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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-20
AFew Sanate Notes.

Senator Sterne was absent yesterday
afternoon when the bill abolishing the
Shawnee county circuit court was on its
final passage He was wanted, for sew
eral senators wished to ask him ques-
tions. Senator Sterne denies that be
was absent purpose.
Senator Brown made a strong speech
yesterday in support of the Robbins irr-
cation bill This bill creates board of
irrigation survey and is pronounced by
irrigationists to be practical rather than
theoretical and visionary, which many
irrigation bills are not. 1t approprates
only $4,000, while the house irrigation
bill appropriates $50.OO0.
Seuator Sterne's bill making it punish
able for any engineer, conductor or other
trainmen to desert his train before their
terminal is reached, passed late yester-
day.
Senator Smiths bill for the destruction
OF noxious weeds, passed unanimously.
Senator Browns bill to protect the
grazing lands of Kansas from the stock
of non-residents, passed late yesterday,
as did Senator Reilly's bill to enable
railroads to elect directors for term of
four years instead of one, when they SO
desire.
Senator Bowling was called home to
Republic county this week by the death
of his moth in Jaw.
Thirty seven senators were present to
respond to roll call this morning.
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THE FASHION PLATE.

It is said that the coming costume
for spring will be black crepon over
black silk.
The round waist is quite the order of
the day, although there are many point
ed waists worn
An evening waist. with velvet yoke
and chiffon body in accordion plaits.
has sleeves of brocade. with cuffs of en-
broidery.
A skirt of plain satin, with waist
made of velvet and embroidery. has ell
bow sleeves which are merely a success
sion CT very full and not very wide
puffs.
Some of the prettiest evening bodices
are made of lace or chiffon over a fitted
lining of satin or silk The lace is al
most covered with ribbon that is drawn
over and around it in all directions
Side plated ruffles of point d'esprit.
falling over the shoulders and headed
by folds of soft silk, make pretty
waist garniture. The front is in SIR
plIce suggestion, and bows and loops Of
ribbon finish the points at the waist.
4 stylish com bination is a stock col
! lar of pale blue silk, witt plated ruffies
of blue embroidered chiffon over black
lace. Fancy pins of fine jet are used to
fasten the collar and to draw few Of
the plaits down to point at the front
of the waist. New York Ledger
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SENATE GETS FOOLISH.
1t Psses One Bill Which Directly Contra
diets Another.

It Psses One Bill Which Directly Contra
diets Another.
The state senate has stulti1ed itself IN
its efforts at railroad pass Legislation.
A few days ago the senate passed bill
introduced by Senator Dumbauld, which
seeks to compel railroads to issue passes
Or free transportation to shippers of live
stock. and now it has passed another bill
to prohibit the issuance of passes to any
one but employees of the read.
It is Senator Jumpers iron clad anti
pass bill which was passed yesterday
afternoon which places the senate in
ridiculous light before the public. I'm
der the Jumper bill passenger fare is to
be reduced to two cents a mile and no
passes are to be issued whatever, and it
is hard for the people to see how Senator
Dumbauld's bill compelling the issuance
of passes to certain shippers, is to be
harmonized with this latest effort.
1t is to be hoped the Legislature will
yet pass a common sense anti-pass bill
providing for the registration of passes
by public officials, and then submit SEN
ator Browns proposed amendment to
the constitution covering this subject.
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FEARS FOR HIS BOY.
George Gould Thinks Some body Wants
to Steal Kingdom.

