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lO CENTS A WEEK. NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1891.
TWENTY-SECOND YEAR.
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Oil TOPEKIII.
Japanese Troops Marching
Toward i h ? Chinese" Capital.
They Have Already Invaded the
Trovin'-e tf Manchuria:
A DECISIVE VICTORY.
The Japs Take and Occupy a
Chinese Town.
Chinese Said to be Preparing for
a Coup d'Etat.
London, Sepi 23. A dispatch from
Shanghai says it is reported that the
Japanese have icceeded in entering the
Chinese province of Manchuria, and that
they are advatcing upon the capital
Monk Jen.
It is also sp.il that fighting has also
taken place betw eea the invaders and the
Chinese at a town betweeu that city and
the frontier.
The engagement id said to have ended
in a decisive . victory for the Japanese
who, it is added, established themselves
in the position previously occupied by
the Chinese trooos.
No details of this reported battle are
given arid the Chinese at Shanghai dis
credit the report.
CHINA AM) Kl'SSIA AGREE,
Friendly Itelatious Ke-etabHheil in Ie
gard to the Pamirs.
Loniwk, Sept 2S. A dispatch from
Faris to the Exchange Telegraph com
pany says its correipondant there learns,
(j-i the beat authority, that in July. last a
provisional government was effected be
tween Russia and China in regard to the
future action o!" Russia in the Pamirs.
It is agreed by the two countries that the
forces of neither power should pass the
Sarrikul range.
T Hi3 ngreemeEt re-establishes friendly
relations between Russia and China, and
has an important bearing upon the for
tunes of China in the present struggle.
Russia, however, the dispatch adds, is
not likely to muijt.iin a friendly attitude
towards China without substantial re
turns. UEI.IEVED AT AVASHINGIOS.
The Japanese Legation Credits the Report
of the Invasion of Ianchuria.
Washington, Sept 23. At Japanese
legation today no official confirmation of
tha reported Jat. aliens invasion of Man
churia and the rt ported decisive victory
of the Japanese near Moiikden, the cap
ital of the Chinese provinces could be
obtained, but the Reports were cradited.
It was pointed out by the Japanese
that an invasion of Manchuria would be
a direct result of the Japanese victory at
Ping Yang and the diplomats at the
legation were willmg to credit the news
of a repetition of the triumph of the
soldiers of the Mikalo in the new ter
ritory. Working Toward a Coup clF.tat.
London, Wept 28. A dispatch from
Shanghai Bays the emperor is dissatisfied
with the course events are taking and
that affairs are gradually working to
wards a coup d'e .at. The Chinese war
ship Kwan Kiat g is reported to have
l'Ou lost while running from the fight
cCtlie mouth of the Yula river.
KIOTISU IN II 10.
Serious Disturbance for the Last Four
Day aii-J Many Killetl.
Rio ok Janeiro, Sept. 2.3. One huu
dre I and ninety-seven persona have been
arrested for bei lg implicated in the
riots of the last f-ur days.
The i olice and marines are active.
Many cries of "death to the tj-rants"
were heard. Trojps wre held in bar
racks and sailors with boat9 are ready to
land.
President Peixoto announces aid from
foreign warships is unnecessary. i i
. Kio, it is reported, looks like a real
military camp, soldiers patrolling the
streets, cavalry enc tmped in the public
gardens and launches patrolling the har
bor front.
The number of killed is reported to be
328 and 213 wounded entering the hos
pitals, and many more were taken to
their homes.
Most of the fighting occurred near the
water's edge and many bodies were cast
into the harbor.
The drr. y to f s property of the
Portuguese, N. -it .at and other foreign
residents wsli , -"j.iL.Vt to 1.300,000.
It is probaHe rioting will begin soon
again. The English and Italians are es
pucially being suspected of -favoring the
royalist. It. is said Peixoto will de
clare that in order to protect the lives of
foreigner!, he is forced to declare mar
tial law.
