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board each represented should be spread
on the Auditors record. but the Auditor
finally determined to decide the matter
for himself
Auditor Broderck recognizes that he
must accept one tax levy or the other and
will render his deci ion some TINS to-day.
He apprehends that the case will go to
the court at once on a proceeding to COM
pei him TO insert the tax levy which he
may reject. While the Auditor has yet
nine:eeu days to enter the tax in the
books and turn over the roll to the Tax
Collector, there is no time to be wasted,
as the argument in court may consume
several days time and the court may de-
sire to deliberate after the argument Is in.
The Auditor gives no intimation rs 10
which levy will receive the distinction OF
enrolment. From what was said yester-
day actual entries will not be made on
the roll until the question is settle in the
court. On this point the Auditor said:
Il will make up my mind what to do
some time tonight or tomorrow morning.
When | reach decision | shall give all
the parties concerned ample notice. 1t is
my desire to have this question definitely
Seltiot So tudL Tie FdIIully VI tne TAX levy
will not be in doubt. The books on my
desk contain authorities on the point in
question which were presented o me to-
day by Mr.. Baggett. No, have not re-
ceived any advice from City and County
Attorney Creswell. He is not expected
10 give an opinion unless directed TO do so
by the Board of Supervisors.
In regard to demands on the treasury
for sums less than 500, which do not re-
quire the signature OF the Mayor, the
Auditor said: Il have not received any
demands from the new board. There is
quite lot OF demands here passed by the
old board on August ?. l have asked the
Mayor 10 send me all that exceed the sum
of 500 each, so l may not exceed the one
twelfth limit in the aggregate of approval.
These demands were passed before the
decision ousting the board was rendered. I"
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COMBINE OF III PRODUCERS.
ORGANIZE With q View to Restricting
the Output and Increasing
the Price.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 2l.-At a
secret conference of the oil-prod ucers OF
this locality to-day measures were adopted
which promise to give substantial relief to
the situation produced within the past
few months by overproduction, or rather
the lack of facilities for marketing the
surplus oil produced.
Owing to this overproduc, ion the price
of fuel oil has gradually declined until 1t
had been selling for so cents barrel. 1t
ia claimed by the produ ucers, who number
ABOUT 150 that there is no money In OIL
when il must be sold at less than 81 a
barrel.
There are about 500 wells operated in
Los Angeles City and IT'S immediate vi
cinity Their total capacity when IN tuIl
blast is about $500 barrels n dav. The
local consumption is only about 5000 bar
rels. Despite the low pr. ces brought about
by com petition among the rodu the
surplus OF late had teen greatly increas-
ing, and 1t exceeded 100000 barrels when
the proposition 10 shut down the wells was
first put into execution.
For about a week committee Of three,
consisting of Walter L. Young, Thomas
O'Donnell and w. A. Lamb, has been
working among the producers to secure
CO. operation to the end that production
may be kept within the limits OF con-
sumption. Here tofore it has been impos-
sible to secure unanimity OF action. This
has now apparently been achieved, and
with few exceptions all the wells have
been shut down They will probably re-
main so until the 1st of October.
BY that time it is expected that the
20 600 barrels that nov constitute the sur
plus Will be worked off. Oil is now selling
1or 81 Barre.
At the conference to-day an organ;zl-
tion was effected, in which it is hoDed to
include every producer. Sven OF the
most prominent aud influential we'll
owners-J. A. Graves, q. Baruch, A. a.
Hubbard, w. ?. Book. l.. q. Parker, JO-
seph Maier and Thomas y. ODonnell-
were elected directors of the new organi-
zation, with full power to control the out
put OF all the wells owned by The mem bers
of the combination. Rules and bylaws
were drawn up, and during the next five
days every oi!-prOducer W ii be asked TO
subscribe to the same and join the organi-
ZallOn.
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Depnrtmr~ IF the Ilbion.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 21.-One
hundred mem bers of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association journeyed to
San Pedro to-day TO see the steamer AL
bion off on her initial trip to Mexican
ports. She carried seventy tons of freight,
consigned by local merchants to various
points along the Mexican coast. The
shipments incInde various kInds of furni-
ture, groceries wagon material and lum-
Der, both rough and finished. On the
next "trip of the Albion several Lo. An
geles merchants expect to go to Mexico 10
look into trade conditions, though this
depends entirely upOn the reports
brought back TO each firm by its agents.
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Stan ford,> tracts CnDtain.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Sept.
21.-At last nights meeting o the athletic
board Charles Fickert '98, the well-known
and popular football player, was elected
track manager. The regular election of
track manager does not occur until some
time in October, Dut as Brown is not in
the university, having graduated last
year, the track men, who are now do ng
Ia training, foun the track in wretched
condition with no one t, look after it. At
a conference of the leading trackmen it
was decided o elect Fickert to fill The
vacancy.
Fickert has played guard on the varsity
football eleven Tor the past three years.
He Is also the best hammer-thrower in
the university. Last year he held the
much coveted position of pres!den! of the
iunlOr class
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Races at the San Jo,e Fair.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 2l.-The direct
ors OF the Agricultural Society have ar
ranged fine program me of rIces for fair
week, commencing October 4. There will
be two running ana two trotting race
each day, besides a mum Der of specials
The pursn for each running event will be
$3.50. A $500 purse has been offered in the
2:12 pace. The last three forenoons OF the
week will be given over to coursing. Good
pr.zes will be offered and many of the
best dogs in the State will be entered
The entries for the horseraces are larger
than ever before.
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B. sheldon; Sacramento City, Central, J. B.
City E A. Winning: shasta City, Il. Wal
ter; Shasta Retreat, E II. Mckay; Williams,
H. ". Baker; Yreka, r. Z. Wenke; Yuoa CITY,
j. W. Buxton; Folsom state Prison, John
Chisholm, moral instructor.
Swedish district A. J. Gustafson, presiding
elder; Escondido, A. NJ. Nordhal; kingsbury,
\. G. Nelson; Los Angeles, Z. A. Anderson;
Fresno, S. Dahlgren; Redwood City and San
Jose, O.V Bealstrom; Sacramento and circuit,
A. J. Gustafson; San Francisco, j. R. Andrews.
X S. Cantine and Ed McCreary were trans
ferred 10 other conferences.
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to leave the board became known a goodIy
number of candidates for the position
have cropped up. The most prominent
are: Stewart Menzies Democrat; Col
onel J. {. O'Connor. Democrat; Charles
A. Laumeister. Republican; Joseph
Nouge, Democrat; Z. ?. E. Troy,
Democrat, and several others. From all
accounts 1t is believed that Menzies is the
fav )rite with Mayor Phelan, whom all
concede has the power of naming the man
to fill the vacancy. Governor Budd may
advise or express preference, but moth
ing more.
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660600 TOTO q
O'DONNELL AFTER THE EDUCATORS.
A Complaint Will Probably Be Filed Against Them
To-Dav.

