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The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
Lewelling Defends the Admin
istratiOn Against COstigan.
Says That COstigan Wanted to
BE Insurance Commissioner.
MR.. LEWELLING SAYS
That He Himself Asked to Have
Him Appointed.
Other Political News and Gossip
of Kansas.

EX-Gov. L. D. Lewelling has come
forward as the champion of Governor
Leedy against the attacks made on the
executive by w. J. Costigan of ottawa,
and accuses Costigan of trying to in
jure the party to satisfy a personal
spite.
In reference to the attack made on
the governor by Costigan, in a recent
interview, together with some inside
history of the Abilene convention, Gov.
Lewelling said today:
I think Mr.. Costigan's course is un-
wise in the extreme. He does not deny
that his grievance against Gov. Leedy
is chiefly personal. In my judgment,
Gov. Leedy has given him no cause for
this feeling of resentment. 1t is true
that COStigan's friends, myself among
the number, asked Gov. Leedy to make
him insurance commissioner. The gov
ernor expressed a desire to do what he
might be able for Mr.. Costigan, but in
formed US, without much delay, that he
could not give him this place. I had
then, and now have, every reason to be-
HeVe that Mr.. COstigan might have had
a position at the hands of the governor
which would have been highly credita-
BILE, and one which would have been
fairly remuneratiVe.
Mr.. Costigan has been my loyal
friend, and do not desire this state
ment to appear as an attack upon him;
but I cannot defend his course, and
earnestly hope that he will see fit to
change it. What he has said about the
Abilene convention, as well as about
my desire for Gov. Leedy's nomination
prior to that time, is all true.
1T is true that Mr.. Costigan, as many
other loyal Populists, did what he
could to bring about the governors
nomination, but it is also true that
Gov. Leedy has a keen sense of ap-
probation of his friends, and his atti-
tude towards Mr.. Costigan was no eX-
ception to the rule. But the latter en-
phaticaIly declined, in advance, to ac-
cept any other position than that of SUI
perintendent of insurance, and this the
governor believed he could not, with
prOpriety, bestOW upon him"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
UNDER THE DOME
News of the Kansas State De-
partments.
An Amusing ReminiScence of
Webb McNalI.
REACHES CONCLUSION
That the Quickest Way to En-
courage Prosperity
Is to Pay Your Debts as Fast as
Possible.

ST picked up this speech among a lot
of old books this morning." said Insur-
ance Commissioner Webb NfcNaII. as
he held up a pamphlet containing a
speech delivered on the currency ques-
ton by Charles N. Fowler, representa-
tive in congress from New Jersey, land
it reminded me of some old Kansas his
tory in which Mr.. Fowler is concerned.
The reason Mr.. Fowler became a con-
gresham and financier, was due to
the fact that he went east because he
didn't. like to live in a state where he
owed the farmers $40, 900. I was in the
same boat with him, only on a smaller
scale, but I staid here and paid off
what I owed, and you see the best I
could do was to get the job of insurance
commissioner.
along in 1880 and 1881, . went on Mr..
McNau Mr.. Fowler was in the cream
cry business at Gaylord. He owned sew
eral creameries, while I owned only
one. He busted, and so did I, but his
liabilities amounted to about 500, ,000
While mine only amounted to $4,000. I
buckled down as soon as I went over,
mortgaged all the property 1 had, in
Guiding my homestead and paid my
ed, he packed up and slid out to New
York, leaving his creditors in the hole.
They are still in the hole.
You see Mr.. Fowler had printed on
the title page of his pamphlet the fol-
lowing: TO secure speedy, general and
permanent prosperity, our finances
should be readjusted and our currency
that in 'readjusting and reforming old
debts could be wiped out. I have found
out that one way to encourage prosper
ity is to pay your debts
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME.
For the Meeting of Prominent Kan
sas Democrats February "A.

J. Mack Love, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state central committee, Frank
S. Thomas, Eugene Wolfe and Chas. K.
Holiday, Jr., held a meeting Wednes-
day night and prepared the following
programme for the Democratic banquet
]. Mack Love. Arkansas City-''What
Are We Here FOr?"
David Overmyer, Topeka Restored
Democracy"
Claud Duval, ,Hutchinson-''The Young
George ". Click, Atchison-''The Old
Guard"
Hugh P. Farre1ly, Trusts,
the Menace of Free Government"
E E. Murphy, venworth-''R Resub-
mission or Death
A. NJ. Jackson, Howard-'The FEEDER
al Judiciary
John H. Atwood, Leavenworth-
Bryan"
r. H. Lindsey, Kansas City-"The
Democratic Press"
H. S. Martin, Marion-"The Hope of
W. S. Glass. Marysville-"The Issues
and Our Platform
John Martin, Topeka Kansas De-
mocracy, Past, Present and Future"
J. c. Johnson, Peabody, will act as
tOaStmaSter.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
A POLITICAL MARTYR.
George Breyman's Prosecutions Lead
to His Being Rewarded.


