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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
A CRACKLE
THEN A CRASH.
ASerious and Unmendable Split
in Ohio.
The Point Blank Announce
ment Is Made
That Hanna Will Not Be APP
pointed Senator.
SHERMAN'S BAD FIX.
Has Already Accepted the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury
To Clear. the Path of Hanna to
Senatorial HOnOrss
HE CAN'T GET BACK
Without Shame and MOrtifica-
ton to Himself
And Gov. Bushnell Refuses to
Appoint Mark Hanna.
Has Already Accepted the Sec
retaryship of the Treasury
To Clear, the Path of Hanna to
Senatorial HonOrs.
HE CAN'T GET BACK
Without Shame and MOrtifica
ton to Himself
And Gov. Bushnell Refuses to
Appoint Mark Hanna.

New York. Jan. 28.-The Journal pub
fishes the following special dated Column
bus, O.:
Mark Hanna will not be appointed
senator He will be disappointed.
No condition or contingency can arise
which will result in Hanna's succession
to Shermans seat in the senate. No
overtures from Hanna no demand
from Mckinley, no appeal from Sher-
man will move Governor Bushnell.
Messengers from Mckinley might as
we'll stay at home Senator Sherman's
painfully appealing letters are of no
avail.
Bushnell, with all his suavity and con-
slant SMILE, is severely stubborn when
once his mind is made up. The Jour
nal correspondent, after the most care
full work among BushnelPs friends, finds
that the hope of Hanna is forlorn. He
may make direct offer for the APP
pointment, may promise everything,
and Mckinley may do the same, but
Bushnell will not consent
This comes to the Journal from a man
who is closer to Bushnell than any other
man. This same informant has seen
the letter written by Senator Sherman
to Bushnell. That letter has aroused
no feeling of resentment among the
anti-Hanna men; instead, they feel
sympathy for Sherman. Those who
have seen the letter say it pitiably dis
closes John Sherman'S old age and fail
ing powers.
Even if Bushnell and his friends dislike
Sherman they are now expressing sin
cere sorrow over Sherman's failure to
see that he was led into trap
set to catch a sena tOria1 seat for Hanna.
Bushnells friends say that Sherman'S
appointment is political bargain, made
solely to give Mark Hanna a senatorial
seat he could never have gotten from
the voters of Ohio. Therefore the Bush
nell men will fight Hanna, and every
encroachment he may make toward his
ambition. Already Hanna's manage
are threatening to disrupt the party
next November.
Threats of that sort do not disturb
Bushnell. His close confidential man
ager, Charles L. Kurtz, is Outspoken
against Hanna. Kurtz is chairman of
the state executive committee and
member of the national committee, and
of Ohio. Since the talk of Hanna began
kurtz has sent out to every county of
the state a spirited protest against Han
mas appointment or election to the SEN
ate now or any other time.
year ago the Bushnell Kurtz-For-
aker people saw the necessity of getting
ready for a convention fight this COM
ing summer They are now ready The
most magnificent state organization
ever known in Ohio is now in their CON
troll
Hanna dare not attempt an assault
upon the next Republican state conven-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
SISTER-IN-LAW ACCUSED.
C. ]. Hercules Has Mrs. Caroline Her
cules Arrested for Arson.

Mrs Caroline Hercules of Lowman
Hill and Else Spurgeon, a young man
who has been staying at her house,
have been arrested for arson. The
young man is now held in the county
Jail awaiting trial, and Mrs. Hercules
is out on bond
Saturday night a barn owned by CT
Hercules at Wayne and Washburn ave
nueS, caught fire and burned to the
ground Mr. Hercules suspected Mrs.
Caroline Hercules, his SiSter-in-laW and
Else Spurgeon of being firebugs.
Mrs. Hercules lives near c. J. Her
Cules, and it is said that since the death
of Mrs. Hercules husband the relations
between them have not been friendly.
Mr.. c. ]. Hercules swore to a com
plant before the county attorney
charging Mrs. Caroline Hercules and
Else Sturgeon with the crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
TEE TWO WON'T MIX
A State Fair and a Fall Festival
Wonld Hurt Each Other.


