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81 81. Louis. Randle, Southampton Feb. n.
So Unique. Agness, Huclys.
Is Megantic, foOte, London,
~ Strabo, Jariine, Rio Janeiro.
Sc Foreland, Chambers, Hamburg.
Ss Radley, Tallock. Annoy.
SIS Pocahontas, James, Palermo.
SIS Hermine, Persich Flume.
Ss Prins wilhelm. Sordrager Trinidad-
S. Huntington, Morgan, Kamassi.
Sc Drot, Everett. Philadelphia.
Ship Eskasoni, Townsend. Cape Town
ship !. y. Chapman. Kendall. Hiogo.
Ship vigilant, Bailey. cape Town,
Bark Carrie L. Tyler. Jayne. Savannah
Bark Hamburg. Caldwell. Dundee.
lFor later arrivals see First PaSsl
The sun., 1897-03-08

SIS Mississip3 from New York for London. passed
Beachy Head.
IS Southwark. from New York for Antwerp. passed
Prawle Point
The sun., 1897-03-08

SAILED FROM FOREIGN FORTE
ss Etruria from Queenstown for New York.
So Ohio, from Hull for New York.
SAILED FROM DOMESTIC FORTS.
Bs Oneida, from Wilmington for New York.
The sun., 1897-03-08

sI1ItTrD.

ARRIVED OUT.
ss La Champagne. from New York. at Havrs
IS City OF Augusta, from New York, at Savannah.
The sun., 1897-03-08

Miller, The Rose" by Miss shotwell, Miss
hose' Mr. Morris, Mr.. Mills. and Mr.. Colts
ehAlk' and When a Mans Married." with its
Lyceum cast.
secret Service" will be acted at the London
Aao'phi In May, with exactly the same players
sna scenery that were seen during the long run
VI 'he drama at the Garrick Theatre here. Such
sconplete transfer OF a New York success to
ter.i0n d0n hsS M meyer been attempted before. Tho
,eIs'on Oi My Friend from India" which Is
T., paying there has been 80 much changed
iHat lAc piece from the printed descriptions of
t. SENS scarcely recognizable. The play will
nhta'S"ttd INTO German by AL Neumann.
r3gcmepl al lhc Garden Theatre m in % two VS WscSs ks
nl,TonssH ~ faiker, who Is an American by birth,
ir,"Uugh iry he has spent little time in this Coun.
III, , N1, h'Lraiter live for half OF every year In
TbrS,r. 1nS Of ,e forthcoming productions at Dalys
,,.Ihe ,nhe lolle Naoht," which has been played az
d. H. LONDON EHcty under the name OF "fhe Circus
tinn,', 1oscpi licrhert will make the adapta-
HIon 81 lhe play, which, as "The Queen OF the
Gutt ""S y"S announced at Days two years ago
Tenn" krcs, one Of the first actresses TO play
WIZ "'Sh IN lhis country, died recently in Louis
cam' c",v, ne "hs born In Hamburg In 1882 and
woman no we niled states when cry young
yenr. H. As Jennie Jacoby, she played for many
Sba' IN, w New York, Cleveland, and Cincinnati
in I,u,Fca from the stage In 1858 and settled
been AZ, n,," with her husband, who had also
wr,1,cn iHy notMpoTianiiy M Of appearing in the farce
Bcnn.tmt 'or NiaE Irwin was offered TO Johnstono
,nnl' VINO has found vaudeville profitable
'',W?"sh W"ssih,t 10 ht able to decline the offer.
the r,,,rN' Nn'norY has gone TO Germany to select
TrrrIr" Gnnt! mhiSh VIII give the operettas at
"If N4Ipeh lhls summer.
at The IryIi.G Ii.G Ihgd;, played on Saturday night
'Ie MI ing race Theatre, was the original OF
8 cr1a" a" !nf S5th AySn%S Gnc6h Thsotre as
sell IN u heA. viii play with Annie Rus,
play WITHIN f ft"hh,nchCes to appear in the new
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09

