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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
HISTORY OF THE SALE.
Some Interesting Incidents In theDis-
posaI of the Capital


AT the time the reported sale of the
Capital was announced few weeks
ago the rumor was declared the tale Of
some Smart Aleck" but the president
Of the new Capital company then held
a receipt for $1,000, the first payment
made in the new deal.
The negotiations for the purchase of
the paper were carried on during the
absence of Dave Mulvane. The news
of the trade leaked out and Dave Null
vane returned to Topeka indignant He
was Inundated with the proceedings
because he had been pushed forward as
the owner and proprietor of the Capt.
tai which had been practically sold in
his absence.
Joab and John r. Mulvane were also
indignant, charging that the new com
pany had acted in bad faith by giving
out for publication the contemplated
the opportunity to see and set right
matters with Dave Mulvane.
The latter at once declined to sell the
paper, Whereupon the board of direc-
tors of Bank of Topeka decided that
the paper should be sold unless the
Mulvanes themselves would assume the
personal responsibility of carrying the
paper. The directors of the bank are
as follows:
Edward Wilder John w Farnsworth,
A w Knowles. A. Washburn. t. B.
sweet 1enfy 4aylOf. JOaD MuIVane.
John r. Mulvane, J. P. Griswold, ]. w.
Thurston and NJ A. Low.
It is said that during the meeting of
the board of directors the MuIvanas
were told that it was the opinion of a
majority of the board of directors that
the bank should no longer be response
BILE for the publication of the Capital
1t is also claimed that one Of the direc-
tors said: IF Messrs. B1ulvane desire
to take the paper and carry out their
plans to have Mr.. Burton elected to
the senate. that Is all right, but the
bank cannot afford to be tied up in any
such a manner"
At this juncture the Mulvanes asked
for further time and at the suggestion
of Mr.. Dave Mulvane. they We're given
until Saturday afternoon. In the mean
time ]. r. Burton was summoned to
Topeka for the purpose of ascertaining
if sufficient money could be raised to
take the paper out Of the hands of the
| bank. The conference resulted in moth
[ ing; the money could not be raised; the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
SCHOOL FUND INTEREST.
Attorney General Rules That It Must
Be Credited to Annual Fund.

