davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
KANSAS AT oMAHA.
The State to be Well Represented at
Transm !ssissippi Exposition.

Lawrence, Nov. 1O.-Mr. E. S Tucker,
the photOgTa pher for the university
has accepted an appointment as COM
mercial agent for the Kansas exhibits
for the Transmississippi and Interna-
tional Exposition to be held at Omaha,
from next June to November
He has already entered upon the work
and much of his time viii be occupied in
travelling through the state in order to
visit each county for the collection of
funds and exhibits
b In the educational work of the state
bpth denOminatiOnaI and public institu-
tiOns, and the university in particular
are expected to be represented Prof
WnlistOn will have charge of the col
lection of Kansas building stones, and
the selection OF geographical specimens,
life size restOratiOns and other illus
trations and photographs from his de-
partment.
Prof Haworth has been asked to
classify and direct the display of min
eral products. In the department of
entomology, Prof. Hunter will direct
the work of Miss Weeks, the artist who
will draw and color a number of richly
enlarged figures of minute and micro
scOpic insect pests.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
CATTLE QUARANTINE.
Live Stock Sanitary Boards Called 20
Meet at St Louis

Springfield, Ill, Nov. 1O.-Colone1 c. P.
johnson, president of the Interstate As
sociation of Live Stock Sanitary Boards,
today called a conference of live stock
sanitary boards and state veterinarians
of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Illi-
nois Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio
Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee and
Arkansas, at the Planters hotel, ST.
Louis December 2, for the purpose of
agreeing upon a quarantine line with ref
erence to Arkansas and Tennessee on ac-
count of southern fever, to be established
for 1898, and to request the secretary or
agriculture to cooperate in the estab-
lshment of such line as shall be de-
cided upon.
1t is hoped that at the conference be-
tween the states of Tennessee, Arkansas
and the northern states mentioned, line
can be determined that will be absolutely
safe to cattle interests in the northern
states without doing any injustice or Gre
atfng unnecessary hardship upon cattle
men of the southern states involved A
majority of the states included in the
call have signified desire for a meeting
and their intention of attending.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
PAYS FOR THE AGENTS FUN.
The Rock Island Road Responsible
Because He Burned a Sleeping
Bows IeCs

Kansas City, Nov. 1o.-The Kansas
City court of appeals has decided that
the c., R. l. & P. r. r Co. will have
to pay heavy damages for the sport it's
agent had in building a fire around the
legs of Jimmy Meade, a farmer boy, at
Altamont, Mo.
The agents name is Keating One
day an order from the superintendent
came to him to allow no loafng in the
waiting room. Nothing was said in the
order, though, about burning peoples
legs Meade went into the waiting
room one evening and, sitting down,
went to sleep.
Four hours later he started into the
first chapters of a dream in which there
was a realistic fire effect, of which he
was the central figure. He awoke in
the midst of it and found that his trous-
ers were on fire.
The flames leapt high. and so did the
boy. The agent had poured benzine on
the trousers. Meade smOthered the
flames with his coat. Keating laughed
a hoarse mogul laugh, and turned him
out doors to cool off.
Meade was given heavy damages, and
his father, Jacob Meade, also sued for
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
New Block System From HOlli-
day to EmpOria
Which is Now In Effect Gives
the Santa Fe Line
2O1 MILES OF TRACK
Thus Equipped-Will Cause No
Change in Running Time.
Rock Island Pays Heavily for
an Agents Fun.

The new block system of signals on
the main line of the Santa F'e from HOl-
liday to Emporia, went into effect last
night, and today all passenger and
freight trains are being run over this
portion of the road under the regula-
tions of the system. 1t has not been
found necessary under the system to
open any new offices, but several night
operators have been placed at stations
which formerly were open during the
day only.
With the "cut off, branch from Hol-
iday to Emporia, a distance of 100
miles, thus gives the Santa F'e POI miles
of track equipped with the block sys-
TEN.
Assistant General Superintendent
Avery Turner stated yesterday that
while trains could not be punched to-
gether to any extent under the block
system, the speed of trains was in no
way affected by it's regulations. and
that trains could be run with practical
ly no possibility of collisions.
The blocks are from five to seven
miles long, and only one train is allow
ed to enter the same block at the same
time except in cases of meeting points,
or when it is absolutely necessary that
trains should be run through.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10

