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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
STEVENSON s. GO.

lies in Shawnee county who did not own
bibles when visited by the colporteur of
the Bible society last year.
The art exhibition at Library hall will
be open at 10 a. m. on Saturday, and also
in the evening. The exhibit will proba-
bly, be closed after Sunday.
Special Pension Examiner H A. Kings
ley will leave today for Guthrie and
King fisher, Okl., where he is after men
who committed pension frauds.
Major and Mrs. Sully of the Salvation
Army, who are now located at Kansas
City, will hold special meetings in Topeka
] three days commencing tomorrow.
A Topeka woman heard her husband
complain recently about the trouble of
| coloring his meerschaum pipe, and very
CONSIDERABLY offered to gid it for him.
Simon Lacey, the telegrapher and line
man of the Postal Telegraph company.
| who was nearly frozen to death last
week, has gone to Lincoln, Neb., to work
for his uncle, F. c. Lacey, who is man
ager of the postal telegraph line in that
city.
The Shawnee County Bible Society
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent. Rev. r. Wake; vice president, Rev.
Stewart Sheldon; secretary-treasurer, c.
w. Douglass; executive committee, Rev.
M. F. McKirahan, Rev. A Norbom, Rev.
J. Martin and J. B. Larimer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
AIMED AT QUACKS.
The Doctors Propose Severe Legislation
Against Charletans.

The Doctors Propose Severe Legislation
Against Charletans.
IF the bill which the doctors of the
state are trying to get through the legis-
lature, goes through and becomes a law,
the so-called ''quacks" won't be in it in
Kansas.
This bill was prepared under the di-
rectiOn of the doctors of the different
schools, who held a meeting in Topeka
last May. The title of it reads: "An act
to regulate the practice of medicine in
the state and to regulate the sale of
drugs, nostrums and medical prepare
tions by it inerant doctors"
The principal features of this bill are
that it will compel every individual who
practices medicine in Kansas to get q
certificate from the secretary of the state
board of health. When the doctor gets
his certificate he must file it in the county
where he resides, and he won't get one
unless he is a graduate of some recog-
nized school of medicine.
A Topeka doctor who is interested in
the passage of the bill, says the bill
won't affect the faith healers and chris
tian science doctors, who are already
practising in the state, as they can get
certificates without trouble, but that the
folks who come to Kansas hereafter will
have to undergo a strict investigation
before they get certificates permitting
them to do business here.
The bill seems to be particularly severe
on the travelling specialist, as it provides
| that any itinerant doctor who wants to
do business within the borders of Kansas
must pay license fee of 800 a month
to the secretary of the state board OF
health before he gets his certificate.
This bill will apply to men who sell corn
medicine and bunion salve on the street
corners and drive through the streets in
open carriages drawn by four horses as
well as to the men who have headquar-
ters at big hotels where they meet their
! patients.
The penalty for violation of any oil
| the provisions of the act the doctors
want fixed at not less than 800 nor more
than $500.
Altogether the bill seems to be in the
! interest of the doctors themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
NO MATCH FOR MEXICO.
Guatemala Cannot Cope With Mexico
Unless She Gets Help.

Guatemala Cannot Cope With Mexico
Unless She Gets Help.
NEW YORK, Feb 1-P. H. Morgan.
who was United States minister to Mex
leo when James G. Blaine was secretary
of state, was seen at his home by a re-
porter and asked about the boundary dis
pute between Guatemala and Mexico
'Ihe disputed strip" said Mr.. Morgan.
sis, believe, remarkably valuable one
The two provinces or states that both
nations claim are just crowded with
woods that would command good money
and the soil is probably the most fertile
In that section of the hemisphere.
DO think there will be fight for itP
Well, l don't know. The wordy war has
been going on for years. and threats have
not yet led to an issue at arms"
what would be the result of a warp
Guatemala has not as great popula-
ton as has the Brooklyn bridge during
the rush hours. 1t has no army worth
mentioning. 1t is not in position to 90
TO war to establish its claim, unless it gets
some big nation to back it. If war
should be declared, Mexico, 1 believe.
could put in very short time. %. 1000
men into Guatemala and drive the whole
population into the sea-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

