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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
COUNCIL BLUFFS EXCITED.
Citizens Determined Street Car Com
panies Shall Pay for Franchise.

Council Bluffs, Ia, Sept. 20.-The cit
les of western Iowa have gained some
which they have donated valuable fran
chises TO corporations. Street car COM
panieS, water and lighting companies
and similar organizations of a semi
public nature have had little difficulty
in the past in securing vested rights in
chises of especial value were granted
decade ago and today a large number of
them are expiring. Now propositions
for acquiring valuable franchises are
being scanned very closely. Especially
is this true of franchises that must be
renewed, and which experience has dem
Onstrated are very valuable
A proposition of this character is just
at present agitating all Council Bluffs.
The entire city has taken sides in the
controversy The trouble is over the
effort of the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Bridge and Railway company to secure
an extension of so years in its franchise.
Every effort is being made to defeat the
renewal of the cOmpany'S charter. The
council seems inclined to favor the COM
pany, but they are carefully consider
ing the situation, in view of the hOSt1-
ty of the great body of the citizens.
The company does not offer a dollar
inducement to the city in return for
its first charter without paying a dol
lar into the public treasury, and desires
the same favors this year, to be contin-
ued for so more years.
The great body of citizens who are
opposing the company insist that the city
must derive some revenue from this
valuable franchise before any charter
for the future is granted. Those most
active in the contest assert that the
franchise is worth several million dol
lars, and express a determination to see
that the city is properly compensated
before any further steps are taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
DANGEROUS MAN.
Discharged Employe of the In
sane Asylum is Being
Watched.

The officers and inmates of the insane
asylum are in a state of terror over the
actions of ]. ]. Allen. A special watch
is being kept at night to prevent him
from setting fire to the buildings. Allen
mendation of Frank Shane of Jefferson
country. Allen wetn to work at the asy-
lum about two weeks ago and had work
ed but short time when he was notified
that his services would no longer be need
ed and the place was given to man by
the name of Shanks, who was appointed
upon the recommendation of P. H. Dolan
of Saline county. Last week Allen made
public a letter denouncing the officers
and employees of the asylum and charg-
ing them with running several Joints
Allen left on Wednesday and the letter
was published on Saturday. Friday night
and morning Allen was seen hanging
around the stables and was ordered off
the place. The nightwatch saw him at
about O'Clock in the morning and the
dairyman saw him when he went to work
at in the morning and the hostler also
saw him about G. The hostler got word
to take the buggy to the office at about
9 o'clock for the superintendent to drive
to town. The hoStler had driven but a
short distance from the barn when one
of the wheels came off the buggy. He
was not going very fast and what might
have been a serious accident was avert
ed
The buggy was examined and it was
found that the burrs had been removed
from two of the wheels. The horse was
unhitched and a two-seated carriage was
brought out, but it was found that it was
also minus the burrs. The missing burrs
could not be found anywhere and the
cause was laid to Allen. Friday night
Allen was again seen hanging around and
it was reported to the superintendent
that he had threatened to burn the barn
or some of the buildings. An extra
watchman has been duty patrolling
the vicinity of the stables. There are
five regular nightwatches kept on duty
during the night and with the extra it is
thought that if Allen attempts any out
rage he will be apprehended in time to
prevent any damage being done At pres
ent the residents at the asylum are in
constant fear that they will wake up
some night and see flames shooting from
some part of the buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
LOCKED IN THE HALL.
Performers in "Chance" Have tc
Climb Out of Window.

ThOughtlessness on the part of the
janitor of Library hall caused some ex-
element and considerable amusement
among the young people who are at
present rehearsing the farce comedy,
Chance" Saturday night. When the
library closed at 9 o'clock the janitor
locked the doors, and forgetting all
about the rehearsal in the hall above.
left the building.
When the coming stars in the profes-
sion theatrical ended their labors about
10 o'clock and descended to the first
floor, they found that they were locked
in the Library building. The two doors
were tried, but both found locked, and
some of the young ladies, forgetting for
the moment that there were windows in
the building, became hysterical-
They were soon conSoled by the young
men in the cast calling attention to the
stained glass window effects, and the
easy method of escape the same afford
ed.
One of the hall windows was opened
and several of the young men made
their exit and arranged themselves on
the outside in readiness to catch the
young ladies when they jumped, while
the remainder remained within and
boosted" the young ladies up to the
window
1t took about ten minutes and a
whole lot of suppressed screams and
giggling for everybody to get out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
ARMOR PLATE FOR 500.
J. a. Carpenter is Preparing to Dem
onstrate the Genuin eness of
His Offer.

