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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
MIR. HEARST'S MILLIONS.
Some of Them to be Devoted to New
Buildings for California University.

New York, July 30.-The president of
the University of California, one of the
trustees and one of the state board of
regents have begun a movement which,
If their plans are carried out, will re-
suit ultimately in the demolition of the
present buildings and the erection of
new ones on a most elaborate scale. 1t
is understood that Mrs. Hearst will
contribute the money for the principal
building and a fund of about 4,000, COO
has already been pledged by the citi-
zens of California.
1t is stated that the state will raise
another large fund to be added in an
nual appropriations After all ar
engagements have been completed for
securing plans from the most famous
architects of this country and of Eu-
rope a jury will pass upon them award
ing prizes to the best ten. The jury is
to be made up of Pascal of France
Paul Wallot of Germany, Thiersch of
Austria, Ziegler of Hungary, Zacconi
of Italy, Norman Shaw of England and
one from this country who is yet to be
chosen.
In addition to this jury an advisory
board has been chosen, including Alma
Tadema,, Puvis de Chavannes, Andre
and Lanciania, landscape artists of
France and Italy, and Knaus of Ger
many. To this board is added an
American, who is likely to be Augustus
ST. Gaudens. The business of the ad-
visory board will be to see that the
buildings are erected in such places as
will best conserve and enhance the
beauty of the landscape and that the
interior decorations harmOniZe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
WE'RE GROWING RICH.
States Wealth Increased 100000
by Stroke of the Pen.

For the first time in the history of the
state the state board of equalization has
made an important and far reaching
change in the figures representing the
total assessed valuation of property re-
turned by the county assessors in Kan
Sas and the total for this year shows an
increase of over four million dollars as
compared with the assessed valuat ton
of 1896.
The aggregate value of the various
classes of property follows:
Aggregate value of lands, 1896, $685.
623, 312; 1897, $167 SAC, 445; increase, ST.
223, 1913.
Aggregate value of town lots, 1896,
s59,043. 1855; 1897, s59, 407, 499; increase,
$3.50, ia.
Aggregate value of personal property,
1896 $36, 157, PA; 1897, SO 342, All; in
crease, 81, 1S5, 253.
Aggregate value of railroad property,
1896 SIS, 333. 166; 1897. $50. $50, 351; in
crease, 1882, 1856,
Grand total, 1896. 1921, Isl. 4s7; 1897,
1926, 1S1, 772; increase, $4,024,285.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
REHEARING FOR C.O.BROWN
His Case Will be Reopened onHisRe-
quest

San Francisco, July SO.-Rev. c. o.
Brown, formerly of this city, but now
resident of Chicago, has appealed for
reopening of his case before the Bay
conference of the Congregational
church.
DIR. Browns appeal came in a letter
received by Rev. G. B. Hatch of
Berkeley, register of the Bay conference.
AS result the conference will meet a
week from Tuesday next at the First
Congrega tional church in Oakland and
will not only grant DR.. Browns request
for a mutual council, but will vote to
ask the Chicago association to join it in
another council of the same kind, to
submit the question of Congrega tiona1
usage as to whether one association can
receive into membership a minister who
is under suspension by another body
of equal standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FRED GRANT DEFEATED.
His Resolution Relating to the Sup
preston of Vice is Lost.

His Res 0lutlon Relating TO the sup
preston of Vice is Lost.
New York, July 3O.-President Moss.
at the meeting of the police commits
sioners. made a lengthy statement in re-
ply to Colonel Grants resolution of last
week relating to the suppression of dis
orderly houses, in which he severely
criticised Colonel Grant and charged
that the adoption of his resolution
would be hailed with delight by dis
honest citizens.
New tenderloins would spring up
and corruption would spread through
the force" President Moss further
stated that he had sworn evidence that
the policemen were levying blackmail
for their superior officers, on unfortun
ate women and other lawbreakers, and
that some of the finest residence dis
tricts were rapidly being transferred
into 'ftenderloinS' through the corrup-
ton of the captains.
He accused Captain Groo of being
negligent in the performance of his
duty and upheld the detectives who Sc
cured the evidence in his district upon
which the captain was recently tried
for neglect of duty. The morals of
the force were not corrupted by doing
such work, Mr. Moss declared, in spite
of Colonel Grants assertion to the con-
trary. 1.-The work of detectives" added
the president of the board, lis neces-
sary and it cannot be done in kid
gloves" Colonel Grants resolution was
lost.
The colonel intimated after the vote
that he would be a member of the
board only long enough to have the
mayor accept his resignation.
The resolution specifically condemned
the practice, heretofore followed by the
police, in procuring evidence against
disorderIy houses by entering evil re-
sorts as patrons and also of accosting
women upon the streets who were SuS-
pected of soliciting men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
LAST OF BUTLER.
Australian Murderer Tried to Cheat
the GalIows.

