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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
WAR OF INFLUENCES"
In Seward Overholt Situation in
Atherton's Office.
Why THE TREASURER RETAINS

REr. Seward as Assistant and AWaraS
the Position of Bond Clerk to Harry
OverhOIt.
The announcement of the change made
by State Treasurer Atherton in the ap-
pointment of his assistant, has created a
good sized row in certain quarters OF the
political sphere.
The friends and hackers of Harry
Overholt are not pleased with the an
nouncement that Mr.. Overholt is simply
to be a bond clerk and draw Sl,1oo
salary. when he was announced as ASSIST
ant state treasurer at 81, 100 year.
Lieutenant Governor elect james a.
Troutmrn, Harry Overholts brother-ln-
law, when asked about the affair, SAID;
81 don't know much about 1t. BIZ. AIN
erton said he would appoint Harry as his
assistant and told Billy Edwards to make
the announcement through the papers.
At that time, however, he suggested that
he would like to keep Mr.. Seward as his
assistant for month and let Harry hold
some other place in the office during
that time | objected to that and
Billy Edwards sustained my obJec-
tions. We agreed that if he wanted
10 keep Seward in some other
position in the office for awhile on &C
count of his familiarity with the business
it would be all right. But we SAID he
ought to appoint Republican as his as
sistant to begin with Now, as to TINS
talk. I don't know anything about It,
except that there is no mutual agree
ment that we know anything about
1T looks very much as though Mr.
Atherton is loaded down with promises
and ca MT take care of all his people"
Some who are we'll informed say that
J. r Burton is back of this, and say that
Mr. Burton has forced Anterior to keep
George Seward as assistant. Mr. Sew
ard, however, is such an able emplOye
that his presence in the treasurer's office
is almost necessity.
Dir. Burton has for many years been
attorney for Mrs n. P. Hazlett, Mrs.
George Stewards mother, and has been
in charge of her estate, which is large
one, and of course he would use his in
tiuence in behalf of Mr.. Seward. He is
an old friend of the family. 1t was
largely through Mr.. Burton's influence
that Treasurer Biddle retained Mr.. Sew
ard as his assistant Mr.. Burton was on
Mr.. Biddle's bond for $4,000
In substantiating the statement that
Treasurer Elect Anterior has more prom
ises out than he can care for, gentle
man today said: That's the cause of the
row between ex-State Senator John
Schilling, of Hiawatha, and Anterior.
Soon after election Schilling went to
Atherton and asked, How about that
place you promised in your Office for my
boy
Il did NOS promise a place in my Office
for your boy
The - you didn't
No. replied Treasurer Anterior, 4 am
always very particular about those
things, but did tell you I would recon-
mend your son for a place in Governor
Morrill's office
THE you did? Who said I had
Morrill, for what l want?"
Although Treasurer Anterior says this
is only temporary arrangement, Mr..
Overholts friends believe if the new adj
miuistration starts IN with George Sew
ard as assistant state treasurer, he will
stay in that position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS.

The Shawnee county circuit court has
adjourned to February 4.
There is a slight lull in police business
after the rush of last week
Topeka commandery conferred two de-
grees on candidates last night
The latest news about the dam is that
work is to commence in March.
Score one for Mr. Jennings He made
a good guess on the weather of today.
A caller on one of the recent brides
found her washing dishes, gowned in
white silk wrapper
II. L Rehkopf has been granted a per-
NIT to build an addition to his building
at 209 West Sixth street
Receivers Wilson, McCook and Walker
will make a tour over the Santa Fe's
western lines this month.
The members of the First Christian
church raised 1896. 50 for general pur-
poses during the past year
Ex-Associate Justice D. NJ. Valentine
delivered lecture before the law class
of the State University Monday.
The Both district represented by Col
Geo. w. Neale is one of the largest in
the state. There are $3.50 voters in it.
The Grand opera house will be dark
until Friday night, the 18th, when Cos
grove d Grants 'Dazzler' will be there.
sThe members of c. NJ Sheldon's
church held their annual meeting last
night which was followed by a banquet.
The county commissioners have al
lowed Contractor Stevenson $2,9O4 81 on
his contract for building the court house.
Rev. 5. B. Anderson is to deliver lee
ture before the county Teachers associa-
ton next Saturday on "a Blank Page in
History.
J. Lee Knight is an amateur photo
grapher and he is making his friends
presents of photographs of the new court
house.
The average daily attendance of the
First NJ E. Sunday school for 1894 was
491 and the average amount of the col
lections $685..
A Topeka man who was married re-
Gently spent so much money for cigars
for his friends" that now he can't buy Z
parlor carpet.
The Rock Island company is cutting
ice at Almena, Horton, Fairbury and
BellevilIe. It will soon begin cutting
from the river at Topeka.
Jud Nicholson is playing part at the
BIjou heater under the name of West
The company that is there this week ex-
poets to go on the road in week or two
The city attorneys of the cities of the
first -class in Kansas met today to pre-
pare the measures recomme nded by the
Municipal association to present to the
legislature.
The ladies' section of the First Chris
tian church has elected the following Of
ficers: President, Mrs. j. B. WOrden;vice
presidents, Mrs. I. o. Miller and Mrs. B.
Macarthur; treasurer, Miss u. E. Ander-
son.
One of the teachers in the city schools
learned few days ago, while looking
over a composition on "The Camel"
written by one of the pupils, that "the
camel is a large, clumsy animal, covered
with horse hair"
At San Francisco the press and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL,

