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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
A COLONIAL MUSEUM.
An Enterprise Undertaken by the
Revolutionary DANES of New York.

New York, Jan. Anew York will
soon posses another museum which will
be one of the most unique institutions
in this country and a place of national
interest.
The colonial DANES of the state of
New York have secured the famous
old Van Courtlandt mansion at Van
Courtlandt park, and will convert it
into a repository for colonial and revo-
lutionary relics.
The danes have not yet completed
their plans for their treasure house,
but their idea is to make the collec-
ton series of object lessons of the life
of the early colonists. The society ex-
poets to begin repairs upon the house
in the near future.
Extensive alterations are not contem-
plated. Only those necessary to re-
st@re it to its original condition and
make a harmonious setting for the heir
looms of the Knickerbockers will be
made.
Among the exhibits 1t will contain
will be a collection of old Dutch wills
which have been discovered in Albany.
They are exceedingly curious and will
throw light upon the possessions of the
ancestry of some of New York's best
known people. There will also be some
rare specimens of furniture, old paint
ings and silver, books, miniatures, arms
and china, and even clothes worn by
the early settlers of this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
BITTER LABOR STRUGGLE.
Tyrannical Conduct of Lord Penrhyn
of Wales Generally Denounced.

New York. Jan. A special from
London says:
Wales this week has become the
scene of q, most interesting struggle of
labor against the uttermOSt rights of
property. Not deferred by the victory
of trade unionism over the London &
Northwestern railroad. Lord Penrhyn
pettishly shut down his slate quar- lies
rather than, as he says, establish a
precedent for outside interference with
my private affairs"
He first dismissed II men because
they formed a committee to secure bet
ter conditions of labor, whereupon 2,700
men left work.
The board of trade under the volun-
tary Cancellation act, offered mediation
but Lord Penrhyn declined and closed
the quarry, throwing 5000 men out of
work in the depth of winter. The de-
fiance of parliament will probably lead
to an attempt next session to pass a
law compelling employers to accept the
mediation of the government.
The progress of public opinion on la
Dor questions is shown by the fact that
Lord Penrhyn is almost without sup
port in the press.
The Chronicle has opened a national
fund for the defense of the right to
combine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
HETTY GREEN'S son
Will Soon Become One of the Most
Important Railroad Men in
the Southwest

st. Louis, Jan. "A SPECIAL to the Re
public from Galveston says:
E. H r. Green, president of the Tex
as Midland railway, will soon be one
mates in the southwest. Mr.. Green s
wealthy mother, Mrs. Hetty Green of
New York, is engineering the deal
which will add to her sons power. The
Midland road, Of which Mr.. Green is
president, runs from EMS to Paris, and
if the plans which Mrs. Green has I'M
der way succeed, consolidation of inter
ests will be effected by which a new
trunk line between St. Louis and Gal
weston will be formed.
President Green and a party of Off
Gals of the Houston and Texas Central
and Galveston, Houston and Laporte
roads are here today. Mr.. Green says
that he is here to inspect the Laporte's
terminal facilities. That road is now in
the hands of receivers. and if Mr.. Green
gets control of it, as he hopes, a COM
bination will be made between the St
Louis and San Francisco, the Texas
Midland, the Houston and Texas Cen
trail and the Laporte for through serv-
ice between St. Louis and Galveston
Mrs. Hettie Green is a large holder OF
st. Louis and San Francisco stock, and
the new line, if formed, will be IS miles
shorter to st. Louis than the Gulf, Col
orado and Santa F'e route. The new line
will be as follows: st. Louis and San
Francisco from ST. Louis to Paris Tex;
Texas Midland. from Paris to EMS:
Houston and Texas Central. from En-
mis- to Houston. and the Laporte, from
Houston to Galveston.
Mr. Green makes no secret of the fact
that if this combination is made he
will extend the Texas Midland from
Ennis to Galveston, and, in addition
will build an addition to Velasco.
Mr.. Green intends, whether the trunk
line carries or nliscarrieS. to extend the
Texas Midland from Ennis to Waco
and then tap the fertile Brazos country
Work on this extension will be begun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
BOSTON'S MUNICIPAL MOVE
That City to Have Its Own Printing
Establishment.

