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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
REDUCING STATE SALARIES.
The Fee and Salary Bill Makes a Re
duction of $4,000.

If the provisions of the fee and salary
bill, introduced in the senate last evening
by the committee on fees and salaries.
are carried out, saving TO the state OF
about $4,000 year will be accomplished
officers and employees
The salaries of the governor state
treasurer and attorney general remain the
same, but a reduction is made in the SAL
aries of all other state officers. No re-
duction is made in the salaries of Off
GERS and employees of the state charitable
institutions. but 10 per cent cut is made
in the salaries paid at the state penal
and educational institutions.
The principal salaries are fixed in the
bill follows:
Governor. $1,000 private secretary ST.
500; adjutant general, $1,000; secretary OF
state, 81, 600; state auditor, 81, coo; attor-
ney general, 81, 500: superintendent of pub
lie instruction, $1,S00; state accountant,
$1,000; railroad commissioners. each, g.
600; bank commissioner, 81. 600: superin-
tendent of insurance. 81, 800; assistant sup
erintendant of insurance, $1,000: labor
commissioner. 81 600: secretary state his
torical society, 81. 200; secretary board of
public health. 81 900; state mine inspec-
tor, 81 500; judges of the supreme court
each, $500; reporter supreme court, ST.
600: appellate court judges, each. s.. 500;
Judges of the district court in cities ~
the first class. s. 500: district Judges IN
other cities, 81, 800; warden of the peri-
tertiary, 81. 900: chancellor of the state
university. S., 500; dean of the state uni
versity. 81. 900: president of the state aerf-
cultural college, 81, 400.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
WHERE'S THE FREAK COM.
Another Foolish Bill Which Will Only
Iniure the Country.

A bill has been introduced in the senate
county, providing for the licensing of all
sleeping cars operated on any railroad
line in the state. Power is given to the
board of railroad commissioners to issue
such licenses, and for every license issued.
a sum, not to exceed $780, the exact
amount to be agreed upon by the board,
shall be paid into the state treas ury by
the company or corporation to which the
license is issued for the use of the COM
mon school fund. All licenses shall be
for the term of one year, and each liz
cense shall bear the name and number of
the car for which it is issued.
Any person. company or corporation or
manager, agent employee in charge of
any unlicensed car, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con-
Viction shall be fined not less than SIS or
more than $100-for every day on which
the unlicensed car was run
AS is well known there is no profit to
the railroad companies in the running OF
Pullman cars All the profit is eaten up
by the Pullman company that owns the
cars. a bill like the above Will only re-
suit in higher prices for berths to trav-
elers, who already pay too much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
THE SCHOOL BOOK QUESTION.
Arguments Presented From Various
Sources in Opposition Anticipated
Legislation.
IFrom the Kansas Farmer.]


The legislature is engaged in its BIZ
ennial tussle with the school book prob
lem. The bill under conSiderat ton pro-
vides for a school book commission of
nine, the chairman of which shall be
the state superintendent. The commits
sion is to be empowered and it is to be
it's duty: % To select and adopt uni
form series of text books for use in
public schools of Kansas, in the branch
es of spelling, reading, arithmetic, geog-
raphy, English grammar, physiology,
hygiene, United States history, civil
government, elements of natural phil
osophy, bookkeeping and writing. The
standard of excellence of said books is
prescribed. 90 To receive sealed prop
ositions( lfr0m publishers of shool books
for furnishing books to all the public
schools of the state for five years, (b)
from authors of school books for copy
right (c) from persons who are willing
to compile school books. I'D from pub
fishers for the production of school
books from copy which may be selected
by the commission.
The maximum prices fixed for books
are: Spelling book, 10 cents; first read
er 10 cents; second reader, Is cents;
third reader, 20 cents; fourth reader, %
cents; fifth reader, 80 cents; intermedi
metic, 40 cents; elementary geography,
80 cents; complete geography, IS cents;
elementary English grammar, 20 cents;
complete grammar, 50 cents; physiology
and hygiene, so cents; civil government,
40 cents; bookkeeping, 30 cents; writing
book 5 cents. The books are to be de-
livered, freight paid, at any railroad
station in Kansas at the above whole
sale prices, and dealers may not charge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
BICYCLES AS BAGGAGE.
Bicyclists Petition the Legislature to
Make Their Wheels Legal Baggage.

