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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
ENORMOUS CONCERN.
To Make Needles to Compete With
British Industry

New York, Aug. 2-NeedlemaI1ing as
an industry will be introduced into this
country within short time a scale
so large as to dangerously compete with
the European factories that have thus
far maintained a monopoly on the out
put.
This statement is made by Julius T.
ROSenheimer, president of the London
Needle company. at 535 East One Hun
bred and Sixteenth streets. Mr.. Rosen-
heimer says that business men of New
York are promoting a company to be
known as the American Needle com
lish a factory in this city with a daily
output larger than the largest English
concern.
For the last six months the PROPOSE
ton has been talked of by responsible
parties here" Mr.. Rosenheimer says,
land now the plans are so far perfected
that action in the immediate future is
intended. 1t is a sure thing, I believe.
l. myself will be interested in the
scheme, and a number of the promoters
are former Wall street men, who may
be relied upon to carry out the plans"
It is learned from Mr.. ROsenheimer
that the plans provide for Incorporating
the company with a capital stock of at
least $2OO,O 600 and for the erection of a
factory large enough for the accommO-
dation of from 500 to 500 hands. If the
scheme is welcomed here it is the in
tention to increase the output until
about 1000, 900 needles daily are man
ufactured According to Mr.. Rosen-
heimer, the biggest of English concerns
has a daily output of only about $50, 600,
or perhaps LOCO, 900 needles, employing
in the neighborhood of 400 hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
WHAT Is MIXED FLOUR?
Attorney General Must Decide Which
Compounds Are Taxable.

Washington, Aug. 2.-After wrestling
with the pure flour provision of the war
revenue law for several weeks, the law
officers of the treasury department to-
day decided to refer the vexed question
to Attorney General Griggs for a final
decision. Congressman Tawney, the
author of the bill, and the representa-
tives here on behalf of the millers, ask
ed for the following ruling on the ques-
ton of what constituted mixed flour
within the meaning of the law:
1t is held by this Office that in all
cases where wheat flour is the principal
constituent part of the food product
above defined, or when the product con-
tains any wheat flour, and the same is
intended for sale, is sold, or offered for
sale, as wheat flour, in either case the
product is comprehended In the terms
of the above definition, and will be
considered liable to the tax"
Congressman Tawney argued before
the commissioners of internal revenue
and Attorneys Eldridge and Nininger,
of the treasury that the definition
which he proposed would include all
that was intended by congress, and
would yield far more revenue than was
originally deemed necessary for the en-
forcement of the law. Commissioner
Scott is said to hold firm for his view
that any flour containing wheat flour
must be considered mixed flour, and
subject to the provisions of the bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
FITZ READY TO FIGHT.
Says he Will Meet Jefries or Mccoy
but Not Corbett.

New York. Aug. Bob Fitzsimmons
said today that he was prepared to ar
range a fight with Jim Jeffries and
would also sign articles to meet Kid
Mccoy if the latter should be successful
in his coming contest with Jim Cor
bett.
Z think" said Fftz, that Jeffries is
the one man entitled to meet me. He
has never been defeated by me and as
he is an aspirant for the heavyweight
championship will give him a chance
at that title if he so desires.
My offer to fight Kid Mccoy at the
middleweight limit still hods good if
the Kid beats Corbett Corbett will be
no more entitled to meet me if he de-
feats Mccoy than he is at the present
day. When he was champion he was
dictator. Now 1 am on top and unless
he defeats Maher or Sharkey I will
never agree to fight him.
I am champion of the world and
will fight any middle weight or heavy
weight who is a legitimate asiprant for
championship honOrs, providing he has
not been defeated by me-
In speaking of the Mccoy Corbett
fight, FftzsimmOns said:
Il think COrbett ought to win on gen.
eral principles. He is cleverer than
the kid and has had more ring expert
ence. However, it will be a good fight.
AS a puncher I do not think much of
COrbett and if the kid can stand a lit
tie punishment he will surely go the
limit"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
GIVES UP THE GILLIsS.
l. NJ. Crawford Will Not Run the
Kansas CITY Theatar

