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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
LIFE INSURANCE WAR.


The Fraterna1s Are Now After Old Line
Companies.
The fight between the old line and fra
ternal life Insurance companies through
the legislature is becoming inter esting.
Last week the old. time companies got
in their work by the introduction of
bill to put all the fraternal companies
under the control of the state insurance
commissioners.
The fraternals have now in turn gone
after the old line companies through a
bill which was introduced in the house
yesterday by Mr.. Andrews of Phillips
county to force the foreign old line COM
panies to deposit their securities in the
state treasury.
It is represented that that the old line
compan MES may fail any day and the
Kansas policy holders will be heavy
losers unless some measure is enacted
to bring the foreign companies more di-
rectly under the Kansas laws.
There was a meeting of the grand Off
GERS of one of the officers OF che strong
est fraternal associations in the state
this morning at the National hotel to
take some steps to put this bill through
the two houses.
The provisions of Mr.. Andrews bill is
as follows:
SECTION 1. All foreign life insurance
companies doing business in this state or
who may hereafter do business in the
state, are hereby required to invest their
funds or Accommodations received annually
from the policy holders in the state of
Kansas in bonds and mortgages on unin-
| numbered real estate within the state of
Kansas, worth so per cent more than the
sum loaned thereon.
SEC 2 All bonds and mortgages men
toned in section one ~ of this act shall
be deposited with the state treasurer
after the state superintendent of insur-
ance has caused a schedule of the same
to be made and fled in his office, and has
passed upon the sufficiency of said secu-
rites
SEC. g. All such bonds and mortg ages
mentioned in this act shall be subject to
taxation in the state of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
SHE HIRES A HALL.
Mrs. Althea 3. Styrker Has Rented
Hamilton Hall
SHE WILL ROAST" CHRISTIANITY

I'm = Free Lecture Monday Nfght-She
Says she VIII Talk About the Min
fster1al Union and the Topeka Club.
Mrs Althea Briggs Stryker. who spoke
right out ia meeting" the other night at
Hamilton hall, is going to have little
meeting of her own
She will speak at Hamilton hall next
Monday night, taking for her subject.
Modern Pharisees" She says seats in
the front row will be reserved for the
Ministerial Union.
When seen by JOURNAL reporter Mrs
Stryker said, Il have already outlined
my talk, and shall begin by drawing at
tention to the fact that while nine-tenths
OF the church people are honest and
sincere, the champions of reform in all
ages, the other tenth, which rules, have
ever been laggards in reform move
ments"
81 shall take the stand that the leaders
of the church are cursed with church
ianity, rather than blest with chris
tianity."
~ shall speak of the organization
known as the Topeka club, of course"
said Mrs. Stryker, land by the way. I
have in mind a particularly commenda-
tory thing which they once did, and of
which shall speak at length. believe
in commencing anything that deserves
ii" I've no patience with the sholier
than thou people that cast stones with
out warrant have been forced into this
thing and I propose to let people know
how I stand on the subject.
Il spoke that night on the impulse Of
the moment. but now I am not sorry.
Consistency is jewel which I do not
believe belongs to the party in power
among Topeka's church element, else
there would be better enforcement of
the prohibitory law"
Mrs. Stryker is a good looking, stylish
woman and an attractive speaker. She
will doubtless have full house Monday
night.
Asked if she had spoken much in pub
lie hitherto, she said, "Only on the suf-
frage question"
Admission to Hamilton hall Monday
evening will be free.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
HUTCHINSON EXPLORATORY.
A Committee Visits the Building to Sc
What can be Done.

Committee Visits the Building to See
What can be Done.
The ways and means committee of the
senate and house returned last night
from Hutchinson. There is ''reforma-
tory" out there in the suburbs which has
had considerable state money sunk into
it. All the reformatory needs is inmates
and an appropriation large enough to
complete the building.
The state board of public works. the
state architect and several clerks went
with the ways and means committee.
There were about twenty people in the
party.
1t is understood that an appropriation
will be recommended large enough to
put the reformatory in order and set the
wheels of reform to work. The refor-
matory is for young men, who are not
past redemption, and whom the peniten-
tiary would only tend to harden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
TIE BLOUSE GOES TO SLEEP.
Endorses q Motion it Had Previously
Voted Down Decisive1y.

