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The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
LET THERE BE LIGHT.
Question of illuminating Kansas Ave
nue. is to be Settled Next.

The Committee of Fifteen is face to
face with the question of street illuni-
nation. Kansas avenue must be bril-
liantly lighted during Festival week and
the committee realizes that it must take
hold OF the question and Settle it at once
for it is less than five weeks until the
Festival opens.
Last year the night parades were
largely fizzles because there was a
dearth of light and the floats could not
be seen. Besides the main thorough
fare should be as light as day at all
times because it will be crowded dur
ing the entire week.
Mr. c. r. MaunselI, manager of the
Edison company has been making a
study of street illumination with view
to submitting proposition to light
Kansas avenue. He said today to a
Journal reporter:
Last year the people realized that a
mistake was made in not providing suf-
ficient light for Kansas avenue and 1
do not believe they will make the same
mistake the second time. Last year the
merchants paid for the lights and they
were placed haphazard along Kansas
avenue but this year some system
should be followed.
'I have not fully completed plans for
the illumination. 1t is my opinion that
the most satisfactory method would be
to use arc lights. They should be plac-
ed on either side of Kansas avenue for
at IeaSl HN0 UiOChS anu 0U IeeI apart
AS 1 figure it this would give all the
light required and believe would prove
more satisfactory than any other meth
cd.
I'm working on this plan I have fig
ured that the wires which support the
lights should be hung with bunting and
this would provide an effective street
decoration for the day time. If the
decorations are not used the cost would
be 5000 or $500 less
Mr. Maunsen has also figured on in
candescent illumination In that event
his plan would be to run wires across
Kansas avenue about 16 feet above the
sidewalk and the incandescent lights
would be fastened to these wires. He
would have a post in the middle of
Kansas avenue or would use the trolley
poles as a support for the wires.
No careful estimate has yet been
made on the cost but Superintendent
Maunse1l figures that the method of US
ing incandescent lights would cost sew
eral hundred dollars more than the 9TH
er.
The proposition is to light Kansas av-
enue from Ninth to Fourth streets
The Karnival knights have appointed
a committee to confer with the Com
mittee of Fifteen for the purpose of CO.
operating with the committee in illum-
mating. There must be no failures this
year for lack of light.
At Kansas City and at Colorado
Springs the Illumination is made by
stringing incandescent lights from the
tops of buildings across the street from
chants along Walnut street, Kansas
City, $500 to thus illuminate six
blocks last year, but the illumination
was ma gnificent.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
STILL NO JURY.
Crowds of Women and Girls Attend
the Luetgert Trial

Chicago, Aug. 26.-There was no fall
ing off in the crowd that surged around
the court room door today seeking ad-
mission to the Luetgert wife murder
trial.
Many women and girls were in the
throng. No additional jurors had been
accepted by both sides when recess was
taken, but the states attorney still be-
lieves the jury will be completed dur
ing the present week. The first act
of the jury will probably be to visit the
cellar of Luetgert'S sausage factory and
inspect the surroundings and watts in
which Mrs. Luetgert's corpse is alleged
to have been destroyed. There is some
talk that Luetgert is showing signs of
breaking down, particularly if he should
go on the stand.
The two little children of the defend
ant were again in court today. Elm sr.
the younger of the two boys. climh ed
upon his fathers knee and drew pic
lures on a pad of the state attorneys
paper Growing and laughing at his
childish efforts.
1t is probable the little ones will be
constant attendants during the progress
of their fathers trial for his life.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
Famous Khybe Pass Only Road
way Into Northern India
Now in the Hands of the Indian
Insurgents.
THE CRISIS is GRAVE.
Other Powerful Tribes Expect
to Join in Revolt.
Another Fort is Taken by the
Rebels.

