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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

judge Boimn Also Alien lien Gar7e1 Of
peka, aged respectively Is and q.
Talk about men gambling. A Topeka
lady went into confectionery store yes
terday AFTERNOON and dropped 50 in
nicl1les into the slot machine. She lost
80 cents on the deal, winning checks to
the amount of bur S4-65; but she says she
had SO worth of fun
It was the Amphon Mandolin club
which furnished music at the listed
Roberts wedding instead of the Aeolian
Mandolin club. Mandolin organiza lions
in Topeka change names and member
ship so often that it requires great men
tai agility to keep up.
A hatIe9s 4-year-oId boy stopped in
began to load a small wagon with ba-
nanaS. 1t was found that the child lived
on Clay street and had wandered away
Dougherty and he was restored to his
parents by the police.
New clubs have been made for the po-
lice department They were uanufac-
tured in Topeka and seem to be an i'm
proVement over tne oid ones purchased
regulation day patrol clubs, and while
they are somewhat thicker than the old
ones they are no heavier.
B. L. Turner a Well-dressed farmer.
was found lying on the Santa Fe railroad
Gated condition. lie was taken uptown
and there arrested At the police station
he was a native of England.
Herbert Atkinson, the colored boy i'm
plicated in the Hord shoe store burglary,
who gave himself up to Deputy Sheriff
Larry Sheehan Wednesday. tried be-
fore Justice McClintock yesterday after
noon, and given nineteen days the
rock pile for receiving stolen goods
Johnny Johnston. an incorrigible cOlored
boy, was yesterday arrested by the pO-
lice charged with stealing beer bottles
which We're at the railroad express Office
ready to be sent back to the breweries.
Crime must be suppressed in Topeka
if every little boy in town has to be ar
rested.
Mrs. Roxanna Beecher Preuszner, The
state superintendent of primary Sunday
school work. will address the Topeka
Sunday School Union of Primary Teach
ers at the Y M. c. A. rooms tonight,
April 80 at 1870. All primary and inter
mediate Sunday school teachers are
urged to be present. Mrs. Preuszner is
one of the finest primary workers in our
country. She will present the lesson for
Nav in her own cIara cteristic May
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OPENS TOMORROW.
Mckinley VIII Press the Button and
Make the Wheels Go Round
at Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, April 3O.-Four
thousand two hundred men are at work
today putting the finishing touches on
the Tennessee Centennial exposition
which will be open for the reception Of
visitors tomorrow morning at o'clock.
A heavy rain fell last night and the
skies are overcast but the officials are
working with undampened ardor for
the weather man promises fair weather
for tomorrow. The city is gaily decor
ated and every incoming train adds to
the thrOng of visitors. Director General
Lewis says the first days crowd viii
find more in perfect readiness than
they can see in u hours. The inaugu-
raj attendance. the conditions being
fair. is variously estimated at from 3d.
600 to $4,000.
Work on exhibits will be continued in
all of the buildings under electric light
tonight.
The ceremonies at the opening tomor-
row viii be very simple. A civic parade
will occupy the early morning hours in
the city ending al the grounds where
brief addresses viii be made by expo
sition, state and city officials.
Exactly at noon, President Mckinley
seated in the White House viii touch
the button which will, by electric cur
rent, set the machinery of the exposi-
ton in motion. This exposition is near
er ready for the opening than any 9TH
er ever given.
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Franoia Joseph Goes Home.

St Petersburg. April 30.-Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria has started
for Vienna,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
THE FESTIVAL CONCERT.
Large Attendance at the Hamilton
Hall Musical Event

Last evening Hamilton hall was we'll
filled with music loving people who
went to hear the Topeka Festival Choir
US in its first public concert. Inciden-
tally they went to help start the Audi
forum Musical Festival fund. There
were at least 1900 people in the hall.
1t was a representative Topeka audi
ence. After the last number had been
sung it was satisfied audience. This
is saying a good deal, but it is true
The Festival chorus is a fine organiza-
ton. Not only is the makeup of voices
above the average, but the training is
apparent. H. V. Hinckley is an excel
lent director. In chorus work the har-
rnony is excellent. There might be an
improvement were there more tenors
and altos added. There were 200 sing
ers on the stage last night and it ne
ceSsitated a packing in of the people.
The star number of the programme
in point of musical merit was The
Marvellous Work (Creation) by Hay
On. In this the solo part was taken
by Mrs. Florence HOllister-Thomas.
Her voice was especially sweet and eff
fective last evening. The chorus sur
prised many by its Interpretation of
the piece
The piece which the chorus will sing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30
WASHINGTON COUNTY SPEAKS
Populist Executive Committee on the
Late Legislature.

