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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
STABBED WITH A HAT PIN.
Hastings Business Man Fatally Hurt by
Ills Lady Love.

Herbert Crow, a young business mar
of Hastings was fatally stabbed by a
young lady of that city Sunday even
ing, the young lady using II hat pin.
The weapon was in the shape OF a toy
dagger. The steel entered the young
mans side and broke, and the physi-
clans have been unable to remove il.
Crow may die, but he refuses to tell
the young lady's name. Jealousy was
the probable causc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
Clubs Consolidate,

The Union and Commercial clubs OF
Jancoln have consolidated, the name of
hs nnited club being the Union Com
Daercial club,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
Niinister to Bolivia.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Presi.
dent has appointed George II. Bridge
man Of New York minister to Bolivia
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
The Drouth Broken.

Reports from many points in Ne
oraska indicate that the rain OF Satur-
Day night and Suni ny was pretty gen.
eral II the drouth broken.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
Cor. ana Bsrb.d w,r. for Csu.d.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Consul Shaffcr
sends q report from Stratford, Can.
ada, which says: Under the new
tariff regulations the duty will be re.
moved from Indian corn and barbed
wire after January I next, and N corn
will not ripen in this district I look
for a large import In the near future,
both In corn and bari bed wire"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15
Noted English Lawyer Missing.

LONDON, Oct William Peel, the
well.known lawyer OF Cambridge, il
reported to be missing. His lisbilitiel
are said to be $500, 200
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
DEAD FROM A SLAP.
Fatal End to a Joke Between Two
Frieuda

Indianapolis. Oct. 6-RObert CoyIe of
South Delaware street was sitting in the
room in the rear of Boettler's saloon at
noon today, when David Worth, a friend
passed through and playfully tramped on
his toes. Worth wore slippers and when
Coyle paid no attention to him he turned
and trod upon his foot again.
What do you mean?'' asked Coyle, and
at the same time he rose from his chair
and slapped Worth in the face. Worth
staggered to the corner of the room and
fell to the floor. COyle supposed he was
acting, but moment later when he ap-
preached him to assist him to his feet
he found that life was extinct. Coyle
hastened to the police station and sur
rendered. claiming that Worths death
was an accident, and that he struck him
only with the palm of his hand.
The coroner made an examination Of
the body and failed to find any bruises
whatever and will hold a post mortem to-
morrow. It is supposed that Worth died
of heart disease, but an autopsy will be
necessary to decide whether death result
ed from Coyles blow from natural
causes. No one witnessed the meeting
of the two men. but they have long been
frfen1s and the police appear to credit
Coyle's account of the affair.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
NICHOLS PHILANTHROPY
Brings Trouble to a Lot of People
Here and Elsewhere.

An aged poor man, named James Mich
OILS of Geary county, is laboring under the
impression that he has been called to
minister to the poor of Topeka Mrs
Thorpe and others have received many
letters from him during the summer. to
which little attention has been paid
Two weeks ago in his travels he reach
ed Holton. Going to the mayor he asked
to be directed to the most deserving Door
man. He was sent to Mr. A. Pounds.
who had a sick wife and several chill
dren.
load of apples to Topeka for the sum of
$1O.50. They were to be given to the poor
of Topeka in the name of the Adventist
church. The apples were given by Mr..
George Bateman of Jackson county
The load arrived in Topeka all right
and Mr.. Nichols, securing a list of poor
from the police matron, distributed it in
generous lots.
Then Nichols set out confidently to col
lect money to pay Pounds. Finding this
impossible, he secured some Adventist
literature to sell. Failing also in this, he
begged Mrs. Thorpe to help him out. OF
course she couldn't. Going out the door
he exclaimed desperately: 4 will have
that money! 1 will have it!'
That was the last seen of Nichols by
any of the parties interested, and now
Mr.. N. S. Kemper of North Topeka is
getting letters daily from the business
men of Holton demanding that the Ad-
ventist church make good the amount to
Mr.. Pounds and the matter is becoming
very annoying to them.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
AN AUTOGRAPH QUILT.
a Curiosity in Topeka That is Worth
Looking At.

