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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
TOPEKA MUST ACT.
More Must be Done at Once to
Take Care of the Crowd.

Something definite should be under
stood by the people of Topeka along the
line of sanitary conveniences for the
100 900 or more visitors who will be in
Topeka next week. Topeka is a city of
good sanitary arrangements ordinarily,
but with the addition of the immense
crowd which will be here next week the
conveniences will be only too few for
the demand. Every bushes shouse and
every residence which has sanitary
conveniences should make them free to
the public. 1t may be disagreeable, but
it is absolutely necessary.
Public toilet rooms should be arrang-
ed wherever possible. For the accom-
mediation of 100000 people arrangements
should be made for their comfort and
for their necessities. Experience at the
Worlds fair showed that too many
toilet rooms and sanitary conVeniences
could not be supplied In out of way
places, but easy of access by the
crowds, sanitary buildings should be
supplied.
Ice water will be supplied to the
crowds by the management at conven-
lent places along the streets. But the
question of furnishing other wants ana
necessities of humanity, it is feared, has
not been attended to properly. There
is no use trying to avoid the question,
for if the sanitary arrangements in
city are not sufficient in number and
in accessibility, the crowds will suffer
and great Inconvenience will be caused
The Committee of Fifteen has its hands
full in making arrangements, but some
sort of arrangements should be made
along the line here suggested. The
question is not easy of solution, but
great amount can be done by individual
effort. All toilet rooms III the city, both
in the business portion of the city and
also in the residence portions, where the
crowds will move, should be designated
by some sign or notice. The crowds
should be afforded every convenience
possible and it is the duty of everyone
to take this matter in hand and by in
dividual effort help out in the arrange
mentS.
A gentleman who has handled large
crowds expresses great fears that this
time Topeka has undertaken more than
she can take care of. 1t is hoped he is
mistaken but every effort should be
made to do our best in this particular
He saws Topeka can easily take care OF
so 900 people, but every additional thou-
sand will make the problem more dit
ficult. We should be prepared for ev-
ervthing. Enough sleeping room should
he nrovided If necessary, every church
in The citv should be thrown open and
provided with cots. All lodge rooms and
vacant buildings should be likewise
kent in readiness to use for that pur-
nose if necessary. In case of a heavy
rain the 100 900 visitors will have to be
housed or there will be great suffering
The people are coming; the entertain
noents are ready. Now, our entire en-
s,gies must be bent on properly taking
care of them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
RAILROADS ADMIT IT.
Confess That They Have Eeen Fav.
oring Big Shippers.

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 21.-The
hearing of the case of the American
Warehousemen' association, against
the Illinois Central railway and sixty
six other great trunk lines of the
United States was begun in the federal
building yesterday before ]. D. Yoe-
the interstate commerce commission.
The hearing here relates only to the
lines running from Kansas City.
The American Warehousemen's asso-
citation has complained to the commits
sion that the railroads of the country,
since they have been prevented by the
interstate commerce act from favOring
their heavy shippers with rebates in
freight rates, have continued to show
favoritiSm by granting to these large
shippers the privilege of free storage
in their freight warehouses. By this
means railroad warehouse companies
are cut off from a large volume of buSi-
ness and therefore the association has
made complaint to the interstate COM
nnerce commission.
f. K. Summerwel1, of New York, at
torney representing the Warehouse
mems association said today that the
case is probably the most important
ever brought before the commission
Local freight agents of the Union Pa
cif1c, Rock Island, Wabash Q. M & ST
Paul and the Chicago Great Western
appeared before the commission. All
admitted that their big customers have
been receiving accommodation in stOr-
ing for which the railroad was not COM
penSated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
KNOCKED OUT.
Attorney General McKenna Settles
the Discriminating Tariff Duty

