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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-11
A PARTING SHOT.
Governor Bradley Replies to
Election Commission.
Explains Why He Called Out
the Troops.
TO PRESERVE PEACE.
That Was the Sole Motive For
His Action.
Troops We're to Use Pointed
Weapons Only.

Frankfort, KY, Dec. 11--Governor
Bradley has given out the following
statement:
1.-The state board of election commits
sioners, after having expressly decided
that they possessed no power to go be-
hind the returns, have seen fit to ex-
press their serious disapprobatiOn of
my conduct in calling out the state
guard. It is a source of profound re-
gret that these gentlemen do not ap-
prove my course, for nothing is to be
SO much desired as their approval Not
cOntenting themselves with an express
sion of disapprovaI, however, they char
acterize my conduct as reprehenSible,
and yet they say that they should not
form opinions, and have not the right
to form them on eX parte afhdav1ts-
Either these gentlemen formed their
opinion on ex parte affidavits, or what
is worse, the reports of a partisan
press, agreeing with the board that
they could not go behind the returns
in certifying the results, no effort was
made to present the facts concerning
the calling out of the state guard. But
they have seen proper to Overstep
their duties in order TO express con-
demnatiOn I will now give to the pub
lie the facts of the case. In the first
place, I did not equip the legion in or
der that they should be used in the
election, as reported. After the three
state guard regiments enlisted in the
government service I took no steps to
-eOrganize it, knowing that the service
of troops might possibly be needed at
any moment to protect the public
peace.
"A company was formed in Louisville
but as they could not obtain an armOry
they were finally discharged. Upon the
return of the legion, steps were taken
to TeOrganiZe it in the state service.
There We're many delays unnecessary
to mention But finally eight companies
were raised and mustered in. This was
more than three months before the
election. The second regiment was the
first to complete its organization under
Col Williams, and as each company
was formed it was supplied with equip
ments. Some seven companies were
raised in the Third regiment, one a
commenced, and these were supplied
with equipments as rapidly as they
could be obtained one or two of them
being now without equipments because
they had not been obtained from the
government. For months, more or less,
these various companies have been
equipped from time to time. No equip
ment was sent the legion (Or First
Kentucky regiment) because they were
unable to obtain an armory. A week
before the election they succeeded in
which equipment was sent to them.
THE statement that I went to Louis
vile to call out the guard was, and is,
maliciously false. Appointments were
made for me to speak at three places
in the city on Saturday night before
the election, and Invent there to fill
them After having spoken, a number
of the citizens asked me 10 remain over
and speak at the Auditorium on Mon
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day night, which I agreed to do, and
the fact was announced.
Meanwhile. before Monday night, the
press of the city showed very great pit
terness and excitement. The mayor IS
sued a proclamations saying pIoodsnea
appointed. On Monday some eighty-seven
and this added greatly 70 the intense sN-
element already prevailing. The am1da-
Z. L. Mcdonald Robert Cochran, Allen
r. Canter, Charles J. Stewart Richard
account of the excited condition of the
election would not be given and the gen
eral expression that the free exercise or
ne IlBIIU u 1911 frg1d ~
verify believed that there was great
the peace. riots "''ii and disfur6aneS5
would occur on the day of the election.
the peace, secure the rights lives ana
property of the civil authorities by the
into service so much Of the state guard
might be deemed necessary to prevent
ferred to the proclamation of the mayor.
The afidavits further stated that affiants
could not be safely placed under the COM
mand, charge or direction Of the mayor,
chief of police, there being no city mar
'fOn the fling OF these amidavits. an or
der was issued to Colonel Charles C Men
gel to assemble the state guards in the
O'Clock a. m, the next day and hold them
in readiness to protect the lives and prop
erty of the citizens of Louisville He was
ordered to exercise great caution and do
nothing that the exigenceis of the OCcas-
ion did not absolutely require. That he
should permit the troops to use only their
edged pointed weapons to repeI viO-
lence unless attacks should be made upon
them endangering life. That if the troops
could not be placed between the rioters
and the persons or property which they
were intending to attack, and the illegal
purpose Of the riot be persisted in by
mean dangerous to the lives or prop
erty Of others, he might order the troops
to dispense the rioters by first using the
bayonet and sword, and if they should
prove Intellectual. but not otherwise. he
might then allow them to discharge their
weapons. That before using any force he
should command the rioters in the name
of the commonwealth to disperse. This
order was given in writing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-11
FUSION IN THE SENATE.
Republican Opposition viii Cost Ser
geant-at-Arm Bright His Seat.

