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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
IT. KIRK MISSING.
Has Just Recovered From an Hines
He Left Home Yesterday.

Mr. J. t Kirk. the well known con-
tractor and carpenter who lives at 1884
College avenue. has uySteriouSly dis
appeared and the family are much
worried about him Mr. Kirk had but
lately recovered from 4 dangerous at
tack of typhoid fever He suffered two
relapsesy and more than once his life
was dispaired-
Since his convaIesceuce the family
has noticed that his mind has been
slightly affected Being an active and
industrious man he naturally was i'm
patient at having to remain quietly in
the house 50 long He has wanted To
take long walks The family allowed
MIN To take a certain amount of exer-
else but always watched him closely
Yesterday morning he was impa tient
and tried several times TO persuade
some one Of the family 10 let him take
a walk Owing TO his condition they
thought best not to let him go as they
feared a relapse from over-exertion-
But Mr. Kirk watched his chance and
morning Soon afrerward the family
discovered that he was missing. and 4
search was Immediately instituted
searching parties were formed and
the neighborhood thoroughly searched
All day they hunted for the missing
man Last night the hunt was con-
tinued. but to no avail
Word was received today by Mrs.
JOS Kirk son of the contractor. that
an elderly man with gray beard had
been seen walking back and forth at
the cemetery last night at midnight
The information was that he walked
to and fro there for over an hour, never
saying a word Mr. Kinks daughter
is buried in Topeka cemetery. and it
may he that he was walking by her
grave The search is being kept up
today for Mr. Kirk No further clue
To his whereabouts has been obtained.
further than that of the cemetery last
night The family are greatly worried.
as it is feared that something awful
has happened to the father He was
yet weak from the fever and any over
exertiOu would result fatally. no doubt
Mr.. Kirk was known as fine car
penter- He had q host of friends He
was always considered i man OF strong
mind and good judgment and this re-
cent aiImeut was undoubtedly the re-
suit of the long and exhausting fever
His son. Joe Kirk. is well known in the
city, having for several years been
clerk in the shoe store Of w s Fur
man Two daugters live at home, one
of whom is a teacher at Polk school
Mr.. Kinks condition Of mind was not
considered to be Of 4 permanent char
acter, as II was supposed that when his
body grew stronger he would be al
right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
WAR SEEMS INEVITABLE.
Between Greecs and Turkey Unless
Powers Intervene

Athens, Feb. 13.-The warIike action
mere increases Nobody seems TO doubt
that d clash at arms will occur between
Greece and Turkey unless the powers
intervene but it is believed here that
Greece will be given a free hand in
Crete ard that If she succeeds in an
nexiug that island her right TO do so
VIII not be questioned by the rest of
Europe
1t IS quite certain that King George
has not acted without consulting his
friends in sending torpedo dotiIlas into
Creta1 wa tiers with instructions to pre-
vent at All hazards the landing of Turk
ISL troops in Crete
The porte is understood to have ap-
peaIed 10 the powers to restrain Greece
but nothing further is known of the
policy Turkey is adopting though it IS
reported that q large force of Turkish
troops is assembling at SaI01ika for
embarkaIi0u to Crete. that there is
great activity in military circles on the
Turkish frontier. and that a portion OF
the Turkish fleet is being prepared for
active SERVE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
BIGGEST TRUST OF AGE.
Carnegie, Rockefeller and Pierpout
Morgan to Control Iron

Chicago. Feb ia special 10 the
Post from Pittsburg says:
The reported visit to this city Of Pres
ident Gates Of the Illinois Steel com
pany is regarded by the iron men as =
matter of the very highest Importance
and as cOndrmatory of 4 report y hich
has been IN circulation among The
heavy capitalists of the iron industry
for some days past that a combinaEf0z
is in progress Of formation for the or
ganizatiOn Of the greatest industrial
trust of modern times
The story goes that Messrs- Carnegie
Rockefeller and J. P Morgan have II
view the elimination of a gigantic mon
opOIy for the control of the iron prD-
ducing interests of the United cSares-
1t is a fact not generally known that
the control OF the Illinois Steel com
pany has lodged in the house OF J.
PierpOnt Morgan for the last year 4
syndicate represented by him having
acquired the holdings of the Scotch and
Massachusetts capitalists. which gave
them q majOrity of the stock and bonds
of the company Control Of this great
company was obtained at a very low
figure owing TO the hard times and
shrinkage in the business. but the u1zu
who put their money into the concern
have unlimited capital and are well
prepared TO stand any kind O<
sweat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
CONSUMERS PAIDS4, 2OO,O 900
On Account of the Sugar Trust IN
Five Years

