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The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07

Francisco as the queen of pickpock-
cts has been shot and fatally wounded
by Jerry Sullivan, a city hall janitor, in
the saloon of her husband, who also re-
ceived a bullet from the same pistol
Sullivan entered Keating's saloon on
the corner of Grant avenue and Nor
ton streets and called for drink. Be
fore serving him, Keating demanded
payment of a bill alleged to be due.
Sullivan made an insulting reply which
brought Mrs. Keating to the front. Her
remarks enraged Sullivan, who drew a
revolver and shot her in the left breast,
inficting a wound declared to be NOR
tai.
Sullivan then turned his revolver on
Keating and sent a bullet through the
back of his neck The wound is not
considered dangerous, though it caused
the janitor's victim to fall to the floor.
Sullivan was Immediately arrested and
locked up in the city prison
Mabel Keating, is stated by the police
to be notorious confidence operator
and is reported to have cleared over
$4,000 by disreputable practices at the
Worlds fair in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
KISSES ARE CHEAP.
A Novel Method Adopted by Ken
lucky Girl to Sell Her Books.

Fulton, KY, March Miss Beatrice
Cunningham, of Cadiz, KY, has crea-
ted a sensation in this city by intro
ducing herself to the public in the role
of Jack the Kisser.''
Miss Cunningham is selling a book,
the production of her own thoughts, en-
titled, "Jacky, Jacky, Jacky, or the
Pink Root Blossoms and when busi-
ness gets dull the festive young Ken
lucky miss makes a proposition to kiss
purchasers as an inducement to sell
her books.
This morning the female kisser found
business dull, and in order to restore
prosperity she kissed a prominent
bachelor real estate agent four times
on the mouth in the presence of a dozen
spectators. This kissing act was per-
formed on the main street of the city,
and Miss Cunningham Immediately
found her books very much in demand.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
WANT 1EEDY TO COME.
Miners Invite Him to Make a Person
al Investigation of Their
Grievances

When the committee of miners, rep
resenting that class of labor in south
eastern Kansas, addressed a cOmmuni-
cation to Gov. Leedy a month ago, crit
dcising the state mine inspector for ex-
cusing the mine operators from the re-
sponsibility of the mine disaster at Chi
copee, George McGrath, who occupies
that position, addressed letter to the
governor in which he said that the
members of the committee and the men
whom they represented, were too igno-
rant to understand the document to
which they had subscribed
This, coupled with McGrath's appar-
ent neglect of the duties of his office.
aroused the greatest indignation among
the miners and they have written an
other long letter to the governor in
which the following appears over the
signature of T L. McManuS, Hugh
O'Hara and James Orr:
Your excellency may not know the
extent OF the indignation that exists
since the appearance of the scurvy an
Swer of Mr.. McGrath, but we desire
to inform you that it is both broad and
deep and has provoked the contempt of
every fair minded citizen of Cherokee
county, acquainted with its unsavOry
and malignant contents. This man. who
above all others should defend the
rights of his own class, the miners, has
heaped SANDER and falsehOOd upon their
heads, Knocked them in their sufferings
and flung public insults at their homes
ty and intelligence, all because they are
making an earnest effort to secure bet
ter social and Industrial conditions
without his consent or assistance.
Should you hesitate to believe that
statement, we would accord your ex-
cellency a cordial invitation to visit the
scene of the disaster and we promise
you to convene the miners in mass
meeting themselves, that you may be
better able to draw more logical con-
clusiOns
The status of this serious condition
of affairs, we earnestly pray, will have
your speedy and most profound consid-
Grafton and as friends to the present
administration, we would admonish
your excellency to defend our constitu-
tional rights and liberties against the
Insults and injuries of an ungratefuI
and faithless public servant whose dis
graceful conduct tends to disparage the
reform movement of southeastern Kan
sas, that harmony, friendship and vic
tory may continue to guide the ship of
state Of the great commonwealth
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
SIOUX SURRENDER LAND.
New Township Will Be Opened to
White Settlers in Dakota.

