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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
THREE WEEKS OFRACING
Will be Given in San Francisco at
Mechanics Pavilion.

San Francisco, March preparations
are being made in this city to hold three
weeks of indoor racing at the Mechan-
les Pavilion, to commence March 20,
and to end April TO-
There will be races for amateurs and
the professionals. The first week will
be devoted to short distance racing, the
second week to middle and long distan-
ces, and the last week will be devoted
to a six day race, in which all the best
long distance men in the country VIII be
asked to appear.
A fine eight lap track will be built
and everything will be done to make the
affair the greatest cycling event that
has ever taken place in the United
States. All the crack riders IL the cOun-
try will be here, including Bald, Coop
er, Kimble, Eaton, Starbuck, Sanger,
Loughead, Stevens, Ingraham, Kiser
and the prince Of foreign riders, James
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS.
List of the Measures That Went
Through Yesterday.

The house yesterday afternoon passed
the following appropriation bills, which
were recommended in committee of the
whole house:
To apportion 81 400 reciprocal taxes
among fire departments.
Appropriating money for the girls in
dustrial school at Beloit
Appropriating interest received from
permanent school fund to the Kansas
agricultural college.
Appropriating money to convey pris-
oners to the state penitentiary.
For university geological survey
For the State Soldiers home at Dodge
City.
For current expenses Topeka insane
asylum.
For current expenses state blind asy-
lum.
For deficiencies amounting to Sc 900
in salaries for district judges, year end
ing June 80, 1896.
To purchase 81, 900 marble bust of
Charles Robinson for state university
chapel
Appropriating $4,000 for new ward
building, including lighting, heating,
equipping and plumbing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
PER DIEM AND MILEAGE.
House Committee Recommends That
They be Allowed Defeated
Member.

The Populist majority of the cleo
tions committee has recommended that
J. w. McGlashner receive $2lO, as mile
age, per diem, attorneys fee and ex-
penses, incurred while cOnteSting the
seat of Brown of Greeley, (Pop.)-
The legislature of past years has US
ually allowed a defeated contestant at
torney's fee, but no precedent can be
found for paying, per diem, mileage
and expenses.
The bill is now in the hands of the
ways and means committee, and
strong effort is being made to prevent
a favorable recommendation upon it,
Chairman TruebloCd is an old mem
Der of the house and has his first in
discretion to commit this session in
recommending the appropriation of the
states money for unseemly purposes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
WOLCOTT RETURNS.
He Processes to be Greatly Encour-
aged Over the Outlook for Silver.

New York, March 5-Senator Edward
A. Wolcott of Colorado who sailed for
Europe some weeks ago, returned yes
terday on the Majestic and started i'm
mediately for Washington. Senator
Wolcott went abroad with the hope of
promoting an international congress of
bimetallists.
Mr.. Wolcott said: MY visit has been
q very satisfactory and interesting one.
My time was wholly spent in London,
Paris and Berlin, with one day in Am
sterdam- 1 am much encouraged by
what have ascertained and most
hopeful for the future.
An international agreement for the
RECOMMENDATION of silver is entirely feaS-
IDLE and its accomplishment in my opin-
ion.rests largely with the United States
L had interviews with such German
fnancierS as Prince Hohenlohe, Baron
Won Bieberstein and DR.. Koch and DR..
MIGUEL, the minister of finance of Prus-
sia- 1 was not able to see either DR..
Arendt or Count Won Mirbach.
AT the present time do not care to
say anything more about the result of
my mission. You might say, however
that Prince Hohenlohe and Baron Won
Bieberstein told me if I succeeded in
getting the consent of England as a
party to an international conference, I
might then meet with less opposition in
Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
soMETHING FOR MEMBERS.
e Single Tax Man inquiries About the
Referendum.

