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The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
Hawaiian Annexation Treaty
Certain to Go Through.
Poll of the Senate Leaves No
Doubt About 1t.
M'KINLEY WANTS IT
Will Put the Matter Before
Congress Strongly
In His Annual Message Next
Month.

Washington, Nov. 12.-Ratthcatlon OF
the Hawaiian annexation treaty by the
United States senate is assured
The administration has made a poll
of that body and as a result President
Mckinley is satisfied that more than
two-thirds of the senators will vote for
ratification.
1t is said to be the purpose of Chair
man Davis, at the first executive ses-
sion, to ask that a day be fixed for TAX
ing up the treaty. Ratification during
the early part of the year is confine-
" expected.
President Mckinley in his message
to congress, will present as strongly as
possible. the arguments for annexation
He will show that the treaty has al
ready been ratified by the Hawaiian
senate, and that only the action of the
senate of the United States is required
to add the Islands to our territory.
These senators, it is said, viii vote
for the treaty. Aldrich, Allison, Allen,
Baker, Burrows, Cannon, Garter, ,Chand-
Ter. Clark, CullOm. Daniel. Davis, ,DebOe,
Elkins, Fairbanks, Foraker, Frye, Gal
Hnger, Gear, Hale, Hanna, ,HansbrOugh,
HaWley, Heitfeld, HOar. Jones (NeV-),
Kyle, Lodge, Mcbride, McLaurin, Nc
MILAN, Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nor
rill, Murphy, Nelson, PenrOse, Perkins,
Pettus, Platt Comm, Platt (N. V,
Pritchard, Proctor, Quay, Rawlins,
EGOaCn, SeWe4y SnOup, smith, 0pOOneEy
Stewart, Teller, Thurston. Turner, Tur-
pie, Warren, Wellington, Wetmore, VIII
son, WOlcOtt.
Those who are still undecided are:
Butler, German, kenney, Harris, Nal
lOry. Martin, Mitchell, Turley.
Those believed to be opposed to the
treaty are:
Bacon, Bate, Berry, Caffery, Chiffon,
Clay, CockreIl, Faulkner, George, Gray,
Jones (Ark). Lindsay, McEnery Mills,
PascO, Pettigrew, Tillman, Vest, Walt
hall, White
The treaty is in excellent shape for
prompt action. It was fully considered
by the senate committee on foreign re-
1atiOns, reported to the senate and
placed on the calendar with practical
" the unanimous Endorsement of the
against it, though Senators Turpie and
Daniel refrained from voting because
they had not fully made up their minds
as to what position they would take in
the matter.
The president does not expect annex
alton to result in complications with
any foreign power.
While satisfied that Japan will not
openly interpOse any objections if the
senate acts promptly, administration
officials think it not unlikely that she
will secretly do all she can to delay, if
not to defeat ratificat Any lobbying
by Japan, however, will tend to exped-
1te rather than to delay action by the
senate.
The most potent opposition will come
from sugar interests. Pacific coast in
fiuence is divided and while most of the
senators from that section are in favor
Of the treaty, Senator White of Califor-
MIA is expected to lead the opposition to
1t in the senate.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
SLIPPERY DCRRANT.
The Condemned Murderer Again Es-
capes the Penalty of His Crime.

San Francisco, Nov. 12.-William
Henry Theodore Durrant will not be
hanged at San Quentin today after all,
the supreme court of this state, having
granted him another respite at the
eleventh hour.
Attorney Duprey applied to the state
supreme court for writ of probable
cause, for the purpose of staying the
proceedings against his client, upon the
grounds that no official knowledge of
the action of the supreme court of the
United States in the matter of Dur
rants appeal from the decision of the
federal court had yet been received;
that the superior court had acted too
hastily in sentencing Durrant to be
hanged today, as the law required that
he be given at least so days grace; and
thirdly, that the tendency of an appeal
in the supreme court, affecting the con-
demned was of itself sufficient cause
for a stay of execution. The matter
was partially argued in chambers and
later argued before the full court and
taken under advisement. Shortly aft
erWard the court announced its decis-
ion. granting the writ applied for, in
which all the justices concurred.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
SENATOR HARRIS PLEADS.
Urges Attorney General McKenna to
Protect the Government From
Loss in the z. P Sale

