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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
far the hercest down town ire of recent

far the fercest down town IRE of recent
years.
There were altogether in action 50 en-
gines, 10 trucks, 3 water spouts and 5
insurance patrols, with 10 battalion
chiefs With ali the great army of
firemen fighting the flames at close
no serious accident. Several women
working in the building and John
Smith, the janitor, had narrow escapes.
Twenty minutes after the firemen got
to work the fire in the meantime hav-
ing been confined to the Nassau street
wing, a sudden back draught set the
entire Ann street wing in flames. All
OF the windows fronting on Ann street
were blown out, with a noise like the
explosion of a boiler, and the crowd in
the street fed precipitately.
Flames burst through the roof of the
building half an hour after the fire
started and a minute later the struct-
ure was a volcano.
Brands dropping through an air shaft
set fire to the L shaped building, 110 and
112 Nassau street and 43 Ann street
the ground floor of which is occupied
by MadurO Bros, dealers in mems fur
nishing goods. The fire in this build
ing was quickly extinguished, but the
building at 11S Nassau, five stories
high, the ground floor of which is oc-
cupied by Espenscheid, a halter, was
badly damaged by fire.
Away skyWard, under caves of the
buildings from ten to twenty stories in
height, on Broadway, Barclay, Nassau
and neighbOring streets, incipient
blazes could be seen growing amid the
display of sparks. The Syndicate
building, in course of erection, had
nothing more inf1ammable about it than
a scaffOlding on the twenty-sixth floor
This made a merry blaze for about ten
minutes and then disappeared
The seven upper stories of the Van
derbilt building, which is fourteen
story structure, were badly damaged.
Owing to the height of this structure
the hremen had great difficulty in ex-
tinguishing the blaze
The World this morning states that
the loss from all sources will probably
reach 81 600 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
ON A new LAY.
Committee of Seventeen Now
After Owners of Buildings
Where Liquor is Sold.

Sheriff Cook is busy serving notices
on property owners in whose property
Joints are being operated.
This is in accordance with the new
plans of the temperance committee.
Committee of Seventeen). In the suits
for injunctions commenced several
months ago there was nothing but fail
ure and this came through the fact that
it was not proved that the owners of
the buildings knew that liquor was be-
ing sold.
A new tack has consequently been ta-
ken and official notices of which the fol-
lowing is a copy have been served on
many of the owners of property:
You are hereby notified that the
second floor of the building, at house
No. - in this city, the same being
lot No. -, is being used for the sale OF
Intoxicating liquors, in violation of
law.
And unless such violation ceases at
once, an action for an injunction will
be commenced, in the name Of the state
Of Kansas, to stop such violation, and
such property will be held for the costs
of such proceeding, including attorney
fees.
PORTER COOK.
The following notices were served to-
day:
Mary E. Chase, owner of 80 and 41O
Kansas avenue. Harry Croft runs the
at 80 is not known.
L. Blackman and Hattie NJ. Black
man, 404 Kansas avenue. This is the
place which has been operated by F. E.
Bates under the Wallace drug store.
Bertha Youngreen, 4O8 Kansas ave-
nue.. This is the place run by LyttIe,
the barber.
NJ Snattinger, 528 Kansas avenue
This is aimed at Frank Longs joint.
Caroline and Philip Noeser, 524 Kan
sas avenue, in rear of Conrad Mayors
barber shop.
Carl Jockheck, 514 and SIG Kansas av-
enue. This place is the headquarters of
Lon Townsend, king of the jointists.' -
w. H. Green, 612 and GA Kansas av-
enue. This is aimed at the club room
in Crawford's Opera House. Mr. Green
is the man in whose name CrawfOrd's S
Opera House stands on the tax rolls.
The temperance committee has not
been able to discover his identity.
George HanIey, .710 Kansas avenue
This is Al Hayslip's Royal Billiard hall.
Martha E. Stephenson, 113 East Sew
enth street. Walt. Richards place.
L. and P. Sells, 712 Kansas avenue
This is supposed to be Comp Jones'
place.
John Branner, 625 Kansas avenue
This is the place under the Pacific Ex-
press cOuQDany'S office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
GOLD ON BRYAN'S LAND.
A Well Digger Finds Traces of the
Metal in the Sand.

