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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
THE FLAG
STILL WAVES.
Warships of the Powers Bonn
bard the Greek Camp.
CannOnading Kept Up All Day
Sunday.
TURKS ENCOURAGED.
They Do Some Shooting On
Their Own Account.
The FuSillade Failed to DiSIodge
the Cretan Forces.

Canea, Crete, Feb. 2.-The sQuadrons
of the united powers yesterday began
active hostilities by bombarding the in
surgents' camp outside of Canea- Be
fore doing so the admirals notified King
George of their purpose unless Grecian
occupation of Crete ceased. King
George responded to this notice. as he
has to prior notices of the same sort,
that Turkish outrages on the Greek and
Christian residents in Crete demanded
Grecian interference.
First the war vessels opened fire with
two rounds of blank cartridges. This
failing to intimidate the insurgents en-
camped on the scene, the actual bonn
bardment began. The fuSillade con-
tinued all day.
The foreign admirals have warned
Colonel Vassos, commander of the Greek
forces on the island of Crete, of their
intention to attack his troops with four
men-of-war anchored off his camp,
Aghioi TheodOrOi, should he attenm to
advance to the interior of the island
The forts fired two rounds of blank
cartridges yesterday at the Greek gun
boat Peneus. A Turkish frigate also
discharged blank shots at the Greeks.
The Greek gunboat Peneus quickly
replied to the blank shots fired by the
Turkish frigate. The frigate then with
drew from the scene of operations.
The German flag was hoisted on the
ramparts here on the arrival of the
cruiser Kaiserin Augusta.
At 4:3O in the afternoon signals were
made to H. NJ. S. Driad, H. NJ. S. Har-
rier and H. NJ. S. Revenge, together
with one Italian, one German and one
Russian ship, to open fire on the Cretan
position where the Greek flag was
hoisted some days ago. The British
ships fired forty and the foreign ships
thirty shells at the village and ruined
the houses held by the Cretans-- The
flag was soon lowered and the order
cease fire. sounded after ten minutes
Thereupon the flag was rehoisted- The
rocks around were crowded with Gre
tans The Turks, encouraged by the
fleet, now opened a lively fusillade,
while the Cretans were removing the
wounded. The Cretans had not re-
piled during the whole performance
The Cretans suffered heavily by their
own fault. They diSregarded an or
der to withhold musketry fire until the
work of the artillery had been cOmplet-
ed They wasted so, 900 cartridges and
lost thirty men, maintaining a furious
and foolish fire, advancing to within 100
yards of the redoubts, while the Turks
fired splendidly, wasting few bullets.
Later reports are to the effect that
the English men-of-war opened the
bombardment. The others followed
Kaiserin Augusta fired melenite shells
The commander of the Greek man-of-
war Hydra cleared for action in case
the necessity should arise Some shells
fell in the town of Canea, raising clouds
of dust 1t is rumOred several persons
were killed and wounded. When firing
ceased the Greek flag was still flying
over the insurgents camp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
EVADED ARREST AND DIED
An Innocent Man Killed While Try
ing to Escape the Officers

Chicago. Feb 22-While making a des-
perate effort to avoid arrest, Nicholas
Mentgen lost his life under the wheels
of a Northwestern passenger train. Fol-
lowed by an excited crowd and a patrol
wagon containing officers. Mentgen ran
to the tracks and did not the train APP
preaching The locomotive knocker him
forward 80 feet and the train passed over
him.
A few minutes previous, Mentgen. while
playfully scuffling with mpanion. &C
cidentally broke a pane of plate glass.
Mentgen, who was industrious and
peaceable citizen, fearing arrest, started
to run. followed by a big crowd who
thought a crime of some sort had been
committed. A passing patrol wagon join
ed in the chase, and Mentgen redoubled
his efforts to get away. After he had
reached the tracks he kept turning to
watch his pursuers until struck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
Reports of the Stockyards Com.
mittee Conference Differ.
Kansas People Say an Agree
ment Was Practically Reached.
MISSOURI MEN TALK.
Say They Heard Further "Evi-
dence" Which Changed Their
Minds and the Kansas Mems
Hands Were Tied.

