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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
WILL MOVE SLOWLY.
The Topeka Civic Federation Has Long
Educational Work Before 1t.

The Topeka Civic Federation Has Long
Educational Work Before 1t.
The Municipal League, Civic Fedora
ton or whatever it may be named is to
hold its second meeting tomorrow even
ing at the office of T. E Bowman on west
Sixth street.
The business will be preliminary and
a constitution will be reported for adop-
ton. 1t is the desire of the promoters of
the organization to proceed cautiously
and lay the foundation so carefully that
the organization can not be overthrow
by the Vaccinations of politicians 1t
will, however, cut some figure in the
coming city campaign, and the man who
considers politics or political party supe-
rior to the welfare OF the city will find
that he is not an available candidate for
Office.
I. E Bowman said to JOURNAL re-
porter: ''We are in no hurry. Whatever
we do shall be done with care and fore
thought 1t will be our effort to divorce
politics and municipal government and
do not see why we should not succeed in
Topeka as well as in other cities where
the civic federation has proved sue
cess.
sit is also necessary to GO slow so that
we may agree upon what is best to be
done and the interests of the city be best
sarvad -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
LEW WALLACE INDIGNANT.
Bought Copy of "Ben Hur'' i'll Canada
and Didn't Pay Duty.

DETROIT. Mich, Feb 11.-Gen. Lew
Wallace proposes to raise a row because
he was not compelled to pay duty at the
Detroit custom house on a copy of ''Ben
Hur," which he bought on train in
Canada while on his way to Detroit
yesterday. Among pile of books which
the train boy threw down beside him he
found paper covered volume of his own
work, which the boy offered to him for
% cents. As the book cannot be pur-
chased in this country for less than $3.50,
owing to the copyright, the general was
ruffied.
Inspector j. D. Long examined the
satchel of Gen. Wallace in the station,
but passed the volume without asking
for duty. The general called his atten-
ton particularly and asked if it was the
custom to admit free cheap Canadian
editions of American copyrighted books.
The inspector replied that it was in the
case of single books Gen. Wallat e an
nounced his intention cf taking the mat
ter to Washington. He says that al
though "Ben Hnr" has been translated
into almost every tongue, he has only re-
ceived fifteen cents royalty from foreign
publishers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
COAL THE SOUTH.
A Falling or in the PrOductio on of Thre,
States.

"A railing OH IN the Product on OF Three
States.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Statistics of
the total coal production of Alabama,
Georgia and North Carolina in 1894 are
given in a statement compiled by the
United States geological survey.
1t is shown that Alabama produced H.
377,977 tons valued at So, 982, OO7, against
5,135,935 tons in 1893, worth 5000. 729.
This was a decrease of 750958 short tons,
or nearly Is per cent, and loss of value
of s., ia, 785 or over 20 per cent.
The average price per ton declined
during the year from 80 cents to 81 cts.
During 1898 the mines gave employment
to 1924 men, while in the year just
closed, 10, 789 men were employed show
ing that about 500 men were thrown out
of employment by the depression in the
coal trade in Alabama alone
The total product of Georgia in 1894
was 354,111 short tons against 372 740
tons in 1885, a decrease of only 1889
short tons or about per cent. The
value however, shows even a sharper
decline than that of Alabama, be-
ing $365,972 in 1898 and only
$299, 300 in 1894. The average price per
ton at the mines from SO cents to 8416
cents, decline of 1879 per ton. ~
Extensive improvements were in pro-
gress throughout the year at the mines
at Egypt Chatham county, North Caro-
limo, and the productions are somewhat
curtailed in consequence. The total pro-
duction for the state in 1894 was 10. 100
short tons, worth $780, 800 at the mines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
POLICE COURT NOTES.

