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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
GRANT GILLEPT HURT.
Former Cattle King Has a Bad Fall
Into Mexican Mine.

Ell Paso, Tex. May A telegram
from Chihuahua, Mexico. states that
Grant G. Gillett, the former noted cat
tie king Of Kansas. met with serious
accident near there by falling into a
mine shaft For several months past
Gillett has held the position of superin-
tendent of the DIR. Flower mines. near
Chihuahua DR.. Flower is the noted
mine promoter who is accused Of pro-
curing several million dollars by selling
worthless mining stocks to New York
ers. He went to Mexico and became ac-
quainted with Gillett subsequently en-
ploying the fugitive king as mine super
intcndent at a rich salary. It was while
attending to his duties that Gillett lost
his footing and fell into the shaft, sus-
tanning injuries that are deemed serious.
but not necessarily fatal. The Flower
mine is situated some distance from a
telegraph Office and details of the acct
dent are meager.
Gillett is said to have been in strait
ened circumstances for some time and
entirely dependent upon his salary for
a living. The injuries received at the
mine may disable him for months. In
that event it is feared his situation u i'll
become desperate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
LOCAL MENTION.

Fred Barnes. chief clerk at the peni-
Tertiary, was in Topeka on business to-
day.
Mr.. Valentine Saurwein viii sing the
offertory at the Church of Good Shep-
herd Sunday morning.
The board of managers of the Young
Women's Christian association meet
Monday, April s. at $50 o'clock
F. E. Burnha1n, of Beloit. for many
years law partner Of Judge A. Fl. Ellis,
left for his home today. after a week OF
law work in Topeka
E. L. Horth has been appointed justice
of the peace tCentralia, Nemaha coun-
ty to fill the vacancy caused by removal
from the township of ]. B. Lobmuller.
Thomas Miles, aged 81. a patient at
the state insane asylum, died yesterday.
The remains viii be sent to Keats, where
the relatives Of the deceased reside, for
burial.
The penitentiary board adopted War
den Jewett's suggestion to charge an
admission fee of 10 cents each to visi-
tors at the big institution at Lansing
The new rule went into effect yesterday
The Sunday meeting AIS p. m at the
Young Women's Christian association,
Jones. Subject, Lessons Learned from
a Visit to the Young Women's Settle
ment in Kansas City. KAN
Representative c. F. Biddle has been
entertaining mere Miles Huyett, pfesl-
dent of the American Suckers associa-
ton. of Chicago, for two days. They
were schoolmates at Williamsburg
Academy. Pennsylvania and had not
met since 1867.
The members Of Diamond Council No.
20 of the Mutual Protective League were
entertain Friday evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Ackley, 20S4 Quincy
street. The evening was spent in music,
recitations and singing, during which
ice cream and cake We're served to all
The local agents in Kansas of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance company OF New
York, As in number, will be entertained
at the Hotel Throop next Friday by
Pancoast Kidder, state agent, Of this
city. The occasion will be a lunch and
reception rendered TO Prof. William y.
Stewart, Of New York, one OF the COM
panv's expert officials The reception
will be held at high noon and the ban
uuet served an hour later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
THEY WILL DECORATE.
Chairman Frost Names Sub Commit
tee For McKinlev Dav.

John z. Frost, chairman of the Pres
ident Mckinley reception committee this
morning named the decoration commit
tee. r. S. Brigham is chairman Of the
committee. The others are: Warren NJ
Crosby, Emmett z. Roudebush, J. w.
Priddy. w W. Denison, F. H Webster,
T P Bacon and A. L. Brooke.
It has already been decided that the
route Of the drive about the city is too
long as it was at first planned and that
It will have to be cut nearly in half.
The committee arranged for the drive
over the city to take place before the
speaking, which will be on the north
steps of the state house, for the reason
that the last half hour of the president s
time in Topeka will be during the noon
hour and opportunity will thereby be
given to more people to see and hear the
nations executive.
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pocroRs AZ P1TrsRuRa.
Large Attendance of Physicians at
Annual Meeting.