tributed liquor at Whites home in the
Third ward, as Kepley's agents
Kepley is charged with giving Otto
Anderson box of cigars and liquor to
influence Swedish voters. He is charged
with offering to brfbe through Bert Lu-
cas-, w. Meade, with beer and whisky
1t is also claimed that Sheriff Kepley
offered Robert Hitchcock 81 and gave
him several kegs of beer. On October
28 Bert Lucas and Simon Hoe are
charged with distributing one Jug of
whisky and q. keg of beer to colored vo-
ters. Through Nate Williams it is
charged that two jugs of whisky were
distributed to voters in the Fifth ward
1t is charged in the 18th count that Kep-
ley gave Crook Wright liquor which
was distributed by him on election day
Sheriff Kepley is also charged with
attempting to bribe Carl Payne, Louis
Gray and Monroe Spaulding with
liquor. 1t is charged that he gave A
T. Allen two kegs of beer that he
bribed w. w. Wiley and John Wiley
with liquor; that several beer parties
We're given in his interest at the home
of Louis Jackson.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
WRAPPED IN FOG.
Accidents by Land and Water
Owing to Darkness in n. Y.

New York, Dee. 9.-During the fog
shortly after o'clock this morning two
cars on the Second avenue elevated rail-
road collided at 1O2nd street The en-
gine of the rear train ran into the rear
car of the train ahead A fireman and
two passengers were injured. Their names
are: VIM. H. MaStersOn, severe scalp
wounds; Fireman Joseph o. 'Brien, bruised
neck Timothy Sullivan, bruises of the
hands.
All the passengers of both trains were
thrown from their seats. The engineer
OF the rear train was arrested.
The fog was responsible for another t.
railway collision IN which two persons
were injured.
It occurred on the Sixth avenue line at
132nd street, where an upbound train ran
into another. The engineer of the rear
train, William Donaldson. and a paSSen-
ger were painfully bruised.
On the East river the ferryboat Flush
ing mistOok the bell OF the steamer Miami
for that of the Long Island ferry slip and
bumped the steamer hard. There was
some confusion on board the Flushing
but no material damage was done to either
craft.
The Pennsylvania railroad ferryboat
Cincinnati and the New Jersey of the
Scotland street line were in collision at
were crowded with passengers and wild
scramble for safety ensued when it be-
came evident that collision was inevita-
BILE. The boats collided with considerable
force and the overlapping guard of the
New Jersey boat crushed the guard rail
of the Cincinnati. The New Jersey was
uninjured. No was hurt.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
FOUR SOCIETY WOMEN
Arrested in Boston for Systematic
Shop Lifting.

Boston, Dec. "a gigantic and com
prehensive system of shoplifUng has
been unearthed by the Lynn police
and. as a consequence, four women, al
legged to be the operators Of the scheme
are under arrest at police headquar-
ters.
They have confessed and the goods
have been recovered. Several trunks
are filed with the booty. The officers
are positive that there are other wom-
en- implicated.
The women are Mrs. Clara Phillips
wife of Lincoln Phillips; her sister
Miss Lulu Cobb; Miss Florence MarsOn
and Mrs. G. b n. Houston, wife Of eX
Alderman Houston. The women are all
prominent socially and members of So
cieties and fraternities- Their sole mo-
tive was vanity and the desire to dress
well and furnish their homes in lux
ury.
Furs and broadclOth cloaks were Ia
ken in large numbers, while there are
also hundreds of yards of Iaces. numer-
Gus pairs of stockings, hundreds of
yards of silk, silk skirts, entire dresses,
bric-a-brac of every nature, ribbons.
clocks, shoes, ,perfumery, brushes, mir
rors. toilet articles, underwear and al
most every article on sale in dry goods.
miiliners' and furriers' stores, valued
at many thousands Of dollars.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
FITZ MAY MEET jim
Mrs. Fitzsimmons Holds the
Key to the Situation.