Peshawar. Aug. 26.-Fort Lundi-Ko-
tai, situated at the extreme end of the
Khyber pass and garrisoned by 800
men of the Khyber rifles, was attacked
and burned by the Afridis on Tuesday.
The famous Khyber pass, leading from
Afghanistan into India, has now fallen
completely into the hands of the insur
gent tribeSmen.
Bombay, Aug. 26-The latest dis
patches received from the front indicate
that the situation on the frontier is
getting worse; 1t is evident that the
Indian government must face grave
crisis, involving heavy expenditure and
probably great loss of life.
The government is confronted with
the following state of affairs:
Khyber pass has fallen into the hands
of the Afridis; the posts in Kurram val
ley are threatened by the powerful tribe
of the OrakZai; the MOhand tribesmen
are meditating a renewal of hoStilitieS
around Fort Shabkadar, while thous-
andS of troops are engaged in crushing
the revolt in Swat valley, and two large
brigades are holding the Tochi valley,
where the Mahsud-MaZiriS are again
restless.
The authorities are convinced that
Fort Ali-Musjed could only have fallen
after desperate fighting, as the native
garrison of Khyber rifles was made up
of men who rendered valuable assist
ance in the Black mountain expedition
of 1885, The fall of the fort is very
serious blow, for it isolates Fort Lundi-
Kotal, which is at the extreme end of
Khyber pass, garrisoned by 300 khyber
rifles and necessitateS the prompt re-
conquest of the pass.
This is certain to prove Formidable
task of which the British troops had a
foretaste on Monday, when a body of
artillery, cavalry and infantry left Fort
Barr south of Peshawar, in order to
repel the AfridiS, who were then ad-
Vancing down the Bazai valley.
The widest excitement prevails
among the Hindoo traders at Banu, on
| Kurram river. 1t is reported that 1000
Waziris intended to swoop down, sack
| the town and massacre the inhabitants
Sinla, Aug 26.-The British agent at
i&Cabul, the capital of AfghaniStan, re-
| ports that the ameer held a dunbar
| Convention of chiefs) on the 17th in
| stant, and read the protest of Lord Ell
| gin, the Indian viceroy, against the
completely of Afghan subjects in the
outbreaks of the Indian tribes on the
frontier, and then read his own reply
| to it, following this with a solemn dec
| laration, attested by an oath, that he
would always maintain friendly rela-
tions with the British government.
Quetta, Aug. 26.-The British agent
held a dunbar here today which was
attended by the leading chiefs. He
addressed them in a friendly tone, but
warned them sternly of the conse-
Quences of disobedience.
1t is believed that these prompt meas
ures have frustrated serious designs.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
FIRE I'M ARMOURDALE.
Kansas City Car and Foundry Co.
Damaged $13o,OOO.

Kansas City, Aug. 26.-Fire destroyed
half of the plant of the Kansas City Car
and Foundry company in Arnnourdale last
evening. The loss as estimated by the
company is s13000O, of which $4,000 is on
the building and the remainder on the
stock.
The fire started at 500 o'clock and was
not under control until hour and a
half later. The bottom of a shaft fur
mace used in melting iron in the foundry
department gave way, allowing the molt-
en- metal to spread over the floor. The
wooden walls of the building were in
stantly ignited and the entire structure
was soon in flames.
1t was fully half an hour before a
stream of any size was thrown on the
fire. small supply of water near the
plant was exhausted and then tow en-
gines were utilized to increase the pres
sure on the long line of hose from the
city fire plug. Then all the firemen could
do was to save that part of the plant to
which the flames had not spread.
The foundry was frame structure BOOK
$50 feet and one story in height The en-
gine and boiler room was also destroyed.
The machine shops, the carpenter shop,
lumber yard and office building were not
damaged
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
BUCKETS or GOLD
Would Not Buy a Square Meal at
Dawson at Last Accounts.

Seattle. Wash, Aug. 26.-The steam
ship Willamette pulled into the ocean
dock yesterday from Alaska, carrying
the following passengers: J. w. Vir-
gin. J. H. Weber, w. H. Hockaday, H
J. Wiseman, A. Bell and Arthur Need
Thursday, August 10, Juneau Friday
and Sitka Saturday morning. She
brought down no gold, although $40, 900
was offered by party of four men who
had crossed overland from Dawson
City, leaving there Sunday, July T.
These men, however. only wanted to
come as far as Juneau, where they ex-
pected to winter, and as the purser was
not sure at the time the gold was Of
fered that the ship would stop at Ju-
neau, he declined to take it on board.
They reported that provisions atDaw-
son City are growing very short. One
had several buckets of gold, but was
living on two spoonfuls of beans and a
piece of bacon as large as his hand per-
day. The Willamette saw nothing of
the Portland on her trip down and her
officers say that so far nothing has
been heard of her.
The officers of the Willamette en-
pha tically deny the story that anyone
was put in irons on the trip The story
originated, they say, from the fact that
q refractory StOwaway from Tacoma
was put in irons between Seattle and
Tacoma, before the vessel left for
Skaguay.
Thomas Stanton of Seattle was one
of the returning passengers of the
stea Iner. He went north to join a Sc
attic party that left on the Mexico. The
others had taken his outfit with them
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
HERAN A SIDE DOOR
To the Barbecue Enclosure ant
Got So.

