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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
BAD BOND DEAL.
School Fund Commissioners Make
Purchase of Poor Bonds.
THEIR ACTION APPEARS ILLEGAL

Lane County Bonds Bought at Par
When Ats Indebtedness Exceeds 10
Per Cent of Assessed Valuation
commissioners Claim They Are All
Right.
The state board of school fund COM
missioners recently bought $4,000
worth of the bonds of Lane county and
they were purchased on the assumption
that they were a safe investment for the
such transaction places the business
qualifications of the board before the
people of the state in an unfavorable
light
There is a section of the statutes which
was enacted to protect the school fund
from INSCRIPTIONS investment. 1t pro-
vides in section 1854 that the school fund
commissioners shall purchase tho bonds
of no county whose total indie btedness
exceeds 10 per cent of the assessed valu-
alton.
The total Indebtedness of Lane county
is $20S, 025, or nearly 40 per cent of the
assessed valuation. This includes the
township and school district debt, but
the debt of the county proper far exceeds
the limit The indie Dtedness of the
COQuby 10 P4Ot ,OOO, dS SnOWn ny LQO re-
port of the state auditor, and the report
also shows that the valuation of the
county is $863,97 so that the county
already has debt of over 10 per cent
of the valuation The valuation has
surely not Increased this year.
There is another fact which does not
serve to clear up the matter, that is the
fact that these same bonds. were offered
to the board and refused less than three
months ago. If they were not good then
it seems strange that they should be now.
for the prospects of Lane county have
not improved since that time
Lane county is the fourth from the
Colorado line in the middle of the state.
and its chief distinction is THAI it is the
home of c. E. Lobdell, speaker of the
house of representatives In 1898 the
county had population of 2,073, and in
1894 the population had shrunk to !, 1893.
and now it is probably not much in ex-
cess of 1 200.
A prominent Topeka banker told a
JOURNAL reporter that these bonds have
no market value. and could probably be
sold nowhere else If they were quoted
at all it would not be for more than
fifty cents on the dollar, and still the
board bought them at par as an invest
ment The purchase of the bonds at par
is only the usual proceeding, however. as
that is custom fixed long ago by the
board, and it is on the principle that the
state can not afford to depreciate its own
bonds
The Populist board was severely criti-
clzed for buying bonds of this class.
Some one profits by these bond deals.
for when bonds can be bought for song
and sold for par there is money in it.
, though the state school fund must suffer
in consequence.
There was a rumor that the state trace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
COL. ANTHONY'S COUP.
The Women of Social Science Fede
ration Initiated 1t.

The Women of Social Science Fede-
ration Initiated 1t. -
History is repeating itself over at
Leavenworth, according to Leave1-
worth man who is in Topeka today.
At the meeting of the Social Science
club last week, Mrs. Cushing of Leaven-
worth was endorsed for place on the
state board of charities. When the
club gave Mrs Cushing this en-
dorsement, the president announced
that all who favored this endorsement
of Mrs. Cushing should rise. A large
number of ladies arose when the presi-
dent surprised her audience by aunounc-
ing that it would be unnecessary to put
the negative.
The Leavenworth man said this re-
minded him of the Endorsement of D..
R. Anthony for member of the legisla-
ture in the First ward of Leavenworth a
good many years ago.
An Anthony meeting was held one
evening and the editor of the Times was
declared the choice of the people of the
ward for representative, but an anti
Anthony meeting was held an hour
afterwards
Colonel Anthony walked into the anti
meeting just after it had been organized
and at once made a speech.
. He said there should be harmony IN
the ward, and although he had just
been made the nominee at a regularly
called meeting, he would, in the interest
of harmony, resign the nomination he
had just received and submit to another
vote.
This speech pleased the enemies OF
Col Anthony and they agreed that it was
the thing to do.
The chairman of the meeting ther
proceeded to get d vote and said: Gal
who favor the nomination of d. r
Anthony for member of the Legislature
to represent the First ward will say aye
There were few ayes
Colonel Anthony had captured the
chairman.
"Now" said he with an oath, sail WHIT
are opposed TO the nomination of D. r
Anthony will rise to their feet"
Not a man got up and D. R. Anthony
was q winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

