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10 CENTS A WEEK. NIGHT EDITION. TOPE K A, KANSAS, TUESDAY EVEXIXG, SEPTEMBER 25, 1894.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR.
Ml T U
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iTOHLEY'S TOUR.
lie Opens the Indiana Campaign
at Indianapolis.
Is Introduced by Harrison Whom
- lie Praises.
SPRUNG A SURPRISE.
McKinley Says All Hawaiian
Suirur Comes in Free.
This Was in the Direct Interests
j!' the Trust.
Was Put Into the Tariff by the
Senate.
I.vnr anapc lis, Sept. 25. The formali
ties of opeui ig the Republican campaign
in Lidiana were gune through with here
today. Upon Governor McKinley, of
UUio, devolve 3 the pleasant duty of mak
ing the declaration of war upon the in
trenched lie nocracy of Hoosierdom and
he discharged it as courageously and de
fiantly hj lie was wont in other days to
carry battles ioto the southern fields.
The occasion was given added conse
quence by the presence of ex-President
Harrison, who, in a ten minute speech of
introduction presented Ohio's governor
to the tho usands that packed Tomliusou
hall to the very walls. A large crowd of
enthusiasts it was that faced the famous
leaders of the Republican party com
pressed and therefore complaining, but
intent and respectful and most cordially
responsive.
During the morning Gov. McKinley
was visited a- the hotel by hundreds. All
of tho promii frit republicans of the state
have come to the capital today and they
individually paid their respects. Dele-jratii..n.-i
cum. tig from various, points of
the -.'.ate marched from the trains to the
hotel, some o" them headed by bands of
music, and cheered lustily for McKinley.
Gov. . utthews beat his private secre
tary u a carrlH'je for his fellow chief ex
ecutive who caiiod at the eapitol build
ing and had fin interchange of courtesies
with the state ollicials.
A great many have come in from out
side the city to join thd local Republi
cans, swelling the crowd to great pro
portions and making it irnpossi ble for the
hull to accoiuui odate tho.e who wanted
to hear. Shortly after noou ex-President
Harrison cailnd on Governor LlcKinley
at his hotel and At 12:80 a procession was
formed which escorted the ex-president
and governor by an indirect route to the
ball, where they were uproariously
cheered on er tering.
General Harrison presided. When he
could obtain i hearing he made a char
acteristic speech of introduction, in
which he spoke of McKiuley's contest for
the EepubLcin cause of protection and
bis successful administration as governor
of OMo, which had been given the ap
proval last fa 1 of the biggest plurality
vote that tho state had cast for any can
didate since the war.
s f - rr i i .
i-iuvpiuui iuiuniej, on arising was
given a round of cheers, prolonged and
loud.
Governor McKinley opened with
an eulogistic refereuce to the ad
ministration of President Harrison
under which the country prospered
as it had never prospered before
or since. More manufactures, made
by American workingrnen, more of the
products of American farms were sent to
the markets of the world during Presi
dent Harrison's Administration than were
ever before sent away in exchange for
foreign gold.or have since been exported.
Men found employment without dilli
culty aud wages were good. Peace and
prosperity were in the land. Since that
day ia November, 189?, when President
Harrison and the Republican party were
voted out of the administrative aud
executive oifices of the national
K-overument, a change has occurred.
Every one of the conditions which then
existed have 1 een altered, and the nation
has learned by bitter experience a les
son in the practical application of poli
tics which tie people have had au
abundance of time to ponder; for they
have not had much else to do.
As an evidence that the people are not
satiolied. acomptriiua was made between
the election returns of 1892 and those of
most recent dt.te, instances being given
of Republican gini, which Gov. -McKinley
regarded us indisputable proof that
there as not only a general regret that
a change of administration had been
made, but als a dissatisfaction with the
course of Democracy in its disposal
of the great public questions vitally af
fecting tho workshops, the farms and thw
firesides of America.
The address as devoted almost whol
ly to a discus- on of the tariff and espe
cially to the elfect of the Democratic tar
iff law.