Washington, Dec. flowing to the dis
position shown by the Democrats, the sill
Yer Republicans and the Populists to fuse
against Republicans in the senate. the
Republicans in the senate have reached
the conclusion that the interests of the
party demand the reorganization of the
senate staff on strictly partisan lines.
This means that Sergeant-at-Arms Rich
ard Bright, who is a DEMOCRAT, but who
has been retained under the Republican
rule will have to go. Many of the Re
publican senators We're favorable to Mr.
Bright and if the silver Republicans and
Populists had shown a Inherent disposition
from what they have Mr.. Bright would
have been elected to succeed himself for
another term.
Mr. AIonso Stewart of Iowa. who is now
the assistant dOorkeeper- is the only can
didate so far mentioned to succeed MT
Bright Mr.. Stewart is from Iowa. and
this may operate against him, as the post
master of the senate, James ChrystaL is
from Iowa and Cen John s. Clarkson,
who IS slated for secretary of the senate,
While he will be credited to New York
has lived in Iowa all his life until re
Gently. 1t is an interesting fact that one
Of the admitted reasons why the senate
is so indisposed to disturb Mr.. Bright is
that he IS a man Of imposing presence
and gives the appearance of dignity to
the senate on public occasions.
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HAS BROKEN NECK.
New Yorker Applies For Treatm ent
After Suffering Five Weeks.

New York. Dec. 11.-John Morarity, of
Dobbs Ferry, applied at St. Joseph's hos
pital, TOnkers, for treatment today, ana
his case made the doctors marvel me
man who is 60 years old, was asked by
DR.. ONeill, the house physician. what
allied him. He replied that he had a
be testing, ordered him to stand up Nor
arity Obeyed with difficulty His left leg
he manipulated with a sWaying motion OF
the body. Seeing that there was some
thing radically wrong with the patient,
he was promptly placed in bed, and Dr.
o Neill with Dr. Talman. also of the hos
pital, made careful examination of Nor
arity, who said he was suffering acute
pain in the back of the head
The doctors found one of the Vertebrae
of the spinal column in the neck badly
fractured They also discovered that the
man was paralN zed the left side, but
despite this muscular inability. he was
sensitive to feeling on the side affected by
paralysis The right side of his body.
however, although not paralyzed, had lost
all its sensluVeneSs. ThlS, they found was
caused by a portion of his broken Verte-
brae pressing against the spinal cord.
MOrarity added to the surprise OF the
doctors by informing them that he had
weeks. He stated he was engaged as q
hod-carrier in the erection of a building
that he fell from a scat1OId to the ground,
a distance of 20 feet. He was rendered
unconscious and did not recover his senses
for two weeks He was attended by To-
name he had forgotten, and feeling no
pain he dispensed with his services short
afterward his head began to ache, in
creasing each day Being a poor man, UNI
married and without relatives, he deter
mined to seek medical aid IN the HOnkerS
1t was determined that after a rest of
day of two from his eXeruOn he must
undergo q surgical operation, which will
consist of the delicate performance Of re-
setting the broken spinal column
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-11
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS

Lewis Morrison comes to the Crawford
theater for a matinee and evening Perfor-
nance of f'Frederick the Great Satur-
day. In Frederick the Great" King OF
Prussia. Lewis Morrison has a. character
that lifts him like the proVerbial glove.
Endowed by nature with a most marked
facial reSem blance to and a natural bear
ing characteristic of that suaVe monarch,
he invests the creation with all the tech
mic commensurate with the years OF study
and experience, that have crowned his
theatrical career. Lewis Morrison IS an
actor of convictions, not methods, of con
summate mentality and bOundless ambi-
ton, whose highest aims are focused to
the truthful Interpretation of character.
and conscientious integrity to accuracy OF
surroundings. and as success is a guar
antee of merit his many years of un1n-
terrupted success attest to the merit OF
his past productions and bespeak pros
perity for the present, which is prOnOunc-
ed the masterpiece of his prolific career.
The Dalrymple comedy company open an
enga cement of five nights and a matinee
at the Crawford theater tonight The
matinee viii be given Wednesday. me
prices are 10. 20 and 80 cents and the rule
governing the admittance of ladies' free
will be observed tonight. The perform
anceS Will include vaudeville acts.
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THREE NEW PLANKS.
Plans Agreed Upon by Clark, Lane,
Sulzer and Jones.

