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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
CONGRESS- OF MOTHERS.
Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson Explains the
Purpose of the Convention to
be Held in Washing ton.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Among the most
enthusiastic promoters of the congress of
mothers to be held here February Is is
Mrs. Adlai E. Stevenson. wife Of the vice
president.
Mrs. Stevenson in explaining the pro
posed movement to q. correspondent last
night, said: Its scope is world wide and
its purpose to raise up mothers in the
land. AT the close of the revolution in
France Nine. De Stael asked of Napo-
leon: Sire, what more does France
need? Madame. replied the emperor
our country needs mothers-mothers to
train future citizens Such is the con-
dition of America today.
THE purpose of the mothers congress
is to influence parents for the training
of their little ones. the responsibilities of
the fireside, that We are so sadly over
looking in the pressure of other inter
ests. More especially would we appeal to
the worldly mothers, who leave their
children to the care of servants We aD-
peal also to the poor, Woodworking moth
ers whose daily lives of drudgery and
miserable surroundings leave no space
for the high moral training of the youns.
What the congress aims at, in short. is
to interest women in every branch of So
ciety that a just appreciation of the
home influence and the Importance OF
motherhood may be developed
LAS yet our plans for organization are
rather incomplete With the exception OF
the election of Mrs Theodore W. BirneY
as permanent chairman, none of the reg
ulaf OulGeFS IN TINS district mas Decn
chosen Mrs. Phoebe Hearst will UNI
dOubtedly be one of the vice presidents
The following are the names of the
residents of Washington who are IN act
i've sympathy with the movement. Mrs.
Adlai +. Stevenson, Mrs John G. Carlisle.
Miss Herbert. Mrs William J. Wilson,
Mrs. Judson Harmon. Miss Morton Mrs.
Ella Herbert Micou. Mrs. Phoebe Hearst.
Mrs. H. w. Fuller. Mrs. A. A. BirneY and
Mrs. Theodore w. Birney, president Of
the district branch.
Mrs Hearst left here Saturday for a
short visit to New York in the interests
OF the organiza ton.
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FOR TRIPLE REFORM.
Partisan Reform Club Formed at
Lawrence.

Lawrence, Dec 18-A non-partisan
club has been formally organized at a
large meeting. Eighty-eight members
signed the roll. The club viii be known
as the Free Silver and Antitrust league
of Lawrence and its objects, as set forth
in the constitution adopted, is 1.-THE dis
semination of Information on all import
ans economic questions of the day and
to endeavOr to secure reforms in national,
state and city management
The club. beginning next week, viii hold
meetings every Thursday night Officers
for the next six months were elected as
follows: r. w Parr, president, =. H.
f. Schneider. vice president. George
Draper, secretary George Leonard,
treasurer; s. It. Chriss. H. W Henderson
and J. r. Kenyon, executive committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
VALUABLE ONYX NINE
Discovered in North Carolina by Ex-
Indiana State GeoIogist Gorby.

Franklin. Ind. Dec. 1S.-S. S. Gorby. ex-
geo1ogist of Indiana. who has been pros
pecting among the mountains of North
Carolina for some months. has developed
a gigantic onyx mine, which contains
hundreds of tons of the stone. He has
just concluded a deal whereby stock
company of eastern capitalists has been
organized to push the development of the
mine.
For his part Of the work Nfr. Gorbv
viii receive about $1,000. with royalty
on the future output. He is being gen
orally congratulated on his stroke of for
tune BY his Fellow townsmen in this city
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SENILE INSANITY.
John Y. Price is so Old His Min d is
Gone.


John Y. Price. a. man 70 years old.
has lost his mind. He stays with his
son, H. H Price on Wabash and Sar-
d0u avenues, Oakland, and often goes
out into the yard and chops up sticks
into small pieces and builds miniature
WOOdpiles with them. Then he breaks
the piles down and rebuilds them in
different parts of the yard. He thinks,
too, that he lives in Shelby county,
Kentucky, and in general his mind is
q blank.
For four years past his mind has
been failing. His son, T. H. Price,
who is a trackman Of the Santa Fe
railroad. says he has not had a good
nights rest for six months on account
of the constant care of his father
Geo. w. Rake. who lives near r. H.
Price. swore to a complaint before
Probate Judge J. G. Wood, charging
John Y Price with being insane. The
hearing was held in the probate court
yesterday afternoon and it took but
fifteen minutes for the jury to be con-
WINGED that John Y. Price was af-
fected with symptoms of senility-
But two witnesses were examined.
the son. T. H. Price, and Geo. w. Rake.
The demented man talked consider
ably during the trial, and all his utter
ances gave evidence Of the fact that
his mind was thoroughly confused and
inactive A verdict of insanity was
filed out and signed by the six jurors,
and the feeble old gentleman was
taken to the state insane asylum in the
evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
PASSED TIE HOUSE.
The Army Appropriation Bill Com
pleted-AnOther Taken Up.

