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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
IN ''HOLY BONDS"
Of MatrimOny as the Society
Editresses Say,
Were Mr.. and Mrs. John Morse
United.
Now He Kicks Her in the
Stomach
And is a Fugitive From JUS
tiCe.

Driven from house to house and treat
ed in a most cruel manner. Mrs. John
Morse of North Topeka has spent the
last three months in constant terror and
dread of her husband.
Six weeks ago Mrs. Morse was eucher-
ed out of a sewing machine. Her mother
in-law. Mrs. J. S. Morse. obtained it by
taking the dispute into the justice court,
where she gave a redelivery bond and
secured the machine in question. The
sewing machine had been the only means
by which Mrs. John Morse could make
her living when her husband was away.
When that was taken from her by pro-
cess of law, her last means of support
was swept away.
She had been living in Salt Lake with
her husband. but last summer they mov>
ed to Topeka and lived with her hus-
bands father at his house.
The two families could not agree, and
Mr.. Morse senior refused to allow his
daughter-in-law to live in his house She
was forced to leave. Her husband was
away at the time. She wanted to return
to her parents in Salt Lake City, but
some of the neighbOrs took lively inter-
est in the family affairs and induced her
to stay and make her husband live with
and support her. Had she been allowed to
the subsequent trouble might perhaps
have been prevented. She took the adj
vice of her neighbors and rented a small
house. In short time her husband re-
turned, and from then until now Mrs.
Morse has led a life which has been any
thing but pleasant. She has been knock
ed from pillar to post, and had it not
been for kindly neighbors, she might
have been without food or shelter.
small part of his time, and when he was
there it was worse for his wife than
when he was away. He took his meals
at his fathers and left her to get her
meals at home. Most of the time she
was in want. He was well fed at his
| fathers, but she was not furnished
! enough to properly sustain lifeand health
Many times she went to bed suffering for
| want of sufficient food.
He would come home to spend the
night, but was seldom there to spend
even a part of the day and often missed
being home at all for several days and
nights.
About two weeks ago. it is charged, her
husband commenced to beat and maltreat
her One day he came home in a rage.
. He knocked her down and kicked her in
| the abdomen. it is charged. Mrs. Morse
is about to become a mother. She was
I IN q pEeGdGlOuS Conull1OI 1oI SeN6AetA uelS =
! one of the neighbors took her home and
| cared for her. While she was sick her
husband left Topeka. She did not know
| where he was going
She applied to the county attorneys Of
! flee for warrant charging her husband
/ with assault with intent to kill. Such a
| charge could not be drawn, as accord
| ing to law the assault would come under
| the head af assault and battery, and that
h
husband to be brought back, as he is out
| of the state probably in Utah.
| At present Mrs. Morse is being cared
/ for by sympathfzing neighbors.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Kaw river is very low.
Albert Haag has gone to California to
live.
The barometer was lower yesterday
than it has been this year.
VIM. D. Cornish, special master of the
Union Pacific. used to be an Omaha law
yer.
Representative E. D. McKeever has
moved his law office to the Crawford
building.
George w. Clark has sold his home on
Lane street and purchased property on
West Sixth.
The monthly meeting of the Y P. 3.
c. E. will be held tonight at the First
Baptist church.
Not a stranger comes to Topeka who
does not inquire about the height of the
state house dome.
The Topeka Sunday School Primary un-
ion will meet this evening at the Central
Congregations church.
The members of the newly appointed
Topeka pension board will enter on their
duties next Wednesday.
DR.. S. G. Stewart will return tomorrow
from Xenia, o.. where he was called by
the death of his mother.
George Crawford lives in Sheriff KEEP
ley's house. He says he rented another
house before the election.
William Wallace was taken to the SAL
walton Army hospital yesterday to receive
treatment for an injured eye.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Thomas Of Emporia, who are
well known in Topeka, died Sunday.
District Judge Hazen missed the an
nual 'possum hunt. He could not secure
judge pro tenn and would not adjourn
court.
The state school fund commissioners
nave $4,000 to their credit in the state
treasury and will invest the money in
bonds.
The Y p s. C. E. of the Baptist
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
w. r. Hazen. 500 Harrison street, this
evening.
1t is but two weeks until the Cedar
Rapids base ball meeting. Will Topeka
have a representative there? That is the
question.
President R. R. Cable of the Rock ISL
and stopped off in Topeka today on his
way over the Kansas lines on an inspec-
ton trip.
The Washburn college foot ball team
plays the Agricultural college foot ball
team at Manhattan on Monday, Glasco
at their home the 18th and expects to
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05