seed, because it is cheaper than tohac-
co in Kansas; he stopped in a State
street doorway at in the afternoon
to wait until the crowd had passed by;
he asked if the loop trains had to be
tagged at each station; he had, in fact
all the grips, signs and passwords Of
the real old bucOlic beauty out on a lark
And. on top of all this, this man
from Kansas had $50
Not in his pocket Never. That was
too easy. Not in his carpetbag. It
might be cut open and rified. Nor sew
ed inside his WaistcOat. Nor stitched to
his umbrella. Nor in any of the old re-
liable spots first searched by the men
and women who know the bankers out
home This kansan had his $50 in his
boot.
Carefully plastered out between the
inner and outer sOles of mis- left red top
ped foot cover, the dear old man had
deposited his cash. And this is how it
there: The man, whose name by the
way, is NJ. LamOnd and who lives in
Wichita. was given 4 hint that even in
the boot the cash was not safe. He
could not think of any other place, 50
he went to the police and asked them
to take care of it for him Sergeant
Williams of Central was taken into the
confidence of the Kansan. and the out
come of a whispered conference was
hat the SunHOWer man took off a boot.
ripped out the sole and dug up the $50.
He asked the sergeant to keep it all
night. The policeman consented. This
was night before last. Yesterday morn
ing the Kansan called on the sergeant,
got his money, and as a reward for his
honesty the policeman was given an
apple as big as q rutabaga.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The following real estate transfers
have been filed in the office of the reg
lister of deeds:
Nettie A. Cartilage and husband to
VIM w. KitchelI, 81 subject to $4,000
mortgage, south half of lot p, Wood
lawn avenue, POtWin.
Isaac PembletOn and wife to Florence
Pierce, 5000, south half of the following:
Part of northwest quarter 5-1Z-16. com.
: 51-1OO chains west and I 92-1O0 chains
north of southeast corner of quarter
then north I 32-1O0, then east 3 $500,
then south $500 chains to beg
A. A. Kelsey and wife to Hattie A.
ROBBERS, $500, lots $50. 152 Liberty street,
in Veale's addition to city.
Wesley Davis and wife to E.B. Mer-
riam, 500, west acres of north 10 acres
of the south 80 of the southwest quarter
of the northeast quarter of section "a
10-13 east, excepting tract 100 feet long,
Rossville township.
E B. Merriam and wife to c. A
Smith, 81 $50, all that part of the south
half of the north half of the southwest
quarter Of section 34-10-13, lying west of
a line running north and south through
said tract a line with the east line
of Spruce street in ROssville, Kan. said
line being the west line of a tract here
tofore conveyed to H. F. Pratt and H
NJ. Burns.
F. o. Popenoe and wife to J. w Sto-
ker. 81. lots 13, IA, Is and 16 in block u,
Auburndale addition to POtWin.
W. R. Barratt and wife to J. w Sto-
ker, lots 10. IA. Is. 16, block u Auburn
dale addition to POtwin.
B. NJ. and Sarah c. Field to F. o.
PopenOe, lots 13, IA. Is. 16. block u, Au-
burndale addition to POtwin.
Wesley Davis by Kepley to E. NJ.
Merriam, 81, 900, west acres of the
north 10 of the south 80 of the south
west quarter of the northwest quarter
of section 34-10-13 east, except tract
conveyed to H. F. Pratt. Clark Sheldon.
ct. al, by Kepley to Dwight H. Cady,
800. 309 and west half lot 307 on
Twentieth street in SheldOn's sub-divis-
ion of Block B, Walnut Grove.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Third Annual Session of Harvey and
Reno County Association.

