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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
THE STATE WILL SUE.
Will Attempt to Recover From the
Company That Laid the Walks
Around the State House.

Attorney General Boyle will, within a
few days, bring suit against the Kansas
City Stone Sidewalk company TO re-
cover upon the bond given by the COM
pany for the construction of the hex
agonal stone walks around the state
house grounds.
When the walks were built on the
SOUTH west and north sides of the state
house grounds, under a tent in the dead
of winter, competent authority express
ed the opinion that the result would not
be satisfactory This prophecy has
been realized and the stones are now
rapidly crumbling and sinking out of
line.
The decay of the walk is of such ex-
tent that the council proposes to compel
the company to- make good it's contract,
and to do so will bring suit to recover
the amount expended from the bonds
men.
The company. gave bond in the sum
of s., 600, with the American Surety
company, of which Geo. F. Putnam,
president of the American National
bank at Kansas City, is vice president.
c. L. Mcdonald of Kansas City is pres
ident of the sidewalk company.
when that walk was put in the ex-
ecutive council let the contract to the
highest bidder, who did not, it is claim
ed follow the specifications. but by
using cinderS for a base and emitting
the concrete foundation which the
plans called for managed to work off a
cheap walk at an immense profit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
eW York Steamship Line
Makes a Big Cut.
Rates to Galveston SlaShed so
Per Cent On Freight.
Will Hurt Kansas City and st. Louis
Trade Severely Unless Western
Roads Follow the Rate.

Kansas City, July 6.-The Mallory
steamship line has made a horizontal
reduction of so per cent in class rates
from New York to Galveston, effective
yesterday.
This rate, unless promptly withdrawn
will upset the entire southwestern rate
schedule, as under it Kansas City, st.
Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Memphis, New Orleans and the jobbing
centerS which have been supplying the
Texas market, are absolutely debarred
from competition for that trade. The
first class rate from New York to Tex
on combination of an so cent rate
from New York to Galveston and 95
cents from Galveston to the interior.The
this rate 40 cents. The ST. Louis differ
entail under the New York rate to Tex
as common points on first class has
been 40 cents.
The same differential has applied from
Kansas City except to the 'burnt dis
trict.
The 40 cent cut reduces the differen-
tial to 5 cents, which is an absolutely
prohibitiVe rate to the Kansas City job
bers
The Mallory line cut starts asteamship
war which may be of long duration. 1t
was caused by the establishment of
rival line, the Lone Star. whose first
boat leaves New York July 10.
Several years ago New York mer-
business, the proportion having been
gradually reduced until it is estimated
at least so per cent has recently been
done by other jobbing centerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
PUL1MANs IN CALIFORNIA.
General Passenger Agent Black Tells
of the Big Passenger Rush.

California is loaded with railroad
equipment of all manner and style.
Pullman standard SleeperS, tourist sleep
ers. chair cars, coaches, baggage cars
and locomotives are there by the dozen
and score, and form stock that has
never been equalled on the Pacific coast.
The last of the excursion trains will
reach San Francisco this afternoon and
tomorrow morning, and the equipment
will remain in the state up TO next
Monday. Then the traffic will start
eastward.
THE rush to the Pacific coast during
the last week has been something aw-
ful," said General Passenger Agent
Black of the Santa Fe yesterday, but
the next month will see the heaviest
travel for several years on the western
roads. The thousands of people who
took advantage of the cheap rate to
visit California will be coming back,
and thousands of people from Califor-
MIA and other extreme western states
will taolSe the opportunity of the re-
duced rate to go east. Five hundred
tickets to Chicago have already been
sold to residents of California by the
Santa Fe agents in the southern part
of that state.
Every available Pullman standard
or tourist sleeper is now in California.
In the neighbOrhOod of 600 of these
coaches are piled up in the state, be-
sides the immense amount of other
equipment run en- the excursions. Forty
over the Santa F'e, and every train av-
eraged 300 people. This would make
total of 1890 people taken to California
over the Santa Fe alone. When you
add to this number the number hauled
into the state by all of the other west
ern roads and the great number of
western people who will take advantage
of the cheap rate to visit the east, some
idea of the traffic ahead of US may be
had
The reduced rate of $3.50, which was
inaugurated for the travel to Califor-
mia, will go into effect for the travel
eastward on next Monday. Tickets will
be sold from July II to II inclusive, and
after that date on every Monday and
Thursday up to August Is: From the
fact that the low rate will be in effect
for an entire month, the travel from
California east will Proably not be
characterized by the rush of the west
ern travel.
The earnings of the western roads
will be materially benefited by the
heavy passenger traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
IN TRIPLE CAPACITY
Acts Conductor Brinkerhof-Is Also
Porter and Brakeman.