r. c. Manley of Lawrence, chief con-
sui of the League of American Wheel
men in Kansas, has issued a letter to
members of the legislature, petition
ing the passage of the McKeever bill
requiring railroad companies to carry
bicycles as baggage.
The letter contains strong arguments
in favor of the bill and shows that a
number of legislatures in eastern states
have passed similar laws. There are
10000 wheelmen in Kansas who are
petitioning the legislature to pass the
bill. The letter says:
1T has been decided that guns and
ammunition are the baggage of the
hunter; that fishing tackle is the bag
gage of the angler; that tools are the
baggage of the carpenter and machin-
list; that the easel and sketching ma
terial are the baggage of the artist,
and we are confident that the legisla-
ture in its wisdom and discretion will
declare that the bicycle is the baggage
of the Wheelman.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
more than 10 per cent advance on these

more than 10 per cent advance on these
prices.
A provision of the bill enables any
school district to purchase and furnish
free the books needed for the children
of that district.
The compensation of members of the
commission is fixed at SO per day and
mileage at 5 cents per mile. The sum
appropriated for carrying out the pro-
visions of the bill is IS, 500
There are other provisions relating to
detail, but the above is a brief state
ment of the characteristic features of
the bill.
There has long been a conviction on
the part of purchasers of school books
that they have been obliged to pay too
much for them. The question now be-
fore the legislature is whether the pro-
posed bill provides a desirable change
from the present system.
The time was when each child took
to school such books as he had and his
parents demanded to have him instruct
ed in these books, whether they We're
like or unlike those OF any one else. This
lack of system never had much encour-
formity has been waged until state uni
formity is now demanded in the pro-
posed law. There is less against than
there is for state uniformity. But this,
like reduction in price, may be acquired
at too great risk or too great sacrifice in
other directions.
The tendency of the time is to leave
the ultimate authority in the determi-
people themselves. The movement for
the Initiative and referendum grows
out of the distrust engendered by the
abuse of delegated power. The 1egisla-
ture are found to be scarcely worthy
to be trusted to take ultimate action,
even under the limitations of the con-
stitution and subject to review by the
supreme court, but persistent demand
is made that, for final action, all pub
lie questions, after the most careful and
guarded consideration by each house
of the legislature and approval by the
executive, shall be again submitted to
the people. This demand is not without
cause or reason. The proposed school
book commission is to determine with
out possibility of review, matters in
which publishing houses, some of which
have records for unscrupulousness. are
interested to the extent of hundreds OF
thousands of dollars. There IS grave
danger of introducing worse evils IN the
school book system than those winch IL
is sought to cure.
The average cost of school books IN
the cities which have investigated the
matter, is about so cents per pupil per
year The city of Omaha by buying
and owning the books, obtains them
at about two thirds the retail prices,
and, emitting the high school books.
finds the cost of books for the lower
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
AGAINST STATE UNIFORMITY.
r. W. Turne r's Letter to the Kansas
Farmer on the Subject.

Editor Kansas Farmer:
Will you kindly permit me to enter
my protest against state uniformity of
text books? I want to publicly and
privately go on record against it, and
to say that deem opposition to it of
such merit that I do not hesitate to
declare that, in my opinion. the party
that makes such law should and will
meet with defeat. I ask for permis-
sion to briefly state a few reasons that
lead me to such a conclusion.
FirSt-From an economical stand
point, it means to the people of my
county, alone the loss of S., 900 worth
of school books now in use and the pur-
chase of $1,000 worth of new ones to
take their place. In other words, the
proposed legislation would tax us $10,-
600 instead of giving to US the relief
promised, along other lines, in the Abb
lene platform, and repeated in the
speeches and pledges of the leading
candidates for state offices. The effect
of this contemplated legislation would
cost the state of Kansas the value Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
THEY WILL HAVE FREAKS.
Representative Keefer Has One and
Emits q Ridiculous Bill

