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10 CENTS A WEEK.
GEIIEBALJLECTI01IS.
The McKane Faction Badly
Routed at Gravesend.
Milwaukee is Republican By
Bis Majority.
DEMOCRATS SCA11CE.
Santa Fe, New Mexico Alone,
Goes Democratic.
Peor.'ivtT Carried by the Re
publicans. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 4. In the
town elections in Kings, Queens and
Suffolk counties, the Republicans are as
a rule successful ia the election of su
pervisors and justices of the peace. The
count at Gravesend makes it evident that
the McKane action has been badly
routed by the eitizans' league move
ment. ItllODK
Today la
ISLAND ELECTION'.
Llecllon
Day in Little
Kbody.
Providence, It L.April 4. Today's
election is the first in this state under the
plurality rule, and hereafter the legisla
ture will not be called upon as it has been
so often in the past, to choose the execu
tive officers of Rhode Island.
The constitutional amendment, pro
viding that candidates having a plural
ity of votes cast shall be thereDy elected,
was adopted last December. Last year
Baker, the Democratic nominee, had 185
plurality over Brown, Republican. 1 he
election was thus thrown into the legis
lature. The Republicans having a ma
jority in the senate and the Democrats in
the "house, a dead-lock resulted, and
Brown and the other state oSicials of
1S'.)2 have held over.
Gov. Brown was a candidate for re
election today on the Republican ticket
and his Democratic opponent is Mr.
Baker, who opposed him in 1893. The
other offices to be tilled are: Lieutenant
governor, secretary of state, attorney
general, general treasurer and adjutant
general.
More important tht.n the gubernatorial
is the legislative election for an United
States senator to succeed Nathan F.
Dixon, whose term will expire next
March. The Republicans have now in
the legislature only one majority on joint
ballot, but it is calculated the result of
this election will show a majority of at
least fifteen, and perhaps more. The
Democrats concede the loss of the legis
lature and hav named no candidate to
offset the sure nomitjatiou by the Repub
licans of Edgar Wetmore.
THE TACOMA. ELECTION.
"Republican Carry the En'lre Ticket
W lth.u' any Trouble.
Tacoma, Wash., April 4. The Repub
licans carried the city election here elec
ting the Republican city ticKet by plu
ralitiea rallying from 141 to 600. For
mayor. EJward S. Orr, gets a plurality of
534. The new council will stand:
Repeblicans 8; Populist 0; Democrats
2. Tl.i Democrats did not elect a single
candidate today Democratic couucilmen
being hold-overs.
The Populists polled more votes than
the Democrats. Monday night the A. I.
A. attempted to end rse the Populist can
didate for mayor, when part of the order
bolted, repudiating th.; endorsement.
Th.s faction supported most of the Re
publican candidates.
DEMOCRATS LOSE AT
KEWAl'N EE.
The Independent Cany tlie
lllinol Town.
Day at tlia
Kewalnkk, Ills., April 4. A heavy
vote was polled at the city election and
the contest was a hot one between the
Democratic and Independent tickets.
The Independents elected a mayor,
comptroller, assessor, justice, police jus
tice, supervisor and an alderman. 'Die
Democrats a treasurer, a justice and two
supervisors and two aldermen.
peoria RErrni.icAN.
A Big Vote Cast and All Hot One Republi
can Elected.
Pf.oria, 111.. April 4. Six thousand.
Beven hundred and fifty-seven votes were
polled in the town election and with the
exception of II. C. Seward, the entire
Republican ticket was elected by 700 to
1.S0J majority. Grant. Democrat, for
supervisor was elected by 1,W);. lie was
the only A. P. A. on the Democratic
ticket. There was no trouble at the
polls.
I .
HERE'S ONE DEMOCRATIC
VICTORY.
It
Took
flaee Away
Dowa la New
Santa Fe, X. M., April 4. The Dem
ocrats carried the c.ty election yesterday
by one hundred majority. The Repul
licans carried the city a year ago by 75
majority.
A. P. A. CARRY THE DAY.
Th.ir Enjoy a Comple:e Triumph at Lar
amie, Wyoiu nx-
Laramtk, W)u, April 4. The city
election resulted in a complete triumph
of the A.' P. A., who supported the Re
publican ticket solidly, aud carried their
men into otfice by majories of from 300
to 375.
THIS BEATS ALL.
Even Mllwiukt. flues Republic:
lunmen.a -Mnj rii v.
