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Evening journal., 1897-05-11
WAS IT CONSPIRACY?
Baroness Won Turkheim Declares
She Was victimized.
WAS ABANDONED BY HER HUSBAND.
An Important Witness In the Fair VIII
Contest Induced to Marry Al
legged Nobleman and Left
Penniless In London.

legged Nobleman and Left
Penniless In London.
London, May 11.--Jeannine Won Turk
helm, nee Young. of San Francisco is in
this city and in great distress. She says
that she is the victim of conspiracy
which has grown out of the Fair will
contest at San Francisco. She charges
her husband with a knowledge of the
conspiracy and is anxious to return to
California in order TO expose it. She Is
entirely without funds and is beseech-
ing her friends in San Francisco TO send
her money enough TO pay her passage
home
She has sent the following cablegram
20 Chief of Police Lees of San Fran
cisco:
London, May 9.
discovered proof of Delmas villainy
at Hotel Cecil, London. Turkheim in
tends leaving early tomorrow. Tell
friends. Wish for immediate return.
No money. Can you have Arnold. alias
Won Turkheim. extradted to San Fran
cisco? Has valuable papers in Fair case
in his possession. Gable me care OF
American embassy.
"JEANNINE Won TURKHEIM
press representative interviewed
the Baroness Won Iurkhelm, as she ~
known. He found her in a state of great
mental agitation. In the course of the
interview she said:
"Owing to my knowledge OF impor-
tant facts bearing on the Fair viii case
It became desirable in the interests OF
certain persons to remove me from the
scene Of action. To bring this about
I was induced or instigated to marry
the man calling himself Baron Won
Turkheim. We sailed for England
During the voyage there were re-
peated attempts to poison me with
laudanum. When we arrived at Liver
pool, I discovered among the effects Of
the man calling himself Baron Won
Turkheim certain papers showing him
to be a detective employed by Sth-
wells agency in San Fransico. When
charged him with his duplicity. he ad-
mitted 1t. We came to London and took
rooms at the Hotel Cecil.
Yesterday he paid the hotel bill and
left me. do not know his whereabouts
1 am penniless and am obliged TO go tc
a boarding house. The bottle Of lauda-
mum used against my life on board
ship was purchased Of the Joseph Hahn
company, Sacramento"
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Emhnssahor Har nined.

London, May IA luncheon was Civ
en- at the st. James club in honor Of the
United States ambassador, Colonel John
Hay, in order to enable him to meet the
leading English bimetallists. The Hon.
Hucks-Gibbs, Sir David Barbour, Sir
William Houlsworth, Mr.. Henry r.
Grenfell, Mr.. Barclay Powells and Mr..
Henry White, secretary Of the United
States embassy, were among those
rragpnt
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Henderson's Expedition Captured

Cape Coast Castle Gold Coast Afri-
ca. May 11.-Ohicial news has seen re-
ceived to the effect that Lieutenant
Henderson's expedition, reported to
have been attacked by Chief samory at
Wa while the British officer was maxi
ing treaties with the chiefs I'm the Hin
terland and concerning whose safety
the gravest fears were expressed, have
been made prisoners by the Sofa tribe.
1t is added that the members Of the
mission are in no danger.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Editor Set Free.

Cleveland. May 1.-THE circuit court
discharged Editor Post, arrested, con-
victed and sentenced for contempt OF
court by Judge Lamson of the common
pleas court about six weeks ago. Post
had written an editorial which was a
structure on court methods in general
and Judge Lamson's methods in par
ticular. The case was dismissed, and
Post was discharged.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Sentenced For solicitation Of Arson.

Hollidaysburg. Pa, May 11.-Robert
B. Hutchinson. the leading merchant Of
Ripple. this county. was sentenced In
court to pay a fine Of $50 and to serve
six months in jail for solicitation to
commit arson. Hutchinson hired two
men to burn the store Of Pheasant &
Wagner, his rivals IN business. This ie
the first instance on record in the
state in which a person was punished
for this crime. Hutchinson's attorneys
will appeal to the supreme court.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Large Iron Deposits.

st. Johns, N. f., May 1l.-Engllsh ex-
perts who have been inspecting the
large iron deposits In the vicinity OF
Conception bay, deposits more than Il
miles long. report favorably upon the
quality Of the ore. and il is probable
that the tract viii be extensively work
ed during the coming summer by an
English syndicate.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
s,reet nalIwavs ConsoIidate.

