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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
SHOT BY A WOMAN.
W. a. Lawrence of the "ohiO Farm
er," Mortally Wounded.

Denver, Sept. 10.-W. H. Lawrence, of
Cleveland, Ohio, was shot and probably
mortalIy wounded in a room at the
Oxford hotel yesterday afternoon by a
woman who is known here only as
Florence Richardson. The woman then
shot herself in the heart, dying almost
instantly. Mr.. Lawrence was taken to
st. Luke's hospital. The doctors in
attendance give no hope of his recovery.
The ball entered his back and passed
clear through his body. coming out at
the left nipple.
The couple had registered at the OK
ford hotel about a half hour before the
tragedy, as H. c. Rockwell and wife of
Greeley, Colo. The motive for the
shooting is not known. Mr.. Lawrence
been shot and sank to the floor in the
hallway. Il don't know why she shot
me- he said. Beyond that he declined
to make any statement.
Mr. Lawrence and the woman who
had shot him had returned this morning
from a three weeks tour over the state
in n covered wagon. Inmates of the
house where she lived before starting
on this trip say that she was a very
dissolute person and was addicted to the
morphine habit and that she often
boasted of having once shot and killed
a woman. She came to this house on
July p last and nothing is known of her
previous history. In her trunk was an
express receipt in the name of Florence
Montague She was about "a years old.
It is understood that her mother lives
in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Lawrence is a brother of NJ. J.
Lawrence. president of the Ohio Farmer
Publishing company of Cleveland, Ohio,
is about 45 years old and has a wife and
several children in Cleveland
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COL. TURNER'S MEN ARRIVE
Had to Rest Three Times in March
ing Two Miles.

Chicago. Sept. 1O-The first Illinois
infantry, Colonel Henry L. Turner COM
manding, arrived home today over the
Lake Shore railway. There were 924
officers and men on the four sections
of the train. OF that number PIG sick
men on the first section needed ambu-
lance attention and hospital care. The
regiment was met at the station by the
First infantry veteran service 1000
strong and escorted to the armOry at
Sixteenth street.
All along the line of march the re-
turning soldiers were greeted by thous-
andS of enthusiastic citizens. The dis
was only two miles, but the marching
column was in such a condition that
they required three rests to cover that
distance. Hospitals and private homes
cared for those who have no relatives
in the city There were no deaths since
the regiment left Montauk Point and
it is said that among the sick men only
one, Private Griffin, is in a dangerous
condition
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ALL CORRUPT.
Scathing unciation of the Cana
dian Klondike Officials.

London, Sept 10.-''Today,'' which is
now edited by Barry Payne, instead of
Jerome K. Jerome, devotes pages this
week to the exposure of the alleged
''Klondike fiasco' and especially to the
reported corruption of officials. 1t pub
fishes a letter from a prominent Eng
lishman who says:
The police, land office, postoffice.
gold commissioners office and mounted
police are all corrupt The Americans
are having the laugh over the British
ers about their government. I would
rather see the whole country handed
over to the Yankees than to see such a
shameful state of affairs under our
flag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
Stabs the Empress of Austria
With StiIetto
At the Hotel Beaurivage, GEN
eva, Switzerland.
DONE BY ANARCHIST.
PerpetratOr of the Deed
Promptly Arrested.
The Murderer is an Italian
Named LucchOni.

Geneva, Switzerland. Sept. 1O.-The
empress of Austria was assassinated
at the Hotel Beaurivage this
evening by an anarchist who was ar
rested. He stabbed her majesty with
q stiletto.
1t appears that her majesty was
walking from her hotel to the landing
place of the steamer at about 1 O'Clock
when an Italian anarchist suddenly ap-
preached and stabbed her to the heart.
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Will RECEIVE A. FORTUNE.
Wichita Man Profits by Death of
Relatives in England.