George Gould Thinks Some body Wants
to Steal Kingdom.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-The World this
morning says: George Gould's two lit
tie sons, Kingdom and Jay, are not now
allowed out of the house without body
guard. They, have been staying this
winter at Hill Tops, the Gould winter
cottage at Lake Wood. The body guard
is big, ablebodied manservant, and has
been in attendance since Saturday.
MIR. Gould has reason to believe that
plot has been laid to kidnap his eldest
son, Kingdom.
The object of the proposed kidnapping
is not indicated by the facts in Mr..
Gould's possession, but it is said that if
the plot were successful the body would
be held for ransom
A description of the would be kienap-
pers is in Mr.. sGould's possession and
there is young woman in Lakewood
who is sure she could recognize one OF
them if she should see him again.
A Mrs. Chester, of this city, is staying
this winter at "The Towers" in Lake
wood. She has an elderly woman with
her as companion. They are accustomed
to walking in the woods about the place,
in pleasant weather, and on one of these
walks, claim to have overheard two
rough looking men plot to take Kingdom
Gould away with them. Mrs. Chester
heard but little, but at once told Gould.
George Could Denies 1t.
New YORK, Feb. 2O.-George j. Gould.
when asked regarding the report that a
plot had been discovered to abduct his
two sons, said he did not believe that
any such scheme had been concocted
He also denied that a So called body
guard was in attendance when his chill
dren went out for walk or drive.
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A WATERLOO.
Democrats Defeated at Every
Point in Pennsylvania.
Warwick's Majority Was Over
Sixty Thousand.
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
Scranton and South Bethlehem
Saved from the Wreck.
There We're II Women Candi-
dates for School Director.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20-It was after
4 o'clock this morning when the count
of the vote in this city yesterday was
completed. Not only were there more
ballots put in the boxes than ever be-
fore, but the ticket in every ward was
cut up to such an extent as to
make the work of tabulating the
vote very difficult. In a total vote
of 214,747, Charles F. Warwick, the Re-
publican candidate for mayor, had
plurality of 60,989 over Ex-Governor Pat
tison, the Democratic standard bearer.
This is the greatest plurality ever given
candidate in municipal contest, the
previous record being 80, ,065 received by
Edwin s. Stuart in 1891.
Democratic strongholds like the third,
fourth, sixth, eleventh, twelfth and sew
enteenth wards either went against Pat
tison or gave very much reduced plu-
rality in his favor. All of these wards
are in the Third congressional district,
formerly represented by the late Samuel
J. Randall, and the results show that the
McAleer or anti HarritY Democrats still
have the knife out for any candidate
whose election is advocated by the ma
tional chairman.
William j. Roney, Mr.. Warwick g
champion at the head of the ticket can
didate for receiver of taxes. ran only
S,827 behind the ticket Women were
voted for for school directors for the first
time under law recently passed There
were seventeen such candidates scat
tered throughout the city but only one
was elected. In the state the same story
is to be told, city and borough elections
in the eastern half, resulting in a most
unanimous Republican victory. Scran-
toms council became Democratic on joint
ballot, and South Bethlehem was carried
by Democrats. The Republicans cap
tured almost everything else in sight.
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Gomners MT washington.

WASHINGTON, Feb 2O.-Three promi-
nent labor leaders, Samuel Gompers, the
president of the American Federation of
Labor, and the Legislative committee of
that organization, Messrs. A. Feruseth
and A. Strasser, are at the capitol work
ing for the measures which have been
endorsed by the federation. One of their
bills, framed by the seamen's union and
endorsed by Representative Mcclure of
California, was yesterday signed by the
president Its effect is to abolish penal
punishments of sailors for violating their
civil contracts with shippers.
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HAVEN'T COR THE TIME.
Now 1t is Said the Taxation Laws Won't Rt
Changed.

