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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
MORE PEFFER BILLS.
Final Grist of the Kansas Senator's LegIs-
lative Measures.

Final Grist of the Kansas Senator's LegIs-
lative Measures.
From the State Journals special correspondent
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-Besides the
bills introduced by Senator PETER yes
terday many more bills have sprung
fully worded from Senator PETERS brow.
The following are some he has intro
duced IN the last "a hours: For the es-
tablishment of a postal telegraph; for
the repeal of all laws authorizing the issue
of bonds; for service pension of cent
a day; to establish a bureau of irrigation
in connection with the department of
agriculture; for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver; to amend the immigra-
ton laws so as to keep out undesirable
immigrants by providing for their exami-
nation by United States consuls at foreign
ports.
A joint resolution which Senator
PETER has prepared will propose an
amendment to the constitution calling
for the election of president, vice presi-
dent and United States senators by a di-
rect vote of the people.
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Republicans Will Not be Able
to Control Both Houses.
Populist Senators Will Stand
Solidly Against 1t.
WILLPUT UPATICKET
Republicans Will Lack One Vote
of Controlling the Senate.
A Hard Blow to the Party in
This Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Populist
members of the senate have taken step
which probably will prevent reorganiza-
tion of the senate by the Republicans,
deciding to stand together against both
old parties.
Senators PETER, Allen, Kyle and Butler
ranked as straight Populists, and also Sem
ators Jones and Stewart of Nevada, upon
whom some of the Republicans have
counted for assistance in case of an effort
TO reorganize were present There was no
dissent against proposition to stand to-
gethsr on the question of organization
and to give no support to either of the
old parties in the election of officers of
the senate or in other party measures,
Those present also decided to nominate
their own candidates for the various
offices III case the other parties place
candidates in the field. Selections will
be deferred until action is made ne
cessary by the Republicans and
Democrats. In case the Repub-
licans initiate movement in this
directions the Populists will place a full
ticket in the field and they agree that
with this step once taken they would
stand by their candidates solidly to the
end.
The Republicans now lack three of a
majority and will lack one after the
Utah senators come in,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
THREE SHIPS SHY.

It is Believed They Were Caught In
Cyclone, and Went Down With All.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wn., Dec. 4-Much
apprehension is felt for the British
steamship Gorzdd, Captain Mead. now
out forty-ive days from Singapore. This
is the third steamer which is nnaccount-
ed for on the Northern ocean, the others
being the Eskdale and StrathneYis,
bound westward.
The schooner Puritan, 49 days from
Tien Tsin, which has jnss- arrived, re =
ported to have experienced on Novem ber
IA and 10, on the eastern edge of the Chi
ma sea, a typhoon OF unusual violeuce,
before which she ran under bare poles
for two days. The captain says the gale
was the seyerest he ever passed through
on the Pacific ocean.
The ship Tacoma, which arrived few
days ago from the Orient passed through
the same storm, and narrowly escaped
destruction.
The concensus of opinion is that the
three steamships and the British ship
Lord Brassey foundered in the same
storm, thus causing loss of $50 lives and
property valued at $1,250.OO0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
MARCUS BAD NESS
Which He Seems to Have Got Into Owe
His MOrtRaged Farm.

w mon he seems to Have Got Into over
His MOrtgaged Farm.
There was another of those suits in
the district court today where the mort
gagee pays off the incumbrance to the
wrong man, and loses his property. This
time Marcus Owens, colored, accused
Timothy B. Sweet of the Kan
sas Loan s. Trust company
of having taken $500 OF a $500 mort
gage which Owens gave to Mark ?.
Hillyer when he bought ten acres from
him for $1,000 He says Mr.. Sweet told
MIN he had bought the mortgage when
he paid him the money.
There is another complication in the
case which mixes things up all the more
aud shows what a hard time Marcus has
had to attend to business without
knowing anything about business.
When he bought the property
he says, Mr.. Hillyer represented it to be
perfectly free from incnmbrance.
After he had paid five hundred dollars
cash to Mr.. Hillyer and $4O0 on the
$500 mortgage to Mr.. Sweet a
blanket mortgage which covered
his land with other surrounding
real estate was forecIosed and the prop
erty bought in by the loan company.
Owens then started in to buying his land
over again, paying $500 for it this
time. He wants T. B. Sweet to ay back
the $400 which he took when he claimed
to have the mortgage, but afterwards
testified that he had not.
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Speaker Reed Expects to Have
Committees Ready Then.
Usually They Are Not Ready
Until After Holidays.
MAINE TROUBLES HIM.
Seniority Custom Gives Maine
Too Much of Importance.
Her Four Men Would Get Prom
inent Places Under It.