One enterprising young man made
a little money on the side yesterday at
Garfield park.
A young butcher by the name of De
Bow, it was reported, was allowing peo-
pie to crawl under the fence into the
barbecue enclosure for. the price of 10
cents.
He had been carrying on this lucra-
tive business for some time before he
was apprehended.. Some of the by
ISLANDERS notified Mr.. VIM. Green, and
he went over to the west side where
the thickest. crowd was and watched
the young man collect money from a
man and then allow the man to crawl
under the fence. He grabbed the man
and ordered De Bow to give him back
his money, and then asked De Bow how
much money he had collected in this
way. De Bow said about $9.
Mr.. Green, in speaking of the matter,
said:
Il had no intimation of anyone doing
anything of this kind until I was in
formed of the fact by one of the crowd
N. F. Conkle, r. Blazo, Cy Kistler and
Bert Green were all witnesses to the
act. I am sure of one thing, and that
is that next year we will have a fence
that no one can crawl under.''
One of De Bows friends told him
that Green was not an officer and be-
fore an officer could be called the young
man broke away from his captor and
was lost in the crowd
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
WORD FROM Mr.. RIPLEY.
President of the Santa Fe Road
Will be Here Santa Fe Day.

''I have already made my arrangements
to be in Topeka at the anniversary cele-
bration of the Santa Fe on September 49,
This is what President E. P. Ripley of
the Santa Fe says in a letter to Mr.. w.
j. Healy, secretary of the executive COM
n1ittee, in reply to the invitation sent
him some days ago asking him to be pres
ent and review the big parade in the
morning and address the Santa Fe en-
ployes in the afternoon of Santa Fe day.
Mr.. Ripley will come to Topeka in his
special car. accompanied by all of the
higher officials of the road on the after
noon preceding Santa Fe day, and will re-
main in Topeka all of that day and possi-
bly, the following day in order to view the
Floral parade.
Mr.. Healy has also received a reply
from Third Vice President Paul Morton.
Mr.. Morton states that he will be in To-
peka to attend the Santa F,e celebra ton.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
VOLCANIC.
Wheat Shot Up to $1.O3 1-2 in
Five Minutes This Morning.
At the Opening of the Chicago
Board of Trade.
HIGHEST POINT YET
Dropped Back to SO 1-2 Cents
i'm Twenty Minutes.
Back to $1.O1 1-2 by 10 O'clock
After Heavy Selling.

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Wheat shot up
ward today as though a volcano had
burst under the market. September,
which closed last night at 96Ac, started
today on the regular board with sales
all the way from 9s1ac to 81.
Within five minutes it was selling at
$1-O3, amid a scene of tremendous ex-
citement.
The market was very excited, but not
broad. Before the upward rush ceased
the quotation was $1.0317 for Septem-
Der. Today, for the first time, the bulge
had carried the price past the dollar
been only just touched for moment
some days ago.
Besides the action of the French gov
ernment in upholding the duty on cere-
showed an advance equal to 21h@3c a
bushel. The shortage in the potato
crop abroad was estimated at the
enormous total of 1000, 900. 600 bushels
increasing the demand for American
wheat. The rye shortage was figured
as being as large as the wheat shortage
25,000000 bushels. The advance of
prices in Paris, it was stated, had been
checked by an expectation that the
wheat duty would be remitted. The
action contrary to expectation proved a
strong bull card.
Later advices from Liverpool, timed
1:3O p. M, showed a recession in prices
there and Chicago followed suit, Sep
tenber declining almost as rapidly as it
twenty minutes after the opening, was
9S12c. There was heavy selling of De-
cember wheat by Baldwin-Guerney, and
this helped TO pull down the September
&c discount. At 10 a. m. another rally
carried September up to $1.011R.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
LIBERATI TALKS SHOP.
Says He Would Like to Live in Kan
sas City and Have a Band

