The Evening Call from Topeka, Kansas • 1

EVENING GAI9I0. THE NO. 34. TOPEKA, KANSAS, THURSDAY JUNE 29. 1893 VOL.

III. "I 11 or 10HNSON Kanhas A Amcripsus wore not rt presented bv vr uii legates at the Chicago Colored Congress. BanditB Attempt to Rob a Passenger Dry Goods Nick ch'inld either be induced to change octuoation, or the people of the Fifth ward should find a new Moses. Train in Broad Daylight. FIREMAN MARTIN KILLED.

of his pistols. The robbers at the bridge then dis appeared' leaving their Winchesters behind. A United Ssates marshal and posse of deputies weot down from here on a special train and are in pursuit of the robbers. D. May, the man who was captured, refuses to make any statement further than to say it was the intention of the bandits to rob the express and passengers.

He was taken to Breckenridge for safe keeping, as threats were made of Conductor Steele will receive the $1,000 standing reward of the state for the capture of a train robber. FATAL HOTEL FIRE. Ex Sena i ou Jobs J. Insalls was iu the oity yesterday. He was inter Our Grand Raduction Sale goes merrilv on.

Hundreds of people tak viewed as usual, and strange to say ing advantage of our extremely low said nothing about the deporting of the Negro- prices. Ti'E annual session of the Knighte and Daughters of Tabor will be held this year at Lawrence, beginning on July 11th. This is one of the strongest secret societies among our people. The Main Part of Lexington, O. Distroyed By Fire Twelve Lost The Colored Men's Congre which hps been in session at Chicago this 6jk, unanimously declared aga'nsta "Colored Folks Dy.

This is as it should be. There were no Afro- Americana when the national cjmmiltee fo the Fa'r was made up. Let the Negro be a looker on in Venice. H. M.

G. Spencer who teaches We are compelled to Kediice our Dress Goofls Stocfe. Our Stock of Underwear. Our Lace Curtains and Drapery Stock. Onr Reductions "Xld Guthrie, O.

June 28. The hotel and eleven other buildings, comprising the main part of the town of Lexington, was destroyed by fire today. Mr. Montgomery and another man are known to nave perishes in the flames, and it is feared there may have baen other fatalities. Montgomery was sleeping in the hotel and was suffocated by smoke.

The loss is insurance very small. The origin of the fire is not known, but believed to be the work of incendiaries. over at Atchison, has been elec 1 Sheer, cool, Zephyr Ginghams for 10c, 15c, 25o. Reduced from 15c, 20c, 35c. Tbin, Dainty, Linen Lawns for 9c, 13c, 17c Reduced from 12c, 20c, 25c.

Fast Black Organdy Lawns for 10c, 12jc, 174c, Reduced from 121c, 15c, 25o. i Ouring this Bale You Can Bray- 5-cent Calicos for 2J cts. Indigo Blue Printa for 5 eta. Best Standard Printa for 5 eta Best Sheeting for 5 cto. 30-cent Wool Dress Goods for 19 cte.

60-cent Wool Dress Goods for 40 cts. Silk Mitts for 20, and 23 ct ted treasurer of the Negro Congress, and assigns himself, from Arkansas. This is another case of the eternal fit nes of things. A black man who can put in more time sleeping than Spen cer, should a sign himself to Sleepy Hollow. He ix much worse than Ich- NOTICE TO VACATE.

abod Crane. THE WHIP TO BE USED. Some of the leading Republicans of The Latest Steps Taken By the Coal Companies Against the Striking Miners. Shawnee county say that A. Kuoken- Jim" iiji, 1-3- Rmphfrnes Hr having their day.

Strawberries have had their day. A new variety of pineapple ha made its appearance ou our market. F. Douglass, arrrsted for drunken-nets was fiued $0. Mia Bran tie was fined $3 for disturbing the peace.

Chautauqua county peaches are plenty, large, lucious. and cheap. C. McLaughlin was fined $20 for cruelty to auimaSs. lie appealed his case.