WASHINGTON, Dec 4.-Members of the
house who have had interviews with
Speaker Reed during the past two or
three days on the subject of committee
appointments believe that the committee
list will be announced before, or not
later than the 10Th of the month. Form =
erly speakers have not been able to make
their selections before the Christm as
holidays as a general rule but Mr.. Reed
hashad the advantage of year practically
in which to make up his mind. He has
said to several that he is anxious to have
congress finish its business and adjourn
as soon as possible, and all the time he
can save on committee sele ections will
tend to that result.
That he has not yet finished his list is
apparent, because today he told two or
three congressman who talked with him
about their committee assignments that
he wanted another interview with them.
1t is understood that one of the chief
difficulties Mr. Reed is contending with
is the appointments from his own state.
Messrs. Dingley. Boutelle, and Milliken
would each be entitled to a chairman
ship under ordinary conditions because
they are among the Oldest members in
point of service. The naval affairs
would fall to Mr. Boutelle and public
buildings to Mr.. Milliken. but to
have the speakership and three
chairmanships given to state
with four members might provoke
feeling in the less favored delegations.
How to make an equitabl adjustment of
this matter and incur no resentment is
among the most knotty problems with
which the speaker has to deal with
apart from the relative claims of Messrs.
Dingley, Cannon and Henderson to the
Craftsmanship of appropriations and
Payne and DalzelI to ways and means.
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tablishment in Armourdale. Mr.. Samuel
Day, who signed the published state
ment, was not there, but his brother,
Mr.. Joseph Day, said, II knew
nothing about this affair until
saw it in the papers, but l
was not exactly surprised, as they have
not been getting along as we'll as they
ought. Bird has been kind to her in the
way of providing a home and good liv-
ing, but from the year after they were
married l have known that she was dis
satisfied and unhappy. She never said
SC, but / could see it from her actions
Then Bird has been away from home so
much. She has not been satisfied with
his running around 80 much and being
away at all times. Since he has got into
politics he is away more than he is at
home.
There is one thing that l blame Bird
for and that is that he has never taken
her out any place. She has always stayed
right at home and taken care of the
house and the children, and she is a good
housekeeper too. He never took her to
church or to entertainments where a wo-
man likes to go. and they never went
out in society. When he had his little
business down on Minnesota avenue she
was in the shop more than he was, and
looked carefully after the business"
DO you know this man Hartley who
is named as correspondent in the petit
tion?"
81 have never seen him but he drives
a laundry wagon for Kansas City, No,
laundry and since August he has been
boarding and rooming there. 1t is my
understanding that when he went to
Birds he had good recon-
mendations and had letters from the
Presbyterian church folks. That's the
big brick church there on the corner be-
low where they live. There is no doubt
that he is responsible for this affair and
it is my understanding that they will
want to live together.
THE only thing Mrs. Bird objects to in
the divorce petition is that Bird wants
the children. He said he was willing
for them to stay with her and he would
pay for their care and keeping, but that
is too much like giving him mortgage
on them and guess he will let her have
the children to settle things"
Labor Commissioner Bird, the plaintiff
in the case when seen by the reporter,
said: 81 have no property to divide
as l lost everything two years ago
have always tried to be a good husband
although l admit that l have been away
from home more than l ought to have
been. / have nothing more to say. |
want to get this thing settled up as soon
as l can"
Commissioner Bird said he did not
know anything about Hartley the man
who has caused the trouble in his home
except that he had been boarding at the
house since August and is the driver of
a laundry wagon and is about thirty-two
years old.
Mrs. Birds half brothers the Messrs
Day stand high in Kansas City Kansas
business circles and the general impres-
sion is that she has friends who will
look carefully after her interests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04