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. 9-It is almost
a certainty now that Robert Fitzsimmons.
the present champion pugilist of the
world, and J. J. COrbett will meet in the
roped arena to again battle and decide
the question for all time. This fact was
gained by a representative of the Evening
Wisconsin after an interview with Mrs.
Fitzsimmons. who is in this city.
This is the first time Mrs. Fitzsimmons
has given expression to her thoughts in
the matter since the fight 3t Carson. Be
fore the contest last March Fitzsimmons
promised his wife he would never enter
the ring again without her consent
In reply to a question put by the re-
porter whether she would give that con-
sent. Mrs. Fitzsimmons replied well
really, that is a difficult question to an
swer, but 1 viii say 1 do not care to
stand in my husbands way if he thinks
it better to give COrbett another chance
I may change my mind, but until 1 do
there is no prospect whatever of the two
men meeting. and all this talk about
matches being arranged. etc, is without
the slightest foundation
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
TO JUSTIFY JOHNS.
Great Effort Made to Notify Indig-
nant Husbands That Thev NAV
Shoot Offenders

The line Of defense in the Johns mur-
der case appeared from the testimony
introduced today. 1t is that Johns was
irresponsible at the time he committed
the murder In this his attorneys have
followed the plan adopted in the IA
nous Schlegel murder case recently
tried in Kansas City in which SchlegeI
was acquitted of the murder of a prom
nent physician on the ground that he
was mentally unsound at the time he
committed the murder
a. ii. Case and Mrs. L. o. Case We're
examined to prove the good character
of Johns and Mrs. Case testified that
she saw him on the day Of the shooting
and he appeared to be laboring under
great excitement. w NJ. Forbes and
many others testified concerning the
previous good character of Johns.
Then William Wilson, head waiter at
the ThrOOp took the stand He said
that Johns worked at the hotel several
months a year or two ago and was an
excellent waiter. He left the hotel to
enter the dining car service. In May
ne was again employed at the hotel.
Wilson said that during the latter part
of May he noticed that Johns appeared
to be labOring under some mental ang-
u1sh, On the day of the shooting he
could not remember the orders and was
reprtma nded by the witness. Johns then
told him that he was in trouble that.
his children were sick and he had fam
lily trouble.
Wilson said he did not act as if he
was in his right mind. He left the ho-
tel at O'Clock in the evening without
saying anything to any one and the
next morning witness heard that Johns
had shot Lacey. Other walters at the
hotel testified along the same line
A large number of witnesses are be-
ing examined to prove the bad charac-
ter of Lacey. The evidence will proba-
bly, all be in this evening when court
adjourns and the case will be given to
the jury some time tomorrow.
Ihe entire line OF defense is to make
pIaln that colored man has the right
to shoot anybody who NEEDLES with
his wife. This is the real question be-
fore the court and the jury
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
$4,000 PEOPLE.
That is the Estimate of tho
Spring Rush to the
KlOndike.

Denver, Dec. 9.-John Francis. general
passenger agent of the Burlington rail-
road, stopped over in Denver on his
way home from the Pacific coast.
There is going to be d big rush of
travel in Alaska when the season
opens" said he. People are preparing
to so from every state in the Union,
and from almost every town. There
Will be at least $4,000 people, who Will
make the trip, and the crowd may
pose they will all get as far as the
klOndike; many Will not get beyond
Portland In a rush such as this will
be, there will always be persons who
start out without sufficient prepara-
ton, who will have to give up before
they get to their destination
The railroads viii take care of the
crowds without any trouble. All the
lines are bidding for the business and
the trip VIII be made as comfortable
as possible understand that there
Will be enough steamers to carry the
crowds promptly"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
GETS MORE THEATERs.
R. M. Gulick 6 Co Secure Houses in
Northwestern Cities.

