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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
A RING IN HIS NOSE.
A Jack the Slasher Creating a Panic
Among Negroes in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Nd. Nov. 9.-For several
days a colored Jack the Slasher has been
soaring colored school children. There
have been three panics in one school upon
the cry 1.-The SIasher" Some of the chill
dren tainted, others had fits. In another
school a panic was caused by a mob of
colored men, who said they were after
THE Slasher." Several children have
been slashed. William Payne. a cOlOred
youth was arrested today and identified
by one of the victims as the slasher. a
sharp knife with fresh blood stains was
found in his pocket.
The excitement has caused one colored
man to flee the city. He was a mission
ary from Africa who has been preaching
in West Baltimore. He wears a ring
through his nose, which he says was
placed there while a prisoner of a wild
tribe of Africans, and it had been report
ed that the slasher had a ring in his nose.
A woman residing on Myrtle avenue has
reported to the police that the preacher
knocked a t her house yesterday and when
she opened the door, hugged her. A war
rant is out for his arrest.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
STORMY JORDAN AGAIN.
Famous Saloon Man About to Open
Up at Ottumwa, Iowa.

Ottumwa, Ia, Nov. 9.-"Stormy'' Jor-
dan is about to reopen his saloon in OF
tumwa. Jordan is one of the characters
of this country He came into pronui-
nence first by the signs he had about his
saloon. 1t was located in the basement,
and there was a large finger pointing
down to it. over the finger in letters was
the startling sign: 1.-The Road to Hell!"
When you stepped inside you were at
tracted by the different signs. One was,
Eternal Damnation Sold Here and an
other was Destruction of Homes Sold
at the Bar" SuH another was, Here
Is Where the Young Are Ruined" If you
stepped up to the bar and wanted the
best drink in the house, Stormy would
set out a glass of water.
He came into state prominence, how
ever, by his hard fight on the prohibition
law when it was passed in Iowa. He re-
fused to abide by the law, claiming that
it was unconstitutional. He was wealthy
at the time, but so vigorously did he
fight the law through the courts that he
lost his fortune. He was finally forced
to shut up his saloon by the combined
strength of the city and state. Constant
judgments against him by the courts soon
convinced him that he could not continue
business. The prospect of him coming
back to the town and opening a saloon
does not meet with the Endorsement of the
people here.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
ATTN COLORADO.
An Important Discovery Has Been
Made in Grand County.

Denver, Nov. 9.-One of the most i'm
portant of recent finds of mineral made
in this state is the discovery of a large
deposit of asphalt in the eastern part of
Grand county. The discovery was made
by A. w. West of Walden, Col
Mr. West says that the asphalt occurs
in veins from five to ten feet wide, and
six mineral claims have been located, each
having from two to four well defined
veins. All of the veins have been opened
to the depth of from ten to fifteen feet,
and show that the asphalt becomes more
solid with depth. The mines are about
fifty miles west of Georgetown. A guam
tity of the material was brought to this
city a few days ago, and is now on ex-
hibition at the miners bureau in this
city Mr. Davis says there is enough
asphalt in sight to meet all the demands
of Colorado for fifty years to come.
1t is said to be peculiarly adapted for
roofing purposes, and parties in this city
have under consideration proposition
to establish works on the ground for the
manufacture of the commercial article.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
JEWISH COLONY.
To be Started on the Cooperative
Basis in Nevada

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-Twenty-one
of the 26 Jewish families, comprising
the Occidental Cooperative Colony, in
corpOrated, started yesterday from this
city for their future home at Yelling
ton Smiths Valley, Lyon county, Neva-
da.
The remaining five families will soon
follow.
The colony was organized some weeks
ago in this city by Hebrews of Russian
birth or extraction for the purpose of
obtaining land to settle upon where
they may follow the occupation of their
ancestors in Palestine. The land was
procured from Morris COhn. a wealthy
and public spirited Israelite of Carson
city, who sold 500 acres of good farming
land to the cOlOnists at IS an acre on
very easy terms and furnished them
$4,000 worth of lumber to build their
houses and will aid them in many other
ways, in order that the settlers may
have a chance to exist until they be-
come self-suppOrting.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
WITH A PULLEY.
Doctors are Trying to Spring Con-
ways Neck in Place.

