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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
SIZES STEPHEN CRANE.
ANY Leslie Seeks to Recover Money
Advanced to a Well Known Writer.

New York, Jan. Amy Leslie, who
was some years ago a well known pri-
ma donna, having made one of the first
successes in the part of the princess in
The Mascot" during the best days of
the Wilbur Opera company, brought
suit yesterday against Stephen Crane,
the novelist, to recover $3.50
Miss Leslie, who lives in Chicago, is
employed as a writer on dramatic sub
jectS.
November l. 1896, she gave Mr.. Crane
$500 to deposit in her name. Instead OF
doing this, she alleges that Crane placed
the moneyin the bank to his own cred
it.
By force of two stormy interviews
with the novelist, she says that she
managed to get $3.50 of the money back,
but then Crane went abroad, and is
now in London. She finds that Crane
owns some property in this city, both
real and personal, and she prays for
an attachment against it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
HALF-COCKED OR CRACKED.
A Young Editor at Lawrence Who !
Lacks Facts, Also Judgment.


Lacks Facts, Also Judgment.
''The most foolish thing I have seen
printed for a long time said P. I. Bone
brake. sis an editorial in a Lawrence pa
per which says that Topeka never paid
for the Kansas river bridge cannot
imagine what the editor is driving at IN
less it is the King Bridge company bonds
for the erection of a factory in Topeka.
The company was fraud from the start
and the bonds were fraudulent and were
decided so by the courts. The company
came to Topeka, the bonds were voted
for their mandatory. and after they got
possession of them they pulled up and
left
Following is the editorial in question.
which was printed in the Lawrence Jour
nal:
Topeka is rejoicing over the completion
of a new bridge across the 1<aw, a mag
nificent structure of steel and concrete
and marble and vitrifed brick. that will
cost the county $4,000. 1t will be- when
finished, one of the best and handsomest
bridges in the whole western country, and
Topeka is justified in the pride she mani
tests in the work. But when the rejoicing
is al its height, and when the Topeka citl-
zen takes the stranger down to the river
to view the great work, and when the
newspapers boast of the progress of the
city ana OIL It's WGalNn anu It's SpA6tANOAs
they ought to take moment to point
to the old structure that cost 100000 and
is now a miserable wreck. But it is not
probable that they win do it, for the
bridge that has been used for twenty years
and more by Topeka was never paid for,
and in that fact is one of the most dis
graceful things that has ever been re-
corded in Kansas annals. Topeka and
her citizens stole the bridge and never
to defend the theft. A gentleman of Law
renee. well-to-do and advanced in years,
bought the bonds that were issued to pay
for the bridge. Topeka refused to pay
the bonds, and the highest courts held
that Topeka was right, and that the man
who had put every dollar he had IN the
world in the bonds must bear the loss,
and Topeka rejoiced and fired cannons
and congratulated herself that she had
been able to steal 100000 and then have
the courts sanction the theft. The his
tory of the Topeka bridge is one of the
most shameful chapters of Kansas his
tory. and every Kansan should blush
when it is mentioned Not Popul1st re-
pudiation not official stealings, not ca
lanity scandals, no matter what their
magnitude, can ever equal the disgrace
brought upon Kansas by Topeka in the
theft OF that bridge, and not so long as
the honest obligation remains unpaid and
so long as the family of the man who
was robbed lives in poverty, should any
Topeka man or any Topeka newspaper
have the audacity to accuse Populism of
repudfation, or the Populist party of dis
honesty"
The editorial was written by a young
man who is so anxious to say mean
things about Topeka that he does not
take the trouble to secure facts upon
which to base his attacks. This makes
him appear puerile and Tightly, to say
the least.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Thus, 146 occurred in the south, and
20 in the north. OF the victims 122 were
negroes. SO whites and Indians. The
various crimes were: Race prejudice,
4; arson, 5; murder, SO; robbery, IS; as
sault, z; attempted assaults on women,
9;assau1ts on women, % writing insult
ing letters, 1; outlawry, 3; by white
caps, 4; burglary, 6; elopement, 2; fur
nishing information, 8; train-wrec6ing,
1; mistaken identity, 1; refusing to give
evidence, 1; cOncealing a murder, 1;
disobedience of regulations, 1; running
quarantine, 1; unknown, 5.
The number of legal executions in
1897 was 12S, as compared with 122 in
1896, 1872 in 1885, 1872 in 1894, 126 in 1898.
and 1O7 in 1892. Those of 1897 were dis
tributed as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
TO HAVE 200 POSSUMS.
Denver's Stock Growers BanquetWin
be q Great Feast.