Baltimore, May lit is announced
that the consolidation of the Baltimore
Traction and the City and Suburban
Street Railway companies Is practical
ly settled, that the agreement has been
signed and nothing remains TO be done
save to obtain the consent Of the stock
holders. A meeting for that purpose
will be held on May 20.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
silver Service For the nroohlyn.

New York, May 1.-THE presentation
Of the silver service to the United States
cruiser Brooklyn will take place on
Wednesday afternoon, May 10. Cap
tain Cook. the commander, has written
saying the date fixed will be satisfacto-
ry. Chairman William Berri of the
presentation committee thinks that the
ceremony viii cCcur on board the
cruiser at the navy yard.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
suicide Of a Merchant.

Detroit, May 11.-Herman Freund, a
well known merchant Of Detroit, who
established The Fair" store on Monroe
avenue, committed suicide by taking
poison. He was respondent over busi-
ness difficulties. He leaves a family Of
IN children
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Wanted In n Number of Towns.

Saratoga, May 11.-Daniel and Charles
McCarty have been lodged in the Sara
toga county Jail. They were sent here
from Mechanicsville. Complaints have
been lodged against them from Pough-
keepsie. Rochester. Sidney. Homer.
Corning, Lockport and Little Falls, n.
Y, and Newcastle. Pa. 1t is claimed
that they failed to pay their bills at no.
tells in a number of New York cities and
towns
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
vntoed the AntlcIgarette nnl.

Lansing Mich, May n.-Governor
Pingree has vetoed the anticigarette
bill which makes boys under II years
Of age liable to Imprisonment for smok-
ing cigarettes. The governor says IL is
a parental not a state duty to correct
bad habits in children.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
Schooner strikes a Rock.

Newfoundland. May 1.-THE schoon-
er Mary struck a rock of Renowse a
port about so miles south of st. Johns,
and her crew Of seven narrowly es-
capped drowning.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11

cult Court, in which a verdict Of $4,000
was rendered in favor of Joseph II.
Walls, Of Milton, Del, for injuries re-
ceived while working on a dredge of
the American Company.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner OF Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing OF every de-
scriptiUn quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
TRANSVAAL OUTLOOK
The Inhabitants Desire Peace, but
viii Fight.
THEY OBJECT TO ENCLAyD'S METHODS
An Interview with the South African
Republics Postmaster General He
Says the Situation Is Grave
In His Country.

New York. May 11.-lsaac Van AL
phen. postmaster general of the Trans
vaal, and his secretary. S. J. G. Nana
Tigen. have been stopping at the Hol-
land House. They have just departed
for Washington to attend the interna-
tional postal congress.
"All the South African states said
Mr. Van Alphen. ARE inhabited by the
Beers. Sixty years ago we went to
Cape Colony. The English drove us
out. and we went TO Natal. Then John
Bull saw what a fine country that had
become. and he said Il was his and so
we were forced to move again. Go to
the Orange Free State he said, and
we went At last we were driven from
there over into the Transvaal.
AT that time the Transvaal was full
of wild beasts and Zulus. We whipped
the zulus and killed Off the wild beasts.
Then they wanted to take away the
Transvaal,
"rhey did do 1t. and we had all our
plans made to move to Mashonaland
after burning all our towns behind us.
but they finally gave us back our ooun-
try, and we are still there
The Situation Is Grave.
ne NlAAsAAAhAl AAANli nov - NNA y
grave. We are all for peace, but IL II
must be nght-why then we win fight
10 the last We don't mind having the
uitlanders in the Transvaal. Let them
come and make all the money they
want II they win only let US alone. but
| the trouble is they don't stop there
"They boom the share market IN
mines and then they deprcss IL so as e
make speculation. They have forced NJ
wages so high that we can't work oul
properties at a fair profit, and what W.
would have refused 10000 for fivl
years ago we are now glad to sell fo
100000"
What sort Of a man is your presi
dent?" was asked.
"Ah." he replied with enthusiasm, IN
IS the greatest of living statesmen. Pau
Kruger is a man who knows no Ian
guage but the Dutch. He can read II
but he is apt TO make mistakes whe
he writes H. But he is the greatest pol
iucian that ever lived. He has don
everything for the country. John Blu
can't fool with him.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11

The Greater Wilmington Printing
and Publishing Company, southwest
corner Of Fourth and Shipley streets, Is
prepared to do printing of every de
scription quickly and efficiently.
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
M1LroN MANS 1000.