F. Matron was arrested for burglary and is being held for the officers at Junction City. Watt rmi loos are piled up high in front of our fruit stands. They are also high iu priaa. Missionf.ry Wolf from India will talk at 7C9 Morris avenue tomorrow uveuii'g.

All kinds of temperance drinks at Wm. Micheal's, 818 Kansas ave. The board of county commissioners will hold their regular session next week. The Chinese on 7th street indulged in a general malee yesterday evening, but quieted before the police' arrived. Mrs.

Dupree has a fine lot of ladies' bonnets for sale at 229 Tyler street, N. Topeka. From 15 to oO cents. J. S.

McKittrick's horse ran away on the avenue yesterday and demolish ed the buggy. Fortunately no one was hurt. Mr, Wm. Jackson spent a few days this week with his family He return ed to At bison this morning taking his son with him. We do first class work at the Silver Leaf Laundry.

604 Kansas Avenue, North Topeka Mrs. B. Manson and Mrs. 6. Day, proprietors.

There are 228 dogs in TopeTta whose owners think enough of them to pay tax levied on them. Last year at this time theoe were 550. A fishing-party went to Silver Lake this morning from this city. Mrs. A.

Williams, Mrs. Posey, Mrs. Owens, Rev. Jone and others were among the number. Miss Florence E.

Covert of Win-fieid, state orgaaizjr of the Woman's Republican association, will be here next week to look after the work of thr association. There was a party given last night by Lutie t.nd Bertie Dupree at the residence of Mrs. Slaughter. There were several present and they ebfoyed themselves highly. Theiuai Brennan, a boilermaker in the Santa shops, was struck on the side of the head with a sledge hrmmer yesterday and reeivsd a Lad cut just ab ive tha tsr tibout two inches long.

Toe restaurant at 414 Kansas Av wui burglarized at an esrly hour yesterday morning. The burglar got in through a back window and to S-'. 50 cents from the cash drawer fiid g-t awy without leaving a clew. TbeSUr -ikry, 115 Fifth dall was not nominated and want to know just what the colored voters of this couuty intend to do about it, and if any Negro votes any thing else but a straight Republican ticket he will be branded as a man without principle and will be ostracized by his own peo JOHNSON MANAGERS, 701 Kansas Avo. TOPEKA, AS.

Weir City, June 29. The Keith Perry Coal company, the largest and wealthiest compauy operating the state, today commenced fencing in mines Nos. 6 and 8, and officers are serving notices on the men to vacate their houses at once. The Kansas aud Texas company have started seeral agents on the road for the purpose of securing men to take the places of the strikers, The strikers are determine and declare they will resent the introduction of colored laborers so long as a drop of fighting blood remains in their veins. The amusing feature in connection with the strikers is the sudden polictical change of front of the prominent democratic msnaSers of some of the larger coal companies who used their influence and money last fall to defeat the republican ticket py boosting into office the very men who are managing and directing the strike.

THIS MAY EXPLAIN IT. Twelve Passengers with Revolvers Too Many for ThemThe Conductor Captures One After a Chase. San AnTonio, June 28. Another train robbery has been com mitted, this time attended with fatal results. The robbery was bold in the extreme, The train was an Arkansas Pass passenger, and it was held up in broad daylight.

There were three bandits, and in the fight with the train hands the fireman was killed and a bandit ciptured. 1 he train was passenger No. 4, having here at 1:20 p.m. It consisled of three day coaches, an express car and a conbination baggage and mail car. It was in charge of Conductor Ed.

Steele, Engineer Mike Tierney and Fireman Martin, all of San Antonio. At Breckenridge the train stopped to take water and as she palled out three men boarded the blind baggage but so guarded that they were not seen by the train crew. The train had just entered a sharp curve a few hundreds yards from the tank, when as robber climbed upon the tender and with a pistol in each hand, threw his guns down upon the engineer and fire man. "Tnrow up your hands," said the robber. The remarks was the first intimation they had of being held up.

