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The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
CONNECTICUT ON A TEAR.
Continuous Rainfall for SO Hours
Causes Much Destruction.

Bellows Falls, VT, June 1O.-For the
past SO hours the rainfall in this sec
ton has been continuous. The Con-
necticut river has risen several feet
and all its small tributaries are badly
swollen. The highways are washed out
and a boom just north of here holding
II, 900 feet of logs belonging to the
Van Dyke river, burst this morning,
and unless the boom at Turner's Falls,
Mass, will hold a large part of the
drive it will go toward the sea-
The dam of the Warner Manufactur-
ing company at Greenfield broke this
morning. It was built of solid rock
and was so feet long and Y feet high.
A portion of the dam of Eddy & Son
also gave way. At Charlemont, Mass,
a saw mill dam owned by H T. Ford
went out this morning.
Springfield, Mass, June 1O.-Special
dispatches from along the Connecticut
river indicate that much damage is
being done by the flood. The boom at
Turner's Falls, Mass, broke at 4:30
o'clock this morning. There were about
80, 900 600 feet of logs. There is no way
of stopping this boom, or the one that
broke at Bellows Falls. VT, until they
reach Mt Tom, near Northampton
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
BOYLE GAINS A POINT.
StOckyards Company Ordered to Give
Him Free Access to Books
and Panars

Judge Fosters refusal to make an order
requiring the Kansas City Stock Yards
company to produce before Special Mas
ter Clark the books of the Boston office
was because it was disclosed in an affi-
davit by General Manager Morse that
much of the information desired was of
record in the Kansas City offices. This
disclosure was a revelation to Attorney
General Boyle All the time he was de-
manding of the company that the fnan-
cial transactions of the Boston office be
produced for examination the stock
yards attorneys gave no sign that the
duplicate information of this kind was
preserved in the Kansas City office.
Judge Foster said that while the in
formation preserved at Boston is material
in the final determination of the case, it
is not of sufficient Importance to guide
him in deciding the preliminary question
of injunction and therefore he will not
send for the Boston books now.
Attorney General Boyle asked the court
that an order be made requiring the stock
yards company to give the experts of the
state full and free access to all books and
papers in the company's office at Kan
sas City including a copy of the financial
transactions recorded at Boston. He said
to the court that heretofore in the ex-
animation of the books his experts were
not permitted to take the books or pa
pers into their hands but were compelled
to accept figures as read to them by the
company's bookkeepers. He said this
method handicapped him in his work and
that unless he should be given an oppor-
tunity to examine the books closely and
to study the method of bookkeeping the
inquiry ordered by the court would not
be complete or satisfactory.
Judge Foster expressed his surprise
that this course had been adopted by the
company and instructed the attorneys for
the company that it must cease and that
hereafter all the books of the office and
all papers should be given into the hands
of the states experts for inspection.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
HAD TO STAND Up.
Employe of the Boston Store in z. G.
Brings a Novel SUIT Against
the City.

Kansas City, June 1O.-Miss Ellen
Phillippi, through her attorney, A. O.
Severance, brought novel suit yes
terday against the city. The suit is to
recover $25, 900 from the city because it
failed to appoint an inspector as re-
quired by the state factory inspection
law.
By reason of this alleged failure Miss
Phil1ippi alleges that the management
of the Boston store was permitted to
violate the law by refusing to provide
seats for her, an emplOye of the store
And, in turn, by reason of the failure
and refusal of the firm to provide her
with a seat, and by forcing her to stand
ON her feet all day long, her health has
been permanently injured.
The contention that the city has never
er appointed an inspector is erroneous,
as Wallace Love, superintendent of
buildings, was by ordinance made fac
tory inspector, and he has made fire.
quent reports to the state labor COM
missioner during the past two years.
But it seems his inspection was value
less so far as the store in question was
concerned
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
NEW YORK GAS TRUST.
Four Companies Consolidate-Rock
feller and Sage at the Head.

1eller ana sage at the aead.
New York, June 1O.-The Journal and
Advertiser will publish today the fol-
lowing:
At a secret meeting Of the represen-
tatives of the Consolidated Gas Light
company, the East River Gas cOmpa-
ny, the Standard Gas company. and
the Equitable Gas company, held in
this city today, plans were agreed to
by which the four companies will be
consolidated. all of them being under
control of the Consolidated Gas Light
company.
The consolidation was pushed
through by Vermly 6, Co, Dominick
& Dic1erman and Hollister & Babcock
Negotiations have been pending be-
tween the four companies looking to
amalgamatiOn for a long time. Under
the plans agreed to the consolidated
company will buy all of the stock of
the three smaller companies, giving in
exchange stock of the consolidated
company.
Some OF the wealthiest f1nanciers in
New York are interested in the con-
soldation of the gas companies. Among
them are Vim. F. Rockefeller, James F.
Stillman, Frank Tflford and Russell
Sage.
The value of the consolidated COM
panies will represent in the neighbOr-
hood of sixty millions.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
REPUBLICAN LEAGUE CALL
League Convention to Meet in This
City Next Saturday.

