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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
OUR POLICE BOARD.
All Schemers Working in the Dark
for Leedy Will Not Now Appoint

The Topeka board of police commits
sioners have not followed the example
of the boards in Wichita and Fort
Scott who rendered Governor Leedy
their designations.
President Rodgers is not in the city
today but he has had no cOmmunfca-
ton whatever with Governor Leedy or
the office.
DR.. F. S. McCabe, the other Republi-
can member of the board is in Emporia
and will not be home for a month and
by that time his PopuliSt successor will
have been appointed. The friends of
the commissioners here say that they
have heard no intimatiOn that the res
ignations would be presented to the
governor, but will await the pleasure of
the chief executive
The third member of the board, c. K.
Holiday, Jr., will not resign. The
strongest endorsements it is possible to
secure have been sent to Governor
Leedy in his behalf including. those of
Sheriff kepley and David Overmyer.
A delegation from Topeka headed by
Col +. J. Close is to wait upon Cover
nor Leedy this evening to urge that the
Populists be given two places on the
board This arrangement would leave
the silver Republicans out and would
result in making a board of two Popu-
lists and one Democrat.
As the slate stands now the Topeka
police board will be made up as follows:
Wilson Keith of the Fifth ward, Sill
yer Republican.
S. F. Stevens of the First ward, Pop
ulist.
Charles K. Holiday. Second ward
Governor Leedy said today that he
will not name the police commissioners
for some time. He intends to get the
other appointments out OF the way first
and it is not probable that any city in
Kansas will have a new police board
before February 1. He has great OPP
pOrtunity to enforce the law in Topeka
or to turn 10000 people against him,
h fr1,. 1,0 r,7x
not more than 1000 people in Topeka
mostly in the criminal classes, who are
not in favor of the enforcement of all
laws.
A delegation from Wichita with ex-
Governor Lewelling called on Governor
Leedy this morning to consult about
the situation in that city. Governor
Leedy did not indicate what would be
done, but told the gentlemen that he
was not ready to make any appoint
mentS.
The president of the Leavenworth po-
lice board has written to Governor
Leedy that his resignation is ready as
soon as successor is found, but there
have been no other formal communica-
tons with the LeavenwOrth board
Governor Leedy has not heard from
the Atchison board nor from the COM
missioners in Kansas City.
The Following dispatches indicate the
disposition of the boards in Wichita and
Fort Scott:
Wichita, Kan, jan l4--1he present
Republican police commissioners have
sent in their designations to Governor
Leedy to be effective February l. The
fight for places on the commission is on
and it is believed that a change will be
made very soon.
Fort Scott, Kan, Jan. III. J. Stew
art, president. and F. a. Lyons, secre-
tary of the board of police commission
ers of this city, both Republicans, have
rendered their designations to Governor
aadv IN he accented and take effect at
his pleasure. w. d. Lowery, Demo-
GRAFT did not resign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
SEND NO MORE.
Not Another Pauper or Crimi-
nal Child
Shall Be Sent to Kansas by New
York City.
IF MIR. FORNEY'S BILL
introduced in the Senate Be-
comes a Law.
IF MIR. FORNEY'S BILL
New York ReviIes Us and Ships
Us Her OffscOurings.

