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The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12

heavily. Four hundred carloads daily
go to Chicago. The coal elevators work
ed all day Sunday and are loading coal
day and night.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-07-12
CINCINNATI HAs CoAL
She is Sending 400 Carloads Daily to
Chicago

Cincinnati. July 12-There are ten
million bushels of coal in Cincinnati
harbor. Other cities are drawing on it
The times., 1897-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Paris, Dec. 2l.-The Chamber nf Deputies
today passed the bill providing COR the
anIeN atiun of Tahiti by France.
ST. Louis, Dec. 21.-Jacob Weinerl, SIX
ty-nine years old, was found murdered in
his kitchen this evening by his wife.
New York. Dec. 21.-In cellar fire On
East Fourteenth street tonight Firem3 n
Oakley lost his life and three others We're
prestrated by gas and smoke. One may
die.
Baltimore, Fec. 21.-Tfe first Klondika
packet to leave Baltimore fer tie Yukon
gold fields OF Alaska sailed this morning.
She was the American steamship v alencia-
flying the stars and stripes and carrying a
cargo ot SEQ tons of coal.
Terre Fiaute, Ind. Dec. 21.-Engineer
Hobson, of the New Orleans special, and
IS. f. Horsen, q new engineer, who was
travelling with him to learn the road, Were
killed tonight 10y their locomotive running
into "a freight. TWO were hurt.
Chicago, Dec. 21.-Herbert Alwar !. ex-
secretary of the Chicago Athletic CLUB
md popular athlete, died of typhoid
fever this morning. He was member of the
Harvard football team. OF 80, tie last year
Harvard beat Yale
Boston, Dec. 21.-Hiram G. Southworth.
an old-time ship builder, and probably the
oldest Free Mason in the United States,
died at his home. in Medford, this morn
ing, aged nipety-four years, He had been
Mason Sc, ,enty-one years. ~
New York, Dec. 2T.-Mortimer T. Humph-
rcvs, an expert of wide reputation in
bill lard cir les. died suddenly today pf
billiards, pool and bowling, and was em-
ployed for years as reviser OF professional
billiard recor DIS.
Philadelphia, Dec. 21--A dispatch re-
ce.vcd in this citg today announced the
death of Major Wurts, Dundas, in Nice,
or heart disease. He served during the
civil war, and was prominenG in action g t
Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg and other
notable engagemepts.,r
New York, Dec. 2l.-An eight pound stick
OF dynamite exploded tauight at John and
fearl streets, Brooklynl shaking IL large
part Of the city. Two Wen standing nearly
escaped unhurt- Panessof glass We're shat
tered and ceiling damaged in the vicinity
OF the explosion. = y
& Pittsburg, Dec. 2l.-The coal miners and
operators joint Convention agreed this
evening TO send committeasto meet similar
committees from Ohio. Indiana, md Illinois
at Columbus, o., next Moncay, to arrange
for an interstate convention to be Eeid on,
January 1. 1893.
The times., 1897-12-22
DETECTS HER SHOpLlFTING
Young Woman Helps Herself at the
Palais Royal.
She Comes From Virginia, Is wtH
Connected and Has Been Sick
Not a Professional.

Fannie jackson, comely young wo-
man twenty-five years of a &c, was caught
lifting goods ar the Paiais Royal yester-
day afternoon. AS
Floorwalke1 Collins law the yeang vo,
man enter the stora and followed her
about from one counter to another she
made no purchases. Trough she picked up
many OF the snaii articles displayed and
pretended to exaihinegthen.
lie observed tuat s,is did not retlrn some
OF tie goods. sic MAS also seen 10 Eick
up a beautiful Christmas card. ipun which
was written tie yNuEis Jesus, Lover OF
Ny Soul" which she slipped into ter
pocket. Mr. Collins prnnmcdiately stepped
up to the shopnfter Ahd requested Ter to
accompany him 70 the Office.
There size was Searchea, aud secrcted
III her pockets andaiaut her person were a
large iiuiiiber of hahak etchiefs, silail Christ
mas articles, and a nuinjer Of Christmas
cards. She refused tgIHIake any -xpiana-
ton Detectives Roardlnan and Gallagher
locked her up Mt No. / station.
he police believe that this is tie TonDg
wonians first offense. as size gay 2 isCOdref-
ercnocs and prov ed TO be nt ar relative OF
a wel-lnown merchant, whose home is On
Capitol Hill.
The young woman came here from vt.
Mary's county, Nd, on a sisit and las
but recently reco, cred from severe sick
ness, which her friends sa Y left Ier .i.ind
impaired.
The times., 1897-12-22
HURLED GLASS AT ACTRESS
''Jones" Did So Upon Miss Lang.
don's Refusal to Drink.
She Was Doing Her Turn at ker-
uatI'1 When Ass3ulted-Her Face
Cot ana Costume Ruined.

