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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
FORNEY MUST GET OUT.
Governor HarYey's Guberna-
tOriaI Ambitions.

TOPEKA. Dec. 2l.-(Special.) On account
Of the political aspirations of Lieutenant
Governor a. NJ. Harvey. Senator Forney.
of Sumner. is doomed TO suffer the humilia-
ton of being ousted as chairman of the
senate ways and means committee. Upon
the organization of the senate two years
ago. Senator Iewelling was named as
chairman Of the ways and means commit
tee. He held the place until the last week
of the session. After he was appointed rail-
road commissioner in order to help Forney
win some honor. he fixed up Il deal where
by he resigned as chairman of the com
m!ttee and Forney Was appointed by Har-
vey TO I'LL the vacancy. AT that stage of
the proceeding the position carried only an
empty honor. But now the Craftsmanship
of the ways and means committee carries
considerable weight and Senator Furney
would like to retain il. II happens that
Harvey is a candidate for the fusion NOM
iuation for governor and he proposes to be-
stow favors during the special and reSular
sessions of the legislature where they will
cut the most ice-for Harvey. The lieu
tenant governor has got 1t into his head
that Forney can render him no assistance
in that direction. so he Will remove him
as chairman and give the place to some
Pop senator who Will agree 10 line up his
district for him for the glihcrnatorial nom
nation. Senator Forney will not likely
give up without a scrap. and the fur may
fly before the deal is carried through.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
HOUSE OFFICERS.
Chosen at n Popuiist Caucus Hester-
day and Installed When the
Legislature Met.

TOPEKA, Dec. ~2l.-(Special.) The fol-
lowing is n list of the house officers and
employees chosen to-day at the Populist
caucus and later installed in their places:
Chief clerk-A. D.. Gilpin.
Assistant chief clerk-H. NJ. Stewart.
Journal clerk-L. j. Riley.
Assistant journal clerks-E. II. Benson.
Elsie Walthal, Rose Ellington and Jessie
Anderson.
Printing ~clerk-Allic c. Gregg.
Bookkeeper-charleS Hoffman.
Copy clerk-W. II. Grow.
Docket clerks. E. Wood.
Assistant docket clerk-L. Riddle.
Sergeant-at-armS-J. NJ. DuusmOre.
Assistant Sergeants-at-arms-Leroy Dick,
S. o. EVERY. y. G. Randolph, Ed Leslie
and J.. C. JenSick.
D~oorkeepers-W. F.. Pettingil. Perry Mil
Ter and Jacob Herman.
PostmaSter-I N. Wood.
Assistant postrIaster-J. A. Johnson.
Pages-ROy Vaughn. Dan Leahy. Louis
Griley. Frank P~ennyworth and Evan Nc
Carlson.
Janitors-Isaiah Jones. r. Richey. Will
lam Bradshaw. George Jackson. 5. H. Gill,
Pat Russell. w. +. Daniels, George Collins
and John Barber.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
IN THE SENATE.
Only Two Absent Mt the OPP
eninG and One of These APP
peared Later.

TOPEKA. Dec. 2I.-Special.1 Lieutenant
Governor Harvey called the senate TO order
promptly at 1 o'clock. The roll call showed
all the senators present hut Hart and Hes
sin. Senator HeSsin came in a few min
uteS later and was the only member voting
against the Populist caucus nominees.
Resolutions informing the house and the
governor of the organization of the body
Were adopted. Senators CrosSman and Zim-
mer Were appointed to notify the latter,
acting with q like committee from
the house of representatives. Lieutenant
Governor Harvey named Senators House
holder, FarreIly. Ward. Andrews and Re
ser 10 assist him in drawing up a set of
rules for the senate.
Lieutenant Governor Harvey announced
that the committees appointed at the last
session would continue temporarily. The
chairmen are as follows:
Judiciary. CrosSan: ways and means. For
ney: elections. Young; federal relations.
Shaffer: railroads, King; assessment and
taxation. Benson: charitable institutions,
Householder; mines and mining. Ryan;
! state affairs. Helm: county seats and lines.
Hart; public health. Reser: roads and
bridges, Caldwell; military affairs and
claims, Helwick: temperance. Lamb: fees,
salaries and mileage. Jumper; municipal
Indebtedness, LeweIling: corporations,
Campbell; agriculture and irrigation.
Stone; manufactures and industrial pur-
suits, Braddock; banks and Far
reilly; penal institutions, Armstrong;: print
ing, Cooke; public buildings. Pritchard:
cities of second and third class. sheldon;
education and educational institutions,
Titus; cities of the first class. thinner; en-
rolled bills. Field: district apportionment
Lupfer: engroSsed bills. Hanna.
| The governors message was announced
by Private Secretary James Lewis and tif-
teen minutes We're consumed i'll reading the
document. which was referred to the COM
mittee on state affairs.
The senate then adjourned to meet at 6
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
REPUBLICANS TO PROTEST.
VIII File Formal Statement Arraign-
ing Leedy for Calling an
Extra Session.