urer will refuse to honor this warrant for
the purchase price of the bonds, but the
law gives him no option in the matter,
and when it is drawn he has nothing TO
do but pay It.
The board of school fund commission
ers is composed of the attorney general,
secretary of state and state superinten-
dent of public instruction.
Say They Are All Right.
Attorney General Dawes who is a
member of the school fund commission,
and of course its legal advisor, says the
10 per cent law does not apply to coun-
ties. That it is d law which applies only
to municipalities and was measure
passed by the legislature to prevent state
money going into boom water works and
electric light bonds.
A story that the Lane county bonds de-
faulted in their January interest is shown
to be false as a telegram from the county
treasurer says all interest has been paid
and the members of the school fund
commissioners have been assured that
there is now money in the treasury to
pay the coming July interest
Lane county has two railroads running
through the county, and although the
valuation was reduced last year by the
state board, the indie btedness of that
county, says the attorney general, is now
only about Is per cent of the assessed
valuation and if the valuation had not
been lowered it would not now be even
10 per cent.
The school fund commissioners say
thew regard the Lane county bonds as
absolutely good, but that they only pur-
chased bunch of $4,000 out of block
of $4,000 offered
MIR. Dawes says the commissioners have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

Saturdays ball game at Kansas City
was postponed on account of rain.
Dick Cooley scored his customary two
Dagger for the St Louis Browns at Sat
urday's game at Cleveland.
The base ball season in Topeka opens
week from next Thursday with the
first series of three games with Emporia.
The Topeka Y. NJ. c. A base ballists
are booked to play this afternoon with
an Indian nine from Ponca. They hope
to do better than they did with the En-
poria pale faces.
Two weeks from next Saturday the
fight between Wade Watts and Pat Rog-
ers will be fought. The party will leave
Topeka on the Missouri Pacific at 10
o'clock and go past the county line.
Manager Mote has billed most of the
neighboring towns with Autographs an
nouncing the opening games at Topeka
The cyclists of the Topeka Athletic
club took a spin to Wakarusa and return
yesterday. They left the JOURNAL Office
at 6 o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
TOPEKA Y. NJ. c. A. BEATEN.
College of Emporia Defeats It for the
Third Time,

College of Emporia Defeats 1t for the
Third Time,
''You see it was dis way, fellers," said
Mickey, who saw Saturdays ball game
through hole in the fence. Dem
blokes from de Christian association dey
plays good game, don't tink. Even
dem JOURNAL fellers couldn't make dem
hustle. De students plays like a house
afire, but de game want close enuf t.
git up sweat. Dem EmpOry marks
Fought it was just like gettin' money
from de ole folks an dat tall pitcher,
Switzer, he wuz de easiest ting day ever
went against. If he'd try frowing into
er funnel Ter few weeks he might learn
ter git de bali over de plate"
What Mickey said about the game was
pretty near right, although criticism OF
grace The attendance at Saturdays
game between the Topeka Y. NJ. c. A
and the College of Emporia was large
game-the Christians endeavoring tc
keep the students from whitewashing
| them. Switzer, who is one of Man
ager Notes men, was in the box
for Topeka and was great
! disappointment His work was very
tame and he was batted freely to the
Ifar-corners of the ground. By far the
best work done for the Topeka boys was
that of McKibben at short, Sullivan il
left and Dawson behind the bat The
fall nine innings were played and re-
suited in the score of 81 to Z in favor oil
Emporia- The errors were 10 to Is il
favor OF Topeka. Up to the fourth inning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
Smashed a Shooting Record.

SAN Francisco, May COMPANY B.
First regiment N. G. c., stationed in
San Francisco, smashed a worlds record
for team shooting yesterday, scoring 1851
points of possible $500, distance 200
yards. This is nine points over an aver
age of thirty nine for each of the fifty
men in the team. Company B held the
worlds record, having scored 1916
points at the range last year. The regu-
lation Springfield rifles were used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

refused all the bonds offered from the ex-
treme southwestern counties, and that
only last week they refused large blocks
of bonds from Barber and Comanche
counties
The commissioners say they do not
propose to discriminate against western
counties, and will buy good bonds just as
quickly from Lane county as from Shaw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
HENRY. STAIRS TRIAL.
The Noted Desperate to be Tried at
Eft. Smith This Month.