Newton. Nov. 1O.-The executive COM
mittee of the Farmers Institute for
Harvey and Reno counties have drafted
the following programme for the third
annual meeting at this place December
and 10:
Thursday morning will come the dis
cussion How shall the farmer main
tain the social standing TO which ne is
entitled2" c. w. KanaVel will read a
paper on the subject, and Mrs Della A.
Hunter of Walton viii lead the discus
sion.
At II o'clock. THE dairy question
from a farmers standpoint" will re-
ceive extended attention from L. @.
Harlan of Pleasant township and Fred
Hefber of Whitewater will discuss it.
The balance of the programme will be
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1:3U-SubsOiling; Does It Pay?-J. z.
Staufer, Newton township.
DiscussiOn-P. A. Becker, Newton.
2-50-Lecture-Th Signs We Hang
Out-A1iss Josephine Harper, instructor
in mathematics, state agricultural col
lege. Manhattan.
3:SO-Evils of the Credit System-J.
A. Welsh. Burton.
General discussion
THURSDAY EVENING.
-MuSic-NeWtOn Musical union.
7.30-LeCture- Some Local Needs of
the Farmer-E. NJ. Bemfs. professor of
economic science, state agricultural col
lege.
FRIDAY MORNING.
10:OO-How to Make Good Use Of
Prosperity-J. c.. Rich, Whitewater.
Discussi iOn-NIrs. L. Wilson, Halstaad.
11:0O-How Shall the Farmers Wife
Find Time to Improve Her Mind Mrs.
Harvey Birch, Hal; cad.
Discussion-NIrs. j. Bourne, Newton
township.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
1:3O-Business meeting.
2:0O-Query box.
2:3O-Lecture: Pork. Dressed and IN
dressed-Hon- F. D. Coburn secretary
state board of agriculture.
3:30-Ciiven: Kansas Soil and Climate;
How Shall We Make Farming Pay2-
z. J. DOty, Sedgwick
Discussion-J. E. Schmidt. HaIstead.
FRIDAY EVENING
7:O0-Music-High School orchestra
7:3O-Lecture: The Education That
Best Fits for Life-A. r. Taylor, pres
ident state normal school.
Music
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
APPROPRIATION TOO SMALL
The Kansas Orphan Asylum Has
Closed its Doors.

Leavenworth, Nov 1O.-Owing toinsuf-
ncient funds with which to continue
the school at the Kansas Orphan asy-
lum, that institution has been tempor-
arily suspended.
Since il was organized in 1856 more
than 1000 orphan children have been
cared for.
During the earlier years of its exist
ence the asylum received assistance
through appropriations made by the
legislature, which, with subscriptions
from various parts of the state, main
tanned it properly. Lately the legisla-
tive appropriation has been cut down
until it reached the sum of 800 per
year. This was entirely Inadequate
and the suspension is the result
All of the asyIums charges have
been provided for in various ways.
Three of the children have been trans
ferred to the Soldiers Orphans home in
Atchison which has lately received
other than orphans of soldiers and only
three children now remain in the asy-
lum and they will be cared for by the
family left in charge of the building,
until such times as homes can be pro-
VIded for them. The building will be
kept in good condition so that it can
be reopened to the public on short no.
tice.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
STATE LIBRARIAN.
New Candidates Continue to Appear
-Ex- Congressman Davis the Latest

New Candidates Continue to Appear
-Ex- Congressman Davis the Latest
The judges of the supreme court
have not appointed a state librarian to
succeed James L. King next March
Since the publication in the Journal two
weeks ago of the fact that the judges
were considering the applications, a
number of new candidates have come
out for the place.
The opinion at the state house today
is that the contest is between f C.
Johnson. a Phillips county lawyer, and
c. A. Johnson of CowIey county, at
present a bond clerk in the office of the
state auditor.
Mrs. Annie Diggs whom Governor
Leedy turned down when she was a
candidate, through the agency of her
friends, for the position of superin-
tendent of the BelOit industrial school,
is being considered for the place. SO
is Mrs. Lizzie Sheldon of this city
Mrs. Sheldon has had considerable eX-
perience in law and has presented cases
in the supreme court. and is well in
state library. She is endorsed by a.
large number of Topeka lawyers.
among them being David Overmyer
and ex-senator John Martin.
Mrs Fannie r. Vickery of Emporia
is also a candidate for the place
George Wagner OF Topeka, deputy
commissioner of elections, is after the
place and Col. Adams of Larned and
eX-COngressman John Davis of juno
ton City have also presented their
claims.
The appointment of librarian is e1-
pected at any time as the judges have
been considering it for some weeks
Fhey desire to have the new librarian
become familiar with the duties before
Mr.. King retires.
1t was reported this afternoon that
G. A. johnson would be made librarian
and F. Q. johnson, the rival candidate
given the position of assistant. This
remains uncODfir07Rd
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
BASEBALL AFFAIRS.
Big Deal Made Between st. Louis
end PhiladeIphia.