Pittsburg, Dec. e.-Deals have been
closed by which the Star -Bijou circuit
of theaters controlled by r. NJ. Gulick
& Co. is to be enlarged.
Next season the Star-Bijou circuit
will be able to give attractions a sea-
son of 20 weeks, which can be booked
solid in ten minutes. The three thea
ters of Jacob Lit in Milwaukee, Min
neapolis and St Paul have already
been acquired.
With all the talk just now of deser-
tions from the alleged trust controlled
by Hayman, Klaw and Erlanger, this
movement is signifsant The houses at
present on the Star Bijou circuit are:
Columbia theater, Boston; Star thea
ter, New York; BijoU theater, Brook
lyn; National theater, Philadelphia;
Holiday Street theater, Baltimore;
Grand Opera House. Washington, d.
c.; Btjou theater, Pittsburg; Walnut
Street theater. Cincinnati; Academy of
Music, Chicago; Alhambra theater, Chi
cagO.
With the three added in the north
west in the last few days r. NJ. Gulicl1
& Co. will have seven others. Offices
for the circuit have already been open
ed at 1898 Broadway, New York, where
Mr.. Bennett will attend to the bookings
next season.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
MEANS UNITED STATES.
President of Hayti Says Absence OF
Moral Support Forced Him
to Yield

Port Au Prince, Hayti, Dec. 9.-Count
Schwerin, German charge d d'affaires, was
received by the president yesterday aft
ernOon. The public mind continues ag-
itated and all the regulars and the ma
tiOna1 guard are in readiness.
The president has issued a proclama-
tion to the people of Hayti, saying that
for the second time Hayti had yielded
to German force, contrary to its rights.
The government according to the proc
lamation, had decided to resist even to
the last, but owing to the lack of prom
ised moral influence, the character of
which is not indicated in the proclama-
ton. it was obliged to accept the ulti-
matum.
The proclamation invites the Haytian
people to cease international quarreIs
and to labor for the raising UP again
of the nation.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
SCENE OF BRUTALITY.
Bicycle Riders Take Little Time for
Sleep-Hale Getting in Form.

New York Dec 9-The early hours
of the fifth day of the six day bicycle
race found Is men still pedaIling away
for honor and profit. The men were all
seemingly determined with the posi-
BILE exception of Stephane, who had de-
yeloped a case of stubbOrnness which
his trainer had a hard time in combat
ting.
The motion of the wheel is beginning
to affect the riders brains, and even in
the dtful SnatcheS OF sleep Which they
allow themselves, then imagine they
are still riding
The men must be forced to sleep in
most instances by the trainers. They
want to be up and away at the pace
which has shown no tagging since the
start. The wonderful endurance of the
men is best shown by the actual time
spent in sleep by the leaders. Miller
had slept just one hour and six min
utes in the first Y hours of the race.
Rivierre rode 1,l24 miles without a
wink of sleep and he then took two
hours. Waller had slept three hours;
Rice, five; Moore, six; Pierce, six and
a half; Golden, nine and three-Quar-
ters, and Stephane seven in the same
time.
I1Ikes made 600 miles in the first 72
hours despite the fact that he had
slept 20 hours.
The pace during the morning was
something terrific Waller, who came
on about l o'clock, set the ball rolling,
and kept it up for three hours. Miller,
who had been sleeping, jumped in be-
hind as soon as he had returned to the
track, and both men raced around the
track, lap after lap. Hale let himself
out in dead earnest this morning. Be
ginning about 2 o'clock he clipped off
lap after lap at such a pace that Ri
vierre. who took the pace from him, had
to drop out.
Score at 9:15 a. m: Miller, 1,341; Rice,
1,283 Rivierre, 1888; Schinner, 1929;
Moore, 1872; Waller. 1850; Hale, 1160;
Pierce 1 1,156; Elkes, 1,O80; Golden. LOGS;
Stephane, ] O57; Enterman, 1000; Gan
non, 1O2O; King, 992; julius. 951; Gray,
7S1: Johnson, 772; Beacon. 725-
The best previous record for 81 hours
was 1,172 miles, made by Hale.
2:15 p. m, seore-Miller, LAY; Rice,
1355; Rfvierre, 1886; Schinner 1.315;
Waller, 12SS; Moore, 1,275; Pierce, 1, ,22S;
Elkes, 1,14O; Golden, 1.107; Enterman.
LOST; Cannon, 1854; Stephane, 1,O56;
King, 1858; Julius, 1.O14; Johnson, 832;
Gray. $50; Beacon, 1917.
Police Inspector Brooks said today
that he visited Madison Square Garden
last night in regard to the reports of
alleged cruelty to the men in the race.
He had found nothing which could be
called cruelty.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
vANDERBILT'S LIFE
Insured in a New York COmpa-
ny For 100000.

