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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
GIVE THE NEGRO WORK.
Says a Colored Woman in Reply to
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon and His Char
acter Will Improve.

A colored woman who admits that
she is indignant has sent a personal
letter to the Journal addressed to Rev.
c. M. Sheldon, criticising the sermon
preached by him last Sunday.
Among other things she says: 81 no
tice that your sermon is applied princi-
pally to the colored race of Tennessee
town. I will kindly ask you to visit
East Fourth street and the larger por-
ton of Smoky Row and 1 think you will
find sufficient number of brothers of
your own race to whom your subject
will apply. If you are not satisfied with
that go to Lansing where you can see
plainly whether the negroes or the
whites furnish the larger part of dis
honesty and general wort hleSsness.
Give the negro a chance and an
equal right that our boys and girls
won't be forced to spend their time in
idleness and you won't have to argue
that the negro is dishonest shiftless
incapable and inclined to vicious habits
any more than those of your own race"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
EQUALITY OF THE SEXES.
Judge Doster'sLearned Conclusions in
Curious Damage Case.

In 1892 Mrs. Elizabeth Teller of Read
ing, Lyon county, was, while riding
with her husband in a buggy, thrown
over an enbankment approaching a
culvert and severely injured. The pc
culiar nature of the accident, the wO-
man being impaled upon a single-tree,
has made her a cripple for life. The
litigation for damages against the
township which followed was bitterly
contested, and has been finally disposed
of by the supreme court.
The accident was caused by a miss
ing board in a small culvert covering
ditch across the road. The defendant
township officers contended that Mr..
Teller had been guilty of carelessness
and was responsible for the accident.
The defendants admitted the defective
ness of the culvert, but claimed that
had Mr.. Teller exercised proper care
the accident would have been aVerted.
The equality of the sexes is touched
upon in the decision of the supreme
court, written by Chief Justice DOster,
affirming the decision of the court be-
low. Judge Doster said:
1T may be conceded that persons of
mutual purpose and equal privileges of
direction and control, who travel in the
same vehicle in pursuit of a common
object are the agents of each other in
such a sense that the negligent act of
one in furtherance of the common
scheme is imputable to all, but such
mutually equality of direction and
control does not exist in the case of
Journey taken by husband and wife.
Say what we may in advocacy of
the civil and political equality of the
sexes there are conditions of inequal-
ity between the same in other respects
which the law recognizes. and out of
which grow different rights and liabil-
tiles. One oe these is iHstanced in
the case of a journey by husband and
wife such as was undertaken by the
parties in question. BY the universal
sense of mankind a privilege of man
agement, a superiority of control, a
right of mastery on such occasions is
accorded to the husband, which for
bids the idea of coordinate authority,
much less a supremacy of command in
the wife His physical strength and
dexterity are greater; his knowledge.
Judgment and discretion assumed to be
greater; all sentiments and instincts
of manhood and chivalry impose upon
him the obligation to care for and pro
tect his weaker and confiding- cOmpan-
ion and all these justify the assump-
ton by him of the labors and response
bilities of the journey, with their ac-
companying rights of direction and
control
THE specific facts of cases may show
the wife to be the controlling spirit, the
active agent or even mere paSSen-
ger; but in cases where such facts are
not shown the court must presume, IN
accordance with the Ordinary-almoSt
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of mankind, that
the husband assumed and was allowed
the responsible management OIL the
iOurney''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18

