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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
LOCKED IN A CELL
Mrs. Nation Removed to Narrow
Quarters by Sheriff.
Vainly Pounds on Her Door and
Demands Relief.
WEARS OUT A CLUB.
Then Uses a Slipper For a Bat
tering Ram.
Application For Pardon Mad g
to Gov. Stanley.
WEARS OUT A CLUB.

Mrs. Nation is beginning to make her
presence known at the county jail
where she occupies the northeast cell
upstairs.
When she desires the presence of an
attendant, she calls attention to the
fact by hammering on the sheet iron
door with a board which she has
pounded into splinters. She had a spell
today which lasted from noon until 1:30
when Jailer Parker asked her what she
wanted, and got no answer but the
steady whangl whang! of the board on
the sheet iron, to the accompaniment
of yells of approval from the prisoners
IN the lower cages Again.. Whang;
"Once morer' whang! Hitter again!
whangI
Sheriff Cook was sent for and he also
asked her pleasure.
Take me out of this stinking hole!
I'm suffocatingr'
She was informed that the physical
exercise she was indulging in would
not lower the temperature to any great
extent.
The sheet iron solo was again started
and was still going at 2:30, the blows
becoming weaker as the board wore to
a frazzle. The plank finally gave out
and her shoe was brought into play.
When the jailer came to her cell with
a loaf of salt rising bread she had
ordered she yelled, Take that away.
I won't eat a mouthful in this miserable
place. I'll starve first" ''An right.
ma m. answered the jailer good
naturedly
''Oh, Lawd, I cain't stand dis racket
walled a colored woman in the adJoin-
ing cell Use got misery in my haid
now"
Mrs Nation was first placed in the
large hospital room on the upper floor,
where jointists are usually kept, but
she complained that the room was too
close, and asked that the steel lattice
work be removed from the windows.
She finally sent for the county COM
naissioners and complained to them
They told her they could do nothing.
She continued her complaints, and
Sheriff Cook then ordered her placed
in a cell. which was accordingly
done.
APPEAL TO STANLEY.
DR.. Eva Harding and Mrs. M. E.
Goodwin appeared before Governor
Stanley this morning to intercede. in
behalf of Mrs. Carrie Nation
Governor Stanley listened patiently
to their case and asked a few questions,
and announced that he would like to
have them see hirn again later in the
week. Mrs. Nation was given a sem
tence of $100 fine, 20 days in jail, and
to pay the costs. The costs in the case
amount to $48 50. Governor Stanley can
pardon Mrs. Nation, and with the par
don the fine and imprisonment would
be remitted, but he cannot remit the
costs. The county commissioners have
the power to remit the costs, and if
Mrs. Nation can work both strings she
can avoid all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
NINE Die OF HEAT.
Omaha Suffers Severely From
Hot Spell.

Omaha, Neb., July 23.-With record
of nine deaths and thirteen prostra-
tions for Omaha and vicinity for the
last Sc hours. today opens with a cloud
ed sky and the mercury at Z o'clock
registering 50.
II DIE IN ST LOUIS.
st Louis, July 23.-After a hot, close
night, a breeze sprang up this morn
ing bringing relief to thousands of suf-
ferers. At 10 a. m. the government
thermometer recorded 90 degrees, COM
pared with 100 at the same time yester-
day. During the past "A hours there
have been numerous prostratlonS and
eight deaths from the heat.
At 1:30 p. m. the government ther-
nometer registered 103 degrees of heat,
three less than at the same time yes
terday, when all records were broken.
The mortuary office reports II deaths
from heat in st. Louis during the past
"A hours. Most prominent among the
dead is DR.. John r. Crosswhite
HEAT LEADS TO SUICIDE.
New York, July 23-FTve people COM
mitted suicide in New York yesterday.
The extremely hot weather is believed
to have caused the increase in the num-
ber of suicides recently
PHENOMENAL AT PITTSBURG.
Pittsburg, Pa, July 23.-The weather
here yesterday was phenomenal in that
mometer WhipsaWed from SO at 5
o'clock to 70 at O'Clock and rose with
in an hour to "a. something that mas
never been noticed before The heat
during the day was trying in the ex-
treme, and numerous prostrations were
reported, among them Alex Dodds,
night editor of the Dispatch. 1t is
thought he will recover.
DENVER
Denver, Colo, July 23.-Should the
thermometer today register above sc,
the worst heat record known since OBJ
servatiOns were taken in Denver will
have been equalled, and with one more
day of such temperatures all former
records will be broken. The July of
1874 had twenty days in which the
reading was co. or higher. This month
has seen nineteen days which equal
that record
DES MONIES.
Des Moines, Ia, July 23--Tem pera-
ture at this morning was 50, three de-
grees hotter than yesterday when 100
was registered in the afternoon. The
sky darkened at O'Clock and heavy
thunder promised rain. which failed to
come, however, and the day promises
to go above 100 again
NEW YORK.
New York, July 23.-The temperature
at 10 O'Clock this morning was "a de-
grees. The humidity was go per cent.
At 2 O'Clock the temperature was 81
degrees and the humidity SO per cent.
Two deaths from the heat were re-
ported during the forenoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

