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Hoods asss:aIii. Cures

the whole system, and am sure in my case
Hoods Sarsaparilla acted directly upon the
blood, as it gave me relief so soon. have made
it my business to explain to my friends suffering
with rheumatism what Hoods Sarsaparilla did
for me- and would highly recommenditto all"
N. c. GODFREY, Clayton, New Jersey.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
rains leave Mount Holly as fotlOlos.,

The standard railway of America. Protect
ed by the interviewing switch and block sig
nal system.
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Castoria.

"Castoria is SO well adapted 10 children that
I recommend it as superior to any prescription
known 70 me-"
IT, A. ARCHER, M. D.,
III So. oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
"Our physicians in the children's depart
ment have spoken highly of their expert
ence in their outside practice with Castoria,
and although we only have among our
medical supplies what is known as regular
products, yet we are free TO confess that tho
merits of Castoria has won us to look with
favor upon it,
UNITED HOSPITAL AND DisrErsARy,
Boston, Mass.
ALLEN G. SMITH, Pres,
urrax STRAIT. New York City.
The advocate., 1894-04-11
CONCERNING KANSAS.

got control Of the lower house. This
house passed the maximum rate bill
which was intended to give some relief
regardless Of railroad commissioners.
But the bill was promptly defeated by
the republican senate. In 1892 the same
question was at issue, both parties, in
their platforms, favoring reduction Of
rates. Following this the Populist SEN
ate passed another maximum rate bill,
but that bill never became q law.
Since the railroad commissioners have
bravsly taken held Of the matter there
is no doubt but something will be done.
unless they fail as a result Of defective
laws or corrupt courts, or both. This is
an administration for the people.
The advocate., 1894-04-11
Railroad Rates,

The present board Of railroad COM
missioners have been industriously en-
gagged for the past year in gathering in
formation concerning the duties Of their
Office and the wants and rights Of the
people in different parts OF the state. As
viii be seen by their annual report they
have accomplished a great deal in the
way of information and it now remains
for them to give the people the benefit
Of the law. To do this they began, long
before printing their report, the making
Of new freight rate sheet or tariff
schedule, the purpose OF which is to
equslizs the rates between people Of
different classes and localities in the
state, in accordance with the railroad
laws OF 1888.
The question of railroad rates has cut
great figure in Kansas politics and has
been used for politicians to juggle with.
In 1883 strong public sentiment COM
peeled the legislature to take hold of 1t,
and the result was the law creating the
board Of commissioners, vesting them
with certain powers to perform certain
duties. Boards previous to this one
have done little to carry ont the laws,
In 1890 the matter of rates was made q
campaign issue and the Peoples party
The advocate., 1894-04-11
NOTES.

The Greedy Graphic is no longer re-
publican paper. 1t has seen the error OF
its ways, and is now Populist.
The governor, his private secretary,
and the bank commissioner are witnesses
in the Smith libel suit at Kansas City.
Warden Chase's penitentisry report
for March shows expenditures for the
month to be $lO,574 and receipts $7,30l.
The coal sales amounted to $5,343.
For the first time in it's history the
city Of Larned has divided it's Offices
about evenly between 6he republicans
and Populists. Heretofore republicans
have run the city.
Since there has been political fight
begun against the Kansas Mutual Life
insurance company, President Davis has
requested the superintendent Of insur-
Rnce to make an examination Of the COM
pany's standing, and it is being done.
Jacob Stosler, the veteran editor who
began his newspaper career in this state
as q partner with Senator Plumb, has
become disgusted with Kansas politics
and quit the state. He leaves his Fort
Scott Monitor, to become tavern keeper
at West Plains, Mo.
Partisan politics did not cut much OF
figure in the municipal elections Of
Kansas this year. The contests for city
Offices were nearly all made on the per-
sonslity Of the candidates, but wherever
the Populists voted together they made
large gains over their vote OF last year.
Shawnee county seems to be in q
pickle on account OF the mismRnage-
ment Of the county commissioners. The
general revenue fund, from which run
ming expenses are paid, is exhausted,
snd county officers and employees are
discounting their claims at the banks to
get their pay.
The Kansas Republican league held a
meeting in Topeka last week, and spent
two days and nights in successfully re-
viving enthusiasm. Outgoing President
HoCh read an essay on "Populist Law
lessness, and How to Redeem the State >
The new officers elected are: G. M.
Sheldon, president; W. Y. Morgan, vice
president; ChRs. E. Gsult, secretary;
Judge Culver, Of Emporia, treasurer.
The meeting showed that this part Of
the republican party iB in good working
The advocate., 1894-04-11
KICKS BOTH WAYS.

