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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
KANSAS NEWS.
An Aged Woman Frozen to
Death at LeavenWOrth.
AtchisOn Organizes a New NIL
tia Company.
OTHER KANSAS NEWS.
Abilene Reports an electrical
Carpet" Phenomenon.
A Letter From Fred Funston
Now a Cuban Major.
OTHER KANSAS NEWS.

Leavenworth. Feb. 1-Corouer Mcefiu
was summoned to small one-slory
frame house in the alley between Seventh
and Broadway and Cheyenne street and
Metropolitan avenue Saturday afternoon
TO see the dead body of d woman who had
been found there frozen stiff 1t was the
body of Mrs Margaret Morris, aged about
S. who had lived alone in the house Tor
about two years. From the appearance OF
the little room where the BODY was round
she had lain down with all her elollllE
on upon q single bed and during the nl=znL
had fallen 10 the floor perhaps IN a III
and had died alone IN the cold one cor
neE OF the mattress hung rro1 the ped
stead TO the fioor As though It ha- lIllsd
over the edge OF the rail and let Llle -oody
slip from it, There a small COOK
stove in the room. but 1t looked as though
there had been fire in IL Tor twenty
four hours. There was little else IN the
room except rude table with d rev ar
tfcIes OF food upon it. The room 2dJO1n-
ing it was vacant The woman Was on
her right side ard her mouth was cover
81 with concealed foam There did not
seem TO be any marks OF violence
Mrs Morris was seen getting water
from q we'll the premises yesterday
morning. and that was The last seen OF
her until she was discovered about noon
by 4 boy OF Mr. Ell NirdHrgerS family,
who caused the door to be broken open
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EoRNEp RARRITs.
A Supposed Curious Phenomenon in
Wastarn Kansas Accounted For.

Lebanon, Feb. Several exchanges
have again discovered the little cotton
tail rabbit. that has. while running in
and out OF his earthly abode n damp
weather, got magnesia on his whiskers
petrified as hard as COW hOOf's- Of
course they are called horned rabbits,
and nobody has ever taken pains to
prove that they were not born that
way AS d matter of justice. q hog
with 6 lump of mud on its tail as hard
and round as ! base ball ought TO make
a kick for q little advertising as base
ball freak. It isn't every hog that
knows how to transform soft mud into
q base ball
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
RAILWAY BRoTHEREooDs
Union Meeting at Little Rock Urges
National Federation

Little Rock. Feb. AT the union
meeting held N this city under the aus
pices Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers. Order of Railway Conductors.
Brotherhood OF Locomotive F'iremen.
Brotherhood of Railroad Traiunen and
Order of Railway Telegraphers. business
Of national interest to railway employees
was considered and after discussion OF
the Phillips commission BILL the card
man arbitration bill and the contempt bill
now pending before the national con-
sress all CT these measures were in1c-seG
t,v 4 uQau frnOuS vote. and w F HyneS-
representative in Washington Of the uVe
railway brotherhoods. was wired 70 pre-
sent the sentiments Of this representative
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
RAILROAD NEWS.
Change of Freight Time on the
Chanute Division.
New Train to Be Put on From
Chanute to Pittsburg
ON SANTA FE ROAD
Passenger No. 2O9 Will Be Run
Through to Winfield.
Work on the Dallas Santa Fe
Depot Starts.

wellington. Feb. THE Santa Fe
made quite a change in their freight
ttme-card on the Chanute division yes
terday- No. 1Is local freight from Kan
sas City, which reached here at 5-45 a.
m will come in at 4 a m and leave at
4-30 a m over the CedarvaIe branch
new train will be put on No 4O2
from Chanute to Pittsburg. leaving
ChauuJe at 4.20 a m returning to that
city as an extra No 209 passenger Will
come on through to Winfield instead
of stopping at Moline, and the $50
freight which leaves Chanute every
morning viii only come as far as Long
ton, and then return, instead of COM
ing to Winfield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
CONDUCTOR TONNES DOG
Takes Little Trips Back and Forth on
the Express Car.

