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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
RED CROSS DISHONORED.
Miss Clara Barton Says All Countries
Protect it Except America

New York, Oct. 11.-NIiss Clara Bar
ton, president of the American Red
Cross society, who has just returned
from the international Red Cross con-
ference at Vienna, said that excepting
this country, the leading nations had
passed laws protecting the title and in
sigma of the Red Cross. On this point
Miss Barton said:
1T was humiliating to confess before
the great assemblage that in our own
enlightened country there are 2S4 per
sons, corporations and firms who are
using the name and sign of the Red
Cross as a trade mark, for private gain
and that there are innumerable bodies
of people here who have founded Red
Cross societies for local purposes and
who are in no way connected with the
general organization. It was sad to
confess that up to the present time the
American congress had passed no law
for the protection of the sacred emblem
of humanity and taken no steps to keep
it from being degraded. The Red
Cross delegates We're amazed to learn
that the wealthy men of the great re-
public had not richly endowed their
own Red Cross, nor could they under
stand why our congress had not pro-
hibited by stringent laws the prOstitu-
ton of humanity's sacred emblem"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
DUST MAKES DISEASE.
100000 People Have "Colds in the
Head' in Chicago.

Chicago, Oct. 11.-Chicago is in the
grasp of an epidemic of nasal catarrh
and kindred maladies. The officials Of
the health department have completed
the investigation they have been con-
Quoting to ascertain the causes. The
conclusion of the experts was the trou-
BILE was all due to a surplus of what
are known as pus microbes in the at
mosphere, and that the drought was re-
sponsible for the microbes.
Physicians throughout the city have
been bothered to explain the epidemic
Their reports indicated nearly 100. 900
persons were afflicted with what We're
popularity called .cOlds in the head ."
Nc particular district seemed to eecan4-
In many cases the malady took the
form of hay fever or asthma. wnlle ia
other cases symptoms of influenza, or
the grip appeared.
The streets Of the city, unwashed bv
rain for so long, have become deeply
covered with foul dust. and dust is an
ideal propagator of microbes, declares
DIR. F. w. Reilly, assistant commits
sioner of health.
DR.. Reilly has locked up in his desk
eight small glass plates, and on these
plates are 6,21O microbes. The bacteria
were collected from the street corners
in various parts of the city and it is to
this class of microbes that the present
epidemic of colds is aScribed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
FIREMEN'S WIDOWS
Each Got $4,000 for Death of
Their Husbands at Lang.

Thirty-three thousand dollars is
what it has cost the Santa Fe railway
company to pay for the lives of the
three engineers and three freInen killed
in the wreck near Lang station on the
evening of October s.
Shortly after the wreck the claim de-
pGrtment OF the road sent word to the
widows of Engineer Branham and Engi-
gineer HOLSTER that although the ques-
tiOn of responsibility had not been de
termined the company would make the
same settlement for the deaths of the
two engineers s would be made for the
death of Engineer F'risbie, to whom alb
solutely no blame was attached. Last
week Mrs Frisbie received $1,000 from
the company, and the same amount it
is understood has already been received
by Mrs. Branham and Mrs. HOllister
The wives of the three firemen killed
in the wreck, Benjamin Walters, Ed.
Gunsolley and John Shirley, have each
received $4,000. This makes the total
amount paid to the relatives of the dead
enTinemen $33, 600
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
GEORGE WORTH ON TRIAL
For Alleged Assault on the Young
Daughter of w G. EaIloway.

The criminal docket of the Septem Der
term of the district court opened this
morning with the case of the State
against George Worth, charged with
criminally assauIting the 11-year-o old
daughter of Engineer w. G. Holloway
of the Santa F'e last July. Engineer
Holloway resides in Parkdale and is
well known among the employees of the
Santa Fe, and at the time the case was
called this morning the court room was
crowded with neighbors and friends of
the Holloway family.
Worth is an old man, about so years
of age. and has worked in Topeka as a
teamster for a number of years. Since
his arrest in July he has been confined
in the county Jail, and was brought in
to the court room this morning by
Jailer Frank Leech. When he entered
the crowded room he was Wiping his
eyes with a red bandana handkerchief,
and was apparently considerably
agitated. After taking his seat behind
time to time. and so great was his agi-
County Attorney Jetmore that he was
unable to answer.
The plaintiff in the case sat between
her mother and father in the rear of the
court enclosure. She is a pretty little
girl, not yet u years of ag1.
The evidence in the case will prObab bly,
not be concluded today. Worth has
three attorneys employed to fight it for
him
At the time the assault is supposed
to have been committed there was con-
siderable talk of Iynching Worth among
the Santa F'e men in this city.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
BURGLARS AT DAWSON.
They Rob the Canadian Gold Com
1nissioner's Office.

