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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS.
Tom orrow Warmer, There May Be
Some Snow.

A corking Montana thigh" and the
tail end of a Dakota blizzard struck
Kansas squarely in the face with COM
bined force late Saturday afternoon,
and has been playing a continuous per-
Torrance ever since. Within the first
hour after the initial appearance, a fall
of some % degrees had been taken out
of the almost spring like temperature,
and Sunday morning the mercury reach
ed the third degree on the other side of
the zero mark. This is the lowest tenn
perature recorded so far this winter.
From the time of the arrival of the
cold wave on Saturday afternoon the
wind has been blowing from the north
west in a cutting blast, and the highest
point to which the mercury was able to
climb yesterday, was 10 degrees above.
For several hours early this morning
the temperature stood at 2 degrees be-
low zero, but at o'clock this afternoon
had succeeded in getting as far as 13
degrees above. At that hour the wind
was blowing at a rate of IA miles an
hour.
Tomorrow, according to the predic-
ton of the weather bureau, the cold
wave is to commence retreat. Warmer
weather is predicted tomorrow with
some cloudliness, and it is possible that
before departing for good the arctic
wave will be responsible for a fall of
snow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
WHAT IS KILLING HORSES.
Smith County Man Tries the 'Wormy
Corn" Theory on a Worthless Nag.

Commenting upon the Jewell County
Republicans wish that some man would
experiment upon an old horse by feed
ing him the wormy ends of corn, to see
whether such treatment would result
in producing the strange disease that is
killing horses, the Smith County Jour
nal says:
Shelby Smith has the animal re-
ferred to. When they commenced shuck-
ing corn, and before any horses in the
neighbOrhood had died, he fed an old
mare that was running in lot near
the barn, with the leavings in the bot
tom of the wagon each day after the
corn had been shoveled out. The ami
NAL was fed on this worm dust and
shelled corn for several weeks and at
last reports was growing fat on the
diet. She was so old that it was not
considered necessary to change the feed
when it was supposed that wOrmy corn
was killing all the horses in the coun-
try This is one case where worm
dust and wor1ny corn did not produce
fatal effects, and it certainly had a
thorough test"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
SALOON KEEPERS FINES.
Fort Scott Judge Advises Jointists
Not to Paw a License.

Fit. Scott. Jan. 25.-'I am informed
that the city has an agreement with
these saloon-keepers by which they pay
monthly fine, thus in effect under the
guise of a fine, really giving them a Ii
cense to run their business in violation
of the law. This the city has no right
to do, and 1 hope the saloon men will
refuse to pay any future licenses. and
if the authorities who thus collude with
them, shall have them arrested for not
paying these fines or licenses, 1 hope
the jury will acquit them. Let us either
have whisky sold openly and freely, or
have the law enforced honestly by the
officials
The above rebuke at the method of
the city administration for handling
the whisky trade in this city was
made from the bench of the district
court Saturday by Judge Walter ST.
mons at the conclusion of a liquor case
1t is of vast interest to the liquor deal
ers of this as we'll as other Kansas cit
les, and the city officers, for the system
used here is practically the same all
over the state. The principal revenue
of this city is the $3.50 a month that is
collected from each of the numerous
joint or saloon keepers doing business
mere, and of this amount the county
does not receive a cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
PILES OF HUMAN BONES.
Are Found Under the Officers Quar-
tiers at West Point

