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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
GROUND TO PIECES.
That is the Fate Awaiting Eight Ice
Bound Whaling Vessels in the
Arctic

San Francisco, Nov. 6.-According to
the news from the Arctic, brought by
returning whalers, eight vessels are
now held fast in the ice. The steam
whalers BeIvidere, Orca, Jessie H. Free
man and the schooner Rosario are near
Point Barrow, and the steam whalers
Newport, Fearless, JEANNE and bark
Wanderer are off Return Reef.
The latter four are in the open sea
300 miles from a provision station. Capt.
McGregor of the Karluk thinks that
when the ice breaks up, these vessels
Will be ground to pieces.
At Point Barrow the situation is not SO
critical The four ice-bound ships are
about six miles off the point. Lieb's
provision station can aid them. 1t is
yet possible for stiff northwest wind
to bring these vessels out of danger.
The bark Gay Head, Capt. Charles Fo-
ley, brings back some sailors who as
sert that they were ill-fed and suffered
extreme punishment at the hands of the
captain and first mate, Frank Enas.
They declare they will unite and sue
the captain for damages.
Lieut.. G. NJ. StOney, L. s. N, who
has had much experience in the Arctic
declares that it is the duty Of the gov
ernment to at once send a relief expedi-
tion to furnish supplies to the ice bound
Whalers.
Eight more of the lost Navarch's men
have reached this city. One of them
John Johnson, was so badly frozen that
his toes had to be amputated.
Four Arctic whalers have arrived in
Karluk Captain McGregOr, with II, COO
pounds of bone. the Gay Head, Captain
Foley. with $500 pounds of bone and 300
barrels of oil; the Alice Knowles with
1S00 pounds of bone and 460 barrels of
oil, and the jeanette, Capt. Newth,
IA 600 pounds of bone, 100 pounds of
ivory and the Following skins: Seven
ty-two white fox, 32 red fox, 16S lynx, 13
martin, so mink, q bear and 10 beaver
The Jeanette has been very success
full. her entire catch for the season be
ing % 700 pounds of whale bone, LOO
pounds of ivory. 572 white fox skins, 264
red fox, los lynx, 10 martin, so mink,
81 bear and 20 beaver skins.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
HIDES, HOOFS AND TIAL.
Bloody Relies in Court to Prove
Cattle Stealing.

Police court this morning was full of
| hoofs and horns and heads of butchered
cattle. There was a tail connected with
| the ghastly spectacle.
For a week Detective Capron has
been searching for evidence to show
that Dick Chapman had been stealing
cattle from E. c. Schenle. Schenle had
missed six head of cattle from his herd
and he suspected Chapman of being the
one who had made way with them.
CaprOn watched for Chapman and
learned yesterday that he was at home
He went to his house and found his
horse and buggy in the stable, and at 4
o clock this morning he went to the
front door and called for Chapman. Miss
Chapman answered the summons and
said that her father had not been home
for two days. Capron was not satisfied
with the answer, and he went into the
house and found his man there He ar
rested him and brought him to town
Chipman disclaimed any knowledge of
the cattle.
In police court this morning he denied
all the charges, and told Chief Steele in
emphatic language that he was not
guilty.
I do not have to steal for a living"
he said, L would take a revolver and
shoot myself before I would steal"
Detective CaprOn brought in a large
sack. He put it on the floor beside
him and told how he had gone to
Schenle and had found out that one of
the cows that had been stolen had
crook in it's tail. Another had peculiar
horns, and still another had a peculiar
mark on its head. He produced the
skeleton of a cows tail that had the
peculiar crook. he offered the horns and
the skull with the mark as evidence.
He said he made his way into slaugh-
ter house on the north side of the river
last night and got the skull and other
parts of the butchered COWS He said
that he knew that Chapman had taken
the cattle there and sold them. Consta-
bic Price of Justice Chesney's court
then stepped up to Chapman and read
him a warrant, charging him with steal
ing the cattle. The case will be heard
in Justice ChesneN's court
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
IN FAVOR OF THE s.
By Many Millions, Was the Balance
of Trade With England.

