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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Atchison Globe: Everybody familiar
with the situation knows that the east
ern theory about Kansas is all rot. Peo-
pie who live west of a given point are
as honest as the people who live east
of it. Kansas people, barring a few
schemers who came here from the east
to get rich in day, are as honest as
any people in the world. The distrust
and discredit cast upon Kansas by the
east is proving a good thing for Kan
sas. When we borrow money now, we
borrow it at home, and the interest re-
mains here, and when Kansas people
buy provisions they buy of home mer-
chants, paying the profit, if there is any
to their neighbors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The Missouri legislature is about to
undertake to curb the power of the
courts. The proposed law is so framed
that in certain cases it may place the
burden of guilt on the court itself. The
idea of the infallibility of the judiciary
is completely ignored. Section 1 of the
proposed law reads: mo court or
judge shall, for contempt, impose upon
the offender a fine exceeding $25 or i'm
prison him exceeding IS hours, without
the Intervention of a jury trial In all
jury trials, under this section, the
truth of the matter may be given in
evidence" The penalty for violation of
the law is provided as follows: ANY
court, judge or magistrate proceeding
in violation hereof shall be adjudged
guilty of a misdemeanor and punished
by Imprisonment in the county Jail not
exceeding II months. or by a fine not
exceeding $4,000, or by both such fine
and Imprisonment"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
TREATY MAY FAIL.
a Poll of the Senate Indicates it Cam
not Pass

New York, Jan. 1s.-The Journal prints
the following special from Washington:
The Anglo-American arbitration treaty
recently concluded by Secretary Olney
with Sir Julian Paunceforte and Lord Sal
isbury will never pass the United States
senate. A poll of the members of the sem
ate shows the futility of the administra-
ton attempting to force the treaty
through that body.
Only sixteen members favor the immed-
late ratification of the instrument as ne
gotiated and it is not certain that even
that many would finally support it. 1t
requires a tWO-thirdS vote to ratify. The
views of the senators, as gathered either
from their own statements. or those of
their colleagues with whom they have dis
cussed the subject in case they are alb
sent or decline to state their position, ap-
pears to justify the following classified
ton:
Favorable to the immediate ratification
of the treaty-Hale, Gear, Nelson. Hoar.
Villas. PETER. Gibson Allison. Shoup, Cor
don. Blanchard, Pugh, Caffrey, Burrows,
Call. Kyle-16.
Opposed on general principles-Gorman.
Carter, Bacon, Mills, Brown, Baker. Irby
Noncommittal-Hill. Aldrich, sewan.
Pettigrew. Brice, Murphy, Platt, Quay.
Opposed particularly on account of
kins. White. Wilson, Mcbride, Jones
(NevD. Mantle. Dubois, Squire-9.
administration, in addition to other rea-
-CockreH, Vest. Harris. Bate, Stew
art Berry, Blackburn, Jones (Ark-),
Opposed on account of too great scope
of the observation-disclosures. Allen, Can
non, Chandler, Chiffon, Clark. Cullom.
Daniel Davis. Faulkner, Gray, Hawley.
Lindsey, Lodge Mcmillan. Martin, Mitch
ell (Wis;l. Morgan. Frye. wolcott; But
Proctor, Roach, Smith. Teller, Thurston,
Turpie voorhees,. WalthaH. Cameron.
BBainsbroggho Elkins, GalIinger, Warren.
1t requires sixty votes to ratify a treaty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
STATE HOUSE HELP.
Executive Council Selects Janitors
Guards and Superintendent of
State House Grounds.

The new executive council has elect
ed the following state house employees:
f. G. Marshall, Populist, of Cowley
county, night Waterman.
Messengers-W. l. EggleSton, col
ored, Topeka, and William Wilbur of
Winchester.
Janitors-John Shrout Emporia; Thos-
Glover Wichita; w. ]. Anderson, To-
pel.a; Brice Thomas, Kansas City, Kan,
and Jerry White of Topeka and a man
from Douglas county whose name has
been forgotten. The janitors are all
colored men
J. s. Lehman of Allen county was
elected superin tendent of the state
house grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

