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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
NO DEMAND FOR OYSTERS.
Orders Cut in Half Though the Stock
is Better.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 5.-The oyster
season in the Chesapeake is nearly half
over and all the packers and shippers
are complaining. The demand for raw
stock from the west, which consumes
the greatest quantity shipped from Bal
timore, has been very moderate. Many
of the larger firms that laid in heavy
stocks for the holiday trade were dis
appointed and losses resulted
The supply of oysters up TO date has
been fully up to the demand, and stock
shows great improvement over last sea-
son. The beds, however, are said to
be showing a scarcity, particularly
those out in the open bay, and most of
the cargoes now coming in are taken
from private beds, which were planted
some time ago. Prices throughout the
season so far have ruled around 60 and
20 cents for good stock.
Steam packers have been kept quite
active and the demand for cove oysters
in the west is beginning to show con-
siderable improvement. Raw stock for
this purpose has ranged between So and
50 cents per bushel, which price admits
of moderate profit when the stock is
packed.
The fruit and oyster packing trade OF
Maryland one of its largest industries,
was somewhat better the year just
closed than in 1895. Several failures
occurred in the canning industry and
dependent trades and others struggled
through with but a small balance to
the net profit account. The entire bust
ness for the year did not exceed $7,000,-
600. In 1895 it only reached about S.
600, 000 while in 1894 it got up to about
$4,000 OOO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
FOX HUNTERS COMPLAIN.
Scarcity of Foxes Causes Uneasiness
Among Hunt Clubs.

Media, Pa, Jan. 5.-The Lima Fox
Hunting club made chase after the
hounds and a sly fox for five hours to-
day through mud and slush. The going
just suited Reynard, and he was neither
caught nor run to earth. For aught the
hunters know, he may be running yet
up in the Chester county hills.
The run was through the rough hunt
ing country in Edgemont, Middletown,
Newton and Upper Providence, but
Reynard always kept a safe lead, and,
finally toward dark, as the chase led
toward the Barrens, got away altogeth-
err
There is complaint among the fox
hunters, who are out now in Delaware
county six days in the week that foxes
are growing scarce. If the sport is to
be continued here with success, foxes
will have to be brought from further up
the state.
The Rose Tree hunters were out yes
terday for several hours without strik-
ing a trail. Doc" Rogers, the expert
enced huntsman of the Rose Tree pack,
attributes this decrease in the fox fam
lily to the fact that many have been
killed by farmers and gunners, who are
not in sympathy with fox hunters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
He FOUGHT A BEAR.
Hunter Ely's Exciting Experience
After Killing Cub.

Galeton, Pa, Jan. San exciting
struggle with monster she bear in a
cave fell to the lot of Frederick Ely
of Cross Fork, while he was hunting
alone in the woods near home the other
day. He had just shot and killed a
half grown cub that was hunting for
acorns among the leaves. Then, as
he discovered coarse black hair on the
jagged edges of an opening under the
rocks, he thought he might find the
mate to the cub in the cave.
A good stout cudgel was deemed bet
ter by Ely for fighting a small cub at
close range in a, cave than rifle, and
with this he craWled in for his prize.
The latter, however. proved to be the
monster mother of the dead cub outside
and she showed fight. Before Ely could
back out of his cramped quarters the
old bear had given him a savage dig
with her fore paw on the shoulder, and
a second struck his hand.
Ely, however, finally succeeded in
reaching his rifle, and, aiming directly
between the two Offering eyes in the
hole, he sent a bullet into the bears
head and she dropped dead. Ely had
to tug like a steam engine to get the
big bear out of the cave. 1t dressed
over $50 pounds and had been wounded
in one hind leg. The cub had doubt
less been gathering acOrrS to take in
and feed to it's lame mother.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
ONE TRUST
is BROKEN.
Big Lumber Combine of Pacific
Coast Broken.
1t Was the Biggest Trust Ever
Formed There.
LUMBER FOR COST.
Today 1t Is Selling For Bare
Production Price.
The Trusts Mills Are Unable to
Meet the Cut.
LUMBER FOR COST

