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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
THEY DOFF THEATER HATS
Boston Ordinance is Now Rigidly En-
forced in All Playhouses.

Boston, Jan. 12-Though the city or
dinance requiring women to remove
their hats in theaters has been in force
some months, and has been quite gem
orally observed, the literal enforcement
of it w as begun last night.
The theater managers had almost no
trouble in inducing every woman to
take off her hat, and so well known was
the fact that all would be required TO
do so or leave the theater, that few wo-
men had to be asked to obey the law.
The ushers quietly handed cards to
those women whose hats were not at
once removed, politely asking them to
take them off.
If this did not have the desired effect
a second card, politely but plainly, told
the women that if they would call at
the box Office, their money would be
promptly refunded.
One woman's male escort undertook
to make a fuss about this second card
handed to her, when the head usher in
terrupted and told him his money also
was waiting for him at the box Office
and that there was a big policeman
outside especially instructed to see the
city ordinance enforced. The woman
and her escort took their money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12

oh. where were the Democrats?'' they
asked.
The absence of these two elements
prevented the proposed joint caucus,
but it did not interfere with the meet
ing of the silver men.
There was a disposition among some
of the delegates to the bimetallic con-
ference, in addition to the tacit agree
ment to fuse completely with the Pop
ulists and Democrats in the coming
campaign to resolve" against all the
elements opposed to such amalgama-
ton, but the committee headed by
Webb McNaI confined the declarations
to the financial question. Last year
there was a spirited fight over the res
olutiOnS, in the convention, but there
was no contest this time. The report
was read by Mr.. McNan and adopted
without debate. Then came the cleo
ton of officers which resulted as fol-
lows:
President, DR.. F. B. Lawrence. Ell
Dorado.
Secretary. Col. F. ]. Close. Topeka.
Assistant secretaries, F. w. Elliott,
Troy; Major a. p. Shreve. Topeka.
Treasurer, Webb McNaH, Topeka.
Vice presidents were chosen by con-
gressional districts, are as follows:
First-W. w. Price, Atchison.
Second-O. E. Haley, Ottawa
Third-Wm. Cole, Humboldt.
Fourth-Charles Fletcher, Emporia.
Fifth-Dan Campbell, jr., Solomon
City.
Sixth-Ed. Madden, Hays City
Seventh-A. A. Croft, Wellington.
Executive committee-Sam Martin,
Eureka; Senator John Armstrong.
Great Bend; Geo. w. Clark, Topeka;
H E. Ballou, Seneca; c. W. McDon-
aid, Concordia.
A collection was then taken to defray
the expenses. Silver dollars were
pitched into a hat, until Governor Lee
dy was reached. From a roll of bills
he took a five and deposited it among
the silver pieces. The amount raised
was 1872. so.
The convention closed with an ad-
dress by o. D. Jones of Edna, No,
who, as a candidate for governor on the
Populist ticket last year in Missouri,
was defeated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
FROM NEWTON.

John Wilson has taken charge of
the stationary boiler in the roundhouse
on the night shift
1t is now Conductor Osborn. he hav-
ing been promoted Saturday. He made
his first trip on second SO.
Fireman Scherer has caught the 896
which was advertised a couple of weeks
ago. There were a number of applica-
lions in, but Scherer had the senior
ity.
Engineer Bob" Mears of Topeka has
been visiting friends in the city.
Foreman Tisdale has a new clock in
his office. 1t is a brass affair and quite
an ornament to the office.
The fue welders are kept busy now.
There is a great deal of work which
has got to be out and the machine is
kept running all the time.
]. G. Watson and wife of Strong City
are visiting Machinist L. Reed and
wife. Mr.. Watson is car inspector at
Strong City.
Conductor Boyle will be laid up for
some little time owing to a bad jump
he made Saturday night. While on his
train at Hutchinson he jumped from
the top of a box car to a coal car and
sprained both ankles. 1t was about all
he could do to get home that night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12