Reading, Pa, Sept. 20.-Severa1 gov
ernment officials were in the city last
week, in consultation with ]. H. Car
penter, the steel projectile manufacture
er, whose proposition to make armor
plate for 500 a ton is now before the
arrnor board. By his new methods he
claims to have eliminated a serious
difficulty which all have to contend
with, that is the acid reactions in the
molten metal, which have prevented
steel from being used with more conf
dence and saving in enormous wastage
of castings, which could not be used,
because they were unsound and full of
blow holes.
A plant is now being erected at
Cramp St Sons ship yards under Mr..
Carpenters supervision, which will
soon be ready for the making of cast
ings and the carrying on of any fur
their experimental work, which he may
desire to enter into
The present method of making steel
armor plate is by what is known as
the open hearth process and it takes
from eight to ten hours to convert iron
mixed with steel scraps into steel,
while by the new process the same
amount of steel is made in less than
an hour and without the difficulties of
casting incident to the open hearth
method.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
CHARTERS FILED.

The secretary of state today issued
charters to the following named banks:
Citizens state bank of Hutchinson,
capital 5000; directors: L. NJ Watt
C. NJ Hoffman and F. r. Smith of
Little River, E. B. and j. w Pulliam
of Lyons. These directors own all of
the Steck.
The State Exchange bank of Hutch
inson; capital $4,000; directors, F. L.
Martin, Geo. P. Stitt, Joseph and Willis
n. Baker and J. A. Collingwood, all of
Hutchinson, K. H. Stone of Belle
Plaine, Iowa. G. w. French of Pretty
Prairie and D. F. Collingwood are stock
holders.
The State bank of Pretty Prairie;
capital $1,000; ]. A Collingwood, D. F.
Collingwood, Ella and S. G. Demoret
and ]. G. Collingwood of Pretty Prarie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
LOCAL MENTION.

The Karnival Knights will meet We'd
nesday evening.
Counsel Booth-Tucker of the Salvation
Army will not be able to be present in
Topeka as arranged
The Salvation Army halIeIujah wedding
takes place this evening at Hamilton
hall. The entire receipts will be given
direct to the Salvation Army hospital
fund.
At the West End Gun club shoot Satur-
day the first event was won by H s
Montgomery. His score on 20 targets
was 10, Cartilage Is. Elliott Is and Clark
II. In the second shoot Of % targets FL
lott and Montgomery tied, their score
being "a, and Cartilage %. Clark %. ABB
bott is and Snyder IL
Chas Murphy, who says he is spike
maker, and Frank Braden, who claims to
be driller, are being held at police sta
tion as vagrants. 1t is thought that they
answer descriptions of men wanted else
where If they don't, they will be
either sent away from the city for FAN
Festival week or fined enough to keep
them indoors at that time. They do not
look like workingmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
ON PUGET SOUND
Will be Erected q Mammoth Steel
Plant by Pennsylvanians.

Seattle. Sept. 2O.-William Price of Nc
Keesport, Pa, is here representing the
heavily capitalized company of Pennsyl-
vanians who are to erect and operate a
steel plant at Port Angeles. Mr.. Price
states that work will be commenced
within sixty days and pushed to COM
pletion. The prime object of the large
plant which will be erected will be the
manufacture of tin plate. The process
will be started in blast furnace and
ended with the shipment of high class tin
plates to their destination. The tin that
will be used will be imported from Tas-
mania and can be laid down on the
sound for much less than in the eastern
manufacturing towns of the United
States.
Washington will supply the different
ores necessary to produce the pig iron.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
ALL CALL IT MURDER.
Organization at Chicago to Prosecute
Sheriff Martin.

