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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
ARRESTED FOR MURDER.
Leavenworth Veteran Charged With
KilIing Alfred Cummings

Leavenworth. Aug. "a dishonora-
bly, discharged veteran from the Sol
diers home named George Murphy, alias
Phillips was arrested and lodged in
jail last night on a warrant charging
him with the murder of Alfred Cum
mings-
Cummings was murdered in a hut in
Uniontown. or the "Whitechapel' dis
trict. near the Soldiers home, on the
night of October 10. 1896 He was sit
ting at a table eating supper, when
someone approached from behind and
cut his head open with an ak, scatter
ing blood and brains on the table. A
second blow was dealt with the ak,
nearly severing the head from the body.
Cummings was a veteran of the Next
can and civil wars and had eonsidera-
Bile pension money. He was very en-
ergetic and had much cheap jewelry,
which he displayed on all occasions.
Murphy, the veteran under arrest,
has served a term in the penitentiary
for horse stealing and has a bad repu-
ration. A woman gave the officers the
information connecting Murphy with
the murder Another arrest will be
made tomorrow, as il is said the crime
was committed by two men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06

Sweden, together with congratulations
adopted by the Augustana Synod of
North America
It is a, wonderful piece of art In the
center is a fine monograph represent
ing the Swedish crown. and on one
side is the Swedish flag and on the
other the stars and stripes. On the
left, and adjoining the crown, is ~.
and on the right 81 In the left hand
corner is a scene representing the
landing of the Pilgrim fathers on the
American coast. In the right hand cor
ner is the Gloria Del (oId Swedish)
church. and to the right OF this is old
Andover, Ill, and the old school house.
is a picture of Augustana cOllege.In the
center is q view of the Gustaus Adolf
plus church in New York, and to the
right of this Brooklyn church. Below
it all is a beautiful view of the AIissis-
SiDpi river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
1T IS AND IT ISN'T.
Strike at the Atlanta Cotton Mills
Resumed

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 6.-The strike of L.
400 operatives of the Fulton Bag & Cot
ton mills against the employment of
negro labor, which was supposed to
have been settled yesterday afternoon
is on again today. a verbal agreement
was reached between the strikers and
President E1Sas and it was said the
trouble had been adjusted. President
Elsas was willing to discharge the ne
gro women and it was not supposed
any difficulty would be encountered in
agreeing upon written contract When
the contract drawn up by the strikers
was presented to Mr.. Elsas he declined
to sign it and the settlement was de
clared off The cause of the new dis
agreement is the demand of the strik-
ers that the mill not only withdraw the
negro women who were~the cause of the
strike but all other negroes employed
except fremen and scrub women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
LET kLONDIKE ALONE.
A Returned Explorer Tells of Its
Disadvan tages in Winter.

Portland, Me. Aug. 6.-Captain Miles
Standish of Montreal, who has been
spending the summer in Alaska, has
written letter which was received
here today. In this letter he says that
the situation on the Klondike is not
very dissimilar to other gold fields.
The yellow metal is there. he says.
but it does not lie around on the ground
in chunks waiting to be scooped up 1t
can only be secured by patient and IN
commonly laborious placer mining, in
terspersed with many weary miles of
tramping around from pocket to pocket
He further says that the journey 10
the "diggings'' from Juneau is an en-
terprise calculated to appal the stout
est heart
Beyond all this winter is already be-
ginning in that region, and anyone who
starts must stop over at Juneau until
next May.
There is not food enough in all Alas
ka to keep the people who are planning
to go there for a month. He also says
the larger part of the KlOndike region
is in Canada without stretching an
elastic boundary line an inch" and
adds that the Dominion police will have
something to say about Yankees COM
ing over there and taking away all the
gold.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
ARMOUR CORNERS ICE.
Santa Fe and Burlington Roads in a
Predicamen in Idaho.

