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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
TO CONFER.
Business Temperance Men of
Kansas to Meet
In Topeka on Next Monday to
Consider
PRESENT SITUATION
PRESENT
Brought About by Gov. MorrilPs
Utterances.
Can the Business Interests Per-
nit Defiance of Law?

The officers of the State Temperance
union have made arrangements for a
meeting of between forty and fifty lead
ing temperance men from different sec
tions of the state to be held in Topeka
next Tuesday.
A letter has been sent out inviting to
this conference the leading temperance
men of the Republican, Populist and
Prohibition parties asking them to meet
to consider list of questions submitted by
the officers of the union and to decide on
some policy to be pursued by the ag-
gressive temperance workers of the
state.
Governor Morrill's recent announce
ment on the prohibitory question is to
be considered in all Its bearings.
The question as to what course politi-
cally is to be pursued by the friends of
prohibition is to be discussed. Whether
an open fight for and against
resubmission is to be tolerated or whether
it is desirable to make the question of re-
submission non partisan issue.
One question to be discussed is wheth-
er there is any special cause for the par
tlal return of the open saloon in certain
sections of the state after fifteen years of
prohibition and who is responsible for
the existing conditions?
1t is learned that more Republicans
have been invited to this conference than
from any other party and that it IS to be
a business mems meeting and not a
preachers conference.
An officer of the union who is a
staunch Republican said today: "Gov-
ernor MorriIPs recent interview has done
US more real injury than anything that
has occurred recently. He has en-
couraged the liquor interests and has
discouraged the friends of prohibition,
but we do not propose to lie down and
the only thing left for US to do is to pre-
pare for an aggressive fight.
"Govenror MorrilPs last utterance on
this question settles one thing, he will
never be renominated no matter how
much he may desire a second term"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
SIMON AT THE HEAD.
Young Greenspnn Now Going Into the
Newspaper Business.

Young Greenspnn Now Going Into the
Newspaper Business.
Simon Greenspan says that he has
mission daily paper in Topeka Accord
ing to Simon it is to be q "resubmission,
high licence, independent daily"
He says that the date of issue has not
yet been liked, but it will be
within month. Simon says
that 200 of the best people in
Topeka have subscribed $100 apiece to
the fund. This means 100000 more to
be devoted to the task OF starting pa
per in Topeka where it is not needed.
There has been talk that the Kansas
City brewers and wholesale liquor deal
ers were about to contribute $4,000 to-
ward the resubmission cause in Topeka,
but they have spent SO much fruitlessly
in the same cause that they have been
very slow to put up the money. Simon
says that the fund he has raised is con-
tributed entirely by local men.
troll of one of the two small evening
papers and it is probable that if the re-
submissionists do anything that is what
it will be. Simon says that the paper is
to have telegraph franchise, but refuses
to say what it will be.
OF course there is more or less wind in
the scheme and if money rs to be con-
tributed at all it will be in a much
smaller amount than named, for people
are less apt to bite on d resubmission
newspaper scheme than they were three
or four wears ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
WASN'T THEEARTHoUAKE,
Says Architect Holland, That Caused the
Foundation of the State Normal Build
ing to Settle.

Says ArcIitect Holland, That Caused the
Foundation of the State Normal Build
ing to Settle.
State Architect Holland, who was re-
Gently sent TO Emporia by the state board
of public works to inspect the west wing
of the State Normal school building will
make his report to the board at its
regular meeting next Thursday.
To a STATE JOURNAL reporter Mr.
Holland said: ST found that the build
ing was very much ont of repair.
although / am not able to
say that the recent earthquake was
responsible for it. l have been assured
that some of the irreg ularities were dis
covered before the earthquake. The
trouble is that there has beea a gradual
settling of the foundation of the build
ing, which has been uneven and has
damaged the structure. The long
drouths we have here are extremely
hard on the foundations of large build
ings, especially of those erected several
years ago. But few of those foundations
were put down deep enough, to be below
The drying out line and that is what is
causing the trouble. / favor usingsa
concrete basis for foundation for large
building and then there can be no set
Ting"
Architect Holland said it will take at
least So, 900 or 81, 900 to make the proper
repairs on the normal building, although
there is no immediate danger of its col
laDSe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
TORE DOWN OUR FLAG.

