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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
AS3,5OO,OOO PLANT.
Will be Erected by the Illinois Steel
Company, Probably.

Chicago, Feb. 16.-Vice President
Charles H. Foote of the Illinois Steel
company express himself freely con
corning Congressman Lorimer's bill di-
recting the secretary of the navy to
close 20 year contract with a respon-
sible concern to make all the armor
plate needed by the government within
that time at $40 ton, it being under
stood that the responsible concern is
the Illinois Steel company Mr. Fcote
said the present rate is over $500 and
there was neat profit in it at that
figure We can, however, make a sat
isfactory profit at the price named.
''Carnegie's Homestead plant and the
Bethlehem Iron works have been the
sole makers of armOr plate in this coun-
try. OF course if the government made.
a contract with us for 20 years they
would be cut out of the home market,
but they would still have the market
of the world to compete in
''Would your company seek the other
nations as customers if you began the
manufacture of armor platter
american manufacturers have been
successful in selling other countries and
there is no reason why we could not be-
We could offer reasonable figures to all
the countries that require armor plate
and armored ships are in demand eve
rywhere now. The Cretan-Turkish af-
fair will increase the demand.
''Of course, it would be necessary for
US to construct a special plant if we go
into the business. We make ship iron
and heavy plate iron at our works now
but of course nothing nearly SO heavy
as armor plate which runs to a great
thickness.
mo one controls any patents that
would prevent our engaging in the bus
mess and al we would have to come up
to government specifica tons in our
work we would not think of going into
the business unless we know We could
turn out the work.
Mr.. Foote stated further that if the
Illinois Steel company were successful
in getting such a contract they would
at once enter upon the construction Of
a So, SOC, 900 plant and would have it
ready for the turning out OF armor
plate within a year.Such a plant would
give employment to between 1000 and
2 500 men
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But, nothing daunted, the young men
each in turn read and pondered over the
long hidden mysteries. When Burlingame
left the gateway of the ancient city, he saw
the shadow of Grouse not far away, but
dig lot recognize him, and an hour later
Grouse, in leaving the silent walls, saw
the form of Barber approaching, but did
not know him.
Some weeks later a party of American
tourists found three men in the village
lying seriously i'll in their chambers. By
their papers they discovered that the inva-
lids were three young men from New York /;
20 they nursed them back to health, and q
committee was sent to accompany them to
New York, for neither of the three was
capable of making the journey alone. The
tall and dignided John Burlingame had
lost his reason; short, stout Walter Grouse
was raving maniac, and little, nervous
Barber was gibbering idiot. They had
found the forbidden books and read there
in, but even to this day the secret writings
of the past remain unknown throughout
the world.-Wiu NJ Clemens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
DEVIL IN POLITICS.
Rev. Carlos Martyr Tells How the
Filth Heaps Boss.

New York. Feb. 16.-Rev Carlos Mar
tyn of Chicago spoke on THE Devil in
Politics at the meeting of the Aneri-
can Temperance union at Chickering
hall. He said in part:
1.-The devil controls our citizens and
mayors and common councils and
standing committees of grog shops. The
three persons of this diabolica1 trinity
are the liquor trade, the social evil and
gambling These filth heaps make a
bonanza out of which the owners and
operators draw dividends and bride law
makers and Interpreters of the law.
The friends of law and order are in the
majority, but have neither organization
nor discipline The city should be turn
ed upside down so as to be turned right
side up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
MELBA WILL SAIL FEB. 20
Diva Sends Cabelgram to Maurice
Grau Telling of Her Coming.

New York, Feb. 16.-Immediately after
learning that M. Jean de Reszke had re-
ceived a cable message from Nine, Melba
in which the prima donna stated that she
would in all probability return to America
the latter part of February, Maurice Grau
Friday sent a congratulatory message to
the singer, in which he earnestly urged
that she select the earliest possible date
for sailing Mr.. Grau was much graft
fed by the receipt of the following reply
from Paris:
Grau, Metropolitan Opera house, New
York: VIII sail if possible the goth. VIII
cable Friday. MELBA.
gram from c. A. Ellis, Nine. MeIba's per-
sonaI business representative. who is in
Boston. positively announcing that she
would sail for New York on February 20.
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HAS HIS HEART CUT OUT.
Precautions of Phyeician to Make
Sure BE is Dead.