One of the bills introduced in the senate
by Senator Forney, Populist, of Sumner
county, is to prevent corporations or So
cieties from sending homeless children in
to this state. penalty is provided for
in the event of the violation of the act,
and the-bill also contains a provision for
imposing a fine on any railroad conductor
who shall carry into the state the
train of which he is in charge, pauper
children not accompanied by either par
emf or guardian.
This bill was drawn up by Senator For
ney some time ago. and shows that the
recent shipments of waits from the cities
Of the east has aroused considerable pub
lie sentiment throughout the state. As
another Illustration of this may be cited
the applause which interrupted the read
ing OF the governors message in the sem
ate when that part referring to homeless
children was reached.
sage of the bill He believes that public
sentiment in the state is entirely at var
lance with such actions on the part of
the humane" societies of the east as il
undoubtedly is, and looks for no opposl-
ton whatever. In reference to the bill
Tt is a disgrace to the states from
which these children are shipped to have
recognition on the part of the state of its
inability to take care of its own inhabi-
tants, and is not in accordance with any
known ideas of humanity.
Humanity does not consist of loading
children of one state on a train and send
ing them to another to be looked after
and cared for by people on whom they
nave no claims, Whatever HumaneneSS
is to Keep them at home and care for
them properly The societies of the east
that ship pauper children to Kansas, or
any other western state, have right to
the title humane
Il believer in prenatal influences,
and it is an acknowledged fact that the
majority of waits shipped from the east
ern cities come from the criminal classes
and are gathered together in the slums.
1 do not say that all of the children found
in the slums of New York or any of the
other large cities are predestined for
criminal life cannot be influenced by
circumstances, but l do say that the ma
jOrity of these children have criminality
stamped upon them at birth and will
sooner later show their inheritance.
I'VE have enough to do in Kansas car
ing for criminals of our own state, with
out having children shipped here from
the east who in time will increase their
numbers. Had we use for children here
it would be an excuse for the action of
the eastern societies, but children are a
crop which never fails in this state, and
we consequently have not.
Even admitting the fact that many OF
these waits are not of the criminal class.
have our own orphan and pauper
children to care for without taking it up
on ourselves to perform the duties in this
regard of other states.
Il believe that the bill is no more than
just, and shall make every effort if
necessary to secure its passage"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14

President NJ. E. Stone who could hard
ly speak for the shots that were fired
at him, introduced as the POSTMASTER
who was immensely humorous at the
expense of Lyman J. Gage and others
connected with the Worlds fair, and
who had been boasting ever since of
how they made Chicago great.
Finally he got around to Mr.. White.
who was the speaker of the evening.
He said Mr.. White was a cheap news
paper writer and the editor of a paper
in q nasty Kansas town. He said the
club had got him here to look him over,
and if they liked him they meant to
keep him.
Mr.. White seemed to be put perfectly
at ease by this frank Introduction, and
started right in on humorous
harangue full of brilliant hits and in
keeping with the occasion He de-
scribed the elation he felt when he got
the invitation and how he acted. He
rummaged all through his newspaper
repertoire for stories and sat up nights
devising extravagant compliments for
Chicago. Then he brushed them all
aside, saying to himself:
Il am not going to address the Wich-
tia board of trade
After Mr.. White had finished his ad
dress several others of the company
who were not speechless from yelling
made brief remarks, and then the din
ner'' was declared over and the COM
pany separated, with the belief that
they had had a high old time and no
mistake
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14

That before granting such a license
the executive council shall require
bond in the sum of So, 900, and that any
persons convicted of violating the pro-
visions of this act shall be fined not
less than $50 or more than $500 for first
offense, or for any subsequent offense
not less than $500 or more than 81 600
That any person or persons that shall
prevent full and free competition in the
sale of live stock, or which provides for
II aids or encoura ges the buying or sell
ing of stock at a higher rate of COM
misoisn than the party or firm so in
huenced would prefer to buy or sell said
stock at,
The rates of commission fixed in the
bill are as follows, SO per car for sing
lie deck car loads of sheep or more than
IS per car for double deck car loads of
same Not more than Csc per head or Sc
per car for cattle; nor more than $5 per
single deck car nor more than 50 per
double deck car of veal calves; nor
more than % cents per head for cattle
and 10 cents per head for calves and 5
cents per head for sheep in less than
car load lots, not to exceed Sc per car
load.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
THE SEN ATE
Senator Householder Wants Pay
Withheld for Days Legislature
Isn't WORKING.

Senator Moses Householder proposes
to inaugurate a change along the lines
of economy in the matter of cOmpen-
sation for the members Officers and
employees of the senate. At this morn
ing's session of the senate he intro
duced a resolution providing that no
member, officer or employee should re-
ceive payment for time when absent
from the capitol. The following is the
resolution as introduced:
Whereas, 1t has been the custom of
the legislature of Kansas since 1867 to
allow its members, officers and en-
ployes pay for every day from the con-
Vening of the legislature to the day of
adjournment, without any regard to the
number of days labor performed; and.
Whereas, This custom is contrary to
the letter and spirit of the constitution
of the state of Kansas and an improper
example to be set by@its law makers to
it's officers and employees; therefore be it
Resolved, BY the senate, the house
concurring therein, that no money be
paid to any member of the Legislature,
officer or employee thereof, for time
when absent from the capitol, either
with or without leave, or for the Sab
bath day.
the rules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
MAXIMUM FREIGHT RATE.
The Administration Bill introduced
in the Senate This Morning.