"a ttylishly dressed young man who gave
the fictitious name of john .lones, threw
a glars tilted with whisky at Louise lang
dor, ore Of the performers on the stage
az Kerne4rss S Theater, last night ''Jones,"
witl, crowd of young men, during the
performance entered box and called for
drir *. Jones' was intoxicated, and
while his friends were allowed TO purchase
,vhiSk liQuui was denied him.
When EI yon and Langdon came out 10
do IIeiT comic turn Jones' seized a glass
or whisky which had been brought to one
of his friends and rendered the actress a
tirIEA when size refused. lie threw it at
hei cutting an ugly wound in her forehead
an, running costume valued at $500
The insult at once threw the houSe Tito
disorder, and il was with Considerable
difficulty that a number Of the audience
Were restrained from doing violence 20 the
young man. Policemen oriani and Judge
Were Just outside the theater, and rushed
in t. quefl the disturbance and placed
''Jor.es under ARREST. lie was charged
with disnrderly conduct and destroy ing
private property, and friends left ST5 COL
lateral at No ! station 10 secure his re-
lease 1t is understood that the addic:D lal
charge of assault will be preferred by the
actress this morning.
A the station-house, "JoGes" was ;ec-
Oghized as young man named DANGER
field who resides In Virginia, but he was
allowed TO enter the assumed name upon
the blotter.
The times., 1897-12-22
Tea ching Him Something.

(Frofn the Cleveland Plain Dealer
An ex-hewspaper man VINO occupies
building ON Erie street had his atten ion
called To the fact that the big plate glass
window III the front of i:is storercom was
decidedly loose 1t wobble1 in its setting
aud a finger push made 1t sway. TIE pro-
prietor of the store called the attention IF
the architect to it. The architect look ed
at it, pronounced it thin piece of 81 as
and claimed it cuald be frightened iy
changing tue strips. But this proved a
failure. So the architect ordered new
pane The day the men were settin-, it,
and just after they tad taken the Did pane
down and had it resting against the Gu IN
ter inside the store. an old friend OF tie
proprietor Strolled IN.
"Ahl'' lie said, window smasllers. eh1r
No" replied the proprietor, there's
nothing smashed about that window. -
'.But you re putting in a new paIe?"
YES
''WnGt' sthe rea son2''
''Tha SINE reason that prompts YOU 10
put on thicker Luderelothing w>.n- the
weather grows cold"
bat Gpn't understand -
Wen, just feel of this pane and then OF
that Do yUl notice how much thicker the
new one is?" s,E or:
"Then you are putting in new Jne
to-" = t.s
ITO keep the store warmer, of course"
said the proprietor 7agz r4isn,.,
The friend looked from one pane to the
other
Well, by George." said he. .evtry bl l,ss-.d
day a man learns something new. Do you
know never thought OF a Scheme like that?
Blamed il it ism t good one
And he walked away with thoughtful
srnil,. tf....
The times., 1897-12-22
FIFTY DAYS In KLONDIKE
Rosy Views Derived From an Eng
iish Prospeetor's Experience.
Dawson City an Orderly Frontier
Camp where Rum shops Pay
Better Than Placer Claims

