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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
JOHNSON CASMAN
He Is Expected to Testify For
City Monday.

r. G. Johnson. of Lawrence, who is
said to be one of the best posted gas
experts in this part of the country, has
been secured by the city to, give testi-
mony concerning the cost of making
gas in Topeka at the hearing of the gas
company's injunction suit next Monday
in the federal court.
The city has encountered great diff
Guilty in getting the kind of a man
needed for this work, and the negotia-
tions for the employment of such an ex-
pert have been conducted very secretly
for two weeks past
The trouble has been to get a man
who is not owned" by the gas trust,
which controls vast numbers of gas
plants in various parts of the country.
One man was located in Kansas City
who was thought to be satisfactory, but
when the question of fees came up, he
demanded $1,000 spot cash as a retainer,
and $3.50 a day for all the time he de-
voted to the case. This modest little
request simply paralyzed the attorneys
for the city, and they decided that the
Kansas City man was afraid he would
be obliged to give testimony against
the Topeka gas company. He was drop
ped without further delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
ARMOUR is DEAD.
Head of the X. C. House Sue
cumbs TO Long Illness.

Kansas City. Sept. 2s.-Kirkland B.
Armour died at his home in Westport
few moments before o'clock last
evening. His death was caused by an
acute form of Brights disease.
A month ago it was announced that
Mr.. Armour was seriously Ill, and then
he gradually became better. Wednes-
day and Thursday came a change for
the worse. Shortly after daylight yes
terday morning he was conscious for a
few moments. He then sank into an
unconscious state. and did not awaken
from it.
With the death of Kirkland Brooks
Armour there passed away the last of
the elder men of the Armour race; the
six brothers of the elder generation are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
FAITH IN ROOSEVELT.
Senator Hanna Believes He VIII
Do What He Promised.

Boston, Sept. Ex-senator Hanna. and
his daughter Ruth have just passed
through Boston on their way to Bath,
Maine where Miss Hanna will christen
the cruiser Cleveland.
Roosevelt has said that he will carry
out Mr.. 1cKinley's policy said the sen
ator, "and I believe he will Everything
is going along smoothly at. Washington
We have no foreign complications and
no other troubles now that amount to
anything. I believe that President Nc
Kinley's ideas Of reciprocity, as out
lined in his speech in Buffalo will be
carried out, but of course, that is a
matter that VIII have to be dealt with at
the next session of congress There are
several treaties to be considered then,
the French treaty, the Jamaica treaty,
the Argentine treaty and a number of
others.
What the reports to be made contain
we do not know, but think they will
result in freer reciprocity with at least
some of the countries we Will deal
with
Senator Hanna would not discuss the
result of the trial of President McKin-
ley's assassin. DO you know" he said
when asked about the assassin, Il have
not said a word about that man. And
I am not going to. The shock of that
affair has been a terrible one to me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
WHO is THIS MAN?
Mysterious Individual Hides
His Identity and Dies.

An unknown man who registered at
the Adams House as P. Davidson, of
Chicago, was found dead in his room
late Friday afternoon. He first came to
the hotel Thursday afternoon and
shortly afterwards went out returning
about 9 o'clock AS he went to his
room he made the request that he be
allowed to sleep late as he was quite
tired.
Nothing more was heard of him and
at 3 o'clock when his room was entered
he was found in bed dead. The man
still had on his shoes, and on a stand
was his collar and tie and a paper
which might have contained a powder
of some kind. Coroner Hogeboom was
summoned and had the body removed
to Willitt & Conwell's undertaking
rooms DR.. Hogeboom decided that no
inquest would be necessary and that
the mans death was probably due to
heart failure. The mans clothing was
of ordinary quality. He had taken ev-
cry precaution to conceal his identity
as the initials had all been cut out OF
his clothing. and this gives color to the
suicide theory.
No coroner's inquest will be held. The
body viii be buried in the potter's field
by the county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
Application to Have Verdict Set
Aside Is Made.s
NO CHANCE TO APPEAL.
Claim Made That He Was De-
priFed of His Rights.
Had No Time to Prepare Record
For Supreme Court.
Again Asserts His Innocence of
the Crime.