The movement to secure an appropri-
ton from the legislature for a state fair
has been revived The matter was as
cussed at meeting held at the Cope
land last night. -
It is proposed if the legislature viii
furnish the backing to have state ialr
each year, probably in Tapeka All OF
the owners and breeders OF race noFSSs
in Topelza favor the scheme for there
was a damper put on racing IN this city
when the state fairs failed state 1alrS
have gone out of fashion in most states
The cities prefer the new fashioned
festivals" which are being adopted
governor Click who attended the
meeting last night thought that an ap-
propriation of SO, 900 or 900 should be
asked from the Legislature as guar
antee fund. 1t isn't likely the legisla-
ture will give cent, as II proposes al
ready to cut down the appropriations
even the one for the state university
The supposition that if a state fair IS
held it will be in Topeka has set the
Committee of Fifteen which is oTganlZ-
ed to hold Fall Festival next ran, 10
talking.
not be feasible to hold the state fair and
Fall Festival at the same time because
the reunion could not be held then on
account of the pay feature of the fair
and because the soldiers would have
to use the fair grounds Tor camp
ground oa,,ea ros,t;ve essur-
ances that President Mckinley will be
here if we have a reunion and II ne
comes that would be enough to guar
antee the Fall Festival a crowd
George NJ IIescher, another member
of the Committee of Fifteen said a
fair and reunion can not be held at dIT-
ferent times in Topeka without one or
the other suffering greatly.
THE people won't come here and pay
to see anything. That was pretty clear
" demonstrated at the Festival last
fan If the fair is held at the sana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
THURSTON IS INSTRUCTED.
Nebraska Legislature Gives thu Rail-
road Lawyer Bitter Dose.

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 2S.-The senate has
adopted by a party vote the joint resolu-
ton directing Senator John NJ. Thurston
to vote for any measures favoring free
and unlimited coinage of silver at a ra-
ito of IS to l. Before the yeas and nays
were called Senator Ransom sent to the
secretary'S desk and had read a letter
written by Senator Thurston to Barney
johnson, ex-representative from Nemaha
county, follows:
Omaha. Neb., Jan; 19--"The Hon. B.
johnson. Lincoln. Neb.: Dear Sir-Reply-
ing to yours of the 18th instant will say
On the matter of ratio for the coinage
of the American product of silver 1 should
prefer the ratio of 16 to l. Failing in this.
the best ratio that could secure the neces-
Sary votes to enact a law.
Understand. however. this is expressly
upon the condition that our legislature
shall provide for the coinage of the sill
yer of the United States only. and that
we are.not to admit to our minis the sill
yer product of any other country until
the nations OF the world are ready to join
us in international bimetallism. Yours
truly, JOHN NJ. THURSTON-"
AT the conclusion of the reading of the
letter the resolution was adopted by
party vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
HEARING POSTPONED.
Misunderstanding Ready toFight Rate
Bill Through Employees.

The hearing of the representatives of
the Kansas railroads before the senate
committee on railroads in reference to
the proposed maximum freight law, has
been further postponed until 10 o'clock
next Saturday morning. At that time
representatives of the express compa-
MES will also be heard on Senator Titus
bill, providing for reductions in express
charges, and representatives of the
Pullman company on Senator Young's
bill providing for reductions in sleeping
car rates
In answer to numerous petitions from
railroad employees over the state pre-
scented the committee by the legislative
committee of railroad men. the commit
tee on railroads will also fix a date for
hearing representatives of railroad or
ders on the maximum freight law.
From the fact that railroad compa
MES have declared to their employees
that reductions in freight rates, as con-
templated in the bill, will mean reduc-
lions in their wages, the employees are
greatly interested in this measure. The
date for this hearing has not yet been
set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
those who think this way is