Washington. Dec 18.-The house yes
terday passed the third of the regular
appropriation bills Chat for the sup
Consideration of the legislative, exeeu-
tive and judicial bill.
The latter bill carries s21. 669. 1863, or
s36,399 more than the law for the current
year.
The army bin as passed makes no
provision for the army and navy hospit-
al at Hot Springs. Ark
The house also passed several bills re-
lating to The District of Columbia, and
three resolutions for the use Of flags
of HE war department on government
reservations on the occasion of Mr.. Nc
kinley's Inaugural ton.
For the largest assortment of leather
goods, 50 to the Topeka Trunk Manu-
factory.
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Indien1tv to the Court

Otto Pohlenz. the man who was ar
rested yesterday on the Kansas ave
nue. bridge just as he was about to fall
into the river. was arraigned before
Police Judge Ferry. He pleaded not
guilty. His case was continued and
he was led out. AS he passed the
judges desk he called him a profane
name. Bring that man back here, =
called Judge Ferry s. What do YOU
want2' said PohIenz grufay II fine
you So for contemplation swearing in
the presence of the court" said the
iudee-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
FORM COLONY IN TEXAS.
Needy Foreign Laborers May Find
Homes on Kings County Ranches.

Braddock, Pa Dec 1s-Wealthy
Hungarians in this city. Pittsburg and
New York have purchased the greater
part of Kings county, Texas enbracing
al 600 acres, for a great colonization
scheme. The company was organized
Is years ago for providing needy SIavs
and HungaTians with homes.
The Texas tract is mostly fertile
ranch land 1t includes !. 600 head of
horses and 81, 600 head OF cattle The
first settlers viii leave here about the
middle of January
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THE SOLDIERS HOWE.
Inspector General Breckenridge Testi-
fed in the Leav enworth Case.

Inspector General Breckenridge Testi-
fed in the Leav enworth Case.
Washington. Dee. 1S.-Inspect Gen
eral Breckenridge was yesterday exam
ined by the special committee invest-
eating the Leavenworth soldiers home.
Objectionable features at this home. he
said were the sweatbox cells. The cells
were underground. were small and hot
water pipes i'm close proximity TO them
made them unfit for human occupancy.
The Kelley cure occupied prominent
place at the home, but when he COM
menced an investigation of it. the sup
erintendent of the home told him that
the subject did not come under his sup
ervision. AS Gen. Breckinridge's duty
was 60 see only that public moneys
were properly disbursed, he did not
pursue the investigation.
When mention of the Kelley cure
was made in his report, he was again
criticised by the superintendent for
touching it. AT the western branch. he
said, there was a noticeable lack of hap
mony among the officers. The manage
ment of the homes should be changed.
doing away with the board of man
ayers retaining the president of the
board and putting a medical officer in
charge who should report to q govern
ment bureau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

San Francisco. Dec. 1S.=The board
for the location of a deepwater harbor
in southern California has already
made an inspection of Santa Monica
harbor for the purpose of becoming ac-
uuainted with the general topography
of the proposed site. The plummet
was brought into use and q careful rec
ord made of all the sOundings. To-
day the board viii visit san Pedro I'M
der the guidance of representative of
the Terminal railway who lis familiar
with that locality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
Wants I'd BuiId Sic.

Washington Dec. 1S.-Representativ
Burton Of Ohio today introduced q joint
resolution. directing the president to
continue negotiations with Great Brit
ain to secure the abrogation of so much
of the treaty Of 1917 as forbids the build
ing Of warships on the Great Lakes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
TWO HEAVY FAILURES.
Firms in Montreal are Forced
to Make Assignments.

New York, Dec 1s.-A special from
Montreal says two heavy failures in
being Patrick Donelly with liabilities
of about 100000 and the other Joseph
Robert with liabilities of $3.50 OOO The
assets in each case are mills, machine
~ Inn fon1-
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al Cnrions Regnlation.