American CoIors snatched from Cadets
Room of the st. Lou by Officer Todd.
NEW YORK, Jan. cadets of the
St. Louis of the American line accuse
Chief Officer Todd, it is said, of tearing
down the American flag from the cadets
room of the ship while the vessel was
bound from Southampton for New York
and then trampled it under foot remark
ing at the same same time: FIt was a
nice thing to have in sight"
The patriotic youngsters protested
aga inst the indignity offered to their
country by the chief officers, he accord
ing to the report is a British subjec.
holding a commission in the Royal Navy
reserve. They were told to mind their
own businesa. Despite the warning the
cadets had many conferences as to
whether they ought to make complaint
While the st. Louis lay at the American
line pier awaiting the hour of depar-
ture, the cadets were still talking of the
affair,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Harrison Telephone Co. Placed
in the Hands of One
By Judge Hazen Who Names
G. O. Knowles.
Is A FRIENDLY ONE.
The Receivership Is to Tide the
Company Over
Until CertainClaimsAre Settled,
Said to Be Unjust.

A receiver was this morning appointed
by Judge 2. Il. Hazen of the district
court for the Topeka Telephone and
Electrical company. The receivership
was asked by the City Real Estate Trust
company on a claim of $4,000 with in
terest from May 1, 1896.
Charles o. Knowles was appointed re-
ceiver by the district judge. He gave
bond, signed by II. E Ball and A. w.
Knowles, for $1,000 for the performances
of his duties, and Immediately took
charge of the central Office of the COM
Eany on East Fifth street
The real estate com pany is trustee for
$4,000 worth of bonds issued by the
original company. OF these $4,000 were
bought by Edward A Rozier of st Louis,
and afterward $4,000 more were sold to
him with the remaining $4,000 held as
callateral security. This makes the
amount of the bonds held by Rozier $11,
900 for which the real estate company is
trustee.
The step is regarded by the members
of the company as friendly step to tide
the company over until claims they say
are unjust can be settled. They regard
it as the best thing for the creditors and
the company.
"Judga A. B. Quinton asked for re-
\
ago" said c. E Tomlinson, the secretary
and treasurer, and the heaviest stock
holder today. "rhe claim was one Of
$4,000 by the Harrison international
Telephone company, Chicago, for
telephones sold to sim Bear and A X
Rodgers when the original company was
first organized.
s.ThaTesis not a shadow of merit in
their claim and we regard it as in every
way unjust The claim is simply on a
memorandum bill, no bill at all, for tele-
phones which they sent here on appro-
val and which would not work. They
are in the cellar now. Bear u Rodgers
offered to send them back, trade them Tor
telephones which would work, or do any
thing reasonable. Their claim is not
against Us at all.
mo receiver was appointed by Judge
Foster. Judge A. H. Horton filed the
application for a receiver in the districI
court in order to protect his client,
whose claim is just, and which W.
acknowledge and intend to pay
The Harrison company charges spite
work in the asking of a receiver on the
Chicago claim. They say that after Sim
Bear left the company he was pretty mad
and tried three different times to get
receiver appointed on the $4,000 claim
He was to be the receiver. The Rozier
claim would not have been pressed
at this time had 1t not Deen thaC
it had to be done. Had not the receiver
been asked in Judge Fosters court,
none would have been appointed by
Judge Hazen on the other claim.
Everything will go on at the plant as
before Mr.. Tomlinson will continue in
mis- position and the receivership will
not affect the running of the plant.
The Harrison people say that while
they have the Bell company 10 fight all
III fiTno fhau do mt think that mnanY
or John r. Mulvane is mixed in this mat
ter, especially in the claim under which
the receiver was appointed They are
not so sure about the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
NOW A NEW REVOLT.
Puerto Rico May Shake on the Bonds
of Spain.


