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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
MR.. MORRIS DILEMMA.
Fault of a New Law Which Needs a
Remedy.


State Auditor Morris is in a quanda-
ry. He sees a way by which the state is
liable to pay out considerable money
without any reimbursement, and does
not know exactly how to stop it.
Under the old law, district court ste
nOgraphers were allowed Sc per day for
the time actually put in at the sessions
of court and their vouchers were CASH
ed up by the county treasurer.To defray
this expense in the cost of every case
filed in the district court, 81 was charg-
ed as enOgraphers' fees. This not only
reimbursed the county for the salary
paid the court stenOgrapher, but even
tually created a magnificent surplus.
The last Legislature passed a law. ma
terially reducing the salaries of the dis
trict court StenOgrapherS and providing
that their warrants should be paid di-
rect by the state treasurer. The new
law also provided that the clerks of the
district courts should continue to
charge in the costs OF every case hled
81 for stenOgrapher's fees, and within or
at the end of every quarter turn the
money collected in this way over to the
state.
1t failed to provide, however, any
way by which the state auditor could
keep a check on the district court
clerks, and to devise a means of doing
this, is what is troubling Auditor Nor
ris at the present time Some system Of
bookkeeping will have to be inaugurated
in order that Auditor Morris may keep
track of this feature of the new law,
anu SWOII1 STATEMENTS VIII AAc1N Z ~ "
manded from the district court clerks
in order that the auditor will be safe in
giving receipts for payment in full. AL
though the state treasurer has been pay
ing out money for stenOgraphers' salar-
les for several months, no reimburse
ment whatever has been made by any
of the counties to the state, and Audit
or Morris is becoming uneasy about th9
condition of affairs
He will make arrangements at once
on his own responsibility for clerks OF
all the district courts to make sworn
statements and at least quarterly pay
ments to the state of the amount col
lected as stenographers' fees in the
costs of each case filed in the respective
counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
BUILD A RAILROAD IN MEXICO.
Nassau Construction Company Con-
tracts With the chihuahua
and Pacific.

New York, March 16.-What is
stated to be the largest contract made
in this country since 1898 for steam rail-
road construction was signed yesterday
by President Almeric H. Paget of the
Chihuahua and Pacific Railroad cOmpa-
ny with the Nassau Construction COM
pany of this city.
1t is for the construction of a steam
railroad in Mexico from the silver min
ing regions of Chihuahua to the Gulf of
California, a distance of $50 miles. IN
der the terms of the contract 12O miles
are to be completed before November
next.
Col. Oliver H. Payne, Moore & Schley,
and Mr.. Paget are the chief owners of
the railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

manded what under the sun was the
matter with that jelly.
"Oui, monsieur, something's was de
matter" said the chef with a s!crug of
Then Harvey demanded the rule It
was brought. After giving the different
number of cups full to use Of different
ingredients it said sour to taste
Did you sour that to taste?" asked
Harvey.
mo, no, monsieur. The rule says
flour to taste and monsieur re more
flour puts in re worse it gets so I
stop"
Harvey will have the receipts written
in French.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
A FIGHTING FAMILY.
Representative Keefer Tenders His
Services to Gov. Leedy.

Horace A. Keefer, representative from
Leavenworth county in the last 1egisla-
ture who made himself conspicuous by
anumber of particularly bright measures
and an equal number of bright speech
es has offered his services to Governor
I4eedy in the event of war with Spain.
Mr. Keefer is not at all anxious to go
to the front in case of war, but suggests
that he could hold position with hon
or in either the paymaSter'S department.
or the commissary department.
He states in his letter that he comes
of an army family and inherits militia
~ characteristics, and to prove this,
mentions that his father was pay
master, that his brother is now a sur
geon in the regular army, and that two
of his brothers-in-Iaw are captains Of
cavalry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
SECURES SARDINE OPTION.
May Control All the Factories Along
the Coast.

Bangor, Me, March 16.-S. G. Stevens
of the BROOKLYN Packing company at
Brooklin, Me, was here today on his way
to New York from a trip along the coast,
all the sardine factories in the state for
a syndicate of English capitalists.
There are fifty-three factories in Maine,
and Mr. Stevens has an option on them
for ninety days at a figure representing
nearly 81 500, 900. The English syndicate
represents a capital of $3,O00000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
oklahona Railroad Assessments.

