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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-01-02

Toni don't know " neither she sings
or not.
Jack-She doesn't. I heard her.-N
7. Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
TWO men ROB A TRAIN
Denver & Gulf Express Held Up
at Twin Mountain.

Denver, Sept, --News~a-has just
reached here that the Gulf passenger
train No. l was held up and robbed at
Twin Mountain last night at 11:30 by
two masked men.
The two men got on the blind bag
gage at Folsom, and when nearing Twin
Mountain they climbed over the tender
of the engine, and, covering the engf-
neer and fireman with revolvers, order
ed them to stop when they reached the
road crossing.
AT Twin Mountain two men were sta
toned at the road crossing with four
horses, and as soon the train stop
ped they began to shoot their reVolVerS
to intimidate the passengers. The men
entered the express car and blew open
the safe. 1t is not known how much
was secured, but it is estimated at from
S., 900 to $4,000.
Immediately upon receiving the news
at Folsom a posse was organized and
started in pursuit. A posse also start
ed from Trinidad at 2 a. m. The rail-
road company has offered a reward of
$500 for the capture of the robbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
ONE OF THE WRONG KIND.
The Knickerbocker Creamery Comps =
ny Only q Bubble.

The eKnickerbocker Creamery company
is no more. The concern has suspended
business and creditors are on the hunt
for stockholders who are responsible. 1t
seems that N. Burdge is the only active
member of the corporation who can be
found The company was chartered
with Ed Little as president. He was to
be given some stock for the use of his
awhile and resigned. Mr.. Burge then
appointed A. E. Cantwell president and
he conducted the business for awhile
with Mr.. Burge who was secretary,
treasurer and general manager.
The company had a creamery at Esk-
ridge and was doing a good business,
but when the Kansas City house which
had furnished the machinery came
down and wanted money it made trou-
BILE. The Kansas City company then
took possession of the Eskridge plant
and that was the end of the Knicker-
booker Creamery company. The office
in Topeka was given up and the butter
factory at Sixth and Jackson streets
was abandoned.
Just now E. P. Ewart is trying to col
lect a bill of $7S for lumber furnished.
In the trial of the case General Mana
ger Burge testified that the directors
were never sworn in, that there never
was an election and that the directors
never had meeting. It is claimed
that the corporation is consequently il
legal Only one or two of the stock
holders paid for their stock This cream
cry has no connection with the big
creamery on Jackson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
KANSAS CITY'S QUEEN.
Miss Frances Cravens, Who Will be
sQueen Carnation."

Kansas City, Sept. "A tall, slender,
stately young woman with brown hair
and blue eyes stepped from a Chicago
& Alton train at the Union depot and
with business-lilze air started, satchel
in hand, toward the carriage stand.
Some one remarked: That's Queen
CarnatiOn'
1t was Miss Frances Cravens, the
charming and accomplished daughter of
Mrs. ]. K. Cravens, who will be queen
of this falls flower parade.
Miss Cravens had just returned from
a visit with friends in Illinois.
To a reporter she said: 4 was great
1y surprised when 1 was informed that
j had been selected as Queen Carna-
tion. 1 had never dreamed of such
thing 1 won't say that I don't feel
fiattered, but they might have chosen
a person better fitted for the place than
l. AS yet / have made no arrange
ments as to the parade, and have not
conferred with mamma, but will do
so today. Now that l have been chosen
as queen I will do my very best toward
proving as acceptable as Mrs S. B.
Hall last year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04

