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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
THOSE INJUNCTION CASES =.
Motion for Dismissal is Taken Under
Amusement by Judge Hazen.

Judge Hazen listened this morning to
arguments the injunctions against To-
peka liquor men. The matter came up on
motions to dismiss the suits made by the
attorneys for the jointists, Eugene Hagan
and A. H. Case.
The ground was taken in favor of dis
missal was that since the suits were real
ly brought by private individuals they
should be accompanied by security for
costs and as that was not done they
should be dismissed.
The motion was resisted by A. H. Vance
and Judge Hazen took the matter under
advisement and will announce a decision
soon. The cases argued were those
against F. E. Bates, w. F. Lytle and Al
Hayslip. OF course upon the result de-
pends the result of all the other cases.
1t is difficult to understand why a fight
is being made on the injunctionS since the
jointists have paid no attention whatever
to them. The injunctiOnS were filed and
the papers served but the men went right
on selling liquor. 1t is understood that
they did so the advice of attorneys
Since the new contempt law went into
effect in cases of contempt of an order of
the court the accused is entitled to a trial
and the liquor sellers were evidently will
ing to take the chances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
FROM LAKES TO HAWAII.
A Long Voyage Undertaken in a
Small Vessel

Sheboygan, Wis, July 27.-The schooner
Myrtle Camp started last night on its long
sail to the Hawaiian islands, which is ex-
pected to occupy three months a least.
The Myrtle Camp is of 4S tons register is
81 feet long, breadth IS feet and depth
of nearly six feet. Oswald E. Stephens
recently bought the boat from Escanaba
parties for trading purposes among the
small Hawaiian islands, having been en-
gagged in the business many years ago.
Captain Gunderson of this city will sail
the boat through the lakes and out the
st. Lawrence to the ocean, where an
ocean navigator will be engaged. The
crew will consist of four men.
The destination of the schooner is Hon
olulu, of which city Mrs. Stephens is a
native. A number of the factories of this
city will send specimens of their manu-
acture for exhibit at the Hawaiian capi-
tai.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
JUDGE COOLEY'S ENDNEAR.
His Mind is Almost a Blank and He
Is 70 Years Old.

Ann Arbor Mich, July 27.-Judge
Thomas M Cooley has been taken to a
sanitarium located at Flint, Mich. Judge
Cooley's breakdown can be said to date
from the time he resigned from the inter-
state commerce commission in 1891. When
connected with the commission he plung-
ed deeply into the intricacies of railroad
and commercial affairs with an ardor
which, while it gave him a wider if not
more enduring fame, could not help tell
ing upon his constitution, already impair
ed by age and overwork.
Judge Cooley is IS years old and was
elected to three terms in the Michigan
supreme court. He also published many
text books and revised and edited those
of other authors. There is but little hope
of his recovery, his mind having almost
entirely left him. Still at times he is per-
fectly rational and speaks of his infirmity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
KANSAS GIRLS TRIAL
Is Attracting Great Crowds at Chand-
Ter, Okla.

Guthrie, July 27.-Miss Grace Allen,
who is undergoing a preliminary trial
at Chandler for poisoning Miss Phronia
Eckes, her rival, and her mother, is at
tracing big crowds.
Miss Allen, who is a handsome wo-
man about "a years old has been made
an object of much interest. She is a
school teacher in Wilson county, Kan
sas, and she was attending the county
normal. When it closed July 2, in
stead of going home, she came to this
territory, as she admits. to see Miss
Eckes, at the territorial normal at Ed
mond. Not finding her there, she went
to the family home near Baker, where
the poisoning followed, first the daugh-
ter then the mother partaking of the
poisoned food.
Miss Allen says she learned while in
Kansas that w. G. Smith, with whom
both women are in love, was writing to
Miss EckeS. She was going to Texas,
she claims, and says that merely out
Of curiosity she stopped off at Edmond,
''just to see what kind of a girl Miss
Eckes was
territorial normal at Edmond last June
and was valedictorian of her class. She
also won the medal in the territorial
oratorical contest in the same month.
w. G. Smith is farmer school
teacher living near Altoona, Kan. He
is % years old and is quite prominent
in that section of the state. Both
Smith and Miss Aliens elder sister are
attending the trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
WHO KILLED MISS BARRETT
Mysterious Death of a Confidential
Woman Clerk in Boston

