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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

He Is Having the Gambling and Lottery
Bills Advanced.

He Is Having the Gambling and Lottery
Bills Advanced.
Senator Edwin Taylor, the original
anti-lottery man in the legislature, is
doing some good work again this year.
He has succeeded in having the lot
terry and gambling bills which passed
the house advanced on the senate calen-
dar by substituting them for the bills in
troduced by himself on those subjects
The house bills introduced by Mr..
Cubbison and the bills introduced in the
senate by Senator Taylor were identical.
Senator Taylor has succeeded in having
house bill No. l, the anti-1ottery bill, sub
stituted on the senate calendar for senate
bill No. 20, and house bill No. 2, the
gambling bill, substituted for senate bill
No. &C.
House bill No. 3. a gambling bill,
which prohibits private as we'll as public
playing. is likely to be amended by the
senate and sent back to the house.
Rev. ]. G. Dougherty of Kansas City,
Kansas, who is here looking after these
bills, says he will be satisfied if the pri-
vate playing clause, section two, is
stricken out of bill No. 3 if the rest of
the bill can be put through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
1T Is HALF DONE.
The Case for the Plaintiff in the HilImon
Case Closed.

2ne case Tor the Plaintiff the A1llmon
Case Closed.
At least half the Hillmon case is fin
ished The attorneys for Mrs. Hillmon
have no more evidence to introduce, and
next week the case for the insurance
companies will be commenced.
Although Mr.. Hutchings, attorney for
the plaintiff, had said that they had
closed their case so far as the calling of
witnesses, and that yesterday would be
taken up by the reading of plaintiffs ex-
hibits, they put Art Wellman, formerly q
member of the Topeka police force, on
the stand He said that he was living in
Jefferson county near Lawrence in the
year 1879 and knew John w. Hillmon;
he had met him two or three times. He
remembered the body being brought to
Lawrence, and being told it was the body
of Hillmon he went to see it with some
one, whose name he did not know.
He viewed the remains for two
or three minutes, and to the
best of his knowledge, it looked
like Hillmon. He further testified that
in the year 1879, he was working as a
laborer, and that he knew Levi Baldwin,
John Eldridge and John Cannovan, all
of whom have already testified on behalf
of the plaintiff.
Plaintiffs attorneys then made Mr..
Barker, one of the attorneys for the de-
Tense, their witness. Mr. Barker was
asked by Mr.. Riggs when he was re-
tanned by the Insurance companies. Mr..
Barker stated that he did not know when
he was retained, but he knew one of the
agents of the companies had asked him
shortly after the arrival of the body in
Lawrence, to look after their interests,
and see for them whether the body was
that of John w. Hillmon or not Mr..
Barker testified that he was not re-
tanned by the companies to con-
test the policies until some two
years after the coroner's inquest at Law
renee. 1t did not appear as if the attor-
neys of plaintiff were pleased with the
evidence given by Mr.. Barker, and the
examination was discontinued. The de-
PENDANTS counsel did not consider it neces-
sRry to cross examine Mr.. Barker.
Some discussion then took place in re-
gard to plaintiffs request that the de-
Tense should call Mr.. G. W. E. Griffith,
whom the plaintiffs attorney agreed
could be examined out of turn, but the
attorneys for the defense declined to put
Mr.. Griffith on the stand unless PLAINTIFF
counsel should state whether their case
was closed. After a good deal of con-
sultation on the part of several attorneys
for the plaintiff, they finally admitted
that their case was closed. The attor
neys for the defense then stated thai
they had some motions to make to the
court on Monday, and as the court haC
previously agreed to adjourn from Fri
day until Tuesday morning, the court de-
cided to hear the motions on Monday
bur excused the jury, until Tuesday
morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
"HOLLY SPRINGS ROUTE

