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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

ing great property loss.
Vesuvius shows great activity and
lava begins to flow Several trenors OF
earthquake are felt
Six men lose their lives in hotel fire
in St. Marys, W. Va
Charles Brown, president, and F. L.
Candy, cashier, of the First National
bank of Vancouver, confessed default
ers, commit suicide together when en-
bezzlement is discovered
Queen Wilhelmina refuses to pay
Prince Henry's bachelor debts.
American syndicate subscribes for
: $50.000000 of new British war loan of
$500, 900, 600
six masked men board a c. o. & G. ex-
press near Memphis and secure $4,000
from safe.
Five children are murdered at their
home in Charities, France. Their father,
slightly wounded, is suspected of the
crime.
Count Leo de Melville, held on bigamy
charge in New York, is charged with
having so wives.
The car signs the decree banishing
Count Leo Tolstoi from Russia.
Two officers are killed at Joplin, No,
while endeavoring to arrest a gang of
five tramps.
Cresceus and The Abbot are matched
to race next August at Brighton Beach.
The trial of James Callahan, charged
with the Cudahy KIDNAPPING, begins in
Omaha
Charles r. Eastman, a Harvard in
in-Iaw. Richard Grogan, placed on trial
at Boston.
Slave raiding emirs in Africa are con-
quered by native troops, led by British
officers.
over 1000 Filipino insurgents surren-
der and swear allegiance to the United
States.
The failure of 20 banks in Osaka Gre
ates a panic in Japan.
The enga cement is announced of Miss
Sartoris. eldest daughter of Mrs Nellie
Grant Sartoris. and Archibald E. Bal
four of London.
BY a boiler explosion near Frankfort.
Germany, so persons are killed and $50
injured.
George Phillips successfully engineers
a corner on corn on exchange in Chi
ca go and clears $500. 600.
Burglars carry off the safe from an
Anaconda saloon and secure $4,000.
Edwin N Conger is a receptive candi-
date for governor of Iowa
BLACK jack Ketchum, noted desper-
ado of the southwest, is hung at Clay
ton. N NJ, for assault upon a railroad
train
A cavern of a mine at Aurora. Mo-,
burfes i've men at depth of 10 feet.
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OF THE WEEK.
LOCAL SUMMARY.

Republican county central committee
defeats scheme to make nominations by
convention plan. Date for primary fixed
for June l.
Union Pacific pays state charter fee
of $4,000 for increasing charter $780,
900 OOO
John A. Daley says North Topeka is
menaced by destruction by the Kansas
river
Santa F'e resumes work improving the
Ottawa cutoff.
Movement started in Topeka to found
an orphans home for colored children
Tie following promotions are an
nounced by the Rock Island: w. H.
StillWel, general superintendent OF
lines west of Missouri river, to be su-
perintendent of lines east of Missouri
river. Q. M. Hubbell to succeed Mr..
Stillwell. A. ]. Hit, general superin-
tendent, to be general manager W.
g. TinSman, train master at Blue Is
land, ILL.,, to be superintendent at Chi
eago.
1. c. Bailey resigns as city license
Mob orders William Nelson of Oak
land to leave the city.
Parker Hughes mandamus case is
submitted to Judge Hazen.
A. Swanson secures contract for brick
and carpenter work on new Santa Fe
blacksmith shop
H Ellsworth Lewis, a proof reader
Ci1 LIE p1ld4 0CCCifSS q oOCACNy yO0A5
lady and jeweler and decamps with
$3.50 worth of jewelry.
The 10 joint injunction cases may be
tried at this term of the district court.
The state charter board issued a char
ter to the Central Kansas Fair and Live
Stock association of Hutchinson.
Maude McMullen, the daughter of a
carpenter living on Washington street,
was burned to death by a bonfire.
Mrs. Sarah Anna Sells died early
Thursday n forming, leaving a fortune of
about 5000, 900.
The resignation of Dean Sykes has
been accepted by the vestry of the
Episcopal church
Appraisers begin work of appraising
the property on streets to be paved this
spring.
The reception committee decide that
the only entertainment to be given to
President Mckinley in Topeka viii be
carriage ride about the city
Mr.. Ben Akers and Miss Ollie O'Brien
two Topeka society young people
were married Wednesday.
Mrs. August Palm of 40S Western ave-
nue. committed suicide by hanging her
self Wednesday.
Wasfburn loses a ball game to K. u.
by a score of to ? Wednesday,
The state officers are at loss to
know whether a car bearing the state
officers may be attached to the presi-
dents train on his ride from Junction
City to Topeka on June 8.
The executive council discovers that
the state house heating plant can not
priation-
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TORTURE PLACE.
That is What Mrs. Nation Says
Of Her Cell.
Writes to State Journal of Her
Experiences.
WHY IN THE ROTARY.
Says JaiIer's Wife Demanded
She Should Be Put There.
Calls Wichita a Modern SOdom
and Talks of Boycott.

