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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

members, whose duty it will be to form
ulate a system of rules by which cattle
can be transported between the states
and the territory without the tedious
fOrmality now existing.
Secretary R. J. Edwards of the Okla.
homa board said: There is no reason
why cattle, free from disease, should
not be handled without so much red tape
and not be given quick interstate trans
portation at all times of the year. am
convinced that the meeting in June will
result in a satisfactory agreement. Cat
tlemen are anxious for it.
The Oklahoma board has put limit to
the daily expenses of the three live stock
inspectors. It was found that the law on
this point was remarkably elastic, and
that inspectors were charging expenses
at the rate of 50 a day. The board de-
termined that the legal limit for each in
spector was $3.50 a month, and that in
spectors should pay for their horses and
vehicles. The inspectors were instructed
to traverse the boundaries of their dis
tricts at least once a month.
This sort of reform could be applied in
Kansas with much success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

and the Republican board appointed by
Governor Morrill, got into all kinds of
trouble over it.
The present board. appointed by Gov
ernOr Leedy, except Mr.. Johnson who
holds over, Immediately after being in
stalled in Office ordered the 2 cent fee
into effect. This caused a loud pro-
test among cattlemen but the governor
and members of the commission did
not pay much attention to it. However
protests have been coming so thick and
fast and an effort was being made by
cattlemen to avoid Kansas as much as
possible and other complications were
arising to such an extent that the COM
mission decided that the wisest thing
they could do would be to abrogate the
fee which they did.
Realizing that the services of an in
spectOr are necessary at points of entry
into the state to prevent the introduce
ton of contagious disease, the commits
sion has made arrang ements whereby
the Santa Fe company will pay an in
spectOr 800 per month at La Junta
liar sum for the same service at Fort
Worth
Last week the board decided to dis
charge L. r. Wright of Emporia. in
SpectOr at La Junta and transfer A b
Moore from Amarillo, Texas, to La
Junta. However. Moore is not disposed
to agree to the plan and Wright is very
likely to be retained.
The commission held a meeting in
Kansas City today at which the Wright
and Moore matter will be settled.
1t was reported a few days ago that
the board contemplated removing J. F.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
CHANGES IN QUARANTINE.
Next Year Some Important Ones
VIII Be Made.

Next year there will likely be some i'm
portant changes in the quarantine regu-
lations governing Kansas, Texas and Ok.
lahoma, the three states which are
closely united in the cattle business and
between which there is an immense vol
ume of business done each year, not only
in interstate buying and marketing but
in pasturing and feeding.
The state live stock sanitary commits
sions of the three states have been work
ing separately in years past, but with
Secretary R. J. Edwards of the Okla
homa commission has originated a plan
for joint conference which will be held
at Oklahoma City early in June and at
which the commissions from Kansas and
Texas will be present to discuss the adj
visibility of future combined action.
Secretary Edwards has returned home
after conference with the members of
the Kansas commission.
The three quarantine boards will ap-
point general committee from their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
WHEATREADY TOHARvEST
Reapers Will Hum in Oklahoma Next
Week to Cut Biggest Yield on
Record

Perry. May 21-Next week wheat
harvesting will begin in OklahO-
ma. Reports from every county in the
territory show that the crop will simply
be enormous
In this county (NOble), Pawnee, and
K counties, three of the most easterly
counties of the Cherokee strip, the
wheat acreage is very large, and old
wheat farmers say they will get from
40 to so bushels per acre.
In this county alone there are about
25, 900 acres in wheat and the stalk is
nearly as high as a mans head.
Good authorities place the crop in the
territory at 6,0000 600 to 1000, 900 bushels,
and if the price will remain at so cents
to 81 per busheI the farmers viii be
happy.
Copious rains have fallen up to this
time since Christmas.
All kinds of crops are very promising.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
CHARGES FRAUD.
Former President of the Rubber
Trust Makes Bitter Remarks

New York, May 21.-When the rub
Der trust held it's meeting in New
Brunswick yesterday it was not a love
feast Joseph Banigan was there. He
was formerly the president. Recently
Banigan resigned his office and said he
could not stand it's methods. He started
another factory.
1t was expected that Banigan would
say unpleasant things, but no one was
prepared for the bitter onslaught that
he made. Banigan is said to have
charged that fraud had been resOrted
to by which $780, 900 of illegal commits
sions had been paid by the trust, and
that rates were being cut so recklessly
that soon all the surplus would be ex-
hausted. Great excitement followed,
but no enc replied. The treasurer's re
port showed: Total assets, Sal O93, 053.51;
surplus, $50, 1874; preferred stock, SIS, 400,-
500; common stock, $40, 166, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
ABOUT FREIGHT RATES.
Conference on the Subject to Take
Place Next Week.

