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The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
CANNOT SETTLERATES.
Western Passenger Men Dissolve a
Three Days Conference.

New York, April 15.-After a third
days fruitless discussion of the North
western Passenger rate differences, the
conference of western railway men dis
solved and some of them departed to-
day for their homes. Mr.. McNicoll, of
the Canadian Pacific, who has presid-
ed over the conference during the past
three days, said that the conflicting in
terests were no nearer together than
they were when this conference began.
The chief obstacle to an agreement is
conceded to be the inability of all the
parties in interest to get down to the
same basis of negotiations. After the
adjournment the general feeling was
that there would be no further attempts
on the part of the general passenger
agents to settle the trouble. 1t is said
that il is probable that the respective
presidents or vice presidents of the in
soon
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
M'NALL MAKES A POINT.
Fire Insurance Company Must Pay
Full Loss When House is To-
tally DESTROYED.

The Connecticut Fire Insurance COM
pany is the latest company to receive
attention from Insurance Commission
er McNaH for violation of the valued
policy law. In 1895 building insured
by the company for $500 was totally
destroyed by fire, and in making a set
tlement the company paid but s., ,050,
this amount being decided on by ap-
praisement. Commissioner McNan wrote
the company today stating that an ap-
praisement was of no effect whatever,
as with the building when totally de-
stroyed the owner was entitled to the
face of the policy or nothing at all.
He orders the company to pay the
remaining $3.50 with interest at per
cent from the date of the loss.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
A Farewell Party.

Miss Nettie Ware gave a very pleas
ant farewell party Wednesday evening
for Miss Roberta Akers and Mr. Dun
can Campbell The evening was spent
in dancing and card playing. Those
present were: Miss Roberta Akers, MISS
Olive Gundry, Miss Lulu Ewart, Miss
Effie Hazen. Miss Allabella Troutman,
Miss Berenice Fuller, Miss Nellie Ba-
ker. Miss Grace Atwood, Miss Ida Tin
ker Miss Rebecca Rogers. Mr.. Duncan
CampbeIl. Mr. Irwin Poindexter, Mr..
Clarence Poindexter, Mr.. Charlie
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
yesterday afternoon bv L1igi Mentere1-

yesterday afternoon by Luigi Menterel-
Ii, a barber.
Giovanni Lombardi. so years of age. q
blacksmith, was the victi11 T ,o,,o5arl5; G
was invited by the barber into the lat
Ter shop to be shaved. He accepted
In the midst of the oDeration of sba,--
ing the man. Menterelli suddenly drew
the razor across his victims throat. It
Is said that feud had existed between
the families of the two men for some
time past.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
relenhone for sabetha.

The charter of the Sabetha Telephone
company was filed with the secretary of
state today. The company has cap
itaI stock of S1,SOO, and Will establish
a telephone system in Sabetha and be-
tween Sabetha and adjacent towns. The
directors are d. d. Doolittle, G.. NJ
Bunker. Harry Reding, Elizabeth Doo-
little. Annie NJ. Bunker and Helen z.
Radinor
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
Reward for a Footpad's Capture.

Governor Leedy today offered a re-
ward of 5000 for the capture of AL Start,
the footpad who shot and killed Peter
Herman in La Crosse, Rush county,
last Monday night Start attempted to
hold Herman up. and when he resisted
shot him through the stomach. A re-
ward of 500 has been offered by the
CITY authorities.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
HUGUENOT SOCIETIES.
Close a Week of Festivities With p
BANQUET IN New York.

ciety of America concluded a week of
festivities last night with a banquet at
Delrnonicos, celebrating the 30th ami
versary of the edict of Nantes At the
table Of the president, Henry g. Mar
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
ENGLISH ARE SHY.
British Syndicate Refuses at the Last
Moment to Buy an American
Factory.

wilimantic Conn, April 15.-The deal
which involved the transfer of the Will
lirnantic Cotton company to the Eng
hsh syndicate is off for various finan-
cial reasons but chiefly on account of
the war outlook, the English capitalists
are shy of the investment.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
WHY Not

Take the Union Pacif1c's new 500 a. m.
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at D. m, reach
ing Topeka at 6:10 p m, or you can
take the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at p. m, which reaches Topeka at $50
D. m.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15

The Graham Earle company will pre-
sent its star production. Don Caesar
De BEGAN" at the Crawford theater to-
night The engagement in this city viii
conclude with a Cuban war play, "A
Refugees Honor tomorrow night.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
The New Model Supply Store.
Kemper & Paxtons. Sixth and Quincy.
Sixth and Quincy.

