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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
lola STREET RAILWAY.
Grading the Roadbed for the Electric
Line Begun Today.

lola, Dec. 19.-Work began this morn
ing on the lola Rapid Transit electric
line. Several men and teams are en-
ployed in the work Of grading the road
bed, beginning at the west end Of East
street and extending east.
The lola Rapid Transit company was
organized several months ago for the
purpose of constructing a line of street
railway connecting lola and LaHarpe
and the intermediate towns. Work has
been delayed largely on account of
negotiations that were pending with
the Missouri Pacific with a view pos
sibly to get that road to put on a ser
vice that would be satisfactory. After
much discussion the Missouri Pacific at
last proposed that it would put on a
train to make three round trips a day
between lola and LaHarpe, the fare
to be five cents between stations, pro-
vided the lola Rapid Transit company
would agree to not use its franchise in
Elm township during the year 1899, or
permit others to use it, leaving the COM
pany free, however. to use its franchise
in lola and lola township and to re-
sumo its Elm township franchise at the
end of the year. After carefully con-
sidering this proposition the Rapid
Transit company decided to decline it.
Gsad ordered their secretary, Mr. Beck
to engage men and begin work at once
on their line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
ROBERTS rs SAFE.
Senator Edmunds Says Congress Can
not Prevent PolygamY.

New York, Dec. 1.-two hundred thous-
and women enrolled in societies Of the
against one man, Brigham H. Roberts.
representatiVe-elect of Utah, TO prevent
him from taking his seat in congress Mr..
Roberts is a polygamist- His wives are
said to number three
The argument of these women is that
polygamy is unlawful, and that to allow
Roberts to retain his seat would be equiv
alent to indorsing the custom, besides be
ing defiance of Christian civilization.
Senator George r. Edmunds says the ma
tonal government is powerless to prevent
polygamy from being made lawful in any
state if its lawmakers so choose to de-
clare it.
The opposition to Roberts was first start
ed in a Presbyterian church in Salt Lake
City. From there it was taken up by
the state board of home missions OF the
same denomination, and later by Presby
terrain women throughout the country.
In almost every state women have fled
protests against the seating OF the Utah
representative.
Other denominations have given their
influence to the opposition. Petitions and
circulars urging the receiver to protest to
the congressman in her district are now
being sent forth, east, south and west
In authorized interview Senator Geo.
F. Edmunds author of the anti-polygarny
law which was supposed to have SUPPRESS
ed the custom in Utah before admission
of the territory as state, says:
In my opinion the government of the
United States has no constitutional power
to suppress polygamy in a state. Atten-
ton was called to this before Utah was
admitted, but congress chose to admit the
state Notwithstanding.
7 think the house OF representative
cannot constituttonany refuse seat to a
regularly elected polygamist from any
law unto ITSELF and violate the constitu-
ton, which fixes the qualifications of mem
ever it pleases, with or without just rea-
son; but this would be a most dangerous
'4The house of Representatives has the
constitutional power by vote of two
thirds to expel a member for any cause
that IL thinks just"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
CONFERRED THIRD DEGREE.
Magnolia Lodge of Masons at New
ton Celebrate an Interesting
Occasion.

Newton. Dec. ia novel event oc-
CURED Saturday night in Newton Ma
sonic circles. Magnolia lodge No. PSI
A. F. and A. M, the second lodge of the
city (dispensation granted July II, 1888,
conferred the third degree, all the
chairs being occupied by past mas
tiers of the lodge. The officers, with the
date of their service Gin the east" were
as follows:
WorshipfuI master, J. H. Banker, 1895;
senior warden, George w. Puett, 1894:
Junior warden, Granville p. Watson,
1895; senior deacon, Perry NJ. Moising-
ton, 1890 grand juniorwarden of the
grand LODGE; junior deacon, Brice H.
Turner. 1898; senior steward, James T.
Ray, 1896; Junior steward, Robert Col
Inns. U. D. and 1854; tyler. Harry D.
Wells, 1896; Thomas W. Randall, 1891
(a): William J. Puett, 1892 CD; William
S. Dix, 1897 (c).
The other past masters of the lodge
are: William NJ Shaver, 1887, now of
Topeka. past grand master Of the grand
lodge; Henry Riddiford. 1888, Longmont,
Col; George J. Hartman, 1889, Ell Paso,
general superintendent of the Mexican
Central, and Harry w. Sharp, 1888,
Santa Fe agent at Denver.
The lodge was largely attended, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