Boston, Jan. 4-Boston is to have its
own printing establishment. This was
decided Saturday night at a meeting of
the common council when the contract
which had been running for 20 years
with Rockwell & Churchill was abroga-
ted.
~ interesting. Mayor Quincy was pres
emit with superintendent of Printing
Whalen and the Typographical Union
committee, composed of SilaS Gamble
of the Journal, Thomas NJ. Nolan of the
Post, B. w. IsfOrt of the Herald. Chas.
G. Wilkins, formerly of Rockwell &
Churchills, and Frank K. Foster of the
Labor Leader.
The mayor in his remarks to the
committee expressed the opinion that
there is a good deal of sentiment in the
community in favor of municipal own
ership. He though it would be a good
way to start in with a municipal print
ing establishment. 1t was q small way,
comparatively, and, from all the infor-
nation he could obtain from reliable
sources, he felt it would be successful
and a saving to the city.
superintendent of Printing Whalen
also favors the proposed plan.
Mr.. Frank Foster spoke only as a
representative of the Typographical
Union, and confined his remarks to the
vote passed by the union, with only
two dissenting voices, in a meeting at
tended by over 400 members. They be-
ieve, he said. in municipal ownership.
He had no criticism to make of Rock
well * Churchill He was simply OPP
posed to the contract system at large
but not against this particular firm
having the city printing. He spoke of
what he believed would be the advan-
tages to be derived from a municipal
printing plant.
Each of the other members of the
Typographical Union committee spoke
in a similar tone.
The opinion was general that the city
should do it's own printing, and Alder
man Donovan made a motion to the
effect that all the city printing be done
from now on by Rockwell & Churchill
the same as before. until such time as
the city is able to do it's own work with
it's own plant His motion was unani-
mOusly carried. and sent to the mayor
by request Of the committee. 1t is I'M
derstood by the committee that Mayor
Quincy will favor such q plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
A Reduction of 20 to 80 Per
Cent is Made.
The Employees Are Very Indig-
nant About the Cut.
SAY 1T is UNJUST.
A Bitter Labor War is Being
Waged in Wales.
Lord Penrhyn is Generally Con-
demned for Tyranny.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 4.-The manage
ment of the Homestead Steel Works of
the Carnegie company has issued a no
LITIGATION that there is to be reduction
of from 20 to 80 per cent in the wages
of the workers of the two open hearth
mills. The reduction may also effect the
wages of the tonnage men.
The greatest indignation prevails
among the men, who claim that the
reduction is unjust. When the notices
were posted. the men met and appoint
ed a committee to wait upon General
Manager Schwab He told the men that
he would lay the matter before the Off
Gals of the company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
MARION CRAWFORD'S PLAY
Dramatization of CDR Claud:us'' Soon
to be Presented.

New York, Jan. At Marion Craw-
ford, the novelist. has written his first
play 1t is a dramatization of his nov
ell, DIR. Claudius,' and it will be pro-
duced under the direction of John F.
Harley within the next three months
probably late in February or early in
March, at the Broadway theater.
1t is understood that one of the best
known leading men has been practical
ly engaged for the part of DR.. Claud-
ius; an equally well known young ac-
tress for the part of Lady Margaret
and an English actor who has fire.
quently appeared in the chief roles in
important plays in New York in a
strong character part
In the event of the success of Or
Claudius," in addition to dramatizing
certain others of his novels, Crawford
has agreed to write on original pIav
for production next season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
ORANGE CROP.
Tt is Very Short and as Consequence
High Prices Rule.

