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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
SANTA FE IS SUED.
Plaintiffs Question Validity of Part of
A. 6 P. Sale.

New York, May 12-The Journal to-
day will say:
The income bondholders of the Allan
tic & Pacific railroad have instituted "a
suit against the AtchiSOn, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad company. the reOr-
ganiZatOn committee of the road. the
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad company,
St. Louis & San Francisco, Union Trust
company, Mercantile Trust company.
Central Trust company and Boston
Safe Deposit and Trust company.
The plaintiffs question the validity
of the sale of the western division of
the Atlantic & Pacific, which extends
from Albuquerque, \. M, to Mojave,
Cal. This branch was recently sold to
the Atchison road and the sale was
confirmed yesterday by Judge Ross in
the circuit court at Los Angeles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
YYETTE GUILBERT WEEDS.
She Will Star as Camille in the Legit-
innate.

London, May 12.-The Chronicle says:
Miss Tvette Guilbert, the celebrated
cafe chantant, will be married today to
DR.. Max Schiller.
DR.. Max Schiller is a brother-in-law
of TheO Resented, who, with his bro
Their. brought the famous Lilliputians
to this country. DR.. Schiller acted as
their manager until 1895. He then
managed the little people at the Fifth
Avenue theater. Later he went to
Chicago and it was there he met Yvette
Guilbert. He induced her to promise
that she would abandon the vaudeville
stage and branch out as a star in the
legitimate. It was announced several
months ago that she would soon make
her debut in Paris as Camille.
DR.. Schiller is a bachelor, Sc years old.
The amount of money expended on
any one of the more than one hundred
dens, cages and tableaux exhibited by
the Ringing Brothers would pay for
the construction of a handsome resi-
dence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
LILACS FROM UTAH.
Distribution at Leadvi1le and a Start
for Cripple Greek.

LeadviIIe. May 12-The annual floral
tribute sent by the citizens Of Salt Lake
City TO the mining camp of Leadville
arrived here at noon today over the
Rio Grande
Several tons of lilies and several thou
sand pOtted plants We're distributed
among the people here by the commit
tee in charge. This consisted of several
members Of the Utah Semi-Centennial
commission and Misses CIauson and
cummings. two grand daughters of
Brigham Young. After the distribution
OF the flowers the party was taken in
charge by citizens and driven about
the city.
They left at midnight for Cripple
Creek over the Rio Grande, where sim
liar distributions win be made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Inheritance Tax in Illinois.

Springfield, Ill. May 12.-The Illinois
ance tax law passed by the state legis-
lature two years ago to be constitution
al reversing the decision of the lower
court. The law provides for a gradual
ted tax on all inheritances of a value Of
over $4,000 and a test case was made on
the estate of the late John 3. Drake.
formerly proprietor of the old Grand
ted at 81 600 600. The case will probably
be carried to the federal supreme court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Western Roads to. Act Independent
of Eastern Lines.

Chicago, May 12-The western roads
tourist rate sheets, for the reason that
they have not succeeded in obtaining
from some western roads the same ar
engagements they have had in former
years.
1t is likely, however, that they will in
the near future take independent action
in the matter and get out their rate
sheets independent of the eastern roads
and allow the latter to make their ar
engagements when they get ready to do
so
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
MORMONS IN MEXICO.
Fifth Colony Will be Established in
the State of Chihuahua.

Chihuahua Mexico. May 12.-AnOtheF
large Mormon colony is to be establish
ed in this state all arrangements haT-
ing being completed for bringing several
hundred families from Utah
Already there are four prosperous
Mormon colonies in this state, and
project is on foot to connect all of them
hN new railroads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
New Track for Emporia.

F'mporia, May 12-DivisiOn Supe2-in-
tendent Parker of Newton is here ar
ranging to put down considerable new
track which will probably be laid in
the east end of the yard. The Santa F'e
is now considering the plan of running
all trains to the east end before stop
ping them All kilograms and orders
Will be given there if the plan is car
ried out. This is said to be the begin
ming of taking a few division crews
from E,mpOria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Conservatives Turned Down.