Mrs Carrie Nation. from her rotary cell
In the Wichita jail. sends several scraps
OF letters to the State Journal She wrote
them on bits OF paper evidently under
great difficulties It is evident that the
Wichita jailers have not succeeded IN
breaking her spirit"
II fear / viii not be able to get this
letter out Of this den Of murderers." she
says In postscript written later she
says Il write hurriedly. for l will soon
have person call whom I can trust
with this letter"
This morning before breakfast" she
says on sheet dated the 18th, we four
dlI1erent cell Theirs have d window NY
SeL Is IN the rotary away from the light
" ssllt 81 thlS nov from the three-cornerec
cell Topeka has nothing like this place
81 tort9re. am cut on from all COM
tanlonstlp ana am writing this by
light where can just see the paper [
write on Vow 1 do not wish my friends
the first chapere1 of the Phnippians
nope 70 2e able to get enough light to
not read that way
This Is the devil overreaching himself.
snaA De careful not to eat poisoned
food. OH this cigarette smoke has be-
gun IN earnest put God Will overrule all
by me. and He has never failed me vet
In writing again later she says: THE
rotary has been reNolNed so as to throw
in more light, and thank God 1 can see to
read Yesterday q gentleman from Can
ada called, but he was not permitted to
see me nor talk to me from my prison
4 am put in this cell because told
Mrs. Simmons. the jailor's wife that
when was here before she tried to have
adjudged insane. She said was a
woman who used low. obscene language
to her husband. told her she lied, and
al mars would 60 70 pufn IN the lake Of
fire Her husband told me this morning
when he came to remove me that his wife
wanted me % 2e put mere Poor, de-
graded wretchs What a shame to see
cruel reVengefuI woman. John the
Baptist lost his head from just such q
one would rather die in this unWhOle-
some place than be such I wish she
would let Jesus change the bitter to the
sweet IN her nature What a miserable
woman she is. NY poor sisters in this
bastle are trusting in the Lord
Again in another letter she says. The
sherimS wife told me that I ought 10
atay out Of Wichita and mind my own
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the Fort Yuma Indian school in Cali
fornia; H. E Phillips of Arkansas City,
diSciplinarian at the Fort Peck Indian
school in Montana; Charles Cook of
Garnett, railway mail clerk; Miss N.
Yarnal of Wichita, a position at Santee
Indian school in Nebraska Miss Nettie
Allison of Lawrence, seamstress at
Haskell institute; w B. Com pton of
Shawnee. baker at the Rice Indian
school in Arizona; William Curtis of
Lawrence, a carpenter at Fort Yuma
Indian school in Arizona
Lieut. Col Heistend of the adjutant
generals corps has forwarded to the
secretary of war his reply to the
charges made by Maj Erastus Hawkes.
of Kansas, with regard to his cOnnec-
ton with the organization of a hemp
company in Manila. The charges will
not be made public, but will be for
warded to the committee on military aft
fairs of the senate. which has the mat
ter under investigation. The secretary
viii not take the matter UP for con-
siderat iOn because of the pending in
vestigation. Col Heistand has been or
dered to report to Washington for the
purpose of appearing before the COM
mittee- He is expected to arrive in this
country about the middle of this month,
when the investigation viii proceed
Mai. Hawkes., connected with this case,
was formerly of Arkansas City, Il men
ton of which was contained in the
Journal a few weeks ago.
washington Post: 1--WE don't know
just what took place between the Hon.
Chester / Long of Medicine Lodge,
Kansas, and his predecessor, but
we do know that the sue
cessor of the Hon. Jerry Simpson posses
ses some rather peculiar ideas concern
ing the ethics of private conversation.
We fear the Kansas inclination to talk
immoderately for publication is abnor-
mally developed
Mrs. Andrew Sabin of Garden City,
was called here this week to attend the
Brown The deceased had been for
years an employee Of the internal reve-
nue. bureau Of the treasury department.
During the next. session Of congress
the Kansas delegation viii ma&G an
effort to get better postal facilities
through Kansas. During the past few
years business has doubled in the west,
and yet there has been no increase in
the railway postal service to meet the
demand
State Senator A. Henley Of Lawrence,
on his return from a business trip to
New York City. stopped off the first
of the week in Washington, the guest
Of Senator j. r. Burton.
All Of the Hon II. Clay Evans Ten
nessee enemies appear to be heartily IN
favor Of his proposed promotion
A new town IN Jones county. Texas.
has been named after General Fred
Funston of Kansas.
The government has let thee contract
to Crosby Bros. of Topeka to furnish
awnings and window shades for the
public building atthat place
Mr. W. A Blair of Atchison is stop
ping here at the Metropolitan hotel.
L. WILLIAM THAVIS.
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AN AWFUL SIGHT
Witnessed by Workmen When a Man
Went Over Niagara Falls.