Commissioners.
The state board Of school fund COM
missioners, composed OF the superin-
tendent Of public instruction, secretary
Of state and attorney general, have
within the past six weeks invested $10,-
600 Of school money in Hamilton county
bonds, the validity Of which is being
tested by suit in the United States
court All of this amount was paid, but
$1,000 OF it has been returned to the
state treasurer. The facts and q good
deal Of sensational talk about this bond
deal was published by the daily papers
last week, and as might be expected, the
stuff ia being used for political effect.
The law makes it the duty of the board
to "from time to time invest any moneys
belonging to the permanent school fund,
the State agricultural College, State nor
NAL and State University funds, in the
bonds Ui the state of Kansas, or of the
United States, school district bonds ol
the several school districts Of the state
Of Kansas, bridge, court house bonds
or IN county, township or city rsfunding
bonds Of the several counties. townships
and cities of the state" etc. (The above
is quoted from the law
About March / N. D. Mckinley, act
ing as an agent, sold to the board a $5, 1000
block Of the Hamilton county bonds,
and on March II D. D. Hornadsy, sold
another block of the same amount and
series. Mckinley and Hornadsy were
acting as sgents for +. D. Lindsay, who
it appears, was agent for the owner, Geo.
W. Crane, Of this city. The day follow
ing Hornsdsy's sale, Mr.. Crane returned
to State Treasurer Biddle $1,000 of the
money received on the bonds, stating
that az the validity Of the bonds was in
question, the money should be kept in
trust by the treasurer until the matter
was decided. II developed afterward
that Mr.. Crane had owned the bonds for
several years; that he had put them in
the bank as colletersl; that he had sold
them through the above named agents
and kept part of the proceeds. He says
he did not know whom they were being
sold to until after he had made use Of
part Of the money. The commissioners
looked into the matter and found that
the Hamilton county officials had de-
fsulted in payment Of the interest
though it had been represented to them
that the interest had been paid.
The exaggerated reports concerning
this matter, made by some Of the news.
papers, prompted Superintendent Gaines
in the absence Of other members Of the
board, to make the following statement
which was addressed to the Capital and
published therein March 8. It throws
some light on the subject and some &c.
rious reflections on the predecessors OF
this board:
81 desire that the facts shall be stated
In Pllll. not ao mnoh for kha ranukakiOu
The advocate., 1894-04-11


managed, under tho present administra-
tion. There is probably no other part
of the finances Of the state 30 near and
dear to the people and which ought to
be guarded with the same jealous care
as the state permanent school fund.
Upon its proper investment depends the
amount which can be annually dis
bursed for the support Of the common
schools Of the state and largely the fu-
ture Of the public school system. This
being the case it is right that the people
should know what is done with this fund
that any misuse of it should be de-
nounced.
THE facts in the case, however, are
entirely different from what would be
deduced by the average reader from the
statements IN the news columns Of the
Capital and the editorial comment there
on; $4,000 of Hamilton county refund
ing bonds were purchased by the board
but not as you insiuuate, hastily and
without proper investigation. Their le-
gality was carefully looked into; papers
showing every step in their issuance
were fled in this Office showing that
they were issued in strict accordance
with the law, and this is the only way q
person not personally familiar with the
facts can determine the legality OF bonds.
The law lays down q certain process that
must be followed in issuing bonds by all
municipal corporations. The papers re-
quired by the commissioners before any
bonds are purchased must show that all
the requirements of law have been
strictly complied with. When all this
ia done nothing more can be expected.
"In case the papers are all regular and
show the bonds to be legal, but one
other fact is necessary to determine the
matter conclusivsly, and that is to ascer-
tain whether the corporation issuing
them continues to recognize their legal
ity by paying promptly the interest
coupons as they fall due, and here ia the
important point in this whole matter.
When these bonds were presented to the
board by the agents OF Mr.. George w.
Crane OF this city, the coupons were all
clipped up to date and the representa-
tion was made to the board that the in
terest had all been paid up to January l,
1894. What more could be asked IN the
way OF evidence that these bonds were
legal and a good investment for the
school fund. If, as stated by Mr.. Crane,
the legality of these bonds is questioned
by the county issuing them and the in
terest has not been paid for years, why
did he allow them to be sold with the
representation that the interest was all
paid, thus allowing the purchasers to
believe that there was no question as to
their legality?
"Mr. Crane attempts to make reputa-
tion for himself for loyalty to the educs-
tional interests Of the state by showing
his willingness to lose $1,000 himself
rather than see the school fund suffer
but does it not seem remarkable that
such compunctions Of conscience should
seize upon him only after a bank had re-
fused to accept money obtained in that
way in satisfaction Of debt? According
to the statement of the Capital these
bonds are not worth 10 cents on the
r.. - A q.
The advocate., 1894-04-11

