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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
SHOWER OF STONES.
Trains on the c. L. & w. Encounter
Difficulties.

Columbus, O., Aug. 19.A special to
The Dispatch from Wheeling. w Va.
says: Unknown parties concealed in the
brush about the Cleveland, Lorraine and
Wheeling track at Barton last night at
tackled a passing northbound coal train
AS the train passed the spot volley of
stones was sent at the trainmen wher-
ever one was in view. Firenen Little
was struck by one of the flying missiles
and quite badly cut
Later another train at the same place
collided with a pile of empty oil barrels.
which had been put on the track and
fastened with heavy rail Fortunately
Engineer Leggett was looking out for
trouble at this point and was running the
train very slowly, preventing an accident
Every effort is being made by the county
authorities to apprehend the guilty par
ties.
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TRUST STATUTES.
Discussed by the Trust Section OF
the Bankers Association.

Detroit, Aug 19--At the session of the
trust section of the American Bank
ers' association yesterday. Ralph Stone,
of Grand Rapids, read paper on
Statutes of the several states relating
to trust companies" There are twenty
nine states that have no such statutes
but one state in the west has law pro-
hibiting the formation of pools trusts
and other combinations in restraint of
trade. From Information furnished by
the attorney general of the state the only
trust doing business in the state was the
Standard Oil company. Mr. Stone de-
duced the moral that it will be an excel
lent plan for all trust compa MES to ad-
vertise them TO such an extent that peo-
PIE would become conversant with the
opera ton of the companies
Francis Bangs. president of the state
trust company read i paper on the
powers and duties Of trust corpanies
when acting as trustee under corporation
MORTGAGES, and Henry N. Dechert con-
tributed one on the relations OF trust
companies TO trust estates
The papers were generally discussed in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
MADE LOVE WITH A KNIFE.
A Romance Nearly Ends in Tragedy
in Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-The Inter-Ocean
says: A romance, threatening to end
in a tragedy, was brought to close
in Chicago last evening by the shifting
of the scene to New Work
That the tragedy feature was not
enacted here was not the fault of the
Jealous lover. but due entirely to the
agility and shrewdness of the heroine
who only escaped the effect of the cafv-
ing knife by lodging the blow and es-
Gaping to the street.
The infatuation of a woman's beauty
was what caused Albert l. Hndreth OF
New Orleans to follow Mrs Frances
Allen of Spokane, Wash, from one end
of the continent to the other, imploring
her to show him a return for his love
Mrs. Allen, whose wonderful beauty
has been the cause of many difficulties.
is the society lady who created such a
sensation last winter by riding bare
back at an amateur circus at Spokane,
Wash.
Her appearance in pink tights for
sweet charity'S sake so shocked the
good people that the fair equestrian
was ostracized from the upper circle.
Her husband. a prominent lawyer. was
so mortified that he secured a divorce
Then she met Hildreth and he became
infatuated at first sight
He so annoyed the fair beauty that
she left the country, with her admirer
in hot pursuit.
After chase of several months from
one city to another, during which time
Mrs Allen was endeavoring to elude
her prosecutor, young HiIdreth lost
all trace of his charmer in New York
about two weeks ago.
The couple again met at the Leland
hotel in this city and Hiidreth is said
to have pressed his suit with threats.
Glove Jago was called, and Mrs AL
len informed him that she must leave
the hotel and city. She was instructed
to purchase a ticket for New York
while Hildreth was at dinner.
Hildreth learned of her departure
where the scene of the next act Will
be laid
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OFFICIAL G. A r. TRAINS.
Will Leave Over the Rock Island Sat
urday at $40 P M

The official G. A R trains, bearing
the Kansas old soldiers to the national
encampment of the G. A. R. at Buffalo
will leave the Rock Island depot in this
city next Saturday afternoon at $40
There will be two trains. one running
by way of Kansas City and the other
by way of ST. Joe The trains will ar
rive in Chicago at 10 o'clock Sunday
morning, and III Buffalo the following
morning at I O'Clock.
The official train of the Woman's Re
lief corps and the Ladies of the G. A
r. will leave Topeka over the Santa Fe
at 4 o'clock next Saturday afternoon
The train will arrive in Chicago and
Buffalo at about the same time as the
Kansas G. A. R. train.
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T00 LATETn CLASSIFY-

w ANTED-Ecorners and boarGers at
SI2 Tyler St; first-cIass-
FOR SALE lbs. boiling beef for &C.
Il 81 Topeka Ave.
EOR SALE-Horse. harnf x and top
Z wagon InGusTe a Ga 7Fat me St
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LYON COUNTY cArrLEMEN.
Over $50 Members Organize to Sc
cure Cheaper Freight Rates