Beloit, July 6.-The Union Pacific rail-
road has no more faithful employees on
their system than J. P. gladden., pas
Senger engineer, and w. o. Brinkerhoff,
passenger conductor, who run the train
between Rcloit and Solomon City.
The former has been on this line
since 1881, and is also chief of the Beloit
fire department; Conductor Brinkerhoff
has been on this division for over six
years, and since 1898 has not only been
ming the position OF conduGtora but
the Union Pacific took off their Sunday
train on the Solomon branch which re-
suited in laying off several employees,
including the porter and brakeman the
company put these two jobs in the
hands of Mr.. Brinkerhoff.
With good crops in this valley gain
this year. it is believed the railroad
company will put on their trains extra
help.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
SCHOOL BOOKS AND PRICES.
Where and How to Get Them-The
LIST as Completed.

The state school book commission has
issued a circular letter containing the
price at which old books now in use
shall be exchanged for the new books
adopted by the commission. Individ
uals may make exchanges, but the COM
mission advises that arrangements be
made at the annual school meeting and
all exchanges made through the district
board or some other person authorized
to represent it.
BY August Is the county repositories
will be established in every county in
the state. General repositories for all
of the books adopted will be establish
ed in Topeka at the same time.
The old books will be exchanged for
new books at so per cent of the con-
tract price of the new books. The COM
plete list of books adopted and the
prices which the state will pay to the
firms securing the contracts are as fol-
lows:
Crane & Co., Topeka, complete gram
mar CEIoensheD "a cents.
and-McNaI1y's Introductory geogra-
ply 80 cents.
Rand McNally's grammar school
geography CKansas edition) rs cents.
Wrights civil government, with Kan
eaS addendum 40 cents.
Excelsior fourth reader 80 cents.
Excelsior fifth reader 40 cents.
Scott, Foresman & Co, Chicago, stu
dents spelIer James and De Garmo) 10
cents.
The new model arithmetic, advanced
Belfield) 35 cents.
Revised model arithmetic, elemental
~ CBelheld) 25 cents.
Text book on algebra Collins so
cents.
Model school history, with Kansas
addendum CTaylor) so cents.
Tarr'S physical geography so cents.
Students first reader 10 cents.
Students second reader II cents.
Students third reader % cents.
Central School Supply House, Chica-
go, Roudebush vertical writing cents.
Becktold Printing and Book Manufac-
turing company, st. Louis, new mental
arithmetic (Seymour) 20 cents.
Lessons in physics so cents.
Lessons in physiology (Hotze) 80
cents
Foley Printing company, Parsons.
TillOtson's elementary grammar 20
cents
]. s. Parks, Stevenson's bookkeeping
40 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

