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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
LAST OF COMPETITION" !"
Harrison ''Phone'' Wires and Poles
Being Taken Down

Today Manager George Bayless of the
Missouri & Kansas Telephone company,
with large force of inemen, began
taking down the wires and poles of the
defunct Harrison Telephone company.
The work was commenced on West
Fifth street. At the old Harrison ex-
changein the Office block the wires were
loosened one by one by a lineman. On
each pole, from there to Fifth and Van
Buren streets a Hneman was perched
AT Van Buren, street two men worked
at a W1ndlaSS. A wire was loosened at
all the pole arms and the men wound it
in a large coil on the windlass. To bar
against accident these two men stood
on pieces of plank to insulate their
bodies from the ground contact, and
they wore gloves.
The nnemen also wore insulating
gloves. There is no current being used
on the old Harrison wires, but this pre-
caution was taken to guard against in
jury in case one of the wires should
drop to the ground and become crossed
with electric light or trolley currents.
On the lead of West Fifth street there
were ia wires. This was extremely
heavy wiring for the poles and it caus-
ed considerable trouble on the old line
when storms occurred. The Harrison
switch board had 465 phones connected
on it.
central office. The West Fifth street
one was the heavier on account of no
cables being used. On the lead south
on Quincy street and extending west
on Eighth street, cable was used.
Every Harrison wire in the city will
be taken down. A few of them were
utilized by the Bell company when the
Harrison company was bought out by
them, and since that time tax tolls have
been collected on the old wires which
were unused. The wire which is be-
ing taken down is practically useless
for anything any more, as it was not of
the best grade when new. The poles
will all be taken down and stored This
will improve the appearance of the
main streets somewhat. The Quincy
street cable can be utilized by the COM
pany.
This clears up the last vestige of the
old Harrison Telephone company. 1t
was a venture which was a money loser
to the stockholders, but during it's life
it reduced telephone rates in Topeka
considerably and made the service ex-
act
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
MOESER'S WHISTLE.
It Plainly Comes Within the Defini-
ton of Ordinance.

The new steam whistle at the Moeser
ice factory is complained of by hun
of the city, and it is quite likely the
city attorney will take steps to abate
it as a nuisance. 1t is a whistle with
loud, bowling nerve disturbing noise
that does not seem at all necessary in
conducting an ice factory.
The ordinance covering nuiSances,
speaks of unusual and unnecessary
noises.'' This whistle seems to be one
1t is blown at o'clock in the morning
and wakens thousands of people so that
they are unable to go to sleep again.
1t does not seem necessary to disturb
so many merely to notify a few en-
ployes that their presence is wanted at
the factory. A plain ordinary whistle
is good enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
LOCAL MENTION.

The Inter Nos two step played by
MarshalFs band yesterday was written
by Ed S. Martin of Topeka not E. S.
Martin as it appeared on the pro-
grammes. Everybody who spoke of the
piece complimented it.
There will be a meeting tonight at the
Baptist church of the five committee
men selected from the different church.
es of Topeka, to confer with the Com
mittee of Seventeen and make arrange
nents to begin active work.
Col. Charles L. Wood who has been
head clerk at the National hotel for
several years will quit the hotel busi-
ness September to become a member
of the real estate firm of Henderson &
Wood who have an office at 123 West
Seventh street The other member of
the firm is Police Commissioner Hen
0erSOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
is Said to Be the Ignorance of
Crowds
Which ThrOng the Way to the
KlOndike Gold Fields.
PLUCKED ALL AROUND
Residents of Dyea and Skaguay
Have a Harvest.
$4,000 Paid for a Wagon and
Team.