Guthrie, o. T., March 16.-The terri
torial board of railway assessors today
assessed the railways of the territory
as follows: Rock Island, main line, So
900 per mile; Santa Fe, main line, S., 200
per mile; Choctaw, main line, "a, 900 per
mile; Hutchinson & Southern, $1,000;
Southern Kansas, $500; locomotives,
5000 each; Pullman cars, 5000; pas
senger coaches, $4,000; express cars, ST.
500; freight cars. 500 to 5000 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
GOLD IN A DUCKS GIZZARD
Twenty-Three Small Nuggets Found
by a New York Man.

New York, March 16-An assay con-
Quoted by himself has netted r. V Bon
nell, a truthful Mount Vernon citizen IS
worth of pure gold taken from the giz-
zard of duck he bought of Butcher
Dunton few days ago.
AS the duck cost but 81 the Bonnells
are 81 and a duck dinner to the good.
Twenty-three small nuggets were taken
from the strong box of the duck which
came from Colorado, it is said. The
doubt of the genuineness of the gold has
been dispelled by BOnnell, who pounded
them fiat and tested them with acid
Then he weighed the product to determine
the value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
Red Rive Railroad.

tract has been let at Cimarron for 90
600 ties for use on the new Red River
railway, to be built out from Springer
The road will be in operation to CHM
AKRON June 1, and in case the Las We
gas, Mora & Taos line commences to
build, will be pushed rapidly across the
mountains to Taos valley
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
Santa Fe Shipping Cotton.

The freight business on the Santa Fe
is still increasing. Besides the heavy
shipments of grain from Manhattan
and st. Joe to the Gulf the road is
handling considerable cotton from Okla
hOma. Y esterday Is cars passed through
Topeka on their way to the east for ex-
port. This seems to be the development
of a new class of business for the road
as cotton shipments in this part of the
country are scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

enginemen from here have erected
small houses upon certain lots there to
use as sleeping apartments when they
remain there over night. They are now
filing upon these lots and will soon own
the ground upon which their sleeping
apartments are located. Among those
who have already filed on lots are En-
ginemen waddIe, Danenburg, Ostrand-
er and Ford
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment gives
instant relief 1t allays Inflammation
and heals. 1t is prompt in its action
and positive in its effect. It is the
the kind that cures without pains or
discomfort. 1t is for piles only. SOC.
Tubes, 75c. Geo. W. Stansfield, 632 KAN
sas avenue, and Miller's Pharmacy, cor
ner Sixth and Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

ed some weeks ago, was an extensive
system of yards. An elaborate system
Of storage and switching tracks was
planned to be built west of the city at
the location known as the Santa Fe's
west yard with double track from
the bay ridge to the city. A portion of
this work will be done this year, auth
GRITTY having been given for ten tracks
each 1000 feet IN length.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
WILL USE WAGNER CARS.
They Will Replace PuIlmans on a
Transcontinental Route

Transcontinent Route
ing cars will displace Pullman sleepers on
the lines of the reorganized railway be-
tween Ogden and Omaha Denver and
Kansas City very soon, according to
the statement of a very prominent rail-
road official.
This gentleman declines to permit the
use of his name. He says that the ar
rangement for the use of Wagner cars
will go into effect as soon as DR.. W.
Seward Webb returns from Mexico He
adds that DR.. Webb will return to New
York by way of Omaha and there close
presence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
ENGINEERS TAKE WARMING.
Must No Longer Try to Play Havoc
With Animals on the Track.

Hereafter it will be unrulab1e for an
engineer to run through flock of any
thing larger than mosquitoes if they
appear on the track in front of him.
Santa F'e engineers have been known to
pull her OPEN and wade right through
when anything appeared on the track
The Five Spot" did that very trick
and seven mules and one horse were
hurled into the equine heaven. But
this must happen no more.
The story goes that a Santa Fe engi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

If your child has thin, pale cheeks.
uncertain appetite and unrestful sleep
it has worms, and curing it with strong
medicines only makes conditions worse,
by irritating its delicate stomach
Whites Cream Vermifuge is mild but
certain in effect, and is a superior tonic
as well as a positive worm destroyer
Geo. W. StansfeId, 632 Kansas avenue,
and Miller's Pharmacy, corner Sixth
and Topeka avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
STATE HOUSE NOTES.