There seems to be radical difference
between the Missouri and Kan
sas stock yards committees upon
the results of the recent conference in
Kansas City.
The Kansas committee reported to
the house that the Missouri committee
had agreed to accept and work for the
passage of a similar bill. Here is what
the Missouri committee said on it's re-
turn home:
Jefferson City, Feb. 22.-In an inter-
view today Chairman Whitecotton of
the Missouri committee to confer with a
Kansas committee on stock yeards said:
we made no agreement except to
agree on what the abuses were and on
commissions. Before the Kansas COM
mittee left US we told them to take their
bill back to the legislature and get it
passed without amendment if they
could: We said we would confer with
Illinois and. if we could reach an agree
ment with that state, should try to pass
bill as near like the Kansas law as
we could After they left us we took
testimony which materially changed
our views on that subject. There We're
some provisions in the Kansas bill that
we thought were not reasonable. We
wanted to make the yardaSe rate on
cents. We tried to agree on 1716 cents,
but failed. One difficulty was that they
OlO not consider lhaI they could, under
their stringent constitution, enact as
stringent legislation on trusts and pools
as We could
DR.. Wilson, st. Louis member of the
committee, said: We did not agree to
pass the Kansas bill We could not
agree with their people. With the ex-
ceptiOn of Senator Morrow, who was
very good kind of a man, the Kansas
committee did not hear any testimony
except a little the first day. They were
there with their hands tied. They
brought bill which they were unwil-
and we were in the position of being
forced to take their bill as they gave it
to us or fail to agree with them. 1t was
an insult to the Missouri committee to
call conference under such circun-
stances. The KansanS, except Morrow
were afraid to go near the stock yards"
The following paragraph appeared in
the report made by the Kansas commit
tee:
we thoroughly discussed the merits
of substitute for house bill No. 81, as
reported by the committee on live stock
in this house, and your committee on
conference decided that it would be ju-
dicious and wise legislation and prac-
tically agreed to said substitute, and
that it would be a good bill to enact in
to law to produce uniform legislation in
both states.''
The Kansas legislature, the Populists
members assert, will pass the pending
measure without regard to the action of
the Missouri legislature. The bill is
third on the calendar in the house and
will be passed, probably this week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
WOULD KILL rHE:sENATE BILL
The Proposed Maximum Rate Bill
Not Radical Enough.

There is a movement on foot among
a number of the Populist members of
the senate to substitute the maximum
freight rate law, introduced in the
senate two years ago, for the Harris
bill prepared by the senate committee
on railroads and introduced a few days
ago Senator Householder is at the
head of the movement, and caucus
has been called for tonight to consider
the question
The old maximum freight rate bill
was introduced by Senator House
holder shortly after the opening
of the present session of the senate, but
was killed by the railroad committee
The rates fixed in this bill are consider
ably lower than the rates finally agreed
upon by the committee and incorporat-
ed in the committee bill. and it also
provides that where competition has
forced the rates at present below the
maximum standard, the railroad COM
panies shall not have power to raise
them. The measure was considered
altogether too radical by Chairman
Harris.
Opponents of the Harris bill claim that
the maximum schedule OF rates places
the rates on corn. wheat and cattle from
a number of important shipping points to
Kansas City, higher than they are at
present The house committee on rail-
roads has decided not to accept the meas
Ure. and will stand by the house bill.
If it is decided a the caucus tonight to
substitute the Householder bill for the
measure comes up for consideration I'M
der special order at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning
The railroad attorneys state that it will
be impossible to come to an agreement
on the old maximum freight rate bill
and that if such a law is passed it win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
MRS. GOUGAR'S PLEA.
She Startles the Indiana Supreme
Court by the Soundness of Her
Reasoning