San Francisco, Aug. 16.-Mr. Thomas
Maeee, well known as a conservative
business man and a careful observer
who accompanied his son to Dyea'
writes to the Associated Press, from
that point to the effect that ignorance
displayed by the crowds who are flock
ing to the Klondike fields is lamenta-
BILE Of the 400 passengers who Salled
with him on board the steamer George
w. Elder. half of whom were from San
Francisco, not one in twenty had any
definite information as to how to reach
his destination.
While the routes were well known
the details and conditions to be met
with are not considered, most of the
searchers for wealth hoping to settle
all doubts and uncertainties when they
reached Juneau. Instead however
further confusion was created by the
appalling statements that there were
only two routes, each of which necessi-
tated the encounter of apparently in
surmountable difficulties. There were
plenty of advocates for both routes at
Juneau, but most of them were found
to be interested parties. The two start
ing points, Dyea and Skaguay are sep
arated by four miles of salt water The
Dyea trail goes over the ChilcOtt pass
and involves a climb of $500 feet, while
the other which is not yet completed
has a 1850 foot climb over the White
pass. and besides being six miles long
er, is bOggy in places.
The Indians who are the sole packers,
all pack over the Chilcott pass from
Dyea. Nearly SEQ pack animals are
now en- route and on arrival will be or
ganized into regular pack trains which
will remove the chief obstacle that of
transportation of supplies over the 35
miles of land which is much more
formidable than that over the $50 miles
of water on the other side of the pass.
August Z a miner was drowned while
packing his goods over a foot log about
a mile and a half from Skaguay. A
teamster charged ten dollars for bring
ing the corpse into town and this so en-
ragged the people that he wasordered to
leave town at once. He was offered
81 900 for his wagon and team before he
left for Juneau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
MAkGLED.
Body of Returning Endeavor-
er ExcurSiOnist Found Near
Higginsville, Mo.

Omaha, Aug. 16.-A special to the Bee
from Higginsville, Mo-, says:
Yesterday morning the remains of
young woman were picked up by an
eastbound freight train on the c. & A
railroad about six miles east of this
place. Papers in her satchel showed
her to be Miss Mary Bowman of St.
Louis. aged about % years. She was
one of the returning Epworth league
excursionists and had occupied a berth
in a sleeper of the 10:40 p. m. east
bound train.
The body was clad only in night
gown and stockings, and how she left
the train is mystery. The body was
terribly nangled,aS three or four trains
had passed over it. Her portmanteau
contained two baggage checks and
about SO in money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
MUST PAY FOR WHEAT.
Rock Island Road Will Ask Farm ers
to Pay for Seed Wheat Fur
nished in 1894

In the fall of 1894 the Rock Island Rail-
way company furnished the farmers of
Grant and Garfield counties, Oklahoma,
with $4,000 bushels of wheat for seed. The
wheat was furnished at the exact cost,
about 80 cents a bushel, and notes were
taken by the railway company payable in
one year at per cent. The wheat crop
the following year small and ac-
count of the general hard times" the
company did not ask for the payment of
the notes when due. This year, however,
the wheat crop of Oklahoma is enormous,
and the officials of the road propose to
collect the notes.
The notes held by the company amount
to about $4,000. Wheat is selling at
from 60 to S. cents per bushel. By selling
25, 900 bushels this year the Oklahoma farm
ers can pay for the $1,000 bushels furnish
ed them free by the Rock Island company
in 1894, and the officials of the road will
ask them to do it. The Rock Island peo-
pie believe that they will lose but little on
the consignment of seed wheat sent to
Oklahoma three years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
ATTACKED BY A BULLDOG.
Son of Charles Marine Sustains q
Serious Laceration of His Eye.

The 13-year-old son of Charles Marine
residing at 12S Monroe street, had the
lower lid of one of his eyes torn loose by
a savage bulldog last night. When taken
to a physician the eyelid was hanging by
a thin thread of flesh, and several stitches
had to be taken to place it in position.
The boys eye will probably be perna-
nently deformed by reason of the injury.
The bulldog is owned by Louis Weis,
the proprietor of the grocery store at the
corner of Crane and Quincy streets. The
dog became aggravated at the boy and
sprang at his face, fastening his teeth in
the flesh under the eye and tearing the
eyelid loose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
ON SEPTEMBER 16
Judge williams Will Hear the Argu-
mants at Wichita. Kan.

