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The herald., 1897-02-19
o,Xesfe,s Bail Reiuced

William O'Keefe, who on Tuesday
night shot two men in the Elite sa-
loon, appeared before Justice Rossiter
yesterday afternoon with his counsel,
Henry T. Gage, who made motion for
a reduction of bail O'Keefe was ar
raigned on two charges of attempt to
commit murder, and ponds had been
fixed at $4,000 in each case. Justice
Rossiter evidently considered the mo-
tion we'll taken and that a lower bond
would hold the defendant equally as
well, so he reduced the amount to $4,000
on each count O'Keefe will have ex-
animation on March 5th.
The herald., 1897-02-19
The Texas Afloat

GALVESTON, Feb. 1S.-After anchor
ing inside Galveston harbor, the battle
ship Texas was swung by the tides onto
a mud bank on the south side of Bolivar
Roads. She came off with the next
tide with no injury. She crossed the ba.
easily with two feet of water to spare.
The Texas now lies IN forty feet of water.
She was visited today by the editors OF
the National Editorial association. and
by hundreds of excursionists from Kan
sas, Colorado and Texas. Capt. Glass
gave his guests a cordial reception. The
silver service will be presented tomorrow
by Gov. Culberson.
The herald., 1897-02-19
Not Fit for the ckies

Mrs. Gertie Barls,on was on trial
in the police court yesterday. being al
legged TO be a street walker ard va
grant. She Is the wife Of balloonist.
and has apparently fallen into evil WAYS.
After hearing the evidence OF several
police officers who had seen the woma IN
On the streets ard warned her against
late hours and poor companions, the
case was taken under advisement. q de-
cision to be rendered today at 1:30
o'clock.
The herald., 1897-02-19
Didn't Like His Steak

Dan Moore got into a row with a
waiter in an East First street restaurant
at ar early hour this morning over the
quality Of a steak with which he was
furnished He became SO demonstratiy e
and created such a racket that Officer
McGraw, who happened along on his
way home, arrested Moore and sent him
in to cool off. He will answer in court to-
day for disturbance of the peace.
The herald., 1897-02-19
SMlCs' Shotgun

A youth named Lewis Swigs was on
trial in the police court yesterday for
discharging firearms inside the CITY
limits. Swigs lives near the Kuhrts
street bridge and the other evening
turned loose with shotgun, frightenin,,
neighbor woman half out of her wits.
In court Swigs said that he was cleaning
the gun and that it was accidentally dis
charged, upon which plea he also was dis
charged, being found not guilty.
The herald., 1897-02-19
For the WheeIwoman

A cycling dress-adjuster has been in
vented by a woman, which consists of a
thin sheet of aluminium, with an attach
ment which has free play to slide up
and down slot, thus accommodating,
by means of a disk behind the slot, the
perpendicular motion of pedaling. 1t is
claimed that user avoids getting her
dress displaced by the wind or by rapid
pedallng.- New York Evening Post
The herald., 1897-02-19
Exports TO England

NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-ImRortant
banking interests were today informed
that the Carnegie company had sold
$4,000 tons OF steel rails for export to
London, the buyer being one of the
largest English railways. Other sales
Of $4,000 tons were reported. making the
exports foot up 100, 600 tons.
The herald., 1897-02-19
no7nV HE Resf

The generosity of Jupiter Pluvius yes
terday morning brought up the rainfall
for the season to 1874 inches, the fall
for the twenty-four hours ending at s
o'clock yesterday afternoon amounting
to 1.29 More rain and severe local
storms are prophesied for today.
The herald., 1897-02-19

Justice Morrison and discharged, the
complaining witness falling to appear
A like result was reached in tie case
against Walter Duncan, accused Of
Hitting Charles Bitthoff across the face
with stick. Duncan was found rot
guilty
The herald., 1897-02-19
A Royal Health Hunter

BATOUM, Feb. 1S.-Grand Duk0
George of Russia. the czarewitch.
younger brother of the czar and heir
presumptive to the throne. who has been
In bad health for long time past. has
started on a sea cruise. He Will pre-
ceed to Constantinople
The herald., 1897-02-19
A Heavy stor,I.s

SAN JOSE, Feb. 1S.-The coolest rain
of the season fell today. .45 of an inch,
and for the season 1892 inches. The
mountains on both sides of the valley
snow melted on the foothills as fast as
The herald., 1897-02-19
nldn,t Cost Anxthi.r