Palmetto Fla. Jan. 4.-Nearly all the
orange trees spared by the great freeze
of two years ago are in the Gulf coun-
ties below the cold line of Lee. De Soto
and Manatee. The total yield of fruit
for this year is estimated at about TO-
goo boxes.
The great bulk of these have already
been bought and are being pressed for
ward to the larger cities
upon the theory that if the
consumer must pay five cents apiece
fer oranges he will more willingly do
so at this time. Buyers are paying SO
a box here. to which must be added
from five to ten cents carriage to the
shipping point. a freight of 81 cents and
carriage and commission at destination.
One company sold the fruit in a 16
acre grove for S., 900 on the trees. While
showing this large plantation the sup
erintendent pointed to a grape fruit
tree and remarked that it's fruit would
fill five boxes and was worth $50. 4
Tampa dealer says that hhe as just
bought a grape fruit grove at $3.50
box, boxed, or around II cents for each
fruit; SO to the New Yorker who must
have them for breakfast these grape
fruit will cost 25 cents EACH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
MISS WYATT HURT.
A Sleighing Runaway in Which the
Young Ladies Are Thrown Out.

Misses Gertie, Lucia and Mary Wyatt
We're thrown from a sleigh at Eighth
and Monroe yesterday at !: 30 o'clock
and Miss Gertie received several Sc
we're bruises about the head and face
besides breaking one of the smaller
bones in her arm.
The young women were just starting
for a ride and had gone but one block
from home. In turning west on Eighth
the sleigh was overturned, throwing the
occupants headlong upon the rough
ground. Miss Gertie Wyatt fell upon
her face, which was painfully bruised
Her ankle was also slightly sprained.
DR.. Mum reduced the fracture of the
arm.
The sleigh was slightly damaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
Robbed VOTES Packing House.

Three colored men were arrested Sat
urday by constables from Justice Fur
rvs court on the charge of burglary
and larceny. For some time hides have
been missing from VOLTS packing
house. Information was obtained lead
ing to the arrest of Green Craiger or
Creger. a. man 43 years old. and two
young men Bear and Hayti Wealth
erby. These three men are said to have
sold several hides to dealers in the city
which they could not account for OBJ
tanning. They were committed to the
county Jail in default of bond to await
their preliminary hearing which will be
held next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
OFFER PHONES FREE.
Bell Telephone Company Uses Des-
perate Means to Keep From Be
ing Driven Out

Ispeming. Mich, Jan. 1.-The Bell
Telephone company has lost practically
its entire patronage here. A local COM
pany has now four times as many sub
scribers as the Bell people ever had.
The Bell people are now offering teIe-
phones absolutely free to all business
and professional men who will agree
to keep them in their offices for the
coming year.
The Bell people have been driven out
of Escanaba altogether by local COM
DanieS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
WILD MAN SCAREs A TOWN.
Woodchoppers Encounter a Gorilla
Like Creature in Michigan.

Saginaw, Mich. .Jan.4-Louis O'Leary
and Charles Warner. wood choppers.
assert that they encountered a wild
man while at work near the Flint and
Pierre Marquette railroad tracks in
the woods near Bridgeport. After a Sc
we're struggle, they say. they were able
to drive the gorilla-like object into re-
treat. The strange visitor is about the
size of an ordinary man, with dark.
swarthy hands and face, and appears
to be covered from head to foot with q
mat of long, curly hair. The women
and children of the village are afraid to
venture from their homes lest they
meet the creature A posse of men will
scour the woods in search of the terror.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
DEPEW'S NEW SCHEME.
He and Aston and Others Interested
in a Railway in Honduras

New York Jan. Articles of incor-
poration were filed with the secretary
tanning of a railroad concession in Hon
duras-
General Benjamin F. Tracy, Colonel
John Jacob Aston, DIR. William Seward
sWebb and DR.. Chauncey NJ. Depew. are
named as stockholders. The capital OF
the company is said to be $500, 600.
General Tracy said: There is alb
solutely no importance attached to the
filing of the certificate. The rights of
the company may not be of value for
many years. The sole object of incor-
porating the company now is simply to
facilitate matters if ever the conces-
sionS amount to anything"
The King. of Pills Beechams-Beecnams
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
MILWAUKEE'S BIG BELL.
New Year Ushered in by the Initial
Performance.

