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The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
WILL clNcH Low RATEs.
How Kan-s. Proposes To Get Ahead of the
Hsiiroads-


Railroads
Topeka, Kan, May 16.-According
TO common gossip II Is the plan of the
State administration to cliuch. with n
maximum rate law. any reductions
made in freight rates by the railroads
AT the coming conference of represcn-
tatires OF Kansas lines with the
State Board of Railroad Commission
ers. The reduced schedule as agreed
upon. II il is, AZ the conference win. il
Is said. be fixed as the maximum rate
in the law, The Populists win lei the
railroads take the initial step OF vol
unfairly agreeing to a certain reduced
rate and theIi they viii do the rest.
The administration is working to Sc
cure 4 horizontal reduction Of from
seven 10 ten per cent Ia the present
rates. and II tlis is accomplished. the
Legislature win be called together I'M
medlateiy to enact the rates into law
before the roads have an opportunity
10 raise them. Governor Leedy win be
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

Thereafter when you have matt.
OF this kind to report, mark yonr com
niuuicationS 'conndentlai.' 80 thar
senators demand consular reports frpl
Cuha. the report need not be given \
the senate
A copy OF thes. almost lncredfbl. :.
tracts was taken 10 Mr. Rockhiu a
night by a representative OF III. ~
York Journal. ard the assistant s.erl
iary deniei that he had ever ur.t,,
them. have been assured that
extracts are absolutely correct. ana II
Senate can. II Il wishes. verify IA
facts
Washington Is ringing tonight wi,
the story This = the one Bit ~ evI
dence thar must surely come 10 ilsbl
l; Is In line with the policy which n
duc'si Secretary Oinsy to adyIse Df
Delgado to take SI5.lssi offered -ecr.,l,
20 him by the spanish minister. so ths
the United States could have an .xct,..
for ignoring one Of the f0uIess iusIlt,
ever offered TO the hag.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
There are reports of the discovery of

There are reports OF the discovery of
a process of liquifying air. II this bs
true it will revolutionize the entire me
chanical development OF the country.
A telegram from New York says: The
mysterious whitish compound which
was supposed to be new and powerful
freezing mixture is liquifed air. and
is the basis of Mr.. Tripler's powe-
which, he contends. will take the place
of steam and produce energy at a min
imum OF cost. How he liquifes air he
will not tell. 1t has been done before.
bus in small quantities In scientific
laboratories, but never commercially
When liquified the air is at tenn
perature OF 450 degrees below zero on
the Fahrenheit scale. 1t boils or va
porizes again at $40 degrees below
zero, and it is from the expansion con-
sequent upon this yaporization that
Mr.. Tripler obtains his power, which
is transmitted through the engine ex-
actly as the power generated by steam
from boiling water is transmitte-. II
is possible, however, he declares, to
obtain a pressure of 1000 pounds to
the square inch at temperature or
200 degrees below zero, and at prac-
tically no cost, while to obtain $50
pounds of steam at temperature OF
$50 degrees above zero is required the
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
Na.h,Ills.. shos !. compiste.

Nashville. Tenn. May i6-The eod
wave Of yesterday and to-day prrsae,I
q clear day tomorrow aud inCreaseI
attendants. FROM adjacent towns AMI
states have all patiently been walt
ing the completion df The interior o
the great gUSornmeni building an
arrangements of the attractive exhibita
The building is now ready ana til
great building with IT, expensive ant
valuable exhibits viii he formally Gf
eued tomorrow morning al II o'riocti
An Immense Attendance Is expected 4
view the Interesting displays the 20
sfnment has seut.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
raAln au a. . ovsR 4 e.AsM
Renaarkasis ArsI,.-at 90 the santa .. Rail
road Ssatb Of a sitz,s p. Instiss Territory