The following resolutions We're adopt
ed by Washington county Populists:
The Washington county Populist ex-
ecutive committee desire to say to the
POpulists and fusion Democrats and
silver Republicans throughout the state
that, while we feel that our legislature
has accomplished much for our party
in the way of reform by reducing the
salaries of officers, by the school text
books bill and by the reduction of
charges at the stock yards and by some
other needed legislation in the way of
reform, yet the one great feature which
of all others our party platform had
promised-the maximum freight law
was defeated by a corrupt lobby, and
that some of our members in both
houses did prove recreant and are
branded as boodIers; that we demand
that the investigation now in progress
should be thorough and final, and
should fix the guilt where il belongs,
and exonerate every honest man; and
that we can point with pride to our
organization and say truthfully that
ours is the only political party that
dares investigate its own members aud
will punish boodling as we'll as any
other crime: that while the Republican
party has been a boodling party for
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REV. c. o. BROWNS CALL.
Chicago Church Calls to it's Passionate
the San Francisco Preacher

chicago. April 8O-Green Street Congre-
ga.tional church al Fifty--sixth and Green
streets has called to its pastorate the
Rev. Q. 0. Brown of San Francisco. He
has accepted the call and will preach
she first sermon from his new pulpit one
week from next Sunday.
The Rev. c. o. Brown was the subject
of a church trial during his pastOrate in
San Francisco, but was indicated by the
finding Ct the end of the trial Since that
time, while on a visit to Chicago. the pas
tor was speaking IN q public hail His
speech was interrupted by a young wo-
man who had been connected with the
trial in San Francisco. The incident re-
suited. however, in the discontinue of
the young woman.
The committee of the Green street
church who secured the pastors c-ecept>
ance is: Charles A Siebert, William Tom
Inson and H Makted.
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he WAS INNOCENT, TOO.
e'Not a Particle of Evidence That
This Man was Guilty ~

The state board of pardons has recon-
meuded that Governor Leedy pardon
James MEG lOthlin of Linn county from
the penitentiary. The report of the board
says;
''McGIothlin has a wife and several
children dependent upon him for support
He was sent 70 the penitentlc-ry Tor
years but there IS no evidence tnat ne
in any manner responsible for the
crime with which he IS charged. (This
statement sounds unrea sonable and IS de-
Cidedly impertinent to the court that sem
fenced him-) The applicant lived in Linn
county and his brother, George and
man named Mason came to his home. He
knew nothing about Mason and had not
see his brother for years The latter, it
seems. was an irresponsible man and with
Mason broke into store
The goods which they stole were taken
to the brothers home. who. with = de-
sire TO protect his relative, aided in con-
cealiug the property. The two men were
sent to the penitentiary for burglary and
grand larceny. While the brother was
sent up for burglary having had 50 far
as we are able to learn. no connection
with the perpetrs-tion of the crime. (The
board, you will notice offers no evidence
10 prove its cOntentiOn.) He is apparent
" innocent and We recommend that he
be pardOned-"
phcated by McG1Othlin and also sent to
the peuitentiary. OF his case the report
of the board says:
''Pinks, in our estimation is absolutely
innocent of the charge. and should be
pardCned, but as he has no applica ton
pending we do not feel authorized TO act
upon his case
These reports of the state board of par
dons afford about the most astonishing
literature that can well be imagined
Either the courts must be repositories of
ignorance and iniquity or the fastuous
self conceit of the state board of pardOns
is beyond all conception. It seems very
strange that Judge jury and attorneys
should hear all the evidence and con-
tinue to send up innocent men to prison.
while the state board of pardons. with
none of the witnesses present. or any OPP
portunity to properly Investigate the case
should find out from the air or through
Eni in -arlTI a
the conclusions of the court We're wrong.
II occurs to the average observer that
either the board of pardons is guilty of
perniciOus activity or else the courts are.
A judge and jury CHAT keeps on sending
innocent men to tfTS penitentiary ought
denaand Tor an inNest igation in this line.
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A FLIGHT OF METEORS
Is Seen in Daylight by Prof. Brook
at Geneva, ". z.