F. E. Grimes, state treasurer, recently
received from c. R. Henry, treasurer of
Cheyenne county, a sum of money col
lected as rent of school land in that coun-
ty. It seems that the constitution of the
state intends the rents of such lands, to
be part of the annual school fund Wnlie
the session laws of 1899, chapter 241, d.
reefs that such rents shall be part of the
permanent school fund.
what fund should be credited with the
amount paid. In reply Judge j. S West
'7seetion 3 of article of the constitution
provides that: The proceeds OF al Ian6s
port Of schools, etc, shall be a perpetual
school fund, which shall not be dimin-
ished, but the interest of which, together
with ali the rents of lands and such other
means as the legislature may provide, by
tax or otherwise shall be inviolably APP
propriated to the support of the common
This provision of the constitution would
seem 70 settle the QUESTION as 70 WneIe
1870 Troyides as folIovys: THE state treas
uresr shall receive all annual income of
support Of schools whether derived from
the interest of moneys loaned. rents of
school lands or annual tax, and hold the
same subject to the order of the state SUI
perintendent of public Instruction.
Section of the constitution above
quoted provides for a perpetual or perma-
nent school fund, and also provides that
the interest on such perpetual or perma-
nent fund, together with all rents of
school lands and such other means as the
legislature may provide. shall be appro-
priated to the support of common schools,
which sums so Constituted and appropri-
ated I understand TO be what IS known as
the annual school fund. to which refer
ence is made in paragraph 5S35 above quot
ed.
THE perpetual! or permanent fund and
the annual fund are, therefore, two, sep
arate and distinct funds, and are to be a
all times SO treated and regarded.
Notwithstanding the language of sec
ton l of chapter PAL of the laws of 1899,
I am of the opinion that the school land
rent in question should be accredited to
the provisions Of section of article of
the constitution
This question has time and again caused
controversies which will now be brought
to an end by the ruling of the attorney
general.
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time limit expired and the paper went
to the new company.
It is said that every one of the direc-
tors, except Joab and J. r. Mulvane
voted that the bank should relinquish
control of the paper.
MR. MERRIAM WANTS HIS MONEY
The district court this morning de-
MED an injunction asked for by the
Capital company to prevent E. B. Mer-
Ram from taking steps to collect first
mortgage aggregating- $4,000, which was
given to secure a loan several years ago
by the old Capital company Of which
Gen J. K. Hudson was then the head.
As a result of this decision today Mr..
Merriam will collect the amount due
them or ask for receiver for the pa
per When the Mulvanes took charge
of the paper Mr.. Merriam brought suit
to collect the money, at which time the
MulVanes put up personal bond to
secure the claim and took the paper.
The litigation went through the SUI
preme court, Mr.. Merriam winning his
suit despite the contention that the
mortgage was Outlawed. The decision
of the supreme court left the case in
such a condition that Mr. Merriam had
the right to levy on the property of the
Capital, to prevent which the injunc-
ton refused today was asked for.
The injunction was denied but Mr.
Merriam has not fully decided what
steps he will take. It is said that he
will either bring suit upon the personal
bond of the Mulvanes or ask for a re-
Ce1Ner Tor the Capital. A representa-
tive of Mr. Merriam said today:
The collection of this money viii be
pushed until it is paid in fall 1t is a
just debt for borrowed money"
A POLITICAL PHASE.
"A political phase in the transfer of
this paper to the new company is
found in the fact that J. r. Burton has
apparently lost his personal organ in
the senatorial campaign. The tangled
web seems to be weaving around Mr..
Burton He has lost the Capital and
only a few days ago lost the Hutchin-
son News. Burton called on W. Y
Morgan, the editor of the News, and
asked Morgan what he expected to do
in the senatorial campaign.
ITS too early now to decide" replied
Morgan.
The two men had an extended con-
versation in which Mr.. Burton said:
My friends elected you state printer
and 7 want to know what you expect
to do. Those who are not for me are
against me in this fight" said Mr. Bur
ton.
Senator Baker had good many
friends who voted for me-" said Nor
gan.
IT want to know what you expect to
do said Burton with warmth.
It's too early to say" replied Nor
gan.
Burton insisted that Morgan should
say what position he would take and
the two men quarrelled considerably on
the subject. The controversy ended by
Morgan saying:
Count me against you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
NOW COMES A SNAKE TRUST

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.1
There have been reports every day for
some time past of all kinds of trusts
and combina tons of commercial enter
priSes, but if rumOrs are true Rochester
will soon have a trust unique in its
character A company is being organic
ed for the purpose of raising rattle
snakes to extract from them their medi-
cinal properties and put them on the
market in unlimited quantities. One
of the prime movers for the Organiza-
ton of the company, of course, is
"Rattlesnake Pete Gruber, whose rep
utation as past master in the knoWl-
edge Of all that pertains to snakes of all
descriptions is by no means limited by
the boundaries of this city, or even
this state.
pete was approached yesterday on the
subject of the SNAKE trust" No one
could be more serious in the project
than he.
such a company" he said, lis under
way and has every appearance of being
a big success. For several years back
I have had numerous offers of different
kinds to put my goods on che market.
but when you go to the bottom of these
elaborate offers they were willing to pay
me a good price for the use of my name
and lithograph, but when it came to the
merits of the goods they didn t seem to
care whether it contained any of the
healing properties of the snake or lake
water The present company will be
composed of business men, and not
ton to leave in early July for the south
and not only bring back a gOodly sup
ply Of rattles, but make arrangements
for further shipments. We will fill up
what you might call a farm for the
raising and breeding of the snakes. 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
RICH CALIFORNIAN
Interested in Establishing Co-opera-
tive Colony at Toledo.