Guand, was the guest of the evening. in
cludiag the foreign delegates to the
Huguenot congress, held duringst the week
just past -
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15

French, Mr. Strauss knight, Mr.. Char
lie Moon, Mr.. Jean Bailey, Mr. George
Allen, Mr.. Bernard Crosby, Mr.. James
Lacey, Mr. Lathrop Gay and Mr.. Jesse
ROehr.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
wichita and Return s4.ea

Via Santa Fe Route, tickets sold
April 19 to p inclusive: final return linn
1t April 23d; go with the crowd via
Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
The ROCK Island Flyer

Leave Topeka every night at $50 p. m,
arriving Colorado Springs 11:05. Denver
II 80 next a. M
The Topeka state journal., 1898-04-15
INTO HIS SHOP.

a Brooklyn Barber Invited an Enemy
Then Slashed His Throat
New York. April 15.-An atrocious
murder was committed in Brooklyn
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
MAY Not Be a Political Issue.

The question of territorial, or ma
tional, expansion will not become a
political issue. The New York Times
has compiled a list of the leading papers
published in the larger cities in the
country, and finds that % are in favor
of retaining permanently all the islands
taken from Spain, Is are against such a
policy, and II have not yet decided
! what the United States should do. The
Democratic and Republican papers are
about equally represented in all three
classes. The taking of Manila by Adj
miral Dewey and General Merritt has
changed a number of papers from the
opposition forces to those %fayoring the
permanent control of the Philippine
islands, and this change has been about
| equal as between the party organs.
The failure of several Democratic
state conventions to adopt resolutions
committing that party to a condemns
ton of extension also indicates very
strongly the attitude of the people Of
the country on the question. The feel
ing is growing, that in taking the islands
in the Pacific ocean and the Caribbean
sea from Spain, this country has be,
come responsible for the government OF
the inhabitants, and to make any change
which would allow them to revert to
Spain, or place them in IA position where
the nations of Europe can quarrel over
them, and possibly involve terrible wars,
cannot be permitted.
1t is fortunate for all concerned that
the matter will be taken out of the
political differences which exist in the
United States. The spectacle of a
president who differed in his politics
from his predecessor, hauling down the
stars and stripes after they had been
raised over an island whose leading
citizens desired annexation, has dis
graced this government once too often,
and with all political parties agreed
upon a policy in regard to the acquired
territory there will be no dangers of a
repetition of an act of that kind.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The Republican administration Of
county affairs in Santa Fee county dur
ing the past two years has been clean,
honest and satisfactory. The board of
county commissioners has kept expenses
within reasonable bounds and all county
expenses have been met with cash pay
ments. The funds of the county have
been honestly administered. Under
Democratic administrations in this
county the reverse has been the case.
1t will therefore be but good common
sense and good politics for the voters
of Santa Fe county in November next
to keep the Republican county admin
istration in power. By so doing, they
will be assured of an honest, just and
competent county government for the
next two years. The past record of the
Democratic party in this county is proof
positive, that il cannot be trusted.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
The Wise Bachelor.

You can generally judge a girl pretty
we'll by the number Of weeks a spot on the
sleeve of her coat is still there.
Most women would rather the Others
thought they weren't good Christians than
that they weren't good housekeepers.
About once a year a woman spends sew
eral days congratulating her husband on
his having her to save up his money for
him.
No girl is really ratified when a man
kisses her unless sho forgets to say how
surprised she is that he ever thought Of
her that way.
Every girl ought to hesitate before she
marries a man who doesn't like to smoke.
When a woman is said to have a pretty
foot, it is meant that she wears a pretty
shoe.
After a girl has once heard that she has
been called Fascinating" she gets an idea
that she can make a man say anything to
her she wants to.-New York Press.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
Poor Columbus.