Baltimore, Feb. 16-Dr. Norval W. Lit
tell. one of the best-knOwn physicians OF
this section, who has just passed away,
left written instructions that after his
death all known tests, such as the aPpih-
cation of heat and electricity, should be
brought into use to prove beyond doubt
that he was really dead: He added de- that
should be cut out of his body and then
replaced. The doctor also requested that
his body be cremated. Yesterday the
tests of heat and electricity were applied
by several physicians who were friends
to the deceased, and later the heart was
removed from the body and replaced The
body will be cremated today
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JAPAN WANTS TO LEARN.
Her Representatives are Studying
Our Railroad Laws.

San Francisco, Feb. TX. Inouzuka,
a prominent japanese lawyer Of Toxic.
and acting secretary of the house OF
T9eers of the Japa 1ese parliament is
here He is counsel for the department
of communication and the bureau or
legislation and he has come to the Uni
the laws regulating transportation on
American railways.
He intends to have a conference at
Washington with TIE interstate COM
rnerce commission. After a month 3
stav in this country he will visit Eng
land and France
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
NETHERSOLE RECEIVES.
Press League of Chicago is Made Her
Guests.

Chicago. Feb. ia musical reception
was given last night by Miss Olga Meth
ersole to members of the Press league at
the Auditorium. .
Miss Nethersole was assisted in receiv-
ing by her brother and Miss Eva Brod-
lique. She wore an imported gown made
of white satin. covered with white tulle
bodice was cut with square neck, and
over each shoulder, were trimmings OF
sable. Her jewels were diamonds
a musical programme was given by
Max BendiA. Leo Stern and Arthur We'd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
VIII XIII Anything.

First Scientist am inclined to doubt
the report that German scientist has kill
ed cholera bacili with tobacco smoke.
have tried 1t and failed.
Second Scientist-Ah, but you did not
Try it with German cigarl-Strand mag
AzineL
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The St. Paups Big Purchase.

chicago. Feb 1.-THE Chicago Nil
wapkee and ST. Paul Company took adj
,reDface Of the big cut in prices for steel
rails bv purchasing over 10000 tons, plac-
i1r nearly the whole order with the IL
Hueis Steel company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
MARY Anderson's Home.

New York Feb. 16.-Everybody knows
"Our Mary SC, when it was announced
yesterday that Mrs. Mary Anderson
Navarro had sold her house at No. 81
West Thirty-eighth street, everybody
was sorry. The story was not verified.
Her brokers say the deal is not COM
pleted.
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POLITICAL ROMANCE.
THE INTERESTING STORY OF PLATT's
FALL AND RISE.

People Laughed at Him Sixteen Years
Ago, When He Resigned From the Sem
ate, but Now They Take or Their Hats
to the Successor of Senator Hill.
For 16 years Thomas c. Platt has
been ex-senator Platt. Now he is to be-
come Senator Platt. What a political
drama has been enacted during this Pc
riodI To those who can look with un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16

So 800. 90
The above transfer being rendered
necessary by an equal apportionment for
the different purposes of said institution.
Section 2. This act shall be in force and
take effect from and after it's publication
in the Daily State Journal.
I hereby certify that the above bill origi-
mated in the senate, and passed that body
February II, 1897.
A NJ. HARVEY,
President of the Senate.
NJ. WATSON,
Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the house February 18th 1897.
w. D. STREET.
Speaker of the House.
A. D. GILPIN,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Approved February 18th, 1897.
J. w. LEEDY,
Governor.
State of Kansas.
Office of Secretary of State.
I, w. E. Bush, secretary of state of the
state of Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file in
my office.
in testimony whereof, I have hereunto
subscribed my name and AFFIXED my Off
cial seal, this 18th day of February, 1897
w. E. BUSH,
Secretary of State
BY c. NJ. ROSS,
(SeaL) Assistant Secretary of State
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"a ANTS, RENTS,SI
" UATIONS, REAL
ESTATE, AUG
U I'd TION SALES AND
OTHER CLASSIFIED AID
VERTISEMENTS
slTuA7loNs wANTE0-FREE-