Chairman George W. Crane and Sec
retary o. K. Swayze of the Shawnee
County Republican league have made
the following announcement.
"Al1 Republican clubs in the county
are entitled to representation in the
convention of the Shawnee County Re
publican league to be held at the rooms
Of the Flambeau club on next Saturday
afternoon, at o'clock, by their presi-
and one delegate, with one delegate ad-
ditiOnal for every five mem berS. The
object of the convention is to elect dele
gates to the state league convention to
be held at Hamilton hall on the 18th
inst. 1t is hoped that the 50 oTganiza-
tiOns in this county will have a good
representation at Saturday afternoons
meeting, that this league may send it's
best timber to the state meeting"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
ENGLISH BUYING LAND.
A Syndicate Secures the Coal Fields
of Tennessee and Kentucky.

Cincinnati, June 1O.-An English syn
dicate has secured options on all the
coal fields on the Cincinnati Southern
railway in southern Kentucky formerly
owned by the Cumberland River Rail
road and Coal company. It consists of
enormous coal fields with railroads
along the Cumberland river near Point
Burnside and extending seven miles
along the Cincinnati Southern railroad.
The amount of money involved will
Coal Creek and JellicO mines, which it
was thought, might not be acquired un-
til later, are in the deal and the only
mine of any consequence left to COM
pete with the syndicate. will be the state
mine at Brusby mountain.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
TREE MEN ELECT OFFICERS
Omaha is Selected as the Next Meet
ing Place

St. Louis, June 1O.-The American as
sociation Of nurseymen in session here
has selected Omaha as the next place
of meeting and elected the following Of
ficers: President, Irving Rouse of New
York; vice president, z. Albertson of
Indiana; secretary, George c. Seager of
New York; treasurer, N. A. Whitney of
Illinois. Executive committee: Q. L.
Watrous, Iowa; R. C. Berckrous, Georgia
and F. H. Stannard, Kansas. The Nurse
rymen's Mutual Protective association
elected the following officers:
President, N. HaIbaugh, Tadmore, o.;
vice president, w. G. Barry, Rochester,
n. Y; secretary and treasurer, George
c. Seager, Rochester, N. Y. Executive
committee: E. Albertson, Bridgeport
Ind; Irving Rouse, Rochester, n. Y.
D. S. Lake, Shenandoah, Iowa.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Chieago Livegtock Market.

Chicago, June 10.
Estimated receipts today 2s O00.
left over 1900. Market fairly active. 21zc
lower. Lights So. 3503 .521s: mixed g. 800
3.471a; heavy S3.15d3.45: rough $3.15d3. .25.
CATTLE-Receipts $500. Quiet. Beeves
S4006515; cows and heifers $2G0d4. so /;
Texas steers $3.20d4.40; stockers and feed
ers $360d4.60.
SHEEP-Receipts 10 600.
HOGS--OniciaI receipts yesterday SO, ,s6O;
shipments 4. 4.779.
CATTLE-OficiaI receipts Yesterday
IL, $50; shipments 4,343.
SHEER OFFICIAL receipts yesterday 2O,-
POS: shipments 427.
Estimated receipts hogs for tomorrow
"a 900 head.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Notes and Personal Mention.