New York, jan 25.-A special to the
Press from West Point, N. Y, says:
Bones by the hundred have been I'M
earthed right under the officers club
rooms. They are all human bones in
good condition, but nobody knows when
they were placed there or how they got
there. 1t might have been half a cen
fury ago, but the probabilities are,
judging from the stories told by old
residents, that they are the bones of
soldiers killed in the revolutionary war
II is known that spies and Tories
hanged on the plains were buried by
the patriots where the mess hall now
stands.
What disposition will be made of
them has not been announced, but tits
likely they will be buried in the ceme-
terry. Coroner Miller of Highland Falls
got an inkling of the find, but as coro-
ners are not allowed in West Point
only by permission of the authorities,
he has small chance of holding an in
quest, as it is clearly evident there was
no foul play in connection with the
burying of the bones.
Colonel Ernst is now in Washington
and it is probable the matter will re-
main as it now stands until his return.
The bones have been placed where no
harm can come to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
New Line From the Lakes to
the Atlantic SeabOard.
Outlet For Superior Mines and
Northwest Grain Products.
DIVERT TRADE SOUTH.
Must Stop Deals With ScaIpers
Say Travelling Men.
BEFORE 5000 Mile interchange
able Tickets Are Desirable.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Acting President N.
Monsarrat of the Columbus, Hooking
Valley & Toledo railroad Thursday sent
out a dispatch from Chicago to Samuel
n. Davis, banker. at Sc Wall street,
New York city, confirming reports as
to a railroad deal, the contamination
of which means a new and direct line
from the great lakes to the Atlantic
SeabOard at Norfolk, Va, by which the
products of the Lake Superior lines and
of the immense garin fields of the north
west will find a new outlet to the ocean.
The roads to form the new line with
the Columbus. Hooking Valley & To-
ledO the Wisconsin Central, Flint &
Pere Marquette, and Norfolk & West
ern- The dispatch gives assurance of
the requirement of extensive terminal
facilities at Chicago for the use of the
lines. 1t is understood that all nego-
tiations will be completed at an early
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
INTERCHANGEABLE TICKETS.
scalpers Should be Made to Keep
Hands Off

Chicago, Jan. 25.-Claim has lately been
made that the issue OF 5;OOO-mile inter-
ger committee lines has proved a failure
because the sale thus far made of those
tickets by Commissioner Donald has been
rather limited.
A member of the Travellers Protective
association asserts that the action of the
central committee lines will be sustained
by commercial travellers generally il those
roads will curtan the interchangeable
feature of their 1,000-mile tickets and
place upon them equally as strong nom
transferable conditions as now apply to
the 5. OO0-mile tickets.
If the general passenger agents of the
various roads, he says. would only stop
their deals with ScalperS and prevent
manipulation of 1,OO0-Inile tickets the
commercial travellers would do everything
they could to make the 5,0O0-nlile inter-
changeable ticket a success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
ODD WELLINGTON SUIT.
Does Purchase of a Mortgaged Farm
Cover Railroad Property Thereon.


wellington, Jan. 25.-The case of P.
H Albright VS.. the Rock Island rail-
road now on trial in the district court,
is an important one from two points
of view: 1t involves property of great
value and also intricate questions of
law.
When the Rock Island was built, the
company pursued the policy of buying
its right of way wherever possible in
stead of cOndemning it. No attention
was paid to the fact that many farms,
through which its right of way was
purchased, were nOrtgaged. The land
now in controversy in the district court
is one of the tracts that was mort
gagged.
This particular mortgage was fore
closed, the land sold at sheriff sale and
purchased by P. H. Albright of Win
field, who received a sheriff's deed for
it in due time.
Some months since the supreme court
of the state decided that a railroad was
a part of the real estate over which it
ran. and that by a sherifs sale of the
land the railroad property passed to
the purchaser. Before that time Mr..
Albright had brought this suit upon the
theory that he owned that part of the
Rock Island railroad which is on this
tract of land. There is only a little
more than a half a mile of track in
volved, worth probably $40, 600. but also
the railroad bridge over Bluff creek
which is worth several thousand dol
lars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
BRE1DENrHAL IN WICHITA.
Discusses the Banking Bill and Pro
posed Congressional Apportion-
11ant.