The maximum freight rate bill rec
commended in Governor LeedyS mes
sage was introduced in the senate this
morning by Senator Moses House
holder.
This is the bill first introduced in the
legislature of 1893 and afterwards in the
legislature of of 1895. In both legis-
latures it was passed by the senate but
turned down by the house.
The bill provides for three railroad
commissioners, the state TO be divided
into three districts and one commits
Sioner elected from each.
1t fixes a maximum freight rate per
mile. with reasonable advantage for in
creased distance, on all commodities be-
tween points in Kansas. The rates
decided upon give in general 5 per cent
more TO the railroads than the bill now
in force in Iowa.
The bill also provides for the perma-
nency of freight classifications. taking
as the basis the classification of freight
now recognized by the western rail
roads.
These are the material points in the
bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
10000 GONE.
The Plague Has Now Almost Depop-
ulated the Indian Capital

Bombay, JAN Lover half the pOpu-
Iation of this city, estimated to amount
to about 900, 900 has fed from the plague
The courts are deserted and the judges
and officials have gone to healthier eli
mates. Clerks and others whose voca-
lions call them to the city daily, re-
moved to suburban stations. where the
people are mostly living in matched
huts.It is estimated that 100000 persons
are encamped at Andheria from whence
they soon will be forced to migrate ow-
ing to the lack of water and sanitat ton,
Threatening to breed cholera
The nights are made hideouS by mel
ancholy dirges. Often difficulty is ex-
perienced in burying the dead, friends
and relatives refusing to carry the
corpses In some instances, women have
assisted in carrying-A large number of
plague corpses at the Tower of Silence.
the Parsee burial place, have been
eaten by the vultures inha biting it.
Corpses have been found in the streets.
The officials returns show that up to
last evening there were 1894 cases Of
Bubonic plague and 1855 deaths from
that disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
TO STOP MILLS.
All the Manufacturer in New
England
Will Curtail Their Production
At Once. :
THE GENERAL MARKET
Is So Bad That the Wheels That
Started Up
Immediately After Election are
Making Too Many Goods.

Boston, Jan. 1.-THE movement be-
gan some time ago to curtail produc-
ton in New England, has become act
i've and steps are being taken to sound
the principal manufacturers on the
question.
The promoters of the plan represent
several mills in Fall River, and NJ. c.
D. Borden of New York, the largest
owner of mills in that city. has already
been consulted. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Borden favors a reduction in run
ming time to about AZ hours a week
providing the action is general The
principal objection to the movement
comes from business men and some
manufacturers, who say a 40 hour
week schedule would not be sufficient
help to the general market to warrant
it's adoption.
In view of these conditions, it is be-
lieved no general agreement for a 40
hour schedule will be signed in Fall
River until other New England manu-
featuring centers are heard from A
committee has been appointed in that
city to visit Rhode Island, Lowell and
Manchester mills to obtain their views
It is understood that several large cor
porations in these places favor the re-
ductiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
THE sroCKYARDs BILL
Is introduced by Senator L. P King
This Morning.

The stock yards bill. whose provisions
license live stock commission compa-
mics and corporations, places such COM
panies wholly under the direction of
the executive council, cuts commissions
exactly in two and places the price OF
feed at a profit not to exceed 100 per
cent, was introduced in the senate this
morning by Senator L. P. King of Cow
lev county: Senator King first intro
duced this bill in the senate of 1893. and
it was passed by that body
This bill strikes a blow at the COM
mission merchants of Kansas City, and
was drawn up to fit the conditions at
that point. The bill provides that no
person, company or corporation shall
buy, or sell live stock for another for
commission or hire without first having
procured a license from the executive
council of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
pocketbook Lost and Found.