Phil e. White, arrested several DAYS
ago for battery alleged to have been
committed on a countryman named ].
p. Erickson in free show on North
Main street, was tried yesterday befolh
The herald., 1897-02-19
Treatx and Nie1s,zs

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-A copy of the gene
eral arbitration treaty and President
Clevelands message on the s6bject to
the sepate. was lssusd IN the kdNae ss
coninf6ns tonight.
The herald., 1897-02-19

Benjamin Constant is to paint the cell
Ing and MN. Merson and Flamepg the
3rand staircase Of the ReW Paris Opera
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
McKinley's Dilemma.

London, Jan. THE St. James Ga
zette says great many people want to
know what Mckinley is going to do for
silver. Mr.. Morton Frewen has discov-
cred exactly what is in the field and has
written to financial paper saying that
if Russia is to resume specie payments,
she must make purchase of 100000
ounces of silver and tariff concessions on
the part OF congress would induce her to
do SO. France and Germany will prob.
ably join for the same considerations.
This would rehabilitate silver to I5H
to basis and Mckinley would have to
confront tariff reduction and a boom in
silver.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Treasury Disbursements.

New York, Jan. o-The Evening Post
today says The disbursements of the
treasury this month have made such in
roads on the supply of greenbacks u. S.
tender notes. on hand that the govern
ment has been compelled to resume paw
ing out treasury notes at all the SUBJ
treasures, and 1t is likely its supply Of
that form of money will still further de-
crease.
An interesting feature in the situation,
though. is that while the treasury is pay
ing out millions of do .rrs of notes that
are redeemable agas-lby the government
in gold, the treasury is receiving only
silver (certifcates) in payment OF Gus
toms duties.
In other words, while discharging its
own obligations in gold the government
is compelled to receive and is receiving,
only silver for customs duties, taxes, etc.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
.Jackson,an hanquet,

Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE Jacksonian BAN
quet, at which w. J. Bryan will be the
chief guest of honor, will be held this
evening at the fremont house. 1t is ex-
pected that Mr.. Bryan will make a
speech on this occasion, urging the
friends of silver to keep up the fight.
Governor Altgeld will also be present.
The Bryan boom for 1000 will be prac.
tically launched at this banquet. The
position of Mr.. Bryan toward the Demo
Gratis who deserted him in the last cam
paign remains unchanged. His ulti-
matum that they must come back in
sackcloth and ashes and with heads
bowed still stands. He will pay his re-
spects to this faction at the banquet this
evening. and it is also said that this will
torn a feature of his new book. The
leader of the Silver Democracy is or
ganizing for unity of all the silver
forces or the next campaign under the
banner of Bimetallism. While the silver
men will tonight celebrate Jackson day
tomorrow is the real anniversary of the
great Democrat, but as that occasion
was seized upon by the Gold Democrats
of Chicago. the silver men had to con
tent themselves with the celebration TO-
night.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
CASUALTIES OF PROSPERITY

Two Banking Concerns in Minnesota go
Under,
Canton, Minn., Jan. THE Bank of
Canton and the Citizens Bank Of Lanes
boro, both owned by Kesley Field & Co..
suspended today.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Pacific Funding Bill.

Washington, Jan. 7-The Pacific Rail
road Funding bill will come up before
congress today, and from all appearances
there will be an immense struggle over
it. President Hunungtonls directlng the
matter and if he fails to carry his meas
ure through the house it viii be because
the members are afraid of the sentiment
of the people. 1t appears rs If the house
will! pass the bill, while the senate will
not. The situation may charge, how
ever, through discussion. Mr.. Hunting
ton has peculiar methods of bringing in
fuence to bear on legislative bodies.
Four days are to be allowed for the de-
bate under the rule. The fate of the
measure will determine whethe. the gov
eminent will foreclose its mortgages on
the Union and Central Pacific. Both
these roads have detaulted and President
Cleveland serves notice in SO many words
IN his message TO congress, that unless
some congressional action was taken i'm
medlately, steps would be taken under
the authority of the present law, to pro-
tect the governments interests by fore
closure proceedings. The friends of the
road realize that this is the last chance
they will have to accomplish the funding
of the debt Tor which they have strven
for ten years, and they are using all their
influence in its behalf. The general de
bate will continue tomorrow on the bill,
and on Saturday 1t will be open to amend
meut under the nve minute rule, and
next Monday the vote will be taken on
the bill and pending amendments.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Loud Bill Passed,

Washington, Jan. o--The Loud bill to
amend the law relating TO second class
mail matter was passed by the house to-
day after two days of debate, by vote
of I44 to los. The opposition to the bill
made strong fight agains::it. The state
ments made on the floor as 10 its effect
in certain particulars were very conflict
ing. The most important provision OF
the bill denies the serial publications
admission to the mails at cent per pound
rates.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Clash at Arms Expected,

New York, Jan. 6.-The Herald's cor.
respondent in La Paz, folivia, tele-
graphs that the press, almost without an
exception, demands that the government
hasten military preparations, in view OF
the fact that Peru is making formidable
efforts in the way of arming. The Boliv-
ian papers say the government must not
be caught mapping and that a strong
military policy must be adopted at once.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Death of Mrs. Richard Hall.

The death of Mrs. Richard Hall oc-
CURED early this morning at her home
near Valmont. The illness from which
she has been suffering and which ulti.
mately caused her death was pneumonia
Her daughter and son-in-law are ex
pected over from Nevadaville on the
evening train The funeral will prob
ably occur on Saturday next. the Rev
Hornbeck officiating at the service,
which will be held at the residence o.
the deceased,
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Cabinet Dinner in Washington.

Washington, Jan. Tonight there
will be cabinet dinner. which will be
attended only by the members of the
cabinet and their ladies'. Cabinet dinners
are one of the few social functions which
have had place in the Cleveland ad-
ministration.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Dismissed on a Nolle Pros.

Chicago, Jan. 6-Ex-President Joseph
w. Reinhart of the Santa Fe road was
dismissed from court on a nolle pros of
the indictment against him. This was
done at the conclusion of the afternoon
session, when it was shown that the gov
ernment could not couple Reinhart with
the alleged deviation of rates.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
5 NEWS.
THE TIDE CHANGES.
The .'Great Three" Combination III the
Assembly Weakens.

| Assembly Weakens.
Denver, Jan. 7-Indications are that
the Populist combine is on its last legs.
Although large number Of minor ap-
pointments are to be made, the combine
made no more effort toward filling the
positions this morning, and an adjourn
ment was taken till 2:3o p. m. without
there being any business transacted. The
coalition that had a majority Yesterday
did not care to carry the meeting today.
! The Silver Republicans and Democrats
held caucus at noon and are quietly
awaiting the nexi move of the combine.
1t is said that Mr.. Hurlbut will lead the
revolt. Il IS reported that he believes it
| to have been a mistake 10 have made the
combination Rumors have it that
Chamberlain and Bodle have had all
they want of the Populist combine.
There are yet to be chosen in the
house three assistant sergeants, an as
sstant secretary, and reading, docket,
stationery, enrolling and engrossing and
printing clerks.
Whether the rupture occurs before the
who'll list of off ,ials has been selected
it is impossible to say at the present
time, but, from all sources of information,
the present arran cement is shor, lived.
All sort of rumors are ahoat as 10 how
the McKnleyites held certain members
in line. For instance, it Is said that one
member was induced to vote with the
Populists for a money consideration of
$3.50 and deral position, and another
one for similar cash considerations alone,
after having signed the agreement to
vote with the Silver Republicans and
Democrats. These stories may not be
true, and even If true, their proof would
be difficult.
The convening OF the senate develop
ed great deal of excitement on &C
count of an action OF the Silver Republ-
cans ard Democrats in forcing the ques
hiOh Vi SNOuo4bJ " tiiS iloitb thuo SSlA-
pellug the Wolcott combine to show its
hand on the question of patronage. They
introduced a resolution on the appoint
ing of a committee of FIVE to investigate
the question of clerkshiDs and see if
some could not be dispensed with, and
almost as soon as 1t was read an objec-
ton to its consideration before tomorrow
was made. After debate recess was
taken till 3 p. N.
There was very little accomplished in
the house. There was a fight over the
appointment of seats and it was final y
decided that the National Silverites, Nc
Kinleyites and Populists should sit on
the lef, OF the speaker and the Demo-
Gratis and Silver Republicans on the
right. The house then adjourned until
ago p. m.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Jewelry Firm Assigns

New York, Jan. u. H. Johnston &
Co., corporation dealing in diamonds.
jewelry and silverware, made an assign
ment today. Liabilities $4,000, assets
S2oI 900.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
Winds Up Its Affairs.

Euclaire, Wis, Jan. The CONNER
cial bank with capital of $4,000 sus
pended today. President Allen says the
bank will wind up its affairs.
Daily camera., 1897-01-07
silver guOIaSion.

New York, Jan. 7-SlIver is quoted
al "a TODAY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
HEAD GATE GOES OUT.
Big Canal at FL Paso Floods the Santa
Fe Xards-4oO People Driven
From Home.

Ell PasO, May 28.-The head gate of
the large canal running through the
southern part of the city and the IeVee
separating the canal from the river
gave way yesterday afternoon and the
water came through in torrents, mum
dating the Santa Fe freight yards and
a half mile further south flowed in be
hind the main TEMPORARY levee erected
in the past week to hold back the water
which has settled itself from six to ten
feet on the south river front.
A general alarm was sent out by the
fire department ana all the assistance
possible was given to those in the midst
ated between the Santa Fe freight
yards and the canal on the river front
We're inundated within half an hour
after the break, but nearly everything
movable was carried to high ground.
A new levee is now being cons tructed
for a distance of two miles along
Fourth street to hold the water back
and turn it again into the river. A
great many houses are filed with refu
gees, but there are yet fully 200 fani-
lies ShelterleSS. These families are en-
camped along the edge of the mesa on
the north side of the city
At 10 o'clock the flood had broken
through the second leVee on Fourth
street and the waters had advanced to
Second street, causing several hundred
more poor families to flee from their
homes. There were over 400 homeless
families on the streets of El Paso last
night and a large number of them are
without food, as they are 1abOring peO-
pie who have been fighting the flood in
stead of earning bread for the past 10
DAYS. The water is running into the
county jail and around the Texas q
Pacific depot The river is reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
VIC PAYs rEr FREraHrp

If the conference which has just
closed between the Representatives of
Kansas railroads and the board of
railroad commissioners shall result in
a better understanding of the matter
in controversy by both parties it will
not have been held in vain. President
Ripley in an interview published in the
State Journal since his arrival in this
city made two important statements,
which if true may well form a basis
for an arrangement of the matter at
issue
The first of these statements is that
his road is making no money. This is
a matter of which the people can have
no positive knowledge, but consider
ing the situation in other lines of bust
ness there seems little reason to doubt
it's correctness. If the Santa Fe is
making no money it is improbable that
other Kansas roads are doing any bet
ter. If the farmers are making no
money and the railroads are making
no money, it would seem to be the
proper thing to join together in seek
ing a change of conditions by which
both could obtain a profit instead of
working at cross purposes.
The other statement made by Mr..
Ripley is to the effect that the con-
sumner pays the freight and for that
reason the Kansas farmer, not being
a purchaser of wheat, corn or cattle,
would derive no benefit from a reduc-
ton of rates on these commodities.
This position was taken by the State
Journal in an editorial article some
weeks ago wherein it was pointed out
that the benefits to be derived by Kan
sas farmers through a reduction ofrates
must come from making the reduction
on lumber, coal, farm implements, gro
ceries and such other articles as they
must buy and not on what they sell.
A lowering of rates on grain, cattle
and such other products as are shipped
out of the state can only benefit the
people at the other end of the line,
while diminishing the earnings of the
railroads, which are themselves Kansas
institutions and prosper only when
there is general prosperity and suffer
from hard times just as the farmers
and other business men do.
Much good may be accomplished by
talking over these phases of the sub
1ect. establishing a foundation for in
telIigent future action and preventing
the doing of anything which might
work great harm to one interest with
out any corresponding benefit to an
other.
Whatever is ones gain above what is
legitimate must inevitably be anOther's
loss. The railroads should deal fairly
by the people and the people should
deal fairly by the railroads. There IS
no good reason why either should try to
get the best of the other and neither
can do so for any considerable length
of time without experiencing reac-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
RIO GRANDE YET RISING.
Highest Known in Years and the
Heavy Rains Continue.

