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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
WANT TO TAKE THE BONDS
Dietz, Dennison & Prior Now Appear
to Be in a Hurry.

The firm of Deitz, Dennison & Prior,
which has the contract for the bridge
bonds is becoming alarmed for fear the
commissioners will set aside the con-
tract and sell the bonds to someone
else.
The commissioners have heard from
several firms who would like to have
the opportunity to take the bonds if
the firm which has the contract does
not, and there is no doubt about the
ability of the commissioners to sell them
without trouble.
Walter Noble, who represents Deitz,
Dennison & Prior in Topeka. appeared
before the board this morning and re-
queSted that the commissioners fur
nish a new transcript of the proceed
ings. He said that his firm had the
money and is ready to take the bonds
as soon as their legality is estab-
lished.
you have been given every oppor-
tunity to take them" said Commits
sioner Rodgers.
eve have done everything we could -
replied Mr.. Noble. "I assure you that
there has been no unnecessary delay
and I think can prove it to you-''
What 1 want to know" replied Mr..
Rodgers, sis whether you expect the
interest on the bonds from the time
they were signed? ?''
'I can not say, but I am certain
that the company will do what is
right" said Mr.. Noble.
1.-The county will pay no interest un-
til the delivery of the bonds; that is
certain said Commissioner Kelsey.
The case to enjoin the letting of the
fore Judge Hazenshrd rnfwy fwy shr
bridge contract will be heard before
Judge Hazen nezt Friday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
IMMENSE FRAUDS.

Forty-five Thousand Illegal Voters
Registered on Chicago Poll Books.
Chicago, March 31.-The board of
election commissioners today declared
that $4,000 of the $4,000 registered vot-
ers of the coming spring election were
fraudulent. The commissioners have
been at work for a weel6and discovered
wholesale registration frauds in nearly
every ward in the city,
The $4,000 names declared fraudulently
registered have been stricken from the
poll lists
The commissioners say the number
of names thus stricken from the lists
is greater than the total vote cast in
the states of Montana, North Dakota,
Delaware, Florida and Nevada.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
MESSENGER PIGEONS.
Government Will Establish Stations
Along the Coast and Use the Birds.

Washington, March 31.-Secretary
Herbert added novel chapter to our
naval strategic tactics when he signed
the order adopting a messenger pig
con service for coasting defenses.
Many hundred of homing pigeons are
shortly to be distributed in groups
along the Atlantic coast. Here they
will be kept in coops until educated to
regard their new quarters as perma-
nent homes, to which they will return
when they are liberated from vessels
plying the seaboard. Having been thus
domesticated they will be placed
aboard coasting vessels and carefully
trained to find their homes, without
losing time The coops will be placed
in telegraphic cnnection with Wash
ingtOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
THE LORD WILL PROVIDE.
Suffrage Women Won't Feed Election
Men and Presbyterians Will.

There is a general bad taste in the
camp of the suffragists today and the
Presbyterian ladies are the cause OF II
At the last fall election the Suffrage
women applied for the job of feeding
the clerks and judges of election.
The election board consists of the
election commissioner and the police
commissioners No one else applied
for the work and the Suhrage women
were given it.
The arrangement was satisfactory
and Frank Herald, who was the cleo
ton commissioner at the time, told the
women they could have the work again
this spring.
There were some changes in the po-
lice board meanwhile, however, and in
the Office of election commissioner.
But the suffrage women held on and
it was agreed that they should nave
the work, though no formal assign
ment of it was made.
At the meeting of the elections
board Saturday the ladies of the Pres
byterian church put in an application
for the work of feeding the election
officials
DR. McCabe was not present. Mr..
McMaSters, present commissioner of
elections, said the work had been vir-
tually promised to the suffrage women
and he thought there should be no
change.
Rodgers, is a Presbyterian and voted
for the Presbyterian ladies, and Char
ley Holiday wavered between the
Presbyterian ladies and the suffrage
smiles for a minute and voted for the
PreSbyterianS.
The suffrage women did not like this
treatment and sent word to the Pres
byterian ladies that they were real
mean, and the Presbyterian ladies
sent word back that they needed the
money and would hold on to the ap-
pointment.
The election clerks and judges may
yet have to bring their own dinners in
baskets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
A TRIFLE JEALOUS.
The Capital sDon't Like Us Any
More'-But Still They Can sEPlay
in Our Back Yard'

