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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
MANY FAMILIES MURDERED.
Indians Said to be Killing White
Settlers Indiscriminately.

Wichita, Kan, Jan. 12-The west
bound train on the Choctaw branch of
the Frisco railroad today brought to
this city every woman and child from
Earlsboro, a town of 200 people, near
the border of the Seminole nation. The
burning at the stake of McGeisey and
Simpson, the Seminole half-breedS, for
the murder of Mrs Leard, and the vio-
lence of the mob in an attempt to Sc
cure others implicated, has so enraged
the Seminoles that they have banded
together and are riding over the coun-
try between Maude and Wewoka in a
wild rage killing the stock
This morning between 2 and O'clock
a party of about 20 savages, haIf-breeds
and other tOughs, rode into a neighbor-
hood IS miles southeast of Earlsboro
and began shooting through the doors
and windows of a man who had re-
Gently come in from Ohio. Every per-
son in the house is reported to be kill
ed.
The people who came in on the train
from Earlsbo~o say that about 10 o'clock
a regular pitched battle occurred and
that three families were killed. There
is a general uprising. Messengers have
been sent to the military station de-
manding immediate aid and protection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
BURN TWO MORE INDIANS.
Report That a Mixed Mob Repeats
Crime of Last Week.

Little Rock, Ark. Jan. 12.-Passengers
reaching Little Rock last night over
the Valley route bring particulars OF the
burning at the stake OF two more IN
dams in the Seminole nation yesterday
The mob was composed of both Whltes
and Seminole citizens Of the TERRITORY
Several St. Louis travelling men came
in last night who say the lyncherS OF
McGeisey and Sampson realize their
mistake in Furnishing the wrong men,
and are determined now to get the
guilty parties. They captured the cul-
prits in the Canadian hill country, about
80 miles from the scene of the first
tragedy, Bill Phillips and Henry Her
ricIzs being their names.
When the mob told Phillips that he
had to die he fell to his knees and de-
clared he was innocent of the crime
charged against him. He spoke in Eng
Iish and then in the Seminole language.
He invoked Divine blessing upon the
mob, quoted the passage; Forgive
them for they know not what they do. >"
He spoke this part of his prayer In
There were about 20 Seminoles in the
mob, and no sooner had Philips got the
words out of his mouth when all of
them pOunced upon him, and, Seiztng
him. carried him into the woods, where
preparations had been made to burn
him.
During the excitement Herrick made
a break to get away from his captors.
He ran down the road about so yards,
when the leader of the mob singled out
one of the best marksmen in the party
and told him to shoot him in the legs.
The fellow raised his Winchester, fired
two shots, each bullet taking effect in
the calf of leg of the fleeing Semi
nole He dropped in the middle of the
road and four of the mob fetched him
back to the place from whence he
made his escape.
BOTH RED MEN CREMATED.
The two men were then taken into the
woods about so feet from the road.
Here they were tied to a large dead
pine tree that was partially burned by
the fires that recently ragged in the for
est throughout that section of the Ter
ritory The lower portion of the dead
tree was covered with resin and to this
tree the two victims were tied. Fagots
were piled about them, and, without
any ceremony, were set af1re by the
mob.
The flames shot up into the air, and
the black smoke concealed from view
the writhing form of the two Indians.
The fire burned for half an hour, and
when it spent itself there was nothing
left but the charred remains of the
trunks and heads Of two human be-
ingS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
AN EnIssARY OF PEACE.
Marshal Bennett, Popular With the
Seminoles, Will Intercede.

st. Louis, Jan. pa special from
Muskogee, I. T., printed in the Globe
Democrat, says:
Official circles here are all astir over
the news of the uprising. and Marshal
Bennett, who was to leave for Wash
ington, has postponed the trip and will
leave today with his deputy, Bud Led
better, for the scene of the trouble. A
troop of cavalry is now on the way to
the Seminole nation and will arrive
there some time today.
Marshall Bennett is well liked by the
Seminoles, who unanimously endorsed
him in council for marshal Of the north
ern district of the Indian Territory and
he has had numerous personal tele-
grams from persons in the Seminole
nation asking him to come at once. On
account of his popularity with the Sem
inoles, Marshal Bennett will no doubt
induce them to lay down their arms
and return in peace to their homes, and
no further trouble is expected after he
arrives in the nation.
Information received here from Okla
homa City is to the effect that 100 arm
ed citizens have started from that place
for EZarlsborO on a special train to head
off the blood-thirsty SeminOles and pre-
vent repetition of the Maude postof-
fee affair.
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HULIT'S MEXICAN TRIP.
He Will Arrive in Topeka This After
noon

