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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
NEW CARNIVAL IDEAS.
Will Haskell Has Returned Loaded
With Fresh Plans For the Big
Parade.

VIII Haskell has returned to Topeka,
and while he is here will probably con-
fer with the Committee of Fifteen in
reference to the carnival next fall.
Mr.. Haskell is strongly in favor of
a night carnival, while the Committee
of Fifteen has practically decided that
it shall be in the afternoon to prevent
rOWdyiSm.
1t can be given in the day, of course. -
said Mr. Haskell. The parade is
given in Kansas City in the day time
but of course it would be better at
night because Of the effect of the lights
upon the costumes and floats.
4 do not believe, however, that there
is any danger in Topeka This place
is not like Kansas City. You do not
have the tough element and there would
be no trouble, I am satisfied. But OF
course the carnival can be held in the
day time"
Mr.. Haskell said he had ideas, fresh
and new. for the Topeka carnival. but
he will not tell what they are. at least
not now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

lan's desk lay a heavy battle ak, its
long handle and cleaning blade hid
den in a sheaf Of luxurious roses. The
card attached bore the legend:
From the lancers and bowmen of the
city council, who for the next year will
fight the Phihstines under his leader
ship"
Another tribute to Aid. Harlan was a
big football inscribed: ITO Our Center
Rush" given by the Twenty-second
Ward Harlan club
Though the newly-eIected aldermen
received most of the faVOrS of the VOt-
ers in various wards, holdover alder
men were not forgotten, and every desk
was loaded down with flowers.
The women of the Eighteenth ward
presented Aid. J. j. Brennan with
horn of plenty five feet long, raised on
a high standard
Miles Barry, the new alderman from
the Twenty-fourth, an old steamboat
captain, found his desk occupied by two
miniature steam tugs, both christened
a rose-feathered rooster perched over
the desk of Aid. Award of the Twen-
tieth ward proclaimed he had won in
the race by a plurality of 606 votes.
Besides it was a set piece sent by Fran
els S Pea body, bearing the motto:
"Unser Fritz"
Johnny Powers new confrere and
colleague from the Nineteenth ward,
Aid. J. A. Haberkorn, was behind two
immense hOrseshOes and numerous
baskets and vases of flowers given by
friends and neighbOrS.
The Regular Democratic club of
the Sixteenth celebrated H. Ludolph's
victory by presenting the alderman
with a heart about four feet tall,
mounted on an easel.
Fifteenth Ward Democrats remem-
bered William A. Tuite with a huge
floral design and his desk was covered
with bouquets and garlands.
on tall ladder given to Aid. Kenna
by J. Howard the word Honor was
suspended just above the top round.
Both aldermen from the First ward
We're given large floral designs by the
ward Democratic club.
f. Y. ClOidt of the Fifth received set
pieces and bouquets in such profusiOn
they spread over the tops of three
desks. They came from the Fifth Ward
Republican club and private friends.
Aid. W. c. L Ziehn of the Fourteenth
received from the West End Silver club
a floral pillow and from the ward Dem
Ccratic club a flag flying from a tall
standard with a heart pendant.
Billy O'Brien of the Sixth found a
staunch schooner, fulI-rigged. on his
desk Personal friends made the gift.
Thomas Little, the blacksmith alder
man from the Thirteenth ward, was
presented with an anvil made of flow
ers by members Of his family. and on
his desk was a picture of the alderman
at work at mis- forge, framed in a horse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
SAVED FROM DROWNING.
w. S. Fulton Rescues a Babe From
the Shun ganunga.

There was an exciting episode at the
Eleventh street crossing of Shunga-
nunga creek late yesterday afternoon
in which w. S. Fulton of the city engi-
neer's department played the part of
the hero.
The engineers force consisting of
James NGcCabe and w. S. Fulton were
running some levels in the neighbOr-
hood of the crossing. There is some
thing like a dam across the creek which
is used by pedestrians for a crossing.
While the men were at work a woman
with a months old child in her arms
came down to the water and started to
cross the stream. When near the mid
die she slipped and in falling dropped
the child in the water.
The creek is higher than usual and
the swift current carried the baby down
stream. Fortunately its clothing act
ed as a buoy and it did not sink at
once. Fulton saw the accident and
rushing down to the bank jumped into
the water and rescued the baby before
it sank.
The water was four feet deep and had
the men not been there the child would
probably have drowned. Fulton carried
the baby to the woman who was too
frightened to thank him. She was
thoroughly wet and the babes clothing
was soaked with water. The woman
left before her name was obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
WHEAT'S WILD FLIGHT
Sudden Boom in the Chicago Market
Closing at 73 81

