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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22
LOWE MAY Do SCAYENGING
Judge Hazen Dissolves the Injunction
Against Him.

Judge Hazen in The district court this
morning decided that T. w. Durham's
monopoly of the scavenger business in
Topeka must cease, and dissolved the in
junction which has been in force to pre-
vent anyone else from engaging in that
calling.
Judge Hazen did not pass upon the
legality Of the ordinance, as it was net
considered necessary in deciding the
questions involved The monopoly was
dissolved for the reason made substanri-
ally as follows.
The ordinance provides that the mayor
By and with the consent of the city coun-
ell may appoint zone or more city scav-
engers on the first Monday of each May.
The ordinance was not passed until late
in June. Judge Hazen holds that an
appointment to ill the Office of
city scavenger, which appears to
have been created for Col Durham's es-
pecial benefit, cannot be filed until next
May, and that until that time the old
dinance will be in force. For this reason
alone, without touching upon the legal
ity Of the ordinance, the Injunction
against Scavenger NJ. +. Lowe to prevent
him from infringing on Col. Durham's
prerogatives as the official city scavenger,
was dissolved.
As the matter now stands any one with
proper appliances and having sufficient
bond, can by paying the city license, do
scavenger work IN Topeka The work,
tary point is open to competition.
1t is possible that the ordinance may
be passed over again, with the cOrrec-
tions made that are necessary to its TAX
ing effect at once.
>. B. isenhart, who was loves attor-
ney in the case, says il this Ia done he
will carry the case into the federal courts
and fight il until the question is perma-
nently settled of whether or not a man
who wants to do scavenger work can be
prevented from doing so, legally, BY an
ordinance Of the city council. MIR Isen-
hart cites the case from California that
was decided in the United States supreme
court In order 70 crowd out Chinese
labor city attempted to reg ulate ali the
laundrie5 in town, and granted all appli-
cations for q laundry license except those
of the Chinese. The supreme court held
this ordinance to be void, aud Mr.. Isen-
hart would expect verdict in the cav
enger case on the same points involved.
1t is stated that at the hearing OF the
Injunction case the dislike Of the health
department toward Lowe was strongly
brought out When the sanitary police
men order a vault cleaned or other i'm
provements made an entry il made Of it
on the records Of the board Of health.
The scavengers al consulted this book
took the names of those who had work to
be done and went after them.
In order 70 let Durham have a monop-
oily Of the business an arrangement was
made whereby tins KEY of the boards
rooms was left over the door. Col Dur
ham would 60 there nc night and take
the list on the books and get the Jobs the
next morning before the other scaven-
gers were about Lowe claims to have
watched one night from the roof of the
building next door and saw Durham
copy the list off the books that were not
available to the rest Of the scavenQers
until the next day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22
ARo1nance OF Rics,nx.

DO you know the story of the man
who had two wives and was held
blameless? His name was Count Won
Gleichen; he was IA Thuringian; and
it happened early in the thirteenth
century. The Count went forth, as
was customary, to tight the Saracen,
who proved, as too often happent d.
the better warrior and ok him
prisoner Therefore the Count was
carried OF to the palace q N0ared-
din, where he was made a Save and
set to cultivate the deliciOu, shalict
Of Ascalou in the garden Of tie
Cairene Caliph. HIS good looks and
the knowledge that lie was a great
noble ia his own country attra ted
the attention Of q certain princess.
Gaughter Of The sultan. Sse heard
his simple story; she wept for him; he
opene1 his arms; she wept with him.
She offered to effect his escape Tor
him on one cOndition-thath he should
marry her.
Alas. madam" - or your royal
highness. or your illustriousness, or
whatever was the lady's style and
title under the rules of the caliphate
81 cannot" he replied. AT home
there anguish fer me wife anu ten
der childre n.
why she asked in mafdenly sur
prise, what ails the man? AS If
another wife or two would he aDy
obstacle. Do not the laws OF the
prophet-whos> name be b essed -
and the customs Of the Cairene
Caliphate allow a man to have mole
than one wife,"
lie yielded; he promised; she was
as good as her word: in a few days
they embarked together in a hip
engaged by herself. and they arrived
in Venice In safety Could - .
Christian moralist!-could this noble
knight desert the princess to whom
he owed his freedom? Never Tie
repaired to Rome; he laid the case
before the Pope. His Holiness, after
considering the matter. granted him
permission to keep both wives and to
be legally married to both. And tho
story goes on to say that they ali
lived together in the greatest happi-
ness. the Turkish lady being child
less, and loving her sister-vif s
children as much as if they wore her
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nOUART,, RUST DEAD.

