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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-30
lis Chairman.

Horace L. Chapman was nominated
for governor on the second ballot.
Mr.. Chapman is a large owner and
operator of coal mines. He has never
held any office and is very popular with
the miners, never having had a strike.
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PASSENGER TRAIN D1rcHED.
Oregon Short Line Has an Accident
in Idaho

Salt Lake. Utah, June 3O-The west
pound passenger train on the Oregon
Short Line road went into the ditch
near Glenns Ferry, Idaho, last night,
owing to a broken axle. One person was
seriously injured and one slightly in
jured.
Superintendent Calvin and Chief Sur
geon Pinkerton left on a special train
for the scene of the accident.
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IN THE TOLLS.

New York, June 3O-3 p m.-Max Ri
ger and his wife who keep a small
store on Long Island, identified Mrs.
Mack as one of two women who last
Wednesday had bought four and a half
yards of red oil cloth such as the body
was wrapped in.
While this was happening at police
headquarters, two reporters of the
Journal and Advertiser which paper
had given the clues leading to Nack's
arrest traced Mrs. Nack's husband and
arrested him while he was driving his
bakery wagon. Mack resisted arrest
furiously and was taken to the station
house half demented with rage and
fear. He had made all his arrange
ments to leave town when arrested by
the reporters.
PAIR OF LEGS FOUND.
New York, June 3O.-3:30 P. M-Two
boys While swimming in the WaHabout
basin near the Brooklyn navy yard,
found two male legs wrapped in a can
vas. It is believed that the legs are
those of Guldensuppe.
Parties desiring printed copies of the
full opinion recently handed down by
Judge c. G. Foster of the Federal
Court, in the case of the Metropolitan
Life Insuranc Co. VS.. Webb McNau,
Supt- of ms, can be supplied by calling
on or addressing H. .Clarkson, Insurance
Publisher. Rooms Nos and 9, Office
Block, East Fifth street, Topeka Kan
Price 20 cts. per copy.
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Garfield Park July ard.

MarshalTs band, three concerts, bar
becue, base ball, boating, fireworks,
ETC., etc.
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TREASURER SHORT.
John a. Doran of Sedgw:ck Co., Now
Dead. Short $4,000.

Wichita, June 30, 3 p. m.-Developments
here today show that John A. Doran of
this county, who died at Hot Springs a
month ago. is short in his accounts $12.-
OOO
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
ARM0R PLATE ROBBERY.
The Senate Wars vainlr ON the
Creatures of ssPretection,,

WASHINGTON, July Is, 1S97-Consid-
Grafton Of the deficiency appropriation
bill was resumed in the Senate today. The
question of armor plate for new battle-
ships led to considerable discussion. The
bill provided total appropriation. of
IS, ,4lO,T25 for armor for the three battle
ships authorized in 1896 and limited the
cost per ton to s425.
Mr.. Butler IN. c. offered an amend
ment reducing the total to s2,407,500. linz
iting the cost to $500 per ton, apd pre-
v?iding for the establishment of a gov
ernment armor factory if privates con-
Germs do not bid within $500 per ton.
Mr.. Pettigrew Is. ID spoke of theS evil
dence taken before the Committee on
Naval Affairs showing conclusiveiy, he
said that arInor plate could be made
for $3.50 per ton. Notwithstanding this the
armor factories being in collision re-
fused to make armor for $500
ing the trust, Mr.. Pettigrew. said the
Naval Committee now proposed to accede
to it's demands. 1t was procedure too
disgraceful to be tolerated. the Sena tor
asserted 1t should be discussed in a
full Senate and the Senator, therefore,
called attention to the absence of "a
quorum.
The call disclosed the presence of forty
five Senator's just a quorum, and the de-
bate on arnor plate proceeded.
Mr.. Butler spoke in severe criticism of
the disposition in official circles to yield
to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
DIED.

