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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
ALGER'S ANSWER
To the Investigation Commission is
Not Satisfactory.

New York, Oct. 10-A dispatch to the
Herald from Washington says:
Secretary Alger has sent an answer to
the war investigating commission, which,
IN II, the words of one of the commissioners,
does not answer"
In the first place." said this commits
sioner, I'VE asked who had been influential
IN selecting the camp sites. The only
answer vOuchsafed is that General Lee
selected the camp at Jacksonville do
not think any other camp is mentioned
died in the supplemental report for which
We will call on Secretary AIger'
secretary Ayers report includes about
5000 words and in addition to the Lack
sonVlle camp matter, covers only these
point of embarka ton: Rear Admiral Sam
sons dispatch the cause of Fastening the
dispatch the cause of The SUBSEQUENT de-
lay OF the troops. Discussion of these top
les eXhausts the report.
No attempt seems to have been made to
explain the causes of the hardships suf-
tered by the soldiers in Tampa. The mat
yer yer - DFG Isl ef asl9e with apparent con-
considered good location and the most
Secretary Alger will be asked for a
fuller answer.
The programme of the commission for
this week is to have no witnesses except
those who may be caught passing through
Washington. The time will be spent In
reading the voIuminous report Of the
adJutant general, then the report of Sur
geOn General Sternberg and then the re-
ports of other heads Of departments
Members of the commission expect to
leave for tour of the camps a week from
Monday. They may go first to Camp
Meade before it breaks up. They will go
to Jacksonville, where Colonel Bryan will
be one Of the important witnesses. The
tour of the camps, it is thought, will con-
sumo about two weeks. The commission
Will return to Washington and later go
to New York City.
In New York two prominent witnesses
will be called-CoIoneI Theodore Roosevelt
and r. b: Roosevelt. The latter made
grave charges against the administra ton
u A
be asked to substantiate them.
After the examination in New York the
commission will return to Washington be-
fore going to Santiago. which il is thought
commission
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
LOCAL MENTION.

Major T. J. Anderson saws that the
indications are that the Modoc excursion
to Omaha will be a large one. The
train will leave the Rock Island depot
promptly at O'Clock tomorrow morn
ing. Major Anderson says that there
will be ten passenger coaches to avoid
the crowding Of the train and that
there will be plenty of room no matter
how many 60. He says that there will
be large delegation from Horton ac-
company the Topeka excursionists.
A runaway happened on Kansas ave-
nue. this morning. A horse and buggy
owned by Mr.. Peterson, a Jackson
street hVeryman, broke loose from the
h1tching rack at Fourth and Kansas
avenue and made a spirited run for
the barn. The course was up the ave-
nue. to Sixth, west on Sixth to Jackson
and thence to the sidewalk opposite the
barn. In turning off of Sixth to Jack
son the buggy upset and threw the con-
tents in many directions. A mum Der of
cans of baking powder were spilled.
The injury to the buggy was not SER
fous but large crowd followed the
runaway to the end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
INSANE GRIPMAN
Ran His Train Two Miles Through
Crowded Chicago Street.

Chicago. Oct. 10-John B. lesson, a
srripnan on the South State street ca
Bile line, became suddenly insane and
while in that condition ran his tram
loaded with passengers, from Twenty
second to Madison streets, a distance OF
over two miles, without accident. When
the train was ready to make its return
trim Jessen's reason returned and real
izine his condition and fearing a return
of the mania, perhaps with disastrous
results, he called to policeman and
asked to be cared for. When taken to
the notice station lessen was raving
again but became quiet after a time.
He has no recollection of bringing his
car from Twenty second street up
through the crowded business thorough
fares, and his response to the conduc-
tors signals were entirely mechanical.
Several days ago Jessen was struck on
the head by the accidental releasing of
a lever at the car barns and severely
injured. This is supposed to be the
cause of his insanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
WILL TRY INJUNCTION.
Aid of Courts Invoked by Mine oper-
ators.