Now, that we find the first is here, and we have
done our do
To ma 80 you each IN debt to US. we feel our dun
And if our dun is really due, there's naught to
So if it's due to do our do our do will soon be
But if, perchance, before we're done. we find
Something. Wen balance up the dun and do the
done that's due F. w. B.
There is $114O8 in the Orphans home
building fund.
The state oratorical contest will be held
in Topeka, February %.
The street lamp at Fifth and Kansas
avenue burns without globe.
The Associated Charities discover new
cases of destitution every day.
There was $40 fire in a cigar store,
corner of Sixth and Jackson street, last
evening.
1t cost $1,s2095 to run the Orphans
home last year, with sixty children in the
institution.
One of the new policemen who feels a
little awkward yet carries his club in
his pocket
One of the new policemen, colored
man, has a wife and nine children He
needs his job.
Edward Gibbons of the Santa Fe boiler
| New Mexico.
| who was credited to the Fifth ward, lives
| in the Third.
The ladies of the Orphans home have
made their annual report to the county
commissioners.
Will he or will he not see his shadow
tomorrow And what difference does il
make, anyway?
Three Orphans home children died
last year, one was sent home and one tc
| the reform school
! The county commissioners have made
their annual appropriation of $500 foI
the Orphans home.
A lot of people who will go to Leaven-
worth this afternoon, are glad, mighty
| glad that Sunday is near at hand
The new policemen commenced bust
ness last night, because they were afraid
of bad LUCK if they started in on Friday
"Blg Jim" McHenry is now on trial il
! the district court for running q joint a
the corner of Sixth and Madison streets
The state live stock sanitary commits
sioners have decided not to quarantine
Cherokee county as originally intended
There have only been three marriage
licenses issued in Shawnee county in The
last two weeks. What's the matter with
the boys?
The funeral of VIM. Brown. a colored
man living at 222 Madison street. wht
| died of consumption, took place at p
N. yesterday.
A Topeka football player recently wen
into Store to buy some halrpias for nj
sister, aud was ASKED If he wanted then
| for himself.
The repairs on the Kansas avenul
bridge cost the city $l.654 The contrac
price was $l,5U7, and the rest was TO
extra stringers.
Will Haskell. who is acoaching" xhl
| female minstrel show, says the Topek;
amateurs sing better than any amateur
| he ever rehearsed.
There are said to have been 590 fami
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
CHANGES JURY DRAWINGS.

Mr. Billiards Bill to Simplify This Legal
Nuisance, Also special Findings"
A measure which is of much impor-
lance to lawyers and litigants was favor
ably recommended by the senate COM
mittee of the whole yesterday afternoon.
1t is one by Senator billiard In brief,
the bill changes the mode of selecting
juries, and amends the laws relating to
special findings"
In order to do away with peremptory
challenges, eighteen jurors are present
ed from which to select. Then, begin
ming with the plaintiff, each side has the
privilege of dismissing one juror until
there are only twelve left. This will
scarcely meet with the approval of either
litigants, lawyers or judges.
The friends of this method say it saves
great deal of time and trouble, but its
enemies jeer at the idea.
The bill permits special findings" as
heretofore, but the number of questions
to be answered is restricted to SIX from
each side,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
1T LACKS MUCH.
An American Policy Sadly Needed at
the White House.

An American Policy Sadly Needed at
the White House.
To the Editor of the State journal:
We see occasional items in your valua-
Bile paper, about Germany retaliating on
our one-tenth per pound duty on manu-
featured sugar, and that they have con-
cluded not to eat our beef.
l do not believe they would suffer,
as they have never been customers worth
counting, and their tariffs have always
been against fair deal with US. In the
event of a retallatOry tariff struggle we
certainly have nothing to lose and much
to gain. Use more home products and
there will be less necessity for export
ing our gold.
At the same time we will deal more
justly with our own laborers, who are
needing the work and the wages that
should and could be earned in producing
the same articles at home. Let US in
crease the tin pail brigade, and not forget
that America was built for Americans.
If, in the course of tariff war, we follow
tie example of foreign countries and
put & small export duty on cotton, mine
Herr German and Johnnie Bull and all
the rest of them would have to pay it
The visible supply of cotton in all
Europe December 29th, 1894, was 1926,
I'll bales, of which 4,494, Dol bales were
American product
While we love our cousins across the
water and are always for fair deal, we
think, to use the slang expression, that
they have been inclined to stub it in, .
and that the present administration has
lacked back bone. Give US an Ameri
can policy and all these little questions
will be settled very quickly and justly.
Very respectfully,
J. r. MULvANE.
TOPEKA. January 81, 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
MAY BET ON HORSE RACES.
A Bill Prohibiting All But That Passes
the House.

