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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
D. L. LAKIN DEAD.
Well known Citizen Passes
Away With Cerebral
HemOrrhage.

David l. Lakin died at his home in
this city at 1890 o'clock today from the
effects of cerebral hemorrhage. He
was 66 years of age and one of the most
prominent pioneers of Kansas.
While playing cards at the rooms of
the St. Ananias club yesterday after
noon Mr. Lakin was seized with a fit
of dizziness, accompanied by intense
pain in his head, and was compelled to
give up his place in the game and go to
his home A physician was called and
he was made as comfortable as possi-
BILE during the night. but at o'clock
this morning he was suddenly stricken
with cerebral hemorrhage. From that
time up to the time of his death, at
half past Z o'clock, he lay in an un-
conscious condition.
A number of times in the past Mr..
I4akin suffered attacks of cerebral hem
Orrhage but always rallied after lying
in an unconscious condition for several
hours. The first attack occurred
while in Philadelphia attending the
Centennial Exposition, and since that
time his health has been poor.
Mr. Lakin leaves a widow and five
children. the eldest, Burr Lakin, at
present engaged in the lumber business
at WamegO. The other children are
Mary NickersOn Lakin, David L. LAX
in. Jr., Samuel Lakin and Alice L. LAX
in
Mr.. 1ak1n came to Kansas IN 1893
from Georgia. where he held for several
years a position as professor in the
Georgia university. Soon after his re-
novel to this state he became one of
the promoters OF the Santa F'e railway,
and from November "a, 1863, to July p,
1865, and from September "a 1868 to
November 16. 1873, was a director of
that road He was also the second
treasurer of the road, serving from
January IS. 1864, to August 10, 1863 In
1869 he was appointed land commission
er of the Santa Fe after serving as a
member of the committee which con-
Quoted the preliminary surveys and
collected the first subscriptions, and
served in that capacity until May, 1873,
when he was compelled to resign on ac-
count of i'll health.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not yet been made, but the fun
eral will probably be held Sunday aft
ernoon from his late residence. The
interment viii be in Topeka Cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
IS DORIAN ALIvEP
a Wichita Ran Swears He Saw the
Defaulter in Mexico.

Newton. Oct 8.-WilIiam Black.
that less than ten davs aro he saw ~
County Treasurer John A. Doran. the
defaulter. in ola Mexico. He says
DOran is alive and well. and that he
talked with him. This. in spite OF the
fact that Doran has been considered
dead and buried il Wichita for some
time.
The story is told in such a straight
forward way that among many il has
gained credence. Those VINO say they
believe it call to mind a number of cir
cumstarces connected with the alleged
death of Doran which they say look
queer.
For instance, his wife would allow
nobody to see the body and it is said
there is no one who really can swear
that Doran is dead. Black is a reputa-
Bile person, it is said. and positive in
his belief that he saw Doran
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
KANSAS NEWS.
Kansas MennOnites Have TrOn-
BILE in Texas.
Colony From Mcpherson Is
Assaulted Near Dallas.
LEADER BADLY USED
The Notorious Bigamist Six
Lived in Kansas.
Brown Co. Man AbscOnds With
His NeighbOrs' Money.
LEADER BADLY USED

Marion, Oct. sword was received
today from the AIennonites who lett
here for Texas some time since The
story says: The first party of these
oolonists, numbering IS persons, passed
through Dallas about a week ago, traV-
cling overland in prairie schooners'
with good outfits of farm and house
hold goods and live stock. saturday
VIII le driving through ROpertsOn cOuA-
" 200 miles south of Dallas. they We're
stopped by armed men, who threaten
ed them with bodily harm and destruc-
tfon of their proDerty f they did not
turn back The leader of the Robert
son county objectors on horseback drew
a pistol and. Selling the unarmed Men
nor ite leader. also on horseback, by the
collar. rode at q gallOp. pulling hlm
after him. and threatening to XIII MN
if he resisted. The MennOnite'S cIoth-
ing was SO badly torn that he was
nearly naked when released
He and his followers. who go unarm-
beg for their lives. and did as ordered,
turned back out Of Robertson. county.
The leader. whose name IS Rev. Henry
EerthOId desires to say that he does not
regard this treatment as charac terlSIic
of Texans: that with the exception OF
the Robertson county incident.the most
hospital welcome and treatment have
been accorded them across the state
He says another party of 4 are travel
ing 10 days behind his party and he
will notify them and all other cOlOnlSIS
to avoid the Robertson county trail
He says the plans of the COlOnists Will
not be changed because of this one
rough experience. but that the full col
ouy plan viii be carried out.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
TOM MOORE WAS SORRY.
HIS Picture May Yet Get in the Con
gressional Library.

