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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-08
TOM POTTER OF PEABODY.
Prospective Candidate for Governor
OfKaMsas Is in Topeka.

Prospective Candidate for Governor
OfKaMsas Is in Topeka.
7. N. Potter of Peabody is i'll the city
attending the meeting of the state board
of agriculture of which he is president
MIR. Potter is also the man who is so
strongly talked of as a candidate against
Mr.. Morrill, for the nomination for gov
ernor next year, and who is being pushed
by Ed Hoch of Marion.
MIR. Potter is a practical farmer and
looks like a well to do one He is a
rather large and porlly gentleman of
perhaps fifty with an iron gray mustache
and a very genial manner. He would
not make bad looking governor, by any
means.
He was in particularly good humor at
the meeting of the stock breeders this
morning, where he had just arrived and
WAS being greeted on all sides by his
sdmlring friends.
dow about your candidacy for gov
eFnorf" JOURNAL reporter asked him.
Now, look here" said Tom Potter,
"rhars forbidden subject Talk to me
about any thing else on earth and I'm
with you, but on that I've nothing to
say"
us it true that you are a candidate?"
''If you want to know anything about
cattle or hogs or sheep or crops down
my way all right, but l am up here to
attend the meeting of the state board of
agriculture and l don't know anything
else. 1t is a subject I'm not talking
about now"
"Win you accept the candidacy if it is
offered your"
But Mr.. Potter of Peabody was busy
greeting a half dozen new discovered
friends, and had only time to hear H. A.
Heath and several others say:
"Of course he is a candidate"
And then Tom Potter walked away
laughing.
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adds: "You may, therefore be satisfied
that the crisis is over AID that all danger
of further hostilities is ended"
The dispatch is regarded by Mr.Cham-
berlain as practically settling the crisis
in the affairs of the Transvaal
The editors in chief of all the leading
London dailies were sent for by Cham
berlain and closeted with him for some
time last evening, after which he went
to the Isle of Wight to see the queen.
BY her command he had been sending
dispatches by wire and papers by mes
sengers twice a day, SO the queen was
well informed before commanding him
to visit her
The situation, therefore, bears an ugly
expression.
In Chronicle editorial under the in
spiration of the colonial Office, Rhodes is
referred to as turbulent South Afri-
can dictator" phrase showing which
way the wind blows in Africa. and tha t
the wires from Africa have been gagged.
The Daily Telegraph publishes
the news that the Royal Lam
caster regiment which has start
ed from India, will disembark at the
Cape. Another regiment of equal
strength is on its way from India to the
Cape.
A first-class cruiser has been ordered
to Delagoa Bay, the harbor where the
German See Adler is already. Further,
yet, second cruiser is on its way to
Delagoa Bay, but both are third class
cruisers, and likely to be cleverly hand
led by the British ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-08
BROKEN INTO.

Front Door of Store Oh Kansas Avenue
and Much Property Stolen.
Some time last night the front door of
Fl. B. Howard's machine shop and hard
ware store at 327 Kansas avenue was
forced open and entered by thieves who
secured goods amounting to about $500
in value.
When ]. w. Howard went to work this
morning he found the front door open
and show case empty. A great many
goods were gone from other show cases,
also.
The list of stolen articles contains 25
cent knives, IA revolvers aud dozen and
a half of razora
The front door had been pried
open with crowbar aud the thieves
must have spent a considerabl BILE time in
the place, or else they knew exactly
whore to find goods. for the very best
part of the portable stock was missing,
Mr.. Howard thinks the thieves had been
in the store before and located things
and that they must also have had light.
Officer Pinkston was on the beat last
night.
Today the police, with Captain Gardi-
ner in charge, are skurrying about the
city trying to locate the goods.
A man named Howard, who has place
on East Fourth street. says there is a
gang of men living near Fourth and
Locust streets. who do nothing and seem
to have plenty to get along with, and it
is probable that their case will be inves-
tigated by the police.
Officer Kirk Pinkston was appointed
policeman on the present force because
the politicians wanted him given a place
on the force and not because it was sus-
pected that he had any qualifications as
a policeman. He is from the Third
ward and was appointed at the behest of
Third ward politicians
This is simply another instance in
which the position taken by Presi-
dent Foster is sustained. Men
appointed at the solicitation
of politicians because of some real or
fancied service for the ''party" do not
often make good policemen. A man
who is a professional politician is not
often good for much else SO it is not
startling that Officer Pinkston did not
detect the burglars.
How do the citizens like their lives
and property looked after by men who
hold their places not for good service,
but because of party pulls.
The rottenness of a political police
force is shown every day.
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Senator Hill Says the Women
of Washington
With Their Society Dissipation
and TOmfOOlery
DELAY LEGISLATION.
Ought All to Be Packed Out of
the City
Says the Crusty Old Bachelor
from New York.