A Few of the Minor Cases That Judge
Ferry Dealt With Today.
In police court this morning the white
boy, Arthur Lockwood, admitted having
stolen a revolver from a North Topeka
colored man, and was fined $15 for it
Miss Flora Douglass, whom the city
accuses of street walking, was arrested,
but will not be tried until tomorrow. Elk
Police Judge Ensminger is her attor-
ney.
Guy Delano and Sadie Wallace, who
we're arrested by the police Saturday
night for disorderly conduct, pleaded
guilty and were each fined So. Both are
white.
Finis Killibrue, the colored man
charged with cruelty to a sick horse, had
his case continued until tomorrow at the
request of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
OUT OF THE WRECK.
Queer Stories Float Ashore From the
Lost E1be.

Queer Stories Float Ashore From the
Lost Elbe.
LOwEsToFT, Feb IA man who at
tended the inquest on the body of one of
the passengers on the Elbe, supposed to
be that of Edward Muskhowitz, declared
himself to be the real Edward j. Mush-
kowitz, and said that the body was that
of man named Guttman, his brother-in-
law, who had absconded from Buda-
Pesth. taking the witnesses passports.
cards, etc, and securing a second cabin
passage to New York
Guttman, who was accompanied by his
brother Adolf and his sister, lost 800, 900
gulden in bourse speculations, and made
good his losses with the funds of a COM
pany of which he was. a director. Quit
mans sister had booked as Estelle Col
der, and she had 10000 guldens when
drowned. The coroner's jury expressed
themselves as satisfied with the Mush-
kOWitz evidence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
JOE ADY,S STRONG WORDS.

The Harvey County Statesman Voics 8 the
Real Sentiment of Kansas.
J. w. Ady of Newton made some re-
marks in his speech at the Leavenworth
banquet, which seems to have been
buried in the general avalanche of
stalks" made at that affair But these
are SO vivid and vigorous that they
should be rescued from obscurity and
given to the public Mr.. Ady said:
ave are facing crisis in our financial
affairs; it is an impending and awful
crisis. The congress TO which you will
go is confronted by q proposition to issue
$5U0.000,000 of bonds, due in fifty years,
interest and principal payable in gold.
Every man knows that if the silver
dollar, which is by law and by the con-
tract, a legal tender for treasury notes,
was actually rendered to the aliens and
traitors who are looting our treasury of
gold to ship to Europe, not dollar of
bonds would be needed or thought of.
ave have just passed through a cam
paign in which the Republican party in
every northwestern state in some manner
pledged itself to bimetallism, either by
international agreement, by the coinage
of American silver, or otherwise. The
hour of the trial of our faith is at
sition to chain the American public,
like Prometheus to the rock, to the
gold standard for fifty years to come.
1.-THE dispatches say that Britain is
well pleased with this singular PROPOSE
ton of or executive. OF course she is
They also assure that she will take all
the gold bonds that we will ISSUE Of
course she will These bonds are the
golden letters which are to bind US
and our posterity in financial
slavery to the Albion lords
for fifty years to come. When $500, OOO,-
Q, 0 of bonds, payable, principal and in
terest, in gold in the hands of the invet-
crate enemy of silver, as a center piece
in our financial system, what hope is
there for bi-metallism on any terms?
"Of course there is the alleged menace
to the public credit if we pay our debts
with the money in which the contract
says they may be paid, but there is also
the menace of long suffering people to
the life of that party that dares without
right or reason to mortgage the souls of
our people and of their children to the
gold monopoly of England, and there is
the pledge of the Republican platform to
deliver the people from the bondage"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest from the North Side OF
the River.

