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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
CLOSE UNIVERSITY.
Dilemma the State Board of Equalization
Finds Itself In.


Finds Itself In.
The present state board of equaliza-
ton composed of State Auditor George
E Cole, State Treasurer Otis L. Atherton
aud Secretary of State W. c. Edwards
are in trouble on account of the levy for
state taxes not being large enough to
et.the appropriations made by the leg
islature.
The members of this board thought
they had matters arranged all right. until
a STATE JOURNAL reporter this morning
called their attention to the fact that
some of the lawyers about the state
house said the board had exceeded its
authority in making a levy of O.3 mill
for current fund" of the state university.
These legal advisors said the state leg
islature is the only body having authorl-
ty to make levy for any purpose.
The last legislature appropriated
100000 for the current university fund,
but made no levy to raise the money.
The legislature made levy for the
general revenue fund, for interest, and
for the improvement of the state house,
and the board of equalization has now
made an additional levy of 0.3 mill to
raise the money for the university fund.
State Auditor Cole. after having his
attention called to this by the STATE
JOURNAL reporter, had a conference with
Attorney General Dawes about the mat
ter, and the attorney general informed
him that unless he found some statute
that he now has no knowledge of, he
will be compelled to render an opinion
that the board of equalization has no
right to make this levy
"Ihe result Of this will be-" said Audi
tor Cole to the JOURNAL reporter, "that
the State university will have to be closed
during the next two yeors for lack of
funds"
The present board of equalization in
making this levy simply followed in the
footsteps of the preceding boards.
The Republican board of 1892, when
c. NJ. Hovey was state auditor, made a
levy of 025 mill for the university fund.
The Populist board in 1898 made the
levy of Oh mill and in 1895 of O.2 mill.
All of this, according to the present
discovery, was illegal, but it was not
questioned
The present intended O3 mill levy for
the university fund would raise $685.
772.34, while the entire levy for all pur-
poses of l,402, 11027 will now be re-
duced to 81 1903, ,337.93.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
SPENCER MADE REFEREE.
A Step Taken Towards SettIin. the Snow
Hamilton Controversy.

A Step Taken Towards Settling the Snow
Hamilton Controversy.
Judge Hazen today appointed Chas.
F. Spencer referee in the controversy be-
tween ex-State Printer E. Fl. Snow and
c. Hamilton. Mr.. Spencer will hear all
the evidence in the case and pore
through pile of legal documents 18
inches deep and decide the case accord
ing to law and equity.
Receiver Hubbard filed his report last
week in which he states that the total
value of stock and other resources is
about $4,000, of which $15,60O is in
cash.
This is looked upon as the first step
towards settling the Snow Hamilton con-
troversy and taking the valuable proper
ty out of the receivers hands.
Judge Hazen has dismissed the attor-
ney generals motion asking that certain
supreme court ports and extra paper
stock be turned over to the
state by Receiver Hubbard. The court
found that the state owed Snow $40 on
stock over and a bove all he was charged
with, and as the United States courts
had decided that the court reports could
not be copyrighted the receiver had a
right to sell them if he wanted to do So
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
HOLMES BLOODY TOOLS.
A Hammer Spotted and sta ined is Found
in the Castle.


in the Castle.
CHICAGO, July 29-The search for
traces of the many supposed victims of
ii. II. Holmes were resumed at
his castle early this morning. The detec-
tives found today two tool chests, in one
of which was a hammer spotted and
stained It was believed by some of the
officers that the spots were blood status,
and an analysis was ordered.
At police headquarters Mrs. Patrick
Quinlan, the wife of the janitor, was
again given a severe examination.
The woman who few days ago was
cool and confident is beginning to weak
en- and the police believe she will shortly
tell all she knows of the case. Her tes-
timony is expected to be sensational and
will it is thought lead to the conviction
of the husband.
Another case of mysterious disappear
ance which may yet be charged to Hol-
mes, was reported to the police today by
neighbOrs of DR.. Russler, who disappear
ed in 1892. DR.. Russler for several
months had offices in the Holmes build
ing and he and Holmes were often seen
together, apparently being intimate
friends. Some time in 1892, the date
being a matter of doubt, the physician
dropped out of sight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
WILL BE RECEIVER.