Washington, D. c., Nov. Ex-senator
Harris of Kansas and Attorney Cen
eral McKenna have had an animated
conference The burden of the con-
versatiOn was the forthcoming sale of
the Kansas Pacific railroad. Senator
Harris urged upon the attorney general
the expediency of having the govern
ment qualify as a bidder at the sale.
If the government would do that he
said, it would compel the Union Pacific
to buy the road at a price large enough
to give the government dollar for dollar
on the lien.
The statement that the Union Pacific
reorganization company would not bid
above $12, 500 900, the upset price fixed
by the court, was, Senator Harris
urged, a bold, bad bluff. The reorgani-
zation committee, he said, had a big
sum in junior securities it would be
obliged to protect, and undoubtedly
through the attorney general stood
firm and let it be understood that if the
road was sold for any sum less than
s19. 600, 900 it would bid it in.
Senator Harris brought out the fact
that the Kansas Pacific has paid right
along during hard times 4 per cent on
$50, 100000, and was right now in excel
lent condition, as a strong argument
why the government should not hesi-
tate to qualify and to bid in the prop
erty, provided the reorganization com
mittee was not willing to give at least
$4,000, 600. the aggregate of the first
mortgage bonds and the government
liens.
In the face of the strong argument
presented by the senator from kansas,
Attorney General McKenna still insist
ed that he was afraid the government
stood to lose about $4,000, 600. This rad
ical change in the view of the attorney
general since the sale of the Union Pa
cific main line is being commented up
on. Just before the sale of the main
line the attorney general asserted that
the government would not lose a dollar
IN l0a or So
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
ENORMOUS SHORTAGE.
Republican EX- State Treasurer
of Nebraska Defaults For
$4,000.

Lincoln. Neb., Nov 12-Otto w.
Helbieg, the expert who has been en-
gagged for several months in examining
the books and accounts of ex-State
Treasurer BARLEY, today submitted his
report to the legislative committee.
showing Bartley's shortage to be $87O,-
600. The amount of the defalcation has
been variousIy estimated at from $780,
600 to a million.
BARLEY is now in the Douglass coun-
ty jail under a 20 year sentence in the
penitentiary-.- An appeal has been taken
to the supreme court and argument on
motion for a new trial will soon be
made
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
LET EN- ALONE.
Only Sure Way to Avoid Mush-
room Poisoning.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Two days ago
Count Achilles de Vecchi, a distin-
guished Italian nobleman, secured
from a farmer some mushrooms. The
count has made a special study of the
local fungi, and he was positive the
mushrooms submitted to him were fit
to eat.
He prepared a breakfast, to which
he invited a friend and both ate hear
tily of the mushrooms. Within two
sciousness, and late last night he died
with unmistakable evidences of mush-
room poisoning. His friend, a govern
ment clerk, barely escaped death.
The tragedy, coupled with the fact
that Count Vecchi claimed to be an
expert on mushrooms, has impelled
Secretary Wilson of the department of
agriculture, to prepare a special bull
letin on mushrooms.
The experts at the department say
that the differences between mushrooms
are so often so minute that even the
scientists mistake them. They believe
that legislation should be enacted for
bidding the sale of mushrooms entire
ly, except when inspected by cOmpe-
tent scientific authority.
There is a record of 25 deaths in the
United States in 1898 from the very
species of mushrooms which caused the
death of Count Vecchi.
Count de Vecchi was one of the nota-
bles of the capital. He was six feet
four inches high and weighed over 800
pounds. It was the pride of his life
script from Garibaldi to Abraham Lin
coin in which the Italian IberatOr Of
fered his sympathy and services to the
American emancipation.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
He GETS NO MONEY
So Miss Oglesby Breaks Her En-
gagement With Young
Pullman.

Chicago, Nov. 12-Formal announce
ment is made of the breaking of the
gagement of Mr.. George NJ. Pullman and
Miss Felicite Oglesby. The news of
Miss Oglesby's engagement to one of the
Pullman twins came as a great surprise
to the friends of the young people over
two years ago and the rumors concern
ing the date of the wedding have been
den death of Mr.. Pullman, sr., startled
the city a short time ago Miss Oglesby
was at the home of her parents, eX-Ciov-
ernor and Mrs. Richard J. OgIesby at
Elkhart, Ill For the last week or two
the young lady has been in Chicago,
guest of Mrs. Pullman part of the time.
Miss Oglesby has just returned to Elk
hart, and simultaneous with her depart
ure comes the announcement that Mr.
Pullman had proposed to release her and
that she had accepted the offer. Friends
of the Oglesby family are stout in their
declarations that the disinheritance of the
young man had nothing whatever to do
with the rupture of the betrothal vows.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
BRIDEGRooM A BALL P1roHER
The Young People Tried to Marry at
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Last Week.

