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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
POLICE TROUBLES
Officers Busy SubpOenaing Wit
nesses In Liquor Cases.
There Are at Least Fifty Men
Wanted.
RELUCTANCE SHOWN.
Do Not Care to Testify Against
JOintiSts.
Other Happenings In the Do
main of Chief Ramsey.

Police court next week will be de-
voted almost exclusively to the trying
of jointists charged with selling intOxi-
eating liquors and list of over fifty
witnesses has been made and subpOenas
are being served by the officers.
Judge Guy has set the cases for 4
o'clock on the afternoons OF April "a,
%, 26, p and 29. Those who have been
summoned to testify do not relish the
idea and many have pleaded with the
officers and the judge to be let off. All
of them claim to know nothing, but
in nearly all the cases those who are
wanted for witnesses are persons who
have been seen drinking in some joint.
One man who has been summoned as
a witness says that he will not obey the
order of the police court and will not
appear as a witness and that If at
tachment is gotten out for him he will
apply for his release on a writ of ha-
beaS corpus on the grounds that the
law establishing a police court is void.
His lawyers will hold that the police
court was instituted by the metrOpOh-
tan police law and that since that law
has been repealed the police court has
no power. and that he can not be COM
PEELED to give testimony.
Some of the witnesses who object to
testifying may follow this mans lead
and if any number of them do the cases
will have to be continued until the mat
ter is settled by Judge Hazen. The list
of witnesses includes many young men
and business men of the town and the
police are having no little trouble in
finding all who are wanted
The joints were nearly all closed on
Monday morning, but since then many
have taken heart again, become a little
bolder as the week advanced and now
several are doing business at the old
stands as usual.
Some have placed safeguards around
their bars by having the doors closed
and resorting to the peep-hole scrutiny
system of examining al persons before
they are admitted Other places are
locked and only those possessing keys
can enter, while at other resorts the
barroom is locked and the proprietor
stands near by to let in those who are
known to be all right"
One of the places that has been doing
a thriving business was open as usual
yesterday. Anyone could walk in on
the ground floor and order whatever he
wanted and it would be received. Wait
erS carrying fOaming glasses of beer
could be seen from the street
There are number of places how
not even OPEN Much of the furniture
and glasses have been moved out and
stored away. While many places have
closed, one brand new joint in a base
ment on Kansas avenue has started
since Monday and is doing good bust
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
HISTORICAL WEAPONS.
Collection Being Preserved by the
Police.