The Uritiih mialater has asked for a
guard at the legation and residence. This
was granted him. Tlie British legation
is crowded with refugees who are afraid
to go on the streets.
CARNEGIE AND WAGES.
A Reilnction to 1 to Made Amonf 5,000
Employes l i the Steel Works.
Pittsburo, Sept. 2S. Th Carnegie
company propose to readjust the wggea
cf its 5,01 0 employes at the Edrar Thomp
son steel works. This, of course, means
a reduction. 1 he men have been work
ing undtr a tarej-year scale, which ex
pires Oct br 3 ).
Since the sca e was formulated, the
amalgamated assiciation has s.greed to
several heavy cut ia wages pa d by the
union competitors of the Carnegies, and
the latter claim ttey must meet these re
ductions. .
Two M.n Fatally Hart mt Atnln
Atchison, Kti, Sept. 2a Charles
llazlet and Jack Powers and Louis Pick
er, colored, were injured here today, the
last two fatally by the explosion of a
dyrarmte eartriire, which Powers un
dertook to drill out, it remainiog unex
iujJaJ aflsr a r rtrious charge
GREEN SPOTS ON THE 310 ON.
Mr. Gathmanu Explains Why Vegetation
i 1'ossible On That Uody.
Chicago, Sept 23. Before a company
of twenty-rive or more friends and neigh
bors, who met at his residence last night,
Loup Gathmann exhibited a model of his
sectional lens telescope. He aUo ans
wered the objections mada by Astrono
mers Hale aud Burnham to his an
nouncement that he had discovered what
seemed to be signs of vegetation on the
moon. In answer to tha objection that
astronomers with excellent telescopes
had never seen a green spot on the moon
Mr. Gathmann Sitid:
"There can be but two reasons for this
fact First, no flrst-class talescopes were
in use for making observations the night
I saw the spot. Second, if observations
were made the telescopes were inferior
to mine."
Mr. Gathmann said his sectional lens
had been examined by Prof. Colbert,
who said it had excellent definition and
would prove of 'great interest to the
whole scientific world. Many eminent
engineers had pronounced the sectional
lens instrument superior to any instru
ment of the same size.
"A twenty-inch built-up lens," Mr.
Gathmann said, "with clear glasses of
even density would be equal iu power to
anv telescope that has a forty-inch solid
lens."
He then spoke of his observation of a
green spot on the moon as follows:
"Aliout 9 o'clock in the evening of Aug
ust 12. in sweeping with my telescope
over the face of the moon, I saw a spot
of vivid green in the midst of mountains
in the valley of S:nus Roris. Greso is a
color hitherto unknown to me among the
shades of the moou. I thought there
might be an error Bomewhere, but after
changing the eyepiece six times it was
there as a well defined space of green,
The idea of it being an error of the
telescope is out of the question, because
when allowing the moon to pass through
the whole field of the glass the strange
spot kept stationary on tho moon with
every magnifying power used. Seven
persons besides myself saw it, and it is
not to be supposed that ail of us were
color blind.
"If Luna haa a flora it must be far dif
ferent from ours, because the conditions
on the moon are vastly different from
ours on earth. Science has not progress
ee so far as to know that atmospheric air
prevails on the moon. In ftict, the ele
ments of the earth's atmosphere are not
positively known. To way that vegeta
tioa cannot exist on sucli a large planet
is to make an assertion which cannot be
proven.
"Lunar vegetation must be very differ
ent from that of tha earth. That
Luna should be without animal life I
cannot understand. On eirth, in the
arctic region, where the cold is intense
the year round, they find the polar bear,
and the whale and other animals suited
to the climate and conditions. If men
had never known of the existence of
these animals, and if we, common men
were asked if such animals could exist
there, we would say: 'We do not
know.
'But ' most scientific men graduated
from our universities would simply say
-no,' because scientific men did not know
of their existence they would conclude
that such animals could not exist
That there is vegetation on the moon is
highly probable, but it does not follow
that the color should b green. The
greenish tint observed August 12 may
have been a rare exception."