The Madrid papers have at last found
some one upon whom to load all the
trouble and disgrace of Spain, and poor,
old, dead Christopher Columbus is made
to carry the burden. He is ''the evil
genius" of the once proud Spaniards.
and his discovery of America brought
on all the misfortunes that have crushed
the mighty kingdom of Isabelle and
Ferdinand. eff that wretched Italian
had either staid quietly at home, or been
content to remain a poor pirate in
nearby waters, Spain would have had
no colonies to lose-and she would not
have lost any colonies" reason the Mad
rid papers with a logic which prevents
any and all controversy.
Instead, for all anybody knows, or at
least for all anybody can prove, she
would have developed her home re-
sources, which are undoubtedly of in
~calculable value, and would have been
today a strong nation, loved and re-
spected by all, and not the helpless VIC
tim of an upstart race of which the very
existence is due to the misguided zeal of
Genoa's son. Isn't that a pretty theory?
Only two faults can be found with it.
The more important of these is these fact
that to call the discovery of America
the reverse Of a great and glorious
achievement is to rob Spain of her last
available asset. The other weak point
in the theory is hardly worth mention
ing, since it is merely the chance that
some cynical foreigner may see in
SPANS attack on Columbus merely this:
sit was a cruel wrong to give us the
most brilliant opportunity any nation
ever had, for he should have known, if
he didn't, that our efforts to take ad-
vantage of it would fail, and it was moth
ing less than the act of a malignant
enemy to put us in control of lands peo-
pied by naked savages, for if he had
possessed any sense at all he would have
foreseen the lapacity, the murderous-
ness, and the stupidity with which, to
our ultimate undoing, we would treat
them"
But what matters the jeering of al
lens? The condition of Spain shows
that she must have had an "evil gen.
ius," and Columbus, having much leis-
ure on his hands, can serve in that ca
pacity much more conveniently than
can the much-occupied Weyler or other
members of his numerous class.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

to the utter eradication of all the slight
ing things that have been said about the
unruly herder of stampcded steers on
wild western plains.
Colonel Roosevelt never tires of laud-
ing his regiment of Rough Riders the
basis of which, he says, is the COW
puncher.- There are eX-policemen. Har-
ward men, country doctors, dudes and
heirs to millions in his regiment, but the
framework of the organization that has
won fame in Cuba is the cowboy,
bronzed, daredevil, loud and unveneered.
They scrapped by nature" says
Roosevelt, and apologies for the Ian
guage, while sticking to the assertion.
They were not ambushed. They knew
where the Spaniards were and hit them
because they wanted to. They had not
had any excitement. Life without a
little scrap was intolerable. Anything
would do to liven things up a bit. The
COW punchers had not had even a good
yell since they left Arizona and Okla
homa. The fight in the tropical under
growth was just like a day off in town
to most of those uncouth fellows, every
one made of heroic stuff.
The Rough Riders" will go into his
tory along with other immortal fighters
the Light Brigade, Napoleon's I'm
perial Guard, Nenophon's Ten Thous-
and, Caesars Tenth Legion; and they
will bye and bye get into fiction as sue
cessors to the White Company of Conan
Doyle and the Zulu Grays of Rider Hag-
gard. And their names will be fragrant
of romance and their deeds, magnified
and gilded, will thrill many a Preside
circle in the golden days that are to
come. 1t is worth something to be n
of ''Teddy's Terrors."
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Montague Stevens, formerly of the S.
L. Cattle Company, now has between
10000 and 80, 900 head of sheep OF the
old S. U. ranges in Socorro county.
Captain French, manager of the w.
s. ranch neal Alma, has gone to Magda-
lena, to deliver a herd of about l,500
head of cattle. This is the third ship
ment this season from the W. S. ranch.
One more shipment will be made, aggre-
eating in the four shipments between
5000 to 1000 head.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

1t is a great pity indeed that the law
granting public lands for the support OF
New Mexico public schools and terri
torial institutions, was loosely and care
lessly drawn and for the time being Is
somewhat imperative. With necessary
amendments, which will be procured
during the next session of congress, the
law will be put into effect and attain
the objects aimed at. Gov Oter6
has had an interview with Secretary
Bliss upon the subject and the interior
department will do its level best to helI
In securing the necessary corrections
and amendments to the law.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
AN OLD MANS TALE.
Whereby Is Shown the Idea Posterity VIII
Have of us.

