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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
SOVEREIGN KANSAS.
She Will Make Livestock Quarantine
Regulations to Suit Herself

A controversy has arisen between
the state live stock sanitary commits
sion and the national bureau of animal
industry, over quarantine regulations.
The international association of live
stock sanitary commissions, at the re-
cent annual meeting adopted q resoIu-
ton declaring that the open season, or
the time for the importation of cattle
should be from November Is to Janu-
airy Is. The Kansas law preScribeS
that the open season shall expire Feb
ruary L
Anticipating that misunderstanding
might arise, the Kansas commission
sent out letters to Kansas shippers and
the railroads stating that the state
quarantine regulations would not be-
come operative until February 1.
The bureau of animal industry at
gated by the international association,
and an order was issued by DR.. d. E.
Salmon, chief of the bureau, that after
midnight, January Is, the quarantine
regulations would be in full force and
effect. When the department learned
sion in sending out letters prescribing
February 1, as the time for the taking
effect of the quarantine regulations, DR..
Salmon telegraphed Secretary Riddle
demanding an explanation of the reas-
Ons why the governments order
should not be enforced.
As the bureau simply adopted rules
to the contrary and cannot go behind
the Kansas law, because of a lack of
power, Mr.. Riddle replied by saying:
Because the Kansas laws provide
February 1 as the close of the open
season.
This was the last communication be-
tween the two officials, and the Kansas
law will govern shipments of cattle in
to Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
KID MCCOY SMELLS UP.
Issues a Challenge to Fight Either
Corbett or Fitz at Their Weight.

New York, Jan. 17.-''Kid' Mccoy has
issued the following challenge:
ITO Robert FitzSimmOnS and James J.
COrbett:
"GentIemen:-You have declined to
contest with me for the middleweight
championship of the world. You have
offered many reasons and excuses for
your refusal, but your principal reason
has been that you would not or could
not get down to my weight. am there
fore compelled to waive the question of
weight and go to your weight.
I therefore hereby challenge either
or both of you to a finish boxing con-
test for the heavyweight championship
of the world, details and arrangements
to be made hereafter.
4 fully realize the possible stand you
both may take in answer to this chal-
lenge. I know it will be your policy to
avoid it in every way, to cast asper-
sions and even attempt to ridicule my
def.
L know you will tell me to fight 9th
er men and gain a reputation. etc. But
your possible evasiOns are discounted
not alone by me, but by the entire pub
lie, who fully realize the fact that I
am the only living boxer who is enti-
tied to the credit of being able to gain
a victory over either or both of YOU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
FILLED WITH IRON FILINGS
Chicago Iron Worker Absorbs Dust
Through Ills Lungs-Collects
in One Spot.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE Chronicle says:
One of the most remarkable operations
formed at Englewood Union hospital
upon an iron worker named John Glass.
The operation resulted in the removal
from the mans body,in the region of the
first rib, of a lot OF iron filings which
are believed to have been absorbed into
his system through the lungs.
The patient is about 40 years old, of
average physique, but apparently
slightly emaciated from what was sup
posed to be an abcesS on the first left
rib. A running sore just below the
coIlarbone marked the presence of the
supposed abcess, and as the effusion
had been treated before it was decided
by the surgeons that there was necrosis
of the bone, and that an operation
would be necessary which would lay
bare the rib, and thus enable the sur
geOn either to scrape the diseased
bone or, if necessary, remove it alto
gether.
Ether was freely administered to
Glass and the knife was applied When
the suppurated portion of the flesh was
laid bare it was seen that the bone was
in healthy condition.
A great number of iron particles
were then found inbedded in the fatty
stratum which lies between the surface
of the ribs and the epidermis. With a
tiny forceps each metallic bit was TAX
en- out.
The largest piece of partly corroded
iron found was about the size of a sill
rough edges.
No less than 40 pieces, varying in
size down to a pins head, were taken
from the sides and bottom of the sinus
exposed by the knife. All these pieces
Of metal are iron, and the smallest
much larger than any particle that
could possibly have floated in the air
It is the theory Of the doctors that Mr..
Glass, who has spent many years as
a laborer in an iron foundry, has in
hailed great quantities of steel and iron
dust into his system. They believe
that it is now coming to the surface in
this unprecedented way and expect to
find that their patients ailment will re-
turn as long as he persists in working
in foundry.
When placed together the quantity
of junk taken from Glass, astOnish
ed the surgeons, who decided unani-
mously that the phenomenon is with
out a parallel in the annals of surgery.
The metal weighs full half ounce.
Glass, the patient, was very sick
man when reporter called at the hos
pital, but the doctors are agreed that he
will recover.
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Mrs. Rodcerg Entertains.