noon.
a. B. Hulit will return to Topeka this
evening from his Mexican trip He is in
Kansas City now and his brother. who
lives in Topeka, has received a telephone
message from him in which he said that
he was greatly pleased with the prospects
for selling the lands to the Indians
DR.. v. l. Todd of Kansas City. who is
interested in the scheme, returned ahead
of Mr.. Hulit and gave out the following
interview about the trip:
I'VE left Antlers December % and ar
rived the day after Christmas. Twelve
days We're spent in looking over the land.
The Indians were more than pleased with
it. They found the soil of the river bot
tom to be suitable for cultivation, while
that farther toward the interior. among
the ridges near the foot of the Apache
range, is unequaHed for grazing purposes.
The country is dotted all over with living
springs, yielding an inexhaustible supply
of pure water.
But what was most gratifying of all
to the Indians were the evidences OF a
healthful climate. In all our travels we
didn't see a single sick person. and this
more than anything else will tend to in
sure a favorable report from the dele
gates.
among the Choetaws and Chickasaws
there has been for years an especially
high rate of mortality on account of fe-
vers and pulmonary diseases. They have
been dying off so rapidly that the surviv-
ors feared the tribes would soon become
extinct. This is largely accountable for
their restlessness. Then. they are not
altogether satisfied with the forthcoming
apportionment of their lands by congress.
They fear this will tend to break up their
tribes and rob them of their last vestige
of tribal government. So, during the last
few months, they have been casting about
for fresh hunting grounds, where they can
make their own laws and punish their
own criminals. Both tribes are rich, and
the government owes them money With
this they will probably buy the AZ million
acre tract and become Mexican citizens
The land is owned by many different
individuals, and Mr.. Hulit and I hold Op-
tions on it.
1.-The Indian delegation, headed by Mr.
Hulit, is now on its return to Antlers.
will probably join him there some time
in the spring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
WHY HE OPPOSED HANNA.
Speaker of the House Says He Was
offered Hanna Money.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 12.-Harry c.
Mason of iClevelands speaker of the
house last night gave out the following:
To the Public:
1.-THE principal reason why have been
opposed to Mr.. Hanna is because of the
fact that two years ago, when the fifty
year franchise bill was before the legis-
lature was approached by a man from
Cleveland, who was lobbying in the in
terest of that bill. He offered me
bribe of 1000 if I would vote for that
measure.
''At my conference with Mr. Hanna
last Saturday I told him that this reas-
on would prevent me from supporting
him because I believed he knew the
street railway of which he was presi-
dent was behind the man who offered
the bribe and that he himself was on
the ground lobbying in the interest of
the bill.
HARRY c. MASON"
The Democratic steering committee
of the fusionists last night issued the
following manifesto:
To the Public:
Marcus A. Hanna will not be elected
by this legislature.
ALLEN o. MEYERS
JAMES ROSS,
''P M DTTTY -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
FREAKS OF THE STORM.
A Pane of Glass Nearly Decapitates a