of Spain.
There is a likelihood that Spain will
soon have another rebellion on her hands
The inhabitants of Puerto Rico, tired of
Spanish rule and encouraged by the par
tial success of their Cuban neighbors,
now threaten to revolt after enduring
oppression for 400 years.
Puerto Rico is the only colony besides
Cuba that remains of all the great pos
sessions Spain once had in the western
hemisphere. 1t is only a little island,
the smallest of the Greater Antilles, and
the farthest east of the group. 1t is sepa-
rated from Cuba by the island of Haiti,
whose people have thrown off the yoke
and enjoy the freedom of republic.
Puerto Rico is almost rectilinear in
shape. It is about 100 miles in length
from east to west and about 40 miles in
width. Yet ON this little island there
are over 500, 900 inhabitants. Just what
percentage of the population is ready
to take up arms against Spain and fight
for freedom it is difficult to estimate.
There is no doubt, however, about the
prevalence of the anti-Spanish feeling.
The people there are born with a hatred
for Spain that increases with'their years.
Their numbers may be many, but their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
THEIR PAPERS.
Members of the New Venezuelan
Commission
Observation-Disclosures Signed
and Sealed Today.
THEY HOLD A MEETING
At the State Department This
Morning.
Copy of the Commission Stating
Powers of the Board.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The members
White alone being absent, were at the
state department today and had an i'm :
portant conference with Secretary Olney.
Mr.. Coudert was the first member of
the commission to appear at the state
department He arrived about half past
10 clock, accompanied by his son, and
had a short chat with Assistant Secretary
Uhl, who showed him into Secretary
Oiney's office.
About fifteen minutes later Justice.
Brewer and Dir. Gilman appeared, and
we're admitted at once to see Secretary
OlEey.
Judge Alvey was the last member to
come to the department
The fifth member, Mr.. White, has not
yet reached Washington.
After exchanging greetings with the
secretary and with one another Secretary
Olney presented to each member a COM
mission, signed By the president, of which
the following is the contents:
You are hereby appointed member of
the commission to investigate and report
upon the true location of the divisional
line between the territory of the republic
of Venezuela and that of British Guiana.
sit is expected that the commission
will avail itself of all possible sources of
pertinent rules of municipal and inter
national law and will make a report to
the president of their conclusions, to-
gether with the evidence and documents
submitted to and considered by them,
with as little delay as is compatible with
the thorough and impartial considera-
ton of the subject to be dealt with
Justice Brewer was today unanimously
elected president of the Venezuelan
commission and administered to Messrs-
Alvey, Coudert and Gilman the following
oath:
-, of --, appointed-- of
the United States at --, do solemnly
swear that 1 will support and defend the
constitution of the United States of Amer
ica against all enemies, foreign
and domestic; that 1 will bear true faith
and allegiance to the same; that l take
this obligation freely, without mental
reservation or purpose of evasion and
that l will well and faithfully discharge
the duties of the office of member of the
commission to investigate and report
upon the location of the divisional line
between the territory of the republic of
Venezuela and that OF British Guiana,
etc
Commissioner Alvey then in turn ad-
miuistered the same oath to President
Brewer. 1t was moved and seconded
that the president designate a CLERK to
net for the present session of the COM
mission, and Walter Blandferd was ap-
pointed in that capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
SPANKED THE TRAMPS.

Police Office Csnasfise UnruTy Tranps
i'm Regular District School style.
The key to the water station at the
city prison is in the tramp room down
stairs. Recently some tramps got gay
and shut off the water. They also up
set the stove and broke up the benches
Sergeant Ellison, JaiIer Disbrow aud
some of the officers went down and took
turns spanking the tramps one at time
with the boards they had made while
the other officers held them, and they
were not Bit gentle about it either.
The tramps were not allowed to say a
word in reply, but were made to put up
the stove again, turn on the water, and
clean up the mess generally. After
that they behaved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Murder Instigated by the s9aaa.