Xy mm
Milwaukee, April 4. Mavor Koch
and the entire Republican city ticket are
elected by 8,0tA The council is Repub
lican by ten mir'Tv. a gain of eleven.
LARGE)
-VER
POLLED.
Y:e at
h Citr Eleetlon w .i
Anything In the Pas.
Kansas Citv, Mo., April 4. The vote
this year was the largest ever polled
in this city. At the election in
U9'i the vote cast was: Davenport.
Jieyuttivau, e.SiJJ; Cowherd, Democrat,
NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. APRIL
8,502. Cowherd's majority, 1,720; total i
vote, 15,404. !
The Republicans scored a complete !
victory at the municipal election ia Kan
sas City, Kas. They elected, their ticket
from the mayor down to constabie, and
the proposition to vote $100,001) school
bonds was carried. The effort to get
the woman vote out was unsuccessful.
WOMEN' SHI T OH.
An Attempt at Kprinsfisld. Mo., to Pro
vent Tile in Frum Voting.
Spkixgfiki.d, Mo., April 4. At Palmer
there was much excitement yesterday
when thirty women were refused admis
sion to the polling booths. They wished
to vote for a school trustee. The Demo
cratic judges refused to receive their
ballots and the Republican chairman
procured a' ballot-box and ordered the
Republican clerk of the election to re
ceive their votes on the outside of the
polling place, which he did and recorded
tbeir ballots.
The Republicans say they will con
test the election of school trustee.
MCKINLEY CAN'T COME.
A Telegram from Him f Acting Secre
tary Uatterfleld.
The arrangements for the Republican
State League convention are being com
pleted at a meeting of the executive
committee at the Copeland this after
noon. Secretary Sheldon says there will
be 1,000 delegates here tomorrow repre
senting 700. clubs. Governor McKinley,
who was invited, could not come and
sent the following telegram:
J. Ware Butterfield, Topeka: I much
regret that an engagement prevents my
coming to state league convention.
Wm. McKim.et.
Xo invitations were issued to Kansas
speakers and the audience will be al
lowed to call for anybody they want to
hear. All of the candidates for state
offices will be here and most of them will
speak.
BLAND'S BIG HIT.
Rollcall Precipitated on T'iis.a?! of the
Seigniorage Dill (iter tlie Ve!o.
Washington, April 4. At 4:15 the
rollcall on the passage of the Bland bill
over the president's veto was unex
pectedly precipitated on the house amid
great disorder.
4:20 p. in. The vote on the Bland
bill was interrupted by great
disorder, and during the suspen
sion of - the call a heated
controversy ensued between the speaker,
Mr. Reed and others. The speaker or
Mr. Reed to his seat.
BASEBALL FOR TOPEKA.
Goternor LncIliUi' Name Head the
List of Mubscrip luni for It.
Philip Meyers, the young Topeka
baseball enthusiast who is something of
a t wirier himself, has commenced to ag
itate the matter of a baseball club and a
series of games for Topeka next bum
mer. lie wants to organize a good team of !
pemi-proiessional players, a majority of ;
them such local talent as himself, Guy
McFadden and Clarence Smith, and
some of the members of the team of lSlii!, i
among them Mctiahon, Perrv and Dris- j
coll. - " j
To this end Meyers started out today j
with a subscription paper and went first j
to Governor Lewelling and succeeded in j
getting tlie executive signature to the .
paper. If enough can be raised in ad- j
vanee to put "athletic park"' in repair ;
jueyera says me plan is a sure iro.
Otherwise Meyers will accept an oiler
to sign with the Ft. Smith team.
FELL OUT OF A WINDOW.
In a
Raid on Lllli- Tack
Tl tee Ezekiel
Hutltr llreakJ His
.V nil.
A little after nine o'clock last night,
SergeajiS,Steele, and OiBcers Arterbridge
and Hicks, made a raid on the house on
the east side of Kansas avenue just south
of Crane, where Lillie Tack and Ida
Codey reside, and took these two women
into custody, together with Lee Curtis,
Edward Williams and Gui Pier. Just as
the officers entered the house, Lee Curtis
and Ezekiel Butler jumped out of the
6econd story window. Curtis
alighted
all right, but Butler had a hard fall.
He fell head foremost, broke his arm
and bruised and cut his head badly. He
was sent home. Tlie other five" were
taken to the police station and locked up.
This morninjr, in police court, they were
each fined $5 for disorderly conduct.
