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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-10

legislature which gives cities the power
to levy even per cent for water works.
It is figured that it will in no event be
necessary to levy a tax of more than 2
or mills.
1t is generally believed that the pres
ent company will be willing to sell to
the city. There are, however, a few who
think that the pipes now in use are not
adequate to supply the increased needs
of the city under city ownership.
Several years ago the council in
structed VIM. TweeddaIe, who was then
city engineer, to prepare plans for a
water plant He prepared the plans,
but they were referred to a committee
and have reposed silently in the vault
of the street commissioners office ever
since.
Inmates demonstrated and upon which
the council was undecided, was the
question of the cost of a water plant.
Col. Tweeddale's estimate shows that
the present system can be duplicated by
placing the pumping station at the
foot of Harrison street for 1886, $3.50. 20.
This makes allowance for 300 hydrants,
the number now in use and provides
for a capaciay of 5000, 900 gallons in "a
hours, the same as the present plant.
His second estimate is for the cost of
duplicating the plant now in use and
have the pumping station where it is,
west of the asylum. He places the cost
at 1927, 943.55.
The third estimate is for doubling the
capacity of the plant and increasing the
area, to take in the outlying portions
of the city not now reached by water
mains.
He provides for the erection of a
stand pipe The capacity is placed at
IL 600, 900 gallons in "a hours and the
number of hydrants is placed at 100
The cost of this plant according to the
figures, would be $575, 2S0. rs.
In order to have everything necessa-
~ to submit the proposition at the
regular election next spring, it will pro-
badly be necessary to use the present
plans. If the proposition is submitted
it will probably be of an alternative ma
ture so as to give the council the right
to either build a new plant or acquire
the old one by purchase.
There is no change in the position of
either the city or water company in the
controversy. The city attorney is pre-
pairing to make a fight to prevent the
city being enjOined from putting the
new rate ordinance into effect. This
question comes before Judge Williams
on a hearing for a temporary injunction
next Monday.
Much depends upon the quo warranto
case which is awaiting decision in the
mitted and County Attorney Bird says
will be decided early next month. If
this case is decided in favor of the city
it will leave the water company without
a franchise in Topeka. If, however, it
should go the other way. there is pro-
badly nothing which would deprive the
company of the franchise until it ex-
pires.
The date of expiration is September
5, 1901. The company has a contract
with the city by which the city must
pay S14, 500 per annum for fire hydrant
rentals, and unless the franchise is for
feited, this money could be collected an
nually even if the city built a plant of
its own.
The manner in which the city may ac-
quire the plant by condemnation pro-
ceedings is to apply to the district court
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WAS KILLED BY INDIANS.
A Comrade of Lieut.. Geo. w. Smith
Writes of His Death.

To the Editor of the State Journal.
Dear Sir:-In Tuesday nights Journal
was a notice of the presentation of a
cavalry sword of border fame to the
State Historical society. The officer to
whom the sword was presented by Cen
eraI Sumner, and who afterward gave
it to George Leis, of Lawrence, Kan,
was Lieutenant George w. Smith of the
9th u. S. cavalry. He was killed Au-
gust 10, 1881, in an enga gement with
Victoria's band Of hostile Indians, at
Hawks or as it is known on the map,
Gavelin's canon, New Mexico. He was
lieutenant in the troop 1 served in when
he was killed. 1 was then a member
of Purinton's troop H, 9Th cavalry, and
I took his body to FIT. Bayard and broke
the sad news to his wife and children.
His death was greatly regretted by all,
both officers and enlisted men who
loved him, as he was always true and
brave. I think Mrs c.. W. Smith re
sides in Lawrence, Kansas, at present.
Thanking you for space in your pa
per, I am with respect,
GEORGE B. TURPIN,
Ex-Sergeant Co. H, 9Th Cavalry.
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REPORT OF MIR. POTTER.
President of the L. A w. Tells of the
Work of the Past Year.