San Francisco, July 3O.-The steam
ship Alameda has arrived from Aus
tralian ports via Samoa and Honolulu.
The Alameda brings from Sidney pa
pers describing the trial and conviction
of Butler, the murderer, who was cap
tured in San Francisco and returned to
Australia and who has since been
hanged. The trial lasted four days and
in some respects was SenSa tiOnal.
On the last day of the trial Butler at
TEMPTED to- cut his throat with the
metal tag taken from a plug of tobacco.
The attempt was discovered, however,
before he had done any serious dam
age.
On the same day, while being led into
court, Butler became uncomfortable
and had a fierce struggle with his
guards. He was finally dragged into
the court and handcuffed and forced to
keep still. When the prosecution fin
ished its case, Butler was asked if he
had anything to- say. The murderer
was in a state of collapse, apparently,
and the court adjourned until the aft
ernoOn to give him time to recover. He
then in a low tone made rambling
statement that he started for the mines
with Weller at Wel1er's solicitation. On
the way Weller acted queerly, and when
he displayed a pistol Butler thought
that Weller was going to- shoot him. In
stead, however, Weller pointed the pis-
toll to his own head and when Butler
ABMg II 9HBl o. lLoU9 uB u! II p9qqRLS
the weapon was discharged and Weller
was shot through the head. Butler
said he had used Weller's papers to en-
able him to ship sailor, as he had
no papers of his own.
The case was then given to the jury,
twenty minutes before bringing in
verdict of guilty. The judge then pro-
nounced sentence, and when he con-
cluded with the words, And may God
quickly retorted, 'And may he have
mercy on yours, too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
Circulation Growth.

In 1896 the State Jour-
nal erected for its exclusive
use as a permanent home,
a handsome double front
pressed brick building of
three floors. The location
is one of the most eligible
business sites in Topeka
the southeast corner of Kan
sas avenue and Eighth st.
The building is one Of tho
most complete newspaper
structures in the west and
has many unique features
among these are construc-
ton and arrangement by
which the four Linotypes
are seen in operation be-
hind plate glass facing Kan
sas ave-, and also through
a large glass window from
the business Office.
The State Journal re-
ceives the full day leased
wire Associated Press re-
port, is a member of the
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has 4
Linotypes. fast Web Per-
fecting Press, etc.
The State journal has a
larger circulation than any
other daily paper published
in the great state of Kan
sas. 1t requires forty-three
(43) carriers Exclusives of
newsboys), to circulate the
paper In Topeka and sub
urbs.
Don't advertise in the
State Journal unless you
feel confident that its daily
circulation exceeds 1000.
Any evidence apparently to
the contrary will be cheer
fully received and proof
produced to convince the
most skeptical that we do
not claim anything about
our circulation for which
we cannot vouch.
The State Journal has
been under the present
management for over elev-
en- years, and its daily cir
culation in, that time has
increased from 300 to over
II, 900, or an average growth
of one thousand a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
FLOOD AFTER FLOOD.
Waterbury, Conn, is Deluged for the
Fourth Time This Year

Waterbury, Conn, July 30.-Water-
bury is again deluged, the stSrm of last
night having swollen the Naugutuck
river to an almost unprecedented height
and caused the Manhan canal to over
fiOw
ton park is flooded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30