TOPEKA, Dec. ~2l.-(SpeciaL) TIT Re
publican members of the legislature viii,
upon the converting of that body to-mor-
row morning, file a protest against the ac-
tion of Governor Leedy in issuing a call
for a special session. The protest will be
presented in the house by Captain John
Seaton, representative from Atchison coun-
~. and will be spread upon the journal.
The protest. as agreed upon at a confer
cnce of the Republicans tonight, is, in
substance, as follows.
That Governor Leedy. without any au-
thority OF the constitution and from mo-
lives of a selfish and personal character,
issued the call for the special session.
That by doing so at this time, in the last
moments of lis administration, and after
he has been repudiated by the people OF
The state ANA an entirely new administra-
zion elected. he has violated all precedents
and dcCcncy.
That his object in issuing said call. as
given III the call itself, was for the pur-
pose of enacting legislation which was
submitted TO one Legislature and vetoed by
aim. and which the people later. after full
consideration and debate. repudiated at the
polls last month.
That the conduct of the governor in this
matter has been revolutionary, and is gen.
orally regarded by the whole people as a
menace to good government.
That the governor should receive univer-
sal censure from the taxpayers of Kan
sas for calling the legislature together at
this time and squandering their money
when the state treasury is bankrupt.
That the Republican members most en-,
phatically protest against the continuation
of the organization OF that body and
against any legislation enacted by it, OF
The grounds stated above.
The conference at which this protest was
agreed upon lasted for two hours. The leg.
~islative matter was gone over in every de.
tail and the protest was decided upon a:
The proper proceeding. All of the RepUb,
lican members present signed the protest
except johnson. OF Nemaha- He has beer
OFF the reservation ever since his election
in 1876. and his action tonight in declinint
10 sign was not unexpected. \ Republican
steering committee for the house was Sc
lected, as follows: Henley and Barker. at
Douglas; Brooke and McEeever, of Shaw
nee. and Soaton. of AtChison. The Rcpuh
lican senators held "A caucus after the gen
,ral conference and discussed plans Of OPP
Grafton for their side Of the house.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22

working prisoners in the park
Yes. sir
j. \. Johnson. an employee of the St To-
s.ph Water Company. WAS the first wit
ness called in the afternoon
DO YOU know Joe Smothers??"
Were you working for the water com
pany during the months Of June and July
OF this year.
was Joe smothers working for the COM
! pauy at that time
How long did he work for the com-
From June : to JuTy L."
Did he work continuously during that
tine
4 think he was gone once for three days
when he said he came to Topeka
At the conclusion OF JohnSon's testimony
County Attorney Jetmore announced that
the state rested. and that the Introduction
of testimony. as far as the prosecution WIS
concerned. was over. IL was then ? o'clock.
Attorney GODDARD then stated that the de-
Tense wished 10 introduce some evidence in
rebUttdl. Miss Mary Wyatt was called to
the stand ana asked II Grace Collins told
her early on the morning of the murder
that she had heard a rushing round pass
her door. She answered that she had.
Miss May LatnSe. who lives across the
street from the Collins residence. and Rev.
!. W. Sykes. dean of Grace Cathedral. the
church TO which TN" Collins family be-
longs. CurrohJTat.d Miss Wyatt'S te-ti-
mOny. They say Grace Collins told them on
heard someone run past her door a few sec
ond after the shots were fired. The intro
! duction of this testimony concluded the
days session.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
RAILROAD ATTORNEYS TALK.
Tell Why Freight Rates in knnsa.
Should Not BE Further
Reduced.