In conclusion Mr. Gathmann said he
believed the inhabitants of Mars were
making signs to the earth, and he thought
communication between neighboring
planets by means of signals would event
ually be established.
PROF. DVCHE COMING HOME.
lie is Disappointed Over Ilin Losses, Out
AVill (in Asa!ii.
Cnit AOO, Sept. 28. Prof. Lewis Lind
say Dyche, official naturalist of Dr. Cook's
ill-fated Arctic expedition and professor
of zoology of the State University at
Lawrence, Kan., is in Chicago en route
home, after au absence of several months.
Disappointed over the loss of the $1,00J
worth of instruments and collections,
the professor ia yet hrippy to have escaped
death and hopes to be able next year to
make his sixteenth trip inside the Arctic
circle.
WELCOME MISS WI.LLAKD.
Temperance Women Assemble to Greet
Her in the Woman Temple.
Chicago, Sept 23. Willard Hall in
the Woman's Temple was crowded to
overflowing today by W. C. T. U. mem
bers who had assembled to welcome Miss
Frances Wiilard from her trip abroad.
The occasion was the unveiling of the
Chautauqua fountain presented by the
W. C T. L of Chautauqua county, Xew
Y'ork, to commemorate the birth of the
union in 1S7L
Addresses were made by Miss Willard
and other women prominett in the or
ganization. 0
POPULISTS LIKE IT.
They Are Well Satisfied Witli tlie Nomina
tion of I lot kin.
The nomination of Rev. J. D. BDtkin
for congress in the Third district by the j
.Populists nas made necessary a change
of his dates for other meetings over the
state.
Between 5 and 9 o'clock last evening
Chairman Breidenthal cancelled all of
Mr. Botkin's dates outside cf the Third
district, and had supplied most of them
with other speakers. II. B. Kelly will
fill some of them.
Mr. Botkin's nomination is received
with satisfaction by the Populists about
the state house.
When Rev. J. D. Botkin went over to
the Populists every candidate had been
nominated and there was no indications
that he could possibly be given a nomi
nation during this campaign. Jeff Hud
son's resignation, which was altogether
unexpected, alone maia it possible for
the Populists to honor their new convert.
The Beeeiver Iicliarsed.
Judge llazen today discharged C. E.
Jewell from further cervices as receiver
for the property of E. Hicks in Topeka.
A large part of the litigation intc which
the Hicks estate had fallen, has been ad
justed. Mr. Jewell turned f 1,079 into
the court from rents. Of this $200 was
ordered by Jude Ilazea to pay tttor
neys' fee.
I THE T0R1D0.
Experience of a sliip in the
West Indies Hurricane.
Everything on Deck Had to he
Douhlv Lashed.
RAIN IX TORRENTS.
Lightning, Wind and Rain Made
a Terrible Voyage.
Passengers Were All Sick and
Had a Sorry Time.
New York, Sept 28. The Morgan
line steamship Eldorado arrived from
Jiew Orleans yesterday afternoon, was
announced eight hours overdue. Her
delay was caused by a struggle with the
tornado, into which she ran Sunday
night off the southern coast of Florida.
Capt. Percy had been warned of the ap
proaching previous to leaving pore by a
sudden drop in the barometfc , but de
cided to chance it.
Sunday night the wind hon-led through
the rigging at a 50-kuot clip and every
thing movable on deck had to be doubiy
lashed. The rain fell continously and in
torrents. Capt Percy never changed the
vessel's course aud at daylight on Mon
day he found he had weathered the
storm and was on the edge of the tornado.
At this point however the wind veered to
the northward and followed along iu the
wake of the flying steamer.
"It kept right along with us, though,"
said the captain, "and followed us right
up to the Highlands. We kept on the
verge of it. however, and it simply flirted
with us all the way up. The torrents of
rain continued to fall throughout it all.
I have been iu storms before where the
velocity of the wind was as great, but
never before experienced suGh a contin
uous fall of rain. It was like a cloud
burst.
