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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
q MEDICINE BILL
A Measure to Practically Prohibit
Sales of Patent Medicine.

There has been quietly introduced in
the legislature a bill, No. 402, which
should be strongly opposed by the drug
s1sts, the newspapers and the public
generally.
Representative Botl1in CRep., of Reno)
has introduced the bill, which if
passed. will act virtually as prohibit
ton upon the sale of patent medicines
in the state and the consequent adver-
Using thereof in the newspapers of the
state.
ought to be defeated. 1t is one
likely to do much harm and no good.
A very large number of patent medi-
cines are very widely used and repeat
edly used because they have been found
excellent remedies. To practically pro-
hibit their sale, as does this bill is a
kind of legislation which is entirely I'M
called for. The best of patent medi-
cines are a boon to the ailing poor and
are used by all classes and prescribed
by many of the best physicians.
The bill provides that before any pro-
prietary drug. compound, medicine or
nOstrum may be offered for sale or sold
in this state, the proprietor thereof
shall file with the secretary of the state
board of health a full, true and COM
plete formula for such medicine, veri-
fed by affidavit; also deposit with the
secretary at least one minimum pack
age containing such drug, compound,
medicine or nOstrum; that the board of
health shall examine each formula and
medicine so deposited, and if they find
that it is a specific for any disease or
ailment or injury and that it contains
nothing which will engender or stimu-
late any vicious disease, habit or pas
sion, they shall so certify and issue
Herewith their permit for the sale of
the medicine in the state.
1t provides further that before offer
ing for sale in any county the owner
or manufacturer shall file a transcript
of the certificate and permit of the
state board of health with the local
health officer of the county and obtain
from that official a special permit to
sell such particular medicine in that
county.
Provision is also made for the proper
fees for the health officer and license
fees which go into the general fund.
Severe puniShmentS are provided for
violation of the act, both by fine and
IMPRISONMENT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
LEO XIII DYING.
Two Serious Painting Fits
Within Two Days.
Both Times FOnnd Lying I'm
= conscious and Alone.
CONDITION SERIOUS.
Little Doubt That the POntfff
Can Not Survive.
Had to Be Revived the Last
Time With Ether.

London, Feb. 6.-The Daily News has
received the following from its CORE
spondent at Rome:
Despite the statement of DR.. Laponnf
to the contrary, am informed that the
pope was today RTriday) found lying
on the back of a chair. He was I'M
conscious when discovered and was only
restored to consciousness by inhaling
ether The attack is the gravest which
he has suffered during the past two
years, and il is attributed to increasing
cerebral aaaemia.
On Thursday also DR.. Laponni, the
pope's personal physician, was hastily
summoned to his holiness bedside at
$50 o'clock in the morning, and found
that the pOntiff had fallen into 4 faint
ing fit, from which, however, he soon
recovered.
DR.. Laponni at the time assured in
QuirerS that the faintness of the pope
was not serious matter, as latterly, in
consequence of his advanced age, he
has frequently had such spells. Never
theless, the doctor forbade that his holi-
ness hold any receptions for the pres
ent.
1t is customary to give out state
ments contrary to the truth about the
pope's illness; there is no doubt he is
in a precarious condition and that the
reassurances of DR.. Lapponi are SO
cautious as to virtually amount to
suppression of the truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
THE SULTAN rs MASTER.
He Controls His Own Destiny and
Europe's Peace.

New York, Feb. GA dispatch to the
Herald from st. Petersburg says:
Highly interesting are the signs which
mark the return of Count Muravieff,
showing the wisdom of the imperial
command which sent him in all haste
direct to France at a time when all
sorts of intrigues, of which there is now
documentary proof, were being used to
break the good relations between Rus
STA and France and force Russia's hand
in her peaceful policy at Constantine
pie.
A diplomat who is in the best posi-
ton to know said in conversation:
Nothing will come of the deliberations
at Constantinople beyond giving Turkey
what assistance may be needed to right
her"
The Glaznost, which has special
sources of information, says: 1.-THE Eu-
1-opean concert is without force. The
Sultan has nothing to fear. The pow
ers are not now demanding his terri
the Turks to remain and giving them
money for the necessary reforms. The
sultan has now not only the deStinies
of his own country in his hands, but
also those of the peace of Europe"
The Noveo Nremia, touching on the
results of Count Muravieffs return, in
a strong article says: Russia and
France will never accept Lord Sails
bury's policy of the partition of Tur-
key. Germany has no interest in play
ing England's game, and it is incon-
venient for Austria to act contrary to
Germany"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY.
The Star Grocery Has Been Victim
lied by Two Employees.