Pittsburg. Kas., May 1.-The thirty
fifth annual meeting of the Kansas
Medical society closed a three days ses-
sion in this city Friday. There was an
attendance of about 145 physicians
from various towns Of the western
states. The notables present were DR..
Z. I. Edsall. of Philadelphia, Pa; Drs.
George G. Stemen and Henry Sewall of
Denver, Colo; DR.. s. N. Davis. of Chi
cago. and Dr. J. H. Kellogg, of Battle
Creek, Mich. The first day consisted of
an open n eeting and reception for the
visitors. and the last two days pro-
gramme consisted entirely of the read
ing and discussion of papers upon sub
jects interesting to the medical profess
sion
A banquet was given the visitors at
the Hotel Stilwel1 The meeting next
year will be held in Lawrence and the
officers elected for the ensuing year
are as follows: President DR. L. H.
Mum, of Topeka; vice president. DR..
Ryan. of Coffeyville; recording secre-
tary. DR.. w. A. Mcvey, of Topeka; cor
responding secretary. J. w. May, of
Kansas City, Kas.; treasurer, DIR. W. z.
Barker, of Chanute. The society de-
cided to conduct and publish a medical
journal at Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
he FLEECED MANY.
Mulvane and Cheney Citizens Are
Worked by a Stranger.


Wellington. May 4.-Omcers are try
William West at Cheney, and as Steve
Leatherby at Mulvane. He is charged
with obtaining money under false pre-
tense.
William f West came to Cheney last
spring. and represented that he was
from Mankato, MINI, and that he had
just sold a farm near that place for
$4,000, and had left the money in the
bank at Mankato. He was also the
owner of a large number of fine wool
sheep, and he wanted to buy a farm
near Cheney on which to Craze his
sheep There was an old soldier or
two at Cheney who had known William
E West in the army. They had served
in the same regiment This gave West
standing and he contracted for sew
eral farms.
He would borrow small amounts of
money OF the people of whom he con-
tracted land to be repaid when his
money arrived from Mankato. He also
had a pleasant habit Of promising to
make presents to the families of the
men of whom he borrowed small
amounts. He promised several new
dresses and suits of clothes and several
parrots that We're famous Hnguists
They could talk all languages to suit
the persons to whom he intended to
give them
He went from Cheney to Mulvane
where he said his name was Steve
Leatherby, and an old soldier at that
place knew Steve like a book.
The contracting of the farms and the
promising of presents among which the
parrots were conspicuous was repeated
at Mulvane Nobody seemed to doubt
the integrity of Steve Leatherby. One
day Mr.. Leatherby told his Mulvane
friends that he was going to Wichita to
meet his family and that cargo Of fine
sheep. That night a large number of
old soldiers were at the depot at Null
vane to meet their new found friend
and his family, but from that day to
this they have never heard a word from
Steve Leatherby.
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In A DARK CELL.
Mary Xix. of Topeka, Makes It Inter-
esting at Beloit.


Mary Hix, one of Topeka's charges at
the state industrial school at Beloit, has
been up to her old trick Of trying to
burn down the institution With two
other girls named Amanda Warheld, of
Newton. and Corinne Otey Of Fort Scott,
both colored, she is confined in the dark
cell at present, waiting for the state
board OF charities visit on its rounds
in a few days to determine what shall
be done with them. The three girls plot
ted to kill Mrs. NJ. A. Hanback,, the sup
erintendent Mrs. Baker, the matron,
and William Baird, the clerk They
were to take Mrs. Hanback, unawares
when she was alone in the Office and kill
her with loaded cane, then call IN Mrs.
Baker. Then they were going to roo
the safe and kill the clerk The day the
deeds were to be done Mrs. Hanback,
and the matron went away, but the
girls proceeded with their plot as far as
they could. They set fire to the build
ing, robbed the cash drawer and fed.
The fire was soon discovered and extin-
guished. The girls ran away, but were
captured 20 miles from Beloit.
The culprits were separated and put
through the sweatbox. They confessed
the whole plot. They will probably be
turned over to the state to be prosecu-
ted for arson and sent to the peniten-
tiary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
FIRST PLACE TO KANSAS.
Baker Orator, Robert Loofburrow,
Wins at Des Moines Contest.