Wichita. Jan. 25-'.There are times
in mans life when he gets weary
very weary-of politics and polite
ians."
This was a sentiment expressed by
State Bank Commissioner John w
Breidenthal in a conversation with
reporter in the Carey lobby.
of course this is not said with any
reference to my participation and eX-
periences in the late senatorial fight
I am quite confident he said, that
the legislature will pass a bill embody-
ing the recommendations for a change
in our banking laws laid down in my
recent report as state bank commits
siOner.
every citizen of the state is interested,
and I fully believe it will make possible
in this state a more systematic bank
supervision and inspection than that
used in any other state of the union
Its aim will be to provide absolute pro-
lection to depositors, while at the same
time doing away with all the useless
provisions of the present law. Y nder
its provisions the bank commissioner
will also have full power to force Hqui-
dalton whenever necessary
1t makes many radical changes, but
infringes on the rights of neither bank
er nor depOsitOr, and meets with the
general approval of both classes. Sew
eral slight changes along lines suggest
ed by bankers with whom 1 have talked
will make it even stronger, l think
During the conversation Mr.. Breiden-
thai indicated to the reporter on a map
of Kansas what would be the divisional
line between the various congressional
districts under the new appOrtiOnment.
He did not say so specifically, but it
was evident from the way he spoke of
it that the divisions he outlined were
the result of conferences among leading
POpuliSts and gave it as his opinion that
the state would be apportioned accord
ing to the plan he explained. BY it's
provisions Sedgwick county would be
placed in a new Sixth district to con-
tain in addition Harvey, Sumner, But
Ter, COwley, Greenwood, Elk and Chau-
tauqua counties.
There was a merry little twinkle in
Mr.. BreidenthaPs eye as he descanted
on the 1iberality of the Populistsin Civ
ing to the Republicans one district so
sure that not even a Democratic tidal
wave would change its political COM
pleXion. The district will, of course, be
the one in the northeastern corner of
the state and Mr. BreidenthaI conceded
that it would be Republican by nearly
5000. All the other districts, however,
In his opinion, will be so formed as to
be safely POpuliStic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25

some say they could see the outline OF
pixies Peak in the far away distance. AS
this county is the highest point in Kan
sas being nearly 1900 feet above sea
1e1-el and that the peak lS5 miles west,
rises to an altitude of 14.O00 feet. it is
within the bounds of possibility that the
hay outline visible in the west was in
deed Pixies Peak. On the north. the big
divide stretching away to the breaks of
the Republican river, lay like an open
book
The most curious phenomena, however
was of local nature, and two instances
will serve for many similar ones. The
Boyd place, northeast of town three miles
lies in the Sappa bottom, and is not Wis
ible from town under ordinary conditions:
the Smalley place, east of town one and
one-half miles. sets in an indenture of
the prairie and also cannot be seen from
town under ordinary circumstances But
Tuesday morning both places could be
plainly seen from Goodland. The scene
was Impressive. grand; it was as though
some mystic genii had obliterated dis
lance, or gave power to mortal eyes to
pierce the hills and see beyond them, and
to follow the floor of the plain with the
eye and meet no horizon This strange
manifestation is peculiar even in this
magic spot of nature. and is inexplica-
BILE 1t is one of the many unsolved
mysteries of the great plains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
A BIG DISTILLERY CLOSES.
It Paid the Government $3,OOO,OOO
Year.

Chicago, Jan. 25.-The furnace doors
of the Shufeldt distillery have been lock-
ed by the government storekeeper and
the probability of a resumption of the
plant in the near future is not very
bright The distil1ery was purchased
by the American Spirits association, the
successor of the old whisky trust, and
has been operated at its full capacity of
5000 bushels a day.
The association has several large
plants of Is, 900 bushels at Peoria, and it
was decided to have the work formerly
done at the Shufeldt given to one of the
Peoria plants. Economy in the opera
ton of the plant directed the course.
The closing of the diStillery will cut
off two-fifths of the revenue of the in
ternal revenue office in Chicago and
throw IA government officials out of
employment. The distillery has been
paying 100000 year in taxes to the
government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
4. II. Sharuf11,
5:33 Kansas Ave.
KANSAS EDITORS HERE.
A Large Attendance of the Bright
Writers of Kansas.

The Kansas State Editorial associa-
ton, which is in session this afternoon
at Library hall, will make a formal
protest against the bill introduced by
Senator Young to reduce the fees for
legal printing. The protest will be in
the form of a resolution and will be
adopted late this afternoon or tomor-
row morning.
The attendance at the association is
larger than ever before. Many of the
editors arrived yesterday and are now
quartered at hotels and boarding
houses.
At noon tomorrow the editors will
watch the election of a United States
house, which has been reserved for
them Immediately afterward they
will leave on their annual excursion
this year to Kansas City
The editors will be given a reception
this evening at Library hall by the cit
liens of Topeka, preceded by an ad-
McNeal. The Modocs will sing. The
public is invited to tonight's meeting.
This afternoons programme, which
was commenced at 1:30, is as follows-
Call to order and opening remarks by
president of association, F. H Roberts
Benefits of County Associations, J.
Irwin Gabel. Holton Tribune
Topic, 1.-The Blue Grass Editor H ].
Allen, Ottawa Herald
Topic, 1.-The Short Grass Editor" j.
w. Conway, Norton Champion.
IOp1c, -FOrelgn AQVefIS1nS, n. W.
Young, Independence Star and Kan
san. Followed by discussion.
Topic, "A Country Weekly from the
Standpoint of a Daily" J. W. Myers,
associate editor of the LeaVenworth
Times. Followed by a discussion.
Topic, advantages of a Country
Weekly Over a City Weekly Conner
Davis, Concordia Kansan- Followed by
discussion.
Topic, Some Business Suggestions, -
]. E. Junkin, Sterling Bulletin and Ca
zette.
Regular business, reports and reso-
Iutions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
THEY ARE 100000 ENGINES.
Six Mogul Locomotives Iron Noun
tain mploYes Fear.