quiet. Industrious, saving man. His
work has not been as spectacular as
that OF the fireman, nor as much praised
as that of the teacher. Yet there can
be no question that he has been a
valuable man to the community in
which he has lived. Any such man is
valua BILE, regardless of his occupation.
All that he can save in a. long life
of hard work, supposing that his saw
ings are not consumed in some financial
crash, can yield him but a small return.
Is a community that he has faithfully
served going to leave him in the lurch
or call him pauper? These are ques-
tions that will in the future be more
pressing than they have been in the
mast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Senator Plat of New York has an
enormous stock of good conundrums,
which he apparently originates himself
as they all seem to be new. The SEN
ator is a natural born joker.
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RATHER HAVE THE BONDS.
State officers Will Not Allow Reno
County to Pay What It Owes.

Reno county claims to have on hand
more money than it knows what to do
with, and the county commissioners
want to pay off some of the county's
bonds that are held by the permanent
school fund, but State Treasurer Hef1e-
bower refuses to accept the money. L.
A. Bigger of Hutchinson, has been here
several times to see about it, but the
state authorities claim that it is a
scheme to pay off only portion of the
bonds and refund the balance at a low
err rate of interest.
There are $39, 900 OF the bonds and
they will be due in 1900. At present they
are drawing per cent interest and the
school fund commissioners want to
hang on to them. The law provides that
a county cannot pay off its bonds I'M
less it has a sinking fund for that pur-
pose, and it is claimed that Reno cOun-
ty has only $4,000 to apply on the
bonds but wants to borrow the balance
After a consultation with Attorney
General Boyle, Treasurer Hef1eboWer
agreed to accept that amount if the
county would pay the interest up to the
next time for payment, which the law
says shall be done. That would be up
to April I, and the interest would
amount to $487 Mr.. Bigger refused to
do this. and the bonds have not been
taken up.
The school fund commission is afraid
it will not be able to reinVest the mon
ey at per cent if it allows the county
to pay Up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Chief Hale Of Kansas City is quoted
as expressing the opinion that aerial fire
stations will be established during the
present century and that aerial fire COM
panies may be counted among the
achievements OF the future. Brigades
Of men, trained to their new conditions,
will traverse the business portions of
great cities, high above the throngs of
people on the streets: They will swing
through the air between the tops of
lofty buildings in tiny cars running on
suspended cables, and on ladders that
form a continuous network across the
patches Of sky overhead, while they pur-
sue their duties of patroling the busi-
ness districts or fighting flames In sky
Ecrapers beyond the reach of COMPANIES
on the ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
GREAT CAR CONTRACT.
Pullman's Company Finishing the De-
livery of Equipment to the B. & o.


Chicago, Dec. 1s.-PulIman's Palace
Car company Is winding up an equip
ment contract with the Baltimore &
Ohio road which is understood to ag-
gregate 100000. The delivery Of these
cars has been going on for IS months,
and the contract is the largest indi-
vidual building contract ever made.
The largest single item in the contract
is made up OF $500 box cars, and the
next largest item includes 2, 600 gondola
cars. The miscellaneous equipment
comprises two dining cars, five mail cars
and a few passenger coaches. By far
the greatest part of the contract, how
ever, was made up of freight equip
ment. All of this is Of the most mod
ern construction, and Of the largest
possible capacity.
Having spent immense sums on the
Improvement of the permanent way the
Baltimore & Ohio company is now able
to operate much heavier equipment
than in the past, and in all new orders
the company is getting heavier and
more powerful locomotives and freight
cars of increasing capacity The Pull
man contract by no means represents
ment during the last Is months. Within
three weeks the road will have received
1000 steel freight cars from a. Pittsburg
builder, and there have been other
small orders placed with different firms.
The ar-building companies generally
are doing a large business. The New
York Central recently invited bids for
$500 freight cars, and has since added
another $500 cars to the lot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
AToHIsoN BRIDGE COMPANY.
Refuses to Pay Its Taxes Claiming
Assessment is Excessive.