Seattle Wash, Oct. 1.-THE steamer
City of Seattle arrived here last night
at 10 o'clock from Skaguay and Dyea,
Alaska.
Among her passengers were James
Clark and c. A. Brown of Chicago, who
left Dawson City September 5, and
came out over the trail, making the
trip in 26 days. They confirm previous
reports as to the scarcity of provisions
and they came out for that reason.
Clark and Brown bring the news that
on September burglars broke into the
Canadian gold commissioners cabin at
Dawson and stole between three and
four thousand dollars worth of dust
and nuggets.
Among the Seattle's passengers were
George c. Bounds and wife and VIM
Miner of San Francisco, who left Daw-
son before Brown and Clark, coming
out with the Calvin party, which ar
rived here yesterday. The amount of
gold will not exceed $4,000.
According to a story brought down
by one of the Seattle'S passengers, there
is much Indignation at Skaguay over
the alleged effort of Bernard Moore to
throw the tOWnsite into the possession
of Canada by conveying it to the Brit
ish Yukon company. Moore, it is al
legged, is a British subject, but in his
application to the United States land
office al Sitka to make final proof and
entry, he alleges the fact that he is a
citizen of the United States.
The Americans at Skaguay hS've en-
ployed an attorney to look after their
interests
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
HAVE A FUSS WITH LEEDY.
Board OF PardOns Resent the Govern
or's Action in Several Cases.

One day last week the three members
of the board OF pardons, N. NJ. Wells
Paola. ]. V. Randolph Emporia and
Mayo Thomas of Howard, called upon
Gov. Leedy and informed him unless
he observed tha recommendations of
the board in the cases which they spent
time in Investigating and considering
they would resign in body.
1t seems that the board has reported
adversely upon a number of cases
which the governor has taken up later
and issued pardOns upon. In some
cases upon which the board made IA
vOrable reports the governor refused
to issue pardOns.
governor promised to consult the board
when he desired to issue a pardon or
take exceptions to the report of the
board. The board then adjourned un-
til the first of January, when the busi-
ness of thinning out the crowd at the
penitentiary will be resumed.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
CROKER IS SCARED.
Is Negotiating for the Removal of
Van Wyck From the Ticket

New York. Oct. 1.-THE Journal and
Advertiser says:
Nathan Strauss and Richard Croker
have held a conference at Great Bar
ringtOn, Mass, with Judge VIM. Cay
nor of Brooklyn and Col. William L.
Brown.
Out of this conference it is declared
there will come readjustment of the
Democratic city ticket with Judge Cay
nor's name in the place of Robert A.
Van Wyck's as the candidate Of the
party for mayor.
It is known that Mr.. Strauss and Mr..
Croker went to Great Darlington to
urge Judge GaynOr's acceptance of the
Office. Mr.. Strauss was selected as the
spokesman of Greater New York De
mOcracy on account of his close reIa-
ton with the conservative business in
terests of the city, which Judge GaynoF
believed earlier in the campaign was
adverse to his candidacy for the office
of mayor. Mr.. Strauss was empowered
by the Democratic provisional COM
mittee to say to Judge GaynOr that his
prospective selection for mayor at this
time had been submitted to the busi-
ness men of the city and approved by
them and that the Democratic Organi-
zation would support him unitedly if he
accepted.
These representations were made to
Judge GaynOr at the summer home of
Mr. Strauss and the men discussed the
matter at length during a drive to Len
cept a place on the ticket on account of
his friendly relations with Henry
George, the Independent labor candi-
date
Judge Gaynor said to Messrs. Strauss
and Croker that Henry George before
accepting the Independent nomination
for mayor, had told him that he would
not run if Judge Gay=ior was a candi-
date. With this courtesy in mind,Judge
Gaynor hesitated to give his consent.
He has the matter still under consider
alton.
The New York Herald has made
canvass of the 175,O 900 German voters as
to their preference for mayor. Henry
George Jefferson DemOcraO. is the
choice of 49. POI German voters; Seth
Low (Citizens' Union). 48 282; Van
Wyck (Tammany), 44,O39; General Ira
cy (Republican), q, ,7S4; Patrick Gleason
(Independent). $500.
The Journal and Advertisers poll of
1913, ,359 voters of Greater New York
shows: Van Wyck, 81 ,592: Henry
George, 81, ,416; Seth Low, 44,40O; Gen
eraI Tracy, 3O,951
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
LITTLE BUT GOLD
Is Coming From England to America
Now.