Endorses q Motion it Had Previously
Voted Down Decisively.
The house yesterday afternoon took up
the consideration of the report of the
committee on rules and went along very
smoothly until the rule allowing the
speaker to appoint-a clerk for any COM
mitfee on recommendation of the chair
man of that committee, was reached.
This induced the usual spasm of econ
omy. Some of these mem bers had In the
morning favored sending the whole live
stock committee down to Kansas City to
investigate the stockyards. This Mr.
Benifiel was quick to See and twitted
them on their sudden reform, and u sub
stituJe granting a committee a clerk
when majority of the members of the
committee voted in favor of it, was
adopted.
A resolution providing for g. A. R
museum in the state house was introduced
by Mr.. Brown of Crawford.
The house went clear to sleep short
time before adjournment Early in the
afternoon a joint resolution calling for
the purchase, by an appropriation, of coal
for needy settlers in western Kansas, be-
cause the state mines could not at pres
ent supply the demand for it, was intro
duced.
1t excited considerable talk, and mo-
ton to suspend the rules and consider it
Immediately was lost.
Later Mr.. Dennison of Cheyenne coun-
~ offered resolution, Identical with the
one voted down, and the house voted to
suspend the rules and consider it at once.
By that time Speaker Pro TEN Cubbi-
son did discover that the present resolu-
ton was covered in the former, and
therefore out of order.
The following bills were passed:
House bill No. 259, an act authorizing
the board of county commissioners of
Hamilton county, Kansas, to issue bonds
for the purpose of funding the outstand-
ing warrants of said county and the &C
crued interest thereon issued prior to the
passage of this act
House bill No 222, an act changing
the name of William P. Irving to James
Golden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31

"Oh, by the way, Henry" twittered
Mrs. Wickwire, Il heard the queerest
thing on the car today. A rough looking
man who sat next TO me was telling an
other one that his dog had won $50 bones
in a hght last night. That will be enough
for him TO gnaw on for nearly year.
won't itf''-Iudiauapolis Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
WANTS OF THE UNIVERSITY.
Three New Buildings Requiring $155.oOO
Are Asked For.

Three New Buildings Requiring 1856. 900,
Are Asked For.
Three new buildings for Kansas uni
versity, are called for in bill by Mr..
Tucker, of Douglas. 1t is claimed in the
bill that a new chemistry building or addi-
ton to the present one. in order to make
it suitable for the use of the school of
pharmacy, is needed An appropriation
of 100000 to make the improvement, is
asked. The bill calls for a further ap-
preparation of $4,000 to build a suitable
fire proof museum to house the collec-
tions of Prof. L. L Dyche. and $4,000 to
construct shops and buildings for school
of engineering. This makes 1856, 900
altogether which the university wants
for new buildings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
The New and the OLD.

Popper-I feel like new man since the
baby has come to bless us.
Bache-You'n feel like an old man aft
er you've walked the floor with him some
nights.-Eew York Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
Senator shearer's bribery Bill.

The senate mas given It's sanction to
Senator Shearer's bill to prevent the &C
ceptance of brides. The bill is SO broad
in its provisions that any one who &C.
cepts money, real or personal property,
or any advantage present or prospective
for any vote. opinion, judgment. action,
or for having wrongfully done or omitted
to do any act for any consideration is
liable to imprisonment for not
less than one year or more
than seven years, with fine
of from 5000 to 81, ZOO. There is a spec
ial section in the bill devoted to this evil
on the part of members of the legisla-
ture, and any law-maker who violates its
provisions is liable for the same penalty
az in the general section.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31

The Modoc Club has received q special
invitation from the Mayor of Leaven-
worth to accompany the legislative ex-
cursion tomorrow p. N. to sing at the
banquet. About twenty of the members
of the club will go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31