Toledo, O., July 24.=All indications
point to the success of the proposed CO.
operative colony to be esta blished on
the Maumee Bay shore, about Is miles
from this city There are now in this
city two gentlemen who have been con-
nected with such movements and pro-
jects for some time. One of them,
James S. ingalls,, is president of a col
ony near Seattle, Wn., while the other,
Joseph A. johnson, is a California null
ti-miIlionaire philanthropist, who owns
vast mining interests in his native state
and the KlOndike country. For the past
six months Hutchinson has been work
ing hard for the establishment of a col
Ony in this section of the country, and
in order to devote his entire time to
the work, has thrown up the manage
ment Of his extensive business for the
period Of Is months in order to further
the cooperative colony project.
In the conduct of the proposed colony
here the men comprising it will all
work for common interest. President
ingalls,, for managing the affairs of the
colony, will receive no more for his
services than does the man who chops
wood, digs trenches or hoes corn. AS
result of this the competitive system is
done away with and the consumer is
thus enabled to purchase what he needs
at the actual cost of production. There
will be absolutely no profit to the indi-
Vidual. each man working for the same
wages, and rybOdy in ordinary
health will have to work eight hours
per day. The meals will be all eaten
together in a large hotel or roOming
house, where the cost of everything will
be reduced to the minimum on account
of the quantity that will be served. No
charge will be made for the meals
above actual cost. Mayor Jones has sig
nihed his intention of taking deep in
terest in the project a little later on,
and will do all in his power to help it
along and make it a success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
PLAIN, EASY READING.
1t VIII Do You Good to Pom
der Over It.
The Splendid Article Which All the
People Are Now Talking
About.

What we say is plain, easy reading
and will do you good. The people Of
Topeka are saying a. great deal about
DIorrow's Kid-ne-oids just now because
Morrow's Kld-ne-oids have cured so
many cases of backache sIeeplessness
and nervousness in this city. Morrow's
Kid-ne-oids is a scientific preparation,
prepared in yellow Tablet form, and
acts directly upon the kidneys and
nerves Do not connect Morrow's Kid
they are yellow tablets, put up in wood
about two weeks treatment and sell at
fifty cents box at all drug stores.
We ask you to read what one of our
townsmen has to say about the great
merit of MOrrOW's Kid ne-oids.
VIM. H. Sweeney, 533 Harrison street
Topeka. Kansas, says: There is moth
ing too good to say in favor of Nor
rows Kid-ne-oids and Morrow's Liver
lax when all other remedies fail. They
have accomplished more for my wife
and me than was claimed for them. We
have discovered kid-ne-oids to be a
splendid tonic.
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills
but yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents
a box Morrow's Liver-lax are small
red eranules and sell at twenty five
cents box. Both can be purchased
at Swift & Holidays drug store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manufac-
tured by John Morrow & Co., Chemists
Springfield, Q.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

Now that the volunteers are returning
from the Philippines being disembarked
and quartered in San Francisco, the
stories of suffering, sickness and death
as the result of the horrible climate of
the Golden Gate region, have begun to
be repeated. In this connection the
Tacoma Ledger says
Returning volunteers are already suf-
fering the delights of the fog-laden at
mosphere and chilling winds OF San
Francisco. No doubt the San Francisco
pull is great, but the boys should not
have been bribed to this uncomfortable
substitute for home comforts with
travel pay and rations. They should
have been sent to their own states for
muster ont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
JAYHAWKER JOTs.

Rural free delivery will be started at
Jewell City on August 1.
Out at Great Bend it costs one dollar
for one councilman to pound another.
Ex-Governor Morrill,, who is at Hot
Springs, ARK. for his health, has so
far improved that he is able to walk
around.
The pioneers of Jewell county will
hold their annual reunion August 16.
Judge Postlethwaite of the court of
visitation is president Of the assOcia-
ton.
An Uncle Toms Cabin show is loose
UP in the Sixth district, and Little Eva
is dying two or three times each night
in answer to encores from the enthus-
iastic audiences.
The theory that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place has
been knocked out up in Republic coun-
ty where the bank at Narka was struck
twice during one storm.
When the newsboy up on the Central
Branch got out to Downs the other dav.
he shipped his stock of paper back
books and stale peanuts back to
AtchisOn, bought a pair of overaIls and
went out into the harvest fields.
Rev. J. c. Aver. said to have been
the oldest Methodist minister in the
United States, died a few days ago on
his farm in Osborne county. at the age
of SO. He began preaching Y years
ago, and during his ministry in Ohio,
before he came to Kansas, he baptized
President Mckinley.
Congressman Reeder has decided that
there We're mistakes in grading the
papers of those who recently took the
examination for the appointment to
West Point from the Sixth district
whereby his nephew received the prize
The papers have been regarded with
the ersult that Clarence e. Rarick, of
Osborne, has been given the appoint
ment. Rarick is the son of the Metho-
iii ct 1iT7ie o. OeE.r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
OPPOSITE NATIONAL HOTEL.

