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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-11
HARD ON GOTHAM.
Eatables Are Way Up and Shortage in
Sight.

II3taDIes are way Up ana shortage IN
Sight.
NEW YORK. Feb 11.-Dealers in live
stock and dressed beef express consider
able concern about the meat supply.
None of them say that there is any i'm
mediate danger of a meat famine, but
they are unanimous in saying that the
market will be seriously crippled unless
the blockade on the roads leading to
New York is raised in a few days.
Advices received by New York deal :
ers from their agents in Buffalo and Chi
cago are anything but encouraging.
They state that it is next to impossible
to get any consignments out of Chicago.
and that freight is stalled at Buffalo,
and that immediate prospect for moving
are not good. But few consignments of
live stock have been received since the
middle of last week.
The consignments that reached New
York during the last two days have been
long time on the way.
The advance in price on dressed beef
it is said will be all the way from 81. so
to 81 per 100, since the storm blockaded
the roads. There is corresp ponding
poultry supply is also diminished and
prices have been increased
Milk is scarce and many restaurants
as we'll as hotels and private families do
not receive nearly what they need.
But very few vegetables are being
brought to New York. Many grocers
have raised the prices on eggs. Some
are charging as high as 80 cents a dozen.
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EUGENE WARES SEWER.
He Wants a New Sewer District in tin
Western Part of the City.

He Wants a New Sewer District in the
Western Part of the City.
Eugene Ware wants a sewer district
formed and sewer built in the neigh
borhood including Sixth avenue and West
street, where Mr.. Ware lives.
That part of the city is entirely with
out sewerage and it is located somewhat
at a disadvantage as the drainage is
through Potwin and it would be difficult
to secure right of way.
81 am in favor of public improve
ments" said Mr.. Ware. 81 believe in
taxation, high taxation, and that the peo-
pie who own property should furnish
work for the idle people in the city. We
must make Improvements and get ready
TO take care of population of 100000. L
expect to take the necessary steps to Sc
cure sewer. and if we can get through
Potwin in other way we can condemn
a right of way through their city,
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THE LEGISLATURE.
The Senate Met This Morning, the House
Not Till 3 O'clock

The Senate Met This Morning, the House
Not Till O'clock.
The senate met one hour later than
usual this morning and the roll call
showed the presence of only two more
than a quorum.
Senator Leedy lives in Coffey county
and while his constituents don't know
what hunger is, and have never asked
for state aid, they have a considerable
thirst that only legislation will satisfy.
Senator Leedy presented a petition from
100 of his constituents asking for the re-
submission of the prohibitory amend
ment
The committee on employees held
meeting this morning and decided to
make the employees attend more strickly
to business. The senate with forty mem
bers has 1877 employees on its pay roll, or
more than three servants to each sena-
tor.
Nobody pretends SO many are needed
but they get their So and So day each.
The employees are divided this way
chaplain, 1; secretary's force, A; journal
clerks, 5; document clerks, 2; docket
clerks, 8; postof1ce, 2; doorkeepers, 8;
cloak room guards, 2; janitors, 10; pages,
10; stenographers, 10; specials, 6; enroll
ing clerks, %; sergeant alarms, 4; COM
mittee clerks, 43.
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HOPE SINKS LOW.
La Gascogne is Now Eight Days
Overdue.
None ofthe Vessels Entering the
Port of New York
uKuC cEEN THE SHIP
HAVE SEEN THE SHIP
The French Company Still Hold
Out Hope.
She Nav Be Heard From at
Bermuda or Azores.

New York, Feb 1.-THE French
liner La Gascogne is eight days over
due and the steamers which enter port
all report having seen nothing OF the
missing vessel La Nomandie, sister
ship of La Gascogne, anchored
outside Sandy Hook lightship
at 1:40 this morning and IN
response to signals announced that she
had not sighted La Gascogne during her
voyage. La Normandie passed in at
Sandy Hook at 7:48 this morning and
reached quarantine about quarter OF an
hour later The Maasdam from Rotter-
dam and the Dania from Hamburg. both
having the same story to tell-'nothlng
of La Gascogne."
The non arrival here of La Gascogno
and the fact that she has not been
sighted in the regular track of steamers
both westward and eastward bound
seems to be conclusive proof that her
progress is hampered by deranged ma
chinery and that she has drifted or been
blown far out of her course.
AS the winds which have prevailed re-
Gently have been mostly from the north
west, the proba bility is that her course
would be toward the Azores, although
there is a possibility that she may be
heard from at Bermuda, Nothwithstand-
ing that she is SO long overdue, the hope
has not yet been abandoned, that the La
Gascogne will soon be heard from.
Agent Forget now hopes that one of
the steamships due from Gibraltar may
bring news of La Gascogne. These
steamers are the Alsatia, Valentia, St.
Oswald, Bolivia and Letimlso. All are
due TODAY
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PLAN Out Your Day.
fspecial Correspondence.l /