Washington, Nov. 6.-Consul General
Osborne at London has made a report
to the department upon the trade of the
United Kingdom in 1894. It shows that
the imports We're s125. .596. 730 more than in
1895, and from the United States alone
the excess was $9S, 1892. 40. The exports
show a large increase, being valued at
81, 200 727. 755, an excess of S70,000.00O over
the previous year. The balance in favor
of the United States last year was $37O
100000 greater than at any time during
the past Is years. and probably at any
time previous to that period.
The articles imported from the United
States specially mentioned are as fol-
lows:
Oxen and bulls, $4,000 600.
Butter, 81 700, 600.
Unwrought and partly wrought cop
per $5,OOO.OOO
Corn (wheat, SO, 900, 600
Oats, $5OOO,OOO.
Maize, s.. 500 900.
Wheat meal or -four, $7,OO 5000.
Raw cotton, SIS, 100000.
Raw apples, 81. 100000.
Tires and axles, $5,OOO,OOo.
States. $435,O0O.
In the exports to the United States
there is no conspicuous increase in the
value of any article. Decreases are main
ly discernible in alkal, apparel Gotten
yarn, raw hides, metals and woolens and
worsteds.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
PHILADELPHIA-KLONDIKE.
Line of First Glass Steamers From
the Quaker City to Alaska.

Philadelphia. Nov. 6.-The first line
of first class steamships to the Klon-
dixie has been organized in this city.
with Charles n. Cramp, of the shipi
building firm of that name, as presi-
dent.
There will be five vessels in all, and
the first viii start in April next, clear
ing from New York or Philadelphia,
and stopping at San Francisco, Seattle
and Tacoma. Each of these ships will
accommodate about 400 first class pas
sengers and several hundred second
class They will make connections with
railroads on the Pacific and with trans
portatiOn boats in the gold region.
The vessels will arrive in Alaska at
the opening of navigation on the Yu-
kon and will continue to give weekly
service between the Pacific ports and
the KIondike
J. Hoadley of New York is first vice
president of the new company, which
has offices in New York Philadelphia
and Chicago. and is about to open 9TH
ers in San Francisco, Seattle and Ia
coma
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
WAS AN EGG EATER.
st. Louis Man Devoured Three Doz-
en- Raw on Wager.

St. Louis Nov. 6.-Henry Brock has a
stand at Union market. Last night he
drifted down Sixth street as far as Pine
and pulled up at the Grand saloon. He
talked with his friend, the barkeeper,
and discussed thirty quails in thirty
days. pie biting and kindred topics.
Brock said he could eat more eggs than
anybody he ever met. His barkeeper
friend was skeptical. so a small wager
was made and all the eggs behind the
bar put out where Brock could get at
them. There were just Sc of them, nice,
fresh and raw.
Brock gulped down the three dozen
without salt or pepper. and then cried for
more. The saloon stock was exhausted,
so Brock took down the money he had
won and topped the lunch off with a
drink of whisky that would reduce a po-
liceman to helpless intoxication.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
eeTHE GIRL FROM PARIS. !"
The Great Attraction at the Crawford
on Monday Night

