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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-15

agencies. The relief agencies of NUM-
cipalities, of churches and of private
charities should have a central bureau,
where the entire dependent population
of the community, after careful inYes-
tigatiOn, is properly registered This
knowledge is the foundation of all wise
and effective relief"
Regarding the slums to be found in
all cities of any considerable size. he
said:
We have much to say in regard to
our duty to the Sums and our uuIVer-
sity settlements do noble work in going
down to carry the example OF sweet
and wholesome living. But what the
slums need isnot to be helped, but to
be abolished. Cleanliness and order
must be maintained together with per
feet sanitary conditions by municipal
legislation and philanthropic cO-Opera-
ton for the better housing of the poor.
The Slums as they exist in physical
form are a disgrace to the nation and
a menace to our civilization. The slums
must go"
He comes to the defense of our for
eign population in the following Ian
guage:
1T is often urged that our foreign
population is the great burden of
American municipalities. A searching
analysis of the facts will scarcasy war
rant this conclusion. Foreign born cit
liens commit rather less than their
prOpOrtiOnate share of crime, and if
children of foreign born parents COM
nit rather more than their proportion.
it would seem to be a reelection upon
the wholesomeness of American enVi-
rOnment.
1t is not alone municipal elections,
but national ones as we'll that corrupt
our cities. We ridicule the expenses Of
standing armies and of royal families
in European countries, and then calm
" proceed to spend more money than
these fOllies cost in debauching our free
citizenship"
In conclusion he said:
The wisdom for the solution of mu-
nicipal questions will probably come
from the smaller cities Here respon-
sibility can be more easily located; here
the problems are not so complex, and
here is a sense of unity among the peo-
pie which is wanted in the vaster com
munities."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-15
OFFICE SEEKER SUICIDES.
Claimed He was Promised a Good
Government Position After
Election

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE Republican
party and Mark Hanna will yet be the
cause of my death"
This was the exclamation of Thomas
McGovern last night. and in few min
utes he had cut his throat with a razor
and shortly afterward was dead.
McGovern was Is years old. During the
last campaign he was employed by the
Republican congressional committee and
was, he claimed, promised a government
position after the Mckinley administra-
ton came into office. Months passed, but
he failed to receive his promised office,
although he passed a civil service exam
nation creditably.
Last evening he was melancholy and
told his father, mother. brother and wife
what he proposed doing. Before he could
be prevented he drew a razor across his
throat.
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KILLED HIS SON.
Mistook Him for Burglar and Fired
Both Barrels of His Shotgun.

Charleston, Ga. Oct 15.-John R
Branyon. a planter in Mechanicsville,
early this morning heard a noise in the
rear of his house. and. arming himself.
searched the place. He had about Civ
en- up and was about to return to his
room when he saw a figure climbing
out of the kitchen window. Mr. Bran
yon asked who it was, and, receiving
no answer, fired both barrels of his
gun at the man. He then secured a
light. and, on examination, discovered
that he had shot his 16-year-oId son
Robert
The boy clasped his father around
the neck, said that he forgave him for
the mistake, and died in a few minutes
The father was frantic. and reloading
his gun made an attempt to end his life
but was prevented by his wife. A few
hours, later, however, he made another
attempt at suicide with a razor.
The boy was very popular through
out the neighborhood, and was an ap-
plicant for a cadet scholarship at West
Point. He had been expecting daily a
notification of his selection.
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MRS. LEASES EPIGRAMs.
Believes the Time for a Popular
Awakening Not Far Distant