Washington, Sept. 21.-Attorney Cen
eral McKenna announced his opinion
in the matter of section %, of the new
tariff law. He holds in effect that
goods coming directly into the United
States from foreign countries through
Canadian ports are not subject to the
discriminating duty of 10 per cent and
also holds that foreign goods shipped
from countries other than the British
possessions in British vessels are not
subject to the discriminating duty.
Two questions were asked the attor-
ney general, the first of which was in
effect whether the discriminating duty
of 10 per cent provided for in section %,
should be assessed against an invoice
of tea from China which had arrived
at Vancouver in British vessels and
was thence shipped through Canada to
Chicago. The second question was
whether the discriminating duty should
be assessed against a cargo of manga
nese ore from Chile, which recently ar
rived in a British ship at Philadelphia.
Both of these questions the attorney
general answered in the negative.
The opinion of the attorney general
first quotes section % in fun and then
says:
Three plausible contentious are
based upon this section, which as to
strength, only differ in degree. % That
the duty is a discrimination upon i'm
ports of the United States. whether
shipped directly to the United States or
to a contiguous country and thence to
the United States.
2. A discrimination against importa-
tionS of goods (not in the usual courses
of strictly retail trade) from a contigu-
Gus country, they not being the prod
uctS thereof. In this, the character Of
the vessel is not important.
3. A discrimination against goods be-
ing the productions of a foreign country
not contiguous to the United States
which shall come into the United
States from contiguous country.
In this connection, the words come
into the United States are used as des-
ignating movement only.
Under the first and second conten-
tions the duty would not be imposed.
Under the third it would be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
STRIKE ENDS TODAY.
$4,000 Coal Miners Will Return to
Work in Bituminous Districts.

Washington, Sept. 21.-M. D. Ratch-
ford, president of the United Mine
Workers of America, who is here to at
tend a special meeting of the officers of
the Federation of Labor, gave the fol-
lowing authorized statement to the As
sociated Press today:
To-day will see about rs. 900 miners
resume work in the bituminous coal
fields of the central states. The strike
generally ends today. This is the middle
of the twelfth week of its duration. 1t
was brought to a close at our conven-
ton held at Columbus, o., on the Sth
to the 11th of the present month, the
ten. days time being given to allow
miners and operators to come together
in Illinois and West Virginia to meet
the prices f1xed-65 cents a ton in Pitts
burg, Sc cents in Ohio and Indiana, the
same to continue till the end of Decem-
ber. The mining situation is not likely
to become disturbed again until the be-
ginning of next year, at which time we
hope to be able to settle wage differ
ences amicably and without the neces-
Sity of a strike. 1t is well understood
that the fight will continue from the
present time in all fields and against all
operators, who refuse to meet the rates.
The greatest trouble will be found in
West Virginia and portion of Illinois.
I am still hopeful, however that the
producers in those fields will conform
to the change and put their mines in
operation. Failing to do this, we will
fight them as we have done until the
beginning of next year. at which time
it is said their present contracts will
EXPIRE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
CHICAGO ISN'T AFRAID.
Will Continue to Receive Refugees
From the Fever Districts

Chicago, Sept. 21.-The report that
two cases of yellow fever have been
discovered at Cairo, Ill. has not
alarmed Chicago health officials. Health
Commissioner Reynolds doubts that the
cases at Cairo are yellow fever, and be-
Ieves they are either malaria or break
bone fever" He has no intention of
resembling his proclamation welcoming
southern refugees to Chicago.
In discussing the situation DR.. Rey-
nolds said: There is absolutely no
cause for alarm in Chicago, and we
should welcome refugees from tn, in
fected districts. Even if the di ease
should be imported into Chicago it
could not spread. Our climate would
act as a barrier against the contagion,
and it would disappear as quickly as it
came. Two physicians who saw the
patients at Cairo pronounced the dis
ease malaria. Another physician dag
nosticated the disease as yellow fever.
1 am inclined to believe the disease is
not genuine yellow fever
General Superintendent Sullivan of
the Illinois Central said the prevalence
of yellow fever in the south necessita-
ted no change in through service, ex-
cept as far as compliance with the
quarantine and Illinois board of health
requirements.
For the protection of the state DR.. J.
A. Egan, the boards executive officer
has issued orders that no passengers or
railroad employees from the infected
states shall be permitted to leave trains
at any point in Illinois south of the
line made by the Baltimore & Ohio
Ind, to East st. Louis. North of this
barrier passengers with clean bills of
health signed by the proper authorities
may be admitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
MONSTER MEETING
OF National Creamery Proprie-
tors in Topeka Next
February.

