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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
DISCIPLES OF GILLETT
Sell $4,000 Mortgaged Bunch of
Cattle for 81 900 and the Bank
Sues Innocent Purchaser.

Wichita, Jan. 2O.-Deputy United
States Marshal Fred c. Trigg has re-
turned from Beaumont, Kan, on official
business in connection with a cattle
case the details of which unearth the
brazen deeds of two young Jackson
county farmers. Their names were not
material to the case Which MT. IrlSg
attended to, and could not be learned.
However, these young men are fit dis
ciples of the audacious Gillett, but much
his superior in gall and adroitness.
About a year ago these two young
farmers, of near Horton, bought 402
head of 3-year-old steers and borrowed
from the Central Savings bank of st.
for them. Soon afterward, seeing they
were getting involved seriously, they
sought to sell the entire bunch. They
found a buyer in A. H. Van Arsdale,
owner of the Oak Grove cattle ranch
at Beaumont. The cattle were repre-
scented to Van Arsdale as being clear of
any judgments or debts. They were
offered to him for 81, 900, 81, 900 less than
dale is a good judge of a bargain, and
he took the entire bunch and paid for
them on delivery at his ranch Then
the Gillette spectators called on their
creditors, the Central Savings bank,
and told them they had come to take
up the mortgage, but they had only
81 900. The bankers demanded $4,000.
This bank had already been forced into
a receivers hands by Gillett paper, ana
the receiver, Mr.. Tootle, did not intend
to get left on any more cattle deals
He refused to consider the young mems
offer, and started after the cattle. Mr.
Trigg was sent down to take charge Of
the herd replevined by Receiver ToOtle.
He held them until Monday night, when
Mr.. Van Arsdale gave a redelivery bond
in the sum of $4,000. He has splendid
financial credit, as is evidenced by the
fact that John r. Mulvane, the Topeka
banker, became surety on the bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20

southern Kansas and Oklahoma it
should give the railroads a chance to
speed up this slow night mail train
which leaves Kansas City at 800 and
200 miles out at Newton is overtaken by
a train which leaves Kansas City five
hours later! In other words the train
which carries the great, big heavy mail
from the east and from Kansas City
runs twenty miles an hour slower than
the train which practically carries moth
ing but newspapers and mostly Kansas
CITY papers at that. OF course if the
Kansas City papers can work the gov
eminent that's their scheme, but some
congressman in the west ought to have
the nerve to say black is black and not
permit the government to be bun
coed The alleged fast mail is amusing.
The evening newspapers haven't the
gall to ask the government to give them
subsidies in the way of special trains at
government expense-they would be
we'll satisfied if they were simply not
Disseminated against-intentionly or
otherwise I
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
SEEKING DEATH PENALTY.
Representative From Douglas County
Thinks Hanging Should
Be Restored.

Representative Osborn of Douglas
county has a bill before the house to
compel the enforcement of the death
penalty in cases of murder in the first
degree The bill is the same as the
present law except that it does not give
discretionary power with reference to
the signing of death warrants. 1t gives
the governor the power to set the time
for the hanging, but the only way in
which he can head off capital punish
ment is by pardoning the criminal or
ceptions the bill makes is in cases
where the conviction is based upon
purely circumstantia1 evidence, in which
cases the penalty is life sentence in
the penitentiary.
The minimum sentence for murder in
the second degree is made ten years in
the eenitentiary.
The section with reference to the en-
forcement of the death penalty reads
as follows:
1.-THE governor shall keep in his office
a record of all warrants of conviction
and sentences received by him as afore-
said, and any governor of the state
for the time being shall, in his diScre-
ton, at any time not less than one year
from the time of conviction of each con-
Wet, respectively, make an order fixing
the day on which the sentence of the
law shall be carried into effect, which
time shall be at least thirty days from
the issuance of such order, which order
shall be directed to the warden of the
penitentiary, to be by him executed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
MORE ABOUT WONDER
The Lawson CarnatiOn 5 Iuches
Wide, Worth $4,000.