Next Tuesday before the state board
of Wichita, Arkansas City, Hutchinson,
Salina, Abilene, Newton, Winfield and
other towns in that section of the state
will have hearing for the purpose OF
presenting to the commissioners some
facts deemed important in connection
with the conference which will be held
Thursday between the railroads and
the commissioners with the hope of
agreeing upon some equitable schedule
of rates and securing the removal OF the
existing determinations.
The commission arranged the nearing
for next T1uesday in response to a tele-
gram from L. D. Lewelling, who spends
more time travelling around over the
state than in his office. He left Topeka
about the middle of last week and has
not been in the Office since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
THE SUB-TREASURY PLAN.
Armours Organizing a Company to
Loan Money on Cattle and Corn.

Kansas City, Mo, May 21.-The Ar
rnours of Kansas City and Chicago and
several other large stockholders of the
Interstate National bank have organ
lied a trust company, to be known as
the Kansas City Cattle Loan company,
which will lend money to farmers and
stock raisers through local live stock
commission merchants, taking as secur-
ity chatteI mortgages on stock and
corn.
The company will deal in ''cattle pa
per-" buying from commission men and
selling to eastern stock brokers. The
new corporation will have a capital
stock of half million dollars. The or
ganizatiOn will furnish money for
which commission men and stock men
have hitherto gone to ST. Louis or the
east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
The Two Cent Cattle Inspec-
tiOn Fee Removed
After a Long Fight by the Cat
tIemen.
News of the State Departments-Per-
sonals and Notes.

The cattIemen of Kansas have won a
victory before the state live stock sani-
4ary commission which has ordered
that the 2 cent inspection fee be re-
moved
The commission has also been sue
cessful in arranging with the Santa Fe
and Rock Island railroad companies, for
ahe payment of two inspectors at 500
per month thereby relieving the state
of that expense.
The cent inspection fee was charged
against all cattle coming into Kansas.
The fee was levied to pay the expenses
of the inspectors who were located at
Amarillo, and Fort Worth, Texas, and
at La Junta, Col In some instances the
fees at that rate amounted to $50 and
$25 per day, all going to the inspectors
This regulation has been bitterly fought
by cattlemen during the past two years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
WON'T CHARTER BEER CLUBS
Secretary Bush Will Not Encourage
Forming of Such Societies.

The olympic association Of Atchison
organized for the purpose of having
social GATHERINGS and promoting phys
zeal culture will not do business under
a charter. Application has been made
to the secretary of state but Mr. Bush
believes that too many clubs for the
one purpose of keeping cool beer and a
place to drink it are being organized
under the guise of social and literary
institutions and he proposes to shut on
charters of that character
Pete Golden, Terry Golden, r. F.
Lindsey, John Leahy, and Ed Witt are
the directors. The capital is placed at
$500 Secretary Bush has been inform
ed that Pete Golden is the champion
gambler in Atchison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
ALLEYS AS ARCADES.
Chicago Wants to Floor the Down
town Districts Like Boston.

Chicago, May 21.-To pave every alley
in the city between Van Buren, street and
the river and the lake and the river and
make of the same ''shop streets" some-
thing like the arcade alleys of Boston, is
the proposition of Volney w. Foster
The paving is to be with asphalt or
vitrified brick and opposite to the usual
manner of laying such material in al
leys. The alley will be guttered on each
side in the center a crown, and all flow
of water from it win be to the side and
into direct sewer connections.
The cost of paving with brick will be
about s. a front foot. But property own
ers on each side of the alley will have a
new thoroughfare on which they can
open shops for rent
A second proposition connected with
this paving proposition is that the alleys
shall be lighted with electric lights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
cRITIoIsE THE COURTS
Chief Justice Doster Says They Exer
else Too Much Authority

Buried in an opinion handed down
Tuesday by the Kansas supreme court,
Chief Justice Frank Doster, Populist,
indicated danger from the excess of
authority by judicial tribunals. The
case was in regard to the constitution
atty of a law limiting the authority of
justice of the peace courts, and the act
was urged as an assault upon the jul
dietary.
CHIEF Justice DOster said:
There is no ground for the indu1-
gence of a pessimistic fear of danger to
the political system through assaults
thereon by the popular branch. (Mean-
ing the legislature.) Rather, in the
opinion of the writer, is danger to be
feared from exercise of an excess of
authority by the courts Themselves,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
STEPS GIVING WAY.
Alarm at the State House Over the
Supposed Settling of Stonework.

There was great excitement at the
state house yesterday afternoon occa-
stoned by discovery of a supposed set
Ting or giving away of the west steps.
The state officers were really alarmed
for a short time but it is believed that
the wind has been responsible for the
scare.
The ceiling over the west landing has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
Carpet Department.

