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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-12
DRUNK AT STAHL'S PICNIC.
A Correspondent Says That Boys
Reeled Drunken on the Picnic
Grounds.

The Journal has received the follow
ing letter dated Waveland, a pOstofice
near Auburn, and referring to the
Stahl picnic:
In point of numbers and in he beau
ty and style of the ladies it was a
grand success. While volumes might
be written about these it is another
and far more serious subject to which
4 wish to call the attention of the faith
-ers and mothers of Shawnee county.
In front of the platform was stretch
ed some five or six yards of canvas on
which was painted a monster rattle
snake Right above the neck of the
snake was a heroic painting of a wom-
an with large two handed sword up
lifted called the law and on either side
of her was the inscription: I am right;
why should I not strike2' Whoever
painted that picture 'builded better
than they knew for surely the en-
fOrcement of the prOhibitOry liquor law
has fallen into womanish hands in
Shawnee county.
While Senator PETER and the Hon.
j. A. TrOutman were making temper
ance addresses from the platform, some
man said. to hail from Eskridge, with
out any of the fear of the Lord before
county either, who is said to have been
presently was dealing out liquor to boys
and young men not out of their teens
whose staggering forms became quite
numerous, while others like the poll
ticians were left entirely In the hands
of their friends-dead drunk.
when are men sworn to execute
our laws, going to fulfill their oaths?
''VIDI.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-12
GENEALOGY CHICAGO.
Every Family to Write Its Own His
tory for Newberry Library.

Chicago. June 12.-When a Chicago
grammar school boy of the present day
runs for president of the United States
in the years to come his campaign bi-
ographers need go no further than the
Newberry library for material, for they
will find there his family history writ
ten by his own hand.
The Newberry library intends to have
a manuscript genealogy of every family
in Chicago, from that of Policeman
John. P. Aaf1eit, the first man in the
city directory, to that of Polisher John
ZywicI1i, whose name rounds out the
list.
Assistant Librarian Rudolph has sent
a letter to the principal of every gram
mar and high school in the city, asking
that each pupil of sufficient age be re-
quested to prepare a written account
of his OF her family, beginning with the
grandparents and bringing it down to
the present generation.
These manuscripts are to be filed in
the genealogical room of the library
and are to be indexed so they may be
referred to at any time. Such an in
dex will be practically equivalent to
a roster of Chicago citizens
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The New York Preacher a Mere
Shadow.
Taken to Europe Like One in a
Dream.
WITH FALTERING STEP
And Dropping Head He is Led
Aboard the Steamer.
No One is Permitted to Talk
to Him.

New York. June 12.-Rev. DR.. Charles
H. Parkhurst, looking like a mere
shadow of his former self, boarded the
White Star steamer Germanic for a
long vacation abroad. The minister
who did so much TO bring about. the
downfall of that corrupt and criminal
organization, Tammany Hall, hardly
would have been recognized by any but
his most intimate friends as he was
helped from his carriage to the gang
plank which led from the pier to the
ship which was to carry him to Europe
Even the policemen who guarded his
carriage were willing to forgive all the
criticisms which he has made of them
when they saw him helped from his
vehicle.
The minister's eyes have lost that
bright piercing look which made him
feared as well as respected by those
against whom he Waged relentless
warfare. His step had lost It's Sprlght-
ly elastic manner, and his head, COW
cred still with the mass of iron gray,
bushy, Wavy hair, did not keep its for
ner pOise. It used to sit straight upon
his shoulders. 1t now was bent low,
as though the minister was in deep
thought. The lips kept up a constant
twitching, but no sound came from
them.
DR. Parkhurst was helped from his
carriage to the gangplank. His wife
was on one side of him guiding gently
the faltering footsteps which used to
side the doctor was helped by male
friend, and behind him came the big
servant girl, who has successfully stood
guard against the minister and those
who wanted to see him. DR.. Parkhurst
walked slowly up the long gangplanlc
in the driving rain. He did not seem
to mind the storm and he showed no
desire to look back to the pier or to say
"good-by' to any of those VINO had
gone to see him safely aboard the
steamship.
John Z. Parsons was the center of a
group of four or five people who watch
ed the retreating form of the pastor.
When he gave no sign before disap-
pearing from view this little group
quietly melted and disappeared in the
rain.
Dr. Parkhurst was taken at once to
his stateroom. Several punches of how-
ers had been left there for him, with
the cards of the senders fastened to
them. This room was carefully guard
ed before and after the arrival of the
minister, and no one was permitted to
go near it. DR.. Parkhurst viii go to
Switzerland and it is hoped by his
friends and physicians that the air and
scenery there will restore him once
more to full mental and physical vigor-
The length of his stay abroad Will be
determined solely by his condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-12
OWNEY DEAD AT LAST.
The Famous Postal Tramp Dog Shot
at Toledo Yesterday.