L NJ. Crawford is to lose his Kansas
City theater according to the follow
ing story from the Kansas City Jour
nal:
THE Gilliss theater is to pass out of
the hands of the present lessee, L. NJ.
Crawford, of Topeka, according to a
decision handed down by Judge Slower
yesterday, and to revert to the hands
of the trustees of the Gilliss estate,
Judge Scarritt and John and William
Campbell, who will hereafter conduct
it as first class theater.
'Crawford's lease of the theater has
been in effect for the past four years,
and it was given to him on the under
standing that the place was to be con-
Quoted as a first class theater. The
lease was made on a sharing basis
and the revenue derived by the trus-
tees was to be turned over to charity
Under the lease of Mr.. Crawford, the
trustees claimed that they never re-
ceived any rental from the theater.
which formerly was worth $500 a
month, and the lessee excuses this con-
ditfOn of affairs by the statement that
he was unable to obtain first class at
fractions because of the theatrical
trust, and there were no profits. The
trustees of the house, which, under the
will of Mrs. Mary Troost, was left to
charity, brought suit to have the lease
declared void
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
THE 10Th TO GO.
All Troops at San Francisco
Will Be Sent to the Phil
ippines.

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 2-It
was officially given out at army
Headquarters today that another fleet of
transports would sail next Thursday. The
steamers I.akme and Charles Nelson will
carry the troops for Honolulu-the former
the engineer corps and the latter the FIRST
battalion of New York volunteers. The
Tacoma, lowed by the tug lrOquOlS, VIII
sail for Manila Thursday with the horses
transport Arizona will sail next MONDAY
or Tuesday at the latest, carrying the
Seventh California regiment. II the yes
sci sails Tuesday the regiment Will break
camp and go aboard Monday
The Scandal will sail week from next
Thursday and will carry the recruits for
the various regiments.
1t is now definitely settled that Br1ga-
expedition He will probably go on the
Scandal and act as head of that ship. as
we'll as commanding the expedition. Col
oneI Berry, of course, will command the
Arizona
All of the troops here will be sent to the
Philippines rapidly as transports can
be secured and made ready
Because of the confusion arising from
the different departments in which the
regiments here are stationed 1t mas Deen
decided to make another camp Out OF
honor to the commander of the depart
ment of California it was named Camp
is a camp, Camp Miller, which includes,
however. only the artillery. Camp Mer-
Ram will include all the regiments that
will have moved from Camp Merritt. Camp
old race track until the Seventh regiment
and recruits have abandoned 1t for the
Brigadier General Miller will remove his
day and will then be in command of the
three camps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
BILLY KERSAND'S RIVAL.
Jailed at Kansas City on Suspicion of
Being a Bad Man.

Kansas City, Aug. % Billy Nc
Claim, captainl' was the terse manner
in which Detective McAnany last even
ing introduced a captive to Capt. Bran
ham at the Central police station.
What is the charger" responded the
captain.
Investigation" replied McAnany.
The prisoner was a walking jewelry
shop. On his breast daZZled a cluster
of diamonds as large as a so cent piece.
A magnificent solitaire diamond blaZed
on his right hand, and valuable ruby
gliStened on his left. Diamond sleeve
buttons and studs were also in evidence
and his watch, lOcket and chain were
most artistic creations of the jewelers.
art The lOcket was studded with dia-
monds, and from it was suspended
Shriner's charm, in which, in pendant
form, hung three-carat diamond. The
watch fairly blaZed with diamonds and
rubies. The collection under the glare
of the electric light almost blinded the
captain when spread out before him on
his desk A wicked looking steel knuc-
kIe and a business looking revolver
completed the list of the property the
prisoner was despoiled of by the min
ions of the law.
The prisoner is Billy NcCIain. who
is Billy KerSand'S only rival in the
field of genuine negro minstrelsy- AS
a song writer and mirth maker he has
few equals in America He is as black
az the traditional ace of spades, but has
regular features, and is as polite as a
Chesterfield He and his wife have
been spending their summer vacation
in Kansas City and for the past two
weeks he has been under surveillance.
His quiet, unobtrusive ways, together
with his great display Of jewelry, made
him a marked man in the eyes of the
detectives and they have followed his
movements during his nocturnal sight
seeing expeditions with a great deal of
interest. Last evening, as he was pass
ing Ninth and Walnut streets, he was
observed by Detectives McAnany and
Hayde and officers Carroll and Halde-
man. They noticed a suspicious looking
bulge in the vicinity of his right hip
proved to be a revolver and he was
placed under arrest. The steel knuckIe
was not found until he was searched at
the station.
He will be charged with carrying con-
ceaIed weapons and arraigned in the
police court, the detectives being salts
fed that he is not the suspicious and
desperate character they believed him
a he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
THEY'RE A FINE LOT.
The Colored Troops Highly Compli-
mented by Regular Army
Officer.

