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The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
REPORT MADE
Today of the Legislative Boodling
Committee.

The legislative investigating commit
tee will file its report with the governor
this afternoon, recommending a special
session of the legislature for the"enact-
ment of laws which the last legislature
failed to pass"
when charges are made against any
member of the legislature the people
have a right to know about them" says
the report, "and this committee should
have had the power to- ascertain the
facts and punish the offenders and to
provide against such treachery in the
future. The people of Kansas are dis
gusted and righteOusly indignant at the
failure of the legislature to pass needed
laws and are greatly disappointed at
the premature ending of this investiga-
ton.
"The committee has honestly endeav-
Ored to bring out the facts but has at
all times been hampered by attacks up
on its legality apparently by men whose
names were associated with the corrupt
lObbfes which surrounded the legiSla-
ture. These names have been diffused
through the public press to make be-
neVe that the investigation was a farce.
These same men have constantly and
persistently attempted to prevent a
continuation of the investigation.
These conditions together with the
restrictions which surround the appro-
priatiOn have proved embarrassing to
the committee. However, we have pro-
Ceeded far enough to show that the legis-
lature was surrounded by an organized
was to corrupt the members--amount-
ing in some instances to complete pur-
chase-all of which is indicated in the
testimony by both direct and indirect
evidence, and the committee regrets
exceedingly that it has not the power
to develop and bring it out more fully
The report also says: I'VE believe
that the presence of lobbyists in legis-
lative halls in such numbers as Gus
tom has permitted to accumulate each
year, is a menace to the rights of the
people: disgrace to the state and an
unmitigated nuisance and recommend
that a law be passed declaring such
action to be a misdemeanor."
The third recommendation says: 1--WE
believe that the failure of the last leg
isIature to pass certain laws was due
to corrupt influences welded by cor
porations, amounting to complete pur-
chase of members in some cases, and
we believe the necessity for such laws
is just as great now as then and rec
ommend that special session be called
for that purpose"
The committee considered a recon-
nendation to the effect that criminal
prosecutions should be instituted
against certain persons, whose names
are not mentioned, but decided to omit
that feature after some time was con-
sumed in discussion of it.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
M'KINLEY SEES THE SHOW.
Revisits the Exposition and Inspects
the Various Buildings.

Nashville, Tenn, June 12-Quietly
and in the presence of not more than
$50 or 200 people, President Mckinley
stepped down from the Maxwell house
parlor this morning, and with President
Thomas, Director General Lewis, Gov
Taylor, Tully Brown, Ferdinand w.
Peck, president of the Illinois commits
sion, and Mr.. Van Leer Kirkman, step
ped into a trap and was conveyed to
the exposition brounds. The convey
ance went alone, as the cabinet MEM
bers had already left the house.
Arriving at the exposition, the Ohio
visitors and the presidential party pro-
ceeded to the Cincinnati building, which
was presented by Robert Laidlaw, pres
ident of the Cincinnati commissioners
and accepted by Mayor Caldwell in
behalf of the city.
After these ceremonies a reception
was given at the building in honor of
President Mckinley and the visitors
from Ohio. A concert was given a
short time afterward in the negro
building by jubilee singers in honor of
the president. When this was ended,
the president and party and Ohio visit
ors visited several Of the more impOr-
tant buildings.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
BRYAN AT OTTAWA
June 25 Bryan Day at the
Chautauqua.
The Commercial Club to Re-
ceiYe Him.
NO ADMISSION FEE
Atthe ReceptiOn-His Admirers
Will Be Welcomed.
Other Kansas News of a General
Nature.
ADMISSION FEI

Ottawa, June 12.-The Commercial
club has rendered the use of their
rooms to give a. reception to w. J. Bry-
an on June 25th, and the following
named committee has been appointed
TO make preparations: w. A. Deford,
W. Cullen, A P. Elder, z. NJ. Sheldon,
L. c. Slime, D. Miller, r. S. Black, G.
c. Smith, and c. w Easterly- Other
noted men are expected to be present
and the reception will be made an oc-
casion of considerable interest. Mr.De-
ford. in applying for the use of the
Commercial club rooms for a reception
to Bryan, gave the following statement;
My desire, in part in urging a re
ceptiOn to Mr. Bryan to be held in the
Commercial club rooms was to afford
an opportunity to hundreds of Mr.. BTy-
ans friends and followers in the cOun-
~, who would perhaps be unable to pay
an admission fee, the opportunity of
seeing him and of grasping him by the
hand am sure, from my knowledge
of Mr. Bryan's character, that he viii
not be averse to this, and 1 trust that
no obstruction will be put in the way of
our design The fact that the assembly
has employed Mr.. Bryan for one lee
ture, from purely a financial standpoint,
ought in no respect to hinder the fulfill
ment of our plans
The committee will meet again and
extend the invitation to Mr.. Bryan and
make further arrangements for the re-
ceptiOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
WOMAN'S HEAD FOUND.
Indiana Boys Rummaging:in a Cellar
Make a Startling Discovery.