New YORK, Jan. SIN an interview in
the Brooklyn Eagle, Senator Hill gives
evidence that he has at last fallen vic
tim to the "war fever that is sweeping
the earth More daring than Senator
Lodge or Chandler, or President Cleve-
land, the senator from New York
has declared open hostilities against the
women of Washington. lie will make
social functions relics of the past. He
says:
81 think it would be a mighty good
idea if the women were packed away
and sent out of Washington, and the men
left alone here to attend TO the business
that they are sent here for by the
country. The trouble is there are too
many dinners and too much social dis
tinction in official circles at the capt.
tol.
"No man can go to these fashionable
dinners night after night and
sit up until morning attend
ing the social functions, and be in any
condition to grapple with the knotty
problems of finance and affairs that are
at this time forged upon the considera-
tion of our public men. l know that l
am called d crusty old bachelor
bat if any sane man will think
ever what l have said l believe
he will agree that I am right The crit
icism applies to mem bers of the senate
and of congress, and TO officials of the
administration. 1 attribute good many
foolish blunders made by public men of
late to just these things; too much So
ciety and not enough attention to, and
study of public affairs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-08
EPH SELLS THERE.
The Circus Men Have a Big Meeting
at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI. Jan. 8-The annual con-
vsntion of the Protective League of
American ShOwmen assembled at the
Emery hotel here today, with 12O mem
bers present.
President Ephraim Sells and other
officers made their reports
President Robert Campbell of the bill
posters league made statement show
ing the cooperation of the two organi-
cations. The feature of the meeting was
the action taken regarding excessive Ii
censes and especially in southern states
In opposing this extortion. the rail.
roads and traffic associations are CO.
operating with The league of showmen to
contest the high licenses in the United
States supreme court, as a violation of
the interstate commerce law,
A committee was appointed to secure
counsel and make all other arrange
ments for contesting these Licenses in
the supreme court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-08
LELAND'S COTERIE.
There Is Gathering of the Anti-JOhn-
Clans Today,

There Is a Gathering of the Anti-JOhn-
Clans Today.
Chairman Cy Leland of the Repub bIican
state central committee and his friends
who are working to send him as
delegate at large to the
Republican national convention
and re-elect him member of the national
committee from Kansas are holding a
conference at the Copeland this after
noon.
The First district is represented by
Chairman Leland himself. Phil Kelly of
White Cloud, John Schilling of Hiawa-
tia, W. ]. Bailey of Baileyville and A. c.
Merritt, state grain inspector, who re-
Gently moved his family from Wamego
to Topeka.
j. L. Bristow now lives at Ottawa and
he is representing both the Second and
Fifth districts in the conference. Ed p.
Greer of Winfield and Warden Bruce
Lynch eff the state penitentiary have de-
livered the Third district to Leland. Mr.
Greer said: Everybody is for Cy down
in the Third"
The Sixth district is represented by A.
H. Ellis of Beloit and Judge w. B.Sutton
of Russell, who is also candidate for
United States senator.
The Seventh district is represented by
Charley Lobdell, of Dighton; ]. NJ.
Simpson. of Mcpherson and Judge S.
w. Vandivert, of Kinsley.
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it.. He says that with this miserable
damp climate and the meals coming so
close together it made ''a fellow feel
like a stuffed toad" Col. Blue is not
one of those who "never saw the cou-
chez couchee" and he is gradually find
ing out all about the place and how to
live here He'll soon be like little Will
lie in the song, "who knew just what
to do"
Only few of the Kansas senators
smoke. Kirkpatrick and Miller may
usually be found in the house cloak room
just before the house meets, chatting
with the other members and smoking a
cigar. Calderhead has good cigars and
smokes at his room. but is seldom if ever
seen smoking elsewhere. Senator Baker
might be classed among those who burn
tobacco, but he smokes only once in a
great while and then not as if he enjoyed
il. Representative Baker uses tobacco
but is seldom seen smoking.
1t takes Kirk patrick and Long forty
minutes by cable cars to get from their
residences to the capitol The cars run
directly by their houses and go to the
foot of Capitol hill without change.
Calderhead and Representative Baker
are within a few blocks of the capitol
and walk over. Curtis is at least two
miles from the capitol but frequently, if
not always. walks back and forth. Brod-
erlcK, Due, F6uer anu Mlller i've near
together and either walk or take
cars which are near Senator
Baker lives farther out than these and
takes a car.
Evenings, are usually spent in attend
ing to mails and other duties, for the
mails are so large that if neglected for
even day it is almost impossible to
catch up. None of the Kansas members
seem to be lovers of the theater, for not
vyithstanHinp the many COOd attractions
in Washington this winter they have
gone little or at alt Such recreations
will probably come when they get more
settled
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Demand Rhodes, BanIshment.