ST Louis, Oct 1O-A special to the
Post Dispatch from Carlinville, Ill,
says:
Upon petition of Fred w. Lukens,
manager of the agO-Virden Coal
company, Judge Owen Thompson of the
circuit court at Springfield, has issued
an order up on the circuit clerk of Ma
cOupin county directing him to issue
writs of injunction against a number of
Nirden's most prominent miner citizens.
These writs are returnable at the Janu-
airy term of court.
officers began serving the papers to-
day.
In the petition Mr. Lukens cites that
his property is endangered by the &C
tiOns of the men enjoined. Warrants
will also be issued against strikers who
assisted in running the Chicago depu-
ties out of Virden. Other legal pro-
cesses for restraining the strikers are
under way of being executed.
Several hundred Springfield miners
have arrived in Virden since
midnight The strikers are elated over
the governors present stand in refusing
to send troops here. Lukens will have
another conference with the executive
today. The miners assert they have not
violated the law. Their leaders in
structed 'GeneraP' Bradley, the Mount
Olive agitatOr, that if he did any thine
to incite the men, he would have to
leave the town. The strikers have rea-
son to believe the negroes will arrive to
day or tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
eeFREE NEGROES'' FOR HIM.
Independent Political Organization
Formed at Leavenworth-

Leavenworth, Oct 10.-Yesterday a
club of free" negroes was organized
here. The club is in only the First
ward of the city, but others are promis-
ed before the election. W. H. Halle
ridge was chosen president and H. Jacks
vice president. Captain Moore said:
When a young man gets to be 21 years
old he is set free. The Republicans let
some Of US colOred people go until we
are 40 or so years old and then don't
want US to be free. That is another
reason why we have organized and pro-
pose to take care of ourselves
Every member who joins the club is
pledged to vote for John W. Leedy and
for the Democratic ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL VIEWS
On the Liquor Question Strongly
Presented in a Resolution.

On the Liquor Question Strongly
Presented in a Resolution.
The following resolutions were passed
by the Shawnee county Sunday school
teachers convention before adjourn
ment:
Resolved, That we hereby reamrm
our endorsement and admiration for
prohibitory liquor law legislation, and
declare it the only legal method that
can suppress a traffic that sends its
thousands to a pauper's burial and a
drunkard's hell.
It classes liquor selling for beverage
use with other crimes on the statute
book-it has made the traffic odious,
and prevented vast numbers from
forming dissipated habits. and marvel
ously reduced the consumption of all
kinds of alcoholic liquors, and saved
millions of dollars to the people of the
commonwealth.
We hereby reaffirm our adherence
and hostility to the liquor license sys-
tenn, whether the license fee be high,
low or medium, or local option, or tax
We are unalterably opposed to con-
stitutiOnal convention or any device
that can be used to disturb prohibition
We rejoice with the people Of Can
ada. that they have by a majority vote
of their citizens on the 18th of SepteTn-
Der. declared for prOhibitOry liquor law
legislation in all the provinces OF that
vast domain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
Pardon for Geary Convicts.

> Governor Leedy has pardOned Thonas
and Patsy Ashby, who were sentenced
to the penitentiary for ten years for
highway robbery from Geary county
They are man and wife and lived In
Lawrence. but in the fall of 1895 they
were visiting in Junction City, and one
night Patsy, who is described in the let
tiers recommending the pardon as
something of a sport" robbed a white
man discovered it and seized Patsy,
who set up an cutlery, bringing her hus-
band to her rescue. Others also came
and the white man said that Ashby and
his wife had held him up. AS they had
the money they were easily convicted
These are statements made by the board
be pardoned. The board was convinced
that it was a case of simple theft and
that they have been punished enough
The governor committed their sentence
SO that thew viii be freed Immediately
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
NORTH TOPEKA.