Mt. Pleasant, Ia, Nov. 1.-THE news
of the elopement of Jessie Lincoln and
" arren Beckwith was no surprise to
people here. A frustrated secret we'd
ding last week is stin the topic of con-
VerSatiOn.
Last week the clerk of the circuit
court was asked to issue a marriage
license and keep it secret He refused.
and Mr. Lincoln was notified, and took
his daughter back to Chicago. Beck
with is p years old. His father is a
retired capitalist, former rOadmaster
Of the C., 3. & Q. r. r. Young Beck
with has not figured in society. He is
devoted to athletics and pitched for a
Texas league team last season. He is
an expert at bicycle riding and foot
ball and fine boxer. He played half
back for the Wesleyan foot ball team
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
CAN'T HOLD 1T.
GrOcerymen Won't Hold a Food
Show Until a New Audi
tOrium is Built.

The GrOcers association is likely to
merge into a business mems associa-
ton. On November p the local deal
ers and the butchers will meet at Web
er's hall to organize associations similar
to the grocers. When the organiza-
tions are made they will meet and
transact business separately. but they
will have monthly meetings together
and it may be that other lines of bust
ness will be represented by associations
and that the monthly meeting will soon
be for business men in general.
At the last meeting of the GrOcerS as
sOciatiOn it was decided to ask the
State GrOcerymen's association to
meet in Topeka at the same time that
the Creamery association viii be held.
The local organizations of the state
association will each send 2 represent
atiVe ana that means about 1000 gro
GERS from all over Kansas The gro
GERS are desirOus of having an annual
food show in Topeka, but they have
given it up as they say there is no place
large enough to accommodate such q
display IS they wish to have. Large
manufacturers from all over the United
States have written asking about the
food show and stating that they are
anxious to assist. The food show in
New York has just been held and if
Topeka could accommodate the dis
plays the ones that were Xhibited
there would be brought here. If it
We're possible a food show on a much
larger scale than last year would be
held during the time of the Creamery
convention.
The Topeka Grocers association in
tends to join the National GrOcers as
sociation and if this is done they Will
be in touch with the large firms of the
United States and a gigantic food show
could be given here if accommodation
could be found.
This is but one of the many instances
where the auditorium would bring a
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
STERN PARENT IS RELENTLESS
Mr- Lincoln is Inexorable in the Mat
ter of His Daughter's Marriage.

Chicago, Nov. IA reconciliation
between Robert T. Lincoln and his
son-1n-law is apparently far off, for
the girls father will not even meet the
young man, who, it was learned today,
IS HElnS at a down town hotel, while
his bride is still at home, irving to
bring her parents to her way of think
ing Mr.. Lincoln is still angry.
Have 1 seen Mr.. Beckwith?" he
queries in severe tones in response 4o n
question. Have 1 seen him? Well. I
think not. And furthermore, I have
no desire to see that young gentleman.
L shall not extend any pardon to him
according to my present ideas. I re-
IuSe to talk further about the matter
The facts of the trip to Milwaukee are
quite correct, and 1 shall only devote
with"
Is Mrs. Beckwith at home?" was
tentative question
Who? Mrs Beekvvith 7'' reD1iad Mr.
Lincoln, as if unwilling to admit that
Such person existed. Yes I sun
pose she is At least she should be
there- W III the couple reside at home?'
continued the president of the gas
trust we ell my daughter viii remain
I think. but as to that eentIernan
nave nothing at all TO say and the
tone OF determination left no
ground for doubt. Miss Lincoln remain
ed in her room and it was the head of
the family who did all the talking
concerning the matter
Among the close friends of BeckwitF
it had been known, it is asserted. that
the young couple We're deeply in love
and were determined to overcome ali
parental obstacles when the ODnOrt11Y,
fused to give his consent to the union
The parents of the young groom were
notified of their sons predicarnent dur
ing the morning, and it is probable
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
NAME CONTEST BOARD. .
Three Members Chosen to De-
eide Kepley-COOk Contest.
Probate Judge L. S. DOlman. Repub-