ING NOteU 0spoItNAU 20 DO HASN- ."
TT. Smith This Month.
FIT. SMITH, Ark, May 6.-The May
term of the United States court, which
begins today, will be an unusually inter
estInp one The docket is not as heavy
as usual, but the number of murder Ca
ses set for trial is large. There are thir-
teen already set and about ten more to
be Investigated by the grand jury.
The most important one, of course,
is that of Henry Starr, the young bandit
chief whose career as u train and bank
robber followed, and eclipsed that of
the Dalton boys. Cherokee Bill will
also have to answer for the tendlsh
butchery of his brother in-Iaw, 10
Brown
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

Mrs. F. B. McKercher, formerly of
Topeka, whose husband is car service
superintendent of Mr.. Robinson's Mexi
can Central railroad, visited here this
week with the family of General Road
master Parker of the Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
Cost Him to Threaten.

William Dodge, school teacher, who
borrowed number of books from man
named Brooks, was in police court today.
He was not hurried in returning them,
and he heard that Brooks accused him OF
stealing the books. Dodge went 10
Brooks and threatened him, Tor which
breach of etiquette he was fined $lO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
THE BUNCO DIDN'T WORK.
A Man Who Tried to Com Detective
"Doc' Ward and Got Into Trouble.

Man Who Tried to 'COn" Detective
Doc Ward and Got Into Trouble.
The patrol wagon made a quick run
to the Union Pacific depot Saturday
night The officers had {. S Nichols
under arrest. 1t was claimed that Nichols
was an all-round crook and had made
several applications to know if they had
any ''jobs" they wanted done. He said
Jobs" in a mysterious way that led
them to believe he would do anything
from arson to granddaughter. stDoc"
Ward, who is something of a detective,
followed the man, and was accosted by
Nichols on the bridge. Ward pretended
TO be stranger in town and said he had
folks living on Soldier creek, but be
didn't know where Soldier creek was
"Come on, and Pll show you,' Nicnols
said, and tried to get Ward to go south
Ward concluded that he was being bun
coed, so he showed his star and placed
! him under arrest He was booked AS
suspect. He was released SATURDAY.
| afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

A counterfeit cent stamp has been
discovered in the Topeka postoffice It
was on letter from Chicago firm ad-
dressed to c. w. Douglass. A large
number of these stamps are in circula-
ton.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06
the game was close. The score by

was as follows:
Topeka Sullivan, IT,; Grotewahl, Sh;
Close, CT; H. Barnes. rf; McKibben, S.
Dawson, c.; Van Hook, 1b.; E Barnes,
3D.. II. Switzer, p.
Emporia-Barnes. If; Patterson, c.;
Bracken, rf; harrington, h.; Oliphant,
p; Evans. 2b.; Christian, CT. Haver, 3d. !;
Randolph, So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

Subscribe for the Daily STATE JOURNAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

Everybody takes the JOURNAL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-06

Lane County Bonds Bought at Par
When ats Indebtedness Exceeds 10
Per Cent of Assessed Valuation
commissioners Claim They Are All
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22
PERSONALS.

one day every year Lord and Lady
aberdeen always dine with their SCR
wants.
Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright,
is going TO drop the Jones and call him
self Henry Arthur
Inc retail florists In New York have
peen notified that hereafter they Will
not be allowed to sell flowers on Sun.
day.
G. j: Jones. a negro lawyer of Green
viiie. Miss. has been admitted to prnc
tee in the Supreme Court OF the United
States
John w. Mnckay has given a consld-
ranle sum OF money toward the crcc-
tion OF a statue of Joan OF Arc in the
City of Nancy.
Gustav Droz, who died in Paris thc
olher DAY, was one of the most popular
newspaper writer's and reuilletonIsis or
the French Capital
IT Is said that John d. Rockerel,er
VIII soon begin the erection of n chafea,
winch WIN rival that of George Wander
Dit IN North Carolina
Frau Charlotte Embden. a sister Of
INC poet Heine; Is still living ut Ham
birthday on October 18th.
Mr. Jameson. the sailing master or
the Prince of Wales yacht. is an irish
man anu perha ps the best living iudwa
OF yachts build and rig.
;, The Chicago Daily News prints a
story that Benjamin r.. Ptetzel IS alive
anu that lie Will reveal himself If
Hoimes is not granted a new trial
The late Baron Tauchntz. the great
puniisher was SO popular among his
employees and so just to .hcm that -
strike never occurred III his establish.
me Sultan has written letter to
Lord Salisbury In which he pledges his
honor to carry out the promised reforms
10 the letter and requested tina; the let
ter be made public
Inere are three women preachers In
Belfast. Me.-Niiss Kingsbury. pastor of
the Univcrsalist Church; Miss King. or
the church of the Advent. and Miss Mo
lntyre, of the Church of God.
Countess Fritz Hohenau. cous,u IN
Emperor William of Germany, has this
year introduced the custom of riding
astride, and organized 4 club of aristo.
cratic women to lend their countcnancc
TO the new style.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22
,K0TEsk AD OPINIONS.