The managers in this Department tell us they
are entirely too busy to go over the Stock to re-
wise prices, in fact prices should be advanced.
Every duplicate order on Carpets or Flatting that
goes to the Manufacturer and Importer is abSO-
luteIy declined at THE OLD FIGURES. For all
that we shall continue for the balance of this
month to maintain the low prices announced
sometime since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

the appearance of being stone and has
to all appearances been displaced by
what was supposed to be the settling of
that portion of the building. However,
the ceilings are composed of zinc at
tached to a wooden frame, painted the
color of the stone. They are construct
ed similar to a platform and are simp-
ly laid over the space which is covered
by them. The wind has apparently, by
suction, moved these coverings slightly
which gave rise to the fear that the
masonry was giving way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
5000 POUNDS PER WEEK.
That is the Amount of Butter the
Salina Creamery is Producing.

Salina, May 21-The Belle Springs
creamery here now has about SIS pat
rOns who furnish it with milk, and an
average of over 5000 pounds of milk per
day.
Yesterdays churning amounted to
pounds per week is the product at pres
ent. This butter is shipped in all di-
rectiOns.
Arrangements have not been made
yet for all the skimming stations. The
ones at Gypsum City, Ellsworth and
Broolxville ship their cream to Salina,
and others will be established as fast
as arrangements can be made.
See Jones for ice. Phone 430.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
Frohman Depew Companv.

Guilty Without Crime, Work and
Wages. and the New East Lynn viii be
produced at the Crawford three nights.
commencing Monday, May oath. Prices
10. 20 and 80 cents. Ladies free Monday
night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
FOUR FREAK CHILDREN
Born to Mexican Woman-of Diff.
ferent Nationally.

Tucson, May pa curious freak Of
nature developed itself in the. city. A
Mexican woman has become the mother
of four children. One is almost pure
white; one is a full developed Indian,
another a moOn-eyed Chinese and the
other a negro of the darkest type.
If any city in the territory or world,
for that matter, can show a more hy-
brid output, let it speak out. The moth
er and children are doing well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
Wash Dress Goods.

Included in this great purchase we find most
elegant assortment of the choicest and newest
things in Wash Fabrics, namely, Organizes,
Dmties, FIulls, Lappet MulIs, Lawns, Zephyr
Cloths and many other Fabrics, all in newest
effects, and in this Sale about Is less than first
ODeninp uriceS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

Williams, the inspector at Kansas City.
Of this Taylor Riddle, secretary of the
board said today to a reporter for the
Journal:
This will not be done Mr.. Williams
work is entirely satisfactory and he will
not be disturbed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

Frohman DePew company at the
Crawford Opera House next Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, in Guilty
Without Crime, New East Lynn. and
Work and Wages. Prices 10, 20 and 80
cents. Ladies free Monday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
Our Clothing Stock

Is beginning to the proportions of a s<ele-
ton. That is a frank statement, isn't it? ShreWd
buyers. People who not easily misled by
Circus-Iike Advertisements daily aVailing
themselves of the great advantages of Our Clos
ing Out Sale. Really, losing piles of
money, but yet it is not ali lost. We shall con-
time the Dry Goods and Carpet business.
While we sell pairs of Rockford Socks at sc,
CelIuIOid Collars at sc, Gents HandhercIliefs at
sc, and SO on, we do not these as a bait for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

Shirts. collars and cuffs Iaundered
to look like new by Peerless Steam
Laundry, 112 and ia West sth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
cit is the Best on Earth"

That is what Edwards & Parker
merchants o. Plans, Ga, say Of Cham
berIain's Pain Balm, for rheumatism
lame back, deep seated and musculal
pains. Sold by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

Ottawa Chatauqua Assembly, June I
TO 25. One fare via Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
NEW PARASOLS.

Plain changeable taffetas in six of the
newest color combinations.
Changeable taffetas with wide con-
trasting borders.
ChangeabIe taffetas with hemstitched
brocaded borders.
Changeable taffetas with embroidered
borders.
Plaid taffeta parasols.
White parasols $50 and upward
Children's parasols.
Chndren's and Ladies' plaid hosiery.
THE MILLS=ADArIS co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
Following Goods at Cost.

One full line of Capes, consisting of Silks,
Cloths, Worsteds and FlannelS in the very latest
and most approved makes.
Our full line of Ladies' Dress Skirts, in Silk
noFlair, Novelty and Serges, made up in faultless
manner.
Our full line of Saline Under Skirts in choice
materials and most approved make.
The above are offered at cost, for the reason
that the season is we'll advanced for these Goods,
and for NO OTHER REASON.
25 dozen Bath Towels, great value, 10
choice
Is dozen Bath Towels, larger and Do
heavier
l9 CRASH gaF iss v sTsa quality Imported 1Oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

Lot 1-Consisting of Machine Torchons
and Valenciennes, choice -...--..---..
Lot 2-Consisting of Linen TorchOn,
Valenciennes, Orientals, Imitation
Duchesse, etc, etc, worth 15c and
zoe, choice Observation-Disclosures
Lot 3-Choicest line of Orientals, Valen-
ciennes, Duchesse, handmade Tor
chons, in all the different widths;
also French ValencienneS, Spanish
Silks in black aud cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21
First Counter as You Enter.