Is there a hoodoo hovening over the
big Baldwin mogul engines in use on
the Iron Mountain railroad, says the
St. Louis Republic.
This question is one that the engi-
neerS and firemen on that road are quI-
city putting to each other as they chat
a bout their work and the dangers at
tending it. Few callings there are that
do not have their superstitions, and
railrOading is no exception to the rule;
but it is few of these superstitions that
are so well founded in fact as the one
now so rapidly gaining belief, and
which attends each trip on one of these
engines with a fear of fatality to its
crew. Not a man now climbs on one
of the series of mogul engines which
was added to the rolling equipment of
the road about two years ago without
feeling that he has added an additional
danger to those every railroad man
daily encounters.
The reason for this feeling grows out
of a series of miShaps that began soon
after this class of engines was placed
will continue until the last engine is de-
molished. Out of six engines built and
purchased at the time but two remain.
The other four have all been DESTROYED
within the last Is months in exactly the
same way. They have all exploded.
with fatal results to both engines and
the crews. In every case there was, so
the trainmen say, no apparent reason
added little information to that given
by the crews Apparently the engines
are built all right, complete in every de-
tail, yet they continue to blow up, and
every time a life or two is snuffed out.
So the men have come to think that all
the engines of this series are doomed
to be destroyed in the same way-by an
explosion of the boiler-and they had
almost as soon be told to jump off the
EadS bridge as to get a run On one of
the two remaining engines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
BIG COAL CASE SETTLED.
Leavenworth Coal Co. Satisfied U. s.
Governm emit

Leavenworth, Jan. 25.-The celebrat-
ed Leavenworth Coal company case, in
which the United States was the plain
tiff, has been settled satisfactorily to
both parties. The litigation is to be
dismissed as soon as it is called up in
the court of appeals at ST. Louis. The
basis of the settlement could not be
ascertained yesterday, both Mr.. Hook,
counsel for the defendant, and Matt
Ryan, president of the coal company,
being out of the city.
Nearly $100, 900 was involved. the gov
eminent claiming a royalty for every
bushel of coal mined from the time the
mine opened, in 1868, until 1884, when
the sixteen year Tease expired, and full
value for coal mined since that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
NO Usage DISTRIBUTION.
Bill for Drawing 100000 From
the Trust Fund Defeated.

Independence, Jan. 25-Hugh DYER a
leading trader among the Usage In
dams, came up from Pawhus1a and re-
ports that the special session of the
Usage council is still in progress. The
council was convened to pass a bill
providing for the payment of 81 900 600
of their funds on deposit at Washing
ton. This would amount to about $500
for every man, woman and child in the
tribe.
After heated discussion for over six
days the measure was brought to a vote
and defeated by one vote. There are
fourteen in the council and the vote
was a tie, whereupon the chairman
voted and defeated it. The full bloods
favored the measure as a rule, but the
half-breeds, strangely enough, opposed
il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
KANSAS NEWS.
Three and One Half Foot Coal
Vein at LecOmptOn.
Wonderful Mirage Seen OF Col
OradO Scenery at GOOdland.
PIXIES PEAK VISIBLE
Surrounding Country For Miles
Seen In the Sky,
Other Kansas News ola General
Nature.
PIXIES PEAK VISIBLE

Lawrence, Jan. 25-Mr. Thomas Rhodes,
q Pennsylvania coal miner, has been
prospecting around Lecompton for the
past week and has located a three and
half foot vein of coal on the east bank
of Coon creek about twenty yards north
CT the first wagon bridge
Mr.. Rhodes is a native of Pennsylvania
and his parents have owned several mines
in the coal fields of the east. He has
mines and in mining and seems to under
stand his business perfectly. He further
stated that he had visited many mining
districts in Kansas and at place dlG
he find the hattering prospects as he dld
here. He has found, he says, there veins;
one of eight inches about half way up
Coon creek hill-one of three and one-half
feet on the level with the creek and one
of sixteen inches a few feet under the
creek level but says the middle vein Is
much superior to the others
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
MAYOR JONES MAKES A STIR
he Displays Policy Tickets Bought
Today Before Lexow Committee.