Items of Interest from the North Side OF
the River
Miss Anna Campbell has returned
from her visit with relatives at Horton.
Ray johnson of Horton has been in
the city day or two visiting NJ i.
Campbell, his brother-in-la
The farmers in the vicinity of Menoken
have more corn in their cribs than any
others in the county. They have all the
way from 800 to 5000 bushels each.
Frank Russell, proprietor and driver
of the Inter Ocean mills delivery team,
was relieved OF his overcoat during the
late cold snap while his wagon stood IN
front of the mill.
The Mid Continent mills are being
taxed to their utmost capacity to supply
the demands of their product. Since
the recent blockade on the railroads, oc-
casioned by the severe cold weather. 1t
has been extremely difficult to procure
wheat for grinding.
l sell the genuine old style Usage City
shaft coal. E P. Ewart, 1912 Kansas
avenue.
Headquarters for Camden coal =. T.
Ewart, 1912 Kansas avenue.
A. NJ. Cross has moved his jewelry
store from North Topeka to AT kansas
avenue, nearly OpPOoi-O P@01
Robt Mason of the Holden rancho,
Kingsville, was in the city this morning;
He has lust finished shipping $50 head
of cattle which Melted an average Of 500.
He is now feeding $40 head for the
April market. and about the middle OF OF
March will put on 500 head which VIII
be ready in June or July.
Two of the Touring mills on the nortn
side-the Mid Continent and inter
Ocean-are members of the southwest
ern Millers' Despatch Freight car me.
Each firm has fifty box cars aloILeo IL
color They likewise have the names
and advertisement of these well-known
firms painted on them in bold, black let
tars These cars are covered with a
mich better roof than the ordinary
freight car, with a view of preventing
any damage to the -four by leaky roofs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
HENRIETTA HAD A ROCK.
But Along Came a BlackbIrd and Almost
Nipped OFF Her Nose.

But Along Came a BlackbIrd and Almost
NipPed Off Her Nose.
Henrietta Powell, the colored girl who
stabbed a white woman with board full
of nails sometime ago, figured in another
encounter Saturday night.
This time it was with Ada Birch and
Henrietta gave her an unmerciful beat
ing with a rock. Officer Campbell was
taking them to the police station, when
Henrietta made another assault and Ada
reciprocated with a slash at her with
knife.
The knife struck Henrietta's forehead
above her right eye and dug across the
cheek just missing the eyeball and fin
ished its career by almost amputating
her nose.
City Physician Hibben sewed up the
cut and after it was bandaged Henrietta
admired it from all sides in glass and
then seating herself on table calmly
lighted a cigarette
The case was continued in police court
this morning,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
FAY TEMPLETON'S WEALTH
Howell Osborn Gave Her Almost 100000
While He Lived.


New York, Feb IL While How
ell Osborn's relatives are fighting
over his property, it is inter
esting to know what Fay Temple
ton, the burlesque actress, is to have,
She had nursed him through his illness,
and he died in her arms.
Osborn's wild career line eliminated
with his alleged marriage to Fay lem
pleton which was announced in Septem-
Der, 1898. Charles ]. Osborn, his father,
accumulated fortune as the favorite
broker of Jay Gould, and when he died
left his widow millions and Howell an
income of $4,000 In spite of this,
young Osborn was always in debt
Miss Templeton's escapades served to
keep her own name as well as Osborn'5
before the public She created a sensa-
ton in Chicago while playing with Rice
& Dixey's "Corsair' company by sud
denly disappearing 1t was learned aft
erwards that she had sailed for France
in response to message from Osborn to
meet him in Havre IN Paris they lived
in the most extravagant style and enter
tanned gorgeously in residence that was
palatiaL The bathroom alone is said to
! have cost $4,000.
Everyone remembers the diamond cpl
sode-as a peace offering after quarrel
Osborn sent to Miss Templeton 1000
worth of diamonds by his valet, Henry
Herishy Henry tried to smuggle them
into this country, but was arrested Miss
Templeton afterwards secured the dia-
monds by declaring that they were her
personal property.
Howell Osborn is said to have fire.
quently introduced Miss Templeton as
his wife and registered as such at hotels,
but he declared before his death that no
marriage ceremony had ever taken place.
At the Worlds fair, in 1898, Osborn and
Fay Templeton had one quarrel which
threatened to last for good. 1t was &C.
casioned by Lillian Russell, who hap
pened to be playing in Chicago at the
/ time. Osborn showed too much devo-
ton to Miss Russell, to which Miss Tenn
pleton seriously objected. They parted.
| and it was not without great efforts on
| Osborn's part that he induced her to
| again return to him.
Fay Templeton, though unable to in
herit from the vast fortune, has, never
| theless, almost 100000 worth of jewels
given to her by Osborn from time to time,
| and will doubtless be able to claim at
least 100000 worth of plate in the resi-
dence IN Paris.
Mrs. Phi. Adams, soprano, Vincent
Graham (of the Royal Academy of Lou
dom, Chas. Reeske, bass, Mrs. John
| Griley, soprano, Edward Brennan, banjo
ist, Misses Wyatt, quartette, James
Scully, Prof VIM. Davis, pianist and
cornetist, Major Anderson, and ''The
Only Modocs will assist at the Grand
Concert Of the Church Of the Assump-
ton at Library hall, Wednesday even
! ing, February 18th, 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
PINGREE IS ORIGINAL.
He Puts Up Blackboards to Give News
the Health Board Suppresses.