From the New York Journal
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lease of Kansas,
the famous advocate of radical demo-
cratic principles of reform in government,
addressed an audience at the Long Island
Business college, williamsburg. yester-
day afternoon under the auspices of the
Brooklyn Philosophical society. Many of
those composing the audience We're wo-
men.
The subject chosen by Mrs. Lease was
The Contest for Democratic Govern
ment'' and she spoke for considerably
over an hour. At the conclusion of her
address an extended debate ensued.
She said that she believed the time was
not so very far off when there would be
a popular awakening which would bring
about a readjustment of unjust social
conditions and that a more fraternaI gov
eminent than now exists would result.
Mrs. Lease made use of many striking
epigrams. Among them were these:
do not be deceived. There is brain
at the main end of the pick-ax, and there
are thinkers driving mules and cleaning
alleys.
THE despotism of Europe has shown
the anarchists what they believe to be a
happy way of disposing of the tyrants of
Spain.
Socialism has made uneasy the dreams
of the German emperor.
1.-The human caterpillars on the fast
rotting social cabbage are multiplying.
we can never serve God unless we
serve our fellow beings.
I'VE are fast teaching the greedy cor
porations that they must distinguish be-
tween a man and a mule.
1.-The power to tax is the power to de-
stroy.
1.-THE last national campaign taught the
most torpid minds to think
Congress may regulate, assemblies
may legislate, courts may adjudicate and
the people may agitate. but they can
never do more than turn aside the river
of progress: it is certain, sooner or later,
to reach the open sea.
IF men are compelled to sell their
votes in order to retain the means of
support. then, indeed. is the republic in
great danger.
ITO save the trusts, last year saw
raised the greatest corruption fund the
world ever knew.
You have seen a farmer go to lbs melon
patch and tap melon to learn if it was
ripe? So Havemeyer tapped the heads of
our representatives in congress and found
many of them rotten ripe for bribery.
And this tapping netted him $12.OOo,o00
I'm six thousand years we have learned
how TO create wealth, but not how to di-
vide it.
"Our miIlionaires fatten their daughters
for foreign market.
THE wealth of this nation is now in
the hands of 26, 900 persons. and under the
present conditions it will become even
more congested.
The Scribes and Pharisees of modern
times have turned out an Andrews for
teaching a truth"
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WIFE OF DAY ONLY.
A Doctor and His Bride Separate Aft
er Few Hours of Wedlock.

New York, Oct. 15-Dr. Van Glesen's
romance was a short lived one. He met
his bride, Evelyn Van Glesen, on
yachting trip.
They fell in love at first sight, and
he asked and obtained her consent to
marry him forthwith.
DR.. Van Glesen, though only 32.is en-
inent in his profession. He is a director
of the Pathological institute of the
state and medical instructor in Column
bia college. His wife belongs to a prom
inent Brooklyn family
When the yacht, had reached it's
mornings the lovers went over to Jer
sey City and were married Next morn
ing, loves glamor gone. they decided
that they were not fitted to travel in
double harness.
Dr. Van Glesen agreed to pay her S25
a week, thus escaping the unpleasant
ness of legal proceedings. He paid the
sum for several months and then re-
fused to follow out his agreement fur
Their. His wife of a day now sues for
divorce and alimony.
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DO as WELL BY US.

The Leavenworth Standard says edi-
torially:
Topeka has done herself proud in con-
nectiOn with LeaVenWOrth' $ great Gar
nivaI and Reunion. and we are eN-
tremely glad Of it. A special tram
over the great Santa Fe route thunder
ed into the city shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning on the train were fully
500 citizens of Topeka and Shawnee
county. comprising most members of
the Shawnee G. A r. post. The dele
cation augmented the number of Tope-
kanS already in LeaVenWOrth to fully
500 if not 1 600 Lincoln post marched
through Delaware street to the Electric
road station at Third and Delaware
streets to the energetic beating OF
drums and with cOlOrS ana nagS Hylng
The march through the crowded thor
oughfare was Il feature of Carnival
week, and many We're the deserved
compliments shOWered upon the TOpe-
kanS. Not all the visitors marcheu,
fully half of them taking carriages at
the railroad station for beautiful Camp
Alger.
Topeka has amply demonstrated that
she harbors no resentment toward
Leavenworth. While only a limited
number of our people participated in
the enjoyments of Carnival week at
Topeka, that city is sending her humid
reds to help swell che LeaVenWOrth Re
union multitudes. These things be-
speak for Topeka feeling of friend
ship that should not be ignored. If To-
turn the hose on our Carnival she
would not go to the expense of sending
trainlOads of her people here to assist
US in celebrating the greatest popular
event Witnessed in Kansas this year
The citizens of Topeka are thrice vel
come to the hospitality of good old
LeavenwOrth. The Standard bids them
welcome, every one. and hopes that one
and all will experience joys and cement
friendships that Will abide with them
ever.
The above is in the right spirit. but
what Topeka asks is that LeavenwOrth
send 500 to 1000 of her citizens to To-
peka's next Festival. It is not on
record that a single visitor from Leav-
enwOrth came to Topeka during our
festivities although at least 400 or 500
Atchison folks came with a brass band
and banners. The people of Kansas
should get together. Topeka has ex-
tended the olive branch to Leavenworth
and we expect a genuine fraternaI feel
ing to manifest itself
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CRAZY SAILOR RULED.
Drove All the Grew Below, but Was
Finally Overpowered and Put
in Irons.

