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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-10

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
SLIGHT TO W0ODFORD.
Spanish Women Refuse to Take
His Arm at Banquet.

Madrid, Feb. 2-The first act of hostility
of the Madrid aristocracy against General
Woodford has taken place at a banquet
given by the Argentine minister, Senor
Quesada- Several Spanish ladies of high
social rank were invited, with some mem>
bers of the diplomatic corps and their
families. General and Mrs. woodford also
attended. The Spanish ladies, on seeing
them coming into the reception room,
protested privately to SenOr Quesada, de-
claring their annoyance at not being
warned beforehand that they would meet
Minister Taylor's successor. Taylor being
just now the most Ioathed name in Spain.
They announced that they would not ac>
cept General Woodford's arm on going in
to dinner nor sit near him. 1t was reg
ular social boycott.
After negotiations which for the master
of the house were of the most Disagree
able nature, because he every moment
feared the American minister would learn
of what had passed, the wife of MEM
Der of the diplomatic corps, but a Span
lard, volunteered 70 take General Wood
ford's arm, and the incident ended there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
LOCAL MENTION.

John Haisch, who has been doing Sc
cret work for Chief Steele, has resign
ed. In answer to the rumOr that he
had been asked to resign by the police
board, Secretary NJ. D. Henderson said
today: His resignation was surprise
I understand that HaiSch has a posi-
ton as special agent for a railroad. He
was not asked to resign.
At 1875 o'clock this morning an
alarm of fire was turned in from box 81
which called the firemen to the resi-
dence of E. B. Guild at SIS Topeka ave-
nue. A defective fue in a rear room
had set fire to a partition. The fire was
extinguished with but little damage
Harvey Enix, the colored tough who
escaped from the city Jail December 1
has been arrested in Kansas City. Chief
steele went to Kansas City this morn
ing to bring back the prisoner. He was
fined at the city Rolice court for high
way robbery. He with three other pris-
oners escaped from the new stone pile
guard, w. Roberts. The other prison
ars were captured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WHY HE CAN'T REPORT.
Mr.. Fleharty is Behind in His Official
Duties for Reasons Which Are
Made Obvious.

Mr.. H. B. Fleharty, late executive
clerk of Governor Leedy and now dep
uty oil inspector, is in trouble. He is
unable to make his monthly report to
Oil Inspector Wharton, and further
than this is unable to say just when the
report can be made. The accounts and
data which will have to be before Mr..
Fleharty when his report is made up.
are repOsing in Mr.. Fleharty's grip
which a travelling man carried off in
place OF his own yesterday, and the
only things that Mr.. Fleharty would be
able to report on from the grip now in
his possession is a very fine line Of
spices and several soiled collars and
cuffs.
The exchange of grips was made On
the train between LeavenWorth and
Atchison yesterday, and when Mr.
Fleharty reached his office yesterday
afternoon and prepared to make out his
monthly report, due on the first of eve
ry month, he discovered the exchange
for the first time. The grip was almc st
identically the same in appearance as
his own, and the mistake was purely
accidental. From a letter in the grip
Mr.. Fleharty aScertained the travelling
mans name and also that he resides in
Atchison, and it is probable that he
will recover his grip within the next
few days. Mr.. Fleharty says the only
article of value in his valise was the
big six shooter that he wrested from
the grasp of the lunatic, bent on re-
lieving the state of its executive officer
in the governors Office last summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
Intense Cold Follows the Biz
Zard i'm the East.
New York Hospitals Are Full
of Patients
WITH FROZEN FINGERS
Toes, Ears and Limbs and Sur
geOns Busy.
Hudson River Frozen Over and
Teams Can Soon Cross.

New York Feb. 2-This is the cold
es+ of the season. The temperature
which was gradually falling yesterday
afternoon and last night registered D
degrees below zero at a. m. today,
drop of p degrees since yesterday at :
o. m Since 10 a. m, it has risen Two
points.
The thermometers in the streets SHOW
4 considerable lower record, many Of
them registering two degrees above ze-
TO. The east and north rivers were full
of ice and the ferry boats were much
delayed on this account. The surface
and elevated railroads ran behind time
and local traffic was considerably con-
gested. The Third avenue cable road
broke down.
Suburban traffic was also delayed.
Trains from the north, northeast and
west all late in arriving. Boston is still
shut off from communication with the
outer world except by occasional tele-
phone message.
The streets in this city are resuming
their normal appearance and it was
said all the snow would be removed
from the thoroughfares before noon. At
the hospitals there are many cases of
frozen feet, fingers and limbs and the
surgeons are kept busy fixing up the
bones broken by falling on the slippery
streets. The weather forecaster says
that it will be warmer tonight, but pre-
diets more snow.
An ice gorge is forming in Long Is
land sound at Fort Schuyler, threaten
ing to interfere with navigation.
The Hudson river at Sing is frozen
over and if the cold continues another
twenty-four hours teams and pedes-
trians will be able to cross safely from
shore to shore
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WAS NOT FIRE PROOF.
Largest Reclaiming Rubber
Plant in America Goes Up
in Flames.

