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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
TO SCATTER HIS ASHES.
Request of Charles Rosen of St Louis
to be Carried Out From the Middle
of Eads Bridge.

St Louis, Dec 24-F'rom the middle
span of the Eads bridge the ashes of
Charles ROsen viii be scattered to the
winds.
This remarkable plan was mapped
out by Rosen some time before his
death on December 10. 1t is to be car
ried out on May % next. He was in
his 10th year when death came to him.
on December 16 his remains were in
cinerated by the Missouri Crematory
association. The decedent's son, Rich
ard O. ROsen, an architect of Decatur,
III, came to St. Louis to attend the
cremation.
He gave out the information that his
father had left viii directing that on
his list birthday-May % next-his
ashes shall be carried to the Eads
bridge in the urn in which they shall
have meanwhile reposed. There the
funeral vessel is to be opened and its
contents given over to the winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
ABOUT POLICE BOARDS.
Division In the Ranks Of the
POpulists
AS to Whether They Shall BE
Retained or Not.
One Plan Of Changing the Method of
Selecting the Boards is Proposed

Considerable skirmishing is going on
between two factions ia the Populist
party over what policy shall be pur-
sued in regard to the appointment of
police commissioners in the six cities
whose police departments are now IN
der the control of police commission
ers in accordance with the metrOpoli-
tan police law of this state
1t has always been one of the tenets
of Populist faith that all government
should be as local as possible. For
this reason the majority of the mem
bers of the party have been opposed to
taking the control of the police away
from the citizens of the cities and
placing it in a board appointed by the
In only one of the six counties which
contain the cities which are governed
by the metropolitan law has the Pop
ulist party declared against the law.
That county is Bourbon, in which the
city Of Fort Scott is located In
Bourbon county the Populist cOnven-
ton introduced q resolution condemn
ing the law and calling for its repeal
Now the POpulists in Bourbon county
are inclined to go back on their resOlu-
ton and the Populists of Fort Scott are
anxious to have a police commission
appointed and many OF them are after
Governor Leedy to appoint them on the
commission.
There are also members Of the party
in Shawnee, AtchisOn, Leavenworth,
Sedgwick and Wyandotte counties that
want the system continued, chiefly be-
cause it viii make more appOintlVe OF
fees in those counties and Will enable
the POpulists to dispense more local
patronage and thus have the pull which
the police force has in local politics to
use at the next election All these ar
gunents are met by the other faction
i'm the party, which comes mostly from
the state outside of the six cities. They
point to the unsatisfactory record the
LeWeIling administration made IN nan
ding the police boards.
The anti-pOlice board faction claims
that the advantage which viii come
from ab0Iishing the system and releV-
ing the executive of the discomfort and
trouble that is sure to ensue from It's
continuation will more than make up
for the pull that the party would galn
in the cities in which it is now in force.
1t seems quite likely that the meas
ure which is proposed by some OF the
members of the legislature, which was
outlined in The Journal some time ago,
will pass if proposed. 1t is, in brief,
that the police system be turned over
to boards which shall be non-partlsan
and shall either be elected by the peO-
nIe directly or chosen on recommended
ton Of city central committees RMS.
ir is thought viii make the selection OF
commissioners a local matter and az
the same time keep the police boards
from being appointed by the mayors
Of the cities and thus avoid the per
sonal politics that made the old ponce
system so unsatisfactory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
DENYER'S CUBAN TROOPS.
To March Overland to Florida Start
ing January l.

Denver. Dec 24.-Today or tomorrow
McAndrew. colonel commanding the
Rocky Mountain volunteers. VIII form
ally proclaim himself part Of the active
but not quite organized republic of Gu
ba by flying a Cuban flag from the roof
of his headquarters at River Front
park The ancient castle in the park
has been christened Fort AIcAndrew by
the devoted soldiery of the colonel COM
manding.
81 do not now think that we can be
gin our advance upon Florida before
the LIST of January said the colonel.
My men, although fine fellows, and as
brave as lions, Will need a good deal
of drilling to prepare them to face the
Spanish foe Some of the bloody jig
gers don't look as soldierly on parade AIS
Chinese j0sses would; but they'll get
over all that before the war with Spain
is half over In order to accustom
them to the hardships Of the overland
march to Florida, I am going to make
after a night or two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
TIE TEMPERANCE PEOPLE
Have Some Proposals to Make About
Police Boards.

