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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-10
THE VOTES COUNTED.
And Mckinley and Hobart are Form
ally Declared Elected

Washington. Feb 10-The first pubic
exercises in connection with the neon
Ing administration occurred at the can
itol today when the houses OF congress
IN joint session in the spacious hall q
representatives. counted the electoral
vote Of the various states and listened
to Vice President Stevenson formally
promuIgate the election of sVrn MeKIn-
ley as president and Garrett 4 Hobart
as vice president of the United States
Exactly at u O'Clock. Speaker Reed,
clad in a long black frock coat ascend
ed the -0strun, and with one sharp rap
OF his saveI subdued the countless babel
Of voices
At 1850 p. n the house took a recess
for five minutes In the meantime ev-
cry seat in the galleries save those re-
served for the executive and the dipIo-
matte corps, was taken
The diplomatic gallery was almost
empty, only a half dozen foreign rep
reSentatIves being present They IL
cluded NiscOunt Sauto-ThyrS. the Por-
tugueSe minister; Y Tsu. the secretary
Of the Chinese legation, and the secre-
tary OF the japanese legation The
dearth OF the diplomats was accounted
for by the fact that many OF them were
nanouverfng Of the Atlantic blockade
Shortly before O'Clock the members CT
the senate left their chamber al the north
side Of the capitol and walked across to
the house
Vice President Stevenson took his place
by the side of Speaker Reed The telIers-
Senator Lodge Of MaSsochU use It's and Sen
arOr Blackburn OF Kentucky On behalf OF
the senate and Mr. Cfrosven0r Of Ohio AMI
Mr. Richardson of Tennessee on behalf
Of the house assembled 10 the clerks desk
Immediately below the Speakers raoI5
and prepared TO count the vote
The tellers made the announcement in
rotation
Mr.. Grosvenor announced California-s
vote but II was Tot uuadulterats1
Tiea of n
Bryan
The vote as officially announced is No
kinley 81 electoral votes Bryan La.
Watson
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HE HAD THE DYNAMITE.
Express Messenger Summers Shot
the Right Man a. Peach Springs

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb 1O.-The west
bound Santa Fe overland train which
was held up seven miles east of Peach
Springs Ariz-. arrived in Los Angeles
half an hour late
Pullman Conductor Holmes said the
robbers held the watchman at Nelson
SIX miles east of the Springs under
guard FOUR hours waiting for the train
Alexander c Summers, the express
messenger who killed one of the rob-
bers- said that when he found the train
was being held up he opened the car
door cautiously and craWIed out and
ma under the car While there he saw
a robber standing on the car step pre-
pairing to shoot the assistant messen-
ger Summers took careful aim with
MS pistol and put bullet through the
robbers head He afterwa-d found
that this man carried the outlaws stock
of dynamite Soon after the robber
was shot the other two ran the engine
with the mail and express car some
distance down the track
They called their companion but
finally left, taking only nine registered
packages
Not having any dynamite. they did
not attempt TO open the safes
Albert 5 Grant. the mail clerk said
that the robbers demanded adnittance
to his car through the engineer He
Obeyed the command. and while the
rObber covered him and the engineer
with gun he helped himself to nine
packages of registered matter The
rObber appeared to be a well educated
man
kingman. Ariz-. Feb. 10.-The Indians
who are on the trail of one Of the rob
bers who held up the WestbOund pas
seuger train are headed uorthvvard to-
ward the Grand Canon of the Colorado.
The robber is riding q horse and lead
ing another It has been showing all
day. making 4 trail in the mud
It is supposed that Donovan. who
held up q Southern Pacific train and
killed the messenger one year ago. is
concerned in the robbery He is known
to have been in hiding near the Grand
Canon The dead rObber has not yet
been identified He wore clothes and
carried q rife stolen from q rancher
in the vicinity a month ago. and an
swers the description of one Badly
CreigstOn-
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FOUGHT WITH SABERS.
4 Duel Over a Girl Between United
States Soldiers