Wichita. Kan. Sept 1O.-William H
Wroughton of Wichita has been notified
that he has fallen heir to great riches
since the death of his grandmother in
England Wroughton is confident he will
get his share of the money. John Wrough-
ton, the grandfather who saved up the
money. had but two children. and one of
them died young. The other came to
America and married. He had four chill
dren, Mrs H Parmenter of St Louis
Mrs. Ella Michel and Miss Mary Wrough-
ton of New Albany and W. H. Wroughfon
of Wichita The father is dead and the
children had heard nothing of the grand
father until they heard of his death and
that he had left a fortune of 81 600 600
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lb6n 0lAB6 WV
Business of Many Kinds Brought
to a StandstiII
In England by a Temperature
Unequalled in 80 Years.
STEAMBOATS, STOP.
Many Cases of SunstrOke and
ApOpleXy.
Water Famine Prevails Causing
Great Suffering.
Fevers Are Breaking Out and
No Relief in Sight.
STEAMBOATS, STOP.

Copyright, 1898, by Associated Press.)
London. Sept. 1O.-Tropical weather
continues here and on the continent.
The thermometer in London on Thurs
day last registered 80 degrees, which is
the record for the summer. while the
returns for the past thirty years do not
show any previous record above 81 for
the month of September.
The whole OF Great Britain continues
without rain and the almost unbreath-
able atmosphere in London is intensified
by sultry, white mist which is so
thick on the Thames that the steam
boats had to stop running. There have
been innumerable cases of sunstrOl1e
and apoplexy and the iron works of
Birmingham and the black country are
closing on account of the heat. Fires
are occurring among the trees and in
the grass on the commons.
The conditions prevailing in the east
end of London are pitable. There has
been the usual water famine and for
three weeks over a million people, to
say nothing of animals have been suf-
fering from the shortage. The situation
is daily growing worse, fevers are
breaking out, and as the indications of
the supply of water has already been
curtailed three hours daily and prOmis-
es to be further shortened
Sun Spot the Cause.
Paris, Sept 1O.-The heat has been
very great in Paris. where an ice fam
3ne prevails and the French soldiers
have been suffering so much during the
army maneuvers that they had to be
abandoned. The Paris meteorological
authorities hold that the sun spot is re
SDOnSible for the extreme heat.
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The empress fell, got up again and was
carried to the steamer unconscious The
boat started; but, seeing the empress
had not recovered consciousness. the
captain returned and the empress was
carried to the hotel Beaurivage where
she expired.
The murderer is man named Luc-
choni. He was born in Paris of Italian
parents
Confirmed at London.
London, Sept 1O.-The story of the
assassination of the empress of AUS
tria reached here through the Paris Of
flee of the Havas News agency.
The French foreign office confirms the
report of the assassination of the en-
press of Austria
Nothing Heard at Washington.
Washington, Sept. 1O.-Baron Rieden-
eau, secretary, is the only member of
the Austrian legation in the city, Min
lister HengelmuIler being at Newport
Up to noon no advices had reached the
legation or the state department of the
assassination of the Austrian empress.
The empress of Austria was born
December "a, 1897. She was a daughter
of Duke Macmillan of Bavaria and
was married to Francis Joseph,
emperor of Austria and king of
Hungary, April "a, 1854. They had three
children, the Archduchess Gizela, who
is married to Prince Luitpold of Ba-
varia; the Archduke Rudolph, who mar
ried Princess Stephenie of Belgium and
who was, seemingly, assassinated in
18S9 and the Archduchess Maria Valer-
ia, who married the Archduke Franz
Salvador of Austria Tuscany. The late
empress was an enthusiastic horse
woman.
Our Consul Cables.
Washington, Sept 10-The following
message has just been received at the
state department:
Geneva, Sept. 10, 1850 p. m.-Empress
of Austria just assassinated here BY
Italian anarchist (Signed)
RIDGELY, Consul.
Another Account.
Berne, Switzerland, Sept 1O--Another
account of the assassination of the en-
press of Austria says:
After having been stabbed from be-
hind the empress rose and walked on
Continued on Sixth Page.l
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FOR APACIFIC CABLE.
General Hartweu Has a Contract in
His Pocket

San Francisco. Sept. 10-General AL
fred s. HartWeIl, who arrived here on
the steamer Coptic from Honolulu will
leave today for Boston with a contract
which he says was consummated be-
tween the Hawaiian, government before
annexation and a syndicate of Boston
capitalist headed by James S. Scrym-
ser, president of the Central and South
American Gable company for the con-
struction of a cable between San Fran
sisco and Honolulu and from there to
Yokohama The contract gives this
syndicate an absolute monopoly of cable
communication between Honolulu and
Yokohama but is silent regarding the
right of competition between the islands
and the United States.
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SIMPSON GETS A sHOCK.
"Farmer'' Smith Downs His Ancient
Enemy in Mcpherson.

