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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

lt was no small concession in the city
council last evening to vOre for the con-
frmation Of the mayors appointment to
ill the Office Of city engineer.
We believe the council took this action
with desire to foster the best interests
Of the city and avoid improbable wrangle
and delay which might cost the city and
the citizens serious loss and litigation.
IL is 10 he hoped that the mayor will
appreciate the magnanimity Of the cOun-
ell and that both in the future VIII pull
together, counsel oftener with each other
and in unison, 50 far as practicable, CON
duct the city's business.
In the language Of the reso-
lutions adopted the interests of
the city demand harmony. not
discord, in al its departments Nothing
could be truer The city government is
the mayor and council The mayer.
while in a sense is like a senior partner,
the two constitute the business firm
which runs the city.
No firm can be prosp perons without
harmony between its members. The
strongest firms have been driven out of
business by discord. Topeka has its ex-
pensive sewer suits through discord. Let
that be a lesson. We are glad to see the
mayor and council shake hands even
under protest It is a good sign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

did not reach it I intend to. Every
citizen should.
Geo. W. Berry-No. I have not I did
read rhe heading.
James Smith did not
Clad Hamilton-No 1 did not read it
I may when / get a week of
IL r. Hilton-I read only the part IN
which the president recommended the
creating of a division Of soils That IS
my hobby.
Councilman S EttIineer-No, I did
not I read the headings Life is TOO
short to read it all
John acDonald-No, thank goodness.
/ have not.
think I woulds I read what he said
about health officer in the cabinet. I
would not read It all for a dollar.
W. r. Hall haven't reed il thor
ouyhly yet
Capt. IL II. Brown read it all but
what ne said about foreign matters.
" J. COstigan-I just hastily glanced
over-it. 1T is very tame affair
Mayor T. VI darrison-NOs l haven't
read t.
nited States District Attorney Perry
No. 1 have not yet had time to read Il.
niIed States Marshal Neely=No.
have not read the sections on tariff
and currency.
J. H. Dennis-No, t. have not am
going 10. You VIII have to give me
fair chance.
Rank in a Jason No, have not read il.
d. NJ. Men air n read little piece
or il.
Geo. HanIey It is too lengthy.
2. 1. Bonebrake No, I have not read
it.
Lewis Roby NO. ] have uot I used
to read them, though
f. NJ Bone brake NO, / did not, but
glanced at part of it.
q. a. Huron 1 have not had time
w d. Thompson No, [ have NOT; life
is 100 snort by several degrees to read
messages
Frank Forrest-No, I have not 1t is
all fOOlishness-
l. A stebbins-No, L have not, but ex-
pect TO.
Cal Brewer-No, I have not
G. J. Prescott I expect to at 4 O'Clock
today (Mr- Prescott may have misun-
derstOod the reporter. as he was married
al the hour he named
James Il Hayden have not but /
expect to.
J. q. Wood [ read every word Of it.
Outside Of the currency question it Is
weary waste Of words
j. Lee Knigh ght-N d. I did rot read it,
Geo. Flanders glanced over il.
T. II. McMath-No. l have not, out
read the financial part of it
d. A. Williams l have not
5. ~. Wood-No, L haven't; but / read
the headings
J. A. Hankla-No, have not.
Larkin Campbell No, I did not. When
was it publisheds
.. B Lariiner- No, I have mot yet had
time
J. NJ. Wilkerson II did read the head
ings
C. E Tomlinson-I have not read it,
but intend to-
W. ". Phillips haven't yet, but
am going to some time
w. ~ Quinnan-I read few Of the
headlines
4. }. Doran III have not, but honestly
tried to.
Mrs. Lucia o. Case-I have not read it,
but may.
a. II. vance-No. I have not read a
word OF it.
A. II. Case No, only read what he
said about currency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
FIRES RAVAGE.
Manager In. .CrawfOrd'sTheater
at Omaha,
Burned to the Ground This
Morning.
A "BUNCH OF KEYS .
Lost All Their Baggage and
Properties.
Exposition Hall Was Also
Totally Destroyed.
"BUNCH OF KEYS :"