Chamberlain, S. D, March THE ne
gotiations carried on while the Sioux IN
dians at Lower Brule agency by In
spector James Mclaughlin of the Indi-
an bureau have resulted successfully.
By the agreement reached the Indians
will surrender in the neighbOrhood OF
six or seven townships of land, to be ta-
ken from the extreme western part of
the reservation.
The land retained by the Indians is
bounded on the east by the Missouri
river, and is traversed by number OF
creeks That to be surrendered and
opened to white settlement in the fu-
ture is good prairie land. It lies par
TALLY in the Pierra districts. The sur
render of the land will necessitate the
reaIIotment of the Indians on that por-
ton of the land to be retained.
Inspector Mclaughlin has now gone
to the Rosebud reservation, wher he ex-
poets to secure the signatures of the
Lower Brules now living there, as well
as strive to secure the consent of three
fourths of the male adult Rosebud In
dams to the proposed permanent resi-
dence of the Lower Brules on that res
RrVatiOn
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
HOW TAXES ARE LEVIED.
Land is Assessed at Less Than One
Third of It's Market Value.

Labor Commissioner Lee johnson has
gathered together some interesting data
on the question of taxation, which goes to
show the injustice of the present system
in this state. The data comprises a
number of exhaustive tables showing in
Testigations in Butler. Comanche. Doni-
phan. Douglas, LeavenwOrth, Mitchell,
Ottawa. Russell Sedgwick and Wyan-
dotte counties, and will be included in
the annual report of his department.
To the first table. showing taxation in
general in the ten counties, the follow
ing synopsis is appended.
THE ten counties shown in the table
represent 646 transfers of lands, aggre-
eating 7O,150 acres, with real or SELL
ing value of 81 199. Az. As the tax law con-
templates that each parcel of real prop
erty shall be valued at its true value in
money the assessed valuation of the
above acres should equal their selling
value or $1,199, Al Instead, we find that
abe assessed valuation of this property,
as taken from the records and verified by
the individual description and comparison
of each transfer for the total 7O15O acres
is S33S, COZ or ri per cent of the real or
selling value of the property. As the
acre is the unit for taxation purposes it
value per acre for the ten counties is
$ll-o9 and the average assessed value is
81 f3 per acre The total amount of taxes
charged against the above lands is $1O,-
$3.50, averaging Is cents and mills
against each acre. The range of selling
value per acre is from a minimum average
of S405 in Comanche county to a maxi
mum average of S62-S6 in Wyandotte
county, " hile the per cent of assessed val
uation to true value ranges from a mini
mum average of ia per cent in Wyan-
dotte county to a maximum average of
4l-6 per cent in Mitchell county. The av-
erage tax levy for the ten counties shown
IN table is 32.7 mills per dollar valuation.
ranging from a minimum average levy of
24-3 mills in Mitchell county to a maxi
mum average of AT mills in COmanche
county, while the minimum individual
lew is 17.2 mills. found in Russell county,
and a maximum Individual levy of So mills
found in Butler county"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07

their preferences for all officers to be
nominated by our party. The action Of
the executive committee in disfranchis-
ing a large element of the party was
done to dictate the nomination of GER
tain others. The effect of this action
will be that not only those prescribed
Will be excluded, but such discomfort
among other Democrats will be pro-
duced that but few will attend them
and those few will be adherents of the
favOrites intended to be benefited by
the exclusion The result will be as it
years ago, and it would be useless for
me to appeal to the people when the
judgment to be rendered has already
been determined. I, therefore, an
nOunce to you that 1 am no longer a
candidate for reelection to the senate
He then goes on to deny that he has
deserted bimetallism and goes into his
record at length, concluding by saying:
Now that the great body of the COM
mercial world has taken it's stand
against silver, I don't believe it in the
power of the United States alone, by
its independent action, to restore the
value of silver to par with gold at Is to
l. believe that the United States can
restore the demand which they with
drew, but don't believe they can restore
the demand which was withdrawn by
other countries when they closed their
mints against silver
The coinage of all the silver in the
world would accomplish no good while
exhaustive taxation is eating away the
life OF the country. 1t is taxation that
is stopping the wheels of industry,
Keeping men out of employment, forcing
down the prices of farm products, fore
ing up the prices of manufactures,
building up a moneyed aristocracy and
tearing down the pillars of the repub-
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
GET OUR CORN THERE.
A Chance to Show Kansas Chief
Product at Paris.