all he protested that he was an inno-
cent and prosecuted man.
The next witness was little Guttlieke
Schrimpke. She is IA years old and her
testimony was that on the night of May
1. shortly after IL o'clock she and her
sister Annie returning from a dance on
Belmont avenue passed the Luetgert
house. His own home is opposite the
Tasch saloon and is close to the sau-
sage factory. The girl said she saw
Luetgert and his wife walk around the
corner of the factory into the alley in
the rear of the factory. This evidence
sustains the theory of the state that
Luetgert took his wife into the factory
by way of the furnace room in the alb
sence of the watchman whom ne had
sent to the drug store. While being
cross examined the girl became hysteri-
cal and had to be removed from the
witness chair.
After her composure had been restor-
ed, the cross-examination proceeded,
and she said she was taken away from
her home by the police and locked up
as a witness. She pointed out Police
Captain Scheutler as the officer who
told her she would be paid money if
she remained with the police. This was
when she cried and wanted to go home.
The girl said she knew nothing about
the Luetgert case except what the Of
Ulcers told her. Then the court took
her in hand and she said she did not
and his wife. Subsequently she said
it was her sister 20 years old, who saw
Mr.. and Mrs. Luetgert that night and
told her mother about 1t.
The state put in evidence statement
in writing purporting to have been
made by the girl. Another document,
an agreement by which the girl bound
herself to remain with Mrs. Emma
Karth as a servant for 81 per week and
not return to her home was also put in
evidence.
At the conclusion of the cross-exam-
ination Justice Bonnefoi of Lake View
testified that he had made translations
of the letters and that the translations
We're correct. The court then adjourn
ed until next Tuesday morning.
Judge Tuthill said that Monday being
a legal holiday, he would not hold
court.
The letters of Luetgert to Mrs. Feldt
were not read to the jury, but this will
be done Tuesday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
NEW YORK NOT SMART.
Gov. Leedy in the City and 1000 Re-
porters Unable to Find Him.

Governor Leedy arrived at his office
today after a two weeks vacation, dur
ing which he visited relatives in Ohio,
journeyed over to New York and view
ed the Goddess of Liberty, then re-
turned to Kansas and delivered an ad
dress al Arkansas City and then went
to Concordia on the same mission. He
arrived home this morning feeling
greatly refreshed and in good health
and spirits
II want to tell you what I did," he
exclaimed with much satisfaction Il
went to New York, saw the sights and
visited all of my relatives, and didn't
run onto a single reporter. Wasn't
that create said the governor, as he
rubbed his hands gleefully.
Il want to say continued the gov
ernor, that those new York fellows are
easy to dodge. couldn't get away from
a Kansas crowd that way. They camp
on mans trail and stay with him.
Asked how he managed to avoid the
New York reporters, the governor said:
Il simply told my people that 1 did not
want to be bothered | went to that
he said with smile, "to get away from
the newspaper fiends for awhile and L
did not want to be pursued and exhib-
tied as a curiosity in New York.
Asked if he had any information con-
cern4hg the political situation in the
east the governor replied.
''Candidly, have not. You will per-
less true that I did not see a single pol
itician while I was gone. L did not
talk politics to a single man. I want
to impress on you newspaper fellows
the one important fact that 1 went east
to enjoy myself and met with eminent
success in that direction.
II dismissed political and official
cares from my mind and visited among
my people. After that L took my fam
lily to see the sights of New York. We
accomplished as much of that task as
we could in the few days that we were
there, and have returned to Kansas sat
isfied that this is the greatest state on
earth and mighty glad we are that we
live here.
THE people of the east are looking
to Kansas today as one of the most
progressive and prosperous states in the
Union and 1 am positive that they have
not formed wrong idea concerning us
in that particular
The governor arrived at the office this
morning at o'clock and was soon
buried in work which has accumulated
during his absence.
mo; will not call the legislature to-
gether today" he said, as a party of
newspaper men entered the office.
There is nothing of interest to the
public that / have discovered since I
arrived home and 1 have nothing TO
give out" he added, as with a swing of
his arm he converted by his signature
commonplace looking documents into
official notary commissions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
DEATH OF MRS. BOYLE.
of Attorney General Boyle
Passes Away.

Mrs Hannah Boyle, aged Sc, died this
morning at A O'Clock, at the home of
her youngest son, Attorney General L.
c. Boyle. HOO Taylor street Mrs Boyle
has been suffering with heart disease
for four months and has not been able
TO leave her bed during all that time.
She came to Topeka four months ago
from the home of her daughter in Den
yer and has been a constant sufferer
since coming here,
The funeral Will take place from the
Episcopal church, tomorrow afternoon
at 5 o'clock and the interment will be
at the Topeka cemetery
The deceased waS a widow Mr.. Boyle
having died several years ago. She
leaves four children all of whom were
around her when the end came. They
are: Charles Boyle, a prominent mer-
chant of Cleveland, o., Walter Boyle of
Creede, Col, Mrs. Geo. w. Wood of
Denver and Attorney General Louis c..
Boyle. Mrs. Boyle was native of Can
ada but has been making her home with
her children for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
UNION PACIFIC SUBMITS.
Restores the Carload Rate on Catt;e
Without Legal Proceedings.