Mrs. A A. Rodgers gave a pleasant
little party Saturday afternoon at her
home on Monroe street, mplimentary
to her neice, Miss Andrews of Wash
ington, Kan. Part of the afternoon
was devoted to a missing word contest:
Miss Mabel Quigley, the winner receiv-
ed a fragant bunch Of roses as a prize.
Mrs. Rogers guests were Miss An
drews, Miss Mary Thompson, Miss Nc
Farland, Miss Lillian Mcfarland, Miss
Waters, Miss Fe Waters Miss McClin-
took, Miss Edna McClintock, Miss Mar
garet Bear, Miss Gertrude Boughton of
Lawrence, Miss Eva Day of AtchiSOn,
Miss Priscilla Alexander, Miss Mary
WhittOn, Miss Moon, Miss Frances
Moon, Miss Mary Moon, Miss Jessie
Beck, Miss Sherman, Miss Helen
Thompson and Miss Mabel Quigley.
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ILLINOIS WOLF HUNT.
One of the Hunters is Bitten by Big
Gray Fellow.

Kankakee. Ill, Jan. IA roundup
of wolves was held in the vicinity of
Donovan, near the county line. Satur-
day.
The weather was excellent for the
dogs and hunters The circle formed
er creek district, the lair of gray timber
wolves, which have been a great pest
to stock raiserS.
Nearly 500 men, mounted and on
foot, assisted by several packs of
hounds, participated in the hunt. At
the finish six large gray wolves were
killed, also several foxes.
While attempting to prevent the es-
cape of a wolf, VIM. Walters of DOnO-
van was severely bitten by the infuri-
ated beast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
TRIUMPH FOR MRS. LETTER
Now Reigns Supreme as the Queen of
Washington Society.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Levi z.
Letter has scored a great social tr1-
umph and hence forth there will be
none to dispute her title as queen OF the
swell set at the national capital. She
deliberately submitted the question of
her superior popularity to a crucial test
such as a society leader rarely invites
and the result was entirely satisfac-
tory.
Some days ago Mrs Letter sent out
invitations for a dance to be given at
her home Friday evening. Many OF
these invitations were received by peo-
pie who had already been invited to
attend a ball at the same time at
RauScher'S, a place on Connecticut aV-
enue, somewhat after the order or
Sherry's in New York or BOurniques in
Chicago The entertainment at RauS-
cher'S was conducted under the auSpl-
ces of the Small and Early club a So
cial organization comprising in its
membership most of the arlstocratlc
element in the permanent population OF
Washington.
There was a good deal of consterna-
ton when it was learned that Mrs. Lei
ter and the managers of the Small and
Early club had fixed upon the same
date for their entertainments 1t was
supposed, of course, that the conflict
was accidental. Upon investigation,
however, it turned out that Mrs Letter
had deliberately chosen to have a dance
at her house on the same night that the
members of the Small and Early club
had arranged to meet their guests at
Mrs. Letter waited until all the invi-
tations had been issued and then she
sent out invitations to her own little
affair. 1t is unnecessary to say that
everybody who was invited was at the
Letter mansion. Many of the members
of the Small and Early club abandoned
their own entertainment in order to
participate in the affair given at the
Letter home on Dupont circle.
Mrs. Letters entertainment so com
pletely ecIipsing the other function that
it would hardly be fare to compare the
two. In one respect the managers of
the Small and Early were compelled to
confess that their ball was a complete
failure. Not a member of the diplomat
ic corps was seen at Rauscher's. But
the Letter parlOrS were crowded with
the diplomats, their wives and daugh-
tiers.
Among the guests of Mrs Letter were
the British ambassador and the Misses
PauncefOte, Mrs. PatenOrte, wife of the
famous ambassador from France; the
Spanish minister and Mrs Dupuy De
Lone the Austrian minister and the
Baroness Hengelmuller, the Belgian
minister and the Countess De LIGHTER
velde, Count Vinci of the Italian en-
bassy, the Mexican minister and Mrs.
Romero, Mr.. De SOmOw, first secretary
of the Russian legation, and Mr.. Du-
bose, first secretary of the Spanish le-
cation. Most of the cabinet families
were represented in the list of Mrs.
Letters guests.
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GOV. LEEDY'S FAULT.
Says Senator Young, That the Legis-
Iature Didn't Pass Railroad Bill