"Just before reaching Hatteras the
lightning commenced to flash aud streak
after streak chased each other across tho
sky for 43 hours. Some of the flashes
were so cloaethat I thought we should
be struck. The passengers had a sorry
five d lys trip of it They were housed
most of the time and many were sick
the greater portion of the passage."
Capt Percy says that any steamers
whicn were twenty-four hours behind
him must have fared very badly, for they
would be in the very center of the storm.
The Ward line steamer Ceinfugos,
which went to sea yesterday afternoon,
only ventured as far as the light ship,
and then put about and dropped, anchor
in Gravesend bay.
Encountered Heavy Storms.
Savannah, Ga., Sept. 23. The steam
ship Kansas City, from Nevv Y'ork, and
the Dessong, from Philadelphia, arrived
here this moruing. They caught very
heavy storms of Hatteras, encoun
tering heal winds that retarded them
several hours. Ihe masters report pass
ing several schooners "hove to" on the
way witn water dashing over them.
CORBETT IS" INDIGNANT.
lie Abuse Sullivan for Hit Accusation of
Him.
Portland, Me., Sept. 2H. Pugilist
Corbett was indignant today when shown
the dispatch sent out by John L. Sullivan
last night accusing him of beating about
the bush. Corbett said iu substance : These
people don't cut any ice with me. Sullivan
had always more mouth than courage.
He is a quitter from the word go aud I
do uot want to have anything to do with
him. lie is out. of it. but there is one
thing if I ever meet Fitzsimmons in the
rinr I will make him a better fight
than Sullivan did with me. Of course
Jake Kilrain, Sullivan and Jackson
are sore aud I know it, but it does not
make any difference to me.
"The Olympic club does not want a
fight; they want to make money out of
me. Now I am not inclined to humor
them until I have proof that Fitz
simmons is somewhere in my class,
aud this lie can demonstrate by knock
ing out O'Donnell. I am making good
money now, and am not taking any risks
to please any number of soreheads."
Corbett became excited as he talked,
and plainly showed that he is deeply
touched by the numerous stories which
have been circulated within the past few
hours.
TAKEN TO LANSING.
SHerift" Burdge Taltes four Topeka Hurfj
lars to the State Ienitexitiary.
Sheriff Burdge took four burglars to
the state penitentiary at Lansing this
morning. They are: Fred Tulip, Wm.
Preston, Sidney Pickens and Con liyan,
who go for terms of from eighteen
months to six years.
Fred Tulip, whojrobbed Squires' drug
store of thirty boxes of cigars, was sen
enced for 4 years. Preston got. 5 years
for the robbery of a Rock Islaud freight
car. To accomplish this the car seal
was broken, which constitutes a separate
penitentiary offense. Sidney Pickens
burglarized Culver & Bailey's hardware
store, and is sentenced for six. years. It
was not his first offense. Con Ryan, his
accomplice, received a sentence of 13
months. With the exception of Preston
the convicts are from 21 to 23 years of
age and home talent, having grown up
with the Fourth street gaug. There ia a
lesson in their lamentable downfall that
a lot of bad boys around town would do
well to profit by.
May lis & l.ejcal Contest.
There may be' a legal contest over the
action of the Democratic congressional
committee which on last Tuesday decid
ed to put Congressman Jerry Simpson's
name on the Democratic ticket There
is a question whether the committee
had a legal right to do so.
Chairman Richardson said when asked
by a Jocenal reporter whether he
thought the committee had a right to en
dorse Simpson, when he was uot nomi
nated by the convention: l,I do not
know. I am not a lawyer, and you had
Letter eea the attorney general."
ASHES TO ASHES.
Tlie Fun pal of t fiarles C. Martin is Large -.ly
Attended.
The funeral of Charles C. Martin took
ploce at the family residence at 2 p. m.
today. Dean Millspaugh of the Episco
pal church read the burial service. The
funeral address was made by Dr. F. S.