Ezekiel Butler was unable to be pres
ent st police court this morning. He ap
peared before the police court yesterday
on the charge of peiit larceny, but the
case was continued till today. This case
was continued again and he will now
have to answer the charge of petit
larceny, as well as of disorderly conduct.
LAKE STEAJIEll GOES DOWN
Captain and
fifteen Men
Reach Shore
In Safety.
Mackinaw, Mich., April 4. The pro
peller Minneapolis went down off
McGulpins point at 3:30 this morn
ing in twenty fathoms of water.
Capt. Bogard and the crew of lif teen men
reached the shore in safetv. The SI in-
neapolis was owned by A. W. Parker, of
Detroit, aud was valued at $50,000 and
insured for $43,750.
Hie steamer State of Michigan, of the
Grummond Line, went on Kenosha reef,
20 miles, north of Alpena, last night.
Tugs have gone from here to pull her
off, and as she lies in still water, it is
thought she will not be badlv damaged.
. . . , T , . r
HE SANG-4AF FER THE BALL '
A Mat
Throat Car Ky
Drunken Corn-
pan Ion.
Quijjcy, 111., April 4. Ben Miller had
his throat cut in Wm. Dierke's saloon
last night for singing "After tlie BalL"
Dierke . had notified him to' quit
singing, and when Dierke attempted to
eject him from the place, Aiiller drew a
knife. Dierke also drew one, and a
bloody fight ensued. Miller fell with his
throat ripped open, besides haviug re
ceived other wounds. Dierke disap
peared after Miller fell.
WAR .OF THE COKEflS
A Pitched Battle Fought Near
Uniontown, Pa.
Rioters Make a Rush on McClure
Companies' Works.
A VOLLEY OF SHOTS
Fired by the Guards and a Hun
is Killed.
Foreman Paddock of the Frick
Works is Killed.
Great Excitement Now Prevails
. at That Point.
Uniontown. Pa., April 4. The war
between the strikers and the workmen
is now on in earnest, and a number of se
rious outbreaks are reported.
At the Maylield and Donnelly plants
of the McClure coke company on the
Mount Pleasant branch, was the scene of
the first pitched battle about 10:30 today.
The rioters had assembled in large num
bers and were parading about the works
with colors flying. The men were work
ing both in the yards aud in the pit, and
the strikers asked them to come out. .No
response was given.
Superintendent Boyle and fifteen arm
ed deputies were in charge of the works
and warned the strikers not to trespass.
The rioters paid no attention to it and
made a rush on the works. The first
move called forth a volley of shot from
the guards, and one Hungarian fell mor
tally wounded.
The invaders turned and fled carrying
their wounded companion with them and
leaving the plants in operation. About
fifteen shots were fired. It is said some
were tired by the strikers, but tlley deny
it and say it was an unprovoked assault
upon them by the guards. The rioters
returned to their place of rendezvous and
are rapidly massing men for another at
tack. The greatest excitement prevails
and a pitched battle of greater magni
tude and with more serious results is ex
pected. Armed Deputies Sent.
The McClure company is determined
and Superintendent Brennau has tele
graphed Sheriff Wilhelm here to send on
the next train fifty armed deputies with
all the ammunition available. The
sheriff is now swearing in the deputies
and they will go at once to the scene of
the conflict. Sheriff McCann of West
moreland was also telegraphed and ar
rived on the grounds at noon with a posse
of deputies.
As soon as the deputies from here ar
rive tuev will be stationed at the three
works. Painter, Donneltv and Maylield,
i and any attempt on the part of the strik
! ers to interfere with the "plants, or in
; timidate the workmen will result in a
i battle, aud the deputies have been in
i structed to shoot to kill. The coke re
; gion is now in a more critical condition
! than at any time since the famous riuts
of 1831, when so many depredations and
so much shooting was doue.
Tiie scene of the conflict has been
transferred to the northern end of the
region and where the workmen insist on
remaining true to their employers and
all battles will be in that section here
after. Tomorrow morninjr an immense mass
meeting will assemble south of Union
town and march from one end of the re
gion to the other for the purpose of forc
ing a suspension everywhere. They will
disband at Scottdale at the extreme north
end.
PADDOCK SHOT DOWN.
The
Chief Engineer of the Frick Com
pany Killed By a Mob.
Pittsburg, April 4. 3:30 p. m. J. II.
Paddock, chief engineer of the II. C.