New York, Oct. 15.-The ship James
Nesbith, from South American ports,
arrived today with one of her crew in
irons.
on September A. when the vessel
was sailing under fair wind, Joseph
Marean. a seaman. went out fof his
mind and started to slash around with
a big knife. Chief Mate Creenen,
nervy old man. ordered Marean to go
below, and received a stab wound for
his trouble. Thecaptain went to the
chief mates assistance, and he got
severe cut also.
Marean then went for the IA sailors
on deck They all disappeared down
the companionways and in a short
time Marean had the deck to himself
He ran up and down, bowling at the
top of his voice. The officers and crew
finally secured arms, and, returning to
the deck, made a concerted attack up
on Marean. Several members of the
crew bear traces of the struggle that
ensued before he was Overpowered.
Marean appeared perfectly sane to-
day. He was taken before United
States Commissioner Oakley and held
for examination
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GIRL MOONSHINER.
Told a Pitiable Tale and the Judge
Dismissed Her.

Louisville, Ky, Oct. 15.-Bess Thacker
of Harlan county, a moonshiner. II years
old was arraigned in the federal court
today and dismissed. She escaped pun
ishment by reciting with tears in her
eyes this story to Judge Barr:
II am guilty. for 1 sold four gallons of
whisky. but 1 had to do it. My husband
left me and my two children, and I had
no other way of making a living. Ny
babies We're almost starving when 1 went
to selling the liquor. 1 have been in jail
so days. and think I have had enough
punishment. and would like to go home to
my children
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SMART AMERICANS.
How They Caught Scotch Contrac-
tors Mapping

London, Oct 15.-Some smart Americans
have caught mapping some smart Scotch
men, and much consequent bad language
has been heard in Glasgow this week It
seems that the gas committee of the
Glasgow corporation wanted big supply
next year of large cast iron piping. and
tenders were invited in the usual way
There happens to be a ring in this partic-
ular business, and the Glasgow ironmas-
ters, not dreaming of American competi-
ton put in pretty stiff prices, as they
had successfully done in the past. When
the tenders came to be opened it was
found that American firm offered to
deliver the pipes for s. a ton less than
the lowest home tender
Such tremendous row has been kicked
I'D at the idea of giving the contract to
foreigners that the gas committee has
been practically coerced into postponing
a definite decision; but as the acceptance
of the American tender means saving
of nearly 5000 the probabilities are that
the United States will have the honor of
supplying the pipes after all
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WANT EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Indiana Women Will Besiege the
Legislature With Petitions.

La Grange, Ind, Oct. 15-The women of
Indiana, acting under the direction of
the Woman's Christian Temperance I'M
ion, are preparing to inaugurate crusade
for free and equal suffrage.
Petitions will at once be put in circu-
latiOn in every township in each of the 90
counties of the state. praying the next
session of the legislature to grant the
women of Indiana the right of suffrage
The movement win be attended by a Wig
oTous campaign of speechmaking and
mass meetings. which will be addressed
by prominent suffrage advocates.
Each county will name an influential
male citizen to present their respective
petitions TO the legislature. and with a
lobby of several thousand Hoosier women
a determined effort will be made to Sc
cure the passage of a suffrage law.
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Soldiers Monument Models Wanted

New York, Oct 15.-The soldiers and
sailors memorial committee, the mem
bers of which made a trip to Getty5-
ments erected on the great battlefield,
returned to New York yesterday.
They hoped that their inspection of the
a model for the soldiers and sailors
monument which is to be erected near
the entrance to Central Park, but the
object was evidently not accomplished,
for the mayor said Yesterday they saw
nothing which would aid them in the
LEAST
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REMEMBER THEIR WIDOWS
Wives of Dead Chicago Firemen Civ
en Pensions.

Chicago. Oct. 15.-The pension board
of the fire department yesterday allow
ed pensions to the widows of four fire.
men who We're killed in the Northwest
ern elevator fire. several months ago.
Those pensiOned are: Mrs. Lizzie NJ.
Wright, 5749 Armour avenue. widow of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-15

William NJ Wright. S4s month: Mrs.
Mary H HanIey, 1872 Webster avenue,
widow of William Hanley $50 q month:
Mrs. Eliza Schmer 1876 Eugene street
widow of William Schmer. $50 a month:
Mrs. Rosa Straman, 1888 Augusta stree.,
widow Of Joseph H. Stramm, $42
month.
We DO nendinE and sew on buttons
free of charge Peerless Steam Laundry.
WEBB buys and sells tickets. 500 Kan. Az.
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Croup Quicklv Cnrsd.