Edward f. Rice's "The Girl From
Paris" which will be seen at the CraW-
ford theater next Monday night IS @ @the
latest of London successes Whlcn mas
duplicated its success in New 1Ork
The hbrettO is by George Dance, one
of the writer's of the "Geisha," and the
music by Ivan CaryH The piece mas
called The Gay Parisienne" in London
but to avoid confusion with The Gay
Parisians" in this country, Mr. Rice
changed the title to The Girl From
Paris The story deals with the ad-
ventures of Mr.. HoneycOmb, a married
man and a shining light of his cOmmu-
nifty, who, maSquerading under the
name of Dingle, is sued for breach Of
promise by Julie Bon Bon. rearing MS
wife's wrath, he fees to Switzerland
and assumes a disguise. He IS re
ported dead and the arrival of his VIE
to claim the body leads to some of the
most Iaugha bic situations ever pre-
sented on the stage. The humorous
complications are numerous and the
dialogue is said to be of the Wittiest or
der. The piece has achieved as much
praise as any other presented during
the past season, and is presented by
a company of fifty people.
The cast of principals is not the same
as at the Herald Square theater in
New York but is said to be as strong
The chart is now open at Rowley &
Shows drug store.
"OIe Olson" will be seen at the Grand
Opera, house tonight at the reduced
prices of IS, so and % cents. The play
is the same as seen here for the past
several seasons with the exception of
some fresh comedy and the bicycle race
as an additional feature. Ben Hend-
ricks is still playing the part of ole
and Miss St. George Hussey continues
to appear as Mrs. O'F1anigan.'
The Paiges presented the principal
comedy of their repertoire THE Prince
of Liars at the Crawford theater last
night. "A Woman's Peril is being
presented at matinee this afternoon,
and the engagement of the company
will end with the performance tonight.
AS long as the Paiges keep up their
present standard, they will always be
greeted by good audiences at popular
prices in this city.
Manager Crawford announces that
hereafter the curtain of the Crawford
theater will be rung up on every per-
formance promptly at S:15 o'clock.
This announcement is made for the
benefit of theater- -gOerS. He also an
nOunces that all tickets reserved by
personal request and not called for be
fore noon on the day of the perform
ance will be returned to the chart.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
WHOM GOD HATH JOINED,
Man in the Person of a School officer
Rudely Tears Asunder.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 6.-Vesta Simp-
son, aged 20, and an inmate OF the Wis
consin industrial school for girls. was
married on Sunday to L. A. Schoenbaum.
aged p. few minutes after the cere-
mony the bride was taken away from her
husband by an officer of the school, since
which time the husband has not been
able to see her
The Simpson girl was committed to the
girls school at the age of 10 and that
institution claims to have Jurisdiction
over her until she reaches the age of u
1t was while under parole that she met
Schoenbaum. Unless the officials of the
school liberate the girl of their own ac-
cord. the bride can be restored TO her
husband only by Intervention of Cover
nor SchOfield or the state board of con-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
HAVE FUN WITH TANNER.
Newspaper Reporters Work Scheme
to Secure an Audience.

Chicago, Nov. 6.-John r. Tanner,
governor of Illinois, came to Chicago
yesterday with his dress suit case
filled with collars and cuffs In addi-
ton he carried a small grip filled with
newspaper clippings.
The governors open expression of
good will toward the Inter Ocean gave
a dozen reporters for morning and af-
ternoon papers the idea of sending
their card to the chief executive with
their names as representing the Inter
Ocean. The first few cards went all
right, but soon newspaper men came
hurrying into the Great Northern hotel
and all sent up Inter Ocean cards. The
last reporter to arrive was greeted
with: We'll, this may have been joke
at first, but now it is just a bit tire
some. How many reporters has the
Inter Ocean. anyway I've talked to a
dozen reporters from that paper to-
day
1t was explained to the governor that
he was not selected as a victim of q
confidence game. but that by some odd
coincidence all the reporters hit on the
same scheme to reach his room and
thus secure an audience.
Now, what can 1 say that the Chi
cago papers will print?' he asked
Nothing say, sir, nothing at ALL
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
MARRIAGE Is PREVENTED.
Friends Stop Intended Wedding o
Black and White Deaf Mutes.

Niles, Mich, Nov. 6.-Only the inter-
ference of friends here yesterday after
noon prevented the marriage of Kelly,
a white deaf mute, and Miss LOttie
Haggard, colored. also deaf and dumb.
Several days ago Miss Haggard came
here to visit
Yesterday morning Kelly came to
Niles, and late in the afternoon Miss
Haggard's friends became convinced
that by prearranged plan the white
man and colored woman We're making
arrangements to get married this after
noon.
An application had already been made
to secure a marriage license. Steps
were taken at once by the Interested
friends to stop the wedding. and Miss
telegraphed for.
Two brothers came last night and
took the girl home.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
LEEDY FIGURES OUT
That the Election Returns
Show POpulist Gains
And Draws Consolation From
the Discovery
That the Populists Have More County
Officers Than They Had Before
State House and Political
Matters.