Seattle. Wash, Jan. 1.-The Central
Lumber company of California, the most
stupendous trust ever organized on the
Pacific coast is a thing of the past. No
such combine was ever effected for the
control of market on this coast, as it
controlled every cargo mill on the coast
but three. The projectors confidently
believing that the demand in 1896 would
exceed that of 1895, thought that price
cutting would be impossible. But the de-
mand did not come up to expectations,
the proportion of supply and demand be-
ing four instead of three to one, as COM
pared with eighteen months ago. The an
ticipation of enhanced values prior to the
formation of the company Furthermore,
caused the piling of great stocks of lum-
Der in San Francisco and other California
distributing points at lower prices.
Few purchased lumber from the mills
but many sought the small trade in the
endeaVOr to get rid of the stock in the
yards. Then the retailers and members
of the Central Lumber company clashed
and the breach never healed. The
first struggle for supremacy due to small
margins, large stocks and small demand
took place IN Los Angeles and the Cen
trail Lumber company suffered defeat
Today lumber is selling at barely cost in
San Francisco.
During the period the mill men in Wash
ington. Oregon and British Columbia
could not understand why orders were
not coming in and why their dividends
were so small At the same time one
ington and four in Oregon. not members
of the company, started into the cargo
trade and cut the price from Is cents to
81 per l 900 feet. While they were run
ming over time, the Central Lumber COM
panys mills were idle. running only
part time. The smaller mill men, being
compelled to operate their plants in order
to meet obligations, finally broke their
agreement with the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
PENOBSCOT INDIANS.
Largely SelfSupporting, but There Is
Much Drunkenness.

Augusta, Me, Jan 5.-Indian Agent
George H. Hunt today submitted his
annual report of the Penobscot tribe
of Indians to the governor and coun-
ell.
The total receipts, including appropri-
ations, amounted to $S,41S, which the
expenditures balanced.
The tribe numbers 3S2 and is largely
self-supporting. There have been no
adoptions into the tribe under the law
passed by the last legislature. The
crops amounted to 1885 bushels of po-
tatoes, 1 ,405 bushels of beans, GO bush
els of peas, 235 bushels of oats and 236
bushels of root crops.
The average attendance at schools
was 4S.
The tribe lost by death during the
year eight adults and two children.
There has been a great increase in
drunkenness over 1894 and 1895. the rea-
son being that during the last nine
months intoxicating drinks have been
openly sold in Oldtown and vicinity
Two Indian constableS were commits
stoned by the governor to keep the
peace. They get but $1.50 week from
the funds of the tribe. The agent thinks
that if the state would pay them $3.50
per year in addition they would devote
more time and make it difficult for
indians to obtain liquor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
Baltimore Cashier Who Killed
Himself a Defaulter.
He Sat Down In a Pond and
Drowned Himself.
ENTIRELY TRUSTED.
Had Been the Banks EmplOye
For AZ Years.
Was Also Treasurer of the
Methodist Church.

Baltimore, Jan. 5--Richard Cornelius,
cashier, and for AZ years connected with
the Farmers and Planters bank, OF
which Enoch Pratt was president up to
the time of his DEATH was discovered yes
terday short in his accounts to the amount
of $50 900. About 10 o'clock in the morning
he was notified and left the bank. At
lis o'clock in the afternoon his dead
body was found in the duck pond at
Druid Hill park. He had committed sui
eide by drowning.
Last Saturday the attention of the bank
officers was called by the bank examiner
to an irregularity in the accounts of
country bank, for which the National
Farmers and Planters bank was cores
pondent, and the officers Immediately be-
gan quiet investigation of the cashier 5
accounts. When Mr.. Cornelius arrived at
the bank yesterday he was summoned
before the directors. He, it is understood,
claimed he could make a satisfactory
statement and was allowed to go into an
other part of the bank to get a certain
paper. He did not return, and. after the
lapse of some time, the directors ascer-
tanned that he had left the building. De-
tectives were at once summoned and they
traced Mr.. Cornelius to Druid Hill park,
where, in short time, the body was
found IN the pond. HIS nat was nrs 81
which he had sat and deliberately drown-
ed himself.
daughter, the widow of the late Charles
l. Carson, a well known architect. Mr..
Cornelius was one of the Oldest and best
known bank cashiers in Baltimore.
The vice president of the bank. John w.
w nlerlOSe, talked freely ABOUT the ass
covery of the shortage. I'VE have moth
ing to conceal said he, 1.-The old gentle-
man was very careless in his accounts.
and as long ago as October ! asked the
national bank examiner to make a very
thorough examination the next time he
came to the bank. On Saturday he re-
ported to me that there were discrepan-
cies in our accounts with other banks OF
Boston, who are our correspondents. Ups
this Mr.. David j. Bartlett the presl-
dent. and myself met the examiner at the
bank at 1880 yesterday morning. After a
short conference we requested Mr. Cor
neliuS to give us certain papers which he
did. saying calmly, there may be some
error here due to carelessneSs, but there
is nothing wrong. few moments later
he left the bank. Mr.. Cornelius was
bonded for $4,000 by the Employees Lii
ability Assurance corporation of London
and it is my impression that the amount
viii almost cover the shortage.
1T has been rumored that Mr.. Cornell
Jus occasionally speculated in grain. but
we could not verify such q report. In adj
dition to our positions of trust in church
matters Mr. Cornelius was treasurer of
the Methodist Episcopal church and
trusted with about $125 Co.,
No event in years has caused such ex-
element in financial circles. where for
more than 40 years Richard Cornelius
was looked upon as the. exponent of
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and business integ-
rity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
TOBACCO MEN-wANT DUTY.
They Want Tariff Even High er
Than the Mckinley Bill