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. 12.-The tor
nado crossed the POteau river and
swept the National cemetery. laying
low the walls and demolishing the resi-
dence of G. r. Baldwin. It's path was
200 yards wide, and for the distance
across the reserve to Ninth street,
where it struck Garrison street, it left
devastation in its wake.
The brick building owned by Fagan
Bourland, was shattered and the-Sast
end of the two story frame just north
Of 1t was blown completely out.
Across the street was the old frame
building known as the Wellington ho-
tel. 1t was completely demolished and
only heap of debris marks where it
once stood. Twenty-Five people were in
the house at the time, and all escaped
uninjured.
The house occupied by George Carter
formerly engineer at the Grand Opera
hOtel-WaS turned completely upside
down and stands that way. Mr.. Car
ter was killed outright, a jagged pane
of glass nearly severing his head from
his body.
Electric park, used as a cotton yard,
was wiped completely out. A number
among them being the Krone residence,
Frank Magruder's cottage, r. w. Cor
dOn's home and the house of John Greb.
Mrs Minnie Byrd's home was badly
damaged. The handsome residence of
Judge Thomas Bates stood right in the
path of the tornado, but the same fury
which destroyed the building occupied
by IsaacsOn on Garrison avenue. pass
ed it, leaving it almost unscathed.
All the window glass facing the storm
was blown out.
On South Ninth street the two story
brick building of Mrs. Hugh Rogers
was entirely Ieveled. Mrs. Rogers
was imprisoned in the ruins. but was
taken out later. She escaped with Sc
we're injuries
Telephone poles, lamp posts and avn
ings were swept away as the tornado
struck the avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
SOLD WHISKY DROPS.
Candy Store Keeper in New York
Makes School Children Drunk.

Candy Store Keeper in New York
Makes School Children Drunk.
New York, Jan. 12.-Of all the stores in
the neighborhood of Grammar school No
rs, 119th street and Pleasant avenue, the
one kept by Abraham Goldman has long
been the most popular among the chill
dren. Goldman sells candy. He sold
none last night, however. for early in the
afternoon a policeman took him from his
shop to the East 126th street police sta
ton, where he was locked up on a charge
of selling liquor without a license.
There has been a marked drowsiness re-
Gently about some of the pupils of gram
mar school No. rs. Children usually alert
and ambitious would fall asleep over their
tasks. They looked feverish, too, with
their flushed faces and dun eyes.
Investigation developed the curious fact
that only children who patronized Abra-
ham Goldman's candy store became
drowsy and eccentric at school. 1t re-
rnained. however, for an adventurous
small boy who one afternoon last week
spent seventeen cents at Goldman's to
furnish the clue which undoubtedly led
to the candy store keepers arrest
After eating his sweet stuff the adven-
turous small boy first became drowsy,
then abnormally wide awake In his
waking mood he grew noisy and obstrep-
erous, and afforded every outward indi-
cation of having reached that combative
stage of inebriety called fighting drunk
On being seized he kicked and struck and
fought and bit as if he were being attack
ed by the myriads of strange animalculae
known only to the highest alcoholic cir
cles.
A policeman assigned to get evidence
engaged the services of Charles Fox, a
small hoy, who lives at No 294 Pleasant
avenue. Fox was sent into Goldman's to
buv whisky drops. He bought them and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
A NEW PASTOR.
Rev. E. L. Thorpe of Bridgeport, Conn,
to Succeed DR.. Embree-

The Rev Z. L. Thorpe, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Bridgeport,
Conn. has been selected to be pastor of
the First Methodist church of this city.
The Rev. A. S. Embree, who has been
pastor of the Topeka church for several
years, will take the pastorate of the
Bridgeport church.
Both mems service limits terminate
on March next, and the transfers VIII
be made without causing vacancy
Mr.. P / Bone brake, who is one of the
official board of the First Methodist
church, said today:
The bishops of Connecticut and
Kansas have been in conference about
the change and now il is practically
pastor of the Bridgeport church. viii
come to Topeka, and Rev. A. S. Embree
will go there. Mr.. Embree's duties viii
end here March 1st and Mr.. Thorpe's
at the same time at BridgepOrt."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12

Hanna in the general assembly of Ohio
for both the short and long terms"
(Signed)
c. o. RUTAN
VERNON H. BURKE.
VIM. A. SCOTT, JR
HARRY C. MASON.
JOHN K. JONES'
join in earnestly asking for the in
vestigation but I cannot in any event
vote for Mr.. Hanna, for I absolutely
know that he did attempt to bribe.
(Signed) JOHN G. OTIS.
I concur in asking for an investiga-
ton of the whole matter. (Signed)
NJ. L. BRAMLEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
KL0NDIKE RELIEF.
1t VIII Start From Portland,
Oregon, on January %.

