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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
STICKS TO FINGERS.
What Aiis the Money That The
State Oil Inspector Collects.

What Aiis the Money That The
State Oil Inspector Collects.
1t seems to be impossible for the state
oil inspector to file comprehensive re-
port of the business done by his depart
menG Governor Morrill, has for sew
eral months been trying to have
Oil Inspector NJ. C. Kelly file
report showing all his business
operations and Mr.. Kelly has
now filed report for September which
seems to be what the governor wants,
but it is for September only and Mr.. Kel-
ly has been oil inspector since April l.
Inspector Kelly, in the report fled
shows the receipts in fees for his depart
ment during the month of September
were s. ,000.50 and that the expenses of
his department for September including
salaries of himself and five deputies
amounted to $620.59. leaving $37992 as
the net earnings for the month.
Mr.. Kelly does not pretend to give
report of the other five months' business,
but says in his report that he had on Sep
tember 1st a balance on hand from pre-
now deposited that amount with the net
earnings for September. total of l.
162 75, with the state treasurer.
This is the first and only money Mr..
Kelly has turned over to the state during
the first six months of his administration,
but if the business of the month of Sep
tember which is reported by him in de-
tail, is an average mouths business, he
ought to pay about $2,2D0 into the state
treasurer instead of $1.100
II. l. Taylor, the Populist oil inspector,
filed a report at the close of his admins
tration showing that his collections for
one year amounted to $18 3IO.75, and his
expenditures of the year were $17,314 4 },
leaving a balance in his hands of about
5000, which he never turned over to the
state.
Governor Morrill, said this morning
that he had been unable to discover any
trace of any bond ever filed by Taylor
and the members of the present admins
tr alton seem to be at loss to know how
to proceed to collect that 5000 which II.
/. Taylor owes the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
NOISY STUDENTS PUT OUT.
Fifty Students of NOrthwestern University
Elected From Chicago Opera House.

Fifty Students of Northwestern University
Elected From a Chicago Opera House.
CHICAGO, Nov. Fifty students of
the Northwestern university of Evanston
were elected from the Chicago opera
house last night after the first act for
raising such disturb that the cur
tain had to be rung down.
More than hundred of them occupied
seats in the balcony, and when a
member of the "Merry World" com pauy
walked on the stage carrying a crooked
stick about which was tied the colors of
the university it was more than the stu
dents could stand and they Immediately
let out their college yell.
And they continued to do this despite
the efforts of several police officers, and
the warnings of the managers of the
house Hats, canes, overcoats and va
rious other articles were thrown into the
air, only to fall on the heads of those be-
low, and the whole scene became one of
pandemonium.
The curtain was rung down and the
students were warned that if the scene
WAS repeated they would be elected.
Then the curtain went up again and it
no sooner did so than the tumult began
with renewed vigor At the end of the
act fifty of the students were put out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
HELLO GIRLS PUZZLED.


Inc 4S,UOO drops IN I00 CnlcaRO G4-
change All Fall at Once.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-"What lumber,
please?" several scores of "Hello" girls
employed by the Chicago Telephone
company tried to cry into $4,000 tele-
phones at exactly 5:07 yesterday.
The earthquake felt in Chicago
at that time mad peculiar and unpre-
cedented effect upon the apparatus of
the telephone company.
The company has $4,000 subscribers in
Chicago, aud any one who could have
arranged himself SO as to be il all the
exchange offices of the compqny at the
same time would have thought 12000
angry subscribers wanted to be connec-
ted with another subscriber.
Each telephone belonging to the COM
pany is represented in the exchange Of
flee by an annunciator drop. When one
of these falls the girl knows a call is
made. These drops are held up by
hooks, and at 5:07 the entire $4,000 fell,
and the exchange girls failed to under
stand the call.
At first they tried to answer them, but
failing in attending to the whole batch
they simply awaited developments, and
as nothing further developed, the drops
were replaced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
ROME BADLY SHAKEN.
Long and Severe Earthquake
Shock in Italy.
People Are Panic-Stricken and
Leave Their Homes.
PRISONERS FRENZIED.
Terrified Inmates of a Prison
Break Into Revolt.
Vatican Was Shaken but the
Pope Wasn't Scared.