Rushville, Ind, June 12.-The discov-
cry of a woman's head buried in earth
in a cellar of a vacant house in the
center of the city has aroused intense
excitement here.
Two boys were in the cellar rum
maging among some old barrels and
boxes when they made the discovery.
The head is that of a woman proba-
bly, 80 or 40 years old. The flesh has
decayed, leaving the skin hard and
dry and pressing tightly against the
skull. There are 13 teeth, six upper
and seven lower, looking as bright and
natural as if their owner was alive. A
mass of short, curly, blonde hair crowns
the head with bangs in front. The fac
ial appearance gives rise to the belief
that the owner of the head in her life
time possessed great beauty. A long
cut or incision in the skull over the
right ear tells how the woman met her
fate.
The discovery of the head has given
rise 10 all manner of conjectures as to
the woman's identity. who buried the
head and how it got there. The pre-
vailing opinion is that the woman
was murdered, her body buried else
where and the head buried in the cell
lar. Many believe that the head is
that OF Pearl Bryan, murdered at Fort
Thomas by Scott Jackson and AlOnzO
Walling The woman has been dead
three or four years, while Pearl Bryan
met her fate but q year and a half
ago. which explOdes that theory.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
SANG THE "CREATIoN.n
One Thousand Voices in the Chorus
at Ottawa.

Ottawa, June 12.-The y choruses
from Kansas towns rendered the Gre
alton" last night on the Auditorium
stage. There were 900 voices.
OF the ch0ruses Topeka heads the list
with 200 people; EmpOria, 120; Ottawa,
1875; Lawrence, 125; Usage City, 60, Bur
lington, so; Leavenworth, so; NeOde-
sha, 40; Garnett, So; Paola, so; Wells
vile, 40; and Chanute, IS.
In the morning the musical contest
took place There were 2 prizes of $4OO
and 5000. Topeka, EmpOria, Ottawa
and Carnett contested.
Each chorus was required to sing BE
Not Afraid" from MendelssOhn's Ora
toriO of Elijah. In addition to this each
organization is allowed to choose one
number of its own.
Topeka chose Pinsuti's Good Night
Beloved for its contest number.
Emporia's chorus. with Mr.. D. o.
Jones as director, chose BY Babylon s
Wave" from Gounod.
Ottawa, with Professor Cravens as
conductor, selected Gounod's Ave Yer
um"
Garnett's conductor was Mr. NJ. E.
Whitehead, and they chose for their
contest number THE Miller" by Mac
Ferran.
The decision will be given tonight.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
A CANNON ON THE SLAB.
Pitching Gun Tried for Three Innings
at Strikes Out Eight.

Princeton, N. J.. June 12.-Princeton's
patent base ball pitching gun was de-
cided success, eight strike-outs, one
base on balls, one wild pitch, and four
safe hits being the record in three in
nings in the first fair test of the ma
chimes practicability in an actual
game.
Mines representing the Ivy club and
Tiger Inn, two of Princeton's social
clubs, played match game, using the
gun to pitch for both teams, and the
contest attracted a. large crowd of in
terested spectators, prominent among
whom We're Mrs. Cleveland with a par
ty of friends, and many Princeton pro-
fessors who came to see with what sue
cess Prof. HintOn's invention would
meet.
The gun is discharged by the bats
man. who when ready for the ball to
be delivered, steps upon an electrical
interception plate, connected by wires
with the trigger of the cannon. The speed
of the ball is regulated by compressed
air Prong-like projectors from the
cannon's mouth impart a rotary motion
to The sphere when discharged, produc-
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
ZEE BoY KIpNAPPFD.
Mrs Barr of Fort Scott, Outwitted by
Her Husband

Fort Scott, June 11-NTrs. Barr of I'll
Osbun street is very much exercised
over the disappearance of her 13-year-
old boy, whom she thinks was kid
mapped by her husbands half brother.
Mrs. Barr and her husband separated
year ago next month, she keeping the
boy. Mr.. Barr remained here all WIN
ter, but this spring left and his wife
understood that he was on a farm u
miles northwest of town.
Yesterday her husbands half brother
took dinner at her home and right
after dinner he asked the boy to go to
Knapp's park with him to fish. The
boy consented and they started. Soon
after their departure. Mrs. Barr says
she remembered of her husband having
threatened to kidnap the boy and she
became uneasy. Diligent search all
afternoon has shown no trace of the
Youth
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
The Penalty for Balm and Others if
Decision is Not Reversed.

