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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
sTAGG SUES THE CITY.

w. j. Stagg Asks SA2D for Twelve Days
Services as Expert Accountant.
w. ]. Stagg has begun suit in Justice
Guys court against the City of Topeka
for 1920 which he alleges is due him for
services as an expert accountant for IL
days at SO day.
Two or three weeks ago when the
question of whether the city was receiv-
ing its proportion of the taxes came be-
fore the council and was referred to the
ways and means committee, the coEl-
mittee employed Mr.. Stagg as an expert
to help investigate the matter.
The first bill Mr.. Stagg presented for
his services was $50 which was not acted
upon. He then presented bill for SO.
The council, after little debate, re-
solved to cut this in equal parts and al
low Mr.. Stagg $3.50.
This Mr. Stagg refused to accept and
now wants S120 for the services he
originally asked $50 for.
Tvarvbodv akaa the .lOuRNAL-
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pounds. and showed his manifest that
this salt was brought over as ballast,
freight free.
"By figuring this upon the rate of ex-
change of SASS you will find that the 100
lb. sacks cost them 1615 cts. at Galveston
Another dealer Aold me that they had
a cargo afloat which cost them "a cents
in Liverpool for two hundred pound
sacks.
"In addition to this information, there
has been a war in prices between ship
agents on the commodity salt; one dealer
telling me that in order ito get into the
trade he had sold salt at three cents less
than cosE
81 hope you will take the trouble to
investigate this, and that you will find
that the Galveston importers can sell
salt at less than the figures you name
even by paying tariff rate of 20 cents per
100 lbs"
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The ..Lance,, Sold.

of Topeka occurred today by the pur-
chase by Arthur Capper of the Saturday
Lance from w. l. French and w. r.
Adams. The Lance was started 13 years
ago by Harry w. Frost and during that
time has been Topeka's only society and
literasy weekly. 1t passed into the con-
troll of Messrs. French and Adams last
October; was greatly improved by them
and we'll received by the public. The
publication of the Lance is discontinued
this week and the subscription list con-
soiidated with the Topeka Mail. Mr.
w. L French becomes general circula-
tor of the Mail and will have entire
charge of the Mails Kansas circulation
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
KILE'S WILL.
Christ's Hospital Gets About Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars

Christ's Hospital Gets About Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars.
The will of the late j. c. Kyle was
fled in the probate court this afternoon.
The following bequests are made:
To four of his clerks: ]. j. O'Counor,
800; James Richardson, 800; Alfred
Olander, gold watch; Mrs. Bertha John
son. diamond pin.
Y. M. {. A. lot 81 on Kansas avenu1.
near corner of Second street
Charles 81. Weller, Fort Bragg, Cali
fornia, ten shares Merchants National
and ninety shares of First National bank
stocks, about $4,000.
Christ hospital, the remainder of the
estate, about $4,000.
Major William Sims is the executor.
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A FEE OF $4,000.
which 1t is said Will BE Paid to a To-
Deka Law Firm.

The firm of Gleed, Ware 6 Gleed has
just won victory which will bring them
one of the largest single fees ever re-
ceived by law firm in Topeka.
When the Frisco road went into tie
hands of receivers an attempt WIS made
to cut off two of its important feeders,
the Beaumont and Harper branches.
The bondholderS of the two roads
resisted the movement, because it would
make their property almost worthless aud
they employed the firm of Gleed, Ware
d Gleed to fight the proceeding.
The case came up in st. Louis and j.
W. Gleed was present and conducted the
case for the bondholders, winning Il COM
plete victory yesterday. 1t is supposed
that the fee will be about $4,000; but
no one connected with the firm would
talk on this suggestion, and the informa-
tion was obtained from ontside sources
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BURNING OF .sGLANMIRE." ;"
The Beautiful Country Home of the
Cornings Destroyed by Fire.