age company. Many difficulties were
met at first, and before the bore could
be pushed 3, 600 feet over 10, 600 gallons
of water gushed out each minute, and
half that weight of sand had to be over
come. But when these obstacles had
been subdued the work progressed
smoothly, and about a year ago what
had been the original objective point,
the Mineral Farm vein, was reached.
There the work stopped soon after the
death of the original protector, Mr..
CoWenhoven, who was over so years of
age.
The tunnel as ii now exists is almost
two miles deep, aud there yet remains
- miles of rock to be pierced before
daylight can be let in at the other end.
1t is probably the best constructed tunnel
of the kind in the country and can read
lily be converted to the use of railroad.
Tt is feet 8 inches wide by 6 feet 8
inches in height, and below the track
line there is drain 10 inches wide and
feet deep. A double track is laid
through its entire length. but the rails
are for narrow gauge ore cars. The
grade is so easy that single mule can
pull l 2 loaded cars, each car containing
about a ton of ore.
1t is now proposed to extend the tun-
mel through to the other side of the
mountain and enlarge it SO that regular
sized trains may be accommodated.
When finished, the bore will reach into
Red Cliff, down the valley of the Eagle,
and afford an outlet for many mines
that are now shut off from the market
because the price of silver does not pay
them a profit after they have hauled
their ore a long distance to the shipping
point With a railroad running right
by the foot of their shafts they can mine
silver ore and even the low grade gold
ore which Smuggler mountain contains
and get big enough returns after paying
freight rates to make their mines once
more profitable. When this work is COM
pleted, it is expected that Aspen will
once more boom and that the whole of
Pitkin county will rejoice. D. r. @.
Brown, the president of the new COM
pany which is to extend the COwenhoven
tunnel through the mountain, is mil
honaire mine owner, a Canadian by
birth and Al years old.
There are several other big tunneling
schemes in operation, and the prospect
is that before the end of the century the
Rockies viii be pierced in many places.
Even Fixes peak Is to be DOred, Tor a
Chicago firm are already at work dig
cling a hole 5000 feet below the sum-
NIT. The tunnel is to be used to bring
down to Colorado Springs and Manitor.
swell mountain resorts, pure, cold wa
ter from the mountain springs While
this tunnel is of small bore, its construc-
ton is interesting from the fact that it
is being worked at such great depth and
that electric power is being used so free
ly. The upper end of the tunnel will tap
hidden lake which nestles in the breast
of old Pike about two-thirds of the way
up. Down through this tunnel the crys-
tai water will rush, and at the bottom
! it will turn big turbine, thus furnish
| ing power that will be transformed into
| electricity, which in turn will be used
to illuminate the sides of the best ad-
vertised peak in the Rockies.
CLARENCE P. SKINNER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Colonel Blue of Kansas looks as if he
belonged on the front porch of one of
those great Virginia manor houses, with
a lot of dogs lying about him, and ne
gro retainers standing about in pictur-
esque attitudes to complete the scene.
He might have stepped out of frame
hanging in one of those old southern
homes, so like is he in appearance to
the cavalier of the ancient time, and by
reference to the congressional directory
it will be seen that this genial gentle
man was Virginia born. New York
Tribune.
Yes; Colonel Blue is exceedingly pic
turesque and all that, but he is quite
windy and entirely worthless as a rep
resentative of the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

That is not a bad idea which has de-
veloped in Tennessee and seems worthy
of extension. The legislature has en-
acted a law providing that defeated
candidates who contest an election
must pay the costs if they lose In
congress the practice has been to re-
ward the unsuccessful contestant by
paying him the salary he would have
drawn during the pending of the case,
if he had been elected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Instead of restoring the parity of her
gold and silver coins by increasing the
amount of her silver. Russia has de-
cided to reduce the amount of gold.
The gold imperial, which was formerly
of the value of ten roubles, is now de-
clared to be Is roub1es, although the
weight is unchanged. This action will
expand the amount of gold money in
circulation SO per cent without any ad-
ditional coinage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The new STATE JOURNAL home Is
one of the neateSt and most unique
buildings I'm the state model
newspaper structure. Its fast web
press and its Iinotypes are ON the
the ground floor, behind plate glass,
affOrding never ceasing attraction
to the passerby ON the sidewalk.
The public can see and time the
printed papers and know that over
ten thousand are issued daily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Having succeeded SO well in regu-
lating the liquor traffice. the New York
legislature will now undertake to reg
ulate marriages. A bill introduced at
Albany provides that before the con-
tracing parties can be legally married
they must have a license certificate
from the local board of health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
DEFENDED THE WEST.
Senator Teller's Remarks on the Free
Homestead Bill

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Teller
Saturday gave the eastern senators a few
pointers about their lack of appreciation
of the west
In supporting the free homestead bill he
depicted the hardshipS of the western
pioneers and referred especially to the
fact that the men of the east had never
came west or got acquainted with the
people of the west. He said that he had
served many years with men who had
never been west of Chicago Nearly all
of the men who now represent the west
in congress were born east of the Ale
gheny mountains, and they felt an inter-
est in the whole country. an interest
which apparently was not shared by men
from the east Nearly 40 years of his life
in contact with men who broke the prairie
sod and built up new states had made him
have profound sympathy with them.
They had been called hard names in po-
litical campaigns. but in love of country
and in the work they are doing they
were second to none.
Two conventions had declared in favor
of this bill. which provided for free
homes. and said that these were plans fit
to rear American citizens.
Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
Mary French Field, Reading, Library
.sr-l,k
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Now Building - double front, three
for the exclusive use OF the pubIica-
ton and business of the STATE
JOURNAL newspaper-no Job office
or side issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