The Union Pacific has followed the
example of the Rock Island, M, K. & T.
and Santa Fe in restoring the car load
rate on cattle pending a decision of the
injunction recently granted at Emporia
by Judge Randolph. There will be no
settlement of the controversy except
through an appeal to the supreme court,
which has not as yet been taken, al
though the Santa Fe has announced its
intention of making an appeal to the
supreme court in October.
The attorney general secured an in
junction against the Santa Fe, NJ, K. &
T. and Missouri Pacific, but the latter
road has not yet notified the railroad
commissioners of its compliance with
the order The Rock Island and Union
Pacific have restored the rate without
the fornality of legal proceedings
against them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
EXPLOSION
AND FIRE
Wreck the Little Town of
Broad Ripple
A Suburb of indianapolis, Six
Miles Out.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
And a Large Number Injured
by Falling Walls.
Natural Gas ExpIOdes in Two
Quarters of the Town.
FIRE SPREADS FAST.
FIVE PERSONS KILLED
And a Large Number Injured
by Falling Walls.
Natural Gas ExpIOdes in Two
Quarters of the Town.
FIRE SPREADS FAST.
Five Business Houses Consumed
in a Short Time.

Indianapolis, Sept. 4.-Two frightfuI
explosions of natural gas occurred at
Broad Ripple, suburb six miles north
of here, this morning at 10 o'clock. Five
are known to have have been killed and
the seriously injured will number be-
tween 20 and 80. The business part of
the town took fire and the largest build
ings were destroyed. The city of In
dianapolis was called on for help and
sent engines and doctors.
The first explosion occurred in j. L.
Watts drug store, from unknown
causes. Five were injured there and
the building was set on fire. Across
the street was the Odd Fellows hall.
underneath which was Pios Gresh's
grocery store. Seeing that the fire was
spreading, Gresh and twenty men went
to removing his stock of groceries, when
a crushing explosion occurred in this
building. The walls We're blown out
and the upper floor fell in on the men,
Gresh and Jacob Darling, painter.
were taken out dead. The others in
the building were badly injured, several
of them probably fatally. Nearly
every one of them suffered a broken leg
or arm.
The fire spread from the Odd Fellows
hall and the drug store, ruin in every
direction. Five buildings were on fire
at once and were doomed before help
could be attempted. The entire COM
munity turned out and there was work
for all to do in rescuing the injured now
threatened with danger of death by fire
Hurried calls for heIp were sent to this
city. The hospital and dispensary doc
tors took the first Ripple cars and the
fire department loaded an engine on Il
Monon flat car and left for the scene
The fire was under control at noon,
with five business houses destroyed.
The dead:
Pios Gresh, grocer, burned to death.
Jacob Darling, painter, crushed by
falling walls.
Charles Yountz, single, aged 35, found
dead in grocery ruins
Two unknown bodies, burned to
crisp.
Among the injured are:
Squire CulbertSon, hurt by debris.
Joseph Wambaugh, painfully injured
about body.
Frank and Edgar Watts, burned and
cratched.
Enuly Johnson.
F. w. Heaton, bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
BRANCHING OUT.
a Well Known Advertising Agency
Opens an Office at Chicago

To cover western territory, The Proc
ter & Collier Co., advertising agents of
Cincinnati, o., opened an office Janu-
Chicago, Ills, in charge of Mr.. John Lee
Mahin. for years with the ]. Walter
Thompson agency of New York. In the
brief space of six months a score or
more of clients have been added to the
list of advertisers including such we'll
known names as The Acme White Lead
and Color Works. Detroit. Mich; Ine
Cupigraph Co., Chicago; Gladiator, Bl-
cycle Co.. Chicago: Goshen Carpet
Sweeper Co, Grand Rapids, Mich
Ideal Button Hole Cutter Co., Chicago;
Mead Cycle Co, Chicago; Mead & Prem
tiss, Chicago; North Star Shoe Co, Min
reapolis; North Western Knitting Co,
Minneapolis. Mimi; Russell Carpet Co,
Chicago; sSchlesinger & Mayer, Chicago;
University of Chicago, Chicago; Vive
Camera Co. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
M'KINLEY
UNDER. GUARD.
His Life Threatened i'm An
Anonymous Letter
Received by the Mayor OF Col
umbus, Ohio.
POWDERLY THE CAUSE
Not Much Importance Was At
tached to the Missive.
But the Authorities Thought
Best to Be on Their Guard.