The general inaugural committee will
hold meeting tomorrow evening.
More members are looking for cheap
board and rooms than ever before.
John H. Smith of Columbus is in favor
of the completion Of the Hutchinson Re-
formatory.
The senatorial candidates are now
quietly waiting until the state printer
night is settled.
4 new candidate for warden of the
penitentiary was sprung yesterday in the
person of D. Ri Moore of Garnet.
A quartette of colored singers enter
tanned the politicians at the Copeland
last night with some left over campaign
songs.
Col. J. W. F. Hughes, the leading can
didate for adjutant general, used to
smoke cigarettes, but he quit several
months ago
Some of the women who were most
conspicuous on the floor of the house and
about the legislature two years ago, are
here again this year.
Gov. LIE yelling has been severely crit
icised bee ause he did not have his mes
sage ready to give out in earlier ad-
vance to the newspapers
Representative Gardenhire of Shawnee
is backing a bill to prohibit the sale of
cigarettes to minors. 1t also provides u
penalty for giving minor cigarette.
Some of the men who came here from
western Kansas hoping to get jobs in the
legislature and who were disappointed,
have not got enough money to take them
home again.
The railroads have agreed to extend
the time on tickets sold to people coming
to Topeka to attend the State Bar assO-
citation so that they can stay over and
witness the inaugural ceremonies
Tim Slower, the new assistant secre-
tary of state, will not bring his family to
Topeka until spring. His home at lola
is heated with natural gas and he does
not want to move his little folks into
house where the heating is not perfect.
Some of the state senators are mad
the house members who put resolu-
ton through yesterday calling state
printer caucus for tonight They regard
il as an act of discourtesy, and some of
them say they are not ready to vote for
state printer
Col J. W. F. Hughes, president of the
! Kansas National Guard association. has
called meeting of the officers of the
| guard to be held at the adjutant generals
| office at the state house January 10, at 10
a. ~, to consider the legislative needs of
the guard. There will be a reception in
| the senate chamber on the evening of the
! 18th complimentary to the governor and
| the mem bers of the legislature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
COMING ATTRACTIONS.

During the Next Month the Following
Will Appear at the Grand.
Several well known attractions will
be at the Grand in the next month. The
booking as it now stands is as follows:
Cosgrove and Grants "The Dazzler,' -
on Friday, the 18th; Joe Murphy, the
I=ish comedian, OF the 21st; John L.
Sullivan in "a True American" on the
23rd; "The Span of Life" meIodrama,
on the Goth; 'A Greengoods Man." on
February 1st; COrrinne and her com
pany on the 2nd, and ]. E. Emmett, Jr.,
on the 4th.
One of Frohman's companies in "The
Girl l Left Behind Ne" was booked for
the 18th. but has been changed a few
days and the exact date has not yet been
decided on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
STOCK BREEDERS.
Kansas Stockmen Hold State Convention
at Topeka.