State of Kansas, County of Shawnee. SIS:
L, VIM. Henderson. cashier of the above
named bank, do Solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. VIM. HENDERSON, Cashier. ,
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 2sth
day of July, 1897
c. S. BOWMAN, Notary Public.
My commission expires April IL, 1885,
[SEAL.
Correct-Attest: VIM. SIMS.
Nj. SNATTINGER,
F. E. HOLIDAY,
Directors.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
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ESTATE, AUG
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hsh free on Saturday. Monday and Tues
day, for Topeka or Kansas people. all
notices of Situations Wanted" not TO
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advertising of this class handed IN ny ~
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part of the advertiser. No worthy and
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business or having employment is ex-
pected to take advantage of 1t, but all
others are invited to avail themselves
freely.
The Topeka State Journal guarantees
every day 1t is printed. to give local
circulation by far more than all other
Dailies combined This makes this paper
the cheapest. as well as the best. daily
medium in Topeka. the classified adVer'
usements below costing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-30
GROCERIES.
nAVIS & CLICK.
LIZ SPOT CASH STORE.

D SHO1 CASf1 S1OTbEs
los East Sixth st. Telephone 425-
Have you been in to see us in our new
store? You should come and see US. we
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and visit will pay you. Don't make any
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
CHINA YIELDS.
submits to Another Demand by Ger-
many.


Peking, Jan. 3.-The German mission
aries at Tsoa-Chau, province OF Shan
Tung, having reported to Baron Hey
king, the German ambassador at Pc
king, that the commandant of the Chi
nese garrison of the towns had used
threatening language to or of them,
Baron Heyking at once commanded
that the commandant be dismissed.
Berlin, Jan. at is announced that
China has yielded to the demand of Bar
on Heyking, the German ambassador at
Picking, for the dismissal of the COM
mandant of the Chinese garrison at
Tsao-Chau, province of Shan-Tung, be-
cause of the use of threatening Ian
guage to the German missionaries there.
The Chinese government has tele-
graphed a dismissal of the ccmman-
dant.
London, Jan. 3.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says: 1t is
reported that China has given consent
to surveys for railroad to Port Arthur
as branch of the Russian trans-Man-
churia railway and not a mere extern
sion of the Chinese Tien-Tsin railway.
1t is also stipulated that the route is to
avoid Mukden, the capital city of the
Tartar dynasty.
The Daily Graphic claims to have au-
thority for the assertion that no agree
ment exists between Russia and Ger
many with regard to China; that Ger
many occupied Kiao-Chau without Rus
sia's cognizance and that the occupa-
ton annoyed the advisers of the car.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 3.-The Novosti
says: Any serious conflict between Eng.
land and another power would be GER
tain to excite rebellion among Great
Britain's Asiatic subjects. The only
course open to Great Britain is fully to
maintain the statu quo in Asia and to
preserve friendly relations with Russia.
London, Jan. ga sensation has been
caused by rumor from Plymouth that
the English admiral has fired on Rus
sian man-of-war in Chinese waters.
Nothing is known as to the rumor ut the
foreign office or the admiralty.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
stole Thousand. of DoIiar..

Cleveland, o., Jan. Mail box rob-
bers have been operating in Cleveland
on large scale. 1t was reported Fri
day that checks and drafts aggregat-
ing about $4,000 were stolen from the
mail boxes on Water street December
Is. These checks were mailed by
wholesale houses and the thieves APP
pear to have got them all. A post Of
flee inspector has been at work on the
case for several days, and 1t is pretty
definitely settled, it is said, that Rich
ard %. Davis, who is under arrest in
New York for robbing the mail boxes,
did the lob here.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
News In Brief.