A decided seusation wai sprung by the
governor. lie presented a phase of the
law recently pased which was a start
ling surprise- t j the audience.
The sugar schedule of the law (Sched
ule E) in effect provides for a continua
tion of the treaty of 1873, made with the
king of the Hawaiian islands, under
which all the sugar from those islands
wa-, and is u ider the law of 1894, ad
mitted free.
The Unguare cf the schedule quoted
is: "Provided lurther, that nothing here
in contained shall be so construed as to
abrogate, or in any manner impair or af
fect the provis ous of the treaty of com
mercUl reciprocity concluded between
the United States and the king of said
islands on the thirtieth day of "January,
lb.o, or the provisions of anv act of con
gress heretofore passed for the execu
tion of the same."
This provision was inserted in the law
by the senate. It gives to the great
euear trust, said Governor McKinley. an
advantage wLich has not heretofore
been BupectecL The buear production
oi the Hawaiian inlands is under the con
trol of the sugar trust; that country is
the flai l of i . primary operations.
"v. s.7, i --r:i tic patty took away from
th- -, . ct the United States the
bounty ct Albion dollars a year and
bestowed a bounty of six million dol
lars a year on the sugar producers of
the Hawaiian islan.Is. giving them an
advantage over not only the sugar pro
ducers but of the whole world outside of
these islands.
The revolt of the Louisiana planters
against the party which had smitten
them so heavily was referred to and here
Mr. Af cKinley pointed out that it was
the Republican party, so freely accused
of sectionalism, which had conferred
benefits upon them which had been op
posed by Democratic statesmen and re
moved as soon as they had an oppor
tunity to do so. The governor main
tained that instead of being sectional the
Republican party had shown itself to be
entirely unsectional, bread and unselfish
in its purposes and national in its politics.
GAVE HIS PASS AWAY.
Attorney General little'
I'ass Ordered
Taken I' p.
Attorney General Little is in
trouble about his railroad passes.
more
An order was this afternoon
from the Santa Fe general
ordering the annual pass
the St. Louis and San Praneisco
issued to Attorney General John
issued
olEces
over
system
T. Lit-
tie, taken up.
This pass was used yesterday between
Wichita and Cherryvale. The con
ductor suspected that the hold
er of the pass was not the
right man and reported the case to
Super'wueudeat Britton who in turn
wired the officials here telling them that
the pass holder was supposed to be
Judge C. E. Foote who is campaigning
for the Populist ticket in the southern
part of tiie state.
The railroad officials learned that Gen
eral Little was not in southern Kansas
yesterday and at once ordered the pass
taken up.
When asked about the matter this
afternoon Geueral Little said: "Well, I
can't afford to lie about it; Foote has
that pass. Foote wanted to make a trip
down in that part of the state, aud as it
is a pass I never use. 1 let him have it.
There is no use making a fuss about a
little thing like that."
REIN HART VERY SICK.
Ex-Presldent of the NatiUt IV Has an A t
sees in Ills Kar. ,
Plain field. X. J., Sent. 25. J. W
.- i
Reinhurt, ex-president of the Atchison
railway has returned to his home unex
pectedly, lie started two weeks ago for
Ilot Springs, intending to lie absent some
months. lie returned to put himself in
the hands of specialists lor treatment for
an abscess in the left ear.
A LONE MAN
ROUS A BANK.
A Young Illinois Farmer tiets
tlie Money
bulls CapturiHl.
Moust Sterling, 111., Sept. 25. A
young farmer named Raleigh Coukliug
rode to the rear door of tiie banking
house of Eloorntijld, Sxiles t Co. today,
dismounted, entered and with a double
barreled shot gun, held up Cashier Mil
stead and Assistant Cashier Allison. He
then gathered up all the money and at
tempted to get away but was caught and
the money recovered after a little light.
He shot at J. Knight who attempted to
prevent him from getting on his horse,
but only intlicted slight riesh wounds.
Conkling gives the Dames of Oscar Rit
ter and John Walters as his accomplices.
Walters has served time at Joiiet for lar
cenv. CHOLERA VICTIMS BURNED
II o ust-H in Holimd Wllere rlie 1 i sense Was
Kahili:; Are Set J'ire To.