Judge Hazen Will Probably Appoint a
Receiver for the ''Press" Wednesday.
In the district court today Judge
Hazen announced that he would give
the daily Press one more chance to set
tie its obligations. 1t is understood that
if the debts to Z. Q. Whitted are not
satisfied by Wednesday receiver
will be appointed by the court to take
charge of the paper and get it on its
feet. Who the probable receiver will be
is not even surmised. 1t is understood
that the creditors will have the naming
of him, subject to Judge Hazen's approv-
al. 1t may be K. U. Whitted himself,
who was once manager of the Daily Cit
izen name that the present paper once
bore,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
ITS GOOD OLD NAME.
A Movement to Blot Out
Completely
The Name of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe.
HEAD 1T OFF, AT ONCE.
Chicago People Want ''Chicago,
Kansas & California.
No Great Railroads Ever Change
Their Names.
SOUND TIE ALARM.
Let the Kansas Papers Stand for
the Old Name.
Kansas and the Santa Fe Have
Grown TN TOOpthpr.
No Great Railroads Ever Change
Their Names.
SOUND THE ALARM
Let the Kansas Papers Stand for
the Old Name.
Kansas and the Santa Fe Have
Grown Up Together.

Now that the Santa Fe reorganization
committee has about completed its work
a great many people have names VIII ch
they want the committee to adopt for the
reorganized company.
The Railway Age, published at Chi
cago, has also taken hand in the nam
ing business, and although it is known
that a name has not yet been decided on
the Age of July 26 says:
Chicago, Kansas and California" is
now said TO be the name selected for the
reorganized Atchison Topeka and Santa
Fe company. This would be great i'm
provement on the present inappropriate
title, and the Railway Age if properly
requested might consent to its adop-
ton instead of its own choice
of Chicago, Santa Fe & California, C.
K. & G. would sound very we'll for the
short and the full name would have geo.
graphical appropriateness But santa
Fe' IS too good and familiar a trade
mark to sacrifice. 1t would have to be
retained as an avdertising ii tie at any
rate"
There is no necessity for change in
the name of the greatest railroad on
earth The Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe is the best advertised railroad in the
would be disastrous to the best business
interests of the property
Chicago papers are very anxious to
have the name of this great railroad
changed to include the name of their
town and will do and say everything pos
sible to influence the committee to men
tion Chicago in the new name they want
adopted.
All the name changers agree that it
would be folly for the committee to take
any action that would prevent the use OF
the present well advertised trade mark
the "Santa Fe Route"
There is no reason for changing the
name of the road from a geographical
standpoint The old name has become
historical. Other railroads which have
been extended outside of their original
territory have not changed their names.
The Illinois Central runs all the way to
New Orleans, but it is still the Illinois
Central
The Rock Island has reached the
Rocky mountains but the name has not
been changed. The Chicago, Burlington
u Quincy has more miles of road west of
Burlington than east, yet there has been
no necessity of changing the name of the
road.
The reorganization committee can do
no better for the future welfare of the
company than by sticking to the old
name under which the road has in a
quarter of century been extended al
most across the continent. Stick to the
old name even though the road is ex-
tended from ocean 10 ocean. Topeka is
its mother and it would be a shame tC
eliminate its name from that of the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29

CIubbed by Police in New York and
Some Blood Shed.