Portland, Ore. Jan. 12.-The government
relief expedition will start for the Klon-
dixie on the steamship Oregon, which sails
from here on January % for Skaguay and
Dyea- The advance party will consist of
sixty men from the Fourteenth infantry
and with them they will take 100 mules
and $50 tons of supplies.
Captain Ruhlen of Fort Riley will have
charge of the transportation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
NOTALAND OF SUMMER
Snow All Over California But No Sc
rious Damage.

San Francisco. Jan. 12.-During the last
twenty-four hours cold storm has swept
almost over the entire state of California.
Snow has fallen in many counties. the
semi-tropical belt not being exempt, and
rain, which was badly needed has come
in sufficient quantity to crafty all grow
ers of cereals.
The weather is still cold. but the indica-
tions favor a rise of temperature and fruit
growers are confident that no injury will
result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
Relief in SIX Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American tAldney Cure
T7I1is new remedy is a great surprise on
account of its exceeding prOmptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys.
back and every part Of the urinary
nassages in male or female. It relieves
retention of water and pain in passing
If almost Immediately. If you want
Quick relief and cure, this is your rem
edy. Sold by Geo. W Stansheld, 632
Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa-
nv. 6O7 Kansas avenue. druggists. To-
peka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
Observation-Disclosures MEET
National and State Organizations in
Joint Session at Columbus.

Columbus. O., Jan. 12.-The third ma
tional convention of the Anti-Saloon
league and the state convention of the Ohio
Anu-SaloOn league opened a joint session
in the Columbus auditorium last night.
One hundred and twenty delegates had
arrived from outside Ohio. The state
has several hundred delegates. Addresses
of welcome were made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
LAWS MAJESTY
Should Take These Oklahoma
FakirS in Charge
And Punish Every One Of Them
ROundIy.
These Continual Lying Fabrica-
tiOnS From Oklahoma
OF INDIAN RISINGS
Got Up by Newspaper Buns and
IrrespOnsibles
Who Sell the Stuff to Equally
irresponsible
EASTERN NEWSPAPERS
Have Gone Too Far and Should
Be Stopped.
Thousands of People Needlessly
Frightened and Money Lost.

1.-THE following dispatches were sent
out during the night and it was one
o'clock today before denial of them
reached this paper. They appeared in
the first and second editions of the
Journal, and in order that all our read
ers can realize how universal is the ly-
ing, misrepresentation and taking of
news from Oklahoma, we publish them
below. 1t has come to such a pass that
no news from Oklahoma is reliable.
The railroad agent at Earlsboro, I. t,
who started the first reports, ought to
be discharged
South McAlester, I. T., Jan. I'm
tense excitement prevails here as the
result of kilograms sent from the agent
of the c. o. & G. railway at EarlsborO
to the train dispatcher here. A tele-
gram was received here stating that a
mob of $50 Seminoles were on the war
path, leaving behind a trail of blood and
avenging the burning of two Seminoles
last Friday night.
It stated that the reds had already
killed 25 men, women and children. The
band started from six miles south of
Earlsboro with the intention of setting
fire to Tecumseh and killing all whom
they met but changed their course and
are said to be coming to EarlsbOro.
Federal Judges Springer. Thomas and
Townsend who are here, are anxiOuSly
awaiting further news. Scores of peO-
pie here who have relatives and friends
at EarlsbOrO and other near points are
besieging the telegraph offices for
news, but the agent at EarlSbOrO has
either left his Office or been slain.
The Choctaw general offices have or
dered out a special train from Shawnee
filed with volunteers armed with Win
chesters to intercept the mob at Earls-
bOrO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
Thunder Storm a. Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Jan. ia severe electri-
cal storm here last night was some
thing Of a phenomenon at this season
of the year. The atmosphere had been
at summer heat all day, and the storm
was a typical midsummer disturbance
of the elements, accompanied by heavy
showers. The heavens We're complete
" Illuminated by lightning and the
thunder roared continually
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
Rucklen,s Arnica salva.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, F'e-
yer Sores, letter, ,Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns and all skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded
Price % cents per box. For sale by
wift-Holliday Drug company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

S. Hummer died Tuesday of con-
sumption. He lived on North Emmett
street. He was the father of the des-
titute family which was reported rev
1itt1e child died Saturday of starvation
The remains of Mr.. Hummer were ia
ken today to Granville along with the
remains of the child for burial
ua. Tucker (coIored) died Tuesday OF
bemorrhage. The funeral was held to-
dav. the interment being in Rochester
cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
VICTIMS BODIES ExHUMED.
Federal Officers Open the Graves of
McGeiseY and Simpson.