New York. Feb lot has'just leaked
out hiatt John Leahy and Pearley How
ard. two troopers in Uncle Sans cav
airy detachment stationed at West
Point. fought a duel with Sabres for
pretty little Katie MedIer. a black
smiths daughter At a ball Leahy was
the favored swain and jealous Howard
promptly challenged him to a duel
Charley Wresth and Bill Sissy, two
other troopers acted as seconds
After the usual preIIminaries each
man drew his formidable cavalry sa b-e
and sWished il through the air Then
they came down to business and after
a few minutes CT fighting Howard. with
one sharp sweep sent Leahy's sword
flying and IeIt him defenceIess- With
the return sweep his sharp and heavy
weapon caught Leahy on the lip. and
cut il through as clean as = surgeon :
knife could have done il
Leahy yelled Murder and the sec
Onds tried TO stanch the blood. but their
efforts We're Ruthless. and they had to
ia Ike the wounded man TO the cadet hos
pitaI. where his lips were seWed Up by
the surgeon He told the doctor he got
the injury accidentally while fencing
with Howard
Miss Medley. lille bemoaui1g Leahy's
misfortune. is the happiesl and most
enEied girl on the post
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ROUND THE BIG GLOBE
President VIII Make 3 Trip Around
the World

Toledo, O., Feb. IA passenger
agent OF the Canadian Pacific, now in
this city. is authority for the statement
that President Cleveland Will take
trip around the world Immediately
after the inauguration of his successor
The president and his party viii go TO
the coast over the Canadian Pacific
road. and Division Passenger Agent
Shelby of that lire viii conduct the
party IN person
It is the desire OF the president to
start as soon as possible after the in
auguratiOn Of President-eIect McKin-
ley He desires to avoid public fune-
lions as much as possible. and intends
to make the circuit of the globe as q
private citizen
Private Secretary Thurber and sew
eraI mem bers of President Cleveland 5
cabinet are expected to accompany him
Mrs Cleveland and the children may
accompany the party: that matter has
not been fully decided yet
Washington. Feb 19.-PrIvate Secre-
tary Thurber refused 10 officially confirm
or deny the statement He preferred,
he said. 10 await the publication OF the
story before making any announce
rnent about it
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ToUGHs WRECK A DEPOT.
Under the Influence of Liquor They
Destroy @RansomvilIe.''

The Republican gave an account Of
the actions Of the quartette of tough
Characters at Williamsburg. recently.
for whom warrants were issued l7I1t
VINO escaped before the arrival of the
sheriff. says the Ottawa Republican
From Williamsburg the Quartette
who were Denny MetcaIf and Mrs Ie-
ma Rose. of this city and two sports
Of the Burg. went to RansOnvfIIa
This IS whistling station or al least
IS not provided with a regular agent
and while waiting for the train the
four INDUCED in a wild reveL They
were all under the influence Of LIQUOR
and conducted themselves TO the great
scandal of the quiet little place The
door Of the depot was smashed in. win
cows broken out, stove kicked over and
other damage done.
From there the gang went to Wells
vile, and later. two OF them. MetcaIf
ana the Rose woman returned to or
fawa.
This morning Marshal Heck arrested
Metcalf and lodged him in jaiI.
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WERE STARVING TO DEATH
Piece of Corn Pone and Rabbit Be
tween Nine Childr and Death

About two weeks ago Mrs George
Culver. living near Ottawa, died while
giving birth to a child The physician
who was called noticed that the people
seemed in very destitute circumstances.
While he was there two of the children
tainted He began to investigate and
found that the children were starving
and that the mother had died more
from the lack of food than from child
birth SAYS the Ottawa Herald
Mr. Culver. the husband. had been
doing odd Jobs around the neighbour
hood receiving his meals away from
home. so he had not suffered as had his
poor family. The neighbOrs had no
suspicion that the matter was so seri-
Gus. and were shocked 10 learn that at
the time OF the death of Mrs Culver
all that could be found in the house to
eat was q small piece of corn bread
and q part of a rabbit There were
nine children in the unfortunate home,
and il is stated that in two days more,
If relief had not reached them at least
three of them would have died OF starv-
alton.
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TIRED OF HAREMS
And Grand ViZiers, and Sci me
tars, and Baggy Brooches,
And Drowning of Palace OFF,
cials in Sacks,
And Mosques, and Sultanic Ty-
rants and Every thing Turkish.
YOUNG TURKS MAD.
Want to Be Like Other People,
in Plug Hats,
With Railroads and Bicycles
and Daily Papers,
In Fact the New Generation
Wants to Be Civilized.
And Mosques, and Sultanic Ty-
rants and Everything Turkish.
YOUNG TURKS MAD.
Want to Be Like Other People,
in Plug Hats,
With Railroads and BICYCLES
and Daily Papers,
In Fact the New Generation
Wants to Be Civilized.