Montreal. May 12.-The Quebec prov
ince elections took place yesterday and
resulted in the complete overthrow Of
the Conservative party. In the last
legislature the parties stood: Conserv-
atives. So Liberals, %. The figures
have been reversed as a result of yes
terday's elections, the Liberals having
elected so MEMBERS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Hutchinson & Southern Elect.

Hutchinson. May 12.-The annual
election of officers of the Hutchinson &.
Southern railroad took place in this
city yesterday afternoon. It is IN
derstood that this election is prelim-
mary to the reorganization that will
take place after the foreclosure and
sale of the road. A. L. Williams of
Topeka was elected president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Chinese Must Go Rack.

Washington. May 12.-The secretary
of the treasury is informed of arrival of
40 Cinnamon in San Francisco to take
part in the Nashville exposition Of
this number only q are required on the
contract entered into by the exposition
managers and the balance will be re-
turned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Indictad % starvine &c Co..

New York, May 1.-THE grand jury
of the United States circuit court has
indicted Captain Edward w. Reed. of
the ship T F Cakes for maliciously
and without justi1able cause, withhold
ing food from the crew of his vessel on
the voyage from Hamburg to this port
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Girl Steals a Wheel.

Chicago. May 12.-The 12-year-old
daughter OF A. L. Day, of the big board
of trade firm of Counselman & Day,
stole a bicycle today. She confessed and
was arrested. Her father would not
get her one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Conductors and Brakemen's Picnic.

Ottawa, May 12-The orders of rail-
way conductors and brakemen of the
two Kansas Cities will have their first
summer excursion and picnic at Forest
Park on May p and Will bring up ten
coach loads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Mexieo selling Ger Go1d.

Mexico City, Mex, May 12-GoId ex-
ports from this country during the first
half of the current fiscal year are Off
eIally given at 50 635. 633, an increase of
Sl-222. 1872 over the amount exported in
the corresponding half OF the previous
year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12

We take special pains in laundering
I4dleS sAlLI waists Peerless Steam
Laundry. ~ and 10 West sth St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12

Ottawa Chataudua Assembly, June II
to %. One fare via Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12
Mineral Water

The finest in the west. Come and try =,
J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 ". Eighth Ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-12

thing Absolutely Guaranteed Money Cheerfuy Refunded
The herald., 1897-08-31
PUSHING HOME INDUSTRIES

A number of cities are taking up the
consumption of home products idea and
the papens are fuller of it than they
have been for long time past. ST. Paul
has espouseh the, cause in earnest and
that has aroused the cumulative spirit
of Minneapolis, which can't bear to let
st. Paul get ahead of it in any respect,
whether it pertains to fun or business,
vice or virtue. Kansas City has recent
ly concluded home products SHOW that
was a huge success and home industries
were doubtless benefited in correspond
ing degree.
A St. Paul paper, discussing this in
teresting subject, has figured out that
if each family in the city would increase
it's consumption of home products to the
amount of 81 per week, the. Industries of
that city would be on the road to pros
perity, employment would be provided
for thousands of people, and all trades
would feel the stimulating effect" All
of which is strictly true.
But there is an "if'' in the way How
are you going to induce each family to
increase it's consumption of home prod
ucts? Salvation is free but the average
community will not go out of it's way &c
get It, 1t is necessary to create de-
mand, an appetite for salvation even.
The people must be made acquainted
with it.
So it is with manufactured articles OF
consumption whether they be home prod
ucts or outside products. The woman
who sends in an order for groceries does
not take the trouble to specify home
made articles unless she knows just what
brand to call for, what it's merits are, and
that it is equal to if not better than any
similar article in the market. You may
preach the patronizing of home indus
try from now until doomsday, and, unless
the home products are household words
they cannot compete with other articles
that are we'll known and long tried. Nc
good thing that is not pushed along car
achieve great success.
In brief, home industries like al
other Industries, must be conducted or
sound business principles. Their prod.
ucts must be advertised generously, per-
sistently.
The herald., 1897-08-31
Some Plain Speech