" r. c+enhens. secretary of the State
TamDeramce union, yesterday leslh g
Daper on THE Church in Temperance
Reform" before the Iopeka qlslIicl
conference of the NJ E. church- MT
Stenhens declared that the church was
LARGELY instrumental in bringing about
the passage of the prohibitory law ana
that the church must be determined IN
its demand for its maintenance ana en-
fOrcement
IF ever the pulpit had the right to
fame with unsparing rebuke lt is now
Had the church withheld its support
from the law-not actively opposed IL
but merely withheld IT'S suppo l'5 J. 1ile ID"
would never have been passed
Mr.. stephens urged the ministers to
hold mass meetings in their various
communities to keep the temperance
Al the conclusion of his address, the
following resolutions We're introduced
and adopted unanimously
Whereas Certain members Of the
coming legislature are committed to an
attempt Of the modification or revision
of the present prOhibitOry law to the
end that it may he weakened or rem
dered practically imperative, and
Whereas, The Methodist Episcopal
church stands now, as 1t has always
stood for high moral and legislative
reform. and is unalterably opposed to
any lowering Of standards, therefore,
be it
Resolved, That we. as laymen and
minister's Of the Topeka district con-
ference hereby express our determined
opposition to the resubmission of the
prohibitory amendment or any modif-
cation of the law whereby it may in
any manner be weakened We are es-
peciaIy opposed to the revocation of
the imprisonment clause Of the penalty
for the violation of law, and the abol-
ishment of the metropolitan police sys-
tenn.
Resolved. That in place Of weaken
inc the law, we earnestly recommend
that its present defects be remedied,
especially do we urge upon the legisla-
ture such amendment to the metrOpol-
itan police law as viii secure the am
pie support of the police department
independently of hnes.and in a manner
not deprecated by unfriendlness of the
municipality and giving the board of
police commissioners the same authOr1-
ty as the mayor or sheriff in calling for
Resolved. That we hail with delight
the apparent awakening of sentiment
throughout the state as result of
mass meetings and the special efforts
on the part of temperance people and
urge that these efforts be continued
with redoubled diligence Let every
community. every church and religious
organization hasten to lend its sup
port and influence to law, order, and
sOhriaty.
Resolved, That we pledge cur sup
port to the incoming administration in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
BLEW UP THE SPANIARDS.
4 Train of Soldiers is Dynamited and
Soldiers Shot and Captured

Cincinnati. Dec PA special to the
Commercially Tribune from Tampa, Fla,
says: one of the Cuban leaders here re
ceived news from Havana confirming the
report received of Spanish losses sus-
tanned near Santiago and other towns
near while attempting to capture the
cargo of flibuster. The troops We're
routed and they were thirty miles from
aid
A train was made up with great secrecy
but the watchful Cubans knew of it and
sent word to a nearby insurgent camp
The track was dynamited as the train
came along, the bomb causing great de-
struucticn. The terrified Spanish soldiers
poured out of the wreck, only 70 receive
a whitening fire from the Cubans con-
cealed behind the roadbed. The Span
iards fought bravely for a few minutes
but the odds were too much and they
fed in all directions, the Cubans persu-
ing them for miles
over forty Spanish soldiers were killed
or wounded and forty taken prisoners
The Cubans secured a quantity of arms
ammunition and medical supplies 1t is re-
ported that the expedition landed safely
and that all the cargoes We're taken TO
Gomez S camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
CUDAHY'S PIPE BREAKS.
Indiana Farmers VIII Sue for the
Damage to Their Land.

Hartford City, Ind. Dec. 24-The
new Cudahy pipe line has been in op-
GRAFTON but a. week and a serious ac-
cident has already taken place One
of the steel pipes of the oil line burst
Saturday night in a field about one
mile east of La Gro, flooding the coun-
try with oil. As there is a pressure of
500 pounds to the square inch where
the pipe broke, the oil shot into the air
higher than the tree tops and it was
with great difficulty that the flow was
checked and the break repaired.
Farmers along the line are talking Of
suing the oil company to recover for
damages sustained Crate Pavey liv-
ing near Dora, has already sued the
company for 900 damage to his land
because of the oil having rendered it
useless. The case will be a test case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
MORE YELLOWSTONEPARK.
To Unite Jackson's Hole Country to
the National Park.