will contain first the new law as passed
by the last Legislature and a concise his
tory of the legal proceedings through
which the measure has passed.
Mr. Boyle has just returned from St.
Louis, where a decree was secured
from Judge Thayer of the United States
circuit court. This decree provides that
it is the duty of the stock yards com
pany to furnish to shippers of cattle,
or their agents (WhO would be the com
mission mem proper receipts for money
paid for yarding, feeding, watering and
weighing live stock, which shall show on
their face the amounts eXacted for
such services and the price charged for
feed.
Mr.. Boyle's communication then ad-
vises the shipper of the necessity of
carefully preserving the evidence of all
overcharges paid by them during the
pendency of the suit. Each shipper
should carefully preserve the receipts
given for yardage and feed charges.
This receipt should show the number of
pounds of hay or corn purchased and
the amount paid for it; also the num-
ber of cattle, hogs, sheep or calves
yarded, the amount paid and the date
when service and feed We're furnished.
If the receipt furnished by the stock
yard company does not fully disclose
these facts, the shipper should set down
in a memorandum book kept for that
purpose, the proper data. 1t is also i'm
pOrtant that the shipper keep a memo
randum of the market price of hay or
corn in the city where the stock yards
are located on the day preceding the
date of the purchase of the feed. This
information can easily be secured from
the market quotations
THE fair presumption is" says Mr..
Boyle, that the stock yards company
itself will, without dispute or bubble.
pay back to shippers amounts collected
in excess of what the law provides
when the supreme court has finally dis
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
play the Kansas City Medics before

play the Kansas City Medics before
Thanksgiving in Topeka.
State superintendent Stryker has twelve
engagements ahead to speak Satur>
days before county teachers associations
in various parts of the state.
J. James. an old soldier who drew $50
pension money yesterday, claimed that
he was short changed" out of $50 at
Nick Chiles' resort yesterday.
c. c. Baker, president of the street car
company, came home from New York to-
day and saw for the first time the vesti-
buIes on the Topeka street cars.
There are a few enthusiastic young
women in town who take bicycle rides
between and o'clock these crisp morn
ings and seem to enjoy it greatly.
The people of VinIand. Douglas county.
have petitioned the state board of rail-
road commissioners to compel the Santa
Fe to place an operator at the depot
there
Mr.. H A Dunn, auditor of the Central
Georgia railway, accompanied by Mrs.
Dunn and children, left today for Savan>
nah. Ga, where his family will in the fu-
ture reside.
Abe Hawkins. an employe of the Santa
I7e at White Eagle. o. T, entered the
Santa T1e hospital in this city yesterday
L
by a handcar and his body bruised.
The Topeka stamp and coin collectors
will meet a the Commercial club rooms
Monday night to organize a society. Miss
Lucy Kingman has one of the largest and
rarest collections of coins in the city.
Robert Edwards, better known as I'm
Gle Robert has been engaged to make
the coffee for the Scottish Rite Masons
next week He has the distinction, among
those who know him, of being the best
coffee maker in Topeka
John c. Frey has returned from Spring
field. Mo, where he was called by the
accident to his brother. Hall Frey The
Young mans condition is not as serious
a. was at first believed. He was injured
bv a limb falling on his head
A Topeka man who did a great deal of
work in the late campaign says he will
never have anything more to do with
politics. The habit is just as hard to
break as the tobacco habit and he will
be head over ears in the fight next year
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05

ties until November Is, after which
time none will be received except at
the discretion of the committee and up
on payment of a penalty of $50 for each
consolidated mortgage bond, 81 for
each share of stock.
The Oregon Improvement reOrSanl-
zatiOn committee has called the third
installment of the assessment, $25 on
each consolidated bond, $3.50 on each
share of stock and 81 on each share of
common stock, payable on or before
November Is, at the Manhattan Trust
company, or the Old Colony Trust COM
pany of Boston.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
TO WORK FORARBITRATION
Prominent English Divine Here in
the Interest of Universal Peace.