Naugatuck, Conn, Feb. "A fire
which broke out in the reclaiming plant
of the United States Rubber company
shortly after 10 o'clock last night,
practically destroyed the entire plant
entailing a loss of more than $500, 900
partially covered by insurance. The
plant was of brick four stories in
height, about rs feet wide and 400 feet
long. 1t was the largest reclaiming
plant in the country and was consid-
cred practically fire proof.
The factory was built four years ago
by the Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe
company and sold to the United States
Rubber company about two years ago.
Most of the rubber mills throughout
the country are dependent upon this
plant for stock and it is possible that
the fire may necessitate the shutting
down of some of the factories.
The building was located a short dis
tance outside of town and was entirely
removed from other buildings. The
plant gave employment to about $50
persons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
JERRY STIRS THEM UP.
Mr.. Simpson Raises a Storm in the
House by Challenging Prosperity.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The house de-
voted most Of the session yesterday to
the District of Columbia appropriation
bill but had not completed it at the
time of adjournment.
The military academy appropriation
bill was reported.
Then, at 80 p. M, the house went
into committee of the whole and re-
sumed consideration of the District of
Columbia appropriation bill, which was
begun on Saturday.
At o'clock the debate drifted into
politics. Mr.. Simpson, Populist, of
Kansas, attempted to show from clip
pings from Maine papers that there
had been no return of prosperity in the
lumber industry in that state. He al
so attacked New Jersey as the home of
the trusts.
Mr.. Dingley, in reply, declared that
the Maine papers were full of evidences
of the improvement in the lumber in
dustry. The clipping was the excep-
ton. 1t was, he said, another proof
that the gentleman on the other side
could see the speck on the barn door,
but could not see the door.
Mr.. Pitney, Republican, of New Jer-
sey, defended his state. He declared
that New Jersey had been trust-ridden
because for years it had been under
Democratic domination. The Demo-
cratic legislature had knocked down
legislation to the highest bidder. But
at last, said Mr.. Pitney, the wise, pa
triotic people of New Jersey had risen
in their might and swept the Democrats
from power.
Mr.. Adams. Republican, of Pennsyl-
vania, declared that the report of the
factory inspector of Pennsylvania
showed that 125,O0O more persons were
employed in the factories now than at
this time last year
Mr.. Mahany, Republican, of New
York, presented in open house the pro-
test of 10000 German-American voters
against the Lodge immigration bill He
made an impassiOned speech against
the intolerance of those who desired to
close the gates to immigration, and
when w. A. Stone, Republican, of
Pennsylvania, interrupted him. he
turned upon the Pennsylvania and de-
nOunced him as one who desired to
precipitate a race question, as one who
had attacked the Irish, the Germans
the Poles and every other nationality
I commend yOu,' he shouted, Ito the
voters of Pennsylvania as one whose
Americanism cannot stand the test"
rs the sergeant-at-arm present ?'' was
Mr.. Mahany concluded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
WINDOW MANIA.
Another Washington Girl Seeks
to End Her Life
BY Throwing Herself From a
Window.
MISS LUCY TAYLOR
Jumps From the Window of
Her Home
And is Terribly Cut and Bruis-
ed.

Washington. Feb. 2.-The suicidal
mania which has caused number of
attempts at self-destruction in this city
for the past several weeks may result
in the loss of the lives of Walter Tay-
Ior, clerk in the treasury department,
and his pretty 2O-year-old daughter
Lucy. Miss Taylor has been in i'll
health for some time past and last
night her illness assumed a suicidal
form. She was with difficulty persuad-
ed to retire to her room and about 1
o'clock in the morning after a violent
struggle with her parents who tried to
hold her, plunged through the window
of her room and fell into a snow bank in
the front yard. She then ran terribly
cut and bruised through the streets and
after half an hours search, was found
in a snow bank almost nude, by a pO-
Hceman. She was taken home and it
was then found that during her absence
her father had hanged himself by
a rope attached to the boiler of a stove.
He was cut down and removed to the
hospital.
At noon the physicians reported that
both Mr. and Miss Taylor were imprOv-
ing and that there was no longer doubt
of their recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
BIG FIRE AT WINNIPEG.
Burns a Half Million Dollar
Block in the Heart of
the City.

Minneapolis, Feb. "A special to the
Journal from Winnipeg states that the
Mcintyre block in the heart of the city
was destroyed by fire this morning.
The building was four stories and con-
tanned some of the leading retail stores
in the city, sample rooms, offices and
the secret society and lecture rooms of
the Manitoba university.
The total losses will be in the neigh
borhoOd of $780, 900.
Among the heaviest losers were the
Mcintyre estate, $125, 900; Mackay Bros.
& Morris, dry goods, 100000; James
Furner, millinery, S25.OOQ; Alexander
Taylor, stationery. 1924, 600; George Velie,
wines and liquors, $40, 900; F. ]. Porte,
jeweler, S25, 900 and DR.. Galgleish uni
versity of Manitoba, $4,000.
The fire is supposed to have started
from a defective flue in the furnace. A
high wind was blowing at the time and
only the wind prevented it crossing the
street and becoming general The loss
is half covered by insurance. No lives
were lost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
IN DEATHS VALLEY.
7. G.. Bassett of Lawrence Finds
Valuable TurquOis Mine.

Lawrence, Feb. 2.-T. c. Bassett, a
son Of the late Judge Bassett has dis
covered a mine of the finest turquois
in the world and almost the only mine
of that gem in the United States. 1t
is located in Death Valley near the
terminus of the California Eastern rail-
road. He is said to have taken out
over seventy pounds, or nearly $40, 600
worth of the gems in six weeks The
stones have been submitted to the lead
ing jewelers. of the country, including
the New York Tiffanys, and have been
pronounced not only genuine but of su-
periOr quality.
The San Francisco Sunday Examiner
devotes an illustrated half page in a
recent issue to the story of young Bas-
sett's adventurous life and the accident
al finding of the mine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
FRIENDLY VISIT.
The Montgomery Also to Be
Sent to Touch
At Cuban Ports by q. s. Gov
ernment.
LIKE THE NAMES
This is to Be a Merely SOciable
Call.
The Brooklyn Ordered to West
Indian Ports.
THE NAMES

New York, Feb. 2.-The Washington
correspondent of the Herald telegraphs-
Encouraged by the excellent effect Of
the visit of the battleship to Havana,
the administration has determined to
send another man of war upon a friend
ly visit to the smaller Cuban ports. The
vessel selected is the cruiser Montgom-
cry, which is now taking on board a
supply of coal at Key West.
In addition to this the armOred cruis-
er Brooklyn now at the Brooklyn navy
yard will leave in a few days for a
cruise in the West Indies. She viii
not touch Cuba. Her itinerary requires
her to visit St. Thomas, thence go to
Santa Cruz, Curacao, Laguayra and
Aspinwan. Upon arriving at ASpinWall
She will probably be ordered to return
to the United States.
Ports in Cuba will form only a fea-
ture in the itinerary of the Montgom-
cry, as it is proposed to have her call at
several other points in the West Indies
The MOntgOmery's mission like that
of the Maine, to Havana, is purely
friendly in character.
Santiago de Cuba is the only point
definitely selected for the Montgomery
to touch. The United States is repre-
sented there by Consul p. F. Hyatt.
Santiago de Cuba is on the southern
coast OF the island.
No significance is to be attached to
the cruise of the Brooklyn In expla-
nation of her cruise it is stated that it
is the desire of the authorities to dis
play the American flag in Venezuela
and COlumb bian waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
L. A. w. CONN., rTEEs.