The state board of charities in giving g
George S. Breyman of Doniphan cOun-
ty a position as supervisor at the Kan
sas City blind institute, rewarded a
man who has been the victim of the
most bitter political persecution by
members of his own family because he
joined a Bryan club in the last cam
paign and refused to withdraw and
identify himself with the Mckinley
club.
Breyman lived at Highland. He is
a cripple and his wife is an invalid.
He owned a small restaurant and lunch
room, which was mOrtgaged for small
sum to his brother.
In the heat of the last campaign
Breyman became a member of the Bry-
an club, but was Immediately ordered
by his five brothers to resign his mem
bership and join the Mckinley club.
He refused to do this, and the brother
threatened to foreclose the mortgage
on his property
Breyman said: "AI1 right; foreclose.
I propose to stay where 1 am political
ly."
His brother was as good as his
word. He foreclosed the mortgage and
drove his brother practically into the
street He has experienced great hard
ship since that time but the matter was
presented to the board of charities and
q place was found for the victim of a
IorOt hers diSpleaSure.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
HAUL CHILDREN no SCHOOL.
Stafford County District Has Wagon
Daily at the Pupils Homes.

superintendent of Instruction Stry-
ker has been notified that the school
district including Macksville, Stafford
county, and the three school districts
adjoining, are to be consolidated. The
three outlying school districts are
small, and the building at Macksville
is large enough to accommodate all the
pupils.
In getting the pupils into the Macks-
vile school a novel scheme is to be
adopted by each of the three outlying
districts. A wagon and team is to be
procured by each district, and a boy
hired to drive the children to school in
the mornings and out to their homes in
the evening. There are not more than
Is children in the most pOpulous OF the
three districts, and only one wagon win
be required by each.
The teams will be kept at the ex-
pense of the respective districts.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.

Engineer John Blake is now on the
CedarVaIe, Santa Fe, run in place of
NJ: ssrsil Eren tlsS VINO was removed to the
Cofeyville-Cherryva run
s o. Slane who has been runnfne
the day yard force during Yardma s+eI.
Curtis absence at Chanute has return
ed TO his position of night yard mas
Robert Cunningham head clerk of the
Santa Fe shops, has been promoted to
the chief clerkship of motive power de-
partment of the Southern California
railroad, with headquarters at San
BernardinO, Cal, and he and his wife
will leave for southern California
Thursday morning.
Foreman L. J. Wackerle of Osawat0-
mie has been promoted to the position
of assistant general foreman, made va
cant by the death of G. Stevens which
occurred some two weeks ago at Kan
eas City, Kan.
G. c. Shaeffer, who was located as
station agent at Wallace two wears
ago, has succeeded S. W. Campbeu as
agent at Sharon Springs. Mr. Camp
bell was given the station at Ellis.
F. J. Best has been promoted bv the
Santa Fe officials from Douglass to
Newkirk, o. T. He will leave in a few
days for his work
w S. Downing has been relieved as
night operator at Syracuse and as
signed to PierceviIIe
The Rock Island has a steam stone
crusher at work in the Montrose quar-
men. Rock is being taken out to bal
last the main line track between Belle
vile and Smith Center
The Frisco railway officials have
abolished the telegraph office at the de-
pot at Andover. Andover voted bonds
to the Frisco road, with the provision
that depot, telegraph office and switch
would be maintained. Now that the
telegraph instruments have been re-
moved, the citizens of the township are
going to sue the road for breaking
their contract.
During the year 1897 on territory of P
Carol, general foreman of the B. and
B. department of the Missouri Pact
nc out of Ell Dorado, there were twelve
wooden bridges replaced by iron GRID
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
COMPANY seEn z. N. q.
Governor Leedy Will Give the Hutch
inson Soldiers a Chance to STAY In.