London, Oct. 1.-THE resumption of
the gold shipments has changed the
outlook for the money market. Grain
shipments from the United States are
now large. and, cotton also is en- route,
while there is little, if any. offset in the
way of American purchases in this
market. So far, indeed, as stock Op-
erations are concerned, special remit
tances in cash are being made to New
York in connection with the coming
sale of the Union Pacific railroad. These
circumstances combine to indicate a
somewhat larger drain of gold and an
advance in the bank rate, although the
American demand will doubtless be met
to some extent from Paris, French
purchases of wheat being considera BILE
\ moderate rise in the value of money
is proba bic. Discount is rather f1rmer
The banks are not taking paper freely
though money remains in good supply
at l per cent for a week.
Bar silver is led per ounce lower,
owing to the general belief that the In
dian government has definitely refused
to reopen the Indian mints to the free
coinage of silver If this belief is we'll
founded, all the negotiations of the
American bimetallic commissioners
may be considered at an end
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
WORK ON CITY PRISON.
improvements in it are Begun Today
by the Contractor.

Today work was begun at the city pris-
on on the improvements which are so
badly needed. o. Swanson, the con-
tractor began tearing off the roof of
the rear addition. 1t is probable that
the prisoners will have to be removed
to the county jail for a time pending
the building Of the addition, but not at
present.
The plans call for the raising of the
rear addition to two stories and a gen.
eral renovation of the present quarters.
With the new rooms it will be possi-
bic to keep prisoners who have been
sentenced apart from those who are
awaiting trial This is very necessary.
Also children arrested will be put in a
place by themselves and not thrown
with degraded beings. A sewing room
for the women will be provided and
there is talk of having a cooking de-
partment connected with it. In this
way it is thought that quite a saving
in the feeding of prisoners can be ef-
fected. 1t is thought that the i'm
provements will be completed by De-
cember 1St.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
Promised DramatiZatiOn of the
Luetgert Affair
Packs the German Theatel
Where 1t Is Presented.
GREAT ADVANCE SALE,
All We're Anxious to See the
Murder
And the Boiling of the Body in
the Vat.

Cbicaro Oct. 11.-"Der Wurst Fabri-
kant Won Lake View" otherwise, Tine
sausage maker of Lake View which
was advertised as a dramauzatlon Oh
the Luetgert murder case proved a
veritable gold mine for its producer last
night The aisle ways. chairs, boxes,
beer tables and everything else around
the han where a man or woman could
sit, We're occupied, and it turned out
that there is nothing new to the play
but the name.
The manager of the little German
theater saw an opportunity to eaten
the public eye and he changed the name
of the familiar German comedy BY
Blumenthal and Kahlburg, known IN
Eng.i .ish as''The Two EscutcheOns- me
smart thing in thiS,iS appreciated When
it is remembered that in the comedy as
il stands in the original German, the
central male character is d narufac-
turer of sausage and halls from Chi
cago.
The previous announcement of the
play caused Inspector Schaack much
trouble He had seen the announce
ment and he wanted to know whether
il took his side or not. In order to as
certain he had mis- UruSIy detectives
seek out the manager and ask ques-
tons. The manager, L SCHNEIDER, IS q
very ShTeWd young man, and ne abSO-
lutely refused to tell anything concern
ing his forthcoming spectacle He was
asked all sorts of questions about 1t,
and the only bit of information the po-
lice could gather was contained in the
answer:
If Luetgert is acquitted I expect to
engage him for the principal part
don't you think he would make q hit2'
Manager Schndler's evasiVeness about
the plot and character OF the piece only
stirred the police to greater activity,
and they discovered that Mr.. Demmel,
the star actor of the troupe. was to
make up in imitation OF the famous
man of sausage.
Other startling finds the police made
We're that there was a character in the
piece whose first name is Mary. The
police. having put two and two tcgeth-
character repTes1 Il15u Ma Stem cz'ilas,.
They also ascertained that another WO-
man character is that of a widow.
Mrs Feldt," said Schaack's men. They
We're not able to learn who was to play
Mrs Luetgert.
The people of the northwest side are
not of 90 inquisitiVe a turn of mind as
the Inspectors police, and consequently
relying merely on the words of 8Ir.
Schindler's announcement of the Sen
satiOnS Stueck. der WurSt F'abrikaut
Won Lake View" they all rushed to his
office for tickets.
They wanted to see the dreadful muir
der done in the third act and in the
fourth act they hoped to see the boil
irg Of the body in the grewsome cellar
Of the great factory in DiVerSey street.
They hoped too that deep realism
would be given to the thing and they
expected to be greatly thrilled by the
awful scenes.
There was very great disappointment
when they found that the Luetgert case
had little to do with the play.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
CHICAGO MEN FIGHT FIRs.
Roof of a Car Burned Off En- Route to
the Mammoth Cave