at Topeka.
The meeting of the Kansas Improved
Stock Breeders association at the Throop
is attended by about fifty persons in
terested.
Such people are present as c. E. West
brook of Peabody. w. B. Sutton of Rus
sell, T. A. Hubbard of Rome, G. w.
Click of Atchison, w. S. Cook of Wichita,
f. II. Avery of Wakefield, NJ. s. Bah
cock of Nortonville, Geo. W. Berry of
Berryton, and o. P. Updegraff. J. B.
Following the reports of the officers
the following committees were ap-
pointed:
State Fair Association-W. B. Sutton,
T. A Hubbard, J. F. True
Wolf Bounty-W. B. Sutton, H. A.
Heath, J. F. True.
Obituary of Secretary w. P. Popenoe,
Jr-. o. P. Updegratf
Col. J. F. True read a paper entitled
"The Man without a Breed"
V. B. Iowey, T. A. Hubbard and C. J.
Higgins discussed "Pure- Bred Swine
for the Farmer" and decided that he
ought to have it.
G. w. Click and e. E. Westbrook dis
cussed "Sheep Husbandry in Kansas"
and concluded it was good thing.
The evening meeting was attended by
about the same number.
1.-The Horse Industry in Kansas was
talked on by o. P Updegraf and F. H.
Avery.
''Dairy Breed for the General Farmer
was dwelt on at some leugth by NJ. s.
Babcock and A. E Jones.
Talks "Short and Sweet" were in
dulged in by q. W. Click, F. D. Coburn,
A. E. Jones and N. L Workman.
Several new members were then taken
into the association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
UNIQUELY ABSURD.
Ball" Last Night Was Bad
Enough to BE Good.

"Finnegans Ball" Last Night Was Bad
Enough to BE Good.
The audience that went to the Grand
last night to see 'Finnegan's BalP' was a
small one.
The entertainment was not particu-
larly good one, but the audience, largely
composed of out of town visitors, was
we'll pleased nevertheless.
Murray and Mack are a knock about
variety team. Although representing
Irishmen, neither makes the slightest at
tempt at brogue Mack is the cleyerer
of two, which is saying little.
Billy Link as Weary Walker was about
as dismal in his attempts at humor as
man can be. His only support is his
laugh 1t sounds much like pig caught
under a gate. 1t startled and slightly
amused the first time and became an
noying afterward.
Fred Wilson as the Widow Galliger
was bad enough to be pretty good at
times.
None of the girls of the company
could sing much One of them spoke Of
'hotless fut" (heartless firD which is
specimen of their pronunciation.
About the best thing in the piece was
Ollie Mack's parody on the Spanish
dance in the third act Finneg ans Ball
is second class--or third class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
CHIEF LINDSEY'S JOKE.

Sam Milton Released Without Hearing
After He is Arrested on a Warrant.
Chief of Police Lindsey has perpetra-
ted joke on Justice of the Peace Ches-
ney. Last Saturday Chief Lindsey Sc
cured a warrant from Justice Ches-
ney's court for the arrest of Samuel
Milton and wife for the murder of Mrs
A. D. Matson. Justice Chesney thought
it strange that the prisoners were not
brought before him for commitment, as
they were taken directly to Jail by the
police He, however, set the hearing for
P. n. yesterday.
Before the time arrived the door opened
and Justice Chesney nearly fell of his
chair with surprise as Milton walked into
the Office unattended. He told how 'dey
had done let me CO." And Justice Ches-
nsy's ejaculation was, "WelI l swan"
After man is arrested on a warrant
he can not be released without hearing,
but Chief Lindsey has established q new
precedent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
DIDN'T GET A THING.
The First, Third and Sixth Districts Gre
No Minor House Offices.

The EIrbt, IhIru @Hu oIASH DAsIE1OVs O0'
No Minor House Offices.
Geography did not cut much figure in
the distri button of the minor offices in
the house, and Mr.. Benedict of Wilson
thinks his district has complaint.
"Three of the seven congressional dis
tricts in the state" said he, "did not get
a thing. The First, Third and Sixth dis
tricts were completely left out, and it
isn't right. The offices ought to be more
evenly distributed"
Col ]. B. Remington, who lives in the
Second district, and heard Mr.. Benedict's
remarks, couldn't see anything wrong
with the way things had gone, for the
chief clerk. chief enrolling clerk and
assistant postmaster had all come from
his district
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
FIRST WOMANREGISTERED

Her Name Placed on the Roll of the SOS
Voters.
The city registration books opened
Monday morning and thirty-five men
have been given slips which say they
are legal voters in Topeka during the
year 1895.
The first woman to register was Miss
Ida NayIor, niece of Street Commits
sioner Naylor of 833 Vail avenue. She
had her name placed on the books at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09

public sat down so hard on the song
''And Her Golden Hair Was Hanging
Down Her Back" that it had to be eIimi-
mated from aladdin, Jr." and "The
Stars Alone Can Tell" substituted The
song isn't fit to sing to respectable
audience, although it has been tried
once in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
FOR BOOTLEGGING.