A Bill Prohibiting All But That Passes
the House.
The house yesterday afternoon passed
Mr.. CubbisOn's bill to prevent book max
ing and pool selling as it was amended
by the judiciary committee and reported
favorably by the committee of the whole.
An attempt wassmade to amend the bill
so as not to except any class from its
provisions, but it was ruled out of order.
Messrs. Campbell of Stafford and Hill
of Leavenworth explained their votes,
saying they were in favor of prohibiting
pool selling, but they would not vote for
any law that legalized one kind of gam
bling namely-horse racing. Other mem
bers explained their votes
The bill reads:
SECTION l. That any person who
keeps any room, shed, tenement, booth,
or building, or any part thereof, or who
occupies any place upon any public or
private grounds within this state, with
any book, instrument or device for the
purpose of recording or registering bets
or wagers, or selling pools, upon the re-
suit of any trial or contest of skill,
speed or power of endurance of man or
beast which is to be made or take place
within or beyond the limits of this state
or any person who records or registers
bets or wagers, or sells pools upon the
result OF any trial or contest or skill,
speed or power of endurance of man or
beast, which is to be made or take place
within or beyond this state, or upon the
result of any political nomination, ap-
pointment or election which is to be
made or held. either within or beyond
the limits of this state, except within the
| Enclosure of a race track and upon races
or trials of speed being conducted with
in said Enclosure, or, being the owner,
lessee or occupant of any room, shed.
tenement, tent, booth, or building. OF
| part thereof. knowingly permits the
| same to be used or occupied for any of
the purposes herein before prohibited, OF
therein keeps, exhibits or employs any
device or apparatus for the purpose OF
registering such bets or wagers, or SELL
| ing pools, as are hereinbefore prohibited
or becomes the custodian or depository
for hire or privilege of any money, prop
erty or thing of value which is staked
wagered or pledged contrary to the pro-
visions of this act, shall be guilty of g
misdemeanor. and on conviction shall be
punished by imprisonment in the county
Jail for a period of one year and by fine
of one Thousand dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
COAL.
Th4t Camden Coal

Don't clinkerl
DON'T smoke and SCOT your stoveI
Don't sputter and pop!
Don't take half day to igniteI
Don't burn out of sudden!
Don't forget to try it!
For sale by
Topeka Coal Co., 9th and Kansas ave.
J. ". F. Hughes. 9th and Adams -
T. T. Ewart 21e West 9th st.
=. ?: Ewart, North Topeka
R NJ. McGaw, 623 East4th at
): V. McNeely, 519 East 4th at
Geo E Cole, End and Kline.
johnson 6 Olson, COS East 2nd.
Davies Lumber and Coal Co. 1st and
Kansas ave. AS' anu
'. Kaczynski. 4O1 jackson at
Z. e Nicholson, North Topeka.
Reising Coal Co, 110 West 9Th.
W. s. Charles, 1O6 East 10th
:: T. Pottinger, 9Th and Hancock
kansas Coal Co, 512 Kansas ave.
ington. - An0 " ASH
.; I. Swartz, 10th and Madison.
6neAnan d Wassen, 918 East 9th.
oSlns I" bass, 9th and Holiday.
Telephone US
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
PASSES FOR SHIPPERS.
The Bill Compelling Railroads to
Issue Them,
AROUSES SOME STRONG OPPOSITION