McCabe who recited incidents from the
life of the deceased and told of his many
good qualities. A quartette consisting
of Prof. Leib, Mr. James Moore, Miss
Jennie Lescher and Mrs. Geo. Parkhurst
sang.
The Odd Fellow lodges in the city
have charge of tho funeral. The active
pall bearers were selected from the
lodges. Thev were: W. A. S. Bird. C.
H. Holcraft, T. M. Carter, A. D. Hub
bard, It. L. Cofran and T. E. Keith.
The honorary pall bearers were: Fred
Freeman, Fred Cole, Harry Flower,
Arthur McCabe, T. E. Pounds and W. J.
Black.
The services were conducted on the
porch of the residence and the chairs
were placed iu the lawn for the funeral
guests. .
There were several large family floral
pieces, the most beautiful being a large
pillow of roses with the name "Charlie"
in the center aud the whole surmonnted
by a white dove.
The last request made by tne deceased
was that Marshall's band play at his fu
neral, aud the band played at the resi
dence and led the procession.
The floral offerings were numerous
and the coffin was covered with rose3
and carnations. The Clearing House
association sent a beautiful floral scroll
of ivy, smilax, carnations and roses.
Across the center was a cros3 of wrhite
roses, while on the lower part "of the
scroll was the word "Rest"
The Shawnee club sent a broken
column of sweet alyssum on a base of
roses. The postotiice employes sent a
piece representing "Gates Ajar." It was
made of yellow and white roses. The
Democratic Flambeau club gave a very
large piece, mado of smilax, white car
nations and white roses. It was a ladder
with a broken round. The pension oilice
employees sent a large piece which rep
resented "Gates Ajar."
The I. O. O. F. emblem, made in white
roses, stood at the head of tho coffin.
Beautiful floral pieces were also sent by
Frank J. Thomas, Judge and -Mrs. C. G.
Foster, Naomi Rebekah decree lodge No.
io, E. E. Bartlett, J. S. Richardson, S. B.
Isenhart, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Schmidt, E.
Meade.
Those who sent flowers were: Sen
ator and Mrs. W. A. Pelfer, Mr.
and Mrs. S. F. Hutton, Mrs. Net
tie Wilcox Baird, S. F. Neeley
W. H. Rossington and daughter Theresa,
F. P. B iker, Sir. and Mrs. H. O. Garvey,
A. H. Horton, J. C. McClintock, C. K.
Hollicfay, Charles D. Sloan and Reese R.
Price, of Hutchinson, Mrs. Wm. E.
Swift, Mrs. Guilford Dudley and F. W.
Young.
Those who attended out of the city
wer? United States Marshal Neeley of
Leavenworth, Mnj. James McKinstry of
Hutchiusou, J. W. Tedford of Milwau
kee, i. Fitch of Wichita, Willis Moore
of Hutchinson, H. C. Flower of Kansas
City aud Major W. F. Fleming of Wich
ita. ATTORNEY
EliWIN CLOSES.
Arguments
In tlie Debs Trial Were t'oiu-
. . pleteil Today.
Chicago, Sept. 28. The arguments in
tho Debs case were completed today.
Attorney Erwin of St Paul finished for
the defense in an eloquent address in
which he intimated that the rumors that
tho railroad oilicials were responsible for
the burning of cars during the strike
would bo thoroughly investigated.
Associate Counsel Edwin Walker made
the closing speech for the prosecution,
finishing at the afternoon session.
Mr. Erwiu interrupted Mr. Walker
once during the speech. The old lawyer
had just said that the president of the
United States had recoc;ij;zed the neces-
' ssity of compelling the A. R. U. to respect
the mail service of the United States and
I tlie interstate commerce law.
I "Did the president authorize the pres
! ent proceedings in this courts" asked Mr.
Erwin.
"I will say," said Mr. Walker, "in an
swer to the question of the counsel, yes.
Ihe president endorses thi3 proceeding."
