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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
MUST LEAVE THEIR GUNS.
U. S. Troops Csnnot Enter the British
Yukon Country Bearing Arms.

Ottawa, Ont. Feb. 9--There appears
to have been a misunderstanding rela-
tive to United States troops accompa-
nying the Yukon relief expedition over
the Canadian border. In reply to a
query in the house of commons on the
subject. Hon. Clifford Sifton, minister
of interior. said: THE question of the
accompanying this expedition by Uni
ted States troops has been the subject
OF negotiations between the two gov
ernments. United States troops under
arms will not accompany the expedi-
ton over the Canadian territory. The
question of whether of United States
troops shall be allowed to be sent over
Canadian territory. not under arms, for
the purpose of more expeditiOusly
reaching American territory on the
other side of the Hist meridian, is now
under consideration
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
KANSAS AT OMAHA.
Our Neighboring States are Doing
Better Than We Are.


r. w. Richardson of Omaha, one of
Nebraska's commissioners for the
Transmississippi and International Ex-
position which will be held at Omaha,
is in the city comforting with Governor
Leedy with reference to the appoint
ment of a commission which will be
charged with the duty of preparing a
suitable representation for Kansas, to
be sent to Omaha.
The governor realizes the Importance
of such an exhibit being prepared and
is doing all he can to secure represen-
tation for the state. He is not receiv-
ing the cooperation which should come
from the men he has asked to assist
him.
Missouri, whose legislature failed to
make necessary appropriations, has a
commission, appointed by the govern
or, and the commissioners have already
completed plans for an extensive ex-
hibit to be composed of two buildings.
One will be used as headquarters and
home for MissOurians; the other will
contain a composite exhibit of the min
eral, lumber, agricultural, in fact, all
resources of the state.
Louisiana and Arkansas, the Dakotas
and other states have followed the ex-
ample of Missouri and are preparing
exhibits for the exposition Kansas
should not be left out entirely, as this
state is more closely allied to Nebraska
than any of the states now preparing
exhibits through private subscriptions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
THE MARTIN MONUMENT.
The Atchison People Don't Seem to
Want It.

John P. st. John is much pleased at
the manner in which Kansas people are
taking hold of his plan to erect a mon
ument over the grave of Ex-Governor
Martin.
He said today: 81 am very anxious to
see a monument at the grave of Gov
Martin. At the tomb we bury all of
our political differences and remember
only that we were brethren. No Kansan
has better record and is more deserv-
ing to be remembered and honored than
ex-Gov Martin.
Il hope that men of all parties will
contribute literally and promptly so
that a fitting stone to mark his last
resting place may be dedicated on next
Memorial day. 1t can be done and
believe that it viii be dOne.''
1t is noticeable that the Atchison pa
pers are practically silent on the sub
ject of the John a. Martin monument
If the people there don't want it, il is
pretty hard work for other papers over
the state to boom" it. AtchisOn peo-
pie have been trained to look with pes
simistic eye on everything 50 long, that
it is hard to enthuse them on anything
but the Corn Carnival.
Do AtchisOn people all hate each
other so much that nobody will con
tribute to a monument for anybody else
even after he is dead?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES.

G. B. Hetherington, chief clerk of Train
master Shaffer at Arkansas City, has been
appointed Chief Clerk of Superintendent
Dolan at Wichita.
John Towrey, assistant to L. c. Bell of
the Santa Fe storehouse at Arkansas
City, has reported for duty after two
months absence.
Conductor J. 3. Dehoney has been pro-
run on trains 113, ia and Z, between Kan
sas City, Arkansas City and Newton.
Brakemen Jackson and King, who run
l, ?, 9. 4, ., 8. Il and are the heaviest
and largest pair of brakemen on regular
runs. They weigh above two hundred and
stand more than six feet tall Brakeman
Frank Upton stands six feet two and
weighs over two hundred, but his running
mate is not in that class.
The house belonging to the Santa Fe at
Fourth and the tracks was burglarized
and tools of the workingmen that were
doing some work in the house were stolen.
Ed Davis, a night car inspector, is bet
ter.
Ben Simmons. who has been car inspec-
tor in the Topeka yards for twenty years,
was lost in the fog of Tuesday morning
and was unable to find the rip tracks IN
til the fog raised
William Porter of the car repairers join
ed the Woodmen last night and has been
ratified all day
r. E. Sheffield of the paint shop is laid
up on account of running a nail in his
foot.
Engineer Murray of Argentine has been
transferred to Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
AGAINST THE O. R. c.
Must Pay an Insurance Policy Taken
Out Prior to DISCRIMINATION.