st. Louis, Feb. 10.-The report of
President Isaac B. Potter, primarily
dwelt at length upon the progress of
the good roads movement in the league
He then calls attention to the fact that
ten states have passed laws requiring
bicycles to be carried as baggage with
out extra charge and bills are now
pending in the legislatures of Ken
lucky. Virginia and Maryland for the
same purpose. This policy, on the
Long Island railroad alone, increased
the traffic from 10000 cycling passen-
gers in 1896 to $50, 500 in 1897.
He recommended that the publishing
of an executive bulletin of news and
notes relating to the general work of
the league and it's separate division be
continued. He also recommended the
continuance of the loan fund, which
served an excellent purpose within the
last year. During the past year "a, 1888
new members have Joined the league
and 48, OH of the old members have re-
peWed.
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all measures of reform during the last
legislature is in the city, and during his
visit will call upon the governor and
inform him that Ellis county is opposed
to a special session.
Mr. Basgall was against the maxi
mum rate bill last winter and believes
that the present railroad law gives the
commissioners power to regulate rates
and to remove Determinations upon
complaint.
AS an evidence of this Mr. BasgalI
calls attention to the many settlements
of controversies between the roads and
shippers during the summer and fall.
Il voted in the legislature for the bill
which Gov. Leedy vetoed" said Mr..
Basgan, explaining his position. Il am
not yet convinced that the bill which
he proposes differs materially from that
one The bill he killed was a good one
and the one he proposes is no better,
so far as I can see
Mr.. Basgau was bitterly opposed to
the maximum rate bill, introduced by
Brown of Pratt. He voted against it
from first to last and was one of the
men who was charged by the Pratt
cuIiar reasons for SO doing. In the
list of members charged with having
been seen" by the railroads, Brown of
Pratt included Mr.. BasgalPs name. OF
this Mr.. Basgall said:
This was as unfair and as unreasOn-
able as Browns bill. The bill which he
proposed raised the freight rates on
everything shipped into Ellis county
from the Missouri river. Yet, when [
opposed such measure in the interests
of our people, the maximum raters
were busy casting reh ~ctiOns upon me
and other men who did likewise.
1.-The bill the governor vetoed was a
good bill. and see no reason why the
legislature should be called together
TO correct a mistake which it did not
make l am opposed to 1t.
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where they VII take 1850 for e.

where they will take passage for Ha-
wall.
President Dole is a tall man with
heavy beard nearly white. He was
dressed in a. neat fitting suit of black
that fitted close about his broad Shout
ders. He reclined gracely in the draw
ing room of the Pullman and gazed
languidly out of the rain splashed win
dow at the scenery. The president did
not show the effects of his journey and
chatted pleasantly with those around
him. The large railroad shops at To-
peka attracted the attention of the
president and he inquired what they
were. The California Limited is equip
ped with a buffet car and dining car
and is probably the best equipped train
that the party have ridden on.
Quite crowd was gathered in front
of the window of the compartment oc-
cupied by the president striving to gain
look at the president of the country
that may one day be a part of the
United States. President Dole was OBJ
HViOus to the crowd until his attention
was called to it, when he raised his
hand in a sort of military salute of rec
OgnitiOn as he glanced for a moment
out of the window. The train with the
party left for the west on time at II 80.
The president and party will arrive in
Los Angeles at $50 p. m. Saturday.
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IT WAS A BIG RAIN.
One of the Heaviest Ever Known in
February-1.6 SO Inches.


The rain which began falling Wednes~
day morning and continued through the
day and night amounted to 169 inches.
Weather Observer Jennings says that al
ready more rain has fallen this month
than the average for February. The av-
erage as taken from the records Of thir-
teen years is 1.46 inches. Wednesday
morning there was a thunderstorm. This
is of rare occurrence during February
During Wednesday and up to O'Clock
in the evening 80 of an inch of water feI.
From that time until o'clock this morn
ing when the precipitation had ceased,
the amount measured by Mr.. Jennings
was LIZ inches, making the total 169
inches. Mr.. Jennings says that Friday
will probab bly, be fair, with but little
change in the temperature. During the
rain Wednesday evening the sewers were
choked with water and the surplus rain
ran in large streams down the pavement
cutters. The pavements were washed
off clean except where water ran upon
them from unpaved streets and carried
mud with it. Cellars which have been
dry for years have a moist floor now. The
ground has been kept wet by the melting
snow.
February so far, in point of tempera-
tllre. has been a little warmer than the
average. but the extremes of temperature
havet not been experienced The highest
temperature so far this month was IS de-
grees, while the lowest was degrees
above zero. In February. 1890. the highest
temperature was 10 degrees, while In Feb
ruary, 1896 the thermometer registered Il
degrees below zero.
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the city would have to pay the price
fixed by these appraisers.
TALKED "GOOD ROADS,"
l. A. W. Have Banquet at St. Louis
Potter for President.