The attorneys for John Collins this
morning filed a writ in the district court
asking that the verdict of guilty be set
aside. The writ is called coram nobis.
The attorneys for Collins. Hayden &
Hayden and Welch & Welch. show rea-
sons why they think that Collins should
have the verdict set aside. John Henry
Collins was found guilty of numbering
his father. y. S. Collins. by jury i'm the
district court on December 24, 1888, at-
ter the jury had spent more than three
weeks listening to testimony The at
torneys for Collins did not appeal the
case and he was sentenced on March p,
following The petition in the writ filed
today states that one reason for not
appealing the case was that the court
stenogTapher could not prepare the
transcript Of evidence in time. The fol-
lowing is from the petition filed in the
district court:
That during said trial the testimony
of over no witnesses was taken and
In the taking OF the same by the official
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
10 DROWNED.
WaterspOut Sends a Flood Over
PrOspeetOr's Camp.

San Antonio. Tex. Sept. 2S-News has
just been received Of a disaster that
happened in Presidio county near the
Rio Grande river. on the 25th inst, thir-
teen men who were prospecting for
cincibar losing their lives in floods
caused by waterspout or a cloudburst-
The men We're in two parties. camped
one mile apart In a dry ravine known
as AlamintO creek, in which there had
been no water for fifteen months on ac-
count of the drOuth. The men were
asleep at 9 o'clock when there was a.
cloudburs several miles up the ravine-
A volume of water 20 feet high washed
down the ravine and swept over the
men in the two camps before they were
aware of their danger. All were drown
ed and up to this time only six bodies
have been found.
The Alaminto empties into the Rio
Grande not far from where the fatality
happened and it is more than probable
that the other seven bodies have been
swept into that stream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
BET On A FOOT RACE.
Representative Davis Of Bourbon
County Saws He Was swindlad.

Fort Scott, Kas., Sept 28.-L B. Gil
lette, a sprinter Of reputation all
through the west, is in Jail here,
charged by Representative J. NJ. Davis.
of this county with having swindled
him out of s., 600 cash by inducing him
to wager that amount on foot race
which he ran with man named STAINS
berry at Webb City, August / last
Davis was called in as stakeholder for
a 81, 500 wager on what was represent
ed as a sure thing Then he was in
duced to bet $1,000 Of his own money.
He was betting on Gillette. who
sprained his ankle in the race and lost.
Warrants are out for the arrest OF
Stansberry, =. r. Ellis and Bob"
Boatright, a Webb City saIoonkeeper.
known as "Buckfoot." Officers are now
after Stansberry, who lives at Cherry
vale. Gillette has been put under a S5.-
600 bond. 1t is charged the game has
been practiced extensively at webb
City in the past two years on office
holders and others whom it was
thought could not afford to complain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
Report of Concentration Of Brit
ish Naval Force
In the Persian Gulf Proves to
Be Correct.
BIG TURKISH ARMY.
The Sultan Has 10000 Troops
Close at Hand.
Object Is Alleged to Be the
Seizure Of KOWeyt.

Bombay Sept. 2S.-A British naval
force is concentrating in the Persian
gulf. Three warships are already on
the spot and they will be augmented by
the gunboat Assaiye. which has already
left Kurrache and the flagship.th sec
ond class cruiser High Flyer. The third
class cruiser Pomone will also sail for
the Persian gulf as soon as she has
coaled.
It is believed that fresh trouble is i'm
pending at Koweyt. According to a re-
port, Turkey has 10000 troops Baszra.
on the Sha- -El-Arab, 20 miles from its
mouth in the Persian gulf, commanded
by Edhem Pasha, with the object Of
Selling KOweyt though the Turks assert
that the troops are intended TO traverse
Arabia with the object Of suppressinE
disanectiOn in Yemen.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
London, Sept. 2S.A dispatch to the
Times from Bonn bay gives the follow
ing additional details regarding an
alleged AnglO-Turkish crisis in south
ern Asia. According to these latest dis
patches the Turks again attempted to
land troops at koweyt. The British
cruiser Perseus, noticing the move
ments OF Turkish vessel. steamed up
and demanded the object Of the visit
The reply was that the vessel had been
instructed to land 500 men. The COM
mander of the Perseus advised the
4urk1Sn commander TO return 10 Busra-
The Turkish vessel. instead Of doing
this. entered the harbor and prepared
to land the troops. The Perseua
cleared decks for action and placed her
searchlight on the Turk all night
In the morning the Turkish COM
mander visited the Perseus and init
mated his intention Of returning to Fac
and telegraphing to ConstanunOple FOR
instructions. The vessel went to Fac
and is still there.
Meantime Turkish troops are mass
ing at Busra and are reported to be
under command of Tcdhem Pasha.
The Sheikh Mabourakh reports that
the Vail of Busra has asked him to dis
courage the calls of British warships
and mail steamers. He has refused to
do So A British protectorate has not
yet been established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
M'KINLEY MINES.
Company Organized to Operate Me-
vada Property.