Boston, Jan. 2O.-Thomas w. Lawson
has surprised the citizens of Boston
time and again, but his latest transac-
ton, in paying $4,000 for a single flow
er and the 5000 slips from it now grow
ing under cultivation by Thomas F.
Calvin, breaks all records.
The MRS. Lawson Carnation," as it
is Known. is the most magnificent flow
er of it's kind in the world. No other
carnatiOn like it was ever raised be-
fore. Mr.. Higinbotham of Chicago Of
fered $4,000 for it. 1t is the product of
years of painStaking effort on the part
of one of the most skillful horticulture
lists in this section.
Year after year he has selected his
plants and crossed them, and employed
the devices known to the expert hor-
ticulturist and at last he was rewarded
by finding a flower so beautiful as to be
beyond the widest dreams of himself
or any other pink fancier.
Tl1 carnatiOn is about twice as large
as the ordinary flower. 1t is AZ to 5
inches in diameter, and the shade is of
the most beautiful pink. The plants
are hardy and the stems unusually long
and strong. The flower is remarkably
vigorous, and has such enduring quail
tiles that it has been known to keep for
Is days. The man who succeeded in
raising it is Peter Fisher of Ellis.
Whenever the flower has been exhib-
tied during the last year or two it has
been the envy and delight of horticul-
turists and all lovers of flowers From
all sections have come offers to pur-
chase the stock, and seemingly fabulous
offers have been made by wealthy own
ers of green houses and flower connoi-
SeurS.
Mr.. Lawson was exceedingly anxious
that the plant should not leave Boston
and wanted to continue to be known as
the Mrs Lawson Carnation- He pro-
posed to Mr.. Calvin that he buy the
plant and slips now growing, paying
$50, 900 for the same, Mr.. Calvin to con-
tinue to cultivate and sell the flower at
a rate agreed upon. Mr.. Calvin &C
cepted, and in Boston the Queen of
PinkS will remain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal

Chicago, JAN 70.
WHEATEarly cables were all higher,
which was very encouraging in view of
the decline here yesterday, and the first
impulse among wheat traders was to buy.
AS consequence May opened a shade
higher at 705sc, and as the demand was
brisk the price hardened to 10$4c. An Of
fetal statement of the Russian wheat crop
which placed the yield at 296, 600. 600 BUSH
els, against 232, 900. 600 bushels last year, had
a discouraging effect and longs began to
liquidate. Under this pressure May was
forced down to 70146asc, but the sentiment
of traders generally was bullish on the
would go into grains sooner or later, and
in a very few minutes May was in demand
again at 7012c. Receipts were 1872 cars, of
which s graded contract. Minneapolis and
Duluth received 504 cars, as compared with
1858 for the corresponding day a year ago.
AS the session advanced the market grew
receipts, together with reports from the
seaboard that the export demand was dis
selling orders and with some realizing of
profits by local longs May dropped back
CORN@Corn opened steady but met
heavy liquidation and selling for the short
account. May opened 1sc higher at S1@
sold close to the market early in the
week, and buying against those privileges
started a slight rally, May firming up to
OATS-Trading in oats was active, but
the selling exceeded the buying and prices
slid off Nay 9Pe9ssd Unchanged at 2'7c
PROVISIONAL strong market for hogs
and a fair outside speculative demand
opened unchanged at S10121a and advanced
to $10.15d10.1712. May lard ruled a shade
higher at $5.771k@5. 50. and May ribs were
FLAX-Cash northwestern, $1171z; May.
$1.17; cash southwestern, s114
BARLEY-CaSh, 42652c- =
TIMOTHY-January, $40; March, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
GOV. WANTS TO TALK 1T OVER
Is Interested in Senator Household
er's OWL Service Bill.