Capt. w. B. Reynolds of the regular
army who has been the mastering Of
hcer in Topeka and who has charge of
the troops now in camp here came over
from Leavenworth hast evening to re-
ceive the equipment for the colored
troops. The guns have arrived and the
uniforms, canteens, knapsacks and
other equipment will arrive in a day or
two.
Capt. Reynolds is very much pleased
at the progress and behavior of the col
ored troops. He said today: L am
very much pleased with the behavior
of the men. They are a fine lot of
soldiers and there has been no COM
plant whatever about them. I am in
formed that not a single soldier has
been arrested since they were mustered
in and so far as can see their beha-
Vior has always been gentlemenly.
AT the show last night their action
was especially cOmmendable. They
assisted in the management of the
crowd without using any force and
were as polite as men could be- In
making my official report 1 shall call
attention to their behavior"
The commentator of Capt. Reynolds
can be endorsed by the people of To-
pel1a. A more well behaved assemblage
of young men was never before seen
in this city. The cOlored soldiers here,
are indeed a. credit to their race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
READ HIS OWN EPITAPH.
Veteran Stands Before a Grave Stone
Erected to His Memory.

Kansas City, Aug. 2.-RandoIph H.
waters, who has lived at the Soldiers
nome at Leavenworth for several years
STOOD at grave in ElmWood cemetery
yesterday and read his own epitaph,
placed on the stone two years ago by
MS only sister, who had mourned him
Tor dead for thirty-three years. It was
a peculiar experience for him, as he ad-
mitted afterwards.
Waters was a boy in Louisville when
the war broke out. His father was a
partner of the late George D. Prentice
an the Louisville COurier-Journal and
died about the opening of the war Wa
tiers ran away and went to the front
with the union forces and his mother
brought him home. Later he ran away
again and for fear he would be ia
ken home he did not write for over a
year. At the close of the war he lost
track of his relatives and until last
Friday he had supposed they were all
Two years ago the mother of Mr.. Wa
ters died here and was buried at Elm
wood. When her daughter, Mrs. John
w. Zahner, erected a marble shaft
over her grave she had placed on the
opposite side of the shaft an inscription
in memory of her brother, who was
supposed to have died in the Black hills
thlrty-three years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
LIMIT OF WOE.
Mrs. Falk, Dying From Burns, is Told
of Her Husbands Murder.

Kansas City, Aug. 2.-Mrs. James
FaIk, stupid with morphine to cease the
pain of her terrible burns, heard yes
terday the news of her husbands death.
The nine children who stood about her
bed did not tell her that he had been
murdered by Captain w H. Reed on
Eighteenth street in a quarrel over a
stove Saturday night. They said their
father had met with an accident on the
cable cars. Mrs. FaIk with a simple,
I knew he was dead sank again into
the blessed forgetfulness the power of
morphine brings about. She was burn
ed in a gasoline explosion several days
ago and her life is despaired of.
A coroner's jury returned a verdict
this forenoon recommending that Cap
tain W. H. Reed, who killed John Falk
with a pick Saturday night during
quarrel over a stove trade, be held for
murder in the first degree. There was
nothing in the evidence introduced at
the inquest showing that Reed was
justified in striking Falk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
BRYAN'S NAME
Is Again Mentioned for Governor
Nebraska