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 22.-HeIen
Cougar has made the effort of her life
before the Indiana supreme court with
all the five judges sitting en- banc. Mrs.
Cougars contention was that women
have an equal right to the ballot in
general elections with men; that it is
not a question of the constitution but
question for the~courts. She holds that
the constitution has placed no bar in the
way of women exercising the rights of
suffrage, but that the male population
by a false construction which the courts
have enormously upheld have been able
to plead a constitutional disqualification
and the women have patiently submit
ted to the injustice long enough.
Mrs. Cougar was admitted to practice
in the supreme court only a few min
utes before her oral argument was
made. She attempted to vote at her
home in Lafayette at the last election,
but her ballot was refused. She carried
the case to court and her complaint
was thrown out on the grounds that she
had no cause for action. She was ar
guing her appeal
Attorney Alexander A. Rice of La
fayette, who appeared for the state,
took only 10 minutes in his argument
and requested the court to give Mrs.
Cougar the rest of the two hours allot-
ted to the argument. Mrs. Cougar oc-
cuped every minute.
Mrs. Cougars gestures were as elo-
quent as any orators and her ample
sounding voice was impressive in its
cIearness. Her first words were:
May it please the honorable court,
I am here, not as a woman, but as a
citizen" and that was the keynote of
the argument.
Reduced to a logical syllogism her
contention was: '.All citizens have the
right of suffrage. All women are citi-
zens. Therefore all women have the
right of suffrage" Since women do not
have the right of suffrage in Indiana
she held that the court must either de-
eide that women are not citizens or else
correct the law. Mrs. Cougar held that
it was certainly time for nineteenth CEN
fury courts to legally determine wheth-
er women, who must pay taxes, are
really a component part of this civili-
cation or whether they should rank only
as cattle. Mrs. Cougar charged the
court that she had no favors to ask nor
apologies to make for the fact that she
was woman. She was ready and will
ling to answer all questions that the
court might see fit to ask her, and
whenever she was interrupted her re-
plies were so quick and to the point le
gaIly that she almost took away the
breath of the learned jurists, who were
not looking for her to- be SO well in
formed on decisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
COLORADO
is BURIED
Under AvaIanches of Snow
Which Has Been Falling
For Fully Ten Days in the
Mountains.
NOT FOR MANY YEARS
Has Such a Tremendous Snow
fall Been Known.
Railroad Station and Eight
Cars Buried in a SnOWslide.
A Man Buried for Fifteen Hours
Digs Out.
Has Such a Tremendous Snow
fall Been Known.
A Man Buried for Fifteen Hours
Digs Out.

Denver Feb. 22-The greatest snow
fall that has been known among the
mountains for many years has ended.
There was reign of terror in the
mountains. Reports from Leadville,
Aspen. Ouray, Red Cliff, Telluride and
other towns tell of snow slides by doz-
ems. Huge volumes of snow tumbled
down from every peak and crag, and
those who had to travel on the noun
tain trails We're in fear of their lives.
]. z. Bell, a mail carrier of Ouray, was
caught and killed in a big slide at Riv-
erside, and man at Provo, Utah, was
crushed to death in bed by a mOutain
of snow which fell on his cabin.
Railroad travel was blocked up on all
of the lines centering at LeadVille, and
down in the south part of the state the
Rio Grande Southern was tied up at
different points by snow. West of Lead
Vile travel is reported to be impossi-
Bile. The snow storm of Wednesday
continued with increased fury about
Leadville yesterday, and the snow on
the level would have been difficult
enough to handle but the precipitation
from the sides of the mountains car
rying stone and timbers with the mass,
could not be handled by snow plows.
Had trains been running in the usual
way there would have probably been
several bad disasters and fearful loss
of life, but as it was, the roads were all
partly tied up and no trains were
caught in the slides, so far as known.
FATAL AVALANCHES.
In the snow slides it is known three
men were killed. ]. E. Bell, a mail car
rier of Ouray. who was caught in an
avalanche near Irontown Friday and
was reported killed, is not dead He
dug his way out of the snow bank and
arrived safely, though in a fainting con-
dition, at Bear Creek Falls. His es-
cape from death was almost miracu-
1ous.
Yesterday afternoon an avalanche of
snow, logs and rocks fell upon the Rio
Grande Southern station of Ophir and
demolished the depot and eight freight
cars standing on the siding. The sta
ton agent and his wife We're eating din
ner at the time, and although the build
ing was carried down the mountain side
and crushed in to a sha peless mass
neither was injured.
Charles Sweeney. a miner who work
ed in the Woody district, near Aspen,
was caught in a slide on Friday after
noon and instantly killed
In a snow slide at Pitl1in, Martin
Mentley, a miner was killed and several
others were injured early yesterday
morning. No other fatalities were re-
ported yesterday. The third case was
that of a man who was killed on We'd
nesday at Provo, Utah.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
CLEVELAND'S VETO.
It Will be Applied to Two Appropfia-
ton Bills.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 22.-Presi-
dent Cleveland intends to veto the
sundry civil bill and the general defic-
iency bill. The first measure carries
over S51. 600 900 as it passed the house,
and when it is returned from the SEN
ate will provide for the expenditure
OF at least $50 600, 900. The general de-
ficiency bill carries more than SO, 900. 900.
The semi-officia1 announcement that
the president intends to return to con-
gress without his approval these two
measures has caused general cOnster
nation in the ranks of the congressional
loOters.
Jobs galore" and many good
things" are sandwiched in between
many items of the sundry civil bill.
Congressman who could get their pet
measures through in no other way have
attached them as riders to the sundry
civil bill.
veto would make it practically i'm
possible to pass the sundry civil bill or
the general deficiency bill in their pres
ent form.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
SNOW SLIDES NEAR RED cLIFF
Track Covered With Snow, Boulders
and Pine Trees