st. Louis. Feb. 1O-The entire day
yesterday was devoted by the national
assembly of the L. A. w. to the dis
cussion of good roads
Chairman Otto DOOrnor of Milwaukee
presided over the meeting, and in his
opening address stated that reports
were coming in from all over the coun-
try that the farmers had entered into
the good roads movement with an I'M
expected zeal Prof. John Hamilton of
Harrisburg, Pa, president of the Ma
tiona1 Association of Farmers Institute
conductors, delivered the principal adj
dress of the day. The meeting did not
adjourn until late in the afternoon. The
interest in the election has increased to
fever heat. The New York delegation
has posted a bulletin board in their
headquarters on which is marked down
every vote as fast as it is pledged for
Potter. At o'clock last night the
board read 276 votes pledged.
That President Potter will be elected
is conhdentaIly expected on all sides
and speculation is now being made on
his majority Last night a banquet was
held in the dining hall of the Southern,
and the festivities were continued until
midnight
A. B. Choate. member of the national
racing committee for Minnesota, pre-
sided at the afternoon session On as
suming the chair, Mr.. ChOate spoke on
state aid for building wagon roads in
Minnesota
The streets of Chicago" was the
SUBJECT taken up by FRANK W. MOultOn
of that city. He told of the poor cOndi-
ton of the thoroughfares there, where
800, 600 Wheelmen use the streets, and
detailed the efforts that were being
made for their betterment.
Professionals from nearly all the
states were recommended for the anna
teur class and their cases will be act
ed upon by the national assembly. The
following were among those so recon-
mended:
Texas-Roy Hunsacker. Galveston.
COloradO-C. B. Lewis, Trinidad; Har-
ry r. Renshaw, Denver; J. B. HOLSTER,
Denver.
California-Howard w. Squires, Oak
land.
Nebraska-John D. Robbins, Lincoln.
Missouri. Holmes Hull, Sedalia.
The following are among the profess
sional riders who have asked for rein
statement to the amateur class, and
their cases will be referred to the ma
tional assembly by the racing board
without recommendations: =,
COlorado-C. S. Price, Denver; Vim
cent Loose, Denver; John Dean, Den
yer; George A. ChiIders. Cripple Greek.
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BICYCLE TRANSPORTATION.
A Majority of the Railroads Now Car
ry the Wheel as Baggage.

St Louis, Feb. 1O.-The report of the
committee on transportation stated
that with the exception of PennsyIva-
MIA, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West
Virginia, Indiana, southern Illinois and
Florida, the railroads carry wheels by
force of law, while these states are in
cIuded by voluntary concession.
The key to the eastern situation is
now in the state of Indiana. If it's leg
islature should pass a bicycle baggage
law, the scheme of transportation be
tween Chicago and St. Louis and New
England would be finished. Illinois is
the key to the western situation and
recognizing this, the greater cOmpart
of the committee work has been con-
centrated there. In the south the rail
roads are undecided. Florida railroads
voluntarily granted free transportation
commencing January LIST. of this year.
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TOPEKA WATER.
City Council Going Right Ahead
to Get Possession
Of the WaterWOrkS Either by
Purchase
OR BY THREATENING
To Build New Plant If the Com
Hany Won't Surrender.
Not Likely That New Water
works Will Be Built.
Water Company Probably Will
ing to Sell Out.
DIR BY THREATENING

Councilman Burgess, chairman of
the committee on ways and means, has
called a meeting of his committee for
Tuesday of next week to discuss the
question of how the city is to acquire a
Waterworks plant.
It is the proposed plan of the city
council to buy the present plant if it
can be purchased, but in the event that
the company will not sell, to build a
plant which shall be the property of the
city.
Two ways of paying for the plant will
be considered. One of paying the bonds
from a sinking fund, created by the
earnings of the company, and in that
plant
The other is to levy a tax to pay the
bonds. There is a special act of the
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GROWTH OF THE L. A. w.
Increased Last Year From 72,OOO to
100000.