A Well Known G. A. r. Character, Who
Claims He killed Gen. ZolIicOtfer.
INDIANAPOLIS. Iud-, Aug. 22-Quartius
c. Rust, veteran Of prominence ia the
Mexican aud civil wars and an original
character known among G. A R people
in all the central states, was found last
night on the old National road, fifteen
miles west of indianapolis. He was
lying at the bottom Of fifteen foot en-
bankment, with his head ushed under
his buggy, and his horse dead also.
Quart" Rust, as he was called in the
army and ever since, was widely known
for his claim, never disputed, that he
killed the Rebel General ZOllicoffer in
the battle Of Perrysville, Ky, in 1862.
Until the war he was a Democrat, and
SO popular In this district that he ran for
the congressional nomination against the
late Senator Jos. z Macdonald, and was
beaten by only one vote. That was i'm
mediately after his return from the
famous trip across the plains with Gen
eral Fremont, wherein Rust gained spe-
cial praise from Fremont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22
SOVEREIGN SCORES RICH.
Says They Enjoy Themselves While Mil
Lions are Starving.

Says They Enjoy Themselves While Mil
lions are Starving.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 22-General Master
Workman Sovereign, Of the Knights Of
Labor, addressed large meeting Of
workingmen last night in the course of
which he said: SIN the beginning men
started out equally, but now one class
has nearly every thing and millions,
though willing to work, are on the verge
of starvation. While millions are starry
ing. the ricn Still find a place on earth
for magnificent places and great parks,
where they may hunt and enjoy life as
they please TO do.
In America today there are three mil
lion men willing and ready 10 work, who
are idle for want of work 10 do-moldlng
themselves, or rather being nodded, into
felOns and beggars. Charity has been
strained IS il was never strained before.
but still the cry for bread from starving
Threats is heard all over the land. These
men are being turned into tramps.
1.-The tramp has been described as a
cross between poverty and crime, but I
think that the dude as a proof of our civ
ilization. can justly be described as a
cross betv cen nobody and nothing. Both
are the results, the outcoms Of the mon
opoly-the monopoly thar unless it is
thrOttled VIII cause the death OF the re-
DublicY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22

Under the machinery Of the law as
at present administered = lawyer has
great advantages over a witness.
Recognition Of this fact is probably
the reason why people always enjOy
seeing witness get the better Of his
examiner.
An exchange reports a case ia
which the plaiatir had testified that
his financial position had always
been good The o. posing counsel
took him IN hand for cross exanina-
ton. and undertook to break down
bis testimony upon this point.
shave you ever been bankruptP"
asked the lawyer
Il have not, =" WAS he answer.
~Now be careful; did yea ever step
pa, ment?"
"Yes"
"Ah. L thought we should get at it
finally When did that happen?"
@After 1 had paid all I owed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22
KNIGHTS OF PYTHlAs.
Work on the Revision of the Constitution.
Helmet CsIints.

