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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
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lady in the office when the proprietor
is not in Or you can send your letter
here to the man with whom we met be
fore and tell him not to wait to meet
me on the street, but to bring it to my
house at once. Seal it carefully and be
sure to use a special delivery stamp.
Use no names. Write me fully as to
what you have done since saw you
and as to what your plans are for to-
night Mark the envelope Personal"
Burn this letter at once, as 1 will do
with yours. Now. do not disappOint me
again 1 shall expect to hear from you
twice before morning, once by letter
and again in a different way"
John Collins then explained the let
ter. which was read sentence by SEN
tence, by Mr.. Hayden Collins said he
did not know why he used the word
dangerous, but said the other parts of
the letter referred solely to the gam
bling transaction With reference to
Kansas City trip, witness said that re
ferred to the trip which Johnson Jordan
was to take for the purpose of paWning
the defendants watch If he failed to
procure the money from Bee Adams in
Topeka.
THE whole letter" said John Collins,
refers to the gambling transactions"
When the sentence which began,
Burn this letter. was reached. Mr..
Hayden stepped over to John Collins
and said:
DO you remember having written
this part?"
A1No The ink from that point to
the close of the letter is darker than
that which appears in the other part
of the letter.
O-You did not write it then?
Al remember having written no
such words in that letter and 1 think
that part of the letter is a rank forgery.
The witness then swore that he did
not at any time give Jess Harper a re-
vOlYer and that he received in a letter
from his father the 81 which he expend-
ed coming to Topeka. Jess Harper
swore that he pawned Johns revolver
and got the money which John used to
pay his fare to Topeka to see Johnson
Jordan
Young Collins then told how he had
come to Topeka and had gone to John
son JOrdan's house. There he went to
the rear door and found Johnson Jordan
at dinner Jordan arose and John fol-
lowed him into a front room. where he
asked him why he had not made some
reply to the defendants letters.
Jordan told me that my watch was
at the police station and that he had
been fOoling me-
Court here adjourned until 1870.
Afternoon Session.
A. P. FIonnoId. city clerk of Lawrence
was the first witness after noon, and by
his books and vouchers, showed that
Cornelius Carter had worked for the
city but one day last April and May and
at such a time that Carter could not
have possibly been in charge of a gang
of men in the city park, at the time he
SWOFe ne was Lnere ana SsllQ JOnn COL
Inns give Jess Harper his diamond pin.
John Collins then resumed the wit
ness stand He proceeded with the
story which was interrupted at the
noon adjournment of court. He said:
Jordan told me the watch was at
the police station and I wanted him to
go and get it. He said he had a de-
tective named Kesson and could get the
watch. I demanded that he send and
get the watch for me, but he cOuIdn't
then, he said because Kesson was out
of town. ] told Jordan would be back
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FIRE IN STATE HOUSE.
Coal Oil Lamp Falls and Sets
Woodwork Attire.