The Des Moines Typographical union
has inaugurated movement in the in
terest of the state of Iowa printing her
own school books.
The Linsfords have been offered 500
an acre for their farm east of Savan-
nah, under which was found seven
foot vein of coal. They have 40 acres.
Ephram Radasch, wealthy and wide
ly known as an excursion manager and
democratic politician, committed sui
eide in Keokuk by shooting.
The BARRIERS of the state ask coopera-
ton in their effort to secure the regula-
ton of their business by law.
L. Teige, a veteran sailor and pioneer
resident, was found dead in his bed at
Eldora.
John Turley, one of the oldest pas
senger engineers on the Chicago Great
Western railway and chairman of the
arbitration. committee of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, died in
Dubuque.
A post office has been established at
Springer, Mitchell county, with Chris
tan Springer as postmaster.
Engineer A. M. Stanley, who was
hurt in a wreck in Moulton two weeks
ago, died after the amputation of his
injured arm.
Tabor college now has first-class
gymnasium.
A factory will soon be started in Pella
by local parties for the manufacture
of a patent straw stacker.
Fred Talsted, young farmer 35 years
old, residing two miles south of Cres-
ton, was murdered by Ed Brown,
hired man formerly in his employ, with
whom he had had trouble and dis
charged. Brown claims he shot him in
self-defense.
The post offices at Keota and Monroe
have been advanced to the third-class.
A fire in the Voorhies-Roberts block
in Mason City caused the following
losses: Dummick & Wrate, wholesale
cigar manufacturers, $4,000; Hoag &
Shipman, clothing, $4,000, and Cobb,
house furnishings, $4,000.
Mrs. S. S. Kimball, who was supposed
to have been murderously assaulted in
Des Moines by thugs, recovered con-
seriousness and said she fell down an
open stairway to the cellar. She will
recover.
At the Highland Park Gun club shoot
in Des Moines DIR. McClain's gun ex-
ploded, blowing out the breech, the con-
tents shooting into the air and lifting
the hat off the doctors head.
Page county has purchased two
trained bloodhounds and the sheriff
will keep them at the Jail to track Grim
inals.
The four-year-old daughter of Ben
Freestone fell into tub of boiling
water in Des Moines and was scalded
to death.
The management of the Burlington
Western Association Baseball club has
been entirely reorganized and placed
on a sound business and financial foot
ing.
The charity ball in Des Moines Melted
$500 for charity, which is distributed
through the associated charities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
A FISH TRUST.
Syndicate Organized to Control the
Lake Catch.

Chicago, Jan. 3.--All the fish caught
in the great lakes and sold throughout
the United States or elsewhere are to
be handled by an English syndicate.
This syndicate, which has a capital of
$5,0o0,000, has secured control of the
business of the 20 corporations and
firms doing business on Lakes Winni-
peg, Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie
and Ontario and the hundreds of small
er bodies Of water in the west and
northwest. It's business will be handled
as Systematically as that of the cor
poration now controlling the sugar re-
fining industry, and it's control of the
market will be even more absolute.
The combination will distribute
about 15O,O00,O0O pounds Of fish annual
ly at the outset, but it claims that this
quantity will be greatly increased after
the concern has systematized it's bust
ness. The London company will con-
troll all operations of the concern, but
headquarters will necessarily be estab-
lished in the United States. Cold stor-
age plants will be established in New
York, Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, San
dusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Mil
waulfee, Cincinnati, indianapolis, Pitts
burgh, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Denver. In
addition, there will be the necessary
freezing plants Mt all stations on the
great lakes bordering on the United
States, us well as on Lake Winnipeg,
Canada. BY controlling the output and
preventing waste, the combination
claims it can sell fish in larger terri
tory than they are sold now, and can
sell them cheaper than ANYBODY else.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
CUBAN RELIEF.
List of Supplies Urgently Needed ~
the Islanders.