Columbus, O., Sept. 4.-During his
visit to the state fair here extraordinary
precautions were taken to take care OF
the presidenT on account of the mayor
having received a note. unsigned, tell
ing him to be on his guard against
proposed assassination of Mckinley, be-
cause of the appointment OF MI. row
derly-
The letter warning the mayor against
a plot to assa ssinate because he ap-
pointed Powderly'' was regarded by the
mayor and director of public safety as
"A hoax. Nevertheless they considered II
best to be on the safe side, ana the
president was at no time far from a
strong body of police.
1t was variously estimated that be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 people were
gathered at the state fair grounds yes
terday afternoon to greet President
Mckinley, but only fraction OF TINS
number were able to hear the brleI
speech which he delivered. 1t was
School Children's day at the fair and
thousa nds of little folks were sea attered
through the crowd
President Mckinley directed his re-
marks in part to them. The presldeno
tial party arrived at the grounds at 10
o'clock where the Seventeenth regd-
ment, Z. S. A,and Fourteenth regiment,
O. N. G., acted a escort After visit
ing the Grant cottage the president held
an informal levee in the Office OF Sec
retarY Miller. There was great cheer
ing when the president and his party
of the main exposition building. After
the applause which greeted the preSi-
dent had subsided the Fourteenth Regi-
ment band played America" and the
vast assemblage took up the familiar
strain, making a great chorus Secre-
tary Miller of the state beard of agr1-
culture introduced the honored guest.
President Mckinley first expressed the
pleasure experienced by him on his re-
turn to the capital city of the state,
after an absence of more than eighteen
months. Then, reEs1azlziTig the pres
ence on the ground OF 10000 school
children, he congratulated them on the
exceptional opportunities for education
afforded by the state of Ohio. Con-
tinuin<, President Mckinley said:
God bless the school children of
Ohio; God bless the school children of
America, and guide them to intelli-
Gence and virtue and morality and pa
triotism, and with these elements dom
mating our citizenship, our institutions
Gus forever. I thank you and bid you
all good afternoon
AT the conclusion of the presidents s
speech he was the recipient of an Ova-
ton from the school children and as
sembled multitude. Brief speeches
We're also made by Secretary Alger and
Senator Hanna.
After driving over the grounds the
presidential party returned to the hotel.
In the evening a complimentary dinner
was given by the state board of agri-
culture to President Mckinley. After
wards an informal reception was given.
The president leaves for Canton this
morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
SQUEEZED BY ICE.
Canadian Exploring Party Nearly
Lost in Hudson Bay.

ST Johns, N. F., Sept. A letter re-
ceived here from the crew of the whaler
Diana, which is conveying the Domin-
ion government scientific expedition to
survey and explore Hudson strait
and Hudson bay, report that the steam
er was nearly lost on July 4.
The vessel was caught in heavy pack
ice. which nipped her sides, throwing
up her decks and breaking her rudder.
The ship continued in this condition
four days and the crew, fearing that
visions and clothing in the boats and
got the latter upon the ice, intending to
make their way towards the land. For
tunately the ship escaped a heavy
squeeze and when the ice opened did
not leak.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
LARGEST ON RECORD,
Is the Report Made to Bradstreet on
the Angus Volume of Trade.


