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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-21
EPISCOPAL HIGH SCHOOL,
NOTRE DAME OF MARYLAND.

OLD NEWSPAPERS, 200 for rs cents, at
Business Office Morning News.
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PROPOSALS.

Topeka Kan, April II, 1898.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
city clerk of the city of Topeka until Sat-
urday. April 16. 1895. at O'Clock p. m, for
furnishing all the work and material nee
essary to complete the following city i'm
provements. per specifications now on
file in the office of the city clerk to-wit:
For the construction of a sewer to join
the Jackson street and Van Buren, street
sewers
Proposals under different names will not
be received from one firm or associa ton.
Each bidder will be required to deposit
with the city clerk to the credit of the
city of Topeka. a certified check OF de-
posit for fifty dollars as a guarantee that
he viii enter into the contract If awarded
him. according 10 the terms of his bid
within Ave days after the certidcation of
the award
All prices must be written as well as
expressed by figures
Proposals should be directed to the city
clerk. Topeka Kansas. and should be in
dorsed Proposals for constructing q
sewer
Proposals must be made in full conform
ity to all of the specifications
Payments will be made upon estima ties
by the city engineer. when approved by
the mayor and council, in cash
The whole of the work above mentioned
shall be commenced and com pleted at
such time as shall be designated at the
time of awarding contract
The intention is to let the contract for
the work as whole
The council reserves the right to reject
s S. MeFADDEN. City Clerk
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RAILROAD NEWS.
Union Pacific Decides on Its
Hospital Plan.
To Employ Its Physicians and
Have No Dues.
SATISFACTORY TO ALL
Employe Not Injured in Line of
Duty Must Pay.
But If Hurt on Duty viii Be
Treated Free.

Cheyenne, Wyo., April III. H Sui
Ivan, one of the members of the com
mittee Of railroad employees sent to
Omaha to consult with the Union Pa
ciffc management in reference to the
division of the hospital fund reports it
will be divided according to the plant
proposed by the company which will in
the future conduct its own hospital
If q man is injured while on duty he
will be given medical attention at the
expense of the company and there will
be no more monthly dues collected If
an eInplOye becomes iucapacitated by
accident or illness not received in the
line of duty, he will have to pay his
own medical expenses The company
will employ physicians along the line
to care for the injured as in the past
The proposed arrangements, it is be-
heved, will be very satisfactory to the
employees of the road
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PAoLA PACKING HOUSE
Charter Filed With the Secretary of
State for One

PaoIa IS to have a packing house The
cnarrer OF the company that will opera Le
II under the name OF the PaOla Packing
company has been filed with the secretary
Of state and the capital stock is placed
AT 1850. The directors are D. G. An
oerSon- D A Anderson Geo A Turn
pull. E J. Turnbuu and w H Potts. all
of Paoia- Besides conducting a general
packing business the company will man
ufacture and sell ice.
Other charters filed with the secretary
of state are
The Alfalfa Live Stock company of La
kin, Kan Capital stock $1,000 The
company viii engage in the breeding and
raising and purchase and sale OF an
classes Of live stock The directors are
:. a Crawford I J. Crawford and C
NJ Crawford of Lakin and ]. w Crawford
and A. J. Crawford Of Lincoln Neb-
The Bison Town company of Bison
Rush county Capital stock 50 GOO. The
company now has land valued al s. 600
the directors are Henry RACES D. NJ
RotnWelIer. Henry Ahrens and Samuel
RoIhWeiler of Bison and Jacob RothweiIer
Of New Albany Ind
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FROM NEWTON.

The carpenters who have been busy
in the back shops for so long, are at
their own headquarters today
The Santa Fe Will erect a new saw
dust bin just east of their ice house
and a force of carpenters are at work
on it
Engineer Huntington with engine $50
took out train No. 5 On the days that
and 4 are running a freight crew is
thrown into passenger service
FireknOcker McQuiddy has gone to
Oklahoma City where he has a sister
who Is reported very sick r. A
Locke is working in his place
Mrs E F HOgbin a sister of Carpen-
ter Hughes, has arrived in the city
from Lawrence. and will remain the
latter's guest for a week She is on
her way home TO Syracuse, Kansas.
Mail Clerk Fosters little daughter is
reported quite sick with scarlet fever
Boss Painter c. w Worth has re-
turned from Florence and Strong City
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WIVES SURPRISED THEM
De Soto Division No. 234 B. of Z E
Given Feast After Lodge

Sunday afternoon was the regular
meeting day of De Soto Division No.
PA Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers- It was the day set for the in
In addition to the installation two can
didates came into the order.
The officers installed were Amos Bee
Ter. c. E; Edward Jolly, F. E; Charles
Jones, s. E.; J. G. McNiel. F. A E.;
William Manley, s A. E; J. Rockford,
T A E; V Coggins, chaplain; J. n.
Kelly, guide
After the lodge had finished the cere-
monies and just before adjournment it
was announced that some ladies were
oeSlrous Of admission. They were per
mlIted 70 enter and Is members of To-
pek4 DIVISION No So OF the ladies' So
clety oLthe B. of L E filed in and sa-
Iuted the master. the salute was grace
fully acknowledged The ladies i1vfted
the members Of the lodge to partaLe of
a supper LneE mad prepared in the next
room Inc invitation was gratefully
accepted One of the meoberS b-7C5 30
pared his own dinner the 5av bafoye
while she was out making arrange
ments for the very spread he was inyf-
ted to-
Have you got that ham nv wife
Army2'' he asked.
And for an answer he was shown a
large platter filed with ham sandUTcE
es- There were boiled eggs and deviIed
eggs, salads. pickles, radishes, lettuce
cake OF a dozen kinds and many other
eatabIes tempting to hungry men
While they were busy slowing away
the banquet the ladies entertained
them with vocal and instrumental mus
ic. After the men had appeased their
appetites they dOnned white aprons and
served the ladies' Some were clumsy
and spilled coffee but everyone was
good-natured-
Brother BeeIer thought he would act
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AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

The new bridge just east of Lamar.
is getting in readiness for the iron
work
The freight depot at Las Vegas is
being raised, before putting new plat
forms around it. The purpose is to fill
in the surrounding land and thus get
rid of the water holes.
Preparations are making to get all
the engines out of the Las Vegas round
house in order to place the new turn
table. it will require the general tear
ing up of the old foundations and track
now used by the old turn-tabIe and the
replacing of new, neceSSitating al least
four days, working full force, night and
day
Charley Brown, a conductor on the
Mcpherson branch, has purchased a
residence in E.lIinWood-
Two painters have been sent from the
Topeka shops to Emporia to help re-
number the engines. The work is to
be finished this week.
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UNDER THE DOME
Webb McNaII Throws Another
Bomb at Crooked Companies.
Sends Out Blanks Boldly Ask.
ing Eastern Companies
How Much They Spent Infiuen-
cling Legislation in Kansas.
Insurance Magazines to Rend
Their Garments Again.

Insurance Commissioner McNau will
this week arrange to send out blanks
to the insurance companies doing bust
ness in this state for statements sup
Elementary to the annual statements
for the years 1895 and 1897 These
supplementary statements viii consu-
tuLe the most sensational move that
Commissioner AIcNau has yet made
He will ask in the blanks sent out
for statement of the money appropri-
ated by the different insurance compa-
MES in influencing legislation during
the years OF 1886 and 1897 which in
cludes the last presidential campaign
and the sessions OF all state Iegisla-
lures The request for this infOrrna-
ton viii be made on the ground that
the insurance department has the right
under the law to know how the funds
OF insurance companies doing business
IN the state are disbursed-
The penalty for refusing to furnish
TINS information will be the same as for
refusal TO furnish a schedule of salaries
PAD oficers- The right to do business
in the state will be revoked
Mr. McNaH fully expects more war
with insurance companies as q result
ance papers have been very liberal
with complimentary names and person
al abuse when referring to the head Of
the Kansas Insurance department. in
the past, but he says he will be disap-
pointed if several columns more each is
sue are not devoted TO this manner OF
composition after the supplementary
statements are sent out He feels that
ne IS taking the right step TO make the
second year of his administration OF
insurance Affairs more interesting than
the first
But Commissioner BTcNau is some
thing of a fighter himself and he saws
IN speaking of his contemplated move:
There is no question about large
sums OF money being appropriated each
year by insurance companies for inf1u-
encing of legislation As Insurance
commissioner I have the right to know
how the funds of the companies doing
business in this state are disbursed
and I intend to get this information
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SANTA FE AT WINFIELD.
Among the New improvements is a
Six Stall Roundhouse.

Winfield. on the Southern Kansas, is
to have A new six stall roundffouse-
1t has been definitely decided that the
improvements at Winfield shall be car
ried further than simply having new
depot. The switching yards will be
moved across the river to the 40 acre
tract owned by the Santa Fe and the
new rouudhouse viii be built on the
same tract and of stone The building
will be substantially built and with the
intention of adding to it at some future
time With the building of new
roundhouse the building of a new
switch ward the transferring OF the old
depot across the tracks to be used for
freight and the building of a new depot
on the site of the old one, Winfield may
consider that she has received a liberal
allowance of the money set aside by the
Santa Fe for improvements during 1888.
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PULLMAN ORDERS MODIFIED.
Unpopular Ruling Regarding Single
Berths in Compartment Cars
is Rescinded-

The order the Pullman company pro-
mulgated Saturday, under which ticket
agents were not to be allowed to sell
single berths in compartments cars I'M
til all standard car berths had been re-
served, was yesterday rescinded, and in
its place the Pullman company issued
an order that compartment car berthS
should be sold at $3.50 instead of 81
hereafter.
This disposes Of the ruling to the
satisfaction of the railroad men, who
protested against the former order
The only departure from the former ar
rangement is the increase cost of so
cents per night for the compartment
car berths, which is not regarded as
material
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ORDINANCE NO. 1,95s.

An ordinance amendatory of and sup
Elemental to ordinance No 1902 entitled
IAN ordinance relating TO a public build
ing for the city Of Topeka Approved
March g 1897 and repeating sections one
and four of ordinance No. 1892
BE il ordained by the Mayor and Council
men Of the city OF Topeka
Section l. That section 1 of ordinance
No 1902 entitled. AN ordinance relating
TO a public building for the city of Tope-
ka - Approved March 3. 1887, be and the
same is hereby anne aded to read fol-
lows Section L When there shall have
been raised by private subscription. by
an association or corporation. and paid in
to the city repositories. a sum of money
not less than twelve thousand i've hum
dred dollars for the purpose Of erecting
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Still Soliciting.

Insurance Commissioner McNau saws
he has evidence that a number Of the
former agents Of the Travellers COM
pany are now employed by the Aetna
insurance company, and are soliciting
accident business without licenses For
several years the Aetna has procured
but four licenses for the agents of its
accident department, and this week a
request Tor the usual number for this
year was sent in In reply Commission
er McNa1I informs the company that he
Is aware OF the arrangement with the
travellers agents. and suggests that Ii
censes for these agents be procured if
the company desires to continue bust
ness in Kansas
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Teachers Course of Study.

Superintendent William Striker has
issued a circular to county superintend-
entS, announcing rates on bound vol
unes of the teachers course of study
In paper, cloth lined and full cloth bind
ing respectively the books will be furn-
tshed teachers at 10. u and Is cents
each, or $3.50. s. and $40 per hundred
Inc new course of study contains 10
more pages than the course of study
last year, and is in accordance with
state association
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PUBLIC building in the city Of Topeka
provided said twelve thousand Ave -hun-
rom rem the gate OF the passage Of this or
9lnapces then the mayor and council are
the general revenue fund net 10 exces<f
ten thousand dollars to assist in the corr
OF said fund 50 raised or approurfzfed
shan De drawn from the bank or banks II.
special appropriation Of the mayor ana
council OF the city of Topeka. and shall
f the &c paid out By warrants drawn On
thst other city funds are paid out
Sec ioa 4 Inat section four OF ordinance
to a public building for the city of To-
peka, approved March 3. 1881 be and
the same Is hereby amended to read
follows: Section 4 The mayor and coun-
cil SHAH have prepared proper plans and
building. including the construction heat
ing and seating thereof. and the cost
thereof shall be estimated and fled under
oath by the city engineer as is provided BY
law for other improvements. sealed pro-
posais shall be invited by advertisement
in the same manner as for other public
Improvements, and when said proposals
are received If il should be ascertafned
that the fund provided for by this ors1i-
NANCE is insufficient, all of said proposals
snail be rejected and new ones invited as
before. or said proposals or any of them
may be held until such time as an addi-
tional amount may be raised by private
contribution, which. added to said fund
on hand at said time shall be sufficient
to wholly complete said bTIiIdiue- and II
said amount should not be raised within
twenty-one months from the date of the
passage OF this ordinsn nee. then the funds
snail De returned to the parties contrib
ullnS 70 the same respectively: but the
city shall in no wise be held for auy fur
ther or greater amount than ten thousand
dollars, which amount shah be used in
making the last pa yments for the com
pletiOn of said building
Sec j That sections one and four Of or
dinance No. 1902 entitled An ordinances
relating to a public building for the city
or Topeka approved March %. 1897 be
and the same are hereby repealed.
Sec l. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publ
cation in the official city paper
Passed the council April Sth. 1888
Approved April sth 1888
(SeaD C A FELLOWS Mavor
Attest: s. S. McFADDEN, CITY CLERK
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PLAY 4 LONG GAME.
Milwaukee and st. Louis Teams Strug.
gle for 20 Innings

St Louis, April 12--Records of the
National league were broken Sunday
at Sportsman's park by a 20 inning
game between the Browns and Milwau-
KEGS.
St Louis won Cross scored the win
ming run The game was sharp and spir-
tied and characterized by clean playing
on both sides, with very little hitting.
The score
St LII 5000 O0oO21O 5000 1-12
Nil "a 0 0 0 Q Q o o 90 oil
MISUNDERSTANDING: Taylor and Clemens;
pafie1 and Sheer Hts St foIIfs Il Nil
waukee, Il Errors-St- Louis, 2; MiIwau-
<ee 1
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Travellers Owes s14ooo.

The compilation of the amount due the
insurance department. from the Travellers
insurance company for state and agents
licenses for accident business during the
years the company has been doing bust
H t II -c-Il7 mas oeen completed and
oe rendered the company. and if pavment
IS refused suit viii be brought for tT7e
collection of this amount in the fifS+ri-t
court Bills for similar accounts bII+
amounting to only few hundred d0I4are
viii be sent to the Aetna and Pacffc NJ.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers have
been filed: Ia
John Pinchem to John s. Walker. 300
southwest quarter southwest quarter Sec
ton - township Is. range e.
Samuel Holes and wife 10 f-ta-1.- =
nllly- $3.50. north half of section 6 town
ship 70. range Is - eN"---
m NJ. G. Lane and wife to II n
Crocker, I.600, lots 3a4 5e6 2es. 400 s05 ~
- Morrls avenue, Stilson & BarthoIo-
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CLOSED TO-DAY.

Mr.. Ettenson has purchased the bank
rupt stock at 81 Kansas avenue at less
than 80 cents on the dollar and has had
the store closed all day. taking inven-
tory preparatory to marking the goods
all down. His intentions are to open
tomorrow Wednesday, with prices low
er than at any time since the store
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WHY Not

rake the Union Pacffic's new $50 a m
tram for Kansas City? Returning. Won
can leave Kansas City at D. m, reach
ing topeka at $40 D. m or you can
take the Limited. leaving Kansas Civ
at p m. which reaches Topeka at s. "a
o m
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WANTED1Men for Cuba All who do
not wish to go to Cuba can find a pay
ing position with US selling our full line
of choice nursery stock Apply at once
to Mount Hope Nurseries, Lawrence, Kan
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Grain Inspectors Report.

w W Culver. state grain inspector. has
meg ms report for the month of March
Win tne STATE auditor The report shows
mat Jne gram Inspecting department dur
lns the month was more than self-sup-
porting 70 the extent of IS &C. The col
IeCtionS amounted 10 s. sy = and the ev-
peuSSS to s. SCI 81 ~ -
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A Remarkable Event.

An entertainment of special interest
the famous vitascope pictures at
Hamilton hail. Topeka. this week. Fri
day evening Several churches are SELL
ing tickets. A large house is expected
to see this wonderful invention. Prices
soc, 35c and Csc
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wANTED-AGENTS-

AGENTS WANTED-Murat Halstead's
and relations with foreign nations
Al about our army naTy' coast defensez.
and defenses- All about Cuba, her reta-
tons to the United States and her de-
of all other nations. and how they will
act in our tight with. Spain over so
graphs. etc One. agent sold SO in one
day; others are making 81 to sss per day;
credit. price low. freight paid Handsome
outfit free Send Z tvo-cent stamps u, 70
pay postage. Natl Educational Union, "a
Dearborn St, Chicago
either sex. to sell California roses, rare.
hardy. ornamental. etc Town ana cilI s
eny Ml PSy H Sa1ag Nursery CO.. Los
Angeles, Cal
AGENTS-We want you to visit stores
and sell machine for printing signs on
Steady work all summer Arc Co., Ra-
cine, Wis
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
SIS TO ss5 a week and expenses paid men
to sell cigars on time; experience IN
FOR RENT-RooMS-
FOR Rents rooms suitable for light
housekeeping. s15 Western ave
FOR RENT-Furnished rooms 70 West
Eighth St
FOR RENT-Furnished room for two,
with board. 500 Topeka ave
FOR RENT-Furnished room 407 Mon
FOR RENT-Furnished room with or
without board 80 Jackson St
FOR RENrTwo rooms furnished for
light Housekeeping. cheap: also pleas
ant lodging rooms S0T East Eighth St
FOR RENT-PIeasant furnished rooms
42 Quincy St
LOST AND FOUND.
FOUND1The umbrella repairer and jew
eIer w s Mccormick. at S13 Kan ave
FOUND-Where can get good hay at Is
cents Ter bale. extra bright at 20 cents.
and everything n feed line h RsIh,
corner Tenth and Lawrence
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

NOTICE-TO WHOM 1T MAY CON-
CERN-Be it known that my petition is
on file in the office of the probate court
of Shawnee county. Kansas, asking for
permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 6e7
Kansas ave. in the Fourth ward in the
city eff Topeka, Kansas. and the hearing
OF the same IS set for Monday. 8 a. m,
April 3, 1895
B. F. SIM
Topeka. Kan. March 10. 1885.
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the gallant and passed around a box Of
cigars to ladies and all. After a merry
time the company adjourned.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

First published on the 18th day of April,
1855 in the Topeka State JournaL)
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wANrED- M1sCEI.LANEoUa


WANTED-Use of single driving horse,
for feed. Address Driver, care Journal
WANTED-Teams to haul brick 116
West Sixth ave
WANTED-Single man over q years to
learn furniture and undertaking bust
ness. Address 8. NJ, care Journal
wANTED-Good table board will be fur
nished at 1017 Tyler St
WANTED-To sell or rent my blacksmith
shop, good business: going to Cuba w
s. White, Reading, Kan
WANTED-A farm hand Inquire T. W.
Thompson. Hellar's addition.
WANTED-Everyone to know that in re
plying to an advertisement which reads
to address Care Journal the reply must
be made in writing and sent through the
mail postpaid. left at this office 1t
Will then be placed in one Of the boxes set
aside for replies to classified advertise
mentS-
WANTED-GasoIine stoves to clean. 81;
guaranteed for season: old burners re-
placed by improved gas or gasoline burn
ers. Full line summer stoves and ovens
Phone 313 Hull Stove&Repair Co ,16 18th
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ONLY One Nig7+ - 0-,z

Only One Night co Denver
Colorado Springs and Pueblo via SAINT.
Route Pullman palace sleepers and
1ree reclining chair cars through. No
o1ner line runs its trains through an
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To Cure a Cold in One Dav.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money IL IL
fails to cure. Csc The genuine has L.
B. q. on each tablet
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First published in the Topeka State
Journal April 18th, 1881
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PRINTERS

TOPEKA PRINTING CO. III East Sew
enth st Mail orders given prompt ar
tenuon- Print everything. Prices right
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Whitnsrs Bros. Barriers. 7E kan ava
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STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS


THE J. c. DARLING co. 734 KAN. AV.
High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work,
low price Catalogue free Phone 292-
CHAS. H TRAPP-Rubber stamps etc.
1I2 w. It'll St Phone 656 Illustrated
catalogue free Mail orders q speciality.
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FLORISTS.

>-0~-~~~~~~--@-~-~----@~@~
MRS J. r. HAGUE. Florist Successor
TO r J. Groves, s17 Kan av. Phone eaa
W. C. GROVES, successor to R J. Groves
greenhouses. I173-75-77 Clay St. store, S21
Kansas ave Phone 2S2
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FUEL AND FEED


LEAVE your orders for coal. -four. feed
and seeds with Van Slyck. sos ". 10Th