plotting the plans for the new Santa Fe
depot and eating house at Dodge City.
many years. has dean at the girls
cottage who is very popular with the
girls. 1t is Dean MaddockS. The girls
used to call this official the ''matron.''
The Umbrella Dance in The Man
DARN score is as pretty light compo-
sition as DeKoven has written One part
of the music resembles the first strain in
the tinkers' chorus from Robin Hood
Two Topeka photographers who were
formerly in partnership, recently had a
rough and tumble fight in the studio of
another photographer. caused by jeal-
spilled
w. r. Smith has returned to Kansas
City, having been in Topeka on business
connected With the Hill1non case and the
proceedings which have been instituted
Malt II the federal court against Webb Nc
Henry Mclean of Marion. who was ap-
pointed as assistant supreme court re-
porter early in January. has drawn salary
as clerk OF the judiciary committee of the
senate during the entire session of the
legislature.
aayti Weatherby. a colored boy with a
police reputation. was arrested last even
ing by Patrolman Sommers for running
over a small girl in North Topeka with a
the boy was too careless.
A man living on College avenue who is
20 years old, walks to his work downtown
every morning. rain shine. None of
the residents can keep up with him, for
IN additlon to being fast walker he
A well-known Topeka woman staid
down town long enough yesterday to find
out that FitZsimmons had won and she
had lost SO Then she went home and
refused to speak to any one of the other
members of the family for the rest of the
day.
Merchants who have bills against the
police department often file them too late
for the board of police commissioners to
pass upon them. In order to have bills
considered they have to be filed DIT police
headquarters by noon of the last Satur-
day of each month
J. P. Berry, of North Topeka. and
Clara B. Patterson, of Oberlin. O., We're
married by Probate Judge Dolman at his
office yesterday afternoon. Both parties
grocery store at the Rock Island juno
ton in North Topeka
There was a rush for Mandarin
tickets this morning. This opera at the
Grand Saturday night will be the most
splendid in color and music that has been
here for many years. Kiralfy himself
could not equal the gorgeous color eff
fectS, while the music is said to be far
superior to either Rob Roy or robin
Hood" also written by the author of
The Mandarin
When women become perfect as angels
they viii still have one fault They will
spell bouquet, 'boquet'' and lilies. ''liilies.'
Coming home from a lecture at Wash
burn a few nights ago a Topeka young
man and woman were busily discussing
the merits and the courtship of a visit
ing young lady in this city. The subject
of the conversation sat in the car. there
were no other passengers, and heard the
entire conversation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
M'NALL WON'T GIVE IN.
Remains Inexorable in Regard to the
Insurance Companies.

Webb .MeNall, superintendent of in
surance, says he is confident that he
will be vindfcated by the United States
court in the contempt proceedings, as
the supreme court has already decided
that his jurisdiction is final. He said
today:
while I do not believe that I have
that the court will so hold, will be on
hand to defend myself when the proper
time arrives"
The statement has been made to Mr..
McNan that pending the final DISPOSE
ton of the case which was filed yester-
panies involved in the litigation, since
the superintendent has been enjoined
from throwing them into JAIL will pro-
coed to solicit business in the state. Up
on this proposition Mr.. McNall said to-
day:
ANY agent representing any COM
pany not licensed to do business in
Kansas soliciting any new business in
this state, or writing the same, with
out any reference to the outcome of the
Hillmon case or the litigation now
pending will not, so long as I am su-
cenSe to do business in the state at any
future time"
Mr. McNall takes this position in ad-
vance to prevent the companies from
overriding his ruling with reference to
the decision in refusing licenses to three
Hillmon case companies, the details of
which are already well known to the
general public
In this connection Mr.. McNall today
received from President Greene of the
Connecticut Mutual Life a letter in
which he refuses to furnish the insur-
ance department the information de-
manded in the recent request of the
SnnRrintRn00nt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
AT THE STATE HOUSE.
General Information From the
Various State Departments.
Bank Commissioner Breiden-
that's Comment on New Law
In Relation to Banks-other State
House News and
Personal