Prick company, was killed at Davidson
by a mob of strikers at 3 o'clock this
afternoon. The mob which numbered
several hundred marched on the works
I and demanded that the men come out.
during which a large stone wa3 thrown
I at Paddock, striking him on the head and
! -killing him instantly. The ijiob was then
! repulsed and marched away.
A HORSEAVITH A FLAW.
j O. P. I'pdecrrair Paid $1.."".00 for one that
He lias Donbt About. '
Judge llazen has granted a temporary
; injunction restraining register of deeds
j Frank Brooks from placing on record a
i deed to two lots on Polk street deeded
! from O. P. Updegraff to Martha M. Coin
stock. ! Mr. Updegraff traded lots 490 and the
! north half ol "494 Polk street which are sit
! lintpil t;PTWPPtl Thirtppmtli RriH rfpont h
streets to Comstock for a fine horse which
was supposed to be worth $1,500
After the horse was delivered it was
! discovered that the animal was unsound
J in some particular. Judge llazen will
'make a thorough investigation of the
lease before the deed to the
lots is re-
i corded
j SERIOUSLY INJURED.
j Mr. C P. Dolmer's Arm Drolcen and Ills
Shoulder Dislocated.
Mr. C. P.Bolmer, one of the Potwin
counciluien, had hi3 shoulder dislocated
and his left arm broken last evening, lie
was driving a load of hay northwest of
j town. The wind upset the load and threw
I Mr. Boliner to the hard road, with the
above result. It will keep him Indoors
several davs and his arm in a slinar for
as many weeks.
IN HOUR'S DISTRICT.
Paul J.
Sorg dominated Ily
the Demo-
crats Today.
Miamisbcrg, Ohio, April 4. Patil J
Sorg. of Middletown, was today nomi
nated for congress by the Democratic
Third district convention by acclamation,
to fill the vacancy made by the death of
G. W. Houk. tlouk was elected by a
Democratic majority of nearly 4,000.
COXEY'S FHEAKS.
Seme of His Soldier.. Exhibit Themselves
in a Dime Maseum.
Pittsburg, Pa., April 4. A drizzling
rain made things decidedly uncomforta
We for Coxey's Commonwealers today.
The night was spent as comfortnbly as
the circumstances permitted and break
fast was served at the regular hour.
Fresh - meat formed a luxury on the
bill of fare and the usual rations of do
tatoes, bread and coffee completed th
meal. Shortly after breakfaast Gen.
Coxey and Marshal Browne disappeared,
and at 11 o'clock had not returned to the
camp. Meanwhile the . army were
Unking things leisurely as nothing can be
done until the chiefs are consulted.
Thirty recruits were enrolled last even
ing, and fully 200 more are now clamor
ing at the gates of exposition park for
admission for the purpose of enlisting
undar the Coxey banner. The rain will
probably interfere with the meetings,
scheduled for this afternoon and even
ing, on the Monongahela wharf, in this
City.
Despite the inclement weather, a large
crowd of the curious gathered early about
the enclosure, anxious to get a sight of
any of the leaders.
Gen. Coxey doe3 not seem to like the
idea of "Seer" Kirkland," "Weary" Her,
Jasper Johnson and Bunco Hill, the dog.
exhibiting themselves at a local museum,
j but he refused to say whether the money
! received would go into the funds
i of the Commonweal or into the private
j coffers of the members who were on ex
j hibition. All the speeches of the Com
j monweal leaders are on about the same
j lines, they do not refer to notes, speaking
; entirely at random. Mr. Coxey says he
! never knew what he was going to say
j until after it was said. Browne has his
pictures to jog his memory and keep him
! going. His addresses are all of anarch
j istic nature. Last night he talked for
three hours and the crowd cheered and
jeered him by turns.
N. H. WOLFF'S TRIAL.
It Did Not Move Forward Today-
-Most
Re ao Amended Information.
! The case of N. II. "Wolff, formerly
John Wanamaker's agent here, came up
! before Judge llazen in the district court
I this morning. Wolff is charged with
; passing checks for various amounts on
j Kansas avenue merchants' when he had
I no money in the banks upon which the
I checks were drawn. He is also charged
with other irregular transactions brought
j about through his mania for gambling,
j Wolff did not have an attorney and
; Judge llazen assigned Lawyers Isenhart
and Ensminger to defend him. When
! the case was called this morning Wolff's
: attorneys entered a motion to quash the
I information against their prisoner on the
! grounds that it was not properly drawn,
j Judge llazen sustained their motion to
quash and County Attorney Safford was
! given until tomorrow morning to file an
i amended information.
i Wolff appeared very much dejected
-f Y'hen he- appeared in the court room to
day, and the jailer says he has several
times threatened to take his own life.