We are sorry our esteemed, but mis-
guided, contemporary is so very jeal-
Gus and so very sour. In leading ed
itorial on a good subject it said, more
in sorrow, we trust, than in anger,
these words:
1.-The Evening Bluffer-Ye esterday the
Evening Journal installed four new
typesetting machines exactly like the
battery of five which the Capital put
in nearly two years ago. With it's US
ual accuracy of statement it makes this
the basis for claiming the best equip
ped and finest battery of linotypes" in
Kansas. With a purpose which is
pardonable under the circumstances
the evening wind-bag also endeavors to
show that it is as good an advertising
medium as the Capital. Since January
1 last the Capital has published 100
columns more advertising than it's
evening contemporary at nearly dou-
BILE the rateswhich the Journal receives
and we call the attention of our fool
ish contemporary to the fact that ad-
vertiSerS are more intelligent and dis
eliminating than it, thinks they are
and it takes more than wind to catch
Them
Well! In an announcement of five
lines space yesterday, this paper said:
1.-The State Journal has the latest, best
equipped and finest battery of limo
types, the typecasting or typesetting
machines
This is the only mention of any kind
which has ever appeared in this paper
about these machines, although the or
der was given early in December. Tie
Journal is not always so modest, but
we did, in this instance, refrain from
any blowing Yesterday was the
first time the Journal was ever set Up
by machinery. The machines are four
in number, but they are supplemented
| by a duplex attachment which gives
one machine the means of setting two
| kinds of type. The machines are very
greatly improved over those built a
| year or two ago and have improve
| ments that were added as late as Feb
ruary of this year.
| The Capital does not deny that the
| State Journal has the largest daily cir
| culation of any paper in Kansas, but
! contents itself with initiating that
| it's circulation is the larger because it
| charges double the rates of the Jour
| nal
| We repeat the figures and statement
| we published yesterday as follows:
The Topeka Daily State Journal
passes the ten thousand mark and now
has circulation larger than any other
| daily or Sunday paper in Kansas.
| The smallest number printed during
| any one day in March, 1896, up tC
| March 20, inclusive, has been 10,525, ano
the average issue up to that date fol-
the month is 1851.
4 The business mana nagement of the To
| peka Capital has published a state
| ment showing the following to be the
| issues of the Topeka Sunday Capital
! during the busy month of December
1895:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
Farmer shoots His Tenant.

MILAN, Mo-. March 5I.-Hum-
phreys, a town sixteen miles west Of
this city, was thrown into great ex-
citement at noon yesterday. when the
word was received that John Tunnel.
a prosperous farmer near there, had
siVot and mortally wounded Ed b.
Sims, his tenant. 1t is said that un-
due intimacy existed between Sims
and Mrs. Tunnel, and that Tunnel
had repeatedly ordered Sims to va
cate his premises, which Sims refused
tn do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
ONE MORE MURDER.

Seneca, Kan, March 31.-John Drees,
a rich bachIor, aged so years, living
five miles northwest of this city was
shot down in his door yard last night
Two shots were fired, one ball enter
ing his left breast below the heart
There are no hopes for his recovery
No clew to the assassin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
MIR. PINGREE DECIDES.
Detroit's Mayor Will Be a Candidate
for Governor.

Detroit, March 31.-Mayor Pingree Is
now surely in the running for the gov
ernorShip.
A secret meeting was held at his hon
Or'S residence which was attended by
many of his political and business
friends. 1t was called to consider Mr.
Pingree's chances and to name COM
mitteeS to conduct the campaign. The
meeting resolved that Albert Pack,
head of the Detroit railway, was the
proper man to manage his honor'S for
tunes, and it is understood Mr. Pack
will undertake the job. A big finance
committee was organized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31

Margaret Beaupert, an octogenarian,
who is reputed to be quite rich, sent
for Prosecuting Attorney Duncan yes
terday and said she had been MURDER
ously assaulted by her granddaughter
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kel-
Ter, with whom the aged woman re-
SIDES. Keller and his wife were ar
rested and released on bail. Mrs.
Beaupert is in a critical condition and
may not recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
Two Sets of delegates elected.