Representative Keefer has introduced
a bill which probably contains more
novel features than any measure which
has been presented to any legislative
body in the United tSates.
The bill provides that all children
who inherit fortunes shall turn over to
the state all in excess of $20, 900.
1t is further provided that wives who
enjoy inheritances shall place at the
disposal of the state all in excess of
$50. 900.
Should the parents of a man inherit
his estate because of the death of his
wife, their portion is also placed at
$50, 900, all in excess of that amount to
go to the state. If the parents be
dead. the whole of the estate shall be
distributed among the legal heirs, but
in no case shall they collectively re-
ceive more than $4,000.
In case there be no heirs, Mr.. Keefer's
bill provides that the estates entire
shall go to the state of Kansas.
The bill contemplates an emergency,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
grades to average % cents per pupil

grades to average % cents per pupil
per year.
Until Kansas provides for a state
printer who shall be an officer of the
state, and conduct its printing depart
ment with view to conserving the in
terests of the state, in an office which
shall be the property of the state, and
furnished with ample facilities to pub
lish school books at moderate cost it is
doubtful whether more can be done
than to authorize districts to pursue
the plan adopted by Omaha, making
their contracts with a view to getting
proper books at moderate cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19

IN which he VIII be located will be
more satisfactory than the present
one.
Mr.. Brooke shares Mr.. Larimer's
opinion that the Thirty-eighth will be
whisky district" and says: This
scheme is certainly ridiculous, from the
Populist standpoint. It will make the
districts all Republican, claims of the
opposition to the contrary notwith-
standing.
Frank Whitaker is the author of the
Shawnee county plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19

CONTINUED on Sixth Page
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-19
ERIC AND ms TERRACES.
Troublesome Nystrom Wants the
Present Form of State House
Grounds SDoiIed

Mr.. Brooke, by request, today intro
duced a bill providing for the further
Improvement of the state house
grounds.
The bin contenplates changes, the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
Mr.. SHARK GAME ABOARD.
lively Incident of a stormy Night on
the Tralnp Steamer W itdcrspOol.

NEW YORK. Oct. 23I 1S97-The British
tramp steamer Wilderspool arrived today from
Java via Delaware Breakwater Captain Japp
says that an incident happened during gale
OF wind the way over the Atlantic which
he admits is fshy, but viuches for the story
On the might of October II, while crossing the
Gulf stream in about latitude 1885, longitude
70.55, during a strong northeast gale, the
steamer took a great deal Of water on her
decks. The seas ran mountain high and the
sugar laden tramp plunged heavily into the
seas. The night exceedingly dark and
during the intervals between the flooding seas
Captain Japp, who the bridge, heard a
Tapping sound forward, and thinking it sail
which had got adrift, called to the crew to look
after it. Cries of astonishTnent from the men
soon brought the captain down on the forward
deck where he found a shark Topping about
and the lodging in all directions. One of
the crew stood dazed and the captain called to
him, why don't you take hold of him; you
look as If you were afraid The made
an effort to grab the shark but was hurled to
the deck by the monster, which opened and
shut his enormous jaws with such alarming
snaps that the men reluctant to take
hold of him. After a hard fight. with the
seas flooding the decks and throwing the men
and shark together in great confusion, the
monster was secured and dragged to the after
part of the steamer. 1t took eight men to
conquer the shark, which was found to measure
II feet in length when he was killed and cut up
the following day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
PRUssIA'S GERMAN FOES.
Bavaria Hears frem HIS Late King
About AduIation of the Emperor.