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 12-WiIIiam ].
Bryan had a narrow escape recently
from becoming or being recognized as
a gOldbug. Mr.. Bryan owns a five-acre
tract a few miles southeast of the city
which he has been improving. Recent
ly a man who was boring a well on the
tract sent for Mr.. Bryan and told him
that he had found traces of gold in the
sand taken from the well and that he
believed pay dirt could be found if it
We're developed. Mr.. Bryan is reported
to have thrown up his hands in holy
horror and to have begged the we'll
digger to find a gold mine on any mans
land but his. The story was kept quiet
for several days, but friends of the dis
tinguished siIverite thought it too good
a joke to keep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
SARA UNDER KNIFE.
Bernhardt Will Undergo a Serious
Surgical Operation.

Paris, Feb. 12.-Sarah Bernhardt is
about to undergo a serious operation
She will leave her residence in the BOu-
levard Periere tomorrow for MaisOn de
Sante, where the operation will be per-
formed under the direction of POzzi.
For some time the great actress has
been suffering from internal pains
She felt them the first time when, in the
she had to fall full length. She was
advised to take extreme care and avoid
all fatigue, which she did, but the pain
continued during the 40 performances
of the piece.
She consulted Pozzi, who diagnosti-
Gated the case as one of serious internal
trouble and decided upon an operation,
was about to start on a provincial tour,
but she has had to cancel the arrange
ment, owing to the pains becoming
more severe, and the date of the opera
ton has been advanced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12

enter into a great movement for an g.
hour work day.
According to the present plans of Ia
Dor leaders 4 demand for the S-hOur
day will be made May 1 next that will
involve fully a million men.
The American Federation Of Labor
will make this demand in one trade at
a time and according to the leaders,
great strikes are expected before the
battle likely to follow is decided.
Previous attempts to force the large
employers to grant the 8-hOur work
day have been unsuccessful.
The success of the recent strike of
miners in which more than 100000 took
part has encouraged the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to prepare for under
taking a tremendous fight The leaders
are now perfecting plans which they be-
heve will insure success.
Mr.. Gompers intends to confine his
work until May 1 to interesting the un-
ions affiliated with the American Fed
GRAFTON movement. He will superin-
tend the operations of a powerful and
we'll organized staff of organizers from
his headquarters at Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
FREE HOMES AMENDMENT.
Added to the Indian Appropriation
Bill by the Senate.

washington, Feb. Reconsideration
of the Indian appropriation bill was re-
sumed by the senate yesterday and aft
measure was passed. The most import
ant amendment to the bill was that of
fered by Mr. Pettigrew Is. ID, which
if finally enacted, will restore the free
homestead law so far as it relates to
Indian lands ceded to the United States
for which lands the settlers have been
obliged to pay the purchase price paid
to the Indians The bill carries appro-
priations aggregating nearly S. 600 .OOO
Mr. Allison moved that when the SEN
ate adjourned it be until Monday next
and the motion was agreed to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
ANoTHER sERToUs FIRE.
The Hoyt Building at Cleveland, Ohio,
is Burned.

Cleveland, Feb. 12.-The Hoyt build
ing, large five story brick structure at
the northwest corner of Bank and ST
Clair streets, occupied by stores and
various manufacturing concerns, was
entirely destroyed by fire at an early
hour this morning
The fire loss is estimated at 5000 O00.
The HOyt building is owned by the
Hoyt estate and occupied principally by
manufacturers of clothing, wholesale
hatters and furriers. The fire origina-
ted in the rear end of the building and
was caused by an explosion of gasoline
1t spread rapidly and upon the arrival
of the fire department it was evident
that the structure could not be saved.
A terrific explosion rent the fourth floor
wall to pieces soon after the fire start
ed. The flames then ragged with unaba-
ted fury until o'clock The entire loss
is estimated at $375, 900 which is pretty
well covered by insurance. The build
ing cost $780, 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
EAST SIDE BURGLARY.
House of Charles Sharp Entered but
Did Not Get His $500.