An effort is being made by the Off
GERS of the American Maize Propagan-
da, recently organized in Chicago, to
have $50. 900 of the appropriation for the
Paris exposition especially set aside for
an exhibit of corn at that exposition,
and at the instance of the secretary
Mr.. B. W. Snow, Secretary Coburn of
the state board of agriculture last week
wrote to the Kansas senators and rep
resentatives about the matter. This
morning he received replies from Sena-
tors Harris and Baker, and Represen-
tatives Curtis, Simpson and RidgeIy.
The bill for the appropriation was re-
Gently introduced by Mr.. r. r. Hit,
chairman of the committee on foreign
affairs, and Mr.. Coburn's letter asked
that an amendment be made setting
aside the required $4,000 for an exhibit
of corn. Both the senators and the
three representatives state in their re
plies that they will make every effort
to have the bill so amended. and express
the belief that there will be no trouble
in doing so,
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
VOTING HAS BEGUN.
Effort to Find Out the Most Popular
Young Woman by Topeka
WheeImen.

The voting contest conducted by the
Topeka Wheelmen's club to decide, at
10 cents per vote, who is the most pop
ular young woman in Topeka, is pro-
crossing at George Stansf1eId's. The
winner secures the $50 Crescent bicycle.
The funds go towards the construction
of a new bicycle track at Garfield park.
The names of some of TOpeka'S best
known young women have been sug-
gested in this contest, and votes have
been cast for them. 1t is said that sew
eraI syndicates have been formed for
the purpose of cOrnering the election.
The leading contestant has % votes;
So votes have been cast. The contest
will continue indefinitely and the
friends of the various young women
will be given ample opportunity to back
their faVOrite.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
New Fur COllaretteS Received This Morning.
NO BUFFALO EXPOSITION.
Project for Holding Great Fair in
the Niagara River Dropped
for the Present.

Buffalo, N Y, March THE project
planned for the holding of a pan-Amer-
wear has been shelved for the present
This was decided upon at a meeting OF
the officials and ways and means COM
mittee of bankers and the largest sub
scribers for bonds, held Saturday after
noon.
Captain John M. Brinker, president of
the exposition company, said that as
soon as conditions changed for the bet
ter he would push the project to sue
cess. In an official statement issued at
the close of the meeting, it is stated
that, owing to the unsettled condition
of the public mind on account of Span
ish-Cuban complications, and the con-
sequent apprehension of war, it would
be practically impossible to secure from
congress the recognition for the exposi-
ton which is necessary to insure it's
success
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
FOUNDER OF THE C. Il. u.
It Was Not Miss Willard But Mrs.
Mcclellan Brown of Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, March MANY persons
have been speaking of Miss Frances
Willard as the founder of the National
Woman's Christian Temperance union.
The founder of the w. c. T. U. resides
in this city.
Mrs. Mcclellan Brown was instru-
mental in calling the first convention
inaugurating the movement in Colum-
bus, in February, 1874, and in August
following she went to ChauCauqua as
sembly with a full plan of organization,
which she had incorporated by a COM
mittee from various states present at
that assembly. By her correspondence,
the first convention was called at Cleve
land in November, 1874, where Miss
Willard first entered the work and was
made secretary of the convention Mrs.
Brown at that time declined the nom
ination for the presidency
Mrs. Brown still holds the copyright
of the original plan of work of the w.
c. T. u, dated January u, 1875, and
bearing the signature of Librarian
Spofford and the official seal Mrs.
Brown formerly resided at Alliance and
later at Pittsburg.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
OUT GOES HE.
Webb McNall Gives the Hamburg
Bremen Walking Papers.

Insurance Commissioner Webb Nc
Nall today shut out the Hamburger
men Fire Insurance company from do
ing further business in the state.
This action on the part of Commits
sioner McNau is taken on the ground
that Charles E. Eldridge, formerly chief
clerk to Harrison CIarksOn, is conduct
ing a rating bureau for Kansas the
same as CIarkson did, and the Ham
burg-Bremen company has been doing
business with him. In his letter to the
general agents of the company Com
missioner McNa1 proves that EIdridge
is in the rating business and that the
company has been purchasing his rat
ing sheets.
The Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insur-
ance company has done large business
every year since entering the state. Last
year the total amount of business writ
ten was $294, ,176
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
M'VICKER'S IS LEASED.
Famous Chicago Playhouse Passes
Into the Control of Jacob Lift
of New York.