Ottawa. orrtario. Dec. 21.-Mr Robert
Anderson. or London. Eng, las recently
returned from The KIondike ana is here to
obtain a lease OF tract of land in tire
Klondike Which II is impossible to work by
the methods now employed there. a1d If
this is scCUied She Will mine the tact by
hydraulic prOcess.
Speaking pf tire k!ondikc, hc said: Il Ie-
NAMED tinre Just fifty days. There were
5000 or 5000 people at Dawson. The
best of olGer trey allied. In faft. il IS II G
most orderly frontier camp lelor visited.
There are a large hufiiber Of falcons and
dance rails at rawson City, and they are
doing flourishing business. These af
ford tie only mears OF diversion fer the
miners, ana about all tier spare time is
spent here. a rum shop lays tcttcr than
a plaoer claim. Dnring tne time | was in
the district / insIecfcd about all pf the
principal Cl~iriS. The richness Of rene Of
them is simply p;ar1clous. ! net several
who were poverty stricken when they
reached the klondike, but who are now
wealthy
The times., 1897-12-22
A THIEF GRABS $4,000
Heavy Loss Sustained by the South.
ern Express Company.
while the Clerk Is Momentnriiy
Absent n stranger Loots the Safe
A Mysterious TRANSACTIONS.

Columbia, S. C., Dec. u. The police OF
this city were today for the first time
informed that tie office OF the Southern
Express Company here was robbed OF
81 0,0g0 il cash on Sunday night. The
officers of the company confess that they
are at q loss FOR c,ews. @e
\ stranger on Sunda Y evening entered
the comIanys Office and asked ii number
of questions Of the only clerk, there. The
clerk, it is said, went out OH tie street
FOR 4 Don,ent. When he returRed the
man RAJ. out Of the door, jumped into
hack Gnd drove rapidly away, after which
ii was discovered that u bundle OF bills,
amounting 10 81 1000, which was lying
in the safe, was missing. This is the
first big express robbery that bas occurred
in the State. - SO
The stur, told about stranger having
come into Inc office and hurrying out
is not {. edited i'll some quarters.
The times., 1897-12-22
WEATHER SAGE On HIS MEITLE.
DoesL's Want Growing when II
BrnYidt.S TemnernIure

DoesL's Want Growing when He
Provides Temperature.
you sliplled up today" remarked Tie
Times man to the Weather sage last
night.
Well, net as much SO as other penpIe
did yesterday," said the Sage. lighting
his pipe from a flash Of last sen qon's
lightning and blowing a dense a MI tripping
fog-bank above the city.
What kind OF weather do you axpe1t?"
demanded .the Sage. taking n smtil &C.
berg from the water cooler and impat icntly
lurling 1t at the reporter.
'-llonlt YOU, iyl,CW tat Understand the
requirements of his citrate? Don't you
know that when the founders IF this city
napped=it out under the thirty eighth
degree of north latitude they expected
thirt y-ei2 nth degree weather? Do you sup
pose that | would he doing II. ddty 10 my
constituents were l 10 monkey with thIs
climate aud III up this temperate Zone
with DAYS imported from the tropics?
WHAT wonld become of our dcnestic da s.!
They would be driven out CT tie home
market, and / believe that the average
Washington da Y woiIld have TO hustle TO
find a 5oii in any other latitude. Do yo,i
think that / am going to permit zephyts
to blow here all the time? Don't yod
suppOsC, YOU young idiot, that I've got
few other varieties OF windsin stock and that
am Lot going to carry them over into
next season? I've got a tagiul Of fard,
northwes winds down in the cellar just
nowlIng To he let ont
DO you suppose that | arn going to have
palmetto and pOmegranatcs growing III
Lafayette Square from the time the al
lows homeward fly till tie robins nest
again? Well, not much,
Then, becoming caimer, the Sage ii.e-
dicted for the pistriet Of Columbia threat
ening weather. with light rains, pro'la ply
clearing Wednesday afternoon, With ,yast-
erly winds. He said further that tho Ugh
low pressure extends from the middle Gulf
to Newfoundland, low area is central
over Lake Superior and a second Is cen.
trail to the north OF Montana. An area OF
high pressure covers the plateau regions
and middle and southern slopes. The en-
perature has risen in the south Atlantic
States and on the northern plateau, las
fallen In the Ohio Valley and remained
stationary elsewhere.
The times., 1897-12-22
Toslorrtce ON christmas.