Chicago, April 17.-May wheat today
closed at 733zc, a clean advance of 414c
since Thursday. This advance on a
short Saturday session was attended
with much excitement and the session
throughout was as lively a one as has
been witnessed in many months. Every
one wanted to buy wheat, but there
was little for sale and the advance was
at times so rapid as to fairly take the
breath away from even the fortunate
holders.
Beginning with a slight decline, the
market in the first twenty minutes
trading shot up cents a busheI. After
q brief rest another cent was added.
Another let up and then the final bulge,
during which the market jumped a
quarter of a cent at a time, until just
as the closing bell rang 733z c was re-
corded. There were several reasons
for the sudden fright of the shorts. The
more immediate cause, however, was
the report from New York that wheat
was up 3 cents bushel there and that
at Antwerp and Berlin it was up about
cents. Thirty-twO boat loads were
sold for export, some at an advance
equivalent to 31sc per bushel
Rumors that the local market was
cornered, although unconfirmed, did not
allay the bears apprehension by any
means.
1t is calculated that today's advance
meant something like $4,000,000 to
wheat holders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
MOBS GATHER.
Matters Look SqHaIly in In
dianapOlis For Many Hours.
Streetcar Companies Refused to
Accept the 3 Cent Fares.
BIG CROWDS OF MEN
Climb on the Cars, Each Offer
ing But 3 Cents.
Conductors Attempt to Put the
Passengers Off.
CARS ARE BLOCKADED
Mayor Orders ObstreperOus Con-
ductOrs Arrested.
Officers of the Company Finally
Indicted and Surrender.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 17.-Indict-
ments have been returned by a special
session of the grand jury against Presi-
dent A L. Mason, superintendent Mil
ler Elliott, a dozen conductors and
other officers of the Citizens Street
Railway company for violation of the
cent fare law. Mason and Elliott
We're arrested and promptly gave bonds.
Feeling against the company still runs
high. but the announcement by the
railway officials of their determination
to accept 3 cent fares pending an ap-
peal will probably prevent further
trouble.
The state of public sentiment had
reached such a point that there were
fears of open rioting.
Indianapolis never saw such exciting
times as in the past 4S hours. Crowds
of men went up and down the streets
blockading the street cars and threat
ening to demolish them.
During the past two days passengers
on different lines throughout the city
who refused to pay more than a 3 cent
fare were forced from the cars by the
conductors. Among those who were
compelled to walk after refusing to pay
cents was Police Judge Cox, who was
violently elected by the conductor and
mOtOrmen of a College avenue car. One
damage suit has already been filed
EX-AttOrney General w. H. Miller
filed in the United States court a petit
ton for an order restraining the pa
irons of the street railroad company
from demanding a 8 cent fare. The
petition recites that the proclamation
of the governor putting the laws in
force came earlier than was expected,
and had already caused trouble on the
street car lines.
The friction between the company
and the people on the question of fares
grew to such proportions that once or
twice it looked as though a riot might
result The company instructed it's
conductors to put off the cars every
body who did not pay 5 cents. Several
crowds of men boarded various cars and
rendered cents, defying the conduct
ors to put them off. 1t was too much
of a crowd to tackle and the cars were
stopped causing blockades on several
of the downtown streets. Finally or
ders were sent down to carry them for
nothing. but to decline to accept the
cent fares Orders were issued to the
police by the mayor to arrest all con-
ductors who in their presence declined
to accept cents as the lawful fare.
A few arrests were made. Had the
company not surrendered there is no
doubt Indianapolis would have been
the scene of mob violence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
DULUTH AND SUPERIOR.
Envious Cities That Refuse to Be
Joined by a Bridge

Washington, April IA ten years
fight between Duluth, Mimi, and Su-
perior. Wis, has been brought up in
congress.
1t is all about a bridge Just now
those towns, each calling itself a city,
are distinct and separate. Between
them flows little arm of Lake Super
ior called by courtesy the St. Louis
river
It is as famous in the annals of the
northwest as was the Rubicon in the
Gays of Caesar. AS long as that stream
remains unbridged so long will Duluth
remain Duluth and Superior be known
as Superior
But in the future, when the waters of
lhe river are spanned by a bridge, Su-
Perlor is fated to be suburb of Du-
luth- This is the hope of the Duluth
people, and the Superior people stand
on the shore of the dividing water and
hurl defiance at their an-encrOaching
rivals The bin authorizing the bridge
was passed in the last congress, but
nothing can be done because of changes
necessary in the charter. The material
for the bridge. furnished by PennsyI-
Vania steel men. is lying ready on the
site. but the SuperiOrites stand guard
with objections, and the bridge is liter
ally suspended in midair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
BIKE AND BUGGY RACE.
How Fast Driver was Arrested by
the Police.