Milwaukee, Wis. Feb. "a decision
of Importance to the Order of Railway
Conductors has been handed down by
Judge Seaman in the United States
court
cOvery of 81, 900 upon a certificate issued
to her husband, who was a member
He had joined the order in 1885 and died
in 1888, after the order had been dis
solved and became a simple association
Payment of the claim was refused and
the suit has been in the court for years.
From the state courts the conductors
had it removed to the United States
court. The conductors pleaded that
the dissolution of the organization had
vitiated the claim, but Judge Seaman
has decided that this is not the case
and that the action of the order in
dissolving its corporation in 1886 and
becoming a simple association did not
abate liabilities that had accrued before
the REORGANIZATION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
UNDER The DOME
News of the Kansas State De-
partmentS.
metropolitan Life Insurance
Company Dismisses
ITS SUIT AGAINST
Webb McNalI and His BOndsmen
in Z. s. Court.
This is Another Surrender of
Insurance Companies.

The attorneys of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company have signed
stipulations for the dismissal of the $780,
600 damage suit brought in the United
States circuit court against Insurance
Commissioner Webb McNaH and his
bondsmen.
Likewise, stipulations have been
signed for the dismissal of the injunc-
ton suit brought against the insurance
commissioner to restrain him from in
terfering with the business of the
company.
In turn, Commissioner McNaH has
signed stpulatiOns to release the com
pany from liability on its bond of So
600, ordered by Judge Foster at the time
der This bond was required by Judge
Foster to indemnify the state in the
event the court found that the temper
airy restraining order had been improp-
erly granted.
AS soon as the stipulations are for
mally approved by Judge Williams,
who will be in Topeka Monday to take
up the HillmOn cases, the litigation be-
tween the Kansas insurance department
and the Metropolitan Insurance compa-
ny will be ended.
The stipulations were drawn UP late
Tuesday evening, and as soon as the
papers were signed by both sides, Mr.
John Dewitt Peltz, general attorney for
the company, rendered Commissioner
McNaU the license fee and an applica-
and the license will be issued.
This compromise is another victory for
McNau. The Metropolitan company
was excluded from the state last spring
E. Emery of Kansas City, Kansas,
amounting to something over $500. and
has been under the ban of the insurance
department since that time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Several brakemen along the Rock Is
land have been laid off on account Of
freight business dropping of.
Eli Kern. the night man at GOOd1and
goes to Claremont as agent, and Charles
Weld takes his place.
Three more cabOCse crews have been
pulled off out of GOOdland. The cars
were in charge of Conductors Young
Stephens and Waters. Freight bust
ness is not rushing.
The Rock Island fremen will give a
dance at Goodland on February "A.
Bob McCluskey has been breaking be
tween here and Fairburg the past week
having a run on the local After max
ing two or three trips holding down a
break on top OF a box car. Bob cOnclud-
ed that he wasn't cut out on the right
plans for q brakeman, so he reported to
TrainmaSter Burleigh something like
this: Local won't do: wife says DO
hoo get another man for A. Phillips
burg Dispatch
Engineer VIM. AcNIurray broke a rec
ord Thursday afternoon when with
Santa Fe train No. 4 he made the run
from La Junta to Dodge City and made
up one stop-at Syracuse for water.
This is feat that has never been &C
complished before.
Six new patients were received at the
La Junta railroad hospital during the
past week.
Engineer Vim. Ready of La Junta,
has been transferred from the hill to
the eastern division and is handling the
throttle on engine 500 in chain gang
passenger service
There were over so trainmen at one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
LEMON EXTRACT SPREE
Three Young Men Try it for a
Whisky Substitute With
Fatal Results.