Emporia, Aug 19.-The Lyon county
cattlemen have formed an association
to be known as the Lyon County
Live Stock association. The officers
elected were: Geo. Plumb, president;
E B. COleT, vice president; B. CrOnk-
hite. trea sureF: Dan Gaughan. secre-
tary. The object Of the orga ton is
TO get a lower rate for the transporta-
ton of cattle They claim that the
present rate is exorbitant.
The organiZatio starts with over $50
members An executive committee of
five was selected to go to Topeka to
confer with the railroad commissioners
in regard to the rate. The members of
the committee are: Geo Plumb. E B.
Cocker, Dan GaUghan. B. Cronkhite and
Lee Wright The committee was given
power to employ attorneys and use any
means to bring the fight to a successful
end.
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Hearing of the L t. & S. ". Case

Lea wentworth. Aug 19-The COM
plant of the Santa Fe Railway com
pany against James c. Stone Jr.
charging him with interfering with the
transmission Of United States mails
August last by fencing up the right
of way of the Leavenworth Topeka &
Southwestern railway on his farm near
this place, came before United States
Commissioner Bond yesterday q fternoon
viSsmelt until next week more tina
being given counsel to make citations
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HeadIess and ArmIess Trunk Discov-
cred in Revolving Machinery
at AImena

Norton, Aug. 19.-AIbert L. Wallace
met a horrible death yesterday at AL
nena, u miles northwest of here. He
was alone in his mill at the time In
some manner he became entangled in
led
His head was torn from his body and
one arm was completely severed near
the shoulder No one heard his out
cries and he was only found by aci-
dent
When discovered the mill was still
running and his headless and arm
less trunk was rapidly revolving on an
iron shaft
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New Kansas Pensions

Washington, Aug. 19.-Pensions have
been issued as follows:
Original-Robert G. Sinclair, Herring
ton; VIM E McCune, CoIdwater; VIM
H Buskirk, Ellis.
Additional-Wm Kinney, Bartlett
Increase-Henry Albert. Geuda
Springs; Jasper Fisher, Bunker Hill
Reissue and IncreaSe-Lyman B.
Crosby, National Military home, Leav-
enwOrth.
Original Widows, Etc.-Mary N. As
kren, Netawaka; Catherine s. Allan,
Haddam
Original-Royal s. Clemens, Manhat-
tan; Stephen 3. CIaggett, Stockton
Increase-Clement F. 5. Aines, Rus
sell
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Ressored After 10 Years

Springfield. Mo-. Aug. 19.-Captain c.
P Woodruff, for y years medical ex-
ani-er of the pension bureau at Wash
been reirstated to his cid place. from
which he had been removed by Presi-
dent Cleveland in 1857
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The Great Bend Judicial Contest

Great Bend, Kan, Aug. 19-Since the
Populist judicial convention, which met
at EiHnwOod July u and nominal ted c.
F. Foley of Lyons for judge, Opposi-
ton TO his candidacy has sprung Up
and the present indica tons are thai
there will be three candidates before
the people election day These will
the present incumbent, independent
with Democratic Endorsement, and G.
w. NimOckS.
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JAMAICA'S ELECTRIC LINE.
American and Canadian Syndicate to
Build Road.

New YorkAug. 19.-H. NJ. Whitney
brother of William C. Whitney and
well known railroad man, has gone to
Boston to complete arrangements with
a syndicate of Canadian capitalists to
establish a system OF electric railroads
in Kingston, Jamaica.
Henry Pearson, a brother of 7. ).
Pearson, chief engineer of the MetrOpol-
itan Traction company, is to have
charge of the construction work in
Kingston The company is to build %
miles of track in and about Kingston.
About 81, DOC, 000 is TO be invested in this
scheme
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Newton nan Drowned in Alaska.