will no doubt be located on the suburbs
of Rochester and the novelty of having
a snake farm in our locality Will doubt
less attract a good deal of attention"
1t is the intention of the company to
put upon the market. not only the snake
oil, valuable as a liniment but the snake
skins, which are shed three times an
nually, and which are said to possess
great medicinal qualities.
1t is also stated that within short
time there will be esta blished a small
sanitarium in this city for the treat
ment of gOitre alone. The goitre cure
which is effected by the use of a live
snake, has been handled with no small
amount of success within the past few
months. and so great is the demand on
the part of the patients that the sani-
tarium has become a positive necessity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
LOCAL MENTION.

D. w. Willard Of 11O4 Monroe street,
is quite sick.
Spot Ellis was bound over in the
city court on $500 bond to stand trial
in the district court for cutting Jerry
Merriweather with intent to Kill.
Gen. J. w. F. Hughes has received
word that his nephew, w. N. Hughes,
Jr., Of Pittsburg. Pa, has been appoint
ed second lieutenant in the regular
army.
Major H G. Kavanaugh, who was in
charge Of the military department at
the state agricultural college for four
years, has been ordered before the re-
firing board to be examined for disa-
bflfties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
WARM SUNDAY.
Government Thermometer Reached
81 In the Afternoon.

Sunday was the hottest day Of the
season. Observer T. B. Jennings even
admitted that it was warm when the
thermometer reached 81 and remained
so close to that point all the afternoon.
Sunday the maximum temperature
was 81, the minimum 70, with hardly a
cup on the wind gauge turning. The
humidity was high Today the maxi
mum was 81 up to o'clock. the mini
mum. 70, and the humidity high. At Z
O'Clock in the morning the thermometer
registered IS, at u o'clock ST, and about
l o'clock, IS The rainfall amounted to
10 hundredths of an inch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
FIXING FOR TROUBLE.
Preparations For Dreyfus Trial on
August z.

Fennes. July 24.-Now that the date
for the court martial for the trial of
Capt Dreyfus has been fixed for Aug
ust z there is greater activity in the
preparations for that event. Telegraph
and telephone lines are being construct
ed and officers on furIough have been
ordered to return to their posts by Aug
ust T. The gendarmes have been given
a new countersign and the minister of
war has issued instructions with regard
to possible demonstrations. Barriers
will soon be erected in the vicinity of
the building in which the court martial
will hold its sittings, partly to diVerge
traffic and partly with a view to the
resistance of possible mobs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
KANsANs COMMISSIONED.
Three More Receive Appointments
In the New Regiments.

Washington, July 24.-The following ap-
pointments of Kansas men to be officers
in the new volunteer regiments have
been made:
Charles Van Way, late captain of
company f, Twenty first Kansas, who
lives at Winfield, to be captain. John NJ.
Shook, late second lieutenant company
H, Twenty Kansas, to be a first
lieutenant. William S. Weaver of EN-
poria, late first lieutenant company E,
Twenty second Kansas, to be first lieu
tenant,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

In view of the rate at which enlist
ment in the new regiments is going for
ward it looks as though it might yet be
necessary to resort to a draft or system
of bounties The character of the foe is
not such as is calculated to inspire any
great feeling of patriotism in the breasts
of young Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

Pingree's bad luck comes all in
heap His municipal railway law has
been declared unconstitutional, car fares
in Detroit have been restored to the old
figure and Alger has been let out Of the
cabinet, all within a short time, and
the potato crop is said to be poor, be-
Sides
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
The Lake Shore Limited to Boston.