Geneva, N. Y, April 30.-Prof. Brook,
director of the Smith observatory, while
taking daylight observations of Mer-
curry yesterday afternoon observed
through the large telescope a wonder
full flight of daylight meteors. They
were intensely white, many of them
having the appearance of Vega or some
other bright star, when seen through
large telescope in day light. The di-
rection of motion was toward the sun.
During the passage of the meteors,
which lasted half an hour, over 100 were
seen, at times two or three meteors
passing through the telescope field to-
gether.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

Montgomery, Ala, April 30.-The Sec
ond meet Of the southern circuit opened
in Montgomery last night before a.
crowd Of about 5000 people. Jimmy
Mcfarland won the final of the opening
IN the fastest time ever made in Ala
bama, in 2:11 As, with Stevens and Jay
Eaton following him in the order
named. The final of the invitation was
won by Carroll Jack, with Weinig
and Rapine in the order named
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-30

Chicago April 2O.-President Charles
W. Spalding of the defunct Globe Saw
ings bank, who has been in Jail since
last Saturday in default of bail, was
arraigned to answer to charges of en-
bezzlement. He waived examination
and was held to the criminal court
Averill also appeared on the same
charge and their cases were continued.
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Train Plunges INTO a Creek.

Warrentown, O., April 30.-An engine
and II cars of a freight train on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad went
through a bridge near here today and
plunged in to a creek Engineer James
Garsletter was scaIded to death. Fire
man Edward Mum and Brakeman G.
E. Kerr. both received broken legs and
We're Otherwise injured severely.
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Chicago. April son c. Bristol, sup
erintendent of construction of the west
arn division of the Western Union Tel
egraph company with headquarters at
Chicago. died at his home here this
morning at O'Clock He had been i'll
for two months with typhoid malarial
fever
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-07
FIRST REGULAR MEETING.
Rhod. Islands WOman's Cub Holds Ses-
sion in Math wSon Street Church.

The Rhode Island Woman's Club held its
first regular meeting in the parlors Of the
Mathewson Street church yesterday after
noon, and Mr.. Felix Adler of New York made
an address on "A Critique of Socialism. ="
Mr.. Adler is a well known writer and critic
Of social matters and is the founder of the
society for ethical culture, with headquarters
at New York.
President Mrs. Charles Matteson presided
at the meeting. and following the preliminary
business introduced the distinguished speak
er, who spoke especially on the subject Of
socialism, saying that he was not Socialist,
because no believed that socialism was tho
greatest peril menacing society. The Social.
lists, however. have rendered a..great benefit
TO society by exposing the wrongs of the pres
ent industrial system. Ii is the impatience
10 reap results OF reform IN day, trans
form conditions in an hour, which character
izes tho social movement and does HARM
The speaker closed his interesting ard in
structive discourse by saying that the great
objection TO socialism is that the scheme is
visionary, OF such stuff as dreams are made
Of: IL is opposed % individuals, stiles initia-
tive and overleaps the nearer duties in its
care for humanity at largo. Tho only way
10 avert the evil Is 10 make some attempt 70
work along better lines.
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MISSIONARY WORK.
Annual Meeting of Free Bapt ST Women's
SOci ~.

The Free Baptist Woman's Missionary
Society is holding its 24th annual meet
ing in the Roger Williams Free Baptist
Church in this city, The meeting began
ati2 o'clock Yesterday afternoon, and it
Will be continued through today. The
meeting is largely attended. The pres-
entation Of reports from the various
officers and committee occupied most OF
the time on the opening day. At 4 o'clock
the children listened TO an interesting g
talk from Mrs. Chase about missionary
WORK and were entertained by "a descrip-
ton Of Harpers Ferry and tho events
that mace that locality prominent In
history. The school of the society. To-
Gated at that place, was described in an
interesting manner by Mrs. Osgood.
In tho evening there was q praise SER
vice. Remarks were made by Miss l..
A. DeMeritte and Mrs. Davis. the presi-
dent Of the society. made her annual ad-
dress. This was followed by a solo from
Mrs. Anna Ellis Dexter. Mrs. ;. O. ;.
Avery of New hampshire. the CORES
pondinR secretary. made her annual re-
port, after which Miss Butts, mission
ary. spoke about India.
Matters of general interest to MISSIONARY
work were considered today and addresses
were made by prominent workers in the
wide field OF missionary endeavOr
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Senator Davis Talks on
Cuban Situation.
QUESTION OFAUTONOMY.
The Ministry POpOSing 1t viii Not
Be Sustained.
POLICY OF TIE UNITED STATES.