There is a collection of criminal weap-
ons and curios at the police station and
besides several revolvers with local his
tories. are two with almost national
regulations.
One is an old cap and ball revolver of
the Colts make, 80 caHbre. that be-
lOnged to one of the Younger boys and
was taken from him when the Younger
and James gangs were captured after
the Mortified bank robbery in Mime
sofa The revolver belongs to Sergeant
Donovan
Another white handled As calibre re-
volver belonged to Grant Dalton. He
carried a pair Of them and this one he
used in his left hand. 1t was taken
from him after the gang was killed or
captured at the Coffeyville robbery and
was presented to Joe MATHEWS who was
at that time a deputy United States
marshal Another large and rather old
fashioned revolver was captured by ex-
Chief Strauss when he was in Oklaho-
ma. He helped surprise party of
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Pumps and repairing, phone Pratt sos.
Mr. and Mrs George Finch have moved
to 100 Monroe street.
Mrs. Phenix of Richmond, Mich, is Wis
iting Mrs. c. f. Bramm.
Miss Sarah Garrett is suffering from
severe attack of erysipelas-
Special bargains are offered in Shoes.
by The Leader. S13 Kansas avenue.
S, L. Courtney went to Rossyille today
Mrs. ]. r. Madison went to Manhattan
today to attend the annual meeting of the
Missionary society
cottage on their lots on Topeka avenue
Go to c. B. Lyon, D. D. s.. for fine
dental work at popular prices Office
511 Kansas avenue. Tel. 656-
Mrs. Unholtz returned yesterday from
k HI in q T. where VII she was called by
Mr.. VIII Luckhardt, who went to Boon
vile; Mo, last week TO attend the funeral
Miss Viola Troutman was on Thursday
Missionary society of the Topeka district.
The choir of the Christian church will
meet this evening at the home of Misses
Myrtle and Gertrude Palmer, north of Sol
Mrs Ed Griest and little son. Theodore,
G. tl aren't Mr. an Tde Ms gug M Of MT
bell of Sa Quincy street.
Mrs ]. e. Watts went to Kansas City
this this m2rningi where she she, will spend the
Springs to stay several weeks.
Mrs. Bailey. who has been in town to at
tend the meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary society, was the guest of Mrs.
T. F. Seymour of 915 Van Buren, street
during her stay here.
Arthur Small of S29 Jackson street who
was shot in the leg recently by the acct
dental discharge of a 22-caIiber rife and
has been confined to his home ever since,
is improving and will be able to be out
in a short time.
Mrs. Sarah Ammock, wife of Charles
insane Thursday in the probate court and
q II fort not
woman has been suffering from nervous
proStrat ton, and her friends thought a
change might be beneficial TO her Last
week she came to Topeka and has been
staying at the home of her sister, Mrs
J. Nj. Morris of S23 Monroe street Mrs
Ammock imagines that her friends have
designs upon her life and wish TO poison
her, and she refuses to take any medf-
cines or sleeping. potions. She had with
baby. One night this week she took the
little child and put it on a neighbours
porch, where after a di1igent search by
many persons it was found about mid
night. At another time she secured a
butcher knife and attempted to cut the
little one Mrs. Ammock is a tall. good
looking woman about 80 years of age
During the proceedings in the probate
court she sat with a CLASSY stare. Dr.
Eva Harding, whose patient she has been
testified that Mrs Ammock seemed very
respondent and had strange decisions in
regard to her physical condition. Mr.
Ammock is prosperous farmer and the
hearing was attended by many friends of
the family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
CHICAGO TO TRY 1T.
An Experiment With Marconi's Wire
Iess TelegraphY.

Chica go, April 21.-On Saturday what
is regarded a supreme test of the
Marconi system of wireless telegraphy
will be made in this city under the
auspices of the Tribune. The advocates
of the system have never tried it where
large masses of steel are present to ex-
ert an influence upon the electric cur
rent and if the signals can be made to
pass over the high buildings in large
cities it will be a success. The first at
tempt will be made from the top of the
Masonic Temple to the Auditorium,
distance of one-third of a mile. If this
is successful trials will be made be-
tween the temple and one of the water
cribs in the lake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
PLEASED WITH HARRISON.
Cleveland's Former Cabinet Secre-
tary's Opinion of Chicago Mayor.

Chicago, April 21.-Don NJ. Dickinson
of Detroit, a member of Cleveland's
first cabinet and with David B. Hill
and w c. Whitney, leader of the sound
money forces in the Bryan convention
of 1895, was in Chicago yesterday.
Mr. Dickinson at first declined to talk
politics, pleading that his presence here
was entirely concerned with private
business When told that Elliott Dan
forth of New York had said that Mayor
Harrison was a Democrat with a ma
tional future, Mr. Dickinson said: That
is true, and you may quote me is saying
that Mayor Harrison will cut more of a
figure in the convention of 1900 than will
Bryan.''
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WILL FIND NO FAULT.
Beef Court Likely to Clear Everybody
Including Miles.