pay through the governors contingent
fund are as follows:
E. F. Allen for expert examination of
real estate and property of the stock
yards company and testimony before
the special master, $780,
w. s. Beard, p days services as real
estate expert, $262. so.
r. E. Gable, similar services. $120.
Chas. H. Nettels, taking testimony,
c. w. Whitehead, real estate expert,
c. D. Barker, real estate expert, $500.
w. II. Wood, expert examination of
property, $270-
w. w. Rose, for blue prints, dia grams
and other material pertaining to the cost
of the property, services and witness
s167.
]. B. Spellman, witness fees, one day,
Ben Tyler. same, IS.
E. w. Fish, same, So.
w. A. Wilson, expert services as real
estate and property examiner, $270.
Attorney General Boyle has practical
1y completed the taking of testimony
in the case and is now engaged in MAX
ing up his findings.
Mr.. Boyle and w. ]. Stage. the ac-
countant, spent last week in Kansas
City going over the company's books.
Now that the eXamina ton of the
books has been completed Mr.. BOYLE
feels greatly encouraged. Although de-
Ginning to discuss the matter very much
in detail the attorney general said to-
day:
This examination has resulted very
satisfactorily to US. 1 am grea thy pleas
ed with it. L also believe that will
be able to show to the court that the
contention of the company to the effect
that the new charges will seriously in
terfere with their business is without
foundation. The new law is at least not
confscatory, as the company claims and
1T will permit them to earn from to
per cent upon the value of the property
as it stands today. That is certainly
present conditions
Asked today if he had been successful
in uncovering what he believed some
weeks ago to be watered stock the at
tOrney general said:
The result of the examination has
been very satisfactory in all respects
Further than this Mr.. Boyle would
not go in a discussion of the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
SMOKE RUsTs THE w1RE.
Santa Fe Replacing its Iron Tele-
graph Wire With Copper
in Topeka Yards.

A force of Iinemen have completed
the work of stringing seven miles of
heavy copper telegraph wire in the
Santa Fe yards in this city. The new
wire replaces the same amount of iron
wire which was strung in the yards
several years ago. 1t has been found
that the smoke from the locomotives
has an injurious effect on the iron wire,
rusting it out and leaving it in a condi-
ton to he readily broken after a few
years service, and for this reason the
iron wire in the principal yards is to
be replaced by copper wire. The smoke
has 20 effect on the copper wire, and it
will last Indefinitely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
INSTITUTE FUND is SHORT
Four Counties Will be Compelled to
Lose the $50 State Aid

There are four Kansas counties which
will not get the $50 to help, support nor
NAL institutes this sumnNr. The four
last will be the ones which are short
explains Mr.. Stryker, state superinten-
dent.
The state law provides that each
county shall receive $50 from the state
to aid in paying the expenses of a
teachers institute during the summer.
There are los counties in the state. The
last legislature appropriated $1,000
enough for 100 counties. There remain
ed in the fund appropriated last year
$50 and Shawnee county drew that be-
fore the close Of the last fiscal year;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
IOWA'S SILVER CANDIDATE
Not Tariff Reformer and Believes in
Socialism.

Chicago, July "a representative of
Chicago paper has visited Webster, Ia,
the residence of Fred E. White the fu-
sion candidate for governor and obtain
ed from him the following statement as
to his views:
81 am not a Democrat on the tariff. I
have always said so. I not a tariff
reformer. 1 believe in absolute free trade
AS I have told Democrats a thousand
times, 1 am a Democrat because there
is no better party-becauSe there is no
free trade party. If I were in congress
I would vote for Democratic tariff bills,
because that is the best that could be
DONE
1t was suggested that some extremists
hold that man can create enough
wealth by his own labor to save more
than 900 to 100000, and that therefore
all above that limit should be confiscat-
ed by the state.
THAT is socialism," said Mr. White. st
believe in that. A man may acquire more
than $1,000 600 under the forms of law, but
in order to do it he must get possession
of some of the wealth created by other
persons.It is no more than equity that that
which he has not created should revert
to the people. The holder should be sat
isfed with the peaceful possession and
use of it during his lifetime. 1t may not
be constitutional to enforce such in
heritance tax, but the constitution ought
to be changed"
Mr.. White says one of the beauties of
his system of raising revenue is the fact
that every man could figure out how
much he was to be taxed. Knowing how
much the tax was on a barrel of beer,
he could figure up his tax by keeping
track of the number of stems he drank.
So with tobacco, and if he wanted to re-
duce his taxes all he would have to do
would be to put his thirst on half ra-
lions or manufacture less smoke. Ev-
cry man would then be his own tax re-
gulator and it would be his own fault if
he paid more taxes than his neighbor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
IT CAME HIGH,
But the Investigation of the Stock
Yards was Considered Necessary

The expert examinations of the value
of the kansas City Stockyards com
pany's property and the subsequent
testimony of the experts before Special
Master Clark have cost the state thus
far S2,7795O, to pay which Governor
Leedy has issued vouchers upon his
contingent fund.
Some of the experts charged the state
500 per day for their services. Others
were rated higher, while some were
state are being we'll paid for their time
and trouble.
The vouchers which the state will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
John Griffin of GAINESVILLE. O..

