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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
PRATT WON'T PAY.
Refuses Interest on s2o3, 900 of
Rock Island Bonds.
4 BIG MASS MEETING IS HELD.

An Interesting Legal FiEht-OtheP
Railroad News.
The citizens and taxpayers of Pratt
county held mass meeting q few days
ago at which they decided that they
would not pay any more interest on
S2O3,OOO worth of bonds which were is
sued to the Rock Island few years ago.
1t seems that the bonds were issued by
the county commissioners without the
authority of a bond election by the
people
The county commissioners have hired
KIngman lawyer to assist the county at
torney and the county treasurer to keep
from paying the semi annual interest on
these bonds, which will be due June 10.
Speaking of the action determined on
at this meeting of tax payers the Pratt
Republican says:
"One of the principal arguments adj
vanced to lull the conscience of those
who we're inclined to look upon the
moral side of the question was that the
bondholdsrs always rely upon the le-
gality of the bonds issued and care
nothing about whether the county got
value for them or not. The Barber
county case was cited where bonds were
issued in legal form to aid in building
railroad, but the railroad was never built.
The court held that the bonds must be
paid, nevertheless, they having been is
sued with all the requirements of law.
In this county the case seems to be just
the opposite. The bonds were issued to
fund county warrants, which are pre-
sumed to have been legal debts, but the
manner in which the bonds were issued
was not according to law. The commits
sioners took up the warrants and issued
the bonds without vote of the people of
the county authorizing such action,
which the lawyers claim was not legal
issue"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
TOPEKA OFFICE NOTES.
Some News Items of PersonRI and Cen
eraI Interest.

Some News Items of PersonRI and Cen
eraI Interest.
The Midland was turned over to Re-
ceiver Ristine today.
A great many of the Office employees
are preparing to take their summer va
cations.
Wilbur Haswell of the freight depart
ment has gone to Vermont to spend his
vacation visiting his parents.
s A. Swendson, of the auditors de-
partment, accompanied by his wife, has
gone to Atchison for short visit.
A little Italian boy and girl furnished
music before the windows of the Off ices
yesterday, and we're bombarded with
nickels.
The Santa Fe division superintendent
are busy working on a new time card,
which will 60 into effect early this
month.
w. W. Phelps, private secretary to Re-
ceiver Wilson, has been called to Inde-
pendenee by the serious illness of his
father.
I. A Rice, who has had charge of the
mileage records in the car service de-
partment, has gone to Colorado Springs,
where he today assumed charge of the
car records for the Colorado Midland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
STAY UP ALL NIGHT.
That Is the Way the Washburn Boys Ce1e-
brate an Anniversary.

pirate an Anniversary.
Every year there is a staring crowd
watching the long line of happy boys as
they march down the avenue giving with
lusty throat their Rah! RahI Yesl Yes!
w. C. L S!
All of the literary societies of the col
lege get together and secure speaker
to address them Last night it was Judge
J. Y. Beekman of Arkansas City on THE
Folly of IngersolIism." He said he
would put away all cant and plead as
lawyer to a jury with evidence that
would convict before such legal body.
He was extremely logical and the source
of a great deal of enlightenment to some
of the would-be orators of the college.
After the address the boys of the W. G.
L. S. assembled around the festive board
at the Chesterfield. Man yof the alum
nj and former society men were there.
The following will give an idea how
the boys passed the evening:
Magister Gonvivii I'D. E. McKeever
Address of Welcome. Pres.J. E. Hystt
Vocal solo. ................P. s. Elliott
Par,;,;aoo,oo, { G. E. Mercer
- s. B. Wood
Joint Debate .......W. L. Cunningham
MUSIC. Quartotte
Silver, Brown, Elliott and Gould.
Panthy's Open Meeting P. A. Lovewel
Interstate contest. .C. A. Magaw
Farewell of 95.........C w. Boughton
Music. Quartette
Hodge -Podge.
At a. m. the tireless jewellers assem-
bled at the cottages and serenaded the
young ladies with the familiar old col
lege song, "Washburn, Washburn, We
Love Thee Well"
The members of the Gamma Sigma
society had invited the college girls to a
reception at the chapel
President McVicar acted as toast mas
ter. Mr. W. s. Belden toasted Cor roast
ed) THE Faculty" r. E. Kropf won the
hearts of the Cottage Girls with some
witty remarks. H. G. Croker spoke of
the Freshman Hope" and Mr.. H. n.
Whitford made the mouths of the enter
tanners water with an address on "Irriga-
tom. Rev. C.. NJ. Sheldon made a few
remarks. Refreshments were served.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
ALWAYS STOLE STAMPS.
Thousands of Dollars Worth Taken BY
Kobbsrs Mho've just Been CAUGHT.