The house of Charles Sharp a San
ia Fe engineer, living at 423 East
Eighth street was robbed Friday night
Mr. and Mrs. Sharp with their children,
two bright little girls, went to the
theater. Some time after they were at
the theater the house was entered by
the burglars who turned the key in the
kitchen door by using nipperS. They
took Mrs. Sharp's watch and revolver
They took so cents in change that was
kept in a small dish on the sideboard.
Mr.. Sharp had returned that day from
Marceline, No, on his regular run and
had $500 in bills in his pocket. He
had them in his pocket while at the the
ater He thinks that the burglars
knew he had the money and were after
it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
N. TOPEKA DOES PROUD
Has Already Shown What She
Will Do For City Park
Location.

The work of soliciting funds for the
auditorium is still being prosecuted
with vigor in North Topeka, but the
South side members have done little
active work. NJ. D. Henderson prom
ises another $500 subscription which he
says he has assured, but will not at
present give the name of the person
who will make the subscription. He
says he also has assurances of a SlOO
subscription. The largest subscription
recorded today is by Thomas Page, the
North Topeka miller. He put his name
down for $100.
Major Anderson received a subscrip-
tiOn of $50 from Congressman Charles
Curtis with a letter in which he indf-
Gated a. preference for the City park
but said that he would make the dOna-
tion unconditional. Most of the larger
subscribers are not making their suo-
scriptions ''ironclad," and this is the
better way.
The following subscriptions, all secur-
ed by North Topeka members of the
committee except that from Congress
man Curtis are repOTted TODAY:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mr.. A. G. Swift, the groceryman, died
of heart failure Friday evening at 10
o'clock at his apartments over the grocery
store at 934 Madison street. He had been
working during the afternoon packing his
household goods preparatory to moving.
In the evening he sat down, being very
tired. Suddenly he was seized with heart
trouble and died in few minutes. He
was 62 years of age and was apparently
in good health. He has had the grocery
at Tenth and Madison streets for about
three years. Previous to that he was as
SOciated with his son in the real estate
business under the firm name of W. A.
Swift & Co.
Mr.. Harrison Wells died of drOpsy Fri
day afternoon at o'clock at his residence,
9l3 Madison street He had been confined
to his bed for several weeks He was Ga
years of ge- He leaves a daughter. Miss
Ruth Wells, the Christian Science healer.
The funeral was held this afternoon.
Mrs. Fannie AIantz. who was in the mil
hnery business in Topeka for several
years, died of consumption in Germany
First Methodist church of this city, and
has many friends.
The funeral of Miss Belle Mitch the
young woman who died suddenly Thurs
day morning at 1918 East Sixth street
was held this morning at the Church of
the Assumption The interment was in
Mount Calvary cemetery
The funeral of William Cowan will be
held Sunday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock a
the First United Presbyterian church.
Mr.. COwan was the father of Mrs. Melissa
Isbell of 500 Harrison street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
GOLD ON OUR SIDE.
Captain Ray Says He is Convinced
That the Mineral Belt is Largely
in Alaska

Washington, Feb. 12.-In his official
report from Ft. Yukon, Capt. Ray, the
governments representative at that
place says:
From what have learned from both
owners and prospectOrs am fully sat-
isfied that the greater part of the gold
belt lies in our territory along the range
known as the Upper Ramparts.
Along the Tanannah, MinOOk creek,
Birch creek and the head of Forty Mile
there are diggings that will pay from
SO to $40 per day per man now lying
idle as they will not pay expenses at
the present price of food. I am salts
fed that, with adequate means of
transportation and proper food this will
develop into one of the greatest gold
producing regions in the world.
"A railroad from the head of Cooks
inlet, or Prince Williams sound to the
mouth of Tanannah from which point
supplies could be delivered by light
draught steamers along navigable trib-
utaries of the Yukon will secure to our
people the commerce of the whole coun-
try. 1t would give a route to the open
sea that could be operated all winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
HEAVY MILL FAILURE.
TOnganOXie Plant Attached by
Creditors - Indebtedness
$4,000.

Lawrence, Feb. 12.-The creditors of the
Tonganoxie mills have attached every
thing in sight.
The heaviest creditors of the mill are as
National bank, $1,000: w c. Phenecie, So
O00- This Indebtedness is secured by mort
gage Other heavy creditors are Louis
Seifert $1,000, and an OskalOOSa man, ST.
OOO- The small bills outstanding make the
aggregate Indebtedness about $4,000 The
outstanding receipts are $4,000, and S14 900
of this is classad as WORTHLESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
BIG AS THEFOOD SHOW
Ten Cents Lets You Into the Cream
cry Exposition and Buys Lunch.

