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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
A ST. LOUIS HIGHWAYMAN
Attacks a Citizen in the Street and
Shoots Him Twice

ST. Louis, Jan. 1O.-With the police
within a block of the scene, John ].
Lahiv, a tailor, fought a desperate
street battle with a highwayman and
when his assailant had finished with
him he had received two wounds, one
of which will prove fatal.
Lahiv was walking west in Lucas
avenue near Ninth street when he was
ordered by a young man who had been
following him to throw up his hands.
The tailor had a large sum of money
on his person and wore a diamond
stud Instead of surrendering he
reached for his pistol. Before he could
drawn it the robber seized him and
knocked him down. Lahiv jumped up
and fired his revolver. The highway
man returned the fire, the bullet TAX
ing effect in the groin.
After a severe struggle Lahiv sue
ceeded in knocking down the robber.
The highwayman, however, was too
strong for Lahiv, who was growing
faint from loss of blood. He kicked the
tailor in the face, drew another revolver
and fired, the bullet lodging in Lahiv's
head. The tailor sank to the ground,
apparently hfeless, and the robber es-
capped without any booty. The police
are inclined to think the affair an as
sassination and the assailant was an
enemy of LahiV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
GREAT PILE OF LETTERS.
Secretary Allen Will Be Buried Under
Correspondence for Days.

When Private Secretary Allen opened
his desk this morning there were about
two hundred letters piled up on it, and
addressed to the governor, all Of which
Mr.. Allen had to open and sort. 1t was
new work to him, and he regarded the
pile of correspondence obviously.
81 would not mind it SO much" he
said to a reporter, eff 1 could just start
in even. but there are about 10000 let
tiers to come up from Wichita yet all Of
which must be gone through with and
answered.
The letters relate largely to appoint
ments Many of them are voluminouS
endorsements. 1t is peculiar fact that
the applicants for the minor positions
send in much longer lists OF endorse
nents than do those who want to be
heads of departments; they do not seem
to think that representative names
count for more than quantity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
PREPARE FOR A Gag :"
" Mr.. Woody West of Topeka" is to
Appear in Topeka Tonight.

as there anyone named Wilson West
living in Topeka?'' asked a man en-
gagged in scrutinizing the pages of the
city directory of Manager Irving Doc
little of the Throop hotel in the hotel
office this morning.
Never heard the name before said
Mr.. Doolittle, don't think there isl
'eWen tell me- said the stranger
shutting the directory and looking
through a pair of gold trimmed nose
glasses at the manager of the house,
are Topeka people pretty nice people,
generally?''
Mighty nice people; yes sir,'' re-
piled Mr.. Doolittle, not little surprised
at the question.
mot what you call 'touchy'?''
81 wouldn't call them so,'' said the
ThroOp'S manager.
Don't take offense easily?"
mo, not without reason
''Tn tell you why / ask" said the
stranger thrusting his hands in his
trousers pockets and leaning over the
office counter in a confidential sort of a
way. My name is Phelps and I'm
manager of "A Stranger in New York
company. In the second act of the
piece the French ball at the Madison
Square Garden is supposed to be in
progress and the stranger gets mixed
up with party and has to be intro
duced. The friend who presents him
doesn't know his name, but supposing
that he doesn't want his real name to
be known at the French ball, says to
him something like this: Now 1 know
a. man who lives in Topeka, Kan, and
has never seen New York His name
is Wilson West but we call him Woody
for short, and I'll just Introduce you
as Woody West of Topeka So he pre-
sents him as Woody West of Topeka
The lines were written by Mr.. Hoyt,
but I didn't know but Topeka people
might take exceptions to them, and
was thinking that I better make Woody
Vests place of residence Wichita or
Denver or some other town. What do
you think about it?''
There will be no exceptions taken to
the lines,' said Mr. DoolittIe. "On the
contrary, think they will make a big
hit with the audience"
You really think so,' queried the
theatrical manager.
Il do" replied the hotel manager.
''All right then, I'll just leave them
the way they were written, said Phelps.
'Since ever the show was booked for
Topeka L have been wondering if it
wouldn't be a good plan to change the
lines. Mr.. Hoyt kicks on the slightest
change in any of his lines, butt thought
it might be policy to make an exception
in this case. But I guess you're right
about it. and I'll let them go just as
they are"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
CAKE WALK UP TO DATE
To Be Given at the Crawford Opera
House.