The inexcusable delay in the construc-
ton of the government harbor at Sar
Pedro has been very beneficial to Hunt
ington. 1t has temporarily extended the
Southern Pacific's monopoly of traffic
gained through the possession of Santa
Monica. Besides, the delay is consuming
valuable time. If continued a few
months longer the appropriations for the
work at San Pedro will lapse. All Hunt
ington has to do 10 to have Secretary
Alger go on procrastinating until the
law passed by congress and defied by AL
ger becomes imperative Then Hunting
ton can resume his attempts to get the
government to build him "a harbor at
Santa Monica. Or he can work to pre-
vent the building of the advantageous
and much needed harbor at San Pedro
The Huntington scandals are among
the rottenest of our whole rot
ten financial history. The South
ern Pacific gang has wrecked
railroads and robbed the people
like highwaymen. 1t has hired lobbyists
by the year. 1t has bribed congressman
at every session. 1t has organized the
whole government of several states and
dictated terms to the people. There is no
The herald., 1897-08-31
EVILS OF WHEAT GAMBLING

The real cause of the rise of the price
of wheat is deficient production in other
countries 1t is unfortunate to both
producer and consumer that the'price is
not altogether based upon supply and
demand, and that spectators are manip-
ula ting the market. The producer is
urable to form accurate judgment as to
the time to sell, as fluctuations are not
the result OF natural causes. Today the
price is a dollar or more, but tomorrow
it may fall five cents, more CIR less or it
may be forced up. The bulls and the
bears destroy steadiness. The buying
and selling are not for delivery, but to
make margins. Nothing is put up be-
yond what is supposed to be sufficient TO
cover the decline. 1t is not trade but
sheer gambling, which is detrimental to
the interests of both producer and con-
sumer
Manipulating of the markets for food
articles is more hurtful than the same
practice in connection with securities.
Buying and selling on margins may be
said to be an American invention. In
other countries buying is chiefly for de-
livery, and if it be of securities it is for the
purpose of investment. The evils of
this me ethod of dealing have been given
a good deal Of thought with a view to
d.evising legislation that will put an end
to fictitious transactions. 1t has been
suggested that law be passed declar-
ing all contracts for the purchase of
movables null and void which do not
contemplate delivery. The crash of 1873
was precipitated in large part by the
bull movement in regard to gold by
Gould and Fiske. The "black Friday" of
September of that year will ever be mem
orable. Uncertainty has a tendency to
paralyze energy and enterprise and to
embarrasy commerce. Such dealings as
are now in vogue in Chicago in connec-
tion with grain are productive of the
| largest measure of uncertainty. Chica-
go is the greatest market for cereals in
the world, and consequently it is there
The herald., 1897-08-31
I WANT MY GIRL

LOST I've lost her! Where did she go?
What has become of her. maiden mine? oh,
Yesterday lightly she sat on my knee,
But she'll do so no more! My child, where
is she?
LOST have lost her! Sweetest of girls,
With her dainty short skirts and her free
flowing curls,
Lips full Of laughter, big roguish eyes
Chasing round after the coy butterflies.
LOST have lost her! Sweet little elf,
Her dolls lie unheeded high up on the shelf
The maid who erst ran out to welcome me
home,
Where is she hiding? What way did she
roam?
All, she is gone from me! Here in her stead
Is a beautiful lady, with high, naughty
head;
And the long. sprawling legs that she
showed yesterday
Behind trailing skirts are now hidden
away.
And the masses of curls that hung down
are now caught
At the back of her head in dignified knot
And the mischievous look has gone out OF
her eyes
And the net she casts isn't for coy butter
flies.
Oh, she is beautiful-strikingly so!
But where is my little girl? Where did she
go?
Ah thou fair lady. so stylishly dressed.
want the sweet child that pressed to nv
breast!
S. E. Kiser in Cleveland Leader.
The herald., 1897-08-31

the subject thought Not that any one
believes the children have not had quite
long enough a holiday already, but it is
folly to pursue an annual custom of
spelling the good effects of the vacation
by compelling the children to go back to
work at most inopportune time.
The Herald has already dwelt at suffi-
cient length and detail on the reasons
in favor of the postponement, and the
unanimity of the press in this regard
has been rewarded by the board of edu-
cations action.
1t now only remains for legislation to
be introduced at the earliest moment to
extend the school year beyond June 3Oth,
as prescribed at present. Let the chill
dren have their nine or ten months
and let them have their vaca-
tion when it will do them the most good.
The herald., 1897-08-31
A Legal Hanging in Tennessee