Major and Mrs. Hood of Emporia are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Theodore
Hammatt.
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Wilder left Mon
day for a visit in the east. Miss Susie
Wilder accompanied them as far as
Chicago, where she will visit friends.
Mr.. c. NJ. Merriam of st. Joe arrived
in Topeka yesterday for a few days
visit.
Mrs. J. K. BARS Sunday school class
of the Methodist church and their
young men friends gave a car ride
Tuesday evening They went over sew
eral OF the main lines and then stopped
at Batman & Hatdeld's, where re-
freshments were served.
Miss Katherine Pratt of Pennsyl-
vania is visiting Miss Emily King
Mrs Frank Herbst is visiting her sis
&er, Mrs. Zonlier, in POtwin.
Mrs Samuel Larlmer of IrOntOn, Ia
is expected the last of the month to
visit her mother, Mrs NJ D. I4arimer
Miss Edith Thacher came down from
Lawrence yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. James RowIey gave a.
theater party for the following people
last evening and entertained Them at
g. Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Hay
den and Mrs. Arner, Mrs. RowIey's
mother.
Miss Anna Campbell. Miss Viola.
White and Miss Minnie Calvin will 20
60 Ottawa. Saturday.
Mr.. Morton Snow and Mr.. Chet Wood
ward came down from Lawrence yes
Serday to attend "El Captain"
Mrs J. N JOerger of Leavenworth
IS visiting her daughter, Miss Blanche.
VINO is one Of the graduates of the
kindergarten training school. They
viii both return to Leavenworth Fri
day.
Mrs. James Rowley will go to St
Louis Friday
Miss winifred Hammond of oIathe
Is visiting her sister, Miss FtheIvn
Hammond, at Washburn college
Mrs L. s. Ferry has gone to Chicago
O. spend the summer.
y. P. HollDraft, formerly of Topeka
but VINO has been located at Olympia
ASash-s for over six years. is in the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
TURNED A SOMERSAULT.
A Locomotive PIunges Into a Hole
Killing the Crew.

Exeter n. H, June 1O.-The most
serious freight wreck on the Boston &
Maine railroad in many months Oc-
CURED east of here early this morning.
The Portland and Boston through
night freight ran into a washout at
Fernald's culvert The locomotive
turned a somersault into a hole and
seven cars were demolished.
The engineer and two bralxemen, who
We're on the front of the train, had no
time to jump and We're killed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Sunday Ball Done in Cleveland.

Cleveland. O., June 1O.-The jury in
the case of John Powell. the member
with playing base ball on Sunday and
also exhibiting the same, returned a
verdict of guilty on both counts at noon
today. The deiberation. of the jury
last from Z o'clock last evening until
noon today. This settles the fate of
Sunday base ball in Cleveland.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
REPRIEVE FOR DURRANT.

Yosemite, Cal, June 1O-Governor
Budd says he will grant a reprieve to
Theodore Durrant today until July 8
and as often thereafter as the circum-
stances of the case may necessitate-
He has decided upon this course in or
der to settle the question of the rights
of the federal courts to interfere in the
execution of a sentence imposed by the
state court
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Kansas City Livestock Market.
kansas Citv Produce market.

hanSdS CITY, J uIle 10.
WHEAT Steady; offerings light; No 2.
hard 7015c: No g. 62G66c; No. (, 5066Oc /;
No. 2 sprine 69G1Oc; No. g. 62d67c: No. 2
red S00S1c No. 3. 72G76c; No 4. 659G7ec.
CORN-Dull, about steady; No. 2 mixed
22c
OATS Steady; No. 2 white 1S4AQ2oc.
RYE-No. 2, 28d29c.
HAY-Steady.
BUTTER-Strong fairly active; cream
cry 1O0101hc; dairy Sd10c.
EGGS-Barely steady &c.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
E. j. Cole is Dead.

Cole, aged 76 years, is dead at his home
here. He was Greenback candidate
for congress in 1876 and was beaten by
Tom Ryan. He was prominent as a
reform and PopuIist lecturer.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Stedman Club

The Stedman club viii meet Monday
evening with the following programme: :
Poem, Mr.. Vinton Phenis; paper, Mrs.
L H. Crandell; poem, Mr.. Andrew
Downing; paper, Jacks Sermon Mr.
Harry l. Heald. There will also be
reviews bY several mem bers-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Market Gossip.


Furnished by the w. A Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain Provisions
and Stocks. 110 West Sixth Ave, Topeka,
Kan:
Liverpool Id lower.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago 28. 600, kan
sas City 13 900, Omaha $500.
Do not look for much change IN wheat
on the opening. Early cables are disap-
pointing to the bears
New York: The Gould stocks are very
strong, purchases will make you money.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10

Rev. Mr.. Watkins, who is archdeacon
for the western part of the diocese of
Kansas of the Episcopal church, will ar
rive in Topeka shortly and enter Christ
hospital, where he will receive treatment
for stomach trouble
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Tim Mccarthy's Daughter Married.

Larned, June 10.-Gilbert Eugene
Sells, of Yates Center, and Miss Nora,
daughter of ex-State Auditor Tim Nc
Carthy, were married in St. PauTs
Episcopal church. here yesterday. Miss
Edna Crane of Topeka was bridesmaid
man.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Sugar and Coffee.