Glasgow Junction, Ky. Oct. 1.-THE,
second car of the county Democracy
train caught fire at o'clock last ev-
ening while the famous Chicago polit-
ical organization was en- route to the
Mammoth Cave on the narrow gauge
line between Glasgow Junction and the
cave.
The roof was soon ablaze The train
was stopped ana a rush made for the
emergency buckets. The county De-
mocracy, under command Of Captain
Farrell and Assistant Chief James H.
Calvin. fought the flames for half an
hour, and soon had them under con-
troll, when the train proceeded on it's
way.
Mayor Harrison, Robert z. Burke
and other prominent Chicago Demo-
cratic politicians worked with the ener-
gy of veteran ffremen to extinguish the
blaze.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
HARRISON CLARKSON CASE.
Petition for Taking it Into the Feder-
al Court is Being Heard

The arguments on the petition for
removal to the federal court of the in
junction suit of Harrison Clarkson
against Webb McNau, state insurance
commissioner, are being heard before
Judge Hazen in the district court this
afternoon. The petition was filed by
Attorney Dave MUlvane representing
the Philadelphia Insurance company
and so of the 81 other foreign insurance
companies made parties to the suit in
Clarkson's amended petition
Whatever decision Judge Hazen ar
rives at on the petition for removal At
torney Mulvane will ask the federal
court to certify to the removal of the
case. If Judge Hazen decides that the
case can be removed, he will go no
~, ther cn the original suit which he
now has under advisement. In the
event he decides that it cannot be re-
moved, he will pass on the injunction
Notwithstanding the fact that the case
viii by that time be under cOnsidera.-
tion in the federal court
The insurance companies made par
ties to the suit are the companies
which have been using Clarkson's rate
books.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
LITTLE GIRLS PARADE.
Decorate Their Doll Carriages and
March in Procession.

The latest amusement among Topeka
children is the arrangement of minia
ture flower parades. The first parade
arranged was given on Topeka avenue
between Tenth and Twelfth streets
Saturday afternoon, and was partici-
pated in by 20 little girls, ranging in
ages from three to eight years, each
wheeling a prettily decorated doll car
riage The mothers of the children
decorated the carriages with paper
flowers, and decidedly pretty showing
was made.
The only mistake made in the man
agement of the parade was the fact
that while prizes were offered for the
best features, there was not consola-
ton prize for every participant, and
when the time for making the awards
arrived, every one of the little tots
who failed to receive a prize felt per-
sonally injured. The prizes consisted
of dolls
The idea of the miniature parade was
original with the little daughter of Mrs.
Reid Alexander.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
DEFENSE RESTS.
Evidence in Luetgert Trial is All in
and Argument Begins