Thousands of Dollars Worth Taken by
Robbers Who've just Been Caught.
New YORK, June 1.-The biggest and
most daring of postoffice robbers have
been arrested in this city. They are
Joseph Killoran, Charles Allen and
Harry Russell. According to Inspector
Holden, the Scranton postoffice was
robbed by them in August last durin G
the absence of Postmaster Vanding and
his assistant at the noon hour. The
thieves entered the vault by the inner
steel door and took over $500 worth of
postage stamps.
On December 8 the postoffice in Ho-
boken was entered during the absence of
the postmaster and $500 worth of
stamps were taken. Then on April 10
last the postoffice in Sprin gfield, Ill,
was robbed and upwards of $4,000 worth
of stamps were taken. In this case also
there was no forcing of doors.
The three prisoners have been in New
York for several days before they wer 9
located. They took their arrest coolly
md denied their guilt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
PAPER CONTRACT LET.
j. W. Butler Paper Company of Chfca
To Supply the State.

j. W. Butler Paper Company of Chicago
To Supply the State.
The state executive council, after
being in session all yesterday afternoon,
last evening let the contract for furnish
ing the paper supplies to the state for
the next six months to the J. W. Butler
Paper company of Chicago at the uni
form price of 4 cents per pound. The
price paid last year was 8 ITO cents
The council will let the other contract
for printing and binding supplies and for
stationery next Tuesday afternoon.
R. P. Rice, of Fort Scott, represented
the Butler Paper company before the
council The other bidders were the
Topeka Paper company, Kansas City
Paper company, St Louis Paper com
pany, and the Graham Paper company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
DIR. LEWIS TO RIDE EASY.
He Is Having Made a Rubber Tired Phae-
ton With Ball BaarinRa.


DR.. ]. P. Lewis will soon ride over the
streets of Topeka in the finest turnout in
the state.
He is now having made at carriage
factory a phaeton which will when
finished cost him not less than 5000
The remarkable part of this vehicle is
that it is being finished with ball bearing
axles aud rubber tires.
The ball bearing axles are just about
the size used on the best bicycles and
these alone cost $50 more than the COM
mon carriage axles.
The tires are made of solid rubber
fitted in the felloes in grooves and fas-
tened in place with two heavy strands of
wire which encircle the wheel and are
fastened together with an electric weld.
The rubber tires cost $40 more than the
ordinary steel tire.
There is a ball bearing vehicle now in
use at Wichita, but this will be the only
one in Kansas fitted with both ball bear
ings and rubber tires
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
BRIDGET MCCARTY.
LARzALERE DENIES IT.
The New Colonel of the Third Regiment
k. n. G. on His Election.

a ne NEW colonel or the Third ReRfm emit
k. n. G. His Election.
Colonel Lsrzalere of the Third regi-
ment National guard was accused by a
Clay Center paper of having "fixed" his
election as political elections are fixed
The JOURNAL copied the item from the
Clay Ceuter paper and stated if the
charges were true it WAS a case for court
martial Colonel Larzalere has written
a letter to a subordinate at Clay Center,
in which he says:
Captain, what does that article mean
published in the Clay Center Times con
corning the election? Now let me saw
TO you whoever published that article
knew it to be untrue. 1 never was so
surprised as when l read this article.
There is not word of truth in it. In
regard to the votes from Clyde / will
say that they had as good a right to be
represented as any other company.
they were mustered il by order of
the governor, and they are in the SER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
RAILROAD RUMBL1NGs.
Personal Notes Among the Rai1rO
o,,6