New York, Sept. 4.-Bradstreet's says
today:
Previous activity in all lines of trade
is maintained, there is better tone to
demand of jobbers and the volume of
business in wool, leather, clothing, hats,
creased There is a better request for
wooden and cotton goods, jewelry and
rubber goods and for boots and shoes.
some wholesale merchants at western
centers. report the largest volume of
August trade on record. There has
been large consumption of cotton by
southern mills, western iron and steel
mills nave orders to keep them busy
until January 1.
In the central western states the BIZ
luminous coal strike has had a further
depressing effect on the general indus
trial Sltuat ton. At the northwest some
commercial houses have had to work
over time to meet the demand for goods
and the warm weather is reported to
have practically assured the Indian corn
crop. On the Pacific coast wheat ex-
ports have been Stacked by inability to
secure crews for vessels. Mercantile
collections have greatly improved in
some sections. Last weeks general and
unprecedented expansion of prices for
staples is continued, wool, cotton and
pine lumber, sashes and doors, iron and
steel bars, billets and rods, wire nails
barbed wire and southern foundry iron,
wheat, corn, lard and sugar having ad-
vanced and higher prices being expect
ed for boots and shoes. Lower prices
are recorded for cotton, wheat, flour and
coffee, while those for oats, pork, print
cloths petroleum and coal are unchang-
ed.
This weeks export of wheat (four in
cluded as wheaD are the largest with
two exceptions, the second week of Sep
tember and the fourth week of August,
1891.
Total shipments amount to 6,268, ,267
bushels against 5,149,653 bushels last
week; 3,369,S bushels last year, $780,
261 bushels in 1895, 3,2O7, 800 bushels in
1894, and f. 902, 900 bushels in 1893.
Shipments of corn are also large, ag-
gregating 3,105064 bushels this week
against 2,6S2, ,452 bushels last week, p
527, ,525 bushels last year. 1,405, $40 BUSH
els in 1895, 127 900 bushels in 1894, and
672,075 bushels in 1898.
There are only 1913 business failures
reported throughout the United States
this week against 210 last, 1886 in the
week one year ago, 1874 two years ago,
207 three years ago and as contrasted
with 379 in the like week of 1898.
There are 80 business failures report
ed from the Canadian Dominion this
week. Last week the total was 80 and
a year ago it was 30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
FELL INTO THE ELEVATOR.
Desperate Curiosity Seekers Nearly
Cause a Catastrophe

Chicago, Sept. 4.-The headlong rush
of people anxious to hear the Luetgert
trial almost resulted in a tragedy today.
On account of the great crowds which
have been gathering in the criminal
building all week the elevators have
been forbidden to stop at the second
floor.
Today the floor near the elevat tor
shaft was packed with people who had
just been denied passage up the stair
way and, exasperated by the f1rmness
of the big deputies, they made a rush
just as an elevator was passing. AS
the car slipped by the level of the floor
the heavy iron door fell. into the ele-
yator with a crash, carrying several
people with it. The elevator conductor
stopped the car with a jerk and the
would-be passengers, all badly scared
and more or less bruised, were picked
up. Had the car assembled a few feet
further some fatalities would undoubt-
edly have resulted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
is WATER FIT TO DRINK ?
This is Not a Plea in the Interest of
Beer.

The Ralstonites will celebrate Ra1ston
day at Garfield park next Tuesday. The
entertainment will consist of a literary
programme. but the members of the
club will pay particular attention to the
basket picnic which has been arranged in
connection with the celebration.
The programme follows:
Music.
water: Is it Fit to Drink?' Dr. H.
Chest Expansion" John Payne.
Music p
Recitation.
Question box for everybody.
Drs. McKinistry, Francis and Mrs. Sloo
will respond to toastS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
TOWNEIS THANKFUL.
Glad Silver Cause Didn't Win in the
Last Campaign.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 4.-Ex-Congress-
man G. a. TOwne and w. j. Bryan ad-
dressed an enthusiastic audience here
last night. Towne discussed the money
question for two hours, expressing graf
ification that the free silver cause had
not been victorious in 1896, as il might
have been followed by reVulsion of
feeling that would have been disas-
trouS.
The question had only begun to be
debated and was reserved for decision
at a future time. The people would be
better educated on the subject in 1900,
and they knew that not single man
who voted for free silver before had
gone over to the other side.
Bryan spoke briefly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-04
EVERY BONE CRUSHED.
Coal Dust ExplOdes in a Mine
With Horrible Results.

<,,-------- =, =
Glenwood Springs, Col, Sept. AT 3
o'clock last evening, a terrible explosion
of coal dust occurred in the old Sun
chino ,,,i,,, o,,,,ad nv, .t, 61o1c,ol7o tr,,e1
- - - ,'--- - - - - CO = ~
@ anu IRON company L miles from 1leh-
"0ou. WIZ - -
WE'VE podies nave peeh recoNereu
ano 50 SredI Is tHF eAclIehhent lnat II
c1nilol oe Aedrneo WiSlner thefe are
any y lilote III the N. mine or not
Hescuihs partles are sun eNpIoF1ng
tne e lIlIlIe asIu sfea ,cIoWuS SURROUND tne
entrance; 1ne poules recovered are IN
I5,, most norrlply nlutiIated conoltlon.
fny ysicIans nave some from GREENWOOD TO
care Ior those VINO may De recovered
WOUNDED:
FonoWlng IS a complete list OF names
oA tnose hliIeo
AntoL1e Maftantlno.
IeorSS cannon.
LOUIS cannon