New York. Dec. 9.-The largest life in
surance policy ever issued has been writ
ten in this city, calling for S1,0000O0 in
surance upon the life of George w. Van
derbut.
The policy is what is known as a
twenty-payment life contract and pro
vides for q premium of So, 900 a year.
After Mr.. Vanderbilt has paid that sum
yearly for twenty years the payments
cease and the. principal becomes due at
his death.
The next largest policy ever written is
said to have been &1C0G 900 (Sj09, ,0O0) enter
ed into by an English company which re-
insured much of the risk in other COR
Germs. The largest transaction of an
American company, it is said, took place
a few years ago, when S5O0.0oO of insur-
ance was issued upon the lives OF five
members CT the same family
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
Grand and Lofty Tumbling in
the Chicago Pit.
Highest Price Reached With
One Exception Since
DAYS OF GOLD HUTCH g
Went to the High Point at
Three Bounds.
Dropped Back a Little and
Closed at SI.O7 1-2.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-Arnid considerable ex-
citement December wheat sold at s..
today, the highest price with one excep-
tion since the memorable "Old Hutch"
corner in 1855. The market started very
nervous. bids at the start ranging all the
way from S1.62la to S1.04 and in few min
utes sold up to SLo5. Trade was much
broader than during the bulges on Mon
day and yesterday, when the selling Of
not to exceed 5000 bushels caused the
market to quiet down. Buying orders
came from all parts of the pit, mostly for
lots of from 500 TO 5000 bushels, but
even for such small lots sellers were
scarce, and the market for Il moment was
apparently in danger of running away.
Then the bull clique brokers came to the
rescue, and not until at least 10000 BUSH
els had been offered and eagerly taken
did the excitement die down.
got On the T5rnT5-,e,e again me naflLe3
IN the meantime had recovered to S1-C5.
having sold down to S1U33e. An attempt
Eealed the fact that the market was bare
One dollar five and a half bid, with
no takers Then the market jumped ~
cent at a time TO $l-JS and q little wheat
dribbled out, then back it went TO Sl-O5ti.
but only for a moment when it turned
again. jumping to Sl.19 in three bids.
There the thoroughly frightened shorts
were enabled to buy and the market QuI-
eted down, reacting to S1O7la- There was
apparently a general belief among traders
that the december bulls intend TO carry
the deal in that option to the last e&-
tremity- This opinion was strenSt thened
by the announcement that arrangements
had been completed whereby all contract
wheat Will be shipped east by all-rau
soon as delivered here, thus keeping the
market bare. This announcement had
great weight with the shorts, who for the
first time displayed real anxiety.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
BIRMINGHAM'S MARDIGRAS
Contract for the Work Has Been Let
to St Louis Man.

Birmingham Ala, Dec. 9.-Anthcnv
J. German, CT St Louis. was today
awarded the contract to put on the
mardi gras celebration in Birmingham
February p and %
Mr. German has put on carnivaIs in
New Orleans, San Francisco, st. Louis.
and other places. He is to return to
Birmingham on January 1 and begin
preparations for the celebration here
in February, bringing along from St
Louis a carload of material and a
number of assistants
This coming mardi gras Birmingham
will have the largest celebration in the
South.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
NINE. HERRMANN STRUGGLES
She is Not Up in Her Art Enough to
Deceive Customs officers