A NEW DEPARTURE
Iteady Krij,lit anil Karly Saturday Morn
ing. S. E. Lux, of 502 and 504 West Tenth
street, near corner of lopeka avenue, has
an established reputation for carrying
the best and finest of family groceries.
His trade in this line is a splendid one.
Tomorrow morning he adds meats, fish
and oysters.
His meat market will be unexcelled.
The fixtures are neat and haudsome.
Frank Knox, the expert butcher, will be
the meat cutter. Patrons are thus sure
to get just what they want, for Mr. Knox
understands his business thoroughly.
Mr. Lux, in this new department, will
also make a specialty of cheese sixteen
kinds, and pickels the finest in the city
and oiives. Remember tho Saturday
market at the Lux stora
To Xottfy Hill of His Nomination.
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 2S. Charles R.
Deforest, clerk of the Democratic state
convention, has appointed the following
committee to wait upon Messrs. Hill,
Lockwood and Gaynor aud notify them
oftheir nomination: Congressman Bourka
Cockran. James'D. Bell, Senator Amasa
G. Harker and ex -Senator Charles P.
McClelland.
O'Donnrll liallenere Kitziimmoim.
Boston, Sept 28. Steve O'Donnell
has published a challenge to fight Bob
Fitzsimmons to a finish under Marquis
of Queensterry rules, for $5,000 a side
and the largest purse offered by any re
putable club. As an evidence of good
faith, O'Donnell deposited $1,000 with
David Blanchard, of Boston.
Undersheriff Tom Wilkerson received
a telegram this afternoon from the sheriff
of Osage county, that Jacob O'Connell
who is charged with stealing C. A Star
bird's bicycle, has been captured by him.
The State Journal's Want and Mis
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice aj
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any otner paper. This is a face
CIVIC FEDERATION.
The Xew 3Iovement Appears in
Several Places.
Jersey City Will Have a Vigi
lance Leajrue
AS IN XEW YORK.
While Galesburg is Forming a
Civic Federation
Like the Big Organization in
Chicago.
New York, Sept 28. The latest cler
gyman to start a moral crusade in Jer
sey City is the Rev. James Parker of tho
Second United Presbyterian church on
Hancock avenue. This gentleman pro
poses to start a society which is to be
modeled somewhat after the famous
Parkhurst society in New York.
The Rev. Mr. Parker says, "The so
ciety will be non-sectarian and non-partisan,
and under no circumstances will it
enter politics." Ihe main object will bo
to see that the laws in Hudson county
and especially those providing for a
proper observance of the Sabbath be ob
served. The authorities are daily in
duced by powerful influences to close
their eyes to certain things. We will
open their eyes and give them backbone.
"When the forces of vice are daily
brought to bear on any official and no
body opposes tliem, it is natural that he
should be swayed and give way to them.
Nearly all the ministers iu the county
favor the society and will join it. All
laymen who are interested in this move
ment will be welcomed. Our movement
may develop into one as grand as that of
which the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst U the
head."
WANTS A I KDHKATIOX, TOO.
ialeburg Makes a Mart Toward a Civic
Federation.
Galesburo, 111., Sept. 28. Among the
citizens here there is much indignation
over the laxity shown by the officials
during the lust week: while the races
were iu progress. From assurances given
last spring it was supposed that Manager
C. W. Williams would keep the fair
grounds clear of all obnoxious features.
It was on this condition that many busi
ness men subscribed toward the fund to
secure Mr. Williams' track.
Eight or ten gambling room.3 indiffer
ent parts of the city were opened aud
fitted with parapharnalia for all . well
knovvn games. They were owned by
gamblers from Chicago, Peoria and oth
er cities. Day and night they were run
openly without guards at the doors. In
a large room off the office of a leading
uptown hotel pools were sold openly. At
the fair grounds a wheel of fortune with
eight tables was run in the space under
the amphitheater. Iu addition to the
gamblers, pick-pockets, thieves aud dis
reputable women swarmed the streets.
A Chicago detective here on duty said it
seemed to him as if every pick-pocket
in Chicago was :n Galesburg.