2 Lots of Laces, embracing about everything
used in this line. They cheap purchase.
You will think when you see them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-21

In addition to the above we have received a
complete line of much finer Goods, in Black, Ok
blood, Tan and Fancy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-03
A CHANGED ATTITUDE.

Eminent and presumptively we'll in
formed railway managers dissent from
our evening contemporary estimate OF
the significance and effect of the re-
cent decision Of the supreme court in
the Trans Missouri Traffic association
case. They persist In regarding if
as very important and serious one
startling and far-reaching" in
lengthy interview in the New York
Tribune. 1t is one of the strange and
unexpected outcomes Of legislation
another proof Of the certainty of the
uncertainty where its effects will ap-
pear, that an agreement among com
mon carriers. whose effect is to re-
move the principal means of. the sue
cess of great commercial combinations
formed in restraint of trade, should be
the first to beScaught by the act pro-
hibiting such Combinations.
For it is true. al Mr.. Depew saws in
the interview greferred to, that "the
curse Of neutrality-suspicious." has
been the discrimination in favor Of
individuals and localities against other
individuals and localities; the favored
ones being the gbtg shipper and the big
places, and the sufferer thezrest of the
country" The Standard Oil trust
could never have crushed out all OPP
position and made a monopoly Of the
oil trade but for It's rebates. and the
Big Four of the meat combine could
not have captured the markets but for
similar favoritism from railways anx-
ious to get their traffic. Railways stand
on the same plane with the law before
which the rights, of every shipper
should and must. be equal. There
should be no more favoritism in rates
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-03
MIR. CURTIS is NOT CANDID.

If Mr.. Curtis, who occupies the po-
sition Of statistician and Washington
correspondent for the Chicago Record,
is no more candid and accurate in
his other statements than he is in an
swering the clergyman who appealed to
him to know If Harpers Weekly was
correct in saying that revenue fell un-
der the Mckinley and increased under
the Wilson act, neither his statistics
nor his other statements are entitled
to good standing. After correctly CIV
ing the customs receipts each year
that "the Wilson bill went into effect
in 1894, and thus it will be seen that
in no year since it's passage have the
highest revenue of the government
from customs equaled the lowest reve-
nue. from the same source while the
Mckinley law was in force"
This embraces both the offenses Of
suppressio veri and suggestio falsi. He
does not state that the revenue for 1894
the least of the seven years, was that for
the year ending June go when, and fo~
two months more, the Mckinley act
was in full force Again he gives the
revenue for $780,, the highest In the
seven years, leaving the impression
that 1t was derived from the McKin-
ley act, when that law did not go into
effect until October. 1890, over three
1890. We would like to think that Mr.
Curtis was only careless and negligent
in thus leading this clergyman astray,
but his known ability precludes that
charitable construction. Candor coup
led with fact would have made him
tell his ministerial querist that the Nc
Kinley bill was, intended "to reduce
revenue and that it fulfilled it's pur-
pose completely.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-03

for returns. Could anything be more
preposterous than a plan to collect
large sums of money from the farmers
Of Minnesota to be paid in bonuses
to capitalists for starting sugar fac
tories, while the farmer himself is to
get his benefit from purely hypo-
thetical profit on the beets that he
raises? We all know what will hap
pen. The manufacturer will grab the
entire subsidy. He will put big duty
on foreign imports Of sugar, on the
ground Of necessary protection. He
will raise the price Of his sugar as
far as his duty will allow. He will cap
ture all the profits, and he will enter
into a combination with his fellows
to pay for the beets the lowest mar
ket price. The farmer can take that or
nothing.
This is the beautiful scheme Of the
bounty grabbers, put forward at a time
when our farmers are revolving against
hard conditions and seeking for means
to raise the prices of their products
A more barefaced job was never con-
ceived. A more deliberate plan Of sui
eide was never offered to the people
as the helpful remedy for their trou-
BILE. 1t must be said that, if
the people Of Minnesota permit
this thing to be pushed through, if they
authorize themselves to be robbed two
fold, through a bounty system that has
never anywhere been less of an in
dustrial curse than q monstrosity in
morals, they will deserve the suffer-
ings that they invite. The raiders
on the treasury will not resign their
| scheme while there is a hope of life left
in it. They are preparing for a final
successful onslaught What are the
people going to do about it?