St Paul, Mimi, Oct The Pioneer
Press this morning publishes a lengthy
interview with Senator Davis. chairman
OF the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, relating to tho Cuban stu
alton.
Senator Davis doubts IL any ministry
extending autonomy TO Cuba would be
sustained by tho Spanish people or
whether it would, in any event. be ao-
cepted by Cuba save through tie In
luence Of our own government with the
people of tho island. Ho does not favor
immediate annexation Of the island, tut
Is Of tho opinion that should 10 secure
Independence it's ultimate destiny Is into
our union without aggressive action on
our part
He does not apprehend war at o0y time
with Spain over ths question, and he
looks for the close OF Spanish power in
Cuba Defore the close Of the dry season.
He believes that while the instructions of
Minister Wood ford were not in the nature
Of an ultimatum, they were quite
possibly of "a nature such as 10 produce
the recent change of ministry in Spain.
In conclusion he SAYS: Il want TO say
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-07
METHODIST SOtIAL UNION.
Mr.. D Wis Makes an A Aidre'S S en-
"Ihe Church ( the Futu c."

Tho Methodist Social Union met at
Tnlinghast's assembly rooms last evening
And deal of interest was manifested In
tie address of Rov. Charles :. Davls,
pastor Of the Haven NJ T.. church, who
was the principal speaker on tho subject
- Tho Church CT tie Future. Ito
dwelt upon the Indispensable conditions
necessary for the success and asccndency
iu tho future ns redcoming agencies. Ino
subject was treated from the stnndpoint
of the educational and shortcomings Uf
the church in the past ana present.
After supper was served tho annual
business meeting WAS held and the fol-
living officers wero elected
President. Harmon :. BatcOCk; First
Vice President. Miner Il. Paddock f;
Second Vice President, Herbert j.. Drake ;
secretary Charles Il, Ihurston; CORES
pnnding Secretary. j. h. &. lnrnham {;
Executive Committee l.. &. Eddy, e..
J.. Hancock, Walter ~. Jacobs. >. III.
Bailey and w. l.. pniillpa fhe selection
of "a new treasurer was left with tho ex-
eCutiye committee.
An iBfovmal discussion followed tho
address Of Rev. Mr.. Davis and the result
Of tho meeting was highly gratifsing.
Tho speaker i'm closing his subject said
The church OF the future will DO the
one that concentrates hor energies in the
support Of Ter institutions. The erns oi
greatest progress on the part Of the Chris
tian church have been the eras Of
return TO tho primitive truths of re-
llgion and to the simple primitive
methods.
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Shot Himself After Set
ting House on Fire.
HIS CHARRED BODY FOUND
Hatred For Wife Supposed to Have
Prompted Deed.
ALL HIS PROPERTY DESTROYED.

New Bedford. Mass, Oct. Vengeance
of self-destruction and arson in the ex-
treme south end of Dartmouth last night
or early this morning. William Platt.
residing in Potomska, fired his home OF
which he was the sole occupant
shot himself dead, and the neigh
bors this morning found his scared
and dismembered body In the ruins.
Domestic troubles prompted the awful
deed.
Platt was known as a dissolute person.
an Englishman, who has lived variously
in New Bedford and tho village OF Dart
mouth Some time ago while living in
the old house at Potomska he and bis
wife quarrelleu. in consequences OF which
no left and went to New Bedford. Platt
went back last Saturday. but had no
communication with his wile. Their
differences had bred an intense hatred.
Early this morning party OF FOX
hunters discovered tho old house ono
huge blaze. They rallied the neighbours.
hut the building vas too far gone co give
anv hope of saving it, Everything
burned flat house. barn, outbuildings
and even the well curb. The Platt family
furniture went in the fire.
After daylight "a search OF the ruins
was made and piatt's body WAS bound.
hlacksned, hesdless and limbless. Near
by were the metallic parts OF musket
Further investigation elected reports
that a inusket shot had been heard by
neigh6ors from the direction of the P!att
house an hour before tie discovery OF the
fire.
these circumstances lead to the con-
clusiun that Platt in desperation ana bato
ended his own career, first taking care that
every particle Of properly which might
fall into the hands OF his widow was on
its way TO total destruction. lie even took
pains TO girdle all the fruit trees on the
premises 90 insure their destruction. His
purpose iuet with complete fulhllmen:.
Platt left besides his wife. four children,
two sons and two daughters.
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SENT HOME.
Two Boys Who Came From Boston in
Search Of Work.