The American Dredging Company
took an appeal to the Circuit Court of
Appeals, of Philadelphia, from the Cir
Evening journal., 1897-05-11
weather Predictions.

Unsettled weather. with showers nssz
the coast; westerly wirds.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
GA. r. HISTORY is READY.
The Author, j. B. McMasters, Says it
is Not Partisan.

New York. Sept. 6.-John Bach Nc
Masters School History of the United
States has reached the stage of advance
sheets. A dispatch from Chicago on
March 80 said:
1.-THE G. A. R.. will publish a common
school history with G. A. r. IDEAS
Prof: J. B. McMasters of the Univers-
ity of Pennsylvania was engaged to do
the work. He explained the scope of
his work, saying:
II want it understood that in this
history the acts of the great southern
generals in the civil war are not con-
doned. Cen Lee, for example, was a
man of education and came from West
Point. This military school is estab-
hshed to make soldiers who will stand
by the government If Gen.Lee wished
to destroy the government he had no
business in West Point
So much for the advance charges. The
author now says there is no truth in
the charge that his work is sensation
al. He hopes it will be popular on both
sides of Mason and Dixons Line.
The war history is preceded by three
chapters, entitled, 1.-THE long struggle
with slavery" In them the author
says: Labor saving and time saving
machinery and appliances became 50
much in demand that a very long list
of remarkable inventions and business
aids appeared. The south, owing to it's
own peculiar industrial and labor con-
ditions, was little benefited by all these
same as in 1S00.''
The beginning of the chapters on the
War for the Union, 1885," states:
The south was united as one man.
The north was divided and full of
southern sympathizers. She knew not
whom to trust. The great departments
at Washington contained many men
who furnished information to southern
officials
The battle of Bull Run is told in two
thirds of page. 1t is spoken of as
THE famous battle which ended with
the defeat and flight of the Union
take even less space and ends with a
fac-simile of Gen. Grants famous ''un-
conditional surrender message to Gen.
Buckner Grants other victories in
the southwest and Farragut's capture
of New Orleans are told in terse way,
without editorial comment.
Regarding the Confederate army in
Virginia, the author says: TT was in
command of Gen. r. E. Lee, the great
est soldier the south produced Other
comments in the history on men and
battles are: Burnside was as reckless
as Mcclellan was cautious. Gettys-
burg is rightly regarded as the greatest
battle of the war. The opening of the
Mississippi cut the Confederacy in two.
Gen. George H. Thomas was a grand
character and splendid officer. Sheri-
dams ride is described in half page
in prose almost as stirring as Buchan-
an 9Reid's poem. The surrender of Lee
and the end of the Confederacy are told
in short paragraphs without comment
Hardly more than the result of Kear-
sage-Ala bama sea hight IS told, but to
the battle between the Monitor and the
Merrimac the author devotes four full
pages.
Chapters on the cost of the war and
the reconstruction of the south ends the
tender subject the author devotes most
of his attention to Andrew Johnson.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
Why People Are Nervous.

A distinguished German physician
declares this to be the age of Nervous
ness, and thinks the civilized race is
deteriorating under it. Our lunatic asy-
luns are filling up at a frightful rate;
women who should be plump and rosy
are pale and eme.ciated; school chill
dren, instead of being joyous, active,
vigorous, are debilitated, Overworked
and unhappy; business men are engines
of perpetual worry and victims of in
somnia; social life is a nerve destroy
ing whirl of excitement; cities are clam
orous with distraction of railroads,
traffic, manufacture and all hustling
affairs that destroy repose and murder
quiet. Everything is at high pressure.
Headlong, mad activity is the law of
circumstances.
DR.. Charcot's Kola Nervine Tablets
are famous for curing Nervous Dis
eases where other remedies had failed.
They will make you strong and well,
try them.
Fifty cents and 81 per box at drug
gists, or sent direct. Write US for tes-
timonials of cures. Eureka Chemical &
Mfg. Co., La Crosse. Wis.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
$50 PER HORSE,
Is Charged by Customs Officials at
Alaskan Ports.

Vancouver, BIC, Sept. THE steam
ship Capitano, Captain Powis, has re-
turned from Juneau, Dyea and Skag-
uay.
She brings down one miner from
Juneau who is disgusted with the out
look for getting into the gold fields this
fall Her cattle and horses were land
ed safely. but the American customs
officials charged a duty of $50 on each
horse. On the way down the Capitano
spoke the steamer Bristol and the stern
wheeler Eugene, which left Victoria
last week at Alert bay.
The Eugene commenced leaking soon
after leaving Union, where it will be re-
membered she was seized for violation
of the Canadian customs regulations,
but got away by cutting her hawser
1t took the Bristol "a hours to tow her
back to Alert bay. An attempt is be-
ing made to patch her up, but the pas
sengers refuse to travel on her. They
wanted to charter the Capitano, but as
she had passengers for Vancouver,
Capt. PowiS is unable to assist them.
He spoke the steamer Teese of Vic
toria on the way down and doubtless
she will go to their assistance. The Cap
itano brings no news of Importance
from the north. The crush at Dyea and
Skaguay is as great as ever and many
disheartened people are daily turning
back
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
MESSAGES ON THE CLOCKS.
The Clock Wires Were Crossed With
Regular Telegraph Wire.

Mount Vernon, N. Y, Sept. Five
stores in this place have synchroniZed
electric clocks operated by wire from
the Western Union telegraph office. The
proprietors We're startled this morning
when the gongs began striking inter-
mittently and the hands flew round
and round as if time was no object. A
telegraph operator who happened to be
in one of the stores pricked up his ears
and discovered that the gong was
pounding out a message being sent
from Greenwich, Conn.,, to New York
city.
The StorekeeperS assembled at the
telegraph office and declared that their
customers were being driven out by the
racket. An investigation revealed the
fact that the clock wires were crossed
the trouble was soon Strengthened out
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
BLOCKADE AT SKAGUAY.
Gold Seekers Cannot Get Out and are
Eating Up Their Supplies.
Especial Correspondence of the Asso-
ciated Press.)

Especial Correspondence of the ASSo-
cIated PreSS.)
Juneau, Aug. 29.-The steamers City
of Kingston, Farrallon, Elder, Rosa
lie and Queen have brought upwards
OF 800 people from the south ports and
san francisco together with horses, cat
tie, Sheep, etc, during the past few days
carrying about the entire cargo in each
instance to Dyea or Skaguay. Those
landed at Dyea are getting over the
Chilhoot pass all right, but none as yet
have got over the White pass via Skag-
uay Many horses have been ruined by
the mire and the men know they can
not get through, so that many have had
their goods carried around to -Dyea, but
1t is expensive and a large portion of
the army of travellers have no money
for such purposes, and just what such
outfits are going to do, is a mystery.
They are now eating up supplies which
they expected to use in the Yukon
country, and when their stores have
been exhausted, they have no funds to
provide more. A winter outfit for going
into the interior is quite a different
proposition from what these people
have at present
Juneau merchants have sent up
stock of goods to sell at Skaguay and
a small amount of lumber has gone up,
SO that a few Shacks can be erected,
but the inmates of the hundreds of
tents are but Slightly provided to with
stand the fierce. winds and storms of
the country. Quite a number have turn
ed back without allowing their outfits
to be taken off the boat bringing them
the camp, coming to Juneau and finally
returning to the United States.
In Juneau at present there are quite
a number of we'll known mining men
who are desirous of procuring for the
eastern markets some of the mining
property of southeastern Alaska. An
important sale was made last week of
group of mines at Hunter Bay, Admi-
raltY island.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
TO SAVE THE OLD HOME.
Kate Chase Sprague Raising Money
by Subscription.

Columbus, o., Sept. 6.-Mrs. Kate
Chase Sprague of Washington, D. c.,
daughter of Ex-Governor Salmon p.
Chase, arrived in Columbus today on a
mission. 1t was the first time in many
years that she has visited her old Ohio
home, and curiosity was aroused.
Mrs. Chase called on certain wealthy
merchants whom she knew in other
days, and it was learned that she is So
liciting money to buy her fathers home
in Washington through popular sub
scriptions, and thus prevent it from be-
ing sold at public auction. She was
quite successful in this city, and feels
certain of raising enough money to
purchase the property.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
ROAD ACROSS WINNIPEG.
The Rockefellers Said to be Behind
the Scheme

Winnipeg, Sept. 6.-Premier Green
way and Attorney General Cameron
have left for the east via the states.
At Chicago they will have a conference
with representatives of the company
with which the premier has been nego-
tfating for the construction of the pro-
posed Winnipeg-Duluth railway.
The premier still declines to make
public the result of his negotiations, but
it is rumored that he has hopes of a
speedy consummation of the deal.
The representatives of a New York
company, said to be the Rockefellers,
which also want to build the road, will
meet the premier in Toronto.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
Down Go the Rates

Denver, Sept. 6.-w. K. McAllister, rep
resenting the Morgan steamship line and
the Southern Pacific Railway company in
this city has announced reduction of
through freight rates from the Atlantic
seaboard, to be effective today The first
class rate will be $2.07, and other rates to
correspond
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
A Desecration of the Church.

Three little boys played cards on
Sunday on the steps of the ParkdaIe
NJ. E. church. They We're arrested by
two policemen and the charge put
against them of playing cards on Sun
day. VIII Larson, 15 years, Bob Lar
sen, aged II years, and Freddie Steph-
ems aged IL years, We're the victims
In police court today, Mrs. Stephens,
mother of the IL year old boy, pleaded
for her boys release and wept bitterly
Judge Atchison concluded that Will
Larson was guilty and fined him S. The
two smallest boys he discharged.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
OVERRUN BY WILD HORSES
Arizona Citizens Ask Permission to
Kill Them OF

Phoenix, Ariz., Sept. 6.-Wild horses
have become so much of a nuisance in
northern Arizona that Attorney General
Frazier has been asked if they may not
legally be slaughtered
That vicinity has been overrun by sew
eral large bands, hundreds in number,
unbranded and unclaimed by any one.
They have rapidly increased in number
and have become wilder than deer and
vicious as well. The matter has been re-
ferred to the livestock board
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
GOLDEN BALL CANE DOWN.
Warrensburg Court House Ornam ment
Changed for Political Reasons.

Warrensburg, Mo-, Sept. THE ball
on the staff held by the goddess of lib
erty on the new court house dome un-
derwent a change yesterday morning
before o'clock. The ball was a rich
golden color, and Republicans had made
frequent compliments about it and
complimented the court on it's efforts
to keep in touch with the prevailing senti-
ment of the country.
This was too much for the county
court whose members are all Demo-
Gratis, and orders were given to sup
plant the golden ball with one of silver.
The contractor and architect were sur
prised this morning with the change.
The work was done at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
THREE TRAMPS CREMATED
They Set a Dakota Jail on Fire to Es-
cane. With Fatal Results.

Fargo, N. D., Sept. 6.-The city mar
shall and a posse after a hard fight,
captured three tramps who had rob-
bed several stores at Conway, a small
town in Western Walsh county, and
placed them in the city jail At an ear
ly hour Sunday morning the jail was
discovered on fire, and before the
flames could be extinguished one of the
vagrants was cremated and the other
two have since died of frightfA burns
It is supposed the men tried to burn
a hole through which they could escape
and the blaze got beyond their control.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
GUNBOAT RUNS AGROUND.
Two Argentine Steamers Tow Her
Into Harbor.

New York, Sept. Ga dispatch to the
Herald from Montevideo says:
The United States gun boat Castine
which has been stationed in these wa
ters for some time, ran aground yester-
day outside the bay during a heavy
wind.
The vessel was unable to pull away,
and the steamers Plata and Republica
finally went to her assistance. The Cas-
tine with their aid, cleared the reef and
was towed into the bay. Just what
damage was done to the gun boat is not
yet known, but an examination is now
being made.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
Have You Been There YETI

There are many delightful resorts in
New Mexico but none excelling Las
Vegas Hot Springs. The Montezuma
hotel is really just little the incest of
its class in the southwest If you are
well, run up there for a few days out
ing If sick, no better place to get well
all kinds of baths, expert medical at
tendance, etc. Railroad and hotel rates
reasonable. w. c. Garvey, Agent, A.,
T. & S. f. Railway.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-07
Robbers Got AL

Denver, Sept. 6.-The officers of the Pa
cific Express company estimated the
amount of money stolen from their safe
by the train robbers near Folsom, N. NJ,
Friday night, at not more than $500. This
was all the safe contained and ii is sup
posed the robbers took it all.