John W. Green, the we'll known stock
buyer at Rosedale, Kan, says: any en-
tire nervous system had been a wreck
for ten years. | was melancholy, could
not remember things, and felt that had
entirely lost my usefulness as a man
among men. In just five months the
World Medical Institute had me as well
as I ever was in my life.'
Mr.. G. B. Brown, foreman in Swifrs
Packing House. and who lives 1885 Al:
len ave., Armourdale, Kan, says: III
had what was called catarrhal consump-
ton. / raised blood, had night sweats,
coughed terribly, had all the nervous
phenomena attendant on such condi-
ton, was weak and emacisted, had to
give up work entirely. Tried our local
physicians for a year, but steadily grew
worse. In September the World Medi-
cal Institute took hold of my case aud
today | am strong and healthy"
These physicians are experts in the
highest sense of the word. Their quail
fication3 are the best the world can give.
Their examinations are thorough; there
is no hesitancy, uncertainty, or l guess
you have this or that trouble with them.
They KNOW. If your case be beyond
hope, they advise your friends of the
fact; if otherwise, they tell you just how
long it will be necessary to be under adj
visement and the cost, when you are
under no obligation whatever to take
treatment unless your judgment so
dirfafaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
Strange.

t'Tfmmins says he is welded to his art
''You don't sayl It's wonder to me
that he doesn't sue fer divorces on the
ground of nonsupport. ''-TsxAs Si4tinGs-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31

Good spectacles or eye glasses for 81,
Kansas avenue. No charge for fitting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
. or1d Medical Institute,
SCI Quincy St.. Topeka, Kas.

651 Quincy ST., Topeka, Aas.
SPECIALT1Es-Cat Asthma, Bron-
chitis, rheumatism, Consumption, Ner
vous, Chronic and Special Diseases.
Tape Worms removed, head and all, or
no pay. Epilepsy. Paralysis, Kidney,
Liver and Bladder Troubles, Blood and
Skin Diseases, and all diseases of Women
and Children.
Office Hours: from 9 q. N. to $50 p. m.
Sundays a. N. to 4 p. m.
Kansas City Corner Missouri Ave.
Office. and Main Street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day IN the week more than twice as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31
ONE FULL E-~@
MONTH I0GI
TO ALL BEGINNING A COURSE OF
TREATMENT, TILL FURTHER
HrnrrkEz

TREATMENT, TILL FURTHER
NOTICE.
Owing to the rush of the last few days
when the large number of people who
thronged the Office of the Physicians of
the World Medical Institute and were
unable to be waited upon, and, as it is
the desire of the doctors that all new
patients shall equally receive the same
consideration, they have decided to
further continue their offer of one
months free treatment for q limited
time. All new patients beginning a
course of treatment receive the adj
vantages of this offer till further notice.
This institution is no stranger to many
people throughout the state of Kansas
who gratefully attest to the benefits re.
ceived through them at their Office at
Kansas City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-31

112 and ia West 9Th. Peerless steam
Laundry
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
HEAVY GOLD SHIPMENTS.

Nearly Three Millions withdrawn From
the New York Sub-Treasury.
NEW York, Aug 22.-The sum of
81, $50, 900 i'll gold was withdrawn from
the sub.treasury for shipment to Eng
land. Of this amount Hoskir, Wood
& Co. took $l,750,0O0; w. H. Cross
man & Bro, 100000, and Nesslage
& Fuller, 100000. These with
drawals reduced the gold reserve to
$99, $50, 900, the lowest it has been
since the Belmont. Morgan syndicate
completed their contract with the gov
ernment and paid for the new
4 per cent bonds, the proceeds Of which
brought the gold reserve up to $lO7,.
900, 900; in fact this was the first time
since the completion of the contract
that the reserve was reduced below the
500, 600, 600 mark. The bond syndi-
cate late in the day deposited ", 900,
900 in gold in the sub.treasnry and
thereby kept the government reserve
at the 500, 600, 900 mark.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
TWELVE IDENTIFIED.
Death List Of the Denver Hotel Disaster
VIII Reach Twenty-Five.