LUCKE.-On Sunday evening, July Il.
1897, Alice Lucke, widow of Frederick
Lucke. -
ST Paul's avenue Heights, on Wednes-
day July IA, at 9 A. NJ, thence to St.
Joseph's Church.
MAILLY.-on Sunday. July 1887, Clara
4 Mailly, wife of William Mailly Jr.,
Z Relatives M and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral service from her late
residence No No g soS II Fairmo4nf airps avenue on
Interment Wednesday, July IA, at IL
"a. M. at Lutheran Cemetery.
eGOwLEY-In this city. on Monday, July
widow Of Richard B. Cowley. Sr.. in
Friends riea is are invited to attend the fun
eral service on Wednesday July 5a az one
street.
MALONEY-on Monday. July II. 1897.
Anna Maria, beloved wife OF John
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her late residence. "a Arlington
avenpe on Wednesday J9y 4 sSnrnS a. nine
corner Bramhall and Ocean avenues,
where a high mass of requiem will be of
fered for the happy repose of her soul, T.
sANDERs-In this city, on Tuesday. July
Charles i. and Rachel L. Sanders,
aged 3 months and Is days
Relatives and friends of the family are
invited to attend the funeral on Wednes-
day July IA, at 2.30 P. M from the par
enfs' residence. 1872 Clerk street.
SCHWER-At Jersey City, on Sunday.
July II, 1897 Henry Schwer. in his 9Th
year.
Funeral services win be held this (Tues-
day) evening at eight o'clock, at the
house, and the funeral takes place on
Wednesday, July IA at two p. NJ, from
his late residence, 56 Wayerly street,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
iwoNDRoUs ZOE CAVE
Extraordinary Discovery of a Pros
pecting Party at Cripple Creek.

extraordinary Discovery of Pres
pecting Party at Cripple Creek.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Col, July 49, 1885,
photographer Yelton today returned from
a trip to Cow Mountain about six miles
east of this city. where he had been to
obtain views of most remarkable cavern
discovered by sinking prospect shaft.
The cave was discovered by parties who
were doing their assessment work on a
group of claims on Cow Mountain. A
man was picking in the bottom of Ten
Foot Hole when suddenly his pick went
through the rock into what proved to
be great cavern. Rocks dropped into
the hole struck bottom in about two sec
onds. The men got rope and fastening
1t securely above descended to explore
the immense cavern, which proved to be
a veritable storehouse of ice. Staiagmites
and stalactites of pure ice stood like cy-
press trees from the floor and hung like
a ghostly fringe from the ceiling. Ex-
ploration was not carried very far as a
yawning abyss was encountered at dis
tance of about fifty feet from the en-
trance. Chunks of ice thrown down this
abyss could be heard rafting and clank-
ing, but never a sound of the bottom being
touched. Photographs were taken by
flash and the pictures reveal the ice in
figures. An effort will be made to open
the cave to more thorough exploration.
The chamber where these pictures We're
taken is IS feet high and about Is feet
wide. Beyond this the cave widens into
what is yet an unsxplored subterranean
i
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
ADDRESSED BY PINGREE.
Opening or Efepublican League
Clubs, Convention at Defrois.

DETROIT, Mich, July 49, 1Ss7-Cool,
pleasant weather was furnished for the
opening Of the tenth annual convention
of the National League of Republican
Clubs, which was called to order after
ten o'clock this morning. The decora-
tions included life-sized portraits of
President Mckinley, James G. Blaine,
Washington and Lincoln. A graduated
tier of seats in the rear Of the platform
having. a capacity Of 800 seats, was oc-
cupied by visitors. The delegates, who
were seated in State groups filled nearly
the entire floor space, and the local pub
bic looked ON from the galleries.
It was 1880 o'clock when President
sWoodmansee raped for order. The dele
gates had not yet settled down in the
places assigned to them, and the gal
leries had almost no occupants. The
Rev. DR.. Robert j. Service. of the Trum-
bull Avenue Presbyterian Church, came
forward to offer prayer.
President Woodmansee then introduced
Governor Pingree, who delivered the ad-
dress of welcome on behalf of the State
Of Michigan.
Mr.. Pingree's address was not in any
sense a spread-eagle speech, and the APP
plause was rather faint, coming mostly
from his friends in the Michigan delega-
tion. At one point the Governor aroused
genuine burst of applause by an in
terpolated reference to the miners strike
expressing the hope that it would be sue
ceSSful.
Colonel Henry P. DufHield of this city
trOit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
BIG BANKING HOUSE FAILS.

NEW YORK, July 49, 1Se7.-Decker,
Howell & Co., bankers and brokers of this
city, have failed. with no preferences.
Liabilities not stated
This firm is one of the largest broker
age houses in the street.
The assignment was made to A. Fisher,
formerly employed by the firm. The as
signee says that he is not prepared to
make formal statement The outstand-
ing liabilities in the stock exchange are
understood to be small. The firm was
on the wrong side of the market and
could not respond to calls for further
margin. The firm was composed of J. S.
Decker and W. A. williams, and was es-
tablished in 1870 Mr.. Howell died few
wears ago. This is the second failure of
the firm,s the previous ones growing out
of the enormous shrinkage few years
ago in the value sof Northern Pacific Sc
curetieS.r
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
GREsS CASE ADJOURNED.
Efforts Made to Settle tho Case and
Avoid Publicity.

