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The morning call., 1894-08-04
ARCHITECT LAYER SUES.
He Seeks to Compel the Acceptance
of His Designs.

recting that the Board of City Hall Commits
sloners appear before Judge Slack on Friday
next on an order 10 show cause why they should
not be restrained from paying an tnstaIlment
0: S522O Sc 10 Messrs. O'Connell s. Lewis
the contractors. for work in accordance with
their contract for the new City Hall dome.
The SUIT is brought by Architect Laver. who
maue the original desigus OF the dome. which
were accepted by an act OF the Legislature. Mr..
Laver declares that If OCoDnel & Lewis are
permitted 10 carry out their contract the dome
will cost SOC, 900 more to construct than II The
original designs are accepted. He therefore
sues for an Injunction restraining Mayor Ellert.
Auditor Broderick and City and County At
torney Creswell from proceeding with the con-
struclion or paying any money 10 OConnell q
Lewis. An order TO show cause was lmmedi-
ately granted by Judge Hebbard.
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A NEW LEAGUE.
Organized From Four Parishes-For
a Silver Gun.

A baseball league has been organized, com.
posed of the young mems societies of the fol-
lowing parishes: ST. Charles. Holy Cross, st.
Domlnic's and st. Francis, and will play for a
handsome silver cup given to the team making
the best percentage in a series of six games.
There is friendly rivalry for first houors be-
tween the societies mentioned, and as the mem
bers are very enthusiastic, it promises to be an
interesting race.
The first game will be played tomorrow be-
tween The Holy Cross and st. Francis teams.
The makeup is:
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Father Connolly in Mendocino.

The Rev. NJ d. Connolly, pastor OF ST. Paups
Church in this city. is now in Mendocino
Comfy. where he win remain for several
weeks. During his stay he Will hold Catholic
services at all The stations along the coast, from
the Humboldt County line to Polnt Arena, and
viii ytsiI ihe Catholic families living in the red
WOOD region. On sunday he will celebrate
mass and preach at Mendocino City at OF clock
and at Greenwood at IL O'Clock. The Rev. j.
p. Ferguson is The regular pastor OF this dis
Ir,cI. whtc h is The most extensive parish in the
arcbdlocesc Father Ferguson is now officlat-
inu PanpS
The morning call., 1894-08-04
Fighting for a High Tower.

Judge Hebbard yesterday ordered the City
Hall Commissioners TO show cause why they
should not be restrained from constructing the
new City Hall under the present plans. The
The morning call., 1894-08-04

Picturesoue California is the best
hoo,x about the Golden State that you
can send to your friends. Part 2@ Is
now ready and can be obtained for one
dime and one coupon.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
Neglected His Wife.

Judge Hebbard has granted Hilda Mathieson
divorce from Charles 5. Maihieson on the
ground of willful neglect. The wife is granted
The custody of a minor child, together with her
homestead and costs OF suit.
The morning call., 1894-08-04
1.hiidren,s Day.

Millie Christine will receive the children
OF the city to-day at GIT Market street.
Everybody should see the eighth wonder
in the world.
The morning call., 1894-08-04

The game will be played at the Haight-street
grounds
The officers of the league are: Charles Cas-
sassa president, w. ONeL vice-presid nj. j
Foley secretary, Eugene McLane treasurer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
TODAY'S TELEGRAPH TIPS.

Representative Deliver of Iowa. is to
address convention of Republican col
lege clubs at Syracuse, n. Y, tomorrow.
The president has approved acts auth
Orizing bridge over the Calcasieu and
Sabine rivers in Louisiana and Texas
and one over the Monongahela river at
Glenwood, Penn.
The official NJ essager d. Europe at St
Petersburg publishes a communique
which says that the council of the empire
regards the conclusion of the Russo
German commercial treaty as q fresh
pledge of European peace
The Hotel Belvidere at Montrose, Col.
was burned to the ground last night
building and contents being a total loss
The loss is fully 100000; insurance sea-
O0O Adjoining buildings were saved
with difficulty. All the inmates escaped
in safety.
Fire early this morning at Frankfort
on the Main- destroyed the upper por-
tion~of a house formerly the Britannia
hotel near the central station. During
the panic which followed the discovery
that the building was on fire a number
of the inmates jumped from the win
dows, three of them were killed and sew
eral severely injured.
Reports from the fruit growing regions
IN California are uniformly encouraging
for an enormous yield of all varieties Of
deciduous fruits, though in one or two
localities late frosts have INJURED apricots
and peaches A very heavy crop of cit
ros fruits is now being harvested in
southern California. and much new acre
age is being planted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
A NEW GUIDE CHOSEN.
Old Gentleman Who Owes His Job te
Miss LeweIIi ng's Kindness.

