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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
ITEMS FROM MCPHERSON.
Short Notes From the Santa Fe's Mid
die Division.

Master Mechanic Thos. Paxton came
over from Fort Madison Friday morning
to move his family to Fort Madison, their
future home. They left there No. g.,
Saturday.
Master Mechanic Gavitt has moved his
family from Newton to NickerSon.
Division Storekeeper Charles R. Kin
sey spent Wednesday in Topeka.
Engineer Thos- B. Jones of Newton, is
laying off for a week and Engineer Mar
tin Conway of Emporia. is pulling the
throttle of the 3S7 in his stead.
Operator E. NJ. Otterback has returned
to this point from Emporia, where he
has been for a. year.
Engine 514 has been turned out of the
shop after receiving extensive repairs.
Machinist Angus Shields has resumed
work after a three weeks lay off, caused
by MASKING one of his fingers.
Blacksmith f. S. Paxton has returned
from visit with relatives at Uniontown,
Pa
Engineer Peter Tellen has moved his
family to his ranch near Eureka.
Engine 521 is in the shop for hues and
other work.
Mrs. John Short, of Ration, N. NJ, is
visiting her mother in this city.
Business on the middle division is good,
and the engine and train crews are kept
busy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
HURLEY TO BE PROMOTED.
Rumors of Several Changes-Santa Fe
Officials En- Tour

Albuquerque, n. NJ, March Sc. D.
Ripley, president of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe, and Directors J.
Parker Whitney and Edward N Gibbs
of New York, with other prominent Of
ficials, who were here the past five
hours. left on a special train, daylight
ride. on tour of inspection of the At
lantic & Pacific. Receiver c. w. Smith
and General superintendent A. G.WeIs
of the Atlantic & Pacific accompanied
Mr.. Ripley westward.
There are rumorS af1oat that J. E.
Hurley, now the Santa F'e division sup
erintendent between La Junta and Ell
Paso, Tex, had been offered the posi-
ton of a superintendency on the Allan
tic & Pacific. but that gentleman sta
ted today that no transfer would be
made.
The officials here today would not
say yes or no to the report that the
Atlantic & Pacific and California South
ern. when the Santa Fe takes formal
hold, would be consolidated under one
management, and that H. K. Wade,
now manager of the California South
ern, would fill the position, with A. G.
Wells as general superintendent Ru-
mors of great change, wherein AL
buQuerQue would be affected for better
or worse, are in the air, and there is
no question that either the Atlantic &
Pacific offices or shops will be removed
when the change occurs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
SEVEN YEARS FOR JUSTIS.
Judge Hazen Pronounces Sentence on
the Colored Man Today.

Judge Hazen sentenced Dick Justis
to seven years in the penitentiary to-
day for the murder of Milton Harmon
last fall.
Judge Hazen said that he had no
doubt of the guilt of Justis- He said
the fact that he drew his revolver and
cooked it was evidence of his intention
to shoot. He said that the fact that
the men were in a gambling resort all
tended to show that there was quar-
rel and that the men were bent on kill
ing each other and that JuStiS shot 10
kill when his revolver was discharged
The penalty for manslaughter in the
first degree, of which Justis was con-
victed, is from five to twenty-one years
in the penitentiary.
Attorney Ensminger says that the
case will not be taken to the supreme
court because JustiS cannot afford TO
take his case there He says that he
is satisfied that he could not have been
convicted if a new trial had been Sc
cured.
Carl Schultz, who burglarized a shoe
store on East Fourth street, was SEN
fenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
TRIED TO ROB A CAR.
The Conductor Fires at the Thieves
and They Run.

Three men attempted to rob the west
bound freight train on the Rock Island
railroad Saturday night about eleven
O'Clock just west of the "Y'' office. 1t
was about half a mile west of the Rock
Island city passenger depot.
Conductor William Edwards started
west with freight train No. SO about
10: 80 O'Clock Saturday night, having in
the train a large number OF empty
stock cars. Special Agent S Watts
was in the yards, and he noticed three
men carrying sacks climb into stock
car Immediately next to the loaded
merchandise cars. He notified Con-
ductor Edwards and the conductor told
him that he had orders to cut out the
stock cars and leave them on the
cleaning track just west of the "
When the switching began Conductor
Edwards went to the car where the
men were supposed to be. They had
broken a seal on a merchandise car
and were just entering it, when the
conductor drew his revolver and fired
at them. They ran toward the river
and escaped. Conductor Edwards thinks
he wounded one of the men. Yesterday
a man asked a railroad trackman in
North Topeka where a good physician
was as he had a wound in his side
which he wanted dressed. 1t is Sup
posed that this was one of the men.
The sacks were found near the river
bank.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
BOSSES YIELD.
Big Strike of Building Trades
Begins in Chicago
But There is Prospect That 1t
Will Soon End
AS CONTRACTORS DON'T
Stand Together and Are Acced-
ing to Demands
N
AS CONTRACTORS DON'T
That Wages Remain as They
Are.