Des Moines, Ia, May 4.-The Inter
state Oratorical association held Its an
nual meeting here Thursday and con-
test in the evening
Robert L0ofburrow, of Baker univer-
sity. Kansas, won first place; w. r.
Davis, of Ripon college, Wisconsin, sec
ond, and c. M. Cavenere, of Iowa WeS-
leyan university third.
Following were the contestants and
subjects:
''The Reformer." E. c. Platt, Eureka
college, Illinois; '"The Middle West w.
c. Tyler, State University Of Indiana.
THE Living Voice of the Constitution, -
f. p. Welsh, Wooster university, Ohio;
THE New National Idea J. A. A.
Burnquist, Carlton college, Minnesota
1.-The True Republican, clark NJ Ca
venere, Iowa Wesleyan university Iowa
State university; 1.-The Repression of the
Negroes" Minnie Throop. Nebraska
Wesleyan university; Hamlet" w. r.
Davis, Ripon college. Wisconsin,; THE
Imperishable State" W. W. Thompson.
Tarkio college, Missouri; THE Orient
and Occident," Robert Loofburrow, Ba-
ker university. Kansas.
The election Of officers resulted:
President Mr.. Ewing, Knox college,
Galesburg. ILL.,; vice president, Mr.. Mac
Kenzie, Hamline university, St Paul,
Mimi; secretary and treasurer, Minnie
f. Throop. Wesleyan university Ne
braska. The next meeting and contest
goes to Hamline university, ST. Paul!
MINI
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OUR RAILROAD KINGS
rFron Alnglee.a MagazIne.l

"A railroad president and a United
States Senator were ra1king about gov
eminent ownership Of railroads.
believe, said the senator that II
would be a good idea for this government
to buy and operate All the railroads in
the United States.
Well replied the railroad president.
smiling Significantly. If the government
has the money to pay for 100000 miles Of
railroad. with an aggregate capitalization
of nearly 5000. 900. 900, can point out the
shop where most Of the goods can be
bought.
sThe shop2' echoed the senator. inauir-
ingiy.
There are seven or eight men that control
all the railroads of the United States. and
most OF them can be found in New York
city on any business day
. Who are EheyF the senator asked
eagerly
ssPropounded in Wall street. or IN any
assemblage Of we'll led railroad men,
this question will invariably elicit men
ton of these names J. PlerpoHt Morgan
ri a. Hartman William Rockefeller
James J HiI. william, IS Vanderbilt
George J. Could Jacob n Sehin, A j.
CaSSatt-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04
MIR. TROUP,s VENTURE.
Topeka Man Will Establish an Ice
Plant in Arkansas.

A Troup, with other Topeka capital
lists, will establish an ice and cold
storage plant in Bentonville. Ark. The
plant will be erected at a, cost of $40
O00 The ice plant will be used to supply
the local demand for ice and also to
supply the Frisco line in that vicinity
with ice for reicing refrigerator cars.
This location is in the center of the
famous red apple country on the west
ern slope of the Ozarks. The capacity
of the plant will be % tons daily. and
the Topeka men believe they have
good thing in the plant for the storage
OF apples
Mr. Troup will go to Bentonville to
manage the business.
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WEARY OF LIE.
Young Leavenworth Mechanic Shoots
Himself in Head.

Leavenworth. May 4.-John T. Norris.
living on Kickapoo street in this city,
committed. suicide Friday afternoon by
shooting himself in the temple, using a
pistol to do so. Norris was a young
mechanic employed in a furniture fac
tory and he quit work about week q go
and showed a Respondent disposition
several times since. He returned to his
home Friday afternoon and the last
words he said to his wife were. ssWeII
are you still cleaning house?'' He walk
ed into the coal shed and killed himself
at once.
Norris leaves a wife and daughter
aged seven years. He was insured in
the Modern Woodmen order for $1,000.
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VICTORY FOR CUMMlNs.
He Is Permitted to Select "a Dele
gates From Polk County.

Des Moines, May A. 3. Cummins
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for governor, won a decided vic
tory in the Polk county convention this
afternoon by being permitted to select
sixty-four delegates to attend the state
convention to be held at Cedar Rapids.
More than usual Importance was at
tached to the result of the convention
throughout the state because of the
fact that Polk had two candidates for
governor in the field, and divided dele
cation would be regarded as weakness
on the part of the Cummins forces.
The minority, representing Sydney Fos-
ter, the opposing candidate for gov
ernor, n ade an EFFORT TO divide the dele
cation, basing their claim upon the
primary rules that delegates must be
selected by the precinct representatives.
Resolutions were passed endorsing the
candidacy of Cummins and advocating
the reelection of Senators Dolliver and
Allison
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Grand n. ?. A. secratarv.