SEDALIA, Mo-, March 31.-The Dem
ocratic county convention to send
delegates to the State convention,
which will be held in this city, a1d 10
the Congressional convention, which
will be held in Favette, met at the
courthouse Resolutions were passed
indorsing tariff for revenue, free coin
age of silver at ratio of l6 10 and
favoring Charles E. Yeater for Con-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
WICHITA'S PIETY.
Three Wichita Saloon-Keepers Fined
800 Each for Violating the
Sunday Ordinance.

Wichita, March 31.-John Herrig,
Charles We'll and George Murphy were
today each fined $1O0 for selling liquor
on Sunday.
The chief of police in open court in
formed them that they would not be
arrested hereafter, but he would visit
their places with sledge hammers and
make kindling wood of their fixtures.
A city license does not include the Sab
bath.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
HARRISON'S DEPARTS.
Leaves for New York, Where He Will
Be Married on Monday.

Indianapolis, March 31.-Gen. Har-
rison, his private secretary and Dan
RamsdeH, ex-marshal of the District
of Columbia, left this afternoon for
New York where Gen. Harrison will
next Monday be married to Brs. Dim
mick. The party will go via Pittsburg
over the Pan Handle route. General
Harrison is in better health and spirits
than he has been since his first cam
paign. The Harrison party will arrive
in New York tomorrow afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
MISS BUHRE CONTRIBUTES.
The First Woman Who Subscribes for
the Fall Festival.

The reunion festival committee only
spent about an hour today in securing
contributions to the fund but as usual
they met with success. The subscrip-
ton papers now show nearly $4,000 sub
scribed.
The first woman to contribute to the
fund placed her name on the list today.
She is Maude E. Buhre and she gave
$5.
The committee will not work with
their list this afternoon nor tomorrow.
The following day the work will be re-
sumed. Following are the results of
the committees labors up to date:
Amount subscribed before today, ST.
$40.
TOdav'S list.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
Max Die at any Moment.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 31.-Yester-
day Ex-Governor Silas Woodson was
conscious only part of the time. He
could be aroused from the unconscious
condition in which he fell after the
attack of Sunday morning, but did not
remain conscious long at a time. His
death may be looked for any moment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31

MAsPErH, L. l., March 3l.-Be fore
the Empire Athletic club last night.
Jack Everhardt knocked out Horace
Leeds in fifteen rounds. The fight
was fast and furious from beginning
to end Leeds renamed unconscious
for half an hour after he was carried
out of the ring. Three thousand
snorkS witnessed the mill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
TURKS LIKE AMERICA,
They Are Being Made Citizens to Es-
case Being Drafted in the Sui
tan's Army.

Chicago, March 31.-A dispatch from
Quincy, ILL.,, says: The naturalization
court here is busy making citizens of
the United States out of subjects of
the Sultan of Turkey.
There is a colony of Assyrians here
and the Turkish government has or
dered them all home for service in
the Turkish army. In order to escape
military duty in their native land
they are renouncing allegiance to the
sultan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
French situation Unchanged.

PARIS, March 31-The Chamber has
unanimously decided to postpone dis
cusslons of interpretations regarding
Egypt and the foreign policy of tae
government until Thursday next
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
COOLEY JOINS THE TEAM.
Is in st. Louis and Has Signed for the
Season for ST. 800.

ST. Louis, March 31.-Left Fielder
Dick Cooley, who has been holding off
for better terms, came here from his
home in Topeka, Kas., yesterday. and
has signed a contract to play with the
Browns, during the season of 1896, for
81, 800.
He is in splendid condition, and will
not join the team in Texas until
needed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
M'KINLEY THE FAYORITE.
California Republicans Indicate the
Ohio Man as Their Choice.

San Francisco, March 31.-As a re-
suit of a canvass made by the Ex-
aminer to ascertain the presidential
preferences of the leading Republicans
OF California, it is announced that Ne
h1nley heads the list with 1S1 votes.
Fifty-two men expressed themselves
in favor of Allison and % in favor of
Reed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
Frost Kills Texas Peaches.