Warsaw, Sept 25. Sixty houses in the
city of Blasseki in the di-itrict of Kalish,
Russian Poland, where the cholera is
making fearful ravages, were set on lire
last night and completely destroyed.
A number of the inmates of the houses
who were suffering from the disease and
were unable to make any effort to save
themselves were burned to death.
ARGUMENTS IN DEBS CASE.
Attorney Milchrist Opens for t he (iovern
ment in a Long- Speech.
Chicago, Sept. 25. The arguments in
the case against President Debs aud
other officers of the A. R. U. were begun
today in the United States court. Ex
District Attorney Milchrist opened the
argument for the government with a
speech occupying the morning and af
ternoon session.
CRISPI IS FIRM.
He
Will Xot Concede the Temporal Pow
er of the I'ope.
London, Sept. '25. A dispatch to the
Times from Rome today Bays that Prem
ier Crispi is ready to make ar,y conces
sion to the church compatible with the
maintenance of Italy's sovereignty over
every foot of the soil. But the corres
pondent addi, Italy will not concede the
temporal power of the pope.
TO DINE MR. WILSON.
A linner to be (iivrn the West Virginia
Congressman in I-ondoji.
London, Sept. 25. Sir Courtney E.
Boyle, C. B. Permanent, secretary of the
board of trade, is to give a dinner to:iight
to Congressman W. L. Wilson of West
Virginia aud Iudor Strauss.
Tmrifr llel p Arjrentinr. 'iVool.
Washington, Sept. 25. 3Iinister See
bolis, of the Argentine Republic says a
remarkable stimulation cf the wool in
dustry of his country has resulted from
the enactment of the tariff law in this
country. Raw wool h9 made heavy ad
vances in the Aru-entiao market similar
to the rise in London and Paris and ex
tensive preparations are being made for
the wool exports to this country.
Iteeei rer W alke r J. raven for Cliieigo
New York, Sept. 25. Receiver Walk
er of th Atchison started today for Chi
cago, where he has decided to make his
headquarters.
Bperf use in Ae;iwn harninsi.
New York. Sept 25. The July earn
ings! of the Atchison system were: Gross
- 951 ; decrea; r $1,1,720. Net
f 217,43, decrease $ft,U,ltf 7.
TO BE ROBINSON.
It is
Said to Be Reasonably
Assured,
A. Robinson Will Be Given
the Presidency
OF THE SANTA FE
Provided That He Will Consent
to Accept It.
Mr.
Robinson Talks With
"Journal" Reporter.
"A. A. Robinson is not here for his
health," said a Topeka gentleman who
knew what he was talking about today.
"He is on his way east to attend a meet
ing of the reorganization committee of
the Santa Fe system. While he is there
every thing will be fixed up a slate will
be made aud when the directors meet
here next month every thing will be
harmonious and A. A. Robinson will be
made president" ,
Mr. A. A. Robinson, formerly general
manager of the Santa Fe, and now pres
ident of the Mexican Central railway, is
spending a few days in his l opeka home.
A State Journal reporter who talked
with him asked about the letter made
public last week, which was purported
to have been written by him, in which
he was quoted as sayinjr he would have
"nothing to do with the Santa Fe system
until it is thoroughly washed and dried."
Mr. Robinson looked amused as he re
plied: "Those are about my sentiments."
'Ts it true, Mr. Robinson, that you have
been offered the presidency of tne Santa
Fe system":" queried the reporter.
"I am now connected witn the .Mexican
Central railway and one man can hardly
be expected to look after the interests of
more than one great railroad system at
the same time."
"You are now on your road to Boston
are you not'.'"
"Yes I am going east to be gone some
time and will leave Topeka within two or
three days for B ston. My present plana
are to be absent f.om Mexico about two
months. As vou know our treneral man-
i ager of the Mexican Central resigned
recently and Mr. Nickersou is there to
I take his place when he retire. It ia pos
j sible that I will be called back sooner
i than I have arranged for, b.it I hardly
e-xpect anything of that kind."
The reporter assured Mr. Robinson
I that Topeka people had been highly
j gratified at the mention of his name i:i
connection with the Santa Fe presidency
and he said it was indeed gratifying to
him to know of the kindly feeling of the
people of Topeka towards him.
When asked if the annual election of
officers of the Frisco system which is to
occur at St. Louis two days prior to the
Santa Fe election here next month,
would show anytniug in regard
to the outcome of Santa Fo
Kffairs, Mr. Robinson said: "It is my un
derstanding that the stock of the Frisco
system, a majority of which is held by
the Santa Fe, is voted by the president
of the Santa Fe as tiie stock holders of
the two companies may direc:; it may of
it may not show the line of policy to bo
adopted at the Santa Fe meeting."
SANTA FE AT FA IRS.
Step Hell I-itt Ies
Work Will Be
XHi Week.
finished
New Youk, Sept. 25. It is not ex
pected that Mr. Stephen Little will com
plete the examination or' the books of the
whole system of the Atchison, Topeka Sc
Santa Fe railroad by October 1. lie hopes
to have the Atchison proper finished by
that time, but he has not been able to
touch the St. Louis & Sau Francisco,
Colorado Midland and Atlantic Pacific
books, aud will not start on them until
he is through with the Atchison proper.
Uuder these circumstances it will be
impossible for the Hayes reorganization
committee to prepare any plan until they
know the full status of their branch lines
as well as the Atchison proper. It may
take from four to six weeks to finish the
work on the branch lines. Mr. Robert
Moore, the expert eniriueer sent out by
the committee to inspect the road
bed and rolling stock, expects
to return from his tour and make
his report the latter part of this
month. After the committee receives
tnese different reports it will call it3
members together and endeavor to form
ulate a plan of reorganization. Mr.
Robert Fleming, the Loudon representa
tive of the committee, is expectel by
October 25.
Aldace F. Walker, who was appointed
some weeks ago receiver of the Atchi
son, as agreed upon by the reorganiza
tion committee, was yesterday formally
appointed by Judge Lacombe to take
charge of the interests of the company
in the southern district of New York.
TELLER BISHOP IN JAIL.
He is Arrested for Embfziiing From a
Kansas City Hank.
Kansas Citt, Mo.. Sept 25. Edgar O.
Bishop, receiving teller of tlie t rivate
bank of II. S. Mills, this afternoon con
fessed embezzling 3,4L0 of the
bank's fund-. He was arrested yesterday
after returning from a three week's va
cation. His stealings covered a period
of several years. Bishop's parents are
Kausans and live at Independence, lie
is ia jail under bond of 2.0j0.
The Maine on It r r Trial Trip.
New York, Sep. 25. The new battle
ship Maine, started on her contractors.'
trial ship this morning. She left her
dock in Brooklyn at half past seven, and
passed out by Sandy II .ok at 8:43. Capt
F. M. Bunce is iu command.
A Mstrh Knee for
c:uin: or Clifford.
Providence, R. I., Sep
5. The Nar-
raganse'.t racing association today offered
a special pur.e of $5,; 00 for a mile race
between lienr;- of Navarre, Domino and
1 fiord, or Lel.eiMi any two of th
horses uauied, to take place ia Ociobe..
UNITARIANS IN COUNCIL.
The National Conference Addressed by
Rev. J-;. K. Hale and .Senator Hoar.
Saratoga, X. Y., Sept. 25. National
conference, Unitarian and other Chris
tian churches held a communion service
this morning, conducted by Rev. Edward
Everett Hale of Boston. The new presi
dent. Senator George F. Hoar of Con
cord, Maes., addressed the convention at
length, reviewing the work of this de
nomination and pictured for it a glorious
future. Resolutions in memory of George
William Curtis, president of the confer
ence, were adopted.
Standing committees were appoiuted.
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, as chair
man, presented the report of the council,
in which the conference in Chicago was
referred to, and the parliament of reli
gions spoken of as a triumph of Chris
tianity, based on Unitarian principles.
The council reported forty-four clergy
men having been received into fellow
ship. The council received with regret the
statements made by the public in a hun
dred ways of the deficiency of law and
order by popular outrages to which the
name of lynch law has been given. It
was also reported that the increase of
members of Unitarian churches is in
rather larger proportion than the increase
of population of the country.
- Following the report of the business
committee and the reception of foreign
delegates, the conference took a recesa
till afternoon.
ALTGELD AFTER PULLMAN.
He Says tiie Company Tries to lipitape Tax
atiori lCvery wliere.
Sprisgfiki.i, 111., Sept U5. Governor
Altgeld today addressed the state board
of equaliVitioii on the assessment of the
Pullman Palace Car company's property.
He showed many figures and facts con
cerning the company's manner of escap
ing taxation in tins and other states aud
in the Dominion of Canada.
The company for instance gave in
$3(5,UO.!,UOJ as their capital stock, when it
should be $(51,0JU,00J. i he governor in
coucludiiig begged the board to make a
proper and just assessment of this prop
erly in justice to the people aud the
state. The speech has caused a sensation.
TIIE STRIKE COMMISSION.
It WillIeet Tomorrow to Decide fpon
Farther Testimony.
Washington, Sept. 25. Commissioner
of Labor Wright, the chairman of the
United States commission appointed to
investigate the Chicago stride, arrived
this morning. The commission, which
adjourned. August 3), is to reassemble in
the otfice'of the department of labor to
morrow to decide whether any further
testimony is -needed to hear or receive
ftny further suggestions with refereuce
to the remedies that, may be volun
teered. "At our meeting tomorrow," said Com
mistiioner Wright, "in case there are no
applications to be heard,' we will decide
from Judge Worthington's work whether
tho testimony we have taken is to bo
supplemented by additional evidence
only on disputed points. We will then
discuss our report,"
A POTATO
AT t'ORRIGAN.
Somebody
Throws One at tlie ESilio iir a
Crowtl.
New Youk, Sept. 25. Some person
threw a potato that came near striking
Archbishop Corrigan yesterday during
the ceremonies attending the corner
stone laying of tet. Joseph's Ro
mau Catholic church in East
Eighty-seventh street. For a time
there was considerable excitement in
crowd, which numbered fully 3.0UU. The
archbishop remained undisturbed and
completed the ritual as if nothing unus
ual had happened.
1 he dignitaries on the platform with
the archbishop took the matter less cool
ly, and the persons in the crowd who
saw the missile strike only a foot or two
away from the archbishop displayed con
siderable anger.
Hundreds saw the potato sailing
through the air, and there was a shout
of warning as it descended, apparently
in a direct line with the archbishop's
person.
C 0 N N E C T I C U T DEMOCRATS.
Cly Nominated for (iovrruor uml
lieardttiey For Lieutenant Ooveriior.
New Haven, Conn.. Sept. 25. The
Democratic state convention met this
morning in the Hyperion theater. Hon.
George M. Qumn of Milford was made
temporary and permanent chairman.
The only candidates for governor are
Morris B. Beardsley of Bridgeport, and
Ernest Cady of Hartford.
The programme is to give the nomina
tion to the one having the larger num
ber of vote3 ou the first ballot. If Beards
ley is second he will be named for lieu
tenant governor.
The platform reported endorses Cleve
land and condemns the A. P. A.
The informal ballot for governor re
sulted: Cady, 245; Beardsley, 190;
Walter, 1. .wr. Beardsley's name was
then withdrawn and the nomination of
Mr. Cady was made unanimous. Morris
Beardsley was nominated for lieutenant
governor by acclamation.
B L A I N E'S WORK U ND0NE.
Brazil
Wiil Abrotrate tlie Iteci proeit y
Treaty Negotiated by Him.
Washington, Sept. 25. The Brazilian
government has given notice that the
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Brazil will be abrogated by
Brazil on January 1 next Minister
Mendanca, the Brazilian minister here,
received ebie directions on Sunday to
give the requisite notice.
The minister -ays tae authorities in
Brazil had not uotitiel United States
Minister Thompson at Rio of this action
on Saturday. The treaty is the princi
pal one negotiated by Secretary Biaine
under the reciprocity provisions of the
McKinley law.