WewoI1a, I. T., Jan. 12.-W. T. Fears,
United States commissioner, and J. F.
Wisdom, chief clerk to Indian Agent
Wisdom. accompanied by c. P. Linn,
the national physician of the Seminole
nation, went to the farm of Henry
Taylor, a Seminole Indian, where the
bodies Of AcGeisey and Palmer Simp-
son, the two Seminole Indian boys who
were burned at the stake by a mob are
buried, and opened the temporary grave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
SCOUTS CAN'T FIND IT.
Search for the Indian Uprising Re
ported to Be FruitIess.

Wichita, Jan. IA special to the
Beacon from EarlsbOro, Ok, says:
Scouts sent out from here last night
are coming back and report the Greek
and Seminole Indian uprising a fake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
The Dead Are

The Dead Are
ED FARRELL.
ROY FARRELL.
IRENE FARRELL.
JOHN BALL
JOHN MARTIN.
LIE FEVRE BOYS %.
JOE KILOS.
FAULX.
MRS. WILL LAWSON.
FRANK RICHARDSON.
JOHN MARTIN, JR.
GEORGE CARTER.
GEORGE FARRELL
GEORGE LOWELL.
- MURDOCH.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
MRS. SHEEHAN'S S BABY.
J. J. RILEY
JOHN MARSTON.
UNKNOWN MAN.
UNKNOWN WOMAN.
- RITTER.
LOUIS ENGEL.
JOHN BOLT.
TWO UNKNOWN NEGROES.
MRS. BURGESS.
List of Injured.
Injured: Mrs. Braden, arm broken.
Mrs. D. L. Grimes, collar bone bro
ken.
bruised
- Hosea. jaw broken
Will Lawson, back injured.
Bell Hardin, chest mashed.
F. E. HubbeH. back hurt.
X h CrownhOlder, back injured
A b. Stafford, back injured
- AShWOrth. chest crushed
DR.. Gates. both arms broken.
Mrs. Gates, badly mashed.
Mrs. Gates mother, seriously crushed
Minnie Burgess, spine injured
Mrs. Ed Farrell, injured about chest
about body.
Mr. ana Mrs. Ritter. caught under
fallen walls.
Mrs F. H. Brown. bady crushed.
MISSING
J. L. CIayland and wife
Mrs. VIII and Miss Lawson.
Up to this hour there have been the
bodies of four unknown persons found
The above list is by no means com
plete. The PabOtchi home was fiat
tened, injuries to family not ascertain
ed.
Eighteen bodies have been
brought to the morgue at Fort Smith
up o'clock a. IN.
Van Buren, Ark, Jan. 12-Death and
destruction ran on the waves of last
ght'S storm at Fort Smith and scores
of dead and wounded are being drag
ged from the ruins of wrecked build
lngS and thrOngs Of people are search
ing Tor the dead, and CONSERVATION
anguish and despair is plainly read in
the blanched faces of all. It is thought
many more dead bodies will be found
and the lost or dead may reach so or
more The greatest loss was between
Eighth street and the Catholic church
standing.
Several brick buildings at Ninth and
Garrison avenue were crushed like ep~
smells and as the second stories were
useo Tor hVlng purposes, it is thought
that there will be found the sreafest
number of dead
But little effort has been made to
search the ruins of the residence por-
In Of f4ea ole . H.
path. To the horror of crashing build
lngs, the roar of the storm and the cries
OF the wounded fire broke out in a num-
Der OF places and the department was
unable to cope with the new danger
and it IS known that one or more bodies
were cremated
The handsome high school building
just finished at a cost Of 500, 600 was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
THE GUTLTY MAN.

RailroadAgent at Earlsboro Said to be
Responsible for the Indian Story.
Kansas City, Jan. 12-At noon today
the Associated Press correspondent at
South McAlester, I. T., sends the fol-
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CONTINUED on Sixth Fage.)