Gov. Leedy has refused to do any
thing in the case of John Dunn, sent to
the penitentiary from Harvey county
for 81 years for criminal assault. Great
influence was brought to bear on the
governorfor the Communication of the
sentence, but in his letter to the attor-
neys Gov. Leedy politely stated that he
refused to interfere"
Judge Hazen has written Gov. Leedy
a letter, asking that the sentence of
Walter Thomas, convicted of burglary
in the Shawnee county district court
and sentenced by him to five years in
the penitentiary, be commuted to two
years. Judge Hazen states that he be-
Iieves the sentence to have been too Sc
we're as he is now satisfied that Thomas
was intoxicated when he committed the
burglary.
The case of the state against Patrick
O'Shea, the Wichita jointist, convicted
of assault with intent to kill, has been
appealed to the supreme court. Pending
the decision of the supreme court
O'Shea has been released on So, 900 bond.
O'Shea shot James Dawson during a
scuff1e in his joint last November, ser
iously wounding him. His attorneys
claim that the shooting was in self-de-
tense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16
PUBLIC LAND COMMISSION
Bill for It's Establishment introduced
bv Congressman Newlands.

Washington March 6-Representativ
Newlands of Nevada has introduced a
bill creating a public land commission,
to consist of the commissioners of the
general office, the director of the geolo-
gical survey and three other persons
whose appointments are made subject to
confirmation by the senate. Its duties
are to construct cOntOured topographic
map of public land areas, find the water
supply of each basin and incidental data.
control the cutting of timber in each
basin. regulate the occupation and utiliza-
ton of public lands and in general pro-
tect the forests. woodlands. grazing lands
and waters. The bill appropriates 100000
for the work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

Front of tract beg. at the S. W. corner
of Third and Clay streets; thence Why on
south line of Third street $50 #. to the e
line OF alley; Sly on the E; line Of alley
SO it; Ely parallel to Third st. $50 # to
W. line of Clay st: My 50 #. to beg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-16

I hereby certify that the above resoIu-
ton was passed by the mayor and coun-
ell a a regular meeting held March T. 1898
! S. s. McFADDENs City Clerk
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
WITH NEW LIMITATIONS
ALL PUBLIC BUILDINGS UNDER
SECRETARY TREASURY.
INCREASE FOR NATIONAL SOLDIERS HOME
Increase for Armories and Arsenas- Reduction
for Public Buildings Reduction Of Over
S5,000,000 on River and
Harbor Imlmprovements,
Harbor ImImprovements.

Washington, d. c., Feb. PA sweep
ing reduction of over $S.000,000 from the
amount carried by the current law
is made in the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill reported to the House to-day, the ag-
gregate appropriation carried being
$44, 149,S9 The total lis $13, 234, ,541
less than the regular and supplemental
official estimates made for the fiscal
year 1899, and $S.S61 $50 less than the
made for the current fiscal
year. The bill Imposes a number of new
Limitations and places all court houses
custom houses, post offices, appraisers
stores, barge offices. sub-treasuries and
other public buildings heretofore erec-
ted or purchased, being constructed, or
hereafter erected or purchased out of
any appropriation under the control af
the Treasury, together with the sites
under the exclusive jurisdiction and
control and in the custody of the Sec
reatry Of the Treasury. 1t repeals
the requirement that in the settlement
of claims for pay, bounty. prize money
or other moneys due private soldiers
sailors, or marines, or their representa-
tives, the allowances for attorneys fee
be stated in a separate certificate; limits
the expenditure for the erection of bar
racks and quarters fer artillery in con-
nection with project adopted for sea
coats defense ut any one point to $4,000
for one battery post and $4,000 addi-
tional for each additional battery from
any appropriation unless special arFthori-
fy of Congress lps granted,
For arsenals armorieS $139. .375 is APP
propi;ated. an increase of $I54, ,T65 from
fine current year: for military posts
$4,000 estimates called for $4,000.
000): work on rivers and harbors under
contracts $13.210,613, a reduc-
tiOn of $5,367 500: survey OF deep wa
.ter-ways between the great lakes and the
Atlantic ocean S225, 900; increase $75,-
900; public buildings So. 132, 800 reduc-
ton Of 81, ,191 .994: for the maintaining
of present lighthouse establishments
$3,006000, increase of SIP 400 ond for
the Paris exposition 100000. National
Soldiers Homes $2,S19.531, an increase
of S253,0Q0 over the current law.
Other items are: Life Saving Service
81. .593 075 Lighthouse Beacons and
Fog Signals $154, 900. reduction or
1892, 40; Revenue Cutter Service ST.
100000; Bureau of Engraving and
Printing 81, 1,1S2,70O.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
BUTLER IN DEAD EARNEST
AND WILL DO ALL IN HIS POWER
TO DEFEAT HIM.
EWAaT IS IN NO SENSE QUALIFIED
Some Interesting Data Promised That viii
Put the Committee and Ewart's
Friends 10 Thinking--Tbe
Delay Significant.
Delay Significant.