Chicago. March Negotiations were
closed today by which McVicker'S thea
ter was leased for a term of years to
Jacob Lift, of New York Mr.. Lift
will take possession May 1. Each Of
the interested parties declines to give
out figures. Since the death of James
H. McVicker, who established the the
ater nearly forty-one years ago, it has
been generally known that the property
was on the market. Dozens of ambi
tious managers and syndicates have
been after it. For five years, Mr.. Lift
has been desirous of controlling the
Chicago playhouse Two years ago he
commenced negotiations for the lease
which he closed today.
The one radical change to be made in
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
OPPOSES SUNDAY PARTIES
Vice President Hobart Will Not En-
tertain Prince Albert on That Day.

terta1n Prince Albert on That Day.
Washington, March 7.-Vice President
and Mrs. Hobart are opposed to Sun
day dinner parties, even if a prince is
to be the guest. This decision has been
made known in connection with the Wis
it here next week of Prince Albert of
Belgium.
The vice president and Mrs. Hobart
signif1ed to the Belgian minister their
desire to entertain the distinguished
guest, and were asked if Sunday even
ing would be agreeable as the date on
which to have a dinner party.
This is in accordance with European
custom, but Mrs. Hobart promptly re-
fused, as she has never cared to follow
it.
Now the date has been changed to
Saturday evening next, after which
reception will be given by the Belgian
minister in the princes honor.
New ork, March 7.-Handsome young
Prince Albert of Belgium is on board
the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse steam
ing toward New York. He sailed from
Southampton Tuesday, and will prOba-
bly, be in this city today or Tuesday.
Where he will stay while in New York
will be decided by the Belgian minis
ter
The prince will be entertained in this
city and by the highest government Of
ficialS at Washington. Then he will
make a tour of this country, returning
home the latter part of June.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
COUNTERFETTERS CAUGHT.
Three Men Arrested for Making and
Circulating Bogus Coins.

St Louis March Secret service Of
fcers and deputy United States marshals
have arrested at De Soto. No, Joseph Ca
ture, VIM. Sutton and VIM Mafht on
charge of making and circulating coun-
terfeit money. They are now locked up
at the Four Courts, and tomorrow will be
given a hearing before United States
Commissioner Gray. One of the men, Jo-
seph Cature, was night engineer at the
De Soto electric light works He was cap
tured while making the spurious coin, and
with him was taken molds, metals, cru
cibles and $50 in coin.
VIM. Sutton is 90 years old and comes
from Indiana VIM Mafhtt, who IS but
q Years old is said to hail from Nash
Vile. Tenn. These two men have been
staying in De Soto for two months The
circuIation of spurious coin has been go
ing on for several months
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
Saved From Certain Death.

"About three years ago I became 4
victim of consumption. My weight was
reduced from 12S pounds down to "a
pounds. For three months had a high
fever, also had night sweats, and then
I had a hemorrhage which more than
half filed water pail with blood. but
previous to that I would spit blood by
the cupful. My father was then in
formed by our family physician that
when the leaves would fall I would be
no more. In three weeks after began
using your treatment 1 was able to get
out of my bed, and go about, to the sur
prise of all my friends. I then sent for
two months treatment, and am now
as well and hearty as ever I was in my
life. now weigh 1874 pounds, am ex-
posed to all kinds of weather, and able
to do as hard days work as any man
wants to do. In wishing you gentlemen
all success I will say I will not only
swear to the above, but can furnish
proof, if necessary.
F. A MANDAL.
Long Beach, Miss
A free sample of this great remedy
will be sent to any reader of this paper
who will send a description of their
symptoms to the Amick Chemical Co,
213 East 9Th ST, Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
AN EMPTY VICTORY
Is Won by the City in the Water Com
pany Case.

The supreme court decided the quo
warranto case against the Water COM
pany Saturday afternoon but lodged
the vital question in the case
The court decided that the old TOpe-
ka Water company forfeited its fran
chise. But the present company is
New Jersey corporation and acquired
the property under foreclosure proceed
ingS.
A question raised by City Attorney
Bird in the case was whether the mort
gage given by the Topeka Water COM
pany to the Atlantic Trust company
was valid. He argued that it was not
and upon this point hinges the question
of whether the present company has a
franchise.
But while the court decided that the
old company forfeited its franchise 1t
left the question of the right to mort
gage the property to the Atlantic Trust
company unsettled and until that ques-
tion is settled it will not be known
whether the company now doing bus1-
ness in Topeka is an interlOper or not
While there was decision in the su-
preme court in favor of the city the
question is still open.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
DEPEW'S FAYORITE ROLE.
The Doctor Poses as a Peach at So
ciety Function.