Introduces u Familiar One AppropriatinI
$500 for w. Ii. PepereII

Introduces Il Familiar One Appropriating
800 for w. II. PepereII.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Dec 4.-Senator
Baker, by request, introduced the same
old bill about appropriating w. II. L.
Peperel $1,000 to reimburse him for
money lost while holding office as post
master at Concordia during Cleveland's
first term. Peperell is still insisting
that he lost money in holding office at
that time and he wants it paid back
Mr.. Baker also introduced a bill
granting a pension to Martha Allen
of Topeka, and a pension of 800 a
month to the widow of General james
G. Blunt, and another bill to set aside the
findings of a courtmartial in the case of
Captain jerome Kunhel of the Eleventh
regiment of Kansas,
Representative Curtis (by requesD in
troduced bill to grant the St. Louis, Ok
lahoma s. Southwestern Railway com
pany right of way through Oklahoma
and Indian territories, the road to run near
Claremore and southwest to Willis, on
Red river,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
ALLISON WILLIN'.

The Iowan Formally Announces Himself
as "a Candidate for the Presidency.
DEs MoINEs Ia, Dec. 4.-Senator
William B. Allison is candidate for the
presidential nomination. His campaign
has been formally started by the Repub-
lican state central committee. This is
the first authorized announcement of his
candidacy.
n. G. Mcmillan, chairman of the state
committee, will open headquarters in this
city. aud they will be the center of the
Allison campaign, which is now to be
pushed with all the vigor and skill which
the politicians of Iowa and other states
favorable to Allison aIe able to put into it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
Those AInbnma Elections.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Mr. Chandler,
(Rep., N. HI today presented mass of
petitions to the senate, alleging election
frauds in Alabama, and claiming the
election as governor OF Reuben F. Kolb.
Several petitions for the recognition
Of the Cuban insurgents were offered in
the senate today. and Mr.. Squire (Rep.,
Wn) in introducing bill for for
tifications of Atlantic, Pacific and
lake ports, said the senate
was being asked to extend rec
ognition to Cuban belligerents, and to
firmly reassert the Monroe doctrine.
I'VE are talking of these matters as
though we had chip on our shoulders"
he added, ''and we go along in blissful
ignorance OF, or inaction as to, the un.
fortified condition OF our ports"
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OBJECT TO HOWARD.

The Christian Herald Correspondsne Not
Allowed to Go Into Armenia.
New YORK. Dec. 4-The persista nt
efforts of Proprietor Louis Klopsch of The
Christian Herald to send relief to stary
Ing Armenians through Mr.. W. W. How
ard, the newspaper correspondent, have
been finally checked. The Turkish
minister at Washington said very plainly
that Nr. Howard was Objectionable to
the Sultan's government
Mr.. Howard will not be permitted to
proceed to Asiatic Turkey. Mr. Klopsch
regards this decision as final and he has
cabled. Mr. Howard to return TO this
0ountrY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
GORE WANTED GORE.

He Got it by Killing Amis at Lebanon,
and the Pc Penitentiary VIII Get Him.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. A special to the
Star from Lebanon, Kan, says the muir
der of James Amis is the sole topic in this
county. Fred Gore. who did the shoot
ing, with Ike Emmett and Ollie
Gore as accessories, are all in Jail await
ing the preliminary hearing set for Fri
day next. The trial promises to be one
of the most exciting in the history of the
county as the Amises are all highly re-
spected citizens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
STATE ALLIANCE.
It Is Holding It's Annual Session in Te
pekA Today.