To Florida via St. Louis s. Carlo Short Line.
From St Louis, the Illinois Central
railroad to Holly Springs, &. c., M. & b,
the Southern railway and F. {. s. P. rail-
road toJacksonville and all Florida points.
This new route is the quickest line to
Birmingham. and direct route to Allan
ia, Macon, Charleston, Savannah and all
southeastern points.
Through Pullman buffet sleeping cars,
ST. Louis to Jacksonville, Fla
Call on your nearest ticket agent for
our "Florida Folder" and full informa-
ton regarding this new route, or address
GEO. E. Larry,
General Passenger Agent,
st T,ouis Mo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Ex- Street Commissioner Hopkins wants
to be city jailor.
The trolley line broke at Harrison and
Huntoon streets this morning
A. Washburn has sold c. o. Knowles
20 lots in Washburn Place for $500.
Everything which could possibly be
converted into sleigh is in use today.
Judge Hazen expects to get to the civil
cases on his docket on Tuesday, the 9Th.
The street car company deserves credit
for keeping their track open during the
severe storm.
The poor man ought to be able to make
little something on the side shoveling
snow this weather
The walks on the Kansas avenue bridge
are in very dangerous condition and
should be repaired.
Charles Curtis, our congressman. was
50 years old yesterday. He was boru in
North Topeka in 1850.
The pedestrians this morning used the
street car tracks. They were the only
places clear of snow.
Nearly all the wells on the line of the
Santa Fe are dry, and the water tanks
are filed from streams.
If there is anything Judge HAGEN OBJ
jects to it is being Rugged by dismissed
prisoners full of gratitude.
The Maple Hill Scottish society also
cele brated the birth anniversary of the
poet, Robert Burns last night
Officer Dagg chased a chicken thief
up an alley near the Rock Island depot
yesterday, shooting at him. One of the
bullets went through window in Major
Tom Anderson's office, and fell on Mrs.
Julia Sommers' table.
The Ladies Benevolent society of
North Topeka will give pound social at
the residence of Dr. L. A Ryder. on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. B. F. Williams has fled suit in
the district court, charging that B. f.
GLASGOW carried away $l23 worth of her
personal property in April, 1891.
Dan Talmage, a nephew of T. Dewitt
| Talmage, is in town looking after real
estate Interests. He lives in New York.
where he is rice importer.
The city prison is too small sometimes.
At one time this year it had eighteen
women prisoners in one room and forty
men prisoners in another. The unused
rooms down cellar might be fixed up at
little cost.
The Catholic church choir will sing
Farmers mass in B fat tomorrow morn
/ ing at 1920 o'clock, assisted by Mr.. II. E.
Overholt and Prof. Vincent Graham
Prof. Graham will sing for the Ofertory
Bardese's 10 Salutaria"
A young man walking with his mother
last Sunday, stepped on a loose board in
the sidewalk, causing her q serious fall
! from which she is not yet sufficiently re-
covered to attend to the public work in
which she is engaged That walk is q
menace to public safety and is at IT'S
and 1920 Harrison street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

passed the senate last evening at 8
o'clock. This scheme, together with his
bill to prevent premature burials of hui
man beings, have been the two pet meas
ures of the gentleman from Mitchell
county. The Irrigation reservoir bill he
says, is especially very popular
in his district, and the fight which Sena-
tor Cook made in defense of his measure
provoked the admiration of all the sena-
tors, even if the bill did amuse the N.
A tendency was shown to am end the
bill heavily, but Senator Cook weighed
and analysed every amendment SO care
fully that he managed to get the bill
through practically as he presented it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
WHY JOHN sEAToN WAS SAD.
He Didn't Want to See a Dark Horse f.
Senator.