Chicago, Sept. 20.-There is a move
ment on foot in Chicago to determine
whether Sheriff Martin and his deputies
can be prosecuted for the shooting OF
striking miners at Hazleton, Pa The
plan is to create a central committee,
made up of ub-committees from the
Lithuanians. Poles, BohemianS and
certain labor unions, the membership OF
which is composed of these classes;
then collect a fund and employ lawyers
to take charge of and push the case,
The Iithuanians met at Church hall,
Thirty-third street and Auburn avenue.
Speeches We're made and resolutions
adopted condemning the action of Sher-
iff Martin and his men. Every speaker
urged that whatever is attempted
towards redress for the alleged wrong
should be within the limits of the law.
The resolutions treated the affair at
Hazleton as a murder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
ON CHiCKAMAUGA FIELD.
Places Selected for Two Illinois Mon
uments to be Erected.

New York, Sept. 2O.-A special to the
Tribune says:
Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 19.--fSen. H
V. Boynton, president of the Chicka-
mauga Chattanooga park commission,
has arrived here and announced that
the state of Illinois would begin at once
the erection of two more handsome
monuments to cost $4,000 each. one
of these will be on Orchard Knob. where
the large body of Illinois soldiers fought
on the first days battle on Missionary
Ridge. The other will be just north OF
Braggs' headquarters on Missionary
Ridge.
The Illinois park commission will
meet on September 25 at Springfield
and let the contract for the monu-
ments General Boynton also says the
ten monuments erected by Illinois on
the Trueblood place. are now in posi-
ton. The 28th and 18th monuments of
Pennsylvania on Lookout Mountain are
nearly finished and work has been be-
gun on the sixth Illinois monument on
The Hooker battlefield The Georgia
monument which is being built at a
cost of $40 600 is nearing completion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Pigeon Dispatch Number From
the Arctic Explorer
Reaches Hammerfest by the
Whaleship PaIk
DATED JULY, 1S, 1890.
Two Days After the Departure
From TrOmsOe.
Wc3 in Latitude LOngi-
tude 1876 East.

Copenhagen, Sept. 20 dispatch re-
ernmost town of Europe in Norway
says that the whaling ship Palk has
brought there the third pigeon dispatch
from Prof Andree. who left the Island
of TromsOe in a balloon on July IL last
in an attempt to cross the polar reg
ions.
The message brought by the PaIk
reads:
July 19.-12:SO P. M.-Lat. s2.2 north:
long. 12.5 east. Good voyage eastward
All well'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
NO PEACE AT BROCKTON.
Strikers and Employers Confer but
Fail to Agree

Brockton, Mass, Sept. 20.-The con-
ference between the committee of man
ufacturers, Treasurer Shaw of the
Chase Lasting Machine company and
Secretary Williams of the Lasters' IN
ion, was not concluded till after eight
O'Clock last night. Secretary Williams
then took the propositions of the manu-
facturers to the meeting of the union
where they were laid before the mem
bers and discussed for nearly two
hours At the end of that time the sec
retary said that the negotiations had
ended without a settlement being
reached. He admitted that it did not
mean war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
BEHEADED.
Belated Passenger Tries to Board a
Moving Train.

comb of Conkling, o., was beheaded at
the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
railroad passenger station here this morn
ing. He was in charge of a of poul-
try en- route from the west to New York
city.
Newcomb left the train and had gone
into the restaurant for his breakfast.
While there train started, and in trying
and was instantly killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
NEW IN STRIKES.
A Maine Judge Threatens to Call Out
the Army.

Lewiston, Me-, Sept. 20.-A special to
the Journal from Norway says that
Judge Foster of the supreme court will
take steps to order out the national
guard of Norway in the event of furth-
er trouble at the station camp the
Oxford Central railroad, where a strike
exists
Four italians were injured in a fight
with the officers Sunday afternoon, one
of them sustaining a break of the leg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Messenger Boy Arrested.