The case will known C. c. ODonnel the Board
Education crisis The the complainant
A. Stephens, with Attorney Baggett for COUNSEL will file the COM
plant this morning.
1.-THE of the complaint Dr. ODonnel last
that the board has ovedaWn the accounts
months behind and the disregard for the Cali
which that the board shall change the text
and again. the building and work which
have bid should have
The against the Board Education much
stronger that the Supervisors don't how
accomplish end in viewthat give people Of San
Francisco good board and that will the
people for its financial gain"
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NEW TO-DAY.

women's delicate and intricate organism is
subject can only be safely prescribed for by
an educated, experienced physician. DR..
r. v. Pierce chief consulting physician of
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
Buffalo, N. Y, has given lifetime to this
study No physician living has wider
practical experience or greater eminence
as a specialist in women's diseases. His
"Favorite Prescription " is the most per
feet cure for these troubles ever invented.
1t is the only remedy which reaches and
removes the internal source of the difficulty
in the true, natural and scientific way.
Any woman consulting DR.. Pierce, either
personally or by letter, will receive, free of
charge, the professional advice of skilled
specialist. No mere nurse however excel
lent she may be as a nurse, has the knowl-
edge or skill to prescribe remedies for COM
plicated diseases, and no sensible woman
will risk her life with so unsafe guide.
Women will find the most valuable knowledge
about their own physical being in DR.. Pierce's
1908 page free book, The Peoples Common
Sense Medical Adviser" It will be sent, paper
bound absolutely free. receipt of 81 one-ccnt
stamps, to pay the cost of mailing only. Ad-
dress Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, N. Y. If a French cloth-bound, en-
bossed binding is desired send 10 cents extra
Uhirty-one cents in ALL, to pay the extra cost
of this more handsome and substantial binding.
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Decide to Eebnfta al Ono,.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 2L-The direc-
tors of the Stockton Agricultural Works,
the plant destroyed by fire yesterday,
have decided to rebuild at once, and will
have complete plant. The foundry, one
of the best in the interior, and the pat
terms were saved, and large mandatory
sill go up on the site of the old one.
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20. AnneLe,, Hot NnrN.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 2L-For the
past three days unusual y warm and OPP
pressive weather, caused by hot winds
from the desert. has been experienced in
this city. The emperature at o'clock
this morning was 20 degrees, the maxi
mum temperature for the day being 81
1IpyraPS
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.Lrr.minh r. Rirn. Dsnd