Washington, Jan. 5-The tobacco
schedule of the tariff was thresned over
bacco interests yesterday before the
ways and means committee with great
n1inuteness.
Several branches of the business were
represented the native growers, inn
porters, manufacturers using the native
goods, using Havana and those hand
ling the Sumatra product
Between these classes there was much
diScord, no two of them being agreed on
any schedule of rates and contradict
ing one another on questions and state
mentS as to the effects of the present
law, rates of labor and cost of prOduc-
ton and manufacture. The National
Association of Tobacco Manufacturers
was represented by a large delegation
with it's president, Moses Krahn of
Cincinnati for spokesman. The asso-
citation asked for duties of 5212 cents a
pound on imported leaf tobacco, or not
more than So cents on all unStemmed
tobacco, and So pound with % per
cent advalOrem on imported cigars.
Under any higher rates, they declared
their business would be ruined
The principal representatives of the
growers were Michael Tobin of Bald
winSVille, N. Y, and J. r. Van DuSSer
of Households, N. Y
They asserted that the native growers
had made no money under the Wilson
bill and asked for rates higher than
those of the Mckinley act.
George J. Smith of Kingston, N. Y,
spoke for the users of Sumatra tobacco
and F. p GCnby. formerly collector of
the port of Tampa, Fla, for the man
ufacturers of Cuban products. 1t was
represented only 5 per cent of the Ha-
vana tobacco used as wrappers had
paid duty as such under the Wilson
law.
The others who spoke were ex-Mayor
Fred K. Shredder of Brooklyn, H. S.
Frye of Windsor, Conn, L. H. Neu-
decker of Baltimore; J. I. Ellison of
New York and George Nicholson of st.
Paul.
Chairman Dingley said before the
committee adjourned that tobacco, be
ing a luxury, was a proper subject for
revenue with incidental regard to the
interest of manufacturers and grow
ers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
POOR SCHOOLS MAINE.
One Fifth of the Teachers Unqualified
Little Modern Furniture.

Auburn, Me-, Jan. 5-The report of
the state superintendent of schools, just
made public, has caused a sensation in
Maine educational circles.
One most important topic which he
discusses at length is the waste of the
states money which is going on,Which
money, properly applied, could give
the state competent teachers in every
school. put high schools wherever need
ed and do other equally valuable things.
During the year just passed the state
expended upon its schools 1,766. 323-OI,
or Whereabouts, an average of $685. for
every 80 scholars.
Under the head waste he groups sew
eral things of a not strictly monetary
nature, such as poor buildings, bad To-
cations and drainage, and poor ventila-
ton which waste the energies and SEN
sibilitieS of the child, and also the mis-
taken ideas with which the chill
dren and some teachers approach the
work of the school.
In coming to the money question, he
says:
pended for text books in this state for
five years is $91. 366, an average of "a
cents per annum for each child. One
city in the state has supplied its chill
dren with books at an average of 80
cents per annun. The practice of en-
plOying the teacher who will work for
the smallest sum- he says further.
has been carried to such an extent
as to render a considerable portion of
the amount expended in this way q to-
tai loss In the report of a year ago
on this same subject, he said the
lowest estimate that can be made for
poor teachers is that one fifth of our
teachers are not qualified for the place
they occupy. This means that 1000
teachers in the state are failures as in
StructOrS''
The average age of the scholars at
tending the schools was but from to
10 years only IS per cent of the scholars
being over IS years old.
The school buildings he Classics as
follows:
Bad. 81 per cent; fair, so per cent
| good, Is per cent; excellent, per cent
| Only two of them were of brick. the
rest of wood. The outbuildings, he de-
clared in a majority of cases "a moral
and physical menace to all using
| them
Only one-sixth of the schools had
modern desks; the supply of text books
| called for no general criticism, al
| though in many cases in poor condition
| and only small number of schools
| possessed supplementary books or
charts, and not SINCE one had papers
| or magazines for reading purposes,
while only so per cent had maps of any
| service.
In his figures concerning the teachers
| he found that 50 per cent acquired their
| education in common schools, only 1C
| per cent were graduates of normal or
| training schools or academies, only 2e
per cent read work on teaching, and 81
| per cent had taught only district
| schools
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
PERKINS ALMOST SURE.
He Will in All Likelihood Succeed
Himself as Senator.