termined search was made for him
and earnest inquiries were made at the
Bender farm for him, and Immediately
thereafter the said John Bender, sr.
Kate Bender. sr.. John Bender, jr., and
Kate Bender, Jr-, left their home and
went to parts of the country unknown,
without any cause except they believed
they were suspected of being the rnur-
derers of said William H. York; and
after they left were not heard of or
found, although diligent search and in
quiry was made for them at the time.
Wnen Gney lett, they left some stock
which had broken out and was at large.
and a calf which apparently had
starved to death as it was almost eaten
up by hogs. also team of horses at
= ~Thayer, where it was reported that
they had taken a north bound train
They also left some household goods
and grain After they had left, and
on about the 9th or 7th of May, 1873,
in company with a number of others
I helped to dig up a number of dead
bodies upon the farm on which the
Benders had resided. The graves were
from four to ten rods south and south
east OF the house. the nearest one to
the house being the one in which we
found the body of William H York
The marks Of the graves were hidden
by the ground being frequently ploWed
over and the subsoil removed or hid
den. We found one body which was
identified as the body of York The
only clothes we found upon the body
of York was an undershirt, and it was
found in the grave face down. On the
head of the body of said William II.
York was a. dent or wound which was
a smashed or broken place in the skull,
and which said wound was the cause of
his death. I was present at the cor
oner's inquest and heard the evidence
of one E York, and know the body
which he testified was the body of VIM
H York was the same body we had
dug up near the Bender house. as here
inbefore set out. B. T. DIENST"
At the time of the murder the state
of Kansas offered a reward of $500
derers of York" The reward has been
outlawed, but Governor Stanley says
that if the 'Benders' are convicted OF
the crime he viii pay the reward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
Schooner LOuiseAdelaide Blown
Up by Petroleum.
Explosion Occurred in the Har-
Dor of Stockholm.
BUT TWO WE'RE SAVED.
and Four Swedish OfIic-
iaIs Among the Dead.
Vessel Was Set on Fire by the
Burning Oil.

Stockholm, Sweden. July 23-An expio~
sion today of petroleum on board the
American schooner Louise Adelaide. Cap
tain Orr, which left Philadel phia April "a.
and Portland. Ne. June 4. for Stockholm.
in the harbor here, resulted in the death
of Captain Orr, ten members of the
schooner's crew, four Swedish customs Of
ficials and the Brazilian consul. Two OF
the Louise Adelaide's crew were saved.
The explosion set the schooner ahre and
the blazing petroleum enveloped the ves-
sci and those on board.
The barkentine Louise Adelaide, Captain
Orr, left Philadelphia April "a for stock
holm. May 13 she put into Dutch island
harDor, Rhode Island, having encountered
a heavy gale on the edge of the gulf
stream From Dutch island harbor she
was towed to Portland, Me, for repairs.
where she was refitted as a schooner and
resumed her voyage for Stockholm on
June l.
The Louise Adelaide was built at var
mouth Ne. in 1882. She was 154 feet
long. "a feet beam and p feet deep and
registered 672 tons. She was owned by
Edgar Orr of Portland. Me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
RAIN IN TOPEKA.
People Welcomed the Shower
With Cheers.