He Didn't Want to See a Dark Horse for
Senator.
Captain John Seaton of Atchison ex-
planned his vote in the election of United
States senator the other day by saying.
81 rise with feeling Of sadness but l
bow to the will of the majority. l vote
for Lucien Baker" A great many peo-
pie thought at the time "why that feeling
of sadness and some wondered if it was
because John J. ingalls, was not chosen,
or because since Mr.. Baker was elected
from SO near Mr.. Ingalls, home it would
hurt his chances two years from now.
When asked if that was the reason Mr.
Seaton said; mo l do not think that
will make any difference at all. ingalls,
belongs to the whole state and it matters
little where he gets his board and wash
Ing done. He is national figure besides
and don't think the fact that his family
eats and drinks at Atchison cuts anv
figure. l voted ''with a feeling of sad
ness" because l was hardly pleased with
the way things had gone. l didn't want
dark horse to be nominated. If a dark
horse had to be named l hoped it would
be ingalls, or Horton, and l urged those
who were likely TO have something to do
with the choosing of a compromise can
didate to unite on one of them if thew
had to do it at all, and l would be with
them didn't feel very good over the
way the caucus turned, and felt
little cast down, but my objections to
Mr.. Baker were wholly political"
"lt is said that the resolution asking
the parties to nominate United States
senator IN state convention, is in the in
terest OF Burton two years hence; do you
not think it would really be favorable to
Ingalls,? asked the reporter.
1T is hard to tell what might happen
two years from now, l understand Mr..
Burton is an avowed candidate for the
place then, and will make an active fight
At present, however, Ingalls, is unoues-
tionably the choice of the rank and file
OF the Republican party. I've received
petition after petition and dozens of tele-
grams asking me to support him this
time, but as said the other day, he was
not candidate, and to fail now meant
defeat two years from now. But with
1hgalAs In, then he and Baker would
make a splendid team. and be a great
credit to the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
A SEVERE BUCKET SHOP BILL.

Senator Milton Browns Plan to Make
Them Go.
State Senator Milton Brown has intro
duced an anti bucket shop bill which is
causing something of sensation among
a certain class of gamblers in futures
and options.
Topeka has an establishment which
would come under the provisions of this
bill, and it is said that during the last
few years more than $2,000,000 have
been taken out of Kansas through the
bucket shops" established in Kansas
towns by one Chicago firm.
The Topeka bucket shop did its most
hourishing business two years ago, al
though it is said to be doing fairly good
business now.
The penalty prescribed by Senator
Browns bill to be meted out to the keep
or or operator of f'bucket shop" is a
fine of not less than one thousand dollars
and Imprisonment in the penitentiary for
term not less than one year nor more
than five years.
The man who deals in options through
a bucket shop" does not escape Senator
Browns BILL and the patron of the insti-
tuition shall, for every offense or transac-
ton, be liable to a fine of not less than
one hundred dollars or more than five
hundred dollars, and imprisonment in
the county jail of not less than thirty
nor more than ninety days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
RAILROAD TO LITTLE ROCK
One Proposed to Run Through Kansas
From st. Joseph, Mo.

One Proposed to Run Through Kansas
From st. Joseph, Mo.
The charter of a proposed railroad to
extend from the Kansas side of the Mis-
souri, river, opposite St Joseph, Mo-, to
Little Rock, Arkansas, has been filed
with the secretary Of state.
The company proposing to build this
road is organized as the Chicago,
Kansas and Arkansas Railway COM
pany. Capital stock, So, 100000; shares
800 each. Directors: Charles N
Hale, Richard E. Breed and Joseph
Foster of Chicago. Thomas j. Porter. F.
Farney and Ned L. Biles of St Joseph,
Mo. George n. Bremen, N. G. Brewer
and F. H. Denny of Doniphan, Kansas
The road is to be PIG miles long and
the Kansas counties to be traversed are
Doniphan, Atchison. Jefferson, Douglas,
Franklin. Anderson. Allen, Neosho.
Crawford and Labette. The general
offices are to be located at Elwood,
Doniphan county.
The Sugar Trust have made millions,
but it is not half so great as the trust of
the people in DR.. Prices Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
CORINNE COMING.
She Will be Here Next Saturday -Other
Coming Attractions.

She Will be Here Next Saturday Other
Coming Attractions.
After the appearance of Miss Carrie
Turner in ''The Crust of Society" this
afternoon and evening. the Grand will
be dark until next Friday night
On that date, "The Green Goods Man"
will play one night stand.
"Corinne" and her burlesque company
will appear at the Grand on next Satur-
day night, February 2, in her operate
extravaganza, ''Hendrick Hudson" This
is the same piece she played last year
with considerable success.
On the following Monday night, Feb
ruary 4, ]. <. Emmett, Jr., will be at the
Grand in his new play, Fritz in Mad
House."
Eight Bells" and Paul Dresser will be
along soon after that.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
PAGES PLAY HOUSE.
While the House is Not In Session They
Initiate the Members.