New York. June 10.
SUGAR-Raw strong; fair refining &c;
Centrifugal, 96 test. 7-16c refined firm /;
crushed SIC; powdered 5lR granulated
45sc.
COFFEE-Quiet.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
The Chautauqua Assembly.

At Forest Park, Ottawa, Kan, COM
mences June 49, Only s1.59 for round
trip via Santa F'e. Tickets good until
Ju0e 26
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
The Convenience of Location

OF Santa Fe depot in Ottawa makes it
best line to Musical Festival Only $1.59
for round trip
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
The Convenience of Location

OF Santa Fe depot in Ottawa makes it
the best route to Chautauqua Assembly
a Forest Park. $1.59 for round trip
Tickets sold daily until June 25.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10
Todav's Ranee of Prices

Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com
mission Co., Brokers in Grain Provisions
and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave, Topeka,
Kan:
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-10

Rambler Bicycles. .Kitchen & Marburg
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-01

the window for more air. AS he threw the
sash up to its fun height, he was probably
overcome with weakness, lost his balance
and rolled out over the window sill and
fell to death.
The funeral is set for o'clock Saturday
afternoon at Mrs. Manion's residence. Rev.
DR.. W. w. Boyd, pastor of the Second
Baptist church, and Rev. John Snyder, n
prominent Unitarian minister of this city,
will conduct the services. The interment
will be at Bellefontaine cemetery.
When the body of Mr.. McCullagh was
first discovered, it was supposed that he
had deliberately committed suicide by fling
ing himself out of the window. A POST
Dispatch extra printed the following in re-
gard to the death:
DIR. C. H. Hughes his physician, said:
Mr.. McCullagh was tired of living and
killed himself. He gave no premonition of
suicide during his illness. However. I saw
him for a little while last evening. He said
he felt sleepy and gave me to understand
he wanted to be left alone. His brain was
affected, but his intellect was all right.
He never gave any signs of mental break
down during his illness. He suffered from
profound nervous exhaustion, complicated
with a recurring kidney trouble. He also
had an asthmatic affection. The late cam
paign undermined his health. 3"
The Post-Dispatch then adds:
Mr.. McCullagh's illness came upon him
shortly after the close of the late Repub-
Hcan national convention.
1T took the form of acute asthma, COM
plicated with nervous depression. When
he passed through the acute stage ne
found himself slow in recovery. His limbs
had lost their vigor. and his arms were
numb and there We're premonitions that
the brain had been under the shadowy
spell.
Mr.. McCullagh would not admit that he
was failing. either physically or mentally
He insisted on managing his newspaper
from his bedroom. All through the day he
sat in his arm chair. wrapped in blankets
received reports from his subordinates and
gave them orders for the cenduct of the
paper"
No writings were found in Mr.. McCul-
lagh's room explaining his act or leaving
instructions for the arrangement of his
affairs after death.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-01
ALLEGED WRECKERS JAILED.
Sundays Alabama Wreck
Three Boys Missing.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. S1.-Two suspect
ed train wreckers were placed in jail here
to-day. They gave their names as Tom In
gram and Andrew Feagdn. Both are ne
groes. They were apprehended by special
railroad detectives in the mountains about
ten miles from this city. The officials pos
itively refuse TO disclose the character of
the evidence against the men, or to allow
any outsider to communicate with them.
This conduct is explained by the fact that
other arrests, and, it is said. sensational
disclosures, will follow.
1t develops tonight that three white
boys, who were passengers on the Inflated
Blocton train, are missing. One was the
son of James Weaver, of Aldrich, who
boarded the train at Gurnee. His father
was here to-day trying 90 find his son,
from whom he had not heard since The
wreck Another was Jim Hilton, of Pratt
City, who also got on the train at Gurnee,
and the third was Tommy Glendale, of
Helena, whose mother was killed in the
wreck. The boy was with her. No bodies
have been found answering the descrip-
tions of the missing boys, all recovered
corpses having been identified, and it is
thought that they were cremated in the
wreck.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-01
NOT TO BE SIGNED AT PRESENT.
nation of the Arbitration
Treaty With England.