Concordia. Kas., May 1.-The execu-
tive committee of the supreme council.
United Commercial Travellers, has ap-
pointed Charles E. Daniels, of this city,
present secretary of Concordia council
No. SO. and grand secretary for the
state of Kansas supreme secretary of
the order to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Charles B. Flagg. Mr..
Daniels has gone to Columbus o.. to
take up the duties of the Office which
pays a salary of s.. 500 yearly The ap-
pointment holds only until the meeting
OF the grand council. when Mr.. Daniels
viii be regularly elected to the posi-
ton
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REDDEN'S NEW TACK.
Begins Proceedings Under the SIM
quisition" Law.

A. L. Redden, assistant attorney gen
eral for Shawnee county, is proceeding
against the jointists under the new
s.inquisition'' law passed by the last
legislature.
Judge Redden, as assistant attorney
general. has. like the county attorneys,
the right to call in whom ever he wishes
and question them in a star chamber
session. The witnesses do not have to
he eubnoenaed on any case. but can be
summoned and told to tell what they
know about the liquor business. Some
who have been called by Judge Redden
have refused to testify, and he has
dropped the N after with them.
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR
To Meet in State Convention at Fort
Scott May 21-23.

Fort Scott, Kas., May 4.-The second
state convention to be held in the big
convention hall in this city will be the
Kansas Christian Endeavor convention,
and Fort Scott is making extensive
people. About 1000 yards Of bunting
are to De used in the decorations of the
hall. The local union is organizing for
the entertainment of the visitors who
viii be entertained in private homes,
as many as choose, at so cents per day,
as a means of inducing a large attend
ance from remote parts of the state
Prof. Excel. of Chicago. is now ar
ranging to take charge of the music
and TO have large chorus. This is one
Of the strong attractions. The conven-
ton dates are from May q to o. In
elusive. An effort is being made to
have ]. 200 DELEGATES or more attend.
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Salina, May Airs H H. sudenderf,
aged IS years. died here Of paralysis, af-
ter a short illness. The deceased was
born at Question, Germany, and came to
America in 1S49 She had lived in Sallna
since 1870. The body will be taken to
Leavenworth for burial.
Mrs. Mary Couse. aged IS years, died
here very suddenly of apoplexy. She
was in good health last evening when
she retired, but during the night was
taken i'll and died a few hours later. She
was born at Cambridge, England, and
came to America when about 16 years Of
age
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Smallpox In cloud County.

Concordia, Kas., May 4-Dr T. Z.
Raines, county health officer, today filed
an order for twenty smallpox flags
to be sent to St. Joseph, little town
in the eastern part of this county, where
many cases of the smallpox have de-
veloped. There have been no deaths as
yet. Strict quarantine regulations will
be enforced
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saaton Is Interested.

John seaton was In the city today on
his way home from St. Louis. where he
has been giving the Worlds fair terms
for use of grounds. Capt. Seaton OWLS
one-tenth of the site near Suburban
park in the northwestern part Of the
city one of the sites under considera-
ton His property is the highest pieco
of ground In the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-05-04

Pittsburg, May 4-Probable the largest
coal deal ever carried through has Just
been completed by James w. Drape & CO.
and involves almost all Of the Mnrysville
vein coal. located in Allegheny and Vest
moreland counties, The total acreage 81
acres and the price wa svery close to Sf.-
100000. The company which has acquired
this vast coal deposit is made up Of Pitts
burg capitalists almost entirely and will
be known as the Black Run Con syndi-
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M'KINLEY SPECIALS.
Railroads Already Planning For Ex-
cursion Trains.

The visit of President Mckinley and
his cabinet to Topeka will bring in a
great number of visitors from other
towns. Already the Santa F'e railroad
has announced its intention Of running
special trains on that day from points
within a radius Of one hundred miles
from out of town people and 1t is pro-
bable that the crowds arriving by spec
ia1 train will be very great A special
low rate will be given which will be
announced later.
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2. NJ. G. a. omcer IN Trouble.

Fort Scott, Kas., May fred Set
bert. assistant secretary of the Y. n.
G.. A.. was arrested late last night in
bad company. Seibert claims he was
procuring evidence. Seibert came to
this city a few weeks ago with Evan
Eelist Williams and was an arrest
worker in his behalf. being known as
Amen Freddie His trial is set for
next week.
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normal school has bought $4,000 worth
Of land just northeast of the normal
building, to be used as a campus. The
normal students have always been bad
~ in want of campus grounds, as they
have practically no campus grounds.
The tract bought is about 300 feet
square. Mrs. P. B. Plumb and Major
nurchasa
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HIGH SCHOOL PLAY.
Students Successfully Demonstrate
Their Dramatic Ability.