Georgetown, Tex, March 31-It is
now known that one-ha1f of the peach
crop has been killed by frost Corn
has all been planted in this section
but as yet no cotton, although the
ground is prepared for it. Owing to the
late season, caused by cold weather
the acreage will not be as large as last
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
Pool Championship of the world.

Pittsburg, March 31.-W. H. Clear
water the worlds champion pool play
er, and Alfred D'Oro have been match
ed to play for the continuous pool
championship of the world and $500
a side. The contest will take place in
this city within the next thirty days
Ely, the famous player, has posted a
forfeit to play the winner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
STATE JOURNAL BUILDING.
Bids Are Asked for Its Erection and
Completion.

The plans and specifications for the
new State Journal building at the cor
ner of Kansas avenue and Eighth
streets were completed today and the
advertisements for bids from contrac-
tors appears in this issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
n,,ssinr 11issourlan Located.

DvxEER,. Mo-, March 31.-Judge R
w. Thompson, Probate judge of Stod-
dard county, who SO lnysteriOusly dis
appeared from Cairo few days ago,
has notified his friends here that he is
at Paducah, KY, without money He
had ST 200 when he disappeared, and
it is presumed he was robbed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31
SUNDAY CAPITAL"
STATE JOURNAL.


These are facts. The State Journal
will say further that the Dany State
Journal had larger daily average for
the entire year than did the Daily
Capital for the same year just closed.
If advertisers can save more money
and get a wider circulation in the
Journal, that is all right isn't it?
We regret that the Capital has
such a bad, jealous disposition. We
don't expect to drive it out of business
1t is very good paper-but there are
others-one other. Furthermore, in
few months we expect to get back to
our old corner-in a new home. Then
we will be neighbors again and there
should be nothing between us-except
a twenty foot alley and a few thousand
circulation.
There is room in Topeka for even
one morning paper. Not so much, to
be sure, but some. The "Cap1taF' has
some subscribers. Not so many as the
Journal, of course, but now and then
one," as a statesman remarked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31

garment workers of this city, who
have been out on a strike for the past
five weeks, declared the strike of last
night and will return to work to-day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31

save the home by paying off mort
gage through the Savings and Loan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-31

Subscribe for the STATE JoURNAEa
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05
Memories OF the Old Home.

1t was in the noisy small hours of the
afternoon. when traffic on the Main
street pavement made the day almost
hideous, that a lone canny Scot piped
away ON his wheeZy old bagpipe the
airs that he had learned to love in far
away. bonny Scotland. Among the by
ISLANDERS fringing the edge of the walk.
was one whose hair had taken on the
silver tinge and whose form. powerful
in its youth was bent with the burden
of time. He listened attentively to the
plaintive airs of his native land, evil
dents deeply moved. as they recalled to
him the childhood scenes 'amang the
braes ana thistles.' 1t CHANGED that
the piper closed his musical programme
with Annie Laurie" Not two bars of
the piece had escaped upon the desert
air before the old gentleman frightened
up perceptbly. perhaps recalling some
fond lass" to whom he once made love
and possibly may have made his wife.
The old gentleman's lips moved as
though following the notes with the
words of the song. and. as the last lines
We're being piped, the journal reporter
standing near the aged 'wanderer from
his native heath" distinctly heard him
give vent to his appreciation of the
piece in a deep. richly musical bass
voice the following:
Tibet Ger the sun shine arm
tnd dark blue was 'er ee
Una for bonnie Arn-nie Law-er-e
| 'ould layer me doom und dee"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05
Election Of Officers Hose |.