Philadelphia Nov. 1O.-There are deals
and rumors of deals in the air today
among the mana gers and magnates of the
base ball league at the Walton hotel. The
deal between St. Louis and PHILADELPHIA
by which the latter will secure the serv-
ices of Catcher Douglass, Pitcher Dono-
hue and Shortstop Monte Cross. is be-
neved to be practically settled and will
no doubt go through. So far as can be
learned the only point on which the
owners of the two clubs differ is as to
which men the St. Louis club shall receive
for the three men mentioned. The origi-
nal proposition from the Philadelphia
club was to give the St. Louis club
Pitcher Taylor, Catcher Clements. Fielder
Dowd and Lave Cross. This proffer,
it was said was not satisfactory to St.
Louis, and although the deal may be clos
ed on this basis, there may yet be a sub
stitution of some other man for one or
the other of the Philadelphians. Regard
ing the proposition made by Washington
10 the Philadelphia club to bunch the 50
or more players under contract to the
two clubs, the Philadelphia club then to
have its pick of 20 and the Washington
club to have the remainder and then re-
ceive $50. 900 for the Philadelphia club, the
owners of the latter club emphatically de-
clare the matter has never been seriously
considered by them.
They say that by this scheme they
would be practically paying $4,000 for four
or five of the Washington players and
at the same time giving to Washington
several stars of their own, whom they do
not want to retain next season, but who
can be used to advantage with other
teams.
The deal between Philadelphia and St
Louis was consummated this afternoon
and is confirmed by the club owners.
Catcher Grady will probably be trans
ferred from St. Louis to New York.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
Ed Little,s Lecture Engagements.

E c. Little today accepted an invita-
ton to lecture at the First Christian
church in this city some time during the
winter. Mr.. Little's lecture viii be one
of the entertainments of the season >
course now being arranged by the church
March p Mr. Little viii lecture under
the auspices of the Y. NJ c. A. in Kan
sas City on The City's Thoroughfares.''
This lecture is also part of the winter
course prepared by the association. The
Franklin, Neb.. academy and the Thomas
county. Kansas. high school have also
invited Mr. Little to deliver lectures.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
SAVES RAILROAD FARE.
One of Depew's Friends Uses a Long
Distance Phone.

New York, Nov. 1O.-Chauncey NJ.
Depew, president of the New York Cen
traI & Hudson River railroad. relates
the following about the effect of the use
of the long distance telephone on trav-
cling by railroad:
I met an old business friend the 9TH
er day. who was in the habit of com
ing to New York from his distant home
two or three times q month. He told
me that he no longer does so, having
found that he is able TO carry on his
business in New York by means of the
telephone. He pays for his telephone
service less than the railroad fare
would cost. besides saving four or five
days time every month
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
TO RESTORE GRAIN TARIFF.
Railroad Men in Chicago Working to
That Effect

A restoration of the old tariffs on
grain shipments to the gulf is expected
to take place, effective December 6, as
the result of a conference of railroad
mana gers in Chicago today. The con-
ference assembled yesterday and spent
the day discussing the grain rate sit
uation. When the meeting adjourned
last night it was with the understand
ing that at today's session the meeting
would vote to restore the old rate.
The cut from IS cents on corn and q
cents on wheat to a Is cent rate was
first made by the Memphis from Kan
sas City to the Gulf. Other roads i'm
mediately followed. Some of the roads
did not publish tariffs, but took the
grain at any price, the design being
simply to get the business. BY this
method the situation has become de-
moralized and the effort to get back to
the old basis meets with the approval
of all lines.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
NO DECREASE AT SHOPS.
Santa Fe Will Continue to Have
Their General Work Done at
Topeka

Santa Fe shop men in this city need
not be at all alarmed over dispatches
which are being printed today marked
specials from Topeka stating that
the Santa Fe company has decided to
distribute the mechanical work to diff
ferent division points and thereby de-
crease the amount at the shops here
The Santa Fe officials have never con-
sidered the question of distributing the
mechanical work in any way different
to the present arrangement, and all the
general work of the company will con-
tinue to be done in Topeka.
It costs practically nothing to haul
the equipment to this city from differ
ent points on the Santa Fe proper, while
to enlarge and equip division shops
would mean a large and unnecessary
expenditure.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
O. III. B. HAS NO MONEY.
This is Not the Mystic Brotherhood
but an Insurance Society.

G. A. Lewis. attorney from Phillips
burg, called upon the superintendent of
insurance today and wanted informa ton
concerning the collection of a 1000 bene-
fciary certificate issued by the Occidental
Mutual Benefit association, F. G. York
grand secretary. located at Salina. He
said to the superintendent that he had
called upon the secretary at Salina and
the only response that he received was
that the order had no property and no
money to pay the claim, and did not even
suggest that an assessment could be made
upon their 700 or 500 policy holders in Kan
sas to meet the loss. The matter has
been referred to the attorney general
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
NEW INSURANCE RATES.
Big Eastern Companies Adopt a Diff
farant Interest Per Cent.