/ "@NSS~ @~~S~S A4O WACAO VAlA1h AD UUOLU4y
scheme to secure political capital for
the republican party and at the same
time give Mr.. Crane q boom for state
printer in case his party should happen
to be successful. Such q transaction
with an individual would be regarded
very nearly equivalent to obtaining
money under false pretensss and in case
the bords prove illegal will not be far
from laying the parties who are guilty
liable to criminal prosecution.
GAS stated before in the case of these
bonds there was absolutely nothing to
arouse the suspicious Of the board as to
their legality and everything to recon-
mend the purchase as good investment
for the school fund. Par was paid be-
cause it has always been the policy Of
the board never to discrsdit any of the
securities of Kansas that are considered
good, by paying less than par for them.
This policy has always been followed by
republican boards and by the present
board because a Kansas bond that is not
worth par is not q good investment at
all. Either principal and interest will
be paid or 1t will not be paid. If in the
judgment Of the board it will be paid,
then il it bears good rate of interest it
is worth par. If in the judgment of the
board, principal and interest will not be
paid, then it is not purchased at any
price. Hamilton county is probably not
in the most prosperous condition, yet
there is no reason to believe that it is
not worth much more than the indsbt-
edness. The total indebtedness amounts
to only little over s per cent. of the
assessed valuation, and it has running
through it the main line Of the Santa
Fe railroad which is alone enough to
make sure the payment OF the entire in
debtedness. InRsmueh as these bonds
draw 6 per cent. interest and all new
bonds were written at and per cent.
now, it certainly looks like any man with
good common sense should regard them
as good investment for the school fund.
So much for the bonds of Hamilton
county purchased through che misrep-
resentations Of Mr.. Crane and his agents.
find In the editorial columns of the
Capital this morning the following re-
garding other bonds lately purchased by
the board:
ut appears that $4,000 of the state
school fund has been invested by the ex-
ecutive council in repudisted Kearney
county bonds"
As far as this is intended to reflect
upon the present board Of school fund
commissioners, it is absolutely false.
Thirteen thousand dollars OF Kesrney
county bonds have been purchased by
the board, but they have never been re-
pudistsd by the county, and, as far as
anyone knows, are just as good as gov
ernment bonds; better, in fact, because
they draw 6 per cent. interest.
The statement Of the Capital regard
ing the Kesrney county bonds, however,
was not altogether untrue. There are
now $4,000 OF the bonds of Kearney
county in the treasury upon which the
interest has never been paid since they
were purchased, and which, in all probs-
bilities, are altogether worthless, but
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A CLEAR CASE.
Gambling Carried on in yVcIch's Place
Elm ed and Sent to Jail