A decided effort is being made to
have the annual National Creamery
convention held in Topeka in February,
1S9S
1t is estimated that it will take 81, 200
to secure the convention, and so far
about $500 has been raised and the work
is still going on. The executive COM
mittee of the National Creamery asso-
citation meets in Davenport, Ia, on Oc-
tober 6, and at that meeting the next
meeting place of the convention will be
decided.
This convention, if it is secured, will
bring to Topeka about 1000 delegates
from all parts of the United States. The
Kansas State Creamery association has
come to the aid of Topeka and has lib
orally subscribed $500. The following
has been subscribed so far by Topeka
business houses: Hotel Throop, SIS;
National hotel, SIS; Copeland hotel, $75;
Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile company,
$25; Charles Wolff Packing company,
SIS; Otto Kuehne & Co., SIS; Thomas
Page, SO; Willis, Norton & Co., $40.
1t is quite probable the food show will
be held in connection with the cl@&mery
convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
SHOE LASTERS WIN.
Strike at Brockton, Mass, Comes to
an End.

Brockton, Mass, Sept. 21.-The great
lasters' strike which began last Satur-
day at the Churchill and Allen factory
in this city and rapidly extended to
factories in this city and others in
neighboring towns, was settled last
night, and it is the belief that the strik-
erS won.
For two days the manufacturers have
worked hard with Mr. Shaw to get him
to sign an agreement which was put in
al the beginning, and today he yielded
The agreement says that the Chase Ma
chine company will not operate ma
chimes in the Churchill and Allen fac
tory until the matter of prices is sat
iSfactorily settled and that it will not
furnish it's agents to last shoes in case
of any dispute between the manufac-
turerS and laSterS' unions regarding the
price of lasting unless an attempt is
made to discriminate against the COM
pany by raising the price of labor on
the Chase machines above the present
union prices or lowering of prices on
competitive machines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
ELKINS OWNS UP.
He is the Mysterious Author of
Section %
Known as the Discriminating
Clause of the Tariff Act.
SAYS HE WORKED 1T.
And is Not Ashamed of What
He Did.
Believed it a Good Thing and
Thinks So Yet.

Washington, Sept. Ex-senator Steph-
en- B. Ellxins of West Virginia acknowl-
edges that he is the hitherto unknown
author of section %, the mysterious par
agraph in the new tariff bill putting
penalties upon goods carried into the
country by foreign transportation COM
panies.
Senator Elkins, in speaking of the
section, said today:
Il am not ashamed of the part
have played. 1 am proud of it. The
section would have meant for the ocean
what the tariff does for the land.
think it was American, and for that
reason L pushed if.
This country is bound to be the mis-
tress of the seas just as soon as we get
time to attend to it. L want to hurry
it along. There was no trick about it
at all. 1 simply worked to succeed. OF
course, was not going to tell those OPP
posed to the scheme all about it.
During President Harrison's admin
iStration we came very near reaching
this end. Secretary Window, two days
before he died, drew up a resolution in
pencil with this end in view. Had he
lived it would have been pushed. 1 am
going to push it now.
Il shall be sorry if Attorney General
Mckenna finds fault against the dis
eliminating clause. Should he do so I
think he will give Americanism and
American shipping a setback of %
wears
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
CA VIRGINIA COURTSHIP''
Has it's First Night at the Baldwin
and Scores q Success.

San Francisco, Sept 21-Eugene W.
Presbrey's new comedy "A Virginia
Courtship,' was presented at the Bald
win theater last night by w. H. Crane
for the first time on any stage
The comedy is in three acts and be-
ing set in the early portion of the CEN
t1,rv. presents opportunities for hand
some and picturesque costuming which
the producer was careful to take ad-
vantage of.
The story of the play is one in which
love and intrigue are features. A pep
perv old major, whose illustrious an
cestor was one of the first settlers in
the colony of Virginia, quarreled with
his neighbor, a French widow. The
latter has a daughter, the former a son,
who plight their troth, and after many
vicissitudes the widow and the major
adjust their differences and the former
sets her cap at the gallant old soldier
Judging from the reception accorded
to both play and author, its success Is
already assured. Some of the scenes
were heartily appreciated and vigor-
ously applauded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
EXPORTS FOR AFRICA.
English Company in Cape Town to
Purchase in the o. S.