Death List of the Denver Hotel Disaster
VIII Reach Twenty-Five.
DENVER, Aug. 22.-Twelve bodies
have so far been taken out Of the ruins
of the Gumry hotel, and it is evident
that the death roll when complete will
contain "a or 25 names, possibly more.
The dead already taken out and identi-
fled are:
FREDERICK HOUBOLD. manager of
opera house, Lisbon, la.
ROBERT c. GREINER, manager of
Gumry hotel.
MRS. ROBERT c. GREINER.
JAMES MURPHY, contractor, Denver,
GEORGE BURT, Rock Island railroad
conductor.
EFF. M'CLUSKEY, mine owner, Cripple
Creek.
MRS. G. r. WOLFE, Lincoln, Neb.
Child of Mrs. Wolfe.
WILLIAM RICHARDS, elevator pilot.
B.I. LORAH, Central City. Colo.
FERDINAND FRENCH, treasurer OF
Gilpin county, Colo.
MYRON F. HAWLEY, Union Pacific
railroad clerk.
Work OH the ruins was suspended
and the search for bodies discontinued
during the afternoon until the walls
which threatened to topple over and
bury the workmen could be pulled
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
DIDN'T GET MUCH.
Robbers Hold Up a Train on
the Chicago and West
Michigan.
USED GUNS AND DYNAMITE.
Brakeman Seriously Wounded
and the Express Car
Wrecked.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Aug. 22.-
Tie fast express known as the Flyer"
on the Chicago and West Michigan
road, arriving here at 10:40, was held
up by five men in a piece Of woods
just before crossing the Kalamazoo
river at 9p. m. The train was tagged
by swinging white light across the
track, and when it stopped Conductor
L. E. Rice of this city stepped out on
the platform of the baggage car, and,
seeing two of the robbers, asked,
Whats the natter" The reply was
two shots from their revolvers. At
the same time other shots were fired
into the engineers cab, and moment
later two men climbed on the engine
and ordered the engineer and fire.
man to
Set the Brakes and Keep Quiet.
When the train stopped, the brake
man, Timothy Murphy of this city,
jumped off the rear platform and
started back with lantern as required
by the rules. The fifth robber. stand
ing alongside the coach, fired three
shots at the brakeman, one Of which
hit him in the side, struck rib and
glanced out, making serious flesh
wound. He dropped into the ditch,
where he remained until the robbers
had gone. Conductor Rice, after a
bullet whizzed past his head, retreated
to the baggagecar and threw his
pocketbook over behind the trunks
Without demanding admission the
robbers
Placed Dynamite Under the Door.
blew it off and sprang into the car.
They ordered the conductor, baggage.
man and express messenger to throw
! up their hands and went through
their pockets, taking 81. 80 in change
from the conductor, but finding moth
ing except watches on the others.
They then tackled the safe and blew it
open in less than 80 seconds. 1t con-
tanned no valuables, the messenger
having gone out in the afternoon aud
was returning on a ''dead" trip.
The passengers-42 Of them-were not
molested.
To make sure of halt, ties had been
piled Oh the track half length ahead
of where the engine stopped. The
baggage car was not disabled and the
train proceeded.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
SI;pped Off to New York.

ST. PAUL, Aug. 22-The Dispatch
saws: 1t has leaked out that on Satur-
day night j. J. Hill and Crawford Liy-
ingston quietly slipped out of town to-
gether. en- route to New York. 1t Is
not known whether they took any OF
the famous buttermilk from the Hill
farm along, but it is presumed that
they had a supply. At all events 1t is
altogether likely that something dean.
ite will be announced before the end OF
the week. =. -----
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
QUAY IN CONTROL.
hs Fight for the State Chairmanship
Victorious.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 22.-The Re-
publican primaries to select 70 dele
gates TO the state convention and also
70 choose candidates for various city
SSiices, were held last night. The in
uications are that the Quay faction
nave certainly elected Is delegates and
possibly 20, with one or two districts
wish five additional delegates still in
.ouot. The anti-Quay people, concede
'he senator 16 votes.
The polls were open from to p. m.
ela the scenes around the various
pollng places in districts in which
!lere were contests recalled an excit-
ing presidential election. Never be-
1ofe IN the history Of the Republican
party i'll this city has there been such
hight in the primaries. In many
wards almost the full Republican vote
was polled
me contest practically closes the
usht III the state, Lehigh being the
'u'y remaining county to elect dele.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
GAS ACCUMULATED.
Six Men Killed and Number Fatally In
jured at Braddoos, Pa.

