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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
SAME PRICE ON BICYCLES.
Will Be No Cheaper Next Year Than
They Are Now.

New York, Aug. 3O.-Bfcycles are not
likely to be any cheaper next year. In
deed, manufacturers may advance the
prices, although the chances are that the
various grades will remain at the same
figures as they sold for in 1898.
A corner is reported on the tubing mar
ket, and the price of tubing has been
raised by the syndicate controlling a large
quantity, of the output. On ordinary
wheels the advance is such as to be felt
more by the maker than by the pur-
chaser. It is not quite enough to bring
ABOUT a radical advance in price. and yet
sufficient to increase the cost of making
a bicycle.
The advance in tubing will hit the
smaller manufacturers harder than the
big concerns, and 1t is not improbable that
some of the smaller makers will be crowd
ed out of business. 1t is claimed that
they. are responsible for cutting the price
of bicycles, and this is to be their punish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
B. 2. JAGK8ON Z CO., Indianapolis. Ind.

the saloonkeeper asked for a settlement
for drinks which had been ordered.
White announced that Mitchell was to
pay the bill. Mitchell protested and
said he would pay his share. The men
were finally elected from the place and
they agreed to settle their trouble by
fighting
They went into the vacant lot, which
IS screened from the street by a high
billboard, and without argument they
set to work to disfgure each others
countenance with knives. White had
the better of the encounter from the
start, and the second blow he struck
inflicted the wound in MitchelTs throat.
Mitchell continued the fight, notwith-
standing the fact that blood was pour
ing from the wound in his neck. He
succeeded in cutting White twice, but
the blows lacked force and only slight
wounds were inflicted.
Inc spectators of the bloody battle
cheered the contestants at each blow.
" SIl'el was becoming weak from loss
quarter.
Mitchell later told the officers that
w ElUe mad robbed him of a small sum
WPlIe in the saloon in Madison street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
FIGHT DUEL WITH KNIVES
John MitcheI's Throat SIashed by An
drew White in Vacant Lot

&ASW w nlb6 a AaC4Qb 4OC-
Chicago, Aug. 3O-A desperate fight
in which knives were used by the con-
testants, took place in a vacant lot
yesterday afternoon. AS a result of the
encounter John Mitchell, a stonecutter-.
is confined at the county hospital with
his throat cut and several deep knife
wounds in his head. He is in a precar-
iOus condition
Andrew White, who is charged with
lnnlctlng the wounds, is locked up at
the Desplafnes street police station. He
was cut twice on the face, but the
wounds are not severe. The fight was
witnessed Dy number of men and
boys, out no effort was made to stop
the ploooy encounter until woman
VINO was passing in Washington street
nouned Ohcer James Talcott who is
stationed at Jefferson and WASHINGTON
streets Both men attempted to escape
but the officer caught them
1t was not noticed that Mitchell was
severely wounded until he was about
to be placed in a cell, when Lookup
Keeper Patrick Davoren noticed that
the flesh on the mans throat was part
ed by a deep cut. The cash extended
entirely across the throat and narrowly
missed the jugular vein. The men
when taken into the station presented
a cory spectacle. Their clothing was
saturated with blood.
The men met in a saloon in Madison
street early in the afternoon. Wien
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
Emporia Colored Men Fight Over a
Young Woman.

Emporia, Kan, Aug. 3O.-Harvey Rus
sell attempted to assassinate Lester
Taylor, and shot him through the leg
and shoulder Both belong to the rec
ognized best class of colored citizens,
and neither has ever heretofore figured
in police circles. The trouble grew out
of attentions both were paying Miss Ida
Bayne and who should escort her home
from church Sunday night. A fight
occurred on the way home and Taylor
is said to have been the victor.
While Taylor who is in the employ
of DR.. FOncannOn, was attending to his
duties. Russell approached and with
out warning commenced shooting. Rus
sell is in jail and Taylor, it is supposed,
will recover
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
FIRE IN STOVE FACTORY.
Nashville Loses 100000 Worth of
Property.

Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 3O.-Ffre broke
out at 2:1O O'Clock this morning in the
fifth floor of the large esta blishment Of
the Phillips Butthoff mandatory, deal
ers in stoves and tinware, on College
street and spread rapidly, destroying
this building and those occupied by A.
J. Warren, furniture dealers; Phillips
& Stevenson, stoves and tinWare and the
Davie Printing company. The building
occupied by the AmericanNa tiOnaI bank
was considerable damaged by fire and
water. The loss is estimated at $780,
600, and is covered by insurance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Is HOT ROUNDS.
Fought by Gus Marine and Chris
SchIotz at Rochester.

Rochester, N. Y, Aug. SO.-Gus Ma
rino, of Syracuse and Chris Schlotz of
this city fought Is hot rounds before
advantage in height, there was, was in
his favor. Schlotz was strong and pun
ished Marino considerably, taking a lot
in return. Both men were on their feet
and fighting fast at the end of the 18th
round. In the preliminary bout between
Mike Donovan of this city and Jack
hausted in the 5th round thta he could
not continue,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Fnsion Ia Leavenworth.

Leavenworth. Aug 30.-The Populists
and Democrats nominated the following
ticket yesterday: County attorney, j.
H. Meadorff; probate judge, F. Horn;
clerk district court, James Reno; super
intendent public instruction Martin
Howard; coroner, Sol Phillips; member
of the legislature, Seventh district, S.
J. McNaughton; Eighth district, Matt
EdmondS. There was no nomination
made for the Sixth district. George Pol
lard, blind man, and Populist employe
of the blind asylum,is spoken of for this
nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

Our baby has been continually trou-
bled with collie and cholera infamtum
since his birth, and all that we could do
for him did not seem to give more than
temporary relief, until we tried Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOea
Remedy. Since giving that remedy he
has not been troubled. We want to
give you this testimonial as an evidence
of our gratitude. not that you need it to
advertise your meritorious remedy.-G.
NJ. Law, Keokuk, Iowa. For sale by
all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Drowned While Boating.

Grove City, Mimi, Aug. 3O.-Halver
Floren. aged % and Annie Dillnar, aged
Is were drowned while boating on Dia-
mond Lake. Morris Elofsen and James
Nelson, who were in the same boat had
narrow escapes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
REEDER is ACTIVE.
Will Make a House to House Cam
paign in the Sixth

Logan. Kan, Aug. 3O.-W. A. Reeder,
Republican, candidate for congress in
the Sixth district. is feeling sanguine
of his election. He has already visited
eight of the twenty-five counties, and
has come pretty near seeing and talking
with every voter, and all this too, be-
fore the campaign has opened. His
health is first-class, being only 40 years
old SUNDAY 1or+
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
QUARANTINE RAISED.
In Texas But Established in Alabama
as Regards Galveston.

Health Officer Blunt has raised the
quarantine against Galveston. Quar-
antine against Fort Point is main
tanned. The four cases reported as
suspicious at Fort Point are GONZALES
cent.
Montgomery, Ala. Aug. 30.-The gov
ernor, on the recommendation of the
state health officer has proclaimed
quarantine against Galveston, Texas,
Franklin, La, and Key West, Fla. 1t
applies to persons, personal baggage
use, but not to freights. All persons
must have been out of the above men
toned places ten days to enter the
state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Summer Rates for Colorado.

Commencing June LIST the Santa Fe
route Will sell round trip Colorado tick
cts with stop-Overs, and good until Oc-
tober 81, at rate of $24.00.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

Boise. Idaho, Aug. SO.-The two wings
of the Populist party. after a vain effort
to get together, nominated a full state
ticket. The Taylor wing named George
B. Hill for governor, and James Gum
for congress. The other convention
named D. H. Andrews for governor and
I. T D. Anderson for CONGRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
SPANISH COMMISSIONERS.
The List of Those to Go to Paris
Made Public.

London, Aug. 3O.-The Madrid cor
respondent Of the Daily Mail says:
The peace commissioners will be Sc
nor Leon Castillo, Spanish ambassa-
dor at Paris Senior Urrutia, Spanish
minister at Brussels; the Duke of Ma
jer, governor of Cadiz; Senior Marcoar-
tn and Senior AbarzuZa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
GEN. BUELL. DYING.
He Was Taken Sick Suddenly and
Cannot Recover.