Boise. Idaho, Aug. 6.-There is a very
interesting contest among the trans
portation lines over fruit shipments
from this section of the west. 1t not
only takes the form of direct bidding
for the business, but also the indirect
form of securing all the ice available
for use in the refrigerator cars in
which the fruit is sent east.
When S. A Herring of Portland, rep
reSenting P. D. Armour'S refrigerator
lines, was here last week. he bought up
the surplus ice stock at So per ton. Mr..
Armour sends packing house products
west in refrigerator cars, and aims to
secure this return business for them.
Just now agents of the Burlington and
Santa Fe roads are in the city and
they are also looking for ice.
In just what way they come in con-
fiict with Armour is not made clear,
but the suppOsitiOn is that Armour's
cars will not go east over either of
those roads and that it is necessary for
the Burlington and Santa Fe men to
secure ice If they are to compete for
the fruit business on an even footing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
DON'T SEEM TO BE so.
The Report That an Open Bar is Run
ming.

It has been reported that an open
saloon has again been opened in the
Jockheck building on Kansas avenue.
If liquor is being sold at the place it is
done by bootleggiug. When the open
saloon was operated in the building
several weeks ago the rear door was
open, but the door nearest the street
was kept. closed. Now the reverse is
true. The front door is kept open and
the rear door is closed. In the front
room are several billiard tables and in
the room where the handsome bar once
stood are q few card tables There is
no evidence of liquor on the premises.
The detectives appointed by the Com
mittee of Seventeen have not found that
liquor is being sold in the place and
they have kept a careful look out. A
police officer told Journal reporter to.
day that the police have kept an eye on
the place. IF any liquor is being sold
there it is being done very quietly and
1 don't know it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
SANTA FE AT LAS VEGAS
Will Erect Combined Depot, Hotel
and Office Building.

1t is probable that before the end of
this year the Santa Fe company will
erect handsome combined depot, no
tel and office building at Las Vegas,
New Mexico, the headquarters of the
New Mexico division. Plans for the
building are now being prepared by
the engineering department in this city.
As now proposed the building will be
built in the form of an L one wing
1876 feet in length and the other wing
10 feet in length. 1t will be two stor-
les in height. and probably of frame
construction. In one wing the first floor
will be arranged in depot waiting rooms
and division offices, and in the other
wing the first floor will be occupied by
the hotel office, dining room and kitch-
en-. The second floor will be devoted
exclusively to hotel accommodations
The ground on which both wings will
front will be arranged as a park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
FULL FLOODED INDIAN
Appointed Agent by the Santa Fe at
Wilmore, Kansas.

c. H. lookout was today appointed
agent of the Santa Fe at WilmOre, Kan,
a small station on the Augusta branch
of the southern division. There is nottk
ing of special interest in the fact of
Mr.. Bookout'S appointment. as station
agents are being appointed every day.
but when it is taken into account that
he is a full blooded Indian the event
becomes one without precedent in the
history of the Santa Fe- Mr.. lookout
is the first full blooded Indian to be
come a Santa Fe station agent. or in
fact to rise above the position of labor
er in the service of the road.
lookout entered the employ of the
Santa Fe as a laborer. but took occa-
sion to study biography and finally Sc
cured a position as operator. For some
time he has been employed in the office
at Augusta
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
HIGH HANDED.
Gov. Leedy Thinks Federal
Judge Williams Action
JnDrecedented.

Governor Leedy continues to feel in
dignant over the action of Federal
Judge Williams of Arkansas who last
week at Manitou, Col, issued a sweep
ing injunction on behalf of the Mutual
Life Insurance company of New York
restraining Insurance Superintendent
McNan from enforcing the state laws
regulating insurance companies and al
so enjoining Attorney General Boyle or
any other lawyer on behalf of the state
from bringing any civil or criminal suit
against the company. 1t is this order
that Governor Leedy and the state adj
ministration propose to contest.
Governor Leedy is quoted as saying:
IF Judge Williams or any other feder-
al judge seeks to restrain this state
from enforcing its criminal laws we will
dispute his right to do So"
Governor Leedy says today:
Il propose to defend the rights of the
state and further propose to ascertain
or municipality, and L
will carry this matter to the
highest court in the land and ascertain
if such a condition of affairs will be
permitted to continue"
G. C. Clemens, reporter of the su-
preme court says:
They have told US and have at
tempted to make US believe that the
doctrine of states rights was shot to
death. It may have been shot to pieces
at the time of the war but when the re-
principle of states rights was embodied
in them. There they stand today and
it is foolishly absurd for any man to
set himself up as supreme authority
simply because he is a federal judge.
The one incident which we have be-
fore US is enough to cause any man to
vote for a proposition to abolish federal
courts. Judge Williams action was
manifestly arbitrary. It was taken in
the face of a decision of the United
States court that state has full power
to regulate these insurance companies
and to prescribe the conditions under
which they can gain admission to the
state for the transaction of business.
Williams ought to be impeached. He
deserves it. He is cultivating it and
ought to receive it Had he the
decency or the courtesy to notify the
officers of the state of Kansas that such
action was to have been taken, the sit
uation would have been different But
he did not. The injunction was grant
ed in an out-of-the-way place and gives
every evidence of having been secured
through an effort to prevent the state
of Kansas from having an opportunity
to defend itself. No such proceeding
has ever before been heard of 1t was
unmanly- 1t was not justice Is it
then strange when one insignificant
judge can override the judgment and
desires of the people of a whole state
that there should be q demand for the
adjustment of federal courts?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06

