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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
LOVE THAT LEADS TO MADNESS
What Some People Call Love is Ere
quently Only Disease.

Dave Leahy, Topeka correspondent
of the Kansas City Times. has an
unique theory along the line of the
love insanity which some think has
developed in the Collins case.
The following is his theory as pub
lshed in the Times:
Did love of society so take possession
of John Collins that his mental balance
was destroyed? Did love for Miss Bah
cock dethrOne reason? Or is he a fiend
and degenerate? His friends-for he
still has loyal and faithful ones-are
urging him to make a confession and
plead insanity. Evidence is forthcom-
ing that his father pronounced him
society mad" There are those who
believe his devotion to the beautiful
Lawrence girl was such that he was
not rational when possible steps were
to be taken which would induce her to
become his wife. No matter which the
Dry is accepted, if Collins confesses his
guilt it explains why money was so
essential to him.
In advancing the insanity theory the
friends of Collins introduce a new idea,
of alieniStS the world over. The people
of Topeka coined the term love in
sanity to apply to the peculiar case of
Collins. Poets in the richness of their
imaginations long since discovered that
love produced madness, and it has been
a fruitful field for their muse, but no
student of literary research has ever
found it recorded in song that love in
sanity has ever driven a, man to kill
his own father, although it has fire.
quently driven men to kill themselves
or one another.
Putting poets aside, however, the idea
of love insanity is, perhaps, a serious
matter. 1t may be possible that the
Topeka people are right, and that the
fiber in the brain that responds to the
tenderness of love may be so deranged
that at times it crosses some other
nerve, as electric wires cross each other
and in the contact cOnjures uD the
fiend of murder. If this is the case,
love, that element that is so conducive
to the joy and happiness of the human
family, may be as dangerous to the
harmony of the world as hate.
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GONE TO EMPoRIA
To Find if johnson Jordan Was There
the Night of the Murder.

Sheriff Porter S. Cook and Detective
Dell Harbaugh will go to Emporia this
afternoon to verify the runor that
Johnson Jordan was not there on the
night of the Collins murder but was in
Topeka Chief Steele is authority for
the statement that Jordan was in To-
peka. Detective Harbaugh says he has
good reason to think that Jordan'S
Statement that he went there so as to
be able to prove an a1ibi, is correct.
The two men will make a thorough in
vestigation at Emporia and will try to
find out the truth of the rumOr regard
less of the consequences. Chief Steele
claims to have positive knowledge that
Jordan's statements are false, but he
puts forth no evidence to prove his
statements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
FALL OF MANILA.
The Report is Doubted in London for
Various Reasons.

London, June 13.-Secretary Briggs,
of the Manila Railway company, who
is in constant communication with
Manila, discredits the rumors in cir
culation as to the surrender of that
place. He received a cable message
from Manila yesterday via Hong Kong,
reporting that the road was working
and no mention was made of the city
having surrendered. Mr.. Briggs be-
lieVeS the Spaniards would surrender
to Rear Admiral Dewey in preference
to being conquered by the insurgents.
The secretary is informed that a full
understanding exists between Admiral
Dewey and the insurgents and 1T Is
generally believed at Hong Kong and
Manila that before Aguinaldo, the in
surgent leader, consented to return to
Manila, he secured pledges that the
United States would not leave him in
the lurch by returning the Philippine
islands to the Spaniards.
Referring to the Spanish tales of al
legged insurgent atrocities, Mr.. Briggs
says they are utter nonsense. He adds
that the natives of the Philippine is
lands are the mildest people in the
world and asserts that all the Euro
peans there were surprised that they
mustered up courage enough to revolt.
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INSANITY.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