Old Gentleman Who Owes His Job to
Miss dwellings Kindness.
Rev. ]. NJ. Harrington, aged Bap-
fist preacher, was this morning installed
as guide at the state house.
Mr.. Harrington, who has lived at Oak
land for several years, was one of the
POpulist assistant adjutant generals
during the Legislative war and was a
candidate for the position of guide at
that time but the job was given to Phineas
Trueblood, the governors nephew who
resigned about month ago.
Jerry White, the colored man who sue
ceeded Trueblood. is now succeeded by
the old Baptist preacher who is favor
lite with Miss Jessie Lewelling, and who
no doubt was influential in his securing
the position which pays only $25 a
month.
Mir. Harrington now lives sos West
Tenth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
FARMING DOES NOT PAY
According TO Labor commissioner Todd
who Gives Some Figures

According Labor Commissioner Todd
who Gives Some Figures.
Labor Commissioner Todd has issued a
special report from his department to
prove that farming doesn't pay in Kansas.
This section of his report is as follows:
"From this department were sent 1913
letters to many different farmers in
the state, asking among other things this
question: Taken as whole, does farm
ing pay? Why?' To this query, 1892
of the 1923 townships in the state respon-
ded. and which reponse tersely given.
will be found in the work submitted here
with. 1t will be interesting to curious
people to know that of that number / POI
answered emphatically mo- while the Al
that answered yes qualified the state
ment: The universal testimony being
that farming does not pay because of low
and continually declining prices.
THE price of wheat has at no time
during the past ten years, reached the
general average price of the preceding
five years, and the same Is true of corn
for eight of the ten years
1T is ascertained" says Commissioner
Todd "that the average cost of producing
a bushel of wheat in Kansas is 90. 3 cents,
while the average local shipping price
paid for wheat for five years ending JAN
uary 1st. 1898, is $50. The price of wheat
in Kansas, as well as in other states,
shows a steady average decline for two
decades. In 1888 it had declined in value
till the price received scarcely equalled
the cost of production and in 1881 it cross
ed the danger line. 1t is a notorious
fact that except in 1888 and 1890, and in
d few localities Of the state in 1891, wheat
has been produced at a loss in Kansas
for the last ten years."
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WILL THIS INCLUDE TOPEKA
A Chain of Twenty Theatres Being Or
ganized by Chicago Parties.

ganfzsd by Chicago PARTIES.
CHICAGO, April 4.-Articles of incor-
poration have been filed with the secre-
tary of state at Springfield, providing
Interstate Amusement company with
capital stock of $1,OUO,000
The incorporates are Charles >. Will
liams, E. w. Seymour, w. c. Jordan,
George NJ Dearlove and n. c. Victor,
all but the last named being resi-
the company is far reaching. 1t is pro-
posed to established chain of twenty
theatres in the leading cities of the Unit
ed States, all having the same name, and
conducted under a single management.
these theatres will be intimately con-
nected and the management will hire
travelling companies at a yearly rate, to
play engagements in that circuit alone.
By this system, it is claimed, the expen-
ses of conducting theatrical enterprise
can be reduced fully sixty per cent
The company taking none of the
chances which come with doing bust
ness on the usual percentage basis. can
afford to play for much less money. As
the theaters will all bear the same name,
and the companies will all be chosen
at the beginning of the year, the litho-
graph printing, which is always an item
of large expense, can likewise be re-
duced.
The cities to be included in the circuit
include Chicago, New York, Boston,
Washington. Pittsburg, St Louis, Kansas
City, Denver, San Francisco, and many
others. Play houses in these cities will
be leased by the company. controlled
by giving the lesseeS percentage of
the profits, or in remote cases, built by
the company. The work of organization
will be begun Immediately. and it is
thought the great circuit may be put in
active operation by next September,
when the new season begins.
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WILL SURELY DIE.
The Men Shot at Kansas City Yesterday
Ganno. LIVE heir state ents.

The Men Shot at Kansas City Yesterday
Cannot Live-Ehelr Statements
KANSAS CITY, April 1.-The three men
reported fatally wounded in yester-
days A. P. A.-Catholic election are still
alive, but reasonab BILE hopes of their re-
covery are not entertained. J. n. Pate,
the deputy constable who precipitated
the riot while trying to arrest one of the
Pryor family, told his story of the affray
while suffering intensely from his
wound.
He says he believed that Mike Gala
han, the only that was killed out
right, is the man that shot him. He says
that while he was attempting TO take
Pryor some one threw his arms around
him and Callahan fired. Pate is one of
those mortally wounded.
Harry Fowler is another one His
statement may be regarded as an ante
mortem statement, for it is thought moth
ing short of miracle can save him. Il
do not know just how the fight began"
said he. Il saw man unknown to me
attempt to shoot Callahan. l reached
out to grab the mans gun and save Cal
lahan, and somebody shot me in the
back 1 dropped to my knees, then got
up, ran across the street and fell again"
The eight men under arrest are all de-
putty constables, appointed by suburban
Judge, or deputized by Westport coun-
cilmen to arrest the Pryors for an al
legged assault. Only one of the Pryo rs
has been arrested in connection with the
riot, as the others were far from the
scene when il occurred.
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The WOman's Ticket Defeated
at Enterprise.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Law and Order Victorious at
Clyde.

oLATHE, April 4. = At the municipal
election held in this city the Republi-
can ticket was elected from top to bottom
with good majorities over fusion ticket
with the exception of one constable, a
Democrat The ticket elected is as
follows: First ward, NJ. A. Morrow,
councilman; L. d. Willitt, member school
board; Second ward. Geo. B. Alger, coun-
Gilman: A. A. Brown, and A. b. Lind,
members school board; Third ward. j. M.
Craig, councilman; J. B. Lacey and Ros-
coe Smith, members school board; j. L.
Hays and j. II. Melhoan, constables.
Spring Hill elected an entire woman's
municipal ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
REMODELING THE COURTS.
A Bill Abolishing Once of Circuit Court
Commissioner Introduced.

A Bill Abolfshing once of Circuit Court
Commissioner Introduced.
WASHINGTON, April A bill intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Wolverton of
Pennsylva MIA abolishes the office of
United States circuit court commissioner
and repeats all laws authorizing appoint
ments thereto.
The attorney general is authorized to
divide the states and territories into SO
many commissioners districts as he may
deem necessary. The president is au-
thorized to appoint, on the nomination of
the attorney general, a sufficient mum Der
of commissioners in these districts to in
sure speedy and convenient hearings and
trials of all persons charged with Of
lenses They are to hold their offices
for term of four years.
The commissioners have the same ju-
risdiction in their districts as now con-
ferred on United States circuit court
commissioners, and are authorized to try
with jury of six all offenses punishable
with fine or simple imprisonment and
once conviction plea of guilty, TO
sentence the defendant with same effect
as il the defendant had been convicted
in the United States district court. They
are not allowed to retain out of their fees
as compensation more than 81, 800 per
year. and stringent provisions are made
as to fees and returns.
1T is believed" said Mr.. Wolverton,
ssthat this bill, if it becomes a law, will
go far towards correcting the abuses
which prevail in many states by which
large fees are made for district court
commissioners and marshals. They have
Jurisdiction only within their districts,
and the deputy marshal will be deprived
of the opportunity of arresting a person
in one part of the state and dragging
him the whole length of the state for
hafnra q mi al on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04

Wichita Council Votes Him the Brick
Paving Contract.

wichita Council Votes Him the Brick
Paving Contract.
WICHITA, April Ar. B. Kepley has
again been awarded the brick paving
contract by the council although the
mayor has vetoed it several times, and
although his bid is higher than the
others.
F. G. Lottier of Fort Scott, put in bid
for vitrified brick according to the spec
ifications at 50 cents per square foot.
r. Wilson and G. johnson put in a
bid for flag stone at 1921 cents per
square foot according to specifications.
r. b. kepIey of Topeka, put in a bid
for vitrified brick according to specltica-
tions for 10 cents per square foot
Sumption g. Son put in bid on Port
land cement walk according TO specifica-
tions for 1917 cents per square foot.
Bulla & Smith put in a bid for vitrified
brick according to specifications for
TO cents per square foot and cement
10 cents.
In anticipation, however, of some
question being raised as to the quality
of the brick Bulla & Smith also put in a
bid for brick as good as that of Kepley's
for SO cents per square foot according
to specifications
They evidently assumed that the brick
under the 7-10 cents bid was superior
to Kepley's, for their bid for it is 2-1O of
a cent higher than the bid which guar
anteed brick as good as that of kepley.
Nothing was now left but the RESPONSE
bility, and this was very soon settled by
the announcement that each of the bid
ders had placed certified check in the
hands of the city clerk.
The council voted z to 5 to award the
contract to Kepley. Mr.. Tom Nelson,
agent for Bulla 81 Smith, made a strong
speech in which he insinuated that there
had been some crooked work among the
councilmen.
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HORIZONS BITTER FIGHT.
RecaIcitrant Stud snts INDICATED by the
Election of New School Board.

Recaicitrant Students Vindicated by the
Election of a New School Board.
HORTON, April 4.-The polls closed last
night on the most exciting election ever
held in this city. Atfidavits were sworn
to on one side and counter atfidavits on
the other as to~the truth of certain state
ments. Printing presses We're kept run
ming nearly all night printing circulars
giving facts for the public to read in the
morning. The contest was over the cleo
ton of new board of education.
Last year six of the seven members of
the graduating class refused to take part
in the graduating exercises, claiming an
injustice had been done in assigning the
honor of delivering the valedictory adj
dress. The board of education refused
to grant them their diplomas and later
refused members of the class their grades
which they desired for the purpose of en-
tering the State university, except on
condition that they would sign dOcu-
ment containing several solemn prom
ises'' to do SO and so. This action SO in
censed the people that the election
resulted in a sweeping majority in favor
of the class an entire new board being
elected.
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porters in our position ON the silver ques-
ton -
talk of Mr.. McCalls ON the general ques-
ton, Will business have tirae to turn it
self and will prosperity return before the
November electionr 1t is freely conceded
by all the western Democrats and a few of
the southern that if things don't improve
soon every man whose majority is less
than /, 800 viii have to hustlc to hold his
seat. with the chances against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
ENLAKGiNG THE AUDITORIUM.

The Hutchinson Isi: building Made TO
Hold 1000 or 5000 People.
HUTCHINSON, April 4.-Work was he
gun today on the already magnificent
auditorium at Riverside park, with the
end in view of making it one of the
largest and best arranged convention
halls in the west.
This work will go right on until the
auditorium will accommodate between
1000 and 5000 persons.
The street car company will also build
double track to the park, and two
splendid open summer. cars are now Or
dered and will soon be here, each one Of
which is capable of accommodating 90
persons, SO that the capacity Of the com
pany TO accommodate all who want to go
to the park will not be oyertaxed, but all
will be cared for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04

A Los Angeles Man Who Desires the Leav-
enworth, Topeka & South western.
II. G. Merrill of Los Angeles, Cal,
wants to lease or buy the abandoned
Leavenworth, Topeka & Southwestern
railroad The state board of railroad
commissioners today received letter
from MIR. Merrill in which he asked for
information to how he could get con-
troll of the road He said if he can get
the road he will operate it. Who Merrill
is no one about the statehouse seems to
know
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
WICHITA SCHOOL scANDAL.
Three Teachers Said to Have Paid 500
A piece For Their PoxitIons.

Apiece For Their Positions.
WICHITA, April 4--The board of pub
lie schools here is strongly worked up
over charges of boodling made against
some of the members. Their last meet
ing was a stormy one. The charge has
been made that three of the teachers now
employed in the city schools had paid
500 each for their positions. Member
of the Board Casey made speech say
ing that he was extremely tired of hear
ing the continual talk of the people on
the streets, in their stores and offices and
also in the public press this subject of
Doodle, and that the kickers and hOwlers
about the school board being lot of rob-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
SHORT OF A QUORUM.

Filibustering Resumed in the House To-
day-KiIiborn Unseated.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-Representa-
tive Caminetti of California introduced
a resolution today for the holding of
conference of nations of the western
hemisphere to draft treaties looking to
reconciliation of silver.
Filibustering was resumed in the
house today to prevent the unseating of
Hillborn rep, CALI The Democrats
were several short of a quorum.
Mr.. Hillborn (Rep., Cali was unseated
-110 to e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
TEMPERANCE WINS AT CLYDE.

Victory for Women Who All Worked for
the Temperance Ticket.
CLYDE, April 4.-The question at issue
in yesterdays election was whether we
should have a better enforcement of the
prohibitory law or not The temperance
ticket was all elected with the single ex-
ception of police judge.
w. S. Roach was elected mayor over
c. F. Armstrong by the narrow margin
of -four votes. The temperance council
was elected by majorities from six to
eighty votes. Incidentally it was a vic
tory for the women voters as a majority
Of the men voted for Armstrong for
mayOr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
TO TAX GREENBACKS.
House Committee Banking and Cur
rency FavorS 1t.

House Committee on Ranking and Cur
rency FavorS 1t.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-By vote of 8
to the house committee on banking and
currency decided today to report in favor
of subjecting greenbacks to state and
municipal taxation.
The bill was introduced by Represen-
tative Cooper of Indiana, and is regarded
an important one bearing on the gen.
eral currency question. Representative
Springer of Illinois was the only Dem
ocrat to vote against reporting the bill,
and Representative Walker of Massa-
chusetts the only Republican to vote in
favor of it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
At Tonganoxie.

ToNGANox he, April 4--Last spring the
city administration set at defiance, for a
few months, the state law and taxed the
Joints This action had the result of
bringing out full vote at the election
yesterday, and the temperance ticket was
elected by vote of nearly three to one.
Nearly every woman in town went to
the polls. and with but few exceptions
voted the temperance ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
P1rTsBURG Is REPUBLIcAN.
Populists Wer- Completely Turned DOwI
-OnIy One Democrat Elected.

-OtiIy O11e DC IIf0t1 NJ 17It<-cN1'
PITTsBURa, April 4.-Pittsburg has
been redeemed from Populistic rule.
Four tickets were in the field-the Re-
publican, Citizens, Populist and Prohi-
bition. The Fourth ward has always
been the Populistic stronghold, but
the entire Republican ticket was elected
there, Dr.. c. A. Fisher receiving ia
majority for member of the board of
education.
Robert Robyn, Republican candidate
for treasurer of the board of education,
received a large majority over two strong
candidates, carrying every ward in the
city. But one Democrat was elected, ID.
B. Bennett, president of the council, who
was reelected from the Second ward
His great popularity caused many Re
publicans to vote for him.
The women took an active interest in
the election, and the most of them worked
and voted for the Prohibition ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
REPUBLIoAN DELEGATES.

Montgomery County's Delegation to the
state Convention.
Following are the names and addresses
of the Montgomery county dele
ton:
l. U. Humphrey, L. +. Burke, w. c.
COPYRIGHT, Independence; III. R Slocun,
Elk City; E. p. Todd, J. W. Richardson,
Cherryvale; d. McTaggert, Liberty; j.
w. Guilkey, H. C. Dooley, D. A. Cline,
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E. j. KAVENAUGH HURT.
He Breaks His Leg by a Jump From a
RUNAWAY.

E. j. kavenaugh, the foreman of Geo.
W. Cranes pressroOm. had his right leg
broken above the ankle this morning He
was driving north of town in cart. His
horse became frightened and ran away.
There was danger of the cart running
into the Shunganunga so Mr.. Kavenaugh
jumped out In doing SO his leg was
broken.
He was found by the roadside some
time later suffering terribly. He was re-
moved to his home at 1888 Adams street.
DIR. Long set the limb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-04
REPUBLlcAN COUNCIL ELECTED.
Leaven worth Carried by Republicans by
Good EIajori:ies-

Good NIajori;ies-
LEAvENwoRTH, April 4. = The city
election yesterday resulted in a victory
for the Republicans. They elected five
out of six candidates for councilmen, and
three justices of the peace and two con-
stables out of three by majorities rang
ing from fifty to 400 Women voted for
the first time under the Australian ballot
system and they seemed to have no
trouble in understanding it. More of
them voted than usual.