One of the new patrolmen has worked
up" a case. 1t was Patrolman Close
On Monday Patrolman Close had his at
tention called to the systematic stealing
which was being done in the Star grOc-
cry on East Sixth street.
Today he arrested William Weir, a
young. white man aged q years, who is
a clerk in the store, and William ISey-
nolds, colored boy II years of age, who
drives for the firm.
Their method was for Weir to fill out
orders brought in by Reynolds for goods.
These would be given to Reynolds and he
would collect of the customers upon de-
livery of the goods. The clerk would
forget to put it on the books. and after
ward satisfactory settlement would be
made.
This morning SIS worth of groceries were
delivered to a policeman which had not
been placed the books and this lead
to the capture of the thieves. Reynolds
when arrested said that he had some
money hid at his house which he had pro-
cured in the above way.
over $40 worth of goods have been stol-
en- in this way, all of which Proprietor
Sproat has reason to think were taken
by the two working together. The accused
employees admit being guilty of crooked
transactions but place the amount low
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
PROF. BLAKE'S DREAM.
Declares Electric Lighting Will Soon
be Done Without Wires.

Kansas City, Feb. 6.-The subject of
the lecture of Prof. Lucien I. Blake at
the Lyceum hall Thursday night was
''Electro-Dynamics of the Current and
Electro Magnetic Induction" The hall
was filed in spite of the bad evening
and the experiments were very success
full For the first time in Kansas City
detailed experiments were made to show
the rotation of the plane of polarization
of light.
Prof Blake predicted that the lines
of force extending into space would
some day be used without wires for
lighting telephoning and telegraphing.
Many interesting experiments were
made showing the relation of electricity
to magnetism. In speaking of mag
netic healing, Prof. Blake said that mag
netism has no real effect upon anyone.
He cited actual cases, proving that it is
possible to run the most powerful mag
netic lines through ones head with
out help or harm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06

Haskell 135. Stevens 195, and Morton 50.
The constitutional requirement is 25O
votes, and in the interest of economy
and a just representation for all parts
of the state, these counties should be
consolidated in such a manner as to
best subserve the interests of the
state
After giving figures showing the pop
ulatiOn of different western counties,
the petition says:
That section of the state west of the
S9th meridian has representation in
this legislature of from ten to IA times
as much as the east half of the state. -
The petition then asks for the repeal
of the fire guard and abandoned
well'' laws, and states that the lands
owned by the company are not produc-
continually increasing on them. 1t also
states that the cattlemen are taking
the country and claims they have no
redress. The petition concludes with the
following recommendations:
"First-That the state superintendent
of public instruction have power to
consolidate school districts or abrogate
six pupils
'Second-Give the county commits
sioners power to compromise back tax
eS
''Third-Call a constitutional conven-
ton for the purpose of giving all sec
tions of the state a just and equitable
representation.
This case is left with you, believing
that in your combined wisdom various
will give relief from the many losses we
are now made to suffer.
Respectfully submitted,
u. E. CONKLIN,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
CLEvELAND'S FINAL FEAST
Guests are the Supreme Court Mem
bers and Their Wives.