Early this morning Mrs. S. lyman of
AIS jackson street, found a pocketbook
in the alley back of the old court house
1t was an old fashinoed affair with
many papers in it. She turned it over
to the police officials. From papers
found in the pocketbook it was found
that it belonged to A. p. Collins.
prominent farmer of Solomon City. Mr..
Collins said: Yes 1 missed my pock-
etbook as I got ready for bed. It must
have been stolen from me, but 1 don't
remember anything about it.Last night
/ was at the National and ThroOp no
tells 1t contained a Masonic badge, a
Phi Delta Theta fraternity pin and sew
eral papers,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
sTERNE SAYS NOT BURTON.
Shawnee's Senator Doesn't Think
Burton Will be Endorsed.

Senator Sterne said today: 'Tt is
practically settled that the honor of
senatorial nomination will be given to
some man that has not been an active
aspirant.
Mr.. ingalls,, although confident that
a large majority of the Republicans
favor his selection, is willing to with
draw in the interest of harmony in the
party. Mr.. Burton has been request
ed to emulate the generous example
set by Mr.. Ingalls,, and will probably
do so. A large majority of the mem
berS have determined that party sue
cess is of more Importance than the
qualification of the ambition of any in
dividual, and have determined to do
that which will meet the approval of
those who elected them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
DRIVES OUT CAPITAL.
Senator Forney Wants Law Fixed so
as Not to Scare Eastern Capital

The bill introduced in the senate this
morning by Senator Forney,i in reference
to taxation and assessment is import
ant The bill provides for the repeal of
the present law fixing the assessment of
property at One-third it's valuation, and
makes the assessment at full valuation,
with the tax reduced accordingly the
hill also provides for the creation of the
office of county assessor, and places
township trustees under his control.
In reference to this bill Senator For
new said: In my opinion this is as i'm
portant as any bill that will be intro
duced at this session of the legislature.
When eastern capitalists inspect our
tax receipts, they see high rate of
taxation. and Immediately come TO the
conclusion that we are in poor financial
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
GOV. LERpY ON COAL.
Makes a Recommendation to the Sen.
ate About Penitentiary Coal

makes accommodation to the Sen
ate About Penitentiary Coal
Governor Leedy this morning sent
the following communication to the
senate:
To the Legislature:
Through some inadvertance. one of
the recommendations that I desire to
make in my message has been left out
and desire at this time to call your
attention to il. Under the present law
the coal at the penitentiary is used
first to supply the various state institu-
tionS, and the remainder is sold to a
contraC or for the highest price that is
bid 1 believe that it would be wise
to make provision in the law whereby
school districts, towns, cities and coun-
ties might have the option to purchase
coal of the state at the contract price
in car load lots, for public use If the
contractor bid a high price the money
received from purchasers for public use
would go into the state treasury and
if the contractor bid a low price the
various counties, cities and school dis
tricts would get the coal cheap; in
either case the public would get the
benefit instead of the contractor be-
lieve that they would take enough coal
in this way from the state mines to
largely reduce the amount that the con-
tractor would receive, and, instead of
the profit going to private parties it
would be saved to the public, whether
the price was high or low.
In my original message the Kansas
City Stock Yards company was re-
ferred to as the Kansas Live Stock
Commission company. This was a
mistake. The paragraph refers to the
Kansas City Stock Yards company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
STATE PRINTER FIGHT.
After All the Main Interest Centers
in the "Spoils."

The caucus of the Populists. silver
Republicans and Democrats for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for
state printer. will be held in the senate
chamber this evening at O'Clock The
situation today has not materially
changed from yesterday as given in
the Journal.
The friends of the three leading can
didates, w L. Brown of Kingman, J. S.
Parks of Beloit, and Lyman Naugie, all
claim that it is simply a matter of a
few ballots till their man is declared
the caucus nominee. 1t is probable
that the caucus will be a long one, and
may not be able to nominate tonight
In the article of yesterday Mr.. Parks
was stated to live in Republic county
His residence should have been given
as Mitchell county.
Iceland Herring. Thorson. 500 w. Sixth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
w1LLcocKsoN TO RESIGN.
To Give Up His Position on State
Board of Charities April 1.