New York March 1T is a very dull
evening indeed, even for the Lenten
season, when the Misses Hewitt can't
get up an entertainment with dash of
originality in it. Their vegetable party
recently was one of the events of the
season and now everybody is talking
about the impromptu tableaux vivants
with music and recitations, with which
they amused their friends at their home
80 Lexington avenue.
Just before the pictures were shown,
Mrs George L. Rives, accompanying
hirself on the guitar, sang some songs
in Spanish. She was followed by Mrs
Francis Mcneil Bacon, Jr., formerly
Miss Lena Post of Paris, in an exceed
ingly clever mOnologue in French ''Une
Presentation delivered with wonderful
grace and dictiOn.
After the preliminary part, the tab
Ieaux vivants were shown in rapid sue
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
BUYS ST. LOUIS WHEAT.
Phil Armour Taking Grain From the
Southwest for the Chicago Trade.

st. Louis, March Phil Armour, of
Chicago, may or may not be contem-
plating another go with Joseph Letter,
but it is a certainty that he is buying
wheat through st. Louis traders. He is
not actually taking wheat out of the
st. Louis market, but he is diverting
wheat to Chicago that would come here.
He has wired several prominent trad
ers in St. Louis notifying them that he
will take wheat that will pass inspec-
ton in Chicago, and a great deal of it
has been furnished him from the south
west.
Mr.. Armour can work this scheme,
provided he can get wheat that con
forms to the Chicago standard. Wheat
on the track here can be had ~ cents
under May price, and on the track in
East St Louis it can be had l cent un-
der May. 1t can be laid down in Chi
cago for 8 cents, and as the Chicago
price is about cents better than the
St. Louis price the profit ranges from
21A to 80 cents
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
THOSE BIG SALARIES
Of the Insurance Presidents-W Where
the Money Goes.

Only about half the insurance compa-
MES doing business in Kansas, life and
fire, have as yet filed statements of the
salaries paid officers, with Insurance
Commissioner McNall. few others
have signified their intention of doing
so, but the majority have so far failed
to say anything about the matter I'm
til they do, no licenses will be issued
them from the insurance department.
and as all licenses expire this month
the companies will soon find themselves
without authority to do business in
Kansas.
The smallest salary so far reported
paid to the president of an insurance
company is 81, 500. This is one of the
weakest mutual life insurance compa-
MES in the state. From that amount
they range upward to enormous figures,
butfew reports showing the salary of the
president to be less than $4,000 per
year. The salaries of the presidents of
practically all the large companies that
have as yet reported, are over SIS 900.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
Reouisitious.

criminals were issued from the Office of
Gov. Leedy. One was on the governor
of Oklahoma for the return of James c.
Graham and K. Barnes, who are in Gus
tOdy in Blackwell, Okla. They are
wanted in Elk county for stealing a
wagon. The other is on the governor of
Iowa for the return of J. E. Phillips
who is wanted in this city on the charge
of embezzling a top buggy. He is now in
custody in Cedar Rapids, Ia, and De-
tective o. NJ. Capron left this afternoon
to bring him back.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
CATTLE GETTING SCARCE.
Ranges of the Mountain States and
Texas Almost Depleted.

Denver, March THE shortage of
cattle in the mountain states that was
foretold months ago by cattIemen, but
scOffed at, is likely to become a fact.
A Wyoming cattle buyer returned from
Arizona and New Mexico and reports
that he was unable to find any cattle
to ship north to his range
On the western markets buyers from
the corn states have been draining the
western supply of feeders until the
ranges of the mountain states and also
OF Texas are almost depleted.
The famine will not be felt in the east
for some time yet but it is the opinion
Of cattlemen that in case of war with
Spain prices of beef would be doubled.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-03-07
SENATOR MILLS RETIRES
Withdraws From the Race for Re
Election in Texas.

Houston, Tex, March THE Post
prints a letter from United States Sen
ator Mills, in which he formally with
draws from the race for reelection,
which leaves the field to Governor c. A.
Culberson- In his letter Mr.. Mills gives
as the principal reason for his with
drawaI the recent election of the state
executive committee which made a
stringent test for all persons desiring to
participate in Democratic primaries and
conventions. He said:
Il supposed that the primaries would
be open to all Democrats to express