ROME, Nov. IA severe and prolonged
earthquake shock was felt here at 4:3O
this morning. Many houses swayed
badly. Walls were cracked, pictures and
other articles fell from the walls and
other places, people ran panic stricken
into the streets and a serious disaster was
for time apprehended.
Happily the first shock seems to have
ended the subterranean distur bance, and
the frightened inhabitants returned TO
their homes. So far as is known no
serious damage was doue. An inspec-
ton of the public buildings will be made
TO determine the extent of the injuries,
if any, that have been sustained.
Some idea of the alarm created may
be gathered from the fact that the prison
of Regina Coli was SO badly shaken that
the terrified prisoners broke out into
open revolt and tried to escape from the
building.
The situation has become SO serious
that the troops from a neighboring bar
rack were hastily summoned, and it was
not until they had surrounded and taken
possession of the prison that ordsr was
restored. The inmates were driven back
at the point of the bayonet TO their
cells.
The Vatican buildings were severely
shaken bntthe pope was perfectly tran
quill throughout the disturbance. lie
sent to the nearest police depot in order
to inquire if there had been any
loss of life, or serious damage to prop
erty and his holiness was much re-
lieved when he was informed that the
damage done was slight and that no loss
of life had been reported.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
AN ANTI-SALUON ARMY.
It's Forces VIII be Directed Against Liquor
Selling.

BLOOMINGTON. Ill, Nov. 1.-The Anti
Saloon army is the name of the new
order which has been organized here for
semi political purposes, aud whose inten-
tion is to go into all parts of the union.
The headquarters have been established
in this city.
H. P Farris, a prominent citizen of
Clinton, Mo, is the originator of the
scheme. He conceived the thought some
time ago, that an organization similar to
the A. P. A. but with its forces directed
against the saloon would be powerful
and useful organization in prohibition
work
The order has been incorporated. and
the general officers are: H. P. Farris.
commander general, as president; Will
liam Pease, major general, as vice presi-
dent; James b. Shaw, adjutant general.
as secretary; Colonel John Sobeska, pay
master general, as treasurer.
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KANSAS CITY, Nov. 1.-CATrLE-Re-
ceipts 4,20O; shipments 4,1OO. Market
steady to strong Texas steers, $2.10@
800; Texas cows, $1.25@2 90; beef
steers, So 25@4S5; native cows, $i.0e@
3.25; stockers and feeders, $225@380;
bulls, $2O0@3.25.
Receipts 8,1oO; shipments none.
Market strong to 10c higher. Bulk
of sales, S3.4o@355; heavies, s3.2O@369;
packers So 4003G0; mixed So 33@
s SO; lights, So 35@13.5 80; yorkers. So 40@9
370; pigs, $3.00@3.45
SHEEP-Receipts, 400; shipments, q,
800 Market steady. Lambs. $5.O0s9
450: muttons. $200@3.25.
KANSAS CITY, Nov. L. WHEAT
Very slow and lower. No ? hard. IS;
No. red, Csc; No. ?, spring, 54@55c: NJ.
3. spring, 5115@53c; rejected. 42@joc.
CoRN-Steady and unchanged No. 3,
mixed, 2315G2 24c: No. q white, 232f e924c.
OATs-Slow and unchanged. No. =,
mixed, l5@16c: No. 2, white, 231aU2L
RYE M. 2, 341Sc.
HAY-Steady; timothy $7.5001L00;
prairie Sa00Q7OO.
BUTTER Firm; creamery, 17920c;
dairy 14@15c.
EGGs-Firm at 15e.
We can keep you clean-Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia W. Eighth.
Ask your dealer for Burghart's cigars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
FITzSIMMONS BALKS.
Says, There Will be No Fight
in Arkansas"
Will Have Nothing to Do With
Athletic Club.
EVIDENTLY AFRAID.
He Talks Now About Being a
Law Abiding Citizen.
All the Chances Are NowAgainSt
a Fight.

