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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
PASSES THE HOUSE.
Topeka Auditorium Now Needs a
Small Am endnent in Senate.

The Topeka auditorium bill passed
the house yesterday afternoon at 4:30
O'Clock by d vote of 1O3 10 /.
Fairchild of Kingman (POp.) was the
only member voting against the bill.
the provisions of the bill applicable
only to cities of the first-class with a
population of 80. 900 or more, the meas
ure met with no objection from repre-
sentatiVes of those cities.
The bill as passed follows:
Section 1. The mayor and council of
any city of the first-class having 30 600
inha bitants more are hereby auth
oriZed to appropriate from the general
revenue fund q sum not exceeding ten
thousand dollars for the purpose OF
purchasing a site or erecting building
or both for city purposes. Provided
that moneys shall not be appropriated
for such purpose until the proposition
therefor, describing the property to be
purchased or building to be erected
shall have received the approval of a
majority of the male voters voting al a
general election held in such city
Sec 1.-THE proposition for the pur-
chase of such site the erection of
such building, or both, shall be includ-
ed in the mayors proclamation fog the
election, at which election the form of
ballots shall be; For the proposition to
appropriate money, and; Against the
proposition to appropriate money.
After the senate cOHcurs in the house
amendments and the bill is signed by
the governor, publication in the official
state paper is all that remains before
the bill becomes a law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
CURTIS GOOD WORK.
His Public Building Amendment to
the Appropriation Bill the Only
One to Get Through.

Washington, March 3.-The beacon
on the dome of the capital was af1ame
last night and two marble wings We're
brilliantly Illuminated.
The legislative throat was choked
with appropriation bills and confer
ences and it required night sessions of
both houses to clear it.
After a tedious wait the conference
report on sundry civil, reporting a par
tial agreement, was brought in and the
wrangling began over the items still in
dispute between the two houses, includ-
ing almost all the important senate
amendments.
Mr.. Milliken, (Rep.. Maine,) whose
committee on public buildings have re-
ported about 100 bills, none of which
have been acted upon.very clearly used
this fact to foil all the public buildings
items in the bill. Motions to concur in
each of these items were voted down
except 800, 900 for the building at To-
peka, Kan. There was a lively fight
over the sugar bounty amendment of
$4,000 which resulted in concurrence
by vote of SO to 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
DEFEAT oLEoMARGAR1NE BILL
Mr.. Ravenscraft Makes an Insinuat-
ing Explanation of His Vote.

There will be no anti-OleOmargarin
law passed by the present legislature.
The bill was called up in the house
today upon a motion by Brooke of
Shawnee to reconsider the action by
which the bill was killed.
Cubbison of Wyandotte moved that
the motion to reconsider be laid upon
the table On this motion the support
ers of the bill demanded a roll call.
The motion to- table was carried So to
So and hope of ELECTROMAGNETIC leg
islation anticipated at this session is
buried beyond any hope of recovery.
In explaining his vote Ravenscraft of
Clark said:
Il have heard that in the senate Mr.
Helm asked Mr. Hanna, the author of
the bill, if it was true that he CHanna)
had been offered s., 900 to kill this bill
or let it die
Hanna said no one had offered him
that sum, but he intimated that 81, 600
could be secured if the bill was killed.
Later Representative Cassin went to
Hanna and told him we could resurrect
the bill, but Hanna said: No let it go.
We are beat l make no charges" con-
tinued Mr.. Ravenscraft, but I offer
this explanation becauseI voted against
the bill few days ago, but now I de-
sire it's reconsideration and vote not to
lay it Upon the table"
Some of the members looked surpriS--
ingly around, anticipating another
bribery sensation, but Mr.. Ravens
craft refused to discuss the matter fur
ther
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