The trouble between Company e.
of the K. N. G.. at Hutchinson and the
state military board will terminate
within the next two days by Gov. Leedy
issuing a reprimand to Capt. r. A.
Campbell, with instructions that it be
read before the company.
That is, the trouble will be termin-
ated if Capt. Campbell consents to read
the reprimand before his company,
which is considered doubtful from the
fact that it will be made very severe.
If Capt. Campbell refuses to accept and
read the reprimand, he will be dis
charged from the service of the state
and the company probably disbanded.
The trouble with Company e" COM
menced several months ago, when
charges were made to the military
board that the company had participant
ed in full uniform and with state arms
in partisan political parades
This is directly against the provis-
ions of the K. N. G.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
THREE WORTHY PROMOTIONS.
Topeka Railroad Men Who Began
Their Work Under Supt. Player.

Mr. Harry EiIlyer, chief clerk of the
master mechanics office at San Bernar-
dino, has been promoted to the position
of chief clerk in the mechanical depart
ment at Albuquerque, and Robert Cum
ningham, who has been chief clerk at
Ottawa has been promoted to the posi-
ton at San Bernardino in the place of
Mr.. Hilyer. Mr.. Frank Cain, Of Su-
perintendent Players office has been
promoted to the position at Ottawa
All three of these who have been pro-
NOTED have served their apprenticeship
in Superintendent's Players Office in
Topeka as clerks. Mr.. Hillyer com
Inenced his career with the Santa Fe
IL years ago. Mr.. Cunningham was a
clerk in Mr.. Players office Z years ago
and Mr.. Cain has been holding the pO-
sitiOn OF clerk for 10 years.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
POISONED BY A TARANrULA.
A Katy Brakeman Has a Severe Ex-
perience at the Hospital

DennisOn, Jan.27.-Jim Hemingway,
brakeman on the south end of the
Katy, is back from the hospital at Sc
dalia, No, where he has been since last
september under treatment for a tar
antula- bite
On the 9Th day of last September. or
rather the night of the 9Th, he was
braking on the Henrietta branch of the
katys and at place this side of Henri
eta he dropped his switch lock on the
ground while throwing switch. In
stead OF taking his lantern to look for
the lock he put down his right hand to
reel Tor 1t on the ground. He touched
a Uarantula and was bitten on the tin
of the middle finger of the right hand.
Ee felt sharp pang of pain at the
time, but paid little attention to it and
went on with his work The finger
sWelled and became very painful but
still he kept on at work, thinking he
would get all right in a short time He
was sent to the cOmpany's hospital at
SedaHa for treatment and there the
nnger was amputated at the first Joint
It healed up all but a small place which
remained sore. He had cOnsidera BILE fe-
yer all that time and his ten1Dera t1Ire
ran all the way from 101 to 1O4 degrees
FINDING that the wound would not heal
the surgeons cut the finger again, and
q times after that it was amDutated
making 2S amputatiOns of the member
during the time. All the surgical oper-
atlOnS were performed while IeDouoiner
way was having high fever and it was
impossible to administer opiates of anv
Kind to allay the pain of the operatfOn
Ihe final operation was performed
nearly two months ago, the hand being
Splt from the knuckle of the middle
nnger to the wrist, and the finger 11a
ing taken out back of the knucIxie then
for q time the nurses rubbed the riob+
arm from the shoulder down, to get the
poison out OF it, and by a small grad
ual process the wound healed and Hem
mlngway was restored to health
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
SENATOR LAMB ANNOUNCES.
Is the Fourth Candidate for Congress
in the Fourth.

Senator c.. H. Lamb of Woodson
county a member of the last legiSla-
ture, has announced his candidacy for
the Republican nomination for congress
in the Fourth district. This makes the
fourth candidate who has officially
avowed such intention.
Senator Lamb in the last legislature
was especially active in important leg
islative matters.
The other candidates are J. NJ. Miller
of Council Grove, and J. S. Dean and
J. w Moore who are having a spirited
contest over the Marion county delega-
ton.
z. @. Pipp of Burlingame and H B.
Miller Of Usage City, are also talked of.
Mr.. Pipp is in reality candidate.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
FROM WELLINGTON.

Joe Devaney's bridge gang is doing
some work near Oxford today.
Mrs VIM. SchamerhOrn is visiting
friends at Conway Springs today.
Engineer N. ]. HUFF is down from
Wichita as a witness in the damage
suit of Wiley VS.. the Santa F'e-
Joe Bush began his two weeks as
night hostler at the Santa F'e last ev-
ening. Louis Brinkmeyer is on the day
shift.
Joe Johnston, a former conductor in
the employ of the Santa Fe at this
place, was up from Caldwell last night
on his way to Wichita. Joe is clerking
in the Leland hotel at Caldwell.
Engineer McCarty took the first de-
gree in the Masonic lodge last night.
J. l. Kise, Santa Fe lineman, went to
Woodward this morning Ito make
some repairs in his line"
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
HOSTS THE WHITE FLAG.
New York Life Desires Peace-Attor-
ney General Boyle to Aid.