Washington. Dec. 31.-The new treaty
between the United States and Great Brit
ain, by which all differences between the
two countries for the next five years are
to be referred to arbitration. will not be
signed at present. Mr.. OIney and Sir Julian
Pauncefote closed the negotiations about
ten days ago, and the final draft was made
and forwarded to Lord Salisbury. AS it
included all the features which had been
agreed upon during the negotiations, no
doubt was felt that a speedy approval
would be given by Lord Salisbury and that
the signatures to the instrument thereupon
would be affixed at Washington. 1t was
expected that the document would be
signed coincident with the new year, but
this expectation will not be realized, and
the signatures. it is now stated. cannot
possibly be affixed before the end of next
month. The causes for the delay cannot
be stated, but they are sufficient to defer
the consummation of the treaty. In the
meantime. there is no reason to believe
that the prospects of ultimate agreement
are less favorable than they have been,
the delay doubtless being due to some un-
essential question, as there is complete un-
derstanding on all material questions.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-01
ANNUAL SEED DISTRIBUTION.
Secretary Morton Anxious to Have
the Task OF His Hands
EARLY This Year.

Washington, Dec. S1.-(Special) The an
nual seed distribution will take place ear
lier than ever this year, for Secretary Nor
ton is determined to get bad job off his
hands as quickly as possible. He has fur
nished every congressman with sackful
of pretty colored labels, and all they have
to do is to stamp their names on the labels
and address them. Many congressman save
tt -.selves or clerks work by sending great
,agsful of the seeds to newspapers and
asking them to distribute them among
their subscribers. 1t is no news to men,
tion that Secretary Morton thinks this seed
distribution a waste of money. 1t would
take sixty big railroad freight cars to
carry the seed the government will give
away this year, at cost of $1SO,0O0. Some
of the congressman who took the most
trouble last year in sending out seeds to
their constituents were defeated for re-
election.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-01
W0LcoTT GOING ABROAD.
To Confer With European BimetaI
lists on the Subject of n Mon
etary Conference,

lists on the Subject of n Mon
etary Conference.
Washington, Dec. S1.-Senator Wolcott, of
Colorado, the chairman of the special sem
ate committee to arrange for bimetallic
conference of the nations of the world, Is
going abroad to confer with European BIZ
metallists on the subject The purposes of
his visit are known and approved by Pres
ident-elect Mckinley, and his trip is made
at the request of his associates on the SEN
atorial committee The attention of the
senator was called to the Canton O., dis
patch published to-day that he was going
abroad for the purposes stated and that
he would go with the Endorsement of Pres
1dent-elect Mckinley, and was empowered
in measure to represent his views. The
senator was not in a position to discuss in
detail the statements in the dispatch. He
did say, however, in reply to questions,
that 1t was true he was going to Europe
early in January, at the request of his as
sociates on the Republican caucus commit
tee, for consultation with English bimetal-
lists. He added that there were other mat
ters concerning his mission in the inter-
ests of bimetallism which he preferred not
to talk about. 1t was evident that the SEN
ator deprecated the publication of any
statements concerning the errand upon
which he is about to depart.
Mr.. Wolcott was asked if the purposes of
his visit We're known by Major Mckinley
and approved by him, and he answered
that they were, but when pressed for par
ticulars declared that he would prefer not
to discuss the question further. The SEN
ator will be absent until some time in Feb
ruary. General Francis A. Walker vino it
was stated would accompany Senator VOL
colt on his mission, will not be able to go,
as his engagements will prevent.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-01

TENTS needs, saw that everything in the
room was arranged for the night and that
the north window was raised about an inch
for ventilation. Then he bade McCullagh
goodnight, turned off the electric light,
and retired.
Before going to bed, Mrs. Manion looked
into Mr.. McCullagh's room. She said that
everything in the room was in order and
then retired to her own apartments. About
midnight she woke up and detected an odor
of escaping gas. She investigated and
found a burner In the combination gas
and electric light chandelier, which hangs
suspended in the center of Mr.. McCullaghs s
room, open. The odor of gas was very
strong in the apartment. Mrs. Manion
turned on the electric light and shut of
the gas. Mr.. McCullagh woke up.
Joe" she said, did you know gas was
escaping in your room? You would have
been q dead man in the morning if I had
not discovered it."
Mr.. McCullagh was apparently too
drowsy to realize what his sister-in-law
said. He murmured an inaudible reply,
and fell asleep again. Mrs. Manion raised
the window a little higher SO that the
fumes of the gas would leave the room,
and then returned to bed. Indications
seemed to be that Mr.. McCullagh had got
out of bed for something and in trying to
turn on an electric light, he turned on the
gas. He did not notice the error and re-
tired again, unconscious of danger.
Careful investigation warrants the con-
clusion that Mr.. McCullagh was awakened
later in the morning by a smothering at
tack, and climbing out of bed again, nerv-
GUS and unsteady from the spell, went to