RenssrksbiS Arsis.~at 90 the santa 70 Rsii,
road Soath Of fAr,itasr-.InsiiSs Tsrrttsry
Arimore. /. r.. May I6-A south
Dound passenger train ON the Santa
&c rnad. known as the CEicaEo & Gal
weston express. weni through 4 trrstle
sixteen miles south - herr al O'Clock
this morning. Fifteen passengers and
trsinmsn W-err injured. several Of
these arr seriously hurt. and II h b.
lieyed that two viii die. The accidsui
occurred near the town OF Marietta. A
heavy rainstorm. amounting almost
to a waterspour caused sudden rise
this morning of all the small streams
la that vicinity. The accident o..
CURED nt point where deep. mar
row gIlch was spanned 10y a wooden
trestle The foundation work support
Ing this tresile was undermined by th..
sudden rise Of the little stream which
lows through the Zuleh. and the trestle
went down under the heavy weight OF
she train. SO great was the speed Of
the train, however. that the engine and
tender the express, mail and baggage
cars and one passenger coach passed
over the narrow chasm. though the
trucks OF several Of these cars went 10
the bottom twenty feet below. The
coach next 10 the last. the one lInmc.
dinteiy In front OF the Pullman. was
left standing directly over the chasm,
one end resting on either hank Of the
gulch. The Pullman remained ON the
track. The four coaches which were
dragged by the locomotive across the
broken trcstle were badly wrecked
The baggage car telescuped with the
passenger coach, which was the Sm0E-
er, and the latter was all but deInoI-
lshed. The most OF the injured were
riding In these coaches.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

Three causes are leading to the de-
struction OF bird life in this country
the wanton killing of birds by so-caIled
sportsmen. the use OF dead birds or
parts thereof as ornaments on women's
hats. and the making OF collections Of
nests and eggs The first indefensible.
the second is reproach to womanhood.
and the third should be restricted TO
collections for public Information. like
the Smithsonian Institution The hu-
man race would miss the birds II they
were gone
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

The news that women are TO be ad-
mitted to serve in Colorado's militia
army will surprise all the other states
and startie the despots Of Europe. Any
governor OF Colorado may now, ride
bride deep in blood. How the nsv
women soldiers are TO be uniformed
does not appear, The bloomer cos-
tune. or the short skirt, Of the Greek
army. will doubtless be adopted.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
rh. Y.aaI. at rr.e..

the pOup and circumstance OF war. SO
Indian warriors. veterans OF twelve
years strife with Mexico. marched in
to the little town u Ortiz 60 make
peae1.. \ trcaty u peace. the main
points Of which were agreed upon somr
tins- ago by Juan NialdouBdo Chief
Tctabiate'S clviliHci uamei aud Colonel
Peinado 0f the Mexican army, was rat
ihed with much CEREMONY and pcns-e
was DECLARED,
The ces~at{ou OF hastIlitirs T. hailed
with JOY by everyone Ia the vicinity
and especially hy 4 syndicate ~ New
York capitalists who arr constructing
with Indian iat-1r an immense canal Ia
the Rio Yaqui valley, To- irriga,c a.
one miiilousaCrU concession rid
from the M,Siear government.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

II a letter upon the Eastern crisis.
Gladstone has pilloried the Emperor
William OF Germany The Old Man
Eloquent disposes of the Young Man
Inconsequent and Recalcitrant by de-
scriblng him as having only such
knowledge and experience. In truth lin
tied enough. as have excited much as
tonishment and some CONSERVATION
when an inkling OF them has been Civ
en- to the world"
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
Alme., n..a, for nim.,.lll.s.

London, May i5.-There wns q m-cl
ing here to-day uf the bimetnli.r ~
liamcnHry committee u thu House 4
Commons Apart from the memhe 1
Of Parliament th.n were several proif
iueuf bimetaIlistS aud weli-khowu 4
hor leaders present Sir Villa
Henry Houldsworfh. Conssrvativt
who was the delegate OF Crest Rr,a
TO the Monetary Conference 81 Brul
sells In lSsE3. presided. He referred
his addrcSs. upon oTenlng the mceiiD
10 the growth of hinctallic opinion
England and other countries. anl
pointed TO the fac, that the specisl
commissioners of the United Siatsl
were now on their way 10 France 4
confer with the lAmetnllists OF this
country. The chairman also exprpsscI
his opinion tn strong terms that ihl
prospects Of aB early internAtiouI
agreement Wer,. never more hopeful.
The committee decided TO watcl
closely the international negotiation1
and hold itself rendy actively 70 cool
crate In them,
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
TRUTH SUPPRESSED.
Cleveland Administration Charged with
Conceaiing tho Conditions of cuba.