Capt. J. H Towne. the popular Ms
souri, Pacific conductor, is the owner of a
dog that possesses more genuine good
sense than most dogs He knows enough
not to 20 TO Wichita when he can help it.
says the Conway Springs Star
a few days ago the dog At the
depot in Conway Springs. where Captain
Towne resides making himself at home
and unthOughteiIy climbed on the Wich-
ira train The train men knew whose
dog il was and remarked that they would
take good care Of him and bring him back
home next morning The train the dog
was on passes the evening train from
Wichita at CaCviIle and when the baggage
car door was opened there the dog
the other train standing on the siding.
Ieaped out bearded the home bound train
and arrived safely at home that even
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

body Of the railway men in the southwest
TO the senators and represented IN
congress The following resolution was
adopted
Resolved. That the union meeting of
the members of the railway organiza-
tons here represented unanimously rec
Omneud national federation Of the rail-
way train service organizations. and that
urge all members 10 bring this oJ1eS-
ton to the attention of their respective
local divisions, and through these repre-
SenCativeS to their grand divisions, at
their next biennial meeting
a r6SC luton was also adopted calling
upon the members of the order and the
friends CT labor TO oppose any measure
before state legislatures which would
curtau the earnings Of corporations to
the extent CT endangering the present
scale Of wages paid employees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
HEADING FOR ST. LOUIS.
Calvin Brice Figuring on an Air Line
From Detroit TO st. Louis

Butler Ind. Feb. IA Lake Shore Off
ciaI says Calvin s Brice has about com
pIeted the deal with the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern road for the purchase
of its branch known as the F'ayette.
which runs from GrosvenOr.. Mich, on
the line of that road. some Is miles to
Fayette. O.. and is crossed by the Lima
and Northern road. owned by Mr. Brice-
Mr. BriCe will then extend the line east
to Detroit and west to Butler. Ind.
where he hopes TO get control OF the Eel
River railroad from Butler TO LOgauspOrr.
Ind. now leased by the Wabash. and ex-
tend the line TO St Louis making an air
line betWeen Detroit and St louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

man by the name Of Cedarholm- are 60
ing to Texas TO join the "Co-operat tive
Commonwealth" at Harmony City. IN
the southern part OF the state They
Will drive overland When they get
there they will receive 81 per day
wages. One-third Of which is paya bic in
checks and the other tVTo-thircs N
stock This cooperative company
claims to own $4,000 acres of land two
miles from Port Arthur
MANHATTAN-Geo Richards. who
owns a large farm IN Pottawatonie
county. just across the river from his
fathers farm in the Blue bottom has
had force of men at work drilling q
we'll One day last week at a depth Of
SO feet the drill struck coal Mr. Rich
ards investigated the vein and finds II
is 40 inches thick Several specimens
were brought to the city and compared
with other grades, and it proves sU-
perior 10 other Kansas coal
SPEARVILLE-A Kiowa, kan, pa
per boasts of grocer who shipped
5000 pounds Of butter and Il 000 dozen
eggs during the year 1886 SpearvilIe
has two merchants who can beat that
record easily Each of them shipped
over 5000 pounds of butter and one 16,-
Ooo dozen eggs and the other L, 600
dozen Besides this they manufactured
and shipped over 10000 pounds of first
class cheese Score one for SpearvilIe.
BURLINGAM creamery at
BurIfngame sens to be fourising. The
Enterprise says of it Several new
names have been added TO the list Of
patrons at the crea merry during the
past few days and the supply of milk
increased to go. 900 pounds per week
Another separator viii be put in with
IN short time to keep up with the
supply of milk The farmers about
BurHngame ind that it pays them to
furnish milk to the creamery and the
merchants find il brings money TO the
town
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
New Southern Kansas Time Card

Wellington. Feb. THE new time
card which went into effect upon the
Southern Kansas yesterday viii not
make any changes in the time OF trains
arriving OF leaving here It Is thought
that another time card Will go into ef-
feet soon which will change the time OF
trains on this division to make better
connections at Winfield
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Presidential Appointments.