LONDON, Jan. So p ma dispatch
received from Cape Town this evening,
dated January z, says it is report
vaal government demands the ban
ishment of Mr.. Cecil Rhodes,
ex-premier of Cape Colony, and DR..
Jameson from Africa, and that an enor-
nous fine is also demanded from the
British chartered company.
1t is supposed here that this may re-
fer to the $2,500.OOO indemnity which,
according to a dispatch from Berlin, tn g
Transvaal government will demand of
Great Britain
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FARMERS ARE HERE.

State Board of Agriculture Here-Sscre-
tHry Coburn to be Re-eIectsd.
The twenty.fifth annual meeting of the
state board of agriculture began at Rep
resentative hall this afternoon at four
o'clock Not more that fifty or sixty
out of town people are present today but
by tomorrow the number in attendance
is expected to be swelled to over zoe at
least The regular business of the
association will not begin till this even
Ing, when Governor E. n. Morrill, will
deliver the address of welcome and Pres
jdent Potter OF Peabody will respond
George E. Morrow of the Oklahoma
agricultural college arrived today and
will talk on 'Corn and Some of Its As
sistants." Howell Jones will talk on his
favorite subject, deep Water" and
Chancellor Snow will tell about"Popular
Education in Europe"
The most important paper at the morn
ing session tomorrow will be that of John
d. Crisp of Missouri, who is state fish
warden. E A Popenoe has gone to
Florida and will not read his paper.
At this meeting the biennial election
of secretary occurs, and it is more than
probable that +. d. Coburn will be re-
elected.
The meeting will end Friday evening.
Topeka people who are TO have papers
are Il. r. Hilton, P G. Noel, DR.. Deborah
Longshore, 81. V. Hinckley and E. B.
Cowgirl.
A. j. Felt of Atchison will also have
paper, and so will w. B. Sutton of Rus
sell, w. A Harris of Linwood. Prof. C.
c. Georgeson of the Manhattan college
and President George I. Fairchild of the
Manhattan college.
Ex-Secretary of Agriculture Norman
J. Coleman of st. Louis is also expected
fn h0 foil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-08
BREWER ONCE MORE.
Now He is to Re q Railroad Receiver
by an Unusual Proceeding,

Now He Is to Re q Railroad Receiver
by an Unusual Proceeding,
MILWAUKEE, Jan. S.-The end of the
Northern Pacific squabble is approaching
It is asserted on authority that cannot
be doubted that an agreement of settle
ment has been reached.
The basis of the settlement is extraor-
binary and quite outside the usual
practice in receiverships for one
the details ia said to be
the placing of the receivership in charge
of the United States supreme court un-
der the control and direction of the five
justices who preside over the jurisdic-
tious through which the line extends.
These justices are: Chief Justice Mel
vile w. Fuller; Justice John NJ. Harlan,
Seventh district; Justice David J. Brew
er Eighth district; Justice Stephen ].
Field. Ninth district; Rufus w. Peck
ham, Second district.
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BIG DEAL IN REALTY.