In Canada it is against the law for
a candidate to hire vehicles to take
voters to the polls. The violater is not
let off with a fine, but is ousted from
office if successful. A member of the
house of commons has just been sub
jected to this fate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The STATE JOURNAL has forty
Peka and suburbs. These carriers
alone are paid over $40, 600 a year
for circulating the paper i'm this
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The American Newspaper Directory
each year gives the Topeka DAILY
STATE JOURNAL a guaranteed cir
cuIation- The directory for 1896
guarantees that the circulation
was larger than that of any other
Topeka daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
HOW WE GREW.

I'm 1885 the circulation was. 500
January 1, 1891, were printed S,125
Daily average for year Eso1... 1850
Daily average for year HSO2. ..~-6 yG60
Daily average for year E8o3.-. 6.213
Daily average for year 1884,. 8,41s
Daily average for year 1885,. s,217
Daily average Ist mons. go. &c, 625
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
THE ssMORNING DISPATCH. >
The Free Silver Daily Will Issue a
Morning Edition.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-The Chicago Dis
patch, Chicago's only free silver news
paper proposes to extend its field of
usefulness by the addition Of q morning
edition.
1t is proposed to organize the BUSH
ness into a stock company, capitalized
at $780, 600, and to offer 20, 900 $40 shares
to the public for popular subscription.
The Dispatch claims to have made large
increases in circulation during the past
four or five months since it has started
TO advocate the silver theory 1t claims
an increase from 70, 900 to 100, 900.
w r. Walker. the popular barber,
and recently with the National Barber
shop, is now employed by the firm of
Shaffer Bros, in their bright new quar-
ters No. S19 Kansas avenue.
Mary French Field, Reading, Library
Hall tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

There are no secrets about
the STATE JOURNALS
circulation. A detailed
statement, signed and
sworn to, is issued annu-
ally, showing the circu-
Iation for each day i'm
the year. The statement
is sent to directories and
furnished advertisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
AN EARLY CONVENTION.
The State Republican League Will
Meet in March or April

The annual convention OF the Repub-
lican leagues of Kansas was held last
July, three months later than has been
the CUSTOM because of the many state
and local conventions of the party.
The indications now are that this
years convention of the league will be
held early in the spring, probably in
March. but not later than the month
of April.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Murat IaIstead will lecture on 1.-The
Impending Cuban Crisis at Washburn
College Chapel Friday evening, Janu-
airy o. Admission so cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
"Exn RAYS.

1t will be interesting to watch what
porty will in the future put Cleveland's
picture on money-LaWrence World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18


A good cook is one who can make
stewed prunes taste as if she had wash
ed them before cooking them.
The really foolish man is the one who
reads dialect stories, and the really con-
ceited man is The one who thinks he can
read them out loud.
Visiting comes natural to women, but
man looks so wretched when visiting
that it is enough to bring out a hui
name society for his relief.
The procession of boys following a
boy who has a nickle in his pocket. be
comes a procession of lawyers when he
is grown and the nickle has become a
dollar.
To be a social success. take a hint
from the vegetable market; that vege-
table is the most aristocratic that is
scarcest.
Some men want TO eat with their
knives, whether it is polite or not.
There is such a thing as dressing too
fashionably for the size of the town.
When the people get to heaven. and
all things are made clear, will they
know which was right, the stepmother
or the children?
The cause of so much dyspepsia in
the west is the disposition of people to
eat all they can buy for a quarter.
Leave something on your plate for the
cat, and your stomach will do better.
When you discover any symptoms in
yourself of becoming a cracker-jac elk
whist player, burn the cards. People
who are cracker-jack whist players are
likely to become cranky. If you can
remain a poor player, quit the game. 1t
is a question of either losing points, or
losing friends.
-
It is well known fact that a railroad
| man with one or more fingers off can
| thrower higher dice than any one else,
| but his luck does not end here. There
| is a slot machine in an Atchison bill
/ Hard hall, and a railroad man with
| three fingers and a thumb off bucked it
| yesterday, and won every cent there
/ was in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The really foolish man is the one wht
reads dialect stories, and the really con
ceited man is the one who thinks he car
read them out loud.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

TRY us on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
112 and ia w. Sth st. Phone 1892
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

If Mr. Leedy will build his north and
south road through Hutchinson, we are
for it. Otherwise it won't do anybody
any gOOd.-HutchinSOn News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