One of the greatest curiosities in To-
peka is a quilt made by Mrs Cornelia
BIacBman of Pittsburg. Mrs. Blackman
is IA years old and she has spent ten years
of her life working on the quilt.
The remarkable thing about the quilt
is the fact that it is made of bits of rib>
bon. each containing the autograph of
some statesman or well known man or
woman. Mrs. Blackman sent the ribbon
to the celebrities herself and she collect
ed 479 autographs in that manner.
Among the names on the quit are Ros-
coe Conkling ex-President and Mrs. R.
B. Hayes Benjamin Harrison, Grover
Cleveland, Kate Field, General W. T.
Sherman. Senator John Sherman, Lotta.
Kate Douglas Wiggin, w. Q. Gresham, P
B. Plumb. To every name attaches some
interesting history. For instance, Mrs.
BIackman sent a piece of ribbon to Ros-
coe Conkling for his signature. He blot
ted one side, and turning the ribbon over
wrote on the other side. She returned
the disfgured ribbon to him and told him
that she was surprised that a man of his
standing should treat old woman as
he had done. This had its effect and the
ribbon came back all right with letter
from Mr. Conkling apologizing for his
careIessness.
Mrs. BIackman says that she has seeur-
ed signatures but from two people who
have not made themselves famous by
some act. Those two are John w Mac
kay, the California multi-rnillionaire, and
Ward NdcAllister, now dead, but who
was the leader of New York's 400 for
many years She says that she does not
consider that these men ever did anything
to entitle them to a place among the
famous on the quilt, but she put them
there to have variety.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06

every Kansas man is Dragging Of pros
perity and every visitor to the state
confirms the tale. One of the promi-
nent men of the state has said that It's
people will add to their savings this
year $175 000, 600, and the fact that it is
in gold is surely no hardship A writer
in Harper's Weekly, who Travelled
across Kansas recently, speaks of it as
part of natures favored region which
never enjoyed greater real prosperity,
better conditions are brighter prospects
than at present" The changes of the
past year in Kansas, according to the
correspondent of the New York Even
ing Post, are surprisingly favorable to
the investor. Now, what was the mat
ter with Kansas when it gave w. J.
Bryan 171,81O votes and William Nc
Kinley only 1851? Did that represent
an intelligent effort to secure prosperity
or a chase after whimsical political fan
cies and a mass of wild misconceptions
about what a dollar should be? There
are not as many profound D. F.'s
Doctors of Finance) in Kansas as
there used TO be
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
COLOR LINE COLLEGE.
Admission Refused to the Daughter
of a Negro Ex- Congressman
From South Carolina.

Poughkeepsie, Oct. 6-President Glenn
ent c. Gaines of Eastman college denies
knowledge of a reported lawsuit by ex-
Congressman T. E. Miller of South Caro-
lima to recover damages for refusal to ad-
NIT his daughter to the college. Mr..
Gaines says that he remembers that Miss
Miller came to the college some time ago,
but on account of the large number of
young men from the south in the insti-
tuition it was not thought advisa BILE to give
her public instruction. A letter to that
effect was sent to the young womans s
father, with an offer to give her private
instruction. This was not agreeable to
Mr.. Miller and he sent his daughter to a
school in Brooklyn.
Mr.. Gaines says that his correspond
ence with the father was friendly and
he has had no hint of a suit. Miss Miller
is very light in color, and would not be
suspected of having negro blood. Her
father is q lawyer and was recently elect
ed by the trustees as president of the
State Negro Normal and Industrial COL
lege. He is not ashamed of his race and
told the girl not to sail under false col
ors. On going to Eastman college she
frankly said she was not white, and at
the same time furnished President Gaines
with letters from the white trustees of
her fathers college. She says she was
told she could not continue at the coll
lege. Pending communication with her
father she boarded with a white family.
Ex-Congressman Miller is quoted as be-
ing very indignant. His daughter IS his
bookkeeper at the state college and de-
sired to perfect herself during the recess.
He complains that civil rights are re-
spected no more in the north than in the
south, and, it is said, will make a test
case. President Gaines of Eastman col
lege is a southern man, who has resided
in this city number of years. He is
highly respected and has been very sue
cessful in his administration of the col
lege affairs. He married the widow of
the late Harvey G. Eastman and makes
his permanent home here.
A dispatch from Columbia, S. c., says
| that Mr.. Miller is seriously considering
whether to bring suit for damages against
the Eastman Business college.
L wish to ascertain he said, whether
the civil rights law of New York does
| not protect US. My daughter went tc
Poughkeepsie on the invitation of the
| president of the college, and was uncere-
moniously turned out when she told him
she had negro blood in her veins.'
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
THE RUSH FOR OFFICES.
Place Hunters Almost as Numerous
as Before the Commencement
of CONGRESS-