SAN JOSE, CAL. .pt. 21.-Jeremiah B.
Brge, well-known orchardist, died at
his home in this city to-day. He was a
native OF New York, aged 69 years.
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IIARIIITTES.

Losses adjusted and uopaid ....)
Losses In process OF adius, ment or
in suspense.
Losses resisted, including ex
penseS.... ...........,........
Gross prem iums on fire risks run !
nIng one year or less, reinsur-
ance 20 per cent. t............
Gross premiums on fire risks run
more than one year, reinsurance
DIO Edld.
Gross premiums on marine and /
inland navigation risks, reinsur-
ance 100 per cent. t..............
Gross premiums on marine time
risks. reinsurance so per cent :.
Liability under Life department. >.
Cash dividends remaining unpaid.
All o.her demands against thu
company ...............-....
Il
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LAVE YOU EVER ADMIRED A GRAND
i 1 thoroughbred horse? Or any very par
ticularly fine animal Ii so, how much more
admirable is grand and perfect man! see
the straight carriage, the strong limbs, the
confidence in his own powers the vim and the
v1gor that are evidenced in every step that he
takes. In word the very manliness Of him.
Is 1t not grand? Yesl Perfect manhood is
thing to be admired. But how seldom it is
seen! Half the people you meet are puny.
They tremble and sh axe; they look worn out
and weak; they are nervous and can scarcely
cross the street. What causes all this? Drains
on the system. Thev cannot sleep at n well.
They wake tired They have clammy sweatS.
They are respondent You co the an
injustice If you say that this state is due 10
early follies alone. 1t is not, though some of
1t is. Overwork brings it on, too, So do other
things. There is one thing alone in this
world that will cure it though. and that is
HUDYAN. 1t has made more weak men strong
again than you can nave any dea of. Are
you interested? ? Write and get free circulars
ana tes iimonials telling you all of its merits
No case IS too bad. Cures often in less than
week. But it cures in every instance Get the
doctors advice. 1t is free. Become d man
again. Other people laugh a. your ruuiness
Get The b ood coursing with lifel'ke force
through your veins again. HUDYAN Will re-
store the fire and the vim of youth. 1t has
done more for men on This slope than you can
ever dream of This is your day. Call aud
consult the doctors free.
Circulars and Testimonials Free.
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OF
the employ of the Speaking
single Of The
aboard He
like beings
AS engineer have been hours
Street Philadelphia and
dyspepsia and digestion The thing
when feel the of of anything
take their place"
ssnowr
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IIABILITIEs

Losses Adjusted and Unpaid. ...........
Losses i'll process of Adjustment or in
Losses Resisted. including expenses. ...
Gross Premiums on Fire Risks running
one year or less. +4.50l .104 02; re-
insurance 80 per cent.
more than one year. t5 037 ,525 II; le-
insurance pro rata. Observation-Disclosures.
Comm ssions and Brokerage due and to
become due.........,............
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STATE I'M ENT
Or THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
..
SVEA FIRE ANDLIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY

OF GOTHEN BURG, SWEDEN, ON THE
" 3lst day OF Decem ber,S "a n. 1896, and for .
.-ear ending OH tina day, made to the Insurance
Commissioner or the state OF CAifor ia, pur uant
the provisions OF sections 6l0 and Gil of the
Political Code conde ensed as per blank furnished
by the Commissioned
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Losses in process of Adjustment or
in suspense .......... .............
Gross premiums on Fire Risks !
running one wear or less; rein |
suranCe 50per cent. ..............
Gross premiums on Fire Risks
running more than one year, re-
insurance pro alta.
Liability under Life department.
Cash dividends rem aiming unpaid ..
All o:her demands against the Com
phuy .....-.......,.... ..............
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Total liabilities. .
INC ME.