the next best thing and serenaded Mrs.
Mckinley, who with other members of
the party in the hotel watched them
from the side windows
Few people on the street along the
route to the White House knew who
were the occupants of the stylish car
riage which swept rapidly along, and
the preS1dent-elect was soon at the en-
trance of the house which is to be his
home for the next four years.
Many sightseers were in the White
House grounds and in the Hobbies and
east room. They were obliged by the
police to fall back from the portico, so
there was no obstruction to the passage
into the house of Mr. Mckinley. No
one save his secretary, Mr. Porter, and
Chairman Bell of the inaugural COM
mittee accompanied the president-elect.
They were shown directly into the blue
parlor, the official reception room of
the house. Here they were met by
President Cleveland and Secretary
Thurber.
The president walked with much less
stiffness than he has shown for the
past two days. He sat up very late
last night diSpOSing OF the business
which came to him from congress, and
naturally he as well as Mr.. Thurber
showed the effect of their heavy labors,
but with some easy fOOtgear Mr.. Sleve-
land managed to get about with a limp,
and the indications now are that I'M
less he suffers from an unexpected re-
currence of the painful attack of rheu-
. matiSm which has afflicted him for the
past few days, the president will be
be able to fully meet the obligations of
the ceremonies of tomorrow.
The meeting between the incoming
and outgoing presidents lasted only
few minutes. The subject was natur-
ally the weather. While they spoke
of it, the outlook was naturally depress-
ing, with the sky yelled in light but
moisture dripping clouds and the bunt-
ing hanging Imply from the grand
CT
But the president had seen the special
weather report in which Chief Moore
staked his reputation on the prediction
of fair weather for tomorrow, and he
congratulated Mr.. Mckinley on the
prospect thus held out.
The president-elect returned to the
Ebbitt and in an hour Mr.. Cleveland,
following the custom in such cases, re-
turned his call. Mr.. Thurber accom-
panied him to the hotel. The large
carriage was driven to the doorway.
and again the crowd was forced back
to admit the passage of the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
M'K1NLEY VISITS CLEVELAND.
The Two Distin guished Gentlemen
Discuss the Weather.

Washington, March AT 10 minutes
past 10 o'clock Mr.. Mckinley went to
pay his official visit to President Cleve-
land at the White House. There was a
double file of policemen at the F street
entrance of the hotel, probably to pre-
vent a crush of people rushing after the
president-elect, for the hotel was
crowded.
The president-elect's exit was made
quietly. He came down the elevator
and passed at once out to the carriage.
driving quickly away before anyone
knew he was in the neighborhood. Soon
after his departure the Charles L.
Kurtz club, one of the largest of the
Republican leagues of Ohio. marched
I'D Fourteenth street to serenade- him.
They were rather crestfallen to find
their quarry had slipped away, but did
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
WON'T DIVORCE TOWNS.
Bill to Separate Kansas City and Ar
mourdale Defeated.

After discussing the measure for over
an hour, the senate this morning killed
Senator Zimmer's bill divorcing Ar
mourdale from Kansas City, KAN and
Incorporating it into a city of the sec
ond class. by vote of 81 to g. The bill
was so amended as to be Objectionable
to him, and on the final question Sena-
tor thinner himself voted against it.
The objectiona BILE amendment was in
troduced by Senator Hessin, and con-
sisted of a provision giving the resi-
dents of Kansas City, Kan, as a whole
the right to vote on the question of the
severance of Arnourdale instead of
Armourdale alone, as provided in the
original bill. Senator thinner stated
that with such an amendment it was
useless to pass the bill, as the question
would be lost at the election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

stitute the Jaquins bill, which passed
the house the day before, for the bill pre-
pared by the senate committee on ag-
riculture and irrigation. The latter bill
was one of the three which came up I'M
der special order yesterday morning.
The motion carried.
The JaQuins bill was then read, and
passed the senate without any mater
ial change by a vote of % to 8. A few
amendments of technical character
were made. and these were concurred
in by the house before adjournment
last night. This bill is therefore now
ready for the governors signature. The
King bill was sent to the house after
its passage in the senate yesterday
afternoon, and will undoubtedly pass
that body.
The Jaquins bill is companion bill
to the King bill, which regulates the
commission charges. 1t provides that
the following charges, and no more
shall be charged for sarding, watering
and Weighing stock.
For yarding, watering and weighing
cattle, Is cents per head; calves, 8 cents
per head; hogs, 6 cents per head. These
charges make a reduction of about 80
per cent in the present rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
CLEvELAND's RETURN VISIT.
His Call was Formal and Very Short