ST. Louis, Feb. 1O.-Secretary Abbott
Bassett in his report said that the year
of 1897 had seen the mem bership grow
from ", 900 to 1O2. 900 and the finances
had shown very healthy condition. The
membership roll shows a gain of AZ per
cent. The largest per centage shown in
the past was 81 per cent in 1876. The
gross income from 1897 was $165, 042, an
increase of S41, 546 over 1896.
Among the several divisions during
1897 was distributed S91, 504. Subscrip-
lions to the Bulletin amounted to S25,-
PAT and to it's publishers was paid $39,-
239 making the Bulletin cost the league
s13, 1892 The number of paid subscrip-
lions received was 100, $50. League club
fees amounted to sos. AS instructed at
the last assembly the work of renum-
berine the membership cards has been
begun, but it is expected at least two
wears will be consumed in perfecting
the alpha beticaI index.
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NOT DEAD YET.
Supt. McNan Discovers Something
Suspicious About Clarkson Rat
ing Bureau.


Webb McNall, superintendent of in
surance has in his possession a draft
for S11 drawn in favor of Charles f.
Eldridge of Topeka in payment of es-
Inmates and Inspections furnished the
Hamburg Bremen Insurance company
of Chicago.
As Mr.. Eldridge is Harrison Clark
sons chief clerk, Mr.. AIcNaI concludes
that the Clarkson rating bureau is not
as dead as has been supposed The
superintendent. acting upon the sug-
gestion of such opinion today address
sed to Witkowslzy and Affeld. general
agents at Chicago a letter in which he
says.
1t would seem that, Notwithstanding
the statement you have made to this
department heretofore concerning vOur
withdrawal from the Clarkson Rating
bureau, that you are still engaged in
paying Mr. ClarkSOn's right hand man
or IN other WOrdS,-the chief clerk in his
oIilce,-for doing for you just what Won
INFORMED this department you would re-
train from doing in the future.
IN view of the above facts am AL
most disposed at this time to refuse to
incense you for the ensuing year on ac-
count OF your bad faith in your trans
ACTIONS with this department but not
uesLlhS 70 smut out any company with
out hearing its side of the Question I
would be pleased to hear from 1-o11 az
to your explanation of this natfer II
the meantime I will retain the 7rs ~
ana Dill as evidence on file in this de-
partment.'' ms o9-
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THE ADAMS HAULS IN.
Express Company Declares g Divi-
dend and Reduces Its STOCK.


dend and Reduces Its Stock.
New York, Feb. 1O.-The managers OF
the Adams Express company have de-
cIared the usual quarterly dividend of 50
per share payable to shareholders Of rec
ord of February II, 1898, at 2 p. m; also
determined, in view of what the company
regards as excessive burdens of taxation
in some of the western states, to reduce
the assets heretofore employed in the
business. These assets have been in
creased from time to time since the origin
of the company in 1894 as required by the
development of business, to provide for
losses and protect the shareholders against
personal liability.
The managers set apart and distributed
among the shareholders an amount equal
to 500 per share, for which bonds of the
company will be issued to shareholders
of record on the closing of the transfer
books on February Il. as above. Such
bonds will be taken as the collateral trust
per cent fifty year gold bonds of the
Adams Express company, in denomtHa-
lions of 81. 600 and $500 each. and Will be
secured by a transfer of property under
a deed of trust to the Mercantile Trust
company of the city of New York, on
which property lien or charge will be
reserved in order to indemnify sharehold-
ers from personal liability in the past.
The interest on the bonds will run from
March l. 1895 and the rate will be 4 per
cent per annum, payable semi-annually.
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Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son, Cowden, Ill, IN speaking
last winter his wife was attacked with
La Grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her It seemed to
develop into Hasty Consumption Hav-
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery in the
store, and, selling lots CT it, he took a
bottle home and to the surprise of all
she began to get better from first dose.
and half dozen dollar bottles cured
her sound and wen. DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption Coughs and
CCids is guaranteed to do this good
work. Try it. Free trial bottle at
Swift & Holidays Drug Store.
We do mendIng and sew on buttons
free Of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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STOVE TRUST DENIED.
Detroit Manufacturers are Indignant
Over the Report

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 1O.-Offcials of all
of the Chicago stove works request the
Associated Press to deny in their behalf
the statement recently telegraphed by
correspondents of certain papers to the
effect that a "stove trust or any COM
binatfon of stove interests of this city has
been or is being effected The stove COM
panies today formally demanded retrac>
ton from such newspapers as published
the rumor mentioned.
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Two Pardons.