Newton, Aug. 19.-Word was received
here today from Seattle of the drown
ing of Dwight Fowler, late of this city.
near Dyea, Alaska. He was on his
way to the klondike, and while cross
ing the Skaguay river on a log fell off
and drowned. Fowler had been in
Alaska before and knew the country
quite well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
Violated the Sunday Shaving Law.

Leavenworth, Aug. ia state war
rant from Justice Johnson's court was
served yesterday upon A NJ. Meinert,
charging him with having violated the
Sunday closing law. Meinert, who is a
barber, is accused of performing the
business of shaving for hire, upon the
first day of the week This is the sec
ond time Meinert has been arrested for
this OffenSe
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SHOOK FOR Is MILES.
Explosion of Powder Magazine in
Canada Startles Buffalo.

Buffalo, N Y, Aug 19-What was at
first thought to have been an earth
quake felt at a score of places along
the lake this morning, turns out to
have been the blowing up of a powder
and dynamite magazine at Port Col
borne Ont. about Is miles from here
About $50 this morning EGhtning
struck the magazine, located a half
mile west of that place The shock
shattered windows in all the houses
of Port CoIborne, woke all the residents
of the town and heaved up the waters
of the WelIand canal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
Fatal Hog Disease.

Osborne, Aug. I'm NJ. South of
this county has lost 25 hogs the past
week with a new disease The mouths
and threats of the animals first become
sore, and in few days they act as
though they were blind. When taken
to water the hogs start to drink. but
before their mouths touch the water
they spring back as though they had
been struck. They also refuse to eat,
and starVe to death in short time.
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FoREToLD HER DEATH.
An Ell Dorado Woman Predicted the
Fatal Day a Week Previous

Ell Dorado. Aug. ia strange occur
renee happened on the 4th of August
Mrs J. e. Heitchew had been uncon-
scious for some time when she reused
up and reached for a calendar hanging
on the wall near her bed. laid her fing-
er on the date of August 4th and then
moved it. date by date, until August
18th was reached. then stopped and
counted from the 4th to 18th. eight
days, and called Afrs.J. N. Noble to her
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speeches. limited to five minutes each.
Francis S. Bangs, of New York; Henry
NJ. Dechert, of Philadelphia, and Gordon
Abbott. of Boston, were elected members
of the executive committee to serve three
years The executive committee held short
session after the section had adjourned
and selected Mr. Bangs as chairman and
George S. Southland. of Brooklyn, as vice
chairman
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Pittsbnrg Trainmen orpanize

Pittsburg. Kan. Aug. 19-R- G. Lee.
first vice president of the Brotherhood
of Railway T-ainmen, whose head
quarters are in Peoria, ILL., is in This
city He oEciated last night in or
ganizing local Division of the Brother
hood Of Railway Trainmen at A o. U
". hall There are fifty charter mem
bers. nearly all of whom are empIoves
of the PiLtsburg & Gulf raiIroad
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FIRST HANGING FOR 1T.
First Legal Hanging for Criminal As
sault in Tennessee.

Memphis. Tenn. Aug. 19.-Harvey De
Berry. eolored, was hanged in the Jail
yard today De Berry protested his in
nocence while on the gallows.
De Berry was hanged for attempting Il
criminal assault upon a 7-year-oId girl
on October 8. 1886.
This is the first legal hanging for this
crime in Tennessee.
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Wind Transports a Barn.

Lawrence, Aug. ia wind storm of
so much severity that it carried a big
barn forty rods struck Lecompton
last night. The barn was on the farm
of William Learner and was filed with
hay. It was lifted off the hay, carried
forty rods and turned upside down No
other damage was done by the wind in
that neigh bOrhOod.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-19
BACK TO PAY CARS.
The st. Louis & San Francisco Re
turns to Them After Five Years
Abandonment

Springfield. Mo, Aug. 19.-The St.
Louis & San Francisco railroad has re-
STORED its pay car service after five
years abandonment. The first car ar
rived last night, three days ahead of
time
The resumption is said to have been
caused by the padded pay roll discIos-
ures on the Atchison. Topeka & Santa
Fe railway
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Judge Case in Charge.