While the House is Not in Session They
Initiate the Members.
The house didn't meet yesterday after
noon, but the pages held a session. any
how. After throwing paper wads at each
other for awhile and swapping pieces of
cardboard with rubbers they hit upon the
idea of playing representatives.. One of
the boys assembled the speakers plat
form and rapping vigorously with the
gavel, said: "fhe house will be in order"
The rest of the pages, who represent
ed the body of the house, conferred around
the desk. 'Mr. Speaker" yelled one, in
a piping voice, 81 desire to offer the fol-
lowing resolution, and move its immedi-
ate adoption"
''The gentleman from Nowhere moves
the adoption of the following resolution.
The clerk will read"
The speaker was about to put the ques-
ton, but before he could do SO an assist
ant sergeant at-arm who hasn't bit of
fun in his makeup, and who wore his
clothes of little brief authority, came
up and drove the little fellows away
''Why didn't you keep on?" some one
asked page.
"We couldn't help it." said he. "He
suspended the rules"
A contented mind is better than riches.
DR.. Prices Baking Powder brings con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
ONLY ONE DAM.
An Attempt to Repeal the Rights Granted
the Original Dam Company.

the Original Dam Company.
BY provision which the Legislators do
not bother themselves with investigat-
ing. the bill which has passed the house
granting the Bartholomew Dam compa-
ny the right to dam the river near Oak
land, has second section which repeats
all previous legislation on that question.
The Topeka Water & Electric Power
company has legislation extending for
ten years and if this second bill becomes
a law it will effectually thwart any at
tempts of the original dam company to
complete the work begun several years
ago, up the river.
The bill which has passed the senate
has no repeating clause and it is yet to
be seen which measure will become a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
NEARLY LOST HIS cow.
Someone Stole It and Took It to Tn
Slaughter Pen.

SOmeOne Stole TOOK
Slaughter Pen.
A Topeka man named J. II. Frantz on
south Lawrence street, went out a few
mornings since to milk his COW. The
rope had beer cut and the COW was gone.
After two days search, Mr. Frantz, in
going past Charles VOLTS packing
house saw his COW, through cracks in the
fence, about to be slaughtered He has
tily claimed her just in time, and Mr..
Wolff was out the $18 he had paid the
thief, who signed his name Morphy. Mr..
Wolff would now like to see the scamp
brought to iustice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
RemenYI.

Reserved seats will be on sale Monday
morning at Kellam's book store for the
great Remenyi concert. This will no
doubt be the finest musical attraction in
Topeka this season. The company is
much stronger this season, and no doubt
viii draw the largest audience Remenyi
has ever had in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
Won like Piee

OF course you do Everybody does If
you would know how to make the best
pie, and, in addition to this, would learn
how to prepare really delicious buildings,
with the most appetizing sauces, send a
2-cent stamp to DR.. J. C. Aver s. Co.,
Lowell, Mass, and receive in return a
copy of Ayers Book of Pies and Puddings.
Griggs 6 Axtell sell Buggies, whips,
laprobes, harness, road wagons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
WANTS TO GET IN.

New Mexico Assembly Passes Resolutions
Asking for Statehood.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Jan. ga memorial
to congress praying the immediate pass
age of the New Mexico statehood bill
passed the lower house of the assembly
by vote of 19 to 4.
1t will be unanimously adopted in the
council and hurried forward to Washing
ton in hope that the senate may take
favorable action at the present session.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
SIX $500 .IoRs

free employment Agencies to Be Manned
by the State-WelI, Hardly.
A C. Baker of the state board of par
dons, who was at one time. counected
with the state labor bureau, is the autbor
Of a bill which has been introduced in
the state senate by Senator Armstrong
which provides for the establishment of
free employment agencies in the cities
Of the first class in Kansas.
This bill would establish g free en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

Analysis: Water ...... $4,000. 1893
Volatile Matter. 1z77
Fixed Carbon. ......72S7
ASH +oO
Sulphur. ......... 2-6o
Excels all others for Range, Cook Stove
and Furnace use.
Will last as long as the best Of Anthra-
cite, at one half the cost
Will make more intense heat than
the Anthracite.
Will hold fire longer than any other
coal.
Contains no gas, makes no SCOT, has no
bad odor.
Government Tests show Semi Anthra-
cite Smokeless Coal to be the best Steam
Producer in the United States.
Topeka Coal Co,
A +. HoRNER,
Agent
They are giving away pocket knives
at Griggs s. AxtelPs for little money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
Cnal Tor Wentern sufferers.