Milwaukee, Jan. 4-The big bell in the
City hall tower was sounded for the first
time New Years eve at midnight The
hour of u. which marked the expiration
of the old year, was first struck, and then,
when the noise of the numerous bells and
whistles which ushered in the new year
had died away, the new year was struck,
1887. Hundreds of people all over the
city remained up in order to hear the bell
in its initial performance. 1t is the third
largest in the country The largest is in
Cincinnati and the second largest in
Montreal. The striking of the bell is done
by means of electricity, which will oper-
ate the huge hammer that weighs 800
pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
STOLE A GLASS EYE.
Chicago Burglars Take One Thinking
It Was q Jewel

Chicago, Jan. 1.-Two burglars dis
covered Il glass eye belonging to Multi
gan O'Brien, while sacking the lat
ter's house at 2S7 Michigan avenue
early yesterday morning. They mistook
men were captured and the artificial
eye was found in their possession at
the Harrison street police station The
prisoners gave their names as Harry
Walsh and Dick Murphy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
BRYAN AS A NIMROD.
Has Accepted an Invitation to Hunt
Deer in Virginia.

Richmond, Va, January 4.-William
Jennings Bryan has accepted an invi-
tation to visit Robert Southall of Amel-
ia and take a great deer hunt Mr.
Southall was a delegate to the Chicago
convention and a great admirer of Mr.
Bryan. The latter'S visit to Amelia is
to be made a great event. That is one
of the best deer counties in the state
and contains many experienced hunts
men, The latter say that they propose
to see that Mr.. Bryan will have plenty
of good sport while down there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
GOTHAM COAL DEPOTS.
New Years Starving Poor Given Fuel
at Cost

New York, Jan. Nathan Strauss
has again opened his coal depots at the
foot of East Third street and West
Fifty-second street for the benefit of
poor and needy families living in those
vicinities. Mr.. Strauss has had cou-
pons printed, each of which calls for 80
pounds of coal These coupons are sold
for five cents each, the cost price, to
those able to pay for them. Those who
are destitute of means and who are de-
serving Of aid can secure coupons free
of charge from physicians in their vi
cinity whom Mr.. Strauss has deSigna-
ted to examine into the needs of appli-
cants. At both depots Mr.. Strauss dis
tributes over 100 tons of coal daily
At the East Third street depot today
two hundred men, women and children
were standing in line waiting their turn
TO be served. From the time the yard
opens in the morning until it closes at
night, crowds of poor people throng the
place and special officers are detailed
to preserve order. Both depots will re-
main open while the cold weather lasts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
Weather Observer Jennings's Kite.

Weather Observer Jennings has at
present in his possession a kite which
at one time assembled to a height of
5000 feet above the earth. 1t is one of
the cellular kites of the United States
weather department, and was used
some months ago in central Kansas to
determine the humidity of the atmos-
phere at different attitudes Mr. Jen-
nings exhibited the kite before the
Kansas Academy of science Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
AN IMMENSE FEDERATION.
An Agreement Between $4,000 Oper
atives is Made in England.

London, Jan. A formidable fedora
ton of textile operatives in the north
ern counties went into operation Sat
urday. 1t embraces every department
of cotton weaving from head weaver to
floor boys, and starts out with a mem
bership of 65. goo. Its main object is to
insure that when the wages of one sec
ton are threatened the whole number
of federation workers shall assist them
bv striking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
Bryan,s School Teacher Marries.

Harvard, Ill, Jan. 4.-The marriage
of William n. Palmer and Miss Nora
Thompson was SOIemnized a the Pres
byterian parsonage here last week Mr.
Palmer is well-tO-do farmer of Dun
ham. Miss Thompson is 81 years old
and has been a veteran school teacher
She was teacher in the public schools
of Salem, ILL.,. in 1875, and had as one of
her PUPILS William Jennings BRYAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
TRAIN KILLS TWO HORSES.
But the Occupants of the Buggy Were
Unhurt.