good food, and his confinement, from
a physical standpoint, is not bad.
John Collins still has friends who be-
Heve that he is innocent of the crime
with which he is charged. These
friends are trying in every way to head
off the stories which are coming out,
and the information which the officers
have been obtaining. They naturally
try to place discredit on every disclos-
ure which is brought to the surface.
Action was not taken in Collins ar
rest until the whole evidence as secured
was taken by Sheriff Cook to a well
known Topeka lawyer. Topeka Masons,
who had the case investigated, con-
suited another eminent lawyer, and
these two lawyers consulted and called
in a third lawyer. The three lawyers
thus summoned, consulted together,
and it was on their unquali-
fled recommendation that the complaint
was requested of the county attorney
and the warrant issued for John Col
Inns arrest.
Harry c. Stafford, ex-county attorney,
who was at first one of John Collins
warmeSt friends and protested that it
could not be said that John Collins
killed his father, after hearing the evil
dence thus obtained by Dell Harbaugh
and Sheriff Cook, stated that he had
change dhis opinion, and that he be-
lieved the murder was committed by
the son. He announced that he would
assist in the criminal prosecution of
John Collins for murder, and would not
expect a cent of pay for it. According
ly he has been assisting in preparing
the case for the preliminary hearing.
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sas and he has assisted materially in
working up the case.
The only additional fact developed
by the Lawrence visit was of a corrOb-
orative nature. Button Harper, a
younger brother of Jess Harper told Mr..
W1lkerson that he saw the $75 paid at
the Harper home in Lawrence. He
John Collins came to our house."
said he, before anyone was at home
and l was the first one to come. He
SAID he had some business with Jess
and L waited and saw the money paid"
That is the substance of the state
ment made by Button Harper to Mr..
Wilkerson.
Ex-Sherif Wilkerson scouts the idea
of John Collins being insane, II don't
call 1T insanity said he. when a man
commits crime there is always some
one around to start the story of insani-
ty. When man commits a murder he
does 1t Tor meanness 80 times out of 100.
am slow to believe an insanity story.
innings look black for john" said
Mr.. Wilkerson. 1.-THE circumstances
are against him and if he committed
the crime he did not do it because he
was insane L am also slow to believe
the stories the negroes tell and 1 think
that there is grave danger in having
them testlfy- As long as they are kept
DOWN to bare facts it will be all right
but IT any attempt is made to pad their
testimony IN any particular I would
not be surprised to see it fall to the
ground.
1T is hard for me to conceive any,
thing more dastardly if John committed
the murder. He gave away his own
watch that his father had given him.
he hunted up these tough colored men
and paid them money and then wanted
his father blown up with dynamite The
whole thing makes one of the worst
crimes of the age.
Il have worked hard on the case and
l found many things that led me to
think that the death might have been
caused by suicide h11t fhoca Ia 70. do
velopments overturn the suicide the
DRY entirely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13

Chicago: Some good buying orders COM
ing in on orders under lie.
oats, decrease $4,000 bushels.
lover secoRd cable, "a over. "''ea i7'u
NorthWestern receipts, Today Mime
Minneapolis 250 cars, Duluth As cars.
Receipts of hogs, Chicago, 5000; Kan
Receipts of cattle: Chicago, 1900; Kan
sas City. 5000; Omaha, $500.
corn: $50 cars oats, IL cars. 49,.
by weakness of markets.
Chicago: Wheat opened weak on lower
talent to bear the market. Scalpers ham
mering since the gong sounded.
will be the probable effect of the govern
ment entering the market for the borrow
ing of 500, 100000 at per cent The last
popular loan of the government was srnade
a success only by the earnest efforts of
tions. who were induced to insure it's sue
cess from motives which included that of
will occur is that were enjoying peace
four years ago, while now We are in the
taxes to only a slight extent the wonder
full resources of this country. It's progress
has been favorable to the American forces
and has practically caused no interrupt
ton to the ordinary movement of bust
ness. The foreign markets are now in a
position favorable to the fotation of a
large domestic loan. Money has become
continent have declined materially in the
last few weeks. In brief, the govern
ment's borrowing needs are very likely to
be met by the sheer surplus of the coun-
try's capital The high credit made by
the government out to benefit siRstead of
harm the general investment situation.
AIinnea polls. June 13.-There was SEN
sational break in July wheat today, which
demoralized the market badly. July wheat
which had closed Saturday at $1.13%, open
ed this morning at S111H and then broke
sharply to 99I3c. There We're rumors Of
treachery on the part of some of the big
bull operators, but these were unconfirm-
ed AT noon the market was more set
tied but still excitable.
Puts for tomorrow. 6s3sG5sc calls for
tomorrow, 1874 lI3sc: curb, 711sc asked.
Chfcago Estimated receipts for tomor-
row: Wheat, 100 cars: corn, 730 cars; oats,
300 cars: hogs, 10000 head.
Total visible supply: Wheat, 10 6S2, 600
bushels: corn. q, Az, 900 bushels; oats, l.
113. 900 bushels.
Chicago stocks: Wheat 1,0O7 900 bushels;
corn, S,353,0OO bushels; oats, 4.26o,00o BUSH
els.
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MEASLES AND MUMPS
Still Prevail in 22nd Kansas -
so Men in the Hospital.