A queer story comes from Mcpherson,
and more than one person believes
there is something in it. A few days
ago a young man named Grattan was
nominated for the legislature, defeating
Farmer Smith. Now it is asserted that
the friends of Jim Simpson are plan
ming to defeat Grattan for the purpose
of throwing the blame of his defeat on
Farmer Smith and thus destroying
whatever power he has in Mcpherson
county politics.
The story goes on to say that the
friends of Simpson have more than one
object in the defeat of Grattan. The
latter is a rising young lawyer, and If
he is elected to the legislature he would
acquire a party prestige that might en-
able him to become a formidable rival
to Matt SimpsouNJim's brother, for the
judgeship of that district.
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CAUGHT IN THE CYLINDER.
Larned Man Loses His Arm in
Threshing Machine.

Larned, Kan, Sept 1O.-Richard Digh-
ton. a young man who was working with
a threshing gang north of Pawnee Rock,
became the victim of an accident yeSter-
day which may cost him his arm In at
tempting to release a choke in the cylin-
der of the machine his left hand was
caught in the cogs and terribly torn and
esssary. but at the request Of the vic
tim, who wants to save his hand if possi-
Bile it has been postponed for the present,
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SANK IN THE RAPIDS.
Two Chicago Newspaper Men
Drowned While on a Pleas
ure Trip.

Quebec. Sept 1O.-Carl Smith. who wrote
the Fired at Random column in the
Chicago Record, and Louis Sass, sporting
editor on the same paper, have been
drowned in the heavy rapids of the Grande
Discharge by the upsetting of their birch
bark canoes. They were on a holiday tour.
The Grande Discharge is the outlet of
Lake st. John for which resort the news
paper men had left here Wednesday morn
ing.
The Wache CailIe, where the drowning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
COL. DICK FOR CONGRESS-.
Will Try to Win the Seat Made Va
cant by Northway's Death.

Akron, O., Sept lot is stated by
friends of Colonel Charles F. Dick
chairman of the national Republican
committee, that he will be a candidate
for congress from the Nineteenth Ohio
district to succeed S. A. Northway
whose death occurred Thursday.
Colonel Dick refused to talk on the
matter, saying that to do so at this
time would be unseemIy while Mr.
Northway's remains are lying unburied.
1t is regarded as certain, however that
the colonel will seek the nomination.
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Alma island. where the waters in the
fb besd IF +e Sa At low
water the rapids are often shot by Indians
in canoes. But the water being high, the
guides objected to the trip until urged by
the deceased When one canoe upset the
other went to its assistance and was also
swamped. Both guides were drowned
Mr.. Smith was well known throughout
the west and at one time was managing
editor of the Omaha World-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-10
FIRST SNOW
Storm is In Progress In East
ern Colorado.
Western Nebraska is Threat
ened With a Blizzard.
is COLD AT DENVER
And a Fall of Snow is Confident
ly Expected
To Follow the Fall in the Tenn
perature.
rs COLD AT DENVER

Denver. Colo, Sept. 10-The first
snow storm of the season is reported
from eastern Colorado and it threatens
to develop into a blizzard in western
Nebraska.
No snow has yet fallen in Denver but
it is quite cold and the indications are
that snow will follow the fall in tenn
Derature
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Kansas Pensions

Washington, Sept. 1O.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
OriginaHEdWfn R. Fetters, National
Military home Leavenworth IS: John w.
Mccormick. La Crosse, Sc; NIelyn B. Sell
man. Grand Haven, Sc.
RestOra ton and reissue-Travis w.
Lynch, dead, Fountain, Sc.
AdditionaI-Charles w. Hill, Ottawa, IS.
Increa se-Iewis T. Wilson. Lyndon. IS
TO SO; William NJ. Weir, Harper S12 to
81
Reissue and increase-John ShaIlenber-
ger, Larned, S6 to S12-
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Nine DAYS From Khartou1n.

London. Sept. 10-The tourist agencies
are already planning trips to Khartoum
which this week has demonstrated to
be less than nine days from London.
Last Saturday General Kitchener dis
patched Colonel Hope from Omdurman,
the former dervish stronghold on the
river Nile near Khartoum, to Cairo and
he accomplished the journey in 81 and
q half hours
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MUST LAY DOWN ARMS.
Turks at Crete Are Given I'm
til 5 O'clock.