A big cake walk will form an attrac-
ton at the Crawford theater Thursday
evening. 1t will be participated in by
all the cake walk artists of Topeka who
have secured any prominence at all
by past efforts. The first prize will be
$40 and cake, the second prize So and
a cake and the third prize So and some
cake. John McManus, Charlie HoIli-
day, Fred Snow, Frank Sim, John
Waters and J. F. Myers will act as
judges, and the ability of these gentle
men in this particular line is such as
to insure a fair disposition of the prizes
The cake walk will be followed by a col
ored dance. making the affair a strictly
''coontown" entertainment. The prices
of admission will be so, 80, 25 and Is
cents. The participants will parade on
Kansas avenue at noon Thursday.
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WILLIAMS MYSTERIOUS.
He Says He Was Not at Gallatin, But
Still Has Faith

Under Sheriff w. H. Williams who
has returned to Topeka says that he
was not at Gallatin with Sheriff Cook
and Chief Strauss on Sunday to search
for the money Chad Stowell claimed to
have seen buried near there.
st am not ready to say where I was"
said the under sheriff, land there is no
one in Topeka that does know where
1 have been. While I am not going to
say what was the result of the trip L
will say that 1 have not lost faith in
the confession made by Chad Stowell.
1 am still satisfied that things will come
out as we anticipated.
Il am sorry this story got out when
1T did wanted to wait until after the
trial of Jesse James and then we could
not have been charged with receiving
pay from his friends for what we did.
1 have had nothing whatever to do
with James. have never seen him nor
have I seen his attorneys"
A reporter for a Kansas City paper
interviewed Chad Stowell in the Hutch
inson reformatory. He explains why
he told Under Sheriff Williams his
story. Following is the interview as
published:
When asked what he knew about the
Leeds robbery, he replied:
Nothing, only that 1 read it in the
papers. 1 read all of these 1 could get.
never told Williams or anyone else
anything about it,
Were you present when the robbery
took place?''
Il don't think I was. About that time
I was at Topeka attending the carni-
How about the confession Williams
said you made?''
''They are all lying. I never made
"Why are these men hunting for bur-
led money then?'
Stowen was beginning to grow un-
easy and Clerk Huff restless. Then the
some time, said: mo one, unless he is
directly interested in a case, is allowed
to cross-examine inmates of this insti-
tuition, and then only when all that is
ested. so 1 can't allow you to continue
If he wants to do so he can make a
statement"
Then turning to StoweIl Huff said:
Tell him if you told Williams all you
knew about the robbery and how you
learned it,
81 did and won't tell it now. I told
him all | knew, but told no one else"
replied Stowell
Did you make any statements to
anyone else?" asked Huff.
Il did. L told several people fish
stories and sent them on wild goose
chaSes. I told Sergeant Owens and
Driver Mccoy of the Topeka police
that we robbed the train and buried
twelve thousand between Sugar and
Bean lakes, Missouri. We had buried
some clothes in a cornfield there which
were stolen from Weston, Mo-, and
when we dug them up left a hole The
coppers thought our accomplices had
carried away the money. told Officer
Cafferty some stories, too. 1 like Will
liams and want him to get the reward
These other fellows bothered me about
where the money was and not about
where the robbers were''
Tell him." said Huff, eff you said
the men arrested at Kansas City were
not the right men,
Il did not. I said did not know the
men, but described them'
''Then the men at Kansas City NAV
be the ones who did it %"
Yes, for all 1 know"
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DOODLE CHARGES.
Hurled Into the Convention of
the United Mine Workers.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 10.-The bitter
wrangle over the appointment of the
credentials committee which occupied
the entire session of the national con-
vention of the United Mine Workers
yesterday was renewed Immediately up
on the opening of the convention today.
Charges of unfairness were freely made
by the INSTRUMENTATION factions and
these accusations were promptly de-
MED by President Ratchford, Acting
President Mitchell and Secretary-Treas-
urer Pearce.
When the session was called to order,
Chairman keenan, of the committee on
credentials reported that all the dele
gates entitled to representation had
been seated and that a number had
been rejected because the locals had
not fully complied with the constitution.
Before the report could be adopted,
however, ex-President Mcbride created
surprise by announcing that the Ohio
delegation had decided to withdraw all
candidates for office from that state,
and that they would refuse to serve on
any committee until a thorough invest
agation had been made. This was DONE
he said because the OhioanS saw that
the outsiders were seeking to delay
matters in order to secure the election
of their own candidates. This reopen
ed the discussion and Patrick Dolan,
PennSylvania'S candidate for president
said that he was willing to withdraw his
name from the list of candidates and
leave a clean field to the book pad
ders.
T. L. Lewis of Ohio said that yester-
day he was looked upon as candidate
Today he was q delegate. He alleged
that the national officers had used their
influence in favor of certain candidates
for office and that the funds of the min
erS had been used for electioneering
purposes He said that he would make
these charges in writing and was pre-
pared to prove all his allegations. Act
ing President Mitchell said the charges
were made without proofs and denied
that the organization has beer used in
his behalf. The charges, he said, were
unnanly.
He was followed by President Ryan
of Illinois who caused some excitement
by Offering to donate 500 to the organ
Azation OF the charges were proved.
Dolan said he obtained his informa-
sion from Edward Mckay at Columbus
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SENATE REcoNvENEs.
The Committees Are the Same as in
the Special Session With Few
Exceptions.

Immediately after the senate con-
vened after dinner, at 2 o'clock, Presi-
dent Richter appointed the senate COM
mittees They are the same as those of
the special session, except that Senators
committee on state charitable institu-
lions.
This committee has been enlarged be-
cause there is much work to be done in
connection with new buildings and ad-
ditional improvements.
Senators Lewelling, Householder, Far
reilly, Stocks and Lamb have been ap-
pointed as the committee to prepare
rules for the senate.
At 2:15 Private Secretary Henry AL
len presented to the senate Governor
Stan1ey's message to the legislature.
At 2:20 the reading of the message be-
gan.
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Chicago livestock Market.

HOGSReceipts, $4,000. Left over, 9. 216.
Estimated receipts tomorrow, g. 600 Mar
6D3.6715; mixed and packers, $3.50d3.75:
heavy shipping grades, $3.50QS.s0; rough
hogs, So 5063. So.
CATTLEEReceipts, 5000. Market steady.
Beeves, 81 10GD5.S0; cows and heiferS, S2D
IS; Texas steers, $3.30d4.15; StOckers and
SHEEP~Receipts $1,000 Best sheep
steady, others weaker. Native sheep 81. 20
"a 20; westerns. $3@415; lambs, $S.7545.20.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, 29,645; shipments 4,923.
CATTLE-Receipts, 1926; shipments, g.
SHEEP 1896; shipments. l.
las.
Estimated receipts of hogs for tomor-
row. 80 600.
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HYSTERICAL WRITING.
Winifred Black Stops Over Concerning
Something She Knows Nothing Of

Winifred Black Stops Over Concerning
Something She Knows Nothing Of
The New York Journal has a woman
on it's staff named Winifred Black, who
devotes two columns in a recent edition
to a delirium tremens article on love.
John Collins and Frances Babcock.
Like all the women she blames Frances
Babcock and says that John Collins
has lost the world for love of a pretty,
heartless girl, who has already forgot
ten him. Winifred says that since Miss
Babcock testified against Collins, the
young man has never smiled. Winifred
should post up. Collins is enjoying
himself now as much as before. Con-
sidering that Miss Babcock did her
duty, and did it in a simple, honest and
unaffected way, the women all over the
country are unnecessarily hard on her.
-AtchiSon Globe.
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TO COSTA RIGA.
Topeka Carpenters Start on G Long
Trip.

A party of Topeka men left the city
last night for Costa Rica and they ex-
pect to be gone at least four months
The men are George Lescher, w. F.
Bond and J. F. White. They are all
carpenters and have been employed by
the company in which F. o. Popenoe
of Topeka is interested to build a stamp
mill and some houses on the property of
the company. The company is oper-
ating several large mines.
Mr.. Lescher, who will be in charge of
the work, aid: 81 expect to work hard
while I am gone, but that will not pre-
vent me from enjoying the trip. 1 sup
pose we will be gone about four
months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10
FIRST GAME OF GOLF
In Topeka Was Played Yesterday at
the Fair Grounds.