the Health Board SURPRISES.
DETROIT, Mich. Feb. 11.-Mayor Pin
gree's latest scheme is municipal bulle-
tin boards. His honor is at odds with
the newspapers in their effort to have
a reorganization of the local health
board, and charges them with com
bining to ''do him up"
This morning the citizens noticed
around the city hall boards four feet by
six, painted black, hanging from electric
light towers guy posts, and at the en-
frances to the building, and a hand let
tered notice pasted thereon The bulle-
tin announces the number of smallpox
cases at the pest house, the number of
recoveries and deaths, and the mum Der
of houses guaranteed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
a Police Raid.

The police made another raid last
night. This time it was colored dis
orderly house on East Third street be-
tween Kansas avenue and Quincy street.
1t has been looked on by the police for
some time with considerable suspicion,
and four characters, two young men and
two young women were found in it
They were Ed. Wright, Charles Gibson,
Sadie johnson and Katie Banks. All
were cOlOred. Each was fined So in po-
lice court TODAY,
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HACKMEN TO STRIKE.
Want Shorter Hours and a Sunday Ho1i
day.

day.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE Liberty
Down Association of Cabmen last night
discussed ways and means to bring about
strike. Their hours, they say, are al
together too long. They are always on
foot in all kinds of weather at both morn
ing and night and are on their boxes
during most of the intervening time
Sunday brings no rest, and it is to cor
rect these faults that the Liberty Downers
held their heated debate last night. The
final decision will not be announced I'M
til today. Should they strike, some 900
cabs owned by livery stables, will be tied
uD.
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No Pay for Coyote scalps.

The supreme court has decided that
the law under which western counties
were paying bounties for the killing of
coyotes, rabbits and gophers was uncon-
stitutional The case was brought by
the Union Pacific railroad to prevent
Wallace county from collecting a special
tax levy for gopher pelts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
A TOPEKA MAN GETS IT.
e. C. Snyder Who Organized the Press
Club is ThurstOn's Secretary.

E. c. Snyder, formerly of Topeka
man. who was an employe of the Lance
under Harry Frost, and who practiced
law as a recreation, has been appointed
private secretary to United States Sena-
tor John NJ. Thurston of Nebraska.
Mr. Snyder has been working on
Omaha newspapers since he left Topeka.
He was one of the organizers of the
Topeka Press club, an organization
which f1ourished a few years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
UNIONS TAKEIT UP.
They Object to a Rule Compelling Walters
TO Shave.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 11.-Three dele
gates from the Trades and Labor Union
will go to jefferson City in few days to
REQUEST the legislature to take some acs-
ion against the rule which has been
made in several hotels in this city CON-
polling walters to shave.
This was decided at the semi-monthly
meeting of the Trades aud Labor Union
which adopted a resolution requesting
the state legislature of Missouri to enact
a law making it felony for an employ
err. or his agents, to exact such condi-
ton from en- bIoyes or those seeking en-
DlOVment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