Washington, Feb 1.-The president
today sent TO the senate the following
nominal tons Justice-Henry E Davis
of the District of Columbia to be attOr-
ney of the District of Columbia, Martin
A Knapp Of New York. to be an inter-
state commerce commissioner ca reap
poiutme1t). Frederick W. hickbuSch,
Jr., of Wisconsin, consul at Stetun,
CrArrnanV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Bic Santa Fe Ice Contract.

IN extra went to Medicine Lodge this
morning at , o'clock after ice. says the
" ellington News Purchasing Agent W
7 Nevan of the Santa F'e, has con-
traCted for $50 tons. in blocks 25x2Z in
ches. inches thick, to be stored in the
ice house here for use at this point
The Santa F'e viii also ship $50 tons 10
Purcell, I T The ice comes from q
pond near Medicine Lodge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Re7ivLiu Car Building.

Dayton. Ohio, Feb Car building
shows signs of a revival here Six hun
dred men are at work at the shops on
a full equipment of the Kansas City.
Pittsburg & Gulf road. thirty summer
cars for the Peoples street railway Of
this city and several cars for the Miami
Valley Traction company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
GROVER DOESN'T LIKE 1T.
He VIII Veto the Immigration Bill in
a Strong Message

Chicago, Feb. THE News Wash
ington special says: President CIeve-
land has determined to veto the inarni-
grafton bill passed by congress He
told Senator Palmer OF lis intentions to-
day and the chief executive will ac-
company the veto with z strong mess
age pointing out the alleged eccentrici-
ties of the bill
The president is very bitter in his de-
nuneiation OF the inmigration bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

ATCHISON-Joseph Smith, head of
the Latter Day Saints church. arrived
today TO unite all the Latter Day Saints
factions in the city with the reorganiz-
ed church Smith is working to unite
al factions Of Latter Day Saints in the
United States, including the followers
Of Brigham Young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Jordan Is Wartsd.

Springfield. Ill, FEB. Governor
Tanner today issued a reQuisition on the
governor of Texas for the extradition
Of Martin l. Jordan, arrested at Cor
pus Christi and wanted at Carmi, Ill,
for arson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Would Not Advance Salt Rates.

St Louis. Feb THE Missouri Pa
cif1c has given notice that. owing to the
competition of lines carrying salt TO tha
Missouri river from Michigan points, it
would not consent TO any advance in
the rates from Kansas points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

kINSLEY-This city can now boast
OF having two athletic associations and
cunning club The last club formed
consists to young fellows of this place
VINO feel that the long winter days are
h1nderIng their muscular development
ana take this means of being IN trim
Tor the summer months. The club serv-
ed supper in its new rooms Saturday
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Hath Attained Unto the Resurrec-
tior.-

Ernest Lloyd Fisk passed away Mon
day morning at three IN the presence OF
loving friends. who anOinted him for
burial with peaceful thoughts. knowing
that his hour had come and that life Is
everlasting. Funeral private
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
FROM KANSAS TOWNS
General and Personal News From AL
Over the Stats.

SOLONION-Thomas Percy nearly
hIed to death Wednesday night He
started to bleeding at the nose about
. o'clock in the evening and it was not
stopped till 10 o'clock the next morn
Ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Santa Fe,s Dallas Deuo+

Dallas. Tex. Feb. 1.-The Santa F.
today took the first step in the building
of the $50. 900 depot here by letting the
contract for the masonry and cuIVertS
IN the new yards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
REFUSE TO PAY BONDS.
Salina Disputes its Rock Island
Debts

Debts
1t may not be generally known that
the city council has failed to make a
tax levy for the funding bonds issued
in aid Of the Rock Island road in 1888.
says the SaIina Republican
The contention of the council is that
the bonds were illegally issued and this
is the reason of its action It is not
necessary here to go into a discussion
of the legal status of the bonds. as that
viii be decided by the courts in the near
future The question : whether the
city can afford to give its official stamp
to the Reputation OF its obligations
when il the hands Of innocent parties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

Inc figures make 4 showing IN favor OF
Iowa but II must be remembered THAI
Kansas has more to ship Of other prod
uctS than has Iowa and that the average
haul IS the longest in Kansas OF any state
in the union. and that Kansas Is the IDEAL
state IN which 70 build and maintain =
road. the cost of building and mafuteu-
ance being the least of any state in the
union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Pullman Cars on Nortbera Pacific.