Chicago, March 8.-About 1000 plas-
tiers and bod carriers went on strike
this morning. following the course of
action decided upon Saturday night and
work on practically every building in
course of constructor in the city has
been brought to a standstill.
The only important exception in the
downtown district is the new Illinois
Trust & Savings bank, where 200 men
are at work. the contractors having
agreed to sustain the old rate of wages
Before noon several other contractors
were reported to have sent in notices
of their willingness to agree to the
terms of the strikers. No trouble is an
ticipated and no general strike is ex
pected to follow, Chairman Herman
Lillian of the strike board stating that
the board had decided to treat every job
separately and the possibility of calling
a sympathetic strike of the 81 trades
attached to the trades building union
was remote
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
WILSON WAS SCARED.
He Knocked a Man Down and Sup
posed He Had Committed Murder.


When Thomas Wilson, a farmer from
Richland, came to Topeka Saturday aft
ernoon and surrendered himself to Sheriff
Kepley everybody supposed that muir
der had been committed. Wilson insisted
that he had killed a man and no one had
any reason to doubt his story but it
turns out that no one was murdered and
Wilson simply knocked down a man with
an axe in a fight
The self-confessed murderer came to
Topeka and at once went to lawyer to
whom he told the story of his crime He
had encountered s.Perk'' Hill a neighbor
Both men were armed with axes. Hill
struck at him and missed. Before Hill
had recovered his position Wilson swung
his weapon at arms length, striking Hill
upon the temple and felled him to the
ground where he lay with blood gush-
axe he made his way to Carbonate and
came to Topeka on the afternoon train.
Wilson was laboring under considerable
excitement. He was advised to give him
self up. and went to the jail at once.
locked in cell. A relative and several
acquaintance called and Wilson calmly
of what the man said but Sheriff Kepley
considered it strange that no one else
All night he waited and yesterday he tele-
graphed the operator at Richland for par
ticulars- Last evening he received the
following dispatch:
..Nothing is known here Of the murder
of HILL T. V GIBSON, Operator"
The mystery was cleared up this morn
neighborhood of the supposed tragedy
The story told by Wilson is substantial
1y true except that Hill was not killed and
is thought to not be seriously hurt. He
was knocked down by the blow from the
and rendered Unconscious. Wilson
the result of the blow made for the sta
ton where he took the train for Topeka
and surrendered himself for what he sup
posed to be a murder.
No complaint has yet been filed but Will
son is being held and will probably be
prosecuted for assault
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
NATURAL ASPHALT.
A Home Institution Furnishing Ma
terial for Pavements.


It Is not generally known to the public
that We have close at hand in the In
dian Territory large deposits of natural
asphalt. This asphalt makes a pave
ment of superior quality and is attract
ing a good deal of attention from the
asphalt paving companies, both be-
cause of its excellent quality IS well
as its cheapness as compared with
pavements made from mixture of sand
and asphalt as used by the old COM
panieS- The mines are situated on
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa F'e railroad
The material was used in repairing
the different asphalt streets in Topeka
while Lewis kingman was city en-
gineer, from 1898. and also w II.
Barnes, the present engineer, until
September, 1896. and gave good salts
faction. The Rock Creek Natural As
phalt company of Topeka is composed
of Topeka people and is largely en-
gagged in mining and refining this as
phalt. In October, 1896, they put
down 500 yards of this asphalt for the
city of Atchison and during the month
sas City, Mo-, where it was used by
the ellison company of St. Louis in
street work. They are now filling an
other large contract for the ellison
company and the material is to be used
in the streets of Kansas City, Mo, this
spring as soon as the season opens.
This material requires no expensive
plant or machinery, as it is used Just
as it comes from the mines. All that is
required is to heat the same and 1t
put into the pavement. Nature has
put in its composition all the compo-
nent parts necessary to make per-
feet pavement.
ROCK CREEK NATURAL ASPHALT
CO.. 100 East Fifth street. Topeka,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
Logan,s Grain Letter.