Niagara Falls, N. Y, April 27.-Early
this afternoon men engaged on one or
the big new manufacturing plants going
a man in it being carried down the river
into the upper rapids At first they ex-
pected the man would be able to make
landing on the Canadian side. to which
shore he appeared to be pulling, but as
the current hurled him onward IL was
soon evident he was being carried down
to death The boat remained upright
until near the brink Of the Horseshoe
Falls. when it capsized and soon the
man and boat passed from view over the
great fall. The body has not been rs
covered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
WASHINGTON JOTTINGS.
Items Of Interest to Kansans From
Nations Capital

Washington, April 7.-Superinten-
dent ". A. AIachen of the free delivery
bureau of the postoffce department has
issued a circular of instructions govern
ing rural free delivery throughout the
country. which Kansas applicants for
this service should note before prepar-
ing their cases. 1t. directs that petition
ers for such service BE- heads of fani-
lies, who shall show the relative popu-
lation along the route. character of the
roads principal avoca lions of the peO-
pie and the distances each one now has
to travel to receive mail A map of the
routes proposed is required The Pc
tition must be endorsed by either a SEN
atOr or a. representa- tive in congress.
Each route must be over 20 miles long,
serving at least 100 families, and those
desiring the delivery must hereafter be
prepared to put up suitable boxes
These boxes will be entitled to the pro-
lection of the United States statutes.
hverer ordinary mali to houses stand
ing back from the main road. They may
carry other business than United States
mail Patrons are required to cooper
ate by keeping the roads up to the
standard in all weather The maximum
pay for carriers is now $500 per annum
Tor fun route of approximately five
miles travelled on shorter routes. Car
rIers are to carry a supply of postage
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards, and must cancel stamps on all
letters they collect
The following appointments were
made for Kansas recently. Frank l.
Sullivan of Lawrence q fo1-r,av4far. a+
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NOIes and Personal Mention.

Miss Ivah Davis, Miss Gertrude Dew
ereux Of Lawrence, Miss Vera Low. Mr..
Tarlton Brown Of Denver Mr. Archie
Williams and Mr.. Albert r. Reid made
up party that are spending the day in
Kansas City and attending the matinee.
Mr. Rogers Of Boston, who has been in
Topeka on business for several days, re-
turned today to the east.
Mr.. George Main and Mr.. Nipple viii
spend Sunday IN Topeka.
The Chancel Chapter held a meeting
this afternoon at Mrs. Sheldon's rooms
at the Copeland for the purpose Of elect
ing officers for the year.
Miss Isabel Peck viii return today to
her home in Chicago. During her visit
here she has been the guest OF Miss
Meta Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Little and child
rem left yesterday for Rossville to at
tend the graduating exercises
Miss Margaret Johnston entertained at
a Stay all night party last evening.
Her guests We're. Misses Hazel and Nell
lie Jones, Maud Mathews. Lola Barrel.
Florence WEIGH and Nellie Breidenthal.
Mrs. J. X Lemon left yesterday for
Chicago to be gone several days.
Miss Annie Marie Nellis entertained
informally Thursday evening
The Felicity club viii meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Myers.
Continued on Page So
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DEATH CAME.
TO q -Year-Old Child on the
Operating Table