"tonnie" Welch, who was arrested last
Tuesday nighl by Sergeant Steele on the
charge of keeping q gambling house at
COG Kansas avenue, had his hearing this
morning in police court NJ. 4. Jamlson
appeared for WeIch. Welch was ar
rested on the complaint Of Richard Craw-
ford, cOlored boy who had been playing
craps there and lost all his money.
When Crawford was asked to tell all
he knew about the charge of gambling
preferred against Welch by him he said.
Il went down to Welch's place on the
9th Of February TO pay my Dill 1 after
wards played a few games 0f pool and
shoot some craps, among them was tFon-
ME" WEIGH. / did So. on the table at the
back of the billiard hall and lost 5000.
1 afterwards found thatthey had cheated
me out of my money and went back
and asked for So. as I could not 60 home
without any money sH0unie told me to
wait a minute. and then he came back to
me and said he thought I had lost 500 OF
SO and refused to give me anything
back. went to the police station and
reported the matter. One of Welch's
men, John Abel, came to me since
Welch's arrest and wanted me not to APP
pear against him. He said If / did not
he would see that I got all my money
back"
Other witnesses verified Crawford's
statement. Judge Ensminger fined
WEIGH $50 and ten days imprisonment
Several of Welch's men, il was reported
had talked to Ora Words mother and
made some threats against the boy if he
appeared against Welch. Judge Ems
minger cautioned them that if anything
of this kind happened, he would enforce
the law most severely, as he intended
that witnesses in police court should be
protected.
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LOOKOUT FOR SMALLPOX.
Boards of Health Meet at chicago to
Consider Precautions.

CHICAGO. March 3. Owing to a fear
that smallpox might spread throughout
states near Illinois by means Of people
passing through Chicago. meeting of
Representatives of boards Of health of
several states was held here last night
for the purpose Of ascertaining i'm what
degree the disease prevailed, and also
what precautions have been taken TO
prevent its spread.
Those present were DIR. Probst of Ohio.
DIS. Metcalt, Whlteside and Taylor of
Indiana, Drs- Quine, Scott and Vincent
of the Illinois state board of health Dr..
Hamilton Of the Marine hospital SER
vice. and DR.. W ARE and Montgomery of
Chicago. and DIR. Reynolds, commissioner
of health.
The result is that the visitors have arr
rived at the conclusion that the reports
of the prevalence and spread Of the dis
ease have been exaggerated, and that
ample precautiOn is being taken to pre-
vent the scourge from spreading in the
city and to other localities.
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Ia regard % law suns N EeaT says
the one brought by the Bell company
against the Harrison company lib 1889 at
Little Rock was dismissed at the cost Of
the plaintiff. and that recently the Bell
company has filed suits against other
companies. but avoided litigation with
the Harrison people.
1Ir Bear adds eve do not expect to
run the Bell company out, but to do busi-
ness along side of them and build up a
big service of our own. which viii also
stimulate that of the rival company
The local company viii be organized
with home capital, and the office is at
room %. Colum biau building
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TIE NEW TELEPHONE.
S. j. Bear Secures the Territory O
T0~a7ra

s. ,. Bear Secures the Territory Of
Topelza-
S. j. Bear has returned from Chicago
with the contract for the territory of To-
peka ia connection with the Harrison
telephone service. Dir. Bear VIII 90 bel
fore the council Monday and ask for a
franchise.
The officers of the company are
Stephen B. Elkins, president; Patrick
Egan. secretary The capital stock is
eighty million dollars of which S30O0O,-
0o0 are paid ia. George r. Peck is a
director.
Tia a talk this afternoon with Mr.. Bear
the following information was gleaneds
The new company viii occupy re-
lation toward the Bell company similar
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to that Of the West
ern Union and Pos
tai Telegraph COM
panies. The Harrison
people propose to
put into effect a
better service at
lower rates. The
price for residences
viii be $24 per year
and for business
houses S36, against
$50. the uniform
charge Of the Bell
company
This service Is
now ia use liz Atch-
ison. ST. Joseph, Mo-,
La Porte, Ind. Lit
tie Rock, Ark, De
catur, ILL.,. and other
towns.
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10 Inc IuIL0E 81 IIIe .IlILe .IUIIIllII
SIR:-An article appeared ia last even
ing's JOURNAL. stating that Chief Lind
sew would enforce the chicken law. The
attention of our chief is respectfully call
ed to the relief of some of the citizens of
Lowman Hill, especially those living on
Morris avenue. south of Eleventh street.
where the chickens have become a
nuisance. We trust this VIII be suffici-
ent notice to those Interested as we do
not wish to make g personal complaint
LOwMAN HILL
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no THE sUPRE1TE COURT-
Controversy Between George III Hale and
Oscar Hiaohoa il That Court Today.