Chnlicothe. o., Nov. 9.-Drs. Leslie and
Scaerce attempted to spring W. R. Con-
days neck back into place today, with
partial success. He fell from his ca
boose and dislocated his fourth cervical
vertebrae, since which he has been per-
fectly paralyzed, although conscious. A
band was tied about his head today,
pulley attached to it, and force of nearly
200 pounds exerted in the effort to pull
the neck back into place. The operation
was not wholly successful and will be
tried again in a few days. If it does
not succeed, then the muscles will be cut
away from the disloeated bone and it will
be pushed back into place. The opera
ton is a very unusual one and is being
watched with great interest by all the
surgeons of the city.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
POSTAL LINE TO DAWSON.
To be Constructed Over the Route
Surveyed 80 Years Ago by
George Kennan.

San Francisco, Nov. 9.-Charles R. Hos
mer of Montreal, Canada, general man
ager of the Canadian Pacific telegraphs
general manager of the Pacific Postal
TELEGRAPH company and vice president of
the Commercial Gable company, arrived
here yesterday and is the guest at the Pal
ace hotel of John w. Mackay. He says
that within the next year the Canadian
government will undoubtedly construct
and complete a telegraph line to Daw-
son City. and by the identical route origi-
naIIy surveyed thirty years ago by George
Kennan, the Siberian traveller
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
NEGRO COUNTY FAIR.
Prof Smellwood Opens the Exhibition
With Some Advice to the Race.

Claremont Va, Nov. 9.-Prof. John J.
Smanwood, the negro educator who has
made a practical departure in the negro
ministerial and educational world, opened
at Claremont Monday the first negro
county fair. Mr.. Smallwood is undoubt-
edy the new negro of the south" He is
opposed to social equality and crinni-
nal assaults, and lynching.
The exhibition hall is well filed with
the mechanical. agricultural and indus
trial products of the negro as he is actu-
ally is in the rural districts of Virginia,
Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York and South Carolina Mr.. Small
wood said in his address to a large audi
ence that he was bitterly opposed to the
foolish politician, the ignorant minister
and the rum shop Our race has three
living foes said the speaker. They are
enemies that every day, week, month and
year visit our homes, disturb our man
hood and blight our hopes, bury our self
respect and degrade negro intelligence.
We have long declared that the white
man, at the south, was the negro'S worst
enemy. We have felt that he was our
social and political foe; but, ladies and
gentlemen, we are mistaken The low
est and most dangerous enmies that my
race has today are the rum shop keeper.
the sleek. penniless and homeless politi-
clan, and the uneducated, narrow, selfish.
ignorant poIicy-loving ministers
Mr.. Smallwood spoke at some length
on social equality, lynching, progress of
the negro and kindred topics. He advised
the negroes to buy homes, to be thrifty,
and told them that if they did these
things they would be happy.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
CIGARETTE LICENSE HIGH.
Dealers Must Pay $1,000 for the
Privilege in Denver

Denver, Nov. 9.-Acting Mayor Scobey
has approved the ordinance recently passed
by the council fixing license fee of 81, 900
for all dealers in cigarettes.
In addition the ordinance provides a
system of inspection and a penalty for
selling cigarettes that contain gypsum,
opium or other drugs injurious to health.
There will be a contest over the ordi-
nance at once. City Attorney Norris has
furnished an opinion that the ordinance is
in violation of the interstate commerce
law.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison GIobe)
Very few nice girls have fool moth
ers.
No man hates a rival in love as he
hates a rival in business.
The sweetest smile is always be-
slowed on somebody else.
Of course the cold cash we hear so
much about, comes from Klondixe.
We would rather see a man unusual
ly hOmely than just ordinarily good
looking.
Some men who are really lions, have
been abused so much that they act like
rabbits.
We notice trat girls with steadies
never have fascinating girls come to
visit them.
Every ones favorite adjective, which
he secretly enjoys most when applied
to himself, is prominent"
An Atchison woman who undeniably
has taste, and who knows what she is
doing, gave a lunch recently without
lunch cloths. The other woman are in
a great f1utter; they do not know what
to make of it. Have lunch cloths gone
out?
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
POWERS OF LOUIS SHOBE.
Ohio Man Lifts Heavy Objects by
Placing His Finger Tips on Them.