OMAHA, Neb.. Dec At o'clock
this morning fire broke out IN the Expo
sition hall. covering three-quarters OF a
block on Fourteenth. Fifteenth and Cap
ital avenue, and totally destroyed it. to-
gether with the First Baptist church,
Fifteenth and Davenport streets.
The Exposition building was partially
occupied by the Fifteenth Street thea
ter This is the theaIer burned OUT
Farnam street Hoyt's Bunch Of Keys"
was playing an engagement and their
loss is heavy
The flames spread so rapidly that not
a thing WAS saved from any Of the stores
in the Exposition building or the thea
ter The total loss IS estimated at $11j,-
0OO, with Insurance probably one half
One Of the strange coincidents Of the
Iheater tire was the fact that the scenery
for Katie Emmet's new play Killarney"
IN which she was TO have opened here
next Sunday, had been placed ia
the theater only last night as
she could not carry it with her
on the small town circuit which she is
making this week IL was just year
ago that X kaEie Emmet was playing in
the Farnam street tneater here ia the
streets Of New York. when that thea
ter was burned and all her property was
destroyed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
A NEW STAR.
Gladys Wallis with Patti Rosa'S Company
at the Grand Saturday Night.

Gladys Wallis with Patti ROsa'S Company
the Grand saturday Night
There is a new star coming to the
Grand on Saturday night. 1t Is pretty
little Gladys Wallis, who is this year at
the head of the company that supported
that beloved little woman Patti Rosa last
year. Miss Wallis is an entire stranger
IN Topeka.
While the company does not perhaps
remain intact il still contains such peO-
pie as Joe Cawthorn, who was promi-
nent in Little Miss Dixie" as was Rosa
herself Miss Wallis weighs less than
one hundred pounds but If the critics
who have seen her are to be believed she
is charming in every way. The piece,
"A Girl's Way" is said to be a very good
one.
"A Summer Blizzard" viii be at the
Grand on Friday night and it is said to
be a good musical farce comedy It is
the property of Hagan, the st Louis
opera house man, and has for star
Nelly Rosebud, who spells her first name
IN very sensible way, and her last name
isn't Rose bud
The next attraction at the Grand after
these two will be Gustave FrOhman's
Jane" on the 18th. This is not Charles
F'rOhman's company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
Senate AdiOurns and the Demo
crats Go Into Caucus.
TO LIMIT DEBATE.
Mr.. Vest Has a Remedy for the
Evil, He Thinks.
All of Peffer's Financial Bills
Unanimously Rejected

WASHINGTON. Dec. 4 There were ex-
acly one hundred members on the door
by actual count when the house met at
noon today. The galleries were almost
empty. The Democratic leaders had
decided just before the house was called
to order to plunge Immediately into rou-
tine business On motion of Mr.. Storer
of Ohio, a resolution extending the time
allowed the board OF engineers to survey
canal routes through the state of Ohio,
under the river and harbor bill, was
adopted.
Mr. Cultivate from the committee on
military affairs called up a bill for the
relief Of the legal representatives Of
Arsenus p Boyd. late of the Eighth
United States cavalry. but it was ruled
out on a point of order and he called up
the bill for the dedication of the Chick q
amauga and Chattanooga National park.
The bill appropriates $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
BREIDENTHAL'S REPORT
It Cost Him $IO, 1000 to Run the popuIist
Campaign.

Chairman John w Breidenthal Of the
Popuiist state central committee will
tomorrow file with the county clerk his
official report Of the campaign expenses
Of his committee.
This report viii be IN detail and show
every receipt and expenditure down to
items of 10 cents each.
The total expenses of the campaign
were $10,O4S95, Of which 3,8O0 was
spent for documents; $3.50 for newspa-
per Subscriptions; $S52.21 for postage;
$402 93 for expressage; $26391 for tele-
graphing; 500 for office fixtures aud
supplies. $1,742.52 paid to speakers. and
$1026 33 for clerk hire
The speakers receiving the most money
were Mrs. Annie L Diggs, S3O1-4S: H. B.
Kelly $201.65. and J. ". Leedy for ex-
penses $2O390
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
WINTER COMMENCEMENT.
1t VIII BE Held Ia High school HAN and
he Inc xpensive.