When Governor Stanley heard at noon
that Senator Householders charitab BILE
institution bill had been recommended
for passage he sent a messenger with a
note to Mr.. Householder, extending his
compliments and requesting the senator
to call upon him for conference upon
the subject as soon as possible.
Senator Householder'S bill is a small
step in the RICH direction, but it is weak
in the main point and that is the power
to turn out subordinate officials in state
institutions in a body without regard
to their capacity or long service. What
the public want is to keep the good one
in.
The senate, in committee of the whole,
at II o'clock today completed and rec
commended for passage Senator House
holders bill pertaining to the govern
ment of the state charitable institu-
lions.
The senate then adjourned until 4
o'clock Monday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
TO SEE WITH THEIR OWN EYES
The Entire Legislature to Visit the
Reform School

The house and senate, 165 members,
will probably go to the reform school
next Wednesday at IL o'clock to inves-
tigate the condition of the institution
and inquire into it's needs.
The trip will be made in a special
train over the Rock Island. Dinner will
be served at the school and the legisla-
tors will return IN time for the after
noon session of the house and senate
A concurrent resolution providing for
this visit was introduced in the senate
just before adjournment today by Sen
ator Tom Anderson. He said:
IT want every member to go over
there and see what is needed, and to so
fix matters that you will not have to
take anybody's word concerning the
conditions there
The resolution, as discussion seemed
imminent, went over under the rules
until Monday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
State Ownership of Printing Plant.

The senate by q vote Of 80 to to-
day passed Senator Cookies joint reso-
luton providing for amendments to the
constitution for the election of state
printer, and state ownership of the
printing plant. The resolution now goes
to the house for consideration Repub-
lican senators cast the only opposing
votes. They were: Battey, Fulton,
Morrow and Ward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
New York Money Market.

New York, Jan. 20.
MONEY-Money on call easy at 215 per
cent; prime mercantile paper, 36312 per
cent; sterling exchange steady with actual
demand and at $4.S2s4 SO for 60 days;
posted rates, $4.S312 and $4.S512; commercial
bills, $4S112d4.S2.
SILVER-Silver Ger 'ificates, nominally,
s91zG6O12c; bar silver. 1850; Mexican dol
lars, 471Ac.
BONDS -Government bonds steady. IS.
1OI5s; new Is, registered, 1881; new As, cou-
pom, 1291s; As, 112; As, coupon, 112st; Is. Ss1k;
SIS, registered, 1115s; IS, coupon, 112sz.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20

cured the money, stole a handcar and
came toward this city. The stock of the
bank is largely held by Arcola men who
left today with money to replace the
loss.
A posse has been organized and blood
hounds put on the trail. kilograms de-
scribing the robbers have been sent
broadcast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Chicago Livestock Market

HOGs-Estimated receipts of hogs to-
day q. 900; left over, 5,519. Market opened
steady closed lower. Light hogs. SO. 500
3721z; mixed, s3.55q3. 771a; heavy, $350a3.SO;
QUALIFICATIONS $500. Market steady
to strong. Beeves, $4d5.90 cows and heif-
ers, $204.9 Texas steers, $3.6005; StockerS
and feeders, 50. 20d4 60.
SHEEP-Receipts, 5000. Market steady.
Lambs weak to Toe lower Native sheep,
14.90.
Yesterdays official:
HOGS-Receipts, % $780, shipments, 21O7
CATTLE-Receipts, $3.50; shipments. B.
SHEEP-Receipts. 17.H6; shipments. t.
554.
row, p, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Offers Tt For a Normal

The citizens of Atchison county want
to turn the Effingham high school,
property worth $40.O 900, over to the state
for a state normal school, and ask an
school for the ensuing two years This
bingham institution has been con-
Quoted as county high school. Sem
ator Andrews introduced today the bill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
TIED THE WATCHMAN.
Then Blew Open and Robbed
the Bank Safe.

St. Louis, Jan 20.-A Post-Dispatch
special from Arcola, ILL.,, says:
TAe bank at Arthur, ten miles from
here was robbed of 81, 900 or SIS, 900 last
night. six men overpowered the night
watchman, bound and gagged him and
G9ad him in back room. The robbers
blew open tia safe with dynamite. sa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
BRYAN Not Guilty.