Cornings Destroyed by Fire.
Glanmire, the beautiful country resi-
dence of Mr.. George C. Corning, situated
three and one half miles south of this
city, was burned to the ground yester-
day morning, the fire starting about 10
o'clock,
Miss Sallie Corning was the first per-
son to discover the fire. Her attention
was attracted by cracking noise in the
attic, and upon opening the attic door,
The entire upper portion of the house
was discovered TO be in flames The fire
spread with unusual rapidity, and within
forty minutes from the time of its dis
covery, the home was heap of ruins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corning, their son
George and daughter SaIlie, and Mrs.
Corning's father and mother, Mr.. ana
Mrs Scott, were in the house at
the time of the fire. MIR. Scott is
an invalid and was confined to
his bed, and it was with much difficulty
Mr. Sam Scott, brother of Mrs. Corn
ing, wos in charge of the farm, but at
the time of the fire was absent in the
city
With the exception of several valuable
paintings, trunk of business papers
and some clothing, all the furniture and
household goods in the house were de-
stroyed. This included rolls of
carpets and several - barrels
of queensware brought from
their Denver home and stored in the
attic and cellar. No insurance was car
ried on the contents. The house was in =
sured for S., 500.
Mr.. Corning and family will take up
their residence in Topeka until spring
when they will probably remove to Chi
cago OF St. Louis.
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CAMPOS GONE CRAZY.
A Report That the Spanish Gen neral
HAS Lost His Mind.

CHICAGO. Jan. 14.-A special from Bos-
ton says. Startling information has
been received from reliable source in
Havana by prominent Cuban tobacco
dealer here, whose interests in
the island forbids using his
name. There is general opinion"
says the letter, "both among insurgents
and Spaniards that Gen. Campos has be-
come demented.
"His actions not only in the direction Of
the campaign but his private and ordin-
ary doings are such as to give good
grounds for this belief"
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DIV. BoUrwELL's CLAIM.
1t Is Not Likely His Bim Can Got Throug

1t Is Not Likely His Bill Can Get Through.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA = d. W. Bout
well of Topeka whose claim for $4,000
for extra hazardous services during the
war is in congress had his hearing be-
fore the senate committee on war claims
today Monday) He was heard by the
house committee last week. Since he
has cleared up the matter of desertion
he feels confident that he will get fav
orable report on this old claim
There is little hope for him, though, as
the bill is almost sure not to be reported
having been unfavorably acted on be-
fore.
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ENGLAND's KIND OFFICES


InvO ked to Take Caro- of Americans in the
Transvaal.
LONDON, Jan 14-Many friends of the
Americans at johannesburg called today
at the United States embassy here and
made inquiries regarding their safety.
But Ambassador Bayard had no addi-
tional news for them.
When Secretary Olney's instructions
regarding the request made to the gov
ernment of Great Britain TO provide for
the protection of Americans in the
Transvaal arrived yesterday an
attache of the United States EN- bassy was
Immediately sent to tho foreign
office. There he was escorted to the
colonial office and introduced to the
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain.
When Dir. Olney's request had been
make known, Mr.. Chamberlain immedi-
ately said: I'VE shall be very glad to
use our good Offices in behalf of the
United States"
Shortly afterwards brief formal note
was received by MIR. Bayard, in which
Mr.. Chamberlain in the most kindly
terms repeated the assurance that Great
Britain would do whatever was possible
to protect the Americans in the Trans
vaal.
It is learned that official commuEica-
tions have been sent to the United States
mbassy today indicating 4 much better
state of affairs in regard to Venezuela
Mr. WiltZ, the friend of John Hayes
Hammond. the American mining engi-
neer, member of the reform committee
of Johannesburg, now under arrest there
on the charge of high treason, made
another call upon the United States en-
bassy today and had a long interview
with the United States ambassador, Mr..
Thomas Bayard.
1t ia understood that Wilt declared
that the United States is inadequately
represented in Transvaal and urged an
other appointment.
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JULIA KARLOWE'S SUIT.
Against Frank Howe to Recover Mon.
ey Alleged 10 BE Due Her.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. IA = A suit has
been brought against Frank Howe Jr,
of the Walnut street theater, by Julia
Marlowe Tabor, for a sum of money al
legged TO be due her on a contract for her
last engagement played in Philadelphia
at the Walnut street rheater. Mr.. Howe
claims Mrs. Tabor's management did
not comply with the terms of the con-
tract as they Insisted on advertising
Julia Marlowe- Tabor, Instead of Julia
Marlowe, thereby depreciating the stars
value by taking from her trade mark
that was of mouentary value to the
theatre in which she played. The con-
tract was for four weeks, commencing
March 4, 1895, and called for the appear
ance OF Julia harlowe, Mr. Howe to
to give her go per cent of the gross re-
ceipts, guaranteeing that his share
should not be less than $4,000 weekly.
The receipts did not run quite this large.
hence the suit,
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EXCITING NEWS AT HAVANA.