Buffalo, N Y, Sept. 2s.-There has
been organized in this city a company
capitalized at 81 600 900 that viii assume
control of the Mckinley mines in White
Pine county, Nevada The con pany VIII
be Incorporated under the lays of New
Jersey Mrs. Mckinley Will hold $50 900
worth of the stock. Among others con-
stituting the corporation are. NJ Q.
Barber. brother of Mrs. Mckinley; w
H McGnl. of McGflI, New. and J. A.
Yerrinton of Carson City. New. NJ c.
Barber was elected president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28

New York, Sept. 2S.-The statements
of the associated banks for the week
ending today: Loans 1857 sos, 700, in
creased 81. $50. 500; deposits $685. a52, 300,
increased $e.oS0, 400; circulation $30.070-
81, ,469, 200, increased S626. 800; specieS178.- =
936, 400, increased s.. .534, 500; reserve $3.50.
4O6, 100, increased 81, ,161, 400; reserve re-
quired 1924, ,113, ,075 increased $1.522. 500;
surplus s16. .025. increase S2.6sa. 500
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28

Columbia They are two miles from
the finish It is anybody's race
BIS p. m.-Columbia. still maintains
a positive lead. and should win the
race.
At S:25 Columbia leads by two
lengths.
1892 p. m.-Columbia wins
Shamrock crossed the line 3:31:10;
Columbia 3:31:15. Columbia wins by 35
seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
Santa Fe Force REDUCED.

The Santa Fe laid off 25 men in the
car repair departn ent this morning.
The rush of work is beginning to pass.
and the company found it necessary to
reduce the force.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28

Chicago. Sept 28-Forecast for kan
sas. Threatening and cooler tonight
with showers in east and south por-
tions; Sunday probably fair; northerly
winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-28
Temperatures of Large cities.

Chicago. Sept 2s.-7 a. m. tempera-
tures: New York 81; Boston Sc: Phila-
delphia 56; Washington e.; Chicago 81 /;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03
~ can,t Lose FIash or Appe,Ite.

Farmer City, H.. Dec. 20, 1900.
Pepsin Syrup Co. Monticello, Ill.
Gentlemen: Ny seyen-months-old
baby was troubled a great deal with
his stomach and bowels. I had tried
numerous remedies with no good re.
suits. until the baby lost much flesh
and was in very poor health a friend
recommended Dr. Caldwelts Syrup
Pepsin. procured a 10c bottle at
"Hud's' drug store and gave the con
tents to the baby according to dsrcc
tions, after which there was q decided
improvement in his condition. Have
been giving him Dr. Caldwers Syrup
Pepsin for about a month with very
satisfactory results, his stomach and
bowels being in good healthy condt
tion and his former weight regained.
Very truly yours Allie jackson.
Sold by all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

n VII be late tomorrow before tLr
exact figures on the election are known.
DENVER COLO, April. 2-Tho city
election today has gone heavily republic
can,thc only part which is GO an in doubt
being chs mayoralty and some of the
mcmhers of the counct Henry v. john
son present mayor ran independently ln
% ticket with three or four exceptions
was identical with that of the reptibll-
cans headed by Robert r. wright The
combined FOR the two Is conceded by
leading democrats to- exceed that for the
democratic ticket headed by Judge -. r..
Wells by from f000 90 5000 Johnaon's
vote is uot far from 5000 which ieavcs
tHe vote for mayor IN doubt rhe
puhlicans win probably have maturity
in the council. u
Notwithstandlng sensational rumors
during the day there were mo serious
disturbances.
Early in the afternoon Mayor Johnson
ISSUED Ga proclamaJ Jon declaring frauds
were beIns peweuatod ot the i,ens and
calling for volunteers to serve aa speciai
poiicemmt Hundreds responded Go tho
call ana General lrvng Hale WIS aoed
in command of them There Few
arrests however
DENVER, COLO. ApRu Z. pi.
Der was instantly Killed ana 80. Rice
fatally wounded hy Max Rogers in a.Heht
ot Overland Park said Co have originated
in dispute over politics Rogers usol
q Winchester rifle 1he mon wcro nll
horsomen connected with the Overland
Park track
COLORADO SPRINGS. COL, April.
2.--Ihls city win go republican. II. B.
Robinson VIII be elected by from 500
TO ZOO over w S. Jones, democrat.
Robinson was elected two years ago
I by 200. Indications are for election of
entire republican ticket.
/ PUEBLO, COL. APRIL 2.-Probabil-
tiles early tonight intttate the re-elec-
tion Of Mayor George West Cdeml over
John Downen, nominee Of the repup.
( leans and law and order league. rhe
platform OF the latter was Suppression
OF gambling and the closing OF saloon,
az midnight on Sunday. The vote wa,
much lighter than anticipated. tn,
good government force failing to max.
the rally anticipated The council (.
still In doubt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03
ELECTION RETURNS
Carter Harrison Elected
Mayor Of Chicago by
2O,257