Worcester. Mass, Oct SIN view of
the comment aroused by the discover
that the name of Thomas Moore was
omitted from the roll of poets in the
congressional library on the ground
that ne b u bitterly attacked America,
and particularly Thomas jefferson. a
letter written by Moore in 1916, twelve
years after his American poems were
pubnshed, to the editor of the Philadel-
phta Portfolio is of great interest
showing the poets change of attitude.
The original letter is in the possession
Of Se-ator George F. Hoar who has
S1Ven it to the Worcester Gazette for
publication. In this letter, the poet
says:
This life is Just long enough to com
mt errors in, but too short to allow US
time TO repair them. and there are few
OF my errors I regret more sincerely
than the raShnesS 1 was guilty of in
publishing those crude and boyish ii
rades against the Americans. NY sent
lments both with respect to their ma
uonal and individual character are
much changed since then, and I should
blush, as a lover of liberty. if I allowed
the haSty prejudice of my youth to
blind me now to the bright promise
which America affords of better and
happier order of things than the
world has ever yet Witnessed. If you
but continue to be as good Republicans
as we in Europe seem determined to be
good ROyalsts, the new and old world
need soon have no other distinction
than the hemisphere of freedom and the
heTniSp Sphere of slaves
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
IL BREWERIES UNITE.
Forced by Competition to Do Some
thing the Managers Say.

Philadelphia Oct Sat a meeting
here today of the representatives of II
breweries located in the central eastern
part Of the state, practically the an
thracite coal mining region. an agree
ment was signed for the consolidation
of the Il concerns into one corporation
to be known as the Central PennsylVa-
mia Brewing company. The company
will have a capital of $4,000, 900.
The u firms which entered into the
amalgamation are Casey D. Kelley, E.
Robinson & Son, NJ. Robinson & Son,
the Lackawanna Brewing company and
the Michael Hand Brewing company,
all of Scranton the Richard and Weav-
er Brewing company of Wilkesbarre;
the HazletOn Brewing company of
Hazleton; the Hughes Glenn Brewing
company and the Hughes GlennOn
Brewing company of PittstOn: the
Hartung Brewing company of Homes
dale; the Krantz Brewing company of
CarbOndale and the Dixon Brewing
company OF Dixon.
A member of one of the firms inter-
ested said to day that his firm had been
forced to this action by the depression
in business caused by the sharp COM
petition which has resulted in several
beer wars. "Out in Chicago he said,
''the price has been cut down to ST.
barrel. In our section we have had
good market for our production and
short time ago we were receiving So
barrel but at present the price has been
cut to Sc per barrel
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
THROUGH LINCOLN PARK.
Chicago's Carnival ParadeWiIl Move
Among the Trees.

Chicago. Oct. S-Final arrangements
for the Chicago day celebration tOmor-
row under the auspices OF the North
Side Business Mems association are
complete and the prospects are that
the night parade will be one of the
finest spectacIes ever Witnessed in Chi
c2Eo.
over so business firms have been as
signed positions in the line These firms
are not from the North and Northwest
sides alone, but represent every busi-
ness section of the city, and the dis
plays are expected to be usually pret-
ty.
The aHegorical floats have been com
pleted and for the last few nights half
a thousand ''supers' have been rehears-
ing poses and ''make-ups.' Those in
charge of the division claim the Mardi
Gras VIII be OJtrivaled
The parade win pass through Lincoln
park. passing the electric fountain,
which viii play during the parade, north
to DiVersey avenue. The procession
viii then return south through the park
passing the Grant monument. There
the parade will rest and witness the
fire works display in the lake.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
AUGUST TRADE BALANCE.
ell Previous Records Broken in the
Matter of Exports.