Chairman j. p. Thomas Of the build
ing committee Of the school board I'M
qEired at the meeting last night if there
would be a midwinter commencement
for the high school pupils. President
r B. Welch was opposed to it, but when
it came TO a vote IL was decided almost
unanimously to have one.
1t was decided, however, TO reduce the
expenses Of the commencement by haN-
ing it in the auditorium OF the high
school, and by printing less expensive
programmes. This decision Of the board
Will cause regret among the high school
seniors. who wanted something better
instead OF worse than usual. They had
even gone so far as to hope for the
Grand opera honse and MarshalFs band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
AS THE ENGLISH VIEW IT.


The Presidents Message Considered
by London Newspapers-
LONDON. Dec. 4.-The Pail Mall Gaz-
ette commenting upon President Cleve-
lands annual message to congress, says
this afternoon: President Cleveland re-
iterates his faith in free trade, but we do
not expect to get anything more out Of
the tariff controversy Tha. chance
is lost until the Democrats return to
power with more sense in their heads.
America IS going to bid for the supremacy
Of the seas. While we do not fear the
contest, this policy viii in time seriously
affect our carrying trade.
The Globe says: There is no touch of
spread eagleism IN the message
or the slightest desire to
twist John Bulls nose. On
the contrary President Cleveland has the
courage to display a friendly attitude to
Great Britain on certain questions, which
if roughly handled would easily provoke
International umbrage."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
HENRY L. CALL TO LEAVE.
1t Is Reported That he Has sold Out His
Legal Business.

1t is reported today that the law firm
of Call & ingalls, has dissolved partner
ship. The firm is composed OF. Henry
l. Call and Ralph ingalls,, and is consid-
cred one Of the strongest legal firms ia
Topeka. MT. Call is going to
New York, where he viii re-
sumo the practice of law White
MIR ingalls, will remain in Topeka and
continue the practice of his profession.
1t is said that AIr Call has long contem-
plated moving To New York and his ac-
ton was not Unexpected by his most in
.timate friends lie may remain ia To-
peka, however, until some time in JAM
uary
Il was at first reported that Mr.. Call
had sold out his share Of the business 10
G. J. Dobbs. who was connected with the
office for long time, and Geo. i. Stoker
Of \ orth Topeka. who has recently re-
turned from Stanford university, Califor-
MIA, where he completed the law course.
Both 8lr. Call and Mr. ingalls, deny
that the sale has been consummated,
but both admit that Mr.. Call is TO 60 10
Nav York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
COAL JUST AS GOOD.
Public Schools Supplied with Fuel from
Peterton, Not Usage City.

Peterton, Not Usage City.
The regular autumnal coal trouble at
the meeting Of the school board came up
at last nights meeting. 1t was a contin-
uation of the one made at the last meet
Mr.. Webster Of the Green Coal COM
pany has a contract 10 furnish the
schools Usage City shaft coal The fact
was developed that the coal wasn't what
is technically called Usage City shaft
but PetertOn coal Chairman SQuires Of
the supplies committee Investigated the
matter, and said that he had com
plant TO make regarding the quality OF
the fuel The report read:
"The committee TO whom was referred
the question as TO what mine. or portion
Of Usage county coal being mined
with which our city schools were supplied
had but little trouble in locating the mine
at PetertOn. In fact the contractor Mr..
Webster. so stated himself without ques-
tioh. Your committee has through vari-
GUS means discovered that all coal mined
at Peterton is sold as Usage City shaft
coal. and seemingly all coal mined south
Of the Dragon river is called Usage
City shaft coal and sells at the same
price. Ne have called on Mr. Barker
the hsad janitOr and we're informed by
him that the coal far delivered
this winter is good and compares favora-
bly, with any coal delivered 70 the
schools during the past three years
decided that If the schools we're getting
good coal there was no need of complain
ing, so the matter was dropped for the
present.
Minor school Board Notes
The board thought that the electric
light bill OF $3S.25 for the high school
building. which isn't open much after
dark, was entirely too large.
There are thirty-two nonresident pu-
pills in the high school, six OF whom have
failed to make any arrangement for pay
ing their tuition.
A. X Rodgers asked the board TO put
one Of the new Harrison telephones in
the high school building, which WAS
agreed to. The board gets it for one
half the regular price or SlS year.
The board decided that the Christmas
vacation should extend from the Friday
before Christmas to the Wednesday after
New Years.
superintendent Davidson was author
lied to set aside day for the children
of the public schools TO make an Offering
for the poor Of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
PEFFER sAr Down on.
Senate Finance Committee Rejects His
Financial Bills UnaniInon onsIy.