Evansville. Ind, Aug. 3O.-A special
from Calhoun county, KY, says Gem
eral Don Carlos Buell. is dying at his
home near Paradise, KY. He was taken
suddenly i'll Saturday and the attending
physician says that he cannot live. He
Is 80 years of age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Three Months Leave for Capt CLARK.

Three MONTHS Leave Tor Uapt CIark.
Washington, Aug. 30.-Captain Clark
formerly commander of the battleship
Oregon, when discharged from further
treatment at the hospital at New York,
will be granted three months leave Of
absence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, PlainfeId III
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs: she was
treated for month by her family phVsi-
clan, but grew worse. He told her thar
she was a hopeless victim of consumn+ion
and that NJ medicine could cure her IJer
druggist suggested DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption: she bought n
bottle and to her delight found Herself
benefited from first dose. She co1fin
ned its use and after taking six bott1ss
found herself sound and we'll: now does
her own homework and is as well as she
ever was Free trial bottles of this great
discovery at Swift & Holidays drue
store. Large bottles so cents and ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

Electric fans to keep you cool are new
and timely features of Santa Fe Route
dining cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

Cool and comfortable dining cars OF
Santa Fe Route ara obtained by use oil
electric fans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Colorado Summer Rates.

$24.00 for round trip with stop overs
on sale from June 1st, good until &c
tober 81, via Santa Fe route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

Remedy in my family for years and al
ways with GOOD results says Mr.. w
B. Cooper of FL Rio. Cal. For small
children we md it especially effective"
For sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30
Be Patriotic.

Smoke the Topeka Cruiser cigar, the
pest cent cigar made. Geo. Burghart,
manufacturer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

The Ladies of the G. A r. have ar
ranged for through train to Cincinnati
via Santa Fe on September s. The
round trip is $3.50. An excellent op-
portunity to give your family an outing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

The Woman's Relief Carps will go to
Cincinnati via Santa Fe's special
through train which will leave here on
September s. Round trip ticket from
here costs only $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-30

whitlnere Bros. BARRIERS. 785 Kas. av.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14

Der of tracks, Enthusiastically a wolf.
One day in September while he was
absent from home his daughter Ruth
was feeding their one pig. Suddenly
she saw the chickens scampering for
the barn, while behind was an animal
like an enormous dog, gaunt, covered
with rough hair and pure white in
color. II had caught chicken and was
devouring 1t. Full of terror she rushed
into the house. Catching up rifle and
calling the house-dog she crept around
the cabin. The wolf had caught anoth-
er chicken. The dog was an old bear
hound. and game. He rushed on the
beast. while Ruth, resting the gun on
one of the projecting logs Of the cabin,
took long aim and fred. The wolf
gave leap In the air and came down
plump on the dog. In an instant the
beast had disappeared and poor Boston
lay dead with his head half bitten on
The next day kemble and two others
started out to hunt down the white
wolf" As a lure the forequarter of a
deer had been hung In the woods few
miles away, and In the early morning
they found this gone, and on the slight
ly frozen snow were plainly seen the
big tracks of the wolf. They had
twelve fine dogs who hunted by scent
and all were confident that Jim Ja-
cob's white VOLTS hide would come to
the lanyard"
The trail led northwest over range
OF hills covered with laurel, utterly
sterile. The dogs ran freely, keeping
the men well up to the collar. About
midday they found pheasant feathers
on the trail---the wolf had snapped up
one for lunch. Their game was head
ing for Bakers Rocks.
1t was growing dark as they entered
a wild ravine, one side faced with
rocks, full of holes. Here they resolv-
ed to camp. II the wolf holed they
could get at him at daybreak, and II
he tried to get away the dogs would
give warning. A fire was built and
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14
HEIFER WAS RESTLESS.
And she Made 1t Exceedingly Lively for
a Time.