Atchison, Dec. 19.-The bridge COM
pany has not paid its 1898 taxes in
Atchison county, and announces that
1t will not pay them until the courts de-
clare them to be a legal liability. The
company claims excessive assessment.
Half the bridge is taxable in Kansas,
and the assessed valuation this year,
in Atchison county, is $97 800, which.
on the basis of % per cent of its real
value, places the valuation of the Kan
sas- half at 1890, 600, or it's entire value
at $3.50, 600. 1t is claimed that three
reputable citizens of Atchison appraised
the bridge at $4,000 last spring.
When the assessment was made last
spring the receiver of the bridge had
600 in his possession. This was as
sessed at $50, 600, in addition to the reg
ular bridge assessment, which the COM
pany claims is three times the money
assessed in the entire city of Atchison,
despite the fact that the bank state
ments published twelve days prior to
the return of the assessments, showed
over 81, 400, 900 on deposit in local banks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
A QUESTION OF PENSIONS.

One Of the results Of the recent nu-
nicipal election in Springfield, Mass,
was the declaration by the voters. by a
vote of 1878 to 1923, in favor of pen
sions to fremen who are permanently
disabled in the discharge Of duty.
Discussing the trend Of this circum-
stance and its possible influence on the
future, the New Bedford Standard says:
This is one of the forms of pensions
which appeals forcibly to nearly every
body. When a man risks his life for
the salvation of either life or property.
and Is thereby put out of the ranks of
able-bOdied men it is only right that he
should be cared for all the rest of his
hfe-and We think most people will
agree that he ought to be cared for
generously. Still, We doubt if many see
proposition involves pensiOning others
VINO have given the best of their lives
10 the. service Of the community under
conditions where the accumulation of
competence is impossible. Take for in
stance, the fireman who, by reason Of
ms good fortune. escapes accident. He
IS as daring and as self-sacrificing as
MS associate who has been permanently
injured But there comes a, time when
age forces him out of the service The
simplest calculation will show that even
life, all that he can have saved will
render him but neagre return. What
is the community going to do with him?
or with a school teacher? or with a
clerk IN any Department. But, going a
little farther, how about any other
InanE Here IS one who has been a
5ourneyman stone mason many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
COAL VEIN FLAPS OUT.
Diamond Drills Fail to Locate White
Ash Deposit at CdrriIlos, N. nj.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Dec. 19.-The work
of pulling the pillars in the White Ash
coal mine at CeriIlos is finished and the
property closed. The White Ash vein
was considered the most valuable of the
CerilIos Coal and Railway company's
possessions of coal.
1t was the basis for extensive opera
tons during the past three years, and
was operated a distance of 200 feet,
producing over half q million tons OF
coal. The Mexican Central railroad and
the trade from CerilIos to the Mexican
border was furnished with the pro-
duct. The vein varied from four to hva
feet in width. Some time ago the vein
was lost, and subsequently the 800 min
ers employed were thrown out Of work.
The ground has since been thoroughly
prospected with diamond drills, but no
trace of the missing vein was found.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Chinese laundry in Paterson, and the
celestial is naturally very proud of his
distinguished customer. Mr. Hobart
recently secured for him a photograph
of President Mckinley bearing the
presidential signature. This now adorns
the laundry, and the owTfer is elated
by the gift.
Professor Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen,
the discOverer of the form of radiation
that bears his name, has received the
offer of a generously endowed professor
ship in the University of Leipsic. He
has taught in Strasburg, HohenheiIn,
covery of the x rays he has been made
a baron by the emperor of Austria.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
JUNCTION CITY MURDER.
Woman Found With Her Throat Cut
From Ear to Ear-No Clue.