The district court was only in session
an hour today and in that time it de-
termined that William Bryan was not
guilty of disturbing the peace. Bryan
was arrested for creating disturbance
at the transfer station several weeks
ago. He was found guilty in the police
court and appealed his case. His ap-
peal was effective and the city will have
to pay the costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Kansas City Produce Market

Kansas City, Jan. 20.
ee WI 5I &c lower, No; hard. 64lk@
@70c; No. 2 spring, 62a65c; No. 8, 5SG69c
4CORNIWeak No mixed. S21zaAe;
OATS-Steady No. white, 2sa291sc.
RYE-Higher. No. 2, sac.
- HAY=-dPrairie lower. Choice timothy,
$7.25GD7.50; choice prairie Sc. 1907.
dairy, 15c.
EGGs~Lower. Fresh. 141zc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
NORTH Dakota ELECTS a Senator

Bismarck, N. D., Jan 20-Porter B.
McCumber (Rep.) was elected United
States senator in the joint assembly to-
day, receiving n votes Thomas
Kleinogle received the fusion vote Of Ii.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20

The senate committee on roads and
bridges, to which referred Tom An
dersoES bill to authorize the trustees
clerks and treasurers of Silver Lake and
a sufficient tax for the purpose of building
a wagon road bridge across the Kansas
river, has reported the bill back to the
senate with the recommendation that it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Fifteen More Rooms Asked For.

The senate committee on public build
fngS was today instructed to confer
with the executive council and ascertain
if in the completion Of the capitol plans
can be made to provide fifteen addi-
tional committee rooms for the use of
the senate. This order was made on
motion of Senator Young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20

F'uddy-'Dont you consider Miss Hal
len a woman of extravagant tastes?"
Duddy-''Decidedly She won't look a
man unless he's worth fifty thousand dol
lars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
A FRESH BATCH.
CONTINUED from First Page.1

whether or not, from the evidence, the
prosecution is brought maliciously be-
fore assessing the costs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Senator Sheldon Returns.

Senator H. f. Sheldon, of Ottawa, who
was compelled to go home because of
sickness, at the opening of the special
session, has recovered, and returned to
the senate today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
The Rock Island FLYER.

Quickest time Topeka to Kansas City.
Only $500 for the round trip. Tickets
on sale January 81, %, %. morning oath,
good returning January 28th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
II
Article Open High Low Close
Sugar Market.

New York, Jan. 20.
SUGAR-Raw, quiet; fair refining 3s4c;
centrifugal SO test, 414c: molasses sugar,
SEC. Refined, quiet; crushed, SIZE; pow
dered, 51sc; graduated, sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20

Colored shirts and waists Numbered
SO that the colors will not fade. Peer
less Steam Laundry. liz and ia West
Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
New York: Government IS. 1O7ss.

New York: Government S. 1O75k
Liverpool: Wheat sd higher; corn, sd
higher.
Receipts of hogs: Chicago, $4,000. steady;
Kansas City. 1900. steady; Omaha, 5000,
steady.
Receipts of cattle: Chicago $500. strong;
Kansas City, 4,5oO. weak; Omaha, 1000,
strong.
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 162 cars; corn.
452 cars oats. 160 cars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Ranges OF Prices on stock.

Furnished by E. NJ Strawn Brokerage
Co., room 3 Central National Bank Bldg,
corner Seventh and Kansas ave-, Topeka,
Kan. Telephone No. $751;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Range of Prices

Furnished by E. M. Strawn Broker.
age Co., Room Central National Bank
Bldg, Seventh and Kansas ave-, Topeka
Kan. Telephone No. 637
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Richard Harding Davis Has Fever.

New York, Jan. 20.-Richard Harding
Davis is very i'll at his home in this city.
He has been attacked by a return of
the fever contracted in the campaign at
Santiago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Bill Reported Unfavorably.

authorizing the establishment of the
new normal school.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Kansas CITY Livestock Market

Kansas City, Jan 20
CATTLE-Receipts 5000. Market steady
to strong. Native steers, $3-75@5.55: Texas
steers, $S50Q4.90; Texas COWS, $2.59Q3.50;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-20
Market Gossip.