shop men are organizing a union at
Ration.
The Frisco railroad company is hav-
ing 500 cars built at the Missouri Car
and Foundry company'S shops and st.
Charles Car company's shops. OF this
number 200 are coal cars. 200 furniture
cars and 100 ventilated fruit cars.
Coffeyville will soon enjoy better mail
service on the Missouri Pacific. The
ting a mail clerk service on the Outgo-
ing, north bound, Missouri Pacific each
night.
Coach No. 10 has been turned out of
the NJ. K. IL T. shops. The coach is a
prison car intended to be used exclu-
sively in conveying prisoners from jails
to penitentiaries. The glass windows
are protected on the inside by wire
gauze and on the outside are strong
bars to prevent exit in that direction.
The postal clerks on the NJ. K. & T.,
much exercised over an unofficial report
that their headquarters are to be
transferred from Sedalia to Kansas
City.
Santa Fe Day Ticket Agent ]. A.
Blackburn at Arkansas City, has re-
signed and will return to his former
situation at the lower yards. He will be
succeeded by H. NJ. Mitchell of Okla
homa City.
The depot at ElIinwood has been re-
modelled on a wholesale scale. The
freight depot has been moved further
east and Joined to the passenger depot.
The new ice house is being built on the
site of the freight depot.
On account of there being no 36S on
Sunday night, train will stop on flag
at Halstead for passengers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
FOR EUROPE VIA THE GULF
The Drumelzier to Have a Big Cargo
From Kansas City on Its
First Trip.

Kansas City, Jan. 1.-THE announce
ment was made last night that the first
Liverpool bound steamship out of Port
Arthur, the Drumelzier, which will sail
the fore part of next week, will carry
as a part of its cargo a large consign-
ment of meats for the European trade.
A fast through train on the Kansas
City Pittsburg & Gulf, which left last
night carried eight cars filled with
products from the Armour Packing
company's establishment. The ship
ment included a large quantity of box
ed meats, besides canned meats and
lard.
other Kansas City packers will pro
badly contribute to the Drumelzier's
cargo.
The shipment of export merchandise
from Liverpool is regarded by Kansas
City packers and merchants as one of
the most important transportation
moves that has ever been made in the
history of Kansas City's commerce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
A WOMAN'S OPINION, TOO.
Annie Diggs Says the Metropolitan
Police Law Should Go.


Police Law Should Go.
Mrs. Annie L. Diggs says in relation to
the police law:
THE metropolitan police law is false in
principle and vicious in practice I am
unqualifedly and aggressively in favor of
its repeal
Wherever this law prevails the people
are practically disfranchised as to such
affairs as fall within the purview of its
supervision Local self government is
discounted and a superior power of for
eign appointment is superimposed. Oppor-
tunity to shift responsibility for non-per-
Torrance of duty is afforded timid or
venal officials. The helpless people seek
in vain for the proper legal tribunals OF
responsible authorities of whom to de-
mand decency and enforcement of law.
Enacted for the express purpose Of
aiding in the enforcement of the prohibit
tory law, it was straightway seized upon
by the enemies of that law and converted
into an fundamentally to aid and protect
the violators of the constitution. Every
governor since its enactment has suffered
whether justly or unjustly. from charges
of corruption, collision and crookedness
relating to the transactions of the police
commissioners. fail to comprehend why
any chief executive should fail to make
haste to relieve himself of the perplexi-
ties and perils of this milestone about his
neck"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

