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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
A SURE SIGN.
That the Wire Trust is in Working
Order is the Advance in Prices.

Cleveland, Feb. 2.-The Leader says:
The American Steel and Wire company,
otherwise the consolidation of the
American wire industry, seems to be an
accomplished fact. One of the strongest
indications in support of the conclusion
is a sudden and marked stiffness in
was put on Monday over a dollar a ton
beyond what it was previous to the re-
cent temporary drop, and as much as
SO. 81 or IS a ton over some prices for
wire which were reported as having
been made last week.
Now the price announced is S1.30 for
wire and $1.55 for nails, and another ad-
vance of cents per hundred is to be
made in March.
The biggest undertaking that the iron
industry of the world has ever witness
ed may be said to be successfully COM
pleted. This huge concern, with a cap
italization of $S7, O00, 600. owns all the
esta blshments in the country with
which wire rod mills are connected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
REPUBLICANS ARE ELATED
Secretary Long Says Victory This
Year Is Already Won.

New York, Feb. "A dispatch to the
Tribune from Washington, D. c, says:
The satisfaction of the president and
his advisers over the action of congress
on the Teller resolution is Enthusiastically
reflected in the reply of Secretary Long.
after the cabinet meeting yesterday, to
the correspondent of the Tribune, who
asked whether it was not probable that
the resolution would materially affect the
congressional elections next fail.
1T seems said Secretary Long, 'as if
the Lord, or their own folly, had deliver
ed the Democrats into our hands. Had
they kept still the usual reaction which
takes place after presidential election
and the usual cry that the new tariff had
not put a gold spoon in every mans
mouth might have given them the next
house of representatives. But they have
introduced and passed by their majority
in the senate a resolution practically IA
voring deprecated currency and the free
coinage of silver.
BY this promise of forty-four cent
dollar and of the practical discredit of
the financial obligations of the United
States. they commit themselves to a pol
icy which will reduce the value OF every
laboring mans wages, of every veterans
pension and OF every penny saved and
laid up in our savings banks. This reso-
Democratic vote. 1t was carried there by
the votes of just those states which went
for Bryan and Democracy in the last
presidential election.
I'm the house. in which there is a Re
publican majority of fifty, it was over
whelmingly defeated by practically solid
Republican vote. The result is that we
shall go to the country next fall in the
congressional elections upon a square is
sue between a sound currency and a de-
preciated one, btween maintaining and
impairing the credit of the United States;
between giving the Industrial people of
the country a dollar worth a hundred
cents for their labor and product, or
giving them a dollar worth forty cents.
ION such an issue this, we shall not
only rally again the whole Republican
forces, but add to them we did in 1896
all sound money Democrats (and their
number is legion), whose interests and
whose principles are for sound currency.
This will enable US to overcome the or
binary reaction which 1 have above re-
ferred to. It will enable US also to over
come the cry that is always raised against
a new protective tariff, when it first goes
into operation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02

| in the cases before it known as the Illf-
nois inheritance tax cases was heard in
that court today. There are three of the
cases, all involving the constftutionality
of the Illinois law but they were con-
solidated and argued as one case. The
state was represented by Attorney Cen
eral Aiken of Illinois and Nessrs. T. A
Moran, Robert S. Hes and Frank L. Shep-
ard, and the opposition to the law by ex-
President Benjamin Harrison, William d.
Guthrie and Eugene e. Prussing
General Harrison said the counsel on the
other side had practically confessed the
law to be unconstitutional by failing to
show authority for the position they as
sumed. He claimed that there could be
no more limitation put upon the right Of
a man to dispose of his property after
death than before. Are men, he asked
to be restrained from giving due exercise
to the due affections of the heart? This
disposition he characterized as mon
strous." There are things inherent in our
free institutions, he said. that do not need
to find expression in the constitution or
bill of rights, and such is the right TO
protection of such individual rights as
were attacked by this law. Our system
of government was not constructed he
said, upon a principle that would permit
a con1munistic legislature of Illinois to
interfere with the rights of the individual
to devise his own property.
Mr.. Harrison ridiculed the idea that a
legislature could dispose of the estate of
the citizens of its state. The home was.
he said, the basis of our society, and
should not be invaded as was here intend
ed. Following out the principle here laid
down, the entire tax of the state could be
levied upon a score of persons He did
not believe in great aggregations Of
wealth, but to prevent this he did not
think it wise to destroy the very fOunda-
tons upon which our institutions rest.
Least of all could those who have no
wealth afford to encourage this tendency
He declared the provision for eXempting
collateral requests from taxation to be
utterly senseless and homogeneous, and
said these exemptions were based upon
favoritism and not upon question Of pub
lie concern. In conclusion he conteuded
that testamentary and inheritance rights
were natural to men in civilized communi-
ties. The right to dispose was inherent
in property. Both rights had been recog~
nized throughout history
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
ANSON A BACK NUMBER.
President Hart Says the Chicago Clut
VIII Retire the sold Man,