Chicago, Sept. 21.-American exports
are, according to Louis Halle, editor of
the American Adviser, likely to be very
largely increased.
Mr.. Halle has just come from a tour
of investigation through all the great
manufacturing and commercial centerS
of the United States. He was accom-
panied by the representative of
an English syndicate which appears to
have unlimited means at its disposal
and which proposes to go into the i'm
portation of American goods and Amer
lean machinery on a very extensive
scale.
The company has heavy interests in
Cape Town, johannesburg and owns
s. 600 square miles of land in the Mate
belle country, in which it has it's own
traders carrying on business. The
company is making large purchases of
supplies for export to England and
South America, the list including toys,
playing cards, pencils, matches and tin
ned goods, all of American manufact-
ure. 1t deals in provisions and meats.
Mr.. Halle has been appointed purch-
asing agent in this country for this syn
diCate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
BAD FOR MILLS.
Fire and Explosion Work Ruin and
Destruction.

Pendleton Ore, Sept. 21-The Pen
dleton Roller mills, with a capacity of
500 barrels, owned by w. S. Byers, were
destroyed by fire last night. The loss
will reach $500, 600.
The fire is supposed TO have started
in small smut room on the first story
at the south end of the building. 1t
spread very rapidly and the large build
ing was a mass of flames before the de-
partment arrived and nothing could be
done except to save the adjoining prop
erty.
At one time the $50, 900 court house on
the block opposite was smoking, but
the mill walls fell in and the fremen
were able to save the court house. The
contents of the stone warehouse near
the mill were greatly damaged and al
most ruined and corrugated iron
warehouse was totally destroyed. In
the mill elevator 10000 bushels of wheat
were burned and in the stone ware
house 25, 900 bushels of wheat and 1000
barrels of flour. The only insurance was
$50 900 on mill, building and machinery.
The stone warehouse is supposed to be
fireproof, but the intense fire destroyed
the contents. The fire is supposed to
be due to spontaneous combustion.
Hagerstown Md, Sept. 21.-The large
frame Touring mill belonging to the
firm of Boyer & Heard, of this city, was
destroyed by fire this morning togeth-
er with it's car shed and stables. The
loss will reach $25, 900, of which $4,000
is covered by insurance.
Macon, Mo, Sept. 21-At Joseph Hay
wards saw MILL II miles northeast of
here, a large boiler exploded and killed
three workmen-Charles Hattor, Walter
Ferguson and Albert Yost. c. W. Al
len, another employe, was severely and
probably fatally injured. The mill
was blown to fragments.
Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 21.-The lumber
mills of the Hull Lumber company were
burned last night. Loss, 100000; part
lV insured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
'KINLEY'S PERIL
A Man is Arrested at the White
House Door.
Was Heavily Armed and Trying
to Get In.
HAD MADE THREATS
HAD MADE THREATS
Regarding His Intentions To-
wards a Government Official.
The President Did Not Go Out
AS He Intended.
AVOIDED AN ATTACK
By Being Detained by a Num-
ber of Visitors.

Washington, Sept.21-Joseph Bloom
field Jackson, who is said to be a crank
from Meriden, Conn, was arrested last
night at the door of the White House
after an unsuccessful effort to enter the
executive mansion.
Jackson was heavily armed. He has
been in the city several days, and at
the Raleigh House, where he stopped
has made mysterious boasts as to what
he was going to do to a high official of
the government. He sent a letter to
local newspaper containing similar
threats. He has been under espionage
for several days, and is now behind the
bars.
Cranks of all grades are common
about the presidents home, and the Of
ficers thought nothing of the arrest un-
til on searching the man they found the
loaded revolver. Only a charge of va
grancy and carrying concealed weapons
can be made against him, and his treat
ment will not be materially different
from that given to hundreds Of other
crankS removed from the White House
grounds without disturbances, but there
is nevertheless the fear and belief that
President Mckinley might, if he had
driven out in the afternoon instead of
receiving some visitors, have been at
tackled and perhaps shot as he entered
his carriage. 1t is thought Jackson'S
mind is unbalanced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
Santa Fe Holds COrOner'S Jury
in Contempt
In the Inquest on the Wreck at
Lang.
VERDICT is ABSURD
In the Opinion of Experienced
Railroad Men.
Santa Fe Official Investigation
Not Ended.