Omaha. Dec. 24.-Captain Anderson,
SUPERINTENDENT of the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. says that an effort is be
ing made to secure legislation from
congress which would add the Jack
sons Hole country to the park
The area which it is proposed to take
in is about so miles square and contains
Jackson's lake and the three luton
mountain peaks. It is rich in natural
scenery and would, in the opinion of
the captain. add materially to the
Marks attractiveness. Senator Carter
of Montana has drafted a bill for that
purDose. which has the Endorsement of
the senators from Montana and Idaho,
but the Wyoming senators have not yet
been won over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
CAPT. scHILLING's FIGHT.
Won't Let Up on Cy Leland and Cy
LeIand's Men.

Captain John Schndng of TIiawatha.
who was one Of the contesting Republi-
cans for the nomination of state senator
in the senatorial district composed of
Doniphan and Brown counties, and who
was turned down in the convention by
John A Fulton. who the state board de-
cided was the regular nominee of the con-
VentIon and afterward received the ma
jority Of the votes in the district, is about
to renew his fight on Fulton in the SEN
ate Tt is said that he viii take steps TO
have Falcon contest F'uItOns seat and
viii endeavOr TO show that Fulton is not
a resident of the senatorial district This
was one of the grounds that Mr.. Schil-
ling contested FultOn's nomination on
but the board refused to give Schilling
the domination Fulton is the candidate
Cy Leland got through the convention
and Schilling is vowing vengeance
against both Leland and Fulton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Old people who require medicine DO
regulate the bowels and kidneys VIII
find the true remedy in Electric Bit
tiers. This medicine does not stimulate
and contains no whisky nor other in
toxicant. blt acts as tonic or alter
atfVe. 1t acts mildly on the stomach
and bowels. adding strength and giving
tone to the organs. thereby aiding ma
ture in the performance of the func-
lions. Electric Bitters is an excellent
appetizer and aids digestion. Old pec-
PIE md lit just exactly what they need
Price so cents and 81 per bottle at T.
K Jones' drug store, Fifth street and
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
70 MAKE DIVORCE EASIER.
a Law to Admit Testimony of Hus-
band or Wife.

It is said that Representative E P
Gtllispie Of Butler county Will. at the sug-
geStiOn of Judge A. w. DennisOn intro
duce a bill in the coming legislature
changing the law in regard to the rules of
evidence in this state SO that either hus-
band or wife shall be competent to testi-
fy IN divorce cases instituted by either.
As the law now stands VIXEN either
husband or wife Institutes divorce pro-
ceedings they cannot testify to anything
that occurred between them while their
relation Of husband and wife existed and
ia many cases it is impossible for the
plaintiff in such cases TO prove his or her
case. This question was first raised in
the court of appeals and the opinion was
written by Judge Dennison. 1t created
quite a stir in legal circles at the time ic
was rendered and it is to remedy the
change that this decision made in divorce
procedure that Judge DennisOn suggests
the proposed amendment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
SENDING COTTON no CHINA.
The Demand From the Orient il
Growing East

San Francisco. Dec. 24.-The Pacific
Mail steamship China, which sailed for
the Orient yesterday. carried an enOr-
nous quantity of cotton for the mills in
China and Japan. The steamship Bel
gic, the next to sail from here, is also
engaged to carry cotton.
Formerly all cotton for the Orient
went by way of New Orleans, but when
the mills in China and Japan grew and
multiplied the demand became very
great.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
NEW CHINESE RAILROAD.
A Road With q Capital of 100000
Ronbles win be Started.

St. Petersburg. Dec. 24.-An imperial
ordinance has been issued to sanction
a new eastern railway company with a
capital of 5000 600 roubles. to construct
and work a railroad from the western
frontier Of Hei-Lung-Chiang to the
eastern frontier Of KirWin, in Manchu-
ria. to connect with branches of the
Siberian railway. Tt is provided that
the holders of shares must be Russian
81. Chinese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

To all points east or west-for sleeping
car reservations-fo Information as 10
routes and rates. apply to
E a. LEWIS
City Ticket Agent
Union Pacific System.
525 Kansas Ave,
Topeka. Kansas.
or to J. c. FULTON
Depot Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
HALF RATES PLUS $500.