number of those who think this way is
increasing.
The social problems of the old world
exist in their most terrible form in the
miscaIIed new world because they have
not hitherto been tempered by adequate
social ministrationS. The discussion
over the Bradley Martin ball shows that
the mind, if not the conscience of
wealthy and pleasure loving America is
i'll at ease"
+ The conservative st. James Gazette,
usually anti-American, says ironically:
1.-The United States is the last country.
in the world where the millionaire
could be prevented from spending his
own money as he p1eases out of con-
sideration for other peoples feelings
There is such a wave of prosperity
passing over this country and compare
lively so little distress that most peo-
pie are apathetic on rejecting on mat
tiers of this kind. Moreover, lavish out
lays OF money on this side, no matter
what their nature, are almost always
approved, since they are regarded as
benefting the many at the expense of
the few. Still no one dares to be os-
tentatiously luxurious in the face of the
excess of public misery
When the London mob sacked West
End shops a few years ago people here
felt serious uneasiness and society was
quiet. The British plutocracy is wise
in it's genera ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
SANTA FE's HEARING.
Tells the Senate What Measures the
Railroads Desire

The senate committee on railroads
has given a hearing to the local attor-
neys of the Santa Fe in reference to
the bills introduced by Senator Sterne
providing for the protection of railroad
property At the end of the hearing a
substitute bill was prepared for the
two introduced by Senator Sterne, and
this will be recomrnended to the senate
for passage.
The bill to be introduced provides
that any person convicted of breaking
into a railroad car with the intention of
stealing, shall be found guilty of bur-
glary in the second degree and senten-
ced accordingly
The bill also provides that any person
convicted of breaking a seal on a
loaded car, shall be guilty of a misde
meanor punishable by a fine of not less
than $40 or more than $50, and that
it shall be a misdemeanor to remove
waste or other packing from the jour
nal boxes of engines or cars. For the
latter offense fine of not less than SO
or more than $25 is provided.
A report from Superintendent of Ma
chinery John Player of the Santa Fe
was introduced at the hearing, show
ing that on the Santa Fe road alone,
during last December. packing had
been removed maliciOusly from 1881
cars and engine boxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
TO ELECT THE BOARD.
r. p Commissioners to be Elected by
Districts.

Senator Hanna's bill providing for the
election of railroad commissioners was
recommending to the senate for pas
sage this morning by the committee on
state affairs. The bill provides that the
first election of commissioners shall oc-
cur at the general election in Novem-
Der. $685. and that the present commits
siOners shall hold office until the first
Monday in January, 1899.
Under the provisions OF the bill the
commissioners will be elected by dis
tricts, the state to be divided into three.
The first district is to be composed of
the counties of Marshall, Pottawato-
mic, Wabaunsee, Lyon. Coffee. Wood
son, Montgomery, and all counties lying
east. The Second district is to consist
counties and to include the counties of
Jewell, Mitchell, Lincoln, Ellsworth,
Rice, Reno, Kingman and Harper.
The Third district is to be composed
of all counties lying west of the latter
named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
81 HOURS TO CALIFORNIA.
Santa Fe California Limited.

Leaves Chicago $50 p. m. Wednes-
days and Saturdays, Kansas City $50
4. m, Topeka II :33 a. m. and Denver
$50 D. m. Thursdays and Sundays
reaching Los Angeles 81 hours and San
Diego in So hours from Topeka. Con-
Meeting train for San Francisco, with
through sleeping car reservations, via
AioiaVe. Returns leaving California
Mondays and Thursdays. and passing
through Topeka eastbound at $3.50 p. m.
Thursdays and Sundays.
Equipment of superb vestibuIed
Pullman palace sleepers. buffet smok-
ing car and dining car Most luxurious
service via any line.
Another express train, carrying pal
ace and tourist sleepers, leaves Chica-
go, Topeka and Kansas City daily for
California
For additional information call at
passenger depot, foot of Fifth street
telephone 6S2) or on Cromwell &c JEFF
fers. in postoffice, North Topeka (TeI-
ephone 364)
W. c. CARNEY, Agent.
w. J. BLACK, A. G. P. A
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
GAGE A SINGLE TAXER.
Coming Secretary of the Treasury
Believes in Henry Georgism.