Junction City, Dec. 19.-No light has
yet been shed on the murder mystery
to explain who killed Mrs. George Craig
six miles north of here Friday.
She was a married woman of about
30, who had been keeping house six
miles northwest for a resident of juno
ton City named John Krebs, who is
farming there. Her throat was cut from
ear to ear and then her neck cut around
leaving the bone to support the head
Her hands showed that a struggle
had ensued and that the butcher knife
had been drawn through her hands cut
ting the palms. Her hands and face
showed marks of violence. AS yet the
tragedy is shrouded in mystery.
Krebs is accused of having been Iiv-
ing with the woman, and the wife Of
Krebs is said to have been very jealous
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
TO KEEP THEIR GAS.
Southern Kansas Towns Object to
HavingIt Piped to the Large Cities.

CherryvaIe, Dec. 19.-The Commercial
clubs of this city, Coffeyville, Neodesha,
lola, and every city in the Kansas gas
belt, will formulate a petition to the
legislature requesting that body to pass
a law combining natural gas to the coun-
ties it originates in. The proposed law
will make it Illegal to pipe gas from
small cities in Kansas to the larger
ones in and out Of the state which are
without gas.
AS a precautionary measure, to put
the idea into effect at once, the land
owners who leased their land to gas
companies for drilling purposes will be
urged to incorporate into their agree
Inent clauses which will prevent the
companies from piping the gas outside
the county. The argument is that as
long as southern Kansas keeps its gas
at will naturally be built up with man.
ufactories and industries which will
support an army of wage earners, but
if it is drained toward the larger cities
they will reap the greater part Of the
benefit.
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GIFTS KEEP COMING.
Though All Tickets for z. C. Conven-
ton Hall are Gone.

Kansas City, Dec. 19.-The gift head
quarters of the convention hall commit
tee at SO6 Delaware street have been
closed permanently except that new
gifts for the concerts will be received
there until January l, 1899. J. P. Loo
mas, manager OF the convention hall,
is hard at work making an inventory
of the thousands of gifts. The next task
will be to classify all of the presents
and arrange for their distribution.
The details Of the distribution and of
a financial statement regarding the sale
of concert tickets will be made public
by the convention hall committee in
few days. Orders for tickets are still
coming in from the country. 1t will re-
Quire several days to return the money
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
THEIR HOGS ARE DYING.
Farmers of Crawford County Losing
Their Stock by Hundreds.

Pittsburg, Dec. 19-The farmers of
Washington township have an epidemic
of hog cholera. Their losses are large.
w. c. McFeaters had SIS sick hogs, and
IS of them have died, and the balance
of them will die.
John Maskroid, a neighbor has lost
90 head of very valuable hogs and he
has none left. They were all taken sick
at one time. He has fed them on cook
ed food, and cannot tell why they died.
Amos Williams in the same neighbor-
hood, has a large herd, and half of them
are sick, and he expects to lose them.
William Carlin, living near Mr.. Nc
Williams, lost 40 head of fine, fat stock
hogs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Senator German of Maryland chews
gum necessarily. Sitting in his place
in the second row, he works his jaws
with the persistence and power of a
cotton compress. He always wears a
rundown collar and old-faShiOned tie
the latter held in place with a small
gold band set with valuable stones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
A SHORT GRASS IDEA.
A Bill to Prohibit Boys From Jump
ing on and OFF Trains

w. E. Ward, editor of the Sharon
Springs Times, will represent Wallace
county in the next regular session of
the legislature, and in speaking in his
paper this week of the bills which he
proposes to introduce, he says:
along with the coyote and other
good laws the editor of this moral and
religious weekly expects to father at
the approaching session of the legisla-
ture, is a law making it a misdemea-
nor punishable by a fine and imprison-
ment for jumping on and off moving
trains This will be aimed particularly
at boys who have contracted this dan
gerous habit and we believe the law
should receive the endorsement of all
parents who have boys afflicted with
the disease. A term in Jail might era
dictate the disease and act as a disin-
fectant %
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of the Craig woman. Mrs Krebs walk
ed out to the farm on the afternoon OF
the murder, stayed there with the muir
dered woman from 2:30 to 4 and then
walked back to town. Krebs was in the
field husking corn, and at came in
and found the Craig woman in death
and gave the alarm to two young men
who were at the stable when he came in
from the field.
No arrests have been made as yet,
but the case is being thoroughly sifted.
George Craig, the husband of the
murdered woman, is in Ponca City, I.
T, and her mother is Mrs. I. 2. Lay
ton of Lenape, Kan.
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suictded With Laudanurn.