Larry Sheehan recently took a wO-
man to the insane asylum who had
been adjudged insane. but on account
Of the fact that she did not have with
her the required amount of extra
clothing she was refused admittance
and Larry had to bring her back to the
county jail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate in
executive session today confirmed tbs
following nominations: Macgrane OF
New York to be minister to Guatemala
and Honduras. H. S. PrOuty of Vermont
to be interstate commerce commission
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To Conn Bankers ID &c Bonds.

Chicago. Dee 1s.-A petition is being
circulated in Chicago to the coming gen
eraI assembly for the enactment of law
that viii require bankers to give bonds
so depositors will not lose in case of fail
ures. The petition cites numerous ills
including boarding and robberies. as the
result Of the present methods Of banking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18
JlMTOWN BURNED.
The Famous California Mining Town
Destroyed by Fire.

Sonora. Cal. Dec. 1S.-The old min
ing town of jamestown. famous in Cal
ifornfa literature as .-JimloWn." was all
most completely destroyed BY fire today.
All the buildings were. of wood. and the
fire which started in bakery was UNI
checked until all but two or three iso-
lated dwellings, We're consumed
Jimtown was the supply station for
an important group of mines, including
tine well known Rawhide mine One
thousand people are homeless as a re-
suit OF the fire. The town possessed no
fire department and before assistance
could be sent from Sonora the town had
been Obliterated.
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Gard Thanks.

we return our grateful acknowledge
ment to our friends and neighbors for
their assistance and sympathy SO freely
extended to US during the sickness and
burial Of our husband and father. the
late z. f.. Riley.
MRS. z F. RILEY,
LEILA RILEY
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IT WAS AN UGLY FALL.
Vice Consul General Crittenden Met
With an Accident While Play
inp Polo IN nTexicn.

st. Louis. Dec. 1S--NeWs has just reach
ed this city of a serious accident that oc-
CURED to United States Consul General
to Mexico VIM J. Crittenden. on Deem
Der g. in the City of Mexico.
Mr.. Crittenden was playing polo on the
Paseo with number Of friends. Ia at
tempting to make a stroke Ee lost his
balance and fell from his pony, striking
upon his head.
He was removed to his residence in an
unconscious condition, and concussion Of
the brain was probable. For several days
he lay in a comatose state, and serious
results were feared, but he then revived
and is now pronounced out of danger.
Mr. Crittenden will suffer no permanent
injury from his ugly fall
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATE
Via the Missouri Pacific Railway
Between all stations in Kansas within
distance limit of 200 miles.
Rate One and one-third fare for
round trip.
Dates Of sale: Dec. oath. 25th and 31st.
and Jan 1st.
Final limit for return, Jan. 4th
For further Information see
F. f. NIPPS,
Ticket A gent
Topeka, Kan.
Or write
H. c. TOWNSEND
c. p. & #. A,
St Louis, Mo.
All the latest novelties in Photos at
Snyders Art Gallery.
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Awarded to Republican Candidate.

Richmond Va. Dec. 1S.-The court o1
appeals has issued an order command
ing the state board Of election canvass
ers to award to J. Yost (Republican
candidate) the certificate of election tt
congress in the Tenth congressional dis
rricf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

IF you have had trouble in getting
glasses to fit your eyes call on Chas
bennett. refracUng optician. and have
your eyes examined, 100 Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

A fair is being held this afternoon
and evening at Unity church Go and
get your Christmas presents a good
supper and hear the music Mrs. c..
@. Foster arranged the programme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

We have a nice assortment of watch
Is. chains rings buttons silverware
etc. which we viii close out cheap. E
v. Burnett, 60215 Kansas avenue
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Broken edge collars made smOorh bg
Peerless Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

Get your Christmas and New Year
Photos at Snyder's Art Gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-18

For toy trunks. go to the Topeka
Trunk Mandatory.
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HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATE

All the latest novelties in Photos at
Snyder's Art Gallery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
GAS COMPANIES PREPARE TO FIGHT.
10 PUSH THEIR CONsoLIDATIoN SCHEME |
THROUGH THE COURTS