Kansas City, Aug 26.-Band Master
Liberati said yesterday: IF 1 should
should say. Kansas City is the best
place in the whole country for the home
of the greatest band, and 1 prefer Kan
sas City of all American cities, for not
only that very purpose, but for home"
Just now Liberati is engaged as di-
rector of the Fifth Regiment band of
Ohio, from Cleveland. He says the en-
gagement is not entirely satisfactory to
him. The remuneration is satisfactory,
but there has been internal grindings in
the regiment, some of the companies
have been mustered out, and "altogeth-
er it has not been exactly pleasant to
me- says Liberati.
To a reporter, who asked him about
the matter. Liberati outlined a plan.
According to it Kansas City can at no
expense at all, the cOrnetist says, have
the best band in the United States, for
it would be money making.
It would be under the patronage of
the city's commercial interests-for in
stance of the Commercial club-and
would be ruled for the city by a COM
mittee or board appointed for the pur-
pose. Many European cities have bands
on that plan.
Kansas City has talent enough for the
bulk of the band. 1t would be neces-
sary to import eight or ten soloists of
the very best. These, Liberati says,
could be secured on a guaranty of 81, 900
to 81, 200 a year each. If they made
above that it would be theirs Or the
salaries and take the earnings.
The city of course would furnish the
outfit for the band, such as suitable
rooms for rehearsals, two uniforms each,
etc. Each member has his own instru-
ment. For a band of so the outfit might
cost $4,000 for the first year.
Liberati says it would not cost much
to get them, though he isn't looking for
a change. 1.-The people come after me
if they want me-" he said in his charac-
teristic way, Il never have to run after
them.
81 am not high liver, but want to
be sure of myself and if / accepted a
guaranty at all, it would have to be for
about 81, 900 and share of the earnings
of the band. Or, I might make better
terms. And if I became financially in
terested in the band as an investment 1
should put my earnings back into it till
it got well on it's feet. There was seV-
eral years ago plan similar to this one
by which Kansas City was to pay me
| IS, 900 per year outright to conduct such
a band, but it fell through somehow"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
CHAMBER OF HORRORS.
"Crayon Work. Perpetrated on All
Kansas Attorney Generals.

One of the state officers has suggested
that Attorney General Boyle's office be
labelled the museum because of the
freakish looking pictures of past attor-
ney generals which adorn the walls
No set of men was ever more bitterly
caricatured than those whose portraits
were done in crayon, placed in cheap
frames and hung up there.
There is a disposition to serve all alike.
Mr.. Boyle, anticipating the future which
awaits him, recently requested F. B.
Dawes, who occupied the position under
Governor MorriFs administration to
send a photograph from which a crayon
portrait will be made. Mr.. Dawes made
a special trip from Leavenworth today,
bringing his photograph carefully tied up
to the office.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
BURN A SALOON.
PrOhibitiOnists of Kingman De-
stroy Notorious Joint
Churches Under
Guard.

Kingman. Aug. 26.-The temperance
people of Kingman yesterday set fire to
a saloon that has been kept for years
by one Mike Brennan, under the END
of the Main street bridge, across the
NinneSkah river. Recently the prohl-
bitionists undertook to close up two
Joints and swore out warrants for the
arrest of the proprietor of the Randolph
hotel and for Brennan. The fight
against the saloons was led by CharIeS
OgbOrn, an abStractOr and real estate
man, and when the first effort Signally
failed to accomplish what the temper
ance people intended, strong talk was
indulged in, and OgbOrn said that there
We're other ways to rid the town OF
nuisances.
Shortly following this, about O'Clock
in the morning, Brennan'S place was
discovered to be on fire, and only 0y
the hardest work the citizens saved the
big bridge from destruction. The burn
ing of the saloon has occasioned much
bitter comment on the part of the llq-
uor men, who have threa tened the Unit
ed Brethren and Methodist churches
with destruction The churches are
under guard at night.
Brennan's drink house was built on
the bank of the river three years ago,
and by using the first floor for a feed
store and tunneling under the end of
the bridge for room to conduct Sa-
loon, the proprietor managed to evade
the law. Three different times the
place has been raided the past year on
suspicion by a band of women led by
ex-County Superintendent of Public In
struction Mrs. Ellen KinSley, but, the
cruSa ders being unable to find their
way into the underground apartment,
nothing came of the raids, and within
a few hours after each attempt the
place was running again. The excite
ment over the burning of the place is
expected to bring about more serious
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
FRENCH DUTIES WILL STAND.
The Cabinet Sees No Present Ground
for Reduction.

Paris, Aug. 26.-The cabinet decided
this morning that there is no ground at
present for modifying the duties on
cereals.
M. Yiger, the former minister of ag-
riculture, has written a letter to the
Matin opposing any reduction in the du-
ties on wheat and flour, taking the
ground that such steps would only ben
eft those who speculate in such pro-
ducts.
Premier Meline, addressing the dele
gates to the council general of the de
partment of the Seine and the munich
pality of Paris, on the rise in the price
of wheat, declared that he would not
was genuine and not Specula tive. This,
he continued, would need careful inVeS-
tigation. Prices were already begin
ming to fall and promised to continue
falling. The government, the premier
said would do it's utmost to reduce the
increase in price without sacrificing the
interests of the agricultural classes,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
LATEST FROM INDIA.
Telegram From the Earl of Elgin Con
firms Previous News.