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-The stay at
home woman looks at her bread win
ming sister in critical surprise at the
amount of work she accomplishes.
1t is because the business woman,
whose time is money, must conduct her
work with system. If regular plan of
action be adhered to, it is surprising
how hitherto lost moments may develop
into golden hours.
A certain woman who is a happy wife
and literary worker-the terms are
no longer paradoxical-tellsof of her busy
days. She prefaces her remarks by say
ing: ST believe itwas Goethe who stip-
ulated a day as lost in which he had not
seen fine picture, heard a noble strain
Of music and committed to memory
passage from a great poet. ] have made
a modern adaptation. To me the lost
day is the one in which l have not add
ed to my stock of knowledge, taken
from my intellectual force, furthered
my social influence and drawn the bonds
of love tighter around my husband.
'sHow to do it?
81 make each action of the day dove
tail. l arise at half past to breakfast
with my husband at s. After the meal
is finished we look over our morning
mail When he leaves at $3.50. l proceed
to the kitchen to get my cooks orders
for the day. After answering my letters
am, at 10 o'clock, ready to go to mar
ket. AS take the elevated down town,
Iseize that as an opportunity to read the
morning papers. After my marketing is
finished 1 walk homo for the exercise,
trying to be as observing as possible as
I go along the streets. 1t is often on
such occasion get suggestions for my
stories. On my way l add variety by pay
ing an informal call of few minutes
on some friend, arriving home an hour
before luncheon. / spend those precious
60 minutes i'll reading. One cannot lind
time to progress with the age and keep
in touch with the old authors, SO my
hour on Sunday is devoted to them.
After luncheon l get my mending, and
as do some sewing each day there is
never all appalling heap. While l am
holding a seance with my husband s but
tons have book of familiar quota
tions' or Extracts From Balzac' by
the side of my workbasket commit
ting to memory as many as possible.
At commence to write. My mental
effort for memorizing is what I call my
training, so I am prepared to expend
| my best intellectual force on my liter
ary work l write until 4. After max
ing my toilet consider myself free un-
i til 9 to make calls, attend teas, recep-
tions or club meetings. We dine at
6:3O, my husband and myself. giving
! the evening to recreation of some sort,
! either entertaining our friends, going to
the theater or in some way indulging in
social dissipation.
And this little woman is a popular
contributor to the magazines.
MAUDE JAMES Chiffon.
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SECRETARY OF HEALTH.
The Man Suggested Not of Extended
Experience.