Denver, Jan. Only three weeks left
before the National Stock Growers con-
vention meets. That three weeks will be
filled full of business for the committees,
as there is plenty to be done yet.
The barbecue committee yesterday re-
ceived word from Missouri that the 200
'possums required for the feast would be
shipped from Kansas City sometime the
first of next week. The bear, elk and
other delicacies will arrive about the same
time and placed in cold storage until
needed.
The event will be made historic, because
of the fact that it will be the last time
buffalo and other game will be served at
any barbecue held on this continent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
A MEAL FOR 5 GENTS.
Cheap Restaurant Opened Up in the
Bowery District.

New York, Jan. THE Bowery mis-
sion today opened another cheap res
taurant in the haunts of the homeless.
This means that three eating houses
where a meal can be had for cents
and banquet for 10 cents are now
workers.
Today the new dining room consum-
ed 1000 pounds of meat, 400 quarts of
milk SO dozen eggs, a half barrel Of Oat
meal and 200 rolls.
Sightseers who enjoy eating matches
ought to peep through the windows of
one of these banquet halls during the
noon hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
JAKE sroTLER RETURNS.
Moves Back to Emporia Where He
Lived So Many Years.

Emporia, Jan. Jacob Stotler and
family have returned to this city to
live. after an absence Of over fifteen
years.
Mr. Stotler came to Emporia in 1857.
He was a business partner of Senator
Plumb in the Emporia News, and after
Plumb's election to the senate succeed
ed as editor and proprietor, continuing
with the paper until about fifteen years
ago, when he purchased a paper in
Wellington. After selling out at Wei
lington he purchased the Fort Scott
Monitor, which, after a time he sold
and removed to Missouri, where he has
resided ever since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
A Bad Cough Cured.

Mrs. Sally Pennington, an old lady
who lives near here, was troubled with
a bad cough for a long time. She was
SO bad that she could not lie down or
sleep at nights. After using one small
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
she could rest of nights, and by the
time she had used three bottles. her
cough had disappeared. e. x. Smith
son, Arno, Tenn.
This remedy is intended especially
for coughs, colds. Group and whOoping
cough and is famous for its cures of
these diseases. For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
ALAW Is PROPOSED
To Stop Government by Injunction"
in New York.

Albany N. Y. Jan. 7.-Assemblyman
Green. of New York, viii introduce a
bill intended, he says, to put a stop to
government by Injunction" It pro
vides that no person shall be punished
for a contempt Of court unless the act
was committed in the immediate view
of the court itself It further provides
that if contempt is charged the accas-
ed shall be entitled to a trial by jury
Another bill to be introduced mOdifes
the law known as "anti-cOnspiracy" by
permitting the peaceable assembling Of
Workingmen and allowing them to try
to induce a workman to leave his en-
ployment by request and argument
Such acts on the part Of wOrkingmen
are not to be punishable. as conspiracy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Executions

This shows that 50 persons were
hanged in the south and 46 in the north.
And q were whites, 81 negroes, IN
dams and 2 Chinese. The crimes for
which they were executed were: Muir
der, III; assaults on women, 10; burg
larry, /.
1t will be noticed of the persons ex-
ecuted by the mob. the negroes pre-
dominate. while the whites furnish the
larger number of the victims of the law.
1t is creditable to Kansas that the
name of the state does not appear in
either of the foregoing tables.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Concordia Postomce.