CIubbed by Police in New York and
Some Blood shed.
NEW YORK, July 29.-Rioting attended
with bloodshed occurred today in
the Hebrew colony on Sigel
street. caused by some of the
striking tailors attempting to prevent
nom union men from working. The
police after considerable trouble and
liberal clubbing, dispersed the crowd.
Half an hour later, however, the strik-
ers gathered again and attacked shop.
The frat trouble was at the shop
of Kaufman s. Cohen. One hun
dred and seventv-three tailors
went out early this morning from two
establishments on Sigel street and when
few non union men applied for work
they were attacked.
AS they ran away one or two of
them bleeding, report was spread
that many persons were killed. The po-
lice rese rves of that precinct were soon
on hand and charged the crowd. Some
of the strikers were hurt in the sharp
skirmish but were taken away by their
friends.
A number of shots were fred by the
rioters but 80 far as known nobody was
seriously hurt. Twenty thousand tailors
are out in this city and Newark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
Daily

This is the greatest show
ing the STATE JOURNAL has
ever been able to make for
a period of any six months
in its history.
This is greater figure
than was reached by any
daily paper in Topeka for
the year 1894. The Ameri-
can Newspaper Directory,
issued in June, 1895, and
covering the year 1894, gives
the average daily circula-
tion Of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894, as
only 8,744. These figures
were furnished by the pub
llshers OF the Capital, to the
Directory, and are guaran-
teed to be correct by a for
felt Of 500, which will be
paid to any one disproving
their correctness.
The following figures, sub
stantiated by sworn state
ments in detail, giving every
issue for the first six months
in 1898, 1894 and 1895, shows
the Topeka STATE JOURNAL S
Wonderful Growth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
O,4O7
1880
1884

The boast of the Topeka
Capital that it pays more
postage than all other To-
peka dailies combined, only
proves the meagerness Of its
local circulation as COM
pared with that Of the STATE
JOURNAL no postage is
paid on any circulation
within Topeka or Shawnee
county.
The STATE JOURNAL 5 local
circulation is far and away
ahead Of the combined cir
culation Of all the other
Topeka dailies.
The circulation Of the
Topeka DAILY STATE JOUR-
NAL in the towns near by
and tributary to Topeka is
very large, as the evening
trains in various directions
carry the STATE JOURNAL
giving its. readers the first
and latest Associated Press
and state news of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
BEERS BOLD THREAT.
Brewers Prepare to Fight an
Increased Revenue Tax.
Say No Political Party Will
Dare to Do 1t.
TO WORK ON CONGRESS
Individual Congressman Will
be Fixed by Them.
TO WORK ON CONGRESS
Republicans Threatened With
Defeat if Tax is increased.

CHICAGO, July ga special to the
Post from New York says: The brewers
are in war paint there. Their fight in
congress next winter to prevent an in
crease in the internal revenue tax on
beer will be directed from this city,
which is the headquarters of the national
association, and also of a powerful local
organization.
There is no difference between the
east and west on this question: said
Ashbel z. Fitch, general counsel for the
brewers today. 'All will suffer alike,
regardless of the geographical location,
and all are alike Interested in defeating
the tax. And it will be defeated. No
political party will dare take the respon-
sibility of making the increase"
In making this fat-footed declaration
Mr. Fitch said that he was not speaking
as the representative or mouthpiece of
the brewers.
Mr. Fitch served three terms and part
of the fourth in congress, beginning as a
Republican and winding up as Demo
crat, retiring less than two years ago to
accept the more lucrative position of
controller of the city of New York, which
he still holds He has been the legal ad-
viser-i in chief of the brewers for many
years, and his clients have the most IN
limited confidence in him.
''If the Republican party in congress
passes a law to add dollar barrel
more to the tax on beer" he said. Sit will
| be overwhelmed under wave of popu-
lar disapproval. The tidal wave of last
year will be reversed if they should do
| anything like that The result of the
| election in England should be an object
! lesson to politicians, as illustrative of the
! power and influence of the brewing in
! terest when aroused and combined for a
given object"
To the observation that in Washington
the belief prevailed in quarters very
! dent Will recommend an increase OF the
beer tax, or at least take some unmis-
! taxable means of letting it be known
that he will sign such a bill if passed by
congress, Mr.. Fitch parried by asking
if the administration favored the tax last
winter when the question was pressed
upon congress.
He would not return to the point. al
| though reminded that the conditions
then and now were totally dissimilar. Il
| is said to be likely the brewers will con-
| centrate their tactics on Individual con-
| gressmen living in districts where they
can set up plausible claim that they
hold the balance of power in voting
strength.
Whether that will be successful re-
mains to be seen. In the north the couu-
try members, it is claimed, have little
| fear Of the beer element, and in the south
the same Indifference obtains among the
Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
They Want A0ldiers.