New York, April PA special to the
Herald from Washington says:
General Miles will not be altogether
sustained by the findings of the beef
court of inquiry if the general opinion
about the war department as to what
those findings will be, is correct 1t is
expected that the court will complete
its work and forward it's final report
to the secretary of war some time next
week, and although no authoritative
statement as to the findings can be
made, such information as can be
gathered, tends to indicate that the re-
port will not completely sustain the al
legations made by Major General Miles
nor will it completely dismiss them. BY
the order converting it the court was
directed to investigate the allegations
made by General Miles as to the unfit
ness for issue of certain articles of food
furnished to the troops in the field in
Cuba and Porto Rico and to submit
with it's findings of fact such recon-
mendations as to further proceedings as
might seem to be warranted by the
facts developed.
no secret of the fact that it was expect
ed that the court would find the allega-
lions of General Miles entirely without
foundation and would recommend that
proceedings be instituted against him.
These expectations will not be realized
and the probability is that the court
will not recommend any further pro-
ceedings against either General Miles or
anyone else.
Among officers of the army it is be-
neved that the findings that the charges
made by General Miles that the refrig-
Grated beef was treated with chemicals
has not been proved, though there was
some ground for a reasonable suspicion
and that some of it had been so treat
ed; that the canned roast beef was
good when purchased but that it spoil
ed easily in the climate of Cuba and
Porto Rico and that it was not suitab
for issue the main part of the meat
rations to troops engaged in field opera
lions in those islands
1t is probable that the court will
make recommendations as to the best
methods of supplying the army with
fresh meat in the future and it may
advise that special Investigations into
this question be made by the commits
sary department.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
ABEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
Library Art Gallery is Remembered
by Chicago Capitalist

A beautiful landscape painting has re-
Gently taken a prominent place among the
works of art in Library hall. 1t is the
gift of Mr.. Ernest A HamIll. president of
the Corn Exchange National bank of Chi
cagO, and was purchased by Mr. Edward
Wilder while in the east not long ago
Mr.. Wilder happened to mention the Ii
brary art gallery to Mr.. Hamill in Chicago
one day. and a conversation followed At
its conclusion the bank president handed
Mr.. Wilder a check for 800 with the re-
quest that the amount be invested in a
picture for the gallery.
The landscape is by Leon Richet, whose
work greatly resembles that of Corot. 1t
is one of the daintiest pieces of work now
in the gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
FOR COLORADO SPRINGS.
Take the Colorado FIver.

Leaving Topeka at $40 D. m. you will
avoid the hot afternoon ride across
western Kansas, arriving at Colorado
Springs at 1910 next morning, before
the heat of the day is upon you. Six
hours quicker time than via any other
line. This is the finest equipped and
fastest train west of the Missouri river
carrying through Pullman sleepers and
dining cars.
For all particulars as to rates, reserva-
lions, etc, inquire of
A. NJ. FULLER
c. P. and T. A
Phone 1884,
Or, A. w. LACEY,
Ticket Agent,
North Topeka.
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Wanted Her to Know.

An old stoop-shouIdered colored man
bowed his way into Police Matron
Thorpe's office Wednesday, saying: L
jes came to explain to you madam, that
my birthday comes Oh the 4th of May,
and L thought maybe you might have
a little something for it. L was born in
1921 in Louisiana and belonged to Mas
ter Frank H. Fargo until 1 was set
free I've been here, madam, for 10
years, an 1 jes thought 1 would let
you know about my birthday. madam.
Mrs. Thorpe will try to have little
something for him on that day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
Smoky Row Denizens Moving Their
Hauuts.

Smoky Row Is ready to go into the
hands of a receiver. The place that
was once the burden of the police is
now one of the quietest places on Kan
SaS avenue.
Where there used to be lights shining
in every window, now but three lamps
do duty at night The other places are
closed and the proprietors have moved
away. The reason for all this is the
large number of joints that have been
doing business further up town. They
have monOpoIized the trade to such a.
degree that the tougher joints on the
row could not survive and they have
closed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
FOR EXCHANGE.