London, Aug. $3.50 P. M.-The
governor general, the Earl of Elgin,has
telegraphed the government there con-
firnling the news of the capture OF tt-
Lundi-KotaI, adding that one native
officer was killed and one wounded.
Continuing, the governor general an
nounces that nearly all the garrison OF
Ft. Ali-Musjed has reached Jamrud. The
soldiers succeeded in retreating with
their arms.
The foregoing dispatch has caused a
feeling of relief here, as they disprove
the reported massacre of the garrison
of Ali-Musjed and indicate that the gar
rison of Lundi-Kotal has not suffered
greatly.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
TWO TRAINS COLLIDE.
In a Wreck at Altavista, Iowa. One
Passenger Was Killed, Sew
eraI Injured

st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 26.-One passen-
ger was killed and several seriously in
jured in collision at Altavista, Ia, last
night on the Chicago Great Western rail-
wty.
A northbound passenger train while
standing at the station, was run into by
a freight. The two rear coaches of the
passenger train were telescoped and the
freight engine smashed to pieces.
Altavista is across the Iowa line 130
miles from st. Paul. A wrecking train
and crew has been sent from here.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
McNall Lets in a Company.

Webb McNaIl, superintendent of in
surance, today announced that he had
completed an examination of the af-
fairs of the National Mutual Life as
sociation of Pittsburg, Kan, and would
immediately issue a license permitting
the company to do business in Kansas.
The state law requires that such COM
panies must have at least 800, 900 in
qualified to begin business. Mr.. Nc
Nails examination shows that the COM
pany has applications amounting to
$50, 600.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
visit Las VEGAS Hot sprines.

Why not take a run down to Las
Vegas Hot Springs, New Mexico i?
Round trip is only s. Montezuma ho-
tel, reopened this summer, affords am
pie accommodations for several hum
dred guests; prices reasonable. Tour
lists and invalids will find a climate and
medicinal springs suited to their needs
Expert medical attendance. Inquire of
W. G. GARVEY,
Agent A., t. & s. F. Railway.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
SMALLER LoAvES.
indianapolis Bakers Cut Down Owing
to Rise in Flour.

indianapolis, Ind, Aug. 26.-During
the prevailing advance in flour the
bakers of indianapolis have scaled
down the size of their loaves. The
bakers say that it is only a question of
time when the loaves will be made
smaller, as they will have to buy flour
at an advanced price.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
Governor to Return Next Week

Governor Leedy will return from his
Ohio trip one week from today. Private
Secretary Little received a letter from
the governor this morning announcing
that he would be home without fail by
September L The governor has left his
birth place in Ohio, having visited all tho
Leedys in sight but he did not inform
Mr.. Little as to his route coming home or
mention the places at which he expected
to stop.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
200 TO 1.
An Army Turns Out to Lynch a Ne
gro in Texas

Galveston, Tex, Aug. ga dispatch
from Belleville to the Tribune says
the young negro named Bonner who
was arrested here yesterday for GRIM
inal assault upon Mrs. Seachas, an
aged white woman near Wilhelm, was
taken from the Jail by a mob of 200
white men this morning and lynched
in the woods about half mile south of
town. The negro confessed the crime
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26

and its tributaries will prove valuable
diggings next winter
you may say that Circle City is
practically deserted, the people having
all G ne TO Dawson. The river steamers
Alice, Beta and Healy have made
their second trip down the river for the
season. They will be down again in
time to meet the Portland and the Ex-
celsior and most of the miners who will
come out this fall will be aboard on
their final trip
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
MARY TX. DALLAS DEAD
The Poet and Author Succumbs to
Heart Failure

New York, Aug. 26.-Mary Kyle Dallas,
the poetess, died at her home in this city
of heart failure, aged so years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26
CINCINNATI NEXT.
The Next G. A. r Encampment Goes
to the Queen City.

Buffalo. Aug. 26, 8 p. NAT this after
Moons session a motion to proceed to the
election of a commander-in-chief, was
amended to proceed with the selection of
city for the next convention. Cincin-
natl was chosen.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-08-26

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