Washington, Feb. 6.-President and
Mrs. Cleveland entertained last night
the final state feast of the administra-
ton. The guests of honor were the
members of the supreme court and their
wives. The chosen color in the floral
appointments was gorgeous red, a IA
vOrite hue of Mrs. CleVeland's, and one
which always harmOniZes with the
white and gold finish of the state apart
mentS of the executive mansion The
state dining room was gorgeous Win IT'S
red blossoms and lights made more
striking in the contrast with pure white
The n1antels at either end We're banked
with clusters of the red meteor and
white roses, surrounded with ferns. and
the mirrors were draped with miniature
pOrtiereS of SnlilaX. On the opposite
sides of the room were palms and ferns
studded with red and white incandes-
cent lights
In the center of the long table was the
gOld-framed plateau, filed with a lot of
the meteor roses imbedded with ferns.
while at either end were plots of white
roses and ferns. Surrounding the rim
of the plateau were tiny red and white
lights, and also hung from the smilaX
which festOOned the chandeliers. The
silver chandeliers capped with red were
on either side of the clusters of white
roses a lot of the red roses and ferns
were at either end of the table, and the
tall gold candelabra also shed their
light red-capped on either side near the
end The corsage bouquets Tor the IA
dies were of red and white roses alter
mating.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland
welcomed their guests. as is their Gus
tom, in the east room. Mrs. Cleveland
was beautifully gowned in brOcaded
silk, the background maize color and
the design of deep and pale pink feath-
erS; the trimming was of a very deli
cate green velvet, which edged the skirt
in pointed effect and also ornamented
the bodice. She wore her diamond jew
els.
To the music of the Marine band the
president led the way to the dining
room with Mrs Fuller, wife of the chief
justice. and Mrs Cleveland with Chief
Justice Fuller was the last to enter the
state dining room.
The guests were the Chief Justice and
Mrs. Fuller, Mrs Justice Gray and Mrs
Gray, Mr.. Justice Brown, Mrs. (Justice)
White, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. PeckhaEn,
the Attorney General and Mrs. Har-
mon Mr.. Justice Morris and Miss Nor
ris, Mr.. Justice Shepard and Mrs Shep-
ard Chief Justice Mott and Mrs Mott,
Senator and Mrs. Hoar, Senator and
Mrs. Lindsay. Representative and Mrs.
Henderson, Representative and Mrs
Boatner Solicitor General and Mrs
Conrad, Mrs. Stanley Matthews, Mr.and
Mrs. Dimock, Mr.. James ]. StorrOw, Mr..
and Mrs. Boardman.
Among the handsome toilets were
Mrs. Fuller, Nile green velvet trimmed
handsomely with lace; Mrs. Matthews,
an elegant gown of white satin, trimmed
with sable and gold passementerie; Mrs.
Harmon, a rich costume of white satin
with rare lace trimmings; Mrs. Gray,
sapphire blue velvet with lace; Mrs. Hen
derson, pink and gray brOcaded silk;
Mrs. Conrad figured white silk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
COUNT. MAYBE STOPPED.
An Effort to Stop the Counting of the
Electoral Vote.

Washington, Feb. 6.-President-eIect
McKinley's right to his seat may not
be officially declared next week Com
plications have arisen which may fur
nish a dramatic interruption to the
counting of the electoral votes next
Wednesday.
Representative George Washington
Murray, the only colored member of the
house, who represents the Charleston
district, will be the chief actor in the
dramatic episode. He has just re-
turned from South Carolina, where he
was in consultation with the leading
Republicans of the Palmetto state. He
is armed with a petition signed by
thousands of Republicans of that state
protesting against the counting of the
electoral vote and asking for an investi-
cation OF the election laws and the state
constitution. The claim is made that
the election laws and the state consti-
tuition upon which they are based are
not in accord with the federal consti-
tuition.
While the dispute over the vote in
South Carolina cannot in any way eff
feet the final result, best authorities
agree that the petition cannot be ig-
nored and the investigation of the
precedents shows that when such a pro-
test is entered the count must immedi-
ately stop until the question is settled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
MRS. BROOKS INSANE.
TheyProbate Court Sends Her to the
ASYLUM.

Probate Judge L. s. Dolman yester-
day conducted a trial of Mrs. Amelia
Brooks for her sanity without the de-
PENDANT being present in court.
Mrs. Brooks is an old woman who
some months ago disappeared from her
home in Oakland. Witnesses testified
yesterday that Mrs. Brooks had been
a woman of queer talk and ideas for
many years, and that lately she had
become much worse. She has been
sick for some time and is in destitute
circumstances.
Poor Commissioner Hale and Police
Matron Thorpe have helped her for sew
eral months. She is now feeble mind
ed imagining that she is a gypsy The
jury heard this testimony and brought
in a verdict of insanity against Mrs
Brooks. All the property she has is
little house and lot in Oakland She
has no income Her husband died in
the Soldiers Home at Leavenworth
something over two years ago. Before his
death his first wife, from Missouri, came
to Topeka and demanded that Mrs. Brooks
give her the house and lot One of the
witnesses said this probably unbalanced
her mind. She viii be taken to the
Topeka insane asylum today for treat
ment and care. She is u years of age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
The Text Book Bill Will Differ
From Previous Plans.
State Plant to Publish Books
Only a Contingency.
A STATE COMMISSION
Will Determine What Books
Shall be Used and
Will Fix q Maximum Price
District Ownership Optional.