Controversy Between George -. Hale and
Oscar Bisoho9 ID That Court Today.
The contest between the rival city
assessors, George ID. Hale and Oscar
BischOH was today carried to the supreme
court. where it VIII be decided which of
these gentlemen, is enUtled to the office.
Quo warranto proceedings were filed
today by Col C. W. Harrison and S. b.
Bradford, representing Ge0. D Hale. city
assessor of the city eff Topeka, in which
the court is asked to compel Oscar Blsch-
off to turn over his Office and all books
belonging to the Office now ia his pos
session to Mr.. Hale
The petition shows that city assessors
were elected year apart from 1881 to
1888, and that since that time until this
year the assessors had been allowed TO
serve two years at a time without a re-
election.
If. q. Brown was elected in 1881, Albert
Parker in 1852. Parker was re- elected in
1888 and resigned. and j. P. SalYer was
elected to fill the vacancy, j. Lee Knight
was elected in 1884 and again in 1888;
Knight was reelected ia 1897; 7. G.
Brown was elected in 1889 and re elected
in 1890
Oscar BischoT was elected ia 1898 and
and the petition charges that he is now
pretending to hold the Office 1y reason
of his election year ago, although his
successor. Geo. ID Hale. has been elected
and has qualified.
Dir. Bisch0h must appear ia court
Monday morning. March 5th. at g o'clock,
and show cause why he should not turn
over the office
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VALUE OF A HUMAN BEING.

Rev. Charles 1E. sheldon Wiu Open the
Eyes Of Some People tomorrow
ON tomorrow evening Rev Charles III
Sheldon viii preach the first of his series
of sermons On "ChrIstian Socialism, at
the Central Congrega tional church
These sermons viii be of great interest
too. as they deal with social questions of
the day from a christian standpoint
The subject Of tomorrow evenings ser
mon Will bel The Value of a Human
Being" Rev Dir sheldon s. 3 gifted
writer and speaker Am audience is eX-
pected that VIII tax the size of the
churen.
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lie pERTH REcoRp.

Ruth Watson, aged 81 years. died at
her homie 10 miles southeast of the city
this morning. The funeral viii take
place tomorrow at II a. ID.
Ralph IT. Griggs, the two months old
child Of hIr. and Mrs. G IT, Griggs, died
this morning at their home, 1919 Monroe
street, North Topeka, Of lung fever.
Funeral tomorrow at $50 O'Clock
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LONDON, March "a dispatch to the
Times from Teheran. the capital of Per
STA, says: The government has officially
announced that the mint will no longer
coin silver for the public
it also declares that the importation of
silver is prohibited for the future, and
that month hence the customs auth0ri-
ties viii treat as contraband all silver
not ordered by the mint
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DETECTED 20 HORSE Lot.


= IT I1lE-9'I = IIIt VI = e
ing RENE died.
S. r. Huffman was arrested yesterday
on a warrant sworn out bv IT, A Strauss
charging him with violation of ordinance
1920. the health ordinance. lie had his
hearing this morning Eta police court.
Mr.. Strauss testified that he kept i've
horses running loose Is yard next to
his residence. and that the place had not
been cleaned for long time and now
was nuisance to the whole community.
He said his wife and children had
been sick ever since they moved 10 the
place, about a month ago. TT is at the
corner Of Western avenue and Fifth
street. Huffman, it is said, has been
notified several times to clean tha yard
but replied that he could not 10 1t on
account of the frost lie hss com
menced work on il, however, and the
judge continued the case until Tuesday,
70 give him chance to have it finished
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AN OKLAHOMA RAILROAD.
The Colorado. Oklahoma and Gulf Road
Chartered.

KANSAS CITY. March 3.-A special to
Colorado, Oklahoma 81 Gulf railway was
chartered here today with a capital stock
of $4,000 900
The road viii run from Fort Smith.
Ark, to Trinidad, Colo, with headquar-
tiers at Enid.
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mlrtees have very little to do. The house
committee On territories. for instance, has
practically finished its work, and now the
delegates and promotes of statehood are
in state Of mind over the neglect Of the
senate COM nittHe. which promises to do
nothing at al Perhaps it would baa bet
ter form Of statement to say that it refuses
to promise auything and for the-prasent
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