Washington, ID. c., Feb 21.-(Special.)
Senator Butler said to-day that the inn
preston that he was half hearted in
his opposition to the confirmation OF
Judge H. &. Ewart's nomination was
erroneous. Il shall do all in my power
to defeat the nomination" said the Sena-
tor to the News and Observer cOrre-
spondent, ''and after / present all the
facts and evidence in the case, / feel
certain the Judiciary committee will
make an unfayOrable report ON the
nomination. l am opposed to Judge
Ewart's confirmation on the ground that
he is totally unfit for the high office to
which he has been appointed. He is in
no sense qualified to discharge the duties
imposed upon him; he has not judicial
temperament, nor has he the experience
required, nor ripe judgment, which is n
requisite of the office. | may have some
interesting data to present to the Judi
ciary cOmmitte this week, which will
cause some Of Judge Ewart's friends to
think a little"
This is the third time that Judge Eiw-
arts nomination has gone over, and in
view of what Senator Butler says to
your correspondent, the delay in consid-
cring the nomination is significant to
say the least.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
Leads all Oh0r North Carolina Dae8 BOh News and Circulation

and went rafting over the cObblestones
like crazy men. The fire department
turned out and bodies of cavalry and in
fantry rushed through the streets.
There was no sleep in Havana that.
night. The Spanish officials were quick
to express their sympathy and acted
very well as a whole, but 1 think their
expressions of regret lacked the
and warmth which would have
been characteristic of an American city
had such a disaster occurred under
similar circumstances"
VIM. l.. Carbin. the passenger who
professed to have important information
about the explosion refuses to make any
further statements than he made at
quarantine. The other passengers on
the Seguranca did not take Mr.. Carbin
as seriously as he took himself.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
CAPT EULATR OF vIzCAYA.
Visits the Navy Yard, Mayor Van
Wyck and Other Points.

New York, Feb. 21.-Captain Eulate
and four of his officers were brought to
the city from the Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya by Lieutenant J. A. DOugherty
United States Navy, on the govern
ment tug Narkeeta, and escorted to the
Navy yard. A large crowd was outside
the Spanish consulate, where the party
first stopped, but there was no demon
stration of any kind. AT the Navy Yard
Captain Eulate paid his respects to Ad-
miral Bunce, the cOmmandant, and was
received with the usual hOnors.
Captain Eulate spoke at some length
in Spanish, addressing himself officially
to the Admiral The COnsula General
Of Spain translated as follows:
Captain Eulate said that he has spe-
cial orCaers from the government of
Spain requesting him to say that he is
here to return the visit made by the
Maine and other SHIPS to the island of
Cuba.
THE Admiral can fancy his surprise
and great sorrow OH reaching American
waters to learn that the Maine was no
more. The Captain begs TO express his
keen sorrow for the appalling misfOrt-
Une that has Overtaken the Maine, and
HiS keelG sympathy rs WIFI lUOSe WHO
lost relatives and dear ones, in sympathy
for which he has placed his flags at
half mast and will keep them there
until his departure, save on Washing
toms birthday, Captain Eulate consid-
ering himself and his officers as being
in mourning
Many invitations have been extended
to him, he says, and his officers, two
entertainments having been arranged es-
pecially for their pleasure, one by the
Circulo-Ceryantes Colon, a society rep
resenting the Spanish colony in New
York and dinner by the Consul Gen
eral Of Spain. But none win be ac-
cepted, so solemn an accession, does not
admit of any festivity.
Captain Eulate, on leaving the Navy
Yard, visited Governors Island and
paid his respects to General Merritt,
u. s. A
Afterward the party drove quickly to
the City Hall, where a call was made
upon Mayor Van Wyck.
Both on the arrival and departure of
Captain Eulate a company of marines
presented aims.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
CHARLOTTE WANTS MKINLEY
Senator Butler Wants a Federal Prison
in North Carolina