The state board of railroad commits
sioners have ordered eight cars of coal
shipped from tbs state mines at the pen
itentiary to western Kansas. This coal
has been ordered to be distributed as fol-
lows: Two cars to Scott City, one car to
Norton, one car to Wallace, one car to
Sharon Springs in Wallace county, two
cars to Jetmore. Hodgeman county, and
two cars to Leoti, Wichita county.
The railroads haul the coal free.
From the way tickets are selling. the
Scotch concert and ball will be a great
success; they can be had of any Scotch
man in the city. Secure them at once
and get seat early, the crowd will be
large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
Don't Forget it.

When you order Usage City shaft coal
from US, you get it. 1t might pay you
to give US trial order.
THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL COMPANY,
634 Kansas avenue.
Telephone 1873
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

ployment agency in Topeka. Kansas
City. Leavenworth, Atchison, Fort Scott
and Wichita.
Under the provisions of this bill there
will be, if it becomes a law, an employ
ment agent in each of these towns who
shall be paid $500 a year out of the
state treasury and shall be appointed by
the labor commissioner from
list of three names to be sub
mitted by the city council of the
city he is appointed for. Itwould be the
duty of the agent to keep record of all
applications for labor, both by employers
and employees, and the record will each
week be sent to the state labor commits
sioner, who will send list from each
city to every other city.
Senator Sterne favors this bill. but
wants it amended so that the employ
ment superintendent will have charge of
the registration of voters in addition to
his other duties The author of the bill,
Mr.. Baker, says he regards Senator
Sterne's suggestion as a good one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
TRAIN ROBBERY BAD as MURDER
Ed O'Bryan's Bill to Punish for the Hold
ing Up of Trains.

Senator Ed O'Bryan has bill which
he will introduce today, calculated to
cause deep, four-ply gloom to fall upon
those gentlemen engaged in the already
hazardous, but brisk profession of train
robbery. It makes train robbery almost
as serious as murder
The enacting clause Of the bill pro-
vides: "Any person who shall unlaw-
fully by force, artifice or other means, at
tempt to stop railway train for the pur-
pose of committing the crime of train
robbery thereon, shall be deemed guilty
of a felony. and on conviction thereof
shall be punished by confinement at hard
labor for not less than twenty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

Purity of food is next to purity of
character. Pure food is assured with
DR.. Prices Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
PONDS AND PREMATURE BURIALs
Senator Cookies Curious Bills Which He
is Working Hard For.

Senator Cookies bill ssTo encourage the
construction of ponds and reservoirs for
the storage of rain water for irrigation
and other purposes, and for creating the
office of pond commissioner, and pre-
scribing his duties and emoluments,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

Will women rule in the next century?
They rule now where DR.. Prices Baking
Powder is used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26
THE PREMIERSHIP CONTEST.

Report of the Joint Session Will Go Into
the Senate journal.
After fight, which lasted all of yes
terday afternoon, the Republican minor
ity in the senate succeeded in carrying
its point against the Populist majority,
and the report of the real or alleged state
partnership joint session (the courts will
decide which) will appear in the next
issue of the senate journal The vote
stood IS to H.
The publication in question is that of
Senator Charles F. Scott, who acted as
secretary pro tenn of the senate in the
joint session, and the copy is his formal
report of the proceedings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

Pointed toe rubbers at Furman's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

They are giving away pocket knives
at Griggs s. Axtelps for little money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

What star shines so bright as the lustre
about Dr. Prices Baking Powder It's
fame is fairly won.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-26

A contented mind is better than riches.
DR.. Prices Baking Powder brings con-
tent