NEW YORK, July 29.-John c. O'Con-
nor attorney of the executors of the late
Robert Ray Hamilton, has received the
following telegram:
MARKET LAKE, Idaho, July 26.-Can
you get detachment of troops ordered
to protect Mary Mere ranch as planned
by Coppinger. No troops within forty
miles. j. D. SARGENT.
Mary Mere ranch, of which Robert
Ray Hamilton was part owner, is about
forty miles north of Jackson's Hole and
close to the southern boundary of Yellow
stone park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
CRITICISES SOVEREIGN.
John Mcbride Thinks x. of L. Will Not
Heed His Order.

CINCINNATI, July 29.-President John
Mcbride, of the National Federation of
Labor, stopped here sunday enroute to
Columbus. Speaking of the manifesto
issued by President Sovereign of the
knights of Labor. favoring the boycott
ting of national bank notes, Mr. Mcbride
said:
while the principle of the doing away
with this class of money is a good one, /
do not think Mr.. Sovereign has chosen
the right course to attain his end If his
advice were followed the result would
be injurious to labor. because it would
reduce the volume of money in circula-
tion, which is to every ones interest to
have increased. I do not think Ameri-
can workmen, even Knigh hts of Labor,
will pay any attention to. Sovereign's
nanifest0P -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
CHINESE ARE HOPELESS.
a Pittsburg Minister Says They Can't be
Rsclaimed from Pasanism.

PITTsBURG. July 29.-Rev E. r. Don
ohoo, pa' or of the Eighth Pres sbyterian
church of this city and who has been
identified with Chinese mission work for
years, in an interview today says
that he believes the efforts
to convert Chinese from paeanism
is futile. He says that although the
Cinnamon go to Sunday school and seem
TO take an interest in the Christian re-
ligion and even profess christianity. vet
The yelling to their heather ideas and
ceremonies.
Rev. Donohoo is looked upon as the
leader and advisor of the resident
Chinese and went to Washington in their
interest when the Geary law was first en-
forced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29

Manager-But if I pay you $1,000
night, in addition to all other expenses,
what will there be left for me to live
on?
ima-Donna-We1l, if you treat US
nicely, we will no doubt give you g
benefit performance at the end of the
season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29

Antiquitie hath heid that certaine wo-
men of Scythia, being provoked and
vexed against some men, had the power
to kill them only with their locke. The
Tortoises and Estriges hatch their eggs
with their looks only, signe that they
have some ejaculative vertue. And
concerning witches, they are said to
have offensive and harme- working Eies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
COuld'nt Furn.-h Esond.

DENVER. July 29-T. II. Wygant,
county treasurer of Arapahoe county, Of
which Denver is the county seat. retires
from the office today en- account Of his
inability to furnish satisfactory bond
for $5O0,O0O.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
MERCURY DROPPED
Twenty-Nine Degrees in a Few Minute
Today.

Today.
Observer Jennings said this after
morrow. As he glanced out of the
window, however, tat p. m.) he added
that thunder showers were probable this
afternoon and tonight. Within fifteen
minutes it began to rain.
1t rained slightly at Topeka yesterday,
but at Kansas City the rainfall was tre-
mendous, amounting to about ~ inches
The change in the temperature within
an hour this afternoon was astonishing
At 1:45 it was SO in the shade, and at 3
o'clock it had dropped to 10, falling of
90 degrees. The rain began at 2:40 and
fallen,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
Russian PetroIeUm Truzt Paries.