Springfield. Ohio. April 27.-Lilda, the
fve-year-old daughter of J. c. Rae, 1880
South Race street. died today while on
the operating table A few days ago
physician was called to extract an Ill
cerated tooth from the lower jaw, and
he found the bone was badly necrosed.
An operation was decided upon today.
but the vitality was so low that the
patient died a few minutes after being
put on the table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

Mrs. J. P. Rogers gave a very pleas
ant afternoon yesterday for Miss Mat
tie McGregOr, whose marriage takes
place May 2 to Mr. Henry Lewis
One of the features Of the afternoon
was guessing familiar trade marks A
prize was given to the one who could
answer the most.
Refreshments were served at one
long table which was decorated with
carnations and ferns. The guests found
their places at table by means Of small
place cards Mrs. Rogers guests were:
Miss Sallie Beck. Miss Eta Beck, Mrs.
Holsinger. Mrs. w Waring, Mrs. K c.
Bean, Miss Ella Ramsey. Miss Genevra
Giles, Mrs B. Rogers, Miss Nellie Kirk
Miss Grace Simpson and Mrs. J. O'Con-
nor
Ninde chautauqua Club.
The regular meeting Of the Ninde
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812 Kansas Ave.

We are putting them up at
our repository, 8I2 Kansas Ave-,
and at our store room in the
Veale Block, 62I Quincy, where
we also have a large number of
Second : hand Traps, Surries,
Road Wagons and Buggies,
which we will sell cheap.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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TELEGRAPHIC suMMARY.

Ohio river rises and mandates Pitts
burg Cincinnati and other cities. caus-
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ing at the home of Mrs. Carr. 513 Polk
The programme viii be as follows.
Responses to roll call with quotations
from VIII Carlton.
Rivalry of Nations, chapter 27-2s. by
A. o. Beach.
Grecian History, chapter 10, by Mr..
E. Turner.
Homer to Theocritus. chapter Il,
Miss Edith OFT.
Human Nature Club. chapter .. by Mr..
Slater.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

A new town IN Jones county, Texas
has been named after General Fred
Funston of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
Sfedman Club.

The Stedman club will meet Monday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. NJ Crandeu,
913 Western avenue.
Roll call win be answered by original
or selected quotations. Programme VIII
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

The government has let thee contraci
to Crosby Bros. of Topeka to furnish
awnings and window shades for the
public building atthat place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27
Ninde chautauqua Club.

The regular meeting Of the Ninde
Chautauoua will be held Monday even
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

The following appointments were
made for Kansas recently. Frank l.
Sullivan Of Lawrence, a carpenter at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

All of the Hon. II. Clay Evans Ten
nessee enemies appear to be heartily n
favor of his proposed promotion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

Mr.. W. A. Blair of Atchison is stop
ping here at the Metropolitan hotel
L. WILLIAM THAVIS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-04-27