TOPEKA. Dec. 2l.-(SpeciaID Four at
torneys for as many different railroads
were interviewed to-day and gave tboir
reasons why a special session of the leais-
lature was unnecessary. and why lesisla-
ton affecting railroads should not be
enacted.
Attorney A. a. IIurd, of the Santa Fe.
said in part: The net earnings of the
Santa Fe have been about. on an average.
2i2 per cent on an investment of Sl5.Oo 4
mile. The road can not be duplicated for
S30,0o0 a mile. at the present price of ma
terial. Now that would reduce the net
earning power of the investment to about
IL per cent on what it would cost in actual
cash TO reproduce the road. Well, Il. per
cent is not much return on an investment.
is it? l don't think you will find many bust
nesses to-day that are doing worse.
Il am speaking now OF Kansas business
and actual cash values regardless of bonds
or anything of that kind. and that is the
very basis which has been decided by the
supreme court is the proper one for the
legislature to consider and lesislate upon.
Then there is another very good req
son why there should be no anti-railroad
legislation in Kansas and that is because
the present law that We have is the best
one of any state in the Union.
The report of the present PopuIist
state board of railroad commissioners
states tIai lItIe mas IOl bttl Il Stnrle
complaint filed before il that has not been
settled in n satisfactory manner to both
the complainants and the railroads. You
will find this in the report of the present
board. and a member of the present rail-
road board has stated repeatedly that there
appeared to he no demand for any railroad
legislation. because during the past six
months not a single complaint has been
filed before the board.
As a matter of fact. there is no de.
mand on the part of the public for rail-
road legislation OF any KIND.
7. y. SeIgwick. general attorney for the
Missouri. Kansas * Texas, said:
Now they certainly should allow us to
earn taxes by local business and then on
the interSJd "a or through business we
could earn enough to pay the operating
expenses OF the road.
We are managing things now us econom-
icaIly as we can ard in case they compel
US TO reduce our earnings We will have 10
stop repairing cars and rolling stock and
anything would be to reduce wages"
Sal. NuEGeaer. general attorney FOR
the Missouri Pacific. said:
The railroads have their representatives
here 10 oppose the ContiScaticn of their
property. We hope the senate and house
railroad committees viii grant US a hear
ing that W may have an opportunity #
showing that the roads cannot stand -
reduction of rates, a. the main object Df
the extra session seems to he to reduce
rates. As American citizens We certain
! y cannot be denied the right of petition,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22

Senator Lewelling chairman and Repre-
sentative Outcalt secretary. The legislators
were behind closed doors for three hours.
spending most of the time in a tuSsle with
the railroad question. Brown. of Pratt.
made a lengthy address. advocating the
adoption of a MAXIMUM law. Several
members talked in favor of the adoption
of the old Harris bill, in order 20 punish
Governor Leedy for his veto of that meas
IRE two years ago. The friends of Gov
eruor Leedy. led by Ed Hackney. wanted
a bill patterned after the suggestions made
Ly the governor in his message to-day.
During the caucus Senator thinner notified
the crowd that he would not pledge HIM
self TO support 4 measure until he knew
exactly what it contained. Nobody had Il
halter on him. he said.
AtIcr a discussion lasting until midnight,
it was finally agreed that the railroad ball
should clothe the railroad commissioner
with power TO fix a schedule OF rates and
c~lassiications. ana that, if the board can
be given judicial powers. 4 provision of that
kind be inserted also. However, the valid
ity of the law is not to be placed in jeop-
ardy by the insertion of a judicial pro-
vision. Attorney General Boyle and A.
S0c!ate Justice Allen. of the supreme court,
are 10 pass upon that feature. The
proposed bill also provides for the election
of railroad commissioner by 4 direct vote
Of the people. The state Is to be divided
into three districts. according to popula-
ton. and the commissioners are to be
elected every three years from the gen.
erai election of 1850. The districts will be
know as Eastern. Central and Western.
The fusion members of the railroad COM
mittees Of the house ana senat are to on
fer with the attorney general. Judge AL
l., - ~. ,.,-- ..,. .a IL ~.
vid Martin. in the preparation of a bill
embodying these ideas. All of the fusion
senators We're present at the caucus to-
night. but there Were fifteen representatives
absent. This has somewhat alarmed the
LEADERS, of the Ponulisf narrN-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
POPULISTS IN CAUCUS.
Agree Not 10 Jcopnrdizc the Railroad
Dill by Making II Too
Radical.