,Omnibqsess were first introduced into
New York In 1890
The first poems published in America
We're by Anna Bradstrect in 1878.
There Is great excitement in Colorado
over rich finds or gold ore In the South
erh part Of the State.
q The first printing press In America
was at the house OF the President OF
Harvard College in 1859.
The first steamship to cross the At
lnntIc was the Sirius, about 700 tons,
which arrived at New York from Eng
land April 90. 1888.
The Standard OIL Company yesterday
acquired several rival interests In West
Virginia. Pennsylvania and New Jcrsey
at an outlay of s2.5oo.O0o.
The first advertisements known of in
England were In the shape of small bills
affixed to the doors In the shape OF
small bills affixed to the doors of ST.
Pauls Church.
The first swinging sign on the Island
OF Manhattan was the sign, THE Wood.
en- Horse" for an eating house. It was
put up on the corner OF the Here STRAIT
by Yam Geraart in 1867.
Some lady puts one dollars worth OF
material and two dollars worth OF toll
INTO a silk worltbng that sells for forty
cents. And the dear creatures call thai
making moncy."-Lewiston journal.
An organ has been placed In St. Mar.
garets Church. Somcrsby. Eng. viii r
pears the incrtption: ITO the Lore
IennySon. Poet laureate. this org,l,
was given by subscription in ST. Mar
garet's. Somersby, the church of In
e1rthpIoce and of his baptism, Septcm
Der, 1885,
The rate at which the use of tn,
bicycle is growing is seen In the state
ment that the League of America !
WheeImen now numbers 3T.34s mem
York. 5,SS6 to Mussa chusetts and 40 II
pennsylvania. while the tail-enders q
the procession are Idaho and Nevadn
with two members each. Both thes,
STATES. however, are better adapted I,
walking than wheeling.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22
WHAT'S THE USE.

Every now and then some one on the
other side gives an opinion as to the
right of the Southern States to do what
1t did in the matter Of secession and
while 1t Is gratifying to hear what they
have to say, the question naturally
arises what is the use? The latest
along this line is from Col. Bob. Inger-
soil, and hear is what he has to say:
IT am somewhat older than used to
be. I have n little more philosophy
now than I had at Q o'clock. In the
morning portion Of my llfe-und l do
not blame anybody. l do not blame the
South. 1 do not blame the Confedcr-
nte soldiers Shc-the South-wns the
fruit of conditions. She was born TO
circumstances stronger than herself,
and. do you know. according to mHfhil-
! osophy. every man and woman In the
world Is what conditions have made
them. So let us have some sense. The
South said: We will not submit. This
is not nation, but partnership of
States l am willing to go SO far as to
admit that the South expressed the
original idea of the Government"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22
PENALTY FOR TRAIN wnEcn1Nc

The Washington Times, in speaking OF
the frequency of train wrecks of late,
very properly says:
The frequent recurrence of train
wrecking calls for the application of OH
at leaste partially effective remedy. It
is not possible, Of course. to prevent all
crime, even by the severest penalties;
II II were, there would be no more muir
Qers. But II Is practicable to impose
punishments which will be deterrent In
the highest possible degree, and such
ought. to be mcted out to the train
wrecker."
"A train wreckor Is worse than an as
assassin" says our contemporary.
whether from motives of revenge or
robbery, the latter is satisfied with one
victim at n time. Not SO the wrecker To
carry out his full purpose he counts not
the cost Of human life. Whether one
person be sacrificed, or ten or u hun,
dred. Is all the same to him. He is
liend incnrnate, whose humiliation can
not be accomplished too quickly. The
ordinary professor OF law. with all their
delays, seem altogether inadequate in
his case.
There are mo special statues in the
few of the States dealing with the mat
ter OF train wrcchers. Some of them
punish burglary and arson with death,
but the train wrecker who deliberately
sends any number of human beings to
their death and cripple many more, gets
OF with q term Of Imprisonment. THIS
is wrong Every State, thinks the
Times. should. enact u special statute
covering this crime and Congress
ought to pass such a law also 1t says.
and says truly. that train wreckers
should be made punishable with the
severest penalty known to civilized jur.
isprudence! Society has right to de-
mand this.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22
WcnrliiesS,