DOnnell's Kansas Avenue Property
Sold to Frank Merriam for $I5,5OO.
The property at Gil Kansas avenue
owned by George W. Donnell of Pasa-
dena, California, and occupied by Charles
E Warden, jeweler, and Mrs. Elder. mil
liner, was sold today by Frank q. Foster
to Frank Merriam for $15,5O0 The old
building is to be torn down and a two
story pressed brick business house is to
be built on the property in the spring.
This is the property which Nj. F.
Rigby, who bought the building adjoin-
ing it on the north, made an effort to
buy, and offered $15,00O for last spring.
Mrs. ]. c. Wilson was also trying to buy
ii, and while the sale to Mr.. Merriam
was pending offered $4,000 for the
property.
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A HORTON HORROR.
Edward WeIch TAX en- From Hi $ H ONE
and His Hand Chopped OF.

Edward Welch Taken From His Home
and His Hand Chopped OF.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. S.-A special to the
Star from Horton, Kan, says:
At his home on the outskirts of town
last night, Ed Welch was called 10
his door by men, as yet unknown, robbed
blinefolded and the most brutal treat
ment accorded him. After securing what
valuables he possessed, they threw him
to the ground and while some of them
held him secure, another cnt off his left
hand with an axe.
No reason can be assigned for the bar
barous outrage.
Bloodhounds have been put GA the
trail of his assailants and excitement
runs high. The hand has not been
found.
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LENDING ONES NAME
To People as n Means of Carrying on Bus
mess Causes the Lender Trouble.

mess Causes the Lender Trouble.
A test case which means $1,000 to
State Senator w. E. Sterne, was tried in
the district court this morning. The
actual amount involved in the present
trial was only 5000.
People who sunk their money in the
United States Savings bank which failed
in 1891 want to recover from Mr. Sterne.
He accepted 81, 900 worth of stock in the
concern and his name was used to bolster
up the institution. He. acted as vic5
president, although he never bought the
stock, which was simply transferred tenn
porarily by w. {. Knox to him.
Judgment for $1,000 has already been
secured in the district court in the case
of Atberton VS. Sterne. The plaintiff IN
the case of Cartwright vs. Sterne, argued
this morning, claims that Sterne has
never paid for his $1,000 worth of stock,
and that he still owes the bank that
amount, OF, in other words, the credit
Ors.
The Atherton case has been appealed
to the supreme court. If Judgments
secured by Cartwright. other claims
will be Immediately prosecuted.
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BALLET GIRL WANTED.

1t Is TatoOed on the Manly Bosom of
VIM Black. Crook. aud Jail Breaker.
Black Crook ballet girl is missing
and the officers of the law want her.
VIM Black, who is a crook. and vho
cracks safes occasionally when other
business is dull, is being watched for bv
the officers. He robbed the Union Pa.
cific safe at Clyde last November and
broke Jail on January s.
The mark of Identification on him ia
the picture of ballet girl which is tat
tooed on his breast He ia known in To-
peka by the officers, having been under
arrest here several months ago for vag-
ra1cy.
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PENSIONS GRANTED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-The follow
ing Kansans have been granted pen
sions:
Orginal-Henry Grant, Tecumseh.
Increase-John E. Upton, Topeka;
Thomas w. Rath bone, Herington-
Reissue-Jacob Boyer. CodeIl.
Original widows, etc.-Minor of Mich
olas Roberti, Ottawa; Elba Shearer,
Thayer.
Additional-Hiram Harding. Neosho
Falls.
Renewal and increase-Wm. Millirons,
Morland.
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THE DEATH ROLL.

Miss Lucy F. Curtis, eldest daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fl. G.. Curtis, of 1913 Clay
street. died at o'clock this morning,
after lingering illness. She is sister
of Mrs C. 81. Nettles and Misses Blanch
and Helen Curtis. The funeral is to be
held from the residence at 2 p. m. tomor
row.
Mrs. Henry Cottril of Severy, Green
wood county, died yesterday at the home
of her mother and sister. Mrs. c. P. King,
626 Morris avenue Funeral from the
house tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
All friends of the family invited.
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Another Account.

HORTON, Kan. Jan. 8.-Last night
burglars entered the house of E. w
Welch, an ex railroad fireman of this
city, and endeavored to force him to dis
close the hiding place of his money. On
refusing they cut off his right hand with
an axe. Some months ago Welch lost
all the fingers but one from his right
hand in railroad accident in Atchlson,
and it was reported that he had just re-
ceived his Insurance money from the B.
of L. f. The perpetrators of the crime
made their escape, but if captured there
is no doubt that there will be lynching
bee. Welch is poor man and il was
the crippled hand they cut of.
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JUST AS 1T Is.