Are you in need of work? If So you
are at liberty to use these columns LOT
assistance in that direction. Whlle inns
notice appears the State Journal Will pup
fish free on Saturday, Monday and Tues
day, for Topeka or Kansas people all
notices of SITUATIONS Wanted, not to
exceed five lines. or thirty-five words, in
length. provided that all advertisements
of that nature are handed in previous to
20 O'Clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all
advertising of this class handed in by 10
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
No advertisements of this nature to be
started except on Saturdays and Wed
nesdays. No obligation is incurred on the
part of the advertiser. No worthy and
needy man or woman need hesitate to
take advantage of this offer. No one in
business or having employment IS ex-
pected to take advantage Of it. but all
others are invited to avail themselves
freely.
The Topeka State Journal guarantees
every day it Is printed, to give local
circulation by far more than all otner
Dailies combined. This makes this paper
the cheapest. as well as the best, daily
medium in Topeka, the CLASSIFIED aoVer-
tisements below costing but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
ron RENT-REAL EsTATE.

~~~~-~~~~~~~>~--~-~~~~-~-~
FOR RENT-The old Keith garden. one
n of the best around town. Large as
psragus beds all ready for use. Gail at
greenhouses or at 40 East 18th st. VIII
non Keith.
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THE BOOK OF SECRETS

Only the. masters of the occult and
final scierce are allowed to pry into
the mysteries of God the Father.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16

When dizzy OF drowsy take BEECH
ANS PILLS.
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BICYCLES

TOPEKA CYCLE CO, 112 W. sth St
II Bicycles and sundries; bicycles and
tandems for rent: repairing OF all kinds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
Missouri Pacific.

TOPEKA & FIT. SCOTT ACCOM-. No. 2s6.
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DUSTLESS OIL.

"~~~~~-~-~-~-~-~~~-~~~~~-
IT'D get the genuine Dustless OIL send
= you orders direct to the Western Oil
Manufacturing Co, Kansas City Mo.
Freight prepaid when cash accompanies
the order. Local checks not accepted
Send for conditional order blanks. No To-
cal agent.
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COAL

4 !APITAL CITY COAL CO, S27 Kan av,
III phone 16l- Best grades, lowest prices
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Senate Bill No. 466.

An act authorizing the transfer OF GER
tain appropriations for the Kansas
other for the fiscal year ending June
3Oth 1897.
Be it enacted by the legislature OF the
State of Kansas:
Section /. That the state auditor, state
treasurer and warden of the State Peni-
tertiary. are hereby authorized and re-
quired to charge to the appropriation for
boarding prisoners the sum of six thou
sand eight hundred dollars Csc. 5000, and
credit the following appropriations as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-16
FLORISTS.

p J. GROVES, Florist, greenhouses,
ANs 1173-77 Clay St, phone 235; Cut
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FOR RENT-2 unfinished and 1 fur.
n nished room, furnace heal and gas al
Monroe st.
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FOR RENT-RooMs.

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FOR RENT-Three elegantly furnishe
rooms, 2 front, 1 side, for gentlemen
Good location. cheap. 121 West Tenth, up
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Five Cents a Line,
IO,z6O.

Sworn detailed statement OF circulation
presented to advertisers on application
Call and see any afternoon between
and 5 o'clock. the handsomest. fastest
most perfect piece of machinery in Kan
eas-a Web Perfecting Press which prints
from two to three complete SPACE papers
per second.
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MONUMENTS.


RAN1TE MONUMENTS carved at thu
~ lowest rates. Full line of red and graz
granite. 231 Jefferson st.
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WATCH INSPECTOR.
Charges Against z. s. Montgomery
Cause Him to Quit the Jew
elry Business

Mr.. H. S. Montgomery, general watch
inspector of the Santa Fe, is no longer
the proprietor of a jewelry store in this
city. He was given the alternative OF
giving up his business in this city or re-
signing from the service of the road,
travelling over the Santa Fe lines in.
specting and rating the watches of the
employees on a handsome salary.
While in charge of a store in this
city Mr. Montgomery made a speciality
of handling a certain make of watch,
which conformed with the requirements
of the Santa F'e time service, and many