Open letter to the Populist members
of the legislature:
Hutchinson, Kan, March 4, 1897.
To the Populist Members of the Legis-
lature of Kansas:
Gentlemen: AS the business of the
present session of the legislature must
soon be concluded, 1 ask you, individu-
ally and collectively, What about the
famous Initiative and referendum
bill? This bill is certainly paramount
in Importance, and means more to the
people of Kansas, as a reform measure,
than all other bills combined which
have engaged the attention Of your
body. What are you going to do with
it? The Populists of the state demand
the passage of this bill at your hands.
and like riddle of the Sphinx" you
must answer or be destroyed.
Shall it be said of you that your plat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
WILL CUT OFF CLERKS.
House Will Probably Discharge All
but a Few Tom orroW.

The house committee on employees
today recommended that the services
of 81 committee clerks be dispensed
with, which means cutting the pay roll
500 per day.
The committee recommends that the
clerk and stenographer OF the ways
and means committee be retained, also
the clerks of the following committees:
Enrolled bills fees and salaries, con-
gressional appOrtionment, railroads.
claims and accounts, and the stenog-
raphers for the judiciary local and jul
dicial apportiOnment.
The whole crowd will get one more
days salary and complete this week.
because of the fact that Hackney of
Sumner, asked that the consideration
of the committees report go over until
tomorrow. which was agreed to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
SENATE CALENDAR.
The Latest Revision Buries the Anti
Pass Bill

The senate committee on revision of the
calendar made a second report today. The
report defines the position on the calendar
of Sc bills.
one Of the most noticeable changes
made by the revision is in reference to
the anti-pass bill Before the second re-
vision this bill was third on the calendar
under the head of general orders. and had
been partially considered by the senate as
a committee of the whole BY the report
of the committee, twenty bills are placed
in advance of it, and, it will probably not
be heard of again this session
Under the revision. Senator King Dill:
providing for the disposal ofdead bodies of
criminals and unclaimed persons to meGi-
cal colleges, and Senator Jumpers anti
nepotism' bill, are given advanced
places on the calendar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
THE TRUSTS ARE SCARED.
McKinIey's Address Causes a Decline
in Trust Stocks-Wheat Goes Up.

in Trust Stocks-Wheat Goes Up.
New York. March 5.-The reference to
the trusts in President McKinley's in
augura1 address caused prices in indus
trials 10 fall off and under heavy Hqui-
dalton sugar broke 29s; leather Cprefer-
red) ,; Chicago gas and Connecticut gas
~ and tobacco and general electric 1
each. The general market also gave way
sharply
Chicago. March 5.-When the clock at
the board of trade showed IL o'clock, Il
o'clock eastern time, yesterday bust
ness was temporarily suspended, and
for five minutes the atmosphere Of the.
pit, brokers' offices and corridors was
full OF hats, canes and wild yeIls. Cheer
on cheer filed the walls of the big
building at the minute when Maj. Nc
kinley of Canton became President Nc
kinley of the United States
The sentiment over the Inauguration
was partially responsible for the sc ad-
vance in wheat which marked the close
of the days trading. There was a sim
liar scene at the stock exchange. When
the bell rang for IL o'clock some one be-
gan to sing: Grover, Grover, he's
bowled over" Then everybody gave
three cheers for the new president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
ON TO WASHINGTON.
Leland Will Go to Help Give Out the
PostofficeS.

Cyrus Leland will leave for Wash
ington next Monday to remain indef1n-
itely. He said:
Il am seeking no recognition for my
self but hope to assist some of my
friends. There is no truth in the re-
port that Senator Baker and myself are
at outs. The facts are that we will
work together in matters pertaining to
Kansas affairs"
This then means, if it means any
thing, that Mr. Leland will make an eff
fort to secure Mr.. Bakers aid to land
his own friends in Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05

Michael who is now on his way to this
coast to train for the national circuit.
OF the long distance men who will
ride in the six day race, the following
will be the stars: Schinner, Hale, Ash
niger, Lawson, Waller and Gimm. The
management of this gigantic meet has
been put in the hands of Dave Shafer,
the noted team manager and trainer
Mr. Shafer has received a telegram
from a Chicago tire firm, stating that
its entire team Will be sent to this
coast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
Los ANGELES BAD PLIGHT.
1000 Hoboes Overrun the Town and
Hold q Parade.