Financial Bills 1nAmIlkAO uSAy~
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The senate
committee on finance was in session an
hour today but it did not a gree to any
course of action on any of the more inn
portant financial or tariff bills before the
senate The meeting was largely in
formal and was devoted in the main to
an exchange Of views upon the free raw
material bills and the presidents cur
rency Recommendations. Some of Sena-
tor PETERS financial bills were taken mp
and adverse reports unanimously agreed
upon
1t is understood that there was a very
free discussion of the sugar tariff bill.
The Democratic members expressed a
desire to take the bill up IN the senate
for consideration. but, while not making
specific objection to the sugar bill, the
Republican members Of the committee
intimated that the majority OF Republi-
can members would stand against any
piece meal amendments Of the tariff bill
at present.
1t appears that the meeting was more
important for what il failed to accomplish
than for what it did accomplish.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
SENATE ADJoUKNs EARLY.
Mr.. Vest Has u Plan 10 Prevent Endless
Debate in the Future

WASHINGTON, Dec. when the sen
ate convened at noon today, there were
traces of confusion attending the open
ing Of congress yesterday
Mr. Blanchard dem. La offered a
resolution reciting the circumstances
under which the sugar bounty was cut
of after the sugar crop for 1894 was put
ia 1t directed the committee on appro-
priations to include in the urgency de-
ficiency bill a sum sufficient to pay the
bounty for the present year. The bill
went over for the present
Mir. Vest Dem Mo- offered an amend
raent to the rules with a view Of cutting
off such protracted debates in the senate.
1t provides that after a measure has been
debated thirty days it will be in order for
any senator 10 move to fix day
for the final vote This motion is to be
put without debate or delay, and if car
ried the original question is to be voted
on at the time fixed. Mr.. Vest said he
would address the senate tomorrow on
the need OF this refOrmatory rule.
At 1875 p IN. the senate adjourned
and the Democratic senators went into
caucus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
HOGG WON'T GIVE Up.
The Governor OF Texas Bound 90 Bring
RocISefeIlers to Justice.


AUSTIN, Tex, Dec. 4-Some days ago
Governor Hogg issued requiSitions for
the arrest OF William and Henry
Rockefeller and other magnates 81
the Standard Oil company and
the Waters and Pierce, Of the
Waters s. Pierce Oil company, indicted
for violation of the Texas antitrust law.
The acquisitions are known TO have
reached Governors Stone. of Missouri, and
Flower. OF New York, several days ago, but
what action they have taken has not
been transmitted 20 the state officials
here.
Gov. Hogg states that he would follow
the gentlemen into every state in the
Union and across the ocean III
necessary to bring them to JUS
tice. He asserts that either the
governor Of Missouri or the governor Of
Kansas would recognize their requisi-
tion and surrender the men, whom ne ia
satisfied viii be convicted il he can get
them into Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
CARNEGIE ~ MOYE.
People Think He VIII Move His Iron
Works Near Lake Erie.

NoRwALK, o., Dec. 4-For several
days past party of surveyors have been
and Huron, sounding the Huron river and
making a topogra phicaI map of the
land adjacent TO the rivsr from Lake
Erie to the head Of navigation.
The people and property owners in the
vicinity are very much Interested
over the matter and say that the
surveyors are ia the employ of the great
iron manufacturing firm OF Carnegie
& Phipps Of Pittsburg, and that they are
seeking a new Location for their plant
near Lake Erie, following the example
set by the Johnston Steel Works. which
moved from Johnstown, Pa, to Lorraine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
SUPT. STANLEY's HELP.
he state superintendent-EI Elect Chooses


The State Superlnte endent-Elect Chooses
His Assistants
State Superintendent elect Edmund
Stanley has announced the appoint
ment of his two assistants.
The position of assistant state superin-
tendent has been given to Guy p. Benton,
superintendent of the Fort Scott city
schools, whose salary viii be S 1000.
Ii. G. Fellows, superintendent Of the
Washington city schools, has been APP
pointed bond clerk at a salary of 1920.
superintendent Stanley has not yet
named his stenographer, who will re-
ceive 500 a month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
MONEY FOR BONDS PAID.
The stewart Syndicate Has Completed
the. Payment Of Gold

New YoRK. Dec. The Stewart syn
dicafe has completed the payment Of
gold to the New York sub treasury for
the new $50,0OO,000 bond issue. paving
in a total Of $5O, ,409.429.
The amount paid elsewhere is $S.311,-
321. Of which the principal Is due as fol-
lows. Chicago, 50. SOC, 600; San Francisco.
$2,O3O,OUOs Philadelphia, $ls02O.OUO, and
Boston 81, ,250,OOO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

The Omaha Opera House that burned
Todax Wa. LIis lx L-ease.