Washington, Oct. cit is probable that
President Mckinley will be forced, for
the sake of his physical welfare, to change
the rules governing the reception of Wis
itors at the White House. After con
gress adjourned it was believed that the
rush for office would end, and that the
crowds which had infested the White
House since Inauguration day would
dwindle TO less embarrassing number.
But the reverse proved to be true. Since
Mr.. NIcKinley's return from his vacation
the callers have been almost as numer-
Gus as ever. Today scores of them
camped in the reception lobby outside the
presidents office. The president saw as
many as he could but a far greater num-
ber went away disappointed.
With the exception of senators and rep
resentatives, nearly all of those who call
ed at the White House for the purpose of
obtaining audience with Mr. McKin-
ley could transact their business with
greater satisfaction with the cabinet Of
hcers. All of his recent predecessors have
adhered to the rule of seeing only those
callers who came in relation to matters
directly under the president. After Mr..
Mckinley has talked with some of his
cabinet and with a score of congressman
he has little time left to attend to execu-
tive business, and is obliged to do the
major part of his work at night.
Assistant Secretary Day of the state
department spent several hours with Mr..
Mckinley this afternoon, going over the
papers of applicants for diplomatic and
consular positions. A batch of consular
appointments will probably be made on
Monday.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
GRABBED THE NEGRO.
He was Using Bad Language in a
Car and Actor Barrymore
Resented Il

New York. Oct. 6.-An intoxicated ne
gro got a Thirty-fourth street cross
town car at Lexington avenue yesterday
and when the conductor asked him for
the fare handed him club check and
said it was a transfer ticket. The con-
ductor refused to accept the bogus ticket
and the negro poured forth a stream of
oaths and shocked the women in the car.
The conductor ordered him off, but he re-
fused to go, and used more vile Ian
guage.
A broad-shouldered passenger grabbed
the negro by the coat and slammed him
against the side of the car in a way that
made his teeth rattle, but did not subdue
his pugnacity- Policeman Monday was
called and, after short struggle. drag
ged the negro from the car and took him
TO Yorkville court. The broad-shoulder-
ed man, who was Maurice Barrymore. the
actor went along to court, accompanied
by J. Lester Wallack, who was with him
in the car. They told Magistrate Meade
what had occurred and the prisoner. who
said he was Thomas Payne, a waiter at
the Union League club, excused his con-
duct by saying he had regular transfer
ticket but the conductor would not ac-
cept it.
He was locked up in default of a IS fine.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
THE MATTER WITH KANSAS.

From the Baltimore sun.
Some states are born great, which is
historically true of Kansas; some
achieve greatness, a fact not without
application to Kansas; and some have
greatness thrust upon them, as has
happened to Kansas in the first months
of the first year af the Republican ad-
ministration of President William Nc
Kinley Opinions differed last year as
to what was the matter with Kansas.
In few cases was the diagnosis hopeful.
The Republicans said the state had be
come eimeshed in the fantastic ideas
of PopuliSm, one of which is that q soc
dollar restricted to the United States
is better than a 100c dollar current any
where in the world at its face value.
Republicans on the stump maintained
that general prosperity depended on the
success of their ticket. on the other
side. the POpulists-fOr It is scarcely
worth while to mention Democrats in
Kansas-insisted that the ele tion of
Mckinley meant the financial stroke of
destruction to the farmer and wage
Garner. the paralysis of business and
prices, the triumph of the Indian rupee
buzzard over the once mighty eagle on
America s silver dollar. and. in short.
the crucifixion of the worlds greatest
republic upon cross of gold.
Scarcely was the election settled and
settled contrary to the expressed will of
Kansas, before a whisper came from
the state that things were not as bad
as nad Deen expected by the defeated
party. It daWned gradually upon the
inhabitants that if a statement was a
Populist prophecy it wasn't so. 1t is
strange how the inaccuracy could have
been so absolute. A suspicion arises
that in political theories the PopuIists
of Kansas have been standing on their
heads all the time. Many of them are
evidently Republicans who unconscious
1y have been inverted and are tempOr-
arily viewing the world from an alb
normal posture. After the election if
any one threatened to withdraw capi-
tai the response of Kansas was that her
business at present is paying debts
Then the annual state census, the first
time in several years, showed an in
crease.
The new Republican administration,
which Kansas voted against because
the majority had, or thought they had
intellectually deduced calamity from
the success of Mckinley, is seven
months old. Strange as it may seem
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
WHAT GENERAL MILES SAW.