Sacramento, Cal, Jan. 5.-The legis-
1ature of California met yesterday and
after organizing adjourned until today
when the first biennial message of Gov
ernor Budd will be read. The first work
of the legislature will be the election of
a United States senator to succeed Geo.
c. Perkins (Rep0. In joint session the
Republicans will have a total vote of "A,
necessary to q choice 81.
The reelection of Senator Perkins
was generally conceded until recently.
Now S. M. Shortridge, w. H. l. Barnes,
c. F. Crocker and ex-senator Charles
N. FELTON, are all in the fight against
Perkins The friends of the latter
claim that he has 81 votes pledged, six
more than are necessary to elect.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
NO WORK FOR THE POOR.
Kansas City's Mayor Says the City
Can Do Nothing.

Kansas iCty, Jan. 5.-Mayor Jones
was in his private office in the city hall
until long after the noon hour in an
ticipation of receiving a call from a
committee of unemployed workingmen
Up to that hour the visitors had not
put in an appearance and the mayor
went to lunch.
What shall you have to say to the
committee when it calls?" the mayor
was asked.
4 have received no official notice." he
said ,of the action of the two Sunday
meetings held at labor headquarters.
am unOficially informed that the drift
of the sentiments expressed at those
meetings was to the effect that the city
should find employment for those out of
work. There are no public improve
ments under way or contemplated that
the city is directly interested in to the
extent of employing labor, so, therefore,
if the committee expects the city to put
the unemployed to work, I regret to
say it viii be disappointed. I sympa-
thize with a man out of work, but if I
or the city have none to offer, we should
not be held to blame"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
SOLD BEER TO GIRLS.
Complaint Against the Owner of
Beer Joint.

Washington, Jan. 5.-George F. Ko-
EEL proprietor of a summer garden on
Fourteenth street, had a hearing before
the excise board. 1t was charged that
he sold beer to bicycle girls under age,
but no specific cases We're mentioned.
In fact the complaint against him said
ii was not easy to tell the exact age of
bicycle girl by her appearance. Colo
mel Bates of the board thought that
Kozel violated the law when he opened
a summer garden next TO his saloon,
while he had license to sell only upon
the lot upon which his bar was located
The board did not render its decision.
Mr.. Shoemaker, for the Anti-Saloon
league, asked that a measure be taken
of the distance between the-salOOn and
the Dennison Orphan asylum.
The excise board also heard charges
of the police against Mrs. Barnun, pro-
prietress of the fremont House, Third
street and Indiana avenue northwest
Patrolmen Sullivan and Briefly were
detailed to watch her bar on Sunday.
They brought case against her in the
police court but it was dismissed, and
Frank Madigan, Mrs. Barnum's attor-
ney, commended that what would not
hold in the police court should not hold
before the excise board. The board re-
served it's decision in her case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
BIMETALLIC CONVENTION.
Shawnee County Delegation Appoints
Committees to Arrange for 1t.