Now 1t is Said the Taxation Laws Won't Re
Changed.
The house concurrent resolution, call
ing for a committee of two representa-
tives and one senator to investigate the
system of assessment and taxation in Kan
sas and other states and make recon-
mendations to remedy existing evils in
this state, stirred up the whole question
of taxation in the senate this morning.
The resolution was finally tabled by a
vote of % to 12.
The senate gave the resolution a red
hot reception. Many declared that in
vestigating committees and their reports
were of little worth The senators, many
of them favored giving Immediate relief
instead of relief in few years. There
are a number of good taxation bills,
which if made to harmoniZe would re-
suit in good
In support of the resolution Senator
Taylor said: "The legislature is unable
to cope with 80 important a subject as
this one, in the short time which remains
to u.s."
Senator Dennison said: "The bills
now before the senate on this subject,
while many of them are good ones, are
all patchwork and relate to only frac-
ton of the question.
Senator Thacher: EThis is a profound
as it ought to be. It requires time and
the best thought and labor of men pecul-
iarly endowed to solve the question"
Senator Brown exploded a ri b-shell
when he said: 81 would like to know the
spirit that prompts this resolution. What
is the power behind the throne over in
the house? This is the 36th day of the
session and there are only IA days left.
The committees of both houses on asess-
ment and taxation were appointed early
in the session The people of this state
have been demanding relief from the
enormous burdens brought about by the
gross Iniquities of our present system Of
| taxation This resolution is a plea of
| guilty that our regular committees
are not equal to the task. Why should
this matter be delayed two years? 1t is
a disgrace that any senator, no matter
what his politics, should stand on the
floor of this senate and plead for further
| delay.
"Iwenty-four hours spent by these
committees in the state library would
enable them to report just the bill we
need. Why can't our regular commit
tees take the revision committee report
of 1889, the laws of other states, and the
bills on taxation now before this senate,
and make just and fair report? To do
otherwise is at least confession of i'm
becility and impotency"
After the concurrent resolution was
tabled Senator Scott introduced subst ii
tute resolution calling for an Immediate
conference between the taxation com
Inittees of both branches. to prepare a
much needed taxation and assessment
bill The substitute was laid over until
tomorrow.
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TO ABOLISHFOOT BALL.
Harvard Faculty Decides TO Do Away
With 1t AItOgether.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 2O-The fac
ulty OF Harvard college at special meet
ing decided to recommend the abolition
of inter collegiate foot ball The an
nouncement of the meeting created u
great stir among the college men. A
record of the action of the faculty will
be sent at once to the corporation with
request that it be forwarded to the ath-
letic committee. The faculty meet to
discuss the advisability of limiting foot
ball at Harvard to the homo grounds
during the coming season.
After much deliberation the question
resolved itself into the advisibility of
abolishing the game entirely, and a mo-
ton embodying the latter sentiment was
passed by a vote of "a to 16. This de-
cision is not final, as the matter really
rests With the athlete committee
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RAILROAD TIES.

The director of the Austrian railroads
had a locomotive constructed which
makes run Of "A miles an hour.
mostly made up of men who entered the
service as lads and worked their way
up. These boys came largely from the
farms
E. E. Davis, who has recently become
superintendent of motive power on the
Reading railroad, was for many years
in similar position on the Boston and
Mama
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been postponed until 10 o'clock this
morning, put the house into the worst
muddie it has got into this session. It
voted itself into committee of the whole
and when it got there voted itself out
again because it had no business there.
Everyone thought he knew what was the
matter but it was apparent that nobody
did. After cropping about in its usual
blind, indefinite, aimless way, the
house at last resolved itself in
to committee of the whole again
on the Cox bill. To paraphrase, it
Wandered in and wandered out,
And left the passersby in doubt.
Whether he who made the track
Was going south or coming back
Once in the committee the effects of
the railroad lobby. which has been cir
culating in the halls of the state house
ever since his bill has been before the
house became visible. The lawyers who
have been opposing the bill all along Of
fered an amendment striking out the
provision limiting the number of ques-
tions to twenty-five.
Mr.. Lambert made an eloquent speech
in championship OF the rights of proper
ty, and depicted in narrowing terms the
sufferings of helpless corporations at the
hands of grinding and merciless juries
The other day Mr.. Lambert painted, in
the same vivid colors. the dangers to the
great middle classes from the eucroach-
ments of centralized wealth; today he
fears for the life of struggling corpora
tons at the hands of a merciless people,
Mr. Moore of Saline spoke in favor of
the bill as it was and against the amend
menL This is fair and just bill," said
he, land it ought to pass. 1t remedies
abuses of the grossest kind, and l tell
you gentlemen the only ones who are
arrayed against this bill are the railroad
corporations of the state"
Mr.. Funk of Marion spoke again to-
day in favor of the bill. s'Elther special
questions are right or they are wrong.
If they are wrong, I don't believe sin
gle one should be asked. [ am against
special questions because of the old
| adage that a fool can ask questions which
a wise man can's answer. If that is
true what happens when a smart mana
shrewd lawyer-asks questions of an
ordinary lot of men? We ought
not to fight the corporations. Corpora
tions are the children of the state and as
| tho father loves the child so should be
our relations, but when the boy gets
smart he deserves to be chastised''
| MIR. Hopkins of Finney made a long
! plea for the special questions. He said
everyone had the same chance.
! Mr.. Cox asked Mr. Hopkins question
| "Didn't you and Mr. Lam bert vote in the
committee for the bill?"
Mr.. Lambert objected to this question
| and raised point of order. Mr.. Hop
kins didn't answer the question directly
Mr.. Eckstein offered d substitute for
the two pending amendments which, il
carried, would have put the bill in about
! the same state as the present law.
At this point the committee arCse
without taking any action.
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A TERRIBLE ENDING.

