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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
JAYHAWKRR JoTs.

Medicine Lodge IS a house divided
against itself over an alleged dog steal
ing case.
1t was SO hot at Chetopa last week
that the NeoshO river could only run
at nights.
Mr.. Lemon. Of Edwards county. who
got into the court was pretty badly
squeezed.
A Jetmore woman is humiliatingly
compelled to advertise that she Will not
pay any more debts. contracted by her
sons.
A Hodgeman county citizen has
found time and finances enough to
visit Europe.
The Parsons postofice fight has
grown so fierce that the church has
been dragged in.
Not to be caught mapping again by
the drouth. Rawlins county man Is
sinking thirteen wells on his ranch.
A Stafford milling firm will send 1000
sacks of flour to London to furnish pies
and cakes for England'S nobility.
Those are not proper cases for
court" moaned the Topeka jointist as
the patrol wagon hurried away his
stock of beer.
Every night the jailbirds in the To-
peka bastile MARBLE out in song. yet
they can hardly be called feathered
songsters.
A test Of the dog ordinance in the
court at Stafford established the fact
that the canine has no rights that the
city is bound to respect.
About the most pleasing event that
has ever happened in Osborne county
win be the August harvest jubilee, an
nounces the Farm er.
These hot dog days don't worry Mr..
Bare. of Chase county Neither is he
paying any attention to the latest
styles in shirt waists.
How the society girls Of the Kinsley
Dramatic club managed to spring the
Mouse Trap on the audience without
a stampede is unexplained.
It is thought that the coolest blooded
man in Kansas lives in Osborne. He
passed along on the street with heavy
overcoat on closely buttoned, with the
mercury at 1O6
Russell may lose the county seat.
The rival town of Gorham offers water
for manufacturing purposes from a
river 80 feet underground, pure and
soft, with a flavor of mountain pines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29

he admittedly an insane man whose
residence in an asylum was known TO
have failed to effect a cure. but his
threats had been heard generally by
people who failed to guard against the
tragedy under the plea that they con-
sidered them only the rawlings of a
crazy man."
This is by no means the first instance
in which Indifference to the danger of
allowing an insane murderer his free
dom has cost human life. The terrible
nature OF the crime committed in this
case, however. ought to serve as sufh-
cient warning in the future. While there
may be reasonable sentiment some
times against the incarceration Of
harmlessly insane people in an asylum,
the facts. proved again and again, JUS
tify the assumption that there are real
" no "harmlessly'' insane people
Wherever there is mental unsoundness
connected with physical vigor there IS
danger of violence. It is very much
better that one man should suffer con-
finement than that an entire commun-
ity should be menaced constantly with
death at the hands Of an irresponsible
Iunatic. Confinement out of harms
way should be demanded for all insane
men and women who may be physical
~ able to work damage upon their
nefghbors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
LEWIS TO STAY.
Diamond Embezzler Will olive
Down. His Trouble.

What, do you ean yourself. Lewis or
An Old newspaper associate Of H. ELS
worth Lewis was talking to the former
Lewis cell at the county jail.
call me Lewis" said the alleged dia-
mond thief
rs that your real name or is your
name Gray2" asked the other
Il don't care to commit myself on that
point said the young man ~ qon
make any particular dinerence what my
Lewis. or Gray. or whatever his name
may be. has a kick coming about the
condition Of the county jail. He said Il
is a second Dantes Inferno Lewis says
he can't sleep, that the air Is bad that
the association with the other prisoners
a man has left il him
4 am going to settle down here IA To
pelSa and live this trouble down, said
Lewis this morning That is. / am GO
ing to do that if I can get out Of my trou-
Bile. / have two attorneys. and am not
going to be convicted If / can help 1t. My
trouble was all due TO an unfortunate
mistake am waiting patiently for =
certain person TO speak who can clear up
the whole mystery Of what became Of
those diamond rings DO not know where
the rings are now 1 know the one to
whom i gave them
the whereabouts OF the rings?" was
That don't care to say" replied
The jaiIers say that Lewis Is a very I'M
the cells do not like him because he puts
on airs, and tries TO- lord it over the rest
of the prisoners. Lewis wears a very
high standing collar and won't mix with
the common herd Lewis likes notoriety
and plays wise in order to make i'm
preston
Lewis said that he had heard that n
subpoena had been issued for Miss Pearl
L,eavitt. the young woman with whom he
had his love affair He said he hoped she
would come and testify Miss Leavitt -
at present in Wichita at the home Of her
father. a. subpoena was. served on her
last Saturday. Lewis preliminary hearing
will take place Tuesday IN the city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
MAY TRY MRS. NATION.
Sheriff Cook Thinks That She
Is Insane.