Ten Cents Lets You INTO the cream
cry Exposition and Buys a Lunch
The advance sale tickets for the
creamery convention have been placed
on sale in Topeka stores. The CONNER
cial club committee expect to sell 5000
tickets before the show opens and thus
have a guarantee that the large sum
it was necessary to pledge to have the
rooms vacated, will be raised.
The committee has fixed the price Of
the advance tickets at 10 cents each.
This is to entitIe the holder to admis-
sion to both halls and also to lunch
An extensive programme has been ar
ranged MarshalPs band will play on
Monday evening and the NodOc club,
Stein berg's and WatsOn's Orchestras.
the Arion Singing society and the ApOl-
10 Mandolin club have all been engaged
to furnish music during the week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
POLICE CHIEF SUICIDES.
Because the City Council Refused tt
Confirm His Anpointment

Pittsburg, Feb 12.-Henry Kline. chief
of police of McKeesport, Pa, commit
ted suicide today by shooting himself
through the head.
Mayor CarOthers appointed him chief
OF police few months ago, but the
council refused to confirm the appoint
ment and yesterday rejected his claim
of $500 for services.
He left a note assigning this as the
reason for the deed. Kline was 2S years
Of age and was married in December.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
TRUST COMPANIES UNITE.
Combination Will Have a Capital of
S1.6oO,OOO.

Chicago, Feb. IA plan for the con-
solidation of the Security Title & Trust
company and the Homestead Loan &
Trust company has been agreed upon
bv the managements of those corpora
tiOns and will be submitted to vote of
the stockholders. There is believed to
be no question of it's ratification. The
capital stock Of the combined corpora
ton will be 81. soc, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
SICARD GOES BACK.
Admiral of the Cuban Squadron
Resumes His Post.

Key West, Fla, Feb 12-The tor
pedo boat Gushing sailed for Havana
this afternoon Admiral Sicard, who
was given a leave of absence several
days ago, will resume command of the
fleet again tomorrow.
New York, Feb. 12.-Major Emery
Finn, chief of the dynamite department
of the engineer corps of the Cuban
army has arrived from Havana He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
WIRES DOWN IN JAPAN.
Heavy Snow Storm Interrupts Com
munication Throughout the
Country.

New York, Feb. 12.-The central cable
office of the Western Union Telegraph
company sent out the following notice
this morning:
Advfces from Nagasaki, Japan, says
that a heavy snow storm has interrupt
ed telegraph communication with all
points in the interior except Shannon
aSiIxi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
STATE GETS CLICKED"
Has to Pay Rock Islands Charges
and Will Sue Later On.

Instead of bringing mandamus pro-
ceedings to compel the Rock Island
state insane asylum, Attorney General
Boyle this afternoon instructed the asy-
Iurn authorities to pay the rate asked
by the company and he would later
proceed against the company for over
charges This does away with the pos
sibility of a famine at the institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

New York, Feb 12-For the third
time the birthday Of Abraham Lincoln,
was celebrated in this city today as
public holiday. All banks and public
institutions were closed, as were also
the majority of stores.
Senator John N. .Thurstoa will address
the Union League club of Brooklyn to-
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
nr sheafor win Take It.

The board of managers of the Sold
iers' Home at Dodge City nave at IasF
found a man to fill the place of physi-
clan at the home. He is DR.. P. NJ.
Sheafor of this city, an old soldier and
willing to take the job at $500 a year.
He viii be officially appointed in a few
DAYS, and will succeed DR.. Setback
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12

Song-''Non Piu Audrai,, Mozart
SOng-''My Dreams Tosti
Mr.. Vincent Graham will sing the
above songs tonight in aid of the Or
phans' home at Hamilton halls Carni-
val of Nations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
ITALIAN WARSHIPS.
En- Route to Hayti to Collect
100000 Indemnity.

Kingston. Jamaica, via Bermuda, Feb
I-Two Italian warships are expected at
Port Au Prince. Hayti. from St. Thomas.
to enforce pending claims of the Italian
government to the amount of $4,000. The
fall of the ministry is imminent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
CIGARETTE BAN REMOVED.
Law Taxing Dealers $1,000 is De
elared Unreasonable and Void.