concealing tho Conditions Of cuba.
Washington. May 1G.-One OF the
most extraordinary revelations OF the
lnfamy attending the dealings Of the
Spanish minister, De LONE. with The
United State government. was made by
Senator GalAuger this afternoon when
he read at tile Cuban mass meeting
the following extracts from letters
said 70 have been addressed by As
sistant Secretary OF state Rockhill to
one OF the American c0nsuls In santa
Clara province, Cuba
Il advise you TO make your reports
less favorable 20 the insurgents here
after as the administration wishes 10
avoid all possible friction with Spain.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

backed up in this scheme. it Is stated.
by those Populists who voted against
the Brown bill OF the recent Lcgisia.
ture. as well as by the radical maxi
mum rate PopuIists.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

All sorts OF arguments are being
advanced in Kansas City and Omaha
10 show that one city is OF more conse-
quenee than the other. Why NOT arbi-
uate?
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

Durant. the San Francisco student.
who brutally murdered the two girls
in the church belfry. has about reached
the end of his rope. The delay is pain
full
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
A Berlin cable dispatch says: "a

A Berlin cable dispatch says: "A
meeting of material interest to the
working classes will be that OF the in
teruational congress on legislation for
the working classes which conyenes
here next September. A similar con-
gress met here In 1890. and at the COM
Ing session the useful changes in legis-
sation for the workers enacted since
that time will be discussed. Among
the topics outlined for action will be as
to whether International protective
measures for workmen are possible or
desirable: ought International bureaus
for the collection and distribution Of
trades statistics be established; as to
the advisability of submitting workers
to protective regime. and how far
protection is beneficial"
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22
Charity.

Neither man nor woman can live 2
bread alone. and the bread Of ehari'
Ie no more nourishing than the oths
varieties. - Mary r. Plummer.
The Lamar register., 1897-05-22

Three women served as judges e.
the recent city election IN Wallace Ids
no
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
FOUND DEAD INA SHANTY
sAunty" Freeman. an Aged COlored
Woman, Dead for Several Days.

Last evening at five o'clock a man
passing along the Union Pacific tracks
at a point three blocks west of the
Rock Island railroad stopped at
small shanty to inquire about a resi-
dent of that neighborhoOd. He
knocked at the door but received no re
sponse Then he looked through the
side window in the little front room
and saw woman lying on the floor
face down. She lay at point between
the bed and the stove He teiephOned
his discovery to the police station and
Sergeant Donovan sent Patrolmen
Williams and Wood to investigate.
The officers broke in the door of the
shanty and entered. There were
chickens running about in the house
and a pet cat sat at the foot of the
bed near her mistress. The woman,
who it appears is named Freeman, and
known throughout the neigh bOrhOod as
"Aunty Freeman had apparently fall
len forwar don the floor and died there.
She had been standing near bureau
and it seems had fallen over toward
the stove. Apparently she had been
dead three or four days. Rats had
gnawed a part of her hands. The body
was in a state of advanced decompo-
sitiOn which made it difficult to deter
mine the exact cause of her death.
Coroner J. NJ. Westerield was called
and he viewed the remains. Then they
were taken to DeMOSS & PenWelTS
morgue where the inquest is being held
Whether "Aunty'' Freeman died Of
heart failure or whether she was muir
dered is as yet a question of doubt.
The police think that she was muir
dered. Soon after the discovery of the
body Detective KessOn found lying at
the foot of the bed a long rough club
which looked like a large splinter of a
railroad tie. The club lay near Mrs.
Freeman's head and on it there was
dried blood. Upon this theory the po-
lice think that a murder was commit
ted. PatrOlman Williams. however,
says that the club originally lay at
the woman's head and that blood
which ran from her mouth ran onto
the club
Mrs. Freeman was a very old col
ored woman. She was very eccentric
In her little shanty of two tiny rooms
her chickens lived with her.
Her only relatives known in the city
are Rufus Frazier. an employe at the
state library and Nancy Campbell who
lives at First and Monroe streets, both
of whom are distant cousins.
No wounds or bruises were found on
the body which could Indicate foul
play. It was commonly runored in
North Topeka among the cOlored peo-
pie that ''Aunty' Freeman had some
money hidden away. She is said to
have been very penurious in her hab-
its but never begged of other people
This was taken as an evidence that
she had money hidden which she was
boarding up. Everything in the shanty
was in great disorder
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
HOW WE MISSED 1T.
The "Rindcast" of Sundays Horrible
Weather in Kansas.