Mrs. Carrie Nation may be tried for
insanity in the probate court.
Under Sheriff Williams and Jailer
Lawson are getting quite tired of Mrs.
Nations conduct in the county jail and
both are anxious to swear out com
plants in the probate court as to her
sanity. Sheriff Cook, however, does not
relish the idea of his department TAX
ing the responsibility of trying her He
thinks that it would be hard to convict
her, although he does not deny that he
thinks she is unbalanced. He says he
is also getting rather tired of her con-
slant TRADE
The question of trying her for her
sanity came near to a settlement this
afternoon when Mrs Nation wanted
a massage Christian Scientist and an
osteopath to treat her at the same time.
She wishes them every day When she
was informed that she could have the
county physician but could not have
two a day she became enraged and be-
gan pounding the cell door. She claim
ed when she was in the county jail for
a short time last winter that she was
treated well and that the food was
good She now claims the food is not
fit to eat and that she is treated shame
fully. She is anxiously waiting to see
If Governor Stanley will not pardon
her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
WANT IT OvERHAULED.
Topeka Police Force May Be
Thoroughly Investigated.

There is a rumor afioat that a special
meeting Of the city council viii be held
in the near future for the purpose Of
investigating the entire police force
from the chief to the Office cat with a
view of wedding out the undesirables,
and then examine the police committee
to see why they did not act promptly
in the case Of the dismissal OF Officer
Hall.
Councilman Nichols and other mem
bers of the council are after the scalp
of Sergeant Carpenter, the chiefs right
bower Others think the chief would be
a total failure without the valuable adj
vice of this worthy official and there
fore favor his retention on the force.
Every member Of the council seems to
have one or two victims picked out for
the slaughter and If they succeed In
making good their personal views. Chief
Stahls brave band will look like a pa
Der hat in a hard rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
WALLS SETTLE.
Parkhurst- Davis Building Dam
aged by Rain.

The rains since Saturday caused the
sinking of the foundation under the
east wall of the new five story whole
sale house now being erected at First
and Kansas avenue, and a consequent
heavy damage
The building is for the Parkhurst-
Davis Wholesale company and adjoins
the building now in use by this COM
pany. The northeast corner Of the new
building, or about 20 feet of the east
wall facing on Kansas avenue has set
tied about an inch. The southeast cor
ner of the old building now used as the
wholesale house also settled. The heav-
lily loaded second and third stories of
the old building were responsible for
the damage done. The weight of the
loads each floor carries forced the
front wall outward about six inches
and the second story windows were ru-
ined- The frame work inclosing the
window panes was splintered by the
weight. The greatest damage will re-
suit to the old building.
The reason for the sinking of the
foundation is that the earth under
meath this corner is a mixture of clay
and sand and is not substantial. The
rains pouring in from the uninclosed
roof of the building and the overflow
from the low ground outside and sur
rounding the building are responsible
for the damage and also the damage to
goods stored in the basement of the old
building. The total damage it is esti-
mated will be about s., 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
HITE TURNED DOWN.
Commissioners Refuse to Send
Him to New York.

The county commissioners have re-
fused to allow .. r. Hite his expenses
to go to New York to secure deposit
tions in the SO insurance trust cases.
The commissioners agreed to allow
Keeler & Hite % per cent. of the pen
alties to be secured If the cases We're
won under the antitrust law. Keeler
s. Hite We're to assist County Attorney
Nichols. dite and Nichols made a trip
to Chicago for dispositions, and after
their return Commissioner Rain Gre
ated something or a panic among the
commissioners by demanding that the
contract be taken from its secret
hiding place and be spread upon the
records. Then the point was raised
that the commissioners had no right to
divert a part of the penalties from
where they are intended to go, the
school fund. So when Hite suggested
expenses to New York the commits
sioners refused, and are getting a little
shaky on the agreem ent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
COLUMBIA WINS.
Crosses Finishing Line Ahead
of Constitution.