Hutchinson. Aug. 19--Judge SampeI
W. Case of Ottawa, took the oath of
office yesterday and the state industrial
reformatory is in his hands today. Act
ing superintendent Lfngenfelter. Of the
board of managers. is now relieved
from his duties at the institution
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Easterbrook's slayer Taken TO salina-

Salina, Aug. 19.-Yesterday Sheriff
Miller brought William Leach here,
who shot Mr.. Easterbrook, division
master mechanic of the Union Pacific
railroad. dead Monday night at Ellis.
A mob threa tened to lynch Leach at
Hays City, and Sheriff Miller took him
quietly from the Jail, drove to Russell
and from there BROUGHT him here.
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BRYAN In KANSAS.
Will Speak at the Burlingame
Fair ON September 18th or Sth.

Burlingame, Aug. 19.-Postmaster G. w
Stoors has received a telegram from Will
lam J. Bryan stating that he would visit
Buriingame and make an address at the
fair grounds on September Z or 8, the
day to be decided soon
This is the week of the Burlingame
fair and Mr.. Bryan will certainly be the
leading feature
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UNDER QUANTRELL
Major George W. Ridge Dies ofHeart
Disease at Arcadia

Kansas City, Aug ia Star special
from Fort Scott, Kan. says. Major Geo
W. Ridge who served under Quantreu
in his Kansas and Missouri raids during
the war and who has been prominent in
state politics for many years is dead at
his home near Arcadia, Kan, of heart
disease.
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CLERK Hire at McPnerson Cut OF.

Mcpherson, Aug. 19.-POStmaSter
Knaus has received notice from Wash
ington that the allowance for three
clerks will no longer be allowed and the
sum is cut to $50 a year Two of the
clerks have been dismissed
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Colored Boy killed by the Train.

Emporia, Aug. 19--The mangled body
of n dead colOred boy was picked up by
a passing train near Gardner yester-
day. The boy was about II years old
and there was nothing about his clothes
by which he could be identified. The
corpse was turned over to the coroner
a Z OIathe.
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Garden City, Aug. 19.-H. P. Myton
on the way to Utah, stopped off here
and is spending a few days with reIa-
tives and old time friends. H. P. has
recently received a good paying ap-
pointment as Indian agent. and is now
work.
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CARLISTS RISING.
Startling Reports are in Circulation
in Madrid.

Madrid. Aug. 19. 2 p m--Unconfrmed re-
ports are in circulation at Valencia to
the effect that the Carlists in the district
of CheIva are preparing to rise.
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Run CIV By the Rock Island

Wichita, Aug. 19--Norgan Robertson
= section hand. was run over by
Rock Island freight train last night
and terribly mangied. He Will prob
a bly, die
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Newton's Per Capita Debt.

Newton. Aug. 19.-Deductions in the
office of the county clerk show that the
actual debt of Newton is between S23
and S24 per capita-lesS than $25 for
every man, woman and child in the
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New Phone Line for Mcpherson.

Mcpherson. Aug 1e.-Material ha.
been ordered for telephone line t
connect Mcpherson with Mound Ridge
1t will be completed in early Septem
Der.
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M,K1NLEY,s OLD REGIMENT.

bedside and pointed to the 18th, the day
on which later she died.
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j. A. Brown of Paola, Will Attend the
Reunion at Fremont

PaoIa Aug. 19.-J. A Brown of this
place is one of the survivors of Twenty
third Ohio veterans volunteer infantry.
This is the regiment that President Nc
Kinley was a member of.
On September at Fremont Ohio,
the reunion of this regiment will be
held. Mr. Brown has received an in
yitation and expects to attend.
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The funeral Of Miss Laurie BoZarth
will be held tomorrow from the Third
Christian church, at = O'Clock.
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AT LAKE LINDERMAN.

Gunther,s Pharmaey. SD and De-
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Panpe of P-,ces on stocks.

Furnished by the w. A Michael Com
mission Co. Brokers in Grain Provisions
and Stocks, 10 West Sixth Ave. Topeka,
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CORPSE WHEELING AROUND.