Boston, July 27.-It seems as if every
hour brought forth new developments
concerning the death OF Alice Barrett
of Waltham last Saturday afternoon.
She was found dead in the office of
Goldman & Goldman, in which she had
been employed as a bOokkeeper. The
building had been struck and set on
fire by lightning, and it was at first
supposed that the bolt had killed her,
but afterward it was discovered that
she had been shot through the heart.
A revolver was found on the floor. Her
family are almost positive that the girl
was murdered.
1t was ascertained today that the
cash book of the firm, which Miss Bar
rett had kept for two years and in
which she had entered all the cash
transactions, had been burned. The
police, who have been hard at work on
the case since it assumed such a serious
phase, are almost satisfied that Miss
Barrett burned the book before her
death. With the disappearance of this
book the firm finds itself in a most pc
culiar position. William c. Goldman
admitted to the public that it was sur
prise to him to learn that his cOnfiden-
tfal clerk and boOkkeeper had destroy
ed the cash book. He also admitted
that the destruction of the book would
hide any irregularities that may have
existed so effectual1y that ii would be
almost impossible to discover them.
The absence of the cash book was not
discovered until this morning, when the
SaIe was opened IOr the IlfSt time since
one of the firemen hastily closed it at
the time of the fire. The safe was
found open at that time, and to pre-
vent its contents from being destroyed
it was promptly shut.
Mr.. Goldman came from Nantucket
this morning and search was made for
the missing book Among the debris of
the fire that had been thrown into the
back yard was found about twenty
pages of the book. The handwriting
on the sheets was that of Miss Barrett.
Mr.. Goldman says that it is his personal
conviction that Miss Barrett did not
rommit suicide, but was murdered, per-
haps by someone who followed her into
the office on Saturday. He does not be-
lieve that Miss Barrett embezZled a
cent of the firms money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
General Shafter Telegraphs
Secretary Alger
That lie Can Have a Company
Organized for Alaska
ON 12 HOURS NOTICE.
Could, Reach the Yukon Before
Navigation Closes.
Will Go by Special Train to
Portland.

San Francisco, July 27.-In response
to a telegra ohic inquiry as to whether
he could spare a full company of in
fantry for the establishment of a post
at Circle City, Alaska, for the protec-
ton of American interests, Gen. Shat
Recommending the department of Cal
ifornia has notified Secretary Alger that
company could easily be organized at
II hours notice for service in Alaska
and asked for full instructions.
Gen. Shafter expected to receive final
instructions today and is prepared for
an order to despatch his company north
Immediately in order that it may reach
the Yukon before navigation closes. He
expressed the opinion that the company
would leave here on a special train for
Portland, Oregon, and that it will prob
ably be Joined there by a company from
the department of the Columbia The
officers to accompany the company will
be major, surgeon, captain and two
Heutenants, all of whom have been Sc
lected from the volunteers.
Until final instructions arrive and
the matter has been definitely settled
officially, Gen. Shafter declines to state
what company of the first regiment has
been chosen, or by whom it will be
commanded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
SCHLEGEL TRIAL ON,
Weber, Held for Completely, is Dis
charged.

Kansas City, July 27.-Otto Weber, who
was arrested two weeks ago charged with
being accomplice with John SchlegeI
in the sensational murder of DR.. Lyman
A. Berger, was liberated today at his pre-
hminary trial. Henry L. Staples, who
swores out. the warrant for Weber's
rest was shown to be professional wit
ness.
The hearing of Schlegel. who did the
killing, opened in the criminal court room
today and attracted throng of specta-
tors. Several witnesses were examined
relative to Schlegers threats. The officer
who arrested Schlegel testified that when
leading the murderer away he said:
wait a minute; let me see this fellow
die. He ruined my home'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
is THIS PROSPERITY?
Cotton Mills Close Throwing 1000
People Out of Work

Biddeford, Me, July 27.-The New York
Cotton mills in Saco will be shut down
Saturday for five weeks, the reason as
signed being the necessity of reducing the
output. The mills employ 1500 operatives.
Lawrence, Mass, July 27.-The agents of
the Atlantic and Everett Cotton mill, re-
spectively have announced that operations
will be suspended at their mills during
the month of August. No reason was
given by the agents for the shut down.
About 2, 800 operatives will be effected.
Boston, July 27.-Hon. T. Jefferson Cool
idge, treasurer of the Big Amoslxeag Cot
ton mills at Manchester, N. H, says re-
garding the shutting down of the mills,
which was announced yesterday:
I'VE have made up our accounts for the
first six months of the year and find that
we have made no money and have not
moved our goods so 1 have ordered the
mills closed for the month of August at
least"
The dividends of the Amoskeag mills
have been reduced during the past -
months. The closing of the mills will af-
feet about 5000 operatives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
MOVING THEC. LIBRARY.
The Governments Great Collection of
Books Will be Transferred to
the New Building