Chief Consul J. L. Bishop Announces
the Appointments for Kansas.
Chief Consul John L. Bishop Of the
Kansas division L. A. w, has an
nounced the appointment of the stand
ing committees for the ensuing year, as
follows:
FINANCE.
Chief consul, John L. Bishop.
Vice consul, B. Doncyson.
Secretary treasurer, W. c. F. Reich
enbach
Representative, o. K. Leigh.
RACING BOARD
Joe F. Ollinger, chairman, Salina-
c.. NJ. Irwin, Wichita,
A Z. EIickerson, Topeka
J r. SOden, Emporia.
H. z. Best, Council Grove.
ROAD IMPROVEMENT.
W. NJ. Glenn, chairman, Tribune.
John D. Milliken, Mcpherson.
r. @. Manley, Lawrence.
Kirby Barton, Parsons.
F. E. Cobb, ConcOrdia-
TRANSPORTATION
Chas. W. Barnes, chairman, Topeka
Frank B. Glimpse, Abilene.
Chas. Zutavern. Great Bend.
The division officers are as follows:
Chief Consul John L. Bishop, Salina.
Vice Consul ]. B. DoncysOn, Topeka.
Secretary Treasurer w. Q. F. Reich
enbach, Topeka.
Representative o. K. Leigh, Hutchin-
son.
Representative A. NJ. Balm, Leaven-
worth.
Delegate w NJ Glenn. Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
SEARCH FOR VICTIMS.
Carried on in AlvOrd Hotel
Ruins by Temporary Elec-
trio Lights.

G1oversville, N. Y, Feb. 2;-The fire
men searched all day in the ruins of the
Hotel AIvord for the remains Of vic
tins. but their efforts were unrewarded-
Electric lights were strung over the ru-
ms last night and a large force cOntin-
ued the search all night. The two trav-
cling men reported missing were ac-
counted for, leaving six known victims
DR.. J. Davis, of Westfeld, N. Y.
jumped from the third story. He struck
the wires opposite the second story and
was thrown to the ground, but was not
seriously hurt J. H. Barry, of Troy,
Jumped from the third story and was
only slightly injured. ElwoOd DeLong,
a fireman, was seriously frozen.
Andrew Watson, of Toronto, Ont,
Jumped from the fourth floor to shed
and was only slightly hurt.
The dead are:
E. c. KIMBALL, of Indianapolis, his
wife and daughter.
BENJAMIN F. STRICKLAND.
HENRY c. DAY.
CHARLES RUPERT.
Mr. Kimball was ares gent for glove
factory Of this city ana Mr.. Strickland
and Mr.. Day were business men. Rup-
pert was a bell boy in the hotel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
1t Is StreWn With a Dozen
Wrecks Today.
Breakers Dashed Higher Than
Any Time Since 1851.
EIGHTEEN LIVES LOST
Near Gloucester or in the
Wrecks Off the Coast.
One Hundred Fishing Vessels,
Large and Small, Destroyed.

Gloucester Mass, Feb. 2.-The most
violent storm known here since 1851
swept the shores of Cape Ann last
night and early this morning, causing
heavy loss of life and about 100000
damage. More than a dozen vessels are
ashore near here, at least four more
are lost and many others damaged.
The water front of Gloucester harbor
and along the cape is dotted with
wrecks and wrecbage, schooners, slOops
and other vessels having been driven
ashore by the fierce gale.
The schooner Mary A. White of Rock
port, laden with stone, was sunk in the
harbOr. The crew escaped. The schoOn-
er Bertha NickersOn, which arrived here
yesterday and anchored off Ten Pound
island, is missing.
Tt is also reported here that four un-
known vessels are ashore at HOugh's
Neck. One of them was rapidly going
to pieces. Four bodies were washed
ashore at Houghs Neck.
Yesterday afternoon, the SchOOners
Albert H. Harding, Sarah Jane, James
Holmes and the unknown vessel were at
anchor near the Jetty. They We're not
seen today and it is believed that they
were wrecked. At Pigeon Cove, five
vessels were totally wrecked. Antoine
EnOs, Alpheus Pierce and a Swede
named Nelson, three of the crew of the
Daniel Webster were drowned.
The schooner Clara P. SewaH reports
the loss of Henry Kneth, one of her
crew.
1t is feared that several missing YES
sells have been lost, together with their
crews. The storm did an immense
amount of damage on land as well off
the coast.
The car sheds of the Gloucester Street
railway were blown down, demolishing
a number of cars.
Wires are down in every direction.
The only train to leave the city yester-
day was one which managed to get to
Boston at 4:40 o'clock in the afternoon.
Gloucester, Mass, Feb. 2.-The storm
at Gloucester was one of the worst in
many years and the damage which lies
in it's wake will foot up 5000, 600.
About 100 fishing and other vessels
were wholly or partially wrecked. A
dozen of these were wholly wrecked.
Eighteen lives are said to have been
lost, and there maybe u more which
have eona down ON missing NessaIs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
A PUBLIC OBsTRUCTIONIsT