The other night the big clock on
the city hall tower had just sounded
the hour Of midnight and all was peace
and quietness at union station. Just
then, however, a half-grown heifer
which was stabbed in the milk shed of
the station decided to liven up mat
tiers, says the Pittsburg Leader. The
immature bovine for some reason or
other became disconnected with its sur
roundings and wandered out into the
yards. Once free, the frisky animal
betrayed startling proclivities as to a
train dodger and proceeded to give a
number OF freight engineers heart
trouble by skipping nimbly back and
forth across the tracks with an evil
dent desire to fiirt with the headlights
of the different locomotives. firing of
this. the animal developed an exceed
ingly bad temper and proceeded to
chase everybody in sight up and down
reigned in the erstwhile peaceful yards
and the employees organized themselves
into an offensive and defensive body
with the idea of capturing the now
Infatuated bovine. Among the en-
ployes were several who had recently
returned from Mexico, where they wit
messed several bull fights. The yard
master was one of these, and he took
command, with one of the station
masters assistants as lieutenant. The
running back and forth of the animal
made the operation of freight trains
through the yard dangerous and ac-
cordingly all the signals were blazing
forth the danger signal. These red
discs did not tend to pacify the heifer,
which gaily charged at them as they
appeared. After some trouble the
yardmaster succeeded in rounding up"
the animal in the roundhouse, where,
after few Intellectual attempts to butt
the big locomotives off the rails, the
heifer quieted down and was secured
and returned to the milkshed.
An amusing feature of the perform
ance resulted through the appearance
Of wandering minstrel, who stated
that he could quiet the animal by sing
ing to 1t. The employees gave him a
chance. but no sooner had he struck up
the first bars of "On the Banks of the
Wabash" than the enraged bovine
charged and chased him into the tun-
mel.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14


hunters. who followed game clear to
the Canadian frontier. Jim, the young
est, was the best known. He killed the
last elk ever seen in that state, and is
credited with bringing into Byers' trad
ing post, on the Allegheny. the skins Of
forty-one full-grown bears. all taken
In one winters hunt.
In 1868 he was guiding party OF
gentlemen from New York, among
whom was the late Roscoe Conkling.
through the wilds Of Elk county. A
camp was made on the head waters OF
the Clarion, and the party made prep
arations to hunt for deer the next day.
Jacobs had been ranging around the
camp and came In late. He was more
than usually silent and sullen. After a
time passed in smoking he startled the
others by declaring that he intended
leaving them at once, and gave direc-
tons TO find McCarty's trading post,
three miles down river, where another
guide would be had. After some ques-
tioning as to his sudden resolution. he
explained he had seen big white
wolf. and II was bad medicine for In
juns," so. gathering up his traps and
calling his two dogs. he disappeared
In the darkness OF the woods.
Next morning McCarty's post was
found without any difficulty, and the
party Hospitality received. They told
their story. and McCarty. man of 65.
who had passed his life on the from
tier. said: $50 Jim seed the white wolf
again. I've heard of the varmint fifty
years ago, but never seed it, nor do |
know OF any white man who has, but
Jim has. no doubt. for he amt liar
or boaster. and all the Injuns think 1t
bad luck. They are full of notions
Why. do you know. II they miss good
shot they think their guns bewitched
and the barrel made crooked. SO they
will spend day huntin' certain YARDS.
take the gun apart. load the barrel and
then drive down these YARDS till it's
full. then stick the breech in the fire
and the charge goes of. The barrel is
all right, and they can shoot as well as
ever. OF course, all timber wolves is
more or less white. specially the old
ones. but one plum white never see.
and don't expect to"
Twenty miles east of McCarty's. on
Beaver Greek. lived Rush Kemble He
was hunter and trapper. cultivating
enough land to raise corn for the fam
lily. He had small flock of sheep that
he had succeeded in raising, although
bear and panthers were plenty in the
country around. But his luck changed.
The sheep began to disappear. He set
traps. watched at night. while his son
secuted around with his powerful bear
dogs. It was no use; the sheep were
taken. One day he found on the soft
mud on the bank Of the creek a num-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14
~. stool "a Il. United states.