Camp A1ger, Va.,June 13.-The Twen-
ty-secOnd Kansas probably will get
arms and munitions today AS soon as
the regiment gets it's arms there will
take place a grand parade, at which the
colors recently received from Kansas
will be presented formally to the COM
pany which will carry them hencefor-
ward. According to army regulations
there is quite a ceremony to be obserV-
ed at the receipt of colors. involving a
dress parade and review, and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Graham thought it better
to wait until the men were all armed
before attempting this.
A hospital for the Second division has
been established near the Twenty-sec-
onds camp, where all sick from the
nine regiments comprising that division
must be sent. There is still a good deal
of feeling in regard to the abolition of
the regimental hospitals, but it is dying
out. DR.. Deneidman of the Twenty
second Kansas, who has been assistant
surgeon at the First division hospital
ever since his regiment arrived, was re-
lieVed yesterday and ordered to the
Second division. He requested to be
allowed to return to his regiment, how
ever, for time at least, in order to re-
cover from the exhauSting work His
request was granted, there being plenty
of surgeons to take his place.
There are 50 cases of measles and mumps
in the division hospitals, nearly all from
the Twenty-second Kansas and the Eighth
Ohio. Five additional cases were sent
over from the Twenty-second yesterday,
and several more viii probably follow be
fore night. Measles seems to have been
unknown in Kansas. for scarcely a man
in the Twenty-Second has had it.
There are five men in the TWenty-second
whose discharge has been asked for by
the surgeons. Four of them say they
should never have been enlisted. as they
are suffering with defects that are sup
posed to prevent enlistment. They are
Privates Schultz, company B: Pickett, B;
Norheim, D, and Thompson, G. Private
Newman, company K, has been injured
since his enlistment.
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ARMY AT SEA.
rcontinued from First Page.1

land and it will take a little time to
put them in shape.
1t is true that the progress made at
Jacksonville where General Fitzhugh
Lee is in command, has been much
more satisfactory than at some of the
other camps. Already clothing for T.
500 men has been delivered there and
owing to the abundant railroad faciH-
ties no such congestion and confusion
as occurred at Tampa in the diStr1bu-
ton of Uniforms, equipments and sup
plies have been encountered. This en-
cOurageS the hope that the volunteers
there will be made ready for the in
vading campaign in less time than was
required at Tampa and is being taken
at Chickamauga.
No one suppOses that the Puerto
Rican army win be made up inconse-
QuentiaIly. Lieutenant Whitney is said
to have reported the Spanish strength
in the island as small, but it is recog-
nized by the war board that it will not
do to take chances in the matter.
1t is remembered that Admiral Samp-
son found that the reductions of the
forts and batteries of San Juan was no
child'S play, and that he succeeded in
doing little damage to them in three
hours of bombardment. 1t is reasoned,
too, that there may be more Spanish
troops in the island than Lieutenant
Whitney saw At any rate the war de-
partment feels that while it has the
men it would be wise to send enough
to Puerto Rico to meet and defeat twice
as many SpaniardS as are belleVed TO
be in the island. The larger the force
and the quicker, more decisive and pos
sibIy the less bloody will be the work
of capturing the place. For these rea-
sons probably 10000 or $4,000 men will
be sent to the island.
General Fitzhugh Lee is expected to
command a part of the Puerto Rican
expedition, but this is not taken as
eliminating him from the main Cuban
campaign. There will be plenty of OPP
portunity for him to take the part he
is anxious to take in the real work of
freeing Cuba after the campaign in the
lesser island is over. The story that he
is to be made governor general of Porto
Rico is discredited by it's Inappropriate
ness.
The navy department has been adj
viSed of the purpose of the army and
the war department is making arrange
ments for supplying the conveying fleet
for the expedition to Porto Rico. This
will be of a more formidable character
than that which goes with the Santiago
expedition, for the plans contemplate
joint attack upon the San Juan fOrti-
ficatiOn by the army and navy, and the
Notifications are so powerful that heaV-
lily armored ships only can be sent
against them at the beginning. There
fore it is believed that Admiral Samp-
sons battleships will head this fleet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
Saving Their Jail Bars.