Chicago, Feb 2.-President Hart, of
the Chicago base ball club, broke the
long spell of silence, which he has hith-
erto maintained about the Arson case
and today spoke freely about the dis
position of the matter. Arson will be
retired
A new manager has not been select
ed, nor will one be for a few days. Tom
Burns, whom 999 people out of 1000 pick
as Anson's successor, Hart says, is fully
competent to- discharge the duties
should he be selected for the place.
President Hart had only kind words
to say for Arson and was unstinted in
his praise of him as a first-class sports
man.
This case" said the Chicago presi-
dent, lis one which has practically been
left to the public and the press to set
tie. The stockholders have endeavored
to be guided solely by these factors in
the disposition of the case These two
factors seem to take it for granted that
Arson will not be with the club another
season, and accordingly the directors
have decided not to renew the contract
with Mr.. Arson, which has just termi-
mated
Arson himself would say nothing
about his retirement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
TURLEY Is CHOSEN.
He is the Caucus Nominee for Sena-
tor in Tenn essee.

Nashville, Tenn, Feb. 2.-The Dem
Ocratic legislative caucus on the first
ballot last night nominated for senator
Thomas B. Turley, of Memphis. to fill
out the unexpired term of Isham c.
Harris. The nominee was appointed
senator by Governor Taylor after Sen
ator Harris death The ballot stood:
Turley 46; McMillin 43; Taylor L
Efforts had been made during the day
to induce Turley to withdraw in Tay-
lor's behalf. 1t is stated that he posi-
lively refused. Then negotiations to
deliver the Taylor vote to Turley were
begun and resulted in the dropping OF
Taylor and the delivery of a sufficient
number of votes to TurIey to nominate
Senator Turley was notified and brought
to the capitol and addressed a large
audience. Congressman McAIillin Gov
ernOr Taylor and others also spoke
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
CIVIL SERVICE THE BEST.
Theodore Roosevelt Says 1t Works
Tnconceivable Improvement in
the Navy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2-Theodore Roose-
Welt. assistant secretary of the navy
was before the senate committee on
civil service today. Speaking of his
practical experience, Mr. Roosevelt
said he had found that the civil service
system had worked uncomfortable i'm
provement He had observed this both
in his position as police commissioner
in New York and as assistant secretary
of the navy. Referring especially to
the navy department, he dwelt at some
length upon what he pronounced the
abuses under the former system.
He said that in the navy yard the
spoiIs system had become so intOler-
able under Secretary Tracy that the
secretary had been compelled to adopt
registration system. He said that he
had investigated the employment of la
Dor in all the big navy yards of the At
Iantic coast personally and that at
Mare island by deputy, and that the
commanding officers had without ex-
ceptiOn commended the change from
the old system to the new, saying in
most instances that the Improvement
was beyond belief The command
ants had testified that without excep-
ton the work was better done and more
quickly done than formerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
STARTING no KLONDIKE.
One Party Leaves st. Louis Today and
Another Will Follow Soon.