ConstantinopIe. Feb. 10--Anxiety is
felt here at the danger of an outbreak
upon the part OF the young Turks The
fall of the prices Of the GaIata bourse
continues
The officials of the embassies on Sun
day received copies of 4 manifesto from
the young Turks party. declaring that
they had decided 10 have recourse to
force.
Numbers of fly sheets denouncing the
present government have been found on
the streets OF STEAMBOAT
The Russian embassy has written 10
the porte pointing out the necessity Of
preventing an outbreak which imperfIs
the integrity of Turkey
This action on the part OF the Russian
embassy mas impressed diplomatic cir
cIes especially in view of the naval
preparations at Odessa
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PLAYING AT WAR.
After SO Years Charleston Harbor
Again BIockaded

Charleston. s C. Feb. 10.-Ranged in
a line with intervals of mile OF more,
five Of the finest ships of the navy are
at anchor to the south of the main en-
trance Of Charleston harbor-
In the lire are the New York. the
Maine. the Columbia, the MarbIehead
and the Anphitrite-It looks very much
like the Inauguration of the blockade,
but as a number of ships are expected
to join the feet tomorrow, it is not
thought any vessel Will make an at
tempt 10 come in yet The MasSachus-
etts and Indiana are on their way here.
and the speedy little dynamite cruiser
NesuviUs is heading this way
The theory here is that the FeSuVius
VIII put into Hampton Roads and then
come cut in the night and viii, with
every precautiOn for secrecy, proceed
down to try to run the gauntlet
Preparations for the entertainment Of
the admiral and officers are in progress.
Governor Ellerbe and the legisIa ture
viii be in the city to meet Secretary
Herbert on the 18th An excursion.
banquet by the chamber of commerce
and 4 puo1c reception are on the pro-
gramme for that day 4 grand ball Will
be gwen TO the fleet officers on the even
ing of the 18th The mayor. collector of
the port and committee Of citizens visi-
ted Admiral Bunce on the flagship this
morning
Charlestown, N c. Feb I0.-The
North Atlantic squadron Is Iyiuz off
evoIUtiOns for position nothing in the
way OF the blockade running has yet
been done
The admiral has signalIed the posi-
tons he wished the various ships 70
take and they have moved according
to his directions They are now lying
strung out in line towards the south
from the mouth of the harbOr
Il is probable that no actual blockade
running Will be done until the arrival of
the battleShips Indiana ard Massachu-
sets. which have been ordered to join
the fleet and the dynamite cruiser We
suvius which is to act as blockade run
ner The Eesuvius left League island
navy yard yesterday morning and
should reach here tonight or tomorrow
morning
The revenue cutter COIfax took a par
ty out to the flagship New York this
morning 10 visit admiral Bunce- Col
Iector OF the Port Bryan Mayor Smithe
and Mr. R G. Rhetta. chairman Of the
entertainment committee. were in the
party The transports steamer first
came to the city this morning for mail
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FEE AZ eARpEN cIrY.
Large FIGURING Mil, Grain, Flour and
Feed DESTROYED

Garden City, Feb 10--Testerday the
Touring mill here was discovered to be
on fire and in an hours time was al
most entirely consumed As there had
been no fire in II since Saturday even
ing il was supposed it had been set on
fire
Glass was broken out of one window
and an entrance gained in that way,
but whether it was done by tramps
seeking shelter or some one wishing TO
steal is not known, but circumstances
indicate the latter The mill is in
sured for 8. 900, but Norton & keIls. the
Iessees, lose about 81. 900 in grain, -four
ard feed with no insurance
There Is no probability of its being
rebuilt soon. and it Is great loss
not only 10 this city, but the farming
community for fifty miles around, as
they not only did a large exchange
business but paid a better price for
wheat than shippers
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AIRsHIP AT ARKANSAS CITY
a Santa Fe Employe Says He Saw a
Moving Light on High

Arkansas City Feb ia dispatc
published yesterday from EIIinwood-
claims that al air ship was seen sail
ing over the city by two reliable citi
zeuS
A Santa Fe empIoye. who works at
night says night or TWO since ha
saw strange sight and the dispatch
from EIInwOod offers the only pIausi-
Ole explanation of what he witnessed.
1t was toward midnight that he got
up rom his desk in the old depot and
went TO the window While ne was
Aooh1ng through the window II a west
cry direction he saw a bright light how
sFlng over the city The Iight was very
nrlght and was about the size Of an
electric light globe At first the light
appeared to be stationery. but later If
began TO move in 3 southeasterIv ii
reetion- He watched it for fully 20 min
ules- me Hgnt moved slowly ana was
not very nigh up, and all that he Co71ld
see was the light He thought that
perhaps II was a shooting star. b4Ir fr
remained in sight SO long that he vvztI
knows il could not have been one 1t
WAS some object floating through the
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FORGOT HIS TICKET
Newton Man Has the Train Back q
Mile for Him.

Saturday s NJ Swartz started on q
trip TO Pennsylvania and in his hurry
and excitement in getting started he
grew somewhat absent minded, says
the Newton Republican
Before starting he purchased his rail-
road ticket and also an accident ticket
Ey mistake he sent his railroad ticket
to his home in this city and boarded
the Missouri Pacific train with the &C
cident ticket in his pocket After the
train was well started the conductor
came around for fares and Mr.. Swartz
produced what he supposed tS be his
transportation
There was nothing to do but get off
unless the train would back Up. and
as the ticket was a long ranged one
and Mr. Swartz q pretty good kind of q
fellow. the conductor backed up about
a mile and allowed Mr. Swartz time 10
rectify MS mistake.
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TEACHER LOSES HER SPEECH
Trial for Furnishing Pupils Has Sc
we're Effect on Ness Co. Woman.

Last Monday Miss Anna Horton was
tried by q jury in Justice J. P Robin
sons court with Sam G. Sheafer sit
ting as an associate justice, on a charge
Of ASA uIt and battery for whipping pu-
pills under her care in school in Frank
lin township, says the Ness County
News.
The trial aroused considerable inter
est, and a large crowd followed the case
from start TO finish The jury returned
a verdict OF not guilty at about Il
o'clock at night, and 1t seemed to strike
the popular chord as about the right
thing under all circumstances The eX-
element Of the trial caused the young
lady an attack OF nervous prOstraUOn-
and she has since been under the care
of a physician at the Arlington hotel.
not having recovered her speech up to
THURSDAY.
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THE POPE YIELDS.
He Sanctions tbs Marriage of g Cath
ole to a Protestant n the Church

Detroit. Feb IA special dfspensation
has been granted by Pope Leo XIII N
order that Baron Won Ke5teier- German
amha ssador TO Mexico may be married
TO Miss Ledyard- the daughter OF Henry
3 Ledyard- president CT the Michigan
Central railroad. II St Peter and Pauls
Roman Catholic church in this city EebFu-
airy II Miss Ledyard being Z Protestant
and Baron Won hetteler Catholic The
Rev Father RaurIgartner. secretary OF
Bishop Foley said 1t is very rare
happening II the Catholic church for
Protestant 10 be united TO Catholic in
a church wedding and I do not think it
ever took place in this diocese before A
Catholic may lie married 10 = uon-Catilo-
lie in any place bat the church bus TO
be married there the sanction q the Pope
Is necessary This diSpenSatiO was
cured through Bishop Foley UAO COM
ruunfcated with Archbishop Mart5ueIIi-
Il is granted in accordance with Standing
DEGREES OF the church. but requires great
influence TO obtain the privilege Baron
Won Eecteler Is high in German politics
and a Catholic OF hIgh degree HIS arl-
cestors were distinguished Catholics and
II I remember correctly his uncle was
cardinal 1t IS on this account he has
been able TO secure this permit
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COLLECTORS OFFICE MOVED.
Taken From Wichita to Parsons by
Uncle Sam.

wichita Feb l0.-The order has been
issued from Washington that the dep
uty United States collectors office be
removed from Wichita and cOnSolidat-
ed with the office at Parsons This
leaves but two offices in Kansas, and
both in extreme eastern Kansas
Parsons is within forty miles of the
east line of the state and Leavenworth
is on the state line. One is one eastern
corner of the state and the other Is in
the other eastern corner. The govern
rnent owns its own building at Wichita,
but at Parsons 1t must rent rooms
wichita is almost exactly in the middle
of the state east and West-
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a Valuable Prescription.

Editor Morrison of WorthIngton. IE7
Sun writes You have valuable pre-
scription in Electric BItters and I can
cheerfuuy recommend it for soustfpa-
ton and sick headache. and as a gen
eraI system tonic IL has no equal Ms
Annie StehIe. 1925 Cottage Grove ave
nue., Chicago. was all run down. could
not eat nor digest food. had a back
ache which never left her and felt tired
and weary but six bottles OF Electric
BiCterS restored her health and r.
neWed her strength Prices 50 cents
and 81 Get q bottle at J K Jones
drug store, Fifth street and Kansas
avenue
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LIGHT WAR AT P1TTs8URG.
Contest Between the City and Electric
Railway Company.

