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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
CLAIM A RIVER.
Proposition to Divert the Waters of
the San Joaquin.

Fresno, Cal, Jan. 1.-The San Joa-
quin and Kings River Canal and lrrl-
cation company by it's president, Hen
ry Miller. today filed with County Re
corder Machen a claim on the water
flowing in the San Joaquin river and
the Fresno slough in this county at a
point just below their junction, to the
extent of 10000 inches, measured under
a four-inch pressure. AT this point the
company proposes to divert the water
and convey it in a canal in a north
westerly direction to irrigate a vast
area of land in the northwestern pOr-
ton of this county, and in the western
part of MERGED.
This canal is to be so feet wide at
the bottom, with a slope of two to one,
and six feet deep. In it's construction
there will be utilized a natural slough
which is about five miles long. There
will also be utilized to carry the 10000
inches of water to the place of it's in
tended use an auxiliary canal for the
whole or the greater part of its length.
This ditch will be so feet wide at the
bottom, with a slope of two to one, and
four feet deep.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
BIG MORGAN SYNDICATE.
Attempt to Drive Out Overhead Wires
in Chicago.

Chicago. Jan. IA syndicate of eastern
capitalists, headed by j. Pierpont Morgan.
has for some time been quietly at work on
a scheme to build a network of surface
trolley railways in all three divisions of
Chicago and dispute with Baron Yerkes
and his partners the ownership of the
citys streets.
Incidentally the new combination which
is behind the Lane Traction company,
which uses only the underground trolley.
will endeaVor to drive out the overhead
wires and huge iron poles which are now
used by the Yerkes and Wheeler people
The Morgan syndicate is working on the
novel plan of securing a number OF fran
chises through separate companies in the
various divisions. with the intention of
combining them later in one immense sys-
tenn that viii rival the companies which
now monopolize surface transportat ton.
All are to employ the underground cleo
trio system of the Lane Traction company
and a hard fight will be made to force
the Yer1es and Wheeler people to abol-
ish their poles and overhead wires and
employ the system of their new and pow
erful rival Yerkes will at last find OPP
ponents who worthy Of his steel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
BLUE LAWS SAVED RENT.
A Debtor Gould Not Remove His
Goods Because it Was Sunday,

Morristown, N J., Jan. 1.-THE Blue
laws were invoked here this week to
protect a landlord in the collection of
his rent, and successfully, too.
Seven mnoths ago Aspell & Co, whole
sale grocers, opened a branch store
here, renting a place on Washington
street from Green & Co. Just after II
o'clock Saturday night a four horse
truck. with four men aboard, drove up
to the rear door. An hour later Officer
Morrison, on his round, found the men
ready to load the stock, which consist
ed solely of samples, into the truck
Morrison informed Green. the landlord
who sought Police Justice Stillwell.
Stillwen said that an attachment
could not be legally issued on Sunday,
but he instructed the officer to stop the
proceedings On the ground that the
men were violating the old blue law
against labor on Sunday. The men
stopped when threatened with arrest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
CAPT. LEMONS WILL.
His Paper, the National Tribune, to
Be Suspended at Once.

Washington Jan. 1.-The will of Captain
George X Lemon was admitted to pro-
bate today. No estimate is given of the
value of the estate disposed of. but it is
supposed to be a. million or more. Num-
erouS special requests are made, some of
them to employees in recognition of their
long and faithful services. and the resi-
due of the estate is to be divided equally
among Rev. James S. Lemon, of Gardner,
Mass, his brother: Emma NJ. Lewis, of
Canton, Pa, his sister; Mamie Colwell,
Tucker. daughter of the late General John
A. Logan, and wife of Paymaster w. F.
Tucker of the army, and George Edwin
Tucker, her son.
Captain Lemon was a bachelor. and
both before and since General Logan 3
death was an intimate friend of the fam
lily. A surprise was the paragraph in the
will providing for the immediate Suspen-
sion of the publication of the National
Tribune and American Farmer, owned
and published by the deceased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
TAKEN TO STATES PRISON.
Eight Convicts Start for the Peniten-
tiary Tomorrow.