TOPEKA. Dec. 2l.-CSpecialD The Pop
ulist- of the two houses united in a caucus
tonight At representative hall. TO discuss
The bills they propose Introducing. II was
4 star chamber session. Representatives
Hackney and Clcrl Fairch:ld and Senator
Hanna MADE a light for the admission of
newspaper reporters. but it was uuavdiI-
trE. The caucus organized by selecting
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
A GERRYMANDER PROPOSED.
PopuIists May Try to En- barrasS Re
pubIicans by TnmperinG With
the Districts.

TOPENA. Dec. 2l.-ISpeciaI.l a surprise
was sprung by the Populists tonight. in
the introduction of a scheme to gerry
mander the state. /; IS stated that the
PopuiiSts may take advantage of the spe-
cial session and change the boundaries of
the congressional districts so as to en-
bgrrasS Republicans.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22
NEELEY INSTITUTE, 'h s sns ann Il,
u Next Door to KANSAS CITY KANSAS,

Rerently Removed from Portsmouth Bidsl
Authorized b. DR.. Leslie { Kelley and employing
his gold remedies exclusively in the cure CT alcohol.
morphine and tobacco sddictions. Good beard and
rooms in the Institute a, reasonable rates The same
management during six years successful work For
particulars address as above
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22

TOPEKA. Dec. 21.-(SpeciaI.) Governor
Leedy's message to the legislature. which
was read in both houses this afternoon, is
.c fo1lpuS-
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-12-22

former"
There are the words I shall expect in
the latter portion and the fore portion of
the letter. In my opinion the formation of
the letters are identical and Were written
hV the same nerSOn-'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17

The following note by Mr.. Paul, or
Chestnut, on the method employed by
NJ. Georges Truiffent of administering
artificial food to plants is of consider
able interest to horticulturists. After
an analysis of the ash of the living plant
the necessary salts for given time,
such as six months, are weighed out and
enclosed in a metal cover to form what
is called pill" which is presumably
inserted IN the pot, diffusion of the salts
taking place through the folds of the
metal. and the thicker the metal the
slower the diffusion. AS the salts dis
solve and disappear they are replaced
by core which expands until it com
pletely fills the pill" The salts have
no action on the metal cover which re.
mains firm and hard. 1t is stated that
the solubility of the salts can be sc
regulated that pill may be made tc
last three or six months, as may be de-
sired. By this method of feeding large
well-colored plants are grown in pots
of less than hall the usual size.-Gar-
deners' Chronicle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
A MODEL ROADWAY.
QIancock Avenue, Gettysburg Battlefield
Gettysburg, Pa)

with this subject in n very convincing
manner. He says: THE economic i'm
Portance of good roads has been dem
onstrated by startling statistics. 1t
has been shown that the traction force
required to move 2,0G0 pounds at a
speed of three miles an hour over a
Ley Ell road of iron, asphalt, loose gravel,
and soft sand, is, respectively, S, II, 800
and AS pounds. From this statement
it may easily be inferred how costly
bad roads are. Iron and asphalt are
mentioned for the sake of comparison.
1t takes a much longer time, and re
Guires Il far greater tractive force tC
haul light loads over bad roads than il
does to draw heavy loads over good
roads. The unnecessary strains to
which bad roads subject teams, har-
ness and wagons are very wearing.
Rough usage seriously Injuries the
farmers equipment. Improved high
ways would prevent avoidable depre-
citation of property and increase the gain
of producers"
These are facts which must appeal to
every practical man, whether farmer or
engaged in any other occupation which
necessitates the use of horses on our
highways. When it is conclusively
proved that two horses on a good road
can do more and faster work than four
on roads in the average condition of
our present public highways, it seems
almost unnecessary to advance any fur
Their argument in favor of change.
Every industry in this land is affected
nv the condition of its highways, If
our countrymen would improve our
primary transportation they would lift
from American prosperity an annual
burden of 100000 900, and enable the
United States more quickly to achieve
its commercial ascendancy.'-Journal
of Agriculture.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
FACTS AND FIGURES.