NeishbourinG Towns Burned and Insur-
gents Pushing Northward.
HAVANA, Jan. 14.-Exciting news
from the front was received about noon
in shape which prevented its accuracy
from being denied.
The sound of continued artillery firing
was heard south of Rincon, not far from
Bejucal, the town which was attacked by
the insurgents yesterday.
The insurgents burned the town of
Saiud, and partly destroyed Quivican.
Both are near Havana
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rates during the national Republican
convention as maliciously false.
They admitted that if a person occu-
pies a room by himself he will have to
pay for the rooms capacity. That is to
say, if he wants a room at the Southern,
for instance, which is rated at .$4 and
which can comfortably accommodate four
persons, he can have it by paying SIG a
day for it
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TO RESTORE THE sALrDUrY.
If Thore is Any More Tariff TInkerinK,
Kansas q In on L.

If Thore is Any More Tariff TInkerinK,
Kansas iS In Il.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-If there is any
further tariff legislation of any kind in
the congress this session, which at this
time seems improbable, the Kansas mem
bers will make an effort to have the duty
restored on salt. The large salt interests
in Kansas make this a matter of interest
to the state and particularly those who
are interested in the business.
At present there is no duty on salt and
the producers of this commodity are
placed in ruinous competition with the
foreign article. The market for Kansas
salt in Texas for instance has had great
inroads made into it by foreign salt which
comes in there as ballast for ships. This
comes in freight free and can be laid
down at Texas port towns at price less
than the Kansas manufacturers can even
produce it.
A letter from man at Palestine, Tex
as, gives some interesting information
on this subject 1t says:
while in Galveston, took occasion
to make inquiries concerning the Liver
pool salt which has recently been han
died through that port. one dealer ad-
vises me that the last cargo they handled
cost them 4. o. b. steamer at Liverpool IA
shillings and 0 pence per ton of 2,240
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
RAIN is PROMISED.
but 1t VIII Grow Warmer for tho Next
"A Hours.

hut It VIII Grow Warmer for tho Next
"A Hours.
The fine warm weather which Kansas
was promised today, has stopped off on
the way to visit in some other
portion of the country, and a gen.
orally cloudy, rather cool condition
has been substituted. The weather
men are trying to redeem themselves
aud have made a prediction which
present indications are in favor Of They
promise rain tonight. They also say
that the warmer weather will arrive on
schedule time tomorrow.
Throughout Kansas a general cloudi-
ness is reported from all points along the
Santa Fe and Rock Island roads, with
light variable winds.
In Texas aud New Mexico the weather
is cloudy; in Colorado clear and cool.
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ID. KeIIar Asks a Place.

From the State Journals Special Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-Representa
tive Broderick and Senator Baker have
seen the attorney general in the interests
of d. j. kelIar of Leavenworth who
wants position in the United States
penitentiarv at Leavenworth. The at
torney general promised them that he
would give him place as soon as there
was a vacancy and that he would in
quire at once to find if there was Va
cancY.
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HAeERsTowN, Md, jan. "A j.
Hayes Hammond. the American min
ing engineer arrested and taken
TO Pretoria, charged with treason,
is son of Richard Pi1dell Hammond,
and was born in Hagerstown. J. Hayes
Hammond married Miss Natalie Harris,
daughter of Judge Harris, of Mississippi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
THE MAYOR A PRISONER.
HIS Children Have Diphtheria and
EEe Is Quaramtined.