New York, Nov 1O.-The Times says:
The Mutual Life Insurance company or
New York announces that the company
has adopted, with other prominent NE
insurance concerns, new and Uniform
tables of premium rates, based on the
American table of mortality, at S12 per
cent interest which will go into erect
January 1. 1898, and that it intended
that reserves on policies issued at the
new rate shall be computed on the
same basis. AS the former rate was
4 per cent, this will have the erect OF
The other companies are the New
York and Equitable life insurance COM
panieS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
ONLY ONE WOMAN.
Attends the General Assembly of the
K. of L. as a Delegate

T.o,1isvi1Ie. XIV, Nov. 10-The second
davis session of the general assembly
of the knights of Labor was consumed
in wrangling over contested delega-
tiOns. Soon after the assembly was
caIIad 70 order this morning, the COM
Tnittee on credentials made its report
and it was upon this report that the
discussion came, several of the dele
gates growing rather heated IN l, lnelr
remarks It is believed the assem- bly,
will be fully organized before the day
is finished and that the annual address
of General Master Workman Sovereign
will be read.
The only woman delegate in attend
ance is Lulu F. Ford, of Rochester,
N. Y, who is a devoted worker in the
interest of organized labor.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10

Mr.. Charles Smith, in the employ of
the telegraph department of the Rock
Island railway for a number of years,
has resigned his position with the COM
pany to accept a more lucrative one with
the Colorado Midland road at Colorado
Springs. Mr. Smith worked in the tel
egraph Office at the Rock Island depot
in this city for several years. but for
the past three months has occupied the
position of dispatcher's operator at
Horton. He will work in the dispatch
ing Office of the Midland road in Colo
RADIO Springs
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
SAFETY AT THE CROSSINGS.
Santa Fe Placing 1nterlocking De
vices at Ottawa and Other Points.

A new interloclxing device is being
placed in position at the crossing of the
Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific tracks
at North Ottawa by the Santa Fe COM
pany. This is one of the safety devices
ordered by the Santa Fe company for
the principal railroad crossings along
its line. Interlocking devices have also
been ordered for the Missouri Pacific
crossing at Usage City, the M, K. &
T. crossing at Emporia Junction, and
the Santa Fe junction at Holiday, and
will be placed in position in the near fu-
ture
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
A NERvX DESPERATE.
Holds Up Two Men at Conway
Springs and Escapes.

Conway Springs, Nov. 1O-About 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon an IN
known man entered the store of A F
Mummy. at Milton, this county, and
asked for a pound of chewing tobacco
which the merchant wrapped up for
him
Then in answer to the question if
that was all, the man drew two revOI-
Vers, and, covering Mummy and D. c.
Handy, the only two occupants of the
store at the time, said:
Il want all the money you have"
The request was complied with in
stantly- Then the outlaw backed out of
the store, mounted his horse and rode
off in the direction of this place, hotIy
pursued by a posse of citizens. They
were Joined by a large party from
here, but, darkness coming on, the
desperate escaped.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
WICHITA POLICE ACCOUNT.
Present Administrator Makes Good
Financial Showing.

Wichita. Nov. 1O.-Police Commis-
sioner Geo. X. Spencer today gave out
the amount the present administration
has paid into the city treasurer during
the time it has been in power. In Feb
ruary they paid in $500 after getting
things started in running order; S400
in March: $500 in April: $3.50 in May;
S700 in June; $500 in July; $500 in Au
gust. and S4O0 in September. making a
total of $3.50 which has been paid in
during the administration. This eX-
ceeds the amount by considerable turn
ed in under the Lewelling or Morrill, ad
ministration for similar time.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
LIKE FRONTIER DAYS.
Mounted Men Ride Through Cofey-
vile Streets Shooting and
CursiuC.

The Coffeyville Journal says: Chas-
Huffman and a friend created a scene
of terror in CoffeyVilIe Saturday at
midnight.
The men mounted their horses and
rode wildly through the streets shoot
ing and cursing all the time. They rode
on the sidewalks and broke out window
glasses.
Mac Loving and VIM. Kline attempt
ed to arrest the men, but they escaped
their horses One OF the animals
was badly hurt by running into q barb
home.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-10
CYCLE PAPERS COMBINE.
Bearings, Cycling Life and Referee to
Appear as the ''Cycle Age"

Chicago, Nov. 10.-The three Chicago
cycling papers, Bearings. The Cycling
Life and The Referee have been con-
sOlidated- A stock company has been
organized and the first issue of the new
publication under the name of The
Cycle Age will appear November IS
been making much money recently. on
account of the unwillingness of cycling
firms to place their advertisements in
all three publications, the subscription
lists of which covered practically the
same territory and a consolidation plan
was finally agreed upon.