LITTLE Rock, Nov. 1.-Although the
prospects last night were that there
might be fight Tuesday or Wednesday
1t appears now that no matter what the
result of the legal proceedings may be
this afternoon the chances are now one
hundred to one that there will be NO
fight between Corbett and Fitzsim mons.
The latter made a statement at II
o'clock today to correspondent of the
Associated Press which virtually dis
poses of the matter. He said positively
mitted of no misunderstanding or mis-
construction:
"There will be no fight in Arkansas. I
am done with the Florida Athletic club
and have no use for the citizens of Little
Rock tell you that there will be no
fight in Arkansas"
The assertion was made during a con-
versa ton in Fitzsimmons' room in the
Capital hotel. Julian, his manager, had
made long statement of the troubles
he had endured from Corbett and Br rady,
of how they had ev2ded all his fair pro-
positions, and declined to agree to any
thing that did not favor Corbett. There
was nothing new in his remarks.
As he finished Julian said: 1--WE are
going to Hot Springs when we get
through here, but we will have nothing
to do with the fight in which the Florida
Athletic club, the citizens of Hot Springs,
Brady, Corbett and the rest of the gang
have anything to do"
do you mean that you will not fight
in any deal that may be managed by
either the Florida Athletic club, or by
the citizens of Hot Springs?" The ques-
tion was put direct to Fitzsimmons, and
the reply came like flash.
Il Iaean just that. I will engage in no
fight managed by the Florida Athletic
club, or by the citizens of Hot Springs
There will be no fight in Arkansas"
Earlier IN the interview FitzsiIn mons
said that he would not fight in this state
if it was against the law. II am law
abiding citizen, | am," he said, land
will not break the law. l don't want to
go to prison if | know myself"
He said regarding the possibility of
trouble between himself and Cor bett if
they met, II won't start any trouble, but
there will be no Philadelphia business
over again"
This was an ellusion to the bar room
scrap in the City of Brotherly Love,
when Corbett spat iu his face
"I'll give him all the fight he wants if
he starts in on me" said Bob, "bus L in
tend to be q gentleman if he will allow
me to do so,"
LITTLE Rock, Nov. In company
with his manager Brady and his trainers
McVey, Delaney and Donaldson, Corbett
arrived at Little Rock at 10 o'clock this
morninp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01

OOrn WIS ellButlF lOWeI, III Syn pethJ
with wheat May opened off 1sc, at 293sc,
and further declined to 2914c.
Oats were steady. May opened un-
changed at 202c, declined to 2O5sc, and
reacted to the opening figure.
Provisions opened practically an
changed. January pork, $9.15; January
lard, 21sc off, $6.6718; January ribs,
$460.
noes-ReceIpts $4,000; left over
1000 Market active and 5@10
higher; light, $3.40@3.75; mixed
$S.45@aso; heavy s8.45@a8O; rongh
So 3O@a45. Official receipts yesterday,
1861; shipments, 9,425 Estimated to-
morrow 1900.
CATTLE-Receipts 4,500 including l.
COO each of Texans and westerns. Market
steady to stronger. Beeves, $3.0O@5. 20;
COWS and heifers $12O@340; Texans,
$2.65@3 80; westerns. 32gO@4O0; stock
ers aud feeders, So 2O@3S5. Official re-
ceipts Yesterday 11,603; shipments STA
SHEEP Receipts 5000. Market steady.
Official receipts yesterday 11.4J7; ship
ments ], 1,45O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01

Only one arrest was made last night
for the pranks of Halloween, but there
were quite number of serious offenses
committed.
Some time during the night bricks
were thrown through three large win
dows in Crawford's fats on East Fifth
street. Mr. Crawford has offered a re-
ward of $5 for the capture of the scamps
Wanton destruction of pr operty is not
fun.
AT $50 Clay street boys living near
there tore up brick sidewalk and tore
the coping off OF the house.
A bridge in Parkdale was torn dewn
and destroyed. and another brick side
walk on Tenth street was torn up.
Besides this there were many minor
tricks played. In some parts of town
there were no crossings this morning.
While Charles o. Knowles was sleep
ing last night the Halloween fiend car
ried off mis- front steps. The steps were
missed before anyone was hurt and Mr.
Knowles had half dozen men carry
them back from where they reposed,
back of the house.
Some once idea of fun was to tear
down about fifteen feet of Phil Benefits
front fence. The fence was simply torn
down and left, and Ar. Bennett rightly
thinks that sometimes the Halloween
celebrators go trifle too far.
"Oh, the young folks were out our
way" said Eugene F. Ware. "They tore
up the sidewalks, carried away the gates
and had fun and am glad they enjoyed
themselves"
A man who lives near Second and
Jackson street found his buggy on a
porch at Twelfth As he played horse
this morning drawing it home he said;
81 ought to have had sense enough to
have locked it up"
On VsnBuren street between Tenth
and Twelfth several large steps were
carried away from in front of houses and
left on the pavement The people car
ried them back this morning and did
not seem at all put out
The city street railway company had a
barrel of sand at the corner of Eighth and
jackson streets which was used to sand
the tracks and this morning the barrel
is still there but the sand is scattered
over the DaVement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
MORE PLOTS IN TURKEY.
Government is Making Desperate Efforts
to be Ready for Trouble.