Kansas City, Mo-, April 2.-Mu-
ulcipai elections were held In all the
larger cities Of Kansas today. Party
lines were not drawn generally, and In
numerous cities the issue was enforce
ment Of the prohibitory liquor law Mrs
Nauons crusade having aroused the
the temperance people to political action.
Ia the most important cities the results
of the election were discouraging to the
prohibitionists
In Kansas City Kansas, the largest
city ia the state. the democrats achieved
a sweeping victory for the FIRST time IN
the city's history. electing mayor and
an the other offices by 90 plurality.
In Topeka, where the republican ticket
was supported by the law enforcement
people, the democrats claim 10 have elect
ed Albert Parker mayor, the remainder
OF the officers elected being repubii-
cans
j. w orr democrat, was elected mayor
of Atchison by 800 majority.
At Leavenworth the entire democratic
ticket was elected by a majority Of
600.
At Wichita where Mrs. Nation began
her crusade the temperance ticket was
Overwhelmingly defeated by the repub-
llcans.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

No has taken Wine Of Cau md not been benefited Mrs
had tried everything during her three years sickness and had spent
considerable mony She weak and could hardly get about Tor three
efnres sh took
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03
5GJ5RAES AND
ULCERS.

Sores and Ulcers never become chronic
nnless the blood is in poor condition lis
sluggish, weak and unable TO throw of
the poisons that accumulate in it, The
system must be relieved of the unhealthy
matter through the sore, and great danger
20 life would follow should it heal before
the blood has been made pure and healthy
and all impurities eliminated from the sys-
ten. S.SS. begins the cure by first cleans
ING aud invigoratiug the blood, building
up the general health and removing from
the syslem1 a CONSTANT DRAIN
ed..cr,s,,rr UI70@ T3E SYSTEM
When this has lecn accomp pished the dis
clirgc gradually ceases, and the sore or
tlctr fra.s. ltis thc tendency OF these old
ialoe. ~ gfow worse and worse,
and vcrtr locsroy TIE bones. Local
o,pI caiois while soothing and to some
extcut alleviate pam, cannotfeach the seat
~ tLe roalls. 3. S S. does, anduo matter
haw apparently hopeless your condition,
cvtn though your constitution has broken
dowl, Il wiz bring relief when nothing
elso can. IL supplies The rich, pure blood
necessary TO heal the sore and nourish
the eebiliiated, III eased body.
MI. J. % ralberi Lock box aas Winona Miss.
sayss Six years ago my leg from the knee 20
treated me AID made two trips 10 Hot springs
but found no relief was induced 10 try y s. s ,
aud Il made a complete cure have been pei-
fectly well man ever since
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

INDEPENDENCE, KAN. APRIL ,.
The republicans carried the city to-
day. electing f. c. Moses for mayor
by a good majority. Temperance was
an issue and was represented by the
citizens ticket. Women furnished 4
good part of the votes.
GIRARD, KAN, APRIL PAT very
quiet election today c. Hitz, republican
candidate for mayor defeated his op-
ponent by a large vote.
GREAT BEND, KAN, APRIL -
The republican ticket defeated the tenn
perance ticket, 70 S. Aber being elect
ed mayor by 60 majority
HOLTON, KAN, APRIL 1.-The en-
tire temperance ticket was elected here
today without opposition. S. Fl. Woods
WAS elected mayor. The council is COM
posed Of temperance men and the city
win be dry during the coming year.
Three-fourths of the registered vote
turned out at the polls.
TOPEKA, KAN. APRIL 2.--Incom-
piete returns indicate that ]. w. p.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