The government report on the
amount OF live stock In the country
Jan. ! makes the hogs 80, 7s0, 900. de-
crease Of sio.O 600: the milch cows, ls.-
$50. GOO. decrease for the year OF 1907
sal: ths oxen and other cattle. $780,
600 a decrease OF $4,000. and the
sheep. s7.s5s.ooO. an increase OF $685.
600.
The hog supply is the smallest since
issI when there were se.227.sos re-
ported, and 1000. 900 less than the year
" average for the sixteen years since
then. No. only that, but the number
Of hogs reported is i,7l5.ooo head less
than the average for twenty-threc
yearp previous 10 this year. Tho num-
Der Of cattle is 100000 less than six
years ago. The number Of cattle. hogs.
ana sheep reported by the government
for 4 number OF years past Is as FOL
Iowa
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14

each man divided his roast yenison and
corn dodger with his dogs. 1t grew
bitter cold and very little sleep was
had. At daylight they began to scout
around and shortly a wild burst Of
trumpets from the pack showed they
were running ON sight.
See, look on the top OF yon rock!
Jacobs was right--it's white
Although there was no sun ii was
perfectly clear, and there was the wolf
seen through the thin, wintry air. The
rock was bare, and the animal stood as
II carved in stone-oyer three feet high
at the shoulder The dead white hair
was bristling with rage, and the tail
lashing like an angry cats; one could
see the huge jaws and iron teeth clash.
ITS nigh three hundred yards, but
let him have it,
Four rifles cracked, and the bullets
sang. but the white woif" was gone.
The yelling of the dogs was plainly
heard.
Excited and eager, all hands charged
the rocks. 1t was hard climb They
reached the top, and the wolf was gone.
Inside of an hour the dogs found the
trail. The dogs seemed confident and
ran at racing speed. The top of the
ridge was covered with scant growth
Of scrub oak, and on the river side was
sheer rock down sixty feet to the wa
ter. Right on point Of rocks that
jutted out into the river the white
wolf" came to bay. Kemble plainly
saw huge gannt animal covered with
bristling white hair. The red eyes
glowed with fire, and for an instant he
lost his head. The dogs were getting
the worst of 1t, and he fired. A sud
den flash. and he plainly saw the wolf
disappear over the face of the cliff
All rushed to the spot. There was
not trace. At the foot Of the cliff
the river was open No splash was
heard. For an hour they watched,
and then made circuit, but the dogs
seemed Indifferent and made no effort.
And this was the last of Jim Jacobs
white wolf" 1t was never seen or
heard of again in northwestern Penn
sylyania. There were skeptics. but
they were silenced by the fate of the
hunters. Not one died a natural death
nor long after. and Jim Jacobs escaped
the many perils of the wilderness for
thirty years to be crushed to death on
the Erie railway in 1855.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-14
Mining Department.

by the Smuggler company, was sci
working until yesterday.
When the Smuggler took charge OF
the pump on the first of the year. af-
ter being abandoned by the Free Sill
yer people, 1t was attempted to form
pumping combine to divide the ex-
peDse Of handling the water in the
Free Silver, Smuggler Nellie Gibson.
A. j. and Della s. 1t Is claimed that
The Mollie Gibson declined to enter
such an agreement The Smuggler
declined to handle / 800 gallons of wat
er per minute, thereby draining the
Mollie Gibson to 600 gallons per min
ute, and decided to abandon all work
ings below the ninth level
In explanation of their action the
Mollie Gibson people say that they
have decided from this time on to con-
centrate their output and have sutfi-
Gent ore for this purpose above the
tenth level to keep their mill in opera
ton five or six years. This win save
the expense of operating their pump
for that length of time.
While the claim is made that the big
ore body mentioned is located within
Al. territory, il is rumored that the
company has received information of a
law suit soon to be brought against
them with reference to it, Some be-
lieve that the Aspen Deep Mining
Company will be the plaintiff in the
case.
BY the shut down of the pumps
some 10000 feet of workings are aban-
doned, OF this amount 6,0O0 feet are in
the Free Silver and Smuggler and A.
600 in the Mollie Gibson and Al. 1t
four weeks for the water to raise in the
Smuggler mine and in the meantime
neither property will have any water
TO handle. 1t is estimated that the flow
will not be over 500 gallons per minute
after it fills up to this point.