Washington, March 3.-As President
Cleveland walked through the rotunda
of the executive mansion to his carriage
to call on Major Mckinley today, he
plainly showed that he was suffering.
His right foot was clad in a large cloth
slipper and although he favored the
lame foot as much as possible, it was
evident that every step caused him
pain. He required no assistance, how
ever, Mr.. Thurber walking by his side
and got into his carriage with little
difficulty and was rapidly driven to the
Ebbitt House where the incoming pres
ident has his apartments.
The carriage stopped at the north en-
trance to the hotel and the president
entering the house was lifted at once
in the elevator to the floor above where
he was received by Mr. Mckinley His
call was even shorter than that of Mr..
McKinley's upon him and within few
minutes he was on his way back to the
White House. The reception was rath-
er formal, as it must needs have been
in view of the fact that the two men
had parted only an hour before after
a similar ceremony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
ger brought in haste the delayed pack

ger brought in haste the delayed pack
age.
Postmaster General Wilson immedi-
ately opened it, assisted by the presi-
dent-elect, and disclosed a beautiful
work of the jewelers. art studded
thickly with diamonds. When this
ceremony was over the president-elect
spent some time in exchanging greet
ings with the friends who had gathered
in the parlor and it was noticed that
he gave a particularly warm greeting
to Representative Harmer of PennSyl-
vania and held a whispered converse
ton with him.
Soon after 10 o'clock Mr.. Mckinley
returned to his private apartments to
dispose of some matters requiring his
Immediate attention, connected with
the inaugural ceremonies, being ac-
companied to his rooms by Secretary
Porter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
SENT TO THE ASYLUM.
Joseph Healy Declared Insane Today
by the Probate Court.

With tears streaming from his eyes
and his whole body quivering with
emotion, Joseph Healy, the insane man
who came to Topeka to see Governor
Leedy, told a jury in the probate court
today that he is not insane Never
theless the jury declared him insane
without elaboration.
HeaIey appeared to be a man of more
than ordinary intelligence.
Sheriff S. H. Hoover and County At
torney F. H Durham of Lincoln county
arrived today and were at the trial.
They told something about the actions
of Healy which first indicated an I'M
balanced mind and dating back several
weeks.
After the testimony was given show
ing how Healy had acted at his home.
Healy said:
4 have some rights in this court and
want to ask this man some questions.
Didn't the newspapers prejudice the
minds of the people against me so that
1 could not get a fair trial?'
4 don't believe they did" said Mr..
Durham. You brought suits against
the papers for libel and took your re-
volver and made the clerk file a poverty
affidavit"
oh" said Healy. why didn't you
tell that before?'
Il didn't think of it," said the county
attorney.
You say am cunning" said the
crazy man. You Will find that I am
too d cunning for you"
Executive Clerk E1enarty related the in
cident of Healy going to the office of Gov
ernor Leedy and asking TO see the gov
ernor and demanding protection which
has been published. When he had finish
ed Healy asked
Didn't you tell me that the chief of
police was the governor"
Yes sir, 1 did
You were a little scared then, were
you?"
Yes, I was little scared
You thought there would be trouble if
you told me that man was the chief of
police?''
Il didn't know" replied Mr. FIeharty
''Well, there would have been trouble
said Healy. Il was perfectly willing to
surrender my arms to the governor but 1
else. When 1 got off the train I held my
first policeman that came near me. 1 was
willing to give my arms to the governor
for 1 knew he would protect me. Gentle
men, l am not insane, have been perse-
cuted-' Tears came to the eyes of the
man and then his voice broke and he sob
bed for several moments
Chief Of Police Steele testified to the in
cidents connected with the arrest and
then Healy told his story in a rambling
dazed way which left doubt in the
minds of the jury of the mans insanity.
Healy is known as the best shot in
Lincoln county. He will be taken to the
asylum this evening.
For Morbid Conditions take BEECH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
CAN'T DO BUSINESS IN KANSAS
People Inquiring About an Insurance
Company Receive an Answer.