Gov. Leef1y has viewed the result of
Tuesdays election with a critical eye
and expresses the opinion that it shows
in nearly every respect, a general gain
in favor of the Popunsts.
He said: "The opposition is, of course.
claiming that the Populists sustained
heavy losses in all parts of the state
How such conclusion can be reached
is a mystery to me. The returns snow
that the POpulists have made net
gain in the list of county officers ana
under the existing political conditions
in Kansas. it is indeed difficult 70 see
how these gains could be made from
any other source than the Republican
party
The Republicans have occupied the
offices which we gained, and to that
party must be charged the losses. In
maintaining that the POpulsts nave
made substantial, and 1 might add.
hattering gains, is not violation OF
truthful principles
In Shawnee county, for example,
the Republicans experienced material
losses. Two years ago Charlie McCabe
majority for county clerk was ABOUT
3 300 This year his successor has less
than 500. I presume that might be con
strued as a Republican gain, by the ap-
plicatiOn of the same principles OF
mathematics which have been applied
in other cases which have come to my
notice during the few days since the
election.
me party IN power II lL4c Pal -
which is always in danger of being
overthrown in off year elections, but
do not believe the returns indicate this.
I am very well pleased with the result
1t was more than many expected, but
on the whole it is a testimonial of the
esteem in which the people of Kansas
hold the allied forces.
1T is my opinion that the people Of
Kansas are fast realizing that the par
ty which pretends so much and does
SO little for the people, is not sincere in
its ante-election promises. We have
been admonished to believe that the
party which is pitted against the allied
forces of the state, is the only party
which has solved the problem of gov
ernment. Many people held to this
opinion sacredly, too, for many years,
but they are just now waking up to the
fact that the party which Fopulism
seeks to overthrow, is the party which
has fOstered in such luxury and immu
nifty from justice, the corporations
which are now attempting to override
our laws and to impose upon our peO-
pie.
The millennium is not quite here"
added the governor, and until it comes
we must make the best of our OppOrtu-
mites to deliver the people from the
grasp of the corporations
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
The Atchiaon, Topeka and Santa Fe
Railway Co

The ANNUAL MEETING of the
Stockholders of The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company will be
held al the principal Office of the Com
pany in Topeka, Kansas. on Thursday,
the Ninth day of December, 1897, at
Twelve O'Clock, noon, for the Election
of Directors, and the transaction of any
other business that may properly come
before the meeting, including the Elee-
ton of Independent Auditors to audit
the books and accounts of the Com
The Stock Transfer Books will be
closed at the close of business on Sat
urday, November 6, 1897, and re-opened
at the close of said Annual Meeting
L. c. DEMING,
Asst Secretary.
New York, October s, 1887.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
CUT FOUR THROATS.
Murderer Butchers Three Girls and a
Boy.

St. Julienne, Que. Nov. 6.-Four chill
dren of Michael AIcNulty and wife who
live near Nontcalm Mills, were brutal
ly butchered yesterday. The parents
had come to st. Julienne to transact
some business, leaving their three
daughters and boy at home. During
their absence a neighbor named Nor
ris called and discovered a most ghast-
ly spectacle.
He found the bodies of two of the
girls on the floor of the kitchen in the
house with their throats cut. The body
of the oldest daughter was found mid
way between the house and barn in a
similar condition, and the boys re-
mains were discovered in the barn. No
possible cause for the atrOciOus crime
has been learned excepting a desire to
assault the girls. JOsses have been
organized and are hunting over the vi
cinity for the miscreant- The girls
were aged IS, 16 and IA respectively; the
boy was 10 years old.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06

made application in the supreme court
for an injunction against the county
treasurer and the board of county COM
missioners of Masken county from
disposing of the assets of the defunct
Bank of Haskell county. Accompany
ing the application is a motion to ad-
vance the case on the docket. Some
years ago the bank. which was the
county depository failed, having in its
vaults 81, 500 in county funds. In
stead of securing the funds the county
got the bank building and fixtures. The
county also secured the assets of the
bank and has been making an effort to
realize upon them. Mr.. Browns appH-
cation has not been passed on by the
court
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
JIM SIMPSON REJoICEs.
Figures That Republicans Have a
10000 Majority in Kansas.