Since he has been in jail he has gambled
with the other prisoners and has lost the
money given him by his wife who sold
her watch to furnish him with little
luxuries. .
LOCAL MENTION.
Ex-Auditor of State Chas. M. Hovey,
who is now a Rock Island immigration
agent in Nebraska, is in the city.
Probate Judge Elliott this morning is
sued a marriage license to William L.
Sanders of Jackson county and Ida Ii
Kelly of Topeka.
Cards have been received in 'Topeka
announcing the birth of Master C. M.
Ebright, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ebright of Chicago.
The charter of the Simpson.'s Shanks
& Co. bank, has been filed with the sec
retary of state. This bank which is lo
cated at Simpson, Mitchell county, has a
capital slock of $5,000.
A. W. Dana has been invited to deliver
the address for the alumni on the occa
sion of the celebration of the twenty
fifth anniversary of Goddard seminary,
at Barre, Vt., to be held in June. -
Charles Curtis, arrested by Officer
Summers, charged with burglary, was
supposed to have broken into a building
in South Topeka, owned by one Mr.
Poole, and taken a pair of clippers. As
Mr. Poole did not appear against Curtis,
he was discharged.
Buck Sawyer, the young colored man
who assaulted Harry Adams night be
fore last, was brought into police court
this morning for trial. When asked if
he was ready for trial, he said: "I'll plead
guilty and ask the mercy of the court."
Judge Ensminger fined him $10.
The East Side Second Ward Republi
can club met on Monday night and
j elected J. B. McKinney, president; JJels
McConnel, vice presideet; Joe Ross,
j treasurer, and II. W. Euler; secretary.
I The club also elected the following dele
; gates and alternates to the state league:
i Frank Steven, Le Roy Currier, Joe Ross;
j George II. Porter John Imbler and Wm.
I McAllen.
i An adjourned business meeting of the
i United Presbyterian church was held
i last -evening to take steps to amend their
charter. Dr. J. t .M.nney and b A.
McGuire were elected trustees for three
years; W. G. Shaw, treasurer, and J. R.
Thompson, head usher. Provision was
made for settling ail financial claims,
and the work of the pastor was heartily
endorsed.
Annie Norton, who has a decidedly
Hibernian brogue, swore out a. warrant
for irs. Annie Calihan, because the lat
ter had called her vile names and other
wise disturbed her peace and quiet. Of
ficer Campbell arrested Mrs. Calihan
vesterday and this morning she appeared
in police court. She was not ready for
trial so the case was continued till Friday
morning.
A. horse attached to an open buggy
and likewise to a light hitching weight,
attracted great excitement at 2 o'clock
this afternoon by running at a high speed
down Kansas avenue. While several
policemen stood by aud watched the run
away Leonard Saniter. of the Kansas
City "Lawyer and Credit Man." jumped
in front of the animal and cleverly stop
ped him. .... .
4, 1894
TAKING PUNISHMENT
Breckinridge Thinks a Man
Should Suffer for Misdeeds
Equally With "the Woman He
"Makes No Complaint."
UNDER A HOT FIRE.
The Kentucky Colonel on the
Witness'Stand,
His Deception Practiced Upon
Mrs. Blackburn. '
Washington, April 4. CoL Breckin
ridge looked extremely pale when he
stepped to the witness stand this morn
ing. ;
The first question which Judge Wilson
asked him was whether he had ever been
in Goldsborough, to which he replied
that he had been in the little hamlet
once to make a speech at a barbecue
which he thought was in 1888 or 1888.
He did not remember the colored wo
man who opened the door at 1819 II
street the day after he took luncheon
there in April (as heretofore testified to),
nor having complimented her on the
luncheon.
"Did you not say to her that when you
and Madeline went to keeping house you
wanted her to come and cook for you?"
"That is entirely fanciful. I never
said anything of the sort to any colored
woman."
"Did she not Bay that she had been in
service in that family a long' time and
did not want to leave?"
"No such conversation could have oc
curred." Referring to the colonel's statement
that he made no protestations of love to
Miss Pollard on the occasion of that mo
mentous carriage ride, when seduction. is
alleged to have occurred, Mr. Wilson
asked him when he had first begun to
talk to her affectionately.