Webb McNall, superintendent of in
surance, today promulgated the follow
ing self-explanatory notice to the pub
lie:
During the last month no less than
six letters have been received at this
office making inquiries as to whether or
not the National Church Mutual Fire
Insurance association of Lisbon, Ia, is
authorized to do business in this state
In every instance this department has
answered that such company was not
authorized to do business in this state
1t would seem from the communications
being received daily at this office that
said association is doing business in
this state without any authority All
persons interested should govern them
selves accordingIY''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
HUDSON WINS AGAIN.
He Will Now Get the Money Due the
State Printer.

The supreme court today gave a de-
cision favorable to J. K. Hudson, state
printer
In the state printer case of Snow VS..
Hudson. tried in the supreme court
yesterday, the court was asked to en-
Join the state auditor and state treasur-
er from paying Hudson money due him
for state printing and also to advance
the quo warranto case brought by order
of Gov Leedy by the attorney general
to GUST Hudson and give the office to-
Snow Both of these motions were re
fused by the court, and the quo war
ranto case will take it's regular place in
the docket and come up for hearing
April 1st
Several thousand dollars due the state
printer have been withheld by the state
treasurer pending the decision made to-
day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
INGALLS, IS THERE.
He Will Write of the Inauguration for
the N. Y. Journal

C06 M L OOIAS@A-
Washington, D. c., March 3--John J.
ingalls, says that he is no longer
statesman out of a job. He is now
journalist.
This is the first time I have visited
Washington since my retirement from
the senate" said he. 81 never intended
to return until l came with my creden-
tails, and thought to have been here be
fore now But the political powers in
Kansas willed otherwise. Since 1 was
here last have been promoted and am
now a journalist. Things have changed
somewhat since my time. The senate
is getting decidedly autOcratic.'
The ex-senator came on the Mckinley
train from Canton. He is here to write
his Impressions of the inaugural blow
out for the New York Journal at a stat
ed compensation per impression.
Ex-senator ingalls, is decidedly the
most notable Kansan in Washington.
He dwarfs the office seekers and has
the open sesame to Mckinley because
he is a journalist"
In this connection it is reported again
that he may receive a foreign mis-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
WIND WRECKED.
Terrific Gales Sweeping Over England
and Surrounding Seas.

London, March 3.-Terriffc gales are
prevailing inland and along all the
coasts. Much damage has been done to
property and many wrecks have oc-
CURED. No loss of life, however, has
been reported up to the present.
LATER-The storm is widespread
and the aggregate damage to houses
and property is enormous. The wires
are down and there is great delay in
kilograms from the continent
The Commercial Gable company is
the only one working.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
JOHN MARTIN ON BENCH.
Sits in Case in Which F. G. Hentig
Appears.

Ex-United States Senator John Mar
tin, who will soon become clerk of the
supreme court, occupied the judges
bench in the district court today for a
short time to hear a tax title case in
which F. G. Hentig was one of the in
terested parties.
1t is a case in which Judge Hazen
granted Mr.. Hentig a change of venue
and it was finally agreed that it should
be tried by Judge Martin. The case
street
Judge Martin has seldom been seen
in court since~llis return from the Unit
ed States senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
EXTRA SESSION SURE.
It Will be Called for March Is to Re
wise the Tariff

Washington, March 3.-The Associat-
ed Press is able to make the definite
though not official, announcement, that
congress will be convened in special ses-
sion almost Immediately after President
McKinley's assumption of the office,
and that the date named will be March
18th
The new president will send a mes
sage to congress calling attention to
the state of the government revenues
and urging the speedy enactment of a
general revision OF the tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
NORMAL SCHOOLS DEFEATED.
Wichita Has the Only Measure Nov
Pending

The house today defeated the La
Crosse, Pittsburg and Fort Scott nor
NAL school measures.
Mr.. Rothweiler moved that the La
Crosse normal bill be placed up on the
calendar. LOOMS of Crawford moved
an appointment adding the Pittsburg
normal GOodnO of Bourbon followed
with an amendment for the Fort Scott
normal. The latter mustered only
few votes, but the PittSburg amend
ment carried. BY a vote of As to 81
both La Crosse and Pittsburg were de-
feated. The only new normal school
now hanging in the balance is the one
proposed for Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
A STRING TO BLISS.
Will be Secretary of Interior Until
Another Can be Found.