Governor Leedy has pardoned Walter
Thomas and James Bartlett from the
Wyandotte county Jail. The two boys
were arrested in Kansas City on the
charge of assault and battery and SEN
fenced to six months in Jail. Their
parents are old and in needy circum-
stances, and an appeal was made to the
governor to nberate the boys so that
they might help their parents. They
have served five months Of their SEN
tenCe.
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PICTUREIN COAL BIN.
Taken From Church Wall in Dubuque
by His Former Attorney

Dubuque, Iowa. Feb. 1O.-Rev. Dr. c.
o. Browns portrait was taken from
among the pictures of former pastors
at the First Congregational church and
thrown into the coal bin. This was
done by Colonel Lyon, who was his at
torney at two conferences Of the Du-
huque association, which restored
Brown to fellowship after the Bay con-
ference had suspended him. At
meeting of the trustees Lyon was unan-
imously sustained, but some wrote in
the vacant place, Let him who is with
out sin cast the first stone"
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LETTER MOVES WHEAT
viii Start 100000 Bushels to the
Seaboard.

Chicago, Feb. 10.-The Lehigh Valley
railway has arranged for the movement
of SOC, 900 bushels of Letters wheat to
the seaboard. The gossip is that the
wheat is not sold, but is being moved
east for export on consignment.
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Charters Filed.

The following charters have been filed
with the secretary of state: The Phoe-
nix lodge, No. 35, Knights of Pythias, of
Manhattan. Capital stock, SO 200 The
Potter Christian church of Potter Kan.
Capital stock, $1,000. The Two Bens
Mercantile company of Usage City.
CAPITAL stock, $25. 600.
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As TO RACE MEETS.
Number Held, Riders Participating
and Value of Prizes.

st. Louis, Feb. 10.-The report of AL
bert Mott, chairman of the racing
board shows that the receipts during
the year by the racing board amounted
to IS, 425, the expenditures 1854. leav-
ing a balance on hand of 81, S32. During
the year z, 912 race meets We're held
where L. 316 races had been given, par
ticipated in by 5000 racing men, who
have won and received racing and
pacemaking prizes to the value of 81
654, 02O.
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EIGHT HOUR LAW.
a Recent Colorado Decision Does Not
Cover the Case.

Colorado Springs, Feb. 1o.-Judge Hunt
of the district court said today that his
recent disposition of the case against the
Colorado Springs street commissioner for
working men nine hours does not in any
way affect the question of the constitu-
tionality of the eight hour law in Colo
RADIO.
He dismissed the case upon the recon-
mendation of the district attorney without
passing on the merits of the action.
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FINANCES OF THE LEAGUE.
Treasury Shows Balance of $4,000
Expenditures for '07, $4,000.

St. Louis, Feb. 10.-The report of the
auditing committee composed of J. Fred
Adams, John J. Van Hort, George l.
Mccarthy showed that the league had
in it's treasury over SIS, 900. The princi-
pal heavy receipts for the past year
were, applications $95, 8S7; renewals, $780,
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The report of State Grain Inspector
Culver has been filed with the State
auditor. 1t shows that during January,
$2,846-65 was received and $2,749.28 was
paid out in expenses.
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B. Lyon; piano solo. Mrs. L. A. Ryder;
solo, Miss Coin; piano solo, Miss Jessie
Campbell. An orchestra composed of
Messrs. Malcolm James, Allen, KIuss-
man and Mercer played during the even>
ing Little Maud Ward and Dot Miller.
two small elocutionists, gave several reci-
tations.
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012; subscriptions SIS. 247 The heavy
expenditures were: Distributions amO 2
divisions, $91, 504; Bulletin account. S3e,-
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VOICE OF ELLIS COUNTY

Is Raised in Opposition to the CALLING
of Special Session.
J. E Basgan of Ellis county. a Dem
oerat who voted with the Populists on