Golf has at last reached Topeka, and
the first game was played yesterday
afternoon at the fair grounds.
Miss O'Connor of San Francisco, who
is visiting at the home of Colonel w
H RoSSington, is the champion lady
player of the Pacific coast, and in com
pany with Miss Bertha Chapman and
Miss Grace Chapman of Chicago, Mr.
Terrence Ewart, Mr.. David Lakin and
Mr.. Ed. Kellam, the first game was
played yesterday afternoon. This may
be the starting point for the popular
game in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10

opened sc higher, sold sparingly at 21z
@3sc, then rallied to 271zqsse.
PROVISIONS = Moderate receipts or
strengthened provisions. Packers who
recently. have been doing the selling
bought heavily. causing an advance. May
pork opened 5@71zc higher at $10M1o.05 and
lard began 21sc higher at $5.70 and sold at
fSI} 9SsS My a ribs ro started F6 shade
BARLEY-CaSh, 426t52c.
RYE-Cash, $3.50; May, 56c.
TIMOTHY-January, $3.50, March, 81. 40.
FLAX-Cash northwestern, s1.15l; May,
s.. He
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fore the convention last wear.

before the convention last year.
The report of the credentials commit
tee was then taken up 1t showed 627
delegates divided as follows: Pennsy1-
vania IS; Illinois 243; Ohio 142; Indiana
6S; Indian Territory 8; Arkansas 10;
Kansas 10; Michigan 1; West Virginia
6; Tennessee 10; Kentucky II; Iowa 10.
Pleas for harmony then followed and
pending the adoption of the credentials
report a committee of investigation
composed of one delegate from each
district was elected to examine the
books and report to the convention. A
recess was then taken.
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New York Money Market.

New York, Jan. 10.
MONEY-Money on call easy at 2% per
cent; prime mercantile paper, 3G3A per
cent; sterling exchange frmer, with act
ual business in bankers bills at $4.S415dsa
for demand and at $4.S1$4 IA. 81 for so days;
posted rates, $4.S212 and $48515; commercial
bills, $4.S1.
SILVER-Silver certificates, nominally
5914d601zc; bar silver, 5S1sc; Mexican dol
lars, 1880.
BONDS-Governmen bonds weak. L. S.
IS. 1917; new As, registered, 1854 coupon,
1881: As, registered, 1115s; coupon, 11215;
IS, 9912; 5s, registered, 11212; 5s, coupon,
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HOUSE COMMITTEES
Will Not Be Named Before Saturday,
Saws Speaker Osborne.

Speaker s. J. Osborne announced to-
day that he probably would not ap-
point his committees until Saturday.
''It is a big job to make out those
committees he said to a Journal re-
porter, land it will take me considera-
BILE time to get them arranged satisfac-
torily, so I do not expect to be able to
announce them before Saturday In the
meantime the house can, of course, go
ahead with the introduction Of bills and
the committees can act on them when
they are appointed"
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NO HOPE FOR DINGLEY.

Washington, Jan. 10-The condition
of Representative Dingley is practically
unchanged. Every effort is making to
fight the steady inroads on his vitality.
but little hope of recovery is now held
out. His extremely enfeebled condition,
aggravated by the general infection Of
the system from the passing attack of
pneumonia, makes the outcome very
doubtful. He is conscious only at inter
walls, recognizing those about him only
when aroused.
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Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, Jan. 10.
~ ssas5s SGa gs a. 5og5 aS3a Ne 1904 81
CORN-Hc lower. No. mixed, &c; No.
white, 347ac; No 8, S4c; oa,,e,oo.
RYE-Steady. No 2, SIC.
HAY-25c lower Choice timothy, $6.75
7.25; choice prairie, $7d7.50.
BUTTER-Steady. Separator. 17Q19c;
EGGsNSc lower Fresh, 15c.
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HOUSE PAGES.
List of the Favored Ones Numbering
Nine,

The house caucus today decided on
the following pages: Harry Wheatley,
Avis Tallman, Chas. Avery, Bliss
Rottsford, Roy c. Roberts, Willie A.
Burkholder, Carl H. Osborne, Sam Ben
efiel and Elmer Link.
The father of the last one, Elmer
Link, is a colored soldier and is now
with the Twenty-third Kansas at San
Luis de Cuba.
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JOHN R. M'LEAN SICK.
Is Suffering From HiccOughs,
Stomach Trouble and Govt.