Denver, March deputy Marshal
Ferguson of the southern district of
California, who arrived heIGk today, says
that Los Angeles. Cal, is overrun with
hoboes. On Saturday last a mob of
from 500 to 1000 of them took possession
They demanded work, and it is likely
that most of them were willing to labor
if work could be found. The citizens
were at a loss to get rid of the army
restaurant to keep them from starving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
KANSAS IDEA IN MICHIGAN.
Effort to Secure the Initiative and
Referendum.

Lansing, Mich. March 5.-The house
committee on judiciary has made re-
port without recommendation on the
Molster joint resolution providing for
an amendment to the constitution with
view to adopting the initiative and
referendum with reference to legisla-
tive acts. The resolution provides that
the state shall SO petition, within ninety
days after the passage of an act, it
shall be submitted for their ratification
or rejection The measure was tabled,
but strong effort will be made to re-
vive it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05

night. with the play Temptation of
Money" Any lady accompanied by a
person holding a 3o-cent paid ticket will
be admitted free The company is said
to include a number of capable actors.
Tomorrow Ten Nights in Bar Room
viii be played at a. matinee, and Monte
Cristo" Will be the bill tomorrow night
The engagement will conclude with THE
Ticket OF Leave Man." Sunday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
Rheumatism Cured in a Day.

mystic Cure for rheumatism and
Neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon
the system is remarkable and
mysterious. It removes at once the
cause and the disease Immediately dis
appears. The first dose greatly bene-
fits.
t F. Anthony. Ex-Postmaster of
Promise City. Iowa, says: Il bought
one bottle Of Mystic Cure for Rheu-
rnatism, and two doses of 1t did more
good than any medicine I ever took =
Sold by Swift & Holiday, druggists
523 Kansas avenue. Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
kan the Rnrtis Resolution.

Representative Burtis resolution pro-
vidinE for the appointment of a committee
to Investigate S. H. Sniders compromise
of reciprocal taxes due the state from
nonresident insurance companies, was
killed. temporarily at least. in the house
today by being laid upon the table, Mr.
Burtis will make no effort to secure fur
was unanimously recommended for pas
sage by the house committee on inSur-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
EARTHQUAKE EVERY HOUR
Is the Alarming Situation in oaxaca,
Mexico.

Oaxaca, Mexico, March 5.-The coun-
try south of here continues to be great
ly disrupted by earthquake shocks and
the people in some of the smaller
mountain villages are terribly alarmed.
Many of them have come to the city,
bringing their families with them
The earthquake shocks are felt every
hour or two, day and night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
CARNEGIE IS IMPROVING.
Unless Unexpected Complications Set
in He Will Speedily Recover.

Greenwich, Conn, March SIT is an
nounced that Andrew Carnegie, who Is
seriously i'll at his Greenwich residence,
is improving
Unless unexpected complications set
in, it is expected that he Will speedily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05

form was merely a vehicle to ride into
office upon? This thing you ought to
have done, though you had left some
other things undone-" Respectfully
yours,
E. c. CLARK
Vice President Kansas Single Tax
League
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
JOHNSON COMBINED.
New Labor Commissioner Approved
by the Senate.

Lee Johnson, the new labor commits
SiOner, will take charge of the depart
ment March IL. He has been confirmed
in the senate by a vote of 30 to 1, Dan
Harris pe1ng the only dissenting voice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
Weather In dicationa

Chicago, March 5.-For Kansas: Fair
and colder tonight with cold wave in
extreme northeast portion; Saturday
warmer with rain or snow, northerly
winds becoming variable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05

Torturing, itching, scaly skin erup-
tons, burns and scalds are soothed at
once and promptly healed by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve, the best known
cure for piles. C. w. Stansfield, 632
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05
STOCK YARDS BILL SIGNED.
Governor Approves the Act-It Will
be Law When Publ shed.

Publication in the official state paper
is all that remains before the new law
governing stock yards becomes effect
i've.
1t was signed by Gov. Leedy this af-
ertnoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05

The William Monroe Theater company
opens an enga cement of four perform
ances at the Crawford Opera House to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-05

George Wolff purchased a promising
Young PAGER in Kansas this week, said
70 be cana bic of making a record of 2:12.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
How It Was Done.