Andy Gregg, an ex-PoIiceman, Arrested
For Selling Whisky Illegally.
Andy Gregg, an old coIored man who
used to be on the police force, has been
arrested by Officer Campbell, charged
with selling intoxicating liquors. Gregg
seems to belong to that-peculiar species
of violators known as bootleggers He
will be tried Friday before Judge En-
fand him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
on Company Dry Goods Carpets and Millinery This Week.

she was % years old and acted just as if
she had voted every year during that
time.
The first man to register was James
Mitchell who runs a restaurant in North
Topeka and he stood on the street corner
and waited for the office to open so that
no one might he ahead of him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
Reggs, LfttIe Gianf PiIIa

Are the most complete pill on the mar
ket, besides being the cheapest. as one
pill is dose, and forty doses in each
bottle Every pill guaranteed to give
satisfaction by W. R. kennady
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
C0ughs and Colds

Are damaging at this time of year
Why not try SHOWS Pine Expectorant
For sale by all druggists. Price 25 anC
so cents
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ferson Davis to the gentlemen who is the
subject of this controversy"
The other senators had not seen the
figure of speech in this light before, and
Senator Parker made the hit of the
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09

Word comes from all quarters that the
neatest and most satisfactory dye for col
oring the beard brown or black Is
Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for teething. 1t soothes, softens
he gums, allays pain, cures collie. Best
remedy for diarrhCea. 25 cents a bottle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09

Read the "W ants" Many of them are
as interesting as news items See it it
Ia not So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09

10 per cent off on Banquet cook and
Oak heating stoves for Christmas pres
anfs J. H FOUGHT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-09
DON'T ABOLISH IT.
The Oil Inspector Does Much Good and
Costs the State Nothing.

The Oil Inspector Does Much Good and
Costs the State Nothing.
The matter of abolishing the office of
state oil inspector is one which has Gre
ated good deal # discussion among the
politicians recently. There are many
good reasons why the office should not
be abolished. Ex-Attorney General Ives
VINO is as much responsible as any ore
person for the existence of the bill, said
20 JOURNAL reporter:
Before the act creating the office of
oil Inspector was passed, Kansas was at
the mercy of the Standard Oil company.
This state was their dumping ground for
all the poor, defective, condemned oil
they could manufacture. Other states
had oil inspectors which inspected every
gallon of oil shipped into their iurisdic-
lions. Kansas had none, and the result
was they gave US what they could not
dispose of anywhere else. We get much
better oil now by reason of this office
There IS no expense to the state at
tached to the Office The oil commits
siOner receives fees which are paid by
the oil companies. He gets a commits
sion for every barrel of oil inspected and
the state gets portion of the fees. The
office is more than self-supporting. I
cannot see why anyone except the Stand
ard Oil trust should desire to have the
Office abolished"
Albert Hopkins Seeks It.
Albert Hopkins, street commissioner
under Mayor D. G. Jones, is d candidate
for night watchman at the state house.
Hopkins Is hard worker in practical
politics and in whatever he undertakes.
Two years ago he spent day and night
under Sheriff Wilkerson, being one OF
the first to enlist in the legislative war.
He did not claim his So During the
recent campaign he played the drum in
Charley McCabe's drum corps
SENATOR PARKER's REPARTEE.
He Turns the Laugh from the Repub1i-
cans to the Other Side of the House.
Senator j. W. Parker. Of Olatbe ia 81.
ways ready with quick retort and he
made one yesterday which his friends
think came in just right 1t turned the
laugh from the Republicans onto the
other side of the house.
When Ben c. Rich was meeting with
some opposition for reading clerk yester
day afternoon, Senator w. P. billiard. the
democrat from Bourbon county, took
Rich's side in the contest and said. "This
controversy reminds me of an incident
which occurred a good many wears ago in
Inc United States senate.
1T was during the reconstruction
period, and the matter of pensioninc
those VINO took part in the Mexican war
was under consideration. Senator Zach
Chandler was opposed to including JEFF
terson Davis with the others. This led
Senator Lamar of Mississippi to tell the
story of Prometheus, and added: 1T was
not the eagles, but the vuItures- that
picked at his vitals.'" Senator billiard
told this story with good effect When
ne was seated, Senator Parker said:
Il would like to ask the gentleman
from Bourbon county one QUESTION:
Certainly"
"Oo understand you to compare JEFF
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-09
Grains of Gold.