Thomas H. Balm, the Topeka attorney
who with J. Z. Day and A. NJ. Edison.
was convicted of using the mails for
fraudulent purposes in the United States
circuit court at LeavenWorth Thursday
afternoon, returned to this city last
night after filing q motion for a new
trial before Judge Foster yesterday. Mr..
Balm believes that a new trial will be
granted, but in case that it is refused,
will not say positively that the case
will be appealed.
1T was a great surprise to u.s." said
Mr.. Balm, that the jury should. have ia
ken the stand it did. We got a black
eye, but there is no reason why man
should give up the fight as long as
the ship stays together. think when
Judge Foster sees the testimony on pa
per he will be willing to grant US a new
trial The hearing for a new trial is
set for June %.
When [ was on the witness stand
Judge Foster asked me how we expected
to give a man $3.50 at the end of ten years
when he paid in only S125 a month. I told
him partially by investment and par
TALLY by lapses. Then he turned to the
jury an dtold the members that was ex-
actly what he wanted brought out, that
had to stuff off one end to hold UP the
fraternaI insurance organizations man
age to pay their losses if it is not in this
way?- The money paid in by the men
who allow their policies to lapse is what
enables the losses to be paid
Our company offered man insurance,
and he didn't have to die to get it. That
was the only difference between our com
pany and any of the fraternal OrganiZa-
tons There was not a witness placed on
the stand who testified that he had been
defrauded of a cent. The jury simply
held that the contract was a fraudulent
'IWilI you appeal the case?' was asked.
I can't say what will be done until
after the hearing for new trial" said
Mr.. Balm.
Using the mails for fraudulent purposes
is punishable by a fine of not more than
$500 and Imprisonment not longer than
eighteen months.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
DETROIT.
R.H. E.

Rsnsas Rsfroi5 city '..:::d d 5 3
| Batteries-Thomas and McAuley; Friend
| and Lake.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
SHOULD NOT BE LELAND
Says Senator R. T. Batty,-Would An
tagonize Thousands of Veterans to
Turn Down Anderson.

Florence. June 12.-In a conversation
with a reporter. State Senator R. T.
Batty said:
I hear a great deal of talk of Cyrus
Leland desiring the position of United
States pension agent at Topeka. 1 do
not believe this is true Mr.. Leland
desires to stay in Kansas politics free
from office, and should he cast off Ma
jOr Tom Anderson, he would antagOnize
thousands of old soldiers all over the
state, who ask as the sole recOmpense
for their services AndersOn's appoint
ment to this place. They have done
muchfor the party and feel they should
be recognized. Leland recognizes this
fact and also that should he do other
wise, his leadership would be endan-
gered seriously
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12

rested, and secured eleven convictions
During the last year secured three
convictions for violations of the law
well, Doctor, how about the legality
of seining in the Arkansas river? Isn't
it a government highway-made so by
act of congress ?''
The acts of congress in such mat
ters only apply where a stream marks
the boundary line between states"
How about men Seining on their own
land, or in made-pOnds on their farms ?''
Amy pond or bayou that has an out
let into the streams of the state is un-
der the purview of the law, but an ex-
mans farm may be seined or fshed in
any manner the owner may wish
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
GHOULs CANNOT BREAK IN.
A MausoIeum Which Will be Proof
Against Grave Robbers.

New York, June 12.-The sanitary
committee of the health board has ap-
proved the plans of the MausOIeum
company for the establishment of 8
sanitary mausoleum near High bridge
to have a capacity OF from 10000 to r.
600 bodies. It is proposed to entomb the
dead in cement receptacles. The. bodies
are to be exposed for. several months
to a current of air made chemically
pure by passing it over sulphuric acid
the air to be purified afterward by fire.
When the body is thoroughly dessi-
Gated the receptacle is to be made air
tight. The sanitary committee believes
the new method is eninently sanitary
The nausOleum is to be 270 feet long
rs feet deep and three stories high.
The sepulchers will be of solid concrete
four inches thick without seam or joint
"A portion of the proposed mausoleum
will be arranged for families, with
separate compartments. There will be
absolute security against grave rob-
berS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
BIG pIrTsBuRG DEALS.
Much Southeast Kansas Realty
Changes Hands.