Weston, W. Va, Feb. 9-"Doc'' Snyder
Writ Chenoweth and John Burton are
lying dead at Chenille. Gilmer county
Gilmer county is a prohibition county
and the three men, with several others.
subscribed for big jug of whisky, which
was shipped from Wheeling, and the
party started on a spree
The whisky was exhausted, and for lack
of more they bought case of extract OF
lemon and case of patent medicine for
cholera, composed of alcohol. ginger, cap
sfcum and other hot ingredients A sec
ond lot was consumed, and Snyder, Chen
oweth and Burton became sick Burton
and Chenoweth died in agony. Snyder
lived until this morning. Chenoweth was
Is. Burton 10 and Snyder % years Old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09

time employed on the Big -Four. now
working on the Atlantic & Pacific, of
which a. G. Wells is general manager.
A Rock Island work train with a
steam shovel will he at Wellington in
few days to commence taking the bal
last out of their gumbO kiln across the
creek The gumbo will be used to bal
last the track from Riverdale to Cald-
well. The working outfit will be there
in about a month.
Newkirk, o. T., is protesting against
the extension of the Frisco line from
Arkansas City to Blackwell because it
viii tap some of NeWkirk's territory.
RoadmaSter ". D Michigan is report
ed quite sick at Woodward.
HIney" Glamann, assistant ticket
agent at the Wellington union depot is
getting to be quite a Spectator in
Wellington real estate. He has pur-
chased the residence property on South
Blame street, known as the Cotton
property. +Hiney'' now ownes three
residences in the city.
Agent Strong at Waldo, has been
transferred to Springer. E. z. Herr
man goes from Glorieta to Waldo: z.
X. kinball, night operator at BernaIillO.
goes to GlOrieta, as agent; and D.
Coughlin goes from Springer to take a
position in the dispatcher's office at Las
Vegas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09

who are not married, wish to hunt for
tunes for themselves and their fellow
workers in the gold fields of the north
while others, especially those who have
families, wish TO be interested in some
sort of a KlOndike exploring party al
though they do not wish to leave their
families to undertake the trip. The
latter will be willing to aid the former
in their wishes and will grub stake
them.
Among those who are interested in
the proposed company are J. S. Steven
son, Lewis Collins, Peter AIcKinley.Jos
Nichols, Samuel Bergernier Charles
Brown, Charles Satcey, Charles John
son and F. J. Weeks A meeting viii
be called and the shOpmen will be glad
for anyone interested in such a move to
meet with them and aid in forming the
COMPANY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
"'THE SMUGGLER. -
The Piece Put on by the Lawrence
Holmes Company Was Well
Received-

The Lawrence Holmes company car
srie practically all the scenery used in
which was seen at the Crawford thea
ter last night, and the piece from a
scenic standpoint is first class. This,
combined with the fact that all of the
parts were exceptionally well taken and
that there was sufficient comedy intro
duced to prevent the melodramatic tone
from becoming tiresome, provided sat
isfactOry performance and one that the
audience enjoyed.
Between the acts pleasing specialties
were introduced which served to make
the performance continuous.
The scenic portion of the play was
carried out admirably, and the burning
of the ship at sea was a realistic piece
of stage mechanism
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
MR.. STRIKER HAS AN AK
Which He Will Endeavor to Grind
While Governor Leedy Turns.

If a special session of the legislature
is called superintendent of Instruction
William StryIzer intends to see that the
entire time of the legislature is not Civ
en- up to Governor Leedy and his rail-
road bill. He proposes to have an
amendment to the textbook law pre-
pared and ready to thrust into the
hands of the legislators should they be
called to this city, and will use his best
efforts to see that it is not forgotten in
the excitement of doing something
detrimental to the railroads.
The superintendent will extend the
provisions of the present law over the
purchase and sale Of charts, maps,
globes and all other accessories of the
school room, and will provide that the
cost of none of the articles exceed so
per cent of the present prices.
An agent for a first class reading
chart, which is being sold throughout
this and other states for S35, came in
my office the other day said Mr.. Stry-
ker this morning, and in the course of
conversation he told me that the actual
cost of the chart was between 81 and
So Just think of that Actual rob-
berry, nothing more or less"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
SANTA FE STATEMENT.
Showing of Funding Notes, Mortgages
and Revenues of the System.