Chicago. Feb THE Pullman Palace
Car company has just made a contract
with the Northern Pacific Railway com
pany TO operate all sleeping cars On
thai s-stem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Learn Spanish.

Those desiring to learn the Spanish
language should call at SCI Harrison ST.
and consult Charles Ernst
In response TO numerous requests the
Topeka Camera club exhibition will re-
main open today and tomorrow. after
noon and evening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
Range of Prices On Stocks.

Furnished by Goodwin & ChauberIin.
Brokers. SUCCESSORS to Topeka Grain and
Stock Exchange
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
TOO LATETo CLASSIFY.

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" gold viii be given March ! Issl- 10
the first person suggesting the mast ap-
propriate name TO be adopted bT z T.
sim fer the J. K Jones drug store 5eI
Kansas avenue Each person shall have
but one vote, with not TO exceed three
names.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01

oTTAWA-Chas- Lamb and another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-01
PECULIAR INSURANCE CASE.

FRED FUNSTON. .
The record-union., 1897-12-31
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO CONVENTION.
Many Interesting Papers on Edu-
cationa1 Matters Read at
Yesterdays Session.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30-When
the California Teachers Convention was
called to order at Metropolitan Temple
this morning the body of the hall was
hiled, and a great many persons occu-
pied the seats in the gallery
President Chapman raped for order
and the Philomel Quartet were intro
duced and sang a song which called for
an encore, and 20, Susanna" was sung.
Or. Andrew S. Draper, Ii. D.. Of
Champagne. H.. was then introduced.
and addressed the convention.
Mrs. Eta Blanchard sang the solo
san Toi.' and for an encore 1T Was a
Lover and His Lass" after which Miss
Lucy NJ. Washburn of the State Normal
School of San Jose read a report on
The Condition of Public Minds" Her
report covered the range of physical
education and hygiene.
j. W. Linscott, County Superintendent
OF Schools of Santa Cruz read a report
on The Course of Study Which Should
be Followed in the Public Schools
James L. Addicott of the San Jose
State Normal School read report on
the subject of Manual Training"
Professor Washington Wilson of
ioSi hV'eS ieau 'he report OF the commit
tee on the subject Of Pupils Reading"
closing the regular programme of the
morning.
ON motion a committee of three was
appointed to formulate a resolution with
reference to Superintendent Greenwood
of Kansas City, for adoption by the as
sociation.
Miss Kate Ames, County Superinten-
dent Of Schools of Napa County, read
supplementary report, in which she
told what had been done during the past
year in her county, and making sugges-
tions for further Improvements along
the line of her work.
On motion of Mr.. White, the business
portion of this programme was post
poned until IL a. m. tomorrow, and the
convention adjourned.
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DURRANT CASE.
Again the Attorneys Appear in tho
Supreme Court.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.-Attor-
neys Boardman and Dickinson. assisted
by ex-Attorney-Gener w. H. II. Hart.
this afternoon appeared before the Su-
preme Court and argued on the appli-
cation of certificate of probable cause
on behalf Of ". II. T. Durrant.
Attorney-General w. F. Fitzgerald
represented the State.
The attorneys for Durrant allese that
in sentencing the convicted man Judge
Bahrs exceeded his authority. as the
case was not originally in his depart
ment of the Superior Court. A long list
of other exceptions noted to the action
of his honor and recorded in the tran
script on appeal filed yesterday were
argued upon.
The bill of exceptions was settled last
Friday by Judge Bahrs, when he also
refused to issue a writ of probable
cause. From this action Durrants ar
torneys have appealed, and upon this
slender basis hope to gain their point
The matter was argued at consider
able length, and upon being submitted
to the court, was taken under advise
ment until tomorrow.
The "Can'' will say tomorrow: There
may be more in the suit of Mrs Dur
rant against Juror Smyth than appears
on the surface She is suing for 500
600 for SANDER, but ii will probably be
the means of an attempt on the part
OF the attorneys for Durrant to have
the prisoner summoned as witness,
and thus add one more complication
The record-union., 1897-12-31
WAS THE BARK OAKLAND.
The Vessel the Sea Lion Picked Up
and Towed Into Port.