State Senator a Henley Of Lawrence,
on his return from a business trip to
New York City. stopped off the first
of the week in Washington, the guest
of Senator J. r. Burton
New-York tribune., 1901-04-05
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago. April (SpeciaD.-Phps and his coun-
try coarse grain bulls. having safely passed
through the peris of "Wednesday. showed new
courage to-day. Shorts recognized that the bulls
had been pressed to the limit without showing
weakening That inclined many Of the bears to
cover Phillips had important buying orders Corn
al one time showed 1850 last nights close
and 12c over yesterdays low figure and closed
lssc over yesterday. There was quieting of the
extraordinary excitement. The fear as to margin
responses has been allayed. May opened at
from 42c 10 4224c, sold between 42c and 43ssc and
closed at 43l4c. The biggest buying was by Patten.
who has been the active interest on the short side
lie is supposed 10 have covered the largest por-
tion Of his short line. Philips said Of the stua-
ton
Il held my Western longs together during the
excitement of Monday and Wednesday. They are
row in shape to buy more if they want to-"
Liverpool showed sympathy with the break
here yesterday. Primary receipts less than
half year $4,000 bushels against 74SO00 bush
els The Price Current said farm work late
Receipts were 2S5 cars and the estimate for Fri
day lS0 cars. The sentiment is that there will be
a quieter market. The Good Friday holiday in
duced general covering. To-nights wheat prices
&c under last nights. There active
trade, with the range iI2c. a strong opening
we're break. and then firm closing. May opened
at 72c. sold between 72'.c and Hl4c and closed at
72iac. July closed 2224c bid. Patten cover
ing; Cudahy was putting out shorts. Liverpool
only sd lower. Cash sales here were 10000
plSneiS ana "a IoadS reported at lne SedpodIu
Primary receipts about the same year
ago. The Price Current declared the crop con-
diton u to Is points higher than last year. Clear
ances were c29.0o0 bushels. The professional mood
is rather bullish the crop promise. Some steadi
ness is expected after a break.
Oats advanced sc, and closed sc last night
May selling at &c and 252.c. and closing at 253sc
The strength was with The fact that the
Phillips party had gone through its trial
much an influence in oats as in There
%me selling Of long oats by the current interest
Patten covered. The shipping demand
Indifferent. Receipts were 324 cars. with 2o for
Friday. Clearances were 10000 bushels.
FlaNseed was steady the cash up 1c. May closed
al 81 "a; the No / cash 81 81. Oil is weak at sac
Cudahy selling Of lard and ribs broke provisions
sharply pork losing soc Soc lard and ribs l0c 10
EsC Most OF this recovered before the close on
large buying Of ribs by Armour. The feeling Is un-
certain at the moment in provisions because OF the
extraordinary advance
New-York tribune., 1901-04-05
AUCTION SALES YESTERDAY.

by Peter Meyer & co: st Nicholas 15Sd-st.
1279i4 1874 9is X124 1lNl0I To- story brick
al Prison Beali. attys David Mcclure. REF due on
Judgt $+11 al receivers certificates.
$500: taxes exc. 81 adjourned April To- 40
IoInipicl-st. about 40 II OF Hudso1st 20NSO.
story dws; foreclosure sale; East River savings In
sution Matthew strip al Michael Gross.
atty RolIn Morgan. due judgt S3i6 Is; costs
Richard Harnett Co: 10 StantOn-st. 5. 994 II
Of BJwery 25NlUUX2IXS5; IeaSeho!d brick fl h,
with store public auction; adjourned 10 April l6
hist n 2 of
7h story brick foreclosure ,ale
Archer Pancoast.. Mary Emma Harris ct AL
William PAGE, atty Grosvenor Hubbard. ref due
Jacob Cories for 81: 145h-st $ 146 it OF
Aulsterda 16x99 IL; h; foreclosure
sale Hampden Dough-rty et al trus. ETC. Francis
SchnuES al j II Dougherty, atty Lewis Freedman.
S246 10 adjourned April IS i64 W 145th-st
13O II Of Amsterdam l6XS9. H. story b Z
Judgment $114O4 ST: S312 Go: S2i6 %
adjourned to April Is; All W 53d-s 175 fl Of 9th
2jXloOJ; brick tenement; foreclosure sale;
Henry + Jones George W Phillips al; George Y y
S199s4 30; S363 IS: 81 $50; p for
story brick and stone h; partition sale by
owners: bid si4O1O; 31S w st. s. a62 O&.
of West End-ave: 21X1022: story highstoop $
DIV h. with eXtn: pub TO James Iioey for S2350o
go 232 and 234 " l22i St 23 II of shave, 102N
12t E 95h-st. $50 fl Of 4thave. 19xloo5;
h st DIV h; pub to c u sullivan for
$4,000: los III and l24 " loth-st iG IL and 14ll'l
99.I1 depth; and 3
pub auc: No los Withdrawn: No III p Colyer for
slo9O0: No ia to u T Hoagland for S955o
By n Phoenix lugraham & Co: ~ EdseCoube-av . s.
closure sale: Edward l. CIarkson admir- Maria
Q CIute. atty. B Cie-son Open
helm udgt. $l2 49l TO 1881 81; taxes.
etc $ss5 50: Edward De p Livingston for $4,000