Congressman Harris Recently Married
Daughter Commits Suicide.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20-A special to
Star from Washington says Mrs. Lavinia
Bohannon, daughter of Vim. A Harris,
congressman-at-large from Kansas, who
eloped with Mr.. Bohannon, liveryman
of Luray, Va, last August has COM
mitted suicide at her Luray home by
taking poison.
A letter in a drawer said: 'sThis is my
own work; did it myself"
The letter also stated. that no blame
was in any way attached to her husband,
who had always been devoted to her.
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Governor Morrill, this afternoon named
as special commission to purchase and
superintend the erection of the monu-
ments to the Kansas soldiers killed in
the battle of Chicamauga, j. L. Aberna-
thy of Leavenwotth, s. r. Washer of
Atchison, G. W. johnson of Nemaha, J.
F. Stearnes of Brown, and Leonard
Akers of Seward county
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KILLED HER FATHER.
He Started to Lick the Whole Family and
the Girl Shot Him.


CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 2O-Cor-
della Hill, residing at Rippon, six miles
south of this city, shot and instantly
killed her father, Robert Hill, yesterday.
The father was numerically chastising
one of his sons, who tore away from his
grasp and ran to the mother for protec-
ton. The father then assaulted and
beat the mother, throwing her to the
floor and choking her.
The daughter ran in with revolver
and placed it near the back of her faith
er's head and fired. The ball pierced the
base of the brain and death was instan-
taneous
The child was taken before Justice
Hetf1ebower, who committed her at once.
An indictment for murder was found
against her within few hours after the
homicide She will be cleared.
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TOfhe Ladies'.

By special request there will be an
other of the free Viavi lectures at Bijou
opera house, corner of Seventh and
Quincy, Thursday. February 21, at 3 p.
N. Subject, "The Woman of the Past,
Present and Future" All ladies are cor
daily invited.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vEALE

Introduces q Resolution to Have the Pro-
hibitOry Amendment Dropped.
Mr. Veale introduced joint resolution
in the house today providing for the sub
mission of an amendment to the consti-
tuition by repeating section 10 of arti-
Gle Is. This is the section which con-
tains the prohibitory law. The resolu-
ton was read a second time and referred
to the committee of the whole.
Col Veale knows very we'll that ma
jority of the Republican voters in his
district are prohibitionists, yet every
move he makes on the subject of prohi-
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SLOW BUT SURE.

In Time New Orleans VIII Get All Her
BOOdling Alderman in Prison.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2O-Councilman
Numa Dudousat convicted of having ac-
cepted bribe of 800 from groceryman
Sherman was today sentenced by Judge
Ferguson, to three years at hard labor
in the state prison.
Ambrose Smith, we'll known and
popular attorney, convicted of having
appropriated to his own use one thousand
dollars which he had collected for ac-
ton, was also sentenced to three years in
the prison.
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TO GIVE MORE POWER.
Representative NIOOre's Bill to Make Rail-
road Board Stronger.

Mr.. Moore moved in the house today
that the railroad bills be made a special
order for Monday at 2 o'clock. He urged
that these bills were the most important
before the house. AS it is, the railroad
commissioners have only advisory power
and can enforce nothing, he said, and
one of these bills gives them the power
''Legislation of this kind is needed, :"
he continued, "and the house ought 10
take some action on it." The special
order was made
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SIZE OF A MANS HAND.