Helmet GIints.
A secret meeting of the national com
Inittee Of the Knights of Pythias, which
has IN charge the revision OF the constitu-
ton Of the order, completed its session at
Milwaukee and adjourned. The COMMITTEES
viii report at the annual encampment IN
Washington. The report will recommend,
it is said sweeping changes and u COM
plete revision Of the constitution Of the or
der. The titles of the officers will be
changed, and they will simply be desig-
mated as a president, vice president, secre-
taries and treasurer. The new constiJu-
ton is an application, as far as possible,
of the simplicity of the United States gov
eminent to q secret organization The ez-
ecutiYe power is in the president The sen
ate viii be the governing power, and there
will be a tribunal, to consist of judges,
which shall try all disputes which may
arise in the order. The ritual has also been
revised and modernized-
Lynn Mass lodges are considering the
subject of the erection of a Pythian build
ing in that city
A new lodge IS to be organized at Quincy,
Mass.
Black Prince division, U. r., Of New
ark, n j., won the competitive drill at
Asbury Park.
The estimated expenses of the grand
lodge of Ohio for the year are $50, 80. This
includes 81, Geo expenses allowed and $500
clerk hire for the grand chancellor.
The annual parade of the Essex county
Pythians viii be held at Haverhill, Mass,
Sept 20. The grand officers have been
invited to be present.
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quantities that it will please all the peo-
Die and will regulate the weather 80
that it will not Be cold enough during
the winter to freeze growing crops, or so
hot in the summer that anything Will
suffer with the heat He makes the offer
to become state weather director at 500
q month because he j. out Of job just
now.
Fred. J. Close, the governors private
secretary. wrote to Mr. Baker and told
him that the governor would willingly
sign a contract and put up bond to pay
him $500 a month TO make rain and reg
ulate the weather in Kansas, but the rain
must be made and the weather regulated
before the money is paid.
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category of questions, and must
make afldzvit that he has neither
wife nor child. The laws that regu-
late army life are then read to him.
He is shown the fate of the man who
once enlisted, deserts before his time
is up He has now the gala dress on
for which his soul has hankered, he
wears the regimeRtals Of a private
soldier in the United States array.
He dare not walk out Of that once
without leave from his superior on
Ger. He is an enlisted man for three
or I've years. as the case may be, and
the recipient Of S13 month ia
Uncle Sans money.
The term Of s0rvics for q soldier
enltsting under the present rules Of
army life is five years. but in accord
Rnce with q law passed in 1880 sol
der after serving one year can pur-
chase an honorable discharge, SIZE
being the maximum price.
Although the pay Of private sol
der seems almost made 2uate to meet
MS living expenses, 1t ulust be re-
mem beTed that in addition to the S13
a month he receives his ratiens,
clothing. bedding, medical services
and medicines freq.
There are lfb-al les. eading-rooms
and post schools, where men who
need instruction can be taught a fair
knowledge Of necessary English
branches, and where foreigners can
improve their use OF the English
language. A large percentage Of
1-1a<i@ 1919 sallaaAs AnEA AAa An@Ai-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22

ids, Ia; high priest, A. B. McCafgey,
Denver; oriental guide, EtheIbert r.
Allen, Kansas City; treasurer, William
s Brown, Pit6sburg; recorder, Benjamin
w. Rowell, Boston; first ceremonial mas
ter, Thomas J. Bishop, Albany; second
ceremonial master, Thaddeus B. Beecher,
Bridgeport, Conn; marshal, II. S. Wright,
st. Paul; captain of the guard, John z.
Atwood, Leavenworth, Kan; outer guard,
q. x. Blanchard, Rhode Island
Reports of officers show that the mem
bership, which numbered ~, 900 at the
close Of 1892, has Increased to IS, 600.
The imperial potentate reported that, as
an organization of colored citizens had
pirated the title Of the order, he had OBJ
tanned articles of Incorporation in New
York state.
The order of the mobiles Of the Mystic
Caliph Ali. the cousin and son-in-law Of
the prophet Mohammed. at Mecca, Arabia,
in go.
The jewel Of the order is a crescent
formed of any substance. The most val
ued materials are the claws of the royal
Bengal tiger, united at their bases In a
gold setting which includes their tips and
bears on one side of the center the head Of
8 sphinx and on the other pyramid, urn
and star.
The ritual committee made a report to
the imperial council in which the present
ritual was slightly modified. It was
adopted and will be printed and distribut-
ed during the year.
A $500 jewel was ordered for retiring
Imperial Potentate Hudson, and = $3.50
one for Past Recorder Luce. Five hun
dred dollars was also appropriated to retir-
ing Imperial Treasurer Wright by the I'm
perial council.
The next session OF the imperial council
vii he h4ld at ra3a he fy
be determined by a committee which was
appointed for the purpose, on the Monday
following the meeting of the grand en-
campIncDt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22