Items intended for this column should
be left at the KimbaH Pig. Co, before ii
O'Clock in the morning.
Blimms Is cent meal house; Il meals
for S2.25 North end of bridge.
Miss Mabel FOUGHT has returned from
a visit to Miss Bertha Spencer of Kan
sas City.
First class table board. Blimm's Is
cent meal house, $225 a week. North
end of bridge.
Charles Steele left yesterday for kan
sas City to complete his course in
veterinary school.
Miss Georgia Brooks of Manhattan is
the guest of Miss Minnie Doering of the
Union Pacific hotel.
Special sale on ladies' muslin underwear
& Post, North Topeka, Kan.
Mrs A. I. Woodman left yesterday
for Ottawa where she will be the guest
for several days of Mr. and Mrs. F.
Houghton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh of Iowa are Wis
iting their daughter, Mrs Schuff. of
West Curtis street. They will probably
remain all winter.
Mrs. J. H. Todd of 1912 jackson street
Will go to Kansas City tomorrow where
she will take treatment under DR.. Frier,
an eye specialist.
Mrs. John Bradley and little daugh-
ter left today for their home in Denver
after an extended visit to Mrs. Brad
ley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron
Sheetz
Miss Maud Kenneth, a prominent
school teacher near Silver Lake, was
yesterday elected president of the Sill
yer Lake township Sunday school as
ISOLATION.
Mrs. c. H. Moak. who has been at
tending the Women's Missionary meet
ing here and has been the guest of
Mrs ". S. Hamrick, returned to her
home in LeaVenWOrth today.
Captain and Mrs. +. M TAYLOR and
little daughter. Katherine, who have
been the guests Of Mr.. Taylor's sister,
Mrs G. F. Kimball, for several days.
left for their home in Winfield today
Mrs. Thomas Kirkpatrick returned 10
her home in Garnett this morning. At
the morning service yesterday at
Kansas Avenue M e. church M.
Kirkpatrick sang a solo; she also as
sisted with the music at the temperance
meeting in the afternoon.
Charles Wolff, who was awarded the
contract to furnish meat to the Mis-
souri, volunteers at Fafrmont Park,
Kansas City, has sent Mr.. B. F. Good
man to that city who will have charge
of this work. Bert Green is there in
the interest of Green &, Sons, they hav-
ing been given the grocery contract.
Representative A L. Brooke lost six
fine Jersey cows during the storm Sat
urday night. Mr.. Brooke had taken the
cattle to his stock farm near Granville
and put them in a hay barn. This build
ing was struck by lightning and burn
ed, four of the animals were killed out
right and the other two burned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
BURGLARS RAID A TOWN.
Nearly Every Business House is Ran
sacked.

Detroit. Mich, Oct. 1o.-A Free Press
special from Flint, Mich, says the WI
Iage of Grand Blanc was raided last
night by burglars and nearly every bus
mess house entered and ransacked. Al
ter entering Moody's blacksmith shop
and Stealing some tools, the burglars
proceeded to the grist mill and two ele-
vators which they entered. The money
drawers and safes of each were rlEed
and their contents taken away. The
Flint & Pere Marquette railroad sta
ton was the next place for the rob
bers. The railroad company's office
was Thoroughly ransacked and every
thing of value to the operators was ia
ken. Trunks belonging to passengers
were broken open and their contents
strewn about prOmiscuOusly. The ex-
press office is in this building and suf-
fered the same fate. Efforts We're made
to enter other stores but watchdog
gave the alarm and scared the thieves
away Sheriff Mccall has been working
on the case all day and fourteen men
placed behind the bars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
BLANCHE HOWARD DEAD.
Story Writer and Contributor to Mag
aziues

New York, Oct. 1o.-A dispatch from
Munich Bavaria, announces the death
there last Friday of Blanche Willis
Howard, the American author She
was the widow of DR.. Won Teufel, for
merIy physician to the King of Wurt-
emburg She was known chiefly as a
novelist, but also contributed a number
of articles to magazines in America
Nine. Won Teuffel lived for years in
Germany and recently at Munich where
she made a brilliant and attractive fig
ure in a circle of artistic and literary
minds of many natiOnalities.
Nine. Won TeufreI always preferred
to study the human being in the odd
type rather than the popularity in the
human being. zone Summer her first
book, attracted considera BILE attention.
Seven on the Highway" a book of
short stories; "Au1nay Tower TONY
the Maid, zone Year Abroad Aunt
Serena" "Guenn," and The Open
Door are others Of her works.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
Duncan Had to Go Back.

There was some excitement Saturday
evening over telegram received by DR..
F. H Martin, surgeon of the Twenty
second Kansas. ordering him to report a
Leavenworth at once. The same telegram
called Fred Gordon. chief hospital stew
ard. back to his regiment. The two men
affected by the order and their friends at
once jumped at the conclusion that IL
regiment was to be moved and they sup
posed that it was to be sent back south
explained. however. today. when Colonel
H c. Lindsey returned to Topeka. He
said that DR.. L c. Duncan was compelled
to report in Virginia to answer to the
charge of desecrat ting the grave of a Con-
federate officer and that DR.. Martin was
simply called to Leavenworth to relieve
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
BOY THIEVES.
Sheriff Cook and Deputy Sheriff Viii
lams Bring Them Back.