New York. Feb 13.-The legislative
joint committee on trusts resumed its
meetings in this city today Before tax
ing up the thread Of invesrigat ton
where it was dropped on Monday an
nOunceEent was made that W IlI1aru M
WINS would be questioned as to the Op
eratfous of the United States Rubber
company. George R McDOUgau and
John z SearIes were both absent aueG-
ing business as an excuse and were CIV
till Monday to appear George II
M0IIer. for go years q sugar rehner of
Villa msburg, was the first witness
examined today. As secretary of the
North River Refining company he had
received from John E SearIes the check
for the sum for which that company
sold out TO the American Sugar Rein
ing company.
What was the price paid asked
Chairman L6xOW. I don't r6mem Der
Was it a fair market price,"
We thought so,or We would not have
made the transfers
witness admitted that his company
was competing with the Havemeyers-
Re did not remember that the price Of
sugar went Up after the trust was
Mr. MoIler was excused and Ar.LaW-
son W Fuller was called
Mr.. Fuller knew very little about the
value of the individual plants and Mr..
Lexow abored with him for long time
without extracting any iufOrmat ton
Mr. Fuller finally said that IN the five
years after the trust was formed. the
price OF sugar was raised 81 OF a cent
a pound This he declared had cost the
Consumers 81. z00. coo during that time
The number of employees were de-
creased and the refneries were run at =
much less cost
The trust. he said. absolutely con-
trolled the price of the raw material,
and though the price OF raw had gone
down. the refined had gone up This
increase fell on the cons rler- Previous
to the trust there was q fierce cOmpeti-
ton among the various rehneries-
Edward J. Duggan of AIbany,a whole
sale grocer, was the next witness He
had been in the sugar business for 20
years He said that he was what Is
known as a factor for the sugar trust
Before the trust was formed he could
buy sugar anywhere. but after the trust
went into operation. he refused 70 join
the wholesale grocers' association. and
then he could not buy any sugar at all
What reason was given for that
They said that it was cutting prices
and I was then forced to- buy imported
sugar.
What was said to yOu2
Robert 5. Russell of this city told me
that I must buy all my sugar from the
American company
IN answer TO further questions Mr.
Dugyan said that the trust had refused
TO sell him any sugar and allow him the
relate by which profit could be mad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
THE FACTS IN THE CASE.
Correction of Statements Made Con
corning Lawyer PoIack Of
MarysviIIe

On January % the Journal reprinted
an item from the MarysviIIe Democrat
regarding the foreclosure of a mortgage
on the homestead Of the editor of that
paper As the editor had lived IN kan
sas many years and been 4 man of
clipped and reprinted in the Journal as
q matter OF news The Journal had
no knowledge of the fact and no &C
quaintance with the parties The
article was clipped simply to show that
the venerable editor had lost or was
about to lose his homestead The Journal
did not observe at lifetime that the article
severely reflected upon the conduct Of
the attorney for the PLAINTIFF in the
case, as also upon that of the sheriff
and the appraisers The article made
it to appear that q homestead worth
Sc. 500 was about to be sold for 4 debt
of 1881; that the property had been ap-
praised at $500, and that this was an
oUtrageOusIy low appraisement- that
this low appraiSement had been brought
about by some unfair action OF the part
of the plaintiffs attorney. the sheriff
and the appraisers, and that the editor
was being oppressed and miSUSed- This
part of the article has given rise TO
Just com plant The Journal upon in
vesCigatiOn, finds that the conduct of
Theo- H Polack- the attorney in the
case, and of the sheriff and appraisers.
was entirely bIamelesS: that the plain
tiff in the case was a poor widow, ad-
name; that the debt was incurred in
1854, interest was paid to April. 1893,
but only 50 on account OF interest since
that tine-a period OF nearly four
years: that the taxes upon the prop
erty were four or five years in arrears
and about to go to tax deed that there
was q second mortgage on the progeny.
for something like 81, 600 and that the
appraiSement was entirely Just and
even generous toward the owner; ali
the proceedings were regular and the
sheriff and appraisers bear the highest
reputation While his friends uatur-
ally sympathfze with the editor for the
misfortune that has come upon him
in his old age. the plaintiff in the case
deserves no less sympathy. and her at
torney did no more than his plain duty
in the matter. It would appear that
the plaintiff and her attorney were not
harsh but Ienienr and indulgent and
entirely without blame in the case
These are the facts as gathered from
the records and other entirely trust
worthy sources. and the Journal gladly
makes the correction
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
PoIiee s. S. Judemsnt