At 2:45 this afternoon rain cloud
passed over Topeka and a shower fell
on Kansas avenue. 1t was enough to
wash the pavements and cool the at
mosphere. Many people deliberately
stood on the sidewalks and allowed
their clothes to be soaked. Clerks rush
ed to the front windows of stores and
cheered when they saw the
welcome shower. People in
street cars leaned out Of the win
dows and waved their handkerchiefs.
The demonstration with which the
shower was received indicates how
anxiously it has been awaited.
The shower was a local one and the
relief viii not be permanent unless it is
followed by others. The last previous
rain fell on June 1s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

showing effects Of the drought in Har-
vey. will make not over one-half crop
in Butler nor more than one-fourth
crop in Smith, it promises to be a fall
ure in Republic, and there is no hope
for it in Rush. But the corn has been
greatly benefited by rains in Cowley
and SelgWick. The late corn has been
materially helped in Kingman and with
good rains soon will make corn in Bar
Der, Dickinson, Lincoln and Washing
ton
WESTERN DIVISION.
Early corn is about ruined as grain
crop but will make fodder; late is hold
ing out well though not growing much.
The second crop of alfalfa is in stack
in Cove, and being put up in Ffnney-
The range grass has cured on the
ground and cattle are doing well on It
Harvest is finished in Cove and Lane
and nearly finished in Sheridan and
Thomas, threshing has begun in Lane
and Ness
Shawnee-Early potatoes being dug.
very Doors corn still green but small,
early corn ruined except for fodder;
apples light crop but promising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
NAMED BY M'KlNLEY.
Two Kansas Men, Agnew and
Ball, Receive Commissions.

Washington, July 23.-The president to-
day made the following appointments.
War-Ernest P. Newson and H. Percy.
chaplains in the army; Harry r. Lemon,
assistant surgeon volunteers. rank Of cap
tain First iieutenants OF infantry-Fraul1
Fl. Barton. VIM. 3. Oracle, Samuel p.
Mcintyre. Samuel A. Price. Harris S.
Pendleton. Jr., Peter Vredenbrugh. Sec
ond lieutenants Of infantry-Ernest II.
Agnew, Collin H. Ball. Charles w. Bar
Der, Alpha T. EastOn. Campbell ". Flake,
Clarence N. Furay, Robert T.. Grinstanf.
VIM. McPhee. John +. Mccarthy. Edgar
Slayer, Grant T. Trent, BENJAMIN r..
Wade, Frederick s. Young. First lieuten-
ants Of cavalry-Delphey y. =. Castle,
Alvan c. Gillem, George T.. OveH Henry
NJ. Morrow, Sam Van Lee Second ueu-
tenants Of cavalry-La wrence s; Carson.
VIM H. Clopton, Jr.s Frank B. Edwards,
Thomas N. Knox, Sebring G. Megin,
Archie Miller Frank T. McNary. Orlando
G. Palmer, Bradley J. Wooten, Edward
G. Wells, John s. T. Young Second heu~
tenants Ct artillery corps-Daniel E-Craif.
Frederick L. Dengler, Arthur Z. Full.
Benjamin H. Kerfoot, Ralph NJ. Mitchell.
John G. Ganstad, Carroll Power, E,rancis
W. Ralston, Jr-, John M. shook Blantoh
Winshlp. State-I-ewis A. Martin. West
Virginia, United States consul at Ciudad.
Porfirto Diaz, Mexico
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
STREET CAR COMBINE.
City Of Cleveland at the Mercy
of Traffic Trust.

Clevaldn. O.. July 23-The Leader
tomorrow will say:
The Everett-Moore syndicate is de-
clared to be practically in control Of
the Little Consolidated Street Railway
Control was obtained by securing. it is
said, an option on a large block of
stock.
The Little Consolidated is the Cleve-
land City Railway company and with
the Cleveland Electric Railway com
pany, already owned by the Everett
syndicate, comprises the local street
car equipment. Senator Hanna is large
" interested in the Little Consolidated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
TO GIRD KENTUCKY.
Louisville Company to Run EIec-
tric Railways Over State.