Will Spangler, a messenger boy was
arrested last evening by the police on
the charge of disorderly conduct
While ladies were passing on Kan
sas avenue he sat at an upper window,
say the police, and sprayed tobacco
juice upon them. His widowed mother
appeared at the police station and
asked that the boy be dealt with lenf-
emily as she was very poor. The case
will come up to trial tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
CUDAHY NOT IN 1T.
Chicago Capitalist Eenies the Story
That He Will Start a Sugar Factory.

Chicago, Sept. 20.-The rumor that
John Cudahy, the well known packer
and board of trade man, was about to
embark in the beet sugar industry at
Los Angeles, was denied today by Mr.
Cudahy. He said: MY brother, Mi
chaeI Cudahy, owns several thousand
acres of land near Los Angeles and
may start a beet sugar plantation there
at some future day. But 1 have no
considerable real estate interests in that
region. Ny brother is now in New York.
He has no intention of doing anything
in the beet sugar industry line at pres
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Notice-santa Fe Exscu i've Com.

The executive committee in charge of
the Santa Fe celebration will hold a
special meeting at the Santa F'e gen.
eral offices tonight, and all members
are urgently requested to be present
The matter of appointing a committee
to meet the different displays and dele
cations will be taken up, and arrang-
ments made for opening the headquart-
ers at Hamilton hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
SUSPECTED OF ARSON.
Man Arrested for Burning His Own
Establishment

Philadelphia. Sept. 2O.-The file works of
Mayer, Lands & Co, at Twentieth and
Allegheny was destroyed by fire this
morning. The loss is $50, ,000
The building had scarcely been destroy
ed when Harry A. Lands, a member of
the firm, was placed under arrest and
held in 5000 bail for a further hearing,
charged with setting the place on fire.
There was an Insurance of S15 OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
EMPERORS HOBNOB.
William Visits Francis Joseph and
the Band Played On.

Budapest, Sept. 20-Emperor VIII
liam of Germany arrived here at 10
O'Clock this morning and was welcomed
by Emperor Francis Joseph the cabi-
net ministers and the civil and militia
ry authorities
The approach of the imperial train
was heraIded by a salute of "a guns and
when it steamed into the railroad sta
ton. all those present on the platform,
loudly cheered his majesty and the
band played Hail dir Kaiser"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Tore Down a Rural Depot.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners today received from A. E. Dot
son of Newark township, Wilson coun-
ty, long petition requesting the board
TO compel the Frisco railroad to re-
store the depot and station facilities at
Brooks. Mr.. Dotson alleges that the
company tore down its depot at that
point and removed it, together with all
facilities and enuiDment to NeOdesha
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Franklin County Resolutions.

The Franklin county Populist con-
vention adopted resolutions condemn
ing the contemplated special session of
the legislature, saying in the resolu-
tions that in the opinion of the conven-
tion the idea is a bad one and would
result in no good to the state The
platform suggests that the money could
be expended to an excellent ADVANTAGE
in assisting that grand little man, At
torney General Boyle, in prosecuting
the railroads and trusts in the proper
courts"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
ON DISPATCHER KING
Is Placed the Responsibility for the
Lang Disaster

Emporia. Kan, Sept. 2O.-The coroner's
jury sitting in the inquest on the Santa
Fe wreck, in which thirteen people were
killed and several injured, today returned
a verdict placing the responsibility on
Dispatcher King of Topeka The rail-
way company is blamed for negligence in
not having the Lang station thoroughly
equipped. and the agent, Larson, for not
using all the precautions in his power.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
MIR FIehartv Did be-.
Teke Wahaunsee Ponnlist and

The Wabaunsee Populist and Demo-
cratic conventions Saturday were the
first and only ones so far to endorse
Governor Leedy's north and south rail-
road scheme. The resolutions, which
were engineered by H. B. Fleharty, the
governors executive clerk declare in
favor of the construction of the road
and pledge their support to the project.
The resolutions also endorsed Webb
AIcNall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
FROST IN IOWA.
Late Corn and Vegetables Are
Injured.

Marshalltown, Ia, Sept. 20.-There was
a heavy frost this morning, the first of
the season. Only late corn and tender
vegetables will be materially injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Presidential Appointments.