Personal Notes Among the Railroad
shops and Offices.
The R. r. Y. M. c. A on East
Fourth street, where the railroad men
hold services every day, is being paint
ed
Santa Fe Conductor Elmer Hay, who
is afflicted with boils, having had seven
on one hand, is still laying off to watch
them grow.
Santa Fs conductor George Spser,
who with his family has been visiting
at Ada, Ohio, for several weeks, has re-
turned. His family is still in the east
Henry Wendt is again bill clerk at the
Santa Fe freight depot instead of day
ticket agent at the passenger station. G.
K. Randall is now day ticket agent, and
L. G. Carson is night ticket agent.
L. A. Nealy. of the Santa Fe dispatch
ers's office, who has just returned from
the telegrapher's convention, has pre-
pared himself for the heated term by
bringing back a small cake of st. Louis
manufactured ice which he is wearing
on his shirt front. 1t is of the first water
he saw in ST. Louis.
~ find the Royal Baking Powder SUI
perior to all the others in every respect.
1t is entirely free from all adulteration
and unwholesome impurity, and in bak-
ing it gives of a greater volume of leav-
ening gas than any other powder.
WALTER s. HAINEs, NJ. D."
Chemist of the Chicago Board of Health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
A Great Reform Agency.

Bishop Niles, Of New Hampshire, says:
81 have for two years known a great deal
of the workings in detail, having helped
to send persons for treatment And from
this intimate and practical knowledge I
do not hesitate to pronounce the Kelley
treatment the most beneficent discovery
of the age. We have yet to find the man,
brought into intimate knowledge of the
workings of any Kelley Institute, who,
whatever his previous prejudices, is not
made a convert and active champion of
this great agency of reform" DR.. Kee-
ley's treatment for liquor and opium can
be secured in Kansas only at the author
lied Kelley Institute-Portsmo build
ing, Kansas City, Kansas.
Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
PARAMOUNT, no.
Santa Fe Excursion Will Take Place OIL
the 10Th, Mr.. Frey Willing,

The matter of the excursion of the
Santa Fe shops employees for this year
has not been settled. Mr.. Frey is yet to
hear from.
At meeting recently it was decided
that the excursion would go to Kansas
City instead of Leavenworth, and that
instead of waiting until Saturday, the
22nd, they should go on Saturday, the
10Th, if they could arrange it SO that
they should be paid on the 18th. This is
a little irregular, but it is hoped Mr..
Frey VIII be nice about it and that his
ultimatum will be in favor of trans
portation fifty cents) and pay on the
18th.
The picnic will be at Paramount park,
but the programme has not been fully
arranged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

vice just the same as you are or any
other company. feel badly over this
tiRate and find who is the responsible
party.
"They also make false statement in
regard to the pay of a colonel; that all
cared about the position was for the
money. There if just as much pay in
one as there is in the other, and 1 can as
sure you there is not enough in either to
make one wealthy"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

The true test of a baking powder is
well known to every housekeeper. 1t is
to try it in making bread, cake, etc, and
we are of the opinion that it will be
Impossible to remove from the minds of
our housewives the conviction long ago
formed from the application of this prac-
teal test, that the Royal does make the
best, the most, and the most wholesome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
BRAZILIANS BEAT FRENCH
French Troops Are Driven Out of Nsu-
trail Territory.

New YORK. June IA special from
Rio Janeiro says: The Official Gazette
asserts fight took place between French
marines and Brazilians on May 10.
Lieutenant Lumier ordered the imprison-
ment of Gabral, but the latter resisted
and shot Lumier The French force ad-
vanced and burned the village of Cabralo,
but the Brazilians returned and com
PEELED the French to retire.
The Brazilian government declares
that the French had no right to invade
neutral territory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Sheriff Burdge is in Winfield serving
subpoenss in the NeviIs murder case.
The Rev. Mr.. Olden has special SER
mon for tomorrow on the 'Lynch Law"
Frank II. Foster brought salt today
against Jennie III. Palmer for $50 which
be claims for professional legal services
rendered year ago.
]. II. Stevens says that he is not only
not a candidate for county superinten-
dent, but is an active supporter of J. W
Stout, whom he believes should be the
unanimous choice of the Republicans
without fight, for the one year remain
ing of the term.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
SANTA Fe Crushinc Rock.