Those who are disposed to compare
the government of the United States
with foreign countries in a way some
times detrimental to conditions here
at home can scarcely fail to feel thank
fut for one important dinerence-the
fact that we have no standing army
worth mentioning To appreciate this
point fully one has but to become IA
'rniliar with the results of some of the
observations of General Miles on his
recent trip to Europe.
He saw 40O, 900 armed men while away
and even that great number formed
but small part of the armies of the
continent and of England. Germany, he
describes as a huge military camp.
AS an illustration of the great waste
of time and money involved in the con-
stant preparation for war which is go
ing on, though the general may not
have so intended it, he says:
When one country adopts a new
rifle or a new powder the secret is
soon obtained by the others and it's
best points are adopted by them.
Neither has any one country any sub
stantiaI advantage in system of in
struction.
"The battles of the future, as of the
past, viii be determined by the skill of
the commanders and the fortitude and
patriotism of the troops engaged, not
by any mechanical advantage possess
ed, at present at any rate, by any par
ticular army.
Il was much struck by the enormous
amount of treasure expended and labor
employed in connection with the arma-
ments of Europe. At least 1000 men
are employed every day manufacturing
munitions of war, and the rivalry be-
tween different manufacturers in diff
ferent countries is so keen that each
keeps pace with the other
Let the American citizen who is dis
posed to grumble about waste and ex-
travagance on the part of the congress
think of this. Ore hundred thousand
men employed every day manufactur-
ing munitions of war!
There never was a time, he declares,
when so much energy, ingenuity and
wealth were being devoted to war pur-
poses.
The general, though a military man
himself is forced to acknowledge that
all the drills and maneuverings which
are constantly taking place among the
European armies are of little conse-
ouence Mimic war is so different from
the real thing.
Citizens of the United States have
manvthings to be thankful for and not
the least Of them is the fact that the
country is not a military camp.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
AUTUMN STRAWBERRIES.
Superior Fruit Raised in the Vicinity
of Denv- r Now on the Market

L
Denver Oct 6.-Fresh Denver-grown
strawberries, at % cents per pint box, are
one of the novelties of the Denver fruit
market just now. 1t is only about six
weeks since the regular strawberry sea-
son ended, yet people seem as anxious for
them as they were at the commencement
of the season last spring, and the berries
offered find ready sale at the price de-
manded. For several years Denver berry
growers have been experimenting upon
the proper method to treat their plants
in order to secure a second crop. At last
they have discovered the method, and it
is predicted that within a few years more
Denver will have strawberries to export
in October and November. This means
big money for the growers, for berries out
of season command a fancy price and
ready sale.
This is the first season that there has
been any quantity of berries on the
market at this time of the year." said
the largest shipper in the west. THE
growers did not at first know how to Sc
cure a second crop, and what few there
were, as a rule, We're an accident, but
they now know how to raise them, and
this year, for the first time, there is a
pretty good second crop. There will be
none to ship out but enough to supply
this market at the price, because people
cannot afford many strawberries at SO
cents a quart. However there will be
more next year, and within few years
We expect to see enough winter straw
berries grown around Denver to furnish
a good quantity for shipping"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
THEY HAVE NO SYMPATHY.
State Board of Pardons Won't Con-
sid the Case.