1t Is Holding Its Annual Session In To-
pekA Today.
The annual convention of the State
Farmers Alliance is in session today at
Trades Assembly ball and will remain in
session this evening and tomorrow.
]. F. Willis, the state president, is pre-
siding. and formally opened the meet
ing this afternoon.
This morning the Shawnee county
Alliance was in charge of the meeting,
and the address of welcome was de-
livered by Ex- Congressman John G.
Otis.
The Farmers Alliance is not prosper
ing as it once did, but prominent men,
Der said today that the insurance feature
of the Alliance had been the most pro-
gressive during tho past year, and that
the Mcpherson Alliance Insurance com
pany now has about $6,OOO,0O0 in risks
on its books.
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les committed upon such citizens there.
Resolved, That the president be
desired to make known to the
government of Turkey the strong
feeling of regret and Indignation
with which the people of America have
heard of the injuries inflicted upon per-
sons of the christian faith in Turkey.
and that the American people can
not be expected to view with
Indifference. any repetition or continu-
ance of such wrongs"
The resolution went to the committee
on foreign relations.
Another resolution by Mr. Roar, re-
questing information from the president
as to the correspondence with Turkey,
was passed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
WILL BE WARNER
Although Mercury is Now FalIing-Light
Snow Promised.

Along the lines of the Santa Fe in
Kansas the weather is reported cloudy
and cold this afternoon with slight snow
fenced in Tonaka in the eastern norton
In Colorado, the weather is clear and
cold; in New Mexico, clear and pleasant
light snow is reported on the Omaha
and Horton divisions of the Rock Island
this afternoon. On the Herington,
Chckasha, and western divisions the
weather is clear and cold.
At o'clock this afternoon the ther-
mometer registered 81 degrees above
zero, which is fall of several degrees
since 10 o'clock this morning.
Warmer weather is predicted for Kan
sas tonight and tomorrow.
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WAS NO SNOW.
Senator Ingalls, JanesviIIe Excuse Not
Regarded Satisfactory.

Senator Ingalls, JanesviIIe Excuse Not
Regarded as Satisfactory.
The Kansas people who attended the
Chicago meeting Monday night which
was disappointed by the non appearance
of ex-senator John j. Ingalls,. say they
have not yet been able to learn why
Ingalls, failed to keep his engagement
A member of the party said this after
noon:
There was no snow at Janesv lille,
Wisconsin, to detain him as
stated, and it was the gene
raj impression that Ingalls, just had
one of his spells of breaking important
engagements he takes every once in
awhile"
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EIectricT.igllt for HeringtOn.

The little town of Herington on the
Rock Island is going to have electric
lights and water works and the charter
of the company which is to put in the
improvements was filed with the secre-
tary of state today. The name of the
organization il the Water, Light and
Power company of Herington. Capital
stock. $4,000. and the directors named
in the charter are ]. 5. Brundage. II. s.
]. Towner, I. M. Bixby, z. G. Dayton and
II. A. Wilson.
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STILL SUING THE CITY.

A $4,000 Damage Suit Trial in the
United States Circuit Court.
One of the numerous damage suits
against the city of Topeka is being tried
today in the United States circuit court
1t is the suit brought by Walter F.
Widener for $4,000 damages for the
death of his son, Norvin c. Widener,
which occurred last spring. The boy
was thrown from a cart and fell upon a
stone which Widener claims was near
the middle of the road. He received
injuries from which he died soon after
and the present suit was the result
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CAN'T AFFECT THE SALE.
Suit in the U. S. Court Pertaining to the
Santa Fe Railroad.

Santa Fe Railroad.
A suit has been filed in the United
States circuit court by which the bond
holders of the 81. Louis s. San Francisco
ask that the agreement by which that
road became part of the Santa Fe sys-
tenn, be annulled by the court
1t is filed in the form of an interven-
ing petition and some who did not know
thought that it might interfere with the
sale of the Santa Fe on Dec 10. 1t can
in no way affect the sale because the St.
Louis & San Francisco will not be sold
on the date at which the main line is to
be sold. 1t is simply a revival of the
old fight against the Santa Fe by the
Frisco bOndholderS
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KINDIG DISMISSED.
OberIin Bank Cashier Freed of Charge of
Crime by Petition of Citizens.