St. Louis, Feb. "A party of eleven
men, eight from st. Louis and three
from Massachusetts left here today
bound for the I<londike. Among them
are: c. e. Fletcher Frank S. Short,
Charles L. Vaughn, Thomas A. Devin,
Arthur Eveson, ]. c. Stone, Sebastian
Wehrle, Ed Deitz, E. NJ. Harris and
Charles Hoffman. They will spend at
least three years in Alaska, having in
vested $4,000 in supplies Of food and
implements
Another party numbering rs, mostly
made up of St. LOuisans are preparing
to leave about March Is, for the same
destination. L. Edwards and J. c..
DOnegby of the Alaskan Mining and
Trading company will be in charge of
the party. Among the number who
will try their luck in the gold fields are:
Miss Sarah Hickman, a prOmi-
nent Epworth Lacquer of St Louis, and
Miss Virginia May, in the cOmpany's
employ. Miss Hickman will be the
journalist of the party and will write
letters to the several religious papers
of the city, descriptive of the country
and experiences there.
Messrs. barrow and Markle and Fred
K. Krey and wife of Dallas, Tex, will
be of the number which will also in
clude J. H. COwles, a prominent citi-
zen of Louisville, KY. DR.. Button Of
St. Louis viii be the attending physi-
clan of the little colony.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
HAS FOUND MRS. LUETGERT
Chicago Man Tells the Police an APP
parently Straight story-Is
Probably Insane.

Chicago, Feb. "A man giving his
name as Jacob Luthardt called at the
central police station last evening and
announced himself as entirely prepared
to accept the $40, 600 reward which PO-
lice Inspector Michael Schaak has offer
ed for the production of Mrs. Louisa
Luetgert alive.
The man said he had seen Mrs. Luet-
CERT within 48 hours and could produce
her within the same space of time. He
told straightforward story, and, al
though subjected to close examination
by the captain of the central station,
insisted upon the accuracy of his story.
He was shown 300 pictures, and from
among them selected that of Mrs. Luet-
CERT.
He said he could produce the woman
at any time. and would do so immedi-
ately if he was assured of the payment
of the $50, 900. He said Mrs. Luetgert
and with some friends of hers. Accord
ing to Luthardt's story she is insane,
but has lucid intervals.
He was given a letter to Inspector
Schaak, and that official not only
agreed to make good the $1,000 he had
originally offered, but promised to give
Luthardt $500 additional for every day
that was saved in the trial by the pro
ductiOn of Mrs. Luetgert THE trial
will last about one week longer and will
cost the state about $4,000 more" said
the inspector.
You bring the woman into court, and
I will personally pay you $23. 600. I will
also guarantee that you get a total sum
of $25, OOO and know others will put up
a little besides my 1923, 600. Now bring
her in
Luthardt sat still a moment. and then
with the remark, wei, I must be go
ing" he left the station.
Chief of Police Kipley's private sec
ertary, James Markham, says the man
is insane He says he has called at the
chiefs office several times for an inter-
view with the chief. Each time he re
fused to state his business, but said he
had very important business to trans
act with the chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
MRS. EDWARDS DIVORCED.
Cruel and Ungentlemanly Treatment
Charged Against Her Husband.

Harrisburg. Feb. Judge Mcclure
today granted an absolute divorce to
Mrs. Edwards from her husband, Try
on Hughes Edward, a member of the
bar of this county and well known
Democratic politician.
Mrs. Edwards is a granddaughter of
the late Gen. Simon Cameron. a niece
of ex-United States Senator Don Cam
eron. and is very popular in Harris burg
society.
TryOn Edwards is an eccentric char
acter. One of his fads is to occasionally
enter an asylum for mental treatment
He does not do this because he is in
sane, but to guard against being on the
way. He is grandson of the former
minister, Jonathan Edwards.
Mr.. Edwards did not resist the appli-
cation. Mrs. Edwards, it is said con
fined her testimony mainly to a recital
OF her husbands rude manners his be-
haviOr toward her in the presence of Ia
dy guests and his tendency on different
occasions to kiss some of the latter
during his wife's temporary absence
from the room.
His bOisterous and ungentlemanlv
criticism of the food; his desire to
flourish a dagger. and his utter failure
to provide anything for the house but
the coal and ice,we some of the things
that Mrs. Edwards alleged had made
her life miserable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
HELEN GOULD'S LIFE.
The Fifth Avenue Residence Being
Prepared for Her Habitation.