Denver, Feb. 12--Police Magistrate
Ellis today declared the ordinance fix
ing the license of the cigarette dealers
at $1,000 per year to be excessive and
unreasonable, and therefore void
There is no municipal tax on tobacco
or cigar dealers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
NEAR SPANS COAST.

q. S. Cruiser San Francisco and Two
Gunboats at Lisbon.
Lisbon, Feb. 12.-The United States
cruiser San Francisco and the United
States gunboat Bancroft, have arrived
here and have Joined the United States
gunboat Helena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
Annual Demonstration For al
Eight Hour Day
Is To Be Made by Samuel
GOmpers Again.
SUCCESS OF LAST MAY
With the Miners Encourages
the Federation
To Make a Struggle For AnOth-
er Branch of Industry

New York. Feb. 12.-Samue1 Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor has been in this city for two
days to get the unions of this city to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
Weather Indications.

Chicago, Feb. 12.-For Kansas: Fair
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12
BIG FIRES.
Levi p. MOrtOn's Seven Story
Block in New York
Burns and the Loss Reaches
Fully a Million.
MANY FIRMS SUFFER.
HOyt Building at Cleveland,
Ohio, Destroyed by Fire.
Loss is 100000 Occupied by
manufactures.
MANY FIRMS SUFFER.

New York, Feb. PA fire ragged last
night in the block bounded by Ann,
Beekman and Nassau streets. The fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-12

and act as a check to the Canadian
route. At the request of the citizens
here I most respectfully recommend
that the government make a prelimina-
" survey of the route named.o
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-25
TRAINS IN COLLISION.


Port Huron, Mich, Aug. 25.-Twelve
persons. were more or less seriously in
jured in a collision yesterday afternoon
on the Flint and Pere Marquette Rail-
way here. They are as follows: Mrs.
James Robbins. Wales. hip injured and
two ribs fractured; Mrs. Margaret Dow
ner, aged "a, Wales two ribs frac-
tured: Mrs Dr. Williamson, AL
mont, head CUT Mrs. Martin, Detroit.
nose broken and several scalp wounds;
Mrs. M. S. Swain, Almont, leg bruised,
ankle sprained; Miss Knoz. Memphis,
face, head and shoulder injured; Mrs.
John Clegg, Memphis, head and hip in
jured; Mrs MCGUIRE. Memphis, shoul-
der and arm injured; Mrs. Victoria
Groom, Wales, thumb on one hand and
finger on other broken; George IT, Fries.
of this city, thumb dislocated; Miss
Bessie Baker. Memphis, and Miss Helen
Wilcox of Wales were so badly shaken
up as to require medical attendance,
but no bones were broken.
The collision was between the Almont
train and train No. 600 of the Saginaw
division. The former was loaded with
circus excursionists. Four cars of the
Almont train were overturned and al
most telescoped. The engine OF the
other train was derailed.
When the trains came together
panic ensued, the 200 or more passen-
gers in the overturned cars screaming
and struggling to extricate themselves.
In the excitement many women were
trampled under foot and innumerable
slight injuries inflicted.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-25
AUBURN.

A petition addressed to the Union
Railroad Company asking for cross
town line from Knightsville to Auburn
is in circulation in this village. The
petitioners are anxious to eradicate the
object advanced TO Auburn's centrality
so far as high school location Is con-
cerned. Some want the high school in
Arlington. saying that all villages of
the town except two can reach Arling-
ton in one electric car or by train while
six villages of the town have access to
Auburn only by taking two cars.
II Is the desire of the petitioners to
have the Cranston street cars run from
Knightsville and Oaklawn through .Au-
burn. There is an element in Auburn
much opposed to the contemplated loop
line, because Auburn, with such a line,
will de constant car barn. The regu-
lar Auburn travel. the Pawtuxet VAL
ley travel and then the Knishtsville
line would all make a very busy line
and rob Auburn of that quietude and
reserve that have won for IL the name
of being a desirable residential suburb.
Miss Irene Dodge and Mrs. l.. ID.
Remington went to Kickemuit today.
The ladies will spend few days with
the family of John Bowen, the oyster
dealer.