PORT TOWNSEND CWash), Dec.
30.-The report sent out last night that
the bark Tidal Wave had been wreck
ed was a mistake. 1t was the bark
Oakland, Captain Whitney. which pass
ed out of the Columbia River on De-
cember 22d, with lumber for San Fran
cisco.
The bark was picked up yesterday
afternoon at = o'clock three miles off
Cape Flattery. She was in a terrible
condition, her deck load and bulwarks
having been washed away her cabin
smashed and the entire house badly
wrecked. Not soul was found aboard
and there was nothing to indicate
where the crew had gone AS the
bark's boats We're all gone, it is infer
red that the crew either put off for
shore or for some passing vessel
When picked up heavy seas were run
ming over the bark, which was full of
water, less than three feet of her house
being above the surface.
Captain Sprague of the tug Sea Lion
thinks that her crew are safe either on
land or on board some other vessel.
The fact that the Oakland is a sister
bark to the Tidal Wave caused the re-
port to be sent out last night that If
was the later craft which was in dis
reSS
The record-union., 1897-12-31
TRADE WITH CHINA.
Some Facts Which May Prove OF
Value to Business Men.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-Some facts
of value to business men contemplating
an extension of trade into China are Of
fered by United States Consul Covert
at Lyons, France, in a special report 10
the State Department.
The Consul had before him some of the
conclusions reached by the French COM
mission which has just returned to
France from China, where it had been
sent to discover means of extending
French trade. Because the results Oh d
former commission, through puollca-
ton, had been of more value 10 BRUSH
manufacturers than to French, the
present commission does not publish us
report in full, but retains the detailed
information for communication private
~ to French merchants
Meanwhile a brief report has been
made to the Lyons Chamber OF Com
nlerce, and this sets out in concise form
the wonderful opportunities for trade
extension in China, the undeVeloped
mineral resources of the country, and
the progress already made by the Ger
mans who now become redoubtable
rivals of the English in China.
The Consul says that while the great
nations of Europe are grasping for Chin
ese territory, it is probable that the
most desirable conquests may be
achieved by peaceful methods. Civilized
nations have equal interests in opening
the trade of China to the world, and the
Powers that attempt to accomplish it
by war and conquest do no more than
strengthen the Chinese wall.
The record-union., 1897-12-31
DEMOCRATIC BOSS RETIREs.
Hugh Mclaughlin Will No Longer
be the Leader at BROOKLYN.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Hugh Nc
Laughlin, for many years the dictator
Of the Democratic party in Brooklyn,
has definitely announced his retire
ment from political leadership. He will
be succeeded, according to the present
understanding, by Bernard j. York
The retirement of Mr.. Mclaughlin is
the close of a long, successful and pic
turesque political career. Many years
ago, when q young man, Mclaughlin
was employed in a rope walk. One of
his fellow workers was Jacob Worth,
who became and was until turned
down" last autumn, at the behest OF
Senator Plat, the leader of the Repub-
lican party in Brooklyn. Mr.. McLaugh-
lin has twice held the Office of Regis
ter, but, aside, from that, has not been
a candidate.
When in 1898 the Democrats in Brook
lyn lost the Mayoralty by over 10000
votes. Mr. Mclaughlin declared that
he wanted to remain in politics just long
enough to see the party back in power
again. He has now completed out the
plan outlined at that time.