[Isy Cable to The Associated Press.l
BERLIN, Oct. 2S, k1S97.-In order to
strengthen in the most particular manner
the Anti-Prussian tendencies of Bavaria,
three letters written by the late King
Ludwig II. of Bavaria have been disclos-
ed and their publication has been much
criticized here. The first written in
July, 1871, to an official in the Kings con-
fidence, says
Lately His Majesty has often read the
Munich papers and has found that they
occupied themselves mostly with the Ger
man Emperor and the Crown Prince and
write about them in exaggerated and full
some terms, whilst His Majesty is only
casually mentioned, or even not at all.
His Majesty is now quite certain that
these newspaper editors are PruSSian
hirelingS and that the correspondents are
paid by the Prussian Government to fill
the Munich papers with such baneful ar
ticles.
His Majesty now asks you whether it
is possible, by means of the Privy Purse,
to appoint able men, whose task will be
to represent the Monarch daily in--the
press and see that the Kings name be
often read by the population. Their task
emanating from His Majesty or the Cab
met are accepted by certain papers and
to weaken the bad influence of Prussia. +"
The next letter is dated from Hohen-
schwandan, evidently written after con-
versatioh between King Ludwig and his
mother. 1t reads:-
Dear Hofrath:-Herewith you will re-
ceive the following order from the King.
Please tell Lieutenant Colonel Won Sauer
that the King wishes him to go at once
to Her Majesty, the Queen Mother. and and
inform her in a delicate manner that Her
Majesty must never again talk politics in
the Kings presence, and that she must
never speak in praise of Prussia
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
DEER SEASON CLOSED.
An Omission I'm the Law to Cause
Complication.

ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 23, 1S97.-The sea-
son for killing deer in 1895 closed on the
thirty-first day of October, but the law
which governed the possession of venison
was such that it allowed ten days after
that date to dispose of venison lawfully
killed or acquired.
The last Legislature amended that law
by extending the time for the shooting of
deer to November Is, but did not amend it
relative to the time for the possession of
the same so the law at present prohibits
the possession of venison after November
TO- but allows the shooting of deer until
November Is. The fisheries, game and
forest commission in a circular on the
ambiguity of these laws states that "a
strict Interpretation of the law would de-
clare the season closed for possession No
vember TO- but no fair minded person or
jury would consider it a violation for one
10 possess vefison during the time the
law allows deer to be killed.
The persons interested in extending the
time for killing deer did not realize the
complicated condition in which the law
would be by extending the time for kill
ing deer and not extending the time for
possession of venison. Therefore, the
only way out the dilemma is that people
should cease killing deer in time to dis
pose of the venison by the fifteenth of No
vember, the day last named for killing
DEER
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
SIMPLY AUDACIOUS. !"
E" Pail Mall Gazette Charae-
terizes Senator Woleott's
Proposals Mckinley
and Common Sense.

10y OdDIe 10 ne ASSOc1dLeU EfeSS-l
LONDON, Oct. %, 1S97.-The afternoon
newspapers today contain long comments
upon the monetary proposals correspond
ence just published. They are in a strain
similar to those of the morning newspa-
pers. The ..PaH Mall Gazette declares
Senator Wolcott's proposals were sim
ply audacious,'' adding that they have
been considered by Great Britain with
deliberation out of all proportion to the
soundness of the scheme"
The "St. Jamess Gazette remarks:-
We knew the Cabinet neither could noE
would commit the country to any alter
alton of the gold standard. The absence
of result will allow the Bryanites to raise
their hands again and it will add to the
Jingaism of America and render more
than ever necessary that our diplomacy
be cautious and firm in dealing with the
United States in the immediate future
The "Globe" says
1.-The next time President Mckinley. is
constrained by silverite pressure to send q
monetary commission to England he
would do well to adjust his proposals to
the limitations of common sense"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
FUR, FUSS, FUJ.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. %, 1881
The International Fur Seal Conference
convened at IL A. NJ. in the diplomatic
room of the State Department and or
ganized by the selection of Hon. Jonn
W. Foster as chairman and Mr.. g. A.
years past has acted as assistant to DR..
Jordan in his investigations in Bering
Sea. This conference adjourned to meet
on Monday at 10 A. NJ After the adj
MED by Secretary Sherman to the Exec
utive Mansion and presented to the Pres
ident a
seal conference are:-
Russia-4Ton. Pierre Botlzine; NJ. de
Boutkowskg; NJ Ade Wollant, charge
Japan-EIon. Shiro Fujita; Professor
Kakichi Mitsukuri.
Hon. Charles Hamlin; President David
Star Jordan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
GORDON HIeHLANDBRs THANKED
General Leckhart Compliments Them
on yheir Action in the Daraai Pass.