F. G. Logans private grain letter. fur
nished to Goodwin & Chamberlin. brokers
Chicago. Ill. March g.
WHEATAOnicial worlds shipments to-
day 2,811, 900 bushels; Black Sea shipments
small at 1254,OOO against an average OF =
600.0 900 in the past. The visible supply de-
creased / .O29 900 and is now ~. l69, 600 BUSH
els against about 20 million more last year
the same date while available supplies
according to Bradstreet east and west in
America is 35 million less than same time
last year The battle of the Statistician
is on. Snow, of the Orange Judd Farmer.
is estimating 124 millions in farmers
hands. while Thoman's estimate is 142 mil
lions in the same location Snow ven
lures the belief that on his estimate grain
bins of the country Will be swept cleaner
than since 1891. when Chicago reached
lib Mills bought some cash wheat here
today, in amount about 1900 while the
southwest sent reports of damaged sam
pies being brought from the neld,aithougn
south Illinois said improved Primary re-
ceipts &c. 900 shipments $4,000, while the
wheat Consols tocay We're up 70 3 us
termining more peaceful condluoh nor
shorts covered almost to man Saturday
and our End cable came S4d lower. there
was considerable selling and quick de-
cline of about 1c, and as there was some
outside selling of July and September
wheat, observers took them TO mean no
damage in the fields. Some cash business
done in New York. about Is loads being
taken for export. As fOreshadoWinS the
decrease in worlds supply which Brad
street will show tomorrow. it is pointed
out that English visible decrease of 1900
together with the on passage decrease OF
l. 760. coo and our own American decrease
of 100000 making total of $500 Is a
very good decrease to start with The out
look on price is for little lower turn. but
CORN AND OATS-Strongest on the
list with firm feeling and good buying by
shorts.
closed steady and We think should be
bought on any breaks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
Citizens of MedfOrd Celebrate
the Arrival
Of Hutchinson Southern With
Bands and Luncheon.
LAST SPIKE DRIVEN
BY John A. Blair-An Excur-
LAST SPIKE D
BY John A. Blair-An Excur-
sion From Hutchinson.
Shipment of a Train of Flour
South From LeavenWOrth.

Medford, o. T., March 8.-The last
spike was driven Saturday afternoon COM
pleting the Hutchinson, Southern & Gulf
railroad to a junction with the Rock Is
land at this place. Track laying has been
rapidly pushed during the last ten days.
The tired men were met at the junction
by Medford citizens with brass bands and
a reviving luncheon, and at the proper
time John A. Blair drove the last spike.
Excursions will soon be exchanged be-
tween Medford and Hutchinson.
The occasion marks an era in Medford,
which enjoys a favorable location in the
center of Grant county. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Hutchinson, Southern & Gulf
to push rapidly through the famous Nc
Alister coal fields to one of the gulf ports.
hoping to complete the line to some fav-
orable connection before the coming har-
vest is ready to move to market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
OTHER LABOR TROUBLES.
Disturbances and Attempts at Set
Ting Differences in Various
Places.