Crime by Petition of Citizens
KANSAS CITY, Dec. A special to the
Star from St. Francis, Kansas, saws:
Tha case of the state against
ex-Cashier r. H. Kindig for
receiving money when his bank was in
solvent, has been dismissed. Kindig was
cashier of the State bank of Oberlin.
Kas, which failed in July, '93. He was
arrested, took a change of venue to
this county then to Thomas county was
there tried, convicted and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary. On ap-
peal the supreme court reversed the
case. Citizens of Decatur county, where
the alleged crime was committed then
presented a petition to have it dismissed.
which was done,
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state Records Gone.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 4.-The state
officers last evening, having occasion to
look up Information of pioneer times
relative to state affairs were surprised to
find that the early Indiana records were
missing from the files. Whether they
were carried off by persons interested in
old documents or were accidentally sold
to Junk dealers at the time of removal
from the old to the new state kouse is
not known
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-04
Gonzales to BE Shot.

HAVANA, Dec 4-General Gonzales,
the insurgent leader, after having been
tried by court martial and convicted of
having taken up arms against his coun-
try, was sentenced today to be shot.
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GRAY ACTS NICE.

willing to Fave Dupont Made Senator
from Delaware Pending Investigation.
WASHINGTON, Dec An the senate
today Mitchell of Oregon presented a
letter and accompanying records to the
senate from H. A. Dupont, claiming the
right to be admitted as a senator from
Delaware.
Delaware's Democratic sen ator, Mr..
Gray thereupon did the courteous act of
moving that the privileges of the floor be
given his Republican quasi colleague
pending determination of his case and
Mr.. Dupont was brought in and in
troduced to senators.
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CONGRESSMAN LONGS HOME.
Has Selected n Residence ia the Suburbs
of Washfnytou

has Selected q Rss1donce IN the SuDur bS
of Warrington.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec Al. D.
McMurray of Mcpherson county is pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Long. A
married daughter of Congressman
kirkpatrick occupies similar position
with him. The Longs and irkpatricks
have houses in suburb of Washington
called Mt. Pleasant, and live within two
doors of each other. This is a new
suburb and the houses are new and
modern in style. 1t is a long distance
from town, but cable line runs direct
to the capitol. Congressman Long said
it was pleasanter to live there than down
town and rents were much cheaper. Mr..
Longs residence is at 2815 Fourteenth
street, n. W., aud Mr.. Kirk patrick's just
around the corner at 1873 Harvard street.
A little farther on, on Fourteenth street,
Delegate Flynn of Oklahoma is living.
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A crank has written to Governor Nor
rill that the end of the world may be ex-
pected May 1, 1910. He says the world
is to be visited by seven terrible plaques
and the first one will come in 1886. Does
this mean that tho Populists will elect a
president?
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DEATH OF THOMAS COLBY.
Expires at Johns Hopkins Hospital at
Baltimore. Nd.

Thomas F. Colby, the we'll known
horse importer of this city, who resided
at 1909 Topeka avenue, died yesterday
afternoon at the Johns Hopkins hos pital
in Baltimore. Md.
Mr.. Colby had been i'll for the
past six months and about a month ago
entered the hospital for treatment The
cause of his death was Brights disease of
the kidneys.
Mrs. Colby and his daughter Josephine
were with him at the time of his death.
and his daughters Nellie and Mary leave
this afternoon for Chambersburg, Pa.
where the interment will take place.
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Lewis sells Barrett Caught.

CoLUMBUs, Dec 4.-Lewis Sells Bar
rett, pass clerk to General Superintend-
ent miller of the Pennsylvania South
west system, has been caught plac-
ing employees trip passes in
the hands of Jack Sneed. local broker,
and when taken to police headquarters,
faasnd
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He waited a Long Time.

Justice of the Peace Guy has received
a letter from ]. w. Cochran of Hartford,
Lyon county, who wants DR.. J. G. Brown
field to pay him back $40 he paid for
medicine for his daughter which did her
no good. He says the contract was that
the money was to be refunded if the
medicine did not cure. He got the med
icine five years ago.
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Jacob Tenner and John Ka sdorf. two
Russian boys. who have been at the re-
form school, ran away yesterday. They
were TRUSTEES, and were sent with team
to haul a load of coal from the railroad
They hitched the team to the car and
ran away.
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Hawaiian Plea.antries.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-Mr. Castle to-
day presented TO Mr.. Cleveland his let
ters of recall as Hawaiian minister to the
United States and Mr.. Hatch those ac-
crediting him as Mr. Castles successor.
The letters and the presidents replies
were exceedingly pleasant in tone.