Denver, Col, May ga special to
the News from Santa Fe, N. M, says:
Grande is reported from the Colorado
line today and it has been running con-
tinuauy over the Rio Grande water
shed north of this city all day The
PROSPECTS are that a flood carrying
from one to two feet more water than
is now flowing has started toward Ell
PaSO.
The rainfall at Santa Fe for the past
month has been nearly four inches, or
about three times the normal supply
Dispatches today report a fresh down
pour all along the Colorado line rms
water already flowing in the Rio
Grande tributaries. At Chamita the
river has reached the highest point
known in ten years and in Espanola
valley the current is quarter OF
mile wide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
.eEX RAYS.n
ton.

Great snakes. it is rumored that the
balloon sleeves are coming on a return
enga ent!-Larned ChrOnOscope.
Kansas editors would like to attend
the Jubilee of Queen Victoria but they
can't The Santa F'e does not run to
LOndOn.-HutchinsOn News
1t may be wrong to cheat a lawyer,
but no precedent has ever been estab-
Hshed.-Ottawa Herald.
An Arkansas City man has a niece
living in Illinois who wants to pay him
a visit but she writes that she is afraid
of the Observation-Disclosures City TRAY
eler.
At last that carload of corn intended eSi
for the starving of India, ATHEIST as we'll
as MOhammedan, has been started on
its way from Smith Center. Even if it
never reaches stricken India it will ad-
vertise Kansas.-LeavenWort Stand
ard.
There is an armistice for II days.
Even the tired Greeks ought to get
rested by that time so they can either
fight or run again.-Wichita Beacon.
A rabbits foot never brings good luck
into an STANDARDIZATION Champion.
The coming of warm weather and the
tariff debate at the same time ought to
be sure cure for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Journal.
This is commencement week and it's
a question which is the busiest, the
schoolmarm or the dressmaker-Otta-
wa Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
FIVE YEARS roo MUCH
For Burglary in the Second Degree,
Thinks Governor Leedy.

OrvilIe Gibson of Lyon county has
been pardoned from the state peniten-
tiary by Governor Leedy who believes
that the sentence of five years Tor burg
larry in the second degree was excess
sfve Gibson was IS years of age when
sent to the penitentiary in March 1895.
The governor believes that he has re-
ceived sufficient punishment and ap-
niles his theory that men who are I'M
der heavy sentences for trivial crimes
should be pardoned if there are no IN
usual circumstances connected with the
case, against the applicant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28
MRS. LANGTRY'S PLANS.
Will Soon Arrive in California and
Improve Her Ranch

San Francisco, May 28.-Mrs. Lang-
try, the actress, will arrive IN CaIlIor-
July. #. G. McPil1e has received word
from her that she will soon leave Eng
land on her long journey.
Mrs. I4angtry will spend most of her
time here on her ranch in Lake coun-
tv. she intends to make extensive i'm
movements on the place, important
among them being the restocking OF the
farm. with the intention OF breeding
hieh class cattle and horses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

over 100000 Chicago people are pre-
pairing to emigrate to Utah under the
leadership of Eugene Debs. After a
long experience in Chicago divorce
courts, MormOnism- seems to present an
enHcing field to the Chicagoese-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

The improperly Of devoting Memo
rial day to athletic games of different
sorts is so manifest that the mere sug-
gestion ought to discourage the pro-
motors of such enterprises, says an ex-
change. THE mere suggestion cuts
little figure. It takes a policeman and
a club to stop people from splitting
in the street cars, and a man who will
do that can't appreciate the fine ideal
Of the old soldiers funeral day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

ing that makes a more beautiful showing
than a prettily decorated float. I was
impressed with this idea by witnessing
the New Orleans Mardi Gras, and while
floats will probably be considerably
less expensive than those in the SOUTH
ern festival, still I think a number Of
pretty effects can be produced"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

Fourth of July comes on Sunday this
year as well as Decoration day The
question of the hour of course is how
is a. man going to get shaved if Satur-
day is celebrated?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

No capital is forthcoming to build any
more north and south railroads or any
railroads for some years yet and Gov
Leedy's talk in that line is simply
emptiness floating on the Kansas
breezRs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

Another saloonist has been arrested
in Chicago for murder. These saloon
lists are such a nice class of people. We
are quite grief stricken that we have
none of them in Topeka to make times
prosperous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-28

It would cost the United States not
less than billion dollars to go to war
with Spain. OF course there are plenty
of people who could furnish enthusi-
asm. but who would furnish the dol
1ars2