Caller Hollis is starting a Van Dyke
beard.
The Rock Island has opened a station at
AIayberry, Neb. c. H. Bolinger is agent.
Frank Weeks of the planning mill is sick
with the grippe.
]. E. Binns, foreman of the blacksmith
department of the Big Four at NATION,
Ill. has been visiting the Topeka shops.
Evan Evans of the car department is
sick.
D. B. Fink of the car shops has returned
to work.
Dining car 1855 has been turned out of
the shops after undergoing repairs.
The car department is busy repairing
bad order cars.
Alexander Elliott of the car repairing
department has returned to work after a
visit to Abilene.
THE Brownies came in on No. 113 from
Ottawa and left on No. ) for Wichita.
They had a special coach and baggage car
Conductor Harry Griffin now runs on
the Topeka plug.
Private car 217 came in on No. 5 We'd
nesday.
The Iightest business for several weeks
is reported on No. 5.
Nearly every day the trains from the
east bring parties of Russians who have
come direct from Russia and are still
dressed in their native garb.
W. Rude of Argentine is confined in the
hospital with an injured foot. He was
lifting a car wheel, when it fell, crushing
his foot. Amputation is not necessary.
Two way cars will be turned out of the
paint shop in a few days. They have
been repaired and reprinted.
Travelling Engineer Scott was in town
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
FREE SILVER RESOLUTIONS.
Executive Committee Adopts Them
Tuesday Night.

The free silver Republican state ex-
ecutiV committee has adjourned.
Chairman Webb McNalI has been in
Structed to issue a call for a meeting of
the entire state committee in this city
February Is at which time an address
will be issued to the people of Kansas.
R. w. Turner, J. A. Davis of Topeka
pointed to prepare the address which
will be submitted at the meeting of the
full committee.
The executive committee promulgat-
ed the following declarations:
Resolved, First-That immediate
steps be taken to perfect an active, in
dependent free silver Republican orga-
separate and distinct from all other po-
nticaI parties.
'SecOnd-The collection of a fund to
perfect such an organization by a levy
of an assessment upon all free silver
Republican office holders, elective and
appointive, said fund to be distributed
under the direction and by order of the
executive committee of the state cen
trail committee.
Third-The holding of county con-
greSsiOnal and state conventions for
the purpose of nominating candidates
or endorsing nominations made by 9TH
er free silver parties said nomination.
and state conventions and perfected
where necessary by petitions as pro-
vided by law
F'ourth-The preparation and pro-
mitigation of an address to be prepared
by a committee selected by this com
mittee, which address shall outline the
objects and principles of the party and
shall be published and generally dis
tributed throughout the state not later
than May II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
BIG RAILROAD UNION.
Combination of All the Existing Or
ders Said to Be Contemplated.

Columbus, O.Jan. IA secret meet
ing of officers representing all the diff
ferent organizations of railroad men in
the United States has been called for
Columbus the latter part of this week
to arrange to unite the various orders
in one society.
Many of the preliminary details for
the federation have been arranged by
committee appointed about six
months ago. The new order, if formed
upon the basis now proposed, will take
in the engineers, firemen, trainmen,
conductors, brakemen and switchmen
The promoters of the scheme refuse to
give out details of the plan of organi-
cation, but say it is meeting the hearty
Endorsement of all the organizations in
terested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
THE WAR IN DENVER
Among the Newspapers and the De-
partment Stores.

Denver Colorado, January 1.-THE
dealers in single lines of goods
in Denver are combining against the
department stores. The retail butchers
grocers and pharmacists have already
taken action, and have appealed to all
other lines of business to aid them. A
bill is before the city council known as
the Department store ordinance and
the retail associations are moving to
secure the enactment of the ordinance.
They have also resolved to give all the
assistance possible to the daily news
papers, which have refused to reduce
their advertising rates in accordance
with the demand of the department
store combine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
HOTEL NOT OPENED YET.
Railroads Will Have to Cooperate to
Start a Hostelry at Glenwood
Springs.