The controversies between the insur-
ance companies and the state of Kansas
will probably be disposed of at Wichita,
September 16. Upon that date Judge VIII
liams will hear the argument of the insur-
ance companies and the argument of the
attorney general, afterwards deciding
whether or not the injunction recently is
sued at Colorado Springs shall be made
permanent.
The attorneys for the company also ask
that Superintendent McNall be compelled
to issue a license to the company to do
business in Kansas. Both points will be
decided at that time.
The state officers were this afternoon
officially notified that the date for the
hearing had been fixed for September 16
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
FESTIVAL QUEENS THRONE.
Will Probably be Erected at East En-
trance of Capitol Square.

Mrs. c. S. Baker has written a song
for the Children's day exercises on Sat
urday of Festival week, and it will be
set to music by Mr.. VIM. Van Ness. The
song will be learned by the hundreds
of Topeka children who will take part
in the exercises on the closing day of
the Festival.
The use of Capitol Square has been
granted by Coy. Leedy, and the exer-
cises of Children's day will be held
there. The Queens throne will proba-
bly, be erected at the east entrance and
the children will march through the
grounds and in front of the throne.
All of the children of Topeka are
again requested to meet Mrs. Baker at
Hamilton hall tomorrow morning at 9
o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
THIS IS "NOT SO WARM
Summer Resort People Might asWell
Come Home

Weather Observer Jennings Colorado
weather which has been in effect the
past few days is a most pleasant diver
sion from the very hot days and nights
of a short time ago and from present
indications it will last a few more days.
Today at 2:3O o'clock on Kansas ave-
nue. the temperature was rs degrees. On
the Columbian building at that time it
was "A degrees. The minimum temper
ature for the night was "a degrees,
which is the lowest for sometime for
August. There are no indications of
rains or showers tonight, but Mr. Jen-
n1ngs says tomorrow may be slightly
warmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
GARROTED In PRISON.
That is the Sentence Passed Upon
Canovas' Assassin.

Madrid Aug. 16.-Michael Angiollino, the
anarchist assassin of Premier Canovas
del Castillo, who was tried by court-mar-
tial yesterday at Vergara was found
guilty and was sentenced to death
Upon hearing the sentence Angiollino
turned deathly pale and had to be assisted
from the court room. Angiollino will be
garroted within the prison.
The trial lasted two hours, the prose-
cution demanding that the extreme penal
ty be inflicted upon the assassin When
called upon to plead or to speak in miti-
cation of punishment, the accused began
a rambling statement, but was not al
lowed to proceed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
LORNA CONES DOWN.
The Wind Tumbled the Karnival |
Knights Banner

The banner advertising the hot time
to be had in Topeka Friday evening,
October 1 met with an accident yester-
day. The winds sawed the large rope
jester by only a small thread. The
difficulty was that the Western Union
wires at the east side of Kansas ave-
nue. are little higher than the top of
rope rested on the wires and as the
banner dragged to and fro the rope
dragged over the wires and down came
LORNA, banner and all. The remain
ing upper guy rope and two lower ropes
held it suspended in the air with LORNA
in a most embarrassing position. Kind
and Thoughtful hands took down the
banner and it now awaits the placing
of it in position again. 1t will prob
ably be put up again tomorrow morn
ing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
BETWEEN TWO FIRES.
Missouri's Insurance Commissioner
Gets After Dummy Companies.

Through the investigation of dummy
insurance agencies in Kansas City,
Kan, by D. o. McCray, the existence
of a trust in Kansas City, Mo, was
called to the attention of the insurance
department of Missouri.
In requesting a copy of Mr. McCray's
report from Mr.. McNa1l, Commissioner
Orear of Missouri says:
Il have decided TO inaugurate a war
upon the trust in Kansas City, Mo-, and
will revoke the licenses of every COM
pany doing business there but what I
will break up the illegal combination ''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
Three B-akemen Made Conductors

Three eastern division Santa Fe brake
men were today promoted to the posi-
tions of conductors. They are Thomas A.
Verlin of Topeka. and B. F. Wyatt and
w. F. Tunney of Argentine. All passed
the examination before Division Slperin-
tendent Mcclellan successfully, and were
pronounced by DR.. Egelston of the Santa
Fe dispensary physically competent to
have charge of trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
Paiees Open Tonight

The PaigeS will return to Topeka and
open the season at the Crawford Opera
House tonight in the sensational drama,
the strongest of the company's repertoire
and in addition to the regular performance
Specialties will be introduced between the
acts. The prices are 10. 20 and 30 cents
and the sale of seats for tonight's per-
formance has been good.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
CANADA's CONCESSION.
Mining Outfits to be Admitted Free
of Duty.