add 70, rather than TcIeYe your sulIer-
inqs. II your flesh does not heal readily
when scratched, bruised or cut, our blood
is Ia bad condition, and any ordinary sore
Is apt 10 become chronic.
send for our free book and write our
physicians about your case. We make no
charge for this service.
VkE SNIFF sFEciFic CO.. ATLAnrA. ca
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

is the only purely veg
etable blood puriher
known contains no
poisonous minerals 10
ruin the digestion and
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03
MAKES WOMEN STRONG

VI
sifw fort
Ms
OF
ears ago
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-03

Now taking Wine she work with her husband the hay field That
injurious to womans health as labor stores fac
tories thousands Of girls closely confined year after year
With aid Of Vino Of cadu reasonable work and enjoy
North Park union., 1901-04-26
HALF BILLION in GOLD
NOW IN THE TREASURY

New York, April 1S.-The Evening
| Post says:
"To-day's summary of the United
States treasury's report Of yesterday
afternoon, shows that the govern
ment's aggregate gold holdings, for
the first time In history, have passed
the half billion dollar mark. The ex-
act total was $50O,27S, ,5O6. of which
$252, ,O7S.950 was held against certif-
Gates in the hands Of the outside pub
lie and S15O.OOO.0o rs a reserve
against outstanding United States
notes the balance being free assets.
This is the largest amount of gold
now held by any single financial
institution in the world. and 1t Is the
largest ever held by any institution,
with one cNccption-the Imperial
Bank of Russia-which in February,
1898. raised It's total holdings to $780,
! 100000. At present, however the
Russian bank holds only $371 100000.
1.-The Bank of France now holds
H72, ,271 600. Its high record being
! S479, ,244.O 900 April 18th. Most OF this
gold IL held against outstanding notes.
The Bank of England holds $169. 1OO,-
600 gold, and the high record Of its
history was $245. 100000 in February,
1896. Present gold holdings of the I'm
perial Bank Of Germany are $10O,OOO,-
900 and its total OF gold and silver
combined never ran above $780,
900.
"The United States treasury gross
gold holdings have increased $16,430.-
O0O within the past twelve months. In
this month OF 1899 they barely ex-
ceeded $27S,OOOO00. rs against the
$500, 100000 now held. February ~,
1895. they reached the low level Of
S94, ,239, ,542."
North Park union., 1901-04-26

etns Of the ago. II cures when all other
remedies fall. can heartily recon-
mend Peruna ~ . catafrh remedy"
The spring is tho time to treat -.
tarrh. Cold. wet winter weather. OFTEN
Fstards cure Of oatarrh. II Q couree
of Peruna 10 taken during the early
spring months the cure will b prompt
and permanent There can b NO fAil.
urss II Peruna 10 taken intslligently
during the favorable weather Of aDs1nG.
A. . systemic catArrh remedy p.
ruAa efadicatss catarrh from the sye-
tsa wherever It may b located. u
cures catarrh Of the stomach or bow
els with the same certainty - catAfrA
OF the head.
n you DO mot derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of ~
runa. write at once to DR.. Hartman.
giving . full statement Of your oaee
and he will be pleased to givs yoa HI
valuable advice gratiA
Address DR.. Hartman, Prsoideat q
the Hartman sanitarium. Columbus. q
North Park union., 1901-04-26

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lfias Matte L osila. pssssssss M
Aoes Young Psople's Christian TemDags
aAoe URioa. In . FsceAt lsttae 6e0
0Aiease. NJ, aays:
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GD6amA eftAe sy1tea a W0ed0 -
wiH cso estanA - ~ s1e0o6h NJ
0nsv ~ $500 ooolRkiea - ~ 0ouonD
0e0Amse aSywAsfA lAsve feae1 n
- Aaet W064% I AsvV evuf tufo6 -
oeAssnb, asd AeiIsviag Il von1V -
as6onse0asf ! gfe1| annpW ~"
ks. Elmer Fleming. orator o3 1ss.
srvoir Council. No. 10. NortAwestsea
Legion Of Honor. Of Ninneapotla,
Ainn., writes from 1636 Polk st., n. u: