The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-29

meet tomorrow morning at II o'clock
at Metropolitan hall to elect delegates
to the state convention.
1t is still the hopes of some that Capt
Hammond of the first cavalry stationed
at LeaVenwOrth, will lead the Kansas
cavalry on the second call.
George Sharitt of the federal court
made his record handling Indian Ter
ritory outlaws while he served as dep
uty United States marshal.
Miss Mabel Fortney of Fort Scott,
the newly appointed stenographer in
the office of the state railroad commits
siOners, will take her place Monday.
suit has been commenced against
ex-District Clerk S. NJ. Garde41hire by
]. H. Hunt for over $500 which he
claims was collected by Mr.. Gardenhire
in Illegal fees.
A large flag pole with an immense
flag was swung to the breeze yesterday
on the City building. Some electric
wires were in the way of the flag and
they were moved.
City Attorney Bird will endeavor to
get the city council to have the revised
city ordinances published in pamphlet
form. The latest publication of city
ordinances was in 1888.
Judge Hazen has sentenced Sam AL
exander, who was convicted of bur-
glary and larceny, to seven years in
the penitentiary. Alexander is a ne
gro with a penitentiary record.
The Sharpley Lyceum Theater COM
pany will put on Camille" at the
Crawford theater tonight. Miss Aida
Lawrence will wear one of the gowns
worn at the Bradley-Martin ball.
o. Swanson, the Topeka contractor
who secured the contract for building
the Kansas headquarters at the Omaha
exposition, expects to commence work
on the building within the next week.
The closing meeting of the Kansas
Academy of Language and Literature
will be held this evening at Library
hall The hanOnRt is at e O'Clock this
evening at the First Congregational
church.
The ladies of Grace Cathedral have
adopted" an aged couple living at ia
Branner street, Father and Mrs. Dillon.
The couple are old and destitute, but
very deserving.
Arrangements have been made at the
state university at Lawrence for all
seniors who wish to go to war, to re-
ceive their diplomas within few days.
Also juniors will be given full credit for
the term
Prescott & Co. have been awarded
the contract for doing the plumbing
in the Kansas building at the Omaha
exposition. This firm did the plumb
ing in the Kansas building at the
Worlds fair.
Mr.. H. H. Arthur. of the auditor of
disbursements office of the Santa Fe,
served with Captain Sigsbee on the old
cruiser Brooklyn" during the civil
war. He was assistant engineer and
SigSbee was an ensign.
Should the proposed tax on chewing
gum go into effect, Topeka gum friends
will suffer. Gum has gotten as cheap
as five packages for five cents, but an
addition of 25 per cent for the dealer
will amount to about so per cent to the
customer
Martha KimbalI, a 13-year-old color
ed girl, who lives in North Topeka, ran
away from home last week. She is
supposed to have gone to Kansas City.
She was the oldest of five children. The
father cares for the children himself
and Martha was housekeeper.
A new lodge of the Select Friends, a
fraternal insurance organization of
which Attorney General Boyle is the
thigh mOgul'' of the legal advisory de-
partment, was formed in Topeka We'd
nesday night and will be known as
Shawnee lodge No 100 Practically all
of the state officials and many of the
state house employees and state house
newspaper men became mem bers of the
new lodge. DR.. 1. N. Lynn of Fort
Scott, supreme council of the order,
was present and under his auspices the
lodge was organized. The members
anticipate very enjoyable meetings, as
General Boyle has agreed to
make a speech on the slightest provo
cation at every session.