Bateman's Point. r. L, July 29.-In
ten knot breeze and with other indica-
tions promising good races, Is sloops
and yawls and three schooners came
out of Newport harbor before 1890
o'clock today to compete in their re-
spective classes for the Aston cups for
sloops and schooner. valued at $1,000
and $500 for each class respectively.
Heretofore the more valuable OF
these trophies has gone to the schoon-
ers, but on account Of the Constitution
and Columbia being among the COM
petitors this year the donor reversed
the conditions and the $1,000 cup goes
to the sloop class for competition.
The committee had arranged for a
start at II O'Clock, but fully an hour
before that time the two big yachts
were outside trying the wind and ser.
They found & good breeze, blowing
straight out Of the northwest and IA
long seething ocean almost in the OPP
posite direction The sky was overcast
and early in the morning gave some
appearance OF rain. But during the
forenoon the sun burst through once or
twice and began scattering the mist.
Half an hour before the start, however.
there seemed to be little chance that
observers ashore would see much of the
race.
At noon the yachts had completely
disappeared in the haze in the dircc-
ton of Block Island. The sky is still
overcast but the wind holds well, a lit
tie west of north and looks now as
though the race would be finished in
quick time
When last seen the Constitution APP
peared to be leading the fleet, the Col
umbia close by.
LAB p. m.-The two ninety-footers are
now on about even terms, making for
},
at the rear has caught up with the
other and appears to be going by her to
WindWard.
1853 p. NIT is pretty definitely set
tied that the leading boat is the Column
bia as her racing number can be Just
made out in the right position in her
mainSail.
The yachts are within seven miles of
the second mark and going very fast
and the Columbia seems to be increas-
ing her lead.
2:10 p. m.-Associated Press yacht
Wanda in passing this point signals
Columbia ahead.
2:17 p. m--Passing Government Point
columbia is one minute and 20 seconds
ahead The yachts are within four
miles of the mark and the Columbia
dropping the Constitution very fast
The baby Jib topsail on the Constitution
seams to be holding her back It is inn
possible to distinguish which boat is
ahead in the schooner class
2:17 p. m.-The Columbia turned the
second mark at 2:26:40 as timed from
shore and head for the finish six and
a half miles away
Constitution turned second mark at
z;zS:lO or two minutes 30 seconds be-
hind Columbia as seen from shore.
2:55 p. m.-Columbia wins. crossing
finishing line at 2:64:33.
The Constitution finished at 2:56:47
Two minutes and four seconds behind
the Columbia as timed from shore
Just before the Columbia finished the
Independence came in under the same
sail and practically sailed the same
course as the two Herreshoff boats for
the last few miles of the race She aid
not seem to drop back at all in fact
seemed to gain bit on the other
yachts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29

TFrom Pittsburg Telegraph
A tragic illustration of the criminal
carelessness sometimes exercised in
dealing with insane people comes from
Leavenworth, Kansas. where a man
known to be crazy. and who had served
a short term in an asylum. ran amuck
with a pistol, killing one man instantly
and seriously wOunding three others
one Of whom it is thought will die
while two persons received slight
wounds from the deadly weapon in the
the hands OF the maniac
The circumstances OF the killing cast
q serious reflection upon the law Off
GERS, who were fully aware Of the
mans mental condition Not only was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
MAY PAY OUT.
Mayor Hughes Thinks City May
Be Even by December.