Senate Caucus Decides TO Pass the
House Tariff Bill without Amend
Inent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-Immediately
after adjournment the Republican soma
tors went into caucus on the tariff bill.
It was the general impression that
the only method open TO the
Republicans was to pass the bill as it
came from the house, and that such
would be the action of the caucus
LATER-The Republican caucus after
a very stormy session agreed to instruct
the finance committee that the tariff bill
be reported as amended and passed in
that form.
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CLOSE THIS EVENING.

The State Stock Breeders Association
Closes its Sixth Annual Session.
The sixth annual session of the Kan
sas Improved Stock Breeders associa-
tion will close this evening with the
election of officers. It-is probable that
President T. A. Hubbard of Rome and
Secretary II. a. Heath of Topeka will be
re-elected.
This mornings session was devoted
largely to a discussion of the sheep situa-
ton that arose from a paper by II. M
Kirkpatrick of Conuors. "The Beef
Breeds" by j. Gordon Gibb of Lawrence
was also discussed A. E. Jones of To-
peka read a paper on profits in dairy
ing"
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MERIDEN'S BAND.

1t Came TO Town to sect Shot," That
rs Photographed.
Twelve members of the Meriden band
arrived in Topeka today and marched up
Kansas avenue about eleven o'clock in
their handsome new blue and gold uni
forms
"What's the occasion, boys?" says
some body.
Just came over to get shot," said one
of them.
"Can't do it here" said the Topeka
man. "Better go to Leavenworth."
"Shot" in some parlance means photo
graphed, and the Meriden band will
shine from some photographers show
window soon.
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MRS. VANS WEDDING.
Now it is Announced to Occur on January
23-Melba to Sing.

NEW York, Jan. S.-The Press this
morning says: Mrs. w. X Vanderbilt
told reporter of the Press that the mar
riage to o. Ii. L. Belmont will take place
on January %.
On the following day she aud her hus-
band will sail for Europe on the steam
ship Teutonlc.
On January % there will be muscale
in the home of Mrs. Vanderbilt, which
will serve as a sort of farewell. Airs.
Vanderbilt has asked her personal
friends and the friends of Mr. Belmont
to be present. Madame Melba, Madame
NordIca and others will sing. Mr.
Wander rbilt will remain in New York
until after the wedding. 1t Is reported
that then he will become the husband of
Miss Amy Bend, the daughter of George
Bend.
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FIXING FREIGHT RATES.

Trans-ATEsaourI@ Freight Association in
Session at Kansas City
KANSAS Cry, Jan. S.1-The regular
meeting of the Trans Missouri Freight
association is in session at the Cos'es
house with nearly all of the lines rep
resented. 1t is said that the repre-
sentatives of the Omaha market will
try to secure the long talked of
rate on live stock from Texas points that
is enjoyed by this city, and also defend
for that city the present rate discrimina-
ton that is alleged TO be in operation
over the Union Pacific line, of which
there has been much complaint from
the grain merchants of this city.
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POLICE CHIEF kUMORS.

Said to BE No Truth in the Reports That
WilkersOn Will Resign.
The talk about Chief of Police John
Wilksrson resigning his position on the
police force is being revived. It is ru-
morsd that he is to be succeeded by
John Van Vechten, horseman.
There is probably no truth in either
rumor as President Foster of the police
commission is staunch supporter of
Chief Wilkerson. All the talk about
President Foster being unfriendIy to the
chief is without foundation.
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Taking Time by the Forelock.

"How's the outlook" said Senator
Sorghum.
every dark" replied his trusty fol-
lower.
do you think we've got chance to
hold our own?"
mot a shadow of a chance"
We'll" he answered, with a sigh,
ttfind reporter and give him an inter
view about my being unable, in justice
to myself, to longer permit my duties
as a public man to interfere with my
private interests. s.''-Washington Star.
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FOR THE BIG CONVENTION.

SuD-COIn m1ttce OHA AtS W Say 30 81 LOUIS
to Make Preparations.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Members of the
subcommittee, appointed by the Repub-
Iican national committee to supervise the
arrangements for the June convention,
are on their way to ST. Louis a party
of Republican leaders, including Joseph
FL Manley of Maine, William N. Crane
of N massachusetts,, General James s..
Clarkson of Iowa and ex Senator Thomas
c. Plat left town together for Washing
ton today All but MIR. Platt will go
directly to ST. Louis.