Michael Calvin and John Costello, 10 years
old, were picked up ,n Fountain street by
Sergeunt Smith at O'Clock this morning and
were taken 20 tho Central police station.
The boys said they came from Boston IN
search Of employ mont. and were sent back
today hy State Agent of the Board Of Chari.
tics and Correction Wghtman. Cornelius
Calvin, n brother Of Michael, was found ON
Exchange place ycsterday morning by Patrol
man Jacobs, and no wa sent home.
The boys found last night were surprised to
find that Con" had made the trip ahead OF
tLom.
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For Tramps and Unfortuna,cs.

A refuge for tramps and unfortunates
is TO be established or Snow street by the
Seventh Day Adventists Of this city. The
wooden building. No. IS, ls being fitted
up for this purpose. lt will embrace n
room where the wayfar0Ts may ropose, n
kitchen whore 81 up and other good things
will be made and bath tubs whero the
unwashed may take baths. Beds will be
provided. and altogether the idea Is to
urovide good shelter for unfortunates.
Mr.. willard will probably bo superintcnd-
ent Cf the place when 10 Is ready for oC-
cupaucy. That time. however, at prescnt Is
inueiinite. hut 10 will Is when cold weather
sets It's 10y hand on tic richs and poor
alike. with only tho differences that money
can make. and those who have shiyered
without protection bt8t nderstand the
distinction.
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CONCERT REHEARSAL.
"Saturnalia" Made Very Favorable
Impression at the Savoy.

"Saturnalia" MADE 4 very Favorable
Impression at the Savoy.
A concert rehearsal of "Saturnalia"
was held in the Savoy last evening by
the talent announced in The News few
days ago. and there was large mum Der
of musicians and other invited guests
present TO approve Uf the work OF Messrs.
Myron V. Freese and Louis NJ. Munroe.
Mr.. Froese is the librettist and the music
is the product of Mr.. Munroe. The story
of the opera is entertaining and it is
written in sparkling way and consider
able ability is shown in its telling. 1t
has TO do with love making during the
Mardi Gras festival in New Orleans.
and while not particularly new or novel
in idea IL is interesting from first to last.
The music is of the kind known as
catchy" and largely on the melody
plan and it received commendation by
the frstnighters OF the rehearsal. The
ladies and gentlemen emLIoyed in tho
work did remarkably we'll both with the
score and the words. or course an ad-
equate idea OF its acting strength could
not be- formed from concert rehearsal
but the opinion prevailed that it would
go we'll in tie hands of professional
vocalists and actors. The composer di-
rected the rehearsal and MIR. Il. II.
Leayitt presided at the piano.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-07
A BASKET OF GRAPES
All That Was Taken by Thieves in Grac.
Memoir al Home.

The occupants Of the Grace Memorial Home,
l33 Dclaine street, had quite a scare at
o'clock this morning. They heard two
strange men in the building. Miss Emilv l..
Jones, the matron, "a well as those IN her
charge. were thoroughly frightened After
the men had left Miss Jones. followed by a
number of others, made a tour Of the build
ing aud found that every room that was not
occupied had been entered s1d every closet.
drawer and box had been ransackcd, but, 80
far Ms could be learned, nothing wns taken
but basket OF grapes, which tho iutTudors
ato whilc in the Kitchen, as the skins were
found on the table.
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this that tho United States has through
out the last administration and the pres
ent, pursued course so forbearing that
Spain has no Just reason to complain.
Inc belligerency of Cuba should. IN my
opinion have been recognized long ago
lbis government has refrained from
doing so and has enforced our neutrality
laws against her own citizens with the
greatest vigilance and stringency. Spain
mas had every opportunity so far as this
guvernment II conceruod TO win back
Cuba py coercion or negotiations and hns
failed 20 do Eso The moderation which
the United States has displayed has bsen
recognized and wondered ut by many OF
tho leading journals Of England and con-
tinental Europe