New York. Feb Gossip about
Helen Gould became the general order
as soon as the Gould residence at EItth
avenue and FOrty-SeVenth street was
put in the hands of the furnishers to be
prepared for habitation again. But it
is only fair to say that none of the gos-
sip has been nl-natured, for no one
thinks badly of the late railroad king s
elder daughter
Helen Gould was introduced to So
ciety on the day after Christmas, 1891
Her coming out party received much
attention from all the newspapers and
was attended by many of the most no.
table people in New York. Contrary to
general expectation, although there
was no lack of expense in the enter
tainment of the guests, neither was
there splurge nor vulgar display This
caused comment in certain quarters,
but it is hard to say why, since Jay
Gould had never shown the tendencies
toward OstentatiOn that are so OFTEN
exhibited by the very rich.
According to those who know Helen
Gould, her life has been as nearly ideal
as may be in this vale of tears. Her
father left $4,000 GOO to her, and, while
she is not understood to be unduIy close
with her money, she has yet never been
recklessly eXtravagant, so that there IS
every reason to believe that her for
tune has increased rather than dim1n-
ished since it was put in her hands A
great deal has been said concerning the
various charities in which she has in
terested herself. Perhaps the most en-
gaging of these is her home for Grip
pied children and fresh air farm at
TarrytOWn.
The house on the farm is known as
Woody Crest. It was the property of
the late Jay Gould, and is located about
a quarter of a mile from LyndhurSt.
Miss GOuld's country place. Clumps OF
pine trees stand not far from the house,
shielding it from observation and fur
nishing it's name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
d. & R. G. TOURIST SERVICE
One Car a Week From Boston and
st. Louis.

Denver, Feb. 2.-The weekly tourist
car service arranged for by the Denver
q Rio Grande passenger department in
connection with the east and west lines
viii be put into service on the 18th of
the present month. One car will leave
Boston and another will leave St. Louis
west bound. The terminal point on the
coast is Portland and arrangements
will reach Portland at such a time as
to connect without delay with vessels
bound for ports in Alaska.
One car will pass through Denver
coast. and the other Will pass through
Colorado Springs the day following
Returning the travellers east bound will
have the opportunity of remaining in
Denver over Saturday. The Boston car
travels over the Boston & Albany
New York Central and Lake Shore
roads-rOads which have not heretofore
handled that class of traffic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
MARRIED TWICE IN4DAYS
New York Young Man Combines
Business With Pleasure.

New York, Feb. Did young Ed
ward A. Schirmer, clerk in a New
York dry goods store, try to form a
trust when he married two pretty cash
iers in four days, or was he hypno-
tized?
He attributes the matrimonial tangle
that landed him in Jail on a charge of
bigamy, to the hypnotic power of some
one not stated
But the fact remains that both young
women, one golden haired beauty and
the other a brunette, had nice easy
lot of Edward Schirmer, and he grac-
iously permitted them to continue at
work. Dividends were declared weekly
it is said, until Mrs. Schirmer No ? ex-
plOded the trust.
On November 10 last, Edward mar
ried Susie Grinder, aged Is years, of
Brooklyn.
That same evening he escorted his
other fiancee, Mary Russell, aged %, to
the theater, and on November IA he
married Mary.
He and Mary rented apartments in
West Tenth street and lived happily to-
gether except when Edward soiOurned
with No. 1 in Brooklyn, until three
weeks ago, when No. 2 discovered the
dupicity of the enterprising Schirmer
She set the police on his track. Detect
ives captured him in Jersey City on
Monday night
When the bigamist was arraigned in
court, his blue-eyed Susie, who has for
given Edward for keeping the wolf
from two doors, simultaneously gave
him q kiss and one package of ciga-
rettes as a mark of wifely esteem.
Edward said little about himself, ex-
cept to confess the marriages. He
mind at the time of the second mar
ria
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
TO LEAVE AMERICA.
Pierre LorilIard to Follow in the Foot
steps of Waldorf Aston.

New York, Feb. 2-There We're not
wanting plenty of persons to declare
last November, when Pierre LOrillard,
the millionaire of snuff and chewing to-
bacco, returned to the United States
with abuse of this country on his lips
that he was going to follow in the foot
steps of Waldorf Aston, Jim Whistler,
Bret Harte and other Americans of ar
tistic temperament in forswearing his
native land altogether.
Mr. Iorillard now confirms the pre-
diction by announcing that the manners
of his countrymen are so bad, the cook
ing Of our chefs so defective and the
newspapers of the United States so free
with their comment. that he must real
~ go and live elsewhere.
And the worst or the best of it, is,
that he adds to his announcement the
information that his mind is fully
made up and cannot be changed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
DEPICTED BY ROMANS.
Discovery of Painting Which Shows
the Preparations for the Crucihxion.