employees whose watches were condemn
ed by Mr.. Montgomery accused him Of
doing it order to make q sale of his
special watch. Complaints of this kind
were responsible for Mr.. Montgomery
being placed on a salary.
Mr. Montgomery carried all makes of
officials do not believe that he attempt
ed in any way to influence the sale
of any particular make of watch. They
believe that the complaints arose from
the fact that the employees who made
them were required to purchase new
watches.
The circular announcing the change
in the time service says:
Thereafter Mr.. Montgomery will not
furnish watches to employees or be in
terested in any manner whatever in
any watch or device connected with or
relating to any watch, nor in the re-
pairing of watches.
This company does not require its
employees to carry watch of any par
will be shown by the inspector to the
watches of any maker, but all watches
must comply strictly with the require
mentS set out in time card rules"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-02
IN TERROR.
Europeans Stoned in theStreets
of Calcutta
Unmistakable Signs of Rebel
lion in India.
NO DIAMOND JUBILEE
MOllifies the Feeling Of the
Natives of India
Toward Their British Masters
The Riots Continue.

Calcutta, July 2.-Serious riots among
the Mussulmans occurred here yester-
day evening. Besides the main mob,
scattered gangs of rioters paraded the
streets, hooting and stoning the Eu-
ropeans, several of whom were injured.
Finally the authorities were compelled
to call out the troops.
1t is regarded as significant that the
Hindoos passively sympathize with the
rioters.
The situation today is grave. An ad-
ditional force of cavalry was required
to dfsperse the rioters, but the mobs
quickly gathered together again.
There is bitter complaint at the alb
sence of the imperial and provincial Of
mer resort of the government officers.
terday in the suburb of Chitpore be-
tween the police and the rioters, many
policemen were injured. A party of "a
members of the native police was sur
rounded by mob and so roughly hand
led that all of them are expected to
die of the injuries they received.
The rioters suffered heavily, but they
carried off their dead and wounded
1t is estimated that at one time more
than 5000 rioters were holding the
northeast portion of the town. The
number of killed and injured is not yet
known, but it is believed to be consid-
cradle
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LARGER FIGURES GIVEN.
Number of Men Involved in the Coal
Strike 375, 700.

Columbus, July 2.-The officers here
of the Mine workers organizations here
say 375, 900 men are involved as propOS-
ed strikers. President Ratchford says
this is the best time to settle the QueS-
tion of wages, as during the summer
the men can make use of their little
garden plots in obtaining subsistence.
The needs of clothing are not so great
a in winter. The proposed scale is in
tended by the miners to make work for
the miners profitable to them in the
Pittsburg district and elsewhere. Pitts
burg as claimed, is paying "a cents per
ton and Ohio 81 cents. To make the
Gifferential what the Ohio operators
claim it ought to be they threaten to
reduce Ohio miners to 45 cents per ton.
The m ners propose if possible to raise
Pittsburg prices so as to prevent a re-
ductiOn in Ohio to As cents and the pos
sibility of even a further reduction here
in case Pittsburg should keep on low
ering as Ohio lowered to maintain the
differential of cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-02
NETHERsOLE WANTS MORE
Not Satisfied With an Unearne ed Sal
ary She Sues Frohman for Damages.

New York, July "A special to the
Journal and Advertiser from London
says: Olga NethersOle, has served pa
pers up Daniel and Charles Frohman
in a suit for damage to her profession
al reputation and potential share of
the profits in the abandoned London
season.
Miss Nethersole had contract with
the F'rohmans for eight weeks in Lon
don this summer a $200 week and a
percentage of profits. The Frohmans
Gid not fulfill the contract, she says
but paid the amount of the salary for
eight weeks to her solicitor.
She ella ms damages to her reputation
in not being allowed to play, as well as
the loss sustained by there being no
profits for her to sharge in.
Charles Frohman said that the Meth
ersole season was a abandoned because
he and his brother could not see a
chance of profit. I'VE lost s., 900 on her
last appearance in London, playing her
In her principal American success, Ca
mile - he said
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BENNINGTON CONVENES
And Elects Himself Delegate to the
Nashville Meeting.

The Bennington faction of the mid
dle-of-the-road Populists held a meet
ing in EInporia yesterday to elect dele