Have of Us.
1t was in the year 2o9S. They were all
sitting on the roof garden of the Five Mile
building. They had dropped in from all
parts Of the world to enjoy Il view Of New
York harbor. At least three planets also
were represented in the company present,
but it was an old New Yorker who was
doing the talking.
eyes, SIR" said he, 81 can remember
distinctly when they used to measure the
height of a building in feet and not in
miles"
The Venutian whistled. The inhabit-
ants Of Venus are not particularly well
bred.
The old man did not notice him.
"Why, when l was a boy there were
some old buildings on lower Broadway
that were only so stories high. Fact. And
the elevators in those days were crude and
slow affairs. Even the expresses that
didn't stop below the fortieth floor ran
with a c~autionary slowness that would
make us die of ennui. I have repeatedly
been over a minute In going up in one Of
those old time buildings. Rather different
from now, when we make the | 800 stories
In this building, for instance, i'll three
quarters Of a second"
"But how could they afford to have such
low buildings and such slow service?'
asked q young fellow from Mars who was
spending the day on earth.
"Why, my grandfather has told me that
those very buildings were the wonder OF
the twentieth century and those elevators
were considered marvels of speed
This was too much for the assembled
company. They all pressed the top but
tons of their vests. and a moment later
they were hundreds of miles away and the
old MAI was alone.
Funny how %inoredulous some people
are" - said he to himself. "If I'd told ON
of the building my reat-grandfather had
an Office in that was the marvel of the
close of the nineteenth century, although
1t wasn't 30 stories high, they would have
mobbed mt .''-New York World.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

A Kansas banker is singing a peculiar
song of The people of the town in
which the bank is located have 800, 600
on deposit, of that amount the banker is
only able to loan $25 900 and he is losing
money because of the prosperity of his
patrons. The indications are that the
Populists of the Sunhower state will
retire from business this fall. Phe only
persons in the state who are rowing over
the financial condition are the bankers,
and they are in a hopeless minority.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The st. Louis girl who kissed Hobson
has been refused a copyright on the
'.HobSon kiss The authorities took
the ground that the principle Of the
"Hobson kiss did not differ from that
which has been used in osculatory prac-
tices since the day Adam made the ac-
quaintance of Eve in the garden.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The new viceroy of India, Sir George
Nathaniel Curzon, is another instance
of the fact, that the man, who has been
private secretary Of a great public func-
tionary and who has the stuff in him,
is bound to rise. And when that sort
of a mar marries a bright American
woman, there is no keeping him down.
Sir George started in public life as Lord
S%alisbury's private secretary and married
Miss Letter, of Chicago.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

General Wheeler thinks that the Unit
I'd States will have no trouble with the
Cubans after the Spaniards have left the
island. 1t Is not known what the gen.
eral means. Whether he thinks the
Cubans will be ready to lay down their
arms and return to the every day pur-
suits of life, or whether he Is Of the
opinion that the trouble the insurgents
could give this country would amount to
nothing, will have to be determined by
future developments.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Many of the Democratic papers are
beginning to worry over the possibility
Of the government having to pension
the wounded and sick soldiers of the
war with Spain. Democratic papers
and some people are much alike, il
there is nething on hand to worry
about, the future is drawn upon to sup
ply the aching void.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
Code of Civil procedure,

Every practicing attorney in the ter
ritory should have a copy of the New
Mexico Code Of Civil Procedure, bound
in separate form with alternate blank
pages for annotations. The New Mex
lean Printing company has such an edi'
ton on sale at the following prices
Leatherette binding, ST. 5; full law
sheep, So; flexible morocco, $3.50.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
Twentieth Century Elopement