latur6 Didn't E2SS a railroad BILL
Governor Leedy himself and not the
legislature was responsible for the nom
passage of a suitable railroad law at the
last session of that body" said Senator
H. w. Young today.
Mr.. Young gave some unwritten history
connected with the last session of the leg
islature by saying:
After Governor Leedy had vetoed a
bill which was similar in nearly every re-
spect to the one he himself championed
in the senate four years ago, the Popu>
list house and senate members agreed to
remain in Topeka, keeping the legislature
going without pay, until a suitable bill
was passed. Although maximum rate
bill was not possible, yet a bill giving
the state board of railroad commissioners
power to regulate freight rates could have
been passed. as the anti-maximum raters
signed a pledge to that effect. In caucus
the PopuIist senate agreed to take such
action and I was appointed as a commit
tee of one to secure the signatures of the
other members to the agreement to con-
tfnue in session until suitable bill was
passed. All the men whose position was
REGARDED as doubtful signed the pledge
readily and Just as we were closing UP
the matter word came from the governor
demanding a conference. At that confer
ence the governor ordered proceedings Of
that character to stop at once. His orders
were obeyed and the legislature adjourn
ed without accomplishing any railroad
legislation The governor alone was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
A ssPLAY'' PIRATE.
1000 Copyrighted Plays in His
Strongbox in Chicago.

Chicago, Jan 17-On HaIstead street
where it intersects Monroe street, is a
saloon kept by Alexander ByerS. Pass
ersby and occasional drinkers see in it
an ordinary place for the traffic in Ii
quor. To certain men it is known to
conceal the greatest and most COM
pIete play piratins''plant in this coun-
try. AT the present time it is believed
there are no less than 1000 manu-
scripts of plays locked in the rock and
iron strong room in the rear.
Monday there will come before Judge
Grosscup of the United States court
the hearing on a bill for injunction
against ByerS. The compliments in
the case are some of the foremost play
wrights in the county. They are Bron-
son Howard, Archibald Clavering Gun
ter, CHARLES HOyt, and Z. Henry French.
Besides these, Jacob Lit asks for JUS
tice for the play-oWned by him called
In Old Kentucky"
These men pooled interests and sent
TO Chlcago for satisfaction, placing their
case in the hands of Attorney Albert z.
Dacy.
The traffic in these pirated plays is
said to have been large. Though there
IS careful watch placed around Byers'
treasures in the back room, he has, at
regular intervals, issued catalogues of
his wares. He does business under the
name of the Chicago Manuscript COM
pany, and his catalogues bear his
name and the address, 1O2 South Hal
stead street.
The manuscripts, which are sold for
sums ranging from So to 500, are care
Iu4y typewriter or Monograph work
The copyrighted plays which he offers
for sale have been obtained in various
ways. The first, and what was for
long time the most popular method, was
the taking down of the play in short
hand as it was produced in the theater.
Another plan, and the one which is
now the faVOrite, is the bribing of the
property man or some other member
of the company to allow the manu-
script of the play to be taken away for
one night. A few hours work by an
expert typewriter and the thing is done
The marshals placed Byers under ar
rest and took him away.
The much-cOVeted and much-guarded
place of the manuscripts was a room
within room. Around the sides were
arranged pigeOn-holes in tier after tier.
These pigeon holes were filled with
manuscripts.
The strangest thing, however, was
the manner in which these documents
were protected. The room was boarded
up in the ordinary way. Against this
was a solid wall of cement, eight inches
in thickness, covering the four sides,
save for the space taken by the door
and small barred window. In this
cement wall and floor was an armor of
boiler iron, riveted and bolted to the
cement. 1t would have taken the la
bors of Hercules to have broken into
that room.
1t is said that Byers has also had
agents in London and Paris, who have
secured for him plays upon their first,
or almost first, production, and have
sent copies to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
GAGE ON THE STAND.
Secretary of the Treasury Be-
fore the House Committee.

Washington, Jan. 17.-Secretary Gage
and ex-Secretary FairchiId were before
the house committee on banking and
currency today for a further discussion
of the pending plans for currency re-
form. After considerable controversy
among members as to how they were
to be questioned, Chairman Walker
made the interrogatories.
In response to questions by Mr.. Walk
er, Mr.. Gage said he had been in the
banking business for 40 years; for 10
years was president of the First Ma
tional bank of Chicago, with a capital
of s., 900. 600 and loans and discounts of
SIG OOO, 900 to $40, OOO, 600. He assented to
Mr.. Walkers question that he appear
ed as a banker and financier of long
experience to aid the committee.
The chairman asked if it was posi-
BILE to use paper money and keep it an
equality with coin in purchasing power
without the coin on hand. Mr. Gage
answered that he thought not. Without
the specie on hand there was a tenden-
cy to distrust, if not panic and to a de-
mand for specie.
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CHASE AFTER A WIFE.
W. A. Shepherd of Douglass, Kan, in
Pursuit of His Runaway Family.

w A Sheppe~d, of Douglass, Kan,
passed through Topeka on No. 6 in
search of his wife and two children who
are fleeing from their husband and
father. Mr.. Shepperd was almost dis
tracted and paced up and down the car,
getting off at each station to see if he
could find any trace of his missing
family.
The mother had taken the children
and was to go and visit a neighbOr.
Instead Of visiting a neighbor she went
to the railroad station and took the
first train for the east. When her hus
band returned at supper time he found
the house cold and no one there to well
come him. He found that they had not
visited the neighbOr but that they had
taken the train. With but little hope
of overtaking them Mr.. Shepperd start
ed on what may prove to be a race
across the continent. AS far as Topeka
he had found no trace of them and
continued his trip east.
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CLUBMEN FOR KLONDIKE.
J. Waldere Kirk Will Lead a Party of
90 to the Gold Fields.

St Louis, No, Jan. III. Waldere Kirk,
who succeeded Berry Wall as the social
center Of gravity in New York. registered
this morning at the Planters.
Mr.. Kirk says he is en- route to San
Francisco in the interest of an expedition
of sixty young and wealthy clubmen of
New York and Philadelphia, who will be
chaperOned by Kirk to the Klondike. The
aristocratic excursion will travel in paf-
ace cars to the Pacific coast and thence
by chartered steamer to Seattle and
thence to Dawson City. The party, he
says, will carry an orchestra, and give
the Dawson City miners a Few points on
fashionable garments. All the members
are stockholders in a recent mining COM
pany organized by Joseph Ladue, the
founder of Dawson City.
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COMFY ISLAND HANDICAP.
Additional Entries of Fast Horses
Continue to Come In.

New York, Jan. 1.-THE Coney IS
land Jockey club has received three ad-
ditionaI entries for the suburban hand
leap, namely: H. L. Franks Senator
Bland years; a. J. Stemmler & Co. s
''Fleur de Lis" 4 years; Q. L Boots
1.-The Roman 4 years.
The total number of entries for the
suburban is 49.
Additional entries have also been re-
ceived for the June stakes, Great Trial
stakes and the Double event. The to-
tai number of entries for the LOG events
scheduled is 983. as compared with S99
la wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
JAIL THROWN OPEN.
a Wholesale Escape of Prisoners
Takes Place in Arkansas.

Sloan Springs, Ark.,Jan. 17.-Through a
wholesale jail delivery at Bentonville last
night a dozen prisoners gained their lib
erty. Among them was the notorious
Dick Brandt. supposed train robber. burg
lar, horse thief and murderer. He is
wanted in Texas and the Indian Terri
tory.
Two other prisoners with criminal rec
ords were Jim Merrill and Lum Carter.
They battered down one of the prison
doors and made good their escape. Brandt
stole a horse just outside the town limits
and made for the Indian territory. He
is a desperate man and is supposed to be-
long to a gang OF territory train robbers.
Officers are in pursuit.
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responsible. The legislature was blame
less, as it would have readily passed the
kind of a law the commissioners them
selves want and one which the people re-
gard as better suited to their purposes
than maximum rate BILL
Concerning the political future of the
governor, Mr.. Young said: Z have heard
little discussion of political topics and less
of plans for the next campaign simply
regard, as a foregone conclusion, the re-
nomination of Governor Leedy and the
state ticket"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
TRIAL OF MERRY.

Chicago, Jan 1.-THE trial of Chris
topher Merry and James Smith, the
peddlers charged with the murder of
Merry's wife, was begun in Judge HOr-
tons court today. The court room was
packed and hundreds were turned away.
The crowd outside was as great as at
any time during the first trial of the al
legged wife murderer, Luetgert. Mar
shall NIcNutt of Edyville, Ky, and Mar
shall Wilson of Princeton, Ky, who ar
rested Merry and Smith were in court
and will be among the first witnesses
for the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
NINTH STREET rs LEASED.
New Manager of Kansas City Thea
ter is a San Francisco Man.

Kansas City, Jan. 17-NIanager Clark of
the Ninth Street theater has leased his
house to Gustave Walter Of San Fran
cisco. manager of the Orpheum circuit OF
the Pacific coast.
Mr. Walter has theaters in San Fran
cisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, all of
which bear the name of Orpheum. He left
Saturday night for st. Louis, where he
expects to secure a house, and he will
also make an effort to get theater in
Chicago. If he succeeds in all his pres
ent designs he will have a circuit of six
or more cities.
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ENDED FOUR LIVES.
John Matthews Kills His Family and
Then Himself

New York, Jan IA case of what
appeared to be triple murder and the
suicide of the murderer was discovered
today when the bodies of John Mat
thews, his wife and two children, a boy
of 10 years and a girl of y years, were
found dead in the Matthews home on
Columbus avenue.
It is supposed that Matthews muir
dered his wife and children and then
committed suicide by shooting
Matthews was 80 years of age and
his wife 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-17
Topeka WheeImen Meet Tonight.

The Topeka Wheelmen, the newly or
ganized bicycle club, will meet in Mar
shaIFs band room tonight to consider the
plans for building the new one-third mile
bicycle track at Garfield park. The mems
bers of the club will discuss the matter
with representatives of the band and some
plan will undoubtedly be agreed upon at
the meeting. Everybody who is interest,"
ed in cycling is urged to attend the meet
ing and help the project along.
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CASINO Is DESTROYED.
The One at Willard Beach, Portland
Maine. is Burned.

Portland, Maine, Jan. 1.-THE Casino
at Willard Beach, South Portland. the
property of the Portland and Cape Eliz-
abeth Street Railway company, was
lion and restaurant, the property of c.
J. Willard, were also burned
The Casino cost $31, 900. Other losses
on DrOperty were 81 800
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ROUNDABOUT ROUTE.
Texas Cotton Going to the Orient Via
St Louis and st. Paul.

Tacoma, Wn.. Jan. 17.-Seven train
loads, amounting to ALSO bales, of Tex
as cotton have arrived in Tacoma for
shipment to China and Japan on the
steamers of the Northern Pacific line.
The cotton came by way of St Louis
and st. Paul
A great deal of this cotton is standing
in cars on the track. Heavy ship
ments of cotton are arriving at all Pa
cific coast points having Orient lines.
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c. M. & St. Paul Coal supt. Dead

Braceville, Ill, Jan. 17.-Ramsey, su-
perintendent of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul mines at Braceville and
widely Known throughout the mining
regions Of America, died at his home in
Braceville last night. The funeral viii
be held Tuesday.
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THE QUEEN PAYS A FINE.

Assessed Five shiIlings for Harboring
an Unmuzzled Dog.
London, Jan. IA few days ago man
who was leading an unmuzzled dog be-
longing to the queen across Windsor
bridge was summoned for so doing, and
claimed exemption. But the magistrate
said:
1.-THE bite of a queens dog is eQusly
dangerous with the bite of another. The
queen must pay a fine of shilIings."
The queen paid the fine.
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San Francisco, .17.-George Green
the pugilist is out with a challenge for
another match with Joe WaIcott at
catch weights and the largest purse Of
fered. He stipulates that the winner of
the match shall challenge Mccoy for
the middleWeight chamDionsh
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TO INITIATE OMAHA.
Wichita Will Gust Its Police Com
missioners by Quo Warranto.

Wichita, Kan, Jan 17.-Quo warranto
proceedings will be brought in this city
to GUST the police commissioners and
Overturn the metropolitan police law,
based upon the late Nebraska decision.