Supreme Medical Examiner W1therin
passed upon 8, $50 applications during the
first seven months Of 1894 and accepted
4, s58.
The suit brought against the Bank OF
Commerce of Indianapolis by the order to
recover SOS, SJ2. 81, the amount Of she def
lett during the term CT Supreme Treasurer
Mcbride has Just been decided in favor
Of the order, which will recover the full
amount with interest at Per cent
The assessment call for August reports
80 deaths
The membership statement for juno
shows: limitations, ], 313; suspensions and
deaths, gro; net gain, 5s4; new lodges, .;
new insurance written $685., 500.
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Further investigation reveals the
fact that q soldier in the uniform of
the United STATES army stands al at
tention in the doorway, his white
RlOved hands held in military fash
ion at his sides. but holding neither
gun nor sword. He is soldier Of the
peace, the ONCE orderly who stands
there, not to guard the premises, but
to say, This way, boys" to the
would-be recruits who are looking for
the enlistment ONCE. Then a dia-
logue something after this fashion
takes place;
Il want TO jine the army"
~Up-Stairs, turn to the right, for
ward-march."
Think I'll pass?"
Reckon you will. Can't talk on
duty. Go up and list
Then the candidate fer military
honors goes upstairs, dreadinR the or
deOl at every step, and finds himself
IN d large room, where the recruiting
officer sits ut a table attended by
Sergeant and an Orderly In the i'm
posing uniform which the candidate
for enlistment hopes to don.
Il want t. list, he says, APP
preaching the table.
The Captain looks up.
Take on your hat.
The. hat is sheepishIy removed.
what is your ayeS"
Twenty years old. "
~Are your people willing?"
~They are, sir. 3"
married."
no, sir. (This may or may not
be true.
Ever been in Jail?"
At this the candidate looks sur
pr1sed and hurt. and answers in the
negative quite forcibly enough to be
convincing.
Then the sergeant takes the man
in hand, looks down his throat, ex-
amines his teeth. weighs him, takes
his height and finds out his reason
for wanting to enlist
If he tips he beam at regulation
weight. not less than 10 nor more
than $50, and measures not ess than
i've feet four inches. he comes up to
the requirements Of an able bodied
soldier, and is sent into another room
to disrobe. Then he "a again weighed
and measured and put through a
course OF physical exercise that
brings out any disability that may
exist Ia bold relief. II he is gym
nastically correct, can bend his body
like a contortiOnist, expand and con-
tract his chest without getting
breathless, prove that every toe and
finger is capable of active service,
and that his back is linn Der enough to
enable him to stoop either way, he is
accepted and register ed and taken to
the Captains once to be sworn in.
But first he must answer a personal
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AFTER EMPEROR WILLIAM.
Anarchists send Him threatening Let
ters livery Day.

NEW YoRK, Aug. 22.-A dispatch from
Berlin says: It is stated that among the
belongings Of the fourteen anarchists
who were arrested IN this city on the 10Th
inst, were a number Of documents which
show conclusively that Berlin plOtters
were in constant communication with
their brethren IN Paris, Barcelona, Chi
cagO and London.
Evidence was also found that financial
aid had been received by the anarchists
IN the city named, by their companions
in Berlin. Anonymous letters threaten
ing Emperor Williams life are frequent
ly received at the imperial palace, and
all possible precautions have been adopt
ed to prevent she carrying out Of their
threats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22
UNITED WORkMEN.
Systematic Work the secret of Prosperity.
Bench Shavtngs.

Systematic Work the Secret of Prosperity.
Bench Shavtngs.
The grand lodge officers of Indiana have
divided that state into three districts, ap-
pointing a deputy for each, and he is TO
be directed by = grand lodge officer select
ed for the purpose Every order has be-
come fully satisfied that its only hope Of
prosperity lies in careful system Of lodge
supervision
Members in good standing July 1, 1894,
832, 733.
The Ancient Order Of United Workmen,
in gratitude to its father, made a hand
some provision for his widow and erected
a monument to his memory
An effort should be made to have every
suspended member reinstated.
Total relief fund received to July l.,
1894 on call No. IA including balance on
hand Jan I, 1894, SAP, 1870 80 Amount
disbursed, $412, $50. IS.
A great many members of the supreme
lodge are still in favor Of a two degree
ritual
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-08-22
CLOSE DID MIGHTY WELL
If he HAS sold His Railroad Bonds Says
Judge Mott, OF Galveston.

Judge Mott, Of Galveston.
Judge 81. T. Mott, OF Galveston, Texas,
who was one Of the prominent delegates
to the deep water convention which was
held in Topeka few years ago. is here
as a delegate to the r. A M. national
grand council
Judge Mott says the deep water con-
vention was of great benefit TO his state.
In speaking Of the Gulf & Inter State
railroad, of which Fred Close of Kansas
ia one Of the leading officials, be said:
ave don't know very much about that
road IN Galveston, and none of our local
capitalists have much confidence In The
scheme. There have been two rival
companies both pretending to be the one
that would build the road, but I under
stand they have lately settled their diff
ferences and now the one company is
working at the scheme
1T is true some work has been done
on the road. Between eighteen and
twenty niles of very rude grading is all
that has been done. n OF rail or tie Of
any description has been put down. If
the road should be completed on the pro-
posed line it would no doubt do business,
as it goes through q good lumber region.
'sThe papers announced a few days
ago that the company had sold its bonds
IN Europe; if they have sold their bonds
they have done more than any other COM
pany ever did in selling bonds before
they had any road completed 1 am
frank to say 1 have never had much con-
fidence in the scheme"
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LEWELLING's STORY.
Says He Only Referred to the Re-
publican Party
WHEN HE TOLD HIS BIG STORY.

More or the Quarrel in g. A. - Ranks
over the Invitation or the Governor
60 speak at hutchinson.
Governor Lewelling who is campaign
ing in the western part of the state, has
forwarded 20 his Office reply to Depart
ment Commander CampbeIFs statement
about the visit Of the governor to the G.
a. r. reunion at Hutchinson. Governor
Lewelling says:
1T is not nv custom to reply to at
tacks Of this kind, but there is so much
Of injustice contained in this article that
Az cannot go unnoticed
GAS for Mr. Campbell, he has always
treated me CONSIDERABLY and have re-
Rarded him as gentleman He did
extend me a courteous invitation 10 visit
she G. A r. camp and accepted with
due appreciation. ! have never before
or since said q disres pectful word of Mr..
Campbell or the old soldiers under
his command No man in Kansas
holds in his heart more honor for the
soldier living or more reverence for the
soldier dead than do, myself The bug
story referred to by MIR. Campbell in his
interview was told in my speech and had
reference to the Republican party. SO
that this statement was misrepresented
70 Mr.. Campbell
sit ia true l stated both on the ground
and afterwards that I had received no
official Invitation to speak and accept the
reasons as given BY Mr.. Campbell that
my presence might have been distaste-
full to thesoldiers. l. ID. LEW ELLING.
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THIS BEATS JENNINGS.

Here Is a Man Who WIN Make Rain "a nd
Also Regulate Temperature.
A communication has been received at
the governors Office from a man signing
himself Henry Baker,17 East Day street,
Jersey City.
Mr.. Baker says he is q "pysictrouIiri-
clan and that he can make rain to order
and can make either warm or cold
weather to order. He proposes that
Governor Lswelling shall appoint him
state weather director at a salary OF 500
. month and be viii make rain in such
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can only by adoption, but they must
be able TO read and write before they
take the oath or allegiance and be-
come soldiers.
The causes that lead a young man
to enlist and assume the arduous
duties OF private soldier are too nu-
merous to be specified Young moR
who ind themselves arrived at ma
turity without any trade or profes-
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INDIANS ARE WARLIKE.
KiOTa and Commanche Indians Want the
Money Due From CattIemen.

A1oWa and COmInlnche Indians " ant the
Money Due From CattIemen.
Ell RENO. 0. T., Aug. 22.-ReIiable in
formation has reached here that the
Kiowa and Comanche Indians are be-
coming aIarmingly troublesome because
the money to the amount of 500 700 due
them by catglemen for lease Of their
country has not been paid them. It has
been due them for several months and
they are unable to get a dollar. AS a re-
suit the Indians are assuming a warlike
attitude toward the cauleinen and in
some sections of the range the disturb
ing element has destroyed range fences
aud slaughtered cattle.
Serious trouble has also come about by
reason of Individual demands by certain
members of these tribes for their share
Of back pay. There is much uneasiness
among the cattle men and neig hboring
settlers.
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ct Denver was at
tended by a full
delegation The
following officers
were elected for
the ensuing year.
Imperial poten-
tate, William b
Melish, Cincin-
natl; deputy I'M
perial potentats,
Wayland Trask.
Brooklyn; chief
rabban, John T.
Brush, Indianap-
oils; assistant rab-
ban, Cyrus e.
Eaton, Cedar Ran