FOR EXCHANGE
A general stock of merchandise, consist
ing of dry goods, notions. boots. shoes.
hardware gents furnishing goods. china
ware. etc: a railroad station u to 10 miles
to Topeka: also. Fairbanks wagon scales.
coal house for 2 loads of coal. store
building and sheds. VIII exchange same
for good residence property in Topeka and
win assume mortgage of 81. 900 to 81. 500, or
nut in cash. Have also the agency for
the railroad and express office and post
master, which pays about $40 per month.
PAYNE & THOMPSON,
= =, 627 Kansas ave.
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LINCOLN POST BENEFIT.
Repeated by Request at Grand Opera
House April %.

Many new features will be added to
the program. Mrs Won Dahlen a solo;
the Modocs, some of their new soul stir
ring songs; Primrose & West speciality
by Major Shreve and his class; hear
acter song by Miss c. Mize. A great
show for 25c. Secure reserved seats at
Sim & Co. 607 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
Gvpsies Headed For Chicago.

Terre Haute, Ind, April 21.-The
members of a band of rs gypsies which
were escorted out of the county today
bv the police are on their way to Chi
cago. where, the chief man of the tribe
saws national meeting is to be held
the latter part of next month 1t is ex-
pected that at least %. 600 gypsies from
ali parts of the country will be in at
tendance
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Attention.

All members of Shawnee Lodge No.
IL o. O. F. are requested to be present
in the lodge room at 521-523 Quincy
street at l o'clock p m, tomorrow.
April p, 1899, to attend the funeral of
Bro H s. Randall. Funeral to take
place at 2 O'Clock p. m. sharp.
w. T. TAYLOR, Sec'y.
OTTO ANDERSON. N. G.
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S32,5O. $32.5G.

The above greatly reduced rate has
been made by the Union Pacific to Cali
fornia points. Through tourist sleepers,
quicker time than any other line.
For tickets and full information call
on F. A. Lewis. city ticket agent, or
J. c. Fulton, depot agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
Starter Wynn Dead.

Saratoga, N. Y, April 21.-John
Wynn. who was at one time the official
starter on the Saratoga race track. died
today. He was well known in sporting
circles throughout the country. He was
a native of Savannah, Ga.
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$1,000, Denver and Return $1,000
Via Santa Fe Route.

Tickets on sale May 16 and II. Good
for return until June Is. 1899. Pullman
sleepers and free chair cars through
Berths reserved, baggage checked and
tickets sold by T. L. King, agent, To-
peka.
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WANTED-MALE HELP
wANTED-SALEsMEN.

WANTED-Two or three good statesmen
for city trade, on commission good in
ducements to right parties. None but
hustlers need apply. Union Pacific Tea
Co., 513 Kansas ave
WANTED salary paid wesk-
IL: experience unnecessary. permanent
Brown Bros Co.. Chicago.
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We mend and sew on buttons free.
American Steam Laundry. Tele. BAL
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Your linen left spotIess. American
Steam Laundry, 112 West Seventh.
Telephone BAL
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WANTED-AGENGS.

AGENTS WANTED-For THE Life and
Achievements of Admiral Dewey, the
worlds greatest naval hero By Murat
HaIstead the lifelong friend and admirer
of the nations idol Biggest and best
book; over 800 pages. Sx10 inches; nearly
100 pages halftone iIlustrat ions; map in
coIors: only $50. Enormous demand Big
commissions Outfit free Chance of life
time. Write quick. The Dominion Com
pany, Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
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Colorado Springs and Return $1,000
via Santa Fe Route $1,000.

A low rate for early vacation Tickets
on sale May 16 and II, bearing limit
of June 80. Particulars may be had on
application to T. L. King, agent, To-
peka-
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OUT oF BUSINESS.

train robbers and the owner of the re-
Volver was killed.
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New York, April 21.-Henry W. Struss
has filed petition in bankruptcy, with
liabilities of 1919 140 and no assets.
Nearly all the liabilities were contract
ed as a partner in the firm of Louis
FRANKIE & Co. manufacturers of silk
yarns, which firm failed in 1890.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS.