Believes in Henry Georgism.
Pittsburg, Jan. 2S.-Washington cor
respondent of the Dispatch sends the
following special:
1t would really be a fine spectacle to
have a single tax disciple in the office
of secretary of the treasury, such as
Lyman ]. Gage, the Chicago banker, is
declared to be. The chances are many
that he would invent a way of advocat-
ing this theory in his reports, as it has
become the fashion for cabinet officers
to impress their personal views on the
public through this medium. 1t is a
fact that many very practical men now
in public life here at the capital are
more or less outspoken advocates of this
heard it asserted that Mr.. Mckinley
has of late years been faVOrably inn
pressed with the theory, though this is
hardly credible, as the first requisite of
a good single taxer is that he shall be
free trader. There is no doubt, however,
in regard to the single tax convictions
of Mr.. Gage, for have it from one who
knows him well, and who has often
talked with him on the subject, that he
has for years been convinced that the
system which was thought out a hun
bred years ago, and which has later
been so thoroughly presented by Henry
George, would be a more enlightened
system of taxation than any that has
ever been tried. There are two classes
which are utterly opposed to the theory.
One is the large one which antagonizes
every approach to direct taXat ton, and
the other that class which advocates
public ownership of all the means of
production and distribution. The single
tax theory has no other opponent so
bitter as the socialist, who demands
popular ownership of nothing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
OFF FOR WASHINGTON.
Hagan and P cry Go to See Grover
and Argue a Case.

Eugene Hagan, sachem of the Sound
money" Democracy of Kansas, left to.
day for Washington, accompanied by
United States District Attorney w. c.
Perry, a member of the tribe
1t is said that there Will be a con-
ference with President Cleveland, dur
ing which the position of postmaster at
Caldwell and one or two other questions
concerning offices will be settled. Mr.
Hagan said that the trip had nothing
to do with any of the federal office
holders in Topeka
The two gentlemen Will also argue
motions to advance the Texas fever
cattle cases while they are in Washing
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
TICKET SCALPING UPHELD
Senate Committee is Told That it is
Necessary to the Business.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-The senate
committee on interstate commerce to-
day heard arguments upon the bill in
troduced by Senator CullOm to amend
the interstate commerce act so as to
prevent ticket scalping. George H.
Mckenzie, representing the ticket bro
kers, made the opening argument
against the measure.
He went into an elaborate discussion
of the subject, saying that the bill was
not in the interest of commerce. He
denied that the ticket brokerage bust
ness was founded upon fraud. He said
that there were 500 men in one associ-
alton and $50 in another. He claimed
that the brokers were necessary to the
weaker lines, who could not get any
business under traffic agreements.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
SNOW AT NEW ORLEANS.
Sudden Storm Takes the City by Sur
prise Kills Vegetables.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 28.-New Or
leans, which has almost escaped the ne
cessity of fires so far this winter, was
yesterday visited by a storm of snow and
sleet and arctic weather. A more mis-
cradle day has rarely been known here
The morning opened with an overcast
sky and a fall of sleet. This turned to
snow about noon, and in a few hours
the entire city wore the mantle of
white.
The weather has taken the truck gar
deners by surprise, and the early crop
of vegetables will be ruined. In this re,
spect the storm has done considerable
damage and truck garden products will
be set back several weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
HOUSEHOLDER WEEPS.
Breaks Down and sobs While Making
Speech.

The spectacle of asenator sob
bling while in the midst of a speech on
the floor of the ser e was witnessed in
that body today. This rather unexpect-
ed conduct was INDUCED in by Senator
Moses A. Householder while making an
eloquent plea on behalf of his charity
bill which is now under discussion by
the senate as a committee of the
whole
1t was during the description of an
appeal made to him while on the state
confined in the Topeka asylum that the
senator's voice faltered, at length he
broke down. and for a few moments
only a convulsive sobbing was heard.
1t was with great effort that he at
last controlled his emotion and contin-
ue On I'll the members of the senate this
unusual incident had no noticeable eff
feet but it was responsible for the use
of several handkerchiefs by lady audi
tors in the gallery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS.