Boston. March 3. p. ma special from
Washington says: Major Mckinley tele-
graphed this morning to Governor Lang:
your appointment stands as secretary of
the navy
Governor Longs friends have wired
him to come to Washington at once.
All the members of the cabinet are on the
ground. Cornelius N. Bliss has accepted
the secretaryship of the interior with the
understanding that the appointment is
not to stand if any other arrangements
can be made today that he shall hold il
no longer than six months and for a less
time if the president shall find a substi-
tnte
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
MEXICANS WILD WITH JOY
At a Bull Fight When Four Men,
Eight Bulls and Four Horses
Were Killed

Torreon, Mex, March 3.-The bull
fights which took place at Durango yes
terday were the most horrible in the
number of fatalities ever given in Mex
with delight
The first bull that entered the arena
gored one of the fighters to death An
other man was killed by a second bull
and third bull killed two more men
in quick succession, making in all four
mems lives sacrificed
Eight bulls were killed and four
horses were gored to death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
CAMILLA URSO,
The Great Violin virtuoso to be Here
Saturday.

The Kansas City Star said of the
Urso concert:
Madame Urso succeeded in enthus-
ing the cultured audience at the Audi
toriunI last night. Although well ad-
Vanced in years, there is the same po-
tent witchery in her playing as of yore.
Her assisting company included Miss
Minnie MethOt, a granddaughter of the
famous Wachtel and an aSpirant for
grand opera honors; Edwin Douglas,
tenor, and George H Wesley, pianist.
Encores followed each number with I'M
failing regularity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
MAY CHANGE IT YET.
a Movement Today for More Radi-
cal Railroad Bill

This afternoon a maximum freight
rate bill containing the schedule ar
ranged by the board of railroad COM
nissionerS two years ago was intro
duced in the senate by Senator House
holder, and tonight a senate caucus, in
which the house may participate, viii
be held on this measure. 1t is stated
on good authority that an endeavor
will be made to substitute 1t for the
Harris bill, which is now ready for a
conference committee, and that the bill
will never come out of the committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
GOLD DEMOCRATS MEET
In State Convention in Michigan
BYnum There.

Grand Rapids, Mich. March 3-The state
convention of gold standard Democrats to
nominate supreme court justice and
university regents is in session here to-
day Michael Brennan of Detroit, is tenn
porary chairman. The attendance is not
large.
There is some division of sentiment as
to whether a ticket should be named for
the spring election Bynum of Indiana,
chairman of the national committee. is
present and addressed the convention this
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
OVER HIS VETO.
The House Passes Immigration Bill,
1913 to 81.

Washington, March 3.-The house has
passed the immigration bill over the
presidents veto by a vote of 1913 to 81.
The president has signed the bill to
allow the bottling of spirits in bond in
which distillers are greatly interested
He has also signed the international
conference bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
Equal SuHragists.

The joint committee of the Equal
Suffrage association to- arrange for par
Ior meetings in the various wards will
meet to morrow at 8 p. m. at the rooms
of the Commercial club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
LATEST FROM THE BILL
Will Come Up in Senate Tomorrow
Morning and Will Pass.

The Topeka auditorium bill was not
reached in the senate this afternoon
1t will probab bly, come up tomorrow
morning, and Senator Sterne stated this
afternoon that he had no doubt that
the house amendments would be con-
CURED in by the senate without OppOsi-
ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03
JAeUINs' BILL PASSES.
An Act Regulating Yarding Charges
Goes Through.

When the King stock yards commits
sion bill passed the senate yesterday
afternoon, Senator King moved to sub
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-03

For Morbid Conditions take BEECH
ANFC PILLS.