EIEEMAl MABTIK KILLED. Tierney threw up his hands, but Martin made a movement to though he was about to secures pistol. The robber began to pour lead into Martin and emptied a six shooter into hia body, keeping Tierney covered all the time with the other pistol. Martin feel deau and his body rolled out of the cab onto the track, where it was ran over by the wheels aud mutilated. The other two train robbars when they saw the dead body fall, jumped from thru position on the baggage car platform and made for the brush.

There were but twelvo passengers on the car. and each were armed with a six shooter. When they heard the firing they rushed upon the platforms, and as the two robbers mehed into the brush a volley was fired after them Robert May who killed the fireman, eeeing he bad been deserted, made a last desperate effort at capturing the train single-handed. He jumped into the cab and ordered Engineer Tierney to run the train across the Indian river bridge. The engineer, instead of complying, put on the sir brakes and tb train came to a standstill.

The robber then grasped the throttle and threw her wide open, but the train would not mrke any headway, and with a parting shot at th engineer the robber jumped from tho engine and started np the track. a brave Conductor. Conductor Steele rushed up to the engine, jumped into the cad, and cutting loose from the train, started with Messenger Butler and Eugineer Tierney in pursuit of the train The engine gained every moment on the robber, who would turn and fire at his pursuers as he no. Finding he could not reach the bridge over the ver where his Winchester and three pals awaited him, the robber left the track as the engine was almost upon him. The engine came to a standstill and Conductor Steele started after the robber single banded.

Ha chased the robber into the brush firing as he went. The three robbers were at the bridge with Winchesters commenced firing at the conductor and their volleys were returned by engineer and messenger. Conductor Ettele over, hauled the robber, and disarmed him ple and by white Republicans as well. So the party whip will be used to whip colored Republicans into line in the coming campaign. The court house ring intends to rule or ruin the Republican party.

Lord, how long shall things remain thusly, not our will, but thine," COLORED MEN IN CONGRESS. Chicago, June 28 The chief figure of yesterday's session of the Colored Men's National Protective association in Washington hall was Fred Douglas. President George E. Taylor read his opening address. He believed in the colonization scheme, and condemned President Harrison for not appointing a negro on the national commission of the world's fair.

BANK CLEANED OUT. Bold Robbers Wake Uy a Cashier and Force Him to OPen the Vaults. FOUGHT LIKE A TIGER. An Aged Colored Man in Bourbon County Makes It Hot For the the Officers. Fort Scott, Juue 29.

Yesterday Constables Bryden and Behner went out into the country a short dis-tanoe to arrest James Kiner, an aged colored man. At the approach of the officers Kiner, who has a fighting record, gathered up a handful of rocks A LOVER SUICIDE. A Finney County Fa-mer Kills Hira self Because He was Rejected. Lamar, June 29. At Jerico iarly this morning robbers woke up the cashier of bank and compelled him to get up and go to the bank and opeu the safe.

The thieves made a complete haul, taking all the jmoue and securities in the safe. The amount is not known but estimates have placed it at $5,000 to Si o.ooo. Though the robbers are though to be residents of the county, there is no clue to them. Besides the money a num ber valuble papers was also taken. The bank is a private one and is chartered for 11,000, and is largely used by stockmen, all carrying deposits ranging from 700 to Jerico is a small town in Cedar county and has not a night policeman, so the robbers work was easy The cashier says four men were-in the gang.

WIPED OUT BY A FIRE. Garden city, Kan June 28. Frenk II. Howard intentionally shot and killed himself in the barn at the residence of Monette, about ten miles norihwest of this city, on the. farm of Captain E.

B. Moore. Howard have been paying attention for some time to Miss. Htlen Monette, an 18-jear-old daughter cf Mr. Mon- and had, according to the test! and commenced pelting the olheers at a fearful rate.