Of the members of his company who
appeared with Mr.. Thomas Keene in
the production of "Richelieu'' at the
Grand last night, probably no one was
more admired by the audience than
pretty Grace Hopkins, who played the
part of Julie de Mortemar, Richelieu's
ward. 1t is certain that no one in the
piece deserved more praise.
For four years Miss Hopkins was a
student at Bethany college in this city,
and during that time her home was in
Meriden, Kan. The play was well
presented and apparently well liked by
the people that like that sort of a play,
as Abraham Lincoln would say.
Nelodrama will be seen at the Grand
tonight in Katie Emmett's production
of 1.-The Waits of New York. There
are many people who enjoy this class
of attractions, and the advance sale
has been fairly good The piece has
been strengthened since last seen here,
and the scenery and mechanical effects
are said to be new.
Tomorrow night Rosabel Morrison
will be sen at the Grand in Carmen"
People will then have a chance to de-
eide which is the most enjoyable, the
operate or dramatic version of the
Spanish story. The opera was seen
here last year, but this will be the first
dramatic version.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings Lewis Morrison, the ideal 'Mephis-
to- will be seen in his old time produc-
ton of Faust"
Commencing Monday night the New
ell Bros repertoire company opens at
the Crawford Opera House. Among the
pieces to be presented are the tClemen-
ceau Case and the Lyons Mall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
NEW YoRK's NEEDY POOR.
The Number Is Greater Than Ever
Before Known in the City.

New York, Jan. 28-The snow this
morning was S1a inches deep Inc
heaviest fall of the year.
AS is always the case, the storm was
felt more severely by the poor A re-
cent accurate canvass of the city shows
that the percentage of people in want is
greater perhaps Than Was ever seen in
New York before.
AS a natural result the charitable in
stitutions, both private and municipal
have had more than the usual number
of applicants for assistance. At an ear
Nv hour this morning it was evident that
charity would be needed today much
more than ever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
GEAR BILL Is REPORTED.
It Proposes a Commission to Set tie
Pacific Roads Indebtedness.

Washington, Jan. 2S-The sub-com-
mittee of the house committee on Pa
cific railroads decided today to recon-
mend Senator Gears bill for commits
sion to settle the Indebtedness to the
government of the Pacific roads.
The bill is substantially the one pro-
posed by Representative Harrison OF
Alabama, and makes the secretaries of
the treasury and interior and the at
torney general the commission. The
subcommittee added an amendment to
have the commission report to congress
within one year after the passage of
the act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
r.. r.. COMMISSION WINS.
Texas Court Rules That Commission
Can Make Rates and Enforce Them.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 2S.-Today in the
case of the Houston & Texas Central
railroad vs.. the state railroad commits
sion, wherein the plaintiff questions the
authority of the commission to pre-
scribe rates for cotton congresses, the
state supreme court rendered an opin>
ion holding that the commission was
vested with the authority to issue rates
and enforce them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
RUSSIA GIVES 500.
The Legation Makes an Official
Donation for Charity.

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The Russian le-
cation in this city has sent a contribu-
ton of 500 to the popular fund now be-
ing raised in Washington for the relief
of the city'S poor.
This is the first instance where a for
eign legation has officially contributed
to a local charitable object, though
ministers, secretaries and other individ-
ualS connected with legations have Oft
en- privately contributed to such OBJ
jects in their own names.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
Found Dead in His Berth.

Sterling Kan, Jan. 2S.-S. Kantro-
witch, of New Haven, Conn, was found
dead in his berth on the east bound
Santa Fe passenger train this morning
He was ticketed from Denver to New
York and died during the night. He
had been west for his health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
Police Boards to Change Saturday.

Arrangements are about completed by
which the present Topeka board of
police commissioners will turn the de-
partment over to the new board Sat
urday afternoon, at which time the
monthly business will be transacted,
accounts closed up and bills allowed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
BRYAN SHAKES 4,OOOHANDs
He is Given a Reception in the Gov
ernor's Parlor at Austin.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 2S.-W. j. Bryan
was given public reception in the gov
errors private room today and during
the two hours 1000 people filed through
and shook hands with him. Many ladies
were among the number.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
Seven inches of Snow at Boston.

Boston, Jan. 28.-Snow began to fall
early last night and the storm in
creased in violence steadily during the
night until at o'clock this morning
seven inches had fallen and the wind
was blowing thirty miles an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
TWO REFORMS KILLED.
House Committee Favors Nepotism
and tinuation of Useless
Ofices

Chairman Weilep of the committee on
state affairs today presented a report
recommending that the bills abOlishing
the office of state accountant and the
state board of pardons, be not passed.
The committee reported adversely on
the house bill to prevent members of