Washington, Dec. IA notable meet
ing occurred here among four infiuen-
tiaI friends of William J. Bryan, repre-
senting widely different extremes in poll
ties.
Senator Jones of Nevada. Republican,;
w A. Clark. the multi-milliOnaire from
Montana, Democrat: Representative sui
ger of New York. Cookers representative
in the house. and Charles D Lane Of cal:
chairman of the national committee Of
the silver party. took dinner last night
together in the house restaurant and dis
cussed plans for 1900. They agreed as
follows
That the Chicago platform should be re-
adopted with three strong additional
standardization, anu-imperialism
and anti-trusts.
That William J. Bryan should be re-
nominated with any vice presidential can
didate that he wants.
That Bryan will carry the states he had
three years ago and in addition New
York, Maryland, West Virginia and Ken
lucky, giving him more than enough to
elect.
The quadrungular conference was con-
WINGED that Bryan would be the next oc-
cupant of the White House. This, too,
was not mere guesswork. for such men
as Clark, Lane and Jones were able to
give the sentiment in the silver sections
of the West and Sulzer furnished data
for New York.
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GROUND GLASS GIVEN.
Poisons Found In the Stomach of
sanderson After Careful Analysis.

Chicago. Dec IA special to the Rec
ord from Marshall. Mich. says: Professor
igan was on the stand in the Sanderson
murder case He testified that he had ex-
amined the stomach and intestines
brought to him on October 81, 1898, by
the sheriff of Calhoun county and DR.
Pritchard of Battle Greek. He said that
he had found one particle of glass in the
stomach and five particles in the inteS-
tines He produced the particles found,
which We're placed in evidence Three of
The others were about the size of very
small pinheadS-
The professor said there were cases on
record where mechanical irritation pro-
duced by powdered glass in the stomach
or bowels had produced death. He said
he mad discovered no evidence of mechan-
mach or mucus membrane When asked
II he was prepared to testify that the
amount of glass he had discovered in the
manner described would cause death, he
answered. certainly not.
PROFESSOR prescott said that he found in
the stomach a fragment of VitreOus white
ent. but accounted for both these poisOns
by their having been in the embalming
fluid used by the undertaken. Both these
poisons existed in quantities more than
sufficient to produce death. he said.
EX-Sherif Stones testimony went to
snow Lhat ne conveyed the telescope CON
tanning the stomach and intestines Of
the late ROdOlphus 5. SandersOn to Ann
ArbOr and delivered it to Professor A bert
the possibility of particles of glass hav-
ing been lodged in the different organs
during the autopsy previous to their de-
Ex-Sheriff ]. NJ. Shupe of Battle Creek
was the next witness called. His testi-
mOny corrobOrated that of eX-Sheriff
Stone. He said he washed the FIVE fruit
Jars in which the organs We're placed and
was present and identified the body When
he could not swear positively that the
Jars were thoroughly cleaned.
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the hat grabbed him. His eyes were
blazing with rage.
Turn me loose, Mr.. Johnson, turn
me loose sang the voice.
That man has been yelling at me
like that ever since you went out"
thundered'th man with the silk hat.
Throw him down, McClusky, throw
him down." sang the voice.
- it man, that's the way he has
hollered a me all the time" shouted
the Infatuated man.
why that mans deaf and dumb"
said the proprietor. He is repairing
a photograph, and it was the machine
that caused all the trouble" But the
man with the silk hat was mad, just
the same
Thomas Dixon, an old coIored man of
a meditative temperament, wandered
into the probate judges office today
and announced that he wanted to get
a marriage license. He was referred to
S c. Garrard, chief clerk in the Office,
who generally has charge of the mar
riage license business.
Whats your name?" asked Mr.. Gar
rard.
Thomas Dixon" was the reply.
Your age?"
"Huh?''
GLOW old are yOu?'
ooh, Use Sc yeahs old.''
whats the other party's name?'
"Huh?"
who is the lady you are going to
>
oh she's Mrs. Smith"
What Mrs Smith,"
Dat Mrs. Sniff dat Ibis down dere by
me-"
Yes, but what is her first name?'
"Huh?"
rs she Mrs Mary Jane Smith, or
what?" asked Mr. Garrard in despair.
ooh, lawsy, I dunno"
Cant you think?"
The old man scratched his head, but
At this point Probate Judge Dolman,
it was unaVailing.
who had been listening to the cross
questioning interpOsed.
What do you call her?" he asked
"Huh?"
what name do you call her by when
you are talking nice to her?"
"Oh, I calls her Honey" replied the
old man.
That is the reason there is an appli-
cation for a marriage license on file in
the probate judges Office which says
the bride-to-be is Mrs. Honey -,mith,
aged IS years.
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REINDEER BUSINESS.
In Alaska Is Reported as Thriving by
the Government Superintendent