Washington, Oct. S.-The bureau of
statistics has issued tables showing the
exports and imports for August. the
first full month under the new tariff
law. These figures show for that
month the largest export of domestic
merchandise Of any August in the his
ory of the government. The exports
were S19,490,264 against S66 689, 981 for
August, 1895.
For the first eight months of the year
the exports We're SCI. SO. 900 in excess of
the first eight months of 1896, so that
the bureau officials believe that the eX-
ports this year will far exceed those of
last year, which was its record break
ing year in the matter of exports.
The value of all imports, dutiable and
free for August was $39, S48, ,312, of which
SIS, 629, ,607 We're free These figures
show a decrease of about 0,000 COO be-
low those of 1896. The decrease was
due to a heavy reduction in the impor-
tatiOn of raw wool, which decreased
from 4,651000 pounds in August last
year to 2,S77.S77 pounds last August;
manufactured wool from $S,709, 900 to
S6,390,0C0; wool and manufacturers
therefrOm 81 $50, 600 to $1.271, 0O0 manu-
factures of cotton from 81. 553 600 to ST.
623, 600; manufacturers of jute. fax,
hemp, etc, from 81. .221. 600 to $9992S9;
iron and steel from S1.76G.O67 to 1887 .344
and sugars from S., $40, 900 to 81, ,956, 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08

webb buys and sells tickets. 500 Kan. Az
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
CAUGHT INA WRECK.
Judge Horton in One but Says He is
All Right.

Today at l!:5G O'Clock a telegram was
ton & Orr, from Judge A II. Horton.
dated McIntire, Ia. stating that he
had been caught in a wreck at that
place this morning, but that he was all
right and would return tonight.
Judge Horton and Attorney General
Boyle have been at St. Paul in the in
terests OF the Kansas City stock yards
case before Judge Sanburn. Particulars
of the wreck have not yet been made
public. and how serious it is is not
known. It is thought that Attorney
General Boyle was with Judge Horton
and that both escaped injury. McIntire
is in Mitchell county, Iowa, and is in
the extreme northern part of the state
Whether the gentlemen were on the
Burlington or the Chicago and Great
Western IS not known in this city.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
INDIGESTION OF TRA1NMEN.
Chronic Stomach Trouble Kills More
Freight Trainmen Than Ac-
cida0fS

Distinction is sometimes hard to
bear, and when railroad trainmen re-
fleet that as a class they have the dis
tinction of suffering more from chronic
stomach trouble than any other class
of men, they will realize this to the
fullest extent.
That this distinction falls to the lot
of the railroad trainmen is vOuched for
by no less an authority than DR. Geo.
w HOgebOOm. for Is years chief sur
geOn OF the Santa F'e railway. DR..
HOgebOom says that because of their
unsettled mode of living. railroad train
men are the victims more generally of
chronic indigestion and stomach de-
rangement than any other class of
men, and that in nine cases out of ten
this condition is either directly or in
directly responsible for their deaths.
Nowadays passenger trainmen are
not effected in this way to any extent
said DR.. HOgebOOm. because of the
first-claSs eating house systems and
the regular stops made by trains for
meals. but with freight trainmen the
common ailment is stomach trouble.
They rarely are able to eat their meals
regularly. are often necessarily hur-
ried in their eating, and are sometimes
compelled to go almost an entire day
without eating. All these circumStan-
ces go to seriously injure the digestive
organs. and the result is that the aV-
eTage freight trainman is in service but
a short time before he is a chronic dys-
peptic
1.-The mortality among trainmen be-
cause of chronic stomach trouble was
greater prior to the adoption of the air
brake systems on the railroads than it
is at present continued Dr. -HOgebOOm.
This is because in the past trainmen
were often compelled to leave cold
meals half finished in the caboose and
rush to the tops of the cars to set the
brakes. This was very violent exer-
else. and especially hurtful to the di-
gestive organs at time when they
should be at rest.
while the mortality is not as great
at the present time. the majority Of
deaths amOrg trainmen can be traced
either directly or Indirectly to stomach
arrangement. Few people realize this
but it is nevertheless so. Their unset
tied mode of life is responsible for
chronic indigestion. and this eventually
undermines their systems"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
DESERTS HIS WIFE.
Brown County Man Absconds With
His Neighbors' Money.

Horton. Oct S.-The story comes
from Willis of the downfall of Fred
GreenQuist. He located in that village
some time ago and Immediately fell in
love with a handsome young lady by
the name of Bradley There was ViO-
lent opposition by the parents but the
young lady insisted on marrying him.
The young man then formed a part
nership with his father-in-law in the
blacksuithing business, and all went
we'll apparently until few days ago,
when Greenquist asserted his intention
OF making q trip to Horton. As is
customary in Willis, when a citizen
comes TO Horton, he gathers up the
checks on all banks ard brings them
over to have them cashed. When
GreenQuist left Willis on this occasion
he was loaded with checks, drafts, etc,
to an amount exceeding $500 In addi-
tion to this he had managed to borrow
money from everybody possible. He
cashed the checks here and instead of
returning to Willis drove to Baker
where he left his team and took the
evening train for Omaha. This was
the last seen OF him.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08