An attempt was made last night at
Jail delivery at the county jail. Last
night a turnkey in passing through the
lower corridor heard an unusual noise.
He found that Frank White and Chas
Macklin mad been at work on pars to
one of the north windows. Further IN
vestigation revealed the fact that one
of the bars had been sawed Off and
cutting had been done on others. But
the attempt was frustrated Just in time
The prisoners were locked in their cells.
Macklin and White occupy the same
cell together. 1t was found that tools
had been hidden in the creV1ce near the
were sent for and they took off the
drain pipes leading to the bath tub. In
this were found two small steel saws,
about eight inches long and half an
inch wide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
A Remarkable Cure.

Mr.. Alexander Moore, a reliable BUSH
ness man, of 1880 S. 18th ST., Philade1-
phia, Pa, says: 81 contracted a violent
cold which settled all over me. The
pain in my chest and side was excruci-
ating. The doctor gave me medicine
and bllstered my side, but only grew
worse: Then you gave me bottle of
Brazilian Balm. had little or no faith
IN 1t, but decided to try it. I took 8 or
4 good doses before bed time, and rubbed
1t well over my b1istered side. That
rest for over a week-and awoke in the
morning cured. Brazilian Balm is sim
ply invaluable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
COL. LINDSEY HERE.
He Wants All the Recruits for His
Regiment to Come Here.

Col H. c. Lindsey of the Twenty
second Kansas regiment now stationed
at Falls Church, Va, arrived in Topeka
yesterday for the purpose of recruiting
up to the full strength his regiment
as required by the war department.
When asked when and where he would
start recruiting, Col Lindsey said 81 do
not know" He is expecting orders and
transportation which will determine his
movements. 1t is the wish of Colonel
Lindsey that all the men recruited for
modified here before being sent to
their respective regiments. This plan
will be proposed to the government and
will be pushed by Col. Lindsey. Sergt.
Orville Taylor is still in town in charge
of the recruiting for the Twentieth Ad-
jutant DeFord has not returned but is
expected here this evening.
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PRELIMINARY HEARING.
It Will Be Held Thursday Before JUS
tice w. S. McCIintock.

The preliminary hearing of John H.
Collins, on the charge of murder will be
held Thursday, before Justice W $
McClintock Tt will be held in Justice
McCnntock's court at 521 Kansas ave-
nue., second floor, beginning in the
morning. 1t is expected that the at
torneys for the defense will make a
rigid cross examination of witnesses.
and it is probable that the hearing will
last several days. It is not unlikely
that a continuance will be taken. The
interested parties, and witnesses will
nearly fill the justice court room.
County Attorney Jetmore and ex-
County Attorney H. G. Stafford are pre-
pairing the states side for the prosecu-
ton while A. A. GODDARD and J. G. Wa
tiers are preparing to fight the case for
John Collins.
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TODAY's MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

CnlcaSO, June L.
WHEAT-There was an intimation to-
day that faith had been broken among
northwest and that one of them had been
unloading on the others. This, together
worlds shipments of wheat and lower
Liverpool cables, created an almost pam
July broke e to 79c, below the put price;
and. September 35sc to 70Ac.. The total
world 81 shl6p Pc OF wheat 5or the week
322 600 bushels last year. Liverpool ca
Pe eTe ede ad 1 l9weT Mnneap9 eli and
last year. Chicago arrivals We're 50 car
iHad Sy Upened 5F the ewsr
$SaS4e sold down 7ot to 7sc ADVANCED to SIC;
Wheat took another slump on heavy
1900, 900 to 4,000, 900 bushels. Letter brokers
and others were busy transferring June
wheat was going into strong hands fright
ened shorts and caused considerable COW
July sold down to 76c and at noon was
offered at TIC. September dropped off to
CORN-There was selling from every
direction, in corn, on an improvement At in
lower at 32A@7sc, sold down to 311ac, then
rose to 3214 03sc.
.OATs-oats followed corn: July began Sggg5
rose to &c, then Weakened to 299401se-
provisions. especially pork at the start
on the break in the grain markets. Cud-
ahy and other large interests bought free
ly at the decline, however, and prices
quickly Tegained their early y los 9ss- f.i July
S.. %, then advanced steadily to $3.50. July
lard started 1oa121ze lower at ,n $3 bes
2150t715c down and sold up to $5.4215.
BARLEY-Cash, S3q31c. -
RYE-Cash, 431Ac; July, 4312c; Septem-
FLAX-Gash northwestern and June,
$1.16 September, $l0912:
TIMOTHY-June, $2T0.
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JOHN COLLINS LEFT HANDED.
One Popularity That Adds to the
Chain of Evidence.