the Government superintendent
Chicago, Dec ia special to the
Tribune from Madison, Wis, says:
William A. Kjelman, who has charge
of the government reindeer station in
Alaska, has returned to this city to
spend the winter with his family. Mr..
kjelman takes a more hopeful view
of the reindeer experiment than do
great many others. He says the rein
deer will eventually be used as a food
supply and in furnishing a means Of
transportation.
Mr.. Kjelman took the first deer into
Alaska in the summer of 1894 when he
transported 400 across from Siberia. He
had been in the business of reindeer
raising in LapIan6 before coming to
this country, which led to his selection
as reindeer superintendent in Alaska
Since then he has brought two herds
Of these animals from Lapland.
There are now about 1900 reindeer
at the seven Alaska stations. The rate
of increase in the herd is about the
same as that of cattle. Mr.. Kjelman
says the reindeer are good transpOrta-
ton animals on the coast for distances
up to 200 miles, but when driven that
distance they must be allowed to rest,
as the moss upon which they feed does
not furnish them the strength needed
to Withstand great exeTtiOn. He thinks
they would do better as transportation
beasts on the horse diet Of oats and
hay and that such food would tend to
increase their size and weight.
Accompanying Mr.. Kjelmau IS DR..
Albert n. KittlesOn, recorder OF the
Cape Nome mining district.
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CALLS IT TRICK BY RYAN.
New Yorker Says Jefries' Glove Came
Off With g Purpose.

Chicago, Dec. 11-Another story of
sensation character is working it's
way westward from New York in con
nectiOn with the JeHrieS-Sharkey fight.
1t is said that Tommy Ryan, fearing
that Jeffries was exhausted in that last
round. lOOsened the string in the fight
er's glove, hoping that Sharkey would
hit his opponent when the glove would
be off and so lose the decision on a
foul. A New Yorker. whose name is
not mentioned tells the yarn like this:
In the twenty-fiTst round it was seen
that both Ryan and Brady were SO dis
turbed that they could not conceal their
chagrin and despair over Jeffries' los
ing fight. Ryan made the big boiler
maker go in and try to win from that
time on with grand-stand finish, hop
ing that the sailors exertiOn in the past
twenty rounds would have him in such
condition that he would be knocked
out, or at least in such a state that he
would be unable to withstand Jeffries'
rusheS, but when they saw in the next
three rounds that the sailor still was
right with them it was then that the
trickery came into play and Jeffries'
glove lOOsened, with the intention that
it would come off and the hope that
Sharkey, by his rattle-headed agrees
siveness, would hit Jeffries while the
glove was being put on, or at least
while Jeffries was without a glove, and
be disqualified by the referee for foul
ing.
''The plan worked exactly as they had
who were there knew, suddenly slipped
off in a clinch and fell to the floor,
where it was picked up by Siler and
an attempt made to put the same on
again by that official 1t was not MOTTO
ed just then that experienced ring gen
eral like Tommy Ryan and Billy De-
laney did not insist upon Siler Orderin g
both men to their corners, but the peO-
pie there now remember when it is
brought to their notice, that all of the
seconds in Jefries' corner suddenly set
up a great yelling and protesting of
foul when the sailor hit at JeffrieS over
Siler's shoulders. It will also be remem-
bered that when SiIer gave the decision
to Jeffries almost every man thought
ii was on account of this alleged foul
until Siler insisted that Jeffries had
done the most fighting, had landed the
more blows, been the more aggressive
and was less punished at the finish.
This, I believe, is the true story of that
1Oosened glove, and one Of the reasons
why Sharkey did not win the fight and
what he was up against in the same
battle
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TENNIE CLAFLIN COMING.
Will Invest $2,ooO,ooo In New York
and Live.