Lincoln, Neb., Aug.2.-A night of eau
cusing and conferences has failed to
entirely clarity the political atmosphere
incident to the fusion state convention
which meets this afternoon. 1t deve1-
Oped emphaticalIy today, however that
the POpulists are masters of the situa-
ton, and can dictate terms to the other
two parties to the tri-partite agree
ment, which in all probability will be
on a basis of giving the lieutenant gov
ernOr to the free silver Republicans, the
attorney general to the Democrats and
the balance of the state ticket to the
Populists.
AS to the head of the ticket around
which the greatest interest centers,
Governor HOlcomb is more frequently
mentioned as a possible compromise
candidate, but it is doubtful if he would
accept with his knowledge of Populist
opposition to a third term. A story
was started connecting the name of w.
nation, but it was as quickly denied as
absurd by delegates who claimed to be
able to speak for Mr.. Bryan.
A feature today has been the surpris-
ing strength developed by ]. H. Edmis-
ton, the present state oil inspector and
chairman of the POpulist state central
committee. 1t is generally conceded
that the choice for head of the ticket
lies between EdmistOn, Thompson CAT
fin and Weir, with the chances slightly
favOring Judge Thompson. The three
2:3O, and if the programme to take a
recess following organization is follow
ed, prospects are good for an all night
struggle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
CLAIM AGAINST SPAIN.
Cape Girardeau Company's Flour Was
Seized at Havana

Washington, Aug. 2.-The Union Mill
company of Cape Girardeau, Mo, will
file a claim with the state department
for the collection of a claim against the
Spanish government for a cargo of flour
which the Spaniards seized in Havana
harbor and appropriated to the use of
their soldiery.
Mr. E. Pott, the president of the COM
pany, writing to Mr.. Augustus GaIlagh-
er, states that the customs officials at
Havana refused to pass the flour be-
cause it was put up in 40 pound pack
ages instead of POP pounds packages, as
required by the Cuban law. While the
flour was in duress on account of this
complication the blockade of Havana
was announced by the president, and
Captain General Blanco ordered that
the flour should be seized for the use of
his PONernn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
CONSUELO'S SPEECH.
The Young Duchess of Marlborough
Speaks in Public

New York, Aug. Am account has
just reached here of the first public
speech of the young Duchess of MARI
borough. 1t was made a few days ago
at Bicester, where the duchess opened
the national school bazaar and fancy
fair. In part she said:
Il think it is hardly necessary for me
to dwell on the excellent object for
know that the education of the young
is a responsibility and duty which every
individual and every government has at
heart. 1 think we will all agree that we
can show no more lasting or useful in
terest in the welfare and Improvement
of our fellow men than by helping them
on in the great strides that civilization
is making in the Improvement and en-
largement of our educational depart
ment.
1T is therefore with the greatest pos
sible pleasure that I declare this ba-
zaar Open and wish 1t every success,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
TAKES THE FIRST.
The Topeka Team Seems to Have
Struck Winning Stride.

Topeka won from Salina yesterday in
to g.
McGreevy in the box and Kruger at
third made their initial bows to the
Topeka audiences. McGreevy's pitch
ing did not seem to be particularly
brilliant but he won his game giving
only two bases on balls. He will prob
ably develop into a good pitcher. At
third Kruger made some excellent
plays but bad tumble and a wild
throw to first came near being very
disastrous. He is a good hitter. Jack
O'Connell has been made captain of the
team and a better man could not be
found. He is by far the best player on
the team. In yesterdays game he
showed excellent head work when with
no outs and a man on second and third
he fielded a grounder and held the man
on third from making a run and scored
an out on first.
Yesterdays crowd was a very good
one, far better than most crowds, and
it was an enthusiastic crowd too. The
game on Wednesday with Salina and
on Thursday with Wichita will be
called promptly at 6:15. The other
games during the week viii be at 4
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Murdo Murray of Lawrence is visiting
in the city.
meeting last night to attend the Battle of
Manila
R. NJ. Fulton is confined to his room. He
was injured in a railroad wreck at
Wichita last week.
o. W. Little of the Alma Enterprise
brought his entire family to Topeka to see
the fireworks display
Joe Rank of the Atchison Globe stopped
in Topeka last night. He was on his way
home from Colorado.
The ladies of the Seabrook Congrega-
tiOnal church will give a free social this
evening a SeabroOk-
Robert c. Gemmell, who, spent most Of
his life int Topeka df 44fa mas been appointed
Representative E. D. McKeever is suffer-
ing from a sprained knee, caused by an
accident on the T. A A. bowling alleys.
A horse belonging to a North Topeka
liveryman broke loose at the fair grounds
last night and disappeared.
The First Baptist church young people
will give free social this evening at the
Tenth.
Jacob Badsky of Overlook has com
against the Missouri Pacific for $4,000
damages.
while in the county jail by studying short
hand. He has also done a great deal OF
reading.
On the Flagstaff of the court house a
large pennant was hung of red. white
and blue. which were the words: Our
Navy-They Remember the Maine Is
that grammaUcal2
During the April term of the district
court, which is practically ended, Judge
Hazen disposed of 43 criminal cases, 202
of 335 cases. For the September term,
which opens September 6, there will be AZ
criminal cases, 254 jury cases and ~ court
cases. During the last term the judge
granted Sc divorces
Santa Fe Route dining cars are equip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
USE ROCK ISLAND TRACk.
M. A. & B. Road Reorganized With
Howell Jones as President.