New York, Nov. 5.-Rev DR.. Charles
a. Gerry pastor of the Queens street
church, WoIverhampton, London and
chairman of the Congregational union
of England, has arrived in New York
from England. DR.. Gerry will endeav-
or to influence the senate to ratify the
anglO-American arbitration treaty.
According to a report he has been in
vited to act as senate chaplain for a
few days during the next session. He
viii conduct a series of mass meetings
throughout the country in the interest
of arbitration movement. On Novem-
ber Z he will participate in the anniver-
Sary services at Plymouth church,
Brooklyn, in cOmmemOratiOn of the
50th anniversary of Henry Ward
Beecher's accession to that pulpit.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
SQUEEZING OUT WApER.
Two Railroads That are Trying to
Get on q Business Basis.

New York. Nov. 5.-The reorganiza-
ton committee of the Union Pacific.
Denver & Gulf railroads have issued
notice that the majority of the consoli-
dated mortgage bonds and stock of the
company had been disposed of under
the plan of reorganization and that
certificates of deposit of the Central
Trust company have been listed on the
New York stock exchange.
The executive committee have ex-
tended the time for depositing securf-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
There is a Class of Peonls

Who are injured by the use of coffee
Recently there has been placed in ali
the grocery stores a new preparatton
called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains
that takes the place of coffee The
most delicate stomach receives it with
out distress. and but few can tell if
from coffee. It does not cost over 4
a much. Children may drink it with
great benefit. Is cents and % cents per
package. Try it. Ask for GRAIN
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05

Billiards. Hor5hOund Syrup is not a
mixture of stomach destroying drugs
but is a scientifically prepared remedy
that cures coughs and colds and all
throat and lung troubles. It's action is
quick, prompt and positive. 25c and soc.
Geo. W. Stansheld 6S2 Kan. Ave. and
Muler's Pharmacy, Cor. 9Th and Topeka
avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
LETTER TO sTocKMEN.
Attorney General Boyle Advises Them
How to Deal With the z. c.
Yards.

Attorney General Boyle is preparing
an extended circular letter to the cat
tlemen of Kansas and the patrons of
the Kansas City stock yards The letter
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05

posed of this case However, in order
to avoid any dispute, it will be well for
the shipper to open up a little set of
books with himself"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-05
Don.t TobaeeO spit and smoEs Your Iire Auay.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mag
netic full OF life. nerve and vigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder worker, that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or 81. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
The Beer Bottle and the Firebug.

Just at midnight last night a gent le-
man passing through the hallway on the
second floor of the Printers Exchange
discovered broken beer bottle standing
up in corner near the water closet. His
attention was attracted by a slight smell
of kerosene, and upon investigation he
found that 1t came from bottle. 1t
looks as though our fire hug had come
back again aud was getting ready for
business.
The above item which appeared in the
Argus yesterday morning leaves no
further room for doubt that Maine should
have state fire marshal, and it also re-
moves any doubt as to who. should receive
the appointment. The rare detective
skill which unearthed the beer bottle
smelling Of kerosene in the hallway OF
" Printers Exchange" should oe en-
ployed in that line of work exclusively.
When the new fire marshal is appointed
and proceeds to investigate further this
case the two printers who are responsible
for the beer bottle smelling of kerc-
sene. (not beer) will without doubt be
willing to assist the Official i'll every way
possible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
TOOK IT CODY.
The Conyicts Judge Bouney Sentenced on
Their Way to State Prison.

The party of seventeen convicts taken
to the state prison by Mr.. Feehan, the
oaurd at the prison, and Deputy sheriff
piummer. would never have been taken
for such by people 1t they had seen them
nm their way to Thomaston. They ocou-
MED a special car and were chatting each
other and the farmers along the route
fire entire distance. Murray and Dale
esneeially made fun at each others ex-
nense. Hatch saw Plummer's overcoat
or, the back Of aeat and lugged IL to the
other end of the car saying that the
ruline passion was too strong for him to
resist.
Dale said he would bet that he would
he spoken Of as one of the best prise ners
they ever had in the Institution. Murray
told one of the officers that If the prison
officials wanted man who could do q
neat lob of hair work that Dale was the
fellow for them, and Dale retaliated with
the remark that If there was any blasting
or blowing to be done none better than
Murray could be employed.
When the train was entering the station
at Thomaston, Dale, initiating the con-
dutor. shouted out, Thomaston,
Thomaston, five years for refreshments. !"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
JUMPED OVER THE DOCK.
A Funny But Unfortunate Freak of
Runaway Horse.