Experience.
From the ninth annual report of the
board of health, ". NJ. Sterrett, who has
been recommended by Governor Morrill,
for secretary of the state board of health,
appears to be physician of little expe-
rience in general practice and less in
matters pertaining to sanitary affairs
generally.
From the report DIR. Sterrett had
practiced four years, was registered in
1892, resides at Jetmore in Hodgman
county, and was graduated, at date
not given, from Gross Medical College,
Denver, Colorado
In view of the Importance of this office
the selection would be great disappoint-
ment. The law governing the qualifica-
tions of a member of the board provides
that the incumbent shall have practiced
for not less than seven years. As the
secretary is the executive officer he
should certainly have at least the quail
fcations necessary for a member of tho
board. This board was appointed by
Governor Lewelling, and not by Cover
nor Morrill,, although it is understood the
latter approved the Republican appoint
ments. 1t is possible, however, that tho
board may see fit to elect man of moro
extended practice and experience.
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talented set, and there are only few
OF them who can not do we'll their part on
any occasion when a recitation or song
and dance are in order. Tonight the SEN
ate employees will give an entertainment
for the benefit of the senators, members
OF the house, press representatives and
the employees of both houses. The en-
tertainment is free to those named, and
those who are not named will be unable
to get in for any consideration. It will
therefore be very exclusive. The enter
tainment will be given in the senate
chamber. Assistant Sergeant arms E.
6. Marshall is booked for master of cere-
monies. and this is the programme:
Song-Quartette.
8 Address-Secretary w. L. Brown.
Music-Miss Edna Steele.
Selection-Ross Davidson, clerk rail-
road committee.
Song-Quartette.
Selection-W. G. Ruggles, clerk COM
mittee on public buildings.
Music-Miss Meta Murphy.
Poem-C L. Bradshaw, clerk ways and
means committee.
Song Quartette.
Selection-Miss Mamie Martin.
Music-Miss Edith Coles.
Paper-Assistant Secretary Jas. L
Root.
Senator billiards. bill giving the su-
preme court permission to hold its sit
ungs in the senate chamber after the
legislature is gone, passed the senate
&his noon. The present quarters of the
ealpreme. court are inadequate and the
change is agreeable to the court. lawyers
and litigants.
honse bill was passed and sent to
the executive office giving the city of
Eofeyville authority to vote bonds for
the erection and equipment of a city
water supply plant A senate bill giving
the city of Cherokee the same privilege
also passed.
Afternoon Senate.
Senator banners bill to legalize copies
of original records in the office of regis
ter of deeds at Newton, Harvey caunty,
was the special order of business in the
senate at 2 p. N. today. Senator O'Bryan
owns the only complete set of ab-
stracts, and the bill would make
his records of little value. O'Bryan
made the best fight and succeeded
in having the consideration of the Dan
ner bill postponed indefinitely.
bill was passed and heralded to the
house, pensioning Harry Parks in the
sum of $50 month. He was hurt by the
explosion of state cannon while mem
Der of the militia in October, 1891. The
back pension amounts to lib. Parks
had both of his arms shot off.
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BIG KANSAS CITY FIRE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-. February 11.-Fire
started in Reeves & Co., manu-
facturers of straw packing on
Eleventh, between Hickory and Liberty
streets shortly after o'clock this after
noou and at 2:30 that property and the
building of the Campbell Paint company
and the Creamery Supply company have
been destroyed The fire is not yet un-
der control
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 11-3:15 p. m.-
The fire is spreading. The loss up to
this hour is about $4,000.
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DUNLAP TO GO AWAY.
Robert Dunlap of the Santa Fe Law De
partment Goes to Chicago.

Robert Dunlap of the Santa Fe Law De-
partment Goes to Chicago.
Mr.. Robert Dunlap, the assistant solici-
tor of the Santa Fe for Kansas, has been
appointed assistant attorney for the re-
ceivers at Chicago and will leave this
week to become familiar with his duties.
The appointment is to take effect on
March /.
The position held by Mr.. Dunlap will
be abolished though o. ]. Wood and W.
Littlefield will remain mere and continue
o hold their places as assistant attor-
neys.
Mr.. Dunlap takes the place made va
cant by the resignation of ]. G. Egan,
Egan will engage in the private practice
of his profession at Chicago. The posi-
ion which will be assumed by Mr.. Dun
Jap will be directly under George r.
Peck the general attorney.
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STARVING BUCKEYES.
A Terrible Condition Exists in Gov. Nc
kin1ey's State.

Kin1ey's State.
COLUMBUS, o., Feb 11.-Distress in the
mining regions of Ohio increases and
hundreds of people, men, women, and
children, are threatened with starvation,
which is only averted by contributions of
charity from other parts of the state.
John Eddy, chairman of the relief COM
mittee, and William Edwards, mer-
chant, both of Shawnee are in Columbus
to lay before Governor Mckinley the
urgency of further Immediate relief.
They say that there is intense and
widespread misery in the valley, and
that unless speedy assistance is furnished
there will be not only one death, but
many deaths from starvation.
Governor Mckinley has received a
telegram from F. S. Coultrap, chairman
of the relief committee at Nelsonville,
stating that there is great distress at
Lathrop, a town near Gloster, and that
unless Immediate relief is furnished
there will be intense suffering and prob
ably actual starvation. The governor
made the necessary arrangements to
send assistance to Lathrop, and will also
provide for the sufferers at Shawnee.
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THE PRESIDENT REPLIES.
He Answers the Senate's Request For In
formation.