Morgan v. Gress, of Kramer, Ca,
charged with the abduction of his ten
year-old stepsister, May, by his step
mother was arraigned before Justice
Nevin this morning. At the request of
H. " Condict, counsel for Mrs. Gress. the
case was adjourned until this afternoon.
Senator Daily, for the prisoner, inter-
posed vigorous objections. The case was
called again this afternoon and Mrs. Gress
failed to appear to press the charge.
Senator DAILY, for the prisoner, demanded
his clients discharge and declared that
he would tolerate no more nonsense.
Counselor Condict explained that Mrs.
Gress was indispoSed and could not be in
attendance. Mr.. Condict promised to
have Mrs Gress in court tomorrow morn
ing at ten o'clock.
After considerable wrangling the SEN
ator consented to one more adjournment.
The impression prevails that an effort is
being made to settle the case out of court.
Mr.. George Gress, father of the pris-
oner, is very anxious to prevent publicity.
He still maintains that he is the one re-
sponsible for the alleged abduction and
Mr. and Mrs. Gress are not living to-
gether and it was said that as soon as
the present difficulty is adjusted suit
will be instituted for legal separation.
If the case goes on tomorrow, it is said.
there will be sensational developments,
in which will be brought out the true
reason Of the estrangenent of the couple.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
OIL LAKE IN ALASKA.
Discovery Reported and Standard Oil
Co. ALREADY Making DIds.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 13, 1S97.-What
is said to be the greatest discovery ever
made is reported from Alaska. Some
gold prospectors several months ago ran
across what seemed to be lake of oil.
It was led by innumerable springs and
the surrounding mountains were full of
coal.
They brought samples to Seattle and
tests proved it to be of as high grade
as any ever taken out of Pennsylvania
wells. A local company. was formed and
experts sent UP. They have returned on
the steamer Topeka and their report has
more than borne. out the first reports;
1t is said there is enough oil and coal
in the discovery to supply the world. 1t
is close to the Ocean, in fact, the ex-
perts say that the oil oozes out into the
salt water.
1t is said that the Standard OIL Com
pany has already made an offer for the
property. The owners have filed on
excited over their prospects for fortune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
NOVEL THEFT OF A WHEEL.

M. E. Baker, of No. 1O4 Atlantic
street, is bemoaning the loss of his
bicycle, a Kimbal, No. 1926, valued at $780,
He was riding down the Boulevard yes
terday afternoon, when at the corner of
Clifford place he saw two friends talk
ing with stranger. He stopped and
Joined in the conversation. The stranger
was good talker and kept them in
terested for an hour and half. He Is
described by Baker as being about 10
years old. He was dressed in dark
light sack coat. white cap and russet
shoes. He said he lived in Newark and
had come to Jersey City on a trolley
car. He was waiting for a friend with
a tandem After talking for over an
hour on various topics the stranger asked
Baker to let him try his wheel to the
yet, for all Baker knows. Detective Hol-
tic is after him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
SET BACK FOR BENDER.

Justice Lppincott decided this morn
ing that he has no power to order City
Clerk McDermott, Of Hoboken, to print
ballots and make preparations for spe-
cial election, to fill the vacancy for Coun-
Gilman in the Second ward, caused by the
death of Councilman Erlenkoetter- After
quoting the election laws, he said
IT can, therefore, express no opinion as
to whether the special election was call
ed legally or not, nor do / undertake
to declare the duty of the City Clerk in
the premises. The remedy if any exists,
must be in the Supreme Court, which
has competent jurisdiction to determine
the question involved
The application made by Lawyer Stuhr,
an order to compel City Clerk McDermott
to print ballots and make the necessary
preparations for a special election order
ed by the Common Council to be held
on August 8, was dismissed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
A. ]. DREXEL's YACHT.
Margarlta Reaches Home After .
Long Cruise In European waters.