VARNA, Bulgaria, Nov. ACCORDING
to advices received here from CONSTANT
nople most serious condition of affairs
exists there. There seems to be no doubt
that the report of discovery of plot
against the palace on Monday evening
last is correct and three Mussulmans are
said to have been arrested in Stamboul in
connection with it.
The fusion of the Mussulman and Ar
menian committees is believed to be i'm
minent, and it is said upon good authori-
ty that joint revolutionary manifesto
will shortly be issued.
The Turkish government is aware of
the serious aspect which affairs are tax :
ing and it is evident desperate efforts are
being made in Constsntinople to raise
money with which to provide for the
filling out of the army reserves
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FRUIT FOLKS WITH Us.
The Horticultural Society Will Help
In the Fall Festival.

The Horticultural Society Will Help
In the Fall Festival.
The Shawnee County Horticultural
society has gone on record by Il unani-
nous vote in favor of the proposed Fall
Festival for next year.
At the regular meeting of the society
yesterday at Bates green house, the
question of the Fall Festival was brought
up by Mr.. Bradford Miller, who is al
ways foremost in all projects for the ad-
vancement of the interests of the people
of Topeka and Shawnee county. Mr..
Miller offered the following resolution:
"Whereas, The question of holding a
carnival in the city of Topeka in the
year 1896 is being agitated in the county;
and
"Whereas, We believe such an under
taking would inure to the benefit Of the
county; therefore,
"Resolved, That as a society we will
heartily cooperate with others to make
a success of it if it is undertaken"
This resolution was adopted by un-
animous vote.
Judge Fred Wellhouse was at the
meeting and when the question of build
ing a cold storage plant in Topeka for
the use of Shawnee county fruit growers
came up Mr. Wellhouse told about his
success in using the Leavenworth
cold storage plant for his apple crop last
year as told in the JOURNAL several
weeks ago.
The society ppointed acommittee con
sisting of Judge Wellhouse. A. l. Ems
minger, A. F. Cecil, B. f. Van Orsdol,
Phillip Lux, w. H. Barnes and T. W.
Harrison to work up the cold storage
scheme and they are to report at the De-
cember meeting.
The November meeting of the society
will be held November 21 at Oak Grange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
HAS LEGATE GONE BACK?
An Item in the Kansas City Times Says
He's n Republican Again.

The Leavenworth correspondent of the
Kansas City Times (Democratic) says:
James F. Legate. who. not long since,
was full-fedged Populist, and attempt
ed to run the Populist state administra-
ton, is again back in the ranks of the
Republican party, and even that politi-
cal organization, with its bad record in
both city aud county, regrets this return
of the prodigal son.
"The fattest calf was not killed on the
occasion of the return. and if all reports
are true, the leaders of the party in the
county would have been willing to give
something in the way of tribute if he had
kent awav"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
FAVORABLE TO THE CANAL
SicAraCuan Commission viii Favor the
Government Controlling 1t.

NEW YORK. Nov. IA special to the
Herald. from Washington, says: Infor-
nation has reached Washington that the
members of the Nicaraguan canal co M
mission will sign today their report on
their inspection of the proposed route
for the waterway aud send it at once to
the state department.
1t is generally believed here that the
report is favorable to the construction of
the canal under government manage
ment 1t ia thought the estimate as to its
prospective COST will be about $780,
OOOO0O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01

LONDON, Nov 1.-The Prince of Wales
wearing a Russian uniform, Prince
Nicholas of Greece and the majority of
the members of the diplomatic corps
here were present this morning at an
Impressive requiem mass celebrated
upon the occasion of the first anniver-
sary of the death of the late czar of Rus
sia, Alexander III,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
GOING A HUNTING.
Topeka Men Who viii Look for Game in
Indian Territory.