almost continuously in this part Of tn
mountains for ABOUT 10 days. During the the
heavy. accompanied by considerable VIM
In consequence the Denver & Rio Cran 1lil
has been blockaded on this division for
the first time since the standard gauge
was built.
Five distinct snowsldes have covered
the track between Red Cliff and Tennes-
see Pass during the day. ranging in
length from less than 100 feet to a quar-.
ter of mile. The largest one occurred
and buried the track for a quarter of a
mile from tot15 feet deep. The slide is
1ul OF boulders. large pine trees and
debris It IS still showing and conditions
are favorable for more slides at any mo-
ment The temperature in 26 degrees
above, with some wind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
MACS CHANGE PLACES.
Col. McCOok and Judge McKen-
ma Swap Portfolios.

Washington, Feb. Cool John J.
McCook, of New York, will be secretary
of the interior. AS recently planned,
he was to be attorney general, and
Judge McKenna of California, was to
be secretary of the interior. Judge Nc
Kenna being a Catholic, and as the
secretary of the interior handles the
secretarian school questions, the judge
concluded that he would encounter I'M
usual embarrassments in that position.
For this reason a recasting of the cabi-
net to this extent has resulted.
Col. John ]. McCOOk was born at Car
rollton, Ohio, May IS, 1S45. He was the
youngest son of Major Daniel McCook.
His eight brothers and five cousins, sons
of DIR. John McCook, were spoken of
wherever the history of the nation is
known, as the fighting McCOoks." All
fought as bravely as ever men fought;
all endured without a murmur the aw
full hardshipS of the civil war, and Ma
jor Daniel McCook and three of his sons
were killed in the war and laid down
their lives with deeds of heroism sur
passed by nothing in the annals of
human conflict
John J. McCook left Kenyon college to
enlist in the Sixth Ohio cavalry. He
was promoted to a Heutenancy and was
afterwards assigned to duty on the staff
of General Crittenden. He served in
the campaigns of Perryville, Stone Riv
er, Tullahoma, Chattanooga and Chick
"
in his campaign with the Army of the
Potomac from the battle of the Wilder
ness to the crossing of the James river.
He was commissioned a captain and
aide de-camp of the United States vol
unteers for gallant and meritoriouS ser
vices in action at Shady Grove, Va,
where he was dangerously wounded. He
was afterwards made lieutenant colonel
and colonel by breVet. for gallant and
n1eritoriouS services in the same cam
paign. This boy Soldier-not over 20
years of age when the war closed
showed at every step of his military
career the splendid dash of an enthu-
siast and the courage of a veteran. His
comrades praise him without stint
His collegiate honors are indicated by
the proper degrees. From Kenyon col
lege, Gambler Ohio, he received the
degree of bachelor of arts and master
of arts, and from Harvard university
the degree of bachelor of laws. From
Princeton he received the honorary de-
University of Kansas, in 1890, the de-
gree of doctor of laws. The university
of Kansas has granted only six similar
degrees.
Col. McCoolx is a member of the law
firm of Alexander & Green, New York
city and is director and the general
counsel of the AtchisOn, Topeka & San
ia Fe railroad company.
He is a deVout member of the Pres
byterian church, to which his family
has so long belonged; but his devotion
has none of the characteristics of the
severity so often aScribed to members
of the most "stalwart' of churches. In
the famous Briggs trial he was counsel
for the church, and in this city at the
viewing the case in a way that proved
disastrous to Briggs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
THE WATERS OUT.
kentucky is Enduring the Worst
Flood in Is Years.