Strike Leaders Refuse to Act on a
Committee to Ask Him to Speak.

Springfield, Ill, Aug. 6.-At today's
session of the state miners convention
a resolution to invite Gov. Tanner to
address the convention brought forth
much talk unfavorable to the governor.
State Secretary Ryan of Braidwood and
Vice President Hunter of Streator re-
fused to act on a committee of three to
wait on Gov Tanner and invite him
to address the convention.
The governor, however, was invited
and delivered an address He said he
was in sympathy with the miners and
believed they would win the strike if
they carried it on in a law-abiding way
as they have been doing.
The governor put himself on record
as being willing to do all in his power
with senators and citizens to assist the
miners in a satisfactory settlement. A
resolution was passed that a body of
miners be sent to Decatur, C0neen,
Murphysboro and four other small
mines and endeavOr to get the miners
to suspend. Resolutions were also
passed to endeavor to organize all min
ers now working and try to get them
out.
President Carson reported 1 ,600 men
working in the Seventh district and
asked that action be taken to get them
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
Santa Fe Building Expenditures
This Year in Kansas
Amount to About 100000
Winfield Elevator Leads.
FULL BLOOD INDIAN
Appointed Station Agent by the
Santa Fe.
Big Improvements Planned For
Las Vegas.

Over one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars will have been expended by the
Santa Fee railroad by the end of Sep
TENDER for permanent building i'm
provements in Kansas. This amount
does not include smaller depot and ma
chinery buildings and yard changes,
which, when taken into account, raises
the expenditure to something over
5000, 900.
The permanent buildings now near
ing completion in Kansas with their
cost of construction in round figures,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
sALINA MAN SUICIDES.
New Assistant Postmaster Chooses .
Horrible Death.

Salina. Aug 6.-Yesterday afternoon
Suas Seaman, assistant postmaster.
wandered to the Union Pacific railroad
track. a mile east of the station. While
the westbOund passenger train was ap-
preaching Seaman stood by the track,
but just before il reached him he duck
ed his head and was struck by the
front part of the engine and instantly
killed 1t is said that ill health and
financial troubles had temporarily de-
ranged him.
Seaman was appointed assistant
postmaster last week but on account
of sore eyes, was not working He
was formerly in the lumber business
here and was one of Salinas oldest c5ti-
Z6pS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
CITY IS ENJoINED.
Arkansas City Council Must Halt in
Waterworks Deal

Arkansas City, Aug. 6-Deputy Sher-
IN Rarick has served papers on Mayor
Sparks, the council and the city clerk,
enjoining them from proceeding fur
ther in the settlement of the water
works case.
short time since, a majority of the
council agreed to pay the bondhOlders
$21,5OO in per cent bonds in settle
ment of the claim for back hydrant
rental, and $4.375 per annum for future
rental until the expiration of the fran
chiSe.
This action does not meet with the
approval of a large number of our citi-
zens and they propose to stop the deal
They have organized. raised the neces-
sary funds, secured attorneys and this
is the first step they have taken.
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Troy Afflicted With Burglars.

terday morning Prof. Busch, principal
of the schools, was awakened by his
wife calling out that there was a man
in her room. He got his pistol and fired
four times as the man ran but without
effect The shots aroused many people
and several saw the man but none
house of A. r. Sturgis. an ernpIoye of
the Chief was entered. Mrs. Sturgfs
heard the man on the stairs and called
her husband, but the man had robbed
Sturgis and his son of several dollars
and escaped The house of Louis ZiTn-
norman was also entered but nothing
taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
1T WAS A WHALE.
Not Andree's Balloon That Was Seen
Floating in the White Sea-