Kansas City, Jan. 25.-Mayor James
NJ. Jones sprang a decided sensation at
the Lexow investigation this morning
when he dramatically arose in the wit
ness stand and, holding two slips of
paper in his hand, said: Il hold in my
hand policy tickets bought within an
hour in Kansas City
The Investigators were amazed, and
for a moment perfect stiffness prevailed.
Chairman Pope finally asked for proof
of the charge and Mayor Jones quietly
called Jim Taylor, a negro. Taylor
was sworn and went on to state that
he had bought the tickets during the
morning, giving the location of the pol
icy shop and the name of the propri-
etor Others substantiated his testi-
mOnY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
THE EARTH CAVED IN.
A Young Couple Precipitated Into an
Abandoned Mine.

Shamokin, Pa, Jan. 25.-While Fred
erick Graeber and Miss Maud Gothic
were driving on public road half a
mile east of this place last night the
earth caved in and they were precipi-
tated into an abandoned mine. Search
ing parties were unable to locate them
until o'clock this morning.
Miss Gothie'S body was horribly
bruised and death must have been in
Simultaneous. Both of Mr.. Graeber's
feet were frozen and he was almost
dead from exposure. 1t is feared that
he cannot recover. The couple were
engaged TO be married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
DICK JUSTICE GUILTY.
A Verdict of Manslaughter in the
First Degree Given.

Dick Justice, the colored man who
shot and killed Milton Harmon in a
quarrel over a crap game last Thanks
giving, was convicted of manslaughter
in the first degree Saturday night by a
jury in the district court The trial ex-
tended over two days and a half and
attracted large crowds of coIored peo-
pie.
The jury took the case under advise
ment Saturday night at o'clock and
at o'clock they had decided on a YER
dict.
Justice was brought into the court
room and received the verdict without
any evidence of emotion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
GRANDPAS FOUGHT IN '76
Sons of the American Revolution
Hold Their Annual Election.

The following officers of the Kansas
Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution have been chosen for the
ensuing year:
President-George D. Hale, Topeka,
reelected.
ka; J. H Lowell, Holton; John T. Bur-
ris, OIathe; z. A. Berry, Waterville; R
o. Citing, Kansada; J. H. Churchill,
Dodge City; r. d. Kimball, Wichita
Secretary-Thomas S. Lyon, Topeka.
Registrar-F. c.. Adams, Topeka.
Historian=Dr. ]. L. F'urber, Topeka.
The society has 100 members with six
new applications on file.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
MANSFIELD Is SUED.
A Daughter of Kate Chase-Sprague
Claims $500 Back Salary.

Washington, Jan. 25.-Suit has been
entered here against Richard Mans
field by Ethel Douglass, formerly of his
company, to recover $500, alleged to be
due her for back salary. The suit is
similar to the one in which Miss Mary
Sanders was awarded a judgment OF
81 $50 against Mr.. Mansfield in this city
about two weeks ago.
Miss Douglass real name is Sprague-
She is a daughter of ex-United States
Senator Sprague and Mrs. Kate Chase
Sprague, for many years prominent in
Washington society.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-25
The Ideal Pauacea

James L Francis, alderman, Chicago,
says. Il regard DR.. Kings New Dis
coVery as an ideal panacea for coughs,
colds and lung complaints, having used
1t in my family for the past five years
to the exclusion of physicians prescrip-
tions or other preparations.
Rev. John Bergus, Keokuk, Ia
writes: I have been q minister of the
Methodist Episcopal church for so
years or more, and have never found
anything so beneficial or that gave me
such speedy relief as DR.. Kings New
Discovery" Try this ideal cough rem
edy now. Trial bottles free at j. K.
Jones drug store, Fifth street and
Kansas avenue.