Cincinnati. Jan. 9.-The Times-Star spe-
cial from Washington says:
John R. Mclean, owner of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer is dangerously sick at his
home on Fifteenth street. He has hic-
coughs. He suffered from them several
days last week, but the distress ceased
Friday. Since then they have resumed.
The doctors and nurses are in constant at
tendance. The disease is superinduced by
govt and stomach troubles.
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HANGED HERSELF.
Grand Rapids Woman Commits Sui
eide in San .Francisco

San Francisco, Jan. 1O-Mrs. Charles
McQuenan was found dead in her room
at the Renton hotel here. She had
hanged herself.
Mrs. McQuenan came to this city a,
few weeks ago from Grand Rapids
Mich, where her husband is a promin-
ent business man. Her father is Judge
Miner, prominent in Utah.
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PROPOSALS.
Office Board of Education,

Office Board of Education,
City of Topeka, Kansas.
Sealed bids will be received at the office
of the board of education until p. m.
February 6, 1899. for the Sumner school
building, situated at the northeast corner
of Fourth street and Western avenue.
The purchaser can have until June l,
1899. to remove the material from the lots.
The board reserves the right to reject
all bids. By order of the board.
w. H. WILSON,
Chairman Building COMMITTEES.
January 10, 1899.
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Herman Cohen, an ex-merchant of
Kansas City, Kan, has filed a bank
ruptcy petition in the federal court. His
liabilities amount to something over So
600, and his creditors are mostly whole
sale merchants from whom he bought
merchandise. He has no assets
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THE MESSAGE.

The governors message was delivered
to the senate at 2:27 this afternoon. The
full text of this important document will
be found on the second page of this pa
per. .
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Sugar Market.

New York, Jan. 10.
SUGAR-Raw, firm; fair refining,
1916; centrifugal SO test 5-16c; nolasses
sugar. 9-16c. Refined, steady; crushed,
512c; powdered, SIC; graduated, sc.
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Market Gossip.

Liverpool: Wheat I'D lower; corn, ed
lower.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, %, O00 strong;
Kansas City, 1900, strong; Omaha, 1900,
steady.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago 3.OOO higher;
Kansas City, 5000, steady; Omaha, 5000,
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Cotton Market.

New York, Jan. 10.
COTTON-Spot cotton firm, with prices
tending upwards on increased demand.
Middling gulf 614c; middling uplands, &c.
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SALES

HOGS-Receipts, 49, 600. Market strong to
&c higher. Bulk of sales. SO. 1908. 65; heav
les. $3.50d3.75: packers, $3.45Q3. 65; mixed,
3.356I3.6 So: lights, $3.25Q3.60; workers., SO. 10
SHEEP@Reeeipts 1900. Market firm.
Lambs, $3d5; muttons, $26415.
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rticle. Open High Low Close

Ranges of Prices on Stock
FURNISHED by E. NJ. Strawn Broker
age Co., Room 3 Central National Bank
Bldg, Seventh and Kansas ave, Topeka.
Kan. Telephone No. 637.
New York, Jan. 10.
fah 7 .oxxy SO Yes
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Range of Prices

Furnished by E. NJ Strawn Broker
age Co., Room 8 Central National Bank
Bldg, Seventh and Kansas ave-. Topeka,
Kan. Telephone No 637.
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ST. PAUL Is SAFE.

New York. Jan. 10.-2:3O D. m.-The
American line steamer st. Paul was
sighted east of Fire island at 2:2S D. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T. Noble are
the parents of a son who will answer
to the name, Walter T., Jr.
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Kansas City Livestock Market.

Kansas City, IAN. 10.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 Market steady
to strong Native steers. So. 75a5.5o; Texas.
native cows and heifers, $1.75G4.15; stock
and feeders, $S.1O0l4.60; bulls, $2.650
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.


FOR RENT@Room with board, to two
gentlemen. No. Ross Block.
FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms at 212
East Ninth ST.
(FNirst published in the Topeka State
Journal January 10th, 1899
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(First published in the Topeka State
journal January 10th, 1891
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PROPOSALS.

Office Board of Education,
City of Topeka. Kansas
The building committee will receive
bids for the center twenty-five feet of lot
81. North Kansas ave, until p. M, jan
The committee reserves the right to re-
ject all bids.
Chairman Building Committee.
January 10, 1893.