Shelby county today set good ex-
ample to the country by executing in a
lawful manner a negro convicted Of a
criminal assault on a white girl years
of age The criminal had every advant-
age of counsel, fair trial, an appeal to
the supreme court and respite from the
governor, in consequence of the plea of
his lawyers that new evidence had been
discovered rendering to show his inno-
ce,nse. There was no attempt to mob the
prisoner at any stage of the proceedings
nor any endeavor to stir up feeling in
favor of wreaking summary vengeance
upon him.
This is the first time, so far as the
Scimitar is informed, that negro has
suffered the extreme penalty in West
Tennessee in due course of law for a
crime of this nature where the victim
was white. The conduct of the case and
its termination show that 1t is not neces-
sary to invoke Judge Lynch to get full
Justice upon a criminal Of this class
Memphis Scimitar August goth.
The herald., 1897-08-31
MAKING HASTE SLOWLY

The city council yesterday afternoon
adopted a resolution asking the state SUI
preme court to advance the case of the
city against A. E. Pomeroy as early as
possible in the October session. The deci-
sion in this case will settle the matter
of the headworks site provided the city
undertakes to build its own system.
The council also asked the city attorney
for an opinion as to whether the city
would be compelled to purchase the i'm
provements of the water company in the
event of refusal to arbitrate within
a reasonable time.
The council in taking these steps has
adopted the wise policy of making haste
slowly, and its course will have the ap-
proval of those who believe in exercis-
ing conservatism and common sense in
this very important water question. The
water question is a bushes proposition
involving a very large sum and extremely
valuable rights, question that un-
doubtedly has two sides, and any action
these
facts.
1t is by no means certain that the city
will ultimately be reduced to the alter
native of constructing a new municipal
water plant, although some of our local
statesmen would have it appear that
such an emergency already exists but
If 1t does come. the city will have to be
assured of an adequate water supply
before it invests several millions of dol
lars in the construction of plant. The
decision OF the state supreme court in
the case cited in the foregoing is an es-
sential that may not be ignored.
The other resolution adopted by the
council having reference to the water
question also. seems to have been the
part of wisdom. The responsibilities
and the penalties of every step that is
taken by the city and by the water COM
pany should be known in advance as far
as possible. "Be sure you are right
and then go ahead" is safe advice to
follow. An apparently small error of
commission or omission might prove ex-
ceedingly vexatious and costly. II the
city officials carry out a common sense,
business policy they will have their re-
ward an equitable, legal and satisfa g
tory settlement Of the matter at issue.
They cannot afford, for their own sakes
and in the interests of the city, to make
any mistakes
The herald., 1897-08-31

disappointment, there is nothing to dc
but to make the best of it. The report
of the committee should be carefully
read by the taxpayers in order that they
may properly understand and appreci-
ate the situation. 1t is to be regretted
that more could not be appropriated for
the police, the public library and other de-
partments that really need larger sums
but that question has got beyond the
point of discussion. 1t was necessary
to cut the coat according to the cloth,
and if complete satisfaction was not
given, the fault lies more in the condi
tions than in the judgment of the COM
mittee on finance and the city council.
The assessment of 25 cents within the
old city limits will raise s1sS. .oS0 so to meet
principal and interest on the bonded
debt.
The report of the finance committee
tions to the city auditor that If observed
will tend to keep the expenditures of
each department within the limits of the
appropriation, and it is to be hoped that
they will be carried out. In some cities
the various departments are not allowed
to expend in any one quarter more than
the appropriation for that quarter. In
this way the departments are prevented
from wasting and from excessive ex-
penditures in the early part of the year
to suffer in the latter part for want OF
funds The plan could be followed here
to advantage.
The division of the fire department ap-
into two funds, and the rec
that the amount set apart
for new apparatus be placed for the time
being in a cash fund until the matter OF
a bond issue that may provide for the
apparatus without using the appropria-
ton can be decided, is to be commended
for obvious reasons. The department
will not lose by it, and the precaution
may make a considerable sum available
when it is most needed.
The herald., 1897-08-31
CALIFORNIA OPINION
Greatly Exaggerated