Mayor Hughes has been doing some
figuring. and ne now announces that
by December 1 the city of Topeka will
be paying its current expenses without
the aid of the banks of the city.
The city was obliged to borrow 81 900
recently to meet it's monthly bills For
two months prior to the time the June
taxes became available the city had
been running on borrowed money.
Mayor Hughes says that the prin-
cipal reason for the improved financial
condition is the fact that the assessed
valuation of the city is higher this year
than last
There has been an increase of $780,
O00,' said the mayor, 'in the valuation
of personal property alone Then the
extensions which the city has made in
its limits have increased the available
real estate valuation considerably.
This increase in valuation viii add So
600 to the general revenue fund An
other thing is that this year we do not
have to pay for grading the parks
where pavement is laid. This is paid
for by the property owners. We VIII
not have to pay for the Auditorium
chairs, nor for the Auditorium insur-
ance, nor for a good many other extra
have also received more money this
year SO far from licenses, dog tax, and
police court fines. Work in these de-
partments has increased the city funds
by several thousand dollars.
For two years the city has been
running on borrowed money. BY De-
cember 1 I think we can pay up all we
owe and start in the new year paying
our monthly bills without the aid of
the banks of the city"
Mayor Hughes charge that Mayor
Drew had to borrow money during
funny, but then Mayor Drew did not
have salaries raised all around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
GLOBE SIGHTS

TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Speaking of ruins, has England any
thing that can equal the Kansas corn
crop of 1901?
We are afraid Of a cool night: if we
once get sound asleep again, we may
never wake up.
A man never loves his wife less than
when trying to do a piece of work and
she suggests some other way
An electric fan that costs 50 a season
must have a terrible laugh when it
sees neighbor women take turns at
tanning a sick person
After man passes fifty. an agree
able woman is one who IS quick to tell
the name of a person he is talking
about and can't recall
An Atchison woman who >reads the
weather predictions with great deal
Of anxiety dreamed last night that she
stood beside her tombstone. and on it,
under her name, was this inscription:
Fair and continued warm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
SERIOUS CHARGES.
Suit For $4,000 Brought Against
J. n. Knight

A civil suit for $4,000 against J. NJ
Knight was filed in the district court
this afternoon by Susan Rupin who
asks the damages from Knight alleg-
ing that he ruined her.
The petition, which is unfit for print,
sets forth that the plaintiff is now IS
years and eight months old and that
when she first met Knight in June, 1899
she was but 16 years of age. She says
that the defendant promised her many
presents including a horse and buggy,
and also gave her the promise of mar
rage. The suit is brought before the
expiration of one year after the plain
tiff is is years of age She asks for
$4,000 damages to her and $4,000 as ex-
enplary or punitive damages to pre-
vent others of like disposition from like
acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
BUYING SEED.
Farmers Buy All the Topeka
Dealers Have.
Will Sow Kaffir Corn, Sorghum
and MiIlet.

The local seed houses are unable to
supply seed to the farmers who are
coming to market to purchase seed to
plant for feed for stock this fall.
IF this favorable weather con-
tinues," said s. H Downs, a seed man
on lower Kansas avenue, eastern
Kansas will be a beautiful waving
green field. The farmers everywhere IN
the state are planting millet. kaTnr
corn, rye, corn and turnips. This will
grow under favorable conditions so
that It viii make excellent fodder and
feed for the winter season..
There were twenty farmers IN line
this morning when Mr.. Downs opened
up his place Of business, and he has
not enough seed on hand to supply the
demand.
At Hubbard's seed store, between
Fifth and Sixth on Kansas avenue, all
the Kaffir corn seed in stock was solo
out at noon. A new supply was gotten
and sold out at 10 o'clock today.
Every dealer is being literally cleaned
out of every kind OF seed which may
be utilized for feed. The cOpious rains
of the past few days have brought an
entirely different feeling over the
farmers of the state. Where before
they saw nothing but parched fields,
they now anticipate a good harvest OF
feed to tide them over until another
year. Where a week ago the Farmers
moved about wearing long drawn
faces they are now smiling that broad
smile of satisfaction and stroking their
boards with a satisfaction only re-
allied by those who have been in close
touch with the situation and realized
how bad it really was becoming before
the rains.
F. NJ. Neal, seed man on West
Eighth street. reports that he has sold
practically all his Kaffir corn. I have
not made so much of a speciality of
selling seed" he said; Il am selling out
in short order.
The farmers expect to get a crop of
corn yet this summer At Hubbard.s
store all the 90-day corn has been sold,
a state of affairs that has never existed
at this time of the year before.
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HELD IN HARBOR.
Steamer Allegheny Detained Twelve
Hours by Colombian Officials