Ailene locked in her room in the TWEEN.
ty-eighth story of a New York flat; time,
ga. m.)-Oh, Reginald! Is that your
Reginald lin airship outside)-Yes, dear.
Quick! Fly with me!
Ailene-Whither, my lover
Reginald-Oyer to Chicago. We will
have the knot tied and return before the
folks are awake. -Ainslie's Magazine.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

1t is learned from reliable sources that
the city of Boston has recovered from
the shivers caused by the fear of aSpan-
ish ~bOmbardment, and the weather is
now comfortable. The Saturday baking
of beans promises to keep warm over
Sunday. as well.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The attempt on the part of the Dem
ocrat to put a forced construction upor
remarks made by Colonel Twitchell II
an interview lately published in thi:
paper is very laughable. The issue cal
very we'll be left with the people of this
territory who know Colonel Twitchel
about as we'll as they do Mr.. Ferguson
Amy attempt On the part of the Dem
ocrat to place Colonel Twitchell in q
false position will not be Endorsed ever
by Mr.. Ferguson.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Cannibal Queen-Well, goodby, dear.
I'm going to my sewing meeting.
Cannibal King-What charitable work
y the meeting engaged upon nowf
Cannibal Queen-We are making high
secked dresses for the poor society women
II London London Tit-Bits.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
ADVERTISING RATES.

Wanted-One cent a word each Insertion.
Local-Ten cents per line each Insertion.
Reading Local-Preferred position-Twen-
ty-fve cents per line each Insertion.
Displayed-Two dollars an inch, single col
umn, per month in Daily. One dollar all
inch, single column, in either English or
Spanish Weekly.
Additional prices and particulars given on
receipt of a copy of matter to be inserted.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The 33rd legislative assembly of this
territory could effect a large saving in
public expenses, by cutting down the
number of the different boards for the
government of territorial institutions.
Lots of room for improvement in that
directiOn.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
His Fiancee,

Managing Editor-What was it that
young fellow wanted?
Office Boyle says that he wrote a SON.
net entitled "Dolly's Dimples," and it got
into the paper headed "Dolly's Pimples'
and that he wants it explained, as it got
him into trouble with something he called
his feeansay.-Pick Me Up.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Admiral Cervera has been ordered
home to aid his government in straight.
ening out complications arising from the
war. If the Spaniards will listen to the
admiral's advice, they will save them
selves lots of trouble in the future. Adj
miral Cervera has had experience enough
with the Americans to make his advice
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Free silver, independent of European
nations, may be an issue in benighteo
communities like Colorado " Nevada
in this falls campaign, but the countr!
at large will not bother with it.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The men who have returned from
Santiago dare not go on the streets of
eastern cities with buttons on their
clothes, for fear of the mObs of relic
hunters. The manufacturers of safety
pins are experiencing a wonderful re-
yiyal of business.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

The more the people learn about the
controversy between Colonel Roosevelt
and Secretary Alger, the more they
think that the colonel was in the right
in the matter.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Our Democratic friends are up to a
smooth political game in the coming
New Mexico campaign. As to success
of this game, that Is another question.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22

Commencing June LIST, 1898, the Santa
Fe Route will place on sale tickets to
Denver and return at rate of $2s. so,
Colorado Springs, $s3.s5 Pueblo, $21.05,
these tickets will be on sale daily until
October 18th, 1898, final return limit,
October 31st, 1898, for particulars call
on any agent of the Santa Fe Route.
H. s. LuTz, Agent.
Santa Fe N. M
w. J. BLACK, G. P. A.,
Topeka Kas.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
An Aliuring Prize.

"You ought to take some tickets in the
lottery said one K]ondike miner to an
other. "They are only 81, 900 a ticket"
"What is the grand prize9"
IA c~anvasback ham,"
"Ill take a dozen tickets. New York
journal.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-08-22
Long story.

Ned-If you want to marry an h%eiress.
why don't you propose to Miss Elderlyf
She's rich.
Ted-Yes, but / object to her past.
Ned-Why, l thought that was above
reproach.
Ted-It is, but there's 80 much Of it.
Brooklyn Life.