The joint subcommittee on education
composed of Senators Titus. Lupfer
and Lamb, and Chairman Davis of the
house committee, completed the text
book bill last night which will be in
troduced in both houses of the legisla-
ture. The principal provisions of the
bill are the following:
The establishment of a school text
DOCK commission composed of two
members from each congressional dis
trlct with the superintendent of public
instruction as the ex-Officio chairman
each member will serve four years and
the meetings of the commission will be
held on the first Tuesday of May of
each year. While engaged in the work
of the commission members will re-
ceive So per day and cents a mile for
every mile Travelled.
The optional district ownership of
text books at school elections districts
may vote on this question.
A maximum price for all text books
The maximum rate will make a reduc-
ton of about so per cent from the pres
ent price.
The establishment in each county of
an agency where books will be handled
Dealers handling books will be allow
ed 10 per cent above the contract price
The first meeting of the commission
is fixed ON the first Tuesday in May
1897, and at that meeting bids for the
contract of furnishing text books will
be received. All bids must be accom-
panied by bond of $4,000.
In the event that no bids are received
for furnishing the books below the
maximum rate, the commission will
and have the books published by the
state.
1t is left with the commission to de-
eide whether the purchase of a plant
for the purpose of publishing the books
will be necessary, or whether the work
snail be given to the state printer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
A LOAN COMPANY PETITIONS
Wants Measures Passed to Partially
Relieve it From Taxation.

Representative Ed JaquinS of Cow
ley Cby requesD introduced in the house
today a petition to the legislature from
J. z. Conklin CT Winfield, an agent of
the North American Trust company,
praying for relief necessitated by hold
ings of western Kansas securities. The
company owns and controls in the SO
counties west of the goth meridian 1,535
tracts of land embracing a total of
245.O35 acres. The counties in which
the company owns upwards of 1000
acres are as follows:
Greeley 10, 4O0, Stanton $50, F'inney
$40, Seward 1920, Lane 49, 800, Meade
"a $50. Hodgeman 1914 Kiowa 1910,
Morton 1000. Scott 200, Haskell $500.
Stevens 7040. Garfield (now a part of
Finney) $500, Clark 1918 Comanche
% $50.
The petition then says that these
lands became the property of the COM
pany by foreclosure and says:
THE taxes in all of these SO counties
are large. much of which is unnneces-
sary and unjust. and the object of this
petition is to show the present condition
of these counties, point out the source
of the trouble, show that the remedy is
within the state and ask the legislature
for proper relief All of these counties
are hopelessly bankrupt if present con-
ditions continue"
while 1 recognize the fact that it is i'm
possible to make a wholesale consolida-
lion of these SO counties. yet, q begin
ming can be made under the law At
the last general election Greeley county
cast 139 votes, Stanton 112, Grant los,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
NEBRASkA'S SUGAR WAR.
Retailers Selling 25 Pounds for Dol
lar.

Chicago, Feb. "a dispatch from
Omaha, Neb., says: "A sugar war is
on in Nebraska and the so-called trust
is being combatted by an organization
known as the Southern Refining COM
pany with headquarters at New Or
leans The price that the former con-
Germ has maintained in Omaha is 81. 50
per leo ponds The southern company
started in by making fiat rate of $3.50
This was met by cut to $40 and the
outsider firm took of another ten cents
Then another cut made the price $500
and it will not surprise local dealers if
even this is lowered.
peculiar feature of the fight, is that
when sugar was being bought from the
Jobber at 1920 per 100 pounds certain
local retailers were selling % pounds
for 81. The sugar men declared that
these firms were either selling at loss
in order to draw trade on other lines or
paper with every purchase OF sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
PENITENTIARY COAL.
Only Enough to be Mined to Supply
State Institutions