ST. PETERSBURG. July 29.-The direc-
tors of the Russian petroleum companies
say in the Novoe Vremya that they have
not arrived at any agreement with the
American petroleum syndicate to parti
ton the petroleum fnarkat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
The STATE .

ceIlaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
Painter OF GettysbDrg aaoo

PHILADELPHIA, July 29-Peter Fred
erick Bothermel, the artist who painted
1.-The Battle of Gettysburg" now in the
day aged 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
See GIerbert gaving q Good Time

NEW YORK July 29-Secretary of the
Navy Herbert arrived here today on the
Y, ). Despatch boat Dolphin which an
chored in North River of twentv-third
street. Secretary Herbert is on months
cruise along the Atlantic coast and will
go as far north as Bar Hsrbor, Me.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
HUMPHREY MAY GO.
The Ex-Governor is Considering Going OIL
the Sedalia Capital.

the Sedalia Capital.
INDEPENDENCE, Kan, July 29.-Gov.
Humphrey is likely to go to Sedalia
within a day or two to investigate the
condition and prospects of the Sedalia
Capital, of which he has been invited to
becomethe editor. The Capital is a new
Republican daily paper started less than
three months ago and is chiefly owned
by the Rice family.
H. Y. Rice was here the other day to
see the governor and was quite enthusi-
astic over the present and prospective
success for the venture. The governor
thinks that the mat 9. is worth careful
consideration at any rate.
We can keep you clean-Peerless
Steam Laundry, liz and ia W. Eighth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29

LEAvENwoRTH, Kans, July 29s-Three
inches of rain fell in this section Sunday.
Some bridges we're washed out. Large
hail fell greatly injuring the fruit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29

ARKANSAS City. Kas. July 29-Oliver
Simmons, the 7year old son of William
simmons, prominent druggist of this
city, was drowned yesterday in Walnut
river. The body was found about five
hours afterward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal
Again Breaks
All Records.

By its sworn detailed
statement Of circulation
for the first half Of the year
1895, it is shown to have a
circulation, during the six
months as stated, of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29

The United States has now about 40
vessels engaged in whaling-the rem
nant of fleet which once numbered
900 ships
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-29
Wonderful Growth.

Daily average
first 6 months
1898
DAILY average
first 6 months
1894
DAILY average
first 6 months
1895. :.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-07-26

Those who have written about him from
later impressions than these of which ]
speak seem to me to give insufficient prom.
inence to the gayety of Stevenson. 1t was
his cardinal quality in those early days. A
childlike mirth leaped and danced in him.
He seemed to skip upon the hills of life.
He was simply bubbling with quips and
lests, His Inherent earnestness or passion
about abstract things was necessarily re-
lieved by iocosity, and when he had built
one Of his intellectual castles in the sand
wave Of humor was certain to sweep in
and destroy it. l cannot, for the life Of
me, recall any Of his jokes, and written
down in cold blood they might not be
funny If did. They We're not wit so much
as humanity the many sided outlook upon
life. am anxious that his laughter loving
mood should not be forgotten, because lat
er on it was partly, but 1 think never
wholly, quenched by i'll health, response
bility and the advance Of years. He was
often, in the old days, excessively and de-
hghtfully sily-silly with the Stiffness of
an inspired schoolboy-and 1 am afraid
that our laughter sometimes sounded i'll in
the ears OF age.
A pathos was given to his gayety by the
fgagility of his health. He was never well,
all tho years / knew him, and we looked
upon his life as hanging by the frailest
tenure. As he never complained or maun-
dered, this, no doubt-though we were not
aware Of it-added to the charm of his
presence. He was so bright and keen and
witty and any week no might die. No one
conceived it possible that he
,ould reach his forty-ffth year, In 1879
ais health Yisibly began to run lower. and |
le used to bury himself in lonely Scotch |
md French places, "tinkering himself |
With solitude, as he used to say Per- |
onal Memories Of Robert Louis Steven
on, by Edmund Gosse, in Century.