[By Cable to The Associated Press
LONDON, Oct. %. 1S97.-A dispatch to
the Times from the British headquar-
ters at Khangarburi dated Oct. p, SAYS
s'This morning General Lockhart ad-
dressed the Gordon Highlanders on par
ade and congratulated them upon their
gallant exploit in storming the DargA
Ridge, on the Samana Range, during the
afternoon of Wednesday last He added
that the records of the regiment showed
many brave deeds in the past, by the
side of which their last exploit might
worthily take a place. There was more
work ahead for them, continued the Cen
eral. which work he was sure they would
as fearlessly and successfully carry
through when the time arrived.
General Lockhart also thanked ColoneI
Matthias, the commander OF the Gordon
ment for their gallant leadership. Col-
onel Matthias, Captain Uniacke and Lieu
tenant Meiklejohn were wounded. Only
two privates were killed outright, though
forty-one were wounded.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
SECRETARY BROWN WELCOMED
FIatterin~ Reception to the New
HE A G6ss csnI.

M
Charles B. Brown, the new General Sec
retary of the Y. M. G. A, was given an
enthusiastic reception last night N the
rooms Of the association IN m. .Hasnrouc66 c6
and were crowded with an audience com
I.osed Of those interested in the, work:
Counselor Elijah S. Cowles, President Of
the local Y. M. G. A., made q short ad-
dress in which he traced the origin of the
association and. the work 1t has accom-
plished.
Lafayette Reformed oAsveh. spoke of the
MANY advantages of TneE1 berShip IN the
Y. M. c. A., and said that it can reach
many young men when the Church can
Joseph A. Dear regretted that the asso-
citation does not secure more liberal sup
port from the public. State Educatlonal
Secretary A. B. Clements said ne had
Enoxyn Secretary Brown for a number OF
Years. and he felt assured that if any per-
son could build up the work in Jersey
City he was the sa enc ono to dn 40 II. mon in tbs
city,'' he said, "and it is peculiar that not
more than $50 of them are members OF the
Y. M. C. A.
the educational and gymnasium classes.
There were other speakers to be heard,
after which Secretary Brown expressed
had his gpaslaae been aecorded aDi oh him. M He Said
ssThere is a time when every young
man wants to be independent and that IS
the danger point. Just then the y NJ =.
4. takes him and makes of him a Chris
tian man. The Y. M. C. A. stands for
three things. Tt developes men on ply
steal, spiritual and educational lines. The
every Is young men go to church, Jersey
civ has 1000 saloons and gambling is
one of its greatest dangers. l realized
on coming here that there We're many
assurances of support.
1--WE can do what the Church cannot.
We are part of the church and need its
hearty cooperation. We need prayer
more than anything else. Then pocket
books will open. Next to prayer we need
men. We should have signs hung UP all
over reading "Men wanted for the Y. M.
C.. A.
social hour followed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
FEVBR sUsPBND8 SURVEY.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 90, 1Ss7-The Coast
and Geodetic Survey has been compelled
gress in the South, owing to the yellow
fever The Survey was engaged at Mobile
Bay in connecting the Gulf coast line
with the triangulation of the Massachu-
setts coast
General Duffield, the superintendent of
the Coast and Geodetic Survey, has a
comprehensive scheme for the. establish
9Sth meridian of west longitude from the
Canadian border to Mexico, in the hope
that the Dominion of Canada and the
Republic Of Mexico would continue the
1ine through the respective territory of
each. The only line on this continent is
the franscontinental arc. surveyed by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey, east ana
west
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-23
PLATT BEGGING PAP.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct %. 1891
The most interesting event at the White
House today was the visit of Senator
Thomas c. Platt, of New York. The hot
campaign over the city election in New
York, in which the Senator has taken
such prominent part, made the visit
of the Senator significant.
Senator Platt wanted to secure some
appointments. and was desirous they
should be made before the election. The
Senator said he was here on some little
errands and when asked how he could be
spared at this time from New York, re-
piled that the newspapers said that there
was a machine in New York, and, OF
course, the machine was well oiled;
The only thing he would say about the
ed" Senator Platt made two visits to the
White House before noon, and saw the
President each time for few minutes.