Chinese li.il! tlie Itusniana.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 25. It is
reported thai a Chinese mob has
attacked and plundered one of
the Siberian railway stations in
the province of Usury and killed the eight
Russians who tried to defend the station.
Russian Iroo- s started in pursuit of the
-a irauders who crossed the Chinese bor-Qer.
LET THEM MEET.
Let Us Have the Proposed Joint
Debate
Between Charles Curtis and
Stephen 31. Scott.
DON'T BE COWARDLY.
Scott Wants the Debate and
Curtis is Willing,
But
an Old Fogy Committee
Stands in the Way.
The State Journal is in receipt of
the following letter from S. M. Scott:
To tlie Kditor of the Statu .Touhn.M.:
"Emporia, Kans., Sept. as,
"Dear Sir: lu your Issue of the l!lst inst. I
notice the following editor al: "Why should not
l liaiies C urtis and S. M. Si'ott meet in joint de
bate? Both are younf; men. both well informed
ou political subjects, both yond talkers and both
together would ue sure ot immense audieuees.
By ad means let us have the joint dl tie.'
"1 desire to extend thanks to he State
Joi r.vau for the compliments extende I. There
is no necessity, however, for a joint u.ncusmou
for the purpose of securing immense audiences.
Our county rallies have been attended
duriiiir the last two weeks by lrom
i three U rive thousand people,
j The voters of this congressional dis
I trict seem determined to secure a joint discus
I sion betweeu .Mr. t uriis and myscli. .Many pe
i tiiions have been received by our committee
making this request. I feel it my d.ity lo co.u
; ily Willi the request of these petitioners regard
less of any seno n apprehensions 1 may possi
I biy en.eriain. I am K'atiiieil to know liial our
: congressional committee entertain tha same
view.
"1 iully realize the ability and personal wortli
of Hon. t har.es Curtis. He is worthy ot any
man's stee . He. mi doiibi. re;ibes tloit he is h.
servant oi the people, and he will no doubt eom
j ply with ihe request of h.s constituency regard
; less of the decision of an;' committee. '1 lie de
I sire of the p op.e is ot i..ore importance than
the dec.sioii ol any couiin uiee. and 1 am sure
Mr. Curtis will agree with me upon this point Hi
least. Trusting "that you wi.l continue in your
favorable attitude toward the joint debao;. 1
am yours truly, S. .M. Scutt."
Notwithstanding the desire of many
voters, regardless of party, that Mr.
Curtis and Mr. Scott shall meet in joint
debate, the Republican congressional
committee has decided that there shall
be no joint debate.
Petitions have been received from Re
publicans and Populists from all over
the district asking for a joint debate be
tween the two candidates, and it is un
derstood that .Sir. Curtis, as well as Mr.
Scott, is anxious that the debate shall
take place, and it is only the persistence
of the Republican committee which pre
vents the meetiu'.
Howel Jones, chairman of the Repub
lican congressional' committee, has writ
ten the following - letter to Chairman
Harvey of the Populist committee, refus
ing to agree to the debute:
Toi'KKA. September :22, IX'M.
A. M. Harvey, chairman:
Further answering your letter of the -Jtith re
lating to the joint deoace between Congress
man i harles ( urtis and rs. M. S -o.t. say:
i hat the congressional comiiim.ee directs its
chairman to miorni you that an date-, and places
lor Mr. Curtis to speak, from tiie pre .eni lime
nil Ci 1 the e etioii. are iixed. and v. uli our best
arrangements and requiring M r. Curtis to travel
atmosi every lutrli and to spenk some d;ivs.
more than once, we are unable to cover his dis
trict or to tin all the applications made lor him
to speak thereon; and further, that Mr. S.-ou
had been engaged m canvass, ng this district
for a loinr time prior lo tne adjournment of con
gress and the return of .or t iir.is truin Wash
ington, ami if during ai! that lime, with bis
very ireijiieut mect.ligs. he lias not been able
to reach ihe voiers of this djsir.et. then this
committee can see no reason why they should
furnish mm with any facilities lor addressing
the people. Therefore tlie committee lintl tha.
it win be impossible to have the joint debate
proposed. How i i. Jon ks. 1
Chairman.'