The suicidal weather of today and the
beautiful Sunday which we didn't have
is all due to a consumptiive low which
was supposed to have taken up winter
residence in southern California. Mr..
Jennings tells just how it happened to-
day. He says that instead of living COM
fortably in the sunshine of California the
low made a swinging leap into the
bosom of Kansas Saturday night and
caused the threatening weather of yes
terday and the driZzly rain and dreary
weather of today. He further states
that the low viii start for the east to
give up its ghost tomorrow morning, and
that tomorrow fair weather is certain.
We shall not believe Mr.. Jennings i'm
plicitly. however. The temperature may
drop several degrees. he says. but a clear
sky will make up for the slight chilli
ness.
Since p O'Clock last night up to 2 o'clock
this afternoon the temperature in Topeka
has varied but three degrees. The vari-
alton consists of a drop of three degrees.
the thermometer registering 55 degrees al
2 o clock. while it registered 80 degrees at
midnight last night Rain is predicted
tonight. and Mr.. Jennings warns Topeka
people not to be surprised if it proves cor
rect But we can't help looking at AIr.
Jennings with a sort of injured air, for
several daNS. at least.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
RAILROAD NEWS.
Water Line Competition Forces
the Colorado Rate Cut.
Western Roads Seek to Protect
Their Interests.
16 CENTS REDUCTION.
The st. Louis, Kansas & South
western to Build.
wiz Run a Line From South
Haven to Oklahoma.

Chicago, Nov. 8.-War against the
lines running from the Gulf to Colorado
points has been openly declared by the
roads reaching the same points through
Chicago, St Louis and Kansas City.
The Gulf lines insisted on having a
differential below the direct overland
roads, and the latter refused to give it
No agreement could be reached, and the
Gulf lines withdrew from the meeting
This was practically a declaration that
present low rates via the Gulf would
be maintained, and the direct lines took
steps to protect themselves by the pass
age of an order upon the chairman Of
the Transmissouri freight body to at
once prepare a tariff upon a basis Of
$1.31 first class from the Missouri river
to Colorado common points. This is a
reduction of Is cents below the present
rates and of "a cents below charges
that pertained before the trouble be-
gan. 1t makes the rate from Chicago
81 81 first class.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
ALWAYS MORE FIGHTING.
Nothing Equals Metropolitan Police
System for Troubling a Governor.


Thomas Mcclure has been removed
as a member and secretary of the board
of police commissioners at Leaven-
worth, and D. A Coleman appointed in
his place.
The change was made as a result of
fight on MCGUIRE, conducted by Ar
thur Clark, Populist, who is carried on
the pay rolls, or is in some way
paid as a private detective, his princi-
pal business being to watch the other
members of the police force.
The Populists of LeavenwOrth have
been making life burden for the gov
ernor because of the fact that he deliv-
cred the control of the police affairs to
John H Atwood, the Democratic poll
tician- It has also been charged that
the police department has collected
more money and accomplished less than
any the city has ever had. The reYe-
nues from joints and disorderIy houses
amount to $22,O 600 a year, but charges
placed before the governor indicate that
the local Populists believe the money
is not being expended in a legitimate
manner. It is also limited that the mon
ey goes into political channels. A tur-
MOL has existed al summer among the
POpulists and Democrats in that city
over the patronage connected with the
police commission. Frequent complaints
have come to the governor, but he has
refused to be annoyed by them. Within
the past few weeks a persistent fire has
been kept up on the executive Office.
and representatives of the POpulistS
have been making daily calls to urge
upon the governor a change in the
policies of the board.
Complaints were lodged against
Commissioner Bergfried, but John At
wood sent word that Bergfried must
be retained, and the governor accepting
the other horn of the dilemma, took up
NIcGuire's case, complaints having also
been filed against him. It was alleged
Mcclure is a Democrat, while Coleman.
his successor, is a POpuHst. The gov
ernor conceded the change of the one
member, but he still leaves in Atwood
the control of the commission.
The declaration of ex-Gov. L. D.
Lewelling, published in the Journal a
few days ago, that Populists in Sedg-
wick county had voted with the Re
pubhcans because of dissatisfaction
with the administration of the affairs
in that city, though not known at that
time, has since been discovered to be
the warning note of an approaching
fight against the present board of po-
Mr.. LeWelling will be the bright partic-
ular star. The governor is expecting
this fight from Wichita, and feared that
perhaps the announcement of a change
at LeavenwOrth would encourage the
Wichita people to greater activity, con-
sequently unusual pains were taken to
prevent the announcement of the ap-
pOintment from going to the public
through the newspapers.
A reporter for the Journal inquired of
those in charge at the executive office
today if the report that a change had
been made at LeavenwOrth was true,
and was met with this reply:
You have no right to ask such ques-
tiOuS''
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
TOOL BOXES IN CARS.
New York Comm issioners Say That
They Should Not be Placed
Near the Ends