Concordia, Jan. 7.-Ex-Congressm
w A. Calderhead has been here two
Concordia. He has been besieged by
politicians ever since his arrival. Each
applicant has marshaled his forces
here today.
Today work shows gains for T. A.
Sawhill and his followers. Dninterest-
ed parties predict SaWhills appoint
rnent and one applicant comedies it.
The appointment will be made soon
to take effect April 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Trolley Car Jumps the Track.

Pittsburg, Jan. IA trolley car on
the Pittsburg, Frontenac and Suburban
railway ran off the track on a short
curve near Crow creek bridge yester-
dav afternoon. going at a high rate of
speed. Two passengers, c. F. Cross
and Mrs Hydringer, were hurt, the
latter quite seriously, and the motor
man was also badly bruised up. Mrs
Hvdringer was brought to the city hos
pital and will be under a physicians
care for several days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
EMPoRIA FINDS WATER.
Another Large Supply is Secured in
the Neosho-Worki is Costly.

Emporia Jan. THE waterworks
committee has at last succeeded in get
ting access to the large body of water
above Jim Searcy's ford. on the Neosho.
The large pump has been taken up the
river. This body of water is about one
mile long from four to twelve feet deep
and about forty-fve feet wide. About
seven feet of water can probably be ia
ken from this place and used. This
for nearly two months. The pump will
still be used on the Cottonwood to sup
ply the Santa Fe. The waterworls
are costing the city about 81, 500 a month
at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Cascare6s Candy Cathartic the most won
derful medical discovery Of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act gently
and positively on Kidneys. liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, lIabitual constipation
and bilionsness. Please buy and try a box
Of Z. Q g. to-day; o. -. 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
SOPHISTICATED MANAGEMENT

Topeka merchants are waking UP to
the fact that the NJ A. & B. railroad
could run their passenger trains to ac-
commOdate the travelling public and
incidentally permit people to reach To-
peka and get home the same day As
now operated the management have
evolved a perfect scheme to prevent
alist.
Manhattan joins in the cry that is
general in this part of the state for
morning passenger trains into Topeka.
Why don't these auxiliary roads
which makes little enough money as it
is, run their trains so as to carry the
people to Topeka who haven't any
passes, but viii pay their fare and be
glad of the opportunity of patronizing
an early morning train to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Masons at wichita February Il.

Wichita, Jan. THE next big meet
ing which will be held in this city and
which will attract a great number of
people here. will be the annual commu-
nication of the Masonic grand bodies of
Kansas. The order will convene on
February IA and be in session until the
18th. The grand lodge will convene
on Wednesday. February 16 The
grand chapter will convene at 3 O'Clock
on Monday, February IA The grand
council will convene at O'Clock on
Monday, February IA.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Beloit Poultry show.

Beloit, Jan. THE Mitchell County
Poultry and Pet Stock association
opened their second annual exhibition
Tuesday at the opera house in this city
with between 600 and 700 birds on ex-
hibition. It far exceeds the expecta-
lions of all. There are SO entries in the
Gazette butter contest. F. W. Hitch
cock of Denver is judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Kansas for the relief of Peter Ander-
son of Strong City, Kan, $50 a month;
D. w. Marshall of FL Dorado, Kan. $50
a month; Oliver Lyon of Kansas, $50
Mr.. Curtis introduced bills appropri-
ating Sc, 500 to pay James Friend of FL
Dorado. to satisfy a claim based on al
legged injuries to Friends wife and son
by Comanche Indians, and $3.50 to pay
F. Baker of Kansas for services as a
recruiting officer in 1863.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
REFLECTIONS oF 4 RAcHELoR

CF'rom the New York Press)
You pay your money and your wife
takes her choice.
Time is a great healer. Women for
get and men get married
A woman has no idea what her hus-
band can do until he doesn't try.
A man is never really in love with
woman till he gets a horrible fear in
be.
Il
Give a woman her own way in
nothing, and she'll hate you; give her
her own way in everything, and she'll
hate herself.
When you ask a, woman why she likes
plants so much, she will generally say
it's because they're such little helpless
things and need some one to take care
of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
CHICAGO NEWS PRovERRs.