Washington, Feb 10.-In the house
today, after routine business had been
disposed of, Mr.. Hainer (Rep., Neb)
presented the fortifications appropri-
ations bill, and Mr. Loud (Rep., CALI
the postoffice bill. The Notifications
bill carried an appropriation of SO, 49,
325, or upwards of 100000 below the
estimates.
The members of the senate. headed
by Sergeant-at-Arms Bright and AS
sistant Layton. appeared at the main
door on the north side a few minutes
before l o'clock, and were announced
by Doorkeeper Glenn. Following the
president and Secretary of the
Senate Coke, came two of the door
keepers. carrying the mahogany boxes
containing the sealed electoral returns
from the several states. The nestors
of the senate, Messrs. Morrill, of Yer
mont and Sherman of Ohio. headed the
procession and took the seats immedi-
ately in front of the speaker and to his
right. The other senators, the repre-
sentatives rising to their feet, found
their places in the front four rows on
the east side of the hall. At one minute
before l o'clock Vice-President Steven
son called the joint convention to or
der Speaker Reed sitting at his left
and Senators Lodge (ReD., Mass.),
Blackburn Dem., Ky). and Repre-
sentatives Grosvenor (Rep., o. and
Richardson Dem, Tenn) the tellers
of their respective houses, in front, at
the clerks desk.
Mr.. Stevenson said: The senate and
house of representatives have met to-
gether in joint session, pursuant to the
constitution and laws of the United
States. on this day appointed for the
opening of the certificates and count
ing of the votes cast by electors for
president and vice-president of the
United States. The certificate of the
state of Alabama will be read by the
tellers"
Senator Blackburn thereuDon read
the certificate of the vote of the Ala
bama electors in full, and the result
announced by him-11 votes for Will
lam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for
president. and IL votes for Arthur
Sewall for vice-president.
Senator Lodge aiternated with Sen
ator Blackburn in the reading. but
without infusing much more animation
into the ceremony. As the count pro-
ceeded and the house tellers, Messrs.
Grosvenor and Richardson, took a hand,
the reading of the full text of the GER
tificates was abandoned, the tellers
combining themselves to a simple state
ment of the result as disclosed by the
documents before them, thereby con-
densing the formal proceedings.
Senator Lodge infused a temporary
streak of merriment into the proceed
ings by inadvertently casting the vote
of Missouri for ",,V. ]. Mckinley in
stead of W. j. Bryan, but he prompt
ly corrected the error.
1t fell to Mr.. Grosvenor's lot to an
nounce the votes of South Carolina
for BRYAN and Sewall. AS he did so,
an exDectant silence fell on the as
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

ton in Chicago when the Pittsburg
price was S25 which resulted in the
hasty dissolution of the rail makers as
ISOLATION of which the Illinois company
has never been a member. The price
of steel rails in Chicago yesterday
made by the Illinois corporation was
81 a ton Today the price was cut to
Carnegie Rockefeller combination, eS-
pecially, and the new price made by
other rail makers who were members
of the disrupted association.
The report that S., 900, 900 of contracts
under 81 a ton have been made re-
Gently with much secrecy by the ILL.,
nois Steel company with half a dozen
railroads is substantially corroborated
by the fact that big orders have been
placed with the Illinois Central, Lake
Shore and Santa Fe railroads among
others. The Illinois Central takes the
lead, so far as known announcing to-
day that it had taken advantage Of
the recent break in the price of steel
rails, and had placed orders with diff
ferent mills for $4,000 tons for deliv-
cry during 1887. OF these orders $4,000
tons went to the Illinois company.
which, at $21. will receive nearly $1,000
900 of the contracts made by the alert
rival of the negie-ROckefeller com
bination.
Second Vice-President Harahan. of the
Illinois Central in commenting tonight
on this big order said: IF the other rail-
roads would only come forward with pro-
Do-tionaily large orders. the wheels OF
commerce would be set in motion all over
the land"
r'he Atchison. Topeka & Santa Pc
placed large order with the Illinois COM
pany. the bulk of the material. il is
understood being for use in improving
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11