Last evening at IL O'Clock a horse
hitched to a phaeton was driven past
the police station on full gallop While
the driver rolled about on the buggy
seat in, an intoxicated condition Ser
geant Owen and Patrol Driver Heart
burg mounted bicycles and gave chase.
The driver, who was p. H. Brown, a
butcher. 81 years of age, realized that
the officers were after him and he
whipped up the horse and the party
went along the street at a spanking
rate.
Sergeant Owen fell back to get more
breath, but Heartburg continued after
the butcher. Out on Tenth street the
race was continued and Brown turned
south on Western avenue. Near
Twelfth street Heartburg jumped off
his bicycle and ran ahead and caught
the horse. Brown was taken to police
headquarters where the charge of
drunkenness and fast driving was plac-
ed against him. He was released on
SO cash bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
Export of the Yellow Metal
About to Be Resumed.
Bank of England Has Been
Losing Heavily.
BILLS OF EXCHANGE
Held in New York Have Fallen
From $1OO,OOO,OOO
To Almost Nothing and Gold
Cannot Be Held.

New York, April 1.-THE Tribune
this morning says:
There is a prospect of gold exports in
the near future. 1t will not be sur
prising if shipments are made within
the next ten days. Until very recent
ly it was thought that no gold would
go to Europe this year. The outgo Of
gold, which now seems inevitable. will
be due not to conditions in this cOun-
try, but to the situation in London, or
10 be more exact, to the position in
which the Bank Of England finds itself.
The bank has recently sustained tre-
mendous losses of gold from its vaults,
chiefly necessary by reason of with
drawals for transfer to Austria and
Japan, and especially to the latter
country. The loss in gold bullion by
the bank of the last week has been
81, ,99S,119, or practically SO, 900 600. The
shipments for the week to Japan and
Austria were s., 900 OOO Sterling ex-
change in New York is almost up to
the gold exporting point, which is cal
culated to be $4.S8A for demand ex-
change.
While the posted rate for demand was
unchanged yesterday, the actual rate
was advanced One-eighth of a cent.
from $4S75s to $4.S72z. The Bank Of
England's charge for gold bars is about
one penny an ounce above the normal
figure and any additional measure
which it may adopt to protect its own
supply of gold will almost surely re-
suit III SO4Q D6lIlS uIdNiA from &AiiiGt-
lea.
For another thing, the stock of bills
of exchange in New York, which two
or three months ago was large-ap-
proXimating at one time 800 600, 900.
counting the bills hypothecated for
loans-has been reduced to between
So, 900 600 and so, 900. 900. This is the
time of year when there are large calls
for bills by commercial remitters and
the amount of new bills offering is not
enough for their requirements.
1t is idle to attempt to say how much
gold will leave this country between
this date and July 1, but whatever it
may be. it can readily be spared. There
is a very large accumulation of gold
here. The gold reserve in the United
States treasury aggregates S154. 600, ,000-
The associated banks of New York hold
SIS, coo, 600, of which a little over $4,000
900 is deposited in the vaults Of the
clearing house. Even should the gold
to be sent abroad be taken from the
treasury reserve, the loss of $4,000, 900
or $50, 900, 600 would still leave the gov
ernment with an ample store.
While the orders for the gold Will
come from London, the shipments win
probably be made to Japan and Aus
tria direct. Accordingly, a large part
of the shipment may be made from San
Francisco. Japan and Austria are ac-
quiring gold to place themselves on
gold currency basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
KEEFER's MEMORY POOR.
Ed Carroll Tells of the Alleged Wag-
gener "Boodling'' Conversation.

Ieavenworth. April 1.-THE name of Ed
Carroll having been brought before the
investigating committee at Topeka by
Horace A Keefer. he was asked today
what he thought of the latter's statement.
He said:
I have known Mr.. Keefer for several
years. I think he is an honest man. but
his memory is defective. He is enter
tanning witness, however. So far as 1 am
concerned. 1 know nothing about the al
legged legislative bOodlfng. have not
spoken to Bale Waggener for over six
months. Mr.. Keefer came in to see me 10
days ago and 1 joked him about the bad
odor arising from the reform legislature
He was very bitter about the failure of
that body to pass some of the promised
bin which he claimed was undoubtedly
defeated by the railroad lobby. 1 replied
that evidently Bale Waggener was a
better and more generous paymaster than
the state. The whole conversation was
based on current gossip growing out of
the investigation of the rumorS connect
ed with measures that had failed to pass
at the last session. That is all there was
TO it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
AMERICAN FLUNKEYS.
Prince of Wales and British Public
Disguised With American Nil
lionaires.

London. April 1.-THE Prince of Wales
has returned from the Riviera and spent
Thursday morning overlooking the ar
rangements for the celebration of the
Queens diamond jubilee. He went to
Sandringham on Thursday afternoon and
il is reported he was disguised 1t finding
the whole route in the hands of syndi-
Gates of spectators and the Queens Jub-
lice. practically, put up for auction
The Daily Chronicle expresses itself as
being very despondent regarding the
whole show, says that the ARRANGEMENTS
are unworthy of the occasion. asserts thai
there is a rush of millionaire Americans
eager to distinguish themselves by paying
fabulous prices and thinks the whole
celebration ''savOrs of a carnival of mil
liOpaireS and a triumph of hunkeyism,
rather than proper tribute
When the agents leased Lord CaledonS
house in Carleton house terrace 10 Col
onel John Hay. the newly appointed Uni
ted States ambassador to the court Of St
James. they evidently overlooked The fact
that the premises commanded a superb
view of the Queens jubilee procession.
Recently the s1gentS called at the ambas-
sv and offered the same for the one week
of the jubilee that Col. Hay pays for his
three months of tenancy The offer W.es
of course, refused
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
A BULGE AND
A CRASH.
And the Mighty Mississippi Had
Won Its Fight
Against the Heroic Efforts of
the Louisiana People.
EMBANKMENT BREAKS
And in 80 Minutes a Stream so
Yards Wide
Is Pouring Into the LOwlands
Back of the LeVees.
EMBANRMENT BREAKS
A LOSS OF MILLIONS
Will Ensue Unless the CreVaSSe
Can Be Stopped.

Memphis, Tenn, April 1.-THE crisis
has arrived in northern Louisiana
The mighty force of nature has Won
the fight. Last night at 10 o'clock the
workers on the levee at Biggs, four
miles below Delta, La, were horrified
to see a sudden bulge in their embank-
ment
A small yellow stream began to trick
le through the aperture and a moment
later there was a crash. The Louisiana
main levee system had at last sue
cumbed to the fearful onslaught of the
Mississippi river. A general alarm was
sounded and the inhabitants of the vi
cinity began moving their most vaIua-
BILE effects.
In so minutes the crevasse had in
creased in size from a dozen feet to so
yards and the water is pouring through
the opening with 2 fearful velocity.
There is a strip of swamp about two
miles wide Immediately behind the
levee where the break occurred and be-
yond that are many of the finest plan
tations in northern Louisiana. Unless
the crevasse can be stopped the over
flowed area will include the lower half
of Madison parish and all of Tensas
and COncordia parishes. The water Will
then flow into the TenSaS river, and
should that stream prove its ina bility to
carry the great volume of water into
the main channel, the flooded area will
extend to Franklin and part of Cata-
hOula parish and take the Fifth district
leVee where the board had centered
nearly a thousand men along the IeVee
adjacent to Biggs, this strip having been
regarded as one of the weakest points
in the entire system The fertile lands
that will be inundated are in the high
est state of cultivation and the loss will
be tremendous.
TalluIah, La, April 17.-Biggs' levee
was comparatively an old one. Work
was commenced on this levee about two
weeks ago and the leVee was broadened
and strengthened by dirt thrown over
the top and down the sides, front and
rear and the work raised fully four feet
with a very large base. The Louisiana
cOnVicts were at work on the leVee and
had completed about half the work and
perhaps a little more. Assistant State
Engineer H. c. Brown was in charge of
the work, and last Sunday morning the
levee came near breaking in the same
place that it broke last night. Assistant
State Engineer Thompson was at the
last, and every effort was made to
complete the work. The levee is in the
lower end of Madison parish and the
creVasse will probably affect the lower
end of Tensas and all of COncordia par
ish.
A ridge extends across from the river
back 500 feet to Mill Bayou, a continent
of the Tensas river, and this will most
probably protect the northern end and
the front portion of Tensas parish is
now diverting the Crevasse water back
into Tensas river which gradually ap-
prOaches the Mississippi river further
down near Lake COncOrdia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
srAmPEDED IN NEW YORK
Prices Advance Cents in Two Hours
War News the Factor.