Aldace F. Walker. chairman of the
Atchison board, makes the following
statement:
Inc company has made an arrange
ment with bankers for the conversion of
the 8 per cent guaranteed fund notes
into its per cent general mortgage
gold bonds, due 1895. Upon final pay
ment of the guarantee fund notes, the
general mortgage bonds VIII become a
first lien upon the entire railroad of the
company, and upon all its equipment
(subject only to 1854, 500 of outstanding
Obligations covering a small fraction of
the equipment, which are being rapidly
retred), and also upon the stocks by
which the various other railroad com
panies embraced in its system are con-
trolled-The general mortgage bonds are
also a first lien upon all the bonds of
such other railroad companies Except
less than S2.200 900 of divisional bonds),
such bonds being held by the trustee,
together with other collateraIs, as addi-
uOnal security under this mortgage
The net revenue of the system dur
ing the six months ending December 81
1897, being the first half of the current
fiscal year, after deducting taxes and
rentals, amounted to $5,38S 044 showing
an increase of $1,152. 261 over the same
period OF 1896: The present require
ments Tor fixed interest charges are So
024, sos for the entire fiscal year"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
COULDN'T SEAT 600.
No Hotel Dining Room in Town Big
Enough for Democratic Banquet.


The banquet and meeting of the Demo-
Gratis of Kansas in this city February "a
promises to exceed anything of the kind
attempted in the political annals of the
state. This is the first banquet Topeka
hotels have been compelled to refuse be-
cause of the lack of room for the crowd.
Unable to secure ample accOmmoda tons
at the hotels, the local committee, COM
posed of Frank S. Thomas, Eugene Wolfe
and c. K. Holiday. Jr., has secured Net
ropolitan hall and there the tables will
be laid for 600.
In response to a suggestion of his own
patriotic mind, L. Blackman, the owner
of the hall, is having it handsomely pa
pered especially for the Democratic gath
ering. The committee is making arrange
ments to display some elaborate decora-
lions, including flowers, palms and flags.
With the flags will also appear the por-
traits Of the heroes of the battles of the
Democracy in years that are gone.
Mrs. NJ. J. Wiley has been engaged to
furnish the banquet. 1t will consist of
six courses and will be elaborate in all
particulars
Mr.. Thomas, chairman of the commit
tee on arrangements, received thirty-fve
acceptances to invitations to the banquet
today. The returns are now coming in
F and the committee anticipates that this
political parties.
The banquet is being practically limited
to Democrats, although an occasional
Bourbon is found deeply entangled in Pop
ulism, but his present condition does not
bar him from the festivities.
A mandolin club of ten members and a
male quartette will furnish the music for
the occasion.
The duty of sending out invitations to
Ha0 IN ne me
of the state central committee in the var
ious districts by J. Mack Love, chairman
of the state committee If members of
the party who anticipate invitations do
not receive them, it will then be the fault
of the local committeeman and charge
able to the state committee or the Topeka
committee which is in charge of the af-
fair.
J. G. Johnson of Peabody. national COM
rnitteeman for Kansas, will be tOastmas-
ter. The programme of toasts follows;
J. Mack Love, Arkansas City, what
Are We Here FOr?''
David Overmyer, Topeka, Restored De
mocracy.''
Claude Duval, Hutchinson, THE Young
Democracy"
W. s. Glass, Marysville, 1.-The Issues and
Our Platform
s. B. Amidon, Wichita, Cuba
G. W. Click. Atchison, THE Old Guard"
Hugh P. Farrelly. Chanute. Trusts, the
Menace of Free Government"
E. f. Murphy, LeavenwOrth, "Resub-
mission or Death
A NJ. Jackson, Howard, THE Federal
Judiciary"
r. H. Lindsay, Kansas City, Mo, 1.-The
Democratic Press
Morris Ciggett, Pittsburg, 1.-THE Dingley
Bill
John H Atwood, Leavenworth, Bryan
H. S. Martin Marion, The Hope of the
People"
John Martin, Topeka, kansas Democ-
racy, Past. Present and Future"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
M. K. g. 7. RESISTS.
Refuses to Modify It's Coal Rates to
Emporia-