Seattle, Wn., Aug. 16.-Congressman
James Hamilton Lewis, wired President
Graves of the chamber of commerce
that the Canadian government has no
tilted the treasury department that all
mining outfits together with supplies
to the amount of 81, 900 going into Brit
ish Columbia will be exempt from duty
Mr. Lewis added that the result was
obtained largely through the efforts of
the Washington congressional delega-
ton and the people of Seattle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
IOWA REPUBL
They are Gathering for the State Con-
vention at Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Aug. 16.-A11 the
candidates for governor are here today,
either in person or by representative
Each has headquarters opened. The
situation is as unsettled as ever. No
possible prediction can be made. 1t is
safe to say it Will be the most largely
attended and hotly contested conven-
ton ever held in the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
This Afternoon,s Blaze

At O'Clock this afternoon the fire de-
partment was called to Mrs. NJ. ]. Rich
ardson's residence at 40S Fillmore street
where a gasoline stove caught fire. The
woodwork of the kitchen was damaged
but the loss will be small.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16
CHOLERA IN LONDON.
A Girl Dies With All the Symptoms
of the Scourge.

London, Aug. 16.-Proceedings at an
inquest held upon the body of a girl
who died a day or two ago in Bethnal
Green. London, pointed to symptoms of
Asiatic cholera. Special precautions
have been taken by the local health Of
fcarS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16

Don't wait until it is too late, but Sc
cure your seats early for 1.-The Wages
of SIM" the play selected by 1.-The
PaigeS'' to please the public tonight
Prices 10, 20 and so cents.
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Nansen's Belief.

Christiania, Aug. 16.-Dr. Nansen, the
explorer. is of the opinion that the bal
loon sighted yesterday by the steamer
Konghalfdan was not Andree's balloon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16

A performance on a parity with those
usually rendered by dollar companies is
what THE .Paiges'' guarantee to pro
duced tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16

tertained Give the Committee a warm
welcome tomorrow and give all you
can. 1t is money well invested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-16

The Modocs will sing at the Church
of Assumption social tonight.
The record-union., 1897-10-23

terestS involved in his citizenship, nor
the pride which every good man has
in the maintenance before the world of
high character of his Government,
by inaction or a careless indication of
national affairs If the popular will
in this regard should be voiced by the
intelligence and patriotism of our coun-
trymen, and If they should be alert and
exacting in the enforcement of their
will, the danger from misgovernment
and of Misrepresentation of our ma
tional character would pass away.
"a just people, willing to concede
equal rights and privileges to every
citizen, would enforce justice in their
government; a frugal and economical
people would commend frugality and
economy in public administration; a
people who valued integrity and moral
ity would exact them in high places; a
people who held sacred the honor Of
their country would insist upon it's
scrupulous protection and defense, and
a people who love peace would not
again suffer the humiliation of seeing
dashed from their proud grasp the al
most ripened hope of leadership among
the nations of the earth in the high
mission of driving out the cruel barbar-
tiles Of war by the advent of pacific
methods of international arbitration.
Happy is the land where examples
of heroism and wise craftsmanship
abound; but happier is the land where
the people rule, and fortunate, above
all, are those people when their Gov
ernment is controlled, watched and de-
Tended by the virtue, patriotism and in
telligence of millions of truly self-made
men"
At the conclusion of the exPresi-
dents speech the degree of doctor of
laws was conferred upon Lord Aber-
deem.
The record-union., 1897-10-23
BUT ONE FOE IN THE FIELD.
TAMMANY HAS NO FEAR EX-
CEPT OF SETH Low.
Betting Rules in Favor of Van
Wyck, Though There Is Little
Money Being Staked.