o little feet, that such long years
Must wander on through hopes and fears,
Must nche and blood beneath your load.
!, nearer to the waysidc inn.
W!iGrc toll shall cease and rest begin.
Am weary. thinking OF your road.
o little hands, that, veal; or 5. rorg,
Haze still to serve or rulc SO long.
Have still so hong 10 give or ask,
J, who SO much with book ind pcn
HIVE toilcd among my fellow men,
Am weary, thinking OF your task.
Q little hearts. that throb and beat
With such impatient, fevcrish heat.
Such limitless and strong desire.
Mine. that has so long glowed and burned
With passions, into ashes turned,
Now covers and conccals its fire.
little souls. us pure and white
And crystalline as rays Of light,
Direct from hoavcn-tkcir source divine
kcfraeted through the mist OF years
How rcd my setting sun appears,
How lurid looks this soul Of Ininel
-Longfellow.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22
LORD DUSRAvES's CHARGES.

Lord bunraVen In letter to Mr. III
Maitland Kersey. has announced his
intention to sail for New York on De-
cember the +th. and 1t is said that he
VIII appear before the committee ap-
pointed by the New York Yacht. Club
In support of his charges. The club
has appointed the following gentlemen
to investigate the matter: Messrs. VIII
liam Q. Whitney, ]. Pierpont Morgan.
and George L. Rives.
The gentlemen who have been to
hear the case will. as the Philadelphia
Ledger says, bring to their dulles.
which are of international Importance.
aud which involve the reputation of
Americans of unsullled character as
citizens and sportsmen, the impartial
ty OF judges and jurors. intent upon
the discovery of the truth Lord Dun
raven has publicly and explicitly as
serted that after the Defender was
measured for the Americas cup races
last September the vessel was stealthily
loaded so as to sink her four inches
deeper in the water; that thus loaded
she sailed in the first days race, and
that Immediately after the race the bal
last was as stealthily removed, SO that
when measured the following day (Sun-
day. no difference was found between
the two measurements"
Dunraven does not assert, as the
Ledger remarks, that Mr. Iselin, the
managing owner Of the yacht, had per-
sonal knowledge OF the alleged trans
action, but he declares that Mr.. Iselin
was responsible for the proper manning
OF the yacht. or course no one on this
side of the water believes that there
was anything like unfair play, but the
issue Is Joined, and every facility will
be extended to the accuser TO make
good his indictment of the honor of
American sportsmen. The New York
iimes pointedly observes:
HIS Lordship probably understands
mat II ne falls to prove his charge he
must go back to England and never
again sail his yacht In n gentleman.s
race. On the otherhanti, II he does move
IT, Mr.. iselin must prepare to snend
the rest OF his days either In BloomInr-
dale or In futile attempt to exnlain
70 wondering world why he sat I'm
nights to load fourteen tons Of SUPER
huous ballast into yacht that was al
ready too stiff"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22

Even Lord Dunraven's friends admit
that he made the mistake of his long
md distinguished career when he opens
" accused C. oliver Iselln. gentleman.
OF a priggish fraud in taking the mea-
surement Of the Defender. Mr.. c. Oliver
Iselin should go on the Dunraven yacht
and kick the owner thereof into the
sen. thinks the Galveston News.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22

Sswered the medium. 'tThe other, fellow
got entirely too fresh. We called up
the spirit OF Brigham Young last meet
Ing. and what do you suppose the idiot
played7 Only One Girl in the World
for Me.'."-From the Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-22

3i,e European powers which are 80,
4 Warships before the sultan,s
asngWill please recall the fact that
sultan has seen warships before
Ss not the ships but the smell of the
sue ps powder which will influence the
: ssSils n,sRays the Chicago Record