Sheriff Cook and Deputy Sheriff Hal
Williams returned from Kansas Citv
TINS morning with a box of plunder
which the four boys, arrested at Olatbe
and brought to this city last week. con-
fessed to have stolen in and about To
Peka The boys give their names as
SharIes Stornel. Seth Rosenbraugh.
Fred Rosenbraugh and Earl Caffertv
ana are the parties who held up two
colored men north of Garfield park Fes-
tival week
Fart OF the plumber was found at the
home of the step-mother of the S+oT-
nell boy and part at a house in a To-
cality known as Seldom Seen" in Kan
sas City, Kan. It consisted of clothing.
tobacco and some silverware, which had
been stolen in or near Topeka and
shipped to Kansas City by the bows
The boys told the officers where it
could be found.
The boys range in age from Is to 20
years They were arrested in Olathe
on suspicion of being train robbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
MIR. BOYLE SICK AGAIN.
A Bad Throat Puts Him to Bed-He
Has a Fever

Attorney General Boyle came home
sick from a campaigning tour yester-
DAY and is now in bed under the doc
tors care. He has spent most of the
past week in the mining district and
saturday he made two outdoor speech
eS, one at Columbus and the other at
Mineral. When he reached home his
throat was in a bad condition and last
night he was taken with a slight fever
"A ooctor was summoned for him this
morning but said Mr.. BOYLE would he
all right if he would take care of him
self for a short time. Today John W
Breldenthal is filling his date at Wash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
LAST OF CAMP WIKOFF.
Only Remaining Regiment is Ordered
to the West.

New York. Oct. 1o-Orders were re-
ceived at Camp Wikof today for the
Seventh infantry, the only regiment
there, to depart from camp. The regi-
ment has been assigned by the depart
ment to the department of the Lakes
and will do garrison duty at Fort
Wayne and Fort Brady, Mich. The
command will probably get away with
in the next day or two.
Five hundred mules, 200 horses and 175
army wagons are 10 be sent to the gov
eminent corral at St. Asaph near
washington. The Long Island railroad
expects to transport them to New York
before tomorrow night.
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WILL MOVE TO TOPEKA.
A. z. Ransom Takes Charge of In
struction in Knights of Maccabees.

Major A. E. Ransom. state record
keeper of Iowa for the Knights of the
Maccabees, is in the city. He has been
placed in charge of the instruction of
local tents through Kansas and will
probably make Topeka his permanent
headquarters. Major Ransom will re-
main in Topeka for two weeks, but re-
main in the state permanently He
comes from Mason City, Ia, and will
remove his family to Topeka at an
early date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
NOW DIR. GODDARD QUITS.
Legislative Candidates Scarce in
Leavenworth County.

Leavenworth, Oct. 1o-The Demo-
cratic committee has nominated Frank
P. Fitz William to represent the Sew
enth district in the legislature and he
has accepted and the nomination pa
pers were filed today
An unexpected business matter aris-
ing since he had accepted the nominal
ton, compelled DR.. c. c. Goddard to
withdraw and his resignation being ten
dered, the committee unanimously Sc
Iected Attorney Fitz William. DR.. Cod
dard was placed on the ticket after Dr.
Nelly had withdrawn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
NOT FOR DEWEY.
The Oregon and Iowa to Stop at Hon
Olulu.

Chicago, Oct. 1OEThe Chronicle says:
Contrary to public belief the battle
ships Oregon and Iowa, recently ordered
to sail from New York to Honolulu, are
not destined to reinforce Dewey's fleet,
says Commodore Albert Kautz, the
newly appointed commander of the Pa
cific SQUADRON. to succeed Admiral Mil
Ter Commodore Kautz is in this city
on his way to the Pacific coast. There
is, he says, little likelihood that the YES
sells would go to oriental waters this
year He declared they would remain
part of the Pacific squadron. One or
more of the great sea scOurges will
proba bly, be maintained permanently in
Hawaiian waters, ready to sail at an
instant's notice for the Philippines, but
the commodore is of opinion that no
further reinforcements will be necessa-
~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
AN AERONAUT FALLS
While Attempting an Ascent Hang
ing by His Teeth.