San Antonio, Tex, Dec 9-The Gus
yards Of a rare pattern of the finest
grade Of silk which Nine. Adelaide
Hermann, widow of the magician.
bought for drapery for her costume
IN a new serpentine dance she is de-
signing.
The silk was found hidden under
Nine. Herrmann's skirts. She had
crossed over into Juarez. Mexico. to
purchase it. The shopkeeper assured
her it would be an easy matter to
smuggle the goods, but while selecting
them, Nine. Hermann inadvertently of
Tended one of the Mexican clerks in
the store, and he sent tip to the Gus
toms officials.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
LAST HOPE GONE AGAIN.
This is About the 'steenth Time for
Durrant

San Francisco. Dec. 9.-The supreme
court has dispelled the last hope of w
IA T. Durrant, the murderer of Blanche
Lamont and Minnie Williams. by dis
posing in a summary manner of his two
appeals. In a written opinion from the
pen of Chief Justice Beatty, which is
concurred in by all but one of his col
leagues. the court affirns the judgment
of Judge BahrS in Temanding the pris-
Oner to San Quentin until the date set
for his execution, but reVerses the re-
sentencing of Durrant to be hanged on
November IL and remands the case to
the superior court with instructions to
proceed according to law
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
COLLINS is GONE.
Martin Ensley's Case Cannot Proceed
for Lack of Prosecuting Witness.

st. Louis, Dec. 9.-The case of Martin
Ensley, the prominent Tennesseean
under Indictment on the charge of as
saulting and rObbing his friend, Charles
D Collins Of $4,000, at Meramec High
lands last spring, came up for trial in
the county court at Clayton today. The
case was set for trial November 21. but
Collins, who was manager of Il hotel
in St Louis, failed to appear and the
case was continued until today. Judge
Hirzel issued an attachment for Collins
but he has not been found. When the
case was called he was not present.
Mrs. Collins, who is in charge of the
hotel says she has not seen her hus-
band since the evening of November
Il
Judge Hirzel today continued the case
until the next term Of court Judge
Harvey, counsel for the defendant.
moved the discharge of his client which
was refused; he then asked that the
bond be reduced. This was also re
Sheriff Kerth has not much hope Of
nnding Collins, but says il he returns
10 st. Louis at any time he viii arrest
him by virtue of the attachment DaDa.es
issued by the Clayton circuit court
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09

mediate work to look so far ahead To
undo what Weyler had done in malad-
ministration is a huge task in itself.
Something of this labor has been ac-
complished in administrative offices, but
this has little bearing on the main
question. The places are filed by men
who are in sympathy with the govern
ment and who will Loyalty help to carry
out its plans.
These are details. More important is
the apprOachment of the political
parties. The Madrir correspondents
of the Havana journals describes the
Sagasta ministry as in the enjoyment
of its HONEYMOON
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
SILVER REACHES so CENTS
Several Conditions Strengthen the
Market for the White Metal

New York. Dec. 9.-Silver sold on the
local market at go cents an ounce for
commercial bars. This is the highest
price since July, and represents an ad-
vance of nearly 9 cents an ounce since
September l. The strength exhibited
by the market for silver recently is as
cribed to a large silver shipment from
London to Russia, which country has
been for some time past at work put
ting her currency upon a metallic basis:
a revival in the volume of the demand
from China, a continued good demand
from India, and an increasing demand
for use in the arts. The production of
silver, at the same time, has not in
creased
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-09
LOVE WORTH $4,000.
Mrs. Van Setback Places That Value
on Her Husband's Affections.

Chicago. Dec. 9-ATrs. Florence Van
Setback has begun suit against her
father-in-law. Peter Van Setback. one
of the leading business men of Chicago.
asking damages in the amount of SO
600 for alienation of her husbands af-
fectiOns and S50,O00 for libel
Mrs. Van Schaack claims that her
father-in-law induced her husband to
leave her by means of letters contain
ing charges which she denOminates as
untrue The plaintiff recently secured
q verdict by default OF 500. 600 against
the defendant in Brooklyn. but that
judgment not being operative in Chi
cago, she has brought another action
here.