Toledo, O., June 12.-"Owney.'' the fam
Gus canine postal tramp. is dead at last
He was officially executed by order of
Postmaster Brand of this city.
Soon after it was thought that the
much Travelled dog had been killed in
Cleveland, an edict went forth ordering
all mail clerks to refuse passage to the
wanderer. "Owney' fell sick about that
time and was cared for in st. Louis. He
was then started out again, and came
here yesterday from Frankfort. Ind.
bearing only three medals on his collar
This is evidence that he had done very
little travelling. as he was usually decor
ated at each stop with some sort of a
badge.
fnficting painful wounds in his hand. Uni
ted States Marshal Shannan was asked to
kill him, but the dog made a rush for
the gentleman and tore his trousers.
Postmaster Brand. seeing that the dog
had grown so cross that it was dangerous
to harbor him, requested the chief of po-
lice to detail an officer to kill him, and
"Owney'' met his death within a few min
utes. His skin will be mounted at the
pense of the Toledo clerks and forwarded
to Washington for the official museum.
The medals were sent to Albany, where
his other trophies were stored.
''Owney" was about II years old, and
his years of travel all over the United
States and around the world have made
him the most noted dog of his time
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BRIsTOW's EXPERIENCE
With a Man Who Wanted to Keep
the Postof1ce in the Family.

The Chicago Records Washington
correspondent sends the following to his
paper:
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al BristoW is learning a good deal about
human nature in his contact with the
Office seeking community, and there
are funny cases coming up nearly ev
cry day For example a western con-
gresham received the following letter
recently:
Il suppose there will be several ap-
pIicants for the postOffice, and I think
that a change should be made at once.
I have nothing to say against the pres
ent incumbent. and no charges to
make against her, but she is a woman,
and women are not competent to hold
such offices, and, besides, she is one of
the bitterest Democrats in the country.
She talked and worked for Bryan as
hard as she could, and made herself
very offensive to the Republican pat
rons of the Office, and particularly to
old soldiers like myself, who fought
four years to preserve the union. L
would like the office myself, for II am
appointed I can help you a good deal
in a political way. But L DO not want
to get up a petition, because the pres
ent incumbent is a woman, and people
would not care to sign paper against
her I rely on your friendship for me
and my ability to serve you in the next
campaign Please act at once without
saying anything to any BODY about II II;
The congressman went to the pOStOf-
fee department and suggested a
change in this Office, filing the letter
above quoted as a good reason therefor.
But. as the commission of the present
incumbent did not expire for more than
a year. Mr.. BristOw instructed a spec
iai agent who happened to be in that
neighborhood, to run down quietly and
make an investigation. His report
caused a great deal of amusement, for
he found that the postmaster was none
other than the wife of the man who
made the complaint, and that, fearing
the office might go out of the fanny,
he made the charges against her, ana
endeavored to secure the place himself.
The Office is worth about $3.50 a year,
and is even more valuable because it
draws a large amount of trade to the
country store in which it is located
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MGR. JANSSENS DEAD.
Passes Away at Sea Enroute to Visit
His Family in Holland