Cleveland Ohio, March 8.-The at
tempt to settle the strike at the Globe
ship yards has failed. Today a COIN
mittee from the strikers held a con-
ference with the mana ger of the company
lasting six hours. 1t was finally agreed
to grant the increase of wages asked for
by the strikers and also to pay them
time and half for work on holidays but
there was no recognition of the union.
The committee was pleased with the Of
fer and 1t was reported to meeting of
the strikers. After a discussion lasting
two hours the proposition was rejected.
Some of the speakers said the union
must be recognized and they were will
ling to accept a reduction of wages
rather than have the union ignored. The
company says 1t will never give in, and
telegram from the Cramps was post
ed at the yards, offering to furnish 1 900
ship builders on "a hours notice. A
long and bitter Struggle seems to be
in prospect.
Belle PLANE Iowa, March S-AII the
miners employed in the coal mines at
BoOneSbOrO, suburb of Boone, went
out on a strike last night. refusing to
submit to the reduction in the scale
from SIS to 20 cents. The strike affects
about 300 men, but it is not believed the
strike will be of long duration. Many
men are applying for the positions filed
by the strikers and the company will
experience no trouble in procuring plen-
ty of men TO start the works Monday
morning.
Brazil, Ind, March S.-The block coal
operators and miners of this district
met here today for the purpose of dis
cuSsing a 5-cent reduction. After a
short discussion the miners accepted the
scent cut, which will bring the scale to
IS cents per ton. The cut is to ts Ike eff
feet the 18th of this month and continue
until May 1, when the new scale will
be made.
<.mesbury, Mass, March S.-N Offices
were posted today in the Hamilton cot
ton mill here announcing a. shutdown
for next week. This is in concur renee
with the action of the FAN River mill
owners in shutting down to effect g. cur
taiIment of production. Nine hundred
operatives are employed in the mills.
Fail River Mass, March S.-No tees
mills that next week the mills VIII be
mills will shut down for a fortnight,
which will fulfill the agreement to close
208 hours in a period If 10 weeks.
Ishpeming March S.-The- condition
of the striking miners at Norway is
desperate, some 200 families being on
the verge of actual starvation. Tie
miners at the Arrogan struck two
months ago and have since asked to be
taken back on the old terms, but have
been refused. The restitution has reach
ed such a stage that the miners union
and the local charity are unable to cope
with it.
Oakland, Me, March S.-The Oakland
wool mills began running on full time
this morning. 1t employees $50 opera
tiveS and has been running on short
time for several months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
M'KINLEY DRAWS A CROWD
Thousands Turned Away From the
Church He Attended

Washington March S.-President Nc
Kinley attended church on his first
Sunday in Washington. So did about
5000 private citizens who wished to
catch a glimpse of him. Although it
has been settled that the president is
to be regular attendant at Foundry
church, at Fourteenth and G streets,
his first churchgoing was by special
arrangement to hear a sermon by
Bishop John P. Newman at the Metro
politan Methodist church, at Fourth
and c streets.
The street in front of the church was
packed with people two hours before
the regular time for service. but, an
ticipating the crush, only pewhOlders
were admitted up to 1870 o'clock. Then
the crowd was let in gradually and
filled every available foot of standing
room. When there was not room for
another individual inside the front
doors, the crowd turend to DR.. Tai
IMAGES church, the First Presbyterian
only half a block away, and this also
was soon filled to the doors, while the
street in front of both churches was
packed from curb to curb. When the
service commenced fully 1000 people
were left outside.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

The Moore & Livingston company
opens weeks engagement at popular
prices at the Crawford Oprea House to-
night The company comes to Topeka
from Omaha, and is said by the press
of that city to be one of the best repe-
toire companies on the road. The la
Dor drama Lost Paradise" will be the
opening bill and ladies accompanied by
persons holding paid 80 cent tickets will
be admitted free The company car
ries its own special scenery.
Large Autograph hangers announce
the engagement of THE Mandarin at
the Grand on March 20. The Mandar-
in" is one of the latest of DeKoven &
Smiths comic operas, and has met with
1mmmense success in the east.
Cosgrove & Grants Comedians in the
'Dazzler' will be seen at the Grand
next week. The company is. playing at
the Ninth Street in Kansas City this
week.
"Shore Acres James A Hearne's cell
ebrated play is booked for St. Joe
March and 10; Atchison March IL,
Lincoln, March u, and 10; Fremont
March IS; Sioux City, Is; Omaha H.
While he is in this vicinity it seems
strange that this notable play and actor
shouldn't have been booked for Topeka.
There are whole weeks blank through
March and April at the Grand Opera
mousse, which it appears might just as
well have had a few, good attractions
scattered through them.
At the Crawford Opera House to-
night will be presented for the first
time in this city the great comedy
drama, The Lost Paradise, and the pa
irons may be assured of a first class
performance of this celebrated piece
The Moore & Livingstone Co. come
here highly spoken of from Omaha,
where they appeared last week.
Ladies' free tickets tonight. Prices
10, 20 and 80 cents.
Given away Saturday night, a Fowler
wheel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
TOLCOTT DECLINES.
Says He Wouldn't be Patrolman for
Anything.

Harry Tolcott Indignantly says MT -
He wouldn't be a patrOlman anyway.
Tolcott was appointed q patrOlman
Saturday by the board of police COM
missioners. He had been a candidate
for chief of police and had worked
hard for it. Then failing in that, he
set his mark for sanitary sergeant. The
board appointed him patrolman.
To reporter he said: DO you think
I would take that? No! 1 wouldn't
take it for anything. I was entitled to
something better. 1t was an insult TO
offer me that. / have done a great
deal for the party, and they knew it
You can just say that L absolutely re-
fuse to accept their Office"
ToIcott took an active part in talk
ing politics in the late campaign and
was an llonored member of the Sixth
Street Financial school. He was active
in the primaries and also at the cleo
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
TREATY AT A STANDSTILL.
The Arbitration Treaty Goes Back TO
the Committee.