Xevor Frotr:ed Love.
"I never did make protestation of love.
I talked to her kindly, encouragingly
when she was depressed; endeavored to
get her to do something to make a place
in the world for herself. ' I spoke solici
tiousl3r to her, particularly when I first
learned that she was pregnant by me,
having the interest in her which a mun
might have for u young unmarried
woman who had such circumstances In
her life, for which he felt that he was in
a measure responsible, since their lives
had become interwoven."
"There were no expressions of affec
tion?" , "There were expressions of ' affec
tionate interest, but not a6ch as cirulj be
construed into an intimation that our re
lations could be on a different basis than
they were."
t'Were there expressions which might
be understood by her to be expressions of
love?"
Col. Breckinridge wished to draw the
distinction carefully between express
ions and demonstrations. He said there
was nothing but perfect understanding
on their part of their relations; that they
went to houses of a certain character
for a certain well understood purpose,
they stayed there such a time !
as "their pleasures or necessities de- j
manded. ."I took, her in my arms and
kissed her. There were all the accom
paniments of such a relation, which was
carried out not coldly or brutally."
"There were no expressions of love on
her part?"
"I would not say that. She was at
times very demonstrativa, at times other
wise." Distinction Drawn.
Again Mr. Wilson led the colonel to
repeat the distinction he drew between
the injury to the young man and the de
struction of a young woman from illicit
relations.
"And do you think," he asked, "that a
man is under obligations to prevent the
destruction of a young woman?"
"Most assuredly I do; and if he does
not, he should be punished. I have had
my punishment, and am trying to take it
without complaint."
Mr. Wilson asked when the subject of
marriage had been first mentioned be-
! tvveen them, to which the colonel replied
! that it was September, mwz, 'when he
first spoke of going to Berlin. lie had
told her that for. many reasons, among
them the disparity in their ages, that
since lie knew what he did of her rela
lations to Rhodes, and that as she had
bled him three years and thrown him
away like a sucked orange, marriage be
tween them was impossible.
"You had a contract as binding as hers
to Rhodes?"
"Much more binding," replied the
colonel, referring to his marriage. Then
Mr. Wilson got his affirmative answers
to the questions that Miss Pollard had
associated with the best families of Ken
tucky in the city, had lived In houses of
the highest respectability and was a bril
liant young woman.
"Your relations were carefully con
cealed?" asked the attorney, "ao that
there was no impediment in that direc
tion?" .
"We had endeavored to conceal them,
Vint ti(v U'prn knnn'ii trt flvnrnl nfinnlpT"
J "There was never from you any pro
j posal of marriage?"
! "Never under any circumstances."
! most emphatically.
"I hen it was understood that you were
to carry out the semblance of a marriage
contract which vou both understood was
never to be fulfilled?"
"There was the semblance of a con
tract to be canied out before only one
living person, and that person Mrs. Gov.
BiacKDurn.
To Die Ont or His Life.
" After more fencing' the colonel stated
that the contract before Mrs. Blackburn
had been made to enable Miss Pollard
to die out of his life and separate from
Mrs. Blackburn.
"And with a view to enabling her
to die out of your life and Mrs.
Blackburn's, you look her to Jlr.
TWENTY-SECOND YE All.
Blackburn and said you would place her
under Mrs. Blackburn's care?"
"I did not; my recollection and the re
collection of Mrs. Blackburn upon that
point differ as to the meaning of my
words."
"And you went to see Mrs. Blackburn
again alone?"
"I went to see her several times after
wards." "And you .caressed the plaintiff in her
presence, as a part of that deception?"
"I did not caress the plaintiff. I will
explain that."
"But what passed there was for the
purpose of carrying out the deception?"
"Indubitably."
In further cross-examination Mr. Wil
son brought out the fact that in filling
out the certificate of marriage of Mrs.
Wing to Col. Breckinridge it was made
to appear that that marriage was the
colonel's second, whereas it was
really his third; that he had
asked. Dr. Paxton not to make
that marriage public, and that after
his marriage with Sirs. Wing, he stopped
at the Hotel Logerean in New York, reg
istering as Wm. J. Campbell and wife.
Col. Breckinridge could not recall that
at that time he had sent certain tele
grams to Mrs. Blackburn.
. Kir.t Interview 'With Mrs. Itlackburu.