Vienna, Sept 1O.-According to a dis
patch received here from Canea, Island of
Crete the troops of the various powers
have hoisted their flags over the town
walls Of Gambia and the admirals have
sent an ultimatSm to the deputy governor
and the Turkish commander that all arms
be laid down by o'clock this evening.
The warships, it is added, are in readiness
to resume the bombardment of the place.
One of the foreign ships has gone to
Retimo, where disturbances have broken
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ISLAND SWALLOWED.
Disappears From View With
All Its Inhabitants.

Victoria, B. C., Sept. 1O-News comes
from Suva by the steamer Miowera
that Falcon island recently situated
midway between the Tonga Tabu and
Hafai groups and Immediately opposite
the Nomuka group of islands has dis
appeared beneath the waves owing to
volcanic action. There were about 20
native fishermen on the island who
have doubtless perished.
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CHAMBERLAIN'S TALK
As Reported in New York is Doubted
in London.

London Sept. 1O.-A long cabled in
terview with Mr. Joseph Chamberlain,
the British secretary of state for the
colonies, who is now in the United
States on a visit to his wifes parents,
has been received with incredulity by
the English press. The Daily Chronicle
says:
THAT he should have talked of
railroad through the TransvaaI from
Khartoum to the Cape, or have dis
closed the Anglo-German understand
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MORE YELLOW FEVER.

Washington. Sept 1O.-Surgeon Cen
eral sternberg today received a dis
patch from the chief surgeon at Ponce,
Porto Rico, saying that there were four
cases OF yellow fever and one death
among the troops there. This is the
first report of yellow fever among the
4roops in Porto Rico.
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Weather In ndieations.

Chicago. Sept. 10.-Weather forecast
for Kansas: Partly cloudy tonight with
rain in south portion; possibly frost in
north portion; Sunday generally fair
and slightly warmer; northerly winds.
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description is beyond believing. If
these stories are true, then indeed Lord
Salisbury's 'blazors' are quenched for
ever in the white light of Mr. Chamber
lain's indiscretions.''
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81. John,a Miiitaru sohoo1.

SaIina. Sept. 1O-The St. Johns Mill
tary school opened yesterday with a large
number of former and new cadets. Bishop
Millspaugh delivered the opening address
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Continued on Sixth Fage.l
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a laugh, Two looked to Get news from you,
and now We have nows 70 give you. Tho
Il was most iatterlns, and spoke OF some
urgent and great business on which the King
desired my lord immediaie presence and com IN
King with a large train Of servants, leaving be-
hind my lady, who was too sick TO travel
deep consideration. What need had the King
Of my lords counsel. and SO suddenly What
h hSa 0e oaih %S@e a. caro- po''E Was MSp he S sSm SD SpsdhG as 20 q
lord OF counsel or rs his daughters fatheri
For by now the King must know certain mat
bic gentleman who had strivon to serve her as
far as his station enabled him and without un:
my lords coach on the road and not remarked
II among the many. that met us as we drew
near to, London in the evening. I had not OBJ
! took heed Of little en- that journey save the
bearing OF Mistress Barbara. Where lay the
m my" NINA Il that MyM ior De P S%T@Sair had u is sent m lmso
sengers from Calais. and that the King might
be seeking to fulfil in ANOTHER, way the BARGAIN
whose accomplishment 1 had thwartcd. The
thought was new life to me. II my work were
not finished-I broke off; the wears hand was
Touching the prophecy" no began.
Indeed, sir, in good time you shall know all.
"Fuidiiodi' no cried rapturously. "Thcn.
Nay / retorted. she frowns most damna-
To swear is a sin. to swear before ladies is
bad manners, to swear in talking to a clergy
man 10 worst of all. Yet, while my mother and
my sister drew away in offence land ] hereby
tender them an apology never vet made,, the
vicar only smiled.
"a plague on such prophecies said I sourly.
Yet II IL be fulfilled" he murmurcd. For
he held more by that than by any good fortune
of mine, me he loved. but his magic was dearer
to linn. You must indeed tell me-" he urged.
My mother approached somewhat timidly.
."You are come to stay with us, Simonf'
she asked.
For the term of nv life, so far as I know,
madame said l..
To be continued.
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great surprise 10 the Members. and they with
drew TO one corner Of the room to discuss his
proposition. When they took their places the
Chairman again called the meeting to order.
"Mr. Skerrigan," he said. your confession Of
your identity was voluntary and we believe you.
tircly on yourself. According TO our bylaws q
candidate must name n man not before mem
toned who shall receive the unanimous vote OF
the members. rs q conspicuously fit subject for
MiohaeIs club, Can you name such a mani"
II can" said Skerrigan promptly.
Name him" said the Chairman.
Capt. O"Blnrk," said Skerrigan.
Hardly bad he said the name before the other
members broke into cheers. They shook hands
with each other and with Skcrrigan. There was
selection had not only entitled him to member
ship, but at q bound II advanced him to tho OF.
fee of Nicc'C Chairman and member e~S-oficio OF
the Executive
The assault on Capt. 0'Blank is OF too recent
date TO Mood rctelling, but the unworthy suss
picions OF the Headquarters reporters. who b
this time bad discrcditcd most OF his stories,
may he shown to be groundless by this expla-
nation. Capt. O'Blank was struck with a club
and IL is strictly true that he did not know what
followed and Skcrrigan revealed to Capt.
McBlank his successor. the part he played In it.
I'd rather leave the Police Department than
the The, Society" he said, after tho tale had
you needn't do either" said Capt. MoBlank.
W are working along the Same ends. LsS
them keep up the good work and / won't inter-
fere. Permit me-, Skcrrigan, to congratulate
you on your promotion to be n Detective Ser
gcant.' Am
promotion. and perhaps II was luck and per
bRps IL was common sense. II mey also er-
plain an occasional mysterious assault case 70
ported In the newspapers from time to time.
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a WARNING IN CoLoRs.
AFTER seeing u. This Man Called Tor an An.
monIn Cocktail ana . Notary Public.