formation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE president
today sent the following message to con-
gress on the Behring sea question:
To the Senate:
On the Sth of January / received
copy of the following senate resolution:
Resolved, That the president be re-
quired, if not incompatible with the
public interest, to communicate to the
senate all the reports, documents and
other papers, including logs of YES
sells, relating to the enforcement
of the regulations respecting fur
seals by the government of the United
States and Great Britain, in accordance
with the tribunal of arbitration convened
at Paris, and all papers not heretofore
published, including communications of
the agent of the United States before
said tribunal at Paris relating to the
claims of the British government on ac-
count of the seizure of sealing vessels in
Behring sea.
In compliance with said request here
with transmit sundry papers, documents
and reports which have been returned to
secretary of the treasury and
the secretary of the navy to
whom said resolution was referred
| am not in possession of any further in
formation touching the various subjects
embodied in such resolution.
It will be seen from a letter of the
secretary of the navy that it is impossi-
bic to furnish at this time the complete
log books of the naval vessels referred
to, but l venture to express the hope
that the reports of the commanders
of such vessels herewith submitted will
be found to contain in substance so much
of the matters recorded as are important
in answering the inquiries addressed to
me by the senate.
ISignedl GROVER CLEVELAND
Executive Mansion, Feb IL, 1895.
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LOCAL MENTION.

The ladies aid society of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church will meet in the
church parlors Wednesday afternoon at
O'Clock instead of Tuesday as announced
from the pulpit
Mrs. Julia Thiele has begun suit in the
district court Tor divorce against her
husband Charles Thiele They were
married at Hastings, Neh fourteen years
ago. The petition alleges that Thiele
abuses her and beat her and finally
abandoned her altogether. She asks for
permanent alimony in the sum of $5,OOO
and the costs of the suit
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New YORK. Feb. 1.-THE Normandie
which arrived this morning has seen
nothing of La Gascogne.
The Dutch steamer Maasdam from
rotterdam arrived also, saw nothing OF
the overdue La Gascogne.
The French line La Normandie reach
ed quarantine shortly before >. m Her
officers reported that nothing had been
seen OF La Gascogne. In fact the first
news OF the steamer being overdue was
learned from the pilot who boarded the
steamer Sunday
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SAVING OF $40, 900 ANYWAY
Worthless Consular Reports That Won't
Need to Rot in Easements.

NeEA TO AsOG AsdsS1I6Htss
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1L-Under the new
printing act difficulty has arisen with
reference to the publication of consul
reports, which, unless remedied, will
have the effect of curtailing their distri-
button.
These reports cover a wide range of
information. The department of state
has an annual appropriation of $50, 900
to expend for this purpose. The
public printer has, however, taken the
ground that under the provisions of sec
ton 80 of the new printing act, ap-
proved January 10, 1895, he is not
authorized to print greater number of
these reports than 1000 copies during
the present fiscal year except by order
of congress.
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HOPE REVIVES.

FIRE ISLAND. Feb. II 4.15 Tho
are three steamers off the life savinc
station. One of them is French
steamer moving very slowly. Will not
reach Fire Island for two hours vet.
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A Steamer Burning Her Woodwork.

LONDON. Feb. 1.-THE British steam
er Maryland, from Philadelphia on
January % for this port, arrived at Va
lencia, Ireland, last evening, having
damaged her bows in towing disabled
steamer which she was obliged to aban-
don, owing to the fact that her supply of
coal was exhausted.
The disabled steamer which the Mary
land was obliged to abandon owing to the
lack of coal was the British steamer
Lochmore, Captain Allison, from Charles
ton, Jan. 10, for Bremen. The latter had
run out of coal and had been obliged to
burn all Of her available wood work.
She was proceeding under sail.
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DRIVEN By FIRE.