10 PUSH THEIR CONSOLIDATION SCHEME
THROUGH THE COURTS
Chicago Jan 22-The Chicago gas companies
with majority OF the Fidelity Insurance Trust and
Safe Deposit Companys certificates oXtnguished.
have thrown down the gauntlet and propose to fight
their intended reorganization and consolidation
scheme through the courts. At the several secret
meetings OF the principal companies on Monday 1t
was voted by the holders of the proxies on ma
jority OF the stock to merge the Chicago Gaslight
and Coke Company. Consumers Gas company
Equitable Gaslight and Fuel Company ana the
Peoples Gasight and Coke Company into one TO
be known as the Peoples Consolidated Gasllght
and Coke Company A messenger was dispa'ched
10 Springfield on a late train with an apphcatloh
for license TO incorporate the last named company
Secretary Of State Hinrchsen refused to Issue II on
the ground that the law made the consolidation ne
gal No other result was expected. and at once
Preparations began for the fight in court TO Obtain
the license. 49,,
Supreme Court for a mandamus on the secretary
OF State TO secure the Incorporation license IN thc
proceeding the question OF the companies flght 10
consolidate will necessarily be decided by that lnai
tribunal. The contention. is known. rs pascu on
the statute Of 1872. The ruling OF Judge SnowaHer
In the Pitt -Barrows against the companl.s 70
the effec that they might consolidate VIII NJ uoupt
be one of the foundation stones OF the companies
pleadlngs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
ONE or MRS. PHTPPS'S ASSAILANTS
EAST SIXTY Y-SEVENTH-ST POLICE CAPTURE
A TRAMI WHO ANSWERS THE
DESCRIPTION.

De,octlvos Allen and Griffin. OF the staff OF Act
ing Captain Casey OF the East Sixty-seventh-st.
station last night arrested Frederick Zeitmann.
forfv.slx years old, a tramp. on suspicion OF De-
ing one Of the men who on Saturday evening
,ss,ul;ed and robbed Mrs Mildred \. Phipps.
~ Va 52j East Seventy -second-st, as she was
,orq down the stairway of the house. with
pocketbook containing $40. in her hand' Az 'he
,i,,o sbe vas assaulted one OF the men placed a
handkerchief over her mouth which con'aine'
chloroform. She told the police at that time that
sh, had b,tten the hand OF the man who he'd the
handkerchief over her mouth The men tore her
wedding ring from her finger.
ON the Monday morning previous. wnle Mr.
and Mrs Phipps eating breakfast on uie
third floor a knock cane the door OF the dining
room and when FRS. Phipps answered beggar
I'm German asked for money Mr.. Phipps went 10
the door and told the beggar he was Dig eho-e"
IN earn his own living The beggar called nun
,ua rena and thrust MS left fist under MI.
phinns's nose Mr. Phipps had good look at @ tne
mn AMI particularly noticed the absence OF tWo
or more fingers from the hand when was thrust
ut,r' ON rnesday Acting captain Casey earned that
thcre was begging in his pre;nSe'' VINO
Allen and Griffin TO hunt this man; Iney T sE' q q
ciew 10 him Tuesday afternoon ana kept uaoh , III
KIM ~ the Sianylck House Sixty y-fifthst. ana Third
ave where he had gone to take ionsIns. " ,het he
taken 20 the station the man SAID IN GainMan M tb na
he was Frederick Ietmann iOty-slN ye'is "'' W."
no occupation and no nome , 49,. c~rars ~
his LETT hand When taken to the station ne hau h
rtg lied around the middle finger OF MS rignt hahu
When the rage was reinov@ei yea ~ oe M l dnreT was raw
and h,d fhe appearance OF having been bitten A
bott.e which had strong smell OF chlI'J.o',ii ~ - =
pawn ticket FOR a pair Of shoes and kh.ie ".Ie ere
P",ri IN hls possesslon Mr Phpps was at the
station and positively Identified the man as tne one
who came to his door d week ago MONDAY anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
TIPEUEN KILLED At THEIR WORK.