LEEToNIA, Ohio, Jan. AT Graf
ton, near this place, last night. two
italian brothers who slept together,
Were awakened by three masked men,
two of wnom held one of the brothers
while the third stabbed the other to
death. Robbery does not seem to
have been the motive for the crime, as
several hundred dollars in the house
was not touched. 1t is believed the
deed was instigated by the Malta. The
three men escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
COLD WAVE GOES EAST.
Kansas May Look for Rising Tempera-
ture Tomorrow.

ture Tomorrow.
The cold weather experienced in Kan
sas Yesterday has moderated somewhat
today. and the wind has changed, now
blowing in from the SOUTH
In Topeka, the thermometer reached
the lowest point at o'clock this morning
registering 4 degrees above zero. At 2
o'clock this afternoon the temperature
stood 80 degrees above. Cloudy weather
is predicted for Kansas tonight, increas-
ing tomorrow with rising temperature.
At the Santa Fe telegraph Office this
afternoon the weather was reported clear
and cold at all points with the exception
of Nickerson, where it is cloudy.
Along the lines of the Rock Island the
weather is cold and clear, the lowest
temperature being reported from the
Omaha division. In New Mexico and
Colorado the weather is clear and cold.
In Texas, cold and cloudy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
FAIRBANKS NEW VENTURE
The Chicago millionaire Figures in n Gold
Mining Company.

BALTIMORE, Jan. "A private dispatch
states that N. Z. Fairbank, the Chicago
millionaire; E &. Willard and T. D.
Hooper, bankers, of New York; General
I. NJ. Logan of Richmond, Va, and 9th
ers have organized at Richmond the
Piedmont Gold Belt Chartered company,
with capital stock of 81, 100000 for the
purpose of developing on a very extern
sive scale large gold mining properties
covering several Thousand acres in Buck
ingham county, Virginia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
FAR FROM THE SEA.
Captain of the q. S. Ship "AIonoczcy''
Visiting at Abilene.


Visiting at Abilene.
ABILENE, Jan. 4.-Captain R. E. I'M
pey. commander of the "Monocacy." one
of the best known of Uncle Sans big
cruisers, is making & short visit with his
sister Mrs. G. l. Woods, and nephew r.
l. Woods. Captain Impey's vessel is at
Hong Kong where it has been watching
the United States interests during the
China-Japanese troubles. Captain I'm
pey is on speaking terms with Ii Hung
Chang and refers to him as an exceed
ingly clever old man.
He visited Abilene twenty five years
ago when for time he was stationed at
Fort Wallace, being then in the army
He says the soldiers ell want war-it
will mean active work and promotion.
"Still,'' he remarked, 81 believe that
when I retire I'll buy farm and settle
down. 1t is a much pleasanter life than
my present one"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
BOUGHT UP BY ENGLISH.

-'Ine LeadvilIs Mines Purchase ed by "A Lon
don Mining Company.
CHICAGO, January 4-Charles Edward
Tracy. who was at one time a law partner
of President Cleveland, arrived in Chi
cago yesterday and announced the sale
of a ring of nine Leadville mines to an
English syndicate, for $1,5OO,O00 All
the mines were fully investigated by ex-
perts from London before the trade was
closed. Schuyler r. Ingham, of New
York. was, it is stated, also interested in
the matter.
The purchaser is the new Elkhorn
Mining company Qimited) of London.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Surprised rheIr Friends.