sembly. But not a whisper of protest
was heard. Mr.. Grosvenor declared
that the certificate appeared to be in
proper form and it was accepted.
Senator Sherman move, Mr.. Presi-
dent, that the reading of formal GER
ti1cate. be omitted in the case Of the
remaining states.
The -President-Unless objection
is made the certificates of the remain
ing states will not be read but the re-
suit will be announced by the tellers
after they have satisfied themselves
of the correctness of the returns. The
tellers, then in rotation announced the
votes of the several states. The en-
velope in each case was handed to the
tellers, opened and the certificate eX-
amined. This required a minute or
more, the intervals being passed by the
members and visitors in conversation.
There were no surprises in the an
nouacements. the electors having voted
as ii was expected they would when
chosen last November. Mr.. GroSvenor' S
statement that California had cast an
electoral vote for Arthur J. Sewall Of
Maine for vice. president of the United
States" evoked several questions as to
the accuracy of the "J' but no formal
action was taken.
1t fell 10 Mr.. Grosvenor's lot to an
nounce the vote of Ohio which he did
with a sense of satisfaction, manifest to
all. The call of states having been
completed the vice-Dresident said the
tellers would announce the result of the
vote. This was done by Senator Lodge
and delivered to the vice-president.
The vote by states was:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
IT WAS THIS WAY.
Large Orders Were Floating and
Agents Couldn't Resist.


New York. Feb. 1O.-The Evening Post
of this afternoon prints the following:
An interesting account of the direct
causes which precipitated the nurture in
the steel rail pool. which was announced
at Pittsburg yesterday, was given today
b. q person familiar with the SITUATION
Representatives OF two of the largest
mills met at Chicago MONDAY to agree
upon rates governing business in q par
ticular section of the country and de-
c:ded upon so as a basis price for Ger
tain transactions Just al that time
some large contracts came into the mar
ket and one of the concerns interested
was offered profitable business at lower
figure. Rumors of cutting in various di-
rections were current at tho time, so the
tempting offer was accepted and an order
aggregating many thousand tons was
taken at price said to be in the neigh
borhood of 81 ton This necessitated or
course the withdrawal OF one concern
from the pool, and hOstilities were begun
as soon as the transaction became zen
orally known
orders We're taken in this city yests--
day at a basis price of 40 for rails at
the mill, and local agents of some of the
largest concerns are said TO be anxious to
do as Inuch business as possible while an
open market prevails
1t is not possible at this time to tell
lust what effect prevailing prices Will
have upon outstanding contracts. Within
the last few weeks contracts amOurtircr
to more than 81 000.0c0 have been made
by some of the railways at prices aver
aging $23 or $27 ton. and although some
of them are binding at those figures. it
is thought likely that many orders VIII
be delivered at a lower rate by mills
anxious to hold the patronage of good
customers Whatever settlement is re-
ported, losses are inevitaDie. The D-es-
ent situation. it is thought. viii not dis
tu-b Immediately the market for street
car rails. and the large contracts recently
given by local companies are not Likely
TO be affected
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-11
THE HERALD BULLETIN
PAGE ONE.

PAGE ONE
Church influence Investigation.
Congress Counts the Votes.
idaho Legislature.
Steel Rail Pool Busted.
News of the Sporting World.
PAGE TWO.
The Bradley-Martin Ball.
The r. G. W. Going to Deep Greek
News Of the Cuban War.
City Treasurer's Bond Middle.
PAGE THREE
The Bulls and Bears.
Bullion-Becl's Big Dividend.
Daily Stock Quotations.
PAGE FOUR
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
4 Christian Science Convert.
Kenner's Marriage Bill Passed.
Church influence In the Senate.
PAGE SIX.
Boring Sea Commissioners Enter
tanned.
Frank McBride's Case.
The Eight-Hour Law.
The Pioneer Jubilee.
Investigating the Big Firs.
PAGE SEVEN.
News From Nearby Towns.
PAGE EIGHT.
st. Marks Hospital.