Ouinton & Quinton, as attorneys for
the New York Life Insurance company,
today commenced proceedings in the
supreme court to set aside service Of
summons under the quo warranto pro-
ceedings instituted there some time
ago.
This is preliminary step on the part
of the insurance company to have the
proceedings dismissed, but Attorney
General Boyle says this is unnecessary.
He says the insurance company has ac-
knowledged the sovereignty of the state
and is ready to comply with the law,
and that the proceedings will be dis
missed by him.
The proceedings were brought by At
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Grievance Committees
of 0. R. c. and B. of r.. T.
Appeal From Mr.. Turner to
Superintendent Nudge.
THEY GROW RESTLESS.
Different Division Officials Have
Different Interpretation
Of the Rules Relating to Time
and Runs.

General Superintendent H. Q. Nudge
of the Santa F'e has been appealed to
by the joint grievance committee OF
the o. r c. and B. of R T. in session
in this city to place definite construc-
tions on several of the rules in regard
to computing time under the present
schedule which shall be agreeable to the
men.
When Mr.. Avery Turner took the po-
sition of assistant general superintend-
ent it was understood that one OF MS
duties would be to handle all matters
between the trainmen and the company.
Accordingly when the grievance com
mittee decided that something had to
be done in reference to certain schedule
rules they went to Mr.. Turner and
asked him to place definite construc-
tiOns on the rules in question so that
they could not be interpreted in differ
ent ways by different division officials.
Mr.. Turner placed constructions on the
rules, but then the committee was not
satisfied to have them made permanent
Mr.. Turner's constructions did not suit
the men, and they told him so. He
in turn told them there was nothing
left to do but take the matter one notch
higher, and in consequence the visits
of the committee to Mr.. Turner's Of
flee ceased and they waited for an Op-
pOrtunity of seeing General Superln-
tendent Nudge.
Yesterday the committee secured the
opportunity and called on Mr.. Nudge.
They explained their difficulties to him,
and he is now considering the rules in
controversy. If he fails to place salts
factory constructions on them the COM
nittee will probably go another step
officially, and take the matter up with
General Manager Frey. In case an
agreement could not be arrived at, it
might mean serious trouble between the
trainmen and the company.
But Mr.. Nudge says there is but little
possibility of any trouble, as he be-
GeVeS that within the next two or three
days the matter will be satisfactorily
settled. The trainmen claim that they
have suffered much injustice in the past
at the hands of division officials for
the reason that there was no general
Interpretation of several of the rules
relating to time and runs.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
MAY FAIL IN THE HOUSE.
Bill to Provide Place for Judge Pet
ers is Doubtful

The supporters of the new federal dis
trict bill seem to be wavering in the
opinion that the bill will pass at this
session of congress. The men who are
behind it are confident that the meas
ure will pass the senate, but they are
doubtful of the house of representa-
tives.
S. R. Peters of Newton, who is anX-
ious to have the bill passed so he may
be appointed judge of the court, is es-
pecially interested.
He has spent much time in Washing
ton, but is now at home. He said:
This bill will pass the senate, in my
opinion, without any difficulty. 1 have
some doubt as to the passage of the bill
in the house at this session, but I do
believe it will go through at the short
term"
Phil Campbell and w. c. Perry re-
main in Washington to look after the
bill but it's supporters now expect a
unanimous report from the judiciary
committee in favor of its passage.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
RAILROAD TO DAWSON.
Canadian Government Will Donate
$4,000 Acres of Land Per Mile.

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. 27.-The contract for
building a railway from Telegraph creek
to Teslin lake, leading from the head
waters of the Stikeen to Dawson City, has
been signed by Mckenzie & Mann, the
road to be commenced at a point not yet
decided upon near Glenora and run to
Teslin lake over a country not very diff
fcult for railway construction. The dis
tance is about $50 miles.
The Canadian government has agreed
with the contractors to give $4,000 acres
of land per mile as a subsidy. The rail-
way will be completed in time to permit
of supplies being sent into the Yukon be-
fore next winter sets in. Steamers are
to run from Teslin lake to Dawson City.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
MIR. sTRYKER's LATEST.
Teachers Must Attend Associations,
Etc. or Have Certificate Revoked.