That cabinet portfolio kept chasing
John Sherman until it finally ran him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Gov. Leedy never mentioned prohibit
ton in his message. Is it possible that
Mr. Leedy does not know that we have
prohibition in Kansas? -Lawrence
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Reached daily average for first six
months 1896 of 10, 625.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

A good cook is one who can make
stewed prunes taste as if she had wash
ed them before cooking them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

We are neither a prophet nor the sor
of one, but watch out for the exempli-
ficaton of that old adage: Fog in jan
uary freeze a dog" We may have win
ter yet.-LaWrence World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

At a social at Tribune, Greeley cOun-
ty the ladies stood d man on his head
and poured cold water down his trou-
sers' legs. Who said women couldn't
run a successful secret society Hut
Crimson News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Visiting comes natural to women, bu
a man looks so wretched when visiting
that it is enough to bring out a hu
name society for his relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

these are some of the results that
have been reached:
statement-of circulation exceeding
that of any other Topeka daily:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

whats this Grub street Lady talks
about?" asked a Pop yesterday. oh
that's a street in London where the
lunch counters are Iocated.-Wichita
Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The gentlemen of the press in the
Kansas house united in cheerfully re-
porting that the chaplain's opening
prayer was ''short."-Ottawa RepubH-
can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Four Linotype machines installed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Kansas City is talking seriously of
building a new union depot, but moth
ing definite will be done in reference to
the matter until the projectors of the
enterprise find out whether or not Kan
sas is willing to furnish all the money
to build it.-Lawrence Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Paper enlarged from six column quarto
TO seven column quarto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
The Topeka papers make much Of Il

The Topeka papers make much of the
fact that Chief Justice Doster entered
the court room in a dignified manner.
We gather from the reports that it was
rather expected he would make his way
along the floor by a series of hand
springs with a skirt dance performance
at intervals The state is much reliav-
ed to know that he walked in like other
men=A bilene Republican Reflector
IIrreconcilable Republican,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The procession of boys following a
boy who has a nickle in his pocket, be
comes a procession of lawyers when he
is grown and the nickle has become q
dollar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

To be a social success, take a hir
from the vegetable market; that vegt
table is the most aristocratic that
ScarceSt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the Atchison Globe.l
An Atchison woman traces her an
estry back to a coat of arms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

The cause of so much dyspepsia il
the west is the disposition of people K
Leave something on your plate for tht
cat, and your stomach will do better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Mary French Field, Reading, Library
Hall tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Some men want TO eat with their
knives, whether it is polite or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

When the people get to heaven, an
all things are made clear, will the
know which was right, the stepmothe
or the children?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

Broken edge collars made smooth by
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-18

There is such thing as dressing too
fashionably for the size of the town.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28

IOST-Water Spaniel pup, white breast,
four white feet, white tip on tail, "Ras-
tus' by name. Any information will be
rewarded at "Eaglehurst," corner Oak
and Fourth. S5-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28
Make it Known
To the People
Through The Eagle.

Advertisements under above clAasdca~
tons must be in the counting room By D
O'Clock every night except Saturdays. whsa
the closing hour 10 10
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28

~ Leave Arrive Arrive
NJ wichita St-Louis Paris.
ID tess p.n - am SIS a. m
io5 e.se pm so p. m 500 ?. m
iss a5ol a m Local Freight carries Pasg'r's
Eastern Train Arrives:
Me-
iOi 5:iS e
$40 pm Local Freight carries Pas'g'-s
CONNECTIONS
Va fo2 St Louis Matthias reclining
racr cars seats tFeel 20 St Louis ar5
EI5.-1inna,l awiIs-Toon sleepers 10 Monet
t.-Ds-ts al Pierce City. No. win No -
49, noinIs In Indian Territory va Neosho
Hnoett with No ), the Texas Ii-nit1l
sxsSribIlsd) which has reclining chair cars
49, frael. Pullman Srawing-roon slee--
go s:alVeS.on via Paris and Dallas. a.
49, -ers Tallrina 10 Dallas. coRoe,-rs .,
$3.50, with No. 3 which Connects a.
49,, station. -. Louis. with al lines 20
80 east north and southeast
10 - St Louis LIr1.ttd-EaS reclining
.,af- ~srs (seSrs free) and Pullman ISu-e.
ayyirC-rcorn sieepCCs 70 ST LOUIS Re-
SiIniuc cfasr cars seats f!esl and Pullman
SsIsce Sleeper Aoneu 10 Dallas Tex, VIA
Js-ts Connects al Mocstt With No. / for
noirts n Arkansas and Texas Connects
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east. north and southeast
Through tickets on sat- 10 al po.ntA
Fur further information cal q or adj
dress { soAG.
city Ticket Agent
Or L r DELANEY. Depo, Agent
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-08-28

LOST-At or near AIS y. Topeka avenue,
a gentleman's gold link chain. Return 10
this Office and get liberal reward.
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