AFTER seeing u. This Man Called Tor m An.
mon'a cocktail, and . So,ar, ra'l,o.
There are advertisements and advertisements.
Some allure and some warn. To the latter class
though unintentionaliy, belongs a decidedly ap'
~tractive advertisement Of whiskcy. 1t consists
OF a bottle. labelled with the name OF the whis-
shifting circle of rehectors of various colora.
made brilliant by bright lights. the effect being
tn,aiaosnon,o - . binh dec
A few nights ago a man who was in a condt
htn'so,, ' 1880 po. - - y ,h asa nan, -, pra.dmaH
hinlscit wandered up that part OF broaa"ay'
tween the gutter and the adjacent curb. When
bo caught sight n tho ndvortisement he nausea
with a pleased expression.
with some sif,cnlty he made his wsy over to
the window and stood there. contemplating the
vbirlinp colors. and. pressing his ployed fingers
,non ,hs aIass somrbt 70 to,iow N. convoIu.
tions, a process that might have been possible
manu-. PRESENTLY us gaze cen'reu vi 'he oo'1e'
He gave a start.
.ona nni,o ar duee - ,so eino,n eh,oh ~ ~a.h.
Tone quito auuiole 10 inc circle "n'en RaIn.
cred around him. Yer queer. Wonner Z
the b'o'ls really there"
Nobody offered any on the sub.
jet Jet. :, The ,ss speeuia .iS gentleman put his face
Looks real" he said. Ca always tell.
though. Been seein' things lately tina beer. 2
derilS W%hiriigif Goin' roun' any wayi Guess
be'r go home"
look at the bottle, and this time his eyes fell
upon the legend inscribed near 1t: Locating
each letter with his fingers on the glass %
ed to spell out the words: 80
That's YER strange he broke of in awe
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81 suppose" said Mr.. staybolt. that most of
uE, as between wealth with idleness ana poverty
with occupation, would choose wealth; but I
I'M not so sure that ! would myself. In fact. tho
older ! grow the more l am convinced that next
10 the love of those we hold dearest. OF parents.
wives. and children. the greatest boon to man Is
labor. Poverty with occupation would imply
ne peer 10 labor, and hat would mean free.
freedom from care. The man who becomes in
irtC-t"d in his work forgCts his troubles. and he
linGr. besides. a pleasure In seeing the results OF
his labor take form and grow; the pleasure OF
attainment.
T man who does not find enjoyment n
pleA0ur01."