Now, in fact, there is no good reason j
why Messrs. cott and Curtis should not 1
meet in joint debate. They are very !
nearly, if not quite, equally matched. If j
Mr. Curtis is not bound to too narrow I
lines he has the advantage, because the 1
record of the Populists who have been in !
office is vulnerable in the extreme.
For the Republican committee to re
fuse to engage Scott in debate will ap
pear cowardly to most of the
voters. Republicans have en
tire confidence in Mr. Curtis. If they
did not, they wouldn't be supporting him
as earnestly as they are. The committee
has no business to put Mr. Curtis in a
bad light in the way they have. Let tho
debate go on. It won't hurt the Repub
licans and it won't help the Popuiists.
We have had so much of this dodging
policy this campaign. Now let ua have
a fair, gquare fight and one iu which
Curtis will undoubtedly come out with
flying colors.
SHOT BY A BURGLAR TRAP.
John Konantx, of Arcadia, Kan., Fatally
Wounded by it fitui.
Ft. Scott, Sept 25. John Konauts, a
general merchant and farmer at Arcadia
was fatally shot today by a gun which he
had set for burglars in his store. He set
the trap last night and in opening his
store this morning caused the gun's dis
charge, the bail Killing him.
(JO V CARNEY'S WIDOW DEAD
The
Widow of the Second tlorc
rnor of
Ivansas iaHcs Away.
Leavenworth, Sept. 25. Mrs. Re
becca Carnev, widow of Thomas Carney,
second governor of Kansas, who died in
died at her home here today of
cancer.
She was CO years old and came to
Leavenworth from Ohio in lbti :. She
founded the Kansas orphans' asylum in
lSOti and was its president more than
twenty years. Four sons survive.
Kttiit .Ti-.ikcrs ( nnll lr:it.
New York, Sept. 25. The condition
of the strike of the ehirt makers remains
unchanged. They held several confer
ences this morning to discuss the situa
tion and teem confident of winning.
About one thousand, principally girls,
are on a strike.
HiS Kire nt Cape Vincent. X. V.
Watehtown. N. Y., Sept 25. A ser
ious conflagration broke out in the
Jerome hotel at Cape Vincent at 2 o'clock
this morning, deitroyiug moat of the
business part of the town. The Jerome
hotel, the Hotel Algonquin, eight stories,
the telegraph office aud the postofhee
were consumed. The Iojs will amount to
,15,000.
HUIUUCAM; C03IKS.
The Predicted Storm Doing C.reat Dam
age iix tlie Vicinity of lluvaritt.
Havana, Sept. 25. A terrible storm
prevails through the length of the island.
It began last evening and continued with
undiminished fury throughout the night
and there is no sign of abatement.
Great damage has been done to buildings
aud fences. No loss of life has been re
ported. .
8 A N DOW WAS BEA T E X .
Tlie Strong Man I'nable to Lift the Won
derful Mrs. Abbott.
New York, Sept. 25. SanJow has
tried to lift the wonderful Mrs. Abbott
and made the greatest failure of his life.
The little woman who weighs loss than
100 pouuds, was a complete puzzle lo
the man who lifts over 5.000. Saudow
came to the Sturtovant House with au
air of importance. The only preparation
was tho providing of a board. It hai
been explained that Mrs. Abbott cannot
work on carpet, on metals or any good
conductor. She must be in a measure
insulated. That furnished by wood is
euflicient.
Mrs. Abbott stood on the carpet at lir.t
and told Saudow to lift her up. Jlo
grasped her about the waist aud in a
second she shot up in the air as if sho
had been sent from a cannon. She Hew
out of his hands aud he caught her as nho
came down.
"You're like a feather," said Sanlow.