Net Cash actually received for Fire
PremiumS.......
Net Cash actual y received for Ma
rine Premiums ...........
Received for interest and dividends
on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from
all other sources.
Income from Life and Accident
branch es, and from all other
Total Income. ..
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Total Liabilities. ........................

EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses Gin
Guiding t542, ,531 3d. losses of previous
years.; oe2 o32 90
pplViiuendS pyi 70 Stockholders. 3500J0 90
BIZ ,BIr1okserage 955450 55
charges for officers. clerks etc....... 431 O59 40
Pad for State, National and Local Taxes 105156 %
All other payments ana expenditures. 561 .209 IS
Total Expenditures s5,4851O1 20
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CAPITAL.
ASSETS.

Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in
CaSh .......' ......-.-..-.....-
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s6.ISs l3l 81
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LIABILITIES.

Total Assets. ........... ....."...
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
LIGHT COMPANY'S MISHAP.
Hundreds of Electric Light Globes
Fall to the Street

This morning as the Edison company
employees We're erecting their exhibit
over Eighth street at Van Buren a
wire broke letting the large frame on
which were hundreds of incandescent
electric light globes.
The large square in which the lights
were arranged in the form of a huge
raised nearly in position over Eighth
street when the break occurred and it
crashed to the street below, falling on
a buggy which was passing underneath
The framework was broken somewhat
by the fall and the buggy was dam
aged but no one was hurt. Strange
as it was not a single incandescent
globe was broken by the fall, although
there were over 400 on it. The display
was taken to the shop for repair and it
will be put in place this evening or to-
morrow morning.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
"MALICE TOWARD NONE"

An erlvious contemporary goes out of its
way to misrepresent this paper before
the good people of this city and perverts
an editorial in the Journal of Saturday
and tries to turn it to an evil purpose.
The mean paragraph thrust before its
Sunday readers said: 1.-The Journal de-
sires to suggest that the Scriptura1 motto
Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men be
placed on every saloon that may be open
ed on Kansas avenue
The Journal article spoke for itself and
was written on broad lines pointing out
the festival as an era of good fellowship
between the people of Kansas and To-
peka; a week of cheerfulness, gaiety,
real fun and wholesome enjoyment; large
heartedness; a period for the upbuilding
of a generous character, free from malice
and back biting. The Journal means
this. To pervert the article and try to
make it mean that good fellowship and
good time can only be had by the pres
ence of saloons and joints is contempti-
BILE. The Journal has use for sa-
looms and joints at any time, or at any
place, and has never advocated them for
this week or any other week. They don't
belong to good comradeship and whole
some character building in Topeka-un-
less the jealous contemporary quoted
above insists on so associating them
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
CUT IN CRAP GAME.
Albert Henderson Nearly KILL
ed by Will Bagsbee.

VIII Bagsbee was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Constable Lucas charged with
assault with intent to kill. Saturday
night a party of colored people congre-
gated at the home of Albert Henderson
on Railroad street, North Topeka, and a
crap game was started. Quite a neat
sum of money was on the table and Hen
derson claimed he hctd won it. Bagstee
denied this and a fight ensued.
Bagsbee drew a knife and in the scrim-
mage he cut Hendersn across the abdo-
men, infiicting a deep and serious wound.
Bagsbee fed at once and when the doc
tor arrived Henderson was lying on the
floor in pool of his own blood and with
the intestines literally hanging out. Hen
derson was removed to the Salvation
Army hospital, where the wound was
dressed. 1t is thought he may recover.
Bagsbee was found yesterday afternoon
several miles in the country and was
brought to town and turned over to the
state,
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
CROWDS COMING.
People Began Pouring into Topeka
by Thousands Today.