Albany, Nov. S.-The recent wreck
on the New York Central road called
the attention of the railroad commits
sioners to the obvious fact that in rail-
road collisions and wrecks the ends of
cars are most damaged, and that emer-
gency tool boxes, which are usually
placed in the inside ends of cars, are
of little or no use when they are most
needed.
The commissioners have issued a cir
cular letter to all the railroad cOmpa-
MES in the state making a recommen-
datiOn as to the best place to keep tools
in cars.
The law on the subject provides that
each closed car in use in every passen-
ger train shall be equipped with one
set of tools, consisting of an axe, ,sledge
hammer, crowbar and handsaw, Ito
be properly placed so as to be easily
removed
The circular letter says in part:
The board calls the attention of the
railroad companies to the above pro-
vision of law and, being convinced
from observation and report that in
majority of collisions the ends of the
cars are most likely to be demolished
or injured, thus rendering the tool box
useless or Invaluable, the board rec
Ommends that the box containing such
tools be placed inside in the center of
each car, instead of in the end. The
board will enforce this recOmmendatiOn
wherever it is not complied with"
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
BIG SUIT FILED
Against T. B. Sweet For S125,
900 and Others by Eng
IiSh Parties.

Attorneys Gleed, Ware & Gleed COM
menced proceedings in the federal
court this afternoon for the Scottish
American Investment company of Lon
don against the Kansas Investment
company and T. B. Sweet for 1925. 900.
The suit is the Outgrowth of invest
mentS aggregating $3.50 900 made by the
London company through the Kansas
Loan and Trust company in the eight
les The petition borders on the SEN
satiOna,l for the Scottish Investment
company claims that they were de
ments made for them by the Kansas
Loan and Trust company. The claim
is made up of the following amounts:
S25, 900 of Colorado, Farm, Land and
Irrigation company bonds; s25,000
PrOwer County Land and Irrigation
bonds; $4,000 worth of real estate
loans. The balance is made up Of
claims for rents collected and never
turned over, sales of land under fore
closure and other items of similar
character
The ground upon which the foreign
company hopes to recover on the three
first items is fraud and misrepresenta-
ton on the part of the Kansas Loan &
Trust company. They claim that they
were led to believe that the invest
President T. 3. Sweet are included in
the petition as evidence to prove the
contention made. 1t is also claimed
that the company was not advised
when foreclosures were made and that
in many cases the lands were purchas-
ed by George NJ Noble and other agents
of the company.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-08
Today in Long Island City, New
York, Begins
The Trial Which is to Deter
mine Fate of Martin Thorn.
AN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Is Charged Against the Man at
the Bar.
Selection of Jury Begins From
a List of 200.

New York, Nov. 8.-To unravel the
tangled skein of one of the most mys-
terious, as we'll as heinous crimes of
the country, is the task of a jury, the
selection of which was begun today in
the Queens county court of Oyer and
Teminer, at Long Island City. 1t is the
case of the people against Martin Thorn
for the murder OF VIM. Gundesuppe.
In the trial of this case Judge Will
mot E. Smith will preside. District
Attorney YOungs will conduct the pros
ecution, assisted by eX-Surrogate Aug.
n. Weller and Assistant District Attor-
ney Geo w. Davidson.
VIM. F. Howe and Joseph Moss will
defend Martin Thorn, whose trial Will
precede that of Mrs. Mack and Eman-
uel Friend and w. H. Hirsch will at
tend as counsel for the woman.
At the opening of court the list of
200 names of special jurymen were read
and then Sheriff DOhl was directed to
produce the prisoner. Thorn. handcuf-
fed to q deputy sheriff, walked briskly
to the table at which his legal advisers
were sitting. He was cIeanly shaven
and showed no signs of nervousness or
apprehension.
Both sides were prepared for the trial
and as Thorn stood up and the clerk
explained to him his right of challeng-
ing any of the jurors summoned, he
bent forward listening to every word.
When the clerk had finished, the pris-
oner inclined his head slightly and sat
down. During the examination of
taIesmen a. slight smile played around
ThOrn's mouth, and at times he ap-
peared to be one of the most uncOn-
cerned persons in court