the dam to it's source. There is no
longer any water running in it The
present supply in the dam is very linn
exhaust all of it. This condition of
affairs leaves only one course open to
the water company and that is to shut
off all private consumers.
Mr. Espy has given the necessary
notice to the Santa Fe railroad, also to
Hunters and Kramer's mills. Such a
step will necessarily throw a large
nunb Der of people out of employment,
which viii not be done if it can possibly
Re avoided
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
First Suit Grows Out of the
Lang Wreck.
Is Brought by Bail Player Lucid
at Albuquerque.
WANTS BIG DAMAGES.
Railroad Men Have a Two DAYS.
Meeting in Denver.
Baggage Agents and Bridge Men
to Convene in October.

Santa Fe wreck at Lang was filed this
week at Albuquerque N. NJ 1t is
brought by Con Lucid. professional base
ball player, who was on passenger train
No. 1 the evening of the wreck.
At the time Lucid was on his way to
Albuquerque to pitch a game of ball for
the Albuquerque team. He was consid-
erably bruised by being thrown against
a seat, and he now states that his injur-
les rendered him unable to take part in
the game as expected, although he was
able to continue his journey. He asks
for damages to the amount of 5000.
Lucid was last year a member of the
Philadelphia team in the National league.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
SUNDAY SCHOOLS CoNvENE
Three Days, Convention of Sixth Dis
triet Schools at Norton.

Norton. Oct. S.-The Sunday school
convention meets in this place October
p. 2S and %.
The convention will be large one.
as delegates from all the Sunday
schools in the Sixth district are expect
ed to be present. Among the noted
Sunday school workers who Will be
present are Rev. d. Baines Griffith
pastor Of the Pilgrims CONGREGATIONAL
church Of Kansas City; J. c. Eostleth-
waite Of Jewell City, J. Il. E1ngIe. sec
retary OF the state Sunday School as
sOciatiOn; Mrs r. b. Prueszner of Law
renee, state primary superintendent:
Frank kizer. the Chalk teacher" and
l. j. Allen, the Sunday school mission
ary- The meeting viii open with Pen
tecostal services on the evening of the
2Ith- The people OF Norton with their
accustomed iberalty have thrown
open their houses and viii furnish loGe--
ing and breakfast free L. H. ThomD-
son Of Norton is secretary of the ass0-
citation. and J. B. Morrison of Colby is
president
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
CHICAGO HAS A STAR.
Lille. Helene Noldi Makes Her Debut
in Her Home City.

Chicago. Oct. S-NIlIe Helene NoIdi
made her first appearance before an
American audience last night in concert
at Central Music Hall, before a large
and fashionable audience. The debut
was a pronounced success. the new
singer being recalled a number of times.
Mile Noldi is Miss Helen Russell VI
rich of this city. She is a defendant
on her mothers side of Commodore
Perry and on that of her father is con-
nected with the old Russian family.
the members of which have held high
positions in official and army circles for
generations. The Countess Won Hes
selberg of Riga, Russia, and her ex-
cellency the wife of the late Gen. Won
Tosch, formerly head of the admiralty
department and member of the cabinet
of the late Emperor William l., are her
cousins.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
Fiald for Daily Paners.

Washington. Oct S.-ConsuI Linsley.
at Ccatcook. Quebec. in report to the
state department,says that a few years
ago it was Impossible TO obtain United
States periodicals in that part of Can
ada while now they are all for sale.
None Of the United States met~OrO1
lies are to be obtained there. bat if
an effort were made the consul be
I.eves, many would be sold which would
result n an increased trade through
the advertising medium. Daily papers
are ROW from - TO Sc hours old when
they reach that part of Canada.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
HASN'T BEEN THERE.
j. J. Allen Desires to Make State
ments about the Insane ASYLUM

J. J. Allen of Jefferson county, who re-
Gently left the asylum, refusing to per-
nit the mana cement to transfer him
from the stable to the dairy department,
denies that he has been on the premises
since the day he resigned before the board
of charities.
After leaving the asylum Allen pub
lished a sensational letter making vari-
Gus charges against the officers and mem
bers of the board of charities. 1t was
reported that Allen had threatened TO
burn the buildings which he now denies.
1t was also charged that he had removed
the burrs from buggy spindles with evil
intent a charge which he also denies and
insists that he is innocent of any wrong
doing.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington. Oct. 8.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Henry Post, Eureka Mich
Olas Frankhauser. Usage City; Wesley
Tedrow. Florence: John A Siler, Pi-
per; John G. Cole Millwood; Samuel A.
Capehart Lenexa: Geo. A. Graves,
Hutchinson Isaac Rudolph, National
Military Home Leavenworth.
ncreaSe-E1Iuster D. Yates, LeOu;
Samuel Sprague. Wichita
Reissue-Elias Evers. Hutchinson
Original Widows. .E1tc-Carrie I. Beat
ty, Galena; Marietta S. Aiker, Connal
Grove: Carolina NJ. Cchadewitz, KAN
sas City
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08