The postmaster has issued the following
order Tor the regulation OF the hours OF
service for uail carriers and clerks on
Christmas nay: Money order and registry
divisions VIII be closed: a delivery by
carriers VIII be made at 7:3o a. m, and
1915 p. m; carriers window will be
open fot delivery OF mall TO clerks in the
departments from . a. M. TO 1 2 M, the
evening wiurow service VIII be omitted;
collections of mail will be made a so
and 3C q. m, and p. m /; deliveries at
stations at $50 a. m, and 1 p. m; col
lectionS at stations at 1 = and 8 a. m. and
p, m county collections at 9 a. m., and
p. m. ard $40 p. m. at station f;
county deliveries at 7:30 a. m, and
1915 p IN. The following stations will
be open TO the public for the transaction Of
business: Stations A, b, ID, and F, 8 a. m.
70 +. M, and 3 to z p. M; Station
{, I to 1O a IN.
The times., 1897-12-22
SLAVE MARRIAGE NOT VALID.
Spiyer Goes Free of the CHARGE
of BiEamy.

Edward spiver, an aged colored man,
charged with bi2amy, was released yes
terday 10y Chief Justice Bingham. During
the war Spiver who lad been a slave ia
Louisiana, was Union solder, anil mar
ried cOlored woman who was a camp
follower. After the war the Couple camc
TO the District and lived together for many
years. Recent y he married mother woman.
Spiver was represented by MT. Campbell
Darlington ard Messrs. Fentoa and Ffisby,
two cOlored attorneys. The question OF the
legality of Save marriages was taken dp
and also that OF the date when slaves
actually became frce-whether under the
emancipation pruciarila ton or not c:ntil the
fifteenth amendment.
Mr. Shillington argued that in Louisiana,
which vas in actual rebellion, and did not
recognize the emancipation pToclama ion
as valid, coIored man was not actually
free while still in the State.
The times., 1897-12-22
POTTERY OPERATIVES WAGES
They Will Not Get Their Christ
mas IL IL Per Cent.

Trenton, \. j., Dec. 2i.-Tbe coiniuifpee
representing the Eastern manufacturing
potters and their workinen met today In
Philadelphia, tut the representatives OF
the Wesi trn Ien We're absent.
The ia asteru commit eeeulen adopt al
resolutions declaring the joint coIunittee
dissolved, the Western men having negI-et
ed or refused 10 attend three conferences.
This lctiUn means that the operatives :. i'll
not be given tire Christmas increase %
/ 2 l per trni in their wages that was
promised last summer.
Negotiations viii be entered into to-
morrow by tn. Trenton pDtters and their
woramen with view of reaching COM
promise. The mapuf ciurers are willing
TO pay hs high rates as thoss in the West
They haE" learned nat tie English 'nan-
ufacturers lave reduced their selling rrices
TO meet tfe increased tariff dUty imposed
by the Dtngey bill. and tina New YORK :ul-
porters are boasting that they Will sell
English goods Inder wbatev er seilin gpri ces
the Americas manufacturers agree uEon.
The times., 1897-12-22
Mrs. cARTER's CASE.
Jury Had MOI Reported at Mid
night AA@

hiSHt.
The jury de lunatico iaauirsnilnu in
the case uf Mrs. Deborah II. Carter ~ no
was released from st Elizabeth's Asylum
for the Insane about two weeks $50 On
a writ of iIabeas corpus, had not cached
verdict at midnight.
The result of he caSe depends nearly en-
tirely on the testimony of the p<a inning
physicians, but in this, as IN many other
cases, the doctors disagree. Doctors Prem
tiss. Earbaugh, Butler. Hickliug, ana En-
mons testified before the jury, AMI all
except the last named, DR.. EnlHmns, were
OF the opinion that her condition war
ranted their pronouncing her insane.
There was difference OF opinion, lot
only Of fact; but also as to1she tine neees-
sary in such cases 10 arrive at "A conclus;on
as TO whether person was saa4 or insane.
DR.. EmmOns, who is an expert in sucn
matters, testified that he could determine
such d case in two hours, while DR.. Hick-
ling. it is stated, that a physician conld
not Investigate such cases in SO short a
time. On Cross eN animation, however lie
said that lie decided IN Mrs. Carter S
sanity afrer an examination or less than
a half houi.
All the physicians connected with the
case, except DR.. Emmons, are general prac
titioners in the District, while DR., En-
mons males speciality OF such ca ses as
Mrs. Carter's.
1t will be remembered that shortly after
Mrs. Carter was released from St. Eliza
beth's 4 syium she visited her mother, VINO
lives at the Methodist Home. She could
not see her mother when she calIed there,
and, becoming anrcred is reported as
having destroyed some OF the properly of
the hnrne, for which offense she was ar
rested. In her testimony yesterday, Mrs.
Carter stated tnat her mother made WI
in which she named Drs. Butler and Prem.
tiSs as lpgatees.
The times., 1897-12-22
srArEN ENr FROM THE JcSTA.