Washington, Sept. 2O.-The president
today appointed Archibald J. Simpson
of Arizona, minister to Ecuador and r
G. Kennedy of South Dakota. United
States marshal for South Dakota.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
HELD UP BY TRAMPS.
They Stop a Cattle Train and
Rob the Shippers.

Minneapolis, Sept. 2O.-Three tramps
held up a Great Northern cattle train at
daylight this morning at Smith Lake,
Mimi. They made their way to the ca
boose, where they robbed several cattle
men. Two of the robbers succeeded in
jumping from the train, while the third
was cornered and arrested. He gave his
name as Fisher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20

tional officers of the Social Democracy.
He was one of the directors of the
American Railway Union during the
great strike of 1894. Goodwin was
formerly a railroad man and claims to
have been "blacklisted,' since 1884.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of George Rix. who died
in California, took place this morning
from the undertaking rooms of DeMoss
& Penwell, at 10 o'clock. The services
were held at the grave and were con-
Quoted by Rev. F. S. McCabe. Frank
Rix of Topeka and Charles Rix of Hot
Springs, sons of Mr.. Rix were in atten-
dance. The pa1l-bearers were Silas
Rain, Spencer p. Wade, J. p. Row1ey,
F'urman Baker, T. J. Hankla and D. A.
Clements. The internent was in To-
peka cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. T P Kelly, who
was instantly killed by the explosion of
a gasoline stove on Saturday, took
place this morning at 10 o'clock from
the hall of the Spiritualist society. The
services were memorial and were con-
Quoted by Mr.. W. c. Hodge of Chi
cago, Rev. Mrs. Fulsom and Rev Mrs
Brockway. AT the grave the services
were conducted by tn order of the Po-
cahontas. The pa1l-bearers We're E.
B. Snyder, w. E. Brubaker, J. r. Pen
ell and o. A. Griggby.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
Wellington Bank Paying Out.

Washington, Sept. 20.-The comptroller
of the currency has declared dividends in
favor of the creditors of insolvent ma
tional banks as follows: 20 per cent. the
First National bank of wellington, Kan;
per cent the Merchants National bank
of Seattle, Wash; IS per cent, the First
National bank of Redheld, S. D.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-20
DISMISSED.
Sheriff Cunningham is Permitted to
Go Free.

Wichita. Kan, Sept. 2O.-The county at
torney today dismissed the case against
Sheriff Cunningham of Abilene, Tex, un-
der arrest here for the muder of John
NJ. Mcmahon. proprietor of McMahon's
circus.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-23
Go to your doctor for

Go to your doctor for
advice; he is the best man
to tell you what medicine
you need. Go to your drug
gist for your medicines; he
knows more about drugs
than a dry goods man.
Stick to your doctor and
to your druggist if you are
a sick man, buf lint go to yow'
druggist FIR advice. If your
doctor tells you to get SCOTS
Emulsion it is because he
knows it to be the remedy
in all conditions of wasting,
the one reliable, permanent
preparation,
Get 7cb0t you ask far.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-23
WHEAT ITO BURN"

With a wheat crop of 575,000,000 bushels
IN sight in the United States and an
unusually light crop predicted in all the
other great grain producing countries of
the world, the prospects of the American
farmer are bright indeed.
recent issue of Bradstreet's, which ia
usually very conservative in Its views as
to the business future, calls attention to
the fact that the stock of wheat in hand
at present is unusually light, being only
100000 bushels, while nearly all the
great grain producing countries of the
world have unusually light crops this
year. Recent reports, it says, from Rus
STA, Germany, France and Hungary, point
to decreased wheat hervests, and that
India will hardly supply her home de-
mand, with like reports from Australia
and Argentine, and adds: "This brings
the United States to the front as promi-
nent wheat exporter under similar con-
aibions W tHose WHICH eAisteu III 1913 oNer
the revival succeeding the great panic
after five or six years of retrenchment and
economy"
The same publication calls attention to
the fact that during the month of June
there was an advance in cotton, cotton
seed oil, tobacco, bacon, lard, rice, corn
oats, barley, wheat and other farm prod