The Manhattan. Alma & Burlingame
has been reorganized with Howell Jones
of Topeka as president. The road will
be known as the BurIingame & North
western and will be operated, as be-
fore the change, by the Santa Fe. Some
changes may take place in the manage
ment with a view towards economy.
The Rock Island tracks from Alma to
Manhattan have been leased by the
Santa F'e and as the policy of President
Ripley has been to lease lines that ran
parallel to the Santa Fe and to do
away with the old tracks, it is supposed
that the old NJ. A. & B. tracks betweeA
Alma and Manhattan will be torn up.
The new line will still be under the
supervision of the eastern division.
The NJ. A. &. B. has never been
paying line and by doing away with all
the track possible a great saving is ex-
pected. Considerable live stock bust
ness has been done on the line this
year and some $4,000 head of cattle are
now feeding in transit on their way to
Kansas City This has been quite an
item for the road during the past six
months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
FROM NEW YORK. no KANsAs
Whisk Broom Factory to Move From
Syracuse to Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Aug. 2.-The proprietors
of the Onondoga Whisk Broom works,
at Syracuse, N. Y, have decided TO
move their factory west, and will To-
cate at Hutchinson.
The factory at present works between
80 and 100 people and has a working
capacity of fifty gross of brooms per
day. It does not deal with the small
retailers but dispOses of its product in
large quantities to the eastern whole
salers. For some time the factory has
used immense quantities of Kansas
broom corn. The idea is to locate the
factory close to the fields. The sales
will be made in the east as before.
Mr.. VIM H. Faulkner, who will act
as superintendent in the factory here,
has arrived and one shipment of ma
chinery is now on it's way to Hutchin-
son. The manufacture of whisk brooms
will be commenced as soon as the ma
chinery can arrive and be placed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
A DRUNKEN FIEND.
Strong Probability of His Being Sc
verely Dealt With.

en- painter, attempted an assault upon
Rose, the 12-year-Old daughter of L. Eur
icher of this city. The girl was not in
jured seriously, but was frightened almost
into Mysteries. Lutz and friend, fell
low painter named Der Craig, were going
to their boarding house, each we'll intOxi-
Gated, when they saw the girl playing
near the house. They enticed her to the
room of Lutz, and there the latter made
proposals to her.
The girl resisted and Lutz. becoming an
gered, commenced to use force. The little
girl screamed and then the two men used
more force. Becoming alarmed at the
outcries of the girl and fearing detection,
the men locked their victim in the room
and oscar ped After several hours they
were captured by the police and sheriff )
force. The men were taken to jail and a
guard placed over them. Feeling runs
very high and friends of the girls father
threaten to take the law into their own
hands and lynch the men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-02
BOY KILLED AND ROBBED.
Footpad Shoots Him, Then DeIiber-
ately Rifles His Pockets.

Wellington, Aug. 2.-Martin Snyder,
an 1Syear-old boy living near Grand
Rapids, Mich, was shot and killed on
Stat creek, near this city, by a footpad
last night. He came here from VIM
field Saturday night in company with
three others. They were sleeping in
a culvert near the junction and were
awakened about IL o'clock by a COM
mand to throw up their hands. Snyder
attempted to run away when he was
shot in the neck, the ball severing his
jugular vein and lodging in his spine.
After the murder was committed the
foOtpad coOlly went through the dead
mans pockets and secured what silver
he had, a few dollars. The footpad
had a partner. Neither of them have
been caught. They are thought to be
part of a gang of thugs following the
FOrepaugh & Sells Bros circus, which
is exhibiting here today.