BONNEVILLE, No, Jan. 4.-The So
cial circles of Bonneville were treated
to a genuine surprise in the marriage
at the residence of Mr.. William NJ.
Lionberger of Rev. DR.. C. L. Leyburn,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
and Mrs. Belle L. Voolfolk, who is a
sister of Nr- Lionberger. Rev. Mr..
Dobyns Of Marshall oGiciated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
ID. I. FURBECK'S RENTALS
He Has Thirty FLATS ia the Missouri Town,
md All Are Occupied.

ne 4AsSS AlllrtY Hfats Ia ittAe 21Ssour1 Wn,
and All Are Occupied.
Mr. D. I. Furbeck, who was the Popu-
list candidate for lieutenant governor in
1894, still lives in Topeka, but he has re-
Gently come into possession of thirty
Kansas City flats, which rent for $25
month each.
MI Furbeck has succeeded in trading
his equity in his Shawnee county farm
until he got this Kansas City property.
Every one of his thirty fats is occupied,
and after all his expenses are paid he is
left nice margin for an income. His
son is in Kansas City looking after the
property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
RAISES AGE OF CONSENT.
Congressman BrOderick FavOrs a Bill for
the Territories.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The national
bureau of reforms is working to
secure the raising of the age of consent
from sixteen to eighteen years, and its
extension to the territories. At its
request Representative Broderick of
Kansas, has introduced bill raising the
age and making the law, which row
applies only to the District of
Columbia, applicable to the territories
and all other places over which the gov
ernment has exclusive Jurisdiction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
GEO. W. CLEMENT DEAD.
SFichita's ex-REayOr Passes Away
Dentln Caused by Apoplexy.

WICHITA, Jan. 4-George W. Clement
died yesterday of apoplexy. He had not
been well for long time. In February
of 1895 he suffered a stroke of apoplexy
and this was followed in March of the
same year by another. These were fol-
lowed by sOftening of the brain and his
death resulted from these causes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

P1TTsBURe, Jgn. Last night was
the coldest o. the ,eason. the mer-
curN at IL weather bureau
dropping to TWO degrees below
zero, while many thermometers in more
exposed places registered from to 6
degrees lower. The indications are for
still lower temperature tonight and to-
morrow.
ST PAUL, Mimi, Jan. Although the
weather bureau reported the mercury
ii below at Winnipeg, 3S below
at St Vincent, "a below at Du-
luth and 16 below in this CITY.
AT o'clock the forecast officials prom
ise a rise of from Is TO 20 degrees to-
night. Although quite cold it is quiet,
title wind blowing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
X.Weefx,y Eank statement.

NEW York, Jan. 4. The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Reserve, increase, S3,S4O,000;
loans, decrease, $12,se5, 800; specie, in
crease, 81, $780, 500; legal tenders. decrease,
1858, 100; deposits. decrease, $9.474, 400;
circulation, increase. $26, 200. The banks
aow hold $19, ,675 ia excess of the
requirements of the 25 per cent rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
LOST HER POCKET BOOK.
Mrs. Butler of Silver Lake Loses $ETS
ON Kansas Avenue This Morning.

Mrs. P. G. Butler of Silver Lake
lost pocket book containing $1S in
cash and check for 800 on Kansas City
bank today. She went from Justice
Guys court room, where she had been
as witness in the Brown case, and
missed her pocket book at the postofice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Strauss Corset Firm Assigns.

NEW YORK, Jan. Al g S Strauss
manufacturers of cor5ets at Newark, n.
j., with ware rooms in this city assigned
today to Edmund E. Wise. without pre-
iereEces. The firm has been in business
about twenty years. Liabilities about
5000 O00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

A Topeka business man works all
through the noon hour and takes his
lunch after 1 o'clock, because as he ex-
plains, boring callers do not come in at
the noon hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
L. T: Meyers, Apnofntment.

WASHINGTON, Jan, IL T. Mevers. of
Richmond, Va, has been appointed as
sistant general superintendent of the
railway mail service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04
Chflners Found.

Childers, the man who stole the horse
and buggy from Henry Lodges stable IN
North Topeka, was found in Kansas City
yesterday afternoon by Chief Wilkerson-
Childers is now in the Wyandotte county
iail and the Topeka officers cannot have
him. He is charged with stealing horses
in southern Kansas The horse and the
buggy and the harness were recovered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 1I9
and ia W. Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Miss Florence II. Brigham, of Chicago
spent the holidays with Topeka rela
tiYes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-04

Everybody takes the JoUKNAL