The home of Mayor Fellows at TIC
Lincoln street has been quarantined and
the mayor is prisoner. Mayor Fellows
attended the council meeting last night
and just before the meeting he was in
formed that his two children had diph-
theria. After the council meeting he
went home and will remain indoors un-
I'll the quarantine is raised
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KANSAS PENSIONS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-The follow
ing Kansans have been granted pen
sions:
Original-Willard A. Place, Kansas
City; William Stewart, Blue Mound;
renewal and reissue = Benjamin
F. Morland, Kepple, = Joseph Nc
Pherson, North Topeka.
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Drunka Arresfed.

yesterday afternoon by the police. very
drunk, but he was not nearly so far gone
as ]. X. Moss, his partner, who had TO be
carried from the patrol wagon to the cell
in an unconscious condition. In the cell
Redmond removed part of his clothing
and afterwards tried to hypnotize Moss
into singing "Ben Bolt" In police court
each was fined S..
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Chas. M. Sheldon of Burlingame, who
10 In the city. says he has not yet decided
about being a candidate for delegate to
go to the national Republican convention
from the Fourth district
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FAVORABLE TO OKLAHOMA.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14-The public
lands committee today authorized ia
vorable report of Delegate Flynn's Okla.
homa free home bill.
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An American Taken to Pretoria.

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 14-Mr. T. Fl.
King, one of the American engineers
who are among the members of the re-
form union arrested here upon charges
of high treason, has been escorted to
Pretoria, but it is expected he will be
liberated in a few days. The interven-
ton of the United States in behalf of the
Americans, will, it is believed, have a
good effect on the prospects of the treat
ment of the prisoners.
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VALETTA, Island of Malta, Jan. IA
A portion of the British Med
the battle ships Families, Hood,
Anson. Howe and Bar1eur and the
cruisers Hawke, Csmbrian. Astraea,
Forte. Fearless and Sybille, and the tor
pedo depot ship Vulcan and torpedo
boat Ardent, have arrived here from Sal
onica bay.
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soil OF Transvaal and nine-tenths of the
wealth of the country are owned by men
who a revolution of feeling in behalf of
the view now so forcibly stated by Cecil
Rhodes is certain
'"1n the Transvaal all my managers
are Americans he adds with a shrewd
perception of American pride in what is
American" !"
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FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS.
The UitInnders in South Africa Cypress 9,
by the Beers.

The UitIanders in South Africa Oppressed
by the Beers.
LONDON, Jan. 14-The New York cor
respondent of the Times, speaking of the
improved relations between Great Britain
and the United States says:
"Cecil Rhodes, dispatch to the World
will also have good effect.
Americans have pretty generally
assumed heretofore that all the
facts and arguments were on the side of
the Beers and that Jameson's raid was
nothing more than a reckless attempt to
upset the Boer republic, aud annex its
territory to the British, crown. Now
for republics of all shapes,
sizes, and compilations there is in
this country a strong and natural senti-
ment of sympathy This sympathy is,
however, largely based on the supposi-
ton that a republican form of govern
ment and democracy go together A
republican pyramid standing on its
apex does not answer TO the American
notion of what republic should be.
$50 when Rhodes remarks by cable
that within the Transvaal there are TO-
000 new corners, an old population of
Il, 900 and thatthe new comers have not
common civil rights but are trying to
claim those rights, the effect of
American opinion is considerable.
He will find many to agree with
him in saying States should
give them some rights now Still more
will agree upon learning that half of the
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FINGEKING OUR REVOLVER.
EpigrRmmatic Remark BY n LOndO
Paper About America.

HzpISrhIn mat1C Eemark BY q AOnuOn
Paper About America.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-The Globe this aft
ernoon says it thinks the pacific COM
plexion of the Venezuelan situation is
due to Emperor William, adding: "The
moment the German sword ratified,
Brother Jonathan ceased to finger his
revolver
Secretary Olney's appeal regarding
the transvaal coming from the author of
the enlargement of the Monroe doctrine,
ts an olive branch. Nor has reciprocity
in friendship been lacking on our side"
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WON'T CHARGE SIG DAY.