Beauty kills time and time kills beau
ty.
The poorer the lawyer, the fewer
trials he has.
Truth is mighty and it may have pre-
vailed before the gas meter was in
vented.
When man begins to discuss matri-
mony with a widow, the result is usu-
ally a tie.
Whisky is a drug on the market when
you have to get it at drug store on a
prescription.
Women jump at conclusions and fire.
quently hit; men reason things out log
ically and usually miss.
There's nothing new about this hold
up business The Bible tells US that
Absalom was held up while going
through the woods.
Before starting for America, General
Booth, the founder of the Salvation Ar
my wants it distinctly understood that
he has troubles of his own.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Bounty on Wolf Scalps.

Larned, Jan. Involves have become
so numerous throughout this section
of the state, and their depredations up
on pouItry. pigs and sheep so destruct-
i've that the county commissioners of
this county today placed a bounty of
So per head upon their scalps, and will
ask the commissioners of Barton, Stat
ford. Hodgeman. Rush and Edwards
counties to do the same thing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Prompt Tax COLLECTIONS.

Wellington, Jan. THE tax co1lec-
tiOns for the months OF November and
Decembe 1897 exceeded $3.50, 900. This
is far in excess of any amount ever col
lected before during those months. The
total amount of taxes payable during
November and December were $780,,
GOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

dered on the bill prohibiting railroad
companies whose lines traverse Indian
Territory from charging more than 3
cents a mile on passenger traffic. 1t
was stated that some of the railroads
now exact cents per mile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Governor Morrill, Buying Trees.

Leavenworth, Jan. 7-ExGovernor
Morrill, was in town yesterday, and with
Mr.. Gcble purchased 10000 young fruit
trees to be set out on his farm during
the current year These trees are
composed of three varieties--A Missouri
pippin, wine saps and Ben Davis. It
is also his intention to purchase 5000
JOnathans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Fort Riley ouartermaster Sent North

Junction City, Jan. 7.-Captain Geo.
Ruhlen, quartermaster at Fort Riley.
left yesterday in response to an order
sending him to Alaska to look after the
uuartermaster departments interests
in the Klondike relief move. He will
probably be stationed off the Alaskan
coast at Dyea. His chief clerk, E H.
Oily. ACCOMPANIES him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Galena ore Crusher Burned.

Galena, Jan. THE Reynolds & To-
bias crusher was totally destroyed by
fire yesterday. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
81, 600 This was a new plant, having
been in operation for only. the past two
months. The owners are recently of
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

-
A girl doesn't love every man she is
willing to go to dollar and half
show with.
Women never forgive a man who
does not get married, or give Christmas
presents.
After a woman marries man, she
stops looking wistfully at him, and
says what she means.
Do a great deal for a man, and he
will finally become your worst enemy
because you don't do more.
Every woman is looking for an op-
portunity to show that there is a good
deal of the startled fawn in her.
When a girl has a photograph taken
showing a good deal of her shoulders,
it is a sign that she thinks she is pretty.
The old fashioned boy asked his
father questions for information; the
modern boy asks his father questions
to catch" him.
When a weak man makes a blunder,
he tries to cover it by saying he could
have done nothing else, and remained
true to his manhood"
The average girl may not be able to
name the postmaster general, but she
can tell what kind of a marriage ser
vice is being used before the minister
has read half dozen lines.
Thousands suffer from Catarrh or
cold in head and have tried the popular
remedy. There is no longer any ex-
cuse. as 10 cent trial size of Ely's
Cream Balm can be had of your drug
gist or we mail it for 10 cents. Full
size so cents.
ELY BROS, Sc Warren StN. Y. CITY.
A friend advised me to try Ely's
Cream Balm and after using it six
weeks I believe myself cured of ca,
tarrh. 1t is most valuable remedy
Joseph Stewart, 624 Grand Avenue,
Mineral Water.
The finest In the west. Come and try
It. J. W. PHILLIPS.
612 ". Eighth St
We do mendfng and sew on buttons
free of charge. Pet T1ess Steam Laundry.
Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
10c 25c. If c. G. c. fail, druggists refund money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