San. Francisco, Oct. 10.-Charles W.
Vosmer. an aeronaut, fell from bal
loon at the Chutes, a pleasure resort
near Golden Gate park and received Sc
rio11s injuries, several ribs, besides an
arm and leg being broken. He made the
ascent hanging by his teeth to a strap
attached to a trapeze- His body failed
to clear the ropes and wires surround
inc the grounds and he was thrown
from a height of about fifty feet into
the street. He will recover unless in
ternalIy injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
ITALY GIVES IT UP.
Abandons Her Scheme for a Big
Naval Increase.

Rome. Oct. flowing to Italy's
financial straits, the minister of marine.
Admiral Di Canevaro, has renowned
the sweeping naval programme, invoIv-
ing the expenditure of $40. 0O0, 900 lire and
will be satisfied with a naval credit
this year of rs, O00. 900 lire. A ministerial
crisis is thus averted.
1t is expected that the budget of the
present year will show a deficit of H.
OOO. 900 lire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

Washington, Oct. 1O.-The president
has appointed Myron D. Taylor to be
register at the land Office at St. Cloud,
Mimi Lemuel c. Burris and Napoleon
Bainsworth, of Indian Territory, both
Indians, have been appointed coal and
asphalt trustees for the Choctaw and
ChickasaM nations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

to Denver, Salt Lake City, San Fran
cisco and Portland, is via the Union
Pacific. The service Of the Union
Pacific to all principal western points
is unexcelled by any other line and con-
sists of Pullman Palace Sleepers. Pull
man Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars Din
ing Cars. meals a Ia carte)
For time table and full information
call on F. A. Lewis, City Ticket Agent
J. c. Fulton. Depot Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
lTaior Whitman netaiIed.

San francisco, Oct. 10.-Major F. H.
Whitman, Twentieth Kansas, has been
detailed upon the general court martial
relieving Colonel J. H WhoIIey. of the
First Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10
OMAHA AND RETURN $3.50
Via the Santa Fe

Tuesday, Oct II. Account Presidents
Day at the exposition. Tickets good
three days Fast exposition train leaves
Topeka at 4:55 a. m. and arrives at
Omaha at noon.
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WILL MUSTER OUT.
Little Doubt That the 22nd Will Fin
ally Be Disbanded

Col. H. Q. Lindsey of the Twenty
second Kansas volunteers who is in To-
peka today thinks that the report of a
hitch in the peace negotiations will not
effect the order to muster out the
troops.
Il still believe" said Col. Lindsey,
that our regiment will be mustered
out as originally intended. I had a talk
with the officer who has been appointed
to act as mastering out officer and he
said that he had received no intimation
that the order to muster out the regi-
ment will be cOuntermanded. The or
der letting out the brigadiers, I think
practically settles that, as the army is
being reorganized on a new basis and
the troops in the mastering out order
are not included in this reorganization.
The work of mastering out viii be
commenced next week and it is my
opinion that it will be completed by No
vember 1. It is more work to muster
out the troops than to take them in
Everybody invited to attend an old
fashioned plantation cake walk and
social dance given by order of Select
Friends Tuesday evening at Red Mems
hall, us West Eighth street.
e.25 to Chicago today via Santa Fe.
No change of cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip
ped with electric fans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

Fast train leaves via Santa Fe at
{: So a. m, arriving in Omaha at noon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

Geo. Burghart's Aurora 10 cent cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

e.25 to Chicago today via Santa Fe.
Nc change of cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-10

$40 to st. Louis today via Santa Es.
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n Meals g. q.

Frank Longs. Hotel oxford.
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SOCIETY NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Dana entertained
Verp pleasantly at a o'clock dinner
Saturday evening complimentary to
Miss Anna Rose. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. G. K. Holiday Jr-, Judge
and Mrs. L S. Ferry, Mr.. and Mrs. D.
W. Palmer, Miss Rosamond Horton,
Miss Grace Whiting and Mr.. Dana Nc
Vicar.
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Items intended for this column should
be left at the Kimban Pig. Co., before IL
o'clock in the morning.