Sheriff Bob Kepley will take eight
prisoners to the state penitentiary at
Lansing tomorrow. AS usual the APP
phcations for guards for the trip has
been large Whenever the sheriff
makes the trip over it is an occasion
for many men about the city who en-
JOY the experience to act as guards.
The county allows the sheriff to make
but one trip with prisoners to the pen
itentiary for each term of the district
court.
OF the eight prisoners who will to-
morrow go over the road four will
serve time for burglary, one for for
gerry one fpr picking pockets. one for
assault ana one for criminal assault.
Waiter Rhomas. who broke into a
hotloh stoFe at Willard and stole SO
VIII nave five years to serve.
JAKE WIllets, who stole Fireman Os
PERKINS Morse and buggy from in front
u N1aFsnaslPs band rooms, will stay
Wllliamf Scott, the Lawrence. colored
man pfokfe into Tom Doran's house and
stole tWot watches. He was sentenced
to six YEARS.
George( Fisher broke into a building
az the r7form school and stole harness.
he worked out a sentence in the coun-
" JAN FOR larceny, and will now be ia
zen 70 fLeavenworth for two years for
Perry Thompson, a Topeka milkman,
L9rsgo the name of D. o. Crane on a
check and passed it at Payne's shoe
he got one year with stripes
Frafnk Smith, colored, during Festi-
va week was caught in the act of
Plcki 4lg the pocket of a white man, and
was Was sentenced to the penitentiary for
thre& years.
lhss Essex, colored, cut a man in the
MLlFt who was managing a merry go
Iou 1d near the fair grounds during the
81 Festival. The injury inflicted is
pr 4nanent. He was given two years
~ ne eighth man is Dan Fryer who
n convicted of criminal assault upon
title girl. He will stay five years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
FIVE Tons OF POWDER.
Enormous EBlast Dislodges 10000
Tons of Rock.

San Diego. Cal, JAN 1.-The import
ant work on the Moreno dam. 43 miles
east of San Diego, where the city
new water system is to be constructed,
was greatly FASTENED this afternoon by
the explosion of a monster blast that
dislodged $50. coo tons of rock below the
heel of the dam.
This mass. which extends for 400 feet
along the bed of the stream, and reach
es an average height of so feet. COM
pletely fills the canyon and itself con-
stitutes a dam that will never be shak-
en- under any flood that can gather. The
dam proper is about 200 feet above the
mass, and the space intervening will
be filed with rock carefully placed to
give strength and solidity-
At today's blast 100 600 pounds of
black and giant powder were used all
at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
10000 EMPTY SEATS.
Chicago School Territory to be Reds
tricted.

Chicago, Jan. AT a meeting of the
school management committee of the
board of education yesterday afternoon
Trustee b. ]. Rosenthal introduced the
subject of re-districting the school dis
tricts of the city. The subject was pre-
cipitated by a statement of Trustee
Brennan that there were $4,000 vacant
seats in the city.
He has been investigating the matter
by sending letters to the principals Of
the schools, asking for information on
the subject. Mr. Brennan said that the
people of Chicago must become ac-
quainted with the fact that a school
building would not be placed in every
block in order to please everybody. He
thought it wrong for the board to pay
$12O coo a year for rented rooms and
nave 10000 seats empty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
HE SPIT IN THE CAR.
st. Louis Man Fined $25 for Viola
ting the Law.

st. Louis, Jan. johnson Knight, a
negro who persisted in expectorating
upon the floor of a Citizens Line strSar.
car in defiance of the rules of the q +
pany, and who became inSOlent "
required by the conductor to ID
was fined $25 yesterday by Judge $
enSOn.
After the negro had refused to
the conductors request to cease e,
torating, a patrolman was called
warn the offender, but the negro
an attempt to assault the patron
and was promptly arrested.
This is the first arrest and con
ton made under this law, which
been promulgated by the board on
health, in addition to being a standing
rule on all street car lines, and it is
highly probable that the example viii
prove beneficial in the future and a de-
torrent to the obnoxious practice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
5000 CHINAMEN DROWN.
Large Portion of the City of Chuan
Tung Carried Under the Flood.

San Francisco. Jan. 1.-The steamer,
Peru, brings news of a severe famine in
western China 1t is particularly severe
in SEE Chuen province where there has
been a prolonged rain, causing floods.
which have spread over vast areas of
country. desolating almost the entire rice
and vegetable crops.
The Inhabitants are dying by scores
from starvation. and a large portion of
the city of Chuan Tung. on a bluff at
bend of the Kinsha river, was carried I'M
der the flood by a landslide and 5000 of
the starving Chinese were drowned. The
flood had undermined the base of the bluff
and a portion of the hill. about five
acres in extent, was plunged into the wa
ter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
Mrs. Cleveland,s eff.

New York. Jan. Mrs. Grover Cieve-
land, with several of her classmates is
to make a present of a beautiful stained
glass window to Weles college. where she
was formerly a student. The shape is a
half circle.
Mrs. Cleveland, assisted by John La
Fargo. the artist, has designed the win
dow, selecting as the main feature large
figure OF a young woman She has spent
much time and thought upon the subject.
as she wishes the window to be a me-
mortal Of herself.
La Fargo is at work on the window a
his studio, No. 81 West Tenth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
MAY GO TO NEWPORT.
Mr., and Mrs. William C. Whitney Ne
gotiating for Cottage There.

Newport, r. l., Jan. 1-Mr. and Mrs.
William c. Whitney will very likely
pass next season here, and they are
negotiating for a cottage. Mr.. and
Mrs. Almeric Hugh Paget, the latter
formerly Miss Whitney, may also be
here, so that the whole Whitney family
may be among the cottagers of the sea-
son of 1897.
1t is more than likely that rentals to
both Mr.. Whitney and Mr. Paget will
be announced early in the year, as will
also lettings to other families who are
very prominent Siciallv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
QUAY MAKES REPLY.
Wanamaker Will Gain Wisdom With
in q Week.

Washington, Jan. John Wanamak-
er's attack on Senator Quay, which
grew out of the senatorial contest in
Pennsylvania, has been generally COM
mented on here today. When Mr. Quay
was asked today by a correspondent if
he had any reply to make, he said terse-
~:
Mr. Wanamaker will be a wiser man
one week from today"
The senator will go to Harrisburg
next Saturday The legislature which
will elect Cameron's successor will con-
vene next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
REPAIR THE ST. p
American Liner Being Overh
Clyde.

London, jan There was
smile of satisfaction today on tn
the British shipwrights Thorn
Clyde bank shipbuiIders. have Z
300 workmen to Southampton r
sively overhaul the American Is
Paul, which was built in PhiIa
according to report, needs riHi
its whole hull below a certain
The belief is that the hulls
sci have been strained by Il
running of engines at the
sure. British experts have
garded American built liner
for such powerful machine
Clyde builders are jubila1
the order as a compliment
since ThompsonS conStruC
vessels, the Paris and New
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
Hia Life insured for $40. ooo.

Pittsburg, Jan. Charles V. Pfeiffer,
the pioneer steam laundryman of Pitts
burg. who accidentally shot and kill
ed several days ago it now transpires
had his life insured for 900. and most
of the insurance was taken out recently.
He carried $1,000 in the Equitable of New
York: $4,000 in the Mutual Life 800. DO
in the New York Life. $50 600 of which
was taken out two months ago; $50 600 in
the Provident Life and Trust company,
and $4,000 in the Fidelity and Casualty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
West Virginia Woman suffragists.

Fairmont, W. Va, Jan. 1.-The Wo-
mans Suffrage association of West Vir-
ginia will hold a three days session at
Fairmont, beginning January 81 The
ten local associations forming the state
association will be represented by $50
delegates. There are 1000 members in
the state Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
of New York, National President Susan
B. Anthony, Rev. Anna Shaw, Mary G.
Hay and others will be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01

1t is understood that the difficulty be-
tween Receiver Braman. of the Anthony
branch road. and the Frisco management
has been satisfactorily settled and tina I
the operation of the branch will be com
menced within a week. The Frisco man
agement is to furnish depot and terrni-
nal Faculties at Arkansas City for Mr.
Braman's road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
4 Harvey Manager Moves.

William Cheatham. for some time man
ager OF the Harvey eating house at New
ton, Kan. has accepted the position OF
manager of the Frisco eating house at
tenn is now in charge of Fred Harvey.
and DIR. Cheatham is the second manager
70 pc transferred from the Santa Fe to
the Frisco line. The new position is 81
promotion for Mr. Cheatham He has
Deen succeeded at Newton by Geo. a
Shepherd. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
offers Free Phone Service.

fshpeming, Mich, Jan. 1.-The Bell
telephone company, whose list of sub
ssstribers in Ishpeming and Negaunee
n@as dwindled to less than So, now an
nSounces free service for one year. The
%ritizens' company has 600 subscribers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
The New White House Family.

Canton, Jan. 1.-Mrs. Maria s. Sax
ton, an aunt of Mrs. McKinley's by
marriage, has been invited by Major
and Mrs. Mckinley to make her home
in the White House with them and has
accepted the invitation. She is one of
friends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01

newspaper men as a brlIIIanr
ton writer. In one night he be
nous, and since then has prodI
eral successful plays. In M
in which Mr.. Nat Goodwin hI
to his laurels, is the work of NJ
as, as well as Reckless ter
Man of the World, - THE Bur
the new play "Chimmie Fad
the success of Alabama" Isl
ly due to the beauty of the
also due to the fact that
standard of the company II
been maintained. The play
duced at the Grand Opera 7
Monday evening, January A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

1t is six years since Alabama was
produced at the Madison Square Thea
ter, New York, and since that time !
has been continuous success. The auA
thor, Mr.. Augustus Thomas, at that
time was entirely unknown. except 70.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
MILLINERY.

Our stock of trimmed hats and bon
nets is very low. We have only about
so left in all. You can take your choice
for exactly half price. Anything in I'M
trimmed hats, flowers, ornaments, etc,
for one-third less than the regular
marked price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
BOOK DEPT.

40 White House Cook Books, oiIcloth
binding, worth so, for 69c.
Avon edition. stadard cloth-bound
books, worth 25c. for 15c.
Stanford edition, standard cloth
bound books, worth 19c, for Toe.
F'ive-cent paper-bound popular now
els, &c each.
Handsome art albums. worth s1.Oo
each. for 35c.
Cyclopedia. 10 volumes. cloth bound,
worth $1,000, for $780,
5000 packages white envelopes (25 in
PACKAGE. worth sc, for &c package.
1215c, 15c and 19c boxes papeterie,
younr choice for 10c each.
zoe, 22c, and 25c boxes papeterie, your
choice for 15c each.
Pens, &c dozen.
Lead pencils, metal end, rubber tip.
Toe dozen.
Genuine Faber rubber tip pencils, sc
each.
Pencil tablets, 1c, &c and &c, worth &c,
4c and sc; immense bargains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-01
GROCERY DEPT.

221k pounds best California granu-
lated sugar for $1.00.
Crackers, &c pound.
Oil sardines, 21ac box.
Mustard sardines, sc.
McLaughlin's xxx coffee, Ice a
package.
Battle Axe Tobacco, 1sc pound
Vermont maple syrup, 1 quart 29c;
quarts. 39c; quarts, sec.
Pure maple drips, 1 quart, 33c 2
quarts, soc; quarts, 90c.
Broken Java coffee, Zoe a pound.
Good quality tea dust, &c for 1 pound
package.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-18