S. W. Case, who was appointed super
fntendent of the Hutchinson reformatory,
was an applicant for place on the state
board of pardons and his papers bore this
simple Endorsement on the back: Board
of Pardons"
Thinking that the papers, which were
IN an envelope, were intended for the
state board of pardons. Executive Clerk
Fleharty. without examining them, sent
the package to the board of pardons,
which is now in session. The papers came
back to the governors office with the
following report, signed by the members
of the board:
ITO the Governor:
I'VE have carefully examined the with
in case and are of the unanimous opinion
that we cannot recommend a pardon for
Mr.. Fleharty, Mr.. Case or the governor
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
RITCHIE CASE HEARD.
Election Board Will Decide His
Right to Place on the Ticket.

Election Board Will Decide His
Right to a Place on the Ticket.
Secretary Bush, Auditor Morris and At
torney General Boyle, constituting the
state election board, have heard the case
in which the Democrats of the Seven
teenth judicial district are striving to
prevent the name. of David Ritchie of
Salina from appearing on the ticket as
the nominee of the Democratic party,
claiming that no convention was held and
that Ritchie was not regularly nominat-
ed.
Richie contends that he was nominated
by a meeting of the Democratic leaders
in the counties where no Democratic ju-
dicial committee organization exists. a
proceeding which he insists, under the
statute, is clearly permissible.
The Democratic objectors are represent
ed by the firm of Carver, Bond & Osborn
of Salina-
Harry Tobey. police judge of SaIina :;
J. H. Padgett, editor of the Salina Her
aid, and ". G. Hoffer. editor of the Lin
coin Sentinel, are witnesses.
E. c. Little represents Mr.. Ritchie.
A decision will be rendered Saturday.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
NEAL DOW'o FUNERAL.
Many Distinguished Men Do Honor
to His Memory.

Portland. Ne, Oct. 6.-The funeral serv-
ices of the late Neal Dow were held at
the Second parish church yesterday aft
ernoon. The attendance was very large
Among those present were members of
the present and past city governments,
present and past members of the state
senate and house of representatives from
Portland, delegations from the Grand
Army, delegations from the Thirteenth
Maine army assembly, the fire department
and the Veteran Fireman's association.
Among the pall-bearers were Governor
Powers, Mayor Randall, Ex-Governor Per-
ham, Ex-Governor Dingley, General Sell
don Conyer. Ex-Governor Robie, Judge
William L. Putnam and General Francis
Fessenden.
The services lasted an hour. and, in ac-
cOrdance with a wish expressed by Gen
eral Dow three days before his death.
were very simple. There was no decora-
ton of the church other than afforded
by the profusion of flowers which covered
the altar and chanceI. All the flags in
the city were at half mast and many of
the business houses were closed during
the hours of the funeral.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
BUREAU OF HEREDITY.
New York Women Beg President Nc
KinleY to Act

New York, Oct. 6.-Twenty-ffve new
women met at a hotel here yesterday and
placed their autographs to a petition beg
gfng President Mckinley to establish a
bureau of heredity. The president of a
club for the culture of the unborn is the
chief boomer of the heredity bureau. She
has chosen several sisters with leisure on
their hands to pass the petition around in
the populous centers.
It's all right for the women to seek to
elevate the standard of man, but they
ant do it by joining a club that has for
is object the creation of more offices for
the politicians. Women of advanced
thought ought to be able to counteract
prenatal influences without annoying
Uncle Sam. He has troubles of his own.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
UNRELIABLE FIGURES

WfchIta's figures upon the attendance
at her fair on Bryan day have the wind
taken out of them by the facts. ". J.
Bryan got one-third of the gross pro-
ceeds which was s., 500. This represents
10000 people at 25 cents a head. The
other two-thirds would make the crowd
$4,000 Wichita has been claiming that
there were $1,000 people there. Topeka
had 10000 more people at the Festival
than Wichita had at the fair and we
didn't think our crowd very big either.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-06
WORLDS LARGEST TINMILL
Plan to Give Work to 1000 Plate
Makers at New Castle.

New Castle. Pa, Oct. ga thirty-mill
tinplate plant, which, it is said, will be
the largest in the world, is to be built
here. The owners will form a corpora
tion composed of President William
Patterson, of the National bank, of
Lawrence county; John Stevenson,
manager of the various industries run
by the Wire Nail company, William E
Refs, of the Shenango Valley Steel
company; Rufus Patterson and others
The mill will be $50 by 100 feet, will
employ directly 1000 hands, and WILL
within year, bring 10000 persons to
this city.