Placing His Finger lips on 1hem.
Chilicothe, O., Nov. "a young man of
the name of Louis Shobe, whose home is
at Frankfort, has been astonishing the
residents of that section of the county by
performing a series of seemingly super
natural feats. He appears to possess an
unusual power over inanimate objects.
and this remarkable power has been wit
messed by nearly all the residents of
Frankfort. Shobe can raise a table from
the floor and cause it to dance about in
the air by simply passing his hands over
it, and other objects of the same kind he
can control in similar way, no matter
how heavy the object may be.
A few days ago a number of persons
who had no faith in his powers made
what they considered a supreme test of
his abilities. They place a well grown
boy in a clothes basket and then closed
and fastened the lid. Then they hunted
up Shobe and brought him into the laun-
dry and asked him to lift the basket. He
knew nothing about the boy concealed in
side and it was thought would be unable
to perform the feat.
But he placed his finger tips on the top
of the basket and lifted it from the floor
as easily as if it were empty. The feat
was performed in broad daylight and in
the presence of a score of witnesses, who
stood all about him.
ShObe first became aware of his remark
able powers about eight years ago, but
his parents have been very much opposed
to him giving any exhibitions and for
this reason they have remained a COM
parative secret until quite recently. Shobe
himself can give no explanation of them.
and states that he feels no i'll effects after
giving an exhibition beyond a feeling of
Vvea alxuess and DrOfuse DerSDiratiOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

premises. The public will still be ad-
mitted a portion of one day each week
The natives of Thrums are turning
Mr.. Barrie'S fame to commercial ad-
vantage. A lemonade manufactured in
the Kirriemuir district bears a label
with a view of the famous Window in
Thrums'' and a special brand of goods
sold by a local shopkeeper has this in
scripiOn printed on its wrapper: IN. B.
Every packet bears a true picture of
the Window in Thrums and Mr.. Bar
rie's residence
While travelling in India, once upon a
time Lady Randolph Churchill yielded
to the temptation to have a snake
tatOOed upon her person. The reptile is
estimated to be about Is inches in
length and has it's tail in its mouth. A
symbol of eternity. The late Lord Ran
dolph is said to have ben the only man
who ever saw it, and a while ago there
were rumOrs that another would, but
these have died out.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
WEST SHOULD UNITE.
President of the Federation of Miners
Opposes Helping Eastern
Organizations.

Denver, Nov. Edward Boyce, pres
ident of the Western Federation of
Miners, has gone to California where
he will spend the winter in organizing
work
Mr. BOyce is opposed to the miners
taking any part in the meeting of the
American Federation of Labor at Nash
vile, and is opposed to anything with
which Mr. GOmpers is closely connect
ed. He believes that the western labor
organizations should stand together
and stop sending money east Tor the
support of organizations, which, he
says. never lend a helping hand to the
tOilers of the west.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
M'KINLEY WANTS PEACE.
That is All Consul General Lee Will
Say About His Instructions.

New York, Nov Gen. F'itzhugh
Lee will sail for his post of duty tomor-
row.
Gen. Lee was reticent when speaking
of Cuban affairs. but he referred with
satisfaction to his interview with Pres
ident Mckinley last Friday.
1T was, of course, gratifying to me-"
said the general Ito have the president
tell me that my course as consul gener-
al met with his approval He told me
he had received letters from representa-
tive men from all sections, who express
ed their satisfaction at my retention in
Office. OF course I cannot say what my
instructions are. except that I am to
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
SHIP FOR CALIFORNIA.
Cruiser Marion to be Added to the
States Naval Reserve.