Discovery of a Painting Which Shows
the Preparations for the Crucihxion.
Rome, Feb. 2-Signor Marucci, an
Archaeological, has discovered an i'm
posing wall painting in the Palace of
Tiberius.
There is a long Latin inscription con-
tanning the name "Christus,'' and it is
considered that the painting will prove
an important addition to Christian his
tory.
Signor AIarucci today told the cores
pOndent that the painting represents
the preparation for the crucifixiOn.
Around the cross are soldiers bearing
ladders, and under each soldier is writ
ten his name. Among the names is that
Of POntius PLATE. The figures measure
10 centimetres in height. The inscrip-
ton consists of Is lines, of which five
have been deciphered.
The pope was Immediately informed
of the discovery. SignOr Marucci will
shortly publish a pamphlet illustrating
his discovery. Many institutions have
asked for information concerning the
painting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
USED SKELETON KEYS.
Pacific Express Company Has Been
Robbed Steadily for Three Years.

St Louis, Feb. "A special to the
Republic from San Antonio, Ten, says:
BY the arrest of H. NJ Seekins and T.
F. McCabe, two Pacific Express COM
pany messengers here one of the most
gigantic and systematically conducted
railroad robberies of recent years has
been revealed.
The line of operations of the thieves
extended from st. Louis to San AntO-
Mo and covered a period of three years.
At a boarding house were found a
large quantity of wearing apparel, jew
elry and other articles of value which
have been missed from trunks of pas
sengers between St. Louis and San
Antonio. McCabe today made a full
confession.
The plan of the thieves, all Of whom
were express messengers and railroad
men, was to open trunks of travellers
by means Of skeleton keys and take one
or two articles of value. { Other arrests
will follow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS
Described by Two Hackmen Before
the Hanna Investigation Committee


Columbus, O., Feb. 1.-Two hackmen
We're examined by the senate committee
Investigating the alleged bribery charg-
es last night. The purpose OF the testi-
mony was to attempt to show that H.
H Boyce, who is alleged to have at
tempted to bride Representative Otis,
came to Columbus on the afternoon OF
January 10, Inauguration day, and met
Maj. Rathbone, one of Senator Han
mas lieutenantS. The testimony failed
utterly of its purpose. The hackmen
told about having driven two men
around the city but could not describe
either of them, nor did they hear any
conversation that would give any clue
to the identity of the two men.
ChaS. SteitZ, employed by the Column
bus Transfer company, testified that on
Inauguration day he took q man from
the Neil house to the union station
about noon; that after waiting there
short time ne was instructed to drive
to Broad street. east, opposite No. 263.
After waiting at the latter place,
carriage drove up in front or Z63 ana
its passenger told him to go over to the
carria ge and tell a man on the inside to
get into his (Steitz) carriage. The
man in carriage No. 2 had two valises
which he deposited in Steitz carriage,
and Steitz drove the two men around
for an hour or two. Steltz said ne was
instructed in case anyone followed them
to drive fast. Once he thought he saw
a carriage following and he whipped up
his horses and was soon out OF SlSHe-
One of the passengers subsequently left
the carriage on Third street, opposite
the capitol, and the other left 1t near
the depot.
Geo NJ Brown, another hackman,
told of driving a stranger to 263 East
Broad street, and of the passenger be
ing transferred to another hack. Meth
err of the hackmen could describe the
alleged mysterious passenger and
neither of them knew BOyce or Rath-
bone.
Brown contradicted Steitz by stating
that the man left his cab and had start
ed into the house before he was called
by SteitZ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-02
GIVEN AN ORANGE GROVE.
American Volunteers Receive a Val
liable Donation.

San Francisco. Feb. 2.-The VOlun-
teers of America have received substan-
tial encoura cement in their work on the
Pacific coast. A lady, who wishes to
conceal her identity, has donated the
organization an orange orchard of 20
acres situated at Thermalito, near Oro-
vile. in Butte county.
Col. Sturgeon who has been in San
Francisco for two months as the leader
of the Volunteers, has the document
making over the land, which is valued
at $40, 600. Just what disposition will be
made of it is unsettled.