Probate Judge L. S. Dolman, Repub-
lican.
A. w. Dana, Republican.
John F. Switzer, Democrat
This is the board that will try the
election contest case to determine
whether Cook or Kepley will be sheriff.
The law makes the probate judge the
presiding member of the board, and
says that he shall appoint two other
gentlemen to sit with him. Though
not compelled by the law to do so,
Judge Dolman said that it would be no
more than fair to have some fair mind
ed Democrat on the board and Mr..
Switzer was therefore chosen as the
third member.
The board will be composed of young
men. All belong to what is commonly
known the youn crowd Mr..
Dana is the attorney of the firm of T.
z. Bowman & Co, and stands well in
his profession. Mr.. Switzer is a well
known Topeka lawyer.
Porter S. Cook is getting ready for the
legal battle. Ferry & Doran have been
employed and they are at work collect
ing evidence. They intend to make
charges of fraud in several places. They
will claim that the employees at the
asylum and reform school voted Illegal
ly and as the votes were challenged.
they may be thrown out if it is decided
that they are not legal votes. 1t goes
without saying that most of them are
hepley votes L LeS are dlSO lOOhlIlS up
evidence about the giving away of IL
quor by the Kepley forces on election
day. It is claimed that liquor was
dispensed freely at nearly all the poll
ing places and it is limited that the in
Vestigation may lead to some arrests
for violations of the election law.
The time for the hearing will not be
fixed until the board has a meeting
and is organized. 1t is probable that
the case will not be heard until about
December 1 to give the interested par
ties time to secure evidence.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
NOT ONE ESCAPED.
Wedding Party of 80 Run Into by a
Train.

St Petersburg, Nov. ia terrible
accident has occurred near Bielostk.
Russian Poland, resulting in the death
of 80 persons.
A wedding party was returning from
the church to the home of. the bride.
All were in one wagon, a huge vehicle,
drawn by eight horses. The road along
which they drove crossed the railway
track on the level and the driver, eth
er through carelessness or ignorance of
the train schedule pushed his swiftly
moving horses upon the crossing just
as the express was coming up.
The locomotive struck the wagon
souareIy killing many members of the
party outright and manning others so
that they soon expired in frightful ag-
ony. Not a member of the party es-
caped
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
GOV. LEEDY'S "SWIPEo
At the Tradueers of Kansas in His
Thanksgiving Proclamation

Gov. Leedy today issued the follow
ing Thanksgiving proclamation:
In conformity with the custom es-
tablished by our forefathers, following
the example of the president of the
United States, in accord with the prac-
tice of my predecessors and in grateful
acknowledgement of the gracious IA
Vor of Divine Providence vouchsafed
this commonwealth during the last II
months, I. John w. Leedy, governor of
Kansas, do hereby designate, proclaim
and set apart Thursday, November
2oth, 1897, for a day of Thanksgiving
in the state of Kansas.
'Bountiful harvests in most sections
of the state have filed our bins and
granaries. An eager demand from for
eign countries has furnished a ready
market and better prices for our farm
products.
After seven years of self-denial our
people have so reduced their enormous
indebtedness that at last their liabili-
ties bear a reasonable ratio to %Ieir
resources The attacks upon this state
TO which it has been so long subject,
nave been discontinued and the repu-
tatlon of Kansas is again as good as
its character always has been.
For these blessings let US return
thanks to the Great Author of the
universe who watched over and guild
ed our fathers when they established
upon the western prairies the founda-
tiOns of our state In the day of our
rejoicing let our people not forget the
poor and needy of the great cities and
OF foreign countries, but send up our
petition that the Giver of all good
things may enable them to be as self
reliant as self-supporting and as self
respecting as are the citizens of his
commonwealth in Kansas.
TO these ends I recommend that
our people refrain from their usual
avocation and on that day make fitting
acknowledgment of the manifold
blessings a Great Creator has bestOw-
ed upon our beloved state
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
JURORS APPENDICITIS
Will Cause the Thorn Trial to be
Gone All Over Again.

New York, Nov. 12.-Late yesterday
afternoon an operation was successful
ly performed upon Larson, the sick jur-
or in the Thorn case, and it is expected
that he viii be able to leave his bed in
two weeks.
District Attorney YOungs notified the
other eleven jurors to be present in
court to day and receive their discharge.
He will then ask the court to call a new
jury. All evidence for the prosecution,
have to be introduced again and Mrs.
Mack will be required to go on the
stand and tel her story anew.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
NO ESCAPE FOR THE POLE.
Sweden Will Send Out an Expedi-
tion Next Year.

Stockholm, Nov. 12.-King Oscar and
number of private persons have contrib
uted sufficient money to insure the dis
patch of a Swedish polar expedition in
1895 which will be led by Prof. Nathorst,
the geoIogist. The cost of the expedition
is estimated at 10000 crowns.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
DANA'S WILL.
Whole Estate Left to the Widow
Property Worth Over a Million.