Berlin. Aug. 6.-The ''Loka1 Anzeig-
err publishes a dispatch from Vardoe,
the Norwegian island in the Arctic
Ocean and site of the most northern
fort of Europe, which says that the OBJ
ject of Europe, which says that the OBJ
july II by Captain Lehman, of the
Dutch steamer Derdrecht, and which
was believed to be the balloon in which
Prof. Andree started on Sunday. July
II, from Amsterdam Island in his at
tempt to cross the north pole, turns out
to be the body Of a whale. which. float
ing on the sea, bore close resemblance
to the top of a balloon.
The whale was towed into Vardoe
harbOr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
To Make Steel Railroad Ties.

FL Dorado. Aug. Ga. Bidwen of
the B & 3. department has organized
and chartered corporation called the
Bidwen Metallic Tie company The Of
icers Will be in Ell Dorado and the fac
tory in Birmingham, Ala The COM
pany is TO manufacture a steel railroad
tie which by spring flanges and notch
es holds the rail securely. Much la Dor
and trouble will be saved by laying the
rails and the durability and security
are multiplied two or three hundred
fold. The capital stock is $50, 900.
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Pensions for Kansas

Washington. Aug. 6.-The following
pensions have been granted for Kan
SaS:
Origfnal-Peter Smith. National Mill
tary home, LeavenwOrth; Ed Moody,
Kansas City.
AdditiOnal-Benjamin K. Keith Ma
tiOnal Military home, LeavenwOrth-
Increase-Janes R Sheek. LaCygne;
VIM La bbitt, National Military home,
Leavenworth; Marvin Chapman. Gene
SEQ; Eugene De Larimand, North To-
peka-
Original, widow, etc-Maria Hub
bard, Argentine.
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SHERMAN RETURNS.
His Health Much Improved By 6
Weeks Outing.

Amagansett, l. L, Aug. 6.-Secretary
of State John Sherman, accompanied by
his private secretary, left this place this
morning for Washington at o'clock.
The secretary appeared in much better
health than when he came here a little
over a week ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
1T DOES NO GOOD.
Negroes Keep Right on With
Their DeTiltry Despite
LynchingS.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. CO P. NJ
Near Spring Hill, Barbour county,
about midnight last night, Geo. Turner,
a negro farm raborer, entered the bed
room Of Miss Mary Robinson, daugh-
ter of his employer, and attempted to
assault her He was frightened away
Before daylight, however, a posse was
organized, and the negro run down a
few miles away. He was quickly
brought back to the scene of the crime
and identified and promptly hung to a
tree in a neighborhood SWAMP
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06

The pleasure resorts in the vicinity Of
Buffalo will cause many visitors to the
G. A r. encampment, in August. to
linger beyond the time of the close of
the meeting. Such as desire to mike
trips to the ThOusa nd Islands, watkins
Glen, Lake George, the Adirondacks, or
the mountain and seacoast resorts. and
who buy their tickets via the Santa Fee
Route, are accorded privilege of having
limits thereof extended to September 20,
1897. To do this tickets must be de-
posted with the Joint Agent in Buffalo
some time between August % and q.
inclusive. W. j Black. General Pas
senger Agent. Topeka, will be glad to
furnish any further information.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
STARTS A FIRE WITH OIL.
Leavenworth Woman Receives Fatal
Buns by an Explosion

Leavenworth, Aug.6.-Yesterday Mrs
Andrew Wills, living on Cleveland ter
race and Grand avenue, received burns
that will prove fatal. Mrs. Wills was
about to start a fire in a kitchen stove,
and when it was slow to light she start
ed to pour coal oil on it The oil caught
and an explosion followed that was
heard by neighbOrS several blocks away.
Mrs Wills was knocked down by the
shock and oil was scattered over her
and she was soon a mass of flames.
Neighbors rushed in and put out the
fire before she was burned up alive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
WHITE GIRLS WIN.
Colored Employees in the Atlanta
Cotton Fill Dismissed.

Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 6.-The strike at
the Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills,
which threw 1,4OO out. because white
girls refused to be placed beside col
ed end.
The textile union met early in the
day. 1t seemed as if a general strike
would enSue, as no one thought the
authorities of the min would give in
\ committee was appointed TO consult
with President Jacob EIsas demanding
the removal of all negroes. UnexpeGt-
eddy to the strikers this was agreed to
and a compromise was made by which
the strikers agreed to work extra hours
if necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
Cheap Rates East.

The Union Pacific will sell tickets to
Chicago for $3.50 and to St Louis for
$40 July 18th to 21st inclusive; also on
July 23d, 26th and 30th, August I'd. 9Th.
9Th and 18th. ProportionateIy cheap
rates to all eastern points For further
iTlforma ton call on F. A Lewis. City
Ticket Agent. 525 Kansas avenue, or ].
C Fulton, Depot Agent.
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FAST TRAIN ON o. P.
Special Train Runs o55 Miles in "a
Hours

Omaha, Aug 6.-The Union Pacific
officials are pluming themselves on n
new long distance record Engineer
Thomas Grogan. with engine $50, pulled
to Oma ha, 955 miles, in p hours in
Guiding all stops. This is claimed as
the record for a single sengine. The
final squirt Of the run was renarka BILE
burst of speed, the distance from North
Platte tc Omaha, 291 miles, being COW
cred in 279 minutes, at the rate of So 40
miles per hour.
The engine was built at the Omaha
ShOnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
ON GRINDSTONE ISLAND.
The American Canoe Association
Pitches its Camp.

Clayton, n. Y, Aug. 6.-The camp
of the American Canoe association was
opened on GrindstOne island today with
about twenty-five in tents. More in
terest than usual is shown in the meet
and the total number in camp will be
larger than for many years. Com
mander MacKendrick and his assist
ants have been here for several days
to make all the arrangements
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
KANSAS MAN IN HONDURAS
Has Il 900 Coffee Trees, Pineapples
and Rubber Trees Growing

Lincoln Center. Aug. en-. Ro,-
in December, 1890 for TopolObampO,
Mexico, is now at ChOlomo, Ell Pariso,
South Honduras. Central America. He
owns land which he secured from the
government under the system of
demonstrating.
Upon this land, which was forest
when he went upon it, he now has
growing goo coffee trees, 600 pine ap-
pies 500 rubber trees. 700 lemon trees
and a large amount of nursery stock.
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OTTAWA IS GOOD.
Police Court Has Only Eight Cases
Up During July.

Ottawa, Aug. 6.-During the month
of July the police judge had only eight
cases for adjudication.
OF these two were plain DRINKS, one
diSOrderly conduct. two for stealing, two
for disturbing the peace and one a null
sance.
The heaviest fine imposed was so
and costs, amounting to S16.65- Two of
the fines and costs were SO. 25 each and
two s7.25 each, making a sum total Of
$40 60 for the month.
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Go to Garfield park and hear the con-
cert by Marshalrs band this evening.
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Santa Fe's Big Freight Business.

The Arkansas City Traveller SAYS:
Just now the Santa Fe is doing double
the freight business it did a year ago
This road now has special car in the
local freight from this city for each
station of any Importance. There is a
car each for the freight to Newkirk,
Kildare. Ponca. Perry and other sta
tons. Since the Santa Fe has been in
operation here this is the first time
that the freight has been arranged in
this waV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-06
New Kansas Postmasters.

Washington. Aug. 6.-The following
postmasters were appointed for Kansas
yesterday: Beman, Morris county, NJ.
Reveal; Colwich, Sedgwick county, c.
Carpenter; Havern, Reno county, J.
Payne; Iuka, Pratt county, s. Taylor;
Sawyer, Pratt county, W. Clark
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Tramps Shoot a Conductor.

Atchison. Aug. 6-Conductor E Nc
kenZie of the Central Branch (Missouri
Pacific freight train found some men
stealing a ride when his train reached
Whiting, Jackson county, yesterday.
They were elected and an alteration
between Mckenzie and one of the men
followed. during which the man drew a
revolver and fired two shots. One of
them grazed AcKenzie's body and
struck man named Fish in the thigh.
Mckenzie overpowered his assailant
and turned him over to the officers.