John F. Dillon. Jr.. and John Miller
have arrived from New York. They
came west on a hunting trip and will
start for the Indian Territory next Tues
day. H. ?. Dillon, I. j. Kellam and w.
A l. Thompson of Topeka will partici-
pate in the hunt. They have been over
the ground before and know just where
to find the fattest turkeys and the great
est abundance of deer. The company
will travel in a special car and a cook
has been employed who will accompany
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
Concer. for J Jaclsson's Military Band

A grand benefit concert will be given
tonight at Hamilton Hall by Jackson's
Military Bank, to raise money for new
instruments.
The music will be rare treat to all
music lovers.
The eloquent and talented Col. A. A.
Jones, formerly of Omaha, will also ad-
dress the meeting on What the Negro
has Done and what he is Doing"
Come one. come all, and hear a treat
of eloquence and music.
&. A. r. Reunion at soldiers Home,
November I'd.
The Santa Fe has made one fare rate
($L61 for the round trip Topeka to Sol
diers' Home and Leavenworth and return
for the meeting of November 2. Santa
Fe trains land passengers right at the
door of the home. See Santa Fe agents
for particulars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
Big Four Fast Train Abandoned.

CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.-The Big Four
company has abandoned the proposed
Flyer" train with which it was an
nounced an attempt would be made to
lower the worlds long distance single
track record next Monday between this
city and ST. Louis. Owing to the late
ness of the season, it is deemed advisable
not to make the trial for the present at
least
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WILL THEY FIGHT TODAY.
A Tip That the Pugilists May Meet IL
Private.

AUSTIN. Tex. Nov, George Walker,
lessee of the Little Rock opera house
who is in the city this morning,
received telegram from VIM. A Brady
under date of Arlington Springs, Ark,
asking for the use of the opera house at
Little Rock for this afternoon for train
Walker granted the request and says
that he thinks that this is a scheme to
pull the figh: eff in the opera house this
afternoon in private.
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DOESN'T PLEASE ANYONE.
The New French Cabinet is Not Very
Satisfactory.

PARIS Nov. IN. Viger has the
portfolio OF the ministry of husbandry,
and only the office of minister for foreign
affairs, said to have been rendered to
De Courcel. the French ambassador to
London, remains to he filed.
The cabinet does not seem to please
any body very much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
Coinage for October.

WASHINGTON, Nov. The monthly
coinage statement shows the coinag
executed at the United States mints dur
ing the month OF October to have been
as follows: Gold $7.215 zoe; silver $780,
600; one cent pieces S23,5OO; total coin
age S8.O59. 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
THE CRAZE FOR PLAIDS.
New York Merchants Are Compelled to
Buy Silks in Chicago.

new AOrk MercHantB Are NonpelIeu TO
Buy Silks in Chicago.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1.-The discovery has
been made that Chicago merchants have
corner on wooden plaid goods and
green velvets, the combinati which
have become the rage for women's wear
recently.
1t is said that New York and other
merchants in the east have already been
forced to come here and get these goods,
and that in several instances have been
compelled to go into the retail market
and pay big prices.
A silk maker is reported to have said
that he would willingly pay an advance
of five cents a yard over the mark ct
price for 100 pieces of green velvet. Dry
goods men anticipate a panic for these
goods before the craze dies out
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SEDALIA, Mo, Nov. 1.-The Kansas
City extension of the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railway company. from a point
on the main line four miles south of
Green Ridge. to Holden, johnson coun-
ty, has been completed. The extension
gives the Missouri, Kansas & Texas en-
trance over its own line into Kansas City
from St. Louis.
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LAWRENCE, KAN, Nov The last
practice game was played last evening
on the McCook athletic field, preparatory
to the big league game to be played
here tomorrow with Iowa state univer-
sity. Tonight the team will play behind
closed gates for the purpose of practicing
the signals. The Iowa team will arrive
at 1898 tomorrow morning, and the
game will be called at 3:20 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-01
Luther LoaGue of America Form

P1TTsBURe. Nov. 1.-The state socie-
ties of the Lutheran church in session
here, have formed national organiza-
tion under the name of the Luther
League of America. E f. Ellert of
New York, was elected president; Cor
nelius Eckhardt, Washington. D. C..
treasurer. Meetings will be held bien-
nialluz
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The Scandinavian political club will
meet tonight at Heery's hall, 109 East
Third street, for the purpose of discuss
ing the political situation and deciding
whom its 100 members will support for
sheriff and for chief justice. John Watts
is the secretary.
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T0DAK'S MARKER REPORT.

Furnished by the Associated Press to the
state Journal.
CHICAGO. Nov 1.-Wheat. opened very
weak this morning on the evaporation of
yesterdays war scare, lower cables aud
heavy northwestern receipts December
opened 1s058clower, at594@593sc. aud
declined TO 5oz8c.