For a few minutes this afternoon the
state house was on fire and had it not been
for the heroic action of Assistant State
Superintendent of Insurance McCoubrie
there might not have been any Senate
chamber and Representative hall for the
extra session of the legislature to be, held
IN
A large coal oil lamp in the bond vault
of the state treasury fell from its bracket
about o clock and set fire to the carpet.
The clerks in the office threw heavy mats
and rugs on the lamp hoping to smother
the flames, but instead the rugs and mats
caught fire and for q moment there
was great danger that the valuable. pa
pers in the vault would be consumed by
fire.
Mr.. McCoubrie, whose office, adjoins. the
treasury, heard the noise and rushed in
He saw the burning pile of mats and rugs
and, pushing the frightened clerks aside.
he rushed in. seized the burning pile of
mats, rugs and lamp and threw them all
out of the window before any more seri-
Gus loss had happened than the burning
of the carpet and rugs. When the fire
men arrived they found Mr.. McCoubrie
coolly brushing, the dirt and, SCOT from his
clothing and the frightened office force
trying to get the smoke out of the room
This is what comes of having no cleo
trio lights in the vaults.
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on Dewey day, and he promised me to
have the watch for me then
Q.-You went back to Lawrence
Ayes, that afternoon on the Santa
O.-You returned on Dewey day?
Ayes.
Q.-What did you do?
A.-Went straight to JOrdan's house
to get the watch. He said he hadn't
been able to get the watch, but if 1
would come back after the parade he
would have the watch. Before went
back there, I had eaten my dinner,
about 1870, father and had CONVEX
satiOn and during which 1 return
ed to my father his pistol which had
been carrying for several days
I had gotten it in the Office May 5.
Then 1 went to the office and he said
he was preparing to go east and asked
me if there was anything he could get
for me. We had often talked about me
having a revolver. He then said he
would give me his and get another for
himself when he was east.
After dinner 1 gave him the pistol
(May 10) and he wrote out at the same
time a check for S25. my allowance
which he had not sent me for that
month.
I gave father the revolver and soon
left the house,
Odd you buy a revolver that day?
Ayes.
Q-Where?
Alt a secondhand store on Kan
sas avenue.
Q.-Was that pistol discharged at that
time?
Ayes; the man took the cartridges
out while examined the gun. I turned
to look at something passing on the
street and he put the cartridges back in
the gun. Without noticing pulled the
trigger and the gun went off. It start
led me as much as it did him.
Q.-Was the discharge of that gun
accidental?
Ayes, it was
Q--What did you pay for st?
A-$2 so.
Q.-Why did you buy the gun?
Al had a we'll defined suspicion
that was being swindled. and as I
was going back to see johnson Jordan,
1 wanted to take the gun with me.
L later went to Jordan's house and
round him and some other cOIOred man
IN the house. He didn't have the watch,
but sent a man after it. I gave him S..
and they gave me back $3.50. The col
ored man got on the car, [ gave him
10 cents, and started to the station. as
L presumed to get the watch. He soon
came back, and said KesSOn r.OuIdn't
get the watch as it was locked up in
the safe in the office and there was a
crowd there asked him what he
did with the S.. He said he had given
it to KeSSOn.
''I went to supper then, went I'D town
and was near StansfeId's drug store
when the cutting scrape occurred I
then went down to Jordan's house At
ter had waited there awhile, waiting
Tor 10 johnson to come back with the
watch and chain johnson did not come
and Jordan suggested that we go over
to Bee Adams and see if johnson had
come back there. Jordan told me that
Steele had ordered all the 'niggers' off
the street, and he supposed that was
the reason why 10 Johnson did not re-
turn"
Odd you draw gun on Jordan at
his house?
A.-No.
Q.-Then there was no truth in what
Jordan testified to?
A.-NO,not in that and but little truth
in anything else he said.
Odd you have a talk with Adams q?
A--NO.
Odd Jordan ask Adams anything
about a bomb?
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

GnlcaSO, Dec 10.
wHEAT-Wheat today showed dullness
attendant upon the near approach of the
holidays. Trades We're nearly all in small
lots, mostly of an evening up character.
The opening was firm, May starting 14G3sc
higher at 66d661sc. Liverpool was steady
at only about I'D decline, a good deal bet
ter showing than was expected following
the late weakness in yesterdays market
here. Northwestern receipts were again
small. 7O7 cars The firmneSs, however,
was due more to absence of selling press
IRE than to buying demand, and soon after
slowly declined May touching 655s@Ac be-
fore a reaction came. Continental ad-
vices were decidedly bearish, private ca
bles reporting constantly increasing stocks
in Russian ports, OdesSa'S accumulation
being put at 81 million bushels on De-
cember l. This caused an increase in the
liquidation here, yesterdays buyers being
the heaviest sellers. Late Liverpool ca
bles showed continued steadiness in that
market. This developed a better feeling
here, May advancing to 65S4d sc and be-
coming very dull and steady at 6534c.
CORN-COrn followed wheat. opening
firm and a sha0e higher. but weakening
when wheat sold off. Longs sold in a
scattered way. Receipts were 436 cars
OATS-Oats were very dull. Receipts
263s@15c and declined to 2614d$sc.
PROVISIONS-In provisions support
was lacking and heavy run of hogs
caused lower prices. May pork opened
PFC lower at $3.50 and declined to 9.55.
May lard opened. a shade lower at $5.371s
a shade lower at S4.821k and declined to
81 S0d4 S21A.
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CALLED.
Continued from First Page.1


the Office of United States marshal,
made a vacancy which was filed by
the election of Major T. J. Anderson.
W. A. Harris, who was elected United
States senator, is succeeded by j. G..
Stone as senator from Leayenworth
county.
r. T. Anderson succeeds Ben Wal
lack as senator from Atchison county.
The death of W. A. Mosher, senator
from Cloud and Republic counties,
makes a vacancy which will be filled by
r. B. Ward.
In the house I. E. Lambert'S resignation
as representative from Lyon county, to
become United States district attorney,
created vacancy which will be filled by
Charles Harris of Emporia-
w G. Fuller succeeds E. T. Patton in
KioWa county.
s.. L. Filson succeeds Charley Lobdell
in Lane county, who moved out of the
county.
In Grant county Frank Byers succeeds
Q. A. Maxwell, deceased.
These changes make no difference with
the political compilations of either house,
except that the Republicans gain one in
the senate. where Ward, Republican, sue
ceedS MOsher, a POpulist.
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A.-No, they talked confidentially out
of my hearing.
Q-Then what was done?
A.-Jordan suggested that we go to
the 400 club, perhaps we could find
Johnson there, If mot Jordan said he
could find some one to send to the sta
ton for the watch He soon found
Pearly Atkinson whom gave a dollar
and he went out presumably to the sta
ton. He soon came back and said Kes-
son had sent Jordan word that unless
he got out of town he would be ar
rested. Atkinson was to have So if he
got the watch.
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ODICdSO, c.
HOGS-Estimated receipts Of hogs. So
900; left over, 1890; Market slow and a- SC
lower. Light, So. 2Od3. 50; mixed. $3.50
3371a; heavy. So. 20G3 pig. rough So 2Oa3.S5;
workers., $3.50.
CATTLE-Receipts, $500. Market strong
to 1Oc higher. Beeves, So. 90Q6; cows and
heifers, $2a4. 65: Texas steers, So 30d4.25 !;
stockers and feeders, S2sSOd4. 20.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000. Market strong.
Natives. $2.50Q4. 3d., westerns, $3q4.25;
lambs, $4GJ5. %.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, S, $50: shipments, 7S2.
CATTLE-Receipts, TO- 55; shipments, D.
4O6.
sHEEP-Receipts. 1920; shipments, q
Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor-
row, sc, 900.
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In TWO HEMISPHERES.
Our Flag Has Been Planted to
Remain Forever, Says
the President.

Atlanta, Dec. 15.-President Mckinley
addressed a large audience at Piedmont
Park this afternoon.
The president said in part:
"Other parts of the country have had
their public thanksgiving and jubilees
in honor of the historic events of the
past year, but nowhere has there been
greater rejoicing than among the people
here, the gathered representatives of
the south. I congratulate them upon
their accurate observation of events,
which enabled them to fix a date which
insured them the privilege of being the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
NO INAUGURALBALL
Likelihood That 1t Will Be Abandon
ed This Time.

President William Green of the To-
peka Commercial club will this after
noon appoint a committee of ten to take
charge of the ceremonies at the inaugu-
ration of Governor-e1ect Stanley. This
committee will have power to appoint
subcommittee for the different de-
tails of arrangement.
The appointment of the committee
will be in accordance with a resolution
adopted by the Commercial club at the
meeting last night.
The governor-elect will be consulted
in reference to the inaugural ceremon-
les. It is probable that an inaugural
ball will not be given, and simply a re-
ception arranged for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, Dec. 10.
No 2, 58d6O1kc No. 2 red, 6S1@c; No. 8, 60
@66c; No. 2 spring, 60d62c; No. 3. 57G60c.
CORN-FirTn. No. mixed, 311AQ32c;
No 2 white. 313zc: No. 2, 31Ac.
OATS-Firm. No. white, 28Q2SAc.
RYE-Firm. No. 2, SOC.
HAY-Steady. unchanged.
BUTTER - Steady. Separator 17q19c;
dairy, 16c.
EGGs-F1rm- Fresh. PC.
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Liverpool: Wheat sd lower, corn IN
Receipts of cattle: Chicago 1000, steady:
Kansas City, $500, steady; Omaha, 1000
Liverpool closing cable: wheat ed
higher; corn, Is higher.
Northwestern receipts: This year, Min
neapOliS 452 cars, Duluth 255 cars, total 107
cars: last year, Minneapolis 494 cars, Du-
luth 80 cars, total 524 cars.
Chicago receipts today: Wheat, III cars;
corn, 436 cars; oats, 323 cars.
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BRICE is DEAD.

New York, Dec. 15.-3:25 p. m.-Ca1vin
S. Brice died at 3:15 o'clock this after
noon in this city.
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Sugar Market.

New York, Dec. IS.
SUGAR-Raw, irregular; fair refining,
37sd3 5-16c; centrifugal Sc test. 43s14 7-15c;
molasses sugar, 3Zsa3 11-16c; Refined.
steady: crushed, 55sc; powdered, sac;
granulated, SIC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15
THE PRoGRAMMR.

What the Populist Leaders Expect
the Special Session to Accomplish.
to be introduced in the special session
will be an insurance law, which is now
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

Canon Bywater and Mrs. G. P. Ash
ton will sing tonight at the Good Shep-
herd Fair.
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City, Dec. 10.
CATTLE Receipts, 5000. Market
stronger. Native steers. S3.50d5.40; Texas
steers, So 35d4.50; Texas cows, $21I3.50; ma
tive cows and heifers, S1-50G4.25; stockers
and feeders, S3d425: bulls, $1.5003.50.
preventative SALES.
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Holiday Excursions.

Only one fare for the round trip, viz
the Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

Eiderdown bathrobes and smoking
| jackets at J. B. Mills & Co., 724 Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

Travelling bags and umbrellas at J.
B Mills & Co., 724 Kansas Ave.
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Chicaeo Livestock Market.

SHEEP-Receipts 1000 Market firm.
lambs. $3.50@5.50: muttons. $2@4.5O.
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H0GS-Receipts 1900. Market weak to
SC lower. Bulk of sales. $3.25g335; heay-
les. SO. 30673 40: packers, $3.25G3.311a mixed,
s.. 25gI3 35; lights. S315Gr3. 3d. yorkers, $3.50
$50; pigs, $363. 2212.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

Buy Your Christmas Gifts
At the Cathedral Guild Bazaar tomor-
row and next day, at 725 Kansas ave
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Holiday Rates via serhe Rock Island"

If you are going to take trip ask the
of sale.
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Musical Instruments.
See add of e B. Guild, Music Co., on
Page 2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

A choice line of neckwear and mufHers
at J. B. Mills & Co., 724 Kansas Ave.
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Ranpes of Prices on Stock.
Stocks

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan
Chicago. Dec. Is.
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Market Gossip.

Furnished by the Wickham Commission
Co., 112 East Fifth street, Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-15

FOR Rents room house. 12H Tyler St.
hot and cold water, closet, etc. Inquire
11O7 Topeka ave.
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SEX. dividend IA per cent.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WANTED-By young lady, to work for
board in small family or to stay with
lady nights. Address B., care Journal
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0atshines the Tall6w Din