Judge Hazeu today rendered a decfs-
ion IN the poIieemens case which was
brought up by the fling of 4 suit by ex-
Policeman Frank PARCELS Something
over $40 was asked for by the officer
claiming that the patruluen should
have received $50 per month after six
months service Judge Hazen decided
that 10 each policeman was due the
sum OF 80 After the officers had served
six months, by an order Of the board
they were to have received an addition
al s. per month At the end of the sew
enth month the board resciuded its or
der and notified the officers that but $50
would be paid them Judsa Hazeu de-
eide that the fact that after that the
officers worked on with that under
standing. waived their right to collect
the extra s. a month The judgment
was given for the seventh IlCnrh which
they worked without special notification
from the board Eacn of the Policemen
of the old administration viii now xe-
ceive So.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
COUSIN OF JIM LANE
An Eccentric Character Of EoIton-
Lawyer. Preacher. InideL.

H0luOn. Feb 1S--Holton has an in
teresting character in the person of one
Isaac Lane. q first cousin of the former
Kansas senator, Jim Lane
-CnkIe Ike. as he is Familiarity cali
ed. IS 50 years old. but full Of vigor for
one Of his years He claims TO have been
the discOverer Of the township Of HoI-
son early IN the SOS and that he was
often called upon by Jim Lane when the
former kept . tavern" here in later
years
Although one quite well to do his
home has Just been disposed Of under
mortgage foreclosure proceedings Ieav-
ing him a net balance of s77.2O-enOugh
10 pay his board bill here and buy him
q ticket to his daughters in Illinois
For some years he has been living as
q hermit. and a recent fnvestiga ton
showed that he had nothing in the
house to eat excepting a little corn
meal
He voted for Jackson for president in
1928. and for Bryan in 1896; and besides
this he enjoys the distinction of having
been 4 lawyer. 4 Camp bellite preacher
and an inideL claiming the latter as
his present faith
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
LOCAL MENTION.

Link McCasIiu. who was mentioned
yesterday as one of the proprietors Of
the billiard hall at 500 Kansas avenue,
Is not connected with the billiard hall
at present He lives at sos Kansas av-
elue-
The directors of the Commercial club
met yesterday and elected A V Lin
Dell as permanent secretary of the club
Albert Adair and VIII Young. two
young men who should have been at
home in bed were arrested this morning
at 5 o'clock by Patrolnen Gordon q nd
McFadden and locked IN the city Jail
They were roaming about the streets
in the western part of the city intoxica-
ted They made a great deal OF noise
and the result was that the charge Of
disturbance OF the peace is now against
them Adair is 25 years old, and Young
- years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
Lozan,z Graia Letter.

uished Goodwin & Chamberiin:
CHICAGO. Feb L. I2-45 D m
WHEAT-With all buIlfsh- Statistical
inforua ton which has wiped cur n the
Dry all surplus supplies Something seems
wrong with facts. however Or they NJ
be with theory. judged by the deGi1rlirlE
price which fer the week has been almost
&c i buShei and apparently Tor lilfAr ri7A-
son mat the speculative demand vas -
small although daily cieararlces have been
fair there was an absence OF e-1SG der--a-l 40
both east and west In 70 market Eas
there auy speculative enthusiasm except
IN St Louis where a decrease in their
already small stocks gave longs there Al
opportuufty 70 run in shorts but this
D-6ves but a fash in the pen followed By
weakness and without any corresponding
buying
Flour sales yesterday were small bur
was a holiday and there has been ne
past few days q good local spring -four
business to dealers here
Primary receipts $4,000 wheat ship
ments 270G0G- The four ports cleared
equal to So go wheat
Spring weather prevailed and as N
ffuentiaI no doubt TO the selling side =
Is usually al this season
Both cash cats and corn were weak and
lower on free offerings and lack OF speech
Iative assistance and the WealkE IS n
wheat Some talk of Investment buying
on account of the low price and the large
large enough 80 supply al demand
PROVISION S-fhe govsrElI11en-I report
last year and Ine lowest for Il years
Tt stimulated buying early and the -
Inmates on receipts fer AIO1day. 37-t-3.
and for next week I55-00o, being ulodsra-s
also stimulated buying but packers N
advance sold cash business was buE
fair and the wheat weakness was rereS--
ed in this speculation
we think hog products should be bought
Puts opened $50 72szc and closed Al The
same price Calls opened at 151-c- sold A.
&c ard closed At 75lzI 75lrc-
IRE last c--rh vas &c bTd- There seeus
TO BE Al almost unanimous feeling tnzs
y, heat V II ss-. l-ss - -.Lo1---y-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
BAYARDTALkS HARROW
The Ambassador Addresses Pupils Of
the Famous School