Pittsburg, June 11-This spring has
witnessed some of the heaviest transac-
uons in real estate known for years. 1t
is only a short time since A. B. McCon-
nell sold to Governor RenfrOw, ex-U.
S. Marshal Nix and others the interest
which made them sole owners of the
200 acre tract at Midway known as the
Litchliter & Lear lease, the whole trans
action amounting TO $32, 900.
The next big transaction was the pur-
chase by ex-Sherif Crane and others of
the Shoemaker farm of 240 acres for
$4,000 and this was followed yesterday
by another good sized deal, when Mr.
Mcconnell closed negotiations which
only commenced last Tuesday for the
sale of so acres of the Marion Cheney
land lying just west of Col. H.H. Gregg 5
famous Scotia mines.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
NEW FISH COMMISSIONER.

DR.. ]. W. Schultz, of Wichita. Will
Appoint County Wardens at Once.
Wichita. June 12.-Dr.J. w. Schultz is
much pleased at being made state fish
commissioner by Governor Leedy. He
says:
1T will be my first duty to appoint
wardens for the various counties of
the state, and I shall endeavor to Sc
lect men who will do their duty. for
believe the protection of the fish from
the rapacity of poachers is an import
ant matter-a matter that concerns all
the people, since the protection of fish
adds to the food supply of all"
You are now fish warden for Sedg-
wick county, are you not, DOctor?"
Yes; have held the position two
years"
fish law?''
Yes; the first year I had 13 men ar
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
COLORED KINDERGARTEN.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon Has Secured
$3.50 in its Aid.

Rev Charles NJ. Sheldon Of the Cen
trail Congregational church has raised
$3.50 among Topeka business men to
pay the expenses OF running the col
ored kindergarten in Tennesseetown
since March 1. He says that it win
require $50 more to clear up all the
obligations
On March 1 the Topeka Kindergarten
association was compelled to give up
the colored branch because they. could
at once took charge of the work for
the Central Congrega tionaI church and
since then has been devoting much OF
his time and energy to it. The school
has just closed and Mr.. Sheldon hopes
to reopen it next fall
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
STORMY ALL OF JUNE.
Rev. Mr.. Hicks Says the Weather
Will be Cloudy for Two Weeks.

Will be Cloudy for Two Weeks.
The Rev. Irl r. Hicks has this to
say in his almanac of June weather: r
ON the 10th a regular storm period
is central, covering the 8th to the 18th.
AT this time the annual June solstice
viii make itself felt in connection with
the Vulcan period. Marked depreSsiOns
of the barometer, very high tempera-
lures and many thunder storms and
heavy showers may be counted on
from about the 10th to an indefinite
period. Moon is in perigee on the
18th. and full at extreme south decli-
nation on the 14th, with a reactiOnary
storm disturbance central on the 18th
and 18th, leading into a regular Mer-
curry period which is cOincident with
the June sOlstice center.
Every year at this seasOn-say from
June 10th to 25th-shOWery, stormy con-
ditfOnS rise to a maximum. When this
annual tendency is accelerated by other
causes, it proves to be exceptionally
shOWery, with abnormal tendency to
lightning and thunder The most gen
eral and brilliant electrical displays of
the present summer may be expected
from about the 10th to near the end of
June. The tendency will be the most
marked on and about the central days
of regular periods, say from 10th to
18th, from 18th to 17th and from 21st
to 25th. One of the marked disturb
ances of the present soIstice will fall
on or near the dates of moons perigee
and full. the 18th and 14th. Another
very decided series of storms will occur
from about the Goth TO oath.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
AN EXPENSIVE FARCE.
The Bribery Investigation Expenses
Foot Up About 500.

The expenses of the bribery investiga-
ton which the decision of the supreme
court brought to a sudden end, will amount
to about 81 500.
At the last session of the committee
three witnesses, Stickley of Decatur
Carpented of Labette and HinshaW of
Miami, came to Topeka without author
ity of the committee. Chairman Out
calf had told the witnesses not to come
without further notification from him,
but the men did not heed his instructions.
They claimed their fees but the commit
tee declined to allow them.
Today after a prOlongAl debate upon
the subject, during which Senator House
claims, the committee voted to pay the
three men.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
KANSAS MAN, OF COURSE.
Phil Myers, of Fort Scott Leader of
the South Sea Colonization
Hov1oy,aOu
Company.