Pfttsburg. Feb. 1O-The city of Pitts
burg secured temporary injunction
against the Pittsburg FrOntenac &
Suburban Electric Railway company
TO prevent said company from operat-
ing an electric lighting plant in this
city until said company had built the
road to Chicopee
Samuel Barratt as manager and ".
J. Watson as one of the attorneys Of
the road visited Judge W s Simons in
chambers at Fl. Scott Saturday and
asked that the injunct. IN be set aside
or vacated.
After the arguments were presented
the temporary restraining order was
vacated by the court One ground was
that the name Of said company was not
r r & ; Electric Railway company
and the second that no damage had
been shown by reason of the operation
of the plant
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OTTAWA-Prof- Cravens Of the OF
tawa university speaks enthusia sticaIly
of the musical festival 10 be held in
connection with the Ottawa Chautau-
qua here next June Ch0ruses have
already been organized in Topeka. Law
renee. Ottawa. Usage City. Garnett-
Chanute. Independence, ErnpOria. Neo-
desha. Fredonia and Yates Center.
Newton and Kansas City. Mo, will also
organize and participate \ united
chorus of more than 1 0oo voices for
the rendition of The Creation is al
ready assured \ guarantee fund OF
s.. O0O has been raised by the business
men of Ottawa
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HaTpeT'S Weekly
In 1907.

With the end Of 1896 HTper's Weekly
will have lived forty years In that
time il has participated with all the
zeal and power at its command IN the
great political events OF the most in
teresting and important period in the
history Of the country. and Il 12S
spread before its readers the accOmp-
Hshme1ts Of science arts. and letters
for the instruction OF the human mind
and the ameIioratiOu Of human cOEo1-
tons and Of manners
What the Weekly has been IN It's
spirit and purpose. as these have been
manifested principally in its editorial
pages. IT viii continue to De So
L is impossible to announce with pre-
cisfon all that the Weekly viii contain
during the year 1887 It were as easy
to announce what Is about 70 happen
GOOD COVER 8dENT are TO be Won.
what ADVANCES Of the PEOPLE are
TO be made. what is to be the Outcorne
Of the continuous struggle between TIE
spirits OF WAR and PEACE, what IS %
happen in the FAR EAST. what is 10
be the STATE OF EUROPE twelve
months hence. what NEW MARVELS
OF SCIENCE are to ne revealed OF
" hat are TO be the ACdIE-V EN- IS
OF ARTS AND LETTERS. for Ehe
Weekly is to be 4 pictorial record OF al
this
CARTOONS viii continue to be afez-
ture-
SERIAL STORIES \ New England
story By Miss Mary z wilkins will be-
rising against the Turks. BY Mr. z z.
Benson the author o. -DCdo." viii fol-
low. A sequel to The House-Boat IN
the Styx''by MrJohn Keudrick Bangs,
illustrated by Mr. Peter Newell
More SHORT STORIES VIII appear
IN the Weekly than it has been possiOla
TO publish during 1855
DEPARTMENTS Ar- W-D- H0weIIs
Life and Letters" have been among
the most charming features Of periodt-
cal literatEe; MrE- s Martin. and 9TH
ers VIII contribute observations on " hat
is going OF n This Busy World -
Amateur Sport viii remain the most
important department of its kind IN
the country
The Weekly will continue to present
to its readers the worlds news MOST
INTERESTING TO AMERICANS, 70
make important advances in both the
literary and artistic features-aud 70 re-
tain for itself the leading place IN the
illustrated Journalism Of the world
Newspapers are not to copy this adver-
tisement without the express order
CT Harper & Brothers
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REV. J.E BRANT TO LEAVE.
Presiding Elder and Pastor of Fort
Scott to Go to Indiana

Fort Scott. Feb 10--Rev- J. f Br2nt
who has lived here as pastor and pre-
siding elder for many years, IS now
serving his last month in the latter ca
pacity and If he continues in the work
he will probably leave Fort Scott
II is said he may leave the Kansas
conference and return to Indiana Ar
rangements have been made for Rev
Grant 70 spend the last Sunday Of his
eIdershfp IN this city He viii preach
at the First church in the morning and
in Grace church in the evening. hold
ing sacramento services at each place
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UNREASONABLE STREET
The Secretary of the Canadian Pacific
Held Up and Robbed

tar. secretary of the Canadian Pacific
railroad was neId up last night BY
f0otp2ds on SherbrOOke street. the most
fashionab bic street IN TIE city. and rob-
bed Of his watch and money.
He was struck across the head and
badly injured by a piece of lead pipe
and IS confned % his hOuse
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air with some bright light. attached
While he WIS watching the light the
telephone bell rung, and after answer
ing the call he forgot to look for the
floating light until sometime afterward
When he did look it had disappeared
He never said anything about the mat
from EIIinwood, as he feared he would
he laughed at