I'm the POp Senaee-Other Legislative
News and Items from the state De-
paFtments-
The senate in committee of the whole
took up great deal of time yesterday
afternoon, considering the bill by 6ena-
tor Levi Dumbauld (Pop.) of Lyon
county, which compels railroads to issue
pass to shippers OF stock, fruit and
vegetables when such shipments are
made in lots of one or more carloads. It
is the intention of the bill to give the
shipper the privilege of accompanying
his carload, or send some agent, not only
to the destination but back again, free of
charg g.
The discussion of the bill finally be-
came sarcastic, not to say bitter.
Senator Jumper (Pop.) of Usage said,
"What we want to do is to stop the use
of passes instead of compelling their
issuance I don't see why a man has to
accompany his stock, anyhow. If they
don't go through safely the company is
liable When man only ships one car
load in four or five years. like some peo-
pie down in Lyon county, 1 suppose he
wants to go along to see that nobody
steals his cattle. l don't know whether
i
or not.o
| Senators Parker, Brown and Thacher
TALL .Rep) declared the bill to be uncon-
stitutional inasmuch as it makes the
railroads give something for nothing.
To this Senator Forney Pop observed
sarcastically, II notice every time bill
| is advanced in the interests of the farmer
and the Door man it always runs up
against the wall of 'unconstitutionality.
! This bill does not call for a pass, it is
merely a provision to the contract"
Senator Parker (Rep.) said: There is
no use juggling with words. Even
though the bill says fn consideration of
the price paid for the said car, the fact
is and it is no use to deceive ourselves,
that we are compelling the issuing of a
pass and the company gets nothing ad-
ditional for it"
Senator Helm Pop of Ellsworth said:
SIT seems to me it is not the shipper of
cattle, but the shipper of grain, who
needs relief. It costs $50 to ship a car
load of wheat from my county to Kansas
City, and it only costs $35 to ship car
load of cattle to the same point"
Senator True (Pop.) explained this by
saying that if the rates on cattle were
too high the cattle could be driven to
Kansas City, but sit is impossible to drive
a car load of wheat one rod"
1t was finally decided to report the
bill for passage, subject to amendment
and debate but the discussion showed
that the bill has not few enemies, and
its favorable report does not insure its
| passage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
MORE ENROLLING CLERKS.

Mrs. Hughes VIII Increase Her Force
From FL to 80.
The enrolling clerk question, which
has dragged along ever since the house
met, was up again yesterday and pre-
sumably settled for this session. A reso-
luton was presented giving Mrs. Hughes
the chief enrolling clerk, the power to
increase her force from 81 to 80. Mr.
Benedict moved to amend by substitut-
ing 81 for 80 Another amendment max
ing it Is was offered. Several warm
speeches were made by the friends of
Mrs. Hughes and those who had candi-
dates, in favor of the original PROPOSE
ton. Both amendments were voted
down and the resolution making the
number 80 was adopted with cheers from
the visitors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
LAUGH ON MIR. MILLER.

His Solicitude for Morris County Twitted
by Mr.. Haines.
The laugh was on Mr.. Miller of Morris
in the house yesterday afternoon. When
the bill to distribute seed wheat to GER
tain western counties was before the
committee of the whole, Mr.. Miller
moved that Morris county, which is way
out of the district mentioned, be included
in the list.
Later, when the forest trees bill was
made to apply only to counties west of
the goth meridian, Mr.. Haines of Wyan-
doEte said: Il suggest that the bill also
be made to apply to Morris county" The
house quickly saw the point and laughed
heartily and good humored1y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
BIG PRICES FOR BOOKS.
A First Edition of Paradise Lost Brings
&52R

A First Edition of Paradise Lost Brings
$525.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.-The total sum
realized from the second days sales
from the books of the Charles D. Foote
collection, which has closed, was $1,000,
making the sum realized for the entire
sale $15,54O.
Charles Lambs tale of Rosamund
Dray," small Svo., London, 1893, was sold
to Dodd, Mead 81 Co. for $780,
A first edition of Millions poems, both
English and Latin, went to the Scribners
for 1870, and first edition of paradise
Lost" brought 1926 from an anonymous
buyer. A fourth edition of Isaac Wal
toms complete "Angler." London, 1868,
was started at $50 and was finally sold
for $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
IN THE FIRE SERVICE.
Over 800 Saved in the Fire Department
During the Past Year.