THE ]. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. Az
High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt WofS
low price. Catalogue free. Phone ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

Chicago, April 21.-The Naval Re
serve association of Illinois, veterans
of the Spanish-American war has re-
solved to offer the government $50 men
for the service in the Philippine islands
Secretary Long of the navy department
sociation.
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NJ. w. VAN vALKENBURG.


Having purchased the Insurance
Agency of NJ. W. Van VaIkenburg e
Co, take this method of saying to the
many friends and patrons of this
agency that shall give my personal
attention to all business entrusted to
my care, and hope thereby to merit the
confidence of the insuring public of the
city of Greater Topeka. 1 shall retain
the office in Dudley's Bank where I
shall be pleased to welcome my friends
ARTHUR M MILLS
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Portland, Spokane and Butte $28.S5
Via the Rock Island Route.
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San Francisco, Los Angeles $3.50
Via the Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

San francisco, Los Angeles $325O
Via the Rock Island Route
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INSURANCE CHANGE.

I have sold to Arthur NJ Mills the in
surance agency with which have been
connected for the last twelve years. and
beg to assure the patrons of this Office
that their interests will receive the
same careful attention that have ever
studied to give them
In this connection ! desire to thank
nv friends and patrons for their con-
hdence in entrusting their interests TO
my care and bespeak for Mr.. Mills the
same kind consideration
l shall remain with Mr.. Mills in the
same office, devoting more of nv time
to the adjustment of losses.
NJ. w. VAN VALKENBURG
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

New York, April 21-William D.
Whiting, one of the most prominent in
surance lawyers in the United States,
died al his home in this city today. aged
81 years. He was native of New Or
leans.
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Butte, Mont,
$685., via Santa Fe Route.
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PAVING.

THE, OFFICE of the Capital City Vitrihed
Brick and Paving Co. has peen removed
to lis West Eighth St
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Sycamore, Ill. April 21-Gen. William
R. Shafter left Sycamore last evening
for San Francisco. He will take the
southern route, and with the exception
of one day off at Macomb. ILL.,, will make
the trip without stopping
i
San Francisco. April 21.-When the
court martial of Lieut. John O'Neau
was resumed the testimony was a rep
etition of that given at the last session
OF the court, nothing new or of a start
ling nature being elected
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WANTED-Work as coachman or about
horses, by discharged soldier. Address
n. c., care Journal.
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DIR G. n. GUIBOR, Diseases of the Nos
Throat and Lungs. 706 Kansas ave
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MUSICAL.

MISS WINIFRED wELLES WAGNER.
piano forte teacher. 435 Tyler St Grad
ed course of instruction.
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MISS MAREI. MARTIN teacher Of piano
and harmony. 407 Greenwood ave. .Potwin-
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w. w. GILLESPIE. Fresco Painter. De
signs and estimates furnished on Al
ella sses of work. 171i West Ffteentns = o
Journal building
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MATCHMAKER

"mainspr1nes. use; crystals, 1oc. Cash
paid for Old gold or silver An york TX guar gsr
anteeG. Old 1ewelry exchange Ior new
IF hard up, see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan ave
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-09-09
For Gold az the Standard.

The American Bankers Association
in session this week at Cleveland, Ohio.
put its members unequivocally on re-
cord for the gold standard by adopting
this resolution:
The bankers OF the United States
most earnestly recommend that the
congress OF the United States at it's next
session, enact a law to more uueauivo-
cally establish the gold dollar which,
under the existing law Is the unit of
value, shall be the standard and meas
ure OF ell values In the United States,
that all obligations Of the government
and all paper money, including circu-
lating notes OF national banks shall be
in gold coin and that legal tender notes
OF the United States when paid int the
treasury shall not be reissued. except
upon the deposit OF an equiva-
lent amount Of gold coin.