New York, Dec. 11-Lady Francis
Cook, formerly Tennie c. CIahin, has
sent 81. 600 900 to this city. TO be used in
purchasing real estate and it is stated
that it is her intention soon to leave
England and make her home in New
York. It is said she has already pUr-
chased a residence on West 121st street
and that she has declared that she
wishes to die an American.
Mrs. John Biddulph Martin, formerly
Victoria Woodruff and the sister of
Lady Cook. said last night:
Lady Francis Cook intends to spend
the winter in New York and to end
her days here. But she has many great
plans TO carry out before she viii con-
sent to settle down in quiet domesticity.
Lord and Lady Cook intend to duplicate
in New York the 81, $50, 900 Alexander
home for young women artists that
they built in London. This will take a
large part of the 81. O0o, 900 that my sis
ter has to invest here"
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A JustiaabIe Shooting.

Norfolk, Va. Dec. 9-Charles NJ. Har-
per, a popular and influential real es-
tate agent of Primers Point, a suburb
of Portsmouth last evening, shot and
killed David Ross, Of Norfolk Ross
entered Harper's Office He advanced
toward the latter, cursing, while Har-
per retreated to the rear wall, where he
fired. Harper surrendered to Justice
Rustic. who baiIed him in a small
amount for preliminary trial today The
shooting is believed to have been justi-
fable.
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Arizona Socks statehood.

Chicago. Dec "a special to the
Record from Phoenix. Ariz., says: An
enthusiastic mass meeting was held
here today to start a movement to
secure statehood at the present session
of congress. Prominent men from all
parts of Arizona We're in attendance
and took part. Governor Murphy was
elected chairman of d committee of
thirty which Will go to Washington
early in January, to advocate state
hood.
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New York, Dec. 9-The Duke of Man
chester. who is confined in his rooms in
the WaldOrf-AstOria with a severe at
tack of nervous prOstratiOn, will be IN
able to sail for England today, as he
had planned. The cablegram received
a few days ago summOning the duke
home to his sisters deathbed complete
" Frustrated him. He also has a Sc
we're cold He viii sail next Wednesday,
If he is able.
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Your Dinner.

will taste better and your mind will be
at rest if you burn good coal in your
range. The coal we sell you is full of
heat and COOL value. 1t is the best coal
that can be obtained for the money.
children. All treated alike We are
straight across Kansas avenue from
the r. L depot. Tel $50.
We give Premium Stamps
DAVIES & NICHOLSON.
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Phona 20 Farmara-

Yates Center, Dec. 1.-THE first rural
telephone line in this county was open
ed Saturday. It extends four miles in
to the country, and was built and is
owned by the farmers along the route
It connects here with the town ex-
change.
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Foul Smelling
Catarrh.

Catarrh is one Of the most obstinate
diseases, and hence the most difficult to
get rid Of.
The disease Is in the blood and all the
sprays, washes and inhRling mixtures
in the world can have no permanent eff
feet whatever upon it. Swift's Specific
cures Catarrh permanently, for it is the
only remedy which can reach the dis
ease and force it from the blood.
nj. B. P. MoAlllster, of Harrodsburg, Ky,
writes
Il could see no Improvement whatever,
4o1Eh was oonaGanLIy treated With sprays
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anu washes, and dIuerent
tnhRling rem e dt Sin
fact, I could feel that each
win ter I was worse than
the year previous.
Finally it was brought
to my notice that CataTrh
was q blood disease, and
after thinking over the
ma tier. 1 saw it WAS IN
reasonable to expect to be
cured by remedies which
only reached the surface.
I then decided to try s. s.
! s, and after q few bottles
~aEa Id nnHinaE q
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perceptible improvement Continuing the rem
edy, the disease was forced out of my system,
and complete cure was the result. I advise
AL who have this dreadful disease to abandon
their local treatment. which has never done
shem any good, and take S. S. 5. a remedy that
can reach the disease and cure it."
To continue the wrong treatment for
Catarrh is to continue to suffer. Swift's
Specific is q real blood remedy and cures
obstinate, deep-seated diseases which
other remedies have no effect whatever
upon. 1t promptly reaches Catarrh,
and never fails to cure even the most
aggravated cases.
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