John Griffin of GAINESVILLE, O., says:
Il never lived a day for thirty years
without suffering agony until a box of
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured my
piles For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts and bruises, sprainS, eczema and
all skin troubles, DeWitt'S Witch Hazel
Salve is uneQualled. G.. w. Stansheld,
632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

There is a time for everything, and
the time to attend to a cold is when it
starts Don't wait till you have con-
s,Irnntion. but prevent it by using One
Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy
for coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis and
all throat and lung troubles c. w.
Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
Nickerson Moving TO Newton.

Newton, July 6.-Over one hundred
men are at work at Nickerson tearing
down the round house at that place.
The material is being shipped here as
fast as possible. Four car loads arriv-
ed this morning. The pits of the round
house here are about finished and the
masonry work will be begun the last of
the week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
Auditor Morris Has Entered
Upon an Effort
To Collect the Large Amount
of Delinquent Taxes Due.
News of the State Departments-Per-
sonals and Notes.

If the various Kansas counties would
pay their delinquent state taxes. the
general revenue, current university, in
terest and state house funds would con-
tain large amount of money which
properly belongs there.
State Auditor Morris is now making
an effort to have the various counties
settle the delinquencies, which are as
fo1T0xx-c-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

."They don't make much fuss about
it." We are speaking of De Wits lit
tie Early Risers. the famous little pl us
for constipation, b1lfousness ana an
Eripe. q. w. Stansfield, 6S2 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

otherwise it would have been returned
to the state and there would have been
five counties without state aid.
Each county must make proof that it
is preparing to hold an institute be-
fore getting it's money, and the coun-
ties that rush their proof in to the SUI
perintendent early will get the money.
In this case there is danger in delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

than it costs to keep up the department,
the balance would be paid into the city
treasury and be used like other city FUNDS
but that has never occurred in the his
tory of the Metropolitan police system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

That dark brown taste and horrid
breath you have in the morning is caus-
ed by an inactive liver. Some medi-
Stansfield, 632 Kan. Ave, and Miller's
Pharmacy, Cor. 9Th and Topeka Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

Inflammation of the Bowels, that dam
gerous disease, can be relieved at once
by Beggs' Diarrhea Balsam. 1t acts
like magic. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

Beggs' Little Giant Pills cures Con-
stipation, Sick Headache, and the many
other complaints caused by indigestion.
Druggists sell them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-06

Dead Stuck kill reaches, ants, moths
and bedbugs. Non-poisonous. 25 cents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-07

OUR RANGERS
BEST ON EARTH
40 nOKStS ~ the NoRlD Can EQUAL
THEIR ENDURANCE.
Report OF Dr., ". l. Brue,t OF Bareau oi
Aaimal lndastry--lu,erestiaq Details
OF Life on the rlrss,