NEW YORK, OcC. 22-According to
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner, Tammany
Hall, whose nominee for District Attor-
ney Colonel Gardiner is, sees but one
foe in the field, and that foe is the Citi-
zens' Union, personified by Seth Low,
the Citizens Union candidate for Mayor
of Greater New York
The contention of Colonel Gardiner.
which is also the contention of the
Regulars of the Republican party.
is that no man who has not a respon-
sible party behind him should be in
trusted with the administration of city
affairs.
Our fight" said Colonel Gardiner,
lis with Low. Low represents the
Strong administration Then he pro-
ceeded to charge the present city gov
ernment, which was the outcome of a
non-partisan movement, with adding
S1O,OOOOO0 annually to the expenses of
the city.
On the other hand, the sponsors for
the existing city government prove
that there has not been dollar of the
peoples money spent dishonesty; as
sert that never were the streets so
Well cleaned as in the last three years.
and claim that there had been marked
improvement in the morale of the police
FORCE, and all this in spite of shackles
that bind the hands of New York, on
which gives have been placed and
kept locked by the powers at Albany.
Thus the contest may be regarded
as in some measure struggle between
parfiSapc and poppo ,~tiaap +bo 1a+
ter being represented by the Citizens
Union, and the former by the Demo-
cratic and Republican party organiza-
tions, although the forces of the Dem
ocracy are divided between Van Wyck
and George.
Rev. DR.. Parkhurst is in Switzerland.
but he has written a letter on the is
sues of the canvass. He finds himself
supporting Low, in spite of the latter's
avowed opposition to sumptuary laws.
What the clergyman finds to approve
most in the college President is his
declaration of independence of party
and individual dictation. To DR.. Park
hurst's thinking "Plattism," as he
terms the Republican organization. is
more to be condemned than Croker
ISM which represents the regular
Democracy in the municipal campaign.
If the last one of the SCI 900 regis
tered voters of Greater New York is
not at the polls on November I'd it
will not be for lack of exhortation and
all shades and degrees of eloquence. It
is doubtful if there was ever local
canvass in which men of note took such
an active part than are participating
in the pending campaign.
Betting continues to be feeble, and
without significance. One table in a
paper supporting Mr.. Low gives the
following as prevailing odds: Van
Wyck against the field 5 to 2; Van
Wyck against Tracy 4 TO /; George
against the field / to II; Low against
the field / to ,. There is no record.
however. of any considerable sums
having been placed at the Odds
The record-union., 1897-10-23
GEN. MILES SUGGESTIONS.
The Commander of the Army Sub
mits His Annual Report.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-General
Miles, Commanding General of the
army, has made his annual report to
the Secretary of War.
He commends the efficiency of the
army, and speaks of the progress that
has been made on both the Atlantic
and Pacific Coast Notifications.
He asks that Congress authorize two
more regiments Of artillery to garri-
son the new fortifications, and also ad-
ditional regiments Of infantry.
He devotes considerable attention to
Alaska and says that the waters Of
Alaska should be thoroughly examined
by the naval forces, and that there
should be at least three military posts
established in the Territory to sup
port the civil authorities.
He refers to the improved condition
of the Indians, and recommends that
the policy of employing army officers
as Indian agents be continued.
He makes recommendations in detail
for the protection of coast points, and
saws the maximum peace footing of the
army should be one enlisted man to
every 1000 population. and the min
imum one to every 1000.
The record-union., 1897-10-23

effected near Kharappa between the
British forces under General Yeatman-
Biggs and General Sir William Lock-
hart
After the storning and capture of
Dargai Ridge, ON the Samana range,
by the troops of General Biggs Wednes-
day afternoon, the plan was for the
latter to push on so as to hold the
frontal hills and then continue his ad-
vance to Kharappa, where he was to
join forces with the column under Sir
William Lockhart
This has been done, and the two cele-
brated columns are now camped about
two miles from Kharappa- The British
troops met with only slight resistance,
but the enemy is massed on the hills
around Kharappa, and desultory firing
is proceeding.
Captain Arnold of the Dorsetshire
Regiment, Lieutenant Bingwan of the
Gordon Highlanders and Lieutenant
White of the Sikhs are among the Brit
ish officers severely wounded in addi-
tion to those whose names have already
been cabled.