Bank Commissioner John W. Breid-
enthal today issued call for a state
ment of the condition of all private
and state banks and banks in the, hands
of receivers at the close of business
March 9.
Notwithstanding the fact that an i'm
portant section of the banking law was
omitted through some error in the
various stages of legislation, the bene-
fits which it carried will not be lost.
Mr.. Breidenthal said today:
This section limited the total loan
of any bank to its stockholders to so
per cent of its capital. I deem this
provision essential to good, safe bank
ing and have decided to adopt it as a
rule of my office. I hope and have
reason to believe that all banks will
conform to this rule, it is certainly
in keeping with sound banking. Should
any bank disregard the rule I shall be
compelled to require such bank to in
sert an item in its published statements
showing total loans to stockholders in
order that the patrons of the bank may
know the extent to which stockholders
are using its funds. l attribute 80 per
cent of the bank failures in Kansas
during the last four years to a disre-
gard of business principles and an i'm
proper use of the funds under their con-
troll by the officers and stockholders"
Discussing the new law, Mr.. Breid-
enthal said today: Under the old law
ton of the capital of banks. AS a re-
suit many banks We're unable to wipe
out an impairment of their capital by
making reduction. The new law en-
ables banks to reduce their capital and
charge of losses and bad debts that
have accumulated since the boom
period.
1.-The intent of our banking law is to
enable and require all banks to adjust
their affairs to well established bust
ness principles and to enable the COM
missioner to enforce the law.
L believe it to be the duty of the
commissioner to assist all banks in
every way in his power to comply with
the law and while it will not be the pol
icy of this department to use arbitrary
measures, yet 1 shall expect all banks
to comply with all the provisions of our
law at an early date"
Accompanying the call for the state
ment the commissioner is sending out
letter to bankers urging an early COM
pliance with the provisions of the new
law. A brief review of the important
changes brought about by the law is
also contained in the letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
EUI VIVA A PRISONER.
The Prince of Corea is Restrained Of
His Liberty.

San Francisco, March 1s.-Prince Eui
Wha, who is expected to succeed to the
throne of Corea, upon the death of his
father, the reigning king, is at present
a Corean exile in Yokohama with the
full knowledge and consent Of the Japa-
nese authorities
Such, a least is the information that
was brought from the Orient by the
steamer Peru and from the same source
comes the information that the CoreanS
in question are planning a raid into
COrea, for the purpose of dethroning
the king and placing their princeIy prs
Oner and prOtege on the Corean throne
That such a scheme is on foot and is
receiving the moral support of the jap
anese government is vouched for by a
returned missionary from the Orient
Rev J. s Gale. who arrived on the Pc
ru after spending nine years in Corea
and a year in Japan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
CONCERT AND DANCE.
The Mid-Continent Band Will Enter
tain Tomorrow NIGHT

One of the fea lures of the Mid-Conti-
nent bands promenade concert tomor-
row night at Hamilton hall will be the
descriptive piece, Clusters Last
Charge" This comprises, an Indian
war dance, Indian war songs, cannon
AIDES represented by the explosion of
large torpedoes, musketry charges and
other thrilling incidents. The piece
was written by LuderS.
The programme will consist of ten
numbers.
Dancing will begin at 10 o'clock The
band will play the two steps and waltz
es. Taylor's orchestra will play for the
quadrilles. Tickets 25 cents each at
StanSfield's and Shows drug stores
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
GOLD AT YUMA.
A Rich Deposit Right in the Town
site.

Yuma. Ark, March 1S.-On the heels of
the excitement caused by fabulous strikes
in the Short Horn mountains comes a
strike possibly of greater magnitude and
of inestimable Importance right at Yu-
mas very door.
In South Yuma, within the corporate
limits, B. j. Cook of Los Angeles has dis
covered ledge of gold bearing ore which
assays from $500 to $1,000 per ton. The
town is in a furore of excitement over
that and reports of other rich strikes
coming in. The ledge discovered by
Cooke has been walked over for years
and years. and apparently no suspicion
has ever crossed any ones mind that for
tunes were under his feet. The ledge is
depth of ten feet has widened to about
five feet, and may be traced clear across
a long hill, on the side of which it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
ONE TIME TO BEAPARK.
What May Be the Eventual Destiny
of the Fair Grounds

On April first the lease to the state
fair grounds which Mr. r. T. Kreipe
now holds will expire. The board of
county commissioners have not taken
action as to what will be done in the
future, but it is probable that il will
again be leased to some responsible
party who will have charge of the
grounds and keep them in repair free of
cost to the county. For this position
there are seven applicants. The board
will prOba bly, consider the matter next
Tuesday. Commissioner Rodgers said:
L am in favor of leasing it to a re-
sponsible man who will manage it free
of cost or expense to the county" One
of these days when Topeka gets the
time and money, she will turn the fair
grounds into a public park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
SALARIES MAY NOT BE CUT
If State House Employees Can So
Convince the Next Legislature.