Hope, Jan. 4.-What might have been
a fatal accident occurred at the Santa
Fe crossing Saturday evening south of
Hope.
Mrs. w. P. Hull of Banner with her
son and daughter, aged Is and y, were
coming to Hope to do some shopping
AS they came on the Santa F'e cross
ing the train struck the horses and
killed them both. The buggy was
smashed. The strange part is that
none of the occupants was seriously
injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
THREE BABY LIONS.
Lioness "Trilby" at the Boston Zoo is
Happy Mamma.

Boston, Jan. 4.-"Trilby," the Iioness
at the Boston Zoo, gave birth today to
three baby lions, the first born in Bos-
ton. Mayor Quincy will be invited to
christen one, eX-Queen LiliuokaIani an
ether, and probably Mrs. Jack Gardner
the leader of the smart set in Boston
society. the third
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
Use Corn fer Fuel.

Lincoln, Neb.. Jan. 4.-As result of
continued wet weather throughout the
state. farmers have begun to utilize
part of their immense corn crop for fuel
for fear it may spoil The market price
is only SC par bushel and it is much more
precious for fuel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
Senator Palmer Quite Ill.

Springfield. Ill. Jan.4.-Senator Palm
er has not returned to Washington. ow-
ing to illness He is confined to his bed
and is threatened with pneumonia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04
HaTper's Magazine
In 1907.

Fiction: THE MARIAN. the new
novel by Du Maurier. the eagerly ex-
October Number, 1896, with illustrations
from the authors drawings. A new
novel by Frank R. StOcktOn-deVel0p-
ing a Twentieth Century Renaissance
full of humorous situations and char
acteristically illustrated. A PAIR OF
PATIENT LOVERS. by William Dean
Howells. Other striking novelties by
American authors Short stories by
Mark Twain, Thomas Nelson Page.
Richard Harding Davis, Owen Wister,
John Kendrick Bangs, Ruth McEnery
Stuart, Octave Thanet, Mary z. Will
kins, and other popular writer's
Science: Story of the Progress OF Sci
ence during the Nineteenth Century,
series of papers by DR.. Henry Smith
Williams, Supplemented by contribu-
lions on special subject by expert sci
entists. Articles on the relations of
curious psychological manifestations to
physiology by DR.. Andrew. Wilson.
American Features: THE MEXICO
OF TODAY, series by Charles z.
Lummis. splendidly illustrated-the re-
suit of a recent visit to Mexico under
taken for Harper's Magazine Mexico
is pre-eminently a silVer-producing
country, and it's monetary operations
rest entirely on a silver basis. Owing
to the keen discussion of certain econ
Cmic problems in, connection with is
sues of urgent Importance In American
politics, these papers, will command
general attention. AMERICAN HIS
TORICAL PAPERS by Woodrow VIII
son, John Bach MacMasters, and James
Barnes. The true story of SHERIDAN'S
RIDE, by Gen. G. A. Forsyth. Contin-
uation of HowelPs PERSONAL REM
INISCENCES of eminent literary
Americans.
Africa and the East: WHITE MANS
AFRICA, a fully illustrated series Of
papers by Poultney Bigelow, the result
of personal observations during a re-
cent trip to Africa, covering the whole
field of European exploitation of that
country. Illustrated articles by Steph-
en- Bonsal on the transformations go
ing on in EASTERN SIBERIA. recent
1y visited by the author. HUNGARIAN
SKETCHES, written and drawn by r
Hopkinson Smith. The full story of the
recent Coronation of the Car. by Rich
ard Harding Davis, illustrated by R
Cation Woodville, who was commission
ed by Queen Victoria to paint a picture
of the ceremony.
Newspapers are not to copy this adver
tisement without the express order
of Harper & Brothers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-04

Scotts Carbo-Digestive Compound
cures indigestion. All druggists.
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Try us on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
liz and LA w. Sth st. Phone 1872.
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Shirts, collars and cuffs iaundered
TO look like new by Peerless Steam
laundry, 112 and ia West sth. st.
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE

For one year $500
Postage Free to all subscribers in the
United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Address HARPER & BROTHERS,
p o. Box $50 N. Y. City.
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