St Louis Jan. 22-Threc lives were lost. five fire
,,cn injured and s25OOo worth OF property was de-
strovcd by n fire in a. =. Aloe's optica-goods store
at No il5 Broadway. at 10 o'clock last night The
upper floors Of the building fell burying beneath
them four nremen at work on the first floor and sew
eral other nrcmcn on upper noors. lhe mass oil
,rrnckoge was So great and the heat intense that
if was believed that the four men on the lower moor
were almost instantly killed. Nevertheless, their
romradra assisted bv the police, worked unccasing
~ To rescue them and at o'clock this morning
was taken out lie is seriously injured. Five hours
Iatcr ihe body OF John Stantsn was found. AT !?
o'clock this morning the force reached the body OF
lanes Rcddy Roddy was standing on a ladder, and
was probaby killed Instantly. The body OF *. Ker-
lev was still under the ruins Mt II o'clock this morn
inc The following Is the list OF dead: James Roddy
aged twenty-eight. unmarried; * kerley, aged
twenty four leaves widow and three chlldren;
John Stanton aged thirty-slx. leaves a widow ana
,.,ll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23

appointed and date IN" latter part Il July VIII
be set for convention. and not until then
would Il be decided whether 10 put ticket in
the field and what name the party would take
Everything depended IN the action of the Re
publican ana Democratic conventions.
The secret meeting resulted in the appointment
Of committees on resolutions and organization,
the members Of which were appointed by the
chairman The committees are:
on resolutions Senator John p. Jones. x
Nevada. chairman; II. +. Hartine. II Nevada
Mr. Laurirner. OF Pennsylvania. Joseph sheldon.
of Connecticut. J. L. Mrlaurin Of South Caro-
Ina and General Warner. q Ohio
on organizaton-Mr stevens. Of Colorado: J.
~ johnson. of Virginia. &. j. Hlllycr. Of the
District Of Columbia. and 7. Mcintosh. OF Utah.
The Committee on RESOLUTIONS has ALMOST conn
pieted It's report. and viii furnish It 10 the con-
vention tomorrow at o'clock II will define a
platform and indicate policy for the silver men
Of the country to adopt.
II was definitely decided by m" conference
that a convention should De held. no matter
what the action ~ the Democratic and Repub-
lican conventions might be- and n is under
stood that the Committee on organization VIII
recommend that St Louis be selected as the
Place 90 holding ii on date about ten days
after the assembling of the Democratic forces
in Chicago ON July This will make the silver
convention be held a, the same time ~ the Pop
ulist Convention IN 81. Louis. The committee
will also furnish plan for the selection Of dele
gates ana the manner of organization.
To-nights session Of ihe conference was pub
lie and was devoted 10 addresses on the silver
question by General Weaver Of Iowa: Senator
Marion Butler. cx-Consrcssman Bartne. Of y
vada. and others. General Weaver aroused
great applause when h. predicted ,hat the silver
question would make the West and the South a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
NiHED FOR POSTNiSTER AT NEb ~ Rf

Newbtrg Jan. - DISQUALIFICATION Cleveland
has sent the name Of Lewis W. !. McCiosktry 10
the Senate for postu aster of this city. The salary
Is over 5000 The appointment ends strife OF long
standing and puts every Federal Office here five
in number In the hands OF the Cleveland wing OF
the party. with cx-Mayor John j. ;. Mc'roskery
father the appoin,ce. IN tae saddle as leader OF
that element Of the party. The other candidates
punphy. Editor and owner Of "rhe Daily Press :
ox-Collector Henry VI. Leonard, son OF tne late
Nayor Chaunccy NJ Leonard. and ex-Alierman
William Doyle. All Of these had long petitions on
6c and ali were confident of winning. The ap-
no,ntce Is a young lawyer who studied IN the ONCE
OF Judge Brown and cx-Mayor Cassidy, He was
elected ard served four years as Recorder or the
ctr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-23
NO USE FOR A ONE-RAIL ROAD.
THE STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION DisAPPROvEs
a NOVEL SCHEME

THE STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION DiSAPPRONEs
a NOVEL SCHEME
Albany. Jan. 22-The application OF the Kings,
Queens and Suffolk Railroad Company for a GER
tiicate under Section No. 50, Of the Railroad law
permitting the company to construct its road. has
been denied by the State Railroad Commission. The
Board IS of the opinion that public convenience and
necessity do require the construction of the
proposed road. The proposed road was 10 begin at
the easterly end OF the Kings County Elevated Rail
road and from there TO Aqueduc;. InwoOd and
Far Rockaway. The Board writes long opinion
in denying the application. and says that il would
be refused any way for the reason that the com
psny has not complied with the law In having 10
per cent Of it's capital paid in in cash.
The scheme of the proposed road. which was TO
have only one rail- that OF f. W. DuntOn.
One of the ideas the establ' 'shment. at ten or
ffteen suitable places Of something in the nature
of roof gardens the floors being at grade with the
BICYCLE railroad structure. all having entrances from
that structure as well from the ground.