The Santa Fe has put in big steam
stone crusher at Weaver, near Kansas
City, and will soon put on a rock train
and crew in charge of Conductor Fred
Flicker to string the crushed rock along
the eastern division for ballast This
will take all summer and employ = good
number of men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
MORE DEPOT PLATFORM.
The Santa Fe Freight Depot Needs
More

The platform of the Santa Fe freight
depot, just opposite the passenger sta
ton, is to be extended several feet to the
south, and a force of men is at work
moving the freight tracks in that vicini-
ty to admit of it, and also building a new
track on the west side of the platform, SO
that cars may be unloaded on both sides
of the platform.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

MURPHYsBoRo, ILL.,, May 31.-Doug-
lass Henderson and Frank jeffrey were
hanged at SIT o'clock this morning for
the murder of James Towle at Carter
| vile last winter. Henderson walked to
the galloWs coolly smoking q cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

partment here, has been appointed gen
eral freight agent of the Colorado Mid
land. This will compel Mr.. Tanner to
resign the position he now holds with
the Santa Fe, but his successor has not
vet been named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

Mr.. Sigfred Laurin the pianist with
the Swedish Concert Co.. which will be
at the First III. E. church next Friday
evening, was formerly professor in the
Royal Conservatory of Music in Stock
holm and comes of great musical fami-
ly. One brother is a member of the
Royal Orchestra of StPetersbu anoth-
er Is member of Walter Damrosch's
orchestra, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
swedish Concert Company


From Bethany college, Linds borg,
First Methodist Episcopal church, TOpe-
ka, Friday evening, June Z.
Programme
PART I.
Improvisation. organ: .......... Krantz
Mr.. N. A. KrantZ.
Fantasia Brillante, violin solo. j. Meyer
Mr.. Franz Zedeler,
The Deep Cold Sea, bass solo. Petrie
Mr.. Geo. Hapgood
MI. Sigfred Laurln.
Evening Star, (TannhauSer). ...... Wagner
Ensemble.
PART II.
Pilgrim Chorus (Tannhausef) organ solo.
Mr.. n. A. KrantZ.
Concerto Oh. 1O4. No. 9. for violin De Beriot
Mr.. Franz Zedeler.
The Pilgrim, baritone solo. Adams
Mr.. n. A. kranZ.
Concert, ParaqluaSe. List
Mr.. Sigfred Laurin.
Grand Overture ...............Su ppe
Ensemble.
Tickets until next Thursday evening
at 30 cents at Kellam's or Guilds Ad-
mission at the door 30 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

The Royal Baking Powder is the great
est of the modern time helps to perfect
cooking, and every receipt requiring a
raising Ingredient should embody it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

A. P. Tanner, who has been frei ght
agent agent of the Santa Fe at Denver,
and who was formerlyin the freight de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
AT STATE INSTITUTIONS.
Miss Jane Naylor Given q Place at the
Reform School.

The state board of charities has elect
ed Miss Jane Naylor, of jackson county,
a sister OF Sheriff Naylor, to the position
of cottage officer at the reform school for
boys.
w. D. Chamberlain, of Dwight has
been made farmer at the Girls Indus
trial school, at Beloit, and Mrs. Cham
berIain has been given the position of
housekeeper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
A Timely Warning
To the People of Topeka.

Don't Allow yourself to be Carried Away and
F7umbugged by Parties Travelling Over the
Country with Reported Interviews of Won
derfuI Cures Performed Away Off in Texas
Some Other Place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

The statlstlcs SHOW that there is used
in the manufacture of the Royal Baking
Powder more than half of all the cream
of tartar consumed in the United States
for all purposes. The wonderful sale
thus indicated for the Royal Baking
Powder-grester than that of all other
baking powders com bined-ie perhaps
the highest evidence of the superiority
of this article, and of its Indispensable
ness to modern cookery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01
State Board of Charities.