Tomas rs r&Ga alma Declares Spain
Responsible for Eu:z'- Death.
New York, Dec. 2l.-senor Tomas Es-
trada Palm u, delegate OF the Cuban e
public, gave ont tonight statement CON
earning she death of Col. Ruiz. in which
he says:
''The death Of Col. Ruiz did not occur
as the Spanish have put it, while he vas
negotiating ar "a reare messenger under
flag of truce Again and again have the
Cubans promulgated the law that a u v ho
should come TO them with peace prppo-
sitions not based on the independence of
Cuba We uld be treated as spies and dealt
with accordingly The blOodtuf Col. Ruiz
is not on tire hands Of the Cuba Il, hut
upon the leads Of BIaHco and congoSto,
who sent him t. lis fate.
''If the penalty of the Ia " had not been
carried out doubtless Spain would have
taken advantage Of the fact To show that
the CuhanS were not in earnest in their
rejection OF autonomy absolutely. but were
willing to listen 10 arSum ,nts- This de-
cree was lot promulgated because the
Cubans are afraid Of disaffectinn in their
ranks, but heca1se it is known that in
Vulnerable commissioners would otherwise
be sent and OH their return make false
statements, encouraging the belief that
peace mi ght be established on basis other
than Independence.
1T is somewhat remarkable that with
the first hews nf tie death of Col. Ruiz
came the announcement Of the killing by
the spauisb Of over forty sick and wound
ed CUhans found in a hOSpit al and not {;
voice was raised III protest thsreat. TIE
shooting Of Cuban prisoners by tie sccre
pa ed almost without comment, tie thou
sands of wounded Cuban soldiers slain
in hospitals attracts but little nctice, It
is SO common.
The conditions obtaining in CEia and
the chara cter OF tie Spanish Ciema nd. how
ever, tfat we take the necessary m as
ures to speedily terminate the war by
convincing the world tfat Independence
alone can satisfy US. II is quest ION
Of the lives OF one or tw1 rash men or II
the lives OF thousands OF patriotic Cutans-'
The times., 1897-12-22

After hearing some frfendn contin uslly
praisi1g, Chamberlsin's Collie. Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis Fieck, OF Ana
helm. California, purchased bottle Of II for
his own use and is now as enthusia stic
over its wonderful work as any one can e.
The % and SO cent izes for sale by Henry
Evans, wholesale and retail druggist, soS
Fst..and Conn. sve. an Id 8. st. NV: and l4oe
No. ave. No.
The times., 1897-12-22
National Building Trades Council

St Louis, Dec. .21.-PermaueDt organiza
ton was effected al the Masonic Temple
today by the National Building Trades
Council. Resolutions were adopted, criti-
cising the American Federation of Labor
for its opposition tn the councils ses-
SONS. The interference of blue label
agitators was denounced, and the propGed
amendment to the eight-hour law, inn
posing penalty on contractors who violated
it, was inGorsrd. Delegates are present
from fourteen States.
The times., 1897-12-22
DARING DAYLIGHT ROBBERY.
Thief Sratches ii woman's Purse
on a Crowded Street.