NJ. W. COBUN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-12

more. After dinner the crowd enjoyed the
rare treat of listening to two eminent
divines Rev. j. ID. Huffhan, ID. D., and
Rev. j. B. Averitt
DIR Huffman is known all over North
Carolina as one of the best informed men
and ablest speakers in the State Today
he appeared at his best, and such an af-
ter dinner speech he did give. The old
man, so full of memories and so sOlici-
tous of the welfare of these about him,
was indeed eloquent as he recounted the
incidents of the past and plead for the
best efforts of his hearers for the fu-
ture.
Rev. Mr. Averitt is indeed a scholarly
divine. an unreconstructed rebel and so
true to his State and her people. His ap-
peal for the rearing Of the monuments and
honoring the dead by every means in our
power-marble monuments to mark their
graves and remind our children of them
and their deeds Of glory and renown and
noble, living, honorable deeds and pure
and unadulterated Anglo-Saxon love and
standing together for the good and purity
of our race.
An incident of the day was when Gen..
Check called upon the platform and in
troduced to the crowd Daniel Duke, his
bugler, who rode by his side for four
years and sounded the charges for SO
many battles. General Cheek gave the
commands-Duke sounded them on his
bugle and the last note sounded every
veteran standing on his feet gave the
'old rebel yell' The scene was grand
and sublime.
Truly. there is life in the old land vet.
and such life as will make the white
men of North Carolina stand together to
rescue and save their State
! Well done for Henderson. All should
be proud for the day The crowd was
quiet and orderly and not an incident oc-
CURED to mar the pleasure of the day.
| Dr. Hufham said to your correspond
ent this evening that he had attended
such occasions ever since before the war
and that this was the grandest success
Of any that he had ever seen.
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A FEELER BY ENGLAND
BANK OF ENGLAND'S SILVER PROPOSE
TON CAUSES EXCITEMENT.
To Ascertain the Temper of the People Before
Giving Answer to the Wolcott
Commission.

London, Sept. 1.-THE important an
nouncement made by the Times this
morning in an article from special
correspondent to the effect that the di-
rectors of the Bank of England have
consented to hold one-fifth of the bank
reserve in silver. has caused much ex-
citement on the continent.
The Governor of the Bank of England,
Albert George Sandeman, when ques-
toned ON the subject to-day by rep
resentative of the Associated Press, re-
fused to confirm or deny the report.
From other Bank of England officials,
however, it was learned that the article
was probably a Ballon D'Essai sent up
at the instance of the government i'm
order to ascertain the temper of the
people on the subject before giving q
final answer to the United States none
tary commission headed by Senator I'd
ward O. WolcOtt, of Colorado.
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A SETTLEMENT REACHED
THE MINERS CONVENTION AGREE UPON
THE 65 CENTS RATE.
Illinois Unanimous Against 1t. Miners Not
Receiving the Advance to Have Liberal
Help and to Fight.

Columbus, Ohio, Sept 1.-THE great
miners strike, which was declared on July
4, was brought to an end this morning so
far, at least, as western Pennsylvania
Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia are con-
cerned, by the action Of the interstate
convention of miners which has been in
session here since Wednesday. After a
day OF voting and wrangling, the con-
vention adopted Il resolution accepting
the proposition Of the Pittsburg operators.
The vote was 495 for and 317 against ac-
ceptlng the terms of settlement, II votes
not cast. The delegates from Illinois. who
had 25O votes. were unanimously against
settlement. lndiana and West Virginia
voted sOlidly to accepLthe operators prop
osit;on, but there were scattering votes
among the Ohio and dyPittsburg delegates
against it, The proposition accepted pro-
vides for 65 cent scale in the Pitts
burg district, all other places where a rel
atiye price can be obtained to resume
work and contribute literally to the
miners who do not receive the advance,
at which places the fight is to continue
to bitter finish.
While ten days are provided Tor the
miners to resume work, it is probable
many Of the Ohio and Pittsburg men will
report Monday Some Of the Illinois dele
gates are bitter in theis denunciation of
the action of the convention They claim
their interests have notybeen given due
consideration.
A resolution was adopted denouncing
the action of the deputies in firing into
the crowd of striking miners ut Hasle-
ton, Pa