The officers closed in upon the old man who took to his heels and gave them a quarter of a milt chase. He was finally cornered against a stone wall and when the officers laid hsnds on him he fought like a tiger. Ha was finally overpowered and handcuffed and the officers were just ready to load him into their buggy when a thirteen year old son of the old man's came dashing upon the tcene an 1 began a shower of rocks also. He was captured after a chase and the officers had to call the assistance of some farmers in an adjoining field before they could get to town with their prisoners. The officers were consider ably bruised up in the scuffle being bitten in several places and pelted with rocks.

mony at the coroner' inquest, on five occasioLs solicited the hand of the young lady in mtirriage. None of the offers wer8 accepted by the young lady, nor were they positively rejected, adi- No Record to Show That Governor Altgeld Is a U. S. Citizen. Chicago, 111., June 29.

A sensational sequel comes to light to Governor AltSeld's release ot the anarchists. The Journal raises the question wheth er he is the legal governor of Illinois or a. citizen of the United States. It is asked, "Are his acts legal, governor particularly the pardon of the anarchists?" The opinion is expressed that the famous Governor Boyd case of Neb. raska may be re-enacted in Illinois, with John P.

Altgeld the principal actor. The Journal claims there is nothing to show that Governor Altgeld's father was naturalized before his son was 21 years of age, or that the governor ever petitioned to become a citizen or was, made a citizen of the United Slates. The governor wa born in Prussia in 1843 and came to this country with bis parents when he was a boy, settling near Mansfield, Ohio. Many leading lawyers think an ex. planation is in order from tha governor just at this time.

The fact was developed today that the friends of Fielden, Schwab and Neebe knew before the election the governor was to be in sympathy with the cause of the Amnesty association. It is said tha Amnesty association will continue its labors with a view of se i rect answer either way being evaded. which been under the maujgenieiit of A'r, Hamaker, will be managed heieatU-r by Mr. C. Wil-letts, he basing bought the out-fit.

Mr. Wil'UM prop- to do first-class work at reuscndble prices, ee him. We were in at 202 Kan. ave. and heard the new phonograph, which is one of the loudest and clearest we have ever beard.

E. II, Borton, the operator is one of the best; he uses both imttod for rendition. Lvery one should hear it' The ex-mail trrritn held a meeting in J. G. When Jaw office yesterday morning.

No definite plan was agreed on as Jir. W-t'-rs is cut in the city. The carriers 6ft not expect to be rein-dUted, it now seeking for redress of tfie wrong sima'l? ht me thftn in 1 th On two occasions prior to the day the shooting Howard had indicated that unless a favorable anwer was given to his suit, that it would result in his taking his life. On Monday at 10 o'clock a. be arrived at Monette' bouse and remained there until about 2 o'clock p.

ths time of the foul shooting, in convrsation with Miss Helen, and during which time he again solicited her hand in mar -riego. Her answer was that she was going nver, in a short time in search of employment and that when she returned from there she would give him a definite answer. Mr. Howard at this time left the bouse and went to the barn, going a-lo'ia. Io a few moments a report irom a pistol rt was heard, and whn lound Howard as dying.

The Village of Augusta, Totally Destroyed-Many People Destitute. Battle Creek, June 29. The village of Augusta, Calhoun county, having a population of 600, was wipsd out by fire, which started about 2 o'clock in Church's bakery from an overheated oveu. Many families have been rendered homeless and the flames spread with such rapidity that the people had great difTiculty to escape. John Gregory lost 11,500 secreted in his harness snop and was badly burned in trying to save it.

C. M. E. DINNER. There will be a dinner at the C.

M. E. church, cor 14th and Van Buren streets, Tuesday, July 4th, from 12 o'clock to 5. Also a grand program will be rendered at eight. Admission free.

Adverise in the Call. Bubscribi for the Evzmm Call, The Evening Call will delivered to any address at ten cents a wetk. curing the pardon of Bohemian anarchist, Ilroneck who was sentenced to Joliet for fourteen years sometime after the conviction of the Uaymarket rioters..