State superintendent of Instruction
w. B. Stryker has proposed an addition
to the contracts between district boards
and teachers which Will not tend to
make the teachers entertain more kind
ly feelings toward the head of the state
school work. On the other hand, it
will probably be looked upon in the
light of an imposition on their rights.
superintendent Stryker asks the Coop
Grafton of county superintendent in
enforcing the additional provision,
which is as follows
1T is also agreed that said teacher
will pursue the professional course Of
study prescribed by the State Reading
Circle board, or its equivalent; will at
tend county and district teachers asso-
Citations and follow the common school
course of study adopted by the state
board of education
Continued failure to comply with the
above conditions, one months written
notice having been given the teacher
and district board by the county super
intendent, renders this contract void
at the option of the district board, the
county superintendent cOncurring."
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27

ers, aggregating in length 1920 feet. OF
trestIe work there was IA feet of con-
struction, 9,O19 feet of entire renewal.
IL .931 feet Of new decking, $3.50 feet of
trestle work drove and capped for re-
newal and S,O14 feet of trestle work
capped. There were three combination
bridges aggregating 40 feet renewed.
In the line of improvements there were
three new depots constructed; an addi-
ton with a storage capacity of 100000
bushels to the company elevator at
Coffeyville; four new water tanks; ten
new stock yards. Depots and other
buildings were painted at 13 stations.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
BIG SANTA FE CONTRACT.
Cottonwood Falls Stone Company to
Furnish Stone for All Western
Division Masonry

Cottonwood Falls, Jan. 27.-The Chase
County Stone company, through J. f.
DuchanOyse, has secured the contract
for furnishing all masonry put in this
season by the Santa Fe on it's western
division.
The contract is a large one as many
steel bridges viii replace wooden tres
ties and culverts- The quarry is just
east of this city.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
P. & G. TO CHICAGO.
To Enter over the Burlington Track
Through Service.

Through Service.
Kansas City, Jan. 27.-It is announced
here that arrangements by which the
Kansas City, Pittsburg 6. Gulf railroad
will secure an entrance to Chicago have
been all but completed. The entrance
will be gained over the Burlington
tracks out of Quincy, III. The Pitts
burg and the Gulf has already leased
the right to use the Burlington station
and terminals at Quincy and the Bur-
lington bridge across the Mississippi
river. A contract for the use of the
Burlington tracks by the Pittsburg &
Gulf for freight and passenger traffic
between Quincy and Chicago has been
drawn up and is under consideration by
President Stillweu. If the pending con-
tract with the Burlington can be effect
ed the Pittsburg & Gulf viii also es~
tablish through train service from Chi
cago to the Gulf of Mexico, at Port
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
Inspecting Santa Fe Lines.

Player and General Superintendent J.
J. Frey have left on a tour of inspec-
ton of the lines west of Topeka Mr..
west as Albuquerque and from there
Mr.. Player viii be accompanied by Mr.
W. G. Mervine of the Southern Cali
fornia.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
MASONS AT WICHITA.
To Meet February 16-18-To Revise
the Bylaws in q Radical Manner.

The annual meeting of the Masonic
grand lodge at Wichita February 16, II
and Is will be the most important in
many years, as a revision of the bylaws
of the organization will come up for final
consideration. The laws which have gov>
erned the organization for twenty-five
years in Kansas will undergo, in some in
stances, radical changes.
The committee in charge of the work
of revision is composed of A. H. Ellis OF
BeIoit,J. c. Postlethwaite ofJewell City and
T. E. Dewey of Abilene. The committee
recently held three weeks session in
this city working on the report which will
be submitted to the grand lodge.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
a. d. U. ". Caused Postponement.

The real reason why the state meet
ing of Democrats was changed from
February % to February "a is that a
majority of the members of that party
who viii be present at the banquet are
prominent members of the A. O. U. w
grand lodge OF the state which meets at
Wichita February 21, % and 2S. In or
der to permit them to attend the grand
lodge and to secure also the benefit of
reduced rates to Topeka the date of the
meeting and banquet was changed by
Chairman J. Mack Love.
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27
10 Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if ii
fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L
B O. on each tablet
The Topeka state journal., 1898-01-27

After hearing some friends continual
" praising Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy, Curtis
FIeck, of Anaheim, California, pur-
chased a bottle of it for his own use
and is now as enthusiastic over it's
wonderful work as anyone can be- The
25 and so cent sizes for sale by all drug
gists.