Washington, July 27.-The removal of
the large collections of the Congression-
al library from their present quarters
in the capitol building to the magnifi-
cent new congressional library will,
now that congress has adjourned. be
vigorously entered upon. This under
taking will involve the closing of the
library at the capitol to the public for
some weeks.
A systematic plan has been adopted
by which the contents of each shelf in
the many divisions and sub divisions of
the library will be separately boxed and
transferred, duly numbered and tick
eted to the shelves destined to re-
ceive them in the iron stacks of the new
library building.
Shelf space will be reserved in each
division for large accessions, thus OBJ
waiting the necessity of removing any
of the great divisions from the places
now assigned for many years to come
The arrangement of the whole collec-
ton is subjective and the great outlines
of division will be observed while many
details will be improved upon in the
classification.
The copyright department. will be the
first moved and an office opened in the
new building. The removal of the
books will consume several weeks
time, and from 40 to 20 persons will be
employed in the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
TEAR DOWN THE TRAPS.
Old State Fair Buildings Falling to
Ruin and Worthless

Major Anderson headed a delegation
from the Committee of Fifteen this
morning that called upon the board of
county commissioners and asked that
some improvements be made in the
fair grounds.
Major Anderson said that the grounds
are in bad shape and that the buildings
are almost worthless and not worth re-
pairing He suggested that it would
be a good plan to take the lumber in
the buildings and build summer au-
ditOrium in which entertainments like
cinderella" might be held. He also
requested the board to do something
toward cleaning the cattle barns which
have for several months been used to
stable sheep.
I'VE do not feel,'' said Commissioner
Kelsey, that the building on the
grounds are worth repairing 1t is
useless to spend money on them"
Mayor F'ellOwS-It does not seem to
me to be just the right thing for this
committee to be compelled to spend $500
to fix up grounds that belong to the
county to give a Fall Festival that is
for the benefit of all the people in the
county.
Commissioner Kelsey-It would hard
ly seem right for the county to make
those repairs either.
Mayor FellowS-The county might do
something.
Chairman Rodgers suggested that the
board go with the committee to the
grounds and look over them with view
to seeing what it is necessary to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27

the armor and helmets must resist the
hardest blow struck with a heavy
broad sword. There will be contests
both on foot and horseback with the
broad swords. There will be tits be-
tween men in arnor armed with lanceS,
there will be tent pegging and lemon
cutting. The number who will partici-
pate in the tournament will be so and
all will be dressed in sixteenth century
costume. The queen of the Festival
will crown the victors a the close of
the contests.
Mr.. Uterman will go to Wabaunsee
county at once to engage horses for the
tournament. 1t will be necessary to
put the horses in training soon for the
mounted combat. He will also COM
mence training the men " no will par
ticipate at once.
The tournament was placed in charge
of special committee of the Commit
tee of Fifteen consisting of w. I. No
BILE, A K. Wilson and L. L. Kiene.
The third float was formally accented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
HIS SKIN IS LOOSENING.
Shedding Period for John II. Price
Has Arrived

Butte Mont, July 27.-John H. Price
the remarkable freak of nature, who
annually sheds his skin like a snake
about the 25th of July, is undergoing
his yearly experience in this city under
the care of number of interested ply
sicians. Price took i'll at 1 o'clock YEP
terday and for several hours suffered
violent pains from dizziness and nau-
sea, followed by Inconsistencies caused
by the congestion of his skin. He was
subjected to a violent rubbing by his
wife and late last night ne regained
consciousness and his skin began to
loosen all over his body.
The shedding period lasts only a few
days, and ne is then ready to go to
work again in his new coat, but some
times his feet remain SO tender that he
is compelled to wear the old skin moe
casins for several days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
CHICAGO TO KLONDIKE.
Party of $50 Will Go by Special Train
and Steamer in 80 Days

Chicago, July IA party of men
who wish to try the Klondil1e gold cure
will leave Chicago on a special train
next Saturday night en- route for the
newly discovered Alaskan gold fields.
There will be $50 individuals in the
party The special train ON which the
party will travel will run directly
through to San Francisco. There the
gold hunters will remain three days to
purchase mining supplies. The party
will then ship for st. Michael on spec
ial steamer.
The trip will occupy ID days. Three
transport them up the Yukon to the
mouth of the Klondike river. This trip
will require ID days. Each tourist may
take 500 pounds of baggage from san
Francisco, but only a portion of this
will be taken up the river with the
party.
When the Klondike is reached the
steam launches will be moored to win
ter quarters The tourists will live
aboard them until the spring begins to
break The transportation company
claims to have made plans for carrying
enough provisions to supply all its traV-
eIers with plenty of food until the next
summer.
It is the intention of the promoters Of
journey on record to the gold fields. An
effort will be made to complete the trip
from Chicago to the Klondike within 30
days. In addition to the crew, guides
and officials, 200 men will leave San
Francisco on the special steamer. OF
these the larger portion will be from
Chicago, but it is said there will be
scattering number from all parts of the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
TODAY'S APPOINTMENTS.
The President Reappoints Some Who
Failed of Confirm alton.