The Chicago Tribune says that the
opposition to Hanna cannot be on the
ground that he has done nothing for
the party. Perhaps it is because he
has done nothing for the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

President McKinIey's timely sug-
gestions and words Of sympathy ex-
tended to Mr.. Hanna are doubtless well
come but it is votes that he wants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Charleston ladies. 1t shows the clear
brilIiancy- of intellectual refinement, ex-
allied by the pureness Of virtue. and that
sensitiveness which is insepara BILE from
the true nature OF chastity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

The contraction which results from
cold will probably extend to the straw
berry boxes. this year. The Florida
crop has been frozen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Rumor of aBufalo" Jones' Death.

Guthrie, Jan. Tt is rumored here
that Buffalo Jones, the famous KAN
sas ranchman and border character,
who left Oklahoma on August last
for the Northwestern Territory, died
two weeks since from exposure. The
rumor cannot be confirmed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

The statistician has been at work on
the record of executions for crime, both
legal and illegal, for the year 1897, and
the figures show that the lynchings
outnumber the legal infections of the
death penalty by 50. The tabNlated re-
turns develop that there were 166
lynchings in 1897, 1872 of the victims be-
ing men and 4 women. This is the
lowest number in seven years except
one.
Here is the lynching record for each
year Of the seven years just past:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Jan. For kansas: Partly
cloudy and much colder with high west
to northwest winds tonight and Satur-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
scent Fare For Indian Territory.

Washington, Jan. .7.-At the meeting
of the senate committee on Indian af-
fairs today, a favorable report was or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

That sacred black bull given to New
York by o. H. P. Belmont runs a great
risk in getting into so close proximity
to the Wall street bears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
1rr. Curtis, Pension Bills.

Washington, Jan. T. The following
pension bills were introduced in con
gress yesterday: By Mr.. Curtis of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
CARICATURE BUSHNELL.
Hanna Men Paste Cleveland Pictures
on State Department Windows.

On State Department windows.
Columbus, Jan. When the anti
Hanna state officials arrived at their
offices yesterday morning they found
their windows pIastered plentifully
with large pictures of Grover Cleve-
land. They had been placed there dur
ing the night, presumably by Hanna
Republicans, or at least by persons who
do not approve of Governor Bushneil's
course in opposing the election Of Sena-
tor Hanna.
With unerring care the offices of only
those who are opposing Senator Hanna
were thus adorned.
Special attention was given to Gov
BuShnelPS windows, but pictorial dec
crations were also given to other state
officials opposed to Hanna.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

loo, Iowa, says:'AGy hair has been fall
ing out for the past two years, and
could get nothing to stop it until
tried Beggs Hair Remover. One bottle
stopped it completely. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. PEI fIess Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

The average girl may not be able to
name the postmaster general but she
can tell what kind of a marriage ser
vice is being used before the minister
has read half q dozen lines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

When a weak man makes a bIunder,
he tries to cover it by saying he could
have done nothing else, and remained
true to his manhood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Globe)
A girl doesn't love every man she is
Hing to go to a dollar and a hall
low with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
Toe, 25c If c. G. c. fail, druggists refund money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Mineral Water.
The finest in the west. Come and tr7
IT. J. W. PHILLIPS
612 W. Eighth St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Women jump at conclusions and fire.
quently hit; men reason things out log
ically and usually miss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Time is a great healer. Women 70
get and men get married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-07

Whisky is a drug on the market when
you have to get it at a drug store on a
prescription.