A Little War Cloud is HOvering
Over Egypt.
PARIS, Feb. 20.-Rumors of an unsatis-
factory nature as to the condition of af-
fairs in Egypt are causing uneasiness
here A special dispatch from Cairo
says that friendly natives assert that a
rising of the natives will take place on
the goth of this month, during the Ram
adam, the great annual feast of the Mo-
hammedans.
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viii Marry Again.

New YORK, Feb 2O.-A special to
the World from London says: The en-
gagement of Edith, daughter of the late
Beach Grant, and sister of Lady Essex,
to Arthur Padelford, whose first wife was
Betty Ordwav (Bettlna Girard) of Wash
ington, is announced. The couple met
in Rome Bettina Girard played in the
''King's Fool and was leading lady in
"In Old Kentucky" when first brought
ont
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THAT LOST PETITION.
Senator O'Bryan Says Someone Stole IT
Off His Desk.

OH His Desk.
Senator Danner arose to question OF
personal privilege in the senate shortly
before noon today to inquire where his
petition signed by nearly 1000 citizens
of Newton to legalize missing records of
Harvey county has gone to. Senator
Danner said the bill was borrowed from
the document clerks desk and never re-
turned.
Senator O'Bryan said: 81 suppose the
gentleman from Harvey county means
me. 1 borrowed the petition for mo-
ment yesterday and laid it on my desk. l
then turned my back for moment to
speak to friend, and when looked for
it again it was gone. Someone had taken
it. I Immediately set all the pages to
work hunting for it, but it could not be
found. am very sorry it is lost | sup
pose, however, the fact that such petit
tion was introduced will have just as
much weight with the senate as though
the original could be produced"
Senator Danner replied in a brief
speech in which he recited that he had
not been treated fairly with his bill,
which was petitioned for, and asked to
have it made a special order for p. u.
today. The senate refuse to do this.
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presideDt Rouse here.

H. G. Rouse, president of the NJ, z. &
T. railroad, and one of the receivers of
the Northern Pacific, stopped in Topeka
for short time today. He is about tc
start on a tour of the NJ, Z. & T. lines
and left this afternoon for Emporia.
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Only two bills were introduced this
morning, and they were both read twice
and referred. Senator True's bill
changes the time of the terms of court of
Pottawatomie county. and Senator Dan
ner's bill enables cities of from 5000 to
5000 to vote bonds for the construction
OF water supply plants.
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Hamilton, NY. Destroyed.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, Feb. 20.-The busi-
ness portion of the village of Hamilton,
has been almost entirely destroyed by
fire. Fully 80 places of business were
burned. 1t is thought the loss will reach
&40O OO0
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Where Is this Rill2

Senator Browns bill to regulate the
permanent school fund and aiming to
prevent bad investments and the pur-
chase of worthless bonds has been in the
hands of committee 80 long fears were
entertained that it was lost Senator
Browns efforts to have the bill consid-
cred as an emergency were unsuccess.
rY-1
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Hard Times Hits Hats.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 2O.-J. E.
Lutz & Co., the largest retail hat con-
cern in this city, made a deed of trust to-
day to james s. White. First and second
class creditors will be paid in full. The
amount of assets and liabilities is not
known,
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ANNUAL BLIZZARD OVER.

The Customary "Worst Storm Tor Fifteen
Years, Sah," in Texas Ended.
ST LOUIS, Mo, Feb. 2O.-A special to
the Republic from Galveston, Tex, says:
Incoming fishermen and oyster men re-
port immense quantities of dead fish on
the reefs and shores of West bay killed
by the cold. They were washed ashore
by the ton where they still lie unspoiled
by the sun. The snow has about disap-
naArad.
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NfiIiGoIn~En.

NEW YORK, Feb. pa private dis
patch from London says the new Ameri-
can loan is quoted at per cent premium
in London. This is reckoned on the syn
dicate's price of 1131s.
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Live = took Commfs.Ioner.

| ]. W. Moore of Marion was this after
noon named by Governor Morrill, as
| member of the state live stock sanitary
| commission, to succeed E. n. Turner of
| Marysville, who has resigned