Their Dramatic Ability.
At the high school assembly hall last
night some of the members OF the SEN
Tor class put on two amusing farces.
About $3.50 was realized from the en-
tertainment. The class will follow the
example set by preceding graduating
classes in giving an ornamental ple9ee 70
be placed in the high school building
This class will give statue Of Diana
The entertainment was In two parts
The first was called AN Unexpected
Guest" and the other was Per Ieie-
The following is the cast Of characters
for the first piece:
Dick Comfort .-.s..%.., harry AudiHS
George Merrigale, "a friend 80.
alexander Meander,''-Diclx.s uncle.
Observation-Disclosures. Harry GoSS
Harris" Comforts servant.
................. Claude Rightmire
Mrs. Clementina Meander, Dick
.., aunt 49,, ,ss
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Allabelle TroutTnan
sssailxr ,-Nfrs ATeander's maid ......
Geo. F. La Maintain
The cast for per Telephone" was:
Guy Harling''-In love with Miss Nan
Cuzzin, but by mistake proposes to hte
cousin, Miss Halcome. -..-.-...-.......
Observation-Disclosures. Geo. La Mountain
Ned Austin"-The long lost but not
forgotten lover of Mary Halcome.
Nan Cuzzin''-The victim Of Mr.. Guy
Harling's mistake .-...-..Jessie Payne
Mary Halcome Of Miss Mans
Observation-Disclosures. Alice Euller
ssNora''-A superstitiOuS servant in the
Cuzzin household .------- Jennie heap
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weekly Bank Statement.

New York. May 4.-The statement of
the associated banks for the week end
ing today shows: Loans. $3.50, 45D, 900; in
crease Sc. 005, 500 Deposits. 1913 Ill, 800;
increase, 81, 321, 100. Circulation. $31, 1872
900; decrease, $4,000. Legal tenders.
81, 1856. 300: decrease. $344. 500. Specie,
1882 302, 100: decrease. 1885. 100. Re-
serves. $254. 25s. 900; decrease. IS, 199, 400.
Reserve required, $243, 277, 800: increase
$3.50 275 Surplus. $40. CSC, 100; decrease,
$5 ITO BIZ
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Strike Of French Miners Collapsed.

Montceau Les Mines France. May A.
The miners strike Is apparently over.
Work will be resumed Monday. Those
miners who have been dismissed have
consented to seek work elsewhere. The
collapse of the strike is due to the out
come Of the referendum, when only 30
900 miners favored a general stoppage OF
work.
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1.ooo Railroad 1Ten strll.e.

Scranton. Pa, May 4-Adore than 100
employees Of the car shops Of the D., /. g.
w railroad at this place went strike
for the reinstatement of two of their num-
Der who were discharged because or &C
tiyity in forming a union.
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MUNYON'S
DYSPEPSIA
CURE

When Prof Munyon says his Dyspepsia CuFs
will indigestion and all forms Of stomach
froube he simply tells the truth. II viii cure =
stomach that has been abused by over-eating and
overwhelming. 1t will stomach that has
been weakened by old-style drugs Il will do much
toward making an old stomach act like sound
At all druggists IS cents. Fiffy-six other cures.
Nunyon, New York and Philadelphia.
MUNTON's INHALER CURES CATARREs
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Newspaper Change at Concordia.

Concordia, Kas.. May 4.-The Concor-
dia Empire today announces the retire
ment of Postmaster r. A. Sawhill from
the editorial control of the paper. his
partner. A B. KimbaIl, postmaster at
Scandal. succeeding to the position
Mr.. Kimba1 Will continue to reside at
Scandal. There is said to be a political
move concealed in the change.
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AN AUTHORs, EYENING.
Entertainment in Preparation by Fed
Grated Clubs.

The Topeka Federation OF clubs Is
making arrangements for an ''authors'
evening" about May 90 The affair may
be quite an elaborate one and will close
the seasons work. A number of KAN
sas authors will be invited 70 give read
ings from their productions.
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Springfield Ill. May although sine
die adjournment was to have been taken
by the Illinois legislature on May 3. both
houses continued over till today on ac-
count of the failure to reach an agree
ment on the appointment bills. They were
finally passed and the house and senate
adjourned sine die shortly after o clock
today.
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oattle perail 3 Train.

Unionville. Iowa, May A drove Of
cattle an the track derailed west bound
passenger train No. II on the Rock la
land road today near here Engineer
Blake was killed and his fireman slight
" injured None Of the passengers was
injured.