Those in charge of the bimetallic state
conventicSa say from present assurances
it Will be one of the largest conventions
ever held in this state
The Shawnee county delegation have
appointed the following Committees:
On arrangements-D. C. TilIotson
Fred Close, J. H. Stevens, J. w. Horse
ley J. White, GIG. Lee, Rev. JIM. Her
rington, Sam Jones, H. w. Parker, A.
Griffin, w. H. Coultis, c. E. Purviance
D. M. Howard and j. S. Morse.
On entertainment-Rev.J NJ. Herring
ton, H. Sullivan, H. E. Adams. J. G.
Hanway, E. Nystrom, J. NJ. Fart Frank
Herald, L. T. Yount W. S. Gait. Miss
Griffin, Miss Hart and Mrs. Henry.
On reeeption-W. H. Coultis. c, r.
Purviance, J. N. Dalton, O. A. Bradford.
Wilson Keith, w. ]. Whitvekind, C. G.
Lee, jerry White, ]. ]. Miller, J. A
On programme-P. NJ Ginett. A.
Griffin, T. M. Hanley, w. r. Hazen.
On finance. S. Morse, J. w. Horse
ley. j. J. Miller, Wilson Keith, and G.
Z. Purviance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
MONSTER GOBBLER.
Prize Winner at the Show Goes to
South America

New York Jan. 5.-Cock-a-doodIe-
1897 was the New Years greeting that
went up from Madison Square Garden
when the cock crowed at midnight.
No blare of horns upon the street
could quell the barnyard noises within
the poultry and pigeon show. Visitors
today mustered in force. Possibly to
redeem the Gagged fox from the current
opinion that, but for the barriers, he
would make a meal on the birds, sill
yer Wyandotte rooster shared his cap
tivity throughout the day.
In an adjoining cage a new display is
a mammoth bronze turkey from Fish
er's island, named Mckinley. 1t is as
big as New Foundland dog and
weighs, so it is said. SO pounds. The
turkey was sold today to Felix S. De
Castro, vice consul of the Argentine
republic. for shipment to that country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
RICH MANS SON ACCUSED.
Grace Vaughan, the Actress, Sues
- Him for Divorce on Sensational
Grounds

Chicago, Jan. 5.-CErace Vaughn, the
actress, at present with "A Bunch OF
Keys company has filed suit for di-
Ncrce against Andrew Ra- RSon jennings
son of the Cleveland Sta dard Oil mag
nate. The charges contain ed in the COM
plant are sensational. A scording to the
bill the couple were quiet Y married four
years ago in Cleveland. while Grace
Vaughn was a member of the Spencer
Opera company.
Their marriage created. a storm and
Miss Vaughn continued with the opera
company. hoping that her father-in-law
would some day relent. EARLY in 1894
however, she reappeaaed in Cleveland
and announced that she vas there to be
supported by her hU 5baI d. A few DAYS
after she suddenly diss 1peared. In the
bill filed yesterday she charges that she
was drugged by young Jennings and
taken to the Newburg insane asylum
near Cleveland. Where she was confined
for seven months before she managed tc,
escape. She has since lived with her
mother in Chic.Eso. In addition to a d.
Sorce she asks for alimony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
"KEOW" OR CHAR"
Interesting Story Curtis Tells About
Early Kansas

Washington, Jan. 5.-"Many people
are unaware" said Representative Cur
It's of Kansas yesterday to a reporter,
that Kansas had a shibboleth in bor-
der state times in 1854, when the first
tide of New England settlers began to
drift into the southwest, it is related
that the Missourians tied a COW at each
crossing of the Missouri river When an
emigrant arrived at the crossing he was
certain to make some remark about the
animal. If he said cow he was suf-
fered to cross, but if he said 'keow' he
was hustled out of the country as a
bloCdy-minded abolitiOnist- In retail
alton for this the Kansans tied a bear
on their side of the river, and when an
emigrant crossed who called it bear he
was welcomed with open arms, but if
he pronounced it bar he was scoOted
back into Missouri as an unwelcome
slavery advocate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-05
"THE MERRY WORLD"
Tt Will be Seen at the Grand onThurs
day.

On next Thursday evening Canary &
Lederer's Merry WORLD will be seen
at the Grand Opera House in this city
This is the second appearance of the
Merry World in Topeka.
The company is said to comprise over
sixty people and includes ballet head
ed by Catherine Bartho, the premiere
danseuse from the Imperial theater,
Moscow. The costumes worn in the var
iOus movements are of rich design, and
the scenic displays are said to be ex,
cellent. A novel idea and one appro-
pirate to the times is the march of the
Campaign Cadets, with silver and
gold'' trappingS.
Specialties are introduced by Anna
belle, the famous transformation
dancer; Anna Sylvester, trick bicycle
rider; four French novelty dancers. Eva
Tanguay, Louise Dempsey, Zen Grin
nell, Chas. Purey and other members
of the company.
In the burlesoue portion Of the per-
Torrance a prominent part is taken by
Vivian Patee, formerly of Topeka