The annual meeting of Hose Company
No l of the Waterville fire department
was held, last evening. in the parlors
of the Main street central station. The
election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: Foreman, Ellery
a. Vose, assistant foreman, C. w.
Getchell; clerk, S. w. Getchell: eXecu-
tive committee, George F. Healey. l. ].
Hayden, L. S. Hutchins. The retiring
foreman, George +. Davies. has been
for four years at the head of the COM
pany. which is the crack hose company
of the Kennebec valley for service Mr..
Davies positively declined a recollection
and retires with the good will of the
men. Foreman Nose announces his
appointments as follows: Hydrant
man. George f. Healey: pipemen T. S.
Hutchins, G. +. Scates. f. f. Goodrich
and Irving Hayden.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05
lighting your public streets with cleo

lighting your public streets with eicc-
trio lights as follows:
We will furnish, maintain and oper-
ate 40 electric arc lights OF zoo candle
power to be located in the streets OF
the city OF Gardiner as may be de-
sired by said city and run said arc
lights each and every night from dusk
til midnight. at an annual rental or
$751; per arc light, and any additional
lights the city may call for at the same
prices, we will also furnish maintain
and operate 10 Unity-two candle power
incandescent street lights TO be
located by said city along Water
street said incandescent lights to run
each and every night from midnight
until daylight. at an annual rental Of
$l5 per light
We will furnish the above arc lights
for IN all night service at an annual
rental of $50 per light. This PROPOSE
ton to be made the basis OF a five-year
contract dating from Dec. !. 1895, the
expiration of the old lighting contract.
and, the city of Gardiner to be allowed
as a rebate on the 81 arc lights now in
stalled, the difference between SIS per
light. the old price and $3.50 per light,
the new price from Dec. l. 1895 to date
Respectfully submitted.
W. f. NANCY, Agent.
After transacting some routine bust
ness the two branches adjourned at
$40 o'clock. not To meet again until
the first Monday in June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05

CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.


At Skowhegan May 12-Somerset Coun-
ty Sunday School Convention.
AT Ellsworth, May 15-Hancock County
School Convention.
AT South Standish, May 20-Buxton and
Hollis Sunday School Convention.
AT Auburn, June 2-4-Maine Universal
list Convention.
At Paris. June 1G-17-Oxford County
Universalist Association.
Educational.
At Lewiston, May S-Androscoggin
County Teachers Association.
At Berwick, May 2123-York County
Teachers Association.
AT Bethel. May 29-3O-Oxford County
Teachers Association.
At kents Hill, June 9-1l-Anniversary
Maine Wesleyan Seminary.
At Waterville. June IS, July 1-Com-
mencement at Colby University.
Temperance.
At Augusta. May 9-First Annual Con-
venton. Loyal Temperance Legions Of
Kennebec County.
At Dry Mills; May 9-lo-Qarterly SEES
AT Portland, May 2O-Convention OF
Catholic Total Abstinence Societies of
Maine
At Brunswick. May 20-21-Cumberland
At South Lubec. May 2s-Washington
District Lodge Good Templars.
At Sanford, May 27-York District
Lodge Good Templars.
At Kingfeld, May 2s-Franklin District
Lodge Good Templars.
At Southwest Harbor June 4-Hancock
District Lodge Good Templars.
AT East Buckfield, June 10-Oxford
District Lodge Good Templars.
Grange.
At South Paris, May 5.-Oxford Pomona
Grange.
AT Greene. May 6-Androscoggin Po-
mona Grange.
At East Madison, May 12-Somerest
Pomona Grange.
Miscellaneous.
At Portland. May 5-7-Masonic Grand
Bodies.
AT Houlton, May 27-2s-State Conven-
ton, A. o. II.
At Bangor, June 4-Republican State
Convention to nominate candidate for
Governor.
AT Auburn. June 4-Populist State Con-
ventiOn.
At Rockland, June 4-G-Odd Fellows
Field Day.
AT Portland. June 17-Democratic State
Convention.
At Augusta, June 29-Kennebec County
Republican Convention.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-05
Maine Veterinary Medical lss ociation.

Tomorrow evening, at the Elmwood,
will be held special meeting of the
Maine Veterinary Medical Association.
for the purpose of considering the
question of the proper inspection of
cattle for the Massachusetts markets.
DIR. F. l.. Russell of the Maine State
college, and president of the associa-
ton. DIR. West of Ellsworth. DIR. Farm
ham of Rockland, DR.. Huntington of
Portland, DR.. ChOate of Lewiston, DR..
Salley of Skowhegan, and DR.. Jolly Of
this city, will attend.