Mr. Wilson then read the direct testi
mony of the colonel regarding the lirst
Interview with' Mrs. Blackburn, upon
which the colonel commented that ho
had told the whole truth about it.
Then Mrs. Blackburn's testimony was
read and Mr. Wilson asked him if it bad
occurred, to which the colonel replied
that he had recollected it differently
from the ways he had said it, that she had
construed his expressions of gratitude
for which she had done In the past iuto
requests for her protection in the future.
"Do you deny," asked Mr. Wilson,
"that you said to Airs. Blackburn 'I in
tend to marry this young woman when a
sufficient time has elapsed after the
death of my wife'?"
"My recollection is that nothing was
said about my wife at tha, interview.
Mrs. Blackburn seems to have confused
that with a subsequent interview."
All of Mrs. iJlackburn's statements
being read to him categorically, the
colonel said that Mrs.' Blackburn's recol
lections differed on all those points from
his own. He denied that he had said
that he was 31 years older than the
plaintiff. and was sure that lie
had not said that she sup
posed he was foolish to many
a woman so much younger than him
self, lie was sure that Mrs. Blackburn
must have confused things said by tlie
plaintiff about that matter with what ho
said and must have put into her o.va
language her understanding of his
statements. "I have no recollec
tion of that," he said of Mrs.
Blackburn's recital that on his
second visit, he had said that he notic-d
she was much shocked by the announce
ment of his engagement.
"1 am sure I have no recoiled iun of
that," he said, when confronted with Mr-,
Blackburn's statement-that he was giv
ing a oor return for all the devotini: i f
his wife.
THE m"G"sT A." TIM K S.
The Nairn ion Army' Demoiiatr 1 1 1 oil
,st:ir: Ou'. Ainpiriou.l v.
The First Methodist church was lillerl
last night by an immense congregation
representing the best and some of i'ai
otherwise of Topeka society. Some i.f
those.prom'ment in church and chari u
ble work were there, and also a larire
number attracted to the place from llm
streets by tho tambourine symphonies
and the vocal efforts of the blonde young
man with a voice like a bag-pipe.
There were about forty soldiers of the
tross on the pulpit and around the front
seats. Their uresence was chietly use
ful in expressing approbation f what was
said by Major Hully, who presided, and
the others told their experiences. Tln-v
also joined lustily in the .chorus of the-2-4
time tunes and looked happy. The
tune of "Sweet Bye and Bye" was sung
to the accompaniment of ' clapping ni'
hands. An effort was made to have the
audience join in the clapping process by
frequent repetition, but this whs only
partially successful.
A young man from Missouri told how,
when he got religion, he went home
yelling "Glory to God" as loud as he
could. His friends thought he, was
drunk again and his mother thought
he had gone crazy. Another
man irom Oklahoma said h
had made a failure of everything lie
had ever tried except religion, lie said
the gospel was free or he would havo to
do without it. "It's the only thing I
have got," he added.
Two young women from Wintield gave
a duet with guitar accompaniment.
Tonight occurs the big torchlight par
ade, in which the entire army will ne
in line and some will be in foreign cos
tume. After the parade, a big mass
meeting will occur at Hamilton hall.
T HEDEATH record.
Martha Beam, aged :17 years, died yes
terday of consumption at her home on
Glen creek. The funeral occurred to
day. Word has reached this city of the
death of Mrs. William Dunlap, at Loon
Lake, Washington. She was formeily
Marv Hopper, and had many warm
friends. Mr. Dunlap. her husband, wm
an employe of Green k Kale, when in
this city.
Guilty or Ielt Larceny.
The district court jury was out but K
minutes last evening when it returned i
verdict finding Will Wheeler guilty , f
petit larceny. Wheeler is the eoloied
boy who stole door bells from a vacant
house in -North Topeka. Abner Tayl r,
the colored boy who was with Whee;r
and was arrested at the same time, na,
tried for the some offence, but was tod.iy
acquitted by the jury.
' Rev. M. F. McKirahan is holding
meetings this week at the Liberty
church. Last night he preached to me
boys' and girls' brigades. There . b -ys
and i'.2 giri in line, besides many oi.Wr
ones present. Tonight he preaches to
young people. Rev. , Mr. .Morrow preach
es tomorrow night.
I want a partner with $ 100 to travel
through Texas with me; guarantee $ .
per week clear. Address L. B., Juc unai.
office.