a daring daylight Robbery occurred .es-
terday afternoon on Seventh street, he-
tween g and ii streets. Jane Baird, of No.
142l I-2 L street northwest, was the
victim. AS she was walking toward
home. after having been down town shop
ping, young colored man approached Ter
and SRateRei from her hand a purse, CT H.
taining S4.5c.
The street was crowded with pedes-
TRANS al the time, and the woman did
not notice the thief as he walked Lp be
side her Before she could scarce ,acover
herself and realize that she had heen
rpbbed. the purse sna tcher had 'iisap-
peared in the crowd, and afterward iarted
into an alirys and could not be found. Miss
Baird Sustained no injury.
Tie theft was report cd to the police, but
no trace of the miscreant was disco erred.
The times., 1897-12-22
naIane.s Condition Critical

M. K. Dalane, who was injured yesterday
morning in runaway on Sixth street, be-
tw"ei. NJ and streets, is stin in :, ctiti-
cal condition at Freedman's Hospital
DPlane is fifty years old, and a driver
for l.. {. Freewalt, of Fourteenth and V
streets northwest. His horse became
frigltrGed at an object in the street anG
ran into the curbing, throwing the driver
out upon tile pavement and rendering him
unconscious. Delane is married and lives
at No $3.50 Eleventh street. The runaway
hotse was captured by Policeman Ellis at
Ninth and Q streets.
The times., 1897-12-22
suFFcCATED BY GAS.
\ Connecticut Matron Found dead
i'll Her Bed

Stamford. Conn, Dec. 21.-Mrs. WiIhur
E. ScofieId, thirty eight. wife pf A weI.-
known dry goods merchant, was found
dead late last night in an upper room OF
her resitle nee. She had been sufr .,cated
by gas. Mrs. Scofield was found living
upon a bed. In heI mouth was a tube con
nected with the gas fixtures. She had been
ad several hours
The Scofields lived happily. and have
one son. aged eight. 1t is thought lie vom-
an was insane She is a sister uf Iieor ge
W. Jackson. an ofricar of the Typograph-
ical Unien in New York.
The times., 1897-12-22
JAIL. DELIVERY IN VIRGINIA
While The Town Is Voting Them a
New Home They Disappear

Newport News, Va, Dec IA Jail
delivery occurred at the Warwick county
prison here at 6 o'clock this evening l.y
which six negroes, all serving long sen
tences, escaped They were Tom Joh AEON.
w. H. Lawrence, Z. Jones, William James,
John Morris. and, Prant Williams. The
men cut their way out.
A peculiar coincidence is the fact that
special election was held in the city to,tay
to sec il the freeholdcrs would VJte to
iss 'e bends To the amount OF $50, 400 for
th. purpose OF building new jail. The
project narrowly escaped defeat.
The times., 1897-12-22
Christmas Dinner for the Poor

Mr.. Cuddy, city missionary, will give Il
dinner To the poor on Christmas Day at his
mission, NJ. 3i6 Pennsylvania avenue
He is an earnest and hard working man
doing all the good lie can in his mission
work for the souls and bodies OF tie poor
in the city, feeding the hungry and givin Z
shelter to the homeless. He works entirely
on the line of faith, without salary and
having ho support from any chur IL or
missionary society.
Besides holding meetings in the city, he
goes out and breaches to the farmers in
the country and brings in provisions for
his charitable work in the city.
The times., 1897-12-22
Equitable relief Association

The annual sa,6eting OF the Equitable
Relief Associations was held yesterday at
typographical Temple for the election of
officers for the ensuing year. Those chosen
We're: T. b. Penicks, PRESIDENT, Charles
". Hurdle, vice president; T j. Hardester
recording secretary; II. c. Espey, treas rer;
George Wight financial secretary. Two
hundred and forty-five members -ecciv ed
pio rata dividend of 81 SO.
The times., 1897-12-22
Demands of Yaic,s Navy

New York. Dec. 21--From q Yale grad
uatc, who is thoroughly conversant with
athletic affairs at New Haven, it was
learned that Yale navy, represented by
Coach Robert j Cook aud Capt. Payne
Whitney has about decided in reply tn
Cornell's demand for threa-cornered race,
TO INSIST upon the unconditional acceptance
OF the cha lleHge sent TO Ithaca a few
weeks ago, aud If Cornell does not accept,
to say that Yale and Harvard will row a
dual race on the Thames River.