The Economy of Good Roads Demon
strated by Statistics.
Perhaps the most cogent argument in
favor of the movement to esta blish good
roads is that presented by the economic
aspect of the question. That improved
means of communica ton between town
and county is a desideratum all are
agreed; but no~one argument in their
favor will appeal to the taxpayer, who
will be called upon to furnish the neces-
sary funds, so strongly as that of self
interest. The farmers, who are perhaps
more vitality interested in improved
highways than any other class, are not
yet so impressed with the benefits it
will confer upon them as they will be
when the subject has had more ample
and detailed discussion. When they are
shown the immense saving in horse
flesh, wear and tear of harness. wagons,
etc. a saving far beyond any contribu-
ton they would be called upon to make
in any well-devised system of road i'm
provement, the natural objection which
all prudent men have to any increase
of taxation, will vanish or be greatly
diminished. a paper read by Prof. S.
Waterhouse, of Washington university,
St. Louis, at recent convention, deals
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.
It's the Best Business in Which a
Farmer Can Engage.

Farmer Can Engage.
Dairying as distinct industry is one
which contributes as much of real bene-
fit to a community as.any that can be
named. 1t is a business in which the
individual, independent farmer can en-
gage, or number can join in coopera-
tive enterprise. The poor man with but
few acres, the renter and the widow
with a family of small children to sup
port, can with one or more cows make
advantageous disposition on the farm
OF the ordinary crops of the small farm
or garden patch, receiving in return
from the cows a perfect food for the
family, and from the surplus, produce
food articles of commercial value. Thus
while it is Il business in which capital
can be invested on a comparatively
large scale, using costly machinery and
employing highly skilled labor and
great executive ability, it can also be,
and to a very great extent is, one of
small individual investment, but aggre-
eating an enormous sum. And, differ
ing from almost any other line of labor,
the small dairy man or woman can,
with intelligence and inexpensive, rude
appliances, produce an article which
will equal in quality that produced from
the herds of 100 or more cows, or in CO.
operative creameries.-Weste Plow.
man
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17

DR.. P. Harold Hayes, of Buffalo, n. Y,
it stays cured, and says: If a patient is
loyal to the conditions of a cure, then there
Is no uncertainty as to the result. In all the
world there is not an Asthmatic, free from
Heart Disease, Bright's Disease, Tubercles
IN the Lungs, or other organic compiled
tons, who cannot be cured OF Asthma and to
stay. cured DR.. Hayes has now treated
more than forty thousand cases of Asthma
and Hay-Fever, and sends to all applicants
such testimony and proofs as cannot be
gainsaid Or doubted. Among his patients
are many who have not had particle of
Asthma for more than ten years and some
Of them have now stayed cureS for nearly
twenty years. No charge is m4de for CON
sultation by mail and all sufferers are in
Elted to write about their own cases.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1898-03-17
Laying Out Country Roads.

In laying out n road as much atten
ton should be paid to the grade as to
the distance. Ii is better to add ten
per cent. to the distance than five per
cent. to the stcepness of the ascent.
The unnecessary cXhausting of the
team is not only al inhuman but waste
full process. 1t is better to take Il large
load easily for distance of three miles
than TO exhaust the team in hauling
the same load over a rough two-mile
cutoff" No intelligent effort should
be spared in laying out the road proper
". so as to diminish the wear and tear
of team, harness and wagon. to say
nothing OF the subsequent pleasure and
profit that will be sure to follow the
conservation Of q first-class road.-Ru-
raj World