All of the Injuries and convenfences
of this famous train are at the disposal
of Boston and New England passengers
without extra charge. Write for book
of trains and other printed matter of
interest to representatives named be-
low: B p. Humphreys, T. p. A, Kan
sas City, No, or F. NJ. Byron, G. w. A.
Chicago. A. J. Smith, G. P. A., Cleve-
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

There is some discussion as to wheth-
er Carter Harrison is a silver man or
not The Chicago man is above every
thing else a politician and is likely to be
found advocating whatever is desired by
a majority of his party whenever he
becomes satisfied as to what that is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

It is reported that the silver men are
discussing the advisabiIity of organic
ing a distinct silver party. A silver
party without Bryan would be like the
play Of Hamlet with Bernhard in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

The manner in which revenue receipts
are holding I'D during what has gem
orally been regarded as the dull season,
Is causing the treasury officials to pre-
dot q snrplus for the year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

had bathing suits made, and were
ashamed TO put them on when they
arrived at the sea. shore
We have noticed, by reading obituary
notices. that in very small towns, the
men carry very little life insurance,
and seem to have given their hearts to
God when very young.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

Although he is said to have earned
money largely in excess of the income
Of most lawyers, Col Ingerson died
poor man. His earnings are said to
have gone largely in the way of charity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24
POINTED PARAeRAPHs.

LFrom the Chicago News.l
The portrait artists work is easily
done.
Don't forget that silence is themother
of truth.
Even the quiet waiter is frequently
called to order.
Enterprise is a policeman that keeps
US always on the move.
If a man is noted for his honesty he
can get along without a policy.
Rolling stones gather no moss. but
it's different with rolling jokes.
The wasp is a quiet little fellow, but
he has way of making himself felt.
It is useless to rememberthe poor un-
less you remember to do something. for
them.
A barrel Of oil may quell a storm at
sea, but drop is apt to start one on
the exchange.
It's sorry home in which the wife
earns the loaf and the husband does
nothing but loaf.
What the average man needs is a
tonic for Graduating the II told you
so" mania from his system.
Some husbands are men of very few
wOrds-probably because their wives
won't permit them to indulge in any
back talk.
A lady writer says a kiss on the fore
head denotes reverence for the intellect.
Perhaps it does, but the average girl
doesn't care for that style of intellect
ual reverence.
A man informed said recently that by
denying himself three 1O-cent cigars
daily for twenty years he figured that
he had saved $3.50. He then asked for
the loan of a quarter.
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.
LFrom the New York Press.I
Shame can know love. but love
knows no shame.
Jealousy makes a sharp sandwich out
of the most insipid love.
It isn't true that one woman can't
love another; she can like her until she
finds out that a man she likes also likes
her.
Tt takes a woman to be unhappy
thinking how unhappy she would be if
she were not as happy as she is.
The more a man loves a woman the
less he likes her faults. The more a
woman loves a man the more like vir-
tues seem his faults.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-24

Let nobody in the future speak lightly
of vice presidents. 1t is said that Mr..
Hobart induced Alger to resign.
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MESSENGER BOYS STRIKE.
Employees of the Postal Demand a Lot
of Things.

New York, July 24.-About 200 mes
senger boys employed by the Postal
Telegraph company struck today. The
officers of the company most affected
are in the financial district. The strik-
ers demand that they be paid a fiat
rate Of 21R cents for each message; that
returned messages which they are I'M
able to deliver shall be paid for the
same as delivered messages; that the
levying Of so cents a week on each boy
for clothing shall cease and that the
boys be permitted to purchase their
own clothing.
Il cannot sing when 1 am sad,'
She yelled with all her might; III
Il only sing when I am glad, -
And when my heart is light"
Her neighbor yelled across the way:
Alas, it is too bad.
That when you sing, though you are gay,
The rest of US are sad
Chicago Times-Herald.
Brown-Where are you going to spend
your vacation?
Jones-I'm going to earn one for my
family to spend.-Cleveland Leader.