Louisville. KY. July 2s-The Courier
Journal tomorrow will say: The
Louisville Anchorage and Pewee Val
ley Electric Railway company has
completed arrangements with eastern
and western capitalists to issue SIS. .000-
600 Of 40 year 5 per cent gold bonds,
and the purpose Is to gridiron a con-
siderable part of Kentucky with a
system of inter urban electric rail-
ways. The line running from Louis
Vile to Pewee Valley IS the trunk from
which branches viii be run all through
the bluegrass section of the state. ex-
tending as far as Stanford and Rich
mond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
GLOOMY REPORT.
Kansas Crop Bulletin Shows No
Change For Better

Kansas Crop Bulletin Shows No
Change For Better
The following IS the department of
agriculture climate and crop bulletin of
the weather bureau for the Kansas
section for the week ending July 20:
GENERAL CONDITIONS.
The high temperature has continued
through the week with but little abate-
rnent, except locally from showers; it
reached Ill degrees at independence
on the 18th and 112 degrees at Phil
npsburg on the 18th. The 18th, 18th and
18th were showery days in the eastern
half of the state. with very good
showers in some of the northeastern
counties (including the northern por-
ton of Shawnee) and over larger
area in the south, the heaviest rainfall
being reported from Wichita and was
3.16 inches.
EASTERN DIVISION.
Corn is still green in LeavenWorth,
and has improved considerably in
Montgomery and Wilson. The early
corn is suffering in Marshall and Ne
rnaha and is being cut in Allen, and
some in Anderson Late corn is hold
ing out very well and some is beginning
to tassel. Flax cutting in Anderson
and Usage, but the crop is light Pas
lures and prairie hay have greatly i'm
proved where good rains fell. but out
side of the rain districts pastures are
brown. and In several counties feeding
has begun The third crop of alfalfa
is ready to cut in Morris. but it is a
short crop
The early corn is gone in Barber,
Kingman, and Washington. and a fail
ure in Lincoln. Some corn is being cut
in Barber and Sumner; in Cloud it is
practically ruined, is rapidly drying up
In Dickinson and Phillips, will make
good fodder but little corn in Reno, is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

Parsons. Kan, July 2S.-E. H Burns,
druggist on Central avenue, and John
NJ. Reynolds and George E. Woodling,
doing business under the firm name of
Reynolds & Woodling, on Johnson ave-
nue., were arrested by Marshal Mason
for selling liquor in violation of the
city ordinance and arraigned in Police
Judge Morris court The case will be
heard This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

Leavenworth. Kan. July 23.-Three
months ago a oranch of the Topeka
office of the United States weather
bureau was established at the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth with the
prison surgeon in charge. At p. n
Monday the mercury registered los de-
grees, the highest since the service was
established
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

maier, of Kansas City. Kan; Edward
II. Martin, of Galva, and Perley D.
Turner, Of Topeka, Kan, have been ap-
pointed railway mail clerks. Postoffice
discontinued. Ward, Wilson county,
kan; mail to Villas. DR.. Charles VIII
hams has been appointed a pension
surgeon at WASHINGTON. Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
IOWA CAPITAL FIRE.
Plant of Des Moines Paper Mar
rOwIy Escapes Destruction.

Des Moines. Ia. July 2s.-Entire des-
truction of the Daily Capital building
by fire narrowly averted this morning.
but the loss will not exceed $1,000. The
paper viii issue a. usual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23

Chicago. July 2S--7 a. m- tempera-
lures: New York rs: Boston 76: Phil
adelPhia so; Washington 80; Chicago
"a; Minneapolis 76: Cincinnati rs; st.
Louis 50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
Crok ar,s Horaa Wina-

London, July 23-Richard Croker's
Viper a. Reiff) won the regulation
plate at the first days racing tsday,
of the Leicester summer rnaatf-~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-23
LIGHT Rain FELL.
Only Part of Topeka Visited
Heat Record Broken.

There was a good rain northeast Of
town last evening and a shower on the
west side of Kansas avenue about
midnight. No rain fell in the vicinity
Of the government rain measuring
bucket.
The clouds and light rain brought the
night temperatures a few degrees low
er than they have been and the mini
mum for the night was reported at rs,
which is three to six degrees lower
than the last few hot nights. The
weather bureau holds out no promise Of
better weather. Today's forecast is:
Generally fair tonight and Wednes-
day; continued warm ;southerly winds"
All records for hot weather were
smashed yesterday afternoon when the
mercury in the government thermome-
ter went to LOG. The temperature rec
ords for Monday afternoon were as
follows:
IL m. .104l p m...........10e
p m.--..----. .104l p = .1o4
z p. m-....-.-..1O2l 6 D. m.-....... SO
p. m... JOB D. m..-...-.... SO
The table shows Monday afternoon
to have been the hottest Of the year.
Besides the maximum reached being
the highest the temperature of 102 to
104 lasted longer than for any other
Today's temperature were as follows,
with the wind east blowing four miles
an hour:
o'clock ..82l11 o'clocl5........ 9s
8 o'clock ..--..-.S4l II O'Clock. .-.-..10O
8 o'clock ...-....s9l 1 o'clock
10 o'clock -.-..-..94 2 o'clock. .103
NO HOPE AHEAD
The following by the Associated Press
holds out no hope for the bettering Of
conditions tonight:
Washington. July 23-The weather
bureau officials find nothing in the
climatological conditions to justify any
predictions of change of temperature in
the heated section of the country The
principal weather bureau stations in
the middle Mississippi valley generally
reported SON ewhat lower temperature
at o'clock, but the forecasters say
that this change is in all probability
only temporary. and might have been
caused by a slight variation of the
wind
There is absolutely no permanent
change in prospect" they say. In ST.
Louis al O'Clock this morning the Off
cial thermometer showed a decline of
degrees since the same hour yester-
day registering so degrees. Kansas City
also registered so degrees. a loss Of a:
Omaha, g. which is 2 degrees lower
than yesterday; Springfield ILL., a. a
drop of 10 degrees. Louisville reg
istered 80 degrees, an increase of A.
Cincinnati with Is degrees and Chi
eagO with "A made no change from the
same hour yesterday. The indications
are for continued hot weather in
Washington and vicinity.
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Chicago. July 23.-Forecast for Kan
sas: Generally fair tonight and Wed
nesday; continued warm; southerlE
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-05-04
The First Oil Well Derrick,

The first oil well derrick erectsd
in Iberia parish, SO far as our pre-
sent information goes, is that of
Mr.. John Lane and q number of
Others. Mr.. Zane is the owner Of
a fair size tract Of land in the
northern limits Of this place, near
the Protestant cemetary, and upon
this tract active operations were
commenced this week preparing
to bore for oil. The site is attrac-
ting a great many visitors daily,
and while the promoters are just
yet without the benefit of much
practical knowledge or experience
in oil we'll boring, they will accmuu-
late these aud profit thereby. They
have surrounded themselve with
every caution, not knowing when
the oil will began to gush, and
have strictly forbidden any smok'
ing on the "oil 'field.'- .'-Iberian.
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Shudders At His Past.

Shudders At His Past.
1T recall now with horror" says
Msil Carrier Burnett Mann, of
Levanna, o., "my three years OF
suffering from Kidney trouble. l
was hardly ever free from dull
aches or acute pains in my back.
To stoop or lift mail sacks made
me gfosn. I felt tired, worn out,
about ready to give up. when | be-
gan to use Electric 'Bitters, but
six bottles completely cured me
and made me feel like a new man. .
They're unrivaled to regulate Sto-
mach, Liver, Kidneys and Bowels
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed by
T. j. Liable. Only so cents.
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DR.. H. P. Guilbeau and d few
other persons who refrained from
giving any options on their lands
have sold at very high figures, and
are on the safe side, as they re-
served, beside the cash they re-
ceived, d handsome share III the
mineral product Of the land III case
any is found.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-05-04

We have been turning out l6ts
of job printing the past few days
and turning out FIRST class work
too. We make it . business to
please our customers, and are al
ways pleased to have them look
at the proof and make any cotrec-
ton that will give them satisfac-
ton. Our work is first class. and
in the selection of type and make
Eup, we follow the taste of the Gus
toner as closely AZ we can posi-
bly, do. We have the material and
we know how to use it There i
nothing that makes a firm looi
more elegant and up-to-dste Al
good printed stationary. That
the kind we do.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-05-04

The angel of death visited the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Rene Du-
rand last Saturday morning and
took from them their dear little
girl, Nella, who was sick only Q
short time. Nella was aged {
years and 10 months.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1901-05-04

We are informed this morning
by Mr.. Geo. M. Robertson the po-
pular insurance man and stock
broker. that be to-day sold two
shares Of stock in the Anse La
Butte Oil & Mineral Co., of Breaux
Bridge, for 81. 900. cash. The sky
ward tenoency of this stock is phe-
nomenal-the original owner hav-
ing paid only $50 per share on q
par value of 500. IN. /. Enter.
prise. 4