New York, Nov 12.-The will of the
late Charles A. Dana. which has been
offered for probate in Jamaica, L. L,
shows that he left property valued at
between $1,000 900 and S1,25OO 900. This
with the exception of his stock in the
Sun corporation, which is held in trust
for the widows benefit, is bequeathed
to his widow. The estate includes a
beautiful piece of property on the shore
of Long Island Sound, which stands
clear of any incumbrance, and is val
ued conservatively at $1.000000.
His son, Paul Dana, is made trustee
for the widow and executor of the will.
At the death of the widow, the Sun
stock is to be divided among the four
children, share and share alike. Paul
Dana is authorized, if he deems it ad-
Nisable. to sell the Sun stock.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
SENT TO CUBA.
Are Two United States Surgeons to
Study the Cause of Yellow Fever.

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE president
has detailed Past Assistant Surgeon
Eugene Wasdin and Past Assistant
Surgeon H Eddings, United States
marine hospital service for special du-
ty at Havana, Cuba, for the purpose
of making meteorological investiga-
tiOns into the cause and nature of yell
low fever
These officers have been engaged for
some time in laboratory work at New
Orleans, but as the yellow fever is dy-
ing out IN the south, it is deemed best
that they should keep the investigation
at a place where proper material may
be obtained, and their work is to be
carried on until definite conclusions
are reached.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
w. C. T. L. NON-PARTISAN.
Fails to Endorse the Prohibition Par
ty for the First Time in Years.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Miss Frances Z.
Willard in an interview today said
that the national W. c. T. u. in Buf-
falO did not indOrse any political party
This was a new departure, the con
ventiOn having for 13 years declared
that its prayers and sympathy were
for the prohibition party. The non
action was a surprise to her, as she
supposed as a matter of course. the
convention would pass the usual reso-
luton
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
ANARCHISTS DISPERSED.
Berlin Police Stop a Haymarket
Square Anniversary.

Berlin, Nov. IA meeting of an
archists was held today to ceIe-
brate the anniversary of the execution
of the anarchists of the Haymarket
Square, Chicago
Several infiammatOry speeches were
made, and finally the police, interrupt
ing the diatribe of a female speaker.
dissolved the meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
UNION WILL LIE LOW.
Seth Lows Party Will Keep Out of
State Politics.

New York, Nov. 12.-Richard Watson
Glider presided at a meeting of nine
mem bers of the executive committee of
the Citizens Union last night. The
meeting was called to discuss ways and
means for the maintenance of the or
ganization.
The Citizens Union will not go into
state politics nor will it take part in
next years congressional contests Mr..
Clark said it viii be continued with all
earneStneSS.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
HORSE CARS AT SKAGUAY.
A Church is Being Built and Other
Improvements are Going On.

Victoria, B. c.. Nov. 12.--The steamer
Farrallon has arrived from Skaguay
and Dyea with sixty returning pros
pectors and several officers of the Gus
toms and police returning from Lake
Tagish. She brings the news that
horse tramway is being built at Ska
quay and that works are being estab-
Hshed and an undenominational church
Is being erected.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
FOUGHT FOR THEIR PAY.
Spanish Soldiers Break Into Open
MutinY in Cuba.

New York, Nov IA dispatch to the
Herald from Havana says:
Correspondence just received from
the HeraId's cores spondent in Puerto
Principe states that an open mutiny of
Spanish soldiers occurred there recent
ly- The mutiny developed into a con-
f1ict in the streets between the COM
manding officers and the troops. The
soldiers mutined because ratiOns were
insufficient and they could get no paw.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
MONKEYS GET THE PLAGUE
Bubonic Disease Attacks the Amin ais
in Bombay Districts.

Bombay, Nov 1.-THE bubonic
plague is raging in the districts of
F'oOna, ShOlaphur and Surat It has
also appeared at Kotri, near Kar-
kachi, in Sindee. and at Jand Kewal,
in Julundun district
Near Hardwar. a colony of monkeys
has been attacked by the disease. The
local authorities are trapping and
isolating the diseased animals.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
Toronto Wants the Wheelmen.

Toronto, Ont, Nov. 12--At a meeting
of the executive board of the Canadian
Wheelmen's association, it was decid-
ed to ask the cooperation of the L. A
W. in securing the worlds amateur
meet for Canada in 1899. The meet is
to be held in Vienna in 1S9S
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-12
Thousands ASK for Arbitration.

London, Nov. 12.-Dr. Darby. secretary
of the arbitration alliance, has presented
to Lord Salisbury a memorial with 64 O72
signatures attached in favor of an Anglo
American arbitration treaty