London. Feb. 13.-Mr. Thomas F. Bay
ard United States ambassador 10
Great Britain. today addressed the pu-
pills at the famous school at Harrow on
the Hill As he came upon the plat
form accompanied by the head master
of the school and Mrs Bayard, $40 stu
dents rose for the purpose of greeting
him
During the course OF his speech Mr.
Bavard alluded to America and Gen
eraI Grant These statements were
enthusiastically received Mr. Bay
ard also paid a high tribute TO Sir Rob
ert Peel. twice prime minister of Eng
land and other statesmen formerly
students at Harrow school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
SENSATION AT cEEroPA
a Gentle and Jewess Marry and An
cry Relatives Make & Scene

Chet0pa, Feb. 1s--8Tr- CIV Edmund
son and Miss Rose SeIigsberg were
united in marriage at the Methodist
parsonage by Rev John McLain at ,
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Ed
u1uudson is a Gentle while the bride IS
a Jewess, daughter Of Simon SeIigs berg
leading dry goods merchant and cloth
Ter
The marriage was without consent or
knowledge of the parents OF Miss Sc
ugsberg-
4 brother of the bride was much
wrought up over the affair, and, arm
ing himself with q revolver, started OUT
after his obnoxious brOther-in-IaW- He
had not gone far when he ran upon his
new relative, upon the arm of whom
happily chung his wife and bride The
angry brother planting himself in front
of the couple and pulling his revolver.
pointed il at the groom. and demanded
that his sister return home
The groom declined to be bIuffed and
hastily drew his revolver, when the
brides brother weakened and walked
quickly away
The young couple then invaded the
home Of the bride. where a stormy
scene ensued which ended however. IN
the customary blessing being given
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
RAILROAD NEWS.
Michigan Legislature Kills Pin
gree's Measure.
Free Transportation to COmiS-
sIOners Decided Illegal.
BLOW AT PINGREE.
7 AT PINGREE.
Premiums Offered to COnduc-
tors With Perfect Records.
Receiver FELTON, Makes Time of
Record Six Months.

Lansing, Mich. Feb. 1s-Tha issue
between Governor Pingree and the leg
lsLaIure over the formers anti-railrUad
programme, was, according TO the gov
ernor, Joined today when the bill to
make railroad companies furnish the
railroad commissioner with free trans
porratlon was held to be uzconst.tu-
tional by the judiciary committee of
the senate. and reported with the rec
OmmendatiOn that it do not pass.
Senator CoveII gave notice of a bill
to restrict the railroad commissioners
powers. Coveu has another proposition
which makes the Office of railroad COM
missioner elective instead of appoint
i've.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
sen. MASON STRICKEN.
ApopIezy is Suggested but Physicians
are RatIcant

Chicago. Feb. 12.-United States Sena-
tor-elect VIM E Mason was taken ser
iously III today At $50 p. IT. 4 eousuIta-
ton of physicians was held a his home.
Inquiries as TO whether il was true as
rumored that Mr. Mason had suffered 4
stroke of apopIexy were evaded with the
response over the telephone from the
house cannot tell
The strain of the last national canvass
followed by the excitement and wear and
tear of mis- fight for the senatorship seem
10 have been TOO great for even his VI
1ality-
After the consultation the physicians
stated that they did not believe Mr. Ma
son : ailment was apopIexy and that IL
possible he would be taken south tonight
to recuperate his strength
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
STUCk IN A DRIFT.
A Passenger Train Is Caught in thu
Blizzard Now Raging IN Dakota