Furnished by E. NJ Strawn Broker
age Co., Room Central National Bank
Bldg, Seventh and Kansas ave, Topeka
Kan. Telephone No. 637.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-22
Companion stories for 1900.

The stories published IN The Youth )
Companion portray the manly and
wOmanly virtues with no sacrifice of
interest or vitality, and they appeal
10 the sympathies of old and young
alike. During 1900 The Companion
will offer special series of stories 49,
among them being stories of Former
Political Campaigns and Adventures Of
Linemen. Besides these there will be
a score OF stories for girls by such
writer's As Sarah 0rne JeWett, Mary
K. wilkins. Margaret Deland Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps. Edith Wharton
Kate Chopin and Margaret Sangster
There Will be four serial stories-"A
Prairie Infanta," by Eva Wilder Brod-
head: Running q Merry-Go- Round"
by Charles Adams; The Schoolhouse
Farthest West" by c. A. stephens;
and Gushing Brothers, by Ray Stan
nard Baker. In addition there will he
TWO hundred other short stories by the
most gifted Of American writer's of
fiction.
All new subscribers Will receive The
Companion for the remaining weeks
OF 1899 free from the time OF subserip-
ton. and then Cor a full year. fifty-twO
weeks, TO January I. 1901 also the
Companions new Calendar Tor 1900
suitable as an ornament for the pref
heSt room in the house Illustrated
Announcement Number containing a
full prospectus of the volume for 1909
will be sent free to any address. The
outh's Companion, 203 Columbus
Avenue. Boston. Mass.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-22

He read it without making any COM
ment. heard him turn to the first
page 10 read it through again; he
stood still for many minutes. the letter
in his hand, and seemed to be lost in
thought. The dinner-bell rang while
he was standing there. ! put down nv
book and rose slowly from my seat.
Then John sighed. folded his letter.
and came towards me.
Kitty, / am going out. he said.
did not reply for a moment. my
heart felt dead within me. / could not
even feel angry; | was too heart-sick
with misery. with helpless, hopeless.
aching regret.
TO Madame Arnaud's?" | asked
And the question was asked in the
most level tone, without passion. al
most without interest in the answer
Yes. | am sorry to leave you again.
Kitty"
But, although he spoke in his habit
ually gentle way, he spoke abstract
eddy.
Don't trouble" l said. coldly, 81
do not mind"
Have dinner. Kitty. Then go round
and see the girls
'Oh. yes-that is a most exciting
PLAN"
SO exciting that you are almost
glad TO get rid of me?"
| smiled a hard. mirthless little
smile.
The society of ones contemporaries
is such relief, is it not?" said; and
| meant the speech to be biting in it's
sarcasm. IIy voice spoilt the speech
little by faltering. John was looking
at me with such a grave glance that
my eyes fell.
He did not answer me. He drew on
his thick gloves slowly. looking
| thoughtfully away from me down into
the fire; then he sighed. kissed me
! in a grave way. and went
| heard the street door shut. then
| sat down in a hopeless attitude upon
! the rug. buried my face in my hands.
and burst into tears.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-22
Mirror in the Ceiling.

Formerly, when a young woman sat
with eyes uplifted and an expression
of spiritual serenity on her counter
ance while she discussed such import
ant subjects Us the composition Of
sandwiches or the last new cOtillon
figure il meant that she was fully
alive TO the attraction of the upturned
eyes pose and that she had found it
effective by more or less incessant
practice. Now it means that she is
aware that carefully inserted in the
ceiling Of her den is q mirror which
reflects her graceful positions, her
dreamy eyes and the expressions of
her vis-a-vis when he turns TO regain
his lost self-pOssessiOn. This mirror
is now a needed completion to the
draperies, the sanctuary lamps, rOs-
aries, Malay creeses, cushions and The
innumerable other things of the most
charming and popular nook in me
house.