Denver, Jan. 12.-President Ristine of
the Colorado Midland road and D. H.
DOugan, cashier of the National Bank
of Commerce, returned yesterday from
GlenwOOd Springs. While the gentle
men were at the Springs a report was
circulated to the effect that they were
negotiating for reopening the Colorado
hotel. The story is denied.
If the hotel is reopened,'' said a per
son who has kept an eye on the hos
terry, ''it will be through the united eff
forts of a number of railway lines and
not by any one line. If the railroads
extending from Chicago take hold of
the project it is possible that a plan can
be evolved for again throwing the doors
of the hotel open to visitors. This is
the only reasonable plan that has been
suggested but no special steps have
been taken in the matter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
CLIPPERTON is OURS.
James E. Blythe Says Nobody Else
Has ANY Claim on It.

st. Louis. Jan. Thames E. Blythe.
a st. Louis representative of the Ocean
lie Phosphate company operating at
Clipperton island, where on December
IA last marines from the Mexican
cruiser Democratic landed and hauled
down the American flag is in the city
He says: 1.-The Oceanic Phosphate
company is a San Francisco corpora
ton. The company's claim to the IS
land is all right. Mexico has no terri
torial claim on it. ClippertOn is Amer
lean by right of discovery and peace
able occupation.
"Clipperton island could be made an
ideal naval and coal station, command
ing any canal that might be cut through
the isthmus of Panama and also the
trade of the Sandwich Islands. 1t is
now the property of the Oceanic Phos-
plate company of San Francisco. This
company keeps a little garrison OF
from eight to ten men on the island all
the time It is estimated that there
are one million tons of high grade
guano on the island, worth SIG a tom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
PASSING OF THE HORSE.
The Electric Cab Growing in Popu-
larity in New York.

Inc G4GCGIlC OtD 0IOWluS Ii Opu-
larity in New York.
New York. Jan. 12-The horseless car
rage is no longer looked upon here as a
novel plaything.
The fact that 100 additional carriages
are being built for the Electric Vehicle
company proves that capital has faith in
the future development of these noiseless
cOnveyances.
Among the few people here who drive
motor vehicles are Oliver H. T. Belmont
and w. E. Buzby. The latter keeps his
carriage in his own stable. where its mo-
tor is supplied through the regular Edi-
son current a the regular rates. The bill
for charging it the first month it ran was
S1O.35, and it ran 600 miles in that time.
The average cost for electricity is 2 cents
ably less if the owner had his own cleo
trio plant. The cost would then be less
than L cent a mile. A Brooklyn doctor
has contracted for a hOrseIess phaetOn,
and he will be the pioneer in his profess
sion in this direction. But the greatest
additions in the line will probably be in
the way of business wagons One com
pany has an order under way now for a
delivery wagon for a large department
store to cost 5000, and if the vehicle
proves satisfactory the concern will take
80 more The wagons will make % miles
a day and can be run at the rate of ?
cents a mile, or at a cost for motive
power of not more than so cents a day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
MOODY IN NEW YORK.
With 100 Earnest Men He Says He
Could Shake the Gates of Hell.

New York, Jan. IA man is not going
to be used by God until he is what the
world VIII call peculiar. But with leo
men of vigor and the right kind of pc
culiarity we could not only shake New
York, but even shake the very gates Of
hell. These 100 men must be ready to be
called fools and fanatics"
With these stirring words Evangelist
Moody proclaimed his return to New
York in Carnegie hall A great audience
greeted him. both then and at the even
ing meeting. Mr.. Moody has been on an
evangelistic trip to Manitoba.
In his first sermon Mr.. Moody said:
What we need is fire. don't know Of
anything that is going to stir the world
like a church on fire with good works. A
painted fire is good to look at, but we
don't get warm by it. And 50 a church
or a Christian who is full of nothing but
profession is not any good. Just let us
get the churches fired up and Christianity
will be like a red-hot ball rolling through
the world Get man on fire in the pull
pit and every pew in the church viii catch
the blaze Get Sunday school teacher on
fire and every scholar burns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
SANTA FE CHANGES.
Promotion of Conductor Short Makes
New Appointments.