Emporia-
The NJ, K. &, T. railroad has fled an
answer to the complaint of the city
of EmpOria with the state board of rail-
road commissioners. The complaint
stated that the railroad company was
charging excessive rates on coal from
Kansas points to EmpOria, and in an
sWer the company has the following to
say.
1.-The principal point upon the line of
the NJ, K. & T. railway in Kansas from
which shipments of coal are made is
Mineral, whence rates are carried not
only to all stations located upon the
railroad of the company, but to points
on the lines of our connections as
well.
1.-The rate now in force from Mineral
to Emporia is $3.50 per ton, q. distance
of 11S miles, yielding a reve-
nue. Of 127 cents per ton per
mile, which, in consideration OF
the distance handled and the fact that
the cars have to be handled empty in
one direction, is not incOmmensurate
with the service performed.
In considering rates to other points
in Kansas located beyond the rails Of
this company, and where the rates are
divided by another carrier, any reduc-
ton in the through rate is absolutely
impossible. Out of the rates to Topeka
and Manhattan, from Mineral, the
earnings of the NJ, K. & T railway
per ton per mile are 81 mills; to Abilene
and Anthony, AZ mills; to Ellsworth, AZ
Mills
The company refuses to make any
change in its rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
WICKED CORPORATION ATTvs
Stand Between the People and Good
Legislation, Says Supt. Stryker.


eff we could keep out the Republican
corpora ton lawyers 1 would commence
bowling for a special session of the leg
islature this very day" said Superin-
tendent of instruction William Stryker
today. They are the traitors of the
nineteenth century he continued as he
thumped his desk with his doubled fist
'.They are the men who with iron clad
consciences work against the interests
of their state, their communities and
their fellow men,
IF it wasn't for corporation lawyers
every act of legislation would be for the
benefit Of the people, and instead of the
expense being borne by the people of
the state it would come out of the pock-
cts of the bloated bondholders Of
the east and of England. But
they come to the legislatures. under
big salaries from the corporations they
represent and work against every
measure that will benefit the people in
any way and for every measure that
will be a benefit to the corporations.
John Hessin and J. K. CubbisOn are
types of this class of men.
''They are always men of ability, and
they control their own party. and if
there are any Week-kneed fellows in
the other party they are sure to affect
them There is no greater curse to the
nation than the corporation lawyers
AS long as they succeed in gaining
seats in legislative assemblies so long
will beneficial legislation be thwarted."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
TROUBLE WITH AXLE LIGHT.
There are Defects in the Machinery
That Need a Remedy.

Some trouble has been experienced
IN the workings of the axle electric
light as adopted and used by the Santa
he on 80 of their cars. The generators
are run by belt over a pulley on the
car axle. The belt is about six feet
long and is of the make known as cam
els hair 1t is used as it is supposed to
be free from injury by water. During
the cold, wet weather considerable diff
ncuIty has been experienced from the
TACT that while running the belts be
come wet from the snow or water
splashed on them and when the train
starts they are stiff and break. The
ends are Joined by a clamp with the
ends turned up at an angle of 80 de-
grees. Many times the belts have bro
ken, when frozen, at the place where
they are Joined. The ends cannot be
tapped as the smallness of the pulley
and the speed that is attained requires
an even surface During the summer
the belts Will probably give no trouble
and before next winter the National
Car Lighting company expects to obvi-
ate the difficulty from freezing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
ROCK ISLAND CONNECTION.
The Ell Paso Being Pushed North Via
White Oaks.

Denver, Feb. "a special to the Re
public from Santa Fe, n. NJ. saws: The
county clerk of Lincoln county today
recorded two mortgage deeds given by
the Ell Paso-N Northwestern railway in
terests to the New York Trust com
pany.
The first covers the coal lands at
Salado and is for 81, SOC, 600 and the 9th
er covers the railway and is for So, 500. =
600. With S5,000,000 at the disposal of
the company the FL Paso road will be
pushed straight through via White
Oak to a connection with the Rock Is
land at or near Texline, in the Pan
handle country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-09
MUST WEAR CLOTHES.
Chicago Strikes a Blow at the
Liberty of WheeImen.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Riders in bicycle road
races over any portion of the West park
system viii have to wear more clothing
than formerly. Commissioner Wilson sue
ceeded in getting the approval of his fell
low commissioners to such a regulation
respecting racing permits.
The commissioner, in his demand that
the bicycle riders do not shock sense
of decency, offered to donate a prize to
the value of S1O0 TO be given to the rider
wearing a full suit of clothes who finishes
among the first in the big annual races.