Washington, July 27.-The president
today announced the following recess
appointments:
T. V. Powderly, commissioner gen
eral of immigration.
Robert ]. Tracewell, comptroller of
the treasury.
Hugh Rodman, lieutenant in the ma
Wy.
Alexander T. Morrison, collector of
internal revenue for the district of New
Mexico.
Joseph N. Stripping, attorney of the
United States for the southern district
of Florida.
Mack A. Montgomery, district attor
ney for the northern district of Mis-
sissippi.
Moses P. Handy, special commission
er of the United States for the Paris ex-
position.
All of these nominations except Strip
ling and Montgomery had been prev
iously sent to the senate. Morrison had
been confirmed for the collectOrship of
New Mexico, but by mistake in max
ing out the papers, his name was stated
as Andrew instead of Alexander.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
WANTED, A QUEEN
Chief Feature of the Fall Festi-
val in Danger
Secret Committee NOnplussed
in Its Efforts
TO SELECT A QUEEN.
Ladies of Topeka Ought to Be
as Public Spirited
As the Men and Accept This
Post of Honor.
WILL BE GLORY IN 1T.
The Queen Will Wear $4,000
Worth of Diamonds
Ladies of Topeka Ought to BE
as Public Spirited
AS the Men and Accept This
Post of Honor.
WILL BE GLORY IN 1T.
The Queen Will Wear 100000
Worth of Diamonds
And Appear in at Least Five
Magnificent Costumes.

There is grave danger that the fea-
fure of the Queen and Court for the
Fall Festival will be dropped 1t ap-
pears that the Secret Committee of
Five find themselves unable to select a
queen. 1t is not known whether they
have made any active effort, or nave
merely waited for Recommendations This
feature of the Fall Festival is the most
attractive one of the whole affair to
people over the state. They talk more
of that than of any other part of it. 1t
should be pushed to a conclusion at
once. To have it go out that we are
not going to have any queen will injure
the festival.
The men of Topeka have come for
ward and done their share for the Fall
Festival; there certainly ought to be
lady with enough public spirit to take
the part of queen and serve the people
of the city in that capacity.
The queen should be a married lady
of good presence, with tact enough to
be prepared for emergencies such as
may arise during her reign of nearly
week. She is to be magnificently cos
TUNED and each day is to appear in
different attire The costumes she wears
will be expensive, being of silk and
satin and provision has been made for
the queen to wear at least $50 900 worth
of diamonds which will be the genuine
jewels. The lady who acts as queen
must be one who is willing to undergo
considerable expense as she will be re-
Quired to furnish her own costumes. All
of them need not necessarily be pur-
chased outright, but her own wardrobe
can be augmented from those of friends
perhaps. The surroundings of the
court and queen are to be magnificent
All of the reviewing stands where the
queen and court will sit will be decOra-
ted and canopied in the most beautiful
and effective manner Nothing will
look cheap. At Los Angeles So. 900 alone
was spent on the queens robing and
that of the court ladies, by themselves.
AT Los Angeles, society does things up
in style While Topeka's costuming
will not approach that figure, the ef-
feet will be the same.
1t has now become necessary to select
this queen at once. Something must
be done. The Committee of Five must
act or somebody must act. Further de-
lay will end& ger the whole feature.
Festival
Who will serve?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
SICK OF THE WORD "LADY"
And We Ought to Adopt the Boston
Rule ic Topeka, Too.

Boston, July 27.-Hereafter employees
of the Lynn and Boston Street Railway
company, which is the second largest
street railroad in he state, must ad-
dress women passengers as Madam
The custom heretofore has been for the
conductor to say: Move up, lady, or
'sWait till the car stops, lady" or Fare
please, lady,
The officials of the road are sick of
hearing the word lady, and a general
order has been sent out substituting
Madam" as the proper term in ad-
dressing a woman passenger
When this idea has taken root the Of
ficials of the road will see what can be
done toward abolishing the use of the
word gent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-27
LESS THAN FORTY GRAVES
At Forty Mile Instead of 1000 as
Told by Frank Moss

San Francisco. July 27.-Returned
Moss of Great Falls, Mont. to the effect
that 1000 graves at Forty Mile post
tell of the terrible sufferings of the gold
seekers. F. c. Bowker says that so far
Klondike during the past three years.
there was nobody there to die until
something les sthan a year ago and
since then there have been three deaths
in that district so far as known.
In the graveyard at Forty Mile post.
which has served for all that section for
some years past. there are only be-
tween 80 and 40 graves.