Lebanon, Dec. 19.-Mrs. Hannah 2.
Blackman, aged g., wife of William L.
BIackman, a prominent farmer and
stock raiser living eight miles north Of
this city, suicided Sunday by taking
laudanum. She left a short note dis
posing Of a few of her trinkets, but
gave no cause for her rash act. The
burial will be in Norwalk, o. She left
a husband but no children.
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W. C. Karnes Must Answer for kill
ing of Thomas Breeze.

Lawrence, Dec. 19-The trial of w. c.
Karnes of this county for the murder
of Thomas Breeze at the 1atters no
torious joint at Six Corners, five miles
north of Lawrence, last summer, be-
gins in Leavenworth today.
Breeze was formerly a prominent
Republican politician of his own city,
and was for a long time baggage agent
of the Santa Fe railroad here. He be-
came converted. and for a time was ac-
tive in Y. NJ c. A. work, being secre-
tary of the z. NJ. G. A. at Parsons. He
fell from grace and opened a joint
across the line in LeavenWorth county,
which became a notorious resort for
town people and farmers of the sur
rounding country. In a quarrel one Sun
day last summer he was shot and
killed by Karnes. Karnes will be de-
Tended by S. d. Bishop and Manley &
Means Of this city. Self defense will be
urged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
A COSTLY KISS.
Moore, the Kisser, is Now on the
Chain Gang.

Savannah, Ga, Dec. 19.-Prominent citi-
zens have interested themselves in behalf
of Moore, the Maine artilleryman, who
was the other day sentenced to pay fine
of $500 or serve GO days on the chain gang,
by Judge Norwood, for attempting, on the
Streets to hug the wife of a prominent
citizen. A petition to the governor for
pardon is being circulated and it is being
signed, not only by leading mRn, but by
society women as well. Moore was hi
larfously intoxicated at the time of his
offense. He has borne excellent repu-
tation in his command His petition viii
go to the governor probably tomorrow, and
considering the high character of the sign
ers. it is probable the pardon will be
promptly granted. Moore is now in the
chain gang. where he has been for two
weeks. The petitioners say that they
think his degradation and punishment
have been ample.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

There is a disposition in some quar-
ters to limit the size of the army to the
needs Of outlying territories. Recent
events have shown that there can be
little use for soldiers in a country where
patriotism is SO abundant as it is in the
United States. There is no danger of
revolution, and with business good and
the people employed as they should be,
at living wages, there need be no fear
Of lnnhs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Governor Pingree of Michigan Is a
man Of remarkably good health and
has not been seriously III for twenty
five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19
She Has Two Husbands.

Atchison, Dec. 19.-David Arbuckle
has commenced a. suit in the district
court of Atchison county for a divorce
from his wife, Emma Arbuckle. He
alleges they were married at Lndepend-
ence, Mo, in November, 1898; that she
represented that her former husband,
Otto Lange, was dead, but that he af-
terWard learned that LANCE was living
and that they had never been divorced.
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Run Over bv a Herd of Cattle.

Emporia, Dec. 19.-Hugh W. Hughes
met with a. serious accident at his home
on Dry creek. He was dehOrninS cattle,
when the cattle Stampeded. They
knocked him down, ran over him and
trampled him under their feet. Several
of his ribs were broken, and he was
severely injured internally. His con
dition is very critical today, and he
may not recOVer
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To Bore for Gas at Erie.

Erie, Dec ia stock company is
being formed here with shares at SO
ready stock to the amount of s.. 500 has
been subscribed and the promoters hope
to raise that much more with little
effort. They expect to sink at least
four wells. Gas has already been dis
covered to a limited extent in the vicin-
ity of Erie at a depth Of 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-19

Commenting on the presidents At
ganta speech, the Cleveland Plain Dealer
says:
1t is not an impOssibility, though per-
haps it is now far from his thoughts,
that in line with the first part of his
Atlanta address he will before the end of
his term suggest the propriety of the ma
ton caring for the disabled confederate
as well as the disabled union soldier.