Chicago, Sept. 6-"No horses in tho
world except the range horses ot our
western states. for military purposes, and
think tho trip just finished by my cow
boy friends here proves my assertion"
The foregoing remark was made by Dr.
william A. Bruett, special commissioner
OF the bureau Of animal Industry OF the
department OF agriculture. lie was At
his home in this city and with him were
two stalwart, suuburned young men, VII
liam and Bert Gabriel
THESE young mem" continued Or Bru-
EFT. have just demonstrated tina, the
bronchos and range horses Of our plains
can cover a distance OF 2l0O miles in -
days and subsist on grass and water
along the route. without grain, and. more
important still from military point OF
view without being shod. can say with
out fear OF contradiction that no other
horses in the world could have made the
trip under the circumstances.
The route beginning at Sheridan. Wyo,
and ending at Galenn, this state. cotered
all kinds Of country. turf, sand rock, clay
and mud when they entered the las, l0o
miles the horses were in as good condition
in every way as when they started from
Wyoming but from Dubuque to Waterloo.
Iowa the road along the Mississippi was
either over Jagged rocks or throught deep
mud The heels and frogs OF the horses
feet were so badly bruised that, although
they could have completed the distance 10
Chicago. / tclegraphed the men to let the
noble little animals stop at Galena, Had
the horses been shod at Sioux City. as I
telegraphed. knowing the roads over which
they would have to travel to reach Chlca-
go. the horses would have
reached here In hrst-class condition on
Saturday. The telegram failed to reach
the men and they brought the horses
through under my origirpl instructions.
As test of the endurance Of the western
p UDtnft ] am SURE Alf N'Pil Nl'I'lA VI Hh''-
culture VIII be more than satisfied with
the result az It demonstrates the animal
is all that has been claimed. As / said be-
fore. no other horses In the world could
have made such a trip under such con-
ditions. believe II will change the
oulnions OF foreign governments, who have
felt that our range horses were too light
/ for military purposes. II IL a fact not
known. as I have said before. that the
range horse has In his veins the blood Of
the thoroughbred and the standard bred
( Percheron. ClydesdaIe Hamblctonian and
other famous strains. Stations OF these
I classes have been sent TO the ranches. and
: the result Is an Increase in the size and
quality Of the horse Range horses, as
they are called In distinction from bron-
chos, range in weight from go 10 llJ
pounds. The bronchos, which are Of Span
ish origin and have no improved blood in
them. weigh from 80 to 800 pounds.
we believe the performance Of these
two horses which have Just come from
Wyoming will influence the German and
English army agents and exporters for
domestic purposes to try our western
horses"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-07

departing steamers attract little atten-
tion, The usual crowd was az the wharf
yesterday to hid their friends farewell
We have been Informed that in the
latter part of this month pr, Jauson OK.
poets his brother Herr orpe KrstE Jan
son on a short visit. Herr Janson has re-
Gently arrived from Germany, where he
completed hts studies on the violin He
spent four wears there, studying under
the supervision ~ the greatest masters
ot that country, one year In Berlin
under the great Hollandish viclnist,
Brahm Eldoring, and three years In pros-
den under Kepelmeister woltcrmlnn and
Rapaldi, eGrmany's second Joachim,
During his short stay In Astoria he will
give concert. assisted by Mrs, Dr,Jan-
son and Mrs. Olsen The date ot the
concert has not been settled yet, but full
particulars will bc given later on Herr
Janson is for the present IN Seattle with
his brother reeuperating after his years
~ toll. on his tour out 10 the coast he
gave several concerts In the leading citels
OF the middle states, Chicago. Minneapolis
and St Paul, reaping iaurels wherever he
played and receiving the best OF criticisms.
In the near future Herr Janson is ccntcm-
plating a tour through the coast states,
playing In the leading cities, thus hoplas
TO gain the recognition which he feels
that he deserves. His concert In Astoria
promises to De one of the best ever given
in this city, an opportunity which the
music loving people should take advantage
Of.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-09-07
NOT DEAD BUT SLEEPING.

was told when came TO Astoria that
the town was dead and that could not
hepe TO dc ssy business this trip as no ono
had dollar,
Astoria Is not dead. but sleeping and the
people have suddenly awakened TO the
full realization that We are doing what We
have announced through the press. and
nat you can save $40 70 E9o on piano and
.25 to $50 on an organ. and that this wih
be their last chance OF buying a hrst-
class instrument from a reliable manu-
facturer at home al manufacturers prices.
We find money is plenty and every body
is now in the deal. Six sales is the record
for Monday and we refused two spot cash
sales because the prices offered were rot
in keeping with the quality OF the goods.
Quality considered no retail dealer or
agent can come within 800 to s9tO OF the
special prices We are now Offering.
All goods priced on a cash basis; easy
payments at per cent interest. Old
pianos and organs taken in part payment
for new ones. Our assortment is limited,
cali early and make your selection, while
it is yet time.
W. ". KIMBALL co.
schlussen's old stand, isO Bond street.