The Journals mild suggestion that the
owner of the Capital present a site to the
city for the Auditorium, seeing that he is
against the proposed site, is character
lied as Mysteries, etc, by that excitabIe,
hippety-f1op sheet. Well perhaps it is
hysterical to expect anything of the kind.
Having consistently placed itself against
every public improvement for the past
three years, even going 50 far as to call
our magnificent new bridge a mud
bridge the Capital is merely following
it's previously mapped out policy of op-
posing everything that is going to cost
wealthy property owners a few dollars.
The mud bridge is done. no thanks to
the Capital, which tried to kill it; the
success for two years, despite the fact
that the Capital failed to notice it for
six months after it's inception and when
it did, called it the Fall Reunion out
of smallness of spirit.
But it seems to be the established poll
icy of the Capital to throw cold water on
all public improvements. Having dubbed
the new bridge a mud bridge it is now
throwing mud at the Auditorium by pro-
posing impossible sites for it. But public
improvements will go on in Topeka in
spite of the Capital, though it is a great
pity the paper is not what it used to be
under Major Hudson, when it was al
Wavs abreast of the Journal in measures
for the benefit of Topeka.
If the Capital wants the Auditorium up
town, let it provide the site for it, The
Journal will be in favor of it. Put up
or shut up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
SWITCHING RATE TOO HIGH
Railroad Commissioners So Decide in
the Asylum and Reform School
GoSAs

The state board of railroad commits
sioners, in an order Of today, holds that
the rate of 3 cents per ton charged by
the Rock Island Railway company for
switching coal to the state insane asy-
lum and reform school, is unreasonable
and that the old rate of IS per car to
the reform school and 81 per car to the
asylum is all that the state board of
charities is expected to pay the co1npa-
ny.
The order is the result of the COM
plaint of the state board of charities
against the Rock Island company for
putting in an increased switching rate
to the state institutions over three
months ago. 1t affects, however, only
the work already done by the company
and is not an order for the company to
continue to do the switching at the old
rate.
The coal is now being carried to the
two institutions in wagons, and if the
company refuses to do the work at the
old car load rate, it will probably con-
tinue to be carried in this way. That
is, unless the board decides to order the
company to do the switching at the old
rate, and the company complies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
SCHOOL FUND INVESTMENT.
$41, 200 Put Into Municipal 5 Per
Cents Today.

Warrants amounting to $41,7O0 were
issued today by the school fund COM
missioners for the purchase of city
bonds out of permanent school fund.
This amount includes $4,000 worth of
the bonds OF the city of Emporia, 81
600 worth of the bonds of the city of
Olathe and 81, 700 worth of the bonds of
the city of WestmOreland.
All of these bonds have been up to
this time held in the east, and the cities
have been paying 6 per cent interest on
them.
The school fund commissioners took
the bonds at per cent
A statement compiled before the war
rants were issued showed that there
was $4,000 of the permanent school
fund uninvested. The remainder will
be invested within the next week in
city bonds at per cent, the same as
the warrants drawn today.
This makes over $780, 600 of the per-
manent school fund invested in Kansas
bonds since the present administration
went into Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
MRS. KETCHAM WINS.
Other Heirs Withdraw Their
Appeal and She Executes
the Will.

Chicago, Feb. 2-The legal fight over
the Ketcham estate which has been pend
ing in the probate court since the will of
John B. Ketcham was presented for pro-
bate, some time ago, has been settled, 50
far as the courts are concerned.
Mrs. Minnie Wallace WaIl1up Ketcham,
accompanied by her counsel and some OF
the Ketcham heirs, with their lawyers,
appeared and announced that they desired
to have an order entered in the Ketcham
litigation This the court did.
The order provides for the dismissal of
the appeal which was taken from the or
der of the probate court admitting the
will to probate and appointing Mrs.
Ketcham executrix.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
OFFICIAL ALASKA BOOK.
Assistant o. S. Adjutant General Will
Issue a Volume.

Washington, Feb. 2-The last of the
mass of information relating to Alaska
and the mineral wealth of that country
which has been accumulated in the
archives of the government, is about to
see the light through the medium Of a
book entitled, Alaska; Its History,
Climate, Resources and Wonderful
Gold Fields" the author of which is
Major o. S. Heistand, assistant adju-
now stationed in Washington.
Major Heistand has made an exhaus-
tive series of exploring trips through
Alaska and especially along the Yu-
kon, which drains the gold regions. so
that he has supplemented the official
records with much matter of personal
experience.