Some attempt was made to capture the
thieved. The officers seemed unwilling
tn raid any of the gambling houses, so
Godfrey Haas, secretary of the Young
Men's Christian association, swore out
warrants and they were placed in the
hands of the sheriff to serve. Only one
place was raided. City officials are said
to have informed the others that they
had to close. Outside of the one raid no
arrests were made. One of the sights
on tho streets Saturday was a dray loaded
with gambling implements on the way
to the freight house. The gamblers pro
fess great indignation over this breach of
faith, and claim that they came here on
an understanding in black and white
that they should not be molested. An
investigation of the case is now in prog
ress and sensational disclosures are ex
pected. A start has been made toward
forming a Civic Federation for the en
forcement of the law.
AT TEKKE HAl'TK, TOO.
Tlie Need of a Civic Federation JJeelarerf
by Pastor Hunter.
Tkrre HalVe, Ir.d., Sept. 28. Rev.
R. V. Hunter of the Central Presbyterian
church who, on Sunday, created a sensa
tion by attacking the Trotting associa
tion for selling for f 5,000 the wheel of
fortune privilege at the recent race meet
ing, publishes a card in which Ue tella
how he furnished the grand jury some
time ago with evidence as- to public
gambling, but could obtain no prosecu
tions because, as a grand juryman told
him, the officials would not permit it He
says:
"The gambler has immunity in this
country, and everybody knows It. Two
men practically govern our police force
because they secured the places for the
police commissioners. The people pay
taxes to uphold a police force which is
run in the interests of a few men who
have a business interest that must not be
affected by police, interference. I have
been looking up some of the jobbery
connected with our city government and
I am astounded. We need a Civic Fed
eration and we are "going to have it The
morals of Terre Haute have been de
bauched long enough by a few con
scienceless, heartless and shameless lib
ertines." Xlie Ueath Roll.
J. W. Pike died at his home at 419
Leland street yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock, of neuralgia of the heart. He was
taken sick suddenly and died in two
hours. The funeral was held at 3:30 p.
m. today from the residence.
Virgie Niccom, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. John Nicccaa, who live
near Tecumseh, died yesterday. The
funeral was held today.
The district court adjourned this after
noon until 4 o'clock in order to give the
court, jurymen and lawyers an oppor
tunity to attend the funeral of Charles
Martin. At 4 o'clock the Nick Childs
case will be resumed.
MOKE LAW BREAKING.
A Prize Fljjlit Two
Police Station
Itiock From
the
There was a
pnza light last night
in a basement within two blocks of the
police station. Of course the police or
the county authorities did not know any
thing about it and an anxious public is
patiently waiting to hear of arrests. This
fight was clearly within the jurisdiction
of the police department.
The principals were Lon Bennett, a
colored fighter from Junction City and a
prize tighter named Cavanaugh frmn
Kansas City. All the rutlians from all
over Kansas and Missouri gather here to
fight because it is tha only place where
such things are permitted. In Kansas
City they are promptly arrexted.- The
fight is described as being a vicious one.
The colored man had everything his
own way and would have easily
put Cavanaugh out if they had
fought to a finish, but the
fight was declared a draw at the end of
six rounds and a purse of a little mora
than $20 was divided between tlie men.
There wore about thirty Tope S a 'Vports '
who witnessed the tight.
It was originally intended to havo the
men meet tonight, and everything ws
arranged accordiujrly, but the announce
ment in last night's Jot rnai. that thn
fight was to take place and cnlliug the
attention of the oilicials to the fact, whs
the cause of it being brought off last
night Both men said they were anxious
to get out of town, and the money will
enable them to do that
Two young cigarmakera had planned
a fight to come off within a day or two,
but they have temporarily abandoned
the meeting "until things quiet down,"
as they express it.
Everything is arranged for the biggest
fight of the season to take place on Sun
day. Of course County Attorney Safford
is not expected to know anything Hbout
any of these disgraceful violations of the
law.