horse belonging to Mr.. George
Mountfort of Knightyille took flying
leap from the nock of the International
Steamship company last night and
landed in the mud below. Mr.. Mount
,rt,s son and daughter, George and Ella,
were driving up Com mercial street when
the horse took fright. The young man
saw thst he could not control him and
NTH hs and his sister jumped from the
sleigh. They did SO none too soon, Tor
the crazed animal made dash down the
wharf and made the leap over the dock.
1t was 10 foot plunge, but the horse
landed in the soft mud, the tiae pelng
ant. and was not much injured. The
sleigh got somewhat the worst of it. The
lorsa was extricated from his position
.,d ,,,ade Tn walk up the gangway. The
young man and young lady were not IN
iured to any extent.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The Rev, Mr.. Pearson a the Veteran
Firemen's meeting Thursday night.
presented Treasurer Cummings and Sec
Rotary Ball with gold badges.
About 80 mem ers of the Diamond Is
land Association went to Riverton Park
ON special cars Thursday evening. They
had q ssupper, which was followed by
dancing and whist playing.
Iyanhoe Lodge K. of P.,will confer the
rank of page next Tuesday evening.
There will be al meeting of the South
Portland Veteran Ass collation. this even
ing at Knightville Hose House at 7.S0
O'Clock.
Cando Silver Polish has no equal.
Tire Inkeytanker for January and Feb
ruary is out.
The Maine Central, the official organ
Of the III aine Central railway, has been
placed under the efficient personal SUI
pervision of Col. f. E. Boothby. general
passenger agent of the road.
The monthly business meeting OF the
Diet Mission Will be held at the Fraterni.
ty House, 20 Spring street, this after
noon at O'Clock.
Portland Council, No. 4, r. and S.
H., Will hold a stated meeting at Ma
sonic hall, Monday evening, February
sth, at 7.sO o'clock, for purpose of ballot
ing.
Evangelist Walter Russell. will again
speak at the mems meeting in Y. M.
G. a. hall Sunday afternoon at 4. 81
O'Clock. His subject will be "H eroic
Christianity
Yesterday was perfect winters day,
clear and mild.
Yates lodge of Perfection acid meet
ing at Masonic hall last evening for busi-
Eess and balloting.
sssMrs Catherine Dent Stevenson of Chi
oaeo, corresponding secretary of the ma
sinnai W. G. I. o., will speak in Chest.
nat street church next Sunday afternoon
on the subject of Christian Citizenship
There will be meeting of the South
Portland Veteran Association this eve.
ming ut KniRhtville hose house, at
O'Clock.
Tha clock In the tower Of the First
National bank, which has not been
lighted for a long time, was illuminated
last evening to the great satisfaction Of
pedestrians.
The Speciality club mad a charity
whist pnrsy and elegant supper at the
The Sherwood last night.
DR.. Dalton's subject Sunday Afternoon
at O'Clock will be the "Book Of
Judges" commentary on the state o.
society when men are without restraint
and do what is right in their own eyes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06

Yesterday forenoon fight between two
workmen engaged at the new elevator
took place over 100 feet from the ground
and on the very edge of the big structure.
man named Wallace who had been ut
work on the structure until few days
ago came back to the elevator yesterday
morning looking for trouble. One hun
dred feet in the air and right on the very
edge of the mammoth bnilding which is
going up like mushroom in the night
Wallace found what he was looking for.
He attacked man named Hennavan
and a thrilling and almost blood curdlins
battle took place. Both men fought like
tigers and mistep of either would have
sent him over the edge and he would
have landed battered wreck Mt the foot
of the big building. But reither man
cared whether he fell CT not and they
were finally separated by fellow workmen
who expected every moment to soc them
mitch over the edge and go whirllng over
and over to a horrible death below.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
Took His Barn Sleigh Riding.