NEW YORK, July 13, 1S97.--The steam
yacht Margarita arrived this morning
from Queenstown after moderate pas
sage of ten days. The Margarita with
her owner, Mr.. A. ]. Drexel, of Philadel-
phia, and a party of friends, has made
an extended cruise in European waters.
The yacht has visited several ports
in the Mediterranean Sea and reached
Southampton in time to witness the re-
cent Jubilee naval parade at Spithead,
after which Mr.. DrexeI and his guests
disembarked
The yacht then proceeded to Greenock
for coal and later to Queenstown. from
which port she sailed for home on July
2. Captain Gushing. the Margarita's sail
ing master, reports having experienced
fresh westerly winds with much fog dur
ing the voyage. On July s, in latitude 46
81, longitude AZ o. a large iceberg was
sighted. The Margarita is anchored off
Quarantine, but will proceed to Erie
Basin this afternoon.
She registers 1922 tons and carries a
crew of Sc men all told.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
FROZEN TO DEATH IN ALASKA
Three Men Lost Carrying Mails

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, July 1S,
1S97.-A letter just received here, from
Alaska brings particulars of the terrible
death of three men. Blackstone, Botticher
and Mollique, who were frozen to death
while endeavoring to carry mail from
Sun Rise City across the glacier to Prince
William Sound. The letter came from
Charles Willoughby. He found Black
stone dead on the beach, lying in blankets
and frozen to death. The unfortunate
fellow had eaten part of his faithful dog
before succumbing.
The Bodies of Botticher and Mollique
were found distance away on top of the
glacier where both had perished. 1t has
been demonstrated that horses cannot en-
dure, the rigors of the climate and a
large number of mules will be brought
in next season for use in pack trains.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
COUNTY SHEEP AND LAMBS.

The special committee of the Board of
Freeholders which has charge Of devils
ing some method of separating the young
from the old paupers at Snake Hill. held
meeting yesterday afternoon Owing
to the absence Of Hugh F. Fox of
Bayonnc, who is at present in Toronto.
nothing was done.
Mr. Fox is chairman of the State Com
mission appoirted by Governor Griggs
and styled the New Jersey Commission
of Defective Delinquent and Dependent
Children and their Care Mr. Fox and
the other members of the Commission are
in Toronto attending the session of the
National Conference Of Charities.
At the request of Mr.. Fox the Free
holders COMMITTEES will meet with the
State Commission In the ixst National
Bank building on July ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
BRADBURY FORGIVEs HIS WIFE
Reconciliation Effected and = Re-
union to Take Place IN Chicago.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 10, 1S97.-Mrs
John Bradbury, wife of the Los Angeles
millionaire. who eloped with w. r. Ward
and was subsequently arrested in this
city, is speeding away on an east-bound
train toward Chicago. free from the tolls
Of the law and innocent, SO the Court de-
clares, of the crime charged against her
Ward, the man who induced her to leave
her home. stays behind, held under a
cash bond of $1,000 to answer TO the
charges brought by the Society for the
Prevention of Vice.
Mrs. Barning. Mrs. Bradbury's mother,
aided by influential friends, has accomp-
lished the purpose for which she came
to this city, and accompanied her daugh-
ter on her Journey.
From the other end of the Continent,
Colonel Bradbury is said to be approach
ing his wife, to extend in person for
giveneSs.
It Is understood there is to be a. re-
union in Chicago. and the couple will go
South.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
PRESENT FOR MAYOR HOos.
old Employees Give Him Set of
ResOl taons


The employees of the late firm Of Hoos
& Schultz yesterday presented set of
engrossed resolutions as a token of their
appreciation of the head of the firm who
retired a few days ago. The resolutions
were extremely handsome and artistic to
a degree. They read
"At a meeting of the employees of the
Star firm of Hoos & Schulz of Jersey
1897, the following preamble and reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, The announcement of the
firm of Hoos & Schulz has filed the
hearts of the employees of the firm with
the greatest regret, and that the kind
enployc, irrespective of position, received
from Mr.. Edward Hoos during the twenty
years of his management of the late firms $
esteem and endeared him to all; therefore
be il i o.o,,,oa r,.. - n,.os,, o..nr.s. o,,r
that he may look back with pleasure at
the time we served under him and retain
spot in his memory for u.s.. We further
porous in all his undertakings hereafter.
and his future life be happy one.
William W. Schmidt, Robert J..
Hoos, Paul Schwarz, John Zeisner, Henry
Elliot, Gottleib Laubengeiger, Frank Reid
Ernest Miller, Thomas Gaffney, Frank
Egan William Hersche, Oscar Petersen
Gottlieb Tuess, Charles M. IIaase, C. F.
w. Maurer.''
The employees waited on the Mayor and
in few neatly chosen words presented
the resolutions. Mayor Hoos was exceed
ingly surprised and touched at the grace
full compliment paid and in these words
he thanked his old friends
'I thank you, gentlemen, one and all
for this expression of your kindly feel
ing toward me- You have been faithful,
and it was through your valuable aid that
the business was developed and establish
ed. Again I than you.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
MORGAN'S MEN TN.