Washington. ID. c., Feb. 21.-Ex-
Mayor Mcdowell. Of Charlotte. was here
today to invite the President and Vice
President to attend the unveiling of the
Statue at Charlotte, on the 2Sth of may
Senator Butler has submitted the fol-
Lowing amendment, which he will offer
when the Sundry Civil Appropriation
bill comes up for consideration: THAT
in accordance with the provision of the
act Of March 3, 1891. the Attorney Gen
eral and the Secretary of the Interior
be, and they fire hereby directed to Sc
lect, designate and procure suitable
site i'll or near one of the following
towns in North Carolina. namely: Fay
etteville, Raleigh. Greensboro, Charlotte
or Wilmington, for the construction of n
United States penitentiary, and for the
construction of such penitentiary, the
sum Of five hundred thousand dollars. or
so much thereof as may be necessary, is
hereby appropriated; Provided, that
sufficient and suitable ground shall be
donated and decided to the United States
Government for said purpose, at which
ever of the above places suitable site
may be selected
Senator Butler says he will push the
amount, and Gs the house has cut the
appropriations all along the line there
might be good chance to get the ap-
preparation for the Federal prison.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
TAMPICO WHARF DESTROYED.
Total Loss to Custom House ana
Wharf Nearly S2,OOO,000

Monterey. Mexico, Feb. 21,-The new
wharf at TampicO, constructed by the
Central Railroad under government SUI
pervision, was totally destroyed by fire
Sunday. The fire started in Il box
car on the east end of the wharf and
gradually spread to the sheds. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The construction of the wharf was
commenced in July, 1896, and it was
considered TO be one of the finest on
this continent. It's length was 2,515 feet
and all is burned. The custom house
under construction and nearly completed
was damaged to the extent of $S0O,O0O
lie total loss on wharf. custom house
and merchandise is nearly $2,000,OO0,
fully insured
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
CASH REGISTER CONVENTION.

Representatives From All Over the
World Present-Spanish Flag Torn
Down.
Dayton, Ohio. Feb. 21.-The Nat
ional Cash Register Company is holding
a convention here of agents from all over
the world and among other countries
Spain is represented In honor of the
various nations the different flags were
displayed at the factory. Objection was
made by the workmen to the Spanish
flag and twelve such flags were pulled
down and torn into shreds. President
John II. Patterson, of the Company, or
dered twentyfour Spanish flags put up
to replace those torn down
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
DECISION AGAINST BARRETT.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 21.-In decid-
ing the case of Charles 2. Barrett vs..
the United States to-day Chief Justice
Fuller helu that there were not two
judicial districts in the State of South
Carolina but only one district of two
divisions. The point arose over an ex-
ception in Barrett's case to the effect
t1at whereas the crime charged against
him was committed in the Western dis
triCt the Indictment was found i'll the
Eastern district. Barrett was charged
with conspiracy. The opinion of the
court below, which was adverse to Bar
rett. was affirmed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION

Washington. ID. c., Feb. 21.-The
seventh Continental Congress of the
National Society of the Daughters of
the Revolution began here to-day at the
Grand Opera House.
Mrs. Adlai T.. Stevenson. the Presi-
dent General, presided.
An incident of the session was the
offering and unanimous adoption Of a
resolution of coincidence for the families
of the officers and men of the Maine de-
stroyed in Havana harbor last week.
The afternoon and evening sessions were
unimportant
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-22
THE ''WEI.SH RAREBIT' WILL
RIDE FOR DWYER.

st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. 21.-The Post
Dispatch to-day announces the retire
ment of Jimmy Michael the ''WelSh
Rarebit," the greatest rider the field of
bicycling has ever known. The Post
Dispatch has learned that Michael's trip
to New York is for the sole purpose
of entering the employment Of EPhil
Dwyer as a jockey and riding his
horses this season.