Jured at Braddoos, Pa.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 22.-An explosion
at Furnace II Of the Carnegie Steel
company at Braddock at a. M, killed
six men. injured sixteen more and
destroyed $4,000 worth of property.
Five OF the injured will die. All of the
killed and in jured were Hungarians,
except James Harrison, the foreman.
Their names have not been obtained.
The explosion was due to hang" in
the furnace, which suddenly was loos-
ened and dropped into the molten
metal below, generating an immense
quantity of gas so suddenly that it
could not escape by the ordinary means
and the explosion followed.
The terrible loss of life was due to a
peculiar cause. A few minutes before
the explosion occurred, one of the top
filters dumped barrow OF material
into the bell Of the furnace, which he
had forgotten to raise. This clogged
the top of the furnace and prevented
the gas escaping. A gang OF Ii men,
in charge of James Harrison, We're sent
at once to the top of the furnace to re-
move the obstruction. All were closely
crowded around the bell of the furnace
removing the material which had been
dumped on it, when there was ter
rife explosion and men, barrows, tools
and material were hurled in all direc-
tions. FLAMES, deadly gases and
smoke belched from the furnace top,
and the gang of men fell as if shot
Only one man was killed instantly, the
rest dying In the course Of two or three
hours
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
Troops After Indian Outlaws.

Wilcox, A. T., Aug. 22. "A troop of
cavalry has been sent to the Horn
Basin country in pursuit of band of
Indian outlaws, who have been COM
mitting depredations in that region for
several months. A squaw has arrived
here who says she was captured by the
band, who murdered her mother and
forced her and her baby to accompany
them. She finally escaped and rode
night and day until she arrived here to
report the matter TO the authorities.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
KEEPING UP THE RESERVE.
Bond Syndicate Deposits s2,OOO,OOO In
Gold.

Bond Syndicate Deposits sa,oOO,OOO in
Gold.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-The gold
syndicate has prevented the gold re-
serve from falling below the $780, 000,-
coo mark. About 2 o'clock the treas
ury department was informed that
$3.50, 900 In gold had been withdrawn
for export from the sub-treasury in
New York AS the gold reserve at the
close of business stood at $l02, ,527, 146
the Withdrawals would have reduced
the reserve to 500, ,677, 148. A few min
utes afterward, however, Acting Secre-
tary Curtis received telegram saying
that Pierpont Morgan Of the syndicate
had deposited $1,000, 900 in gold in ex-
change fo- greenbacks This deposit
swelled the reserve to $lOl, ,677, ,l4S.
The syndicate has SO far voluntarily
deposited about S, 5000, 600 in gold.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22
Did Her Best.

This is the message the telegraph mes.
senger handed to him:
Come down as soon as you can. I am dying.
KATE.
Eight hours later he arrived at the
house, to be met ON the piazza by Kate
herself.
"Why, what did you mean by send
ing me such message?" he asked.
"Oh," she gurgled, "Iwanted to say
that / was dying to see you, but my lo
words ran out, and had to stop -
indianapolis Journal
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-08-22

opposition was given a representative
and which was instructed to re-af1irm
tbe national financial plank of 1892,
which Senator Brice says the president
and Secretary Carlisle had inter
preted to mean gold standard. 1t was
also instructed to
Indorse the Tariff Bill
passed by the last congress and the ma
tonal administration and the record of
senator Brice. Strong speeches were
made for the resolution of the silver
men, but it was not incorporated in
The Instructions to the trainers Of the
Platform. II will be incorporated in
the minority report of Blandin, Lewis
and Patrick, the silver members Of the
committee, and 1t is thought that the
vote will be 800 for the majority report
and 200 for the minority report. The
Platform will arraign Governor Nc
hinley's state administration severely
and will point to the revival of busi-
ness as the effect Of Democratic rule
and legislation and to the depression of
1893 and 1894 as the effect of previ-
Gus Republican legislation. The recent
republican Legislatures will be severely
arranged on
Charges OF Extravaganza
and restrictive legislation. The Brice
men controlled all the committees but
old not exercise their power in unseat.
ing opponents in the committee on Gre
dentias. They made Senator Brice
permanent as we'll as temporary chair
man Of the convention and continued
the temporary organization through.
out So far as the ticket is concerned
The talk is for nothing but for the old
uckets OF 1889 and 1891, which names
.ampbell for governor and Marquis
tor lieutenant governor. 1t is under.
stood that Ex-Governor Campbell has
Oeen assured of such financial and
O'her support as to secure his accept
Rnce.