The heart must glow before the
tongue can giId.
1t is ever the propensity of aspiring
minds to look into the strtech of wide
futurity.
A wise man adapts himself to cir,
cumstances as water shapes itself tC
the vessel that contains it.
The Chinese say that letters and
husbandry are the two principal pro,
fessions, and that the gods cannot
help man who loses opportunity
Man is a rich argosy, carrying 8
cargo of marvellous faculties aud
powers, sailing on voyage of dis,
covery, but possess also of many maps
and traditions of happier shore,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-09
Disturbed a Bear.

Charles E. Hazen, of Blooming
Grove, Pike county, Pennsylvania,
went'coon hunting last week i'll the
swamps, near Peck Mile, and fell into
a hole where big black bear was
taking his winters nap. He made an
effort to escape, and in doing so he
tripped on a snag and was thrown
flat OH his back. Bruin in the mean
time being aroused from his slumbers
by the sudden intrusion, gazed around
to see what the trouble was, and see
ing Hazen, with an ugly look and IA
deep growl, he.made for the PROSTATE
hunter. Hazen had chung fast to his
gun, which had never gone back on
him as long as he was able to carry
it. Taking good aim he emptied
both barrels, which was loaded with
fine shot, in the bears face. Al.
though stunned and blinded, the
beast was wilder than ever, and en-
deavOred to get at the hunter to rend
him into pieces, but Hazen retreated
few steps, reloaded his gun with
buckshot and fired, and the bear fell
dead. 1t weighed over 300 pounds.-
New York Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-09
The Biz Show Cominql

Mr.. Geo. H. Robinson, General
Contracting Agent of the Great
Wallace Shows, was in the city last
week, arranging for the Big Shows,
which will exhabit here Friday, May
18th. Mr.. Robertson, who is one
of the oldest and best known
agents in the circus business, hav-
ing been identified with the large
shows of the country for twenty
five years past, informs the ADvo-
CATE that the expenses of the Great
Wallace Shows run from $4,000 to
81, 900 per day, the larger part OF
which sum is expended in the city
where they exhibit. This is IT,
dy figure, and in dull times like
these the show should be eagerly
welcomed and literally patronized
by all classes of the community.
The Modern "Big Circus" is an
institution peculiar to America
The old world shows are small COM
paratively, and the mammoth con-
Germs we have are thoroughly char
acteristic to our country and our
people end even if the lion on the
fence is larger than the lion in the
cage, no man visiting the up-to-
date, Three Ring Circus has ever
been heard to say he did not get
his moneys worth over and over
again. Long may the Great Amer
lean Circus wave, and continue to
delight and dazzle the young and
the old with it's "multitudinous
monopoly of all that is magnifi-
cent and marvellous on this mum.
dane sphere" to borrow the Ian.
guage of the posters.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-04-09
Notes For Women.
A writer thinks that the best kind
of spring beds are flower beds.

A writer thinks that the best kind
of spring beds are flower beds.
When YOU mash finger soak it in
water as hot as you can bear it for
fifteen minutes.
Girls, learn to make your own
dresses. You can save many a good
sized dressmaker's bill.
Don't wait till baby is two or three
years old to teach it submission to
parental authority.
Combing and rubbing the scalp
with the hand is said to relieve the
headache and stimulate the growth of
hair.
Try two or three spoonfuls of kero-
sene in a bucket of water for washing
windows or looking glass. 1t lessons
the work.
An experienced cabinet maker says
the best preparation for cleaning pict-
ure frames and restoring furniture,
especially that somewhat marred or
scratched. is mixture of three parts
of linseed oil and one part spirits of
turpentine. 1t not only covers the
disfigured surface, but restores wood
to it's original color, leaving a lustre
upon the surface. Apply with a
woollen cloth and when dry rub with
woolen.