includes
all lines running into the union depot.
was promoted to the position of super
intendent of the depot Mr.. Sanford was
formerly a passenger conductor on the
Alton road. and later trainmaster Of thes
Alton a Kansas City
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
The Kim ball Piano.

Mr.. T. P. Gully, manager fog the Kim
ball Piano Co. is very much gratified
at the success he has attained with this
piano. Its rare qualities have become
SO we'll known that it needs little intro
ductiOn. The name tells the tale. The
inaugural committee secured the Kim
ball piano for the inaugural last week,
and now two Kimban pianos have been
obtained for the Pure Food show next
week. This goes to show the prestige
of this fine instrument.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-23
GRAIN STATION IN MEXICO.
Wellington Man Makes Market for
Kansas Corn.

wellington. Jan. 23.-Willis K. Folks
has tablished a branch grain office
a Silao, Mexico, and has placed T. J.
Burk in charge of it. Mr.. Burk is al
ready there selling grain to the Next
cans. This point is situated but a short
distance above Mexico City in the
mountainous districts of central Mexi-
co.
Mr.. Folks says that there is net a ma
tive in that country who can be trusted
and if one wants to do business in that
country, he must send an agent whom
he can rely upon for honesty.