Washington, March SIN executive
session today Senator Davis, chairman
fered a resolution referring back to the
committee, the treaty of arbitration and
it was agreed to.
At the close of the session of congress
pending legislation which has not been
acted upon fails. In the case of the
treaty, however. it remains as it came
to the senate from the president, but
all pending amendments offered in the
senate or proposed by the committee
failed and have to be reoffered.
The resolution led to considerable
discussion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
CENTRAL BRANCH MEN.
Engineer Frank Geros Leads in
Length of Service.

Atchison March S.-The present road
engineers and firemen of this division of
the Central Branch, and the dates of the
are as follows: Engineers-Fr Geros,
August II, 1879: Frank G. Hull, February
IA. 1880; ]. N. Reynolds. January 80. 1881 /;
George Moore, September 12.1SS3; r. T.
Beebe. July 16. 1884; Vim. c. bennington.
September 5, 1884; c. w. Benedict. Deem
Der q. 1884; Dan McGreevey. January /,
1886; E. S. Clark. September IS 1887; Fred
W. Pausch May II, 1888: VIM. Joca bis
August 2, 1887; VIM. H. Peery, May %,
1888; Sam S. Hamrick, April Is, 1890; John
O'Connor, April 25. 1890.
The oldest switch engineers in point of
service are VIM. Bergin, who went to
work September !, 1880 and VIM. O'Neil
May II. 1883. The oldest fremen are
Charles Corbin, June 5, 1888, and Peter
SWeers, January 10, 1888.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
A BLAcKMA1L1NG RoBBER.
Invites a Merchant to Get Stolen
Goods Then Shoots Him.

hneoiR f@nter Maren SFe sfare 70
robbed of goods and papers, the esti-
mated value of which was 81, 900. Febru-
airy "a he received anonymous letter
telling him the writer was one of the
burglars and appointing a rendezvous at
a vacant house a mile west of here. when
the valuables were to be returned for $100
in cash.
Thursday evening Logan employed Liv-
eryman Brumbaugh to drive him to the
appointed place. When Logan reached the
mouse at DUSK the robber ordered him to
Then the robbers nerve failed him and
without an effort to carry out his agree
ment, he fiel. Logan followed when the
robber shot him in theright arm. Brum-
baugh and the rObber exchanged thirty
shots. none of which took effect.
A vigilance committee has been organ
lied and the gang of thieves is being
hunted down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
RELATIONSHIP PUZZLE.
The Old Riddle in a New Form-A
Case in Phillips Co.

]. NJ. Padgitt, who has recently return
ed from Phillips county. says he encoun-
tered a case of intermarriage which is
causing many people a loss of sleep in
vain effort to figure out relationships.
This is the problem:
Mary, Ida and Nettie Ward were sisters.
Mary Ward married a widOWer named
Wilson and Ida Ward became the wife of
his son, Charles. The third sister, Nettie,
married a nephew of the elder Wilson by
the name of VIII Benton. All have child
rem What relation are the children to
each other and what relation do the fam
lilies bear to each other.
Mr.. Padgitt would like to have some
one solve the intricate question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-08
DEwEY's CORN CARNIVAL
Riley County Farmers Banqueted at
Manhattan.

Manhattan. March sc. P. Dewey of
Chicago for the past week has been buy
ing corn here, paying Is cents, cents
more than the market price. He already
has about 100, 900 bushels of corn, purchas-
ed last year. and has enlarged his cribs
to hold much more.
Saturday he offered a prize for the larg-
est load of corn brought with one team,
and for the township bringing in the
largest number of loads.
Manhattan township farmers dubbed to-
gether and at II o'clock sent word to Mr.
Dewey that they were coming. Mr.. Dew
civ with the Manhattan band and escorted
it up Payntz avenue, and thence to the
cribs. Forty teams We're in the process
sion. each wagon loaded with from 25 to
rs bushels of corn and carrying the BAN
ner 'Dewey'S Corn Carnival, 1897.
Every farmer who brought in a load of
corn was given a ticket for a free dinner
at one of the restaurants. 1t is said he
received at least 5000 bushels of corn Sat
uF0aY.