A Family Walked q Mile Barefooted
In the Snow.
FIT. WAYNE. Ind, Feb 1.-The family
of Henry Archer, consisting of the pa
rents and eight children, had to leave
their burning house, six miles north of
the city, and walk, clad only in their
night clothing, to the nearest house,
nearly one mile away. The cold was in
tense, the mercury being 12 degrees be-
low. Three of the smaller children are
so badly frozen they will probably die.
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A Record BreakIng Winter.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb 1.-The sunny
south woke up this morning to find
itself covered with a heavy blanket of
snow. Snow began falling at half past
twelve and continued at intervals until
daylight. 1t is now three and a half
inches deep on the level Street car
traffic is practically abandoned for the
time
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WAY DOWN IN TENNESSEE.

Six Inches of Snow at Chattanooga ant:
Still Falling.
CHATTANOOGA, Feb 11.-Snow began
falling here this morning and it is now
six inches on the level Street car traffic
has been practically abandoned This is
the heaviest fall here in many years.
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IMPROVING THEIR TINE.

Robbers in Mexico Taking Advantage of
the Unsettled Conditions.
OAxAcA, Mex, Feb 11.-Three Ameri-
can tourists, whose names are not know,
left here about ten days ago for the state
of Chiapas, to make explorations of the
ancient Aztec cities of that section.
Advices were brought in today by a
mail courier announcing that the travel
ers were attacked near the village of San
Javier by band of Guatemalan refugees
and robbed of all the money and valua-
bles which they carried
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EATING THEIR HORSES.
A Chance For Dewitt Talmage to Extend
His Usefulness.

His Usefulness.
ALBuoUERoUE Nm Fob - D.
S. Syder of the Navajo agencv a. MHeV' r. 6N
fiance, who is in this c;t7 80. - Ie
dians are having a bord t;,.a. VIC u
~ln.er' Their wool clip was hardly
~oI'n snlpplng and thevraised no grain
Isst year. they are eating their horses
OF Wnlcn they have great herds.
Two representatives of tba iS+,.. l.
partment are now at the s-ro,.os' -! ~. .o1 uc
eating the condition of the Na1ln! ansestl-
N work is now beino done - "Joes
g Ition system that is being mt - ~ III ~
government. but it is exnected tb., ~ cy.: .ne
work will begin on the fifobaa ' ao.iVe (
spring. :" Tue
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MAY HEAR FROM BERMUDA.
The Gascogne 8Iay be Heard from at the
Island Ports.

LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE manager in this
city of the French Trans Atlantic Steam
ship company, says the fact that the
Normandie which arrived in this city
this morning had not seen La Gas
cogne need not Increase the anxiety felt
for the safety of the latter vessel.
He adds that after 80 long a delay he
hardly expects to hear of La Gas
cogne from port in the United States,
as if she was disabled and proceeding
under SAIL she would not be in the
course of the ordinary Havre line, and
II is probable the first news from her will
be received from Bermuda.
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Hasn't Seen Ia Gascoona

HALIFAX. n, s.. Feb. 11.-Tha stea,nar
ST Pierre has arrived from NewfoDnd-
land. She encountered cold weather and
had a rough trip. The steamer did not
pass near Sable Island. Captain An
grove had seen nothing of any steamer
that would answer the descrintion of Ia
GoscOgue.
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CHESTERFIELD CHANGES.
Col. John F. Carter of the U. p Hotel viii
Take Charge.

Take Charge.
Col. John f. Carter, who has been in
charge of the Union Pacific hotel in.
North Topeka for two years. has leased
the Chesterfield and will assume the
manacement on the 10Th inst.
II is not vet known who will succeed
Col Carter at the Union Pacific. ]. Long,
who has been in charge of the Chester
field for about a year, will retire from
the hotel business
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Sent to Look for the Gascogne.

ST. JOINS, n. F.. Feb. 1.-THE regular
mail steamer, Grand Lake, will leave
here tomorrow for Halifax. She has
been instructed to go as far south as Sa-
bic island to ascertain if the missing
French steamer La Gascogne is or has
been in that vicinity.
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The Weather.

Sergeant Jennings of the United
States weather bureau, says it will
be fair tomorrow and the tempera-
ture will be about the same as today.
At Topeka it WAS six degrees above
zero at Z o'clock a. n. 1t is 22 above
zero in Topeka this afternoon.
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SENATE FESTIVITIES.

Talented Employees of That Body VIII
Give Performance Tonight.
The employees of the Kansas senate are