Louisville, Ky. Feb. 22-The Times
has the following advices today from
the flooded districts in the state:
Sparta, Ky.-Charles Hoiton, the IS
year-old son of J. w. HoIton of this
(Gallatin) county, was drowned in the
the floods following the terrific rains
of the past two days. Others are re-
ported missing, and more than % fanlf-
hes were compelled to flee from their.
houses by the rising waters of Eagle
Creek. Young Holton attempted to
cross the creek on his way from a call
on a young lady. The water is eight
feet deep in the houses along the creek
and the loss in cattle and hogs has been
great.
Frankfort, Ky.-The rains of the last
thtrty-six hours have sent the Ken
lucky river about the high water marx
and the river is full of logs from above.
The big iron railroad bridge is threat
ened and the tenement houses along the
river bank are flooded
Richmond. Ky.-The heavy rains have
caused great damage out in the coun-
try, the flood being the worst in fifteen
years. The large dam at Whites mill
has been swept away, thousands of fOd-
der shocks have been ruined and many
turnpilxes are submerged.
Cynthiana, Ky.-The water from
South Licking river has reached the
houses in the lower part of the city
and the Leesburg and Cynthiana turn
pike is flooded for a quarter of a mile
Stanton, Ky.-Red river is out of it's
banks and the Louisville & Nashville
trains from Jackson were going no fur
Their than this place last night, the
water completely submerging the
tracks.
Huntington, W. Va.-Heavy 1andslides
are reported on all railroads through
out southern West Virginia. There
has been a steady rain for "a hours.
The loss to timber men will go far into
the thousands. The n. & w railroad
bridge at Lavelette is reported washed
away. Trains on all other lines ar
rived here many hours late.
MiddIesboro. Ky.-The town of Hyne-
vile is all under water except two
blocks. The water reached the court
house, and there is great financial loss.
The Cumberland river is still rising.
The food has receded here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
Chicago Livestock Market.

chicago, Fed z
HOGS-Receipts 1000; left over 1000.
Market fairly active and steady at Sat-
urday's closing. Lights So 45d3. e212; mixed
packers SO 4oal 3.55; heavy $3.2OdS.55; rough
SO 2063.25.
CATTLE-Receipts 1880 Best strong
and heifers $1.S0d4.15: Texans S3.00lu4. IL;
stockers and feeders $3.20u415.
SHEEP-Market weak. Native sheep
81. 1896; westerns S3-3Jq4G0; lambs Sc. 7Jlr
500
HOGS-Onicial receipts Saturday p. 233;
shipments $3.50
CATTLE-Official receipts Saturday 239;
shipments 1858.
SHEEP-Oficial receipts Saturday g.,
642: shipments 476.
Estimated receipts hogs tomorrow 25,-
900 head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
HE WANTS APLEASANT JOB
Therefore the Ex-President of the Car
negie Company is Urged for
Minister to Switzerland.

Pittsburg, Feb. 22.-The rumor that
John A. G. Leishmann, who recently
resigned from the presidency of the
Carnegie Steel company was a candi
date for appointment as minister to
represent the United States in Switzer-
land has been confirmed by H. G. Prick.
pany are aiding Mr. Leishnaann all they
can and a large amount of influence is
being brought to bear to secure him the
appointment
Mr.. Leishmann, he states desires to
reside abroad for a few years and to be
pleasantly employed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
DENTIST OFFICE ROBBED.
The Crooks Still Appear to Do as
They Please.

Fifty dollars worth of pure gold was
stolen from the safe of DR.. Geo. P. Lux
at his dental parlors at 81 Kansas ave-
nue. Saturday while the dentist had step
ped out OF the room for short time.
Saturday about o'clock DR.. Lux went
to a drug store to make a purchase He
was gone but a short time. It was while
he was away that some one entered the
parlors and opening the safe which stands
in the second room. took therefrom gold
crown, a gold bridge. some small gold
nuggets. a gold ring and piece of plati-
num- The articles We're in the small iron
lock box in the safe The safe had been
left closed. but not locked. So far ne
could ascertain nothing else was stolen,
although there were valuable instruments
near at hand. The value of the gold work
the burglary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-22
Mendine the Pavements.

A force of men under the direction of
J. E Shaffer of the Barber Asphalt
company was put to work today on the
asphalt pavefnents. Since the streets
were overhauled last fall it has not been
necessary for the company to do any
thing but there are now a few places
where repairs are needed and the men
will go over the entire pavement and
make the necessary patches. Under the
contract with the city the Barber COM
pany must keep the pavements in re-
pair for five years.