Chief Lindsey can now put some of
his men to work on last night's light,
which took place in the shadow of the
police statiou. If County Attorney Saf
ford "can-t" perhaps Chief Lindsey can
be more successful in (securing evider.co
now that ho has the opportunity. It is
idle to believe that tho ollieera of the
law don't know about these prize fights.
It is just as easy for them to find out as
it is for the State Journal. Tho only
reason why they don't ferret out this out
fit is because they don't want to.
REPU BLICAN S EXCITE I).
A Kentucky ,IuIfe Ihhui's mii Order Ke
Ktraininj; Thorn From Ilohliuu; I"rlin:iri-
MlUDi.Kiiuitu, Ky., Sept. 28. Excite
ment is still intense over , the .order of
Judge Jones restraining the election of
ficers from holding Republican primary
! elections tomorrow. There are seventeen
couuties in the Eleventh district. Colson
controls the party machinery in eight,
aud Adams and White nine. In the
j eight counties controlled by Colson, the
I order of Judge, Jones' was disregarded,
! and an election held. In counties con
trolled by Adams and White no election
will be held.
MRS. LEASE GOT Til E PRESS
Ana
IJreaks I'p Cy Cornlnir'n Paper at
Least Temporarily.
The press on which Cyrus Corning has
printed his paper, the New Era, tince it
started is now stored in Ed Snow's
rooms, better known as the Populist
League rooms.
Mrs. Mary E. Lease is responsible for
Coming's misfortune. It ace ma that be
fore Corning commenced fighting
tho Populist. administration he
wanted to buy a presn, and
did not have any money. 1 he press ho
wanted cost $000 in Kansas City, and
Mrs. Lease one day, when sho was loan
ing the Advocate $400, made Corning
happy by taking a $200 interest in his
business, the $200 being paid on thu
longed for press.
A few days ago the man who sold
the press urged Mrs. Lease to
pay the balance of the purchase
price, but she did not have the press and
before she paid out any more money she
made up her mind to get in her posses
sion the press which was lant evening
moved out of Coming's printing office
and stored under the roof of his political
enemy.
1 1 ILL WILL OP E X.
It Is Saiil lie AVill Commence the t'am
paigii in Itrook ly ii.
Albany, N. Y., Sept 24. Mr. Hill will
probably open the state campaign in the
city of Brooklyn. For the three past
campaigns his opening speech has been
in the city of churches and he will d
the same this year.
Senator Mill told an Associated Presa
reporter today that he had received tele
grams of invitation to thus open the cam
paign, and that he replied that he would
be pleased to accept provided a meeting
ia arranged by tho united Democracy of
Kings county.
STA'IrlTw. C. T. r.
Election of Officer at the Annual Meet
ing at Haiti w iii.
The state convention of the W. (1 T.
U. is in session iu Baldwin City. It is tho
sixteenth annual meeting and election of
officers, and will be in session three days,
closing tomorrow night There are about
seventy-five ladies in attendance, some
of whom are from Topoka. Mrs. S. A.
Thurston, who ia the corresponding sec
retary, is there and was yesterday re
elected, but declined to serve. Her suc
cessor will be elected today. Miss Olive
P. Bray, who has been serving as treas
urer, refused to accept the situation per
manently. Slier will continue aa editor
of the Messenger.
Mrs. L. B. Smith of Ottawa was re
elected president; Mrs. Kate King, Mrs.
A. J. Kane, Mrs. 1. Swearinger aud Mrs.
M. K. Ferine are other Topeka woman in
attendance.
Mrs. Carrie L. C Catt addressed the
convention this evening.
Ft. Ethan Aflen Opened.
Burlington, Vt, Sept 2S. Four
troops of cavalry, C, E, F and G, under
command of Major Morris, arrived here
today and occupied Ft Ethan Alien, the
new United States cavalry post which hat
been under construction for the past Iwa
years and has just been completed. The
garrison was formerly stationed at Ft,
Riley, Kansas.