The term of K. E. Wilcockson as a
member of the state board of charities
expires one year from next April, but he
will not attempt to hold the office long
err than April 1, 1897, when he will re-
sign.
The present indications are that the
five Republican members of the board
will step out of office at that time and
leave Governor Leedy free to name the
new board and Immediately place them
in charge of the work.
The Legislature will undoubtedly place
the penal and charitable institutions
under the supervision of different
boards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
TO RECALL WEYLER.
Will be Replaced by Gen. CALICO
Honors for Senor DeLome.

New York, Jan. IA special from
Washington to the World says that in
pursuance of the agreement between
Secretary Olney End Premier Canovas
for the settlement of the Cuban trouble
CAPTAIN General Weyler is to be re-
called and replaced by General Emilio
CaIleja before March l.
senior DeLome will receive the high
est honors his government can beStow
in recognition of his services in the
settlement He will be decorated by
the queen regent with the most exalted
order in Spain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
DETROTT FIRM FAILS.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 1.-THE old eS-
tablished firm of H. S. Robinson & Co.
boot and shoe manufacturers, filed
three chattel mortgages today, secur-
ing creditors for liabilities aggregatinS
$138, 1865. The first mortgage secures 10
cal banks in the sum of $4,000, the
second secures the United States Rub
Der company for 1913, go, and the third
a large number of manufacturers,
eral business depression is said to be
responsible for the trouble. The as
sets are hardly sufficient to cover more
than the first and second mortgages
Washington, Jan. 14-Nr Cofrin. the
acting comptroller of the currency,
has received a telegram stating that
the Merchants National bank at Oca-
la, Fla, suspended today by reason Of
the board of directors. The bank has
a capital of 100000 and at the date Of
its last report it owed other banks So
600. Its individual deposits amounted
to sos, 900 and its payable bills S3S.GG0.
Bank Examiner Shubrfck has been
placed in charge. 1t is stated that the
bank has not been well managed for
some time.
A DIVIDEND PASSED
New York, Jan. IA director of the
Toledo & Central says that the passing
of the dividend was on account of the
losses in net earnings due to the de-
moralization of the bituninous coal
trade for the five months ending No
Vember 80 losses in net earnings on this
account amounting to s11S,o0O. The
road at present. the director says, is
barely making its fixed charges.
NEW YORK DRY GOODS FAILURE
New York, Jan. 1.-THE sheriff today
took charge of the stock of David
O'Grady, retail dry goods dealer. LA
bilities $40. 900; assets, $50
MINNEAPOLIS BANK.
Washington. Jan. 1.-THE cOmptrOI-
Ter of the currency has appointed ]. B.
Atwater of Minneapolis receiver of the
Columbia National bank of Minneapo-
lis.
Cleveland, O., Jan. 14.-RObert Lind
muller. a wholesale tobacco dealer do
ing business at Il South Water street.
assigned today to George J. Bowden-
Assets are placed at S25, 900 and habili-
ties at 10000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
MADDEN WAITING
For the State Printer Fight to End
Before Action in Senatorial.

John Madden of Emporia was on the
floor of the house today looking after
his senatorial campaign to succeed Sen
ator PETER. He said:
THE senatorial fight is now small
matter compared with the state printer
fight This is the all absorbing ques-
ton now and there will probably be
but little done with reference to the
senatorship until the printer is select
ed
Mr. Madden has a room at the Dutton
but has not established any headquart-
erS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-14
Charged With PLAYING Poker.

Last night at S:45 o'clock a gaming
table in a room on Kansas avenue Just
north of Crane street was raided and
five men arrested. F. Clark, who gave
his occupation as that's of a cabinet
maker and his age q years, was charg-
ed with keeping the place, while Bob
Nightingale, SO years, John Stenman, 19
years, James Smith. &c years. and Geo.
Matner, 26 years, were arrested on the
charge of being inmates of the gam5-
ling house. The charge of gambling is
against them. as Patrolmen McElrOy
and Ewing assert they caught them in
arraigned this afternoon in police court.