The state board Of charities will meet
at the Copeland, Monday, to let the CON
tract for furnishing the state institutions
with supplies for the next six months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

The physicians and surgeons of the WORLD MEDICAL
INSTITUTE permanently located in Topeka They can
large number of patients cured
chronic diseases You do not have hunt them
verify they found
will gladly testify the wonderful help they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-01

Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05
Cows a Farm Will Keep.

The number of cows that may be
profitably kept on an eighty-acre farm,
for instance, depends upon the extent
to which one wishes to make the dairy
business a specially. The number Is
only limited to cow to an acre where
the business is crowded, but l would
not deem it advisable for a beginner to
start In with more than fifteen or TWEEN
ty cows. This number will warrant
person in the necessary expenditure
Of means in preparing stables and dairy
and necessary appliances for butter
making. A silo is regarded by many as
one of the first necessities, and have
no doubt that the silo Is an economic
method of preparing food, although /
have had no, experience with one. 1
put a power and feed cutter on my
barn floor and feed mill in an adjoin-
ing building and fed all feed dry. The
daily rations consisted of fine cut stalks
for bulk food and mixture Of ground
feed, corn and oats, with bran and oil
meal. The result was very satisfac-
tory. Pure water slightly warmed in
winter was always on tap, and regard
ed as strict necessity. With the num-
Der Of cows mentioned a separator may
be profitably employed and reduce the
labor of the care of the milk to mini
mtim. s'7""
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

The boiler explosion and fire in the
Gumry Hotel, at Denver, was one Of
the most fatal accidents that have oc-
Cured on land in several years past.
The building collapsed as the result Of
an explosion, and many persons were
buried In the ruins. BY far the greater
number of these were killed instantly,
and, with the exception of few who
were rescued, the rest were slowly
burned to death. About twenty per-
sons lost their lives. The loss of life
and property was increased by the in
reference of electric wires. They OBJ
structed the firemen. This is only one
of many instances of inconvenience
arising from electric wires strung
above ground in the cities, and 1t ought
to furnish another argument for plac-
ing all such wires underground. There
has been no lack of arguments thus far,
but they have not been effectual to put
the wires where they belong, To the
more simple telegraph and telephone
wires Of few years ago we now have
added the cables which carry far more
powerful currents for electric lighting
and trolley wires for the transmission
of motor force to street railway sys-
TENS, and all are very. much in the
way when big fire is to be dealt with.
AS usual, the cause of the explosion
must be set down to carelessness.
which in this instance appears to have
been criminal. The engineer, who is
only II years old, and therefore too
young to warrant him with having so
grave a responsibility, is stated to have
been drunk when he went on duty"
and to have been In the habit of neg
lecting his work. 1t is said he turned
a large quantity of cold water into the
boilers and then left the building before
the explosion occurred. The truth or
falsehood of these statements must be
made the subject of a searching inves-
tigation, and IL criminal carelessness be
proven 1t must be punished. The ex-
plosion also emphasizes the danger of
putting steam boilers in the Easements
Of large buildings, where an explosion
necessarily will sacrifice many lives.
1t is risk that ought not to be as
sumed, and probably one that will be
avoided in well-constructed buildings
in the future.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-05

The Japanese laborer is moving rap
idly eastward and is competing with
the Chinese laborer in work that re-
quires merely strength and endurance.
Some time ago Japanese were substi-
tuted for Chinese as section hands on
the Oregon Short Line. Now the jap
anese are bidding for work on the road
bed Of the Rio Grande Western. The
bid, which is made through a corpora
ton known as the Oriental Protective
Company, offers to maintain the road
way in condition for less money than
Is now paid to the Chinese for the same
work. The system of contracts Of SER
vitude for both Chinese and Japanese
is undoubtedly similar, but the Japan
csc will work for a lesser wage than
his defeated foe Of the mainland. An
unskilled and uneducated laborer has
been represented as force equal to one
bucket of water and one bucket of coal.
The Japanese buckets seem to hold n
little more water and little more coal
than the Chinese.