TO the west and northwest. November
8, IL, December 1 and Is, round trip. 20
days limit, Nebraska, Kansas, Wv
oming, Utah. Black Hills and certain
parts of Colorado. Splendid through
trains of chair cars (seats free), and
handsome compartment observation
zastibule sleepers- Only dining car
line to Denver via St. Louis and kan
sas City. cafe plan (pay only for what
you order)- The Burlington route is
the original Harvest Excursion line
See the magnificent corn crops Of Ne
braska- Send to the undersigned for
pamphlets on Missouri and Nebraska
and consult local agents for rates and
train service.
L. ". WAKELE1Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
DROVE TURKEYs MILES.
Remarkable March of a Regiment of
Christmas Birds.

York, Pa, Dec. pa drove of seven
hundred turkeys arrived at Hanover
yesterday from East Berlin, ten miles
distant, for dressing. The fowls were
no more trouble than flock Of sheep,
except when some became stampeded.
in which case they all fly after the
leader.
The drovers are provided with long
poles, to which long pieces Of cloth are
aLLachaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

every honest effort made for the en-
forcement of the law.
Resolved. That we call attention and
recommend a large attendance at the
great mass meeting of January 13,
which has been called by the presidents
OF the three state temperance organI-
Zafions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Excuse me- observed the man in
spectacles, but I am q surgeon. and
that is not where the liver is Never
you mind where his liver is" retorted
the other ii it was in his big toe or
his left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers
would reach il and shake it for him. on
that you can bet your gig-lamps." Geo.
w. Stansheld, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
H0MEsEEKER's EXCURSION
Via Santa Fe Routs-The Home Road

va Santa Re Route-Ihe Homo hoad
on December Is. the Santa Fe route,
the home road, viii sell round trip 1ck-
cts at one fare plus $500 to points in Ar
Kansas Arizona Indian Territory, Lou
isiana. New AEexico. Oklahoma and Tex
as. good fifteen days goins, . return
any Tuesday or Friday Wltnln maj nm
it of twenty-one days
For additional information cah at
passenger depot. foot Of Fifth street.
telephone 6S2. or on CromWeii q Jer-
piioiis w. c. CARNEY.
Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
No Moro Free Passes.

Tacoma. wash, Dec. "a conven-
ton of the Peoples Party held here
last night decided unanimously
to demand of the legislature when it
begins the work of the January session
to make Inquiries regarding the hold
ing Of passes by legislators, and if any
are found who refuse to give up their
free railroad transportation to at once
expel them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

SANTA FE ROUTE-HOLIDAY
RATES BY HOME ROAD.
Tickets sold on December "a. Is, 81
miles at one and one-third fare for the
round trip. Final return limit Janu-
airy 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
BnckIen.s Arnica So.

The best salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum.
Fever Sores. letter. Chapped Hands,
ChIlblains, Corns. and all Skin Erup-
tons. and positively cures Piles, or no
pay required 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box For sale by J.
x. Jones. Fifth and Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

The senate chamber and Representative
hall have been renovated and are about
ready for the meeting of the legislature
The walls have been cleaned and the car
pets taken up and the men are putting
the telephones in TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

The old arsenal is at last being torn
down. The roof was removed today and
the walls viii now be taken down. 1t is
quite likely that the material viii be piled
on the ground till it freezes hard enough
to drive wagons over the state house
grounds without cutting them up. The
material Will then be removed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

II. @. TOWNSEND,
G.. p. & It. AL.
St. Louis, Mo.

IF the care of the hair were made
part of a lady's education. We should
not see so many gray heads, and the use
of Halls Hair Reviewer would be IN
nacessarE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Wilmington, Del, Dec 4--Thomas
r. Bayard. Jr.. son of the ambassador,
has accepted a position in the depart
ment of the corporation counsel OF New
York and viii remove to that city
early next year. Mr.. Bayard viii pc
connected with the depal lIiletl
street openings He is q graduate OF
Yale. class of 80.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATE

Via the Missouri Pacific Railway
Between ali 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,
ard Jan LIST.
Final limit for return, Jan. 4th.
For further information see
r. y. NIPPS
Ticket Agent
Topeka, kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Absolutely pure. perfectly harmless
and invarla bly, reliable ere the qualities
of one Minute Cough Cure. Tt never
fails in colds. Group and lung troubles
children like it because it is pleasant to
take and it helps them Geo. w STAINS
field. 632 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Scaly eruptions on the head chapped
hands and lips, cuts. bruises, scalds.
burns. are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazen Salve Tt is at present the
article most used for piles. and it al
ways cures them. Geo w Stansheld
632 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

GAYLORD & Barcley. tailrors, have re-
moved to second floor, same number
628 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

GAYLORD & Barcley.' tailors, have re-
moved to second floor, same number,
628 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Subscribe Tor The State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Take your Prescriptions to AIiller's
Sixth and Topeka avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-24

Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
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General Passenger Agent. St Louis. Mo.
The herald., 1896-01-22
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

TUESDAY. January FL, S96,
Edwin and Eliza h Harratt to Charles d
Rork-Lots 81. % and 20, subdivision OF sec.
81, N, IL W; $4,000
Thomas and Janet White 10 Jane spring-w
Helen and Sutton to Charlee Dixon
Lot II, block 6, Urmston tract: $3.50.
l. and Coyle to B + Hewlett11ot IL,
block 3, W Mcbride & Bos subdivision;
$1,000.
sarah Morris to James sillers--Lots to 7,
block b. Currer tract; 1880.
Henry and Lillian G Goodenow to d 7
Reed and Belle A Toland-I.ots II and Is,
MIchener 4 Curtis subdivision; $1,000.
NJ Harrington and Il IL Howell-Agreement
to convey 57.93 feet on side Los Angeles
street; $4,000
San Jose Ranch company to o Enell-
Northwest quarter of southwest quarter of
northeast quarter section =, township south,
range west; $500.
Zenas and Jennie H Hodges to sallie c
Statk-Undvided ne-eleventh lot on north
line Rubio street; $500.
Estate and guardianship OF Hans and
Augusta Sedelmaier, minors-Order confirm
ing sale to James Hughes lot 20, AFFORD e.
Landreth's subdivision, Pasadena $500.
Providencia Land and Water Development
company to J W Fawkes-Lot 2s, block 81,
TB Chapman to Max Schwed-Part of east
part OF Guirado tract, Rancho Paso de Bartolo
Wesley clark ct al to John Mac cpherson-Lot
$1,000.
c Dornberger to Robert Tener-Lot Is,
Medora II Howard 10 Southern Pacific Rail
road company-Undivided quarter lots l44
and 145, Beaudry water Works tract; $3.50.
w Whittier 10 same Undivided l1-24 OF
lots "A and 145, same tract; S229l &c.
and Belle Fryer to Same-Lots L and
IL, Crabbs subdivision of west half block 1853,
Pomona $3.50.
william ] and Elizabeth Clark to Truman
G Palmer and Eliza Chapin-South half of
southeast quarter of northeast quarter OF
southeast quarter; also horth half of south
east quarter section e. township north,
range 10 west $3.50.
William and Belle Rector to ] Miller lots
"a. IS, 80 and 81 Aurora tract; $4,000.
II J Barr to William Henry Dixon, begin
ming at point 10, change north of southwest
corner. section l, township 2. south IA. west;
$500
TIP and Charlotte A Lukens TO Mary Cobb,
lots 10 and 16, block !, stevenson & Rhodes
subdivision; $500.
George | Cochran to Abel lie Brun, lot s.
Herald End subdivision Lancaster; 81.
Ed Scheffelin to Emily Norton Breston. north
10 acres, being part of lot IL, Hyman; $1,000
Juana Neal 10 Charles ] Ball, same as
above, land on Spring street, near Third ;
$43, 900.
VI w Weller and Marguerite Parsons to Paul
G Herbst, lot g. block &, Monross addition to
Monrovia trsct $1,000.
MrssH Adams to P Ferguson, lot 3, block
c, sunset tract Hal; $13o.
SUMMARY
Deeds. .................,........ 81
Nominal. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 20
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