New York, April 17.-There was tre-
mendous excitement in the wheat mar
ket today. Prices advanced cents a
bushel in little over two hours. Deal
ings ran up into the millions. The
shorts were completely stampeded and
their orders to buy flooded the market
from start to finish. War news and
foreign buying. WsFe the factors which
by far the heaviest seen here in a long
time.
No limit was set on the execution of
the foreign orders. They simply said:
Buy wheat" and it was bought at any
figure. During the regular market ses-
sion May advanced from 1874 to Use, and
on the later curb 1870. To the other in
fluence was added export demand at
the close Europe took about 50 loads.
The market Was at fever heat all day
and left off at its widest point.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
BIG NEW DEPOTS.
Santa Fe and Gulf Colorado Erecting
Fine Buildings at Dallas.

Dallas, Tex, April 17.-Contractor
Roberts today laid the corner stone for
the big freight depot of the Gulf, Colo
rado & Santa Fe. His contract calls
for the building to be finished by May
15 1t is to be of brick, wood and
iron, and to be $50 feet long by 40 feet
wide, with platforms in proportion.
The Santa Fe officials have during
the last 60 days expended upward of
$4,000 grading and piling the site. The
piles are of the bodies of the largest
bois dare trees obtainable. and have
been driven by a pile driver down to a
rock foundation, the greatest depth be-
ing &c feet and the least 16 feet
AS soon as Contractor Roberts has
this freight building finished, the Santa
Fe will begin work on the new passen-
ger station, to cost $S5, 600. The pres
ent old frame station will be torn down
and the new freight station used for
passenger purposes until the new pas
senger station shall be finished on the
site of the old station and necessary ad-
Joining property.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

see the mayor; and if there had been
no flowers on the desks of aldermen The
mayor would still be hidden from view
by the floral exhibit surrounding his
platform and desk
Almost every known symbol of war.
of victory, OF of rejoicing was reDra-
sented There were eagles to scream
and rOOSterS to crow over the success
OF the aldermen upon whom they We're
bestowed by admiring constituents
There were ships of state ladders of
fame, hOrseshoes for good luck, flags
unfurIed. banners, shields, stars and
bewildering array of devices uni0ue
antique. grotesque, conventional. or in
some cases, new and original, but all
DeautlIul, for each and every one was
wrought IN blossoms, the product of
the matchless handiwork of nature
Besides the set pieces. which crowded
eaeh other for space upon almost every
oesk IN the chamber, there were hum
dFeos OF baskets, vases and hand bou-
queSs OF heaVy blossoms, the rarest
pIooucts of the hothouse and conserv-
atory.
The seat of Mayor Harrison was
nanked on either side by a shield Of
HoWeFs- At his right hand was
SAleId OF roses, deep red and white
wrought into the coat of arms of ST
1gnatlus college, and bearing the words
Anna Mater The shield was sent
from the college. On the rnavO1--s left
was a shield in the national co1ors
made by arrangement of red roses
white and blue hyacinths. the blue field
dotted with golden daisies for stars
This was presented to Mayor Harrison
by the Italian Columbian Democrats
club.
The most deliberately wrought designs
We're the ship. Garter H. Harrison =
presented by the Cook county DemOc-
Tacy to the four city officials. and a hi
cycle, fun size, with an eagle perchad
on the saddle, given by the Twenty
fifth Ward Silver Democratic club In
each of these pieces flowers of a dozen
different colors and varieties were used
Other large decorative pieces in the
central group We're a pillar of flowers
surmounted by star. given to Mayor
Harrison by the Chicago Onward asso-
citation; and a tall standard on which
perched a spread eagle done in dull
blue hyacinths and hehotrope, that
looked gray in the evening light. hold
ing IL its beak a streamer with the
motto Liberal Government 80
city Clerk William LOeff1er was the
recipient OF two large horseshoes. from
friends, and record book spread open.
the latter sent by Bohemian American
citizens.
Many of the aldermen received sig
ptdcant devices. On Alderman Har-