New Orleans, June 12.-Archbishop
Janssens died on board the steamer
Creole Thursday. The archbishop sail
ed on Wednesday for New York. From
the latter port he was to take a ship
for Europe and was on his way to visit
his family in Holland. Three years ago
he visited them and on his return he
was in the best of health.
Since then his grace labOred very
hard and for some time, it has been ap-
parent that he was breaking down and
that the germs of an insidiojls disease
We're in his system Yielding to the
opportunities of his friends, he decided
to pay a visit to his family believing
that a sea voyage would do him good
Accordingly he sailed on Wednesday
and al the ship many distinguished
Catholics bade him bon voyage 1t was
apparent then that the archbishop was
a very sick man. Mgr. Janssens was
one of the dignitaries of the church in
America He came here as a priest
became bishop in Mississippi and on the
death OF Archbishop Leray was ap-
pointed in 1888 archbishop of this diO-
cese, one of the largest and most i'm
pOrtant in America. The hOnOrs of the
church were bestowed on him in Sep
tember, 1888, and since then his grace
has labOred with great zeal in behalf of
the church. The remains Will be brought
To the city tonight from Port Eads and
arrangements are now being made for
the funeral, which will be a magnificent
religious function.
The archbishop's body was transferr-
ed at sea from the steamship Creole to
the Hudson, of the same line and will
arrive in New Orleans this afternoon.
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ELLSWORTH HOSPITAL.
Board of Managers Let Contracts and
Elect Executive Committee.

The board of managers of the w. R.
C. hospital and home at Ellsworth at a
ernoon awarded the contracts for plas-
tering carpenter work, and other ma
sonry to J. H. LandeTs of Ellsworth.
E B. Love of Hfawatha secured the
contract for painting and the contract
for putting down cistern went to an
Ellsworth man. Fink Bros. & Co. were
ordered to put in a windmill, water tank
and tower These improvements call
for an expenditure of about $1,000.
The managers elected an executive
committee as follows: Mrs. Margaret
Griffith of Emporia, Mrs Julia Chase of
Hiawatha, Mrs. Dora Evans of Clay
Center on the part of the w. r. c.
Department Commander Botl<in of the
G. A. r. andCommander w. p. FEEDER
of the Sons of Veterans. This commit
tee will meet at Ottawa one week from
tomorrow and select the day, in the
week following, for meeting at Ellis
worth at which further improvements
will be agreed upon, additional rules
and regulations and transact such other
business as seems necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-12
VICTORIA WEPT
When an Irish Girl Sang wearing of
the Gresn," at Windsor Castle.

London, June 12.-According to an
absolutely unimpeachable authority
a writer in the Westminster Gazette
relates how the Irish song "The Wear
ing of the Green was recently sung
in Windsor castle.
The queen, it appears, requested a
young Irish lady, Y no was visiting the
castle, to sing an irish song. She went
to the piano and sang THE Wearing of
the Green and, according to the story
told, her majesty was so touched by
the pathos of the song she burst into
tears. The writer continues:
All" said my eminent informant,
you little know the depth of the
queens sympathy for the Irish and
the tenderness of her heart"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-12
CISNEROS IS ALIVE.
His Physician Who But Recently Left
Him, in New York

d1S EhySlcIan W no But Recently Lett
Him, in New York
New York, June 12.-Among the pas
sengers who landed in New York today
on the steamer Valencia, from Cuban
ports, via Nassau, N. P, was DR.. H w
Danforth of Milwaukee, Wis, who for the
past thirteen months has been the per-
sonal physician of the president of the
Cuban republic, Salvador Cisneros, the
Marquis of Santa Lucia.
According to Spanish reports, President
Cisneros died in February last and this
news" was semi-officially confirmed in
March last. But DR.. Danforth was with
the president as late as April last and
had in his possession a letter, which he
showed to the representative of the As
sociated Press, dated April 90 from the
president. The latter is not only not dead
but when Dr. Danforth left him he was
full of quiet enthusiasm and animated by
the most confident feeling for the event.
uaI success of the Cuban cause.
Questioned as to the seat of the gov
ernment of the Cuban republic, Dr. Dam
forth said it was al Agura. province of
Puerto Principe, where the insurgents
have erected a capital
Dr. Danforth was asked to express an
opinion as to the numerical strength of
the Cuban insurgents. He said:
1T is impossible to arrive at a correct
estimate. But you can say that the Gu
bans for certainty have at least 10000
to IS. 900 men today armed and in good
shape"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-12
TWO TOPEKA FAILURES.
Bank of Topeka Takes Possession o
Two Business Concerns.