A strong point in the circumstantial
evidence is that John Collins is left
handed. This was discovered by De-
tective Dell Harbaugh by accident. An
investigation was Immediately made to
ascertain the way things were found af-
ter the murder. 1t was found that the
shotgun with which J. S. Collins was
murdered, lay in the hallway pointing
diagonally toward the stairs. 1t was
lying in such position that a person in
dropping it and starting toward the
stairs would have had to release it
from the left hand. This is considered
a point in the circumstantial evidence.
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LODGE DID NOT DO IT.
a. K. Wilson Says Masonic Lodges
Took No Hand in Collins Case.

A K. Wilson, grand secretary Of the
Masons denies that the Masonic lodges
employed detectives to work on the
Collins case. Mr.. Wilson said today:
II do not understand how the report
started that the Masonic lodges hired
detectives So far as the lodges are
concerned the matter was dropped
when the coroner's jury finished its in
designations. 1t is not in the, province
of the Masonic lodges to engage in that
kind of business.
Il have no doubt that some of the
members have associated themselves
together in an informal way to help fer
ret the thing out, but the Masonic
lodges have not had anything to do
with it whatever
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REVENUE BILL SIGNED

Washington, June 13.-The war revenue
bill was brought to the White House by
messenger at 2:45 p. m. and was signed by
the president at 3:01 clock.
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Chicago Livestock Market.

Chicago, JLne y.
HOGS-Estimated receipts for today,
35 600; left over, 1900. Market slow, >10c
lower than Saturdays average. Light
s.. $50 3. 95; mixed, SO. 65td3.95; heavy, So 759
4; rough, So SOB So
lower. Beeves. $4d5.20; cows and heifers,
81. 50at4. 50: Texas steers. SO. 65@4 40; stock
ers and feeders, SO. 85d4.S0
SHEEP-Strong to 10c higher. Native
sheep, $3.50a5.10; westerns, 81 500 SIS;
lambs 81. 25M6 So.
Official Saturday:
Receipts, II, s12; shipments. ISIS.
CATTLE-Receipts, SO: Shipments 200.
SHEEP-Receipts, 4.025; shipments. 737.
Estimated receipts of hogs tomorrow,
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means that the mind dwelIs upon those
subjects
But what about insanity being
caused by love?"
1.-THE mental condition of a person
overwhelmingly in love under adverse
circumstances causing excitement,
worry, sleeplessness, great mental dis
tress, etc, might doubtless act through
these channels to exhaust the brain
and bring on mental arrangement just
as such exhaustion effects through the
channels of religion, politics or finance
might do
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warships and the 30 transports reached
Key West a junction was made with
the eleven warships at that point and
the combined fleets started together.
Naval officials speak of it as a magnif-
icent marine procession. The transports
stretched out for several miles, accord
ing to a high naval official, although
even this it is felt is short of the length
which such a procession of troops
would take, each being given adequate
sea ROOM The warships proper headed
by the majestic Indiana stretched at
least three-QuarterS of a mile,
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BEAN HEARD FROM.
He Was Seen in Denver Two Weeks
Ago.

Thomas B. Crauel, manager of the Den
yer branch of Otto Kuehne's preserving
works, is in the city today. He learned
for the first time today that Asa w. Bean
of North Topeka had disappeared from
this city. He says that about two weeks
ago Asa Bean came into his office in Dem
Yer, dressed shabbily, but did not speak
of his having left Topeka suddenly. Bean
was an agent for Swift & Co. of Kansas
City.
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BURNED OCT.
Spartansburg, Pa, is Almost Destroy
ed by Fire.

Erie, Pa, June 13.-The business part
of the town of Spartansburg, Pa, was
wiped out by fire which started at 80
this morning and is supposed to be OF
incendiary origin.
The large business houses. all wooden
structures, with their contents were
burned, besides numerous smaller ones.
The loss is $150,000 and is almost total.
The fire burned itself out as the town
is without fighting facilities.