St. Louis Hotel Men Say They VIII
Not Ask ExOrb1tant Rates.
ST, LOUIS, Jan. 14,-Managers of the
leading downtown hotels today de-
nounced the charge of an increase in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-14
A KANSAS MAN WANTS 1T.
Place in the Congregational Library 70
A. L. Bailey of Smith County

A Place in the Congregational Library for
A. L. Bailey of Smith County.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-There is now
an applicant for a position in the con-
gressional library a former resident of
Kansas, who has had an interesting ca
reer. 1t is Major A. L Bailey, formerly
Ct Harlan, Smith county.
Major Bailey is man of scholarly at
tainments, and he desires to have charge
of the old manuscripts in the congress
sional library.
In 1879 Mr.. Bailey came to Kansas
with $4,000 in money. He was a college
man and loved studious pursuits. He To-
Gated at Harlan, Smith county, and with
his $16 000 built a stone college. He
taught in it himself and hired three OF
four other professors.
But it takes students to make college
a success, and the prairie lands of that
country were not richer with student
aim ber than with any other kind, and
those who came to the new institution OF
learning were few.
In short time the visionary school
was abandoned and Major Bailey moved
away, his $4,000 wasted and his life
fuller of experience.
The college building in which he sank
his money and hopes, stands there on the
prairie a roOsting place for passing
birds and home of gloom.
Maj. Bailey reads French, Spanish,
Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Latin and Greek.
and if he could secure charge of the
manuscripts in the congressional library
he would find an occupation most con-
genial to his tastes.
He has a work on astronomy which is
about ready for the press, in which he
advances some new theories concerning
the origin and transmission of heat in the
solar system.
Senator Baker is doing what he can to
secure his appointment.
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FORAKER NAMED.
Ohio Republicans Choose Him
for United States Senator.
Receives 80 Votes in Senate,
81 in House.
BRICE is VOTED FOR
By Democrats in Both Legisla-
tive Houses
And a Populist Brother Casts
One Vote.
BRICE is VOTED FOR

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. IA. B. Foraker
today in the senate received 20 votes for
U. s. senator, Brice and George A.
Groot, (Populist) 1. The senate has 80
republicans, one of whom, Senator Por-
ter, was absent on account of sickness in
his family.
The six democrats voted for Mr.. Brice.
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Buy your coal where you can get the
best and the cheapest. Best grade of
Usage City shaft at Southwestern Fuel
Company. II
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Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-01-17

White muslin curtains are now
shirred directly upon brass rod
an inch in diameter finished with
a plain ball at the ends. When
rings and poles are used, curtains
of any light material are often
shirred on fiat tape or ribbon,
drawn to the exact size required
and the pins pat in the tape,
Even when not shirred the cur
tains are held, in box plaits by
the pins. Often they are allowed
to hang in straight folds at the
sides with a shirred valance a.
cross the top. The art Inter-
change explains that this preser-
yes the square outline and is es-
pecallly good when the window
frames a pretty view. When
large lowered art muslins which
have decided border are used,
IL lengthways strip wide enough
to show the border should be
laid over the pole without any
fullress.
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Notice TO The Public,

We the undersigned ,millers of
Camas Prairie, have agreed to op.
crate our mills on a buying and
selling basis from and after this
date until further notice. We will
buy wheat TO be paid for with
flour to the farmers on the follow
ing terms; wheat that tests 90 lbs
to the bushel shall be Mol wheat
and the price of such wheat shall
be 40 cts, per bushel; all wheat
under 60 Tbs to the bushel and
not less than 5b lbs shall be gra.
ded as No. 2 and the price for
same to be 80 cts, per bushel.
The price of -four to farmers
shall be $3.50 y hbl. in their own
sacks; if sacks are wanted, we
will furnish game ut 10 cts. each
for quarter barrel sacks, and 2t
cts. eaoo for half barrel sacks ano
must be paid for in cash only.
JACOB ScHWALBACH, Ora ngevillC
HEACoCK & PARKER, Denver.
JOHN MCLEAN, Grangeville.