Chairman J NJ Simpson of the Re
publican state committee has prepared
and given out a statement concerning g
the election of Tuesday in which he
says:
kansas is again in the Republican
column by 10000 majority We have
complete returns from every county.
The Republicans elect 407 county Of
ficers; the fusiOnists 217 and the Demo-
Gratis (in Ellis county,.
In 1895 the opposition elected 232
county officers, the Republicans 39S
We have therefore gained county Of
fcers.
Tt must be borne in mind that in
'95 a large majority of the counties had
three tickets; While this year a solid
fusion of the opposition prevailed in all
of the counties except about a dozen.
We elected more county officers this
year against a fusion than in 95 when
the opposition was divided
We gained a representative in the
legislature in Grant and Barber cOun-
ties. We elected one senator and lost
one, leaving the senate as it stood be-
fore.
we elected nine of the thirteen
judges although all but three of the ju-
dicial districts gave Bryan a majority
last year.
The Republicans elect their entire
ticket in thirty counties and a majority
of the ticket in seventy-nine counties.
The fusiOnistS elect the entire ticket
in nine counties and a majority in
twenty-siX counties. The fusion vote
has fallen off greatly in their strong
holds
In a careful comparison of the vote
it is made plain that had a state ticket
been in the field the Republicans would
have been elected by about 10000 ma
jOrity
on the basis of the vote cast last
Tuesday not congressional district
in the state is doubtful; all are in the
Republican column"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
KILLED BY HIS PUPILS.
School Teacher is Beaten to
Death by Boys.

Sedalia Mo, Nov. 6.-James Allen,
teacher in school in Hickory county.
was beaten to death yesterday by his
pupils.
AS a punishment for misconduct, -
Mr.. Allen kept several boys after school
was dismissed. When released the
youths went away angry and later, as
the schoolmaster was on his way home
they waylaid him, pelting him with
stones and clubs. Mr.. Allen was knock
ed down and his skull crushed. He did
not regain consciousness and died in a
few hours. The youths have been ar
rested
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
UNCLE SAM MUST REFUND.
His Import Collections on Handker-
chiefs Held to be Too Large.

Philadelphia, Nov. 6.-Judge Acheson.
in the United States circuit court of ap-
peaIs, decided that the duty on imports
of initial handkerchiefs shall be 80 per
cent ad valorem. and not GO per cent, for
which latter amount the government
brought suit.
This is the second decision in favor of
the importers. By this decision it is said
the government will be required to return
a half million dollars to importers which
had been collected on the basis of a
higher rate of duties.
Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
Borrowed Money in Kansas.

The compilation of the figures from
the quarterly statements of Kansas
banks made by Commissioner Breiden-
thai shows that today in Kansas there
is less borrowed money than at any
time during the past few years. The
amount now charged against the banks
is 1898, 1884. The amount loaned by
the banks is S17, ,14S, ,94T91 The per-
centage of the legal reserve is so 49,
The total resources of the banks at this
time amount to $33. .348 SIS. .36.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
MONOPOLY COAL.
Raises the Price 70 Cents a Ton at
Denver.

Denver, Nov. "a deal has been
consummated whereby the Northern
Coal company becomes the absolute
owner of IS of the larger coal mines in
the northern part of the state and at
the same time controls the remainder
of the mines in that district, excepting
the Enterprise.
As a result the price of northern coal
advances from S2.75 per ton to SO. SO
and southern Ignite coal from 1925 to
81
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06

W. T. Williams, Of Boughton, Ark.
SAYS: "HaVe suffered for years with
constipation, and indigestion, and one
bottle of Beggs Little Giant Pills has
cured me. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06
Tickets for Whitcomb Riley.

The advance sale of seats for James
Whitcomb Riley will take place al
ROwley & Shows drug store, Friday
morning, Nov. u.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-06

Small piIl.safe pill. best pill DeWitt's
Little Early Risers cure billiousness,
sick headache. G. W.
Stansdeld, 632 Kansas avenue.