Those who believe chronic diarrhoea
to be inCuTable should read what Mr.
?. z. Grisham, OF Gaars Mills, La. has
to say on the subject, viz: I have
been sufferer from chronic diarrh0ea
ever since the war and have tried all
found remedy that effected q cure
and that was Chamberlain's Collie, ChoI-
era and DiaThoea Remedy This
medicine can always be depended upon
for collie, cholera mOrbuS. dysentarv
and diarrhOea- It is pleasant to take
and never fails to effect q cure .
and 50 cent sizes for sale by all drug
giStS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
NORCATUR REUNION.
Veterans to Meet October 1915 With
Campfires Every Night.

Norcatur. oct S.-A reunion Of the
old soldiers residing in Norton and De
catur counties will be held here October
IA. Is and IS. under the auspices of
Norcatur G. a. r. Post No. 4l3.
They promise to have plenty of
speakers present to talk of camp life
and the march. Ample hog and hard
tack for the multitude who Will be
present, and balloon ascension and
races of various kinds. Campdres will
be held every night. This section is
full Of the old comrades, and glori-
Gus reunion is expected.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08

Norton. oct. Sine nomination BY
the Republicans of Miss Katie Johnson
for treasurer of Norton county. is be-
Ieved to be the first instance on rec
ord in Kansas where such 9 thing has
heretofore been done. She is an ex-
pert in matters pertaining to the Office.
having creditabIy filed the Office Of
deputy Treasurer for several years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
Boom FOR DECATUR.
More Real Estate Changing Hands
Than Since 1892

Oberlin, October S.-Decatur county
will show a greater increase in DoDlla-
tion this year than in the last eieht
years. More of it. and better wheat
ana corn has been raised than ever
before while the acreage to be sown
TINS fan and winter VIII be very large
Alfalfa, too, is one OF the com.nr Ger
eais of Decatur county, and the valleys
o1 the solomon, Beaver, Prairie Dog
ana Sappa are full of it. The croD is
estimated to have Increased from 200
to 800 per cent
BerJram x Wilson. lawyers and real
estate dealers. report their fa1-r1 s,Ia-
and Operlin city property the largest in
several years.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
RAILROAD MEN IN DENVER.
Two Meetings to be Held in the
Mountain City This Month.

Two big meetings Of railroad men
viii be held this month in Denver with
in week of each other. On October 10
the general baggage agents of all the
roads in the United States will con-
vene in annual session. and on October
19 the national convention of the super
inteudents of bridge and building de-
partments will open.
General Ba aggage Agent Walsh of the
Santa Fe win proba bly, attend the
former meeting. and a number of the
bridge and building superintendents of
the Santa Fe and Rock Island roads
will attend the latter
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
MARRIED AT EMPoRIA.
Mr.. Eugene Truitt and Miss Gertrude
Jay-A Society Event.

Emporia. Oct S-The marriage of
Miss Gertrude Jay and Mr.. Eugene
Truitt took place at the First Presby-
terian church Wednesday night at
o'clock. 1t was the most notable we'd
prominence of bride and groom in the
social life of EmpOria and the elaborate
arran gements of the evening. The
wedding at the church, in the presence
of the best known society people OF the
town, and the reception at the house,
were distinctly the social events of the
year. About 100 guests were present.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-08
THRILLING WITH WOLC0TT.
British Governm 9nt Will Delay its
Reply Some Weeks Yet.

London, Oct. S.-The prediction made
in the dispatches of the Associa ted
Press On Saturday last to the effect
that Great Britain's answer to the bi-
metallic proposals would be delayed,
has been confirmed.
Arrangements have been made to
hold an informal conference between
tha chancellor of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicl1s-Beach and other British
officials on the one side and the United
States monetary commissioners and
Col. Hay, the United States amoassa-
dor, on the other side Tor the purpose Of
securing 4 more definite understanding
IS to what the United States and
France expect.
Consequently the British government
viii be unable TO fuldn the promise Of
the chancellor OF the exChequer to give
the United States commissioners an
answer early during the present month
and the delay viii possibly last some
weeks.