St Paul Feb 13--SpeciaIs from South
Dakota western and northern Mime
sofa report 4 heav > snow storm now rag
ing WItE pretenticnS in sections. TO reg
ular eastern blizzard \ gale of wind
drifts the snow badly and the travel IL
interfered with Fifteen inches OF snow
has been reported at Little Fails. six in
ches at Gainesville and at Miller 5 D.
there are fears for stock as farmers are
short OF feed
One of the fierCeSc Billiards of the win
ter set IN at o clock this morning at
Aberdeen s D. and in TWO hours time
traffic was abandoned on all lines The
wesrbOund passenger on the H < D IS in
the drifts one mile and oue-haIf the other
side OF Csroton. nothing can be done to ex-
rricate It al this time James river di-
vision trains are al laid Up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
MAKING THE NEW WOMAN.
Froward Girls Make Life SO Miserable
for Man Teacher He Resigns

Terre Haute. Ind, Feb 13--In otter
Creek township a bevy Of big girls who
attended school No. 10 made life miser-
able for the three young men who IN
dertOOk to teach the school this winter,
kissing and hugging one of them SO that
he literally ran away from the job
Then the trustee transferred these
rorrDins- Young women to another dis
trict. WhereupOn the patrons OF that
school raised serious objection, one
prominent farmer Harry Morgan. hav-
ing Withdrawn his children. and he
threa tens suit against the trustee for
ia images. Other parents say they will
La their children out of the school If
the unruly girls are permitted to con-
tiuue in the school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
coLoRED MEN TABooED.
The Southern Railway VIII Only En-
ploy White Men in it's Train
Service

Cincinnati. Feb. 13-The second vice
president of the Southern railway states
that q new policy will soon be adopted
by that system, which viii result IN the
employment of white men only in near
" all of its departments, especially the
train crews, in order that promotions
may be more thoroughly and systemat-
lcally carried out or civil service re-
form lines
Under the present systemic instance
II would be impossible 10 promote a
colored sroker. or fireman. to the posi-
ton of engineer the labor unions not
permitting coIored men to learn that
work.. or a colOred train hand TO be a
conductor, as the sentiment OF the trav-
cling public would not permit it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
ARUMPUS AMONG NUGGETS
Papers are Served on the Manage
ment of Mrs. Tom Thumbs
Company.

Newark. Feb. 13.-Mrs- Tom Thums's
COMPANY is in trouble and will be forced
to remain in Newark for several days
The mana cement paid its bills but Ac-
tors Charles LaWaldO. William JTtZler
and Charles H Clark claim the man
agement owes them about $3.50 They
swore out an attachment The COnSta-
bic served the papers after midnight,
crea ting great connection among the
nidgets. who had retired
Baron Magri. who claims to own the
property attached, has employed an at
tcruey and viii fight the attachment
The Count and Mrs Thumb. as well as
the barua- Will be Witnesses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
ASHES AND LAVA
Are Pouring From a New Volcano in
Mexico.

Oaxaca. Mex Feb 1S-As a result
of the recent earthquake shocks which
We're felt throughout this state and in
tF4. more distant parts of southern
Mexico. a new volcano has broken forth
from one of the mountains near the
town of COatepec. south of here
The volcano is pouring forth q great
volume of lava and ashes and the in
habitants of Coatepec and surrounding
country are much alarmed for the
safety of their lives and property
The disturbances continue to be felt
at intervals of every few hours but
their force is decreasing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
ORDERS FOE STEEL RAILS.
IIIinoi Central Takes the Lead With
$4,000 Tons

Chicago. Feb 13.-TakIng advantage
of the recent break in the price of steel
rails the Illinois Central has Just placed
orders with the different mills for $4,000
tons OF steel rails for delivery during
the present year OF these orders it IS
inOis Steel company at Chicago
Many of the other large railroads in
this city are figuring on what steel rails
they viii need during the present year.
and it is understood they Will follow the
Illinois CentraFs example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-13
COUNCIL GROvE-An old treasurer's

COUNCIL GROVEAn old treas11rerss
report of the city OF Council Grove shows
that the old calaboose building which has
lately been repaired for q city Jail cost
the city complete SI.54Q.- It was built IN
1870 The old beIfry which stood on Bel
fry Hill 50 many years and rang OUT the
Old and rang in the new cost all told
Der and 4 couple of pieces Of block house
lumber which belonged to the govern