Tie greatest electric search
light IN the world, now being
erected at Fortress Monroe to
guard the entrance to the Chesa-
peak, has a beam of light nine
feet IN diameter. 1t will iIlum i.
nate an object one hundred miles
"tf and can be seen on the clouds
- even n greater distance. The
ii@ht IS gathered into a nlne-foot
1.Hn, which has an estimated
intensity Of ninety million can,
dies. The light revolves six
TIMES II minute. 1t was manu-
Pictured in France, but Aneri-
can generating apparatus has
been substituted for that built
abroad, and the dynamOs, en-
2fnrs and boilers are to be dupli.
Gated m case OF accident. The
nca III Of hight from the lamp will
Illuminate. a newspa per at a dis.
tanc@ 81 one hundred miles.
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Nice picked beef Al j ".
Davis. city market
One Minute Is not long, vet re-
lief IS obtained III half that time
by the use Of One Minute Cough
Cure. 1t prevents consumption
and quickly cures colds, Group.
bronchitis. pneumonia. lagrippe
and al throat ana lung troubles
Anti-Monopo!v drug store
Energetic agents arc ma !IlnG
SO TO $50 per day selling or
new book-l4st out--"Great
\ can.SpanIsh Mar Scenes, .
200 fui-page haIf-tone pictures
Of Gun navy: including large
official map SIND ten cents
postage for free prospectus.
VERY best terms. " E. Conxey
Company; Chicago
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n, ia Gainesville and H!gn springs, carries
Fri!E-aR deeper Port Tampa and ocala 20
ErT YORK without change, via Richmond =,
Washington Baltimore and Philadelphia
connecting Washington with the Old
Colonial Express for Boston without change
# .ar- 80. p also CONNECTS al Waycross
with through sleeper for Nashville via Mont
Eomery without change. Direct connection
made &; Zion .gomeTy tor Eew Orleans; at
Birmingham Tor Memphis: al 81. Louis foI
Hanssz city
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FOR TAX ASSESSOR

present myself as a candidate for
county assessor. s,lbl'ct fo tie demo
cratic voters IF the county Of the COM
ing rrimarlea Ny husines Tor years in
real estate has Iamiliarized ice with the
work OF that office, and / feel / am
equipped to perform its duties efficiently
il elected. Very respectfully,
JOSEPH I. LANCASTER.
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FOR THE LEGISLATURE

The desire on the part Of nay friends
Ia return NE TO the Legislature, induces
ma 10 offer myself :, candidate fuT re-
nomination as a representative, subject
10 the action of the democratlc vorecs
st the coming primary.
". X. Ir.W 4 DSNI
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Ar rive.

Ar rive.
No % 200 Pm, Daily from gainesville
NU. ID Live Oak, WaycToss, Sayannsh,
Montgomery and Gil points north,
east I'd west: also frOu? Jacksonville and Pa
iRtEEss
No 30 80 All. Daily from port Tampa,
NU- TX TAMPA. Lakeland. PuEta GOrda,
Rartow. Fitzgerald. LFeshurB, and
-. points -OaIL. THIS train carries through
sleeper from. Port TAMPA 70 New York Wis
OcAIa
No 10 Lao PM. Daily from Leesburg.
NU, 10 Flizgfrald. BEooksvIllr. Trilby.
IaTLpn springs, Clearwater. 81. re-
ter= baTg, Lakeland, Tampa and Port Tampa.
ana daily except sunday from Gusts, Una.
ri1.H ana d stor and Barlow, PuntR Gnrds and
intermediate -tetinG5
No M I45A Daily czcept sunday
W.. ~ from EomOSAssa and In:nrmedia
points.
Ne az 2.17 Pm Daity except snIda
IiUs 10 IRON. JuIIsItc. ceWbErry, Archer
fnc from oil q lnt5 north, east and
west, ana from Istechatta. Floral City. Inyer-
hess and all points sputh.
Hn 40 SO Pm Daily from Dunnellon
isUI 10 AID from all polRts north
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FOR TAX COLLECTOR

announce myself Candidate for the
office Of Tax Collector for Marion c0un-
t., subject 10 the democratic primaries,
and ask the support OF the democratic
party. Respectfully,
f. +. TFAGAkD
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s pat'iEa
IS Americas Greatest Medicine.
Hoods Pills aiye gsRtS 6r5 9t:a fec &c
ANNOUNCE NJ ENTS
FOR TAX ASSESSOR

am 4 candidate for reelection 10 the
office of ta2. assessor for Marion county
subject 10 the democratic primaries, and
ask The support Of the democratic party.
Respectfully, j. .. MATHEWS.
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Prices Reduced

To close out stocks 81 field peas
anI peanuts as | shall leave home
soon to ~p"nd the summer.
Prices on application.
j. b SUTTON, Scotsman.