the Islanders.
Washington, Jan. 3.-The following
announcement regarding the work Of
Cuban relief inaugurated by this gov
eminent has been made from the state
department:
I'm view of the steps now being taken by
the secretary of state for the organizatio
In New York, OF n central headquarters
with the cooperation OF the American Ma
tional Red Cross, for the reception and for
warding OF relief for the suffering people
OF Cuba and the probability that 1t will
be In effective operation early In the pres
ent week, the secretary Of state has d.
rected that the disposed pub
lie OF the United States be Informed,
through the medium OF the press, that the
consul-general of the United States at Ha-
vana mentions the following articles as
appropriate to be contributed. all OF them,
he reports. being greatly needed:
Summer clothing for women and chill
dren; medicines for fevers. principally
quinine; hard bread, -four. corn meal,
cereal preparations. bacon, rice. lard, po-
tatoes, beans, peas, salt fish. any canned
goods, particularly nourishing soups;
meat extracts, blankets, and especially
large quantities of condensed milk, as many
persons are at first too feeble for any other
nourishment.
'ContriDutloHs OF money are also urgent
ly needed, to enable the purchase Of i'm
mediate supplies Of medicine and articles
Of prime necessity and to meet the ex-
penses of local transportation In Cuba.
1.-THE consul-general, TO whom all sup
plies and money will be sent. will. at once,
organize arrangements for the receipt,
storage and most effective distribution OF
whatever he may receive from the hui
name people of the United States.
by direction of the secretary Of state,
"AI.VERY A. ADEE.
.slannnd A usiafa nj Gncrnfn ru
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
IOWA STATE NEWS
killed Her Husband.

Charles SellAusen, a railroad man,
died in Clinton of supposed hemorrhage
September H. Ugly rumors caused an
investigation, and the grave was opened,
an investigation held and the autopsy
showed poison and the widow and
Theodore Burtoch were arrested,
charged with murder. Burtoch had
been living with the couple, but quar-
relied with Selhausen and left. After
the latter's death he returned to the
house and week ago married the
woman. She broke down and made a
written confession duplicating Burtoch.
She says rat poison administered in
preserves was the means employed.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
United States Sounded for support
I'm the Event of War.


London, Jan. 3.-The United States
government was sounded by England
last week for moral If not further sup
port in the event of war in the east.
This country desires to secure an actual
alliance with the United States; If this
is not possible, then the moral support
spoken of. In the event of failure to
secure either it would like guarantees
of neutrality. The belief is seriously
entertained here that an alliance with
the United States is possible, and they
rely upon the common language of the
two countries, the ties of blood and in,
innate business relations to bring it
about. The fear now agitating Eng
land is that the United States will help
Russia in case of hostilities. Prominent'
here have been carefully
questioned in this matter.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
A SPECIAL SESSION.
Michigan Legislature to Meet mt Lam
sing Soon.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1.-The Evening
News announces that Gov. Pingree has
decided to call special session of the
legislature before January II, the ses-
sion to begin February /. Persons close
to the governor intimate that the call
will include action upon bills to repeal
the charter of the Michigan Central rail-
way, and to provide for greater taxation
of all quasi-public corporations, in
Guiding railways, telephone and tele-
graph lines, etc., and other measures
calculated to carry out the governors
reform ideas
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
Officially Rurned.

Four pupils who attended the Ulysses
district school, south of Webster City,
have died of diphtheria, and, by order
of the board of directors, the school
house has been burned. Last year the
house was thoroughly renovated and
the rabbits burrowing under it were
driven out, but they. returned, and the
physicians said it would be impossible
to get rid of the diphtheria germs by
any other plan than burning the build
ing.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
SURPRISE IN NEBRASKA.
Gov. HOIcomb Places a. PopuIfst on
the Supreme Bench.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 1.-Gov. Holcomb
late Friday night ended the agony con-
judgeship vacancy caused by the cleo
ton of Judge Sullivan to the supreme
bench, and thereby caused political
surprise. He appointed /. N. Alberts,
of Columbus, populist. Judge Sulli-
van is democrat, though elected by
the allied silver forces, and it was gen.
orally supposed the governor would APP
point one Of that political faith. There
were many candidates, about equally
divided between the two parties.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1897-12-30
A strange Murder.

John c. Palmer, of Oakland, a deaf
mute, shot and killed Mrs. P. ID. Len
hart, in whose home near Atlantic he
had been a guest. He then put the re-
volver to his forehead and fired, fall
ing dead at her feet. Nothing was de-
veloped at the coroner's inquest to ex-
plain the killing. Mrs. Lenhart leaves
a husband and four children, ranging
from four to IA years of age, also four
brothers and sisters in Omaha. Palmer
had been married three times, two of
his wives being dead and one divorced.