PHILADELPHIA, July Is, lSa7.-At a
meeting of the Board Of Directors of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, held In
this city at noon today. Alfred Walter
was elected president of the road to sue
ceed e. P. Wilbur, resigned. Three di-
rectors. William L. Conyngham. Charles
o. Skeer and George H. Meyers. also re-
signed. Their places on the board were
taken by Edward P. Stotesbury of Phila-
delphia, C. H. Coster of New York, and
ex-President Wilbur.
Mr.. Walter the newly elected president.
has been connected with various railroads
since 1872. He is at present president of
the Delaware. Schuylkill and Susaue-
hanna Railroad. All of the newly elected
officers are favorable to the Morgan in
tereSfS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
BALL PLAYERS CASE
Arlington Club Offenders
Against the Blue Laws
in Court.
WILL HAVE A JURY TRIAL
Lawyer Peshall Sets up No Juris-
diction and pokes Fun at
the Reverend Com
plainant.
WILL HAVE A JURY TRIAL

There was hearing before Justice
Potts in the Second Criminal Court this
morning in the case of the five members
of the Arlington Baseball Club, who were
arrested by the police of the Communi-
paw avenue station on Sunday for violat-
ing the ancient blue laws of New Jersey.
The players were represented by Lawyers
Charles ]. Peshall, Edward A. Ransom
and William H. Speer, Jr. .
When the case was called Lawyer
Peshail made motion for the imme-
date discharge of his clients. He asked
that the complaint ne dismissed on the
ground that the Court had no jurisdic-
ton in the case. The Vice and immoral
ity Act, he commended clearly provides
for the issuance of a warrant in such
cases The police, therefore, had no
right to enter the closed grounds of the
club and arrest the players. ( A warrant
should have been issued by a Justice and
they should have been arraigned before
that Justice. If found guilty the Justice,
under the statutes, could not fine them
more than 81 each and the money would
have to be turned over to the Overseer
of the Poor
Justice Potts denied the motion, but
the case, and intimated that he might
alter his decision if the facts presented
warranted him in doing so.
Lawyer Peshan poked fun at the blue
law, and said that any sanctimonious
person who should appear before Captain
McKaig and make a complaint on Sunday
violated the blue law himself and should
be arrested and punished After ex-
planning more fully the provisions of the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
SULTAN WILL NOT YIELD

[By Gable to The Associated Press.l
& CONSTANTINOPLE, July Is, 1ss7.-The
Turkish Ministry at a special session Of
the Cabinet yesterday discussed the re-
plies of the Powers to the circular note
of the Porte Notwithstanding the un-
favorable character of the responses, a
large majority of the Ministers have re-
iterated their former advice to the Sultan
to insist upon the Peneios frontier.
1t is believed that the Porte in main
tanning this attitude is acting upon the
conviction that the powers would be un-
able to agree among themselves on any
measures of coercion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
TIE DEM0NBTlzED METAL.

WASHINGTON. July 1S, 1Ss7.-A state
ment prepared at the Mint Bureau shows
the number of silver dollars coined dit
the United States mints during the last
fiscal year was s2l, 20S. .7o1 on which
the scignorage or profits to the
government. amounted to S6.ss6 104. The
profits have been turned into the treas
ury from time to time as the coinage
progressed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-13
MANGLED ON THE BRIDGE.
GheslIy Accident ON the Susquehanna
Line at Grant0n.

Mangled portions of the body of man
were picked up early this morning on
the bridge of the New York, sSusquehanna
and Western Railroad over the Hacken-
sack River near Granten. Pieces of the
body were scattered in every direction
and the woodwork of the bridge in the
vicinity was srneared with blood. It is
believed that the man was struck by an
express train some time between three
and four o'clock this morning.
About FIVE O'Clock this morning the the
track when he came across the ghastly
find. He notified Morgue Keeper ParsloW
at once for the remains. The only parts
Of the body that COULD be found aa n were the the
right arm. The legs and other missing
sections were undoubtedly scattered in
the river when the man was struck:
would lead to the unfortunate mans iden-
tification. In his coat pocket were PEN
knife with a bone handle and a pocket
book containing five cents.