The drug store of H. NJ Washburn at
S23 Kansas avenue has been turned over
to the Bank of Topeka on chattel mort
gage for s6,O0O The bank at once made
Mr.. Washburn their agent and the busi-
ness will be conducted by Mr. Washburn
as heretofore. A news stand has been
run in connection with the store.
The Bank of Topeka has also taken
charge of the Green Coal company, own
ed by F. H. Webster. The mortgage is
1900 and Mr.. Webster has been placed in
charge of the business as agent.
Both failures are the result of poor
business and hard times. The Washburn
store is one of the large ones in Topeka
and the Green Coal company has been,
under Mr. Webster's management, one of
the most enterprising firms in the city
Both these gentlemen deserve success
and the many friends they have made in
a long business career in Topeka hope
their misfortune is only temporary. The
fact that each was placed in charge of
the business under the new arrange
ments shows the confidence in which
they are held.
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LOCAL MENTION.

The Walnut Grove NJ. z. church IS
to be repainted this summer. The con
tract for the work will be let July 1.
The w. c. T. u. observe the 9th Of
June each year as Flower Mission day
This year they sent 1S0 bouquets and
text cards to the inmates of the iails
and hospitals.
The coIored people who are planning
to participate in the Fall Festival held
a meeting at the home of K. K. Pinks-
ton last night and viii hold another
meeting at the Office of A. NJ. Thomas
Monday night.
The jury in the case of the BIer-
chants National bank against A. b
and F. S. QuintOn returned a verdict
this morning in favor of the bank for
81 400. The amount sued for was So
600. The trial just completed is the
third.
The funeral of L A Stumbaugh. son
of the late Col. f. S. Stumbaugh, was
held this morning at the family resi-
dence, 311 Polk street. The intermant
was made in Topeka cemetery. The
deceased had been a resident of Ok
lahoma for several years past. He was
operated upon at Kansas City hos
pital, but did not survive the shock
Formerly he lived in Topeka and was
well known
A burglar entered the store building
at 1908 Topeka avenue last night and
stole the contents of the money drawer,
which was about 81 40 in pennies. The
Ladies' Exchange and is Immediately
back of the drug store on the corner.
A key was used to open the front door.
Evidently the burglar was frightened
away before he intended to leave. for
the key with which he opened the door
was found on the floor. The police de-
partment was notified. hut as yet no
arrests have been made.
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TO THE LADIES.
All Who will Decorate Their Car
riages Asked to Send Names

All the ladies of Topeka who will dec
crate carriages and take part in the
Flower parade next fall are requested
to send their names to Mrs. G. S. Sui
ton either at her home, 1919 Topeka
avenue or at the headquarters of the
Floral parade committee in the Curry
building; which will be open after next
Monday morning. 1t is expected that
at least as many or more ladies will
take part this year than participated in
the parade of last year. Many of the
ladies have already fully decided to
decorate carriages. Those of the ladies'
who will take part in the parade and do
not care to- prepare their decorations,
can leave orders for decorations and
have them prepared at the headquart-
ers of the Floral committee.
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GEO. z. PECK TO SPEAK.
Asked to Make the Address for Logan
Monument July %.

Chicago, June 12.-George R. Peck
has been selected to deliver the princi-
pal address at the unveiling of the Lo-
gan monument July p.
The Evening Post says: "Mr. Peck
is perhaps the foremost orator in Amer
lea today. Though still within the
class that may broadly be described as
young men, Mr.. Peck is old enough to
have been a soldier in the civil war
and strong enough to command the at
tention of scholars all over the country.
He is particular to disclaim the repu-
tation of an orator and insists that he
is q LAWYER sOlely.'
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Senator Frye Breaches the An
neXatiOn of Hawaii
In the Republican Senate eau
Gus Today.
HAWAII A TERRITORY
But No Provision Made by the
Treaty
For the Payment of $4,000 to
Queen Lii.