The appointment of Conductor Short
to the position of trainmaster at Chill
licothe. has brought about several pro-
motions and changes among freight
and passenger conductors.
Conductor Lemon now has the St
Joe run on LOG and 1O7 and Conductor
Griffin now makes the Kansas CITY
runs. Conductor Speer, who formerly
ran on 81, 81 and IS, now runs on the
AtchisOn local Conductor E E Hay
who has been on 119 and 120 will run on
113, ia and Z. He has been promoted
from a freight conductor to relieve
Conductor Speer. Conductor Rees of
the middle division has been assigned
to passenger service and will relieve
Conductor Worlxingburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
). Much Obliged, Mr.. Donnellv.,

Much obliged Mr.. DonneIly.
oh, don't mention it, 1 managed to
reply. Here, take it, and take it back in
the car, and take care of it
Il helped her to get up. and we both
went back in the car and sat down. The
girl didn't know how close she was to
having her earthly. career as well as her
stage career cut short, and I'm sure she'll
never know what a scare she gave me.
But she's a lovely girl, and I don't know
of anyone that I would rather have risk
ed my life for"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
CLEVELAND'S BIG FIGHT.
Waging a Hard Contest to Wrest
Lake Front From Railroads.

Cleveland. o., Jan. 12.-Much interest
is devoted in Cleveland to the struggle
on the part of the Lake Shore, Cleve-
land and Pittsburg and Big Four Rail
road companies to delay the lake front
cases, so called.
At the last term of the common pleas
court Judge F. E Dellenbaugh agreed
to continue the cases to the first day Of
this term.
Saturday night, on the eve of the day
set the attorneys for the roads made
application to Judge Hammond of the
United States circuit court to transfer
the case to his court. This was granted
but no formal order made.
This morning Judge Dellenbaugh de-
elared at the opening of court that he
would not consent to give up the case
till formally ordered to do so by the
federal court, which has not yet been
done.
The cases are simply the results of
the effort on the part of the city to get
back land on the lake front occupied by
railroad companies. If the litigation
GETS over into the federal court it may
be delayed there for months
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
EXTEND TO SAN DIEGO.
Santa Fe Will Broden It's Train Ser
vice in California

When the Santa Fe inaugurates
the tri-weekly service to California on
next Monday, it will also inaugurate an
extension of the service to San Diego.
At present the limited trains run to Los
Angeles, and from there a certain pOr-
ton of the equipment is taken into
San Francisco over the Southern Paci-
f1c line, but after the tri-weekly service
goes into effect, the trains will run
through Los Angeles to San Diego, a
distance of 126 miles
This will give the Santa Fe direct
service to the three principal cities of
the coast, San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
AN UNCHARTED ROCK.
Sinks Japanese Vessel and Eighty
Lives are Lost.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. --latest ad-
vices from the Orient state that the
japanese transport steamer Marc, of
$50 tons bound to the Pescadores, was
wrecked on December "a, and about so
lives lost. The only survivors were
five seamen, who were picked up by
the steamer Maidsura Maru. Captain
Yasuda of the Japanese navy and nine
cadets were among the missing. The
vessel struck an uncharted rock, her
cargo shifted and she went to the bot
tom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
Bad Money at Race Tracks.

San Francisco, Jan. 1.-THE police
have arrested a man whom they believe
is responsible for circulating many
spurious FIVE and ten dollar gold pieces
at the race tracks. He gave the name
OF Gilbert Kindau and is about forty
years of age. In the room where Kin
dali was arrested was found a com
plete counterfeiting outfit, consisting OF
presses, batteries, dies, moulds, metal
and acids There We're ten finished ten
dollar pieces and seven finished five
dollar pieces. There were also several
pieces partially finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
Wabash East Time.

Wabash, Ind, Jan. 1.-THE Wabash
railroad management has persisted in
the claim that its fast mail train from
Toledo to St Louis. put on a year ago
last June, is the fastest train in the
United States. Sunday night the train
dispatcher's train sheet shows that the
mail covered the 1O1 miles from Peru
to Danville in one hour and forty eight
minutes. and deducting eighteen min
utes for stops, in one hundred minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-12
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Work will soon be commenced on the
new Frisco freight depot at Neodesha.
1t viii be 500 feet in length and 40 feet
in width. The main body of the
building will be brick AS soon as the
freight depot is completed a handsome
passenger depot VIII be built
It is rumored that the machinists and