William A. Alien, the stair builder, I'M
til yesterday. owned barn at the foot
of Preble street on the "dump." He
owns the barn now only it isn't just
where ii was yesterday. The building
is owned by Mr.. Allen, but the lot on
which it stood previous to yesterday
was not owned by him. Consequently
when this lot of land was sold Mr.. Allen
had to move his barn and it didn's take
him long to do 1t.
He mounted the structure on a pair
of hugh runners, and with several pairs
of horses attached hauled his barn over
to another lot at the corner OF Boyd ana
Lincoln streets where it now stands ms
firmly as the proverbial house built on
rock. A bystander said that the parn
was hauled from the corner OF Pearl ana
Lincoln streets to the corner Of Frank
lin street In just 10 minutes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
Wages Cut Down in Lynn.

Lynn, February 5.-Thu help employ ed
in the cutting department. OF Aaron y.
Smiths shoe factory were notified yester-
day of cut down in wages that would
reduce the present price for lasting one
grade of shoes from four and half
cents pair to three and n quarter cents.
The men refused to aocspt the reduction.
This afternoon the committee of men
had an interview with Smith, who agreed
to accept a reduction OF half cent per
pair, making the price four cents pair.
The COMMITTEES did not agree to this,
hut adjourned to further consideration.
Tha men say the reduction of half q
cent pair would mean the reduction
in wages Of over Sc cents per day and
state that they could not very we'll affor
to accept it. The men are all Knights
of Labor cutters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
Didn,t Make Connections.

Thursday night party of young Ia
dies from the telephone exchange, with
their escorts, started for Mitchell's on
the Cape, in barge. The vehicle cap
sized when half way to it's destination
and many Of the girls were severely
bruised and injured. They walked
about quarter OF the way over and
the same distance back on account of
the bare ground and now the telephone
girls are of the opinion that sleighing
on the Cape is not very good.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
M g il,

Made and Merit Maintains the confidence
OF the people in Hoods Sarsaparilla. II
medicine cures you when you are sick; If
it cures your neighbors and your friends
when they are ailing; if it makes wonder
full cures of many diseases everywhere,
then beyond any question that medicine
possesses merit. That is just the truth
about Hoods Sarsaparilla. Prepared by
accumulation, proportion and process I'M
known to other medicines, it has curative
powers peculiar to itself. We know it
possesses great merit because it has
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06

The Senate election committee has re-
fused to reopen the Dupont case.
The Rhode Island general assembly ad-
Journed this afternoon to April.1S
John A. Sproul Of Pemaquid. farmer
30 years Of age, died very suddenly
Thursday He was in his usual health,
having worked hard cutting wood the
day before He did his chores Thurs
day morning, but feeling Ill lay down
and died shortly after.
A careful canvass of the Senate shows
that 80 senators will oppose the treaty,
the Populistic element Icing against it.
The report that the town of Guanabac-
cos. five miles east ef Havana bay, has
bean burned by rebels. is untrue.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
CONGRESS SuUARE UNION

Extends words of warmest praise and heartfelt
the success Of Parada. whether by the sacur-
ing Of participates, serving as chaperons or as
sisting III the preparation of the costumes 10
the soloists who so acceptably performed llS "a
parts, to the chorus. dancers and cupldS anu
to the parents who have aided us by nelr WofA
and interest we extend our hearty THANKS
CONGRESS SQUARE UNlON,.
MRS. e. A. HUNT, Sec'y. fepodis
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
Passenger
wv AYFGM hmB1C Service.
6. 6. fCANADA," New

oooo TONS is intended to sail from Boston as
v s",,ow. fnr nneenstown and liverpool
saturday March goth, at r. noon.
nv sammy 10y screw steamer has magnificent ac-
cabin ind e tSe arrest and
Dess mo@ vessel sailing from Boston ono i've
stock carried. .--,d ,,,vards. round pas
oaiS ~ * pano J u3Swsrds according to location
SeesonG cahs VERY superior accommodatons1
$40; round passage s76. Steefsse PASSAGE " y
For passage plans, etc. apply to Local agts 81
JOHN FARLEY q SONS, Gen. rasf Fam 4 eso}3m NJ
State street, Boston
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-02-06
Torpedo Boat a Success.

Newport, r. l., February DIT has
been proved that the principle on which
torpedo boat No. was constructed IL
correct and the extent of her success la
now but question of mechanical detail.
Today. she came down the bay for furth-
err breaking in of a crew for endurance.
She was speeded upwards OF an hour
aud quarter, during which she made
eight runs over thesgovernment measured
mile and developed speed OF 20. 76
knots.