The crowd which will reach in num-
Der far into thousands by Wednesday
morning in attendance on Topeka's s
Second Annual Fail Festival commenc-
ed to come into the city last night.
The arrivals last night and this morn
ing were made up largely of militia
companies, musical organizations and
companies of fremen. On the Santa
Fe train from the west early this morn
ing Is companies of militia, several
bands and fire companies arrived, and
a special Rock Island train from Cald-
well this morning brought five compa
MES of militia and two bands.
The two Santa Fe morning trains ar
rive within an hours time of each 9TH
er, and the depot presented an anima-
ted appearance from the time the first
train arrived until after the arrival of
the second. The first carried the ma
jority of the militia and had several
extra coaches attached, but even with
the extra equipment space was at
premium. Guns were stacked in the
ends of the cars, and knapsacks piled in
the aisles as seats for the men who
were unable to secure other accommo-
dation.
The second train arrived before all of
the companies that arrived on the first
train had formed in marching order
and started for the camp at the fair
grounds 1t also carried extra equip
ment and was we'll crowded, but not to
the extent of the first train. The mi
litia marched up Fifth street to Kan
sas avenue, south to Tenth street, west
on Tenth to Topeka avenue and out
Topeka avenue to the camp
Extra equipment will be attached to
trains on all of the roads entering To-
peka today, and tomorrow special train
service will be inaugurated. Officials
of the operating departments of the
Santa Fe and Rock Island say that by
tonight several thousand people will
have arrived, and that tomorrow the
heavy travel into Topeka will COM
mence in earnest. By Wednesday
morning, when all of the Santa Fe del
egations arrive, the attendance will be
enormous.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
SHOT HER FOUR TIMES
After Shooting His Sweetheart
q Marylander Kills Himself.

Baltimore, Sept. 27.-Michae1 Sim
monds, railroad brakeman aged %
shot and tried to kill his sweetheart,
Miss Jennie Long aged 10, last night,
and committed suicide this morning
when he heard the police trying to eff
feet an entrance to his hiding place.
The girl who was shot four times, has
a chance of recovery.
Simmonds had been attentive to the
girl for several months, but she ap-
peared inclined to repulse him. Last
night he went to her home in Canton,
a suburb of Baltimore and after few
words with her fired four shots from
a revolver at her, each bullet taking
effect. He then fed and the police
spent the night seaching for him. Early
this morning they located him at the
home of a friend where he had spent
the night. AS they rang for admis-
sion shot was heard and when the po-
lice entered the house, they found the
fugitive lying on a sofa with a pistol
by his side and a bullet through his
heart.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
FIREMEN ARRIVE.
Many Companies Reach the City To
day and More are on the Way

The Ottawa fire department arrived
in the city today in charge of Chief A.
P. Elder. They consist of so men and
they have a hose reel with them. Chief
Frank J. Hess and Assistant Chief ia
son L. Williams and seven firemen of
Arkansas City are registered at head
quarters with a hose reel.
j. W. Holloway, in charge of 21 Win
field firemen has arrived, and have one
piece of fire apparatus for the tourna-
ment.
Chief Sam Craig of Garden City and
% firemen and three ladies have arriv-
ed.
r. E. Younggreen is in charge of 10
paid firemen from Emporia. They have
with them two horses and hose wagon.
Chief H. F. Hall, Secretary J. o.
Mckee, Assistant Chief Ed S. Shelton,
and three fremen of Parsons.
T. Hargiss and 19 firemen of Weir
City arrived this noon. w. N. Holmes,
fire chief of Pittsburg, and three fire
men are here as are representatives
from the following towns in the state:
Fort Scott, 2; Sabetha, 2; Lawrence, 2;
Kansas City, Kan, -; Florence and Alb
ilene.
All trains are being met today by
committees of Topeka firemen. A large
number will arrive late this afternoon
and some tomorrow morning The
Firemen's parade will move at 1890
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-27
Santa Fe Silver Two Step.

The Santa Fe Silver Two Step by
Miss Maud Curlett Chesney of Topeka
is published and on sale by all the To-
peka music dealers. 1t was played for
the first time by MarshalPs band on
last Sunday and of all the pieces by To-
peka authors that the band has played
this is certainly one of the best. 1t is
a lively, catchy march and is Just the
kind that the public enjoys. 1t has a
distinctive style that is pleasing and is
a credit to the author and to the Santa
Fe. On the front page of the piano
copy is picture of Treasurer Edward
Wilder of the Santa Fe, and in the up
per left hand corner a picture of the
California limited. In the lower right
hand corner is a picture of the Monte
yuma hotel at Hot Springs, N. NJ. Miss
Chesney is a daughter of Justice Ches-
ney, and her apprenticed hand shows
ability to compose as well as some of
the best two step writers.