New YORK. Feb. 11.-Chas. ]. Bridge
man, the noted Brooklyn artist and re-
cluse, is dead His body was found in
his studio on the upper floor of the
South Brook yn bank building. Mr
Bridgeman was the brother of Frederick
A Bridgeman, the Partisan artist and he
was painter of note himself, having a
wide reputation for his landscapes and
nortraits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
ECHO FROM THE PAST.
The Douglass House VIII Have Banquet
at the Copeland.

Republican statesmen will exchange
war "reminiscences at the Copeland next
Friday night, when the Douglass
house, and its friends will hold its first
post bellum reunion. The list of those
invited includes the Douglass house, the
present members of the senate and
house, state officers, members of con-
gress, Justices of the supreme court, ex-
state officers, attorneys in the celebrated
"Gunn case" and press representatives.
Toasts will be responded to by the fol-
lowing gentlemen, who will select their
own subjects: George l. Douglass. E
w. Hook, c. E. Lobdell, ]. Is. Cubbison,
A. 81. Horton, George T. Anthony. Luc-
len Baker, Alex Warner, John Seaton,
C. F. Scott, Otto Eckstein, w. H. Ross
ington and Frank Montgomery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Since tablishing in this city the ply
sicians of the World Medical Institute at
631 Quincy street, have placed under
treatment over four hundred people, all
of whom are satisfied with the benefits
they are receiving. Each and every one
of these get the advantage of the offer
which the doctors have been making Of
one full months treatment free, this in
the aggregate will amount to hundreds
of dollars and can not be kept up indeffi-
nitely. This offer will positively cease
on March 1sr, and will under no circum-
stances be continued after that date.
Bear in mind that these physicians are
permanently established here. are the
most expert specialists in chronic dis
eases now practicing and that their
charges are within the reach of any one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Eugene Ware ('Ironquill'') promises a
poem for the Fiambeau club benefit at
Hamilton's hall, February IA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

A silk handkerchief given away with
every can of Gypsy Queen baking
Dawder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

The FIambeau club have spectacular
feature, @Our Valentine" on their pro-
oramme for Thursday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Prof Palmer, the talented elocution-
ist, is on the Flambeau benefit pro-
gramme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

The inimitable Joe Waters will help
out the Flambeau boys Thursday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

St, Valentine and the Flambeau club
at Hamilton hall Thursday evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Everybody gets valentine at Hamil-
tonSs hall Thursday evening. No comics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Tickets for the Flambeau cIuD Denens
on sale at e P ticket office, and at v o
Elliott's.
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The Kansas MutunI.

The Kansas Mutual Life wrote s2.O96.-
10000 new business in 1894, of which
$4,000 was declined and 81, 905, 900 was
accepted and placed on its books
1t made gain of $1S7, 10000 of in
surance in force; a gain in assets of $41,-
6O7. 80; a gain in surplus of $14 1873 IS;
its total receipts for the year were $780,
1922. 10 and its total assets are S263. 1872 81 {:
its surplus STA. 604. 10; insurance assumed
and renewed SIS, 34S, 600 600.
The total death losses paid to date is
$550,000.
The company's condensed annual re-
port for 1894 is published in this issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Call up Phone 153 and have our wagon
call for your bundle.
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Mrs. Parkhurst will assist the Flam-
beau club in their entertainment Thurs
day evening. at Hamilton's hall; violin
obligato by Miss Marie Norton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

Hear Hon. c. C. Baker at Unity church
Wednesday night, Feb. IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11

The FIambeau club benefit Thursday
evening at Hamilton hall, will be well
worth attending.
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Hear Hon. c. c. Baker at Unity church
Wednesday night, Feb. IS.
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