Fort Scott, June 11-Phil Myers,
formerly a mechanic in the Missouri
Pacific shops here, and a brother of Dan
Myers, is vice president of the South
Sea Island Colonization company which
left San Francisco last February to col
onize the Solomon Isles where it is said
no man lives.
There are 98 members of the company
and they left with a years provisions,
having secured consent and an induce
ment from the German government.
Dan has received two letters from Phil
one mailed at Honolulu, Sandwich Is
lands. The last accounts are that it
could not reach its destination on ac-
count of a storm and was driven back
to the Sandwich Islands.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
PROFESSORS VS.. SENIORS.
Crowd of 400 Witness the Ball Game
at Washburn.

The Seniors of Washburn college have
at last had revenge on the college pro-
fessOrs, for yesterday they pounded
them over the college base ball field to
the tune of 20 to II.
It was a game remarkable for its
startling errors. But the players had
lots of fun and the crowd of 400 stu
dents and College Hill people laughed
at the ridiculous plays. to their hearts
content. The Reverend ChaS. NJ. Shell
don, pastor of the Central COngrega-
tiOnal church, acted as umpire.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
HACKED WITH SCYTHES.
Austrian Peasants Kill, in a Barbar-
Gus Manner, Two Officers.

London, June IA dispatch to the
Daily News from Vienna says that the
peasants on the estate of the Baron de
Daniel, the Hungarian minister of COM
merce at Beskerick, attacked a Jew far
mer who called four gendarmes to his
relief.
The peasants, 700 strong, assumed a
threatening attitude and the gend-
armes fired. The mob then rushed up
on them and hacked two gendarmes to
pieces with their scythes. The others
escaped. Forty OF the ring leaders
have been arrested
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

SPRING HILL-AGr. Wenhouse has
just finished spraying his big orchard
west of Spring Hill a few miles He
says: I'VE have been running five
sprayers, going over an average of 80
acres of orchard per day with each ma
chine. At first we used the London
purple mixture of the standard
strength-One pound to $50 gallons of
water 1t didn't seem to affect the
canker worms. We finally made it one
pound of London purple to so gallons,
adding about as much lime as London
purple, and I don't think a worm es-
capped. By using plenty of lime we
avoided all damage to the leaves
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
LENZ' MURDERERS ESCAPE
Two of Them Have Died in Prison in
COnStan tiuODle

ConstantinopIe, June 12-Two of the
Kurds who are supposed to have been
connected with the murder of Frank
who was shot and killed on the road be-
tween Kourtah and Zahar about two
years ago, while on a tour around the
world have died in prison at Erzeroum
and other Kurds suspected of completely
in the murder have escaped from prison.
United States Minister Terrill has ap-
pealed to the supreme court here to Sc
cure the recapture and trial of the fugf-
tives In all eleven men were arrested
on the charge of being concerned in the
murder of Lenz.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
Cvc1er and Farm er Fight.

Horton, June PA Horton wheelman
while returning from Everest had an
encounter with a farmer who left i'm
prints on the cyclists face. He was
coming down theBerney hill east of town
and as the roads are very rough there,
he asked the farmer to turn out, but
was refused. Then as he passed him
he remarked something that the farm
er took for an insult and then a fight
enSued. The wheelman then returned
to Horton and had him arrested on the
charge of not giving half of the good
road.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
SOME NEW DRUGGISTS.
KansasBoard of Pharmacists Meets
Next Session at Concordia

Wichita, June 1.-THE Kansas board
of pharmacists completed their labors
last night at midnight.
There were % who took the examina-
ton yesterday, which was held IN the
high school building. The applicants
handed in their papers at 6 O'Clock and
the board adjourned to the Carey hotel
where they marked the papers.
Out of the % who took the examina-
ton only thirteen passed, and five of
that number reside in this city. Four
Of the successful candidates were Ia
dies. The next meeting will be held
in Concordia, Kan, the first full week
in September
The Topeka state journal., 1897-06-12
rurfrnan Mcclelland Dead.

Lexington, KY, June 12.-Byron Nc
CIelland, the widely known turfman,
died at his home in this city at eight
oclOck last night. He was taken with
a congestive chill at Latonia last Sat
urday, was brought home, stricken
blind on Monday and later his left lung
became cOngested, producing pneumonia
which was the immediate cause of his
deaf h