Mountain Glen. Ark.-Ourf children
were suffering with Group when we re-
ceived a bottle of Chamberfain's Cough
Remedy. 1t afforded almost instant re
Jeff. A Thornton. This celebrates
remedy is for sale BY All druggists.
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If the hair has been made to grow a
natural color on bald heads in thou
sand of cases, by using Halls Hair Re-
newer, why will it not in your case?
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Broken edge collars made smooth b.
Peerless Steam Laundry -
The evening times., 1897-11-09
THE cHEsApEAKE BEACH ROAD.
Grading Being Done Between upper
Marlboro and This City.

Bristol, Md, Nov 9.-Active operations
iu building the Chesapeake Beach Railroad
have begun and at this time two forces
are st work grading on the line between
Washington and Upper Marlboro. An
ether gang is at work on the pier at the
bay terminus. The people of this section
are rel ,cing over the change or the route
al this place. The line located five years
ago crossed the Patuxent River one mile
below bristol, necessitating the building
OF a long tridye With draw.
II is proposed now To- cross the river a
few huu,!reu years north OF this poilt, and
thus avoid interfering with navigation. The
road in Passing from here to the bay VIII
on the new route proposed run through the
lands or Joseph Meekins, Alfred Ijanis, W.
II. Tuuis, joseph Sunderland aud others,
who have agreed to the free right or way
through their respective farms.
Among the gentlemen connected with
the Chesapeake Bay Construction Company
are Quo Mears j L. Mcneil, David Moffitt,
of Denver, Col: Charles Pepper and y. 9.
Dunn. of New York. These P4rSons have
purchased the franchise from j. Kennedy
Tod 4 Co OF New York, who bought the
eutire property at foreclosure sale fer S43,-
900, though there had been at least $500,
coo worth of work Of grading and bridging
done between the bay and Washington.
The evening times., 1897-11-09
BALI OF THE sAENGERBUND.
Was Delightful Affair ana I'm
ioyed nv All Present.

The grand annual bah Of the Washington
Saengcrbuad was held at the National
| Rifles Arn.ury last night. Notwithstanding
| the ;nclern-nt weather, the attendance was
large and the dance was one OF the most
| successful from every standpoint In the
| history of the organization. The dancing
| began at 8 O'Clock and continued until
early this morning. A light luncheon was
! served in the basement of the arGlory Ut
| IL O'Clock. A mong those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lerch, Mr.. and Mrs.
+. Altrup, Mrs. Toll, Miss NJ. Mcbride, Mrs.
A. Reucht ri. Miss +. spliedt. Mr.. II. Wak.
II. II. Schmit. Miss wetzel, Mr.. Horn, Mfr.
Brcuner, Mr.. and Mrs. Klinge and Miss
Klingc, NJ Carl Horsch. Miss PIugge, Miss
| Arth. Miss Locketu, Miss Lee, NJ. j. Kaiser.
MI ami Miss Miller, Mr.. and Mrs Joers,
Mr. and MIS-. 9erens, Mr.. X. A Aschenbach,
Mr. A. c. Barghausen, Miss Il. Bushman,
r. Splitter. Nj. Karl Widmayer, Mr.. 1sid
Mrs. C. peutIing, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Baar, Nj. Frank Claudy- Mr.. and Mrs.
waldmau. T. Sawtc,lc. Or. stack, Mr.
and Mrs Mueller. Miss Lille Erhma nIra nt,
Mr.. aud Mrs. Louis Koci,ler, Mrs. Peterson,
sir and Mr.. Charles Dismer, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Donch, Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. Lutz, Mr.
dflu MT iEtifes hTatfteE, MI anu MIS-
a. Sauter MI. anu Mrs. l.. Faber. Mr.. and
a. IS. .. Fprchartiing, Mr.. andMrs. A Leren.
Mr.. anc Mrs W. F. Meyers, Miss Ne yers
Mr. aIl Mrs. E. Kuebel Mr.. and Mrs
Skiltob Mr.. and Mrs ). Desio, Mr.. AMI
Miss Lederer. Miss L LochbUehler, Mr.. aud
Mrs. A IraffleT, Miss Lorfrler, Mr.. Tuil
man, Joseph Cato, Messrs. Wolff, Miller
Nolda aLd Schweruzner, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Mr.. and Mrs Ee;ie man, Mr.. and Mrs. Acx
man, Otto Werner, Mr.. and Mrs. Illmer.
Miss Swanson. Miss Clara nonch, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles jacobson, Mr.. Bid, Mr.. Herr
man Mr. Knoch, Mr.. Holman, John II.
Sciluter Mr.. Georg NJ. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leorhardt. Miss Lena Erhnantraut. Mr.. 3
j. nCwney, sr.; Mr.. Neume yer Mr.. Haven
IcT, Mr.. Schneider. Nj Ernst Gers.enberg,
Mr.. Kraft. Mr.. Bascher, Mr.. Reuter-. Mr..
al d Mrs. Iupe rtus, Mr.. Feldman. Mr. MertZ,
Mr. Rcms.,mherg. Nj. Schaefer, Mr.. STRAUSS,
Mr.. Larch and Mr.. Schultz.
The evening times., 1897-11-09
Ghe - Qine9
City Brevities.