The cuts in salaries of employees in
the various state offices made by the
legislature will amount to about SIS, 900
for the ensuing two years. However,
there is grave doubt as to the effec-
tiveness of the law under which the
cuts have been made.
The session laws of 1891 fix the SAL
aries of the state officers and the chief
clerks of the various departments
which have experienced cuts, and a
failure to make appropriations for these
salaries can hardly be construed as
repeal of the existing law. Therefore
which to appear before the next legis-
lature and ask for a deficiency appro-
priation. The laws referred to- do not
fix the salaries of the stenogra piers
and minor clerks and they will proba-
bly, be compelled to bear the cuts. The
others, however, will Undoubtedly be
able to recover the full amount of their
salaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
SCHOOL BOND SALES.
The State Will Buy No More at Less
Than Per Cent.

The state school fund commissioners
have decided that hereafter no bonds
hearing less than per cent interest
shall be purchased for the state perma-
nent school fund.
purchase of securities but the commits
sioners announce that it will be strict
ly observed
A prior rule made by the new COM
rnissicners provides that no bonds shall
be purchased through a third or inter
mediate parties
The commissioners will meet within
a few days to consider the purchase of
S1cO 600 worth of bonds. That amount
of money belonging to the state per-
manent school fund is now awaiting
investment but will be placed in bonds
drawing at least 6 per cent interest.
No bonds at a less rate than per
cent were purchased by the commits
sioners until H. N. Gaines became
state superintendent. He changed the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
GREAT LOSSES OF CATTLE
One Dakota Man Loses 10000 Head
by the Winter.

Minneapolis Mimi, March 1S-Spec-
ials from Mandan and Dickinson, Nd
state that it is generally believed among
cattle men that rs per cent of range
animals have already succumbed to the
winter, the Chinook of yesterday COM
ing too late to save them. 1t is inpos-
sible to travel over the range and no
exact figures can be had.
Bad Lands ranges, which have been
over crowded the past few years will
have but few cattle this season 1t is
stated that Pierre Wilbaux, the big cat
tleman of Wilbaux, Montana and Da-
kota put his losses at $1,000 00O Last
fall he put $4,000 young Utah cattle on
the ranges and all are dead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
MONKEYS HUNGER MAD.
Natives of Several Japanese Prov
inces Terrified by the Animals.

Tacoma, March s1S.-Advices received to-
day state that bands of monkeys, driven
down by unusually cold weather. are
ravaging hOmeSteadS around Tukubaba-
san, in Ibaril<i Ken province, Japan, and
several southern privinceS in China
Several WoOdcutterS were attacked and
killed when the hunger maddened Great.
ureS first issued from the mountains.
Since then many more fatalities have &C.
CURED, while farmers have been endeav-
oring to save their property. Trouble of
this kind has been unknown for genera
lions, though Japanese legends tell of
similar occurrences centuries ago When
the news reached Yokohama. villagers in
districts affected were organizing to hunt
and exterminate the monkeys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
The Washburn- Drury Debate.

A party of Washburn college profess
sors nd students left this morning for
Springfield, No. where they will at
tend the Washburn-Drury debate. Geo.
Tucker and w. s. Cunningham repre-
sant Washburn college. The debate
will take place this evening and to-
morrow evening the students of Drury
college will give the Greek play Anti
gone,' which the Washburn college
people will remain over to see. Those
who left for Springfield today were
President George NJ. Herrick. Prof. F.
w. Ellis, Misses Florence Townsley,
Anna Adams, Mabel Barnes, Mary
Harrison, Laura Wedding, and Messrs.
Ed Leland, Ralph Ward, Henry Nelson,
]. B. Tower, and Will Letson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
RAISE FRUIT IN SUMTER.
Northern Capitalists Apply for Com
panY Charter.