The house as a committee of the
whole put in the forenoon considering
the bill presented by Mr.. Hackbusch to
regulate the distribution and output of
the coal mines at the state penitentiary.
1t was finally recommended for pas
sage.
The provides that it shall be unlawful
to mine coal at the state penitentiary
coal mine at Lansing, except for the
use of the various state institutions, and
for such charitable purposes as shall be
directed by the executive council, pro-
vided that nothing in the new measure
shall affect existing contracts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
ELKINS JOINS YERKES.
The West Virginian Invests in Chica-
go Street Railways

Philadelphia, Feb. 6--P. A. B. Wi
dener, when seen today in reference to
the report that he and Mr.. ElkinS had
Joined hands with Charles T Yerkes in
the ownership and management of the
West Chicago street railway, said: 1t
is a fact that we have taken an inter-
est in the Chicago street railways again
and that we are also to have q share in
their management. The stock has all
been well placed now and we have no
doubt that it will prove a satisfactory
corporation"
In regard to the report that J. Pier
pont Morgan of New York was also
interested in the Chicago reorganization,
Mr. Widener said: Mr.. Morgan has
nothing whatever to do with it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
AFRAID OF GRAVE ROBBERS
Daniel Shepherd Asked to be Buried
Away From Topeka.

Daniel Shepherd. an old gentleman who
kept a confectionery and lunch stand at
the corner of Seventeenth and Topeka
avenue. is dead. Just before he died he
made his wife promise that she would
not bury him in Topeka, for he had an
intuition which told him that the medi-
cal students would steal his body. Many
times he asked his wife to be sure and
take his body far away. Mrs Shepherd
also had great fear of medical students.
Wednesday the remains of Mr.. Shepherd
We're sent TO Craig. Mo, where they were
buried in q pretty, secluded spot in the
town cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
10 Shel by is Dying.

Adrian. Mo, Feb 6.-The noted Con
federate general, 10 Shelby, who is
United States marshal for the western
district of Missouri. is very critically i'll
at his farm near here He was stricken
several days ago and last night cOun-
Gil of physicians was called His NAL
ady is pronounced diph0-pneumonia-
At a late hour General Shelby was I'M
conscious and had a high fever and a
weak circulate ton
Kansas City, Feb. Ga special to the
Star from Adrian, Mo, says: Gen. J.
o. Shelby, who last night was reported
to be dying, is at his country home near
here and is much better today.
Einn CLOCKS at auction go Eanra.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
WILL WHITE WILL GO.
To Respond to a Toast at Lincoln
Day Banquet, GAINESVILLE, o

Zanseville, O., Feb. 6.-The following
gentlemen have written to the local
committee, saying they would attend
the Republican state league meeting
in this city February IL and II, and will
respond to toasts at the Lincoln day
banquet: Senator Thurston. Repre-
sentative Cleary, Marcus A. Hanna, w.
A White, the Kansas editor; Booker
Washington, the colored orator; Governor
Bushnell, Senator Foraker, Daniel J..
Ryan and Major Charles F. Dick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
ADIVORCEIS ASKED.
The Wife of Judge John H. Thompson
Demands Separation.

Kansas City, Feb. Ga special to the
Star from Seneca, Kansas, says: A pc
tition for divorce and the custody of their
four children has been filed in the district
court by Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson, wife
of John II. Thompson, late judge of the
district court of this judicial district.
The grounds named are improper re-
lations in Chicago with one May Hen
ming"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
A Knit Goods Corn bine

New York, Feb. 6.-At the meeting of
the hosiery and underwear nlanufactur-
ers held in this city a permanent asso-
clatlon was formed with the purpose of
looking after the knit goods trade of
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-06
Bank Reserves Going Down.

New York. Feb. 6.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve. decrease, 81 sos, 200; loans, in
crease, IS, 474,900; specie, decrease, S125,-
deposits, increase, s.. $50. 000: circula ton.
decrease, 1924 600; The banks now
hold S54, $4,000 in excess of the require
mentS OF the % per cent rule