Washington, June I'm the course
of his speech in the caucus Senator
Frye said that the contemplated treaty
of annexation with Hawaii would not
contain, as did the former treaty, a
provision appropriating $4,000 for ex-
Queen IiliuokaIani- The president did
not approve it and the Hawaiian gov
ernment did not ask it.
The general opinion is that the ulti-
mate result will be an agreement to
continue the house provision continuing
the present treaty in effect coupled
with a recommendation to the president
To enter into negotiations for a treaty
modifying the terms of the present
treaty but without limiting him as to
time
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SUGAR TO BURN.
McEnery Says America Will Produce
All the Sugar She Wants and

Washington, June 12.-The senate to-
day listened to a speech by Senator
Vest of Missouri. arraigning the sugar
schedule and saying that the spectators
in sugar stock understood the value of
the schedule to the trust if the Repub-
1ican senate did not
Mr.. McEnery of Louisiana, who had
voted against the party on many tariff
,hedules, then made a long and strong
speech in defense of his position and in
faN or of protection. He advocated the
sugar schedule as necessary to the pro-
ducers and asserted that under it
America before many years would pro-
duce all her own sugar and have some
for export. A vote was taken on the
Jones amendment TO remove in effect
the dutch standard of classification and
it was rejected by % yeas to 32 nays.
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SPOILSMONGERS.
Every Charitable Institution Has to
be Turned Upside Down, of Course.

DR. B. D. Eastman, superintendent of
the Topeka asylum, today rendered his
resignation to the state board of chari-
ties. which Immediately elected DR.. c.
H. Wetmore of Emporia to the position,
which pays 81, 500 per year.
The change takes place August 1. DR..
Eastman's term of office expired in
December, but the POpulists wanted to
put one of their own partisans in the
position and asked DR.. Eastman to re-
sign.
DR. Eastman appeared before the
board today and in response to their
demand placed his resignation in the
hands of the president, w. L. Brown.
DR.. WetmOre is one of EmpOria S
leading physicians, having been a. res
ident of that city for many years. He
has had ten years experience in deal
ing with insane people in one of the
asylums in New York, and is said to
be highly qualified for the work of
which he will have charge. Emporia
also furnished the superintendent for
the Osawatomie asylum in the person
of DR.. T. c. Biddle. a Republican. whose
eminent success in the position bids fair
to permit him to remain.
POpulists were prepared to bring
charges" against Dr. Eastman in case
he did not resign. Parties who had
been persuaded to prepare charges
We're relatives of Gust Maurer of Hays
City. who was killed by fall at the
asylum. Maurer was an inmate of the
institution and while in the bathroom
fell and struck his head upon a sharp
corner of iron work. His relatives
claimed that the attendant was respon-
sibIe for Maurer's death and at one time
sent an attorney to Topeka to insti-
tute criminal proceedings but he was
not successful in securing evidence suf-
ficient to proceed.
The Populists are following in the
footprints of the Republicans in turn
ing out all officials of state charitable
institutions in order to make room for
workers" If the Republicans go in
next year, all the POpulists will likely
be turned out. and so the office grab
bers, first one set and then another, will
go on wrecking the public institutions
until the people who pay for the whole
thing get sense enough to stop it.
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there is no disposition on the part of
the attorney general to not bring the
suit as requested by Senator Farrelly
and the Kansas Retail GrOcers' associ-
alton.
The Parkhurst, Davis company of To-
peka refused to enter the new organiza-
ton President Davis said he believed
that the organization is a violation of
the law. The other firms which have
refused to enter the organization are
the Ranney- Alton Mercantile company
of Arkansas City and the Topeka
WHOLESALE Grocery company.
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BRYAN IN NEW YORK.
A Large Crowd Gathers at the Depot
to Meet Him

New York. June 12-W Rr,-,r
rived here from Troy today. He was met
at the Grand Central depot by a large
reception is' 'i1
The party was met by denuta+ion
Quite a crowd had gathered to see Mr..
Bryan ana as he left the train he was
greeted with cheers and repeated cries Of
-Bryan; the next president of the United
States
As Mr. Bryan left the station. the hack
men all in a row. removed their hats aud
renewed the cheering for the next presI-
dent of the United States and Mr.. Bryan
again acknowledged the salute
Entering carriage with John Brisben
Walker and a member of the depuel ton
Mr.. Bryan drove away to the Barthold
hotel where he viii stop during his stay
in this city.