Americas, Ca, March 1S.-Application
for charter has been made for the De Soto
Plantation company, composed of north
ern capitalists, who recently purchased
the Dodson plantation, near Americas.
The Incorporation asks to be granted
the privilege of conducting a general
farming business, growing orchards and
vineyards and erecting a cannery for
preserving fruits, vegetables. etc. The
capital stock of the company is $50 900, but
may be increased to 500, 00O Already 81, :
900 peach trees have been planted on lands
recently purchased and the plantation will
soon be converted into one of the largest
fruit orchards in Georgia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get a bottle now
and get relief This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the
relief and cure of all female complaints
.exerting a wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs
If you have loss of appetite, constipa-
ton, headache, fainting spells, or are
nervous, sleeplesS, eXcitable, melan-
cboly, or troubled with dizzy spells
Electric Bitters is the medicine you
need. Health and strength are guar
anteed by its use. Fifty cents and 81
at J. K. Jones' drug store, Fifth street
and Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
VOLCANIC ASH.
Engineer Tweeddale Making Some
Experim ents of Interest.

Ex-City Engineer VIM. Tweeddale is
experimenting with volcanic ash" or
what he terms silica, that is found in
large deposits in several portions of Kan
ashes and biologists say that it is in fact
ashes and was thrown out in volcanic
eruptions at some time in the worlds his
tory.
Colonel Tweeddale's plan is to use the
material in the making of cement as
substitute for sand. AS it is much finer
he claims that it will unite more firmly
and viii therefore have a greater resist
ing power In other words it will be
much stronger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
UNDER THE CASCADES.
Award of the Contract for a Big
Railroad Tunnel.

Tacoma, March 1s-The contract for the
approaches of the tunnel of the Grear
Northern railway, through the Cascade
mountains, between Tunnel City and Wei
hngton. has been awarded. The tunnel
Will be straight about two and one-half
have a grade of 80 feet to the mile, falling
to the west
The elevation of the tunnel at its east
end, Tunnel City. will be :. $50 feet and at
its west end, Wellington, 3. $50. At pres
ent the line over the mountains has a
switchback with heavy gradients, and it
is expected to save an hours time by
building the tunnel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
CHARTERS FILED.

The Graceland Cemetery association
OF Yates Center has been Incorporated
with a capital of 800. The directors
named for the first year are as follows:
]. B. Fry, Charles Lands, D. NJ. Ray,
Nv. H. Hustled and L. Robbins
The United States Collar. Hame and
Neckyoke Fastener company of Man
haitian has been chartered with a cap
1tal of $4,000. The directors named in
the articles of incOrpora ton are as fol-
lows: G. w. HarrOp, G.. B. HarrOp, A.
]. Davis. and G. H. Sargent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
so Years of Cures.

rule and the Republican commission
ers followed it. buying as a result many
bonds bearing small amounts of inter-
est.
The commissioners are highly pleas
ed at the present opportunities to pur-
chase bonds. With 800, 900 to invest
they are of course seeking the most IA
vorab opportunities for investment
and have now before them that amount
and more in bonds issued by some Of
the most wealthy districts in the state
of Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18

They are so small that the most SEN
sitive persons take them, they are so
effective that the most obstinate cases
of constipation, headache and torpid
liver yield to them. That is why De-
Wits Little Early Risers are known
as the famous little pills. G. w. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-18
SILVER AT KNOXVILLE.
Mayor and Six Aldermen Are Bimet
alliStS

Knoxville. Tenn. March 1S-The city Of
West Knoxville held its municipal cleo
ton today, resulting in the election of j
S. Monday. mayor with FIVE Democratic
and one Republican aldermen, all strong
free silver men in the national election.
The Republican who was elected is A
c. McNulIy, who wrote a pamphlet dur
ing the campaign on free silver, which
was largely circulated as campaign liter