gates to the national meeting at Nash
vile and reorganize the central COM
mittee.
set of delegates was selected, hut
they are nearly all the same as Willis
and Steinberger elected when they held
their meeting The new ones include
Mr. Bennington himself Mrs. Lease,
ex-Congressman VIM. Baker, John G..
Otis, Cyrus Corning and H. H. Artz.
Bennington will leave this afternoon
for Nashville to attend the conference.
The central committee was reorgan-
lied and Mr.. Bennington was elected
chairman OF the new committee. Both
Willis and Steinberger were magnani-
mously given places on the committee.
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LOCAL MENTION.

The lumber merchants of the city will
celebrate the Fourth tomorrow and
have agreed among themselves to re-
main closed all day.
J. S. Sheffield, foreman in the Santa
Fe carpenter shop, was prostrated by
the intense heat yesterday and was
compelled to give up work and return
to his home. He is still confined to
his home as the result of the prOStra-
ton.
Postmaster A. J. Arnold of Topeka
and Colonel Tom Jackson had a pleas
and the colonel are old friends After
the war they attended the same col
Iege in Indiana Arnold had attended
the college before the war and when he
came back to complete his education
he formed an acquaintance with Colo
nel Jackson which has lasted ever since.
Newton Republican.
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DON'T COUNT.
"LabOrers" in New York City
Scarcely Considered
As People by the New Directory
Makers.
NAMES ARE LEFT OUT
In the New Directory Just Com
piled There.
Five Hundred Thousand People
"TOO Numerous to Mention"
Lower Grades of TOilers Become
Sc the Masses in Fact.

New York, July 2.-The annual direc-
tory of New York city will be issued in
three weeks, but more than 100000
names that have heretofore appeared
will be omitted. More will be omitted
next year, so that the book shall not be
too bulky. To do this the laboring
classes will be left out. so that 100000
of inha bitants will not be represented
York city directory for the year ending
July l, 1898.
1--WE must do something to keep the
book within bounds" said the manager
of the directory publishing company.
the present city of New York-Manhat-
tan Island and annexed district-and
when the Greater New York is a fact
we must provide for that. To do so We
will omit laborers, Cinnamon and all
such persons. That is the way it is
done in London, and New York will
have to follow the same plan"
To get at the exact plan on which the
directory is being compiled one of the
c2nVassers was asked what his instruc-
tions were. Our orders are he said,
to omit all 1abOrerS, which class, We
are told, includes hodCarriers, diggers,
and helpers of all sorts, street sweep
erS and laborerS in the street depart
ment, men laying asphalt and other
paVementS, and all working men of
all Cinnamon, excepting the well-to-do
merchants and those who are above
keeping laundrieS. We are to skip the
poor Hebrews and Italians of the East
Side, and omit some sections altogeth-
er, such as the Italian colonies in Cros-
by street and on the extreme East Side
from One Hundred and Fifth street to
One Hundred and Eleventh street,
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COMES
DOWN HARD.
Mayor of Atlanta Will Stand No
Nonsense
From. the AutOcratic Streetcar
Corporation Of That City.
1T REFUSES TRANSFER
To Passengers on It's Lines
Contrary to Ordinance.
Now Mayor Collier Will Take
Away Its Franchise.

Atlanta, Ca, July 2.-The contest be-
tween the city authorities and the Con-
solidated Street Railway company
which has been in progress since the
incoming of the present administration
took sensa tional turn today when it
was learned that Mayor Collier will
take steps to declare the company's
charter void and the corporation Illegal.
The Consolidated which controls near
ly all the trolley lines in the city, is a
combination of number of horse car
roads merged into one. The stock is
owned chiefly by local capitalists while
the bonds are held in Boston.
Several months ago the city council
passed an ordinance to compel the con-
soltcated to grant transfers. The Old
Colony Trust company of Boston repre-
senting the bOndholders, brought suit
in the United States court to restrain
the city from enforcing this ordinance
In an amendment which the city will
make to its answer in that suit the
contention will be made that having vi
olated the provision of the state consti-
tuition against the conbina ton of COM
petsng railway lines. the consolidated
company charter is null and void and
the corporation Illegal and without
sta nding in the court.
The capital of the Consolidated is
about 81, 800, 600, making the amount in
volved $33400, 900.