with plain bib or faucet as in section
ii hereof provided. Any stand pipe on
tany premises where there is a tap used
INSIDE of the building shall be charged
| for at rates for lawn sprinkling whether
used or not, from June Let to Oct. 1st.
SEC. IA. All bibs and faucets used in
private houses for city water purposes
shall be plain bibs and faucets.
SEC. Is. Between the first and fifth
days of the months of May and Novem-
Der annually, each person desiring to
use city water shall make and file with
the City Treasurer an application and
contract, as in section three of this Or
dinance provided.
Sec. Is. The City Marshal shall be
eX-otfcio superintendent OF the city wat
er works. and all parts of this ordinance
referring to the superintendent OF the
city water works shall be obligatory up
on the City Marshal, and he shall dis
charge all OF such duty herein mentioned.
Sec. II. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, company or corporation to
use water from the city water works sys-
tenn for irrigation or sprinkling purposes
at any other time or for a longer time
I
and eight o'clock in the morning, and
between the hours of five O'Clock and
eight o'clock in the afternoon.
SEC. Is. 1t shall be lawful, whenever
deemed necessary, for the superlntend-
ent OF city water works to enter upon
tire premises of any consumer OF Guy
water between the hours OF nine O'Clock
in the morning and five O'Clock IN the
afternoon of any week day, for the pur-
pose OF inspecting any fittings whatsoeV-
er upon any service pipe that lsconnect-
ed with the city mains or waterplpe'
SEC. 10. 1t is hereby made the duty
OF the superintendent OF the city water
works to turn off the water from the
premises of any person or persons Vio-
lating any of the provisions OF TINS or
dinance, and it shall not be laWiul lor
any person in the City OF Pullman 10
| turn on the water alter the same mas
been turned off, or to in any manner IN
terfere with the property in this ordl-
dinance enumerated as city properly
SEC. 20. Any person violating any OF
the provisions contained in Sections ~,
IL, II, II and 18 of this ordinance shall
be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, ana
upon conviction thereof shall be tlneu IN
any sum not exceeding the sum OF SZoo'
SEC. 81. Whereas, there are oral
nances in force under which the city, wat
e2 works system of the city OF Pullman
is conducted, ard whereas this ordI-
nance will repeal all of such ordinances
and the provisions OF this ordinance ere
ating new measures to be eomphed VIII
by the consumers of city water, there
fore, in view CT this fact, all citlze!s,
firms and corporations now using cts5
the date ofthis ordinance going into force
and effect in which to comply with all
the requirements in this ordinance GoI con
tanned, but nothing in this section s I;alI
excuse any of the violations IN section
10 herein prohibited.
SEC. %. All ordinances and parts o.
ordinances in conflict with TINS o'0i
nance are, hereby Repealed.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-18

this ordinance shall include and be all
nublic streets and alleys of said city ana
all such stop-cocks and shut-offs, togeth-
or with the box and cover thereto, are
hereby declared to be the exclusive prop
ertv Of said City Of Pullman, and subject
to It's use and control only.
SEC. 4. Every application made FOL
c;tv water shall be in writing, signed by
the party applying therefor, and shall be
made to the City Treasurer OF the CITY
of Pullman, and shall be in the follow
ing form, to-wit:
Pullman, Wash, ......:.'' log;' ;,
To the City Treasurer OF the City OF Full
man, Washington:
thereby make application for city wat,
err to be used by me on premises located
Said water to be used by me for the
following purposes, and none other to-
wit: .......,..,..'.. 1900 -. 49,
And said water to be used at all times
as provided for in the following ordinance.
being Ordinance No. CSC, OF the City OF
Pullman.
(Copv of ordinance to be inserted here.)
hereby agree that this application
and all therein contained shall stand as
a contract between myself and the City
of Pullman, Washington.
Witness my hand this 100. day OF
...............A A. d. 1879.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-09-18
Marriage licenses procured without q
trip to the county seat.
II. L. MERRIMAN, J. p.
ORDINANCE NO. Sc.

An ordinance defining the rights of the
City OF Pullman in and to certain water
pipe, couplings, stop cocks and shut
offs therein; providing a contract for
the sale OF water by the City of Pull
man to the citizens thereof regulating
the use of water from the city water
works; prescribing rates therefor; pro-
vldlng Tor the. collection thereof; pre-
scrlblng penalties fora violation of this
ordinance, and repeating all other or
dinances in conflict herewith.
The City Council of the CITY of Pullman
do ordain as follows:
SECTION l. From and after the date
OF the passage and publication of this or.
dlnance, all water mains, water pipe
couplings, connections with any water
pipe or main for the use OF service nine
all stop-cocks and shut-offs now or that
may hereafter be placed, made or put in
position, upon any of the streets or alleys
OF the City of Pullman are hereby de.
ciared to be the exclusive property OF
ana subject to the control OF the CITY Of
Pullman.
SEC. 2. The City of Pullman shall
furnish water at all practicable points tc
any citizen thereof upon he or she max,
ing application therefor in form and
manner as hereinafter provided, which
sald water shall at all times be furnished
such applicant under the provisions OF
ms ordinance hereinafter set oat.
SEC D. Ii shall be the duty of every
eatizeh oil the City Of Pullman applying
iPr cay water prior to the time and be-
pa = Il Il
loIe saia water shall Ike turned on to the
service piPe conducting such applicant's
Tspp,y oi water for his or her use, to
%F,ply sald service pipe with a stop-cock
fat's1'ut-ofi, the same to be protected bv
Stlh M IRON box and cover, and TO be-
iloated on the public grounds of the civ
S04HRl.'oan' which. lou. the. purposes cf