meeeing OF the Central Suffrage Gem
Bittee was Eeld last evening.
The Grarits Cutters Union Will give a
smoker ON Friday evening at Marble Hall.
MIR. James A. FAN, who has been very i'll
Bt his home. No. 942 L street, is on the high
toad TO speedy recovery.
The Rev Dr. Leslie Moore, who has been
salled TO the paStorate of the Church If our
Father, wi'larrive in the city on next Tbs
hay and enter upon the duties la his new
Icd Cf lahbT
Atturncys Jcrfords and nonnelSon VIII
appear bt :bre Judge Bradley late this after
aaOn and argue their motion for new
rial OF the case OF es.-Policeman Dah Will
HIns recently Con iCttsl Of enisezz lenieft
Al assignment 10 Hynlan Zerkin for the
benefited his creditors was made to-day by
Les GeschickteI, a furniture dealer a; 80.
Io,3 SeNeut, street northwest. His dSsel
sre fixed at S2,I24 and the Liabilities At
s2,TIe.
BistTict Attorney Davis sand tOda Y tnat"n
E,a.day next ht would procead win the
trial Of Robert II. Martin, latdy sucTcJar q
u the Columbian, University, charged with
having .mbeZzletl considerable amour; of
!hc funds -: that institution.
Chr. XanderS dilutable Sweet Norton,
81 gallon; 80 cents quart. sos Seventh
street, 1t
The evening times., 1897-11-09
MORTGAGE ON THE RALEIGH.
Indebtedness of the Hotel Console
dated in IL Bond Issue.

The Fidelity Insurance, Trust and Safe
Deposit Company has taken S21O,1ou
mortgage on the Raleigh Hotel. The loan
was made to the Columbia Hotel Company
of Philadelphia, winch controls the Raleigh
The loan is to be secured by an issue of
270 $1,000 TWEEN; v year bonds, paying an
nual interest at the rate of 3 i-10 per cent.
Ia the papers filed today no mention is
made of what disposition the hotel people
propose making OF the money borrowed.
Mr.. Thomas SteIlwage was seen lie said
the mortgage was given for the purpose
OF funding alltheother debts Of the Raleigh
Hotel Company at a lower rate of int nterest
An addition To the Raleigh wasCCnt epipate!,
but the time for this had not yet oLme,
and this mortgage given the Fidelity
Company had nothing To do with that
The evening times., 1897-11-09
Grand-Francis Wilson.

Francis Wilson, with his suavc,
fW-persuGding vOcalizatiOns and all-eni-
bracing smile, repeated his last year. ste
cess, "Half a King at the Grand OpefI
House last night. The zig theat er was coII-
fortaDly filled by stylish and cordial
audience. The star was the recipient If
much applause, and the efforts of his SIP
porting cuhUrts were not without JpDre-
citation. Lulu GlaZer, the svclte pTirna
donna, 1.-the, graceful and sweet To the
ear, heads Mr Wilson's company, which,
III addition, Includes Peter Lang, John
Brand. Edward Temple. j C. Mron, Clinton
Elder. Celeste Wynn, Della Niver, nessie
Howard, and large chorus. TIE orches
tTa numbers about twenty, under Mr.
Bachelors direction The stage pictures
are as bright and beautiful as Anderson
lloyt, MarstOn and Barker could make
them.
The evening times., 1897-11-09
Riinu'S Npw BILL.

TIE BijOu Theater deserves the success
1T is ha wing for keeping up the high
standard of its weekly attractions, I he
program presented this week is All unusu
ally varied and attractive one. Milton
ard pullie Mobiles, wellknown stars and
loral favoriJes, appeared in farce en-
titlef. "BilgevEle Junction" which was
really funny. Among others who enter
tanned We're bingham, i'm ventrIloquis.n;
ALdy knann, German Comedian: kittie
Bingha n; Pyron q. Harlan. IIarta nj Irving,
John Block, Fredo and Dale, and Schafer
and Randall. The Bijou Company appeared
in farce which was la lighter provoking.