AS far as the Santa Fe officials are
concerned, the coroner's inquest at EN-
poria to determine the responsibility
of the Santa Fe wreck near Lang
might as we'll never been held They
refuse to accept the decision of the ju-
ry, and give as a reason that the jur-
ors must necessarily have been labor1ng
under misinformation to make the
statements made in the verdict.
In regard to the verdict Assistant
Superintendent Avery Turner said to-
day:
THE verdict states that Dispatcher
King is responsible for the wreck be-
cause he changed orders in violation
of the rules of the company-I wish to
say that Dispatcher King did not make
a move in violation of the company s
rules. Mr.. King changed the meeting
point of the two trains from Emporia
to Lang in exact accordance with the
rules of the company, and more than
that he warned the trainmen OF train
No. 1 to look out for signals at Lang
There is absolute statement made
in the verdict, but the inference is that
the jurors held that the men on No
ran by the real signal In reference to
the statement that the appliances at
Lang station were deficient because the
agent was not supplied with torpedoes
and fuSeeS. I want to state that no
agent is supplied with tOrpedOes and
fusees because the company forblds
the explosion of either near a depot
platform. They are dangerous and Ii
able to injure persons. The agent at
Lang was supplied with a signal Ian
tern. and some of the witnesses stated
that he waived it after the train.
The official investigation conducted
by the Santa Fe officials will open the
latter mart of this week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-21
The Prosecution in the Trial
of AdOlph Luetgert
Brings Witnesses to Prove At
tenti0ns to Other Women.
THE OLD MAN WAS GAY
His Conduct Was Displeasing
to Mrs. Luetgert
And for This Reason It Is AL
legged He Got Rid of Her.

Chicago. Sept. 21.-The prosecution
scored an important point in the Luet-
CERT case this morning. Judge Tuthill
ruled that the motive evidence of Frank
Bialk and Frank Odorofsky, formerly
employees of the sausage maker was adj
missable as long as it was direct. This
was the matter taken under advisement
last Saturday. The evidence of these
two men is in relation to the frequent
visits to Luetgert'S sausage factory of
Mary Siemmerfng, Luetgert's servant.
1t is the theory of the state that Luet-
gertS alleged attentions to other wo-
men was the original cause of the trou-
BILE with his wife and his persistence in
open Hlrtations with other women cul-
minated in a continued warfare be-
tween husband and wife Luetgert il
is believed by the prosecution in order
to pursue his course undisturbed con-
ceived the idea of getting rid of his wife
and did so.
Frank Bia1k, the aged watchman at
the Luetgert sausage factory who, be-
sides watching the premises at night,
kept fires burning in the furnaces, was
the first witness called this morning to
show the motive He said that Mary
S1emmering paid frequent visits to Lu-
etgert in the latter's office in the sau-
sage factory at night. Luetgert, be-
cause of his unpleasant domestic affairs
had bed placed in a small room Just
off his office and slept there. The last
time the witness remembered seeing
before May 1, the date of the disap-
pearance of Mrs. Luetgert 1t was $50
O'Clock in the evening and Luetgert and
the young woman retired to the bed
room and closed the door. The witness
said that Mary Siemmerig visited Luet-
CERT on an average of three nights each
week for months before Mrs. Luetgert
disappeared. This had been going on
for three or four years before May 1, of
the present year.
Upon one occasion, the witness said
Luet CERT called him about 10 o'clock at
night and told him to go and get Mary
and Luetgert said he was ILL Bialk
said he went to Mary'S bed room WIN
dow and tapped upon it with a stick
When she appeared he told her Luet-
CERT wanted her. She soon appeared at
the sausage factory and entered
through window and went to Luet-
gert's bed room.
EN-Judge Vincent sharply cross-ex-
amined Bialk- He asked him if he had
not been constantly with Detective
KlinSer since a month before the trial
opened and the witness said he had
Then the lawyer wanted to know if he
was not telling a story which had been
prepared for him by the prosecution
The old man shook his head slowly and
replied: mo; 1 am telling the Gods
truth
Frank Odorofsky testified to sub
stantially the same story.
The prosecution in the famous case
closed its evidence with the testimony
of Bialk and Odorofsky and the battle
of the defense began with the opening
statement by Luetgert's attorneys The
defense will introduce evidence in an
attempt to show that Mrs Luetgert is
alive and in Germany.