Wait uutil I step upon the board,"
said Mrs. Abbott, laughingly. Then
she s'epped upon the board. San
dow. placed his hands about her
slender waist lie bent his kuci-s, and
held his arms close to his sides. Ho be
gan to lift gradually. Mrs. Abbott did
not budge. Gradually the iiihu increased
his power. She was as immovable as au
anchored column. Then tho stronu'-t
man on earth, tho man whose superb
muscular development has made him
one of the most talked about men of his
time, exerted all his force. The blender
littie 93-pound woman didu't move an
inch.
Then Sandow took off his coat and
tried it with the same result Then they
tried an experiment with a stick. It was
part of a pole such ha portieres are hung
on. Mrs. Abbott held the polo
perpendicularly, lightly between
her lingers and told Sandow to
try and force it down. He did his level
best, but it wpuld not go. Jt seemed
that anyone would have strength enough
to force it from Mrs. Abbott's light grasp,
but no person has apparently, for San
dow ought to be able to do it if anyona
can. and it was an impossibility for him,
as he frankly confessed after he had
perspired a deal in attempting it
Neither could he take the stick from
her when she held it horizontally.
Sandow was simply paralyzed with
wonder. Lifting is his point. He said
frankly that so long as Mrs. Abbott was
on the piece of board his strength wus of
no avail.
ENSMINOER ON TILL0TS0 N.
Tlie "Ousting' Cane Continued. Mnsliiiii-j-er
WOulil Like to on vict Ti I lot son of
. i licom pclency .
'Iho police commissioners formally
heard the case of City Attorney Ti'lot
son against Police Judge Ensminger as
published in yesterday's Journal and in
which Tillotson demands that Ensminger
be removed from otlice because of the
fact that he is the attorney for Lowe in
the case tho city has against him for
carrying on a scavenger business with
out having the proper authority.
.Ml parties concerned were at the hear
ing which took place at the police sta
tion yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Tillotson made his statement of
the case and Judge Ensminger explain
ed that he had understood tho Lowe case
would bo tried in the district court
where he had a right to practice law.
He had no desire to do anything that
would conflict with his duties as police
judge. The polico commissioners took
much the same view of the matter and
and the case against Etisninger was
continued until such time as the supreme
court should reach a decision in the Lowe
case.
In speaking of the case against him
this afternoon, Judge Ensminger naid:
"It is simply done for political elfect,
nothing else: the whole thing shows it.
As to Tillotson, I wish there was a trib
unal before which I could get him on a
charge of incompetency, I would convict
him on plenty of counts. I don't think
nuything further will be done about my
case. They can't in the shape they have;
it now. Considering the conditions of
the Lowe case I have a legal right to do
j ust as I have."
ARRESTED FOR LI It EL
Kditor Wood of I til 1 1 ngt on I la lldllor
Sivt-aid n en Arrested.
Burlington, Kan., Sept. 25. Oaii
K. Swearingen, editor of the Cour
ier, was arrested this morning
in this city on tho charge of
criminal libel preferred by Le:n A.
Woods, manager of the i n lepend -n'.
Swearingen had been running a Popu
list paper and had dragged Woods' fam
ily affairs into tho paper.
DEATH BEFORE 31 A Rill A (JE.
A Voting Illinois Man Kin 1 1 i m se 1 1' on
His Wcddlntr I:iy.
ISellf.vim.k, 111., Sept. 25. John Brad
ley committed suicid.: today und -r very
peculiar circumstances. He was to have
been married this afternoon to Julia Acli
erman. Bradiey shot himself jut before
noon leaving no nolo or word of anv
kind that mijlit throw light upon tho
mystery, or eiving his motive for destroy
ing himself.
He was not even seen to commit the
deed, but his mother and others heard
the pistol shot when he tired a o'J-culibro
bullet into his brain.
W al U i n sc to the i'omt.
Jl'liKSBUKtl, Colo., Sept. 25. J. M.
Ropert, who is walking from New York
city to San Francisco for a iva.vr of
$5,000 and large side bets, arrived in thi
citv last night. He left Now York city
on May 10 aud is due iu San Franci-c
December 1. The conditions of the
wager were that he was to leave New
York without a cent and beat hi way
through to the coast.