Chicago, Oct.11-The great trial came
to sudden and unexpected close to-
day. Witnesses for the defense called
in sur-rebuttaI failed to respond when
their names were called and finally ex-
Judge Vincent announced to the court
that the case OF the defense was all in.
We rest" concluded Luetgert's chief
counsel a sigh of relief was heard in
the court room
After a brief consultation by the
counsel in the case it was agreed to
begin arguments to the jury this after
noon. Assistant States Attorney Nc
Evan opened. He will be followed by
Attorney Phelan. EX-Judge Vincent
Will close for the defense and States
Attorney Deneen Will close for the
prosecution The case viii go to the
jury probably next Saturday night
When court opened the taking of sur
rebuttal evidence was begun.
Fred J. Swift. d court StenOgrapher
was called to the witness stand to i'm
peach Frank OdOrfsky. Ham Frank"
who was employed by Luetgert at the
latters sausage factory. Stenograph-
er Swift reported Odorfsky's evidence
before Justice kersten. He testified
that Odorfsl1y testified before the JUS
tice that he was not at the Luetgert
sausage factory on May / but on the
day prior 10 that date During the
present trial OdOrfsl1y testified that he
. was there May L
William Lest and Fred Lester were
called successfully and testified that
they saw tallOw and grease living be
SIDE the ice box IN Luetgert'S sausage
factory. It was brought out on cross
examination that the grease was OBJ
served on May Il and the evidence Of
these two witnesses was of little value.
Then the defense started into repulse
the attack which had been made upon
the reputation OF William Charles. Lu-
etgert's business partner and one of the
strongest witnesses the sausage maker
had d. H. Brown, a resident of Chi
cagO for years said he had known
Charles intimately for four years and
that the reputation for truth and hon
esty OF Mr.. Charles was good.
The prosecution took the witness
through a lively crOss-exanination. He
was led to confess that he had never
had any business relations with Charles
and only met him occasionally.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
PROGRESS on THE BRIDGE.
Persons Can Now. Walk Across the
River on It

The Kansas river is now spanned by
the new concrete bridge and it won't be
SO very long until it will be opened to
the public Four of the concrete arches
are completed and the fifth and last
one is being made. Fills are being made
at either end of the bridge and it is now
possible to walk from one bank to the
other on the new bridge. The concrete
arch on the last span will be made by
Wednesday and the sides will be COM
me- ced- The north abutment masonry
will be made as soon as possible and by
that time the wooden arch forms can
be removed from three of the spans
The waterways under the concrete
arches are being cleared in anticipation
of high water later on.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
FEVER AT GALVESTON.
Texas Towns Quarantined Against
the Gulf City.

Dallas, Tex, Oct. 11-Several places
in the state have quarantined against
Galveston because of the report that
yellow fever exists there
At Beaumont, the county board Of
health quarantined against both Cal
weston and Houston and all communi-
cation is cut off between Beaumont and
those cities.
Rigid quarantine has been re-estab-
lished in Bryan and that county
against the Gulf city and three persons
went there from Galveston several days
ago are being detained. The Marshall
board of health has quarantfned
against Galveston, Houston, Beaumont
and San Antonio
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-11
BRIGHTER FOR CUBA.
Weyler Ordered to Embark for Mad
rid at Once-M ore Humane Policy.


rid at Once-More Humane Policy.
New York. Oct. IA dispatch to the
World from Madrid says:
The minister of war has cabled to
General WeyIer to embark for Madrid
Immediately, handing over the COM
mand to Marquis Ahumada, or General
Linares. All high civil officers and the
principal Heutenanus of Weyler will
be replaced promptly. The government
telegraphed an order to cease instantly
all seventies and all rigorous methods
of warfare practiced hitherto.
With the exception of the COnServa-
tives and Republicans, who persist in
counting Weyler the majority of the
press and public applaud the new gov
ernment for gazetting DEGREES recalling
Weyler and appointing Marshal BlancO
Governor General of Cuba. So deter
mined was the cabinet to act vigorously
approved the above DEGREES, Count
Xiquena, minister of public works car
ried them to the palace. The queen got
up from dinner to sign them.
The minister of war telegraphed the
transatlantic company to postpone
the departure of the mail steamer to
allow General Blanco to embark Tues
day with a numerous staff. Six gen
erals. also officers who served under
Marshal CampOs in the early part of
the present war, and 700 men as rein
forcements, will follow in November
General BlancO is not expected to be in
a position to form a correct estimate Of
the situation or to suggest the best
course to follow before the middle of
November. Military operations will
continue, directly fine weather permits.
against all insurgents not disposed to
reforms and the reversal of the policy
of the last two years