During the Past Year.
The work of the fire department can
not well be abridged, and it should not
be. There are no more men employed in
the fire department than there should be.
Perhaps not enough. One would think
that no money could be saved in the con-
duct of the fire department, but the
present city administration has demon
strated the fact that money can be saved
even there.
The expenses of keeping up the fire
department in 1898 were $27, 273. %.
In 1894 the department cost the city
$26, 528 36.
This shows a saving of $745.17. which,
though not a big sum, helps to swell the
total amount saved to Topeka taxpayers.
This saving was not because there
were less fires. because the number of
fires in 1894 was Almost double the num-
Der during the year previouz
The saving was made by cutting of
extras and keeping the incidental ex-
penses down to the minimum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
c. BAUERSCHMIDT, Prop.
1T WOULD BE A MISTAKE
If the Council Allowed Anyone to Put Up
Scales on Kansas Avenue.

John Richie has applied to the city
council for permission to erect wagon
scales in Kansas avenue just north of the
corner of Tenth street in the asphalt
pavement.
The petition was referred to the com
mittee on streets and walks but the COM
mittee has not yet held meeting to con-
slider the matter referred to it.
The city council would be making a
grave mistake if it ever permitted any
one to erect an unsightIy set of scales on
the asphalt pavement of Topeka's main
thoroughfare. Mr. Richie will undoubt-
eddy have to look for some other loca-
ton for his scales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
TOPEKA. January 81, 1895.
Madison street Baptist Church.

The annual election of officers of
Madison Street Baptist church took place
last night The following were named:
Church clerk, Anna Purl; trustee, Viii
liam Ford; Sunday school superintend-
ent, Rev. W. f. File; assistant deacon,
L. G. Baxter; secretary. Percy Winstead;
organist, Blanche File President of
Baptist Young Peoples union, Percy
Winstead; vice president. Miss Nettie
Jurrens; secretary, Earl Tyler. The
election of Sunday school superintendent
was compliment to the pastor az it is
the seventh time he has been chosen to
the position by unanimous vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
ELECT RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
Mr.. Hanna's Bill to have Them Chosen by
the People.


There are some people who tn ink that
1t takes the executive council too long to
decide about railroad commissioners and
desire that it be relieved of the RESPONSE
bility. Evidently Mr.. Hanna is one of
these people for he has introduced bill
in the house providing for the election
OF such commissioners by a direct vote
of the people.
The bill provides that the term of the
present commissioners shall expire Jan
uary l, 1897, and to fill the vacancies
thus made three commissioners shall be
elected at the general election in 1895,
one for six years, one for four years, and
one for two years.
At the general election every two years
afterward one commissioner shall be
chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the
expiration of terms, and he is to have Of
fee for six years. Vacancies between
are to be filed by the executive council.
No person is to serve on the board two
consecutive terms.
The bill says the terms of the ''present
board" shall expire January l, 1897, and
SO in the improbable event of the bill
becoming law before the executive
board chooses the new board, the Popu-
list commissioner would stay in Office
two more years. This however, is high
ly improbable possibility.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
STERN STILL RACES.
No Traces Has Yet Been Discovered of the
Missing Life Boat.

LowEsToFT. Feb 1.-The terrific
weather OF the past forty eight hours
continues along the east coast of Eng
land. Visits made this morning to all
the various life saving and coast guard
stations show that no additional news hHs
been received in regard to the loss of the
EIbe and no trace has been found of the
missing life boat supposed to contain
people from that steamer.
However the sea is SO rough that
many of the fishing smacks are unable to
make port and are beating up and down
the coast waiting for a chance to run
into some harbur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
A FAMILY AFFAIR.

School District With Only One Family
Discovered In stevens County.
Senator banners bill giving the vari-
GUS county superintendent of public in
struction power to dissolve school dis
tricts passed the senate committee of the
whole late yesterday. The bill covers a
point in law that appears to have been
unmolested by the statutes heretofore.
The only restriction is that the school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01

The STATE JoURNAI5s wand o,d 1r,.
cellaneous columns reach each -o-l- Us
day In the week more. than twica IS
many Topeka people as can be reaobed
Snrougn any other paper. This Is tact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01

The household remedy. Every family
should keep it for cuts. burns, bruises.
and Inflammation of all kinds. W. r.
Kennady keeps full supply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-01
Dresser Scarfs-
EnbrOideries-

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Cambrics, match sets.
Swiss, match sets.
Nainsook, match sets.
Cambria, Nainsook, Swiss
Edges and Insertings.
Cambria, Nainsook and
Swiss all-over Emb'd.