1t would seem from more recent ad-
vices that the case of the Cuban girl
Evangeline Cisneros is by no means 80
desperate as the sensational journals
have tried to make out. The girl has not
been condemned as yet, much less SEN
fenced to penal servitude. The ejacula-
tory and yellow press have done their
utmost to make a sensat ton out of the
case, and in that movement has induced
a large number of good people to sign
and forward appeals to Spain, to the
pope. to our own government, and, to
officials and dignitaries here and there,
in behalf of the girl to save her from
condemnation that has not yet been
visited upon her-Sacramento Record
Union
The herald., 1897-08-31
THE MUNICIPAL APPROPRI-
ATIONS

The difficult task of apportioning the
funds for the various city departments
was finally settled yesterday, when the
city council adopted the report of the
finance committee. The report fixed the
tax rate at s1.25 per $100 of assessed val
uation, which is cents lower than last
years rate. The revenue realized from
the 81 levy for general municipal ex-
penses will produce s5Ss, SLIP, or an
amount s541S.12 less than is needed to
meet requirements, which will be de-
Quoted from the auditors allowance to
the general cash fund.
The finance committee has done the
best it could in apportioning the reven-
ues. and while there is bound to be some
The herald., 1897-08-31
Quick Conversion

Small Boy--What'llI do with this mon
ey bank?
Mamma-Put 1t away, of course. II
has dollar in 1t that your aunt gave you
and some change your pa and put in.
Not now There isn't any money in II
now. I spent It,"
Spent it? What did you do that for p
why, the minister preached so hare
against hoardin' up riches, that 1 -ot
converted and spent what had New
York Weekly.
The herald., 1897-08-31
Technicalities Of the Law

If Durrant Worden and Hill are
hanged it will not be because they are
guilty of murder but because the court
has decided that certain technicalities
were observed in their trials. If they
are not hanged it will not be because
they are innocent of the crimes of which
they were convicted, but because certain
technicalities were violated in the course
Of the legal effort to prove them guilty
of murder Great is technicalty, and
the lawyers are the prophets thereof In
the name of acknowledgements tech
nicality.-San Francisco Post
The herald., 1897-08-31
Nav Claim It All

The Times is willing for the Republic
ans to claim credit for the failure of the
wheat crop in Europe, the partial fail
ure Of the peach crop in the United
States, and the discovery Of gold in
Alaska and California. If Bryan had
been elected, the chances are we would
have been able to see some connection
between his election and the good luck
that has attended the prospectors for
gold, and the present price of wheat
Visalia Times.
The herald., 1897-08-31
limit to the audacity of these modern

Secretary Alger Is plainly in Its
schemes. He has no right whatever, no
possible excuse, even, for delaying the
construction of San Pedro harbor. Yet
at the behest of Huntington he procras-
tinates, and does his best to prevent the
beginning Of the work until too late.
Alger has been known for years as a
thief on a large scale. The appointment
of this deserter to be secretary Of war
was perfectly realized as national dis
grace. Having braved public indigna-
ton then to repay campaign debt, per-
haps Mckinley and Hanna no longer re-
spect public opinion. Possibly they, as
we'll as Alger, are profiting by Hunting
toms good fortune.-Kaneas City Times.
The herald., 1897-08-31
How the Whipped Man Won

$50, after they had fought for her. she
married the man who got whipped, dill
she?"
"Yes. She reasoned that man who
would fight man who could whip him
must be braver than man who fought
man he could whip.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer,
The herald., 1897-08-31
A STUPID Statute

Mr.. Benjamin Hill, "the well-known"
we were on the point Of adding-"and
popular" wife-murderer Of this city, will
have his life spared, at least until Oc-
tober. His good fortune Is due to a
stupid section in the statutes Of the
United States, which says that in case
of a refusal of a writ Of habeas corpus
by United States judge, an appeal may
be taken to the supreme court, this ap-
peal operating as a stay Of proceedings.
Oakland Enquirer.