The Omaha Dpera House that Turned
Today Was His by Lease.
The Fifteenth street theater that
burned at Omaha this morning was the
house that Mr.. Crawford Of Topeka had
leased and his lease expired this week
and would have been renewed imm egi-
ately- Il was the second leading thea
Ter In the city
Mr.. Crawford does not lose any
thing excepting some stage stuff
that he compelled to put
in and the business of the
house for the time he will have to wait
till a house can he built for him Mr.
Crawford thinks he will have no trouble
in having the house rebuilt. and will 90
up tonight to see about it. 1t one of
the best paying houses he had and he
had estimated that his profits on it this
year would be about $1O,OOO. lie has al
ready had offers from Omaha capitalists
who want to build house for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

ZANZIBAR. Dec. Letters from Men
60. the capital Of Uganda. the extensive
territory over which Great Britain re-
Gently formally assumed protectorate,
have been received here and report Sc
we're fighting in the district of UnyorO.
a portion Of which was to be included in
the Uganda territory. King Kabarega
attacked the British fort At HOima. The
Kings forces were repulsed- His sons
and a number of his chiefs we're killed
The suit Of Henry T. Call against IL.
G. LarImer, for defamation of character,
viii come up in the January term Of the
district court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

President r. X. Gable Of the Rock Is-
land, issued a circular today from Chi
cago. saying that Third Vice President
w. IL Truesdale would assume the
duties of general manager until perma-
neat appointment can be determined on.
Mr.. St. John will leave the place on the
last OF ehe month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

Jasper Carter, a prisoner ia the county
jail tried to commit suicide by swallow
ing nearly two ounces Of sulphate Of
potash last night about half past nine
o'clock. County Physician McClintock
gave him an emetic, which had the de-
sired effect, and.he is better today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
STOLE WORLDS FAIR IRON
Heads of Big Chicago Metal Companie
Arrested for ConspIraey.

CHICAGO. Dec. 4.-The two heads of
the Swartz Iron and Metal company,
NJ ark Swartz. president, and Seymour
S. Swartz, cashier and treasurer, also
Barnett Graft, head Of the Graf Con
tracing company, were arrested today
on warrants charging conspiracy to steal.
The Swartz company and the Graft
company. wealthy and prominent con-
Germs, purchased the debris Of the Col
umbian Intramural railway from the
trustees, Jesse and Isaac Seligman
OF New York. 1t is charged that
their thefts occurred in connection
with this deal and that acting IN con
junction with w. S. Malone, an intra-
mural railway employe, they by a system
OF underweigh secured an immense
amount Of the steel and iron from the
Worlds fair road, without payment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

BAITTMORF, Dec T EX-GOV. OdIn
Bowie died at his home sFairview,"
Bowie. Md. at $3.50 o'clock this morning.
The end came peacefully while the ex-
governor was surrounded By the mem
bers of his family. In 1864 he was nomi-
mated for lieutenant governor Of Mary
land and defeated by the vote Of the
soldiers All during the war he used his
utmost endeavors to keep the Democratic
party organized He was elected gov
ernor by over 10000 majority in 1867.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

Burglars broke into the LIS Wo0iver-
ton drug store at lob Kansas avenue last
night and managed to get about $I2 ont
of the money drawer which they broke
open They entered the building through
the cellar. breaking out glass from the
cellar door in front. There seem to have
been three Of them, as they lighted the
electric light. placed three chairs back
of the prescription case and sat there
smoking and drinking whisky
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04

The jury in the case OF the American
Book company against O. c. Hill brought
in verdict for the defendant last night,
under Instructions from Judge Riner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-04
LIE AMENDMENT VOTE.


The OfacIaI Figures on the state Ohicers
Are Follows: