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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
CARL SCHURZ REELECTED.
Made President of the National Civil Ser
vice Reform Leagu9.

CHICAGO. Dec. 13.=Carl Schurz was
today reelected president of the \ alton
al Civil Service Reform league. George
McAnany of New York was elected sec
rotary and Silas W. Burt Of New York
treasurer.
Mr. Schurz said today to a reporter:
"The civil service reform idea has
been advanced very much Of late, not
only by the order of the president putting
a great many thousand employees of the
government under civil service rules
who formerly we're not governed by
them, but especially by a recognition
among the people IN larger circles of the
necessity for introducing civil service
reform in the management of their
home governments and above all in
municipal affairs.
ave lind that in large cities, especial
". it IS found impossible to keep the
municipal government honest and eff
ficient unless the service IN all its branches
be withdrawn from the influence Of par
tisan politics. and subjected to civil ser
vice rules. This necessity is beginning
to be recognized as never before, and al
ready it is recognized in large measure
by the thinking men in every large city
in the land. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
M'CASEY ARRESTED.

Mrs Kneiberg Charges the suPerintend-
ent with striking Her.
DR.. McCasey, superintendent Of the
state insane asylum, was arrested this
morning on a warrant sworn out by the
assistant superintendent, Mrs DR.. Knei-
berg, charging him with assault and bat
terry.
The warrant was issued BY Justice of
the Peace 9. P. Bolmar Of Potwin and
constable went out to the asylum and
placed the doctor under arrest He was
taken before Justice Bolmar He gave
bond and the case was continued TO next
Tuesday.
The charge is assault and battery. DR..
Kneiberg charges that day before yes
terday DR.. AIcCasey struck her twice on
the arm just as she was leaving the din
ing room.
Another Tale of woe.
Still another chapter was commenced
in the asylum muddle this after
noon when Captain J. O. Waters
went before Judge johnson
in the Shawnee county circuit court
and secured an Injunction to prevent
the state board Of charities from electing
successors to Mrs DR.. Kneiberg. assistant
superintendent, and Mrs. Emma d. Pack,
matron. 4 temporary restraining order
was granted and made returable Dec.
9th.
The petition charges that D. nj Hin
shaw, Walter N. Allen and Mrs. Mary E.
Lease entered into a conspiracy to secure
the removal Of Mrs Kneiberg and Mrs.
Pack from their positions. The state
ment is made that the three mem ber5 of
the state board Of charities named went
to Mrs Kneiberg and Mrs. Pack and
told them that if they would offer
their designations, DR.. McCasey would
also, and that they would refuse to ac-
cent their RESERVATIONS but would accept
McCasey's- They say that notwithstand-
ing this fact, their designations were
accepted, aud now they are asked to
vacate their Offices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items OF Interest from the North Side
the River.

Items OF Interest from the North Side OF
tile River
w. q. sly is still seriously sick and is
unable to leave his bed.
The Harrison Telephone people are
erecting their poles on this side.
w H. WATSON will hereafter take an
active part in the business which bears
his name.
Major and Mrs. r W. jenkins. who
have been spending some time in Kansas
City, have returned.
Blue post G. a r. is expecting an IN
Usually large meeting tomorrow night,
when occurs the annual election of Off
GERS.
Scarlet fever has become epidemic in
the vicinity Of Shorey and il has become
necessary to close the schools out there
on account of it,
Try ton Of Camden coal E. p Ewart,
1912 Kansas avenue
It. SI. James has returned from his
farm, where he has been engaged in
protecting the large orchard which he
planted last fall from the depredations
Of rabbits.
The workmen laying the new bridge
floor found four stringers together that
were almost worthless from decay. II
was considered matter Of surprise that
they had resisted the weight of the loads
which passed over them daily.
Real estate men are jubilant over the
prospect Of business in their line. They
say the number Of cash buyers Of desir
able lots and farms is increasing all the
time. Much more building is In pro
gress also than for long time. and more
is in prospect Judge y. @. Mcfarland
will build on his lois, corner of Harrison
and Norris, and Ii. w. Cheney, the dairy
man from north of the city, is receiving
bids for the erection of handsome resi-
dence on the southeast corner Of Harri-
son and Morse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
POLICE RAID Ss2IO.v

Miss Tack of jackson Street Entertained
by Serenade While Languishing.
The protest OF the twenty -four women
on Jackson street near Second in regard
to the disorderly house at 21O bore GER
tain fruit last evening when the police
raided the place and caught Lii Tack. or
Pier and Henry Reardon.
Sergeant Steele and Officers Campbell
and Pickens surrounded the house last
night and Steele knocked at the door.
He was admitted and Reardon made
bold break to get out the back way.
He ran directly into the arms Of Officer
Campbell.
Reardon has been entertaining Lii in
her solitude by singing The Fatal Wed
ding" in a good strong voice all morn
ing while she listens through the wall.
Charles Lindsey has been busy all day
subpoenaing witnesses, and thirty women
will appear in court tomorrow morning
to tell what interesting things they know
about the house at 210.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.


Excarsion Announcement s- harvest Ex-
cursions-
Territory to which round trip tickets
will 80 sold Decem Der 18th, with
return LIMIT of twenty days from day Of
sale.
To all points in Kansas. Nebraska,
Colorado. Wyoming, Utah. TO points in
Black Hills, South Dakota. Texas. Okla
hOma and Indian Territory TO points on
the Pecos Valley Railway in New Mex
eco. and to Deming, n. 81.
To all points IN Arkansas, Alabama,
Mississippi, Tennessee. Southwest Mis-
souri, and Louisiana, except New
Orleans. Stop over viii be granted with
in final limit.
&II.OO. Chicago. &I1.OO.
This rate goes into effect at once, and
also applies as a basing rate 70 points
North, South and East of Chicago
$500. st. Louis $500.
The above rate is effective at once TO
St. Louis, and can be used in connection
with tariff rates to all points North. South
and East there from.
We will put on the usual Holiday rate
for the benefit of colleges and schools Of
the city. The rate will be, one and one
third fare for round trip. To points dis
tant 200 miles. The date of sale, and
limit of tickets, will be announced at an
early date, so look out for it.
Our trains are all modern elegantly
equipped, vestibuled and in fact can't DO
beat
II. o. GARvEY, Agent
Col Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
NEWS OF KANSAS
Much Gossip Made by a Mock
Marriage at Lawrence.
Meeting Of State Horticultural
Society at Fit. Scott.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Kinsley Imports Winchesters to
Meet Robbers With.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

LAWRENCE, Kan. Dec. 13-Society
circles at the university have been stirred
this week by the news of a mock mar
riage which occurred here last Sunday
afternoon, ia which two Of the students.
who are prominent IN society circles,
were the principals.
The Ladies' Boarding club on South
Ohio street was the scene of the festiv-
tiles. Two gentlsmen, Messrs. Withing
ton and Bowker Of the Beta Theta ri
fraternity, were invited BY the young
ladies 70 dine with them az the club on
Sunday. After dinner someone suggested
that they have a mock wedding. Mr.. j.
III. Wilmington Or Humboldt, Kan, was to
be the groom. and Miss Carrie Gertrude
Ieverett the bride. The preparations
were completed and Mr.. Frank Bowker,
who is chaplain at the Beta chapter
house, made the happy couple one Con
CALCULATIONS were given by those pres
emit When, however. it was limited that
the marriage was probably legal, the
young bridal couple looked very seri-
GUS
1t is question as to whether the mar
riage would not be declared to be legal
by the court, and the young people are
in very uneasy state Of mind.
What seemingly was very unique
joke has turned out 10 he the gossip Of
the university and the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
FAVOR MORE CADETS
Senate Committee Recommends Increas'
OF West Point Appointments

Senate Committee Recommends Increase
of West Point Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. Senator Bate,
chairman of the board Of visitors to the
West Point Military academy, today pre-
sented the report Of the board to the sen .
ate. The report takes strong ground IN
favor of a change of the law which will
increase the number of cadets to 469 or
one cadet for each senator and repre-
sentative and 20 for the president, in
stead Of the present number, which IS
about $50
1t is admitted that this increase would
probably result IN larger number OF
graduates than could find officers places
in the army, but it is suggested that az
the additional cost would be slight, the
country could well afford to increase the
number for the benefit to be derived in a
purely educational way
4 he report adds.
However pacific NAV be the theoretic
policy of this country, the fact remains
that about one sixth OF its past existence
as nation has been spent d state of
war and in that period of strife no con-
sideratiOn could be taken of periods of
riots and insurrection from the whisky
rebellion to the Pullman troubles. dur
ing which many million dollars worth Of
property and many valuable lives were
sacrificed 10 the imaginary pacific pol
icy Of the best fighting people on earth.
While the board has nothing but
praises for the theoretical instruction in
the academy, in most respects it finds
fault with the "haulting English; the
lack of facility Of expression on the part
of many cadets" which it says is sspain-
fully apparent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
WILL GO UNPUNTsHED.

The Eseichstas< Committee Refuses to Pros
ecute Socialists for Not Cheering.
BERLIN, Dec 13-The standing orders
committee (of which Herr Singer, the
socialist leader il chairman to which
was referred the application Of the pub
lie prosecutor TO punish the socialist
member of the reichstag who refused to
rise and cheer for the emperor last
Thursday, by a vote Of 8 to 4 mas rejected
the proposition to prosecute Herr Leib-
knecht for his recent utterances.
The budget debate was res umed today.
During the course of long speech DR.
Won BOetticher, the secretary of state
for the interior, said that be did not
agree with the proposal to Increase the
income tax and that be was strongly op-
posed to social democracy and an
arrhIzu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
NO WATER. 40 PAY.

Residents Of Martin & Dennis Addition
to Restrain the Collection of Taxes
While the council is agitating the
question of lower water rates there is
another matter connected with the city
water supply which VIII probably soon
be brought to the attention Of the city
law makers by a law suit
Thomas III. Balm and others who pay
taxes ia Martin q Dennis addition where
the water mains do not reach, are deter
mined to find out why thev must pay
taxes for the support of the water com
pany and to afford fire protection for the
rest of the city without receiving any
benefit.
Mr.. Balm SAYS he will commence in
junction proceedings to prevent the col
lection of the taxes for the city water
sr-nDIv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
FRED CLOSES ENGLISHMAN
The One who Is to Furnish the Railroad
Money Arrives at GaIveston.

The One who Is to Furnish 4ha Railroad
Money Arrives at Galveston
GALVESTON, Dec. 13.-Mr. F. c. Dunn.
financial agent of the London syndicate
which is figuring on taking the bonds Of
the Gulf and Interstate reilW ay, reached
Galveston from London. Mr.. D. j.
Mackey, who was in London with Dir.
Dunn. and Mr.. Charles of the King
Charles company, who have the contract
to lay the patent combination steel rail
and tie on The road, were expected to ar
rive in Galveston during last night.
Asked the direct question if the En-
glish people would or would not make
the loan, Mr.. Dunn replied that they
would under amended conditions. Be
vond this Mr.. Dunn declined to discuss
the subject until after the meeting of the
interstate directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
IN CONGRESS- TODAY.

cheney Bill Defeated in the House.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.=In the senate
Mr.. Hunton of Virginia moved to take
up the bill for the establishment of
university of the United Sta.es at Wash
ingtOn. Mr.. Hunton addressed the SEN
ate on the bill.
Mr.. Black burn moved that when the
senate adjourned today it be to meet on
Monday Then the friends of the Nj
caragua canal attempted to call up the
bill and the motion was beaten-23 to %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
ODDS AND ENDS.

Montreal's big bridge is almost two
miles long
The Hindoos have known Venus ?, 700
years They call her Sukkar-
Paris green IS made by dissolving
white arsenic and acetate of copper sep
arately in boiling water and mixing
while boiling
Fire is sometimes put out by throw
ing in it a very com bustible powder,
which quickly fills the room with gas
and smothers ont the fire.
A century ago there was not mile Of
telegraph or telephone wire in existence,
not a foot Of railroad, nor modern
steam engine, nor a steamship
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
BRIDGE WORK DELAYED.

No Work HAS Been Done on the Kansas
Avenue Bridge for a Week.
The time allowed BY the council 10
complete the repairs on the Kansas ave
nue. bridge ends tomorrow and the work
is only fairly commenced. 300 Of the 900
feet only having been repaired
No work has been done on the bridge
since last Friday night The contractor
has been waiting for lumber and it
has not yet been received
The work already done Is very salts
factory and when it is completed the
bridge will be in a comparatively safe
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
SILOAM'S CELEBRATION


It Is To BE An Event of Unusual Pleasure.
Sloan lodge of Masons is preparing
for big time tonight at the Masonic
temple on Jackson street 1t is the
event of their annual meeting and ban
quet- The lodge will work in the third
degree in the evening and afterward the
ladies viii be invited to the banquet
room where a spread will lie enjoyed.
Then there Will be responses to TOasts by
the mem bers to close the banquet. Sew
eral ex-mem bers of the lodge are eX-
pected from Chicago. Beautiful pro
grammes and invitations have been sent
out and the members are determined to
make the event a great success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
THE DEMPSEY-RYAN MILL.

Dempsey is in Good Condition, but
Ryan is Favorite.
New ORLEANS, Dec 13.-Jack Demp-
sey the famous boxer, who is to meet
Tommy Ryan in glove contest
before the Auditorium club in
this city next Saturday evening,
reached here today from Savannah,
where he has been training. Dempsey is
apparently in perfect condition
Ryan has been made the favorite in
the betting by the Chicago and Detroit
contingents, but Dempsey stock will
probably improve. The Bowen and La
vigne contest occurs tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
WON'T DO ANYTHING.

This Congress VIII Pass Appropriation
Bills, says Teller. That's All
New YORK, Dec. Ex-senator Henry
d. Teller, the silver Republican from
Colorado. speaking on the political and
congressional outlook, said:
TT does not look to me as if we shall
DO anything but pass the appropriation
bills. We need financial legislation
badly enough, but neither Secretary Car
isles plan nor what is known as the Bal
tImore plan IS feasible. In fact Dir. Car
isles plan is absurd. I have talked
with several leading bankers in New
York since | have been here. and have
not run across one yet who favors it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

While this Goa is nothing new in this
city, the preparation of il for domestic
use Is The lump coal that we are offer
ing for this purpose passes over = large
screen, through which the egg coal
passes This viii insure the lump coal
absolutely free from small coal and
slack The egg coal is then scree ned
again, and is Of excellent quality for
stove and CRATE use, running even in size
Give ID a trial
AHE SOUTH M EsrERN FUEL COMPANY.
634 Kansas Avenue.
TELEPHONE 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
GOULDS TO GIVE A BALL.
The George Gould Family VIII Not
Go Into Society

The George Gould Family VIII Not
Go Into Society
New YORK, Dec. 13-There is no
question that much of the social interest
in this city centers this season in Mrs.
Gould, and in consequence her bail, to be
given in January, may be regarded as
the most important function of the win
ter.
January 8 they Will open their resi-
for the first time for quite period, and
then Immediately issue the invitations
for their dance Mrs. George will at her
ball have with her her young sisters-in-
law, Miss Helen Gould and Miss Annie
Gould. who, as the greatest heiresses in
New York, will certainly receive their
share Of attention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
EVANS PLURALITY 74s,

The OHciaI Vote for Governor of Tennes-
Made Public.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 13=Secretary
of State Morgan today made public the
official vote for governor. The figures
give Evans, Republican, $50, 1O4 Turney,
Democrat. 1914, 1856, and Mills, Populist,
$4,000 Evans plurality is therefore 74S.
There Will doubtless be a contest for the
governorship before the IegIsIature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

State horticultural society Recomme "A Il.
a stats t.eologisL % Inspect Them.

State horticultural Society Recomme n sls
state Geologist To Inspect Them
FoRT SCOTT, Dec. ID Papers by State
Geologist Hay of Junction City, Sc col
ogy and Soils" and by b F. Smith of
Lawrence on "Strawberries by Irriga-
ton, were read before the State Horti-
cultural society il session here
President Houck invited the visiting
fruit growers Of Missouri to participate
in the discussion The 'root" system Of
propagation was denounced as a ssnare
and a delusion" BY resolution. The fol
lowing resolution was passed:
Resolved, That i'm the opinion of this
society. provision should be made bv law
for the appointment OF a geoIogist, whose
duty il should be to make a physical
survey Of the state Of Kansas with special
reference 70 its soils, 10 describe and
classify them according TO their charac-
ter in the various districts. and to indi-
cate by maps the local situation of each
class Of soil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

KINsLEY. Dec 13.-Owing to the nu-
merous hOldups aud robberies being
committed, the business men of Kinsley
held a meeting and appointed a commit
tee to promptly offer a reward in case of
violent acts. Arms ordered were receiv-
ed, consisting Of one dozen improved
winchester rides, a half dozen wInches-
ter shot guns and numerous revolvers.
which are located at different advan-
tage0us places.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

LAWRENCE, Dec 13-Ihe home Of
Dr. E d. F. Phillips of this city was
completely destroyed by fire. The loss
is about $4,000 including the doctors
library. which is valued at about $500
Insurance $4,000 Mrs. Phillips was
badly burned about the face and hands
in trying to put out the fire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for teething. 1t soothes. softens
the gums, allays pain, cures collie Best
remedy for diarrhosa. % cents bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

OswEeo. Dec 13.-Y Yesterday Fl. c.
Draper discovered oil a. "A depth Of Is
feet Gas was found last Saturday at
$50 feet. and the flow has continued to
grow stronger ever since.
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Fire broke out this afternoon in the
house at TOT Lane street occupied by f
Howard. The building was a story and
a half structure and was badly damaged
but not destroyed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

ABILENE, Dec. 13-Several cases Of
diphtheria have broken out in the past
two weeks and two deaths have resulted
Severe cases are reported and the county
commissioners have secured a small ship
Tnent of anti-toxine serum which was
first used last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
siema chi Initiates.

LAWRENCE. Dec. 13.-The Sigma Chi
fraternity hold a successful initiation on
Tuesday evening at their rooms IN the
opera house building. George Kinsley.
Of PaOla. was taken in. The fraternity
now numbers seventeen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
FUNERAL OF REEFS PRICE.
1t Was Honored by a Big Delegation from
Hutchinson.

Hutchinson.
The remains of Rees r. Price, son of
John r. Price of this city. who died At
Hutchinson Monday. were brought TO
Topeka at $50 this afternoon.
The funeral services were held at
Hutchinson this morning and a large
delegation of MasOns accompanied the
body to Topeka. Topeka Royal Arch
Masons met the train and marched to
the Topeka cemetery where the inter-
ment took place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

Tho PopuIist Committee Won't Pay Her
Hotel Expenses.

kansas CITY, Dec. 13.-The Populist
county central committee has failed to
pay the hotel expenses Of Mary E. Lease
while she was here making speeches.
The committees promised to pay her
expenses, but for some reason the hotel
bill was overlooked The proprietor sent
the bill to the committee several times.
but no attention was paid to it, He
finally sent a statement to Mrs Lease.
y Yesterday the secretary received letter
from her saying that if the committee
had any regard for its word it would pay
the bill If not then she would pay It
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13

company has sued the Atchison Electric
street Railway and Lighting company
for $4,000 The claim is for supplies al
legged to have been furnished to complete
the plant
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Rock Island
Playing Cards
No. 6O1 IAans. Ave.


Friday and Saturday. Admission, 80
cents.
On Friday and Saturday the entertain
ment prepared by the kindergarten
Minstrel association, viii be presented at
the Grand It viii consist Of the custo :
mary first part, with its songs and jokes,
though these as we'll as the costumes and
settings will, it is believed be new and
unusual In the specially part, the best
artists in that line in the city have been
procured. As conclusion, Miss Georgia
Brown of Lawrence, aided by her daugh-
ter Miss Eva Miss Wilcox, and Messrs
Dana, Pierce. and Palmer will present
the one act piece, My Lord in Livery
II is hoped by the Minstrel association
that the people of Topeka Will give them
good patronage and aid their efforts for
the benefit of the kindergarten. They
are confident that all who attend will
enjoy a delightful entertainment, and
judging from the personnel of the com
pany and the strenuous efforts that have
been made by all, their confidence would
seem well placed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-13
Capital GROCERY
Popular Low Price Grocery,
100 East Sixth Street.
Bar@ains for FRIDAY and
SATURDAY

Bargain Seekers take Advantage Of Our
e Bargain Days" A Guaranteed Saw
ing for You Of from Is to So per
cent Come Tomorrow or Saturday
sure.
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Make your arrangements to spend al
evening with the kindergarten Minstrel
Friday and Saturday.