New York, July 29.-The Hamburg
American line steamer Allegheny,
which arrived here today, reports that
she was held in the harbor of Savan-
lila, Colombia. for twelve hours. Pass
engers on the Allegheny report that
Abel Murrillo was arrested on the ship
at Cartegena and taken ashore by the
Colombian authorities Murrillo pro-
tested against his arrest claiming that
he was entitled to the protection of the
German flag
Murrillo is said to be the secretary
of General Tribe. He went to Colon
bia, it is reported, with passport
given by the representative of the
Colombian government at Washington
with the understanding that his mis-
sion to Colombia was a peaceful one.
When the vessel arrived at Cartagena
she was ordered detained by the auth
critics there. The captain protested
that he was sailing under the German
flag and that no official Of Colombia
had a right to stop the vessel for any
unheeded, however and search YVES
made for Murrillo, who was found on
deck. He declared that he would not
be arrested and running TO one OF the
ships masts he seized the German flag
which was lying there and wrapped IL
about him. Then he stood forward and
cried out:
German nag and you have no right to
arrest me-"
According to the passengers on the
Allegheny the Colum bian officers not
Withstanding the protest seized the man
and dragged him from the vessel
According to a signed statement
made by three OF the Allegheny's pas
sengers Murrillo left the United States
about four months ago on a passport
signed by the Colombian minister in
Washington
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FORT SCOTT CASES.
Parties Who Brought Injunction Liq-
uor Suits Will Be Sued.

Fort Scott. Kas., July 29-Judge
Walter L. Simons, of the district
court. sustained the motion to dissolve
the temporary injunctions that were
recently granted against a number of
liquor sellers and property owners in
this city in suits brought by different
members of the Civic Purity lea que.
and the defendants. by their attorney
J. / Sheppard, will Immediately insti-
tute actions against each of the par
ties who brought the suits to recover
attorney fees and other expenses
With each client Mr.. Sheppard has
contract for a $500 contingent fee in
case he succeeded in getting the in
functions dissolved, and these fees will
be the basis of the damage suits.
Should the defendants prove success
full it Will prove quite a costly matter
for those who brought the suits. For
instance. in the case brought by Rev.
Price there are two defendants. which
means a suit for $500. while in the ac-
ton in which Elmer Strothers name
was used there are three defendants
which means a suit for $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
OH TRADE WITH JAPAN.

The .Japanese statistical report, enti-
41ed annual Return Of the Foreign
Trade of the Empire of Japan" has
lust been received by the treasury bu-
reau of statistics. and presents the de-
tails of the imports and exports of
japan in the calendar year 1900. 1t
shows that the imports from the Uni
ted states have grown from six mil
lion ven IN 1898 to over so million yen
in 1900. and that the United States,
which stood sixth in rank in the list of
countries from which Japan drew her
imports in 1898. is now second in the
list, being only exceeded by Great Brit
ain.
In 1898. the United States supplied Z
per cent, Germany 3 per cent, and the
United Kingdom 81 per cent Of the tor
tai imports into Japan; in 1900, the
United States supplied p per cent, Ger
many 10 per cent. and the United King
dom % per cent. Going still further
back. it may be said that in 1881 the
United States supplied per cent, and
the United Kingdom 81 per cent Of Jap
ans imports: while. as above indicated,
the United States now supplies q per
cent. and the United Kingdom rs per
cent.
The enormous increase in our exports
to Japan since 1893 is distributed
among a large number of articles. The
japanese figures show that imports of
sole leather from the United States
have increased from 1885, yen in 1893
to 7S2. S62 yen in 1900; leather other than
sole from 41.O14 yen in 1898 to 1855
yen In 1900; nails. from 2o204 yen, to
1.422. s55 yen; iron pipes, from 2O.414 yen
to 100000 yen; paraffin wax. from 81
651 yen to 440s5S yen; timber. from 16
III yen to S63.929 yen; electric light ma
chinery. from 9e.25s yen to 47s,215 yen.
In a large number of cases the i'm
port list of 1898 makes no mention of
certain articles imported from the Uni
ted States which in 1900 show large i'm
v,ortat fons