San Francisco, Nov. 9-Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt has
signifed the intention of the United
States government to turn over to the
naval reserve of the state of California
the cruiser Marion just as soon as a
formal request for the vessel is made
by Gov Budd.
This will soon be forthcoming, and af-
ter the official transfer is made the old
monitor, Comanche, now in this harbor,
will be sent to San Diego, Cal, for the
use of the naval reserve in the south
ern portion of the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
RiIev Loves the Crude Man.

ct tell you" says the Hoosier poet
''the crude man is generally moral, for
Nature has just let go his hand. She's
just been leading him through the dead
leaves and the daisies. When I deal
with such a man, I give him credit for
every virtue; but what he does. and the
way he does it, is his action and not
nina"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

1.-The worst cold I ever had in my
life was cured by Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes W. H. Norton, Of
Sutter Creek, Cal. This cold left me
with a cough and was expectorating
all the time. The remedy cured me,
and I want all of my friends when
troubled with a cough or cold to use it.
for it will do them good" Sold By
druggists.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

MY little daughter who has been trou-
bled with Group ever since she was
three months old, I never found any
thing to relieve her until I tried Beggs
Cherry Cough Syrup. and that has cured
her entirely. I think it is the best
Cough Syrup on the market At drug
gistS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
.has. L. Reeske,

look out for the rights of Americans.
As to President BfcKinley's wishes, all
1 can say is he desires peace"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
FOOTBALL

bulletins when a football game is play
ed without fatal results.-CIeveIand
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

Governor Mount of Indiana has had
his farm connected by long distance
telephone with his Office in Indianapo-
1is.
The memory of the late Major Lewis
Ginter of Richmond. Va, is to be per-
petuated by the endowment of a me-
chanics' institute and school of tech
nology in that city.
=
Theodore DeIyannis, recently premier
of Grece, was left penniless while at
school. He obtained a government
clerkship, and on a small salary educa-
ted his two younger brothers.
Captain Mayne Reid whote "a stories
for boys, of which II have been trans
lated into French He fought in the
Mexican war and is buried in KensaI
Green cemetery, London.
Bishop Potter, on his late visit to
New Haven, Conn, called attention to
the fact that in the quarter of a cen
tury in which he had been in New York
city that was the first time he had ever
been invited to Connecticut.
On the gate of the ex-Empress Eu-
genie's English country home in Farm
borough has been placed this sign:
These grounds are private. Trespass-
ers will be prosecuted This step was
rendered necessary by the vandalism of
some OF the visitors, who were rapidly
clipping away the monuments on the
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

Singers and public speakers use Ayers
Cherry PectoraI with excellent results.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

It is now considered proper to issue
bulletins when football game is play
ed without fatal results.-CIeveIand
Leader.
Another football fatality is reported.
A Rhode Island COW swallowed an in
fiated pigsl1in and it killed her.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The proposition to change the rules OF
football so as to make the game more
lively is probably instigated by the fun
eral directors Chicago
Chronicle.
If the Cleveland boy is to be inveigled
in a few years into the game of football
by the Princeton students his parents
may as well take all the comfort with
him now that they can get.-Kansas
City Staf.
The erudite Boston Globe editoriaIIy
says that "a young man in Astoria has
had his neck broken in a football
game?" He showed very poor judg-
ment in having it dOne-Chicago
TimeS-Herald.
As a result of recent games at Har-
ward several of the football men have
been put on crutches or sent to the
hospital An endowment for a football
needs Of universities today.-Chicag
News.
Another victim of slugbau has been
put under the sod. His name was An
drew Hasche, and his neck was broken
IN sOcalled game at SteinWay, N. Y,
last Sunday afternoon. 1t is said that
he was tall, we'll built young fel-
low of 19, fast runner and splendid
player How many more lives must
be sacrificed in this brutal and degrad-
ing sport before public opinion will sup
press it?-Chicago Tribune
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
PEOPLE you HEAR OLE

Governor Mount of Indiana has had
his farm connected by long distance
telephone with his Office in Indianapo-
lis
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

Another football fatality is reported.
A Rhode Island COW swallowed an in
hated pigsl1in and it killed her.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09
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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

The proposition to change the rules of
football so as to make the game more
lively is probably instigated by the fun
eral directors aSsOciatiOn.-Chicago
Chronicle
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

FrOm the Atchison GIobe)
Very few nice girls have fool moth
S.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-09

Some men who are really lions, have
been abused so much that they act like
rabbits.
The record-union., 1897-08-12

vote of $50 to 10. which was the first
accurate showing of the relative
strength of the factions.
The convention then effected a per-
manent organization, Temporary Chair
man John Seitz of Tiffin and Temporary
Secretary A S. Lightwalter of New
Philadelphia being made permanent Of
ficers From that time on the fusion
lists, though in the minority, We're very
much in evidence, but their efforts re-
suited in nothing except to delay the
proceedings of the convention.
The resolutions adopted reaffirmed
the Populist platforms adopted by the
Omaha and St. Louis Convention, and
took issue on several matters of local
interest.
Before the morning session closed a
resolution was introduced providing for
the appointment of a committee to in
vestigate the charge made on the floor
of the convention that delegates had
been corrupted. The fusionists, who
made the charges, opposed an investiga-
ton by a committee, claiming that it
should be made in open convention.
At the afternoon session the following
State ticket was nominated: Governor,
Jacob S. Coxey of Stark County; Lieu
tenant Governor, Morris Whitconb of
Tuscarawas County; Supreme Judge
D. C. Pomeroy; Attorney General, G. A.
Rider of Wayne County; State Treas
urer F. NJ. Morris of Auglaize County
The convention remained in session
until after 6 o'clock, awaiting the re-
port of the Investigating Committee,
and as it was not forthcoming the con-
vention adjourned sine die, with the
understanding the committee would re-
port to the State Central Committee.
The record-union., 1897-08-12
DAVIS WILL CASE.
Attorney Knight Creates a Mild
Sensation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE ar
gument of the Davis will contest to-
day was enlivened by an unexpected
incident. 1t occurred during the open
ing argument of George A. Knight
AT a most interesting point in his
speech Knight imagined that he de-
tected a sneering smile on the face OF
w. B. Treadwell, one of the opposing
counsel.
Sir" exclaimed Knight to Treadwell
don't you dare to sneer or laugh al
me. Some men may laugh at me, but
no man who is under as great an obli-
cation to me as you are
This speech was delivered by Knight
in dramatic tones, and created a SEN
sation. Treadwell had every appear
ance of being the most surprised man
in the court room. He disclaimed all
intention of offering offense to knight
An unconscious smile on his face he
said, had been misconstrued. Knight
accepted this explanation
Attorney Knight is expected to con-
elude his argument tomorrow morn
Ing. Attorney Treadwell Will reply foI
the proponents of the will, and is to
be followed by Attorney Haggerty for
the contestants.
During the noon recess to-day Mrs
Belle Curtis, one of the proponents OF
the will, tainted just outside of the
court room. 1t was stated that she
had been overcome by the heat in tbs
room, rather than anything which oc-
CURED during the course of Attorney
knights argument
The record-union., 1897-08-12
A TAME AFFAIR.
The Fight Between Henry Baker
and Richard Ball.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1.-THE ST.
George Club gave boXinz carnival at
Woodward's Pavilion tonight, which
was attended by 5000 spectators. The
bout advertised as the chief attrac-
ton, namely that between Henry Baker
of Chicago and Richard Ball of Eng
land, both heavwweights, proved to be
the tamest fight on the card. Baker
had Ball running backwards through
out the first round, and when the En-
glishman stood UP and fought back
in the second round Baker struck him
when and where he pleased. Ball con-
tinued his sprinting about the ring to
avoid the big "Stockyards terror until
the tenth round, when Referee Aleck
Greggains stopped the affair, and gave
the decision to Baker. Ball was out
classed in cleverness, and only man
aged to stay the seven rounds by rum
ming away.
The best fight Of the night was be-
tween Lon Agnew, formerly of Chica-
go, and Dick Case of Puget Sound.
Case was given the decision at the end
of ten rounds.
Billy Armstrong of Stockton and
Mike Whalen of San Francisco put up
a fast fight while it lasted. Armstrong
was knocked out in the fourth round.